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WHO’S IN CHARGE: Calling the shots in the official cleanup effort are U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jennifer Williams (left) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on-scene coordinator Michelle Rogow (right), who told the Board of Supervisors this week they would not leave town until the job was done.
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Caldwell was adamant that the same amount of oil leaks into the waters off the Refugio coast every two days due to natural seepage. Farr contended natural seeps do not require the closure of beaches, cost millions of dollars to clean, or bring hundreds of people from all over the country to Santa Barbara’s shores. As for onshore, large tar balls have been found in recent days on nearby beaches, including Goleta’s, but it’s unclear if they are related to the spill or not. Out at sea, “tar pancakes” have been found 11 miles out, but UCSB researchers were similarly unsure of their origins. Speaking Tuesday, a number of environmentalists called the event a disaster and spoke against oil drilling. Environmental Defense Center attorney Linda Krop, who has been a frequent attendee at the nearly dozen press conferences held since the spill, contended more cleanup should have been done during the first 36 hours when the winds were calm. She criticized the oil company for failing to install an automatic shutoff system. The dollar amount Plains will be on the hook for remains unclear, but it will include all costs, including partial claims from the county (increased staffing, traffic, hotel tax revenue losses) and residents (real or personal property damage). There was much public outcry over the last week that official cleanup crews acted too slowly while eager volunteers were turned away. That changed Monday afternoon when a group of volunteers were trained and took to the beaches the next day. Volunteers can visit the CalSpillWatch website to learn about more ways to help and to sign up for the next n training session on May 28.
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Friends of the Earth won a limited but strategically significant victory last week in its quest to shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant when a majority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, a quasi-judicial branch of the NRC, should review allegations that PG&E had exceeded the terms of its operating license for Diablo Canyon. The NRC board did not rule that any such exceedance had, in fact, occurred, merely that the panel should review such allegations. Friends of the Earth, an environmental advocacy group, trumpeted the decision as a major victory, noting that Southern California Edison opted to pull the plug on the San Onofre nuclear power plant three years ago shortly after the group had secured the same level of review. Supporters of Diablo Canyon noted that the NRC also rejected the Friends of the Earth’s demand that Diablo Canyon be shut down. The legal action rests largely upon a dissent filed by the NRC’s former resident safety inspector at Diablo Canyon, Michael Peck, who argued up the chain of command — without success — that the plant was not designed to safely shut down in the face of ground acceleration induced by a new earthquake fault line, discovered in 2008 roughly a mile off the coast from the plant. Peck’s superiors within the NRC insisted the plant had been designed to withstand the even bigger seismic threat originating from the Hosgri fault even farther off the coast. Because of that, they insisted, the plant’s safe shutdown design falls well within Diablo Canyon’s operating license. Friends of the Earth argued — as did Peck — that only by deploying a new and different method of calculating ground motion and seismic risk could the NRC make such a finding. As such, they both have argued, the new methodology constitutes a de facto amendment to Diablo Canyon’s operating license. By law, any amendments must be the subject of a public application by the plant owners and open to public review. In this case, none of — Nick Welsh those occurred.
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LOCK ’EM UP: Tuesday’s budget-busting spit fest between the county supervisors and Sheriff Bill Brown over Brown’s proposed new North County Jail conjured the ghost of the late, great Everett McKinley Dirksen,
former Republican Senate leader and icon, who famously opined,“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” Dirksen — who spent 36 years representing Illinois as a flip-flopping, pragmatic deal maker — was better known as the “Wizard of Ooze” due to his oleaginous voice and theatrical oratorical style. Any such stylistic mojo was conspicuously absent this Tuesday as the county supes — grim and squinty eyed with undisguised skepticism — peppered Brown’s brigade of bean counters with every possible question except the most important one. The stakes could not be higher. On the table is the biggest, most expensive public works contract short of the Highway 101 freeway widening. Everyone agrees that the existing county jail on Calle Real is a festering rathole, not-so-quietly crumbling in on itself. For Brown — and every sheriff since 1973—the construction of a new jail in North County has beckoned as both Holy Grail and Moby Dick. To date, no sheriff other than Brown has gotten within harpoon range. Later this month, bid packages are slated to go out. But after such literary allusions are stripped from Brown’s cosmic quest, the question remains who will get soaked the most.
Going into Tuesday’s meeting, all five supervisors were officially done with Brown’s numbers, which they complained changed with such strobe-like frequency they could induce epileptic seizures. It turns out Brown’s father had worked as an advance man for evangelist superstar Billy Graham, and that pedigree came across loud and clear this Tuesday. Brown preached the gospel of redemption, hope, and rehabilitation with intense conviction. For good measure, he added a few heaping spoonfuls of pork-barrel politics. He’d gone to Sacramento and secured — amazingly and heroically — $120 million in grants that would enable the county to build not one, but two new facilities for 10 cents on the dollar. Who in their right mind could turn down money like that? Think of the jobs, Brown argued; think of the contracts. Think of the lost souls who could be turned around in the new state-of-the-art facilities programmed to maximize successful reentry of inmates. Powerful stuff. But here’s the rub. When Brown started out his quest, the county jail was egregiously overcrowded. Triple-bunking and floor-sleeping were the rule, not the exception. Little wonder the ACLU sued the jail in 1981, alleging cruel and unusual punishment on behalf of a contract killer from Seattle who offed a South African diamond smuggler who passed himself off in town as a ruggedly macho artsyfartsy type. Since then, for a host of reasons, the county jail’s average daily population has gone down, down, down. The jail remains terrible, but overcrowded it’s not. When Brown first unveiled the findings
of his Blue Ribbon Task Force on jail overcrowding in 2008, he proposed building a 300-bed jail in North County. And no less than $6 million a year, he declared, would go to programs, rehab, and therapies designed to help prevent the addicted and mentally ill from perpetuating their cycles of incarceration. Today Brown is now proposing to build two separate facilities with 604 beds between them. That’s twice what he initially proposed. This would give Santa Barbara a total capacity of 1,200 jail beds. Given that the jail’s current daily population is now about 850, that seems excessive. Obviously crime rates change, but we’re at a 40-year low. Brown increased the number of proposed beds only after Governor Jerry Brown — threatened with a federal takeover of California’s Department of Corrections — divested his criminally overcrowded state prisons of low-level offenders. Brown freaked out. He worried — not unreasonably — his jail would be slammed and crammed with new inmates working off the remnants of their state sentences. The facts, however, proved dramatically otherwise. County probation has achieved miraculously low recidivism rates among these state prison cast-offs, offering a range of services and programs that seem to actually work. Brown’s plan is to shut down the worst wings of the existing jail and to use the excess capacity provided by the North County jails to handle the load. I get it. But I’m not clear what happened to all the mental-health care that was initially promised for the North County facility. In the first facility to be built
— 376 beds — the licensed care wing initially envisioned has evaporated. It didn’t pencil out, we are told. In its place, there are now 32 “special use beds.” Of those, an indeterminate number would go to the mentally ill. Given the crushing mental-health challenges in county jails, that’s not floating my boat. Most of the touchy-feely programs have been slated for what’s called the Sheriff’s Transition and Reentry (STAR) complex, where a veritable smorgasbord of restorative reentry programs — including dog obedience — awaits those occupying the 228 beds. To pay for all this, the only number I heard Tuesday was $1.4 million, most of which comes from inmate phone charges. Maybe I missed something, but that doesn’t sound the same as $6 million. The biggest, scariest question remains where will the extra $15 million-$20 million — depending which numbers you accept — come from to staff and run the new jails. In recent years, the county’s been squirrelling money away—a million here, a few million there — to cover the anticipated annual operational costs. I wonder where the additional money will come after year one. I know there are graphs and charts that purport to show this is all economically sustainable, but to my untrained mind, it seems like voodoo economics and magical thinking. I hope I’m wrong. But if not, I wonder what other programs will have to be cannibalized to cover the costs of the new jail. Like Everett Dirksen said,“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” — Nick Welsh
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Phillip Timothy Rozok 1947 - 2015
Dreaming With Phil By Larry Sleep Phil rozok had put in a long day on m monday, may 18th. iit began at 3:00 m am n am. no need for an alarm clock — let’s roll. h he checked in for work at the airport at four. h he finished work at ten and had just enough time to clean up and head to his second job at Costco, where he put in another shift from 11-5:00 P Pm m. a quiet evening was all he m. wanted. his heart was heavy with the loss h of his brother David. Just six days earlier. David, the all-league football player. David, the older bro he looked up to. Fought with. t talked with about girls. Played over-the-line. h his best bud. gone. he kept David’s loss to himself for h two days. Didn’t even tell lisa or the girls. Just the way he had to do it. he h wanted a little time to himself to process everything. That was how Phil did things. The girls were out with friends tonight. Just dinner with lisa. tV and light chat. h hee had work again tomor tomor-row so he went to bed early, missing the evening ritual — hugs and kisses for Quincey and madison. m a last, ‘sleep tight’ from lisa as she soothed his soul with David’s passing. as he settled in, something told him that he would dream tonight, and the dreams would be deeper and more meaningful. m maybe a double feature was in-store. and dream he did... It was 1929 and the country was in shambles. Walter and Ulita Rozok immigrated to the U.S. from the Ukraine. Life was very difficult. They settled in Alberta and had three children: Peter, Bonnie and Ruth. Dad was gone for long stretches, and mom was always afraid of the wolves and bears that lurked outside. They outgrew the small one-room house and moved to Vernon, British Columbia in 1936. They lived off the land and shared a farm with another family. Times were tough and everyone worked. Nothing went to waste. Over the years came Irene, Edward, Lily and David. Phil was born on a cold, November day in 1947. Mary, the ninth child, arrived in the fall of 1949. Dad had become an Orthodox Baptist minister, and by 1952, it was time to begin a new life in America. Phil tossed and turned. another mo vie began running... The car rumbled down the road 14
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to East L.A. Nine children. Packed in like sardines. A baseball team and two managers. When you’re only five you get squinched. Phil hoped better times lay ahead — someday, he might have his own room. Maybe even his own car. The family settled in South Pasadena. Dad got a job at Helms Bakery and mom worked overtime on the home front. Nine kids under one roof was semi-controlled mayhem. The kitchen table was host to hot dogs, homework, confession and contrition. Personal space was sacrosanct. Time in the bathroom more precious than plutonium. Sunday was church and pot roast. Phil was a good athlete and played baseball and football at South Pasadena High where he graduated in 1966. His only vice was cinnamon rolls. The night wore on. a mockingbird was singing it’s heart out in the neighborhood. like tomorrow would never come. The family moved to Santa Barbara in 1972, and Phil worked at various jobs until he found a home at United Airlines. No two days were the same, and he enjoyed the variety and pace of transportation. The biggest bonus was free travel. His passport read like James Bond: Bangkok, Paris, London, Lisbon, Sydney, Hong Kong, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Madrid. Another love was his ‘65 Mustang. He finally got that car he always wanted. His baby. An indulgence. A reward for the long hours and hard work. He lovingly restored it. She was off-limits unless you were family. He was in his forties and life was great, but something was missing. He loved hanging out near the Hertz counter where an absolutely, drop-dead gorgeous blonde worked. She had been a corporate manager/ trainer and traveled to 43 states. Maybe she was ready for something more permanent, too. As the story goes, she chased him for three years until he caught her. That first kiss remains to this day. Tender and warm. Lisa saw in Phil what the world saw ... a Renaissance Man. A photographer. Athlete. World traveler. A gentle soul who could calm storms — never raising his voice. Who was kind, generous and genuine. Above gossip. Never judgmental. Live and let live. Phil had a knack for making others feel good about themselves. He was humble, hardworking and happy. The wedding was at the Fess Parker hotel. He was 45 and Lisa 32. He shed happy tears and the crowd roared with delight. Phil smiled in his sleep. m must have been the love movie that was playing in his theater. The highest of highs came with Quincey and Madison. They arrived three years apart. The world’s two most beautiful girls. Millions of giggles, cuddles and pancakes. Several trips to Hawai'i, Palm Springs and
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Disney World. He broke the Guinness Book of Records for most photographs taken of one’s children. 1,538,912 to be exact — mostly of Quincey, her friends and cheerleading, and Madison slugging softballs, volleyballs, and shooting hoops. He was a carpooler extraordinaire and a certified Girl Scout Leader (seriously). World’s greatest dad — discussion over. Phil stirred a bit as he headed into rem sleep. Deep into the night. When colors are more vivid. Sounds are louder. Things more crisp. He opened his Green Trunk. The one he kept all these years. Dating back to high school. Full of musty newspaper articles, sports stories, pictures and silly stuff you save from your boyhood. Stuff you can’t bear to part with. He kept digging into the trunk and found the newer treasures. The cast from Madison’s broken leg. Old airplane tickets of trips the family had taken. Some fingerpaint pictures the girls had done in grade school. Pictures that would humble Matisse. Even a couple of bags of peanuts from the trip to Seattle. Better keep those. They don’t even give them out anymore. Mementos of a lifetime. Treasures. Worth more than all of Fort Knox. Deeper. Deeper into the dream he went. h he was at the airport. Of course. he was in the boarding area. h h he wasn’t working, rather, he was taking a trip. everyone was there. look at the turne out. The terminal was packed. mom, m Dad, Peter, Bonnie, ruth, iirene and lily. god, there’s eddie and mary m ann. and, this can’t be, there’s David with a foot football. What does he want? Play catch, right here inside, like we used to do in the house? Don’t let mom see us. and look who else is here. every e friend i ever had. n new and old. The gang from United airlines. Friends from the kids' schools. The checkers at albertsons. Friends from South Pas and Santa Barb. There’s Stephen, Suzy and addie. h hey, there’s my boyhood pal, terry Shepro. This is amazing. i can’t t believe it. i almost don’t want to wake up. This is such a sweet dream. i’m getting closer now to the ramp. The one where you head down into the plane. There’s my girls at the door. god, they are so beautiful. and, lisa. The love of my life. Their arms are open and reaching toward me. They have my green t trunk on a little carrier with wheels. So that i can take it with me. Down the ramp. Can’t forget that. i turn the corner and it must be morning. iit is light and warm. Bright, you might say. i guess it must be time to get up. t time to go to work. i’m not sure. The voice i hear is comforting and soothing. h he’s speaking softly to me, saying, “Phil, i’m bringing you home. iit’s time for you to come and be with me now. You’ve done well. Very well, indeed, my son. t time for you to come home.” Phillip Timothy Rozok passed away peacefully in his sleep at home
on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. He leaves behind his beloved wife Lisa Leone Ballard-Rozok, daughters Quincey Leone Ballard-Rozok and Madison Claire Ballard-Rozok, a loving family, a gaggle of friends, and an old Green Trunk. In lieu of Flowers, a memorial fund has been set up for the family at Kinecta Credit Union, 145 Santa Felicia Drive, Account #3703264. A celebration of life will be held at the Carriage Museum of S.B. Sunday May 31, 2015, at 1-4pm.
Brady of Savannah, Georgia; son, Bruce Morehouse (Jodi) of San Diego; grandchildren, Chandler Morehouse and Heather Bakhshi (Al); and greatgranddaughter Harper. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015, at All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara. A burial will follow the services at Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum. Donations in Malcolm’s memory may be made to the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation.
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Malcolm Gene Morehouse of Santa Barbara, California died on April, 30, 2015. He was 91 years old. He was born on January 19, 1924, in Montgomery, Alabama, to the late Helen and Marshall Morehouse. Mal moved to Santa Barbara at a young age and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War ll from 19441945 as a navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress taking part in aerial attacks on enemy installations in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Northern Italy. After the war, he attended University of California Santa Barbara College, graduating in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in business and was a member of the Gamma Sigma Pi Fraternity. Mal then returned overseas to work for the U.S. Government in Heidelberg, Germany. In 1954, Mal started his career at CBS Radio in San Francisco. in 1955 he married Mary Ann Davis, and together they had two children, Marilyn and Bruce. Mal moved his family to Santa Barbara in 1964 to continue his career as the general manager of KTMS Radio Stations. Mary Ann passed away in 1977. Mal served on numerous charity boards and did volunteer work throughout his life. He served as the president of the Santa Barbara Advertising Club, member of the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation Board and member of the Channel Cities Camera Club. Many of Mal’s art nouveau drawings were regularly published in KTMS ads in the Santa Barbara News-Press, and he was an accomplished watercolor and mixed media artist. Mal loved his friends, family, travel, art, animals, and sports and always had a funny remark and a great smile. He is preceded in death by his second wife, Kathleen Morehouse, and is survived by his daughter, Marilyn
Happy Birthday We raise our glasses to you with love and laughter. Today, your day, the sun will shine more brightly, the sky will be a deeper blue, the waves will curl perfectly and the earth will breathe a sigh of peace. You have and always will be standing with us. We love you so very much. Mom, Dad, Maggie, Peter, Lorrie, David, Shayna, Hannah, Michael, Brad and all you have and continue to touch.
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Liz joined her Lord and Savior peacefully In St. George, Utah, as she left this world doing what she loved: traveling the country with her husband. Liz is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Harry W. Freet and her siblings Judy Sizer Boesler, David Sizer, and Rick Sizer, along with her children Deanna Freet Jimenez, Timothy Freet, Joanna Freet and Suzi Freet Beverly. She was a loving and proud grandmother of Benjamin, Krista, Jason, Carnell, Jayden, Easton, Jolynn and Parker. Liz was preceded in her death by her parents Rosalie and Wes Sizer. Liz was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California, and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1959. She married Harry Wellington Freet, her high school sweetheart,
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BACK TO 1969: The world lusts for oil, and Santa Barbara has to take the consequences — again. Ironically, the new spill probably wouldn’t have been anywhere near as serious if the oil company that built it, All American Pipeline, had installed an automatic shutoff system. But All American fought county oversight in court and won a settlement in its favor. It never installed the automatic shutoff. Nor did the company that bought the line and now operates it, Plains All American Pipeline. It is the only oil pipeline in Santa Barbara County without such a safety measure. I helped cover the 1969 Santa Barbara Channel oil blowout, and after all the promises and pledges I heard then, I never thought I’d ever have to see more greasy gunk covering and smothering our beaches. Governor Reagan and president Nixon came, stood on our polluted sand, clucked their tongues in dismay, and went away. Nixon was pictured in the Santa Barbara News-Press walking on gunky Leadbetter Beach with mayor Gerald Firestone and representative Robert Lagomarsino. The headline:“Nixon Promises to Consider Permanent Ban on Drilling.” Never happened. Say what you want about Richard Nixon and his promises; to his credit, he proposed the Environmental Protection Agency—so hated by oil-state politicians — and it went into effect the year after the 1969 spill.
A long line of politicians share a measure of the blame for lax enforcement of oil regulations, but as Walt Kelly’s Pogo famously put it, “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Us being, well, you and me and the world. You doubt? When last year’s Measure P fracking ban went on the ballot, Big Oil whomped up a $6.6 million big-lie campaign. The ban would have (sob!) destroyed all we know and love in Santa Barbara, the hucksters told us. And 62 percent of the voters believed the con and voted the fracking ban down. Only 43 percent of registered county voters even bothered to mark a mail-in ballot. The message, intended or not, was Big Oil, go for it. We don’t need any stinking regulations or safeguards. Santa Barbarans are furious about the Refugio spill, but the cleanup had hardly begun when a counter-campaign began by pro-oil apologists. It goes like this: In an industrial society that provides so many of life’s benefits, an occasional speed bump can be expected. The oil will be cleaned up before you know it. What’s the big deal? So move on to your normal life, folks. Forget about it. After all, there’s really no one to blame, certainly not the oil companies. Progress requires risks. Adjust, and deal with it. Well, if you don’t care about your land, others will. Lobbyists for the oil and gas industry are pumping millions into the pockets of our elected representatives. No wonder Big Oil is
obituaries in 1963. After raising her four chilchil dren, she began working for Capitol Hardware in many roles, including receptionist, bookkeeper and office manager. A memorial service, officiated by Pastor Christian Schalesky, is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Friday, May 29 at Calvary Baptist Church on 736 West Islay, Santa Barbara, with a reception to follow. All are welcome to attend this celebration of life. In lieu of flowers, support Liz’s wishes by donating to the building fund at Calvary Baptist following in the tradition of her mother, Rosalie.
ENDLESS THIRST: The price of oil is plain.
$41 million to upgrade 10,420 miles of crudeoil pipelines, the EPA said in 2010. According to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the company has had 175 federal safety and maintenance violations since 2006, with more than 16,000 barrels in spills that have caused more than $23 million worth of property damage. Well, chalk up another speed bump. — Barney Brantingham
To submit obituaries for publication, please call (805) 965-5205 or email obits@independent.com changed. It’s been three years since that terrible day that you slipped away from my arms. We’ll be together again in heaven. You’re missed and thought of so very much. We love you, your mother, friends, family and husband. Thank you to everyone for assisting in the mass on May 26.
Loberta “Geene” Hunter 01/11/22 – 05/13/15
Esperanza Darbyshire-Malham 08/16/76 – 05/26/12
IN N MEMORY I love you so much. I was so broken hearted when you left this world. My life changed forever. Everything
hard to fight. In 2013-14, lobbyists for the fossil fuel folks spent $144 million influencing Congress. From 2009-14, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), now Senate Majority Leader, got $34 million in campaign “contributions” just for being a public-spirited citizen, and more than a million of those dollars came from the oil industry. One of the facts of life often forgotten is that oil has its price, but not just what shows on the pump. Getting the slick stuff out of the ground and into our Fords, BMWs, and jets involves hidden costs that are counted in air pollution, water pollution, ground pollution, cleanup, and political pollution. Just as occurred in 1969, the reckless lust for oil means that safeguards have been shortcircuited and cries for controls ignored. Last week’s horrific pipeline spill that slathered crude on the beaches will be investigated, of course, and we’ll hear about the oh-sounfortunate glitches that caused it. Just one of those things. Actually, Plains All American has a spotty record when it comes to pollution. It violated federal environmental rules 10 times between 2004 and 2007, when about 273,420 gallons of crude oil were discharged into waters or shorelines in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kansas, according to Nixon’s EPA. Most of the spills were caused by pipe corrosion, the EPA said. The oil company agreed to pay a $3.25 million civil penalty and spend
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“Geene” is a unique name. That’s because Geene Hunter came up with it herself - Loberta “Geene” Taylor. She couldn’t know if it was original; she put that extra “e” in there to be different. Story goes her parents forgot to give her a full name—they were too busy surviving with 10 children and picking cotton in rural Oklahoma; January 11,1922. The Taylors and their extended family lived there in three tents and a truck, close to the tiny train stop called Lone Wolf. Geene Hunter
was born in that old Ford truck. Soon they left Lone Wolf, and their lives got ever so much tougher. Geene’s mom, Elizabeth died, whereupon her four strong brothers and their father whisked her off to work in the oil fields in Hobbs, New Mexico. Her sisters were grown; they had their own families by now. Geene was only seven years old. Hobbs, New Mexico, back then was as wild as the West could be, a place that exploded with oil derricks and mass confusion. When the Great Depression hit, those gas flares got only bigger and brighter, and some thought the Devil drew it all up himself. Geene said at night the town was brighter than daylight. Never a paved road in the entire mess, people just kept coming and huddled in the shadows. All that while Geene took care of those hard-working Taylor men. She did every bit of cooking, sewing and cleaning to keep them in the oil fields 24/7, and when the day ended, she’d take up her ironing for the neighbors, $.30 an hour. At about age 13, Geene’s beloved sister, Bonnie Lou, came from Corpus Christi to rescue her—took her home and taught her the many beautiful traits that Geene became famous for, like unbelievable gourmet cooking and world-class entertaining. By the age 19 Geene was married to the handsome and brave Douglas Henderson, an expert flight instructor and decorated fighter pilot for the U.S.
Navy. Doug was a great husband and Geene was in heaven. When they’d just started their new life with daughter Genella, Pearl Harbor grabbed everyone and dragged us into war. Doug and began those extremely dangerous fighter missions to stem the tide and protect our fleet. He was killed during the Battle of the Aleutian Islands in 1942 like so many others who saved our country with their ultimate sacrifice. Geene stayed in Corpus Christi and worked to support our war effort. She was a chemist for an oil refinery and continued to help the Taylor family get along. Soon after the war ended, Geene and Genella left to live with Doug Henderson’s parents at their farm outside Fresno, California. In Fresno, Geene worked as a chemist at the Fresno Community Hospital, and there she met her best and longest friend, Gretchen Casner. Gretchen’s boyfriend in 1947, the late great Jack Casner set up the blind date with his childhood friend, Allan Oakley Hunter; everyone called him Oakley. Oakley Hunter was a young Attorney with serious political ambitions. Geene married him in 1949, and in 1950 she helped him in his first election to the U.S. Congress representing Fresno. Together they went off to Washington D.C., and with some other young Republicans from California they ushered in the era of New Republicanism. This movement— independent.com
which ignited the election of Dwight Eisenhower—transformed untold thousands of Democrats into loyal Republicans and altered our political landscape forever. When their friend Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968, he sent Oakley to be chairman of Federal National Mortgage Association. But Geene Hunter was always the center of attention: Her parties were the best, she had a zillion friends, and everyone admired and respected her. Boy could she cook. Through her later years, Geene was lucky enough live the good life here in Santa Barbara. Her house became the centerpiece for her family holidays and she helped her son John Henry begin his law practice on Carrillo Street. Later she moved to Vista Del Monte and lived her full life until the end on May 13, 2015. Her devoted daughter Genella Williamson visited often, and by the end Genella lived here part-time to coordinate the medical and hospice issues. Her daughter Janet Hunter moved here and visited Geene daily. Youngest son Allan Oakley Junior, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren all came and loved Santa Barbara. Geene especially loved her Newcomers Club and the great neighbors on Weldon Road. She’s built a huge circle of friends across the country. They will dearly miss, and never forget, one of the greatest ladies of all time.
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SpillS County Grapples with worst oil Mess in nearly 50 years by Nick Welsh
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ipes break. Equipment malfunctions.
Human beings screw up. So long as oil is pumped from underground oil reservoirs — a technology both ingenious and violent—there will be spills. One would think Santa Barbara, home to the most defining oil spill in American history, would need little reminding. But sometime last Tuesday morning, fugitive oil began bubbling out of a broken pipeline owned by the Plains All American Pipeline company along the Gaviota Coast. Once again, county residents got the proverbial wake-up call that such spills are not a matter of if but when. The rough estimates remain as they were a week ago. More than 100,000 gallons escaped from a ruptured pipeline on the mountain side of the freeway. Of those, 21,000 gallons (or 500 barrels) somehow managed to make their way under Highway 101 and into the ocean. Compared to the Deepwater Horizon explosion that spewed nearly 5 million barrels into the Gulf of Mexico — or even the 100,000 barrels let loose during Santa Bar-
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bara’s 1969 nightmare—our recent spill barely qualifies as a gob of spit. Still, this is the birthplace of the environmental movement. And the Gaviota Coast— Coast one of most biologically rich and enchanting spots anywhere on planet Earth — is definitely not the place any sane-minded oil operator wants to accidentally lose 500 barrels of thick viscous crude. It’s perversely fitting that earlier Tuesday morning, two Plains All American Pipeline employees were participating in an oil-spill emergency drill taking place just two miles off the coast at a facility owned by the oil company FreeportMcMoRan. That spill drill would be cut short as county fire fighters found themselves inundated with complaints about invasive acrid odors, like creosote on steroids. At this writing, cleanup efforts continue, but the sense of crisis has waned. Now we can assess how well emergency responders functioned in our own collective spill drill. As to be expected, the preliminary reviews are mixed; clear, accurate, reliable information proved extremely elusive. But one revelation did emerge: Along the 10-mile stretch of coastal pipeline owned and operated by Plains All American, there’s
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no automatic shutoff capacity for emergencies such as this. According to the director of Santa Barbara County’s Energy Division—shocked to learn of this deficiency—such equipment is required for all other oil pipelines in the county. From the start, critical voices questioned the speed of the emergency response. How was it that bucket brigades of citizen volunteers wearing flip-flops and rain boots could hit the oil-soaked beaches before squads of paid professionals donned in white hazmat gear and protective yellow booties? How fast did the boats arrive with skimmers and booms in tow? And how effectively did the Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency— Agency the federal agencies running the show— show interface with the area officials who had both the resources and know-how to contribute? The following articles provide The Santa Barbara Independent’s first-blush look at such questions. More reporting pendent will follow as the facts become known. Such information matters. Pipes break, equipment malfunctions, and people screw up. And as long as there’s oil to be drilled, there will be spills. n
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OverSight gap he biggest surprise to emerge out of
the most dramatic oil spill to hit the South Coast this century is that the leaking stretch of pipeline owned by Plains All American Pipeline is the only one in all of Santa Barbara County not to have automatic shutoff technology. It also happens to be the only pipeline over which the county Energy Division has no safety and inspection authority. “We’re flying blind,” said county Energy Division czar Kevin Drude. That’s because more than 20 years ago, All American Pipeline (Plains hadn’t bought it yet) took Santa Barbara County to court to prevent the county from inspecting X-rays of the pipeline
efforts to restart the pipeline until proper protocols have been followed. Plains released a statement Sunday stating that automatic shutoff valves are not customary in crude-oil pipelines. A sudden change in pressure accompanying an automatic shutdown, the statement added, could increase the risk of blowout. Furthermore, the company stated that its Santa Barbara pipeline is monitored from Midland, Texas, in real time and 24 hours a day, and that monitors have the capacity to shut down
then had to resume its function of inspecting all of California’s oil and gas pipelines. Environmental safety watchdog organizations such as Pipeline Safety Trust have expressed concern that PHMSA is too underfunded and understaffed to absorb such a monumental job. (In the last few months, Congress authorized the agency to hire 100 new pipeline inspectors. How many have been hired since then remains unclear.) Reports vary as to the fines collected by PHMSA, but they range from $185,000-$284,000. “It’s really a lot less than they are authorized [to levy],” said Samya Lutz with the Pipeline Safety Trust, and it also seemed to her that the number of investigations launched by the federal pipeline safety agency was quite low considering the number of incidents. An inci-
How DiD 2,400 Barrels of oil escape witHout Notice? by Nick Welsh • photos by paul WellmaN welds. It won. The consequences of that victory seem to be bearing bitter fruit. The Santa Barbara Independent has discovered that, because it was denied regulatory authority, the county could not require the company to equip its pipeline with automatic emergency shutdown technology known as SCADA. The Plains pipeline is now the only pipeline in the county without this key safety feature and can only be shut down manually. For Drude, this reality came as a shock. When asked if such equipment was required of other operators in the county, he stated, “Absolutely.” According to Drude, SCADA is so sensitive that it can detect the loss of 20 barrels of oil over a 20-hour period. By contrast, the Plains pipeline leaked about 2,400 barrels’ worth of oil in a matter of a few hours before the company’s crew manually shut it down. SCADA stands for supervisory control and data acquisition. It’s an expensive, high-tech, computerized system that continuously monitors the temperature, velocity, and pressure conditions inside a crude-oil pipeline. If there are unexpected changes, SCADA is programmed to issue an automatic warning. If the problem persists, it shuts the pipeline down automatically. Moreover, it’s programmed to resist any human
the pipeline. In addition, the statement maintained, all pump stations in the 11-mile stretch of pipe will automatically shut down if operating pressures exceed maximum or go below minimum thresholds. Since its inception in 1987, the pipeline has been subject to federal inspections. However, the feds contracted this function out to the California Office of the State Fire Marshal. But The Santa Barbara Independent has learned that, in 2013, the Fire Marshal’s office informed the Department of Transportation it would not renew its contract. Increasingly, the Fire Marshal’s office reported that it had been difficult to retain or recruit experienced pipeline inspectors. Because the Fire Marshal’s office regarded this federal inspection work ancillary to its primary mission, it turned this duty back to the federal Department of Transportation. The department immediately turned it over to a relatively new and obscure federal agency called the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration — better known as PHMSA (pronounced “pimsa”) — which
dent is defined as any occurrence leading to loss of life, an injury requiring hospitalization, property damage in excess of $50,000, more than five barrels spilling, or five gallons escaping the property lines. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered Plains to pay $41 million in remediation costs associated with 10 pipeline spills occurring in Texas, Kansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma between 2004 and 2007 that wound up putting 6,510 barrels of crude—273,420 gallons—into nearby waterways. The culprit in most of these instances was a corroded pipe. Last spring, a Plains pipeline ruptured by a Los Angeles pump station in an industrial neighborhood, causing crude to spray 40 feet into the air and shower the roof of the strip club next door. About 450 barrels escaped. Neither the strippers nor customers were injured, but two people at a nearby medical supply store got so sick from the fumes that they checked into a hospital. Collectively, Plains All American and its subsidiaries reported 223 accidents and a combined spillage of roughly 20,578 barrels since 2006, according to an Associated Press report. Federal regulators have enforced 25 actions against cOntinued on p. 18
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the company, AP said, with damages reaching $32 million. In its most recent Securities and Exchange Commission report, Plains All American itemized $82 million in environmental liabilities. The EPA dinged the company $6 million for a 120-barrel spill in Bay Springs, Mississippi, in February 2013. The Canadian government assessed the company $15 million in cleanup costs for two spills in May and June 2013. And this February, a Canadian National Energy Board audit levied a $76 million penalty on the company for slipshod environmental safety practices. To put this into perverse context, Plains All American CEO Greg L. Armstrong, who received $5.5 million in total compensation last year, is guaranteed an $87 million golden parachute severance package if he’s terminated with or without cause. The huge irony here is that at the time of its inception in 1987, this pipeline was considered by environmentalists to be a major step toward environmental sanity. At that time, massive oil developments had been slated for the Santa Barbara Channel. The oil industry regarded Santa Barbara as one of the most petro-chemically bountiful locations in the United States. Big oil companies, such as Chevron and Exxon, were proposing massive industrial sites along the Gaviota Coast for storing and processing oil drilled in nearby state and federal waters. A huge, hard battle ensued. South Coast environmentalists insisted that all processing be consolidated into a few spots to minimize the industrialization of the coast. The oil companies resisted. The environmentalists pushed for a pipeline that all the oil companies could and should use. Back then, the oil companies moved their cargo via large tanker ships that would park along the coast. Not only did tankers emit unacceptable volumes of air pollution, but they also posed a serious danger of having an offshore oil spill that could not be easily contained. Again, the
oil companies resisted. It was not in their DNA to share pipelines with competitors. In that context, the development of the Plains All American pipeline was an enormous breakthrough. If one accepted the inevitability of a spill, better from a pipeline where it could be contained, the thinking went, than in the open seas. County supervisor Bill Wallace, the most effective and determined elected Santa Barbara official the oil industry has ever faced in these battles, had a “just do it” consigliere named John Stahl, who spearheaded the pipeline project to completion. Stahl eventually went to work for Plains All American Pipeline. And he got the project approved. But when county energy planners, such as then county Energy Division czar Rob Almy, insisted the county have access to safety inspection records for the pipeline welds, Plains All American balked — big time. The pipeline, the company argued, was an interstate project. As such, only the TOUGH WORK: Plains All American CEO Greg L. Armstrong (right) is guaranteed an federal government had the legal author- $87 million golden-parachute severance package if he’s terminated with or without ity to conduct inspections. The matter cause. His total compensation last year was $5.5 million. went to court, and essentially the county lost. As part of a settlement agreement, the county would attended these meetings no matter which agency, state or be given authority to inspect and regulate the soil and federal, was handling their safety oversight. vegetation on the ground above the pipeline, but anything But Drude is not one to throw stones at other regulaunderneath was the federal government’s responsibility. tors.“Everybody could have been doing their jobs the best The current county Energy Division head, Kevin their jobs could be done,” he said. “The pipe itself could Drude, holds monthly meetings with all pipeline opera- have just given way. It happens. We just don’t know.” That’s tors under county jurisdiction to discuss safety concerns. one of the reasons, he said, he’d really like to see what the The Plains All American pipeline operators rarely, if ever, hole in the pipeline looks like. n
Timeline of evenTs in refuGio oil spill, tuesday, May 19 by kelsey Brugger
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hat exactly went wrong with Line 901 at Refugio, how long the pipe leaked, and the size of the fissure remain unclear. These are the facts as we know them as of press time:
10:45 a.m. Plains All American Pipeline states mechanical issues with Line 901 arose at this time. 10:55 a.m. An operator has to restart the pumps at the Sisquoc Pump Station, which is about 50 miles north of the spill site. 11:15 a.m. The Sisquoc pumps go down again, according to the company. It’s unclear if the mishap with these pumps is related to the spill. 11:30 a.m. After “pressure anomalies” occur that morning, a Plains operator at the Midland Control Center in Texas remotely shuts down the ruptured pipe. 11:42 a.m. The first 9-1-1 call reporting strong oily odors comes in to the dispatch center for Gaviota. In response, a crew from County Fire Station 18 goes out on the bluffs to investigate the strong odor and follows it down to the beach at Refugio. Meanwhile, an oil-spill-response drill just happened to be scheduled to take place two miles up the coast at the Freeport-McMoRan facility; participants include county Office of Emergency Management (OEM) staff and Plains employees. They call off the drill and head to Refugio to help Engine 18’s crew hunt down the suspected spill. Eventually, Engine 18’s crew and county staff find oil pouring into the ocean. A slick of fresh crude oil, a quarter-mile long, 100 feet wide, could be seen in the ocean, said Captain Dave Zaniboni, S.B. County Fire Department’s spokesperson. Engine 18’s crew notifies dispatch, and calls go out 18
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to the county OEM, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the state’s warning center. The spill source is unknown, and speculation names the culprit to be an old, abandoned pipe nearby. 12:39 p.m. The Coast Guard receives notice of the spill, and four minutes later, the National Response Center receives notice. Meanwhile, trekking north of the freeway, the group traces the spill across the railroad tracks, crawling under a chain-link fence near a culvert. From their vantage point, they see a giant pool of 12 O’CLOCK HIGH: County Fire Engine 18 crew responded to 9-1-1 calls complaining of strong oily odors something wet and smell a punaround 11:45 a.m. and within 45 minutes had located a slick of fresh crude oil, a quarter-mile long, gent odor. “It was unbelievable. It 100 feet wide, in the ocean. was something you don’t ever want to see,” OEM emergency manager Clean Seas and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife arrive at Elsa Arndt told The Santa Barbara Independent. Plains employees are able to identify the location where the roughly the same time. oil appeared to be coming from as one of their pipelines. More resources 2:56 p.m. The spill is reported a second time to the National Response Center, according to a federal order issued May 21 that required Plains to are called in. shut down immediately, without the opportunity to appeal. In the days 1:30 p.m. A Plains employee confirms the release; then, “We initially after the spill, the pipe is fully drained before it can be excavated and launched the emergency response,” said Plains communications manager sent to a third party to be examined. This investigation follows federal Meredith Matthews. guidelines and typically takes months to complete, according to a state2:00 p.m. A two-man team of the U.S. Coast Guard arrives on scene. ment from Plains.
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.S. Coast Guard Admiral Joseph Servidio
paid a visit to the county’s Office of Emergency Management headquarters three days after Line 901 leaked tens of thousands of gallons of crude onto the coastline. His appearance came after Supervisors Doreen Farr and Janet Wolf put heat on federal agencies for not incorporating county resources in the cleanup response and after some public frustration that the process appeared slow from the get-go. Because the oil poured out of the underground pipe onto the sand and into the sea, the Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the lead in the cleanup, acting as unified commanders. A host of other agencies, including Clean Seas, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and various county departments worked under them. Clarifying exactly what time agencies responded to the scene has been difficult, as submitting a question to the Joint Information Center (JIC) — stocked with about 20-25 public information officers from various agencies at any given time — has been almost as taxing as placing a customer complaint with Costco. As of press time, here is what this reporter was able to gather: The U.S. Coast Guard was first notified of the spill at 12:39 p.m. last Tuesday, May 19. At 2 p.m., a two-man team out of the Marine Safety Detachment at the Santa Barbara harbor got to the scene and called for backup. Essentially the area fire department for oil spills, Clean Seas dispatched three 65-foot vessels, each equipped with 1,500 feet of ocean boom on Tuesday afternoon. The first boat descended on the scene at about 2:45 p.m. Once it got there, said Clean Seas general manager Ike Ikerd, the crew of three tested the affected area to see what chemicals were in the oil to ensure it was safe to boom. The Coast Guard and Clean Seas flew helicopters overhead. Fish and Wildlife arrived in the early afternoon. The Coast Guard’s National Response Center was notified of the spill at 1:43 p.m. and 2:56 p.m., according to federal documents.
TESTING THE WATERS: Kristen Karnes (foreground) and Eric Simon with Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health use an UltraRAE handheld device to get readings at Refugio State Beach the day after the oil spill.
By 3:30 p.m., another person from the Coast Guard arrived. It wasn’t until 7 p.m. that seven more Coast Guard personnel were able to make the trip up from Long Beach. By that time, well-known environmental attorney Linda Krop had already been on the scene for 30 minutes, appalled that an orchestrated operation did not appear to be underway. Part of the problem was immediately protecting the ocean, she argued. “It’s just such a bizarre response,” said Krop, who probed officials at the press conferences held twice a day in the days following the spill. Krop contrasted what she witnessed to a response after a 170-barrel spill at Sandpiper Golf Course in 1994 when crews had immediately built huge berms to contain the oil. A JIC spokesperson could not say how many response boats were on scene Tuesday. According to Ikerd, Clean Seas’
three boats deployed boom that first night. Fish and Wildlife were on scene until about 11 p.m. Refuting arguments that the crews didn’t work overnight on Tuesday, Ikerd said vessels have to go in at night because high winds make it unsafe. “It’s not productive,” Ikerd said. We’re “out at first light,” he added. On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for the county; responding teams were given the approval to work 24/7, but he said that was only for land cleanup. The next day, about 250 response personnel in white body suits and nine vessels were working, and in the following days, that number jumped to 600 people, 19 boats, five SCAT (shoreline cleanup assessment technique) teams, three skimmers, and one barge. Over the weekend, the fire department’s hand crew was trained to assist in the cleanup. n
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REPORTING FOR DUTY: Santa Barbara County Battalion Chief Chris Childers (left) and Fire Chief Eric Peterson (right) confer with Coast Guard Marine Science Technician Marshall Liverman in the area of the oil spill on May 19. Two days later, on Thursday, May 21, about 250 response personnel in white body suits arrived to begin picking up oil contaminated materials and wildlife. 3:30 p.m. Additional Coast Guard personnel from Long Beach show up.
Reports indicate that Plains, which operates 17,800 miles of crude-oil pipelines across the country, has had problems with corrosion in the past. County Energy Division Director Kevin Drude said if corrosion is a problem in this pipeline, “that makes the entire stretch suspect.” The pipe moves crude up to Kern County. According to OEM’s Arndt, Plains was proactive about conducting spill drills, half-day events that involve many people. The Department of Transportation conducts these drills, and the county’s Office of Emergency Management is involved when they take place in the county. According to a spokesperson contracted by Plains, the company conducts spill-response drills in the Santa Barbara area each year, and safety trainings are held four times a year. n independent.com
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ith the day-late arrival of professional cleanup crews in Tyvek coveralls and facemasks, citizen volunteers, who showed up within hours of the oil leak, were told to go home by authorities. Safety was given as a reason, with Public Health warning about toxic fumes and chemical contact and authorities voicing concern about keeping the scene and cleanup crews clear of upset citizens. The state Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) handled an “overwhelming” number of volunteer requests, but Mary Fricke, an OSPR spokesperson, stated on Saturday that only trained volunteers were wanted. People from Community Emergency Response Teams and fire and wildlife agencies were among the 132 “affiliated” volunteers on duty, she said, and they took on jobs ranging from crowd control to transporting oiled animals. Even tasks as mundane as answering the phones, she explained, require training to keep the conversation from veering into speculation when talking to the media. But by Sunday, the Unified Command had accepted the public’s “passionate commitment to the environment and wildlife.” Communication trainings and beach cleanups were scheduled this week for those already signed up with OSPR. “Spontaneous” volunteers will be contacted via a volunteer information application filled out at calspillwatch .dfg.ca.gov at the “Volunteer” tab. Santa Barbara’s Wildlife Care Network directs SMALL PRICE: Kaleah Mesa examines her oilpeople who find oiled birds covered hands after volunteering to clean up and animals to call the south of Refugio Beach on May 20. Ordinary Oiled Wildlife Care Network people often wearing flip-flops and rain — (877) 823-6926 — rather boots shoveled gallons of crude into buckets than pick the creatures up. n donated by OSH and Home Depot.
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ine 901 of the Plains All American Pipeline network starts out at
24 inches in diameter at Exxon’s Las Flores Canyon Processing Facility on the Gaviota Coast, runs west along the coastline for 10.6 miles, and then turns north into a 30-inch main line. At mile 130, crude oil, propelled by pumps at 10-mile intervals and spinning like water through a garden hose so as not to harden into “Tootsie Rolls,” per industry parlance, reaches the Pentland pump station in Kern County before it spiders out to refineries across California. For the foreseeable future, however, the ruptured pipeline will remain empty, save for the stagnant oil now coagulating inside. In addition to patching the rupture that allowed an estimated 101,000 gallons of oil to spill, some of it landing on Refugio State Beach, Plains All American will have to fulfill a laundry list of corrective measures imposed by the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The Corrective Action Order, an eight-page document issued on May 21, calls for purging the affected pipeline, a review of the pipe “for conditions similar to those of the Failure,” mechanical and metallurgical testing, determination of the cause of failure, and restart and remediation plans. In Santa Barbara County, Feds order system inspection; this section of pipeline carries extracted by Exxon, Venoco, county crude stops Flowing oil and Freeport-McMoRan (formerly PXP), which pay Plains by Brandon Fastman All American a “tariff” or fee for transportation services. The ruptured portion only carried oil from the first two, but the line is also decommissioned where Freeport-McMoRan’s oil enters. Exxon had been pumping 30,000 barrels per day, and the other two operators about 4,000 each, according to Kevin Drude of the Santa Barbara County Energy Division. Other producers may also add oil to the pipeline at the Sisquoc Pump Station, but that activity is not regulated by the county, and Plains All American did not respond to an inquiry by The Santa Barbara Independent. An Exxon spokesperson would not comment on the impact to the company’s operations, other than to say,“We are currently operating at reduced oil rates while maintaining gas production.”According to Drude, Exxon has enough storage capacity to operate for another week and a half. FreeportMcMoRan did not return calls as of press time. Venoco has exhausted its storage capacity and has already shut down operations. Safety Manager Keith Wenal explained that currently the company is performing planned maintenance that would have necessitated shutting down the line anyway. Eventually, though, the busted pipeline will start leaking profits as well as oil. “If it, indeed, takes more than a few weeks, then we’ll start looking at [transportation] alternatives,” said Wenal. It will almost certainly take more than a few weeks to get Line 901 back in action. The deadlines for the corrective measures ordered by PHMSA range between 45 and 90 days, but the feds can take as long as they want to verify Plains All American’s responses with their own experts. Representatives from the affected energy producers say they are just starting to evaluate their work-around options, but trucking seems to be the only viable transportation alternative. There exists no infrastructure within the county for transferring oil to trains or tankers. A spokesperson for the Western States Petroleum Association, Tupper Hull, said it should be fairly simple for producers to supplement the loss of supply in Santa Barbara County. The oil normally flowing through the closed pipeline, he explained, is less than 2 percent of the 1.7 million barrels of oil refined in California daily. For that reason, he did not think consumers will notice any price changes. “Refining oil is a necessary process that does have risk, and the oil industry does everything it can to minimize those risks,” Hull said, although he did concede, “We fell down on this latest incident.” n
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warming and heartbreaking: a dozen men and women, mostly strangers, clad in T-shirts and shorts, shoveling load after load of heavy, noxious oil off a spoiled beach shimmering in the morning sun. Some formed a Sisyphean bucket brigade to scoop hundreds of gallons of crude from the sand, only to watch more wash up with the next waves. Others ran into the surf to cradle the blackened bodies of dying pelicans in their arms. Where were the professionals? Eighteen hours after a broken pipe had sent a river of oil into the ocean, why had no “official” arrived to help save Lorraine’s Beach? TRY AND MAKE ME: Despite the threat of arrest, Deane Plaister and others refused At the time, the official estito leave the beach until cleanup crews arrived. mate was that 21,000 gallons had escaped, but according to area artist and citizen responder Ethan Turpin, that to be hassled by police and neglected by credentialed seemed incredibly low: “I was there for about an cleanup crews, the scene at Lorraine’s Beach that mornhour, and we filled 50 five-gallon buckets. Sadly, I ing was inspiring: “There was a spirit of feeling like you must say, there is no way we removed one percent were doing something that mattered, and doing it with of that spill.” As it turned out, the spill was over 100,000 people you had never met.” Castañeda proved convincgallons. ing when, camera in hand, he successfully lobbied law The responders spontaneously began arriving enforcement officers to allow him and others to stay all along the Gaviota Coast as early as 6:30 a.m. on until the organized response arrived. Wednesday, alerted to the pipe“I’m not critical of these people,” said Castañeda. line rupture by texts and news “They were doing what stories the day before. It was the images of their backbreaking they needed to do. But it work that were beamed around was an interesting social the world while a bureaucratiexperience. There’s a sysby tyler Hayden cally hamstrung task force of tem here that’s broken just state and federal agencies slowly like that pipeline is broken.” rolled out their cleanup effort. Deane Plaister, a member of the Surfrider FoundaEarly in the afternoon, exhausted, the volunteers tion’s executive committee, decided to check out Refunoticed a huddle of men standing around a truck and gio Beach on his way to work Wednesday morning. asked for a hand hauling their 50-pound buckets of oil. Greeted by a media circus and unwelcoming Sheriff’s The men just stared and called back: “We’re Caltrans.” deputies, he caught a glimpse of a beach void of any The citizen responders could only laugh and keep shov- workers. But as he drove down the coast, he saw people eling. As more would-be volunteers arrived and parked hustling toward the ocean with shovels and buckets. above the beach, CHP officers threatened them with Despite a lingering case of bronchitis, he rolled up his tickets if they didn’t leave. sleeves and got down to business. It was particularly Tamlorn Chase, a Santa Barbara native and surfer cheering to learn that two big corporate stores—Home who guides kayak tours along the Gaviota Coast, Depot and OSH — had donated supplies to the citizen arrived at Lorraine’s around 11 a.m., shortly before two responders. Normally media shy, Plaister said he felt the need women showed up from Los Angeles to volunteer. The officers kept repeating that since the volunteers weren’t to speak out after witnessing how long it took the govwearing proper safety equipment, they’d need to vacate ernment-run machine to power up. “Of course there’s the area. Those warnings went unheeded or were met going to be operational lag time,” he admitted, “but I with videotaped rebukes. No officially dressed respond- couldn’t believe how slow they were.” Plaister said at ers had yet arrived. least one member of the Lorraine’s Beach crew split the “Of course we didn’t have proper gear, but no one scene when she was threatened with arrest, but “I was else was cleaning,” Chase said, remembering a group just so pissed off, I thought,‘When they put the cuffs on of nesting snowy plovers chirping in panic and confu- me, I’ll stop.’” sion as they skirted around the tar that covered their And even though he recognized the seeming futility feeding grounds. Chase said he woke up the next day of his efforts, Plaister kept thinking,“Every shovel of oil feeling a bit woozy and sore, but no worse for the wear is one that won’t get on a bird. This damn scoop of oil considering the “grave” health concerns cited by officials isn’t going to be out there anymore.” Plaister said Santa attempting to keep residents off Refugio, El Capitan, Barbara ought to form some kind of on-call volunteer and other nearby beaches. team that can suit up and respond to a local oil spill Osiris Castañeda, a documentary filmmaker and at a moment’s notice, and that the low-cost safeguard community activist, explained as maddening as it was should be paid for by oil companies. n
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may have been killed, or more oil spilled, than authorities are saying. According to the highly controlled information released by the federal and state unified command, 25 oiled birds have been recovered alive, and 13 have died, as of Tuesday. Once even a little oil gets on a bird, its feathers glob together and the bird loses the aerodynamics necessary to fly and hunt. Brown pelicans who dive headfirst into an oil patch have no hope of survival, and those that die on the water tend to sink undiscovered. “It’s really a death sentence,” said Ben Halpern, a marine conservation researcher at UCSB. Eighteen seals and sea lions were rescued, but eight have died. If the fur and skin of big marine animals become coated with the sticky black goo, they’re in danger of being unable to regulate their body temperature. Two dead dolphins were found, but with “no visible oil,” officials reported. Halpern said such fatalities could have resulted from eating prey that has absorbed the toxic substance. Authorities estimated the number of dead invertebrates at “more than 50.” That’s likely laughably low, other researchers have said. The widely acknowledged strikingly slow cleanup operation was intended to keep the crude from hitting touristy locales ahead of the holiday weekend. But many marine biologists and conservationists have argued that it is just as — if not more — important to focus on the subsurface effects. “There’s a tendency to protect the visible aspects of the environment,” Helms said,“but you have to remember there are extremely important fisheries and resources below the surface.” Santa BarBara Channelkeeper
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The undeveloped Gaviota Coast, called “the Galapagos of North America,” is one of only five places on the planet where northern and southern plants and wildlife meet. Santa Barbara conservationists and fishermen alike watch in dismay as, for miles around, oil swirls in the currents, seeps into the crannies of reefs, and settles on kelp fronds. The crude is clouding normally clear waters, blocking sea grass from needed sunlight, and glomming onto the shells and skin of critters scuttling along the sea floor. It’s working its way through the membranes of plankton that nourish all manner of life, from tide-pool filter feeders to endangered blue whales migrating through the Santa Barbara Channel. Little can be done to collect oil that’s sunk into the water column, Helms said, but recognizing the problem can help inform restoration efforts, such as transplanting kelp, eel grass, and surf grass in areas where they’ve been inevitably killed off. One critical staple of the Gaviota Coast, its vast kelp forests, provide a 3D hunting ground for otters and sea lions bobbing and weaving for fish and other food. When the plants go, so do the animals. But exactly how oil mixes with intertidal zones and bigger stretches of ocean is still somewhat a mystery. UCSB earth science professor David Valentine said this spill, which was right along the coastline rather than in open water, was particularly dangerous. The oil, instantly churned by the waves, “smothered everything” in its path. Once the crude mixes with sand, it becomes denser than seawater and sinks to the sea floor. There, it skitters along with the currents, settling in low spots. Valentine and his team have already dis-
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Thursday 5/28 5/28: Piñata Protest, The Copper Gamins, Viernes 13 Piñata Protest is punk rock like abuela used to make! They are an accordion-fronted punk-rock band with cheeky riffs on Mexican standards and original songs reflecting their lives, influence, and desire for a mosh pit. Also playing will be rockers The Copper Gamins, also known as Los Niños de Cobre, and Viernes 13, who will bring a mix of ska, surf, and rockabilly. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $12-$15. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones .com. 5/28: Screening: Rebels with a Cause This documentary tells the story about the dreamers, schemers, and activists who persist in their mission in fostering a national movement to preserve open space that grew into a legacy of national seashores, parks, and recreation areas around the nation. 6:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 962-2571 or visit sbplibrary.org. 5/28: Shelly Lowenkopf Join Shelly Lowenkopf for a signing of his newest book, Love Will Make
You Drink & Gamble, Stay Out Late at Night, a collection of short stories revolving around life and relationships and interwoven into the S.B. setting. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucers books.com. 5/28: UCSB Wind Ensemble: Water, Winds and Fire Come and enjoy an evening of exciting ethereal ensemble music. For its Annual Spring Concert, the ensemble will perform John Mackey’s Undertow, Eric Whitacre’s Cloudburst, Aaron Copland’s El Salon Mexico, and much more. This concert will also feature graduate assistant Adriane Hill, who will conduct Robert Washburn’s Partita. 7:30pm. Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, UCSB. Free-$10. Call 893-2064 or visit music.ucsb.edu. 5/28: Olivia Grace Fashion Showcase Launch Party Olivia Grace is a brand-new women’s clothing line/boutique that is a one-stop shop of fashionable boho chic with a twist of classic and comfortable fun pieces. Models will be wearing outfits, and there will also be sample pieces on display. There will be wine and giveaways. 7-10pm.
5/28: Sketching in the Galleries: The Landscapes of Ray Strong Be inspired by the exhibit Ray Strong: Beyond Santa Barbara and sketch dynamic landscapes. All art skill levels are welcome. Materials and general guidance will be provided. This event is limited to 10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. 5:30-6:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Ages 16+. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.
the artists of Solstice at this art opening and party. This exhibit celebrates the creative spirit of Solstice, whose parade and festival draw in more than 100,000 visitors. Costumes, puppets, memorabilia from past parades, a multimedia show on masks, papier-mâché sculptures, and more will be featured in this year’s Spirit of Solstice exhibition. Join for art, food, live music, and festivities. 6-8pm. Art from Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. Free. Call 884-0459 or visit tinyurl.com/ solsticeopening. 5/29, 5/30: Free Water-Wise Landscaping Workshops These classes will introduce homeowners, residents, and business owners to the principles of creating gardens and landscapes that thrive in our semi-arid climate. Learn about using limited water resources wisely, building a living “soil sponge,” identifying the right
5/28: Grover Anderson Enjoy burgers and beers with some live music. Grover Anderson will share his music mixing folk storytelling and pop/rock. His high-energy shows are inspired by country singer Garth Brooks, folk/rock musician Josh Ritter, and pop/rock singer/songwriter Eric Hutchinson. 8pm. Eureka! Burgers & Craft Beer, 601 Paseo Nuevo. Free. Visit grover anderson.com.
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plants and placements, and keeping your landscape beautiful all year round. Fri.: 6-9pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Sat.: 9am-noon. Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Free. Visit waterwise sb.org/workshops.
5/29: World War Free with The Narcicyst Yassin “The Narcicyst” Alsalman (pictured) is an Arab musician, actor, and artist. Through his unique visual show, explore the history of war between the continents and help shape a future of peace and prosperity. This will be a premiere of his new album, World War Free. Opening the show will be hip-hop artist, poet, and peace activist Omar Offendum. 8pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. $5-$15. Call 893-2064 or visit mcc.sa.ucsb.edu.
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5/29-5/31: Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour Tour this exhibition of ancient and sacred relics from the historical Buddha Shakyamuni and other great Buddhist masters from India, Tibet, and China. They resemble beautiful, pearl-like crystals that Tibetans call “ringsel.” This exhibit also features eight relics that are more than 2,500 years old, graciously given by the Dalai Lama. Pet blessings will be given on Sunday. Fri.: 6-8pm; Sat.: 10am-7pm; Sun.: noon-6pm. Center of the Heart, 487 N. Turnpike Rd. Free. Call 964-4861 or visit centeroftheheart.com.
brunch. The Family Festival, free and open to the community, will start at 11am with fun carnival games, relays, open swim, ball throw, and many more activities. All proceeds will go to YMCA’s Open Doors financial assistance program. 8am. Montecito Family YMCA, 591 Santa Rosa Ln. Free$40. Call 969-3288 or visit tiny url.com/montecitofamilyfun. 5/30: Adult Fishing Workshop Learn the basics of fishing with a short talk on fishing. There will be stations where small groups will rotate for lessons on tying knots, learning about different kinds of fish, saltwater fishing, casting, and more. Attendance is limited, so registration is recommended. 9amnoon. Neal Taylor Nature Ctr., 2265 Hwy. 154. $10. Call 693-0691 or visit clnaturecenter.org. 5/30: Spiders of the Pacific Coast: Diversity, Ecology, and Myths Dispelled Those with arachnophobia, don’t be afraid; come get educated. Author of the new book Field Guide to the Spiders of California and Pacific Coast States, R.J. Adams will give an illustrated talk on the diversity of the region’s spider fauna and then sign books after the talk. 7pm. Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado, Los Olivos. Free. Call 693-5683 or visit syvnature.org. 5/30: Soul Style: Sacred Space & Feng Shui Explore advanced principles of sacred space and feng shui with Shawne Mitchell, and learn how to use conscious self-awareness and intuitive home psychology to create a harmonious environment that will positively affect your spirit, health, and wellbeing. Beginners and all those interested in discovering deeper insights are welcome. 9:30am3:30pm. La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Rd. $75. Call 969-5031 or visit lacasademaria.org. 5/30: Santa Barbara Family Discovery Day Come learn how to strengthen your family across generations. There will be a presentation from featured speaker Margo McKinstry, who will talk about in-depth classes on British research; video presentations from RootsTech 2015; photo scanning; and info on family search apps. Bring your
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5/30: Walking Tree Tour In need for some outdoor activities and history? Ken Knight, registered arborist, will give a lively tour of the magnificent trees of Rancho La Patera & Stow House, established in 1873. Bring your sturdy walking shoes and hat for a morning of history. 9am. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call 681-7216 or visit stowhouse .com/events/tree-tour.
5/30: Sweet Water-Wise Walking Tours Walk and visit water-wise projects, which include rain gardens, a 1,350-gallon rain tank, laundry gray-water system, soil building, beginnings of a food forest, vegetable gardens, chickens, rooftop solar systems, fruit trees, and more. Enjoy wine and cheese and a demonstration of a solar water still at the final stop. 3-6pm. Tour starts at 1626 San Pascual St. $10-$17. Call 403-4566 or visit sweet watercollaborative.org. 5/30: Pacific Haze, GrooveSession Pacific Haze will bring rock ’n’ roll with a side of blues and a twist of funk to S.B. The guest star power rock trio GrooveSession, is sure to get you dancing. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $8-$10. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.
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5/30-5/31: Madeline: Lost in Central Park The dancers of Gustafson Dance will present their annual school production. Taken from the beloved Ludwig Bemelmans stories, this tells the tale of a young girl who finds herself lost in Central Park. Children and dancers ages 2+ will be featured to complete the story of Madeline’s adventures. Sat.: 2 and 6pm; Sun.: 2pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $14-$25. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.
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5/30: 3rd Annual Mountain Art and Garden Sale Donations by the folks living in the San Marcos Pass area will be for sale, including original art, crafts, plants, services, and more. All proceeds will go to support the volunteer firefighters. Food and beverage will be available for purchase, with the Larry Iwerks Band performing live music. 10am-3pm. Paradise Store, 1 Paradise Rd. Free. Visit wildlandresidents.org. 5/30-5/31: Dance with Harout Performance Company Spring Showcase This dance company comprises more than 35 dancers ages 22-70 with unique choreographic voice and stylistic elements from street and lyrical hip-hop, burlesque, jazz, and Middle Eastern dance traditions. While a few have formal dance training, many of these performers have little or no previous dance instruction. Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 2pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $28-$38. Call 963-0408 or visit centerstage theater.org. 5/30-5/31: Best Day Foundation Bring your towel and extra clothes, and join for a fun day at the beach! This organization enables children and young adults
with special needs to build confidence through adventure activities. Activities will include tandem surfing, body-boarding, kayaking, beach games, obstacle courses, and more. Volunteers can sign up online. Sat: 8am2pm; Sun.: 7:30am-2pm. Leadbetter Beach, 1000 Shoreline Dr. Free. Call (800) 309-2815 or visit bestdayfoundation.org. 5/30: S.B. Music Club 2015 Scholarship Winners Concert These admission-free vocal performances and chamber-music concerts will feature scholarship winners and pieces by Bach, Prokofiev, Aaron Copland, and more. 2pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 617-3401 or visit sbmusicclub .org.
sunday 5/31 5/31: Just 4 Fun Fitness: Summer of Fun Kids will have fun in the sun with group games, zumba and yoga classes, an obstacle course, bubble play, face painting, and more. Parents can relax with an ocean view and watch the fun. There will be raffles, giveaways, and food. 10am-1pm. La Mesa Park, 295 Meigs Rd. $10-$20. Call 570-4466 or visit just4funfitness.com/ summeroffun.
5/31: Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, JD McPherson This tour is in support of Robert Plant’s 10th solo album, 2014’s lullaby and ...The Ceaseless Roar Roar, described by Plant as “a celebratory record, powerful, gritty, African, Trance meets Zep.” Opening the show will be JD McPherson, known for his retro blues and rock-and-roll sound. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $54-$84. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com. 5/31: Music at Trinity: The Majesty of Trumpet & Organ This concert marks the final program of the Music at Trinity 2014-15 series. Yamaha Artist trumpet player Brian Chin and organist Thomas Joyce will play pieces by Giuseppe Torelli, Dieterich Buxtehude, Naji Hakim, and more. 3:30pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St. Free. Call 965-7419 or visit trinitysb.org. 5/31: Girls Rock: Rock the House Spring Showcase Girls Rock S.B., a nonprofit organization that empowers young women through music education and expression, will showcase young performers and all they’ve learned. There will be special guests from past programs that will perform original songs. You go, girls! 6pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10-$20. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com. 5/31: Jazz in the Garden Series: Lois Mahalia and Band Spend a beautiful Sunday in the Garden under the trees and sun with music by Lois Mahalia. She and her band will bring smiles and jazz with
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Tuesday 6/2 6/2: Fast Track Training for ESL Tutors The community libraries around you are in need of more ESL tutors for the library’s free Adult Literacy Program, and you can help: Become a tutor at your library! This fasttrack training will get you ready to start tutoring in no time. 10am-1pm. Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. Free. Call 564-5619 or visit sbplibrary.org.
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A Fleet of Flutes Text and photos by Caitlin Fitch As a kid, Ritchie Gonzales (left) received a surprise piccolo from his dad. Soon he progressed to playing the flute and quit playing all other instruments, and he hasn’t put the woodwind down since. When he moved to Santa Barbara from San Diego, he began the Santa Barbara Community Flute Ensemble because there was no place for flutists to gather and play together. “Practically every other county has one, and I really missed it,” he said. The ensemble, which meets once a week, is open to all ages and skill levels. Currently they are practicing for a summer children’s concert and preparing for an autumn one, as well. “There are no egos here. You can come and play the flute for fun and become flute buddies!” said Gonzales. For more information, visit sbcfe.org.
A 60-foot monster shark just swam into Mission Canyon, and rather than run away, thousands of Santa Barbara kids, their parents, and others interested in the nature of yesteryear will soon be flocking toward the prehistoric beast. At least that’s usually what happens with the nationally touring Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived exhibit, which lands at the Museum of Natural History this weekend and stays until August 30. “They’re akin to the level of interest and enthusiasm that’s generated from dinosaurs but in the marine realm,” said Bruce MacFadden of the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, where the exhibit first debuted almost a decade ago. “Kids love it.” But all ages can appreciate the many megalodon mysteries that remain. Most everything we know about the “cosmopolitan apex predator,” which lived in worldwide waters 17 million to two million years ago, comes from its teeth, of which it had about 275 at any given time. “They shed teeth like a conveyor belt does,” said MacFadden. “Their fossil teeth are all over the world, but 99 percent of what we find of them is teeth.” And because they were made of cartilage rather than hard bone, MacFadden explained, “We don’t know the rest of the skeletal morphology like we know dinosaurs.” The exhibit is just one of the shark-focused offerings this summer from the museum and its Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, where there will be a World Oceans Day program called Healthy Sharks, Healthy Oceans on June 6 and a Land Shark tour on June 19, as well as weekly storytellings and shark feedings each Sunday. See sbnature.org. — Matt Kettmann
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Dr. eric goodman’s Foundation Training redefines the Core by CharlEs DonElan Summerland fitness facility, Goodman developed Foundation Training, a series of movements that he calls “a modern solution to a modern problem.” It is quickly catching on, at least among elite athletes and actors. Early adopters include basketball great Derek Fisher, actors Rob Lowe and Jeff Bridges, and, in preparation for the 2008 Olympics, the entire United States men’s water polo team, whose captain Tony Azevedo asserted that Foundation Training was “one of the primary driving forces” behind their silver medal.
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ne cloudy morning earlier this month, Fred Brander walked through his Los Olivos vineyard alongside Highway 154 while his crew was planting a new batch of sauvignon blanc vines. As the Buenos Aires–born vintner spoke to the laborers in brisk but melodious Spanish, advising how best to mound the earth around each vine, he reflected on doing the same exact thing exactly 40 years ago, when first planting his family-owned vineyard in May of 1975. Much is different about the process. In one hand, Brander shows me the modern fluorescent green vine tag, whose various numbered and lettered codes indicate which of the specialized rootstocks and clones he’s selected for these vines. Then the Santa Barbara–raised winemaker — whose parents moved to town in 1962 from Argentina, where his Swedish grandparents emigrated a century ago—pulls from his pocket an orange tag from a cabernet sauvignon vine he planted back in ’75. “Cabernet Sauvignon #1 Jumbo,” he reads aloud with a laugh. “The only clone you could buy back then was #1.” But much is quite the same at the Brander Vineyard, where about 40 acres are planted twothirds in sauvignon blanc and one-third in cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc. That was the basic ratio Brander bet on in the beginning, after he convinced his parents to buy the property around the time he graduated from Fred Brander UC Davis with a master’s degree in food science with an enology emphasis. He’d been fascinated with fermentation ever since graduating from a chemistry set to a home winemaking kit while still in high school at Laguna Blanca, and he pursued that interest by studying chemistry at Harvey Mudd College. After spending time in France—where his grandfather Fritz once studied wine before moving to Argentina—Brander saw the rolling hills of Los Olivos, with their sand, gravel, and clay soils, as reminiscent of Bordeaux, where sauv blanc and both cabs thrive. In a world then dominated by cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay, Brander’s emphasis on sauvignon blanc was a curious choice. And with about 13,000 of his 16,000 annual cases still dominated by the white varietal, it remains a head-scratcher to many today, as well, when many wineries simply make a little bit of sauv blanc to offer another
white-wine option. In fact, for a producer his size, Brander probably puts more effort into sauvignon blanc than anyone else in California, offering 11 different bottlings each year, including five vineyard designates. The workhorse is the 11,000 cases of his Santa Ynez Valley sauv blanc blend, which continues to fly off the shelves, particularly at restaurants. “We are in a unique position,” said Brander. “The potential for sauvignon blanc in California is huge, but it seems like there is not a lot of effort.” His efforts at quality started early on, when he made his first wines in old dairy equipment at the now-defunct Santa Ynez Valley Winery (where Kalyra is today). “It was modest,” he recalled, “but it worked.” Brander decided to barrel ferment the usually tank fermented sauv blanc—“it was kind of a novel thing,” he admitted—and won Santa Barbara County’s first gold medal for wine at the L.A. County Fair in 1977. “It was the right time in the right place doing the right thing,” said Brander, who was quickly picked up by a major national distributor and boosted to 5,000 cases by 1982. “I went from selling locally to being in 34 states overnight,” he explained. That’s also changed. “Today, we might sell in eight states,” said Brander while walking back toward his estate winery, which he built off of Roblar Road in 1979. “It’s so competitive. I don’t like to travel when I spend more on hotel rooms than I sell in wine.” Instead, Brander travels for pleasure and inspiration, most recently to South Africa, where he enjoyed the most memorable wine tastings of his life. Such unique memories are what he’s trying to bring to the Brander Vineyard, with plans to open a Mexican folk-art museum this summer and hopes for even more visitor-serving options in the years to come. “Just a taste of wine is such a fleeting moment and a fleeting memory,” he said. “My vision is to make more than good wine. That just takes money, and there is so much money around. You have to go to the next level and try to separate from the pack by creating the experience. You have to give the consumer an experience that they can remember.” Visit the Brander Vineyard at 2401 North Refugio Road. Call 688-2455 or see brander n .com.
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Santa Barbara–Trained Decathletes and Heptathletes Head to Austria for Hypo Meeting
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ötzis is a quiet alpine village in Austria that makes international news every May as the host of a premier multi-event track-and-field competition called the Hypo Meeting. Just as the most promising racehorses are sent to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, the highly trained humans known as decathletes and heptathletes converge on Götzis. This year’s meeting is Saturday-Sunday, May 30-31. Santa Barbara is where Ashton Eaton trained this spring for his first appearance in the Austrian meet. A victory in the decathlon this weekend would be the culmination, rather than the beginning, of his own triple crown—the Oregon native won gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2013 World Championships in Moscow—and it would also jump-start him toward this summer’s World Championships in Beijing and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Two other athletes who toiled throughout March and April at the Westmont College track are entered in the Götzis heptathlon: Canada’s Brianne Theisen-Eaton, who was runner-up in the 2013 worlds and subsequently topped that by being wed to Eaton, and former UCSB standout Barbara Nwaba, runner-up in last year’s U.S.A. Championships. Although she also won the heptathlon at the Thorpe Cup, a team competition between American and German multi-eventers, this weekend will put Nwaba on a prominent world stage. She hopes it’s a big step toward Rio. “It’s pretty cool,” the Los Angeles native said. “Tons of people come out just to watch the multis. They treat you well. It’s a fun meet.” There is a bit of pressure on Nwaba, who will be representing the Santa Barbara Track Club. “They fly you out for the meet,” she said,“but you have to hit 6,200 [points], or you have to pay for your travel.” Nwaba scored a personal best of 6,307 last year, and while winning the Sam Adams heptathlon at Westmont last month with a score of 6,292, she started with her best time ever in the 100-meter hurdles (13.38 seconds) and finished by running her fastest 800 (2:07.47) by four seconds. “I did a lot of hill training in the fall,” she said. “I can go out and run the first lap of the 800 in 61 seconds. I used to be afraid of it. Now I know I have a good time in the tank.” S.B. Track Club coach Josh Priester will accompany Nwaba, the only U.S. heptathlete competing at Götzis. Her score ranks her in the middle of the elite field of 32 women. Britain’s Jessica Ennis-Hill, the defending Olympic champion, will do her first seven-eventer since she scored 6,955 points in her London victory. Theisen-Eaton, who won the Götzis meet in 2013 and scored 6,530 in Moscow, will be in the hunt.
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JUMP, SPRINT, THROW: Track stars love training in Santa Barbara, including decathlete Ashton Eaton (seen above in a long jump series) and UCSB standout heptathlete Barbara Nwaba (right). Both head off to Austria to compete in the Hypo Meeting.
Theisen-Eaton has been steadily progressing under the guidance of her husband and Harry Marra, who coaches both of them. “Harry tells me what to do, and Ash tells me how it’s supposed to feel,” she said.“Everything seems easier now, like slicing through butter — the flick of the shot put, the pull on the javelin.” She’s been telling Eaton about the festive atmosphere in Götzis. “It’s a one-of-a-kind meet,” she said.“They play great music. The fans know everything about the athletes. I’m excited for Ashton.” The Austrian villagers will be excited to see Eaton, who carries on the tradition of great American decathletes (Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson, Bill Toomey, Dan O’Brien, and, yes, Bruce Jenner) and might take a shot at his world record of 9,039 points, set at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. He can hang with the world’s best in a number of individual events—the 100, long jump, 400, 110 hurdles, and pole vault—but the challenge is to string together 10 superior performances in two days. “It’s always meaningful to break a record,” Eaton said early this month. “It’s good for the sport. Doing it in a location where track and field became important to me was special. Yet as soon as I did it, I felt I could do better.” So, if he were to give himself a name like a racehorse as he enters this weekend’s derby of athleticism and endurance, what would it be? “Audacity,” Eaton said. He also had a name for Theisen-Eaton, who came out of the plains of Saskatchewan: “Pride of the Prairie.”
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nine years, the Foresters will open their two-month season as the reigning National Baseball Congress champions. In a pregame ceremony this Saturday, they will raise the pennant they won at the NBC World Series in Wichita last August. The weekend will also feature the debut of longtime major leaguer Dmitri Young as Santa Barbara’s hitting coach. The Foresters will play 26 home games in addition to hosting the California Cup tournament July 2-5. Sat.: 4:30pm; Sun.: 1pm. Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, UCSB. $1-$6. Visit sbforesters.org.
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her college career as a 12-time NAIA AllAmerican. At last week’s nationals, she finished second in the women’s 400 and also anchored the 4x400 relay to second place, passing four runners on the homestretch. … S.B. City College’s Bas van Leersum won the state community college title in the 400 hurdles, breaking his own school record with 52.20 clocking. … San Marcos High sophomore Erica Schroeder won her second straight CIF Division 3 title in the 800 (2:11.79) and will attempt to qualify for the State Meet on Friday. AV Bennett, a Bishop Diego junior, sprinted to the top of the podium in the Division 4 boys 100 and 200. … Another multi-event meet in Oyonnax, France, will include two S.B. Track Club athletes: Thomas FitzSimons Jr. and Lindsay Schwartz. BUMPY ROAD TO OMAHA: The NCAA made UCSB the
No. 1 seed in one of the 16 four-team regionals that will start off the 69th Division 1 baseball championships this weekend. The regional will be played at The Diamond, the state-of-the-art ballpark of the Lake Elsinore Storm, a San Diego Padres affiliate. It is purported to be a pitcher’s park, which should bode well for the Gauchos. USC and Virginia will get things underway at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 29, followed by UCSB taking on San Diego State at 7 p.m. The double-elimination tournament will continue with two games on Saturday and Sunday and a final game on Monday if necessary. The regional winners will advance to eight bestof-three Super Regionals to be played June 5-8. Top-ranked UCLA is favored to host the winner of the UCSB regional. Super Regional winners will advance to the College World n Series in Omaha, Nebraska, starting June 13. independent.com
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You will be playing near the same time as UCSB’s Come Together Isla Vista Remembrance activities, and KCSB is inviting the audience to your show at The Goodland in light of these events. People find your music healing and relaxing. To what extent do you see your music as healing? Music, or art
in general—its function, so to speak, is to give perspective. Whatever art event it is—a concert—it’s still a ritual, and the function of that is … to bring the sense or perspective that we are one thing. That is what I hope art should bring, perspective over anything, yourself, others, your history; that should
MEDICINAL MUSIC: Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Rodrigo Amarante will explore themes of self and space through his acoustic numbers, Friday, May 29, at The Goodland Hotel.
be the solution for all the problems we have in the world … being able to put yourself in others’ shoes.
To what extent are your roots important to you? I’ve grown up getting used to letting
go of places and people. There was sorrow in that, but there was something to gain from it. To be open to whatever suggestions chance has given me. Getting out of my country and being away from family, friends, and work comfort zone has had many different little turns for me. When I came here, I realized that I was actually writing and cooking more Brazilian than ever, and by being outside my home, I understood that, and it actually freed me to be, to embrace how Brazilian I am. It’s a very interesting thing. I don’t force myself to be either less Brazilian or more Brazilian; I feel either of those things are inconvenient artistically.
To what extent do you feel like a servant channeling a divine energy in your music, or channeling muses, and to what extent does it feel like a creation of yourself? Well, far
as I understand, what we call the self, generally speaking, is a consciousness of self, but I believe that we are beyond that. I believe that there’s something behind that self that is still us but also something else — maybe everything else. And so I feel like the vision of the self is narrow. The goal of writing is to find what’s within the shadow of the self. But the idea of a muse or god or imaginary spectator, which is again an extension of yourself, because it’s your creation, is present, yes. What I want is to really belong, is to be useful, is to be a part of it. I want to continue it, you know? That feels holy, and it’s funny that in English the word holy as in divine sounds the same as wholly as complete. Whatever is holy in the sense of the divine is telling of us of the whole, how we’re all just a bunch of bacteria in a god’s stomach. We need selfexpression, individual thought, but the goal is to be unified, to belong. — Richie DeMaria
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Rodrigo Amarante plays Friday, May 29, at The Goodland, 5650 Calle Real, Goleta. For information, call 964-6241.
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s (BJM) resident tambourine man Joel Gion gets his groove on with a multifaceted solo album that attempts to transcend space and time. The epic odyssey that is Apple Bonkers begins with the gorgeously hypnopompic “Yes.” This synesthesia-inducing song, with its lyrics of “Colors yet to be found / Compound into just one sound,” is pretty much the bastard love child of the Beatles’s “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” and Love’s “She Comes in Colors.” By contrast, the pleasant “Smile” finds Gion gliding into the Byrd’s jangly territory with its echoes of “So You Want to Be a Rock ’n’ Roll
Star.” The beautiful ballad “Change My Mind” finds Gion dueting with Miranda Lee Richards — à la Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra yet tinted with a lovely Moody Blues–esque patina. Further on, the zeitgeist of the late ’70s/early ’80s is fêted as “Mirage” evokes Echo & the Bunnymen, and “Radio Silence” is the singer’s tip of the hat to Joy Division. The contributions from BJM comrades Jeff Davies, Matt Hollywood, Dan Allaire, Rob Campanella, and Collin Hegna — as well as Peter Holmström of the Dandy Warhols — keep the album synergistic. Overall, Gion’s insouciant vocal delivery and nostal-
gia for the golden ages of both the psych-rock and post-punk eras render Apple Bonkers a ride through in search of unknown pleasures while gleaning glimpses of future-past. — Sean Mageean
Area music fans have a new reason to get amped. This year, UCSB has rolled out UCSB Amplified, a live music series showcasing student, staff, and alumni musicians. The idea for the program came out of a January meeting within the Office of Public Affairs and Communications (PAC), when staffers saw an opportunity to showcase the underrepresented bands, soloists, and ensembles that make up the campus’s diverse and vibrant music scene. Out of their meetings grew UCSB Amplified, a video series in the style of NPR’S Tiny Desk Concerts. In the words of PAC’s editorial assistant Jessica Fenton, the series “works to break down the fourth wall often felt when viewing a performance at a distance onstage.” Recorded in a studio, the series “enables an up-close and personal listening and UCSB viewing experience,” she creates said. Beginning with the soft hum of an amp and the series smack of a clapperboard, each mini-concert shows the performer in a barebones studio setting, placing the listening viewer right alongside. A fleet of volunteers, music department students, and PAC staff put the show together. The first season featured performances ranging from the classical — UCSB’s Young Artist Piano Quartet, the Percussion and Afro-Brazilian Ensembles, and flutist Azeem Ward — to the contemporary, with acts like electronic artist Underbelly and acoustic duo Erisy Watt and Jeremy Ferrara. “The campus and public reception has been extremely positive so far. The continual praises that audiences post about the performers demonstrate the robust community that is present on campus,” Fenton said. The series has just wrapped up its first season and is in the process of filming the second, which Fenton hints will feature spoken-word and a cappella acts. The series will likely expand to include performances in front of live audiences, as well sessions recorded in less conventional indoor and outdoor settings to highlight UCSB’s beachside locale. Between now and the fall, UCSB Amplified will also offer viewers a sneak peek into the production process with behind-thescenes episodes. Sound good? Visit ucsbamplified.tumblr.com to tune in and see just what UCSB’s music scene has to offer, up close and personal. — RD
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o other musicians get the audience up and dancing better than electro-funk duo Chromeo. Friends since childhood, David “Dave 1” Macklovitch (pictured left) and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel formed their musical partnership in 2002, establishing themselves as up-and-comers with their debut album, She’s in Control, released in 2004. With their amalgamation of 1980s-style groove beats and contemporary synth sensibilities, the duo has created a distinct style that’s easily identified by their fans. In addition to their singular music, the unlikely pair—Macklovitch is Jewish and Gemayel Lebanese —have have become fashion trendsetters. Classic hits and songs from their recent album, White Women, can be expected on the set list for their Saturday, May 30, show at the Santa Barbara Bowl. I spoke recently to Macklovitch over the phone to learn more about Chromeo.
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ustin Boreta has always been one to explore — from on a journey with you.You need to build a ramp; otherwise, pre-Internet computer networks to the hills and you’re going to lose people.” The Glitch Mob, insofar as any group can be adventurbluffs that surround his Goleta childhood home to the creative trails blazed in musical territory seldom ous within a given genre, have retained that same creative boldness, despite some harsh reactrodden in the world of electronic You guys are like brothers. Yeah, I see P every day of my life. We’re tions in the past. The persistence with music. “I was always a creative kid best buddies—we’ve always been. We work together; we make which the group remains musically growing up,” said Boreta via Internet music together. It’s an inseparable thing. dynamic has become one of its definphone call. “I had a computer at a ing features, audible throughout Love very young age. My grandfather had So your backgrounds never affected the relationship? Nah, not at all. Death Immortality, the sophomore bought me an Apple IIe, and I would My mom is from Morocco, and Pete grew up in Lebanon. We full-length released in February 2014. constantly tinker around or play with actually have a ton of cultural similarities, and we’re both very It’s clear that Boreta himself is imit until I thought I figured it out.” open-minded and moderate. In the beginning, our backgrounds bued with persistence. A voracious Boreta is one-third of The Glitch actually brought us closer because we were bonding over the fact reader, the native Goletan’s journey Mob, a group formed in 2006 from by Jake Blair that our families were doing similar things. into The Glitch Mob was one largely a deejay collective and born of the defined by his will to follow his cuLos Angeles electronic music scene. Who or what are your influences? Mainly funk music from the ’70s Though the group has found success in West Coast states riosity and “figure things out.” “The resources at the time and ’80s, and pop music from the ’80s. We also grew up listening and around the world, their turn at the Santa Barbara Bowl were limited for tech stuff,” Boreta said. “My grandfather to hip-hop, so that made its way into our approach to music. Oh, on Saturday, May 30, will be the first time The Glitch Mob would always buy me new books or educational materiand R&B. The way I write lyrics is almost like …“What if Woody has performed in Boreta’s hometown. The date is one stop als.” Even if the subject remained mysterious to his family Allen wrote the same lines?” Like this weird, neurotic lover-boy on a tour that will take them from Vancouver to Reno to (as computer science was for most in the early to midthing. But we see the whole artistic endeavor of a band as one big ’90s), it wasn’t the material that mattered. “[Grandfather] Romania to Chicago (though not in that order). enterprise. Stage, design, photography, they all go hand in hand International shows and custom sounds weren’t always didn’t even really care what my sister and I were reading, with music. So whether it’s Italian furniture from the ’70s, David in the cards for The Glitch Mob. In 2010, after the depar- so long as we were reading. My grandma owned a bookLynch movies, or whatever, these things influence us. ture of founding member Kraddy (given name Matthew store [in Northern California]; I was always surrounded Kratz) due to creative differences, the remaining members by books. I think he knew how important technology How did you come up with your style of instruments and sound? Our made a stylistic musical shift away from their previous would be, but none of them ultimately understood what I main thing is using a lot of vintage analog equipment; we kinda drum-and-bass deejaying roots, a transformation capped was learning. They just saw my curiosity.” just nerd out on that. The idea was to buy a lot of vintage gear and It was his technological inquisitiveness that ultimately by their debut album, Drink the Sea, which split their stilluse it. The equipment is obviously used different now than in the burgeoning fan base. “When we played Coachella in 2010, put Boreta in a prime position to explore electronic mu’70s and ’80s, ’cause we’re just two weirdo Canadians who grew no one had heard our record yet,” Boreta explained. “Not sic in the early 1990s through a bulletin board system up in the 1990s. But we had an urge for analogs, synthesizers, and even our manager or agent. … So when we played Coach- (BBS), a computer server that, among vintage drums machines, which is the bedrock of ella, we didn’t play a lot of our old stuff. We only played new other things, allowed users to upload Chromeo sounds. Chromeo and The and download software and play online stuff. Everybody was like, ‘What the fuck is this?’” Glitch Mob play Despite crowd bewilderment, Drink the Sea is acknowl- games with each other. The Santa Barbara Are you excited to play in Santa Barbara? Yes. We Saturday, May 30, at the Santa edged as a very good album. But it does sound noticeably BBS was called “Stonehenge,” and Boreta performed at a college there once but never at Barbara Bowl (1122 N. Milpas St.). unique — not just as a departure for The Glitch Mob’s made contact with fellow music fans via the Bowl. I’ve hung out in Santa Barbara a couple For tickets, visit sbbowl.com. reasonably developed creative direction but for any band the network while competing over games times, and it’s really nice—I went to some awewithin the genre at the time. The songs on Drink the Sea likes of Quake, Doom, and Doom 2. some taco spots. We have a solid California fan Stonehenge would eventually be surare structured more traditionally— traditionally that is to say, like actual base. It’s gonna be like a mini festival. It’s gonna be dope. songs and with less audible bass-breakdown stuttering. passed by Internet Relay Chat (IRC), which is where BoThere is also discernible thought and musical cohesiveness reta discovered new and different sounds at a furious pace What’s in the future for Chromeo? We’re doing a bunch of shows about the album. “The first Drink the Sea tour was super, in various music-specific channels. “I was really just sort and working on new music. We’ll have a new album next year, super rough for us,” recalled Boreta.“The record also wasn’t of messing around. I had a mom who was cool enough bringing you new funk. out. So we were playing these songs that no one had heard, to get me my own phone line. I think a lot of lucky kids had their own phone lines so they could chat with their and everyone was just really, really confused.” Do you think you’ll be around for another 10, 20 years? I don’t Following the release of Drink the Sea, The Glitch Mob friends all day without giving a busy signal to everything know! Don’t ask me that; you’re stressing me out. Fuck, I don’t audience rallied back, as the record made it’s way through else,” Boreta recalled. “At that time, it was dial-up, so I had know. What do you think? I hope so! Music like this should get the Internet. “We didn’t understand this at the time, but my little modem, and I would download MP3s. At that passed on for generations. Yeah, totally! You need to dance and there is an art form to the way that you bring people along time, it would take all night.” CoNt’d p. 46 É n get sexy. Those are the important things.
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Scrounging online for iterations of the beats and bass sounds he heard in hip-hop songs, Boreta downloaded an MP3 that would turn out to be a prime introduction to the world of electronic music— a track called “Disic geridoo” by Aphex Twin, a Grammy-winning artist (real name Richard James) considered one of the most influential people in contemporary electronica. “I didn’t know what it was. It was just called “Digeridoo. mp3” or something. But yeah, I scored. ” From there, Boreta began to focus primarily on electronic music, finding HOMEBOY ADVANTAGE: Goleta-born Justin sounds similar to groups Boreta is one-third of the Glitch Mob, a group formed in 2006 from a deejay collective and like Nine Inch Nails or born of the Los Angeles electronic music KMFDM, with driving, scene. bass-heavy beats. As his tastes refined, he followed his ears into dance subgenres, specifically drum-and-bass and jungle types of dance music, which were becoming wildly popular in Europe and the U.K. “I remember there was one channel where … people would set up these little file server systems where you could go into their computer and download music. There was one guy from the U.K. who had probably 50 of these drum-and-bass songs, and I went and downloaded every single one,” Boreta laughed. “It probably took about a month, to be honest. I was just eating this stuff up.” As the Internet expanded, so did Boreta’s musical appetite. Once on AOL, a group of chat room friends introduced him to electronic-musicspecific record shops in L.A., as well as drum-and-bass deejays and raves. Before too long, Boreta decided he wanted to learn how to deejay. “I went on craigslist, and I found a guy in Hesperia, California. Do you know where that is? It is in the middle of nowhere, but he was the only guy selling Technics 1200s [turntables].” To deejay in a pre-CDJ-and-Traktor Pro world, one needed not only turntables but also records. “At the time, I could only afford two records,” said Boreta. “I went and bought these two records and took them back to my mom’s house and practiced by hooking the turntables up to her Bose home stereo system,” Boreta recalled fondly. “She was always really supportive, always let me practice.” For all of his ambition, though, Boreta had a hard time finding an audience in Santa Barbara, at least while still a Dos Pueblos High School student.“I remember I deejayed at one of the talent shows at Dos Pueblos in the cafeteria,” said Boreta. “Some girl finished her baton routine, and then I got up there and started playing this … U.K. drum-and-bass stuff.” His eventual departure to UC Santa Cruz helped Boreta find the creative community that he craved, starting with a roommate who shared his passion for music. “From there, it just sort of blossomed,” Boreta said. Boreta continued to explore music, planning parties and even taking electronic music production courses — more focused on techniques than actual songwriting— songwriting all while majoring in film production at the university. “Music just didn’t seem like something I could make a living doing,” he said, when asked what prevented him from doing music full-time. The weekly deejay parties he and friends organized further entrenched Boreta into the (momentarily) robust Santa Cruz electronic scene. “I would deejay, I would haul the speakers and set everything up. I would even volunteer to pick up the deejays we booked from the airport so I could pick their brains.” Eventually, Boreta left Santa Cruz for neighboring San Francisco, gaining employment at a creative agency as a jack-of-all-technical-trades ranging from film production to web development to programming, all the while deejaying on the weekends. Ultimately, Boreta was let go from the job, no doubt partly because he was spread so thin between working and an increasingly demanding deejaying schedule. “Getting fired was one of the best things that’s happened to me, honestly,” he chuckled. With no day job holding him back, Boreta decided to make the fateful move to Los Angeles. “It felt like a big risk, but at that point, it was like, ‘Why not?’” n And the rest, as they say, is history. courtesy
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Art, Design & Architecture Museum – 2015 UCSB Department of Art, MFA Thesis Exhibition, through May 31. UCSB, 893-2951. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Brian Shapiro: Midrash & Miscellany: Contemporary Paintings from Biblical Texts and Julie B. Montgomery: Veiled Terrain, through Aug. 29. 21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Teen Paranormal Romance, through July 12. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373. Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta Valley Historical Society. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216. S.B. Historical Museum – Earthquake, through July 5; Under the Umbrella: Lutah Maria Riggs, through spring; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601. S.B. Maritime Museum – Doug Klug: Underwater Forests of Anacapa Island, through May. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404. S.B. Museum of Art – Ray Strong: Beyond Santa Barbara, through June 21; Degas to Chagall: Important Loans from the Armand Hammer Foundation, Visions of Modernity: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints, ongoing exhibitions. 1130 State St., 963-4364. S.B. Museum of Natural History – Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived, May 30-Aug. 30. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711. S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526. Wildling Museum – Wild Spirit: Horses in Art, through June 1. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-1082.
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Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing. 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966. Architectural Foundation Gallery – Judy and Warner Nienow: Wet World: How Rain Affects Architectural Impressions, through May 29. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307. Art From Scrap Gallery – Spirit of Solstice, May 29-June 15. 302 E. Cota St., 884-0459. Arts Fund Gallery – Impart: An Exhibition for the 2015 Teen Arts Mentorship Master Artists, through June 20. 205-C Santa Barbara St, 965-7321. Artamo Gallery – Spring Art, through May 31; Ana Marini: Secret Journeys, June 3-21. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400. Bella Rosa Galleries – André Monlleo: Houses on Bath, through May 31. 1103 State St., 966-1707. The C Gallery – Gwen Cates and Heidi Petersen: Cosmic Monologues, through June 24. 466 Bell St., Los Alamos, 344-3807. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., 898-2204. Carivintâs Winery – Michelle Ellis: Nature’s Kaleidoscope, through June 30. 476 First St., Solvang, 693-4331. Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – California Dreaming, May 30-July 20. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789. Casa Dolores – Bandera Ware, through Aug. 1. 1023 Bath St., 963-1032. Casa Gallery – Buddha Abides, June 4-26. 23 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-6448. Channing Peake Gallery – Under the Influence: Responses to Place, through June 18. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St., 568-3994. Churchill Jewelers – Irena Kovalik and Thomas Van Stein, through June. 1015 State St., 962-5815. Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Sonia Adams, Sherry Spear, Cathryn Mailheau: Magical Moments ... Windows of LiVE mUsiC Soul, June 4-Aug. 31. 1528 State St., 570-2446. Faulkner Gallery – Surface & Structure, through May 29; SBAA Art Association, June CLassiCaL Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall – Orches2-28. 40 E. Anapamu St., 962-7653. tra/Chamber Players Concert. Music Flying Goat Cellars – Betsee Talavera, Bldg. 1315, UCSB, 893-3230. through mid-July. 1520-A E. Chestnut Ct., mon: 7:30pm Lompoc, 436-9032.
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reposseseD Poltergeist. Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Saxon Sharbino star in a film written by David Lindsay-Abaire, and directed by Gil Kenan.
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A BL BOO HOOEY: A remake of the 1982 original, this new Poltergeist squanders its scare potential.
The drone piloting through the underground populated by staring ghouls—well, that’s Spielbergian. It’s not a total waste of time, though. Most of the remake’s appeal comes from the attractive cast beginning with Rockwell and his costar Rosemarie DeWitt, so good in Your Sister’s Sister as the seducer. Little girl Kennedi Clements is spooky eating cereal, but that’s not a special effect. There’s a weird subplot concerning college exorcist (Jane Adams) and TV ghosthunter (Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris). But a new cast and a concise plot hardly seem like recommendations unless you’re thinking of buying a short-sell house in a Spielberg suburb with bad credit. If it’s too good to be true, go looking for clown dolls. Then, at least, you’ll know who to call. n
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isney’s Tomorrowland is more than a promotional tool for one of its Lands; it is nothing short of a rallying cry for dreamers of the world to change humanity’s course for the better. The movie opens with the animation style of cell-drawn Disney classics, over which the narrator speaks of humankind’s “unwavering belief in progress,” the dark side of which is “domination.” We are at risk of spiraling toward destruction, he says, and we must use our imaginations to free us. It’s a bold beginning from a multinational corporation that, some may say, has completely dominated the world culturally and economically since the 1950s. I genuinely believe this movie’s not merely a money-grab and that the higher-ups are making a real appeal for a better world — after all, isn’t that what Disney aims to offer? Problem is, for a revolutionary movie, it is shackled with the tyranny of convention.You’ve seen this Disney movie before: The real villainy of the world is lack of hope and imagination, and all it takes is a heroic kid to think differently than dour adults. And the heroes do not fight back with peace but with laser guns, and everyone is seemingly always running from a soon-to-
NEW HORIZONS: Britt Robertson plays the gifted heroine Casey Newton in Disney’s Tomorrowland.
detonate explosive. It makes for a jarring, violent movie, rickety as the Matterhorn but less enjoyable. After the wide-eyed hope and wonderment of the movie’s beginning, it falls into a sort of joyless series of combat scenes and vague appeals to the special powers of lead girl Casey (Britt Robertson). (Maybe Disney has come quite a ways: Now the woman, not the man, is the one who can fix the world.) George Clooney reprises his role as Ornery Handsome Man, yelling at everything like someone woke him up too early. The future looks like Dubai, and one wonders how many robots were enslaved to build it. It’s a cool movie in a lot of ways, yes, but it falls short of its ambitions. Because, Disney, the problem isn’t a lack of dreamers; it’s that we all awake to norms and rules that would take an entire, immediate global overhaul to dismantle, and hardly anyone seems willing to go there, especially not Disney, at least not in this film. n
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Edited by Michelle Drown The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, MAY 29, through TUESDAY, JUNE 2. Descriptions followed by initials — Richie DeMaria (RD), DJP (D.J. Palladino), and KS (Kit Steinkellner) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.
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Poltergeist (93 mins.; PG-13: intense frightening sequences, brief suggestive material, and some language)
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Tomorrowland (130 mins.; PG: sci-fi
June 10 - WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (PG)
Camino Real (2D)/Metro 4 (2D)
action violence and peril, thematic elements, and language)
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Aloha (105 mins.; PG-13: some language including suggestive comments) Cameron Crowe wrote and directs this romantic comedy about a military contractor (Bradley Cooper) who reconnects with an old flame (Rachel McAdams) while also falling for an air force watchdog (Emma Stone).
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Entourage (104 mins.; R: pervasive language, strong sexual content, nudity, and some drug use)
The boys are back! Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, and Kevin Dillon reprise their roles for this big-screen premiere of the popular HBO series.
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I’ll See You in My Dreams (92 mins.; PG-13: sexual material, drug use, and brief strong language)
This comedy-drama tells the story of a widow (Blythe Danner) who begins her life anew. Costars include June Squibb, Rhea Perlman, Mary Kay Place, Sam Elliott, and Malin Akerman.
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In the Name of My Daughter (116 mins.; R: sexuality, nudity, and some language) Catherine Deneuve stars in this French drama based on Renée Le Roux’s memoir about a mother and daughter who fight over the ownership of their casino on the French Riviera. Betrayal and mystery abound. Plaza de Oro San Andreas (114 mins.; PG-13: intense disaster action and mayhem throughout, and brief strong language)
Dwayne Johnson stars in this action adventure about a rescue-chopper pilot who takes a perilous trek to save his daughter in the aftermath of a crippling earthquake.
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NOW SHOWING The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (114 mins.; R: language and some violence)
Based on the best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, this film tells the story of centenarian Allan Karlsson, who escapes from a senior home and has one last adventure. Plaza de Oro
O The Age of Adaline
(112 mins.; PG-13: a suggestive comment)
In 1937, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) is involved in a near-fatal car accident
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Saint Laurent and subsequently struck by lightning, which causes her to cease aging. The success of this lovely and thoughtful drama relies heavily on Lively’s Adaline, who is wholly believable as an old woman who has seen a century trapped in a girl’s body. The Age of Adaline is an introspective romantic drama with the slightest sprinkling of science fiction. (KS) Fairview/Metro 4 Avengers: Age of Ultron (141 mins.;
matched duo in question is Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara, an Academy Award winner and a television comedy juggernaut, respectively. They deserve better than a cheap imitation. There is a good film inside this second-rate movie. It’s just too bad that, this time, mediocrity won out. (KS) Metro 4
O Mad Max: Fury Road
(120 mins.; R: intense sequences of violence throughout and disturbing images)
Joss Whedon may not be the shepherd Marvel wants to lead the fanboy flock from meadow to cash cow. He did the job, made some money, but clearly his heart was not there. It’s not a bad film, like, say, Ang Lee’s Hulk, but Whedon is trying to make too many people happy. What’s left is the feeling that he lost his own interests in the bargain. (DJP)
George Miller’s fourth Mad Max film is a masterpiece, even in an era of dystopian films. Fury Road blends the truly hideous with the spectacularly beautiful. The movie is an escapist odyssey that nonetheless passes hard judgments on humanity, a detailed descent into hell made with sure rhythms by a director who understands when to apply full throttle and when to ease up so we can think over all we have seen. “Who killed the world?” is the film’s mantra question.
O Ex Machina
Pitch Perfect 2 (115 mins.; PG-13: innu-
PG-13: intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence, and destruction and some suggestive comments)
Fairview (2D)/Metro 4 (2D)
(108 mins.; R: graphic nudity, language, sexual references, and some violence)
Moviegoers who like science fiction for explosive spectacle value might get antsy during the first two thirds of the movie. Slow, weird, and beautiful, this is a movie about god, humanity, and machinery that makes you fearfully aware that erasing the line that separates all three might be less than a logarithm away. (DJP) Fairview/Fiesta 5
O Far from the Madding Crowd (119 mins.; PG-13: some sexuality and violence)
Director Thomas Vinterberg faithfully tells this 2015 rendition of the oft-retold classic, maintaining the pastoral gentility of the period-piece genre without drowning it in sappy sentiment. Thomas Hardy wrote of a tragic universe stitched with sad happenstance, and Vinterberg does well to maintain both the more shadowy elements of Hardy’s style as well as his lyrical sweetness. (RD) Riviera Hot Pursuit (87 mins.; PG-13: sexual content, violence, language, and some drug material)
It’s hard to make a great movie from derivative beginnings, and this oddcouple female buddy crime comedy has “The Heat Copycat” written all over it. This is a shame, because the mis-
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Pitch Perfect 2 is the all-too-rare big, fat feminist hit: written and directed by women (Elizabeth Banks in her directing debut and 30 Rock scribe Kay Cannon, who wrote the original, returning to pen the sequel) and features an ensemble of young women as its stars, who are neither objectified nor dependent on the men in their life. This is a story about women relying on each other and working together to win big. I really liked the original film, and I’m so glad this franchise exists. I just wish I had liked the sequel better. (KS)
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Saint Laurent (150 mins.; R: graphic nudity/strong sexual situations, substance abuse throughout and some language) This biopic chronicles designer Yves Saint Laurent’s (Gaspard Ulliel) life during the height of his career from 1967-1976. Plaza de Oro Woman in Gold (109 mins.; PG-13: some thematic elements and brief strong language) Helen Mirren stars in this true story as Maria Altmann, a Jewish WWII refugee who takes on the Austrian government 50 years after the war to recover five Klimt paintings belonging to her family that were plundered by the Nazis and hang in a Vienna gallery.
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a&e | Rob bRezsny’s fRee will astRology week of may 28 ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): Keith Moon played drums for the rock band the Who. He was once voted the secondgreatest drummer in history. But his erratic behavior, often provoked by drugs or alcohol, sometimes interfered with his abilities. In 1973, the Who was doing a live concert near San Francisco when the horse tranquilizer that Moon had taken earlier caused him to pass out. The band appealed to the audience for help. “Can anybody play the drums?� asked guitarist Pete Townshend.“I mean somebody good?� A 19-year-old amateur drummer named Scot Halpin volunteered. He played well enough to finish the show. I suspect that sometime soon, Aries, you may also get an unexpected opportunity to play the role of a substitute. Be ready!
TAURUS
but I don’t share their concern. At least for now, having a long attention span is overrated. You have entered the fidgety, inquisitive part of your cycle, when flitting and flirting and flickering make perfect sense.
inspiration from him, Virgo. Now would be an excellent time for you to plan and launch strenuous efforts that will enable you to eventually accomplish one of your long-range goals.
new phase in your relationship with muses. It’s either time to choose a new one (or two?) or else adjust your bonds with your current muses.
CANCER
LIBRA
(June 21 - July 22): Only one fear is worthy of you. Only one fear is real enough and important enough to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence. So for now, I suggest that you retire all lesser fears. Stuff them in a garbage bag and hide them in a closet. Then put on your brave champion face, gather the allies and resources you need, and go forth into glorious battle. Wrestle with your one fear. Reason with it. If necessary, use guile and trickery to gain an advantage. Call on divine inspiration and be a wickedly good truth-teller. And this is crucial: Use your fear to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence.
(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Long-distance flirtations may soon be just around the corner or across the street. Remote possibilities are taking short cuts as they head your way. I swear the far horizon and the lucky stars seem closer than usual. Is it all a mirage? Some of it may be, but at least a part of it is very real. If you want to be ready to seize the surprising opportunities that show up in your vicinity, I suggest you make yourself as innocent and expansive as possible. Drop any jaded attitudes you may be harboring. Let the future know that you are prepared to receive a flood of beauty, truth, and help.
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): “The soul moves in circles,� said the ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus. Modern psychologist James Hillmans agreed, and added this thought: “Hence our lives are not moving straight ahead; instead, hovering, wavering, returning, renewing, repeating.� I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because you’re now in an extra-intense phase of winding and rambling. This is a good thing! You are spiraling back to get another look at interesting teachings you didn’t master the first time around. You are building on past efforts that weren’t strong enough. Your words of power are crooked, gyrate, curvy, labyrinthine, and corkscrew.
LEO
SCORPIO
AQUARIUS
(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): I suspect that marriages of convenience will begin to wither away unless they evolve into bonds of affection. Connections that have been fed primarily on fun and games must acquire more ballast. In fact, I recommend that you reevaluate all your contracts and agreements. How are they working for you? Do they still serve the purpose you want them to? Is it time to acknowledge that they have transformed and need to be reconfigured? As you take inventory, be both tough-minded and compassionate.
(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): It’s no coincidence that your libido and your mojo are booming at the same time. Your libido is in the midst of a deep, hearty awakening, which is generating a surplus of potent, super-fine mojo. And your surplus of potent, super-fine mojo is in turn inciting your libido’s even deeper, heartier awakening. There may be times in the coming week when you feel like you are living with a wild animal. As long as you keep the creature well-fed and wellstroked, it should provide you with lots of vigorous, even boisterous fun.
(Apr. 20 - May 20): The weta is a very large insect whose habitat is New Zealand. It looks like a robotic grasshopper, with giant black eyes on a long red face, enlarged hind legs bearing spikes, and floppy, oversized antennae. The native Maori people call it “the god of the ugly things.� Please note that this is a term of respect. The weta’s title is not “the most monstrous of the ugly things,� or “the worst� or “the scariest� or “the most worthless of the ugly things.� Rather, the Maori say it’s the god — the highest, the best, the most glorious. I suspect that in the coming days, Taurus, you will have a close encounter with your own version of a “god of ugly things.� Doesn’t it deserve your love and welcome?
(July 23 - Aug. 22): In the coming nights, try to see your shadow as it’s cast on the ground by the moon. Not by the sun, mind you. Look for the shadow that’s made by the light of the moon. It might sound farfetched, but I suspect this experience will have a potent impact on your subconscious mind. It may jostle loose secrets that you have been hiding from yourself. I bet it will give you access to emotions and intuitions you have been repressing. It could also help you realize that some of the deep, dark stuff you wrestle with is not bad and scary, but rather fertile and fascinating.
GEMINI
VIRGO
(May 21 - June 20): You have successfully made the transition from brooding caterpillar to social butterfly. Soon you will be in your full, fluttery glory, never lingering too long with one thought, one friend, or one identity. Some heavy-duty, level-headed stalwarts might wish you would be more earthy and anchored,
(Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): The ancient Greek statesman Demosthenes was regarded as a supremely skilled orator. His speeches were so powerful that he was compared to a “blazing thunderbolt.� And yet as a youngster he spoke awkwardly. His voice was weak and his enunciation weird. To transform himself, he took drastic measures. He put pebbles in his mouth to force himself to formulate his words with great care. He recited poems as he ran up and down hills. At the beach, he learned to outshout the pounding surf. Take
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PISCES
(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): Petrarch was an influential 14thcentury Italian poet whose main work was Song Book. It’s a collection of 366 poems, most of which are dedicated to Laura, the woman he loved. For 40 years he churned out testaments of longing and appreciation for her, despite the fact that he and she never spent time together. She was married to another man, and was wrapped up in raising her 11 children. Should we judge Petrarch harshly for choosing a muse who was so unavailable? I don’t. Muse-choosing is a mysterious and sacred process that transcends logic. I’m bringing the subject to your attention because you’re entering a
(Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): “I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early,â€? quipped 19thcentury English author Charles Lamb. I invite you to adopt that breezy, lazy attitude in the coming weeks. It’s high time for you to slip into a very comfortable, laidback mood ‌ to give yourself a lot of slack, explore the mysteries of dreamy indolence, and quiet down the chirpy voices in your head. Even if you can’t literally call in sick to your job and spend a few days wandering free, do everything you can to claim as much lowpressure, unhurried spaciousness as possible.
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Nardonne’s La Famiglia Pizzeria at 17 West Ortega Street has closed. The business opened in March 2012 and closed on May 17. A message to patrons explained that the pizzeria will be moving back to Baywood Park in San Luis Obispo County, explaining that the location was sold but not the Nardonne’s business and that the “new owners and concept will be a welcomed addition to the neighborhood.” They continued, “We have enjoyed our time here in Santa Barbara and leave with some very special friendships we have gained over the last three years.” LUTUM WINE DINNER: Wine + Beer and the
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Legals Administer of Estate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN W. CARSON NO: 15PR00100 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of JOHN W. CARSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: SHARON C. KENNEDY in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): SHARON C. KENNEDY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 6/04/2015 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: Five SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: BARNES & BARNES 1900 State Street, Suite M Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 805‑687‑6660. Published May 14, 21, 28 2015.
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FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Zimrat Yah at 3869 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 4/29/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0001386. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Rabbi Elihu Gevirtz 3865 Sterrett Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Alison Zuber 687 Grove Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Andrew Cohen (same address). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Mar 4 2015. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. for Published. May 7, 14, 21, 28 2015. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Easy Bear at 2877 Exeter Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 1/17/2014 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2014‑0000136. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Noah E. Donnelley 14817 Sylvan St Apt 2 Van Nys, CA 91411; Matthew Lopez 2877 Exeter Pl Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Joey A. Enthoven 290 Dos Caminos Ave Ventura, CA 93003 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 28 2015. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. for Published. May 14, 21, 28. Jun 4 2015. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Association United For A Better Community at 502 N. Milpas St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 2/13/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0000522. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Rosemary Munoz 5077 Santa Susana Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Dante Omar Morales 66 Oceanview Ave Apt 36 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 08 2015. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. for Published. May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Garcia Electric at 21 South Alisos Street #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Thomas Joseph Garcia (same address) This business is conducted by an Rebecca Traver Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 22, 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: 2015‑0001329. Published: May 7, 14, 21, 28 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Employees Association, Seiu Local 620, Service Employees International Union, Local 620 at 114 N Vine St Santa Barbara, CA 93454; Santa Barbara County Employees Association (same address) This business is conducted by an Unincorporated Association Signed: Bruce Corsaw This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 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 Deborah Sanchez. FBN Number: 2015‑0001389. Published: May 7, 14, 21, 28 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Zimrat Yah at 3869 State Street Santa Barabra, CA 93105; Rabbi Elihu Gevritz (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: R. Elihu Gevritz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 4, 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: 2015‑0001435. Published: May 7, 14, 21, 28 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Garcia Excavating at 1745 Hillside Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; James C. Garcia (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: James Garcia This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 4, 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: 2015‑0001437. Published: May 7, 14, 21, 28 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: P i c t u re p e r f e c t s a n t a b a r b a r a , Pictureperfectsb at 1418 Garden Street #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jose L Esquivel (same address) This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: Jose L. Esquivel This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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: 2015‑0001376. Published: May 7, 14, 21, 28 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Earth Logic at 3812 Pueblo Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Omar Turkell 315 Lloyd Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Omar Turkell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 01, 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: 2015‑0001432. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: My Care Manager Is Toni at 5700 Via Real Unit 48 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Toni Liquornik (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Toni Liquornik This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0001352. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aize Media at 730 Ayala Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Surfing The Casbah, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Jesse Aizenstat This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0001512. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Chateau Cholo, Open House SB, Cuisine Cholo, Open House Santa Barbara at 35 Broadmoor Plz #5 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gustavo Adolfo Uribe (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Gustavo Uribe This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 08, 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: 2015‑0001506. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Truly Solar at 315 Meigs Road #A‑130 Santa Barbara, 93109; Colleen M Dennis (same address) Nicole S. Koger (same address) This business is conducted by a Copartners Signed: Colleen M. Dennis This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 08, 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: 2015‑0001503. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Home Plate at 7398 Calle Real, Ste C Goleta, CA 93117; Amanda Gail Johnston 660 San Marino Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111‑2620; Russell L. Johnston Jr. (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Amanda G. Johnston This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 30, 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: 2015‑0001404. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Web, Santa Barbara Webmaster at 3905 State Street #7338 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Robert Scott Madill 2965 Stagecoach Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Scott Madill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 01, 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: 2015‑0001430. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cathedral Peak Services at 525 Dolores Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Wayne Lenhard (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Wayne Lenhard This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 07, 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: 2015‑0001492. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015.
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e m a i l s a l e s @ i n d e p e n d e n t. c o m FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WCA, West Coast Vending, West Coast Amusement, West Coast Entertainment at 1818 Clearview Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jean Yee Dill (same address) Scott David Dill (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Scott Dill This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 01, 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: 2015‑0001417. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Westcoast Automotive at 747 S Kellogg Ave Goleta, CA 93117; David Mata 6806 Phelps Rd #113 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: David Mata This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 06, 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: 2015‑0001467. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Healthy On The Way, Just Flafel, Jerusalem Pita, Meals On Wings, Jerusalem Pita & Grill, The Kosher‑Halal‑Organic at 3909 Calle Cita Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Rachael Award (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 07, 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: 2015‑0001486. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tattoo Swimwear at 315 Meigs Rd Suite A368 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Lucinda Aragon 4080 Sonriente Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 30, 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: 2015‑0001411. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Yoga 105 SB at 3891 State Street Suite 209 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Half Moon Yoga Corp. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Francesca Baldi, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 07, 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: 2015‑0001480. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Miradero Media at 3940 Via Lucero #8 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Michael Winger (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael Winger This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 04, 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: 2015‑0001440. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Earthbound Gardening at 2558 Borton Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Joshua Rem (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Joshua Rem This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 30, 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: 2015‑0001403. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Thinkoutsideimages at 365 Arboleda Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Robert Ortega (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Robert A. Ortega This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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: 2015‑0001377. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Art Nails at 1047 Casitas Pass Road Carpinteria, CA 93013; Thuytrang Dang 5155 Tabano Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Andy Tran 200 N Nicholson Ave Montary Park, CA 91755 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Andy Tran This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 21, 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: 2015‑0001294. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Certified Consulting at 434 Vereda Del Ciervo Goleta, CA 93117; Brian Joseph Godlis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0001334. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Gillio Firearms at 8 West Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ronald J. Gillio, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald J. Gillio This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 05, 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: 2015‑0001465. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy, LLP at 1421 State Street Suite B Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Alan Blakbord 3524 Montebello Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Diana Jessup Lee 1141 Arbolado Road Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Michael E. Pfau 2430 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Timothy J Trager 237 Sylvan Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Robert B Forouzandeh 43 Greenwell Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bruce W McRoy 316 Northridge Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Daniel A Reicker 2787 Ben Lomond Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Fernando Velez Jr. 3786 Pescadero Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Gary Hill 121 Camino Alto Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Peter A. Muzinich 5226 Calle Cristobal Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Andrew D Simons 1220 Camino Manadero Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Partnership Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 4, 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: 2015‑0001443. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sarah Crandell Designs at 1566 North Jameson Lane Montecito, CA 93108; Sarah Luomo (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sarah Luomo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 5, 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: 2015‑0001458. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Native Son 805 at 228 E Figueroa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; John Martin De La Torre (same address) Mabel De La Torre (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: John De La Torre This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 4, 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: 2015‑0001441. Published: May 14, 21, 28 . June 4 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Off The Vine Wine Tours at 609 De La Vina St #30 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Ann Margaret Carter (same address) Barry Peter Carter (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Ann Carter This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Apr 29, 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: 2015‑0001384. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara, WSSB at 401 N. Fairview Ave Goleta, CA 93117; Santa Barbara Waldorf Association (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 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: 2015‑0001567. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Black Oak Ranch at 9955 Alisos Canyon Rd Los Alamos, CA 93440; Black Oak Vineyard & Ranch, 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 Apr 29, 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: 2015‑0001385. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Center For Corrective Jaw Surgery, Santa Barbara Center For Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at 9 E Pedregosa St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Marc H Bienstock 530 Via Sinuosa Santa Barbara, CA 93110; David C Hall 4682 Via Vistosa Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Anya Naftaly This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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: 2015‑0001588. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
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California Traffic Safety Institute (CTSI) is a non‑profit company, which has been providing staffing and other services to the California Superior Courts in the administration of the traffic violation school programs since June 27, 1985. We are currently looking to fill a Clerical F/T position at the Santa Barbara County, Figueroa Division Court Pay: $11.00 hour; Benefits: medical, dental, holiday, vacation & sick pay. Bilingual is A+. Must have High School Diploma or equivalent with cashiering, computer, good customer service skills, and must be able to type 40 net WPM. A typing certificate should accompany application. Applications may be obtained at www.ctsi‑courtnetwork.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEC Mentor at 5075 San Vicente Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Joseph Peter Lacorte Jr (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Joseph LaCorte This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2015‑0001515. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Michelle’s Pet Sitting Service at 664 Carlo Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Michelle Tibbitts (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michelle Tibbitts This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 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: 2015‑0001532. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Overlandsprinters at 725 E Micheltorena St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Simhavaktra Dakini Holdings, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Eric Wilmanns This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 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: 2015‑0001554. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Family Tree & Garden at 2655 Dorking Place Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Bonnie Barabas Figlo (same address) Daniel Figlo (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Daniel Figlo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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 Christine Porter. FBN Number: 2015‑0001536. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Channel View Events at 815 W. Pedregosa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Christopher Frank Gusman (same address) John Thaddeus Stephens (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: John Thaddeus Stephens This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0001601. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Frank’s Legal Services at 327 Rancheria Street Santa Barbara CA 93101; Frank’s Legal Services, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Frank Eggers This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 15, 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: 2015‑0001574. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Omar Grooming at 225 S Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Omar Osvaldo Castellanos Mendez 1223 Liberty St Santa Barbra, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 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: 2015‑0001530. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fine Line Custom Cabinets at 90 Santa Felicia Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Jacqueline Nieuwenhuizen 4074 Via Zorro Unit B Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Petrus Maria Nieuwenhuizen (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Petrus Maria Nieuwenhuizen This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 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: 2015‑0001524. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015.
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INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM ASSISTANT
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM Initial contact/front desk support for a vibrant, friendly, office. Duties include: reception and phones; textbook and supplies ordering; inventory control; coordinating course evaluations; assisting with newsletters, website and document updates; maintaining libraries; preparing class and faculty
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CFDETAILING at 4537 Hollister Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Collin F Daniels (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Collin F. Daniels This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 07, 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: 2015‑0001481. Published: May 21, 28. Jun 4, 11 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cal Green, Grass Roots Research, Cal Green Medical, Calgreen at 164 Aero Camino Goleta, CA 93117; Mark Russell (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 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: 2015‑0001642. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Globe at 18 E Cota Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Globe LLC This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Gerald L. Cruz, Vice President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 21, 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: 2015‑0001672. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Grass Roots Forever at 5613 West Camino Cielo Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mark Russell 164 Aero Camino Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 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 Portter. FBN Number: 2015‑0001643. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.
schedules; coordinating meetings, special events, visitor requests. Reqs: Excellent oral and written communication. Familiar with MS Word, Excel and email. Must have a genuine concern for environmental issues. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is a 75% time career position. $17.83/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 6/3/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150258
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pepper Tree Hair Designs at 3840 B State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Luciana P Flowers 333 Old Mill Rd #238 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Luciana Flowers This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 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: 2015‑0001556. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: St. Francis Pet Clinic at 138 W Ortega Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Elizabeth Faoro 515 Conejo Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Elizabeth Faoro This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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 Miriam Leon. FBN Number: 2015‑0001628. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pardise Singers at 2501 Castillo St Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Beacon of Light Foundation (same address This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Perter Hernandez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 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: 2015‑0001653. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Moroccan Lites at 146 Verona Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Michael Peter Shapiro (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael Shapiro This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 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: 2015‑0001374. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.
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POLICE RECORDS ASSISTANT
POLICE DEPARTMENT Processes Police reports and citations for filing with the court, meets daily court filing deadlines as needed. Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements as set forth by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crimes Statistics Act as well as regulations pertaining to the processing, retention, release and disposition of University Police Department records. Maintains compliance with all other state and federal laws, university and department policies pertaining to security and confidentiality of
sensitive information. Researches, collects, and analyzes data describing crime patterns and crime trends. Reqs: Ability to handle a wide range of tasks accurately and consistently and must have excellent interpersonal communication skills and strong analytical abilities. Read, write, speak and understand English fluently. Proficient typing/data entry. Familiarity with computer operations. Ability to type 35 WPM. Notes: Ability to work in a confidential law enforcement environment. Must pass a thorough background investigation of personal and work history, including a fingerprint check of criminal history. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull‑Notice Program. Mandated reporting requirements of child abuse and adult dependent
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Revision Landscape at 116 Palisades Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Patrick Sada (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Patirck Sada This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 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: 2015‑0001553. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CDS Notary Services, CDS Signing at 904 Aster Lane Lompoc, CA 93436; Mark Askins (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mark Askins This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 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: 2015‑0001597. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Poppins Family Services at 3803 Connie Way Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Michele Martin (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michele Martin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 20, 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: 2015‑0001639. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alchemic Jewelry Soltu Sol, Elegant Gypsy, Jayasol at 601 El Bosque Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Lorna Brady (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 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: 2015‑0001551. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Law Office of Kuldeep Kaur at 7122 Del Norte Drive Goleta, CA 93117; Kuldeep Kaur (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kuldeep Kaur This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 05 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: 2015‑0001463. Published: May 28. Jun 4, 11, 18 2015.
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F/T Marine Conservation Program Director
The Environmental Defense Center (EDC), a nonprofit, public interest environmental law firm headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, is seeking applicants to fill a full time mid‑to‑senior level Marine Conservation Program Director position. The Director will be individually responsible for managing the strategic direction for all aspects of the Marine Conservation Program. Undergraduate degree in biology, conservation biology, marine biology, marine ecology, environmental science, environmental policy, planning or other related field required. Graduate degree in environmental science, policy, and/ or management strongly preferred. The position is available June 1, 2015. More information at www. EnvironmentalDefenseCenter.org.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS COORDINATOR
ALUMNI AFFAIRS OFFICE Provides event coordination and production management for Alumni Affairs and Alumni Association community events in the Santa Barbara area. Provides analytical and administrative support and event production assistance to the Assistant Vice Chancellor to coordinate events and meetings related to Isla Vista, All Gaucho Reunion, and Zero‑Year Reunion. Covers other staff assignments related to events as needed to back‑fill for employees carrying other special assignments. Reqs: BA/BS and two years’ experience planning and coordinating community large events, or AA and four years of experience planning and coordinating large community events, or equivalent combination of years of experience. Must be able to coordinate and attend events throughout the community. Notes: This is a 50% time career position. Must be able to work some evening and weekends.
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DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Responsible for the growth and expansion of revenue streams for the UCSB Alumni Association/Alumni Affairs Department. Develops new and cultivates current corporate and affinity sponsorships as well as program and event sponsorships. Manages and evaluates membership programs, utilizing key performance indicators. Responsible for annual revenue goals of at least $600,000. Establishes and maintains effective partnerships with on‑campus stakeholders and the surrounding community. Strives to achieve UCSB Alumni Association’s strategic and financial goals. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Previous experience in advertising and sponsorship sales or equivalent background experience. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to work independently and as part of a team, under deadlines, without close supervision; self‑direction in the initiation, coordination and completion of tasks, acute attention to detail is essential. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Must be able to work evenings and weekends. $44,743 ‑ $60,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 6/8/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150264
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DEPARTMENT OF THEATER AND DANCE Seeking proactive, collaborative Production Manager with exceptional communication skills, strong technical knowledge, and experience in planning, scheduling, budgeting and management of personnel and resources. Participates in season planning, budgeting and coordinating all technical requirements of departmental productions, including plays and dance concerts. Works with guest artists, arranging contracts, travel and housing. Supervises technical staff and recruits and trains student stage managers. Working closely with faculty and staff, manages resources and approves spending, including labor, supplies and materials, throughout the design, rehearsal, technical, preview and performance process. Schedules departmental facilities and is responsible for their maintenance, supervision and security. Reqs: Demonstrated experience in performing arts production planning, budgeting and management and a minimum of four years of experience in educational or professional performing arts environment, or equivalent combination of training and experience. Notes: Fingerprinting required. When applying for this position, please submit 3 letters of recommendation with your online application, resume and cover letter. Schedule frequently includes weeknights, weekends and holidays. Minimum salary $4,510/ mo. negotiable DOE. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 6/14/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online, https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20150257
PROGRAM ADVISOR
UC EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM Provides administrative, academic and operational support to study abroad regional teams. Communicates program information. Handles pre‑departure and academic processes. Performs detailed and accurate work while meeting critical deadlines. Reqs: Minimum of two
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COLLEGE OF CREATIVE STUDIES Serves as the initial source of academic advising and information related to the College of Creative Studies (CCS) for prospective and enrolled CCS students. Reqs: Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, ability to perform a range of duties with frequent interruptions. Must work using independent judgment and maintain a superior level of professionalism and initiative; must exhibit discretion and adhere to strict policy of confidentiality when dealing with issues of sensitive nature. Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; professional, accurate and prompt customer service. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is an Internal to External recruitment, giving primary consideration to current UCSB career staff. External candidates may be considered if an internal candidate is not selected. $19.48 ‑ $20.67/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 6/05/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150261
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Meet Sam
Sam’s family is moving and couldn’t take him with them. He is a move in dog. He is housebroken, has all shots, and is neutered. He was just groomed and is a very handsome little boy.
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On May 19, an unfortunate accidental release of crude oil from Plains All American Pipeline’s Line 901 affected land and water in and around the Refugio State Beach and El Capitan Beach State Park. On behalf of Plains, please know that we deeply regret that this incident occurred, and we are truly sorry for the resulting impact to the environment and wildlife, as well as for any disruption and inconvenience caused to area residents and visitors. Our entire Plains family, including the 350 employees living and working in the state of California and the more than 5,000 across North America, is committed to doing everything in our power to make this right. Within 24 hours of the release being reported, a large number of the Plains team, including myself, arrived at the emergency operations center here in California. Subject to changing weather and operating conditions, crews are working 24/7. With the support and oversight of the responding government agencies and non-profit organizations, we have made meaningful progress. However, there is still more work that remains to be done. Our top priorities are to protect the safety of all those involved in the response, reduce the damage to the environment and wildlife, and complete the clean-up efforts as quickly as possible. Plains will remain onsite and fully engaged until our response efforts are complete. Our overall objectives are simple – do the right thing and do it quickly. We want to thank the many members of the Unified Command including the United States Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention, and the Santa Barbara Office of Emergency Management. They have mounted a very impressive, coordinated response and we are greatly appreciative. If you’re interested in more information or updates about the clean-up activities, if you were adversely impacted by this release, or if you’re interested in volunteering to support clean-up efforts, please note the information below. Once again, please accept our deepest apologies for this incident; we will continue to work hard to deliver on the commitments we have made. Sincerely,
Greg L. Armstrong Chairman and CEO Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.
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