Santa Barbara Independent 12/05/24 by SB Independent

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by Ryan P. Cruz

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Our Calendar Editor, Terry Ortega, has been in the holiday spirit since 1968, when she was part of the Girls’ Club Drill Team in the Christmas Parade (pictured). Each year, Ortega brings fabulous wonderland options back to our pages and helps us fill up on holiday cheer. This week, we’d like to tell you some of her holiday happenings!

What’s your favorite part of doing holiday listings? When I work on the Guides, my hope is that the community feels my happiness in providing the exact information they need to discover more opportunities for joy and fun. What are some of your favorite events that happen every year? What do you look forward to attending? My favorite season (and Guide) is Halloween, and my fave holiday is Día de los Muertos. The new, annual calenda (procession) on State Street is amazing.

What’s your favorite way to relax outside of work? Traveling and going to the theater in L.A., N.Y.C., and S.B.!

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NEWS of the WEEK

Housing Crisis Showdown

City Council Begins to Narrow Down List of Solutions; Rent Stabilization Debate Continues

TBy Ryan P. Cruz

wo years ago, the City of Santa Barbara created the Housing Crisis Task Force officially called the Housing Crisis Ad Hoc Committee to try and get a handle on the city’s ever-growing housing problems.

Since then, the group hosted community forums; interviewed stakeholders; gathered info from housing experts, nonprofit housing developers, small-scale landlords, and property managers; and listened to anybody who wanted to offer solutions.

After all those meetings, the committee found tenants were facing higher barriers to renting and prices were “far outpacing wages” in the city’s dwindling rental market, according to Barbara Andersen, Senior Assistant to the City Administrator. Tenants reported a fear of retaliation or eviction for speaking out, and city staff said there was a lack of landlord compliance with city regulations.

On the other hand, rental property owners reported struggling with increased expenses for repairs, maintenance, and insurance. Landlords said the city’s regulations were hard to find and harder to understand; they feared criminal prosecution and said that the city’s permitting processes were too slow and costly.

The city came into Tuesday’s meeting with a list of the top 10 priority recommendations based on the task force findings. These included a permanent source of funding for the Local Housing Trust Fund; a rent stabilization ordinance and rental registry; increased access to legal counsel for tenants; incentives for improving property; a tiny home program on city property; housing for single parents; incentives for building preapproved Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs); assistance for

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first-time home buyers; and better education about rights and responsibilities for tenants and landlords.

Each councilmember chose three top priorities, which city staff will use to draft a report outlining the cost and how each program would be implemented.

Before the council weighed in, there was an extensive public comment period with dozens of community members, tenants, and property owners offering their opinion on a perfect solution.

Rob Fredericks, director of the city’s Housing Authority, said that the entire country and community is “steeped in a deep affordable housing crisis and we should do all we can to address the issue.”

He said he hopes the city enacts stronger tenant protections and pursues a rental registry, which would be a citywide database of rental properties and owners that would help keep track of compliance and illegal rent hikes. Similar programs have been put in place in other California communities, such as Alameda, Fredericks said “And guess what? The sky didn’t fall. It works.”

Property owners and real estate groups encouraged the council to make it easier to provide housing, either through incentives or streamlined building permits, and many vehemently spoke out against a rental registry which some felt was too invasive and any form of rent stabilization, which some landlords warned would lead to a wave of rent increases and local property owners selling to out-of-town corporate entities.

Tenants and advocates relayed their firsthand experiences with evictions, untenable rent increases, and the loss of neighbors pushed out by the high cost of housing.

Veronica Strauss, a single mother who said

she’s currently facing a “renoviction” along with 12 of her neighbors, asked the council to consider what it felt like to be displaced during the holiday season.

Councilmember Kristen Sneddon, one of three members of the Housing Crisis Task Force, said that the committee was careful to make sure every stakeholder group was represented. “We did not cherry-pick which one of the recommendations we were going to put forward they were all in there.”

Sneddon’s top priority was rent stabilization, which she said could be done in a “uniquely Santa Barbara way…. A way that protects mom-and-pops we need them; tenants need them; our community needs them,” she said. “And also in a way that protects tenants and allows for community stability.” Councilmembers Oscar Gutierrez and Meagan Harmon both agreed.

Mayor Randy Rowse, who has consistently opposed rent stabilization, said the city should be careful not to impose what he called a “knee-jerk solution” to the housing problem.

Councilmember Alejandra Gutierrez, the third member of the Task Force, said she is against anything stronger than the statewide rent cap on increases. Instead, the city should focus on educating both tenants and landlords about their rights and responsibilities.

Finding a permanent source of money for the housing trust fund was on the list of six councilmembers. Councilmember Mike Jordan called on Santa Barbara’s philanthropic community to step up. “That was one of the key components of having the housing task force fund,” he said.

No action was taken, though city staff will use council’s direction and return with potential programs to be approved in 2025. n

Flames and smoke were flaring out of the Indochine Lounge in downtown Santa Barbara when city firefighters pulled up just before 7 p.m. on 11/26, jetting streams of water into the nightclub. The fire erupted in the front part of the narrow brick-walled building, said City Fire Inspector Zach Wuchner, though the cause remains unknown. Wuchner said considerable smoke damage occurred throughout Indochine, which was closed at the time, and to its neighbors. Indochine’s building at 434 State Street has been red-tagged as uninhabitable. Wuchner said his investigation report to determine the cause of the fire and damage should be finished by this week or next.

A motorcyclist was killed following a collision with a guardrail on Highway 154 near East Camino Cielo around 5 a.m. on 11/29, according to reports from California Highway Patrol (CHP). According to CHP officers, the motorcyclist who was riding a Kawasaki Ninja was ejected after hitting a guardrail. The downed rider, later identified as Otoniel Diaz, 22, of Goleta, was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency personnel closed off the entire roadway due to the incident for several hours.

An SUV rolled over in an Eastside residential neighborhood on 11/29, sending the driver to the hospital and leaving at least one parked car severely damaged from the crash. Santa Barbara City Fire was dispatched to the 400 block of East Figueroa Street just before 7 p.m., where they found an Acura SUV rolled over onto the sidewalk. The driver and one passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle, which was resting on the driver’s side. The severity of the driver’s injuries is unknown at this time. The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

One traffic collision after another hit Highway 101 on 11/26, backing up traffic, causing multiple freeway closures, and shutting down railways. The rainy day saw multiple crashes, including a MarBorg garbage truck that overturned in a collision south of Sheffield Drive in Montecito and marked the sixth but far from final wreck of the day. The truck crashed into the northbound highway’s concrete barriers and

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

Property owners (left) showed up to Tuesday's City Council meeting to voice concerns over the unintended consequences of a rent stabilization ordinance; tenants and tenant rights advocates, including councilmember- elect Wendy Santmaria (right, center), showed their support for rent stabilization, a rental registry, and access to legal assistance for tenants.

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New Year’s Polar Dip Canceled

Since 2017, a hearty group of folks have gathered at East Beach to kick off the New Year with a Polar Dip in the chilly Pacific Ocean. But this January 1, the bathers will have to take the plunge on their own. The Dip is on hiatus.

Artist Hugh Margerum, who began organizing the event eight years ago with his friend Julie DeAngelis, said that in midNovember, the city, for the first time, required permits that included providing lifeguards, trash and recycling receptacles, portable toilets, a permit for food or beverages provided to the public, liability insurance, and a business tax certificate for any vendors or organizations receiving donations.

“Julie, and I talked about it, like, what are we going to do? It was going to cost probably about $3,000 to fulfill all the things they wanted,” Margerum said.

Ultimately, he and DeAngelis decided to cancel the event this year, concerned with trying to fundraise on short notice in December when many charities seek donations.

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department said permits are required when an event includes more than 75 people. The purpose is to make sure city rules are followed and to prevent a conflict at the location, for example, if two groups want to use the public facility at the same time.

The first Polar Dip began with just five friends, but Margerum said it has grown each year. Last January, more than 200 people took the plunge with many others coming to cheer them on.

This year, Margerum and DeAngelis partnered with the volunteer group Adam’s Angels, which provides necessities to homeless people, students, and at-risk youth. For the 2025 Polar Dip, they were planning to partner with Explore Ecology, which engages students with environmental stewardship and helps keep the ocean clean.

Margerum thinks there’s something essential about people wanting to go in the water. “I’m not a religious guy, but it’s kind of like a baptism in a way. It’s the first day of the new year …. It feels good to go in the water, and it feels good to go with a whole bunch of people.”

—Christina McDermott

Mark Ward, Funnyman Deputy, Dies

Mark Ward, Santa Barbara’s onetime counter-culture comedian and former KTYD funnyman turned Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy, died November 15 at age 76 after a second battle with cancer.

For those whose memories go back far enough, Ward was famous for delivering The Nude News on KTYD, back in the station’s golden age of “alternative” radio. He and his comedic co-conspirator Richard Procter also delivered play-by-play radio commentary of Santa Barbara’s annual Fiesta Parade, making up much of what they recounted in the spirit of magical surrealism mixed with the rambunctiously stoner edge of The Firesign Theatre.

Ward, who worked as a cop in Needles and Lompoc, joined the Sheriff’s Office in 1994. Although he would spend five years as a detective and another few years in train-

ing new recruits, Ward’s real love and true contribution was the Isla Vista Foot Patrol. In Isla Vista, his say-anything, goodspirited, take-no-prisoners sense of humor fit right in. During a period when relations between law enforcement and I.V. residents was at times fraught, Ward’s easygoing affability if he ever deployed the command-and-control voice many recruits are taught, no one ever heard it was especially disarming.

In person, Ward grew long of tooth on the job 27 years in uniform and as a tall glass of water, he cut an unmistakable figure on the streets. He seemed to know everyone and was always armed with a sardonic wisecrack. He also had, according to Sheriff Bill Brown, a big heart for those in serious distress and was an excellent law enforcement officer.

Ward may have joked a lot, but he took himself and the job seriously. He also evolved into a crackerjack forensic audio technician, highlighting segments of tape recordings that might cast an evidentiary light on a crime that occurred.

After retiring in 2015, Ward landed a gig with Cottage Hospital, where he worked as both greeter and security officer. No matter what he did, Ward always was much more than his job description might suggest.

—Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy Mark Ward’s real love was the Isla Vista Foot Patrol.

More than 200 people took the plunge at Santa Barbara's East Beach for this past January's Polar Dip, which was attended by a total of 300 people, according to organizer Hugh Margerum.

City Bursts Bubble Guy’s Bubble

Santa Barbara’s Bubble Guy, who has showcased his extraordinary bubblemaking skills at Shoreline Park for the better part of the last decade, has been given the heave-ho by city Parks and Recreation officials. Now, Derrick Dunten, better known as S.B. Bubble Guy, must apply for permits to continue his Shoreline shows or take them off city property.

“We call Shoreline our office,” said Dunten, who has performed free community bubble shows alongside his father for six years. “Other places aren’t the same.”

In November, Dunten received word from the city’s Creeks Division that they were concerned about the environmental impacts of his homemade bubble solution. Someone had complained that it was killing bugs. After getting the secret bubble recipe, the Creeks Division found nothing concerning.

“We did not make any request for his events to stop,” said Erin Markey, the Creeks Division manager.

Regardless, Dunten was alerted by Parks and Recreation officials later that day that he could no longer perform events at Shoreline, a city-owned park, without a permit.

“Community members, including the Bubble Guy, are welcome to enjoy bubblemaking or practice their craft in City parks without needing a permit,” explained Jazmin LeBlanc, assistant director of city Parks

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and Recreation. “However, promoting an event open to the public inviting any and all community members to attend a show does require a permit.”

“The main issue was resident complaints,” Dunten said. “They made it seem like the residents across the way felt like the park was disturbing them.”

“We did receive complaints from several community members about the events,” said LeBlanc. “Once we become aware of an issue in a park, we have a duty to address it.”

After taking to Instagram (@sb_bubble_ guy) to inform his followers of the news, the Bubble Guy received an outpouring of support from pro-bubble community members.

“People were offering everything from legal advice to help with permit costs,” Dunten said.

The social media response inspired the boardmembers of privately owned Elings Park to reach out to Dunten. “Elings offered and was more than happy to host me,” Dunten recalled.

The day after Thanksgiving, the Bubble Guy held his first community show at Elings Park after being ushered out of Shoreline to a crowd of more than 100 people. “It was incredible,” Dunten said.

The Bubble Guy said he will continue to provide free community shows throughout Santa Barbara at non-city-owned parks.

Margaux Lovely

SBMA Gift Shop Moving to Exit

Rumors of the closure of the gift shop at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art have been circulating among its members and donors after Museum Director Amada Cruz sent an email in late November explaining that the shop was being “right-sized” into a smaller space near the entry plaza.

“The Museum Store, while an appreciated visitor amenity, has consistently operated with a deficit, putting pressure on the annual budget,” Cruz wrote.

Instead, the space will be converted for educational programs, Cruz said, tripling the space available at the museum. Most of the museum’s art classes and workshops are held at the Ridley-Tree Education Center at the McCormick House up on Santa Barbara and Arrellaga streets. It is closing for repairs, said Katrina Carl, communications director,

the extent of which are currently unknown. Since 2017, an apartment at the site has also hosted visiting artists, including Valeska Soares, Charles Long, and writers Richard Rodriguez and Jane Smiley.

“We are constantly challenged to provide adequate space for all our educational activities as they have become more popular,” Cruz wrote in the email. And, “education is at the very core of our mission to make the Museum accessible to all.”

Programs like Family 1st Thursday and Studio Sundays will continue uninterrupted, and the gift shop remains open through mid-January. After that, the storefront reopens in spring 2025 as an education center, with art classes, workshops, and artmaking activities on State Street.

—Jean Yamamura

Derrick Dunten, better known as S.B. Bubble Guy, has performed free community bubble shows at Shoreline Park for six years but is now taking his act off city property.

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’Tis the Season Not to Drink & Drive

December may be officially designated the season to be jolly, but not coincidentally, it’s also the hairiest month of the year when it comes to drunk driving and

Seventeen people were killed in 2023 by drunk drivers, Savrnoch told the supervisors, and 344 people were injured. That’s out of 283 incidents. Savrnoch said his deputies prosecute offenders as violent criminals, but added, “none of them want to go there. It’s about avoiding it in the first place.”

The emotional toll taken on first responders to alcohol-fueled traffic collisions is high, he said, as it is for his deputies who must navigate the grief of family members of those maimed or killed.

District Attorney John Savrnoch grew visibly emotional when recounting the grim statistics inflicted by drunk drivers on county roads while speaking before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday in favor of a resolution declaring December “Driver Impairment Awareness Month.” The supervisors unanimously passed the resolution.

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caused a full closure of northbound lanes, diverting traffic at Sheffield Drive. Read more at independent

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Supervisor Laura Capps’s parents, he noted, got hit head-on by a drunk driver on Highway 154. Her father, then running for Congress, spent a couple of weeks in the hospital recovering. With Uber and Lyft, there’s no shortage of options for people too buzzed to drive. Supervisor Joan Hartmann noted how a county employee who just happened to be on the scene held one of the two girls killed in a suspected drunkdriving crash last week in his arms as she died. “There’s no excuse for this,” a visibly upset Hartmann stated. “That can’t happen.”

of a resolution expressing support for immigrants and migrants living within county borders. “What we’re up against right now is fear,” stated supervisor Laura Capps, who led the charge in favor of the motion. Capps stressed the need to communicate clear and accurate information between now and 1/20, when Trump is scheduled to take the oath of office. Schools, hospitals, and churches, she stated, have been designated safe havens. Read more at independent.com/ immigration.

Santa Barbaran Carlos Arturo Gomez, 60, pleaded not guilty to multiple felony and misdemeanor child-exploitation charges on 11/27. According to court documents, Gomez has been charged with four possession of child pornography, using a minor for sex acts, unlawful contact with a child with intent to commit a sexual crime, and sending harmful — and five misdemeanor counts of child molestation. The DA’s Office said that its Victim Witness Services and S.B. Police detectives will be directly contacting the victims identified during the investigation, as well as their parents. A preliminary hearing is set for 1/6/25. Gomez remains out on bail.

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Some KEYT employees, including videographers, editors, multimedia journalists, directors, and producers, voted to unionize last month with a 17-13 majority. On 12/3, the National Labor Relations Board certified the vote, making Local 600, the union, the employees’ representative for collective bargaining. Local 600 represents 13 other broadcast news stations nationwide. KEYT’s owner is News-Press & Gazette, a family media company headquartered in Missouri.

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The county supervisors didn’t exactly throw the gauntlet down when it comes to President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to implement mass deportations, but the supervisors did vote unanimously on 12/3 in favor

Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent Hilda Maldonado and school boardmember Gabe Escobedo visited the governor’s mansion last month to meet with Gavin Newsom about the school district’s “Off and Away” policy for cell phones. The “Off and Away” policy primarily came out of the teachers union’s push to address cell phone use in classrooms in 2022, and requires students to keep cell phones off and put away during class time. Governor Newsom praised the district for its efforts during the 11/19 event, which included discussions on youth mental health and the development of cellphone policies in schools. n

Nick Welsh

Cathedral Oaks Road in Goleta was the scene of a double fatal DUI crash in 2021.

Cash for Safe Parking Spaces?

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Das Williams remembers being in the room more than 20 years ago when the idea for the Safe Parking program was hatched to provide managed care for people living in their cars. This Tuesday, the county supervisors heard a progress report on Safe Parking’s success getting people out of homeless car encampments, onto managed parking lots, and finally into housing.

The news was pretty good. In the past five months, the program funded by more than $7 million in federal grants has enrolled 173 homeless people living in their vehicles. Of those, 48 have gotten into housing.

Williams’s take? “More needs to be done.”

More specifically, Williams argued, the Safe Parking program run by the nonprofit New Beginnings needs to start offering financial compensation to entice property owners to rent a few parking spaces out so that homeless people can sleep on the lots overnight. To date, Safe Parking has relied upon the kindness of churches, government agencies, and strangers who over the years have donated the space free of charge.

The number of new spaces coming under Safe Parking’s management over the years has hovered between the marginal and the minimal. If local governments are serious

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about clearing out homeless encampments, Williams repeatedly argued, they’d better find places where they can go.

“Otherwise, you’re just moving them around,” he said.

About 50 percent of the spaces exist on church properties. The rest lie in government agency parking lots, though state government agencies have been notoriously non-engaged. Private parking lots largely empty at night when the program is in effect are similarly not involved.

Williams suggested that more spaces might be made available in private lots if there was some modicum of money on the table. For New Beginnings, this would mark a major shift in policy. Williams was joined by Supervisor Joan Hartmann and the rest of the supervisors in asking county staff to come back with a proposal to at least look into offering money. Nick Welsh

S.B. Unified Test Scores, School Data Show Need for Improvement

Recent test results and district data showed how students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District are faring. According to results from the fall Renaissance Star Assessments, more than half of district students failed to meet grade-level standards in reading and math.

The Star Assessment results are focused on students in grades 2-6 because 1st graders also take a different early literacy test while they build literacy skills, with only 30 taking the Star test this year.

This semester, scores show that only 42 percent of students in grades 1-6 met or exceeded grade-level standards. That leaves 1,233 students who did not. But that score did inch up two percentage points from last year’s 40 percent.

In math, 35 percent of elementary students met or exceeded grade-level standards. Fifth-graders had the lowest scores, with only 27 percent meeting or exceeding standards. But that is higher than last year’s scores at 30 percent.

School boardmembers addressed the results at their November 12 meeting. They noted that they want to find ways to support schools and student populations, and find opportunities for growth and improvement, focusing on individual students and schools to locate the greatest areas of need. But they also emphasized that numbers are

not the full picture.

“There’s humanity involved here there are kids, there are teachers, there are attitudes, there are moods,” said boardmember Bill Banning. “There’s all this kind of stuff that comes in, and it’s complicated by demographic differences from school to school and wealth.”

On a better note, the district is only 5.5 points below the grade-level standard for reading, compared to the state average of 13.2 points below standard, based on the California Department of Education’s school dashboard. In math, the district improved for the second year in a row to 36 points below standard, while the state average is 47.8 points below.

And certain, overachieving schools Franklin, Washington, La Colina, and Dos Pueblos are four to 43 points above the standard in English Language Arts and three to 13 points above the standard in math, seeing improvements of up to 21 points in both subjects.

Additionally, chronic absenteeism has declined across the district to 16.9 percent, college and career readiness increased to 60.4 percent, emergent multilingual learner progress increased to 46.9 percent making progress, and high school graduation rates remained high at 92.4 percent.

—Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Das Williams

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Wine Preserve Now Gathering Support

Move to Add One Percent Fee to Bottles Sold Would Add $1.5 Million to Marketing Efforts

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ould Santa Barbara County vintners better compete with more popular regions by imposing a miniscule charge on every bottle of wine they make and sell here?

That’s the hope behind a renewed push to add a one percent fee to Santa Barbara wines sold through tasting rooms countywide, which would generate money for regional marketing efforts through the creation of a business improvement district, or BID.

“Right now, more than anything, wine regions need to market themselves,” explained Alison Laslett, the CEO of Santa Barbara County Vintners Association, which first put forth the idea more than four years ago.

“After that nice little bump after COVID, the wine industry has not been flourishing as much as it might be if we had a robust marketing budget.”

In October, the County Board of Supervisors approved the petition in support of the effort, so Laslett and her team are now actively gathering signatures to proceed to the next of many steps. The “Wine Preserve” initiative which failed due to winery opposition back in 2020, when it could have been the first wine BID in the country requires the signed support of at least 50 percent of the “assessed industry” in order to create the district, which is estimated to generate more than $1.5 million for the association’s marketing budget.

There are a number of milestones and meetings to come before the BID becomes reality, and the move must be endorsed by each of the eight cities within the county. Laslett believes they will have enough support to present during the Board of Supervisors’ December 17 meeting, which will allow the effort to move onto the cities. That will be followed by a public hearing without any board action to be taken (aiming for January 2025) and then the meeting where the supervisors create the district, possibly as soon as February. If somehow all goes as planned, the district could become reality by March 2025.

Of course, all that time leaves plenty of opportunity for opposition to arise, but Laslett believes the dissent is much more subdued today. “The whole tenor and tone has been much more civilized and calm,” said Laslett of this second attempt. That’s especially since three other regions Temecula, Livermore, and Amador County have now approved wine BIDs, with others such as Paso Robles and Monterey coming soon.

“The vintners understand that this is not a novel concept anymore,” she said. “They have been able to see it play out successfully.”

One such vintner is Pierre LaBarge of LaBarge Winery. LaBarge opposed the original wine BID attempt, but has since come around to being one of its most adamant proponents as the president of the Santa Barbara

Vintners board.

“I didn’t even bother to read about the BID, and I was just against it,” said LaBarge, who had been lobbied by winemaker friends that first time around. When it failed, he decided to learn more about the association by joining it. Suddenly, he was on the board and is now president.

“It’s easy to complain if you’re standing on the sidelines, but you need to get involved to know what’s really going on,” he said. “I got to really see what was going on behind the scenes and the success the association was having. It gave me a very different perspective.”

He said that there was a lot of fear and misinformation spread around during the first attempt, in part because Santa Barbara would have been the first wine country in the state to pursue this model, which is otherwise a very common tool in travel regions and redevelopment districts.

“We’re not the guinea pigs anymore,” he said. “There have been appellations and counties that have passed this and we have seen the success they’ve been having.”

The Temecula Valley is probably enjoying the most success since passing their BID in April 2021. “We have all been able to see the benefits to Temecula,” said Laslett, who said the Riverside County region is now generating $1.7 million more for its association each year, which tripled its budget. “They have been able to increase their visitation at a time when visitation to other wine regions is decreasing. That correlates exactly to when they passed the BID.”

With more regions pursuing this, it may come down to whether Santa Barbara County can stay competitive at all.

“We’re concerned about being passed up,” said LaBarge. “We deserve a strong and thriving association, and that’s the one thing everyone can agree on. It’s just a matter of how we can get there. We determined that this is the best way forward.”

“Now I’m just trying not to get left behind,” said Laslett. “In order to stay competitive and in order to keep an edge, we have a little bit of time left where we can still be a frontrunner.”

Fur Flies over Proposed Hike in Ag Minimum Wage

Based on the tone and tenor of Tuesday’s discussion about a proposal to increase the countywide minimum wage for farmworkers to $26 an hour, as demanded by farmworker advocates, there’s no acceptable middle way allowing the supervisors to cut the proverbial baby in half. It was equally clear that the supervisors to the extent they said anything would much rather focus on easing the rules and regulations governing the development of farmworker housing than passing a $10-an-hour wage increase that growers and farmers representatives said will destroy their industry.

Claire Wineman of the Grower-Shipper Association said if the wage increase advocated by farmworker advocates were to be passed, 16,000 ag jobs would quickly disappear. Other growers said they face a battery of rising costs and stiff competition from growers in Mexico, Peru, and other countries. A wage increase, they insisted, would cause them serious economic damage.

Farmworkers and organizers pushing for the wage increase said they were frustrated, saddened, and disappointed that the supervisors were not taking to heart the testimony provided by 48 farmworkers at a special workshop held two weeks ago.

“I should not have to work 60 hours a week to scrape by,” one farmworker stated.

More farmworker housing, they said, was a long-term solution for an acute problem demanding immediate relief. And only a small percentage of farmworkers, they added, would benefit.

At the hearing a couple of weeks ago, supervisors Joan Hartmann and Das Williams heard how three families often had to jam into a single unit. Often, they were told, no kitchen was included.

A researcher from UC Merced stated that 25 percent of farmworkers experienced some form of wage theft; 19 percent reportedly experienced retaliation for asking for higher pay.

Hartmann and Williams expressed genuine sympathy for the economic hardships the workers endured.

“Their stresses,” Williams stated, “are not temporary.”

But both also expressed an awareness of the economic challenges confronted by growers. One grower, a fourth-generation farmer with crops in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo, stated he’d move his operation to S.L.O. if the wage increase were passed.

Hartmann and Williams said they will be touring the farmworker housing projects that have gone up in Ventura County in hopes of discovering how Ventura can make such housing happen where Santa Barbara has failed.

The supervisors took no action. On Tuesday’s agenda was only a verbal report from Hartmann and Williams about the special workshop.

Both the growers and farmworkers showed up and expressed themselves with a vehement sense of economic urgency. Hartmann pushed the housing alternative because high housing costs accounted for so much of the economic privation experienced by farmworkers. She also suggested childcare support for farmworkers’ families and training programs that would enable the children of farmworkers to achieve better paying supervisorial positions.

With Williams stepping off the council early next year, the farmworkers will be losing the strongest supporter they now have. The board will revisit the issue at its meeting on December 17. Both sides will be present.

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IT’S GONNA BE A LONG, LONG TIME For no less than 175 years, the City of Santa Barbara has been forced to carry on without the uplifting and unifying benefit of an official song. Worse, this psychic wound has been self-inflicted. It need not be endured a second longer.

As we enter the era of perpetual sonic booms a form of violent sonic wallpaper that threatens to become even more perpetual and violent I’d like to nominate the 1954 classic “Shake, Rattle and Roll.”

This song was originally sung by Big Joe Turner. Some musical historians maintain this color-barrier-crossing R&B hit qualifies as the first rock and roll song ever

Better yet, the song, sung in Turner’s piercing tenor for him, the microphone was strictly optional was ultimately all about “boisterous sex.” Or so our friends at Google tell us. But back in 1954, such salacious allusions had to be cloaked in coded references. to “a one-eyed cat, peeping at a seafood store.” Subtle, it was not.

My other nominee is John Lee Hooker’s 1961 great but mistitled hit, “Boom, Boom.” I say mistitled because Hooker clearly sings the word “boom” four times in the refrain, not two. I used to sing this song to my son Isaac back when he was still hoping to survive his larval stage of human evolution.

Both are truly great songs. And with Elon Musk and his SpaceX rocket ship company

having commandeered the Vandenberg Space Force base with his accelerating “cadence” of rocket launches, sonic booms have become very much a matter of the moment.

I have a hard enough time sleeping as it is I don’t like getting woken up. I am known to react violently. The other morning, I responded by playing my eight-string baritone ukulele so angrily that my neighbors felt compelled to obtain a restraining order.

Not pretty.

I mention Elon Musk not because he’s actually moved here. No, he’s moved to a compound in Texas. It’s because his Falcon 9 rocket ships truly technological marvels have all but taken over the launch pads at Vandenberg. It used to be we’d have one blast-off every two to three months. Now with the number of launches jumping from six to 36 to 50 and soon to 100 two or three times a week will soon be the norm.

I try not to be too prissy about such things; it’s progress, right? National security, right? And emotionally, I’m a sucker for the parabolic arches these rockets draw across the night sky. It fills my heart with a keening sense of wist. But less poetically, these booms sound very much like herds of wild racoons dragging racing across my roof. I live in an old house; the window caulking is historic, and as a result my windowpanes rattle as Musk’s rockets achieve full tumescence.

Somehow, the phrase “turbulent intercourse” floats indecently to mind

In recent weeks, Elon Musk has become bigger than God, both the Old Testament Yahweh and the New Testament God 2.0 combined. He donated $140 million to Trump’s campaign and Trump has named Musk head of a nonexistent government agency called the Department of Government Efficiency, where he sees his mandate as cutting $2 trillion to $3 trillion from the federal budget, which is roughly one out of every three federal dollars spent.

While Musk is wrangling with a Delaware judge over a compensation package he claims is worth $56 billion she claims Musk fed his board a diet of rampant lies the valuation of his rocket ship company SpaceX has just ballooned from $210 billion to $350 billion

In all this, Musk the richest man on the planet is now loudly embracing a very hostile takeover of Social Security by private investment firms. Hundreds of millions of formerly hard-working residents rely upon monthly Social Security payments calibrated somewhere between modest and meager to stay afloat.

This too disrupts my sleep.

Here’s the reality up at Vandenberg. About 90 percent of Musk’s launches have no direct military or intelligence application. They are, strictly speaking, commercial launches by a private commercial operator on behalf of private commercial operators

But because the Pentagon is technically not capable of launching its payloads into lower

earth orbit, it has to rely on Musk, who’s company is extraordinarily good at such things.

As a result, the federal government has totally abdicated control over a vital aspect of our national defense infrastructure to a whiz kid privateer who, it turns out, has been playing footsies with the likes of Vladimir Putin over the past two months.

Whose tail is wagging whose dog?

Local enviros have been clamoring for Musk to mitigate the impacts of his sonic booms on the aquatic life occupying the 150mile ribbon of water over which the rockets fly. The military and Congressmember Salud Carbajal insist Musk is immune from such intrusions because he is operating as an adjunct of the military. Even though only a small fraction of Musk’s launches are military in nature, they insist immunity is like pregnancy; there’s no such thing as a little bit.

To his credit, Carbajal managed to claw $6 million out of some committee to help cover the cost of some as-yet-unidentified mitigations. That seems a drop in the bucket, especially when the richest man on the planet should be paying his fair share. But given who will soon occupy the White House, efforts to change this scenario are tantamount to pissing up a rope. Or perhaps more precisely, to Elon Musk pissing down ours. “Boom, Boom,” “Shake, Rattle, and Roll.” These are great songs. And you don’t need to squint between the lines.

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Bubble Trouble

As a longtime resident and frequent visitor of Shoreline Park, I feel compelled to speak out against the Parks and Recreation Department’s recent attempt to require a permit for our beloved Bubble Guy.

In a world that often feels divided, the Bubble Guy represents something pure and simple: joy. His pop-up performances bring together people of all ages children delighting in floating bubbles, couples walking hand in hand, seniors enjoying a moment of community. He plays music that connects generations and creates spontaneous moments of happiness in our public spaces.

But this is about more than just bubbles. It’s about our fundamental right to free expression and the character of our community. The same department that wants to regulate bubble-blowing has previously attempted to restrict Women’s Marches and interfere with faith-based groups providing food to those in need. These actions strike at the heart of our constitutional freedoms and the welcoming spirit of Santa Barbara.

Are we really becoming a city that requires permits for spreading joy? What’s next inspecting picnic permits for family gatherings and birthday celebrations?

Santa Barbara should be a place that celebrates spontaneity, community, and the simple pleasures that bring us together. The Bubble Guy isn’t an inconvenience he’s a treasure. Our Parks and Recreation Department would do well to remember that public spaces are for the public, not for bureaucratic control.

Let’s keep Santa Barbara warm, caring, and free one bubble at a time.

Maureen Ellenberger, S.B.

Fluoride, No

The November 22 press conference with Florida’s Surgeon General sheds a different light on the Angry Poodle Barbecue’s “dumb kid” lament: “It is public health malpractice, with the information we have now, to continue adding fluoride to water,” State Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo said followed by written guidance detailing the latest research showing that exposure to fluoridated water can lead to neurodevelopmental issues in children, including lower IQ.

Unlike William Kennerly, Nick Welsh was spared from swallowing fluoride as a “dumb kid.” William swallowed the fluoride mouth rinse he was given at his first dental cleaning as a 3-year-old. His dental hygienist neglected to tell him not swallow the rinse. He died 4.5 hours later. (New York Times, January 20, 1979)

The National Institute of Health’s PubMed Central from February 14, 2014, agrees with Robert Kennedy Jr.’s position on water fluoridation: “This paper reviews the human health effects of fluoride. The authors conclude that available evidence suggests that fluoride has a potential to cause major adverse human health problems, while having only a modest dental caries prevention effect … the practice of artificial water fluoridation should be reconsidered globally … .”

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Lee Scharfeld 9/27/1931 - 10/30/2024

Lee Scharfeld passed away on October 30, 2024 at the age of 93, leaving a legacy of dedication to family and community, and a spirit of exploration and adventure.

Born in Ohio in 1931 to Jack and Sarah Lou, he moved with his family to Los Angeles at age 8. He watched his father, a skilled tailor who had immigrated as a teenager from Austria, make suits, instilling in him an early appreciation for precision and craft. In high school, he was a competitive rope climber who could dazzle on the high bar and with handstands. He developed a passion for amateur radio, both in building equipment and connecting with the world around him—pursuits that would weave through and shape the rest of his life.

After attending Caltech, he served as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force Air Defense Command during the Korean War. Following additional coursework at UCLA, he explored Mexico, learning Spanish and immersing himself in the local culture. Returning to Los Angeles, he worked in electronics with Magnavox Labs and Bendix Corporation. Through Bendix, he joined NASA’s Manned Space Flight Program as a field engineer and supervisor at the Canary Islands tracking station, contributing to the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, which put the first American in orbit and the first man on the moon.

In the Canary Islands, he also met the woman who would become his wife, Lena. They settled in Santa Barbara and raised three children: Anna, Tom, and Jenny. Driven to make a positive impact on the community, he became active in local affairs. He helped establish the Old Town Business Improvement District for downtown revitalization, served on the Planning Commission, and spent 13 years on the Santa Barbara School and High School District (now Unified) Board of Education, where among his many contributions, he advocated for the arts and

both men’s and women’s sports alongside core academics.

In more recent years, he pursued building restoration projects in California and Europe, traveling by train and ship and engaging with locals along the way.

His creative problem-solving, analytical mind, and hands-on approach shone in his projects and community service. A lover of words and tools, he valued the right word and the right tool for the job. Known for his sharp wit and love of conversation, he engaged others with humor and spirited debate. And with his firm handshake, he left a lasting impression on those he met. Above all, he deeply loved his family and will be dearly missed.

He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Rhita. He is survived by his wife, their three children, and three grandchildren.

Those who wish to share a memory, offer a condolence, or or connect with the family may reach out by email at leescharfeld.memorial@gmail.com. Your words and memories are sincerely appreciated.

Douglas Harris

10/7/1930 - 2/27/2024

Doug Harris was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, one year into the Great Depression. He witnessed the hardships of that period during his early years as the child of aviation pioneers. His father flew a surplus WWI Jenny in air shows and as a “barnstormer” and then began an aerial mapping service. Doug’s father would fly the plane while his mother operated the camera that protruded from the underside of the fuselage. The family traveled around the country, from job to job, towing a small travel trailer in which they lived. Doug attended 25 different elementary schools and he later explained that he began drawing cartoons to amuse his classmates, which usually forestalled the customary beating of the new kid. Doug lived with an aunt in Iowa beginning in the 9th grade so he could attend high school in one place. He drew cartoons for his school

newspaper, he picked strawberries to earn extra money, and he contracted polio. Polio disabled and killed tens of thousands of children in the US every summer until vaccines were developed in 1955. Doug persevered, overcame the effects, and rarely spoke of it again.

Doug graduated from Iowa State University on a Navy scholarship with a degree in Industrial Psychology. He then deployed to Korea as a lieutenant where he volunteered for UDT training (Underwater Demolition Team, predecessors of the Navy SEALs), even though he did not know how to swim when he entered the service. Doug used GI benefits to earn a PhD in Industrial Psychology from Purdue University in 1959. He then worked for Human Factors Research, Inc., in Goleta, and Rockwell International, in Downey, before forming Anacapa Sciences, Inc., in 1969, along with Jim McGrath and Ted Parker.

Doug served as president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) (19831984) and as associate editor of the journal Human Factors (1968-1987). He received the Jack Kraft Innovator Award from the HFES in 1975 for adapting link analysis, a technique used by Human Factors specialists, to the analysis of criminal and national security intelligence. Doug, Walter Harper, and Richard Fuller developed additional methods to help understand and explain complex criminal conspiracies and then offered training courses in their use. Those methods and courses revolutionized the field of intelligence analysis. Beginning in 1972, instructors from Anacapa Sciences, Inc., taught agents and analysts from local, state, and national law enforcement agencies (and from all branches of the military) in the use of the methods. Eventually, courses were taught for the London Metropolitan Police (i.e., Scotland Yard) and in many other countries under contract to the United Nations and US State Department.

Doug was a Fellow of the HFES, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychological Society, and he served as Director and Vice President of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (1994-1998). He also served on several commit-

tees of the National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Engineering.

Doug was an athlete, despite his bout with polio, taking ocean swims and long bike rides well into his eighties. Most endearing, for many years Doug created amusing birthday cards, which are treasured by his family, friends, and colleagues, and his artistic production increased after he retired. Dr. Douglas Harris was a father, scientist, businessman, esteemed leader, mentor, and artist. He passed peacefully on 27 February 2024 in Port Townsend, Washington, with his daughters, Kim and Robin, by his side.

Richard “Dick” Callanan

Richard James “Dick” Callanan passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on November 12, 2024. Born to Joseph and Louise Callanan on October 16, 1935 in Malden, MA as the fifth of six lovingly boisterous children, Dick lived his life as a friend to all and stranger to none. He was ordained a Paulist Catholic priest in 1962 and focused on bringing togetherness to diverse communities of worship. But as is so often the case in life, his world was forever changed when he met the love of his life.

For the sake of brevity, he found it increasingly impossible to ignore that his heart belonged Jean Marie O’Brien Carpenter. A widow with two young sons, Gilbert and Patrick, Jean shared Dick’s joie de vivre and they eventually tied the knot in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 1, 1976. A third son, David, arrived a year later and the family relocated to Santa Barbara in 1980 due to Dick’s new job as the Administrator of The Santa Barbara Cancer Foundation. Their love remained strong and the 805 their home for the next 44 years.

They immersed themselves in our vibrant community with countless souls who blur the line between family and friend. He

is survived by his beloved wife Jean, sons Gilbert (Erika Jokinen), Patrick (Rya), and David (Karen), grandchildren Gil, Finn, Liam, Evan, Ben, Nate, and Grace, as well as an army of beautiful nieces and nephews who gave him the sparkle in his eye. He was also blessed by an array of generous caregivers who worked tirelessly to comfort him in his final years – most notably a pair of angels he considered daughters, Lucia and Estefani Hernandez.

In lieu of flowers, the family simply requests that anyone interested in honoring our beloved PopPop reaches out to someone in their life and makes them laugh today. For it is in love and laughter where Dick Callanan will always be found.

A proper celebration of Dick’s life will be held on January 16, 2025.

James (Jim) Lee

12/12/1949 - 11/13/2024

James (Jim) Lee was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend. He passed away at home surrounded by family after a long battle with dementia. Born in Santa Barbara on 12/12/49, he passed on 11/13/24. He married his wife Janice 7/15/81. Jim is survived by his sons Jason (and his family), Nathan, his sister and her family as well as Janice’s family. He owned two businesses for many years. He enjoyed hiking, the outdoors and travel. He was a kind man, loving husband and good friend. He will be sorely missed.

His memorial will be held at Restoration Church at 595 N. Fairway Ave. on 12/8/24 at noon

Earl McMahon

3/4/1936 - 11/27/2024

Earl Clyde McMahon, a second-generation Santa Barbaran, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2024, at the age of 88.

Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Earl was deeply connected to his community, culture, and beaches. He attended Santa Barbara High School and later studied at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Earl spent his career serving the County of Santa Barbara, dedicating his life to improving the community he loved.

A proud U.S. Army veteran, Earl excelled as an athlete during his service, earning a spot on the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team. He later helped establish the Santa Barbara Youth Volleyball Association (SBYVA), creating opportunities for boys and girls to grow as athletes and individuals. Earl also mentored children in Irish dancing, sharing his appreciation for his family’s Irish roots.

In 1967, Earl married his beloved wife of 57 years, Mary. Together, they raised four children: Kathleen, Noreen, Bradley, and Kevin. Earl also had seven grandchildren: Ellie, Gwen, Ava, Flynn, Declan, Shae, and Meg (in loving memory). He adored his grandchildren and was equally fond of the family’s granddogs, who brought him endless happiness.

Earl appreciated the ocean, nature, and sunsets, finding peace and inspiration in the natural world around him.

In retirement, Earl became a Tai Chi instructor and ballroom dancer, reflecting his vibrant spirit and lifelong passion for movement and connection.

Honoring Earl’s wishes, services will remain private, and he will be laid to rest at Santa Barbara Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Monastery of the Poor Clares or St. Barbara Parish at the Old Mission Santa Barbara in Earl’s memory.

Earl’s kindness, generosity, and dedication to others will forever inspire his family, friends, and the community he cherished.

3/19/1944 - 11/5/2024

Armand Joseph Renga of Santa Barbara, CA passed away Nov 5, 2024 in the early morning hours at the age of 80 in his own home by Kym’s side.

He served in the Army in Vietnam from 1967 thru 1969 earning an honorable discharge after being wounded in combat.

He was an extraordinarily talented man who could do most everything with his hands. An accomplished bassist, he was highly in demand and played multiple projects of various musical styles in the Santa Barbara area.

He was a sculptor, painter and could fabricate anything out of brass, bronze and wood with his machining skills.

Armand was a sailor of the extraordinary sorts, fine wooden craft delighted him –with a love of the sea that lasted his entire adult life. He had a long succession of boats that he owned and cared for and was a most skilled Captain with a terrific combination of patience, and calmness on the ocean.

He traveled extensively to the Channel Islands for years and had a delightful trip to Mexico onboard CHARITY via Guadalupe Island with Kym in the late 80’s.

Traveling with Kym he visited Africa, Costa Rica, Portugal, Canada and Alaska as well as many car trips within the US.

Witty, soft spoken and gentle, he loved hiking to Pool Rock in the Santa Barbara back country and had many long term friends from all walks of life thru his art, music and sailing community.

Armand was part of a large respected Santa Barbara family and will be sorely missed. He leaves behind his wife Kym of 39 years, and his two children Claire Overnack, and Ian Renga – his children that he shared with Kathy Easton who passed many years ago.

Armand also leaves behind his sister, Camille Dellar and

had an extensive list of nieces and nephews, cousins, great nieces and nephews, an adoring sister in law, and numerous brother in laws as well as his beloved dog Abe.

A celebration of life will occur in Jan/Feb of 2025 with details to be announced. A scattering of ashes will occur at a later date on the ocean he loved so much.

In lieu of flowers please donate to VNA Hospice or the favorite charity of your choice in memory of Armand.

Tamara Currie Templeton

Tamara Currie Templeton, born at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, led a life of resilience, adventure, and quiet strength that touched the hearts of everyone around her. Raised in Westdale, Los Angeles, she attended Daniel Webster Middle School and Venice High School before graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Tamara was one of five children, and her path in life shifted early when her father passed away while she was just 13. Taking on the role of “Mom #2” to help support her 37-year-old mother and siblings, Tamara shouldered responsibilities far beyond her years. Despite these duties, she thrived socially and academically. She served as President of the Aphrodesians, a girls’ social club, and was an active member of the Campfire Girls. Through the Campfire Girls, she embraced outdoor activities, survival courses in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and embarked on a formative three month European tour at age 16. Traveling by VW bus with 11 other girls and two parent chaperones, she journeyed as far south as Croatia, north to Norway, across to Scotland, and back to Germany, where they returned the VW bus to the factory. The experience offered her new perspectives and inspired a lifetime of travel

and storytelling.

After graduating from UCSB, Tamara sought new horizons, moving to Anchorage, Alaska, where she began her career as a high school teacher. She embraced Alaska’s outdoor lifestyle, spending her time fishing and cross-country skiing amidst its rugged beauty. A few years later, she relocated to Tucson, Arizona, before eventually settling in Santa Barbara, where she continued her career in education as a teacher at Ventura High School, dedicating over 30 years to her students.

Tamara’s life was marked by a rare blend of strength, loyalty, kindness, and adventure. She dedicated herself to her family, her students, and her friends with unwavering warmth. Her beauty, laughter, love of life, conversation, her flair for European fashion and decorating will remain in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know her. Tamara is survived by Andrew Templeton, her loving husband and partner of 36 years.

A celebration of Tamara’s life will be held at a future date and location to be announced.

John Bruce Rindlaub 8/18/1949 - 6/21/204

It is with heavy heart that the many friends of John Rindlaub say goodbye as John transitions from this life to another. After years of living with Parkinson’s disease, John passed peacefully on 6/21/2024 at the Santa Barbara Serenity House.

A graduate of Dunn School in Los Olivos John was a longtime fixture on the Santa Barbara arts and music scene. John played in numerous local bands beginning in the 1960’s including Hubcap and the Lug Nuts, Truck Stop, Buster, Gold Rush, The Dusty Buds, The Bottom Line, and more. John also had a successful career in art, where he excelled in watercolors that highlighted beautiful Santa Barbara. John was one of the original group of artists to show

his work on Sundays Arts and Crafts exhibits on Cabrillo Boulevard, where John could usually be found either talking with friends or educating tourists on the finer points of water coloring. John also displayed and sold his art each year at the YES store where he also volunteered his time to help customers and other artists. John always had time for friends and was well known for his kind and gentle nature.

Special thanks go to John’s very good friends who helped to ease John’s passing by making sure he always had music and company with him.

We apologize for being so late publishing this obituary. We do plan on having a celebration of John’s life at some future date, hopefully in the spring. In lieu of flowers please send a donation to SCAPE of Santa Barbara, The Parkinson’s Association of Santa Barbara, or a Charity that you think John would have been interested in.

JoAnne Elizabeth Jerauld (Ritto) 1942-2024

JoAnne died September 24, 2024. in Lancaster, Ca. Born in Washington State, Raised in Santa Barbara Where she leaves behind two daughters Cynthia and Christine Angulo along with her 9 grandchildren. Samuel, Anita ,Cristeena, Christine , Daniel, Alyssa, Sabrina, Mariano, and Christina ….. JoAnne comes from a family of 5 Tom, Mary, Martha and Jimmy. Her parents are Emil Ritto and Helen Milanoski. She had a golden heart, she would take off her jacket for anyone. She loved going on vacations to Washington to visit her family. And she loved her grandchildren. We will cherish the memories of being with her in our lives..You will be missed Forever….God Bless you JoAnne We love you .. everyone loves u

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ISolvang: One of the Best Christmas Towns Ever! Season2024 ’

SSolvang Voted Second Best Christmas Town in America, an Annual Living Nativity Still Strong After 34 Years, and the Complete Guide to Holiday Happenings

have never needed holiday cheer more than now. I want to smell the pines as I pick out a tree, hear beautiful music and voices, see dancers twirling on their toes, shop for unique gifts, enjoy community and revelry at parades and winter fairs, create a seasonal craft, be lit by twinkle lights, savor an adult beverage with friends, and maybe take a picture with Santa. Let the Santa Barbara Independent’s guide to all things meaningful and festive help you plan the perfect way to spend the season. In addition to the holi-

olvang’s reputation as a winter wonderland for revelers in search of holiday cheer has been growing in prominence. In August, Newsweek magazine ranked Solvang the number-two “Best Christmas Town in America” on its list of the top 10 “places that really know how to trim their trees, deck their halls, and make everyone feel the magic of the holidays.” (Grapevine, Texas, claimed the number-one spot.) Solvang also landed the number-three spot on Oprah Daily’s list of “30 Most Magical Christmas Towns and Villages Across the World.”

Julefest Shares Danish Traditions from Now Until January by

Shannon Brooks

Known as the Danish Capital of North America, Solvang was settled by Danish-Americans who purchased 9,000 acres of land next to Mission Santa Inés in 1911. They advertised the newly established village to people of Danish heritage across the U.S., opened a folk school, and grew a community that is now generations deep. The charming

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day event listings, Shannon Brooks will illuminate Solvang’s Julefest celebration and how Solvang was voted one of the most Christmassy towns in the nation, as well as Madeline Slogoff’s piece on the cherished tradition of First United Methodist Church’s annual Living Nativity, now in its 34th year.

Join me in finding the cozy and spending time with those you appreciate, like, and love as well as those who share our beautiful community.

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Danish aesthetic and authentic flavors started drawing tourists in the 1940s, and ever since, tourism has been part of the community’s bread and butter.

True to Solvang’s Danish roots, Julefest (pronounced “yule-a-fest”) puts a Scandinavian spin on the festivities. The word “Jule” was originally associated with winter solstice in the Norse era, and Julefest means “Christmas festival.” According to Susan Lee, who runs the Solvang Visitor Center with the help of her father, Dean Klitgaard, the community-wide celebration started with a windowdecorating reveal in the mid-1960s. Klitgaard explained that the window unveiling was inspired by a Danish holiday tradition of admiring elaborate holiday displays along the streets of Denmark.

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Klitgaard moved his family to Solvang after attending Brooks Institute of Photography, so Susan was born and raised in town. She recalled being a child and looking forward to the first Friday in December, when all the shops would pull the sheets off their holiday window displays and the community would gather to witness the unveilings, sipping hot cocoa and enjoying Danish butter cookies. “As a kid, it was so exciting, because when the window unveiling night came, you knew it was the beginning of the Christmas season,” Lee recalled. “I can remember coming home from school and being so excited to go as a family that night.”

Cherished Annual ‘Live Nativity’ Is Back For Another Santa Barbara Holiday Season

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ow do you feel about having live camels as a part of a nativity scene?” Rev. Lloyd Saatjian, previous senior minister of the First United Methodist Church, asked one of the church trustees about this unusual addition in 1990.

in a rustic stable, and angels, shepherds, and the Three Wise Men nearby. Mothers are often enlisted to hold their own infants to portray Mary with the Baby Jesus. The participants in the scene change every half-hour in a colorful procession.

Holiday Tradition Features Nativity Scenes and Complimentary Delicacies

by Madeline Slogoff

Luckily, they approved it.

“Good! Because I’ve already ordered the camels,” Saatjian responded with relief. Live camels have been a unique component of the Living Nativity ever since. But it was not until 2023 that “local” camels were detected and utilized from Oliver Livestock in Santa Maria, and now the camels can go home each night to their own stable.

The scene displays much more than camels it also depicts the Holy Family with Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus

A parade followed the next day. “Santa Claus always came in a different fashion at the tail end of the parade. Everyone always tried to guess how he would enter,” Klitgaard said with a chuckle. “One year, Santa came in on a fire truck; another year he came in on a sleigh. One year, he even came in with Pinto cars towing him from the local Ford dealership, and all the Pintos had reindeer horns on them!”

For many years, the celebration was under the banner of Winterfest. The name changed to Julefest in the early aughts, as a better fit for the Danish village, and the programming has grown and evolved each year since.

Julefest officially kicked off November 29 after Thanksgiving. The Tree Lighting on Friday, December 6, marks the ceremonial grand opening with an evening of music, storytelling, and entertainment. The tree lighting is a highlight of the year for Klitgaard. “Sometimes we have celebrities light the tree; sometimes we have children light the tree it’s almost like guessing how Santa Claus is going to come to town,” he said of that surprise component. “After the tree is illuminated, ballet dancers dance around the tree, and that is such a special thing. It’s like the Nutcracker ballet going on right in the park.”

Under the banner of the theme “Gingerbread Dream,” the charming Julefest Parade hits the streets of Solvang Saturday, December 7, at 11 a.m. Every evening through January 5, visitors can catch a 15-minute light show every hour on the hour in Solvang Park from 5 p.m. through 9 p.m. Thanks to the addition of more LED lighting, “It’s going to be more spectacular than it’s ever been,” Lee enthused.

New this year is a weekly Wednesday Maker’s Market (Dec. 11 and 18) in conjunction with the regular Wednesday farmers’ market and featuring nearly 40 local arti-

Over the years, the congregation has loaned crèches nativity scene figurines as decorations within the display along the communion rail in the sanctuary. Many of these crèches were gifted to the congregation and are used year after year. Each year, these figurines are carefully unpacked, assembled to be displayed, and, when the event is finished, meticulously repacked for the next year, requiring several hours of volunteer time.

The story that these crèches and participants depict is Mary on the verge of giving birth in a humble stable, along with her husband, Joseph, because there was no room at the inn they planned on staying in. Farm animals are included in the scene, as they would have been roaming around the stable during this scene. The scene includes sheep, goats, and a donkey, as well as a special appearance from the camels who were ridden by the Wise Men, a trio of royalty who traveled a vast distance to witness the birth

of the newborn who they heard would be crowned a king. In the First United Methodist Church’s Living Nativity, children are invited to dress as angels or shepherds and are given the opportunity to “shepherd” the small farm animals.

“This annual gift to our community provides a peaceful respite from the ‘busyness’ of the holiday season and invites visitors to reflect on the ‘why,’ ” said Senior Pastor Robb Fuesler. The First United Methodist Church has organized this cheerful holiday tradition annually for 25 years and continues to attract hundreds of individuals to celebrate this celebratory practice.

The event will be held at the First United Methodist Church (305 E. Anapamu St.) on December 20 and 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Along with the nativity scene, the congregation offers complimentary hot cider and cookies. The event is free to the public as a way to offer a sanctuary for those who are tourists spending the holidays in Santa Barbara or to locals who enjoy this cherished annual tradition. No reservations are required, and there is free on-site parking. For more information, visit fumcsb.org n

sans perfect for thoughtful gift shopping. On Saturdays, carolers perform from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and every Saturday and Sunday, families can take advantage of photo ops with Santa Claus in Santa’s Village in the park from noon until 4 p.m. Kids will enjoy taking on the Nisser Adventure challenge, searching for 10 wooden gnomes hidden around town on a scavenger-style hunt. You pick up the clues at the Visitor Center, then find the gnomes and take pictures of each before returning to the Visitor Center to claim your prize. It’s completely free and open to all ages. Those who want to learn more about Danish traditions can join guided walking tours offered every morning at 10 a.m. Candlelight tours are also offered on select evenings; tickets are required for all tours, so book ahead to reserve your spot. Solvang Trolley runs evening light tours as well. And Julefest wraps up in spectacular fashion with the Solvang Christmas Tree Burn set for Friday, January 10. Julefest has become such a big draw that December is one of the most important months for the Solvang business community, and Julefest has a very positive impact on the lodging sector to close the calendar year. “We have many guests who return annually [for Julefest],” said local hotelier Angie Horn, who owns and operates the Viking Inn and Atterdag Inn. “For the past few years, December has been

the highest month for both of my little hotels in occupancy, average daily rate, and income,” she added. “This is very significant, considering that December is a more profitable month than July, when many people are on vacation.”

The welcome economic boost also extends to retail and food and beverage. As Lisa Mesa, who owns The Good Life cellar, explained, “Financially, December is our most profitable month of the entire year, and I believe that we owe that to the month-long Julefest celebration. Visitors can come any day of the week to see and feel the holiday spirit; it’s not reserved for just one day or one weekend.”

She summed up the spirit of the season perfectly: “Walking through Solvang during Julefest, especially at night, feels like walking through a holiday movie it’s quaint, charming, and nostalgic!” n

Listings

Season 2024

TREES

Anthony’s Christmas Trees Pick out the perfect centerpiece, swag, and boughs. Thu., Dec. 5-Sun., Dec. 24. Fri.:Sat.: 9am-9pm; Sun.: 10am-7pm; Mon.-Thu.: 9am-8pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free. Call (805) 966-6668. anthonyschristmastrees.com

Big Wave Dave’s Christmas Tree Lot Pick out the perfect holiday noble, Douglas, grand, Silvertip, Fraser, or Nordmann fir. Thu., Dec. 5-Tue., Dec. 24. 10am-9pm (Sun., Dec. 24: 10am-5pm). La Cumbre Plaza, Macy’s parking lot, 3865 State St. Free. Call (805) 218-0282. tinyurl.com/BigWaveDave-Trees

Lane Farms Christmas Patch See the farm animals and tractors and check out the corn maze while choosing from fresh noble, Nordmann, or Douglas fir trees. Thu., Dec. 5-Tue., Dec. 23. 10am-8pm. Lane Farms, 308 S. Walnut Lane. Free. Call (805) 964-3773. lanefarmssb.com/christmas-patch

Lights, Nativities, and Parades

ZooLights Walk through an immersive magical world of lights, featuring handcrafted silk-covered lanterns lit with more than 50,000 LED bulbs that showcase animal and nature scenes from around the world. Reservations are required. ZooLights will show through January 12, 2025. Thu., Dec 5-Sun, Jan. 12, 2025. 4:30-8:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$35. Call (805) 962-5339. sbzoo.org/zoolights

Solvang Julefest Light & Music Show Every evening, Solvang Park will come alive with a 10-minute light and music display on the hour. Thu., Dec. 5-Sun., Jan.5, 2025. Showtimes: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9pm. Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

Solvang Julefest Trolley Christmas Light Tour Take a tour (1.5 hours) of the Christmas lights through the Santa Ynez Valley while sipping fresh hot chocolate. Children under age 2 must sit on your lap. Dec. 5-6, 13-14, 19-20, 22, 26-29. 6 and 8pm. $28. Check in: Solvang Visitor Ctr., 1639 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

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Lompoc Annual Children’s Christmas Season Parade and Tree Lighting Community groups, individuals, and businesses will express their pride in Lompoc and their community spirit with this year’s theme of Dreaming of a White Christmas followed by the Community Christmas Tree-Lighting in Centennial Square (119 E. Cypress Ave.). Fri., Dec. 6, 6pm. Pine Ave. and H St., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 875-8100. tinyurl.com/Lompoc-Parade

S.B. Downtown Annual Holiday Tree-Lighting Event Kick off the season with wreath-making, photos with Santa, music, performances, tunes from DJ Darla Bea, and the lighting of the holiday tree. Fri., Dec. 6. 5-7pm. In front of The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Free tinyurl.com/SB-TreeLighting

Rockstar Tour of Lights Climb aboard the trolley for a 90-minute tour of all the amazing Christmas lights and decorations in S.B. Tours are available for private charters only. Fri., Dec. 6-Sat., Dec. 24. 5:30, 7:30, and 9:15pm. 20-32 passenger tours: $700-$800/trolley. Call (805) 451-999 or email info@rockstartrolley.com tinyurl.com/RockstarTrolley

Solvang Julefest Tree-Lighting Ceremony Join for Solvang’s annual tree-lighting with ballerinas, entertainment, and caroling followed by a light show. Fri., Dec. 6. 5:30pm. Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang (First St. and Mission Dr.). Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/SolvangJulefest2024

Third Annual S.Y.V. Holiday Lights Festival Stroll through an enchanted garden light experience that will feature the mini Polar Express train (additional cost), falling snow, a marketplace with merchant and food vendors, marshmallow roasting, live reindeer on selected days, entertainment, and selfies with Santa. Fri.-Sun., Dec. 6-8, 13-15, and 20-22. 5-8:30pm. Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden at River View Park, 151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. GA (ages 13+): $25; children: free-$15. Call (805) 245-5603. syvholidaylights.com

Solvang Julefest Parade: Gingerbread Dreams Watch more than 400 participants at this parade of floats, dancers, horses, marching bands, and more with an opportunity to meet Mr. Claus afterward. Sat., Dec. 7, 11am, First St. and Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

The 38th Annual Parade of Lights and Winter Wonderland

Experience a winter wonderland on the pier with elves, holiday music, 12 tons of snow, and an appearance from Santa, followed by a human-powered water parade, tree lighting, the Parade of Lights with the theme of “Yuletide Pirates,” and a brief fireworks show. Sun., Dec. 8. Winter wonderland: 3-5pm; human-powered parade: 3:30-5pm; tree-lighting: 5pm; Parade of Lights: 5:30pm. S.B. Harbor, Stearns Wharf, and West Beach (off Cabrillo Blvd.). Free. Call (805) 897-1962. santabarbaraca.gov/paradeoflights

The 70th Annual Milpas Street Holiday Parade: Una Noche de las Posadas (The Inns) This reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for shelter that is observed throughout Latin America begins at the Presidio Chapel and ends at Casa de la Guerra with songs and food provided by Rudy’s. Shop the Mujeres Market from 5-9pm, with the reenactment beginning at 7pm. Fri., Dec. 13. 5-10pm, El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. Free. Call (805) 965-0093. sbthp.org/lasposadas

Solvang Julefest Daylight and Candlelight Tours Choose between a morning or an early evening tour of the village to learn about Danish traditions and Solvang history from a local Dane dressed in traditional folk dress. Daylight: Dec. 13-14, 20-21, 23-24, 27-28, 10am; Candlelight: Dec. 17-20, 23, 26-28, 5pm. Ages 4+: $64. Check in: Solvang Visitor Ctr., 1639 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Call (805) 4657298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

Sueños Navideños/Christmas Dreams All are invited to this annual Eastside tradition that will feature marching bands, floats, dignitaries, dancers, and Santa Claus! Sat., Dec. 14. 5:30-7:30pm. On Milpas Street starting on De la Guerra St. and ending on Mason St. Free Email events@sbeastside.org sbeastside.org/holiday-parade

The 32nd Annual Living Nativity The community is invited to see this silent re-creation of the Holy Night with actors in costumes portraying the Holy Family, Wise Men, angels, and shepherds along with camels, sheep, donkeys, and goats. See the extensive collection of crèches (Nativity sets) from around the world and enjoy free cider and cookies. Fri., Dec. 20-Sat., Dec. 21. 5:30-7:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 963-3579. tinyurl.com/LivingNativity2024

Old Town Goleta Holiday Parade 2024 This annual parade will feature floats, musical ensembles, dance groups, and Santa! Sat., Dec. 7. 6pm. Hollister Ave. from Orange to Kinman. Free tinyurl.com/GoletaParade2024

Hillside’s Eighth Annual Shining Light on Abilities Take in this festive display of lights and interactive holiday decorations that will feature more lights than ever before and a residential facility for 59 people with developmental disabilities. Sat.-Tue., Dec. 7-31. Hillside House, 1235 Veronica Springs Rd. Free hillsidesb.org

Carpinteria Holiday Spirit Parade Celebrate this magical time of year by watching area businesses and community members bringing you holiday cheer. Sat. Dec. 14. 3pm. Linden Ave., Carpinteria. Free facebook.com/CarpinteriaParades

All Saints-by-the-Sea Christmas Festival & Tree Lighting The community is invited for music, food, crafts, gifts, and more with the All Saints community. Sun., Dec. 8. 4-6pm, All Saints-by-the-Sea, 83 Eucalyptus Ln., Montecito. Free. Call (805) 969-4771. tinyurl.com/AllSaints-Christmas

Menorah Lighting & Latkes Enjoy storytelling, traditional songs, prayer, and the lighting of the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah. Thu., Dec. 26. 5-7pm, Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. Free. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/El-Encanto-Holidays

Health & Wellness

The 41st Annual Light Up a Life Join this heartwarming ceremony of light, love, remembrance, and unity to honor the many who will be missed this holiday season. The Trees of Remembrance stars will be available for purchase before each program. Thu., Dec. 5, 5pm, Montecito Upper Village Green, corner of San Ysidro & E. Valley Rd., Montecito; Sun., Dec. 8, 5pm, Camino Real Marketplace, Storke & Marketplace Dr., Goleta; Sat., Dec. 14, 5pm, Seal Fountain, Linden Ave., Carpinteria; Sun., Dec. 15, 5:30pm, Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.; Free. Call (805) 563-8820. hospiceofsb.org/lual

City of Lompoc LED Christmas Light Exchange Program Exchange up to five strings of incandescent Christmas lights for new energy-saving LED Lights (while supplies last) and enter a raffle to win a variety of LED Christmas yard decorations and more. Bring a current City of Lompoc utility bill and a photo ID. Mon.-Fri., Dec. 5-Jan. 24, 2025, 9am-5pm, Lompoc City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc; Fridays.: Dec. 5-January 24, 2025, 5-7pm. Front of City Hall near the utility payment drop box. Free. Call (805) 875-8252. tinyurl.com/Lompoc-LED

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Blue Christmas Service This contemplative service of prayer, ritual, meditation, and music will provide healing space for those who experience the Christmas season as a difficult one due to loss, grief, or loneliness, and for those who love and support them. Tue., Dec. 10. 6-7pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Free. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents

The S.B. Run Club Holiday 5K Run Come feel the holiday burn at this Holiday 5K! Meet at the Peppermint Parlor to embark on a downtown community run! Sun., Dec. 22, 9-10:30am, Paseo Nuevo (in North Court across from Sephora), 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free. tinyurl.com/Holiday-5K

Especially Fun for the Little Ones

Photos with Santa at La Cumbre Plaza Make a reservation to take your photo with Santa in a winter wonderland! Photo packages are available for purchase. Visit the website for available hours. Thu., Dec. 5-Tue. Dec. 24, hours vary. La Cumbre Plaza (next to Starbucks), 121 S. Hope Ave. Free shoplacumbre.com/SantaPhotos

Solvang Julefest Nisser Adventure Join in on the city-wide hunt for the mischievous Solvang Nisser (Danish for “gnome”)! This group of Nisser are hidden throughout Downtown Solvang. Stop by the Solvang Visitor Ctr. (1637 Copenhagen Dr.), for a list of clues to where the Nisser are hiding. Fri., Dec. 5-Fri., Jan. 5. Downtown Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

Toys for Tots Toy Drive The County of S.B. invites you to drop off new, unwrapped toys to the lobby of the S.B. County Administration Bldg.,105 E. Anapamu St., and S.B. County Fire stations. Thu.-Wed., Dec. 5-18. Free tinyurl.com/Toys-For-Tots2024 sbcfire.com/county-fire-stations

MOXI Seaside Sock Skating Enjoy frictionless fun by sliding across a specialty tile floor reminiscent of ice but without the chill. Hot chocolate and adult beverages will be available for purchase. Thu., Dec. 5-Mon., Jan. 20, 2025. 10am-5pm. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Free-$20. Call (805) 770-5000. moxi.org/calendar/seaside-sock-skating Paseo Nuevo Snowfall Twirl in the snowfall, Fridays through Sundays. Fri.-Sun., Dec. 6-29. 6 and 7pm. 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free paseonuevosb.com/holidays

Waldorf School of S.B. Winter Faire Bring the entire family for pine-needle sledding, candle and ornament making, a cake walk, the cookie crystal room, and more (tokens available for purchase to participate in events), a Makers’ Market, live music, and Mony’s Food Truck and Bonafide Coffee (with items for purchase). Sat., Dec 7. Noon-5pm. The Waldorf School of S.B., 7421 Mirano Dr., Goleta. Free admission. Call (805) 967-6656. waldorfsantabarbara.org/winter-faire

Solvang Julefest Photos with Santa Come on out to Solvang Park to take a photo with Mr. Claus, and be sure to have your lists ready. Sat.-Sun., Dec 7-8, 14-15, 21-22. Noon-4pm, Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

Goleta Depot Candy Cane Train Take a ride on this holiday express all decked out with holiday lights and decorations. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29. Noon-4pm. Goleta Depot, 300 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 9643540. goletadepot.org/events

Holiday Festival of Trains All ages are welcome to experience a large model train collection chugging around a winter wonderland display. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15. Community Rm., Goleta Valley Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call (805) 964-7878. tinyurl.com/Goleta-Festival-Trains

The Petersens Christmas Tour 2024 This American roots music band will bring their music of the Ozarks to S.B. with a concert full of Christmas classics and warm family moments of laughter. Thu., Dec. 12. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $26-$60. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

Lompoc Parks and Recreation Breakfast with Santa Join Santa and his helpers for a pancake breakfast. Write a letter to give to Santa when you meet him. Pre-registration is required. Sat., Dec. 14, 8:30 and 10am. Dick DeWees Community & Senior Ctr., 1120 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. Free-$12. Call (805) 875-8100. tinyurl.com/LompocSantaBreakfast

Selfies with Santa at Paseo Nuevo Take a photo with Santa indoors at the Peppermint Parlor. Packages available for purchase. Sun., Dec. 8, 15, and 22. Noon-4pm. Paseo Nuevo (in North Court across from Sephora), 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free paseonuevosb.com/holidays

Westside Dance Presents The Nutcracker Sweet Experience all the magic of The Nutcracker in a sweeter and shorter hour-long performance that’s perfect for all ages. Sat., Dec. 14, 11am and 4pm; Sun., Dec. 15, 4pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $15-$20. Call (805) 884-4087. tinyurl.com/Nutcracker-Sweet

Goleta School of Ballet Presents The Nutcracker Tutu Suite This very special and charming Nutcracker will feature the youngest dancers with an encore performance of favorite dances from the youngest and highest-level performers. Sat., Dec. 21. 1:30-2:30pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $15 (at the door). Call (805) 328-3823. goletaschoolofballet.com/performances

Holiday Fun for Everyone

Sustainable Holiday Open House Learn about sustainability and enjoy cider, hot cocoa, and holiday treats as you create at the DIY holiday craft stations (ecofriendly ornaments, wrapping paper), take photos with Santa and listen to the S.B. High School Madrigals sing carols (4:30-6pm). Thu., Dec. 5, 4-7pm. The City of S.B. Sustainability & Resilience Dept., 801 Garden St., Ste. 200. Free. Call (805) 5645631. tinyurl.com/Sustainable-OpenHouse

Ornament Exchange Bring a wrapped Christmas tree ornament (for each person attending) and food or beverages to share! Fri., Dec 6. 6-8pm. Guild Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Free. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents

Westerlay Orchids Holiday Open House Enjoy seasonal bites, beverages, photos with Santa, a European Christmas market, and more! Sat., Dec. 7. 3-6pm. Westerlay Showroom, 3504 Via Real, Carpinteria. Free tinyurl.com/Westerlay-OpenHouse

Rancho La Patera & Stow House: Holiday at the Ranch Enjoy live music, tractor rides, children’s crafts, live music, Santa and his “rein-goats,” and more. Sat., Dec. 7. 10am-4pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free-$10. Email karen@goletahistory.org HolidayattheRanch.eventbrite.com

Buellton Winter Fest Start the day having breakfast with Santa (two sittings at 9 and 10:30 am. Reservations are required), a photo with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, then take a trip to the Holiday Village from 4-7pm with vendors, wine, beer, 20 tons of snow, and a tree-lighting at 7pm. Sun., Dec. 8. Breakfast: Buellton Rec Ctr., 301 2nd St., Buellton; Holiday Village: River View Park, 151 Sycamore Dr., Buellton. Free-$15. Call (805) 688-7829. discoverbuellton.com/buellton-winter-fest

THE HALLELUJAH

10 annual family holiday concert

LOBERO THEATRE

Join us for a heartwarming holiday concert for all ages with a rich program of songs from multiple holiday traditions––from classical to popular.

Guest narrator Meredith Baxter

DECEMBER

14 & 15 SATURDAY 7 PM / SUNDAY 3 PM

Featuring The Choral Society & Orchestra conducted by JoAnne Wasserman with Meredith Baxter, Music Academy of the West SING! Children’s Chorus, and Santa Claus! sbchoral.org

Holiday Tamale-Making Class

Celebrate the holidays and learn how to make tamales with Richard Lambert, founder of National Tamale Day

Saturday, December 7th | 1-2:30 PM Free Methodist Church 1435 Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara

Suggested Donation $65 per person Enroll at tinyurl.com/2024tamaleclass r

Season

A Cowboy Christmas The horse stable has been transformed into the North Pole with games, crafts, activities, a hot cocoa bar, a petting zoo, a visit from Santa, and more. Snacks, drinks, and beer and wine will be available for purchase. Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 5-21. 3:30 and 5:30pm. River View Park, 151 Sycamore Dr, Buellton. Children 2 and under: free, GA: $19.95. Email bob@ syvhorsebackrides.com syvcowboychristmas.com

Merry & Bright Holiday Festival The event will feature free photos with Santa, carolers, music, and more. Sat., Dec. 14. Noon-5pm. Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave., Carpinteria. Free. Call (805) 684-7789. carpinteriaartscenter.org

Holidays with Santa at Hollister Village Plaza The event will feature free photos with Santa, carolers, holiday music, and more. Sat., Dec. 14. 11am-2pm. Hollister Village Plaza, 7000 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Free tinyurl.com/HollisterVillagePlaza

Los Olivos Olde-Fashioned Christmas Experience the magic of this town with ornament and cookie decorating, hot cocoa, photos with Santa, food and drink for purchase, performances, gingerbread houses on display at 4pm at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, and more. Sat., Dec. 7. 2-7pm. Downtown Los Olivos. Free. losolivosca.com/olde-fashioned-christmas

Christmas Cookie Walk Purchase a gift box (can also be pre-ordered), and fill with tasty treats of more than 40 varieties of cookies created by parishioners. Boxes are weighed and paid for with proceeds to support the ministries of Trinity. Sun., Dec. 15. 9am-12:30pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. $20/box. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents

Ice in Paradise Winter Wonderland 2024 Take advantage of all-day public skating with skate rentals and a hot chocolate included. Wed.-Mon., Dec.18-23, 9am-9pm; Tue., Dec. 24, 9am-3:30pm. 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. $25. Call (805) 879-1550. iceinparadise.org

Santa Ynez 12 Days of Christmas Scavenger Hunt Stroll around the Township of Santa Ynez to try and find the items from the song “The 12 Days of Christmas” among 12 businesses. Thu.-Fri. Dec. 5-Jan. 5. tinyurl.com/SYV-12Days

Nutcracker Tea Afternoon Buffet & Ballet Performance Enjoy custom-blended herbal teas, savory delights, desserts, and a performance by the State Street Ballet. Sat., Dec. 14 and 21. 11am1pm. The Dining Room, Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. $125. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/El-Encanto-Holidays

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the Zoo Spend some holiday time with your animal friends at the Zoo! Reservations are required. Tue., Dec. 24-Wed., Dec. 25, 9:30am-3:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$25. Call (805) 962-5339. sbzoo.org

Arts, Dance, Theater, Concerts

SBAA December Holiday Show Reception The S.B. Art Association will celebrate the opening of their holiday art show, on view through January 13, 2025. Thu., Dec. 5, 4:30-6:30pm, Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (805) 963-1026. tinyurl.com/SBAA-Reception

Gallery Los Olivos Winter Celebration Reception The salon-style hanging of art will offer a variety of subjects in all fine art mediums, framed and gallery-wrapped and hung from the floor to the ceiling. Thu., Dec. 5-Fri., Jan. 31, 2025. Reception: 2-5pm. Gallery: 10am-4pm. Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Free. Call (805) 688-7517. tinyurl.com/GLOWinterCelebration

UCSB Gospel Choir Fall Concert Join the Gospel Choir, under the direction of Victor Bell, as they celebrate the holiday season with contemporary and traditional gospel music from the rich African American culture. Fri., Dec. 6, 7:30pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB. UCSB Students/children under 12: free-$10. tinyurl.com/UCSBGospelChoirConert

The Ojai Art Center Theater Presents It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Play Actors will bring multiple characters to life through lively voice work and clever sound effects in this delightful telling of George Bailey’s discovery of how valuable life is. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 7:30pm; Sat-Sun., Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 22, 2pm. The Ojai Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $10-$20. Call (805) 640-8797. ojaiact.org

Julefest Christmas Matters Holiday Carolers Be on the lookout for this premier professional caroling group that will be strolling the downtown village, filling the air with a cappella holiday tunes. Sat., Dec. 7, 14, and 21, 4-7pm. Downtown Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

State Street Ballet Academy Presents Rudolph The State Street Ballet Young Dancers and Cold Spring School Choir will perform the tale of the misfit reindeer who embarks on a journey through the North Pole to save Christmas. Sat., Dec. 7: 6:30pm; Sun., Dec. 8: 2pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $22-$34. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

The Grace Fisher Foundation Presents:sic Showcase Enjoy a film by Grace Fisher and performers S.B. Chamber Players, Jackson Gillies, Will Breman, Elite Dance Company, and more. Proceeds will benefit the Grace Fisher Foundation. Sat., Dec. 7, 6pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Students: $37-$79. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

S.B. Downtown Holiday Cheer Live Music Enjoy live holiday music every Saturday leading up to Christmas. Sat., Dec. 7,14, 21. 4pm. Paseo Nuevo Center Court (next to Captain Fatty’s Winter Beer Garden) Free. tinyurl.com/Holiday-Music

Sing! Holiday Concert The Music Academy’s community youth choral program will perform a mix of Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter songs featuring participants in grades 1-8. Tue., Dec. 10. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Free-$10. Call (805) 969-8787. musicacademy.org/calendar

Goleta School of Ballet Presents The Nutcracker This classic holiday ballet follows Clara’s adventures in the Land of Snow with the Nutcracker Prince performed by Level 1 through the pre-professional division. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 7-8, 3pm. The Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $22. Call (805) 328-3823. goletaschoolofballet.com/performances

The Fourth Annual Outdoor Trinity Backstage Holiday Show

Join musicians Doug Clegg, Kate Wallace, James McVay, and special guests for an afternoon of music, delectables, cider, tea, and hot cocoa on the Labyrinth. Sat., Dec. 7, 3pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. $20 suggested donation. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents

Sounds and Stories of a Greek Christmas Director of Opera S.B. Kostis Protopapas, mezzo-soprano Xeni Tziouvaras, the award-winning San Marcos High School Madrigals, and more, will perform songs and stories of a traditional Greek Christmas with proceeds going toward college scholarships and community cultural events. Sat., Dec. 7, 3-6pm. St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 1205 San Antonio Creek Rd. $26. tinyurl.com/Greek-Christmas2024

The Alcazar Theatre Presents: Miracle on 34th Street Follow the journey of a department-store Santa Claus who claims to be the real deal and the little girl who believes in him. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 7pm; Sun., Dec. 8, 15, 3pm. The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $15-$20. Call (805) 684-6380. thealcazar.org/calendar

Downtown Holiday Sing-Along with the Prime Time Band

Listen to traditional carols to contemporary classics featuring solo vocalist Amanda Elliott, who will also lead the sing-along with a performance from the Dos Pueblos High School Choir, directed by Courtney Anderson. Fri., Dec. 13, 6-8pm. Front steps, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Email primetimebandsb@gmail.com tinyurl.com/PrimeTimeHoliday

The 20th Annual Westmont Christmas Festival: Dwelling Place The Westmont Orchestra, College Choir, and Chamber Singers will perform an inspiring presentation with a theme, a narrative, and Christmas music. Sat., Dec. 14: 7pm; Sun., Dec. 15: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $22. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

S.B. Music Club Free Holiday Concert and Reception Enjoy a festive program of choral and instrumental music by the Adelfos Ensemble with guest conductor Erin Bonski, flautist Andrea Di Maggio, and pianist Erin Bonski, followed by a post-concert reception. Sat., Dec. 14, 3pm. Free. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Email pattyvolner5@gmail.com tinyurl.com/SB-Music-Club

The Choral Society Presents: The Hallelujah Project 10 Join guest narrator Meredith Baxter for a heartwarming holiday concert of classics and the children from the SING! Program, and more. Sat., Dec. 14, 7pm; Sun., Dec. 15, 3pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $20-$30; VIP: $50. Call (805) 965-6577. sbchoral.org/concerts

UCSB Arts & Lectures Present the West Coast Premiere of Dorrance Dance’s The Nutcracker Suite Arrive early for light installations, hot cider, and performances from the S.B. Revels and UCSB Jazz Ensemble followed by a Nutcracker like you have never seen, as in this version, Tchaikovsky’s classic score has been interpreted by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or gift card to benefit the United Way of S.B. County. Thu., Dec. 5, 7:30pm. The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Students: $22.50, GA: $52-$107. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

Ice in Paradise Country Christmas on Ice Step into a winter wonderland as the magic of the season comes to life on ice. Watch from ice level or from the mezzanine. Sat., Dec. 14, 12:30 and 3:30pm. 6985 Santa Felicia Dr., Goleta. $20-$30. Call (805) 879-1550. iceinparadise.org

S.B. Festival Ballet Presents The Nutcracker at the Arlington S.B.’s treasured holiday tradition is back for its 49th year. This enchanting production will feature guest artists from the Dance Theater of Harlem and the San Francisco Ballet alongside students from UCSB and SBFB and, as always, a live orchestra bringing you Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, mischievous mice, and more. Sat., Dec. 14, 2:30 and 7pm; Sun., Dec. 15, 2:30pm. $50-$92. Call (805) 899-2901. santabarbarafestivalballet.com/

M. Dance & Friends Presents Holiday Gospel Brunch This event seamlessly combines the joyous celebration of traditional and contemporary gospel music backed by a live band with a delicious brunch. Sun., Dec. 15, noon. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. GA: $30; with brunch: $60. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

S.B. Master Chorale Presents Winter’s Gifts This annual holiday concert sing-along will feature songs of the season conducted by David Torres. Sun., Dec. 15, 3pm. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1300 E. Valley Rd. Children: $5; GA: $20-$25. Email sbmasterchorale@gmail.com. sbmasterchorale.org

Venice Holiday Concert 30th Anniversary Enjoy a holiday concert by this Americana-pop band with a folk/rock/soul sound with a delicious optional dinner. Sun., Dec. 15, 8:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. Concert: $40; with dinner: $95. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

UCSB Arts & Lectures Presents Pink Martini Holiday Show Pink Martini featuring China Forbes on vocals will bring its signature blend of jazz, classical, and pop music to this festive holiday show, performing classics like “White Christmas” as well as fan favorites from their studio albums. Tue., Dec. 17, 7:30pm. The Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. Students: $24.50, GA: $46$132. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events

A Christmas Tradition with Shawn Thies & Friends Get in the spirit of the season with a warm, inspirational evening of original and traditional Christmas songs featuring Americana, world, and jazz sounds from Shawn Thies and her friends. Wed., Dec. 18, 7:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

TisSeason the Listings

The Christmas Revels: A Winter Solstice Celebration The Ghosts of Haddon Hall Follow the story of John Henry Manners, the ninth Duke of Rutland, and his family who are stranded at his dilapidated ancestral home overnight when unexpected spirits try to convince him to save the historic manor house. Sat., Dec. 21, 7:30; Sun., Dec. 22, 2:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Free$80. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

Film Screening: Elf Follow the story of Buddy the oversized elf as he travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father in this 2003 Christmas movie (rated G). Fri.-Sat., Dec. 6-7, 9pm. SBIFF Film Center, 916 State St. $7-$12. Email help@sbiff.org. sbifftheatres.com

Goleta Valley Art Association: Picassos 4 Peanuts (Great Art for Not a Lot) The show will feature paintings by area artists for $300 or less in a wide range of media. The reception will be Sun., Dec. 8, 2-4pm, with crafts including ornaments, glassware, totes, cards, and more as well as wall art. Dec. 7-28, Goleta Valley Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Fri-Sat.: 10-5:30pm; Sun.: 1-5pm; Tue.Thu.: 10am-7pm. tinyurl.com/Picassos4Peanuts

S.B. Strummers Present Holiday Sing-Along Bring a lawn chair and blankets to join this sing-along of popular holiday songs and carols featuring the S.B. Strummers on guitars and ukuleles. Songbooks with the lyrics will be provided. Sun., Dec. 8. 2-4pm. Plaza del Mar Band Shell, 131 Castillo St. Free with donations accepted for Food from the Heart, providing meals. Email admin@sbfoodfromtheheart.com sbfoodfromtheheart.com/sing

Sing! A Song of Winter Holiday Concert Revel in the holiday spirit with the Music Academy’s singers, representing grades 1 through 8 performing songs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter. Tue., Dec. 10. 6-7:30pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. Free$10. Call (805) 969-8787. tinyurl.com/MusicAcademy-Sing

The JOHNNYSWIM Christmas Show L.A.-based duo Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez will bring with their heartfelt melodies like The Pogues’ Christmas classic “Fairytale of New York” to this holiday show. Tue., Dec. 10. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. GA: $53.50-$73.50; VIP: $158.50 and $323.50. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

Dos Pueblos Vocal Music Department Presents Winter Concert Listen to holiday favorites from the Mixed Chorus, A Cappella Choir, Jazz Choir, and Concert Choir as well as the Goleta Valley Jr. High Choir and select soloists. Wed., Dec. 11. 7-9pm, Elings

State Street Ballet Presents The Nutcracker This annual holiday favorite about Clara and the toy nutcracker that comes to life will feature an international cast of professional dancers along with 100 young dancers from the State Street Academy accompanied by the Opera San Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra. Sat., Dec. 21, 2 and 7:30pm; Sun., Dec. 22, 2pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $24-$125. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

Performing Arts Center, 7266 Alameda Avenue, Goleta. Free-$10. Email careycaulfield@gmail .com. tinyurl.com/DPHS-Winter

Free Holiday Concert Celebrate the season with a lunchtime performance from the Treble Clef Women’s Chorus, who will perform a mix of uplifting songs and traditional holiday favorites. Thu., Dec. 12. Noon-1pm. Alameda Park Bandstand, 1400 Santa Barbara St. Free tinyurl.com/AlamedaConcert

Film Screening: Die Hard See a screening of a holiday favorite, 1988’s Die Hard (rated R) about a New York City cop (Bruce Willis) whose Christmas visit to California is interrupted by a terrorist invasion. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 13-14. 9pm. SBIFF Film Center, 916 State St. $7-$12. Email help@sbiff.org. sbifftheatres.com

Solvang Julefest Maker’s Market This open-air market will feature crafters and area artisans who will offer one-of-a-kind holiday gift ideas, seasonal treats, and more, Wed., Dec. 11 and 18, 3-7pm, Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

SBCC Department of Music Presents Quire of Voyces: Mysteries of Christmas Concert Listen to a concert of sacred a cappella music that will convey a message of peace, love, and joy. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15, 3pm. St. Anthony’s Chapel, 2300 Garden St. $15-$20. Email pattyvolner5@gmail.com. tinyurl.com/ Quire-Christmas

The Santa Ynez Valley Chorale Presents Winter Wonder: A Concert of Carols Enjoy a rich selection of Christmas carols and songs, including a sing-along, featuring new director Hyejin Jung. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15. 3pm, Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free-$20. Email info@syvchorale.org syvc4horale.org

Big Brass Christmas Concert The SBCC brass musicians will perform your favorite Christmas classics. Sat., Dec. 14. Noon-2pm, Storke Placita, 20 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call (805) 962-2098. tinyurl.com/BigBrass-Concert

The 42nd Annual Messiah Sing-Along See this performance of Handel’s Messiah with full orchestra, soloists, and the audience as the choir (bring your own score, available at Chaucer’s Books). All proceeds will benefit Unity Shoppe. Tue., Dec. 17, 7:30pm. First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. $10. Email robyscott2@ gmail.com. tinyurl.com/42nd-Messiah-SingAlong

S.B. Community Early Music Ensemble Presents The Peaceable Kingdom: A Renaissance Nativity Take in Christmas music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance featuring the animals of the nativity story. Sat., Dec. 14. 1pm, Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallecito Rd., Carpinteria and Sun., Dec. 22, 4pm, Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Free. Email Jodyt@carpinteriaca.gov. tinyurl.com/CarpinteriaConcerts

Film Screening: Love Actually This 2003 movie (rated R) follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in loosely interrelated tales, set in the month before Christmas. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 20-21. 9pm. SBIFF Film Center, 916 State St. $7-$12. Email help@sbiff.org. sbifftheatres.com

Markets and Shopping

Yes Store Shop at this S.B. tradition since 1968, now open yearround, for handmade, one-of-a-kind gifts such as custom jewelry, clothing, arts, and more. Thu.-Sat., Dec. 5-7 and Mon.-Wed., Dec. 9-11, 10am-6pm; Sun., Dec. 8., 10am-5pm. La Arcada Plaza, 1015 State St. Free. Call (805) 966-9777. theyesstore.com

Maritime Museum Store Shop antique nautical reproductions, books, clothes, toys, and home decor. Thu.-Sun., noon-5pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy., Ste 190. Call (805) 962-8404. sbmm.org/museum-store

S.B. Museum of Natural History Store Shop carefully curated holiday gifts, apparel, art books and supplies, stationery, drinkware, Museum publications, books, Dibblee Geologic Maps, puzzles, games, toys, and more. Wed.-Mon., 10am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Call (805) 682-4711. sbnaturestore.org

S.B. Old Mission S.B. Serra Shop Shop for books, home decor, jewelry, religious gifts, and more. Daily, 9:30am-5pm. Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. Call (805) 682-4149. santabarbaramission.org/gift-shop

Nature Art Museum Store Shop for unique items such as books, locally made crafts, and jewelry that show our love for art and nature! Thu.-Fri., Mon., Dec. 5-6, 9, 11am-4pm; Sat.-Sun., Dec. 7-8, 10am-5pm. Free. Call (805) 688-1082. store.calnatureartmuseum.org

Sixth Annual Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale Shop from more than 25 vendors, enter a raffle with proceeds going toward the Elks, and have lunch with food for purchase (noon-2pm). Bar will be open for extended hours. Fri., Dec. 6. 10am-5:30pm. Elks Lodge #613, 150 N. Kellogg Ave., Goleta. Free tinyurl.com/Elks-Bazaar

Rancho Santa Ynez Estates Holiday Craft Fair Enjoy refreshments as you shop for the perfect gift in the beautifully decorated clubhouse. Sat., Dec. 7. 10am-3pm. Rancho Santa Ynez Estates, 1400 Fjord Dr., Solvang. Free tinyurl.com/RanchoSY-Fair

Ojai Design x Vintage Holiday Market Shop from curated artists and designers with music and food, drink, and chocolate for purchase. Sat.-Sun, Dec. 7-8. 10am-4pm. 202 Canada St., Ojai (across from Bart’s Books). Free admission. tinyurl.com/OjaiDesignandVintage

The Hilt Holiday Market Shop for jewelry, hats, skincare products, home goods, tasty baked goods, and more as you sip on a glass of wine. Sat., Dec. 7. 11am-4pm. The Barn at The Hilt Estate, 2240 Santa Rosa Rd., Lompoc. Free admission. Call (805) 564-8581. visitsyv.com/events

Shelter Social Club Presents Deck the Halls Holiday Market Shop goods from talented creatives and enjoy food for purchase, music, and more. Fri., Dec. 13, 6-9pm; Sat., Dec. 14, 10am6pm, Ojai Rancho Inn, 615 W. Ojai Ave., Ojai. Free tinyurl.com/ OjaiDeckTheHalls

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

TisSeason the Listings 2024

A Crimson Holiday S.B.’s uptown artisan gift gallery will offer items from more area artists and designers. Visit the website for hours. La Cumbre Plaza (across from Chico’s), 121 S. Hope Ave. Free. Call (805) 570-1987. acrimsonholiday.com

S.B. Museum of Art, Museum Store Holiday 2024 Shop curated gift items such as jewelry, stationery, ornaments, and home decor. Thu.-Sat., Dec. 5-7, and Tue.-Wed., Dec. 10-11, 11am-5pm; Sun., Dec. 8, 10am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Call (805) 884-6454. sbmastore.net

Elks Lodge Sixth Annual Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale Shop from charity tables, 25 vendor booths and merchants, with baked goods, poinsettias for sale, and a raffle with proceeds to benefit children with special needs. Lunch will be available for purchase. Fri., Dec. 6, 10am-5:30pm. Elks Lodge #613, 150 N. Kellogg Ave., Goleta. Free sbelks613.com

SBCC Extended Learning 2024 Arts & Crafts Fair Shop beautiful, handcrafted, one-of-a-kind artworks such as ceramics, jewelry, fabric arts, cards, glass, and more from more than 50 faculty and students. Sat., Dec. 7, 10am-2pm. Wake Campus SBCC, 300 N. Turnpike Rd. Free. Call (805) 683-8205. tinyurl.com/SBCC-Arts-Crafts

Holiday Market at Beckmen Vineyards Visit this festive holiday market and open house that will feature a special wine-tasting flight and shopping from local artists and creators. RSVPs appreciated. Sat., Dec. 7. 10am-2pm. Beckmen Vineyards, 2670 Ontiveros Rd., Los Olivos. $10-$20. Call (805) 688-8664. beckmenvineyards.com/events

Paseo Nuevo Mistletoe Mall Shop for unique and locally crafted items that highlight small S.B. businesses and sponsored by the Streets of Vintage Flea Market and The Makers Hive Market. Dec. 7-8, 20-22, noon-6pm; Dec. 14-15, 11am-4pm. Paseo Nuevo (in front of Paseo Nuevo Cinemas), 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free paseonuevosb.com/holidays

Carpinteria Arts & Craft Faire Shop from area artists presenting artwork in mediums such as woodworking, basketry, painting, sculpture, fiber arts, pottery, jewelry, and more. Sat., Dec. 7, 10am. Koch Courtyard, Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave., Carpinteria. Free. Call (805) 684-7789. carpinteriaartscenter.org/ marketplace

Beth Kuttner Presents HOMESPUN Market This curated market will focus on 50+ local artisans whose works include jewelry, clothing, ceramics, organic skincare, leatherwork, knives, cookware, candles, and housewares. Sat., Dec. 7, 11am-5pm. S.B. Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. Free. Email bethkuttner@me.com. tinyurl.com/HomespunMarket

Gem Faire Browse fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, beads, crystals, gold and silver, and more. Jewelry repair and ring sizing available while you shop. Fri., Dec. 13, noon-6pm; Sat., Dec. 14, 10am-6pm; Sun., Dec. 15, 10am-5pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Weekend Pass: $7. Call (503) 252-8300. tinyurl.com/GemFaire-2024

Alternative Christmas Market Trinity parishioners and friends have an opportunity to “justice shop” and support a wide variety of local and international charitable organizations. Sun., Dec. 8, 8:45am-12:30pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Free. Call (805) 965-7419. trinitysb.org/upcomingevents

Mosaic Makers Night Market Shop from an incredible lineup of local artisans and shop for jewelry, ceramics, candles, home goods, and more. Fri., Dec. 13, 5-9pm. Mosaic Market, 1131 State St. Free Email hello@curatedcollectivesb.com curatedcollectivesb.com

The Post Montecito Holiday Fair Take a festive first look at The Post, a new collection of stores and restaurants as you shop and enjoy a bite. There will be ornament decorating, face painting, coloring, and wreath making with Jenn Sanchez ($65.87). Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15, 10am-4pm. The Post, 1809 E. Cabrillo Blvd. (the corner of Las Aves and Cabrillo Blvd.). Free tinyurl.com/ThePostHoliday tinyurl.com/Wreath-MakingDec14

Art from Scrap Makers Market This family-friendly market will be filled with local makers and artists selling their handmade wares. Sat., Dec. 14, 11am-3pm. Free. Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. Ages 5+. Call (805) 884-0459. exploreecology.org/calendar

Gift Wrapping with Life Chronicles Have your gifts wrapped by volunteers from Life Chronicles with proceeds going toward their mission to create legacy videos for elderly family members or seriously ill loved ones. Sat,-Mon., Dec. 21-23, noon-8pm; Tue., Dec. 24, noon-6pm. Peppermint Parlor, Paseo Nuevo (in North Court across from Sephora), 651 Paseo Nuevo. $5/one gift; $4/each for two or more. paseonuevosb.com/holidays

Mosaic Makers Market Shop for art, jewelry, pet products, candles, and more from area artisans. Ben Betts will provide the sounds of his steel drums and guitar looping with food and drink for purpose. Sat.Sun., Dec. 21-22, 11am-4pm. Mosaic Market, 1131 State St. Free. Email hello@curatedcollectivesb.com. curatedcollectivesb.com

Holiday Market at Validation Ale Get last-minute gifts while you support local artisans this season and enjoy food and beverages for purchase. Sat., Dec. 21, 9am-5pm. Validation Ale, 102 E. Yanonali St. Free. Call (805) 500-3111. tinyurl.com/Validation-Market

CAW Art Holiday Pop With food from Rascal’s, Welcome Coffee Cart, DJ Bennett, and more as you shop for arts, prints, jewelry, and more from more than 30 vendors. Enjoy food for purchase and a photo booth! Sat., Dec. 21, 11am-5pm. S.B. Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St. Free. sbcaw.org/upcoming

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS

Winter Gift-Making Workshop: Ceramics Children ages 5-12 will gain inspiration from works of art in the Museum’s collection to draw, paint, print, collage, and sculpt artful gifts. Sat., Dec. 7, 9am-3pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Member: $170; non-member: $200. Ages 7-11. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

Crafter’s Library Workshops Create holiday items such as candles, no-mess glitter and mosaic paper ornaments, charcuterie boards, and more. Visit the website for the December schedule. The Crafter’s Library, 9 E. Figueroa St. Various prices. Call (805) 770-3566. thecrafterslibrary.com/calendar

Idyll Mercantile Holiday Terrarium Workshop Create your own holiday themed terrarium to keep or give as a gift. Thu., Dec. 12, 6-8pm. Peppermint Parlor, Paseo Nuevo (in North Court across from Sephora), 651 Paseo Nuevo. Free paseonuevosb.com/holidays

Holiday Tamale-Making Class: Secrets of a Tamale Chef Taste a variety of tamale samples such as chicken verde, chipotle pork, chile and cheese, and vegetarian and learn the techniques to create these at home. Sat., Dec. 7, 1-2:30pm. Free Methodist Church

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Holiday Candle-Making Workshop You will learn how to select the best materials, blend your own scents, and create two candles with guest Artist Claire Giroux. Sat., Dec. 14, 1-3pm. Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. Educators: $25; GA: $30. Ages 13+. Call (805) 8840459. exploreecology.org/calendar

Lompoc Children’s Winter Solstice Craft Time This kid-friendly craft time allows children to make fun winter-themed crafts. Wed., Dec. 18, 2-4pm. Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (805) 736-1261. tinyurl.com/Lompoc-Solstice-Craft

Crafternoon Holiday Reuse Kids ages 8 and up can craft a heartfelt, eco-friendly gift such as paper chain garlands, collage cards, tissue-paper wreaths, and ornaments made from recycled materials. Sat., Dec. 7, 14, and 21. 11:30am-1pm. EE Makerspace, Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Call (805) 884-0459. tinyurl.com/Holiday-Crafternoons

Holiday Candle Pouring & Room Spray Olfactory Workshop

Jennifer Rhee of LAIT Candles will guide you on an olfactory journey on scent literacy (fragrance families; top, middle, and base notes) and demonstrate the art of candle pouring and room sprays. Sat., Dec. 21. Candle making: 10am-noon; room sprays: 11:30-3:30pm, Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. $150. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/El-Encanto-Holidays

Living Succulent Wreath-Making Join garden expert Dawn O’Donnell and upgrade the classic holiday craft in wreath making with living succulents. Sun., Dec. 22, 10am-1pm. Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. $150. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/El-Encanto-Holidays

Holiday Chocolate Making This hands-on chocolate-bar-making class will include six flavors or ganaches in piping bags, house-made nut butters, caramel, marshmallow, various nuts, salts, and more. Sun., Dec. 22. 2-4pm. Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. $150. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/El-Encanto-Holidays

Holiday Floral Centerpiece and Tablescape Workshop Join for a holiday tablescape presentation, a floral centerpiece demonstration, a step-by-step flower arrangement workshop, and beverages, wine, and cheese. Thu., Dec. 5, 6-9pm. Habitat Home and Garden, 400 State St. $145. Email info@cbazdesigns.com tinyurl.com/HolidayFlower-Events

ADULT HOLIDAY FUN

Winter Solstice: A Dusk Bar Holiday Pop-Up Sip warming winter cocktails and cozy up with your crew by candlelight. Thu.-Sun., Dec. 5-29. Dusk Bar, 524 State St. Free tinyurl.com/Holiday-DuskBar

Old Mission S.B. Holiday Sip & Stroll Savor the beer, wine, and array of tasty bites and buy some unique gifts from exceptional artists. Fri., Dec. 6. 5:30-7:30pm. St. Francis Courtyard, Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. $50. Ages 21+. Call (805) 682-4149. santabarbaramission.org/sip-stroll

Just Because and Hilo Present Funk Zone Gift Exchange

Purchase and bring a wrapped gift ($20-$40, purchase ahead of time from any S.B. County womxn-owned business) to participate and enjoy treats, beverages, and merriment. Wed., Dec. 11. 6-8pm. Art & Soul, 116 Santa Barbara St. $5. Email artandsoulsb@gmail.com. tinyurl.com/FunkZone-GiftExchange

AWC S.B. Holiday Party 2024 The Association for Women in Communications (AWC) S.B. invites women communicators to share stories, network, and celebrate the successes of the past year and the member of the year. Wed., Dec. 11. 5:30-8pm. Villa Wine Bar and Kitchen, 618 Anacapa St., #1867. $55-$75. Email news@awcsb.org. awcsb.org/chapter_events

TisSeason the Listings

Miracle at the Funk Zone Make your reservation to experience over-the-top holiday decor, displays, and festive cocktails such as a “Christmapolitan” with a portion of the reservation fee to go toward CALM. Open through December 31. Daily, family-friendly hours are 2-5pm, 5pm-12am. Pearl Social, 131 Anacapa St., Ste. B. Reservations: $10. Ages 21+. Call (805) 284-0380. pearlsocialsb.com

SOhO’s 17th Annual Holiday Sweater Party Enter the ugly sweater contest and spend the evening jamming to The Framers, False Puppet, The Last Decade, Green Flag Summer, and DJ Darla Bea! Proceeds will benefit the Unity Shoppe. Thu., Dec. 12. 7pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25-$30. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

Solvang Chamber Annual Christmas Party Calling all Solvang business community members to don your ugliest Christmas sweater for a chance to win a prize at this night of laughter and cheer and an all-youcan-eat buffet with wine. Thu., Dec. 12. 5pm. Toscana Pizzeria, 485 Alisal Rd, #163, Solvang. Member: $50; non-member: $60. Call (805) 688-0701. tinyurl.com/SolvangParty

Hotel Californian Hot Toddy Bar Spice up your hot toddy with a splash of Goodnight bourbon. Fri., Dec. 13. 4-6pm. Djinn, Hotel Californian, 36 State St. Free admission. Ages 21+. Call (805) 882-0100. tinyurl.com/HotToddy-Bar

Espresso Martini Bar Try a new or favorite take on a martini as Hanson vodka will be pouring espresso martini tastings. Fri., Dec. 20. 5-7pm. Djinn, Hotel Californian, 36 State St. Free admission. Ages 21+. Call (805) 8820100. tinyurl.com/EspressoMartiniTastings

Ugly Sweater Singles Party! Put on your ugliest holiday sweater to enter a contest, play trivia, and take in some comedy from host Sam Bear. This mix and mingle happens to be for straight singles in their thirties and forties. Sat., Dec. 21. 6:30-8:30pm. The Bobcat Room, 11 W. Ortega St. $15. Ages 21+. tinyurl.com/UglySweaterSingles

THE NEW YEAR

New Year Disco Ball Paint & Sip Artists of all levels are invited to this step-by-step instruction to paint a disco ball on a wooden round. Bring your favorite drinks (BYOB). Supplies are included. Fri., Dec. 27. 6-9pm, Art Spot, 320 Alisal Rd., Unit 306B, Solvang. $55. Call (805) 3258092. tinyurl .com/NewYearsPainting

New Year’s Eve S.B. Santa Pub Crawl Visit more than 10 bars with free entry, drink discounts, welcome shots, and more. Check in and get your map. Tue., Dec. 31. 8pm. Backstage, 409 State St. $19, $29, $39. Ages 21+. tinyurl.com/NYE-PubCraw

Noon Year’s Eve at MOXI Party animals of all ages can enjoy a museum-wide celebration with interactive exhibits, activities, and a lively countdown to 2025 with games, noisemakers, and a rooftop dance party. Tue., Dec. 31. 9:30am-12:30pm. MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, 125 State St. Free-$20. Call (805) 7705000. moxi.org/calendar/noon-years-eve

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day at the Zoo Spend some holiday time with your animal friends at the Zoo! Reservations are required. Tue.-Wed., Dec. 31-Jan. 1. 9am-4pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$25. Call (805) 962-5339. sbzoo.org

Solvang Julefest Copenhagen Countdown This European-style countdown to midnight will welcome in the new year at 3pm alongside Denmark with live music and entertainment. Tue., Dec. 31. 2-4pm, Solvang Park, 1630 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call (805) 465-7298. tinyurl.com/Solvang-Julefest

SOhO New Year’s Eve Bash with The Doublewide Kings The Kings will bring two sets of their blend of original music and cover tunes creating a roots-rock, Americana, country-blues, and ’70s FM radio vibe. Tue., Dec. 31. Dinner set: 8:30pm; dance set, 10pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St., Ste. 205. $170. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com/events

New Year’s Eve with The Symphony Conductor and host Andrew Lipke will lead the S.B. Symphony in an energetic mix of pop, rock, and more, with American Idol star Micaela McCall. There will be complimentary champagne and party favors. Tue., Dec. 31. 8:30pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $72-$267. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

A Drag Queen Christmas This 10th anniversary tour hosted by Nina West, winner of Miss Congeniality in Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will feature performances, past winners, fan favorites, legends, and more. Thu., Dec. 5. 8pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. GA: $54.10-$85.30; VIP: $214.30-$318.30. Ages 18+. Call (805) 899-2222. ticketing.granadasb.org/events

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Gin + Jazz New Year’s Eve Celebration at El Encanto Savor vintage handcrafted gin cocktails, nibble on bites, listen to a live jazz quartet, and enjoy a five-course menu. Tue., Dec. 31. 6-11pm. Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa, 800 Alvarado Pl. $195. Call (805) 845-5800. tinyurl.com/Gin-Jazz-ElEncanto

West Coast Premiere / One Night Only!

Dorrance Dance

The Nutcracker Suite

Thu, Dec 5 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Trade pointe shoes for tap shoes as Dorrance Dance’s highenergy Nutcracker Suite boogies, slides, struts and dives to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s extraordinary interpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky score.

Lead Sponsor: Jody & John Arnhold

Dance Series Sponsors: Margo Cohen-Feinberg, Barbara Stupay, and Sheila Wald

30th Anniversary Tour

Pink Martini

Featuring China Forbes

Holiday Show

Tue, Dec 17 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Pink Martini brings its signature blend of jazz, classical and pop music to a festive holiday show, performing classics like “White Christmas” alongside Chinese New Year tunes and a samba-inspired version of “Auld Lang Syne,” as well as fan favorites from their studio albums.

Major Sponsor: Audrey & Timothy O. Fisher

Event Sponsor: Ellen & Peter O. Johnson

Gift Drive and Pre-show Fun!

Arrive early between 5-7 PM for FREE hot cider, popcorn and festive performances from Santa Barbara Revels and UCSB Jazz Ensemble, part of Downtown Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday Art Walk.

Bring a new, unwrapped toy or gift card to donate to United Way of SB County's 2024 Gift Drive.

AHA! Attitude. Harmony. Achievement. AHA!’s mission is to inspire communities to feel safe, seen, and emotionally connected. We equip teenagers with social-emotional intelligence to dismantle apathy, prevent despair, and interrupt hate-based behavior. By cultivating empathetic leadership, AHA! transforms communities into welcoming, nourishing, expressive, and inclusive spaces where youth and adults work together for the highest good. ahasb.org

Channel Islands Restoration Channel Islands Restoration protects rare and endangered plants and animals by restoring habitat in sensitive and unique natural areas on the California Channel Islands and adjacent mainland. We educate a variety of groups about the value of native habitat and how to protect it. We recruit volunteers and identify and develop public and private funding sources for habitat restoration programs. We create collaborative relationships within the environmental community. cirweb.org

Direct Relief

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

Heal the Ocean

Heal the Ocean focuses on wastewater infrastructure – sewers and septic systems – as well as ocean dumping practices that have contributed to ocean pollution. We are focused on Santa Barbara County, but our methods now serve as a model for other coastal communities across the country. healtheocean.org

ARISE Conferences

ARISE Women’s Conferences supports women from domestic violence shelters and drug rehabilitation homes, helping them arise from their past to a new life. ariseconferences.com

Community Environmental Council

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

Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine

DWW-SBSM is dedicated to providing free, volunteer medical care for the most vulnerable of Santa Barbara County, when and where they are in need, including in times of disaster, and to provide education and training for DWW-SBSM volunteers and others, in order to promote the excellent practice of humanitarian medicine in our hometown and elsewhere. sbdww.org/donate

Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara

Our mission at Immigrant Hope is building relationships with our immigrant neighbors through immigration and education opportunities trusting the Lord to open doors to share the hope of the gospel. immigranthopesb.org

C.A.R.E.4Paws

C.A.R.E.4Paws works to reduce pet overpopulation and improve pet family welfare. care4paws.org

Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA)

The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) is committed to building healthier lives, stronger families, and a safer, more vibrant community. Since 1949, the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (CADA) has delivered programs and services focused on the education, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions affecting youth, adults, and families throughout Santa Barbara County. cadasb.org

Gateway Educational Services

Creating equity through education and access for all students who lack the resources and support to succeed. gatewayeducationalservices.org

Juneteenth Santa Barbara Year-round, in addition to the annual celebration, Juneteenth Santa Barbara utilizes its platform to uplift all Black/African American-led/serving organizations. It also plays a crucial role in coordinating Black History Month events and monthly Santa Barbara County Black Leaders Meetings. We engage with meaningful partnerships and relationships. juneteenthsb.org

Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) is dedicated to positively impacting conservation through marine mammal rescue, rehabilitation, research, and education to promote ocean and human health. CIMWI’s core work is the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured, malnourished, orphaned, entangled, and oiled marine mammals. CIMWI.org

Couture Pattern Museum

As the only fashion museum on the Central Coast, we preserve and catalog rare patterns from the golden age of couture and Hollywood, safeguarding lost fashion histories. We hold the last surviving copies of many iconic designs. Support our Audrey Hepburn exhibit, featuring never-before-seen photos from the Hamilton Millard estate. couturepatternmuseum.com

Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County

Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity builds homes, communities, and hope. sbhabitat.org

League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara

As a nonpartisan, grassroots organization, the League has worked for 104 years to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels. lwvsantabarbara.org

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

independent.com/givingtuesday

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County

The mission of the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County is to provide high-quality civil legal services to low-income and other vulnerable residents in order to ensure equal access to justice. We change lives through direct representation, legal advice and information, and community education. Since 1959, Legal Aid has provided free legal services to those most in need in Santa Barbara County . lafsbc.org

New Beginnings

Our mission is to provide quality, affordable counseling, shelter, case management, and education that strengthen our community and provide our clients with the ability to lead healthy and productive lives. sbnbcc.org

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds through science-based advocacy, education, field work, and enforcement. sbck.org

Santa Barbara New House

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

Lights Up! Theatre Company

Lights Up! Theatre Company’s mission is to provide professional training and performance experience in a nurturing environment. We meet actors where they are in their growth and discovery about themselves, while challenging them with professional acting, singing and dance training. We offer a multitude of classes to enrich actors’ experience with different performance disciplines, while producing two fully staged musicals and a straight play per season. lightsupsb.com

Partners in Housing Solutions

Partners in Housing Solutions helps people who are experiencing homelessness in Santa Barbara County to secure and retain permanent housing through our network of rental property owners. partnersinhousingsolutions.org

Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN)

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

ShelterBox USA

To provide families with life-saving shelter and essential tools and supplies that will enable them to rebuild their homes and transform their lives after disaster and to build awareness of global displacement. shelterboxusa.org

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

PFLAG Santa Barbara

MICKEY FLACKS JOURNALISM FUND

Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund

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

PFLAG Santa Barbara: An all volunteer local chapter. We work to create a caring, just, and affirming world for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. We support families, educate allies and advocate for equality through monthly peer-to-peer support, education gatherings, and presentations to schools, faith communities and businesses. pflagsantabarbara.org

Santa Barbara County Trails Council

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

SBCTC is a grassroots membership organization that has worked vigorously on behalf of people of Santa Barbara County to enhance the county’s trail network for over 50 years. We are inclusive in our support for volunteering, collaborating and advocating for trail access on behalf of all who use trails for outdoor recreation. To achieve our goals we provide trail-related planning, design, mapping, construction and maintenance for city, county, state and federal agencies. sbtrails.org

State Street Ballet

Santa Barbara’s State Street Ballet strives to create exceptional art through imaginative programming, quality dance training, and community engagement, ensuring a vibrant future for our organization and the arts community. statestreetballet.com

To improve our communities’ sexual and reproductive health outcomes through health care, education, and advocacy. ppcentralcoast.org

Our Food System Screening and Directors Fri, May 20th, 7PM at SBCC Garvin May 16th to 22nd Sat, May 21st, 3PM at SBCC Garvin May 16th to 22nd Sun, May 22nd, 1PM at El Presidio Santa Bárbara State Historic Park Participating restaurants will be presenting exciting pre-fixe menus priced at all week long. A culinary celebration featuring pop-ups, panels, cooking workshops, wine tastings, more! Join Oscar-nominated directors Betsy Julie Cohen for a screening and conversation about the feature-length Julia documentary. *Tickets are $20 Learn from local and national leaders tackling the planet’s pressing challenges develop a more sustainable food system Barbara and around the world *Tickets are $25 and includes light bites Interactive wine tastings, pop-ups, with leading Santa Barbara County *Tickets are $50 and includes light bites

of Santa Barbara Wines

SB Culinary Experience

Visit sbce.events for details

The Santa Barbara Culinary Experience, in partnership with The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, organizes annual food and drink events showcasing the local culinary and hospitality industry throughout Santa Barbara County. A portion of the proceeds supports nonprofits making a difference in the area’s food system. sbce.events

Unite to Light

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

GIFT OF GIVING !

Mindful Heart Programs

We lead and teach mindfulness, deep resilience, awake-awareness, and compassion meditation practices online and in person for the benefit of individuals, our community, future generations, and planet Earth. mindfulheartprograms.org

SB ACT

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

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Creating excellent exhibits and educational experiences that celebrate the Santa Barbara Channel and illuminate our rich connections with the sea. sbmm.org

Unity Shoppe

Unity Shoppe is committed to providing resources, such as groceries, clothing, and other essentials, to Santa Barbara County residents impacted by temporary conditions of poverty, life transitions, natural disasters, or health crises. We aim to reinforce human dignity and encourage self-sufficiency and independence. unityshoppe.org

Music Academy of the West

To provide classically trained musicians and diverse audiences with transformative educational and performance experiences. We support musicians to expand their talents, inspire each other, and pursue artistic innovation. musicacademy.org

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the first in the nation to focus on native plants, spans 78 acres with trails, a nursery, and research facilities. For nearly a century, it has worked to conserve native plants and habitats for health and well-being of people and the planet. sbbotanicgarden.org

Barbara Museum of Art

The mission of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is to integrate art into the lives of people. sbma.net

VNA Health

Founded in 1908, VNA Health is California’s third oldest Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and continues to be a leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive in-home healthcare. VNA Health’s mission is to care for our communities with compassion and integrity, towards our vision that every person lives with health and dignity. vna.health

Santa

COME JOIN US!

Join SBPL for a Local Author Book Festival! Celebrate Santa Barbara’s literary talent, listen to authors read excerpts from their work, and shop local for the holiday season.

Central Library | Plaza 40 E Anapamu St Sunday, December 8 2 - 4 pm

INDEPENDENT CALENDAR

As always, find the complete listings

THURSDAY 12/5

12/5: Lobero LIVE Presents Livingston Taylor and Loudon Wainwright III In a career spanning more than 50 years, singer-songwriter and folk (pop, gospel, jazz) musician Livingston Taylor will be sharing the stage with folk (rock, blues) singer-songwriter and Grammy Award winner Loudon Wainwright III. 7:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39-$49. VIP: $106. Call (805) 963-0761. lobero.org

12/5: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR): Suicide Prevention Join a training to become a QPR suicide prevention trainer and learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to offer hope, and how to get help to save a life. 10am. YouthWell Office, 1528 Chapala St., Ste. 203. Free. Email mhtraining@youthwell.org bethedifferencesb.org/qpr

12/5: Coastal Housing Coalition 2024 Housing Conference Join the continual discussion and ongoing problem solving to help correct our housing crisis. Breakfast is included with ticket purchase. 8am. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., 100 E. Carrillo St. $75. Call (800) 838-3006 or email support@brown papertickets.com tinyurl.com/2024HousingConference

FRIDAY

12/6

12/6: Flow’s 1st Friday Yoga & Tea Social Enjoy a flow yoga class followed by an educational discussion about Native Plant Medicines and its many health benefits led by Dr. Amy Hazard, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and licensed acupuncturist and herbalist. 6pm. Flow Yoga and Wellness, 4441 Hollister Ave. $25. Call (805) 459-7033. Email connect@sbflowyoga.com sbflowyoga.com/events

12/6: S.B. Dance Institute: Little Dancers at Oak Park This joyful, bilingual early childhood creative dance session will engage children in a playful journey of self-discovery, rhythm, and expression. 10:30am. Oak Park, 600 W. Alamar Ave. Free. Ages 5 and under. Call (805) 962-7653 or email info@sbplibrary.libanswers.com tinyurl.com/LittleDancersDec6

SATURDAY

12/7

12/7: JACK Quartet Presents: Modern Medieval The program will explore the work of long-past European composers through the lens of contemporary American composition. Join for a pre-concert glass of wine and a post-concert talk. Wine: 6:30pm; concert: 7:30pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy, 1070 Fairway Rd. Community access, ages 7-17: free; GA: $65.. Call (805) 969-4726. musicacademy.org/mariposa

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

SUNDAY 12/8

Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

12/5, 12/8, 12/11: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Thu.: 40 oz. to Freedo: Sublime Tribute Band, 8:30pm. $15-$18. Ages 21+. Sun.: S.B. Jazz Society Presents: Jazz Jams with Woody Demarco, Hank Allen, & Craig Thatcher, 1pm. Call for ticket price; Raw Silk, Leslie Lembo, 6:30pm. $15. Ages 21+. Wed.: (((FOLKYEAH!))) Presents: JJUUJJUU + DAIISTAR, 8pm. $22 (plus $10.09 fee). Ages 21+. 1221 State St. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

12/6: Carhartt Family Wines Live music, 5pm. Carhartt Cabin, 2939 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Free. (805) 693-5100. tinyurl.com/CarharttLiveMusicDec6

12/6: Fox Wine Co. Colonel Angus (AC/DC Tribute), 7:30pm. Free. 120 Santa Barbara St. Call (805) 699-6329. tinyurl.com/Colonel-AngusDec6

12/6-12/11: Lost Chord Guitars Shawn Jones, 7pm. $15. 1576 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Ages 21+. Call (805) 3314363. lostchordguitars.com

12/6-12/7: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Are We Not Horses?, 8:30pm. Sat.: Tex Pistols, 8:30pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 6864785. mavericksaloon.com/eventcalendar

12/6: Free Astronomy Talk: Black Holes and White Dwarfs Farshad Barman, PhD, and Sean Kelly, PhD, will discuss the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, and what will happen when the Sun’s core collapses and forms a white dwarf. 7:30pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol. Free. Call (805) 682-4711 x172. sbnature.org/calendar 12/6-12/7:

12/8: Community Dance Class with Dorrance Dance Michelle Dorrance, artistic director of the award-winning New York City–based Dorrance Dance, shares her deep dedication to tap dance, its traditions, and its possibilities. All levels are welcome. 1pm. Carrillo Ballroom, 100 E. Carrillo St. Free. Call (805) 893-3535. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

12/6-12/7: M.Special Brewing Co. (S.B.) Fri.: Everything’s Fine Duo, 8pm. Sat.: Art of Funk, 8pm. 634 State St. Free. Call (805) 968-6500. mspecialbrewco.com

12/7: Arrowsmith’s Wine Bar Jared Nels, 7pm. 1539 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free Call (805) 686-9126 arrowsmithwine.com/events

12/7: Carr Winery Live Music Saturdays, 4pm. 414 N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Ages 21+. Call (805) 965-7985 or email info@ carrwinery.com carrwinery.com/event

12/7: The Cruisery Live Music Saturdays, 9pm. Free. 501 State St. Call (805) 729-3553. thecruisery.com/the-cruisery

12/7: Eos Lounge Claire Z’s Bday, Regularfantasy, 9pm. Free. 500 Anacapa St. Ages 21+. Call (805) 564-2410. eoslounge.com

12/7-12/8: Hook’d Bar and Grill Sat.: Vanise Terry, 3pm. Sun.: Nate & Hector, 1pm. 116 Lakeview Dr., Cachuma Lake. Free. Call (805) 350-8351. hookdbarandgrill.com/music-on-

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SUNDAY 12/8

12/8: Parallel Stories — Why Empathy Matters: A Conversation with Dario Robleto and Emily Rapp Black Artist Dario Robleto will be joined in conversation by Emily Rapp Black, award-winning author of 2013's The Still Point of the Turning World and 2021’s Sanctuary: A Memoir, an unblinking story about dealing with death and grief that asks what the effort to communicate means to us. This talk coincides with the opening of the SBMA exhibition Dario Robleto:The Signal. 2:30-4:30pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Students: free; GA: $10-$15. Call (805) 963-4364. sbma.net/events

12/8: Raw Silk with Leslie Lembo Take in the funk, soul, R&B, and bluesy jazz sounds from Raw Silk with powerful vocals by Leslie Lembo. 6:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St., Ste. 205. $15. Ages 21+. Call (805) 962-7776. sohosb.com

12/8: ELKS National Free-Throw Hoop Shoot Contest Children ages 8-13 are invited to join a shooting-hoops contest and earn trophies or scholarships. A birth certificate or current passport must be presented at check-in. Check-in/Registration: 11:15am. Page Youth Center, 4540 Hollister Ave. Free. Email 613HoopShoot@cox.net tinyurl.com/HoopShoot2024

WEDNESDAY 12/11

12/11: In-Person and Online: Unmet Transit Needs

Countywide Listening Session The S.B. County Association of Governments and the Cities of Lompoc and Santa Maria will host a series of annual listening sessions through December on unmet transit needs, where public participation is encouraged to share input on bus systems, dial-a-ride, and paratransit services. 4-6pm. S.B. County Association of Governments, 260 N. San Antonio Rd. Free. Call (805) 961-8900 or email info@sbcag.org tinyurl.com/UnmetTransitNeedsSession tinyurl.com/ZoomLink-Dec12

MONDAY 12/9

12/9: Monday Evening Buddhist Meditation Class Beginners and experienced meditators are invited to engage in guided breathing, a Dharma talk, and a second meditation based on the evening’s topic. 6:30pm. Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Ctr., 1825 State St., Ste. 202. $15. Call (805) 563-6000. meditationinsantabarbara.org/sb-mondays

TUESDAY 12/10

12/10: Virtual Meet the Doctor: Navigating the Menopause Change: Optimizing Your Health and Well-Being Learn how menopause affects your physical and mental health, why these changes occur, and how to empower yourself, followed by a Q&A session. Virtual. 4pm. tinyurl.com/VirtualMeettheDoc-Dec10

12/10: Jonathan Richman Featuring Tommy Larkins Jonathan Richman, founder of the ’70s rock band The Modern Lovers, and the writer of the hit single “Roadrunner,” will deliver an energizing evening of alternative rock with longtime collaborator Tommy Larkins on the drums. 8pm. The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $45. Call (805) 684-6380. thealcazar.org/music

BRIGHT COLORS, IDEAS AND LATIN AMERICAN ARTISTIC RETHINKING

ACCRETION: WORKS BY LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN EXHIBITION ENLIVENS AND REFLECTS AN INCLUSIVE

PERSPECTIVE AT SBMA

Art-seekers headed to the modestscaled yet invigorating exhibition

Accretion: Works by Latin American Women at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) won’t have much trouble knowing they have arrived in the right gallery. Entering the Preston Morton Gallery, we are boldly greeted by a temporary wall bearing the exhibition title against an electric Kool-Aid hue of hot pink married to coral.

In a sense, the optical welcoming splash sensation preps us for a selection of art, varied in nature, media, and locale within Latin American, which can be vivid in terms of both color palette and underlying themes. While the work wins our attention through purely sensory means, this is one show in which wall texts matter, conveying themes of alienation, social ostracism and oppression, cultural identity searching, and other concepts pertinent to the Latin American experience in the United States.

On the opposite side of the welcoming wall, aptly enough, is the effervescently florid in a good way painting “Lavinia Mariposa,” Patricia Iglesias Peco’s painterly interpretation of the Uruguayan novel Reina Amelia by Marosa di Giorgio. Its protagonist is transformed into a garden-tending butterfly, a magic realist idea

folded into visual forms and spirits on canvas.

In another formexploding painting, Ilana Savdie’s “Lágrimas y mocos (exploiting a suitable host)” unleashes the vision of a large, mutant image hybrid of abstraction and fragmented figuration, an element referring to a Carnival-esque monkey-elephant Marimonda character from Colombia. Savdie writes that she savors the ability, as an artist, to “fashion my own gods out of my entrails.” Entrails, it turns out, are also evoked in the painting. Realism rears its head in various ways throughout the show. Deanna Barahona’s “Tia Sonia” combines a black-and-white photo of her Guatemalan aunt from the 1990s in a “glamour shot” with a bright-colored tiled background, more common in Latin America than the drabber public spaces in the U.S.

A seeking out of cultural or multicultural identity is evident in Evelyn Quijas Godinez’s “Equis (X),” a ceramic and concrete relief sculpture depicting the pyramid Teotihuacan, but jutting out from the wall and layered with personal modern touches. Her piece reflects the idea of tracing a continuum from Mayan antiquity through her present life as a Mexican-American.

Adjacent to this upended pyramid, and related to its field of personal and earthen inquiry, is Jackie Amézquita’s “Oro Negro (Black Gold),” with nine rectilinear panels reflecting her neighborhood in Los Angeles with potentially endangered and irradiated soil sourced from her environment.

Working conditions amongst migrants perhaps inevitably finds its way into the show’s thematic mix. Jay Lynn Gomez’s subtle chiaroscuro study, “Nightsweeper,” is an acrylic-on-cardboard image of a worker in the wee hours, silhouetted against the glare of swanky storefronts. The cardboard aspect is a humble material relating to the Chicano/a tradition of rasquachismo using available resources to get the artistic expressive job done.

Another touching work-related piece is Estefania Ajcip’s “Ja-K’iche’ ” (ja translating to “home” in the Mayan K’iche’ tongue). A mixed-media piece involving fabric, acrylic, and a wood frame, the scene depicts the artist’s Guatemalan father hard at work at a sewing machine presumably in an L.A. sweatshop earning money to send back to his family. The artist, who did move to L.A., is depicted as a little girl, imagining the remote life of her migrant father up north.

One of the show-stoppers in the gallery, three-dimensional division, is Isabel Barbuzza’s “Re-Designing My Library,” a dress rack functioning as feminist commentary, with deconstructed books regarding women, and kimonos made from pages out of a classic art historical textbook, HW Janson’s History of Art. Infamously, Janson’s tome contributes to the male-ification of art history, as a compendium of fine art history as “his” story, skimping on the input of women artists.

Photography, albeit referential to painting tradition, has its moment in the show, as well. Carlee Fernandez’s gorgeous and provocative “Hues from Brown to Pink” is a mother and child photograph, with its subjects dramatically atilt on a stump and elegantly posed and warmly highlighted against a black background. As is pointed out in the wall text (again, take note: some reading required here), the image makes an associational leap across art historical epochs, to the Baroque portrait of St. Stephen, also leaping from Latin American to “old European” orthodoxy.

A similar geo-cultural switch occurs in Harmonia Rosales’s painting “Oshosi Gets His Crown,” a portrait of the Yoruba deity and hunter character in a scenario with his trusty hound and his dead mother, apparently succumbing to her own son’s arrow.

The mythological scene taps into African lore, rather than the European and GrecoRoman models of what we learned in, say, Janson’s History of Art

Accretions may be disguised as a modest exhibition in a smaller side gallery at SBMA, but it contains much to look at and think about and through which to reconsider art-worldly assumptions. There’s much more to it than a vibrant palette, especially once we know the underscoring and driving concepts beneath the surfaces. —Josef Woodard

Accretion: Works by Latin American Women is on view at Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St.) through April 13, 2025. See sbma.net.

The Annual Messiah Sing-Along event, conducted by Phillip McLendon, will be hosted for its 42nd year in Santa Barbara. This event is a classical performance of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah, performed by members of the Santa Barbara City College Symphony. All proceeds will be donated to the Unity Shoppe the Santa Barbara–based nonprofit organization that benefits 18,000 low-income members of our community.

This whole event is organized and run by volunteers and keystone members of the city. The event will feature four talented soloists as well as organist Erin Bronski-Evans. The orchestra is organized by James Mooy, conductor of the Santa Barbara City College Symphony Orchestra.

Some non-lyric music will be performed, but the chorus is dependent on audience participation. All are welcome to join in the choir, but also are encouraged to just listen as well. It is fitting that the Unity Shoppe is the heart of this event, because the aim is to provide connection between citizens to support a shared cause.

Tickets can be purchased for $10 at Chaucer’s Books (3321 State St.), at the door of the event, and at the Unity Shoppe downtown (1401 Chapala St.). Music scores can be collected at these locations as well.

—Ella Bailey

The Annual Messiah Sing-Along event will be held at the First Presbyterian Church (21 E. Constance Ave., at the corner of State and Constance streets). Come unify your voices in a shared holiday spirit on Tuesday, December 17, at 7:30 p.m.

The annual Messiah Sing-Along is a benefit for Unity Shoppe.

Estefania Ajcip’s “Ja-K’iche’”

EARLY AND LATE-BREAKING MUSIC MASTERY

JACK QUARTET RETURNS AS PART OF MUSIC ACADEMY’S MARIPOSA SERIES

Iin particular has become one of the main doctrines for the JACK Quartet. Peter Salaff — with whom I studied chamber music at MAW — told me one summer during a coaching on Bartók Second String Quartet to approach every piece of music with the same care and perfection that one would approach Haydn and Mozart. Naturally, with Bartók, we were trying to bring out the Hungarian flair and edge; however, we were neglecting the basics of beauty of tone, intonation, perfect ensemble balance, etcetera.

t was 20 years ago that the phenomenon known as the JACK Quartet began its slow, steady, and precipitous rise to the upper regions of string quartet culture devoted largely to music of our time, and then some. It was roughly 10 years ago that JACK began its occasional intersection with the concert music scene in the 805, mostly showing their engaging musical wares at the Music Academy of the West and at the Ojai Music Festival (where, most recently, cellist Jay Campbell gave some riveting performances in June).

In the midst of its 20th anniversary season, JACK returns to the Music Academy of the West (MAW) as part of MAW’s young and fast-growing “Mariposa Series” of concerts in that august summer program’s “off-season.” On Saturday, December 7, JACK will present a program aptly dubbed Modern Medieval, with a sampler plate of new works and first violinist Christopher Otto’s recent deep-diving adventure, re-treating medieval music dating back as far as the 14th century. Such an early-modern paradox isn’t, in fact, so much a paradox, given the natural exploratory cross-talk of contemporary music and the innate historical sources out of which it grows and ponders.

Just as Motel 6 outgrew the origin story of its name — offering motor hotel rooms for six dollars — JACK’s origin story has shifted. It all began in 2005, with students of the Eastman School of Music championing contemporary repertoire and as an acronym of its founders’ first names, being violinists Christopher Otto and Ari Streisfeld, violist John Pickford Richards and cellist Kevin McFarland. Currently, the lineup replaces Streisfeld with Austin Wulliman and McFarland with Campbell.

But the original personnel were on hand and in town in 2015, when JACK performed a memorable concert at Hahn Hall — partly in connection with Streisfeld’s status as a proud MAW alum. (Although not performing next week, Streisfeld will be on hand for a post-concert Q&A.)

In an interview at the time, Streisfeld noted that “my three summers at the Music Academy of the West were some of the most important experiences for my growth as a musician. I made friendships that have lasted through the years and have yielded all sorts of collaborations.

“Also, some of the musical ideas I learned as a student at MAW have stuck with me to this day. One

“Once these issues were addressed, we could add all the edge we wanted to bring out the Bartók character; however, without that fundamental work, it would just sound messy. This philosophy has applied to JACK from the beginning. We approach every new quartet with the same care that we would approach Haydn or Mozart.”

As an example of the group’s musical focus, that original Hahn Hall program included music by then established composers John Zorn and Iannis Xenakis, and fast-rising composers Matthias Pintscher and Caroline Shaw (the latter two have been spotlighted as guests in past Music Academy seasons).

Doing a crash course on what makes JACK tick, and excel, requires only a visit to a streaming portal of your choice, sampling the 25-plus titles in a necessarily diverse discography. Pop by their Spotify home, and stay awhile. Recent releases include the captivating album John Luther Adams: Wave and Particles, on the venerable and important Los Angeles–based Cold Blue label. Cold Blue was also the label home for the Luther Adams/JACK album Lines Made by Walking, which earned a Grammy nomination in 2022.

Also in 2024, they released Jeff Myers’s darkly contemplative Requiem and the edgier, more dissonant Jason Eckardt: Passage. Their rich catalog includes numerous commissioned works, support for emerging young composers and lauded performances of music by such prominent composers as Xenakis, Steve Reich, Georg Friedrich Haas, and Helmut Lachenmann (also a featured composer at June’s Ojai festival).

JACK’s international story continues apace, 20 years into the adventure. A decade back, Streisfeld emphasized an important thing in our interview, relevant to the now older, wiser, and more deeply entrenched JACK enterprise: “When JACK formed, we had one main idea: to learn and perform incredible contemporary string quartets. It has been a wonderful adventure, and we are happy we have been as successful as we have been. We never worried about how we were going to carve out a niche for ourselves in the string quartet world. We just wanted to play great music together.” —Josef Woodard

Quartet performs at the Music Academy of the West’s

JACK Quartet performing

COLOR AND FORM TAKE AND MAKE A HOLIDAY

ROLAND PETERSEN BRINGS BURSTS OF COLOR AND ARTISTIC COMPLEXITY TO THE ELVERHØJ MUSEUM

On the seemingly festive face of it, Roland Petersen’s art currently fills Solvang’s Elverhøj Museum with bursts of color and rhythm wellsuited to the forthcoming holiday season. Petersen’s exhibition, The Visual Feast, lives up to its title, in terms of its prismatically bustling scenes of people at rest and in search of escape in riverfront and lounging scenes suggestive of the late 19thcentury playgrounds of such painters as Renoir, Manet, and pre-Modernist picnic chroniclers.

But breezing through the gallery while in a holidazed mindset, as one component of the cultural riches of the Elverhøj Museum’s other displays (and gift ideas), one might easily overlook a certain darker, more introspective subplot in this art. Distracted and abstractly configured figures in the generally leisure-timed scenes of these paintings touch on a certain “other” aspect of holiday consciousness: the holiday blues. Airs of alienation and existential detachment lurk behind the shimmering surfaces of this art. Veteran Danish-American painter Petersen made his imprint in the Bay Area and taught art at UC Davis. We can readily detect similarities of approach to geometrical aspects and palettes of such fellow Bay Area artists as Richard Diebenkorn and Elmer Bischoff, but the art historicist parallel impulse influences our appreciation, finding echoes of early Modernist Fauvism on the visual menu. Petersen also studied with Hans Hofmann, whose signature geometric abstract language shows its impact in his student’s style.

In short, the complexity and nuances in his personal stylistic voice gives Petersen’s work its distinctive touch and feel.

Petersen has explained that, in his paintings, “I deal with color relationships, which I try to think of as a sequence of colors that have a kind of rhythm going, as in music. And I try to deal with changing that rhythm upside down, inside out and in any way that I can vary that. The kind of feeling that I am trying to achieve in my work is pretty much a kind of isolation of a person being alone in his own thoughts.”

Visual schemes are deceptively at work in these pieces, with strategies varying by

the painting. Facing the gallery entrance, “Woman on a Horse” finds a bikini-clad woman rider on a horse, with a small rigidly posed dog facing the opposite direction and charging the compositional tension. In “Enjoying the View,” figures at leisure are posed in a stiff manner, partly serving as formal pillars and painterly props in the dense-but-tidy organization of the pictorial space.

A similar blend of detachment and explosive color outlays evoke the orderly cream scene-making of Alain Resnais’s classic film Last Year at Marienbad. The figures seem half-real, half-decorative or dreamconjured. Linear logic and clenching forces give life to “Rowboat for Two,” a balance of angular lines in its striated horizontal layers and the mirroring diagonal lines of the rower’s oars and a surreal tilt of a rainstorm overhead.

In the back corner of the gallery, we run into a large anomaly of a painting, compared to the dominant and coherent strain of works elsewhere in the space. Slyly but aptly titled “Courtship of Two Shadows,” the painting involves a pale checkerboard ground in tilted perspective, with two gregarious splotches or puzzle-piece-shaped gestures splashed atop. Consider it a madcap twist on Mondrian.

Also, we might consider “Courtship” the most unexpectedly cheerful painting in a fascinating show whose relevance to holiday consciousness goes dark and light. Petersen’s Visual Feast teases the eye and mind, while sneaking a questioning spirit into the nog. —Josef Woodard

Roland Petersen: The Visual Feast is on view at the Elverhøj Museum in Solvang through January 5, 2025. Located at 1624 Elverhoy Way, the museum is open Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. See elverhoj.org

L to R:

Blake Burgess, Ian Fairlee, Nick Voss and Will Riddle

Photo: Zach Mendez

“Picnic with Five Friends” by Roland Petersen

December 12

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Business

Club House Rags Clothing Brand Reinvents

Attire

Asimple glance around a golf course reveals a palette of predictable hues: coral pinks and neon blues, tacky scenes on embroidered belts, and traditional stripe wear all attire careful not to deviate. But Lee and Cary Lathouwers have challenged this status quo, reinventing garb on the links with Club House Rags.

not many. Last but not least, you may want to try to sell it, and if nobody’s interested in it, throw it away.”

For Lee and Cary, this decision was a no-brainer. Club House Rags was born soon after, reflecting their desire to honor their father’s legacy by sharing his brilliant designs with the world.

by Madeline Slogoff

Miraculously not golfers themselves, the Lathouwers brothers found their way to the business in a unique fashion. Leo Lathouwers, their father and beloved Santa Barbara School District graphic artist, spent his life as an artist working for commission, between the Chicago Times and the Goleta Adviser. He simultaneously worked on personal projects, including a set of fictional golf characters whom he had envisioned while spending a few short months on the golf course. It was not until after he passed in 2007 that his art was finally put up for sale.

The decision to sell this art began with the reading of Leo’s will. He advised the brothers: “If you’d like, donate it to a school; the kids will be inspired by it. Give it to a museum; maybe they’ll hang it on the wall for a few to see, but probably

per due to controversy over the name, which was wrongly insinuated to be related to marijuana, as the cartoon was produced around 1968, the peak of the counterculture movement.

Lathouwers’s timeless eye is also encompassed through the Goleta Union School District Emblem, which he designed and is still displayed on buses around the county today. This design withstood the test of the time, attesting to Lathouwers’s “keen eye for the passing scene.”

Leo Lathouwers’s legacy extends far beyond his art. He is remembered for “his great ability to laugh at himself” because of the insight and gratitude he gained from his years on the front lines. His upbeat attitude and knack for the pen and ink have earned him recognition to this day and beloved status across the Santa Barbara schools community.

“We took Dad’s art and we took golf apparel and we used it as a living canvas for his images. That’s really all we did. Now it’s just a matter of getting the word out,” Lee says.

Leo Lathouwers did not receive a traditional art education. His high school education was interrupted when he registered for the military and was deployed to the Pacific Ocean during World War II as a combat sketch artist.

This not only jump-started his career in sketch art, but was also responsible for the origin of his pseudonym. After exploring an abandoned town in the Southern Pacific Ocean seeking intact clothing, he emerged from a hut in tattered shorts, to which his fellow soldiers dubbed him “Rags.” This term of endearment endured for the rest of Leo’s life and endeavors.

The brothers underscored one of Leo’s most notable projects: “The Grass People,” which he designed as a weekly art feature for the Goleta Adviser. This comic series originated from a bedtime story that he would tell Lee about characters of about five inches in height that coexisted with humans by helping to manicure their grass but could only be seen by children.

The comic series consisted of clever characters that resembled humans, other than their trademark spiky hair. The cartoon was unfortunately discontinued by the newspa-

“The only reason that we did this was to honor his legacy. If we made a nickel on what we do, that’s completely a bonus round for us,” Cary emphasizes. The brothers described the profound experience of sharing their father’s work so far as beyond rewarding, citing stories of being stopped in public with compliments on their designs or feedback from professional artists reaffirming their father’s aptitude.

On their first outing to sell the brand at the recent Goleta Lemon Festival, the brothers received a large influx of support and interest, especially from a younger demographic. “That was really cool, that it was almost like Dad was sitting there talking to these people,” Lee shares.

The two brothers are not stopping here. They plan to expand the brand by continuously modifying the website and pitching their line to pro shops, as well as attending trade shows and tournaments. Beyond this, Lee plans to pass the brand down to his children and carry on Rags’s legacy for generations to come.

The brothers’ ultimate goal is to become a nonprofit organization. They anticipate having a percentage of proceeds go to veterans, in honor of their father who served time in the military.

“It’s more than just selling a shirt or a hat, but it’s really honoring dad and his legacy and then honoring veterans. For if it wasn’t for veterans, we wouldn’t be here,” Lee shares.

With clever trademark characters and ethical business practices, Lee and Cary Lathouwers undoubtedly “rock the art.”

Sketch Art

Some of the merchandise available at Club House Rags

Leo “Rags” Lathouwers

Illustration by Leo “Rags” Lathouwers

ON SHELVES

Kaarem Santa Barbara Brings a Sweet Treat to Fashion

what makes Kaarem’s design and production process so unique.

“We tend to avoid any sort of trends and try to stick to what we would want to wear and what we would want to wear throughout the years,” Bach said. They drew inspiration from Vietnamese culture and style of mix-and-match clothes that can be worn for different events, ranging from weddings to casual day-to-day wear. They wanted to create items that can be worn as a basic or as a centerpiece.

The entire Kaarem team is quite small, with a total of fewer than 20 people who make up the business, design, and production teams. Bach herself is part of the design team.

“We design minimal clothing that’s meant to be timeless. Our clothing is simple,” she explained. “But when people wear it, they feel how the garment drapes on them.” She pulled out the Wind Chime Raised Collar Top from a nearby rack as an example, pointing out the different ways it could be styled for various occasions.

Finding Community Through Traditional Vietnamese Garment Making and Craft

Because their team is small, they’re able to maintain a zero-waste initiative. Since all the fabric is cut by hand, they reuse leftover fabrics to create accessories for other pieces, or even folded and sewn into origami that is also sold in stores.

by Tia Trinh

Atreat in name and style itself, Kaarem Santa Barbara has created a space to be used as both a boutique but also to host events that bring together and uplift the Asian-American community.

As a brand, Kaarem originally started in New York and Vietnam simultaneously through cofounders Kathy Minh Bach and Chuong Pham. The clothing style is deeply influenced by its roots in Vietnamese garment making, a practice that both Bach and Pham grew up around. The store’s name was inspired by the Vietnamese word kem, which means “ice cream.” To the cofounders, it was like a tribute to their families and ancestry.

They wanted to celebrate traditional Vietnamese garment making but also create something that brings people together. To Bach, the most important part is “connecting it to stories and memories of our personal histories. It’s truly like that kind of connection, that’s the most important to us, wherever that may be.”

The Santa Barbara store officially opened in December 2023. After moving to Santa Barbara three years ago, Bach worked with store cofounder and friend Trang Nguyen to open the space together as the first official brick-and-mortar store for Kaarem.

Tucked into Victoria Court in Downtown Santa Barbara, the store itself isn’t large, but it feels homey. Windows invite plenty of sunlight with tables displaying goods from both Kaarem and other artists. Hung on racks along the walls is the colorful yet pleasantly simple collection of clothing items. All of Kaarem’s clothing is made in-house in their production studio in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with all the steps from starting with cloth cutting to finishing with a blind hem stitch being done by hand. The preservation of traditional craft is

Before moving to Santa Barbara, Bach explained that Kaarem clothing had their office and showroom in New York. Their clothing was in boutiques in New York but also in pop-ups that they brought to California and Washington. The branch in Vietnam is made up of the inhouse production studio in Ho Chi Minh City, with their flagship store in Saigon. There, Pham manages both the boutique and the café upstairs, which often features the work of a partnering artist. That sort of community connection is what they’re also working to bring to Santa Barbara.

For Bach and Nguyen, Kaarem means more than just sharing clothing. The pair have continued to find ways to connect with community members. In addition to carrying their clothing collection, they feature items from BIPOC designers including shoes, accessories, jewelry, books, and apothecary. In one corner of the store is a single-origin Vietnamese pantry section, which features items such as chocolates, spices, and even fish sauce. Creating a space for connection and storytelling is one of their missions.

“We would really like to start bringing in more local artists and food-makers,” Bach said. Since opening, they’ve hosted events including book talks, musical performances, and celebrations for holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival in September.

As they continue navigating business in Santa Barbara, they’re all working to come up with new production designs and to continue opening up space for community engagement and connection.

“Every design has an intention to it,” Bach said. “But I think the true spirit of commonality is that our customers who end up liking Kaarem, really appreciate the quality in the craft behind it.”

Kathy Minh Bach (left) and Trang Nguyen, the owners of Kaarem’s Santa Barbara store

HOMESPUN Craft Show

Is Home for the Holidays

Community Arts Workshop To Host Holiday Craft Fair on December 7

by Tia Trinh

Back in time for the holiday season, the handmade craft show HOMESPUN is returning to Santa Barbara at the Community Arts Workshop on December 7 for a holiday craft fair. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be more 50 new and returning artists who will be showcasing and selling their art. All of the art is designed and created by the vendors, creating a space that will be full of creativity and the love of art and handmade craft.

The event is curated by Beth Kuttner, who has been organizing and running HOMESPUN since its first show in 2015 at the Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm.

“At the time, the community needed a platform for artisans in town,” Kuttner said. She wanted to create something like the West Coast Craft Market in Los Angeles and began to reach out to artists to curate a lineup of vendors. She explained that each year, it takes a long time to gather all the vendors, design a layout of the show and ensure that there is enough marketing to the community. But the outcome is worth it. The first HOMESPUN was hosted in the 5,000-square-foot greenhouse, and with its growing success, it moved to Casa de la Guerra in 2017 to create more space for vendors and browsing community members.

The show seemed to grow in popularity by itself, with Kuttner calling it a “natural evolution.” To her, it was important to open up a space for vendors without having to pay a large amount of money for commission or consignment. The last show was in 2019 during the holiday season just before the start of the COVID pandemic. Bringing back HOMESPUN in 2024 is equally exciting and stressful.

“It’s like a family reunion in a way. I haven’t seen some people since the 2019 show,” Kuttner said. “It’ll be nice to be together and share this experience.”

To create a space for artists of all ages and at different points in their artistic career to reach different demographics, part of relaunching HOMESPUN is for Kuttner’s daughter, who, during the COVID pandemic, taught herself silversmithing. She continued to hone her craft and her work is now being sold in stores in Australia and New York. She will be one of the vendors at HOMESPUN.

Other vendors include Laura La Rue, a young mom from Ojai who uses plants to make hand dyed clothing; Elizabeth Poett from Rancho San Julian, who will be bringing farm products and her cookbook; and Kate McMahon, who makes knits and women’s wear by hand in Santa Barbara. Part of what makes HOMESPUN so unique is that Kuttner herself reaches out to all the artists to curate the vendor lineup. In the first few weeks of outreach, she reached out to former vendors and ended up filling up about two-thirds of the show.

The vendors’ excitement to return has also been echoed by the Community Arts Workshop, which Kuttner expressed has been very supportive of the show. To bring it back years later with the same, if not more interest, feels almost like coming home.

“That’s why I named it HOMESPUN; it’s a community event,” Kuttner said.

The event is free to the public and is family friendly. In addition to the number of vendors, there will also be kid-friendly activities run by one of Kuttner’s friends.

HOMESPUN takes place Saturday, December 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Community Arts Workshop (631 Garden St.). For a preview of the vendors and for more information about HOMESPUN, visit @homespun_santabarbara on Instagram.

HOMESPUN returns December 7.

FOOD& DRINK

Cheers !

Get In the Holiday Spirit(s)

Mixologists Are Ringing Their Jingle Bells for the Winter Season with Creative Cocktails up the Wazoo

BY LESLIE DINABERG

FINCH & FORK’S WINTER CHALET

They had me at caviar.

Theming their special bar offerings around an après-ski Winter Chalet experience, Finch & Fork at the Kimpton Canary Hotel’s Cocktails & Bar Bites is a delightful mélange of cozy comforts and elegant treats. Case in point: the aforementioned caviar, served with crème fraîche, house kettle chips, and chicharrones (kind of like the high-low clothing trend, but with food), which paired beautifully with their Alpine Negroni, made with Hendrick’s gin, Punt e Mes sweet vermouth, Campari, Braulio amaro, and its very own little Christmas tree — a touch of Douglas fir.

I also really, really enjoyed the Dirty Chai, a lusciously aromatic concoction made with Tito’s vodka, Kahlúa, Oregon Chai (which is apparently the first chai brought to America), cold-brew coffee, and cinnamon. Top on the menu of retro-inspired comfort food bites we tried was the grilled cheese and tomato velouté (a dipping sauce made from the same lush heirloom tomato soup on Finch & Fork’s year-round menu), made from grilled sourdough and a meltingly delicious combo of gruyère, aged cheddar, and muenster cheeses. The French onion soup winter flatbread also brought back nostalgic memories of my mom’s French onion soup, especially the sherry-braised onions on the flatbread, which paired exceptionally well with the Cider Toddy, made with Del Maguey Vida mezcal, Amontillado sherry, fresh apple cider, maple, and ginger.

In addition to the special bar bites and cocktails — which also feature a Classic Toddy, Second Slope (with cardamom-

infused Tanqueray), and Ponche Navideño (a traditional Mexican Christmas punch, this one has Planteray original dark and pineapple rum) — the Canary also has a Pop-Up Holiday Photo Station with Minted in the lobby. Minted, which makes personalized holiday photo cards, has set up a corner to look like a cozy cabin, and there’s a free photo kiosk for guests to capture holiday photos against a backdrop reminiscent of a cozy, wintery ski chalet. There’s no obligation to purchase anything, but you can get your photo instantly via email, and if you want to customize a holiday card from the company, there’s a special 20 percent discount.

Crochet & Cocktails is another holiday offering taking place every Wednesday, 5-7 p.m., through December 18. Tickets are free (you buy the cocktails and beginner crochet kits are available to purchase, or you can bring your own project) but reservations are requested at bit .ly/4fGPRmp

Winter Chalet is located at the Kimpton Canary Hotel, 31 West Carrillo Street. See finchandforkrestaurant.com

MIRACLE AT PEARL SOCIAL

Asilver, gold, and white shimmering explosion of seasonal revelry has cast its blindingly festive light on Pearl Social Cocktail Club with this year’s fourth annual Miracle Pop-Up Christmas Bar taking over the normally understatedly chic Funk Zone locale. The over-the-top kitschy fun experience is open through January 1.

A dazzlingly twinkling snow globe of holiday magic greets you this holiday season, as you walk through a patio of winter white trees. They’ve got every kind of silver, white, and gold holiday decoration you can imagine stuffed in here, including a special themed cocktail menu complete with kooky Christmas collectible ceramic cocktail vessels that don’t hew to the color scheme.

My first pick was the Yippie-Ki-Yay Mother F****r, a vacation-ready libation of Barbados rum, rhum agricole, Trinidad overproof rum, purple ube, coconut, and pineapple juice that might just be the answer to the age-old debate as to whether Die Hard is really, actually a Christmas movie. And you drink it from a mug shaped like Santa’s pants!

The red dinosaur-shaped mug — adorned with a Santa hat and color lights — holds another delicious rum drink, the Christmasaurus, made with pineapple rum, mezcal, Velvet Falernum, apricot liquor, lime, coconut milk, and cumin, coffee, and pineapple flavors. Additional cocktail confections, which each have their own creative, holidaythemed vessel to go with their clever names, are the Christmapolitan (vodka-based, incorporating spice cranberry and absinthe mist), Snowball Old-Fashioned (incorporating gingerbread into the traditional old-fashioned), and the Stocking Stuffer (with bourbon, sherry, amaro, cinnamon, bitters, chocolate, and marshmallow flavors).

There’s also the Crooked Antler; Santa Slide; Run, Run Reindeer; Koala LaLaLa; Rudolph’s Replacement; Jingle

Bells Nog; and The Krampus, among others. In addition to the festive Holly Jolly Bites & Merry Delights appetizer menu with things like an Old-Fashioned Holiday Cheeseball & Crackers, Reindeer Chow (nut mix), and Christmas Deviled Eggs, sister restaurant Lucky Penny is in on the festivities, and you can order individual wood-fired pizzas straight to your table.

There’s a $10 reservation fee for Miracle (food and beverages are separate), which includes a light-up beanie, plus all proceeds go to benefit area nonprofit CALM.

In addition to appealing to our inner kids with excellent adult beverages, Miracle at Pearl Social has added daily family-friendly hours from 2-5 p.m. for the whole family to enjoy. Also on the family front is a series of special events, “Miracle Presents: Elfing Around,” which lets children tap into the wonders of sister spot Helena Avenue Bakery, where they can decorate a gingerbread house, dance with elves, listen to festive stories, and visit Miracle at Pearl Social. Elfing Around takes place December 7 and 8, 1-3 p.m. See pearlsocialsb.com/events for details and reservations.

Miracle at Pearl Social is located at 131 Anacapa Street, Suite B. See pearlsocialsb.com n

Kimpton Canary’s picture-ready Winter Chalet

Behold the magnificent Miracle at Pearl Social

Join Chef Richard Lambert for a Holiday TamaleMaking Class

Learn the Secrets of a Tamale Chef on December 7

BY ELLA BAILEY

Interested in preparing tamales for the holidays? Chef Richard Lambert (the founder of National Tamale Day) has you covered join his Holiday Tamale-Making class on December 7 to spice up your holiday season through the preparation of both tamales and salsa. Beginners are welcome since the class is focusing on home-style cooking. Tamales are a cultural Mesoamerican dish that are made traditionally for the Christmas season. Lambert explains, “Our cooking methods originated in Mexico City and are very traditional. One of the secrets I share during the class is the special technique we use to make our tamales extra plump and moist.”

Samples will be given and a variety of flavor profiles will be featured. The menu includes tamales chicken verde, chipotle pork, and chile and cheese along with Lambert’s signature red and green salsa. Chef Lambert will share recipes, backgrounds on the sourcing of ingredients, and guidance for storage. All of these things contribute to a new understanding of tamale knowledge and creation.

Attendees will also receive a free Chef Lambert cookbook (eBook), Mexico City Favorites. This work contains Lambert’s accumulated and useful knowledge from his year of cooking as a chef in Mexico City. He learned recipes from his personal connections but also adapted them to fit his own cooking style. In his book, Lambert explains that one of these connections, “Beatriz Ramirez, affectionately known as Mexico City’s ‘Tamale Queen,’ taught me how to make the salsas that go into each of my tamales. To this day, I think of Beatriz when I’m preparing tamales.” He takes inspiration from a variety of sources but says his recipes are his personal signatures and one-of-a-kind.

Secrets of a Tamale Chef takes place on Saturday, December 7, 1-2:30 p.m. at Free Methodist Church (1435 Cliff Dr.). Attendees are kindly asked to contribute a $65 donation. Visit tinyurl.com/2024tamaleclass to enroll. For a video about the holiday tamale-making class, see you tube/laDP0XVsxCU?feature=shared.

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Cranberry salsa and homemade tamales are part of what you’ll learn in “Secrets of a Tamale Chef”

The Palms Might Reopen in Carpinteria

Reader Primetime tells me that The Palms, a landmark in Carpinteria where you used to “make your own steaks” on the inside grill for a fraction of the cost of other restaurants, may be opening again. “City planners tonight are reviewing the plan to allow an interior and exterior renovation of the existing restaurant, resulting in a restaurant and market/café/retail area on the ground floor, a banquet/event space on the second floor, and a covered bar and uncovered dining area on the roof at 701 Linden Avenue,” he adds.

HAAS’S FINE ICE CREAM COMING TO FIVE POINTS:

Haas’s Fine Ice Cream, which will be serving McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream, is coming to 3987 State Street (Five Points Shopping Center) in the space that use to house the cash register for Fresco Café, which closed in 2023 after a brief move downtown. This dessert destination will be immediately next door to Little Alex’s, which took over the rest of the former-Fresco space last May. I took a peek inside, and it appears that renovation just recently started, so expect them to open early next year.

BIG T’S DELI COMING TO DOWNTOWN: Reader

Steve C. spotted an Instagram post for Big T’s Deli that says they are up and running inside the Santa Barbara Public Market at 38 West Victoria Street. After dining at Olio e Limone Ristorante across the street, I stopped by the Public Market and the new deli was nowhere to be found. The Market’s website does not list Big T’s Deli as a current or future tenant. For updates on the status of the restaurant, visit bigtssb.com. I have requested one and will let you know what I find out.

S.Y. KITCHEN COMING TO MONTECITO: Reader

IMissRexOfSB tells me that S.Y. Kitchen at 1110 Faraday Street in Santa Ynez will be coming to the other side of the mountain and opening a new location at 1483 East Valley Road in Montecito, the former home of Via Vai Trattoria & Piz-

zeria, which closed last April after more than 30 years in business. I spoke to the restaurant, which has been hard at work on their new space, and was told “there is light at the end of the tunnel.” I am hearing that the kitchen needs to be rebuilt from scratch, a liquor license needs to be officially acquired, and they hope to open early next year.

NUTCRACKER TEA EVENT AT EL ENCANTO: Nutcracker Afternoon Tea is being offered at the El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, at 800 Alvarado Place. Guests will enjoy a whimsical afternoon tea inspired by the magic of the Nutcracker ballet, complete with live performances by the State Street Ballet. The menu will feature a curated selection of custom-blended teas, bites such as smoked salmon mousse with lemon-zested crème fraîche, and desserts such as fresh rosemary scones with strawberry basil jam and local honey. The experience offers a fusion of art, music, and cuisine against the backdrop of the hotel grounds. Seatings are available on Saturday, December 14, and Saturday, December 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $125 per person. Call (805) 845-5800.

SCARLETT BEGONIA NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE EVENTS: Owner Crista Fleming tells me that Scarlett Begonia at 21 West Victoria Street is now available for evening events. There is a 25-person minimum and a 60-person maximum. Premises rental is $1,500 for exclusive private use of Scarlett Begonia. Cost is $130 per person (plus sales tax, 20 percent gratuity, and 3 percent processing fee). This price includes a hosted cocktail hour offering a full bar (top-shelf liquors available on an à la carte basis), three-course meal (with counts in advance), and beer/wine/sparkling wine poured during dinner service. Duration of events is three hours with the option to extend on an à la carte basis. Event hours begin as early as 5 p.m. and you can end by 10 p.m. which can be extended to midnight at extra cost. Call (805) 770-2143.

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SOMETHING’S COOKING: The iconic Palms restaurant in Carpinteria, which closed in 2021, might make a comeback.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by

Rob Breszny

WEEK OF DECEMBER 5

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Blaming others for our problems is rarely helpful. If we expend emotional energy focusing on how people have offended and hurt us, we diminish our motivation to heal ourselves. We may also get distracted from changing the behavior that ushered us into the mess. So yes, it’s wise to accept responsibility for the part we have played in propagating predicaments. However, I believe it’s also counterproductive to be relentlessly serious about this or any other psychological principle. We all benefit from having mischievous fun as we rebel against tendencies we have to be dogmatic and fanatical. That’s why I am authorizing you to celebrate a goodhumored Complaint Fest. For a limited time only, feel free to unleash fantasies in which you uninhibitedly and hilariously castigate everyone who has done you wrong.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): What you are experiencing may not be a major, earth-shaking rite of passage. But it’s sufficiently challenging and potentially rewarding to qualify as a pivotal breakthrough and turning point. And I’m pleased to say that any suffering you’re enduring will be constructive and educational. You may look back at this transition as a liberating initiation. You will feel deep gratification that you have clambered up to a higher level of mastery through the power of your intelligent love and feisty integrity.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): You are now about halfway between your last birthday and next birthday. In the prophecy industry, we call this your Unbirthday Season. It is usually a time when you receive an abundance of feedback whether you want it or not. I encourage you to want it! Solicit it. Even pay for it. Not all of it will be true or useful, of course, but the part that is true and useful will be very much so. You could gather a wealth of information that will help you fine-tune your drive for success and joy in the months to come.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): Legend tells us that the Buddha achieved enlightenment while meditating beneath the Bodhi Tree in Bihar, India. He was there for many weeks. At one point, a huge storm came and pelted the sacred spot with heavy rain. Just in time, the King of Serpents arrived, a giant cobra with a massive hood. He shielded the Buddha from the onslaught for the duration. Now I am predicting that you, too, will receive an unexpected form of protection and nurturing in the coming weeks. Be ready to open your mind about what help looks and feels like. It may not be entirely familiar.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): In written form, the Japanese term oubaitori is composed of four kanji, or characters. They denote four fruit trees that bloom in the spring: cherry, plum, peach, and apricot. Each tree’s flowers blossom in their own sweet time, exactly when they are ready, neither early nor late. The poetic meaning of oubaitori is that we humans do the same: We grow and ripen at our own unique pace. That’s why it’s senseless to compare our rate of unfoldment to anyone else’s. We each have our own timing, our own rhythm. These ideas are especially apropos for you right now, Leo.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I hope you will hunker down in your bunker. I hope you will junk all defunct versions of your spunky funkiness and seek out fresh forms of spunky funkiness. In other words, Virgo, I believe it’s crucial for you to get as relaxed and grounded as possible. You have a mandate to explore ultimate versions of stability and solidity. Shore up your foundations, please. Grow deeper roots. Dig down as deep as you can to strengthen and tone your relationship with the core of your being.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Every one of us is a hypocrite at least

some of the time. Now and then, we all ignore or outrightly violate our own high standards. We may even engage in behavior that we criticize in others. But here’s the good news for you, Libra. In the coming weeks and months, you may be as unhypocritical as you have ever been. According to my analysis of the astrological, omens, you are likely to be consistently faithful to your ideals. Your actual effects on people will closely match your intended effects. The American idiom is, “Do you practice what you preach?” I expect the answer to that question will be yes as it pertains to you.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Author George Orwell advised us that if we don’t analyze and understand the past, we are likely to repeat the mistakes of the past. Alas, few people take heed. Their knowledge of our collective history is meager, as is their grasp of recurring trends in their personal lives. But now here’s the good news, dear Scorpio: In the coming months, you will have exceptional power to avoid replicating past ignorance and errors IF you meditate regularly on the lessons available through a close study of your life story.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In his song “Voodoo Child,” Sagittarian musician Jimi Hendrix brags, “Well, I stand up next to a mountain / and I chop it down with the edge of my hand.” I encourage you to unleash fantasies like that in the coming days, Sagittarius. Can you shoot lightning bolts from your eyes? Sure, you can. Can you change water into wine? Fly to the moon and back in a magic boat? Win the Nobel Prize for Being Yourself? In your imagination, yes, you can. And these exercises will prime you for an array of more realistic escapades, like smashing a mental block, torching an outmoded fear, and demolishing an unnecessary inhibition or taboo. To supercharge your practical power, intensify your imagination’s audacity.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The name of my column is “Free Will Astrology” because I aspire to nurture, inspire, and liberate your free will. A key component in that effort is to help you build your skills as a critical thinker. That’s why I encourage you to question everything I tell you. Don’t just assume that my counsel is always right and true for you. Likewise, I hope you are discerning in your dealings with all teachers, experts, and leaders especially in the coming weeks and months. You are in a phase of your cycle when it’s even more crucial than usual to be a good-natured skeptic who poses exuberant, penetrating questions. To serve your soul’s health, refine your practice of the art of creative rebellion.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be like a beautifully made fountain that people love to visit, Aquarius. Not like a metaphorical geyser or stream or waterfall out in the natural world, but a three-tiered marble fountain. What does that entail? Here are hints. The water of the fountain cascades upward, but not too high or hard, and then it showers down gently into a pool. Its flow is steady and unflagging. Its sound is mellifluous and relaxing. The endless dance of the bubbles and currents is invigorating and calming, exuberant and rejuvenating. Be like a fountain.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Around this time of year, persimmon trees in my neighborhood have shed their leaves but are teeming with dazzling orange fruits. Pomegranate trees are similar. Their leaves have fallen off but their red fruits are ready to eat. I love how these rebels offer their sweet, ripe gifts as our winter season approaches. They remind me of the current state of your destiny, Pisces. Your gorgeous fertility is waxing. The blessings you have to offer are at a peak. I invite you to be extra generous as you share your gifts with those who are worthy of them and maybe even a few who aren’t entirely worthy.

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

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COMPUTER/TECH

The Carsey‑Wolf Center Assistant Director includes four major job functions: publicity, public event curation and coordination, program administration, and theater operations. Responsibilities include: Development of publicity materials for public‑facing academic events, including website content, social media, email marketing, print advertising, and writing press releases. Serving as a member of the Center’s programming team to create and present events at the Pollock Theater. Assisting the Director and Associate Director in administrative tasks supporting the Center’s academic programs, including its undergraduate and graduate programs, its research awards, and its publishing initiatives. Assisting the Pollock Theater Manager in coordination of daily theater operations, including public events in the evenings and on occasional weekends. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in media‑related area and / or equivalent experience / training. 1‑3 years of event coordination and/or conference organization experience. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check The budgeted salary range is $69,500 to $96,000/ year. The full salary range is $69,500 to $123,500/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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 74486

CAMPUS CONCESSIONS AND CATERING

SUPERVISOR

CAMPUS DINING

Responsible for event preparation and set up, production and supervision of student staff in the Concessions department. Duties also include product ordering, stocking, invoice/ billing; supervision and event planning with the Campus Catering department during the academic year and specifically during the summer conference season. Reqs: Bachelor’s

Degree or equivalent education/ experience in restaurant, retail or institutional food service operations. ‑ Required/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum 1‑3 years supervisory experience. Excellent communication and customer service skills including ability to actively listen and effectively convey information, policy and procedures both orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage a variety of events while maintaining a high standard of excellence, including Ability and willingness to prioritize and make necessary adjustments for last minute events. Proven ability to train, schedule and supervise student staff. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Work hours/days may vary. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $23.66/hr. ‑ $24.90/ hr. Posting Hourly Range: $23.66/hr. ‑ $25.77/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 #74573

CONFERENCE

DINING ASSOCIATE CAMPUS DINING Plans, organizes and manages dining and catering content for assigned, moderately complex summer conference programs on campus and at University‑owned apartments. The Conference Dining Associate interacts with a diverse clientele, including University professors and commercial program directors, to assess and determine how a program’s dining and catering needs can be met by our services and facilities, or other on and off‑campus resources. Serves as a planning consultant to event organizers to ensure that all dining and catering details have been considered, working with the client’s needs and budget parameters, developing a comprehensive services package that includes vendor contracts. Determines scope of project, timelines and unit requirements to fulfill service agreements. Reqs: Two to three years of experience and strong knowledge in event planning and management in the hospitality sector. Exceptional customer service skills with ability to cultivate professional business partnerships. Proficiency with Microsoft applications and general database management. Ability to learn specialized software systems quickly. Working knowledge of Google Workspace. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check UCSB is a Tobacco‑Free environment. Work hours/days may vary during the summer season. Overtime may be required from May‑August to meet the operational needs of the department. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $28.07/

hr. ‑ $33.07/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 #74522

Performs culinary duties such as preparing soups and casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbecuing foods, working a sauté station, and preparing and assembling made‑to‑order entrees serving up to 1,500 meals per shift. Ensures that assigned responsibilities are accomplished and that high standards of food quality, service, sanitation and safety are met at all times. Assists with student training, food production and sanitation. Reqs: High school diploma and / or equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years culinary experience in a high‑volume culinary environment. 1‑3 years knowledge of and experience with culinary techniques, including but not inclusive of sautéing, grilling, frying, steaming, preparing sauces and stocks. Or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work standing for up to 8 hours per day. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Hiring/Budgeted Hourly Range: $20.12/ hr.‑ $22.21/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 #74543

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM

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. Reporting to the Academics Managing Supervisor,

applies advanced academic advising concepts and experience, addresses the most difficult problems in academic advising, and develops solutions to these problems. Recognized as having advanced, specialized expertise Is expected to identify systemic problems and issues, and propose solutions for the program on changes to policies and procedures. Provides advice and counsel on academic advising issues to other, experienced academic specialists and study abroad advisors. Communications with students primarily take place remotely rather than in person. Performs complex research, review, and analysis of host institution academic opportunities appropriate to UC undergraduate and/ or graduate students and of UC, UCEAP, and host institution academic policies and procedures; and disseminates advising and recruitment information to indicated UC campus offices and academic departments. Manages the process by which credit earned abroad is applied to a student’s UC record; advises Study Centers, Campus Study Abroad Offices, registrar offices, and students about UC and UCEAP policies pertaining to students’ academic work and records in programs worldwide; and works to ensure that automation of these processes is as advanced and efficient as possible. Responsible for all academic information pertaining to a specified portfolio group within the more than 5,500 student UCEAP participants each year, in over 40 countries worldwide. Works closely with the Associate Dean, Associate Program Director, and Academic Manager in implementing and archiving academic policies and procedures. Promotes UCEAP programs at occasional student fairs and campus events. Assembles and maintains program information, manages student registration information, and generates reports in a complex in‑house database. Collaborates with IT and Marketing units on academic web and database issues and requests. Serves as a liaison, providing coordination and leadership on behalf of all Academic 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. 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 member(s), 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 $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. 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 # 74410

LEAD LABORER

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

Serves as working lead for team of Sr. Custodians, Sr. Building Maintenance Worker, student employees and seasonal workers, working various assignments. Responsible for work assignment and quality, safety, employee training, building security, oversight of special projects and maintenance tasks, emergency response and customer service. Orders and distributes supplies. Also responsible for employee time cards and equipment maintenance for building. In compliance with HDAE goals and objectives, affirms and implements the department Educational Equity Plan comprised of short and long term objectives that reflect a systematic approach to preparing both students and staff for a success in a multi‑cultural society. Works in an environment which is ethnically diverse and culturally pluralistic. Works in a team environment. Reqs: Minimum 3 years of custodial or maintenance work experience in an institution and/or commercial setting. Example: College Residence Hall, hotel, resort, or school. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Experience in a customer service environment. Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse work force. Ability to communicate and work effectively with staff and others such as, employees from other departments, students, parents, project managers, conference organizers, etc. Some computer experience, including Microsoft Office programs. Organizational experience. Ability to motivate staff and maintain positive morale. Notes: Hours and schedule may vary to meet the operational needs of the department. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license,

a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay Rate/Range: 27.33 ‑ $32.66/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 #74214

REMOTE PARTICIPATION ADMINISTRATOR & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ENGAGEMENT

DISABLED STUDENTS PROGRAM

The DSP Remote Participation Administrator & Academic Affairs Engagement independently manages the remote participation accommodation (faculty, RPA students, supervising AA student‑staff, exams); is responsible for Remote Participation Accommodation (RPA) outreach to faculty, supervising and coordinating the access ambassador program, assisting with remote exam coordination, and liaising with faculty to explore remote participation options based on the structure of their courses. This position also supports other regulatory entities that offer

similar support to students under Title IX‑DHP, CARE, Anti‑Discrimination Policy, BIAS, or special populations identified by VCSA, UGED, & UCOP. This position provides remote participation support for all courses, sections, and university‑related functions that would grant equal access to a student approved for this accommodation. The Remote Participation Administrator & Academic Affairs Engagement works closely with students, faculty, and campus departments to ensure remote functionality prior to the start of classes and then assists students and faculty with troubleshooting as necessary. This position works closely with the Support Services Coordinator and DSP Director, ensuring timely communication campaigns. The RPA Administrator is responsible for monitoring remote participation on a daily basis, inclusive of accommodated students and access ambassadors. Remote Participation Administrator operations include: serving as the key point of contact for the accommodation, including outreach to faculty and students; maintaining a viable workforce of access ambassadors to support the needs of faculty and students; following procedural guidelines for escalating concerns to the appropriate person for resolution including SSC, DSP Director, DSP Specialists, etc; services as the single point of contact on all faculty matters to better support faculty and students. This position requires extensive knowledge of ADA. Ability to make critical decisions logically and quickly, as well as maintain a high level of confidentiality. This position is also responsible for meticulous record‑keeping of services provided, including attendance of students and student‑staff to support and assist the departments & broader campus through audits, grievances, and compliance‑adjacent investigations. This position serves to mitigate risk to the campus at large as a primary

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and secondary strategic collaborator, including by providing information and supporting documentation as deemed necessary to assist Campus Counsel, Office of Student Conduct, SOC, SBIT operations, etc. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training; 4‑6 yrs Experience working in a Disability Office in a higher education setting, administering complex accommodations such as interpreting or CART, remote participation, etc.; 4‑6 yrs Experience working with database management systems, tracking inventory, asset management; 4‑6 yrs Experience working with students with disabilities, triaging student concerns, and able to problem solve.

Notes: Satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.

Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $31.00

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$34.00/hr. Full Salary Range: $25.77

‑ $43.58/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 #74509

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The SciTrek admin assistant works with the SciTrek manager and assists with the administrative aspects of the SciTrek program. This includes but is not limited to: helping with volunteer recruitment, events and engagements, assisting with SciTrek volunteers and staff communications, and volunteer scheduling. This is a part‑time Limited position at 42.50% FTE. Reqs: High school diploma or GED. Strong word processing skills, experience with Excel spreadsheets and data entry. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employer Pull‑Notice Program Satisfactory conviction history background check Position is funded by federal contract/sub‑contract and requires E‑Verify check. Position funding is dependent on continuation of SciTrek Program funding. This is a Limited appointment working less than 1000 hours in 12 consecutive months. The budgeted salary range is $24.59 to $28.56/hr. The full salary range is $24.59 to $34.85/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. 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 # 74589.

private/industrial/governmental agencies and companies. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience. Significant experience in negotiating and drafting contracts. Expert knowledge of University policies, Public Contract Codes, Federal procurement regulations, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills. Strong organizational abilities and the capacity to manage multiple tasks under pressure.

Detail‑oriented with high accuracy, good judgment, diplomacy, and discretion with confidential matters. Proficient in writing clear, concise, and accurate legal documents. Strong customer service skills and ability to work effectively in a team. Self‑motivated with the ability to thrive in a dynamic, high‑change environment while maintaining high service levels and managing diverse projects efficiently. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. The budgeted salary or hourly range is $91,300 ‑ $105,000/yr. Full Salary Range: $91,300 ‑ $170,700 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #71518

SR. BUILDING MAINTENANCE WORKER

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS

CONTROLLER‑BUSINESS & FINANCIAL

SERVICES Performs with a high degree of independence, analyzing complex contract structure, policies, procedures, and practices. Develops, drafts, reviews, negotiates all types of business agreements and contracts for the University. Delegated authority and autonomy to act on behalf of the Regents of the University of California in negotiations between UCSB and

Under the general supervision of the Residence Hall Manager, performs senior building maintenance tasks on a regular and continuing basis and performs custodial work for University owned Residence Halls, Apartments and Dining Commons. May perform other duties as assigned to meet the operational needs of the department. May work shifts other than Monday through Friday in order for the department to cover seven‑day service. Reqs: One year experience as a Building Maintenance Worker, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 1‑3 years of a combination of related education, experience, and training. Training in the basics of plumbing repairs, patch and painting, simple beginning carpentry repairs, and simple (non‑licensed) electrical repairs. Experience making apprentice level repairs in plumbing, patch and paint, carpentry, and electrical. Basic knowledge of the safe use of maintenance equipment such as drills, saws, cordless screwdrivers, and some drain snakes. Experience as an exceptional customer service representative with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with diverse student and family clientele. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others as a team. Notes: May work shifts other than Monday through 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 Employer Pull‑Notice Program Satisfactory criminal history background check. Pay rate/range: $24.11 to $29.39 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 #74233

ADMINISTER OF ESTATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GUIDO SIGISMONDI (AKA GUIDO PAUL SIGISMONDI) No.: 24PR00636

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: GUIDO SIGISMONDI (AKA GUIDO PAUL SIGISMONDI)

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

THE PETITION requests that (name): DANTE SIGISMONDI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/23/2025

AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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Chevy etc. We come to you.

Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/18/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Dana F. Longo; 820 State Street, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑966‑7000

Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 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 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.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/23/2025

AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/7/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Dana F. Longo; 820 State Street, 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑966‑7000

Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: GUIDO SIGISMONDI No.: 24PR00636

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

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

THE PETITION requests that (name): VICTOR SIGISMONDI 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: 1/23/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street P.O. Box 2107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/08/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Alexander Saunders; 15 W. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑699‑5086

Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE OF: ALVINN L. WALLACE No.: 24PR00643

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MARSHA WALLACE‑SATTERLEE in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): MARSHA WALLACE‑SATTERLEE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 1/23/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/12/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Penner & Purves, PC: Stephen E. Penner; 1215 De La Vina Street, Suite K Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑965‑0085 Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KAZUYA MAYEDA No.: 24PR00645

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

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: H. JUDY MAYEDA in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): H. JUDY MAYEDA 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: 1/30/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street P.O. Box 2107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/12/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: James F. Cote, Esq. 222 East Carrillo Street, Suite 207, P.O. Box 20146, Santa Barbara, CA 3120‑0146; 805‑966‑1204

Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BRENT H. MANCHESTER No.: 24PR00651

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: BRENT H. MANCHESTER; BRENT HARRISON MANCHESTER

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CARLA M. MANCHESTER in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION requests that (name): CARLA M. MANCHESTER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 02/06/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/14/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Christine P. Roberts; Mullen & Henzell L.L.P., 112 E. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; 805‑966‑1501

Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: KAREN E. FRYKLUND No.: 24PR00646

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: KAREN E. FRYKLUND A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: PETITIONER RICHARD K, FRYKLUND in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara. THE PETITION requests that (name): RICHARD K. FRYKLUND be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain

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very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 2‑6‑2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/14/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Charles J. Brash: Law Office of Charles J. Brash; 24405 Chestnut Street, Suite 207, Newhall, CA 91321; 661‑254‑5100

Published: Nov 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

NOTICE PETITION TO ADMINISTER

ESTATE: HERBERT WALTER MUIR No.: 24PR00635

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

A (ANCILLARY) PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: MICHELE MUIR AND JASON PETERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): MICHELE MUIR AND JASON PETERSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 01/16/2025

AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file

ESTATE OF: DIANE LOUISE RIEGERT

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 11/7/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Gregory R. Lowe; 3463 State Street #507, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; 805‑687‑3434

Published: Nov 27. Dec 5, 12 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CYNTHIA ANN RUANO

No.: 24PR00584

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

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

THE PETITION requests that (name): ERIC LARSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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: 12/19/2024 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. SOUTH COUNTY‑PROBATE.

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 10/10/2024 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Morgan M. Halford, Esq., Robert J. Carlson, Esq; Carlson & Cohen, LLP., 16133 Ventura Boulevard, Penthouse, Encino, CA 91436; 818‑317‑8736. Published: Nov 27. Dec 5, 12 2024. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER

No.: 24PR00668

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

RIEGERT A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: JERUSHA RIEGERT‑WOLTMON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

THE PETITION requests that (name): JERUSHA RIEGERT‑WOLTMON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 2/20/2025 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: SB5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street PO Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93101. ANACAPA DIVISION.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 11/26/2024 by Nicolette Barnard, Deputy. Attorney for Petitioner: Brett A. Gilman., 140 Yellowstone Dr. #120, Chico, CA 95973; 530‑343‑4318.

Published: Dec 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WHEELS IN MOTION SANTA BARBARA: 6466 Hollister Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Wheels In Motion Inc. 9710 De Soto Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311 This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by ALEZAR RASSIBI/PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 5, 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 E40. FBN Number: 2024‑0002605. Published: Nov 14, 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HONOR NUTRITION: 4028 Invierno Drive, B Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kathryn M Parker (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by

KATHRYN M. PARKER/OWNER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 22, 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 E63. FBN Number: 2024‑0002460. Published: Nov 14, 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TILL DEATH DO US PARTY: 1120 Cuesta Street Santa Barbara, CA 93460; Ashley Gheno PO Box 850 Los Olivos, CA 93441 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 2024. Filed by ASHLEY GHENO/ INDIVIDUAL with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 7, 2024 . This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E57. FBN Number: 2024‑0002341. Published: Nov 14, 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PW STORAGE USA: 224 S Milpas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 1, 2020. Filed by

ERICK CROCKER/MANAGING MEMBER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 5, 2024 This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E62. FBN Number: 2024‑0002597. Published: Nov 14, 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CORNER TAP: 1905 Cliff Drive, Suite F Santa Barbara CA 93109; Mesa Brew, LLC 201 Santa Cruz Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jun 1, 2020. Filed by: CHRIS CHIARAPPA/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 22, 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: 2024‑0002750. Published: Nov 27. Dec 5, 12, 19 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GLASS LAKE CONSULTING LLC: 6598 Sand Castle Pl Goleta, CA 93117; Glass Lake Consulting (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 24, 2024. Filed by RICHARD BABLLEW/ PRESIDENT with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 6, 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: 2024‑0002626. Published: Nov 14, 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OPTIMAL LIFE 360: 1709 San Pascual Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Axel S Marchesan (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 16, 2024. Filed by AXEL MARCHESAN/SOLE PROPRIETOR with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 23, 2024 . This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E71. FBN Number: 2024‑0002487. Published: Nov 14, 21, 27. Dec 5 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BGDC: 6175 Malva Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Billy Goodnick PO Box 20334 Santa Barbara,CA 93120 This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Jan 1, 1990. Filed

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“But Why Though?” some unusual seconds.

Across

1. Morse code symbol

5. Suffix meaning “lover”

10. 1950s poem with the phrase “pingpong of the abyss”

14. Penne ___ vodka

15. ___-Leste (U.N. member since 2002)

16. Like some arguments

17. French businessman with a politically controversial namesake cosmetics company

19. Sextet halved

20. ___ Hawkins Dance

21. Historic Tampa neighborhood known for its cigar factories

23. Little nitwit

26. Came down

27. “Apres ___, le deluge ...”

30. Succulent plant

31. “Danny and the Dinosaur” author ___ Hoff

32. Bronx-born member of Congress, familiarly

33. Pork ___ (convenience store snacks)

35. Therefore

39. NHL Hall of Famer Steve who led the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley Cups and is now their general manager

41. Element #39 (one of four named after the same Swedish village)

44. Flying start?

45. Mario character hatched from an egg

47. Dr. behind Beats headphones

48. Consumed

51. Dramatist Coward

52. Japanese flag symbol

53. Sword-and-___ (period film genre)

56. Fencing swords

58. Peruvian-born 1950s singer with a Guinness-certified fiveoctave range

60. Car wash step

64. Decisive defeat

65. Tropical plant with oils used in perfume

68. Land area

69. Tougher to come by

70. Sacha Baron Cohen persona

71. 1/168th of a week

72. “___ it goes”

73. Drains energy

Down

1. Makeup of a week

2. Edison’s middle name

3. Winter transport

4. “Rumour ___” (hit song by Adele)

5. Hrs. accrued for vacation, in many workplaces

6. “Drank water too fast” sound

7. “Really looking forward to it!” 8. “Stay” singer Lisa

Baseball misplays

Drink popular with fall leafwatchers 11. Former senator Hatch

Rider-___ (popular tarot deck)

Christopher who played Doc Brown

Prepare, as leftovers

Film director Kazan

“The Daily Show” correspondent Chieng

Past and future portrayer of Kamala on “SNL”

LEGALS (CONT.)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

The following person(s)

is/are doing business as: MINDFUL

ORDER: 1532 Castillo St, B Santa Barbara CA 93101; Carolina Shannon (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Filed by:

CAROLINA SHANNON with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 19, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E28. FBN Number: 2024‑0002712. Published: Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KAYLA LOPEZ THERAPY: 6 North Alisos St Santa Barbara CA 93103; Kayla Eva Wong (same address) This business is conducted by A Individual Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Aug 1 2024. Filed by: KAYLA EVA WONG/LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 22, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0002753. Published: Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA TRAVEL BUREAU, INC: 1028 State St Santa Barbara CA 93101; Santa Barbara Travel Bureau, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on June 22, 1947. Filed by: DAVID DE L’ARBRE/COO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 25, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0002787. Published: Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

FILE NO. 20240010581

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BROOKDALE LOMA LINDA, 25585 VAN LEUVEN STREET, LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 County of SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 105 Westwood Place, Suite 400, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 EMERITUS

PROPERTIES XVI, INC., 105 Westwood Place, Suite 400, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027 This business is conducted by a Corporation The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/15/2014. EMERITUS PROPERTIES XVI, INC. S/ CHAD C. WHITE, SECRETARY

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/14/2024.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/24

CNS‑3873326# SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MILLESIME CELLARS, RUSTIK CHEF: 125 Refugio Road Santa Ynez CA 93460; Rustik Elements LLC PO Box 234 Solvang, CA 93463 This business is conducted by A

Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 1, 2019. Filed by: BRITTANY RICE/MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E49. FBN Number: 2024‑0002517. Published: Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN ARMS: 543 Aebeltoft Way Solvang CA 93463; Hamer Munitions Inc (same address) This business is conducted by A Corporation Registrant

commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Nov 26, 2024. Filed by: DAVID HAMER/CEO with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 27, 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: 2024‑0002808. Published: Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LEGENDS NEVER DIE LLC: 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez #124 Santa Barbara CA 93103; Legends Never Die LLC (same address) This business is conducted by A Limited Liability Company Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 10, 2024. Filed by: JULIAN WALTON MASTERS/ MANAGER with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 26, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E30. FBN Number: 2024‑0002795. Published: Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

LIEN SALE

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 6640 Discovery Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. December 19, 2024, at 3:30 PM

Cynthia Bollinger

Scott Falter

Christiane Durham

Jorge Perez

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

EXTRA SPACE STORAGE, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 10 S. Kellogg, Goleta, CA 93117. December 19th, 2024, at 3:30 PM

Jonah Mcbride

Steven Alves

Haley Soderman

Cleo Stewart

Seth Weiner

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

NAME CHANGE

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: KELLY ANN KREIZMAN

CASE NUMBER: 24CV06258 TO ALL INTERESTED

PERSONS:

PETITIONER: KELLY ANN KREITZMAN

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: KELLY ANN KREITZMAN

PROPOSED NAME: KELLY ANN HALL

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the

petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing January 15, 2025, 10:00 am, DEPT: 3, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 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 NOVEMBER 19, 2024, JUDGE Thomas P. Anderle. of the Superior Court. Published Dec 5, 12, 19, 26 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICES

THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA proposes to construct a 10.7‑meter overall AGL self‑support tower, to replace an existing tower of the same size at 1631 La Coronilla Drive (Vic Trace Reservoir), in Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (Santa Barbara County), near latitude: 34° 24’ 20.1” N, latitude: 119° 42’ 55.3” (NAD83). This tower is anticipated to be an unlit structure. The FCC Form 854 File Number is A1303789. Interested parties may review the application by going to www.fcc.gov/asr/applications and enter the Form 854 File Number A1303789. Interested parties may raise environmental concerns about the proposed action by filing a Request for Environmental Review (RER) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file RER online; instructions can be found at www.fcc. gov/asr/environmentalrequest. However, if an online request is not possible, interested parties may mail their request to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12 th Street SW, Washington, DC, 20554.

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 50‑foot Stealth Tower telecommunications facility (Ref. EBI #032179‑PR). Anticipated lighting application is a medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is in the SW Corner of Purisima and Rucker Roads, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California 93436 34 40 29.15 120 26 25.56. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A1302020.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/asr/ applications) by entering the filing number. Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www.fcc.gov/ asr/environmentalrequest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.

TRUSTEE NOTICE

T.S. No. 24‑68029 APN: 071‑072‑017 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/2/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or

encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: DANNON M. STORY, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS LAW, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 5/11/2007, as Instrument No. 2007‑0035308, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California, Date of Sale:1/8/2025 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the north door of the main entrance to the County Courthouse 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $306,251.51 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 84 CARDINAL

AVENUE GOLETA, CALIFORNIA 93117

Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. A.P.N #.: 071‑072‑017 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866) 266‑7512 or visit this internet website.www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 24‑68029. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are

three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (866) 266‑7512, or visit this internet website www elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 24‑68029 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s

sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer ” or“ eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: 11/20/2024

ZBS LAW, LLP , AS TRUSTEE 30 CORPORATE PARK, SUITE 450 IRVINE, CA 92606FOR NON‑AUTOMATED

SALE INFORMATION, CALL: (714) 848‑7920FOR SALE INFORMATION: (866) 266‑7512 WWW. ELITEPOSTANDPUB.COM

RYAN BRADFORD, TRUSTEE SALE

OFFICER This office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To

the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation. EPP 41794 PUB DATES 11/27, 12/05, 12/12/2024

SERVING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION IS A GREAT WAY TO USE YOUR TALENT AND TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

THE CITY OF GOLETA HAS THE FOLLOWING VACANCIES:

PLANNING COMMISSION

This is a five-member body and advises the City Council and staff on all matters pertaining to land use, planning, and development. The Commission shall carry out such duties as are prescribed by California law or enumerated in the Goleta Municipal Code.

There are three vacancies. Eligible applicants must live in the City of Goleta and be qualified electors.

The Commission meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. and may hold additional meetings as needed; members are compensated $150 per meeting.

DESIGN REVIEW BOARD

This is a is a seven-member body that advises the City Council, Planning Commission, and staff and to exercise other such powers and duties as established in Goleta Municipal Code Section 17.50.070.

There are two vacancies for At-Large members, eligible applicants must live in the City of Goleta. There is one vacancy for a licensed landscape professional (landscape architect), qualified applicants are not required to reside within City limits for this vacancy.

The DRB meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 3:00 p.m., and members are compensated $75 per meeting.

PUBLIC TREE ADVISORY COMMISSION

This is a five-member body whose purpose shall be to hear appeals of decisions on the planting and removal of public trees as provided under Section 2.11.010, and to provide advice to staff and the City Council on matters related to the Goleta Urban Forest.

There are two vacancies, qualified applicants are not required to reside within City limits.

The Commission holds four regular meetings and may hold additional meetings as needed; members are compensated $75 per meeting.

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

The purpose of the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be to advise the City Council on all issues related to public parks, open spaces, beaches, and indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and opportunities in Goleta.

There are three vacancies. Eligible applicants must live in the City of Goleta.

The Commission holds six regular meetings and may hold additional meetings as needed; members are compensated $75 per meeting.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMMISSION

The purpose of the Public Engagement Commission shall be to advise the City Council and staff on matters related to public engagement in City government and governance.

There is one vacancy. Eligible applicants must live in the City of Goleta.

The Commission holds four regular meetings and may hold additional meetings as needed; members are compensated $75 per meeting.

Applications for all open Board and Commission vacancies may be submitted online at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/boardscommissions

Applications are due by January 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m..

For additional information, please email cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org

Publish: Santa Barbara Independent, December 5, 2025