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Jazz, Funk and More from North Texas Snarky Puppy

Tue, Oct 1 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

“A barnstorming, groove-centric instrumental act with a rabid fan base and a blithely unplaceable style.” The New York Times

Arrive early for a Jazz & Gelato Season Kickoff Party

Olivier Messiaen’s HARAWI

An American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) Production

Fri, Oct 4 / 8 PM UCSB Campbell Hall

Special Double Bill Mavis Staples

The War and Treaty

Tue, Oct 8 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Includes Live Cooking Demo

Chef and Bestselling Cookbook Author

An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

Mon, Oct 14 / 7:30 PM Granada Theatre

Founder of Khan Academy Salman Khan

Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

Sat, Oct 5 / 4 PM Arlington Theatre London Philharmonic Orchestra

Edward Gardner, Principal Conductor

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

Sat, Oct 12 / 7 PM

Granada Theatre

Theater Hit of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Fight Night by Ontroerend Goed

Tue, Oct 15 / 8 PM

UCSB Campbell Hall

This fun and thought-provoking analysis of how democracy works puts digital voting devices – and the fate of five fictional candidates – in the hands of the audience.

TURNING YOUR PASSION INTO A PROFESSION

From Wine Glass to Career Path:

Meet local Sommelier Jamie Knee. Hear how she turned her passion for wine into a career.

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 5:30PM at Workzones Paseo Nuevo

Network with other pro communicators, get ideas on how to pursue your passion!

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A Celebration of the Late, Great, Dark Wit of Artist Keith Puccinelli

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Wine, Cheese, and Culinary Experts Convene

by Michael Delgado

FREE COMMUNITY DAY

Sunday, September 8 • 1 – 4 pm

Celebrating A Legacy of Giving: The Lady Leslie and Lord Paul Ridley-Tree Collection with free admission for all 1 – 4 pm.

Meet one of our arts, culture, and community interns, Lauren Chiou. She’s been covering events and sharing stories from people and businesses all over town. Read a longer version of this interview at Independent.com.

When did you start at the Independent? What originally sparked your interest in doing an internship here? I started at the Independent earlier this summer, at the end of June. I wanted to get more experience in journalism, trying out new writing styles and gaining experience in the field. I also wanted an opportunity to explore Santa Barbara more, specifically the vibrant arts and culture scene that is often overlooked.

What got you started in journalism? Has it always been a career you’ve wanted to pursue? I got started in journalism at the beginning of my freshman year of college at the Daily Nexus, UC Santa Barbara’s school newspaper. Journalism definitely wasn’t my first dream job when I was younger, I wanted to be an actress, pediatrician, or a professional musician. But as I got older, I realized that I was actually drawn to stories about those professions, and I wanted to be the one to write about those people. That’s when I began seriously considering journalism as a career.

What you like to do in your free time? What are some of your favorite hobbies or things to help you unwind? I come from a very musical family and play the cello, piano, and guitar. I also love watching movies, my favorites being The Social Network and Past Lives, and am currently binging Gilmore Girls for the eighth time! I’m a huge crocheter, specializing in hats and tote bags. This summer I’ve been trying to teach myself how to cook, which has definitely been a learning process. A fun fact about me is that I can solve a Rubik’s cube.

ART ACTIVITIES including the Counting Sheep Interactive Installation, Double-Sided Mixed Media Mural, and Impressionist Oil Pastels

MUSIC with SlideWays Trombone Quartet, Bottom Line Brass Tuba Quartet, and Mariachi Las Olas de Santa Barbara

FAMILY GALLERY GUIDES

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This event coincides with SBMA’s Free 2nd Sunday for Tri-County Residents (Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo) 11 am – 5 pm. Take part in Raíces y sueños: Bilingual Storytime 11 – 11:45 am.

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COVER: Self-portrait by Keith Puccinelli.

Photo by Ingrid Bostrom. Design by Xavier Pereyra.

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NEWS of the WEEK

Conception Disaster: Five Years Later

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It’s Labor Day. Families are getting together … going to the beach …going to barbecues, festivals. But not these families,” began Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

September 2 remains a stark reminder of the day 34 individuals died in a fire aboard the dive boat Conception five years ago. This year’s anniversary landed exactly on Labor Day Monday the same day the tragedy occurred for the first time since the 2019 disaster.

Family, friends, and first responders gathered at the Conception Memorial stone at Point Castillo on Santa Barbara’s waterfront this Labor Day to remember their loved ones and call for more safety regulations for passenger vessels.

“This was the worst marine disaster NTSB has investigated since it was established,” emphasized Homendy, who was on the scene with the NTSB in 2019. “The worst.”

The boat’s captain, Jerry Boylan, was legally required to assign a crew member to be a “roving night watch” when he led a group of passengers around the Channel Islands for an overnight diving trip. He neglected to do so, and a fire that began while everyone was asleep overtook the boat rapidly. Boylan and four crew members jumped ship. Everyone else on board all 33 passengers and one crew member died. Boylan has been sentenced to four years in prison for “seaman’s manslaughter,” but remains out on bail pending appeal.

County Folds to Sable

Oil Company Moves Toward Restarting Offshore Pipeline

The NTSB, who investigated the fire, issued recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard to improve safety on small passenger vessels as a direct result of the Conception incident. While they’ve acted on some, Homendy said, they have failed to provide information on enforcement plans and have not implemented stricter “Safety Management Systems” for passenger vessels.

“How many deaths have to occur? How many families have to stand up here … grieving for their loved ones before action is taken?” Homendy asked. “This is the cost.”

Vicki Moore, who lost her daughter and husband in the fire, said it best. “This was absolutely not an accident. This was a disaster simply waiting to happen.” —Margaux Lovely AUG. 29-SEPT. 5, 2024

by Margaux Lovely

The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors threw in the oil towel when it decided to settle the lawsuit brought by Sable Offshore on August 30. The offshore oil company had sued the supervisors and the County Planning Commission after they did not allow Sable to construct automatic shutoff valves on oil pipelines running through the Gaviota Coast.

Sable is looking to repair and restart the pipelines, which were originally owned by Plains All American when they ruptured in the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill. At that time, the lawyer representing the affected landowners, Barry Cappello, described the pipelines as “Swiss cheese.” They have been out of commission ever since.

The conditional settlement agreement with the county guarantees full dismissal of Sable’s lawsuit within “15 days of final installation of all 16 underground safety valves in the County.” Under Assembly Bill 864, safety valves must be installed on all new or replacement pipelines in environmentally sensitive areas safety measures that were

NEWS BR IEFS

EDUCATION

The Santa Barbara County Education Office has named six county educators 2025 “Distinguished Mentors” or “Distinguished New Educators.” The Distinguished New Educators are Hope Elementary School’s Ryan Blasena, Carpinteria High’s Noe Alberto Gomez, and Santa Maria High’s Oscar Velasco; the Distinguished Mentors are I.V. Elementary’s Socorro Chávez, S.Y.V. Charter School’s Eugenia Vasilique Pappas, and Orcutt Academy High’s Jordan Willis. The selected educators will be honored at the 11th annual A Salute to Teachers gala in November, along with the 2025 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year, Laura Branch of Righetti High School, and the 2025 Santa Barbara Bowl Performing Arts Teacher of the Year, Rich Lashua of Santa Barbara Junior High. Read more at independent.com/education

COURTS & CRIME

A four-hour standoff at Buena Tierra apartments in Goleta ended with the arrest of Adam Unmuth, 41, on 8/31. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Unmuth barricaded himself in his third-story apartment armed with a knife after officers responded to a report of a fight between him and another man, who was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. After evacuating the building and obtaining a warrant, deputies attempted to get Unmuth to surrender using a Sheriff’s K-9, kinetic projectile, and chemical agents before forcing entry into the room and arresting him. Unmuth was transported to an area hospital for medical attention before being booked into county jail on several felony charges, including battery with serious bodily injury, mayhem, and resisting a peace officer causing injury, as well as misdemeanor obstruction. His bail is set at $100,000.

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Last week, dozens of farmworkers and advocates showed up to the Board of Supervisors hearing to share their personal stories of financial hardships during public comment and to ask the board to agendize the topic of a wage ordinance for a future meeting. Farmworker advocates are asking that the board look into a $26 minimum wage. Supervisor Das Williams said he had his “conscience stirred by the farmworkers,” and that he has joined with Supervisor Joan Hartman to take the lead and ask staff to prepare for an item to be agendized for a future meeting, where the board will look into the details and create direction for a committee on the issue. Read more at independent.com/labor.

HOUSING

The Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review voted unanimously to continue its review of the property concept for 335 South Milpas Street at its 9/3 meeting. The concept, which is incomplete, proposes a four-story residential building with 53 units, including four units of extremely low-income housing, a decrease from the 99 units and 10 units of extremely low-income housing originally put forward last year. The presented project would also expand the Tri-County Produce market and keep it in operation for most of the construction. Read more at independent.com/housing n

CALLIE FAUSEY, JACKSON FRIEDMAN, TYLER HAYDEN, MARGAUX LOVELY, CHRISTINA McDERMOTT, NICK WELSH, and JEAN YAMAMURA

The community gathered at the Conception Memorial stone at Point Castillo in Santa Barbara this Labor Day to mark the five-year anniversary of the dive boat fire that killed 34.

Katie Davis, chair of the Santa Barbara–Ventura Sierra Club, explains the dangers of Sable’s restart plan at a rally before the California State Lands Commission meeting at Goleta City Hall last Thursday, August 29.

Family Fall Festival

Vigil Honors County’s OD Victims

Battery-operated candles flickered on the back steps of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Saturday evening as about 80 people gathered in its Sunken Gardens in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. The vigil, organized alongside a community walk by the nonprofit Families ACT, gave space to remember those lost to overdose and to advocate for greater and more accessible treatment options.

From a stage just above the courthouse steps, county officials, activists, and addicts spoke of loved ones lost and struggling, and told their own stories toward sobriety. They called for increasing the number of care beds and reducing stigma surrounding addiction.

Debbie Allen, a Families ACT boardmember, spoke to the crowd, saying that along with more acute and sub-acute beds and long-term housing for mentally ill people, patients needed a “warm handoff” back into daily life.

“Providers need to remain connected to a person until they confirm the person is engaged in treatment. And that doesn’t mean confirming that an appointment is made. It means making sure that the person gets to the appointment as well,” she said.

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Overdose deaths increased steadily after the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 500 deaths reported between 2021 and 2023, according to statistics from Santa Barbara County. More than half of these fatal overdoses involved the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. A potentially lethal dose of fentanyl is about two milligrams enough to fit on a pencil tip. At the vigil, Sheriff Bill Brown said that county officers have seized more than six pounds of powdered fentanyl so far this year.

From the stage, Melissa Wilkins, Santa Barbara County’s Alcohol and Drug Program division chief, called the numbers on overdose deaths heartbreaking and said they don’t tell the whole story.

“It doesn’t capture those who are still struggling with an opioid use disorder or with other substances, and it doesn’t capture the many other lives that were affected. Because behind each of those numbers is a person with a story and with loved ones left behind,” she said.

The vigil closed with community members, each holding a candle, forming a circle to share the names of lives lost.

—Christina McDermott

Jury Finds Vides Legally Insane

The same Santa Barbara jury that convicted 21-year-old Cora Vides of attempted murder has found that she was legally insane when she stabbed her Laguna Blanca classmate, Georgia Avery, in the throat during a sleepover at the Vides family home on Valentine’s Day 2021.

In this latest sanity phase of the trial, the jury had to assume that Vides was sane at the time of the stabbing, and the burden lay on the defense to prove that Vides had a mental disease or defect at the time and that this defect must have caused her to not understand the quality and nature of her actions or to not know right from wrong.

“After weeks of expert psychological testimony and clear indications of intrusive violent ideations related to the victim, the jury found in a separate phase of the trial that the defendant was legally insane at the time of the attack,” a statement from the District Attorney’s Office reads.

The California Department of State Hospital’s Conditional Release Program

(CONREP) will review Vides’s mental health records, trial notes, police reports, and more to determine at which state psychiatric hospital she will serve her sentence.

Generally, CONREP has 15 days from an insanity verdict to make a placement recommendation, and the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office has 30 days to transport the individual. However, due to scheduling conflicts in this case, a hearing will be held on October 7 to review the state’s placement recommendation prior to transfer.

The court will also hear “impact statements” from those closely affected by Vides’s crime. Statements may be made by the victim, the victim’s family and friends, and Vides’s family and friends. The court will consider them when deciding where Vides will end up. From there, doctors will conduct their initial assessment over a six-month period to craft a treatment plan for Vides. Their plan might involve releasing her into an outpatient program or keeping her in the state hospital for much longer. Indy Staff

Santa Barbara community members gather at the County Courthouse’s Sunken Gardens for a vigil on International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31, 2024.

The End of Platform Holly

On Tuesday, September 3, Platform Holly, the offshore oil platform in the state waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, was finally completely plugged. This marks the end of a seven-year effort by the California State Lands Commission to decommission the platform.

“This is a good example of government following its word and making good on it,” applauded Commission Chair Malia M. Cohen at the commission’s meeting in Goleta on August 29. “We’ve got another momentous milestone that just reinforces the state’s commitment to 100 percent renewable energy.”

of which were riddled with a highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) that required 24/7 surveillance.

As a result of the 450,000-gallon Refugio Oil Spill, Platform Holly stopped producing in 2015. Venoco LLC, the petroleum company holding the lease, quickly went bankrupt and deserted the facilities, leaving ownership of the platform to State Lands.

Public safety concerns and a statewide push toward renewable energy led State Lands to shut the platform down in a “plugging and abandonment” process that ExxonMobil, a previous lessee of Platform Holly, helped finance and staff.

Workers were tasked with sealing off the platform’s 30 wells starting in 2017, all

With the H2S risks fully eliminated, Joe Fabel, an attorney with State Lands, said a “de-staffing and caretaker plan” will be implemented, focused on removing industrial equipment and installing solar panels and security systems. This way, the platform can be remotely monitored for safety and trespassers.

Commission staff will now develop an Environmental Impact Report for the platform’s deconstruction, which will be brought before the commission in early 2025.

“This is certainly the end of an era,” said Fabel. —Margaux Lovely

not installed on the pipeline at the time of the 2015 spill.

In 2023, the supervisors voted on whether to allow Sable to construct automatic shutoff valves on the pipeline. The vote was tied 2-2. Supervisor Joan Hartmann recused herself due to her home’s proximity to the pipeline. Supervisors Das Williams and Laura Capps voted against allowing the valves, and Steve Lavagnino and Bob Nelson voted for them. It was a stalemate that, in fact, prevented Sable from acting.

According to Sable’s September 3 filing with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), “the County does not have jurisdiction over installation of 16 new safety valves.” In the same document, Sable affirmed that it expects to begin operating the Santa Ynez Unit (SYU) in the fourth quarter of this year.

Still standing in Sable’s way, however, are the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California State Lands Commission both of which must give their thumbs-up before Sable can bring crude offshore oil back to Santa Barbara.

As required by law, Sable submitted an oil spill contingency plan, which was supposed to outline the worst-case scenarios resulting from a potential oil spill, to Fish and Wildlife. When the Santa Barbara–based Environmental Defense Center (EDC) requested the document, Sable offered a redacted version to Fish and Wildlife to pass on to the EDC. Fish and Wildlife, seeing no basis for the redactions, threatened to release the

unredacted contingency plans. Sable sued Fish and Wildlife and the EDC in July as a result, citing security concerns.

By the end of August, Sable was ordered by the court to release the unredacted version under the Public Records Act.

In that report, Sable unredacted the SYU’s worst-case spill volume zero. It appears that Sable based its report on the fact that the pipeline is not yet operational. Fish and Wildlife is expected to request a revised report that considers active oil transport through the pipelines.

However, Sable did report that, in a potential rupture, 41,889 barrels of oil “could drain, by gravity alone” out of the pipeline’s most vulnerable point. That would be about 14 times the amount that seeped into the ocean during the Refugio spill.

The Environmental Defense Center which has pushed back on the legal front against Sable’s attempts to restart the SYU emphasized this at a Goleta rally where the California State Lands Commission met on August 29.

State Lands was considering Sable’s applications to transfer the state water leases from the current owner, ExxonMobil, to themselves. A decision is expected to be issued at the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025.

More than 15 speakers from the public urged the commissioners to deny the application, which, if approved, would be a critical step toward a Sable pipeline restart.

Chumash elder Mariza Sullivan stated the objections clearly: “No more broken pipelines. No more broken promises.” n

Platform Holly has finally been plugged.

Arnoldi’s Café Back in Business

Sara Skrinski doesn’t sound like much of an Italian name, but last week, Skrinski reopened the signature red front doors to Arnoldi’s Café perhaps Santa Barbara’s most quintessentially old-school Italian restaurant after it shut down in July following the death of owner David Peri.

Presumably, Skrinski might have known better. After all, she first started working at Arnoldi’s at age 18, bussing tables a few years before her father, mother, and three partners bought the Olive Street restaurant in late 2002. Later, she would also help out, handling large parties and special events held there. But when her father died of a sudden heart attack earlier this summer, it was uncertain who, if anyone, would step up to keep the landmark gathering spot going.

“Oh my God,” she explained. “I had just lost my dad. I couldn’t lose the restaurant too.”

None of her siblings were interested; they’d all successfully established themselves in careers elsewhere. She didn’t trust any other operators and there were many vying to take over to do it right.

“It wouldn’t have been close to what we created,” she said. Her grandparents, she noted, got engaged in the middle inside booth back in 1944.

When Peri died, it was sudden and unexpected. He had not prepared, and many loose ends remained to be tied up. The restaurant’s lease, for example, had expired three years prior. Skrinski would find herself consulting with no fewer than five of Santa Barbara’s best legal brains before launching a totally brand-new limited liability corpora-

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tion to run the business.

“It was hard,” she said. “Hard. Nobody wanted me to do this. Nobody thought I could do this.” As a tip of the hat to her own tenacity, Skrinski said, Arnoldi’s is now stocking a new red wine: Bull by the Horns.

The land and the building, however, still belong to Jeanette Arnoldi, granddaughter of the original owners, who first opened their doors in 1936. Arnoldi said she got calls from eight to 10 operators, one of whom was especially insistent. She could have got more in rent, she said, but opted to go with Skrinski instead. “She asked me first,” Arnoldi said. “And I just had to give her a chance. I could see she had the heart for it.”

Nor did it hurt that the Peri and Arnoldi families both hail from the Lake Como region of Italy and that both families have been living and working in Santa Barbara more than 100 years. And maybe it didn’t hurt that Skrinski a competitive snowboarder, artist, and mother of four might be as stubborn and tenacious as her father. She’s begun planting flowers in the backyard patio, something Peri always told her not to do.

The restaurant will be open seven evenings a week with a new focus on football Sundays. The warm family vibe will very much remain, she said, and all but a handful of the original staff remain. The bocce leagues dispossessed in the wake of Peri’s death will now have their home court back.

Speaking of her quest to reopen Arnoldi’s, Skrinski stated, “I didn’t want to lose it more than I wanted it. Does that make sense?”

—Nick Walsh

Franklin Principal up on the Roof

Franklin Elementary School’s principal, Casie Killgore, took going “above and beyond” for her students quite literally on Thursday evening.

In May, Killgore had promised Franklin’s students that if they raised their state test scores above 50 percent, she would spend the night up on the roof. They did. So, on Thursday evening, students and families gathered on the campus grounds and looked on as she

kept her promise and began setting up camp on the school’s rooftop.

“I am so grateful to be part of a wonderful team that works diligently to help students progress academically and emotionally,” said Killgore.

While Killgore was getting comfortable with a tent and a camping chair, families below partied to live music, laughed, and shared a meal, waving to their principal every so often.

Franklin was one of several schools that saw test score improvements in preliminary California English and Math Test results, according to the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Other schools, including Cleveland, Harding, Santa Barbara Community Academy, Washington, La Cumbre, and Santa Barbara Junior High also had “notable growths” in English language arts and/or math.

“It’s critical to have joyous school environments to make students feel excited and welcome to learn,” said Superintendent Hilda Maldonado, “and this event did just that.”

Test scores are still being finalized, and final numbers will be released in October.

—Callie Fausey

Franklin Elementary School Principal Casie Killgore camped out on the school’s rooftop to celebrate her students’ achievements.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will host an Open House for volunteer Museum educators on Tuesday, September 10, 10:00–11:30 AM for anyone interested in leading school groups on field trips at the Museum. Come learn about new and continuing volunteer opportunities at the Museum and Sea Center and get a chance to meet and mingle with our stellar group of Museum Educators.

New Museum educators commit to attending training classes on Tuesdays 10:00–11:30 AM, plus one additional weekday morning to shadow experienced educators or lead tours when ready.

For more information, visit www.sbnature.org/volunteer or contact School Programs Manager Jessica Prichard at jprichard@sbnature2.org.

Bang the Dog Slowly

My brain woke me up at 3:30 this morning. I didn’t want to be awake. But it insisted. “You’d be better off as a pygmy mammoth,” it told me. “You know that?”

As usual, my brain got it right.

Yes, pygmy mammoths went extinct about 13,000 years ago after having enjoyed unfettered free reign over the combined land mass of the Channel Islands when they were still one big island. In fact, these creatures onehalf the height of full-fledged mammoths, whose shoulders stood roughly 17 feet off the ground existed no place else on the planet

Right now, genetic engineers are pioneering a new science known as de-extinction engineering, whereby the genomes of species long extinct are re-sequenced into living, beathing beings. A company calling itself Colossal Biosciences is working hard to reintroduce the full-sized woolly mammoth. Bad idea. Have you ever pissed one of those creatures off? I’d suggest the cuter pygmy model less potential for damage if things go wrong

What actually was happening at 3:30 a.m.? My brain was despairing over the fate of my chosen profession.

For those of you holding an actual newspaper, you are reading what’s derisively described as a “fossil media.” Based on the numbers, the shoe sadly fits. Between 2005 and 2023, one-third of California’s news organizations, print and online, shut down. In this time, 68 percent of all state reporters lost

YOUTH

their jobs. In this reality, I experience survivor’s guilt because I’m one of the lucky ones to still have a job.

Last week, everything blew up in Sacramento. The two bills hatched to help save newsrooms flamed out, and the reporters and the public that those bills would have protected got sold out Governor Gavin Newsom wasn’t willing to go to the mat, and Google whose monopolistic founder Sergey Brin makes $42 million an hour rolled the state.

Brin takes home this kind of pay because his search engines charge advertisers for appearing in the same screen frame as news articles pirated from their producers with zero compensation

For the second year in a row, legislators in Sacramento sought to rectify the problem, this time introducing two separate bills that would do different things. For the second year in a row, they failed miserably, this time because of threats made by Google and invisible intercessions made on Google’s behalf by Governor Gavin Newsom.

The first bill to bite the dust would have generated $500 million to $1 billion a year by imposing a data extraction mitigation tax on companies such as Facebook and Google; the proceeds would have gone to underwriting the costs of hiring new reporters by companies attempting to stay in the news business.

Newsom balked at anything that could be construed as a tax; the bill was dead on arrival

The other bill, introduced by Assembly-

DAY! Sept 14th @ SBCC

Varsity Football takes the field at 1 p.m. Varsity Girls Volleyball is in the gym at 4 p.m 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. La Playa Stadium

Festivities will include a free rock climbing wall, bouncy obstacle course, face painting, and t-shirt. Complimentary entry to all games for youth in 8th grade and below! Food trucks will be available to purchase snacks and lunch.

member Buffy Wicks, was eviscerated beyond recognition. It’s now an “agreement,” not a bill. It might still pass, but the terms are so nebulous as to be all but unenforceable

On its face, the Wicks proposal would lead you to expect that $250 million will be spent over a five-year period $178 million by Google and some portion of that would trickle down into new newsroom hires. When you translate the fine print, it’s a gift horse into whose mouth you should look closely

In actual new money, it’s $55 million over five years Google will spend on new reporters. Google will also agree to continue spending $10 million a year for five more years on existing newsroom programs. As part of the package, $70 million will come out of the state budget over the next five years to help underwrite ailing newsrooms. Last I looked, the state doesn’t have $70 million to, in effect, subsidize Google, which was just found guilty in a Washington, D.C., courtroom of monopolistic business practices a month ago.

In that ruling, the judge frequently alluded to the $26 billion Google spends a year protecting its monopoly by paying companies like Apple to make Google the default search engine for all gadgets that connect us to the world wide web.

Given that Google enjoys a 90 percent market saturation hence, the ubiquitous exclamation “Google that shit” or “GTS!” one might conclude it’s effectively impossible for any other company to hope to compete. That’s called monopoly. And it’s against the law. That doesn’t scare Google, which will spend the next five years fighting this in court.

It spends $26 billion a year to maintain its monopoly. It spends $42 million an hour to compensate the company’s founder. But a measly $55 million for California newsrooms

Another key detail in California’s so-called agreement: Google will spend $68 million a year on something known as its “Artificial Intelligence Accelerator” project. There’s no doubt AI is a research tool of staggering potential, but it’s also true that reporters have good reason to fear it will cost them their jobs.

Why should you care?

Once upon a time, Santa Barbara had around four reporters covering the courts and trials. Admittedly, we were trolling for salacious details. But along the way, we also illuminated the quality of justice race, poverty, inequality, and mental health dispensed by our courts.

But this week, I found out, only by happy accident, that a trial involving Plains All American Company found criminally guilty of the Refugio pipeline spill of 2015 and Venoco a smaller oil company that spill put out of business had been under way for more than a week

All this begs the bigger question: What else are we missing?

It all matters. Everything matters

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Selfishly, I’d like to still be here when the pygmy mammoths come back. And I wouldn’t mind sleeping past 3:30 either. — Nick Welsh

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Number Theory

My story is here to encourage parents, teachers, and friends never to “give up” on young people.

It was 1966 at the Michigan State University GED testing center. There I sat with my ninth-grade education, obese, with low self-esteem, knowing I was dumb. The only person who insisted I had a good brain was an elderly handicapped woman where I worked as a nurse aide. She’d pressed me to try for a General Education Degree and go to college.

From the time I was a child, I was told I was stupid. From overeating for comfort, I became overweight. Other children began treating me as lesser: last to be picked in the spelling bee and not picked at all for sports teams.

The GED included BIG Math. My last math class was in the 8th grade! I opened the test of 150 questions, each with five possible answers. I struggled with the first seven questions and came to the end of my knowledge base. Well, my math was good enough to know I had 143 to go!

I allowed myself to pause and think. A year before this test, I was determined to “self-educate” by reading current news magazines. One article mentioned that for a test question with five possible answers, numbers 3 and 4 were most likely correct.

I started checking three 3s, then three 4s. To make certain this wasn’t too obvious a ploy, I put in a 1, 2, and 5.

one who visits Arlington stand behind one of the thousands of white gravestones and give a big fake smile with a thumbs-up?

Apparently, many of the families of those fallen heroes gave their approval for Trump to visit. It’s their right, I agree. But no one has the right to break or bend the decades-old rules for visiting our National Cemetery. Not me, not you, and certainly not a draft-dodging convicted felon named Trump. I have two uncles I never met, both killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge. Both are buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full honors. I honor all those brave heroes who rest in peace within Arlington National Cemetery. I can only hope the vast majority of those heroes will turn upright again once the con man’s photo-op desecration subsides from their hallowed grounds.

—Mark Mansfield, Los Olivos

Blue, not Green

Green Energy is a lie and a joke. One hundred percent carbon-free is never going to happen. We need carbon to live, you liberal morons. More natural gas and clean oil and gas are best. Not poison like lithium and cobalt.

—Brad Blue, Goleta

Weeks of Losses

This joke of a city process had a huge negative impact on an entire block of businesses: The 0 West block of Anapamu had “No Parking MondayFriday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.” signs for weeks but with no work dates. It is mandatory to have work dates posted and work actually done during the posted times.

—Judith St. King,

S.B.

Two weeks later, my letter of congratulations arrived! I had received my GED degree. From there on to college, and eventually a long and satisfying career with my PhD in Education and Psychology. It is now, at age 81, that I will retire with love and gratitude in my heart.

Cap’n Bone Spurs

Trump and his merry band of dimwits conjured up the idea, very publicly, to visit Arlington National Cemetery on the anniversary of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and honor the 13 service members who died serving their country during the withdrawal.

The ludicrous stunt was a politically motivated campaign photo opportunity despite strict federal laws that clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds.

When confronted by a service member working there, his thugs pushed her aside and proceeded with their “memorial service.” Since when does any-

After weeks of no work and no parking, I called the city. The job started two days later and was completed within a few hours.

How did zero city staff notice this for weeks? Why was this not checked on? Why do small businesses suffer from this incompetence and negligence?

Those signs cost businesses thousands of dollars in lost revenue and many unnecessarily unhappy customers.

—Bob Ficarra, Owner, Metro Entertainment

TO: Mr. Greg Mohr

Greg Mohr

Planner, Environmental Steward, and Caretaker of the Public Good

Everywhere You Look, Santa Barbara County

FROM: Your Friends, Colleagues, and Admirers

Dear Greg:

Please accept this belated Letter of Public Comment that is respectfully submitted upon your passing at the much too early age of 69 this past April. You solicited countless and respectfully acknowledged such letters from the public over your decades as an environmental and long-range planner; we thought it only reasonable and appropriate to take this opportunity to engage your legacy in this manner.

We know you as a remarkable individual who addressed our quality of life throughout the city and county of Santa Barbara in your deliberate, unassuming way. You consistently engaged tricky land use issues and conversations with the general public, folks with pointed political viewpoints, and those making the tough decisions on the County Building’s Fourth Floor (home to the Board of Supervisors for those not familiar with that ethereal power). You never strayed from advocating for what was the just and honorable course of action, while never seeking attention. We remind you of only a statistically relevant sample of what you simply would say was “doing the right thing.”

1) You left a promising graduate student path after your first year UCSB Geography Department in 1978 to join the heralded Department of Environmental Review, then headed by the wily Al Reynolds. For those of us who followed you at the county, we could appreciate the temptation to work with creative and passionate characters dedicated to implementing the relatively new California Environmental Quality Act and Coastal Act, bulwarks established to ensure orderly and environmentally sustainable (we know you didn’t use that hip word back then) development. You’re remembered as the new guy working on the first Regional Growth Impact Study undertaken in the county. You assiduously and meticulously defined Research and Development land use categories in the Goleta area, gathering data on existing and projected development to project associated employee housing needs. Your affinity for data analysis and presentation set the gold standard for addressing this land use concern, still present with commuters not finding housing on the South Coast.

2) We admired your dedication to the public good extending well beyond your county planner position. You are remembered as a longtime member on the City of Santa Barbara’s Environmental Review Committee (long defunct!), an objective, advisory board assessing the adequacy of the city’s environmental impact reports prepared by consultants. Your comments were incisive and could be critical, but clearly defined. And you always made sure that the coffee was made for your committee colleagues and city staff prior to each meeting.

3) Your dedication to civic responsibility and organization integrity was considered integral to your personality. You constantly and proudly wore your Service Employees International Union button to work (trading off with your Earth Day pin), and gently educated us newbies as to the legitimacy and strength

of joining the union. We don’t think you were ever more alive as when we union members went on strike (successfully, as it turns out) to address health care and salary considerations. Some of us could only cringe when we would see you returning in your shortsleeved Oxford shirt with the tell-tale bandage and adhesive tape around your elbow after giving blood; it seemed like it was every other month and it likely was. You never lorded this over us, and when we asked did it hurt, you’d answer, “Maybe just a pinch at first, but it’s really pretty easy.”

4) Your dedication to helping others understand and appreciate your environmental commitment affected each of us, not just the public. You always were pleased to explain a concept or technology, and were considered one of the keepers of County institutional planning knowledge. You generously helped us master new word-processing programs like Word Star and Word Perfect. You enjoyed and were respected for your years of team-teaching the environmental impact assessment courses offered at UCSB, which involved matter-of-fact explanations and colorful story telling. But you shied away from a management role as a County Supervising Planner you considered your influence was greater outside of management.

5) In spite of your serious motivating planning passion, you knew how to have fun. You called your colleague a “comrade” after you both were accused of being communists in an unhappy public comment letter. We could count on you to don Santa Claus garb and white beard at our department X-mas parties. You were a lively competitor at Friday evening volleyball games at East Beach, a toaster at State & A happy hours, a regular at our son’s Pony League MacKenzie Park baseball games, and a cheerleader during our bus trips to Chavez Ravine rooting for the Dodgers (what happened on those buses stayed on those buses). Greg, you enriched our lives and our community with great humility. We thank you for your commitment, integrity, and friendship.

With great respect, David Stone

Greg was a huge supporter of the UCSB Environmental Studies Program. Contributions in his name can be made here: giving.ucsb .edu/to/environmentalstudies.

CALIFORNIA JOURNALISM AWARDS 2023 CNPA

1ST PLACE:

Writing: DEATH OF A DAILY by Nick Welsh

Coverage of Youth and Education: NOT AS EASY AS ABC: SCHOOLS TACKLE LITERACY by Callie Fausey

Community Calendar: THE WEEK by Terry Ortega and Lola Watts

Photo Story/Essay: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS by Ingrid Bostrom

Sports Feature Story: KEEPING THE GAME OF THE GODS ALIVE by Ryan P. Cruz

2ND PLACE:

Agricultural Reporting: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY GROWS ALL THE WINE GRAPES by Matt Kettmann

Columns: ANGRY POODLE by Nick Welsh

Feature Photo: FREDDY JANKA by Ingrid Bostrom

Food Writing/Reporting: WHY WE’RE RAH-RAH FOR BULLETON’S NA NA THAI by Matt Kettmann

Photo Story/Essay: SUMMER SOLSTICE PARADE by Ingrid Bostrom

Profile Story: THE CENTRAL COAST’S PERFECT HOST by Matt Kettmann

obituaries

Steve Sakauye

10/1/1946 - 8/20/2024

On August 20, 2024, Steve Sakauye (age 77) died peacefully in his sleep at his Hospice care center in Santa Barbara. For the past 6 months, he had been battling cancer until finally succumbing.

He is survived by his wife, Susan, his son Gregg, his daughter-in-law, Dominique, and 2 grandchildren. Steve’s life began October 1, 1946 where he grew up on the family farm in Boring Oregon with his father (Michio), mother (Shizue) and 3 brothers. Steve was the eldest and was the “leader of the pack” where he learned the value of hard work, honesty and education. He was also a die hard sports fan throughout his life and rooted for the Dodgers, Rams and Lakers until the very end. Steve graduated from Gresham High School with Honors in 1964 and won a number of scholarships to attend Oregon State University where he also excelled. At OSU, he was a member of the Acacia Fraternity and graduated in Electrical Engineering in 1968. While attending OSU, he also met his future bride, Susan (Kibe) whom he married and relocated to Santa Barbara shortly after graduation. He spent his career as an Engineering Manager with Raytheon Corporation and also achieved success as a property investor and manager. He retired in 2006 but continued to manage his properties until very recently.

The family has decided to celebrate Steve’s life privately, but would welcome all who knew him to send a card or a letter with your memories and

final farewell to: In memory of Steve, PO Box 1378, Boring, OR 97009. Please do not send money, but do send your personal thoughts so that we can compile them as a legacy for his family. In life, Steve blessed us with his presence, but now leaves an emptiness in our hearts.

Frances Agnes Berezo

2/18/1961 - 8/25/2024

Francie Berezo passed away on August 25 2024. She was 63 years old.

Francie was born in Youngstown Ohio to Frank and Agnes Berezo.

She graduated from San Benito Joint Union High School in Hollister California in 1979.

She graduated with honors from the University of California Santa Barbara in 1984.

Francie was a warm loving person inside and out . Francie touched many with her vibrance and enthusiasm for life . Francie had a beautiful infectious smile and was loved by many.

Francie was an Independent Broker and owner of Prestigious Properties , and Investments in Santa Barbara California.

Her hobbies included, jewelry making , stained glass, volunteering with the sea lions at CIMWI, hiking, traveling , and rock hounding. Francie loved cats, and recently fostered a mother cat and her 5 new born kittens.

She was preceded in death by her Parents Frank and Agnes Berezo and her Brother Philip Berezo. She is survived by her sisters Patty (Berezo) McMeen of Bend Oregon, and Barbara Berezo of Kalaheo Hawaii, nephews,Kyle, Samuel,

Brandon, Derek,and her life partner Adam Zetter of Santa Barbara California.

A celebration of Francie’s life will be held on September 21,2024.

Gray Bauer

2/1/1940 - 8/23/2024

Gray Bauer, born on February 1, 1940, in Boston, MA. passed away peacefully on Friday, August 23rd, 2024. Gray spent her final days doing what she loved, laughing, joking and celebrating with her family. Gray was the oldest daughter of Tom and Mary Hartigan. After years of moving around the country, the Hartigan family finally settled in Santa Barbara, where Gray graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1958. She remained a proud resident of Santa Barbara and Summerland for over 70 years.

Gray is survived by her devoted husband of 35 years, Marvin Bauer, her sister, Sharon Winkel, her three children, Tad, Eric, and Dana Dahlke and two step-children, Laura and Andrew Bauer. She is also lovingly remembered by her seven grandchildren—Alex, Tyler, Madison, Isabella, Kyra, Mikaela, and TK—and her great-granddaughter, Harper.

Gray’s passion for life and her deep love for her family are the legacies she leaves behind, evident in all who knew her. Together with Marv, she traveled the world, visiting more than 128 countries, mostly by motorcycle. Her travels influenced her impeccable design taste and remarkable palate for food and cooking. Gray’s children and grand-children are carrying on this passion, traveling to many of these places around the world in her

footsteps. Gray brought people together with food, drink, and the most thoughtful personal gifts. She had a unique ability to see you when you couldn’t see yourself, providing unconditional love to the lives of all who crossed her path. Her family encourages everyone to carry forward her spirit of generosity and love.

She will be dearly missed and forever loved by all who knew her.

Arrangements are under the direction of the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, Ventura.

Elinor Moore

Anschuetz

10/26/1944 - 8/4/2024

“ELLIE” ANSCHUETZ

Daughter of Edward Paul Moore and Clara “Billie” Kitrelle Moore

Devoted Mother to William W. Owen “Billy” and Jonathon J. Owen “JJ”

Loving Wife to Chuck Anschuetz

Celebration of Life: October 26, 2024

A love story by Chuck:

The pursuit of this incredible woman began 53 years ago after a night of dancing at the Barbary Cove Bar. The chase was on and took awhile for me to convince her that I was an “ok guy”. Looking for a new start, Ellie ended up in Santa Barbara, CA with her 2 boys, Billy and JJ, ages 2 and 5. She frequented the local beaches which happened to be my spots as well. The chase was on…. I think today it might be called “stalking”. I couldn’t help myself.

After the first kiss, I was fall-

ing in love. It was the beginning of a long and beautiful life of love and friendship, ups and downs, and with a bond that was never broken and the love never lost. She was “all that” –my lover and best friend! The story of Ellie is one that would be far too long to write right now, but will remain forever in our hearts.

Ellie’s love for dogs was well known and English Springer Spaniels were her kind. She was a huge part of the lives of dogs and the people who love them. A huge thank you to “Clayton Nation” and English Springer Rescue America (ESRA) and all who befriended her in person and those who only knew Ellie from social media. The posts convey all the care, kindness, and love Ellie shared with people far and wide. Her passion reached so many more than will ever be realized.

Thank you to all the friends over the years of our journey. I miss my girl. Ellie will not be forgotten by all who were touched by her spirit and compassion, including our friends, family, her sons, and the granddaughters she adored. We will celebrate Ellie’s incredible life on her birthday, October 26 in Santa Barbara.

Please email for more information and RSVP: chucksbsea@gmail.com Subject line: Ellie

Those who wish to remember Ellie and our faithful Milo may donate to ESRA: https:// www.springerrescue.org/

obituaries

Joseph Marcelo Vazquez 1/16/1938 - 8/19/2024

Joseph Marcelo Vazquez graced this world with his presence beginning on January 16, 1938 in Mexico City, He left us just as quickly on August 19, 2024. He immigrated into the United States with his parents and two sisters in 1946. Joe went to Dolores School (where he met Alice Saragosa). He was not one of Alice’s favorite people! After Dolores School, he went to Santa Barbara Catholic High and then transferred to Santa Barbara High. He enrolled in the Air Force in January 1956 and his longest duty station was in Japan as a Protocol Officer. He enjoyed practicing his Japanese with his patrons on his mail route! Joe became a United States Citizen prior to leaving the Air Force.

During his “formative years” after arriving from Mexico, he would hustle/fight for a corner to sell newspapers on the street after school as well as shine shoes, and also was a caddy at the Valley Club, where he had the pleasure of meeting Al Geiberger!

On his return from the service in 1960, he worked temporarily for Car Color Craft Auto Body owned by the Sanchez Brothers, until he was called by the U.S. Postal Service. He was with the Post Office until his retirement in 1991. He once again met Alice Saragosa in 1962 and they were married in May, 1963. After their marriage, Joe became active in civic affairs, first with the incorporation of Carpinteria and working to elect the first City Council. He went on to join the American G.I. Forum where he rose to a State position. He couldn’t stay still, so he joined the Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities and spent many years

visiting Puerto Vallarta and other places in Mexico, making many wonderful friends who were like a second family. Along with this, he at one point also belonged to the Optimist Club and Carpinteria Beautiful. in 1993, he was honored as Carpinterian of the Year for his work in removing graffiti in our city.

He loved motorcycles and old cars. On many a Sunday he would take the family to motorcycle races or Studebaker meets. He also had a Datsun Fairlady which he used to take his kids to Rincon Beach or Red Rock. How they loved that little red car!

Joe loved fishing! At one time had a boat that he would take out on the islands. He eventually sold that vessel, then on a trip to Baja California, he found Loreto. Loved it to the point that he bought apiece of property there, formed a fishing camp (really rustic) and he and friends would go down once a year and fish. His most loyal fisherman partner was Richard Olivas. What a pair!

I’m sure many will remember Joe’s little white truck. Every day, he would “cruise” Carpinteria. He so loved this town!

Joe leaves an emptiness in the heart of his wife of 61 years, Alice. He was immensely proud of his children: Andie Brown, Juan Carlos Vazquez, Dolores Mecham (Alex), Sylvia Baugh (Jason); Grandchildren: Jackson Damron (Caitlyn) and Maxwell Damron; Joseph D. Vazquez, Daniel Vazquez (Piper) and Ben Vazquez; Cooper Mecham and Ruby Mecham; Kelsey Hayes (Josh), Courtney Falkenborg (Will) and Harrison Baugh. Great Grandchildren: Nora and Jay Damron; Elliott Joy, Sawyer, Caleb and Oliver Hayes; Wiliam (Billy) and Felix Falkenborg. He is also survived by his siblings: Silvia Yolanda Avila (Raul), Juan Ruben Vazquez (Lydia), Francisco (Frankie) Vazquez and Martha Christensen (Jim) and an enormous amount of cousins, nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Eucario and

Maria (Cuca) Vazquez. his sister, Neyla Jimenez and her husband, Danny, as well as his niece, Deanna Vazquez.

A funeral mass will be held for Joe on Saturday, September 14, at 11:30 a.m., at St. Joseph’s Chapel on Seventh Street in Carpinteria, followed by internment at Carpinteria Cemetery. Reception to follow. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Vitalant Blood Services.

He had a great ride!

Martha Teresa Angel

3/8/1961 - 8/26/2024

Martha was born at cottage hospital in Santa Barbara to Ramon and Teresa Angel. She is the 7th of 8 children and grew up on Kimball Ave. on the Eastside of Santa Barbara. Martha was a 2nd generation native of Santa Barbara, and she attended Franklin Elementary and Santa Barbara Junior High. She moved from Santa Barbara at an early age and started a family of her own. After several years she returned to Santa Barbara with her children and remained there to live a very full life in the community. Martha worked at quick response and also had a long career of 27 years with the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara where she worked her way up from doing filing, to maintenance and later became a Case Worker. She loved her work and the people she worked with became a second family. She was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in 2019 and fought hard for many years but she never let it break her spirit, faith and hope. Per her wishes she passed away peacefully in her home where she was surrounded by many of her loved ones. Martha always had an infectious positive attitude throughout her battle with cancer and never let the Cancer define her. Throughout

her battle she enjoyed many vacations including Hawaii, Bahamas, Alaska, Mexico, Tennessee, and Atlanta Georgia to name a few. She was also a thrill seeker who did skydiving, zip lining, swam with dolphins, roller coasters and much more. If you knew her, you’d know that she was a prankster and always loved a good laugh. She managed to impact so many people’s lives in so many ways. Martha would always put her family first. She came from a large and extended family and was very much like her mother, Teresa Angel, who was a well respected and admired teacher who taught at Franklin and McKinley Elementary schools. Despite many obstacles, and being a single parent, Martha had a fierce spirit and accomplished so much in her 63 years of life. She considered herself a cancer thriver not a survivor. She lived life to the fullest and on her terms. She did not allow the illness to define her or limit her and was an inspiration to many others. She was a good mother, a loving grandmother, a dear relative, a trusted friend, and so much more. She was a social butterfly who loved people, parties, dancing, karaoke, the casino and more. She loved making flower arrangements, and taking flowers to her relatives at the cemetery every Sunday. She would also take flowers to senior centers at Housing to brighten their day. She especially enjoyed decorating for Halloween and attended Fiesta events each year. Martha, like her mother Teresa, loved Bingo and would frequently visit the Chumash Casino where she was well known and loved. Big wins were frequent and she often shared the wealth. She enjoyed watching boxing and Football and was an Eagles fan like her mother. She loved cooking and her specialties were pozole, tamales and her famous fish tacos. Martha loved being the center of attention but did it in a very humble way. “Above and Beyond” was her way and she believed in people even if they didn’t believe in themselves. She opened her doors and her

heart to her brothers Ramon and Luis and stood by their side until their passing. Martha had a beautiful smile and an incredible sense of humor. She had a deep faith and gave all credit to God. Her favorite karaoke song was “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. When her 6 children were young she would find a way to take them to Disneyland every year even if it meant fundraising by selling confetti eggs, mistletoe or paper flowers. She loves her grandchildren and would take them to hotels with pools, amusement parks, parades, vacations and so much more. She never missed a sporting event, birthday party or any of her grandkids events. She loved gathering with family for the holidays to celebrate and play games. She was a wonderful grandmother and would always make each grandchild feel special and loved. She felt fortunate to have them all living close by and would visit them often.

Martha is preceded in death by her parents; Ramon Zarate, Teresa Angel and brothers; Pantaleon, Ramon Jr., Luis, and Alphonso. She is survived by her siblings; Clara, Robert, Jesus and by her children Monica, Patty, Martha, Jessica, Angie and Carlos as well as her 17 grandchildren, 3 heavenly grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Not to forget her faithful dog Bootsie Girl.

We’d like to give a special thanks to Cottage Hospital Staff, Ridley tree, Santa Barbara Housing Authority ,Pueblo Del Rey Funeral Services, and all the people who loved and supported our mom. We will all miss her so much and life is never going to be the same without her.

We can only try to live our lives to the fullest as she did. Services will be held at Saint Raphael Catholic Church – 5444 Hollister Ave. Santa Barbara, CA Rosary will take place Wednesday, September 4th 2024 at 7:00pm Funeral Mass will take place Thursday, September 5th 2024 at 10:00am Burial to follow mass at Calvary Cemetery on Hope Ave.

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New York Times Bestselling Author and Relationship Therapist

An Evening with Esther Perel

The

Future of Relationships, Love & Desire

Tue, Jan 14 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Tickets start at $47 / $24.50 UCSB students

An Arlington facility fee is included in each ticket price

“The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” – Esther Perel

With her signature wit and captivating charm, relationship therapist and bestselling author Esther Perel helps us rethink how we connect, how we desire and even how we love.

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Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Thu, Feb 20 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

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“The shift in kids’ energy and attention from the physical world to the virtual one, Haidt shows, has been catastrophic.” The New York Times

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones and social media and describes steps that parents, schools, tech companies and governments can take to restore a more humane childhood.

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Tears of a Sly, Artful Clown

A Celebration of the Late, Great, Dark Wit of Artist Keith Puccinelli

by Josef Woodard | Photos By Ingrid Bostrom

Plunging headlong into the special artistic world of the late, great, and darkly witty artist Keith Puccinelli, UCSB’s Art Design & Architecture (AD&A) Museum’s new exhibition, POOCH: The Art Full Life of Keith Julius Puccinelli, feels like an ideal opening salvo of the season, showcasing the prolific artist’s not-always-delicate balance of cartoonish fine art, satirical observations of a fragile world, the life of a clown (often with self-portraiture in clown regalia), and his own impending mortality.

The show is a grandly comical and yet complex pageant and portrait of the artist, who died of cancer in 2017 and left some 600 works to the Museum. Finally, it’s showtime for the “Pooch” (the artist’s nickname) collection.

Fittingly, given Puccinelli’s obsession with clown leitmotifs, for the festive opening on Saturday, September 7, visitors are encouraged to wear polka dots, and clown noses will be distributed, “while supplies last,” says curator Meg Linton.

As Puccinelli told me in an interview in 2011 before a major solo show at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery, some of the darker, edgier pieces he was working on would “balance out some of the pieces that are a little more warm and fuzzy. I have that side to me, too, or maybe more humorous. But, for me, I don’t want to just be a ‘haha funny’ guy. I want to be ‘haha funny,’ but not only ‘haha funny.’ ”

The serio-comic exhibition at UCSB also touches on facets beyond the artist in the spotlight. For one, the show naturally delves into a strong symbiotic relationship with Puccinelli’s wife, Fran Garvin Puccinelli a folk art collector, scholar, and gallerist and the couple’s generous support of a community of significant Santa Barbara artists. One gallery is devoted to work by artists from Puccinelli’s vast collection, a rare sampling of art from the 805 on display in this museum’s history.

The museum’s entrance door is flanked by a cleverly stylish exhibition logo by Puccinelli’s close friend and influencer Tom Stanley, and a radically enlarged reproduction of the artist’s originally compact “3 Men with Tongues.”

Art and design were key facets and driving forces in Puccinelli’s life and work, well represented in this show. His Puccinelli Design practice won awards and left his signature visual imprint all around the region to this day. But Puccinelli’s growing urge to pivot from graphic design into fine art led him away from commercial work, a decision that crystallized when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1997. At that point on, for 20 hyper-productive years, Puccinelli built up a huge body of work, shown at the Ben Maltz Gallery at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, various Santa Barbara showings at the

Contemporary Arts Forum (now MCASB), the Jane Deering Gallery, the Tug show at the Westmont Museum of Art, a collaboration with friend and artist ally Dane Goodman, and elsewhere.

As fate would have it, Puccinelli’s largest show to date is the posthumous POOCH exhibition at UCSB. The show had been scheduled earlier, but COVID restrictions got in the way until now.

Linton was ideally suited to the task of burrowing into the vast 600-piece collection and creating a cogent narrative of a few more than 200 pieces. The Los Angeles area–based curator was director of the Contemporary Arts Forum from 1999 to 2003 and curated Puccinelli’s Otis show, The Wondercommon. She was also close to the Puccinellis and was with both of them when they died. Linton co-curated the show Puccinality at UCSB’s College of Creative Studies Gallery as a kind of memorial after Fran’s passing in 2016. Keith died just months later.

Creating some semblance of order from the massive blur of the collection without losing a certain mad fervor relevant to Puccinelli’s artistic voice, Linton has organized the show into coherent sections. “I decided that the biggest priority would be to kind of try and create the beginnings of

us telling the story of Keith and his different aspects working in a design world and the fine art world, and then trying to show as much of the work in the collection as possible,” said Linton. “I divided the show into different kinds of themes.”

The art ranges from a wealth of sketchbooks from over the years to images of clown-related art, a room showcasing his graphic design work for the Avocado Festival, Summer Solstice, AIDS Walk, UCSB, SBCC, and elsewhere alongside funny funk sculptures, art about “The Everyday” and a “final” mortality-based room with one of the most startling pieces in the building, the large multi-paneled image of a deceased clown, titled “Yet Another Dead Motherfucker.”

Then there is the “smoking section” of pieces based on Puccinelli’s long love of smoking matchsticks, ashtrays, cigarettes, and “twigarettes” from various media. “Keith made work about smoking from early on, college days and probably even in high school,” says Linton. “I found some notes in his ’81 and ’82 sketchbooks that said, ‘I really need to quit smoking. I’m gonna get cancer.’ He was always worried about getting cancer, and then, of course, in 1997 he got diagnosed with cancer.”

From another corner of the artist’s iconography, he took aim at the sinister nature of guns. “He did a bunch of work on gun violence,” Linton said. “Keith was a pacifist. While his draft number never got called, according to his sister, he had plans to be a conscientious objector or flee. He wasn’t going to serve.”

Museum Director Gabriel Ritter walked me through the show, still in its final stages of installation, and he mentioned that this is a rare and welcome occasion when this museum gives major attention to an artist with a strong Santa Barbara connection along with the roomful of regional art.

We walk into the entrance and are immediately greeted by a gust of Puccinellian wit, via the artist’s winking, Ed Ruscha–esque piece “Exit Stencilist.” As Linton explained, the piece was strategically placed at the exit of the Otis show, where “you’d be able to see this on your way out of the museum, but also Keith was a great existentialist.”

Various artists left a discernible imprint on Puccinelli’s work, without his work betraying a strong self-identity. Among his primary influences were politically charged satirist Robbie Conal, transcendent “everyday” transformers Claes Oldenburg and Wayne Thiebaud, and Philip Guston, whose bulbous and cartoonish characters wallowing in alienation have a kinship with Puccinelli’s motley cast of subjects.

On one museum wall, a parallel is directly made between the artists with an actual Guston piece and similar Puccinelli pieces. As Ritter notes of the set, “They could not be more at home.”

One of Keith Puccinelli’s many examples of the self as subject

“Guston was mentioned throughout all of his sketchbooks. I know he saw the big Guston show in San Francisco in the early ’80s because he references it, so I thought it’d be really nice to put him into context of demonstrating how this isn’t just goofy caricature. There’s a tradition of using caricature to really convey complex meaning,” said Linton.

In the context of this show and this artist, the decision to devote an entire gallery to fellow artists couldn’t be more illustrative of the subject and his spirit of generosity and communal engagement.

Linton recalls, “When I did the Otis Wondercommon show in 2008, I overheard Keith talking to a couple students that were giving them a hard time this was after his lecture after the two specific installations where you went to a property and had the whole experience. And they were saying, ‘That’s pretty exclusive, if you can only do that for 200 people. How do you negotiate that?’

“And Keith just said, ‘How many people have to see your art for it to be art? I make artwork for my friends.’ He made it for himself, as well as in communication with his community. He and Fran collected a lot of Santa Barbara artists.”

Among the artists represented in this art salon are such important figures on the scene as Richard Ross, Jeff Brouws, Bob DeBris, Julia Ford, Penelope Gottlieb, Colin Gray, Patricia Hedrick, Mary Heebner, Barbara Parmet, Virginia McCracken, Harry and Sandra Reese, Tom Stanley, Lily Guild, Ginny Brush, Joan Tanner, and Ann Diener, among others and a Howard Finster for good folk-art-hero measure.

Given that POOCH accounts for roughly a third of the estate’s gift to the museum, it’s safe to assume there will be sequels to come. The first foray into making the work public succeeds in offering an illuminating overview of a remarkable artist’s oeuvre and unique perspective.

Other curators will necessarily bring their own more objective takes to the task. But for this particularly personal curatorial effort, Linton said, “It’s been really hard. I was cataloging the collection, and I helped both of them pass away. And I was there in the thick of all of this turmoil. So, I’ve gone through the work. Quite a

few times, I wondered, ‘When is it too personal? What is going to serve Keith and the collection best?’ “My take is getting the work that hasn’t been shown. There’s still more work to do, but that’ll be for other people. This will hopefully lay a nice foundation for other projects to happen in the future, and for students to do research.”

More broadly, she says, “What I’m hoping will resonate is just kind of how as an artist you have resonance in your community and how you build community and that you can bring a richness in a different perspective and open people’s eyes to other ways of seeing things. And Keith and Fran are one of those couples. They had a huge ripple effect.”

A FEW WORDS

FROM THE MAN-CLOWN-

ARTIST HIMSELF

Back in 2011, I visited Puccinelli at his rambling 10-acre home, a dome house on a hill on the rural stretch between Carpinteria and Ojai, complemented by an orchard, outbuildings, and a sculpture studio. The house itself was densely packed with all manner of art, folk and otherwise, befitting their art-drenched selfmade lifestyle.

Puccinelli was culling work and concepts for the Goodman-curated exhibition at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery, sweet cream sour fool

A seemingly elegant door to his studio in the house, fastidiously made from matchsticks (part of the UCSB show) was, he explained, “patterned after a folk-art Americana tradition. They called it ‘prisoner art.’ Prisoners would use wooden matches, back in the days when they could get wooden matches, and they would craft little boxes and frames, and give them to their wives or girlfriends. [Fran and I would] come across these at flea markets, and we’d buy them. It was a genre that we knew about.”

Asked where did clowns enter his life and art, he answered, “Pretty arbitrarily, I think. I like, sometimes, that your first reaction might be, ‘Oh, a clown, funny, haha.’ But your secondary reaction might be that it’s not such a great position. A cigar blew up in his face. It’s not so great after all,” said Puccinelli. “I kind of use it as a tool to bring out my darker side, my more pessimistic side. In some ways, I’m really pessimistic and disappointed with the state of the world and whatnot. On the other hand, I’m really optimistic. I don’t know what that is, but I have both in me.

“I started doing [clowns] around ’99.” [Points to an early drawing of a clown in a boat.] “My name is Puccinelli, like Punchinello, a figure and puppet from the commedia dell’arte, which became Punch, as in Punch and Judy. This figure has been around a lot in various cultures. I decided I would just sort of act upon my name.”

And act he did, creating a vast body of clown-themed art, often with himself as model. At that juncture, he was heading down another clown-y rabbit hole of research. “Sometimes I look for images for reference that I might use in my drawings,” he said. “I’m doing this Pulcinella guy. Philip Kaufman loaned me this book on Tiepolo’s Pulcinella. I’m working on a self-portrait, a tall piece like this.” [Shows me a small model of the ultimate work.] “A lot of people know of my drawings, and they think

One of Keith Puccinelli drawings on view at the AD&A Museum that were previously hidden in the studio, tucked away in ﬂat ﬁles, and stored under the bed.

of me in that context. But other people know me for installations or mixed media. I always drew stuff when I was a kid. Maybe not very well, but like any kids, it was the hot rods and airplanes and whatever. I decided to teach myself to draw like this. It is very labor-intensive. I kind of wanted it to be hard and laborious, and not easy.

“I’m lazy. I’d rather do something easy. But I think I need to work harder sometimes. So, to do this more intensive type of work is a good challenge for me.”

He started his own business by default. Puccinelli studied sculpture at San Jose State University before heading to Santa Barbara and working, in nonart fashion, for the Enterprise Fish Company. Later, that restaurant became one of many clients for Puccinelli Design, opened in 1983. “I met Fran, and we got married in ’84. I built my business, and it became very successful, in design, illustration, advertising, copywriting. It was kind of a one-stop shop. In ’95, I said, ‘You know, everything is good, but I wonder if there’s something next. What’s next?’ I thought I would rumble around with that in my mind for about a year and figure out what’s next.

“Well, within six months, I had closed up my business, got rid of my employees, and became a part-time business at home, like the way I started it. And I started doing more of my fine art well, it’s not fine, but I call it fine. That sort of evolved into no design and all fine art. I just decided to see what else life was about, as I became a little bit older. I thought, ‘This is great, but maybe I want to do things differently. Maybe I want to make it bigger, or maybe I don’t want to do it anymore.’ ”

Fran clarified, “Then, after you got sick, when you got the cancer, then it was like, ‘Okay, the time is now.’ ”

Creating his own distinctive voice and artistic bearing began early in his “second career,” although he could be self-effacing about who he was as an artist. “So many diverse artists have influenced me,” he said. “I’m probably not playing the game right, because I need to be more pegged in, and I’m not that pegged in.”

“You’re playing the game, babe. Don’t worry. You play your own game. I say you’ve got the Puccinelli style,” said Fran. “It’s hard to explain it, and he’s all over the place. One week, he’s doing something, and the next week, it’s something else.”

Overlooking the view of wildlife on his property and other rustic pleasures, Puccinelli philosophized about the fragility and sacredness of life which, in his case, would end six years later.

“These are our golden years,” he said. “We’re trying to have fun while we’re on the right side of the grass. Seems kind of decadent, contrary to the way I was raised, but oh well. It’s just giving yourself permission to enjoy things.”

That spirit and “Puccinelli style” is amply present in the AD&A Museum at the moment.

The opening reception for POOCH: The Art Full Life of Keith Julius Puccinelli is Saturday, September 7, 4-6 p.m. at the UCSB’s Art Design & Architecture Museum. The exhibition will remain on view through December 15. The museum is free to the public; gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. See museum.ucsb.edu.

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Curator Meg Linton in front of the exhibition poster, created from Keith Puccinelli’s “3 Men with Tongues”

Cheese the Day!

Wine, Cheese, and Culinary Experts Come Together to Sip, Savor, and Share Their Knowledge

by Michael Delgado | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom

Three winemakers and three chefs walk into a cheese shop….

This sounds like the start of a joke, but it recently happened in a special event produced exclusively for the Independent. Owners Michael and Kathryn Graham invited well-known vintners to bring their wines and top chefs to bring their culinary acumen to Cheese Shop Santa Barbara, where they would sample cheeses from all around the world and spectacular wines for an investigation of the best cheese pairings.

Culinary participants included Lucky’s Executive Chef Rene Gonzalez, Caruso’s at the Rosewood Miramar Chef de Cuisine Shibani Mone, and bouchon Executive Chef Vicken Tavitian. Winemakers were Doug Margerum of Margerum Wines, James Sparks of Kings Carey, and G. Khan Wines proprietor Roy Kim.

The format of the evening was that with each wine served, the vintners gave an overview and then the chefs chimed in with dishes from their menus that would pair well. Together with the vintners, the chefs suggested potential cheeses. The Grahams served up either the exact cheese the guests requested or cheeses with adjacent profiles, as well as some of their own pairing suggestions. After tasting, winemakers and chefs selected the cheese that best fit the wine’s flavor profile. The evening progressed in that order through six wines and 19 types of cheese.

THE RESULTS: WHITES

KINGS CAREY, SEMILLON

Semillon can be sweet and fruity or light and delicate. Sparks who makes wine not just for his own label and the G. Khan labels we sampled, but also for Liquid Farm uses a minimalist approach. Sparks picks slightly underripe grapes from the Star Lane Vineyard in Happy Canyon and ferments in barrels full of lees, which adds to richness and creaminess. From this delicate balancing act, he produces a crisp wine with both low acidity and depth.

Both Mone and Tavitian selected a burrata. Tavitian thought bouchon’s burrata and tiger figs on fresh greens would be a perfect pairing. The Grahams selected Sofia, a goat’smilk cheese covered in vegetable ash from Capriole Farms

in Indiana, one of the first artisan creameries in the U.S. Michael’s choice of a Marcel Petite comté (aged 20 months) hit the sweet spot between a younger and older comté and delivered a not-too-soft, nottoo-sharp creaminess with almond notes.

First Choice: Burrata

Second Choice: Marcel Petite Comté and Sofia tied

MARGERUM, SYBARITE SAUVIGNON BLANC

After 35 years as a leader in the Santa Barbara food and wine community, Margerum hardly needs an introduction. Since starting his label in 2001, his mission to return winemaking to its handcrafted and personal roots has propelled Margerum Wines to worldwide recognition. Sauvignon blanc was the first wine Margerum made, and this batch is his 24th vintage. A big fan of wines from the Loire Valley in France, particularly Sancerre, Margerum explained that unlike a Sancerre, this

Participating experts included (back row, from left) Doug Margerum, Michael Graham, Vicken Tavitian; (front row, from left) Roy Kim, James Sparks, Kathryn Graham, Shibani Mone, and Rene Gonzales

Vicken Tavitian, executive chef at bouchon

sauvignon blanc does not have a burnt ash flavor because he antioxidizes the sulfur using lees and carbon dioxide, leaving the wine in very turbid state.

Margerum opined that everything sounds better in French. “To stir the lees is bâtonnage; to make wine is élevage, which means [to] raise wine and bring it up into the bottle. Ripening cheese is affinage, which means the art of ripening, because as with wine, you also have to put cheese in different environments.”

The élevage and bâtonnage in this case results in a wine that is very bright, very fresh, and very citrusy, with grapefruit and lemongrass notes. Like the semillon, Sybarite is from Happy Canyon, a place where the soil is so low in nutrients it causes the grapes to be reductive, meaning they deliver savory flavors. As Margerum explained, “savory” used to be described as “minerally,” but there are no minerals in wine. Happy Canyon is packed with magnesium, boron, iron, granite, and serpentine. In contrast, wines from high nutrient soils, such as in Napa Valley, use grapes that will ferment very quickly and can result in wines that may be heavier, oak-laced, and buttery.

Michael and Kathryn selected Crottin, a classic Frenchstyle goat cheese from Andante Creamery, and Humboldt Fog, a creamy goat’s-milk cheese from Cypress Grove both relatively local cheese makers. Kathryn noted that sauvignon blanc in France is made in the same area where the premier goat’s-milk cheeses are made. A fine goat is a classic terroir pairing with sauvignon blancs. “What grows together, goes together” is an old rule of thumb that still holds up.

First Choice: Humboldt Fog

Second Choice: Crottin

G. KHAN, CHARDONNAY

Kim hand-picks and sorts whole clusters of fruit from MarFarm, an organically farmed vineyard in the Edna Valley. Mone remarked that this chardonnay was “lovely” and admitted that she finds that the usual California chardonnays can be challenging because “all you taste is oak, making them difficult to pair.” Tavitian thought his papaya salad, a highacid, lightly spiced dish, would work well. Mone thought of abalone with saffron.

Because the G. Khan chardonnay was much lighter and brighter than a typical chardonnay, the Grahams offered a wide range of cheeses, including an aged Rolf Beeler Gruyère from Switzerland, a British cheddar, a British Stilton, and a French triple cream.

Unlike most Gruyère found in supermarkets, the Beeler has a nuttiness and a bit of a crunch due to the milk proteins (not salt), which crystallize with time the sign of a wellaged cheese, they explained. Montgomery’s cheddar from Somerset is a handmade, raw-milk cheese made from Friesian cows that is rich and nutty in flavor with a crumbly texture. Colston Bassett Stilton is considered the most traditional

British bleu and is hand ladled to produce an exceptionally rich and creamy cheese that is earthy but still smooth and not sharp. St. Félicien, Tentation is a triple-cream and aged six weeks, during which it develops a bloomy rind and thick, creamy paste. The addition of cream adds a layer of decadence to this amazing cheese.

First Choice: Tie between Stilton and Tentation

THE RESULTS: REDS

MARGERUM, ESTATE GRENACHE

Grenache is a grape that needs a warmer climate than typically found in Los Olivos, so Margerum planted this on the southwestern, hottest corner of the Estate Vineyard. Consequently, it is a smaller batch, resulting in only 200 cases. The Estate Grenache is very light with notes of brambly red and blue fruits, violets, and hints of sandalwood.

As a food pairing, Mone suggested Caruso’s plum and duck dish, which includes a meat sausage with a duck leg served with a touch of lavender. Gonzalez suggested an ahi tuna or other fatty fish and said it would also be excellent with all charcuteries.

With high tannin wines, the Grahams prefer either dry and salty or soft and stinky with notes of fruit. They offered Piave, a hard Italian cheese similar to Parmigiano-reggiano, but that is sweeter and not as sharp; and Afterglow, from Blakesville Creamery, a soft goat cheese washed in a cherry ale. Washed rinds promote bacteria that deliver bolder flavors.

First Choice: Piave Second Choice: Afterglow

G. KHAN, 2021 PINOT NOIR

Planted on Radian Vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation where the combination of cold, high winds and very soft soil yield very small berries to achieve its robust flavor, the wine is fermented with very little intervention and in the same manner of the G. Khan chardonnay. The grapes are picked whole-cluster and pushed down with the stems included, yielding a wine with lots of intensity and depth of flavor.

Mone suggested pairing squab with cranberry, while Tavitian suggested a chimichurri sauce on a lower-fat steak such as Hanger. Gonzalez suggested braised short ribs. Clearly this is not only a delicious wine, but also obviously versatile. For this round, the Grahams selected Butterbloom, an Oregon cow’s-milk, triple-cream, brie-like cheese that has a soft yellow color. Its color is indicative of the freshness of the grass on which the cows are fed. Unlike sheep and goats, cows transfer the chlorophyll in the grass to their milk, turning the cheese a buttery yellow. The Grahams also selected Jake’s Gouda, which is made in upstate New York on an Amish farm and is a raw-milk gouda aged up to 12 months. As goudas age, they take on a sweet nuttiness and an almost butterscotch flavor, and develop protein crystals that provide a pleasing crunch.

First Choice: Jake’s Gouda

Second Choice: Butterbloom

KINGS CAREY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Grown on a very small vineyard in Los Olivos, Kings Carey’s cab is 100 percent cabernet sauvignon. The wine is carefully nurtured through a fermentation process in open-top, stainless, cold, punched only once a day, low extraction, low alcohol, and neutral barrels. The combination results in a wine with the classic cab balance of fruit and savory elements but with finesse and on a more slender frame.

The Grahams selected Bergkäse Alex, a uniquely

strong, semi-soft German sheep’s-milk alpine cheese washed in an elderberry liqueur, which lends coffee and chocolate notes and is nutty with a bitter finish. They also offered Quesería 1605 manchego, a truly artisan cheese from a small farmstead that only produces 50 wheels a week, with an unusual salty and dry yet soft and creamy flavor. And a third cheese: Rispens, also a sheep’s-milk, and a dense but soft and creamy gouda from a coastal farm in Holland. Its aging lends butterscotch notes.

First Choice: Quesería 1605 manchego

Second Choice: Bergkäse Alex

ADDITIONAL PAIRING NOTES

Pairing is as old as cheese and wine making. Picture the forlorn 12th-century milkmaid in the namesake town of Cheddar in Somerset who accidently left some cow’s milk too long in a cool cave but discovered golden curds upon return! Monarchs since have had a thing for cheddar, so it’s not hard to picture King Henry II a huge fan of cheddar wandering about his castle, goblet of wine sloshing in one hand, candle in the other, as he stumbles toward the kitchen in search of a late-night snack.

The goal in pairing is to create a complementary symbiosis. But pairing wine with dishes and with specific cheeses now is much more nuanced than the 18th-century refrain attributed to British merchants: “Whites with fish and reds with meat.” Our contemporary culinary cross-pollination brings different, spicier cooking flavors from Latin, Asian, and Indian traditions, creating new, exciting variations. Finding a complementary wine can be complicated.

I hope this encourages you to stretch your wine and gastronomic legs among the many fantastic offerings here in town. For more information, visit Kings Carey, kingscarey .com; G. Khan Wines, gkhanwine.com; Margerum Wines, margerumwines.com; Cheese Shop Santa Barbara, cheeseshopsb .com; bouchon, bouchonsantabarbara.com, Caruso’s, rosewood hotels.com/en/miramar-beach-montecito/dining/carusos; and Lucky’s, luckys-steakhouse.com

To learn even more about how to Cheese the Day, see our Winemaking Terms Cheat Sheet and Wine and Cheese Pairing Primer at independent.com.

Caruso’s at the Rosewood Miramar Chef de Cuisine Shibani Mone

A peek at the bounty in the cheese case at Cheese Shop Santa Barbara

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THURSDAY 9/5

Lisa Osborn, Starshine Roshell, Amy Marie Orozco

9/5: Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age From Al to social media to election politics, it’s tough to know what to believe online anymore, but local journalists and truth crusaders Starshine Roshell, Lisa Osborn, and Amy Marie Orozco will be offering practical tips and easy-to-follow advice to help Central Coasters become savvy, responsible media consumers. 5:30pm. 1219 State St. TVSB Members: free, GA: $20. tinyurl.com/MomentofTruthPresentation

9/5: First Thursdays: Kimpton Canary’s Summer Soiree This Summer Soiree Pop-Up Market will showcase local vendors and artists’ talented work, featuring beats from DJ Dansauce, delicious $2 oysters, an extended happy hour from 4-7pm, and more. 5pm. Kimpton Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St. Free. Call (805) 884-0300. tinyurl.com/SummerSoireeMarket

9/5-9/8: PCPA Solvang Festival Theater Presents: The Agitators This historical play of rebellion and revolution, personal passion, and sacrifice follows young abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, who meet in Rochester, New York, in the 1840s and form an unexpected friendship. (Recommended for ages 13 and up.) 8pm. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang. $25-$64. Call (805) 922-8313 or email boxoffice@pcpa.org pcpa.org

9/5-9/6, 9/8: UCSB’s Naked Shakes: Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing This UCSB ensemble that annually produces a Shakespearean play under the direction of Professor Irwin Appel, will perform Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing Thu: 5pm. Department of Theater and Dance Courtyard, UCSB. Fri.: 5pm; Sun.: 3pm. Godric Grove, Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Free-$20. Call (805) 893-3022. tinyurl.com/Naked-Shakes

FRIDAY 9/6

9/6: I.V. Rec & Park District and I.V. Arts Present Movies in the Park: Alice in Wonderland See Disney’s 1951 animated classic Alice in Wonderland (G), which follows a restless young British girl named Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and enters a magical world. Bring a blanket and enjoy free snacks while supplies last. 8pm. Anisq’Oyo’ Park Amphitheater, 950 Embarcadero Del Mar, Isla Vista. Free. Call (805) 350-8751 or email nnorman@ivparks .org ivparks.org/recreation/events-calendar

9/6: Abrazo Sur Presents Tango Bardo: The Show This show will feature the acclaimed singer Roberto Minondi and a talented ensemble of dancers accompanied by tango orchestra Tango Bardo to showcase the passionate and rhythmic culture of Argentina through tango and traditional folklore (gaucho). 7:30pm. The Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $35-$111. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/whats-on

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SATURDAY

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

SUNDAY

Goleta: Camino Real Marketplace, 10am-2pm

TUESDAY

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

WEDNESDAY

Solvang:

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

(805) 962-5354 sbfarmersmarket.org

FISHERMAN’S MARKET

SATURDAY

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

9/6: Free Astronomy Talk: Hunting Hazardous Asteroids Using Infrared Light Joseph Masiero, PhD, research scientist at the IPAC (Infrared Processing and Analysis Center) research organization at the California Institute of Technology and principal investigator of the NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Widefield Infrared Survey Explorer) mission, will discuss the survey to discover and characterize hazardous asteroids. 7:30-9pm. Farrand Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free. Call (805) 682-4711 x172. sbnature.org/visit/calendar

9/6-9/7: Film Screening: The Who’s

Tommy The 1975 musical Tommy (PG) tells the story of Tommy, who, after seeing the murder of his father, goes into shock, becoming psychosomatically deaf, dumb, and blind, then learns he’s natural prodigy at pinball with fame and fortune to follow. 9pm. SBIFF Riviera Theatre, 2044 Alameda Padre Serra. $7-$12. Email help@ sbiff.org sbiffriviera.com

9/6-9/8: First Annual Hanne Pedersen Playwright Competition In honor and in the memory and contributions of the late Hanne Pedersen, who fought cancer, this one-act playwriting contest will feature four winning plays by playwrights from S.B., Ventura, and L.A. counties. Fri.-Sat.: 7pm; Sun.: 3pm. The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $20-$25. Call (805) 684-6380 or email info@thealcazar.org thealcazar.org/theatre

9/6, 9/8, 9/11:

Fri.: CRV, 8:30pm. Sun.: Jared Nels, 1pm. Wed.: Tales from the Tavern. The Mustangs of the West, 7pm. $36. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/event-calendar

9/5: Buttonwood Farm & Vineyard Dave Tate, 4:30-7:30pm. 1500 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 688-3032. tinyurl.com/Buttonwood-Music

9/5-9/7: Lost Chord Guitars Thu.: Teresa Rey, 8pm. $11.59. Fri.: Shane Alexander, 8pm. $21.88. Sat.: The Propavinas, 8pm. $11.59. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com

9/5, 9/8-9/10: S.B. Bowl Thu.: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Big Boi, 7pm. $45-$137. Sun.: Iration & Pepper, DENM, Artikal Sound System, 4pm. $41-$61. Mon.: Wallows, Benee, 7pm. $45.50-$95.50. Tue.: Remi Wolf, Lava La Rue, 7pm. $36-$66. 1122 N. Milpas St. Call (805) 962-7411. sbbowl.com

9/5-9/8: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: Cordoba with Bedsweater & The Devereux String Quartet, 8pm. $12$15. Ages 21+. Fri.: Venice, 8:30pm. $38$40. Sat.: Me Sabor Presents: Salsa Night, 10pm. $18-$25. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Jazz Society Presents Shawn Thies, 1pm. Free$25. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

9/5: Validation Ale Definitely Maybe, 7-10pm. 102 E. Yanonali St. Free. Call (805) 500-3111. tinyurl.com/Validation-Music

9/6-9/8: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Everything’s Fine Duo, 8pm. Sat.: Will Stephens Band, 8pm. Sun.: Irish Jam Session, 3pm. 634 State St. Free 634 State St. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

9/7: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Jon Firey, 7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang.

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

9/7: Carr Winery (Santa Ynez) Skunk Puppy, 4pm. Free. 3563 Numancia St., Santa Ynez. Ages 21+. Call (805) 9885757 or email info@carrwinery.com carrwinery.com/event

9/7: Community Arts Workshop The Idiomatiques, Nightbirds, 6pm. 631 Garden St. $25. Email casey@artscollaborative.org sbcaw.org/upcoming

9/7: Eos Lounge CRi, 9pm. $6.18. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

9/7-9/8: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: Bad Habit, 3pm. Sun.: Traveling Hurtados, 1pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarand grill.com/music-on-the-water

9/7-9/8, 9/11: Soul Bites Sat.-Sun: Joveth, 7pm. Wed.: Morganfield Burnett Blues Band, 6pm. 423 State St. Free. Call (805) 869-2198. soulbitesrestaurants.com/events

9/9: The Red Piano Ray Jaurique, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free. Call (805) 3581439. theredpiano.com

9/11: Carr Winery (S.B.) Brian Kinsella, Jimmy Rankin, 5:30pm. Free. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 9657985 or email info@carrwinery.com carrwinery.com/event

9/11: Whiskey Richards Punk on Vinyl, 9pm. 435 State St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 451-8206. tinyurl.com/PunkOnVinylSept11

Maverick Saloon

The Mustangs of the West

SATURDAY 9/7

9/7: Film Screening: Cycling Without Age Pedal Born Pictures presents this 2024 documentary that follows a team of pedal-powered rickshaw pilots as they bring magic back to those who have lost the ability to ride bikes themselves, highlighting a portrait of aging and asking audiences to consider the importance of the outdoors for those who are inside all day. 6pm. The Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $31$84. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/whats-on

9/7: Another Day in Paradise (ADIP) This ice-skating extravaganza will include lunch, free skate rentals, 30 minutes of skate lessons, two hours of public skating, 30 minutes to try hockey, and Los Angeles Kings kickoff activities. 1:30-3:30pm. Ice in Paradise, 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. $20-$25. Call (805) 879-1550 or email events@iceinparadise.org tinyurl.com/AnotherDayIn ParadiseSept7

9/7: AdventureMinds Launch Party

Celebrate the fifth anniversary of Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. and the official launch of the new nonprofit AdventureMinds, which will provide primary, middle, and high school students with transformative social and emotional learning experiences through a combination of e-learning curriculum and experiential outdoor activities. Enjoy a raffle, complimentary tacos and treats, and the opportunity to try trapeze and parkour. 2:30pm. Plaza De Vera Cruz Park, 110 E. Cota St. Free. Call (805) 350-9802 or email hello@sbtrapezeco.com tinyurl.com/AdventureMindsLaunchParty

SUNDAY 9/8

9/8: 9-1-1 At Ease International Presents 9-1-1 Project Harmony Enjoy an evening with area first responders who will premiere a unique documentary that highlights the trauma first responders must endure daily and an innovative approach to healing trauma through songwriting followed by a live music experience. VIP reception: 5pm; screening: 5:40pm; performances: 6:15pm. The Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $25; VIP: $150. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org/whats-on

9/8: Downtown Salsa Dance Nights Take a salsa lesson led by Brenda Ruiz, where Cali-Forno Pizzeria will offer food and drink specials followed by dancing. Lesson: 3:30pm; dancing: 4:30pm. 905 State St. Free. Call (805) 452-5569. downtownsb.org/events

9/8: S.B. Museum of Art Free Community Day Enjoy free museum admission, Bilingual Storytime/Raíces y sueños (11-11:45am), SlideWays Trombone Quartet (1-1:45pm), Bottom Line Brass Tuba Quartet (2:15-3pm), Mariachi Las Olas de S.B. (3-4pm), art activities, docent tours, music, and refreshments. 11am5pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

9/8: Prime Time Band Stow House Concert Bring blankets or beach chairs and enjoy a delightful afternoon concert where the Prime Time Band, under the direction of Dr. Paul Mori, will perform a variety of music such as pop tunes, patriotic classics, and family favorites with guest vocalist Gary Smith. 2pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Email primetimebandsb@gmail.com ptband.org/concert-events

MONDAY 9/9

9/9: Virtual Meeting: What’s Being Done About Homelessness in South S.B. County? This online meeting will give guests the opportunity to learn about local efforts, ask questions about homelessness in your neighborhood, and find ways to get involved in area solutions. Registration is required. Noon. Virtual. Free tinyurl.com/SB-Homelessness

TUESDAY 9/10

9/10: Teach Me Tango Discover Argentine tango in a class that quickly teaches the essentials, followed by practice. 5:30pm. Carrillo Rec Center, 100 E. Carrillo St. Call (805) 455-1906 or email info@ nomadtango.org nomadtango.org/events

WEDNESDAY 9/11

9/11: Poetry Reading: The Blue Whale Reading Series Jace Ryan Turner, a librarian at the S.B. Public Library whose poems have appeared in recent anthologies by Gunpowder Press; Catherine Abbey Hodges, the author of In a Rind of Light; and more, will be giving a poetry reading followed by an open mic. 5:30pm. Unity Church of Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga St. Suggested donation: $5. tinyurl.com/ReadingSept11

9/11: Downtown Kickin’ Country Dance Nights Enjoy country line dancing lessons led by Christy Grant, followed by open dancing. Lesson: 6pm; open dancing: 7pm. 716 State St. Free. Call (805) 452-5569 or email christy@downtownsb.org downtownsb.org/events

9/11: Sewing and Mending Club Whether you’re a seasoned seamstress or just beginning your sewing journey, discover the joy of creating and repairing with a welcoming community. 5:30pm. Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $15. Call (805) 884-0459 or email sarahvl@exploreecology.org exploreecology.org/calendar/list

MODERN MANNERS IN THE HOUSE

IN THE MAKING: CONTEMPORARY ART AT SBMA SHOWCASES SEVEN DECADES OF ART OF THE MODERN

SORT IN THE MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION

In an odd but pointed way, the new exhibition In the Making: Contemporary Art at SBMA eagerly seeks to invalidate and disprove a Gertrude Stein quote, strategically placed at the entrance to the show. Almost a century ago, in an age before modern art and museum culture had found a way to get along, Stein said, “You can be a museum or you can be modern, but you can’t be both.” Oh, no, you didn’t, say the institutional forces that be at the Santa Baarbara Museum of Art.

We proceed into the Colefax Gallery and are greeted by a plenitude of contemporary work dating between 1965 and 2023. The evidence is in: SBMA’s permanent collection is well-fortified with modernist ideas and implementations, defying potential accusations that our museum has been resistant to the shock and assertions of the new in art.

By its very nature, contemporary art is a changeable entity, striving toward new ideas and reversals of past art-world truths. Thus, this historically broad sampler plate exhibition covers a wide range of expressions and manifestations, covering multiple stylistic impulses and media (singular and mixed and mangled). Diversity rules here, while contributing to the show’s general thesis of showcasing the cause of supporting contemporary art in the museum vaults.

From the fresher crop, placed near the entrance to the show, Gisela Colón’s 2022 “Skewed Square” is an oblong, lozengeshaped piece serving as a vessel of refracted color and light, as if a window on some alternate dimension. Baghdad-born Vian Sora’s “Dilmun” (also from 2022) is a visually alluring quasi-landscape, with abstract logic in the bones.

Reaching back to 1970, Venezuelan artist Jesús Rafael Soto’s untitled mixed-media piece is a felicitous yet slightly disruptive blend of order and unrest, with its painted wood base and protruding tendrils of metal and nylon nudging into three-dimensionality. His stated influences, between De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian and exacting serialist composer Pierre Boulez, can be readily detected.

There are some welcome repeat visitors to the museum’s walls in this exhibition. Al Held’s somehow large and yet gently spoken, screaming-yellow “Bruges II” begs for our attention, and gets it, again. Whitney Bedford’s “Veduta” and Jane Dickson’s “El Niño” reworked variations on landscape and suburbia-scape themes, respectively were recently seen in the Inside/ Outside show upstairs in the contemporary gallery, and make for fine gallery mates with other new-ish vault art here.

On the back wall, Russian-born Sidney

Gordon’s relief sculpture-meets-painting “November 1967 #1 Three-Dimensional” is a fruitful fusion of painterly and sculptural elements. Across the way are other combined forces at work and play in Garth Weiser’s “Trends and Predictions for the Year” (2012), a post–Op Art optical mesh fashioned from a dense weave of paint layers.

Another welcome return to the embrace of museum space and our sense is the 2000-vintage “Agua Bendita (Holy Water)” construction/painting by Rafael de la Cabada, who has been a prominent and flexible fixture on the local art scene for many years. Here, Cabada takes on cultural signifiers, religious references, and pop-cultural debris relating to his native Mexico, including Mexican flags stuffed unceremoniously in a fringe of plastic Coke bottles.

For deft comic relief, we have a welcome blast of the word-based dry humor of Jenny Holzer whose art has graced SBMA at various times over the decades, through “silent radio” pieces and more. In this case, her language gaggery takes the sly form of extended text on a marble bench such as we’d find in a cemetery. The text is also the work’s title, from The Living Series: “THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT AYOU HAVE GONE WRONG BUT YOU CONTINUE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LUXURIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.”

A sense of time, fate, and mortality hum implicitly in the background as you read. PS: Tempting as it may be, do not sit on the art.

Black artist Betye Saar is represented by a small but impactful assemblage piece, “Memories of Kemi” (1974). Objects of wistful, personal, and ritualistic import are carefully situated in a jewelry box imbued with both faded glory and timeless memory.

On a somewhat local note, Saar’s piece appeared at New York City’s Whitney Museum of Art in a show curated by art historian-curator Marcia Tucker, who spent her last years living in Santa Barbara. To revisit the notable quote zone from whence this SBMA exhibition began, Tucker was also the founder of the New Museum in SoHo, with its only half-ironic goal of focusing on “the last five minutes of contemporary art.”

In the Making, in its humble way, presents a highly selective view of the last 60 years of contemporary art, as found lurking in the SBMA collection, awaiting its spotlight due.

—Josef Woodard

In the Making: Contemporary Art at SBMA is on view at Santa Barbara Museum of Art through March 9, 2025. See sbma.net for more info.

In the Making: Contemporary Art at SBMA gallery shot

“Dilmen” by Vian Sora, 2022

“November 1967 #1 Three Dimensional” by Sidney Gordon

“THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT AYOU HAVE GONE WRONG BUT YOU CONTINUE. SOMETIMES THER EIS A LURUXIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS” by Jenny Holzer

REIMAGING SANTA BARBARA ARCHITECTURE IN ABSTRACT

THE ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION WELCOMES

ABSTRACTED BY CAROLYN HUBBS

The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is welcoming a new artist and exhibition into its quaint Victorian home. ABSTRACTED by Carolyn Hubbs featuring a selection of abstract paintings based on her plein air sketches done in the Santa Barbara area will be on display at the Architectural Foundation Gallery through November 2. There will be an opening reception at the gallery on Friday, September 6, 5-7 p.m.

This is Hubbs’s first solo show in Santa Barbara, but her work has been featured at the Elverhøj Museum in Solvang and Santa Barbara’s Sullivan Goss Gallery. She has also had her work exhibited in the LACMA Rental Gallery, Los Angeles Vita Art Center, New York, and internationally in Portugal and the Netherlands.

Hubbs’s artwork encourages viewers to reenvision the world around us through her collection of vibrant abstract paintings in acrylic. The collection will feature both her field sketches of the Santa Barbara environment and architecture as well as the corresponding acrylic paintings. Hubbs will also be giving informal walkthroughs of her exhibit on September 28 and October 19, both at 2 p.m.

Her work aligns with the foundation’s mission to promote quality in architecture, art, and design. Through the various exhibits on display and the foundation’s

public tours, educational programs, and scholarships, they have been working to spread awareness and appreciation of Santa Barbara’s built environment. Thus, it’s only fitting that the foundation is in the Acheson House, a Victorian-style house at the corner of Victoria and Garden streets in Downtown Santa Barbara.

The foundation regularly hosts public tours, including the Saturday Sabado Tour, a weekly walking tour that identifies the unique architectural styles around Downtown Santa Barbara by pointing out buildings and landscape history. They also offer various programs for students in elementary through high school.

Hubbs’s exhibit is not one to miss, especially for those with an interest in architecture and art history, the latter being the degree with which Hubbs graduated with from Mills College in 1965. Her studies took her to study at the UCLA Extension School with Charles Garabedian. Now, in Santa Barbara, her work explores and appreciates the natural landscape and architecture in the area. —Tia Trinh

In addition to the exhibition events, the Architectural Foundation Gallery (229 E. Victoria St.) is open to the public on Saturdays, 1-4 p.m., and weekdays by appointment. For more information about Hubbs’s upcoming exhibition or about the various events and programs that the foundation offers, visit afsb.org.

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“Tree Creating Itself” by Carolyn Hubbs

LIVING

Outdoors

Hugging the Big Sur Coast

It was raining so hard; we could only see just beyond the shoreline. The surf was big, but the pelting rain and southeast winds prevented us from determining the true swell conditions while paddling the rugged Big Sur Coast. Still, we had to launch. We were somewhere just south of Andrew Molera State Beach, me in my kayak and former U.S. National rowing team members Patrick O’Hea and Will Miller paddling stand-up paddleboards. The tide was surging in, and there wasn’t much depth to the beach. We were quickly running out of real estate.

When we launched off that nameless beach, the sideways rain, low-hanging fog, and storm clouds created a gray, horizonless expanse within the tempest. We were winging it. The small pocket cove had a tidal surge sweeping up onto the rocks, reverberating back toward our right flanks, so we had waves to contend with from three directions. Most waves pounded in front of us, but the bigger waves produced steep foam balls that gathered momentum, careening off eroding bluffs and back toward our blind side. I helped O’Hea and Miller launch one at a time without a hitch, but now it was my turn. They paddled through the heaving shore break almost flawlessly. I wasn’t so lucky and mistimed my launch. After jumping into my kayak, I punched through the first wave, but the second wave was bigger and already cresting. Before I knew it, I was surfing backward on a six-foot wave, as water was drawn off the gritty shoreline. When my stern pounded into the sand, I instinctively curled up into a ball, while being catapulted. Bracing for impact, I felt the back of my head graze the shifting shoreline, as a total yard sale ensued.

Miraculously, I came out of it unscathed, minus all the gritty wet sand that found its way between me and my wetsuit. Still, there was no damage to me or my kayak. Other than scrambling for scattered camera gear, spare paddle, and a water bottle, I was already strategizing my next attempt.

While I struggled to launch, I lost sight of Miller and O’Hea, the weather not allowing it. I told them to try keeping within the mouth of the cove. At that point, I just had to get off that beach. And I did, punching through three large waves, and better yet, I found Miller and O’Hea standing tall, pelted by rain beyond the breaking surf.

Big Sur Beginnings

Paddling and Kayaking the Rugged Coast Is Challenging but Enticing Adventure

Story and Photos

by Chuck Graham

Since Pacific Coast Highway 1 (PCH) opened in 1937, the 75-mile stretch of winding Big Sur coastline has closed 55 times due to landslides. In 2022-23 alone, there were rapid fire closures due to back-to-back wet winters involving multiple slides. Since January 2023, it’s been impossible to drive end to end, north from the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse and south of Carmel. Of the 656 miles of California coastline, the Big Sur coast is arguably some of its most breathtaking. When the road is passable, Big Sur receives more visitation than Yosemite National Park.

Every time I’ve driven the weaving route in the past, my curiosity overflowed with visions of living remotely in coastal California. Because of its daunting coastal topography and strict land use regulations, the Big Sur coast is sparsely populated. Roughly 2,000 people eke out some kind of life along its weather-beaten shores, on the edge of lofty cliffs, and its chaparral-choked Santa Lucia coastal mountain range.

So, it took a paddling trip to soothe my curiosity, hopefully revealing how remote and Mordor-like those massively sheer cliffs truly were. There were plenty of precarious

examples of just how far people were willing to go to seek out solitude. A couple of dilapidated dwellings appeared as if they required BASE jump training or wearing a parachute 24/7. Some dwellings were literally clinging to cliff faces, sagging toward boulder-strewn shorelines. Several times, I asked myself, “How does one sleep in those conditions?”

With a combination of steep scree slopes and crumbly rock, Big Sur is always susceptible to shifting earth. Also, increased wildfires don’t help the mountainous topography, and burns followed by wet winters only enhance erosion. Between 2016 and 2023, Caltrans spent $315 million in emergency work shoring up the Big Sur region.

With Highway 1 being closed going on two years, the ragged coast still beckoned. Most visitors that travel its curvy coast don’t get the chance to see the stunning perspective from sea level. It was impressive.

After the Storm

It’s amazing what blue skies; puffy, white clouds; and sunshine can do to brighten the outlook of an excursion. The three of us ditched our wetsuits, trading them for baggies, hats, sunglasses, and sunscreen. We were gliding down the Big Sur coast.

Still, there were other difficult landings in huge surf, moments of reflection beneath starry nights, and cool wildlife encounters, followed by challenging launches all well below PCH.

From above, Big Sur has always appeared intimidating. While paddling, the three of us agreed, its coastline was no joke.

During our last day on the water, the coastal mountains trailed eastward, as steady northwest winds propelled us toward the windswept beach just north of the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse. Another messy landing awaited, but so did solid ground. However, nothing came easy while paddling the Big Sur coast. n

Patrick O’Hea paddles the Big Sur Coast.

A view of Big Sur that’s rarely seen

Santa Barbara’s Iconic Friendship Paddle Set for September 8

This year’s Friendship Paddle honoree, Courtney Brewer, says her love for swimming and the ocean has been a longtime constant in her life. The water has been an integral part of her daily routine for decades. As a swimmer during her college years at UCSB and now an active participant of local swim groups, such as the Santa Barbara Masters Swimming program and the Swim Wild group, Brewer’s devotion to swimming has had a lasting influence on her life. Not only that, but she is also the mother of two very accomplished watermen, Ben (26) and Kelly (23).

And so, it seems only natural that Brewer would be selected as the recipient for the 2024 Friendship Paddle.

The Friendship Paddle started in 2003 as an event intended to celebrate 39-year-old Doug McFadden, who had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. His family and friends banded together, wanting to do something that not only demonstrated love for McFadden but also involved the ocean. In an effort to both harness the healing, inspiring nature of the ocean and bolster McFadden with support, the concept for the Friendship Paddle was born. That year, dozens of paddlers convened on the shoreline for a 24-mile journey across the channel. Since 2003, more than 20 Friendship Paddles have taken place.

Originally from San Francisco, the current Friendship Paddle beneficiary, Courtney Brewer, is a Gaucho alum and beloved kindergarten teacher. She moved to Santa Barbara for college and, after a brief hiatus teaching up north, settled here permanently and taught at Monroe Elementary School for 34 years.

“I was truly blown away. Honored and guilty that they chose me because there are so many people suffering out there that should have this support,” she said.

While Brewer and her family have been involved with the Friendship Paddle for years, she noted that she had been oblivious to the extent of support that the Friendship Paddle offers honorees until now, being on the receiving end of it.

Taking a multidimensional approach to support, the Friendship Paddle aims not only to fundraise, but also to uplift honorees emotionally and, generally, to be an event that is enjoyable, something that distracts from the uncertainty that characterizes cancer diagnosis.

This Year’s Friendship Paddle to Usher in Waves of Support for Teacher Honoree

Courtney Brewer by Caitlin Scialla

In 2013, Brewer discovered a mole that turned out to be melanoma. She was treated and remained cancerfree until, nine years later, she was diagnosed again in 2022. This fresh diagnosis propelled her into an exhausting years-long cycle of diagnosis, intense treatment, recovery, and re-diagnosis.

Brewer detailed just how much the cancer and cancer treatment took its toll. She continued working that first year after being re-diagnosed, explaining how tasks that she had once handled effortlessly now left her completely deprived of energy. Unfortunately, she recently had to stop teaching after her cancer escalated.

“I did teach through that whole year, and I was so tired. The day would end, and I remember that I’d sit in my chair at the front of the classroom. And I’d see something that I needed at the back. But I would just sit there and look at it. I couldn’t even get up and walk over to the other side of the room,” Brewer said.

At the moment, she is undergoing targeted therapy and immunotherapy, returning for scans every few months.

When asked how it felt to be selected as the recipient for this year’s Friendship Paddle, Brewer defined her emotions as mixed.

“I hope I’ll be able to describe it well, but the way that one of the people who’s really involved described, it was like, the community just really wants to wrap their arms around you, and help you and lift you up and help you with things you need. And that’s exactly what it feels like. They want to try and take away some of the worries and, and fret and do what they can to give you joy. For whatever time you have left,” Brewer explained. She acknowledged the significance of the financial support, as well. Cancer is financially crippling. On top of the brutal cost of cancer treatment, Brewer has been unable to keep working. The Friendship Paddle has helped to relieve at least some of the stress related to funding her healthcare.

“I can’t teach right now. I had a certain number of sick days, and those are all gone. Then you go on something called differential pay, which is where they take your substitute’s pay out of yours. And then you’re done…. They don’t pay anymore. They don’t pay for your health coverage. And so, if you haven’t set yourself up with disability or anything like that, I don’t know what people would do,” Brewer explained.

While this process has been harrowing, Brewer expresses that with it, she has found courage. This new, unflinching mindset is epitomized by a new motto that she has started to embrace: “Just say yes.” Brewer recalled that she first heard this slogan from a good friend, Vicki Mills, who began to preach “just say yes” post-retiring. Now graced with lots of time, Mills embraced an attitude of saying yes to everything, which really resonated with Brewer.

“I tend to be someone who’s just more fearful of things.

Anyway, I heard her say that. And then I started sort of living by that,” Brewer said, “So that’s why, especially with my life being very unsure how far it will go, I might as well do everything I can. I’m not always positive, but I definitely try to look at the positive and look at that. I have lived for 58 years; some people don’t get that lucky. And I’ve had a good life. I have a lot to be really grateful for so I just tried to stay focused on that.”

The Friendship Paddle honoring Courtney

takes place on Sunday, September 8. For more information and to donate, see friendshippaddle.org/current-paddle.

Brewer

Courtney Brewer (left) is the recipient of this year’s Friendship Paddle.

Courtney Brewer (left) is the mother of two sons and a longtime kindergarten teacher.

FOOD& DRINK

spicy spot

A Brighter, Better Space for Bibi Ji

Upscale Indian Cuisine Moves Up State Street into Thriving Arts District

BY MATT

The primary challenge that Bibi Ji faced upon opening six years ago was convincing American diners that Indian cuisine long lingering in this country’s strip malls as budget buffet fare deserved to be modernized and demand a higher price.

Given social-media-igniting dishes like uni biryani, craveable shareables like crisp cauliflower slaked in chili-garlicsesame sauce, and elevated standards like butter chicken and baingan bharta (arguably the best use of eggplant on the planet), that battle was quickly won. The stylish dining room, trend-defining natty wines curated by cofounder/ superstar somm Rajat Parr, and hipster-haute vibes helped, too.

Co-owner and main operator Alejandro Medina’s latest challenge was more Santa Barbaran in flavor: Despite near-dead traffic on the 700 block of State Street and not much support for the improvements that the restaurant had already paid for, rent was going up. “It was a landlord that we didn’t see a future growing with,” said Medina. “We can leave it at that.”

So, over this past spring and summer, they moved everything five blocks up to the heart of the Arts District, one of downtown’s busiest corridors, and everything is all the better for it. Taking over the former McDonald’s at 1213 State Street, the new Bibi Ji is all about smiles and sunshine, its pink walls and ambient light a brilliant contrast to the dark, shady hues of the original space.

“The old place, we were stuck with, and we tried to build our brand around it,” said Medina, who was born and mostly raised in Santa Barbara County. “The new place, we built it around our brand.”

It also came with a much larger kitchen, enabling catering opportunities as well as Friday to Sunday lunch service, which just started last weekend. Overseeing the day-to-day is Chef Israel Romero, who’s been with Bibi Ji since the early days, learning from cofounders Jessi and Gary Singh before they left the business. “He’s been cooking Indian food for the last 15 years,” said Medina, including Romero’s pre–Bibi Ji experience. “He serves a very key role in our entire operation.”

The menu is mostly the exact same, though there will be an increasing emphasis on Bengali dishes from Kolkata, the hometown of Parr. “We really wanted Kolkata to shine on the menu more,” said Medina, who traveled with his family and Parr to that Indian metropolis last year for further inspiration. Another steady influence comes from consulting chef Kiran Bheemarao, who is originally from Bangalore. “These are all recipes that Kiran and Raj grew up eating,” said Medina, “recipes that Raj’s mom and grandma cooked for him.”

That includes the papri chaat, which I’d never ordered before I visited during the new location’s friends and family dinner in June. The snacky dish, which is popular all around South Asia, smartly combines crunchy, chip-like things

with saucy, dip-like things in one explosively flavorful bite. In Bibi Ji’s case, they douse toasted cumin-ajwain crackers, chickpea, and potato with yogurt, tamarind, and chile, playing on texture and taste in addictive ways.

Over that and classics like the chicken kebab, butter chicken, coconut curry, and perfectly baked naan, we tried a range of the natural, often funky wines that Parr and Medina are championing. That includes Parr’s by-the-glass creations from his San Simeon vineyard and Cambria winery (he purchased the former Stolo property), and Medina’s own wines that he sources from Bolivia, where his dad was born.

“It was a project that I started with my late father,” he said of his Bitoque wines, which are made from vines thought to be more than a century (or two?) old. “It was really a battle to get them exported. It’s something that I’m very proud that I was able to bring to fruition. The idea of working with these ancient vines is something I never thought I would be able to do.”

Thanks to the larger space, Medina was able to bring all the wines he’s been saving in three separate storage spaces together into one spot, and offer all of them on the list. “I saved a lot of things that I believed would taste better in a few years,” said Medina. “That’s something my bookkeeper hated. He never understood why I was saving wines. I never knew that I’d have a new restaurant, but I knew the wines would speak for themselves wherever I opened them.” Medina is most amped about Bibi Ji’s block, home to culinary trailblazers like bouchon, Arigato, and Olio e Limone and trendsetters like Sama Sama and Good Lion. “Just the whole mix is better,” said Medina. “We park in the back lot and I see Mitchell [Sjerven] going to bouchon. It’s just really nice to be amongst these established restaurants. Those are the OGs. They’re the people that I looked up to when I opened this place. I still look up to them, and it’s really nice to be in the same neighborhood.”

KETTMANN | PHOTOS BY INGRID BOSTROM

Classic Indian dishes with contemporary tweaks are still on the table at Bibi Ji’s new location.

Modern booths like this one give the place a whole new vibe.

SidewaysWinemaker Dinner at La Paloma Café

This fall, the Academy Award–winning film Sideways will stream on Hulu in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Hitching Post Wines has partnered with Searchlight Pictures to showcase Hitching Post Highliner pinot noir, the wine featured in the movie. In celebration of this partnership, Hitching Post 2 and Hitching Wines announced a special Hitching Post + Sideways Winemaker Dinner at La Paloma Café (702 Anacapa St.), on Tuesday, September 24, at 6 p.m. Executive Chef Jeremy Tummel hosts Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley for the anniversary event, which costs $110 per ticket. The menu includes deviled eggs, carne apache, Rod and Reel local halibut ceviche, family-style BBQ dinner, and goat cheese flan. Hitching Post wine pairings include 2023 “Parte” rosé, 2020 “Forerunner” chenin blanc, 2021 “Highliner” pinot noir, and 2021 “Four Top” merlot blend. A meet and greet in advance of the dinner will be held at the Santa Barbara Wine Collective on September 8, 2-4 p.m. For reservations for the September 24 dinner, visit tinyurl.com/sideways-lapaloma

VEGAN CHEF CHALLENGE: Nonprofit Vegan Outreach is coordinating an event called the Vegan Chef Challenge, taking place now through September 30, offering special vegan menu options all over Santa Barbara. Diners have the opportunity to go visit restaurants, enjoy meals, vote, comment, and post photos of the vegan meals they have ordered. This month-long event brings all diners, not just vegans, together to appreciate the talents of local chefs. Participating eateries include Shang Hai Restaurant, Padaro Beach Grill, Saigon, Soul Bites, Goodland Waffles & Melts, Elubia’s Kitchen, Zen Yai, Scarlett Begonia, Finch & Fork Restaurant, Bluewater Grill, Fala Bar, Convivo, Santa Barbara Pizza House, and Los Tarascos. To view the special menu at each restaurant, visit vegan chefchallenge.org/SantaBarbara. Read the Independent’s story at independent.com/2024/08/28/ restaurants-go-green.

PETRINI’S UPDATE: This just in from the Petrini family: “While my father initially opened Petrini’s Family Restaurant in 1958, and he and his two brothers ran the restaurant for many years, our family no longer is involved in the restaurant in any way, shape, or form. Jerome Bohnett is the current owner. The menu has been greatly expanded, and many high-end dishes have been added to the perennial favorites. As many of the ‘white tablecloth’ Italian restaurants in Santa Barbara have closed, Petrini’s is well worth considering for fine Italian dining. Many long-time Santa Barbara residents share fond memories of family dinners at Petrini’s, but I believe the expanded menu offers a much more complete dining experience for any occasion. —John Petrini, MD.”

SNEAK PEEKS: FINNEY’S IN GOLETA: Last December, I broke the news that Santa Barbara’s wildly popular Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen at 35 State Street is coming to Goleta’s Camino Real Marketplace where Hollister Brewing Company used to be at 6980 Market Place Drive. I stopped by and noticed that construction is coming along nicely with several new walls installed. The end of 2024 or early 2025 is my best ETA.

SNEAK PEEK: OLIVER’S: Plant-based Oliver’s restaurant at 1198 Coast Village Road, which spent five years remodeling the former home of Peabody’s before opening in October 2017, closed last April. While driving along Coast Village Road, I saw that remodeling has begun for what I assume will be a new restaurant. The outside is being repainted, and not much else can be seen from a peek over the fence. Reader Steve C. suggests that the restaurant may offer Mediterranean cuisine.

SNEAK PEEK: SANTA PLAYA MARISCOS: Mexican eatery Santa Playa Mariscos, coming to 1230 State Street and brought to you by the same owner of Yona Redz, looks ready to go but has not yet opened.

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THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY: In 2004, Paul Giamatti (left) and Thomas Haden Church starred in the movie Sideways, which was filmed in Santa Barbara County and became an international sensation. A special winemaker dinner will be held at La Paloma Café this month honoring the film’s anniversary.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

by Rob Breszny

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In 2015, a large earthquake struck Nepal, registering 7.8 on the Richter scale. It was so powerful, it shrunk Mt. Everest. I mention this, Aries, because I suspect you will generate good fortune in the coming months whenever you try to shrink metaphorical mountains. Luckily, you won’t need to resort to anything as forceful and ferocious as a massive earthquake. In fact, I think your best efforts will be persistent, incremental, and gradual. If you haven’t gotten started yet, do so now.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): We don’t know the astrological sign of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, who ruled from 51 to 30 BCE But might she have been a Taurus? What other tribe of the zodiac would indulge in the extravagance of bathing in donkey milk? Her staff kept a herd of 700 donkeys for this regimen. Before you dismiss the habit as weird, please understand that it wasn’t uncommon in ancient times. Why? Modern science has shown that donkey milk has anti-aging, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory qualities. And as astrologers know, many of you Tauruses are drawn to luxurious and healing influences that also enhance beauty. I recommend you cultivate such influences with extra verve in the coming days.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): In two trillion galaxies stretched out across 93 billion light years, new stars are constantly being born. Their birth process happens in stellar nurseries, where dense clouds of gas coalesce into giant spheres of light and heat powered by the process of nuclear fusion. If you don’t mind me engaging in a bit of hyperbole, I believe that you Geminis are now immersed in a small-scale, metaphorical version of a stellar nursery. I have high hopes for the magnificence you will beget in the coming months.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): The planet Mars usually stays in your sign for less than two months every two years. But the pattern will be different in the coming months. Mars will abide in Cancer from September 5 to November 4 and then again from January 27 until April 19 in 2025. The last time the red planet made such an extended visit was in 2007 and 2008, and before that in 1992 and 1993. So what does it mean? In the least desirable scenario, you will wander aimlessly, distracted by trivial battles and unable to decide which dreams to pursue. In the best scenario, you will be blessed with a sustained, fiery devotion to your best and most beautiful ambitions.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Famous rock musicians have on occasion spiced up their live shows by destroying their instruments on stage. Kurt Cobain of the band Nirvana smashed many guitars. So did Jimi Hendrix, who even set his guitars on fire. I can admire the symbolic statement of not being overly attached to objects one loves. But I don’t recommend that approach to you in the coming weeks. On the contrary, I believe this is a time for you to express extra care for the tools, machines, and apparatus that give you so much. Polish them up, get repairs done, show them you love them. And if you need new gizmos and gear to enhance your self-expression, get them in the near future.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In all of world history, which author has sold the most books? The answer is Agatha Christie, born under the sign of Virgo. Readers have bought more than 2 billion copies of her 70-plus books. I present her as a worthy role model for you during the next nine months. In my astrological opinion, this will be your time to shine, to excel, to reach new heights of accomplishment. Along with Christie, I invite you to draw encouragement and inspiration from four other Virgo writers who have flourished: (1) Stephen King, 400 million in sales from 77 books; (2) Kyotaro Nishimura, 200 million in sales from more than 400 books; (3) Leo Tolstoy, 413 million from 48 books; (4) Paul Coelho, 350 million from 28 books.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Centuries before the story of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, there was a Greek myth with similar themes. It featured Persephone, a divine person who descended into the realm of the dead but ultimately returned in a transfigured form. The ancient Festival of Eleusis, observed every September, honored Persephone’s downgoing and redemption as well as the cyclical flow of decay and renewal in every human life. In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to observe your own version of a Festival of Eleusis by taking an inventory: What is disintegrating and decomposing in your own world? What is ripe for regeneration and rejuvenation? What fun action can you do that resembles a resurrection?

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The coming weeks will be an excellent time to take inventory of your community and your network of connections. Here are questions to ask yourself as you evaluate whether you already have exactly what you need or else may need to make adjustments. (1) Are you linked with an array of people who stimulate and support you? (2) Can you draw freely on influences that further your goals and help you feel at home in the world? (3) Do you bestow favors on those you would like to receive favors from? (4) Do you belong to groups or institutions that share your ideals and give you power you can’t access alone?

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.” Sagittarian humorist James Thurber said that, and now I’m conveying it to you. Why? Well, I am very happy about the progress you’ve been making recently the blooming and expanding and learning you have been enjoying. But I’m guessing you would now benefit from a period of refining what you have gained. Rather than even more progress, I feel you need to consolidate and integrate the progress you have so robustly earned.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The people of Northern Ireland have more than 70 colorful slang terms for being drunk. These include “splootered,” “stonkied,” “squiffy,” “cabbaged,” “stinkered,” “ballbagged,” “wingdinged,” “bluttered,” and “wanked.” I am begging you, Capricorn, to refrain from those states for at least two weeks. According to my reading of the omens, it’s important for you to avoid the thrills and ills of alcohol. I am completely in favor of you pursuing natural highs, however. I would love you to get your mind blown and your heart opened through epiphanies and raptures that take you to the frontiers of consciousness.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Beginning 11,000 years ago, humans began to breed the fig. It’s the world’s oldest cultivated food, preceding even wheat, barley, and legumes. Many scholars think that the fig, not the apple, was the forbidden fruit that God warned Adam and Eve not to munch in the famous Biblical passage. These days, though, figs rarely make the list of the fruits people love most. Their taste is regarded by some as weird, even cloying. But for our purposes, I will favorably quote the serpent in the Garden of Eden: “When you eat the fig, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God.” This is my elaborate way of telling you that now may be an excellent time to sample a forbidden fruit. Also: A serpent may have wise counsel for you.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The coming weeks would be an excellent time to file lawsuits against everyone who has ever wronged you, hurt you, ignored you, misunderstood you, tried to change you into something you’re not, and failed to give you what you deserve. I recommend you sue each of them for $10 million. The astrological omens suggest you now have the power to finally get compensated for the stupidity and malice you have had to endure. JUST KIDDING! I lied. The truth is, now is a great time to feel intense gratitude for everyone who has supported you, encouraged you, and appreciated you for who you really are. I also suggest you communicate your thanks to as many of your personal helpers and heroes as you can.

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The full hourly range is $28.07 ‑ $48.28/ hr. The budgeted hourly range is $28.07 to $28.96/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. For more information: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Oopen until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 71652

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Must have the ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, patients, health service staff and visitors. Is 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

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1. Adoption org. 5. Dallas player, for short 8. Because of 13. “Relax!” 14. St. crosser

15. Ambassador’s assistant

16. Religious leader’s maxims (unrelated to late actor Robert)

17. Fight back

19. Night of amateur comedy or music, more formally

21. 100% accurate

22. Like the Woodsman of Oz

23. Hallow ender

24. Licorice-scented herb

28. TV network heardquartered in Ottawa

31. City between Cleveland and Akron which hosts an annual festival for multiple births

36. All-encompassing

38. Tire filler

39. Schedule listing

40. Shel Silverstein children’s book that has drawn controversy

43. Roll of grass

44. More weird

45. “Grease” band ___ Na Na

48. “Superstore” actor Feldman

50. Be less strict

53. Washington, for one

58. Vince Gilligan, for “Better Call Saul”

59. “Circle of Friends” novelist Binchy

60. Native American emblem

61. Long period of time

62. Complete confusion

63. Like some stares or brooks

64. Miffed

65. ‘Rents, more rudely

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1. “Ye Olde” establishment

2. With feet turned in

3. Gorillaz song “___ Eastwood”

4. Texas mission to “remember”

5. “The Life and Slimes of ___ Summers” (solo performance from the host of “Double Dare”)

6. Positively profess

7. Presidential bill blocker

8. “New” capital

9. Worker’s organization

10. Lemonheads lead singer Dando

11. Carryall

12. “___ Como Va” (Santana song)

13. Almost there

18. More appropriate

20. ___ instant

25. Anti-inflammatory drug acronym

26. “___ you, Nancy, from doing harm ...” (line from “The Craft”)

27. ___ pricing

28. Green Bay Packers fan

29. Recycling container

30. Narrow bed

32. Make like a happy tail

33. “The Last King of Scotland” subject Amin

34. Neighbor of Belg.

35. “A Man Called ___” (Fredrik Backman novel turned into a Tom Hanks movie)

36. “Dynamite” K-pop band

37. 17th letter of the Greek alphabet

41. Singer/songwriter Shepard who recurred on “Ally McBeal”

42. Not kosher, in Jewish dietary law

46. ___ rancheros (Mexican breakfast)

47. ___-ski (lodge lounging)

48. President Martin Van ___

49. Foe

51. Transmission repair franchise with a “beep beep” ad

52. “60 Minutes” reporter Lesley with an appearance in “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”

53. Arch location

54. Eight, for starters?

55. “Big-ticket” thing

56. “You’ve Got Mail” director Ephron 57. June honoree

58. Dollar fractions, briefly

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$50.36/hour Full Salary Range: $40.50/ hour ‑

$59.05/hour. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 58194

COOK

CAMPUS DINING

Performs culinary duties such as preparing soups and casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbequing foods, working a sauté station, and preparing and assembling made‑to‑order entrées serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Ensures that assigned responsibilities are accomplished and that high standards of food quality, service, sanitation and safety are met at all times. Assists with student training, food production and sanitation. Reqs: High School or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years culinary experience in a high‑volume culinary environment. 1‑3 years knowledge of and experience with culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sautéing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Satisfactory conviction history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $19.53/ hr ‑ $21.56/hr UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #72011

The Cook performs culinary duties such as preparing soups and casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbecuing foods, working a sauté station, and preparing and assembling made‑to‑order entrees serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Ensures that assigned responsibilities are accomplished and that high standards of food quality, service, sanitation and safety are met at all times. Assists with student training, food production and sanitation. Reqs: High School or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years of culinary experience in a high‑volume culinary environment. 1‑3 years knowledge of and experience with culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sauteing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $19.53/ hr ‑ $21.56/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://

policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #72042

DEVELOPMENT ANALYST, PRINCIPAL & LEADERSHIP GIFTS

DEVELOPMENT

Supports analytical functions to advance the strategic goals, initiatives, and projects that secure philanthropic support from individuals, foundations, and organizations at the $1M+ level. Works closely with development managers in supporting principal, leadership, and major gift moves management; coordinating major gift strategy meetings; assisting with event management; supporting donor stewardship; supporting prospect and donor visits, and serving as a resource to the P&LG team. Reports to the Senior Analyst, Principal and Leadership Gifts, and serves the development officers within the P&LG team. Receives general direction from the Directors of Prospect Management and Development Research as it relates to research and prospect management processes and maintains close and effective working relationships with Prospect Services, Advancement Services, Donor Relations and Stewardship units, Development events, as well as other development units, facilitating collaborative efforts between teams. At the direction of development officers and the Senior Analyst, helps create stewardship reports for P&LG and select major donors and supports proposal writing, reviewing and editing of gift letters and other written documents working in coordination with the Central Development Communications team to ensure consistency in messaging and branding. Helps coordinate and manage development events, including interfacing with Development Events and/or Event Management and Protocol. Helps coordinate and prepare development officers, senior administrators, and academic and program stakeholders for donor visits, solicitations, travel and events. Supports the P&LG team in short‑ and long‑term strategic planning, including preparing materials and reports that analyze the activities, progress and goals of the team. Such analysis includes accessing comprehensive information from the divisional database, currently Ellucian Advance, independently and in coordination with Central Development colleagues. Is responsible for aspects of prospect tracking and moves management, including proactively planning, organizing and attending major gift strategy meetings and coordinating follow‑up regarding major gift prospects. As needed, supports processing gifts, Development Officers’ reimbursements, and calendar support. Principal and Leadership gift outcomes (individuals, foundations, and corporations) make up approximately 50% on average of what is raised in a given year. The Principal and Leadership Gifts team (“P&LG”) focuses on prospects/donors who have the ability and inclination to make philanthropic investments of $5M or more (Principal) and $1M or more (Leadership).Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; 1‑3 yrs demonstrating strong analytic and project management skills, as well as excellent interpersonal skills; 1‑3 yrs communicating exceptionally well through verbal and written mediums, paying close attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in reporting as well as management of key processes; 1‑3 yrs of demonstrated expertise in writing, including excellent grammar, composition and proof‑reading skills. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/ Budgeted Salary Range: $28.74 ‑ $34.48/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action

Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Application Review begins 9/13/24. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #72375

DINING ROOM AND CATERING MANAGER

THE CLUB AND GUEST HOUSE

Responsible for the overall hospitality services in the dining room and event spaces of The Club & Guest house, a 150‑seat dining facility with an event space, located within a hotel setting. The Dining Room & Catering Manager reports to the General Manager of The Club & Guest house and will oversee all dining room and catering functions of The Club & Guest House. This role is crucial to ensuring The Club & Guest House is represented to both the campus and the surrounding community as an organization that provides the highest degree of customer satisfaction and standards of excellence in all aspects of guest services. The Dining Room & Catering Manager will be responsible for the day‑to‑day dining room and catering operations, event services planning and execution, directly supervise Events & Catering Sales Manager, Dining Room & Catering Supervisor, and all service staff. Reqs: 4‑6 years progressive experience in collegiate or high volume, full service food operations, hotel/restaurant management. Thorough Knowledge in food service operations and sanitation regulations. Demonstrated leadership abilities, customer service and communication skills, interpersonal savvy, strategic and organization agility, managing vision and purpose, innovation management and business acumen. Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to manage multiple and often conflicting priorities, meet deadlines and delegate with accountability. Financial and analytical skills to manage food cost, labor and controllable targets. Intermediate computer application skills to include food service applications for point of sale and inventory control software.

Notes: UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act. Satisfactory criminal history background check.

Pay Rate/Range: $77,000 to $79,000/ year. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #72390

FINANCIAL ANALYST

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES

Manages financial matters for the Department of Film and Media Studies. Responsibilities include but are not limited to reconciling payroll and general ledgers monthly; projecting and monitoring expenditures across all funding sources; advising faculty on policies regarding budgets, ensuring compliance with University, Federal, and State accounting policies and procedures; preparing hiring for

staff appointments; and serving as back‑up to department manager. Responsible for assisting faculty with logistical arrangements and all financial aspects of conferences, colloquiums, seminars, and events. Maintains all financial transactions in GUS shadow system and will prepare, organize, and communicate to all department stakeholders about the implementation of the new campus Financial Management System. Orders office supplies and equipment using campus procurement system. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related area or equivalent experience and/or training. 1‑3 years experience working in an academic or public institution setting that affords knowledge and understanding of public and/or higher education financial practices. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full hourly range is $28.07 to $48.28/ hr. The budgeted hourly range is $28.07‑ $33.00/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 72029

GRADUATE ADVISOR

GLOBAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Manages all aspects of the current graduate programs, including the Masters Program, the PhD Emphasis Program and a PhD program. Assures that graduate students meet the academic, teaching and research requirements of both the Global Studies Program and the University. Acts as Program liaison to the Graduate Division. Identifies problems, suggests solutions, and develops procedures for graduate affairs. Advises graduate students on all aspects of the graduate program. Administers and tracks annual block grant funds, TA allocations, recruitment funds, gift funds, fellowships and grants. Responsible for the employment (UC Path) for graduate student academic employees. Provides Department and University policy and procedural information to graduate students, faculty, staff, applicants and potential applicants to the graduate program. Coordinates graduate recruitment, admission and orientation. Manages database for all graduate student records. The graduate program advisor is expected to be strongly committed to the program and to the welfare of the students, maintaining a climate of interpersonal support and exercising independent professional judgment and creative problem solving skills. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area or equivalent experience / training. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check Mandated Child Abuse Reporter. The full hourly range is $25.77 to $43.58/hr. The budgeted hourly range is $25.77 to $27.34/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. For more information: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 71445.

GRADUATE PROGRAM AND ACADEMIC PERSONNEL ASSISTANT

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES

Assists in coordinating a variety of functions within the graduate student program. Assists with the coordination of graduate student recruitment, admissions, and orientation. Assists students with information on program requirements, petitions, financial aid, policies and procedures, registration and enrollment procedures. Monitors each student’s progress and assures that graduate students meet the academic, teaching and research requirements. Is well versed in Graduate Division policies and acts as liaison with the Graduate Division. Responsible for coordinating and administering all academic personnel actions for permanent faculty, continuing lecturers, temporary faculty, Associates, and TA’s, including faculty retentions, merits and promotions, lecturer reviews, leave requests, and retirements. Responsible for coordinating and processing the hiring and payroll of all academic employees. Maintains a broad knowledge and functional understanding of all academic personnel policies and procedures. Provides consultation and advice to the Department Chair, Business Officer, and faculty regarding academic personnel policies. Assists in preparation of all academic recruitment cases and ensuring that overall general procedures are followed. Reqs: High School Diploma or GED. 1‑3 years office and administrative experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $28.44 ‑ $40.76/ hr. The budgeted hourly range is $ $28.44 ‑ $31.89/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 72227

GRAPHIC ARTIST HUMANITIES CENTER

The Graphic Artist provides graphic design and production of informational and promotional materials for the IHC, design and maintenance of its website, photographic and videographic documentation of its events, and technical support for its projection equipment. Reqs: luency with design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Premier Pro. Fluency in using: Microsoft Office, Google Applications (Gmail, Drive, Calendar), BOX, and WordPress. Notes: Available to work M‑F afternoons with occasional evening hours to cover Center events. Satisfactory conviction history background check The full salary range is $31.97 to $48.32/ hr. The budgeted hourly range is $31.97 to $34.84/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. For more information: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20; https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu

Job # 72175

LAB ASSISTANT 2

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL & ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

Under supervision by the Staff Research Associate II (Project Manager), and LAIII (Restoration Coordinator), the Restoration Ecology Assistant will implement the routine aspects for the implementation of the North Campus Open Space Project, and other CCBER natural areas as needed. Responsibilities include training student workers, interns and volunteers, assisting with plant propagation at the restoration nursery and greenhouse, participation in site preparation, exotic weed control, planting, and other duties related to monitoring and education/outreach. All tasks are regularly reviewed for quality and completeness. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $22.11

‑ $23.87/hr. Full Salary Range: $22.11

‑ $26.05/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #72092

PARKING ENFORCEMENT

SUPERVISOR

PARKING OFFICE

Responsible for overseeing the day‑to‑day field operations of the Parking Enforcement Program. Responsible for the direct supervision of evening and weekend parking enforcement team and co‑supervision for daytime team. Evaluates, disciplines, and provides leadership to a diversely skilled staff. Works with the Assistant Director of Events & Parking Enforcement to develop, administer, evaluate and continually improve customer services provided by Parking Enforcement staff. Acts as a liaison between Enforcement / Guest Services staff, other campus departments and the public on campus or at meetings and/or events. Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, and excellent judgment and must understand and respond to the political climate of the campus in all matters pertaining to parking. Reqs: High School Diploma. Demonstrated communication skills to build alliances and partnerships. Strong organizational and time management skills. Demonstrated ability to confront and clarify issues. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $28.07 ‑ $38.17 per hour. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #72170

PERSONNEL/ PAYROLL MANAGER

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH ISBER is a complex, interdisciplinary ORU that supports researchers from many different disciplines in the Division of Social Sciences across campus. In 2023‑24, support was provided for 204 researchers, faculty, staff, and graduate students from 31 departments in all three divisions of the College. During that period, contract & grant administration was provided by ISBER for more than 280 projects, including support for 10 centers and 3 campus programs. Under the general direction of the ISBER Business Officer, the Personnel/Payroll Manager is responsible for providing professional judgment, and leadership services for the Institute in the area of human resource management, payroll, and all affiliated activities. In collaboration with the ISBER personnel team, provides expertise, oversight, and guidance in the full‑range of staff and academic personnel policies and procedures. Position requires a high‑level of initiative, problem solving ability, independence, judgment, a strong professional orientation, effective verbal and written skills, and the capacity to organize and handle a wide‑range of responsibilities accurately and consistently. Directly supervises the department Personnel and Financial Administrative Assistant (Blank Assistant 3), who assists the personnel team with student employment and payroll processing. Reqs: 1‑3 years Payroll and employment processing for staff and academic employees; Possess demonstrated experience and knowledge of Human Resources, Academic Personnel, and payroll processing across multiple funding sources; demonstrated ability to coordinate personnel activity, and knowledge of University employment policies and procedures for both Academic and Staff employment; excellent arithmetical and analytical skills, attention to detail, critical thinking and ability to work with a high degree of accuracy; strong proficiency in the use of spreadsheets and database software in financial analysis and financial reporting; ability to gather, organize and analyze fiscal data and to summarize information and present it in a logical format; excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to listen attentively and analytically, express ideas clearly, concisely and persuasively both in writing and verbally; ability to maintain confidentiality; considerable initiative, judgment, professionalism with high regard for confidentiality; demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team‑oriented environment across organizational units and all organizational levels; leadership skills to provide guidance, coaching and mentoring to professional and support staff. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $72,100 ‑ $75,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $69,500 ‑ $123,500/yr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https:// policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/ PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #71978

COOK

CAMPUS DINING

PROGRAMMING MANAGER

ARTS & LECTURES

Responsible for programming, booking, and managing Arts & Lectures public events. Reporting to the Director of Public Lectures & Special Initiatives, this position is essential to the success of current season events as well as future years’ programming. As a public‑facing senior representative of the organization, the Programming Manager is responsible for building and sustaining collaborative relationships between Arts & Lectures and Artists, Lecturers, Agents, Tour Managers, Venue Management, University and other representatives. This position is a critical bridge to solicit, organize, and disseminate complex event information between organizations, and within Arts & Lectures’ various departments. Ensures that complex contractual obligations are met for the Lecture, Film, and Performing Arts programs as well as special events. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training. Extensive professional experience managing high visibility, high‑impact, high‑risk events; ability to apply best practices and industry standard techniques under pressure, and to deal with multiple constituents, often with competing priorities. Notes: Must be available for evening and weekend events management work in addition to normal business hours. Satisfactory conviction history background check Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. The full salary range is $85,400 ‑ $156,800/ yr. The budgeted salary range is $85,400 ‑ $100,000/yr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For more information: University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy; University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 71593

MANAGEMENT Under supervision, incumbents perform semi‑skilled and skilled cleaning, housekeeping and/or general maintenance duties for the majority of their time which require a greater degree of training, skill, independence of action, physical effort and/or experience than that typically found at the Custodian level. Incumbents operate vacuum cleaners, buffers, wall washing machines, shampoo machines, wet/dry vacuums, waxers, floor scrubbing and/or polishing machines during stripping, waxing, buffing and/or other related cleaning operations; make reports on building and/or equipment needs; have security responsibility for one or more assigned areas; may assist in the setting up and dismantling of special equipment at functions; may load and/or unload large trash receptacles; may perform specialized cleaning in laboratories, surgical and/ or operating areas, isolation and terminal areas as required; may act as work leaders for a small group of Custodians (usually less than 5); and may in addition perform the range of duties outlined in the Series Concept. Reqs: Ability to use

and care for janitorial supplies and equipment. Able to observe and use safe working conditions. Ability to understand and apply University and Department policies and procedures to specific situations. Ability to exercise sound judgment in solving problems. Ability to accomplish work within deadlines; may handle more than one project at a time. Able to work effectively in a team environment and needs to receive and follow instruction from supervisors. Notes: May be required to wear an UCSB‑provided uniform. Days and hours may vary to meet the operational needs of the department. 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. Pay Rate/Range: $23.80/hr. ‑ $24.30/hr. UC Santa Barbara is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit: https://policy. ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. For the University of California’s Anti‑Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #72361

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Manages Campbell Hall. Directs all preparation, execution and administrative duties for events and instruction at Campbell Hall. Responsible for all operations of Campbell Hall, including instructional support, venue scheduling, student staff hiring and training, and event billing. Supervises the Public Events Manager who assists in daily operations of Campbell Hall. Consults with clients concerning all elements of instructional and event support. Manages all theatrical equipment including training users, maintenance and repair. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training 4+ years experience working in an event or theatrical setting. 2+ years experience working with projection systems, including screen resolution, input switching, and troubleshooting. Note: Working hours are variable. Must be available to work early mornings, evenings, late nights, weekends, and holidays. Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $70,000 to $82,000/ yr. The full salary range is $69,500 to $123,500/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. For more information: https://policy.ucop. edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20. https://policy.ucop. edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 72553.

LEGALS

ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: ARTHUR L. NOVAK No.: 24PR00471

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JOEL S. MORSE, CPA in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): JOEL S. MORSE, CPA 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: 10/24/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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 08/12/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Marlene P. Getchell 1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310 San Rafael, CA 94901; 415‑457‑8830 Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES FERRARI No.: 24PR00433

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CHARLES FERRARI AND JENNIFER FERRARI in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): CHARLES FERRARI AND JENNIFER FERRARI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL Hybrid Public Meeting – Held in Person and via Zoom Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 5:30 pm COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CDBG) 2023-2024 Draft Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Goleta will conduct a hybrid public hearing on the date and time set forth below to consider the draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. The date and time of the City Council meeting is:

MEETING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 5:30 PM

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

Pursuant to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, the City of Goleta has prepared the draft Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program year. The CAPER provides an assessment of the City’s performance in meeting Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 housing and community development goals as outlined in the previously adopted 2023-2024 Action Plan.

The City of Goleta encourages participation in the CDBG process. A copy of the CAPER is required to be made available to the public for review and comment for a fifteen (15) day period. The CAPER draft will be available for public review from September 5, 2024, to September 23, 2024. The Draft CAPER will be posted on the City’s website at Grants | Goleta, CA (cityofgoleta.org), and copies will be available for review at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta. All interested citizens and agencies are invited to attend the public hearing and/or submit comments on the draft CAPER.

Comments should be submitted to: City of Goleta, Neighborhood Services Department, Attn: Cassidy Le Air, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 or emailed to cleair@cityofgoleta.org by Noon on September 23, 2024.

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

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

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

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendment Act of 2008, if you need assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office, at (805) 9617505. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements. If you need special assistance to contact City staff, please call 711 for the California Relay Service (CRS) for hearing impaired TTY/TDD.

Date of Publication: September 5, 2024 (Santa Barbara Independent)

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/10/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121. Cook Division.

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LEGALS (CONT.)

Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 07/22/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: David Schechet 1901 Avenue of the Stars, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA

90067; 310‑286‑9925

Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THOMAS DEAN CHALFANT No.: 24PRO0467

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who

may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: THOMAS DEAN CHALFANT

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: KAREN CHALFANT ROBERTSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

SWINERTON BUILDERS

INVITATION TO BID

Santa Barbara Police Station

Bids Due September 20th, 2024, at 2:00pm

THE PETITION requests that (name): KAREN CHALFANT ROBERTSON AND JOHN ROBERTSON 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

Swinerton Builders is Seeking Qualified Subcontractors and Suppliers to provide pricing (bids) for the Santa Barbara Police Station project. located at 601 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The project consists of a new three-story 64,000 SF Police Station and the associated 81,000 SF parking structure to accommodate 244 parking spaces at the existing 1.61-acre Cota Commuter Parking Lot. Each structure would also have a subterranean level. Eight additional surface parking spaces would be provided. Existing Police operations, currently located at four separate sites, would be consolidated at the new Project site. The grading includes 22,000 CY of export. The project has a Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) has a 3% participation goal.

Bid Schedule Information:

• RFI Deadline – Thursday, August 29th, 2024 by 2:00 PM. Please submit any Requests for Information (RFIs) to Vahid Balali at Vahid.Balali@Swinerton.com

• Bid Due – Friday, September 20th, 2024 by 2:00 PM.

• Anticipated Start: After November 18, 2024.

The Project Will Involve the Following Trades: Final cleaning, Scaffolding, SWPPP, Surveying, Reinforcing Steel, CIP Concrete, Polished Concrete, Structural Precast, Concrete Topping, Masonry, Stone Veneer, Structural Steel Framing, Prefabricated Stairs, Decorative Metals, Rough Carpentry, Cross Laminated Timber, Architectural Woodwork, Waterproofing, Insulation, Floor Moisture Vapor Emission Control, Roofing, Roof Paver, Sheet Metal & Flashing, Expansion Joints, Green Roof Modules, Caulking & Sealants, Doors/Frames/Hardware, Coiling Doors, Elevator Smoke Curtains, Skylights, Glass and Glazing, Drywall, Cement Plastering, Tiling, Acoustical Ceiling, Synthetic Turf Flooring, Resilient Flooring & Carpet, Painting, Intumescent Fireproofing, Specialties, Visual Display Boards, Signage, Wire Mesh Partitions, Ballistic Panels, Bus Shelter, Bird Control Devices, Parking Control Equipment, Firearms Range Equipment, Window Treatments, Guillotine Kennel Door, Elevators, Fire Sprinklers, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Various Low Voltage Systems, PV, Shoring, Earthwork & Site Demo, Soil Mixing, AC Paving, Site Concrete, Pavers, Pavement Markings, Fencing, Site Furnishings, Landscape & Irrigation, and Site Utilities. Swinerton intends to price out the following trades: Concrete, Cross Laminated Timber, Doors/Frames/Hardware, Drywall and Framing, and Specialties.

Interested Subcontractors should contact: EstimatingOC@Swinerton.com or 949-622-7000, for access to bid documents.

Subcontractors are also encouraged to begin the Swinerton Prequalification process at: http://www.swinerton.com/subcontractors/subcontractor-prequal

At Swinerton’s discretion, Swinerton may require a Payment and Performance bond and/or a letter of bondability from a qualified and accepted Treasury listed Surety within 48 hours of demand. Please provide bond rate together with single project bond $ limit for scope of work to be performed in your proposal.

List of certified companies: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/surety-bonds/list-certified-companies.pdf

Swinerton is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Minority, Women, Disability, and Veteran Employer.

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STATE OF CALIFORINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, September 10, 2024 In Santa Barbara County Administration Building, 4th Floor Board Hearing Room 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of a Proposed Fee Ordinance for the Issuance of Permits for, and Related Supervision of, Encroachments in County Road Right of Way Public Works Transportation Division, All Supervisorial Districts.

This item is to consider establishing and updating fees for services provided by the Public Works Department in connection with the Encroachment Permits in accordance with Government Code Section 54985. The required data setting forth the County’s costs and revenues associated with the proposed fees is on file with the Public Works Department at 4417 Cathedral Oaks Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 or 620 W Foster Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455 and is available upon request at 805-681-4990. This data will also be available through the Clerk of the Board prior to the public hearing.

For current methods of public participation for the meeting of September 10, 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

probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/31/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

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 08/12/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: 881 La Milpita, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; 805‑845‑4023

Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: NANCY ANNE REID No.: 24PR00482

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: NANCY ANNE REID A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: SHIRLEY RILEY in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): SHIRLEY RILEY 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: 10/31/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121. 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 08/19/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Jean Alexander 4644 Vista Buena Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110; 805‑569‑0587

Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CARL E. WILLIAMS No.: 24PR00469

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ALBERTA WILLIAMS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION requests that (name): ALBERTA WILLIAMS 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.

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 08/22/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: George E. Robinson, Esq. 2900 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada 89052; 702‑451‑2055

Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JUDITH OTTEN No.: 24PR00436

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will

or estate, or both of: JUDITH OTTEN

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANDREW SATTLEY in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION requests that (name): ANDREW SATTLEY 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: 10/3/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121. 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 08/29/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Scott G. Soulages & Braden R. Leck, 427 E. Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑963‑9721 Published: Sep 5, 12, 19 2024. BULK SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 21700 through 21716 of the Business & Professions Code, Patterson/101 Allstore Self‑Storage, will sell at public sale, the following delinquent occupant’s(s’) stored contents, by competitive bidding ending on SEPTEMBER 19 TH , 2024 AT 11 AM. PROPERTY HAS BEEN STORED BY THE OCCUPANT(S) AND IS LOCATED AT PATTERSON/101 ALLSTORE SELF‑STORAGE, 98 NORTH PATTERSON AVENUE, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93111. Competitive bid auction available online only at www.storagetreasures.com The property being sold is described as:

UNIT #H439 – GREGORY RILEY

Purchases must be picked up at the above location and paid for at the time of purchase with cash or credit card only. All purchased goods are sold as is, where is, and must be removed at the time of sale. The sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between Owner and Occupant(s). Dated this 5 th day of September, 2024 PATTERSON/101 ALLSTORE SELF‑STORAGE

LEGALS (CONT.)

Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Guardians Protective Services Inc. (same address)

This business is conducted by A Corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 15, 2024. Filed by: ALAN AVILA/ CEO,OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 15, 2024. 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: 2024‑0001948. Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

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

THERAPY 6 N. Alisos Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Kayla E Lopez PO Box 91234 Santa Barbara, CA 93190‑1234 This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 01, 2024. Filed by: KAYLA LOPEZ/

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 19, 2024. 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: 2024‑0001980. Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FLETCHER PERFORMANCE RESEARCH 501 E Locust Ave Lompoc, CA 93436; David J Fletcher 410 Lavender Way Lompoc, CA 93436; Jeri Anne Fletcher (same address) This business is conducted by A Married Couple. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 01, 2024. Filed by: LENA N HARRIS with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 19, 2024. 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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Number: 2024‑0001981. Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

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

SURGERY CENTER 231 W Pueblo

Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Cottage Medical Foundation 400 W Pueblo

Street Santa Barbara, CA 93102 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Partnership. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 21, 2005. Filed by: AUDREY DUNLAP/ADMINISTRATOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 16, 2024. 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: 2024‑0001972. Published: Aug 22, 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLDEN CO 1912 Robbins Street Santa Barbara,

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) will hold a public hearing for a proposed significant amendment and substantial deviation/ modification to its 2024 HUD approved Annual Plan. The public hearing will occur on Wednesday October 2, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at 706 Laguna Street. HACSB is proposing revisions to its Section 8 Administrative Plan. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the proposed amendments online at www.hacsb. org or at the Housing Authority’s main office at 808 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101. Should you wish to comment on the proposed changes please submit comments in writing to the above address, or via email to Perla Vega at pvega@hacsb.org, by September 30, 2024. Public comment will also be accepted on October 2nd during the regularly scheduled Housing Authority Commission meeting.

CA 93101; Christine N Sorenson (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: CHRISTINE

SORENSON with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 13, 2024. 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: 2024‑0001928. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

FILE NO. FBN 2024‑0001793

The following person(s) is doing business as:

WE SHINE WELL, 988 MIRAMONTE DR., APT 3 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93109, County of SANTA BARBARA.

ZOE KELSEY, 988 MIRAMONTE., APT 3 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 OCT 01, 2023 /s/ ZOE KELSEY, OWNER

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/30/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19/24

CNS‑3845112# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: J N TACOS 5892 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Jose G Corvera De Santiago 215 Bath St Apt C11

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL Hybrid Public Hearing – In Person and via Zoom September 17, 2024, at 5:30 P.M.

LOCAL BUILDING LAWS - EV REACH CODE

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council will hold a public hearing to conduct the second reading of the following ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 50022.3:

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Chapter 15.12 Entitled “Green Building Code” of the Goleta Municipal Code to Make Certain Local Amendments to the 2022 Edition of the California Green Building Standards Code (“Reach Code”) and Determine the Ordinance to Be Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act.

The date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing are set forth below. The agenda for the hearing will also be posted on the City website (www.cityofgoleta.org).

PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION:

HEARING DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 5:30 PM

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

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

As part of the ordinance, new local amendments are proposed as follows: 1) new single family residential developments shall provide one Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Receptacle and one Level 1 EV Charging Receptacle; 2) new multifamily residential developments shall provide at least one low power Level 2 EV charging receptacle for each assigned parking space and 25% of unassigned or common use parking spaces shall provide Level 2 EV chargers; 3) new hotel and motel developments shall provide 40% of parking spaces with low power Level 2 EV charging receptacles and 25% of the total spaces with Level 2 EV chargers; 4) new offices and retail developments shall provide 11% of parking spaces EV capability and 34% of parking spaces with EV Charging Stations (EVCS); and 5) all other new nonresidential developments shall provide 22% EV capable parking spaces and 23% EVCS spaces. A hearing to consider establishing local building laws more stringent than the statewide standards is allowed by Public Resources Code Section 25402.1(h)2.

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

FOR PROJECT INFORMATION: For further information on the project, contact Sustainability Manager Dana Murray at 805-961-7547 or dmurray@cityofgoleta.org or sustainability@cityofgoleta.org. For inquiries in Spanish, please contact Marcos Martinez at (805) 562-5500 or mmartinez@cityofgoleta.org. Staff reports and documents will be posted approximately 72 hours before the hearing on the City’s website at www.cityofgoleta.org.

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

Note: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 961-7505 or cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements.

Publish Date: Santa Barbara Independent September 5, 2024, and September 12, 2024

Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: JOSE GUADALUPE CORVERA DE SANTIAGO

with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2024. 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: 2024‑0002013. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: VITAL RIDES INC 7 West Figueroa 300 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Vital Rides Inc 8200 Stockdale Hwy M10‑389 Bakersfield, CA 93311 This business is conducted by A Corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 18, 2024. Filed by: GARY S FUSSEL JR/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2024. 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: 2024‑0002015. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: LYNDOO LUNES 2046 Modoc Rd, 22 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ana Lilia Rios Suaste (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 18, 2024. Filed by: ANA LILIA RIOS SUASTE/C.E.O. with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 21, 2024. 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: 2024‑0002020. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: GET IT DONE, CARE COORDINATION & EXECUTIVE SERVICES, PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF SANTA BARBARA, SEE SANTA BARBARA, SEE CALIFORNIA, ROMANTIC CELEBRATIONS AND DETINATIONS, SEE SANTA BARBARA AND BEYOND 317 W. Sola Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Chrystal L

Carlson (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 17, 2024. Filed by: CHRYSTAL CARLSON/PROPRIETOR/ OWNER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 23, 2024. 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: 2024‑0001746. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INVENTIVE EVENTS 1306 Dover Hill Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Michael R Loftis (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 14, 2024. Filed by: MICHAEL LOFTIS with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 26, 2024. 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: 2024‑0002047. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: THE GARDEN OF..... 2810 Ontiveros Rd Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Shinme, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jul 3, 2024. Filed by: DEBORAH YOUNG TAKIKAWA/CFO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 2, 2024. 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 E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0001810. Published: Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: PRISM PAINTING SB COMPANY 700 Bond Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Prism Painting SB Company P.O. Box 4643 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by A Corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on August 21, 2024. Filed by: ELMER G MUNOZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 29, 2024. 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: 2024‑0002080. Published: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOMES SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 1010 North H Street Lompoc, CA 93436; Lauren M Howard (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual. Registrant commenced

Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0002088. Published: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 2024. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FBN 2024‑0001903 The following person(s) is doing business as: HEALTHCARE DIRECT, 1860 VERONICA LN SANTA MARIA, CA 93454, County of SANTA BARBARA. JUANITA SOTO, 1860 VERONICA LN SANTA MARIA, CA 93454 This business is conducted by AN INDIVIDUAL.

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE RESOLUTION GROUP 585 Barker Pass Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Rock Solid Options, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by: RICHARD W. ROCKENBACH, II/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 9, 2024. 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 E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0001856. Published: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

LEGALS (CONT.)

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/13/2024. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26/24

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SANTA BARBARA

INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE FOUNDATION ROUNDTABLE 1111 Chapala St, 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A.

Filed by: JAQUELINE M CARRERA/ PRESIDENT AND CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 28, 2024. 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: 2024‑0002071. Published: Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ALEXANDRA MONICA ZAMESCU CASE NUMBER: 24CV03823 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: ALEXANDRA MONICA

ZAMESCU A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: ALEXANDRA MONICA ZAMESCU

PROPOSED NAME: ALEXANDRA

BERAR

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing September 18, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated JULY 30, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published Aug 15, 22, 29. Sep 5 2024. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: BROOKE NOELLE HORSLEY CASE NUMBER: 24CV04132

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: BROOKE NOELLE

HORSLEY A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: BROOKE NOELLE

HORSLEY PROPOSED NAME: BROOKE NOELLE

HARCSA

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing October 2, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated AUGUST 21, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ANVITHA MOHAN

ACHARYA

CASE NUMBER: 24CV04005 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: ANVITHA MOHAN

ACHARYA A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows: PRESENT NAME: ANVITHA MOHAN

ACHARYA

PROPOSED NAME: ANVITHA

ACHARYA MUNIKOTI

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing October 4, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street., Santa Barbara, CA 93121, ANACAPA DIVISION. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated AUGUST 20, 2024,

Ordinance 5219

JUDGE Donna D. Geck. of the Superior Court. Published Aug 29. Sep 5, 12, 19 2024.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KALLIE YIHPING

WANG CASE NUMBER: 24CV04329 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

PETITIONER: KALLIE YIHPING WANG

A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior Court for decree changing name (s) as follows:

PRESENT NAME: KALLIE YIHPING

WANG

PROPOSED NAME: CALLIE YIHPING

WANG

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing October 9, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, ANACAPA DIVISION. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated AUGUST 21, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

SUMMONS

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL)

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): PACIFIC FARM MANAGEMENT LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FKA MAYA FARMS LLC, LEO MAYA, AN INDIVIDUAL, DOES 1‑100, INCLUSIVE, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: HERC RENTALS INC (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE)

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center(www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), If you do not file

An Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara Amending Portions of Chapter 12A, “County-Owned Property,” Article II, Sections 12A-10, 12A10.1, 12A-11, and 12A-11.1, of the Santa Barbara County Code Pertaining to the Administration and Procedures for Managing County-Owned Property and Renewing Delegations of Authority Therein.

Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, State of California, on this 27th day of August 2024, by the following vote:

Ayes: Supervisors Williams, Capps, Hartmann, Nelson and Lavagnino

Noes: None

Absent: None

Abstain: None

MONA MIYASATO

CLERK OF THE BOARD

By: Sheila de la Guerra – Deputy Clerk

NOTE: A complete copy of Ordinance No.5219 is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and is available for public inspection and copying in that office in accordance with the California Public Records Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1.

your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self‑Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

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.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de

leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con

los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelp california.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

CASE NO: 22CV03243

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El

nombre, la direccion, y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante que no tiene abogado es): The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 1100 ANACAPA STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121‑1107 (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): GABA LAW: RODOLFO GABA, JR. (230475): 25 Mauchly, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92618 Tel (888) 391‑1228 DATE: Aug 23, 2022. Darrel E. Parker, EXECUTIVE OFFICER By Narzralli Baksh, Deputy ( Delegado) Published Aug 22, 29. Sep 5, 12 2024.

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) is soliciting proposals for Residential Support Services, a site-based case management and service coordination program for residents of HACSB’s newest Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) development. HACSB is seeking to collaborate with a local social service organization specializing in case management, service coordination (including primary and behavioral health), and harm reduction services. Supportive services will be provided to a variety of PSH residents with limited incomes, including formerly homeless individuals, as well as persons with disabilities and/ or special needs. Qualified organizations are encouraged to submit proposals that reflect their capacity to provide the scope of services outlined in the RFP. The RFP package is available electronically upon request by contacting the undersigned at (805) 897-1036; or via email at aredit@hacsb.org; and/or by accessing it on our website @ www.hacsb.org.

Proposals are due no later than 5:00 PM, September 30, 2024. Alice Villarreal Redit, Resident Programs Supervisor, Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara.

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA AYUNTAMIENTO Audiencia pública híbrida: en persona y vía Zoom 17 de Septiembre, 2024, a las 5:30 P.M.

LEYES LOCALES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN - CÓDIGO DE ALCANCE EV

ATENCIÓN: La reunión se realizará de forma presencial y a través de la plataforma Zoom. El público también podrá ver la reunión en Goleta Canal 19 y/o en línea en https://cityofgoleta.org/goletameetings.

SE DA AVISO que el Concejo Municipal llevará a cabo una audiencia pública para llevar a cabo la segunda lectura de la siguiente ordenanza de acuerdo con la Sección del Código de Gobierno 50022.3:

Una Ordenanza del Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Goleta, California, que modifica el Capítulo 15.12 titulado “Código de Construcción Ecológica” del Código Municipal de Goleta para adoptar la edición 2022 del Código de Construcción y Energía de California y sus enmiendas locales (“Código REACH”) y Determinar la ordenanza para estar exenta de la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California.

La fecha, hora y lugar de la audiencia pública del Concejo Municipal se establecen a continuación. La agenda de la audiencia también se publicará en el sitio web de la Ciudad. (www.cityofgoleta.org).

INFORMACIÓN DE LA AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA:

FECHA/HORA: Martes, 17 de Septiembre, 2024, a las 5:30 PM

SITIO: Ayuntamiento de Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117 y reunión por teleconferencia; esta reunión se llevará a cabo en persona y vía Zoom (con instrucciones detalladas para participar incluidas en la agenda publicada)

DESCRIPCIÓN DEL PROYECTO: Como parte de la ordenanza, se proponen nuevas enmiendas locales de la siguiente manera: 1) los nuevos desarrollos residenciales unifamiliares deberán proporcionar un receptáculo de carga para vehículos eléctricos (EV) de nivel 2 y un receptáculo de carga para vehículos eléctricos (EV) de nivel 1; 2) los nuevos desarrollos residenciales multifamiliares deberán proporcionar al menos un receptáculo de carga de vehículos eléctricos de nivel 2 de baja potencia para cada espacio de estacionamiento asignado y el 25 % de los espacios de estacionamiento no asignados o de uso común deberán proporcionar cargadores de vehículos eléctricos de nivel 2; 3) los nuevos desarrollos de hoteles y moteles deberán proporcionar el 40% de los espacios de estacionamiento con receptáculos de carga de vehículos eléctricos de nivel 2 de baja potencia y el 25% del total de espacios con cargadores de vehículos eléctricos de nivel 2; 4) las nuevas oficinas y desarrollos comerciales proporcionarán el 11% de los espacios de estacionamiento con capacidad para vehículos eléctricos y el 34% de los espacios de estacionamiento con estaciones de carga para vehículos eléctricos (EVCS); y 5) todos los demás desarrollos nuevos no residenciales deberán proporcionar un 22 % de espacios de estacionamiento con capacidad para vehículos eléctricos y un 23 % de espacios para EVCS. La Sección 25402.1(h)2 del Código de Recursos Públicos permite una audiencia para considerar el establecimiento de leyes de construcción locales más estrictas que los estándares estatales.

COMENTARIOS PÚBLICOS: Se anima a las personas interesadas a proporcionar comentarios públicos durante la audiencia pública en persona o virtualmente a través del seminario web Zoom, siguiendo las instrucciones que figuran en la agenda de la reunión del Concejo Municipal. Se pueden enviar comentarios por escrito antes de la audiencia enviando un correo electrónico al Secretario Municipal a CityClerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Los comentarios escritos se distribuirán al Concejo y se publicarán en la página de Agenda y Reuniones de la Ciudad. PARA INFORMACIÓN DEL PROYECTO: Para obtener más información sobre el proyecto, comuníquese con la Gerente de Sostenibilidad Dana Murray al 805-961-7547 o dmurray@cityofgoleta.org o sostenibilidad@ cityofgoleta.org. Para consultas en español, comuníquese con Marcos Martínez al (805) 562-5500 o mmartinez@ cityofgoleta.org. Los informes y documentos del personal se publicarán aproximadamente 72 horas antes de la audiencia en el sitio web de la Ciudad en www.cityofgoleta.org

Nota: Si impugna la naturaleza de la acción anterior en el tribunal, es posible que se le limite solo a aquellas cuestiones que usted u otra persona plantearon en la audiencia pública descrita en este aviso o en correspondencia escrita entregada a la Ciudad en la fecha de la audiencia o antes ( Sección 65009(b)(2) del Código de Gobierno).

Nota: De conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, si necesita ayuda para participar en la audiencia, comuníquese con la Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal al (805) 961-7505 o cityclerkgroup@ cityofgoleta.org. La notificación al menos 48 horas antes de la audiencia permitirá al personal de la Ciudad hacer arreglos razonables.

Fecha de publicación: Santa Barbara Independent 5 de Septiembre, 2024, y 12 de Septiembre, 2024