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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 featuring a live set by KCRW’s Nassir Nassirzadeh, prizes, complimentary treats from local creameries and more!
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An American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) Production
Fri, Oct 4 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
Zack Winokur, director Julia Bullock, soprano Conor Hanick, piano
Bobbi Jene Smith, dancer/choreographer Or Schraiber, dancer/choreographer
Experience Olivier Messiaen’s deeply-affecting song cycle for voice and piano in a newly physicalized and dramatized production from the “blindingly impressive” (NYT) artist collective AMOC*.
Arrive early for a pre-concert talk by arts writer Charles Donelan and stay after the performance for a conversation with Julia Bullock.
The War and Treaty
Tue, Oct 8 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre
Civil rights icon Mavis Staples is one of the most recognizable and beloved voices in American music. Grammy-nominated husband and wife Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter are a southern soul duo known as The War and Treaty. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of deep soul and heart-wrenching gospel passion.
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This week, we’d like to introduce you to our arts, culture and community intern Tia Trinh. An editor-in-chief in her own right with UC Santa Barbara’s The Bottom Line, she’s been covering community events like the JAMS Summer Rock Camp and the Goleta Lemon Festival, and has even written some live music coverage. How long have you been interning at the Independent? What got you interested in journalism? I started interning in June 2024 and have had such a great time getting to know the Santa Barbara area and community even more. As I’ve navigated my way through college, I struggled to figure out what I wanted to do with writing, but after taking various writing classes and working with UCSB’s newspaper The Bottom Line, I found myself drawn toward journalism. As I have moved up in position over the years and now serve as editor-in-chief, I’ve had the opportunity to see the different parts of running a newspaper, and I realized that I really enjoy going out to cover stories and being the one to write the content. Do you enjoy other types of writing outside of journalism? What’s the most enjoyable part of it for you? Recently, I’ve been writing more creative nonfiction and personal essays, but I still try to write some fiction short stories too. Writing is how I’ve always best expressed myself, and I’m very lucky that my major gives me a space to improve my writing skills every day. I love the art of storytelling and how we craft our words to express emotions and think through actions in such a way that makes a page of words feel so vivid in our heads. Writing is also a very relaxing activity for me, and I try to set aside some time every day to write. Read more at Independent.com
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Experience the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s return to Santa Barbara with mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and two-time Grammy® Award-winning soprano Estelí Gomez in Venetian Splendor—a program celebrating the City of Canals with Gondola Songs and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, a work that celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2023!
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by RYAN P. CRUZ, CALLIE FAUSEY, JACKSON FRIEDMAN, TYLER HAYDEN, MARGAUX LOVELY, CHRISTINA
Great White Eats Elephant Seal in S.B. Channel
Condor Express staff photographer Bob Perry shared with the Independent his mind-blowing photos and account of seeing a great white shark chowing down on an elephant seal carcass on a recent cruise in the Santa Barbara Channel.
During the August 30 cruise, Perry said, “Captain Dave [Beezer] and the crew searched the far western Channel, between Gaviota and Platform Hondo,” spotting around 4,000 common dolphins and 20 California sea lions. But the boat was tipped off in the afternoon to the real show occurring at some nearby coordinates, provided by their fellow whale-watching boat Velella
The site was “an active feeding spot, which featured a large male northern elephant seal being fed upon by an equally huge great white shark,” Perry said.
“The shark was not on the seal when we arrived but returned to feed within 10 minutes. It left a second time, for about 10 more minutes, and again attacked the seal
carcass,” he explained. “We were incredibly close to the action, thanks to the extensive skills of Captain Dave, himself a local white shark expert.”
In recent years, researchers have identified Southern Santa Barbara County, especially around Carpinteria, as a nursery for juvenile great white sharks. While patterns fluctuate, observers have reported as many
as 61 juvenile great white sharks in the area.
Perry said that after processing the images, he discovered the Condor’s shark had a satellite tracking tag bolted to its dorsal fin. However, the Condor’s shark did not surface for long enough to be picked up by a satellite, so they don’t know its ID.
“You never know what Mother Nature has in store,” Perry added. —Callie Fausey
‘My Innocent Child Was Violated’
by Callie Fausey
One Santa Barbara Charter School parent, who wished to remain anonymous (referred to as “AM” for “Anonymous Mom”), has come forward about her and her child’s experience with disgraced former teacher Steven Schapansky, who is currently on the run from law enforcement after being charged with multiple counts of child molestation and electronic peeping earlier this month.
Her son attended the charter school from kindergarten to 6th grade and had Schapansky for his last two years. He idolized his teacher. “We all did,” AM said. “Teachers, parents, students everyone loved him. My daughter couldn’t wait for him to be her 5th-grade teacher.”
However, she and her son did not know Schapansky was recording him in his most vulnerable moments. They were family friends and her son, now a teenager, was videotaped changing in Schapansky’s bathroom when he was 10.
According to court documents, Schapansky was recording minors for six of the seven years he taught at the charter school, using small, inconspicuous hidden cameras in various locations, including on the school’s campus and where students changed clothing. He
was first apprehended in July, after the recording devices were discovered in his possession.
“I hold a lot of anger, and I feel betrayed,” AM said. “I mean, I think about it every day I have to live every day knowing that my innocent child was violated, and my son has to think about how this man he trusted is a pedophile.”
While some recordings were filmed on campus, AM said she believes that the school is a victim, not an accomplice. She defended the school, where her daughter is still enrolled, in the face of recent criticism from the public and ongoing litigation. No school does regular sweeps for hidden cameras, she noted, which can be as small as a pinhead or disguised in everyday objects.
“I feel like the school has become a scapegoat in a way,” she said. “People want vengeance. They want to feel in control again. But attacking the school and the district is not going to change what happened to our children.
“The charter school is small. It feels like family,” she continued. “But it feels like we’re losing that we need to come together.”
A few families of secretly recorded children have been eager to pursue legal action.
Los Angeles–based law firm Taylor & Ring was the first to file a tort claim a precur-
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EDUCATION
The power is on at a few more solar sites in the Santa Barbara Unified School District, following skepticism that its panels were purely “ornamental” due to the lengthy process of getting them on the grid. The district faced road bumps in the shape of battery supply chain issues, electrical upgrades, and delays from Southern California Edison. However, 12 of their 14 sites are now online, with the two others not far behind. Solar panels at La Cuesta High School, the District Office, District Facilities (such as maintenance offices and freezers for food storage), and Santa Barbara High are now all online. According to the district, the panels are providing 87 percent of its office’s electricity, and 94 percent for facilities. The district estimates that the two remaining high schools, Dos Pueblos and San Marcos, should be online by the end of the year after getting permission to operate from Edison. Once all panels are online, they are expected to provide the district with 70 percent of its electricity use.
COURTS & CRIME
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 15-year-old male suspect for attempted murder after he allegedly shot two men in their early twenties after midnight on 9/22 at Haskell’s Beach in Goleta. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the suspect flashed gang signs at the victims before shooting one in the hip and the other in each leg; both victims were transported to the hospital and are expected to survive. Deputies arrested the suspect after 2 a.m. following a foot pursuit in which authorities say he dropped a handgun, which was registered to an out-of-area owner and not reported stolen. The suspect was booked at Juvenile Hall for two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a concealed firearm, gang enhancement, and enhancement for using a firearm in the commission of a felony. The Sheriff’s Office stated the suspect and victims were not known to each other.
sor to a lawsuit against Schapansky, the school, and the district on behalf of Jane Doe, a 13- year-old confirmed victim of the illicit recordings. Defendants still have some time to respond to the claim, filed in August, before a lawsuit can be filed.
“This case raises significant concerns about privacy and safety in schools,” attorney Natalie Weatherford said in August. “Schools must take steps to protect children from predators, especially predators on their own campus.”
More recently, two other sets of parents filed a new civil suit naming the school district as the lead defendant, along with the charter school and Susan Salcido, County Superintendent of Schools, claiming that the Schapansky case is an example of Santa Barbara public schools failing “to provide the most basic care and supervision of the minor children in their custody.”
The school district has stated that the charter school operates independently of the
A man and woman from Santa Maria have been arrested in connection to an attempted robbery and shooting at an agricultural farm on 9/20 outside Buellton, where “several gunshots” were fired after the pair allegedly tried to rob field workers, according to a report from the Sheriff’s Office. Suspects Stephanie Solis Garcia, 29, and Jason Matthew Zepeda, 43, were arrested in Ventura on 9/22 and booked at Santa Barbara County’s Main Jail on felony warrants. Garcia is facing charges for attempted robbery and conspiracy, and Zepeda, the suspected shooter, was booked for attempted robbery, vandalism, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and conspiracy. They are both being held on $500,000 bail.
Santa Barbara police arrested three teens on 9/21 following an armed robbery in a downtown parking lot, where two 15-year-olds say a knife-wielding group of juveniles stole their e-bikes. The victims were riding their e-bikes at the top of the lot at around 3:30 p.m. when they were approached by a group of six to eight juveniles who brandished a knife and robbed them of their bikes, according to police. Officers located two suspects on one of the stolen bikes and detained them following a foot chase in which an elderly man was knocked to the ground; officers found a knife on one of the suspects. The third suspect was found with the help of a location-tracking AirTag on the second stolen bike. All three suspects were booked in Juvenile Hall on suspicion of felony robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime, as well as misdemeanor elder abuse. n
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Steve Schapansky
Condor Express staff photographer Bob Perry captured this graphic image of a great white chowing down on an elephant seal carcass on a recent whale-watching cruise.
Saturday Farmers’ Market Moving
Loyal customers who’ve made Saturday’s downtown farmers’ market part of their weekly ritual for nearly 40 years showed up along with clusters of freshly enrolled college students to take in the market’s sights and smells one last time at its longtime location on East Cota Street. This Saturday, September 28, the market and its 85 vendors will be setting up shop at new digs centered at the intersection of State and Carrillo streets.
This past Saturday morning, the didgeridoo player was mooing away from her customary spot, the mad strummers and the itinerant fiddlers were attacking their respective fingerboards, and a well-known percussionist showed the world how a musical rake is supposed to be played.
Even for a bucolically fall day that cried
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district and is a “separate legal entity” with its own board of directors and administrative and teaching staff, and that under California law, the district is not responsible for the school’s operations or anything that may occur on its grounds.
Schapansky, who was a high school soccer coach and worked in digital marketing before he was a teacher, was charged on September 9 by the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office with two felony counts of child molestation on two Jane Does between 2018 and 2023, and 70 misdemeanor counts of electronic peeping dating from 2017 to 2023.
However, Schapansky failed to appear at his arraignment hearing on September 13, resulting in a no-bail warrant being issued for his arrest. He was last seen in Fresno fleeing on a motorcycle with a large backpack, and authorities believe he was headed toward Yosemite National Park. For parents and prosecutors, it’s now a waiting game.
“Everyone’s just gonna wait to see where he ends up. No one is doing anything. They want to see Schapansky criminally prosecuted. They want him caught,” said attorney David Ring of Taylor & Ring. “They’re waiting for law enforcement to catch him; hopefully they have enough leads that they can catch him soon and he can face the punishment he deserves.”
What was particularly unnerving for AM was how Schapansky “went above and beyond” for students, winning over kids and their parents alike. He organized a drive-by graduation ceremony and planned field trips for his students in lockdown. He even took students on flights, as he has both a pilot
out for fresh produce, the market seemed much busier than usual. Some showed up to say goodbye to the dense canopy of tipu trees that have provided shade for the city parking lot that the market has called home since 1985. Those trees will be coming down as construction crews begin work on building a new police station on the site. That new station unlike the existing one, seismically safe and equipped with a locker room for women officers will cost about $103.7 million and is scheduled to be complete in March 2027.
The process of relocating the farmers’ market to its new site has been grueling and painstaking. To help make the transition as smooth as possible this coming Saturday, extra city staff will be on hand. —Nick Welsh
license and access to planes (which now make him a flight risk).
“That’s why this is so mind-blowing. It’s like, was any of that real?” AM asked. “Was there actually any good? If you can’t trust people like that, who can you trust? I’m worried that my son is going to feel that way.”
“I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that this person who I trusted implicitly with my children could turn out to be such a monster,” she continued. “We, parents, don’t know what to do with this. My son does not know he was recorded, and we do not plan on telling him. It’s hard for me to carry that knowing how violated he was as an innocent child.”
Although she is angry, AM stressed that she wants to put her energy toward supporting the school community and the children who were victimized. The school’s director of education, Laura Donner, echoed those sentiments.
“During challenging times, students, families, and staff at Santa Barbara Charter School thrive by drawing on the strong sense of community and support developed within the school, which helps each person feel connected and valued,” she said.
“This close-knit environment encourages open communication and collaboration, allowing individuals to share their experiences and seek help when needed. As we work together to navigate difficulties, the relationships built between students, families, and staff become a vital source of encouragement and resilience, reinforcing our commitment to one another, and to each child’s educational journey.” n
Shoppers, vendors, and musicians packed the downtown farmers’ market one last time on Saturday, September 21, before it moves from East Cota Street to State and Carrillo on September 28.
News-PressArchive Finds Safe Home
In a hearing that was both anticlimactic and exciting, the sale of the Santa Barbara News-Press physical archive to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum was approved on Tuesday afternoon by Bankruptcy Court Judge Ronald A. Clifford III.
The daily paper’s 150 years of bound volumes, clippings library, photo files from about the 1940s onward, and other aspects of the physical archive were sold for $70,000 into what can only be described as the good hands of the Historical Museum. Dacia Harwood, director of the museum, said that donors had pledged to fund the archive purchase when news of the bankruptcy first emerged in 2023. No other bids were made during the sale.
half-century.
During a visit to the museum earlier this year, archivist Chris Ervin and Harwood took the Independent through the temperatureand humidity-controlled space the equipment cost about $400,000 to install where the museum stores its susceptible goods: bound newspapers, periodicals, books, and about 4,000 maps and drawings. The entirety of the lower level holds paintings, furniture, glassware, clothing, and more from Santa Barbara’s past, which frequently make their way upstairs to form exhibits.
A bound Santa Barbara Weekly Press from 1881 was the museum’s oldest volume at the time, Ervin had said. While the museum had good continuity until 1950, there was an eight-year gap, and the museum had most of the volumes through 1986. The bound volumes had been donated by the Storke family, publishers of the News-Press for just over a
The current break in continuity occurred when Wendy McCaw, the owner since 2000, recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, after a public fight in 2006 with her employees over control of the newsroom. That fight came to involve the Teamsters and the community, which backed the protest by canceling subscriptions. The paper dwindled to a four-pager, then went online only when the press went down apparently because Edison was owed $176,000 before throwing in the towel on July 21, 2023.
The new purchases will fill not only the Historical Museum’s gaps in time but also the gaps at Newspapers.com, where Santa Barbara media are digitized and available through the public library. The museum also adds the daily paper’s immense clippings file to those it acquired from the library.
Harwood said they planned to have experts examine the mold on the bound volumes to see what it would take to restore them before bringing them into the museum.
“Now comes the big work of rescuing it all out of there,” she said. —Jean Yamamura
Temporarily Ordered to Stop Business in California
The state’s superior court has ruled that Florida-based real estate brokerage MV Realty must stop its business in California, at least temporarily. On September 17, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced in a press release that he had obtained a preliminary injunction against the firm, which is accused of scamming more than 1,400 homeowners across the state.
Christopher Dalbey, a senior deputy district attorney for Santa Barbara County, said that the office knows of about 10 people in the county who were MV realty customers with liens recorded against their property.
“The injunction states that the defendants have to record termination of those liens within 30 days from the court order,” Dalbey said. “It also says that the defendants shall not enforce the underlying contract, which is called a Homeowner Benefit Agreement.”
The State alleges that MV Realty promoted its Homeowner Benefits Program to hundreds of thousands of California homeowners through telemarketing and online ads, offering a few hundred to a few thousand dollars of cash in exchange for the
opportunity to work as the homeowner’s real estate agent if they sold their home in the future.
In reality, the state claims that homeowners would almost always need to repay the cash offer tenfold. The homeowners would also enter into a 40-year contract obligating them to use MV Realty as their only real estate agent should they want to list their home.
Dalbey said that MV Realty has filed a notice of appeal to the California Court of Appeals, meaning the court still needs to determine whether or not the injunction will remain in place.
“If the ruling is upheld, all the way up the Appellate Court System, then the liens would have to be terminated,” Dalbey said. “All the other issues in the case, whether or not homeowners get any money back, whether or not the underlying contracts are illegal or not, that’s still to be determined by a trial.”
The company has faced litigation from several states, including North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, and Indiana. —Christina McDermott
“The world-class Portuguese fado singer transcended language barriers with her emotive, spell-binding performance at the Royal Albert Hall” – The Telegraph
The multi-platinum-selling singer, who’s received numerous national and international awards throughout her career, has distinguished herself by gradually incorporating elements from other folk and popular traditions into her music.
Hale Milgrim (former President/ CEO of Capitol Records) and music lover Richard Salzberg (aka Music Maniac) will take you on a brand new musical journey.
TINA SCHLIESKE QUINTET
An icon in Santa Barbara and the Minneapolis music scene known for rock and Americana, Schlieske unveils her latest musical journey, The Good
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Museum Director Dacia Harwood examined an album of Fiestas past, set up on a photography stand in advance of the museum’s Fiesta exhibit this year.
JEAN YAMAMURA
“London’s most adventurous and dynamic mainstream orchestra.” The Times (U.K.)
“Funny, revealing, and very invigorating… You will encounter things that no U.S. company would dare do.” Chicago Tribune
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, Principal Conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja , violin
Sat, Oct 12 / 7 PM / Granada Theatre
Program
Tania León: Raices (Origins)
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 77
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Theater Hit of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Fight Night by Ontroerend Goed
Tue, Oct 15 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
Arrive early to enjoy food trucks and a live DJ set
In the leadup to the 2024 presidential election, innovative Belgian theater company Ontroerend Goed offers a fun and thought-provoking night of interactive theater, putting digital voting devices – and the fate of five fictional candidates – into the hands of the audience.
Five contenders. Five rounds. Your vote. Only one will survive.
Aida Cuevas
Canta a Juan Gabriel 40 años después
Sun, Oct 20 / 7 PM / Arlington Theatre
“Cuevas is to Mexico what Aretha Franklin is to the United States: a powerful voice that encapsulates the essence of her nation’s spirit.” The Kansas City Star
With a voice that has earned her multiple Grammys and avid fans all over the world, Aida Cuevas incarnates the spirit of Mexico in this evening of music in the mariachi tradition.
Council Candidates Talk Housing and More at District 1 Forum
Candidates Alejandra Gutierrez, Wendy Santamaria, and Cruzito Cruz covered a range of topics at the September 23 forum, including affordable housing, the city’s $7.5 million deficit, Ortega Park improvements, and more. The race is for a seat on City Council representing District 1, Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
Incumbent Alejandra Gutierrez said she’s running because she wants to “finish what [she] started.” She highlighted some of her accomplishments while on the council, stating that since her time on council, the city has dedicated many resources to the district.
Challenger Wendy Santamaria, a tenants’ rights advocate and union organizer, said she is running because she wants to address
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the neglect she sees within the district. She discussed plans for affordable housing, including implementing rent control, what she called rent stabilization, a rental registry, and a permanent right to counsel in the city.
Cruzito Cruz, a community activist, spoke about increasing the budget for education and youth services and supporting housing affordability, while advocating for fiscally conservative policies in the city.
The forum was sponsored by the Santa Barbara Independent. The Santa Barbara City election will be held on November 5.
—Christina McDermott
Candidates for S.B. Unified School
Board
Seven candidates, including two incumbents, are vying for three seats on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board. Some are former educators who have been in the district’s crayon-colored trenches, and some are parents eager to influence their child’s education. Others simply want to have a positive impact on developing minds.
This past year was anything but peaceful for the district’s current Board of Trustees, whose leadership was questioned throughout the year. Not only did they face contentious contract negotiations with two unions and emotional sometimes accusatory pleas from teachers regarding wage increases amid strike threats, they also had to make tough decisions on staff layoffs, the first in three years.
In between those heated moments, the board adopted a highly anticipated, and highly scrutinized, new literacy curriculum in hopes of raising students’ low reading scores. They also commissioned a racial climate report in response to anti-Black incidents in schools.
One-Two Punch of
Barbara Andersen quietly delivered an unlikely one-two punch part good news, part bad news when speaking before the Santa Barbara City Council this Tuesday. The city’s de facto homeless czar, Andersen had a lot to say on all the ways City Hall has been addressing homelessness on the South Coast.
In August, the first day center opened, located at the bottom of Chapala Street. Every day, 40 or more homeless people are connected with a range of services designed to get them off the streets. In the past year, 169 units of new affordable housing has come on line for people transitioning from the streets. A similar number of tiny homes and converted motel rooms were made available. Outreach workers with City Net now work every day, making more than 800 contacts with who eventually became 82 clients. As Andersen described it, the needle isn’t just moving; it’s dancing.
But even so, she cautioned, state and federal funding sources that have sustained all these projects have been cut in half. “This is disheartening for us,” she confided.
Homeless Stats
Almost half the people now being seen at the Chapala center are new to the county’s vast unified data collection system shared by pretty much anyone in the business of homeless services. Andersen suggested the loss of special emergency rental funds, which were released during the COVID outbreak to keep tenants from getting evicted and have since dried up. She had no hard numbers.
All the city departments cumulatively, she said, spend about $6.5 million a year on homeless services. That’s about 3 percent of the city’s budget. Calls for service increased by about 12 percent in the past year while fire calls for service went up by 18 percent. So far this year, 508 encampments have been knocked down and cleared away. Last year, it was 461. Councilmembers praised the spirit of compassion and competence Andersen and her colleagues have brought to the job.
But each candidate claims to be up to the task.
For the first time, this election will be based on Trustee Areas, rather than at-large appointments. Trustee Areas 2, 3, and 5 are up for election. For Trustee Area 2, the candidates are Sunita Beall and John Robertson; for Area 3, William Banning, Chris Wichowski, and Phyliss Cohen; and for Area 5, Celeste Kafri and Jason Lekas.
Two candidates Wichowski and Kafri have secured endorsements from the teachers’ union, which emphasized their “stake” in the district as parents with schoolaged children and the need for improved relations between district employees and administration.
Regardless of endorsements, all candidates share goals around fostering open communication, enhancing student performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility.
—Callie Fausey
To learn more about the candidates, go to independent.com/election-2024
As Andersen described in detail, the demand for homeless services citywide and throughout the state has gone up significantly in the past year. The biggest jump has been among those living in cars or RVs, a large number of whom are seniors and families with children. About half of those people are undocumented immigrants seeking asylum or work.
EDUCATION
Councilmember Michael Jordan expressed impatience that so many large parking lots have declined to sign up for the Safe Parking Program, established here 20 years ago with a minimum of melodrama. Jordan also expressed frustration that these metrics were not more encouraging. How can City Net outreach workers make 844 contacts and only have 82 clients, he asked. “How can we improve those numbers?” he asked. “That’s the question of the day,” Andersen replied.
—Nick Welsh
SBarbara Unified’s budding engineers were promised a new facility at Dos Pueblos High School four years ago. However, the school’s under-construction Engineering Academy building is hanging in water-logged limbo after passing its original projected completion date of September 2022.
Once completed, the building will complement the current facility in teaching students new skills in engineering, art and design, computer programming, manufacturing, and product development. It will add to the existing Elings Center for Engineering Education and includes a computer lab, machine shop, art and design classroom, and physics lab.
According to Emily Shaeer, director of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy (DPEA), the new building will facilitate the “next phase” for the academy, which began with 32 students in 2002 and has grown to 400 students annually. They want to expand their reach to TK-6 students across the community, she explained, providing STEAM opportunities to thousands of young students and allowing their high schoolers to not only build robots, but show them off, too.
Standing in the way of that next phase,
however, are the “really frustrating” delays the district has faced due to various issues with construction company Telacu, according to the district’s chief operating officer, Steve Venz. Telacu won the 2020 contract to build both the new DPEA facility and the school’s new media center, which opened in March. Telacu Construction Management did not respond to requests for comment.
The biggest setback was the flooding discovered inside the building, especially after last January’s intense storms. Flooding persisted with this year’s rains, with substantial water intrusion, Venz said.
He said that while they’re not in litigation with Telacu, they are involving their attorneys to make sure that the company is following their directive and staying true to their contract. They also hired a “water analyst” to create a report on the water intrusion so that Telacu can work on remedying the flooding. Venz said they have not pinpointed a new ETA for the project’s completion, but once it’s done, their architect from KBZ Architects will need to review and sign off on the final product.
“Our number-one goal is that this building is built correctly and as designed to stand for 100 or more years,” Venz said.
—Callie Fausey
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Celeste Kafri
Phyliss Rose Cohen Sunita Beall
Chris Wichowski Jason Lekas John Robertson
William Banning
More Dogs, Less People Opinions
TRUST BUT VERIFY: There’s no use in crying over spilled milk. Or so they say.
Oil, however, is another matter.
To date, Santa Barbara has never had a catastrophic milk spill. But when it comes to oil spills, we’ve had a few.
The most important is the one that hasn’t happened yet
This brings me to a longtime former parttime Santa Barbara resident, Ronald Reagan, famous for his memorable line “Trust but verify.”
It turns out that this is a translation of a Russian proverb that Reagan then President of the United States used repeatedly when negotiating nuclear missile treaties with leaders of what was then still the Soviet Union It worked.
If it was good enough for negotiating a nuclear missile pact, I’d suggest it’s good enough for Sable Oil, which is now racing pell-mell to restart the single biggest oil processing operation off the county’s coast.
pipe. Before anyone knew what happened, thousands of gallons of oil oozed its way back into the ocean
Hundreds of animals living in and out of the water were covered in oil and died. A Santa Barbara jury would find the pipeline company guilty of nine criminal charges one felony and eight misdemeanors for violating basic safety practices that operators knew or should have known would lead to this catastrophe. A 10-mile stretch of the pipeline located along our county’s coast was badly corroded, some spots by as much as 85 percent
Back then, no one verified. Today, we are being asked to blindly trust Sable Oil and the state government agencies calling the shots that the pipeline can safely be restarted. In fact, it’s worse than that. Instead, we are being told to trust. And blindly.
As part of the deal, Sable Offshore a brand-new company created with money borrowed from ExxonMobil bought the pipeline itself, which Exxon had previously bought from Plains All American. It is now seeking permits from the California Fire Marshal to
of Santa Barbara, know about this proposal? Pretty much nothing.
Am I exaggerating for effect? I wish I were
And, because of ongoing litigation with Sable and fear of being taken to the cleaners, no one in county government its regulators, planners, elected officials, and their attorneys can talk.
No one knows on what basis Sable is seeking these waivers. We don’t know what Sable’s Plan B is. All we hear are vague allusions to a protective pipeline liner, something akin to an internal pipeline condom. The state Fire Marshal and Sable have declined to share this information with county officials. It’s proprietary information, they insist.
In this regard, the Fire Marshal’s posture is unique. Detailed information about every other pipeline operating in Santa Barbara County is currently shared with county safety officials.
After the 2015 disaster, federal pipeline safety officials identified 80 “anomalies” on the pipeline that were so corroded they demanded repair. Repair work on those anomalies is said to be ongoing as we speak. Will local officials be allowed to inspect these
not install an essential safety device a simple drilling casing designed to prevent such blowouts.
Later, we discovered the federal agency charged with preventing the Refugio oil spill of 2015 was so notoriously understaffed that it was forced to rely on the regulated pipeline companies to self-report and self-enforce
We all saw how that worked out.
To date, the county has been stiff-armed in its attempts to get information. It has been forced to file Public Records Act requests for relevant information from relevant state agencies responsible for the safe operations of this stretch of pipeline.
To the extent these requests have yielded any documents, they were so heavily redacted as to be indecipherable
Because the county is in the process of settling a genuinely hairy lawsuit filed by Sable, no county officials are willing to say anything other than that the county has no jurisdiction. Admittedly, I’m no lawyer, but I have my doubts that’s the case.
But just acting like sitting ducks is not going to protect this county from a marine disaster that history has repeatedly proved is real.
The Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara must bang the table loudly for access to detailing the risks and safeguards involved. If every other oil pipeline providing this inforand the state Fire
Hey, I didn’t say that. Ronald Reagan did.
— Nick Welsh
Peripheral neuropathy often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating bal- ance problems.
This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet which will cause the nerves to begin to slowly degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow.
As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels that surround the nerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to not receive the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves begin to “die” they cause you to have bal ance problems, pain, numb- ness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.
We can objectively measure the severity of deficit in both small and large nerve fibers prior to start of care.
Charles Sciutto Lac along with NP Jeannine Kemp at Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic, will do a neuropathy severity consultation to review peripheral neuropathy history, symptoms and discuss plan of treatment. This consultation will be free of charge and will help determine if our therapy protocol may be a good fit for your needs.
Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic will be offering this neuropathy severity consultation free of charge from now until December 31st 2024.
Figure 1: Notice the very small blood vessels surrounding each nerve.
obituaries
Gloria Blakemore Witherell
YOU FOUND YOUR WINGS A YEAR AGO AND TOOK FLIGHT.
YOUR KIND AND LOVING HEART LIVES ON THROUGH ALL YOU LOVED.
Ellen Harrah
3/31/1938 - 9/10/2024
Jane Ellen Harrah, 86, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2024, at her home in Santa Barbara, California. She was born and raised in Vinton, Iowa. She graduated from the Colorado State College in Greeley and was a 3rd grade teacher in Rochester, Minnesota, then in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Denver, Colorado. In Denver, she met and married Marvin Harrah in 1964. They lived in New Orleans, LA, San Francisco, CA, Berkeley, CA, and Great Falls, MT. In San Francisco, Jane attended San Francisco State College and earned her Masters of Arts degree. Jane and Marvin finally settled down in Santa Barbara, CA in 1978. Jane was a wonderful mother and wife, accomplished musician, excellent chef, calligrapher, quilter and bridge player. She will be deeply missed by all. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Marvin Harrah, her children, Kathy Gambill, Scott Harrah and Jill Smith, and six grandchildren, Justin Gambill, Dylan Gambill, Chloe Harrah, Chase Harrah, Emily Smith and Andrew Smith, and her sister, Judy Bredall. Her family is thankful for the care of VNA Hospice of Santa Barbara.
Tomás A. Castelo 10/5/1942 - 9/15/2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tomás Abraham Castelo, 81, who left this world peacefully at his home on September 15, 2024, in Santa Barbara, CA.
Born on October 5, 1942, to Tomás E. Castelo and Teresa Castelo (Osuna), Tomás was a proud son of Santa Barbara, raised in the close-knit community of Carpinteria. He graduated from Carpinteria High School in 1960, laying the foundation for a life dedicated to service and justice. Along with earning his undergraduate degree from California State University, Long Beach, and his law degree from UCLA School of Law, he served six honorable years in the United States Marine Corps as part of the Platoon Leader Program.
Tomás was a beacon of hope for the underserved, pouring his heart into his work and community. His unwavering commitment earned him the City of Santa Barbara’s 2005 Hispanic Achievement Award, a testament to his profound impact as CoFounder and Executive Director of La Casa de la Raza. Through his pro bono work at the Santa Barbara Legal Defense Center and his research with the Santa Barbara County Counsel’s Office, he transformed countless lives, advocating fiercely for those without a voice. He was dedicated to his work as an attorney and tax accountant, proudly owning and operating the Anapamu Professional Center for nearly 50 years, where he provided invaluable Estate Planning and tax services to his clients.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Tomás was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He found joy in attending local high school football games, sharing stories of his cherished Carpinteria youth, and nurturing his insatiable love for reading. His family was his pride and joy, and his laughter and warmth will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Tomás leaves behind his beloved and devoted wife of 49 years, Amalia Castelo (Alcantar), and a legacy of love that includes his brother Frank Castelo, sister Norma Davis, and his cher-
ished children: Jued (Celestina) Martinez, Linda (James) Gallegos, Michelle Castelo, Cristina Castelo Rodriguez, Tommy (Taylor Hamilton) Castelo, and Renée Castelo (Mark) DePaco. He was an adoring grandfather to 15 grandchildren: Renée, Anna, Anthony, Tina-Marie, Leah, Joseph, Diego, Delia, Juliana, Luna, Tommy, Cameron, James, Luke and Taylor; a proud great-grandfather to 11, and a great-great-grandfather to one. He is reunited in spirit with his brother Henry Castelo, sister Armida Champagne, and sonin-law José Rodriguez.
A Rosary service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Carpinteria on Thursday, October 3, at 7:30 PM, followed by a Funeral Mass on Saturday, October 5, at 11:00 AM, and a private reception to celebrate a life well-lived. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to VNA Home Hospice Care (vna. health “Appreciation Garden”) in his honor.
Tomás will forever be remembered for his fierce spirit, compassionate heart, and the countless lives he touched. May he rest in eternal peace.
Arrangements entrusted to Pueblo del Rey Funeral Services!
David Lawrence Raber 1/26/1934 - 9/18/2024
Dave Raber died peacefully in his sleep on September 18, 2024 after living a full life and crossing the 90-year-old finish line. Dave never had to win an election to be proclaimed the Mayor of multiple jurisdictions – Starbucks in Montecito, Cody’s on Turnpike, and Harry’s Plaza Cafe. He will be remembered for his engaging personality, curiosity when meeting new people, quick wit, and good-natured banter with friends and colleagues. A friend who was a retired Catholic Priest once teased him by saying, “You’re as old as God—and he’s old!” Dave responded with, “Where did you get that shirt, Catholic Charities?”
Dave was born in Kansas City, MO on January 26, 1934 to Guy and Sylvia Raber. The family soon moved to Scottsbluff, NE where Dave spent his childhood. Dave excelled in sports at Scottsbluff High School, especially in track and basketball. He ran the
quarter mile and was one of the favorites to win at the state meet finals. But two rivals purposely boxed him in during the race and he finished third. Basketball ended on a happier note. Dave led Scottsbluff to the 1952 Nebraska State Championship in dramatic fashion, much like the movie Hoosiers. The team and hundreds of supporters set out for the 400-mile journey to Lincoln for the state tournament. The caravan got stranded for hours in a blizzard in Ogallala. The team was able to hop on a last-minute train for the final 300 miles of the trip. They arrived in Lincoln less than an hour before tip-off for their quarterfinal game. The roadweary team squeaked out a 49-48 win over Falls City. Scottsbluff dominated Creighton Prep in the semifinal game, 46-29. During a first quarter timeout, Dave’s coach assigned him to guard sharpshooter Rich Halpine after Halpine scored 6 points in the first 2 minutes. Dave shut him down, holding him to 2 points for the rest of the game. Scottsbluff headed to the finals where defending champion Fremont was waiting with four returning starters, including two-time allstate player John Neff. Fremont never had a chance. Dave hit the opening bucket from the top of the key and Scottsbluff never looked back, pulling away for a 50-39 win.
Dave received athletic scholarship offers from Colorado and Nebraska. But his father would not let him go, insisting that he stay in Scottsbluff and work in the family business. Dave enrolled at Scottsbluff College, running track and playing basketball, and earning all-District honors in both sports. He married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Yungblut, in 1954.
Dave came to Santa Barbara in 1955 when the Raber family moved west. His daughter, Carol Crego, was born in 1955. His son, Steve Raber, was born a few years later in 1959. Dave quickly made Santa Barbara his home. He joined the Episcopal Church at All Saints By the Sea where he served as a member of the Vestry, and as an usher for nearly 50 years. He worked with his father and brother (Dean) in the family business, Raber Electrical Supply, on Nopal Street. But Dave felt restrained in the family business. He bravely ventured out on his own to form David L. Raber Lighting, Inc. in 1967. Dave used his personality and creativity to build a successful business as a manufacturer’s representative for commercial lighting. His professional highlights included the lighting at La Cumbre Plaza
and the Santa Barbara Auto Mall, and supplying all the fixtures for Motel 6 in California.
Dave’s favorite past-time was holding court at Starbucks, Cody’s, and Harry’s. As he put it, “I enjoy people. I find it interesting what people have done with their lives. Maybe I should have become a reporter.” According to his friend, John Maloney, “Dave never met a stranger.” Another friend observed that Dave “always had a twinkle in his eye and a good story to tell.” And still another recalls: “Dave is friendly to everyone. He’s very kind and has no agenda.” Whether posing for a selfie with Katy Perry, Oprah, or Peter Noone, or asking Blake Griffin and Brad Daugherty if they played basketball (and whether they had won a state high school championship), or asking a stranger what book they were reading, or asking a student about what they were doing in school, Dave was equally comfortable with and curious about everyone whom he encountered. He treated everyone with kindness and good humor. One of his favorite lines: “Everyone tells me I’m so effervescent. And I say, ‘I don’t know when I effervasn’t!’” Dave maintained a positive outlook throughout his life. He attributed this to a lesson learned from his track coach: “To this day, I can hear the coach yelling at me. He would say, ‘Don’t look back! When you do, you lose half a stride.’ I carry that through life. Why look back? Learn from your lessons, from what happened to you in the past, and carry it forward.”
Dave is survived by his children, Carol Crego (husband Robert) and Steve Raber (wife Blair); three grandchildren, Matthew Crego, Kate Raber, and Maggie Raber (husband Will Shilton); his sister, Doris Bennett; and his former wife, Barbara Rose. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Nancy Failing, and his brother, Dean Raber. Dave requested that there be no services because he wanted to be there for his own Celebration of Life. He wants everyone to know that this dream came true every day with everyone he met, and especially with family and friends at his 90th birthday party earlier this year. “Nothing could ever top that,” he said. We are grateful for the wonderful, compassionate care Dave received during the last several months of his life. Donations in memory of Dave can be made to Assisted Home Health & Hospice, 115 E. Micheltorena Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
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Nadine Hansen
6/9/1927 - 9/12/2024
Nadine passed away on September 12, 2024
Nadine was born on June 9, 1927 in Santa Monica, California to Robert and Alice Dillard as one of four children who preceded her in death (Essie, Geneva and Robert). She was raised in Santa Ynez, CA, attending Vista del Mar Elementary School, Santa Ynez Elementary School and Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. Nadine lived in the Santa Ynez Valley her entire life and was a proud local.
After high school, Nadine worked at the Solvang laundry, Earl Hatch Accounting, Pea Soup Andersons restaurant, Llewellyn and Meloling Attorneys, Ez Crete Cement Company and retired from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School after working as a bookkeeper for 15 years. She was a go-getter and worked hard to support her family.
Nadine loved adventure and always had a trip planned, either with her children or as a chaperone for students from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. She travelled internationally to Australia, Canada, China and Italy, cruised around Alaska and Hawaii and explored numerous states within the continental United States. She was fascinated with exploring new places and learning about new cultures.
Nadine attended or hosted a monthly pinochle game with her friends for over 67 years and loved playing tennis with friends and neighbors. During her retirement, she spent a lot of time volunteering for the Santa Ynez Historical Society. She was also very active with the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society because she had a passion for helping animals, having raised and cared for cats all of her life. Nadine was the life of the party, keeping the conversation going, and is thought of fondly by so many.
She is survived by her children, Jaci Dow of Santa Barbara and Garry Hansen (Janet) of Oceanside and her granddaughter Jami Chavez (Jose) of Buellton. She is also survived
by her great-grandchildren, Siena, Sevi and Sadie Chavez of Buellton and Reagan and Jackson Hajduk of Oceanside as well as several nieces and nephews.
A service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Ballard, CA on October 4th at 1:30pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made to the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society at 111 Commerce Drive, Buellton, CA 93427, Santa Ynez Historical Society at P.O. Box 181, Santa Ynez, CA 93460 or a memorial of your choice.
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Amelia “Millie” Sariñana 11/21/1925 - 9/19/2024
Amelia “Millie” Sariñana passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 19, 2024. Amelia was born to Rumaldo and Jennie Luera, owners of the original La Paloma Cafe. She grew up in Santa Barbara, CA and attended local schools. She married Pablo Sariñana in 1948. Together they raised two daughters. Millie was often seen helping her parents at the restaurant doing whatever needed to be done, including waiting tables or helping with the book work. Always a volunteer, she was part of the Alter Society at Our Lady of Sorrows Church and later volunteered at the Senior Rec Center. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Pablo, her sisters Hortensia Ortega and Virginia Gusman, and her daughter Lisa Buntin (Rick). She is survived by her youngest daughter Anna Sariñana-Vasquez (Joseph) and her grandchildren, Amanda Vasquez, Richard and Thomas Buntin, and great grand children Andrew and Emma Buntin.
A special thanks to the nurses of VNA Health Hospice Care for their kindness and end-of-life services they provided for Amelia.
A mass will be held on Friday, Sept 27th, 2024 at 10:00am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, followed by a burial at Calvary Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Marilyn Nigh-FoxDiane
2/26/1935 - 8/27/2024
Marilyn Diane Nigh-Fox, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 27, 2024, joining her Lord and Savior. Born on February 26, 1935, in Spokane, Washington, Marilyn’s journey through life was full of love, adventure, and a deep devotion to her family.
Marilyn’s early years were spent in Spokane before she moved to Redlands, California, at age 14. She pursued her education at San Bernardino City College and devoted over 30 years to a fulfilling career in the medical field. It was at a Halloween party that she met Donald Nigh, and their love blossomed into a 46-year marriage. Together, they raised four wonderful children—Gregory, Laurie Kay, David, and Phillip—in Yucaipa, California, before moving to Santa Barbara in 1969.
In Santa Barbara, Marilyn found her true calling as a travel enthusiast. She owned and operated Cruise Holidays of Santa Barbara, sharing her passion for exploration with others. Marilyn’s adventurous spirit led her to sail on more than 125 cruises and visit over 150 countries.
After 46 years of a loving marriage, Donald went to be with the Lord in the year 2000. Eventually, Marilyn found renewed companionship and 15 year marriage to John Fox. Marilyn’s greatest joy was her family, including her seven grandchildren and eleven greatgrandchildren. Marilyn also loved all of her extended family through John Fox. Her love for all of them knew no bounds, and she took immense pride in each of their accomplishments.
In her final years at The Samarkand, Marilyn embraced her vibrant community with the same enthusiasm she had for life. Her infectious smile, warm heart, and unwavering faith touched everyone she met. Marilyn was also very witty, and that revealed a lighter side of life, reminding us that laughter really is good medicine. She
had a unique ability to make us laugh, often with just a clever remark, and her humor brought warmth and lightness to our hearts.
A celebration of Marilyn’s life will be held on October 20, 2024, at the Cabrillo Pavilion Center, 1118 East Cabrillo Boulevard. The service will begin at 2:00 PM, with an opportunity for friends and family to gather and share memories starting at 1:30 PM. We all know of Marilyn’s passion for adventure, admiration of the ocean and love of Aloha! She has requested that, if possible, we dress in some Hawaiian attire during her memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made in Marilyn’s memory to The Samarkand Benevolent Fund. The Benevolent Fund is near to Marilyn’s heart and the gifts go to support those in need in their final years at The Samarkand.
Marilyn’s spirit will forever remain in our hearts, and her legacy of love and adventure will continue to inspire all who knew her.
Roger S. Harrington 2/25/1944 - 9/20/2024
At the age of 80, Roger Stephen Harrington passed to realms on high just before midnight on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, while in the company of a half dozen of his dear friends.
Roger was born in Bristol, England, on February 25, 1944, to Stephen Harrington and Winifred (Brimble) Harrington. He and his family immigrated to Kingston, Ontario in Canada, where they lived until 1960, when Roger was 16 years old. That year they moved to Santa Barbara, where Roger subsequently received his H.S. diploma from Santa Barbara Evening High School in 1965.
At the age of 24, Roger enlisted in the U.S. Army and was trained as a dental assistant, in addition to qualifying as a sharpshooter. He served for 3 years, primarily at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was honorably discharged in 1971. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1972.
His Army training prepared Roger for a career as a dental technologist, and he engaged in this profession for many years in Santa Barbara. He took pride in the crowns, bridges, dentures and other dental appliances he made for the benefit of members of our community, and his good work lives on.
In his spare time, Roger had a number of hobbies including breeding and showing standard poodles, memberships in a local Ford Mustang club and a local gun club as a proud member of the N.R.A., and playing cribbage at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge where he was a Life Member.
Roger held several positions in the Elks Lodge during his tenure including Treasurer, Tiler, and Membership Investigations Chairman. In addition to receiving awards for his volunteer work, he was named Elk of the Year in 2014 and Officer of the Year in 2020. He exemplified the four cardinal virtues of the Order: Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity. Roger was preceded in death by his parents and his former wife Rita Harrington. He is survived by several cousins in England. While he had no immediate family in the United States, he was a brother to many friends here. Mere words cannot express how much Roger’s friendship meant to all of us who knew him, and how much he will be missed. At his request, no funeral services will be held. A celebration of his life will be scheduled for later this year.
In his memory, consider making a donation to a charity of your choice.
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Dr. Frederic Wells Baum (Ted) 1/7/1929 - 9/9/2024
Dr. Frederic Wells Baum (Ted) of Carpinteria, California passed away on September 9, 2024, at age 95. He died peacefully in his own home, surrounded by his family.
Ted was a loving and supportive father to five children and four grandchildren, an enthusiastic golfer, an aggressive doubles tennis player, a dedicated choir singer, and a general tinkerer/builder/ fixer of things. As a voracious reader, writer, and literary raconteur, he was widely heralded as “The James Thurber” of his many writing groups. He loved to camp and took dozens of road trips throughout the western United States, always searching for the perfect hike, waterfall, or vista.
Ted’s story began on a chilly winter night on January 7, 1929. He grew up in Salem, Oregon with his devoted parents, William Wells Baum and Daphne Grace Conover, and two younger sisters, Frances and Marion. He left Salem in his early teens to attend Culver Military Academy in Indiana, graduating in the class of 1946. Spending four years away from home at this strictly regimented boarding school instilled a sense of confidence and self-sufficiency that never left him.
Ted studied psychology at Stanford University, then obtained a medical degree from the University of Oregon in 1955, specializing in pediatrics. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps as a General Medical Officer, with the rank of Captain. He was stationed in Korea for two years of active duty.
Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, Ted practiced medicine in Sacramento before realizing his true calling as a public health servant. He enrolled at U.C. Berkeley, where he obtained a master’s degree in Public Health in 1965. He was quickly snatched up by the State of Arizona, which installed him as Director of Maternal and Child Health at Arizona
State Children’s Hospital in Tempe. Ted moved his family to Phoenix, where he and his first wife, Rita Ragozzino Baum, built a home in the Arcadia district, a lush suburban enclave carved out of the arid desert near Camelback Mountain.
Throughout his career, Ted worked diligently to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies. When he began his tenure, Arizona was ranked 35th out of 50 states for infant mortality, largely due to poor or nonexistent healthcare services on Arizona’s Native American Indian reservations. Thanks to Ted’s foresight and ingenuity – embodied in extensive fundraising, visionary policy decisions, and a statewide medivac program that identified and treated women with high-risk pregnancies in the state’s rural areas, Arizona’s infant mortality rates steadily improved. When Ted retired from public service 23 years later, Arizona was ranked 2nd out of the 50 states. Ted was also a consultant for the Arizona Association of Midwives and volunteered significant time working with mothers and babies from the Navajo Nation.
Upon retirement, Ted lived in Durango, Colorado with his second wife, Darleen Benson Baum, before moving to Carpinteria in 1991. While both of his marriages ultimately ended in divorce, he maintained a warm, caring rapport with both wives and remained devoted to the five children that resulted from those unions.
As a single man in his 60s, 70s, and 80s, Ted’s quirky creativity was unleashed. He was a prolific writer of poetry, memoirs, and fantastical tales. His Carpinteria home became a monument to his widespread interests, with medical diplomas, professional awards, and cherished Tribal artifacts interspersed with dozens of family photos, golf trophies, tennis trophies, drawings from his grandchildren, and a treasure trove of arcana collected from thrift stores and garage sales. Ted’s backyard décor featured pink flamingoes in the flowerbeds and artwork salvaged from his many thrifting forays, along with a ramshackle, two-level deck that he constructed to take in the view of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Collectively, this unique outdoor domain was referred to as The Hamptons, a nod to his Great Gatsby persona
and the Tall Tales that sprang from it, including a cast-off high-heeled shoe on the edge of the garden, purportedly left behind by Daisy herself.
Ted was a bonafide DIY-er, who didn’t see the point of paying someone to fix something that he could figure out himself. He enjoyed the challenges of problem-solving and the satisfaction of finding solutions. Frugal to the point of earning the nickname The Mizer (aka “The Mize”), Ted was known for doing things his way, and he developed his own unique aesthetic: There were no rules of fashion he would not break or standards of home decorating he would not disregard.
For many years, Ted attended Faith Lutheran Church in Carpinteria, where he sang in the choir and served as an Elder. His Christian faith was important to him throughout his life, and a comfort to him in the months and weeks leading up to his death.
Ted’s transition to the other side was gentle and peaceful. He spent his final days sharing his writing, serving up witty remarks, listening to classical music, singing along to his favorite Neil Diamond songs, cuddling with his cat, Victoria, and sharing his warmth with everybody within reach. He is lovingly remembered by his two wives—Rita Ragozzino Baum and Darleen Benson— and survived by his five children: Edward Baum, David Baum (Susie), Daphne Baum Small (Tim), Kimberly Baum, Kathryn Starr-Baum (Sam), and four grandchildren: Matthew Baum, Emily Baum, Julianna Small Nicolai (Chase), and Johnathan Small.
Ted’s family and friends will gather on Friday, October 4 at 1:30 PM at the Santa Barbara Cemetery Chapel (901 Channel Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93108), followed by a private family burial. A celebratory reception will be held immediately following the service; location details to be announced. Please RSVP to dwbaum@mac.com if you would like to attend the service and reception.
Dorothy Grace Donati (Dege) 12/22/1938 - 8/31/2024
Born to Robert J. Ball and Lucie Schwerin Ball Dec 22, 1938 in San Francisco, CA. After an extended illness, she went home to be with her Savior Jesus, August 31, 2024 at her home in Santa Barbara, CA Dege attended local schools and went on to graduate from UCSB with degrees in art and music. From there she began her life of teaching, and sharing her love of art (Calligraphy) and music to many. Dege worked at Devereux School as a counselor and arts/ crafts/music teacher from 1959 until 1968. She played the string bass with the All Cal Symphony for three years, Santa Barara Symphony (1st chair bass) for 13 years, UCSB Symphony for four years, and the SBCC Symphony for 23 years. She had the opportunity to be a camp counselor, art/ craft teacher, and bass player in the orchestra at the New England Music Camp in Maine for three summers from 1958-1960. She was most fond of those summers and it was quite the adventure for her as she drove her VW Bug, solo, across the US and back.
Among her accomplished bass playing, Dege also exhibited (sold) her wildlife paintings at the SB Beach Art Show every weekend from 1969-71’. She created commercial children’s paintings which were sold nationwide. Both Diversion Dynamics and Eaton Paper Co created a unique concept of greeting cards which included a needlepoint craft incorporated into the card.
Both lines “Sew What’s” and “Sew Sweets” featured Dege’s artwork for the recipient to complete.
In 1973, Dege studied Calligraphy with Roger Marcus. From there, she taught classes for 20 years through SB Adult Education as well as private classes and workshops. When it came to commercial work, she was hired to create beautiful works of art (Calligraphy) for the city of SB, restaurants, and many wedding invitations.
Dege was also the principal calligrapher for Great Days Publishing Co for 10 years. During her calligraphic teaching carrier, Dege had the privilege of studying under some amazing artists such as, Donald Jackson, Ieuan Rees, and Dick Beasley.
From the mid 70’s until 1980, Dege learned how to create some of the most beautiful cakes along with her friend Eileen Prinslow. Eileen created the delicious cakes, Dege decorated them. She was one of the first in the area to pipe calligraphy onto the cakes, as well as master the art of creating some of the prettiest frosting flowers around.
After her calligraphy teaching ended, Dege moved on to raising and then decorating gourds. The new medium was amazing and her gourd art creations led to her business name, “Gourd Gracious”. From 1988-2005 she exhibited and sold her gourds. She was even featured in Somerset Studio Magazine.
In 1965, she married Ralph “Buzz” Cole and they welcomed their daughter, Taffy, in 1968. They divorced in 1979. In 1988, Dege married David Lowry and enjoyed 15 years of travel, home improvements, and enjoyed his children and grandchildren, until his death in 2002. Three years later, she married John Donati. They loved spending their vacations on their annual Jazz Cruises where they were able to get away, enjoy music, amazing food, and the beautiful ports of call.
Dege is survived by her sister Barbara Powers, brother Robert (Laurie) Ball, daughter Taffy (Kevin) Schiele, Stepson Bill (Joy) Lowry, and numerous grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service was held September 11th. The family asks that if you wish to make a donation in memory of Dege Donati, to please make it to the John Donati Memorial Scholarship (Polk Education Foundation).
Diego Lake Nieves
10/15/2005 - 7/4/2024
Diego Lake Nieves was born to Shyan Harrison and Edelmiro Nieves in Berkeley, California on Oct. 15, 2005. Diego tragically passed away on July 4, 2024. He lived a full, active and loving life.
Diego’s first years were spent in Alameda, California. When he was four years old, he moved to Carpinteria, California, with his grandparents Sheryl Lake and Jim Tarantino. He attended Aliso Elementary School, where he met many of his lifelong friends. Diego saw the Fourth of July parade in 2010 and decided to be in the next one. He was in seven parades, either entering alone or with friends.
Diego, his grandparents and their friend Liz traveled across the country over seven weeks in the summer of 2011, visiting friends and family along the way. They went to 14 National Parks and 31 states, covering 11,000 miles.
He played soccer and basketball, but Little League was his greatest passion. Diego loved the beach, camping, fishing and sailing. He was in Junior Lifeguards for three summers and was on the water polo team. During several winters, he went snowboarding with his uncle and friends. It was in middle school that Diego changed into a serious student. Thanks to several tutors and a significant effort on his part, he excelled in his coursework. Eighth grade saw him and his classmates go to Washington D.C.
High school was interrupted by Covid-19 – an even bigger challenge to overcome. He kept his grades up and got on the Warriors’ baseball team at the same time. Diego played all four years, creating many great memories for his teammates, family and friends. He also enjoyed being a member of Future Farmers of America.
Graduating with honors and receiving a total of eleven different awards, scholarships and grants for college, Diego decided to attend Santa Barbara City College and worked hard his first year, all while working at Laugh-
ing Buddha Thrift and Rory’s Artisanal Creamery. Throughout his life, his smile and easy manner allowed him to make friends out of everyone he met.
His parents, his brother Adarian, his uncle Jay and Jay’s wife Jazmine, their new baby J. J., Diego’s girlfriend Yasmin Belaz, his grandparents and extended family are all mourning his passing and will cherish his memory. Along with his warm heart and kind spirit, Diego touched numerous people from many different generations. Diego was a special being who always used common sense and never hesitated to help his friends, family, and neighbors. He uplifted others with encouragement and had a great sense of humor.
A scholarship fund in Diego’s name has been created by the family for graduating seniors from Carpinteria High School to honor his memory. Tax deductible donations can be made directly to Carpinteria Education Foundation under Diego’s name. A GoFundMe has also been set up for the scholarship fund.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Woman’s Club of Carpinteria on Oct. 12, noon to 6 p.m.
Jodi Renz
1/7/1960 - 9/6/2024
Jodi Renz passed away September 6 after a heart attack, at the age of 64. She was born to Wes Renz and Joyce Renz, January 7, 1960 in Santa Barbara. She enjoyed riding horses. She won ribbons for barrel racing and dressage. Jodi graduated from San Marcos High School in 1978. While in high school, she played baseball for the Royals. She also played in a women’s league after high school.
Jodi was a very talented artist, and brought joy to many through her art. She worked for Barry Berkus for several years, and Serigraph in Carpinteria until her retirement.
Jodi was preceded in death by her parents, Wes and Joyce Renz, and her brother, Rick Renz. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Anderson, and her sister, Debbie Renz Bayer, cousin Shelley Fitzpatrick (Casey), two
nieces and several cousins, and many close friends. Her fun loving spirit will really be missed.
A Sunset Celebration of Life will be held at 5:00, October 12th, at La Conchita beach.
Beulah Gloria Strout
Beulah Gloria Strout (nee Edwards) passed, age 95 years, Thursday morning September 5, 2024. She had been a long resident of Santa Barbara having relocated here from Michigan with her husband Thomas Strout and two sons, Daniel and David, for the aerospace boom in the early sixties. She was born and raised in Mechanic Falls, Maine where as schoolgirl she noted an upperclassman, Tom Strout. On his return from active service in WWII and in his second year of GI bill at University of Maine they married, aged 20 and 24. They remained an admired couple until Tom’s passing in 2018.
In Santa Barbara she was active as a Cub Scout den mother, and participant in Good Sheppard and later Trinity Lutheran Churches. She is remembered by a wealth of friends for her calm good sense, kindness and persimmon pudding (a family thing). Her sons are grateful for the generosity of her many life-time friends who made her days rewarding and blessed.
Jimi Magner
2/26/1959 - 1/6/2024
Jimi devoted his life to spiritual cultivation for the benefit of others. When referring to his love towards the numberless beings equaling the extent of space, Jimi would say, “Not even one is left out.” He was loved in return for his wild mind, free spirit, sense of humor and open heart, which knew no bounds.
Jimi was born in Pittsburgh,
PA, to James E. Magner Jr. (deceased 2000) and Mary Ann Magner (deceased 1971). As the first born, he was a beloved brother to his younger siblings, Maureen, Gregory, and David, and a spiritual brother to all. He spent his formative years in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Jimi’s mother died when he was 12, prompting him to run away to the streets for the first time in his life. To get a fresh start, his father moved the family to Shaker Heights, Ohio, where Jimi earned the nickname “Squirrel” after rescuing a baby squirrel which went everywhere with him afterwards. Often living inside a pocket or his unkempt long hair. In high school, he wore a purple cape, danced in the halls, and banged on a gong for his classmates to “come out and play” on the front lawn. When he was 16, he hitchhiked with a friend to Mobile, AL, just to swim in the Gulf of Mexico. He continued on to San Antonio, TX, and then to California, where he spent most of his life.
Paradoxically, his incredible, unbridled mind and free spirit made it difficult for him to maintain inner peace from time to time. Jimi explained, “When I was young, I tried looking only outside for happiness strung out with Bliss on Tap, which didn’t work out so well in the long run. Hah!” He was constantly on a sojourn to find a spiritual home, only to find himself in dissonance with a new construct wherever he went. Lacking traditional employment skills, he was accepted at Dharma meditation centers, where he worked in exchange for room and board. This lifestyle led him abroad, including visits to India and Europe. During his travels, he sat with Tibetan lamas and other spiritually evolved beings. Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa, in particular, illuminated his path. Another teacher, Choden Rinpoche, ordained him in 2001. Jimi was also drawn to American meditation teachers, including Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, who became close spiritual friends. He spent five years at the Insight Meditation Center in Massachusetts, where Joseph still resides – perhaps the longest time he stayed in one place during his adulthood. As he grew older, Jimi experienced lapses of depression and confusion. When his restlessness and pain became overwhelming, drugs and the wild open road would call to him, putting him back on a tumultuous path.
The saga of Jimi “Jigme” (his monk name that means “fearless” in Tibetan) spans a stagger-
ing amount of ups and downs. However, it was here in Santa Barbara where Jimi found his last hoorah that pulled him out of his depression to be able to fully live his light again. But even in dark times, he always brought “Wisdom Light with Big Love” to the people and places where it was most needed. In Santa Cruz, CA, for example, another nickname, the “Vampire Priest,” was bestowed on Jimi as he brought light to the darkness experienced by homeless people on the streets and sat quietly with those who were sick or dying. Later, Jimi became a hospice volunteer at Sara House in Santa Barbara. Before Jimi’s physical and mental health began to fade yet again, he had become a beacon of light of healthy perspective for many in the Santa Barbara area. How easily do we all become so rigid in our own little lives and dramas that we forget the Big Picture? Leave it to Jimi to help us “shake the Etch A Sketch” of our old mental habits and continue on with fresh loving eyes.
In December 2022, Jimi was nearly blind and became increasingly ill after he was evicted from a shelter in Santa Barbara and had to go back on the streets. Finally, he suffered a debilitating fall and stroke. He survived for six more months bed-stricken which on the up-side did allow for the opportunity to experience a clear state of consciousness at the time of death. During those months one joke that could be repeated to Jimi was “Well Jimi guess this wasn’t the rehab you were going for, but hey as you say ‘guess I wouldn’t have it any other way.’” This would always produce a pleasurable giggle of truth for Jimi whom understood very well his unique way of this life. He died at a Ventura hospital with friends and family at his side. He undoubtably passed from this life while meditating on the vast spaciousness of love and light with all beings. Travel well, Jimi Jigme. We will miss you. Keep riding that wave of Bodhichitta!
Slow Down, S.B.!
Dear Speeder: Yes, you, ripping down Cliff Drive at 50-60 mph right through the 25-mph school zone. Or you, the one riding my bumper on Foothill Road, and Meigs, or Castillo. And you, passing me impatiently at the first, legal or not, opportunity, the one roaring the engine and giving me a nasty look because I follow the speed limit.
And then, guess what? We both get to the light and I am right behind you, except you had to slam the brakes while I just let off the gas. So, what did you gain? Time? Soothing your nerves?
All you’ve accomplished is wearing out your brake pads and wasting gas, and getting away with it. You’ve probably not experienced holding an expensive speeding ticket in your trembling hand because, for whatever reason, patrol cars/motorcycles are MIA.
Or maybe you just like speed.
I have a remedy for that. Get ready for the HalfMarathon in November and race to the finish line. I will be at the sideline cheering you on as you come down Cliff Drive. —Erika Blos, S.B.
A Deaf Whale Is a Dead Whale
At last month’s Coastal Commission hearing, the Air Force advocated for increased SpaceX launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX requests 100 launches annually in 2025, has more than 6,200 satellites in orbit, and intends a total of 42,000.
SpaceX is private enterprise, not a federal agency, and must accept reasonable conditions to safeguard coastal resources.
No significant coastal-zone studies, such as atmospheric and underwater acoustic monitoring, exist on the effects of sonic booms, blast pressure, or excessive light. The Air Force refused conditions to protect sensitive environments on and around Vandenberg from these effects, and its proposed mitigation is inapplicable regarding harms to endangered species.
The commission’s staff reports numerous cases of inadequate and faulty monitoring. The staff report says wildlife “respond with startle responses and other behavioral changes.” It also says sonic booms affect marine mammals, including dolphins and endangered blue whales, which depend primarily on their acoustic capabilities to forage, breed, and avoid predators.
The commission meets October 10. For action information, visit: bit.ly/3zb53bw
—Peggy Oki, Carpinteria
Franceschi Coming Down
For decades, Santa Barbara has been unable to decide the future of its Structure of Merit, the Franceschi House. The fate of the house was on the block in the 1970s when Pearl Chase campaigned against demolishing it. Little has been clarified since then, while the unmaintained structure continues to deteriorate.
The original Franceschi version of the house is almost 120 years old. The natural elements and everdeferred maintenance make Alden Freeman’s 1926 post-earthquake version too expensive to restore, too expensive to repair, and too expensive to demolish.
The latest “Reimagining Franceschi House” plan imposes a tight perimeter around the house and replaces the entire structure with a viewing terrace to take advantage of the site’s unmatched panoramic city views.
However, a viewing terrace will not serve as a remembrance of a house. Nor the medallions — Freeman’s crazy, disjointed meanderings — or the stained glass, or the statuary within the house, not to mention some historic interior items like ornate woodwork or the pump organ built into the stairs landing.
ELECTION FORUMS
MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 6PM
SANTA BARBARA CITY COUNCIL
CEC Hub, 1219 State Street, S.B.
THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 6PM
STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 37
CEC Hub, 1219 State Street, S.B.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9, 5PM
PROS AND CONS FORUM FOR BALLOT MEASURES
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THURSDAY, OCT. 10, 6PM
GOLETA CITY COUNCIL & MAYOR
Goleta Union School Board Headquarters, 401 North Fairview Ave., Goleta OCT. 16, 7 PM
CARPINTERIA CITY COUNCIL
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Psych Why
—Richard Closson, S.B.
The “deconstruction” of the house is a foregone conclusion. It is not too soon to consider what parts Santa Barbara wants to retain for future generations. Now is the time.
not have select SBPD officers on a few e-bikes to chase down and cite teen offenders barreling down State Street?
Some newer e-bike models look like badass motocross bikes. Wish I had one.
How embarrassing for the offender. (At least in their social media group.)
But how entertaining for State Street onlookers. The teen’s parents will have to foot the amount of the citation, of course.
A possible new revenue stream for our SBPD? Win-win. —LeeAnn Morgan, S.B.
For the Record
The September 12 news story “Housing Trust Getting Close for State’s Matching Funds” should have said one of the affordable housing developments was at Carrillo Street, not Cabrillo Boulevard.
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Our Guide to the Cultural Delights of the Fall Season
by Leslie Dinaberg and Josef Woodard
Like those gorgeous autumnal moons and the leafy tree-lined canopies surrounding Santa Barbara, the opportunities to catch our region’s creative excellence are rarely more breathtakingly golden than they are during the fall season. From acclaimed soprano Julia Bullock, to the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Tchaikovsky, Shakespeare, Neil Simon, Pagliacci, Rachmaninoff, Lucinda Williams, Scheherazade, Dracula, and the Million Dollar Quartet of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley, here’s our roundup of cultural showstoppers happening around town over the next few months.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Julia Bullock
Yotam Ottolenghi
ADVENTURESS WITH DEPTH AND AN EAR ON VARIED HORIZONS
Uniquely Gifted and Much-Acclaimed Soprano Julia Bullock Returns to the 805 this Season, Twice and in Early to Modern Musical Form
by Josef Woodard
Photos by Allison Michael Orenstein
Although she may not register as highly on the “household name index” as other artists passing through Santa Barbara this season, Julia Bullock is one of the more artistically significant figures coming to Santa Barbara in the fall. The widely and rightfully acclaimed soprano, whose résumé includes work with John Adams and other important composers, early music, and an adventurous, welcoming approach to new work — including by Black composers — graces Santa Barbara stages twice this season, in radically different idiomatic garb.
On Friday, October 4, at Campbell Hall, Bullock will perform HARAWI, the late, great French composer Olivier Messiaen’s complex, radiant, and criminally underperformed song cycle. The piece, drawing influence from Andean culture and Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, would have been a highlight of the 2022 Ojai Music Festival, but Bullock was kept away by COVID. The Ojai Festival teamed up with AMOC (American Modern Opera Company, which presided over the ill-fated Ojai fest) and UCSB Arts & Lectures to finally realize the project, which also features pianist Conor Hanick, dancer/choreographers Or Schraiber and Bobbi Jene Smith, and Zack Winokur as director.
Shifting eras and perspectives, as Bullock has shown herself adept at doing, we move from Messiaen’s 1945 opus to the realm of 18th-century Baroque music, when she again appears in town (Jan. 21, 2025, at the Lobero Theatre) as a soloist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
This season’s doubled-up Bullock appearances continue a relationship with our region that began with a memorable recital at Hahn Hall in 2018, after a dynamic Ojai Music Festival showcase.
An American musical heroine in progress, Bullock lives in Munich with her husband, pianist Christian Reif, and their baby son. We checked in with Bullock in advance of her eagerly awaited Messiaen venture out west.
As she noted, up front, “I have always been selective with how I spend my resources — in every respect — but I’ve become more discerning about each decision since the height of the pandemic, and certainly since giving birth, and choosing to be on the road with my child every step of the way, because I can’t imagine it any differently. Life is precious. I want to live each moment fully and enjoy it.”
How did you come to connect with Messiaen’s masterful and rarely heard work? Has your
relationship with it deepened over time? After listening to some of Messiaen’s music sung by friends while at a summer program maybe 15 years ago, I was shaken to the core and went on a deep dive into his vocal writing. There is not a lot, but it’s dense. And Messiaen is one of those composers I felt connected to immediately.
I programmed a fair amount of Messiaen’s work by creating my own “song sets” on recital programs, in part because I just wanted to share this intense material in a context where I felt able to deliver, but in truth I never performed a full cycle of Messiaen’s music/poetry — until HARAWI — because I didn’t feel capable of harnessing the required skill sets to make that material soar.
I understood the furious quality; I understood the vulnerable qualities; I could grasp the divine spiritual aspects and the sensual unfurlings, but it took me some years to balance the courage needed and organized technique required to lay it out without being in overdrive, particularly with his songs so cosmic in scale and content. And honestly, I’m glad I didn’t/couldn’t rush that process. It took me over five years to find the team with which to partner.
What’s in store with this special AMOC production, and the concept behind that? Shadows. Illuminating
elements. One bench. Four human beings. Words. Movement. Sound. Dance. Stillness.
It took time to get this team together, but once I met these individuals, I knew what needed to be done in order to get this cycle on its feet for people to receive, even only after one listening.
You return to Santa Barbara with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in January. Does this make for an ideal dualistic spotlight on your breadth as an artist and music lover? These two opportunities presented themselves in the same season sort of by chance, I think, which is the case with how a lot of my life in music has unfolded. It’s brilliant that I’ll have a chance to share a major work that I’ve loved for years with those present in the audience, and it’s brilliant that I’ll also have a chance to share some of the arias that moved me to tears while first studying classical western-European music. It’s a treat and challenge for me, if I dare admit being that indulgent.
But I also thoroughly enjoy singing recitals with 25 some songs streamed together, simply paired alongside a pianist, sharing text and music in the most direct and immediate way possible.
Acclaimed soprano Julia Bullock performs in Santa Barbara on October 4 and January 21.
Your upcoming schedule is a ripe menu of new and old, from Handel’s Theodora to John Adams’s El Niño — which you sang in your Met debut last spring — and Jessie Montgomery’s Freedom Songs, with the Baltimore Symphony. Does this also represent your natural feel for contrasts and shifting perspectives? Bringing the chamber version of El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered to parts of Europe and back to N.Y.C. with people I cherish is now a treasured tradition, and one I hope to uphold each year of my singing life. I do this instead of Handel’s Messiah
Sharing the vast and kaleidoscopic scope of Cleopatra’s character in John’s newest opera, Antony and Cleopatra, was just thrilling the first time in Barcelona, and I can’t wait to revisit her with my colleagues at The Met this season. She might now be, to date, the role I’ve most enjoyed singing above any other onstage.
And yes, each project, diverse in palette, contrasting in tone, temperament, content, and vocal demands not only holds my interest, but also demands conscious attention.
Congratulations on your Grammy Award, for Walking in the Dark, a project with your partner, Christian Reif. Was that a cathartic project for you? It was, and I hope every artist feels they are given the opportunity to carefully select the material they want to lay down. Nonesuch has always had an extraordinary vision, and I’m grateful we found each other at this moment in time when things were confounding. There are maaaany ideas … having a bit of trouble deciding which direction to go at present. However, I foresee Kurt Weill, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Odetta, and maybe some more Connie Converse or the writer/composer Laura Mvula on the horizon. But not much to publicize yet.
Are there new projects or grand visions you are excited about pursuing? Are you happy with the way things have worked out for you, at this juncture? There’s some orchestral music and opera roles I’d like to pursue for my own learning pleasure, but everything will come in due time and place. No longer finding myself in such a furious rush toward much of anything anymore. Although I may still harbor some characteristics of being ambitious, right now I’m just trying to live peacefully with my loved ones.
I’ll know when it’s time to put my foot on the accelerator again.
A contributing member of American Modern Opera Company (AMOC), Julia Bullock’s performance in HARAWI is finally happening after it was postponed due to COVID-19.
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
A prescient and practical look at using AI to enhance human potential.
Financial Journalist and Author Josie Cox
Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality
Thu, Oct 17 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
FREE copies of the book Women Money Power will be available while supplies last (pick up at event; one per household)
Examining the challenges women face today and the culture and systems that hold them back.
Pulitzer Prize Finalist An Evening with Percival Everett
Fri, Oct 25 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
FREE copies of the book James will be available while supplies last (pick up at event; one per household)
The author of numerous books including James and Erasure looks at race, politics and family from a uniquely contemporary American perspective.
Bestselling Novelist and Essayist Anne Lamott
Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Wed, Nov 13 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre
Observations on finding love late in life, the changing ways we love our children and how love can keep us going in a painful world.
Includes Live Cooking Demo An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi
Mon, Oct 14 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre
Spend a delicious evening with the world-renowned chef as he shares stories, discusses his new book Comfort and prepares a dish live on stage.
Co-presented with
Dr. Jennifer Doudna CRISPR Gene Editing and the Future of Human Health
Tue, Oct 22 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre
Explore CRISPR’s ethical implications and its applications in agriculture, environment and medical science.
No. 1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Poet Yung Pueblo in Conversation with Pico Iyer
Tue, Oct 29 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
A writer and poet whose focus on selfknowledge and radical self-acceptance has made him a source of inspiration and wisdom to millions.
Time 100 Most Important People in Health 2024 Dr. Uché Blackstock Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons With Racism in Medicine
Wed, Nov 20 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall
FREE copies of the book Legacy, will be available while supplies last (pick up at event; one per household)
Reflecting on the deep inequities in the U.S. healthcare system and offering prescriptions for how to change them.
OUR MISSION
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SANTA BARBARA IS FACING A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
AMONGST TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS
The struggle with access to counseling services is two-fold. There has been a recent increase in requests for services for youth after COVID, and there is also a shortage of services available and those services often don’t accept private health insurance.
13% of teens and young adults
suffer from crippling, serious mental health disorders
More than half of Santa Barbara families have private health insurance from employers and can not utilize their health insurance for mental health services
1 of 5 teens
suffer from Anxiety and/or other mental health disorders on a frequent basis
A parent shared their struggles in finding mental health support for their daughter during an interview focused on Youth Behavioral Health:
“The school suggested that I find her a psychologist or therapist. However, we hit a roadblock because none of the available providers would accept our insurance; they only accepted CenCal, which we don’t have. It’s been incredibly frustrating because all the therapists and psychologists seem to want cash payment, which is something we can’t afford. As a result, my daughter hasn’t been able to get the help she desperately needs.”
THE OPENMINDS SOLUTION
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DANCE TAKES A LEAP
Lots of Happy Feet on the Horizon for Fall
by Leslie Dinaberg
Fall ushers in a whole slew of lively dance performances for us to enjoy. Bringing in live music for the first time in the company’s history, State Street Ballet launches its 30th season October 26-27 at the Granada with the double bill of Scheherazade and The Firebird, in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Symphony, conducted by Nir Kabaretti. Describing it as “more than just a performance,” Artistic Director Megan Philipp shared, “It’s a night of unforgettable artistry, and a celebration of 30 years of ballet excellence.” This season will also see unprecedented collaborations with local arts organizations. In addition to the Santa Barbara Symphony, they will also work with Opera Santa Barbara, The Granada Theatre, the Lobero Theatre, Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, the Music Academy of the West, the Santa Barbara Public Library, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
The reliably wonderful dance offerings from UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) kick off the fall season on October 24, with what promises to be a stellar evening with Lil Buck and Jon Boogz performing an original piece created especially for A&L. World-renowned for his gravity-defying repertoire that spans Memphis Jookin’, hip-hop, ballet, and contemporary, Lil Buck has collaborated with huge names like Yo-Yo Ma and Mikhail Baryshnikov and now is working with choreographer/street artist Boogz, who is known for pushing the boundaries of movement, storytelling, and dance and was the first Black street dancer honored by the Emmys.
The innovative contemporary Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan’s production of 13 Tongues is up next from A&L on November 2. Then, with The Nutcracker Suite, on December 5, Dorrance Dance brings their high-energy interpretation to Duke Elling-
ton’s and Billy Strayhorn’s take on the holiday classic Tchaikovsky score. Michelle Dorrance (so dazzling onstage with Tiler Peck last season), will also give a free community tap class on December 8 at 1 p.m. at the Carrillo Ballroom.
Tango Lovers, an international company devoted to promoting the art of tango all over the world, brings its U.S.A. tour Volver 2 directly from Argentina and Uruguay to the Lobero on October 17. Featuring the legendary, multiple-award-winning tango singer Guillermo Fernandez and an orchestra led by Grammy-winner Lautaro Greco, this Broadway-style show is sure to delight both dance and music lovers. Also coming to the Lobero, on November 21, is Wildflowers Co-presented by Elemental Arts and Selah Dance Collective, this is a story of how art and movement help with healing, as seen through the lens of aerial, circus, and dance arts.
Santa Barbara Dance Theater (SBDT), UCSB’s professional dance company, presents its fall program November 15-17. Designed to stimulate choreographic research and educational connection between students, professional artists, university colleagues, and local audiences, SBDT brings world-class contemporary dance performance to town. Also on the schedule November 22-24 is the UCSB Faculty Dance Concert, which has not been presented since 2016. The faculty member choreographers exploring musicality, athleticism, and the joy of watching dancers fly through space with agility and speed include: Valerie Huston, Monique Meunier, Delila Moseley, Christina Sanchez, and Brandon Whited.
For more information and tickets, see artsand lectures.ucsb.edu, lobero.org, statestreetballet.com, and theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
FALLING INTO A SERIOUS CULTURAL BOUNTY
A Healthy Plethora of Classical and Other Serious Musical Matters Brighten
Santa Barbara’s Autumn Cultural Calendar
by Josef Woodard
SANTA BARBARAN SYMPHONICA ON THE MARCH
Now heading into its 71st anniversary season, the Santa Barbara Symphony (SBS) continues to prove its worth and might as a home team symphony to be proud of and mark calendars over. Maestro Nir Kabaretti, leader of the band since 2006, will preside over a nicely varied, seven-program season in The Granada Theatre, that begins October 19-20, when SBS goes big with crowd-pleasing staples of the repertoire. The centerpiece, showcasing the orchestra’s mettle and romantic spirit, is Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, with the imprint of an enigmatic woman in the origin story.
In a late-breaking and reverential addition to the program, we will hear the concert-opening Homage to Tchaikovsky, by the noted and long-standing composer Emma Lou Diemer, who passed away this year at the age of 96. Diemer, a formidable keyboardist and prolific composer and teacher (who spent many years in the UCSB Music Department), wrote the SBS commission in 2001.
“This piece holds special significance, as Diemer lived in the Santa Barbara area and had a long association with the local music scene,” notes Kabaretti. “Following her recent passing, performing Homage to Tchaikovsky serves not only as a nod to her admiration for Tchaikovsky but also as a heartfelt recognition of her contributions to the symphonic repertoire.”
The programmatic reach also includes another visit to the much-beloved Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo, far and away the most popular guitar concerto on the orchestral scene. Guitarist Pablo Sáinz Vil-
legas, who has appeared with SBS in the past, brings his mastery to bear on the score, also popularized in its jazz-retrained Gil Evans–arranged Sketches of Spain incarnation by Miles Davis.
On a rare one-night-only occasion, on November 17, the symphony takes a little French-ward trip with the de rigueur moniker French Connections. Here, noted pianist and conductor David Greilsammer takes on dual duties as maestro and piano soloist. Greilsammer’s established appreciation of music from early to contemporary/modern is neatly represented in a program spanning a diverse course from 18th-century Baroque music to the early 20th century. The sweep ranges from French Baroque master Rameau’s Orchestral Suite from Platée to jazz-informed and tasty modernist Darius Milhaud’s witty Le Bœuf sur le toit. Also on the program is a German composer’s spin on a French theme, Haydn’s Symphony No. 85, “La Reine,” and Ravel’s famed Piano Concerto in G, which also includes jazz elements known to cause pleasure.
Also in the carefully diversified mix of programs this season in 2025 are a Mozart Marathon; one of the regular symphonygoes-to-the-movies events with a live orchestral setting of Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush and Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins along with a Jessie Montgomery piece and more, and featuring vocalist Storm Large; Brahms’s Requiem (Apr. 26-27), with various local choral groups in tow; and closing out with a Gil Shaham Weekend. The legendary violinist will be featured in two separate programs, a ripe season finale strategy.
See thesymphony.org
OPERATIC VENTURING
Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) has been keeping the faith and the operatic flame alive
in town, through varying degrees of thick and thin over the course of some 70 opera productions and 30 years since the company’s founding in 1994. The last few years have seen dramatic changes and inventive experiments, grappling with the COVID lockdown, the slow-to-return audience factor, and the challenge of staging a “grand opera,” as OSB learned through last fall’s ambitious but fiscally short-falling Carmen at The Granada Theatre.
This season, the company goes lean with three productions in the intimate Lobero Theatre and traditional in terms of repertoire, but with no less passion or commitment. Intrepid and multitask-ready OSB head Kostis Protopapas commented, “As opera companies nationwide are adapting to new financial realities, our ability to create amazing shows on a smaller scale is a great advantage…. In recent seasons, our audiences have responded enthusiastically to the upclose-and-personal opera experiences in the Lobero.”
OSB kicks off with Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s 1890-vintage Pagliacci (Nov. 8 and 10). Though not a comic opera, the premise involves the tragic clown business of a commedia dell’arte troupe leader led to murder as a crime of passion an incident inspired by an actual event in Leoncavallo’s life, involving the jealousy-fueled murder of a family servant. The key role of Canio was one of opera legend Enrico Caruso’s signature roles.
In Santa Barbara, Canio will be performed by tenor Robert Stahley, who last appeared with OSB in its pocket-sized abridgment of Wagner’s The Valkyrie in 2023. Soprano Alaysha Fox, whose OSB debut was in the 2021 (COVID days) production of Il tabarro, is also featured, in a production touching on Italian neorealist cinema, from stage director/ designer Daniel Chapman.
In 2025, OSB presents Mozart’s classic The
Marriage of Figaro (Feb. 21 and 23) and Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment (May 2 and 4). See operasb.org
CHAMBER MUSIC IN AN IDEAL CHAMBER
For more than three decades now, the ensemble/mobile entity known as Camerata Pacifica has become an ever-moreimportant and durable fixture in the specialized niche of classical chamber music in SoCal. Started in Santa Barbara by the charismatic flutist and organizer-curator Adrian Spence, Camerata Pacifica has grown into a thriving organism, with a full season of monthly concerts in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Ventura, and, in the birthplace of Santa Barbara, in the hallowed venue that is Hahn Hall.
The current season opened in September with an all-French evening, and fall’s fare continues on October 25 with a varietal set Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1, and, from a more obscure and contemporary corner, Kazuo Fukushima’s 1962 Mei for Solo Flute
The musical meter leans toward more contemporary matters on November 15, with a program moving from the 19th-century comforts of Saint-Saëns to New York–based Iranian composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s Veiled for solo viola and electronics, York Bowen’s Viola Sonata No. 1, Helen Grime’s Two Birthday Fragments for solo oboe, and Thomas Oboe Lee’s Parodia Schumanniana Come 2025, we can look forward to another in the still-young annual series of Baroque music on period instruments curated by Emi Fergusion, in a Bach-based program, and the musical spectrum includes
Santa Barbara Symphony
Kurt Weill, Handel, Kurtág-arranged Bach, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring for piano four hands, and another commissioned premiere in May, cellist-composer Zoe Martlew’s Nibiru for horn and electronics. See cameratapacifica.org
MORE CULTURAL PICKINGS OF THE SERIOUS KIND
CAMA (Community Arts Music Association), in its 106th season, brings the classical world in some of its finest forms to downtown Santa Barbara, as it has for longer than any other classical presenting organization on the West Coast.
The bulk of the programming in CAMA’s orchestral International Series at the Granada and the chamber music Masterseries at the Lobero takes place in 2025, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Chineke! Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with emeritus maestro EsaPekka Salonen and stellar pianist PierreLaurent Aimard on board. The Masterseries boasts the likes of Garrick Ohlsson, globallocal sensation violinist Gilles Apap, and pianist Yefim Bronfman.
But this fall, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra one of the more esteemed chamber orchestras in the world appears on October 21, led by Jaime Martín and featuring baritone Thomas Bauer, singing Maher’s Songs of a Wayfarer. On November 12, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, with guest spotlights going to mandolinist Avi Avital and soprano Estelí Gomez, basks in the glow of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Gondola Songs. Over in the Masterseries corner, violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is joined by pianist Fabio Bidini (Nov. 22 at the Lobero), on an old-to-new program plan.
The humbly scaled but aesthetically significant appearance of soprano Julia Bullock’s performance of Messiaen’s HARAWI, (Campbell Hall, Oct. 4) starts the steady flow of serious music presented by the everenriching UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L),
and the series continues apace with another strong showing of concert action worth earmarking. The London Philharmonic Orchestra heads to The Granada Theatre on October 12, led by principal conductor Edward Gardner and featuring the irrepressible violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja (a k a “PatKop”) taking on Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1.
In other classical news, on November 7 at the Granada, legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman brings along some luminary friends pianist Emanuel Ax, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the Juilliard String Quartet.
As always, classical music however significant a role is just one stop along the A&L path. On October 8 at the Arlington, eminent gospel singer Mavis Staples performs on a double bill with the acclaimed duo The War and Treaty (Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter), a groundbreaking act bridging gospel and dipping into the country-music zone. Also on the Arlington stage, mariachi/ranchera queen Aida Cuevas brings the program Canta a Juan Gabriel 40 años después on October 20. Shifting cultural heritage, Malian master Habib Koité brings African pop to Campbell Hall on October 30, along with Aly Keïta and Lamine Cissokho one of the few “world music” events of the fall.
Bluegrass ace Molly Tuttle, winner of Best Bluegrass Grammy awards in 2022 and 2023, brings her band Golden Highway to Campbell Hall on December 6, and, for holiday cheer and loveable kitsch’s sake, on December 17, the Arlington is again given over to the Holiday Show of Pink Martini, featuring singer China Forbes.
Whereas we have been trained to think of the Music Academy of the West (MAW) as owning the summertime classical focus, MAW has been entering the autumn-andbeyond sector in the past few years, with its Mariposa concert series. This year’s roster, at Hahn Hall, is the most enticing yet, with soprano Karen Slack’s African Queens program on October 5, followed by the muchpraised contemporary JACK Quartet (Dec. 7), London Symphony Orchestra Musicians (Feb. 17), and yMusic (Mar. 10), with a premiere by the beguiling young composer Gabriella Smith.
Random sightings and recommended items on the fall calendar: at the Lobero, Hot Tuna (Sept. 30), Herb Alpert and Lani Hall (Oct. 12), fado legend Mariza (Oct. 16), Aimee Mann (Oct. 30), and John Hiatt (Nov. 12); at the Arlington, Lucinda Williams with Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs (Sept. 28); and at SOhO, the big 3-0 b-day toasts continue, on November 1, with Zach Gill’s Underground Dance Party Gift Celebrating SOhO’s 30th Anniversary. Say no more.
For more information and tickets, see camasb. org, artsandlectures.ucsb.edu, musicacademy.org, lobero.org, thearlingtontheatre.com, and sohosb .com
The War and Treaty, above, and legendary Mavis Staples share a bill on October 8.
THE PLAY’S THE THING
The Theatrical Stages Offer a Wealth of Treasures in Santa Barbara and Beyond
by Leslie Dinaberg
With fall in the air and Halloween on the horizon, Ensemble Theatre Company’s season opener couldn’t be more apt. Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors pits a leather-clad Dracula up against tough-lady Jean Van Helsing in a comic adventure that runs October 10-27. Promising more than enough tongue-in-cheek mayhem to fill your cup of giggles, this off-Broadway comic hit was written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini.
Also on the ETC playbill is the Tony Award–nominated Million Dollar Quartet, a musical tale set on December 4, 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. On stage December 5-22, this show features beloved hit songs, such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Walk the Line,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Hound Dog,” and more.
Look for a variety of musical genres to take the stage of SOhO on October 27, when Out of the Box Theatre Company presents Family Album, a collection of character songs described as an anthology of short stories set to music.
The Theatre Group at SBCC takes us to New York October 9-26 with Neil Simon’s comedic memory play Lost in Yonkers, which many consider to be the playwright’s best work. Set in Yonkers in 1942, it’s the story of two brothers who are uprooted and forced to move in with their strict grandmother and an assortment of quirky and mysterious relatives. Also on the schedule, November 13-23, is the student showcase production of Mrs. Bob Crachit’s Wild Christmas Binge. A comedy with music by Tony Award winner Christopher Durang, this is a fresh and funny take on A Christmas Carol
Mark your calendars for October 17-20 at Center Stage Theater, when DramaDogs celebrates more than 30 years of bringing innovative and engaging theatrical performances to Santa Barbara community with their just-announced production of HERE!: This Moment for Women. Congratulations are in order for Co-Artistic Directors E. Bonnie Lewis and Ken Gilbert, who have been bringing diverse, cutting-edge theatrical experiences to town for three decades. Stay tuned for more
details on what they have planned.
A Cowboy Lullaby kicks off the Rubicon Theatre’s 26th season December 4-22 in Ventura. This world premiere concert explores the truths, myths, lies, and legends of the American West, and the poetry of characters with dreams as vast as the open range.
PCPA’s fall offerings at the Marian Theatre in Santa Maria include the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, from November 7 to December 22. This family-friendly “tale as old as time” features matinees on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as evening performances. Blast Off, inspired by the life of the first Latina astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa, produced in partnership with Children’s Creative Project, will be visiting a variety of schools in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and will also offer three public performances (Nov. 2-3) at the Severson Theatre in Santa Maria.
Will we ever find out if it was Colonel Mustard in the library with the knife or Mrs. Peacock in the study with a wrench? Based on the classic Hasbro board game and the 1985 movie, Clue comes to the Broadway in Santa Barbara series at The Granada Theatre November 26-27. The ultimate whodunit physical comedy is a farce-meets-murder-mystery event tailor-made for the whole family to enjoy together.
A fundraiser for the wonderful work of the nonprofit New Beginnings, The Boys Next Door, by Tom Griffin, delves into the lives of four men with developmental disabilities living together. Directed by Jenny Sullivan with Rod Lathim as dramaturg, this show, on November 2 at the New Vic, promises to be both moving and entertaining.
Westmont opens its fall productions on September 28 with
Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson, which is part of a reading series curated and directed by Madeline Fanton. The brilliant Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer program, is the main character in this piece. Next up, with shows between October 25 and November 2, is The 39 Steps, a spy mystery directed by Mitchell Thomas. Then on November 23, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, they have The Thanksgiving Play, a wicked satire staged by ETC in fall of 2023, which follows a troupe of overly woke teaching artists as they scramble to conceive a pageant that celebrates both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month. The underground theater scene seems to be perking up a bit in town with the arrival of Shimmy Shimmy Productions. They present Spy for Spy September 21-22 and October 12-13. Kieron Barry’s play is a romantic comedy with a twist: Sarah (an uptight lawyer) and Molly (a free spirit) have a love story that’s performed like a playlist, with the scenes shuffled into a random sequence by the audience each night. Then there’s the performance art piece When the Lights Go Out, a combination of burlesque, aerial, multimedia and more, October 3-6.
The election season is a ripe time for Fight Night on October 15. UCSB Arts & Lectures brings the innovative Belgian theater company Ontroerend Goed to town for a fun and thought-provoking night of interactive theater, putting digital voting devices and the fate of five fictional candidates into the hands of the audience.
UCSB’s Naked Shakes production of Much Ado About Nothing is back on campus October 11-13, after a previous run at Elings Park. Also on the horizon is Amplify GO: Plays in a Day, a student-run 24 hours’ worth of new short plays written, directed, and acted by UCSB students, faculty, and staff on October 26. Also at UCSB, the fall One-Act productions, directed by senior directing students, are November 9-10, and The Threepenny Opera, directed by Indy Award winner Annie Torsiglieri, is November 15-23.
For more information on all of these productions, see american theatreguild.com/santabarbara, artsandlectures.ucsb.edu, dramadogs .org, etcsb.org, outoftheboxtheatre.org, pcpa.org, rubicontheatre .org, sbnbcc.org, shimmyshimmyproductions.com, theaterdance.ucsb .edu/news, theatregroupsbcc.com, and westmont.edu/watchtheater.
JEFF LIANG
ZACH ME N D E Z
COURTESY
COURTESY
Much Ado About Nothing
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Fight Night
When the Lights Go Out
THE POWER OF THE PODIUM
The ‘Lectures’ Arm of
UCSB
Arts & Lectures Brings Thoughtful Speakers and Big Ideas
by Leslie Dinaberg
One of the most impressive elements of UCSB Arts & Lectures cultural programming is the lecture series, a thoughtful curation of authors, activists, researchers, and artists from all sorts of disciplines and walks of life.
Kicking off the fall festivities on October 5 is education visionary Salman Khan, whose nonprofit Khan Academy helped revolutionize the ways students learn. His talk will explore how we can use AI to make education even more accessible.
Renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi is up next, on October 14, when he’ll share stories, discuss his new book, Comfort, and get this prepare one of his dishes live on stage at the Granada. October 17 brings journalist Josie Cox to discuss the historical fight to close the gender pay gap. Then, on October 22, Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will talk about CRISPR gene editing and the future of human health.
Percival Everett, whose novel James just made the Booker Prize list of finalists, comes to see us on October 25. That’s followed by bestselling author Yung Pueblo (Lighter, the Inward trilogy) in conversation with Pico Iyer on October 29. Writer Anne Lamott discusses finding love late in life and how we love our children, among other topics on November 13.
ER physician and leading health equity advocate Dr. Uché Blackstock reflects on the deep inequities in the U.S. healthcare system and offers prescriptions for how to change them on November 20. She’s followed by the always-popular (for good reason) Father Gregory Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program in the world, on December 3. Keep an eye out for additions, as the lectures list is an evolving organism, frequently growing as more bookings drop into the calendar.
COURTESY PHOTOS
Yung Pueblo Salman Khan
Anne Lamott
Gregory Boyle
Yotam Ottolenghi
INDEPENDENT CALENDAR
THURSDAY 9/26
9/26-9/29: Rubicon Theatre Presents Once Based on the book by Edna Walsh that was adapted into the 2007 movie, Once combines music and dance to tell the tale of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. The play runs through October 6. Thu.: 7pm, Fri.: 10am, 7pm, Sat.: 2pm, 7pm, Sun.: 2pm. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $20-$79.50. Call (805) 6672900. rubicontheatre.org
9/26-9/28: Third Annual Ceylon International Film Festival Dedicated to presenting international and Sri Lankan cinema, this festival will feature documentaries, animated and short films, panel discussions, and closing-night performances and awards. Visit the website for the full schedule and prices. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St., and Direct Relief Hatch Hall, 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd. Free; closing night: $25. Call (805) 350-3848 or email info@ceyiff .com ceyiff.com
9/26: S.B. Symphony 2024/25 Season Preview Sample the upcoming season and hear directly from Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti as he shares his inspirations for the S.B. Symphony’s 72nd season lineup, featuring guest artist interviews and live musical performances. 4pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 8989386. thesymphony.org
9/26: Hearts Aligned Presents: Rock Your Heart Out Dance the night away to ‘60s, ‘70s, and current rock hits with The Goodlanders in support of Hearts Aligned, benefiting critically ill children. 5pm. The Red Piano, 519 State St. $40. Ages 21+. Call (805) 570-3155 or email vivian@heartsaligned.org heartsaligned.org/2024RockOut
9/26: Craft for a Cause: Unite to Light Benefit Workshop Get crafty in support of Unite to Light, a nonprofit dedicated to providing low-cost solar light and power to those without electricity across the globe, at a happy hour and workshop where attendees can make a “My Glow Buddy,” a decorative addition that attaches to Unite to Light’s Luke Light (sold separately). 6pm. EE Makerspace: Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $14. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/calendar/list
9/26: SBAcoustic Presents: Transatlantic Guitar Trio Enjoy a performance by this international guitar trio, whose unique show features jazz ballads, gypsy swing standards, a pinch of pop music, and original compositions. 6pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $40 (cash at the door). Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com
9/26: Favorite Poem Open Mic In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month and the Latino Poetry initiative
“Places We Call Home,” poets and poetry lovers are invited to read a favorite poem (three minutes per person) in English, Spanish, Spanglish, or languages indigenous to Latin America that speaks to and from our Latino community. 5pm. La Casa de la Raza, 601 E. Montecito St. Free. Call (805) 962-7653 or email librarypr@santabarbaraca.gov tinyurl.com/PoetryOpenMicSep26
FRIDAY 9/27
9/27: Martin Media Presents: Alfred Robles See one of the hottest comedians in the country, Alfred Robles, in his Mexican American Dream Tour, which was inspired by touring with Gabriel Iglesias, to S.B. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $49.50-$59.50. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org
FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:30pm
FRIDAY
Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am
SATURDAY
Downtown S.B.: Corner of State and Carillo 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
“Longhorn” by Ariel Anton
9/27-9/29:
The 14th Annual SLOPOKE Art of the West Exhibition and Sale: Best of the West This juried art show will depict contemporary art of the American West through painting, sculpture, photography, and jewelry from artists across the country with a reception and awards presentation with music and wine tasting. Fri.: 5:30-7:30pm; Sat.Sun: 10am. Flag Is Up Farms, 901 E. Hwy. 246, Solvang. $25. Call (805) 773-8057. the-slopoke.com
9/27: I.V. Rec & Park District and I.V. Arts Present Movies in the Park: WALL-E See Pixar’s 2008 animated film WALL-E (G), short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, which follows the story of the curious, lonely, and last robot left on the Earth. 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
Shows on Tap
9/26-9/28:
Eos Lounge Thu.: Jackie Hollander, Claire Z, Oliva Eilers, 9pm. Free Fri.: Zaaang, 9pm. $6.18. Sat.: IV’iza Island Open Air Day Party, 5pm. Free. Levity, 9pm. $24.72. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com
9/26: Roy Tableaux Sonique (Shelly Rudolph and Joe Woodard), 7:30pm. 7 W. Carrillo St. Free tinyurl.com/TableauxSoniqueRoy
9/26: S.B. Bowl Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals, GAWD, 8pm. $55.50$135.50. 1122 N. Milpas St. Call (805) 9627411. sbbowl.com
9/26-10/2: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: S.B. Acoustic Presents: Transatlantic Guitar Duo, 7:30pm. $40 (cash at the door). Fri.: Area 51, 8:30pm.
$15-$18. Ages 21+. Sat.: Laurence Juber’s Airfoil, 6:30pm. $25-$35. Sun.: Kate Bennett & Friends: A Tribute to Joni & Bob and Celebrating Soho’s 30th Anniversary, 7pm.
$20-$25. Ages 21+. Mon.: SBCC Monday Madness Jazz Orchestra, 7pm. $15 (cash at the door). Tue.: Celebrating 30 years of Henry Kapono’s Dukes on Sundays, 8pm.
$23-$25. Wed.: Bobby Alu, Alysha Brilla, 8pm. $20-$25. 1221 State St. Call (805) 9627776. sohosb.com
9/27-9/28: Backstage Dueling Piano Show Fri.-Sat.: Dueling Piano
Show, 9pm. 409 State St.. Free. Call (805) 957-4111. backstagesb.com
9/27-9/28: Lost Chord Guitars Fri.: Christie Lenee, 8pm. $21.88. Sat.: The Colonels of Truth, 8pm. $11.59. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 331-4363. lostchordguitars.com
9/27-9/29: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Ranch Hands Country Jam Band, 8:30pm. Sat.: Sammy Joe, noon. Flannel 101, 9pm. Sun.: Heavy Cats Duo, 1pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 686-4785. mavericksaloon.com/ event-calendar
9/27-9/28: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Colonel Angus, 7:30pm. Sat.: The Pit, 8pm. 634 State St. Free Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com
9/28: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Rusty Lindsey and Friends, 7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 686-9126 or email anna@arrowsmithwine.com arrowsmithwine.com/events
9/28: Carr Winery The Low Down Dudes, 4pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985 or email info@carrwinery.com carrwinery.com/event
9/28: Hook’d Bar and Grill Adrian Floy and THC, 3pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free Call (805) 350-8351. hookd barandgrill.com/music-on-the-water
9/28: M.Special Brewing Co. (Goleta) Nombres, 6pm. 6860 Cortona Dr., Ste. C, Goleta. Free Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com
9/30: The Red Piano Celso Salim, 7:30pm. 519 State St. Free Call (805) 3581439. theredpiano.com
9/27: Santa Ynez Valley Concert Series Opening Concert World-renowned harpsichordist Paolo Bordignon will perform pieces from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Suite in D Major, George Frideric Handel’s E-Major Suite, sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, and music of Johann Sebastian Bach. 7pm. St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. Students: free; GA: $25, $45. Call (805) 705-0938. smitv.ejoinme.org/SYVCSTickets
9/27: Doublewide Kings at Elings Park’s Local Vibes Area band the Doublewide Kings will headline a rockin’ and family-friendly concert with rollicking versions of the best of CSNY, Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, original songs, and more, with special guests Jackson Gillies, Johnny Irion, Arwen Lewis, and Scarlett & Amelia. 5pm. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. Free-$29. Call (805) 569-5611. elingspark.org/events/kings
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9/27: A Play: Talking About the Fire Watch a performance and join a post-show Q&A of Fringe First winner Chris Thorpe’s play Talking About Fire, which explores a new nuclear weapons treaty that is trying to give the power to eliminate nuclear weapons to the states, and people, who don’t possess them. 2pm. Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. Free. Call (805) 965-3443 or email kchiu@napf.org tinyurl.com/Talking-Fire
SATURDAY 9/28
9/28-9/29: The 31st Annual Goleta Lemon Festival This weekend of family fun will have food, live music and dance performances, pie-eating contests, the 17th annual Goleta Fall Classic Car Show, the ExxonMobil Safety Street (an interactive display of Fire, Police & Emergency Services) and the Kids’ Zone with toddler courses, inflatable obstacle courses, bounce houses, a rock wall, Euro Bungee, an interactive castle, and more! Girsh Park, 7050 Phelps Rd., Goleta. Sat.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 10am-5pm. Free; Kids’ Zone wristbands: $30-$35. Call (805) 967-2500. lemonfestival.com tinyurl.com/Lemon-Wristband
Lane Farms
9/28: Lucinda Williams, Mike Campbell, and The Dirty Knobs Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams will bring her unique Americana sound to S.B., accompanied by American rock guitarist and vocalist Mike Campbell and his band, The Dirty Knobs. 8pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $61-$71. Call (805) 963-9580. arlingtontheatresb.com
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Open Everyday from 9 am to 9 pm
9/28: Trinity Gardens Presents Dragons & Fairies and Renaissance in the Garden Families are invited to enjoy this dragons-and-fairies-themed event with SweetHawk Falconry, puppet shows, and more, then adults can take in live music, renaissance-themed entertainment, mead, beer and pretzels, soup, and more. Funds go toward providing food to those in need and community education. Family event: 3-5pm, $10-$15 suggested donation; ages 21+ event: 5:30-8pm, $50 suggested donation. Trinity Gardens, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd. Email hello@trinitygardenssb.org trinitygardenssb.org/events
9/28: Wasted Potential Presents: Goddess Comedy Hour
9/28-9/30, 10/2: The Artist’s Table Art Show Opening Enjoy work by 15 celebrated area artists, curated by Diane Waterhouse, with proceeds from art sales going toward the museum’s work to connect people to nature. The show goes through October 13. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free-$19. Call (805) 682-4711. sbnature.org/calendar
SUNDAY 9/29
9/29: End(less) Summer Sunset Rooftop Party Celebrate the end of summer by dancing to the live music from Brayell & Antonio Barret plus deejay sets from Val-Mar Records & Donny Bru. Drinks available for purchase. 6pm. Kimpton Canary Hotel Rooftop, 31 W. Carrillo St. $23.18. Call (805) 884-0300. tinyurl.com/EndlessSummerPartySep29
MONDAY 9/30
9/30: Lobero LIVE Presents: Hot Tuna Grammy Award–winning artists and the founders of Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, will play their American blues roots sound in a memorable acoustic and electric night. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $50-60; VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org
TUESDAY 10/1
10/1: Cat Power Sings Dylan The artist otherwise known as Chan Marshall will deliver a song-for-song recreation of the 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert, the transformative live set from Bob Dylan that saw him switch from the acoustic to the electric guitar midway through the show in this encore performance in S.B. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $88; premium: $131 . Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org
Corn Maze • Hayrides • Farm Animals
Open Everyday from 9 am to 9 pm
Open Everyday from 9 am to 9 pm
Open Everyday from 9 am to 9 pm
Corn Maze • Hayrides • Farm Animals
Open Everyday from 9 am to 9 pm
TONS OF PUMPKINS!
TONS OF PUMPKINS!
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Corn Maze • Hayrides • Farm Animals
Corn Maze • Hayrides • Farm Animals TONS OF PUMPKINS!
Corn Maze • Hayrides • Farm Animals TONS OF PUMPKINS!
The laughs will be provided by comedians Tova Morrison, Maggie Hyde, and headliner Amanda Michelle. 6pm. La Lieff Wines, 210 Gray Ave. $15. Email wastedpotentialcomedy@gmail.com tinyurl.com/GoddessComedyHour
Corn Maze • Hayrides • Farm Animals TONS OF PUMPKINS!
TONS OF PUMPKINS!
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am.
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am. Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am. Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
Sat & Sun 10am - 7pm • M-F 12 noon - 7pm
10/1: The American Theatre Guild Presents: MOMIX: ALICE Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 7:30pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $59-$119. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events
Maze closes daily at 6:45pm
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am.
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am.
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am.
Corn Maze ... M-F open at 3pm, Sat & Sun open at 9am.
Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
LaneFarmsSB.com LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND tons of pumpkins!
Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND
Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND
Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND
Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
Maze closes daily 1 hour prior to pumpkin patch closing.
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Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS
Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND
Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND
Entrance & Parking at LANE FARMS PRODUCE STAND
9/28: Trail Volunteer Day - Rattlesnake Trail Volunteers of all experience levels are invited to learn about trail restoration while working on some of the community’s most-loved trails, where tools, instruction, and lunch will be provided. 8:30am. Skofield Park, 1819 Las Canoas Rd. Free. Call (805) 564-5439 or email SBiddle@santa barbaraca.gov tinyurl.com/TrailVolunteerSep28
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308 S. Walnut Lane (805) 964-3773 LaneFarmsSB.com
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10/2: Downtown Salsa Dancing Join downtown every Wednesday through October 30 to take a free salsa lesson from Brenda Ruiz followed by open dancing. Check out the food and drink specials nearby. Lesson: 6-7pm; dance: 7-8pm. In front of M. Special, 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 962-2098. tinyurl.com/Salsa-SB
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308 S. Walnut Lane (805) 964-3773 LaneFarmsSB.com
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308 S. Walnut Lane (805) 964-3773
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9/28: S.B. City College Vaqueros 5K Stampede Walk or run this 5K (3.1 miles) fundraiser where all proceeds support the SBCC Vaqueros Athletic Trust. Parking is free and available in SBCC Lot 2C and Lot 3, and paid parking is available at Leadbetter Beach. 9amnoon. 721 Cliff Dr. $54. tinyurl.com/Stampede-2024
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Hispanic Heritage Month/ Mes de la Herencia Hispana
10/2: Creator’s Club: Raíces y Sueños Edition Create Quitapesares inspired by the dolls that originate in the Mayan area of Guatemala. Crea un Quitapesares inspirado en las muñecas originarias de la zona maya de Guatemala. 2-3pm. Eastside Library Lawn, 1102 E. Montecito St. Free/gratis. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/RaicesYSuenos
9/28: Xochipilli de Santa Barbara Presents Bellas Son Nuestras Raíces (Beautiful Are Our Roots) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at this annual showcase with a folkloric tour of Mexico filled with traditional dances, costumes, and music. Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en esta muestra anual con un recorrido folclórico por México repleto de bailes, trajes y música tradicionales. 6:30pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $25-$35. Call (805) 884-4087. luketheatre.org/events
9/29: Raíces y Sueños: A Glimpse into Santa Barbara’s Hispanic Family Heritage, 1850-1950 Explore a unique exhibition featuring traditional Mexican papier-mâché dolls, poems created by local residents, and photographs of historic S.B. families. Explore una exposición única con muñecas tradicionales mexicanas de papel maché, poemas creados por residentes locales y fotografías de familias históricas de S.B. Faulkner East and West Galleries, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free/gratis. Call (805) 962-7653. tinyurl.com/RaicesYSuenos
9/29: Free Admission: S.B. Museum of Art Take in captivating works by Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Argentinian artists. Bring your S.B. Public Library card to receive free admission. Admire cautivadoras obras de artistas mexicanos, puertorriqueños, cubanos y argentinos. Traiga su tarjeta de la Biblioteca Pública de S.B. para entrar gratis. 11am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free/gratis. Call (805) 963.4364. tinyurl.com/Raices-Suenos
Oh My Gourd!
9/28-10/2: Lane Farms Pumpkin Patch Pick the perfect pumpkin and enjoy hayrides, farm animals, tractors, educational displays, and the corn maze (closes daily at 6:45pm). Open through October 31. Mon.-Fri.: noon-7pm; Sat.-Sun.: 10am-7pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Ln. Free. Call (805) 964-3773. lanefarmssb.com
9/28-10/2: Big Wave Dave’s Pumpkin Patch Enjoy kids’ activities and photo opps as you find the perfect pumpkin, from mini to giant. Open through October 31. 10am-9pm. La Cumbre Plaza (Macy’s parking lot), 3865 State St. Free. Call (805) 218-0282. bigwavedaveschristmastrees.com
9/28-10/2: Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch Immerse yourself in pumpkins, gourds, squash, corn stalks, hay bales, the kids’ maze, and the 14-acre corn maze! Open through October 31. 10am-6pm. Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch, 1035 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 331-1948. facebook.com/SolvangFarmerPumkinPatch
10/1-10/2: Los Olivos Scarecrow Festival Walk around Los Olivos to see all the scarecrows then vote for spookiest, most humorous, best business theme, and more! Various locations in town. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free losolivosca.com/syv-scarecrow-fest
9/28-10/2: Old Solvang Real Ghost Hunting Tour: The Haunt This haunt will combine authentic ghost hunting of the town’s haunted architecture with engrossing storytelling steeped in eerie tales of their phantom residents. Tours go through October 31. 8pm. The Haunt Ghost Tours, Solvang City Center, 1635 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ghost Hunter: $55; non-believer: $75. Call (415) 446-1580 or email info@thehauntghosttours.com thehauntghosttours.com/tours/solvang
10/1-10/2: Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Festival Scarecrows will be displayed around the six townships of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Santa Ynez, and Solvang with one community to win the Annual Harvest Cup. Visit the website for locations and to cast your vote. Scarecrows on display through October 31. Free syvscarecrows.com
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TAKE A SPLENDID JOURNEY DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH MOMIX’S ALICE
Prepare to go flying down the rabbit hole in an exceptionally inventive way with the new production of ALICE from MOMIX, a world-renowned dance company known for combining dance and movement with illusion and mystery, utilizing lighting effects, costumes, props, and music for a complete sensory experience.
MOMIX: ALICE comes to The Granada Theatre on Tuesday, October 1, after having been postponed in the spring due to flooding at the venue.
“We’re older now, and the show is older and wiser, so maybe it [the delay] was a good thing,” shared director and choreographer Moses Pendleton, who founded MOMIX in 1981, after co-founding the innovative contemporary dance company Pilobolus a decade earlier. Speaking on the phone from his Connecticut base, Pendleton shared a few things about what we can expect from his newest production, a mind-bending adventure where Alice encounters timehonored characters including the undulating Caterpillar, a lobster quadrille, frenzied White Rabbits, a mad Queen of Hearts, and a variety of other surprises.
What do you think it is about Alice in Wonderland that’s so inspiring and has been so open to creative interpretation by so many different kinds of artists? That it lends itself to interpretation, so that’s where we come in. Of course, Lewis Carroll would be the first one to say that his book and story never would still be talked about if it hadn’t been for a very fine illustrator named John Tenniel, who, as you know, did the first illustrations of the story. So it was a combination of the story and visual impressions of the story in one book that really gave its success. And throughout this history, it has always been an inspiration to interpret Alice
I always use the example of Salvador Dalí, who was commissioned to do 12 Dalí paintings on the theme of Alice, and I was inspired by it, because if I didn’t know that’s what they were, I would say, “These are really intriguing Dalí paintings, but I’d have no idea it was Alice.” It was his impression of Alice. So, I was more impressed by other people’s impressions of Alice. Along with Dalí, I would have to say that Walt Disney probably was the greatest impression I had of Alice.
Which wasn’t really the book, as you know, the cartoon was a combination, a mix of Looking Glass and Alice [Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland], and they took off.
So MOMIX is not doing Alice in Wonderland, so much as we’re being inspired by the story, the nonsense, the surrealism, the humor, the iconic characters, and put it in a kind of visual physical theater called MOMIX, which physicalizes a lot of the characters into movement and sculptures and a visual impression of it. So we do take liberties with it. And as I say, Carroll was wanting us to do that. You know, he oversaw over 100 productions on the West End and other places in England, moving his story onto the stage, and I’ve read that, he said that he was most
happy when he would come and see theater productions of his story.
What was your own journey creating this show? We have to have a theme; whether it’s baseball or botanic gardens or alchemy, we have a kind of an idea. And I thought that because, over many years, people have described MOMIX in Carrollian metaphors, so there is a kindred spirit there in terms of the humor and the surrealism. …
I have jokingly said that it is Alice, not Alice in Wonderland. … People shouldn’t go expecting to see Alice in Wonderland, but to see kind of moments, an impression of it. … It does give us another area to create and invent in. … I don’t intend to retell the whole Alice story, but to use it as a taking-off point for invention.
—Leslie Dinaberg
MOMIX: ALICE shows at The Granada Theatre (1214 State St.) Tuesday, October 1, at 7:30 p.m. See granadasb.org.
Santa Barbara’s Oak Group boasts a 35-year history of masterfully blending artwork with advocacy. For more than three decades, this prestigious group of painters has crafted intricate portraits of endangered landscapes in an effort to enlighten audiences about the stakes of environmental degradation. The Oak Group now has 25 active members and has hosted more than 100 exhibitions that have benefited dozens of conservation efforts. The Oak Group’s activism has culminated in $3 million in sales, which has been used to help preserve tens of thousands of acres throughout California.
The Oak Group will once again be hosting a show in October, this time to benefit the UCSB North Campus Open Space. The North Campus Open Space is a breathtaking wetland habitat that is currently undergoing a massive restoration project that aims to return the site to its original state. During the 1960s, the property was filled to create a golf course. In 2013, the land was gifted to the University of California and, since then, restoration efforts have attempted to excavate the topsoil that had buried the slough and conserve the space’s native ecosystem, especially those species that have become endangered. Active Oak Group members include: Meredith Brooks Abbott, Whitney Brooks Abbott, Marcia Burtt, Chris Chapman, Bill Dewey, Rick Drake, Michael Drury, Rick Garcia, Carrie Givens, Kevin Gleason, Whitney Brooks Hansen, Jeremy Harper, Kerri Hedden, Tom Henderson, Ray Hunter, John Iwerks, Larry Iwerks, Manny Lopez, Linda Mutti, Rob Robinson, Ann Sanders, Richard Schloss, Thomas Van Stein, Skip Smith, Arturo Tello, and John Wullbrandt. Guest artists are Karen McLean-McGaw, Ben O’Hara, Paul Panossian, Sharon Schock, and Rebecca August. —Caitlin Scialla
The Oak Group’s 2024 art show will be held at the Santa Barbara Central Library’s Faulkner Gallery (40 E. Anapamu St.), October 2-31. The exhibit will be open MondayThursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. The show will also be viewable online from October 2 through November 30 at oakgroup .org and ncos.ccber.ucsb.edu.
“Lunchtime at the Lagoon” by Rick Garcia
PHOTOS BY SHAREN BRADFORD
The Alices and the rabbits multiply in this production.
A scene from MOMIX’s ALICE
The imagination of Lewis Carroll meets Moses Pendleton in MOMIX’s ALICE
Community LIVING
The Goleta Lemon Festival Squeezes Back into the End of the Month
Autumn is just around the corner, and so is the return of the Goleta Lemon Festival! On September 28 and 29, the 31st annual festival will transform Girsh Park into a lemon-lover’s haven. Organized by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce from Goleta to Carpinteria, the festival celebrates the area’s long history and role in lemon harvesting. As the largest community event hosted annually in Goleta, this year’s lemon festival will see more than 80 booths including nonprofit organizations; lemon-flavored foods, treats, and beverages; and plenty of lemon-themed gifts.
Alongside all the vendors and booths, this year’s Lemon Festival is split into various areas. For entertainment, check out the American Riviera Bank Main Stage, the ExxonMobil “Safety Street,” the Santa Barbara Airport Kids’ Zone, a sectioned-off area for the 17th annual Goleta Fall Classic Car Show, and the Point Market Community Stage. For food and drink options, walk on over to the Community West Bank Food Court, the Signature Aviation Lemon Lounge, and the Polar Seltzer Cool-Down Zone.
The 31st Annual Festival Returns to Girsh Park on September 28 and 29
by Tia Trinh
“We hope this year’s festival continues to bring the community together, celebrating our rich lemon-growing history while also creating new memories,” said Mary Lynn Harms-Romo, the Santa Barbara Coast Chamber of Commerce Director of Communications. “Our goal is to offer a fun, family-friendly event with something for everyone from local entertainment and delicious lemon treats to exciting kids’ activities.”
The live music performances will go on throughout the entire festival and take place on the American Riviera Bank Main Stage. Santa Barbara band Area 51 will be headlining on Saturday alongside Jack Keough, Peer Pressure, and
Tequila Mockingbird. Sunday will feature Marika and The Ohms, illunis, and the Goodlanders, making the weekend an exciting lineup of music across all genres.
In order to ensure that everyone can capture every moment of fun, there will also be a Scale Microgrids charging station near the stage and dance floor. You’ll want to make sure your phone is fully charged so as to not miss recording the pie-eating contests on both days at the American Riviera Bank Main Stage!
The Lemon Festival is sponsored by a large number of patrons who are all eager to contribute toward the annual event. ExxonMobil will be presenting “Safety Street,” the largest interactive display of Fire, Police, and Emergency Services in Santa Barbara County. All attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about these services through exploring the fire trucks, taking pictures with Smokey the Bear, and meeting the Sheriff’s Mounted Unit (on horses) and Sheriff K-9 teams.
For the children who are antsy to keep moving, the Santa Barbara Airport Kids’ Zone is the place to go. There’s plenty of opportunity to balance trying the sweet treats and participating in a number of activities that are included in the activity wristband. Activities range from rides and games such as archery tag, inflatable bubbles, mini-golfing, and much more. In order to participate in these activities, however, attendees must have the activity wristband
which is available for pre-purchase online and you’ll save $5 off the cost of buying the wristband at the festival itself.
The Fall Classic Car Show will take place on the Saturday of the festival and is being presented by Ruth Ann Bowe Village Properties. The car show sees classics from Corvettes and Camaros to trucks and pick-ups, and motorcycles and bicycles. The judging committee will announce their results at the end of Saturday.
The Point Market Community Stage and the Polar Seltzer Cool-Down Zones are the newest additions to this year’s festival. The former will feature entertainment and performances from Santa Barbara troops, groups, and organizations including Ukulele Jim, Cruz Dance, and Ruby and the Thorns on Saturday and Zermeno Dance Academy and GirlDad on Sunday. This stage will be by the cool-down zone with drinks and refreshing options for those who might want a brief break from the festivities.
The Community West Bank Food Court and the Signature Aviation Lemon Lounge return with vendor options for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options (lemon-themed, of course) and various food options.
Parking and admission into the festival is free. There is also bike parking at the Rad Power Bikes Bike Valet. This sponsor will be giving away a limited edition “Gold Rush” Runner2 electric bike complete with a variety of accessories and a voucher for a free first tune-up.
The festival will be open on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, September 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both days will be jam-packed with lemony fun for community members of all ages to participate in and enjoy.
“One of the best parts of the festival is the sense of community. Of course, sampling the wide array of lemon-themed treats is a highlight too!” Harms-Romo added.
With two full days packed with plenty of activities for everyone to enjoy, the Lemon Festival is sure to bring in another eager crowd of lemon lovers. For more information about the festival activities, visit lemon festival.com.
Fun for the whole family at the Goleta Lemon Festival
Live entertainment at the Goleta Lemon Festival
New App Aims to Revolutionize Student Housing
Freshly 18 and a student at UC Santa Barbara, Damon Dvorson solo-signed three leases for his fraternity in 2022. Unfamiliar with legal documents, Dvorson was consumed with anxiety when he suddenly realized he’d signed onto leases worth a million dollars and now needed to fill 51 spots by himself.
UCSB Undergrad Develops Housing Helper to Connect Students and Vacancies
by Caitlin Scialla
“With over $1 million in leases solely under my name and the threat of being sent to collections looming over my head, I quickly realized that something had to be done. While I was eventually successful in filling all 51 spots, the stress took years off my life,” Dvorson said.
A data science student, Dvorson started coding, launching himself into a passion project that has become Housing Helper. The basic concept is to link those subleasing or filling a lease with anybody who is seeking accommodation.
“Nobody should have to worry about having a roof over their head. As housing becomes more scarce, we need a platform tailored to group housing,” said Dvorson, who spoke with an electric enthusiasm, brimming with ideas to improve Isla Vista’s housing scene. “Students can’t be expected to lay down a full deposit for a couple months of shelter, and they shouldn’t have to send months of rent down the drain just because they couldn’t find a subleaser. We bring students and vacancies together.”
When he was searching for apartments, he said there were no housing apps he could turn to, which really pushed him to create Housing Helper. After developing the app,
Dvorson expanded his team, bringing in Alex Nicholas as Chief Operating Officer and Mason Watters as Chief Marketing Officer. Watters had a similarly challenging time finding somewhere to live in Isla Vista as a new student at UCSB. Like Dvorson, she felt compelled to create a resource and built the social media account @sbshousing, which acted as a space for users to post housing and roommate ads.
This fundamental component of @sbshousing personalizing the housing and roommate search so that users can find spaces and living partners that are compatible is a key feature of Housing Helper.
“Housing Helper matches you with the people that suit you best, not just the place,” Dvorson said. “We realize that who you live with is just as important as where you live. We match students based on year, interest, and, most importantly, personal descriptions.”
Because Housing Helper was built by those who fully understand the sky-high rents, limited options, fierce competition, and exploitative property managers that make up Isla Vista’s real estate market, the app is full of features that only those in the know could imagine. For example, the app can keep track of who owes what, making the process of calculating individual rent and utilities much more straightforward.
Dvorson and his team also adapt Housing Helper, almost immediately, to client feedback. They received a comment suggesting that Housing Helper be exclusive to students in the area to prevent scammers from inundating the site. “And so I thought, ‘Okay, why don’t we just make it so that you need to have a .edu email in order to sign up,’ ” Dvorson recalled. He integrated that feature the same day.
Housing Helper, an app developed by UC Santa Barbara student Damon Dvorson, connects students and vacancies.
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Alice Waters Visits to Promote Healthy School Lunches
Famed Chef and Edible Schoolyard Founder Talks Agricultural Advocacy at El Encanto and Private Montecito Estate
BY LESLIE DINABERG
Healthy food pioneer Alice Waters was in town to spread the word about and raise funds for her efforts to lobby in Washington, D.C., for the cause of school-supported agriculture. As she has famously said and advocated for: “If we change the criteria for purchasing all food in public schools and buy directly from the farmers and ranchers that are caring for the land regeneratively, we will address climate change and teach the next generation the values of nourishment, stewardship, and community.”
The renowned chef (Chez Panisse restaurant), author, and activist founded the Edible Schoolyard Project in 1995 as an idea to transform the food at a public middle school in Berkeley an effort that has since grown and multiplied into a vibrant nonprofit organization. The organization’s 2020 annual report states that more than 5,800 programs from 48 U.S. states and territories, as well as 75 countries around the world, now consider themselves members of the Edible Schoolyard network.
Philanthropist Belle Hahn and her Twin Hearts Foundation recently organized events to support Waters’s work at El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel (read George Yatchisin’s report at bit.ly/4gy5Bt2) and at a private Montecito estate (read Lauren Chiou’s report at Independent.com).
For more information about the work of Alice Waters and the Edible Schoolyard Project, see edibleschoolyard.org.
Alice Waters, second from left, paid a visit to Belmond El Encanto to talk about the Edible Schoolyard Project.
Cocktails and Canapés in the Garden with Alice Waters event
Healthy food at Belmond El Encanto event.
Guests gathered poolside for pre-dinner appetizers and conversations, along with live music.
Julie Simon’s Mezze Mastery at Presqu’ile Winery
BY MATT KETTMANN
When Presqu’ile Winery asked Julie Simon to be their full-time chef back in 2019, the job tending to the on-site garden and then turning that into seasonal cuisine for wine lovers was made for her skill set. “It was pretty much all that I was already doing,” said Simon, “but with a roof over my head.”
For the previous couple of years, she’d been farming a small pond-side property in the Edna Valley and using her produce for catering gigs and a handful of legendary parties. But that was just the latest stage in a farm- and food-intensive career for this Paris-born, southwest France–raised, and Bordeaux-educated former student of law.
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She was 18 when she first came to California in 2008, planning just to work for the summer on her aunt and uncle’s olive orchard in Atascadero. When Simon landed her first restaurant job ever at Windows on the Water in Morro Bay, she loved working in the kitchen. “It was getting me vibrating, you know?” Simon said. “It’s much more glamorous in the States to be a chef than it is in France. Especially as a woman, I feel like the industry is very celebrated here. I didn’t have any formal training, and I felt very welcome.”
Then came jobs under great mentors at The Park in San Luis Obispo and Thomas Hill Organics in Paso Robles, followed by the 2014 opening of the much-buzzed-about but relatively short-lived S.L.O. restaurant Foremost Wine Company. “We poured our heart and soul into it, and after a year, we were feeling a bit crushed,” said Simon, who left before it closed in 2018.
She spent six months reconnecting with the land by toiling from sunrise to sunset at Windrose Farm in Paso. “The first week, I was trellising tomatoes and thinking, ‘What the fuck am I doing here?’ ” she laughed. “It was very, very humbling, but my commitment was to witness every sunset and every sunrise, and I definitely succeeded in that. I really needed that time with the earth.”
The Edna Valley farming project was graciously hosted by the property’s owners, Jean and Carol Paquet. “They let me use their land for free,” said Simon, who’d turn what she grew right into fresh meals. “It just tied my whole experience together.”
Simon realized, “It was time to get a big-girl job.” The timing couldn’t have been better, as COVID came shortly after she accepted the job. “I don’t know what I would have done,” said Simon, who worked with the Presqu’ile team to reopen as soon as they could.
Now open for lunchtime dining every day but Tuesday, the winery serves mezze plates, each featuring five or six dishes with most ingredients sourced straight from its farm. “It’s really meant for leisure,” she said of the plates. “You can mix and match and work on the perfect bite each time.”
The offerings change frequently, sometimes monthly depending on the season. But a recent spread featured pork skewers, green goddess salad, lentil hummus, gazpacho, farm cheeses, and fried potatoes with chile crisp. “That’s all we’ve been eating in the kitchen,” admitted Simon. “Fried potatoes all day.”
There are occasional surprises too, like the truffles that Presqu’ile discovered last winter near tree roots that they’d inoculated long ago. “All of the sudden, I had truffles flooding the kitchen and not a clue of what to do with them,” said Simon. While the farm-fresh cuisine is a constant, the service style is different from past jobs. “It’s a very special machine,” said Simon, who can host 200 guests on busy weekends, all eating the same thing. “We have to be able to produce something that is very aesthetically pleasing but that also represents the bounty of the season. We have to send it really fast because you are tasting and sitting for only two hours, and it needs to be super consistent. There are a lot of systems we work on constantly to have that flow.”
She cooked for a few winemaker gatherings that captured the bubbly energy of the S.L.O. Coast scene at a pivotal time for the appellation. “They were those moments when time stopped and you’re just in the greatest company, doing all the things you really love, celebrating life together,” said Simon. “It was very special. But it was a lot of work.”
By the time Presqu’ile reached out five years ago,
The entire arrangement works very well for Simon, who lives very close and has given birth to two children while at Presqu’ile, now 1 and 3 years old. “It suits the family life really well,” said Simon, giving much credit to the Murphy family that owns the winery. “They’re really great souls. They take care of their employees really well. It’s dreamy.”
Chef Julie Simon
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ere is a list of area eateries that have opened in the last 12 months:
• September 2024: Alma Fonda Fina, 1024 Coast Village Rd., Ste. A (former home of Little Alex’s, which moved to Five Points Shopping Center); The Harbor Restaurant (reopened), 210 Stearns Wharf; La Cantina, 199 S. Turnpike Rd., Ste. 106; Santa Playa Mariscos, 1230 State St.
• August 2024: Arnoldi’s Café (reopened), 600 Olive St.; Big Boss Burgers, 3007 De la Vina St. (sharing space with Patio Café); Etty’s Jewish Deli & Bakery, 524 Chapala St. (inside Jewish Federation building)
• July 2024: Pang Zi Noodle Shop, 4427 Hollister Ave. (former home of Munchiez); Poke House, 811 State St, Ste. D (in Paseo Nuevo); Seven Bar & Kitchen, 235 W. Montecito St. (reopened in new location); White Caps Beach Club, 120 E. Yanonali St.
• June 2024: Antojitos La Paloma, 6543 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista; Bibi Ji (reopened at new location), 1213 State St.; Little Bird Kitchen, Santa Barbara Public Market, 38 W. Victoria St.; Munchiez, 3007 De la Vina St. (sharing space with Patio Café); Santa Barbara Courthouse Distillery and Events, 1114 State St. (former home of Pizza Mizza); Jonesy’s Fried Chicken, 282 Orange Ave., Goleta (former home of The Red Pepper); Wexler’s Deli, Santa Barbara Public Market, 38 W. Victoria St.
• May 2024: Little Alex’s, 3987 State St. (former home of Fresco Café in Five Points Shopping Center)
• April 2024: Dart Coffee, 113 Harbor Wy.; Ethnic Breads, 137 Aero Camino, Goleta; Nick the Greek, 508 State St. (former home of Natural Café); Oat Bakery, 1014 Coast Village Rd., Montecito; Petra Café, 14 E. Cota St. (former home of Foxtail Kitchen); Shalhoob’s, 5112 Hollister Ave., Goleta (former home of Woody’s BBQ)
• March 2024: Indian Tandoori Kingdom, 1026 State St. (former home of Palazzio); Lighthouse Coffee, 5696 Calle Real, Goleta (former home of Outback); Starbucks, 120 State St.
• February 2024: Best BBQ, 716 State St. (former home of Mokutan); Cookie Plug, 918 State St. (former home of Good Cup); Lilac Pâtisserie, 1209 Coast Village Rd., Montecito; Silvers Omakase, 224 Helena Ave. (former home of Seven Bar & Kitchen, which moved to Montecito St.); Yummy Thai, 5918 Hollister Ave., Goleta (former home of Pattaya Thai Restaurant)
• January 2024: Bruxie, 12 W. De la Guerra St. (former home of PizzaRev); Oakberry, 6580 Pardall Rd., Isla Vista (former home of El Taco Amigo)
• December 2023: Café La Fonda, 129 E. Anapamu St. (former home of Elements Restaurant & Bar); Mister Softee, 935 State St. (former home of Creamistry); Santa Barbara Sunshine Café, 5711 Calle Real, Goleta (former home of Chicken in a Barrel BBQ)
• November 2023: Azul Cocina, 7 E. Anapamu St. (former home of Arts and Letters Café); Dang Burger, 5080 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria; Juniper on Fourth, 478 4th Pl., Solvang (now closed); Pueblo Pollo, 6578 Trigo Road, Isla Vista
• October 2023: Santa Barbara Fish Market, 7127 Hollister Ave., Ste. 18, Goleta (former home of Café Zoma); Santa Barbara Pizza House, 515 State St. (former home of Patxi’s Pizza)
• September 2023: Crumbl Cookies, 5660 Calle Real, Goleta; Pizza Mizza, 1114 State St. (now Santa Barbara Courthouse Distillery and Events)
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MONTECITO COUNTRY MART: Alma Fonda Fina opened this month in ‘Cito in the former home of Little Alex’s, which moved to Five Points Shopping Center.
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Rob Breszny
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26
ARIES
(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Here comes the Hating and Mating Season. I want to help you minimize the “hating” part and maximize the “mating” part, so I will offer useful suggestions. (1) To the degree that you can, dissolve grudges and declare amnesty for intimate allies who have bugged you. (2) Ask your partners to help you manage your fears; do the same for them. (3) Propose to your collaborators that you come up with partial solutions to complicated dilemmas. (4) Do a ritual in which you and a beloved cohort praise each other for five minutes. (5) Let go of wishes that your companions would be more like how you want them to be.
TAURUS
(Apr. 20-May 20): Many fairy tales tell of protagonists who are assigned seemingly impossible missions. Perhaps they must carry water in a sieve or find “fire wrapped in paper” or sort a heap of wheat, barley, poppyseed, chickpeas, and lentils into five separate piles. Invariably, the star of the story succeeds, usually because they exploit some loophole, get unexpected help, or find a solution simply because they didn’t realize the task was supposedly impossible. I bring this up, Taurus, because I suspect you will soon be like one of those fairy-tale champions. Here’s a tip: They often get unexpected help because they have previously displayed kindness toward strangers or low-status characters. Their unselfishness attracts acts of grace into their lives.
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20): You are in a phase with great potential for complex, unforeseen fun. To celebrate, I’m offering descriptions of your possible superpowers. (1) The best haggler ever. (2) Smoother of wrinkles and closer of gaps. (3) Laugher in overly solemn moments. (4) Unpredictability expert. (5) Resourceful summoner of allies. (6) Crafty truth-teller who sometimes bends the truth to enrich sterile facts. (7) Riddle wrestler and conundrum connoisseur. (8) Lubricant for those who are stuck. (9) Creative destroyer of useless nonsense. (10) Master of good trickery. (11) Healer of unrecognized and unacknowledged illnesses.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22): Tanzanite is a rare blue and violet gemstone that is available in just one place on earth: a five-squaremile region of Tanzania. It was discovered in 1967 and mined intensively for a few years. Geologists believed it was all tapped out. But in 2020, a self-employed digger named Saniniu Laizer located two huge new pieces of tanzanite worth $3.4 million. Later, he uncovered another chunk valued at $2 million. I see you as having resemblances to Saniniu Laizer in the coming weeks. In my visions of your destiny, you will tap into resources that others have not been able to unearth. Or you will find treasure that has been invisible to everyone else.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22): Marathon foot races are regularly held worldwide. Their official length is 26.2 miles. Even fast runners with great stamina can’t finish in less than two hours. There’s a downside to engaging in this Herculean effort: Runners lose up to 6 percent of their brain volume during a race, and their valuable gray matter isn’t fully reconstituted for eight months. Now here’s my radical prophecy for you, Leo. Unless you run in a marathon sometime soon, your brain may gain in volume during the coming weeks. At the very least, your intelligence will be operating at peak levels. It will be a good time to make key decisions.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is there a greater waste of land than golf courses? They are typically more than 150 acres in size and require huge amounts of water to maintain. Their construction may destroy precious wetlands, and their vast tracts of grass are doused with chemical pesticides. Yet there are only 67 million golfers in the world. Less than one percent of the population plays the sport. Let’s use the metaphor of the golf course as we analyze your life. Are there equivalents of this questionable use of resources
and space? Now is a favorable time to downsize irrelevant, misused, and unproductive elements. Reevaluate how you use your space and resources.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): On the morning of January 27, 1970, Libran songwriter John Lennon woke up with an idea for a new song. He spent an hour perfecting the lyrics and composing the music on a piano. Then he phoned his producer and several musicians, including George Harrison, and arranged for them to meet him at a recording studio later that day. By February 6, the song “Instant Karma” was playing on the radio. It soon sold more than a million copies. Was it the fastest time ever for a song to go from a seed idea to a successful release? Probably. I envision a similar process in your life, Libra. You are in a prime position to manifest your good ideas quickly, efficiently, and effectively.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have passed the test of the First Threshold. Congratulations, Scorpio! Give yourself a kiss. Fling yourself a compliment. Then begin your preparations for the riddles you will encounter at the Second Threshold. To succeed, you must be extra tender and ingenious. You can do it! There will be one more challenge, as well: the Third Threshold. I’m confident you will glide through that trial not just unscathed but also healed. Here’s a tip from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “Those who do not expect the unexpected will not find it.”
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What development are you so ready for that you’re almost too ready? What transformation have you been preparing for so earnestly that you’re on the verge of being overprepared? What lesson are you so ripe and eager to learn that you may be anxiously interfering with its full arrival? If any of the situations I just described are applicable to you, Sagittarius, I have good news. There will be no further postponements. The time has finally arrived to embrace what you have been anticipating.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn screenwriter and TV producer Shonda Rhimes has had a spectacular career. Her company Shondaland has produced 11 primetime TV shows, including Grey’s Anatomy and Bridgerton. She’s in the Television Hall of Fame, is one of the wealthiest women in America, and has won a Golden Globe award. As you enter into a phase when your ambitions are likely to shine extra brightly, I offer you two of her quotes. (1) “I realized a simple truth: that success, fame, and having all my dreams come true would not fix or improve me. It wasn’t an instant potion for personal growth.” (2) “Happiness comes from living as your inner voice tells you to. Happiness comes from being who you actually are instead of who you think you are supposed to be.”
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I have performed in many poetry readings. Some have been in libraries, auditoriums, cafés, and bookstores, but others have been in unexpected places: a laundromat, a bus station, a Walmart, a grocery store, and an alley behind a thrift store. Both types of locations have been enjoyable. But the latter kind often brings the most raucous and engaging audiences, which I love. According to my analysis, you might generate luck and fun for yourself in the coming weeks by experimenting with non-typical scenarios akin to me declaiming an epic poem on a street corner or parking lot. Brainstorm about doing what you do best in novel situations.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I have two related oracles for you. (1) During the unfoldment of your mysterious destiny, you have had several homecomings that have moved you and galvanized you beyond what you imagined possible. Are you ready for another homecoming that’s as moving and galvanizing as those that have come before? (2) During your long life, you have gathered amazing wisdom by dealing with your pain. Are you now prepared to gather a fresh batch of wisdom by dealing with pleasure and joy?
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Applies skills as an experienced data management professional with full understanding of industry practices and campus and department methodologies, policies and procedures to resolve complex and wide‑ranging issues where analyses of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Demonstrates competency in selecting methods and techniques to obtain solutions. Responsible for the planning, coordination, technology leadership and management of data analytics and business intelligence solutions. Supports users in their effort to analyze data, provides training to developers and users on Business Intelligence tools and data, and works with functional departments to analyze their Business Intelligence needs and implement solutions. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in programming and business analysis or equivalent experience and/or training. 1‑3 years of experience developing data models, reports and dashboards with Oracle Fusion Analytics and the Fusion Autonomous Warehouse. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $96,110/yr to $121,100/ yr. The full salary range is $85,400 to $156,800/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: https://policy. ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM‑20 and https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu, Job # 73175.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST
2 OR 3
BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
(CONTROLLER’S OFFICE)
Analyzes business systems, identifying process improvements, and solving problems through comprehensive system analysis. The BFS Production Systems Analyst 2 is responsible for supporting the maintenance and enhancement of UCSB’s production systems, including but not limited to SAP Concur, Oracle ERP Cloud, Oracle Electronic Data Management Cloud,
and Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence. Formulates and defines the scope and objectives for moderately complex business processes and systems. This role involves documenting business processes, developing specifications, writing functional design documents, testing system changes, and ensuring continuous business operations. (At the level 3, the BFS Business Systems Analyst, provides expert analysis and solutions for complex business systems, involves identifying and evaluating business processes, developing system requirements, designing solutions to meet business needs, and ensuring the ongoing security of systems and data. Additionally, this role is responsible for user provisioning for the financial ERP system, ensuring proper access and permissions are maintained for users). *Please note: Final level will be determined at the point of hire and is dependent on the skills, knowledge, education and experience of the final candidate. Reqs: BFS Systems Analyst 2: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or have equivalent experience. Must have 1 to 3 years of experience analyzing moderately complex business processes and developing solutions. Additionally, experience in addressing complex problems while collaborating with users and technical staff is essential, as is the ability to communicate technology needs to both technical and non‑technical audiences. Demonstrate proficiency in SQL or similar query tools, possess strong organizational and analytical skills, and be capable of working both independently and as part of a team. Business Systems Analyst 3: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or possess equivalent experience. Extensive experience analyzing complex business processes and developing computer‑based solutions is required, along with a proven track record of leading cross‑functional teams through systems issues. A thorough understanding of business and process analysis functions, as well as methodologies for analyzing processes and information flow, is critical. Candidates should also have expertise in documentation standards, such as Use Case modeling and User Story creation, along with broad knowledge of software design and business processes. Effective communication and interpersonal skills are vital for working with diverse audiences. Notes: Limited time off during fiscal close and month end closing. Satisfactory criminal history background check. The hiring range for the BFS Analyst 2 (Grade 21) is $33.29 to $39.76 per hour, while the hiring range for the BFS Analyst 3 (Grade 22) is between $77,000 and $92,550 per year. 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 and https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Interested candidates can apply online at jobs.ucsb.edu, Job #72973.
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS ANALYST
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Responsible for developing and submitting research proposals, awards and/or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional and research sponsor policies. Responsible for the post‑award administration, financial management, and analysis of the Contracts and Grants for the Computer Science Department. Additionally, will backup/support the Contracts and Grants Manager with Award Closeout. Responsible for the completion of post‑award activities of research awards totaling more than $12M annually. Duties include setting up new awards and analyzing award terms and conditions, advising faculty, staff, and students of proper University and agency policies regarding extramural funding policies and procedures. Maintains knowledge of policies and procedures associated to Academic Personnel, Staff Personnel, Graduate Division, Accounting, Travel Accounting, Purchasing, and Business Services. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years of experience with financial accounting. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $34.62 to $36.01/hr. The full salary range for this position is $34.62 to $51.43/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 and https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/ Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 72999
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, FOUNDATION & CORPORATE RELATIONS
DEVELOPMENT
Reporting to the Senior Managing Director of Development, Foundation & Corporate Relations (“Sr. Director”) and with assignments and tasks from the other Development Officers in the unit, the Development Coordinator, Foundation and Corporate Relations (“Development Coordinator”) is responsible for the following: meeting complex foundation proposal and budget deadlines; drafting gift and grant letters and proposals and other donor‑facing materials and correspondence; researching foundation relations website; running and distributing regular reports and analytics regarding program progress; supporting the unit’s Development Officers in their strategy meetings with faculty and colleagues to identify foundation‑aligned projects on campus and to determine and complete relevant
next steps; working with the Director of Corporate Relations on strategic projects; under supervision of Sr. Director, designing and implementing communications plan and procedures for foundation donors and prospects; managing and collaborating with the Prospect Services Team on critical foundation donor prospecting projects; managing foundation prospect tracking and moves; producing stewardship reports for donors at the direction of development officers; managing stewardship campus events for foundation donors; overseeing acknowledgement letters for foundation donors, in collaboration with Donor Relations and other development officers; partnering with other unit based analysts to ensure strong coordination with foundation prospects. Under the direction of the Sr. Director, works closely with the Prospect Services Team or others to review and analyze data as it relates to fundraising strategies for foundation prospects. Responsible for a key component of the solicitation process of major ($100K+) and principal ($1M+) foundation prospects. Incumbent also trains colleagues on assessing the suitability of foundations for their areas and the ways to launch the cultivation and solicitation relationship. Provides reports and information to the Director and Prospect Services Team. Works closely with central and unit based teams on collaborative projects and related prospect issues. Under the direction of the Sr. Director, supports implementation of new systems for Development Officers on the Foundation and Corporate Relations team to manage current and prospective relationships and support tracking to personal and team goals throughout the year. The Development Coordinator, under the direction of the Sr. Director, will also support all foundation donor stewardship activities in coordination with the Donor Relations & Stewardship team and others. The position also includes the processing of gifts, travel and expense reimbursements and budget tracking, travel arrangements and miscellaneous office support for the unit. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/ training; 1‑3 yrs Strong organizational skills and unfailing attention to detail and accuracy; exceptional verbal, writing, comprehension and interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships with diverse populations and understanding complex and often subtle national foundation priorities and objectives; excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, Google Suite and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs and application portals; ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team and to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of work. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check; may be called upon to work occasional weekends at various Development Office, Institutional Advancement or campus‑wide events. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $28.74 ‑ $34.48/hr. Full Salary Range: $28.07 ‑ $48.28/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 #72919
GROUNDSKEEPER
LEAD (GROUNDS OPERATOR)
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
To work with and to lead the work of a team of Grounds Equipment Operators in mechanized operations including, but not limited to: turf mowing, renovating, tree pruning and removal, bulky debris pickup, green waste pickup, seasonal weed abatement, equipment and supplies logistics, and cleaning and maintaining equipment used. Reqs: 1‑3 yrs. Proven experience operating landscape equipment that includes: ride‑on mowers, tractors, backhoe, turf sweeper, aerial lift, chainsaws, and handheld landscape equipment/ tools. 3‑5 yrs. Proven experience in a commercial landscaping organization performing work and leading crews that include landscape installation and maintenance. Demonstrated knowledge of plant care, safe equipment use, landscape irrigation principles, and horticultural pest control. Demonstrated strong work ethic and ability to contribute to a diverse team. Ability to follow oral and written instructions, and communicate effectively in English. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: $24.21 to $25.67/ hourly. 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 #72888
HUMAN RESOURCES
GENERALIST
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EDUCATION
ABROAD PROGRAM
The University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) is a UC systemwide program, serving all UC campuses, and currently provides an extensive portfolio of study abroad programs in over 40 countries at over 120 universities and institutions. In‑country support is provided through a variety of structures including a network of nine UCEAP managed UC registered entities, branches, and tax‑registered locations as well as approximately five employment partnerships and third parties engaging more than 30 local nationals in approximately 15 countries. This complex organizational structure requires human resources compliance with UC policies, US state and federal regulations, and global laws and regulations. Reporting to UCEAP’s Human Resources Director and working closely with the Associate
Director, Global Human Resources, the Human Resources Generalist completes various administrative duties, conducts research and analysis of moderate scope, and provides transactional and recordkeeping support for the UCEAP domestic and global Human Resources unit. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in a related area and three or more years of relevant, professional experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
Notes: The UCEAP Systemwide Office is located in Goleta, CA (near the UCSB campus). Type of work arrangement eligibility: Hybrid. On‑site presence will be required for leadership and staff meetings, delegation visits, training sessions, etc. The University is unable to pay or reimburse expenses prohibited by University policy, including travel expenses associated with commuting to the designated office. Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $30.56 to $33.53/hr. The full salary range is $30.56 to $53.45/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. Application review begins 9/30/24; open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job # 72947.
LEAD PROGRAM SPECIALIST, GLOBAL PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM
The Lead Program Specialist is a technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in the overall field and recognized expertise in specific areas; problem‑solving frequently requires analysis of unique issues/ problems without precedent and/ or structure. May manage programs that include formulating strategies and administering policies, processes, and resources; functions with a high degree of autonomy. Applies advanced, specialized student services expertise, advises on complex student issues. Identifies systemic problems and issues and proposes solutions to management. Provides leadership to the Program Specialist team and serves as the primary operating liaison between the University of California Education Abroad Program, Systemwide Office (UCEAP) and (a) UC Study Center staff worldwide; (b) Study Abroad offices on the UC campuses; and (c) UC students participating in UCEAP. Directly responsible for supervision of Study Abroad Advisors and all operational and logistical activities pertaining to an assigned portfolio within the approximately 6,000 UCEAP program participants each year, in over 40 countries worldwide. Collaborates with all program teams to develop and integrate best practices and provide back‑up support. Works to ensure these processes are as advanced and efficient as possible. Maintains primary responsibility for communicating policies pertaining to all operational
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aspects of students’ programs within their assigned portfolio (applications, visa requirements, housing, on site logistics, non‑academic health accommodations and disability issues, host institution acceptance) to the staff abroad, campus offices, UCEAP staff, and students on UCEAP. Assembles and maintains program information, manages student information, and files, and generates reports. Collaborates with IT and Marketing units on operational web and database issues and developments. Serves as a liaison, providing coordination and leadership on behalf of all Program Specialists across the global programs team, for special projects and committee/ work group representation. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training. Six or more years of relevant experience, including two or more years of administrative experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience. Notes: The UCEAP Systemwide Office is located in Goleta, CA (near the UCSB campus). Type of work arrangement eligibility: Hybrid. On‑site presence will be required for leadership and staff meetings, delegation visits, training sessions, and for periodic meetings with direct report staff members, etc. The University is unable to pay or reimburse expenses prohibited by University policy, including travel expenses associated with commuting to the designated office. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Position requires occasional travel to UC campuses, conferences, and/or program sites abroad. The budgeted salary range is $69,500 to $83,000/ 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 # 72949
MANAGER OF UNIVERSITY SUPPORT GROUPS
ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE
The Manager serves as part of the Alumni Affairs team and works closely with the Director of Government and Community Relations to support the program‑management and coordination of the University Support Groups and local community alumni. The position serves both as an external outreach coordinator, building programs in the Santa Barbara community and serves as the financial analyst to the University Support Groups. The Manager must work collaboratively across multiple departments and divisions including the central development office as well as with the various schools and units to foster philanthropy and engagement. The Manager will provide assistance with developing, implementing and executing programs, events, marketing materials, and our social media presence designed to engage community members and local alumni. The Manager is responsible for coordinating, facilitating and notating support group board meetings, and provides event management support for in‑person and virtual events. They will additionally provide compliance oversight for external bank and merchant accounts, fundraising appeals, membership dues, and other revenues and spending reconciliation for the campus support groups. In addition, they will ensure annual reporting requirements for these groups to the UC Office of the President as required by UC policy. They will work in coordination with the UC Santa Barbara Foundation, Financial Aid, Graduate Division and respective benefitting departments to oversee stewardship and student awards for the
various gift funds of the support groups. Campus collaboration will be key to success in this role as the Manager of University Support Groups seeks to promote and recruit participants to existing campus programs and events organized outside of the office of Alumni Affairs which are open to the public.
Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 1‑3 yrs of marketing and communications experience; excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; strong customer service skills; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with minimal supervision; proficient knowledge of MS Office, Google Workspace, Canva and ability to quickly learn various software programs; excellent skills in analysis, problem solving, working with detail while applying and understanding broader contexts as they affect a diverse customer base: faculty, staff, students, and donors. Notes: May be called upon to occasionally work evenings and weekends at various Alumni and campus‑wide events; satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $28.07
‑ $35/hr. Full Salary Range: $28.07
‑ $48.28/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 #73072
MOSHER ALUMNI HOUSE MANAGER
ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE
Manage and coordinate the use of Mosher Alumni House, including short‑ and long‑term rentals, through the Event Temple reservation system and as the liaison to individual, department, and corporate users for conferences, business meetings, and social events such as receptions and weddings; assign and supervise appropriate staffing levels for each reservation; and coordinate ongoing and one‑time building maintenance. Provide support to the Director, including anticipating, initiating, and recommending action on projects, timelines, programmatic, and budget matters, especially related to generating revenue from building rentals. Assist the Alumni Business & Financial Manager with various general office operations including financial paperwork relating to department expenditures (e.g. Flexcards, Gateway, Form 5’s etc.). Independently coordinate support functions for Alumni Association Board of Directors and former members of the Alumni Association Board (Valhalla). Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training; 1‑3 yrs Experience in billing, budget tracking, reconciliation and reporting; 1‑3 yrs Experience exercising strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, service orientation, active listening, critical thinking, attention to detail, ability to multitask in a high volume environment, organizational skills, effective verbal and written communication skills, sound judgment and decision making; 1‑3 yrs Proficient knowledge of MS Office and the ability to quickly learn various software programs; Excellent attention to detail; Proven track record of excellent customer service with a flexible “can‑do” attitude; Excellent communication and organization skills; Must be able to work independently, act with sound judgment and high degree of confidentiality; Must possess proficient knowledge of MS Office and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. Notes: Must be available for occasional work on weekends and evenings as needed; Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted
Salary Range: $28.07 ‑ $33.52/hr. Full
Salary Range: $28.07 ‑ $48.28/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 #73048
PEST CONTROL
TECHNICIAN
RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS/FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT
Using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, the technician provides safe, effective, and efficient services to multiple locations. Services include the treatment of nuisance animals, insects, and weeds. Reqs: 1‑3 years experience performing Integrative Pest Management for a licensed business or public institution.nMust have the skills, knowledge, and ability to use the practices of Integrated Pest Management to provide safe, effective, and efficient pest management to various campus entities. Expert knowledge of the latest pest management techniques, including pest biology and identification, sanitation, exclusion, education, habitat modification, pest prevention building design, wildlife management, pesticide safety, and least toxic pesticides. Knowledgeable in techniques to solve pest problems in sensitive campus environments, including research laboratories, animal facilities, museums, and rare book collections, without affecting data or collections. Knowledgeable of county, state, and federal regulations regarding application, storage, and use of pesticides. Works independently in a responsible manner and cooperatively in a group setting. Must possess a valid California DPR Qualified Applicator’s License or Certificate Category A, or a California Structural Branch 2 license. Must also maintain licenses through the accumulation of the required CEU’s, respective to each license. Must be available to respond to emergencies, work on‑call, rotating swing shift and holidays. Notes: May work shifts other than Monday thru Friday in order to meet the operational needs of the department. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction history background check.
Budgeted Hourly Range: $23.41 ‑
$26.89/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 #48751
PHYSICAL THERAPY SUPERVISOR
STUDENT HEALTH
Under the general direction of the Student Health Medical Director, the Physical Therapy Supervisor is responsible for the operation of the Student Health Physical Therapy department which has a staff of 2 physical therapists, a physical therapist specializing in orthotics (independent contractor), 1 physical therapy assistant, a physical therapy aide and
an office manager. Duties include but are not limited to: designing the master schedule, managing equipment, ensuring patient satisfaction, managing staff issues and providing direct outpatient care to UCSB students. Reqs: Must have a California Physical Therapist license with specialization in outpatient orthopedic therapy. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Master’s Degree or Doctorate from an accredited postgraduate program. Experience in orthopedic physical therapy rehabilitation. Experience in pelvic floor and postural restoration. Notes: Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse and Adult Dependent Abuse. Student Health requires that clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the start date. To comply with Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Health Officer Order, this position must provide evidence of annual influenza vaccination, or wear a surgical mask while working in patient care areas during the influenza season. Per California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 5199 Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard requires; upon hire and annually thereafter Tuberculosis (TB) screening for all employees. The method of testing is determined by past medical history and any current symptoms. Per Cal/OSHA regulations and UCSB Campus Policy, all UCSB personnel who use respiratory protection equipment shall be included in the UCSB Respiratory Protection Program and required to complete respirator fit testing upon hire and annually thereafter, completed by UCSB Environmental Health & Safety. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $101,100/year ‑ $146,700/ year. Full Salary Range: $101,100/ year ‑ $192,300/year. 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 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 #69547
PROGRAMMING MANAGER
ARTS & LECTURES
The Programming Manager is a key member of the team 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
SMALL ENGINE MECHANIC
RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
Responsible for maintenance and repair of all motorized small engine equipment in HDAE. Maintains a preventative maintenance program. Documents and maintains repair records, and training records, as required by HDAE, EH&S & OSHA. Will comply with department safety and illness program as implemented by supervisor and /or co‑workers. Interacts as a team member with sensitivity towards a multi‑cultural work environment. Professional Expectation/ Attitude Standard/Customer Service: Promotes customer service programs in the Grounds unit to residents/clients. Assists with the development and maintenance of a work environment that is conductive to meeting the mission of the organization. Participates in staff training and development workshops and retreats as determined by supervisor. Reqs: Minimum of 2 years of experience working on small engines, ride‑on mowers, electric carts, and tractors in an institution and/or commercial setting. Minimum of 2 years of experience working on small gasoline and battery‑powered engines, ride‑on mowers, electric carts, and tractors in an institution and/or commercial setting. Ex. College Residence Hall, Hotel, resort, school. Basic computer experience Ability to install outdoor equipment Ex. BBQ grills, trash receptacles, bike racks, benches. Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse clientele such as, employees from other departments, students, parents, etc. Maintain safe and organized work area. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license and a clean DMV record. May be required to work shifts other than Monday ‑ Friday 7:00 am ‑ 3:30 pm, to meet the operational needs of the department. Satisfactory conviction history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $26.86 ‑ $30.06/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 #70879
UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Supports all aspects of the Computer Science undergraduate programs. Serves as one of the initial sources of information and advises major students, prospective major students, and non‑major students regarding general
department requirements. Monitors every aspect of progress towards degree and counsels students as appropriate. Initiates, maintains, and evaluates students’ academic records, processes petitions, checks prerequisites, and performs other administrative tasks. Ensures grades are reported for undergraduate students and updates the Schedule of Classes and other publications. Serves as one of the departmental liaisons with the Office of the Registrar on matters pertaining to departmental courses grades and undergraduate records. Works within a team environment within the Student Affairs area and department, and assists with the ongoing workload. Reqs:Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.1‑3 years of experience working in diverse college‑level academic advising setting. Ability to use various programs (Excel, Word, Google) to complete required tasks. Notes: Funded through September 2025 pending further funding. Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $25.77 to $30.98/hr. The full salary range is $25.77 to $43.58/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 # 72985
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM ADVISOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
Responsible for 6 distinct and complex degree programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry, including a Pre‑Chemistry B.A., Chemistry B.A., Chemistry B.S., Biochemistry B.S., Chemistry Minor, and joint 5‑year undergraduate and graduate‑level Chemistry B.S.‑Materials M.S. Acts as the primary academic advisor for approximately 700 undergraduate students in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs, while also serving more than 5,000 students from all three colleges (Creative Studies, Letters and Science, and Engineering) required to complete Chemistry courses. Formulates and initiates policies within the undergraduate program and applies skills as a seasoned, experienced academic adviser. Provides advice to students on the full range of departmental requirements, and recommends solutions to progression and requirement issues. Reqs: 1‑3 years of experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with peers, faculty, students, administration and others. Bachelor’s Degree in related area and / or equivalent experience and / or training. Notes: Evening and/or weekend hours may be necessary for special annual recruitment activities for the department. Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $58,600 to $70,992/ yr. The full salary range is $58,600 to $100,800/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 and https://policy.ucop.edu/ doc/1001004/Anti‑Discrimination. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu, Job #73026
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ADMINISTER OF ESTATE
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF: BRUCE LANE No.: 24PR00505 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: BRUCE LANE
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: HOWARD LANE in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.
THE PETITION requests that (name): HOWARD LANE 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: 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.
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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 09/5/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Neal Bartlett 4299 Carpinteria Ave., Ste 101, Carpinteria, CA 93013;805‑576‑7693 Published: Sep 12, 19, 26 2024.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF: MARIKA ERIKA BOOKIN No.: 24PR00490
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARIKA ERIKA
BOOKIN
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ANN MARIE PLANE, GAL OF BELLADIEM (“BELLA”) MIKAYLA BOOKIN in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.
THE PETITION requests that (name): COURTNEY DESOTO, CHANNEL ISLANDS FIDUCIARY GROUP 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: 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 08/28/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Lori A. Lewis and Joseph H. Pulverman 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101;805‑966‑1501
Published: Sep 19, 26. Oct 3 2024.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF: JOHN GARNER RETTIE
No.: 24PR00529
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: JOHN GARNER
RETTIE
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: NICHOLAS B. RETTIE in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.
THE PETITION requests that (name): NICHOLAS B. RETTIE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION: 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: 11/14/2024 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 09/18/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Dana F. Longo 820 State Street, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑966‑7000 Published: Sep 26. Oct 3, 10 2024.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF: JAMES SCHRODEK No.: 24PR00530
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: JAMES SCHRODEK
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: EMILY SCHRODEK in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.
THE PETITION requests that (name): EMILY SCHRODEK 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: 11/14/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: FIVE 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 09/18/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: David C. Turpin 735 State St. Ste. 623, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑965‑3079 Published: Sep 26. Oct 3, 10 2024. FBN ABANDONMENT
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: 805 GOLF LOUNGE 417 Santa Barbara Street, Suite B1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 07/17/2024 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original File no. FBN 2024‑0001697. The persons or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Jeffrey M Sturdivan (same
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10. Add-ons in the selfcheckout lane?
14. Slangy summons
15. Fencing sword
16. Alike, in Avignon
17. Single file
19. Long ride?
20. Front-of-book list, for short
21. Fails to be
22. Ab-building exercise
23. Bombarded, Biblical-style
27. Poem with a dedicatee
28. Top of the mouth
29. Forearm bone
32. “I ___ reason why ...”
34. Portrayed
37. Action seen in “The Hunt for Red October”
41. “Abbott Elementary” principal
42. Crates
43. Pretentious, as some paintings
44. Org. that works with the JPL
45. Blu-ray player predecessor
47. Lyric from Hall & Oates
53. Picked
54. Astronaut’s beverage
55. Classic Japanese drama form
57. Jabba the ___
58. Interlocks, like what each theme answer does?
61. Title figure in a Scott Turow book
62. Pound, for one
63. “You’re All ___ to Get By”
64. Small spot on a globe
65. Like doilies
66. Ancient Scandinavians
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2. Response to “Are too!”
3. Firewood wood
4. Notable period
5. Laced again
6. Insurance company named after a mountain
7. ___ bars (raps)
8. Dress line
9. “___-haw!”
10. Conviction
11. Antsy feeling
12. Full range
13. Pig feed
18. “... even ___ speak”
22. Hoity-toity type
24. Wander
25. Peaches and pears, e.g.
26. “Game of Thrones” actress Chaplin
29. Letters on Forever stamps
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Wakeup hour, for some
Ethyl or methyl follower
1812 event
Acidic
Quik maker
Big name in set diagrams
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Storage spot 50. Awful, like some colds
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LEGALS (CONT.)
Published: Sep 26. Oct 3, 10, 17 2024.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: POSH WELLNESS & SPA: 1324 State St. Ste J Santa Barbara CA 93101; Maria Dolores Lopez Lopez PO Box 23933 Santa Barbara, CA 93121 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 27, 2024. Filed by: MARIA
DOLRORES LOPEZ LOPEZ/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 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 E35. FBN Number: 2024‑0002168. Published: Sep 26. Oct 3, 10, 17 2024.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ACCESSIBLE
HOME CONSULTING: 601 E. Micheltorena St. Unit 38 Santa Barbara CA 93103; Vanessa B Rabatin (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Sep 9, 2024. Filed by: VANESSA
RABATIN/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 17, 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 E71. FBN Number: 2024‑0002215. Published: Sep 26. Oct 3, 10, 17 2024.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: FLOR DE MAIZ: 29 East Cabrillo Blvd. Santa Barbara CA 93101; ALCC, LLC 2905 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Dec 5, 2019. Filed by: CARLOS LUNA/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Sep 20, 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 E66. FBN Number: 2024‑0002246. Published: Sep 26. Oct 3, 10, 17 2024.
NAME CHANGE
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.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: FAZEH EBRAHIM KHAMESH
CASE NUMBER: 24CV04360
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
PETITIONER: FAZEH EBRAHIM
KHAMESH 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: FAZEH EBRAHIM
KHAMESH
PROPOSED NAME: FAZEH EBRAHIMI
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 11, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 4, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, 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, JUDGE Donna D. Geck. of the Superior Court. Published Sep 12, 19, 26. Oct 3 2024.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: ASHLEY MICHELLE LOTITO AKA
SENA BLUE SUMERLIN‑HALPERIN AKA SENA BLUE EASTER CASE NUMBER: 24CV04563 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER: ASHLEY MICHELLE
LOTITO AKA SENA BLUE
SUMERLIN‑HALPERIN AKA SENA BLUE
EASTER 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: ASHLEY
MICHELLE LOTITO AKA SENA BLUE
SUMERLIN‑HALPERIN AKA SENA BLUE
EASTER PROPOSED NAME: SIENA MICHELLE
EASTER THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is
scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing November 6, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, ANACAPA
DIVISION SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR
COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street.,
P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA
93121‑1107, 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 SEPTEMBER 11, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published Sep 19, 26. Oct 3, 10 2024.
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: JOANNE HEINZ CANDLER
CASE NUMBER: 24CV04420
PERSONS:
TO ALL INTERESTED
PETITIONER: JOANNE HEINZ
CANDLER 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: JOANNE HEINZ
CANDLER
PROPOSED NAME: JOANNA HEINZ
CANDLER
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 21, 2024, 10:00 am, DEPT: 5, ANACAPA
DIVISION SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR
COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa Street., P.O BOX 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107, 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 SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published Sep 26. Oct 3, 10, 17 2024.
SUMMONS
MARRIAGE OF PETITIONER: GORDON
ROSS EDMONDS
RESPONDENT: STACY EDMONDS
CLAIMANT: KYLIE EDMONDS
SUMMONS (JOINDER)
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. AVISO! Usted ha sido demandado. El tribunal puede decidir contra Ud. sin audiencia a menos que Ud. responda dentro de 30 dias. Lea la información que sigue.
If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your response or pleading, if any, may be filed on time. Si Usted desea solicitar el consejo de un abogado en este asunto, deberia hacerlo inmediatamente, de esta manera, su respuesta o alegación, si hay alguna, puede ser registrada a tiempo. TO THE RESPONDENT/CLAIMANT
A pleading has been filed under an order joining (name of claimant): KYLIE EDMONDS as a party in this proceeding. If you fail to file an appropriate pleading within 30 days of the date this summons is served on you, your default may be entered and the court may enter a judgment containing the relief requested in the pleading, court costs, and such other relief as may be granted by the court, which could result in the garnishment of wages, taking of money or property, or other relief.
Dated: 2/15/2024 Clerk, by /s/ Michael Powell, Deputy (Fecha) (Secretario) (Adjunto)
The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): San Luis Obispo County Superior Court 1050 Monterey Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 CASE NUMBER: (NUMERO DEL CASO): 18FL‑0540
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el nŭmero de telėfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Christopher J. Duenow
755 Santa Rosa Street, Suite 300 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 541‑4200
Published: Sep 19, 26. Oct 3, 10 2024. KLENDA AUSTERMAN LLC 1600 Epic Center, 301 N. Main
ORDINANCE NO. 24-04
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
On September 17, 2024 at 5:30 P.M. at Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) held a public hearing, conducted the second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 24-04. This ordinance amends Chapter 15.12 “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”). As part of the ordinance, new local amendments are adopted 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 7% of parking spaces EV capability and 23% of parking spaces with EV Charging Stations (EVCS); and 5) all other new nonresidential developments shall provide 15% EV capable parking spaces and 15% 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.
The City Council of the City of Goleta passed and adopted Ordinance No. 24-04 at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of September, 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE REYES-MARTÍN, COUNCILMEMBERS KASDIN, KYRIACO AND RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
The ordinance will be effective 30 days from the date of adoption.
A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk’s Office, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California, or by calling the office at (805) 961-7505.
Deborah S. Lopez
City Clerk
Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, September 26, 2024
Wichita, Kansas 67202‑4800 (316) 267‑0331
IN THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT OF SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
IN THE INTEREST OF AERON BRUCE
CASE NO. 23 JC 185 A PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE
________ )
Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59
NOTICE OF SUIT
The State of Kansas to Natural Mother HELEN M. GIBBS:
You are hereby notified that an Amended Motion for Finding of Unfitness and Termination of Parental Rights has been filed in Sedgwick County District Court requesting that the court find the Mother of Aeron Bruce unfit to have custody of such child, and to make an order permanently terminating the parenting rights of such child who has previously been adjudged a child in need of care. You are hereby
required to appear before this Court on the 18 th day of October, 2024 at 8:30 a.m., in the Probate Department, Sedgwick County District Court, at 1900 E. Morris Street, Wichita, Kansas. Failure to either appear or respond may result in the court entering a judgment granting the requested action.
/s/ Christopher J. Vinduska
Christopher J. Vinduska cvinduska@klendalaw.com Attorney for Petitioner Published Sep 26. Oct 3, 10 2024.
ORDINANCE NO. 24-03
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, approving a Third Amendment to the Goleta Gardens LLC Development Agreement to provide that the term of the Development Agreement must not extend beyond the date the Coastal Commission certifies the City’s Local Coastal Program or December 31, 2025, whichever occurs first and find that the Ordinance is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act for the property located at 907 S Kellogg Avenue; Case No. 240001-ORD
On September 17, 2024, at 5:30 P.M. at the Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, California, the City Council of the City of Goleta (“City”) conducted the second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 24-03 for the third amendment to the Development Agreement (DA) between the City of Goleta and Goleta Gardens, LLC (SyWest Development) to change the term of the Development Agreement to December 31, 2025 or the certification date of the City’s Local Coastal Program, whichever occurs first.
As adopted initially, the DA grants a license to the City to use a private access road to the San Jose Creek Channel in exchange for an extension of the deadline to use the City’s former zoning ordinance (Article 35 Coastal Zoning Ordinance) to December 31, 2023, for review of the applicant’s pending development proposal (Case No 17-121-DP-DRB). The third amendment will change the expiration date as noted above.
The City Council of the City of Goleta passed and adopted Ordinance No. 24-03 at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of September, 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE REYES-MARTÍN, COUNCILMEMBERS KASDIN, KYRIACO AND RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
The ordinance will be effective 31 days from the date of adoption.
A copy of the ordinance is available at the City Clerk’s Office, 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta, California, or by calling the office at (805) 961-7505.
Deborah S. Lopez City Clerk
Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, September 26, 2024
SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE
SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE
The following list of disbursements are unclaimed by the listed payees and held by the Santa Barbara Unified School District. If you have a claim against these funds, please contact the Internal Auditor, phone (805) 963-4338 x 6235. Proper proof of claim and current identification must be provided before funds will be released. A claim form will need to be submitted by the date below All checks listed are held in the general fund.
The following list of disbursements are unclaimed by the listed payees and held by the Santa Barbara Unified School District. If you have a claim against these funds, please contact the Internal Auditor, phone (805) 963-4338 x 6235. Proper proof of claim and current identification must be provided before funds will be released. A claim form will need to be submitted by the date below. All checks listed are held in the general fund.
Funds not claimed by November 10th, 2024 become the property of Santa Barbara Unified School District. This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Section 50050.
Funds not claimed by November 10th, 2024 become the property of Santa Barbara Unified School District. This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Section 50050. Check Date Check
8/20/2021 11345309 200.00 AFFLU
9/17/2021 11345771 15.00 Yubel Angel
8/27/2021 11345463 16.75 Victoria Belmonte
7/30/2021 11345091 20.00 Maria Carbajal
5/28/2021 12701338 205.55 Julia Carver
7/1/2021 11344547 56.30 April Chandler
12/18/2020 11341411 150.00 Maria Charco
4/16/2021 11343259
4/23/2021 11343363 992.90 Ruth Martinez
7/23/2021 11344914 20.00 Anayeli Mendoza 7/23/2021 11344915 20.00 Claudio Mendoza
6/25/2021 11344341 361.07 William Moon
7/23/2021 11344917 15.00 Aydin Nunez
7/23/2021 11344856 83.75 Mark Pope
5/28/2021 12701415 90.50 Faith Puchta
6/30/2021 12701586 103.44 Faith Puchta
6/25/2021