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noT Messing around: City Attorney Ariel Calonne called the inspection sweep “unprecedented” and said housing conditions “will shock the conscience of the community.”
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law & disorder A 45-year-old man piloting an ultralight motorized hang glider died 12/6 when his craft went down about five minutes after taking off from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. His name was not released. The ultralight crashed through the roof of a carport at Willow Springs apartment complex in Goleta, striking two vehicles. No one on the ground was hurt. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. An unidentified man’s body was found around 4:30 a.m. on 12/5 after flames were extinguished in a drainage pipe under Highway 101 at Punta Gorda. The victim was located approximately 30 yards inside the pipe. Police spokesperson Sgt. Riley Harwood said its corrugated plastic lining may have contributed to the severity of the blaze. Both the identity of the deceased and the circumstances of the fire are under investigation.
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authorizing the use of force, a team of about 20 inspectors from five City Hall departments, including police, launched a sweep of landlord Dario Pini’s rental properties early Tuesday morning in search of living conditions so unsafe they’d persuade a judge to put them in the hands of a court-ordered receiver. Such a receiver would be authorized to collect rents and to borrow money using Pini’s properties as collateral in order to generate the funds to make the repairs City Hall insists are necessary. City Attorney Ariel Calonne said the special inspections of 164 units became necessary after years of court-ordered code-compliance sessions between Pini and Special Master (an ad hoc officer of the court) Stan Roden failed to achieve habitability improvements. One of the largest landlords in Santa Barbara County, Pini — famous for renting to low-income and whY Me? Landlord Dario Pini said his properties are up to immigrant tenants — has long snuff and blasted the raids as “communistic” and “outrageous.” been the focus of intense enforcement actions. According to City Hall, he packs tions on his properties, but what we discover far more tenants into his properties than the will shock the conscience of this community.” places can reasonably accommodate, creatPini objected such methods were excessive ing unsafe living conditions for his renters and that he’d voluntarily make all his propand blight for his neighbors. “We are no lon- erties available to city inspectors. Calonne ger content to rely on Mr. Pini’s promises to stated extraordinary measures were necesclean up his properties,” Calonne said.“Given sary because in previous visits, inspectors dishis track record, he no longer warrants such covered Pini had either moved tenants out of illegally subdivided apartments or made trust.” Pini protested all his properties are up to temporary interior changes. “It’s been a game code and that he’s responded to every notice of cat and mouse,” Calonne said. In addition, of violation by making the required repairs. Calonne expressed concern for the safety of “This is communistic,” he declared. “This is those conducting the inspections, citing the communism masquerading under the guise criminal histories of some of Pini’s tenants. Calonne said no resistance was encounof democracy.” Pini said city residents would be better served if the enforcement energies tered. Spanish-language translators were
dispatched to assure tenants the inspectors meant them no harm.“The tenants have welcomed us so far,” he said.“In fact, they’ve been quite grateful we are doing this.” Calonne stated tenants would be displaced if the inspections demonstrated the premises posed a threat to their physical safety. If that happens, he added, Pini has a legal obligation to shoulder the costs of relocating them. If Pini fails to do so, he said, City Hall has already secured alternative housing. Pini and his attorney, Larry Powell, expressed dismay and surprise at the city’s action. Powell stated Pini had always responded to the city’s many notices of violation, though he acknowledged Pini did not always act in accordance to City Hall’s deadlines. Pini said he had 20-30 workers responding to such complaints but added that he’s currently “in the middle of some big projects.” Although receivership actions are not uncommon weapons deployed by municipal governments against slumlords, Calonne said he has no recollection of Santa Barbara pursuing such a legal effort before. Powell said his client has never been the target of one. To prevail, Powell said City Hall must demonstrate in court that Pini has not made necessary repairs and that this inaction puts his tenants at risk. Although Calonne never put Pini on official notice, he said the warning signs were there. On June 21, he asked the City Council’s approval to spend $65,000 to hire a legal specialist in receivership actions. Although Pini’s name was not mentioned, the fine print alluded to “dilapidated and dangerous conditions,” citing “structural hazards, improper wiring and plumbing, accumulation of vegetation, junk, garbage or conditions that constitute health and safety hazards.” As of Wednesday morning, Calonne said city inspectors had 77 more units to view. He said the warrants give the city 14 days to complete n their task.
Police are searching for the driver of a small, light-colored SUV, suspected in a hit-andrun incident on Cabrillo Boulevard on 12/2 at 4:15 a.m. that left the victim with life-threatening injuries. The vehicle likely has front-end, headlamp, or windshield damage. Officers responded to a report of a person lying in the street and found a 23-year-old male City College student facedown and unresponsive. He was transported to Cottage Hospital. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Santa Barbara Police Department at 897-2355 or anonymously at 897-2386. Santa Maria Police Chief Ralph Martin defended his use of a fake news release on 2/12 to keep Operation Matador secret. The release alleged two men from Guadalupe were in immigration custody for identity theft, but police had actually spirited them away after learning international criminal gang MS-13 planned to kill them. Law enforcement had been secretly surveilling MS-13 members in anticipation of the mass arrest of 17 during Matador on 3/3. When the police wiretap picked up talk of killing the two rival gang members, officials decided to disseminate fake news rather than reveal the tap by alerting the two alleged victims. Martin stated he acted to save lives: “I think the public understands … [T]he false, ruse press release worked brilliantly in our favor.” News agencies have since questioned the tactic and worried such a strategy undermines public trust. Robert Goldman — who was arrested for raping an intoxicated, unconscious woman in January — was sentenced this week to one year in County Jail. Goldman accepted a plea deal, which will also require him to enroll in counseling, but he will not be required to register as a sex offender. Prosecutor Mary Barron explained that the victim decided she did not want to testify at trial and “wanted to put the incident behind her.” Barron said the victim ultimately supported the plea bargain. “[I]n cont’d on page 10 ~
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A horror film based on the 2014 Isla Vista murders is scheduled for release in early 2017. Director Shaun Hart, a UCSB alumnus, delayed its premiere last year after receiving significant backlash from critics who called the movie ill-timed and exploitive. He defended the film this week as art that pushes boundaries and examines the acceptability of mass killings in American society. Hart also said he and his partners have decided to donate a portion of the film’s proceeds to charity. County Public Health Director Dr. Takashi Wada will step down in January to take a newly created post as deputy medical director of CenCal Health, which administers health insurance for 120,000 low-income county residents. In addition to Public Health, Wada also ran the Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services for nearly two years, thus taking on responsibility for two of the county’s largest, most bureaucratically complicated departments that serve some of the county’s most vulnerable and economically fragile populations. At CenCal, Wada will play a major role in how much care is available to low-income residents of both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with what kind of restrictions, n and at what cost. pau l wellm an
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and apples from nearby farms, Carpinteria’s Jason Lesh, Chris Everett, and Donald Watts beelined to North Dakota last week to deliver supplies and manpower to those protesting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and beneath Lake Oahe, which provides drinking water and fishing grounds for the tribe. “We arrived to open arms,” said Lesh, who owns and operates The Farm Cart with his wife, Katherine. Pulling into the Oceti Sakowin Camp at first light after the 1,700-mile drive — slowed by inclement weather and slick roads through the Rockies and beyond—the trio was dispatched to help fix tents and build flooring for the encampment. “We were asked why we were there and what we expected from our visit,” Lesh remembered. “Then we were asked to release our expectations and ask ourselves how we could be helpful.” Lesh had been following the months-long standoff between law enforcement and pipeline protesters and said he was spurred into action when he “saw the violence coming to a head and how the winter was coming on heavy.” After two days at the encampment, they headed back to Carpinteria, arriving home just before the Army Corps of Engineers announced it would not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe. “Although we have had continuing discussion and exchanges of new information with the Standing Rock Sioux and Dakota Access, it’s clear that there’s more work to do,” said Assistant Army Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy.“The best way to complete that work responsibly and expeditiously is to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing.” “A lot of us in the younger generations don’t think the old business models are working,” Lesh said. “We don’t think that these companies have the right to put profit first, and we can learn from situations like this. We can follow the lead of the Standing Rock Sioux to protect — Keith Hamm the land.”
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ment Center Hearing Room was so packed Monday evening for a town hall meeting about farmworkers’ harsh conditions that county firefighters opened the accordion doors to allow people to spill into the foyer, many followed by bustling small children. For the better part of the year, advocates with CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) pressed the county supervisors — specifically board chair Peter Adam, who co-owns a giant family farm — to host a hearing at which farmworkers could speak openly about the struggles they endure every day. In October, county supervisors Janet Wolf and Salud Carbajal finally agreed. At a time when the election of Donald Trump has instilled fear about deportation in immigrant communities, the event functioned in part as a space for grievances to come to light. Of the 17,000 farmworkers in North County, CAUSE believes 72 percent are undocumented. Monday’s meeting offered translations in Spanish and Mixtec. In addition, representatives with oversight agencies, including the state Labor Commissioner, Cal/OSHA, and the District Attorney’s Office, explained the appropriate course to file formal labor complaints. Many agents, namely John Savrnoch, chief deputy district attorney, emphatically told the audience, “Your immigration status is of absolutely no concern to us.” Several fieldworkers spoke about the dangers of pesticides, particularly for pregnant women, as well as wage theft and inadequate rest breaks. The number of pesticide-related complaints in the county filed with state regulators has gradually increased in the last decade. In 2013, the most recent year for which data is available, 47 fieldworkers reported nausea, headaches, and burning eyes, among other symptoms. In 2014, a state public health report rated Santa Barbara 13th of 58 counties in terms of high pesticide use. Hortencia Hernandez, who works with Catholic Worker in Guadalupe, said she has known 10 women under the age of 40 who died of cancer after working in the fields. “I raise the question, ‘Why?’” she said. “And I think it is for our government leaders to figure out.” Growers, however, have long argued that the state’s legal protections are some of the
toughest in the country, and they continue to strengthen. For instance, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill to gradually implement greater overtime pay for farmworkers, which the ag industry strongly opposed. Claire Wineman, head of the Grower-Shipper Association, said at the forum that a “multitude of protections” already exist, including at the federal level. Last year, four fieldworkers sued cooling facility Apio and its contractor Pacific Harvest for intentional employer misconduct. They alleged their bosses forced them to “clock out” while walking from one part of the facility to another. They also claimed they were paid less than minimum wage without compulsory overtime. Labor attorney Stan Mallison, who is rooted in the Central Valley, explained the case was filed under the Private Attorneys General Act, or PAGA, which allows plaintiffs to stand “in the shoes” of the state to pursue labor investigations. Early next year, Mallison said, the case is scheduled to go before a private mediator. Apio did not return calls for comment. Juan Cervantes, an organizer with United Food & Commercial Workers, implored farmworkers to follow the lead of the Apio workers and speak up. “Agencies can’t do nothing if they don’t have a client,” he said. The real remedy, some advocates say, would be to unionize fieldworkers in Santa Barbara County. Earlier this year, two attempts to form a union at Apio failed, according to Antonio Rivera, a former organizer. He said Apio hired a consultant to dissuade workers from voting for the union. Two elections failed, he said, one by about 50 votes and another by more than 100. “The workers need to learn more about their rights,” he added. In the meantime, Hazel Davalos, a director with CAUSE, hopes county supervisors will create an ombudsman position to connect farmworkers to the aforementioned state agencies. Davalos explained “the laws on the books aren’t necessarily the same laws on the field.” In addition, language barriers and other reasons often prevent farmworkers from connecting with available resources. It is worth noting that some progress has been made. For instance, the county Agriculture Advisory Committee has formed a labor subcommittee to better involve laborers in these discussions. And they want to be involved, as Davalos pointed out at the forum: “Great turnout,” she emphasized. n
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and a growing mountain of trash, the City Council on Tuesday begrudgingly committed to a 22-year, multimillion-dollar deal with the county to extend the lifespan of the Tajiguas Landfill before it reaches maximum capacity. Their unease came from having to further industrialize an otherwise unspoiled slice of Santa Barbara coastline and facing no better way to deal with the region’s waste streams. “I recognize how distasteful it is to have a landfill on the Gaviota Coast,” said Councilmember Cathy Murillo, “but I’m ready to move forward, acknowledging this is not a perfect solution.” In a split 4-3 vote, the council agreed to pay $9 million a year to deliver 75,000 tons of trash to the proposed Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project (TRRP), a county-owned facility designed to sort out salable recyclables, generate compost, and convert green waste into electricity. For the project to move forward, it needed the city’s participation — 40 percent of the waste that will flow through the TRRP will come from the city. The rest will come from Goleta, Buellton, Solvang, and the unincorporated parts of the county. The overall TRRP deal has worked its way through a grueling approval process, with no fewer than 140 public hearings over the last 15 years. Councilmembers were loath to sink it now.“This is a classic dilemma of when to do something,” said Councilmember Gregg Hart, weighing the superior trash-sorting and materials-recovery technologies that will inevitably be developed in the future against the pressing need to keep Tajiguas from filling up now. City staff has estimated the TRRP will keep as much as 65 percent of Santa Barbara’s trash from being added to the landfill. Right now, 39 percent is diverted, and the dump is scheduled to run out of permitted space within the decade. To cover the cost of the TRRP’s construction and ongoing operations, tipping fees would jump from $87/ton to $120/ton by 2019. The difference would be paid in part by city residents and a 14.6 percent increase in their trash bills. For the average single-family home, that translates to an increase from $36.25/month to $41.54/month. The county and the project’s developer —MSB Investors LLC, formerly Mustang
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Renewable Power Ventures LLC —will set out to secure public financing in the form of construction, payment, and performance bonds early next year. They hope to take advantage of current low interest rates. In her vote against the deal, in which she was joined by councilmembers Jason Dominguez and Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider noted that the city was setting the stage for Tajiguas to be used for not just 20 more years, but 40 more years, as that’s how long the new $122 million facility is expected to operate. She also lamented alternative locations were not studied more closely. White similarly struggled with the timeline.“Once we get to the end of 20 years, how are we going to walk away from a $100 million operation?” he asked. “I don’t see us doing that.” White solemnly acknowledged the gravity of the deliberations: “This is one of the most important decisions the council has had to make in my time here.” Environmental attorney Marc Chytilo, speaking on behalf of the Gaviota Coast Conservancy, implored the council to pause and consider other options before signing on the dotted line. “There’s no need to take action today,” he said. “This is a process that has been going on for many years, and it can continue.” He also balked at the project’s cost. “We are buying the Mercedes-Benz when we really would do just fine with the Chevy Spark,” he said. Like Schneider, Chytilo said other possible sites for the facility weren’t properly vetted, and he questioned why the city was relying so heavily on the volatile recyclables market to cover annual operation costs. Before the final vote was cast, city planner Matt Fore reminded the councilmembers of the benefits the project would offer—it would divert more waste, he said, help the county comply with new state environmental mandates, and generate one megawatt of power. Fore also presented them with jars of compost created by a digestor and materials sifter used up in Gilroy, the very same machines that will be used at Tajiguas. Bay Area farmers are regularly buying the fine brown material as fertilizer and mulch, Fore said. He was confident Santa Barbara growers would, too. In his motion to approve the deal, Councilmember Frank Hotchkiss echoed the sentiments of his colleagues. “It’s not perfect,” he acknowledged. “But no one said n it is.”
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homeLeSS iSSueS then aS now Cottage Hospital Celebrates 125 Years of Healing sicker and older still. This means multiple visits to emergency rooms, placing a heavier burden on resources already keenly stretched. To help address this need, Cottage Health assigned Laurie Biscaro, a nurse with Cottage since 2002, to manage the hospital’s case management department. In dealing with the homeless, she and social worker Sal Robledo convene meetings every Monday morning to discuss the transitional needs of homeless patients about to be discharged from Cottage. They also track the progress—and challenges—confronting those already released. Their aim is to get patients stabilized. To this end, Biscaro and Robledo collaborate regularly with a small blizzard of social service workers, representing multiple nonprofit and government agencies. “Every last homeless person we treat is someone’s baby,” Biscaro declared. “And they didn’t grow up thinking they’d be homeless.”
interesting for history to much remember. But without Ashley, Cottage Hospital would not exist today and this Thursday’s grand birthday bash to celebrate its 125 continuous years in service would have never happened. Photos of Ashley taken in her sixties suggest a stereotypical late-19th-century do-gooder and civic civilizer: a stoutly built, square-jawed woman with thin lips, steady gaze, and redoubtably kind eyes. She was an ardent feminist long before the term was coined, states Elizabeth Gilbertson, a freelance historian — a suffragette who championed women’s right to vote as early as the 1870s. If ignorant and inebriated men were allowed to vote, Ashley argued, women should have the same right. Like many protofeminists, Ashley was an ardent member of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. She was also a strong financial supporter of the Spiritualist church, then settling in Summerland. Ashley’s most lasting impact, however, would be the creation of Cottage Hospital along with 40 other women who came together in 1888. The founding mothers emerged from the ranks of uppercrust Yankees moving west, educated, older, and mostly Protestant and Unitarian. But it was Ashley who made their collective dreams come to fruition, serving 10 years as president of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Society. And it was Ashley who came up with the name. Initially, Cottage Hospital was to be made up of small adjoinTending and Mending: “Every last homeless person we treat is someone’s baby,” ing cottages, the theory being that said Cottage Hospital nurse Laurie Biscaro. they allowed for better air circulation. High construction costs proved prohibitive, so the first iteration of Cottage was a big Patients without homes can be notoriously difficult to three-story Victorian box instead. Still, the name stuck.“It has treat. Some don’t follow doctors’ advice; many lose their presuch a cozy sound,” Ashley once explained. scription medications, have them stolen, or lose them to law When Cottage opened its doors for patients on December enforcement confiscation. Many also suffer from mental 8, 1891, 5,800 people showed up to celebrate. That was roughly illness or substance-abuse problems. Traditionally, few have two-thirds of the city’s population. People brought kegs of been insured, though with the passage of the Affordable Care cider, live turkeys, decorative plants, and foods of all sorts. Act, Medi-Cal eligibility requirements were relaxed. Cottage, In its first year, Santa Barbara’s 25-bed hospital cost $2,100 Biscaro said, has signed up as many homeless patients as to operate. Revenues exceeded costs by 51 cents, but only possible. because the chief administrator, Dr. Jane Spaulding, took only Even so, many remain uninsured and are definitely not half her salary. Since then, Cottage has undergone multiple in the habit of seeing primary care physicians. To the extent steel-and-concrete transmogrifications, and it is now in the homeless persons seek medical treatment, it’s disproportionfinal lap of an expansive and expensive seismic retrofit and ately via the nearest emergency room. While Cottage Health remodel. Today, the hospital boasts a state-of-the-art neonatal doesn’t track the total number of ER visits by homeless indiintensive care unit, an emergency transport helipad, a suite viduals a year, Robledo said the top 20 users alone accounted of emergency rooms that experience 75,000 visits a year, 513 for 650 visits. That translates to nearly three visits a month. licensed beds, and expenses of roughly $661 million. In the jaded lingo of homeless health care, these patients are One of Ashley’s chief motivations in getting Cottage off known as “Frequent Flyers” or “Million-Dollar Murrays.” the ground was the provision of health care to “the homeless.” But in Biscaro’s parlance, they are known more warmly as That term meant something decidedly different 125 years ago “HUGS.” That stands for “Higher Utilizer Group Services” and was used to describe teachers, clerks, and tourists. Despite and refers to the wide array of “wrap-around” care necessary such obvious differences, however, Cottage Health—as it is to keep such patients reasonably healthy. now known—remains no stranger to the urgent demand for For many years, Cottage Health has reserved up to 350 today’s homeless services. Santa Barbara County’s homeless beds a month at Santa Barbara’s downtown homeless shelter population —hovering at about 1,450 —have always been —PATH Casa Esperanza—so that homeless patients dissicker and frailer than the population at large. But accord- charged from Cottage and needing medical respite will have ing to Cottage ER doctor Jason Prystowsky, they’re getting some intermediate shelter space. Cottage has paid PATH
about $262,000 annually for those beds and determines how much time patients need. County Public Health provides a nurse, some access to mental-health treatment, and, for three days a week, a satellite health clinic. Anecdotally, such beds are available to individual patients for three to five nights. For homeless patients too sick to walk or feed themselves, Cottage struggles to find placement in skilled nursing facilities. Homeless advocates are quick to praise the ingenuity, creativity, and generosity of Cottage’s ER doctors. Cottage Health granted $70,000 this year to Doctors Without Walls’ Wrap Around Care Program, and it helps fund Central Coast Collaborative (C3H), a nonprofit collaborative specializing in homelessness. But increasingly, public health administrators, health-care professionals, and homeless advocates are concluding that the current constellation of services available to address the transitional needs of discharged homeless patients—known as respite or recuperative care — is simply not adequate. In its most recent report, Santa Barbara County’s Homeless Death Review Team concluded that there remains an “urgent need for medical respite services to care for homeless patients discharged from the hospital who have skilled nursing needs. The shelters are inappropriately used as skilled nursing facilities because of a lack of alternatives, and these patients have poor outcomes and high rates of re-hospitalization.” The county’s Public Health Department is now collaborating with C3H to create a long-term housing project in North County, though the project remains very much on the drawing boards. While hardly unique to Santa Barbara, this service gap is achieving critical mass as a public health issue. This May, Hope of the Valley shelter in the San Fernando Valley spent $4.3 million to build a 30-bed recuperative care shelter targeting medically discharged HUGS. To date, it’s running at 80 percent capacity and offers an intensive array of medical, mental-health, and detox services currently unseen in Santa Barbara. Operating costs are absorbed by four of the largest 17 hospitals operating nearby to the tune of $250 per bed per night. It’s too soon to determine what reduction the new center is having on nearby emergency rooms, but shelter CEO Ken Craft said the math is pretty simple. “If they’re here, they’re not there,” he said. National studies on recuperative treatment indicate the average length of stay is 32 days. Craft noted that the Affordable Care Act has increased the regulatory pressure on hospital administrators to keep a lid on readmission rates. Another recent study revealed that readmission rates for homeless patients in Boston was dramatically lower for those discharged to recuperative care. A 2010 report by Santa Barbara’s Homeless Death Review Team concluded that Santa Barbara’s “most vulnerable” homeless consumed $3 million worth of hospital treatment. “There’s no such thing as a silver bullet when dealing with the homeless,” said Jason Prystowsky, the Cottage ER doc active with Doctors Without Walls. “But if there were, one would be intermediate respite care and the other would be inpatient and outpatient mental-health treatment.” The need, said Prystowsky, is both urgent and obvious. But care providers throughout the community are overwhelmed by their immediate challenges, not to mention their financial survival, and no one—outside of Chuck Flacks, executive director of C3H —is leading cont’d page 15 ~
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roponents of short-term rentals breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday afternoon as the county supervisors struck down new rules that would have banned the cottage industry in residential neighborhoods and regulated it in certain agricultural, commercial, and mixed-use areas. The proposed changes to the county’s zoning ordinance — drafted by the Planning and Development department and supported by the Planning Commission and the Montecito Planning Commission — arrived to the board after 18 months of public wrangling. The lucrative practice of homeowners renting out extra bedrooms or entire properties for stays of fewer than 31 days has ramped up considerably during the past five years, now adding upward of $1.7 million annually in transient-occupancy taxes (TOT) to county coffers. At the same time, residents against it have become more vocal.“My charge up here is to represent my community,” said 2nd District Supervisor Janet Wolf, the only boardmember in favor of the new rules and regulations. “This is about neighborhood compatibility and the integrity of zoning.” Her supporters reiterated that noisy, high-turnover short-term rentals often degrade the quiet family ambience that home buyers expect from a residential neighborhood. Among the four supervisors voting against staff recommendations, the 5th District’s Steve Lavagnino said, “If we ban [short-term rentals], we’ll end up with all of the impacts and none of the revenue.” He expressed frustration that he’d signed on to Measure B — a 2 percent TOT increase approved by voters in November — while county government had largely turned its back on the cash infusion from taxes on short-term rentals.“There’s just too much money on the table.” Closing out his tenure with the board, Congressmember-elect Salud Carbajal joined fellow boardmembers Lavagnino, Peter Adams, and Doreen Farr in directing staffers to further explore several facets of a very complicated issue, from beefed-up enforcement and vacation-rental overlays along the coast to permitted farmstays and homestays, during which room rentals would be allowed in an owner-occupied residence.“This is too important to try to put to bed today,” Carbajal said.“There has to be a balance.” — Keith Hamm
the charge to make expanded recuperative care happen. It’s very expensive, Prystowsky stated. More than that, the issues of management and oversight are complex and demanding. “We’re all so overwhelmed right now,” he said. “It’s hard to be proactive and take on so large a problem.” What role Cottage Health may play remains to be seen. For the past year, it has been conducting an aggressive needs assessment as part of a new population health initiative. By combining the results of a high-profile listening tour and polls with healthcare data capable of differentiating the unique chalfounding MoTher: If not lenges confronted by homeless people at Pershing for mary Ashley, proto-feminist Park as opposed to Ortega Park, Cottage adminsuffragette and Spiritualist, Cottage istrators are “setting the groundwork for commuHospital would not be celebrating its nity partnerships and collaborative review of new 125th birthday. initiatives aimed at specific health programs,” said hospital spokesperson Maria Zate. In the meantime, Biscaro stated,“We need more beds.”And, she added, the county needs what’s known in the social service lingo as a “harm reduction” program. Translated, that means a large place where chronically ill homeless people can live and receive focused treatment, even as they continue to drink and abuse drugs. To expect sobriety from such patients is not realistic; by getting them under one roof, Biscaro said, case managers can target their treatment more efficiently while reducing expensive complications caused by exposure to the elements. Such a facility, she said, exists in Seattle, but it’s located in a large n converted warehouse in an industrial part of town.
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shank end of Tuesday’s city council meeting, my brain began exploding with dueling aphorisms. The Santa Barbara City Council was poised to pass a total ban on ornamental lawn watering. It was not yet another report. It was decisive action. Finally! I should have been grateful. Instead, I found myself perseverating about locking barn doors after all the horses were out and looking gift horses in the mouth. Joining my internal debate — this time in the council’s defense — were the old saws “Better late than never” and “Measure twice; cut once.” These were quickly rebutted by the adage “A stitch in time saves nine,” which in turn was contradicted by “Haste makes waste.” At that point, the word salad masquerading as internal dialogue got really messy.“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” went galloping across my prefrontal cortex, which is true, of course, unless your well happens to have just run dry, in which case you will be missing your water, and your horse—however well led—won’t be doing any drinking. No doubt there are medications for such afflictions, but what would be the point? As we enter year six of The Worst Drought Ever in California History, such unbidden noise is both inevitable
and widespread. In this context, no pills can save us. The only thing that can is what’s normally drunk to wash those pills down. And of that, we are in precarious short supply.
How bad is it? Based on information revealed at Tuesday’s council meeting, worse than you think. The city’s Gibraltar Reservoir is now completely dry. Zero percent capacity. It turns out the city pays a dam keeper to live on-site and make sure everything’s okay. Naturally, he and his family need water. But because the dam is now dry, the city now finds itself forced to truck potable water up to Gibraltar so the dam keeper and his family can drink, bathe, and flush. Although Lake Cachuma is only 93 percent empty, the picture there is even starker. By the time the lawn-watering ban—approved unanimously by the council —goes into effect January 1, 2017, every drop of water at Lake Cachuma will have come from imported sources. Not one will have fallen as rain on Cachuma’s watershed and snaked its way into the reservoir as runoff. Instead, most of it will have been heaved and ho’d from Northern California and over mountain passes 2,000 feet high. That, by the way, qualifies as the highest heft for any water on the planet. It also explains why water delivery systems are the number one electricity user in California. All this is territory for which no precedence exists. In addition to banning any ornamental outdoor irrigation, the council upped its ante for conservation from 25 percent to 40 percent. All these measures, the council was told, should prevent an anticipated water shortfall of 300 acre-feet that city water planners are now projecting for next summer. If
they don’t, city water czar Joshua Haggmark alluded cryptically to more drastic measures that might be pursued. Under questioning from Councilmember Frank Hotchkiss, Haggmark disclosed the city could impose a strict cap on the amount of water each family would be allowed to use. “And that gives every household a target?” Hotchkiss asked. Not quite. “They’d face stiff penalties, and after three violations, their water would be shut off,” Haggmark replied. Hotchkiss was stunned and incredulous. “Shut off their water??!!! Get out of town???!” If anything, I may have omitted a couple of Frank’s exclamation marks. This was decidedly not where City Administrator Paul Casey wanted the conversation to go. Normally Casey is cool, calm, and collected personified. But here, the unflappable flapped, and an uncharacteristically flustered Casey insisted Haggmark’s Plan B was all “speculative,” adding he “did not want the media to report this.”
The real Plan B, of course, is the desalination plant, though there’s increasing suspense
as to when it will be ready. Initially, the grand opening was to have been in October of this year. Now we’ll be lucky if it’s anytime March 2017. Big projects just take longer and cost more than expected. It’s a law of nature. In 2012, we thought it would cost $18 million to flip the switch on the city’s mothballed desal plant. Now, it’s closer to $60 million, and that doesn’t count interest or financing costs.
The council got a blunt reminder Tuesday night just how energy-intensive desalination is. To produce three million gallons of desalted seawater a year, engineers estimate the plant will consume three megawatts of electricity. Remember the 2,000-foot mountain pass state water has to be pushed over to get into Lake Cachuma? Desal, it turns out, needs about 25 percent more electricity than that. The desal plant will use half as much as all the electricity now used by City Hall in all its many operations. And that generates greenhouse-gas emissions: 4,000 metric tons’ worth. That, too, is one half the total volume of greenhouse gases currently generated by City Hall operations. To the extent the drought is a function of climate change caused by greenhouse-gas emissions, some observers have noted—with no shortage of bitter irony—that Santa Barbara’s desalination plant will exacerbate the very problems that gave rise to the need for the desal plant in the first place. No one, however, has any patience for irony — bitter or otherwise — during droughts such as ours. I’m glad the council acted, however belatedly. Maybe we couldn’t have conserved our way out of this one, as the experts assure us. But in hindsight, we clearly should have hit conservation harder, faster, sooner. More. Had we banned lawn watering in 2012—as one water wonk delicately reminded the council—we would have 5,400 acre-feet of indigenous water left in Cachuma. Admittedly, that’s not much. But you know what they say: A penny — Nick Welsh saved is a penny earned.
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SET THE ALARM: Cartoon in the New Yorker
shows a woman in bed reaching to turn off the light and telling her mate: “Set the alarm for 2020.” Another cartoon shows a clown on a throne with a devilish look, while one courtier says to another:“He was once funny ha-ha, but now he’s just funny terrifying.” “What are we going to do for the next four years?” writes my anguished sister Joyce from Scottsdale in deep red Maricopa County, Arizona.“This is Trump town.” She voted for Hillary, and I suspect this was the first time she’d ever voted for a Democrat for anything. Santa Barbarans, stunned at the zealots Donald Trump is naming to his cabinet and other offices, are wincing and waiting for other shoes to drop after he’s inaugurated on January 20. His finance appointees are being dubbed Trump’s “Wolves of Wall Street.” California — which was won by Hillary Clinton by 28 points, is home to 39 million people and boasts the sixth largest economy in the world — is just an onlooker in TrumpWorld. Secession, anyone? Texas, where more than a hundred thousand people petitioned the White House for secession from ObamaWorld in 2012, is remarkably quiet on the subject now. Folks in Seattle, where I just visited, are loudly vowing to continue the fight to combat the effects of global warming. And well
they might, considering their coastal location. Mayor Ed Murray, Starbucks (its original location in the Pike Place Market is a tourist attraction), and others are pushing the “No Child Sleeps Outside” campaign. Starbucks is matching donations up to $1 million. Winter nights are cold in winter and usually sopping wet. Seattle’s metropolitan area of three million has about 4,000 homeless people, including 500 families, trying to survive anywhere out of the rain, even in port-apotties, reports the Seattle Times. SPLITTING TO PANAMA? Some talk of flee-
ing the U.S. before Trump takes over. While I’m sitting tight in San Roque, if I ever longed to decamp to the tropics, it might be to Panama, where I served in the U.S. Army. But its past presidential elections make our present hullabaloo look like a nursery school game. How about this: In 1940, with war raging in Europe, newly elected Panamanian president Arnulfo Arias invited Adolf Hitler to build whatever he wished in Panama. After all, Arias declared in his inauguration speech, since his country had ceded land to the U.S. to build the canal, Panama could do the same so that the Germans could build “whatever they wish and can help us against imperialism.” The canal was a wartime lifeline for the Allies. Arias was a staunch supporter of Hitler and vowed to weaken U.S. influence
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and bring Panama closer to Nazi Germany. But in October 1941, just two months before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. backed a coup to oust Arias. On January 2, 1955, President José Remón Cantera was assassinated at a Panama city racetrack by attackers wielding submachine guns. A group of men that included “playboy lawyer” Rubén Miró was arrested. All were acquitted. Arias ran for president again in 1948 and lost — but the National Assembly declared him the winner. Politics can be strange, no? Arias set up a secret police force, and corruption ran wild. So in 1951, he was forced out once again In 1968, Arnulfo Arias ran again and won, only to be kicked out after just 11 days. He made a dramatic midnight escape to the U.S. Canal Zone while military police searched for him. You’d think that would have been enough for Arias, but in 1984 the 84-year-old ran once more and was leading the vote count when military dictator Manuel Noriega stepped in. Beginning in the 1950s, Noriega was a convenient tool of the CIA, which overlooked
his cocaine dealing. When he got too hard to handle, the U.S. deposed him in the 1989 invasion. I doubt if the Trump regime can match that history. IT’S COMPLICATED: Love, that is. Neil Simon’s play Chapter Two gives us lots of laughs but also some snarls. One long, sharptongued speech by Jennie Malone (played by Caroline Kinsolving) is reportedly what actress Marsha Mason said to playwright Simon when they were married. Chapter Two is on the boards at Ensemble Theatre Company’s New Vic through December 18. — Barney Brantingham
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Pat Wells Farwell was born in Skagway, Alaska on January 26, 1919. He passed away November 19, 2016 at 97 years 297 days old. When Pat was a little boy his father abandoned him and his mom, shamed with guilt because he lost his mom's, Ysoult's, inheritance in a failed business venture. Pat’s mom kept a roof over his head by opening a teahouse on Main Street where she interpreted tea leaves and told fortunes. Late in life, Pat’s eyes teared over when he spoke about his mom, "a saint," and her uncanny ability to predict the future. When about six, he pleaded with her to allow him to go swimming at the lake with the older boys. Much to his disappointment she steadfastly refused insisting that there would be trouble. Late in the day, two of the boys were carried to town in black sacks, dead from drowning. Pat lived a Huck-Finn-type childhood along the wharf and on the dock where an old Indian woman made sure he didn’t get into too much mischief. When her watchful eyes saw him strut by, she would call out, "He’z ma son na." (“He’s my sonny.”) Out of the house and on his own, his older brother Bill had a dog sled team and, for a nickel each, took tourists from the cruise ships that came to Skagway up Main Street to Soapy Smith's “gold nugget,” a huge rock at the outskirts of town painted gold. Pat built a boat in the living room one winter when he was about 12; a testament to what a saint his mom truly was. He spent many summers fishing along the coast. When his mom suddenly became ill and died, Pat was taken in by the Selmer family that lived in a little house across the alleyway. As a teenager, with a winning smile and shock of red hair, his boat made ideal “girl bait” and he took many of the town's young ladies on picnic outings. He worked on the White Horse Railroad which provided the money to buy gear for mountain goat hunts, fly fishing excursions and an 8mm movie camera with which he took pictures of the railroad, Alaska's wilderness and the mega-sized flowers and vegetables grown in Alaska’s 24-hour sun during the summers. Pat was captain and point guard for the Skagway High School state 18
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championship basketball team. Pat, one to vividly describe with great color and aplomb his life stories over and over again, would retell that the gym was so narrow that when he backed up against the wall to inbound the ball his sweat soaked jersey would stick to the frozen winter wall. Leaving Skagway, his student days at the University of Washington were interrupted by WWII. He went to flight school in the Army Air Corps becoming the captain of a B17 and flew 52 (That's right 52!) missions out of Italy over Germany and Eastern Europe earning a number of service medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross. Pat, a great storyteller, rarely spoke about the war. Late in life, he would tell of the night his plane got caught in the backwash of one of the engines of a plane in front of him catapulting his bomber over the top of the formation into a spinning dive that took every ounce of his and the co-pilot’s strength to pull it out of its death spiral. Returning from one mission riddled with machine gun and anti-aircraft fire with only one engine left, the crew jettisoned over the Adriatic Sea every gun and piece of equipment they could unbolt, barely limping back to the runway. After the war Pat returned to the University of Washington, where a music teacher discovered his natural tenor voice. So began his passion for opera. He quit school, went to Los Angeles to work under the famed voice coach, Val Rosen, and performed in many opera productions. He loved to tell the story of a time his opera company was in Seattle when he found himself in an elevator with Robert Merrill, a famous tenor. Recognizing Pat from that evening's performance, he said to Pat, “That was the best Goro I've ever heard." Pat was extremely proud of that moment. In the 50s, he married my mom, Kay, and we lived in the Hollywood Hills. After spending a season auditioning with the famous German opera houses, he decided to give up his dream of being a world-renowned tenor and became a dad to my sisters, Christine and Jean and to me, Mike. He and my mom brought us another sister, Kim. He worked as a remodeling contractor with his close friend, Sam Cassano. Pat was a great dad taking me camping, fishing and hiking at Mineral King in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. We went to Dodger baseball games and to Laker games, a team which he loyally loved to follow the rest of his life. He'd grab my knee with the "terrible claw" until I screamed for him to let go; an antic he continued to play on anyone he felt vulnerable to attack throughout the years. In the mid-sixties, after relocating to Santa Barbara, he separated
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from Kay. That black cloud had a silver lining for he ended up being captured by the love of his life, Anne. Over the next decades, “Pat and Anne” became synonymous with the phrase “living life to the fullest.” They traveled the United States in BIG UGLY, the 1948 Studebaker truck on which Pat rebuilt a show stopping one-of-a-kind camper shell with mahogany interior and stained glass windows powered by a Chevy 350 V8 engine. Their nonstop social calendar included trips to parties with the “motor cycle gang,” opera excursions, and evenings with friends. They couldn’t get enough quick getaways to Montana De Oro, Jalama or Figueroa Mountain where they would drink “bourbon and water” and enjoy succulent lobsters or crab legs. There was no end to their enthusiasm, or their fun. Pat had to have a fire in the fireplace every night, even in the middle of August. His late in life obsession with hunting down and chopping up firewood seemed to be imbedded in his DNA from his early life Alaska experience. He would search the neighborhood collecting pinecones and seedpods to burn. He relished picking up wood at construction sites and a big adventure was to search the scrap bins at local lumberyards. Growing up in the Depression, he enjoyed the free stuff and was dismayed by the greedy acquisition mode of our consumer generation. He was happy and satisfied. He had his odd sayings. To, "How are you?" he'd reply, "If I felt any better, I'd think I was sick." Pat's dementia began to impact his independence in his mid-90s. Always a charmer, the staff at Friendship House loved him. We often sat in the patio and looked at His Tree, a giant oak that awed him, and pinwheels spinning in the breeze. One day, contrary to his always-upbeat nature, he turned sad. I asked, "What's wrong, Pat?" He said, "Something's really bothering me." I asked, "What?" He sat silent with a perplexed look on his face. Then a sheepish expression turned into a broad smile. "I can't remember!" Even without a memory, he had a quick wit and up beat spirit. Pat is pre-deceased by his daughter Claudia Kimberly Forsman (Kim), granddaughter Anna Christine Brady, stepdaughter Christine Ann Brady and brother Bill Farwell. He is survived by Kim's family; husband David Forsman, grandson Jesse Andersen, granddaughter Missy Andersen, great grandsons Marshall and Carter, granddaughters Kathryn Holmes (husband Bill) and Sara Iba (husband Trevor). Anne Forster, Pat's love, gave him a whole added family with Michelanne Forster (husband Nigel Dunlop), her sons Mike Forster (wife Leuaina) and Mathias Corwin, Anne's sons John Forster and Paul
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Forster, daughter Susie Forster (husband Charles Saunders) and her children Paisley and Kayla. Stepdaughters are Kathleen Roi James and Jean Hehn. He was my dad. I'm Mike Brady. My wife is Kathy. Our son Micah has two of Pat's great grandchildren Laker and Fallin. A gathering celebrating Pat will be held on Saturday, January 7 at 2:00 P.M. at the Netzer Center at Friendship House, 880 Friendship Lane, Solvang, Ca 93463 In lieu of gifts or flowers please make a donation to the Friendship House.
Cresenciano Hernandez (Chano/Joe) Vazquez 07/18/33-11/27/16
Jose Angel; Jesus; Juan; his sister: Lucrecia, and all 9 of his children: Rita; Franky; Brenda; Teresa; Joseph; Roger; Tony; Albert; and Michael. He will be missed but never forgotten. His love, laughter and great memories will live on forever in our hearts until we meet him again. Memorial Services will take place on Saturday December 3rd 2016, at 12:30pm at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on 21 E. Sola Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. In lieu of flowers, the family requests to please consider sending a contribution to Garden Court, 1116 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101 on behalf of Cresenciano H Vazquez.
Joy Ivern Fringer Saragosa 12/18/43-11/26/16
We have lost an amazing, kind and loving man that touched so many lives. He left us peacefully with family surrounding him with continuous love and prayers. He is now with God in Heaven where he will continue to watch over us. Cresenciano, also known as “Chano” and “Joe” was born in the small town of Tenamextlan in Jalisco Mexico and came to the United States at 15 years old for a better life. Joe started working in the agriculture fields across the United States until he began working in the restaurant business in North Hollywood, CA. Quickly proving to be a hard-working and dedicated employee, he became a cook and then worked his way up to become a chef. At the age of 24, he became an entrepreneur by opening his first restaurant in North Hollywood called Casa Roja. At the age of 34, he decided to move to Santa Barbara to raise his new family. He accepted his first position working for Harry Davis who, at the time, owned Joe’s Café. He then was quickly given the opportunity to become the chef of a new venture called Harry’s Plaza Café. Joe was the chef at Harry’s Plaza Café for 22 years under the ownership of Harry Davis and then with Bob Rose. He then retired as a chef the age of 66 but remained active in the restaurant business for a few years just because of his love and passion for it. He truly loved being a chef and was proud of his accomplishments. More so than his accomplishments, Joe was most proud of his family. He was married twice, first to Cleo Reyes and then to Mary Ruelas Vazquez. He is survived by his wife Mary, his brothers: Eliseo;
On Saturday, November 26, 2016, Joy Ivern Fringer Saragosa, 72, of Santa Barbara, California, passed peacefully from this world, and Heaven gained an angel. Born in the tiny town of Caney, Kansas, on December 18, 1943, to Clieth Lee Fringer, and Leona Harris Fringer, she moved to Bartlesville, then Stillwater, Oklahoma, attending Oklahoma State University. She followed Tim, her younger brother, to sunny California in 1971. He thought she was just coming for a short visit, but she had sold all her furniture and planned to stay! Her thoughts were that she would probably never be married, but she soon met Rudy Saragosa, and after a whirlwind three-month courtship, they eloped to Las Vegas. A juvenile diabetic from the age of 16, she was blessed with a child at the age of 33, and though the odds were against her, and many told her she should abort, she held to her belief that God gave her this child for a reason, and she gave birth to a son in February 1977. She worked in many different fields in her lifetime, but found the most fulfillment in her life as a C.N.A. She loved being a nurse's aide, as she loved to help others. She was a woman of strong faith, a devout Christian, and attended church regularly. She loved to raise her voice in song, whether it be a traditional hymn, or a contemporary worship song. If it praised God, it pleased her soul.
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abroad to music, drugs, and sexual mores — America was starting to tear itself apart. Stan and Betty married, and then with Betty’s four chilhome to Santa Barbara last month to the dramatic oceanfront bluff that sits just south of dren they moved to a sprawling mission-style home just the Bird Refuge. It’s a majestic location, with a downhill from the San Ysidro Ranch. Betty’s father had founded Warner Bros. Studios, and in the heated years of panoramic view of the Channel Islands and the McCarthy, Nixon, and the House Un-American Activisilver-blue Pacific stretching seemingly infinitely beyond. Stan turned 96 in June, and this bluff — in the Santa ties Committee, Betty had become a passionate liberal, a Barbara Cemetery — will now be his final home, in the stalwart civil libertarian, and a committed supporter of a family plot he and his wife, Betty, picked out years ago. myriad of racial, social, and economic justice issues — and The two of them hadn’t lived full-time here for quite now she was viewed by many of her parents’ wealthy circle some time before his death, but there’d never been a quesmuch as her heroine Eleanor Roosevelt had been deemed tion about where he’d return when this moment came. by her own erstwhile friends: “a traitor to her class.” Santa Barbara can seem a mercurial place in many What followed was a life — and a marriage — fully lived ways — but it was never that to Stan and Betty. To them, by any measure or hope: Over the next half century, the Sheinbaums would become one of the most influential we were not just an enchanted city but a point fixe, a metrical constant, an enchanted Polaris of rich friendships liberal couples in America. In Democratic politics, they and honorable causes, a community deeply beloved and would prove crucial early backers of Gene McCarthy in deeply loving, a locus of shared hopes and dreams. It was 1968, George McGovern in 1972, Teddy Kennedy, Walter the place they always knew they’d come back to, and where Mondale, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. Stan would two of their three children, Matt and Cass, in addition to find time to chair the University of California’s Board of Regents, the ACLU of Southern California, the Los Angeles several grandchildren, have transited back to, as well. Police Commission (in the wake of the Rodney King riots, Sheinbaum wasn’t a native Santa Barbaran — nor even California-born. Instead, he was the classic American no less), and People for the American Way. — a migrant — and, moreover, a migratory New Yorker They bankrolled Ramparts, Mother Jones, The Nation, born and raised on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. In the Dissent, Monthly Review, and New Perspectives Quarterly. Seymour Hersh broke the M~ y Lai Massacre story thanks to years between the two World Wars, his father had been a their support, and Daniel Ellsberg was saved from prison successful leather-goods manufacturer — until he wasn’t, because, like so many, he’d been crushed by the Great by the defense committee they organized. Andreas PapanDepression. dreou’s life was saved when the junta that had overthrown Stan, as a result, had gone to work right out of high the Greek government threatened to execute him, and school in a garment factory, sewing women’s apparel, and Stan and his friend John Kenneth Galbraith got former president Lyndon B. Johnson to promise that NATO then he worked for a time as a Broadway stagehand. He ACTIVIST: Stanley Sheinbaum was a strong backer of liberal causes, politicians, went on to sell magazine subscriptions door-to-door, tried and publications, including this one, during a life replete with accomplishments. would “kick the hell out of them” if Papandreou died. In working as a department store clerk, and even worked as the Middle East, Stan was good friends with the king and a bicycling grocery delivery boy. It was a life that held out American-born queen of Jordan, and he personally estabFor Stanley K. Sheinbaum — 41 years old, a veteran, proud limited promise. lished a working relationship with Yasser Arafat that in the During World War II, he’d become an army mapmaker American, and liberal anti-communist — that discovery early 1990s, for a brief but remarkable moment, almost led stationed in Oregon, noncombatant service that nonetheless became the first step in the complete remaking of his life, as Israel and the Palestinians to peace. In Santa Barbara over the years, the Sheinbaums quietly qualified him, like millions of others, for the GI Bill. Uncer- he found his deepest beliefs about America and himself chalbut indelibly helped remake the city by providing both the tain what to do with his life and hobbled by poor high school lenged in ways he’d never have imagined. grades, he’d applied to and been turned down by 33 colleges At first, he tried to look away from what he’d seen — espe- crucial early support for transformative candidates such as and universities before Oklahoma State accepted him, only to cially when told by his academic bosses that it was he, not the Gary Hart, Jack O’Connell, and Walter and Lois Capps and suddenly discover, once back in school, that he now not only CIA’s covert torture program, that needed to change. Back at by underwriting the Santa Barbara Legal Defense Center, the loved learning but also was good at it — so good, in fact, that Lansing, he soon decided to look for another job — one that he Westside clinic, the first serious efforts to confront homelessStanford admitted the 27-year-old as a sophomore transfer. quickly found, of all places, here in Santa Barbara. ness, La Casa de la Raza, the Environmental Defense Center, Over the next eight years, Stanford awarded him an economics The job was as a Fellow at the Center for the Study of Dem- the city’s ACLU chapter, and the Santa Barbara News & Review degree and Phi Beta Kappa key, saw him win a highly com- ocratic Institutions (CSDI), by then a legendary think tank (from which The Santa Barbara Independent was born) — to petitive Fulbright scholarship to the Sorbonne, and admitted housed in a palatial but slightly down-at-the-heels, turn-of- name just a few. him to its PhD program in economics, even then one of the the-century estate at the top of Eucalyptus Hill and headed Shortly before Thanksgiving, more than 400 people who by no less than the legendary Robert Maynard Hutchins. loved and admired Stanley and Betty gathered to mourn his nation’s best. Stan sailed through Paris as well as his PhD program, and Hutchins had become dean of Yale Law School at 27 and the passing and celebrate his life. Tributes from around the world late in the Eisenhower years, he set off as a promising (but very chancellor of the University of Chicago at 29 before founding were read from presidents and prime ministers, movie stars, late-starting) assistant professor, his doctoral thesis on inter- the CSDI with a $12 million grant from the Ford Founda- singers and poets, peace activists and human-rights camnational monetary policy half-complete, at Michigan State tion when he retired from Chicago. He was, in mid-century paigners, environmental and native rights leaders, feminists, University (MSU). The pay was less than modest (as always America, one of the nation’s most respected, and influential, foundation directors, and me. I recounted how I’d met Stan at for young academics), so in addition to teaching and thesis public intellectuals. the Center and described how, in so many situations, I’d seen writing, he’d signed on to a USAID (United States Agency for For Stanley, landing a job at the Hutchins Center brought him provide not only needed money but even more needed International Development) project that MSU was running more serendipity — it was “the beginning,” he told me years courage and wisdom — and humor — to that endless struggle in faraway South Vietnam. Stan was one of several junior later,“of being reborn.” to “bend the arc of the moral universe toward justice,” to paraadministrators, and it wasn’t until his third year on the job In quick succession, he fell in love with the Hutchins Center, phrase Dr. King. that he took his first trip to Saigon. It was 1961, and an eloquent the fulfilling life of the public intellectual that it represented, Donald Trump had been elected president only four days young Irish Catholic had just become president. Santa Barbara and its natural beauty, and, most important, a earlier, reminding me of another vindictive Republican What Stan discovered in Saigon was completely unexpected beautiful, young divorcée named Betty Warner Sperling, who president, Richard Nixon, who had put Sheinbaum on his — and deeply alarming. MSU was running a police “training entered his life at a crucial moment in his — and, as it turned notorious “enemies list” and ordered his phones tapped, mail program” not for USAID but the CIA, and the “enhanced out, the nation’s — life. opened, and taxes audited. Sheinbaum had outlasted Nixon, interrogation techniques” being taught would prove just as That once obscure little war in an equally remote Vietnam and even at 96, he would have known how to deal with the controversial when used a half century later in Afghanistan was no longer obscure or remote. The eloquent, young Irish new president. He taught us how to battle for justice, and we and Iraq — except that no one in the 1960s seemed willing to Catholic who’d been elected president had, by then, been assas- all owe Stanley an irredeemable debt for giving us the tools to sinated, and — over issues ranging from racial equality to war continue the fight. n admit to knowing anything about them. independent.com
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aviota Coast Conservancy and many other groups have questioned the county’s proposed high-tech, high-dollar trash-processing plant at Tajiguas Landfill on several grounds, including technological and financial risks to ratepayers. If things go really badly, the Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project and its “dirty MRF” (materials recovery facility) could require a subsidy from the general fund. Not only are there less expensive programs that could accomplish the project objectives, but the organic waste that the county wants to comingle with trash could instead be used for effective, long-term carbon sequestration while revitalizing grazing lands. Instead, the project creates $120 million of public debt, makes a 20-year commitment to a questionable technology that other communities are abandoning, dramatically increases home and commercial trash rates by more than 40 percent over the life of the project, and closes the door to innovative changes in municipal waste management for two decades. The project’s financing assumes that recycled material sales will repay 75 percent of the county bonds. This assumption is no longer reasonable, as the Chinese economy’s downturn in the last year has caused the recycled market to drop precipitously. Further, Donald Trump’s recent actions regarding China increase the likelihood that the project won’t generate even half the recycling revenues projected. Reduced recycling revenues will cause trash rates to increase to make up the difference. If this drives grocery stores and restaurants to send their organic waste elsewhere, the further reduced revenue could cause the operator to abandon the project, leaving the county and the cities holding the bag. The City and the County of Santa Barbara consider the project on December 13; both seem committed to the highly speculative and risky project. Rather than contemplating 20 more years of intensive industrial use at Tajiguas, we should be planning the permanent closure of a landfill that no longer serves the public good. (Read full op-ed at independent.com/opinions.)
— Michael S. Brown, President, Gaviota Coast Conservancy
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was very sad to hear of Marilyn Morgan dying alone in her car. I am thoroughly disgusted with those in authority, who did little if anything to find her. When there is a fire nearby, all our homes are called to alert us. Why couldn’t we have been alerted that an 83-year-old woman was missing? All living in this area could have been asked to look for her car. Volunteers could have put posters with her photograph all over the towns. Lost dogs and cats get better treatment than this poor woman. A banner across Highway 246 is used by the City of Solvang to announce events. Wasn’t this more important than Halloween or any other event? The fact that many who live in Solvang did not know Morgan was missing is a disgrace.
Never in good health, she suffered a heart attack and a stroke in 2006, and as a result, could no longer attend services as often. She still held on to her love for Jesus as she watched Trinity Broadcasting Network and Daystar Network daily. A second stroke in the summer of 2016 stole her ability to read but after rehabbing in a skilled nursing facility, she was able to return home. On Sunday, November 20, 2016, she suffered her third stroke which stole her speech, left her partially paralyzed, and unable to swallow. Though it was extremely dif difficult, her wishes were that if severely incapacitated, it should be seen as time for her to go on to glory. She was placed into hospice care on Friday and took her last breath a little more than 24 hours later. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Rudy, son John Paul, and brother Tim. Services were held at First Baptist Church on December 5th, and she was laid to rest at Carpinteria Cemetery, next to her mother. She will be truly missed as she always had a kind word or a smile for everyone. You are forever in our hearts, and one day we will reunite in paradise. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation in her memory to Visiting Nurses/Hospice Care of Santa Barbara http://www.vnhcsb. org and/or Valle Verde Retirement Community http://www.valleverde.org
Margaret Lopez 02/26/62-11/27/16
Mom your loving caring and a beautiful person to all especially your family and friends you are the crazy glue that kept us all together now you're in a better place. You will be truly missed by all but especially from us your kids who adore you through thick and thin good or bad, happy or sad you treated everyone with love and respect. You are the best mother, grandmother, sister, daughter that anyone could ask for. You made everyone around you happy to the end mom. You're always going to be loved and missed, remembered as a wonderful person. There are no words that can express how we all feel. But knowing that you're in a better place (heaven) put our heart at ease. Love and miss you always Raymond, Jr, Sasha family and friends.
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found it interesting that initiating a lawsuit to protect private use of public resources is worthy of a Local Hero. Many advocated for a bike path that more logically connects east and west sides along Micheltorena Street rather than the awkward and more expensive Sola Street bike boulevard. I’m happy the Bicycle Master Plan is finally done and funding secured, but I’m not thrilled that those who advocate for public space to store their cars are heralded over those who want safe and convenient bicycle paths in our city. — Katie Mullin, S.B.
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Joan Grumman, Professor of English at Santa Barbara City College from 1972¬1996, passed peacefully at Serenity House on December 1, 2016. A great traveler, especially in England where she owned a house in Cambridge, Joan was instrumental in bringing the study abroad semesters to SBCC. Her PhD in English literature from Purdue, 1971, culminated in a dissertation on Henry James. She is fondly remembered by the thousands of students who benefited from her instruction in literature and writing. A memorial service will take place Monday, December 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Mark's University Parish, 6550 Picasso Road, Isla Vista.
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Artist and Friend Tom is survived by his brothers Nicholas, Benjamin, and Henry. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Tom moved to Southern California with his family at the age of 13. In 1976 he made Santa Barbara his home. Several things stand as hallmarks of his thirty years as a Santa Barbaran. He never veered from the artist's path. He truly felt a calling, a sense of destiny. Neither did he stray from kindness, friendliness, generosity, and gentleness. All who would like to celebrate the life of "Merkel" are invited to a memorial to be held at Cold Spring Tavern on Tuesday, December 13th, 6PM - 10 PM. All are welcome, please bring memories, stories, and photographs. (Hey Now - Yowsa) Info: Barry Hollis 805 453 2866
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Tree Lightings and Nativities The Wonder of Christmas 2016 This musical evening of inspiration will feature an orchestra, vocal and instrumental ensembles, a ladies’ choir, handbells, chimes, a children’s drama, and a Nativity pageant. Fri., Dec 9, 7pm; Sat., Dec 10, 5pm; Sun., Dec. 11, 6pm. Oaks Bible Church, 560 N. La Cumbre Rd. Free. Call 570-8061. oaksbible.org Light Up a Life Celebration Bring your family and friends to gather and celebrate the lives and memories of your loved ones as Hospice of Santa Barbara will host a special night of
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S.B. Rose Society Holiday Pot Luck Dinner Come hear interesting facts about growing roses at this festive party with fine food and holiday cheer. Thu., Dec. 8, 6-8:30pm. Fellowship Hall, Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Rd. Free. sbrose.org
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Wreaths, Swags, and Garlands Workshop Make your own beautiful holiday decorations with California native plants. Come anytime during the workshop, and make multiple pieces with your whole family, or stay the entire time. Purchase items by the piece in advance or on the day of the workshop. Grapevine wreath forms, wire, cones, and a variety of native greens will be provided for a cost, but you can bring your own décor (ribbons, battery-operated mini-lights, etc.). Staff will be available to help, and light refreshments will be provided. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 9-10, 11am-3pm. S.B. Botanic Gar Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. $5-$25+. Call 682-4726. sbbg.org Martin Good
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Festival of Lights Join this family-friendly, unique, interactive celebration of our many traditions of light: the Jewish Celebration of Hanukkah, the Christian Christmas story, the Islamic tradition of Eid al-Adha, the African American celebration of Kwanzaa, Unitarian Society Light Within, and more. Thu., Dec. 15, 6:30-8:30pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-6670. sbplibrary.org Christmas Lights & Sights Trolley Tour Tour the best of holiday décor throughout Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley while you listen to seasonal music and enjoy hot chocolate served by Solvang Parks & Recreation Department elves. Tue., Dec. 13, 6-7:15pm and 7:30-8:45pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. $13. Call 688-7529. Holiday Tea Tasting Gain uncommon tea knowledge from James Allen, founder of the S.B. Tea Club, while experiencing some of the most naturally fragrant, aromatic, and exquisite tea in the world that are free from harmful pesticides, toxins, and additives. Take advantage of special holiday pricing on tea and teaware, including subscription boxes. Fri., Dec. 16, 5:30-7pm. Impact Hub S.B., 1117 State St. Free-$5. tinyurl.com/HolidayTeaTasting
Holiday at the Ranch Find your holiday spirit as kids of all ages Solvang’s Annual Christmas Tree Burn will love this open house that will feature Santa Claus and his League of Women Voters Holiday Party The public is invited “rein-goats,” Christmas music and caroling, craft-makto enjoy a festive lunch and lively discussion in a relaxed ing, tours of the festive Stow House, celebrity story time, atmosphere. Bring your favorite dish. Tea, coffee, and and holiday hayrides. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 10-11, 11am-4pm. water will be provided. Wed., Dec. 21, noon-2pm. Louise Rancho La Patera & Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Lowry Davis Ctr., 1232 De la Vina St. Free. Call 965-2422. Rd., Goleta. Suggested donation: $2-$5. Call 681-7216. www.lwvsantabarbara.org/calendar.html stowhouse.com Tree at the G for Unity Snap the perfect holiday shot in front of the Granada’s majestic tree while enjoying festive entertainment and hot cocoa. Spread cheer with an unwrapped toy donation for the Unity Shoppe’s Toys for Tots drive at the box office. Sat., Dec. 10, noon-2pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. Free. Call 899-2222. Brunch with Santa Celebrate the holiday season with a special brunch hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.
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Holiday Festival of Trains New Year’s Dinner and Brunch Ring in the New Year with style at a steakhouse with ocean views. On New Year’s Eve, enjoy a five-course gourmet meal, and then enjoy complimentary admission to the Brazilian Carnival party in the ballroom. Continue the party the next day with an expansive brunch with made-to-order omelets, seafood, prime rib, and more. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 31-Jan. 1, 2017. Dinner: 5-10pm; Brunch: 10am-2pm. Angel Oak, Bacara Resort & Spa, 8301 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $65-$165. Call (855) 252-6601. angeloaksb.com Solvang’s Annual Christmas Tree Burn Area residents are invited to bring their tree (stands and ornaments must be removed) to the burn pile January 2-6, 2017, to join together to see this powerful spectacle ignite the New Year and herald the end of Solvang’s Julefest. There will be live entertainment and refreshments for purchase. Fri., Jan. 6, 2017, 5-7pm. Fields of Old Mission Santa Inés, 1760 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Call 688-6144. solvangusa.com/things-to-do/solvang-julefest
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Especially Fun for Children Photos with Santa Santa will be available for photos and visits at his winter home located near Macy’s. Pet photos will also be available. Visit the website for a full schedule. $29.99-$49.99. La Cumbre Plaza, 121 S. Hope Ave. Call 687-6458. shoplacumbre.com/events Meet Santa Paseo Nuevo Children will be able to visit Santa in Paseo Nuevo’s Center Court with several mornings reserved for children with special needs and multiple evenings open for pet photo nights. Every child will receive a free gift from Santa, and Santa’s elves will be on hand to catch the perfect precious moment in a photo. Visit the website for Santa’s full schedule. Center Ct., Paseo Nuevo. $23-$48. Call 963-7147. paseonuevoshopping.com Holiday Festival of Trains Curated by private collector Dave Halbeisen, this Goleta tradition for more than 25 years showcases an extensive model train collection of multiple trains chugging along tracks among a wintery display of miniature figures. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 9-10, 10am-5:30pm; Sun., Dec. 11, 1-5pm. Multipurpose Rm., Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call 964-7878. sbplibrary.org Kid Kraft: Christmas Village Kids will learn how to upcycle common household items to create a winter village of their very own, including the snow! Sat., Dec. 10, 2pm. Wildling Museum, 1511 Mission Dr., Solvang. $5. Call 688-1082. wildlingmuseum.org/kidkraft
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Visit Santa Claus Visit with Santa, tell him your wish for the holidays, and then get your picture taken with him. Sat., Dec. 10, 10am-4pm; Sun., Dec. 11, 11am-2pm. Santa Village, Solvang Park, Solvang. Free. Call 688-6144. solvangusa.com/things-to-do/solvang-julefest 24th Annual Candy Cane Train Take a ride on this festively decorated miniature train. A ticket buys you a ride, an assortment of holiday treats, a coupon for a future ride, and entrance into the museum’s holiday display of toy trains and teddy bears. Riders must be at least 34 inches tall. Receive a discount and avoid the line by buying your tickets in advance online. Closed Dec. 12-15. The train runs until December 24. Weekdays: 1-4pm; weekends: 2-4pm. South Coast Railroad Museum, 300 N. Los Carneros Rd., Goleta. $4. Call 964-3540. goletadepot.org Year of the Explorer Activities Explorers of all ages can make holidayinspired crafts every Sunday, from cork-painted snowflakes and wreaths to Popsicle-stick snowflakes to cardboard gingerbread men … or women. Sun., Dec. 11, 18, and 25. 11am-1pm. Explore Store, S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free with zoo admission. Call 962-5339. sbzoo.org All Wrapped Up: The Art of Giving This one-day workshop provides the opportunity for children to gain inspiration from works in the museum’s
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Children’s Winter Crafternoon Kids under 12 will have a jolly good time at this fun-filled afternoon, making holiday-inspired door signs, ornaments, and much more to get into the winter spirit. Sat., Dec. 17, noon-1:30pm. Multipurpose Rm., Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free. Call 964-7878. sbplibrary.org
Shop, Mingle & Jingle Solvang’s holiday season shopping and entertainment opportunities encompass discounts and deals at various merchants such as shops and galleries, bookstores, wine and beer bars, clothing and accessories boutiques, and more. The town’s merchants will open their doors to celebratory shoppers with extended hours, and some will have complimentary snacks and beverages. Fri.-Sun., Dec. 9-11, various times. Downtown Solvang. Free. Call 688-6144. solvangthirdwednesday.com/shop-mingle-jingle
Art From Scrap Workshop: Holiday Postcards Make postcards that show off your holiday creativity using materials found in the ReUse Store. Sat., Dec. 17, 10amnoon. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children 6 and younger must be accompanied by a parent. Call 884-0459 x11. exploreecology.org
Angels Bearing Gifts Wrapping Party Foster compassion within the community by taking part in this annual gift-wrapping party and helping prepare gifts for those with developmental disabilities. Sat., Dec. 10, 9am-11am. Tri-Counties Regional Ctr. Bldg., 505 E. Montecito St. Free. Call 884-7222. angelsbearinggifts.org/volunteer
Winter Zoo Camp At this award-winning camp, kids can spend winter break playing games, visiting animals up close and behind the scenes, experimenting with science projects, and crafting. Mon.-Fri., Dec. 19-30. Half day: 9am-noon; full day: 9am-3pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. $37-$55. Ages 3-12. Call 962-5339. sbzoo.org
12 Days of Christmas Holiday Artwalk Walk through the marketplace, and shop for ceramics, jewelry, woodwork made from wine barrels, felt and leather purses, knitted goods, potted and living succulents, and more. Know that 5 percent of the sales from these area artists will go to Girsh Park. Sat., Dec. 10-Sat., Dec. 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Camino Real Marketplace (between Cinemas and Ulta Beauty), 7004 Marketplace Dr., Goleta. Free. Call 685-3458. caminorealmarketplace.com
Zoo Day Families can create a new tradition at the zoo with animal friends for jolly good fun. Sat.-Sun., Dec. 24-25, 10am-3:30pm. S.B. Zoo, 500 Niños Dr. Free-$17. Call 962-5339. sbzoo.org
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Holiday Markets and Shopping A Crimson Holiday Upper State Street’s artisanal market will make your holiday shopping easy with a large selection of handcrafted ornaments, jewelry, toys, cards, and kitschy items. The gallery is open through January 31, 2017. Mon.-Fri.: 10am-8pm; Sat.: 10am-6pm; Sun.: 11am-6pm. La Cumbre Plaza, 121 S. Hope Ave. Free. Call 453-7708. acrimsonholiday.com Brad Nack Annual 100% Reindeer Art Show You won’t want to miss this annual art show with elegantly framed oil paintings of reindeer from Brad Nack. An S.B. tradition for nearly two decades, this event is beloved by reindeer and art collectors, and the pieces sell out fast. Get there early for a spot in line, but stay late to enjoy an after-party with house cocktails. Thu., Dec. 8, 6-8pm. Restaurant Roy, 7 W. Carrillo St. Free. Call 331-3351. bradnack.com The Collector’s Loft: A Pop-Up Boutique Friends of the Museum of Contemporary Art will have unique art, designs, furniture, collectables, clothing, and more for purchase. Perfect for finding the right gift for the artist on your holiday shopping list, there will also be the opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation to the museum’s new public art initiative, takepart | makeart: taking art outdoors. Thu.-Sun., Dec. 8-11, 10am-6pm.
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Edible S.B. Holiday Pop-Up Shop This one-of-a-kind shopping experience will have an array of culinary and artisanal gifts from area merchants featured in Edible’s Holiday Gift Guide. Sat., Dec. 10, 1-6pm. Telegraph Brewing Co., 418 Salsipuedes St. Free. tinyurl.com/EdibleSBHolidayPopUpShop Pure Purpose Holiday Market Make a difference with every purchase at this alternative market featuring vendors who make a social impact or have promised to donate a percentage of their proceeds to community nonprofits. Sat., Dec. 10, 1-6pm. Pure Order Brewing Co., 410 N. Quarantina St. Free. purepurposemarket.com Jeanne tanner
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Theater/Dance Inspire Dance Holiday Showcase This holiday show will feature beautiful dances, costumes, and heartwarming performances for the whole family to enjoy. Thu., Dec. 8, 4-4:45pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call 564-5603. sbplibrary.org Everybody Dance Now! Holiday Performance Don’t miss out on a night full of dance performances by area elementary schools and groups including Girls Inc. Goleta, Urban Dance Company, Stupid Fresh Adult Crew, and many more. This family-friendly event will also have face-painting, prizes, a photo booth, bake sale, and more for an evening of holiday fun. Fri., Dec. 9, 5:30-8pm. Westside Boys & Girls Club, 602 W. Anapamu St. Donations accepted. tinyurl.com/EDNHolidayPerformance2016
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Elf The Musical Jr. Based on the beloved holiday film, Elf Elf, this new musical follows the story of Buddy, a human boy raised by elves in search of his real father in urban New York. This musical is sure to be a holiday tradition for audiences to embrace their inner elf. Fri., Dec. 9 and 16, 7pm; Sat., Dec. 10 and 17, 2 and 7pm; Sun., Dec. 11 and 18, 2pm. Ojai Art Ctr. Theater, 113 S. Montgomery St., Ojai. $10-$15. Call 640-8797. ojaiact.org
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Theater/Dance cont’d... A Christmas Carol If you haven’t seen this live staging of the meanest miser in Victorian London, Ebenezer Scrooge, when he is visited by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come, then this is a holiday must-see. Fri.-Sat., Dec. 9-10, 7pm; Sun., Dec. 11, 3pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $7-$15. Call 684-6380. plazatheatercarpinteria.com 42nd Annual Nutcracker at the Arlington The Santa Barbara Festival Ballet presents this cherished holiday tradition that is recognized as one of the longest-running productions in the U.S. performed with a full live symphony orchestra. Experience holiday magic as Clockwork Dolls dance to life, a giant Christmas tree grows before your eyes, and the Rat King and Toy Soldiers battle onstage. Sat., Dec. 10, 2:30 and 7pm; Sun., Dec. 11, 2:30pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $25-$50. Call 963-4408. thearlingtontheatre.com A Christmas Carol Don’t miss out on the inaugural production of Charles Dickens’s classic with a 24-person cast including virtuoso performances by Rubicon favorites Joe Spano and Peter Van Norden. Sat., Dec. 10, 7pm; Sun. Dec. 11 and 18, 2pm; Wed., Dec. 14 and 21, 2 and 7pm; Thu.-Fri., Dec. 15-16 and 22-23, 8pm; Sat., Dec. 17 and 24, 2 and 8pm. Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $40-$65. Call 667-2900. rubicontheatre.org The Montecito School of Ballet: The Night Before Christmas and Les patineurs (The Skaters) Watch sugarplums dance and toys come to life in this original production of The Night Before Christmas, which is based on the famous poem by Clement Moore, followed by Les patineurs (The Skaters), which is inspired by the famous ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton for the Royal Ballet of England and portrays the strength, grace, and humor of skaters. Sat., Dec. 10, 7pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $12-$18. Call 560-0597. montecitoschoolofballet.com/upcoming-performances Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker This critically acclaimed performance to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score features more than 40 dancers in spectacular costumes. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Central Coast Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. Thu., Dec. 15, 7pm. Samala Showroom, Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $25-$45. Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274. chumashcasino.com/entertainment
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Una Noche de las Posadas Take part in this time-honored reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for shelter in Bethlehem as it was once celebrated in early California and is still observed throughout Mexico and South America. Experience firsthand the way in which Santa Barbara’s earliest Spanish and Mexican residents gathered together and celebrated the Christmas season with music and food. Fri., Dec. 16, 7pm. Begins at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St., and concludes at Casa de la Guerra, 15 E. De la Guerra St. Free. Call 965-0093. sbthp.org
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The Nutcracker Curtis Studio of Dance will bring Carpinteria its most joyous holiday gift with its beloved production of The Nutcracker. Many Carpinterian dancers, including three young men from Carpinteria High School, will take part in the upcoming performances of the famed holiday ballet. Fri., Dec. 16, 7pm; Sat. Dec. 17, 1pm. Carpinteria Middle School, 5351 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $15. Call 684-4099. curtisdance.com
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Una Noche de las Posadas Goleta School of Ballet: The Nutcracker Tutu Suite Young dancers ages 3-6 years old will take part in a special suite-style performance to the music of The Nutcracker. Sat., Dec. 17, 1:30-2:30pm. Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota St. $8. Call 328-3823. goletaschoolofballet.com State Street Ballet: The Nutcracker Follow young Clara as her toy nutcracker comes alive, saving her from evil rats and taking her on a magical journey through the Land of Sweets and more. This magimagi cal performance, featuring students of Gustafson Dance, the Opera San Luis Obispo Orchestra, and the Morro Bay High School Chorus, will blow you away with its gigantic Christmas tree and opulent sets. Sat., Dec. 17, 2 and 7:30pm; Sun., Dec. 18, 2pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $24-$104. Call 899-2222. granadasb.org La Pastorela (A Shepherd’s Play) The historic S.B. Christmas tradition returns to the Presidio Chapel for a dramatized version of the shepherds’ biblical journey to Bethlehem and the Devil’s attempt to take them off course. La Pastorela was originally transcribed in the mid-19th century by Pablo de la Guerra and will be conducted in Spanish. Sat., Dec. 17, 8pm; Sun., Dec. 18, 2 and 7pm. Presidio
Chapel, El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. $6-$12. Call 965-0093. sbthp.org The Christmas Revels: A Scottish Celebration of the Winter Solstice This favorite seasonal tradition involves a colorfully costumed company of more than 70 actors, singers, and dancers who will perform lively dances and traditional music from the mid-1700s in the Scottish Highlands. Fri., Dec. 16, 7:30pm; Sat., Dec. 17, 2:30 and 7:30pm; Sun, Dec. 18, 2:30pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Free-$79. Call 963-0761. lobero.com
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4th Annual S.B. Choral Society’s The Hallelujah Project Audiences of all ages will enjoy this concert that’s fast becoming one of the city’s most anticipated holiday musical events. The S.B. Choral and Children’s Chorus will blend together a set of classical choral music and traditional holiday favorites with celebrity guest Shirley Jones from The Partridge Family. Sat., Dec. 10, 8pm; Sun., Dec. 11, 3pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $7-$46.50. Call 963-0761. lobero.com Tiny Tots Holiday Concert & Santa Party Toddlers will love this special holiday sing-along concert featuring The Rubicon Harmonix and The Harmonix Juniors with appearances by Rudolph, Frosty, and Santa! Continue the holiday fun after the concert with a Santa meet and greet. Sat., Dec. 10 and 17, 11am. Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $6. Call 667-2900. rubicontheatre.org S.B. Jazz Society Presents: Holiday Jam This annual holiday party for Jazz Society members is a perfect time for closet jazz singers and players to join in on a jam session. Bring your instruments or charts, or simply relax and enjoy the music. Sun., Dec. 11, 1pm. SOhO Restaurant &
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Quire of Voyces: Mysteries of Christmas Enrich your holiday experience with a set of beautiful a cappella compositions performed underneath the stained-glass windows of the chapel originally designed to train Franciscan priests. Sat., Dec. 17, 7pm; Sun., Dec. 18, 3pm. St. Anthony’s Chapel, Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden St. $15-$20. Call 965-5935. quireofvoyces.org Winter Wonderland The Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale and Orchestra will perform a concert for you under the direction of Maestro Michael Eglin, featuring works from Berlioz, Rutter, Vaughan Williams, and more. Sing along to your favorite carols with the youth ensemble for a special musical treat. Sat., Dec. 17, 7:30pm; Sun., Dec. 18, 3pm. Veterans Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. $15-$20. Call 350-4241. syvchorale.org The Harmonix Holiday Concert Get into the Christmas spirit with this festive 90-minute performance from the Rubicon Harmonix and Harmonix Juniors vocal groups with guest appearances from Broadway stars Teri Bibb, Jennifer Leigh Warren, and more. All proceeds will benefit the theater’s youth education program. Sun., Dec. 18, 7pm. $26-$41. Call 667-2900. rubicontheatre.org Brian Setzer Orchestra Holiday Show The iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and three-time Grammy Award winner Brian Setzer and his 19-piece orchestra will whip up a huge dose of retro holiday cheer with their Christmas Rocks show! This holiday show will feature music from their latest Christmas album, Rockin’ Rudolph, their three other best-selling holiday albums, and original Brian Setzer hits. Mon., Dec. 19, 7:30pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $44-$89. Call 899-2222. granadasb.org Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show featuring the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. The spirit of the season will come alive with this signature show. Thu., Dec. 29, 8pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $34-$93. Call 899-2222. granadasb.org
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Friday 12/9 12/9-12/10: Westmont Fall Dance Concert This concert will feature new
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Simon’s semiautobiographical, heartfelt romantic comedy set during Christmas in 1970s New York, which follows the story of recently widowed George Schneider and divorcée Jennie Malone as they venture on the bumpy road to happily ever after. The show runs through December 18. Thu.-Fri., Wed: 8pm; Sat: 4 and 8pm; Sun: 2pm; The New Vic, 33 W. Victoria St. $20-$55. Call 965-5400. etcsb.org
Thursday 12/8 12/8: After-Hours Business Networking Join the Chamber of Commerce of the S.B. Region every 2nd Thursday for this monthly networking event. Meet new people, make important connections, and toast to the holiday season! 5:30-7:30pm. S.B. Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Wy. $5-$15. Call 965-3023.
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12/9: Genius This drama is about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway), played by Colin Firth, and the literary giant Thomas Wolfe, played by Jude Law. 2-4pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Rated PG-13. Call 564-5641.
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12/9: Parents Night Out Bring the kids to hang out with their buds in the back — eating dinner and enjoying a beverage and dessert — all while watching a movie as you, the parents, enjoy time with friends or with each other, reconnecting. Make that reservation! 5:30-8:30pm. Brasil Arts Café, 1230 State St. $20/one child; $35/two or more children. Call 845-7656.
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12/10: Sedgwick Reserve Public Hike Choose one of three hikes with varying themes such as geology, landforms, panoramas, plants and animals, or birds, with various hiking levels. Activities and tours are available for those who don’t want to hike, or you can join them afterward. Bring a lunch, and make a required reservation at sedgwick@lifsci.ucsb.edu. 8:30am. UCSB Sedgwick Reserve, 3566 Brinkerhoff Rd., Santa Ynez. Suggested donation: $10$15. Call 686-1941.
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12/10: Pancake Breakfast Come for all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage while the kids play and explore. There will be arts and crafts, face painting, and the reptile family. Take a picture with Santa, and wear your ugly sweater for a chance to win the contest! Proceeds go toward the San Marcos Parent-Child Workshop. SMPCW, 400 Puente Dr., Ste. A. Free-$8. Call 964-8994.
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exhibit various works of art from paintings, photographs, collages, and pencil drawings created by artists in the community. Gallery hours: Thu.-Sat., Mon.-Wed.: 11am-5pm; Sun.: 1-5pm. Gallery 113, 1114 State St, Ste. 8, La Arcada Ct. Free. Call 965-6611. gallery113sb.com
12/8: Reception: Impressions in Oil and Stone Self-taught sculptor Francis H. Jansen will exhibit her stone and bronze sculptures that reveal a deeper sense of the human experience outside of our culture, family structure, and society. Also on view will be Annie Hoffman’s impressionist paintings, relying on the use of light, color, value, and composition to convey moods and emotions. Return to the gallery a few days later for a live plein-art painting demonstration by Hoffman. The exhibit shows through February 2017. Reception: 3-7pm; painting demonstration: Sat., Dec. 10, 11am-1pm. Gallery hours: Wed.-Fri.: 11am-5pm. Oliver and Espig Gallery, 1482 E. Valley Rd., Ste. 50, Montecito. Free. Call 962-8111. oliverandespig.com
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12/10: Champagne Tasting This special sparkling wine tasting will showcase the range of flavor profiles, regions, and values of some of the most remarkable wines in the world. Light hors d’oeuvres
12/8: North County Arts Symposium The S.B. County Arts Commission and Office of Arts & Culture will dish out important practices and advice on how to fund your art and receive real-time grant opportunities at this special arts conference. 10am-1pm. Edwards Community Ctr., 809 Panther Dr., Santa Maria. Free-$5. Call 568-3990. sbac.ca.gov
12/8: Curator’s Choice Lecture: Malcolm Warner Art historian Malcolm Warner will discuss the way in which British art during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century influenced 20th-century modernist art as a reaction to Victorian times. 5:30-7pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364. sbma.net 12/9: Reception: 2nd Fridays Art: Angels and Things with Wings This year’s juried competition will feature more than 30 artists’ work, ranging from oil paintings, to photographs, prints, and mixed media, all centered around things with wings. The exhibit shows through January 5, 2017. Reception: 5:30-7:30pm. Gallery hours: 10am-9pm, daily. S.B. Tennis Club, 2375 Foothill Rd. Free. Call 862-4722.
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12/8: The New Yorker Reading Group Whether you read it cover to
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and join Fitness Evolution for a one-hour charity workout with all the proceeds benefiting the S.B. Humane Society. All participants will receive a free water bottle! 9-10am. Stow Grove Park, 580 N. La Patera Ln., Goleta. $15 minimum donation.
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other works on paper from several area artists. The artwork is affordable and will make the perfect holiday gift! Gallery hours: Thu.-Sun., Tue.-Wed.: noon-5pm. Artamo Gallery, 11 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call 568-1400. artamogallery.com
12/10: S.B. Humane Society Fundraiser Bring a towel or mat and water,
the community to discuss improvements to transit and bus updates and how to make our neighborhoods safer and more beautiful. 6:30-7:30pm. Martin Luther King Jr. Wing, Eastside Library, 1102 E. Montecito St. Free. Call 875-3562.
help you discover a new way of building your hardware — faster, without writing a single line of code, and in less than one day. No coding or electrical engineering experience is necessary. 6-8pm. Impact Hub, 1117 State St. Free. Call 284-0078.
12/8: Off the Paper Wall This exhibition will feature hand-drawn prints and
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Belly Dance Showcase Come to a unique evening of dance as a wide variety of talented dancers, such as Beth Amine, Cris! Basimah of BellyDance Land, Krischana, and more, will perform for you! 7:30pm. Wildcat Lounge, 15 W. Ortega St. $5. Ages 21+. bellydanceland.com/performances.html
12/9: Reception: Kids Draw Architecture At this annual art reception, kids from the community present architectural drawings inspired by S.B. landmarks to learn about the importance of the area’s architectural environment through drawing sessions guided by professional artists and architects. Calendars for the new year, T-shirts, and other merchandise will be available for purchase. Reception: 5-7pm. Gallery hours: Tue.-Fri.: 11am-3pm. Architectural Foundation of S.B. Gallery, 229 E. Victoria St. Free. Call 965-6307. tinyurl.com/KidsDrawArchitecture ConT’d on p. 40 >>>
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12/10: Rune Readings Guest reader Sierra will explore the deeper levels of your innate wisdom through the mystical language of runes (stones containing primitive carvings used for divination). Different readings such as the Three Rune Draw and the Four Directions Spread will reveal different information. 1-5pm. Paradise Found, 17 E.
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12/10: Catching Air The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum and the S.B. County Air Pollution Control District invite everyone to come celebrate the launch of the Catching Air exhibit on this Science Saturday. You can experience air in a fun, colorful way as you place objects such as scarves and balls in different colors in the exhibit’s clear pneumatic tubes, which move the objects around in several directions before flying out into the air. You can also learn more about handheld air sensors, design paper helicopters or airplanes, and decorate coloring books. 10am-noon. Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum. 705 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Free. Call 928-8414.
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12/10: AWOL Petite Party Art Without Limits presents a night of art, petit fours, and petite sirah while exhibiting Sol Hill’s work to provide a chance for emerging artists to interact with mentors in the community. 5-7pm. Sol Hill’s Studio, FNK ZN ART SPC, 111-C Santa Barbara St. Call 565-1332.
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12/10: Solstice Feather Stix Make your very own feather stix to honor the coming of the winter solstice. Get creative using reuse materials. 10am. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $8. Children ages 6 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Call 884-0459 x13. exploreecology.org 12/11: Studio Sunday on the Front Steps: Printing Ink Bring out the
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whole family to paint and print an abstract background onto colored paper and create a collage portrait inspired by Christopher Nevinson’s “Self Portrait.” 1:30-4:30pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1113 State St. Free. Call 963-4364. sbma.net
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in the midtown area of Lompoc will be hosting open houses for the entire family. They are within walking distance of each other, so stop by for festive music and light food offerings, with a performance by the Lompoc Valley Master Chorale as well as complimentary coffee, hot cider, and Grandma’s homemade cookies at Longoria Winery. 2-4pm. Brewer-Clifton, 329 N. F St., Lompoc; Lompoc Wine Factory & Core Winery, 321 N. D. St., Lompoc; Longoria Winery & Tasting Rm., 415 E. Chestnut Ave., Lompoc. Free. Call (866) 759-4637.
School for the Performing Arts will present musical theater performances as a culmination of their recent workshop training. 10:30am, noon, and 2, 3:30, and 5:30pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $18$33. Call 963-0408.
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12/10: Crafted Mi Bella Boutiques 805 presents this gathering of artisans who will show their fused glass, jewelry, little girl dresses, botanicals, and more, just in time for holiday shopping. 10am-3pm. La Cumbre Plaza, 121 S. Hope Ave. Free. Call 687-6458.
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Foster a sense of well-being and joy at this experimental art therapy workshop, regardless of artistic experience. Construct a symbolic doll-like figure that represents your wishes, dreams, and inner desires with reused materials from the store, and enjoy a glass of wine while you create. 6-8pm. Art From Scrap, 302 E. Cota St. $30. Call 884-0459 x6. exploreecology.org
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the S.B. Conservancy’s second edition of Santa Barbara: A Guide to El Pueblo Viejo. This historical book takes a look at the city’s architectural history after the 1925 earthquake through photographs and maps in extreme detail. The authors will be available to sign copies of the book, priced at $19.95. 5-7pm. Architectural Foundation of S.B., 229 E. Victoria St. Free. Call 965-6307. afsb.org
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12/10, 12/11: Family Movies: The Secret Life of Pets This animated movie features Max (Louis C.K.), a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine. Watch what happens when a bunny named Snowball swoops in and saves the doggy duo from a trip to the pound. Sat.: 1-3pm; Sun.: 1:103:10pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Rated PG. Free. Call 564-5603. sbplibrary.org
12/10-12/11: Mobile Consulate The Mexican Consulate will be in S.B. to provide information and assistance regarding passports, IDs, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) protection, and any other related concerns. El Consulado de México estará en S.B. proveer información y asistencia con respecto a pasaportes, identificaciones, DACA (Acción Diferida para Llegados en la Infancia) y cualquier otra preocupación relacionada. 8am-2pm. SBCC Wake Campus, 300 N. Turnpike Rd. Free. Call 984-8738.
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12/9: Area 51 S.B.’s popular 12-piece band will have you dancing all night long with its exciting stage show and varied set of funk, pop, soul, rock, and other genres. 9:30pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $8. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com
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12/11: River Whyless This up-and-coming band from Asheville, North Carolina, blends pop and folk to create a sound uniquely its own, incorporating exciting instruments like the violin, cello, banjo, and harmonium. 8pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $10. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com 12/13: Chris Robinson Brotherhood Rock out to California blues from the Chris Robinson Brotherhood as they play songs from their new album, Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel. 8pm. Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. $30. Call 963-0761.
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12/14: Gabe Hess and The Radiator Band This singer/songwriter from Boise, Idaho — who currently lives in Portland, where he performs regularly around the Northwest with his trio — will sing his catchy melodies using his soulful voice. You may get to hear tunes from his full-length debut album, due for release next year. 8:30pm. Mercury Lounge, 5871 Hollister Ave., Goleta. $5. Ages 21+. Call 967-0907.
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Parallel Stories: T.C. Boyle What if the world we imagined is really something else? The S.B. Independent’s very own Charles Donelan will join award-winning author T.C. Boyle for a conversation about how disillusionment inspires his fiction writing, followed by a book-signing of his most recent work, The Terranauts, an epic story of eight scientists chosen to live in an Earth-like terrarium as climate change threatens the planet we live on today. 2:30pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364. sbma.net
12/11: The Met: Live in HD: Mozart’s Don Giovanni Mozart’s twoact opera blends supernatural, comedic, and melodramatic elements to create a prominent opera buffa performed all around the world. Don’t miss the chance to see British baritone Simon Keenlyside perform the role of the title hero, who goes to hell in a coup de théâtre (spectacular turn of events). 2pm. Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. $28. Call 969-8787.
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for this business networking event. Hear about the Business Giving Roundtable’s work and how your business can get involved. Enjoy a hot breakfast, coffee, and water provided by Team Cashman of State Farm. If you work for an area nonprofit, you can enjoy the breakfast for just $10! 7:309:30am. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. $10-$30. Call 967-2500 x5.
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Wednesday 12/14 12/14: Momentum Dance Company 3rd Annual Winter Concert S.B.’s newest competitive dance company will bring its season preview with dancers ages 6-21 for performances ranging from tap and jazz to contemporary and hip-hop. There’s another performance on December 15. 7pm. Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. $20$30. Call 963-0408.
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12/14: Childhood Memories & Holiday Tea with President & Mrs. Abraham Lincoln Adults and students will enjoy listening to this one-act play in which professional reenactors and historians John and Pamela Voehl portray Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln as they reflect on their childhoods. Stay after the performance for a Q&A with the actors and holiday tea. 3:30-4:30pm. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Ages 8+. Call 688-4214.
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Caregivers Support Group This ongoing group is open to all family and friend caregivers and those facing impending loss and invites them to take a break from daily responsibilities and receive support and network with other caregivers in the community in a safe, confidential space. The group can provide transportation if needed. 11am. Free. Call 690-6219 or email marsha.goldman@vnhcsb.org for the address. vnhcsb.org/calendar
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“The nurses at Cottage truly cared about us and our well-being. When Mark’s oxygen levels dropped the nurses remained calm and knew exactly what to do. Their expertise was comforting and provided for an amazing, unforgettable experience.” - Sierra and Mark Mullenary
Another Moment Marked Meet Mark Tyler Mullenary, who was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on November 7, 2016. If the name rings a bell, it may be because the Mullenarys have been marking great moments like these at Cottage for over 100 years. See, young Mark’s father is also named Mark Mullenary, and so is his grandfather, his great-grandfather and his great-greatgrandfather, all of whom were born and raised in Santa Barbara. Each generation has been touched by Cottage in one way or another, from being born or employed here to receiving care from our highly trained staff. The Mullenary family legacy will continue to live on through the birth of baby Mark.
As Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital turns 125 years old this December, we reflect on the many generations of families who have been touched by Cottage. We want to hear from you! Do you have generations of family who were born here? What memorable moments has SBCH been a part of in your life? Big life-saving ones, little humorous ones— we’re collecting them all as part of the 125th year celebration: Moments Live On. Send your story to mystory@sbch.org. For more information, visit cottagehealth.org/125.
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When I first encountered Mi Refugio Projects at a craft fair, I bought my sister her birthday gift right then and there. Even though we were not physically making the bracelet ourselves, it felt as if my sister and I played an integral part in its creation. Together, we chose the custom leather straps and the designs and wrapped dif different bracelets around her wrist to get just the right fit. The process behind buying a Mi Refugio item may be just as special as the finely crafted end result. Ortega, who donates a portion of profits to charity, sells her work through Instagram (@mi_refugio_projects), on Etsy, and at craft fairs, such as the upcoming artisan market at the Santa Barbara Wine Collective (131 Anacapa St.) on December 18, 1-5 p.m. See mirefugioprojects.com. —Rebecca Horrigan
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qualify for a matching grant. As of press time, they have $69,000 left to raise. What started 45 years ago as a small organization serving just 12 kids has grown to a nationally accredited school for nearly 2,500 children each year. The programs include the children’s center, afterschool care for elementary students, prep classes for kindergarten, and a family resources center. More than 100 kids are on the waiting list. At the children’s center, 94 percent are children of color, 85 percent come from low-income households, and 54 percent are raised by a single parent. They provide more than 63,000 breakfasts, lunches, and dinners to preschoolers each year. They are backed by a number of area foundations, and many children have scholarships. “It’s like a three-legged stool,” Miller said, “with the child, the parent[s] and the community as each leg. Each must be strong or the stool topples.” —Kelsey Brugger COURTESY
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you can begin to imagine the sensation of riding a Trikke, the three-wheeled carving vehicle manufactured in Buellton, soon slated for global recognition and recreation. Somewhere between an electric bicycle, a pair of skis, and a Segway, the Trikke is a motorized vehicle developed by CEO Gildo Beleski, who has been running the 12-person-strong company with wife and business partner Ana D’Arace in their wine-country warehouse/workshop since first developing a prototype in his native country Brazil. With a new Trikke amusement park scheduled to open in May 2017 outside Guangzhou, China, The Santa Barbara Independent decided it was high time to try out the transport device. Riding a Trikke, simply put, is a lot of fun. Steered by the kinetic movement of carving curves and turns by a lean of the knees, the body- and battery-powered machine was crafted by Beleski as a way to emulate the experience of skiing and skateboarding without the awkward or hazardous imbalances—and with extra oomph. The Trikke really flies, almost akin to the Return of the Jedi speeder bikes zipping through redwood trees. With top speeds exceeding 30 mph and future models intended to be even faster, the street-legal vehicles are gaining popularity as both a commuter vehicle and a security transport, with models such as the Defender. While the Trikke is already a popular tourism transport in places such as Hawai‘i, the Dominican Republic, and Greece, the Chinese attraction will feature multiple tracks for downhill racing as well as a skate-park-style area, off-road-style Trikke riding, drifting, e-racing, a Jet Ski–style Trikke water park, a Monster Trikke arena, and more. Give it a try yourself in Buellton. Who knows? It could very well be the best new way to get around wine country. —Richie DeMaria
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RUGBY ACADEMY IS NATION’S FIRST ugby players do not actually eat their dead, although the bumper sticker says so, but they do become bonded in flesh, blood, and spirit during their lifetimes. The camaraderie can be stronger than national affiliations. “You’re a rugby player first, wherever you go,” said Kevin Battle, director of the Santa Barbara Rugby Academy (SBRA).“That’s the identity that matters. Travel anywhere in the world, look up the local rugby club, and you’ll find people who will be happy to buy you a beer and probably give you a place to stay.” The SBRA is the nation’s first full-time rugby training program. Started in 2009, it enrolls recruits at S.B. City College and has had 41 players transfer to four-year schools. One of its graduates, Alec Gletzer, plays on the national team. In January, the SBRA will start up a women’s program. It will be led by Kelly Griffin, the captain of the U.S. women’s sevens at the Rio Olympics. Griffin played basketball and soccer in high school. She went to UCLA and scanned a list of club sports. In rugby, the feisty 54 150-pounder found a sport where she could release her aggressions. “In basketball, I often got into foul trouble,” she said. “Rugby — you can just hit them. Not a foul.” There’s a women’s league of American football, but Griffin said, “Rugby is way more fun. It’s so much more fluid; everybody gets to play offense and defense; everybody gets hands on the ball. It’s the most fun sport I’ve ever played.”And it took her to the Olympics, where the brisk, high-scoring sevens game was well received. The U.S. women finished fifth after playing Australia’s gold-medal team to a draw. Crystal Ho’s passion for rugby led her to found Santa Barbara’s Mermaids nearly two years ago. “It’s kind of my baby,” said Ho, a county medical lab technician who discovered rugby at UC San Diego.“It’s blossomed into this lovely family. The diversity of people brought together through
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rugby is one of its most notable distinctions. We have active players in their sixties who still lead and tackle 20-year-olds.” Another “beautiful thing about rugby,” she said, is the socials: “mandatory eating-drinking-bonding time with all visiting teams in which international rugby songs are sung and belched.” There is no age restriction to that kind S.B. ATHLETIC ROUND TABLE: of enjoyment, according to Darin Siegel, president of S.B. Youth Rugby, which puts teams called the Stingrays on the pitch.“It’s a family atmosphere,” he said. “You’ll play a hard game, and afterward you’ll be having a soda, having a sandwich, and celebrating the win and the loss with the other team.” Some high school athletes give rugby a shot, although it is not a scholastic sport in this section of the CIF. “I love it,” said Ewan Best, a San Marcos High wrestler who plays for the Stingrays U16 team. “It’s a really respectful sport. There’s no, like, arrogancy, if that’s a word.” The classic game of rugby takes 15 players on a side. “Every size person can play,” Ryan Fidel, Camila Casanueva, Siegel said. “There’s no prototype. You don’t Dos Pueblos wrestling Dos Pueblos basketball have to be extremely speedy. Because it’s a The reigning Channel League The senior guard led the team game, everybody fits in somewhere.” Charger girls to a tournament champion at 126 pounds won all Every player has to make tackles, and the five of his matches, four by pins, title in Atascadero, scoring 23 youngsters are taught a technique that takes points in their first victory and at the Corona del Mar Duals. The dangerous spearing out of play. Chargers made it to the team dishing out 13 assists in the The Stingrays go easy on requirements. finals. championship game. “We’re not the club program that penalizes
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you for not always being here,” Siegel said. “We accept that everybody has outside lives, and you put in the time that you can.” Home matches take place at the upper field of Elings Park, a rugby paradise for much of the year. There are two special events this month:
Saturday, December 10: All Santa Barbara boys and girls, ages 10-18, interested in giving rugby a try are invited to a free clinic, 10 a.m.-noon. The Stingrays U12 and U14 teams will play San Diego in the afternoon. The Mermaids will have matches with the San Fernando Valley and Fullerton Women’s rugby football clubs (RFCs). Saturday, December 17: The SBRA will conduct a Talent ID Camp for men and women, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with Battle, Griffin, and Olympic women’s coach Richie Walker. It will be followed by a match between the Mermaids and Ventura. Starting January 14 and continuing into May, there will be games at Elings every Saturday. Besides the academy teams and the Mermaids, the long-established adult men’s teams — the Grunion RFC and the senior Fossils — will be in action. All the clubs, including the Stringrays, belong to the nonprofit S.B. Rugby Association. UCSB and Westmont n College also sponsor rugby clubs.
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12/14: College Women’s Basketball: UCLA at UCSB This matchup furnishes visions of UCSB’s glorious past and hopeful future. UCLA coach Cori Close returns to her alma mater; she led the Gauchos into the NCAA tournament as a player and helped them reach the Sweet 16 in 2004 as Mark French’s top assistant. Now in her sixth year as head coach, Close took UCLA to the Sweet 16 last season, and the Bruins are currently ranked No. 9 in the nation. UCSB’s fortunes took a deep plunge for several years, but now Bonnie Henrickson, who visited the Sweet 16 twice as head coach at Kansas, is trying to lead the Gaucho women back to respectability. Close and Henrickson will jointly present a chalk talk at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion on Tuesday evening before their teams take the floor Wednesday. 7pm. The Thunderdome, UCSB. $5-$12. Call 893-UCSB (8272) or visit ucsbgauchos.com.
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o many of us think have always played the ukulele, we’re too busy, but when we first formed the too clumsy, or too orchestra in 1985, we hardly damn old to learn knew anybody who played it. Our original intention was to music. And even if we play, we’re often too choose an instrument that was self-conscious to let loose not too popular, and indeed [it] in public. On December 15, was regarded by many people the Ukulele Orchestra of as a toy, so we could use it withGreat Britain invites everyout any customary platform one to kick those nerves to for working on the aspects the curb and sing or strum of music and entertainment that we were interested in. along during their holiday show. Bring your own uke; We thought of it rather like a video tutorials are online, pencil sketch rather than an and beginners are welcome. oil painting. As the years have gone by, people have started to For 30 years, the rowdy and talented Ukulele regard the ukulele differently. UNIQUELY UKULELE: Playing hits such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the Ukulele Orchestra — the Harlem Perhaps this is something to Orchestra of Great Britain combines sophistication with lightheartedness and Globetrotters of the ukulele do with our work. We certainly encourages the audience to play along. world — has covered timehope so. less crowd-pleasers, from “Psycho Killer” I know some snobby musicians thumb their to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to the theme nose at your group. Does that upset you? It What do you enjoy about playing the ukulele from Shaft Shaft, with their bite-sized packages can be amusing when people look down compared to other instruments? It’s a miniaof four-stringed entertainment. But their on our orchestra. For example, when we ture version of the world of music. It enables shows aren’t gimmicks. Queen Elizabeth is sold out the Royal Albert Hall in London, the structure of music to be seen in an easier a fan, and they sell out Carnegie Hall. Ahead some of the classical music press thought way than if all the thousands of tone colors of their Santa Barbara performance, found- we were doing a very interesting, useful, and available to the symphony orchestra or the ing member George Hinchliffe answered inclusive sort of thing, but others expressed synthesizer were at one’s disposal. email questions via Siri, a first for us. the opinion that we were dumbing down. It seems to me that when a concert is pre- What advice do you have for fledgling playYou guys are wizards on the ukulele but make sented in a lighthearted manner, that simply ers? My tip for any musician is to learn three the instrument so approachable. Does that enables the audience to find an accessible pieces of music from start to finish and to be inspire others to play? We know ukulele route to the music. The music itself can be able to play them at any speed. People often makers and music shop owners who tell us very serious, even if there is an amusing ele- play the easy bits fast and slow down for about the reactions to our show, and it seems ment to the show. the difficult parts. I would also advise pickmany people see it and say to themselves, ing three contrasting pieces — something “That looks easy. I’m going to get me one People often talk about a ukulele revival, lively, something slow, and something a little of those ukuleles.” There are some musi- but did it ever really go away? Some people unusual. — Tyler Hayden cal performers who produce a reaction in the audience of, “They are so virtuosic, that The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will play on Thursday, December 15, at UCSB’s Campbell Hall at 8 p.m. For more information, call 893-3535 or visit looks difficult — I’m going to throw my artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Read the full interview on independent.com. instrument away.” We like to have fun.
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New Music for the New Year ONTO THE NEXT ONE: The year 2016 is one many will be happy to put behind them. But then, so are most years. Lest we look too far ahead into the complete unknown, these final weeks remind us to look back, as well, with some new releases from S.B. artists and the shows to celebrate them.
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HOLLAND JOLLY CHRISTMAS: Amy Holland and husband Michael McDonald love the holidays both as a time to be together as family and to help the greater good with music.
LIGHTING THEIR PATH: Want to celebrate the holidays with a concert that combines charity, family, love, and good, new music? Grammy-nominated Amy Holland will join her longtime musical partner and husband, Michael McDonald, on Saturday, December 17, at the Plaza Playhouse Theater (4916 Carpinteria Ave.) in Carpinteria for a special concert benefiting the theater. Holland will be playing songs from her newest album, Light on My Path, on which she performs both with Michael and their son, Dylan. In fact, it was Dylan’s performance at the Plaza Playhouse Theater last year that inspired this benefit concert, an event at which Holland hopes to “spread a little joy” with a “potpourri of Christmas songs” and pieces from her new album. Produced by Fred Mollin and recorded in Nashville, Light on My Path, Holland said, is about finding your way in times of feeling lost and trusting in following your life’s guiding path. Mixing country songs, light pop, folk, and Motown-inspired numbers, the album also features an appearance by one of her all-time favorite musical artists, David Crosby, whom she bumped into one day in the Gelson’s parking lot. “Why aren’t you singing lately?” he asked her, and in no time, collaboration ensued. “You gotta be careful about what blonde you ask to sing,” she joked to him. Proceeds for the evening will help the Playhouse continue its excellent lineup of theater performances, touring rock acts, and movie nights. Attend the show, and help the theater that has lit the path for so many entertainers in Carp and beyond. AN EP AND ALBUM FOR EVERY TREE: The year closes out with a few inspired new releases from S.B.-area musicians. Jacob Cole a k a King Cole, whose Cold Blue EP briskly breezed through my ears upon first listen like a beautiful coastal wind, is back with an official rerelease after a tentative release earlier in time. Hear him play at the Cold Spring Tavern (5995 Stagecoach Rd.) on Saturday, December 10, starting at 6 p.m., or get there early and soak in the sweet sounds of guitar master Bruce Goldish, starting at 2 p.m. Longtime S.B. musician/poet/photographer Spencer Vincent has combined his various artistries into a sunnily and moon-ily Californian pop, folk-rock, and world-music-touched album, Sitting on the Moon. With evocative lyrics and sweet melodies, it’s a contemplative slice of area musicianship worth your ears. Read The Santa Barbara Independent online for a recent interview. S.B.-born Naked Walrus, who have swum down to Los Angeles for more opportune music-industry waters, also have a new EP, Simple, available for streaming and on vinyl. A sonic throwback to early and mid-’00s alt-rock, from The Black Keys to the Foo Fighters, it has recently earned airtime on KJEE, ever the bastion of all things rock. Bass-loving, post-punk duo Easter Teeth, meanwhile, are sharpening their incisors with a new two-song single and an upcoming full-length. See the band at Whiskey Richards on Friday, December 9, at 9 p.m., with Char-Man and The May Runners. Last, but certainly not least, the Ventucky String Band is back with a new album, Ghost of the Damned, which conjures up some of the darker tales in bluegrass and western swing, with a few originals by leader Matt Sayles. In January, the band will head to Europe to promote its bluegrass music. You can find the album on CD Baby and iTunes and at Salzer’s Records in Ventura. MERCURY ANTEGRADE: Before that old messenger appears to change directions, the Mercury Lounge (5871 Hollister Ave., Goleta) hosts Ojai psych-rockers Chasing Rainbows and S.L.O.’s American Dirt Duo on Saturday, December 10, reminding us that there’s still some good to be squeezed out n of this year after all.
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There is something to be said for what went on behind the scenes; with countless costume and set changes and elaborate props, the production value alone was worth applauding. Theater League knows how to provide a highquality Broadway experience — jazz hands, fake snow, and all. —Gabriel Tanguay
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Doctor Strange about. Director Dani Menkin has pulled together archival, grainy, black-andwhite footage and modern-day interviews with those involved to convey the saga of a special, triumphant stretch in Israeli sports history, coinciding with a rare moment of peace-making in the region. (JW)
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a reminder of just how powerful girls and children in general can be and of the bias and ignorance of adults. The movie feels staged and the sentimentality is thickly layered, but if you forgive it for its grandiose gestures, it’s a touching little movie. (RD) Riviera
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NOW SHOWING Allied (124 mins., R) This historical drama tells the story of Canadian intelligence officer Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) and a French Resistance fighter (Marion Cotillard) who fall in love and marry during WWII only to have their relationship unravel when Vatan is told that his wife is a sleeper spy for Germany. Camino Real/Paseo Nuevo
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In this poetic sci-fi movie, 12 mysterious spacecraft occupied by aliens carrying an uncertain purpose land on Earth. Unlike just about every other film about aliens, where military might is once again the hero of the day, Arrival questions humanity’s trigger-happy ways and offers a deeper message about the importance of communication, empathy, and femininity in a time in which our nation has voted for the opposite. It’s brilliantly acted by Amy Adams and directed by Denis Villeneuve. (RD)
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Believe (120 mins., PG) This faith-based film stars Ryan O’Quinn as a business owner who must grapple with keeping his business financially afloat or putting on the annual town Christmas pageant. Fiesta 5
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Hailee Steinfeld plays Nadine, an insecure, anger-ridden teen in this comingof-age story that accurately reflects the day-to-day nuances of growing up in the 21st century. While there may not be an exciting plot or deeper meaning, the film delivers a lot of laughs and downright awkwardness to be relatable to everyone who has been 17. Woody Harrelson, the rugged yet compassionate teacher, guides Nadine through the trials and tribulations of growing up with his tough-love advice, telling her that maybe, just maybe, the entire world isn’t against her. (SM) Camino Real/Fiesta 5
O Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (133 mins., PG-13) With a dash of Dr. Doolittle and a pinch of Mary Poppins, Eddie Redmayne’s charmingly befuddled Newt Scamander cares for a menagerie of magical animals housed in his bottomless suitcase, which is where the real wonderment of this Harry Potter spin-off lies. The rest of the film sags slightly under the weight of a budding franchise scrambling to lay the groundwork for too many storylines. But the punchy script and a visually delicious wizarding world set in 1920s New York, Fantastic Beasts delivers all the wand-popping action and intrigue we muggles expect from J.K. Rowling. (TH)
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In Marvel Comics’ adrenaline-charged origin story of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), he discovers that becoming a superhero is vastly more challenging and exhilarating than being the world’s greatest neurosurgeon. The film is cool, witty, and visually kaleidoscopic yet refreshingly free of bombs, bullets, and bazookas. Weapons are mesmerizingly conjured from light, while sorcery, mysticism, and flights to other dimensions play dominant roles. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, and Mads Mikkelsen also star. (HDK)
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This Hollywood biopic about Desmond T. Doss—a Seventh-Day Adventist conscientious objector who never carried a gun during the bloody WWII Battle of Okinawa— Okinawa was meant for the big screen. As gruesome, gory, and stressful as the battle scenes are, the film is
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Loving (123 mins., PG-13) This film tells the story of the quietly heroic Virginia couple, Richard and Mildred Loving, who bucked hundreds of years of racist tradition and fought the law all the way to the Supreme Court, where they won. Directors are to be applauded for taking their foot off the pedal, but in this case they forgot to make sure the key was in the ignition and there was gas in the tank. As a result, the movie we all coulda-wouldashoulda seen was not displayed on the screen: There were no hints as to what propelled them to wage their fight against the suffocating inertia of their culture. (NW) Fiesta 5 Moana (113 mins., PG) Disney’s latest animated feature tells the story of a young girl named Moana, daughter of a chieftain, who sets sail to find the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) to help her unite her people. During their adventure, she meets a giant crab, a lava witch, and various other characters.
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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Normally I cheer you on when you devote single-minded attention to pressing concerns, even if you become a bit obsessive. But right now, in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to run wild and free as you sample lavish variety. It’s prime time to survey a spectrum of spicy, shiny, and feisty possibilities … to entertain a host of ticklish riddles rather than to insist on prosaic answers. You have been authorized by the cosmos to fabricate your own temporary religion of playing around and messing around and fooling around.
(June 21-July 22): The poet Dick Allen described Zen Buddhism as being “so filled with paradoxes that it jumps through hoops that aren’t even there.” I’m tempted to apply this description to the way you’ve been living your life recently. While I can see how it may have entertained you to engage in such glamorous intrigue, I’m hoping you will stop. There is no longer anything to be gained by the complicated hocus-pocus. But it’s fine for you to jump through actual hoops if doing so yields concrete benefits.
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(July 23-Aug. 22): For decades, numerous self-help authors have claimed that humans use 10 percent or less of their brain’s potential. But the truth is that our gray matter is far more active than that. The scientific evidence is now abundant. (See a summary here: tinyurl.com/mindmyths.) I hope this helps spur you to destroy any limited assumptions you might have about your own brainpower, Leo. According to my astrological analysis, you could and should become significantly smarter in the next nine months — and wiser, too!
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Most high-quality suits worn by men are made from the wool of merino sheep raised in Australia. So says Nicholas Antongiavanni in his book The Suit: A Machiavellian Approach to Men’s Style. There are now more than 100 million members of this breed, but they are all descendants of just two rams and four ewes from 18th-century Spain. How did that happen? It’s a long story. (Read about it here: tinyurl. com/merinosheep.) For the oracular purposes of this horoscope, I’ll simply say that in the next nine months you’ll also have the potential to germinate a few choice seeds that could ultimately yield enormous, enduring results. Choose well!
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his book The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, John Koenig coins words to describe previously unnamed feelings. I suspect you may have experienced a few of them recently. One is monachopsis, defined as “the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place.” Then there’s altschmerz, meaning “weariness with the same old issues you’ve always had.” Another obscure sorrow you might recognize is nodus tollens, or “the realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense anymore.” Now I’ll tell you two of Koenig’s more uplifting terms, which I bet you’ll feel as you claw your way free of the morass. First, there’s liberosis: caring less about unimportant things, relaxing your grip so you can hold your life loosely and playfully. Second, there’s flashover, that moment when conversations become “real and alive, which occurs when a spark of trust shorts out the delicate circuits you keep insulated under layers of irony.”
(Apr. 20-May 20): Taurus poet Adrienne Rich described “an honorable human relationship” as “one in which two people have the right to use the word ‘love.’” How is that right earned? How is such a bond nurtured? Rich said it was “often terrifying to both persons involved,” because it’s “a process of refining the truths they can tell each other.” I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because you’re in a favorable phase to become an even more honorable lover, friend, and ally than you already are. To take advantage of the opportunity, explore this question: How can you supercharge and purify your ability to speak and hear the truth?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Goethe’s play Faust, the hero bemoans his lack of inner unity. Two different souls live within him, he says, and they don’t cooperate. Even worse, they each try to rule him without consulting the other. I’m guessing you’ve experienced a more manageable version of that split during the course of your life. Lately, though, it may have grown more intense and divisive. If that’s true, I think it’s a good sign. It portends the possibility that healing is in the works … that energy is building for a novel synthesis. To help make it happen, identify and celebrate what your two sides have in common. Homework: Imagine it’s many years from now. As you look back on your life, what adventure do you regret not trying? Truthrooster@gmail.com
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Born under the sign of Virgo, Mary Oliver is America’s best-selling poet. She wasn’t an overnight sensation, but she did win a Pulitzer Prize when she was 49. “What I loved in the beginning, I think, was mostly myself,” she confesses in one poem. “Never mind that I had to, since somebody had to. That was many years ago.” I bet that even at her current age of 81, Oliver is still refining and deepening her self-love. Neither she nor you will ever be finished with this grand and grueling project. Luckily for you both, now is a time when Virgos can and should make plucky progress in the ongoing work. (P.S.: And this is an essential practice if you want to keep refining and deepening your love for others.)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Five of my Scorpio acquaintances and 17 of my Scorpio readers have let me know that they’re actively seeking to make new alliances and strengthen their existing alliances. Does this mean that Scorpios everywhere are engaged in similar quests? I hope so. I would love to see you expand your network of like-minded souls. I would love for you to be ardent about recruiting more help and support. Happily, the current astrological omens favor such efforts. Hot tip: For best results, be receptive, inviting, and forthright.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “The awesome splendor of the universe is much easier to deal with if you think of it as a series of small chunks,” wrote novelist Terry Pratchett. That’s true enough, but I’ll add a caveat: Now and then the trickle of small chunks of awesome splendor gives way to a surge of really big chunks. According to my astrological analysis, that’s either already happening for you, or else is about to happen. Can you handle it? I’m sure you’ve noticed that some people are unskilled at welcoming such glory; they prefer to keep their lives tidy and tiny. They may even get stressed out by their good fortune. I trust you’re not one of these fainthearted souls. I hope you will summon the grace you’ll need to make spirited use of the onslaught of magnificence.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1983, two Australian blokes launched a quest to tip a drink at every pub in Melbourne. Thirty-two years later, Mick Stevens and Stuart MacArthur finally accomplished their goal when they sipped beers at The Clyde. It was the 476th establishment on their list. The coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to plan an epic adventure of your own, Aquarius. I hope and pray, though, that you will make it more sacred and meaningful than Stevens’s and MacArthur’s trivial mission.
PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): For three seasons of the year — spring, summer, and fall — a certain weasel species has brown fur. During that time, it’s known as a stoat. When winter arrives, the creature’s coat turns to white. Its name changes, too. We call it an ermine. The next spring, it once again becomes a stoat. Given the nature of the astrological omens, Pisces, I think it would make poetic sense for you to borrow this strategy. What would you like your nickname to be during the next three months? Here are a few suggestions: Sweet Sorcerer, Secret Freedom-Seeker, Lost-and-Found Specialist, Mystery Maker, Resurrector.
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legal scope of practice and arranging follow up care. Reqs: Must have at least 2 years of experience as a Physician Assistant in urgent or primary care. Must have a current California Physician Assistant license. Experience in procedures such as laceration repair, extremity splinting, incision and drainage of abscesses, wound care and insertion and management of IVs is highly desired. Notes: This is a 10 month per year position at 100% time with furlough taken during quarter breaks and summer months. Hours vary during quarter breaks. Works hours as assigned, which may include evening hours. Fingerprint background check is required. Clinical staff must successfully complete and pass the background check and credentialing process before the employment start date. Must have a current CA Physician Assistant license at all times during employment in order to practice and function in this clinical role. Any HIPAA or FERPA violation is subject to disciplinary action. Mandated reporting requirements of child and adult dependent abuse. Student Health is closed between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Salary is commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
Application deadline is Dec. 19, 2016.
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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
OFFICE OF RESEARCH The Research Development division in the Office of Research at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) seeks an Academic Coordinator to serve as Associate Director of Research Development for Science and Engineering. The Associate Director advises faculty and researchers in science and engineering on funding opportunities and strategic planning for extramural research proposals. The main focus of efforts are 1) single investigator proposals from early career faculty, 2) major large scale, multidisciplinary and/or multi‑investigator research projects, and 3) training, institutional program development, and outreach proposals focused in engineering and the sciences. The Associate Director serves as a strategic funding advisor and proposal reviewer for early career faculty in science and engineering in developing competitive proposals to grow their research programs. The Associate Director works with faculty to facilitate the preparation of successful major grant applications, including the coordination of large multi‑investigator, multi‑disciplinary research proposals. This position develops workshops to support proposal development, and understands how campus priorities and information needs fit into the larger national education, research, and funding contexts in order to provide advice to faculty and researchers. This is a full‑time Academic Coordinator 2 position, with the initial appointment for one year, subject to renewal based on performance. The annual salary range
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eMPLOYMeNT is $84,044 ‑ $111,536, depending on qualifications and experience. Minimum Requirements: Graduate degree in science or engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Desired Qualifications: Ph.D. in science or engineering and experience with proposal writing. For primary consideration, applications should be received by January 16, 2017. This position has an anticipated start date of March 1, 2017. To apply, please submit your application to UC Recruit: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/ apply/JPF00888. The Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the university community through research, teaching and service. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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ORIENTATION PROGRAM Member of the Orientation Programs office which operates 16 Orientation sessions each summer and sees approximately 9500 new students and their parents. The Orientation office is a member of the Division of Student Affairs and a tenant of the Student Resource Building at UC Santa Barbara. The Associate Director supervises the Assistant Director of Orientation Programs, is a member of the Student Resource Building operations group, and is responsible for advising the SRB Governance Board on policy. Additionally, the Associate Director is the primary supervisor of two orientation student staff supervisors, two student program assistants, and twenty‑six orientation student staff members; is responsible for the recruitment, selection, and training of orientation staff members; is a member of the professional staff team responsible for the implementation and supervision of the summer Orientation Program. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education an experience. Demonstrated communication, organization, and supervisory skills. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and accurately complete highly detailed work. Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including sensitivity, diplomacy, and flexibility in dealing with students, staff, faculty, the public, and crisis situations. Ability to work in a team environment. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Occasional evening and weekend work year‑round, evening work during summer while program is implemented. $51,181‑$61,449/ yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 12/14/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160603
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schedules, timelines, design layouts and content management and overseeing reporting cycles and gift acknowledgement letters. Collaborates with campus colleagues on a host of donor stewardship projects. Corresponds with development officers, UCSB faculty and staff, business officers, and others to ensure comprehensive and tailored donor stewardship. Closely partners with the central Donor Relations & Stewardship unit, ensuring optimal alignment and best practices within Institutional Advancement. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong organizational skills and unfailing attention to detail and accuracy. Exceptional verbal and interpersonal skills that foster positive relationships with diverse populations. Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs. High level of initiative, creativity, and energy. Ability to work independently and maintain strict confidentiality. Ability to prioritize duties and achieve planned goals for a complex program, and work under tight and shifting deadlines. Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills. Understanding of basic internal controls. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. May be called upon to work occasional evenings and weekends at various events. $22.29 ‑ $23.95/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 12/15/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160607
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Performs general duties related to the maintenance and operations of the irrigation systems, both manual and automatic, throughout the campus. Reqs: Several years’ experience in irrigation maintenance, demonstrating increasing responsibility for irrigation repairs and irrigation scheduling. Ability to communicate effectively in English. Ability to work professionally with a diverse group of co‑workers to achieve irrigation maintenance under tight deadlines. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Must maintain a valid CA driver’s license. Spends prolonged periods of time digging by hand to expose irrigation pipes, valves and wiring. Spends prolonged periods of time squatting
in excavated holes repairing pipes, valves and wiring. This entails working in awkward positions, kneeling for long periods of time, working in wet conditions, and forcefully gripping a range of hand and power tools. Spends long periods of time seated on mowers and other equipment, with exposure to heat, cold, and other weather changes. $18.16‑$20.47/ hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 12/19/16, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160610 PLANT BREEDER: Carry out breeding projects in the breeding, production & wholesale distribution of ornamental plants. Guadalupe, CA location. Reqs 2 yrs exp in the job offered. Exp must incl a) breeding for higher germination, uniformity, vigor, structure & color variety; b) developing new/improved varieties of flowering plants for int’l dist; c) developing double homozygous hybrid petunias, incl Double Cascade, Double Madness & Pirouette; & d) developing improved Coleus seed lines, incl Wizard, Chocolate, Kong & Aurora. Send resume to: Ball Horticultural Co, 622 Town Rd, West Chicago, IL, 60185, Attn: S. Laubenthal.
skilled trades including but not limited to: HVAC, electrical, plumbing, locksmithing, carpentry, painting, and hazardous material abatement. Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational, analytical, planning, and management skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, etc., and familiarity with a range of modern electronic communication media. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Must maintain a valid CA driver’s license. Ability to respond to emergency and after hour maintenance calls. $4,692‑$6,570/ mo. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20160567
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Legals Administer of Estate NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MANUEL FIGUEROA ROMAN NO: 16PR00526 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of MANUEL FIGUEROA ROMAN A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: TERESA L. PEREZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): TERESA L. PEREZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 1/12/2017 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Peter Eastman 1745 Calle Boca del Canon Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 805‑689‑3879. Published Dec 1, 8, 15 2016. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DONALD WILLIAM ROSEBRO NO: 16PR00535 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of DONALD WILLIAM ROSEBRO A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: STEVEN ROSEBRO in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): STEVEN ROSEBRO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the
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proposed action.) The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 1/19/2017 AT 9:00 a.m. Dept: 5 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, located at 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Anacapa Division. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE‑154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code Section 1250. A Request for Special notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Steven Rosebro 1025 Holly Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013; (805) 684‑2013. Published Dec 8, 15, 22 2016.
FBN Abandonment STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Santa Barbara Baby Company at 1701 Anacapa Street #11 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 08/05/2013 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2013‑0002447. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Beach & Baby Equipment Rental LLC (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 16 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheaff. Published. Nov 23. Dec 1, 8, 15 2016. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: Weddings By The Sea, Kim Marie Photography at 3175 Serena Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013 The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed 09/21/2015 in the County of Santa Barbara. Original file no. 2015‑0002772. The person (s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: Kimberly Marie Colombini (same address) This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 23 2016, I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheaff. Published. Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 2016.
Fictitious Business Name Statement FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SB Finishes at 1529 Eucalyptus Hill Rd #4 Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Trent Trautman (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 8, 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. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0003092. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 8 2016.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rumi Visions at 28 W Arrellaga Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fariba Enteshari 1461 Tunnel Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 09, 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. Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0003112. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Law Office of Seana B. Thomas, APC at 15 W. Carrillo St. Ste 247 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Law Office of Seana B Thomas, APC (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 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. Tania Paredes‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2016‑0002978. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Peaceful Alternatives at 518 Central Ave. Buellton, CA 93427; Craig J Shields 3631 Pine St. Santa Ynez, CA 93460; Gary Spiese 518 Central Ave. Buellton, CA 93427 This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: Santa Barbara County on Oct 20, 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. Tania Paredes‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2016‑0002953. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Begin Anywhere at 406 E Haley St. #1 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Jesse Keenan 324 W Arrellaga St. #3 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Jesse Keenan Santa Barbara County on Nov 7, 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. Jessica Sheaff. FBN Number: 2016‑0003083. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Holistic Concepts at 5901 Encina Rd. Suite #3C Goleta, CA 93117; Melissa Eddy 884 Cheltenham Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 9, 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. Jessica Sheaff. FBN Number: 2016‑0003105. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Healthy Over 50 at 5750 Via Real #303 Carpinteria, CA 93013; Pamela Free (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 8, 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. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0003090. Published: Nov 17, 23, 30. Dec 1 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: We Buy Gold & Jewelry at 3122 State St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105; State Street Jewelry & Loan (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Oct 25, 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 Tania Paredes‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2016‑0000029. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sativa Compliance, Sativa Consulting at 5667 Cielo Ave. Goleta, CA 93117; Morris Sherwood (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 17, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003158. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Franciscan Inn & Suites at 109 Bath Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Franciscan Motel Corporation 361 Valley Vista Drive Camarillo, CA 93010 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 09, 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 Jessica Sheaf. FBN Number: 2016‑0003119. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: J And C Services at 651 SO. San Marcos Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Senaida Moran (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 15, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003139. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: TM Auto Repair at 526 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Erasmo A Salinas Sanchez 728 E. Haley Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 17, 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003161. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Surge Electric at 2890 Foxen Canyon Rd. Los Olivos, CA 93441; Sergio Medina (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 17, 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. Tania Paredes‑Sadler FBN Number: 2016‑0003166. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Butterfly, Redsand Wines, Sanan Redmond Wines, St Sebastian, Into Temptation, Saint Sebastian, Sananredmond, Redsand, Sanan Redmond, Sananredmond Wines at 2825 Santa Ynez St CA, 93460; Sananredmond, LLC (same address) This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 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. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0003074. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elegant Nails & Spa at 5915 Calle Real #F Goleta, CA 93117; Andy Nguyen 30 Winchester Canyon Rd #28 Goleta, CA 93117; Anh Truc Nguyen (same address) This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 15, 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003140. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Taqueria Los Chinelos at 435 Mills Way Goleta, CA 93117; Eva Sarai Umejido 330 Hollipat Center Dr #24 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 16, 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. Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003150. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Deep Tissue Diva Company at 546 Central Ave. Buellton, CA 93427; Courtney Koprowicz (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Courtney Koprowicz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 09, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003122. Published: Nov 23, 30. Dec 1, 8 2016.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Genuine Chiropractic at 123A El PaseoSanta Barbara, CA 93101; Jacob M Stuebs 34 Los Patos Way D Santa Barbara, CA 93108 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 29, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003247. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coachella Organic Farms at 410 Palm Ave Ste B4 Carpinteria, CA 93013; MJH Enterprises, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 21, 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 Tania Paredes‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2016‑0003181. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sport Clips Haircuts at 5801 Calle Real Suite B Goleta, CA 93117; Conlon Holdings, LLC 5501 Kinross Drive Plano, TX 75093 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Mike Conlon This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 21, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003245. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Restorative Deep Tissue Massage at 21 E Arco Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Freeman Jones (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 28, 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0003245. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wayfinder’s Path, Welmoet Glover at 416 E. Valerio St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Welmoet (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 28, 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0003241. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Hometek Handyman Services at 4591 Cathedral Oaks Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93110; William John Martin (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 22, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003200. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Performance Search, Pure Spirit Crystals at 606 Alamo Pintado Rd Ste 3‑189 Solvang, CA 93463; Paul Custer (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 21, 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN Number: 2016‑0003193. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sunderland Art at 2835 Gibraltar Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Curtis D Baldwin (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 21, 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. Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0003192. Published: Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Night Lizard Brewing Company at 607 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sanddancer, LLC 4445 Golf Course Drive Westlake Village, CA 91362 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: John F. Nasser This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 2, 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 Tania Paredes. FBN Number: 2016‑0003298. Published: Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Zaytoon at 209 E. Canon Perdido St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SB Zaytoon, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 5, 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 Noe Solis. FBN Number: 2016‑0003301. Published: Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacific Books at 2573 Treasure Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Michael Zolkoski (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 14, 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0003133. Published: Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Glow California at 20 West Valerio Street Apt D Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Chantel Wagon (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Nov 30, 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0003260. Published: Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Sambboho at 48 Broadmoor Plaza Apt 16 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Julien Sanavio (same address) This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: Santa Barbara County on Nov 07, 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. Tania Paredes‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2016‑0003079. Published: Nov 17, 23. Dec 1, 8 2016.
Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ELVIA PACHECO GARCIA TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV04854 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: ELVIA PACHECO GARCIA TO: ELVIA GARCIA‑MCMURRAY 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 04, 2017 9:30 am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Anacapa Division 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 Nov 07, 2016 . by Judge
James E. Herman of the Superior Court. Published. Nov 17, 23. Dec 1, 8 2016. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF TARA BLOOM TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV04970 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: TARA ASHLEY BLOOM TO: TARA ASHLEY BLOOM HELLING 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 11, 2017 9:30 am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Anacapa Division 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 Nov 07, 2016 . by Judge James E. Herman of the Superior Court. Published. Nov 17, 23. Dec 1, 8 2016. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF EMILY CLAIR LORD‑KAMBITSCH TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV05058 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: EMILY CLAIR LORD‑KAMBITSCH TO: EMILY CLAIR CHOW‑KAMBITSCH 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 18, 2017 9:30 am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Anacapa Division 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 Nov 28, 2016 . by Judge James E. Herman of the Superior Court. Published. Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 2016. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF WENDY LINDA CHAN TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV04817 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: WENDY LINDA CHAN TO: WENDY LINDA LUC 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 04, 2017 9:30 am, Dept 1, Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE 1100 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 Anacapa Division 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 Nov 07, 2016 . by Judge James E. Herman of the Superior Court. Published. Dec 8, 15, 22, 29 2016.
Public Notices Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless, is proposing to construct a new telecommunications tower facility located at 3495 Foothill Road, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County, California. The new facility will consist of 65‑foot Stealth Structure/Pine Tree Telecommunications Tower. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 6116005011‑MB c/o EBI Consulting, 3703 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 421, 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90807, or via telephone at (781) 418‑2325.
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