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DEC. 21-28, 2023 VOL. 38 • NO. 936

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volume 38 # 936, Dec. 21-28, 2023

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PEACE OUT, 2023 INGRID BOSTROM

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, Kevin Tran, 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

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OPINIONS. ...................................... 13 Angry Poodle Barbecue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

OBITUARIES...................................16 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

THE WEEK...................................... 25 LIVING...............................................28 FOOD & DRINK. ........................... 31 Restaurant Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

ARTS LIFE....................................... 34 ASTROLOGY.................................. 36 CLASSIFIEDS................................ 37 ON THE COVER: Chris Goldblatt. Photo by Chris Sinnot. Design by Xavier Pereyra.

It’s not often that we have the pleasure of gathering our staff in one place. Our sales team and our writers and editors are spread out all over the city working from home, wrangling back-tooffice life, or some mix of it all. Though we have holiday parties and big bashes like Best Fest, it’s not often we get to celebrate together, just us staff! Editors, writers, and sales staff alike gathered at Institution Ale Co. for a fun night of games, drinks, and delicious pizza and cheesy bread. Our Senior Editor Tyler Hayden and Director of Advertising Sarah Sinclair tore up the shuffleboard in a close game, and we even got a visit from some adorable Indy Kids! To end the night, our Editor in Chief Marianne Partridge began her book bash and gifted us all with some new reading for the New Year. Thanks for reading our paper, and peace out from your Indy Staff!

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

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S.Y. Public Official, Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested Karen Jones and Her Husband Face Federal Charges of Trespassing and Disorderly Conduct

Santa Ynez resident Karen Jones stands among rioters on the Capitol’s East Steps shortly before they stormed their way into the building. by Tyler Hayden hree years after she helped lead the first wave of January 6 rioters up the steps of the U.S. Capitol, pushing through a line of police and receiving a volley of pepper spray in the process, Santa Ynez resident Karen Jones was arrested and charged with four federal counts of entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct. Jones — an elected director of the Santa Ynez Valley Community Services District, a local tax-collecting agency that provides sewer and streetlight services to residents — surrendered to authorities on December 14 in Austin, Texas. Jones’s husband, Robert, who accompanied her during the riot, was arrested the same day in Los Angeles and faces the same set of charges. Each count carries a maximum potential sentence of 12 months in prison. The couple are the first Santa Barbara County residents to be arrested and charged in connection with the events of January 6.

Their arraignment before a U.S.magistrate judge is scheduled in two weeks. In June, at an amateur comedy show in Austin, Jones boasted about her participation in the attempted takeover of the Capitol, telling the crowd: “I have been to the Capitol multiple times, and there has never been any reason not to go in.…I didn’t do anything that I thought was illegal.” Jones claimed she only entered a “public” section of the building and never a “private office” or other “restricted area.” Cell phone video from that day shows Jones in a hooded sweatshirt and darkcolored “TRUMP” cap leading a group of protesters in the Pledge of Allegiance shortly before they breached the eastern doors. “I was in the first wave up the stairs,” Jones shouts into a microphone. “Took a little pepper spray. Didn’t think I’d ever be sprayed by cops in my own country. I support the police.” Security camera footage then places

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Jones and Robert in the building’s Rotunda as officers are grabbed and beaten nearby. During one confrontation, the couple is jostled as members of the mob wrestle with police and shout “U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” In its arrest warrant, the FBI said it confirmed the couple’s identity through cell phone and credit card records, flight and hotel bookings, and physical surveillance of their home in Santa Ynez. They were among “scores of individuals inside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, without authority to be there,” the warrant states. Jones has not responded to multiple requests for comment. The Santa Ynez Community Services District has also declined to comment. A political firebrand and outspoken Trump supporter, Jones, who goes by the nickname “Snakebite,” mounted two unsuccessful bids for Santa Barbara County supervisor in 2016 and 2020. During her campaigns, she opposed plans by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to build a tribal community center and housing for its members, calling their casino operations a “racket” and arguing Native American land should not be designated as sovereign nations. She supported increasing oil and gas production in Santa Maria’s Cat Canyon, legalizing cannabis, and preserving agriculture. Jones didn’t accept any donations from corporations or special interest groups, touting a platform of “individual liberty” and “personal responsibility.” Jones previously served on the Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority’s board of directors. A close friend of country music star Kinky Friedman, she hosts an annual music festival n at her home called JonesFest.

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Infamous YouTube Pilot Flying Again

ith prison only weeks away, Trevor Jacob had another misadventure in the skies over Santa Barbara County this weekend. Jacob will be spending six months in Lompoc federal prison, as recommended by the courts, after pleading guilty to lying to federal aviation authorities after he ditched a small plane over Los Padres National Forest in November 2021 for the purpose of making a YouTube video. Jacob’s pilot’s license was revoked by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) five months later, and then was restored on a temporary basis while his new pilot application “is working its way through our standard process,” a spokesperson for the FAA said earlier this month. “Under the regulations, a pilot can reapply for a new

certificate after a year unless a drug offense was involved,” she said. After Jacob parachuted out of his aircraft two years ago, he carried the Taylorcraft off the mountain with a rented helicopter, cut the plane into pieces at Lompoc Airport, threw them into different dumpsters, and then told FAA investigators that he didn’t have the coordinates of the crash site. This May, he pleaded guilty to obstruction. Three fire engines, two medical units, and Lompoc police were called to Lompoc Airport this Sunday around 1 p.m. after the tower at Santa Barbara Airport relayed an emergency call from Jacob. He was flying a single-engine Rans aircraft, which is registered to him. “He thought there was a fuel issue,”

explained Cody Lee, a battalion chief with Lompoc Fire who was among the dozen individuals who responded. He and his crew reached the airport shortly after Jacob landed safely. “There was no actual emergency action taken aside from staging,” Lee said of the lights-and-sirens response. Jacob could not be reached for comment. Richard Fernbaugh, who runs Lompoc airport for the city, said he would report the incident to the FAA, which happens “any time emergency responders are summoned to the Lompoc Airport for a potential emergency incident.” He disavowed Jacob, claiming he didn’t have a hangar at the airport now or ever. An FAA spokesperson said the incident was under investigation. —Jean Yamamura

The fate of UCSB’s spring training and baseball season remains up in the air since the California Coastal Commission last week rejected the campus’s application to replace the natural turf at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium with a more durable and convenient synthetic substitute. Responding to an appeal filed by the Sierra Club of California, the Coastal Commission voted 10-0 with one abstention — by Santa Barbara’s representative on the commission, Meagan Harmon — to require natural turf. Commission staff cited unanswered concerns raised by the Sierra Club about the migration of micro-plastics from the field of play into the marine environment.

INFRASTRUCTURE The state of California may have just approved new historic guidelines — 10 years in the making — to allow water agencies to use highly treated and recycled sewage water, but it’s not an option the City of Santa Barbara will be pursuing anytime soon. The soonest City Hall will move in that direction, said city water czar Joshua Haggmark, is the mid-2030s. According to senior water planner Dakota Corey, the city’s water department has conducted three in-depth studies on what’s called “direct potable re-use.” The studies concluded the city could generate anywhere from 4,100 to 6,900 acre-feet of water a year by using highly treated and sewage water, but the infrastructure needed to treat and convey this water would be quite expensive.

HOUSING Goleta heard about its first renoviction case in October, and two months later, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night in favor of an urgency ordinance to set curbs on the practice immediately. In a no-fault, just-cause eviction because the owner intends to do a major remodel, copies of the permits must be included with the notice of termination, two months of rent offered as relocation assistance, the tenant has the right to re-occupy the unit when the work is done, and their rent may be raised no more than 5-10 percent when they return. Many more caveats and rules are in the urgency ordinance, which comes back early in the year for revision, that can be found in the story at Independent.com. The City of Santa Barbara’s Housing Element plan is wrapped and ready to go after a long planning process, with the city council adopting the final draft in a unanimous 7-0 decision on 12/12. While the adoption of the final draft marks the end of an arduous planning period, the city is still technically out of compliance until the plan is approved by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), which leaves the door open for potential last minute “builder’s remedy” projects or developments that are allowed a fastpass through the city review system. HCD has up to 90 days, or until 3/19, to determine whether the adopted element substantially complies with state housing element law.

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Housing Bill Implementation Project Ordinance Amendments Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Planning Commission Hearing Room 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M.

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Activist Who Exposed Racist Video Arrested

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding proposed ordinance amendments to the County Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) and to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC). The amendments will revise existing and create new development standards and permit procedures to implement recent changes in State legislation regarding streamlined permit processing and increased production of housing. The County Planning Commission will consider the following in order to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt the proposed amendments: 

Adopt an ordinance (Case No. 21ORD-00000-00001) amending the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code.

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Determine that ordinance (Case No. 21ORD-00000-00001) is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of CEQA.

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Adopt an ordinance (Case No. 21ORD-00000-00003) amending the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code.

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The County Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the County Planning Commission. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County-Planning-Commission prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Lila Spring, at springl@countyofsb.org. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The following methods of participation are available to the public.

You may observe the live stream of the County Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: https://www.countyofsb.org/1333/CSBTVLivestream; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20 If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

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Distribution to the County Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

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US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 602 753 0140 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 470 250 9358 or +1 646 518 9805 or +1 651 372 8299 or +1 786 635 1003 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 267 831 0333 or +1 301 715 8592 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 836 8557 4998 The County Planning Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above. Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. 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 Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

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Activist Edin Enamorado

din Alex Enamorado—the controversial activist who released videos of a Santa Barbara women caught in racially charged confrontations and organized a large demonstration outside her house calling for her arrest—will be spending Christmas in jail, without bail, after he was arrested in San Bernardino County along with seven others for alleged violence at

protests in Victorville earlier this year. All eight, including Enamorado’s partner, Wendy Lujan, were arrested on Thursday morning following a months-long investigation into the alleged incident. On Monday, they appeared in a San Bernardino County court, where all pleaded not guilty to all charges, including conspiracy to commit a crime, criminal threats, and false imprisonment. At the appearance, prosecutors did not elaborate or provide a detailed account of the charges, citing the ongoing investigation, and Judge Shannon Faherty did not set a bail, ordering that all eight be held until their next court appearance on December 26. —Ryan P. Cruz

Read the full story at Independent.com.

NEWS BRIEFS CONT’D FROM P. 7 COURTS & CRIME The Santa Barbara DA’s office joined in a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta on 12/14 against Florida-based company MV Realty, which, according to the complaint, allegedly lured more than 1,500 homeowners — including residents of Santa Barbara and Napa counties — into signing fraudulent 40-year-long exclusive listing agreements and placed illegal liens on their homes. The complaint does not detail how many homeowners in Santa Barbara may have signed contracts with MV Realty, but according to the court documents, individuals who were victimized by the company would be compensated for interest, money, or other property that was acquired illegally.

EDUCATION The S.B. Unified school board unanimously approved an appointment process to replace former boardmember Virginia Alvarez, following her sudden resignation last month. Applications opened on 12/15 and will close on 1/3/24 at 5 p.m. Applicants must reside in attendance boundaries of the S.B. Unified School District. The provisional appointee will complete the remainder of Alvarez’s at-large term, ending in November 2024 when the seat will be up for reelection.

POLITICS A bill co-authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that will enlist the Department of Defense in international efforts to stop fentanyl produced in Mexico from making its way across the border is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk after being passed by both houses of Congress. The bill — the Disrupt

Fentanyl Trafficking Act — defines fentanyl as an “unprecedented, nontraditional, and longterm threat to the national security of the United States,” and instructs the Department of Defense to craft a strategy for improved coordination with its Mexican counterparts in tracking down and rooting out fentanyl manufacturing hubs in Mexico.

BUSINESS The Buellton City Council voted 3-1 last week to deny a proposed In-N-Out drive-thru location. The vote marks a major about-face by Buellton’s City Hall; in October, the city’s planning staff had approved plans to raze the old movie theater that stood at the McMurray Road site and allow the new drive-thru to go up in its place. That approval went to the council on appeal, and upon closer inspection, Caltrans and several other planning agencies concluded that the new In-N-Out would draw far more passing motorists than the offramps and on-ramps could accommodate without causing significant congestion issues.

ENERGY Following Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s approval last week to run through 2029 and 2030 by the California Public Utilities Commission, the nuclear power plant received word that the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found its renewal application sufficient. Pacific Gas & Electric, which operates Diablo, announced on Tuesday that the NRC’s sufficiency determination allows the company to continue running Diablo past its expiration dates, because the review generally takes several years. n

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The Longest Night

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S.B. Homeless Population Dips While Nation’s and State’s Take Off

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About 40 people died while homeless in Santa Barbara this past year.

by Nick Welsh

ith ceremonial solemnity, the names of about 40 people who died while homeless this past year will be read out loud this Thursday, December 21, at 5:15 p.m. in front of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse as part of what’s become an annual commemorative event known as “The Longest Night.” In years past, one well-known pastor—since deceased— would bang his fist on the courthouse’s thick wooden door for dramatic effect. “Probably, this number is an undercount,” said Rich Sander, event organizer with S.B. ACT, a nonprofit that for the past three and a half years has sought to focus attention and resources on homelessness while engaging the broader community. “We expect we’ll be hearing about some people who passed for the first time that night.” December 21 is selected because it is the shortest day of the calendar; sunset is scheduled at 4:52 p.m. The event highlights the serious health challenges encountered by people with no roof over their head. While the United States has seen a 12 percent increase in the number of unsheltered people counted in last year’s federally mandated Point-in-Time Count and California witnessed a 6 percent hike, Santa Barbara’s numbers actually dipped slightly —by 3 percent—from 1,962 in 2022 to 1,887 in 2023. According to Kimberlee Albers, the county’s de facto homeless czar, the biggest drop was in the number of people living in cars, camps, parks, and storefronts but not in shelters. All these numbers constitute a snapshot only and should not be regarded as definitive—the number of people seeking services is typically considerably higher— but they have become the benchmark by which state, federal, and local governments gauge the severity of the problem and the effectiveness of the response. The past three years have witnessed an unprecedented infusion of state and federal dollars into Santa Barbara to develop temporary, interim, transitional, and permanent housing for people who’ve

become homeless. In that time, that’s translated into the development of 10 lowincome and homeless housing projects totaling 414 units. Of those, 254 of those were earmarked for people who are homeless. In the next three years, 16 similar projects are on the drawing board countywide, totaling 863 new units. Of those, 566 have been set aside for people who are homeless. That’s still not enough, Albers said at a recent meeting of government heads, to meet the demand. But it might explain why Santa Barbara’s numbers are considerably lower than the state or nation as a whole. S.B. ACT’s Sander said government and nonprofit agencies on the South Coast are communicating “better than they ever have,” adding, “We are definitely moving the needle.” S.B. ACT is best known for the three Neighborhood Navigation Centers it launched on the South Coast—Tuesday morning at the Carrillo-Castillo Commuter Lot, Wednesday morning at the Rescue Mission, and Thursday evening at Alameda Park. Meals and showers are offered, but doing the offering is a who’s who of social service agency representatives seeking to establish connections and trust with people living on the street. “We’re not just a meal,” Sander said. “We’re about getting people off the street.” Sander said he expects to transition from the three pop-up operations S.B. ACT now runs to one full-time space—at a place to be determined—to be operated MondayFriday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We have the money, and we have the philanthropists lined up,” he said. “We should be able to announce the location early next year.” In the meantime, Albers and the county are gearing up for the 2024 Point-in-Time Count, scheduled for January 24. To make this happen, Albers said she needs 400-500 volunteers countywide. All volunteers need to sign up for at least one training session, which will be both online and in person. Those looking to sign up can visit countyofsb .pointintime.info. n

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n the last two weeks, more than 2,000 students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District walked out to back their teachers amid the bitter salary dispute between the district and the Santa Barbara Teachers Association (SBTA). E du c at or s a n d Amelia Kelly, a student at San Marcos High School, told the board on students say there is a December 13 that teachers are “the most important thing” when it comes to lack of support for the addressing student mental health issues. people in the classroom. While inflation and housing costs surged in the past few in addressing students’ mental-health years, teacher wages have stayed relatively struggles. “The good teachers are the ones flat. Early contract talks this year gave who saved my life,” Kelly shared. “I had a way to a recent “soft strike” by hundreds math teacher who is the reason I am still of teachers. here today.” Teachers have halted all unpaid, She was just one of many who blamed voluntary duties not required by their the boardmembers for unmet classroom contracts — lunchtime tutoring, hosting needs, warning them of the “ghosts of club meetings in their classrooms, writing teachers past, present, and future” coming letters of recommendation — prompting back to haunt them. “Pay teachers better if student-led walkouts at multiple schools. you care about the students,” she chided. Dos Pueblos High School initiated the Teachers are grateful for the students’ walkouts on December 1, which spread to support this month, even though many San Marcos High School, Santa Barbara have said they’d prefer students stay in High School, and La Colina Junior High school. last week. Participating students received SBTA President Hozby Galindo excused absences. brought up that teachers “push themselves Eighth-grader Dylan Cotich told the to exhaustion” to meet student needs, Indy that his aunt, a teacher in the district, including by working long hours and spends much of her free time grading teaching extra classes outside of their assignments. “Not getting paid for the subject areas. time she spends working is clearly unfair,” “Teachers will burn out, leaving even he said, adding that students are shut out more positions to be filled,” he said, of classrooms and teachers have slowed referring to some 200 new teachers that grading due to “unfair pay.” have been hired over the past two years to At San Marcos, senior Kavya Suresh, try to reconcile high turnover. the school board’s former student Educators, feeling “undervalued” and boardmember, led roughly 700 students “taken advantage of,” have also criticized to the nearby Tucker’s Grove Park. “If you the district for just barely meeting the want your students to stay in class, give state-mandated minimum for teacher your teachers what they ask,” she chanted. compensation in recent years. The As it stands, the SBTA seeks a 15 district, which fell $6.7 million below the percent raise next year and 8 percent the minimum last year, attributed it to onefollowing year. The district proposed 9 time COVID-19 funds skewing the ratio percent and 4 percent, respectively, in of district spending. the parties’ third negotiation session on Veteran teacher Jose Caballero called the district’s recent proposal “no joke,” Tuesday, December 12. While the parties did reach tentative saying he sees tangible benefits in the agreements on both reduced class sizes salary increase and insurance help. But he and the district’s 75 percent contribution questions the district’s priorities, saying, to medical benefits, the heated issue of “Teachers are disgruntled, suspicious, salary remains unresolved. School board resentful, and hurt … the district has meetings have been consistently flooded been so callous over the last few years, by angry teachers who say they are that it’s hard to be excited about this underpaid and overworked. proposal.” Following the student walkouts, The next negotiation sessions are students joined their teachers in the scheduled for after the winter break. boardroom on December 13, holding The district said it will “continue to signs and criticizing the school board and work collaboratively with SBTA to find district administration. common ground at the negotiations Student Amelia Kelly emphasized table to craft agreements that benefit our n the crucial role of supportive teachers students, families, and staff.”

Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Release Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Project Description: The County of Santa Barbara proposes to implement the 20232031 Housing Element Update (Case No. 23EIR-00004, SCH No. 2022070490). The Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) analyzes the potential impacts associated with the implementation of the Housing Element Update, in particular the potential rezone program. Project Location: The Project area includes unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County as well as potential County-owned properties located within the City of Santa Barbara. Public Hearing and Comment: The County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Department (P&D) is soliciting comments on the adequacy and completeness of the analysis and the proposed mitigation measures described in the Draft Program EIR for the County of Santa Barbara 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. You may comment by providing testimony at the public hearings (in-person or virtually) on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, in the North County at the County of Santa Barbara P&D conference room, 624 W Foster Rd. Santa Maria at 5:30 p.m., or Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in the South Coast at the Planning Commission Hearing Room (first floor), 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara at 5:30 p.m. Please visit https://www.countyofsb.org/3177/Housing-Element-Update where links to participate virtually in the public hearings will be provided. You may also submit written comments to the project planner identified below before the close of the public comment period on February 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Project Details: The Housing Element Update is designed to ensure that the County appropriately plans for and accommodates sufficient housing across all income levels and special needs groups within the unincorporated areas. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583(b), the Housing Element Update sets forth goals and policies to address the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. In addition, per Government Code Section 65583(c), the Housing Element Update includes a schedule of actions the County is undertaking or intends to undertake to achieve these goals and policies. Consistent with state law, the Housing Element Update includes the identification of potential rezone and potential County-owned sites for future residential development in order to ensure the availability of residential sites at adequate densities in the unincorporated areas to accommodate its share of the countywide Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Environmental Review Findings: P&D prepared the Draft Program EIR pursuant to requirements of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the County of Santa Barbara Environmental Thresholds and Guidelines Manual. The Draft Program EIR identifies and discusses potential impacts, mitigation measures, residual impacts, and monitoring requirements for identified subject areas. Significant and unavoidable effects on the environment identified in the Draft Program EIR include aesthetics and visual resources, agricultural resources, air quality, biological resources, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, population and housing, public services and recreation, transportation, utilities and water supply, and wildfire. Document Availability: The Draft Program EIR and all documents incorporated by reference are available on the P&D website in English: https://www.countyofsb.org/3177/Housing-Element-Update https://www.countyofsb.org/3713/Housing-Element-Update--Spanish The Draft Program EIR is also available for review at the Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, and the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. How to Comment: Please provide comments to the project planner, Hannah Thomas Pullen, at 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 568-3577, or housingelement@countyofsb.org before the close of the public comment period on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. or provide testimony at one or both of the two public hearings on the dates and times specified above. If you challenge this environmental document in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised by you or others in written correspondence or in hearings on the proposed Project. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in a public hearing, please contact Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the public hearing will enable Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.

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out 2023 on a light and larky note for a year that has been anything but. As usual, reality intruded. The plan was to write an ersatz news story reporting how Santa Barbara’s comically beleaguered mayor, Randy Rowse —played to perfection by Spencer Tracy in a yuletide comedy yet to be made—declared a state of astrological emergency because Mercury presently finds itself in retrograde. Accordingly, the mayor would earnestly enjoin residents from driving heavy farm equipment or making major life decisions while he desperately sought emergency federal funding to offset the loss of Christmas revenues local merchants would suffer. Tenant rights activists would push for a freeze on evictions and rent hikes. Restaurant owners would demand more time for their parklets. And the rest of us would continue saying and doing the same thing we always have. For the record, Mercury has, in fact, been in retrograde since December 13 and will remain so ’til the end of the year. It happens four times a year, each time for 21 days. According to those in the know, retrograde is a treacherous and tricky time when noses are prone to get terminally out of joint, and when things will get taken in the worst of ways. It’s when friends cut each other off and romance curdles. It’s the law of physics Sir Isaac Newton never got around to discovering. Or maybe he did but kept it under his applebonked hat.

Allegedly being a reporter, I felt the need to do a little legwork. I called Serena Carroll, an astrologer-therapist for more than 35 years who, among many things, used to write for the Independent. The danger in reporting is that new facts present themselves; stories shift course. Carroll, endowed with one of those warm and breezy laughs that make everyone an instant coconspirator, noted how men invariably wanted to know when they were going to die, something women, she said, never asked about. I wrote that down. But absolutely everybody, Carroll added, wanted to know if Trump would win in 2024. “He’s not going to be president,” she stated with zero equivocation. “He’s going down, down, down.” Was he going to die before the election, I asked. “No, he’s going to be around for his humiliation,” she said. Vladimir Putin, she added for good measure, was also in for a very rough year. Naturally, I found myself morally torn whether to report this. Would such a revelation engender an ill-deserved sense of complacency among voters? Would they not bother voting? And if Trump won, would it be my fault? The answer, of course, is yes. That’s the value of a Catholic-school education. Everything is your fault. As I mulled how to stretch this into an entire column, I harassed anyone I could find in the Independent offices with Christmas trivia. Had they heard Joseph was legally entitled to stone Mary to death because they were not married when she was pregnant with Jesus? That Jesus

was a bastard? “Of course,” they all said, rolling

their eyes and blowing their hair. “Didn’t you?” Actually no. That, too, is a benefit of a Catholic-school education. They tell you only what they want you to know. The lightning struck in the Rocky Mountain State, and Serena Carroll’s prediction glimmered with the first vibrations of truth. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump’s name could not appear on that state’s primary election ballot because Trump was not a qualified candidate. To be qualified in Colorado, Trump has to be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years. There is one other detail. And it’s not small. Trump can’t have engaged in an insurrection against of the United States as outlined in Section III of the 14th Amendment and still qualify for the Colorado ballot. And by a vote of 4-3, the seven Supreme Court Justices—yes, all appointed by Democratic governors—concluded Trump had actively engaged in an insurrection by inciting the well-orchestrated and well-armed MAGA flash mob to storm the bastille of the U.S. Capitol to thwart the peaceful transfer of power back on January 6. In making that finding, the justices relied heavily upon a five-day trial —with 15 witnesses—held by a Colorado lower court to determine Trump’s level of responsibility in that attack. There was much hair splitting over whether to call it an insurrection, a riot, or a rebellion. The justices finally arrived at:

“An organized and armed uprising against the authority or operations of government.” They would conclude, “Under any viable definition, this constituted an insurrection.” Trump, they would conclude, is “an oath-breaking insurrectionist.” For good measure, the Colorado majority quoted a line from former Chief Justice John Marshall, who wrote that you didn’t have to wield the club or hold the gun to be guilty. “In treason,” he would write, “there are no accessories.” The 14th Amendment, by the way, was drafted right after the Civil War. Its goal was to exclude Confederate office holders who had once sworn allegiance to the United States from ever holding political office again. Its other goal—coincidentally—was to redefine Black people, for purposes of drawing district boundaries, as whole human beings. Prior to that, the Constitution counted them as three-fifths of a person. This, of course, is a cataclysmically huge deal. As with everything involving Donald Trump, it’s unprecedented. Naturally, it will go to the U.S. Supreme Court, where legal microsurgery will be performed on the meaning of such words as “engage in” or “officer,” as in whether or not the President qualifies as an “officer of the United States.” Whether the patient survives or not will soon be seen. In the meantime, Serena Carroll gets major points in my book for pulling the astrological equivalent of an inside straight. And in the meantime, we’ll always have Paris. Merry Christmas. —Nick Welsh

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o organization in Santa Barbara is as allencompassing in meeting the needs of the community than the Public Library. Community members can obtain assistance in identifying vital community resources to meet their needs, with a focus on housing, health, nutrition, employment, and education. Much as people are not free to reach their full potential until basic needs — food, clothing, shelter, and job security — are met; likewise, the library needs its basic needs met. We are thrilled the City Council provided the money to keep the library open more hours, but the collections budget has been cut. I can imagine library staff will be asked to make further cuts in the coming fiscal year. The library should be funded to the point that it doesn’t need to go through the budget with a fine-toothed comb every year to find areas to cut. This is inexcusable, especially since the majority of its programs are funded through grants that the library staff secures. Just as affordable housing and public safety are essential, so is our public library. The library offers interventions on a daily basis: from literacy services and finding job opportunities, to offering Wi-Fi inside and outside the building, and programs and classes for all ages — all services that save money and resources down the road. The only solution for dependable library funding is to pass a tax measure that will ensure its funding from year to year. The library is an essential service and truly an investment worth making now. —Barbara Cronin Hershberg, President, Friends of the S.B. Library

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For the Record ¶ In the description of Boris Liu’s new film in last week’s Table of Contents, we note that the oil on Santa Barbara beaches found today does not come from spills in 2015 or 1969. ¶ Last week’s news story about Tajiguas Landfill should have said that County of Santa Barbara Public Works owns and operates the landfill, while MSB, a k a Mustang Renewable Power Ventures, oversees the material recovery facility, anaerobic digester, and compost unit there, collectively known as the ReSource Center. The Independent welcomes letters of less than 250 words that include a daytime phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Send to: Letters, S.B. Independent, 1715 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; or fax: 965-5518; or email: letters@independent.com. Unabridged versions and more letters appear at independent.com/opinions.

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David Krieger

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1942–2023

BY RICHARD FALK

emembering my long, close, cherished friendship reinforces my sense of loss resulting from the death of David Krieger. Our primary interests were unusually congruent. We were devoted to a world in which nuclear weapons and the danger of a nuclear war had become an unpleasant recollection rather than an existential menace. We both found great satisfaction as well as a sense of personal liberation playing competitive tennis as often as our schedules would allow. And we both expressed our deepest feelings about the world through poetry, both reading and writing poems. David excelled in each of these spheres while I struggled, but despite this hierarchy of relative achievements, we managed to find pleasure through sharing much that seemed happily uncorrupted by the pressures of normal professional life. David was well-known in Santa Barbara. He was the founding president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in 1982 until his reluctant retirement in 2020. He managed to sustain this nongovernmental organization (NGO) through the support from an array of donors, many drawn from local sources. He put together a Board of Directors and staff that shared his single-minded dedication to the abolition of nuclear weapons, which for him was the darkest cloud overhanging the future of humanity. David firmly believed that reliable knowledge conveying the drastic havoc of a nuclear war would awaken both the citizenry and its governmental representatives to the menace that threatened the future, ever since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. The spirit of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation was well captured by its website adages: “For the human race, Not the arms race” and “Abolish nuclear weapons before they abolish us.” David never lost his hope for such a peaceful future for the country and the world, despite his deep knowledge how deeply embedded nuclearism was in the political and economic consciousness of the nation, through the arms industry, a subservient Congress and media, and militaristic foreign policy. In lectures of invited peace luminaries and awards for life achievements, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation honored those who contributed to realizing its goals, including Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, and Robert Jay Lifton, celebrated activists such as Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire and Helen Caldicott, and notable personalities such as Queen Noor and Oliver Stone. For such prolonged anti-nuclear efforts, it is hardly surprising that David and the Peace Foundation were nominated on several occasions for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the recent book, The Real Nobel Peace Prize: A Squandered Opportunity to Abolish War, the renowned Norwegian expert on this most coveted of peace prizes, Fredrik Heffermehl, writes convincingly that David deserved the prize more than many of its recipients because his life’s work and that of the foundation he created. Heffermehl believed that the foundation’s contributions were in keeping with what Alfred Nobel had in mind when he established the prize to realize a vision of a world without war. David’s focus on nuclear weaponry was the vital first step in achieving this goal. If nuclearism was what David hated, what he loved, besides his family, was poetry. It was a great joy for me to exchange haiku with David on a regular basis. Here are two examples of his haiku that should be read in relation to the profound impact the Hiroshima experience had on David’s life:

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There, in the dark sky through the sycamore leaves the full moon A rare good fortune — to awaken from dreaming in the moonlight Although disease made him unable to speak, David remained alert until the end of his life, undoubtedly mourning the terrible wars in Ukraine and Gaza, but I also imagine him glimpsing glimmers of light, none brighter than knowing that the foundation his life was built around would continue to thrive under the sway of its inspirational new president, Ivana Hughes. She shares David’s passion, exhibiting a nurturing energy far and wide that spreads the message of nuclear disarmament, effectively introducing the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation abolitionist perspective into the practical activities of the United Nations and many other global venues around the world. A second glimmer of light is the entry into force of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 2021. Although the treaty is opposed by NATO countries, including of course the United States, as well as by the other eight nuclear states, it is supported by governments representing a majority of the world’s peoples. David never lost his faith in respect for international law as the pathway to a peaceful world. This new treaty gives peace activists a powerful instrument by which to work toward a denuclearizing world, but it will not happen without a robust worldwide movement of people. That alone, with the capacities to mobilize sufficient democratic pressures, will lead governments—above all, ours—to finally do the right thing. Above all, David believed in the transforming potential of love and beauty. His life was memorable for more than being a warrior for nuclear abolition. He was blessed by the love and the extraordinary support of his life partner, Carolee; children who made him proud; and grandchildren who kept him young as he grew old. It was Carolee who was so steadfast in her loving vigil of recent years as to make David’s transition from life to death as bearable, even mostly joyful, as it appeared to be. n

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To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com ews and close family friends. We are especially grateful to her caregivers Emelyn and Beth. You both cared for our mom as if she were family. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you, also, to the staff at Assisted Hospice Care. Mom, we love you and we will miss you dearly. A Service will be held February 23rd at Santa Barbara Cemetery (901 Channel Drive, Santa Barabara CA) at 10:00am followed by a Celebration of Life at the Filipino Community Building (425 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA) at 12:00pm.

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town of Nambucca Heads, where Robert and his wife Lauren live. He and Bobbie were on hand to be grandparents to Sam, Ryder; and James and Kate’s two children, Finn and Nova. Mark’s great delight was to cook them American-style pancakes and waffles on a Sunday morning. In Nambucca Heads, Mark engaged in his passions for surfing, fishing, golf, and photography. The youngest son, Michael, still lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Lyndsay. Mark and Bobbie would make regular trips back to here to see friends and family, the most recent being in 2019 for his sister Martha’s 70th birthday bash. Sadly COVID ended those visits. Mark was loved by everyone who knew him. He will be sorely missed as he has left a gaping hole in our lives.

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Valentina T. Tonel

5/28/1929 - 11/27/2023

Valentina T. Tonel passed away peacefully in her home on November 27, 2023 at the age of 94. She led a long and wonderful life. Known to her close friends and family as “Nene” or “Lola”, Valentina was born in Makato, Aklan, Philippines in 1929. She migrated to the United States in 1962 living in Toro Canyon before moving to Santa Barbara in 1967. She farmed with her husband at the Hammond’s Estate in Montecito until his death in 1987. She loved Santa Barbara and enjoyed trips with her family to Stearn’s Wharf, Saturday Fisherman’s Market at the Harbor, Santa Barbara Farmers Market, the Swap Meet at SB High, the Beach and Costco! She also loved eating out! Enjoying the clam chowder at Brophy Bros., the steamed clams at Beachside Café, the beef mignon stir-fry at Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant and the tempura shrimp at Sushi Teri House! She is preceded in death by her husband Leopoldo and her older siblings. She is survived by her 2 sons Gregory and Leopoldo Jr., her daughter Milagrosa, son-inlaw Patrick and her 3 grandchildren Sasha, Mason, and Nicole. She leaves behind many relatives…cousins, nieces and neph16

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Mark Coony passed away on December 10. Mark was born in Santa Barbara and grew up near Hendry’s Beach. He was an avid surfer, fisherman, sailor, golfer and private pilot. He graduated from Santa Barbara High in 1969 and then attended commercial diving school. In 1972, he followed his sister Martha to Sydney, Australia, where he found employment as a diver. In Sydney, he met the love of his life Bobbie Willis from the UK. They married in 1977 and had three sons, Robert, James and Michael. In 1980, Mark moved the family back to Santa Barbara. For thirty years he worked at UCSB as a maintenance supervisor in married student housing and facilities. Mark, a master of conflict resolution, either within the family or among the workforce, was always calm in adversity. He had a great sense of humour and could take the tension out of any situation with a wry smile or a joke. He was a loving and active father, who taught his boys to surf and sail with the Santa Barbara Seashells. He became a commodore in the 1990s. He and his younger son, Michael, sailed as valued crew members on Dan Durbeck’s boat Perfect Timing. Mark’s family, his brother Eric, and his sister Martha Holman’s family — husband John, and children, Nicholas and Jessica spent every holiday, and family occasion together, opening up their homes to friends and family from England and Australia. When Mark retired from UCSB in 2008, he and Bobbie moved back to Australia to join “their boys”, setting up home in the quiet beach

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Mary Ann Kovacevich Froley 1939 - 2023

Mary Ann Kovacevich leapt from Head Majorette at Point Loma High School to Stanford University on a full scholarship. After graduating, she worked for IBM in Palo Alto, and took a promotion to be a systems engineer in Los Angeles, using their newfangled punch card technology in the early 1960s. She and her ex-husband George Froley raised three kids in Los Angeles and then Santa Barbara. Mary Ann and youngest child, Margaux moved to Santa Barbara in the 1980s, where Mary Ann became involved in many groups, causes and projects around town. Mary Ann was an early adopter of “the recycling craze” in Montecito. She loved her job at UCSB hosting foreign teachers tour-

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ing the US. She always looked forward to her weekly sailing adventures with her partner, Bill Coulter, and the crew of the Grappa. Volunteering with children at Storytellers always filled her with joy. She was a longtime member of CALM and an avid Zumba dancer at the Montecito YMCA. She adored being a docent at the Santa Barbara Courthouse, and she sends her apologies to her docent friends if she lost the only key to the gift shop. Throughout her 84 years, Mary Ann lived for adventure. One time she wore a dress made of bubble wrap to a New Year’s Eve party, and found out the hard way it was difficult to get out of the car. For her 60th birthday, after the Balkan dancers, Mary Ann performed a party march wearing a bunny costume and banging a drum like the Energizer bunny. She loved to travel and point at things in amazement. She went to Nepal and hiked. She hiked in Peru. She walked the streets of St. Petersburg and saw the Russian Faberge eggs. She visited her kids in all the places they lived, usually bringing things to help them get settled. She and Diana once bought a plaid couch in IKEA in Baltimore and moved it into Diana’s house themselves. Mary Ann traveled to her parents’ home country, Croatia, with both Margaux and John where they discovered there are many Kovaceviches, not all of them cousins. Mary Ann loved to create and invite beauty into everything she did. She drew a famous picture of a naked lady in purple charcoal in the 1980s, where it hung in the mauve living room for years. She played piano, but she could never keep up with her cousin Stephen. She sent her kids to art classes, bought them dance uniforms, painting supplies, and skateboards. She had a beautiful singing voice though she was secretly shy. She hired a local artist to make a mosaic “magic bench” in her back yard that everyone was invited to sit upon and make wishes. She loved being part of a local writer’s group, and a local book club. Her handwriting was exquisite, and she used to write cute little notes in her kids’ lunches. She made green “holly cookies” at Christmas, and her friend Ania’s famous rum cake. She was looking forward to taking a granddaughter to see The Nutcracker last weekend, and to seeing another granddaughter graduate with a masters in nursing from Johns Hopkins graduate school in May and see her daughter Diana graduate with a law degree in May. Mary Ann enjoyed the idea of swimming. She sat on the beach with her

grandkids and watched them in the surf. She could be seen zipping around Santa Barbara in her bright red car with the license plate that says “SLLEBR8.” Mary Ann was extremely proud of all her kids, especially Margaux. She adored being a grandma with the family name “Maka” given to her by her eldest grandson. She proudly cheered for her granddaughters in volleyball tournaments and running races. When she found out one of her grandkids was trans, she signed up immediately with PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and started putting a purple stripe in her hair. In November, Mary Ann was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. On December 10, 2023, she died peacefully in her beloved home of 40 years in Montecito surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. Mary Ann is survived by her children John, Diana, and Margaux, and their spouses Pam, Carmaig, and Joel; Mary Ann’s grandchildren Simone, Tallulah, Dinko, Ryan, and Ruby; Mary Ann’s beloved brother Martin and dearest sister in law Kathy, cousins Stephen, Lida, Mark, Mary and Debie, and many friends near and far, and her beloved companion Bill. Mary Ann deeply admired Greta Thunberg and youth climate activists everywhere. Also, she was grateful to have good medical care and insurance, but aware that many people do not. In her honor, if you are moved to send anything, in lieu of flowers, her family asks that you make a donation in Mary Ann’s name to the Santa Barbara Sunrise Movement, a youth climate change group partnering with RIP Medical Debt to buy other people’s medical debt for pennies on the dollar. Helping free other Santa Barbarans from medical debt is in keeping with Mary Ann’s lifelong passion to share joy. Their link is here: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/campaign/sunrise-supporting-medical-debt-relief/? Mary Ann’s joyful spirit and infectious smile will be remembered and missed greatly. A celebration of life ceremony in her honor will be arranged for early 2024.

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3/17/1929 - 12/6/2023

On the morning of Wednesday, December 6, 2023, our dear mother Kathleen Spargur ascended to heaven, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Like a true Irish Catholic (from Westport, County of Mayo, in western Ireland), Kathleen Boyt was born on St. Patrick’s Day, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa to Joseph Walter and Helen (Nellie) Boyt (nee O’Malley). Her father founded the family business The Walter Boyt Saddlery Company in 1901, which later became The Boyt Harness Company, producing supplies for the Great War in Europe (including the nylon webbing which prevented naval aircraft from landing long on carrier decks), and harnesses, saddles, bridles and tack for farmers and stockmen across the Midwest. Kathleen’s most beloved characteristic was her ever-present kindness, which at times brought new guests visiting our family household to tears. She also had a deep, humble, unshakable Catholic faith. Every one of Kathleen’s vast network of family and friends knew her compassionate heart, which was always in the right place. She was the first to offer caring support or send one of her legendary cards. She said she received her strength from the church and prayer. She was always sought out when her children, grandchildren or great grandchildren had a struggle, and somehow always had time to give guidance. Kathleen was the baby of her family. She said her hobbies were riding (and falling off of) her horse Cortes, eating, reading, and letting her brothers Jim and Bob think they were brighter than her. Her favorite childhood memories included staying with her Aunt Mary and Aunt Katie (the ‘spinsters’) on their farm in Perry Iowa, hanging out with cousin Christy and friend Shirley, playing Capture the Flag & chasing lightning bugs. Kathleen attended Barry College (for Women, at that time) in Miami before graduating Drake University in Des Moines with a bachelor’s degree in French. Kathleen met Bill, the love of

To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com her life, on a blind date. By the end of the date, they knew they would marry, and, while her dream of becoming a missionary was quickly back-burnered, she instilled in each of her children the strength of her steadfast faith and works. Kathleen and Bill were married June 24, 1950. Little William (Billy) came along shortly thereafter, and life for a time became all-things-Purdue as Bill completed his bachelor’s degree in Aeronautic and Astronautic Engineering, and started raising their family. They would regularly fly from Des Moines to Purdue home games, with dad as the pilot and mom the co-pilot. Bill and Kathleen moved from Des Moines to the mountains of Boulder, Colorado in 1962, and moved to Santa Barbara in 1969. In addition to raising her ten children, Kathleen was a member of the St. Anthony’s Catholic Community, which became her most beloved community, and the source of many of her dearest friends over the next 55 years. Kathleen also became involved with eucharistic ministry, distributing communion to Cottage Hospital and homebound parishioners. For years, she volunteered as a librarian for Mt. Carmel School while her children were attending school there. She also enjoyed tap dancing (her family reveled in going to her dance performances at the Lobero Theater) and participating in the Dr. Arthur Lynip Literary Group book club, which is a book club focused on literature of the imagination that convey spiritual dimensions. Kathleen is survived by children Suzanne, Janet (Jeffry), Martin, David (Meike), Stephen (Gretchen), Anne (Robert), Michael (Emryss), Celia and Patrick (Lara). She is also survived by Suzanne’s daughter Kimberly, Janet’s children Victoria (Joshua) and Donal, Stephen’s son Jackson, Anne’s children Addie (Max) and Logan (Lupe), Celia’s daughter Rachelle and Patrick’s children Gabriella and Cosette. Great grandchildren include Kimberly’s daughter Corielle, Rachelle’s children Aiden and Marcus Junior (MJ), Logan and Lupe’s daughter Catalina and Addie & Max’s son Archie. She is survived by her brother Robert’s family and her brother James’ family, and many cousins. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Bill, her beloved son Billy, and two brothers Robert and James. Finally, as Kathleen was fond of often mentioning under her breath, to say nothing of the dogs. The family would like to

give special thanks to the staff of Assisted Home Health and Hospice for their extraordinary care throughout this year, and especially for making it possible for Kathleen to spend her final days as she wished, peacefully at home, surrounded by her family. A celebration of Kathleen’s life will be held January 6th, 2024, at 1:00 at the chapel of St. Anthony’s Seminary, 2300 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, 93105, with a reception following at the same location.

Now she will join Jim at the Santa Barbara Cemetery where they can dance all night long!!! Her service will be held at the Chapel in the Santa Barbara Cemetery at 1:00 pm on Jan 4, 2024, then her Celebration of Life will be held from 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm at the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club, by R.S.V.P. only with name and number of guests to 805-886-8213 by December 25th please. Instead of flowers, anyone may make a donation to the Salvation Army.

7/22/1931 - 12/2/2023

Robert (“Bob”) Lynn Wiborg

Jessie “Barbara” Dixon

Bill McGrain and Troy Overman. Additionally, and too numerous to mention, are all of his friends at Duke’s Beach Grill and neighbors at Sea-Esta Village Mobile Home Park. He was laid to rest at Santa Barbara Cemetery. Celebration of life to be announced at a later date.

Marjorie Janice Rogalski 3/16/1947 - 12/11/2023

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Jessie Barbara Dixon, she went by Barbara. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to Scottish immigrants, arriving after the 1st World War. William and Jessie Cunningham. No relatives in the US and an only child. Started dancing lessons at 9 years old with formal ballet training until she was 18. In the early 1950’s she danced in the shows in Las Vegas, Thunderbird Hotel, Flamingo Hotel, El Rancho Hotel, Desert Inn and the opening show at multiple other Hotels. Also, in Reno. At age 28 her mother was so ill she came to Santa Barbara, where she met her husband Kenneth I Jurgensen “US Navy”, who flew jets from Aircraft Carriers and followed his career for 20 years on active duty during the Vietnam War. They adopted 2 children, Neil and Cristal. Her parents William and Jessie died on month apart the year Barbara turned 30, when they were visiting from Texas. At 51, Barbara and Ken divorced when he retired from the Navy. Following the divorce, Barbara rediscovered her passion for dance and started ballroom dancing. She was a member of the Santa Barbara Woman’s club since 1997 and 18 years of being a docent of Lotusland. At age 64 she met Jim Dixon, married, and spent the next 20 years dancing and going on luxurious cruises. Jim passes away in 2015. In 2021, her daughter Cristal and her boyfriend Dominique moved in with her to take care of her. Towards the end, her 2 sons Austin and Steven helped their grandma up until the end.

Robert (“Bob”) Lynn Wiborg, 89, died on September 14, 2023 in Ventura, California. “Bob” was a father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many. Originally from Hammond, Indiana, he attended Hammond High, graduating in 1952. He was on the swim team that won state championships two years running. After high school, he attended Purdue University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1956. He worked in the aerospace industry and in particular, his favorite job was working on the “race to the moon” Apollo 8 Program in Merritt Island, near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Additionally, he worked in real estate sales and mortgage sales in the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County. His hobbies included sports, cars, movies and music. His pass-times were politics and in-depth discussions on “how to fix the world” as he called it. He loved all of his friends and family and always told us heartfelt stories about them. He is survived by his brother Lloyd Wiborg (Jane); his exwife Mary Zelencik Schmidt; her brother Stephen Zelencik (Catherine); daughters: Christie Wiborg Tabita Gabbert, (John) and Evy Wiborg; his son David Wiborg (Joanie); his deceased son Steven’s wife Patty Wiborg-George (Aaron); his grandchildren: Courtney Wiborg; and Taylor Wiborg; and great granddaughter Violet Hall. The family would like to add a thank you to Bob’s friends

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Marjorie Janice Rogalski, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on December 11, 2023, at the age of 76. Her husband and three sons were able to be at her side and said their goodbyes before she passed. She will be remembered for her kind heart, adventurous spirit, fierce intelligence, and dedication to her family. Marjorie was immensely proud of her sons, and cherished her role as a grandmother. Her bright spirit touched everyone she met. Marjorie was an avid tennis player and loved playing weekly with her teams in Hanover, NH, and Santa Barbara, CA. She had a passion for conservation and the protection of endangered species, and was finally able to take her dream trip to Tanzania for a 14-day safari this past September. She was overjoyed to see some of the world’s most iconic wildlife in their natural habitat, and sent incredible images and videos back to the family group chat. We had never seen her so happy. Marjorie was also a dedicated advocate for renewable energy and environmental causes on both local and national levels. Marjorie is survived by her husband of 53 years (Richard), her three sons (Ryan, Alex, and Devon), her two daughters-inlaw (Mika and Kelsey), and her three grandchildren (Willow, Koa, and Aspen). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Marjorie’s memory to the World Wildlife Fund.

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bara–based fisherman Chris Goldblatt, I was expecting a conversation about the benefits of putting rocks on the seafloor to create reef habitats. What I got instead, however, from the 50-year-old seafarer on that sunny morning in Goleta, was a Cast Away– esque survival story. Ultimately, though, it still turned out to be about rocks and fish. Sitting out on the Dean coffee shop’s patio, Goldblatt, wearing a T-shirt with the blue-and-yellow logo of his nonprofit, the Fish Reef Project, asked me, “Do you want me to go all the way back to the genesis?” Maybe, unless you’re speaking to a Jehovah’s Witness at your doorstep, the answer to that question should always be: “Yes,” I told him, “go all the way back to the genesis.” And he did.

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THE GENESIS “I was in a horrible tragedy at sea in 2003,” Goldblatt began. It was a cold November night, and Goldblatt and five of his friends were on a 50-foot speedboat heading to San Clemente Island, 50 miles offshore of San Diego. Goldblatt was sound asleep when the boat accidentally ran into the towline of a tugboat towing a 300-foot petroleum barge. “The boat snapped in half like a toothpick,” he said. Goldblatt and his friends jumped ship, and he found himself in freezing ocean water wearing only his underwear in the middle of the night. “It was the most horrifying thing you could ever imagine,” he said. Everyone was banged up and bleeding, but alive. Finding a small escape raft, they climbed aboard and drifted all the way down toward Mexico until U.S. Border Patrol found them the next day, almost dead from hypothermia. “But when you’re in a situation like that, and you’re basically just floating and waiting to die, you tend to make a lot of bargains. Right? There are no atheists in foxholes,” he said. “The deal I made was, if I survived, that I would spend the rest of my life trying to balance the equation of what I’ve taken out of the ocean.” That was two decades ago, but it was that promise that

Chris Goldblatt, pictured here, says the Sea Caves deployed off the coast of Mexico are the first of thousands for the area.

sparked the Fish Reef Project — Goldblatt’s life’s work for the past 12 years.

ROCKS = FISH The Fish Reef Project, which Goldblatt founded in 2011, aims to replenish depleted reef habitat on the Central Coast and around the world by providing a crucial building block for kelp forests: a hard, rocky surface on the seafloor. Kelp is vital for the marine ecosystem, offering fish habitat, reducing ocean acidity, supporting plankton, and mitigating beach erosion by softening the impact of ocean waves on the shoreline. Coastal ecosystems, particularly fast-growing macroalgae like kelp, can sequester up to 20 times more carbon than land forests, an estimated 200 million tons annually. Despite some debate on kelp’s carbon output and overall

climate impact, it remains crucial for marine health. But it is disappearing. A marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016, coupled with a decline in sunflower sea stars, decimated more than 90 percent of California’s North Coast kelp. Sunflower sea stars were being killed off by a state-wide epidemic, leading to an increase in their favorite snack: kelp-eating sea urchins. Southern California also faces severe kelp reduction — more than 75 percent in some regions — but largely due to pollution and overfishing in the past century. Records from 1912 describe a thousand-foot-wide kelp forest extending from El Capitan to Rincon Point, which has nearly vanished, thanks to the damming of rivers, storms, and repeated droughts. Phil Beguhl, chair of the Santa Barbara County Fish & Wildlife Commission, recalls admiring the massive kelp bed when he was younger, seeing it stretch from Campus Point for miles down the coastline.

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However, the 1983 El Niño tore out the kelp’s massive anchors that would usually support new kelp growth after big storms. Only about 5 percent of the kelp recovered, Beguhl estimates. However, he thinks, “Thousands of acres of kelp could be restored by giving it some kind of substrate to grow on.” Historically, creeks, rivers, and mudslides would flow into the ocean, carrying rocks, sand, and debris that would have replenished the foundation needed for kelp growth. Human activity and infrastructure, however, “choked off that supply of critical habitat for kelp to regrow our local ecosystem,” Goldblatt said. Taking a stroll along the semi-rickety Goleta Pier, past pigeons and anglers, Goldblatt pointed out the city’s wastewater pipeline, submerged 90 feet deep and extending a mile offshore. It runs parallel to the pier, a dark stripe in the greenish-blue water. Looking down through guano-splattered planks, we could see seaweed swaying against the pier’s supports. Kelp had transformed the quarry-rock-covered pipeline into a vegetative runway. Goldblatt explained, “The rest of the bay is just mud. But when you have structure, good structure, the kelp seeds find a way. I guess the reason I’m showing you this is, clearly, nature wants to participate. It just needs a vehicle.” The Fish Reef Project is planting those seeds. That is, if you could call nearly 3,000-pound cement igloos “seeds.” The massive cement units are intended to be artificial reef structures on the barren seafloor. Similar techniques are now being deployed in more than 70 countries. Right here in Southern California, our coasts already host numerous artificial reefs, such as the SONGS (San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station) reef near San Clemente, built by Southern California Edison to mitigate the outfall from the nearby power plant. According to Dan Reed, a UC Santa Barbara research biologist involved in the SONGS project for 30 years, most artificial reefs that are out there now were intended to serve as “fish-attraction devices.” “People just throw junk, anything, out there to do this,” he said, “but California has much more rigorous laws governing what you can put in the ocean.” The Fish Reef Project will be creating a new kind of habitat in Santa Barbara County. Not a bad one, Reed said, “just different.”

SEA CAVES Although the Fish Reef Project originally employed “Reef Balls,” a product of the Reef Ball Foundation, to build the reefs, they recently shifted their focus

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Construction workers pour cement into the mold that shapes the concrete Sea Caves.

A Sea Cave already crawling with life less than a year after deployment

to Goldblatt’s original design. Now they use their own, newly patented Sea Caves—textured concrete domes, resembling four-legged structures with a metal hook at the top, which rest on the seafloor. Goldblatt and his team had to chemically engineer a concrete that matched the pH of the seawater so that sensitive kelp seeds had a better chance of germination. Designed with flat surfaces for holdfasts and inner chambers for fish habitat, they create a dynamic cave system for fish to populate and reproduce. After a few years, Goldblatt believes the structures will look and act entirely natural, supporting giant kelp growth for up to 500 years.

TINA REEF In August 2023, Fish Reef Project Mexico launched the first batch of 500 Sea Caves in the prime kelpgrowing regions of Baja California, covering four acres of seafloor. They are the first of thousands, Goldblatt said, that will be produced at a modest facility his nonprofit built in Ensenada, Mexico. Using fiberglass molds, it turns out eight sea caves a day, six days a week. Fish Reef Project Mexico is their biggest undertaking yet. The permitting process alone took more than a year. But it was worth it. In just seven months, the caves were covered in “thick, robust kelp plants … with abalone, lobster, calico bass, and giant black sea bass,” Goldblatt beamed. “We thought that would take five years.” Fish Reef Project Mexico executive director Ulises Uribe, a 13-year veteran of the fishing industry, said that for now, the reef is off-limits to fishing while marine life continues to take hold. But he agreed that it’s showing great promise, with fish sheltering right away in the new caves. Goldblatt named the site “Tina Reef ” after his late mother. He even put both of his parents’ ashes into a sea cave together, marked with a plaque in their honor. “That’s how I memorialized them,” he said. “Hopefully they won’t fight.”

Sea Caves are lowered into the ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.

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TRUE BELIEVERS Despite his traumatic boating incident, Goldblatt has had a lifelong love for the ocean. “My mom let me take a lot of chances that most mothers would never do,” he recounted. “As early as 12, I was working in an offshore San Diego tuna fleet. I bought my first boat when I was 13, doing laps around Catalina.” He stayed on that course, gaining more than 35 years of experience, including earning a bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Business from Humboldt State University. Somewhere along the way, he met the fishing buddies who’d become the “core group of true believers” in the project that was sparked by brainstorming during diving trips they took together. Discussions around the emerging Marine Life Protection Act in 1999 prompted their focus on restoring and creating habitat in less productive and unprotected areas, according to Andy Taylor, the project’s marine biologist and equipment coordinator, who owned a dive shop in the Santa Barbara harbor for more than 20 years. Goldblatt was known as an outspoken critic of state-sanctioned marine protected areas (MPAs) in Southern California. But since he has had time to study the MPAs, he has “seen their benefits,” though he still feels that “future MPAs should include the needs of subsistence fishing.” He sees the reefs as “complementary” to MPAs, that they can alleviate fishing pressure, “unite the ocean community,” and offer vital habitat for small fish spilling over from MPAs to flourish.

A ROCKY START Initially, the Fish Reef Project operated on unpaid 40-hour workweeks and a shoestring budget. They relied on self-funding, in-kind, and modest donations — the first of which, Goldblatt says, was $10,000 from the late SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg. “In the early years, it was a lot of people putting in their time for free,” said Taylor. “Even now, no one is getting paid too much. A lot of people are holding onto this dream and wanting to see it through.” So far, the project—which has recruited professors, engineers, graphic designers, and construction workers—has spent about $1.5 million including for development, site surveys, prototyping, travel, permitting, reef construction, outreach, and deployment. “So we have stretched our funds like a rubber band and made every dollar count,” Goldblatt said. In 2012, when the Fish Reef Project was barely a year old, they landed in some hot water for putting experimental Reef Balls off Hendry’s Beach without the necessary permits. “No doubt [Goldblatt] jumped the gun a bit,” the California Coastal Commission’s Cassidy Teufel told Indy reporter Ethan Stewart at the time. During our interview, Goldblatt lamented the difficulty of navigating state and federal permits. He maintained that they thought the project’s actions were legitimate under existing aquaculture permits. However, the Coastal Commission opened an investigation when they found out about the reef balls. “It was very complicated,” he said. “We removed and destroyed those units…and then that case was completely closed.”

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In the years following the Hendry’s Beach hiccup, Fish Reef undertook small-scale projects in locations such as Lake Cachuma, San Diego, and South Carolina, and they even started to venture into foreign waters. “Although it started locally, there was always an international side of it,” Taylor grinned. “Constantly brainstorming how we can help these very different types of areas, from a kelp bed here, to working with a local Girl Scout Troop at Lake Cachuma, to coral reefs in Papua New Guinea.” In 2019, they deployed 21 reefs near that country’s capital, Port Moresby, where the aim was to rebuild coral beds for coastal communities that Goldblatt explained depended on subsistence fishing for a living. Today, the thriving reef system, captured in video footage after only 2.5 years, hosts vibrant marine life, including algae, coral, and clownfish. Similarly, Sea Caves deployed in 2021 by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources survived a hurricane and hosted barnacles, corals, and marine algae within 3.5 months of being placed off Charleston. Even the illegal reef balls off Hendry’s Beach were “crawling with life” within a month, Goldblatt said. Footage of the two units on Fish Reef Project’s YouTube page revealed kelp-covered structures, adorned with starfish and complimented by a “halo” of life after 18-19 months.

GOLETA STUDY Goldblatt called Tina Reef a “great beta test” for their Santa Barbara plans. Goldblatt is securing permits, including from the Army Corps of Engineers, California State Lands Commission, Coastal Commission, and Department of Fish and Wildlife, for a five-year pilot project in Goleta Bay—the “Goleta Kelp Reef Restoration Project.” “I think it’s probably easier to run for governor of California than it is to make a reef in California,” Goldblatt ventured. Standing on the Goleta Pier, he pointed to the heart of the bay. “That’s about where the 16 sea caves are gonna go,” he said. They plan to deploy them sometime in January. This year, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to waive the Coastal Development Permit requirement, and State Lands approved a general lease for the land where the sea caves will be deployed. If proven effective, they will apply for permits for a permanent, 65-acre project, retaining the study reef as a starting point. If they’re unsuccessful or lack funds for expansion, they’ll have to remove them. Given the rapid success of the Baja reefs, though, Goldblatt remains optimistic. The pilot project will cost about $300,000, but the full-scale 65-acre project would approach an estimated $20–$25 million. “For the price of a decent home in Montecito, the entire community can have a good portion of historic kelp forests back,” Goldblatt offered.

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A diver deploys a set of Sea Caves off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.

of the community, including the City of Goleta and former state senator and current Independent board member Hannah-Beth Jackson. Fish Reef has been involved in outreach at schools, museums, and community events for years, but just this month, the MOXI museum debuted a 90-day exhibit dedicated to the nonprofit and its Sea Caves. Over the past year, the Santa Barbara County Fish & Wildlife Commission and the County Board of Supervisors approved a total of $69,500 in grants for the project. The commission’s Beguhl has been a longtime fan, calling the project “one of the most potentially effective environmental improvements that could be done anywhere around Southern California.” Supervisor Laura Capps, whose district includes the bay, emphasized the importance of kelp as the forest of our oceans. “It’s my district,” she said, “but there was unanimous support and enthusiasm from the board.” Various funding sources, such as the Santa Barbara Foundation and Deckers Brands, also contributed relatively modest grants to the project, considering the work that lies ahead. Goldblatt says he makes up the rest personally as needed, but 2023 has been their most lucrative year, “with about $200,000 donated now that Goleta permits are coming to fruition.”

MITIGATION MONEY The Fish Reef Project has been building a “blue carbon” bank to allow industries to buy carbon offsets based on measurable carbon sequestered and biomass created by the reefs. The International Marine Mitigation Bank, which Goldblatt founded in 2016, aims to use the reefs as a mitigation option for future deep-sea mining operations. “Deep-sea mining is a major upcoming means for the world to access vital minerals, mainly for electric vehicles, but it is not without impacts or controversy,” said Goldblatt, who has been a deep-sea mining consultant through GLG Insights since 2019. Deep-sea mining is expected to have severe environmental impacts, including habitat removal, the release of heavy metals and other toxic compounds into the ecosystem (with the potential to contaminate seafood), and noise pollution, to name a few. Since 2015, the Fish Reef Project has been a permanent observer on the United Nations International Seabed Authority, which was established to regulate deep-sea mining operations in international waters. They’ve advocated for regulations mandating seabed restoration and social mitigation projects—like

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The Sea Cave in which Goldblatt’s parents were memorialized is teeming with life and hosts a few kelp plants.

rebuilding coral reefs — after mining for metals on the seafloor. In a 2016 interview with ECO Magazine, Goldblatt revealed plans to create reefs at the nearest points of land adjacent to “Solwara-1, the first deep-sea mine to go into operation owned by Nautilus Minerals in Papua New Guinea.” Ultimately, no deal was made with Nautilus, and Goldblatt told me the project is now defunct. However, as Goldblatt told ECO Magazine, they moved ahead with the reefs anyway, storing “credits in the bank that can be used for other purposes,”.

BRANCHING OUT The Fish Reef Project has explored potential reef installations in locations from Hawai‘i to Jamaica and is actively working on projects along the African coast and in Bangladesh. They also have big dreams of converting California’s abandoned oil rigs into reefs and are seeking funding for the Rincon Island (Fish Reef Island) Climate Mitigation and Reef Research Center as a means to repurpose old oil infrastructure. “It’s all in the works,” said the Fish Reef

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12/21: Writing in the Galleries Led by writer and SBCC professor Emma Trelles, writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the museum’s galleries as an impetus to writing, in which participants write on their own, then reconvene to share and comment on each other’s work. 5:30-7pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free (reservation required). Call (805) 963-4364 or email info@sbma.net. sbma.net/events

FRIDAY 12/22 12/22: Winter Solstice Moving Meditation Join by candlelight for a moving meditative practice and be led through a gentle representation of 108 Sun Salutations, a Yogic ritual that honors endings and beginnings to bring you into the new year. 5:30-6:45pm. Flow Yoga and Wellness, 4441 Hollister Ave. $12-$18. Email jacquilagana@gmail.com.

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12/21-12/22: 32nd Annual Living Nativity The community is invited to see this silent re-creation of the Holy Night with actors in costumes portraying the Holy Family, Wise Men, angels, and shepherds along with camels, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Enjoy free cider and cookies. 5:30-7:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 963-3579. 12/22: The Irish Tenors’ 25th Anniversary: A Family Christmas Renowned trio Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, and Declan Kelly will perform a celebratory holiday concert for their 25th anniversary. 8-10pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. GA: $50-$80; VIP: $105. Call (805) 899-2222.

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y son likes white furniture in his bedroom. He also likes dirt. You see my dilemma. There are many reasons to buy pre-loved home furnishings, especially for kids. It’s responsible consumption. It’s likely made better. It has history. It has character. It’s supporting small businesses and other locals—and not Wayfair. And ultimately, it’s going to get dirty and stickered. We’re lucky to have a number of great resale shops in town. Here are some of my favorites.

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5960 Hollister Ave., Goleta College students hunt at this Old Town Goleta thrift store, so they’ll leave the younger items for you to grab. There are two locations across the street from each other on Hollister Avenue, and I prefer the west-side store, which carries loads of glassware, art, chairs, lighting, and clothing. They both benefit the Destined for Grace Children’s Relief, a nonprofit helping to feed and educate Haitian children. Treasure found: Ceramic unicorn piggy bank ($4)

729 State St.; sburbanfleamarket.com You’ll want to bring the whole family to this State Street shop — especially if you have any teens in the house. It’s like stepping onto the set of That ’70s Show with rattan furniture, groovy accent chairs, and trippy lighting. Mid-century is their specialty, tiki is aplenty, and the beauty is in the details. My son and I had fun in the back room with the disco balls and neon lights, many provided by local vintage dealer Mr. Fabulous. Treasure found: Mr. Fabulous neon boom-box wall decoration ($88)

Miss Daisy’s Consignment & Auction House

Antique Center Mall 4434 Hollister Ave., Goleta; antiquecentermall.com A maze of rooms with items from all eras, the Antique Center Mall has been David Delisle’s family business for 13 years. They also manage estate sales and do appraisals. You’ll want to spend some time here, as sifting through things can uncover more. Also be sure to look at the furniture displaying the goods. Treasure found: Tall white dresser with crystal knobs ($160)

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Lobster swivel chair at Miss Daisy’s

3845 State St.; consignmentsbymmd.com At the former Sears building in La Cumbre Plaza, Miss Daisy’s has the biggest selection in town from local estate sales and private consigners. I recommend Miss Daisy’s for larger items, like sofas, dressers, bookcases, and side tables, as they have high standards. Turnover is quick, and prices decrease with time, so it’s best to act fast or monitor if you find something great. They also have a painting and refinishing shop where something can be customized to a favorite color or finish. Treasure found: Danica House lobster swivel chair (reduced to $154)

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617 E. Gutierrez St.; theartofconsignment.com This mother-and-daughter-owned shop features decor from bohemian to contemporary to antique. Venture into the back rooms, and you’ll find more goods like a Parisian toile folding screen fit for a budding Francophile. Coastal art, side chairs, and bedside tables also stand out. Treasure found: Surfboard bench (on sale for $225 from $550) 28

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facebook.com/groups/santabarbaraswap Ask around to see if a friend can invite you to the area’s curated version of Facebook marketplace without the spam (thanks, Angela!). It describes itself as “a local community group for buying/selling items,” and is moderated by a local who ensures everyone who posts works or lives between Goleta and Carpinteria—and has good vibes. With 1.9k active members, it’s a toss-up of dressers, sleeper sofas, plants, bed frames, and the rare mid-century find. The really good stuff sells fast. Treasure found: IKEA LOMMARP light beige bookcase ($120)

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The Vintage Fox 609 Chapala St.; thevintagefoxsb.com Shopkeeper Ashley Fox turned her passion for antiques into a discovery store inside a charming blue Victorian on Chapala Street. The small rooms are packed with curiosities throughout time, you’ll find it hard to focus on what you came looking for. An entire room brimming with romantic white wicker, tea sets, dolls, high chairs, and quilts emits joyful whimsy. I wish I’d seen the mint-green dresser Fox repainted sooner when looking for a dresser for my daughter’s room. Treasure found: French pink-and-white wooden handpainted rush chairs ($60 each) n

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ndian villages, Alaskan cities, Santa Barbara communities — former Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) professor and bush pilot Elwood Schapansky, now 85, has been spreading his physics knowledge to children by volunteering in elementary school classrooms and teaching physics lessons.

lesson on electricity and magnetism. “I talked about the Earth’s magnetic field, and they loved it.” When asked about his favorite part of teaching these lessons, Schapansky answered almost immediately: “Their enthusiasm is what keeps me alive.” Schapansky continues to explain that the energy in the classrooms is a feeling unmatched—“These kids will raise their hands, jump up and down, and squirm around because they’re itching to get the idea or concept completed in their mind,” he explains, comparing them to older students, who have a bigger focus on their grades and GPAs. Schapansky emphasizes how excited it makes him feel when he sees the interest and joy in these classrooms. “It’s the fact that they’re excited to learn that makes me so happy,” he said. “I tell them that science isn’t for everybody; it’s just important that they have fun and spend their time with things they do well.” Though physics is his main subject, Schapansky also infuses life lessons and advice into his classes. “Our kids need

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Schapansky made it clear just how rewarding it is to volunteer in these classrooms and how joyful it makes him feel, but above all, he wants to encourage others to follow in his footsteps and volunteer at their neighborhood’s schools. “These kids give me so much joy and pleasure,” he said, “and I want to encourage other people to participate in educating these kids because it’s so meaningful for both the teacher and the kids.” Schapansky taught physics at SBCC for 30 years, and he was a bush pilot in Alaska for more than 30 years as well. He started his outreach to classrooms 40 years ago, where he taught physics to all different grade levels, but ultimately decided after a few years that 4th to 6th graders were “the most marvelous kids to deal with.” Before retirement, Schapansky would Elwood Schapansky with some of his students at have teachers bring Santa Barbara Charter School their students to his classroom, where he would use his equip- guidance, and I’m happy to do it,” he ment and teach lessons. In 1993, Schapan- explains. When talking to Schapansky, it was sky retired from SBCC and began finding equipment and things to use for his lessons apparent how much happiness these children bring him. He loves their interactions in his own home. “I usually find anything I can in or with the lessons and discussions and can’t around my house to use for a lesson—like recommend volunteering enough. “It brings me great pleasure and it’ll a piece of fur, or a tin can.” When COVID hit, he filmed and posted bring them great pleasure; I just know it!” a whole series of physics lessons to You- he said. “It’s something they can give back Tube that are still shown in classrooms. to their community. There are so many Now, he’s back in person giving lessons people who are retired that could be using their knowledge.” inside Santa Barbara classrooms. Schapansky encourages those interested He primarily volunteers at the Santa Barbara Charter School, which is where his to contact any K-12 school or find conson works as a 5th- and 6th- grade teacher. nections through children and/or grandHis last two lessons were before Thanks- children. He may be teaching physics, but giving, with one being about levers and he’s leaving a bigger impact on these kids’ n mechanical advances, and the most recent hearts than he knows.

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hef Mollie Ahlstrand has been a local icon for three decades. Her treasured Trattoria Mollie on Coast Village Road set the bar for Italian cuisine in the region and welcomed patrons like Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, and Ahlstrand’s personal favorite customer ever, Kirk Douglas. In 2018, she moved from Montecito to Santa Barbara proper, opening Mollie’s on State Street next to The Granada Theatre. But, as she pointed out in a recent interview, “There was the mudslide and the Thomas Fire and COVID … and the rent and the taxes.” Ahlstrand closed the spot in 2021. So it might seem surprising she’s back with Mollie’s Italian Deli in the Shepard Place Shops in Carpinteria. The strip-mall storefront has seating for a dozen people, plus a few more outside, and is squeezed between the Culture Skate Factory and an animal medical clinic. Coast Village Road the location decidedly is not, despite the attractive white tile walls inside and the homey copper pots, clearly functional and not just decorative, along the walls. “The only thing we don’t have is silverware and white tablecloths,” she says about the new, humble location. Renowned Chef “But it’s the same pasta. With my cooking/white truffle tours to Mollie Ahlstrand ego, I have to provide the same Alba—provided the inspiration Opens a New Spot quality.” Of course, she makes the for the deli concept. “A friend pasta fresh, and it comes with clastook me to a spot that had just in Carp sics like carbonara, all’arrabbiata, three pastas and three sauces,” bolognese, or chicken vodka sauce. she recalls. “If a customer came BY GEORGE After her State Street locain and asked for fish, they would YATCHISIN tion closed, a visit to her beloved say, ‘If you want a fish, leave,’ and PHOTOS BY point across the street to a restauItaly — she’s renowned for her INGRID BOSTROM rant that served fish. ‘You come here just to have fresh pasta.’ ” That focus made opening the deli a relief. “Going from 4,000 square feet to 1,000, only needing one or two employees—I am so happy,” she gushed. “No longer do I have the headache of too much rent, the headache of too many employees.” It helps that she has no problem working 12-14 hours a day, doing most of the cooking, as well as answering the phone about the day’s soup special, greeting customers, and getting them their orders. Much of the food is sold to-go or to be reheated at home. Pointing out the meticulousness of the cheery shop, she asserts, “Everything I see—I have 10 eyes.” A dynamo in conversation, she riffs on phrases like a jazz singer, saying things like, “They love minestrone, minestrone, minestrone,” and after claiming she eats the

Chef Mollie Ahlstrand in the kitchen at Mollie’s Italian Deli

Chef Mollie Ahlstrand

food she serves, she insists, “If it wasn’t good food, the way I eat, they couldn’t carry me,” throwing her arms out wide to suggest her size in alternate-Ahlstrand world. Her mantra in the kitchen is fresh and simple, and indeed her plates bring the essence of great tomatoes, vivid garlic, and lots of extra virgin olive oil. “Even bread,” she adds, “you eat the fresh bread, and it doesn’t rot,” and she holds her stomach to mime a tummy ache. What does sicken Ahlstrand is the state of State Street. She half-joked that she rang the mayor’s office so often they would answer the phone, “Is this Mollie again?” when she called. “People need to figure out their town,” she said. “We have to help each other.” She decried the unhoused situation, wondering why we don’t provide shelter. She bemoaned landlords and their ridiculous rents. She sighed about “these rascals on their motorbikes.” Add it all up, and she’s happy to land in Carpinteria, even if she says friends have told her, “Why not give up cooking and run the city?” Luckily for us, she’s content to remain a chef and not a candidate. The deli is just about to get its beer and wine license, she keeps expanding evening hours, and that lasagna that was a special on weekends is now available every day due to high demand. It’s also hard for her to leave her huge fan base in Montecito, so she’ll be doing pop-ups that she hopes might lead to more at LOCAL. “I am very blessed everywhere I go,” she sums up. “I’m looking forward to seeing my old customers from Montecito. I hear from them, ‘We are all excited and miss you’—I get so many text messages you wouldn’t believe.” And she punctuates that feeling by holding her head as if it’s all too much.

Mollie’s Italian Deli, 1039 Casitas Pass Road, Carpinteria, (805) 452-2692, chefmollie.com.

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ver two decades ago, Jim Salvito and Perry Norton agreed that once they were both retired, they would turn their shared lifelong dream of starting a record label into a reality. That time came in April of this year, and since then, they have been interrupting the Santa Barbara music scene with Voracious Records, an artist-first indie record label. The pair had already been recording and producing in their Santa Barbara studio, the 805 Room, for 11 years and were frustrated by the money-first approach that they repeatedly saw in the industry. Salvito’s background in business strategy and Norton’s background in TV, film, and radio production, combined with their respective musical talents, gave them the unique ability to support artists across the entire spectrum of their careers. “The timing was perfect,” Salvito said, recalling a video he came across posted by Nicole Sophia in efforts to crowdfund for the recording of her EP. Salvito and Norton were in the beginning stages of talent scouting on social media and sent Sophia a direct message because they could feel her sincerity through the screen. “As a musician, [I] get a lot of DMs from people that [I’m] like, I don’t know if this holds any weight whatsoever,” said Sophia. Feeling like she had nothing to lose, the day before moving to Nashville, where she thought would be a better place to accelerate her career, Sophia decided to meet with the Voracious team and see if their pitch was legitimate. Impressed with the 805 Room and their portfolio, Sophia signed her very first record deal. Shortly after her move to Nashville, Sophia flew back to Santa Barbara and they began the artist-focused process of finding her authentic sound and recording the EP. As

Nicole Sophia is the first artist signed to the Voracious Records label.

someone who is very vulnerable in her music, writing about her mental health struggles and queer identity, Sophia was especially appreciative of Salvito and Norton’s unique approach. “They take the time to get to know you and start looking at ways to bring the most authentic version of you forward,” she said. “You can learn a certain amount about a person on paper, but then once you get in the studio, everybody’s got a different way of working,” Norton said. In order to provide the best support for their artists, the recording process begins with an in-depth questionnaire to “flesh out a brand identity of who that artist is and what their voice in the world is.” The questionnaire focuses on musical influences, lyrical content, and the motivation behind the artist’s work. Next, Salvito and Norton had Sophia curate a playlist of all the songs that she envisioned her own music appearing alongside. Then they start talking about the sonic qualities and the mood or time period they want to channel. “It really comes down to identifying what makes the artist tick as a person and how that translates into their music,” Salvito said. Since Sophia had written Reveal Your Heart in her Goleta shed in 2020, she had played a hundred different versions of her songs, but none of them felt as true to her authentic self as the ones produced by Voracious Records. The collaboration between Sophia, Salvito, and Norton, along with the supporting musicians and creative team they brought on, provided a whole new perspective that amplified her original vision. One of Sophia’s favorite parts of the discovery process was figuring out her branding. After getting to know Sophia and her musical identity, Salvito and Norton matched her with a graphic designer, a photographer, and creative director that Sophia felt were able “translate [her] feelings and insights into a really clear and cohesive outside that feels very true to who [she is] inside.” They quickly got to work to record the EP and shot the “Small Talk” music video. Feeling such an overwhelming amount of support in such a time of vulnerability, Sophia decided to pursue her music career where it began and move back to her hometown, Santa Barbara. Voracious Records is continuing to capture the Santa Barbara music scene with the help of their amazing network of local musicians and creatives. The stunning location of the 805 Room, smack-dab between the ocean and the mountains, is the perfect place for artists to get inspired or meditate between sessions. Salvito and Norton’s goal is “bring back the old support model” of focusing on creativity and working toward a sustainable career in music, rather than maximizing profitability. Sophia put it simply: “My music is fully, completely, authentically me, and I think it’s the place where I’m the most authentic version of myself. And getting to have this support has allowed me to lean into translating that authenticity from the music outward into the entire way that I present myself.” —ChloeShanfeld See the805room.com or voraciousrecords.com.

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FIGHTING HIS OWN GOOD FIGHT, FOR THE HOLIDAYS FOO FIGHTERS GUITARIST CHRIS SHIFLETT RETURNS WITH HIS HOLIDAY HOEDOWN

doing a holiday show in S.B., but the first one was at my buddy Pat Housh’s bar out in Goleta [the now-closed Mercury Lounge]. Every year’s been an evolution, so doing two nights this year at SOhO felt like the right idea this time around. The whole reason I started it was to have a good excuse to be in S.B. at the holidays, so hopefully we can continue to do these shows for a long time. ANDI K. TAYLOR

September’s Foo Fighters Bowl show was a great occasion in Santa Barbara this year. Was it an emotional and homecoming-style night for you, in particular? Honestly, that show at Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett brings his Hometown Holiday Hoedown to town December 22-23. the Bowl was one of my favorite Foo gigs ever. It was a perfect night—lots later, and I always say I came in through the side door, so my of friends and family—and we’d been on the road for a few tunes tend to be a little too rough around the edges to exactly months already, so the band was tight, and we could just label ’em country. I like tapping into the West Coast tradition play and not overthink it. When I was younger, I would have going back to the Bakersfield Sound and Buck [Owens] and been pretty stressed just dealing with the guest list, but I was Merle [Haggard] and all those artists. relaxed and in the moment with a smile on my face all night. But I don’t really think about any of that stuff when I’m writing and recording. I just do what I do and see where it lands. JOEY MARTINEZ

hen last we caught Santa Barbara–bred rock-starnext-door Chris Shiflett on a local stage, it was before 4,500 excitable Foo Fighters fans at the Santa Barbara Bowl in September. Booked on short notice, the crowd clamored and connived their way into the hot-ticket show, the first time the band had played the Bowl in 15 years. The night was powerful and also poignant, the first tour since the tragic 2022 passing of their legendary drummer Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins was paid homage with Dave Grohl’s epic song “The Teacher,” from the band’s strong new album But Here We Are, played late in the set. This weekend, on Friday and Saturday night, December 22-23, Shiflett—the Foo guitarist since 1999—appears in solo mode at SOhO, for much smaller but nonetheless fullhouse conditions, for the third annual Hometown Holiday Hoedown. Although Shiflett now lives in Los Angeles, he maintains ties with friends, family, and a heap of fans in Santa Barbara and is making the Christmas-timed gig a tradition. Sitters-in will be in the packed house. Shiflett says, “We have a fantastic lineup this year — Jim Lindberg from Pennywise, Joey Cape from Lagwagon, Tom Curren, Gandy Dancer, [and] my old pal Marko from Sugarcult spinning records.” Shiflett returns home with a new album in tow, Lost at Sea, another fine rock-meets-alt-country gem. His bandography includes early local bands Face to Face and Lost Kittenz, as well as the popular Bay Area band No Use for a Name and now one of the world’s highest-profile post-grunge bands, anointed with a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame status in 2021. During his busy year on tour with the Foo, we checked in with the hometown hero to get the latest from his own expanding musical front. For a longer version of this interview, see Independent.com. Hometown Holiday Hoedown returns. Does three times make it a bona fide tradition? Can you see this carrying on into the foreseeable future? Yeah, totally. It’s actually the fourth year of

We can’t help but hear the opening tune, “Dead and Gone,” and think of the loss of Taylor Hawkins. Was he on your mind in writing that song? Naw, I actually wrote that song back in 2020 and recorded it in the spring of 2021, so it was way before Taylor passed away. The people I’m singing about are old friends I grew up with in Santa Barbara — hence the Bottle Shop reference. I knew that by the time we released it people would read things into the lyrics that weren’t intended, but it was also one of the core tunes on the record, so I didn’t want to leave it off. You can’t control how people interpret your music once you put it out.

Do you like that idea of balancing out Foo Fighters and your own musical identity? It’s good for my soul to get back in the van and go grind it out, try to win over a crowd. My solo band is pretty different sonically than what we do in Foos, so it gives me space to stretch out and play different, try new things, sing more. It’s funny how when it’s your own little side band, selling a couple hundred tickets feels like you just sold out the Forum, y’know? It’s that thrill of the unknown. Are people gonna show up? Do they know my tunes? Can we get the dance floor grooving? It’s different every night and I love it.

Chris Shiflett, who grew up in Santa Barbara, returns for his annual holiday show at SOhO December 22-23.

I saw the Foos at the Bowl back before I was in the band, and I grew up a stone’s throw from there on Salinas Street, went to S.B. High and Jr. High right down the road, so it just felt like home. On top of all that, there was some good swell that week, and Rincon was breaking, so everything lined up just right.

Chris Shiflett’s latest solo album, Lost at Sea

Your new album, Lost at Sea, finds you once again in a sweet spot between crunchy rock sounds and alt country elements. Is that blend something that has really grabbed your musical interest in your so far five-album solo life? Yeah, for sure. I grew up on classic rock, heavy metal, etcetera, so big crunchy guitar tones are my comfort zone. Country music came a bit

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Shiflett returns to SOhO (1221 State St.) December 22-23 for his third annual Hometown Holiday Hoedown. For additional information, see sohosb.com.

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Aries educator Booker T. Washington advised us, “Do the common thing in an uncommon way.” That’s a useful motto for you in the coming months. If you carry out ordinary activities with flair, you will generate good fortune and attract excellent help. As you attend to details with conscientious enthusiasm, you will access your finest inner resources and exert constructive influences on the world around you. Be thorough and unique, persistent and imaginative, attentive and innovative. Adore your chores in 2024!

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(Apr. 20-May 20): Taurus philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806– 1873) was among the smartest people who ever lived. As is often the case with geniuses, he believed in the supreme value of liberty for all. He was a feminist long before that word existed. Like another genius, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, he thought that “individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master’s work of art. Individuality is sacred.” I nominate Mill to be a role model for you in 2024, Taurus. This could be a time when you reach unprecedented new heights and depths of unique self-expression and liberation. PS: Here’s a quote from Mill: “Eccentricity has always abounded where strength of character has abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage which it contained.”

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(May 21-June 20): Emotionally and spiritually, you will ripen at a robust rate in 2024. Your intelligence will mature into wisdom in surprising and gratifying ways. Harvesting rich lessons from long-smoldering confusions and longsimmering mysteries will be your specialty. PS: Some of you Geminis joke around and say you never want to grow up. But I hope you minimize that attitude in the coming months.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Indigenous people study the intelligence of animals and incorporate it into their own lives. If you’re game to do that in 2024, I suggest you choose elephants as a source of teaching and inspiration. Have fun studying and meditating on their ways! Here are a few facts to get you started. Problem-solving is one of their strengths. They are experts at learning how to get what they need and passing that knowledge on to their offspring. They seldom suffer from sickness, but if they do, they often selfmedicate with plants in their environment. Elder females are the knowledge keepers, retaining inner maps of where food, drink, and other resources are located.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Writer Janet Champ speaks about the joy of locating “the big ‘Wow!’ the big ‘Gee!’ the big ‘YesYesYes!’” It happens when you find something or someone you regard as “better, greater, cuter, wiser, more wonderful than anything you have ever known.” I’ll be lavish and predict you will encounter a big wow and yesyesyes like this in 2024. Will you know what to do with it? Will you be able to keep it? Those possibilities are less certain, but I have high hopes for you. For best results, cultivate a vivid vision of how the big wow and big yesyesyes will benefit others as well as you.

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1916, most women in the world could not vote. Many men considered women to be inferior—lacking in courage and initiative. It was the Dark Ages! That summer, two sisters named Augusta and Adeline Van Buren rebelled against the stereotypes by riding their motorcycles across America. Roads were poor, rains were frequent, and police arrested them frequently for wearing men’s clothes. Male-dominated media derided them, with one newspaper criticizing their escape from “their proper roles as housewives.” I nominate them to be your role models in 2024, no matter what gender you are. It will be a favorable time to transcend conventional wisdom, override decaying traditions, and be a cheerful rebel.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): For hundreds of years, European nations stole land and resources from Indigenous people all over the world. Among the thefts were art, ritual objects, cultural treasures, and human skeletons. Museums in the West are still full of such plunder. But in recent years, some museums have begun to return the loot. Germany sent back hundreds of artifacts to Nigerian museums. France restored many objects to the African country of Benin. Let’s apply this scenario as a useful metaphor for you in 2024, Libra. Is there a part of your past that was hijacked? Your memories appropriated or denied? Your rightful belongings poached, or your authentic feelings infringed upon? It’s time for corrections and healing.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I suggest we choose the brilliant Scorpio physicist and chemist Marie Curie (1867–1934) as your role model in 2024. She is the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different fields. She managed to pursue a rigorous scientific career while raising two children and having a fulfilling marriage. Being of service to humanity was a central life goal. She grew up in poverty and sometimes suffered from depression but worked hard to become the genius she aspired to be. May the spirit of Marie Curie inspire you, dear Scorpio, as you make dramatic progress in expressing your unique soul’s code.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In my fairy tale about your year ahead, I see you searching for treasure. It’s not a wild and wandering exploration, but a diligent, disciplined quest. You are well-organized about it, carefully gathering research and asking incisive questions. You ruminate on the possibilities with both your logical and intuitive faculties. You meditate on how you might make adjustments in yourself so as to become fully available for the riches you seek. Your gradual, incremental approach gives you strength. You draw inspiration from your sheer persistence and relentless inquiry. And it all pays off by the second half of 2024.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening,” quipped Capricorn author Alexander Woollcott (1887–1943). Since he was never arrested, I conclude he didn’t get to enjoy some of the activities he relished. Was he immoral? Not exactly, though he could be caustic. Offering his opinion about a famous pianist, he said, “There is absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant that a miracle couldn’t fix.” The good news for you, Capricorn, is that 2024 will be mostly free of the problems Woollcott experienced. You will be offered an abundance of perfectly legal and moral enjoyments. They may sometimes be fattening, but so what?

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Author Augusten Burroughs is a devoted urban dweller. He says, “When I get a craving for nature, I turn on TV’s Discovery Channel and watch bear-attack survivors recount their horror.” Martial arts master Morihei Ueshiba had a different perspective. “Mountains, rivers, plants, and trees should be your teachers,” he advised. “Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.” I recommend Ueshiba’s approach to you in 2024, Aquarius—not Burroughs’s. Here are my predictions: (1) You will have no dangerous encounters with nature. (2) You will learn more than ever from the wild world. (3) To the degree that you wander in the outdoors, your spiritual life will thrive.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): A study done at Union College in New York found that being fraternity members raised students’ future income by 36 percent but lowered their grade point average by 0.25 points. Would you make a similar trade-off, Pisces? Would you pursue a path that made you more successful in one way but less successful in another? I suspect you will encounter unusual decisions like this in 2024. My job is not to advise you what to do, but to make you alert for the provocative riddles.

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Responsibilities include overseeing development of new SciTrek modules in collaboration with SciTrek research students, faculty, teachers, and graduate students; training UCSB volunteers and working with teachers. https://scitrek.chem.ucsb.edu The department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through teaching and service. The posting will remain open until filled. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application deadline 01/03/24. Apply online at https://apptrkr.com/4873131.

ACADEMICS MANAGING SUPERVISOR, GLOBAL PROGRAMS

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM Responsible for supervising and managing the day‑to‑day operations and work assignments for the Academic Specialists within UCEAP’s Global Programs unit. Conducts performance evaluations and resolves personnel issues for direct reports, while also providing ongoing development and feedback. In collaboration with UCEAP HR and other UCEAP units, leads the onboarding program for new staff and oversees the development and maintenance of academic training materials and procedures. Serves as the primary academic liaison for the Global Programs unit with relevant UC campus student services units and internal UCEAP units. Provides collaborative oversight of academic processes and policy development, proposing and drafting new academic policies and procedures in consultation with senior personnel as necessary. Ensures compliance with UC Academic Senate regulations and guidelines set by the Forum on Education Abroad and the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers. Works together with the Senior Academic Specialist and UCEAP’s IT unit to implement new system processes and address complex issues within the UCEAP Portal (student information management system). Works closely with UCEAP’s Research unit on academic‑related data and analyses. Fulfills a role in implementing strategic and academic‑related organizational initiatives. Manages workflow calendars, coordinates student advising materials and procedures, and provides leadership

and guidance to Academic Specialists. Collaborates with other Global Programs unit Managers on outreach events, liaises with the UCEAP Academic Development unit, and supports the Global Programs unit participation in academic integration initiatives. Monitors existing programs for academic quality, addresses program‑specific academic policies; issues and provides guidance on the implementation of new programs. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area or equivalent training and/ or experience. 7+ years’ experience in higher education and student services. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check The UCEAP Systemwide Office is located in Goleta, CA (near the UCSB campus). Eligible for a hybrid work arrangement which may require presence at the UCEAP Systemwide Office for occasions such as leadership and staff meetings, delegation visits, training, study abroad fairs, etc. The University is unable to pay or reimburse expenses prohibited by University policy, including travel expenses associated with commuting to the designated office. The full salary range is $67,200 to $119,600/yr. The budgeted salary range is $67,200 to $86,588/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 1/3/24. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 62561.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & DISABILITY SPECIALIST

STUDENT SPECIAL SERVICES ‑ DISABLED STUDENTS PROGRAM Under the general direction of the Director of Disabled Students, the Disability Specialist independently responds, provides services and follow‑up to students with psychological disabilities. Ensures appropriate academic accommodations are provided, counsels and advises students regarding disability management, analyzes their need for additional mental health resources, and responds to students in crisis states. Establishes university policies for appropriate documentation of students with psychological disabilities, and reviews such documentation from psychologists, psychiatrists and other appropriate mental health professionals, to determine student’s legal eligibility for services. Coordinates services for students in the Extension program, referrals from CARES/Title IX office. Assists with the development of any policies, procedures or programs. Ensures compliance with federal laws, state regulations, and campus/ UC‑wide guidelines on services and equal access for students with disabilities. Performs as an Associate Director in the absence of the Director, Performs research and development of training and evaluation tools, screening mechanisms and teaching modules as needed. May perform other divisional project support duties as assigned. Work is completed with a high level of independence

under the general direction of the DSP Director. Independently prioritizes and completes on‑going tasks following established departmental guidelines, University policies and State/Federal laws. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training; graduate level training in Counseling/ Clinical Psychology, Special Education Counseling or Disability Studies; 10+ years as a Director/Associate Director/ Disability Specialist or a combination of these three. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check; Mandated Child Abuse Reporter. The full salary range is $74,300 ‑ $135,500/yr. The budgeted salary range is $90,000 ‑ $99,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https: //jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 62425

CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST

UCSB, STUDENT HEALTH Assist in the overall operation of the clinical laboratory of the Student Health Service by performing the duties of testing personnel (as specified by CLIA 88) in the specialties of hematology, urinalysis, clinical microscopy, diagnostic immunology, chemistry, microbiology, and virology/molecular diagnostics. Other duties include specimen processing, phlebotomy, data entry and instrument preventative maintenance and troubleshooting. Must possess a high degree of accuracy and precision. Must be capable of working independently while maintaining compliance with existing laws, regulations and policies. Must have the ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, patients, health service staff and visitors. Is

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EMPLOYMENT (CONT.) capable of fast, accurate laboratory work while doing multiple procedures. Training and experience must comply with Federal CLIA 88 requirements for personnel of high complexity testing. Is familiar with common laboratory analyzers, equipment and Laboratory Information Systems. Maintains the equipment and the entire work area in a clean, presentable fashion to preclude injury to self and others. Adheres to safety and infection control policies and procedures. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree. Graduation from college with Bachelor of Science degree in major of appropriate scientific field. Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientists license at all times during employment. 3 – 5 years of training and experience sufficient to comply with Federal CLI 88 requirements for personnel of high complexity testing. Familiar with all laboratory equipment, including Hematology, Microbiology, Urinalysis, Molecular and Chemistry analyzers and other standard laboratory equipment. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before employment and date of hire. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Budgeted Hourly Range: $39.32 ‑ $49.88/hr. Full Salary Range: $39.32‑ $57.33/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 58194

COUNSELOR/ COORDINATOR

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM Utilizes advanced skills gained at the Master’s degree level in counseling fields (student affairs and/or higher education); exhibits culturally inclusive active listening skills (e.g., appropriately establishing interpersonal contact, perception checking) and provides

counseling services for personal, social and academic issues, including but not limited to cultural identity, educational, relationship, family, sexuality and sexual identity issues. Focuses on working with Chican@/ Latin@ EOP student population. Designs, implements and evaluates cultural, academic and programmatic services for the Chican@/Latin@ Cultural Resource Center (CLCRC) and El Centro Arnulfo Casillas/ Building 406. Develops program designs and tools to assess quality of programs and events offered. Assists in campus efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented students. Plays a key role in the Division of Student Affairs Initiative to build bridges for EOP students and the CLCRC/El Centro/Building 406. Reqs: Master’s Degree in counseling or related area or years of equivalent experience/training. Experience in providing in‑depth, wide‑ranging and complex academic advising and holistic services to undergraduates. Experience with social media management on multiple platforms, updating department website, and Emma application. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check; may work occasional evenings and weekends; may be called upon to reside in residence hall during summer program; on call during summer programs and campus emergencies. The full salary range for this position is $61,700 ‑ $108,100/yr. The budgeted salary range is $62,640 ‑ $65,460/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 62307

not limited to version control with Git, the Unix Shell, statistical scripting with R and Python, and geospatial analysis with R. You will lead the growth of a volunteer Instructor and Helper community by performing outreach, organizing events, and mentoring new volunteers. You will ensure active participation and attendance in workshops by leading communication efforts towards Learners and other campus constituents. You will train the community to publish workshop websites and new data science curriculum materials using GitHub Pages and Markdown. Beyond Carpentries, the DREAM Lab is a campus destination for scholars to work across disciplinary boundaries on data‑intensive research projects. Each individual on our team offers guidance on access to the Library’s data collections, refers out to other computational resources on campus, and supports software tools to analyze and visualize quantitative, qualitative, and spatial data. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training. 2‑4 years experience in a relevant technical environment with educational responsibilities. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range n is $29.55 to $51.77/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $29.55 to $38.46/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 1/3/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 62563

DIETITIAN, LIMITED DATA SCIENTIST COMMUNITY LEAD

LIBRARY The UCSB Library’s DREAM Lab seeks a data science community lead organizer and educator to join its team of research and technology professionals. We seek a creative, dynamic, and technologically proficient individual to support and expand our Data and Software Carpentry community on the UCSB campus. The Data Science Community Lead will be responsible for organizing staff and volunteers who are presenting various extra‑curricular data science workshops, including but

STUDENT HEALTH Under the direction of the Medical Director, the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist provides counseling to students needing assistance with nutrition related concerns; establishes referral relationships with campus and community resources; and develops and updates patient education information. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree with completion of accredited dietitian program. Current Registered Dietitian licenses at all times during employment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Notes: Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete the background check and credentialing process before employment. To comply with Santa Barbara County

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Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse. Any HIPAA / FERPA violation may be subject to disciplinary action. This is a limited position at 40% not to exceed 1,000 hours in a rolling one‑year period. Days and hours may vary and equate to 16 hours/week. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 62293

DIRECTOR OF POLICY & ADMINISTRATION

COLLEGE OF LETTERS & SCIENCE Serves as the principal administrative advisor to the Executive Dean of the College of Letters & Science, coordinating with other senior campus officials on matters of interest to the Deans, including but not limited to policy, programs, personnel, and campus affairs. Provides leadership, coordination and vision on a wide variety of issues impacting the academic and administrative priorities of the College of Letters & Science. Plays a critical support role in the strategic planning, decision making, and execution of decisions. As Chief of Staff, oversees the administration of the College Office including the delivery of financial, personnel, space, and computing services that support the operations of the Divisional Deans. Manages confidential and sensitive issues for the Deans and develops recommendations for a wide range of administrative issues involving the College of Letters & Science, demonstrating tact, sensitivity, independent judgment, diplomacy, organizational skills, flexibility, and strict confidentiality. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years of experience in budgeting, resource and personnel management, and general administration. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $91,300 to $170,700/yr. The budgeted salary range is $91,300 to $105,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 62432

EMF ACCOUNTANT 2

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Reviews assigned new and continuing awards to be processed through the Extramural Funds (EMF) unit of the accounting office, for specific guidelines, reconciles indirect costs, and establishes new funds and account‑funds in the Chart of Accounts for State, Local, Private, and Federal agencies. Prepares specifically assigned invoices for billing to sponsoring agencies on a quarterly basis. Prepares quarterly and final reporting to Federal and Non‑Federal agencies, as well as award closeout procedures as assigned. Files payment documentation for checks and

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wires into award files. Disseminates electronic Close Letters & Overdraft Notices. Researches credit deposits of $500+ and coordinates with departments for appropriateness. Runs unallowable report and works with departments on issues. Reqs: Associate degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Experience in accounting procedures and practices with thorough knowledge of accounting functions and assignments, financial transactions and systems, as well as related policy, accounting, and regulatory compliance requirements. Thorough knowledge of analytical procedures used in accounting projects of moderate to semi‑complex scope. Ability to independently gather, organize, and perform accounting‑related analysis to complete work assignments. Proven ability to effectively present information verbally and in writing. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary or Hourly Range: $27.16 ‑$30.00/hr. The full salary range is $27.16‑$46.70/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 61460

GENERAL MANAGER, RESIDENTIAL DINING SERVICES

CAMPUS DINING Serves as a member of the Dining Management Team under the general direction of the Director of Residential Dining Services, sharing responsibilities for the overall Dining operations serving 5,500 residents daily, 22,000 conferees yearly, 10,000 guests and 2,500 off campus meal plan participants yearly with an annual operating budget of $21 million and 200 FTE. Functional responsibilities include the administration and management of a dining facility, including the care and upkeep of the physical plant, design and direction of the various dining programs within, and the management of food safety and production during both the academic year and summer conference season. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 4‑6 years of Food Service Experience with thorough knowledge in food service operations and sanitation regulations. Thorough verbal and written communication skills in the English language, including active listening, dynamic flexibility, and critical thinking, and ability to multi‑task and ensure effective time management. Excellent decision making and reasoning skills, and excellent ability to develop original ideas to solve problems and perform operations analysis and quality control analysis. Excellent and effective interpersonal and work leadership skills to provide guidance to all levels of personnel. Advanced computer skills and ability to manage and implement systems which support the delivery of Food Services for the Campus Dining. Advance knowledge in food service operations. Excellent analytical abilities to problem solve and perform operation and quality control analysis. Excellent and effective leadership and interpersonal skills to provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to subordinates of various levels and within various job families. Thorough verbal and written communication skills including critical thinking, clear communication, and active listening. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Work days may include occasional evenings and weekends. Ability

to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Current Serve Safe Certification or within 60 days of employment. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $91,300.00/ yr. ‑ $95,000.00/yr. Posting Salary Range: $91,300.00/yr. ‑ $98,000.00/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https: //jobs.ucsb.edu Job #62536

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS Serves as an expert informational resource for students on the A. S. Legal Code. The Legal Code is comprised of the A.S. Constitution, the A.S. By‑laws, and Standing Policies. Updates Associated Student Legal Code based on legislation passed at weekly meetings maintains the historical records of changes and provides research and information on past policies and procedures. Serves as advisor for Internal Affairs Committee, External Affairs Committee, and the Committee on Committees. Reqs: 1‑3 years Experience in an institution of higher education working with college students in an academic advising or counseling capacity, or other field that is directly related to the functions of the position or equivalency as determined by the hiring authority. 1‑3 years Experience in working with diverse communities and across multiple identities and respect and consideration for all identities, perspectives, and differences. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Thorough knowledge of advising and counseling techniques. Skills in judgment and decision‑making, problem solving, identifying measures of system performance and the actions to improve performance. Abilities in project management, problem identification and reasoning skills. Background in political science, public policy, or law preferred. Understanding of long term ramifications of policy. Knowledge of student development theories and practice; counseling and crisis intervention, conflict mediation, and assessment measurement and design. Notes: Campus Security Authority. Some evenings and weekends are required. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring or Budgeted Salary Range: $62,370/yr. ‑ $68,607/yr. Full salary range: $56,700/ yr. ‑ $97,500/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 58910

MANAGER OF END USER COMPUTER ENGINEERING

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES In this role you will serve as a visionary and operational leader for desktop engineering services for UCSB’s Information Technology Services division. You will spearhead the conceptualization, planning, and delivery of secure, automated, virtualized, and progressively cloud‑oriented solutions for End User Computing services. This role demands a profound grasp of knowledge and the proficiency to orchestrate the strategic blueprinting and

pragmatic execution of diverse End User Computing technologies. These technologies underpin campus‑wide technical services. Integral to this position is the leadership responsibility of a team of skilled engineers. This team is entrusted with the creation, refinement, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of our comprehensive end‑user computing solutions. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training. 7‑9 years of experience ‑ Master proficiency in conceptualizing, planning, and designing complete and integrated End User Computing solutions to achieve organizational goals and initiatives. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check Driver’s License (U08): Must maintain valid CA DL, a clean DMV record and enrollment in DMV Pull‑Notice Program. The full salary range for this position is $112,100 to $216,500/yr. The budgeted salary range is $127,760 to $164,300/ yr.The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Application review begins 1/8/24. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 62401

PATIENT EXPERIENCE SUPERVISOR

STUDENT HEALTH Serves as the stakeholder champion for driving and fostering a culture of patient centered care and service excellence, while improving patient experience and patient relations across the enterprise. These functions include: planning, analyzing, preparing, managing, and evaluating administrative and operational activities of customer satisfaction and related projects. Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and directing all functions of the department in order to meet the stated mission, vision and values of Student Health Service. Important areas of practice knowledge will include: Patient/Clinic Experience, Patient Relations and Measurement Tools; Organizational Change Management; Best Service Practices & Protocols; Workforce Engagement & Performance; Surveys, Metrics & Standards; Data Analysis & Interpretive Skills. It is expected that the Patient Experience Supervisor will effectively operate the department, continue the improvement of the department’s processes and outcomes, comply with University of California and Student Health Service policy and procedures, efficiently manage finances and resources, promote teamwork and customer satisfaction, and integrate the department services into the organization’s overall plan for the delivery of care and service. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/ or equivalent experience/training. 2‑3 years administrative analysis, guest relations, patient experience or similar hospital or healthcare operations experience. Notes: Credential verification for clinical practitioner. Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse. Mandated reporting requirement of Dependent Adult Abuse. Student Health requires that staff must successfully complete and pass the background check before employment. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between Christmas and New Year’s

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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BARBARA L. SZAKACSY, aka BARBARA LOIS SZAKACSY Case No.: 23PR00522 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: BARBARA L. SZAKACSY aka BARBARA LOIS SZAKACSY A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: LYNDONA PERKINS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: LYNDONA PERKINS 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: 11/06/2023 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Margaret V. Barnes 1900 State Street, Suite M, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 687‑6660. Published Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TIMOTHY R. PFANNENSTIEL Case No.: 23PR00559 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: TIMOTHY R. PFANNENSTIEL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: TERRY PFANNENSTIEL in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for Probate requests that:TERRY PFANNENSTIEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under

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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: 12/1/2023 By: Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney Gregory R. Lowe 3463 State Street #507 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; (805) 687‑3434. Published Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHRISTOPHER RAMEZ KARKAFI Case No.: 23PR00566 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: CHRISTOPHER RAMEZ KARKAFI A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CATHERINE BITAR‑KARKAFI in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: CATHERINE BITAR‑KARKAFI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 2/1/2024 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

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LEGALS (CONT.) Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 10/12/2023 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. Attorney for Petitioner: Mary Jane Miller; Miller & Berryhill LLP 1505 East Valley Road, Ste. B, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; (805) 969‑4451. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TERRY G. POWER, aka TERRENCE GREGORY POWER CASE NO.: 23PR00558 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of TERRY G. aka TERRENCE GREGORY POWER A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: DAVID HAMMONS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: DAVID HAMMONS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requets the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are availble 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: 01/25/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. 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: 11/30/2023 By: Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. Attorney for Petitioner: JEFFREY L. BOYLE; DELWICHE, VON DOLLEN & BOELE 1114 State Street, Suite 256 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 962‑8131. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CAROLYN PESNELL AMORY CASE NO.: 23PR00506 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of CAROLYN PESNELL AMORY

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ROBYN G. GEDDES in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: ROBYN G. GEDDES 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: 1/11/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 10/30/2023 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer. Attorney for Petitioner: Christine P. Roberts; Mullen & Henzell, L.L.P. 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 966‑1501. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ARNOLD DEERSON AKA ARNIE DEERSON CASE NO.: 23PR00549 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ARNOLD DEERSON AKA ARNIE DEERSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JOSEPH A. MAZOR in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that: JOSEPH A. MAZUR 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: 2/8/2024 AT 9:00 A.M. IN DEPT: 5 of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, ANACAPA DIVISION, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 11/22/2023 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: John H. Haan, Jr.,427 E. Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 963‑9721. Published Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SARAH MARIE MAXWELL Case No.: 23PR00559 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: SARAH MARIE MAXWELL A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: PAMELA HIROMERIDES in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for Probate requests that: PAMELA HIROMERIDES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 2/29/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim

with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Date: 12/15/2023 By: Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Cristi Michelon Vasquez, 132 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 882‑2226. Published Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024.

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 copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: RAZOR RODENAS BARBERING 1114 State St #6 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 11/16/22 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2022‑0002803. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Israel S. Rodenas 420 N Voluntario St #7C Santa Barbara, CA 93103 The business was conducted by an Individual. SIGNED BY ISRAEL RODENAS/OWNER Filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/12/23, FBN 2023‑0002824, E40. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in the Office of the County Clerk, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002770 The following person(s) is doing business as: CONSCIOUS CONSULTING, 853 CALLE CORTITA SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109, County of SANTA BARBARA. LINDA A. BERNAL, 853 CALLE CORTITA SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109 This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/01/2023 /s/ LINDA A. BERNAL, OWNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/04/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4, 1/11/24 CNS‑3765028# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2023‑0002659 The following person(s) is doing business as: DM ENERGY GROUP, 632 S SAN MARCOS RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111, County of SANTA BARBARA. DM‑PARTNERS LLC, 632 S SAN MARCOS RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111; 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 09/25/2023 /s/ DAVIS DARNALL, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/15/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4/24 CNS‑3761332# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT 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: 2023‑0002695. 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: 2023‑0002655. 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: 2023‑0002666. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 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: 2023‑0002668. 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

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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: 2023‑0002638. 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. 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: 2023‑0002703. 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: 2023‑0002537. Published: Nov 30. Dec 7, 14, 21 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person‑ (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

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LEGALS (CONT.) 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: 20230002694. 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: HEARTFUL HEALING THERAPY OF SANTA BARBARA, HEARTFUL THERAPY SB at 2528 Orella St B Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ana C Leyva (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: ANA C LEYVA with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 1, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E61. FBN Number: 20230002555. Published: Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002585 The following person(s) is doing business as: Aura Beauty, 263 Calle Esperanza, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. Crystal P Guerrero, 263 Calle Esperanza Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Crystal Padilla Guerrero, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/03/2023.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23 CNS‑3760587# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002545 The following person(s) is doing business as: HEAT TRANSFER SOLUTIONS, 2 CROMWELL, IRVINE, CA 92618, County of ORANGE. Mailing Address: 301 MERRITT 7, NORWALK, CT 06851 MESA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC., 2 CROMWELL, IRVINE, CA 92618; State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA This business is conducted by A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 25, 2023 /s/ R. KEVIN MATZ, VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 10/31/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23 CNS‑3762560# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WESTERN GATE ART at 1485 Andrea St. Carpinteria, CA 93013; David J Renner (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: DAVID J RENNER 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 E30. FBN Number: 20230002705. Published: Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC BREEZE RETREATS at 1605 East Cherry Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; Ian Keele (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: IAN KEELE with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 09, 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: 20230000612. Published: Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: SOS NUTRIENTS at 1114 Laguna Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Helios Solar Development LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: STEPHEN ABBEY/PREDIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov

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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: 20230002741. Published: Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: TEORI AESTHETICS at 3568 Sagunto Street Suite B Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Christopher J Flynn, MD, Inc. 7920 Whimbrel Ln. Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CHRISTOPHER J FLYNN, MD/COO 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 E57. FBN Number: 20230002685. Published: Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002597 The following person(s) is doing business as: HEAT TRANSFER, 2 CROMWELL, IRVINE, CA 92618, County of ORANGE. Mailing Address: 301 MERRITT 7, NORWALK, CT 06851 MESA ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 CROMWELL, IRVINE, CA 92618;State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA This business is conducted by A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 25, 2023 /s/ R. KEVIN MATZ, VICE PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/07/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23 CNS‑3762023# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL at 721 Morris Road, Suite 260 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Kaplan International North America, LLC 12735 Morris Road Suite 260 Alpharetta, GA 30004 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ASHLEY POMONIS/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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: 20230002739. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: GLEN ANNIE ORGANICS, GLEN ANNIE CANYON RANCH at 747 Glen Annie Road Goleta, CA 93117; Seaward International Company 1741 Village Center Circle Las Vegas, NV 89134 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CYNTHIA L. CUTLER/SECRETARY with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 01, 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: 20230002756. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMERLAND INN at 2161 Ortega Hill Rd Summerland, CA 93067; Hwei M. Lu Ko (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: HWEI MEI LU KO/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 20230002766. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002647 The following person(s) is doing business as: Glow Belle Beauty Tans, 2245 S

Alder Ln. Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. Lucy Genge, 2245 S Alder Ln. Santa Maria, CA 93455 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/16/2023 /s/ Lucy Genge, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/14/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4/24 CNS‑3761298# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: THE NUGGET OF SUMMERLAND at 2318 Lillie Avenue Summerland, CA 93067; N OF S LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ROBERT MONTGOMERY/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 06, 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 E49. FBN Number: 20230002786. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002645 The following person(s) is doing business as: 805 CLEAN LUXURY DETAILING, 1155 PALOMINO RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, County of SANTA BARBARA. PANO L.L.C., 1155 PALOMINO RD, SANTA BARBARA, 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 NOT APPLICABLE /s/ DANIEL PANOSSIAN, MANAGING MEMBER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/14/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4/24 CNS‑3761305# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 20230002658 The following person(s) is doing business as: Swarm Catchers, 2310 Nightshade Ln., Santa Maria, CA 93455, County of SANTA BARBARA. Robert A. Dias III, 2310 Nightshade Ln., Santa Maria, CA 93455 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable /s/ Robert A. Dias III, Owner This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/15/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/14, 12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4/24 CNS‑3761292# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEACEKEEPER SECURITY SERVICES at 1798 Viborg Road Solvang, CA 93463; Eddie Hsueh (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: EDDIE HSUEH/ OWNER 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 E30. FBN Number: 20230002792. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LA LUZ DE MICHOACAN at 1936 Elise Way Apt J Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Miguel A Toscano (same address) This business

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is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MIGUEL TOSCANO 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: 20230002792. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VOGELZANG VINEYARD at 224 E HWY 246, Suite A Buellton, CA; SV GP, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership Filed by: MICHAEL TESTA/MEMBER 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 E30. FBN Number: 20230002605. Published: Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN20230002788 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MANETAIN BARBERSHOP, 7398 Calle Real Suite D, Goleta, CA 93117 County of SANTA BARBARA Mailing Address: 7398 Calle Real Suite D, Goleta, CA 93117 CHIFLEE INC., 1025 OLIVE ST APT 31, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. CHIFLEE INC. S/ Jesse Rangel, President, This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 12/06/2023. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/21, 12/28/23, 1/4, 1/11/24 CNS‑3758036# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: GAP BOOKKEEPING, PAYROLL & TAXES at 83 Aldebaran Ave Lompoc, Ca 93436; Gloria P Mantooth (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: GLORIA MANTOOTH/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 05, 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: 20230002780. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NEIGHBORHOOD ACUPUNCTURE at 601 E Arrellaga Street, Suite 202 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Gold Coast Neighborhood Health (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: TONATIUH SOLIS MARQUEZ/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 11, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002819. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: M&M WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES at 1248 Eastbrook Drive Lompoc, CA 93436; Martin Sanchez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Filed by: MARTIN SANCHEZ 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: 20230002671. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SERVPRO OF OJAI AND MONTECITO at

16601 Ventura Blvd., 4th Floor Encino, CA 91436; Martin Sanchez (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Filed by: ALAN F. REED/ MANAGER 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) FBN Number: 20230002615. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRSTEAM BY CONTENTS PROS at 5142 Hollister Ave #131 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Cahasa, Inc. 828 Via Alondra Camarillo, CA 93012 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: CAMERON NEHME/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 11, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002823. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA FACIAL RECONSTRCTION, ARNETT GUNSON FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, THE CENTER FOR CORRECTIVE JAW SURGERY at 334 S Patterson Avenue, Suite 205 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Michael J Gunson DDS MD Profssional Medical Corporation 260 Cinderella Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: MICHAEL J. GUNSON/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 18, 2023. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 20230002870. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person (s) is/are doing business as: VERDE SB INC at 4661 9th St Carpinteria, CA 93013; Verde SB Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Filed by: DAVID CAMPOS/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 E40. FBN Number: 20230002860. Published: Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024.

NAME CHANGE 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. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: WENDY ACOSTA CASE NUMBER: 23CV04698 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: LAYLA KAMILA CABRERA TO: LAYLA KAMILA ACOSTA 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 8, 2024, 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 Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: SOPHIA TAYLOR & BARRETT TAYLOR CASE NUMBER: 23CV04818 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: ALDOUS ANTHONY TAYLOR TO: ALDOUS ANTONIO RECALDE TAYLOR 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 08, 2024, 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 NOVEMBER 06, 2023, JUDGE COLLEEN K. STERNE. OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Published Dec 7, 14, 21, 28 2023. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: RICHARD GUZMAN CASE NUMBER: 23CV05026 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: RICHARD GUZMAN TO: RICHARD JOSEPH MARRON 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

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SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACIÓN JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): 23CV04681 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SIERRA DEL TIGRE FARMS, a CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, NOE CONTRERAS‑SANDOVAL aka NOE CONTRERAS, and Does 1 to 50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): BUTTONWILLOW WAREHOUSE COMPANY, INC You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal group. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca. gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. iAVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida

al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 312 East Cook Street, Building E Santa Maria, CA 93454; COOK DIVISION The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): GUBLER & ABBOTT 1110 N. Chinowth Street, Visalia, CA 93291 (559) 625‑9600 Date: (Fecha) October 20, 2023. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer (Secretario) Michael Rosales, Deputy (Adjunto) Published Dec 14, 21, 28 2023. Jan 4 2024. SUMMONS‑EVICTION (CITATION JUDICIAL‑DESAOJO) UNLAWFUL DETAINER/ FORCIBLE DETAINER/ FORCIBLE ENTRY (RETENCION ILICITA DE UN INMUEBLE/RETENCION FORZOSA) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) RETAIL & WHOLESALE, INC, dba AROMAS DE JABON, DOES 1 TO 10. YOU ARE BEIING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): LESLIE ALEXANDER, ELEANORE ALEXANDER and PETER ALEXANDER NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 5 days. You have 5 DAYS. You have 5 DAYS, not counting Saturdays and Sundays and other judicial holidays, 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.courtsca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate These nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. AVISO! Usted ha sido demandado, Si no responde dentro de 5 dias, el tribunal puede emitir un fallo en su contra sin una audiencia. Una vez que le entrequen esta citacion y papeles legales, solo tiene 5 DIAS, sin confar sabado y domingo y otros dias feriados del tribunal, para prentar una respuesta por escrito en este tribunal y que se entreque una copla al demandante, Una carta o una Hamada telefonica no lo protege, Su respuesta por escrito liene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que proceson su caso en la corta. Es posible que heya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov.), en ia bibiloteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no presenta su respuesfa a tiempo, puede puede perder el caso por falla de comparecenciaa y se le podre quitar su suelido, dinero y blenes sin mas advertancia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente, Si no conoce a un abogado°, puede llamar a un servicio do remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que oumpia con los requisltos para obtener servicios legales gretultos de un programa de servicics legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrer estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el slitlo web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniedose en contacto con la corte o el coleglo de abogados local FEE, WAIVER: if you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for fee waiver form. 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 courts lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. 1. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direcolon de Ia corte es); Santa Barbara County Superior court 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101, The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: pi numbs, is dirsoolon yet narnere do tel5fono del ebogado del demandonia, ode! domandante quo no Bane obagado, es Chartes M. Oxton Charles M, Oxton, SBN 054267 1220 State Street, 2nd Floor (805) 963‑2011 Santa_Barbara, C.A. 93101 CASE NUMBER: 23CV04581 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 10/17/2023 By: Sarah Sisto, Deputy Published Dec 21, 28. Jan 4, 11 2024. SUMMONS (CITACIÓN JUDICIAL) Case Number (Numero del Caso): 22CV‑02755 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): LOPES FARMS & GRADING, INC., a California corporation; and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): N & S TRACTOR,

INC., dba N&S TRACTOR, a California corporationYou have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal group. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca. gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. iAVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le

entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en el formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MERCED 627 West 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340; MERCED DIVISION The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Matthew W. Quall, QUALL CARDOT LLP, 205 East River Park Circle, Suite 110, Fresno, CA 93720 (559) 418‑0333 Date: (Fecha) August 23, 2022. Amanda Toste, Executive Officer (Secretario) Kathy Cox, Deputy (Adjunto) Published Dec 21, 28 2023. Jan 4, 11 2024.

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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

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, January 9, 2024 In the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on January 9, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter, in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at 105 East Anapamu, Santa Barbara, California, to take public testimony on an ordinance amending Chapter 7 Animals and Fowl, Article I and adding Article IX, Roosters to the Santa Barbara County Code, to regulate and to limit the number of roosters by parcel size that may be kept on a single premise in Santa Barbara County. A copy of said Ordinance can be reviewed during business hours at the Santa Barbara County Clerk of the Board at 105 East Anapamu, Santa Barbara, California The public hearing to be held on January 9, 2024 is for the purpose of considering all objections or protests to the adoption of the proposed Ordinances as set forth, or as modified by the Board of Supervisors. Any objections or protests to the adoption of the proposed Ordinances may be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the public hearing scheduled for 9:00 a.m., January 9, 2024. The address of the Clerk of the Board is: 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101. Objections or protests may also be filed at, or before, the meeting on January 9, 2024. For current methods of public participation for the meeting of January 9, 2024, please see page two (2) of the posted Agenda. The posted agenda will be available on 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. Staff reports and the posted agenda is available on the Thursday prior to the meeting at http://santabarbara. legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date or contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240 for alternative options. 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. If you challenge this 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. Mona Miyasato CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS By: Sheila de la Guerra, Deputy Clerk INDEPENDENT.COM INDEPENDENT.COM

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