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The multitalented D.J. Palladino (right) — he writes! he cooks! he cribs notes from Barney Brantingham at the BBQ contest! — is the author of this week’s cover story on the Community Arts Workshop (CAW). “The great thing about this CAW thingy,” he told us, “is that our town is finally getting an art center and workshop that the public can use. I hope Solstice can now stop worrying about their headquarters and start head-hunting more young artists to come in and extend the legacy beyond its original free spirits.” And there’s more writing coming from Palladino later this year in the form of a new thriller, set in our town during the Cold War, complete with submarines, LSD, Pearl Chase, and murder.

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News of the Week

December 24, 2015-January 7, 2016

el Niño Makes landfall

The first major El Niño storm hit Santa Barbara early Tuesday morning, snarling traffic, lashing the waterfront, and delivering much-welcomed rainfall to the drought-ravaged region. While a jackknifed big rig (pictured right) temporarily shut down southbound Highway 101 through downtown during rush hour, Santa Barbara Harbor denizens hunkered down behind longestablished preventative measures, including giant sand-berm buffers against peak high tides and a forecasted 18-foot groundswell. By noon on Tuesday, mud and debris flooded from a clogged storm drain at the Solimar Fire site in Ventura County, pinching southbound Highway 101 for several hours (pictured above). Backed-up traffic was diverted along Pacific Coast Highway and turned around at La Conchita until lanes reopened late that afternoon. Also on Tuesday, a hydroplaning motorist collided with another on Highway 154 near Los Olivos. Both drivers — one with major injuries — required extrication from their crushed vehicles. Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Pat McElroy said his department has been collaborating for months with Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and harbor officials on storm prep, adding that

County Flood Control crews have been clearing creeks since summer and the newly widened mouth of Mission Creek can now handle a heavier volume coming through the city’s watershed. “We’re trying to be prepared, but it’s not like ISIS is running down Sycamore Creek,” he said. Earlier in the week, McElroy did express concern about the denude hillsides in the wake of the Solimar Fire. He’s hoping the K-rails Caltrans recently installed along 500 feet of the northbound shoulder will sufficiently fend off any mudslides the rains may trigger as winter progresses. An estimated 20,000 motorists — many of them Santa Barbara nurses, cops, and teachers — commute along that route every weekday morning. As of midmorning Wednesday, rainfall totals topped 3.28 inches on San Marcos Pass and 3.01 inches downtown. Lightning and hail also lashed the area. Extended forecasts show the possibility of light rain this weekend and a chance of showers on 1/13. — Keith Hamm

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by N i c k W e l s h ederal prosecutors filed legal papers arguing former Santa Barbara County custodial deputy Christopher Johnson should serve 12 months behind bars in a federal lockup after being convicted of obstructionof-justice charges last September. Johnson had also been brought up on excessive-force charges — along with custodial deputy Robert Kirsch— after the two took down handcuffed Kirsch jail inmate Charles Owens and beat him. Though the two would be found not guilty of excessive force, Johnson was convicted for obstruction of justice because he failed to mention in his written report of the incident that Kirsch had kicked and kneed Owens multiple times. Making the U.S. Attorney’s demand for prison time more dramatic, the United States Probation Office recommended Johnson be

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sentenced to one year of probation instead. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bruce Riordan insisted incarceration is necessary because of the gravity of the offense. “Custodial deputies, like all law enforcement officers, must report accurately on their use of force incidents or the criminal justice system will be tarnished,” wrote Michael Azat, one of Riordan’s deputy prosecutors. Johnson compounded his cover-up, Azat charged, by providing false testimony during his two trials. The precipitating incident involved the use of force against Charles Owens two years ago, then facing charges of rape and murder. Owens has since been convicted of both and was sentenced to life in prison. At the time of the incident, Owens was handcuffed and reportedly engaged in a verbal confrontation with Johnson, an eight-year custody officer. Johnson — accompanied by Kirsch — cont’d page 12  walked Owens down

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The Solimar Fire (pictured), which broke out late Christmas night 10 miles north of Ventura, burned 1,388 acres in the canyons above Highway 101 before being fully contained on 12/29. The blaze started when high winds knocked down power lines on private property north of Solimar Beach. Shutting down the 101 between Carpinteria and Ventura for several hours, the fire also prompted the residents of the Solimar community — about 30 homes — to evacuate, as well as campers at Emma Wood State Beach and Faria Beach. More than 400 Southern California firefighters — accompanied by a fixedwing aircraft, water-tenders, and two helicopters — fought the blaze, which burned no structures and left two firefighters with minor injuries due to the rocky terrain. California Highway Patrol officers are still searching for two suspects — a man and a woman — who led authorities on a lengthy car chase from the Buellton area to Ventura County in the late afternoon on Christmas Eve. CHP officers tried and failed to pull over a driver of a 1999 white Toyota 4-Runner, which was reportedly traveling at about 100 mph on southbound Highway 101 north of Highway 1. After driving the wrong way on State Street, hitting another car, and crashing again near Coast Village Drive, the suspects led authorities to the State Beach highway exit, where they fled on foot. sb so

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Andrew Baldarez (pictured), implicated in the 2009 Westside killing of 22-year-old Baldemar Leal, pleaded guilty on 1/5 to second-degree murder and admitted to two prior felony assault charges. Baldarez,

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Wildfire investigators with the U.S. Forest Service and Santa Barbara County Fire Department have concluded that the Gibraltar Fire was “intentionally set by an unknown party,” according to a statement released Wednesday by the Forest Service. “This unknown party ignited the dry vegetation immediately adjacent Cold Spring Trail.” The Forest Service is asking anyone with information about the identity of the suspected arson or arsonists to call investigators at 925-9538 x238.

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CITY Hotel developer Fess Parker’s family members are proposing yet another development plan for their waterfront property by Cabrillo Boulevard and Calle César Chávez on which they have permits to build a 150-room hotel. The Parker family is now seeking to build a much smaller upscale hotel — the actual number of rooms has yet to be determined — on the site and to transfer rights to add up to 70 rooms to the DoubleTree inn. Such a transfer would require a zoning amendment and possibly a new coastal development permit. The family secured approval to build the 150room hotel in 1995, and building permits were issued in 2007.

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Rebecca Sandoval pleaded guilty last week to vehicle manslaughter while high on nitrous oxide in a car crash that killed Buellton resident and former teacher Linda Wall two years ago. As part of the plea deal, Sandoval, 39, also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of nitrous oxide and Lorazepam in July 2013, when she crashed her car into two parked cars on the Chumash reservation, a misdemeanor charge that had been pending. She is expected to be sentenced on 1/20 to nearly 14 years in prison.

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The first Monday of the New Year saw a seismic shift in Santa Barbara’s live-music landscape. No longer will the Santa Barbara Bowl be partnered up with Nederlander Concerts when it comes to booking shows and delivering talent to the stage. The sandstone-studded, open-air cathedral of rock and roll atop Milpas Street is once again back in an exclusive agreement with Goldenvoice, an AEG Live company and promotion visionary behind monstrously successful festivals such as Coachella and Stagecoach. The twist of fate comes in close and certain conjunction with longtime Bowl talent buyer Moss Moss Jacobs Jacobs also leaving behind Nederlander and returning to Goldenvoice, an outfit he worked for in the late 1990s and early 2000s. For more than a decade, Nederlander had been the prime player at the Bowl thanks to an exclusive contract with Jacobs, their VP of talent and mainstay Bowl collaborator. However, when Jacobs resigned from Nederlander this past November, the door was opened for a return to Goldenvoice for both him and the Bowl. For his part, Jacobs, a Santa Barbara resident with a reputation for being consistently successful in putting Santa Barbara’s booking wants and wishes before those of Los Angeles’, is now officially back in the fold with Goldenvoice as a senior vice president, though his day-to-day role at the Bowl is by and large unchanged. “My work remains the same,” he explained. “The Santa Barbara Bowl is home to me, and I am looking forward to a great 2016 season.” But what exactly that 2016 season will look like is now very much up for debate and some heady speculation by music lovers in the 805. There is no doubt that the stable of artists that AEG Live can draw from is among the most impressive and deep in the music industry. When pressed for details, Jacobs was coy, offering only the following insight: “Take a look at some of things they [Goldenvoice and AEG Live] do and the artists they work with,” said Jacobs. “Going forward, there will be nothing — Ethan Stewart stopping us from tapping into those resources.”

who had previously told authorities that he stabbed Leal several times, also admitted this week that he did so on behalf of the Westside gang. According to Baldarez, he “just snapped” and started “hitting” Leal with a knife, while a group of three other Westside gangsters — and defendants — hit Leal with their hands and fists. On 2/29, he is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

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Fourth District Supervisor Peter Adam (pictured)— now chair of the Santa Barbara County Board — said half-jokingly Tuesday that when he was elected three years ago, “I was absolutely petrified that someone would make me the chair.” That changed after he watched his four colleagues rotate through their appointments.“They are all my mentors,” he continued with a smile, “so to the cont’d page 10 

here’s no denying the steady growth of Santa Barbara’s wine country over the past few decades, but hard facts about the industry’s effect on the regional economy have been as elusive as a bottle of 1976 Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir. That changed this week when the Santa Barbara Vintners released a 27-page economic impact report to a very packed house at Alisal Ranch in Solvang, where a who’s who of more than 200 winemakers and their associates gathered for the annual association meeting on Tuesday. Through primary research, public data, and a widely accepted financial analysis formula used by the Federal Reserve and major corporations, the report concluded that the industry contributes a grand total of $1.7 billion to Santa Barbara County. That’s based on, among myriad other metrics, more than 5,700 direct jobs, $93 million in state and local taxes ($7.5 million of which go straight to county coffers), $2.4 million in charitable contributions, and 860,000 annual winery visitors. Authored by Stonebridge Research, which has completed similar reports for 24 other wine regions since 2004, the report also showed potential for much more reaping, confirming what industry boosters have long claimed: that almost half the grapes grown in Santa Barbara County are shipped to other parts of the state to be made into wine, which means bigger bucks for those counties. But the research also revealed, to a few audible sighs in the Alisal crowd, that nearly 80 percent of Santa Barbara wines must use outof-the-county resources of some sort, from warehousing and trucking to graphic artists and equipment brokers, before they are sold. “It’s really a startling number,” said lead author Barbara Insel, who estimated that another 2,000-plus full-time positions and $300 million more could be created in Santa Barbara County if just 20 percent more grapes stayed here. “You’re creating a lot of jobs for San Luis Obispo County.” All of this information comes at a very strategic time for vintners, as the County of Santa Barbara’s three-and-a-half-year-old process to update the existing winery develINDEPENDENT.COM

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licensed wineries: 191

Vineyard acreage: 27,155

winery reVenue: $271.5 million cases of wine produced:

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Visitors: 860,000

state/local taxes: t $93.6 million federal taxes: t $101.7 million

opment rules will finally come to a head in 2016. That update was prioritized in 2011 by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, who requested a review of the 2004 winery ordinance as a response to some wine country residents worried about traf traffic, drunk driving, special events, and other growth issues. The ordinance revisions, which kicked off in August 2012, are expected to come before the Planning Commission in the next few months. Whether this new report will make a major difference in that arena is unclear, but County Supervisor Doreen Farr — whose 3rd District includes the vineyard-laced Santa Ynez Valley— was not surprised by the numbers. Valley “We know that the wine industry is tremendously important to Santa Barbara County and has enormous economic benefits,” she said.“That’s pretty well established.” Farr said studies like this do inform decision-makers, but that the winery ordinance update — which she may vote on if it comes to the Board of Supervisors before she retires at the end of 2016—isn’t just about money. “At the end of the day, zoning came into place to have us live side-by-side as congenially as possible,” she said. “That’s always my goal when I am looking at any kinds of changes.” The vintners, meanwhile, hope their new report makes it clear how integral they are to modern Santa Barbara County. As S.B. Vintners board chair Brook Williams said at the start of Tuesday’s meeting,“It’s important that we show how valuable the wine community n is to this community.”

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The fight over an experimental new high-density housing development at 1818 Castillo Street was resolved this week in favor of the developer by Santa Barbara’s Architectural Board of Review (ABR), but the ashes of that conflict still smolder. The ABR gave its seal of approval to a seven-unit, three-story project that even its most ardent critics concede is vastly improved. But they also contend the project remains so deficient in parking spaces — nine spaces for 19 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms — that people living there will be forced to cannibalize limited on-street parking in the surrounding area. The Castillo Street development is part of a limited planning experiment — known as Average Unit Density, or AUD — to see if developers will build smaller, hence more affordable, housing if the city’s requirement for two parking spaces per unit is cut in half and greater building densities are allowed. Leading the charge against the project this summer was former city councilmember Brian Barnwell, who lives nearby. Barnwell praised the subsequent changes made to the plans but said the AUD program remains problematic in the extreme. Before approving similar projects, Barnwell said City Hall needs to require developers to provide studies showing impacts to on-street parking in the surrounding four blocks. Likewise, he said, garages should be prohibited from AUD developments altogether because they’ll be converted to rental units or storage. While some members of the ABR balked at such requirements, they did struggle with another 17-unit, three-story AUD development catering to the housing needs of low-income military veterans slated for the 800 block of East Carrillo Street. They fretted that the proposed structure would loom out of character with the surrounding neighborhood and that its parking-starved residents would rest their cars on nearby streets. The developer — the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara — countered that it could impose car-ownership limits on residents as it has done successfully in other affordable-housing projects. Despite such assurances, the ABR — Nick Welsh concluded further review was required.

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four of you, if you don’t like what I’m doing, you may be looking in the mirror.” Adam said during his time as chair he plans to restructure the format of the meetings by moving administrative items up and pushing public comment back. With a seemingly legitimate winter up and running, officials remain undecided on how many homeless people to plan for when opening day shelters across the county. Estimates vary from 125 to several hundred, a tough-to-nail-down number that also needs to mesh with staffing requirements. The Unitarian Society, which administers popup shelters at various churches during cold snaps and downpours, has reported it can fill that staffing void for an estimated $60,000$75,000, accounting for daytime shelter for 25 storm days at three locations. County administrators hope to team up with city counterparts to cover the expense. Santa Barbara County’s interagency Child Death Review Team, tasked with reducing deaths among area children and teens, released its report on 12/23 stating the cause of death for the county’s 81 young people who died during 2012-2014. In 2014, 32 children died, and of those deaths 23 were due to medical conditions, the report states. That year, two children were victims of homicide, and one child died from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Accidents including car crashes and asphyxiation killed six children in 2014. Based on the data, the review team recommended the county develop community-wide teen death and homicide prevention and strengthen child-safety education for parents. On 12/5, 83 aspiring lawyers took the LSAT at UCSB. Around 12/21, they received an email from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) saying their answer sheets had

been lost and would not be graded if found, which, according to LSAC spokesperson Wendy Margolis, they have not. The lawschool hopefuls will be refunded their $175 test-taking fee and offered a makeup exam on 1/19. The LSAC, without commenting on whether it ever attempted to locate the package that never arrived, is holding accountable the United Parcel Service workers who it says should have mailed the answer sheets to the LSAC’s headquarters in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

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With tears streaking down his face, President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday executive order plans to tighten sales of firearms by expanding background checks to gun shows and online dealers. He criticized Congress for failing to pass tougher restrictions in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre and other mass shootings, including those at Virginia Tech and in Isla Vista. “Our unalienable right to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness — those rights were stripped from college kids in Blacksburg and Santa cont’d page 12 

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he City of Goleta, the City of Santa Barbara, and the county are poised to quickly adopt ordinances prohibiting commercial cultivation of medical marijuana next month to get ahead of impending statewide regulations. In October, Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of bills — known as the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act — to govern the cultivation, transportation, and distribution of medical cannabis to qualified patients. Among the host of rules, qualified patients will be able to grow as many marijuana plants as can fit in 100 square feet. That’s enough to produce about 140 pounds of marijuana a year, according to Santa Barbara City Attorney Ariel Medical marijuana Calonne, with a street value of an estimated $500,000. Caregivers could grow for up to lot was too far away from the entrance to five patients. But the state act allows cities and counties the building. The appellants claim the city to implement their own ordinances before hearing officer was looking for any reason to March 1. “I don’t trust the state,” said Goleta deny the application at the 11th hour. Councilmember Michael Bennett at a On January 19, at the county level, a meeting two weeks ago, voicing a shared similar proposed ordinance that would ban sentiment among area officials. marijuana cultivation except for personal At that meeting, self-described patients, use will go before the Board of Supervisors. wearing “I am not a criminal” T-shirts, Area officials, meanwhile, are looking to urged the council to exempt two existing see if voters will approve one of the nine or collectives, Cal Green and Santa Barbara so state initiatives heading to the November Care Center, from the proposed Goleta ban. ballot that would legalize marijuana for “If it wasn’t for them, I probably wouldn’t be recreational use. Of those, two are serious here today,” said one person in a wheelchair. contenders, according to Dr. David Goleta Councilmember Roger Aceves Bearman, the author of Drugs Are NOT the agreed that the two collectives have proved Devil’s Tools. Bearman expressed skepticism themselves for the past several years, and that one initiative would muster enough the councilmembers unanimously moved votes to prevail. “It’s the same problem as in forward with the exemption, which 2010, which is too much of a good thing,” he functions as a placeholder until a more stated, adding there is a lot of similarity in thorough ordinance is crafted. Mayor Jim all the initiatives. In addition, Bearman said, Farr, who suffered a stroke last summer, people argued the 2010 initiative was faulty abstained for personal reasons. and would have favored large investors at the A quick Google search yields dozens of expense of mom-and-pop growers. “There marijuana delivery services in the area.“We’d are the same issues this year,” he said. be silly to say it isn’t happening,” Aceves said. According to the legislative analysis of one “It is.” To that end, the council also directed front-runner initiative, Control, Regulate staff to set up a weed delivery registration and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act — program similar to taxicab licensing; supported by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom — applicants would be subject to background people 21 and older could possess, transport, checks and drug testing. and give away up to 28.5 grams of marijuana Advocates have bounced between and up to eight grams of concentrated government meetings in recent months cannabis. It would place a 15 percent tax on to promote the health benefits of medical the retail sale of weed products and would marijuana. Next week, the Santa Barbara City allocate tens of millions of dollars in tax Council will review its proposed ordinance, revenues to public universities and law which bans the commercial cultivation of enforcement agencies to research and adopt medical marijuana but allows personal use. protocols to determine whether a driver is In the meantime, one medical pot shop on impaired. In 2014, Colorado and Washington began upper State Street has been permitted, and two others in the city are going through the to regulate the recreational use of weed, process; the city has an ordinance allowing Bearman argued, without any “appreciable negative consequences and with a healthy up to three. On Thursday, the city Planning boost to their economies.” But in California, Commission will hear an appeal for a Bearman said, polling indicates the approval pot shop at 2609 De la Vina Street. The rate for recreational use is as low as 52 petition was denied in November for percent. For medicinal use, on the other being incomplete and because the parking hand, it is 80 percent nationwide, he said. n

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Assemblymember Das Williams introduced a new bill this week to address the incompatibility of the state’s 9-1-1 system with cell phones. Medical director Angelo Salvucci, City Fire Chief Pat McElroy, and other Santa Barbara officials have urged the state’s Office of Emergency Services to address the fact that a large percentage of mobile 9-1-1 calls are routed to the California Highway Patrol when just a fraction should be. Williams’s measure — his second on the matter — would require state agencies to collaborate to fix the problem.

hEALth With Republicans poised to again vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as Obamacare — at the start of the new congressional term, Santa Barbara

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County health officials report that Affordable Care Act enrollments jumped by 5,335 in 2015, its second year in operation. During its first year, 20,035 county residents signed up for the statewide program known as Covered California. The same time Covered California went into effect, the MediCal eligibility requirements relaxed substantially, as well. In 2014, MediCal rosters countywide jumped from 79,275 to 109,304, and in 2015 to 129,339. Following a two-month-long health warning, Dungeness and rock crab are once again safe to eat in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties, according to the California Department of Public Health. In these regions, unhealthy domoic acid levels in the crustaceans have returned to their normal low or undetectable levels, meaning the creatures’ body meat and viscera are no longer likely to be poisonous. The advisory, however, remains effective for crabs caught off Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel islands, as well as for waters north of San Luis Obispo County. n

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a jail hallway into a different holding cell. There, Johnson took Owens to the ground and rolled him over so that Kirsch could repeatedly kick him and execute knee strikes. Nowhere in Johnson’s report was any mention made of the kicks or knee strikes. Azat’s legal pleadings describe Owens as “defenseless and handcuffed.” He described Johnson’s report as “incomplete and misleading,” designed “to cover up the beating that he and his co-defendant had just inflicted on the victim.” Azat argued Johnson deserved prison time rather than probation because he “has shown no acceptance of responsibility, no contrition, no acknowledgement of the seriousness of his intentional violation of the law and no remorse.” Not long after, Owens checked himself into the jail infirmary, complaining of sore ribs and reporting he’d spat up blood. Attorneys for the two custody officers argued Owens exaggerated and that he sustained only bruises. Sheriff Bill Brown fired the two deputies, and District Attorney Joyce Dudley referred the case to the U.S. Attorney’s office for prosecution. The incident resulted in two trials. In the first, the jury was hung. In the second, the jurors found the two deputies not guilty of excessive force. The case hinged on a jailhouse video of the incident captured on a wall-mounted security camera. Kirsch’s defense attorney Bill Hadden persuaded jurors that the security camera — 40 feet away from where the incident occurred — provided an exaggerated impression of what actually happened. Because the camera was geared to record at a slow speed, events seemed faster, jerkier, and more violent when played back at normal speeds. Likewise, Hadden argued, the video —when played at normal speeds—failed to show the extent to which Owen resisted. The two officers, he declared, were following

established protocol in subduing an inmate who was refusing to be subdued. Attorneys for the two deputies insisted they were victims of political retaliation by Brown. The deputies had complained that the jail was dangerously understaffed. And when Dudley referred the case to Riordan’s office, Johnson’s attorneys charged this was a political evasion by the district attorney, who they claimed didn’t want to risk trying the case locally when she was running for reelection. Dudley was unopposed in that race. Riordan cited both those assertions as evidence that Johnson has failed to acknowledge the seriousness of his offense. Dudley declined to comment on the case, but stated her office would not pursue independent charges against either Johnson or Kirsch. Johnson’s attorney, Muna Busailah, argued her client should be sentenced to house arrest — not incarceration — and put on probation for three to five years. Busailah questioned the wisdom in imprisoning someone for covering up a beating that jurors concluded was not even a crime. While conceding her client’s omissions, Busailah argued they did not obstruct justice. Had the case not been investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, she argued, it would have been investigated by the Sheriff ’s Office as a matter of protocol. At that point, the degree of force would have been made clear as well as Johnson’s incomplete account of what transpired. She noted that Johnson had a stellar record as a law enforcement officer and argued that he — a large but gentle man — would be targeted by prison inmates should he be sentenced to time behind bars. Johnson’s sentence will be determined in federal court January 11. Should he receive a year or less, federal sentencing rules require he serve 100 percent of his n sentence.

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politik circumstance portends a lack of soaring legislative achievement in 2016: 100 of 120 state lawmakers are on the ballot this year, which historically keeps political courage in short supply. So most of the state’s political action will focus on a raft of ballot initiatives—perhaps a record number—that will shape California public policy on everything from poverty to pot. Three key examples:  Guns. Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, working hard to clear the field for his 2018 campaign for governor, will star in at least three high-profile ballot fights, none more timely than a proposed measure to impose new statewide gun-control regulations, including background checks for the purchase of ammunition, a ban on

large-capacity ammunition magazines, and other restrictions.  Pot. Newsom also has a high-profile role in the campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in California, although the key player is tech billionaire Sean Parker, who recently pledged a dollar-for-dollar match for all contributions to the Marijuana Policy Project’s bid to win approval for its initiative, expected to cost about $20 million.  Poverty. Supporters of another measure, organized as Make Poverty History, have raised more than $1 million to qualify a sweeping initiative to expand prenatal, child care, preschool, job training, and other services through a simple mechanism: slapping a surcharge on tax bills for properties priced at $3 million and above, on a sliding scale of 0.3 up to one percent of assessed value. the WaNNabes: As most media attention focuses on the presidential race, Californians again will be mostly spectators in national politics, absent one scenario: Members of the large and, um, colorful Republican field keep beating each other’s brains out until the June 7 primary, in which case the Golden State could determine the GOP nominee. A second big national political story is the partisan fight for control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats need to take away five Republican seats to break the GOP stranglehold on Congress; California’s contested fight will be mostly a sideshow. Following Senator Barbara Boxer’s retirement, the most intriguing question is whether the November runoff will pit two Democrats against each other, leaving the Republicans out of the money. Rep. Loretta Sanchez started out well behind front-running Attorney General Kamala Harris in fundraising and endorsements but still would skunk any of the three GOP wannabes running if the election were held today. Or even tomorrow. Sanchez suffers from a bad case of footin-mouth disease, but Harris is far from a lock: Although she’s raised $6 million, nearly as much as any Senate candidate in the country, she’s also burned through almost half of it already, mostly on fundraising and other consultants, not to mention some startling bills for luxury car services, flights, and hotels, including one night at Washington, D.C.’s St. Regis for $1,886. Talk about liberal Democratic spending.

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deal. Maybe I’m too fussy. But isn’t anyone else troubled that the federal oversight body most responsible for approving the Haggen-VonsAlbertsons supermarket meltdown is the very same government agency empowered to approve plans to merge Cottage Health Systems with the Sansum Medical Clinic? Everyone gets a free pass, I suppose, because everyone screws up. And by everyone, I mean the Federal Trade Commission, better known as the FTC, whose job is to regulate business mergers and make sure consumers don’t get screwed. In this equation, Sansum and Cottage qualify as two 9,000-pound gorillas. The FTC is now reviewing plans — submitted in 2013 — to surgically reconfigure these two King Kongs into the healthcare equivalent of Siamese twins. It could very well be the case that two heads are, in fact, much better than one, and that bigger is indeed more beautiful. Even so, there’s ample reason sane people get paranoid about big monopolies, even if the more delicate term now is “sole provider.” Prices have a habit of going up, range of services often go down, and access can be impeded. Given that the product under consideration is health care, the stakes involved could not be much higher. With this in mind, I’m most struck by the screaming silence the Cottage-Sansum merger has generated. After all, we held no fewer than 30 public hearings on a new

hedge-height ordinance. The problem is not merely that we are all trivial, superficial, silly people. It’s that there’s no forum for public discussion of the merger. That’s by design. It’s also, it turns out, a function of law. In hopes of jump-starting a public conversation, I called the FTC, seeking copies of the merger application. Seemed like a reasonable starting point. I was told the FTC doesn’t release this information. In response, I got bratty and threatened to file a Freedom of Information Act request. Go ahead, I was told. The federal law governing the FTC specifically exempts mergers from the Freedom of Information Act. That’s because merger applications often include highly sensitive financial information that no businesses would want to see made public. In response to that, I submitted a bucket-load of follow-up questions. What steps had the FTC taken to engage any of Santa Barbara’s many interest groups as to their thoughts, hopes, and concerns surrounding the proposed merger? What, I wondered, had such efforts turned up? I was told the FTC would not be responding to any of those questions and was referred instead to a generic mission statement: Ensure mergers don’t cause prices to go up. If I were going to get really bratty, I would have brought up what a great job the FTC did with the merger between Albertsons and Safeway. That $9.2 billion supermarket mega merger was approved on the condition that Albertsons and Safeway sell off 168 of their

outlets throughout the nation. This was to ensure competition among supermarkets survived and consumers didn’t get shanked in the checkout line. A relatively tiny chain from the Pacific Northwest named Haggen wound up buying 146 of these. Any fool could have predicted that Haggen would fail. No business with only 18 outlets could be expected to absorb 146 new ones overnight and survive. That’s a 900 percent increase. The FTC should have known better. Terminal logistics aside, if the point is to keep prices from going up, how does forcing the sale of supermarkets to an operator known to charge higher prices achieve that goal? But in actual practice, the picture was even worse. When Haggen took over the Carpinteria Vons, for example, customers found themselves charged even more at the cash register than what the shelf prices were. When a 38-year Vons employee there notified company executives about this chronic discrepancy, her continued employment became a matter of grave doubt. Or so she claimed in a lawsuit. Some people have accused me of bagging on Cottage with or without provocation. I beg to differ. Were it not for Cottage’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, it’s doubtful my son would have survived his fourth day on planet Earth. For that I am eternally and abjectly grateful. But I also remember the last merger, when Cottage bought our St. Francis hospital. St. Francis had a geriatric psychiatric ward for older people in acute psychological distress. When St. Francis disappeared, so too did the psych ward. Given the silver tsunami

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we’re now experiencing, we could really use a psych ward for aging boomers. Instead, we ship them off to facilities in Ventura. Since then Cottage has gobbled up Goleta Valley Community Hospital, the Santa Ynez Hospital, and the rehab center. According to conventional wisdom, Cottage’s bargaining power with the insurance companies has grown exponentially with the disappearance of any credible competition. I don’t pretend to understand the complexities of health-care economics. But I was just told that the City of Santa Barbara spends $340 a month more to provide its employees with a family HMO plan than it costs the City of Ventura to do the same. Santa Barbara has one hospital. Ventura has four. Likewise, the insurance broker serving the County of Santa Barbara told county administrators insurance premiums in Ventura and Los Angeles are significantly lower than Santa Barbara’s. Why? No competition. It turns out that the FTC called up highranking administrators with the City and County of Santa Barbara — who combined represent about 5,000 employees — months ago and got several earfuls about these very concerns. I know this because I asked around, not because the FTC deigned to divulge anything. Cottage Hospital and Sansum could still release the merger application documents on their own. I’ve asked. Here’s why they should. They could appear to be open and transparent. Since I won’t understand a word, their secrets will still be safe. Sadly, they declined. Silence is not golden, and, no, I’m not being fussy. It is a big deal. — Nick Welsh

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strength, gratitude and inveterate cheerfulness. In lieu of flowers, please donate to either Sarah House, where she joyfully lived during her final nine months, or to the Vedanta Temple, which was her spiritual home.

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Declan Goudet Gloster (12 years), second son of Catherine and Paul Gloster, brother of Yannick and Eoghan. Declan was proud to be a graduate of both Navy Door at Montessori Center School and of Vieja Valley elementary school. He was also proud to be a Sea Sheller. Declan lived his life to his fullest until he succumbed to spinal and brain cancer. A private funeral took place on Thursday, December 31, at Goleta Cemetery. A Memorial to celebrate Declan’s life will take place at a later date. Eoghan asked to say,“Declan was the greatest brother that one could have.”

Hilda (Shanta-Ma) Densmore 12/01/15-12/26/15

Full of cheer, joy, laughter and love until, literally, the last moment of her life, Hilda (Shanta-Ma) Densmore passed away on December 26 at Sarah House. Her memorial will be at the Vedanta Temple, Sunday, January 17, 4pm, followed by a reception in the convent. She is survived by her son, Robert Densmore, and Andree Laval; her daughter, Pravrajika Vrajaprana, a nun at Santa Barbara’s Vedanta Temple; granddaughter Nicola Densmore and Darrin Enerson; Lesley Densmore Anderson and Jordan Anderson; Grace and Rick Gomez and greatgrand-daughters Julianna and Alison Gomez. She is also survived by the many people for whom she was a substitute mom and loyal, loving friend (plus fiendish card shark). The original “hugging mother,” Hilda was eager to love, embrace and hold in her arms all those who came into her considerable orbit. She specifically instructed that no one grieve at her departure but rather “share the love,” as she so often said, and respond to life’s difficulties with 16

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Von Phul, Philip, 73, passed away on December 21, 2015, five months after learning he had pancreatic cancer. Phil grew up in Seattle, where he attended Seattle University and received a B.S. in biology. He began graduate work at Wesleyan University when he was drafted into the air force during the Vietnam War. He considered pursuing a career in scientific research but found his true passion was for teaching. Phil taught 6th grade geography and 7th grade science at Crane School in Montecito for 33 years. He had unending patience and respect for his students, and he’ll be remembered for his kindness, perseverance, and compassion. Phil is survived by his wife, Colleen, stepchildren Madeleine and Sean, and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Crane Country Day School on January 30, 2016, at 2pm. Gifts can be given in honor of Phil to the Crane School Science Endowment.

Kathryn Margaret Sharkey

Kathryn Margaret Sharkey, 71, of Santa Barbara, California, originally from Boston, Massachusetts, passed away on December 25, 2015, at Cottage Hospital, with her son by her side. A devoted single mother and “Nana” who dedicated her life to raising her son and caring for her grandson, she was a very kind, loving and selfless woman who will forever remain in our hearts. She is survived by her son, Benjamin Sharkey, and grandson, Benjamin Sharkey Jr.

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Positive. Friendly. Gregarious. Generous. Compassionate. Fashionista. Funny. These are the words that describe Kate Ellen Ocean, who was a vibrant presence in Santa Barbara for the last six years. We lost Kate on November 13, 2015, after a long battle with breast cancer. Kate was born February 6, 1953, in Long Island, New York. As an adult, she lived in Los Angeles and then in Santa Barbara for many years. Her interests and her jobs were many — she worked in companies as diverse as a matchmaking service, a swim school, an antique rug importer, and clinics and physician offices. In Santa Barbara, she worked for several medical device companies, most recently at Inogen Corp., where she was part of the Customer Service team. Kate’s keen interest in other people made her a natural for this position, which she left when her cancer made it increasingly difficult for her to work. In the last five years, Kate was a constant presence at the Breast Cancer Resource Center (BCRC) and the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, not just as a patient but also as a volunteer and continual spirit-lifter for all who were having a hard time. The BCRC and the Cancer Center both honored Kate for her efforts: the BCRC by giving her the Volunteer of the Year award and the Cancer Center by awarding Kate their Julia Main Inspiration of Hope Award. The honor is given in recognition of a cancer survivor who exemplifies courage, perseverance, and hope— someone who serves as an inspiration to others by finding their strength to cope with cancer. Kate loved gardening and all things French (her Eiffel Towers were everywhere!). Her enduring dream was to go to Paris. Paris didn’t materialize for her, but she was able to go on a special trip to Hawaii with her friend Reggie Hepp in 2011. Through the generosity of the BCRC, the Dream Foundation, and her many friends, this became a fabulous and fun-filled trip to Turtle Bay at the North Shore of Hawaii. Perhaps Kate’s most memorable trait was her love of people. With her warm and caring nature, the medical personnel she interacted with became her friends. She instantly bonded with everyone she met, whether it was her next-door neighbor, her car mechanic, the librarians, nurses, and receptionists at the Cancer Center, and the staff and many clients of the BCRC. She constantly baked goodies, made delicious

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jams, decorated the premises, brought small, thoughtful gifts to her very many friends, and knew the names of everyone’s dog or cat, where their children went to school, and their favorite color. Her energy and positive attitude were legendary. Kate passed away peacefully at the hospice facility Sarah House in Santa Barbara, surrounded by the warmth and love of friends, and the Sarah House staff. Kate will be missed by all who knew and loved her, but she will live on in the lives of her friends who will always be imbued with her vivacious spirit. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Breast Cancer Resource Center, the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, or Sarah House Santa Barbara would be greatly appreciated. A memorial service will be held after the holidays at a date to be announced later.

Elias Oscar Vallejo 12/12/45-12/30/15

Elias Oscar Vallejo was born December 12, 1945, in Durango, Mexico. Oscar, as he liked to be called, left his loving family on December 30, 2015. He moved to Santa Barbara in 1964 to pursue a better life. Elias worked 20-plus years in the famous El Paseo and Somerset restaurants. Elias enjoyed decorating his home with Spanish architecture and watching sports. Although he was successful in his own right, he strongly valued educa-

tion. Elias sent his children to Notre Dame Elementary and encouraged his sons to pursue their educational careers. Above all he was a loving grandfather that spent his last years watching his five grandchildren grow into beautiful young people. They brought him great joy and happiness with every encounter. Elias will be missed by his wife of 44 years. He is survived by his wife, Martha; sons Oscar,Valentin and Cesar; and five grandchildren, Madaleena, Maiya, Lilly, Valentina, and Cain. Rosary services will be held at Welch-Ryce-Haider funeral home on Thursday, 1/7/16, at 7:00pm (15 E. Sola St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101). Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of Sor Sorrows Parish on Friday, 1/8/16, at 10:00am (21 E. Sola St.).

Howard Arvey

Howard Arvey, 93, retired senior partner at the Chicago law firm of Wildman, Harrold & Dixon, passed away in Santa Barbara on December 17, 2015. Mr. Arvey was born in Chicago in 1921. He was the son of Colonel Jacob M. Arvey and Edith Freeman Arvey. Educated at Western Military Academy and Northwestern University, he studied law at Harvard and Northwestern ,where he received his JD in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942 to 1946, where he served as a Judge Advocate. Mr. Arvey was with Arvey, Hodes, Costello & Burman and its predecessor law firms from 1948 through 1991 and served as managing partner from 1974 until joining Wildman Harrold in 1992. He served on leading corporate boards including Chris-Craft Industries,War Warner Communications, NBD Bank, and Nutmeg Industries. He also served on the boards of major civic organizations and was Chairman of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and was a member of the Board of Louis Weiss Hospital. He belonged to various bar associations, including the Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations, Decalogue Society of Lawyers, and John Henry Wigmore Club of Northwestern, and was Master in Chancery of the Superior Court of Cook County from 1953-1965. Widely respected for his legal talents and business acumen, it was his storied relationship with his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chloe, who accompanied him to the office that made the pages of Chicago Lawyer and the ABA journal (Amicus Canine) and became his trademark, setting the trend for a new informality in the workplace. cont’D

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by B o B R i c k a R d ennis Rickard was the youngest

of five sons born to John T. and Marion Foster Rickard in what became known as the “baby boomer” years following World War II. His father was mayor that year, and Dennis’s pride in his heritage—the Rickard family is directly descended from the De la Guerra and Oreña families that settled the area in the 18th century—emerged time and again throughout his life. One of his first appearances in public life was in his second year when the entire family rode in the Fiesta Parade in the mayor’s carriage. Dennis’s trip up State Street that August was the first of many he would travel — as participant, parade worker, and parade director—finally FAMILY TRADITION: Dennis Rickard’s involvement in Fiesta started culminating as El Presidente, an office his when he was 2 and culminated in his role as El Presidente. father held when the festival restarted in the 49 area ranchers he often visited; they met once a year early postwar years. For young Dennis, daily life was a show-and-tell to elect new members, renew tales of days gone by, by his brothers of how to navigate the world. He went and enjoy a barbecue at a member’s ranch. His great along on every adventure, from hiking with Mr. Page, uncle Dario Oreña had been a charter member of the an old family friend, to his first horseback rides on the Society, circa 1910. Dennis was elected a member in family ranch, brandings and barbecues, swimming 2014, joining his brothers Jim, Bob, and Tom. through the summer at the Montecito Country Club, In the civic theater, Dennis, along with his brothand school in the fall. As the years progressed, Dennis ers and area supporters, introduced the naming of attended the same schools as his brothers, Dolores the new airport terminal in honor of his late father, parochial (now Notre Dame), Santa Barbara Junior “Jack” Rickard, former mayor and Superior Court judge, who had been instrumental in annexing the High, and then Santa Barbara High School. Dennis learned to carve his own path, gaining con- airport into the City of Santa Barbara. As an aside, fidence in sports and studies. He excelled in football, the method used to annex the airport by our father as had his brothers, at Santa Barbara High School, has since been removed from the state’s law books. earning his team’s top honor with the 1970 “Hard In 2012, the City Council of Santa Barbara passed Nose Award,” given to the team’s most outstanding a resolution naming the new building the John T. defensive player, along with All-League honors. Rickard Terminal. He decided early on to pursue accounting, attendDennis’s chapter in his family’s history would be ing the University of Colorado and earning his BA at incomplete without his participation in Fiesta. In Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles, and August 1983, the first of many such forays, he rode then gaining his master’s and CPA license at CSU, up State Street on his grandfather’s silver parade sadNorthridge. His chosen path as a CPA was highly dle as a participant in El Desfile Histórico (the Fiesta successful. He spent a number of years in Los Angeles, Parade). It cemented his love of the pageant and set working for a leading entertainment accounting firm, the groundwork for his involvement in it in the years Gelfand and Bressler, going on the road with the some to come. From 2002 up to the time of his death in of the firm’s clients. He reveled in his position as the December 2015, he dedicated his time to fundraising, road accountant for such bands as Earth, Wind & Fire directing, and leading the August event. and other top performers of that time. He was backOne of his final triumphs took place just last year at stage at the band’s shows, handling the road business this time when he and a group of representatives from for the firm and sharing many of those dates with the Fiesta Parade entered and rode in the Pasadena his friends as the Inside Man. Those years had many Tournament of Roses Parade. This was the first time highlights, but he wanted to get back to Santa Barbara in over half a century that a delegation from Santa and open his own firm. Barbara had taken part in the famous Rose Parade, In 1981, Dennis returned home and set up his CPA and the first time Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days firm in the Historic San Marcos Building, beginning was represented. Dennis made his own history in Old Spanish his solo career as an accountant. Life took on more layers: His friends were all here or nearby. There were Days in 2014, and with his first lady, Dianna Bottoms, the trips to Mexico, where his friend Robert (Señor) appeared constantly during his year as El Presidente. Horbach had an international language school; or With his election as one of the 49 in Los Alamos to Vail where Tommy Walker was lead chef for the Society that same year, another of his lifelong ambiFour Seasons Resort; sport fishing with Jerry Vigil tions was realized. He had made all his touchstones in Ixtapa; down to the Gran Prix of Long Beach with come true. Gary Douglass; and with his friend Mike Fryer, who I will miss my youngest brother.We will all miss his worked for Roger Penske, watching the boss’s cars laugh, his passion for his projects, and his generous compete at Indianapolis and Fontana, California. companionship throughout his life. Each year brought new clients and new organizations to become involved in, like the University Club Services will be held at the Old Mission, Saturday, and Los Alamos Society; each had a special meaning January 9, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please make for Dennis. His father had been a member of both for donations in memory of Dennis Rickard to the Caryears, and they held many old friends. He was simpa- riage and Western Art Museum, P.O. Box 1587, Santa tico to the spirit of the Los Alamos Society, a group of Barbara, CA 93102.

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He is survived by his wife Margaret Campbell Arvey, his children Richard Arvey and Sandra Lorgeree, and grandchildren Aaron, Sarah and Micah Arvey and Doug and Heather Lorgeree. There will be a celebration of life in Santa Barbara in 2016.

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Nancy Ladd Hoegh-Guldberg passed away peacefully in her home sur surrounded by family on New Year’s Day in Santa Barbara. She was adored and admired by her husband of 48 years, Niels; her four children Christian, Niels, Karina & Erik; two daughter-in-laws Katie & Dana; and three beautiful grandchildren Joe, Ava & Logan, and she will live on in all of our hearts forever. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, Nancy wishes are to have a contribution made in her name to the Santa Barbara Humane Society, 5399 Over Overpass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Nancy will be missed by everyone who was fortunate to have known her. May she rest in peace.

Joseph Jerry Geneau 03/18/32-12/06/15

The world lost one of it brightest stars with the passing of Joseph Jerry Geneau on December 6, 2015. Jerry was born on March 18, 1932, to Odile and Stanley Geneau in Bath, Maine, and was the youngest of seven. His childhood was spent helping his dad on the farm where he enjoyed ice skating and other cold weather activities. At 17 he left Morse High School and enlisted in the USAF where he served for four years. He was a radio mechanic and a special entertainment escort for the USO.When the call came for skiers to help train the new Japanese Olympic Ski Team, he was picked and trained and participated in all four events. Jerry met Jean Adams, and they were married in Japan, where they soon had their first son, Doug. They left Japan and independent.com

they moved to Texas where their second son, Rick, was born. Jerry attended the Boston School of Optics, and they moved to Los Angeles and eventually moved to Santa Barbara. Always inter interested in the theater, he became involved and performed in various productions in the Alhecama Theatre, Lobero Theatre and the Timbers. Jerry was the president of the Santa Barbara Ski Club, Optimist Club, and Toastmasters, and was master of ceremonies for the Exchange Club. He was the executive president of Old Spanish Days Fiesta and served on the board for 13 years. He was involved with all the events and rode in the parade many times. Jerry opened Geneau Optical in 1966 and was an optician for 30 years. In 1969 he met Brenda Richardson Begg, a widow with three small children,and they were married in 1971, and that began a new chapter in his life. They purchased a sailboat and joined the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, where they spent many happy hours enjoying the nautical life. Together they hosted many parties in their home and had BBQs for which Jerry became famous. Good times were enjoyed by all who were lucky enough to taste his oak-flavored meat. Jerry was known as the best “joke teller” ever, and Brenda sometimes played the straight man, and hours were spent laughing and partying wherever they went. In 1981 Jerry was asked by a fellow yacht club member to join him and two other young men to bring his 43’ Cutty Cuttyhunk sailboat from Cornwall, England, to Florida. Jerry took a three-month “hiatus” and fulfilled every sailor’s dream by crossing the Atlantic Ocean from England to Florida. After selling his last sailboat, Jerry took up the game of golf and many happy hours were spent playing with friends and family. Jerry and Brenda were involved with RVing, and camping and fishing was his lifelong companion — whether at Lake Cachuma, where they had a boat, or ocean fishing or the Sierras, he was truly his happiest in the great outdoors. In 2005 Jerry and Brenda went on a trip to Africa with friends and that began a 10-year period of world travel. Jerry said in the last few years I have seen and done everything I ever wanted to in my life and more. Jerry truly loved people, and his humor touched anyone he met and always brought a smile to their face. He was a man who will be missed by all. He is survived by his wife of 44 years Brenda, sons Douglas Geneau (Nadine) and Rick Geneau (Debbie), stepchildren Donald Begg (Teri), Jimmy Begg, Amber Fruchey (Jonathan) grandchildren Dawn Elliott (Joe), James Begg, Tanner Begg, Emily Begg, greatgrandchildren, Alyssa, Aubree, and Gunnar and three sisters Lucille, Mae and Gladys. There will be a “Celebration of his Life” on Saturday January 30, 2016 at the Santa Barbara Elks Club, 150 North Kellogg, Santa Barbara, Calif. at 1:00PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Santa Barbara Youth Sailing Foundation, 130 Harbor Way, Santa Bar Barbara, Calif. 93109.

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ur open space, mild climate, clean air and water, and easy access to outdoor recreation make the Central Coast a wonderful place to live as well as a top tourist destination, enhancing property values and promoting a healthy economy. Massive nearby population centers like Los Angeles drive us to develop our remaining public lands. Resource extraction has established ongoing pressure for associated roads and large-scale development. After years of collaborative effort, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act has been introduced in both houses of Congress. It has over 500 diverse supporters. With a coming election year that will replace retiring legislators, now is the time to help save these wildlands and rivers. Let’s show strong support for Rep. Lois Capps and Sen. Barbara Boxer, who are retiring soon, helping them leave an invaluable legacy for future generations. Please write or email them at capps.house — Marcia Burtt, S.B. .gov and boxer.senate.gov.

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ur company is located on Micheltorena Street, and we are aware of the Planning Commission’s intent to move forward on eliminating street parking from State Street to the freeway overpass. This would definitely affect all the businesses on our block. We are not against bicycle lanes, just not on streets where it is crucial to have on-street parking.

Our business would have no available parking where we are; this would cause a great hardship for the seniors who visit our office, some of whom use walkers, as well as our disabled clients. The nearest public parking lot is three blocks away! Seriously, we may be forced to move our office if this plan comes about. This will also affect the residents and other businesses all along Micheltorena. We believe the most logical answer would be to remove parking spaces one block down on Sola Street and put the bike lane there. That block has two large parking lots on either side of the street and only one major business, which has its own parking lot. — Peggy Renker and Candace Wheeler, Senior Living Consultants, S.B.

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he Angry Poodle’s description of the “jihad” on Santa Claus [independent.com/mangerdog] reminded me of the facts that actually led to his relocation to Oxnard. In the end it wasn’t about whether he was a worthy example of California roadside vernacular architecture or whether he was a sign or a statue. It was because he was a danger to himself and others. When the county building official came and looked inside, he saw that this multi-ton icon was held together with toothpicks and plaster and posed an imminent threat of crashing down into Santa’s Candy Kitchen and killing Mrs. Claus and any number of elves and children. He was relocated to Oxnard because he was welcome there, and, sadly, not one of his legion of fans in Santa Barbara was able to give him a home. —Jana Zimmer, S.B.

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Bangkok’s notorious Pat Pong district some years ago, but the most corrupt thing I did was to buy two knockoff Rolexes, both of which stopped running the instant my plane landed at LAX. I’m racing through the thriller Bangkok 8 by John Burdett, set after the Vietnam War. A Bangkok Buddhist detective named Sonchai Jitpleecheep, apparently the only honest cop on the force, hits the mean streets to try to find out who killed his buddy. In the book, it’s a society that runs on yaa baa (meth) and money gleaned from all-too-willing farangs, or white suckers. A blonde FBI agent also gets involved in the story. (Watch for the movie.) ROB THE BANK: The innocent essence of

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Worse, there’s apparently no money to fix those city intersections to deal with the oncoming rush of traffic. According to the local group that challenged the EIR, the needed $110 million fix money won’t be available until at least 2040 because it’s all been committed to other projects. Since much of the problem results from Ventura County folks driving here to work, commuter rail has long been hailed as a partial solution, but there’s no sign of it. The citizen group that challenged the Caltrans study pointed out that a decade ago, a commuter-rail system was projected to be ready by 2015. Well, that train hasn’t left the station, and who knows when it will? And since there’s no sign that pouring more and more cement will ever solve the problem, the solution seems to be getting people out of their cars. It’s not like no one warned Caltrans. Mayor Helene Schneider and City Hall had raised crucial questions, but for her trouble she got Yuletide pudding thrown in her face by Officialdom. Apologies, anyone? LET’S COMPARE HOME PRICES: You’ve got

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avid Shelton’ Shelton’S eyes shine when he talks about the gates. He’s animated and articulate like a cool art history profesprofes sor on a roll as he excitedly describes the form and content of two wroughtiron 20-foot-high structures, unpacking mythic meanings dating back to Ancient Greece and Syuhtun’s (Santa Barbara’s) Chumash, meanings both suggested and obvious, astrological and scientific in the figured fence. They are connections that clearly excite him and that he wants you to appreciate. It’s almost a rapper’s flow, minus the rhymes. There are a couple of differences though: Shelton is talking about the gates that he designed but don’t yet exist. One

day they will, though, and rule the corner of Ortega and Garden streets as the portals to the new Community Arts Workshop (CAW). For now, however, they live only in drawings and as models in Shelton’s corrugated tin-roofed studio on Fig Avenue. His impromptu lecture, delivered in ornamental detail, elaborately delineates the difference between the two gates: the winter side (on Ortega St.) for the year-round people who will use the CAW for myriad purposes such as workshops, crafty lairs, theater rehearsals, and maybe space for rock bands, and the summer side (on Garden St.) that will serve as Summer Solstice’s permanent home. In 2008, he was asked if he could spice up the Garden Street entrance to underscore the compound’s upbeat mission as a dedicated community arts space. “The [CAW]

buildings there are sort of nondescript,” says Shelton, who also designed the corn emblems that decorate the iron fences on lower Milpas Street. Leon Olson, an architect, developer, and arts activist, and Claudia Bratton, the longtime Summer Solstice director, who retired this year, both wanted Shelton to try his hand at creating a memorable entryway. “[They] came to me back when they were still stumbling toward a permanent home, and they approached me to see if I was interested in designing something that would call attention to the spot. Of course I was glad to do it,” Shelton says. Shelton’s first model was a simple rolling gate that could be made for a relatively modest amount of money, and, surprisingly, it sailed through all the city zoning and the notoriously stiff-necked Historic Landmarks Commission.

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But then the economy collapsed, and the city found contaminants at the site. (Some say parties attempted to bushwhack the thing via excessive safety restrictions). And then something worse happened: “The money was supposed to come from Redevelopment Agency [of S.B.]; the funds were marked,” said Olson. “And then the governor shut [down] all redevelopment agencies [in the state], and those funds no longer existed.” It looked like curtains for the gate. Two years ago, however, the problems seemed to fix themselves. Controversies dispersed; the bad economy improved; the hazmat issues of the building—once a community recycling center, though pollution issues stemmed from its WWII-era carpool days—were rectified; and residency questions were resolved in a binding lease in which the city rents the big brick shells for $1 a year to the people who had been doing business as the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, now morphed into CAW. “I’d almost forgotten about the gates,” said Shelton, whose genius ideas included the suggestion that CAW use a crow as their logo. And suddenly the original gate grew in dimension and a second gate was added to the proposal, partly because “they now had to allow big trucks in on the Ortega side,” Shelton said, referring to an entrance problem associated with the water-processing tanks next to CAW. That necessitated a bigger project and allowed Shelton to swing for the fence, so to speak.

Stargates “I decided they ought to have a mythological basis, so I just started researching, and one thing led to another for the next three months. I learned stuff I never heard in high school,” Shelton laughed. He conceived of a massive hydra — a multiheaded dragon-like creature Hercules fought during his 12 labors—and his new idea came into being, the one that elicited his joyful expository explications. Like his first design, round two also miraculously sailed though approvals by all the allegedly touchy agencies that control the look of downtown Santa Barbara. He built the hydra and furiously drew the rest of the motifs that will appear on the Summer Solstice Gate on Garden Street. Other images will include astrological-mythological-historical representations such as Cancer the crab, Taurus the bull, and a rendering of the myth of the crow and the water snake, in which, as Shelton explained it, “Apollo cursed [the crow’s] song, turned his feathers black, and immortalized him as a constellation on the back of a water snake.” The Winter Solstice Gate on Ortega Street has Capricorn the sea-goat, Typhon the volcano, and the Chumash Burning Bark Torch tale. “The sun’s light, which came from a burning torch of rolled bark,” wrote Shelton in a project explanation, “was extinguished at night, casting its sparks across the heavens as the Milky Way.” All will be rendered in iron representing seasonal mythological skies like ornate gate versions of Stonehenge’s astronomy.

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ARTFUL AMBIANCE: David Shelton’s handiwork is all over town, if you know where to look. left page, clockwise from top left: His metalwork adorns his brother Jeff Shelton’s El Jardin balcony on 819 Garden Street, an interior railing at Vera Cruz, and the Oak Tree House entry railings. above: David Shelton not only built the crow logo for the Community Arts Workshop (CAW); the design concept was his idea.

Among all this epic glory, Shelton stands in his little shop (from which he sadly moved last month), a modest, funny guy who happens to hail from a family of dazzling talent. Call it the Shelton Factor. Shelton’s oldest brother, Ron, is the acclaimed screenwriter and director who made Bull Durham and Cobb; his next youngest brother, Steve, is an artist and beloved teacher at Santa Barbara Junior High. Jeff Shelton is a well-known architect responsible for a number of high-profile Santa Barbara buildings (including the Ablitt House just off lower State St.) in which he takes the idea of red tile and white stucco and puts it through a Spanish Magical Realist machine. It’s George Washington Smith via Gaudí and Dalí. Though born in Whittier, California, David and his brothers spent most of their lives in the charmed and wooded surroundings of Westmont College, where his dad, Rath Shelton, was also a kind of celeb. Dad Shelton began life as a jazz musician and managed to land a chair in the Ray Ellis Big Band during World War II, playing for GIs in England. He loved sports and eventually found employment at the newish liberal Christian campus, and he became known as a man devoted to his students, a man who believed in “discussions, discussions, discussions” with the Westmont kids who always found his door open and kitchen free for rap sessions, as Shelton remembers it.“He loved talking so much that he would take the opposite side in any conversation, just to keep it going.” But what Rath liked best was Santa Barbara. “The first time [Dad] came here, down from his home in Taft, he told us he had gone to paradise,” laughed Shelton, who also loves his adopted hometown, Montecito. “There’s this 50-acre tract of land where I grew up when it was a prep school for boys. Like Jean-Jacques Rousseau — who said, ‘Don’t read a book, sit in the forest’—I did, and I built tree houses in every tree up there.” Shelton attended Santa Barbara High School, then Westmont, and then narrowly avoided going to Vietnam after attending art grad school

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at the University of Montana at Missoula, where he studied with influential professors such as the poet Richard Hugo.“My interest moved from painting to sculpture there,” said Shelton, who credits an eclectic array of visiting professors such as Robert (“Spiral Jetty”) Smithson, who hung out at Missoula. He went on to grad school, married, and had children but came back to Santa Barbara, where he kept an art studio yet needed a job; he found one in a Goleta welding firm. After he made some money, Shelton gave back to the woodlands that inspired him by helping to physically build the Westmont art department when there was only one art professor, John Carlander. “It makes me feel really good,” he said, “that I did something for an art department up there.”

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David Shelton works in sculpture and ironworks that augment architecture, both restorations and new works. Like his brother Jeff, he has been busy in the city, too —he worked on the train station project, Trinity Episcopal Church, and, of course, the beautiful though controversial corn motifs decorating Milpas Street’s streetlamps and freeway overpass. However, he may be best known for adorning his brother’s high-profile projects such as El Jardin and El Andaluz buildings on the lower end of Chapala Street. Shelton loved getting lost in the process of designing the gates, especially haunting research libraries. He’s equally eager to commit to the task of building out the vision, which he admitted might change as realities and inspirations impinge on the construction phase. Money still needs to be raised, and fundraisers are in the offing. Olson, who is a good friend to many city art embellishments, seems optimistic, though. CAW has raised $75,000 toward the completion of the gates. “And every penny of it goes directly to A-MAIZE-ING: Surprisingly controversial, Shelton’s corn-motif streetlamps lend David and his workshop,” dignity to lower Milpas Street, which was once farm country. dsheltonstudios.com

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1/7: 1st Thursday Reception See what the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild, organized more than 40 years ago, has in store for you this month. Also, check out longtime S.B. resident and artist Jean Demro. The show runs through January 29. S.B. Sculptors Guild: 4-8pm; Faulkner Gallery. Jean Demro: 4:30-7pm; Faulkner East Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 962-7653 or visit sbplibrary .org.

Friday 1/8 1/8: Friday Night Live: The Tearaways With influences ranging from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to The Who and Tom Petty, this power-pop group from the ’80s has played Beatleweek in Liverpool and festivals all over, so expect a great night of music. 8pm. Blind Tiger, 409 State St. $5. Ages 21+. Call

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957-4111 or visit thetearaways .nightout.com. 1/8: MBA Workshop: The Art of War Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, an ancient Chinese treatise about warfare and strategy written some 2,500 years ago, is a mandatory read in the U.S. Military Academy. Discuss with Professor Anna Kwong how to apply these ancient military concepts to reaching your personal and professional goals. 5:30-8:30pm. Antioch University S.B., 602 Anacapa St. Free. Call 962-8179 or visit tinyurl.com/artofwar workshop. 1/8: Kurupt If you’re hip to who’s hot in hip-hop, you know Kurupt, also known as Young Gotti. He will share tracks from his large catalog of songcraft and rhymes. Check out this rapper live and get “kurupted.” 8pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $22$35. Ages 18+. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones.com.

in the War on Terror in the years following the September 11, 2001, attacks. This exhibit features 721 photos of men and women from our home state and is dedicated to reminding us of our freedom. Showing through January 16 in S.B., this exhibit will move to Lompoc Veterans Memorial Hall on January 17. Exhibit: 8am-5pm; ceremony: 1:30pm. S.B. Veterans Memorial Hall, 112 W. Cabrillo Blvd. Free. Visit tinyurl.com/ rememberthefallen. 1/9: Dueling Pianos Anywhere Combining musical technique and two talented piano performers, Dueling Piano Anywhere will customize its show to suit the Velvet Jones style. They will take requests of all genres for music lovers to sing and dance along to. Why use a karaoke machine when you can experience karaoke live? 9pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $5-$10. Call 965-8676 or visit velvet-jones .com.

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1/8: Solvang’s Annual Christmas Tree Burn All area residents can bring their trees to the burn pile and then see this spectacle ignite the New Year and celebrate the end of Solvang’s Julefest Celebration. Live entertainment and refreshments will be available for purchase. 5-7pm. Fields of Old Mission Santa Inés, 1760 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call 688-7529 or visit solvangusa .com. 1/8-1/9: Kids Helping Kids Benefit Concert: NEEDTOBREATHE This entirely student-run nonprofit organization, dedicated to sharing and improving the lives of other disadvantaged kids, holds a benefit concert every year featuring

1/8: Natalie Gelman and Nathan McEuen This modernday troubadour has two albums under her belt and wants to share her soulful voice with you. Also performing will be Nathan McEuen, who this past November released the album Side by Side, which features him playing guitar and banjo to critical praise by Steve Martin. Enjoy honest, heartfelt songs this evening. 7:30pm. Cambridge Drive Community Church, 550 Cambridge Dr., Goleta. $12-$15. Call 964-0436 or visit cambridgedrivechurch.org.

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1/9: Art From Scrap Workshop: Spaceships and Aliens Awaken your force and make an original ship and aliens ready to destroy our earth or save it with recycled materials. Get your inner eco artist inspired with guest artist Geoffrey Barber. 10am-noon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 884-0459 or visit exploreecology .org. 1/9: Lucidity “Crossroads” Pre-Party w/ Pumpkin Prep for Lucidity Festival, a seventhemed village of transformation arts and musical festival, with Pumpkin! Your new favorite music producer/deejay will

play spot-on song selections and special remixes. He’s played alongside acclaimed house music legends such as Lee Burridge, Justin Martin and electronic music pioneers including Bluetech and The Glitch Mob. 9pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$20. Ages 21+. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb .com.

1/9: Life, Death and the Afterlife Timothy Conway, who holds a PhD in East-West psychology (a transpersonal psychology program), will discuss this truly liberating approach to the great mysteries of being and becoming. Learn about multifaceted miracles, personal consciousness in the play of spirit, near-death experiences, and the three levels of experience. 10am4:30pm. Church of the Comforter, 1028 Garden St. Suggested donation: $50. Visit tinyurl.com/ LifeDeathAfterlife.

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1/9: Inspiration Point: Land of Rock and Water Start 2016 with a hike to one of S.B.’s favorite views. Start with an easy mile walk and see tilted rock layers, and continue another mile on a moderately difficult trail, where you will cross two major watersheds to enjoy a spectacular view of the coastal landscape. Reservations are recommended. 9am-1pm. Meet at the top of Tunnel Rd. $35-$55. Call 682-4726 or visit sbbg.org.

1/9-1/10: Adult Literacy Tutor Training Change your life by changing other’s lives. Help adults with reading, writing, job skills, and other goals. To be matched with an adult learner, volunteers must take this twoday training course. 1-5pm. S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Ages 18+. Call 564-5619 or visit sbplibrary.org.

1/9-1/10: Spring Awakening The S.B. Theatre Initiative for Young Adults will bring to life a slightly abridged English translation of Frank Wedekind’s play Spring Awakening, which is about a group of schoolchildren in 1880s Germany just entering puberty who are speculating about the mysteries of life, love, each other, and adults. 7pm. St. Michael’s University Church, 6586 Picasso Rd., Isla Vista. $10-$12. Not suitable for young children due to strong sexual content and adult themes. Call 451-3301 or visit tinyurl .com/SBTIYASpringAwakening.

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1/10: The Orlando Consort The Orlando Consort will bring sound to the 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc (pictured), one of the finest performances in cinema history, based on the trial and execution of Joan of Arc in 1431. Listen as the musicians bring the sound of the 15th century to life. 4pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. $10-$32. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu. Read more on p. 51. 1/9: Doug C and the Blacklisted Doug Carrion of the punk rock band The Descendents and the Blacklisted will provide a night of hillbilly stomp and rockabilly country, so be ready to stomp and rock! 9pm. Seven Bar & Kitchen, 224 Helena Ave. Free. Ages 21+. Visit tinyurl.com/ dougcsb. 1/9, 1/12: The Waldorf School: A Puppet Show Children will be delighted and inspired by the early-childhood teachers of The Waldorf School of S.B. This seasonal puppet show is one that all children will enjoy. Sat.: 11-11:30am; Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang; 688-4214. Tue.: 10:30-11am; Montecito Library, 1469 E. Valley Rd., Montecito; 969-5063. Free. Visit sbp library.org. 1/9: Die Winterreise DeAndre Simmons, bass, and Robert Cassidy, piano, will play Franz Schubert’s Die Winterreise (The Winter Journey). Composed in 1827, this song cycle represents a man’s life of sadness, passion, beauty, and attention to detail to German lyric poet Wilhelm Müller. 3-4:30pm. First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 617-3401 or visit sb musicclub.org.

Sunday 1/10 1/10: Beach Cleanup Heal the beach and feel good! Volunteers can bring their own

bags, buckets, and gloves and help out on the second Sunday of every month. After the cleanup, learn how your actions just affected the health of the creeks and oceans. Do your part to help our beautiful ocean. Noon2pm. Arroyo Burro Beach, 2981 Cliff Dr. Free. Call 884-0459 x16 or visit exploreecology.org. 1/10: Wonderful Winter Bridal Expo Take advantage of this one-stop answer to all your wedding questions. This bridal show will feature more than 70 wedding exhibitors with samples from caterers and bakeries. Throughout the day, prizes will be given away, and the first 100 brides will receive gift certificates. Oh, and grooms, there will be a bar/break area for you to rest, unless you are a “groomzilla.” Noon-4pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $3-$10. Visit tinyurl.com/winter bridalexpo. 1/10: Studio Sundays on the Front Steps: Air-Dry Clay Reimagine ancient Rome, and design and sculpt missing sections of the 2,000-year-old marble fragments in air-dry clay. This is a great opportunity to get fun, creativity, and art all going at the same time. 1:30-4:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call 963-4364 or visit sbma.net.

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1/10: Kid Flix Mix Children of all ages can enjoy an hour of highlights from the New York International Children’s Film Festival. There will be short films, animation, a mix of musicals and narrative shorts, and more. 11am. Campbell Hall, UCSB. $5-$10. Call 893-3535 or visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

1/10: We Only Get One Father — So Why Was I Given Mine? Polly Frost, New York– based writer and playwright, will perform a funny, provocative, and interesting play based on her “difficult relationship” with her father. For those of you who are familiar with her last performance, Bad Role Models, you know exactly what to expect. 3pm. Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard, 1500 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. $15. Call (646) 358-6684 or visit button woodwinery.com. Read more on p. 53. 1/10: Vicki Lawrence &

Mama: A Two Woman Show Known for her 11-year role in The Carol Burnett Show and as Mama of Mama’s Family, Emmy Award–winning comedian Vicki Lawrence and her alter ego Thelma “Mama” Harper will bring a roar-outloud performance in a mixture of stand-up comedy, music, life observations, and tales. 3pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $41-$74. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org.

expected this winter. Quench your thirst for knowledge about El Niño. 6:30-8pm. Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Call 682-4711 or visit sbnature.org. 1/11: S.B. Newcomers Club Orientation Meeting Are you new to S.B. this year? This is a great opportunity to meet new friends and learn about what S.B. has to offer so you can get started on your social life! There will be a meet and greet, discussion of future events, and more. 6:30-8pm. University Club of S.B., 1332 Santa Barbara St. Free. Visit sbnewcomers.org. courtesy

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tueSday 1/12 1/12: Surfer Blood, Cayucas Alternative American rock band Surfer Blood, aided by Foo Fighters and Pixies producer Gil Norton, brings back college rock and youthful feelings without any of the subgenre’s gimmicks. The special guest will be Santa Monica–based indiepop band Cayucas. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Call 962-7776 or visit sohosb.com.

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Julia Macchio 1/12-1/13: Flashdance the Musical Based on the 1983 movie, this musical follows a working-class girl who dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Watch as she navigates through love and ambition to songs like “Flashdance – What a Feeling,” “Maniac,” “Gloria,” and more, as well as 16 brand-new original songs. 7:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $33-$83. Ages 12+ for limited profanity and mature content. Call 899-2222 or visit granadasb.org. Read more on p. 49.

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Islam & Religious Pluralism Thursday, January 21 / 8:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall Islam is a great religious tradition, the second largest and fastest growing of the World’s Religions, embracing some 57 Muslim countries and the second or third largest religion in Europe and America. Despite the global achievements of Islam as a faith and civilization, since the Iranian Revolution, Islam has been viewed through the lens violence and the actions of militant terrorists. This lecture will address the questions: Who are Muslims and what do they believe? What do Islam, Judaism and Christianity share in common? Why does it matter?

1/13: Mission Treasures Tour Learn the history of the mission, and view some of the most precious sites normally not opened to the public, including the Archive-Library. Proceeds help support the mission and Archive-Library. Reservations are required. 10:30am-noon. Old Mission S.B., 2201 Laguna St. $20. Call 682-4713 x166 or email museumtours@sboldmission.org for future tour dates. originals. Ukulele Jim is here to provide two whimsical performances of songs. 10:30am; Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St., Montecito; 963-3727. 4pm; Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta; 964-7878. Free. Visit sbplibrary.org. 1/13: UC Santa Barbara Library Grand Opening After about two and a half years of construction, the newly reinvented UCSB Library is open. Join the celebration for the ribbon cutting and performances by UCSB students of music, theater, and dance as students will now be able to enjoy critical physical spaces, professional expertise, and information resources to meet the broader goals of the University and of scholars. Reservations are recommended. 3:30-5:30pm. UCSB Library, UCSB. Free. Call 893-2478 or visit tinyurl.com/newucsblibrary. 1/13: Lynn Gamble From the days of the Arlington Springs Man — who died on the steep banks of Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island about 13,000 years ago — to now, diverse groups have inhabited coastal California, through rebellion, cooperation, persistence, and culture. Lynn Gamble, professor of anthropology at UCSB, will sign First Coastal Californians, her new book chronicling how peoples of the past survived and thrived

Named “one of America’s foremost authorities and interpreters of Islam” by The Wall Street Journal, John L. Esposito is the author of more than 45 books including The Future of Islam, Islamophobia and the Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century, Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam, The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? and What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam. He is University Professor as well as Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, where he serves as Founding Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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Theatre and UCSB Arts & Lectures present this FREE family concert as part of the Viva El Arte de SB series. The Grammy Award winning band has just released a new recording for Smithsonian Folkways in tribute of their late founder, Nati Cano. For more info please visit www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB or call 805-884-4087 x7. See you there!

Sat Jan 23 7:30p “Rock in the Red Zone” This documentary is a personal view from the

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of Hope presents this FREE celebration of a century of Black History, life and culture. This annual event brings the community together in a unified worship, enhances cultural awareness, and strengthens faith. For more info please e-mail visionsofhope@cox.net or call 805-4552765. The Gospel music will bring you to your feet and the spiritual message will give you a vision of hope!

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reated back in May 2015 by Westmont graduate Bryan Cox and his two brothers Sean and Alan, Brave Cycling Co. is a brand-new bike apparel company that embodies the ideals of charity and selfless giving by sharing proceeds with nonprofit partners. “Our hope is that Brave inspires adventure, camaraderie, and moxie on and off the road, all the while remembering why we ride and why we are here,” said Bryan Cox, whose first partner is San Francisco’s Pedal Revolution, which provides at-risk youth with jobs and internships to help them improve their lives and prepare for the working world. The Cox brothers created their company out of their shared love for philanthropy and cycling together. As a typical start-up, a lot of their work is done late at night, but in just seven months, they’ve already developed a diverse selection of soft goods and bike apparel, in addition to four dif different “kits” to wear. “We’ve grown a lot since the release of our early kits,” explained Cox, who works at RightScale during the day. “We try to make classic, fun gear for people to ride while giving back along the way.” A community favorite is their Ice Cream Kit, designed in bright pink, orange, and blue and adorned with creams and cones on the inside and an ice cream truck on the back. Two others are their Roads Kit, designed to map out the streets of San Francisco (the brothers’ original home), and the Topo // Diablo kit, which features a topographic map of Mt. Diablo. As Brave grows, Bryan and his brothers hope to eventually partner with more nonprofits. See bravecycling.com. — Austin Murphy

competitions is catapulting the mesmerizing centuries-old art of ballroom into the modern psyche. “I don’t know if people really knew what ballroom dancing was,” says Anastasia Banderovskaya, co-owner of Dance Fever Santa Barbara. “But now people ask if they can learn to dance like Dancing with the Stars.” Banderovskaya moved from Saint Petersburg, Russia, five years ago with her competitive dance partner, Vasily Golovin, to open Dance Fever Santa Barbara. They now actively compete throughout the United States, following more than 20 years of competing around the world, in which Golovin won Latin World and European championships and Banderovskaya once took the Russian national title. Their studio tailors classes to clients’ desires but generally offers instruction in the five International Standard and five International Latin style dances. But many students simply come to learn social dancing. “They just want to be able to go to a party and know some moves,” said Banderovskaya. More serious dancers commute weekly from Los Angeles solely for Dance Fever’s instruction, so clients range from elite competitors to kids as young as 4 years old. “I love the cute kids — they are always listening and trying their best,” she said. “I really care about how my students are improving. It’s like a gift.” But dancing is also for the young at heart. One of Golovin’s clients is an unstoppable 72-year-old. “She does 32 dances in a row,” he said. “I am dying, and she is still danc-

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GROOVE INTO SHAPE: Anastasia Banderovskaya and Vasily Golovin teach popular classes near the S.B. waterfront. ing. She is very successful and is winning competitions everywhere.” So while watching the TV dance competitions can make ballroom look impossibly intimidating, remember that Fred Astaire himself once admitted, “Some people seem to think that good dancers are born, but all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained.” So there’s a chance for even the clumsiest among us. But there’s other reasons to catch the fever, too. As one student said, “It just feels awesome!” See sb.dancefeverstudio.com. — Carolina Starin

Muni in the early ’80s, very few women played golf, and even fewer of them competed.” He contends most people play for the social aspect. In my humble opinion — man or woman — they just don’t know what they’re missing. Golf is in my blood. When my dad was pushing 70, he walked in the kitchen door of our house after his weekly golf game looking like he’d seen a ghost. This was two years after his first heart bypass surgery, and mom was worried. “Honey, what’s wrong wrong? Did somebody die?” Dad shook his head. “I got my first hole in one today.” Mom said, “Well, that’s wonderful, isn’t it?” He said, “I’ve wanted one my whole life. I think I’m going to die now.” The first time I played in the City, I was in awe at how incredibly nervous I was — for 14 holes! My hands shook and my heart raced the whole time, but my face also hurt from smiling so hard. People always asked, “You have to hit from the same tees as the men? Why in the world would you want to do that?” My answer: “Because I can!” For all you weekend warriors out there, with a little bit of talent and a great big dream, I encourage you to sign up next year. You won’t regret it. In fact, the worst that can happen is you may come in dead last. But it’s a little death of happiness! — Cody Minnick Free

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than any Laker game,” a spectator said. The rivals will meet twice in Channel League play: January 15 at Santa Barbara and February 3 at San Marcos. On New Year’s Eve, the Dons won their own Holiday Classic, padding their record to 17-1. Bolden Brace scored 41 points in the title game against Westlake. After watching some other team take the first-place trophy of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions for the past 30 years, the Dons girls finally triumphed in front of their home crowd, beating league nemesis Ventura in the final, 55-49. Senior star Amber Melgoza’s smile was as wide as the three-point arc as TURNING IT AROUND: Onome Jemerigbe (#10 with ball) and Chaya Durr (#21) are off to the races she relished her first victory over during UCSB’s 93-78 victory over Morehead State, as Gaucho coach Bonnie Henrickson applauds. the Cougars. Santa Barbara’s girls are 16-1, their only loss a 19-point The Gaucho women will be put to the test on Thursday thumping by top-ranked Chaminade in the West Coast Holiday Festival. night, January 7, when Cal Poly visits the Thunderdome UCSB’s teams both wound up 2015 with impressive to open conference play. The Mustangs, led by 63 junior victories. The Gaucho men finally found success against Hannah Gilbert, pulled down an outrageous 74 rebounds the Pac-12 Conference, a gritty 83-78 win at Washington. in a 97-72 win over Sacramento State last week. UCSB has The Huskies turned around and swept UCLA and USC last not beaten them since 2011. weekend. The Gauchos ended a month on the road with an 88-50 win over Seattle and brought in the New Year with OWLS TO BE FÊTED: The Santa Barbara Athletic their fourth consecutive victory, 87-46 over Point Loma. Round Table press luncheons — every Monday at noon The streak improved UCSB’s record to 6-7 heading into its at Harry’s Plaza Café when schools are in session — enable the public to get up close and personal with area athletes Big West opener Saturday at Hawai‘i. The Gaucho women also came alive late in Decem- and coaches. On January 11, in addition to the usual reports ber at the Thunderdome, pounding La Verne 89-41 and on winter sports, the Laguna Blanca girls’ volleyball Morehead State of Kentucky 93-78. UCSB’s 3-11 record is team will be honored. The Owls won the CIF Division 4 significant because it’s one more win than the women had championship and were the first Santa Barbara volleyball all last season, when they started out 0-24. Morehead State team to reach a State final. came in as one of the nation’s top 10 teams in scoring and rebounding, but the Gauchos played at a pace as fast as head coach Bonnie Henrickson talks, and the Eagles couldn’t keep up. Makala Roper, a 57 sophomore, had 24 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. UCSB outrebounded the visitors, 50-35 — even without freshman Kali Jones, who had been the team’s leader on the boards until she was declared ineligible for academic reasons in mid-December. john zant

hree kinds of games occupied me during the holidays: basketball, football, and board games. It was fun to get the grandkids away from video schmideo (remember the Santa Barbara store of that name?) to play games involving cards, dice, and moving pieces. Their favorite was Sorry, which came to be known as “Screw Grandpa.” Seemingly every time I checked on a college bowl game, I was sorry about the prediction I had posted in a contest with friends. I did pick Clemson to win one of the national semifinals — I want the Tigers to beat Alabama on Monday night, too — but my parlay to Michigan State over the Crimson Tide did not quite pan out. Then there was the surefire pick of Oregon, which led TCU 31-0 at halftime, in a game that ended up as a tribute to the late Yogi (“It ain’t over ’til it’s over”) Berra. Two games had me questioning the wisdom of Heisman Trophy voters who awarded the prize to Alabama running back Derrick Henry. Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who finished fifth in the voting, did it all in the Midshipmen’s 44-28 Military Bowl victory over Pittsburgh. He scored three touchdowns — running his career total to a record 88 — passed for another, and also caught a pass for a big gain. It was refreshing to hear Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo (a good story himself for spurning an offer from BYU to stay at Annapolis) talk about his senior players on ESPN: “I love those guys, and as Americans, we’re in great shape if we’ve got guys like that who are going to go protect us.” The service academies are not breeding grounds for the NFL. Navy still managed to win 11 games, mostly against programs that recruited superior athletes. As an ESPN commentator put it in an expression I hope never to hear again: “They were out-athleted.” Their opponents were out-teamed. As good as Reynolds was, there was another young man whose sensational performance in the Rose Bowl splattered eggs in the faces of the experts who deemed a straightahead power runner as the best player in the land. Stanford sophomore Christian McCaffrey, a bundle of fast-twitch muscles, was electrifying every time he touched the football against Iowa. The Hawkeye defenders must be thankful they didn’t break their ankles trying to catch McCaffrey as he darted around them.

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Santa Barbara Winery, 202 Anacapa St. 963‑3633. Open Sun‑Thurs 10a‑6p & Fri‑Sat 10a ‑ 7p, small charge for extensive tasting list. 2 blocks from both State St & the beach. This venerable winery is the county’s oldest‑ est.1962, and offers many internationally acclaimed wines from their Lafond Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. Try some of Winemaker Bruce McGuire’s small production bottling. www.sbwinery.com

Sierra Nevada Otra Vez Gose-Style Ale: Given that Gose, a classic German wheat ale brewed with salt and coriander to create a sharp tartness, often gets served with a shot of raspberry or fruit syrup, it’s not too surprising Sierra Nevada would have some fun with its latest release. Turning to California-classic flavors like prickly pear cactus and grapefruit, however, makes this a Gose with the Central Valley up its sleeve. A lovely light yellow, the ale hides its hops and features that typical tang of the wheat and yeast, but then picks up floral notes and those citrus sweet (that is, far from too sweet) grapefruit. On the finish there’s just a hint of the saline, but of course salt makes you just want to drink more of this pleasing session ale (4.5 percent ABV). See sierranevada.com. — George Yatchisin

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“Three fiery, passionate, funny and incredibly committed master storytellers.” Orange County Weekly From the borders and in the margins, safe houses, streets and jails, comes a night of poignant and often hilarious voices and true stories of unforgettable people.

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www.DowntownSB.org arT CraWL: 735 Anacapa Street The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, in partnership with Downtown Santa Barbara, will lead a curated Art Crawl through 1st Thursday festivities. The Art Crawl starts at 5:30pm in de la Guerra Plaza on the back steps of City Hall (735 Anacapa Street, then head around to the back).

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GaLLErIEs, MusEuMs & VENuEs 1 Lady ady MCCLINTOCK sTudIOs arT GaLLEry 1221 State St Suite 6, 805-845-0030 Highlighting the masters of renaissance and with the classic beauty of portraiture, for one last month come view the oil paintings by Rosemary McClintock. View the art gallery, the photography studio with wine, appetizers and live music by acoustic guitarist Travis Mersola.

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1213 State Street - Suite F, 805-770-2862 Captured Spirit Photography has joined forces with wall space gallery to present Geologic Survey: Black & White photography of Jim Stoicheff and Stacey Byers. Jim Stiocheff and Stacey Byers’ appreciation for the landscape band them together to showcase the natural wonder that surrounds us. Ms. Byers looks to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, while Mr. Stoicheff turns his lens to the Carrizo Plain. All geologic landmarks in their own right; the quiet beauty of the tectonic rolling hills of the Carrizo Plain is a sharp counterpoint to the dramatic uplift of the Tetons. These stunning graphic black and white prints engage us in the beauty and power of these distinctly western landscapes.

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6 Fau F LKNEr r GaLLEry 40 East Anapamu Street, 805-962-7635 A Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Juried Membership Exhibition, +SPACE – features both 3D and haley street 2D works of art and displays the breadth of talent, genres and media of the 50-plus year old Guild. Exhibition runs through January 30. With new members joining every year new styles and several media are always present, including but not limited to: bronze, ceramic, wood, glass, 15 stone, fiber arts, found objects, assemblage, works on canvas, works on paper, digital art and photography. was twelve when she bought her first horse, Red, out of a field in Goleta for twenty dollars. This horse predisposed her to favor draft horses, which she sketched at the Los Angeles County Fair in 7 Fau F LKNEr r GaLLEry ry WEsT Pomona, California, while attending Scripps College. She is now a full-time artist and carves wood 40 East Anapamu Street, 805-962-7635 Holly Sherwin showcases her latest prints, through Jan 31st. Holly’s prints are one-of-a-kind and stone, works in wax for bronzes, and does soft sculpture, etchings, woodcuts, and mono prints. works of art that showcase a variety of printmaking techniques. From detailed wildlife 10 Wa WaTE aTErhOusE GaLLEry etchings to colorful & imaginative abstracts, there will be something to please everyone! Meet 1114 State Street # 9, 805-962-8885 Holly tonight during her Open House (5-7pm). The Gallery is going on its 32nd year and 25 years in La Arcada Courtyard. It features artwork from some of today’s finest nationally-known painters. Southwest Art Magazine recognized Diane & 8 saNTa NTa BarBara NTa ara MusEuM OF arT Ralph Waterhouse among “10 Prominent People” in the Fine Art Business. Ray Hunter will give a 1130 State Street, 805-963-4364 painting demonstration at 5:45pm. Family 1st Thursday: Pattern Play Collage. Design your own collage in textured and printed fabrics inspired by Cayetano Ferrer’s installation of Greek and Egyptian motif casino carpet 11 GaLLEry ry 113: remnants currently on view in Ludington Court. (Time: 5:30–7:30pm, Free) 1114 State Street, La Arcada Court #8, 805-965-6611 Artist of the month, Séraphine, a HyperPhotoRealist presents Paintings Are Remembrances creExhibitions on View: Geometry of the Absurd: Recent Paintings by Peter Halley features ated from trips to South Korea. Her paintings are but moments in time created to communicate eight large paintings selected for the exhibition that share in common a distinctive doubleher life’s journey to the viewer much like the artists of the earlier centuries communicate to us stack composition — with two prisons or cells, one precariously suspended above another. today. The featured artists are Lee Anne Dollison Elizabeth Poulin Alvarez, Jo Merit, Carolyn J. For more than 30 years, Peter Halley’s paintings, with their characteristic day-glo color Paterson, and Nora Duncan. (Open 11am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun) and distinctive faux-stucco surfaces, have engaged in variations on the same closed set of 12 BELLa geometric forms, designated by the artist as prisons, cells, and conduits. BELL rOsa Osa GaLLErIEs Osa 1103-A State Street, 805-966-1707 9 saNTa NTa BarBara arTs NTa T Ts Well-known local photographer and 1993 Brooks Institute graduate Amber Paresa will be showcasing 1114 State Street #24, 805-884-1938 her Rock & Roll images along with a curated collection of vintage concert posters from the galNina de Creeft Ward: Born in New York City, Nina de Creeft Ward grew up in Santa Barbara lery’s archives. Amber’s performance photography path began with Pink Floyd at the Palace of and Ojai, California. Nina Ward has loved animals from an early date, since her mother kept Versailles in 1988. Her work has appeared in shows from New York to Los Angeles including the goats and a variety of other animals, and her brother had a succession of riding horses. She 48

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14 Parker Way, 805-845-4558 Ride the Wave: Featured Artist “Tedo” Stefan Dobrianov and JadeNow Gallery embrace the Santa Barbara Surfboard Culture. Where does Tedo get his inspiration? Windsurfing. “The fact that I have been a windsurfer for more than three decades contributes greatly to inspiring me to make these unique surfboards.” You can see the end result on at the JadeNow Gallery. Socks unnecessary.

1 sT Thursday ParTNErs 1323 State Street, 805-364-5141 Celebrate the first 1st Thursday of the New Year at Engel & Völkers Santa Barbara! We know the importance of loving where you live - we help people find their dream homes all year round. No matter where you’re going this year, make Engel & Völkers Santa Barbara your first stop of the evening. Kick off the year by checking out our latest artist while you enjoy appetizers, cocktails and good company! You only live once - we’ll show you where!

B saNTa NTa BarBara NTa ara PuBLIC MarKET 38 West Victoria, 805-770-7702 Join SBPM’s New Year’s resolution: delicious food and drink paired with amazing art and atmosphere. Flagstone Pantry will help you stay on track with healthy & tasty bites in the Kitchen but don’t be afraid to wash it down with the fantastic wine selection from Lutum Wines. Come and dance out to One2tree and enjoy the canvas paintings of Chelsea Willet. Let’s start 2016 out right!

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“Santa Barbara poets have an honored tradition of creating ekphrastic poetry inspired by the work of visual artists. We are honored to be invited by the group to interact with their work. This symbiosis of words and images offers an expanded interpretation of the individual works for both the printmaker and the poet.” – Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle. 11 West Anapamu Street, 805-568-1400 IN CONTRAST II: BOTHNE & COX — In the second show of its “In Contrast” series ARTAMO GALLERY is setting Janet Bothne’s works against those by Judy Hintz Cox. Janet’s paintings — many from her ongoing “Long Division” series — feature intense colors and textures. Judy Hintz Cox, in contrast, explores a minimalistic style with little color and few, mostly linear script-like elements in black on white surfaces.

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As part of the programming around the Printmakers’ exhibition, County Arts Commission presents Poets Respond to Prints. The reading begins promptly at 6:00 p.m. in the Planning Commission Hearing Room adjacent to Channing Peake Gallery. The event is moderated by co-curators Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle and Linda Saccoccio.

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4 ChaNNING PEaKE GaLLEry 105 E Anapamu St, 1st floor, 805-568-3990 The Santa Barbara Printmakers’ 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition provides a unique opportunity to the Santa Barbara community to view and learn about fine art printmaking today. Artist printmakers throughout California were invited to submit up to three works for the exhibition.

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11 East Anapamu Street, 805-730-1460 Sullivan Goss — An American Gallery presents a landmark exhibition for Nicole Strasburg — an exhibition of 50 works celebrating her 50th birthday. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue which will be available at the reception. Also on view, 100 Grand and the Winter Salon.

13 saNTa NTa BarBara hIsTOrICa NTa IC L MusEuM ICa 136 East De La Guerra Street, 805-966-1601 ALEXANDER F. HARMER - Gatherings and Celebration: Join us for wine and music as we celebrate our exhibition dedicated to Alexander Harmer, considered “Southern California’s first great painter of the 19th century” (Edan Hughes). Remembered as the first artist to open a studio in Santa Barbara and for his series of exquisite paintings of the California missions under Mexican rule. Guest curator, Marlene R. Miller.

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hugely popular Who Shot Rock and Roll exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography. Enjoy tasty hors d’oeuvres while savoring local wines to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara.

5 East Figueroa Street, Second Floor, 805-451-2570 Ring in the New Year with Cebada Wine! Sip on our highlighted 2013 Chardonnay by the glass for a special price while checking out the vibrant artwork by local artist Karin Aggeler. We will also be tasting the entire line of Forbidden Fruit Orchards farm fresh treats!

D Casa Casa MaG a aZINE 23 East Canon Perdido Street, 805-965-6448 Sacred Trees is an exhibit featuring field sketches and paintings of Big Sur by Benjamin Brode found in the book In Search of the Dark Watchers written by Thomas Steinbeck, as well as a juried selection of art. Meet the artists, live music, a book signing, and light refreshments.

E GrassINI INI F FaMILy MILy VINEyard 6 El Paseo, 805-897-3366 Join Grassini Family Vineyards in our beautiful downtown tasting room, while we ring in the New Year. Are you a wine geek or a wine wannabe? We will be testing our wine knowledge with a competitive Wine Wars Trivia Game enjoy wine by the glass and local artisan popcorn.

PErFOrMaNCEs COPPEr COasT 900 State Street, Marshalls Patio Copper Coast is a five-piece rock band from Santa Barbara, with a strong Americana influence and a gritty heart and soul. The group is made up of experienced musicians and has been performing together for nearly a year. The combination of high-energy, strong dynamics, highlonesome harmonies, and heartfelt songwriting makes this act a must-see!

NaTaLIE GELMaN Paseo Nuevo Center Court (5:30-7:30 PM) A modern day troubadour, Natalie Gelman performs across the country tirelessly and just released a new album titled Streetlamp Musician after a song she wrote about street performing and watching New York City change over time. Compared to Sheryl Crow, Jewel and Joni Mitchell, Natalie’s music is contemporary and timeless. She writes honest, heartfelt songs responding to current affairs and revealing parts of her inner self with the world. 1st thursday thursday SponSorS: These sponsors continue to make 1st Thursday possible. The downtown community would like to thank these Santa Barbara businesses for their support!

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n the 1983 movie Flashdance, Jennifer Beals played Alex Owens, the Pittsburgh steelworker by day/exotic dancer by night whose dream of attending an elite dance conservatory improbably comes true. In addition to selling lots of leg warmers, and costing even more sweatshirts their collars, Flashdance established a template for the music videos that were beginning to take off on the fledgling cable channel MTV. Radioready pop hits provided the beat, and director Adrian Lyne (who also directed Nine 1/2 Weeks) framed the female figure as suggestively as the film’s R rating would allow. The film’s soundtrack remains in heavy rotation wherever there’s an ’80s night, and new generations of teens in search of recognizable ’80s costumes still tease their hair and show a little shoulder to achieve that oh-so-imitable Alex Owens look. Considering all the adoration, energy, and longevity associated with what was originally an inexpensive dance flick, it was only a matter of time before someone

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adapted Flashdance for the Broadway stage. The version of Flashdance the Musical that arrives at the Granada for performances on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 12 and 13, represents the continuing evolution of a project that got started in London in 2008 when original screenwriter Tom Hedley collaborated with Robert Cary and songwriter Robbie Roth. The show received a choreographic makeover courtesy of Torontobased Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, Memphis) in 2013, when a slated Broadway debut was postponed in favor of a national tour. With the part reimagined not only to feature more Broadway-style ensemble dancing but also to give the character some great songs to sing, the role of Alex Owens in Flashdance the Musical has emerged as a coveted one for young performers looking to debut in a high-profile, high-energy lead. That’s one of the reasons that Julia Macchio, who plays Alex in this production, was so excited to get the part. The other is that her father, Ralph Macchio, starred in The Karate

Kid, another of the most memorable movies of the 1980s. For the 23-year-old, who was not even alive at the time either of these films were in release, it’s a blast going back to the future with her fellow Flashdance cast members. “I love the music, both from the original film and the new songs that Robbie Roth has written, and the part is perfect for me,” Macchio told me by phone from New York. “I have been dancing since I was a little girl, and the message that you have to stay true to your dreams resonates for me very powerfully. Plus it’s fun to be in something that’s so physical and demanding. Alex is in almost every scene.” Is there anything else she would like the audience to know before coming out to catch the show? “Yes—I do get doused with water, just like in the movie. We couldn’t leave that out!” For tickets and information, visit granada sb.org or call 899-2222. — Charles Donelan

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The five-piece San Diegan band has just released its self-titled debut album, Tunnel Vision. The record has a surfer vibe and explores common themes of youth, being wild, and simply enjoying that Southern Californian sun. Tunnel Vision’s sound will appeal to any fan of the ska genre, specifically those who like Sublime or Slightly Stoopid. And although the melodies hardly change throughout the 15-track album, its consistency is relaxing for any chill beach day. Standout tracks include “Tides,”“Live This Way,” and “Time Flies.” —Arianna Irwin

Bowie is back with his 25th studio album just in time to mark his 69th birthday. In a nod to his 1977 Berlin-period albums Low and Heroes, Blackstar’s title track is a 10-minute, multilayered Blackstar masterpiece that evokes an eerie, experimental Krautrock ambiance reminiscent of Amon Düül II’s “Surrounded by the Stars” mixed with Radiohead’s “Pyramid Song.” The killer sax on the seamy “Lazarus” brings it to life. Rerecorded versions of the avant-jazz-noir-flavored “Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)” and the relentlessly rhythmic, John Ford–referencing “’Tis a Pity She Was a Whore” are also featured. From Space Oddity to Blackstar Blackstar, the prettiest starman continues to blow our minds. —Sean Mageean

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This weekend, the crosscounty, collaborative cultural program ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! brings legendary band Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano to Santa Barbara stages north and south. The Grammy Award–winning ensemble will present its world-renowned mariachi in a series of free communityoutreach performances, beginning Thursday, January 7, with a mariachi workshop at Isla Vista’s St. George Family Youth Center, followed by a Friday, January 8, performance at Isla Vista School and a pair of matinees and evening shows at the Guadalupe City Hall Auditorium and Santa Barbara’s Marjorie Luke Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, January 9 and 10. The group arrives in a state of revitalization and transition following the 2014 passing of its namesake founder, Nati Cano, who began the group in the 1960s. Taking the leadership helm is Jesús Guzmán, who joined the group in 1989 and has served as its music director for decades. Guzmán has assumed the role just as the group is planning to reopen its famous La Fonda restaurant in Los Angeles, where Cano is largely credited for introducing mariachi to a worldwide audience through mariachi dinner theater performances starting in 1969. Guzmán will oversee the restaurant’s reopening after being closed for almost 10 years. Through his famed dinner theater, Cano’s twist on the mariachi tradition made a massive impact on the musical culture, spreading the Mexican music to new audiences. Guzmán has upheld this balance of progression and preservation on the group’s newest album, Tradición, Arte y Pasión, released on Smithsonian Folkways, which encapsulates a century’s worth of musical histories and genres, from folkloric melodies to military music to movie soundtracks. As leader, Guzmán says he hopes not only to “preserve the tradition” but also to “renovate and sophisticate.” Cano’s shoes are huge ones to fill, but it’s a daunting position that Guzmán has taken on with pride. “Nati Cano, he saw a strength in me,” says Guzmán. “It’s a lot of responsibility, but I’m really happy.” He hopes to carry on Cano’s words of encouragement and says the group is moving ahead with optimism. “He told me to always play with your heart, and don’t be concerned with the rules — to play with pride and go forward. That is what I’m doing, and that is what I will do.” For set times and more information, visit facebook .com/VivaelArteSB. — Richie DeMaria

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Silent Cinema and Medieval Music – The Passion of Joan of Arc SUN, JAN 10 / 4 PM (note special time) HAHN HALL, MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST $30 / $9 UCSB students A Hahn Hall facility fee will be added to each ticket price

MEDIEVAL MUSIC: Carl Theodor Dreyer’s classic silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc has been paired with music from J.S. Bach to Nick Cave; the Orlando Consort has applied its expertise in the music of the early 15th century to create something that complements the aesthetic impact of the film and augments its attention to historical accuracy.

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n an era frequently characterized as that of of the first three decades of the 15th century, “peak television” and in which the expres- and of the English, French, and Burgundian sion “Netflix and chill” has become ubiqui- courts, to create something that complements tous, it’s interesting to note that multimedia the aesthetic impact of the film and augments projects involving live musical performances its attention to historical accuracy. and traditional projected film images are The project has received rave reviews since also having a moment. The USC Thornton the Consort began performing it in 2014. In School of Music Orchestra demonstrated the weeks leading up to the group’s appearnew technology for synchronizing live play- ance at UCSB, I corresponded with Donald ers with animation at the Greig, a founding memGranada this fall, and ber and the architect of on Halloween, Philip this unusual collaboration Glass joined the Kronos across time and media. Quartet for a live perfor(For a longer version of mance of his soundtrack this email interview, go to to the Bela Lugosi film independent.com/orlando Dracula at the Theatre at consort) Ace Hotel in downtown by Charles Donelan Los Angeles. When KroI’ve seen the film a couple of nos appeared at UCSB’s times, and it’s wonderful but Campbell Hall on November 19, the second also very strange. Do you think that the music helps half of the concert was dominated by Silent people to adjust to Dreyer’s methods? You’re right, Cranes, which employed an elaborate film though, to point to the film’s strangeness. It is montage as an integral part of its overall bizarre—no credits, no historical context, no construction. indication of who is who and why they’re tryInto this expanding universe of multime- ing to prove Jeanne a heretic. Stylistically it’s dia performances (and the Music Academy easier to pinpoint influences and derivations, of the West’s Hahn Hall) strides the Orlando but generically it’s a courtroom drama, tradiConsort, an exemplary vocal group specializ- tionally the most wordy format. Yet it’s silent. ing in early music. The group’s project, which I’m keen to stress, though, that it’s not a is known as “Voices Appeared: Silent Cinema difficult movie, nor is it strange because it’s and Medieval Music—The Passion of Joan of silent. It’s entirely comprehensible and very Arc,” stems from an observation that might powerful. We’ve even had tears afterward, not have occurred to someone without an and that’s not because we were singing out of extensive working knowledge of 15th century tune. On that basis, I think we might be helpFrench music. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s classic ing people to adjust to Dreyer’s vision, but I silent film about the trial of Joan of Arc has think there’s something to be said for music been paired with music by everyone from J. S. accompanying this film. Yes, we can watch it Bach to Nick Cave, but until now, no one has in reverential silence, but the crowd scenes at ever thought to use music that would have the end in particular benefit from some kind been common at the time. The Orlando Con- of aural accompaniment. Crowds, after all, sort has thus applied its expertise in the music don’t riot in silence.

Do not miss the acclaimed British ensemble The Orlando Consort and its live vocal music accompaniment, a thrilling complement to the profound imagery of this 1928 silent film.

Up Close & Musical Series at Hahn Hall sponsored by Dr. Bob Weinman

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Ravi Coltrane, Raul Midón, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Gregory Hutchinson THU, JAN 14 / 8 PM / UCSB CAMPBELL HALL Tickets start at $25 / $10 UCSB students

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The Orlando Consort will perform “Voices Appeared: Silent Cinema and Medieval Music — The Passion of Joan of Arc” at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall on Sunday, January 10, at 4 p.m. as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures. For tickets and information, visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu or call 893-3535.

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“Widely considered to be one of the best living acoustic guitarists… that fingerpicking style that sounds like he is three guitarists at once put him on the map. He’s the type of artist you have to see to truly experience.” Los Angeles Magazine

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One-WOman ShOW ExplorEs Familial RelatiOnShipS

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amilial relationships are a shaping force in everyone’s lives—bonds with parents, especially, are vastly instrumental in the development of a child’s personality. In her upcoming one-woman show at Buttonwood Winery, Polly Frost, the Santa Barbara native (she graduated from San Marcos High) and current New York City–based writer and performer, explores a most potent familial dynamic: that between a father and daughter. We Only Get One Father —So Why Was I Given Mine? is an honest look at her relationship with a father who, FAMILY MATTERS: Performer/writer Polly Frost explores the as she described, “valued potent family dynamic of a daughter’s relationship with her dad his public image over his in her show We Only Get One Father — So Why Was I Given Mine? children, and had a tragic weakness for flattery.” Frost compares their dynamic to that of Cordelia and Lear: “My father liked to run his family as though it was a court, with endless power by Maggie Yates games that he fostered between relatives,” she said. “I had to fight demands. In the show, I ask which kind of against him my entire life—even as an adult father is ultimately best. Does a doting dad really produce a more resilient daughter? — just to be my own person.” Frost is a vivacious, sophisticated artist Or does a difficult father produce a stronger with a long career in writing and journal- adult woman?” We Only Get One Father is ism. Particularly interested in audience not only a provocative and entertaining story connection and the ephemerality of stories of a woman’s struggle with an overbearing, told in the oral tradition, Frost performs all disapproving parent but also a parable about over the country but never allows her shows the significance of cultivating the strength to to be recorded. Her work emulates the style exist authentically, regardless of the hurdles of a wandering minstrel — each show is in your path — even in the difficult case unique and shaped by the atmosphere of the when those obstacles are family members. A notable aspect of Frost’s shows is her venue. Her enthusiasm and creative energy sustains the humorous undercurrent that belief in the importance of emotional disruns through her shows about the serious tance between performer and subject matter. topic of dysfunctional family dynamics. For a performance to convey a meaningful Frost said her performance “combines concept, the actors must have the ability humor with observations about life that are to access and utilize appropriate emotions, philosophical, sociological, and spiritual.” yet a player who is too close to the mateThe challenges of the past, especially once rial runs the risk of turning a performance overcome, can be remembered in a fonder into a therapy session—an uncomfortable light, and Frost gives both a frank examina- event for the audience. Though Frost wrote tion of her own relationship with her father this show after her father’s death earlier this and an exploration of the father/daughter year, she confirmed that she’s processed the rapport, in general. accompanying emotions and reached a point A principal theme of Frost’s show is the of creative expression rather than the need determination to live an authentic life. Frost, to air lingering resentments. She appreciates who pushed for years against a disapproving that developing this show has allowed her patriarch to be accepted, is thankful for the to explore her father from a different angle. tenacity this challenging relationship pro- “When I perform the dialogues between my vided her. She admitted that having a more father and me,” she said, “I get to play him as encouraging father might not have offered well as myself, which has given me a greater her the opportunity to shape the strength understanding of him. In writing this show, I of character she developed in response to wanted to take my difficult relationship with his behavior. “There are women who have my dad and turn it into something positive. adoring, steady fathers,” she said, “and then That’s the gift of creativity: You get to take there are women—like me—who have end- something negative and turn it into somelessly rejecting fathers who make impossible thing positive through making art.”

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SWINGING SOUNDS: Music Director Gerald Clayton and the rest of the MJF Tour ensemble will perform at UCSB on January 14.

or nearly six decades, the annual Jazz Festival has put Monterey’s County Fairgrounds on every jazz lover’s map as a premier destination. Beginning in 1958, and continuing unfailingly every year since, the festival has featured both the by Charles Donelan best-known and the most influential musicians in jazz. From legends such as Billie Holiday (1958) and John Coltrane (1961) to the hordes of hip high school students who compete there, Monterey attracts musicians and audiences of all ages to the eight venues of its 20-acre site, and just being there lends an added sense of excitement to every performance. But what if you can’t make it to Monterey? Or what if you did go to the festival, and now you don’t want to wait a whole year for your next fix of jazz heaven? Either way, you can relax, because the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour (MJF Tour) is bringing the music to you. On Thursday, January 14, UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour band at Campbell Hall. It’s an all-star outfit with a mission, and that is to tell the story of Monterey Jazz with a shot of the festival experience to fans around the world. This edition of the band includes Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, and Gregory Hutchinson, with pianist Clayton serving as music director. I spoke with him about the band, the festival, and the upcoming tour, which kicks off with the UCSB gig, and he helped me imagine what to expect when these distinguished artists mount the stage. As a student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Clayton made his first appearances at Monterey in the high school competition, and surprisingly for someone in the responsibility role of music director, that wasn’t all that long ago. Clayton, who is just 31, has already made six albums as a leader or coleader and received a clutch of Grammy nominations. The rhythm section of the MJF Tour band, Sanders on bass and Hutchinson on drums, also plays together as the Gerald Clayton Trio. At the moment, Clayton’s other gig happens to be with Santa Barbara’s own Charles Lloyd, who has a reputation for discovering and supporting incredible keyboard improvisers, from Keith Jarrett and Michel Petrucciani to Jason Moran and, now, Gerald Clayton. “The thread of the music that we play in this group is that it celebrates the people who have appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festivals over the years,” Clayton said. “For example, I’m arranging ‘’Round Midnight,’ ‘Lush Life,’ and ‘What Is This Thing Called Love?’ right now,” he said. “There will be something associated with Miles Davis for sure, and since all the guys in the group are stars in their own right, each arrangement will be designed to be an eclectic intro to what one or more of them can do.” Saxophonist and composer Coltrane is of course the son that Alice and John Coltrane named for Ravi Shankar, another performer with important ties to Monterey. Likewise, trumpeter Payton comes from a distinguished jazz background, having grown up in New Orleans as the son of legendary bass player Walter Payton. The most unpredictable member of the lineup, blind singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist Raul Midón, may also prove the most delightful. His Stevie Wonder/Donny Hathaway–influenced originals channel the joy that is a warm afternoon in Monterey nicely.

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MuseuMs Elverhøj Museum – C. Wood: East to West: The Kimono Series, through Jan. 24. 1624 Elverhoy Wy., Solvang. 686-1211. Karpeles Manuscript Library and Museum – Murray Hidary: Photography, Photography through Feb. 28; John Herd: Photography and Computer Graphics, through Apr. 30. 21 W. Anapamu St., 962-5322. Museum of Contemporary Art S.B.– Tam Van Tran: Aikido Dream; Michael DeLucia: Appearance Preserving Simplification, through Feb. 21. 653 Paseo Nuevo, 966-5373. Rancho La Patera & Stow House – Multiple permanent exhibits. 304 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta, 681-7216. S.B. Historical Museum – Alexander F. Harmer, through Feb. 8; The Story of Santa Barbara, permanent exhibition. Free admission. 136 E. De la Guerra St., 966-1601. S.B. Maritime Museum – Tattoos & Scrimshaw: The Art of the Sailor Sailor, Jan. 14-Aug. 31. 113 Harbor Wy., 962-8404. S.B. Museum of Art – Peter Halley: Geometry of the Absurd Absurd, through Feb. 21; Cayetano Ferrer: Interventions, through Mar. 13; Looking In, Looking Out: Latin American Photography Photography, through Mar. 20; 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 – Multiple permanent installations. 2559 Puesta del Sol, 682-4711. S.B. Museum of Natural History Sea Ctr. – Multiple permanent installations. 211 Stearns Wharf, 962-2526. Wildling Museum – Eyes on Nature: Student Art from Dos Pueblos High School, through Jan. 11; Legacy and Loss: School Landscapes of the S.B. Region, through Feb. 1. 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 – 2015 Kids Draw Architecture, through Jan. 7. 229 E. Victoria St., 965-6307. Artamo Gallery–Bothne & Cox: In Contrast IIII, through Jan. 31.11 W. Anapamu St., 568-1400. Arts Fund Gallery–Artists' Balls, through Jan. 30. 205-C Santa Barbara St., 965-7321.

Bella Rosa Galleries – Amber Paresa, Jan. 7-31. 1103 State St., Ste. A, 966-1707. Bronfman Family Jewish Community Ctr. – Generations of Celebration Through Art Art, through Jan. 19. 524 Chapala St., 957-1115. Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Ctr. – Sharing Our Hidden Talents, through Jan. 29. 1118 E. Cabrillo Blvd., 897-1982. Cancer Ctr. of S.B. – Art Heals, a permanent exhibit. 540 Pueblo St., Ste. A, 898-2204. Carpinteria Arts Ctr. – Season's On, through Jan. 11. 855 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, 684-7789. Channing Peake Gallery–S.B. Printmakers Juried Exhibition,through Jan. 21. S.B. County Administration Bldg., 105 E. Anapamu St. Divine Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art – Pedro De La Cruz: Life Is Art, Life Is Divine, Life Is Love, through Feb. 26. 1528 State St., 570-2446. galerie102 – Jane Peterson: Welcome Earthlings, through Jan. 10. 102 W. Matilija St., Ojai, 640-0151. Gallerie Silo – Steven DePinto: Fire on the Desert: a New American Landscape, through Jan. 31. 118-B Gray Ave., 640-5570. Gallery 113 – Seraphine, through Jan. 30. La Arcada, 1114 State St., 965-6611. Gallery Los Olivos – Art from the Heart Heart, Jan. 8-Feb. 29. 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7517. Goleta Library – Picassos for Peanuts December Art Show, through Jan. 8; January Art Show, Jan. 8-27. 500 N. Fairview Rd., Goleta, 898-9424. JadeNow Gallery – Ryan and Jeff Spangler, Donn Salt, Deborah Wilson, through Feb. 16. 14 Parker Wy., 845-4558. Lady McClintock Art Gallery – Portrait Artist, Rosemary McClintock brings life to reproductions of the Masters, through Jan. 31. 1221 State St., Ste. 6, 845-0030. Larry Iwerks' Studio/Gallery– Manny Lopez: West Coast Exhibit Exhibit, through January 2016. 958 Weldon Rd., 965-5486. Leigh Block Gallery – Susan Savage: Given to the Light Light, through Jan. 29. 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Ste. 100, 563-8820. Los Olivos Café – Suzanne Huska: Valley Visions, through Jan. 7; Patricia Stalter: Splendors of the Central Coast, Jan. 7-Mar. 3. 2870 Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265. Lucky Penny – Campbell Baker, ongoing. 127 Anacapa St., 284-0358. Marcia Burtt Gallery – Holiday Exhibition, through Jan. 17. 517 Laguna St., 962-5588. MCASB Satellite – Magic Mountain, through Jan. 31. Hotel Indigo, 121 State St., 966-5373.

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Shylock in Venice: Staging Shakespeare in the Ghetto Tuesday, January 26 / 8:00 p.m. / Free UCSB Corwin Pavilion CALIFORNIA KIDS: Cayucas (above) will play at SOhO with Surfer Blood on Tuesday.

MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery – CLICK, through Feb. 15. 132 Santa Barbara CLICK St., 963-1411. Montecito Aesthetic Institute – RT Livingston & Francine Kirsch: Lifelines, Jan. 14-May 11. 1150 Coast Village Rd., Montecito, 565-5700. Ojai Art Ctr. – Joyce Huntington: Painting in the Light, Jan. 9-Feb. 3. 113 S. Montgomery St., 640-8797. 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. Palm Loft Gallery – Sacred Abundance, through Jan. 17. 410 Palm Ave. Loft A-1, Carpinteria, 684-9700. 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. Royal Oaks Winery – Barbra Mousouris: East Meets West West, through Mar. 1. 1582 Mission Dr., Solvang. 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. De la Guerra Plaza, 568-3994. S.B. Veterans Memorial Bldg. – Remembering Our Fallen, Jan. 9-16. 112 W. Cabrillo Blvd. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – Morrison Hotel Gallery, ongoing. 1221 State St., 962-7776. Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery – 100 Grand, through Jan. 31; Nicole Strasburg: Grand 50/50, through Feb. 28. 7 E. Anapamu St., 730-1460. Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art – Barbizon, Realism, and Impressionism in France, Jan. 14-Mar. 19. 955 La Paz Rd., 565-6162.

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Cambridge Drive Baptist Church – 550 Cambridge Dr., Goleta, 964-0436. fri: Natalie Gelman & Nathan McEuen (7:30pm) Campbell Hall – 574 Mesa Rd., UCSB, 893-3535. thu 1/14: Monterey Jazz Festival (8pm) Chumash Casino Resort – 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez, (800) 686-0855. thu 1/14: David Cook (8pm) Cold Spring Tavern – 5995 Stagecoach Rd., 967-0066. fri: Grass Mountain (7-10pm) sat: Bruce Goldish (2-5pm); King Cole and friends (6-9pm)

Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan (1:154pm); Teresa Russell and Cocobilli (4:30-7:30pm) The Creekside – 4444 Hollister Ave., 964-5118. wed: Country Night (7pm) The Fig Grill – 5940 Calle Real, Goleta, 692-8999. sat: Dos Pueblos Jazz Quartet (6-8pm) Granada Theatre – 1214 State St., 899-2222. fri-sat: NEEDTOBREATHE (7:15pm) Guadalupe City Hall Auditorium – 918 Obispo St., Guadalupe, 343-2455. sat: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano (4 and 7:30pm) Isla Vista School – 6875 El Colegio Rd., Isla Vista, 893-5037. fri: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano (7pm) The James Joyce – 513 State St., 962-2688. thu: Alastair Greene Band (10pm) fri: Kinsella Brothers Band (10pm) sat: Ulysses Jazz Band (7:30-10:30pm) sun, mon: Karaoke (9pm) tue: Teresa Russell (10pm) wed: Victor Vega and the Bomb (10pm) Marjorie Luke Theatre – 721 E. Cota St., 884-4087. sun: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano (4 and 7pm) Maverick Saloon – 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 686-4785. fri: Teddy Spanke Band (8pm) sat: Blues Bob (2pm); Teddy Spanke and the Tex Pistols (8pm) Seven Bar & Kitchen – 224 Helena Ave., 636-0913. sat: Doug C and The Blacklisted (9pm) SOhO Restaurant & Music Club – 1221 State St., 962-7776. thu: Will Champlin, Jamey Geston (8pm) sat: Lucidity “Crossroads” Pre-Party w/ Pumpkin (9pm) tue: Surfer Blood, Cayucas (8pm) wed: Sunday Music, Rusty Lindsey, One Hundred Paces (7pm) thu: The Riverside with Benny B and Iomo (8pm) Velvet Jones – 423 State St, 965-8676. fri: Kurupt (8pm) sat: Dueling Pianos Anywhere (9pm) sun:

theater Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard – Polly Frost: We Only Get One Father – So Why Was I Given Mine? 1500 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang, 688-3032. sun: 3pm Granada Theatre – 1214 State St., 899-2222. sun: Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two Woman Show (3pm) tue-wed: Theater League: Flashdance (7:30pm) St. Mark's University Church – Santa Barbara Theatre Initiative for Young Adults: Spring Awakening. 6586 Picasso Rd., Isla Vista. sat-sun: 7pm

Two landmark anniversaries will coincide in 2016: the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death and the 500th anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, a place that would give its name to such segregated areas worldwide and serve as the historical backdrop for Shakespeare’s most controversial play, The Merchant of Venice. Founded in 1516, the ghetto became an historic crossroads for international Jewish experience and a cosmopolitan site of dialogue between Jews, Muslims, and Christians. This lecture reflects on the legacy of the Ghetto and the international effort now underway to stage The Merchant of Venice there for the very first time in July, 2016. Shaul Bassi is associate professor of English Literature at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice as well as co-founder and director of Beit Venezia: A Home for Jewish Culture.

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Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper star in a film written and directed by David O. Russell. Reviewed by D.J. Palladino

or the first half of this movie, reality gets dragged around. Joy opens with a stilted drama, actors performing melodramatic dialogue without making eye contact. Not until later do we understand we’re watching daytime serial actors in the studio, and then, through a TV screen darkly, we see them acting face to face. At roughly the same time, we learn that the people watching the show are Joy (Jennifer Lawrence) and her family, whose lives roughly resemble those of the soap opera stars. The big difference is that Joy is pushing a magical mop instead of detergent. Based loosely on the life of Joy Mangano, a real household gizmo inventor second only to Ronco’s Ron Popeil, director David O. Russell’s film places his Joy in a nexus of crazies. As usual, his casting is magic: a romantically challenged father (Robert De Niro); his new Italian girlfriend (Isabella Rossellini); Joy’s soap-opera-addicted mother (Virginia Madsen in gaudy glasses); and in a casting coup, Elisabeth Röhm (One Life to Live) as Joy’s permanently pissed-off halfsister. Dreamer grandma Mimi (Diane Ladd) supplies wistful narration. The movie doesn’t quite live up to the joys of Silver Linings Playbook or American Hustle, but it has subtle joys of its own. Russell keeps switching between TV and reality like changing channels, and in the second half Bradley Cooper arrives as an executive at the QVC home shopping network, another housewife

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escape vehicle where Joy’s ragged path to success is launched. A tour de force takes over the finale when our heroine goes on air to promote her genius invention. At times, this movie feels disjointed and cut like a rough collage, but the bounces between truth and illusion are the point. It’s a perfect conclusion to the trilogy of Russell’s American odyssey films starring Lawrence and Cooper. Whether his focus is on a dance contest fantasy, an elaborate political scam, or television networks that run commercials 24 hours a day, Russell revels in the hoaxes we all drag into our real worlds. n

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SCREENINGS 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 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) Sun., Jan. 10, 4:30pm, Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Rd., Ojai

Hitchcock/Truffaut (79 mins.; PG-13: suggestive material and violent images)

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pound in Libya from the point of view of the soldiers. The film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s 2014 book 13 Hours. Camino Real (Opens Thu., Jan. 14)

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Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney star in this supernatural horror film. Sara (Dormer) travels to the base of Mount Fuji in Japan to find out what happened to her twin sister, who mysteriously disappeared. Fiesta 5

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The Danish Girl tells the story of Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne), one of history’s first sex-reassignment patients, and her partner, Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). It’s another tale of private suffering told with delicate dignity, albeit at the expense of more daring storytelling. The acting is superb and the set pieces exquisite, but the film is normative on the whole. (RD) Riviera

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What’s best about the new Star Wars movie is that it isn’t just for white boys anymore. The new maestro, J.J. Abrams, puts a strong, principled woman and a black man equally gifted in the morally awake department in the central roles. Yet it never feels as if some quota of inclusiveness was invoked. But my favorite aspect of the new Star Wars universe is that it’s funny again. It’s also dark enough to fit the Lucas cosmology. (DJP) Arlington (2D)/ Camino Real (2D and 3D)/ Metro 4 (2D and 3D)

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a&e | Rob bRezsny’s fRee will astRology week of januaRy 7 ARIES (Mar. 21 - Apr. 19): John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. His novel Of Mice and Men helped win him the award, but it required extra persistence. When he’d almost finished the manuscript, he went out on a date with his wife. While they were gone, his puppy Toby ripped his precious pages into confetti. As mad as he was, he didn’t punish the dog but got busy on a rewrite. Later he considered the possibility that Toby had served as a helpful literary critic. The new edition of Of Mice and Men was Steinbeck’s breakout book. I’m guessing that in recent months you have received comparable assistance, Aries — although you may not realize it was assistance until later this year.

TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 20): Remember back to what your life was like during the first nine months of 2004. I suspect that you fell just short of fulfilling a dream. It’s possible you were too young to have the power you needed. Or maybe you were working on a project that turned out to be pretty good but not great. Maybe you were pushing to create a new life for yourself but weren’t wise enough to make a complete breakthrough. Almost 12 years later, you have returned to a similar phase in your long-term cycle. You are better equipped to do what you couldn’t quite do before: create the masterpiece, finish the job, rise to the next level.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): To become a skillful singer, you must learn to regulate your breath. You’ve got to take in more oxygen than usual for extended periods, and do it in ways that facilitate rather than interfere with the sounds coming out of your mouth. When you’re beginning, it feels weird to exert so much control over an instinctual impulse, which previously you’ve done unconsciously. Later, you have to get beyond your self-conscious discipline so you can reach a point where the proper breathing happens easily and gracefully. Although you may not be working to become Homework: Write a one-page essay titled “2016 Is the Year I Figure Out What I Really Want.”

a singer in 2016, Gemini, I think you will have comparable challenges: (1) to make conscious an activity that has been unconscious; (2) to refine and cultivate that activity; (3) to allow your consciously-crafted approach to become unselfconscious again.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Ancient humans didn’t “invent” fire but rather learned about it from nature and then figured out how to produce it as needed. Ropes had a similar origin. Our ancestors employed long vines made of tough fiber as primitive ropes, and eventually got the idea to braid and knot the vines together for greater strength. This technology was used to hunt, climb, pull, fasten, and carry. It was essential to the development of civilization. I predict that 2016 will bring you opportunities that have metaphorical resemblances to the early rope. Your task will be to develop and embellish on what nature provides.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): British author Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) had a day job with the postal service until he was in his fifties. For years he awoke every morning at 5:30 and churned out 2,500 words before heading to work. His goal was to write two or three novels a year, a pace he came close to achieving. “A small daily task, if it really be daily,” he wrote in his autobiography,“will beat the labors of a spasmodic Hercules.” I recommend that you borrow from his strategy in 2016, Leo. Be regular and disciplined and diligent as you practice the art of gradual, incremental success.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): Umbrellas shelter us from the rain, saving us from the discomfort of getting soaked and the embarrassment of bad hair. They also protect us from the blinding light and sweltering heat of the sun. I’m very much in favor of these practical perks. But when umbrellas appear in your nightly dreams, they may have a less positive meaning. They can indicate an inclination to shield yourself from natural forces, or to avoid direct contact with primal sensuality. I hope you won’t do much of that in 2016. In my

opinion, you need a lot of face-to-face encounters with life in its raw state. Symbolically speaking, this should be a non-umbrella year.

ingenuity to bear on making it as good as it can be. By September 2017, you will have ripened it as much as it can be ripened.

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(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Around the world, an average of 26 languages go extinct every year. But it increasingly appears that Welsh will not be one of them. It has enjoyed a revival in the past few decades. In Wales, it’s taught in many schools, appears on road signs, and is used in some mobile phones and computers. Is there a comparable phenomenon in your life, Libra? A tradition that can be revitalized and should be preserved? A part of your heritage that may be useful to your future? A neglected aspect of your birthright that deserves to be reclaimed? Make it happen in 2016.

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): In her poem “Tree,” California poet Jane Hirshfield speaks of a young redwood tree that’s positioned next to a house. Watch out! It grows fast — as much as three feet per year.“Already the first branch-tips brush at the window,” Hirshfield writes. “Softly, calmly, immensity taps at your life.” I suspect this will be an apt metaphor for you in 2016. The expansion and proliferation you have witnessed these past few months are likely to intensify. That’s mostly good but may also require adjustments. How will you respond as immensity taps at your life?

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(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): Fourteenth-century author Geoffrey Chaucer produced a collection of stories known as The Canterbury Tales. It became a seminal text of English literature even though he never finished it. The most influential book ever written by theologian Thomas Aquinas was a work he gave up on before it was completed. The artist Michelangelo never found the time to put the final touches on numerous sculptures and paintings. Why am I bringing this theme to your attention? Because 2016 will be an excellent time to wrap up long-term projects you’ve been working on — and also to be at peace with abandoning those you can’t.

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): Centuries ago, lettuce was a bitter, prickly weed that no one ate. But ancient Egyptians guessed its potential, and used selective breeding to gradually convert it into a tasty food. I see 2016 as a time when you could have a comparable success. Look around at your life, and identify weed-like things that could, through your transformative magic, be turned into valuable assets. The process may take longer than a year, but you can set in motion an unstoppable momentum that will ensure success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21): A bottle of Chateau Cheval Blanc wine from 1947 sold for $304,000. Three bottles of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild 1869 went for $233,000 apiece. The mystique about aged wine provokes crazy behavior like that. But here’s a more mundane fact: Most wine deteriorates with age and should be sold within a few years of being bottled. I’m thinking about these things as I meditate on your long-term future, Sagittarius. My guess is that your current labor of love will reach full maturity in the next 18 to 20 months. This will be a time to bring all your concentration and

PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20): Imagine that a beloved elder has been writing down your life story in the form of a fairy tale. Your adventures aren’t rendered literally, as your waking mind might describe them, but rather through dream-like scenes that have symbolic resonance. With this as our template, I’ll predict a key plot development of 2016: You will grow increasingly curious about a “forbidden” door — a door you have always believed should not be opened. Your inquisitiveness will reach such an intensity that you will consider locating the key for that door. If it’s not available, you may even think about breaking down the door.

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Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sullivan Decor at 4958 Pebble Hill Ln. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Shaun Patrick Sullivan (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 09, 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: 2015‑0003434. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: CCSB, Complete Care SB, Rancho Oso Cazador, Complete Care, Inc, Roc, Complete Care Santa Barbara, Independent Nurse Consulting, Roc Ranch at 1160 N. San Marcos Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Carolyn J. Aijian (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 03, 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: 2015‑0003390. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Cha Cha Cooking Club at 411 West Willow Av Lompoc, CA 93436; Dulcie Sinn (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Dulcie Sinn filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 02, 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: 2015‑0003377. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Raconteur Pictures at 2625 Clinton Terrace Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Perry Lang (same address) Sage Parker (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Sage Parker filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0003443. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Le Macaron‑French Pastries In Santa Barbara at 819 State Street, Paseo Nuevo Suite 819 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Floceviclem LLC 27 W Anapamu Suite 406 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Cecila Bach filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 01, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Polter. FBN Number: 2015‑0003356. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Netlink Ministries at 1089 Oak Glen Road Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Netlink Church Consulting, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003412. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Food For My Soul at 152 Aero Camino Unit G Goleta, CA 93117; Benita Naiman 2191 Piedra Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 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 Sheif. FBN Number: 2015‑0003291. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Mobile Desires at 489 Hot Springs Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Sergio David Dorado 4065 Foothill Rd #E Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Kenneth Aldo Mascheroni 489 Hot Springs Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Kenneth Aldo Mascheroni filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0003437. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Badge, Breaker, D’Alfonso‑Curran, Eastern Sierra Cellars, Badage Wines, Curran, D’Alfonso‑Curran Wines, Santayana, Blue Steel, Curran Wines, DI Bruno Wines, Triunfo Creek Vineyards at 4457 Santa Rosa Road #5 Lompoc, CA 93436; D’Alfonso Curran Wine Group, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 03, 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: 2015‑0003391. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Le‑Me‑In‑Lock at 115 East Mission Sant Barbara, CA 93101; Michael Thompson (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Michael Thompson filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0003462. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara In‑Home Audiology at 3950 Via Real #230 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Jacqueline Wiley (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jacueline Wiley filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Polter. FBN Number: 2015‑0003468. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aston Microphones USA at 351 Paseo Nuevo 2nd Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Presidio Label, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003470. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: B‑S Partners at 780 Glen Annie Road Goleta, CA 93117; Kevin Birch 1435 Olive Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Cheryl A Schaff 780 Glen Annie Road Goleta, CA 93117; Melissa Birch 1435 Olive Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Harold F Schaff 780 Glen Annie Road Goleta, CA 93117; Blake A Schaff 6079 Suellen Court Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Andrea Luparello . FBN Number: 2015‑0003470. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Streaming Mail, Uber Platform, Streamingmail, Up, Streamingmail.com at 629 State Street Suite 222 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Hertza, L.L. C. (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 01, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003364. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Spray Tanning at 6768 Pasado Rd Unit B Goleta, CA 93117; Samantha Abkin (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Samantha Abkin filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003454. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Crestline Resources at 1447 Crestline Dr. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Karen Ingrid Christensen (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Karen Christensen filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 24, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0003332. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Lex Sisney Publishing at 2924 Arriba Way Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Linda Nurra (same address) Lex Sisney (same address)This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Lex Sisney filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003411. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aldana’s Cleaning Services at 1422 San Pascual St. #45 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Francisco J. Aldana (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 08, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0003421. Published: Dec 17, 24 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coming Up Catholic LP at 4254 Rancho Asoleado Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Alison Hicks (same address) Sarah Mettler 6372 Pearlroth Drive San Jose, CA 95123 This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership Signed: Alison Hicks filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 18, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0003499. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Towers Cleaning at 112 S Canada Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Towers Cleaning (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003506. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Key Class Fund at 1111 Chapala St. Ste 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Foundation (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ronald V. Gallo, President and CEO filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 15, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0003470. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Flir Dining Service at 6769 Hollister Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Myungsook Ahn Emery 5751 Encina Rd #103 Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Myungsook Ahn Emery filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 09, 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: 2015‑0003383. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Cota Market at 3570 Sagunto St Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Santa Ynez Market, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Ziyad H Samaan, President filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 18, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Andrea Luparello. FBN Number: 2015‑0003501. Published: Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 07, 14 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: B2, Bettina Bley Design+ at 133 E De Guerra Street #255 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Bettina Bley (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Bettina Bley filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Andrea Luperello FBN Number: 2015‑0003516. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Turning To Wellness at 1078 Miramonte Dr #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Ryan McGinnis (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Ryan McGinnis filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 22, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003519. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tjam Records at 1226 State Street, Second Floor, Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Todd R Howell This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 14, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003455. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Renga Brothers Interiors at 2610 De La Vina Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Michael Renga Flooring Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 03, 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: 2015‑0003383. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Find Your Feet Sock + Sandal Shop at 717 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The SFO Forecast Inc 496 Jefferson Street San Francisco, CA 94109 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2015‑0003505. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Only In Santa Barbara Gifts, Souvenirs, Sportswear at 633 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; The SFO Foreecast Inc 496 Jefferson Street San Francisco, CA 94109 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2015‑0003509. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Heaven To Earth Cruises And Retreats at 136 Sumida Gardens Ln 206 Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Bianca Childs (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 29, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003549. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Eco Conscious Aquaponics at 301 La Casa Grande Cir Goleta, CA 93117; Julian Cantando 3974 Via Lucero Unit #13 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Clayton B Garland II 33 Northridge Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 24, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Andrea Luperello. FBN Number: 2015‑0003536. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Wellness Collective at 1616 Chapala Street #2 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Abby Rappoport 2108 Mountain Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2015‑0003534. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rojo’s Handyman at 1315 S C St Apt 8 Oxnard, CA 93033; Rogelio Salazar (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 30, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0003350. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Distinguished Holdings at 1903 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Randy Modos (same address) William Skidmore (same address) Eric Wernicke (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003547. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Payjunction at 1903 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Messiahic Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2015‑0003529. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Take 5 Bodywork at 2020 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 104 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Suzanna Young 813 E Anapamu St. #1D Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003524. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Apothecary at 3617 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Joseph D Allen 701 E. Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003530. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Massage By Kelly at 32 E Micheltorena St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kelly Krasnoff 110 La Venta Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Kelly Krasnoff filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 02, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003519. Published: Dec 31 2015. Jan 07, 14, 21 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Portal Funding, Portal Funding & Investment at 524 San Pascual St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Alan Casebier (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003321. Published: Dec 3, 10, 17, 24 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Cumbre Home Repairs And Improvements at 535 E. Arrellaga St. Ste 11 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Tonatiuh Zapotecas (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 02, 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: 2015‑0003378. Published: Dec 10, 17, 24, 31 2015. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacific Crest Santa Barbara at 433 Corona Del Mar Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Br Guest, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000009. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Santa Barbara Tea, Santa Barbara Tea Co at 3897 Cinco Amigos Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Hope Geyer (same address) Scott Maio (same address) This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 05, 2016. 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: 2016‑0000014. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Vision Captured at 1315 Olive St #E Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sylvia Spiro (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2015‑0003508. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Upbeats Media at 3463 State Street #211 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Ruth Wishengrad (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 23, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2015‑0003535. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: All Points North Consulting at 123 E Micheltorena Street Apt 12 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Barbara Anderson (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Jan Morales. FBN Number: 2015‑0003480. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CCSB LLC, Complete Care SB LLC at 1160 North San Marcos Road Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Complete Care Santa Barbara LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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. Adela Bustos. FBN Number: 2015‑0003554. Published: Jan 07, 14, 21, 28 2016.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KIMBERLY LORRAINE GOODLAND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV03987 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: KIMBERLY LORRAINE GOODLAND TO: NOHEALANI KIMBERLY AWAPUHI’OKALANI WAIMEA GOODLAND 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 Jan 20, 2016 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 Dec 10, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 7, 14 2016. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF KATHRYN THERESA KEMP ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV04091 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: KATHRYN THERESA KEMP TO: ALITA KATHRYN MARKUS 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 Jan 27, 2016 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 Dec 10, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Dec 24, 31 2015. Jan 7, 14 2016. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MORIAH VERONICA JORDAN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV04441 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: MORIAH VERONICA JORDAN TO: MORIAH VERONICA WYNNE 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 Feb 03, 2016 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 Dec 18, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Dec 31 2015. Jan 7, 14, 21 2016. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ALAN EVERETT FEITSHANS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 15CV04284 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: ALAN EVERETT FEITSHANS TO: BRYAN BRAHN 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 Feb 10, 2016 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 Dec 18, 2015. by James E. Herman, Judge of the Superior Court. Published. Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 2016.

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975 Mariposa Ln | $4,995,000 4 beds 4 baths Grubb Campbell 805.565.8879

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1045 Cima Linda Ln | $4,295,000 1045cimalinda.com Michelle Eskandari 805.637.8061

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2885 Hidden Valley Ln | $3,095,000 4 beds 2 baths Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

250 Toro Cyn Rd | $2,925,000 4 beds 4 baths Mitchell Morehart 805.565.4546

7797 Goldfield Ct | $2,695,000 4 beds 5 baths Alyson Spann 805.637.2884

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1901 Gibraltar Rd | $2,395,000 3 beds 2 baths Suding/Murphy 805.455.8808

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2109 Chapala St | $1,495,000 3 beds 3 baths Toni Mochi 805.636.9170

401 Chapala St | $1,495,000 1 bed 2 bath Calcagno/Hamilton 805.896.0876

241 Palisades Dr | $1,345,000 4 beds 3 baths Darcie/Thomas 805.637.7772

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133/135 Juana Maria Ave | $929,000 duplex, two 2bd/1bth units Kelly Knight 805.895.4406

715 Russell Way | $898,000 3 beds 2 baths Christine Salvetti 805.705.4040

474 Amherst Dr | $880,000 4 beds 3 baths Amy Baird 805.478.9318

895 Cheltenham Rd | $879,000 2 beds 2 baths David M Kim 805.296.0662

1511 Meadow Cir | $849,900 4 beds 2 baths Sally/Lyla 805.450.0852

1940 N Jameson Ln B | $825,000 3 beds 2 baths Lynn Golden 805.570.5888

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East Oak Trail | $1,250,000 20 +/- aCres Judy M Crawford 805.588.1425

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smart san roque haven T he home for sale at 3780 Hope Terrace is surrounded by a low white wall. With the purple mountains rising up behind it and our stereotypical Santa Barbara blue sky overhead, my first thought when I pulled up to visit was that it almost didn’t matter what the house behind the wall looked like. With this view and this location, it was already desirable. This fleeting thought was reinforced as I shook hands with the home’s owner and we started our tour outside. Once inside the front gate, the lush front courtyard gives way to a paved path which meanders around to the private backyard where the gorgeous mountains feel even closer. Drought-resistant native landscaping with thoughtful seating areas surround the focal point of this secluded haven: the beautiful pool and spa. As we stepped into the living room, I was pleased to learn that the home offers outdoor access from every single room. So

Address: 3780 Hope Terrace Status: On the market Price: $1,450,000

the mountain views and the tranquil garden continue their influence throughout the house, helping to bring the outside in. The entire three-bedroom/two-bath house was extensively remodeled in 2010 by architect Bob Easton, AIA, with an eye toward comfort, style, and efficiency. The brand-new gourmet kitchen enhances the flow between the living room, dining room, and kitchen and includes all new appliances, tile, flooring, and countertops. Many other features were updated, as well, such as pullout pantry shelving and an abundance of smoothly gliding drawers. “We don’t like cabinets for storage,” said the owner as he pointed out various details.“They’re just not efficient.” Efficiency is a recurring theme. As an example, one of the improvements made during the remodel was the installation of six skylights throughout the house, which add both light and ventilation. The skylights are all remote controlled and have sensors so that if it begins to rain while the skylights are open, they will close automatically. Another recent improvement was the installation of programmable central heating and air conditioning. Although most homes in Santa Barbara exist without air conditioning, it was a timely addition with the high temperatures we experienced this

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summer. Another nod to creature comforts is the programmable subfloor heating in the bathrooms. The floor is toasty warm even on the chilliest mornings. The window coverings in the living room are also thoughtful, efficient, and user friendly. With huge windows to both the north and south, strategically placed shades can be dropped with a single touch to reduce glare and enhance viewing of the entertainment center in the living room. This is a very smart house, with all new windows, a new instant-hot-water heater, and a new heater for the pool and spa. Another design decision that was so

subtle that it didn’t dawn on me until later was the fact that the tile and flooring was the same in every room. This consistent palette lends a cohesive flow throughout the house, adding to the already tranquil atmosphere. In addition to all of these smart features, this home has lots of light, a great location, a very desirable school district, and those ever-present mountain views. 3780 Hope Terrace is currently for sale in Santa Barbara, listed by Jeff and Marco Farrell of Coldwell Banker Realtors. Reach Jeff at 895-5151 or Marco at 455-5362.

CRIMSON FARMS

2000 W HIGHWAY 246 BUELLTON, CA CRIMSON FARMS is a fully turnkey working horse farm. At one point the owner had 170 horses residing on the property. Very useable 44+ acres, 2 large barns (83 stalls), one of the largest covered arenas in the County, a massive open air arena, half mile race track, covered round pen, and more. Two very nice 3 bedroom/2 bathroom homes + two 3 bedroom 2 bath employee homes. Backs up to the river. At one point the owner had 170 horses boarded on the property. 2 large barns, one of the largest covered arenas in the County, a massive open air arena, a full quarter mile race track, covered round pen, and so much more. Two very livable 3 bedroom 2 bathroom homes and 2 nice single wides on foundations are perfect for owners, managers, trainers and other ranch employees. The property would also be suitable to a family compound with a total of 12 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms and 6 more additional barn and office bathrooms, plus 2 more barn kitchens. Natural Gas is hooked up throughout property. Crimson Farms strives to maintain a facility that will keep your horses not only healthy, but happy as well. The two large modern barns accommodate eighty-three box stalls, a fully equipped indoor breeding and stallion collection area, and a sophisticated breeding lab, along with other various amenities. To provide comfort and safety for the horses while they are being handled in the barns, all barn isles, walkways, breeding areas, vet areas, and farrier areas in both barns have been covered with non-slip recycled rubber flooring. Backs up to the Santa Ynez river providing miles of riding trails. OFFERED AT $3,250,000

DREW STIME (805)452-5053 Drew@CoastalRanch.com www.CoastalRanch.com

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his extremely impressive Italianate, Mediterranean-style mansion sits on three lushly landscaped private acres. Wonderfully landscaped and unusually private, this home was designed to accommodate large, formal entertainment occasions. OFFERED AT $3,400,000

B A R B A R A » Beyond high quality

» Two parcels – Room for more structures

» Baronial room scale

» Completely private – End of lane

» 33-foot ceiling in entry gallery foyer

» Four bedrooms, office

» Sweeping circular staircase

» Library/conference room

» 12-foot ceilings, tall windows, thick walls

» Adjoining seven acres also available

» Separate studio and old wood barn

» Gated and private

TED CAMPBELL 805.886.1175 ted@villagesite.com villagesite.com

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$412,000

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1035 paLMettO WaY a

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$742,500

12/16/15

5086 DeL MOnacO Dr

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$789,000

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4799 aMarOSa St

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$399,000

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$503,000

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$1,475,000

12/17/15

620 OrcHarD aVe

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$2,969,000

12/18/15

235 Santa rOSa Ln

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$4,500,000

12/18/15

185 MiDDLe rD

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$3,295,000

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145 OLiVe MiLL Ln

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$1,500,000

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1330 DanieLSOn rD

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$8,500,000

12/15/15

1439 irVine Ln

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$1,025,000

12/17/15

1280 eaSt VaLLeY rD

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$1,410,000

12/17/15

12 W MOUntain Dr

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$1,500,000

12/18/15

405 nicHOLaS Ln

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$1,225,000

12/18/15

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$643,000

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$2,995,000

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$1,350,000

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$549,000

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$689,000

12/16/15

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$900,000

12/18/15

1006 e canOn perDiDO St

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$845,500

12/17/15

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$600,000

12/18/15

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$565,000

12/14/15

990 MiraMOnte Dr 5

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$555,000

12/15/15

227 LaDera St F

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$15,500,000

12/17/15

1001 State St

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$1,236,000

12/17/15

1332 KenWOOD rD

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$834,000

12/18/15

2109 GiLLeSpie St

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$1,041,000

12/15/15

447 aLan rD

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$1,070,000

12/15/15

880 VerOnica SprinGS rD

ScOpatZ MarY trUStee

cHaiDeZ Maria

$596,000

12/18/15

3867 cincO aMiGOS

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$1,060,000

12/17/15

3081 caLLe pinOn

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$1,053,000

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730 WiLLOWGLen rD

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$450,000

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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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OPEN HOUSES Carpinteria 1261 Franciscan Court #6, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $529,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Yolanda Van Wingerden 4527 Carpinteria Avenue #A, 2BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $565,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 4902 Sandyland Road #241, 1BD/1BA, Sun 11-2, $569,000, Sotheby’s, Carolyn Wood Friedman 805-886-3838 1245 Francican Court #2, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-5, $639,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Ewy Axelsson 805-689-4124 4747 Camino Del Rey, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $655,000, Coldwell Banker, Gloria Carmichael 805-896-6567 1482 Eucalyptus Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 12-2, $750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale Sundell 805895-2064

1484 La Paloma Street, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $999,000, Pacific Crest Realty, Miguel Avila 805896-0581 3375 Foothill Road #1114, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,198,000, Coldwell Banker, Carole Thompson 805-452-8787 3111 Padaro Lane, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $13,900,000, Village Properties, John Henderson 805-689-1066

Downtown Santa Barbara 205 Por La Mar Circle, 1BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $569,000, Village Properties, Cimmie Eordanidis 805-722-8480 829 North Salsipuedes Street #B, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Rose Van Schaik 805-452-2051

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2525 State Street Unit #12, 2BD/2BA , Sat 12-2 Sun 1-4, $599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Paul Mueller 805-315-1515 2030 State Street #4, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $639,500, Coldwell Banker, Dan Failla 805-7081276

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3375 Foothill #933, 2BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $795,000, Village Properties, Susie Maybery 805-684-3415

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2621 State Street #3, 2BD/2BA, By Appt., $649,000, Sotheby’s, Robert Heckes 805-637-0047 212 Santa Barbara #B, 2BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $1,275,000, Coldwell Banker, Stephen MacFarlane 805-770-0838 105 West De la Guerra, 2BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Shandra Campbell 805-886-1176

2025 Garden Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 12-3, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brett Buschbom 805-451-9108

Goleta 29 Dearborn 20, 1BD/1BA, Sun 1-3, $334,000, Coldwell Banker, Jessie Sessions 805-709-0904 5512 Armitos Avenue #33, 1 BD/1BA, Sun 12-3, $350,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805-698-0351 484 Linfield Place #F, 2BD/1BA, Sun 1-4, $445,000, Goodwin &Thyne Properties, Stu Morse 805-705-0161 7520 Carlisle Way, 5BD/3BA, Sat 12-4, $750,000, Broker, Al Sladek 805-685-2145 280 Daytona Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $775,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jamie Jo Sim 805689-5799 7755 Jenna Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $829,000, Village Properties, Cindy Campbell 805570-4959 5068 San Julio Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $879,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Ratliffe 805448-6642

4 Baker Lane, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $929,000, Pacific Crest Realty, Miguel Avila 805-896-0581 7608 Newport Drive, 4BD/2BA, Sat 12-2 Sun 2-4, $969,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Chris Jones 805-708-7041 Madhu Khemani 805-252-0625 7720 Kestrel Lane, 3BD/4BA, Sun 11:30-2:30, $2,150,000, Keller Williams, Janay Marshall 720984-0087 7797 Goldfield Court, 4BD/4.5BA, Sun 1-3:30, $2,695,000, Village Properties, Alyson Spann 805637-2884

Hope Ranch 835 Puente Drive, 5BD/4BA, Sun 2-4, $2,975,000, Village Properties, Brian King 805452-0471 4178 Creciente Drive, 4BR/3BA, Sun 1-4, $3,995,000, Stones Real Estate, Team Eric and Mary 805-682-6090

The Mesa 1624 Hillside Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $850,000, Keller Williams Santa Barbara, Bob Walsmith Jr. 805-720-5362 1114 De Sol Avenue, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Parker 805886-5735 1406 Pacific Avenue, 2BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Sotheby’s, Lauren Stewart 805-6186007 241 Palisades Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-3, $1,345,000, Village Properties, Darcie Dierenfield McKnight 805-637-7772 1220 Miracanon Lane, 4BD/3BA, Sun 2-4, $1,695,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532

Mission Canyon 876 Windsor Way, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,075,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jason Ebin 805364-3070 2985 Glen Albyn, 4BD/3BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,195,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Dale McCaskey 805-403-3413 1140 Palomino Road, 4BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,225,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Joe Parker 805886-5735 2451 Las Canoas Road, 3+BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,275,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Bill Urbany 805331-0248 905 East Alamar Avenue, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $4,300,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-886-1175 2634 Tunnel Ridge Lane, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $2,400,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532

Montecito 1940 North Jameson Lane #B, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12-3, $825,000, Village Properties, Alyssa Overeiner 805-883-8009 1220 Coast Village Road #213, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $829,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Lorie Bartron 805-689-4613 1936 North Jameson #C, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $865,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Brooke Ebner 805453-7071 Jenny Easter 805-455-6294 1220 Coast Village Road #110, 3BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1-4, $999,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 Marilyn Rickard 805452-8284 1337 Virginia Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $1,325,000, Village Properties, Jay Krautmann 805451-4527 1526 East Valley Road , 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $1,485,000, Village Properties, Mitch Morehart 805 689 7233 227 North Sierra Vista, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-3 Sun 1-3, $1,495,000, Village Properties, Lynda Bohnett 805-637-6407 John A. Sener 805-331-7402

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Saturday 1/9 & Sunday 1/10 421 Seaview Road, 2BD/2BA, Sun BY APPT, $1,549,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 595 Paso Robles Drive, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $1,565,000, Santa Barbara Brokers, Troy G Hoidal 805 689-6808 802 Camino Viejo, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,659,000, Coldwell Banker, William C Turner III 805-708-3236 2320 Sycamore Canyon Road, 4BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Tony Miller 805-705-4007 John Comin 805-689-3078 1994 Sycamore Canyon Road, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $1,975,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 462 Toro Canyon Road, 4BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $2,290,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Jo Ann Mermis 805-895-5650 309 Avila Way, 5BD/3BA, Sun 12-3, $2,695,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Kat Perello Hitchcock 805-705-4485 1709 Overlook Lane, 5BD/4.5BA, Sun By Appt., $4,620,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 975 Mariposa Lane, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun BY APPT, $4,995,000, Village Properties, Grubb Campbell Group 805-448-3081 1098 Golf Road, 5BD/4BA, Sun 1-3, $5,750,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Barbara Neary 805-698-8980 2225 Featherhill Road, 6BD/6.5BA, Sun 1-3, $6,995,000, Sotheby’s, Bob Lamborn 805-6896800 830 Riven Rock Road, 4BD/3.5BA, Sun 2-4, $7,495,000, Sotheby’s, Maureen McDermut 805570-5545 2220 Bella Vista Drive, 4BD/5BA, Sun 2-4, $7,995,000, Village Properties, Pippa Davis Susan Pate 805-886-0174

Noleta 95 Santa Ana Avenue, 4BD/2BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 2-4, $879,000, Keller Williams, David Johnson II 805-689-7948 1365 Via Veneto, 4BD/4.5BA, Sat 12-3:30 Sun 12-3:30, $3,195,000, Sotheby’s, Karen Davidson 805-320-2489

Riviera 30 North Santa Ynez Street #D, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $795,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Mary Whitney 805-689-0915 814 Paseo Alicante, 2+BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $959,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Thomas Schultheis 805-729-2802 Doug Van Pelt 805-637-3684 49 Cedar Lane, 3BD/2BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 2-4, $1,250,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Lisa Ann Walters 805-705-6368 Marguerite Taylor 805-705-0957 33 Rubio Road, 2BD/1.5BA, Sun 1-4, $1,345,000, Coastal Properties, Gary Goldberg 805-969-1258 3 Las Alturas Road, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,599,000, Village Properties, John Bahura 805680-5175 2211 Stanwood Drive, 6BD/4BA, Sun 2-5, $1,895,000, Keller Williams, Jon Mahoney 805689-0532 1746 Prospect Avenue, 2BD/3.5BA, Sat 2-4 Sun 1:30-4, $1,995,000, Village Properties, Priscilla Bedolla 805-680-7146 1829 Mira Vista Avenue, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $2,150,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602 1010 Roble Lane, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 2-4, $2,249,000, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-680-6524 1800 El Encanto Road #A, 2BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $2,350,000, Sotheby’s, Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602 853 Jimeno Road, 3BD/4BA, Sun 1-4, $2,495,000, Village Properties, Tim Walsh 805259-8808

Samarkand 2834 Serena Road, 2+BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,150,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Gordon Hardey & Marilyn Wankum 805-455-1607

San Roque 615 Las Perlas Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $739,500, Sotheby’s, The Olivers 805-680-6524 616 Calle De Los Amigos, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $795,000, Sotheby’s, Daniela Johnson 805-4534555 42 Calle Capistrano, 3BD/2BA, Sat 12:30-2 Sun 12:30-2, $839,000, Sotheby’s, Stephanie Wilson 805-895-3270 3756 Greggory Way #1, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $875,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Michelle Madril 805-453-0927 3744 Greggory Way #4, 3BD/3BA, Sun 1-4, $885,000, Sotheby’s, Frank Hotchkiss 805-4030668 715 Russell Way, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $898,000, Village Properties, Chris Saslvetti 805-705-4040 310 Stevens Road, 4BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $950,000, Keller Williams, Ruth Ann Bowe Real Estate Team 805-698-0351 30 West Calle Crespis, 2BD/2.25BA, Sun 2-4, $965,000, Coldwell Banker, Arielle Assur 805-9060194 3748 Brenner Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $1,099,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Ratliffe 805-448-6642 Gloria Easter 805-570-0403 3132 Calle Mariposa, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1:30-4, $1,599,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Robert Johnson 805-705-1606 841-861 East Alamar Avenue, 1BA, By Appt., $1,995,000, Sotheby’s, Robert Heckes 805-6370047 902 East Alamar Avenue, 5BD/3.5BA, Sun 1-4, $3,400,000, Village Properties, Ted Campbell 805-886-1175

Summerland 2631 Freesia Drive, 3BD/2.5BA, Sun 1-3, $1,975,000, Sotheby’s, Debbie Lee 805-637-7588

Upper East Santa Barbara 1814 Olive Avenue, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $1,250,000, Sotheby’s, Jim Alzina 805-455-1941

Westside Santa Barbara 2007 Gillespie Street, 2BD/1BA, Sat 1-4 Sun 1-4, $785,000, Refugio Real Estate, Stewart Abercrombie 805-886-0497 415 West Sola Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-4, $949,000, Keller Williams, Tim Johnson 805-4036323 625 West Arrellaga Street, 2BD/1BA, Sun 2-4, $949,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Steve Heller 805-252-2749

Santa Ynez Valley 513 South U Street, 3BD/2BA, Sun 1-3, $199,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Todd McChesney, 805-291-7902 616 Alisal Road, 2BD/1BA, Sun 11-1, $559,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805698-9902 3321 Camino Arroyo, 3BD/2BA, Sun 2-4, $699,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Suzy Ealand 805698-9902 1888 Ringsted Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $895,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Glynnis Mullenary 3173 Samantha Drive, 4BD/2.5BA, Sun 12-3, $899,000, Berkshire Hathaway, Carole Colone 805-708-2580

Ventura County 1218 Chelan Lane, 1BD/2BA, Sat 1-4, $267,000, ERA Cusick Realty, Lynda Allen 805-4076900

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Architect: Unknown

1895: Frank B. and Ellen Jane Smith purchase the land from John Peck Stearns, for whom the wharf is named. 1897: With the Smiths retaining ownership of the land, a home is constructed on the site for a woman known as “Widow Clifton.” 1906-1943: The house is sold to W.H. and Florence Hartwell, with varying members of the family utilizing the property as a boardinghouse and later expanding into the six-unit Chapala Apartments. 1959: The property’s regime as an apartment building ends and takes on several commercial tenants. 1960-1963: Home to the celebrated French restaurant La Tourelle 1964-1971: Independently owned photography studio 1972-1974: The Salvation Army–sponsored Christian home Casa de Vida serves as a rehabilitation center for alcoholics and drug offenders. 1974-Present: Retail and office space

Based on information from, among other sources, Survivors; Santa Barbara’s Last Victorians, a publication of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Community Environmental Council.

Original Owner: Frank B. and Ellen Jane Smith, and Widow Clifton Year Built: 1897

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cubic feet or more of air per minute (cfm), quickly clearing the room of contaminants and cooking odors. For comparison, bath fans typically exhaust 100 cfm. But such powerful exhaust fans can also draw makeup air from unwanted sources, such as fireplaces, moldy crawl spaces, and gas heating appliances. This depressurization with the accompanying pulling of air from undesirable places is increasingly prevalent as we construct homes to ever tighter standards. Even builders aware of the range by Dennis Allen hood depressurization problem and its associated potential health hazards have struggled for years to find a way to provide makeup air to replace the air being exhausted by the hood. The above scenario is the backdrop for Fantech’s newly launched Makeup Air System (MUAS), a through-the-wall duct kit that balances outgoing air with an equal amount of introduced outdoor air. When the range hood is turned on, the Fantech unit opens a motorized damper, which then triggers the fan. The fan speed is automatically synchronized with the exhaust system’s fan, so the amount of makeup air matches the output of the range hood. The controller is the brains of the system. The outside air being brought in is filtered and can even be tempered with an optional heater kit when the introduced outside air is cold. In part because of their newness, these Fantech fan systems are pricey, between $1,700 and $2,700 depending on the unit selected. They do solve, however, a long-standing challenge that has become more acute as we have crafted better insulated, more energy-efficient structures. Some people cannot have a fire in their fireplace and turn on their range hood without filling the house with smoke. Even more serious from a health perspective is the sucking of carbon monoxide from a home’s gas water heater or furnace into living spaces—a dangerous condition called backdrafting. Because of possible indoor health issues, there are people who would like to back off on the tightness of their homes, but this is not an option with today’s energy building codes. Now, finally, with these sophisticated makeup air devices, we can enjoy our tight, energy-frugal homes while being assured of healthy indoor air. California has legislated that all new houses be net-zero energy structures by 2020. Balancing makeup air devices such as Fantech’s range hood fan are an important component of being able to construct tight homes without creating health risks for the inhabitants. Of course, these devices can also play a key role in retrofitting existing homes for greater energy efficiency.

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ueen Anne Victorian architecture became fashionable in the United States from the 1800s through the early 1900s and was seen as an alternative to the French-derived Second Empire and BeauxArts styles. The picturesque style was attributed to a wide range of free-form details that often included round, square, or polygonal towers topped with an iron finial, wraparound front porches, decorative brackets with detailed spindlework, and patterned wood shingles resembling fish scales. Though the exact builder and architect of this home are unknown, the downtown landmark on the corner of Chapala and Haley is an excellent example of the Queen Anne Victorian style. It has served many different residents and tenants in its 120-year tenure:

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