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Early Saturday morning, with a fog bank lifting and a slight breeze blowing, an eclectic flotilla of some 30 paddlers and one homemade sailing dory set out from Haskell’s Beach in Goleta. Their goal was Platform Holly, 2.5 miles offshore, and their purpose was to raise awareness about four post-Refugio Spill pieces of oil-oriented legislation currently making their way out of committee hearings in Sacramento. Patagonia, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, and the Surfrider Foundation organized the pointed high-seas adventure. The paddle reached its apex when the crew heaved a 70-foot floating banner into the waters near Holly that read — Ethan Stewart “#CrudeAwakening.” Read more and see video at independent.com.

The trial of Nicolas Holzer, facing four counts of murder for allegedly stabbing his parents and sons to death in their Goletaarea home, was delayed again this week after court officials were unable to secure a psychiatrist to carry out the mental evaluation ordered for Holzer last August. Most fee estimates the court has thus far received from local medical professionals run higher than it can afford. Holzer’s next hearing is scheduled for September. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union has filed suit against Haggen, Vons, and Albertsons, alleging the companies illegally laid off employees and reduced their hours, neglected to inform workers about job protections, and violated previously negotiated union protections. The allegations come after Haggen announced two weeks ago it plans to close 27 of the 146 stores it acquired throughout the Western U.S. in the January 2015 merger between Albertsons and Safeway. “The union believes Haggen planned all along to shut and sell those stores, thus deceiving their employees and depriving them of their livelihood,” stated a UFCW spokesperson. pau l wellm an

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ith at most two weeks left in this year’s legislative session, State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson held a press conference in Sacramento Monday to highlight her proposed bill that would bolster California’s old and toothless equal-pay law for women. Most striking was the support Jackson received from the California Chamber of Commerce and at least one Republican lawmaker, Assemblymember Kristin Olsen, a member of the Legislative Women’s Caucus. Not stated — but equally striking — is that the only organization to oppose Jackson’s bill is the California National Organization for Women, which objected Jackson failed to include pay protections based on race, sexual preference, or physical ability. Ninety-five years after women got the right to vote—celebrated last week—Jackson questioned why the average California woman makes 84 cents for every dollar earned by her male counterpart. For AfricanAmerican women, the pay gap is 64 cents, and for Latinas, the gap —at 44 cents —is even 8

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greater. All combined, Jackson stated, the wage gap cost California women $33 million a year in lost earnings. California passed its first pay equity act in 1949, and since then, the law has focused narrowly on the question of equal pay for equal work. The problem is that many jobs are largely segregated by gender, rendering the equal pay for equal work equation moot. Instead, Jackson said, her bill would “broaden the focus” to ask whether women are paid less than men for doing jobs that are “substantially similar.” For example, she argued that janitors and housekeepers do “substantially similar” work. But housekeeping, which is predominantly done by women, is paid less than janitorial work, which is done mostly by men. If Jackson’s bill— bill SB 358 — were passed, it would give the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement the responsibility to determine whether certain occupations should be deemed “substantially similar” and, if so, to enforce the protections of the bill. To date, no standards for substantial similarity exist. Jackson said gender-based wage discrimination is so obvious in some cases that such determinations are beside the point.

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She cited a recent study on gender-based pay disparities in the field of nursing, traditionally dominated by women. That study indicated male nurses earn $5,190 more a year than female nurses.“You don’t have to get into ‘substantial similarity’ to see how insidious these discrepancies are.” Jackson’s bill would offer some protections to employees who inquire about how much other workers in the same company get paid. “You can’t fight what you don’t know about,” she said. Nothing in her bill would require employers to provide that wage information, but it would, she said, provide redress should an employee be fired or disciplined for seeking such data. The bill would, however, allow employers to pay more to employees based on experience, education, or productivity. To the extent that wage discrepancies exist, Jackson said, the burden of proof would fall to the employer to demonstrate such differences were not based on gender. Likewise, it would limit the ability of the same employer to justify pay differences based on where geographically the employees live and work. Sharing the podium with Jackson was Republican Kristin Olsen, who commented, cont’d page 13 

Two teens have been charged with felony arson and assault after an incident last spring left their 14-year-old friend with horrific injuries. District Attorney Joyce Dudley (pictured) announced the charges at a press conference Monday but explained that if the teens, also both 14 years old, meet a number of terms and conditions laid out in a pre-plea diversion agreement, the charges will be dismissed. They must, among other stipulations, complete 60 days of community service, meet with Jacob Keefer’s mother, view photos of his injuries, hear about his recovery, and complete three months of counseling. According to classmates, the three boys were doing the “fire challenge,” a social media dare game that involves lighting oneself on fire and then jumping into a pool or shower. With coyote sightings in the city becoming more frequent, police are asking Santa Barbara residents to keep a close eye on pets and small children. Normally nocturnal hunters, coyotes may be brought out during daylight hours by the extreme drought conditions. Animal Control officers have also been receiving complaints of people feeding coyotes raw chicken near La Mesa Park.

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CIty Caltrans is now in the throes of yet another effort to fix the long leaking Castillo Street onramp and underpass, an exercise slated to cost $873,000. Construction work is expected to last until sometime this September. That underpass has been leaking since the 1970s, having been built below sea level and atop a water table with plenty in it. Traffic engineers with the City of Santa Barbara have expressed exasperation that Caltrans is not pursing a permanent solution to a problem that’s been the focus of at least six temporary solutions thus far. The latest fix is slated to provide relief for about five years. Caltrans spokesperson Jim Shivers said a permanent repair would be sufficiently expensive to require the cooperation of local partners that don’t currently exist. A New York judge has ruled that a Manhattan hospital need not repay about $4 million to the estate left by the late copper heiress Huguette Clark. In the ruling, Judge Nora Anderson cited the statute of limitations but said that a separate lawsuit could proceed against two doctors at Beth Israel Medical Center and a nurse who received $3.6 million in gifts from Clark in her declining years, according to the New York Times. If the hospital had lost, it’s not clear whether the Bellosguardo Foundation would have received any of that money.

Discouraged by high rent, low foot traffic, and uneasy relations with building owner Marge Cafarelli, nearly half the independent vendors at Santa Barbara Public Market have shut down and moved out. Juice Well, Crazy Good Bread Co., the Pasta Shoppe, Belcampo Meat Co., and Santa Monica Seafood all vacated their stalls in recent weeks — a year and four months after opening and well before the end of their five-year leases. The vendors declined to discuss the details of their exits, citing nondisclosure agreements with Cafarelli, who said such turnover is “a natural occurrence … particularly food businesses, which fail at a rate of around 80-90 percent.”

COuNty A ban on single-use plastic bags in the unincorporated parts of the county will take effect in 2016 after the supervisors cast a final but divided vote on the new law this Tuesday. Supervisors Steve Lavagnino and Peter Adam dissented. The county joins the cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria in the ban, which places a small fee on single-use paper bags. Goleta has deferred on the issue until a statewide ballot measure is voted on in November 2016. Supervisor Salud Carbajal announced this week that House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi endorsed him in the race to represent the 24th Congressional District. Pelosi, who according to an aide rarely endorses in primary elections, said in a statement that Carbajal is a “tenacious and effective champion” for families and “he’s the best person to carry forward cont’d page 13 

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Residents of unincorporated neighborhoods are growing increasingly anxious as county planners wrangle with the ballooning question of what to do about the controversial issue of short-term vacation rentals. An effort to tackle the nuances of the burgeoning industry drew more than 100 concerned citizens HOT TOPIC: Laura Burton Capps (left), now to Montecito and Buellton last consulting for Airbnb, and Toussaint Miles week for a pair of workshops (center) talk at a city workshop. hosted by the county’s Long Range Planning Division. Participants chimed in on whether short-term rentals of less than 30 days ought to be allowed in residential neighborhoods when the property owner is not present. Also up for discussion were short-term homestays, during which property owners live on-site while renting out bedrooms or guesthouses. Both meetings catered to a stakeholder spectrum — from absentee landlords operating revolving-door party pads in once-quiet neighborhoods to ranchers offering rural getaways in cowhand cottages to managers of Santa Barbara– based vacation-rental companies. Also on hand, Laura Burton Capps — daughter of retiring Rep. Lois Capps and founder of communications firm Mission Partners — told The Santa Barbara Independent she’s doing “consulting work” with Airbnb, one of the world’s most popular facilitators of short-term vacation rentals. The county is encouraging more public feedback through an online survey to be launched on August 28. In the coming months, a mass distillation of the issue’s wide-ranging scope will go before the Montecito and county planning commissions, with the goal of defining and regulating a red-hot market that filled county coffers with nearly $1.4 million in occupancy taxes last fiscal year. A draft ordinance is expected to reach the Board of Supervisors this spring. At this point, however, “we’re still at the concept level,” according to Long Range Planning Divi— Keith Hamm sion Deputy Director Matt Schneider.

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hen the matter of county relations with the Chumash went before the supervisors this week, the supervisors already appeared stressed over missing binders from the previous hearing. After a tense meeting, the jaw-clenching subsided some when the supervisors unanimously moved to appoint supervisors Doreen Farr and Peter Adam to formally talk to tribal leaders about properties of interest and waiving their sovereign immunity. On Tuesday, the angst peaked when Chumash tribal leader Vincent Armenta the supervisors relived a June hearing Swinging back, Lavagnino asked why Wolf of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs in Washington, D.C., on did not privately share this with him in the a federal bill that would expedite Chumash last two months. “What’s been embarrassannexation of Camp 4, the 1,400-acre ranch ing is the way the county ignored the tribe,” land in Santa Ynez Valley the tribe purchased he said, noting congressmembers shared his feeling. “This was exactly my thoughts,” he in 2010. At that hearing, subcommittee members said of his written testimony. “I will live with essentially scolded the county’s CEO, Mona the consequences.” Miyasato, who represented the board, and Several valley residents speaking during ordered the county to go to the table with public comment shared Wolf ’s sentiment. the tribe to talk as they would with another Attorney James Marino, who represents government entity like a city.“They are a sov- POLO (Preservation of Los Olivos), was ereign nation. And for any institution in the taken aback by the fact the county spent more United States not to recognize that is back- than $1,300 on Lavagnino’s plane ticket. Othward,” California Representative Raul Ruiz ers noted the modern economic success of (D-Palm Desert) said in June. the tribe. “I’m wondering why my husband If the county failed to do so, subcommittee and I should subsidize the one-percenters,” Chair Don Young (AK- At-Large) threatened said one valley resident, referring to the fact to move the bill, HR 1157, forward. (Many that the tribe is exempt from county property believe the bill — if passed in the House of taxes once the property is annexed into the Representatives — would not succeed in the reservation. Chair Vincent Armenta said after the hearing that the tribe offered the county Senate.) On Tuesday, Supervisor Janet Wolf $1 million a year plus an enforceable waiver expressed disappointment with the conde- of sovereign immunity four years ago. “Now scending remarks made by subcommittee it’s 2015, and the county is asking the tribe members to the county’s “female CEO.” “We for the same sovereign immunity waiver,” he threw her into the lions’ den,” Wolf said. In said. “It’s ironic.”Armenta went on to say what her testimony, Miyasato told the subcom- should be government-to-government diamittee the federal bill to place Camp 4 into logue is actually “government-to-public-tofederal trust would circumvent the applica- government” discussion. Previous discussion tion process set up by the Bureau of Indian occurred behind closed doors. On the flipside, Supervisor Doreen Farr, Affairs (BIA). Late last year, the BIA granted the tribe’s application to place Camp 4 into who represents the valley, said the county has trust. Early this year, the county, among other a “long history” with the tribe predating her groups, appealed on grounds of environmen- tenure. “I’ve never refused to talk to the tribe tal impact and lost property-tax revenues. and continue to recognize them as a soverMany note the BIA is inclined to grant such eign nation,” she said. She said several years ago, a representative from the tribe walked applications. Wolf went on to call out 5th District away from engagement with the county. Supervisor Steve Lavagnino — who, along In 2013, the supervisors voted 3-2 — with with Supervisor Salud Carbajal, has been on Lavagnino and Carbajal dissenting — to the opposing side of the issue — for also mak- request the tribe begin discussions with the ing the trip to D.C. to argue the county has Planning and Development Department over failed to enter government-to-government their plans to develop Camp 4. At the time, dialogue with the tribe. Lavagnino told Con- the majority of the board was concerned that gress that the “… Board of Supervisors has entering government-to-government talks failed to perform its responsibilities as the would impact the trust application. local jurisdiction” and that his advice to his Since then, tribal leaders have also colleagues to negotiate with the tribe “fell on informed the county of their intention to deaf ears.”Wolf said Tuesday of his testimony: bring a two-acre property known as Mooney “It was an embarrassment to me.” n and Escobar into trust. independent.com

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The bad news is that Lake Cachuma now holds less than half the water it did at the beginning of the year, and levels have dropped so low that dam operators activated emergency pumps this Monday evening to lift the water via a 3,200-foot pipeline into the lowest rung of the dam’s portal tower. That tower is normally gravity fed, but with levels plunging four inches a day, gravity needs mechanical assistance to get dam water into the distribution system — via the Tecolote Tunnel — that serves 200,000 customers. In even worse news, water levels are falling so precipitously that the emergency pumping system — operating from a barge on the lake — may need to be moved 6,200 feet toward the deeper waters of the reservoir. This relocation could cost as much as $2.5 million. That’s on top of the $5.5 million already spent to build the barge-based emergency pumping system. Complicating matters immensely is the conspicuous lack of harmony among the various water districts that make up the membership of the Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board (COMB). For any expenditure of $1 million or more, a unanimous vote is required. At least one member agency — the Santa Ynez Water Improvement District 1 — has already indicated it would vote against such a move even though the Santa Ynez district would not be on the hook for any of the costs. “Because they’re stealing our water,” explained Kevin Walsh, the Santa Ynez representative to the COMB board. Walsh insisted that the South Coast water agencies are entitled to draw water only from dam elevations of 750 feet down to 660. Once the dam dips below 660, he said, South Coast agencies will be taking water to which they’re not legally entitled. According to COMB’s acting director Janet Gingras, the pump barge will — Nick Welsh need to be moved once the elevation drops below 658 feet.

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hough no one is under the impression county jails operate like a health clinic, there is disagreement about the adequacy of basic health services for Santa Barbara inmates. But the conversation about renewing the county’s contract with correctional health-care provider Corizon Health Inc. was put on ice this week after a bureaucratic mishap. As it turned out, two missing binders—filled with stats provided by the Sheriff’s Office to the supervisors — was not scandalous, but their absence did further frustrate health-care activists, who showed up to comment on poor-medicaltreatment cases in County Jail. In June, amid nationwide controversy about health care and mental-health care in jails and prisons, the supervisors were taken aback by the fact that Sheriff’s personnel provided the board with few details when they asked to renew their Corizon contract. The issue had been put on the 10

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supervisors’ radar by mental-health activists with the group Families ACT! Since that hearing, the Sheriff’s Office turned over hundreds of pages about health services in jail, including grievances, staffing levels, and other stats. But two of the binders the Sheriff’s Office provided were given directly to the supervisors rather than to the clerk of the board to receive and file for public consumption. Therefore, the matter will return to the board in two weeks for public input and deliberations. At that time, mental-health activists with Families ACT! will propose that the supervisors enact an independent position reporting to their board monthly to track inmate grievances, particularly those related to health care. Such a position, they believe, could help inmates fill out such forms, be attentive to possible retaliation, and advise inmates about their options under privacy laws. Undersheriff Barney Melekian said in an interview the departn ment is very open to that idea.

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ore than 50 advocates of a state bill granting terminally ill patients who’ve been given six months or less to live the ability to end their own lives assembled outside the downtown Santa Barbara offices of Assemblymember Das Williams Friday morning. They demanded that Williams— as yet undeclared on the politically polarized measure—cast his ballot in the affirmative. The bill, dubbed the End of Life Option Act, is scheduled for a vote during this week’s special legislative session, and by any reckoning the outcome remains extremely uncertain. Most of the activists thronging Williams’s office wore yellow campaign T-shirts bearing the words“Compassion & Choices,” the name of the sponsoring organization mobilizing Friday’s action. Most were above the age of 60, and when asked how many were constituents of Williams, about half raised their hands. Williams was not present at the event, but in an interview afterward, he stated the bill as currently written “was neither ethical nor functional.” His own grandfather had been diagnosed with untreatable prostate cancer five years ago. At the time, he was given six months to live. Four and a half years later, Williams’s grandfather is struggling but very much alive. If the Legislature is intent on allowing suicide in proscribed situations, he argued, it has to be based on criteria more precise than a doctor’s verdict of six months to live. Williams said if language were added to the bill itemizing a range of symptoms that had to exist — such as untreatable pain — he could support the bill.“There’s a level of suffering from which people should be allowed release,” he said. “But it needs to be spelled out much more specifically than six months.” To date, Williams said he has had two conversations with one of the bill’s two authors, Democratic State Senator Lois Wolk. He described their discussions as “positive but noncommittal.” At last Friday’s rally, an older man—balding, bespectacled, and slightly hunched of back — told the supporters that he’d been diagnosed many years ago with multiple

myeloma, a slow-moving form of cancer that’s incurable and often inflicts excruciating pain. The core issue, he said, was that of choice. His medical symptoms are currently under control, but should they flare up again, he has no confidence the arsenal of drugs used to combat pain are up to the task. “I’ve known the pain that cancer causes,” he said. “And sometimes they can’t control it.” A former family practice doctor from Santa Ana named Dr. Robert Olvera — dressed in a white lab coat — recounted the excruciating death of his 25-year-old daughter, Emily, who died from leukemia in her brain this April. Emily, he said, waged a 17-year battle with cancer, after initially being told she had eight months to live. In the past four months of her life, Olvera said his daughter had a stroke that rendered her blind and incapable of walking. The fluids secreted by the tumor caused her head to swell. Those fluids were removed and cancer-fighting solutions injected, all of which caused his daughter great pain.“She decided she wanted to die,” he declared. Although Olvera was a practicing physician, he said he was unaware five states had passed laws allowing assisted suicide. “Had I known this, we would have been gone,” he said. As it was, Emily chose to end her own life by refusing any nourishment and water. After seven to 10 days, he said, Emily died from a combination of starvation and renal failure. “This is something no father should ever have to go through.” The California Legislature has been wrestling with various right-to-die measures since the 1990s; on the two occasions the matter went to a vote, it was defeated. This year, the State Senate approved a similar measure—SB 128—introduced by Democratic senators Lois Wolk and Bill Monning by a party-line vote of 23 to 15. Recent polling indicates the idea has widespread support— 70 percent—and for the first time ever, the California Medical Association opted not to oppose the proposal as it has in the past. When the bill was submitted to the Assembly Health Committee, it was vigorously opposed by the Roman Catholic Church and advocates for handicap rights.

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Summerland resident Lee Heller was hoisting a jar of oily brown Summerland water while testifying before the California State Lands Commission in Newport Beach. This week, the commission will be meeting in Santa Barbara to discuss cleanup proposals for scores of onshore and offshore oil wells improperly abandoned and capped more than 100 years ago. While health officials have not tied last week’s scare to any of these abandoned wells, Summerland’s oily beaches have long been the stuff of local lore.

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Touring cleanup efforts on 8/25 at Refugio State Beach, State Sen. Barbara Boxer (right) and Rep. Lois Capps (center) spoke of holding Plains All American Pipeline and the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to higher safety standards in order to protect the California coastline. Capps first spoke of the “terrible toll” the spill has taken on the Santa Barbara community, acknowledging that lax regulations played a large role in the incident. Boxer echoed Pres. Barack Obama and Gov. Jerry Brown when she pushed for more clean energy to create jobs and preserve the coastline. “This economic and ecological disaster was a wake-up call,” she said. One day before county health officials temporarily closed Summerland Beach because of intense petrochemical vapors and thick brown oil slicks on the water and beach,

The burns sustained by Mehosh Dziadzio on 8/14 as he put out a small but growing wildfire on San Marcos Pass are “all scabbed over, and the threat of infection has passed,” he said. The 66-year-old commercial photographer and volunteer firefighter was riding his motorcycle northbound on Highway 154 when he spotted a patch of flames along the road, later discovered to have been ignited by a discarded cigarette. As Dziadzio smothered the blaze with reusable shopping bags, other motorists stopped to help with bottled water and a fire extinguisher. “It was a group effort,” said Dziadzio. Roy Jensen, “the mayor of Montecito,” died last week. Jensen was a longtime director on the Montecito Fire Protection District board, retiring in December 2014 after serving 39 years. He’d been a Montecito firefighter from 1952-1958. Jensen and the board saw the district through many disasters during his tenure, from floods to countless fires. “He was always happy,” recalled Montecito Fire’s Geri Ventura. “He dedicated 45 years of his life to our organization and made a point of encouraging us all to maintain a positive outlook, even when times were tough.” n

equal Pay “It is striking that in 2015 we’re still having to have press conferences like this.” Jennifer Barrera of the Chamber of Commerce noted that the Chamber and Jackson “don’t agree on a whole lot of things,” but added she was “excited to support Jackson’s bill.” Like Olsen, Barrera said the bill would provide heightened accountability but without opening the floodgates to new litigation. That’s because under Jackson’s bill, complaints would be funneled through the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Jackson said her bill would become a template for other states if passed, providing the strongest protection against gender-based wage discrimination anywhere in the country. The National Organization for Women (NOW) submitted a letter of support stating much the same, but California NOW, while stating the bill “goes a long way in

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addressing the substantive inequities” in the existing equal pay act, also termed Jackson’s effort “woefully inadequate” and “simply unacceptable.” Former CA NOW President Patricia Bellasalma objected that Jackson failed to include protections against wage discrimination based on “race, ethnicity, LGBTQ or disability status.” Such protections are boilerplate in current civil-rights legislation, she stated, and their inclusion would not have cost Jackson’s bill a single vote. Should Jackson’s bill pass, CA NOW intends to introduce legislation to include such changes the next legislative session. Jackson responded she had been attempting “to do what’s possible and not the ideal.” She added that gender discrimination was “the crux of the matter” and that once that was addressed, other n forms would follow suit.

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The latter have argued insurance companies and health-care providers would promote assisted suicide as a medical alternative to those facing chronic and expensive medical treatment. When it was clear the votes weren’t there to pass the bill out of the Assembly Health Committee, its sponsors withdrew the bill from consideration rather than have it go to a vote. And when Governor Jerry Brown subsequently opted to hold a special legislative session — beginning anytime in the next two weeks he deems fit — to discuss multibillion-dollar matters involving health care and transportation, Wolk and Monning shoehorned the right-to-die bill into the deliberations. Gov. Brown has not been shy about expressing his annoyance that they did so. (The bill has a new number for the special session: ABX215.) Bill supporters insist they’ve included numerous safeguards to ensure patients are not quietly coerced into ending their own lives. Those seeking a physician’s prescription for a life-ending drug must be 18, a resident of the state, and of sound mind. They must make two oral requests at least 15 days apart, and they must have been diagnosed with an incurable disease and given six months or less to live. Written requests must also be submitted and in the presence of two witnesses. Only one of those witnesses can be related by blood, marriage, or adoption. At any time along the way, patients can change their minds. And it will be up to them to administer the drugs to themselves. No physicians will be required to assist if it violates their moral beliefs. Any acts of coercion will be prosecuted as felonies. The bill has been endorsed by the Santa Barbara City Council and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley could be the only district attorney in the state to sign on. In 2008, before Dudley’s leadership, the DA’s Office prosecuted an elderly man who attempted a mercykilling murder-suicide on his mentally incapacitated wife by fumigating his home with carbon monoxide. In that instance, a neighbor detected the car idling in front of the couple’s house and the hose leading from the car inside. Although the couple sustained nothing worse than a serious carbon monoxide hangover, the man was charged with attempted murder. Ultimately he was given probation, and his wife — with advanced Alzheimer’s — died two months later. The DA’s Office is currently prosecuting the mother of a middle-aged woman stricken with advanced ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and her daughter’s caregiver for murder after the two allegedly conspired to shut off the woman’s oxygen flow. Prosecutors insist this was not a mercy-killing case and note it was the County Grand Jury that rendered the indictments against the two. For Williams — an evangelical Christian as well as a political progressive on environmental and social-justice issues — the controversy puts him at odds with some of his

longtime supporters. The bill has been endorsed by the Santa Barbara Democratic Party and the Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County. Carrying a sign reading “Where’s the Compassion Das Williams?” was Marian Shapiro, an activist with both Democratic Women and the Democratic Service Club. Shapiro said she met privately with Williams several weeks ago to discuss the matter. “He said, ‘I wish this was more about compassion and less about choice,’ ” she recalled. “He said, ‘I don’t think it’s our choice when we die. It’s God’s choice or the universe’s choice or whatever you believe in.’ He said, ‘I think my constituents would want me to vote my conscience.’ ” Shapiro did not agree. Her sign read, “Your conscience does not trump our rights to have end of life options.” Williams said he’s spoken several times with Shapiro as well as many others on the right-to-die side. He complained that it’s become “scandalous” in some circles that he would adopt a political position based on religiously held values. “There’s an increasing tendency among advocates among the left and the right to demand fealty rather than judgment, work, and discrimination,” he said. When it comes to assisted suicide, Williams said society needs to be careful in drawing the line. “Suicide is not something we want to encourage or sanction. I think people who argue we have a right to choose when and how we die are taking us down a dangerous course. You are going down a slope that doesn’t stop with people who have six months to live.” Typically, protests of this size are exceptionally rare in front of Santa Barbara’s Assembly offices. State Senator HannahBeth Jackson recalled when she still served in the Assembly, she was on the receiving end of a similar protest, but by those taking vocal exception to her support for a rightto-die bill then under deliberation. At that rally, Jackson recalled, people carried signs calling her “Hannah-Death Kevorkian,” referring to the famous physician — popularly known as “Dr. Death”— jailed in 1999 for assisting terminally ill patients seeking suicides. Jackson said she’s been a strong supporter of death-with-dignity bills since the 1990s and stressed that she’s a principal cosponsor of the bill now under deliberation. She and Williams, she said, had not discussed the measure “extensively.” Jackson was not optimistic that any amendments could be written that would address the concerns of those with religious-based opposition.“We tried to find a compromise years ago, but we found there are people who for religious reasons are opposed to anyone making these end-oflife decisions other than God.” Should the bill fail during the special legislative committee, Jackson all but predicted supporters would soon begin collecting signatures to qualify the issue for a statewide ballot. That, she said, would be unfortunate. “Lots of times with initiatives, there are unintended consequences, and you don’t always get what you think you’re getting.” n

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Alan Wallace

On 8/6/15, after a brief but intensive battle with metastatic melanoma, Alan passed away with many friends and family members nearby. Alan and his wife, Sheila, moved to Santa Barbara from West Los Angeles in July 2013 to be near their daughter, Karen Dutton, and her family. Their son, Craig Wallace, and family reside in Olympia, Washington. Alan spent four years in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer and was stationed in Adak, Alaska, and Morocco. He met Sheila when they were both very young, and this past June 26th marked their 55th wedding anniversary. Alan had a 38 year career as a senior internal auditor in Joint Ventures for Texaco, Inc. where his job took him and his wife all over the world. Upon his arrival to Santa Barbara, he volunteered much of his time to the Santa Barbara Jewish Federation. In addition to his children and their spouses (Winston Dutton, Lori Kishimoto), his three grandchildren, Aaron Dutton (21), Noah Dutton (19) and Anya Wallace (17), were his greatest joy, and he could talk for hours about their talents and accomplishments.

sociology from Michigan State Uni University. He taught at Wheaton College, Calvin College, and MSU. He served as academic vice president at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington, rising to executive vice president in three years. In July 1976, he returned to his native Southern California to serve as president of Westmont from 1976-2001 and returning as interim president and chancellor in 2006-07. After his second retirement from Westmont, Dave served Providence, a new college-preparatory school in Santa Barbara, as headmaster from 2008-2011, and then again as a board member until the time of his death. Dave touched countless lives through his board service in many local organizations, including Cottage Health System, the United Way Campaign, the Mosher Foundation, Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, Braille Institute, Young Life, Habitat for Humanity, Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council on Higher Education in Washington, D.C., and many more. David Winter is survived by his beloved wife of 27 years, Helene Eaton Winter, his true partner in every sense of the word; his three children, Laura Winter, Frankie Winter, and Bruce Winter; Helene’s children, Stacey (Shaun) Smith, Stephen (Amy) Kamm, and Jeremy (Kirsten) Kamm and 11 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on August 29 at 10:00 am at First Presbyterian Church. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in David Winter’s memory to Providence, SBCS (630 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara 93103; providencesb.org).

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Doris Mae (Moses) Quinn

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David K. Winter went to be with the Lord he so dearly loved on August 15 at the age of 84. Dave’s greatest hope for his life was that God be glorified in him. All who had the pleasure of knowing Dave will attest that God indeed was glorified by this humble leader’s kindness, wisdom, and grace. Dave served in the U.S. Navy for four years as an air intelligence officer and earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from UCLA and a doctorate in anthropology and 16

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Doris Mae (Moses) Quinn, the proclaimed “Mayor of Medio,” died in her sleep on August 12, 2015. She was born in Santa Barbara on April 5, 1920, the second child of Joseph Moses and Julia Castagna. Doris’s brother, “Bobby,” died very young, leaving Doris to be doted upon and adored by her loving parents. Doris’s earliest years were spent on the Moses Ranch in Carpinteria where she developed into a strong, independent girl with a deep love of nature and animals. When she was

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six years old, Doris’ maternal aunt gave birth to Doris’ cousin, Marjorie, and alas Doris had another child with which to share her world and life. The two girls developed a close and lifelong bond, which will exist into eternity. When Doris was 7 years old, she and her parents moved from the ranch in Carpinteria to a newly built home on Medio Road in Santa Barbara. Despite her youth and small stature, she quickly established herself in the neighborhood, making her presence there known and loved. Attending local public schools, Doris graduated with the class of 1938 at Santa Barbara High School. At the age of 20, Doris married local real estate broker Don Quinn. Together they created a wonderful life, built around their daughter Linda, their beloved horses, dogs and other adored pets. Doris was the consummate mid-century hostess, entertaining regularly at their Hope Ranch home with enthusiasm and grace. When her marriage to Don ended in 1970, Doris returned to her childhood home on Medio Road to live with and care for Julia, her widowed mother. Although their parties were less elaborate, Doris always had an open door and plenty of refreshments to serve any friends who might stop in for a visit. Following Julia’s death in 1982, Doris made the home on Medio Road her own. At the Lower Riviera property, Doris devoted great time and energy to create and maintain a productive vegetable garden and an impressive orchard. With the help of landscapers, she created her own Shangri La, which she cherished and enjoyed until the day she left her home in 2014. Throughout her lifetime, Doris was never without at least one beloved animal companion. She adored dogs, the last of whom was her Chihuahua Willie. Doris cared for many cats, both domesticated and feral, and never turned her back on any creature in need. Her friends and family will always remember Doris’ incredibly generous spirit, her quick wit, and her willingness to go toe-to-toe with just about anyone. Doris was a loving and faithful daughter, cousin, wife, mother and friend. Her generosity was legendary, as was her delight in the company of her loved ones. Sadly, in 1985, Doris’ beloved cousin Margie left Santa Barbara for Northern California, and in 2001 her daughter, Linda, predeceased her. This left Doris without local family, but she was fortunate to have a large group of friends who cared about and respected her. In June 2014, Doris’s health took a turn for the worse, and she was forced to leave her home on Medio Road. After several months she moved into Cliffview Terrace where she found comfort and peace. She made many new friends among the staff and residents of the facility while still receiving visits from her

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many faithful friends in the com community. In April, Doris celebrated her 95th birthday with friends, live music, adoration, accolades and, of course, a very large birthday cake. A graveside service was held at Calvary Cemetery on August 21, with burial in the family plot immediately following. In October 2015, there will be a memorial celebration of Doris’s life. For more information about the memorial celebration, please email stacey@ staceywrightsb.com.

William (Bill) Sheatsley 11/27/41 – 08/14/15

William (Bill) Sheatsley was born on November 27, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio. His parents were Erica Rachel and Milton Daniel Sheatsley. Billy died on August 14, 2015, at 12:45 a.m., and all of us who knew him are deeply saddened. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Stevie Sheatsley; sons Clint Perry and Kevin Schott; daughters Shannon Schott and Kate Schott; grandchildren Torre Freeman, Ben Prairie, Alora Schott, Brandon Schott, Nathan Schott, and Clara Montgomery; daughters-inlaw Yvonne Schott and Rachel Freeman; and his niece Tracey Casillo. He will be sorely missed, but if you believe in the spiritual realm, you know this is not the end of the impact of this great soul. Bill began his studies at Amherst College in 1959 and graduated with a degree in English in 1963. Bill was a mountain of a man— strong, rugged, hardworking, with great intellectual and spiritual depth. He was a devoted husband, great father, loving grandfather, dear friend to so many, constant helper to friends in need, contractor, builder and maintainer of homes, and a practitioner and guide to those on a spiritual path. Bill was also a wonderful Jnana Yogi, loving Bhakti Yogi and dedicated Karma Yogi. In 1964, he met

his spiritual teacher Swami Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati (Dr. Ramamurti S. Mishra, MD) who founded Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York. Bill lived at Ananda for two years, and from then on Doctor Mishra was his Guru whose teaching and spiritual path was a broad river to the ocean of bliss we all aspire to. Bill drank deeply of this spiritual nectar through his readings, regular attendance of group satsangs, daily meditation and humanitarian service. It was during his stay at Ananda in the mid-1960s that Bill met Bill Haines. With other young students of Dr. Mishra, they moved to Millbrook, the New York estate of Billy Hitchcock, and lived and studied with such alternate culture luminaries as Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert (later known as Ram Das) and Ralph Metzner. In the early 1970s, Bill Sheatsley, Bill Haines and their spiritual brothers bought a tract of land in the desert outside of Benson, Arizona, and founded Sri Ram Ashram, named after their guru, Ramamurti S. Mishra. Bill Sheatsley designed and built almost singlehandedly the poured concrete structures that became its hallmark residences, classrooms and meditation hall. While living at Sri Ram Ashram, Bill met Stevie Schott, who became his wife. Stevie was not only a wonderful mother but a teacher at the ashram who was a gifted craftsperson specializing in antiques and propagating fresh-water ponds. They complemented each other and were a wonderful team. In the 1970s, Bill and his family moved to the Mountain Drive community in Santa Barbara, where he once served as volunteer fire chief, then to Grass Valley and Nevada City. During this time, Bill’s reputation as a master builder grew as he built and renovated residences for customers who quickly became friends of this beloved mountain man due to his work ethic and spiritual charm. He was an active member of the Greater Cement Hill Neighborhood Association and owned and maintained the oldest home in Nevada County in North San Juan that was built in 1851. From the 1970s until 2014, Bill split his time with his family, neighbors, friends, and cherished Ashrams — Brahmananda in San Francisco and Ananda in Monroe. For his daily spiritual practice, Bill built a mediation hall in one of the Southwest-style stucco buildings of the home he designed and built on Indian Flat Road, where he hosted three summer retreats for the Yoga Society of San Francisco (Brahmananda Ashram). Bill also attended the weekly bhajans and other special events at the Satya Sai Baba Center on Indian Flat Road, where he was a contributing member for many years. Namaste, Billy. A Celebration of Bill’s life will be announced for the Fall.

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Willy chamberlin 1940-2015

Expert in County Politics and Team Penning

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ing Willy Chamberlin — his big, easygoing smile or his really big, shiny belt buckle. His smile was genuine and always the same — the natural smile of a man who knows who he is and where he’s from. A scion of a pioneer California family, Willy grew up on a ranch north of Los Olivos, dotted with valley oaks, polled Herefords, and grasshopper wells pumping heavy oil from fractured Monterey shale. Willy’s belt buckles were rarely the same because he had so many of them, championship prizes won at team penning competitions from Santa Barbara’s Fiesta Rodeo to San Francisco’s Cow Palace. Team penning, like Willy, dates back to the early 1940s. It features 30 yearlings in trios, each sporting a number 0 to 9 on its back. Each team has three riders who have 90 seconds to identify their three numbered cattle, separate them, and herd them into a small pen at the far end of the arena. The team with the fastest time wins, and winners take home large, shiny belt buckles. The fast-paced sport requires good horsemanship as well as teamwork, precision, strategic planning, a good eye, and quick thinking. Willy understood teamwork and strategic planning in business as well as on horseback. For 50 years he served on the board of his family’s Bixby Land Company, a Southern California–based real estate firm dating from 1853, back to Willy’s great-grandfather Lllewellyn Bixby. Along with cousins Thomas and Benjamin Flint, Bixby had driven 2,400 sheep overland to California in 1853 and ’54, creating the Flint, Bixby & Co. partnership. The next year, they partnered with W.W. Hollister, and through the 1860s they purchased Rancho San Justo in San Benito County, as well as Rancho Los Cerritos and portions of ranchos Los Alamitos, Lomas de Santiago, and Palos Verdes. More than 20,000 head of Bixby sheep were pastured over a vast area now comprising Long Beach, southeastern Los Angeles County, and western Orange County. Flint, Bixby & Co. expanded into the Coast Line Stage Company in the late 1860s and 1870s. Their six-horse-team stagecoaches carried passengers and mail between San Jose and San Diego along the new Santa Ynez Turnpike Road over San Marcos Pass, saving 25 miles over the former coast route through Gaviota. In 1896, Flint, Bixby & Co. was dissolved and the Bixby Land Company established by the Southern California branch of the expanding Flint/Bixby family. Ted Chamberlin, Willy’s dad, was Llewellyn Bixby’s grandson. Ted spent much of his boyhood at his uncle Fred Bixby’s Cojo Ranch near Point Conception, and he later bought and sold cattle and crops for Fred. In 1929, Ted was ready to ranch on his own and bought portions of the Corral de Quati north of Los Olivos, land through which his grandfather’s stagecoaches once traveled. Ted’s purchases included several pastures — the Sand Spring, Carranza, Fox, Oatfield, and East Spring—over 8,000 acres. His aunt Sarah Bixby Smith suggested Ted name his new place Rancho Los Potreros, California Spanish for “fenced pasture.”

Willy was born on the Fourth of July in 1940, raised on Rancho Los Potreros with his older brother, Fred, and sisters, Helen, Debi, and Sarah. At age 5, Willy began his lifetime of ranch work— work mending fence, sorting calves, stacking wood, bucking and hauling hay, and irrigating pastures. While in elementary school, Willy and Fred — at the insistence of their mother, Ailie— bought suits to wear to the Cattlemen’s Association convention in Santa Barbara. Projects through

4-H followed in time, along with exhibiting polled Herefords at the County Fair. As a teenager Willy was already a leader, president of his high school class in Santa Ynez. After studying business at Claremont College and two years in the army, Willy returned to Rancho Los Potreros. In the late 1960s, he was chosen for the second class trained at the prestigious California Agricultural Leadership Foundation. His formal leadership training complemented his big smile, and he began a life of community service, including the Cattlemen’s Association, Santa Ynez Valley Airport Authority, Fiesta Rodeo (chairman, of course, for team penning), Los Olivos and Midland schools, the county’s Agricultural and Agricultural Preserve Advisory committees, Rancheros Visitadores, Santa Barbara Trail Riders, and the Society of Los Alamos. The same keen eye that helped Willy cut yearlings in the rodeo arena turned to politics when he decided to take on Bill Wallace, a Goleta veterinarian and the incumbent 3rd District county supervisor. Wallace was a proponent of active government and slow growth, popular in the South County. Willy’s North County background was in agriculture and business; he often said he relied on “cowboy logic.” Their north-versus-south, rural-versus-urban, ideological contest in November 1992 was the closest such election in county history. Feelings ran high on both sides.

The county elections office announced Willy the winner by seven votes. Wallace paid for a recount, which reduced Willy’s winning margin to five votes. When Willy took the oath of office in January 1993, he broke the longstanding grip the South County had held on the board’s majority. Distressed over the loss of control, on May 7, 1993, Wallace challenged the county’s vote counters in Superior Court, arguing that some Isla Vista voters’ ballots were not counted after poll workers let them vote in the wrong precinct. FAREWELL, WILLY: The trial judge again reduced Former county Willy’s winning margin—this supervisor Willy time to only two votes. WalChamberlin loved being lace then went to the Ventura in parades, and at left he celebrated his 70th Court of Appeals. On April 20, Fourth of July birthday 1994, that court, on a two-toin Solvang. Below one decision, declared Wallace left, Chamberlin cut a the winner by 12 votes. yearling at a 2011 teamDisappointed by the two penning event. Below votes from the appellate jusright is the Chamberlin tices that overturned his family in 1957: (from former two-vote victory proleft) Helen, Willy, Sarah, claimed by the trial court, Fred, Chantal (a French Willy appealed to the Califorexchange student), Ailie, Debi (on the gate), and nia Supreme Court. That court Ted. ended his tenure on the Board of Supervisors by denying Willy’s petition on July 28, 1994. Precisely 21 years later, on July 28, 2015, Willy died at Rancho Los Potreros at age 75, survived by two children, Ann and Russell, and two grandchildren, Olivia and Layne. His daughter Beth predeceased him in 2004. A generation after Supervisor Willy Chamberlin walked into the County Administration Building, wearing a cowboy hat, boots, and a big, shiny buckle, many remember him as an educated rancher who listened to all sides. Solvang builder Erling Pohls described Willy as “a really fair-minded guy, not a strict conservative; he wouldn’t necessarily take one side or the other.” Lompoc farmer Art Hibbits, a high school classmate, recalled Willy as “a reasonable guy … some people perceived Willy as no longer moderate after he got elected, but nothing could be further from the truth.” Jim Elliott, who shared Willy’s Rancheros Visitadores camp, said that Willy was “quick to laugh and slow to criticize.” Elliott remarked that the patience Willy demonstrated when he taught team penning to novices as well as at hundreds of public hearings was “patience which Willy learned from his mule.” After his 1993 defeat, Willy ran again for the 3rd District county supervisor’s seat in 1996, this time against North County activist Gail Marshall. Marshall won. She recalled his strong belief that a smaller government saves money and cited his legacy—“He swung the balance of power to the north”—a legacy that continued with her own election. Last week Marshall said she continues to appreciate Willy’s “strong place in the history of agriculture in Santa Barbara County.” A tribute to Willy Chamberlin will be held at Rancho Los Potreros on Figueroa Mountain Road on Saturday, August 29, at 3:30 p.m.

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Plains Welcomed to Hall of Shame

All American Pipeline honchos get boos and hisses for smearing oil over our beaches and wildlife. In Texas, they win honors. John Winkler points out that Greg Armstrong, Plains chair and CEO, and Harry Pefanis, Plains president and chief operating officer, will be inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame on October 28. Despite being under criminal investigation for negligence, “They now receive an ‘honorary award?’” Winkler asks. Not only are the feds investigating the May 19 Refugio pipeline rupture, but also Santa Barbara fishermen and coastal property owners have filed class-action lawsuits over the pollution, and investor groups are suing, claiming that Plains concealed issues of proper pipeline maintenance and regulatory compliance. The cleanup has cost the company $136 million so far and is estimated at 93 percent completed over roughly 97 miles of beach, according to the Coast Guard’s Captain Jennifer Williams on Tuesday. And now oil fingerprinted as originating from Refugio’s rupture has been found on Orange County beaches. But so far, it hasn’t been spotted in Texas. LAND, LOTSA LAND: Is there really life out-

side Santa Barbara? You’re living in a small-lot Santa Barbara-Goleta-Carp home but yearn for mucho space at about the same price.Your

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LONE STAR: Plains’ Greg Armstrong, here with the press at Refugio, made the Texas Business Hall of Fame.

place is worth around $950,000. Well, here are some for-sale deals I found in Sunday’s New York Times at about the same asking price. — There’s this 19th-century four-bedroom stone home on 20 acres near Canaan, NY. The updated 1820 house is also near the picturesque village of Chatham. ($939,000) — Or a modern, five-bedroom home in Augusta, MO, on 73 acres 60 miles outside St. Louis. It’s in the wine country near B&Bs and antique shops. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright designed it. Two levels. ($945,000)

— A contemporary-style four-bedroom house with frontage on Michigan’s Kalamazoo River. The 6.7-acre lot is partially wooded. ($899,000.)

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: Woody Allen’s latest flick, Irrational Man, now at the Metro 4, takes a look at the question: Is it ever permissible to kill to rid the world of a poisonous vermin in human form? You might call the movie Woody Meets Dostoyevsky. A philosophy professor played by Joaquin Phoenix ponders whether to put theory into action. For those unsure about delving into deep existential issues, the final scene is no letdown. NO REST FOR COUCHES: After a Japanese

sub shelled Ellwood oil facilities in 1942, damaged wood from the pier was used to build the Timbers roadhouse near Highway 101. (You can see the scars.) It’s had various tenants since then, but the newest will bring joy to local theater buffs. Susie and David Couch, who lost their lease at the now-defunct Circle Bar B Ranch Dinner Theatre, are back in business at the Timbers. First play by their Goodland Supper Club will be Murder at Café Noir, September 17-27. DEATH WITH DIGNITY: If there’s a right

to life, is there also a right to die? If you’re suffering and are terminal, should you have

the right to do yourself in? Or is that God’s job? A group called Compassion & Choices was in town urging Assemblymember Das Williams to back the End of Life Option Act. But Williams has religious questions. According to backers, polls show that 69 percent of California voters support the act, including 60 percent of Catholics. GOOD-BYE, MARTIN: Some chefs pass

through town quietly, but London-born Martin Frost was a very public man in and out of the Four Seasons Biltmore kitchen. Sadly, he died in a diving accident in the Maldives on August 3. He was 57. Frost arrived at the Biltmore in 1997, and after leaving in 2010, he cooked around the world, including Four Seasons at Shanghai and Sharm el-sheikh, Egypt. POLITICS, SEX & COCKTAILS: Speaking of

chefs, Carpinteria restaurateurs James and Annie Sly will be honored with Planned Parenthood’s Giraffe Award dinner September 18 for their willingness to stick their necks out in behalf of women’s health. For the past five years, the Slys and staff have prepared the annual winter fundraiser. Speaker on September 18 at the Four Seasons Biltmore event will be Jonathan Eig, author of the book The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution. — Barney Brantingham

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n my opinion, and that of others I’ve spoken with, Isla Vista does not have enough income to support the services it receives now, much less the ones proposed by Das Williams. I.V. cannot print money. It would have to have cash flow from taxes, assessments, and fees, or have to borrow by issuing bonds or get handouts from the rest of us, as it is now doing. If you crank the numbers, I.V. will lose 13 percent of its existing property-tax base because of UCSB’s recent purchases of the Tropicana and Fontainebleu apartments alone — or a loss of at least $1,300,000 per year in property taxes. In not too long a time, the loss will surpass $2 million a year and go north from there. The I.V. service district will be in the red from day one.

As my beautiful wife, Donna, says: “If these plans succeed, I.V. will need an IV!” Generally, the media and citizens in general do not know finance, so people in government can pull the wool over their eyes. The thousands of Williams types now in governments from D.C. to villages are the reason Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are hitting nerves and gaining ground on both sides of the political spectrum. With a declining property-tax base, Das, show me a projected taxes/assessments/fees income flow chart for I.V. versus outflow for the civil services, by service, that Isla Vista would have to provide for just five years. Show me the money, Mr. I.V.!

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en years ago, the world’s most cutting-edge stereo system showed up in my home, offering a glimpse into the digital audio future that today immerses us all. The gray box and oversized, iPod-like remote control was the first product sold by Sonos, which was founded a couple of years earlier in a red-tile-roofed complex just around the corner from my Santa Barbara Street house. I was writing an article about the new company, which was employing a couple dozen twenty- and thirty-somethings with good-paying, career-track jobs, quite a rarity in Santa Barbara those days. In that era, CDs still ruled the world, streaming music services were nascent, and only your most dedicated or proud pirating friends downloaded much digital music. So it was challenging to describe what Sonos actually did: provide a user-friendly way to listen to all of your digital audio, and even different tracks in dif different rooms, if you so desired. To let me experience this magic, Sonos lent me a system and a hard drive stacked with music. Within hours of connecting it to my speakers, my friends and I were jostling for control of the remote, scouring for our favorite songs, and interrupting each other’s playlists with glee. We didn’t understand exactly how it worked, nor did leading stereo companies that marveled at Sonos’s technical wizardry. Yet we immediately recognized that it presented endless and exciting opportunities to entertain our ears with amazing ease. By the time I had to give the system back, we were hooked on Sonos, but the system’s $1,200 price tag was way out of our range — and even harder to justify without owning banks of digital music. Fast-forward a decade. I’m living with my family in the suburbs, and we’re stuck in an audio-starved limbo between inconvenient CDs, temperamental terrestrial radio, and glitch-y apps that come through my phone. Meanwhile, streaming music, podcasts, and radio stations are easy and free, and Sonos starts selling an all-in-one, iPhone-app-powered device called Play:1 that starts at just $200. Sonos quickly invaded our kitchen, garage, living room, and bedrooms, and today I listen to more of everything than ever before, all with a few swipes of the finger. Much like 2005, Sonos is still the most cutting-edge stereo device on the market and still hires young professionals, who these days are often much younger than I am. But unlike 2005, Sonos now employs more than 400 people locally and about 1,200 worldwide, with offices in Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, and London; it’s becoming a household name, thanks to Super Bowl commercials and rock-star partnerships; it’s fighting at least one copycat competitor with a patent lawsuit to stay on top of the niche it created; and it’s the gorilla in downtown Santa Barbara’s commercial real estate market, soon to be occupying more than five major properties. As such, the fast-expanding company— company which enjoys an average of 50 percent growth year over year— year is affecting the culture of downtown Santa Barbara in ways that few com-

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panies have ever done in the past. Though many techie start-ups are on the rise here today (see independent.com/tech for details on a forthcoming roundup), Sonos was one of the first to bring PingPong into the modern Santa Barbara office, ushering into this region that cubicle-bucking, Google-esque culture that’s fascinated many a Silicon Valley observer. The company’s employees bring with them the “creative class” promise of a more vibrant economy, helping to keep restaurants and bars abuzz, supporting arts and music, and generally making things a little bit hipper. But unlike many Santa Barbarans who fell in love with the region first and then fought hard to stick around —such as Sonos’s top visionary and cofounder John MacFarlane — many Sonos employees are lured here from afar, believing that they, too, will fall in love. I’ve met many of these newbies and their families around town; some

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are quickly convinced that this is the place to be, while others are still in that dating phase. And though decidedly a hip place to work led by laid-back executives, no company of global import can escape the trappings of corporate culture, so that’s adding a new spice to downtown’s historically small-shop work scene. Time will tell if and how these nuances might affect Santa Barbara’s relatively tight-knit social fabric, but the net effect of Sonos as a downtown player appears fabulously positive so far. With all this on my mind, I reached out to Sonos last spring to arrange for a tour of their facilities and an interview with visionary cofounder MacFarlane, who was happy to speak with me back in 2005 when I wrote my first story on the company. When MacFarlane declined, cofounder Craig Shelburne, who currently serves as the company’s general counsel, agreed to chat.

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Fit, tan, and dressed in a T-shirt and shorts, Shelburne welcomed me to a table in the middle of the open layout of the Sonos office at 614 Chapala Street, inside the old Samy’s Camera space. Near a wall covered in Sonos devices and lit by moving purple, pink, and blue-ish lights, Shelburne entertained an hour of my questions as errant Ping-Pong balls bounced sporadically through our legs. Based on that conversation as well as some insight from MacFarlane I gleaned from the 2005 article, what follows is a three-volume greatest hits Sonos album, from the deep past to the exciting present to the hopeful future. Feel free to fast-forward to your favorite parts, pause for a while on some surprises, and then rewind to read it all over again.

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After graduating in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MacFarlane came to grad school at UCSB in 1990 but took a sabbatical before getting his PhD. Knowing the Internet would be huge, but frustrated at the horrid state of digital messaging, MacFarlane built a system for sending such messages — what we call email today — and sold it to major telecomm companies like AT&T through his website Software.com. (Ever ahead of the curve, MacFarlane bought the URL to sell software, but no one started buying that online for another decade.) “It was a critical backbone component to the explosion of email,” said Shelburne, who joined that company in 1998 and oversaw its multibillion-dollar merger with Phone.com. Together, the companies were called Openwave.

“aSheS of openwave” With the newly combined company based in Redwood City, Santa Barbara became “an afterthought,” said Shelburne. However, the whole deal went sour fast, even before the dot-com bubble burst in 2001. “It was one of those mergers that culturally didn’t work very well,” said Shelburne, who told MacFarlane he was quitting in May 2002.

“meet me in montecito” After quitting himself, MacFarlane moved back to S.B., confiding in Shelburne that he’d do anything to stay here, even flip hamburgers. But he had other ideas, and during a meeting at the San Ysidro Pharmacy, he shared with Shelburne his idea for a digital music stereo. “Even though the bubble had popped, the Internet was still this big thing, but it hadn’t affected the home at all, other than email and Google,” MacFarlane told me in 2005. “But digital music had happened. The trend was in full swing.” Though Shelburne had just “bought one of those 100-CD carousel things,” he trusted MacFarlane’s instincts. “It was very plain to John that all music was going to reside on a hard drive somewhere,” said Shelburne. “I was the crazy lawyer willing to do a two-person startup with three kids.” They also enlisted former Software.com -ers Trung Mai and Tom Cullen as cofounders.

“Develop YourSelf” From 2002-2004, the Sonos team mapped out “the effective architecture of what we sell today,” said Shelburne. More importantly, the cofounders, who were already wealthy thanks to their Software.com success, invested their own money rather than relying on outside interests. “We funded it ourselves; therefore, we didn’t have independent pressures to get revenue,” said Shelburne, noting that there wasn’t much investment opportunity in those burst-bubble days anyway. “We had the incredible luxury of taking our time to really think hard and not back away from tricky issues that were there.”

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The iPod’s rise in 2004 allowed the Sonos team to better explain their vision. “Having that to point to really helped a lot,” explained MacFarlane. “We’d just ask, ‘Don’t you think people are gonna want to listen to music in their homes without those buds in their ear?’” Shelburne’s personal aha moment happened while lying next to his wife in bed, when he used the new $10-a-month streaming service Rhapsody on his early Sonos to play U2’s Achtung Baby. “Do you know what I just did?” he asked his wife. “I went to my car, drove to the store, bought an album, downloaded it to my hard drive, and played it, with no incremental costs and all in 15 seconds!” Though his wife fell asleep, Shelburne was convinced. “It was a revelation,” he said. “You went from having 12 songs on an album or a mixed tape to having 10,000 songs on a hard drive, and the fidelity was almost as good.”

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““aahea heaDD of hiS time” Though sales were steady, the rise of streaming music came a lot slower than MacFarlane anticipated. “We had a strong belief that music was going … to move into the cloud very quickly,” said Shelburne. “We were wrong.” That only came more recently. “One of John’s great geniuses, just like Software.com, is to identify a trend and build a company designed to take advantage of that trend,” said Shelburne. “And like Software.com, Sonos was super early on certain things.” And they weren’t just making a new product. “It’s hard enough to try to do something without an established brand,” said Shelburne. “But to do a brand and a category at the same time is brutal.”

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The ZP100, the first Sonos product, came out on JanuJanuary 27, 2005, quickly making a “hockey stick” mark on sales charts and attracting praise from most media. Soon after, MacFarlane was adamant that Sonos was a product for the everyman, not the elite. “We’re not aiming at Montecito,” he said. “We’re aiming at Goleta and suburban Atlanta and suburban Texas, someone who wants to listen to music in their home in multiple places. The fun of the market is with people who are

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When the Great Recession of 2008 hit, Sonos only grew 10 percent rather than the usual 50 percent, and at a time when they were seeking investors. “It was not a fun year at all,” said Shelburne, then CFO. Then, in October 2008, Sonos stopped selling the remote control, instead allowing people to download the required software on their iPhones for free. “It was the height of the hysteria, and we cut our own controller and gave it away for free,” said Shelburne of the potentially money-losing move. “The pace of development on the iPhone was moving so fast that there was nothing you could do to keep up with it.”

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“lower price of entrY” “The Play:5 changed everything,” said Shelburne of the company’s November 2009 release, which combined everything, including speakers, into an “all-in-one” device and sold it for $400, much less than the ZP100’s $1,200 price tag. Not only did the product become more affordable; it allowed Sonos to control all aspects of the sound. “We could take huge leaps in terms of fidelity,” said Shelburne.

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“figHting for fiDelity” With the success of the Play:5 and even cheaper Play:1, which came out in late 2014 for $200, Sonos’s primary focus today is sound quality. “We’ve got the best sound team in the industry now,” said Shelburne. “We’ve been recruiting them for years.” The company already runs one of the largest anechoic sound chambers on the West Coast off of Anacapa Street, and they’re turning the former Brooks Institute building on Mason Street in the Funk Zone into a three-story research and development hub. (They’re retaining the current R&D center on Salsipuedes Street for other purposes.) Sonos wants audio to reflect “artist intent” by replicating how the musician responsible intended their song to sound. That may mean programmed equalizer settings for individual songs in the future. “We are taking sound to absurdly different levels,” said Shelburne.

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“proteCt ya patentS” As General Counsel, Shelburne must ensure that copycats don’t steal their patented ideas. Though by patenting their technology it becomes public knowledge, it also prevents anyone from copying their work for 20 years. “People competing against you is a good thing, and if they do good work, they push you to raise your game,” said Shelburne, who is currently suing D&M Holdings over Denon’s Heos wireless sound system. “Are we seeing a ton of that kind of competition? No. But we will. It will be good for us, and, most importantly, it will be good for the consumer. On the flip side, if you’re just copying and not even making an attempt to do anything unique, then we either fight for the right to protect our patents or we license it royalty-free.”

“biting tHe apple” After years of reluctance about the streaming-music market, Apple Inc. announced Apple Music in June. Sonos has been working to integrate that into their system ever since, hoping to offer it by the end of the year. “We have a high bar, and they have a high bar, and we don’t want an integration that’s schlock,” said Shelburne. In addition to Apple Music, you can already use more than 60 different streaming services on Sonos.

“Staying in Santa barbara” Despite offices in Seattle and Boston and studios in Los Angeles and London, Sonos will stay in downtown Santa Barbara. “We don’t like to talk about headquarters,” said Shelburne. “Sonos was founded in Santa Barbara, and we have offices spread around the world, with incredibly 24

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“iSSueS of attraCtion” Attracting people to Santa Barbara from places like Silicon Valley and Seattle can be tough, both for cost and culture issues. It’s an expensive place to live for people with families, and it’s also not the best town for singles. “Depending on the person, it can still be challenging to get them to make that leap,” said Shelburne, though it’s easier to attract employees from Los Angeles and San Diego. “Santa Barbara has that glow in Southern California.”

“rigHteouS retention” But once hired, Sonos endows employees with equity and allows them the annual chance to sell their stock if they need cash to, for instance, buy a car or home. “Every single employee has an equity in the form of options since day one,” said Shelburne. “We think that’s very important. We talk about behaving like owners, not renters.”

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“inveSting in relationS” Though funded by founders and owned by employees, Sonos is also supported by plenty of carefully chosen outside investors. “We try to be very aligned with them,” said Shelburne. “We have people who are thinking decades ahead rather than two or three years. But if they have liquidity needs, we work with them to get them out.” That’s what happened in 2012, when Sonos raised $135 million, in part to buy out an early investor.

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“going publiC?” So is becoming a public company through an IPO the next logical step? “We don’t have any aspirations to be bought or to be public,” said Shelburne. “We have an aspiration to build a great consumer-electronics company and stay independent and continue to thrive. We’d like to continue what we’ve been doing in a private context because that gives us the ultimate freedom to make hard decisions that are long-lasting.” He won’t rule out going public with an IPO one day, but “one of the coolest things about Sonos is that we’ve been going at it long enough to have learned a lot and yet we are still at the beginning of the journey,” said Shelburne. “And to do it from Santa Barbara is pretty ideal.” `

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8/27: Lecture by Jan Tichy Assistant professor in the Department of Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and known for his dynamic use of projected light, Jan Tichy will discuss his work in relation to László Moholy-Nagy, the current artist being shown at the museum. Come learn about public collections, social practice, and the politics of light. 5:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net. 8/27: Swervedriver, Gateway Drugs In 1990, the indie-rock guitar scene blew up in England, and that’s when Swervedriver formed. Combining the vibes of Hüsker Dü, Sonic Youth, and Dinosaur Jr., Swervedriver has a unique sound. Special guest includes psychedelic and experimental pop band Gateway Drugs. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $16-$18. Ages 21+. Call 965-8676 or visit tinyurl.com/ swervedriversb.

8/27: William Butler Yeats Delve into the life of one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, William Butler Yeats. UCSB Literature Professor Enda Duffy, born near Yeats’ birthplace in Sligo, Ireland, will speak of this first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1923. Come be among friends, after all, “There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” 7:30pm. S.B. Club, 1105 Chapala St. $30. Call 965-2022 or email AIHS frank@aol.com.

Friday 8/28 8/28: Jerry Douglas This musician is known for his command of the resonator guitar, which produces acoustic sounds made off a metal cone rather than a wooden board. He was just in S.B. at the Bowl as part Union Station with Alison Krauss and has played with her since 1998. Don’t miss this Dobro master in his own concert. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $39-$105. Call 963-0761 or visit lobero.com.

8/28: Robert Catchpole You may have caught him strumming away on State Street, but now he will be singing tunes at Jamie Slone Wines for a live acoustic set. Enjoy drinking wine and listening to cover songs of Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, The Rolling Stones, and so many more. 5-7pm. Jamie Slone Wines, 23 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call 560-6555 or visit jamieslonewines.com. 8/28: Montecito Jazz Project Friday nights are always live music nights at Brasil Arts Café. Enjoy Brazilian/Latin, funk, jazz, and other dance music with the Montecito Jazz Project. There will be Brazilian cuisine to complete this perfect night. 7-9pm. Brasil Arts Café, 1230 State St. Free. Call 845-7656 or visit tinyurl.com/ montecitojazzproject.

10am-noon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children under age 5 need to be accompanied by an adult. Call 884-0459 or visit exploreecology.org. 8/29: #ItAintOvah This drag show hosted by Deja Re will also feature special guest performances by the S.B. Drag Divas. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Pacific Pride Foundation’s 25th Annual Heart + Sole Aids Walk. 8pm. Blind Tiger, 409 State St. $7. Call 963-3636 or visit tinyurl.com/itaintovah. 8/29: LO+CAL Festival This music festival will feature popular SoCal bands including The Silent Comedy, Mia Dyson, and Steven Roth, and other S.B.based bands such as The Blues and Greys, The Caverns, and more. Eat from food trucks, and sip on beers and wines during this event. Proceeds will go to the Los Olivos School Foundation, a nonprofit public benefit corporation with the goal to improve the quality of education. 11am-6pm. Saarloos + Sons, 2971 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. $75$125. Visit localfestmusic.com. 8/29: Phora When he was 7 years old, he recorded his first rap with his father and has been pursuing rapping ever since. Check out the new rapper dominating the West Coast hip-hop

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8/28: Don Carlos, The Olés Legendary reggae artist Don Carlos, born and raised in Jamaica and an original member of Jamaican reggae group Black Uhuru, will play his signature melodic roots reggae. Opening the show will be The Olés, an Isla Vista–born band that treasures unique upbeat reggae and hip-hop sounds. Come for a night of authentic and progressive reggae music. 9:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $25-$30. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

scene. 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $17. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com. 8/29: Beach Painting Start this delightful day off breathing the salty-sweet ocean air, listening to the waves, and learning to capture the beautiful S.B. shoreline on canvas. Designed for all experience levels, this class will have a trained artist who will lead you step by step. Have your very own beach-scape masterpiece just before lunchtime. 10am-noon. Shoreline Park, 1237 Shoreline Dr. $60. Call 990-2105 or visit gypsy studiosart.com. 8/29: 11th Annual Wheels ’n’ Windmills Car Show Be ready for the streets of Solvang to be lined with cars and car enthusiasts! From classic cars of all types and models to hot rods to special interest vehicles to motorcycles, this car show will bring the best of the best. There will be vendor booths, live music, raffle, and giveaways with all proceeds going to People Helping People, the Wounded Warrior Project, the Special Olympics, and The Progeria Research Foundation. Proceeds from the raffle will go to Santa Ynez, Santa Maria, and Lompoc high school auto shops. 10am-4pm. Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Free. Visit wheelsn windmills.com. 8/29-8/30: Carpinteria Sea Glass Festival Sea glass, also known as mermaid’s tears, is broken glass washed up on the beach years and even decades later. Collecting sea glass has now become a hobby, and these collectors will display their goods and artwork. There will also be food, music, and businesses offering special discounts, as well as a shopping preview on Saturday at 9 a.m. that’s limited to the first 200 folks. 10am-5pm. Former location of Austin’s Hardware Store, 700 Linden Ave., Carpinteria. $5-$15. Visit carpinteriaseaglassfestival.com. Read more on p. 33.

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8/29: S.B. Strings Auditions S.B. Strings is dedicated to teaching young string players music education, from training in orchestral music to composing music in three progressive levels of orchestras: Toccata, Sinfonietta, and Vivace, as well as the Chamber Music program. A solo piece will need to be prepared for the audition. Auditions will be held again on September 5. 9:30am-1:30pm. Monte Vista School, 730 N. Hope Ave. Free. Ages 4-18. Call 722-8500, email sbstrings@gmail .com, or visit santabarbara strings.org to schedule an audition.

8/30: Diana Krall, Gregory Porter Known for her contralto voice, the lowest female voice type in classical music, Diana Krall has mastered jazz and pop. Welcoming her onstage will be jazz artist and 2014 Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammy winner Gregory Porter. 7pm. S.B. Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. $49.50-$84.50. Call 962-7411 or visit sbbowl.com.

8/29: Purely Santa Barbara Summer Bash As a thank-you to the community for its support, Pure Order Brewing Co. will host a bash with live music from One Two Tree and Erisy Watt and free food from Shalhoob Meat Co. Noon-7pm. Pure Order Brewing Co., 410 N. Quarantina St. Free. Call 966-2881 or visit pureorderbrewing.com.

Sunday 8/30 8/30: Pop-Up Brunch Chef Weston Richards of Les Marchands Wine Bar & Merchant will prepare a delicious and seasonal menu using local ingredients. From scallop crudo to house-made brioche toast to pastrami cured beef cheek hash, this brunch is one you’ll never experience again. 11am. S.B. Wine Collective, 131 Anacapa St. $63. Ages 21+. Visit santabarbarawinecollective.com.

8/30: 2nd Annual iSurf Block Party Enjoy an ice cream stand, a silent auction, beer and wine, and a pig roast (and vegetarian option), all for the Watergirl Fund, which is a community surf program that gets young to teenage girls surfing and in the ocean. Surfing is empowering and builds confidence, community, and camaraderie. Proceeds provide surf sessions to girls ages 5-15 who do not have access

to the sport. 5-9pm. Casa de la Guerra, 15 E. De la Guerra St. $40$50. Visit isurf .nightout.com.

8/30: James Buckley Jr. James Buckley Jr.’s Who Was … books are a series of inspiring, illustrated biographies perfect for young readers. He will be signing copies of Who Was Jesse Owens?, which is about the fourtime gold medal winner of the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics in track and field who happened to be African American in a time when Hitler was promoting white supremacy. 2pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787 or visit chaucersbooks.com. Read more on p. 41.

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8/29: 6th Annual S.B. Tequila Harvest Festival Move over, wine snobs; there’s some interesting facts to learn about añejo versus reposado, plata versus joven, and sip versus shot. Sip more than 50 premium hand-selected tequilas and mezcals, savor gourmet appetizers, and enjoy live music by Mariachi Nuevo Jalisco. ¡Salud! VIP: 5-9pm; general: 6-9pm. Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Rd. $25-$115. Ages 21+. Visit agaveavenue.com. Read more on p. 36.

8/30: Learn the Most Important Skills for Personal or Professional Success Nijole Sparkis, licensed spiritual practitioner, will teach that emotional intelligence is the best predictor of success in life. Learn the four principles, participate in group exercises, and begin to embody your own neural pathways that deal with emotions, stress, conflict, and more. 1-3pm. Center of the Heart, 487 N. Turnpike Rd. $10-$12. Call 964-4861 or visit center oftheheart.com.

8/30: Prime Time Band Concert This band, whose members are over the age of 50, has been declared a “Santa Barbara Treasure” since its start in 1995. Composed of about 80 musicians, Prime Time Band is ready to perform a lively set of jazz, Broadway musical songs, and more. 2pm. Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. Free. Visit ptband.org.

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8/30: Jewish Community Picnic This Sunday will be a fun day, so come celebrate with friends in the community this summer with food, family-friendly games, a bounce house, and more. 11am-2pm. Tucker’s Grove Park, 805 San Antonio Creek Rd. Free-$18. Call 957-1116 or visit jewishsanta barbara.org. 8/30: Don’t Break My Heart: Round 2 Men and women are invited to this interactive self-defense party to practice new martial art skills and learn about dating safety. Ask questions about dating and how to find “the one.” Proceeds will go to Coastal Self Defense Academy, a nonprofit bringing empowerment to people in S.B. who experience hardships and abusive challenges. 4-6pm. S.B. Women’s Self Defense, 517 De la Vina St. $40-$60. Ages 21+. Email lisa@sbmatchmaking.com or visit tinyurl.com/dontbreak myheart3.

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8/31: Elmer Bernstein Memorial Series: The Sweet Smell of Success This 1957 film features Burt Lancaster as powerful Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker, who hires a sleazy publicist, played by Tony Curtis, to split up his sister and her aspiring jazz guitarist boyfriend. Series curator John Burlingame will be on hand to discuss the film and moderate a Q&A. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $10-$20. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

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8/31: Magic Lantern Summer Film Series: Wall-E After the Earth is covered with trash and mankind has abandoned it, the garbage-collecting robot Wall-E is left alone — until Eve arrives. Watch as Wall-E does whatever it takes to protect her from wind, rain, and lightning, even though she is in a deactivated state. Fall in love with these two robots. 8:30pm. Anisq’Oyo’ Park, Embarcadero del Mar and Madrid Rd., Isla Vista. Free. Call 966-3652.

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9/2: Naked Shakes: The Death of Kings Naked Shakes presents this epic world-premiere event of two plays performed together in repertory, adapted and directed by Irwin Appel from the history plays of William Shakespeare. Part One: “II Come But For Mine Own” comprises Richard II, Henry IV, 1 and 2, and Henry V and Part Two: “The White Rose and the Red” encompasses Henry VI, 1, 2, and 3, and Richard III. If you like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones, don’t miss this gripping original piece of work. There will be another performance on September 3. 8pm. Hatlen Theater, UCSB. Free. Call 893-2064 or visit www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu.

9/2: Muddy Waters Poetry Circle Are you a poet ready to share a verse with other wordsmiths? Connect with those who have the same talent and interest. There’s no better time to share poetry with others than at this poetry circle. 3pm. Muddy Waters Coffee House, 508 E. Haley St. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/ muddywaterspoetry. 9/2: Art Reception: Dane Goodman and Keith Puccinelli: tug Continuing its ArtWatch series, this museum is dedicated to focusing on West Coast– residing contemporary artists who talk about different

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The Toy Van Is Back Text and photos by Caitlin Fitch East Beach’s infamous, toy-covered hippie van and its inventor, One Feather, are back for the summer after a two-year hiatus. The idea for the van, which he calls a metaphor for oneness, came after his divorce 20 years ago, when he decided he needed to do something new with his life. “I have been living solely off the love of this art since the new millennium,” said One Feather, who collects toys and trinkets from thrift stores and flea markets and also accepts donations for his unique work of art. He’s been parking it in Santa Barbara for folks to view for 14 of the past 20 years. “When something falls off or breaks, I just fill it up with new stuff,” he said of the van’s evolving nature. “Sometimes people bring things and I break out the hot glue gun and attach it right here.” One Feather typically spends three months out of the year at the waterfront parking lot near Stearns Wharf, chatting with folks, accepting tips, and promoting his message of love to the masses. “I love being out here, meeting the global family,” he said. “This crosses boundaries; 99.9 percent of folks just get it.”

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y grandmother was an absolute beast of a sea glass collector, with green, white, blue, and brown harvests of saltwater-worn glass chunks scattered throughout her house. Sometimes sorted by color, sometimes not, her bounty was stashed in crystal vases, old bottles, and other oddly-shaped vessels. They adorned tables and bookshelves and windowsills, from the bedrooms and bathrooms to the living room and kitchen, sparkling in the light, filling my little mind with wonder, and begging my imagination again and again to answer the question, “Where did this soft, smoothed, and age-old glass come from?” Those sea-glass-sparked daydreams of pirate’s treasure, scuttled smuggling boats, and high seas adventure have faded with age, but my love affair for these “mermaid’s tears” that occasionally pepper hightide lines on beaches the world over never recedes. Even now, some 3,000 miles and decades removed from the Cape Cod beaches of my youth, I still scour the shore most days, my eyes looking down among the kelp and sand and flotsam for the telltale glow of sea glass, each piece as unique as a snowflake and pregnant with the potential of a fabulous backstory. I am definitely not alone in this pursuit. This weekend, in fact, Carpinteria is hosting the inaugural Sea Glass Festival, an impressive gathering of both regional and national sea glass collectors and artists. The idea was hatched at previous sea glass gettogethers in Santa Cruz and Cayucos, where Carpinterians Alan and Karen Clark struck up a friendship with fellow enthusiast Marcia McNally. The trio agreed that Carpinteria, home to the “World’s Saf Safest Beach,” would make a perfect landing spot for a sea-glass-themed hootenanny. Then a fourth sea glass lover named Kiona Gross came aboard, and the Carpinteria Sea Glass Festival was born. Happening this Saturday and Sunday in the old Austin’s Hardware Store on Linden Avenue, the festival will feature private collections, art and jewelry for sale, live music, food trucks, beer, a wine garden, and a dark chocolate truffle made just for the occasion by the folks at Chocolats du Calibressan. I’m just hoping for a glimpse of the ever-elusive red sea glass, a rare and precious type that I’ve been searching for since childhood. As my grandmother Ga used to say,“You find a red one, you keep that forever — they aren’t making those anymore.” — Ethan Stewart

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ang it, there goes my Mother of the Year Award. Again. Last week I sent my 16-year-old son to Las Vegas overnight to get a giant black tattoo in a place where he’ll see it every day for maybe 70 years. And I didn’t just let him go; I arranged rides, booked flights, got a hotel, and even pleaded with a reputed Sin City ink slinger to defy his own no-minors policy and scar this child’s otherwise flawless forearm forever. But I had good reasons. I think. For as long as anyone can remember, the boy has wanted this tattoo: an old-timey compass rose like you’d see on an ancient map. Ever since he first saw it in a pirate book, he’d ask, “When can I get my compass tattoo?” Other phases came and went: army crazy, football obsessed, rockstar-bound. But this never wavered: “When, Mom? When can I get my compass tattoo?” Parenting is a long process of handing over your children’s lives to them and saying, Good luck, kid. At each stage, letting go can sting and grate like a tattoo needle — only it’s the opposite of getting a tattoo. It’s having something meaningful permanently removed from yourself. Exactly a year ago, I discovered I was ready to let our son decide what his skin looks like — but not what his school transcript looks like. Desperate to motivate him during that college-crucial junior year of high school, I blurted: “You want your tattoo? Get straight As, and it’s yours.” Next thing you know, I’m staring down a report card with more As than Alabama and a teenager with big, compassy plans for the tender patch of flesh just South of his elbow and North of his wrist. “It’s a nod to my love for history and old things,” the child said of his dream by Starshine tat. “And it’s a symbol of home: Every time I leave the house, I want to find my way back here.” email: starshine@roshell.com Aww, he loves us! Our family nest is a haven for his soul! “…Not because I want to be with you guys or anything. Just ’cause I’m lazy like that.” Oh. Turns out, though, it’s illegal in California to tattoo anyone under 18 even if his mother is standing there with a fistful of cash screaming, “Ink the bastard, already!” It’s also illegal in every state that borders California. Except Nevada, where it’s illegal to make anything illegal. But a deal’s a deal. And if I rank academic achievement above a clean-cut, wholesome appearance, then I rank personal integrity above ’em all. So, being a mom of my word, I reserved him and his dad the last two seats in a friend’s Vegas-bound minivan last week. (Wait, you didn’t think I was gonna go, did you? The tattoo parlor’s instructions said, “Wear something you don’t mind getting blood on.”) The night before they left, I panicked. Would he hate it? Would he hate me for letting him make such a huge decision before he even knew who or what he wanted to be in life? But the kid was calm. This, he said, is the age in life when you decide which direction to head in — and he’s still deciding. But we both liked that as of tomorrow, he would always have a souvenir of this auspicious moment. And a visual nudge toward true north. At the studio, I’m told, a tatted-up rocker with a butt-shaped coffee mug dug into my baby’s flesh for two hours while the speakers warbled “Hurts So Good” and “Another One Bites the Dust.” When my boy had navigated his way back home the next day, I asked him to be honest: Had he had any pangs of regret yet? “Oh, god, yes, are you kidding me?” he said. “Like at least five times already.” I see. Well, good luck, kid. At least he’ll have something to write his college essay about.

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by Barry Punzal making things happen as a college athletics administrator. As a first-time director of athletics at Cal Poly in the 1990s, he helped the school make the transition from NCAA Division 2 to Division 1 and secure membership in the Big West Conference. In his 11 years of running the athletic department at the University of Massachusetts, he had a major role in getting facilities upgraded and new ones built. “He cares deeply about our student-athletes and supported their success both on and off the field,” said UMass Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy when McCutcheon announced he was leaving UMass for UCSB in January. “Under John’s leadership, our athletics program meets the highest standards of academic integrity. He has played a vital role in elevating the stature of our flagship campus.” UCSB boosters hope the new director of athletics — who cut his sports admin chops at U of Maine and Boston College — still has that Midas touch. During his first few months on the job, McCutcheon quickly made big moves. He fired women’s basketball coach Carlene Mitchell and hired Bonnie Henrickson from Kansas, signed baseball coach Andrew Checketts to a multiyear contract, and secured a minor league stadium so the baseball team could host an NCAA Regional. As he enters his first full school year on the job at UCSB, McCutcheon, still a tireless worker at age 61, faces the challenge of finding the resources to help cover the costs of projects to enhance aging facilities and build new ones. Presidio Sports’ Barry Punzal talked to the head of Gaucho athletics last week. You made your presence known by making big moves in your first few months on the job, especially in baseball and basketball. Can you take us through your process before making those decisions? We

knew we had a great coach in Andrew and wanted to do some things as I looked at his contract to protect him and protect us, as well, and make it a better relationship over the long term going forward. Actually, the announcement you’re referring to was pretty much in place before I got here, but we did it again because I didn’t think we had some things in place that needed to be there. It was a real positive exchange. Of course, the success we had in baseball coming down the homestretch kind of amplified the need to get that addressed. I feel real good how we came out on that. The women’s basketball situation, you never want to have to go through that; you never want to have to go through that as quickly as we did. But in talking with a lot of people here and analyzing the situation myself, I

just felt that was something we needed to do for the long-term health of the program and get us in position back to where we were as quickly as we could. Those are probably the toughest things an AD has to do because they’re good people and they’re working hard. It just didn’t work out. We couldn’t be happier getting Bonnie on board. I think we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time. To get somebody with that kind of experience, her background and her expertise, I think it’s really going to work out well for us.

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Let’s talk about the facilities at UCSB. What’s the status of the swimming/water polo complex, the baseball stadium, the track, an upgraded Thunderdome? Those

are the things we’re focused on right now, and we’re raising money. Starting MAKING MOVES EARLY: UCSB’s new athletic director John McCutcheon (seen with the Thunderdome, the component here on the left with colleague Andy Fee at the first Gauchos men’s soccer we’re looking at right from the top is the game of the season) is already making major moves during his first few new floor. It won’t happen before this months on the job. season, but I feel very confident by next What do you hear from Gaucho boosters? Our boostspring we’ll be replacing the floor at the Thunderdome. We got several very positive proposals out there regard- ers are great, and they want us to be as successful as we can ing baseball. It would be premature to really get into too be. They are passionate like fans at other institutions I’ve much detail about it because until they’re a done deal, been at. I think they’re very proud of the caliber of studentthey’re not a done deal. I don’t like to get hopes up too high athletes we have here and the fact we’ve done things the with fans prematurely, because it really does get folks frus- right way. My mantra is we want to be about three things: trated. The pool facility and baseball, in particular lights, create the best possible experience we can athletically, acahave been out there a long time. We have to find a way to demically, and socially. reignite the enthusiasm about those projects. Baseball is a little different because it can be done in How did you get into college athletics administracomponents. We want to replace the field itself with an arti- tion? When I was an undergraduate [at Indiana, Pennficial surface that will be able to stand up to the use level we sylvania], we hosted a state qualifier track meet, and I got put on it, and not have the players do all the maintenance very involved in it and loved it. One of my assistant coaches after every practice. They can go home and go to the library. told me about the program in sports administration at That is a priority for us. Obviously, getting lights is a prior- Ohio University; it was the only one out there at the time. I ity, then the entryway, all the support facilities, concessions applied, got lucky, and got into grad school in sports adminand restrooms. That can be done in phases. We can peck istration, and one thing led to another. away at it. The pool is a challenge because it’s an all-or-nothing Is UCSB going to have a women’s beach volleyball scenario. The first step is probably a $10 million piece . . . . I program? I don’t see it anytime real soon. When you bring it up for Santa Barbara to have beach volleyball, it’s a can’t tell you what the time line is on that. The track is moving forward. That’s being funded from natural. But we don’t want to do it if we can’t do it the right student fees and a referendum that was passed. Hopefully way. We want to take care of some additional resources for the [indoor] team to put them more in a competitive situby this time next summer, we’ll be in construction. ation. Then we can take another look at it to see if it makes sense for us.

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What is the graduation rate for student-athletes at UCSB? Eighty-two percent.

8/28: High School Football: Righetti at Bishop Diego Having compiled a 43-8 record in the last four seasons, Bishop Diego opens the 2015 campaign against a strong opponent, Santa Maria’s Righetti Warriors out of the rugged Pac-5 League. The Cardinals return several key players, including senior fullback/linebacker Matt Shotwell (last year’s All-City defensive player of the year), quarterback Spencer Stovesand (1,178 yards passing and 12 TDs), receiver/defensive back A.V. Bennett (a CIF sprint champion), and sophomore running back/defensive end John Harris. Coach Tom Crawford, entering his 16th season with the Cardinals, says the veterans will be important to carry the team while the younger players gain experience. 7:30 pm. La Playa Stadium, S.B. City College. $5-$7. Call 967-1266.

degree — this is a 24-7 job. I had one of my bosses way back say, “Remember, what you do for a living is everybody else’s recreation. So when you’re out in the community and want to do something else, that’s all they want to talk about.” You have to love the job.

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Familiar Vibes at Terraza CaFé SAME EATS, NEW NAME: After four years of running Steve’s Patio Café under its longtime name, owner Rosalinda Monrroy (right, with server Claudia Herrera) recently upgraded the 35-year-old restaurant location and renamed it Terraza Café.

hen it comes to neighborhood restau- the reins, Monrroy elected to maintain the same service, rants, a new owner without experience style, and menu due to the place’s popularity. With the in the business can spell drastic changes community assured that no fundamental changes would to the cusalter their experience at one of their favorite restaurants, she felt tomer experience. That’s not it was finally time to leave her a problem at Terraza Café, a restaurant on upper De la Vina mark on the establishment. So when Steve’s underwent kitchen Street that serves Mexican and and patio remodelling earlier American food. “It was a smooth transithis year, it emerged from the dust as Terraza Café. tion,” said Rosalinda MonrA Santa Barbara resident for roy, who bought the restaurant—known as Steve’s Patio 30 years, Monrroy was a mediCafé up until February—four cal assistant until buying the by sam goldman years ago. “It was hard for the restaurant. Once ready to move customers not to see ‘Steve’s’ on from the medical indusanymore.” try, she scoured the city for a small restaurant. Finding The eatery first opened its doors 35 years ago and Steve’s afforded her the opportunity to launch the culihas undergone a handful of ownership changes since. nary career she long yearned for, a desire inspired by her For a six-year span, it was known as Mike’s Place before mother, who was also a cook. changing hands and being rechristened as Steve’s Patio “I’m thinking to maybe open another breakfast place,” Café. Monrroy’s quest to buy an affordable restaurant she said of future plans.“But right now, I just want this one coincided with the eponymous proprietor’s retirement. to keep the tradition alive: breakfast and lunch, and just Aside from adding a few new dishes after taking over keep going from there.”

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What to Order Located at the top of De la Vina Street, Terraza features both indoor and patio seating. As it has for the past three and a half decades, the eatery serves up a variety of Mexican and American cuisine for both breakfast and lunch. Some highlights: Mamallete: This omelette is a testament to Terraza’s generous portions. With a sizeable side of hash browns, the portly Mamallete is stuffed with spinach, feta cheese, and sundried tomatoes. Tri-Tip Sandwich: Served on a soft French roll, the tri-tip exemplifies the melt-in-your-mouth

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quality that high-end sandwich shops strive for. Comes with a mound of creamy potato salad. Banana Pancakes: Accompanied by syrup, butter, and toast, the fluffy insides are packed with chunks of banana. Macadamia nuts liberally sprinkled across the top give the pancakes a tasty crunch. “Remember Me” Salsa: Terraza’s freshly made salsa received its nickname from the notable hotness and flavor it delivers. It’s become so popular, customers buy quantities of it just to take home with them.

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SIPS NOT SHOTS: The Santa Barbara Tequila Harvest Festival is happening for the last time this weekend after six years of educating us on how to sip not shoot good agave liquors.

Six years ago, Santa Barbara’s soaked social calendar welcomed a brand-new entry: the Tequila Harvest Festival, which explored Mexico’s agave-based liquors with an annual afternoon expo most often at Elings Park. This Saturday is the popular fest’s finale, according to attorney Ernesto Rodriguez, who started the event with his friend Albert Martinez under their business, Agave Avenue, which they are selling. But they’ll be going out in style with a first-ever evening format and a couple of additional sipping soirees, as well. Here, Rodriguez reflects on their liquid legacy and explains what to expect this weekend. What has your fest done for Santa Barbara? We have definitely enhanced Santa Barbara’s tequila knowledge. Now it is common to see people sipping tequila instead of shooting it. Moreover, business owners in town have begun to carry only 100 percent blue agave tequila products and have stopped using mixtos. Most importantly, people now understand the culture and tradition behind making an authentic agave spirit. Why do we need to know more about tequila? Tequila is the trending distilled spirit, with ever-growing complexity and taste profiles. The process of making tequila and mescal is an art in itself that takes various years to produce an expression. Through our festival, guests are exposed to this rich culture and tradition, with the makers and/or owners present to provide a unique experience. As a result, guests are able to make informed decisions about their spirit selection next time they visit their favorite bar or liquor store. What’s special about this year’s event? Since this is the last festival, we wanted to give it our all, so we kicked off with a complimentary Tequila and Mezcal Tasting at The Good Lion Cocktail Bar last night. On Friday, August 28, we are hosting a three-course dinner at La Hacienda Restaurant in Old Town Goleta, where just 40 guests will sample award-winning tequila and mescal while dining. Tequila pairs great with food, and we have organized small pairing dinners at different restaurants over the years that guests have greatly enjoyed. We finish off with the Santa Barbara Tequila Harvest Festival on Saturday, from 6 to 9 p.m. We will be featuring live mariachi music, a charro performance, an all-glass show, new participating restaurants, and more to sample than ever before! — Matt Kettmann

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he Alvaro family, founders of Rudy’s Mexican restaurant, plan to open Cito Street Café at 305 West Montecito Street, which is next door to the original Rudy’s location that opened in 1976. The Alvaro family has owned the corner property, referred to as Montecito Plaza, for many years. The business will be run by founder Rudy Alvaro’s daughter Andrea and will offer coffee, pastries, salads, premade sandwiches, beer, and wine. Cito Street Café, which will be replacing a discount store that previously occupied the space just to the right of Rudy’s Mexican restaurant, hopes to open in November.

Seafood has moved from their longtime home at 618 East Gutierrez Street and opened this week at 715 Chapala Street. Their website, kanaloa seafood.com, explains:“At Kanaloa seafood company, our mission statement is the Hawaiian word, Kina’ole, which means ‘doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, in the right place, to the right person, for the right reason, with the right feeling, every time.’ Kanaloa Seafood is a full-service wholesale provider bringing a rigorous scientific approach and commitment to sustainable product sourcing. For over 30 years, we have partnered with restaurants, hospitality groups, retailers, and now home cooks, consistently delivering the freshest seafood available directly to their doorstep. In addition to delivering seafood, we maintain retail markets in Santa Barbara and Oxnard.” Call 966-5159. 805 BOBA TO OPEN DOWNTOWN: Reader

Cathy tells me that a sign for “805 Boba” has appeared in Paseo Nuevo Mall across from Pressed Juicery. HAGGEN UPDATE: Just four months after

opening several locations on the South Coast, Haggen grocery announced that 27 stores will close or be sold. The six Santa Barbara–area Haggen locations are not on the closure list. NIMITA’S JOINS SOJOURNER: Histori-

cally, the Sojourner Café at 134 East Canon Perdido Street has been closed on Mondays. But that changed this week, when Nimita’s Cui-

sine started a once-a-week service out of the Soj’s kitchen, the result of a unique partnership between Sojourner owner Donna Mudge and Nimita Dhirajlal. “I pride myself in being able to offer Ayurvedic meals geared to support health through a vegetarian diet by collaborating with local farmers and finally nurturing members of our community,” explained Dhirajlal on her website, nimitas cuisine.com. “The abundance and variety of fresh vegetables in our local market allows my cuisine to conjure up a modified version of Indian food that focuses on allowing us to respect the flavors of each vegetable while still enjoying the spices.” Dhirajlal has been a culinary instructor since 1996, teaching in the Canary Islands, Spain, and throughout Santa Barbara. “My commitment to nurture the community embraces every sector, including the Hispanic community, with which I delight doing group work in my job as a therapist,” she explained. “More than often, I integrate the art of cooking with therapy work. What we are all looking for is connection. When we work with food, appreciate it, understand its benefits, and share it with community members, we are feasting our souls and healing happens in a subtle way.” In addition to Mondays at Sojourner, Nimita’s Cuisine offers weekly deliveries to private individuals, and Dhirajlal actively supports the Meatless Monday campaign. Her business motto is: “Let me teach you how to make the meals. And if you don’t have time to make them, then let me bring them to you to enjoy.”

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For the second year in a row, The Hungry Cat on Chapala Street is hosting a seafood fest, in which Chef de Cuisine Peter Cham prepares a prix-fixe three-course menu. Unlike last year’s blue crabs, though, Cham is focusing on regional fare for 2015, including these rock cod sliders, which put a gourmet-casual twist on a common Santa Barbara Channel species. Also on tap for Sunday is cucumber gazpacho with sea urchin and a seafood boil figuring rock crab, ridgeback shrimp, and Hope Ranch mussels, with a choice of two creative side dishes and one dessert, all for $65. “You can find a fish sandwich, but probably not as fresh as this one,” said Cham, who shares his recipe below. “And who doesn’t like fried fish in beer batter and served on a bun with avocado?”

Peter Cham’s beer-batter-Fried roCk Cod sliders 3 ounce local rock cod fillet pieces Beer batter (see recipe) Romaine lettuce, cut into chiffonade Ripe avocado, cut into thin slices Tarragon aioli (see recipe) Brioche slider bun Beer Batter yields 3 cups, enough for 10 sliders 1 cup flour; 1 cup rice flour; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 egg; 6 ounces light beer; salt and pepper to taste Combine all dry ingredients; slowly whisk in the egg and beer into mixture. Season to taste. Tarragon Aioli yields 3 cups, enough for at least 20 sliders 2 egg yolks; ½ tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tsp lemon juice; 3 stalks tarragon, chopped; 1 cup neutral oil Put yolks, mustard, lemon juice, and chopped tarragon in a food processor. While machine is spinning, slowly drizzle in oil to mixture to emulsify. Aioli should be thick and velvety.

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here,” he said. Through connections like Ventura composer Jeff Kaiser and John Blondell’s Lit Moon Theatre Company, Connolly found the key to access the more avant corners of S.B.’s often complacently conservative creative scene. A craftsman through and through, Connolly spends his non-performing days repairing pianos at the Piano Kitchen on Rose Avenue, a workshop that he also opens occasionally as a performance space. With its many dissected pianos, handmade instruments, and free-floating winged puppet beasts, the venue has become a safe haven in Santa Barbara for free-form innovation and bare-hearted openness. “I look

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he first time I heard Jim Connolly’s music, I was a teenager viewing Lit Moon Theatre Company’s production of Hamlet. Using a sparse and strange assembly of instruments—a handsaw played with a violin bow and a loop pedal to sample the actors’ voices—Connolly spun an eerie ambience across the blank butcher paper of the show’s set. This music was deep, evocative, and dark. A little more than a decade later, I heard Connolly strum a very different tune, singing alone with a banjo in his Piano Kitchen performance space, surrounded by paintings of open skies: still sparse, still stirring, but in a very new way. There is no one way for Connolly, a man who is currently enjoying the latest of his many musical rebirths as the folk act Toy Shop Ghost. A writer of string quartet pieces, rock songs, jazz sets, and sound experimentations, the endlessly inventive Connolly is on a spider-like adventure of self-sustaining creative joy, threading between one artistic anchor and the next as the currents sway him. “I feel like Don Quixote a lot, like I’m just flailing at windmills and imaginary monsters. But I’ve actually learned to be quite happy and satisfied with that,” he said. Connolly grew up south of Boston and spent two formative years in Barbados while his parents volunteered with the Peace Corps. He picked up violin as a 2nd grader and bass as a teenager, growing up to play in bands throughout his life and honing a curiosity for sound expansion. After some time in San Francisco, he moved to Santa Barbara to raise a family, not knowing what musical frontiers awaited

In the meantime, as Toy Shop Ghost (a name born of Connolly’s love for lightdark, happy-sad dichotomies), Connolly has found new life in the “beautifully pathetic” banjo and the intimate performances it lends to. “It’s the most fun that I’ve ever had as a composer and a musician,” he said of his newfound love. On such a long and twisting thread of creation, Connolly is perhaps now in the best place he’s been yet, and expecting as little of it as possible. “I’m actively not making a plan, but I’m actually doing the thing that I love, burning all my calories doing, and none of them dreaming or hoping and planning,” he said. “I want to be surprised and delighted by whatever happens, and I’m ready to be.” — Richie DeMaria

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The Growlers are a California treasure. Where else can one find a band that effortlessly hybridizes elements of The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Libertines, The Surfaris, Ennio Morricone, and Lee Hazlewood, then filters them through its own “beach goth” sensibility and produces something amazing? Chinese Fountain finds the band progressing down their storied road apace with more poetic, slice-of-life songs on their most mature album to date. The reggae-tinged “Going Gets Tuff” revisits Jimmy Cliff’s “The Harder They Come,” with a smidgen of The Coral thrown in for good measure. “Rare Hearts” is a 21st-century riff on a Ricky Nelson–esque country-rock ballad that connects beautifully. On the whole, the album is appropriately named, as it flows wonderfully and is well worth throwing one’s yuan at. — Sean Mageean

Fall into the ill mind of Hopsin again. Like past albums, this one is filled with wellwritten raps, some superficial, some profound. It’s clear Hop has made changes for the better since last year when he went through a phase of depression, dissing his own Knock Madness album (2013) and walking offstage mid-performance in Colorado during his Knock Madness Tour (2014). In his rap “Fort Collins” featuring Dizzy Wright, he apologizes to his Colorado fans about that night. Other tracks such as “Ill Mind of Hopsin 7”— a series of raps tackling world controversies — and “Fly” address religion, selfinspiration, and other insightful matters. Hop is right in “The Pound (Intro)” when he says he needs to be smarter and that this album is “harder than the last shit,” because this one proves to be different than his others. — Ginny Chung

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SliceS of liveS “For good or bad, people of the past have many things to say to us, about what we can do in the future,” said James Buckley Jr. about his Who Was or Who Is children’s historical biography book series. “[The subjects] can become examples of what to do or try (or what not to do or try). And understanding where we’ve been as a people is very important, I think.” In 2000, the Santa Barbara author founded Shoreline Publishing, which has since produced more than 500 books — mostly nonfiction for adults and children. His Who Was/Who Is series has gained nationwide popularity, and Buckley is the author of more than 125 books for kids. It is his Who Was/Who Is series, however, that has sparked recent interest and book sales. Buckley, one of a handful of authors who participate in writing the biography series, is a former Sports Illustrated writer and so has focused on athletic icons such as Muhammad Ali and Roberto Clemente. However, his first book in the series was on the famous chocolatier Milton Hershey. Creating these kids classics requires extensive research that begins with reading a biography of the person who is being covered, said Buckley. That is the first place he goes, especially for older figures “who don’t have current, primary sources written about them.” Buckley furthers his investigation by watching documentaries and reading magazine articles about the subject’s influence and effect on the modern age. Fans of the Who Was/Who Is series have more of Buckley’s work to look forward to, as he will soon be releasing titles such as Who Was Booker T. Washington? and Who Is Pelé? Buckley will be Pelé?. signing his works on Sunday, August 30, 2 p.m. at Chaucer’s Books (3321 State St.; 682-6787). — Arianna Irwin

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ith all due deference to Ross Macdonald and Sue Grafton — Santa Barbara’s reigning titans of the mystery novel — why do we want to read about murder and mayhem taking place in the fictional town of Santa Teresa when everyone knows it’s really Santa Barbara? For someone who gobbles down murder mysteries the way brown pelicans gulp sardines, I never really got the point of this literary fig leaf. Why shell out big bucks to live in the Garden of Eden if the inhabitants are not allowed to see the snake slither by on occasion? Anne Flett-Giordano is not the first mystery writer seeking to fill this egregious void by calling Santa Barbara “Santa Barbara,” but she is certainly the most recent and probably the most gleefully indulgent when it comes to name-dropping local landmarks. It should be noted that for two decades, Dennis Lynds (aka Michael Collins) situated many of his Dan Fortune — the one-armed dick — books unapologetically here, regurgitating high-profile true crime stories to make left-leaning political points about the perils of Paradise. Newton Thornburg not only set his so-grimy-you-haveto-take-a-shower classic, Cutter and Bone, right here in Santa Barbara but also managed to drag the Fiesta parade by the scruff of its neck and rub its face in it. Less well-known but also a lot of fun is Blood Orange, written two years ago by Karen Keskinen, who did unto Solstice what Thornburg did unto Old Spanish Daze. Jumping into this simmering literary goulash is FlettGiordano, whose novel Marry, Kiss, Kill seems subliminally (or perhaps sublimely) animated by the spirit of Cyndi Lauper’s 1980s anthem “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” With Flett-Giordano as tour guide, readers get an up-close-and-personal look at greed, betrayal, lust, and especially vanity as manifest by a rogues’ gallery of grotesques for whom extremism in service of self-indulgence has never been a vice. There is a refreshing absence of sodden self-loathing in Marry, Kiss, Kill, an affliction common to so many explorations of SoCal noir. But then, Marry, Kiss, Kill is way too sunny to be remotely noir. Flett-Giordano writes with a light touch about a Santa Barbara populated to a large extent by financially well-off narcissists looking to get even better off. The book’s chief protagonist, Nola MacIntire, is chief detective for the Santa Barbara Police Department and a former blonde beach babe now approaching the foothills of middle age. And aside from an abiding fixation about the onset of laugh lines, creped skin, and how short a skirt she can sport, MacIntire is remarkably well-adjusted for a detectivestory hero or heroine. By day, Flett-Giordano is an accomplished television screenwriter, having won multiple Emmy awards over the years in service of such shows as Desperate Housewives, Hot in Cleveland, and Frasier. For the past 20 years, she’s lived in Santa Barbara with her husband and two cats while working the salt mines of Hollywood. But when her mother died a few years back, Flett-Giordano needed to cut back her screenwriting hours and decided to try her hand writing a mystery. Providing the trigger point — for the writing of the book and the plot itself—was the death of Santa Barbara street musician Mason B. Mason, whose loud,

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by Nick Welsh booming blues and constant “Hey, pretty lady” commentary about women walking by made him a signature presence on State Street. “He always had something to say,” Flett-Giordano recalled. “Then one day he was gone. He added a lot to Santa Barbara,” she said. When Mason B. Mason died, there was no suspicion of foul play. But when the character inspired by Mason—a homeless man named Charley—took two expertly placed bullets to the chest, there was no doubt it was murder. By the time Charley’s corpse is cold, Flett-Giordano has already taken us to the Arlington Theatre, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Trader Joe’s, the Courthouse Sunken Gardens, and Paradise Café. Charley’s offense had been overhearing the wrong person saying the wrong thing to the wrong someone else. Other than that, he was strictly collateral damage from a plot sufficiently convoluted to induce whiplash. Joining MacIntire in figuring it all out is detective Tony Angelotti. Once upon a time, the two wound up in bed but managed to become good friends even so. Both are single, and much of their patter dwells on what is or is not happening in their respective love lives. Stylistically and spiritually, Marry, Kiss, Kill has a lot more in common with the light-and-frothy comic eco-lather of Carl Hiaasen than the heavy-duty, karmic balloon payments inflicted upon various and sundry unsuspecting sons by all the no-good fathers who populate Ross Macdonald’s moral misadventure. The cover, designed by Santa Barbara’s John Roshell, is a deliberate tip of the hat to Carl Hiaasen’s Double Whammy. Like Hiaasen, Flett-Giordano has devised deliciously outlandish ways of dispatching her villains, in one instance cramming the nozzle of a spray-on tan dispenser down the throat of one with extreme prejudice. Mary, Kiss, Kill involves an ornate conspiracy to get a mega development approved by the Coastal Commission that somehow also involves a plot to sell biological weapons stolen from Vandenberg Air Force Base, prenuptial agreements, and crooks whose high-end handbags and designer high heels wind up giving them away. Playing a key role throughout is a weekly newspaper disappointingly called the Reader, not The Independent, which is run by publisher named Jillian Crawford and on brief occasion, by her less-than-savory daughter Monica. Almost as disappointing was Flett-Giordano’s decision not to give Roger Durling — the über-ubiquitous head of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in real life — at least a cameo mention. Why change those names when Flett-Giordano is so generously forthcoming with others? The moral here, I guess, is you can’t have everything. Those who refuse to heed this lesson—at least in the Flett-Giordano’s universe—have a tendency to wind up dead or wishing they were. But for anyone else, Marry, Kiss, Kill is yet another great way to while away an afternoon at the beach. n

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“I think [playwright Michael] Frayn (who is best-known for his intricate farce Noises Off) is playing with time and reality, which in a way mirrors the quantum mechanics that are discussed,” Hegarty Lovett said. “The ‘uncertainty principle’ certainly applies to human relationships.” There is a lot of science in the play, and that could scare off some potential patrons. But the director insists it’s primarily a “human drama” that could serve as a gateway into physics for those who are interested in learning more. As Frayn presents it, Hegarty Lovett insisted, the science is compelling whether we fully understand it or not. “When two people are discussing something that points to a whole new world, we listen,” she said. “We get caught up in their whirlwind.” Hegarty Lovett is best known for a series of haunting, small-scale shows she has produced over the years with her husband, actor Conor Lovett, including many works of Samuel Beckett, an adaptation of Moby Dick, and Will Eno’s Title and Deed (which was written for them). The couple creates the plays in their native Ireland and tours them around the world, including to the Rubicon, where they have been a regular presence since 2004. They have two shows touring to New York this fall: Waiting for Godot and an original music-andtheater piece based on Beckett’s writing. For the moment, however, Hegarty Lovett’s focus is on the high-stakes drama of Copenhagen and the difficult issues it addresses. “Does science need to be [restrained by] moral considerations?” she asked. “Or do you forge forward in the name of invention and discovery? These questions are hugely relevant today.”

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he atomic bomb tends to be a topic we avoid thinking about, for obvious reasons. But however uncomfortable it may be to contemplate, it has recently resurfaced into our collective consciousness. The 70th anniversary of the dropping of the weapon on Hiroshima was a sobering reminder of its destructive power. The current debate over ratifying a deal with Iran is largely driven by the threat of that nation going nuclear. And the superb television drama Manhattan has provided a fictionalized glimpse into the moral qualms and personal crises faced by the scientists who gathered by Tom Jacobs in New Mexico to create this source of nearly unimaginable carnage. So with our heads momentarily pulled out of the sand, it’s an excellent time to revisit Copenhagen, Michael Frayn’s Tony Award–winning 1998 play about the advent of the nuclear age. It’s a highly speculative look at a real-life event — a 1941 meeting, in the title city, between two brilliant physicists who were longtime friends and colleagues: Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. It must have been an awkward encounter. World War II had already broken out in Europe, and both men were aware of the theoretical possibility of building an atomic weapon. While Bohr (who would later join the Los Alamos effort) was fond of his former protégé, he was also acutely aware that Heisenberg was a loyal German. “It’s a study of human behavior under pressure,” said director Judy Hegarty Lovett, whose new production of the play opens Labor Day weekend at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre. “That connects with all of us. We’ve all made decisions in our lives that might have been the wrong ones. Can you justify it later? Or do you live with shrapnel in your body?” The play is set in “a kind of nowhere land,” Hegarty Lovett noted. The characters, we’re told, are long dead, yet they’re still trying to figure out exactly what transpired when the two men met and how it impacted the momentous events that would soon follow.

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TO A T: The T Sisters, a band of sisters whose siblinghood is strengthened through song, will shelter SOhO with harmonies for the Cabin by the Sea series.

FISHY FEELINGS: This Saturday’s sky brings us a full supermoon in the sign of Pisces, promising emotional breakthroughs with a chance of troublesome turmoil. Its luminous influence shall, in the parlance of our times, allow us all to feel every feel we feel and shall cast a sentimental shine upon every show we show ourselves at. And while this piscine pull of lunar light may challenge us to confront some inconvenient truths, it also welcomes to town some strong musical acts to buffer the tempestuous tides of temperament. Against this sea of swaying sensibilities, SOhO Restaurant & Music Club erects a cabin on Thursday, August 27, for the continuation of their Cabin by the Sea series (1221 State Street, 9pm, $10). Sheltering us within walls of harmony are headliners The T Sisters, a band of sisters whose siblinghood is strengthened through song. Arriving from Oakland, these Sisters pattern nicely within the fabric of young renaissance, carpeting the East Bay with their California country cool, and stand out with their powerful vocal performances. Having played before at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass and the High Sierra Music Festival, they are among the most celebrated of young additions to the West Coast folk circuit and may be a familiar comfort to fans of A Prairie Home Companion, on which they have also performed. Opening will be Cabin by the Sea founder and UCSB chanteuse Erisy Watt, whose tender voice shall clear the air nicely for an evening of soothing vocals. If you are in a mood to wallow, Velvet Jones brings the tears that same night with Sad Robot, Sleepercub, and Gingger Shankar (423 State St., 8pm, $10). Sad Robot sings power ballads of sorrow and fear and are on tour in support of their newest album, Aprés Moi, Le Déluge. Coming within the light of a potentially sad sky, these Robots shall feel right at home, and quite well timed. Not all feelings, of course, prompt tears— some inspire celebration. On the other side of the mountains, funk’s ambassador to the stars himself, George Clinton, lands his Mothership Connection at the Chumash Casino, and funk shall reign for the night (3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, 8pm, sold out). Clinton is simply one of the greatest musicians of all time and nowadays wears a dignified new look as funk’s elder statesman/CEO; seeing how he restyles his music after all these decades shall be interesting to say the least. I know I’ll be there, grooving to Clinton’s intergalactically renowned funk explosion; may it transmit a message of good vibes to all the moon men. On Friday, August 28, Jerry Douglas welcomes the watery wonder and woe of this weekend’s supermoon with his stirring, relaxing, goose-bumping dobro playing at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St., 8pm, $39$105). I had the great opportunity to speak with Douglas when he came into town with Alison Krauss & Union Station, and he’s not only a great guy, but he’s also the rare musician who is so skilled at his chosen instrument that the two are indissociable from each other; one does not speak of contemporary use of the single-cone resonator guitar without also mentioning Douglas. Hearing the man play solo will be a certified sweet treat. And last but not least, should Saturday’s supermoon swell in you feelings of immense pride (or fellow-feeling for your brothers and sisters, if not within you yourself), consider attending a night of drag at Blind Tiger (409 State St., 9:30pm, $10 at the door). Titled #ItAintOvah, Blind Tiger’s first-ever drag night will feature The Santa Barbara Drag Divas and DJ Hollywood performing in support of Pacific Pride Foundation’s 25th Annual Heart & Sole AIDS Walk. Who knows what slings and arrows this moon shall aim upon our hearts, but thankfully, Blind Tiger reminds us that no matter what, we will survive. n

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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. Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits hosted by the Goleta Valley Historical Society. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B. – Then they form us; Conrad Ruiz: Bloom Projects, through Oct. 25. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373. S.B. Historical Museum – Ray Strong: Views of S.B. County, through Aug. 31; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601. S.B. Maritime Museum – On the Water Waterfront: Paintings by Ray Strong, through Aug. 31. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404. S.B. Museum of Art – The Visionary Photomontages of Herbert Bayer, 1929-1936, through Sept. 27; The Paintings of Moholy-Nagy: The Shape of Things to Come, through Sept. 27; 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 Lived, through Aug. 30; Ray Strong: Artist in Residence, through Oct. 4. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711. S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526. Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum – Samurai: The Warrior Horsemen of Japan, through Oct. 31. 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 688-7889. Wildling Museum – Nature's Patterns, through Sept. 28; Legacy and Loss: Landscapes of the S.B. Region, through Feb. 1, 2016. 1511-B Mission Dr., Solvang, 686-8315.

Galleries Allan Hancock College Library – Children’s book illustrations, ongoing. 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria, 922-6966. Architectural Foundation Gallery – Lori Wolf Grillias: Emerging Pareidolia, through Aug. 28. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307. Artamo Gallery–Michael Quinlan: Shapes & Words Words, through Aug. 30. 11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400. Arts Fund Gallery – How I See ItIt, through Sept. 5. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321.

Beatrice Wood Ctr. for the Arts – Ventura County Potters' Guild: The Natural World and Nina de Creeft Ward: A Retrospective, through Oct. 3. 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd., Ojai, 646-3381. Bella Rosa Galleries – Valerie Freeman: Gotta Itch for Gold Gold, through Aug. 31. 1103 State St., Ste. A, 966-1707. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., Ste. A, 898-2204. Carivintâs Winery – Belinda Hart: The Vineyard Series, through Sept. 1. 476 First St., Solvang, 693-4331. Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – From an Abstract Point of View View, through Oct. 12. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789. Channing Peake Gallery–For the People, By the People: Government at Work in S.B. County 1850-1950 1850-1950, through Sept. 18. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St. CJM::LA – Jenalee Harmon: Drought Resistant: Summer Art Series, shows through Aug. 28. 300 E. Canon Perdido St., #C-2, 698-2120. Cypress Gallery – Erica Bartnik: The Duality of Reality Reality, through Aug. 30. 119 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc, 737-1129. Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Sonia Adams, Sherry Spear, Cathryn Mailheau: Magical Moments ... Windows of Soul Soul, through Aug. 31. 1528 State St., 570-2446. Gallerie Silo – Michael Armour, through Sept. 6. 118-B Gray Ave., 640-5570. Gallery 113 – Jerry Martin, through Aug. 29; Linda Nelson, Sept. 1-25. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611. Gallery Los Olivos – A Summer Collection, through Aug. 31; Michelle Ellis: Abstracts: Metal and Metallic Metallic, through Sept. 2. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517. The Good Life – Meg Ricks: Every River Searches for the Sea: Coastals and Cloudfalls, through Sept. 1; John Card: Potpourri IIII, Sept. 1-Oct. 30. 1672 Mission Dr., Solvang, 688-7111. GraySpace Gallery – Charlene Broudy, Carolyn Fox, and Steven Gilbar, through Oct. 18. 219 Gray Ave., 886-0552. Harris and Fredda Meisel Gallery – F7 Photographics: Embrace the Wonder Wonder, through Aug. 28. 2415 De la Vina St., 687-7444. Hospice of S.B. – Margaret Singer: Celebrations, through Oct. 31. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, 563-8820. JadeNow Gallery – Ryan and Jeff Spangler, ongoing. 14 Parker Wy., 845-4558. Los Olivos Café – Lauren McFarland: Images of the Central Coast Coast, through Sept. 3; Sheila Krause: From Heart to Art Art, Sept. 3-Nov. 5. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265. Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing. 127 Anacapa St., 284-0358.

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auG. 27 - sept. 3 MCASB Satellite – Magic Mountain, through Jan. 31, 2016. Hotel Indigo, 121 State St., 966-5373. Montecito Aesthetic Institute – Eye, through Sept. 10. 1150 Coast Village Rd., Ste. H, Montecito, 565-5700. Ojai Café Emporium – Sharon Butler's students, through Sept. 13. 108 S. Montgomery St., Ojai., 646-2723. Oliver & Espig Gallery of Fine Arts– Tielle Monette and Sergey Fedotov, ongoing. 1108 State St., 962-8111. Pacifica Graduate Institute – Mythic Threads: Art, Healing and Magic in Bali Bali, ongoing. 801 Ladera Ln., 879-7103. Porch –Swim, through Sept. 3. 3823 Santa Claus Ln., Carpinteria, 684-0300. El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park – Nihonmachi Revisited: Santa Barbara’s Japanese American Community in Transition, 1900-1940 and Memorias y Facturas, ongoing. 123 E. Canon Perdido St., 965-0093. S.B. Artwalk – Arts & Craft Show, ongoing Sundays. Cabrillo Blvd. at State St. S.B. City Hall Gallery – Ray Strong: Shared Vision/Common Ground Ground, through Feb. 18, 2016. De la Guerra Plaza, 568-3994. S.B. Tennis Club – S.B. Visual Artists 2, through Sept. 4. 2375 Foothill Rd., 682-4722. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Morrison Hotel Gallery, ongoing. 1221 State St., 962-7776. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – CA Cool, through Sept. 27; Robin Gowen: Landmark, through Oct. 4; Lockwood de Landmark Forest Brass Cutouts, through Dec. 31. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460. Tamsen Gallery – R.W. Firestone, ongoing. 3888 State St., 687-2200. wall space gallery – Mitch Dobrowner: Nahasdzaan, through Aug. 30. 116 C-1 E. Yanonali St., 637-3898. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – Dane Goodman and Keith Puccinelli: tug, Sept. 2-Oct. 17. 955 La Paz Rd., 565-6162.

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American Ultra. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, and Topher Grace star in a film written by Max Landis and directed by Nima Nourizadeh. Reviewed by D.J. Palladino

ast time we watched this unlikely duo, winsome Jesse Eisenberg paired with extra-winsome Kristen Stewart, it was the beautiful coming-ofage Adventureland, a movie that made their impossible mating seem almost real. In it Eisenberg played a preppy pot-smoking dork to Stewart’s emotionally bruised mystery girl. How he won her over was sheer soulful persistence, erasing any vestiges of cool-guy distance. They were kids, after all, with a tough world to conquer. American Ultra is a very different movie. Though pitched as a stoner-action film, it’s actually closer to broad satire, more like Scary Movie than Pineapple Express, and the humor lies in blood-soaked excesses interrupted by tender feelings. This time the odd coupling works even better, mainly because Stewart is magnificent. Her dogged underplaying — okay, sometimes she zombies through roles — makes her emotional emergence feel like surprise. We root for them, no matter how drenched in stage blood they become. Eisenberg plays Mike Howell, a CIA super-spy programmed to believe he is a small-town Virginia slacker who, for some odd reason, vomits if he tries to leave town. Stewart is his girlfriend, and the action

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begins when Victoria (Connie Britton) shows up with the unsafe words that reactivate Mike just as teams of hit men show up, too. Obviously, the setup is an American Ultra-cliché (Matt Damon’s Bourne is the most obvious version), as are the hardware-store battle and the fireworks assault. Mike and Victoria rebel against a parade of weirdo cameos by the likes of John Leguizamo (pathetic doper) and Bill Pullman (government super-creep). To director Nima Nourizadeh (Project X), the CIA isn’t completely evil — it’s more like an armed Bobo the Clown that keeps bouncing back. Throughout the whole slapstick bloodbath, though, it is clearly Stewart who manages to turn the silly parody into something sweet; passive aggression becomes a moral victory. Funny and gory, this is a movie you don’t have to be a complete doper to enjoy. It probably helps, though. n

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Sinister 2. James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon star in a film written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill and directed by Ciarán Foy. Reviewed by Richie DeMaria

f you love watching families being tortured, have I got a movie for you! In Sinister 2, a mother and twin sons move into an accursed farm house and become witness to some vintage family footage of the violentlypermanent-vacation variety. The two boys (played by brothers Robert Daniel and Dartanian Sloan) begin an ongoing friendship with the resident ghosts of the house, with one boy even joining a basement film club of sorts where he watches home videos of these torture sequences with a fun gang of necrotic youngsters. For its thematic seed, Sinister 2 builds on the horrors of the child’s imagination. The film club’s leader is a shadowy spirit bully named Bughuul, returning from the first Sinister to pop up as the in-house murder maestro and all-around spontaneous guy. But he’s more of an occasional spook and something of a wasted character, jumping to jar us here and there while letting most the horror revolve around the spools of snuff film depicting his work. Problem is, when you base a horror movie around a subset of horror films watched within the characters’

MR. BOOGIE: Bughuul is back for more murderous mischief in Sinister 2.

world by otherwise unharmed children, it’s not that scary. It’s instead a mildly entertaining metacommentary about our generational re-enactment of bloody recreation. We as viewers are at a layer of healthy remove from the carnage, knowing securely neither we, nor the boys, nor their undead friends are in any way at risk of dying — at least, not immediately. In its way, Sinister 2 is like a Stephen King story (like “Children of the Corn,” perhaps), more fantastical than truly frightful, and the torture scenes have a nice surreal macabre aestheticism that’s, well, kind of fun. Also fun is the winsome James Ransone, reprising his role as Deputy So-and-So, and the buzz-sawing and gagging static-based music/sound design. While overall it’s not especially good, Sinister 2 is cool in its way for portraying the morbid reaches of the child psyche and its creative kill scenes. It’s the ideal movie for the (hopefully) small demographic that craves repeated simulations of mildly disturbing family torment with ghoulish overtures. n

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The following films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, through THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. Descriptions followed by initials — RD (Richie DeMaria) and DJP (D.J. Palladino) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.

A Walk in the Woods

FIRST LOOKS O American Ultra (96 mins.; R: strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use, and some sexual content) Reviewed on page 49. Camino Real/Fiesta 5 Sinister 2 (97 mins.; R: strong violence, bloody and

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SCREENING The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (113 mins.; NR) This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, which was founded in 1966, remained active until 1982, and is considered one of the 20th century’s most controversial organizations. Wed., Sept. 2, 5 and 7:30pm, Plaza de Oro

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Best of Enemies (87 mins.; NR) This documentary centers on the 1968 televised debates between two famous intellectuals, liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Plaza de Oro The Diary of a Teenage Girl (102 mins.; R: strong sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, drug use, language, and drinking, all involving teens) In 1970s San Francisco, a teen artist has an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Paseo Nuevo Meru (87 mins.; R: language) Three elite climbers attempt to scale Mount Meru, one of the most coveted big wall climbs in the Himalayas. Riviera Mistress America (84 mins.; R: language including some sexual references)

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The Transporter Refueled (96 mins.; PG-13: sequences of violence and action, sexual material, some language, a drug reference, and thematic elements) Frank Martin is back (with Ed Skrein in the Jason Statham role), living a quiet life transporting classified documents. A visit from his father, however, pulls Martin back into the world of fast cars and fast women. Camino Real/Metro 4

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undergoes a coup. Suddenly the Dwyers are in a frantic race to escape, as all foreigners are being executed. Camino Real/Fiesta 5

Soon after the Dwyer family moves from the U.S. to a new unnamed overseas country, the country

Un gallo con muchos huevos (99 mins.; NR) Celebrated animated characters from Mexico come to the U.S. in this film about Toto the young chicken, who has to save his home. Fiesta 5 (Opens Thu., Sept. 3)

A Walk in the Woods (104 mins.; R: language and some sexual references)

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte star in this film based on Bill Bryson’s best-selling book about his hike of the Appalachian Trail with his oldest friend.

Fairview/Paseo Nuevo (Opens Tue., Sept. 1)

We Are Your Friends (96 mins.; R: language throughout, drug use, sexual content, and some nudity)

Zac Efron stars as an aspiring deejay looking to make it in the electronic dance music scene. When he falls for his mentor’s girlfriend, however, he has to make tough choices about his future.

Camino Real/Metro 4

NOW SHOWING Ant-Man (117 mins.; PG-13: sci-fi action violence) Had Ant-Man been a Marvel superhero version of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with visual wit and a healthy sense of microcosmic wonder, it would have been a great movie. But what should have been fun ended up overinflated with too much awkward Disney moralizing. (DJP). Metro 4 (2D)

O The End of the Tour (106 mins.; R: language including some sexual references) David Foster Wallace may have been Gen X’s best literary voice, though Infinite Jest (his enormous masterpiece) is one of those great books that nobody has read. Wallace was a well-employed professor and honored writer with a loving wife who

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hung himself from his garage rafter. Depression plagued him most of his life. This is a brave film that finds memories and ghosts driving through snowscapes. You shouldn’t miss the chance to visit it. (DJP) Paseo Nuevo

O The Gift

(108 mins.; R: language)

The Gift is a genuinely creepy tale spun with adult themes: domestic intruders, cuckolding fears, and awkward reunions with ghosts from the past. Unnervingly tense and paced with surprising character twists, it’s a deeper and more relatable horror than others this summer. It’s refreshing to have a thriller about the monstrosity of everyday life. (RD)

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Hitman: Agent 47 (96 mins.; R: sequences of strong violence and some language) Rupert Friend stars as an elite, genetically engineered assassin who is tasked with taking out the leaders of a megacorporation who plan to create an army of killers more powerful than even Agent 47. Fairview/Paseo Nuevo

O Irrational Man

(95 mins.; R: some language and sexual content)

Since the end of Woody Allen’s Golden Age, his best films have been the unfunny ones that have to do with murders or violence. This is one of those bloody movies, and in it Joaquin Phoenix plays Abe, a tempestuous popular philosophy professor who is in a funk. The “solution” to his problem provides fine sinister impetus. (DJP) Metro 4 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (116 mins.; PG-13: action violence, some suggestive content, and partial nudity)

Guy Ritchie directs this action/adventure comedy about CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer), who team up to fight a mysterious criminal organization trying to proliferate nuclear weapons. Fairview/Fiesta 5

O Mission: Impossible — Rogue

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): You like to run ahead of the pack. You prefer to show people the way, to set the pace. It’s cleaner that way, right? There’s less risk you will be caught up in the messy details of everyday compromise. But I suspect that the time is right for you to try an experiment: Temporarily ease yourself into the middle of the pack. Be willing to deal with the messy details of everyday compromise. Why? Because it will teach you lessons that will serve you well the next time you’re showing the way and setting the pace.

(June 21-July 22): The art of effective communication consists of knowing both what to say and what not to say. It’s not enough to simply find the words that accurately convey your meaning. You have to tailor your message to the quirks of your listeners. For example, let’s say you want to articulate the process that led you to change your mind about an important issue. You would use different language with a child, an authority figure, and a friend. Right? I think you are currently at the peak of your abilities to do this well, Cancerian. Take full advantage of your fluency. Create clear, vivid impressions that influence people to like you and help you.

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This is the deepest, darkest phase of your cycle. The star that you will ultimately make a wish upon has not yet risen. Your pet monsters seem to have forgotten for the moment that they are supposed to be your allies, not your nemeses. Smoke from the smoldering embers in your repressed memories is blending with the chill night fog in your dreams, making your life seem like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a taco. Just kidding about that last part. I wanted to see if your sense of humor is intact, because if it is, you will respond resiliently to all the cosmic jokes in your upcoming tests.

LEO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, here’s what God says to each of us: “Go the limits of your longing … Flare up like flame and make big shadows that I can move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” Whether or not you’re on speaking terms with the Creator, this is excellent advice. It’s time to give everything you have and take everything you need. Hold nothing back, and open yourself as wide and wild as you dare. Explore the feeling of having nothing to lose, and expect the arrivals of useful surprises.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Are you ready to revise your ideas about how love works? Would you consider re-evaluating your relationship to romance, your approach to intimacy, and your understanding of sex? I hope you will not only be willing but also excited to do these things. Now is a favorable time to make changes that will energize your love life with a steady flow of magic for months to come. To get the party started, brainstorm about experiments you could try to invigorate the dynamics of togetherness. Make a list of your customary romantic strategies, and rebel against them all. Speak sexy truths that are both shocking and endearing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Querencia is a Spanish word with many nuances. At its simplest, it refers to your favorite spot, a place where you long to be. But its meaning can go even deeper. Querencia may be a sanctuary where you feel safe and authentic, or a situation that enables you to draw on extra reserves of strength and courage. It’s a special kind of home: an empowering shelter that makes you feel that you belong in this world and love your life. Can you guess where I’m going with this message, Gemini? These days you need to be in your querencia even more than usual. If you don’t have one, or if you don’t know where yours is, formulate a fierce intention to locate it. Homework: What new title, degree, award, or perk will you have two years from today that you don’t have now? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

(July 23-Aug. 22): Arthur Conan Doyle first used the term “smoking gun” in a story he wrote over a century ago. It referred to a time the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes burst into a room to find a man holding a pistol that had just been fired, along with the fallen body of a man who had been shot. Since then, the meaning of “smoking gun” has expanded. Now it’s any piece of evidence that serves as compelling proof of a certain hypothesis. If you can’t find the cookie you left in the kitchen, and your roommate walks by with cookie crumbs on his chin, it’s the smoking gun that confirms he pilfered your treat. I believe this is an important theme for you right now. What question do you need answered? What theory would you like to have corroborated? The smoking gun will appear.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At least for now, I suggest you suspend the quest for order and refinement and perfection. The wise course of action is to disengage from your fascination with control, and instead give yourself to the throbbing, erratic pulse of the Cosmic Wow. Why? If you do, you will be able to evolve faster than you thought possible. Your strength will come from agile curiosity and an eagerness to experiment. Do you remember when you last explored the catalytic wonders of spontaneity and unpredictability? Do it again!

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The sun and the expansive planet Jupiter are currently making a joyful noise in the sign of Virgo, which is your astrological House of Career and Ambition. This does not necessarily mean that a boon to your career and ambition will fall into your lap, although such an event is more likely than usual. More importantly, this omen suggests that you will influence luck, fate, and your subconscious mind to work in your favor if you take dramatic practical action to advance your career and ambitions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): On August 28, 1963, Capricorn hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd of thousands in Washing-

ton, D.C. In that address, he imagined what it might look like if African Americans were free of the bigotry and oppression they had endured for centuries at the hands of white Americans. In accordance with your astrological potentials, I encourage you to articulate your own “I Have a Dream” vision sometime soon. Picture in detail the successful stories you want to actualize in the future. Visualize the liberations you will achieve and the powers you will obtain.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you have been patiently waiting for a propitious moment to buy a new yacht, pledge your undying love, or get a tattoo that depicts Buddha wrestling Satan, now is as close as you’ll get to that propitious moment, at least for a while. Even if you have merely been considering the possibility of signing a yearlong lease, asking a cute mischief-maker on a date, or posting an extra-edgy meme on Facebook or Twitter, the next three weeks would be prime time to strike. Diving into a deep, heart-crazed commitment is sometimes a jangly process for you Aquarians, but these days it might be almost smooth and synchronistic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Ready for a ritual? Get a piece of paper and a pen. Light a candle, take three deep breaths, and chant “YUMMMM” five times. Then spend 10 minutes writing down the qualities you would like your perfect lover to possess. Identify both the traits that would make this person unique and the behavior he or she would display toward you. Got that? When you are finished, burn the list you made. Disavow everything you wrote. Pledge to live for at least seven months without harboring fixed beliefs about what your ideal partner should be like. Instead, make yourself extra receptive to the possibility that you will learn new truths about what you need. Why? I suspect that love has elaborate plans for you in the next two years. You will be better prepared to cooperate with them if you are initially free of strong agendas.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Simply Pies at 5392 Hollister Ave. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 2/3/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0000391. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Hallie Katnic This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 04 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 Noe Solis. for Published. Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Star Nails at 5155 Tabano Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 10/28/2013 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑0003288. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Thao Nguyen, 5155 Tabano Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 17 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal for Published. Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10 2015.

Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sherk Counseling Services at 5266 Hollister Avenue Suite 215 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Debra Sherk 86 Willow Springs Ln. #201 Goleta, CA 93117; John Sherk (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Gracie Huerta filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0002410. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMI Santa Barbara at 3616 San Jose Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Michael Brookins (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Michael Brookins filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 31 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: 2015‑0002343. Published: Aug 5, 13, 20, 27 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Avi Schaefer Fund at 4598 Camino Molinero Santa Barbara, CA 93110; The Community Shul of Montecito And Santa Barbara (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Arthur Gross Schaefer filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002333. Published: Aug 5, 13, 20, 27 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Disabled Vetran Owned at 601 Pine Ave Suite A Goleta, CA 93117; Cross Country Lending, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002322. Published: Aug 5, 13, 20, 27 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mail Road Wines at 835 East Canon Perdido Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Palmerpiazza, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Michael Palmer, Owner filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002325. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: SA‑WAD‑DEE Nail Lounge at 3975 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Chatkamonwan Knispel 2046 Monterey Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Chatkamonwan Knispel filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002304. Published: Aug 5, 13, 20, 27 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Chinese Medicine at 138 E Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kristen Elizabeth Swegles 250 Sherwood Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kristen E Swegles filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002243. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Janizz.com at 4998 San Marcos Court Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Rohit Jain (same address) Kavita Pabby (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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: Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002197. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Savoy Cafe & Deli at 24 West Figueroa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Savoy Cafe & Deli, Inc. 6588 Camino Venturoso Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Paul Shelds, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Teresa Ann Iqbel. FBN Number: 2015‑0002399. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rumi Educational Center at 28 W. Arrellaga Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fariba Enteshari (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Fariba Enteshari filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 . FBN Number: 2015‑0002184. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Home Watch at 324 1/2 North Alisos Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Paul D’ Antoni III, 324 1/2 North Alisos Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Paul D’Antoni III filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002454. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bay Club Uptown Santa Barbara at 3908 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. 1 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 17, 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal . FBN Number: 2015‑0002468. Published: Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bay Club Goleta at 6144 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117; Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. 1 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: . filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 17, 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal . FBN Number: 2015‑0002467. Published: Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cielo Spa Boutique at 1725 State St Suite C, CA 93101; Roxanne R. Zbinden, 287 Pebble Beach Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Roxanne R. Zbindena filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 3, 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: 2015‑0002353. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Shelton Huts at 519 Fig Avenue, Santa Barbara CA 93101; Mattie Braden Shelton, 801 Cold Spring Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mattie Braden Shelton filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 11 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002414. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

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: Bay Club Downtown Santa Barbara at 21 West Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Spectrum Clubs Santa Barbara, Inc. 1 Lombard Street San Francisco, CA 94111. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: . filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 17, 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal . FBN Number: 2015‑0002469. Published: Aug 20, 27, Sept 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: University Auto Sales at 414 Chapala Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Samah Yasin 66 Ocean View Avenue Apt 60 Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Samah Yasin filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 31 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 Teresa Ann Iqbel. FBN Number: 2015‑0002341. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Concrete Cutting at 3969 Foothill Road Santa Barbara, 93110; Jennifer J Grgich Trustee (same address) Thomas C. Harden JR Trustee (same address) This business is conducted by a Trust Signed: Jennifer J. Grgich filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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: 2015‑0002432. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elvira’s Photography And Video at 5729 Hollister Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Elvira Rodriguez‑Lezama 5810 Mandarin Drive #A Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Elvira Rodriguez‑Lezama filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jul 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002331. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Bone Broth Company at 789 Mission Canyon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Brislia S Cardenas 4280 Calle Real #85 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Ava Churchill 789 Mission Canyon Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Brislia S Cardenas filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 10 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Liparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002406. Published: Aug 13, 20, 27. Sep 3 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Barbara’s Consignment Concierge at 1103 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Barbara Jennifer Reed 45 Greenwell Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Barbara J. Reed filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002422. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Point & Line, Point & Line Wines at 212 W. Pedregosa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Catalyst Three LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Russell Kostin filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Jessica Sheaif. FBN Number: 2015‑0002517. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: G & M Road Fund at 2743 Glendessary Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Harry Edward Heron (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Harry Edward Heron filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Jessica Sheaif. FBN Number: 2015‑0002483. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tecis Insurance Services at 201N. Civic Drive Suite 100 Walnut Creek, CA 94596; Algentis, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0002434. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pleasure 2 Treasure at 1721 De La Vina Apt C Santa Barbara, 93101; Brian Williams (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Brian Williams filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbel. FBN Number: 2015‑0002510. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Valor Business Services at 408 W. Pedregosa St. #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Robert Del Rosario (samea address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Robert Del Rosario filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002362. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jensen Guitar & Music Co, Jensen Pro at 2830 De Vina St Ste F Santa Barbara, CA 93105‑3457; Artichoke Music Services, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Chris Jensen filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002431. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Paradise Real Estate Group at 1526 Marquard Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Colette B Fischer same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Colette B Fisher filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 17, 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002464. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Showers of Blessings at 6595 Covington Way Goleta, CA 93117; Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara County 86 Harbor Way #249 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Martin G. Jenkins filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0002455. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Star Nails at 5801 Calle Real Suite F Goleta, CA 93117; Qui Thi Nguyen, 945 Ward Dr. 114, Goleta, CA 93111; Sean Thai Nguyen, 100 Sumida Gardens Ln Apt 103, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Sean Thai Nguyen filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 17 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 Teresa Ann Iqbal. FBN Number: 2015‑0002471. Published: Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ferm Pickles Fermpickles at 3115 Calle Fresno Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Indra Smith (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Indra Smith filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Teresa Ann Iqbel. FBN Number: 2015‑0002504. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Next Level Culture at 636 Andy Ln. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Business Success Team (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Simon Darcy, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0002385. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Laser Rehab Institute at 1520 State Street Suite A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kevin Khalili 3115 Calle Fresno Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kevin Khalili filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002504. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Richard Abrams And Associates at 464 San Marino Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Richard Abrams (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Richard Abrams filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002486. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Bentley‑Forbes Security at 222 West Carmen Lane Suite 202 Santa Maria, CA 93458; Bentley‑Forbes Security Training Academy, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Aug 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 Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0002486. Published: Aug 27. Sep 3, 10, 17 2015.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF DIANA MARIE PASTERNAK ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV02192 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: A petition has been filed by the above named Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara Superior court proposing a change of name(s) FROM and TO the following name(s): FROM: DIANA MARIE PASTERNAK TO: DIANA MARIE DIMAURO THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING Oct 7, 2015 9:30am, Dept 1, Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Independent, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated Jul 06, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Aug 20, 27. Sep 3, 10 2015.

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Employment Accounting/ Bookkeeping

ACCOUNTING MANAGER Non‑profit advocacy firm seeks p/t acctg mgr. resp. for bkkpg, payroll rept., A/P, A/R, stmts & benefit admin. Knowledge of Excel and QB acctg software req’d. Send resume and salary rqmts by 7/7/15 to: obailey@ E n v i r o n m e n t a l D e f e n s e C e n t e r. org. More info at EnvironmentalDefensecenter.org

CONTRACT & GRANTS ACCOUNTANT

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES Ensures compliance to fiduciary and agency protocols for federal contracts and grants. Prepares quarterly reports requiring analysis, problem resolution, and reconciliation. Responsible for Inter‑campus awards received from other U.C. campuses. Maintains, reports, and tracks funds for programs received from Office of the President (Special Projects). Responsible for closing awards during fiscal year‑end and return of funds according to guidelines. Reqs: B.A. degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience with a minimum of 4 years of relevant accounting experience. Demonstrated proficiency in Excel and MS Word. Ability to perform and complete complex financial reporting. Possess strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively. Excellent customer service skills is required. Demonstrated ability to perform complex accounting duties with and without supervision and meet deadlines with a high degree of accuracy. Ability to perform multiple tasks, simultaneously. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Limited vacation during the month of July due to fiscal year‑end close. Occasional overtime may be required. $4,099 ‑ $4,600/mo. 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. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150406

FINANCE ACCOUNTANT

UC EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM UCEAP Systemwide Office provides study abroad programs for all UC campuses. Responsible for student accounts and UC Study Center finances abroad. Initiates, processes and reviews all business transactions and manages student accounts, financial aid and accounts receivable. Identifies and troubleshoots issues, recommending solutions that improve efficiency and quality. Analyzes monitors and reports on program budgets. Ensures compliance with financial policies and develops database procedures. Reqs: Minimum of two years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in AP, AR, billing and collections. Proficiency in MS Office and Excel. Ability to analyze financial data and apply policies as needed. Strong business communication and customer service skills. Notes: Fingerprinting required. UCEAP is located off‑campus, in Goleta, CA. $21.86 ‑ $23.78/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 9/8/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://Jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150455

Admin/Clerical

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 9/1/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150441

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ADMINISTRATIVE/ TRAVEL ASSISTANT

UC EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAM Provides detailed and organized administrative support processing travel and entertainment arrangements and reimbursements. Working with each traveler, researches and assists with selection/ arrangement of cost effective means of travel to various global destinations including airfare, hotel, car rental, etc. Processes travel and entertainment reimbursements in a timely manner in accordance with UC policy. Covers reception desk, mail services, and other administrative duties as needed. Reqs: HS Diploma or equivalent and one year of administrative experience in a fast paced, high volume office environment providing administrative support, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Experience making domestic and international travel arrangements including air, hotel, and car reservations and processing expense reimbursements. Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills. Ability to problem solve and develop creative solutions. Proficiency with MS Office (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Demonstrated experience and a high skill level related to confidentiality, discretion, and good judgment. Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with diverse group of executives/faculty, staff, campus, and community representatives. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is a 50% time position; schedule is M‑F, 1‑5 pm. Work location is the UC Education Abroad Systemwide Office in Goleta, CA. $17.83‑$20.25/hour plus full benefits. 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. Apply online by 9/9/15 at https://jobs.ucsb. edu Job #20150454

BILLING TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

BILLING/ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE OFFICE Provides customer service support to students and parents using a computerized receivable system known as BARC. Provides campus department support with non‑student BARC account set‑up and processing. Assists in financial tasks such as daily balancing, preparation of financial journals and by researching and reviewing accounts designated for write‑off on a bi‑annual basis. Reqs: Excellent written, oral, interpersonal and customer service skills. Must be able to interpret financial information from a computerized database to determine appropriate actions or recommendations and explain that information to our students, their families and to other staff on Campus. Must be able to accurately execute financial transactions in a fast‑paced environment. The ability to work as a productive member of a team is a must. $17.83 ‑ $19.83/ hr. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Able to work overtime during peak periods or to meet processing deadlines. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration

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BUSINESS SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Identifies strategies and opportunities for innovation and automation and participates in multiple cross‑functional and cross‑organizational projects. Manages complex information systems projects. Performs systems analysis and design. Leads selection and implementation processes for vendor‑supplied software Provides training to end‑users. Develops web‑based and portal‑based systems. Provides support for existing systems and leads efforts for their enhancements and modernization. Reqs: Must have programming experience with Microsoft and related technologies including ASP, .NET, VB.Net and/or C#, XML and Web Services. Understanding of relational database concepts, and client‑server concepts. Experience with HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, CSS. Experience with MS SQL Server stored procedures and functions. Demonstrated excellence in problem analysis and solving. Demonstrated ability to lead projects and work well with others in team, virtual and matrix environments. Team player with great customer relationship skills. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Days and hours may vary to meet the operational needs of the department. $5,057 ‑ $6,655/mo.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 9/3/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150450

SYSTEMS SUPPORT SPECIALIST

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY As part of a team, responsible for providing systems and technical support. Primary responsibilities include: respond to and provide solutions to user requests; resolve software and hardware problems; install and maintain computer hardware and peripherals; provide tier 1 level technical support; and train users on proper use of software and computer equipment. Reqs:

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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Strong working knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems. Detail oriented with the ability to keep abreast of new and emerging technology. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Note: Fingerprinting required. $24.03 ‑$25.71/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 9/3/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150447

WEBSITE DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER

MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE Serves as website designer and developer, creating and maintaining websites for a wide array of clients. Consults with customers to build the architecture for new websites that meet growing and modern needs as communication moves online. Develops unique identities and utilizes modern web technologies to provide for diverse client needs. Capable of working independently on tasks based upon organizational goals. Reqs: Drupal developer proficient in HTML 5 and CSS. Experience with mobile optimization/ responsive coding. Good knowledge of PHP, CSS, jQuery or JavaScript. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is a 75%‑100% time per year career position with a flexible schedule. $24.03/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 8/31/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150438

Engineering iCRco, Inc. located in Goleta, CA is seeking a Quality Control Manager with a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering + 1 yr exp. Email application to careers@icrcompany.com

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CATERING CHEF

SPECIAL EVENTS CATERING Manages kitchen operation and food preparation for high profile campus clients and events ranging from groups of 20‑1000. Trains and supervises career and student kitchen staff. Responsible for event food production, menu development, recipe testing, food costing and purchasing. Reqs: Extensive previous catering experience with a strong command of fundamentals. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage high volume kitchen as well as produce specially requested menu items. Ability to take on last minute events and prioritize workload. Extremely organized and detail oriented. Specialized in utilizing the freshest of ingredients, producing items from scratch with an artistic and innovative presentation. Experience in plated service, baking, appetizers, and hot/cold food buffets. Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a wide variety of menus incorporating varied ethnic cuisines and current trends. Working knowledge of excel and word programs. Knowledge of state and federal safety and sanitation regulations regarding proper handling, storing, cooking and holding temperatures and proper use and cleaning of kitchen equipment. Ability to train others in these areas. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license and a clean DMV record. Work days/ hours will vary. Willingness to work flexible schedule including evenings and weekends. Ability to pass the Serve Safe Certification exam. $3,389 ‑ $4,739/mo. 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 8/25/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150432

COOK

DE LA GUERRA DINING COMMONS Performs culinary duties such as preparing soups, casseroles, grilling, roasting or barbequing food. Ensures that high standards of food quality service, sanitation and service are being met. Reqs: Three years of progressively responsible cooking experience in a high volume cooking environment. Ability to work as part of a team. Knowledge and experience of basic and advanced cooking techniques. Supervisory and Part and full‑time positions leadership skills to coordinate, train, available NOW!!!!! Campaign oversee and review the work of others Fundraising Positions for Democratic in English. Ability to perform basic and Progressive groups. Telefund is mathematical calculations. Ability to seeking activists to call like‑minded read and write English for preparing people and mobilize their support for food from recipe guidelines and environmental, human rights issues, producing reports. Knowledge of and the 2016 Presidential election. safety and sanitation regulations to Earn $9‑$11.50/hr, plus bonuses!! ensure proper food handling. Notes: Convenient S.B. location, near bus. Fingerprinting required. Able to lift up CALL NOW: 564‑1093 Or VISIT: www. to 50 pounds and work standing up to 8 hours during shift. Work days: telefund.com Tue ‑ Sat. (Days off are Sun and Mon.) Hours: 12:00pm ‑ 8:30pm. Hours/ days may vary during the summer. $15.56 ‑ $17.19/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive Is Recruiting for the Position of PLANT MAINTENANCE TECH I Salary Range: Grade I: $24.55‑ $31.33 Excellent Benefits Accepting applications until 09/21/15 See Full Position Advertisement at the District’s Web Site www.goletasanitary.org

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, 9/3/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150446

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Licensed Psychiatric Tech Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks full‑time and per diem Psychiatric Techs to performs nursing care interventions based on LPT scope of care. Will complete appropriate documentation in a timely and accurate manner. Requires California Psychiatric Tech License, basic computer skills, and 1+ years’ of psych tech experience. Cottage Health offers an excellent compensation package that includes above market salaries; premium medical benefits, pension plans, and tax savings accounts. Please apply online at: www.cottagehealth.org. EOE Personal Attendants Wanted Provide in‑home support to adults with Developmental Disabilities FT and PT available call 692‑5290

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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES Responsible for the establishing and maintaining efficiency and cost effective non‑clinical operation of Student Health business services, including financial management, human resources, budgeting, billing and accounts payable/receivable, insurance and billing, and purchasing. Analyzes the annual Student Health business plan and develops solutions to problems and improvements across all business functions and processes. Serves as the strategic project manager/planner for facility capital projects. Involved in negotiation and administration of the Student Health Insurance Program. Ensures compliance with federal and state regulations, internal policies and procedures and other applicable legal requirements. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree required. Must have at least 5 years’ of experience in management of health facility with significant responsibility for business and insurance administration. Notes: Satisfactory completion of a fingerprint background check before start date.

Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary commensurate to experience. 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. Apply by 8/31/15 Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150439

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OFFICE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW As part of a team, provides expertise in support of the assessment of student learning in academic degree programs across the campus, accreditation policy and practice, and the evaluation of academic programs. Serves as a member of the Assessment Research Group and as a consultant to the UCSB Council on Assessment. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ work experience in higher education; advanced degree preferred. Excellent communication, analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills. Mastery of Excel and Word; proficiency with Powerpoint and Adobe Acrobat. Knowledge of, and experience with, quantitative and qualitative research methods, survey research methods, statistics, and the ability to process and synthesize information from multiple sources. Note: Fingerprinting required. $55,206 ‑ $66,250/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 9/3/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150449

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Birth Center Cath Lab Clinical Manager – ER GVCH Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical Quality Consultant CRN – Perioperative Facilitator Electrophysiology Emergency Psychiatric Emergency Psych Supervisor Manager – Cardiology Manager – Villa Riviera Med/Surg – Float Pool MICU Mother Infant Neuro/Cardiovascular Coordinator Neurology/Urology NICU Peds PICU Pulmonary Renal SICU Stroke Coordinator Surgery Surgical Trauma Telemetry

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Clinical • Behavior Health Clinician – Per Diem • Licensed Psych Technician • Patient Care Technicians – Surgical Trauma & Telemetry • Personal Care Attendant I – Villa Riviera • Telemetry Technician • Unit Care Technicians – MICU

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Bed Control Coordinator Catering Set-up – Per Diem Change Management Consultant Client Systems Administrator (EPIC) Cook – Temporary Environmental Services Rep Environmental Services Supervisor EPIC Ambulatory Manager Floor Care Representative Food Service Rep Infection Preventionist Data Support (RN) Interface Analyst (EPIC) Lean/Process Improvement Facilitator Manager, ISD Customer Service Manager – Nutrition Patient Financial Counselor II – Admitting Patient Financial Counselor II – Credit/Collections PBX Operators Research Analyst & Project Development Specialist Security Officers Study Coordinator Supervisor, Utilization Review Denials & Appeals Process Systems Support Analyst – Supply Chain Unit Coordinator – Emergency

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CRN – Nursing Administration EVS Representative – Temp Patient Financial Counselor – Per Diem RN – Emergency (Nights) RN – ICU (Nights) RN – Med/Surg (Nights) Security Officer – Per Diem

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Endoscopy Technician – Days EVS Lead Manager – Nutrition Manager – Radiology Medical Social Worker Patient Financial Counselor RN – ED – Per Diem and Part-Time RN – Med/Surg – Per Diem

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For more information on how you can advance your future with these opportunities, or to submit a resume, please contact: Cottage Health System, Human Resources, P.O. Box 689, Pueblo at Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0689. Please apply online at www.cottagehealth.org.

implementing curriculum for one group of children in an accredited center. Supervises student assistants and works closely with families. Reqs: 12 units in ECE and experience in group care setting. Associate Teacher permit required. Acceptable Statement of Health to include negative TB test results upon hire. CPR and 1st aid certified. Notes: Fingerprinting required. This is a limited appointment working less than 1000 hours. Acceptable Statement of Health to include negative TB test results upon hire. Valid certification in pediatric CPR and First Aid upon hire or within one month of hire. $17.98 ‑ 18.71/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 8/31/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20150437

donor‑student recognition. The ADDSE reports in to the Director of Development for Donor Relations and Stewardship. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree. High level of initiative and creativity, and ambition to lead a program and manage projects. Excellent written and verbal communication and problem‑solving skills. Experience with social media. Demonstrated interpersonal skills to establish and maintain good working relationships with diverse groups, including colleagues, faculty, staff, donors, and students. Strong organizational and time management skills and meticulous attention to detail. Notes: Fingerprinting required. Annually renewable contract position. Ability and willingness to travel. Ability and willingness to work some weekends and evenings. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. 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 9/7/15, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20150453

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4088 and 4090 Via Zorro are both currently for sale in Santa Barbara. 4088 is listed by Sharol Mulder, and 4090 is listed by Daniel Encell, both of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Reach Sharol at 259-7988. Reach Dan at 565-4896.

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’ve always considered Hope Ranch Annex a special place. Tucked away in a corner between Santa Barbara and Hope Ranch and Goleta, it’s right in the middle of everything but somewhat overlooked. It’s got a feel of the country in the middle of the city, and it has a microclimate all its own. When my boys were young, I had a friend who lived there in a big, welcoming house with a pool. We lived on Santa Barbara’s Westside, and most Saturday mornings we would compare notes on the weather. Nine times out of 10, it was warmer and sunnier at her house than at ours. And nine times out of 10, she would invite us over to swim, making for two happy little boys on sunny summer Saturdays. So Hope Ranch Annex has a special place in my heart. When I heard that there were two houses on the market on Via Zorro right next door to each other, I couldn’t stay away. In keeping with my memories of summers past, it was blazing hot when I visited on a recent afternoon. As I walked up the driveway of 4088 Via Zorro, I was

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OPEN HOUSES Carpinteria 1336 Via Latina, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $795,000, Coldwell Banker, Nancy Hussey 805-452-3052 1431 Tomol Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $765,000, Coldwell Banker, Scott Westlotorn 805-403-4313

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3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,240,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Eater Team 805-570-0403

230 Hot Springs Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, Berkshire Hathaway, David Lacy & Bernie Corea, 805-455-7577

1554 Knoll Circle Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Linos Kogevinas 805-450-6231

Goleta

298 East Mountain Drive, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,995,000, Sotheby’s, Daniela Johnson 805-453-4555

1605 Paterna Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $1,750,000, Coastal Properties, Berni Bernstein 805-705-4867

352 East Mountain Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $3,495,000, Sotheby’s, Linda Brown “Brownie” 805-666-9090

1630 Mira Vista, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,275,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, 805-699-5102

395 Woodley Road, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $2,575,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258

1889 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,465,000, Sotheby’s, Justin Corrado 805-451-9969

455 Nicholas Lane, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom, 805-451-9108

1931 Eucalyptus Hill Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3 Sun 2-4, $2,495,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108

546 San Ysidro Road B, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,425,000, Coldwell Banker, Joanne Tacconelli 805-570-2314

2220 Santiago Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $3,195,000, Coldwell Banker,, Brad Merritt 805-450-6522

216 Moreton Bay Lane Unit 5, 2BD/1.5BA, By Appt., $439,000, Sotheby’s, Mike Pearl 805-637-6888, Gail Pearl 805-637-9595

4527 Carpinteria Ave A, 2BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $595,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258

313 Moreton Bay Lane, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-3, $459,000, Katheleen Barnato Real Estate, Kathleen Barnato 805-570-3366

5750 Via Real #278, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $199,000, Remax Gold Coast Realtors, Gloria Burns 805-689-6920

1064 Via Regina, 5BD/4BA Sun 1:30-4:30, $1,179,500, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Stubbins 805-729-0778

5915 Hickory Street 3, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $350,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Cindy Van Wingerden 805-698-9736

1365 Via Veneto, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 12-330, $3,195,000, Sotheby’s, Janet Caminite 805565-8626

Downtown Santa Barbara

4326 Calle Real #9, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $299,999, Coldwell Banker, Ruth MartinezInfante 805-570-4646

121 W De La Guerra Street 7, 1BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $1,550,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Alexandria Viscosi 805-755-9005 136 W Haley Street, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $619,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-7160 241 West Constance Avenue, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $659,000, Abercrombie Fine Homes, Elaine Abercrombie 805-450-0086 401 Chapala Street 222, 1BD/1.5BA, Sun 11-4, $1,325,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876 401 Chapala Street 302, 1BD/2BA, Sun 11-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876

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4755 Frazier Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $750,000, Keller Williams, Daliel Zia 805637-7148 5369 Traci Drive, 1BD/1BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $489,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mark Hubert 805-722-0945 7274 Evanston Place, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $850,000, Coldwell Banker Joan Wagner 805895-4555 7956 Winchester Circle, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $979,000, Village Properties, Gail Shannon 805-683-7338

Hope Ranch

618 Tabor Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,399,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 650 Orchard Avenue , 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,789,000, Coldwell Banker, Edna Sizlo 805-455-4567 830 Riven Rock Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 12-3, $7,750,000, Sotheby’s, Ron Brand 805455-5045 923 Buena Vista Drive, 6BD/6.5BA, By Appt., $5,495,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 1220 Coast Village Road Unit 110, 3BD/2BA, By Appt., $1,150,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco , 805-450-7477 1385 Oak Creek Canyon Road, Lot, Sun 12-5, $4,950,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jo Stubbins 805-729-0778

401 Chapala Street 312, 1BD/2BA, Sun 11-4, $1,275,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876

4178 Creciente Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $4,195,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen Hughes, 805-886-1842

401 Chapala Street 403, 2BD/2BA, Sun 11-4, $2,200,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876

4426 Via Alegre, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,695,000, Coldwell Banker, William Turner 805-708-3236

426 Por La Mar Circle, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $545,000, Sotheby’s, Gene Archambault 805455-1190

4509 Auhay Drive A, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathy Strand Spieler 805-895-6326

531 Chapala Street A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $2,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, JoAnn Mermis 805-895-5650

4517 Vieja Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $2,250,000, Village Properties, Adrienne Schuele 805-452-3960

1835 Chapala Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, SiBelle Israel 805-896-4218

4556 Carriage Hill Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $995,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen Hughes, 805-886-1842

121 West De La Guerra Street 7, 1BD/2BA, Sat 2-4, $1,550,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jake Ralston 805-455-9600

1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-4, $5,250,000, Sotheby’s, Mark Lomas & Kristin Wolf , 805-845-2888

The Mesa

1775 Glen Oaks Drive, 6BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $3,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980

316 West Pedregosa Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $785,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258

Eastside Santa Barbara 218 Santa Barbara St D, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Marsha Kotlyar 805-565-4014 907 Cheltenham Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,250,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 1109 Olive Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805-315-1515 1010 N Nopal Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $769,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Whitney 805-689-0915 1116 N. Nopal Street, 3BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $695,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Isaiah J. Polstra 805-722-5085 1305 Blanchard Street, 4BD,2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,189,000, Santa Barbara Estates, Christopher A Page 805-284-8422 1554 Knoll Circle Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Nancy L Kogevinas 805-879-8060 1605 Paterna Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-5, $1,750,000, Coastal Properties, Berni Bernstein 805-705-4867 1835 Chapala Street, 2BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $995,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Hristo Histov 805-284-8471

222 Meigs Road Unit 19, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,275,000, Sotheby’s, Diane Waterhouse 805-886-2988 2416 Calle Galicia , 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $1,395,000, Coldwell Banker, Carole Thompson 805-452-8787

Mission Canyon 408 Los Robles Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,649,000, Sotheby’s, Deb Archambault 805-455-2966 790 Mission Oaks Lane, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,945,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802 967 Cheltenham Road, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4, $1,200,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Johnson 805-705-1606 2446 Garden Street, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 2-4, $2,125,000, Coldwell Banker,, Ingrid Anderson Smith 805-689-2396 2919 La Combadura, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $835,000 Berkshire Hathaway, Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957

Montecito 12 West Mountain Drive, 2BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-4, $1,495,000, Sotheby’s, Toni Sutherland 805-618-6880 62 Olive Mill Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,439,000, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Marcy Easter 805-453-0680 211 Rametto Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,395,000, Sotheby’s, Jenny Hall 805-7057125

1395 Santa Clara Way, 4BD/4BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $1,595,000, Coldwell Banker, Edna Sizlo 805-455-4567 1445 South Jameson Lane,, 5BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-4, $4,495,000, Sotheby’s International Realty, Diane Randall , 805705-5252 1512 Mimosa Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $2,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michele White 805-452-7515

2220 Bella Vista Drive, 4BD/6BA, Sun 2-4, $7,985,000, Village Properties, Philippa Davis 805-886-0174

Noleta 1045 Ocean Vista Lane, 5BD/5.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,625,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622 4556 Carriage Hill Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $995,000, Coldwell Banker, Linda Lorenzen-Hughes 805-563-7278 4780 Chandler Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $755,000, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805692-5060

Riviera 49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $1,395,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jessica Stovall 805-698-9416 859 Jimeno Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat By Appt Sun 1-4, $1,290,000, Sotheby’s, Jeanne Palumbo 805-689-1968, Carol Mineau , 805-886-9284

San Roque 116 Orizaba Road, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $2,200,000, Sotheby’s, Joe Boudre 805319-5364 219 Toyon Drive, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,630,000, Sotheby’s, Amie Strickland 805-570-7677 332 West Alamar Avenue B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $859,000 Berkshire Hathaway, Ken Switzer 805-680-4622 449 Apple Grove Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $995,000, Keller Williams, Daniel Zia 805-637-7148 585 El Sueno Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,175,000, Sotheby’s, David Mires 805705-8986 730 Willowglen Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Village Properties, David Kim 805-296-0662 1276 North Ontare Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,199,000, Berkshire Hathaway, The Easter Team 805-570-0403 1333 Santa Teresita Drive, 3BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $3,250,000, Sotheby’s, Dan Johnson 805-895-5150 1365 Via Veneto, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 12-3, $3,195,000, Sotheby’s, Karen Davidson 805-320-2489 3054 Calle Noguera, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,240,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bob Ratliffe 805-448-6642 3791-E State Street, 3BD/2.5BA, By Appt., $1,279,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jan Banister 805-455-1194 4509 Auhay Drive A, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,175,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kathy Strand Spieler 805-895-6326 3812 Pueblo Avenue, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,995,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258

Summerland 350 Greenwell Avenue, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $3,750,000, Sotheby’s, Andrew Petlow 805-680-9575 1431 Tomol Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $765,000, Coldwell Banker, Maurie McGuire 805-565-8816 2210 Calle Culebra, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,850,000, Sotheby’s, Jason Siemens 805455-1165 5407 Cameo Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $995,700, Assist-2-Sell, Roger Jacobson 805-692-5060

Upper East Santa Barbara

1006 E. Canon Perdido Street, 3BD/1BA, Sat 1-3, $989,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chierici & Associates 805-680-0501

2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $1,795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rachel Brown 805-570-7160

1010 E De La Guerra Street A, 3BD/2.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $895,000, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805-708-1276

2731 Miradero Drive, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $849,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Hotchkiss 805403-0668

1210 Diana Road, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,195,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-906-0194

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Licensed Landscapers vs. ‘Independent’ Gardeners

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Should I hire a licensed landscaper or just a Mexican laborer off the street? Is it my problem if they are undocumented?

— Worried Willy, Montecito

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Westside Santa Barbara 419 Peach Grove Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $758,000, Keller Williams, Daniel Zia 805-637-7148 1228 Manitou Lane, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,600,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Debbie Kort 805-368-4479

1564 Portesuello Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $998,000, Coldwell Banker,, C. Scott McCosker 805-687-2436 2007 Robbins Street, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $879,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Randy Freed 805-895-1799 Kellie Roche 805705-5334

Santa Ynez Valley 56 Via Del Sol, 2BD/2BA, Sun 11-1, $194,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris McCool 805-680-3594 234 Valhalla Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Goodwin & Thyne Properties, 805-450-4821 255 5th Street E, 2BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $379,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805-698-9902 351 Sycamore Drive, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $719,900, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Layman 805-448-3890 455 Nicholas Lane, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Angela Moloney 805-451-1553 500 Rancho Alisal Drive, 3BD/3.5BA, Sat 1-4, $767,000, Sotheby’s, Susan Beckmann 805-245-8141

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511 Meadow View Drive, 3BD/2BA, By Appt., $675,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Peggy Johnson 805-245-5978 542 Cliffrose Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sat 12-3, $715,000, Village Properties, Patty M Armor 805-350-4038 630 Rancho Alisal Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $349,000, Sotheby’s, Susan Beckmann 805-245-8141

1354 Rialto Lane, 5BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,559,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684

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1221 Olesen Drive, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $775,000, Village Properties, Lynn Golden 805-570-5888 1975 Honey Locust Court, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $710,000, Berkshire Hathaway, David Macbeth 805-689-4178 3151 Samantha Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Sharon Currie, 805-448-2727 31115 Riley Road, 3BD/3BA, Sat 1-4, $637,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Karin Aitken 805-252-1205

Ventura County 145 Wormwood Street, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $845,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876 11570 Oakcrest Avenue, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $875,000, Village Properties, Calcagno & Hamilton 805-896-0876

A 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath condo with den. Built in 2007. Master suite upstairs & 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, laundry room downstairs. Large spacious kitchen which opens to dining room. Also 2-car garage. Stand alone unit.

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Gustavo Uribe is a fifth-generation agricultural specialist who has worked as a professional gardener in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years. Send your gardening questions to gustavo@independent.com .

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your gardening is a moral dilemma, have no fear; Gustavo is here to tell the truth (in Spanish). First off, he explains, “Either way, José will probably do the work.” Licensed Landscapers = “Esos vatos cobran una feria.” Basically, he says, these dudes are more expensive. If you hire a licensed landscaper, you are working with an established business. They have the equipment, the team, and the know-how to do landscaping, patio construction, fences, and driveways. They will charge about three times more than a gardener off the street, by Gustavo Uribe but they will guarantee the work. An Independent Mexican = “Pues, cuesta pero no te lo garantizan.” They cost less, says Gustavo, but nothing is guaranteed. If you hire José directly, you can save more money than a licensed landscaper, but the work is not guaranteed. You hire at your own risk. Gustavo says gardening is all about word of mouth and proof of workmanship. It’s a referral-based business, so if you like your friends’ or neighbors’ landscaping, ask who does their gardening. If you’re concerned that licensed landscapers are hiring illegals, it’s really the business owner’s responsibility to guarantee the legality of their employees, not yours.“Qué es tu problema?” asks Gustavo, which roughly translates to “Are you immigration or what?”

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history 101

Fabled Gables

by G. Vince Giovannoni

The Rochin adobe, circa 1990

What is the history of the

rochin adobe

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his modest adobe, sheathed in clapboard of pinkish hue and located at 820 Santa Barbara Street, is among the oldest in the city. The families that have lived here have lineages that stretch back to the earliest days of Santa Barbara. The adobe got its name from José María Rochin, who purchased a plot of land located in the former parade grounds of the Royal Presidio from the city in 1856. Rochin’s wife, Lorenza, was a descendant of the first presidio comandante; the couple had moved to Santa Barbara in 1848. Rochin paid $30 for his land and used adobe bricks from ruins of the old presidio to build a three-room house. The Rochins did have children, but raised as one of their own a niece, Soledad Ordaz. In a 1954 interview, Soledad reminisced about her childhood, spent not only in Santa Barbara but on a number of ranches where her father raised saddle horses. The family lived for a time at Mission La Purísima near Lompoc, much of which was in ruins and had been abandoned. The Rochins willed their Santa Barbara adobe to Soledad. In 1890, Soledad married Francisco Leon Birabent. Birabent’s father had emigrated from France in 1860 and had worked as a ranch hand in Santa Barbara County. The Birabents also raised cattle for a time in the Los Alamos area until moving to Santa Barbara in the 1895. It was right around this time that the adobe was covered in clapboard to preserve the house. This was a fairly common practice and had an aesthetic component; many in the growing Yankee population preferred the look of wood to adobe. The Birabents eventually turned the adobe into

a rental unit, while they lived above their grocery store at 523 State Street. The Birabents’ daughter, Leontine, inherited the adobe from her parents. Born in 1892, she became an accomplished pianist and organist. She also conducted an orchestra for a time at the palatial Potter Hotel off West Beach. She became a film editor for Flying A Studios in 1913 and, two years later, married Robert Phelan, who was a cameraman there. The couple moved to Los Angeles in 1916, then returned eight years later to set up permanent housekeeping in the adobe. They turned their home into a museum of sorts. Here was housed Robert’s collection of Chumash artifacts, containing hundreds of items. Two trunks reportedly had been used by the Ortegas to safeguard possessions when privateer Hippolyte Bouchard sacked the family’s Refugio ranch in 1818. Memorabilia of the couple’s days in the early movie industry also graced the house, as did works by artists John Sykes and Ed Borein, the latter a good friend of Robert’s. The couple was involved in any number of community activities, especially the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, for many years. Robert was also a charter member of the fraternal riding organization, Rancheros Visitadores. After Robert’s death in 1966, Leontine continued to live in the adobe, periodically opening up her home to allow schoolchildren to view its treasures. Her mother had lived to be 96; Leontine demonstrated even more remarkable longevity, passing away just five months short of her 102nd birthday in 1994. Robert’s Flying A movie camera is now displayed at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

Michael Redmon is the director of research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

the Upham hotel

at 1404 de la Vina street P

eter J. Barber was a prominent Santa Barbara architect whose residential commissions focused on Italianate Victorian-style architecture. The commanding attributes of this vernacular resemble a box-like appearance with flat roofs, narrow doors and windows, wraparound porches, and, often, square towers. Originally known as the Lincoln House, 1404 De la Vina Street was commissioned by the Amasa Lincoln family, a distant cousin to president Abraham Lincoln. The family had moved to California in hopes of becoming cattle ranchers but, instead, opted for a life in town over the country. Serving as both a private residence and boarding house, the property changed hands several times until 1898, when Cyrus Upham acquired and expanded the amenities. The hotel now wears his name. Among his more impressive upgrades are three indoor bathrooms, which were very unusual for the time period. Many celebrity tenants have stayed there, including Charles Nordhoff, coauthor of Mutiny on the Bounty, and Aldous Huxley, best known for his novel Brave New World. A visiting professor at UCSB in 1959, Huxley fondly referred to the hotel as “the dear old Upham.” Today, it is the oldest continuously operating hotel in Southern California.

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COURTESY CAITLIn fITCH

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Original Owner: Amasa Lincoln Year of Construction: 1871 Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

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• Deep-rooted plants such as trees, drought-tolerant natives, and other Mediterranean varieties need a deep soak once a month through the dry months, although if the weather turns foggy, they can often go much longer. The best way to tell if it’s time to water is to probe the soil and see if it still contains some moisture. Dig down with a shovel or trowel or use a specially designed soil probe to pull up a core to inspect. The soil should never be bone dry and crumble to dust, nor should it be wet enough to squeeze moisture out of. On the dry side, it’s time to water. On the soggy side, wait a few days and try again. Then use soaker hoses, low-flow sprinklers, or drip irrigation systems that deliver a small amount of water over a longer period covering the area of the drip zone. The idea is to let the water slowly travel down to the deep regions of the soil before it starts to puddle at the surface. • Other shrubs and perennials may need water once or twice a week,

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is scarce and getting scarcer. Too much of the daily consumption in our watersheds is devoted to landscaping; irrigation of planted spaces is the number one use of residential water. With care, landscapes can be maintained without the waste that sends excess down the drain to the ocean. One good rule to judge a garden’s watering needs is to monitor soil moisture carefully, no matter what is planted and what the soil type may be. Here are some other handy tips:

but applying a thick layer of organic mulch can delay this even more. Again, take a look at what’s happening in the root zone before turning on the water. It may be useful to break up the watering schedule into two or three segments of shorter duration. This will allow the water to soak in gradually instead of running off as soon as the surface is wetted. • Annuals grow from seed, germinating, flowering, and fruiting in a short season. Water is crucial to their early success, so start seeds in containers to get their root systems established before transplanting into the garden. Then they will need careful monitoring and watering for at least two weeks until they are established. To really acclimate them, transition to less frequent but slower water delivery over a longer time to help foster deeper root growth. Protect young plants with row covers or shade them with temporary hats of folded newspaper if the weather turns very hot or windy. • Automatic irrigation systems can help regulate water use if carefully programmed. But as with all computer systems, they are only as good as their programmers. For more precise control of irrigation water, irrigation controllers can be fitted with sensors that sense the presence of water in the soil as well as atmospheric conditions such as relative humidity and temperature. These are readily available from local water agencies. They may even have rebate programs to offset the cost of such retrofits.

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Neighborhoods

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Area Description

A mostly flat section of densely populated single-family homes, condos, and apartments, Santa Barbara’s Eastside extends from downtown up toward the Riviera, including the campuses of Santa Barbara Junior High and Santa Barbara High School. Life revolves around the bustling commercial core of Milpas Street, home to world-class taco shops, gourmet grocery stores, and everything else needed for modern life. The beach is close by, and downtown is just a few minutes away, as well.

Area Highlights

rise to the name of Milpas Street. Today, Milpas is Santa Barbara’s second main drag, most popular for world-renowned Mexican food — La Super-Rica was esteemed chef Julia Child’s favorite, but there are many others where lines aren’t so intimidating—and also home to service shops, multiple grocery stores, and even urban wineries like Jaffurs Cellars and Silver Wines. Santa Barbarans slowly filled in the lakebed with various farms, parks, and pavilions, and housing became the crop of choice by the late 1800s. With flat land, many types of homes started popping up, and the Eastside became Santa Barbara’s melting

You’ll Love: Beating the lunch rush at La

Super-Rica, sipping fine wine while seeing it made at Jaffurs Cellars, rocking out at the Santa Barbara Bowl, and hitting the volleyball courts at East Beach. Perfect For: Anyone wanting to break into

the Santa Barbara real estate game.

Around the Area When the Spanish arrived in the 1700s to set up the Presidio and Mission Santa Barbara, much of today’s Eastside was covered in a large, shallow lagoon. The nearby soils proved a decent place to grow vegetables and raise cornfields, the latter of which gave

Goleta is essentially the suburbs of Santa Barbara, but it is steadily developing its own character, a move that was boosted when the City of Goleta formed in 2002. Quiet cul-de-sacs are speckled across neighborhoods that boast tree-filled parks just down the road from strip malls packed with everything you could possibly need. If you need a house with a yard rather than a condo with a patio and don’t mind the 10-minute drive to Santa Barbara, this is the place for you.

families — plus UCSB professors and students, professionals of all ages working at nearby tech companies, and locals who’ve lived in the same house since it was built in the 1970s.

Market: Rather affordable by Santa

working-class neighborhoods, so life sticks to the 9-to-5 grind, with plenty of beach time, taco chomping, and concerts at the Santa Barbara Bowl for fun.

Area Description

The Neighbors: Families, families,

income levels, and ethnicities, as well as many renters, students, and professionals.

Lifestyle: This is one of Santa Barbara’s

goleta

Area Highlights

The Neighbors: Families of all sizes,

Barbara standards, the Eastside features lots of variety, from turnkey pads with views on the hills to major fixer-uppers near Milpas to multiunit income properties throughout the area.

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Market: Single-family homes, condos,

pot for many ethnicities and social classes. It remains that way today, one of the few neighborhoods that is affordable compared to the rest of town, both for renters and for those seeking to break into the Santa Barbara housing market. There is a broad array of housing types, from modernized, stylish homes with a view located slightly up the hills to fixer-uppers and income properties on the flatlands. As most everywhere in the geographically constrained grid of Santa Barbara, the seashore is nearby — namely East Beach, where you can sip a pitcher of beer and eat fries while watching volleyballers battle it out—as is downtown Santa Barbara, with State Street just a five-minute drive away. What makes the Eastside uniquely desirable, though, is the Santa Barbara Bowl, a premier concert venue located at the top of Milpas Street. From April to November, it attracts thousands to concerts almost every week and is one of Santa Barbara’s best places to n people watch and enjoy life.

duplexes, big houses that are perfect, small houses that need work, and everything in between.

Lifestyle: Playing catch at the park, rid-

ing bikes to the ice cream shop, sitting in the sand at Goleta Beach — storybookstyle suburban living, but right between the beach and the mountains.

You’ll Love: Oysters at the Beachside

Restaurant, walks to see butterflies at the Ellwood Bluffs, rides along the bike path to UCSB, and convenient shopping (with parking!).

Perfect For: Families, because the

schools are sweet, and anyone else seeking the suburban lifestyle.

Around the Area This the quintessential suburban California life, where weekend days consist of trips to the beach, picnics in the park, and balls tossed in quiet cul-de-sacs. Goleta—which is close to UCSB, surrounds

the Santa Barbara Airport, and is the last developed area before hitting the bucolic Gaviota Coast—is Coast home to lots of tech companies, defense firms, strip malls, and solid schools. It’s always lived a bit in the shadow of its more cosmopolitan neighbor Santa Barbara, but “The Good Land,” as it’s known, is steadily carving out its own niche, as well, especially since a large chunk of it incorporated as the City of Goleta in 2002. Prior to Spanish contact, the Chumash villages on the fringes of the Goleta Slough were some of the more densely populated places in all of the West Coast, and the Spanish nearly built the regional mission nearby. When they settled in Santa Barbara instead, Goleta became an outpost of mission-serving ranches and farms, and a strong agricultural pride prevails today, marked most noticeably by the annual Lemon Festival and the museum displays of the Stow House. Af After World War II, aeronautical, defense, and other technology-focused firms moved into the area, and the suburban sprawl began in earnest. Currently, Goleta is home to such companies as Citrix, Deckers, and Raytheon, and the steady stream of scientists graduating from UCSB foster a startupfriendly vibe. Plenty of students, faculty, and staff call Goleta home, as do many people who work in Santa Barbara, just a 10-minute drive away. There are many commercial hubs full of good restaurants, shops, and services, though the three main ones are the Camino Real Marketplace on Storke Road, the strip of Calle Real between Patterson and Fairview roads, and Old Town, which straddles Hollister Avenue from Highway 217 to Fairview. The available housing options run the gamut from fixer-uppers needing lots of TLC to large properties with wellappointed mansions higher up in the foothills. There are also many condo and apartment options, and, unlike the rest of the slow-growth region, Goleta still n enjoys new developments, as well.

Santa barbara county SaleS area

Seller

buyer

price

date

addreSS

Buellton/Solvang

gleaSon PatRICK e ea

PuRKaYaSHta PaRBal K eu

$657,000

8/12/15

682 CHalK HIll RD

SPItSeR RoBeRt a tRuStee

HIgBee taYloR W

$350,000

8/13/15

1691 euCalYPtuS DR

CaRPInteRIa

PInI DaRIo l

oHM BeaCH loFtS llC

$4,300,000

8/14/15

5615 CaRPInteRIa ave

PaRDo RICaRDo eu

anDeRSon ellen M ea

$345,000

8/14/15

5941 HICKoRY St 1

olveRD PaYton

RInCon InveStMent gRouP llC

$480,000

8/14/15

ogan RD

WHIPPle teReSa l tRuSt

MuZQuIZ DonalD R tRuStee

$1,265,000

8/11/15

5552 Calle aRena

CaSaS JoHn tRuStee

SHeR JuDItH S tRuSt

$540,000

8/13/15

4980 SanDYlanD RD 208

CuYaMa

CuYaMa PRoPeRtIeS InC

SePulveDa JoRge a

$80,000

8/12/15

4879 MoRaleS St

goleta

SMItH MaRK M eState

PatteRSon tYleR K eu

$1,000,000

8/13/15

1245 oRCHID DR

PaRKvIeW eDge PRoPeRtIeS llC

KellY CHaD eu

$732,500

8/11/15

127 Santa ana Pl

aKua olIveR K JR tRuStee

CantRell BlaKe eu

$831,000

8/14/15

730 vIa MIguel

MaguIRe MICHael F tRuStee

lIeB tHaD W tRuStee

$1,699,000

8/13/15

1030 vISta De la MeSa

MoRRISon RICHaRD l tRuStee

CooPeRMan DanIel R tRuStee

$1,623,000

8/13/15

5947 la goleta RD

KenneDY MaRY

HaMMel tRent l eu

$731,000

8/12/15

5688 CatHeDRal oaKS RD

elBeK vaugHn eu

leMon MaRtIn R ea

$357,000

8/12/15

5512 aRMItoS ave 44

guaDaluPe

ReHouSe llC

SanCHeZ FelIPe Z

$220,000

8/14/15

4854 HeRnanDeZ DR

ISla vISta

gIlMoRe HaRRY F tRuStee

HuBBaRD DavID M eu

$785,000

8/14/15

6896 SaBaDo taRDe RD

loMPoC

loS olIvoS Santa BaRBaRa

$1,127,500

8/11/15

625 n B St

$320,000

8/14/15

528 n u St

BRoWn vICtoRIa l

RaMoS Juan C eu

$265,000

8/12/15

1228 PRIMRoSe Ct

WeSt PoInte HoMeS InC

Melton MICHele a eu

$260,000

8/11/15

1320 PluM ave

WeSt PoInte HoMeS InC

XIong BeveRlY

$299,000

8/14/15

1421 CRoWn CIR

MuSalo BaRBaRa ea

PRIvett elSa eu

$305,000

8/14/15

118 n o St

gauDI aRtHuR R tRuStee

DReW eRneSt H tRuStee

$2,500,000

8/12/15

2059 BounDaRY DR

KnuSt PeeR J tRuStee

FRIeDMan BeRnaRD H eu

$1,780,000

8/11/15

170 HeRMoSIllo DR

gRoneR StePHen J tRuSt

HIneS MaRICel g

$2,776,500

8/13/15

89 ButteRFlY ln

oCHIeng oMeDI

WeStMont College

$288,000

8/10/15

850 WeStMont RD

KuSnItZoW PeteR D tRuStee

RICHeY CHaRleS eu

$1,895,000

8/14/15

237 DaWlISH Pl

SWeet luRlIne l tRuSt

KvIStaD gaRY M tRuStee

$1,115,000

8/13/15

424 toRo CanYon RD

SlIDeR KennetH a

gReISIngeR SetH eu

$1,900,000

8/14/15

3631 RoBlaR ave

HeRnanDeZ RaMona eu

DICKe CHaRlotte e ea

$905,500

8/11/15

2768 CoRRal De QuatI RD

PeteRSon MattHeW t ea

PeteRSon MattHeW t eu

$100,000

8/14/15

119 S SoleDaD St

tHaten JIMMIe a tRuSt

PSI 1031 eXCHange llC

$815,000

8/14/15

217 S MIlPaS St

CaMBeRn BRett eu

BoRDuaS eRIC M eu

$2,095,000

8/11/15

11 laS altuRaS RD

BeRIDon alFReD M eu

KaPlan Doug J

$776,000

8/10/15

2673 MontRoSe Pl

Melton KuRt t ea

antIl DavID R eu

$1,000,000

8/10/15

2990 FootHIll RD

DIetSCH WIllIaM e tRuStee

WIlSon JaMeS D II tRuStee

$720,000

8/12/15

2201 oaK PaRK ln

KoRnBlutH PeteR

DRatI Ben eu

$625,000

8/11/15

2525 State St 29

RoSenWalD antHonY R tRuStee

Dunn CaRY Y eu

$1,850,000

8/13/15

1736 olIve ave

FRoeHlICH DReW R eu

$700,000

8/14/15

1712 De la vIna St B

RoSenWalD antHonY R tRuStee

$1,940,000

8/14/15

1429 alaMeDa PaDRe SeRR

ReH PRoPeRtY llC

PatteRSon DanIel eu

$837,500

8/13/15

626 e gutIeRReZ St

uMBeRgeR Steven J

lonCKI SCott B tRuSt

$1,375,000

8/14/15

650 JuanIta ave

KelleY lIvIng tRuSt

InveStFIRSt llC

$1,025,000

8/10/15

627 RICaRDo ave

MuRPHY MICHael

PennIngton ZaCHaRY J ea

$665,000

8/11/15

621 W oRtega St C

MaDIn elIZaBetH M P ea

HollISteR aSHleY W

$650,000

8/14/15

1321 CHIno St

CaRR Paul a ea

PSI 1031 eXCHange llC

$1,080,000

8/14/15

1220 San anDReS St

unItY SHoPPe InC

WooD-ClaeYSSenS FounDatIon

$5,100,000

8/11/15

1219 State St

ReISe oPan K tRuSt

KnIgHt RaCHael t eu

$739,500

8/11/15

1716 MountaIn ave

eQuItY tRuSt Co

$1,300,000

8/10/15

1212 ManItou RD

BevIeR RoBeRt a tRuSt

$775,000

8/13/15

1328 PoRteSuello ave

gReen aPPle PRoPeRtIeS I llC

CHan FloRenCe tRuStee

$935,000

8/11/15

1450 laS PoSItaS Pl

tHoMPSon DavID M tRuStee

WIlDe RogeR e tRuSt

$660,000

8/12/15

747 Calle De loS aMIgo

FISHeR allen C eu

leon-RICCI lauRa l eu

$770,000

8/13/15

350 aPPle gRove ln

nIlSon SPenCeR e tRuStee

Follett JanIS e eu

$885,000

8/14/15

426 PaSeo Del DeSCanSo

BevIeR RoBeRt a tRuSt

KatSev DouglaS a

$1,675,000

8/13/15

970 vIa tRanQuIla

DeaveR R DouglaS tRuStee

ReeD RoBeRt B III tRuStee

$4,237,500

8/14/15

4675 vIa BenDIta

WellS eRIC J tRuStee

CoPenHaveR HeatHeR eu

$575,000

8/14/15

4565 laMPlIgHteR ln

CRuZ olga M

FIgueRoa DanIel

$235,000

8/13/15

163 vIeW PaRK DR

BuDZISZ JulIe tRuStee

BolDIng CYntHIa a

$310,000

8/13/15

4155 glenvIeW DR

aPaRICIo RonnIe J eu

RIDgeWaY BRanDYn K

$322,000

8/12/15

3153 Montano DR

unIon oIl Co

ConaBle JeRalD eu

$385,000

8/14/15

750 RaIntRee DR

ReISWIg BRent R tRuStee

aPaRICIo RonnIe J eu

$444,000

8/12/15

927 SunRISe DR

gueRReRo BRIanne

teRRon HolDIngS llC

$145,000

8/14/15

3460 Santa MaRIa 101e

gIll, annette

SanIatan geoRge eu

$306,500

8/11/15

1942 S tRInItY DR

BeRge, KIMBeRlY a

CaBReRa auguStIna eu

$355,000

8/13/15

2252 n SHaY ave

ClIne HaZel v tRuSt

gonZaleS JoSe

$245,000

8/14/15

1003 n Walnut DR

MtI CaPItal InC

enRIQueZ FRanCISCo M eu

$260,000

8/14/15

303 n MaRY DR

aMICK tHeReSa M tRuSt

BRaZell JuStIn l eu

$170,000

8/10/15

508 e Dena WaY

WooD CatHeRIne l tRuStee

allen Paul tRuStee

$385,500

8/13/15

907 n CHRIStIna St

JuaReZ HeBeR F

aYon vICtoR

$299,000

8/14/15

1103 nova St

SlateR DoRotHY n ea

Deegan CHaRISSa l

$225,000

8/14/15

216 MaRQuIS Pl

SuMMeRlanD

WeRtS WIllIaM H tRuStee

Ilvento JoSePH tRuStee

$3,660,000

8/12/15

1865 CRavenS ln

RanSoM MaRY a

MannoIa vInCent J JR

$650,000

8/11/15

3375 FootHIll RD 723

Santa YneZ

HIll noRMan J eu

guaglIaRDo JoHn M eu

$600,000

8/12/15

3025 Calle PICo Ct

This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed. While this information is public record, The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

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