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Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Starshine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Santa Barbara International Arts Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Film Festival Week One Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Denzel Washington Plus Films to Find, I am Not Your Negro Director Interviewed, and SBIFF’s Educational Programming Ramp-Up (Indy Indy Staff)

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As we learn to fight a president who lies and is turning back the clock on progress, the Sister Marches raised more than four million strong voices in opposition. The Indy buses added 178 of them from S.B. to the Women’s March in L.A. Fortified by pastries from Jeannine’s and coffee perked by Tanya Spears Giuiliacci, Brandi Rivera, and Joe Cole — who rose early to see us off— off all were aboard by 5:30 a.m. Saturday.

Every one of them was back 13 hours later from the blocked-off streets of downtown L.A., thanks to the intensive efforts of Emily Cosentino, Alex Melton, Marianne Kuga, and Caitlin Fitch. Next phase: 10 actions in 100 days, womensmarch.com/100.

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A comprehensive face-lift of Santa Barbara High School’s Peabody Stadium received an additional $9.2 million earlier this month, mainly to cover unanticipated costs associated with the site’s collection and drainage of neighborhood storm water; $4.2 million comes from 2010’s Measure Q facilities bond, while the balance is being pulled from Measure I funding, approved by voters last fall. Construction is expected to start this spring and take 18 months to complete. The total price tag is estimated at $26.7 million.

COUNTY PEOPLE POWER: Saturday’s protest was the biggest Santa Barbara had seen in decades.

Even so, demonstrators and police both reported a friendly and upbeat atmosphere.

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gathered, thronged, and rallied in De la Guerra Plaza last Saturday — far more than anyone can remember happening before and way beyond what police and organizers alike expected — in response to the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as 45th president of the United States. Like the bigger marches taking place in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and throughout the nation and the world, Santa Barbara’s rally was a women’s march, though many men participated and many issues other than women’s rights were championed.

The prospect of a Trump White House has horrified and galvanized Santa Barbara’s liberal and Democratic residents, but the spirit at Saturday’s rally was defiantly upbeat rather than angry. Many participating spent considerable time crafting placards to carry.

“Make America Sane Again” read one.

“God is watching, and She is pissed” read another. Many riffed on Trump’s infamous boast about getting away with “grabbing women by their pussy,” and others expanded on this theme, carrying signs reading “Viva la Vulva” and “My Pussy, My Choice.” One male protester referenced his own genitalia, with a sign reading “No Dick-tatorship.”

After listening to speeches by Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider, Councilmember Cathy Murillo, Assemblymember Monique Limón, and Planned Parenthood executive Jenna Tosh, the crowd marched down State Street toward the beach. As with event organizers, Santa Barbara police had little idea how many protesters to expect. Organizer Michal Lynch, a bookkeeper and folk dance instructor, said she initially envisioned a small

group of about 50 marching to make a quiet but determined statement of solidarity with the larger march taking place in Los Angeles.

Longtime activists attending the rally — who remember participating in the protests of the 1970s — said they could not recall a more populous display of political disapproval. Protest organizers took pains to stress harmonious relations with city police—“If you can, thank an officer for looking out for

voting. Limón, recently elected to the State Assembly, pledged to work with fellow legislators to make California “the light of the nation” when it came to resisting the Trump policy agenda, particularly as it related to maintaining protections built into the DREAM Act. Trump has advocated the elimination of future federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Should he succeed, warned Tosh, executive director for the Central Coast’s Planned Parenthood network, it would seriously affect the 35,000 people a year for whom Planned Parenthood provides an array of services ranging from sex education and birth control, to cancer screenings and abortion. The people most affected, she said, are the ones who can least afford to get such health care elsewhere.

President Trump, Tosh said, needs to stop listening to Jeff Sessions, his aggressively anti-choice nominee for Attorney General, and Georgia Representative Tom Price, who believes life begins at conception and is Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Instead, she said, Trump should listen to the seven out of 10 people who support Planned Parenthood, the one in every three American women who’ve had abortions, and the 48 percent of Women’s March in L.A. Trump supporters who also support Planned Parenthood.“We are watching, you,” Lynch told the crowd— crowd and the officers and we will not stand idly by while all our reciprocated in kind. No arrests were made. rights are taken away,” declared Tosh. She then No Trump supporters confronted the protest led the crowd in a spirited chant.“What do we want?” she’d ask.“Women’s rights!” they’d call marchers, either.

Mayor Schneider congratulated the crowd back. “When do we want them?” she’d ask. for turning out in such large numbers.“This is “One hundred years ago!” they’d answer. the first step: to show up,” she roared. Step two, Lynch, a 30-year resident of Santa Barbara, Schneider said, was to “speak up,” for women’s said she’d never tried anything like this before. rights, the environment, and transparency in She praised others in the activist community, government.“Step three,” she said, was to “rise who quickly responded to her calls for help. up,” and step four is to “act up,” by which she “Now look at what you did!” she exclaimed n meant getting involved, staying involved, and to the crowd. pau l wel lm an

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Young America’s Foundation (YAF), a conservative nonprofit that has owned the Reagan Ranch since 1998, has sued Santa Barbara County over a proposed public hiking trail that would cross onto ranch property. As part of the West Camino Cielo Crest Trail, the proposed section would help connect Refugio Pass to Gaviota Peak. YAF is concerned that the trail, sited to run along the ranch’s private driveway, would attract unwanted sightseeing and perhaps vandalism of the 688acre property, a vacation home for the late president.

Santa Barbara tourism is looking bright, said speakers at the 2017 Travel Outlook conference.

Forty percent of U.S. leisure travelers stated they were interested in visiting S.B., and of those, 43 percent were millennials, versus 29 percent Gen Xers and 24 percent boomers. One in three visitors to S.B. stays overnight, said Visit Santa Barbara CEO Kathy Janega-Dykes, while day-trippers represent the vast majority at 67.6 percent of visitors.

The cruise-ship industry, meanwhile, has grown dramatically. In 2016, 29 cruise ships brought 80,831 passengers to S.B., contributing $3.9 million to the area economy, up 61 percent from 2013.

ENVIRONMENT The City of Santa Barbara agreed to extend its five-year legal settlement agreement with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper over sewage spills for another three years. Channelkeeper’s Kira Redmond said the number of spills had dropped considerably since the lawsuit was filed in 2011, but that there are still more happening than the settlement allowed for. In the extension, Redmond said the maximum number of spills allowed has been ratcheted down to eight a year for the next three years. In addition, the agreement calls for a more systematic evaluation of the city’s sewer pipes.

As expected, Phillips 66 filed an appeal last October to the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission’s denial of its proposed oil train rail spur. The oil company also filed a lawsuit on similar grounds, that Coastal Zone law had been misapplied. Now, Santa Barbara’s Environmental Defense Center has joined with Sierra Club, Communities for a Better Environment, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Surfrider Foundation, and Stand. earth to intervene in that suit. San Luis Obispo’s supervisors have set a date of 3/13 for the appeal n hearing.

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grin, city water czar Joshua Haggmark notified the Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday that “As of 1 a.m., Gibraltar is starting to spill,” adding, “That concludes my presentation.” Of course, Haggmark had about 45 minutes’ worth of other water news to relay, but none of it compared in import to the overflow now taking place at the Gibraltar Reservoir — meaning runoff water is pouring downstream and into Lake Cachuma in significant quantities for the first time since 2011.

But as usual with this year’s rains, the news looks rosier than it immediately is.

First, this week’s storm proved substantially less bountiful than predicted. Second, none of the water flowing into Cachuma can be used by the member water agencies drawing from the dam until there’s a live stream flowing down the main stem of the Santa Ynez River to the ocean. Even then — according to Byzantine water-accounting rules — another 4,000 acre-feet worth of water will have to be set aside for downstream users, and

another 2,000 acre-feet set aside to replenish accounts created for steelhead restoration efforts before South Coast water agencies can start availing themselves to the accumulated runoff.

Since this year’s rains, about 5,000 acrefeet have accumulated in Lake Cachuma.

“Lake Cachuma was a lot better off last year at this time than it is now,” said Haggmark.

“We still have a long way to go.” Haggmark said the drought won’t be officially over until Cachuma, now 11 percent full, spills again. If it fills halfway, he said, the city might consider rolling back the lawn-watering ban and other drought-inspired restrictions.

Haggmark, meanwhile, said there’s no rain forecast for the next 10 days. “Anything beyond that is strictly voodoo.” After the rainy season runs its course — usually sometime in March — area agencies will have a better idea how to proceed. Even though Santa Barbara County has received far more than average rainfall this year, federal forecasters continue to predict less than average —Nick Welsh precipitation.

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ast week, Santa Barbara real estate investor Ray Mahboob bought the former El Torito restaurant for $7.2 million. The deal is the second major Funk Zone acquisition for Mahboob — who has extensive commercial and residential holdings throughout the South Coast — in the past six months. This gives Mahboob an acre of Funk Zone real estate with 200 feet of waterfront space and 55 parking spaces just as the area is poised to go stratospheric in terms of real estate values.

The nearby Hotel Californian luxury hotel project, 20 tortuous years in the making, is about seven months from opening, and the Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation (MOXI) — TV mogul Dick Wolf’s science museum for kids—is about to flip the switch. In addition, Tony Romasanta is beginning construction on another hotel on the site of the former Be Bop Burgers.

Mahboob is typically a low-profile player, but in recent months, he’s been anything but.

Six months ago, he paid more than $5 million in cash to buy the 16 Helena Avenue prop-

erty that’s been home to the Santa Barbara Surf Museum the past 33 years. He did so even though the property was the target of a lawsuit filed by the Taylor family, owners of 29 Cabrillo Boulevard— the site of El Torito, which closed suddenly last year — contending they had parking rights on the Helena Avenue property. Typically, such lawsuits cast dark shadows that discourage investor interest. Mahboob proceeded anyway and quickly offered to buy out the six out-oftown owners while simultaneously turning up the legal heat. He’d scheduled depositions for all six, he said, shortly before they agreed to sell.

Mahboob said he’s currently in the process of starting a Funk Zone Owners Association to navigate future development for the popular destination with City Hall in terms of traffic and parking requirements.

So sure was he that the deal would pan out that he signed leases with two restaurants —both local he said, one Mexican and the other Japanese — before the sale was consummated.

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ome councilmembers daintily called it “robust,” but the letter Santa Barbara traffic planners sent to their counterparts with Caltrans was more like a roundhouse kick to the Adam’s apple. This Tuesday evening, the Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-0 to make that letter their “official opinion” about the latest environmental analysis of the increased congestion the proposed Highway 101 widening will inflict on city streets and intersections.

In a blistering, 23-page critique, Santa Barbara traffic planners —led by Rob Dayton —blasted the supplemental environmental report ordered last year by Judge Thomas Anderle, charging it understates the actual impact to the city. Dayton stated that Caltrans developed a brand-new “threshold of significance” to measure the impact, which, he complained, is 10 times less sensitive than the threshold customarily used by city traffic engineers.

“The problems created by Caltrans’s approach are neither trivial nor academic,” Dayton wrote. The Milpas Street intersections, he said, will experience a 40-48 percent increase in peak-hour traffic as a result of the freeway widening. Northbound morning drivers seeking to get off at Olive Mill Road will find themselves “queuing down the northbound off ramp and blocking the number three travel lane [of the freeway,]” he wrote. “This will present serious safety risks to drivers.”

Had Caltrans used the threshold of significance deployed by city planners, Dayton said congestion at no fewer than nine city intersections would have exceeded what’s deemed “significant” for purposes of environmental review. That’s three times the number identified by Caltrans. And, Dayton added, that number could be even higher when city traffic planners finish crunching the numbers.

The word “significant” is highly charged when used in environmental documents.

By law, developers must strive to reduce all impacts to levels below “significant.” Failing that, they must attempt to either mitigate them or find alternatives. Only after those efforts have been unsuccessfully exhausted are decision makers allowed to make “findings of overriding consideration.” Critics of the 101-widening proposal complained that no such analysis was attempted in the

first iteration of the environmental review, prompting attorney Mark Chytilo to file a lawsuit attacking the adequacy of the environmental analysis.

Dayton also accused Caltrans of “proposing solutions that they have not shown to be effective.” He complained that Caltrans was not offering to foot its fair share of the bill for three major parallel projects designed to ameliorate some of these impacts. Those three projects combined are estimated to cost $45 million; the most expensive — a roundabout and bridge widening by the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge at Los Patos and Cabrillo Boulevard—is expected to cost $20 million. “Caltrans is proposing something over $460,000 in mitigation for work the city estimates will cost as much as $20 million,” Dayton said.

Marjorie Kirn, the new executive director of S.B. County Association of Governments (SBCAG), argued the council should pursue the parallel projects but not slow the freeway widening down. Delays, she stated, cost $1.4 million a month. With SBCAG about $150 million shy of what the freeway widening will cost, President Donald Trump’s promise to spend a trillion bucks on infrastructure looks promising. Kirn said such funding will go to “shovel ready” projects and urged the council to help make the widening “shovel ready.”

Caltrans’s Scott Eades testified that Caltrans had to create a new threshold of significance that could be applied not just in Santa Barbara but along the entire 101 corridor. He acknowledged that the threshold Caltrans developed had not been used before. Eades also admitted that many traffic statistics included in his environmental report were factually incorrect—as Dayton contended — and pledged to correct them. He called that “very unfortunate.”

Councilmember Cathy Murillo asked Eades whether he’d ever been on the receiving end of so “robust” a letter from other cities and whether Santa Barbara had a reputation for being “difficult.” Eades — diplomatic and professional—demurred. “The City of Santa Barbara is always higher in terms of its level of expectations than other cities in the state,” he said. The deadline to comment on the revised environmental document is January 31. The final report will be released n this spring.

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aking a hard look at the complexities of special education at Santa Barbara Unified School District, Superintendent Cary Matsuoka has been visiting classrooms and meeting with teachers and parents for the past several months. He’s also scrutinized the data, which concerns him, he told the district’s Board of Trustees during its last meeting before winter break.

The numbers show that of the district’s 1,933 special-ed students, 45 percent are identified as English-language learners.

“It should not be that high,” Matsuoka said. “When you talk to our teachers, they see their English learners [and] they know they’re smart, but we have to help them overcome the language barrier.” He said that many English learners — kids simply struggling with learning to speak, read, and write in a new language — have been mistakenly placed in special-ed classrooms. That could be a big reason, he explained, why 13 percent of the district’s student body is categorized as special-ed when the national average is 10 percent. “This has been an issue for some time,” said Board President Kate Parker, “and yet systemically we haven’t been able to change it.”

Matsuoka introduced what he called a “three-tiered instructional framework” in

I HEAR YOU: School Superintendent Cary Matsuoka’s recent “listening tour” has gathered a concerning earful about special-education services. which the bottom tier represents the district’s educational foundation — language arts, math, and science — for all students in every classroom. The second tier kicks in when a student starts struggling with one or more of those basics, he continued, and there’s a consistent, district-wide “strategic intervention” to get that kid into one-onone or small-group settings at school and at home that ideally accelerates him or her to grade level or, failing that, establishes a pathway to the third and final tier, which is —Keith Hamm special-ed instruction.

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he federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has given the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians the green light to annex 1,390 acres of land near its reservation, bringing to a close a long, bitter, and convoluted land-use battle over tribal sovereignty and development while simultaneously triggering the start of a brand-new one.

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This Monday, the BIA issued a 42-page report brushing aside objections to the proposed land annexation filed by Santa Barbara County and several Santa Ynez organizations dedicated to protecting the rural character of the area. Together, they’ve complained the housing development proposed by the Chumash — 143 homes, supporting BIG DAY: “This is a very historic moment for the infrastructure, and a community center, tribe,” said Chumash Chair Kenneth Kahn. among other things — would deprive the county of $311 million in property taxes over the next 50 years and drastiKahn and the tribe enjoy anything but clear sailing, however. Two weeks ago, county cally alter land zoned for agriculture.

According to Chumash Tribal Chair supervisors voted 3-2 in closed session to sue Kenneth Kahn, the BIA letter affirmed the the BIA as soon as this decision was made. bureau’s initial approval of the annexation Santa Ynez preservationist organizations made in 2014. The letter found that the have vowed to do likewise. annexation would enable the Santa Ynez How long that litigation takes is anyone’s Band — the land mass of its reservation is 138 guess, but it won’t be quick. “I’m sure there’s acres — to provide for the housing needs of always the opportunity for litigation,” Kahn its members and that many of the organiza- said. In the meantime, he said, he filed the tions challenging the annexation lacked the paperwork deeding the land with the fedlegal standing to do so.“This is a very historic eral government to hold in trust to protect moment for the tribe,” said Kahn. “We can the tribe. Kahn said the Chumash would now get on with the process of planning and examine its legislative options in the months ahead.

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ASHINGTON, D.C.—Just three hours after President

Donald J. Trump was sworn into office, Congressmember Salud Carbajal stood with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and fellow Hispanic Caucus members to reject Trump’s plan to deport undocumented immigrants and to build a wall along the country’s southern border.“Mr. Trump, am I a threat to our democracy?” asked Carbajal, who emigrated from Mexico at age 5, squarely facing the TV camera.

It was Carbajal’s first big-league press conference. A mood of crisis filled the briefing room at the Cannon House Office Building, which was packed with journalists; undocumented students; Pelosi’s grandchildren; Carbajal’s wife, Gina Carbajal; and buzzing congressional staffers. A large photograph of the Berlin Wall’s destruction stood to the right of those who spoke. It was quite a departure from the modest media events Carbajal was used to as a county supervisor in Santa Barbara.

Carbajal arrives in Washington at a time of grave divisiveness, and last weekend certainly embodied that reality. Virtually none of the couple hundred thousand Trump supporters wearing red baseball caps at Friday’s inauguration stayed in town long enough to see several hundred thousand more people rumble D.C.’s streets on Saturday for the Women’s March on Washington.

This emerging friction could be tricky for Carbajal, who has been an effective compromiser in Santa Barbara. He said he struggled with whether he should boycott the inauguration with the more than 60 Democratic congressmembers who did. He ultimately decided to go to show “respect for our democracy and our peaceful transition of power.”

“From day one,” he explained in an interview in his office after the inauguration, “I wanted him to see this face in the sea of members of Congress, to know that I am one of those immigrants he demagogued. I will be the face of resistance.”

This tune is somewhat of a departure from Carbajal’s old congenial way.

“He doesn’t give me the confidence from what he said that he is going to strive to unite our country and to find common ground,” he said of Trump’s first presidential speech. “Despite a few glimmers of being a little more positive, I think he doubled-down in his divisiveness. He was speaking to his core audience.”

That core audience defeated the Democratic Party, proving wrong most mainstream pollsters. When asked about this, Carbajal said,“Quite frankly, I think the economic message from a Democratic standpoint didn’t come across to many folks. I think Democrats failed to remind folks of the story of where we were and where we are at now,” he said. And although “things have gotten better,” he said, “people still feel somewhat left out.”

Carbajal appeared in general overwhelmed with both joy and apprehension. He must have shown me four times the exclusive pin that members of Congress wear — a virtual key to the U.S. Capitol. When he explained his hellish schedule — flying back to Santa Barbara every Thursday or Friday evening and returning Monday in time for the 6 p.m. vote — he professed it would not be too rough.

Carbajal’s new office, though relatively small, is more than twice the size of his new bedroom. He rents a room in a house he shares with two other Democratic congressmembers from

IN THE THICK OF IT: Soon after Congressmember Salud Carbajal settled into the tight quarters of his new digs — which he shares with two other California representatives — he joined with the throngs of demonstrators who took over D.C. for the Women’s March on Washington.

California. It’s such tight quarters that two sides of his double bed sit flush against the teal green walls. Hanging in his compact closet are blue and white dress shirts and slacks. His socks and T-shirts would not fit if they weren’t so neatly folded.

But the quintessential D.C. row house is tastefully decorated as if a nice family lived there, not three male politicians without their wives. Carbajal stressed he won’t spend much time there as he plans to return to his district every weekend, as his predecessor Lois Capps did.

This weekend, though, Carbajal stayed in D.C. to participate in the Women’s March on Washington with his wife.

On Sunday, he used his congressional status to open the U.S.

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Capitol building for Helene Tozier, the mom of his childhood best friend who was in town with her friends. His signature jovial suaveness was alive. Carbajal had already befriended the officer known to give the very best behind-the-scenes tours of the Capitol; he called him by his nickname,“Dukey.”

Our congressmember was just one of thousands of roaring protesters rebelling against the Trump administration. Celebrities such as Cher, Madonna, and Ashley Judd surrounded him. When he was introduced by Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards as the “Congressman from Santa Barbara,” a woman with bleached hair, a knit cap, and teal-rimmed glasses exclaimed, “Santa Barbara!? I’m from Santa Barbara!” It was Katy Perry.

Most marchers did not get anywhere near the celebs as mobs of women (and men) wearing pink hats and T-shirts overflowed the march’s planned route on Independence Avenue. The slightly less crowded National Mall and side streets offered space to breath.

Kindness and cleverness abounded. One woman gave her very last pussy hat to a stranger. Others laughed at raunchy posters, including “Tiny hands, huge asshole” and “Don’t forget to set your clocks back 400 years” and “There will be blood (with a picture of a tampon). Deal with it!”

Despite the throngs of people, police reported no uncivil behavior in downtown Washington on Saturday (but the night before, more than 200 people were arrested for smashing windows there). Similarly, peaceful marches took place in more than 600 cities all over the world.

The marches were a sharp contrast to the much less crowded Inauguration Day. Many Trump supporters said they believed Trump would shake up the political establishment.

They dismissed questions about his words demeaning women and people of color. In general, they liked his candor; one devout Christian commented,“Nobody’s perfect.”

But despite their collective excitement, gruffness was in the air. Trump supporters booed Senator Chuck Schumer’s speech so loudly it was impossible to hear him talking about overcoming struggle and embracing immigrants.

They gushed at First Lady Melania Trump’s polished appearance; one woman leaned over to me and said, “She’s wearing Ralph Lauren, if you want to write that down.” They greeted Trump with great adulation, especially cheering when he promised to eradicate “radical Islam terrorists.” He caught a few people off guard, though, when he preached, “… most importantly, we are protected by God.” Just outside of the event’s gates, many stopped to chastise two women holding a bright pink sign that read “No Racism, No Hate.” They were with Code Pink, an organization founded to oppose the Iraq war. They kept a straight face, mostly refusing to engage with Trump supporters who yelled things like, “Who has he ever hated?”

The confrontation epitomized this new discord — a separation of red baseball caps and pink hats. The bright red represented a new kind of Republican Party still unsure how it would embrace the Grand Old Party’s traditionalism. The bright pink has become the color that seeks to reclaim sexism and inspire strength; it is broader than the Democratic Party.

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and anticipated flooding put a damper on businesses and neighborhoods countywide during last weekend’s storm, the section of Gaviota Coast scorched by last summer’s Sherpa Fire suffered the worst damage. A torrential downpour that started in the early-morning hours of Friday, January 20, scoured the 7,474-acre wildfire scar, triggering flash floods and dangerous debris flows.

The El Capitan Canyon private campground reportedly lost five structures and 22 vehicles to flash flooding as the swollen creek pushed trees, boulders, and two vehicles downstream all the way under Highway 101 to the ocean at El Capitan State Beach. Both campgrounds were evacuated without injuries.

While state officials hope to have the public campground open by this weekend, the private campground remains closed BIG weather: A party deck got deep-sixed in Isla Vista as crews mop up with heavy (above), and El Capitan Canyon campground remains closed machinery. Nearby Ocean Mesa after a major flood and debris flow. All students and campers RV Resort and Campground also escaped injury. remained closed as of Wednesday morning. sea. Pelted by wind and rain and smashed In the canyon immediately west of El by exceptionally large surf — with waves Capitan, Corral Creek cut a wide swath as it topping out in the 10- to 15-foot range backed up behind a debris-clogged concrete all weekend — the college community’s tunnel beneath the highway. The rising crumbly shale sea cliff at 6653 and 6663 waters inundated a nearby avocado orchard Del Playa Drive gave way just before dark, and severely damaged the Orella Adobes, a spooking students inside their apartments pair of historic landmarks built by Ygnacio just steps away.

Ortega as part of the original Rancho Cañada “The waves were crazy all day,” said UCSB del Corral. Ownership passed to the Orella junior Nina Kar.“That morning I was texting family in 1866. ExxonMobil Corporation has pictures of the patio to my friends, saying, owned the property since 1971.

‘See you guys later! My house is about to fall “Our primary focus remains the safety of off the cliff!’ Later on we heard a big boom our people, operations, and the surrounding when [the patio] collapsed. It felt like an community,” said Todd Spitler, a media earthquake.” advisor with the oil giant, which operates Nobody was on the patio during the a process facility upstream in Las Flores collapse or otherwise injured. According to Canyon. “We continue to assess impacts Kar, 35 tenants had to be evacuated from of flooding to our site and the historic the apartment complex. She added that buildings.” No injuries were reported. property owner James Gelb has refunded Guner Tautrim, a farmer who lives her security deposit and rent for the last 10 nearby, said the highest mud marks on days of January and also offered to pay for what’s left of the adobes show that the creek movers. reached a depth of at least 12 feet. A nearby “I’ve been here [in Isla Vista] for 22 years, outbuilding looks to have “detonated,” he and I’ve never seen anything like this,” Gelb added. Large pieces of its roof have settled said, adding that cliff erosion has forced him to scale back seaward sections of his in the sycamores near the drainage tunnel.

Tautrim’s neighbor in nearby Refugio oceanfront rentals. For his seven-unit Canyon said the flash floods were triggered complex at 6653 Del Playa, Gelb said that by a slowly passing storm cell that dumped to provide the necessary setback from the two inches of rain in an hour. Between new cliff edge, he’ll have to remove two units January 17 and January 24, Refugio Pass completely and likely cut two others in half. recorded eight inches of rain. Downtown Next door at 6663, property manager Santa Barbara received just under five Wolfe & Associates has installed a chaininches. The countywide average is now 163 link fence to block tenants from venturing out onto the now severely undercut concrete percent of normal.

Late Sunday afternoon in Isla Vista, a patio. A tenant there said nobody has been section of bluff-top patio collapsed into the evacuated. n

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TOO CRAZY TO BE TRUE: I don’t need 100 days.

My head’s spinning already; I’ve got whiplash.

We’ve been through worse before? Not that I can recall.

When I started out, I harbored delusions I’d “tell the truth.” Somewhere along the way, I came to doubt I’d recognize the truth if it were to bite my ass. Later, I came to question whether any such thing as “The Truth” existed.

That was my epiphany of atheism.

Then Donald Trump saved me.

Some people cite the devil to prove the reality of God. Trump doesn’t make the case for truth so much as prove the opposite.

“Alternative facts?”

To put that phrase into proper context, there’s a former judge in town whom prosecutors disqualified from ever hearing any of thousands of criminal cases because on one occasion she had the temerity to allude to “a parallel universe” in her courtroom.

Or maybe it was because she was a woman.

Or maybe prosecutors just don’t like losing.

It’s been a long time. Who can say for sure?

But here is a fact. There’s more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than at any time in the previous 650,000 years. Here’s another.

The body temperature for Planet Earth in 2016 was the hottest ever in the 100 years such records have been kept. And 2016 was the third straight hottest year ever.

It’s also a fact that Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s appointee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is a climate

change skeptic who sued the EPA 14 times

in his capacity as Oklahoma attorney general. It’s also a fact that the EPA will be issuing no press releases and entering into no new contracts and that EPA employees have been ordered not to communicate with the media or via social media for the time being.

What these facts mean might not be knowable, but a spokesperson chillingly described it as “dimming some of the communication while we get it under control” (italics added to heighten creepy perfection of phrase).

California has its own rules about air pollution that are stricter than the federal standards Pruitt controls. Those rely on a federal “waiver” California fought for and won. Still to be determined is whether Pruitt will respect that waiver. In confirmation hearings, he was exceedingly noncommittal on the matter.

It’s also a fact that media blackout orders have been issued to the National Park Service.

That’s the agency responsible for providing inaugural space to newly elected presidents.

In spite of such orders, a “rogue” National Park Service tweet was emanated to remind people of the atmosphere’s high carbon content. It remains to be determined whether the tweeter in question was a former employee at the Badlands National Park in Montana.

The National Park Service is typically not a hot-button agency. But for the past week, it’s been embroiled in the still explosive “size matters” debate over just how many people attended the Trump inauguration.

Trump is no doubt clinically paranoid.

But he is absolutely correct; the media is out to get him. He’s got a right to gripe. Just not about crowd sizes. On that, no alternative facts exist. Not only did more people attend Barack Obama’s first inauguration, but far more people marched against Trump — in Saturday’s many Women’s Marches — than attended the inauguration. Trump and his supporters were absolutely swamped and submerged by a coast-to-coast tsunami of pink pussy hats. This gleeful celebration of the gynecological took Trump’s thoroughly documented pathological nastiness where women are concerned and used it — joyfully and effectively — against him. In so doing, the pussy hat wearers laid to waste two of the most enduring canards about feminists: that they have no sense of humor and that they’re always so primly politically correct.

Size clearly matters; lies matter, too. This week while meeting with congressional leaders, Trump repeated his old accusation that he lost the popular vote—by 2.8 million votes — because three to five million unauthorized immigrants cast ballots. Trump never provided any evidence to substantiate this claim before. This week, his press secretary, Sean Spicer, cited two studies that he said support Trump’s claims. In point of fact (italics added to emphasize difference between fact and fancy) the studies to which Spicer alluded do not say what he said they said.

The fact of the matter is Trump was “elected” president according to the existing rules. Whether that’s “fair and square” is open to interpretation. But Trump is hardly the

first president to win despite losing the popular vote. If we’re lucky, he won’t be the last.

But for Trump to repeat such claims without substantiation is damaging. Even conservative Republicans like Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are concerned. “[I]f the President of the United States is claiming that 3.5 million people voted illegally, that shakes confidence in our democracy,” Graham declared. “He needs to disclose why he believes that.” One of Trump’s first actions upon taking office was to make home mortgages more expensive for the “little guy” by increasing insurance requirements so that high-stakes investors who speculate in the home-loan futures market are better insulated from risk. The other was to declare Inauguration Day the “The National Day

of Patriotic Devotion.” North Korea’s King Jong-un is currently eating his heart out.

Last fact. Six reporters were arrested by police in Washington, D.C., and charged with

felonies for covering the riots that broke out immediately after the inauguration in which several officers were injured and more than 200 people were arrested. The arrested journalists — two of whom identified themselves as activist-reporters—have all insisted they were covering the riots, not participating in them. Authorities have provided no specifics, just a one-size-fits-all declaration — identical language for all six—that the defendants were seen in the vicinity of a crowd engaged in rioting.

Now that scares me.

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inston Smith, the rebellious protagonist of 1984, realizes in the iconic novel that his state’s repressive rule rests on citizens trained to deny the data of their own senses.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command,” he broods.

“The obvious, the silly, and the true had got to be defended.”

That excerpt from George Orwell’s renowned book ricocheted around the Internet last weekend, responding to the extraordinary first days of Donald Trump’s presidency, a spectacle of lies, unhinged rants, and a full-throated declaration of war against the press.

“I have a running war with the media,” Trump proclaimed during a bizarre diatribe during a stop at the CIA. “They are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth.”

HOW THE DEAL WENT DOWN. Trashing the media, of course, is nothing new for the 46 percent 45th president, who did so throughout the campaign. Still, the spleen venting was astonishing for a new chief executive the day after taking office, a time historically known for more soothing tones.

At first glance, the focus of Trump’s ire seemed a silly matter of small consequence to the Leader of the Free World — his unhappiness with reported crowd estimates at his swearing in.

“But you know, we have something that’s amazing because, we had, it looked honestly, it looked like a million and a half people.

Whatever it was. But it went all the way back to the Washington Monument,” he told CIA officers at an appearance earmarked for more substantial purpose.

“And I turn on, with my steak … and I get this network shows an empty field. And it said we drew 250,000 people.”

Aerial photographs confirmed, however, that his audience extended nowhere near the monument; it was demonstrably smaller, not only than either of Barack Obama’s inaugurals but also than the antiTrump Women’s March taking place at the same time his head exploded.

A few hours later, Press Secretary Sean Spicer made his first appearance in the White House pressroom to double down on Trump’s lies.

“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration—period—both in person and around the globe,” he bellowed, then stomped out without taking questions.

The next day, things went from worse to worser.

Trump adviser and designated equivocator Kellyanne Conway defended Spicer on Meet the Press, by saying he merely was presenting “alternative facts.”

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“The issue is small, trivial and stupid — but the act of dishonesty and arguing about it is a big deal,” the Republican strategist Steve Schmidt told Politico.“Purposeful deceit, willful lying by a government spokesperson, is the hallmark of a totalitarian or an authoritarian regime. It’s absolutely pernicious in a democracy.”

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Dr. Daniel Martin Joseph passed away on January 10 peacefully at his home, in front of a warm fire being held by his family and dear friends.

Dan was born on March 16, 1933 in West Haven, CT to Jenny and Philip Joseph. He attended Yale, graduating with a B.S. in Zoology in 1959. He attended New York Medical College from 1960-1964. He completed his residency in OB-GYN at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in LA from 1961-1964.

Dan was in private practice in Santa Barbara with partners Drs. James Shipp and Robert Reid. He listened with great attention to his patients, respecting and caring for each as an individual. He was helpful at each stage of life, being on the forefront of openly discussing women’s issues, giving seminars on menopause, and treating with bioidentical hormones long before it was en vogue.

After retiring and being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, Dan began painting with encouragement and tutelage from his dear friend and local artist Kristena West. He found great satisfaction, calm and therapeutic release in putting paint on canvas. His art has been displayed and sold at Hospice of Santa Barbara and many other exhibits, including in his home. Many beautiful expressions of his creativity adorn the walls of he and his wife Sara’s home.

As an incredible human being, physician, artist, husband and father, Dan always acted with honesty, generosity, dignity and heartfelt caring for others.

Dan is survived by Sara Joseph, his wife and partner of 41 years; his brother and sisterin-law Nate and Linda Joseph of North Haven, CT; children Danelle Joseph of Ojai, Philip and Caroline Joseph of San Diego, David and Jasmine Joseph of Brooklyn, NY, Chris Joseph and Leann Sgobba of Santa Ynez; and four grandsons Noah, Alec, Andrew and Dean.

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Robert Martin Blomstad was born at home in Berkeley, CA on December 29, 1921 to Conrad Blomstad and Hilda De Souza. Raised in Oakland, Bob eventually lived most of his life in Hayward. He enlisted in the Navy and served as an electrician throughout World War II and the Korean Conflict. Married in August of 1945 to Dorris Eckhart, their marital union gave birth to two children: Susan in 1946 and Tom in 1948. Bob and Dorris, both converts to the Catholic faith, made their faith a large part of their lives. Bob served as an active member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society at All Saints parish in Hayward for many years. Supporting his family as an electrician, he was employed at Parks Air Force Base and then Alameda Naval Air Station before he retired.

He was an avid slide photographer and his subjects were the various beautiful landscapes in the Sierra Nevada range and in New Mexico, a frequent vacation spot for Bob and Dorris.

Dorris died in 1999 and Bob lived in Hayward until 2007, when he moved to Villa Santa Barbara to be near his daughter, who was the Director of Mission Renewal Center at the Old Mission. He volunteered his skills as an electrician at the Mission a few days each week until 2013. In August of 2014, he and his daughter moved to an apartment together. He is survived by his two children, Susan, a Franciscan Sister, and Tom, who lives in Oregon.

He was blessed with mental health until his death, primarily caused by mesothelioma.

Death occurred after a month of hospice care on January 5th, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Thursday, Feb-

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Maclyn Erickson flashed through life with unending curiosity, a passion for knowledge, an anger for things unjust, and an undying love of her family. Small in stature and mighty in spirit, Maclyn raised her two daughters in LA County and worked as a social worker. She always sought meaning in life, later earning both an MA in Marriage & Family Counseling and a Doctorate in Ministry.

During her years in Palm Desert Maclyn created and hosted the “RadioActive Women’s Talk Show”, served as a spiritual counselor at Betty Ford Center, taught at College of the Desert, and conducted workshops on “Saying Goodbye”. After the death of husband John Erickson Maclyn moved to Los Osos where she was active in community groups supporting women’s rights and peace efforts. After relocating to Santa Barbara to be closer to family she continued taking classes and workshops at Adult Ed and Pacifica.

She loved coffee, sweets, and a good conversation with friends that she enhanced with thought-provoking questions. She is remembered by those who love her for her keen intelligence, clever wit, hip style, an unpredictable and fiery temper, but most of all for her love of her family.

She will be forever missed by daughters Melanie Royer and Stephanie Calkins, their husbands Bob Royer and Tom Calkins, grandsons Tim Royer, Matt Calkins, Evan Calkins and his wife, Lauren; sister Sharon McManus Wood and her husband Bill Wood, as well as extended family members and friends. Donations in her memory may be made to organizations that advance the status of women and children or promote peace in our communities.

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Age 73, Went to be with the Lord on Monday January 16, 2017, after a long battle of heart disease. She was born in Santa Barbara Ca. To Geraldine and John T. Holmes on May 15, 1943 the baby of seven children. She attended the Santa Barbara School District completing the 10th grade. She moved to Compton Ca. in 1967 were she worked for Mattel Toy Factory until 1978, she return back to Santa Barbara to be closer to her family, she moved to Lompoc Ca. She was then employed with Raytheon Electronics in Goleta Ca. In 1979 until July 1, 1998 forced into medical retirement after an injury on the job.

Her favorite holiday was Thanksgiving, it was her time to cook up a feast and share with others. Many will remember her as she rolled through Lompoc in her scooter with her favorite guy and bodyguard Poohky (Stanley Jr.) who road by her side on his bike from one end of town to the other.

She was preceded in death by parents Geraldine and John T. Holmes, sisters Evelyn Ried and Herries Ballard, brothers Jimmie Lloyd Holmes and Artis C. Smith, and Don Earl Holmes and grandson Kenny Johnson, and her baby daughter Charlotte Garrett who passed 4 days later on January 20, 2017.

She is survived by her brother John T. Holmes Jr. of Santa Barbara, Leola Burleigh of Santa Maria sons Stanley Lee Holmes and Michael Todd Garrett of Lompoc Ca., daughters Juanita Ann Garrett of Lompoc Ca., Michelle Denise Garrett of Santa Barbara Ca. and Lola Annette Garrett of Fresno Ca., 22 grandkids 20 greatgrandkids, numerous nieces and nephews, and best friend Sandra Lloyd.

Service: January 28, 2017 @ 12PM True Vine Fellowship Ministry 533 Avalon St. Lompoc Ca. 93436

Jeanne grew up in a Vaudeville family. The act was named, "Can you Resista?"

Resista, Jeanne's mother, would levitate on cue. They played Carnegie Hall and many other venues. No one else has duplicated "Resista's" ability, and she, passed on the family secret, which remains safe to this day.

As a teen, she married Robert Bielefelt and soon Barbara and Bruce were born.

That marriage disintegrated and Jean began a "Rosie the Riveter" position in wartime assembly at Douglas Aircraft.

She was assigned to buck rivets inside wings and tail structures because she was small enough to fit inside. It was hideous work, akin to spending the workday inside a ringing church bell. The man she complained to about these awful work conditions was her supervisor and soon to be second husband, Arthur Benson, they married and five years later, Leslie arrived, joining his older half siblings, Barbara and Bruce.

She was defined by her stunning energy, I.Q., curiosity and life-long work ethic, ending with a 17-year career working in the LA Department of Water and Power. Throughout her life, she designed and built 12 residences, graduated high school at 40 and College at 50. She always found time to play practical life simulation games, such as "store" and "garden with grandma" at our beloved mountain cabin with her grandchildren. Her walnut jello and crockpot meals were predictably tasty. Her decline most notably began in 2005, when concerned granddaughter, Kerstin, found her unconscious in her residence.

Afterward, she lived with dementia for an additional 12 years. Caring for her with this disease was very difficult for her son and granddaughter, who knew how much she valued her independence.

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drew flak from the Trumpsters, so I thought I’d go pro-Trump this week.

Give Trump a break. How would you feel if on your second day on a job you found out that more than a million people hated you and everything you want to do?

And your only international friend is a communist dictator in Russia. During the first Cold War, the U.S. threw communist sympathizers in prison. Now Czar Vladimir Putin is Trump’s sweetheart and may have even given him campaign rubles.

On Saturday Night Live, the bare-chested Putin actor Beck Bennett bragged at helping Trump win the presidency. “It’s the most expensive thing we’ve ever bought.”

You can’t say the new president isn’t clever.

He covers up fast. He first blamed the U.S. intelligence community for exposing his golden shower coziness with the Kremlin. But when he visited the CIA on his second day on the job, facing some of the same people, he blamed (who else?) the news media for blowing the whistle on the Russian shadow election campaign. Not true, but these days, who cares?

You want truth? Watch the Super Bowl.

You want facts from the White House? Borrow its copy of the Sporting News.

So now whenever Trump makes a goof, he can blame the reporters. Except for Fox GOP News, of course. While the other chan-

nels were showing scenes of the Women’s March, you saw darn fewer of those pink “pussy hats” on Fox. So what if a million people marched to protest Trump’s agenda and called for a more caring society?

What good will that do?

Look at poor President Lyndon Johnson. I remember protesters chanting during the Vietnam War, “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?”

Was LBJ supposed to be over there counting or something? Of course not.

He had a war to lose. LBJ did a lot of good things, but he could count marching feet and decided to opt out of seeking reelection.

Another well-deserved post-election prize for the Trumps: Their kids are bowling at the White House. Shortly after the inauguration, Donald Trump Jr. posted a video of his wife, Vanessa, and their children bowling in lanes installed in the basement by President Richard Nixon in 1969 before he had to quit for subverting democracy. Will Putin bowl with President Trump when he visits and sleeps in the Lincoln Bedroom?

obituaries continued when the mental fog returned, she was happy. In the end, pneumonia finally took her in spite of antibiotics. She always knew, loved and was loved by her family. She will be remembered for her meticulously hand-decorated Christmas pantsuits and spark-plug personality.

Among treasured memories were 1960, when the family Vacationed at the Santa Barbara beach. In 1990, she was along during a Hot air balloon crash landing. In 1992, By special invitation, she sat copilot in the Goodyear blimp and the pilot had her take it down 1000 feet.

She pushed it into a 60-degree full speed crash dive alarming the passengers. She also wrote a Solar Power Report for LADWP that is valid even today. Her children were Barbara, Bruce and Leslie. She is survived by son Leslie, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

No services are planned.

Donations to the Friendship Center (heidi@friendshipcenter. org) are welcome as they gave her stimulation and support for a number of years. SantaBarbara@home.com cooperative also helped. Finally, thanks to Kerstin for years of managing her health care.

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Agnes was born in Bridgeport, Ohio.

She attended nursing school in Ohio and then practiced nursing in Germany, Bermuda and London, Ontario, Canada.

Agnes moved to Santa Barbara in 1974 to be near her family and began working at the Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic as a pediatric nurse. She eventually moved to the procedure center and worked there until her retirement in 2013.

Agnes was a true patient advocate who was committed to providing the highest quality of care to her patients.

She was well known and respected in the community both within and outside Sansum Clinic. A physician

Will he have to insert a quarter to play?

With Saturday Night Live getting hits from Trump on Twitter, I watched reruns on Hulu.

I wonder if he’ll keep watching at the White House. Or will the kids have to sneak out to view it at the Secret Service post?

You have to give credit to Trump for bringing the world together and getting people on their feet, parading. Speaking of counting, think of all the pounds lost through the exercise. “Even the introverts are here,” read one poster. Another, not in Moscow, read,

“Democracy is not a spectator sport.”

A lot of Muslim head scarves were worn, and I liked one woman’s stars-and-stripes model. My favorite sign at the Santa Barbara march showed a drawing of the Statue of Liberty with the words “I’m With Her.” Could Trump argue with that? Maybe put it on a postage stamp?

Despite the warm, affectionate things Trump has said about our brothers and sisters the Mexicans, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto plans to come to Washington to meet Trump next Tuesday, flying rather than driving, due to false reports that Trump’s Wall is already up. Will Peña Nieto have to sign loan papers to finance it?

As we all know, Trump is going to raise hell in Washington, D.C. Will his regime be a refreshing amusement-park-ride jolt or an earthquake? I think we’re not really aware of what’s coming. Save your money.

As Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, famously said in the movie All About Eve, “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a — Barney Brantingham bumpy night.”

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once referred to Agnes as a "nurse's nurse. " She always displayed excellent knowledge and skills in performing her duties and had a high standard of care . She was known for her unwavering work ethic.

Agnes was devoted to her patients, her family and young people, especially babies. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, swimming and travel.

She is survived by many nieces and nephews. She loved taking them to the beach, the zoo, to movies, and for ice cream.

Agnes was especially supportive of the nonprofit Youth Choir of Central Oregon's scholarship fund.

Contributions to scholarships in her honor may be sent to: Youth Choir of Central Oregon PO Box 383 Bend, OR 97709 On Saturday. March 18 at 3 PM we will gather to share memories of Agnes at Encina Royale, 250 Moreton Bay Lane, Goleta, CA. Please join us.

Ernie Cervantez 09/17/43-01/12/17

Our beloved and well respected Father, Brother, Papa, Grandpa, Uncle, and friend went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on January 12, 2017. He went peacefully with family and friends by his side.

Ernie was born September 17, 1943 in Santa Barbara CA and resided there all his life.

Ernie worked as a car painter for over 50 years. He enjoyed walking, riding his bike, listening to music, attending sporting events, BBQ, going to the farmer’s market on Tuesday, and Friday lunch at Joe’s. He is survived by his brother Daniel Cervantez, his children; Lisa Carrillo (Barry), Ernie Cervantez (Connie), Yolonda Sena, Tina Cervantez, and Theresa Rodriquez, numerous grandchildren, nieces, and nephews,

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two great-grandchildren, and in addition extended family; Ruben, Rene, and Rachel which he loved dearly. He precedes in death by his parents, siblings, son David Cervantez, and spouse Rita Lino. Ernie will be greatly missed by all especially because he touched so many hearts with his infectious smile and contagious laugh. You will not be forgotten, and we will all be reunited together one day. We love you Dad! Viewing is scheduled January 27th from5pm-8pm at the WelchRyce-Haider Santa Barbara. A mass Saturday January 28th 10am at Our Lady of Sorrows.

Following mass will be a reception at the Eagles Lodge from 12pm-5pm.

Death Notices Theresa Fagnan, DOD 12/31/16 (89) Formerly of Santa Barbara, CA Hortensia Guzman, DOD 01/02/17 (84) Santa Barbara, CA Sylvia Ann Franco, DOD 01/09/17 (76) Santa Barbara, CA Alan P. Fryer, Jr., DOD 01/10/17 (90) Goleta, CA Audrey Ann Meitz, DOD 01/11/17 (91) Santa Barbara, CA Isabel Graham, DOD 01/19/17 (103) Santa Barbara, CA

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he county Office of Emergency Management reports on the so-called Ellwood Incident of October 9-11, 2016, were shared with the public and Goleta City Council last week. They laid out serious lapses in the current systems to alert the public to the release of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which can kill humans at 100 parts per million, as well as deaden their ability to smell it. In the October incident, however, some people had to evacuate their homes or fell ill. The reports also demonstrate how casually Venoco takes its responsibilities to share vital information.

The oil company apparently thinks its Ellwood Onshore Facility fence-line monitoring devices, most of which registered the toxic gas drifting down from Ellwood Canyon, is also the boundary for its reporting duty. The “incident” happened early on a Sunday, and the automated email alerting APCD (Air Pollution Control District) was not read until that evening, well after citizens’ complaints of a noxious smell initiated county investigation.

Would it have made a difference if Venoco had replaced the permanent monitor it had to remove from Hollister Avenue in 2015? When will Venoco find a suitable location in west Goleta for this monitor?

It took until Sunday night to identify the H2S source— an agricultural water well drilling operation—even though the drillers’ personal monitors had been “activated.” Neither the property owner nor the drilling team reported this fact to officials.

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he last issue reflects all the gripes against Trump of Independent staff and reflects liberal and progressive arrogance, attitudes of a geographic center of the Left Coast, the history of support for local professional politicians and activists, and “boutique” causes. Isn’t it strange that because of this bias we will

now have a throwback government of older white businessmen?

What The Independent should do instead is challenge Trump supporters with the issues, albeit complex and subtle, that challenge America, such as the information age leaving the poor and middle class behind, changing demographics of society in age and wealth, the phony/artificial economy of inordinate debt and “helicopter money,” shifting geopolitics such as the consolidation of Eurasia in the “New Silk Road” initiative, and so on.

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n a crisp morning in early January, an audience Saniyya Sidney joined the film’s cast as Troy’s son Cory and gathered at the Riviera Theatre, abuzz with anticipa- daughter, Raynell, respectively.

While Washington’s contribution to the film is major, tion: For the next three or so hours, members of the Santa Barbara Cinema Society were to be treated to as one of the main stars and the director, it’s clear Fences a screening of Denzel Washington’s cinematic adaptation of is an ensemble story. As such, it was enlightening to have playwright August Wilson’s Fences, folmembers of the cast join Washington for lowed by a Q&A with members of the the Q&A after the film-society screening.

In attendance were McKinley Henderson, cast, including Washington.

The event was a precursor to the Adepo, Sidney, and Williamson, as well upcoming Santa Barbara International as the film’s producer Todd Black and, of Film Festival, where Washington is course, Washington. The following is a being honored with the Maltin Modern small portion of the interview, conducted

by Michelle Drown Master Award for his career-long contriby SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durlbution to American film. Fences, which ing, which took place at the Riviera. (For pa ul w was released nationwide in December the full interview, see independent.com/ 2016, has garnered Washington numerfences.) ous accolades for both his acting and directing, including a Golden Roger Durling: This film is set in a Globe nomination for Best Actor, very specific time. It’s 1957 until 1965. and was named one of the top 10 How, as a producer, did you feel it films of 2016 by the American Film would speak to today’s audience?

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Todd Black: Well, I think it will speak An icon of the silver screen, to audiences at any time. I think the story and the characters and their Washington made a name for himself playing mesmerizing, often issues are applicable to any time in complicated and intense characters that anyone’s life. That’s also the brilliance of include Detective Alonzo Harris in TrainAugust: He wrote [things that were] so relating Day, Malcom X, Steve Biko in Cry Freedom, able in all of our lives. … [A]nd I don’t think the and now Troy Maxson, the flawed patriarch in Fences. time mattered. …

It is a role Washington inhabits completely, bringing to life a man who is bitter and content, charming and belittling, Durling: Mr. Washington, you [create] an alchemy with this loving and selfish, settled and restless. He first portrayed very minimal, faithful adaptation. Talk to us about that Troy in the 2010 Broadway revival of Fences, which ran from approach, the fact that you were navigating theater in film.

April 26-July 11, 2010, at New York City’s Cort Theatre, and, Denzel Washington: I didn’t look at it that way. [Wilson] wrote as with the original 1987 staging of the play, which starred what he wrote, [and] then we say this is for the theater, you know? We are in a theater [now]. So what he had to say, he James Earl Jones as Troy, won myriad Tony awards.

For the film, Washington reunited with his Broadway cast had to say. It works when people are just standing and readincluding Viola Davis (Rose, Troy’s wife), Stephen McKin- ing it off the page. It works, obviously, as a play; the film is ley Henderson (Bono, Troy’s friend and confidant), Rus- just a testament to his brilliance. sell Hornsby (Lyons, Troy’s son from a previous marriage), Durling: The character of Gabriel, I adore … [Mykelti,] can and Mykelti Williamson (Gabriel, Troy’s brother who has you talk about embodying the character of Gabriel? brain damage incurred from a war injury). Jovan Adepo and Mykelti Williamson: Again, it goes back to the brilliance of

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Opening night begins at the Arlington Theatre with the world premiere of Charged, a documentary that recounts chef Charged and outdoorsman Eduardo Garcia’s rehabilitation — both physically and emotionally — after nearly being killed by 2,400 volts of electricity while hiking in the Montana backcountry.

On Thursday, February 2, the festival will be humming along at full speed when it welcomes Denzel Washington, the recipirecipi ent of this year’s Maltin Modern Master Award, to the Arlington stage. So get ready to throw responsibility to the wind and immerse yourself in the wonderful and exciting spectacle that is the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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August Wilson. … I was recently offended at someone who in the press called [Gabriel] the “noble idiot.” I took great offense to that because he’s not an idiot.

He’s a hero who was injured in the military defending his country. That’s not an idiot by any stretch of the imagination. So my approach was fully respectful because everybody is somebody’s child. And this is the writings of August Wilson under the leadership of Denzel Washington, and everybody is playing at the highest level.

Durling: Jovan, you have a powerful scene at the end of the movie with Viola, who has a long monologue. Can you tell us about shooting that scene and your approach to it?

Jovan Adepo: My approach was just following the lead of the talented cast I got to work with. … As far as the scene, Viola set the tone, just having a conversation, just going through it with one another. … A note that Mr. Washington gave to me was, “Just make sure your mother understands where you are coming from. Because you could have called her over the phone … if you were just going to tell her you weren’t going to go to the funeral. But this is your moment, you came all the way home from wherever you’re living at this time to say it and say it in a particular way, so make sure you do your best to express what you’re feeling so that she understands you, whether you’re right or wrong, make sure she understands you.” So that’s what I tried my best to do in that monologue.

Durling: The film has a lot going on. How did you work with the rhythm, where you cut away …

Washington: It’s music, you know? There’s a rhythm to it; there’s a music to it. [I was] constantly talking with Hughes Winborne, the editor, and finding the rhythm.

Not staying on the beat all the time editorially, but understanding that there is a rhythm. There’s a line [in the play], Lyons says, “I told you Bonnie working.” [Troy] says, “Well, what that mean to me, Bon-

nie working? I don’t care if she’s working.

Go ask her for 10 dollars if she working.

Talk about Bonnie working. Why ain’t you working?” So there’s an actual rhythm to [the lines] and you have to — you don’t have to — but you’ll want to follow the music.

Durling: But, I mean, the [editing] choices … when to cut away, let’s say, from Viola’s moment at the end of her long speech to Jovan for a reaction. How …

Washington: You use the best. Whatever the best part of it is. Obviously with monologues, keeping the other person alive, if they’re doing the listening, [is important].

But also not being afraid to just stay with her, you know? There’s one take with Viola, and I just stay with her, push in and pull out. These are champagne problems, “Which great actor am I going to cut to?”

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Black: I’ll say to his credit, he is a director that works from emotion, and I think that served this movie. … Every director cuts a film differently, and I just think [Denzel] was the right director for this.

Durling: [It’s a cliché that] we expect that in movies set in the 1950s that [jazz] would be playing, but we don’t hear the music that we actually expect to hear [in this film].

Black: That was Marcelo [Zarvos], our composer, and Denzel’s choice. I remember when we first met with Marcelo, who I think is incredibly talented, Denzel said, “I think I feel piano, I think I feel a piano, an instrument that kind of leads us,” and Marcelo got that. … I do think he did an incredible job because it would have been easier [to go with jazz], you’re right, at that time period, a lot of [music] was jazz in the ’50s, and the film didn’t call for that.

Washington: August Wilson is jazz. August Wilson is classical. I’m leading with him.

He didn’t need any help. I didn’t need for people to think, “Oh, this is when we’re supposed to be sad …” It’s all in the music of words … [Audience applause.]

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Bunker77: Rich, flamboyant, dangerously addicted, and wildly in love with surfing, Bunker Spreckels died way too young in 1977. This doc uses never-before-seen footage from famed surf photographer Art Brewer to tell the story of the young wave rider while trying to put his extravagance in its proper cultural context.

The Most Beautiful Day: How would you spend your last days if you were terminally ill? That’s explored in this touching and delightful romp about two friends and their adventures when they are told they have days left to live.

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Indivisible: This is a distinctively Italian brand of neo-surrealism concerning Dasy and Viola, conjoined twins searching for a better life: at first away from the older people who profit from their talent for singing and, eventually, apart from one another. The leads, Angela and Mariana Fontana, are real-life identical twins and great singers.

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This Beautiful Fantastic: Directed by Simon Aboud, son-in-law of Sir Paul McCartney, this crowd-pleasing modern day fairy tale is about a woman who was raised by ducks and strives through her OCD ways to become a children’s book author, eventually finding guidance from her grumpy neighbor and their shared garden.

crime scenes At the End of the Tunnel: This Argentinian gem involves a wheelchair-bound man who lets a woman and her daughter move in and then realizes bank robbers are tunneling beneath his home to access a nearby vault. Then, physical challenges aside, he decides to get in on the action.

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The Shepherd: Tensions between traditional lifestyles and selling out to developers steadily mount in this expertly paced film about a Spanish shepherd. When he refuses to move, his neighbors’ need for money reaches a breaking point.

Little Wing: In this touching Finnish drama, a daughter plays parent to her scattered mother while also enduring bullying from the richer girls in her equestrian class and the attention of boys in her housing complex. When she hits the road in a stolen car to find her father, matters grow more confusing and poignant.

Cradle of Champions: This film takes a raw and intimate look at New York City’s Golden Gloves, the largest amateur boxing tournament on the planet, through four participants, revealing the five boroughs’ many faces while relaying unique yet universal personal struggles on the path toward the championship.

Ken San: This doc about one of Japan’s most legendary actors, Ken Takakura, is a meditation on the creative process, and how an artistic giant such as Takakura meets life in all its joys and sorrows.

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lmost all of us, it’s safe to say, are raised children. Many teachers have creatively in part by the movies we watched integrated the themes from the film into growing up, with cinema shaping our their lesson plans as a basis for teaching worldviews and sense of selfhood. critical thinking. We provided participatAs the Santa Barbara International Film ing teachers with a Zootopia study guide to Festival’s new educause with their students, and visited [county tion director, former high school filmmakelementary schools] ing teacher Amanda with industry professionals, who spoke Graves oversees what to the students and kinds of movies and

by Richie DeMaria messages young viewengaged them through ers will take in, aiding hands-on filmmakin providing programing demonstrations. ming that is family friendly and educational. Nearly 700 students cumulatively attended What’s more, through mentorships and film the presentations, and it was heartwarming studies programs, she’s also helping inspire to see how inspired and excited they were. the next generation of filmmakers.

You mentioned wanting to expand and grow What educational programs are you most the educational programs in the coming excited about this year? All of our educa- years. How would you like to see it grow? I tional programs are exciting and unique. think that the acquisition of the Riviera For Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies, we will Theatre provides an exceptional opporbe welcoming 4,000 4th through 6th grade tunity to provide year-round educational students from across Santa Barbara County outreach. For instance, programs like Mike’s to watch Zootopia, who get to hear from Field Trip could become year-round events, the film’s directors, Rich Moore and Byron impacting even more students throughout Howard. I am excited to see how many fam- S.B. County. I also have several ideas for ilies will be positively impacted through programs that would focus on empowerAppleBox Family Films, which provides ing underserved, marginalized, and at-risk the opportunity for families to share the populations, as film provides a unique and experience of seeing a movie together for powerful voice for those who may otherfree. I am also eagerly anticipating seeing wise be voiceless. the Film Studies Program in action: 29 students from across the country will have Why is it important to involve S.B. youth in access to seminars, panels, private screen- the filmmaking and viewing process? Film ings, and celebrity tributes. Many of the is very effective not only in evoking selfstudents selected have not had access to reflection and discovery but in cultivating film festivals previously, and this will be an empathy by allowing the viewer to expeinvaluable experience. Finally, I am thrilled rience a different perspective. By encourto see the 10-10-10 mentorship and compe- aging people of all ages to approach film tition during the festival … it is a brilliant actively, rather than as a medium to be idea and one of the programs I am most viewed passively, we can promote curiosity, interested in. wonder, and critical thinking. As a former high school filmmaking teacher, I have seen What made Zootopia a good pick for this the sense of accomplishment a child has year’s Mike’s Field Trip to the Movies? Zoo- when he or she effectively tells a story to topia’s message is against bullying and ste- others. There is a great sense of confidence reotyping while it promotes inclusiveness that comes through the empowerment of and equality, and it presents these impor- being given a voice and of being heard. tant themes in a way that is accessible for n

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Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer: Born in 1889 into squalor, Mabel Stark raised her station in life by learning to tame tigers; by the 1920s, she was renowned in her field, traveling throughout the U.S. with the circus. This is a peek into Stark’s fascinating world, including multiple maulings by the tigers to which she was so devoted.

and struggles, against the will of her closest relatives, to learn the truth. The ensuing drama plays out during the pilgrimage town’s most important holiday, making everyone uncomfortable.

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Bokeh: Amid stunning imagery and eerie silence, Riley and Jenai must make sense of mankind’s overnight disappearance, allowing viewers to create their own interpretations of what the end of the world means.

A Quiet Heart: If “religious thriller” were a genre, this simultaneously tense and meditative piece about a talented pianist who faces prejudice and suspicion when she moves to Jerusalem would fit the moniker.

It’s an exciting, brooding, and intriguing movie about faith, music, and hatred.

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“Postmodern Jukebox’s rendition of [Lady Gaga’s] ‘Bad Romance’ will transport you back to the 1920s and have you tapping your toes, wishing you knew how to swing dance.” Time Let this multi-talented group of performers, frequent collaborators, guest vocalists and featured musicians serenade you and your valentine in a live show unlike any other – a must-see for anyone who loves jaw-dropping live performances!

Kamasi Washington and The Next Step That’s Not Me: Aspiring actor Polly must contend with the success of her more famous twin sister in this hilarious comedy from Australia about fame, siblings, and thwarted expectations.

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Revenge: Set in a seemingly idyllic tourist village along a remarkably beautiful Norwegian fjord, this suspenseful film follows a woman who is set on avenging the sexual abuse of her sister. Her target is the owner of the village’s inn, an ambitious family man with a dark past.

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The Fixer: This engaging drama follows an aspiring journalist in Bucharest serving as a fixer for a French television crew investigating sex trafficking. When they start ruffling small-village feathers, people aren’t happy, and the journalistic ethics soon become victimized, as well.

The Nest: When a young woman with striking eyes returns to her home village in the Swiss Alps, she stumbles into the dark history of her family’s hidden past

Bluefin: Bluefin tuna have been fished to the brink of extinction, but in eastern Canada, there is a place where many locals believe this mighty fish is as strong and healthy as ever. This doc will make you wonder out loud about the human condition. (Also in Social Justice.)

“[Washington] won over [Coachella] without compromising any sort of jazz roots, nailing afro-funk stops, bebop melodies and highflying solos from bassists, turntablists and dueling drummers in a lesson in musicality.” Billboard “The biggest story in jazz” (Los Angeles Times), Washington and his 10-piece band present a masterful brand of jazz for a new generation.

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Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table: Starting as a young woman in the 1940s, New Orleans icon Ella Brennan transformed Commander’s Palace into a pioneer of American brunch, a leader in farm-to-table cooking, and the place where celebrity chefs such as Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse cut their teeth.

Liberty in a Soup: Haitians celebrate their independence on New Year’s Day by gathering to consume soup joumou, a spicy, pumpkin-based soup. This extremely informative documentary dives deep into the island nation’s past, revealing that the plight of Haiti really charted the course for much of the world.

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Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary: This doc traces the musical and spiritual astronaut’s life from small-town North Carolina, where he grew up a preacher’s son and grandson, to the projects of Philadelphia, where he battled drug demons before setting off on his own to create new sounds that defy imitation.

I Am Not Your Negro: Veteran director Raoul Peck was given unlimited access to James Baldwin’s writings, so he decided to “re-create” on film Remember This House, a book that Baldwin never finished. That gives us this marvelous film, in which Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X are as much a part of the story as Baldwin himself.

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Mali Blues: Lutz Gregor’s documentary follows four musicians from Mali, the birthplace of blues, and charts their passionate and peaceful efforts to preserve music in their home country, where music has been partly outlawed by Sharia law. (Also in Cinematic Overtures.)

On the Other Side: The neighbor-upon-neighbor violence of the Balkan Wars still haunts the region, as shown in this methodical and haunting psychological thriller about a nurse and her family. When her war-crimecommitting husband gets in touch on the phone, old wounds are made fresh.

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Tamara: Lest progressive America think it’s out in front of the world’s transgender movement, take the life of Tamara Adrián, who rose to become a prominent politician in Venezuela. This narrative film fictionalizes her saga but keeps all of the drama and emotions intact.

Your Name: A brilliantly done mash-up of body-swapping fantasy and classic teenage romance, this animated Japanese film achieves high scores in both the entertainment and deep-thinking categories.

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t the age of 16, director Raoul Peck began a could not have been able to make a similar film with pattern of reading and rereading the writing any other author. I could with Baldwin because not of the great American novelist and essayist only did he have a major role in my upbringing, but James Baldwin in search of moral guidance he literally helped shape my brain. So that when in and spiritual revelation. For Peck, who has described need, I could even “second guess” and “feel” what his immersion in the author as “almost like a Bible he would have used or done while writing his book.

I felt totally immersed in James Baldwin’s world, type of relationship,” these experiences of deep reading met needs for wisdom and a sense of purpose that rhythm, emotion, pain, conflict, anger. This sort of previous generations satisfied through religion. And intimacy is rare. And it was further cemented by that’s part of why Peck’s new Baldwin documentary, I my growing up in this same American mythology, Am Not Your Negro— which just picked up an Oscar although I confronted it much later than he did. But nom for Best Documentary, is I perfectly felt what he meant every featured at this year’s Santa Barstep of the way. bara International Film Festival, and opens nationwide on FebruWhat makes the projected work ary 3 — carries such impact right Remember This House so special?

Why try to re-create it? This was now. To the great question out of an unprecedented project from the book of Job that so many are the start. To have such unlimited asking right now— now “Where shall

by Charles Donelan wisdom be found?”— found?” I Am Not access with no strings attached Your Negro offers a to the full body of resounding and hiswork of an author is torically rich answer. something unheard In an unusual of and impossible in business arrangeour film industry.

It’s ironic, even, ment indicative of that it would be an extraordinary trust unfinished collecin Peck’s undertion of notes titled standing of the Remember This material, Baldwin’s House that would sister and literary provide me with the executor Gloria exceptional entry Karefa-Smart gave the filmmaker unrepoint into the film stricted access to the that I was looking late writer’s entire for. The very idea of James Baldwin oeuvre and archive. Raoul Peck re-creating a book Faced with such a that was never writwealth of material, Peck’s unorthodox choice was to ten has the quality of a mystery novel for a filmmaker “re-create” on film Remember This House, a projected like me. And, historically and politically linking these triptych of civil-rights-era biographies—of Medgar major figures—Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King Evers, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X— X that Jr., and Malcolm X— X like Baldwin did, is an incredBaldwin never finished. That decision has given us ible, dramatic move. Telling the story of America this marvelous film; it is a bracing and authorita- through these lives? Genial. tive contemporary cinematic statement on race in America that makes the three exemplary black lives The decision to make changes to the images — shiftthat Baldwin intended to tell as much a part of the ing black-and-white (B&W) images to color and taking documentary’s story as the clarion call of Baldwin’s current images and using them in B&W — how does own voice, here heard in period recordings and as that reflect the subjective “remixing” aesthetic of the freshly read by Samuel L. Jackson. film? From the start, I knew that this film would Peck makes both documentaries and feature films, be about images. Fabricated images, contradictory and his expressive approach to music and cinematog- images, painful images, propaganda images, images raphy gives I Am Not Your Negro a distinctive look of the past, images of the present, in all shapes, forms and feel that’s more hip-hop than agitprop. The mix and qualities. The same could actually be said for the of archival and recent footage flows in surprising music. It’s like the story of America was being told ways, altering one’s sense of time and place through through text, images, sounds, and music. So I had to unexpected reversals from color to black-and-white. also find the proper form (and aesthetic) that would In a recent email exchange, Peck answered some match this approach in a non-didactic manner. Playof my questions about what is sure to be one of the ing with the colors and B&W images became then a most talked-about and highly praised films of the way to meld past and present and press the fact that season and the festival. not much (besides the technology) had changed and that there was a straight link between Selma and The film combines Baldwin’s quest with your emotional Ferguson. syntax as a director. Could you say more about that? I n

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Did you know that Bob Newhart won Best Comedy Performance, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist at the 1961 Grammy Awards? Don’t miss this comedy legend known for his deadpan delivery and gentle stammer as he reveals the absurdities of everyday life. 8pm.

Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez. $45-$65.

Ages 21+. Call (800) 248-6274.

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Thursday 1/26 1/26: Douglas Brinkley Author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley will discuss the nation’s best idea: national parks. From Teddy Roosevelt preserving 234 million acres of wild America to Bill Clinton establishing the Escalante National Monument in Utah, Brinkley will provide the backstory of the long-running legacy. 7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free-$20. Call 893-3535.

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1/26-1/28: 7th Annual Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Week

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1/26: New to Medicare The Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) will present an in-depth, comprehensive presentation on the components that make up Medicare. Learn about the different plans, deadlines, and eligibility requirements so that you can make an informed decision about your Medicare coverage. 1-3pm. Multipurpose Rm., Goleta Library, 500 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta. Free.

Call 964-7878. sbplibrary.org

1/26: Embracing Dyslexia/Aceptando la Dislexia Parents, teachers, tutors, and the community are invited to watch Embracing Dyslexia, followed by a discussion about the learning difference that affects up to 15-20 percent of the population. This documentary explores dyslexia from a number of unique perspectives to provide an accurate portrayal of its effect on day-to-day life. 6-8pm. English: Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.; 564-5619. Español: Adult Literacy Ctr., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St.; 364-1066. Not rated. Free. sbplibrary.org

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1/27: Deepwater Horizon This biopic disaster film recounts the events of April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and killed 11 crew members.

The rig’s chief electronics technician, Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg), and his team fight for their lives amid the stifling flames from the explosion that led to a disastrous marine oil spill. 2-4pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free.

Rated PG-13. Call 564-5641. sbplibrary.org

Friday 1/27 1/27: Feng Shui and the Year of the Fire Rooster: An Evening with Deanna Cohen Come learn about the principles of the ancient art of classical feng shui (the ancient art of arranging your environment to be in harmony with the naturally occurring life-force energies in nature) and upcoming energy patterns as they apply to personal relationships, health, the economy, and politics in the Year of the Rooster from professional feng shui consultant Deanna Cohen. 7-8:30pm.

Paradise Found, 17 E. Anapamu St. Free.

Call 564-3573.

1/27, 1/30: Moana Follow Moana on her mission to fulfill her ancestor’s unfinished quest as she befriends a demigod on an action-packed voyage through the open ocean, encountering fiery creatures and impossible odds. 7 and 10pm. Isla Vista Theater, 960 Embarcadero del Norte, Isla Vista. $4. Rated PG.

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1/27: The Business of Disease This newly released documentary explores the relationship between the pharmaceutical companies and marketing industry in America. Naturopaths and psychologists discuss how our society has become programmed to turn to curated medicines instead of listening to our own bodies when sick. 7pm.

Center of the Heart, 487 N. Turnpike Rd. $10. Not rated. Call 964-4861.

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1/26-1/28, 2/1: Gulf View Drive This is the third and final play in the Nibroc Trilogy by Arlene Hutton, which began with Last Train to Nibroc and was followed by See

1/28: Mulan Come watch the story of Fa Mulan, who dresses as a man to join the Chinese army in place of her ailing father during the Han dynasty. Watch as she attempts to bring honor to her family and find love with the help of Mushu, a tiny dishonored dragon, and Cri-Kee, her lucky cricket. 1-3pm. Island Rm., S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Rated G. Call 564-5603. sbplibrary.org

1/28: Selma Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent oppression led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but at what cost? This film tells the unedited story of how the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and his supporters’ march from Selma to Montgomery forever influenced history. 2-3:30pm. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Free. Rated PG-13. Call 688-4214. sbplibrary.org

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Now’s your chance to try new restaurants throughout the Santa Ynez Valley without having to spend a pretty penny. Various food and wine merchants will serve you a three-course meal or small bites with wine flights for a flat price of $20.17 (excluding tax and gratuity). Various hours and locations throughout the S.Y. Valley. $20.17. Call 450-8841. dinesyv.com

1/26: Part Starfish, Part Citrus Franny Choi — writer, teaching artist, notable poet, and finalist in multiple national poetry slams — will perform her intensely personal original works that range from topics of love and lust to racism and social-justice issues. 7:30-9pm. Breakfast Culture Club, 711 Chapala St. Free. Call 893-8411.

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Rock City. This installment flashes forward to 1953 Florida, where the arrival of family and turbulent events outside couple May and Raleigh’s door threatens their sunny and comfortable small-town life. The play previews on Thursday-Friday and shows through February 12. Thu.-Sat.: 8pm (Sat. includes an after-party with the cast); Sun.: 2pm. Wed.: 2 and 7pm (7pm show includes talk-back with the cast). Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura. $30-$55.

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1/29: The Dressmake Dressmaker Kate Winslet plays a beautiful and talented dressmaker, Tilly Dunnage, who returns to her small town in outback Australia to reconcile with her mother after years of avoiding a murderous scandal. Watch her transform the women of the town with her haute-couture style to enact revenge on those who blacklisted her.

2pm. Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria. $7. Rated R. Call 684-6380.

1/27-1/29: CALM Antiques, Decorative Arts & Vintage Show and Sale

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Music of the Night Don’t miss S.B. High School

Theatre’s 17th annual Broadway revue, Music of the Night, with costume and light design, sophisticated videos, and a live band.

This production is cast, directed, choreographed, and produced by 23 students who will perform musical numbers from Broadway musicals such as Hamilton, Waitress, Guys and Dolls, Newsies, Rent, and more. This is a fundraiser for the spring musical. Fri.: 7pm; Sat.: 2 and 7pm; Sun.: 2pm. S.B. High School Theatre, 700 E. Anapamu St. $10-$25. Call 966-9101 x5029. sbhstheatre.com

Antique dealers from all over the West Coast will be selling estate jewelry, china, garden artifacts, period furniture, and so much more! This event benefits CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation). Fri.-Sat.: 11am-6pm; Sun.: 11am-4pm. Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Free-$6.

Call 898-9715. calmantiqueshows.com

1/27: Coastline Christian Academy Open House Families will be able to visit the school dedicated to the scripture of God through outreach programs and strong academics. 8-10:30am. Coastline Christian Academy, 5950 Cathedral Oaks Rd., Goleta.

Free. Call 967-5834.

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2/1: 13th Award-winning director Ava DuVernay’s galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. DuVernay argues that slavery is being effectively perpetuated today through mass incarceration while revealing the nation’s history of racial inequality. 6-8pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. Free. Not rated.

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1/27: Opening Reception: Office of Loss Control This exhibit will feature the SBCC Art Department’s two new faculty members, Armando Ramos and Stephanie Washburn.

Ramos creates pop-culture, mass-media, religious iconography in high-relief sculptures, while Washburn works in various media including drawing, painting, photography, and video. These artists display contemporary life through the pointed and often darkly humorous combination of images appropriated from popular culture and media. The exhibit shows through March 24. 5-7pm. Atkinson Gallery, Humanities Bldg., Rm. 202, SBCC. Free. Call 965-0581.

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1/27: Opening Reception: Winter 2017 Exhibitions Get an overview of all the exhibitions opening, including Radical Bodies: Anna Halprin, Simone Forti, Yvonne Rainer in CA and NY 1955-1972, Bari Ziperstein: Fair Trade, Lifeforms: The Makeup of Michael Westmore and Westmore: Making Faces for Film, and 14 Black Classicists. 5:30-7:30pm.

Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB. Free. Call 893-2951. Read more on p. 53. www.museum.ucsb.edu

1/28: David Wiesner: Telling Stories in Pictures Internationally acclaimed picture-book artist David Wiesner will discuss his art, career, and his unique approach to wordless storytelling. His graphic novels, children’s books, and endless creativity will not only visually stun you but may also

1/27: Friday Night Winemakers Sit down and order a delicious dinner as winemaker Erik Mallea of Mallea Wines shares his passion and pairs your dinner with his wines. There is no additional cost for Mallea’s savvy wine knowledge and entertaining personality. Dinner reservations are strongly recommended.

5-8pm. Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café, 2879 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Free.

Call 688-7265.

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joining forces with Dramatic Women, DramaDogs, and Speaking of Stories, is a celebration of new plays, including readings of plays by S.B. playwrights and beyond. Enjoy witty pieces or attend the playwrights’ panel to hear from the writers themselves. Pay for a select

teach you a lesson or two. 2:30pm. Mary Craig Auditorium, S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free-$10. Call 963-4364.

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1/28: Create a Creature! Use your imagination, and create an animal creature, a people creature, an alien creature, or a combination of all three out of 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.com

1/28: Opening Reception: Hold Hope: Obama in S.B., 2007 This exhibition contains never-shown images taken during a campaign visit to S.B. Proceeds will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The exhibition shows through February 25. 4-7pm. Patricia Clarke Studio, 410 Palm Ave., A-18, Carpinteria. Free. Call 452-7739.

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1/29: Museums Free-for-All Day Lucky for us, the neighborhood art museum is participating in SoCal Museums’ Free-for-All Day so the community can explore the arts and culture presented at the museum. It also happens to be the first day of the David Wiesner & the Art of Wordless Story Storytelling exhibition. 11am-5pm. S.B. Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Free. Call 963-4364. sbma.net

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Sat.: 10am, 1:30pm, and 7:30pm; Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. Sun.: 10:30am and 12:30pm; location TBA. Free-$503. Call 963-0408.

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1/28: Researching Your Hispanic Ancestors Letty Rodella, president of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research, will give two talks: Researching Your Hispanic Ancestors and Spanish Patriots During the American Revolution, California Focus. 8:45am-noon; Maravilla Senior Resource Ctr., 5486 Calle Real. 1:30-3pm; Sahyun Genealogical Library, 316 Castillo St. Free. RSVP is required at sbcgs-education@sbgen.org.

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1/28: Liberating Women & the Nation Dr. Heather N. Keany, associate professor of history at Westmont College, will explore women’s activism in Turkey and Egypt in the 1920s and ’30s and how

1/28:

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History Known as a global move-

ment with a bold mix of the East and West, San Francisco’s OngDance Company will bring its electrifying dance performance that explores the history of Korean dance and music with each unique piece. From the music to the clothes, props, and artistry, this special performance will provide insight into the rich culture of Korean dance. 8-9pm. MultiCultural Ctr. Theater, UCSB. $5-$15. Call 893-8411. mcc.sa.ucsb.edu

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they participated in their respective country’s struggle for independence, prioritizing either women’s liberation or national liberation. 2pm. Karpeles Manuscript Library, 21 W. Anapamu St. Free. Call 962-5322.

1/28: Garden Street Academy Open House Parents, students, and the community are invited to visit the school’s vibrant campus, as well as meet faculty and tour the science lab, makerspace, black-box theater, and recording studio. 10am. Garden Street Academy, 2300 Garden St. Free. Call 687-3717 x625.

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1/28: Gandhi’s Correspondence on Nonviolence Gandhi’s correspondence with world leaders over many decades filled close to 90 volumes. This forum will explore Gandhi’s letters with Tolstoy, Tagore, and President Franklin Roosevelt, which were crucial to his theory and practice of truth, nonviolence, and the eventual independence of India. 3-5pm. Institute of World Culture, 1407 Chapala St. Suggested donation: $2. Call 966-3941. worldculture.org

1/28: Devereux Arts and Soul Fundraiser Join Devereux’s team for their first annual fundraising and awareness event that will showcase art from Devereux artists and professional area artists. There’ll be silent and live auctions, live music, hors d’oeuvres, wine, cocktails, and raffle prizes. A portion of the proceeds will go to Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.

4-7pm. Deckers Rotunda, 250 Coromar Dr., Goleta. $50-$60. Call 879-0310. Read more on p. 37. tinyurl.com/DevereuxSB

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1/29: 12th Annual Peabody Charter Fun Run This family-friendly race is open to everyone and will feature a timed 5k and 10k run on a secured bike path routed safely down the Goleta bike path so everybody can join in on the fun.

Proceeds will benefit Peabody Charter Elementary School. 8 and 9:15am. Goleta Beach Park, 5986 Sandspit Rd. Free-$30.

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7:30pm. Campbell Hall, UCSB. Free-$25.

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1/30: Happiness and Meditation Time Take a break at the end of a busy work day at this meditation session.

Learn ways to eliminate stress, foster inner peace, and cultivate well-being through breathing exercises and relaxing meditation. 5-5:30pm. Goleta Library,

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1/29: Feast for the Children Benefit Lunch Enjoy an elegant Italian buffet

lunch with food provided by Via Maestra 42, a meal perfect for the entire family.

All proceeds will benefit the United Methodist Committee on Relief refugee emergency aid programs. Seating times are 11:30am, 12:30pm, and 1:30pm.

First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. $10-$25. Call 963-3579.

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9th Annual S.B. Community Seed Swap Bring seeds, plants, cuttings, and garden knowledge to share at this annual community event hosted by the S.B. Permaculture Network. There will be kids activities, live music, and special speakers. If you don’t have seeds, then come get some to sow, grow, and harvest. Elementary school teacher Judy Sims will be honored with the Local Real Food Hero Award. 11am-3pm.

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Tuesday 1/31 1/31: Dan Flores New York Times best-selling author Dan Flores will talk about and sign copies of his most recent book, Coyote America, an exploration into the coyote, from its role in Native American culture to its incredible survival story during the last 200 years. 7pm. Legion Wing, Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Dr. Free. Call 688-4214.

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1/31: Loss of Spouse or Partner Navigating the world without your partner can be a scary journey, but it doesn’t need to be lonely. Learn about integrating the history of your relationship into your newly developing identity and the importance of saying good-bye, taking care of yourself, and modifying holiday traditions. 2:30-4pm. Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, 512 E. Gutierrez St. Free. Call 690-6201 to reserve your spot.

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Robin & Robert Jones As

residents of the island of Lesbos in Greece for 42 years, Robin and Robert Jones joined other volunteers to help when an influx of refugees came to the country. At a temporary stop, Robin, an art teacher, laid out art supplies, and kids drew guns and tanks but also flowers and houses and the water they had just crossed. The couple will sign copies of their new book, The Refugee Crisis: Through the Eyes of the Children Children, to humanize the crisis’s impact on families. 7pm. Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St. Free. Call 682-6787.

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1/31: Summer Solstice Meeting If you enjoyed last summer’s solstice celebration but would like to get more involved, come to this meeting to see how you can become a sponsor or volunteer or join the advisory board, planning committee, or nonprofit board of directors. 6-7:30pm.

Impact Hub, 1117 State St. Free. Call 965-3396.

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Wednesday 2/1 2/1: Speak to Engage: AudienceCentered Presenting Lisa Braithwaite will share how to command the room with your presence, feel satisfaction at the end of a talk, and create a memorable experience for your audience. Wine and appetizers will be provided by C’est Cheese. 5:30-7:30pm.

Workzones, 351 Paseo Nuevo. Free-$20.

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1/26: Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Dannsair. 6:30pm. 18 E. Ortega St. Free. Call 568-0702. darganssb.com

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1/26-1/28: The Brewhouse Thu.: Cool N the Twang. Fri.: One Two Tree.

Sat.: Kinsellas. 8:30-11:30pm. 229 W. Montecito St. Free. Call 884-4664. sbbrewhouse.com

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1/26-1/28, 1/31: The James Joyce Thu.: Alastair Greene, 10pm-1am. Fri.: The Kinsella Brothers, 10pm-1am. Sat.: Ulysses, 7:30-10:30pm. Tue.: Teresa Russell, 10pm-1am. Wed.: Victor Vega and the Bomb, 10pm-1am. 513 State St. Free.

Call 962-2688. sbjamesjoyce.com

Goleta: Corner of Storke and Hollister; 7004 Marketplace Dr., inside the Camino Real Shopping Center, 3-6:00pm Carpinteria: 800 block of Linden Ave., 3-6:00pm

1/27: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club Latinights: Live Cumbia: Tribute

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to Grupo Niche with Son Miron. 9:30pm. 1221 State St. $15-$20. Ages 21+ Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

Montecito: 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd., 8-11:15am

1/27: Eos Lounge Second City, Dirtybird. 9pm. Free-$5. Ages 21+. 500 Anacapa St. eoslounge.com

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1/27-1/28: Maverick Saloon Fri.: Ry Bradley Band. Sat.: Do No Harm Band. 8pm. 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call 686-4785.

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1/27-1/29: Cold Spring Tavern Fri.: Kalinka, 7-10pm. Sat.: Tom Corbett, 2-5pm; Bryan Titus Trio, 6-9pm. Sun.: Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan, 1:15-4pm; Low Down Dudes, 4:30-7:30pm. 5995 Stagecoach Rd. Free. Call 967-0066. coldspringtavern.com

Downtown S.B.: Corner of Santa Barbara and Cota sts., 8:30am-1pm

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Goleta: Corner of Storke and Hollister; 7004 Marketplace Dr., inside the Camino Real Shopping Center, 10am-2pm

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1/28, 1/30: Mercury Lounge Sat.: Caverns; 9pm; $6. Mon.: DJ Raf; 8pm; free; ages 21+. 5871 Hollister Ave., Goleta. Call 967-0907.

Old Town S.B.: 500-600 blocks of State St., 3-6:30pm

2/1: Blush Restaurant + Lounge Wed.: Bruce Goldish.

7-9pm. 630 State St. Free. Call 957-1300. blushsb.com

Solvang: Copenhagen Dr. and 1st St., 2:30-6:00pm

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1/26: Switchfoot, Relient K San Diego pop-rockers Switchfoot will play an energetic show to promote the band’s 10th studio album, Where the Light Shines Through, with alt-rock band Relient K. 7pm. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. $31$78. Call 963-4408. thearlingtontheatre.com

1/26: Ellis Paul You may have heard his songs in films such as Me, Myself, and

Sun Jan 29 3:30p “Black HiStory MontH WorSHip & celeBration” Visions of Hope

presents this FREE celebration of a century of Black History, life and culture. This 7th annual kickoff event brings the community together in a unified worship, enhances cultural awareness, and strengthens faith. For more info please e-mail visionsofhope@cox.net or call 805-455- 2765. The Gospel music will bring you to your feet and the spiritual message will give you a vision of hope!

tHu FeB 2 5:30p “BraVo! String concert” Please join us for this FREE event of the collaboration

Irene or Shallow Hal Hal, but this singer/songwriter has an extensive repertoire of folkpop songs to keep you entertained all night long. 6pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com

between the Santa Barbara Symphony and the SB Unified School District’s after-school program BRAVO! This represents the first all-string concert of the 2016-17 school year. For more info please visit www.thesymphony.org or call 805-898-8758. See you there!

1/26: No Age, Drug Apts, Sweet Reaper Up-and-coming L.A. rock band

Sat FeB 11 7:00p “ValentuneS ~ an a cappella SHoWcaSe” The Luke Theatre and

No Age will play with experimental rockers Drug Apts and Ventura’s garage-pop one-man band Sweet Reaper. 8pm. Funzone, 226 S. Milpas St. $5. Read more on p.

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1/27: Stylust Beats, Nico Luminous Get ready for a long night of dancing to beats from DJ Stylust Beats, known for his fusion of rap hooks and heavy dubstep bass, and Nico Luminous’s funky beats from L.A. 9pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $15. Ages 18+. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com 1/28: S.B. Music Club Soloists alongside piano and wind ensembles will play a selection of chamber works for everyone to enjoy. 3-4:15pm. Faulkner Gallery, S.B. Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. Free. Call (619) 405-3218.

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1/28: The Atomics, Alone Together East L.A.’s Alone Together will play a set with young rockers The Atomics, booked to play at Coachella later this year.

6:30pm. Velvet Jones, 423 State St. $10. Call 965-8676. velvet-jones.com 1/28: The Doublewide Kings Experience the exhilarating energy of live rock ’n’ roll as The Doublewide Kings take you on a musical journey from original Americana tunes to covers from the likes of the Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, and more. 7:15pm. SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State St. $15-$25.

Ages 21+. Call 962-7776. sohosb.com 1/28-1/29: S.B. Symphony: Fantasia Scenes from Disney’s crown jewels of animation, Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, will play on the screen while accompanied by a live orchestra concert to highlight the films’ iconic imagery. Sat.: 8pm; Sun.: 3pm. The Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $27-$134. Call 899-2222. Read more on p. 59. granadasb.org

Montecito Bank & Trust proudly present the incredibly talented a cappella groups from UCSB. Featuring performances from BFOM, InterVals, and VocalMotion, this show will be hosted by hilarious members of UCSB’s premiere improv group, Improvability. For tickets and more info please visit www.lobero.com or call 805-963-0761. Don’t miss this spectacular evening of entertainment!

Sun FeB 12 7:00p “Ballet HiSpánico” The Luke Theatre and UCSB A&L present these FREE family

show as part of the Viva el Arte SB series. Ballet Hispanico explores the diversity of Latino culture through a fusion of classical, Latin, and contemporary dance powered by theatricality and passion. For more info please visit www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB or call 805-884-4087 x7. Described as energetic, entertaining and always surprising, fusing the finest modern ballet with a fantastic New York City Latino flair!

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January 28, 2017 8pm I January 29, 2017 3pm I The Granada Theatre Disney shares one of its crown jewels of feature animation with the Santa Barbara Symphony accompanying scenes from Disney’s original Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000, highlighting a selection of both films’ magnificent repertoire.

Concert also includes Paul Hindemith’s brilliant Symphonic Metamorphosis.

to town for a breathtaking performance accompanied by pianist Sam Haywood to inspire audiences with his dedication to infectious classical music. 7pm. Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. $20-$69. Call 893-3535. artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu

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2/1: World Music Series: Mariachi Las Olas de S.B. Enjoy a performance of traditional mariachi music of the Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, region in Mexico in celebration of Día de la Candelaria. Also known as Candlemas, this celebration marks 40 days after the birth of Christ and the purification of the Virgin Mary. Noon. UCSB Music Bowl. Free. Call 893-3230. www.music.ucsb.edu

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Most famous for being the place where Dustin Hoffman perfected his Rain Man character, the Santa Barbara facility began at the current site of Westmont College in 1945 as the West Coast outpost of the Philadelphia school that Helena Devereux founded in Philadelphia in 1912.

For more than a half century, Devereux served clients ART SUPPORT: Attendees can of all ages, but state and fed- purchase pieces such as “Starry, Starry eral changes to laws regard- Night” by artist David Peterson. ing youth treatment in 2008 said Kistler. “I joined the local advisory shifted the organization’s focus to those 18 years old and up. (Simi- board to see what I could do to keep this lar statewide Devereux facilities exist in facility strong and ready to accept continu12 other states.) “With the type of health ing and new clients in the future.”

Given the questionable funding for care our clients receive now, they are living longer and are much happier,” said Pat Devereux and similar facilities by the state Kistler, who serves on the advisory board, and federal government, Kistler’s board and explained that a new building called decided to host Art & Soul, the facility’s first Somerset will be focused on serving the ever fundraiser. It’s this Saturday, January 28, 4-7 p.m., at the Deckers Rotunda (6601 older population of clients.

Kistler got to know the facility while Hollister Ave.) in Goleta, where attendees volunteering for Special Olympics over can listen to live music, eat and drink, and the years but got more involved when her purchase art and products from Deckers. grandson was born with a developmental Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door.

See devereux.org. disability. “My heart returned to Devereux,” —Matt Kettmann

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Many know The Playgrounds, perched high atop Goleta off West Camino Cielo, as just that: a Mother Nature–made playground of sandstone boulders, dark caves, and narrow ravines, familiar to rock-hoppers, revelers, and relaxers. After recent rains, though, the familiar becomes unfamiliar, when usually dry rock bowls capture the sky’s offerings.

On a January hike, I went back to the playground of my teenage years (which were memorably rainier) and saw small puddles enjoying momentary existences while, down below, reservoirs lay still amid an ongoing drought and the ocean met perpetually with the land. On this landscape sculpted by oceanic water millennia ago, when the sea left seashells in the sandstone, it was a ponderous delight to see these little moments of water.

These periods of rain give places such as The Playgrounds and the more popular Lizard’s Mouth a new character. Now would be a great time to head up to Camino Cielo, refreshed by the rains.

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or the better part of the past decade, Kyle Ashby has been Santa Barbara’s entrepreneur enabler. Using his own web development background, the Goleta native and UCSB grad connects budding business owners under the StartupSB umbrella and was integral in creating the Impact Hub on State Street. His latest venture is The Sandbox, a new workspace and event venue on Olive Street just below East Haley.

Who’s behind The Sandbox? My business partner, Mark Schulbach, and I have known

each other for more than 30 years. We were both in a place in our careers where the collaboration made sense and our skills and interests complemented each other. Mark’s hustle as an entrepreneur, contractor, and endurance athlete is ridiculously inspiring. Add in a great group of investors and the best event producer in town, Warner Anderson, and we’ve got a solid team coming together.

What makes it stand out? We have one of the coolest buildings in town and are offer-

ing the biggest variety of work options. [Monthly rates are $129-$950, and $50+ an hour for events.] The building design is a mix between a big-city loft, warehouse, art gallery, and California beach bungalow. We’ve built it with community and collisions as the focus, including a street-front space with a large roll-up door where our members can interact with the public or meet in our Airstream conference room. We’ve also got a theater-sized screen and a ridiculous audio system that will allow us to host business presentations and screen movies. We’re a big part of the upcoming Santa Barbara Jazz Festival.

Is there room for another spot like this in town? Coworking is growing every-

where, and Santa Barbara is still in its infancy when it comes to innovative work spaces and building communities around them. There certainly is a lot of noise around entrepreneurship and work spaces lately, but Santa Barbara has a lot to learn from other communities.

I think the spaces that provide value, expertise, and a true understanding of how to build community and opportunity will rise up.

Who will use The Sandbox? We are focused on the intersection between technology, creativity, and lifestyle with a passion for the environment that allows us to live the outdoorfocused life we do. Our members will be entrepreneurs, start-ups, technologists, creative professionals, lifestyle-brand companies, and organizations that focus on developing community, entrepreneurship, and solutions for environmental issues.

The so-called Lagoon District is really starting to attract some creative folks.

We love the neighborhood. Combine a community of architects, designers, furniture stores, contractors, creative agencies, craftsmen, recording studios, new entrepreneurial and startup ventures, and some of the best beer and Mexican food in town — the area has a great community vibe that thrives on creativity. Add in places like SBCAST, Bici Centro, Oniracom, and LoaCom, and you have a truly local ecosystem supporting itself and inspiring hustle. It feels like the Santa Barbara I knew as a kid and college student.

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And then he does.

Putting politics aside for a moment because I literally can’t even, let’s ruminate on basic human character, or the atrocious lack thereof. As a parent, the election of a pompous and petulant bully into the highest office in the land sets a tricky example for the spongy, observant little pre-people we are trying to usher thoughtfully into humanity.

We fear for immigrants and minorities, our health care, our press, and our planet, yes, yes, yes. But any parent who denies also being terrified of the long-term impact this clown’s clamorous invectives and derelict appointments will have on little Logan’s and Chloe’s psyches is telling a whopper of Trumpian proportions. I mean big league. HUGE. Because what’s the message here? That if you’re an egotistical pig who says vulgar things about your own daughter, derides prisoners of war, and mocks disabled people, then a minority of voters and a few Russian hackers will make you king and move your golden toilet and, ahem, showers into the West Wing? It’s like winning the Little League World Series on a steady diet of Slurpees and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, you guys. It’s anarchy.

But don’t fret, my quivering kid-herding brethren. With the nation’s top media outlets finally calling out BRATUS on his infantile antics, his approval rating lower than any incoming president in the last 40 years, and even C-listers refusing cash money to play at his inauguration, we have a plan: If our new president can’t be a role model for kids, he can be a shining example of what happens when you demand all of the attention in the entire world and then act like an astonishing ass. In fact, it’s looking like he’ll provide generous daily lessons for your family’s own handy How-Never-toemail: starshine@roshell.com Conduct-Yourself-in-Life Handbook.

For example, a man whose foreign-policy strategy may well boil down to predawn Tweets of “I know you are, but what am I?” affords us a terrific opportunity to talk to our kids about handling criticism. Should you acknowledge it and thank the person for their feedback? Should you ignore it and let it roll off your back? Or should you maybe explode in a petty and poorly spelled tirade of utterly irrelevant insults that prove you’re both uninformed and unhinged? And which option is most befitting the person who commands America’s 1.5 million troops?

Here are some other great lessons gleaned from watching Trump in the last month alone: • When you lie more often than you tell the truth, people stop believing you.

• Failing to laugh at yourself makes you even funnier to those laughing at you in the first place.

• Think before you speak — and before you Tweet. Things you say on social media never go away.

• Saying you’re not racist does not mean you’re not racist.

• Denying and deflecting wrongdoing rather than taking responsibility for your actions makes you look like an idiot. No, it reveals you to be an idiot.

• Listen to how someone sounds who’s always bragging about himself. Now look at the size of his hands. Do you think there might be a connection?

• Never vote in anger. Look what happens.

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A couple of friends of mine are using the transcripts from Trump’s first press conference to teach their kids valuable lessons, like how to edit poor grammar, and why a decent vocabulary is so important.

Bit by bit, we’ll show our children that in this country, absolutely anyone can grow up to be better than the president. Then again, it’s possible our progeny will reject their new head of state as a role model—even without our help.

Said another friend:“My daughter, unprompted, saw him on TV and said, ‘I don’t like Donald Trump. He says stupid too much.’

“She’s 4.”

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Athletes of the Week Destinee King, SBCC women’s basketball The sophomore tallied a career-high 31 points with 17 rebounds, six blocks, four assists, and three steals in an 80-71 victory at Cuesta.

Ben Brown, S.B. High basketball In a league-opening 5958 win over Buena, the senior guard scored 22 points and made two free throws with 10 seconds remaining.

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Week of Jan. 16-22 Brittany Prentice, San Marcos water polo The Michigan-bound senior had two goals and was a defensive stopper against Dos Pueblos, one of six games the Royals won in the week.

Jacob Delson, UCSB volleyball The 65 senior had a career-high 22 kills with four ace serves and hit .417 for a win over USC, then hit .522 with 15 kills against Cal Baptist.

Vikings in 1998 and the time he was called on to punt from

in the high jump. Randall II won the NCAA title as a USC his own three-yard line in Philadelphia and unleashed a kick freshman by clearing 74½. Daughter Vashti set a world that traveled 91 yards. junior record of 66¼ and was the youngest U.S. track and One memorable night stands out during Santa Barbara field competitor at the Rio Olympics at age 18.

Cunningham said Vashti will accompany him to the High’s 1980 season. On October 10, before a large crowd at UCSB’s Harder Stadium, the Dons faced a do-or-die situ- Dons Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Thursday, ation at their own 27-yard line, trailing the Dos Pueblos January 26. Joining him in the Class of 2017 will be tennis Chargers 14-7 with less than a minute to play. The Char- star Alison Hardey, baseball player Ryan Spilborghs, and community leaders gers put on a strong rush, forcing Cunningham toward the Peter and Gerd Jordano. left sideline and then chasing The high school is continuhim to the right. On the run, ing the tradition started by the quarterback unleashed a the booster organization Ye Ole Gang, which previously pass that spiraled more than 50 yards through the air and honored 77 former Dons landed in the hands of tight greats. Tickets to the 5:30 p.m. dinner at the Cabrillo end Fred Adam, setting up J.R. Herrera’s touchdown run.

Pavilion will be sold at the SBHS main office until Rather than settle for a tie, the Dons went for two, and CunThursday afternoon. Call ningham rolled out and dove 966-9101 x5006. into the end zone. The 15-14 SUPER BOWL: “I’m pullvictory continued a winning ing for Atlanta,” Randall streak that did not end until a powerful Long Beach Poly Cunningham said in a team stopped Cunningham sibling-rivalry way about and the Dons in the CIF finals. the February 5 matchup Cunningham was the first in Houston. “I know my of a generation of pro quarbrother will take the Patriots.” terbacks who put pressure on defenses because they are Alex Mack, the Falcons’ a threat to take off and run. brawny and brainy center, When he retired after the 2001 will be the first player from season, he was the all-time Santa Barbara to line up in leading rusher among NFL the big game. Mack, a 2004 graduate of San Marcos signal-callers. Yet he did not ALWAYS A DON: Randall Cunningham was hoisted by his Santa do much running for the Dons.

High, had a superior career Barbara Don teammates after his heroics in the final minute lifted Mike Moropoulos, his high at Cal, on the field and acathem to a 15-14 victory over Dos Pueblos in 1980. school coach, explained, “You demically, and then took a only get one Randall Cunningbeating for seven NFL seaham in four lifetimes, and you don’t want people to get free sons with the Cleveland Browns. Sprung as a free agent, he wisely chose the up-and-coming Falcons to continue his shots at him.”

Randall wore his No. 12 uniform for the last time in 2010 career.

Randall Cunningham came oh-so-close to going to the when he suited up for a Santa Barbara-San Marcos alumni game. He was 47 years old, and he did not get to play. “I’m Super Bowl with the Vikings after they went 15-1 in 1998. A still pulling splinters out of my behind,” he said, laughing. missed field goal enabled Atlanta to come back and upset “I’ve never sat through a game at my own stadium. But I them in the NFC Championship game. didn’t practice, so it was only fair I didn’t play. Pulling on my When it comes to game officials, a more exclusive calling uniform again was the highlight.” His number was retired than to make it as a player, Santa Barbara has had three men that day, as was the No. 34 worn by his older brother, Sam wear stripes at the Super Bowl: the retired Bill Leavy (SBHS (SBHS ’69), the fullback who played for USC and the New Class of ’65), a back judge in 2000 and referee in 2006; Laird England Patriots.

Hayes (San Marcos ’67), side judge in 2002, 2004, and 2012; Randall is a busy man in Las Vegas. Foremost among his and Gary Cavaletto (Bishop Diego ’73), field judge in 2012.

Hayes, an NFL official for 22 years, made what is considendeavors is performing as pastor of Remnant Ministries, a nondenominational church with 1,200 members. He is ered one of the greatest calls in Super Bowl history when he head football coach at Silverado High, compiling a record affirmed the toes-at-the-sideline catch by Mario Manningof 15-7 in two seasons. He also schools his oldest children ham of the New York Giants against New England in 2012. n john dickson

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t says something about Santa Barbara High School’s sports history that Randall Cunningham considers it such an honor to be named to the Dons Athletics Hall of Fame.

“Growing up in Santa Barbara, I wouldn’t change for anything else,” Cunningham said this week. “To come back and be honored by my school in sports or arts is the greatest thing anybody can achieve.”

A 1981 SBHS graduate, Cunningham excelled as quarterback and a high jumper. He led the Dons football team to a school-record 13 victories in 1980 and went on to become a recordsetting passer and punter at UNLV, and an often-spectacular QB during 16 seasons in the NFL. The nation’s pro football fans savored the Monday Night Football highlight when Cunningham was upended by New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks but managed to land on his feet and throw a touchdown pass to Jimmie Giles in a Philadelphia Eagles’ victory. Then there were his dazzling scrambles: his 34 TD passes for the Minnesota

John ZAnt’s GAme of the Week 1/27: College Men’s Volleyball: UCLA at UCSB The Gauchos take a three-match winning streak into a pair of clashes with UCLA this week — at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday and on their home floor Friday. The Bruins, led by junior hitter Jake Arnitz, are ranked No. 2 in the nation, losing only on the road to top-ranked Ohio State. They have recorded 3-0 sweeps in five of their seven matches. No. 11–ranked UCSB, also 6-1 overall, is a notch behind the Bruins in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings.

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erri French’s passion is reducing the risk of cancer by teaching good nutrition. So this very strong and slender dietician—who is a certified diabetes educator at Sansum Clinic and has more than 20 years of counseling experience — is demystifying nutrition through a cooking class called Amazing Health Recipes.

Her hands-on classes are a lot more fun than a demonstrationtype class because you learn by actually cooking. This format gets all of your senses involved — you inhale the aromas, listen to soups simmering, and experience the meditative rhythm of chopping vegetables.

The gluten-free recipes are convenient, simple, and designed to miniCooking TeaCher mize food cravings, sustain energy, stabilize mood, and reduce inflammation. She likes to teach how to enhanCes healTh wiTh cook “planned-overs,” meals that can be converted into subsequent feasts by adding fresh ingredients.

by Sharen O’Riordan The first four-hour session focuses on vegetarian recipes that can be transformed into vegan dishes (no eggs or dairy). She’ll show how organic tempeh, which is a traditional fermented soy product from Indonesia, can be made into a meatless loaf made with walnuts and mushrooms. Other dishes include a leafy green salad with pears, goat cheese, toasted pecans, and roasted beets, as well as sweet potato, parsnip, and turnip “fries.”

The second session includes several vegetarian dishes and a fish recipe for the pescatarians, who benefit from omega-3 fats (but there will also be some insight into how to get those fats from veggies, too). Recipes include a spicy fish stew, Delicata squash with dukkah seasoning and tahini sauce, and Gerri’s gluten-free biscotti. The medicinal value of Asian and Mediterranean cooking herbs will be shared throughout both cooking sessions as will some recipes that French recently taught to students at Rancho La Puerta spa in Tecate, Mexico.

No matter the topic of her current class, French believes that fresh, colorful ingredients are key to healthful eating—they taste better and offer superior nutrition, thanks to numerous phytonutrients. French prefers purchasing food from organic vendors at the farmers’ markets since you can always ask them about how the food was grown and harvested. If you’re unable to make the markets, she suggests joining one of the many Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs in town, such as Local Harvest Delivery or Plow to Porch, which delivers straight to your home.

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o Santa Barbaran sweet tooths and gourmands who love to live la vie Française: There’s a sweet new spot in town. Opened last year, Le Macaron French Pastries is a temple for those colorful, light, and chewy drops of heaven made from ground almonds, soft meringue, and creamy ganache filling.

“There is no bakery that specializes in macarons, so it’s a niche,” said owner Hassia Kateb, who moved to Santa Barbara from France and opened the Paseo Nuevo Le Macaron in May 2016.

This macaron mecca is part of a franchise of 40 Le Macaron shops across the United States, originally created by Rosalie Guillem and Audrey Guillem-Saba. The mother-daughter team opened their first store in 2009 shortly after arriving in the U.S. from France. They wanted to share an authentic macaron experience, so they spent months working with an acclaimed French pastry chef to perfect the recipe. “Everything is natural; it’s handmade; there’s no preservatives,” Kateb said.

With one bite of these perfectly textured little gems, featuring rich Co-owners Hassia and Karim Kateb ganache flavor nestled between feather-light meringue pillows, the quality of ingredients and preparation is undeniable. Macaron munchers can pick from 18 flavors, including exotics such as basil, and seasonal flavors like summer’s strawberry kiwi and winter’s Earl Grey tea. The most popular flavors are the lavender white chocolate and salted caramel. All of the macarons are gluten-free, and a few of the flavors are jam-filled and nondairy.

“The coffee is my favorite, for sure!” Kateb said. One taste, and I could see why. The creaminess of the ganache perfectly balanced the strong coffee flavor and kept it from being overly sweet. Seeing Kateb’s infectious excitement as I took a bite made it extra delightful. Her passion for people is a big reason why she opened the shop, she said. “It makes me rich,” she explained of her joy in interacting with customers.

The shop also sells gourmet chocolates, croissants, and gelato. On the weekends, Kateb makes her own pastries, including tartes and eclairs. The shop also caters events, such as weddings or showers, creating beautiful displays that are almost ; too pretty to eat. Almost. —Rachel Horrigan lemacaron-us.com

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iWi Tropical Fusion has opened at 6555 Pardall Road in Isla Vista. The founders and chef of HiWi share more than 30 years of foodindustry experience as well as a love of travel, so their menu combines flavors from a number of countries and cultures. Built from the ground up, the lush and outdoor-only dining restaurant features one of the largest patios in Isla Vista.

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“We aim to keep our food clean using primarily preservative-free and locally sourced ingredients, including organic beef, organic poultry, and wildcaught fish whenever possible. All our sauces are made in-house.” They also only use compostable plates and utensils and are the first business in Isla Vista to partner with the City of Santa Barbara Environmental Services Composting Program.

Hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-midnight; Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 a.m; and Sunday, 10 a.m.10 p.m. Call 845-1717 or visit hiwifusion.com.

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MY KITCHEN RULES:

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WINE & DINE: The former Hungry Cat restaurant on Chapala is now the home of Bar 29.

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She eventually returned to L.A., critically acclaimed project the Rubicon Theatre has prewhere she joined the classics-orisented in recent years. But perented Antaeus company and gravitated toward challenging roles. Her haps the biggest is playwright Arlene Hutton’s complex, surmother, who lives in Ventura, had prising, relatable characters—all taken her to shows at the Rubicon, so she was familiar with the theater but one of whom are female. As when she read a casting notice for one Boston critic wrote: “When, outside of an Almodóvar movie, Last Train to Nibroc, the first play had I recently seen so many of Hutton’s trilogy. She found the plum roles for women?” script “so charming that I had to be At the center of all three plays, involved.” including the finale, Gulf View Nibroc was intended to be a stand-alone, but the reception Drive, which opens Saturday, was so positive that the Rubicon January 28, is actress Lily Nicksay. She just won an Ovation decided to stage all three plays over three years, with the same core cast Award —Southern California’s (including Erik Odom as Raleigh) answer to the Tony—for her role in the second installment, last and director (Katharine Farmer). year’s See Rock City.

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View Drive focuses on Nicksay’s Nicksay is thrilled to once again character of May (an educator); Lily Nicksay (left) and Erik Odom reprise their roles for this third play in the her husband, Raleigh (a novelembody her “tenderhearted” charNibroc series. ist); and their extended families. acter. “Today we’re so focused on But the setting has shifted from World War ducer David Nicksay), she followed her older the antihero in drama,” she noted. “These II–era Kentucky to Florida’s Gulf Coast, circa brother into acting as a small child, getting are flawed, three-dimensional, decent people her Screen Actors Guild card at age 4.

1952. who are trying to make the right decision in From ages 4 to 6, she was a series regu- difficult situations.”

“The first play is about May and Raleigh’s “At this point, the characters feel like old discovery of themselves and each other,” lar on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World. A Nicksay explained. “The second is about few years later, she discovered her love of friends,” she added.“Not only have we gotten coming to grips with married life and the theater, making her professional debut in to know them more intimately, but we know effects of the war. The third play is about a Glendale production of Ibsen’s The Wild each other better as actors. It feels so much like coming home.” changing expectations and how you make Duck at age 14.

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The Theatre Group at SBCC is looking to cast roles —three women, two men —for its upcoming production of Rabbit Hole, the Pulitzer Prize–winning play by David LindsayAbaire. The drama, which explores a family’s reaction to the tragic loss of their 4-year-old boy, ran on Broadway in 2006, earning star Cynthia Nixon a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress. In 2010, Nicole Kidman starred in the film adaptation. Auditions take place at SBCC’s Jurkowitz Theatre on Wednesday-Thursday, February 1-2, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; callbacks are Wednesday, Cynthia Nixon won a Tony Award for February 8; rehearsals begin Thursday, February 16; and her starring role in Rabbit Hole. the play runs April 12-29. Auditions are by appointment only; call Christina Frank at 965-0581 x2376 or email her at cmfrank1@pipeline.sbcc.edu. For more information, see theatregroupsbcc.com.

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Holly Bowling, who will play an early show at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club (1221 State St.) on Sunday, January 29, is a young musician with classical training and jazz chops who fell in love with the music of the band Phish when she was growing up. Having been too young for their heyday in the early 1990s, she embraced the opportunity presented by the Phish reunion in 2009 with the fervor of a true believer.

More than 300 shows later, Bowling knew the band’s music inside and out and proceeded to do something about it. Armed with her knowledge of the sonic techniques of the classical symphonic reduction and a growing talent for jazz improvisation, she began creating transcriptions of her favorite Phish songs. In 2015, she released Distillation of a Dream: The Music of Phish Reimagined for Solo Piano on the Royal Potato Family label. Critical praise for these sophisticated, highly listenable tracks followed, as did a devoted audience for her live shows.

Moving on from Phish to another of her favorites, the Grateful Dead, seemed like a natural progression, and in December 2016 Bowling released Better Left Unsung, a collection that includes both some relatively short numbers —“Franklin’s Tower” clocks in at just under four minutes — and some truly Dead-like extended tracks, such as the full “Terrapin Station (Suite)” (16:36) and an otherworldly, unforgettable “Dark Star” at a whopping 27:36.

When I spoke with Bowling recently, she was en route between gigs in Seattle and Portland, and she patiently explained that, like her inspirations, she approaches making music through a mix of things.

“There are three aspects to what I’m doing,” Bowling said. “There are the jam transcriptions, which I write out myself and then play note for note, and then there are the songs that are unscored, where I improvise the whole thing, like on ‘Dark Star.’ Finally, there are those that sit somewhere in between, like ‘Cassidy,’ where I start out playing the notated structure and then move into improvisation.” Fans of Phish and the Dead can expect to take “some kind of journey” Sunday at 6 p.m., according to Bowling, who declares that, as with those bands, “every night is different.” For more information, call 962-7776 or see sohosb.com.

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n 1981, undergraduate architect stu- detail large and small. “I’m really hands-on,” dent Maya Lin came crashing into the she said in a recent phone interview with The national spotlight when she beat out Santa Barbara Independent. “So if I take on a more than 1,400 entries in a public project, you get me. It’s a little more artisandesign contest with her stressed that way. I want to now-famous rendering focus on everything down for the Vietnam Veterans to the doorknobs.”

Memorial in Washington, Art and architecture D.C. The piece is somemake up two legs of her trithing to behold: two long, pod of work, Lin explained, tapered walls where the the third being memorinames of more than 57,000 als. In what is possibly her American soldiers killed or most ambitious effort, missing in action are listed What Is Missing? is a global memorial to the planet chronologically by date of death; the polished black and has the potential to

by Anna Jensen-Stewart granite surface reflecting do the seemingly imposthe visitor’s own image; sible — outshine her very and the way the walls cut first memorial. In what Lin away from the earth like a wound all work described as “a bit of a guerrilla art projtogether to invoke powerful and raw emo- ect,” What Is Missing? is a multi-website, multimedia piece that focuses on bringing tions.

Lin knew this would be the effect, and awareness to environmental issues such as despite her design being bathed in con- climate change, habitat degradation, and the troversy — Senator loss of biodiversity James Webb called through temporary it “a nihilistic slab and permanent art of stone” as soon installations such as as the concept was the sculpture “The u nve i l e d — L i n Listening Cone” at the San Francisco refused to waiver Academy of Scifrom her original concept. Once ences, taking over built, the memorial the MTV Billboard proved to be wildly in Times Square popular; in 2015 the o n E a r t h D ay, number of visitors and including an to the wall was estiinteractive global online component mated at 5.6 million.

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With a high-profile success before In a continually her career even began, Lin could easily have evolving project that Lin believes she will gone down in history as a one-hit wonder. work on the rest of her years, she envisioned Instead, she has created a varied and exten- the project “to flow like water; going wherever sive body of work that includes landscape it’s invited in.” art, sculpture, and architecture, including the Lin has always challenged the idea of recently completed LEED Gold–rated Novar- what a memorial should look like, and What tis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Is Missing? is no exception. Using the same Cambridge, Massachusetts, with its sweeping mechanism that many people credit for our façade comprising punctuated granite blocks disconnect from nature — the Internet — Lin that manage to achieve an ethereal floating is able to tap into a wider audience and help quality, as well as “Where the Ocean Meets connect the dots across the globe.“I think the the Mountains,” an 11-acre, undulating series key is to not put our heads in the sand now of grassy waves rising up out of the earth in of all places and be afraid of science, because the Hudson Valley, New York. Lin was the science and technology is our way out of this.” subject of the Oscar-winning documentary The sobering and alarming facts presented on Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision and received the website showing what we’ve already lost a 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom from and stand to lose are balanced by hope and President Barack Obama. offering solutions and best-case practices to There are common threads visible in emulate. Lin doesn’t want it to “be all doom every project she takes on, regardless of the and gloom,” she said. “Loss is merely the way medium. For example, she is deeply affected to wake us up that something really bad is by nature, which translates directly to her happening, but this, this is all the stuff that you work. She also dedicates thought to every could be doing.”

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“[Bell’s] technique is full of body – athletic and passionate – he’s almost dancing with the instrument.”

The Washington Post Program Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, op. 12, no. 1 Brahms: Scherzo in C Minor, WoO posth. 2 from the F.A.E. Sonata Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, op. 108 Kernis: “Air” for Violin and Piano Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, op. 27 (“Georges Enescu”) Rachmaninoff: “Vocalise,” no. 14 from op. 34, Fourteen Songs Sarasate: Carmen Concert Fantasy, op. 25

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or decades, the tumultuous period in art history New York’s famously influential Judson Dance Theater, that followed abstract expressionism has been Radical Bodies raises the matriarchal tradition of dance explained through a proliferation of labels. Pop art in America to an equal status with other longstanding and Earth art, minimalism and postmodernism, per- art historical narratives such as “the triumph of Ameriformance art and conceptual art — all these terms and can painting” or “John Cage, Merce Cunningham, more have been used in various attempts to organize and the rise of indeterminacy.” Halprin’s workshops, the chaotic impulses that revolutionized the art world which often included sound by the seminal minimalist beginning in the late 1950s. With Radical Bodies: Anna composer La Monte Young, created a tectonic shift felt Halprin, Simone Forti, and Yvonne all the way on the other side of the Rainer in California and New York, continent, and by revisiting them, it’s 1955-1972, UCSB professors Bruce possible to reframe the development Robertson and Ninotchka Bennahum of music, theater, and art in a way have overturned these labels in favor that foregrounds the influence of this revolution in dance. of a new interpretation of history that puts women, dance, California, and When she met her husband and the “radical body” on an even footing lifelong creative partner, Lawrence with men, painting, New York, and the Halprin, Anna Halprin was an “anxious objects” of postmodern art. undergraduate at the University of It’s a daring and richly evocative Wisconsin. Already impatient with

by Charles Donelan revision that challenges received what she felt was the narcissism and ideas while championing some of rigid gender roles implicit in tradithe most interesting and neglected work of the period tional dance as performed in proscenium theaters, Halin any medium. Fittingly for such an ambitious inter- prin (then known as Anna Schuman) followed Larry in disciplinary project, their effort has required several 1942 to Harvard, where Walter Gropius was introducing approaches and multiple collaborators, including all Bauhaus ideas about design to America. After Larry three of the women who form the core subject of their experienced a close call in the Pacific theater—his U.S. study. The exhibition Radical Bodies at UCSB’s Art, Navy ship was cut in two by a kamikaze — the couple Design & Architecture Museum, which opened Janu- moved to the Bay Area, where he went on to become perhaps the most ary 14 and continues through April 30, influential landincludes more than scape architect on 200 objects, from the West Coast, the designer of Sproul photographs and films of the dancers Plaza at UC Berkeley, to drawings, letters, the campus plan at diagrams, and props UC Davis, and sucthat were key to cessful city parks in these artists’ exploPortland and Seattle. ration of space and First in San Franmovement. cisco and then on As part of its the deck that her Dance Conference husband designed, Weekend, the uniAnna Halprin conversity will offer sevducted workshops that soon became eral opportunities to experience Radical a legend among a UNDER CONSTRUCTION: For the 1965 Anna Halprin piece titled “Apartment Bodies in person. All wide range of prac6,” sculptor Charles Ross not only built an elaborate structure for the dancers three of the women titioners, not only of to climb on, but he also came onstage and built a rhinoceros out of paper.

The dance began and ended when Ross started and finished the rhino.

—Halprin, Forti, and dance but of music Rainer—are coming and art, as well. Forti to Santa Barbara for a series of events that includes met Halprin in 1955 and made an immediate impresa film screening, an all-day conference on Friday, a sion with her intuitive understanding of what Halprin reception Friday evening, and a pair of dance perfor- was driving at aesthetically. Nor was this lost on her mances on Friday and Saturday nights. Friday’s 8 p.m. husband at the time, Robert Morris, who would go on performance at UCSB’s Hatlen Theater features Rainer’s to become known as one of the founders of minimalism company dancing “The Concept of Dust,” her most in the visual arts. Forti and a young Rainer, then marrecent work, and Saturday’s 7 p.m. program includes ried to abstract painter Al Held, took what they found works by all three choreographers, with a portion of on Halprin’s deck to New York City, where the Judson Halprin’s epochal “Parades and Changes” (1965) set on Dance Theater became the epicenter of a scene that included such luminaries as Robert Rauschenberg and the UCSB Student Dance Company.

In order to know what to expect from Radical Bod- Richard Serra. In a subtly nuanced essay for the Radical ies, it’s useful to start looking at where it all began, on a Bodies catalog, Professor Robertson elucidates the variwooden platform in rural Northern California. Before ous ways in which the New York visual art scene of the Andy Warhol had his Factory, Halprin had her dance 1960s absorbed and then expanded on the ideas these deck. It was on this graceful structure in Kentfield, women brought back from California.

California, near Mt. Tamalpais and under an open For students at the university, as well as for the sky, that many of the key innovations occurred that Santa Barbara community, Radical Bodies represents would make later art movements such as minimalism an unequalled opportunity to explore one of the most possible. By juxtaposing the work done on Halprin’s interesting and influential moments in the history of dance deck with the developments it spawned through art. n

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Distractions from the Darkness

by Richie DeMaria HEAVY TIMES: “It feels like every thinking person realizes there’s something off right now; there’s an incongruence that can’t be explained,” said Aan’s Bud Wilson, lead singer to the indierock, prog-pop band from Portland, Oregon, who plays the Funzone on Sunday, January 29, Aan at 8 p.m., with L.A.’s Waterslice and two Goleta- and S.B.-born bands, The Flying Garbage and The Greens of Montenegro.“It’s like some sort of cosmic shift. I keep waiting for them to discover the poles have switched.”

Wilson has wrestled with some deep personal darkness over the last few years just as the world took a turn for the darkly incomprehensible. From 2015 to our present day, Wilson endured the deaths of his father and two close friends, the end of a six-year relationship, and the dissolution of Aan’s original lineup. The band that had once toured with the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Built to Spill had skidded into uncertainty, just as Wilson’s personal life seemed again and again to be struck with grief and difficulty.

Even as we spoke, his new girlfriend had just suffered multiple fractures in her arm days before, her limb crooked in an S-shape from a slip on unprecedented Portland snowfall ice.

And yet out of these rough times, Wilson wrote an album brimming with brightness along with its heavier, darker surges of guitar distortion.

Titled Dada Distractions, the album has a spirit of lighthearted freedom and rebirthed vitality, a counterbalance to the woe. “There’s a playfulness to the music; everything is in jest. It’s not heavy for its own sake. I try to have balance of light and dark,” he said.“When things were getting kind of heavy for me, a lot of it seemed absurd. I like the term ‘Dada’ as just being absurdist, and I felt like things were so out of control it resonated with me.

Distractions were kind of representative of everything pulling away from the task at hand.”

Wilson says the Funzone show will consist almost exclusively of songs from Dada Distractions. For this album, Wilson gathered a new band, and a new sound rose up, lightly grandiose. Some songs, such as “Forever Underfoot,” are quite spacey and pretty and Pink Floyd–like, while others, such as “Into the Fire,” are heavy and anthemic, somewhat in the vein of Arcade Fire or The Besnard Lakes but with more compositional surprises and inventiveness. And others are especially personal —“Bleached Out for Nothing” documents his friend’s descent into schizophrenia, and “Lookout!” is about his father, who passed away last September just two months before the album came out.“He was a cowboy, literally a cattle rancher, and that song is about embracing the now, which I think he always did so well,” Wilson said.“It’s about not feeling like you’re leaving anything undone and celebrating the moment … that’s my takeaway from him.”

Aan has been to S.B. several times before, with stops at Biko Garage and Muddy Waters. Though it was difficult to maintain the original concept of the band through the grief —“I don’t know if I did keep it together. I just got lucky that I got through the bullshit.”— the project has rolled with the punches by “always morphing by taking what was coming in, and taking all the mess that was my circumstances and using that for songwriting,” Wilson said.

And so, through it all, Wilson is feeling optimistic. “I still feel pretty hopeful. I’m not feeling too bleak about everything; I’ve already done that.

I’m trying to think of what’s good and who I can help and who has helped me. We’re all kind of getting fucked over half the time; at least we have each other to lean on.”

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n 1977, Saturday Night Fever crackled onto cinema house screens and emblazoned itself into the minds and memories of a generation. Since then, its infectious soundtrack and spectacular dance scenes have become the stuff Presented by Theater of legend. It’s no surLeague. At the prise, then, that there Granada Theatre, have been a number of Tue., Jan. 17. spin-offs, including a Broadway musical.

Last Tuesday, the Theater League brought NorthCore Productions’ and 2Luck Concepts’ touring version of Saturday Night Fever to the Granada for an evening of song and dance.

For the stage production, mature themes were toned down to a PG-13 rating, and so the story lost a bit of its intensity. Where the film oozed raw, restless, reckless energy, the musical exuded a rebellious spirit that was soft around the edges. Though the show lacked grittiness, the dance sequences were spectacular. Matt Alfano, who played Tony, was mesmerizing to watch as he lithely and seemingly effortlessly executed one difficult move after another. His dance solo was a highlight of the show.

As for the music, several songs were written for the stage version that felt incongruous to the original Grammy Award–winning film soundtrack. The Bee Gee’s captured lightning in a bottle with tunes such as “Jive Talkin’,” “More Than a Woman,” and “How Deep Is Your Love”— Love” all of which are in the play — setting an aural mood for the film. The new numbers didn’t blend well with the classics.

Still, the show was delightfully entertaining and the storyline holds up all these years later, reminding us that we should be dancing, yeah.

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amerata Pacifica held an enchanting woodwind program at Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall last Friday. Known for bringing together talented musicians from all over the world, Camerata put together a January concert featuring eight highly skilled wind players and a set of compositions that showcased unique sounds of the At Hahn Hall, horn, clarinet, oboe, basFri., Jan. 20. soon, and flute. The evening began with Czech composer Josef Mysliveček’s Wind Octet No. 3 in B-flat Major, a nine-minute introduction to the evening’s objective of illustrating the power of wind instruments. The second piece, Mozart’s Serenade for Winds in C Minor Minor, was introduced by oboist James Austin Smith, who explained that the composition was built on “the darkest minor key” and noted that the austere melody was perfect for Friday’s stormy weather.

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The third piece, Mozart’s Serenade for Winds in E-flat Major, built on a classically elegant sound and highlighted the talents of the L.A. Chamber Orchestra’s principle oboist Claire Brazeau. Artistic Director and flutist Adrian Spence joined the ensemble in the final piece, Gounod’s Petite Symphonie, which allowed each instrument’s individual voice to interact as if in conversation. It was lovely to watch the gifted musicians featured in this concert share the beautiful narrative of the wind family, and enjoy themselves in the process.

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et in the north of England and in the 19th-century whaling grounds of Canada’s Baffin Bay, Ian McGuire’s The North Water re-creates a world that is violent and unforgiving: two brutal murders—described in gruesome detail —take place in the first chapter alone.

The unrepentant murderer, Henry Drax, is the antagonist of the novel’s semi-hero, Patrick Sumner, a former British Army doctor whose greed and social inferiority during the Indian RebelRebel lion of 1857 have cost him his commission and dignity. Lame from a gunshot wound, Sumner is addicted to laudanum, and he spends his spare time as ship’s surgeon on the Volunteer in an opium haze.

Sumner, however, is a survivor, and he has a great deal to sur vive during the novel’s 250 brisk, bloodspattered pages. Not surprisingly, The North Water occasionally evokes MobyDick, but the Cormac Dick McCarthy of Blood Meridian and the Border Trilogy is a much more obvious influence.

Like McCarthy, McGuire revels in describing men—there are very few women in this novel — engaged in work: making an ice

action thriller. Like Michael Punke’s The & entertainment Revenant, McGuire’s Revenant novel will make a great film, with a star turn for someone like Leonardo DiCaprio, but this is one of those books that will always read at least as well as it plays on screen — no matter how many awards the movie eventually wins.

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critic cannot be fair in the ordinary sense of the word,” wrote Oscar Wilde in his great essay “The Critic as Artist.”

“It is only about things that do not interest one that one can give a really unbiased opinion, which is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always absolutely valueless.”

A.O. Scott would agree. Indeed, Scott’s new book, Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth, frequently employs Wilde’s dialogue form, i.e., a skeptic questioning everything, from the battle between art and commerce to how Anton Ego in the movie Ratatouille serves as the perfect emblem of the modern critic. And while Scott writes primarily about film for the New York Times, his book discusses poetry

by Rilke and Larkin and Keats, the novels of Elena Ferrante, the work of Victorian-era critics such as Arnold, Pater, and Wilde—and just about anything else he finds worthy of extended analysis.

According to him, Better Living Through Criticism was written partly in response to the democratization of criticism and the nowdominant assumption that popular culture is a worthy subject of serious study. Yet Scott, who argues that “being ranked and sorted

is an intrinsic part of every public and worthwhile endeavor,” can’t help but feel a longing for a time when the critic was “able to assume an audience, a tradition, a canon of works and standards.” Yet in the very next sentence, he acknowledges, “Such a world has never existed, of course, but a great deal of criticism—and the criticism of criticism — seems predicated on the belief that it does, or the wish that it would.”

Apparently unsolvable conundrums like these are at the heart of the book, and Scott is deft at teasing out their contradictions. In the age of Internet reviews, when anyone who can type can also set up shop as a critic, Better Living Through Criticism demonstrates that style and substance still matter, and that there is a significant difference between those who turn to criticism as a late-night hobby and those for whom it is a craft and a calling.

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s the forwardslash punctuation suggests, Bill T. Jones’s eveninglength dance theater piece Story/Time rips the two elements of its title away from the comfortable context of good old “story time” and pits them against one another in some new kind of tension.

For exactly 70 minutes, as tallied by the bright green digital clock projected on the back wall, Jones, seated onstage at a small table, read original stories at a pace that was strictly predetermined—he had just 60 seconds to tell each one. As he did this, dancers from the company swarmed and swirled around him to an eerie, partly electronic score that was played live Presented by by composer Ted Coffey.

UCSB Arts & Lectures. At the Sometimes, the dancers Granada Theatre, illustrated the short narFri., Jan. 20. ratives that Jones spoke in his resonant baritone; most of the time, they did not, instead gyrating and gesturing in ways that were more about expressing internal feelings or making social observations than about matching individual actions directly to narrated incidents.

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The texts were mostly personal stories, but the autobiographical perspective was periodically interrupted by the third-person point of view or by more poetic pronouncements that conjured up visions of memory, landscape, and loss. The galaxy of art stars that sparkles in Story/Time’s name-dropping night sky clearly indicated both the creative milieu in which Jones has lived and worked for more than four decades and the canon of greats to which he aspires to belong.

Aided by Coffey’s sensitive, at times boisterous score, the dancers expressed the depth and complexity of Jones’s choreography while maintaining their own distinct presences and personalities. Seated or standing, dancing or talking, Jones continues to move forward, taking risks and challenging the future with his art, even as he mines his memory for stories from the past.

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aybe more than any other animated film of my younger years, Fantasia hit that sweet spot of lasting memory. It was the silly beauty of hippos frolicking in pink tutus and the brooding specter of a demon looming over dark mountains. But mostly it was the music, the flutter of piccolos and the crash of symbols in those scenes that drilled the emotions of Fantasia into my mind and has kept it alive with flashes of nostalgia into my adulthood.

That’s why I’ll see it again this weekend when the Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of guest conductor David Lockington, will perform live to screened excerpts of the original 1940 Disney film and its Fantasia 2000 reboot. The show will also feature Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes

by Carl Maria von Weber and Lockington’s own CerCer emonial Fantasy Fanfare.

Lockington is excited for the audience to feel Fantasia’s lilts and rumbles in their bones. “It’s a totally different experience,” he said. “It’s the same as talking to a person on the phone versus speaking with them face-to-face.” For Lockington, who serves as music director of the Modesto and Pasadena symphonies, the unique performance style is the ideal way to bring the often lofty music down to our reality. “My orientation is toward human contact,” he said, “moving airwaves between people in meaningful ways. It’s about bringing something alive in human scale and in real time.”

Plus, Disney is fun.“We all know things are better with humor,” he said.

The upcoming kid-friendly performances are perfectly prefaced by the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Concerts for Young People, which will also be led by

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“Young musicians develop life skills like listening, cooperation, and creation,” said Lockington of exposing children early to the art form. And orchestral music is perfect for a malleable mind because the genre itself is flexible. “It’s a kind of pliable, plastic medium that is used in many different environments,” he explained.

“You can adapt to any style, any century. And it can enhance something enormously.” Nearly 50 Santa Barbara Unified School District schools will participate.

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PREmiERES A Dog’s Purpose (120 mins., PG) Director Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape) helms this film based on W. Bruce Cameron’s best-selling novel about a dog who lives several lives, learning from each one. Josh Gad voices the canine in his/her many incarnations, which include a golden retriever, a German shepherd, a corgi, and a Labrador retriever. Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson, and Peggy Lipton also star.

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Gold (121 mins., R) Matthew McConaughey stars in this drama about the Canadian gold-mining/stock market scandal of the ’90s, when Bre-X claimed to find a massive gold deposit in the jungles of Indonesia.

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Rings (102 mins., PG-13) Set 13 years after The Ring Two, this third film in the Ring franchise finds a young woman, Julia, who worries when her boyfriend starts looking for the videotape that is said to kill the watcher after seven days.

She soon discovers an even bigger mystery to the urban legend.

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The Space Between Us (121 mins., PG-13) Asa Butterfield (Son of Rambow, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) stars as Gardner Elliot, a human born on Mars who gets the chance to visit Earth when he turns 16. There, he meets Earthling Tulsa (Britt Robertson), and the two go on an adventure to see as much of the planet as possible before Elliot must return to Mars. Fairview (Opens Thu., Feb. 2)

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NOW SHOWiNG 20th Century Women (118 mins., R) O Dorothea (Annette Bening) is a no-nonsense single mother intent on seeing the world through her teenage son’s eyes as he tries to solve the mystery of his village full of feisty females, including an artsy boarder (Greta Gerwig), true-blue pal (Elle Fanning), and his mom, the most puzzling of all. (JK) Paseo Nuevo

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O The Founder (116 mins., PG-13) With an almost maniacal mix of salesman glee and callous determination, Michael Keaton plays Ray Kroc, the franchising entrepreneur who turned a little hamburger shack called McDonald’s into a global empire. The zippy-fast and bold movie captures fascinating tidbits of the McDonald’s myth, like the McDonald’s brothers’ (Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch) precisely orchestrated service system to Kroc’s controversial use of powdered milk shakes.

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A Dog’s Purpose to power through the American mandate to “win” and profit at all costs. (RD)

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Hidden Figures (127 mins., PG-13) Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe star in the film based on the true story of the women who helped NASA launch its first space mission.

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damn. Fun homages abound without being overplayed. But Rogue One tries too hard to cement a new cast of gritty yet lovable rebel warriors, throwing out action and one-liners when a couple more moments of meaningful dialogue would have hit much harder. Still, it’s a ride worth taking. (TH) Arlington (Fri.-Sun. only)/ Camino Real

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It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a film that had me sitting upright the whole time, amazed at the magic that Hollywood creates, but La La Land did just that. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling play young artists trying to make it in the entertainment industry; their chemistry is akin to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, including a delightfully enchanting tap dancing scene. Through song, dance, humor, romance, and heartache, the lovers inspire each other to work for their dreams.

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Lion (118 mins., PG-13) Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) stars as a man who was adopted from Calcutta when he was a boy by an Australian couple and searches to find his birth family.

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O Moonlight (133 mins., R) “Who is you, man? Who is you, ChiChi ron?” Can a bullied black gay boy, growing up poor in Florida with a drugaddicted mother, ever get to answer that truthfully? Walking a tightrope between tragedy and hope, between hard reality and lyrical filmmaking, Moonlight depicts three pivotal chapters in the life of Chiron, superbly played by three dif different actors. His story is so real, so true, so haunting, it feels as if you’re living it with him. Its impressive accolades are well deserved. If you go to the movies to fall in love, have your heart broken, and walk out with your humanity affirmed, then go see Moonlight. (HDK)

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This poignant film captures raw human emotion in the wake of tragedy. Not only do Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams shine, but breakout actor Lucas Hedges perfectly portrays how difficult is it to deal with the death of a parent during adolescence. Anyone who has experienced the loss of a family member can find solace in the film’s themes of grief, forgiveness, and learning to let go.

(SM) Metro 4 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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Monster Trucks (104 mins., PG) A late afternoon matinee of Monster Trucks recently featured an active crop of kids and parents suffering cabin fever.

The kids, in particular, were helplessly mesmerized by the colorful roaring unfolding as the one-pun truck story

Patriots Day (133 mins., R) Mark Wahlberg stars in Peter Berg– directed account of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, J.K. Simmons, and Michelle Monaghan also star.

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The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (92 mins., PG) Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) stars as a washed-up former child actor who, after doing community service for a megachurch, discovers Christianity in this faith-based film.

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O Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (134 mins., PG-13) Rogue One falls between the space opera’s disappointing prequels and its game-changing originals — so after the Empire really hits its dark-side stride but before the Alliance blows the Death Star to bits. In terms of appeal, the spinoff, directed by Gareth Edwards, hits right in the middle, too. Interstellar dogfights sizzle above deliciously immersive worlds where sassy androids best storm troopers who still can’t shoot worth a

(161 mins., R)

What is the difference between a spiritual truth and a cultural imposition, between divine will and individual will, between meaningful and meaningless suffering? These are some of the deep questions posed in Martin Scorsese’s weighty Silence, a cinematic inquisition centered on two Jesuit missionaries, played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver, who travel to Japan to earn converts and find their mentor. Richly shot and patiently paced, it’s as slow and stern as a serious sermon but gripping in its telling, rewarding both in the realism of its depiction and the depth of its discourse. It’s a worthy watch for believers, thinkers, and feelers all. (RD)

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Sing (108 mins., PG) Koala bear Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) owns a theater that has fallen upon financial difficulties thanks to a series of flops he’s produced. In an attempt to raise funds to save the theater, Moon holds a singing competition, which brings unlikely hopefuls to audition.

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O Split (117 mins., PG-13) M. Night Shyamalan’s newest film doesn’t do a whole lot to subvert the tropes associated with his works, but it gives me hope that he’s learned from some of his past mistakes. The main antagonist(s), played by James McAvoy, kidnaps three teenage girls as part of some nefarious pact, and the girls must play on his 23 different personalities to try and escape. Evoking a dark tone and surreal atmosphere with some Wes Anderson–style camerawork and sharp dialogue, Split disarms and unsettles.

If you’re a fan of the Shyamalan of old, then this is a must-see. (JT)

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The above films are playing in Santa Barbara FRIDAY, January 27, through THURSDAY, February 2. Descriptions followed by initials — RD (Richie DeMaria), TH (Tyler Hayden), HDK (Hilary Dole Klein), JK (John Klein), SM (Savanna Mesch), JT (Jordon Thompson), and JY (Jean Yamamura) — have been taken from our critics’ reviews, which can be read in full at independent.com. The symbol O indicates the film is recommended.

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a&e | Rob bRezsny’s fRee will astRology week of JanuaRy 26 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Westward Ho! is the name of a village in southwestern England. Its name is impressive because of the exclamation point. But it’s not as dramatic as that of the only town on earth with two exclamation points: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, which is in Quebec. I invite you Aries folks to be equally daring. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have a cosmic mandate and poetic license to cram extra !!!!s into all your writing and speaking, and even add them to the spelling of your name! Why? Because this should be one of the most exciting and ebullient phases of your astrological cycle — a time to risk showing just how enthusiastic and energetic you are!!!!!

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): The New York Film Critics Circle named Casey Affleck the Best Actor of the Year for his role in the film Manchester by the Sea. In his acceptance speech at the award ceremony, Affleck gave a dramatic reading of quotes by David Edelstein, a prominent critic who has criticized his work.“Mumbly and mulish,” was one of Edelstein’s jabs about Affleck.“Doesn’t have a lot of variety,” was another. A third: “Whenever I see Affleck’s name in a movie’s credits, you can expect a standard, genre B picture — slowed down and tarted up.” I suspect that in the coming weeks, Taurus, you may get a vindication comparable to Affleck’s. I suggest you have wicked fun with it, as he did.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The roulette wheels at casinos in Monaco have 37 pockets. Eighteen are black, 18 are red, and one is green. On any particular spin, the ball has just less than half a chance of landing in a red or black pocket. But there was one night back in August 1913, at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, when probability seemed inoperative. The little white ball kept landing on the black over and over again. Gamblers responded by increasingly placing heavy bets on red numbers. They assumed the weird luck would soon change. But it didn’t until the 27th spin. (The odds of that happening

were 136,823,184 to 1.) What does this have to do with you? I suspect you’re in a comparable situation — the equivalent of about 20 spins into an improbable streak.

My advice: Don’t bet on the red yet.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Born to a religious mother on July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller amassed a fortune in the oil industry. Even in comparison to modern billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, he’s the richest American who ever lived. “God gave me the money,” he said on numerous occasions. Now I’m going to borrow the spirit of Rockefeller’s motto for your use, Cancerian. Why? Because it’s likely you will be the recipient of blessings that prompt you to wonder if the Divine Wow is involved. One of these may indeed be financial in nature. (P.S.: Such boons are even more likely to transpire if you’re anchored in your sweet, dark wisdom and your holy, playful creativity.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What influence do you need most in your life right now? Are you suffering because you lack a particular kind of help or teaching? Would you benefit from having a certain connection that you have not yet figured out how to make? Is there a person or event that could heal you if you had a better understanding about how you need to be healed? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get useful answers to these questions — and then take action based on what you discover.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The next two weeks will be a favorable time to kiss the feet of helpful allies, but not to kiss the butts of clever manipulators. I also advise you to perform acts of generosity for those who will use your gifts intelligently, but not for those who will waste your blessings or treat you like a doormat. Here’s my third point: Consider returning to an old fork in the road where you made a wrong turn and then making the correct turn this time. But if you do, be motivated by bright hope for a different future rather than by sludgy remorse for your error.

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the beginning was the wild cabbage. Our ancestors found that it had great potential as food, and proceeded to domesticate it. Over the centuries, they used selective breeding to develop many further variations on the original. Kale and kohlrabi were the first to appear. By the 15th century, cauliflower had been created. Broccoli came along a hundred years later, followed by Brussels sprouts.

Today there are at least 20 cultivars whose lineage can be traced back to the wild cabbage. In my astrological opinion, you Libras are in a wild cabbage phase of your long-term cycle. In the coming months you can and should do seminal work that will ultimately generate an abundance of useful derivatives.

(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I don’t necessarily guarantee that you will acquire paranormal powers in the coming weeks. I’m not saying that you will be able to foretell the future or eavesdrop on conversations from a half mile away or transform water into whiskey-flavored coffee. But I do suspect that you will at least tap further into a unique personal ability that has been mostly just potential up until now. Or you may finally start using a resource that has been available for a long time. For best results, open your imagination to the possibility that you possess dormant magic.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1733, workers finished building the New Cathedral in Salamanca, Spain. But if you go there today, you will see two seemingly modern elements on one façade: carvings of a helmeted astronaut and of a gargoyle licking an ice cream cone. These two characters were added by craftsmen who did renovations on the cathedral in 1992. I offer this vignette as a metaphor for your life, Scorpio. It’s a favorable time to upgrade and refine an old structure in your life. And if you do take advantage of this opening, I suggest you add modern touches.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be afforded opportunities to bend the rules in ways that could make life simpler, more pleasurable, and more successful — or all of the above. To help you deal with the issue of whether these deviations would have integrity, I offer you these questions: Would bending the rules serve a higher good, not just your selfish desires? Is there an approach to bending the rules that may ultimately produce more compassionate results than not bending the rules? Could you actually get away with bending the rules, both in the sense of escaping punishment and also in the sense of being loyal to your own conscience?

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A London-based think tank does an annual study to determine which of the world’s countries offers the most freedom. The Legatum Institute measures indicators like civil liberties, social tolerance, and the power to choose one’s destiny. The current champion is Luxembourg. Canada is in second place. France is 22nd, the U.S. is 26th, and Italy 27th. Since I’m hoping you will markedly enhance your own personal freedom in the coming months, you might want to consider moving to Luxembourg. If that’s not an option, what else could you do? The time is ripe to hatch your liberation plans.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I love to see dumpsters that have been decorated by graffiti artists. Right now there’s one by the side of a busy road that I often drive down. Its drab gray exterior has been transformed into a splash of cartoon images and scripts. Amid signatures that look like “Riot Goof” and “Breakfast Toys” and “Sky Blooms,” I can discern a ninja rhinoceros and a goldcrowned jaguar and an army of flying monkeys using squirt guns to douse a forest fire. I suspect it’s a perfect time for you to be inspired by this spectacle, Pisces.

What dumpster-like situation could you beautify?

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Notes: Must undergo an extensive background check.

Fingerprint background check required. $22.29 ‑ $31.20/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. Primary consideration 1/29/17, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170012

by 2/2/17, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170024

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COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

OFFICE MANAGER

ANNUAL FUND ASSISTANT

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT Provides essential administrative, financial support and fundraising services critical to the success of the Annual Fund program. These services include oversight of stewardship and matching gift programs within the Annual Fund’s fundraising model which includes phone, email and online contact. Oversight of this program includes 15+ student employees management. Reqs: Excellent grammar, composition and proofreading skills.

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 strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet and e‑mail and demonstrated ability to quickly learn various software programs.

Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Occasional evenings and weekends at various Office of Development, Institutional Advancement, or campus‑wide events. $20.59 ‑ $21.57/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

BUSINESS & FINANCIAL SERVICES Serves as the primary contact for providing support for 60+ employees and 10+ student employees in the areas of travel coordination, purchasing coordination, equipment maintenance, facilities maintenance, events coordination, new employee onboarding, and maintenance of payroll and timekeeping records.

Provides direct administrative support to the Director, Controller of BFS, and is assigned other administrative support activities for individual BFS units when needed. Reqs: Minimum of two years of administrative work experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated computers skills, including working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internet browsers.

Ability to deal with frequent interruptions, and prioritize multiple task assignments while maintaining accuracy, paying attention to detail and meeting deadlines. Note: Fingerprint background check required. $20.59 ‑ $22.59/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 2/1/17, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170026

Because we care for our neighbors.

A career at Cottage Health is an experience in caring for and about the people who call our coastal area of California home.

Our not-for-profit health system identifies closely with the communities we serve and has a long tradition of providing area residents with highly personalized, clinically excellent care. Patients aren’t just patients here – they’re neighbors. Be there for them through one of the openings below.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Non-Clinical

Nursing

• Cook – Temp

• Concierge – Part-time

• Cardiac Services Program Coordinator • Clinical Nurse Specialist – NICU • Clinical Nurse Specialist – Oncology • Director – Pediatric Outpatient Clinics

• Environmental Services Rep • Environmental Services Supervisor • EPIC Analyst (Rev Cycle, Optime, Beaker, CPOE/Orders) • EPIC Instructional Designer • EPIC Systems Support

• Hematology/Oncology • Infection Control Practitioner

• Information Security Engineer • Manager – IT Infrastructure

• Lactation Educator

• RN – ICU – Nights/Days

Cottage Business Services • Director – Contracting • Director – Patient Business Services • Manager – Accounting

• Information Security Analyst

• Manager – HIM • Manager – Patient Access

• Manager – Cardiology

• Manager – IT Service Delivery

• Med/Surg – Float Pool

• Research Coordinator – Non RN

• MICU

• Research Business Analyst

• Certified Phlebotomist Technician –

• NICU

• Research Financial Analyst

Part-time/Full-time – Outpatient

• Nurse Educator – Diabetes

Allied Health

• Clinical Lab Scientist – Days/Nights

• CT Tech – Nights

• Histotechnician

• Occupational Therapist –

• Lab Manager – Blood Bank (CLS)

• Pediatric Outpatient • Peds

Full-time & Per Diem

• Pulmonary Renal

FINANCIAL ANALYST II Seeking a detailed oriented individual to join the Superior Court’s financial team. Job duties may include: processing payroll and payroll benefits/taxes for 250 employees; revenue processes including agency distributions, reporting, understanding complex laws, and rules of court; working with grants, contracts, and interbranch agreements; understanding of accounts receivables/ payables, and purchasing/procurements; and budget development.

• RN – Emergency

Specialist/Trainer

• Emergency

• Orthopedics

The Santa Barbara County Superior Court is seeking applications:

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

• SICU

• Physical Therapist – Full-time

• Surgery

• Physical Therapy Aide

• Surgical Trauma

• Speech Language Pathologists—

• Telemetry

Full-time & Per Diem

Clinical

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories

• Lab Manager – Pathology • Transfusion Safety Coordinator

• Please apply to: www.pdllabs.com

• Support Counselor – SLO Clinic

• EKG Tech – Part-time • LVN – EDHU • Patient Care Technician – Neuro

• RENTAL & RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital

AVAILABLE FOR SELECT FULL-TIME

• Patient Care Technician – PRID

POSITIONS

• Surgical Technician

• Cardiac Rehab Nurse

• Unit Care Technician – Peds

• RN—Med/Surg—Per Diem

$72,360.29-$112,238.46 annually This position is based out of the historical Courthouse in Santa Barbara, CA Open Until Filled For more info and to apply: http://www.sbcourts.org/gi/hr/

We offer an excellent compensation package that includes above-market salaries, premium medical benefits, pension plans, tax savings accounts, rental and mortgage assistance, and relocation packages. What’s holding you back?

HR@sbcourts.org 805.882.4739

Please reference “SBI” when applying. EOE

• CERTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT

Please apply online at jobs.cottagehealth.org.

Or to submit a resume, please contact: Cottage Health, Human Resources, P.O. Box 689, Pueblo at Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-0689

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Employment Computer/Tech Senior Cloud Engineer (Santa Barbara, CA): Use algorithms, object‑oriented prgmg, bash scripting, Linux, relational d/bases & virtualization to dsgn, implmt & troubleshoot multi‑layered, SOA, cloud‑based applications on Ruby on Rails. Participate in agile dvlpmt life‑cycle. Perform reqmt & risk/ benefit analysis, effort estimation, rapid prototype dvlpmt, acceptance testing, implmtn, performance tuning & NoSQL queries for massive, high‑availability deployments. Master’s in Comp Sci or related reqd. Resumes: RightScale, Inc. Attn: Sarah Frost, 402 E. Gutierrez St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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Behavioral Health Clinician

CHILDCARE CENTER (Infant/Toddler/Preschool) Assumes responsibility for planning and implementing a quality program for one specific group of children and parents. Works cooperatively with other staff to coordinate program for entire child care and education center. Reqs: Hold (or in process) of a CA Child Development Master Teacher Permit or higher. Infant Toddler positions require 3 units of infant toddler development or willingness to enroll in class upon hire. AA in ECE/Child Development or equivalent combination of education and experience. Notes: Possess or be in process of acquiring appropriate California Department of Education Child Development permit. Maintain permit. Clear TB, Health Screening, CPR, 1st aid. Fingerprint background check required. Mandated reporter for requirements of child abuse.

Acceptable Statement of Health to include negative TB test results and

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immunization records. $20.27 ‑ $22.23/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 1/29/17, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170009

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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks per diem qualified mental health/ addiction professional to serve as Behavioral Health Clinician in Emergency Holding Unit.

Duties include providing triage, crisis intervention, assessment, consultation, referral and follow‑up services to psychiatric and chemical dependency patients in the emergency departments, medical‑surgical and specialty areas at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

Day/night, weekends and on‑call required.

Qualified applicants must be licensed as an MFT, LCSW, PhD, or RN with a minimum of 2 years’ clinical experience with acute psychiatric and chemical dependency ideally within a hospital setting.

Concierge Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks part‑time Concierge professionals who will promote an overall culture of excellence to our patients and visitors by providing hospitality and concierge services at the hospital’s public entrances and common areas.

Requires: 2+ years’ hospitality or front desk customer service experience, excellent communication skills, and intermediate MS 2010 Excel, Outlook and Word computer skills; typing 35+ wpm. Must be able to work varied day/evening shifts, including weekends/holidays.

Cottage Health offers an excellent compensation package that includes above market salaries, and an excellent shared governance work environment. Please apply online at: www.cottagehealth.org. EOE

Licensed Voca­tional Nurse – Emer­gency Psych

Seeking LVN with mental health experience to provide support for psychiatric and chemical dependency patients in need of emergent care and stabilization in a hospital setting.

LVN responsibilities will include: *Observing and caring for psychiatric and chemical dependent patients. *Medication administration and milieu management.

Please apply online at: www.­ *Routine nursing duties to include cottagehealth.org. EOE electronic medical record charting, point of care testing, collaboration with outside agencies and communication with physicians.

Requirements:

*Current LVN license (in the state of CA). *Current CPR/BLS certification. *One year of psychiatric nursing experience within a mental health environment. *Able to work night shifts (12‑hour shifts).

Cottage Health offers an excellent compensation package that includes above market salaries; premium medical benefits, pension plans, and tax savings accounts. Please apply online at: www.cottagehealth.org.

EOE

PHARMACIST

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE Performs all duties of a Staff Clinical Pharmacist in ambulatory care medicine. In the absence of the Pharmacy Manager, may be required to provide back‑up management and supervisory assistance. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a pharmacy school or college of pharmacy.

Must have 2 years of experience as a pharmacist. Current California Pharmacist license. NAPB‑ACPE registration for pharmacy continuing education. Notes: This is an 11 month per year, 100% time position.

Furlough is taken during quarter breaks and summer months. Fingerprint background check required.

Mandated reporting requirements for child and adult dependent abuse. Credentials verification for clinical practitioner. Must successively complete the fingerprint background check, the credentialing process, and have their appointment approved by the credentialing committee as contingencies of employment. Must have a current California pharmacist license at all times during employment in order to practice and function in their clinical role. Any HIPAA or FERPA violations is subject to disciplinary action. Student Health is closed

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD; SPECIAL NOTICE OF LAWSUIT (Pursuant to Labor Code section 3716 and Code of Civil Procedure section 412.20 and 412.30)

WCAB No. ADJ8121319 & WCAB No. ADJ8121333 To: DEFENDANT, ILLEGALLY UNINSURED EMPLOYER: APPLICANT, Presiliano Alarcon DEEFENDANTS, Michael Joshua Biondo dba Biondo Construction NOTICES 1) A lawsuit, the Application for Adjudication of Claim, as been filed with the Workers’ 1) Compensation Appeals Board against you as the named defendant by the above named applicant.

You may seek the advice of an attorney in any matter connected with this lawsuit and such attorney should be consulted promptly so that you response may be filed and entered in a timely fashion.

If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney reference service or a legal aid office (see telephone directory).

2) An Answer to the Application must be filed and served within six days of the serve of the application pursuant to Appeals Board rules; therefore, your written response must be filed with the Appeals Board promptly; a letter or phone call will not protect your interests.

3) You will be served with a Notice(s) of Hearing and must appear at all hearings or conferences.

After such hearing, even absent your appearance, a decision may be made and an award of compensation benefits may issue against you. The award could result in the garnishment of your wages, taking of your money or property or other relief.

If the Appeals Board makes an award against you, your house or other dwelling or other property may be taken to satisfy that award in a non-judicial state, with no exemptions from execution.

A lien may also be imposed upon your property without further hearing and before the issuance of an award.

between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Scheduling varies during quarter breaks. Scheduling will be reviewed annually and set for the upcoming academic year. Weekly schedule includes Thursday evening hours.

Salary is commensurate with experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 2/2/17, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170016

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ACADEMIC & STAFF ASSISTANCE PRO­GRAM (ASAP) MAN­AGER

HUMAN RESOURCES Provides the UCSB campus community with mental health and support services for faculty, staff and adult family members who are covered by UC insurance in the form of brief counseling and referral assistance, consultation services for managers and supervisors concerning workplace concerns/problems, crisis interventions, violence prevention and threat assessment, as well as psychological wellbeing and workplace wellness programming.

Reqs: The incumbent will possess/ demonstrate the following: Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology. A current, valid license in California as a Psychologist is preferred, but individuals who are license eligible may be considered, with the requirement to complete CA licensure within 6 months of start date.

Must continue to meet all California state requirements for license renewal.

Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Ph.D. or Psy.D. in clinical or counseling psychology. Must continue to meet all California state requirements for license renewal.

Maintains confidentiality and upholds the highest ethical and legal standards in all relevant aspects of EAP work and related program activities. In the event of an emergency, the employee in this position may be required to report to duty in support of the campus’ emergency operations plan and/or the department’s emergency response and/or recovery plans. During or immediately following a designated emergency, the employee will be notified to assist in the emergency response efforts, and mobilize other staff members if needed. $76,200 ‑ $89,925/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 1/30/17, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20170011

4) You must notify the Appeals Board of the proper address for the service of official notices and paper and notify the Appeals Board of any changes in that address.

TAKE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS Issued by: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD Name and address of Appeals Board: WCAB Santa Barbara 411 E. Canon Perdido Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Name and address of applicant’s attorney: Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld, 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101; FORM COMPLETED BY: Benjamin P. Feld, Esq. Ghitterman, Ghitterman & Feld, 418 E. Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 965-4540.

NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served: as the person sued under the fictitious name of: Biondo Construction.

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ASSOC. DIR. of DE­VELOPMENT, DEVEL­OPMENT EVENTS

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT Responsible for the successful development, design, planning, management and implementation of events and donor or prospective donor gatherings. Responsible for soliciting donations of gift‑in‑kind of event sponsorships from corporate businesses and individuals. This may

include venue site or other tangibles such as wine, rentals, or marketing used in event execution. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in communication, marketing, public relations or other field related to event management, and /or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Demonstrated skill at building relationships and working with donors toward significant philanthropic outcomes. Broad knowledge of the principles and practices of university fundraising and stewardship best practice. Ability to work independently and as part of a team, under deadlines, without close supervision; self‑direction in the initiation, coordination and completion of tasks, acute attention to detail is essential.

Values a collaborative working environment and ability to establish strong, interpersonal relationships.

High level of creativity, energy, and ambition. Strong organizational and time management skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Ability to set, negotiate, and meet priorities and produce high‑quality work under multiple deadlines and priorities. Proven success in managing events at various scales. Advanced knowledge of concepts, principles, and best practices of event planning, including design and organizational production of complex events. Highly developed political acumen skills and social perceptiveness to successfully meet the needs of clients and ensure guest satisfaction. Experience in effective contract negotiation and in developing event budgets.

Excellent social, communication, organizational, and time management skills. Knowledge of office computer software. Notes: This is a 10‑month position at 50% time with summers off. Annually renewable contract position. Fingerprint background check required. Maintain a valid CA driver’s license. Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed.

Flexibility and willingness to travel as needed. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 1/29/17, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs. ucsb.edu Job #20170008

FINANCIAL ANA­LYST

RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS Provides management, leadership, and expertise pertaining to fiscal functions to the Associate Directors, Director and Managers.

These functions include fiscal management, income and recharge accounts, billing and administration, payroll expenses and development of accounting systems for a budget in excess of 18 million dollars. Reqs: Demonstrated budgetary and fiscal management skills. Strong communication, analytical, spreadsheet, and computer skills. Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work in order to meet continual deadlines while making allowances for interruptions.

Must be detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy. Responsible for managing all financial transactions on departmental operating budgets.

Maintains current knowledge of policies of the University; Accounting, Travel, Purchasing and Business Services. Demonstrates flexibility in learning, interpreting, and adapting new policies and procedures.

Maintains effective communication and individual working relationships with the Associate Directors and other HDAE Units. Desired: BA and working experience in the financial field. Good working knowledge of UC policies, procedures and campus general ledger systems. Experience in design and implementation of business intelligence reports including accounting systems and inventory

tracking systems. Notes: Fingerprint background check required. Maintain valid CA driver’s license. $22.29 ‑ $31.20/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 2/6/17, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170031

HEALTH CARE FACIL­ITATOR

HUMAN RESOURCES Develops and manages a program to assist faculty, staff, annuitants and their dependents with health care services delivery in accordance with UC Health Plan provisions. Plans, develops, implements, markets, administers and evaluates program services.

Designs, delivers and implements educational programs and events. Advises the Benefits Manager, Director of Human Resources, and the Office of the President on barriers to delivery of quality health care services and makes recommendations for consideration in future contract negotiations and educational materials. Reqs: At least 2 years of experience working with health insurance plans. Experience presenting complex information in an easy‑to‑understand manner to individuals and large audiences.

Organized, detail‑oriented, and a high level of problem solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deal with a diverse constituency in a consistently courteous manner. Ability to pay attention to detail, coordinate, organize, and prioritize workload in a confidential & changing environment with frequent interruptions. Working knowledge of databases and common applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Note: Fingerprint background check required. $56,310 ‑ $78,841/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 2/2/17, thereafter open until filled.

Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #20170027

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TITLE IX & SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY COMPLIANCE OFFICE Investigates complaints of alleged behavior in violation of University policy regarding protected based discrimination and harassment (including sexual violence), educates campus administrators and managers about their role in the resolution process, consults with the education programmers, and manages complaint resolutions. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum three years of demonstrated expertise and skill in exercising independent judgment in the assessment, investigation, and resolution of complaints. Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and methodologies for conducting fact‑finding and trauma‑sensitive investigations.

Demonstrated ability to handle personal, confidential, sensitive and complex information and matters with composure, mature judgment and discretion. Requires excellent word processing skills and experience in database management. Desired:

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For primary consideration apply by 1/29/17, thereafter open until filled.

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Attorney for Petitioner: Susan H. McCollum, Hollister & Brace 1126 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 963‑6711 Published Jan 19, 26.

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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.

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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: Jeffrey B. Soderborg. 1900 State Street, Suite M Santa Barbara, CA 93101; (805) 805‑687‑6660.

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: WALTER R. ANDERSON, III, aka WALTER RALEIGH ANDERSON, III, WALTER R. ANDERSON, and WALTER RALEIGH ANDERSON NO: 16PR00572 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of WALTER R. ANDERSON, III, WALTER RALEIGH ANDERSON, III, WALTER R. ANDERSON, and WALTER RALEIGH ANDERSON A PETITION FOR PROBATE: has been filed by: DENISE M. ANDERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara THE PETITION for probate requests that (name): DENISE M. ANDERSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The Independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on 02/23/2017 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKUM BAGZ at 5481 El Carro Ln, Carpinteria, CA 93013; Ivan Sanchez Millhollin at 1905 De la Vina St. #7, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Kyle Sanchez Millhollin 5481 El Carro Ln Carpinteria, CA 93013. This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 13, 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: 2016‑0003394. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMPIGE INVESTMENTS at 1450 Camino Manadero, Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Ampige Investments LLC at 1450 Camino Manadero, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.

This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: Stephen Wilson. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Christine Potter. FBN Number: 2016‑0003356. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OMNIXRAY, LLC at 421 Pine Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117; OMNIXRAY, LLC at 421 Pine Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Timothy W. James. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 19, 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)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: READYWORK SOLUTIONS at 800 South Broadway Ste 209, Santa Maria, CA 93454; John Bassi at 800 South Broadway Ste 209, Santa Maria, CA 93454. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 27, 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: 2016‑0003490. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CATALYST CUISINE at 336 E Victoria St Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Gogo Cleanse, LLC at 336 E Victoria St unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: Irina Skoeries.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2016‑0003474.

Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BEYOND TOLERANCE at 227 Constance Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Adele Rosen at 227 Constance Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2016‑0003425. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YOUR CAKE BAKER at 2018 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109; MAEVA, LLC at 315 Meigs Road, Suite A154, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2016‑0003427. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANYTECHCA at 3905 State Street #7, Suite 191, Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Shain Cox at 7226 Tuolume Drive, Goleta CA 93117.

This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Shain Cox This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN Number: 2016‑0003337. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Free Methodist Church‑USA at 214 El Monte Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93109; The Free Methodist Church of North America 770 N. High School Road Indianapolis, IN 46214 This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Larry Roberts This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2016‑0003458. Published: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOUNTAIN VIEW LANDSCAPING at 4844 Winding Way Santa Barbara, CA 93111; Tyler Valenzuela (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Tyler Valenzuela This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2016‑0003459.

Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TABACCO & MORE NO 2 at 4020 Calle Real #1 Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Lamiaa Abdulhai 799 Seeger Ave Ventura, CA 90003 This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 03, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000007. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FILTERSMART at 146 Powers Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Neptune Online LLC 245 Alto Dr. Oak View, CA 93022 This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Colin Barkar This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 19, 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: 2016‑0003449.

Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GIVINGTOTES at 222 Vernal Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Georgia C. McDermott (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Georgia C. McDermott This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2016‑0003432. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE PETS PAL at 27 W Anapamu Street Suite 478 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Sylvie Raphael Dream LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2017.

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 Parades‑Sadler. FBN Number: 2017‑0000016. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DMXO RECORDS at 835 North Milpas Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Carmalisa Kristelle Jorquia 530 San Pasqual Street Apt 9 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2017.

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: 2017‑0000029. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLUESAILS at 3748 San Remo Dr Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Martin John Spargur (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Martin John Spargur This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 06, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000059. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OLIVETTA FLOWERS & FOLIAGE at 2211 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Julie E Adams (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Julie E. Adams This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 03, 2017.

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: 2017‑0000004.

Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA BEST WINE TOURS, SANTA YNEZ WINE TOURS, WINE TOURS SANTA BARBARA, SANTA BARBARA WINE COUNTRY TOURS, WINE COUNTRY TOURS, SANTA BARBARA WINERY TOURS, WINE TOURS OF SANTA BARBARA at 32 E Haley St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Santa Barbara Adventure Company, Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Michael Cohen, CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 03, 2017.

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: 2017‑0000006.

Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA CERAMICS, SANTA BARBARA OLIVE OIL, SANTA BARBARA FOOD COMPANY, THE SANTA BARBARA COMPANY, SANTA BARBARA FOODS at 214 E. Victoria St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Montrose Partners LLC (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000019. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ONIRIC LICENSING at 720 E. Haley St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Oniracom Corporation (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Jacob Tell This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2016‑0003521.

Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DANIEL’S PLUMBING SERVICE at 123 Kamala Way Goleta, CA 93117; Daniel Wade Facundus (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Daniel Wade Facundus This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000026. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAPTAIN ROLLO KIDS AT SEA at 2580 Ingraham Street San Diego, CA 92109; Friends of Rollo (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Harold Davis, President This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran.

FBN Number: 2016‑0003523.

Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INTEGRATIVE HEALING at 832 Manda Ct Orcutt, CA 93455; Patricia M. Stewart (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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: 2016‑0003526. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PAINTINGS BY FAWN at 315 Meigs Rd A275 Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Fawn Johnson (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Fawn L. Johnson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 05, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000049. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BIMARIAN FILMS at 5951 Encina Rd #107 Goleta, CA 93117; Bimarian Films (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liabilty Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 05, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000081. Published: Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIMPLE WEALTH at 243 Old Ranch Dr Goleta, 93117; Elizabeth Lewis (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Dec 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 Connie Tran.

FBN Number: 2016‑0003517.

Published: Jan 19, 26. Feb 2, 9 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHACHAKOS MASSAGE & BODY WORKS, HAULING BY SANTA BARBARA NATIVE at 2575 Calle Galicia Santa Barbara, CA 93109‑1149; Gus Chachakos (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2017.

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: 2017‑0000097. Published: Jan 19, 26. Feb 2, 9 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SABACO REALTORS, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY REAL ESTATE, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY REALTORS at 466 N La Cumbre Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Barbara D Maxwell (same address) Gary Maxwell (same address)­ This business is conducted by an Married Couple Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000108. Published: Jan 19, 26. Feb 2, 9 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE TOP CAP at 1517 San Pascual St Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Fernando Mauro Pacheco (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000133. Published: Jan 19, 26. Feb 2, 9 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAQUERIA CUERNAVACA at 201 W. Carrillo St # A Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Joaquin Solorzano 2406 Taos Ave Ventura, CA 93001 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 11, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000099. Published: Jan 19, 26. Feb 2, 9 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EAGLES FLIGHT AGENCY at 3972 Celestial Way Lompoc, CA 93436; Seamus Ethridge 140 Buckwheat Ln Mad River, CA 95552 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2017.

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: 2017‑0000093. Published: Jan 26.

Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAPPY CAMPER CHILD CARE at 7295 Butte Dr. Goleta, CA 93117; Michelle Leiphardt (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Michelle Leiphardt This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 04, 2017.

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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000021. Published: Jan 26.

Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KALYSI DECOR, KALYSI JEWELS, KALYSI PRODUCTIONS at 5 Arroyo Quemada Lane Gaviota, CA 93117; Kelli Johnson (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Kelli Johnson This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000217.

Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VALLEY OAK DOGS at 1112 Curley Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Lucy Rose Esparza (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 17, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000146. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TONY TORO CONSTRUCTION, TONY TORO STUCCO AND DRYWALL at 3463 State St #365 Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Property Maintenance Solutions Inc (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 18, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000164. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEL MANAGEMENT CASTILIAN TRUST at 114 E De La Guerra St Ste 4 Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Thomas E Luria 2635 Freesia Dr Summerland, CA 93067 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2017. 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 Connie Tran.

FBN Number: 2017‑0000131.

Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC CO. at 6028 Paseo Palmilla Goleta, CA 93117; Charles Goldberg (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 18, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000174.

Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAFE LP at 475 Pine Avenue Goleta, CA 93117; Safe Consolidated LLP (same address) This business is conducted by an Limited Liability Company Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 17, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000144. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMERICAN RIVERA AGING LIFE CARE CONSULTANT, SANTA BARBARA GERIATRIC CARE MANAGER CONSULTANT, CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST AGING LIFE CARE CONSULTANT, SANTA BARBARA AGING LIFE CARE CONSULTANT at 610 East Pedregosa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Fred N. Morguelan PH.D. (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 09, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000079. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLEAN SWEEP CONSTRUCTION, CLEAN SWEEP SERVICES, THE CLEAN SWEEP at 421 W. Los Olivos St Unit C Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Tyler French (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: Tyler French This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 12, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000115. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STREAMLINE CAPITAL at 289 Oak Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Steven L Gevirtz, Trustee of The Gevirtz 2003 Revocable Trust (same address) This business is conducted by an Trust Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 17, 2017. 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 Parades‑Sadler.

FBN Number: 2017‑0000140.

Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MADEIRA at 3895 Sterrett Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Joseph F.Coito (same address) Albert Dipadova 925 Garcia Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93103 This business is conducted by an General Partnership Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000191. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RECIPES BAKERY, GIFTS & COFFEE at 604 Santa Barbara St. Santa Barbara, CA 93110; Meichelle Enterprises, Inc 1489 Cantera Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93110 This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Meichelle Arntz This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2017.

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: 2017‑0000209. Published: Jan 26.

Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JOY FULL EVENTS at 1057 Monte Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93110; I.D.O. Events, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 17, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000153. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRIND, GRIND STUDIOS at 1117 State St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Marc Regan (same address) This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 13, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000137. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CD CO. at 55 South Kellogg Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93117; Barry Atkins 1126 Del Mar Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93109 This business is conducted by an Individual Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 20, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000218.

Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA W INDO W FASHIONS at 10 E. Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101; SB Cabinet Co, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 19, 2017. 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 Connie Tran. FBN Number: 2017‑0000195. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 7TH MIND PUBLISHING, 7TH MIND, INC., ANDREATTA CONSULTING at 1096 Via Regina Santa Barbara, CA 93111; 7th Mind, Inc. (same address) This business is conducted by an Corporation Signed: Britt Andreatta, President & CEO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on Jan 10, 2017. 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: 2017‑0000087. Published: Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017.

Name Change IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF EMILY GAIL WITHERS TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NUMBER: 16CV05808 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 GAIL WITHERS TO: EMILY WITHERS WALCOTT 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 Mar 01, 2017 9:30 am, Dept 1,

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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 Jan 09, 2017. by Judge James E. Herman of the Superior Court. Published. . Jan 12, 19, 26. Feb 2 2017.

money and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the IN THE MATTER OF THE California Courts Online Center (www.

APPLICATION OF JAMES Self‑Help MICHAEL MOSKOW and courtinfo.ca.­g ov/selfhelp), or LINDA FRANCINE MOSKOW by contacting your local court TO SHOW CAUSE FOR or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO CHANGE OF NAME: despues de que le entreguen CASE NUMBER: 16CV05619 TO ALL INTERESTED esta citacion y papeles legales PERSONS: A petition has papa presentar una respuesta been filed by the above named por escrito en esta corte y Petitioner(s) in Santa Barbara hacer que se entregue una Superior court proposing a copia al demandante. Una change of name(s) FROM and carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta TO the following name(s): FROM: JAMES MICHAEL por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si MOSKOW desea que procesen su caso TO: JAMES MICHAELS FROM: LINDA FRANCINE en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que MOSKOW TO: LINDA FRANCINE usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar MICHAELS THE COURT ORDERS that estos formularios de la corte y all persons interested in this mas information en el Centro matter shall appear before this de Ayuda de las Cortes de court at the hearing indicated California (www.­c ourtinfo. below to show cause, if any, ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en why the petition for change of la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le name should not be granted.

NOTICE OF HEARING Feb quede mas cerca. Si no puede 22, 2017 9:30 am, Dept 1, pagar la cuota de pida al Courthouse, SANTA BARBARA presentacion, SUPERIOR COURT HOUSE secretario de la corte que 1100 Anacapa St. Santa le de un formulario de Barbara, CA 93121‑1107 exencion de pago de cuotas.

Anacapa Division A copy of Si no presenta su respuesta this order to Show Cause a tiempo, puede perder el shall be published in the caso por incumplimiento Independent, a newspaper of y la corte le podra quitar general circulation, printed su sueldo, dinero y bienes in this county, at least once sin mas advertencia. Hay each week for four successive otros requisitos legales. Es weeks prior to the date set recomendable que llame a for hearing on the petition. un abogado inmediatamente.

Dated Dec 13, 2016 . by Si no conoce a un abogado, Judge James E. Herman of puede llamar a un servicio de the Superior Court. Published. remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, 16 2017. es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener Summons servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios SUMMONS legales sin fines de lucro.

(CITACION JUDICIAL) Puede encontrar estos grupos NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): sin fines de lucro. Puede THE HEIRS OR DEVISEES encontrar estos grupos sin OF LEE M. FORD, fines de lucro en el sitio web DECEASED, SUBJECT TO de California Legal Services, THE ADMINISTRATION (www.­l awhelpcalifornia.org), OF THE DECEDENT’S en el Centro de Ayuda de las ESTATE; Additional Parties Cortes de California, (www.

Attachment form is c o u r t i n f o . c a .­g o v / s e l f h e l p / espanol/) o poniendose en attached YOU ARE BEING SUED contacto con la corte o el

BY PLAINTIFF: HOUSING colegio de abogados locales.

AUTHORITY OF THE CITY CASE NO:16CV05426 OF SANTA BARBARA, a The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y public agency.

(Lo Esta Demandando El direccion de la corte es) SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR Demandante) NOTICE! You have been sued. COURT, ANACAPA DIVISION The court may decide against 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa you without your being heard Barbara, CA 93101 unless you respond within 30 The name, address, and number of days. Read the information telephone plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS without an attorney, is: after this Summons and legal (El nombre, la direccion, y papers are served on you to el numero de telefono del file a written response at this abogado del demandante court and have a copy served que no tiene abogado es): The name and address of on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will the court is: Santa Barbara not protect you. Your written Superior Court (El nombre y response must be in proper direccion de la corte es): 1100 legal form if you want the Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, court to hear your case. CA 93101. Todd A. Amspoker, There may be a court form Price, Postel & Parma LLP 200 that you can use your for E. Carrillo St., 4th Floor, Santa your response. You can find Barbara, CA 93101, Fax: (805) these court forms and more 965‑3978 Tel (805) 962‑0011 information at the California DATE: Dec 2, 2016. Darrel Courts Online Self‑Help E. Parker, EXECUTIVE OFFICER C e n t e r ( w w w. c o u r t i n f o . c a .­ By Teri Chavez, Deputy ( gov/selfhelp), If you do not Delegado) file your response on time, Published Jan 26. Feb 2, 9, you may lose the case by 16 2017. default, and your wages,

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