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At the end of Santa Barbara County’s first human trafficking case brought to trial, Brannon Pitcher (pictured) was sentenced Friday to 38 years to life in prison after being found guilty of prostituting a 16-year-old girl. Pitcher had a prior felony strike and violated a court order to not contact the victim after his arrest. In a statement read to the court, the victim acknowledged she was “vulnerable.” Her mother was a prostitute, and her father was her mother’s pimp. She was sold into prostitution at age 13. The statement was interrupted by a barrage of profanity from Pitcher, who also repeatedly banged on a table in front of him. He was subsequently removed from the courtroom. — Colleen Flaherty
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uch like a married couple trying not to argue in front of company, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider and Councilmember Gregg Hart went at it again this Tuesday over Caltrans’s plans to widen the freeway between downtown Santa Barbara and Carpinteria. Bitter adversaries though they’ve served together only two years, Hart and Schneider quarreled over many longstanding disagreements, while also raising a new one with disturbing implications. According to a new report commissioned by City Hall, northbound traffic attempting to use the Olive Mill Road freeway exit during morning rush hours will back up all the way onto Highway just two years after construction is complete. And with the increased speeds that the wider freeway will allow, City Traffic Planner Rob Dayton argued the safety hazards will be significantly greater. Schneider’s suggestion is that SBCAG (Santa Barbara County Association of Governments) should front the $10 million needed to build a new roundabout at Olive Mill Road before widening work begins. A new roundabout was identified in the new report as the most effective remedy to such backup. That $10 million, Schneider said, could come out of the $130 10
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million in state gas tax revenues the SBCAG board voted to commit to the freeway project over the next 30 years. The problem, countered Hart, is that all the gas tax money has already been committed. Even with that, the massive construction project remains $150 million short of the estimated $450 million needed. Hart’s assistant at SBCAG, Steve Vandenberg, argued that each of the 13 governmental entities represented on the SBCAG board has no shortage of pet projects for which the gas tax revenues would come in handy. Where, he asked, do you draw the line? Schneider, Dayton, and the city’s Planning Commission have long complained the freeway-widening project is missing several key components, like the Olive Mill roundabout and the widening of the railroad bridge by the city’s Bird Refuge so that it can function as the southbound on-ramp it’s slated to become. Caltrans, SBCAG, and Hart have steadfastly refused to expand the project description to include these pursuits. It would cause expensive delays, they’ve argued, and besides, the money isn’t there. Instead, Caltrans and SBCAG have pledged to pursue the additional work via a “separate but parallel” process. To date, no funding has been secured, let alone identified. independent.com
Hart, who has accused the other side of spreading disinformation and misinformation, sermonized that his council colleagues need to put any acrimony behind them and move forward in a spirit of collaboration that hasn’t existed between City Hall and SBCAG for many years. To stew on the imperfections of the project, he argued, would lead only to impasse, gridlock, and failure, consigning the entire South Coast — so reliant on Ventura’s commuter workforce — to economic ruin. Schneider, Dayton, and Councilmember Bendy White were less impressed with the overall net benefit the freeway widening promises thousands of car-trapped commuters; instead, they were more focused on the increased congestion the project would generate for the city’s side streets as northbound motorists would find themselves jammed at the Mission Street choke point. The good news regarding the railroadbridge widening project is that the Union Pacific Railroad finally responded to City Hall. The bad news is that the company rejected the city’s initial plans and asked for changes. Those changes could increase the bridge-widening costs by $8 million, bringing the estimated total ■ to $28 million.
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The preliminary hearing for Freddy Pachon (pictured left), accused of embezzling more than $700,000 from Select Staffing, took place on 2/13. Over five years, Select’s former vice president of Risk Management allegedly funneled money from reimbursement checks related to workers’ compensation claims into a personal account. Pachon’s lawyer, Adam Braun, stated his client was trying to make amends by giving money back to Select, and Braun also implied former CEO Stephen Sorenson knew Pachon was taking the money in lieu of bonuses. This week’s sentencing of Jeremy Bordegaray was delayed and a bench warrant issued after the 30-year-old was arrested in Cayucos for violating his probation. In October 2013, Bordegaray — arrested for trespassing in a Carpinteria neighborhood with a loaded handgun in his backpack — slipped his handcuffs and stole a Sheriff’s car. Deputies gave chase and shot him multiple times. (Bordegaray has filed a civil suit against the county for excessive force.) Last November, he struck a plea deal to spend five years in prison. PAU L WE LL M A N
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Jonathan Andrade (pictured), 21, and Roman Romero, 19, were sentenced on 3/16 on a plea deal to six years and three years in prison, respectively, for the voluntary manslaughter of Richard Boden in late 2013. Next month, Carlos Medina, 45, will be sentenced to six years in prison in his part of the deal. Boden, a 51-year-old homeless man, was taken off life support one month after he was discovered beaten unconscious in Granny’s Field behind the Turnpike Shopping Center in September 2013. The motive for the assault remains unclear.
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A wooden teepee erected March 4 as part of a Santa Barbara City College art project was dismantled on the 9th after Native American students complained to school administrators, prompting a vigorous discussion about cultural appropriation and freedom of expression. Second-year student Eric Heras, who is of Apache descent, argued the teepee contributed to a long tradition of negative stereotypes of native people. “I was shocked because I didn’t think anyone would be dumb enough to do that or ignorant enough to do that,” he said. LIGHTNING ROD: This teepee at SBCC Heras got in touch with area American sparked serious debate and backlash. Indian Movement (AIM) representatives, who contacted SBCC staff. The art students did not intend to create a structure that would mock Native American cultures, said Art Department Chair Joy Kunz. The piece was a time-based performance assignment, Kunz added, and the students intended for the space to be a gathering place. “It’s a very simple premise,” Kunz said. “It’s not like they’re accomplished, professional artists making art to make a public statement,” she went on. “They are a class.” Upon receiving the complaints, SBCC President Lori Gaskin and her staff convened a meeting between the art students and Native American representatives. The representatives, mostly Chumash, expressed anger and hurt, pointing out that the campus is a Native American burial ground. English skills professor and Native American representative Annette Cordero said some were moved to tears during the discussion. “People were struggling to maintain their composure because of how deeply we feel a responsibility to respect our ancestors and defend them and our culture from insult,” she said. In an email sent out to the entire campus, Gaskin formally apologized for the perceived insult. “I can assure you, such intent never entered the minds of these art students or their professors,” she wrote. Gaskin also emphasized that higher-education institutions provide a space for intellectual curiosity, exploration, and growth. A forum to discuss issues of cultural sensitivity is tentatively set for April 7 at 12:30 p.m. in SBCC’s — Kelsey Brugger Garvin Theatre.
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Two women sexually abused by Carpinteria Community Church youth minister Louis Bristol have filed a civil suit against Bristol, the church, and the Presbytery of Santa Barbara, just days after a similar case was filed on behalf of a third victim. Attorney Tim Hale, representing all three women, claims church leaders ignored and mishandled nearly eight years’ worth of complaints. In a statement last week, church officials said, “neither the Church nor the Presbytery had any knowledge of any inappropriate activity during Mr. Bristol’s employment.”
CITY Bringing the Santa Barbara Zoo’s giraffe herd to five, a new Masai giraffe arrived early Saturday at 1:55 a.m.: 186 pounds, six feet four inches tall. The baby girl — born to Betty Lou and named Asha, Swahili for “life” — has been introduced to the other females in the herd and will next meet her father, Michael. She’ll have access to the giraffe exhibit between 11 a.m.-1 p.m., but zoo officials are leaving it up to Asha whether she feels like venturing out or not. Just six weeks before this year’s Summer Solstice parade, Claudia Bratton — the wizard of Oz behind the celebration the past 14 years — announced she’ll be stepping down this May. Bratton will take over as the Solstice artistic director, leaving her administrative, logistical, fundraising, and financial responsibilities to the board of directors.
COUNTY Following reports that the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) erroneously issued exemption permits for hundreds of oil injection wells into water basins with potentially drinkable or irrigable water, State Sen. HannahBeth Jackson introduced legislation last week that would, among other things, prohibit oil operators from keeping confidential records. “It’s been a series of incompetence or malfeasance,” Jackson said of the state agency. Currently, 71 active wells in Santa Barbara County are injecting wastewater into aquifers and are under review. “When women come together, we get things done,” said Rep. Lois Capps, opening the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee’s 14th annual luncheon on 3/13. Capps called out “tonedeaf” Republicans in the House of Representatives for trying to repeal health care for women and restrict access to abortion. Former county supervisor Susan Rose moderated a panel discussion between Supervisor Janet Wolf, City Councilmember Cathy Murillo, and School Boardmember Monique Limón, in which they spoke about their passion for their respective offices, and Limón and Murillo emphasized the pride they take in representing Latino voters. Goleta — along with several cities across Southern California, including Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Solvang — will serve as a host town this summer for athletes and coaches ahead of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. cont’d page 12 Goleta will host delegations
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roads redone as a joint $4.6 million venture and agreed to match 20 percent of the funding. “It’s been painless, a breath of fresh air,” Elbert said of the program. The county has already sent out another application for repaving along Figueroa Mountain and Happy Canyon roads. Fossilized ocean ripples on sandstone near Flores Flat tell the tale of the Santa Ynez Mountains’ previously undersea life, before the San Andreas Fault vaulted the seafloor heavenward 5 million years ago. Evidence of its human history, however, is surprisingly scant. Like other mountain roads in the region, it may have first existed as a Chumash foot trail before the Spaniards arrived. Nowadays, most of the action on Gibraltar follows the finish of a big athletic event, such as the Pier to Peak half marathon and the Santa Barbara Century cycling race.“Gibraltar Road is an iconic ride in the South Coast of Santa Barbara and is often referred to as our ‘Alpe d’Huez’ [after one of the most famous climbs in the Tour de France],” said Kalon Kelley of the Santa Barbara Century. It’s used as a training ground for professional cycling teams, he explained. The fastest ascent on record is 29 minutes, said Dave Lettieri of Fastrack Bicycles, but it’s the going down that may be tougher. “It definitely tests your skills on the way down. It’s a little dangerous to try to grind corners with potholes,” he said. “I hope people still pay attention when it’s smooth.” The nine miles of road will remain open for residents during construction; the county counts 15 separate properties along the stretch. Elbert fears cyclists and other sporting types may continue to use the road despite the closures.“The mountain bikers will see it as a challenge. But when you start intermixing bikes and cars, that’s when it gets dangerous,” he said. In 2006, a UCSB cyclist was killed when she was struck by an asphalt truck delivering supplies to Forest Service crews. The new road will not require any maintenance for the next 20 years, Elbert said. This will mean a higher quality ride for all, motorists and cyclists alike. “Once we’re done, it’s going to be ■ pretty incredible,” he said. march 19, 2015
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Million-dollar deficits dogging the Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) could be partially shooed away by June, but the departments may face new challenges when the next fiscal year rolls over. In a discussion previewing what’s to come in budget workshops next month and final deliberations in June, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a broad overview of the county’s overall fiscal health and a more in-depth take on those two particular departments. While 96 percent of the county’s departments will meet their year-end budget goals, ADMHS will likely be $4.6 million in the red, and the Sheriff’s Office could be out $1.9 million. The county’s financial whizzes said that making up for those losses will require digging into the contingency fund. Speaking to the board, Sheriff Bill Brown said his office’s deficit — mostly pinned on overtime costs — could be as shallow as $1.5 million or as deep as $2.2 million. Fixes on the table for this fiscal year, Brown said, include temporarily closing the Medium Security Facility at the jail (for savings of $126,000), temporarily demoting the Santa Maria Branch Jail from housing some long-term inmates to just serving as a booking station ($125,000), and holding off on hiring new employees until the coming fiscal year ($150,000). The high vacancy rate that has dogged the department for years is now down to nine positions, Brown added. Over at ADMHS, said Director Dr. Alice Gleghorn, the deficit could range from $3.5 million-$5.5 million. Costs have “ballooned,” she said, as the number of criminal defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial (IST) and placed in the county’s 16-bed Psychiatric Health Facility continues to rise; MediCal doesn’t reimburse for IST patients. Plans to install 12 IST beds in South County are underway, Gleghorn said. — Lyz Hoffman
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An election held at the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians reservation in February named Vincent Armenta to serve his ninth term as tribal chair and leader of the Business Committee, which directs and oversees the legal and business affairs of the tribe. During the past 10 years, the Business Committee saw the tribe through an “unprecedented period of growth and economic success,” announced the tribe, a period that followed the opening of the Chumash Casino Resort Hotel and Spa in 2004.
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Anthony Espinoza (pictured) was excited for his recent haircut. His hair had recently grown back after bouts of chemotherapy. The 5-yearold S.B. resident, who’s fighting lymphoid leukemia but still flashes a beaming smile, was even more excited for a bowling and pizza party at Zodo’s this week, where Make-A-Wish reps told him he’s headed to Disney World. “He’s been through a lot,” said Anthony’s dad, Marco. “He’s a strong boy. I can’t believe how strong he is.”
BUSINESS Right now, anyone who wants to take home some craft-distilled whiskey or vodka after a tasting at Cutler’s Artisan Spirits in the Funk Zone must go around the corner to Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant to buy a bottle, which actually traveled more than 100 roundtrip miles or so on the back of trucks through the state-mandated distribution channels. A new state law, AB 1233, would change that, allowing owner Ian Cutler and the state’s nearly 150 small booze-makers to sell up to three bottles directly to a tasting room visitor, much as wineries already do.
The island fox population on Santa Rosa tells the whole story: 1,780 in 1994, 15 in 1999, and 1,354 in 2012. The small island fox has now come back so far from near extinction on the Santa Barbara Channel Islands that federal Fish & Wildlife has written a Final Recovery Plan with an eye to delisting it from federal endangered species status. Relocating predator golden eagles, vaccinating against canine distemper, and instituting a captive breeding program led to the foxes’ comeback.
EDUCATION Roosevelt Elementary School principal Donna Ronzone will begin a new position next school year as the district’s director of VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts). The school board created the position in 2014 to oversee the district’s librarians as well as an array of music, arts, and dance activities. Ronzone will earn $124,437 a year; her contract is for three years. Currently, she makes $113,952 a year. Cleveland Elementary School principal Cynthia White was placed on immediate medical leave this week for undisclosed reasons. White has been principal at Cleveland, where she started her teaching career more than three decades ago, since 2012. The school district has yet to announce an interim principal for this school year. ■
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ruzito Cruz’s lastditch efforts to derail a settlement between the City of Santa Barbara and advocates for district elections failed in Judge Donna Geck’s courtroom Friday, though not before a last-gasp display of courtroom theatrics that culminated with court bailiffs seizing a knife Cruz had strapped to his belt. Cruz is one of five plaintiffs who sued the city to change its election system from atlarge to district, pointing out only four Latinos have been elected to the City Council since 1970. Of the five plaintiffs, Cruz, for unknown reasons, was the only one to oppose the settlement, which will require that two of the six new council districts be BROMANCE: A 40-year friendship between Leo Martinez (left) and Barry Cappello (right) has everything to do with “majority-minority districts,” why Santa Barbara voters will now elect councilmembers meaning more than half the by districts. voters are Latino. “It’s going to be awesome,” As Martinez noted, many in attendance exclaimed Leo Martinez, a former Santa Barbara city councilmember now living in New Monday qualified as“the old guard.” Like plainMexico, who — though not a plaintiff — made tiffs Frank Bañales and Benjamin Cheverez, the district elections lawsuit happen. Support- Martinez was one of the original founders of ers gathered Monday evening to celebrate. La Casa de la Raza. Notably absent were any “Santa Barbara can break free from those who of the Latinos elected to office throughout the want to control the city through at-large elec- South Coast, like County Supervisor Salud tions,” Martinez said. Attorney Barry Cappello Carbajal, Santa Barbara City Councilmemtook the case on contingency in part because ber Cathy Murillo, and school boardmembers of his long-standing friendship with Martinez Pedro Paz and Monique Limón. Likewise, no but also, he said, because he’s a child of immi- activists were on hand from CAUSE — a progrants. Much has been made of the $600,000 gressive-minded Latino-rights organization Cappello was paid to settle the suit — and the suing the City of Santa Maria on the same $950 an hour he charges — but he reminded grounds — or any activists with the Demothe celebrants that City Hall could have settled cratic Party, which has long complained about the matter a year ago by putting district elec- the monochromatic makeup of most political ■ tions to a vote of the people. bodies on the South Coast.
Well Moratorium DOA
A proposed moratorium on new well-drilling permits, pushed by the Montecito Water District, was dead on arrival by the time the county supervisors began jawboning it Tuesday. The proposal was done in by County Counsel Mike Ghizzoni’s fear that such an action would engender a spate of “takings” lawsuits by affected property owners. Nor did the supervisors support a plan to require water meters on new wells or a proposition that the dispensation of some well permits be subject to discretionary approval. Instead, the board embraced a plan to solicit more detailed information on well-permit applications. Wells and water meters elicit a comparable degree of passion as gun control and abortion rights, but Tuesday’s debate was decidedly one-sided as a parade of speakers denounced the proposal and lambasted the Montecito district for creating its own water-supply problems. Montecito hatched the moratorium idea in response to an explosion in permit applications for new wells overlying Montecito’s tapped-out groundwater basin. With 550 well permits issued in Montecito since the 1970s, water district officials contend they’re flying blind when attempting to manage a limited vital resource. In the past year, 107 of the county’s 278 well-permit applications came from Montecito. In the last year, three dozen wells in Montecito have failed. Currently, well permits are issued by the county Department of Environmental Health Services with no environmental analysis or thought to groundwater management. Attorney Susan Petrovich scorched the plan, pointing out that the district has since purchased so much water that it needs its customers to increase consumption to break even financially. Likewise, she disputed Montecito’s claims of well failure. Ag and farming interests spoke out against metering and discretionary permits. The only reason to make a permit discretionary, argued Andy Caldwell of COLAB, is so — Nick Welsh that the county can say no at some point.
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An appeals board with the State Bar of California slashed the time attorney Darryl Genis should be suspended from practicing law due to courtroom misconduct from three months to just one. A State Bar court had “sentenced” Genis to a three-month suspension in 2013 for repeatedly defying judges’ instructions and conducting himself in what one judge described as “a confrontational, accusatory, and disdainful” manner. Both Genis and prosecutors appealed. In response, the appeals panel cut the proverbial baby not in half, but in thirds, thus allowing him to claim two-thirds of a victory. For the outspoken and ever-embattled Genis, this ruling marks the third such victory in the past six months. He was found not guilty in a highly publicized contempt-ofcourt action brought against him last summer for allegedly rifling through the papers of a prosecuting attorney during a courtroom break and then lying about it to the judge. More recently, an appeals court overturned a contempt action and fine brought against Genis for calling a prosecuting attorney a “little girl.” The panel concluded that Genis had in fact defied very clear and explicit instructions given by two separate judges; they also faulted him for “bullying conduct” — as when he described judges talking “like women in a sewing circle about us lawyers” — that they found “undermines the integrity of the legal profession.” The panel ruled some suspension was warranted because Genis violated court orders three times. But they also concluded a lesser sentence was called for because Genis had donated hundreds of hours of free legal services, took on 30 appeals either free or at reduced rates, and had coauthored one of the key legal manuals relied upon by DUI attorneys. In addition, the panel noted this is the first disciplinary action — Nick Welsh brought against Genis since he started practicing law in 1980.
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Lois Capps’s Kin—Ex-Obama Aide and Top Political Consultant—Settles in S.B. ill Burton, son-in-law of Representative Lois Capps and, oh yeah, one of the nation’s most-respected communications strategists, recalls the first time he met Barack Obama. It was January 2007 when he was ushered in to interview with then-senator Obama for a spot in the future president’s nascent campaign. The 29-year-old son of an AfricanAmerican mother and Polish-American father, Burton knew of Obama’s biracial parents, so he contrived an ice breaker he imagined segueing into a cozy chat about similar backgrounds. However, “When I broached the subject of our shared biracial ethnicity,” Burton remembers, “he was more interested in whether I thought we were going to win Iowa. “I wouldn’t say I exactly nailed the interview, but I did get the job, which counts for something,” he adds. Burton’s self-effacing account reflects the Midwestern modesty of a guy raised in Buffalo and schooled in Minnesota, and the gumption and resolve of a bluecollar kid whose dad was a union foundry worker and who bootstrapped himself into becoming press secretary of Obama’s historic 2008 campaign and, later, deputy White House spokesperson. Now 37, Burton is married to Laura Capps, the congressmember’s daughter, and he recently gave up his bicoastal life to live fulltime in Santa Barbara, while establishing West Coast operations for SKDKnickerbocker, a prominent and progressive Washington firm. Burton recently discussed how Santa Barbara’s youngest power couple came to be, his entry into California politics, and the buzz and speculation about the future of the House of Capps. “It’s rare in life that you get to work so hard, with people who are true friends, and feel so good about the outcome,” he says of his Washington years.“But for all that, I’m pretty happy to be living with my family in paradise now.” Burton and 42-year-old Laura Capps, who also has an extensive national politics and policy résumé, got together in what sounds like a corny rom-com. In 2003, he worked in Iowa for Representative Dick Gephardt, then competing for the Democratic presidential nomination against Senator John Kerry, in whose campaign Capps labored. “Rivalry soon gave way to friendship, group outings, and a sort-of movie date,” the New York Times reported in a gauzy feature on their 2007 wedding. When Gephardt withdrew, Burton moved to Kerry’s campaign, working at the desk next to Capps; today their kid is 3. Among the first California clients Burton landed was ex-Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.“My mission is to have a presence here in California,” he says. “I intend to spend
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but I’m told its guts explode with an audible pop. Then there’s a sharp hissing as remnant gases escape under extreme duress. My sentiments about the beleaguered fish are identical to those of boxing great Muhammad Ali’s when discussing the United States’ enemy of choice during the Vietnam War. “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong,” Ali famously said. Likewise with me and the steelhead. Ever since Bradbury Dam — a k a Lake Cachuma — went up in the 1950s, the steelhead that once engorged the Santa Ynez River have been hanging on by their cuticles. By 1997, their toehold on existence had grown so tenuous the federal government declared them an endangered species. When times were good and water plentiful, this was an imposition we could tolerate. But with the onslaught of our current drought, the continued existence of these amazing fish now constitutes a grievous affront to our personal convenience. Increasingly, the cry is to consign those few survivors to the wood chipper of history, transforming their remains into fish-rich soil emollients so crucial to cultivating plants never meant to be grown in a semi-arid environment. Like I say,“I ain’t got no quarrel with them steelhead.” With snowpack in the Sierras just 18 percent of normal — last year it was 31 percent — and Lake Cachuma poised to stop any new deliveries as of this October, we’ve entered unprecedented
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that brand of Kool-Aid, I’d hazard a few observations. First, the amount of water released for steelhead is roughly one half the amount that evaporates off the lake every day. Second, 11 years ago, four-foothigh flashboards were installed around the perimeter of Lake Cachuma to capture water that hitherto ran to the sea. This water — 9,200 acre-feet — was to be set aside for the fish so as to not impinge on our time in the shower or watering our lawns. Third, the fish has been in Santa Barbara for millions of years, humans only 12,000, and so-called modern civilization barely 150. If the steelhead figured out how to survive here, we should take lessons, not serve them poached with béarnaise sauce. Lastly, until every lawn has gone from green to brown, and we’ve all installed gray-water systems, then I would strongly suggest everyone shut the hell up about the steelhead. Given that fully half our water is used keeping outdoor plants alive, I’m pretty sure there’s enough water to go around for us and the fish. When the county supervisors were asked to consider an ordinance requiring that new water wells be metered — a token gesture — they ran for the hills as if they’d been asked to track how often county residents had sex the past year, in what position, and for what duration. Like I say, I ain’t got no quarrel with the steelhead. If only they could say the same — Nick Welsh about us.
a big problem. Perhaps even bigger, in 2013 the Bureau proved incapable of keeping in working order the water pump needed to maintain a token fish-friendly habitat in Hilton Creek. As a result, 393 steelhead juveniles died stranded in mud puddles; 636 were rescued. That track record may not inspire NMFS to take the Bureau’s request too seriously. Compounding problems, NMFS talks only with the Bureau, not with area water agencies. We do not have a seat at the table; we’re not even allowed in the room. The upshot is that more water has been released to keep the steelhead alive than should have been since last November. The $64 million question remains by how much. The answers sprawl all over the map. On the high end, one water agency head told me it was 3,000 acrefeet; another told me 2,000. In one month, I was informed, enough water was released for the steelhead to keep 900 homes awash for one year. But then, I was also told — by equally qualified and informed experts — the real number could be as low as 400 acre-feet a year and maybe as high as 850. That I am getting such widely divergent numbers from trained professionals paid big bucks to know such things is cause for serious alarm and even more serious doubt. Are they confused, or am I getting spun? Probably, it’s both. In this context, I have no idea how indignant I’m entitled to feel about fish that, in hindsight, should never have made their homes where our water supply just happened to be. But there’s no shortage of anti-fish fervor. To those guzzling
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Dr. Ronald Joseph Faoro // – //
On March st, , Ron Faoro was taken from us unexpectedly while paragliding in the skies above the foothills of Santa Barbara, CA. Always a fierce competitor and lively debater, Ron enjoyed sharing his intellect, wit and humor. He never did anything halfway. He lived passionately and too fully to ever leave quietly. Dr. Ron Faoro will be missed by his family, his many friends and by the countless veterinarians he inspired and with whom he shared his love of life. “We were born before the wind, also younger than the sun. Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic...” Ron was preceded in death by his father, Edo and his younger brother, Mark. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, daughter Sierra Bianca, mother Erma, Uncle Julius, sisters Debbie Tolonen (Bruce), Paula Palmer (Ron II), nieces Kirsten (Chris), Sarah (Ian), Megan (Luke), Allie (Brian), Whitney, nephews Ron III, and Matthew and their children. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: the California Veterinary Medical Foundation; Ron Faoro DVM Student Scholarship Fund (www.cvmf.net), the Independence Fund towards an all-terrain wheel chair for a wounded veteran in Ron’s name. (http://www.independencefund. org), or any spay/neuter local organization. His family would also like to encourage those who can find it in their hearts, to consider adopting a furry friend (yes, just one more), from the many that are desperately seeking a family. Please join us in celebrating the remarkable life of an extraordinary man on March , , at Godric Grove, Elings Park, : am. Reception to follow. We ask that you please carpool, as parking will be extremely limited. The family of Ron Faoro would like to extend their gratitude to anyone who may have assisted during the search and rescue operation. A special thanks to Bishop Diego HS, our guardian angels and to all our friends and families who have brought us comfort during this difficult time. For Ron’s complete obituary please go to: http://www.independent.com/ obituaries//mar//ron-faoro/.
ily and the many friends who love him. Jonathan was gentle, honest, caring, very talented, and steadfastly principled, with a sharp sense of humor. Born in Marin County, CA, he moved to Santa Barbara at the age of . He quickly made many friends here and formed a popular band (Circus Life) as lead singer and songwriter. Music played a big part throughout his life as he continued to write, sing, and self-record. During the late s, one of his recordings was picked up by several popular TV shows such as Friends and NYPD Blue. After attending Santa Barbara City College, he graduated from San Francisco State in audio engineering and returned to work in Santa Barbara as audio engineer for The : Airborne Company where he was lauded for “his extraordinary attention to detail, his technical know-how and creative input.” In and in , he won silver and gold PROMAX Awards for excellence in audio editing of movie shorts for Time-Warner. In , he moved to the Bay Area and worked as Manager of the Audio/Visual Department at Copia, Robert Mondavi’s Wine and Food Museum in Napa. This role included providing the audio/visual expertise for large outdoor concerts, movies, and conferences. Because of his talent, he was quickly moved into developing online video content for the museum’s wine, culinary, and garden education teams. In , Jonathan married his love Elissa Meihsner. The recession unfortunately put an end to Copia, and Jonathan started working as a freelance multimedia producer. During the past six years he worked with the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) in planning, developing, and recording its online education programs and materials such as medical DVDs and podcasts. He also filmed and produced online advertising for many Bay Area enterprises. After nine years of marriage, he and Elissa parted ways, and this past year Jonathan moved back to Santa Barbara. Here, he contributed his skills to Rockshop Academy, building within it a wonderful recording studio and teaching piano lessons to children, which he loved very much. Jonathan is survived by his father Tom Cox and mother Sarah Kanastab, his stepmom Deborah Cox and stepdad John Kanastab, and his two sisters, Jamie (Cox) File and Gabrielle Kanastab, as well as his brother-in-law Jason File, step-grandmother Ghita Ginberg, and ex-wife Elissa. Please join us to celebrate Jonathan’s life on Saturday, March , at pm at Godric Grove in Elings Park in Santa Barbara. Dress casual. In case of rain, the memorial will be held at Rockshop Academy, De la Vina St., Santa Barbara, CA, . In honor of the place he loved and gave so much energy and talent to this year, and for his love of seeing kids learn to play music, memorial donations can be made to Rockshop Academy.
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Jonathan left us unexpectedly on Friday, March , at the age of in Santa Barbara. He will be immensely missed by his fam-
Joseph Penn Gibson Davis Jr. was born on March , , and left this Earth on February , . Penn was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Joseph P.G. Davis and Hazel R. O’brien.
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Penn spent his early childhood playing in the woods behind their home in Boston, MA, where his sister Elizabeth Ann was born. The family moved to Glendale, CA, in where Penn attended Verdugo Woodlands Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Junior High and Glendale High School. He made many lifelong friends in Glendale before moving to Cardiff, CA, to attend the University of California San Diego. Penn earned a double major in biology and anthropology. After graduation, he and friends explored the North West Coast on bicycle. His next journey was to Santa Barbara in where he was hired at the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens in landscape and exhibit maintenance. In , as landscape supervisor Penn designed and cared for the gardens and received the Santa Barbara Beautiful Award for the zoo. Penn was a compassionate, fair-minded supervisor sharing his wealth of knowledge with his staff. In , he met Julia Parker his lifelong sweetheart, who worked as an animal keeper at the zoo. Zoo employees spent many good times socializing at East Beach volleyball and at many happy hours. Penn was a daily traveler on the bike paths from Goleta to Santa Barbara. Penn changed gears in and went to work at San Marcos Growers working in sales, creating water gardens and cataloging the plant inventory. Penn was also employed at Lotusland revitalizing the Blue Garden and lotus pond. Penn enjoyed family vacations to the East Coast and Bermuda, and travels with his sweetheart to Mexico, Hawaii, and Egypt. He loved going dancing, following the King Bee Band with his sister and friends, and attending the elaborate Easter parties at St. Francis Ranch. He was quick to accompany any band playing the spoons or his bongos. Penn embraced the local and cultural festivities Santa Barbara is known for. He loved a good, intellectual conversation on the meaning of life, physics, and philosophy. Penn’s project, his backyard, was an ongoing creation. His eclectic collection of plants was his passion. He loved helping friends with their garden and pond projects. Penn was preceded in death by his sister and parents. He is missed by his many friends and loved ones.
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Jeff Bass was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in and moved to LA at the same time as the Dodgers left Brooklyn. He was drafted into the army in , spending months in Vietnam. He had a spinal cord injury from a surfing accident a few months after being discharged in . With great family support, he earned a master’s degree in educational psychology, and moved to SB and worked at UCSB in . He married Michele Britton in and raised two great kids, Leah and Marshall. Jeff worked as a social worker for over years, where he gained a reputation as the “go-to guy” for public benefits programs. Jeff volunteered in many nonprofit organizations in SB. Jeff felt strongly about helping people and giving back to the community. Jeff loved reading science fiction and history; he also loved collecting stamps and spent many happy hours among his
philatelic binders and stamps and all things postal. In Jeff ’s retirement he enjoyed taking classes at SBCC. His favorite subjects included: criminal justice, rock and roll, film, and PE. Jeff is survived by his beloved wife, Michele, of over years, his two children, Marshall and Leah, and his sister, Adrienne. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either of the following: Independent Living Resource Center of Santa Barbara: Contributors can personalize donations in the comment section using the online donation link at http://www.ilrctrico.org/ or put Jeff ’s name in the memo line if contributing by check. OR Santa Barbara City College: Make checks out to SBCC Foundation, Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA ; write “in memory of Jeff Bass” in the memo line on check, or donate online at http://www.sbccfoundation.org/by clicking on “donate” button, indicate amount, and designate Jeff Bass Memorial in the “specific instructions” box.
Sheila Carter Ehrman
// – // Sheila Carter Ehrman of Santa Barbara passed away on February , . Sheila will always be remembered for her generosity of spirit, energy and commitment to the arts, compassion for others and devotion and love of her family. Sheila was born in Liverpool, England, on May , to Matthew and Mary Alice Carter where she spent her childhood with her brother, Kenneth. During WW, she met the love her life, Mason Leoffler Ehrman and was married to him on January in Chicago, Illinois. They immediately boarded the train to Los Angeles and began their life together. They became the proud parents of Judith Lynn (Ehrman) Weisbart and Brian Carter Ehrman. After the death of her husband, Mason, in , Sheila and her children went to England, where they spent years, and then returned to Los Angeles. Throughout Sheila’s life she worked in office settings until her retirement in when she moved to live with her daughter, Judi, and son-in-law, Harry Weisbart in Santa Barbara. Her lifelong passion for the theatre and the arts lead her to a number of volunteer experiences. She served on the Board of the Lobero Theatre and was one of the Founders of Step One, art gallery in Carpinteria. Her love of life was evident in everything she did, and those who experienced her organizational skills, determination and sheer guts knew her as the “Queen.” Without a doubt, the greatest achievement of Sheila’s life was her family and friends. She loved them all and always had time to talk to and support them in all their dreams. Her devotion and love was unequaled and will be missed by her children, Judi (Ehrman) Weisbart and Harry Weisbart, Brian and Yolanda Ehrman. Her grand children Adam Mason Weisbart and Erin (Curry) Weisbart, Lisa (Ehrman) Castro and Alex Castro, Max Ehrman, great grand daughter, Elise and her step grandchildren Jamie (Weisbart) Hornbeck, Alan Weisbart and Alesha Hughes, Jonathan Weisbart and Veronique FlambardWeisbart and her great grandson, Clovis Weisbart. Her nieces and nephew Lynne (Carter) Scobbie, Sarah Chiodetto, Susie Flockhart, Georgina & Gracie Flockhart, Sara Ehrman, Howard Ehrman and her ‘adopted’ daughter Cara Tilston, and all the adopted loved ones she embraced over her lifetime!! In lieu of flowers, please send a contribution in her name to the Lobero Theatre, East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA or LifeChronicles, West Mission Street, #B Santa Barbara, CA Arrangements entrusted to McDermottCrockett Mortuary.
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Flo Hamilton called many places home over the course of her long life, but the Santa Ynez Valley was surely her favorite, and it was here that she died on February , , surrounded by family and friends. The daughter of Anna Brigetta Erwin and Otis Laport Thisler, Flo was born in the small town of Chapman, Kansas, on March , . Little could have foretold that she would leave the golden wheat fields of Kansas and settle in sun-belt towns on both sides of the continent, following the love of her life, Sid Hamilton. Sid’s work as an Aerospace engineer kept them on the move during an exciting time in that industry. Flo was known for her “pioneer woman” spirit, working tirelessly on projects she believed in, overcoming adversity with grace, and welcoming new ideas and innovation. Flo received her nursing degree in Kansas City, Missouri, in , and went on to live in Neodesha, Kansas, where she honed the skills which became her life’s work. Helping others came naturally to Flo, and it is her role as nurse and caregiver that many Santa Ynez Valley residents will remember her. For thirty years, she worked alongside the well-known and hip young doctor, Lou Netzer, on his numerous health care initiatives in the Valley, including the Mellow Mobile Medical Clinic, the Mellow Country Clinic, and the Solvang Friendship House. In , in recognition of Flo and Sid’s many contributions, one of the buildings at the Friendship House was named “The Hamilton House.” The door to Sid and Flo’s house was always open and the table always full of delicious food. Flo was known for her cooking skills and her generosity,and contributed frequently to church fundraisers and other community events. She loved trying new recipes and was the first mother on the block to embrace stir-fry and spinach quiche! Sid and Flo also had a passion for camping, backpacking, and traveling, and many family memories were created around a campground, mountain lake, or winding trail. Flo was preceded in death by her loving husband, Sid Hamilton, and her brother, Jack Thisler. Flo leaves behind her six children, Jim (Rosalyn), Ann, Sue (Jeff ), Sid (Beckee), Beth (Dodd), and Tom (Kim), as well as seventeen grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and one nephew. Flo’s family extends heartfelt thanks to the wonderful staff at the Solvang Friendship House and Kathleen Day, who cared so lovingly for Flo at the end of her journey. We also acknowledge the expert guidance of Hospice during this difficult time. The final page of Flo’s life closed fittingly at the very place she and Lou Netzer had started for senior care years ago. Services will be held Friday, March , , at : am at the Santa Ines Mission in Solvang. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Flo’s memory may be made to the Solvang Friendship House, Friendship Lane, Solvang, California .
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gion” was Sandy’s creed, posted on the front of her refrigerator. She never said it out loud, never preached or proselytized; she just put her philosophy into practice every day through mentoring a child, wielding a hammer for a Habitat for Humanity building, gift wrapping for LifeChronicles, singing with the Inner Light Gospel Choir, and steering Garden Court seniors toward the joy of good works. “If she knew she could do a service, that filled her up,” her Inner Light Gospel Choir friend Karen Curtis said. “It was just who she was.” Sandy lived to serve and serve joyfully. She had a gift for discovering who needed help and then pitched in with all her heart. For 10 years, she was resident services director at Garden Court, the downtown low-cost residence for seniors. “We became known as the giving place after Sandy,” recalled former Gar- EFFERVESCENT: Sandy Smith is lovingly rememden Court resident Fran Krauskopf. bered as a joyful and active spirit by her many friends at Garden Court, Habitat for Humanity, “We learned what giving was from her. LifeChronicles, and beyond. We learned what fundraising was.” And fundraise they did, selling handmade scarves and crafts, jewelry and cookies, and cut your hair; organize your files, your sock pooling their own dollars to benefit charities drawer, or your life; and help you up when ranging from Unity House to Salvation Army’s you were down. When she worked on Habitat Adopt-a-Family to Afghan and Katrina relief. for Humanity projects, she liked to pencil her During Sandy’s tenure, they managed to raise initials on a framing beam — out of sight, but over $40,000. there, like Sandy, making things happen. Sandy never looked back, always forward, At Garden Court, Sandy turned what could have been a sleepy senior housing facility into to the next good thing, the next good deed. She a beehive, starting women’s history groups, aimed her whole being at life, saw newness and writing and poetry classes, meditation groups, opportunity in every day. She loved food fights, book clubs, and jewelry and knitting classes — surprise parties, and all the festivals in Santa all bracketed by joyful celebrations. Her friend Barbara, especially Solstice. She carried supplies Sherry Lydon remembers Garden Court’s “big to a birthing center in Bali, swam with dolphins parties with music and gospel singing, celebrat- in the Caribbean, sailed in hot air balloons, and ing every day and season with all those people canoed in the Amazon. who loved her like a daughter, and insisting The nonprofit LifeChronicles was Sandy’s that everyone appreciate every moment — a last big charitable love, and she served on huge legacy.” their board. They videotape the life stories Sandy sang soprano with the Inner Light of the elderly or seriously ill so that families Gospel Choir, always front and center, clapping, left behind will have a living memory. Sharswaying to the music. She took the words and ing friendships with so many seniors, Sandy message of those gospel songs to heart.“When saw the value of preserving those illusive and the spirit touches you, you feel lifted,” her friend instructive bits of life experience that vanish Karen said.“I could see that in her face.” with a person’s passing. In 2007, Sandy’s Garden Court seniors were Every Christmas, she organized LifeChronhonored as Local Heroes by The Santa Barbara icles’ gift-wrapping fundraiser at area malls, Independent. But ask any resident, and they’ll but she never thought to make her own life tell you Sandy was the real hero. She helped chronicle. Sandy leaves a legion of friends. She them celebrate life right up to the end, danced made a difference and left a large imprint on at their birthday parties, and held their hands many lives. Still, we would have liked to have and those of their families at their passing. She seen that videotape, heard her voice making had, as another friend said,“the ability to bring light of all she’s done, laughing at our seriousness, mentioning the next ambitious project, a many up from an abyss to joy.” Someone once asked me which friend I’d light in her eyes as she gazes into the future to choose to be stranded with on a desert island, see what’s next, what’s next. and I answered Sandy. She was the best of A celebration of Sandy’s life (the big party friends, loving, nonjudgmental, cheery, opti- she would have wanted) will take place at noon mistic, and multitalented. She could do any- on Saturday, April 11, at Manning Park in Monthing: roof a house; stop a leak; grow a garden; tecito. ■
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want to express my appreciation for John Zant’s sports coverage. I have noticed that he (and the paper) devotes extensive coverage to female athletes. When I compare your 3/5 Amber Melgoza cover, which featured two high school girls playing basketball with fierce intensity, to the sports section of the Los Angeles Times — from which women athletes are often completely absent — the difference is quite stark. Thank you for acknowledging girls and women who play to win. And because I’m sure you will agree with me that words matter, I also feel the need to take you to task regarding one of the headlines on your March 12 cover: “Sex Scandal in the Presbytery.” The article describes a litany of predatory sexual behavior and a cover-up by church officials. It should be clear that this is not a “sex” scandal. A sex scandal would be a “family values” politician having an extramarital affair with another adult. What happened in Carpinteria was a sexual abuse scandal, a child molestation scandal; you could even call it a rape scandal. But don’t call it a sex scandal. What Louis Bristol did was a crime, and the words used to describe his actions should be unambiguous.
— Amy Ramos, S.B.
Please, Landlord, Please
enormous profits. A rank one-bedroom rental for $2,000 a month when your gross income is $3,500 a month is devastating. It is impossible to live here if you do not have millions. This is a moral question. I ask those who are ruining the quality of life for so many to look into your hearts and find a way to give something back to those who have given so much to you. Think: When you take your last breath, the money is meaningless, and you only have yourself to answer: Did I do the right thing?
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his weekend, I must look for a home in Oxnard, Ventura, or some other less-desirable place because, again, my rent is going up. I am a retired professional with 35 years of service to the needy, counseling abused and discarded youth, teaching emotionally disturbed teens, and managing substance-abuse patients. Now, due to the death of my spouse of 27 years, the enormous cost of alternative cancer treatments, the loss of our lifetime savings, and having to sell our home, I am unable to consider buying even the most humble of homes in S.B. Living on a fixed pension, I must pay a 10 percent-a-year rent increase. Santa Barbara property owners slam the average person for
— Allan Roscoe, S.B.
Taking a Turn at Turnpike
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as anyone else ever been stuck in traffic, waiting for the blinking red light at
Cathedral Oaks and Turnpike? On bad days, I have waited 20 minutes while the line slowly inches forwards, and this has been happening for months. I know there’s a lot of construction being done on the bridge at that junction, and I believe there are environmental issues that are being considered, but is there any reason the traffic lights can’t be properly activated while the work is going on to avoid these long delays? — Bernard Webber, S.B.
Bridge the Gap
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t was interesting to note the 2/26 story not to rebuild the Cacique Street bridge, destroyed 30 years ago, but instead build a better bike lane at a cost of half a million bucks. Had this bridge been anywhere but the Eastside, I am sure it would have been rebuilt pronto. This bridge was to be an important access to the freeway and the beach for people on the Eastside. Now they must go down Carpinteria, Quarantina, or Mason streets to Milpas, all of which have heavy traffic. The news article stresses that Cacique residents do not want through traffic — who wants traffic in their neighborhood? When city bureaucrats do not want to spend money, they ask the residents that question. Did anyone ask the residents on Carpinteria or Quarantina? I am sure they would have a different point of view. Let’s do what is best for the whole Eastside instead of just one street. Use that half million bucks toward a usable bridge for cars as well as — Leo Martinez, bicyclists. Ruidoso, NM, former Santa Barbara City Councilmember
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ichie DeMaria’s “Homeless Count Data Released” [independent.com/homeless2015] mentions that veterans are hit the hardest. This is a sad reminder of how servicemen and women routinely tend to be treated as cheap, disposable items. Anybody thinking of joining up should first think hard twice! — John Seymour, S.B.
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hey save lives, our firefighters. That’s a fact. We highly value our firefighters who do so much more than fight fires. On April 6, ballots will be mailed to all registered voters within the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District boundaries. Measure Z allows the building and renovation of fire stations in Summerland and Carpinteria. Facilities and equipment space will be modernized for proper space and safety features. This will allow firefighters to remain in our community for mandatory training, thus reducing costs. Measure Z, a $10.65 million bond, spread out over 30 years, will be assessed only as upgrades occur. Measure Z requires a two-thirds “yes” vote. A “yes” vote will build a new fire station on Lillie Avenue, near the existing 100-year-old Summerland fire station, which has outgrown its humble beginnings. Minor controversy over the scope of the fire station replacement has been alleviated by the inclusion of continued community input, compromise, and agreement that a new station that looks professional and works economically will serve our community for decades to come.
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Lifeboat Earth
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ot long ago, Pope Francis came out as an environmentalist in response to issues of overpopulation, environmental degradation, and climate change. On one occasion, he stated his belief that “people should stop breeding like rabbits” (to paraphrase his actual words), and he made the following statement about the forces that have driven us to the brink of calamitous environmental devastation and climate change: “An economic system centered on the god of money needs to plunder nature to sustain the frenetic rhythm of consumption that is inherent to it. The monopolizing of lands, deforestation, the appropriation of water, inadequate agro-toxics are some of the evils that tear man from the land of his birth. Climate change, the loss of biodiversity, and deforestation are already showing their devastating effects in the great cataclysms we witness.” Predictably, the Pope has come under vicious attack by those among us who believe that — to paraphrase one local commentator — the Pope should “stick to the task of saving the soul of mankind rather than trying to save the planet from man.” For my part, I am heartfully glad and greatly encouraged that the Pope has joined the communities of faith and belief around the world whose teachings have become informed by and infused with ecological understanding and wisdom. Bud Bottoms, who drew the cartoon above, and I are among those who helped to begin the work of the Community Environmental Council some 45 years ago. We
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Santa Barbara’s ‘Noble Experiment’
NOBLE? As we toast St. Patrick with a flagon or two of suds this week, let us pause to recall those misguided days of Prohibition’s so-called “noble experiment.” Not only did Santa Barbarans largely ignore the 18th Amendment (RIP: 1920-1933) but by all accounts embraced with great relish the twin sins of gambling and boozing. Although the sale of John Barleycorn and his alcoholic relatives was illegal under federal law, Santa Barbarans needed only to get themselves down to Stearns Wharf and board a water taxi out to the pleasure ship Miss Hollywood. I found no record that lawmen ever interfered with Miss Hollywood or her passengers. There, residents could engage in games of chance and wet their whistles to their hearts’ content. That was because the brightly lighted Miss Hollywood was anchored just beyond the three-mile limit of law-enforcement jurisdiction, according to Eugene Wheeler’s Shipwrecks, Smugglers and Maritime Mysteries. Meanwhile, Miss Hollywood was being battered by editorial torpedoes from T.M. Storke’s crusading Santa Barbara Daily News. Storke was ever the strident voice of civic uptight uplift. Finally, Miss Hollywood hoisted anchor and headed south to the Los Angeles area, with its larger population and greater demand from big-city lawbreakers. After Prohibition ended in 1933, Santa Barbarans hankering for shipboard sin could
Vegas. There, in 1955, he drive down to the Santa Monica Pier to died of a heart attack board Tony Cornero’s during an all-night dice notorious gambling game. He was $10,000 ship, SS Rex, which he behind, and his number claimed safely floated was up. Meanwhile, back 3.1 miles offshore. But L.A. officials during Prohibition, Santa Barbara’s coastline carried on a long was riddled by all kinds battle, claiming that of coves and isolated by using nautical landing spots, scenes measurements from points of land along of constant attacks by a the coast, the Rex flotilla of smugglers. Santa Cruz Island was actually within RIVER OF LIQUOR: While some dumped was a favorite place to the three-mile limit. alcohol during Prohibition, others sneaked unload alcohol brought He fought first with it back in. in from Mexico and the local DA, then California Attorney General Earl Warren, then Canada. Then it could be brought to shore in small boats, an earlier version of the current with Warren when he became governor. Italian-born Cornero had earned a million panga cargos of marijuana. Sheriff Jim Ross had his hands full. The dollars by the time he was 30 by rum running. After a jolt in prison for bootlegging, he late local historian Walker A. Tompkins wrote provisioned the Rex with slots, poker, and craps that Ross, although a Scot who liked his wee tables. Alcohol may have been legal by then, but dram of whiskey, became a teetotaler during gambling wasn’t. Prohibition, as a matter of integrity. When a fleet of Warren’s raiders staged a blitz During my police beat days, I came to know against the Rex, Cornero’s men fended them Jim Ross’s son Jack, who had become sheriff. off with high-pressure fire hoses. Enter the Back when he was a deputy, Jack Ross became state Supreme Court, which ruled that the Rex suspicious of a blue-and-yellow Richfield oil was indeed within the three-mile limit. Beaten, company tanker truck he spotted parked inside Cornero cashed in his chips and headed to Las a eucalyptus grove on Hollister Avenue near
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Ellwood Union School, Tompkins wrote in his book It Happened in Old Santa Barbara. The truck was there by day but missing on certain nights. Richfield officials said they had no trucks in the area. One day, Ross unscrewed the truck’s gas cap and sniffed. The fumes were alcoholic, not essence of petrochemical. One night Ross followed the mystery truck to a cove near today’s Sandpiper golf course. As Ross watched, a small boat left a vessel anchored beyond the breakers and headed to shore, loaded with kegs. Men on the beach then emptied the kegs into the truck’s tanks, Tompkins wrote. Ross followed the truck to the Rincon and arrested the driver. A sign painter had been bribed to disguise the truck to look like a legitimate Richfield tanker. That leak was plugged, but it didn’t stop a river of booze from flowing into Santa Barbara. Speakeasies flourished up and down State Street, and corks popped in Montecito mansions. GRANADA BOOKS HURTING: Granada Books
at State Street is in danger of closing. It makes a plea for $25,000 in donations to stay open for two more months, $50,000 to keep it alive until the end of summer, and $100,000 to keep the doors open for the rest of the year. The fundraising page is gofundme.com/ozs. — Barney Brantingham
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our thousand two hundred miles. That is the approximate distance from the bathtub-warm waters near the equator to the bonechilling cold stretch off the coast of Alaska. It is an expanse longer than the continental United States is wide, and it has been Richard Salas’s underwater photography studio for much of the past decade. The vast and varied, wondrous and dangerous aquatic landscape of the Eastern Pacific is celebrated by Salas’s just-completed three-part book project in a way perhaps never done before: a large-format, high-definition, quasi-psychedelic, exhaustively complete high school yearbook(s) of sorts for all the critters that call this stretch of sea home. Large in stature but unassuming and disarmingly warm in personality, the 60-year-young Salas is a 1979 graduate of Brooks Institute who mentored under the legendary Ernie Brooks II, earned his diving credentials at the late, great Diver’s Den here in Santa Barbara, and discovered his passion for taking a camera into the ocean while interning on Brooks’s 57-foot converted trawler, The True Love. It was this experience that OCEANS ALIVE: brought formative childBrooks Institute alum Richard hood adventures in Salas has just completed a trilogy Laguna Beach full circle. of underwater photography books that “I would spend hours celebrate the animals, big and large, that in the tide pools as a live in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Salas has spent much of the past decade diving locakid, just wishing that tions from the equator to Alaska in order I could make myself to capture creatures like the whale small and move into shark (above) and the giant pacific their world,” recalled Salas octopus (below).
And so, as the dive trips began slowly stacking and Salas shook the rust off his underwater camera, a truly grand idea began percolating.At first he thought about making one big book showcasing the seals and sea lions, fish and jellyfish, eels, sharks, turtles, and other assorted sea life that call the Eastern Pacific home. But, upon further rumination, he wisely decided that such an undertaking would be too ambitious, too expensive, and — even worse —might potentially miss his desired mark of intimately introducing land lovers to his ocean-bound buddies. So he parceled out the initial idea into three distinct regions and thus three distinct books. The first, released in 2009, was Sea of Light, dedicated to perhaps our greatest — and often underappreciated — local treasure, the Channel Islands. The second installment, Blue Visions, dropped in 2012 and was a visually poetic ode to life below sea level from Mexico to the equator. The trilogy was completed earlier this year with the release of Luminous Sea, which features Salas’s work from numerous trips to various ports of call between Washington and Alaska. “These are just three photo albums of my friends and family,” said Salas with a laugh. “I’m an artist, not a scientist. I am trying to show off the unique personality all these animals have and introduce them to people, maybe for the first time. Then, hopefully, people will let them into their hearts and start thinking about protecting the ocean they live in.” And while his sentiment is certainly a good one, his technique is even better. Calling on his years of experience in the studio, Salas creates images and captures candid moments with these animals like few other
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recently over a cup of tea at The French Press. “When I started [diving with Ernie], I was immediately like, ‘There’s a reef! There are all my tide pool friends! Hey, I did it — I made myself small!’ It was just fantastic.” However, the traditional trappings of the American Dream came calling shortly after graduation, and Salas soon found himself taking a three-decade detour into commercial — and decidedly landlocked — studio photography work. This included an extended stint in Los Angeles before he and his family found their way back to Santa Barbara in the early 1990s. Even still, it wasn’t until several years later, on a dive trip with his eldest son to the Channel Islands just before the boy’s departure to law school, that Salas reignited his passion for life under the sea. “To be honest, I’d forgotten how much I loved it,” he admitted,“but on that trip to Anacapa, it all came rushing back: the love for diving, the love for the animals, and my love for the ocean.”
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ocean photographers do. Swimming with his trusty Nikon and his massive double wraparound strobes, he takes perfectly lit and deeply emotive portraits of creatures like the giant Pacific octopus, swimming anemones, wolf eels, Steller sea lions, lingcod, giant manta rays, Pacific green sea turtles, great white sharks, and scores of others both big and small. Though stuffy and hardened science types may scoff at the idea, there is no denying the fact that Salas’s work infuses each picture with markedly human qualities, an effect that successfully harnesses the power of art to potentially world-changing ends. I dare you to walk away from his work and not care a little bit more about the health of our oceans and all the lifeforms that call it home. But really, that is only half the story. While the books, all of them 12-inchby-12-inch coffee-table-appropriate affairs, each provide their own version of a page-turning, visually captivating journey through the northern half of the Eastern Pacific, they do little to demonstrate the artistic and physical accomplishment Salas has achieved. If you’ve ever tried to frame even just a simple GoPro shot of a wild animal deep in the sea, then you have some idea of what I am talking about. The underwater world is a wild and dynamic place with endless and ever-shifting variables to contend with, none of which makes what Salas has produced any easier. Quite the contrary, in fact. Consider his efforts to get a shot of the Pacific giant octopus found in Luminous Sea. In the picture, the massive 10-foot octopod is using two of its eight arms to reach up some six feet from the ocean floor and grab NATURE’S HEARTSTRINGS: Salas’s camera. What you don’t see is As much art as it is activism, Salas’s work, much like that of his mentor Ernie that, in order for that one fleeting Brooks II, brings underwater worlds to life moment to happen, Salas had for even the most land loving among us. His to endure 11 hours of diving in emotive and candid portraits of things such as 41-degree water over the course the Steller sea lions and aggregating anemones of four days on a boat off the coast (pictured) or the great white shark and the of northern Washington. “At most, lion’s mane jellyfish (opposite) can’t help I got maybe two or three minutes but make you see the sea in a whole new way. with that octopus,” he explained. “Otherwise, I was just floating and waiting outside of a cave. It was one of the greatest things I’ve ever done.”
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1st 100 Members With the trilogy done, Salas is opening a truly unique art show this month, simultaneously exhibiting his favorite images from all three books at three area galleries. to : An Underwater Adventure from the Equator to Alaska opened on March 14 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History with selects from Blue Visions. Meanwhile,
the Ty Warner Sea Center on Stearns Wharf is hosting images from Salas’s Sea of Light, and selects from Luminous Sea can be found at the Wildling Museum in Solvang. Further, each venue will feature a site-specific lecture by Salas at various times this spring and summer. When asked what it means to him to be at the finish line of such an impressive and lengthy undertaking, Salas, in his typical salt-of-the-earth honesty, took a long moment to reflect before looking me in the eyes and offering with a marked tone of surprise, “You know, I hadn’t really thought about it until just now, but that’s what these books are. They are me living life Richard Salas’s 0 to 60: An Underwater to the fullest Adventure from the Equator to Alaska and being is currently on view at the Santa Barbara the best I Museum of Natural History, the Ty Warner can be. Man, Sea Center, and the Wildling Museum. I can’t wait to For more info, visit sbnature.org or wildlingmuseum.ejoin go home and me.org/salas. tell my wife.”
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/: Mule: Living on the Outside Los Padres Trail Riders will host a screening of this film, a work-in-progress documentary. The film features -year-old John Sears, a k a Mule, who has been roaming the western U.S. with his mules for more than years, advocating for a simpler way of life in harmony with nature. Take a glimpse into the Mule’s nomadic life that not everyone appreciates and one that he’s been arrested and fined for. pm. S.B. Humane Society, Overpass Rd. Free. Call - or visit lptr.org.
THURSDAY 3/19 /: S.B. Women in Architecture Lecture To honor Women’s History Month and the current exhibit Under the Umbrella, architectural historian Rose Thomas will explore and illuminate the work of architects Julia Morgan, Lutah Maria Riggs, Mary Osborne Craig, Harriet Moody, and Anna Louise Murphy Vhay, who all have designed buildings that exemplify S.B.’s unique style. A reception will follow the lecture. :-:pm. S.B. Historical Museum, E. De la Guerra St. $-$. Call - or visit santabarbaramuseum.com. /: To and Fro for Years: The Story of the Schooner Santa Cruz After purchasing the Santa Cruz Island, Justinian Caire commissioned the schooner Santa Cruz, and it served the island’s owners for years until meeting its demise in . Michael Marzolla and Bruce Hector’s presentation will cover the colorful history of this remarkable schooner, her loss, and their work mapping
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/: Vino and Vinyasa for Library Dances Stephanie Besler will conduct this flow class, which will be followed by wine and performances from Library Dances. Library Dances is a program that combines both dance and literature, creating a professional performance based on students’ required reading. The class is donation based and will benefit Library Dances’ upcoming workshop and performance at S.B. Junior High. Complimentary wine will be served after the class. pm. Yasa Yoga, W. Mission St. Suggested donation: $. Call -. /: Ask Milt: Our Computer Guy Milt Hess provides one-onone, hour-long coaching to help members of the community learn about email, the Internet, popular software applications, advice
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GAME OF THE WEEK /-/: College Baseball: Texas-Arlington at UCSB The Gauchos return home with a - record and a top- ranking on three national polls after going - on the road the past two weeks. Their pitching staff has posted a . earnrun-average (ERA) and five shutouts. Dillon Tate, the starter on Friday, boasts a - record and . ERA. But a season-ending injury suffered by ace reliever James Carter (five saves) is a blow to UCSB’s bull pen. UT-Arlington’s Mavericks are coming off three consecutive -win seasons. Among their alumni is San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence. Fri.: pm; Sat.: am (UCSB also hosts Dartmouth Sat.-Sun., pm). Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, UCSB. $-$. Call -UCSB () or visit ucsbgauchos.com.
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/: Blessing Offor Do you remember Blessing from The Voice, Season , and how all four judges turned around at the last note? Come hear his soulful, melodic, keyboard-driven sound that will surely lift your spirits. :pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $-$. Call - or visit sohosb.com.
FRIDAY 3/20 /: The Agreeables Before moving on to New York for a couple of gigs, these indie rockers will perform in S.B. They will attempt to save the world one melody at a time using their powers of passionate, eclectic alternative folk rock. pm. Carr Winery, N. Salsipuedes St. Free. Call - or visit carrwinery.com.
SATURDAY 3/21 /: Bach and Mozart from Camerata Pacifica The S.B. Music Club presents this concert featuring performers from the esteemed Camerata Pacifica and will comprise two important works: the first for flute and piano from the baroque era and a piano concerto from the early classical era. It’s pretty simple: You will hear great music performed by excellent artists. pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, E. Anapamu St. Free. Call - or visit sbmusicclub.org.
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Ani Aznavoorian (left) and Richard O’Neill
/-/: Canto General: Song of the People S.B. Master Chorale, committed to enriching the cultural life by presenting the world’s finest choral music, will perform Mikis Theodorakis and Pablo Neruda’s Canto General. This is an epic poem by Neruda, published in during his time in exile, about the South American continent, its nature, people, and historical destiny. It was discovered in by Theodorakis, who then composed the music and described it as “a gospel of our time.” Sat.: :pm; Sun.: pm. First United Methodist Church, E. Anapamu St. Free-$. Visit sbmasterchorale.org.
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/: Kenny Neal The S.B. Blues Society will celebrate its th birthday by presenting acclaimed bluesman Kenny Neal (pictured), who will fly from Louisiana to perform. Son of the legendary bluesman Raful Neal, Kenny is a guitarist, harmonica player, and singer. Ventura’s dynamic band Hot Roux and saxophone-keyboard blues combo Schnackenberg-Estrada Duo will open the show. There will be a spring-loaded dance floor, snacks, and cake. :pm. Carrillo Recreation Ctr., E. Carrillo St. $-$. Call - or visit sbblues.org. /: David Olney & Sergio Webb, The Howlin’ Brothers Acclaimed singer/songwriter David Olney will be joined with flamenco-flavored guitar virtuoso Sergio Webb to create the ideal atmosphere for some gothic noir tunes. The special guest will be stringed-instrument band The Howlin’ Brothers, whose upbeat show will be filled with slide banjo, harmonica, upright bass, and old-time fiddle. pm. Lobero Theatre, E. Canon Perdido St. $. Call - or visit lobero.com.
SUNDAY 3/22 /: Christian Jacob Trio Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Christian Jacob will be joined by two veteran musicians, bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker, for an afternoon of quintessential and dazzling jazz. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $-$. Call - or visit sohosb.com. /: Chamber Music Concert Clarinetist David Singer, cellist Virginia Kron, and pianist Daniel Newman-Lessler are combining forces to perform a unique program of classical music. Coming from many award-winning orchestras, these musicians will perform three trios, duets, and a piano solo. pm. Ojai Art Ctr., S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $-$. Call - or visit ojaiartcenter .org. /: J.S. Bach Birthday Celebration This ever-popular annual concert will unfold with a wide variety of Bach’s works, representing many facets of this beloved composer’s musical genius. S.B.’s Adelfos Ensemble will open with the “Kyrie.” Other works will include Bach’s Partita in B Minor, French Suite in B Minor, and more. :pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, State St. Free. Call - or visit trinitysb.org. /: Rx Bandits Join this progressive indie-rock (with slight ska leanings) band, out with its album Gemini, Her Majesty, as lead singer Mathew Embree will sing songs of relationships and temptation. This band looks to the future with fervor, showcasing cunning lyrics and poignant musical tenacity, as in cuts “In All Rwanda’s Glory” and “Sell You Beautiful.” pm. Velvet Jones, State St. $. Ages +. Call - or visit velvet-jones.com.
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aromas of Moroccan spices. You will learn traditional recipes of this North African spot that will include harissa arugula salad with lamb or chicken skewers, Moroccan chicken pie (b’stilla), baklava, and more. -pm. HEAT Culinary, Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $. Call - or visit heat culinary.com.
/-/: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, or The Night They Missed the Forest for the Trees This show will open in study hall as students are studying for tomorrow’s exam on Shakespeare’s play. Until problems arise. Watch these clumsy nerds put on a play within a play: Artsy folks need more lines, and the football captain is in a fight with the head cheerleader. See if the day can be saved. Dive into a night of theater with S.B. Junior High School’s Performing Arts department. pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, E. Cota St. $-$. Call - or visit luketheatre.org. on system performance and security, and help with troubleshooting problems. Call to make an appointment. Recurs every Thursday. :-:pm. Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr., Chapala St. Free. Call - or visit jewishsantabarbara.org. /-/: Taste of Solvang This event, now in its rd year, will feature something for everyone from farm-to-table, rustic Italian cuisine to New American and modern Danish fare to desserts in all forms to awardwinning beers and world-class wines. Events will include a farmers’ market, Sips & Sweets, Grand Tasting, Wine & Beer Walk, Larner Winemaker Dinner, and more. Various times and locations throughout Solvang. Free-$. Call - or visit solvangusa .com for the full schedule.
FRIDAY 3/20 /: Annual State of the City Breakfast Join Mayor Helene Schneider as she delivers the annual State of the City, where she will highlight key policy issues and major project updates and City Administrator Paul Casey will provide an update on the city’s financial condition. Come network over breakfast with sponsorships, tables, or individual seats available for purchase. -am. Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort, E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call - or visit sbchamber.org.
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/: Belline This performance is a culmination of the S.B. Contemporary Floor to Air Festival, a two-week exploration of the art of ethereal flight where dancers from six international dance companies participate in workshops, forums, and lively soirees with professionals, spectators, and dance lovers. Look up, hold your breath, and experience contemporary movement blended with the rigorous technique of aerial arts. pm. Lobero Theatre, E. Canon Perdido St. $.-$.. Call - or visit lobero.com. /: Rockin’ the Kasbah: Moroccan Cooking Come and learn to cook exotic flavors in this class that capture the
/: Fabulous Fridays Due to its popularity, this program has been extended to two sessions, so bring your babies and toddlers to engage in learning that is fun and active with playful music and movement. Guest performer will be Stretch N Grow. Tickets will be given minutes prior to the program and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. :-:am and -:am. S.B. Central Library, E. Anapamu St. Free. Call - or visit sbp library.org.
SATURDAY 3/21 /: ParentClick Kids Expo There will be more than area businesses and organizations with booths on the many programs and activities available to families in S.B. with kids from the newborn stage to teens. There will be information on camps, classes, health, sports, fitness, education, a variety of free interactive activities at every table, music, games, performances, and entertainment for kids while teens can pick up applications for summer internships and volunteer programs. There will also be live music, a bone marrow drive, and fingerprinting. :am-pm. La Cumbre Plaza, S. Hope Ave. Free. Visit santa-barbara-ca .parentclick.com. /: Montecito’s Hilltop Barons Do you want to know what gas lamps, newspapers, shirt collars, and Model T Fords have in common? Area writer and historian Neal Graffy will discuss how five magnificent Montecito estates, five commanding hilltop views, and five families whose philanthropy to their “adopted” city remain unmatched. am. First Presbyterian Church, E. Constance Ave. Free. Call - or visit sbgen.org.
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/: David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes: Sharks: The Magnificent and Misunderstood Ghosts in Our Seas National Geographic Live and published underwater photographer David Doubilet and wife, journalist partner, and biologist Jennifer Hayes will take you on a journey through a shark’s life and share intimate images and
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/: Domingo Ortega: Cumbre Flamenca (Flamenco Summit) Based in Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain, Ortega (pictured), known for his riveting performances as the most prominent bailaor (flamenco dancer) of his generation. His footwork is unbelievable and his style is innovative and spellbinding. Guest artists will include guitarists Ramón Trujillo and Jose Tanaka, dancers Ryan and Daniela Zermeno, and singer Jesus Montoya. Do not miss this rare opportunity to see this show. Tickets will also be available for cash only at the door. :pm. La Cumbre Jr. High School, Modoc Rd. $-$. Call - or visit domingoortega.brown papertickets.com.
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/: Sanford Winery March Lunch & Exclusive Wine Tasting What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than wine tasting, lunch, and taking in a breathtaking view at Sanford Winery? After a stroll through the vineyard, there will be a private wine tasting and lunch overlooking the La Rinconada Vineyard. :am-:pm. Sanford Winery & Vineyards, Santa Rosa Rd., Lompoc. $-$. Ages +. Call - or visit tinyurl.com/sanfordwinery.
/: Set List Anniversary Show Comedians will take the stage once again and use a list of never-before-seen topics. Celebrate Set List’s first anniversary special featuring Greg Proops (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Smartest Man in the World podcast), who will be joined by comedians Dylan Brody, Nate Craig, and S.B.’s own Kimmie Dee. Advance ticket holders will enjoy Set List Happy Hour. Happy hour: -pm; show: pm. Telegraph Brewing Co., N. Salsipuedes St. $-$. Visit setlistshow.com. close encounters with these misunderstood ghosts of the sea. pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu. Read more on p. .
the Royal Navy, and the unqualified people of high authority. pm. Granada Theatre, State St. $-$. Call - or visit granadasb.org.
/: HO Walk Water HandsOthers is an organization inspired to solve the world’s water crisis one village at a time. In recognition of World Water Day, this organization hosts an annual walk where participants will symbolically fill buckets at the midway point and begin their walk back. There will be live music, lunch, water Olympic games, and raffle winners. ampm. Chase Palm Park, E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Call - or visit handsothers.org.
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/: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: HMS Pinafore This professional repertory theater company has been specializing in the comic operas of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan for more than years. HMS Pinafore is a comic opera of love between members of different social classes. It pokes fun at patriotism, party politics,
/: Hart Pulse Dance Tour This dance company will bring its newest, most-loved contemporary dance works to the stage. The dancers will share their passion for strong technique, music, and dynamic choreography. S.B. natives of ArtBark International and Nebula Dance Lab will be guest performers. pm. Center Stage Theater, Paseo Nuevo. $-$. Call - or visit centerstagetheater.org. Read more on p. . /: Water in Our Lives and Landscapes Join this discussion on the integration of water into our places and actions. Explore where water comes from, where it goes, and what happens during its journey through the environments we created. Then learn how you can increase and benefit from it in times of scarcity.
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/: Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock From the great Miles Davis bands of the ’s to Return to Forever & The Headhunters of the ’s, Chick Corea (pictured, right) and Herbie Hancock (pictured, left) have been blazing their own paths of artistic innovation on the keyboard. Join these jazz influences for a rare and historic duo performance. pm. Granada Theatre, State St. $-$. Call - or visit artsandlectures.sa .ucsb.edu. Read more on p. . /: SOhO Rock the House Support and listen to all the songs from Girls Rock S.B.’s after-school bands. Girls Rock S.B. is dedicated to empowering girls through music with music lessons, workshops, and performances. Come watch these girls perform the learned skills that will guide them in their lives. pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, State St. $-$. Call - or visit girlsrocksb.org.
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/: March Mushroom Madness If you’re a culinary enthusiast or fun guy (get it?), then check out this event featuring noted mycologist Robert Cummings and the cuisine of Chef Randy Bublitz and student chefs. There will be an informative and entertaining slideshow, mushroom dishes, wine, and the chance to socialize with S.B. Culinary Arts members. Let’s talk all things chanterelles! Proceeds will go toward the S.B. Culinary Arts. pm. Gourmet Dining Rm., SBCC, Cliff Dr. $-$. Visit tinyurl.com/marchmushroom madness.
TUESDAY 3/24 /: Drop In Writing Group Bring a pen and paper or a tablet or laptop, and start writing. This will be an opportunity for writing and exploration in the presence of fellow writers. Anna March will provide prompts to get the creative juices flowing. Join other writers for discussion, advice, and encouragement. -pm. Faulkner West, S.B. Central Library, E. Anapamu St. Free. Call () - or visit sbplibrary.org.
The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction TUE, APR 7 / 8 PM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL
/: Lompoc Empty Bowls Select a uniquely handcrafted ceramic bowl, enjoy a meal of gourmet soup, and bid in a silent auction, all to help Foodbank address hunger and malnutrition in the Lompoc Valley. At the end, take the bowl home as a reminder of the meal’s purpose: to feed the hungry in the community. :am-:pm. Dick DeWees Community & Senior Ctr., W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. $. Call - or visit foodbanksbc.org.
“One of the most influential thinkers of our time.” The Sunday Times (U.K.) Probing the ways a wide range of people – from short-order chefs to hockey players – use (and misuse) their minds, Crawford shows that our current crisis of attention is only superficially the result of digital technology.
WEDNESDAY 3/25 /: Demystifying the Screening Colonoscopy Did you know that colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and the third leading cause in S.B. County. Join this informative presentation and receive a colon cancer screening kit and tour the new Endoscopy Lab. -:pm. Endoscopy Dpt., S.B. Cottage Hospital, W. Pueblo St. (Bath St. entrance). Free. Ages +. Call () - or visit tinyurl .com/DemystifyingColonoscopy. /: Birding Japan’s Outer Islands Brad Schram, author of the ABA/Lane Guide: A Birder’s Guide to Southern California, will share his adventures birding Okinawa and Amami islands of the Japanese outer island chain. You will also learn about the multiple endemic species such as the flightless Okinawa rail. All proceeds will go to S.B. Audubon Society. :-pm. S.B. Museum of Natural History, Puesta del Sol. $. Call - or visit santabarbaraaudubon.org.
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amed for the bar across the street from Santa Barbara author Grace De Soto Ferry’s childhood home in San Antonio, Texas, Hey Guy, This Is The Butterfly presents 24 short stories in 139 pages. The author grew up in the Mexican neighborhood of a segregated community, which she left in 1962. After returning there 50 years later, she found the home her father built, along with all of her childhood remembrances, gone, including the bar. The result of her reflections is “a collection of short stories, tall tales, some true, some not.” Short is the operative word here, as the narratives are all within one to 11 pages long, with a handful at just a paragraph, but isn’t that what many great short stories do — say more with what’s not being said? De Soto Ferry starts from the point of view of a girl reminiscing about living in a house across the street from The Butterfly bar, presumably the character most closely resembling the author herself, and from there takes off on a tour of this time and place, told from a variety of perspectives, some male, some female, some old, some young, but all Mexican American and all poor. Each one carries with them “a sense of loss for a time in my life that was gone” (“The Ladies”). Nonetheless, there is humor and a clear nostalgia for De Soto Ferry’s girlhood days. Through these tales, De Soto Ferry proves that when we write memories down, it becomes clear that we all cling to things now long gone and we are far more similar than different. She writes in “Someone Should Change the Sign”: “Regardless of who we are or where we come from, we’re all in the same boat.” Maybe in a sense, the memories we cling to, even the dark ones, once wrapped up in a cocoon of carefully chosen — Amy Smith words, can emerge to become something beautiful.
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“This environment is so relaxed with a glass of wine and a pretty still life; it all feels very natural,” said Rebekah Miles (pictured above), who has been honing people’s painting skills in a little room at Municipal Winemakers every Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. for about a year now. Miles is a ceramicist and painter from Carpinteria who has been creating beautiful things her whole life. “I love teaching people who wouldn’t normally be interested in painting. The day after Christmas, I taught a group of 35 accountants, and it was really fun!” she added. To learn more about Municipal Watercolor Club, visit rebekahmiles.com, but register early because the class fills up quickly.
BEE’S KNEES: Elementary students (from left) Camille Cheng, Wesley Lin, and Srikar Mandineni took the top spots in the county’s spelling bee.
S.B. Spelling Bee Champs Two Santa Barbara County elementary school students and two junior high school students will head to state spelling bee competitions this spring after taking the top spots at the county’s own bee, held in late February. Sixth grade Montessori Center student Camille Cheng won first place in the elementary school division for her mastery of the word “enmity.” Coming in right behind her was Kellogg School 6th grader Wesley Lin, who correctly spelled “extraterrestrial.” In the junior high match, La Colina Junior High 7th grader Emily Vesper earned her spot with “blithesome” and will be joined by second-place winner Alexandra Thompson, a student at St. Louis de Montfort School in Santa Maria. Cheng and Lin will head north to the state’s elementarylevel competition in Stockton on April 18. Vesper and Thompson will wordsmith in the junior high match on May 2 in San Rafael. — Indy Staff
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It’s time to think about your spring garden. To aid in your flora decision making, the S.B. Botanic Garden has an array of the green-leafed goodies to choose from at its annual spring sale. With more than 6,000 plants and 500 varieties, there’s something for everyone. Attract monarch butterflies with native milkweed, create a colorful palette with various vibrant flowers, or reimagine your outdoor space as a drought-tolerant landscape. To help you choose the right plant for your vision, check out one of the “Planning with the Experts” workshops on April 11, 18, and 25, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Native flora gurus will take participants through the Botanic Garden and inform them on the best soil to use and the light and watering requirements of the plants you choose for your landscape. Want to learn about natural pest control? Attend “Garden Allies: Landscape Design for Pesticide-Free Gardening,” a hands-on class to the native plants that attract the right kind of insect to your garden, on Tuesday, March 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The sale takes place Saturday, April 4 - Sunday, May 3, daily from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road. For more information, call 682-4726 or visit sbbg .org. — Michelle Drown
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In celebration of certified Nurses Day, Cottage Health System is proud to recognize and honor our nurses. Nursing certifications play an increasingly important role in the assurance of high standards of care for patients and their loved ones. Our nurses hold over 370 Board Certifications. Nursing certification specialties include medical-surgical, pediatric, oncology, women’s services, surgical services, emergency nursing, wound, rehabilitation, critical care and many others. Cottage Health System encourages national board certification for all of our nurses. Today and every day, we honor our nurses’ dedication, professionalism and hard work.
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ourism has been important to Santa Barbara’s economy since the 1870s, and the postcard has played a key role in the growth of this industry. The Austrian government issued the first postal or correspondence card in 1869; the U.S. followed suit four years later. The cards had no images until 1893 when, in conjunction with the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the federal government issued its first pictorial cards, popularly known as private mailing or souvenir cards. Private publishers also began to issue postcards. Initially, these cards had to be mailed at the two-cent letter rate, while government-issued cards cost only a penny to mail. This discrepancy caused great consternation, leading to the passage of the Private Mailing Card Act in 1898, evening the rates. Thus began the “golden age” of the picture postcard, 1898-1914. The outstanding cards of this period were colored in subdued tones. The best ones came from Germany. Billions of cards were produced and sold every year in this era. A particularly notable feature of these early cards is the large white space next to the image. The post office didn’t allow anything but the address written on the blank side of the card. Until the law was changed in 1907, messages had to be squeezed next to the image. The golden age came to a close with the outbreak of World War I in 1914, which cut off the supply of German-produced cards. Quality deteriorated as publishers began to cut costs by using cheaper inks and creating large white borders around the image. By the 1930s, the sublime hues of the golden age were replaced by gaudy, brassy colors — a far cry from former artistic sensibilities. Santa Barbara has always been wellrepresented in picture postcards. National publishers produced large number of cards, as did small, local firms. For example, Osborne’s Book Store, a fixture on State Street until it closed in 1987, published hundreds of Santa Barbara cards. Area photographers often produced their own cards, selling them in their studios, shops, and other retail outlets. Anyone could make their own cards. One could have their private snapshots transferred to photosensitive cardstock to send to friends and relatives, which hundreds did in the aftermath of the 1925 earthquake here. Today, postcard collecting is a popular hobby. Cards can be important research tools, documenting changes over time. Shifts in social habits may be traced, and the notes penned on the cards may offer insights into the minds of our forebears. Postcards can indeed offer a wealth of — Michael Redmon information.
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great whites. The pair will be the first to tell you that sharks of all kinds are ridiculously evolved, near-mysNat Geo Photographer Tells tical animals that play a lynchpin role in any healthy underwater ecosystem. Better Shark Stories “It is a perfectly formed creature,” said Doubilet in a recent phone interview. “The way they are built, the way they move through the sea … their shape is hypnotic.” It’s obvious that he knows and feels these things deeply. “You are looking at biological art,” added Hayes. Doubilet said the silver-tipped sharks of the tropics are his favorite; Hayes balks at picking one and mentions bull sharks and great whites before they both agree that they like sharks you “have to pay attention to.” TOOTHY SNAPS: David Doubilet hangs with a tiger shark at the bottom of the sea. And so their presentation this week, aptly titled Sharks: The Magnificent and Misunderstood Ghosts in o matter whom you blame, be it Jaws, Shark Week, or some Our Seas, promises to be a visually moving celebration of sharks done as other Hollywood twist of the facts, there is no denying that true to nature as possible — a recalibration of public opinion via a massharks have a bad reputation. For most of the world, the toothy sive dose of crisp reality. “We are simply trying to show sharks in their apex ocean predator is either a stealthy demon or, worse, just a means own element,” said Hayes. to shark-fin soup. Either way, the view has left numerous shark species Included in this, however, is a call for more shark tourism in certain severely overfished and/or hunted to the brink of extinction. key areas around the globe — specifically coastal cities where they would Enter famed National Geographic photographer David Doubilet and need to replace an established shark-finning industry with some sort his wife, Jennifer Hayes. The duo, who is speaking at UCSB’s Campbell of viable financial alternative. “Tourism, at this point, right now, is their Hall this week thanks to the folks from Arts & Lectures, first met while only real protection. The fact that we want to see them will save them,” documenting a shark birth several years ago and have been working to said Doubilet. “We need shark conservation now more than ever before.” — Ethan Stewart recast the sharks public image ever since. Doubilet, who is widely known for pioneering split-lens water photography, is National Geographic’s David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes will give their most published underwater photographer, a distinction that has afforded multimedia presentation on Saturday, March 21, him ample time with sharks of all ilk. His assignments and projects have 4 p.m., at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. For more information, call 893-3535 or had his wife and him on a small inflatable alongside six tiger sharks see artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. devo de vour urin ingg a la larg rg dead whale, as well as swimming peacefully alongside devouring large
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he asphalt was smooth under my bicycle tires as I pedaled along the wending roads of the Santa Ynez Valley. Although I live just 40 minutes away in Santa Barbara, I had never toured the valley by bike and was blissfully reminded of its beauty and serenity, which can be more fully appreciated when one takes the time to slow down and experience the landscape from the saddle. The bike tour came courtesy of Alisal Ranch, the locally owned cattle/ guest ranch made up of more than 10,000 acres near Solvang. Long known for its golf and horseback riding amenities, the guest ranch added a new vacation package to its menu last fall — guided cycling day tours. Cyclers are a common site in the valley, as the area has long been a hotbed of training routes for professional racers and cycling teams thanks to it’s mild weather and undulating terrain. My companion and I met our guide, Eric Larsen, at 9 a.m. and set out on our excursion. Larsen tailors the ride according to guest specification; we chose a leisurely 25-mile spin to Los Olivos, through back roads that passed vineyards and dipped between the rolling hills. Animals peppered the landscape — horses, cows, and deer were out in abundance chomping on grasses and enjoying the autumn sunshine. The unusual warmth also brought out an ample number of tarantulas, which lined the roadside like cycling enthusiasts cheering us on. For the ambitious, Larsen will take pedalers to the top of Figueroa Mountain, out to Jalama Beach, or on a loop of Highway , among other routes. Originally a Spanish land grant given to Raimundo Carrillo in the 1800s, the Alisal Guest Ranch of today came into being in 1946 when owner Charles Pete Jackson Jr. decided to diversify the property’s business model. The 30-room retreat became a popular destination for folks looking for a weekend or weeks-long getaway amid the rural bounty of
the Santa Ynez Valley. Golf and horseback riding, preeminent offerings since the start, have remained major draws for guests. We didn’t visit the greens, but we did partake in equine activities — a morning breakfast trek to the property’s original adobe and an afternoon clop through oak trees and along golden hills after our morning bike ride. The ranch is in the middle of a remodel to update the old guest rooms. We stayed in one of the newly overhauled spaces, which was stellar. Sunshine poured into our comfortable suite through big windows and filled the high ceilings with light. Western accents and a fireplace made for a cozy, restful retreat. There are no telephones or televisions in the rooms, which allows for rejuvenating quiet time. We were near the pool area and made sure to take advantage of the hot tub after our day of cycling and horseback riding. Like all of the Alisal vacation packages, meals were included in the room price. Breakfast and dinner are served in the Ranch Room, an open dining area with a central fireplace and a top-notch staff of servers. The Alisal’s gourmet food is prepared by Executive Chef Pascal Godé, who creates a constantly changing menu. Other amenities include a fitness center and spa, tennis courts, and lake fishing and boating. With it’s myriad offerings, peaceful setting, low-key and attentive staff, and delicious meals, Alisal Guest Ranch is the perfect close escape for Santa Barbarans who want to take advantage of our county’s beauty and serenity, something that folks from around the world come to enjoy. — Michelle Drown
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marathon runners. The Goleta native took a big step last Sunday, finishing 18th in the Los Angeles Marathon. His time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 33 seconds was a new personal best by almost two minutes. Guillen is not yet where he wants to be. He needs a 2:18 clocking to guarantee himself a place in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials next February in L.A. He’ll pursue it later this year on a flat course. Sunday’s race from Dodger Stadium to the Santa Monica waterfront was not conducive to fast times. Even though the start was moved up 30 minutes to 6:55 a.m., the temperature was already in the 70s, uncomfortable for many runners. “I’d see fast runners pull off to the side and drop out, even some Kenyans,” Guillen said. “I was getting excited knowing my place would be higher.” Guillen was well prepared for the heat.“I bought a gallon of Gatorade and diluted it with water,” he said. “I drank a gallon on Friday and a gallon on Saturday.” He fortified himself with liquids and energy gels all along the course. “I never felt the heat,” he said Monday. “It’s the best I’ve felt during and after a marathon.” He was ripping off miles at a 5:24 pace in the first half of the race, but frequent hills broke up his rhythm. “I knew my time was slipping, and I focused on being competitive,” he said. His coach, Terry Howell, was on San Vicente Boulevard, a few miles from the finish.“He told me to stretch it out and open up my stride,” Guillen said. As he turned onto Ocean Avenue, there were two runners ahead of him: Luke Humphrey, a 2:14 marathoner from Michigan, and Blake Russell, heading for third place in the women’s division (the women started 10 minutes ahead of the men).“I kicked with everything I had and passed [Humphrey] and caught up to Blake at the finish line,” Guillen said.“That got me some TV time.” Guillen was the 13th-fastest American out of thousands. The race was designated as the U.S.A. Track and Field (USATF) Marathon Championship with prize money for the top 15. Guillen was due to collect $450. Winner Jared Ward, a former BYU track standout who finished third overall in 2:12:56, hit the jackpot of $25,000. Guillen, 32, is in the fourth year of a second running career. He competed at Dos Pueblos High, SBCC, and UCSB and then adopted a more typical American male lifestyle. He had to shed 50 pounds to become a serious runner again. He also had to find a way to run 90 miles a week while working two jobs — as a TSA agent at the airport and a nighttime disc jockey — and being the father of two children. He saw himself in the movie McFarland, USA. “When the coach [in the film] told the kids what made them tougher than other runners, that resonated with me,” Guillen said. His
own coach testifies to his grit. “Curly has a level of toughness that is unbelievable,” Howell said. “In the three years he and I have been working together, never once has he complained. Because of his jobs, he does 95 percent of his training by himself. Athletes are always looking for shortcuts — new shoes, technical clothes, this product or that product — but the foundational factor is hard work. That’s what Curly puts in.” WHAT PAIN? “I feel amazing,” Jessica Douglas said after whacking
FASTEST IN THEIR FIELD: Goleta native Ramiro “Curly” Guillen (left) finished 18th in the L.A. Marathon, while UCSB alum Jessica Douglas (right) was the 25th fastest woman in the race, knocking almost nine minutes off her previous best.
almost nine minutes off her previous best time for 26.2 miles, finishing the L.A. Marathon as the 25th fastest woman in 2:51:00.“Every marathon I run gets easier and easier. It’s almost like the body is learning to take in that pain. I look back to my first marathon [Santa Barbara in 2009]; I ran 4:35, and my body was wracked.” Douglas, 33, grew up in Santa Ynez. “I didn’t do any sports,” she said. When she graduated from UCSB in 2009, she decided to pursue another milestone of running a marathon. She became good enough at it to run the Boston Marathon twice. But she felt disjointed after the 2013 Boston race, the one jolted by bombs. “I couldn’t feel joy,” she said. “Something had to change in my life.” She found direction from Sylvia Mosqueda, a running coach in Las Vegas who convinced her she could not only run faster but find fulfillment in it. “She’s like a mommy to me,” said Douglas, a home caregiver in Santa Barbara. She is looking to chase the women’s Olympic qualifying standard of 2:43 this year. FAST MASTERS: Veteran runners from the South Coast left
their footprints all over the U.S.A. Masters Cross Country Championships on February 7 in Boulder, Colorado. Representing the older generation were John Brennand, 78, and Larry Brooks, 73, of the Santa Barbara Athletic Association, who finished first in their respective age groups on the eight-kilometer course. The young forty-somethings of the Santa Barbara Running and Racing Team claimed third PRESIDIO SPORTS PHOTOS
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place in the team scoring. Rusty Snow, Todd Booth, and Marcelo Mejia Perez led the way. Two weeks later, the same trio paced Santa Barbara to second place in the U.S.A. Masters 8K Road Championships in Brea, and the women’s team (Cindy Abrami, Monica DeVreese, and Deanna Odell) took third. The team’s most decorated runner was 65-year-old Ignacio “Nash” Jimenez, who finished second in his age division at Boulder and raced to the top in Brea. Jimenez grew up in downtown Goleta in the ’50s. “Our feet were the only means of transportation,” he said.“We’d run away from the older kids. If they caught you, they’d beat you up.” He took up competitive running in his forties in Tennessee, where he was a minor-league ballpark groundskeeper. He was working at the Dodgers-White Sox spring training complex in Arizona when Joe DeVreese brought him back to Santa Barbara four years ago to help with the S.B. Running Company. TRACK AND FIELD: The 77th annual Santa Barbara Easter Relays are coming to SBCC’s La Playa Stadium — the com-
munity college meet this Friday, March 20, and the high school competition on Saturday, March 28. Westmont College is hosting the Jim Klein Invitational Decathlon and Heptathlon on Thursday and Friday (March 19-20), and the Westmont Collegiate Classic will take place on Saturday. San Marcos High is hosting 10 high school teams in the inaugural Royal Classic ■ on Saturday.
Veronika Gulvin pitched a perfect game
and a no-hitter for Dos Pueblos. Gulvin threw a perfect game against Pacifica, striking out 17 of 21 hitters in a 3-0 victory. Later in the week, she bounced back from a loss to Ventura and fired a no-hitter at Alemany, 5-0, at the Manlet Tournament in Simi Valley. She struck out 12 and walked only one. Chad Visser has been the low scorer for
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PAIRING PALATES WITH PALETTES: Christi Schaeffer’s new Art on Wheels brings easels and paint out into Santa Barbara County vineyards, teaching and entertaining neophytes and experienced artists alike.
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Back in the early 1990s, beloved wine expert Antonio Gardella and his friend Dennis Aubrey produced a short pilot episode of a show called Vintage Journeys that featured an emerging Santa Barbara wine country. The series wasn’t picked up, but the video — which includes such then-young luminaries as Richard Longoria, Au Bon Climat’s Jim Clendenen, and former Piatti chef Staffan Terje — can now be seen at independent
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before to experienced oil painters. Really, it’s great for anyone. It’s fun no matter what.” Guests agree. “I’ve had lots of great feedback,” she said. “Every time I do an event, I’m just stoked afterwards. One lady, an oil painter, hadn’t painted in two years since her husband died, and she was painting again for the first time with me. It was such a cool experience to see how excited she was to be painting again.” Although there are painting workshops, like The Painted Cabernet, Art on Wheels is currently the only mobile painting party in the area.“Why not take advantage of the gorgeousness that is the valley here?” asked Schaeffer, whose next event is Sunday, March 22, at Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard. — Cheyenne Ziermann See gypsystudiosart.com.
so email karen@vintegratedsolutions.com or call 350-0257 for more info. • The popular foodie-meets-photography tour Eat This! Shoot That! just launched a new wine-focused tour through the recently christened Presidio Neighborhood, centered on the wine collection of El Paseo. The walking tour feature six stops: Hoffmann Brat Haus, Jamie Slone Wines, Au Bon Climat, Margerum Wine Company, Grassini Family Vineyards, and Happy Canyon Vineyard. See eatthisshootthat .com or call (800) 656-0713 for tickets. •
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tion online at nationaltamaleday.com. • Carpinteria native, former writer for The Santa Barbara Independent, and Red Hen Cannery founder Maureen Foley recently proudly won a silver medal at the 10th annual Marmalade Awards and Festival at the Dalemain Mansion in Penrith, Cumbria, England for her Spicy Orange Marmalade. Try it for yourself by ordering at ■ redhencannery.com.
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PEG IVY’S Sweet, Savory Style Longtime Santa Ynez Valley Caterer Releases Cookbook A Dash of Southern BY MATT KETTMANN COURTESY
ongtime caterer Peg Ivy’s savory Southern accent sounds authentically sweet when she talks about anything — from her Alabama upbringing, early escape to California, and initial accounting career to the many recipes she’s now sharing with the world in A Dash of Southern, the deliciously rendered cookbook she self-published earlier this year. Personally engaging and creatively instructive, the book, which has been in the slow works for about a decade, is much like a conversation with Ivy, who moved to the Santa Ynez Valley in 1980 and started her catering business in 1985. With the support of two photographers, Ivy did all of the styling herself — in fact, she fired a hired stylist early on when he tried to garnish one recipe with a weed — and the featured table settings and linens are all her own. What follows is a condensed and edited version of the conversation I had with Ivy last month, along with some of her favorite dishes.
Famous Cherry Cheesecake: “I’m
known in the Valley as the cheesecake guru because I have 101 different types of cheesecake,” said Ivy. “There’s only a half-cup of sugar in this cheesecake, and everyone raves about it. It’s not like a New York cheesecake that’s heavy, thick, and dry. It just melts. You feel like you can eat the whole thing. Nobody can believe that I have finally given up the recipe.”
How’d you come to California? I visited California
while I was playing alto sax in the high school band, and we won the national championships. I had a teenage marriage that fell apart, so I came here as a young girl to get away from the South and start over. Why did you turn a successful accounting career into catering? I did some menus for our
corporate events, and they asked me to cater. I found out that they liked my food a lot. It didn’t matter that I got them through a wonderful audit. It was getting them the wonderful food.
Warm Turkey Salad: The brown rice,
turkey, peas, almonds, red bell pepper, and green onions served warm on a bed of lettuce are “just a good combination,” said Ivy, “but what sets it off is the fresh tarragon vinaigrette.” She’s even convinced meat-and-potato men to serve it as a wedding entrée.
What defines your Southern cooking? It’s not
really Southern cooking. I may have given the wrong impression. There’s a few Southern dishes that are my family classics, but there is not a sweet potato pie or fried chicken. It’s more recipes from my catering. Everyone says it is really Southern Californian. Did you eat well growing up? My
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whole life we were very poor, but we ate like royalty because our food was so wonderful. Feasts like you have on Thanksgiving? We had those all the time. Everyone is having a good time around food, and that’s why I loved catering so much.
SOUTHERN ... CALIFORNIAN FOOD: Santa Ynez Valley caterer Peg Ivy S ttells all, recipe-wise, in her new book, but she hopes you make each dish special. “I was taught to cook without cookbooks and without measuring spoons and measuring cups,” she said. “We did it by taste. ... I hope people will read my recipes and take ownership of them.”
How do you use recipe books? I’ve
recipes and take ownership of them. If you don’t have this particular herb or spice, or you’re not fond of it, switch it out with something that you love and create your own dish.
got a large collection. When I want to be creative and not stagnant, but I can’t quite put my finger on it, I’ll start going through my cookbooks and reading the Internet to get an idea. How did you learn to cook? I was taught to cook without cookbooks
and without measuring spoons and measuring cups. We did it by taste. Everyone came to our house to eat because my mom’s food tasted so good. With my staff, I will not let them take something out to serve or create something until they taste it. You’re really developing your palate when you do that.
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Why do this book now? I did this as legacy for my daughters. When
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I love it, honey! The rolling-hills landscape with the horse farms and the vineyards and the farmlands — that speaks to me. I like the quietness and the peacefulness. independent.com
can be made ahead of time, which is critical in catering when “you cannot prepare everything on the day of the party,” said Ivy, who takes the top layer off of the brie, puts on the pesto, wraps it up tight, and refrigerates overnight. “That pesto just permeates right down into the brie,” she explained. Warm it up to serve.
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hat is new in contemporary dance? Well, Hart Pulse Dance Company (HPDC) is celebrating its ninth year but is still as fresh and innovative as ever. This dynamic contemporary dance company, based in Los Angeles, is embarking on a four-city California tour, starting at Santa Barbara’s Center Stage Theater on Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m. Presenting some of its established favorites as well as a world premiere, the company takes a unique approach to performing; HPDC is sharing the stage with regional dance companies and artists in each city along the way. In Santa Barbara, the company will be joined by our own ArtBark International and Nebula Dance Lab. HPDC will also offer company-taught master classes the day of each performance and post-show mingling so audiences can ask questions or just get to know the dancers. Below, founder and director Amanda Hart shares some of her thoughts on the com-
pany and its upcoming tour. For tickets and info for Hart Pulse Dance Company’s Santa Barbara show, call 963-0408 or visit center stagetheater.org. What was your inspiration to start Hart Pulse? While I was receiving my BFA in dance at Cal Arts, it became clear to me that I really enjoyed and received positive feedback in the realm of choreography. I also love planning, organizing, and producing projects and knew that starting my own company would be the best outlet for all these passions. I started Hart Pulse Dance within the first year after graduating.
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What would you say sets HPDC apart from other modern dance companies? HPDC demands a strong technical background in many different areas. Ballet, jazz, and modern fuse together, and sometimes there’s a dash of hip-hop. I grew up as a competition dancer, benefiting from strong technique lessons mixed with “wow factor” routines. I love to choreograph
floor work and partnering, as well, so my dancers are all over the stage! What is it like to perform alongside local companies in your shows? It’s amazing. Building bridges in other dance communities is a key factor in keeping dance a thriving and entertaining art form. All of the artists who are joining us on our tour have a history with HPDC. These artists are impressive, amazing, and good; good-hearted and good on the stage. We are extremely blessed to call ArtBark International and Nebula Dance Lab friends. What does the future hold for HPDC? We want to stay consistent with our reputation of presenting well-rounded dances to beautiful music with gorgeous dancers in a positive atmosphere, supporting dance, dancers, and its enthusiasts. We want our presence in L.A. to grow, and we want Hart Pulse Dance to be a familiar name across the nation. It’s a long road, but we’re having a blast dancing down it and are excited for what’s to come! For tickets and more information about the company, visit hartpulsedance.com.
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TOM BROSSEAU PERFECT ABANDON Never mind the bullocks. The new micro-trends in the music business are authenticity and quality. This is good news for Tom Brosseau, whose work has always displayed a level of craftsmanship and singularity that is unmatched by his contemporaries. While so many buzz bands have been focused on copycat production techniques that seem tailor-made for the world of advertising, Brosseau seems to only be interested in securing his spot in the Idiosyncratic Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. His new album for Crossbill Records, Perfect Abandon, was recorded live by John Parish with just a single microphone, and the technique leaves Brosseau’s distinct voice right up front. Meanwhile, his three-piece
band lends restrained support, calling to mind the rhythm sections of Buddy Holly and The Velvet Underground. The technical limitations of the recording result in a record that sounds vital and candid — that intangible quality that people refer to when they talk about “how music used to sound.” Brosseau explained, “I have always liked the live sound. There’s an unbound energy present, and when recording in this mode, there’s a feeling it is all happening without a net.” The album’s opening track (and the best origin story I’ve ever heard) tells the tale of how Brosseau came to be called a “Hard Luck Boy.” The song is also a prime example of what Brosseau does best: weave together the commonplace
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BENDABLE, POSEABLE: Hart Pulse Dance Company dancer Mackenzie Allen leads the pact in “Dusk.” The group will pack perform this Sunday, March 22, at Center Stage Theater.
When h we talk lk about b jazz music’s living legends, the names Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea are usually quick to follow. Both are Grammy Award winners and acclaimed pianists who have studied under and played with the late, great Miles Davis. And when their powers combine, well, Herbie Hancock let’s just say it’s a sum greater than its already prolific parts. While Corea and Hancock have dabbled in the duo setup over the years (most recently at the 2013 Umbria Jazz Fest in Perugia, Italy), the pair has not officially toured together since 1978. The result of that plentiful pairing was two separate live discs: Hancock’s An Evening with Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert and Corea’s Corea Hancock. Now, with Hancock’s memoir wrapped and the completion of his upcoming release with Flying Lotus in the offing, it seemed as good a time as any to get the band back together again. “The door was always open,” Hancock told Denver’s Westword earlier this month. As for what they’ll play, Hancock said that both men are bringing a synth out for this leg, as well as their signature acoustic pianos, and improvisation will most assuredly factor in. “There’s challenging conversation going on between us, firing back and forth, and we respond and create moment to moment,” Hancock told Westword. “[We’re] not just reacting to each other but also pushing something out from ourselves at the same time.” UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea at the Granada Theatre on Sunday, March 22, at 7 p.m. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu for tickets and info. — Aly Comingore
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ne of the many dividends of Missing Rib, the powerful new Maria Rendón solo show currently on view at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery, is experiencing the way it exemplifies so many principles common to successful contemporary art exhibitions. Looking around the Atkinson Gallery on a recent evening, it was easy to imagine how a lucky professor might use this show to teach artists. “You see?” she could say, “This is how it’s done.”What does that mean in this case? As an experiment in criticism, let me put it in terms of instructions, as in instructions on “How to do things with art.” Instruction : Convert the space to immerse the BEFORE EVE: Maria Rendón’s 2014 work “Missing viewer. Although it’s not Rib” provided the name for her new show. entirely visible from the hall, immediately upon entering the gallery, one confronts “Accidental Virtue,” a giant painted collage that Rendón has assembled on the Atkinson’s south wall. In this work, the artist has woven dozens of shapes cut from her paintings into a single sensational composition. In the space of this one large piece, Rendón shows an abundance of the interesting things she can do. Accidental or not, the piece establishes her virtues as a colorist, a designer, a painter, a sculptor, and even as a kind of medium or mystic. By taking the big wall as a canvas, Rendón converts the gallery into an integral part of her work, rather than allowing it to remain a neutral receptacle, and through that she makes a participant of the viewer. Elsewhere in the space, three-dimensional works like “Dust to Dust” and the variable Post-it piece “Unfixed” echo this initial invitation to participate. Instruction : Lather, rinse, repeat. To make “Untitled,” a series of small paintings displaying variations on an oval, Rendón invented a new way of working. She has merged the vibrant palette and frame-filling figures of colorfield composition with the fluid dynamics of action, painting by pouring and swirling these egg-shaped acrylic illusions into existence. The layered and multihued objects thus obtained have the grace and presence of Cézanne’s apples and oranges, which is to say they are quite glorious. And how many apples do you suppose Cézanne painted? Well, considering that he once boasted, “I will astonish Paris with an apple!” the answer is likely quite a few. Rendón’s “Untitled” ovals occupy a similar position in her oeuvre. They are the things that she does over and over in ritual repetition. Instruction : Embrace the nothing that is. As the exhibition title Missing Rib indicates, this show revels in negative space. From the wreaths of leftovers that cling together in “Dust to Dust” to the eerie, washed-over, seemingly empty spaces of such ambitious major paintings as “The Last Corpuscle,” “Bovine Malaise,” “Lemur Like,” “Modern Humans Emerge,” and “Embrio,” the artist consistently bolsters her virtuosity with restraint. Rendón knows how to let paint and surface collaborate to manifest “the nothing that is,” that ineffable quality that’s still there when the “nothing that is not there” has gone. From a savvy, confident artist who embraces “the nothing that is” this intimately, there ■ will always be a lot to learn.
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SHAPES AND SHADOWS: Hannah Vainstein’s “Urn” (2013, watercolor on paper) is on view now at MCASB’s Satellite gallery at Hotel Indigo.
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rt is most frequently encountered in very prescribed locations. Museums, galleries, and living rooms are spaces where the experience of art has been normalized. I suppose it would be fair to say that most hotels are also filled with art, but it might be generous to put most hotel art in the same category of work that you would find in a museum or gallery. In turn, it’s a refreshing surprise to visit a hotel that isn’t afraid to experiment with something different. The collaboration between Hotel Indigo on lower State Street and the Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art goes back a few years — to the moment that Indigo first opened its doors — and it has remained one of the most successful business/art collaborations this city has seen. To its credit, Hotel Indigo has not relegated the art to a specific room within the hotel but has installed work more or less throughout the space. This does, however, make for a slightly perplexing experience as you wander through the hotel feeling a bit like you are posing as a guest there. Once this mild awkwardness passes, though, there is much to be seen in the communal spaces on both floors of the hotel. The current exhibition, which opened last week, borrows its title and inspiration from Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain. Like Mann’s tome, this show focuses on the healing and transformative experiences that are frequently tied to specific locales, such as Santa Barbara. The exhibition begins on the south-facing exterior wall of the hotel, where a large mural by Harvard-trained Yunhee Min has appropriately transformed the wall into a large blue-green field of iridescence that changes ever so slightly with the angle and intensity of the sun. If you remember the geometric black-andwhite mural that Min’s work replaced, it is a dramatically different experience. Inside the hotel is a varied group of paintings, artifacts, photographs, and video installations from around the globe. In the lobby, Alyse Emdur’s video “The Fountain of Youth” provides a bit of uneasy comedy as the participants perform a strange water dance in search of longer, healthier lives. Photographs by Boris Mikhailov of Ukrainian tourists relaxing in supposedly therapeutic waters next to instruments of industrial pollution are similarly affecting. It is particularly fun to see a series of vintage photos from Santa Barbara’s own Montecito Hot Springs Resort, which was destroyed in the Coyote Fire of 1964. Winding through the hotel, you will also find photos by Johan Rosenmunthe, a video and watercolor by Hannah Vainstein, found photos from Vietnam by Truong Cong Tung, videos by Shana Moulton,“Miracle Tree” leaf pressings by John Newling, and a display of Chumash healing artifacts. Zachary Cahill has a series of works imagining what paintings by Mann’s institutionalized patients might look like. Chris Johanson’s wonderful painting on found wood round out a show that gives each of us a reason to pretend to be a tourist in our own town, ■ if only for a visit to Hotel Indigo. independent.com
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he amazement began early at Sunday’s matinee performance of Tarzan. Lompoc High School’s (LHS) Little Theatre was packed with an audience that was probably half made up of children 10 years and under, and when MiQell White as Kala reached into the wicker basket upstage right for our first glimpse of Tarzan, a whisper went flying around the room. “It’s a live baby!” I heard the 1st graders seated behind me exclaim, and indeed it was. Andrew Barthel, the son of director Sarah A.M. Barthel, was born in October 2014, and he did a fine job keeping his cool in this, his first major role. White was also splendid, not just in this scene, which required the delicate balancing act of holding a baby quietly while singing, but throughout the show. Her scenes with Jamal Whitaker as Terk and Tylon Lee as Kerchak were the anchors of a powerful opening act in which we witnessed the growth of baby Tarzan into a young man as played by Merrick Zellers. The amazement continued in Act Two as Lompoc High senior Blake Brundy took over the challenging role of grown-up Tarzan. Brundy is a young actor to watch. He combines athleticism with a strong voice and serious chops in this difficult part, which required multiple approaches to characterization. He was fortunate to have the charming and effervescent Hailey Pickles as his Jane. This LHS junior sang beautifully and gave her scenes a comic touch that sent waves of laughter through the happy audience. The terrific costumes are the same ones LHS alum Todd Harper created for the Dos Pueblos High School production of Tarzan, and they remain as fresh as the young faces of those who wore them ■ in this fun and memorable show.
SCARY GOOD THEATER Lights Out Macbeth, presented by Upstage Left. At the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara’s Jefferson Hall, Saturday, March 14. Reviewed by Charles Donelan
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nder the direction of The Santa Barbara Independent contributing writer Kit Steinkellner, the young performers of Upstage Left continue to push the limits of conventional staging with innovative performances of classic material. For this hour-long one-act version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the cast did away with any form of interior lighting in favor of handheld flashlights, which they mostly used by pointing them up at their faces, ghost-story-style. Steinkellner accompanied them on a laptop with a few snatches of effective but minimal background music. As with their previous production of Dracula, which also took place in the Unitarian Society sanctuary, the performers used the whole room, not just the stage, and even took the action outside, where it was visible through Jefferson Hall’s large windows. While the “Lights Out” device could, in other hands, have been a gimmick, due to the careful preparation and outstanding eloquence of the performers, this Macbeth was a delightful and scary success. Emma Inglehart, Sommer Fox, Natalie Kellogg, and Juan Garcia all excelled in multiple roles, shifting easily from intense witchiness to, in the case of Inglehart, the noble and courageous resistance of Lady Macduff. Nick Blondell was a firm and pensive Banquo, while also doubling as Malcolm, Seyton, and a Messenger. Camille Umoff brought out the uncanny aspects of Lady Macbeth with style and sharp focus. Antonio De Nunzio fared extremely well in the title role and delivered Macbeth’s lines with force and passion. Finally, Blake Benlan as both Macduff and Hecate brought manic energy and vocal pyrotechnics to his every appearance. The lights may have been out, but this Macbeth radiated ■ equal parts intelligence and excitement — even in the dark.
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YOUNG AND HUNGRY: Twenty-year-old violinist Chad Hoopes (left, pictured here with conductor Nir Kabaretti) stepped in and stepped up as a last-minute addition to Sunday’s Santa Barbara Symphony performance at the Granada.
SPANISH ECHOES Santa Barbara Symphony. At the Granada Theatre, Saturday, March 14. Reviewed by Joseph Miller
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ultures can be experienced and assessed directly, yet sometimes a more revealing approach is to listen for echoes from the outside. Sure, you will find caricatures and distortions, but you might also find a wisely naïve discernment of spirit. Santa Barbara Symphony’s program Impressions of Spain accordingly was weighted toward the aroma of Spain from nonnative sources: the Romantic imaginations of Frenchmen Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) and Jules Massenet (1842-1912) and Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (18441908). The sole truly Spanish representative was Manuel de Falla (1876-1946). Oh, and fortunately nothing from Bizet’s Carmen (beloved, but overplayed). It was an evening of big orchestration: versatile strings chiseled by the sharp, syncopated accents from a formidable brass line; piccolo-tinged woodwind swirls that rolled like a flamenco skirt; and, of course, tambourine and castanets — signature percussion of Spanish folk music. Programmatic accents included dancing by flamenco artist Laura Dubroca and a truly impressive S.B. Symphony debut by 20-year-old violin soloist Chad Hoopes. Hoopes, a rising star, has already released a recording of works by Mendelssohn and John Adams with the Leipzig Radio Symphony and is soon to be the first artist-in-residence with the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Hoopes’s presence itself was something of a small miracle (and testimony to the Symphony’s smart networking); he was a last-minute replacement for scheduled performer Elissa Lee Koljonen, who was forced to withdraw because of injury. The American violinist wore the pressure well. Stepping forward at opening curtain to a sizzling performance of Lalo’s signature violin concerto Symphonie espagnole. Hoopes’s phrasing, tone choices, and dynamics expressed superb freedom and an improvised feeling. The third movement, Intermezzo, had the violinist repeating phrases in a dialogue with himself, and Hoopes’s alternation between a sweet introspection and a digging angst was a thrilling contrast of color. The lightening-fast runs in the concluding Rondo were only surpassed, perhaps, by a clearly visible sense of fun. The second half of the program opened with a suite of seven delightful short ballet themes from Massenet’s Le Cid, inspired by traditional Spanish regional dances. Next came the swaying rhythms of the Interlude and Dance from Manuel de Falla’s short opera La vida breve, with movement visually boosted by Dubroca, in bright blue satin costume. Dubroca displayed expert rhythmic finesse with her thick-soled taps (just audible against the orchestral percussion) and castanet playing. It was a smart move for the S.B. Symphony to reach out to area flamenco talent for this one. Put together the Spanish theme with the Granada Theatre and a large pool of off-season Fiesta performers — it would have been a sin not to. Finally, the concert turned to a contrasting take on the music of Spain, one of Rimsky-Korsakov’s best-known orchestral works, Capriccio espagnol. Composed during a retreat on the shores of Lake Nelai, the piece is as much Russian melancholy as Spanish inspiration. But the work also featured talented section soloists in woodwinds and strings, with some especially fine playing by concertmaster Elizabeth Hedman. An encore of Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance ■ brought Dubroca back to the stage, all aflame in red.
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RAINBOW CONNECTION: Jason Mraz’s acoustic St. Patrick’s Day set at the Arlington was laid-back and jovial. The “I’m Yours” singer was joined onstage by Los Angeles quartet Raining Jane for the majority of the night.
undreds packed into the Arlington Theatre on Tuesday night to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Jason Mraz, who might be the closest thing the music industry has to a leprechaun. Mraz spent the evening talking about his connection with nature and how his guitar sits at the end of a rainbow. The show opened with L.A.-based quartet Raining Jane, an all-female folkrock band reminiscent of a Sara Bareilles from the 1970s. The group meshed beautifully; of the four members, three of them sang, and all of them played their instruments with such zeal it felt like the first set of the tour. (In fact, it was closer to their 50th.) They told the audience how they had first met Mraz and how stoked they were to be playing and recording with the musician they considered to be “one of the best songwriters of our time.” That energy and excitement roared through their half-hour set and only intensified when Mraz joined them onstage. When Mraz stepped up to play along, the audience was blinded not by the beauty of the situation but by the stage lights. Even in the bright light, though, you could see the outline of his trademark hat. Mraz and Raining Jane kicked off their duet with “Love Someone,” a heartfelt track that was made even more so thanks to the harmonies and instrumentation of the three women. The four gathered together beside a single microphone and harmonized through the night in true barbershop-quartet fashion. Mraz, playful and dynamic onstage, was an expert at keeping both the crowd and his Raining Jane bandmates on their toes. When he mixed up a verse, he joked that he was distracted by the sight of Raining Jane member Mona. He also did the robot, taught the audience how to dance by using pizza analogies, and played the guitar behind his back. The band switched up their instruments a few times, employing acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, jazz brushes, synths, a piano, a cello, an upright bass, and even a sitar in their acoustic set. When Mraz performed his hit song “Lucky,” the audience went wild, singing along to every word. Fans screamed “I love you” throughout the performance, to which Mraz smiled and joked,“Thanks, Mom!” While the show never fully transitioned out of the goofy zone, Mraz did take a few minutes to talk about the environment and reminisce about his grandfather’s farm, climate change, and a friend’s diagnosis with a rare bone cancer. And, as expected of someone who writes love songs for a living, Mraz ended each one of his songs and stories on an uplifting note: Planting is good for the spirit; he finished up about climate change by singing of how his children will “go to school with all the fishes / they won’t have to wash no dishes”; and how his friend with cancer survived and impressed Mraz with his positive thinking, which inspired him to write “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry).” Mraz finished up his set by performing his two most renowned songs, “I’m Yours” and “I Won’t Give Up,” during which everyone sang and danced, and many fans rushed to the stage for a chance to be closer to the musician — or ■ maybe just his pot of gold.
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE: The many members of Los Angeles band Vaud and the Villains return to Santa Barbara for a night of vaudeville, big band, and revelry on Saturday, March 21.
MAKE SOME NOISE by Aly Comingore RETURN ENGAGEMENT: Vaud and the Villains have become something of regu-
lars at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club in recent months, and it’s no wonder why. The L.A.-based band makes music ideal for the dinner club. Their setup is a complex and many-membered affair, complete with lead-vocal-swapping singers and a whole lot of brass. If you’ve happened in on one of the band’s live shows, you also know that describing the music doesn’t come close to doing them justice. Vaud and the Villains trade in the lost of art of big-band revue — think part three-ring circus theatrics, part French Quarter pomp and circumstance — and perform with the kind of infectious energy that makes a room light up. Their set lists are unpredictable joyrides of originals and covers (ranging from Leonard Cohen to some of the oldest African-American folk songs in our country’s history). And the reactions they elicit out of their fans are, well, floorboard-shaking. In short, it’s the kind of concert experience that makes you want to run home and tell all your friends. The band returns to town for a headlining show at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club on Saturday, March 21, at 9 p.m. The event is 21+. For more info, call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.
LADYBOSSES: Also at SOhO this week, the girls of Girls Rock S.B. (GRSB) take
the stage for a fundraising showcase on Sunday, March 22. The young ladies of GRSB range in age from 6-17, and all worship at the music altar. Over the course of the nonprofit program’s after-school intensives, they learn instruments, form bands, work on and write songs, and practice, practice, practice. They also get a fair share of confidence boosting and some real-life lessons in teamwork, to boot. In addition to showcasing the many talents of the GRSB students, Sunday’s show will raise some much-needed bling for the evergrowing organization. For those intrigued by the thought of discovering the Next Big Thing, this event is one to catch. The all-ages show starts at 6 p.m. For more on Girls Rock Santa Barbara, visit girlsrocksb.org.
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PUT IT AT : Somewhere in my email inbox, there’s a message floating around from ¡La Vasa! band member Travis Carnal. It showed up a few days after he
sent me the band’s just-finished (and about-to-be-released) album, Quest.“Are your ears bleeding?” he implored. I held my tongue, thinking it was probably best not to send back a snarky response, followed by a bunch of links to the earsplitting music I associate (mostly) with my late teen years. (I’m trying to get better about picking my battles.) Anyway, my point is not to take the wind out of ¡La Vasa!’s sails. (Sorry for not answering your email, Travis!) In truth, Quest is loud and fast and filled with loads of gruff, scrappy punk-rock aggression. It’s the kind of record that makes me nostalgic for dirty venues filled with sweaty drunk people smashing into each other repeatedly. Did I mention there are horns — the big, screamy ska ones? And that only one of the album’s 10 tracks clocks in at more than three minutes? (“Mama Tried” is an epic three-minuteand-three-second thank-you to their parents. Awww.) All of this said, my biggest takeaway from Quest was just how good the album sounds. The drums are downright brutal, but they don’t overpower the mix. The guitars are driving, but they take a backseat (sonically speaking) to the vocals. And taken all together, there’s a heft to the thing that totally works. On an equally important though slightly more personal note, Quest served as a not-so-subtle reminder to turn off my “mature,” “refined,” art writer brain every once in a while. Because sometimes you just need a song about circle pits. ¡La Vasa!’s Quest is out now. The band plays an all-ages show at Muddy Waters Café ( E. Haley St.) on Saturday, March 21, at 8 p.m. For more, visit ■ the band’s Facebook page.
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ELLA LESS ENCHANTED
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Cinderella. Lily James, Richard Madden, and Cate Blanchett star in a film written by Chris Weitz and directed by Kenneth Branagh.
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his pretty live-action film directed by Kenneth Branagh comes nowhere near the domesticated grandeur of the 1950 cartoon, though it has its own moments. Most of it feels familiar, including the house mouse Gus Gus and his evil feline foe Lucifer. But it begins without much promise: an enhanced family background story of Ella’s blissful childhood with a doting New Age-y mother (“I believe in everything,” she says) and a kindly merchant father filmed under a dull luster. It slowly grows into its magic, though, specifically during more plot embellishment from screenwriter Chris (The Golden Compass) Weitz, in which Cinderella (Lily James) meets the Prince (Richard Madden) before the ball while riding through a forest venting her Evil Stepmother blues. He’s hunting a noble deer, which she convinces him to spare. In this tiny way, the story feels new. After the woods, the film improves and sweetens. The transformations from pumpkin to coach and the ball dance choreographed in Fred Astaire–movie style, where couples seem to plausibly create impossible steps and respond with sexy unspoken cross talk, are all nice. What’s missing is the magic of Cinderella’s morning routines — she’s a little less stoic in this version but set free by her mother’s favorite mantra: “Have courage and be kind.” (Spoiler alert: You’ll probably get sick of this phrase before the end.)
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BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO: Lily James stars in Disney’s liveaction remake of Cinderella.
If you ask people why Disney remade Cinderella as a live-action film, they will invariably say, “To make more money.” Nobody believes there was a more aesthetic reason: that it could feasibly be more enchanting or, more importantly, better attuned to the contemporary world and less dependent on princely rescue and Fairy Godmothers for its heroics. This movie is none of the above. But I can say that when I looked over at my thoroughly grown-up movie companion — my very independent spouse — she was enthralled, her hands folded tight in her lap and completely engrossed in the screen. That’s strong ■ enough for movie magic.
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hings move slowly in Timbuktu. There is a deliberation made apparent in the daily lives centered on sand and heat in this film and exacerbated by an oppressive ISIL-like regime that forbids the Mali townspeople anything bordering on pleasure: music, cigarettes, alcohol (in an almost comic scene, an official declares adultery off-limits during the holy month). These castigations seem trivial in the sensuous sunbaked town. Then we witness exactly how couples are punished for illicit love. Everything swirls in the desert until it crashes. Most of Abderrahmane Sissako’s fever-dream film focuses on a family — Abdelkerim (Abel Jafri) and Satima (Toulou Kiki), who herd cows and live in a tent, whiling away long hours of heat lost in deep philosophical appreciation of each other and their precious daughter. They are
FROM HERE TO …: A cattle herder and his wife battle heat and an ISIL-like regime in Timbuktu.
aware, though, that fate can close on them. Many of their neighbors have left. Other people’s stories crosscut, and the raw nerve of humanity keeps meeting the edge of sharia. A sense of dread builds like daylight heat. This is a new voice in world cinema, but it’s not profound so much as it is suggestive. Sissako almost humanizes the regime, but he also stands far back from an important murder scene as if some indifferent God were watching. It’s dazzling but ultimately too close to timidity for a theme that has set the world on fire in recent months. It makes us feel, but under the blazing sun, we feel a little ■ too burnt away to think. independent.com
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FIRST LOOKS ✯ Cinderella
(105 mins.; PG: mild thematic
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✯ Deli Man
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thematic elements, an accident sequence, and some violence)
After he meets a devout street-corner preacher, a pastor is reminded that true faith requires action. Fiesta 5 The Gunman (115 mins.; R: violence, language, some sexuality)
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Erik Anjou’s cinematic ode to the Great American Deli is solid, informational, and guaranteed to make you crave a mile-high pastrami on rye. But the real surprise here is the subtle, poignant way the film tackles those big-picture questions, like how traditions are created, changed, and, sometimes, disappeared. The majority of Deli Man is set up like a classic doc, with behind-the-counter action shots, history-rich file footage, and experts waxing poetic about the Jewish art of sandwich making. Still, the storywithin-a-story is that of Ziggy Gruber, a modern-day deli man (living and working in Houston, Texas, no less) who is deadset on keeping the tradition alive. In one way, Gruber’s story is a sweet, triumphant tale about a man who is bucking trends and heroically defending a way of work — and life — that his ancestors championed for generations. On the other side of the argument, though, is that Gruber is living his life in the past and, perhaps, to the detriment of himself. At one particularly moving point in the film, Gruber and his father stroll through their old New York City stomping grounds and happen upon the sushi joint currently occupying their former synagogue. “Don’t you think it’s sad? It’s like they’re washing away our Jewishness,” Ziggy asks his dad. “No,” the older Gruber replies. “It’s not sad. It’s nature. Nothing lasts forever. We don’t. Neighborhoods don’t.” Agree with him or not, Ziggy Gruber proves to be the heart and soul of Deli Man. He’s a sweet, charming, and hilariously “displaced” individual who looks, acts, and sounds like the much older interview subjects the film features. In between his story, we’re treated to a barrage of behind-the-scenes anecdotes and old-world deli tales from the people who lived them way back when. It makes for surprisingly entertaining film watching. Just be sure to pack a snack. (AC) Riviera
A military contractor with PTSD (Sean Penn) goes on the run across Europe to clear his name. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo
SCREENINGS ✯ Pride
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U.K. gay activists stand behind a group of miners during the 1984 National Union of Mineworkers strike. Despite its bleak backdrop, Pride is a heavyweight contender for the most uplifting, heartwarming, straight-up joyous film of 2014. (KS)
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The Wrecking Crew (95 mins.; NR) Denny Tedesco’s 2008 documentary celebrates the work of a group of session musicians known as “The Wrecking Crew,” who provided instrumentals to recording artists like Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby. Wed., Mar. 25, 5 and 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro
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PREMIERES The Divergent Series: Insurgent (119 mins.; PG-13: intense violence and action throughout, some sensuality, thematic elements, and brief language)
Tris (Shailene Woodley) continues her fight against the powerful alliance that threatens to destroy her society.
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Get Hard (100 mins.; R: pervasive crude and sexual content and language, some graphic nudity, and drug material)
When a millionaire (Will Ferrell) is arrested for fraud, he turns to Darnell Lewis (Kevin Hart) to prep him for jail.
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Focus (104 mins.; R: language, some sexual content, and brief violence)
A veteran conman (Will Smith) is thrown for a loop when a woman from his past — who is now a skillful femme fatale — resurfaces. Paseo Nuevo
✯ Kingsman: The Secret Service (129 mins.; R: sequences of strong violence, language, and some sexual content)
A veteran secret service agent becomes the mentor for a young street kid with a lot of potential. Kingsman is a dish best suited to fans of weirdo cinema; it’s preposterous and funny but meant to be painful. (DJP) Fairview/Metro 4 McFarland, USA (128 mins.; PG: thematic material, some violence and language) A cross-country coach (Kevin Costner) in a small California town leads his team to championship glory. Camino Real/Fiesta 5 Mr. Turner (150 mins.; R: some sexual
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Mike Leigh (Happy-Go-Lucky, Another Year) writes and directs this look at the later-life years of eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner. For all of Leigh’s gorgeous 19th-century scenery, the film’s characters border on the squalid. (DJP) Fiesta 5
✯ American Sniper
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Run All Night (114 mins.; R: strong violence,
A decorated Navy SEAL sniper (Bradley Cooper) returns home and struggles to reconnect with civilian life after four tours of duty. Cooper is terrific, beefed up and stoic, determined instead of crazy-eyed. And Clint Eastwood’s no-nonsense direction style pushes us through the melodramatic script moments. (DJP) Paseo Nuevo
An aging hit man (Liam Neeson) goes up against his ruthless former boss in order to protect his estranged family.
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MILE-HIGH PASTRAMI CLUB: Ziggy Gruber is the heart and soul of Deli Man.
In the future, police officers are replaced by an oppressive robotic task force. When one police droid is stolen and reprogrammed, he becomes the first robot to think for himself. Chappie is a mitigated disaster made slightly more bearable by the presence of Cape Town rave-rap duo Die Antwoord, making their bizarrely entertaining acting debut. (DJP) Fairview/ Metro 4
✯ Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (115 mins.; NR) In Israel, where civil marriage and civil divorce don’t exist, a woman spends three years trying to gain emancipation from her husband. This film is a powerful look at how, in a society and infrastructure built by men, a woman’s voice can go unheard, ignored, and outright dismissed. (AC) Plaza de Oro
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (122 mins.; PG: some language and suggestive comments)
With the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel booked to capacity, Sonny (Dev Patel) pursues his dream of opening a second hotel. The new Marigold may rely too heavily on a stolen sitcom joke, but it also has a nice wistful quality to it. (DJP)
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David Oyelowo stars as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this historical drama about the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. Oyelowo gives a humanizing breakout performance in this highly watchable slice of history. (JF)
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Still Alice (101 mins.; PG-13: mature thematic material, and brief language including a sexual reference) A linguistics professor with three children struggles with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Julianne Moore stars.
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a&e | ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY WEEK OF MARCH ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): You’re entering a time and space known as the Adlib Zone. In this territory, fertile chaos and inspirational uncertainty are freely available. Improvised formulas will generate stronger mojo than timeworn maxims. Creativity is de rigueur, and street smarts count for more than book-learning. May I offer some mottoes to live by when “common sense” is inadequate? () Don’t be a slave to necessity. () Be as slippery as you can be and still maintain your integrity. () Don’t just question authority; be thrilled about every chance you get to also question habit, tradition, fashion, trendiness, apathy, and dogma.
TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20): By 1993, rock band Guns N’ Roses had released five successful albums. But on the way to record their next masterpiece, there were numerous delays and diversions. Band members feuded. Some were fired, and others departed. Eventually, only one original member remained to bring the task to conclusion with the help of new musicians. The sixth album, Chinese Democracy, finally emerged in 2008. I’m seeing a similarity between Guns N’ Roses’ process and one of your ongoing projects, Taurus. The good news is that I think most of the hassles and delays are behind you, or will be if you act now. You’re primed to make a big push toward the finish line.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): The anonymous blogger at Neurolove .me gives advice on how to love a Gemini: “Don’t get impatient with their distractibility. Always make time for great conversation. Be understanding when they’re moody. Help them move past their insecurities and tell them it’s not their job to please everyone. Let them have space but never let them be lonely.” I endorse all that good counsel and add this: “To love Geminis, listen to them attentively, and with expansive flexibility. Don’t try to force them to be consistent; encourage them to experiment at uniting their sometimes conflicting urges. As Homework: See what you can do to influence an institution that influences you. Report results at FreeWillAstrology.com.
LIBRA best as you can, express appreciation not just for the parts of them that are easy to love but also for the parts that are not yet ripe or charming.” Now feel free, Gemini, to show this horoscope to those whose affection you want.
CANCER (June 21 - July 22): You have recently been to the mountaintop, at least metaphorically. Right? You wandered out to the high frontier and ruminated on the state of your fate from the most expansive vista you could find. Right? You have questioned the limitations you had previously accepted, and you have weaned yourself from at least one of your devitalizing comforts, and you have explored certain possibilities that had been taboo. Right? So what comes next? Here’s what I suggest: Start building a new framework or structure or system that will incorporate all that you’ve learned during your break.
LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): According to the international code of food standards, there are 13 possible sizes for an olive. They include large, extra large, jumbo, extra jumbo, giant, colossal, super colossal, mammoth, and super mammoth. If I had my way, Leo, you would apply this mind-set to everything you do in the coming weeks. It’s time for you to think very big. You will thrive as you expand your mind, stretch your boundaries, increase your territory, amplify your self-expression, magnify your focus, and broaden your innocence.
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(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Your mind says,“I need more room to move. I’ve got to feel free to experiment.”Your heart says, “I think maybe I need more commitment and certainty.” Your astrologer suggests, “Be a bit more skeptical about the dream lover who seems to be interfering with your efforts to bond with the Real Thing.” I’m not sure which of these three sources you should heed, Libra. Do you think it might somehow be possible to honor them all? I invite you to try.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): “Without your wound where would your power be?” asked writer Thornton Wilder. “The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one human being broken on the wheels of living.” Let’s make that one of your ongoing meditations, Scorpio. I think the coming weeks will be an excellent time to come to a greater appreciation for your past losses. What capacities has your suffering given birth to? What failures have made you stronger? What crucial lessons and unexpected benefits have emerged from your sadness and madness?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): “Creating is not magic but work,” says Kevin Ashton, author of the book How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery. In other words, inspiration is a relatively small part of the creative process. Over the long haul, the more important factors are self-discipline, organized thinking, hard work, and attention to detail. And yet inspiration isn’t irrelevant, either. Brainstorms and periodic leaps of insight can be highly useful. That’s a good reminder as you enter a phase when you’re likely to be more imaginative and original than usual. I expect creative excitement to be a regular visitor.
life, he revealed his exceptional talent as an analytical thinker. His attention to details was essential to his success, and so was his expertise at gathering information. He did have a problem with addictive drugs, however. Morphine tempted him now and then, and cocaine more often, usually when he wasn’t feeling sufficiently challenged. Let this serve as a gentle warning, Capricorn. In the coming weeks, seek more relaxation and downtime than usual. Focus on recharging your psychic batteries. But please be sure that doesn’t cause you to get bored and then dabble with self-sabotaging stimuli.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): English is my first language. Years ago there was a time when I spoke a lot of French with my Parisian girlfriend, but my skill faded after we broke up. So I’m not bilingual in the usual sense. But I do have some mastery in the language of music, thanks to my career as a singer/songwriter. Having raised a daughter, I also learned to converse in the language of children. And I’ve remembered and worked with my nightly dreams every day for decades, so I speak the language of dreams. What about you, Aquarius? In the coming weeks, I bet you’ll be challenged to make more extensive use of one of your second languages. It’s time to be adaptable and resourceful in your approach to communication.
PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): Do you need a reason to think sharper and work smarter and try harder? I’ll give you four reasons. () Because you’re finally ready to get healing for the inner saboteur who in the past has undermined your confidence. () Because you’re finally ready to see the objective truth about one of your self-doubts, which is that it’s a delusion. () Because you’re finally ready to stop blaming an adversary for a certain obstacle you face, which means the obstacle will become easier to overcome. () Because you’re finally ready to understand that in order to nurture and hone your ample creativity, you have to use it to improve your life on a regular basis.
(Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): “Half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough,” proclaimed humorist Josh Billings. That’s an exaggeration made for comic effect, of course. (And I think that some of life’s troubles also come from saying no too much and not saying yes enough.) But for you, CAPRICORN Virgo, Billings’s advice will be especially pertinent in (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): The fictional detective Sherlock the coming weeks. In fact, my hypothesis is that you will Holmes was a good Capricorn, born January 6, 1854. In be able to keep your troubles to a minimum and boost the course of Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 stories about his your progress to a maximum by being frugal with yes and ample with no. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at --- or ---.
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Ethiopian AUTHENTIC ETHIOPIAN CUISINE Featured at Petit Valentien Restaurant 1114 State St. #14, 805‑966‑0222. Serkaddis Alemu offers in ever changing menu with choices of vegitarian, vegan, and meat options. Catering Avaliable for parties of up to 40 people. Traveling to Ethiopia for a family trip. Ethiopian lunch will return March 28
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DARGAN’S IRISH Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. (next to lot 10) SB, 568‑0702. $$. Open 7 days 11:30a‑Close (Food ‘til 10p, 11p on Sat/Sun). AE MC V Disc. Authentic Irish food & atmosphere in downtown SB. Specialties from Ireland include Seafood & Meat dishes. Informal, relaxed pub‑style atmosphere. Live music Thursday nights. Children welcome. Avail. for private parties. Pool & Darts.
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Vina Street is currently remodeling the front patio to accommodate 40 people. They are also adding new spots to the parking lot and making it easier to navigate. The restaurant remains open during construction, which is expected to take three weeks.“We’re lucky to live in Santa Barbara where we can enjoy dining outside most days of the year,” says owner Carlos Luna. “I’m excited to offer our customers a more comfortable al fresco experience and easier parking.”
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Canon Perdido Street is celebrating its 37th anniversary by offering a dinner for two for $37. Choose two entrées and share an appetizer and dessert from the special anniversary menu. The offer is valid through Sunday, March 22, excludes beverages/gratuity, and cannot be combined with other offers.
STEVE’S REOPENS: Reader Jim tells me that Steve’s Patio Café at De la Vina Street has reopened after being closed for a couple of weeks during a remodel.
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me that East Beach Tacos has opened at South Milpas Street, the former home of Norton’s Pastrami and Arturo’s Taqueria. Many food items include a token for use at the neighboring batting cage. Call 770-2761. December, reader Matt reported that Beachbreak Café at State Street had closed when in reality it was sold but still open for business. Reader Steve now tells me that the business is closed and that most of the inside has been gutted. I drove over to Beachbreak Café and confirmed reader Steve’s analysis.
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toasted nori, and croutons), ns) braised mussels (garlic (garlic, shallot, fennel, fregola sarda, vermouth, saffron butter, and grilled bread), black cod (farro, baby turnip, sugar snap peas, radish, shiso, and miso butter), fish tacos (beer batter, jalapeño tartar, avocado, queso fresco, red onion, and cilantro), an oyster po’ boy (cornmeal-crusted oysters, remoulade, shredded radicchio, and a buttertoasted roll), a grilled-chicken sandwich (harissa aioli, parsley pistou, goat cheese, and pickled onions), the Maine lobster roll (fine herbs, a butter-toasted roll, aioli, and French fries), and the pug burger (blue cheese, bacon, and avocado). The new hours are Tuesday-Thursday noon-10 p.m., Friday noon-11 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. It’s closed Monday.
Dawn Patrol is coming to State Street, the former home of the recently closed Beachbreak Café. A sign on the wall indicates that the eatery will open later this month and will offer breakfast, lunch, coffee, organic juices, and a bakery. The cuisine is described as “local, seasonal, fresh.”
Anacapa Street is supporting the Junior League of Santa Barbara by donating 10 percent of all lunchtime guest checks during a Charity Lunch Promotion. Diners must mention Junior League when dining in order for the proceeds to go to the nonprofit, which is committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the leadership of trained volunteers.
HUNGRY CAT OFFERS LUNCH: The Hungry Cat
at Chapala Street stopped serving lunch last October, with the intention of opening up again in the spring. After the New Year, Hungry Cat hired a new chef de cuisine and sous chef and decided to take it slow and offer dinner-only during January, then added brunch in February, and is now offering lunch again. The menu includes snapper ceviche (avocado, Fresno chili, late winter citrus, spring garlic, puffed rice, shoyu, and lime), market lettuces (avocado, sieved egg, pecorino, shallots, extra virgin olive oil, and lemon juice), the black garlic Caesar (romaine, arugula, radicchio, boquerones,
FANCY FEAST: Hungry Cat restaurant is once again offering lunch service.
John Dickson’s reporting can be found every day online at SantaBarbara.com. Send tips to info@SantaBarbara.com.
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Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000545. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mathilda Apartments at 285 Mathilda Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Christine Bagley 355 Bryant St #302 San Francisco, CA 94107; Jinnene Favor Beck 5550 1/2 Hollister Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Karen M Kahn 933 Cheltenham Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Judith C Ricker 460 Mountain Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Copartners Signed: Judith C. Ricker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 10, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000493. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Jacque Christine Designs at 4986 La Gama Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Kings Tavern Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Samuel Book This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2015. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000565. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Roberts Photography of Santa Barbara at 22 Anacapa St. Ste E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Roberts Photography of Santa Barbara, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Jonathan Little, Managing Officer This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2015. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000567. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SYV Moms at 1218 Hans Park Trail Solvang, CA 93463; Mientje Darell (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mientje Darelli This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 6, 2015. 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0000439. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Go‑Content at 368 Hillsboro Way Goleta, CA 93117; Emily Soloman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Emily Soloman This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 28, 2015. 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000318. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Housekepping at 112 South Canada Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jose Martinez (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jose J Martinez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000633. Published: Feb 26. Mar 5, 12, 19 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FCC, First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara, Fccsb, Ucc, Fccsbucc at 2101 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; First Congressional Church of Santa Barbara (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jack R. Orr This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County
on Feb 25, 2015. 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 Jessica Sheaff. FBN Number: 2015‑0000659. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: XO Greeting at 136 E. Yanonoli St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Erika Marie Carter 218 C Santa Barbara St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Erika Carter This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 11, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000504. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Phobias Away at 7041 Armstrong Road Goleta, CA 93117; Michael Shierloh (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael Shierloh This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 2015. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000611. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Isla Vista Student Ministry, University Methodist Church, U.ME.I.V., University Methodist Isla Vista, University Church, University United Methodist Church at 892 Camino Del Sur Isla Vista, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Korean United Methodist Church (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Jonathan Garcia, CEO (Chair) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2015. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000669. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Been Jammin Music at 525 Olive Street Snta Barbara, CA 93101; Meridian Entertainment, INC (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ben Margulies This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000583. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Neighbor Tim’s BBQ at 670 Glen Annie Road Goleta, CA 93117; Neighbor Tim’s LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Timothy Goebel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 27, 2015. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000708. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Aesthetic Center For Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Center of Santa Barbara at 5333 Hollister Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Julio Soares MD 4681 Sierra Madre Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Julio Soares This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000675. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Casa Dorinda at 300 Hot Springs Road Montecito, CA 93108; Montecito Retirement Association (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Robin Drew, CFO This statement was
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filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 26, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000693 Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: L And F Investor Services at 27 West Anapamu Street, Suite 406 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; L And F Montecito Corp (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Alexandra Merz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000558. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: XPRTS Wholesalers at 5949 Hollister Avenue Suite A Goleta, CA 93117; Stephan Brissaud 267 Aviano Place Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Stephane Brissaud This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 23, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000630. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hamilton & Associates, LLC at 3048 Paseo Del Refugio Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Hamilton & Associates, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 18, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000566. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coda Wines at 5249 Foxen Canyon Rd. Los Olivos, CA 93441; Spencer Landon Daley 7944 Winchester Circle Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Lea Fainer, Agent This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2015. 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0000661. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Los Prietos Hotshot Firefighter Support at 4681 Tajo Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Joseph A Duprey (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Joseph A. Duprey This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2015. 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0000656. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Car Wash Pros, Detail Pros at 3905 State Street, Suite 7210 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bijan Omid 6689 El Colegio Road Goleta, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bijan Omid This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000638. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Child Predator Alert, Child Safety Alert, Family Safety Monitoring, Neighborhood Protection, Online Monitoring, Registered Offender Maps, Sex
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RightScale, Inc. seeks Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement & troubleshoot multi‑layered SOA structured, cloud‑based SW app. Home office option available.Resume to: recruiting@rightscale.com. Worksite: 402 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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RESIDENTIAL DINING SERVICES Shares responsibility for the overall Dining operations serving 5,100 ATTN: Drivers ‑ $2K Sign‑On Bonus! residents daily, 24,000 conferees yearly, Make $55k a Year. Great Benefits + 10,000 guests and 2,500 off campus 401K. Paid Training/Orientation CDL‑A meal plan participants yearly with an Req ‑ (877) 258‑8782 www.ad‑drivers. annual operating budget of $17 million com (Cal‑SCAN) and 181 FTE. Reqs: 10+ years as senior AVIATION Grads work with JetBlue, executive and/or multi‑site culinary Boeing, NASA and others‑ start senior leader in the restaurant industry here with hands on training for FAA or in college and university food service. certification. Financial aid if qualified. Culinary degree or equivalent required. Expert knowledge in food preparation, Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance nutrition, special needs and sanitation 800‑725‑1563 (AAN CAN) regulations. Advanced knowledge in food preparation, culinary trends, General Full-Time vegetarian, vegan and raw cuisine, nutrition, special dietary needs, allergy awareness and sanitation regulations. Advanced verbal and written communication in the English language, and active listening, dynamic flexibility, critical thinking, and ability to multi‑task SR. CUSTODIAN and ensure effective time management. Advanced decision making and WEEKEND WORKER reasoning skills, and ability to develop HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
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original ideas to solve problems, and perform operations analysis and quality control analysis. Demonstrated skill in leading work groups, managing and supervising complex projects, leading and supervising culinary staff and students. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license and a clean DMV record. ServeSafe certification required. $6,100 ‑ $8,300/ mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 3/31/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20150131
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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Works in a University ambulatory student health care setting under UCSB Student Health Standardized Procedures and Protocols and in collaboration with UCSB Student Health physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Acts as an advice nurse, triages students in order to make appropriate appointments and referrals, provides advice for minor illnesses and injuries and patient education. Works in immunization and travel clinics. Reqs: Must be currently licensed by the State Board of Registered Nursing, have 3 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree. Notes: Any HIPAA/FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Fingerprinting required. All clinicians must complete the credentialing process before their start date. Mandated reporter for requirements of child abuse. This is an 11 month per year position with 4 weeks of furlough. Furlough is taken during quarter breaks or summer months. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Multiple positions available. Salary is competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20150013 DID YOU KNOW 7 IN 10 Americans or 158 million U.S. Adults read content from newspaper media each week? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916‑288‑6011 or email cecelia@cnpa. com (Cal‑SCAN) Pharmacy Specialist Pharmacy Specialists (Multiple positions). Process medication orders, liaise with physicians and staff in all aspects of drug use. Send resume to: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Attn: Elena Tapia‑Trejo, P.O. Box 689, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111.
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OFFICE OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS Serves as a conduct officer for complex academic and behavioral student misconduct cases. Provides input and assistance with some of the most challenging cases in which an accused student is struggling with a mental health issue. Responsible for assessing student conduct issues off campus and recommends revisions to current initiatives and programs. Analyzes qualitative data. Confers with the Assistant Dean/Interim Director of Judicial Affairs, as well as local officials and other campus leadership. Seeks student input. Assesses environmental factors contributing to student misconduct issues in the community of Isla Vista. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Counseling, or other related field, or equivalent combination of education of experience. Strong interpersonal skills to interact with clients on the phone as well as in person to ascertain the nature of the concern or conflict. Strong analytical and computer skills for the collecting, coding, and recording of conduct information with speed and accuracy. Experience working with faculty, as
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well as a sensitivity to the political climate and campus and community cultural sub‑groups, and an ability to develop successful collaborations across organizational boundaries. This position entails a high degree of independence, sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality. Notes: Occasional evenings and weekends may be required. Fingerprinting required. Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse. $49,193 ‑ $55,000/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 3/24/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20150125
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INSTITUTE FOR COLLABORATIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES Responsible for the multifaceted business functions and contracts associated with this dynamic research institute. Management responsibilities include oversight of the budget, contract and grant administration, staff and academic personnel, payroll, and services in support of procurement, technology, development, facility design and upkeep, and safety. Designs and implements operating policies and procedures to advance the overall goals and objectives of the ICB. Reqs: BA/BS in related area. Proven excellent leadership skills and experience building an inclusive, effective, service‑oriented team. A record of accomplishment that demonstrates initiative, creativity and effectiveness managing multi‑source budgets, extramural awards, planning, HR, payroll, and organizational development. Excellent communication, analytical and technical skills. Desirable: Successful relevant experience in research administration and/or higher education. Working knowledge of UC (or equivalent) policies and business
processes. Note: Fingerprinting required. $7,016. ‑ $8,281/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For primary consideration apply by 3/23/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150130
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NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM Responsible for the full range of management functions necessary for the conduct of the research, teaching, public service mission of the UC Natural Reserve System, and the stewardship of the land and facilities at the seven UCSB‑managed reserves. Advises and assists the NRS Director and Associate Director in all aspects of department operations. Plans, develops, and implements guidelines, policies and procedures to ensure the smooth operation of all department functions. Direct management responsibilities include planning, development and implementation of operating policies and procedures as they relate to departmental goals and objectives in the areas of financial management and general administration. Reqs: Administrative and accounting background, accounting degree or related work experience, computer skills and experience with database management, knowledge of Microsoft Office. Demonstrated organizational and problem solving ability. Detail oriented, flexible. Excellent written and spoken communication skills are essential. Note: Fingerprinting required. $4,099 ‑ $4,921/mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For
and breeding success databases, and producing annual reports about the COPR plover population. Recruits, trains, and manages a large group of volunteers to become plover docents and tour guides. Reqs: Must have a positive attitude and ability to handle different views and potential conflict. Must have an undergraduate science degree and CLINICAL have demonstrated experience with data collection and analysis. Must be LABORATORY able to follow monitoring and data SCIENTISTS collection protocols and be able to Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC communicate effectively with volunteer (PDL) is a for‑profit clinical laboratory assistants. Notes: Fingerprinting established in response to the required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s community’s need for a local, high license, a clean DMV record and quality clinical laboratory. PDL is a enrollment in the DMV Employee wholly owned subsidiary of Santa Pull‑Notice Program Able to walk on Barbara Cottage Hospital (www. sand dunes and up and down hills to cottagehealthsystem.org). Located in access beach several times a week. Will Santa Barbara, California, PDL’s goal occasionally work outside of normal is to provide the Tri‑Counties area working hours including responding to of Central California (which includes emergencies. Routinely drives University San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and vehicles as part of the job. $4,080/ Ventura counties) with the highest mo. The University of California is an quality of laboratory services as well as Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action an unmatched level of customer service. Employer. All qualified applicants will We need a generalist at Santa Barbara receive consideration for employment Cottage Hospital and at Santa Ynez without regard to race, color, religion, Valley Cottage Hospital. Current sex, national origin, or any other California CLS license required. characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with PDL offers competitive pay and benefits disabilities. For primary consideration (including medical, dental and 401(k), apply by 3/22/15, thereafter open until sign‑on bonuses relocation and rental filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb. assistance. Please apply online at: edu Job #20150122 www.pdllabs.com. primary consideration apply by 3/24/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150128
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NATURAL RESERVE SYSTEM Working at the UCSB Coal Oil Point Reserve, assists with the management of threatened and endangered species, and educates reserve users about the reserve’s biological resources, research, and conservation programs, with emphasis on Snowy Plover conservation. Interacts with a variety of people as a spokesperson for the Reserve. Work duties include monitoring Snowy Plover nests, managing beach use
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UCSB FOUNDATION Prepares detailed financial accounting, investment accounting and cash management transactions and the associated analyses and reports as part of a small seven person financial management team. Development and maintenance of the UC Santa Barbara Foundation’s intraweb site and Board of Trustees portal. Preparation of quarterly trial balance through completed financial statements and year‑end closing adjustments. Data entry in Microsoft Dynamics SL accounting software of contributions,
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The Santa Barbara Independent seeks an experienced editor to oversee print and online arts coverage in and around Santa Barbara County. Job duties include managing weekly and daily editorial calendars, finding and assigning freelance writers, photographers, and interns, and fostering relationships with individuals throughout the S.B. arts community. Please send resume to hr@independent.com EOE F/M/D/V. No phone calls, please. non‑contributions, and disbursements for the Foundation. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics or business or an AA degree in accounting and two plus years of accounting experience. A high degree of accuracy and effectiveness is required of all staff in all duties as this work is audited annually by external independent auditors and is finalized on short timelines to meet mandated reporting requirements. Experience developing web pages and maintaining web sites using Dreamweaver and Drupal. Note: Fingerprinting required. $21.43 ‑ $22.27/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150046 Lynda.com, Inc. seeks Senior Business Systems Analyst, ERP to work with business stakeholders from our Finance dept. & serve as primary expert on bus. apps. Resume to worksite: 6410 Via Real,
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Offender Monitoring, Child Predator Notice, Child Safety Tools, Family Safety Notice, Neighborhood Safety Alert, Predator Alert, Sex Offender List, Sex Offender Results, Child Protection, Family Protection, Family Safety Tools, Neighborhood Safety Map, Registered Offender List, Sex Offender Map at 3905 State St Suite 7228 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Scalable Commerce LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 25, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000660. Published: Mar 5, 12, 19, 26 2015.
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years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0000861. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Downhill Co at 841 Weldon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Pedro Goncalves Darin Franca (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Pedro Goncalves Darin Franca This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 13, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000886. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Goleta Fit Body Boot Camp at 7127 Hollister Ave, Suite 110 Goleta, CA 93117; Fitness Impact, Inc 4175 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Marianna Sarkisova This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 11, 2015. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000853. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Zepeda Trucking, Zepeda Trucking, Inc at 5565 Stillwell Road Santa Maria, CA 93455; Zepeda Trucking, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Andres Zepeda, Vice President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 10, 2015. This statement expires five years from
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coast Carpet Cleaning at 4945 Cervato Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; David Stapp (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: David Stapp This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 11, 2015. This statement expires five
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Brew 42, Brew 42 Bottle Shop & Tap Room, Brew 42 Tap Room & Bottle Shop at 116 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Good Beer Company, LLC 1430 Laguna Street, Unit A Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 10, 2015. 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0000838. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haggen #2130, Haggen Pharmacy #2130 at 1500 North H Street Lompoc, CA 93436; Haggen Opco South, LLC 2211 Rimland Drive Bellingham, WA 98226 This business is conducted by a
Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000646. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Haggen #2151 at 3943 State St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Haggen Opco South, LLC 2211 Rimland Drive Bellingham, WA 98226 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000652. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haggen #2146 at 163 S. Turnpike Rd Goleta, CA 93111; Haggen Opco South, LLC 2211 Rimland Drive Bellingham, WA 98226 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000648. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haggen #2150 at 2010 Cliff Dr. Santa Barbara,
CA 93109; Haggen Opco South, LLC 2211 Rimland Drive Bellingham, WA 98226 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000651. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haggen #2146, Haggen Pharmacy #2145 at 850 Linden Avenue Carpinteria, CA 93013; Haggen Opco South, LLC 2211 Rimland Drive Bellingham, WA 98226 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000647. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haggen #2149 at 175 N. Fairview Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Haggen Poco South, LLC 2211 Rimland Drive Bellingham, WA 98226 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 24, 2015. 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0000649. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: A Foolish Mortal at 3085 Calle Pinon Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Stephen Guillermo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Stephen Guillermo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 27, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000714. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wilder Public Relations at 1324 East Haley St Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jessica Elizabeth Clayton (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jessica Clayton This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 6, 2015. 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0000807. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Simply Pies at 5392 Hollister Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Bonnie Claire, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Hallie Katnic This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Feb 19, 2015. 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0000582. Published: Mar 19, 26. Apr 2, 9 2015. FICTITIOUS
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SANTA BARBARA San Roque
3.31 acres: 4bd/3.5ba in main home + two 2bd/1ba guest units, stunning mountain views, tons of privacy, formal dining, high ceilings, entertainment patios, lots of potential!
2BD/ 2BA charming home offers pool, incredible location near Peabody, hardwood floors, huge master BD, adorable kitchen w/ breakfast nook, 2 fireplaces & more.
$3,450,000 www.GTProp.com/
$999,000 www.GTprop.com/130Vistadelacumbre
1320 PLAZA PACIFICA
1119 ALSTON ROAD
MONTECITO Stunning 2BD/2.5BA ground floor, single level Bonnymede flat w/ ocean views – luxury at its very best!
MONTECITO 1+ Acre Montecito Union lot! Build this fully approved luxurious 5BD/6BA + 2BD/2BA ocean view
$3,149,000 GTprop.com/1320PlazaPacifica
$2,450,000 GTprop.com/1119Alston
615 SUNRISE VISTA WAY
211 BOESEKE PARKWAY
N 4 OPE AY 1D N SU
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NEWICE PR SANTA BARBARA 4BD/3.5+BA estate features a large front yard, gourmet kitchen, pool, 2 car garage & more!
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SANTA BARBARA Riviera 5BD/3BA
SOMIS, CA 5BD/6BA, 7,180 sq. ft.
SANTA BARBARA 3600 sq. ft. 4BD/3.5BA
w/incredible ocean & city views, pool in front yard, generous back yard!
on the Mesa. Panoramic ocean & island views completely remodeled in 2008.
MONTECITO Located in prestigious “Ennisbrook,” this 1.55 acre buildable parcel overlooks a private 2-acre grass park
$1,999,000 GTprop.com/615SunriseVista
$1,575,000 GTprop.com/211Boeseke
474 HARVARD LANE
$2,295,000 GTProp.com/2446Garden
$2,275,000 GTProp.com/1630MiraVista
gated estate w/ avocado, orange groves, private trails 35 acres & a heli-pad approval. $2,195,000 GTprop.com/6906SolanVerde
226 CALLE MANZANITA
234 VALHALLA DRIVE
873 SANTA MARGUERITA DR.
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6244 MARLBOROUGH DR.
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SOLVANG Charming home on .37 acre lot. Beautiful 3BD/2.5BA with over 3,000 sq. ft.
GOLETA 4BD/3BA,cul-de-sac home w/ over 2,000 sq. ft. feet, 3 car garage, large backyard w/ fruit trees & spa gazebo.
SANTA BARBARA 3BD/3BA, w/ bo-
GOLETA 2 story 5BD/3BA home in quiet
3BD/2BA home w/ hardwood flrs, fireplace, 1-car garage w/office & pool.
nus room. Large yard w/ hot tub, gas BBQ. Cul-de-sac & in the Kellogg school district.
neighborhood close to parks & shopping w/ 3,015 sq. ft. & dual living possibility!
$1,200,000 GTprop.com/CalleManzanita
$1,075,000 GTprop.com/234ValhallaDr
$989,000 GTprop.com/873SantaMarguerita
$974,000 GTprop.com/474Harvard
$889,000 GTprop.com/6244Marlborough
492 COOL BROOK ROAD
2641 STATE ST. W3
2648 STATE STREET #32
231 COTTAGE GROVE AVE.
6985 CAT CANYON ROAD
SANTA BARBARA San Roque
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GOLETA 3BD/2.5BA home on cul-de-
SANTA BARBARA Lg 3BD/2BA upper
SANTA BARBARA Los Encinos
SANTA BARBARA 3BD/2BA Com-
SANTA MARIA 76 acre parcel with
sac w/in Storke Ranch Subdivision. 1733 sq. ft., pool, tennis courts, & more.
unit. Excellent house alternative. Garage, pool, downtown location. Move in ready.
Condo w/ updated kitchen & baths. Hardwood flrs, & much more!
mercial/Residential. Front yard, side patio, detached garage. Priced to sell.
potential for home sites, horses and farming. Easy access to and from Cat Canyon
$799,000 GTprop.com/492CoolBrook
$699,000 GTprop.com/2641State
$659,000 GTprop.com/2648State32
$499,000 GTprop.com/231CottageGrove
$495,000 GTprop.com/6985CatCanyon
37 DEARBORN PL. #69
483 LINFIELD PLACE D
532 STATE STREET
Attorney Trained Realtors® NEWICE PR
GOLETA Sought-after ground flr end unit 2BD/1BTH, laundry, large pool, tastefully remodeled and very move-in ready.
GOLETA Only unit w/ 1 car garage. Updated 1BD/1BA end unit. Great for investor or owner occupant. Low HOA dues.
SANTA BARBARA DT SB restaurant with a Title 47 ABC license (2am) + long term lease in SB’s entertainment district!
$399,000 GTprop.com/37Dearborn
$369,000 GTprop.com/483LinfieldD
$199,000 GTprop.com/532State
BRE# 01477382
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