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Carted up from a Los Angeles care center, 10 pelicans nursed back to health after the Refugio spill oiled their bodies slowly stretched their wings as they waddled from their cages onto the sand at Goleta Beach on June 12. After a few minutes, the big birds took off into the ocean and gathered in a bunch about 100 yards offshore. Cheers came from wildlife experts, reporters, families, and UCSB grads gathered nearby. In the coming days, more of the 106 rescued birds and mammals will be released. Since the May — Tyler Hayden 19 rupture, 276 dead birds and mammals have been recovered. Officials say some likely died of natural causes.

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Five teens escaped Los Prietos Boys Camp on 6/14 but were quickly captured after they scaled a nearby hill in Santa Barbara’s backcountry. At approximately 3:45 p.m., a staff member at the minimum security facility for juveniles on probation called 9-1-1 to report the breakout. Numerous agencies responded, including a helicopter and K-9 unit. One teen was located within 30 minutes, and the other four were found near Aliso Trail at Sage Hill Campground by about 5:15 p.m. They were all taken to Santa Barbara County Juvenile Hall in Santa Maria.

A “compromised” lamp power cord is likely to blame for the house fire that killed 88-year-old Montecito resident Lorraine Schmerzler in April, authorities said. An investigation ruled out all other accidental and natural causes, and the cord found in the area where the fire started showed evidence of arcing, officials with the Montecito Fire Protection District explained. When responders arrived to Schmerzler’s home at 27 Loureyro Road, they found the house fully engulfed in flames. Schmerzler’s body was discovered just inside her front door. pau l wellm an

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unknown,” he said. “We have exhausted all other options.” The bad news is that the proposed desalination plant the councilmembers are now looking at will cost about $14 million more than they thought it would just a few months ago. And that’s about $35 million more than it was projected to cost two years before that. (The plant originally cost $34 million to build.) The good news is that the State of California is offering to finance the whole enterprise with bargain basement interest rates of only 1.6 percent. Thanks to the low-interest loans, the annualized cost of building and operating the plant for five years is $7.3 million. The consultant selected by City Hall to rebuild the facility is IDE Americas USA, whose parent company has been involved in the construction of 400 desalination plants in 40 countries, including the biggest one on the planet—in Israel—not to mention the biggest in the United States — in Carlsbad, California. One reason the costs jumped is that IDE wanted to build new structures rather than refurbishing existing ones. Company CEO Mark Lambert introduced himself to the council stating, “We’re here to help. It’s what we do. All we do is desalination.” The plant will be built to produce 3,125 acre-feet of water a year, roughly 25 percent of what city residents consume. IDE got the

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nod partially because of the “modularity” of its proposal. For an additional $20 million, the plant could be ratcheted up to 7,500 acre-feet. And for a sum unknown, it could achieve a maximum capacity of 10,000 acre-feet a year. When Santa Barbara secured crucial state permit renewals earlier this year, it was as a preexisting facility that would serve only city water customers. But now— now well before final designs have been drafted—the talk is shifting to running the plant as a regional facility. Tom Mosby of the Montecito Water District said he was assured by senior staff with the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the California Coastal Commission they’d prefer Santa Barbara’s facility operate regionally than see the Montecito district pursue its own desalination plant, as it currently is. There was an abundance of confusion displayed at Tuesday’s council meeting on how much of this would be acceptable with the city’s existing permits. Kira Redmond of Channelkeeper raised pointed questions about the environmental analysis City Hall provided. She noted the 471page document was released only three business days before Tuesday’s council meeting and objected that the analysis was based on reports originally prepared in 1991 and 1994. Given how much technology has evolved since, she said those reports finding no adverse cont’d page 12 

Special Olympics athlete Steve Glick ran the torch down State Street.

More than 80 Santa Barbara law-enforcement officers went above and beyond the call of duty on 6/10 when they helped run the Flame of Hope down the coast on its way to the Special Olympics Summer Games opening ceremony in Long Beach. Organized by Sheriff’s Lt. Butch Arnoldi, runners came from the Santa Barbara Police Department, District Attorney’s Office, Probation Department, UCSB Police, California Highway Patrol, and California State Parks. The Law Enforcement Torch Run raised nearly $1.4 million last year. Thirty-five Santa Barbara Special Olympics athletes are competing in the Summer Games in Long Beach. Sheriff Bill Brown released data last week showing crime was down by 9 percent overall from 2013 to 2014. The four murders committed by Nicolas Holzer and the six by Elliot Rodger contributed to an unprecedented homicide rate in 2014, as the county usually averages zero to one murder per year. Violent crimes increased by 10 percent, but there was a reduction in rape, robberies, and motor-vehicle thefts. Nonviolent property crimes decreased by 12 percent. Brown

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As far as gas stations go, the Barnsdall-Rio Grande building (pictured) in Goleta is a real beaut. At least it was 86 years ago. Back then, and before it was abandoned in the early 1950s, the tiny depot’s stucco and tile, set between hand-carved molding, shone bright white and blue for customers puttering down the coast. Now the gas station is an abandoned and crumbling — but still proud — relic of a time not so long ago when Ellwood’s shores bristled with oil piers and Hollister Avenue was Highway 101. A big question mark materialized in 2003 when Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner bought the Sandpiper Golf Course property on which it sits. Locals were worried he would tear the station down. This Thursday, to the delight of many, representatives with Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts announced during a press conference that the property is being turned over to the City of Goleta so that it can be restored and preserved. Councilmember Roger Aceves thanked Warner for his “generous contribution” and said he was “thrilled” with the outcome of their negotiations that dated back to 2009. “This is like no other,” Aceves said as he gestured at the station behind him. “It serves as an important gateway to Goleta.” The legal transfer should be completed by the end of the year. After that, historians will conduct an assessment of the 40-foot-tall, 500-square-foot station and develop a refurbishment plan. Tom Modugno was there on Thursday for the announcement. He had led the charge to preserve the Ellwood landmark. “Obviously, I’m stoked,” he said of the news. Modugno has lived in that area of Goleta all his life, he explained, and he was inspired to save the station once he saw how the city is changing, “and maybe not for the better. … I could see it getting knocked down and turned into a strip mall if no one did anything about it.” Right across Hollister Avenue, construction is underway on the 101-unit Haskell’s Landing housing complex, and just down the road, more development has begun. Modugno called Warner’s gift “unbelievable” and a “huge first step.” Now, he said, is when the real work starts. Modugno is cautiously optimistic that Goleta will devote the time and funds needed to restore the station to its former glory, but he said it could take a while for the project to jump through all the necessary hoops. — Tyler Hayden

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cIty Sharon Byrne, long the public face of the Milpas Community Association but a downtown resident, announced she’s running for the Santa Barbara City Council this November to represent District 3, which includes most of what’s regarded as the Westside. Byrne will run against incumbent Councilmember Cathy Murillo, now completing her first term in office. Murillo and Byrne both ran four years ago, but then the elections were atlarge rather than by district. Only Murillo was elected. In the past four years, the two have differed on several issues, most recently over the proposed Eastside Business Improvement District, which Byrne has championed.

The half-cent sales tax that Santa Barbara City Hall insiders were sure would be on this November’s ballot won’t be happening, because there weren’t the five council votes needed to put the measure to voters. Councilmember Gregg Hart was the key swing vote, and he wouldn’t budge, even after Councilmember Cathy Murillo, his closest ally on the dais, implored him to do so. The proceeds of the sales tax hike — $10 million a year for $20 years — could be used to attack a massive backlog of unfunded infrastructure needs. Hart objected that the measure did not earmark the additional revenues to infrastructure projects, meaning future councils could use the money as they saw fit.

cOunty A survey of 124 South Coast workers conducted by UCSB labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein found that wage rates remain stagnant even though unemployment rates have now dropped to a historic low of 4 percent. “That’s inexplicable in a theoretical sense,” Lichtenstein said. In four out of five job categories, Santa Barbara’s median hourly wages were lower than those of California in general, and many workers surveyed were subjected to “wage theft.” Roughly two-thirds of the workers Lichtenstein surveyed were Latino. Undocumented workers, he said, skewed the results. “If you’re undocumented, then everything is worse,” he said. cont’d page 12 

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acked into two days rather than money is not there, there’s not even a posthree, last week’s rather lively county sibility to consider it.” But Gleghorn, who was budget hearings concluded with the called up to the podium, said she was “very approval of a nearly $1 billion fis- anxious,” suggesting that “pent-up expectacal plan. The 4-1 vote was not unexpected; tions” were behind the push for Laura’s Law. Supervisor Peter Adam dissented for the third “It’s unrealistic for us to be looking at this year in a row, citing a $7.9 million mainte- change within a 12-month period,” she said. nance backlog. What proved unexpected was “We are still swimming as fast as we can to a stealth move by Supervisor Doreen Farr, do all of the things you requested a year ago.” who successfully set aside $121,000 for a pilot program for Laura’s Law. In April, the supervisors held off on implementing the measure — which would allow judges to order mentally ill people who pose safety risks into treatment programs — after Alice Gleghorn, the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) director hired six months ago, TOO MUCH TOO SOON? ADMHS director Alice Gleghorn told the supes that her told supervisors her department is already swamped. department was already slammed with the new reform programs she’d Supervisors Janet Wolf and Peter Adam been ordered to carry out. “I am still work- — usually political opposites — echoed Gleging on the last priorities you asked me to do,” horn’s concerns, both saying they’d like to wait Gleghorn told the supervisors on Wednesday, for the ADMHS leader to return to the board echoing remarks she made in April. when she’s ready.“It’s really surprising to me,” Laura’s Law dates back to 2002, when the said Wolf of Farr’s move. State Legislature passed a measure named The decisive vote in favor of the pilot proafter a Nevada City shooting victim. Coun- gram was Supervisor Steve Lavignino, though ties can choose to enact the assisted outpa- he emphasized he did not want to attach a tient treatments. According to the Treatment time frame for implementing the measure. Advocacy Center, nine counties in the state “This is the time we have some funding,” he have implemented the measure as of June 1. said. “We might not have that funding next On Tuesday at a press briefing, Gleghorn year.” updated reporters on the department’s new By the end of the hearings, the superviservices; these include the formation of sors approved a $965 million operating budcrisis triage teams to proactively seek out get, which will fund, among other items, a people who might need treatment, as well $160,000 environmental attorney for posas the opening of two housing facilities that sible oil-spill litigation, $391,000 for county residents can voluntarily check themselves libraries, $200,000 in parks maintenance, and into. When asked about the future potential $275,000 for park rangers. of Laura’s Law, Gleghorn told reporters she The board approved Agricultural Comwould return to the board in six months with missioner Cathy Fisher’s recommendation a progress update on changes in the system. that full-time entomologist and pathologist positions be cut in half — and combined “We will see,” she said. But on Wednesday, three of the five super- to one biologist position for a savings of visors okayed money for a program design, $57,000. The supervisors set aside $483,000 which is just short of adopting the measure. to refurbish the Isla Vista Clinic building and Farr noted that a lot of people in the com- a nearby church to function as community munity had asked for it, and she and District centers, and also agreed to a $114,000-a-year Attorney Joyce Dudley took the issue up community resource deputy for the Isla Vista again after Isla Vista’s shooting rampage in Foot Patrol. May 2014. A $335,000 technical feasibility study will “It’s merely an opportunity,” said Farr, who be funded to weigh options offered by the added she had let Gleghorn know she would state’s Community Choice Aggregation proput it on the menu of additional items to fund. gram, which lets local governments buy elec“I think it’s really important,” Farr went on, tricity wholesale — including from alternative stressing that this is a very initial step. “If the sources — and sell it to customers. n

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Chumash tribal chair Vincent Armenta, County CEO Mona Miyasato, and Supervisor Steve Lavagnino flew to Washington, D.C., this week for a congressional subcommittee hearing on a federal bill that would allow the Chumash to annex a property known as Camp 4 as tribal land. HR 1157 is the second federal bill sponsored by Congressmember Doug LaMalfa — who represents a Northern California district — that would place Santa Barbara County CEO Mona Miyasato the 1,400-acre property into trust, bypassing the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) application currently tied up in an appeal. Last week, the supervisors voted 3-2 to send CEO Miyasato to the hearing to represent the board after Supervisor Doreen Farr — whose district includes the Santa Ynez Valley — could not attend because of a family matter. On behalf of Supervisors Farr, Janet Wolf, and Peter Adam, Miyasato voiced opposition to the bill, contending federal action would short-circuit the county’s pending appeal of the BIA’s decision granting the annexation plans. The appeal was made on grounds of “substantial, negative impacts,” lost tax dollars, and a tribal need for a property 10 times larger than its existing reservation. Supervisors Steve Lavagnino and Salud Carbajal have both called for county officials to negotiate with the tribe over its expansion plans as they do with other government entities. Lavagnino took a red-eye to D.C. to speak at the Wednesdaymorning hearing. “I should not be needed here today, and this piece of legislation should have never been necessary,” he said. But “protections [of human rights] are not afforded to the tribe. … I believe the tribe has thoroughly exhausted all avenues in search of reaching an agreement.” Armenta argued that the tribe’s housing shortage warrants development on Camp 4. “We will eventually prevail on this issue,” he said. In an interview on Tuesday, Farr said, “It doesn’t seem right that anyone would try to undermine” the official county position, claiming county officials have tried but failed to negotiate with the tribe on three different occasions. Representative Lois Capps, a member of the natural resources committee that oversees the congressional subcommittee, opposed the bill and argued that the BIA process is still pending. Subcommittee Chair Don Young voiced strong support for the tribe’s housing rights; he threatened to move the bill forward if Miyasato did not negotiate fur— Kelsey Brugger ther with the tribe.

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found that operators at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach failed to comply with technical specifications when loading spent nuclear fuel into 19 storage casks. NRC spokesperson Lara Uselding said the casks do not pose a safety issue and that preliminary information indicates heat levels within them have not exceeded allowable maximums. Activists with Mothers for Peace questioned how so many of the dry storage tanks could have been loaded improperly. Blair Jones, spokesperson for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), said the specifications relating to spent-fuel loading are without technical basis. He noted that the company manufacturing the casks applied for — and received — a license amendment from the NRC in 2004 dispensing with such requirements. Even so, those requirements still apply to PG&E. Jones said the company would be seeking a similar amendment for Diablo Canyon. He also noted that it was PG&E that detected the problem and reported it to the NRC. He characterized the transgression as “administrative in nature, not safety related.” David Weisman, spokesperson for Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, said PG&E’s failure to comply with existing rules posed serious procedural concerns. “Who are the Homer Simpsons here?” he asked, referring to the hapless cartoon character who happens to work for a nuclear power plant. “This is a ‘D’oh!’ moment,” he added. PG&E is licensed to operate 138 spent-fuel storage casks — 15-foot-tall concrete and steel structures eight feet in diameter weighing 360,000 pounds — designed to hold intensely hot radioactive material. Given initial concerns about the heat of spent-fuel rods, technical specifications were adopted about loading protocol to minimize the risk of internal melting and leakage. Uselding said there was no danger that the lids of the tanks had been “dislodged,” nor were they “at risk of — Nick Welsh leaking radioactive material.”

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SANDTRAPPED: Restaurateur Mario Medina urged the Parks and Recreation Commission, as well as Director Nancy Rapp (right), to rethink its management plan for Muni golf course.

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by k e i T h h a M M t would’ve been easy to argue that not a single soul inside City Hall’s chambers Monday night wanted the demise of Mulligans Café & Bar in any way, shape, or form. Regardless, an air of uncertainty remains over the future of the longstanding restaurant situated on Santa Barbara’s municipal golf course. As play has dropped over the years, Muni, as it’s called, has dug deeply into its reserve funds, and city councilmembers are now weighing the pros and cons of handing over the reins to a private management company. That bodes badly for Mulligans, especially in light of Monday’s Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation that elected leaders opt for a three-pronged approach that puts the links, pro shop, and restaurant under unified, outsourced management. While a newly installed management company could conceivably re-up with Mulligans as Muni’s food and beverage concessionaire, it’s not a guarantee. With that question hanging in the air, Mulligans can only hurry up and wait—its contract with the city doesn’t expire until June 30, 2016, and between now and then, a July 28 City Council hearing and the November 3 citywide election promise to intensify the issue. On paper, nobody— nobody including city bean counters — can contend that Mulligans is not a solid moneymaker. In fact, said owner Mario Medina, since he picked up the thenbankrupt eatery 23 years ago, it’s established a sales history that has only gone up, year after year. He’s projected to hit $1.6 million this year, he added, 10 percent of which goes to city coffers. Beyond the numbers, Mulligans has become a home base for a community of golfers and non-golfers alike, a place of birthdays, wedding receptions, and fundraisers, according to tearful testimony at Monday night’s meeting. “I ask you to rethink this,” Medina said, addressing the commission. “Are we sure there’s another [restaurateur] who can do what I’ve been doing?” Medina and others — including some members of the Golf Advisory Committee —have encouraged the city to avoid comprehensive privatization and instead focus on the heart of Muni’s financial woes:the

fact that green fees haven’t been able to cover the cost of course maintenance. If anything, speakers urged, leave the restaurant and pro shop alone and get a handle on maintenance overhead. In explaining why that option wasn’t endorsed, commissioners cited the fundamental goal of creating a “self-sustaining and synergistic golf experience” while maintaining policy control through a single contract, not two or three. “We know that this is a difficult discussion,” Parks and Recreation Director Nancy Rapp told the crowd. “The fact that we have a full chamber here tonight is good— good a big public discussion.” As Rapp closes in on retirement, her department’s endorsement of a privatized golf course isn’t the only issue ratcheting up the workload— workload and public backlash — until her August 7 departure. On Tuesday night, council chambers brimmed with tennis players concerned about the privately managed Las Positas Tennis Courts, situated on city property overseen by the Elings Park Foundation. In the throes of the Great Recession five years ago, Parks and Recreation—hardest hit of all city departments—gave the foundation control of the tennis courts, which, like Muni’s links, were in the red financially. Since then, say the courts’ original locals, the facility has become overpriced, underused, and, in the words of one speaker,“essentially a private club.” Such sentiments take on new meaning these days, as Elings has started raising private monies for a $2.5 million facelift and endowment, which has already survived a few layers of architectural review and could possibly break ground next spring. While none of the councilmembers had anything but praise for the foundation’s efforts across the greater 230-acre Elings Park, Cathy Murillo and Gregg Hart questioned the sustainability of the tennis program’s business model and a planned renovation that seems to be banking on the old motto,“If you build it, they will come.” “I look at the trends of tennis, and I wish it was more popular,” Mayor Helene Schneider said in closing. n

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Despite three years of work by planners to develop a new set of rules for building wineries in the county, the sentiment of vintners over the process remains largely unchanged. The new rules will hamper the ability for Santa Barbara’s wine country to expand and evolve, they say, thereby making it even tougher to compete in an already cutthroat global market. Meanwhile, some neighbors of wineries remain unsure whether the proposed rules will do enough to make sure traffic, drunk driving, and loud parties don’t become a regular part of their world. These concerns and more will be aired once again at an upcoming hearing. The hope is to have the new rules up for approval by the County Planning Commission this fall.

EDucAtIOn Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara’s 70-yearold private college of photography and communication arts, is now owned by Massachusetts-based gphomestay, a company that primarily facilitates host homes for international students. The new ownership “will allow us to grow our global presence,” said Brooks Interim President Toni Johnson. This is gphomestay’s first campus acquisition. Brooks Institute of Photography was owned by the Brooks family until 1999, when it was sold to Illinois-based Career Education Corporation (CEC). In 2002, CEC opened a satellite campus in Ventura, to which the school will completely migrate by September.

In a private-public partnership this fall, instructors from Crane Country Day School will train for a year at Dos Pueblos High School’s famed Engineering Academy (DPEA) before returning to their K-8 Montecito campus for the 2016 launch of its own state-of-the-art engineering program. For their part, the two trainees will teach Dos Pueblos students and generally support DPEA founder and 2010 MacArthur Foundation Fellow Amir Abo-Shaeer. Crane breaks ground this summer on the

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The recent turquoise hue (pictured) of the ocean off Santa Barbara’s shores is due to a bloom of chalk-producing phytoplankton called coccolithophore, scientists say. Paul Matson, a UCSB postdoctoral scientist, counted 5 million coccolithophore cells in just one liter of seawater. Researchers are curious why the milky waters have appeared now, and several working out of Dr. Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez’s lab at UCSB plan to study if the bloom is related to the Refugio Oil Spill. UCSB biologists say organisms like coccolithophores play an important role in removing carbon from the atmosphere.

nAtIOnAL In an uncharacteristic move, Congressmember Lois Capps broke with president Barack Obama and voted against two measures designed to give the president authority to fast-track a trade pact among 12 Pacific nations. The trade pact — for which Obama lobbied hard — has been vehemently opposed by the congressional Democratic leadership, labor unions, and environmental groups. They’ve charged the Trans-Pacific Partnership would succeed at the expense of environmental protections and American jobs. Capps spokesperson Chris Meagher said neither measure was in “the best of interests of the middle class or Central Coast.” n

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impacts to the marine environment would be dismissed as “quackery” today. One study, she noted, erroneously assumed the desal plant’s intake valves would suck in 18 times less water than they actually will. Redmond has unsuccessfully pushed City Hall to adopt more modern waterintake technology to minimize damage to microscopic aquatic life and larvae. When asked after the meeting if she intended to sue, Redmond said, “I don’t think so. But I wanted it read into the record that they’re not complying with the law.” On the same day, the Goleta Water Board voted to adopt higher water rates in part to encourage more vigorous conservation and also to recoup the substantial loss in revenues such conservation generates. For the residential customers who cut back accordingly, average monthly water bills will remain about the same—$112. But

for farmers, who make up one percent of the customer population and account for 30 percent of all water sales, the rates will skyrocket from an average of $919 a month to $2,400. For those operating outside the urban envelope on the western edge of the valley, their bills go up even more, from $3,500 a month to $10,000. She called the matter a local issue. Nearly 80 farmers and two agricultural organizations weighed in against the rate hikes, arguing they would effectively end agriculture in the Goleta Valley. Dave Matson of the Goleta Water District said the rates were necessary because agricultural use had increased in the past two years, and, he said, “There is only so much water left.” Matson said the district is trying to offset some of the economic pain by offering ag operators rebates for buying new, efficient irrigation systems. n

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n official report created last OEM headquarters—which was bursting week identified six “neutral to at the seams — to the old Deckers building positive” journalists who have near the airport. Just a few information officovered the Refugio Oil Spill, cers remain in the JIC. Most of them stick to seeking to “target” them so they publish brief, scripted responses when questioned stories about “significant progress” of the by reporters. cleanup effort. County officials have expressed their Drafted by Unified Command — a own frustrations over communication. mix of government agencies and execu- Supervisors Doreen Farr and Janet Wolf tives from Plains All American Pipeline, told federal officials at a May 26 board the company responsible for the spill—the meeting that they were taken aback when document lists “recommended reporters” with their photos and short bios pulled from the Internet, and it grades them based on their reporting style. I was deemed “neutral,” “accurate,” “detailed,” and “mostly balanced.” Mostly balanced? I’m not certain how I earned this gratifying distinction, but when I called the Joint Information Center (JIC) to ask about the report and how journalists were selected, U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Kip MESSAGING: U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jennifer Williams defended the official cleanup response. Wadlow told me authorities chose reporters based on who requested the most information and then Plains security guards—working under the turned the material they received into news Unified Command — tried to stop them stories. “Our main goal is to ensure timely multiple times from entering the OEM release of accurate information to the pub- building; in one instance, Farr said, she had to point to her picture on the wall and lic,” he explained. Los Angeles Times’ Javier Panzar, exclaim,“That’s me!” The media report ends with bulleted Noozhawk’s Lara Cooper, KEYT’s John Palminteri, Univision’s Juan González, and talking points that anyone at all familiar Santa Barbara Independent photographer with the spill has been inundated with for Paul Wellman also made the list. All six of nearly a month. For instance, it says, memus were invited to a private press conference bers of the response team cannot speak to last Wednesday. According to Wadlow, the the investigation; dispersants were not used; JIC does not grant exclusives, though they the fishery closure—23 miles long and six wanted to engage with reporters one-on- miles from shore — remains in effect until one to reduce any public misunderstand- further notice; and Refugio and El Capitan ings about the shifting location of response beaches are still locked down. The report shows just how carefully Uniteams. “Our goal is to be as transparent as fied Command hopes to spread its message possible,” he said. The report mentions there have been a of progress. That message was clear during couple of recent “neutral to negative” local a tour of the Unified Command post last news stories about “perceived lack of acces- week. Again, everyone could not have been sibility” to the Unified Command and in- friendlier. I sat at a large table with reprefield operations. For the record, every time sentatives from all of the involved parties I called the JIC, a friendly media specialist — from county officials to Plains execuanswered the phone, wrote down my ques- tives. U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jennifer tions, and got back to me with answers. The Williams, who has been in charge of operalogic, I presume, is that it’s better to central- tions from the get-go, defended the official ize information so secondhand tidbits don’t cleanup response, calling it “phenomenal.” end up as headlines. On Monday, when I To date, Plains is on the hook for more left a message with Santa Barbara’s Office than $70 million in cleaning costs, averof Emergency Management (OEM), the aging about $3 million per day, excluding Coast Guard’s Wadlow returned my call. claims. It’s worth noting Wadlow arrived in In and of itself, the JIC’s media report town June 12 to become the latest chief pub- is fairly benign, but from a reporter’s perlic information officer (PIO) to run the JIC. spective, such an orchestrated invitation to Initially, the media center was packed with such a small press conference is fairly odd, 20 to 25 PIOs from multiple out-of-area especially considering the size and scope of agencies, but that number decreased after the spill and its aftermath. I can’t help but the Unified Command post moved from wonder if I’ll be invited to the next one. n

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mystery has never been what caused the Plains All American Pipeline rupture in the first place. It’s always been why it didn’t happen sooner and much worse. These are not the doom-n-gloom musings by someone given to apocalyptic dementia. Instead, this question is triggered by new documentation — at least to me — detailing chronic qualitycontrol problems that dogged construction of the All American Pipeline when it was first laid into the ground back in the 1980s. County records from that time show that 15 percent of the pipeline welds inspected during a threeday audit failed to meet minimum standards. That’s a lot. When those three days were up, Celeron denied the pipeline experts hired by the county further access to welding records. I stumbled onto this new information while exploring how and why Plains All American — more precisely, its predecessor Celeron/All American — came to be the one and only pipeline operator in Santa Barbara County to successfully challenge the county’s authority to oversee and regulate pipelineintegrity issues. Why, I wondered, did Celeron take the County of Santa Barbara to federal court when none of the other pipeline owners operating in Santa Barbara saw fit to do the same? Because Celeron prevailed in that showdown, pipeline safety inspections and enforcement for the All American line were relegated to an egregiously understaffed and underfunded federal safety agency — the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety

Administration (PHMSA), at which the top three executive leadership positions are now conspicuously vacant. So what sparked the legal dispute that put PMHSA in the driver’s seat? Some blandly generic assertion of jurisdictional testosterone? It’s much more disturbing than that. By 1986, county administrators had grown concerned about allegations of slipshod welding practices by the crews laying the pipeline. Accordingly, the county hired a civil engineer who specialized in integrity audits of massive industrial projects, Richard K. Shogren. For three days in November 1986, an engineer employed by Shogren, Carl Ward, met with Celeron metallurgical engineer Rick Hill in the company’s Bakersfield offices. They rummaged through four boxes of radiographs — X-ray images showing the complete circumference of a weld. In all, 58 radiographs were inspected, a small test sample of the 9,500 welds throughout All American’s 70-mile stretch of pipe. Of the 58, seven were of such poor quality no assessment could be made. Of the 51 remaining, eight failed to meet the minimal standards established by the American Petroleum Institute. Of those eight, five failed to meet the minimal standards set by Celeron itself. No matter how Shogren did the math, only 60 percent of the welds inspected met minimum standards. Assuming the same proportions were manifest throughout the 70 miles of pipe running through the county, Shogren estimated there could be as many as 1,425 substandard welds. If the welds were assessed based on Celeron’s own standards, he concluded there could be as many as 900.

After the 58 radiographs were reviewed, Shogren reported his representative —Ward—was notified by Celeron reps that “no more film would be made available for review by county representatives and the audit effort was suspended.” By way of explanation, Shogren speculated, “We can only assume that the weldrejection rate was too high and that the construction schedule and budget were suffering.” Shogren was also asked to provide his two cents’ worth on the construction and engineering work he witnessed by Celeron’s pipeline crew. He was underwhelmed in the extreme. He expressed surprise, for example, that Celeron’s original plans included no accompanying geohazard report even though the pipeline — as first proposed — would cut over two active fault lines and at “several major landslide areas.” At the time, Celeron project managers explained they’d address such problems as they encountered them. Some significant changes were made and landslide areas avoided, Shogren conceded, but only by dint of strenuous effort. “Our field observations indicate a general lack of attention to good construction practice,” he wrote in one report. In another, he complained that Celeron construction practices “subverted” safe and sensible engineering and design decisions. Getting the project into compliance, he charged, “required a level of effort which should not have been required.” Two important disclaimers: There’s no evidence at this time to indicate the pipeline rupture was caused by any of the problems articulated by Shogren. And Plains All American is not Celeron. But Plains, it

should be stressed, acquired a pipeline born of a corporate culture of pervasive and calculated carelessness. In response to Celeron’s desire to inoculate that culture from the prying intrusions of county safety inspectors, the county took Celeron to federal court. How exactly that process played out is something I’m still exploring. But we know the county lost and PHMSA — a federal agency notoriously underequipped in terms of staffing and clear regularity guidelines — wound up with oversight authority on matters of pipeline safety. In 2002, Congress ordered PHMSA to begin studying the feasibility of more stringent standards for leak-detection equipment required of pipeline operators. Currently, PHMSA has no such standards at all. By contrast, the State of Alaska requires detection equipment sensitive enough to catch pipeline pressure drops of one percent over 90 minutes. In the State of Washington, it’s an 8 percent drop over 15 minutes. As of 2010, PHMSA had undertaken only the first step of a nine-step process required of any change in federal rules. That’s when it issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register. To date, the second step in that arduous process has not been initiated. As for automatic pipeline-shutoff-spill-containment technology — much ballyhooed in this paper — PHMSA agreed in 2000 to leave that decision up to the pipeline industry. Given Celeron’s culture of negligence and PHMSA’s tradition of toothlessness, the question has never been “if ” and it hasn’t been “when.” It’s always been, “How bad?” — Nick Welsh

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Kenneth A. Hendrickson 01/03/21 – 06/14/15

Kenneth A. Hendrickson went to be with the Lord, June 14, 2015. He was born on January 3, 1921, in Bolivar, Missouri , to Mr. and Mrs. Wren P. Hendrickson, the youngest of seven children. Kenneth’s parents moved their family to Santa Barbara when he was seven, where he lived the remainder of his life. Kenneth was an employee of Southern Counties Gas Company, now Sempre Energy, for thirty-five years. Kenneth was very community-minded. He was elected to the Isla Vista Sanitary District, now Goleta West Sanitary District. He was elected for forty-five years as a representative of the District. Kenneth married Marceline Day on February 4, 1950, and they had five children, Kenneth W. Hendrickson, Karen Thomsen, Kathy Eyman, David Hendrickson, and Paul Hendrickson. They also have six grandchildren, Sarah James, Robbie Eyman, Lisa Thomsen, Stephen Thomsen, Matthew Eyman, and Miranda Hendrickson, and two great grandchildren: Benjamin Thomsen, and Joella Eyman, and another great-grandchild that will be born November 2015. He is also survived by his two nieces, Jill McMillan and Shirley Ludwig; one nephew, Gordon Hendrickson; and numerous great nieces and nephews. Kenneth was a member of the “Greatest Generation,” serving three years in the upper Assam River Valley, India, during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps. A memorial mass will be held Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Saint Anthony’s Chapel, Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden Street, Santa Barbara at 10am.

Lawrence Fredrick Scalise 4/23/33 – 06/12/15

dent of the state of Iowa, Larry and his wife, Molly, moved to Santa Barbara, California, in 2000. He graduated from the University of Iowa Law School, receiving his L.L.B degree in 1958. The world would never be the same. A fixture in the Iowa legal system for decades, Larry’s career as an attorney extended to all corners of the state and eventually the nation. His most prominent role was as Attorney General of Iowa from 1965-1967. One of the most important pieces of work during this time was to schedule Auto Safety Hearings as part of the National Highway Safety Act. This eventually led to the implementation of seat belts in every car. Since the 1960s, Larry had been in private practice, becoming one of the state’s most prominent attorneys. In 1995, Larry left Des Moines and accepted an assignment with the Federal Government becoming Deputy Independent Counsel in the matter of Henry Cisneros, the then-U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. He also served as a court-appointed mediator for the Superior Court of Santa Barbara, having become a certified mediator by the American Academy of ADR Attorneys in 2004. Larry’s most impressive attribute was the way in which he influenced people’s lives for the better in the courtroom, at a party, and at home. His life was all about family, friends, and colleagues. He was a great adviser and mentor. His ability to make anyone he met feel like family was a true gift. His warmth and hospitality will long be remembered. His love of cooking, food, and wine were epic. There was always a place at his table for everyone. In addition to his busy life practicing law, Larry was a devoted husband, brother, uncle, cousin, father, and grandfather. More than anything, family was most important. Larry is survived by his wife, Molly, (Murphy) Scalise, seven children and 15 grandchildren. Special thanks to Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman, Dr. Alan Rosenblum, Dr. Jeffrey Sager, and all of the nurses involved in Larry’s care these last three months, as well as the staff at Cottage Hospital South 5, MICU, Rehabilitation Hospital and Alto Lucero Transitional Care. A celebration of Larry’s life will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1300 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA on Thursday, June 18th, at 11 am.

Richard Walton White 11/11/48 – 05/28/15

Lawrence Fredrick Scalise, surrounded by his loving family, peacefully passed away on June 12, 2015, at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. He will be truly missed by all. Larry was born to Mary and Albert Scalise on April 25, 1933 ,in Des Moines, Iowa. He was the younger brother of Teresa (Scalise) Lemus. A lifelong resi16

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Richard Walton White was born on Armistice Day 1948 to Walton Alexander and Joan Audrey (Grover) White in Santa Barbara, California. He passed away suddenly on May 28, 2015, at his home in New Cuyama doing what he loved: working at his computer researching Mayan culture, history and lore. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hilts; daughter, Erika; son-in-law Scott and grandson Brett Peveto of Orange, Texas; step-daughter Jessy Adamson; and brother Charles White and family. He will always be remembered for having a generous nature, being a stickler for detail, swapping puns, and being anxious to try out different ideas in Agronomy and Soils Science.

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Dr. Robert E. Steele 10/26/47 – 04/27/15

Bob Steele was exceptional. Born in Berkeley, California, to Margaret and Elbert Steele, he lost his father to cancer when he was just ten years old. Rock solid, Peg raised Bob, younger sister Barbara and little brother Jeff with just the right mix of freedom and iron. Bob was an engineer from the start, with an inquisitive mind and natural curiosity. He loved to know how things worked, taking them apart and putting them back together. He rewired their house at the age of 15 and rebuilt the engine of Peg’s car while in high school, and there’s something about making cherry brandy and the preacher, but that’s a story for another day. Bob earned his BS in physics/ math from Sonoma State University, and his MS and Ph.D. in physics from UCSB. His professional career spanned nearly 40 years. He worked for LASP in Colorado on NASA-funded projects, at General Research in Santa Barbara on projects ranging from robotic wafer handling systems to linear accelerator controls, and he subsequently consulted for various semiconductor processing equipment and telecommunications companies, where he developed a passion for motion-control technology. It was during this time that he designed and produced the motion control board that would become the foundation for Motion Engineering, Inc., a company he founded in 1987. Bob served as Chief Technical Officer at MEI (now part of Kollmorgen) from its inception until his death. A stellar engineer and problemsolver with infectious energy, he purchased a pair of retired auto assembly robots (on eBay of course) and transformed his garage into a “robotics theater.” He programmed them to dance in sync to Creedence’s “Suzie Q”, adorned with Santa hats or baseball caps and shades, and he loved to show their snazzy moves to students, friends and colleagues. Bob had a way of getting under your skin, and his friends were life long. He had a tremendous sense of humor, was generous, witty and always saw the very best in everyone. He had a special, almost electrical charge about him, a brilliant mind and a kind of endearing social awkwardness. He had a booming voice, ate too fast and had a way of always working his napkin into shreds. He was constantly losing his wallet, phone or passport. He loved Creedence Clearwater and Jimmy Buffett and red Toyota trucks. He was a do-it-yourselfer with a minor in plumbing, and he always had a project brewing. A hike with Bob was a botany lesson. He would spew the genus and species names of all the plants you passed and if by chance he came across one he didn’t know, he would simply make it up, with

a grin and a chuckle to let you know you’d been had. He loved his old hiking boots and trod the trails of the Grand Canyon and “Shit-For-Brains Canyon” in the Mojave, and oh how he loved the desert. Several times a year he and buddies Lyman and PJ would pack up that red Toyota with rockets, spud guns, quadricopter, telescope and toolboxes and hit the road. Steak, baked potatoes and artichokes, astronomy lessons with a laser pointer to the stars, sitting in the camp chairs at dusk being “masters of all we survey,” and life was good. Bob loved three women in his life and married two of them, first Kelly Steele (Sheridan) and then Nancy Haydt, and he kept them close throughout his life. Jennifer Lundmark became his third and final love, and with Jen came the horses. Bob, ever the trooper, overcame his fears, donned a cowboy hat and boots and on his trusty palomino steed, Monte, became an endurance rider, even earning the title of “Endurance Rider of the Year.” He had no children of his own, but was Uncle Bob to Anna and Jessica Grubaugh, Adam Steele, Jennifer Haydt and the Packard girls, and great uncle to Ella and Jack Reid. When cancer struck two years ago, Bob battled it with courage and conviction, and never lost hope for a cure. He fought hard and endured so much throughout those two years, but when asked by a friend at Thanksgiving a year ago what he would want to do if he knew his life was coming to an end, Bob thought for a while and said simply,“I wouldn’t change a thing.” Fortunate to call him brother, fortunate to call him friend. A LIVE EACH DAY memorial celebration for Bob will be held on Saturday, June 20th, at Kollmorgen, 33 S. La Patera Lane, in Santa Barbara. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Direct Relief International or Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, and Bob’s kitties, Emma and Loki, are awaiting adoption at ASAP.

Albert Medwid M.D. 10/08/24 – 5/22/15

Dr. Albert Medwid passed away peacefully at Cottage Hospital on May 22, 2015, from complications following a stroke. He was born to John and Katherine Medwid on October 8, 1924, in Pittsburgh, PA, where he attended South Side High School, and graduated as valedictorian of his senior class. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School he started his surgical training with two years at Northwestern University’s Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago, followed by a 4-year residency in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

It was on a TWA flight out of Chicago that he met a flight attendant, Donna Plummer, who would become his wife of 60 years. Al will be remembered for his unfailing devotion to his patients and love for his family and friends, as well as his enthusiasm for the game of squash, his kind and cheerful nature and his great appreciation for the privilege of living in the beautiful city of Santa Barbara. After 40 years of practicing surgery, he began a new career as a businessman after designing and patenting medical devices to be used in surgery. After persuading his son, Bob, to join him, the business expanded and the products are now sold to surgeons worldwide. Al’s family remembers his unfailing ability to answer middle-of-the-night phone calls on the first ring and to perform surgery at all hours without complaint. He often spoke of his admiration for the great courage displayed by patients facing major surgeries. His patients were his first priority, but dinner with his family was a priority also, and he preferred to return to the hospital later in the evening than to miss the family dinner. To his children he modeled excellence in all aspects of his life, both personal and professional, and to his grandchildren he was a loving Papa. In later years, he often encountered former patients who thanked him for having added years to their lives, and occasionally displayed their scars to remind him. He was predeceased by his parents and four siblings, Dr. Michael Medwid, Natalie Medwid, Magdalene Campbell and Amelia Bracken. He leaves behind his devoted wife, Donna, and loving children, Bob, Jill and Lisa, son-in-law Glen Lewis and his four adored grandchildren, Laura and Daniel Lewis, Marina and Madison Medwid, as well as many nieces and nephews. Donations in his memory may be made to El Montecito Presbyterian Church or the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission. Services will be held Saturday June 27, 2015, at the El Montecito Presbyterian Church, 1455 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara at 2pm with a reception to follow.

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Audie Love 1941-2015

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submitted to the College Board AP Studio Art Exam. School from 1971-1999. He was one of only Notable automotive illustrator and fabricator Chip seven art teachers in the nation invited to Foose was also one of Audie’s former students. Princeton in the ’90s to design the National After Audie retired, he and other retired teacher/ Art Teacher’s Exam, and he conducted seminars on artists created the Student Art Fund in 2006, a combehalf of Educational Testing Service on Advanced mittee of the Santa Barbara Art Association with an Placement (AP) Studio Art. endowment from the Santa Barbara Foundation. They Audie was not only regarded as one of the top AP recognized public schools have limited budgets for art art teachers in the country, but he was also beloved by supplies. More than 85 art classes in public junior high his students.“Even as adults far into their careers, many and high schools in Santa Barbara County are now former students say there is something deep down that able to experience throwing clay and printing with still wants to make Audie proud,” said art director and linoleum block and have canvas and paint thanks to designer Mara Bosnak. Former students often credit the Student Art Fund. Eleven grants were awarded Love’s early influence as a reason they pursued a cre- in 2014-15 for students to participate in activities such as the Empty Bowls Project benefiting Foodbank, a ative professional career. “Audie, I will always have a photo of you in my stu- field trip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art dio. You helped me become the person, teacher, artist and Getty Museum, and designing an art and literary magazine, Local Color. that I am,” wrote artist and illustrator Tara Tucker. “We may not have realA Santa Barbara tradition ized it at the time, but we Audie inadvertently began were set on a path thanks to is the Grandparent Portrait this man,” said Eirik Paye, Show. It started as a class an animation designer for assignment, but Ana GueNickelodeon. “There isn’t vara, now an art therapist, a day I am working on my told Audie that her portrait of her grandfather was the cenart that I don’t think about terpiece at his funeral, and Audie.” “He was, even in recent others told him their image years, like a shining light to of their grandparent had me,” painter Laurel Mines become a family heirloom. said. “His smile and frank, The most recent show at the positive words encouraged Faulkner Gallery in April had me as a painter struggling more than 150 portraits in all to become a ‘real’ artist.” media, selected from more A director at Gnomon than 400 submitted from most junior high and senior School of Visual Effects and an illustrator, Andrea high art classes. Each portrait Adams, upon hearing news was framed by Audie and of Love’s passing, collected Student Art Fund members art supply donations from CARING AND ENCOURAGING: Even as adults in Audie’s home. her students at Gnomon, far into their careers, students continued to “The idea of using art as a “… all of whom benefited want to “make Audie proud” and stayed in basis to open up an intergenfrom Audie having been my touch to share their exciting projects with him. erational dialogue between teacher.” An outpouring of youth and elders in their life kind words from students on Facebook quickly led to memorialized in portraits was brilliant!” said Ginny piles of donations. “It’s extraordinary … the students Brush, executive director of the Santa Barbara County never met Audie yet were touched — they remember Arts Commission. “I jumped at the chance to help.” their own experiences with special teachers who influ- With funding support from the City of Santa Barbara’s enced them,” said Andrea. Community Arts Grant, the program has continued “Thank you for being a guiding light and nurturing and became a model other communities have since my talent in more ways than you know.You helped me emulated. Audie’s joy was to keep connected with his students, become a successful working artist who realized her especially those who pursued art. His former AP art vision,” wrote Natalie Cederquist, a sculptor. Nicole Strasburg, a landscape painter, recalls quali- student Jeffrey Baykal-Rollins, who was named a Presities that made Love’s teaching unique: “Audie was a dential Arts Scholar, wrote, “Audie prepared me to humble spirit with a great sense of humor. He loved study at the best art schools in the world, and although a good story, both hearing and telling. He supported I subsequently studied with many great teachers, to exploration, promoted individuality, and championed this day I have ONE true teacher: Audie Love. I often pushing ideas to the edge. If you were committed, he say that I am a student of Love, which means to live was committed to helping you achieve success. And my life doing what I love and doing it as passionately Heart was all Audie ever delivered.” as Mr. Love did.” The work of the Student Art Fund will continue Mara Bosnak added: “Audie Love’s comprehensive, engaging curriculum should be the model standard with Audie as our inspiration. Donations can be made for High School AP art classes taught throughout to: Student Art Fund, PO Box 91928, Santa Barbara, the country.” Love provided AP students a strong CA 93190-1928. A gallery of grandparent portraits can foundation in art history, life drawing, composition, be seen at studentartfund.org. and 2D/3D design principles. Rarely seen at the high school level, Audie taught his AP students how to build Written by the boardmembers of the Student Art a quality, 40-piece portfolio—an effort that took stu- Fund: Kris Buck, Sarah Carr, Anne Chesnut, Bay dents three to four years to complete and opened doors Hallowell, Sally Hamilton, Yessy Kim, Brennan to top art schools. Upon graduation, portfolios were Linnecke, and David Sanchez.

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Santa Barbara isn’t just pretty beaches — it’s also a Central Coast cultural mecca. In fact, July-August sees this city flourish with heaps of things to do — Solstice and Old Spanish Days, to name two biggies, but there is also a nice pastiche of arts happenings. Read on for an introduction to one of this year’s Solstice artists-in-residence as well as Indy critics’ picks of the pop, rock, jazz, classical music, theater, dance, visual art, and films you won’t want to miss. ➤➤➤➤➤➤

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inika Ossman-Steier (pictured above) was busy working on a giant insect ensemble for this year’s Solstice Parade as she remembered the pangs and joys of the event’s birth from way up inside her creation. For those too new to remember, the time was 1974, and the place was a building on the corner of State and Ortega streets (now the Fithian Building), which was a warren, a home, a coven of performance artists who haunted thrift stores for inspiration and lived to celebrate. At first, Solstice was conceived as a birthday party for artist/ mime Michael Gonzales, but it became a gaudy excuse to greet summer’s freedoms. “It was the Park Theater then,” said Ossman-Steier, a current festival artist in residence, who was drawn into the free-spirited throng, though she lived up past the Mission in those days.“There still was a theater there, and it was Mime Caravan and [parade founder] Michael Gonzales and [his partner] John Burnett who showed us slides — that’s what we used to do back then, look at slides,” she laughed. “And it was pictures of what Michael wanted [the party to be like], pictures of Mardi Gras and Carnaval down in South America. This was the introduction to the parade. “We didn’t talk about being pagans back then, but that’s what it was, pagan with a lot of creativity and no politics, and no words and no dogs,” Ossman-Steier continued over lunch recently at Jill’s Place, around the corner from the current Solstice HQ and not far from the old Park Theater. “I think they made me in charge of banners.” Tinika Ossman-Steier had a different name in those days;

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she was Tiny Ossman, better known as the woman who brought belly dancing to Santa Barbara via the Plaka (a Greek taverna also gone). On Sunday nights on KTYD, she hosted a pre–World War II music radio show with her then-spouse, David Ossman, a poo-bah of the Los Angeles– based comedy troupe Firesign Theatre, and their Mission Canyon home was famed for counterculture gatherings like the mostly notorious Fellini Party (Tiny came as a Hudson hood ornament.)

Ossman-Steier on her own kept busy as an Ensemble Theatre costumer and coordinator of the city’s first arts festival.“I was hired to introduce the community to its own cultural wealth,” she said. After she left Santa Barbara (and David) in the late 1970s, Tiny (born Maria Veronica Rosza) became the more formal-sounding Tinika when bosses at her Smithsonian Institution job pressured her to drop the diminutive nickname. It was while attending the 1980 International Conference on Celebrations that she first realized her lifelong drive: “Who knew I was a celebration artist?” she said. Until last year, Ossman-Steier coordinated an ecological/ educational/celebrational All Species Festivals in her current hometown, Cottage Grove, Oregon. But she didn’t come back to Santa Barbra to run anything; Ossman-Steier returned to Solstice to work on a performance piece (she’s also a fabric artist and, as she put it, a junk sculptor), fitting her big bugs into the parade’s ScienceFiction theme. “You know that District 9 movie? That’s the idea,” she explained. “I called the Solstice people up and asked them if I could just come and be a resident artist.” She thinks maybe old friends on the board put in a good word, but it’s clear from her space in the workshop that she still fit in perfectly, even without the banners. “It’s a lot different than my day, Solstice. The scale is bigger now, and sadly, I don’t see a lot of my old friends. And three days in the park, wow. But the other day, I saw a woman come running in and give a choice piece of cardboard she found to someone else. That part is the same. The creativity and the camaraderie are great. I’m fortunate to be here,” she n said,“surrounded by all these wonderful people.”

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The African Queen, presented by the Granada Theatre’s Summer Classic Film Series. At the Granada Theatre, Mon., July 6. The Postman Always Rings Twice, presented by the Granada Theatre’s Summer Classic Film Series. At the Granada Theatre, Tue., July 7. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Extra-Terrestrial, presented by the Granada Theatre’s Summer Classic Film Series. At the Granada Theatre, Wed., July 8.

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6/18: Kawomera: Plant Pray Partner for Peace  Come learn about a unique, interfaith community of coffee farmers in Mbale made up of Ugandan Jews, Muslims, and Christians who have come together to sell and export coffee beans in the name of peace and religious harmony. This movie

screening and discussion with director Marla Mossman will familiarize you with the Peace Kawomera or “Delicious Peace.” 7-9pm. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 21 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call 963-9595 or email myra@myramossmanesq.com. 6/18: Michelle Robin La  Welcome Michelle Robin La as she signs her first book, Catching Shrimp with Bare Hands: A Boy from the Mekong Delta, the story of her husband’s life in the midst of the Vietnam War and his struggle for freedom after the Communist takeover. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com. 6/18: Saving the Gaviota Coast  Surfrider Foundation will hold its general meeting on an evening of information about the threats to the Gaviota Coast and what is being

done to save it. Come watch a documentary trailer by Shaw Leonard and slides of the beautiful coast. Speakers from the Gaviota Conservancy and Surfrider will discuss how you can participate in saving the coast. 7pm. Watershed Resource Ctr., 2981 Cliff Dr. Free. Call 899-2583 or visit santabarbara.surfrider.org. 6/18: Pajama Storytime with Clifford  If you’re going to Goleta’s story time, wear your favorite pj’s to hear stories and get a surprise visit from a big, red, furry dog. If you’re going to downtown’s story time, bring your pillows and blankets and wear pj’s or a super hero costume because your new red friend will bring some pals from ARF! for you to meet. 10:30am; Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta; 964-7878. 6-7pm; Faulkner Gallery, Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.; 564-5603. Ages 4+. Visit sbplibrary.org.

6/18: Fayuca, Ease Up, King Zero, True Press  Enjoy a night of music with four different acts, including three-piece punk-rock/ reggae/dub band Fayuca, who will share music with Spanish influences. Also performing will be aggressive punk rockers Ease Up, high-energy ska group King Zero, and rock/hip-hop/reggae fusion band True Press. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $12-$15. Ages 18+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com. 6/18: The Most Interesting Place You Never Heard Of  Steven Trainoff will tell the history of the amazing Clipperton Island, 850 miles south of Baja California. Its ownership was the source of conflict among the Americans, British, Mexican, and French. Filled with bizarre events involving pirates, buried treasure, hurricanes, a top-secret WWII military base, and more, this island’s history will fascinate you. Members-only reception: 6:15pm; lecture: 7pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. Free-$10. Call 962-8404 or visit sbmm.org. 6/18: Hot Dogs & Hilarity Comedy Night  This evening’s entertainment will feature headliner Clinton Pickens, who was abandoned by wolves and raised by humans in Texas and is, according to Twitter, an “actor, comedian, [and] Wayans brother.” 6-7:30pm. Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr., 524 Chapala St. $4-$10. Call 597-1115 or visit jewishsantabarbara.org.

6/18: Quaaludes, Cyclops, Loose Nerves  Come and support the DIY bands at the area batting cages. This night will feature four-piece punk band Quaaludes, costumed punk-rock duo Cyclops, and melodic and danceable punk-rock group Loose Nerves. 8pm. FUNZONE, 226 S. Milpas St. $5. Visit sbdiy.org. 6/18: Sunset Sips at the Zoo  Come to this new take on happy hour where you can enjoy area wines and hors d’oeuvres on the scenic hilltop, stroll among your favorite animal exhibits, ride the train, and feed the giraffes. 5:307:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $30. Ages 21+. Call 962-5339 or visit sbzoo.org.

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Friday 6/19 6/19-6/21: S.B. Summer Solstice Celebration  This SciFi-themed Solstice celebration will be filled with live music, delicious foods and beverages, an arts-and-crafts boutique, a Romantic Rock swimwear fashion show, and more. The annual Summer Solstice Parade, featuring more than 1,000 participants, extravagant floats, and whimsical costumes, will begin at noon on Saturday on State St. from Cota St. to Micheltorena St. Fri.: 4-9pm; Sat.: noon-8pm; Sun.: noon-6pm. Alameda Park, 1400 Santa Barbara St. Free. Visit solsticeparade.com. Read more on p. 21. 6/19-6/21: Live Oak Music Festival  With musicians from all over the globe such as roots-rock group Steve Earle & The Dukes, Chicago bluesboogie machine Lil’ Ed and the Blue Imperials, and more, this

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19 6/19: Father’s Day Craft Still haven’t gotten your dad a gift? Come to the library to make some cool crafts for your awesome dad! 3:30-4:30pm. Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. Free. Call 963-3727 or visit sbplibrary.org. three-day festival provides camping accommodations under the shade of the old oak trees, arts-and-crafts booths, music workshops, fireside jamming, and rowdy barn dances. Fri.: 2pmmidnight; Sat.: 8am-midnight; Sun.: 8am-8:30pm. Live Oak Campground, 4650 Hwy. 154, Santa Ynez. Free-$130. Call 781-3030 or visit liveoakfest.org. Read more on p. 47. 6/19: Psychotherapists Networking Gala  Eat, drink, and be merry as you mingle with fellow CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists) members. This gala is a great opportunity to meet and talk with MFTs, LCSWs, PhDs, PsyDs, and other people in this extremely important field. So tell me, how does that make

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you feel? Great! 5-7pm. Rooftop, Antioch University, 602 Anacapa St. $20-$40. Visit santabarbara therapy.org. 6/19: Drake Winery After Hours  Drake Wines is having its monthly after-hours night with music, board games, and wine. Come out to the Funk Zone, and socialize — you know you’ve been wanting to. 6:30pm. Drake Winery, 32 Anacapa St. Free. Call 845-4801. 6/19-6/20: Rebel Heart  This five-piece band will bring powerful and soulful sounds of country, rock, and blues with covers of songs by Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jimi Hendrix, Garth Brooks, and so much more. Fri.: 8pm; Sat.: 3 and 8pm. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Ages 21+. Call 686-4785 or visit mavericksaloon.org. 6/19-20: Series 7  The Dance Network is holding its second annual studio showcase, which will feature dynamic styles of dance, from jazz to tap to hiphop, with performers ages 6-80. 7pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $13-$20. Call 963-0408 or visit centerstage theater.org.

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week anxiety, OCD, and more, as you walk from Leadbetter Beach to East Beach Grill and back. Funds raised will support the nonprofit Postpartum Progress. 9am. Leadbetter Beach, Shoreline Dr. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/ climboutofdarkness.

6/20: Musical Journey of Discovery  Time travel through music from the American Revolution to the Civil War. Musician and music scholar Ramón Araїza will share a unique educational and musical experience on the piano. 9:30am-noon. First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance Ave. Free. Call 884-9909 or visit sbgen.org. 6/20: Art Garfunkel  A Grammy Award–winning American singer and a Golden Globe–nominated actor, this folk-pop icon of the legendary duo Simon & Garfunkel will share an intimate evening of his music, poetry, and stories. VIP tickets include premier seating and a preshow reception. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $59-$105. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

6/20: Ridgeway, Cinder Cone, Vitriol, Forrest Conifer  This night will feature indie/punk quartet Ridgeway, experimental duo Cinder Cone (celebrating its 10-year anniversary), punk trio Vitriol, and lo-fi solo performer Forrest Conifer. Spend the night getting to know new bands in S.B. 8pm. FUNZONE, 226 S. Milpas St. $5. Visit sbdiy.org.

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18-24 music by musician, retired pro surfer, and Surfrider Foundation spokesperson Timmy Curran and others; an art show; a silent auction; and a screening of Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story. 7pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $20. Call 684-6380 or visit plazatheatercarpinteria.com. 6/20: One Bag, One Week Packing Event  What? You’ll be gone one week and can only take one carry-on? Come learn tips from world traveler and packing expert Annslie Bigbee on how to rock (or wheel) one carry-on for seven days. There will be special discounts and prizes. 10am-noon. CircaTerra Travel Outfitters, 3317-A State St., Loreto Plaza. Free. Call 568-5402 to RSVP or visit tinyurl.com/CircaTerra. 6/20: 6th Annual Buddy Walk & Festival  The Down Syndrome Association of S.B. County (DSASBC) will host a fundraising event with live music, carnival-style games, crafts, face painting, and other great activities. Proceeds will go to DSASBC to support new and expectant parents, enrich programs and activities, and enhance the lives of individuals with down syndrome. 11am4pm. Chase Palm Park, 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. Free-$25. Call 886-4411 or visit dsasbc.org.

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6/22: The Way We Were  The Elmer Bernstein Memorial Series will be screening this bittersweet 1970s love story starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford about a politically active Jew and All-American jock who meet in college and reunite later in life. Guest curator Paul Williams will discuss what went into winning the Academy Award for Original Song with special guests Alan and Marilyn Bergman. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

sunday 6/21 6/21: 15th Annual Rotary Day  Calling all bug slingers to work the binders (brakemen to work the brakes)! There will be free train and handcar rides for not only Rotary Day but also Father’s Day! These unique cars were developed during the second half of the 19th century and used to transport railroad workers and equipment. 1-4pm. South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call 964-3540 or visit goletadepot.org. 6/21: The S.B. Master Chorale Sings Show Tunes  Come enjoy selections of the most

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popular musicals of our era: Les Misérables, Rent, The Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, and more. Fill Father’s Day with lively show tunes that the entire family will enjoy. 3pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free-$22. Call 967-8287 or visit sbmasterchorale.org.

Tuesday 6/23 6/23: Beloved Brahms  This evening program includes a contemporary brass piece by former faculty artist Anthony Plog, a melodic trio by 19thcentury composer Carl Reinecke, and Brahms’s “Trio in B Minor.” 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Free-$42. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

Wednesday 6/24 6/24: Strangers You Know, Ghost Lit Kingdom  From folk to electronic, Strangers You Know has explored it all. Joining them will be alternative indiepop quintet Ghost Lit Kingdom. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1212 State St. $8. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

6/21: 15th Annual Rotary Day Calling all bug slingers to work the binders (brakemen to work the brakes)! There will be free train and handcar rides for not only Rotary Day but also Father’s Day! These unique cars were developed during the second half of the 19th century and used to transport railroad workers and equipment. 1-4pm. South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Call 964-3540 or visit goletadepot.org. 

6/24: Buzz in the Garden: The Urban Bee Garden  Get a close-up look at flowers and natural bees in action, and tour the garden with Dr. Gordon Frankie, principal author of California Bees & Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists.

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6/24: Crown the Town: Winner’s Circle  Branch outside your comfort zone, and check out other great spots to have an adult beverage in town! After research, Crown the Town has singled out the best places for locals. After hitting each location, decide which place truly deserves the crown. 6:309:30pm. Multiple locations. $25. Ages 21+. Call (800) 936-3126 or visit tinyurl.com/CrowntheTown.

There will be a reception and book-signing after the lecture and tour. 4-6pm. S.B. Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Free-$50. Call 682-4726 or visit sbbg.org/classes-events. 6/24: Reel Cool Summer Series: Ghostbusters  Spengler, Stantz, and Venkman are strapping on their proton packs to rid the city of those pesky ghosts ’cause they “ain’t afraid of no ghosts.” Don’t miss this comedy classic on the big screen. 6pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $7.50-$20 (25 percent off with the purchase of four or more tickets). Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

Angry Samoans. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

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Prayers for Mother Earth Plains All American Pipeline and Exxon Mobil “On “incident”, your wounding, has in a way, served to May 19th, 2015 you changed our world and our galvanize our community. You have strengthened home. Home of the elders, the children, the dolphins, our resolve, deepened our commitment, and given the whales, the starfish, the bluffs, the seagulls, the us a powerful catalyst for all of us to come together cormorants, the kelp, the tiny sand fleas, the seagulls, as One. You have provided an opportunity for us to and the children of the future; for all of us, your heal old wounds and come together as One in a way “incident”, which you measure in dollars, damaged that couldn’t have been more perfect, more timely, or our home and changed our world, our Mother Earth, more powerful. Soon, we will be holding our Healing forever. You harmed the ocean, and you harmed us, as and Prayer Ceremony, and hundreds of people will ocean. Many of us have been working passionately for be attending; coming together in One Circle with our more than 20 years to protect and preserve this Gaviota Hearts, our Love, and our Prayers; our Prayers for the Coast. It is one of the few biodiverse and sacred places Gaviota Coast, the elders, the children, the ancestors, like it remaining on this planet. With your “incident”, the dolphins and whales, and all of the beings who we are all deeply heartbroken; we’re feeling this share this place we call home; this marvelous, loving gnawing grief that will not go away. Ironically, your and giving Being we call Mother Earth”. James Smallwood • Santa Barbara • June 13th, 2015 independent.com

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ART FROM THE EAST: Yitong Zhao sells her needlework alongside the handmade jewelry of her husband, Jun Shi.

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Text and photos by Caitlin Fitch “It’s our last day of classes, so we wanted to come out for some fun,” said Katherine Ni (left) while sitting with her twin sister, Carla, in the audience at the Dream Foundation Summer Dream fashion show. Held in the Funk Zone venue Aperture Collection and Cabana Home, the show featured the swimwear and summer line from 21-year-old Santa Barbaran Danielle Rocha of Rocha Swim (rochaswim.com). All of the event’s proceeds went to the Dream Foundation, earmarked especially toward fulfilling the dreams of people in their twenties suffering from terminal illnesses. See dreamfoundation.org.

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habits. The staff also efore I suffered encouraged me to a stroke in Octomake exercise part of ber 2013, I was a my daily routine. 37-year-old man living on After five months, my boat, where I made the I moved to Florida to jewelry that paid my bills. live with my grandEverything changed when I mother Roberta, woke up at Cottage Hospiwho is my only living tal one day and was told by relative. Jodi House the Harbor Patrol that they staff prepared her had found my boat floating for the move — proon the water with me in it. It STARTING AGAIN: The Jodi House on Chapala Street viding literature on was really scary not know(right) helped David Price get on his feet after a stroke. my brain injury and ing what happened. It still connecting her with is today. Immediately, I recognized the stroke’s effects. resources in Florida — and also helped with my Everything changed. My speech and memory weren’t travel arrangements. Since January, my friends at Jodi the same. My coordination was terrible. I couldn’t House continue to make calls to track my progress, use my hands like I used to. I used to produce one and I’m happy to say that everything is going well. Even my grandma is impressed. “Positivity and a bracelet every 10 minutes. After the stroke, the same piece took me more than 30 minutes. On top of that, healthy attitude have a lot to do with someone’s recovmy boat was sold at auction while I was still in the ery,” she said. “David tells me he trusted everyone at hospital. That made me homeless, so I was placed on a Jodi House and still calls them if he is lonely or has a medical bed at Casa Esperanza, which is where I first question about something. Jodi House is a wonderful place, and I’m thankful David had that help during heard of Jodi House. I became a member of Jodi House in July 2014. this challenging time.” Once my health is stable, we will work on a plan Everyone greeted me right away. It felt like home. I liked talking to other brain injury survivors, and for me to live completely independently and resume their support helped through that difficult time. I also working once again. enjoyed classes like Healthy Cooking because as a dia— David Price, as told to Jodi House’s betic, I need to be particularly conscious of my eating program coordinator Susan Cass Jodi House hosts the inaugural Hike, Walk, & Roll for Brain Injury at Elings Park on Saturday, June 27. See jodihouse.org.

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ewlyweds Jun Shi and Yitong Zhao don’t run your typical Santa Barbara business. Tucked in the corner of Ortega and Anacapa is Miss T, the couple’s Asian-inspired jewelry store that sells handmade embroidery, paintings, crystals, and gemstone jewelry. Combining Shi’s love of painting and designing with Zhao’s skill of embroidery, Miss T opened shop in January, four years after the couple left homeland China. Together they offer an alternative to the usual shopping options of State Street. “We try to select all the things popular in Asia, and we try to bring the traditional things, the real things,” Shi said. “We want to bring something new; we don’t want to follow. Most of the stuff— stuff 70 or 80 percent— only we have it.” percent Done in the same style as antique embroidery, Zhao’s needlepoint work often takes months for her to complete. One embroidery design replicates a scenic Asian village surrounded by waterfalls, with Zhao’s needlepoint capturing every title of each home in detail, and drops of water going over the edge of cliffs are seen in plain sight. Zhao was taught to embroider by her mother, and Shi learned the skill of handmade jewelry from his uncle. Shi handcrafts all the gemstone jewelry found in his store. He begins the process of making a pendant first by measuring crystal string and methodically aligning gemstones and beads into the string, eyeing it so that colors correspond on each side. Miss T takes its name from Yitong’s nicknames “Tingting” and “Tong,” and also for Shi’s natural affection for her. The two have known each other since they were 7 years old, growing up in Shenyang. They lost touch with one another in high school, and, in 2006, Shi left China to study business administration and took graphic design courses at Santa Barbara City College. Zhao also left China to pursue her education — and her boyfriend at the time — in Denmark. Coincidently, the two returned to China five years later and reunited. Three months was all it took for Shi to charm Zhao into following him to Santa Barbara. The couple tied the knot in April. Although they just started their business, they emphasize delivering quality at an affordable price. “We just want to let people know our stuff is not super expensive and that we have good quality stuff,” Shi said. “That’s the reason we do this, and we want to give something new to Santa Barbara.” See misstsb.com, call 564-8885, or visit the store at 35 East Ortega Street. — Mark Salay independent.com

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Greens Your Vacation What if a tree grew for every time you traveled? That’s the idea behind VitaExplorer, a new digital trip planner designed by Vita Travel Store owner Greg Bellowe. The eco-conscious app, launched this year in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, is designed to offset the carbon emissions produced by traveling. Simply log the details of an upcoming trip into vitaexplorer.com, which calculates an average carbon footprint, then offsets the emissions with a monetary donation, which Vita Travel matches, toward The Nature Conservancy’s planting of trees. The more miles traveled, the more trees planted. Bellowe introduced his company’s invite-only app with a sweepstakes through this past Memorial Day, where users had the chance to win a three-day hybrid car rental, a two-night stay in a four-star hotel, luggage, dinner for two, and a solar backpack. He envisions similar incentives down the road for VitaExplorers and hopes his invention will help green an industry that’s been slow to catch up with global trends. With thousands of eco-friendly hotels and activities already inventoried, VitaExplorer could very well be the tool that helps to speed things up. See vitaexplorer.com or visit the Vita Travel Store at 12 West Anapamu Street. — Richie DeMaria

“Beautifully intricate,” Treebeard writes of the latter, “like little origami boxes.” That’s the poet in him. The images are beautiful, but each comes with a caption that’s explanatory and often lovely. He presents the scientific and common names, fascinating facts and observations, and journal-like comments about the day, all shared with eloquence and clarity. A wasp perches for a moment on a mint leaf in the garden, a tiny green aphid resembles stained glass against the backlit banner of a sweet pea flower, a spider snuggles into the fold of an old native wild blackberry plant. Worrisome changes loom, globally and locally. Around here, it’s been too dry, eerily warm, seasons askew, repercussions yet unknown. But there’s so much life happening, so many miraculous things unfolding, and while some folks look up at the heavens and ponder distant galaxies, Treebeard explores a different infinity. He peers into the microcosmos — observing, recording, and sharing— sharing bearing witness to the natural world, mysterious, endangered, and striving to continue. “For all we know, some of this may be happening for the last time,” he mused, hoping that’s not true, “but I’m documenting as much as I can.” See flickr.com/photos/treebeard. — Cynthia Carbone Ward

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ou Ann Smith recently returned home from the Quilt National 2015 at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Ohio, where her beautiful abstract quilt known as “Leaf 2” was one of just 86 quilts selected for the annual exhibition out of nearly 1,000 submissions. It was the first stop for “Leaf 2” on what will be a two-year journey through galleries and museums across the country. “Massive oak trees on a Louisiana plantation inspired my Live Oaks series,” Smith explained of her initial inspiration. “I started with an image of the whole tree and tried to make that more and more abstract, until I ended up with some leaf forms. My journey from the grand and massive tree down to the small but equally fascinating leaf launched me into a satisfying exploration of simplified curves and shapes, and into a new Leaf series.” Smith graduated from UCSB in 1993 with a studio art degree and an emphasis in painting, but she didn’t discover her love for quilting until she attended her first meeting at the Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta. “I found that you can basically create anything with fabric,” she said. “I started playing around and creating art quilts after that.” The Coastal Quilters Guild’s roughly 200 members meet monthly to discuss upcoming events and exhibits, donate quilts to charity, do a show-and-tell of their quilts, and listen to a guest speaker. “Everyone uses fabric, color, and design

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differently, and it’s always interesting to see what people are working on,” said Smith, who also belongs to two other quilting groups: Fibervision and ab-strakt-ed. Fibervision promotes quilting as an art and is limited to 25 active members by invitation only. Smith and the Fibervision group are exhibiting their work at the Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Center until June 29. Ab-strakt-ed is a smaller group of four women who get together to dye fabrics and attend the annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Oregon, the largest outdoor quilt show in the world. Smith, Maren Johnston, Debra Blake, and Patty Six each create stunning abstract art quilts, which can be viewed at abstrakted.org. Those groups have collectively helped Smith keep a steady focus on quality, shining a little light on the Santa Barbara scene as a whole. Said Smith of the community, “Quilters tend to be really supportive.” —Molly Forster

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SUMMER SOLSTICE 2015 Parade Day: Saturday, June 20, 2015

Parade starts at Noon on Cota & State. Goes to Alameda Park. Festival: Alameda Park: Fri. 4-9 pm, Sat. 12-8 pm, Sun. 12-6 pm FRIDAY

On the Main Stage, a variety of musical acts and performances. including ROMANTIC ROCK SWIMWEAR “Saxaphones and Swimsuits” featuring all local Santa Barbara models strutting the stage with saxophonist Jason Freese of the rock ‘n roll legends GREEN DAY! DJ “LD on The Cut” of Sublime with Rome. SEE FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULES BELOW

Children’s Festival Saturday and Sunday Noon to 6 pm.

Entertainment on the Children’s “Mini Bowl” stage, RemJ: Michael Jackson Tribute, Story Telling with Putnee, SB Youth Group Academy, SB All Stars: Cheer, Second Hand News plus face painting, Cloud10 Jump Club, crafts, games, and much more!!

Sunday

Participate in Community Mural painting guided by Solstice artist Carlos Cuellar.

Fine Arts and Crafts, Food, Beer & Wine

Support Solstice!

Beer & Wine Garden, Food booths for all three days of the Festival! Find one of a kind treasures in the fine arts and crafts area.

T-shirts, posters & hats sold at 14 locations along the parade route and in Alameda Park. Proceeds directly benefit Solstice. Artwork design by Pali X-Mano & Stacie Bouffard.

Solstice Festival in Alameda Park Three Days! Friday, Saturday and Sunday Friday 6/19, from 4:00 – 9:00 pm

Saturday 6/20, from Noon– 8:00 pm 12:00 Ulysses Jasz (New Orleans Dixieland)