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BUTCH BEARS ALL

THE COMMUNITY COMES OUT TO MAKE MONTECITO SHINE AND CELEBRATE CITIZEN OF THE YEAR LT. UGO ‘BUTCH’ ARNOLDI’S 50 YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE TOWN (STORY STARTS ON PAGE 12)

Plaza Accomplished

The ribbon has been cut… faces have been painted… and city is ready to make the most of the Michael Towbes Library Plaza, page 32

A Hauntingly Good Time

Ghost Village Road was slick with splattered viscera, and we have the stomach-churning photos right here! page 40

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& Doings – Yo, Bro. I don’t fully grasp your protean spiritual framework, but I believe I’m nearing the frontiers of a functional rapprochement. Bro.

Montecito Miscellany – A Birnam Wood birthday bash, examining the Ridley-Tree collection, Camerata Pacifica’s Hahn Hall show, and more miscellany

18 On Entertainment – Tim Matheson’s new memoir relays 70 years in the industry, another Waltz for Doublewide Kings and the Symphony, plus others 20 Your Westmont – The college installs a new science chair, final week of Night Visions, praise for 39 Steps, and women’s soccer honored 22 Brilliant Thoughts – What’s verse than anthropomorphism? Ashleigh has some ideas, including an examination of his own words

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26 The Giving List – The Sansum Diabetes Research Institute has broken ground on its new site and is ready to continue with its groundbreaking research and programs

28 The Optimist Daily – Hope on the Ionian seas as conservation efforts show a drastic rise in loggerhead sea turtle nests

30 Elizabeth’s Appraisals – Sometimes design elements have become so ubiquitous that we forget they had an origin – such as with Phyfe furniture

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Foraging Thyme – Welcome in the flavor of fall with this coconut ginger Guatemalan blue squash soup

Celebrating History – Hattie commends the Library’s new plaza and those who helped make it happen

Plaza Palooza – After years of work the Michael Towbes Library Plaza has opened and Jamie Knee is there to take a gander

Robert’s Big Questions – What happens when we only focus on truth versus the truth of what we focus on?

35 The Water Column – The MWD has conducted its rigorous pipe inventory of customers’ service lines and there’s some good news

40 Ghost Village Road – A photo collage from last week’s festivities along Coast Village

44 Calendar of Events – 1st Thursday happenings, a touch of tango, some screenings to sing along to, and more

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Classifieds – Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

47 Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles

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MAW CUP Board of Supervisors Hear Music Academy’s Call

by Tiana Molony

At a lengthy meeting on November 5th, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0-1 to deny the appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission’s approval of the Music Academy of the West’s Revised Conditional Use Permit (CUP).

District 1 Supervisor Das Williams moved the vote under the condition that staff recommend no more than one Life Event per day at the Music Academy. “We spent a lot of time on traffic,” he said ahead of the vote. “And it’s obvious from this hearing that the real issue is fear over Significant Life Events.” Significant Life Events (SLEs) include weddings, anniversaries, memorial services, quinceañeras, and bridal and baby showers.

The supervisors had hoped the neighbors and the Music Academy would have reached a mutually agreeable solution before the appeal hearing. “I feel like this could have reached an agreement between the applicant and the appellant,” said District 3 Supervisor Joan Hartmann. She ultimately voted to deny the appeal, saying, “I feel in this day and age, having a nonprofit being able to engage in Significant Life Events is a reasonable thing to do, and that’s what this is really about, so that’s why I have to vote to deny the appeal.”

District 2 Supervisor Laura Capps recused herself at the beginning of the hearing, citing “adherence with state law due to contributions.” Fourth District Bob Nelson abstained from voting altogether, saying, “I want to not show opposition to the Music Academy, so I am not going to vote against this, but I’m not going to vote for it either.”

A CUP is a special permission required for specific land uses that aren’t automatically allowed under zoning laws. It’s a way to ensure that new developments fit within the community’s overall plan while minimizing potential negative impacts. The Music Academy’s current CUP, from 2004, has limited the property to nonprofit events, seminars, and meetings. The updated CUP, approved by the MPC in April 2023, allows the Music Academy to host up to 15 SLEs out of the allotted 41 events held each year.

The current CUP only allows up to two yearly events with “amplified outdoor spoken voice.” The updated CUP would allow for a maximum of 17 events per year with “amplified outdoor spoken voice” while adhering to the noise ordinance.

Additionally, to help eliminate traffic, the current onsite retail shops will be turned into employee housing. There will be two units; one three-bedroom and one two-bedroom unit.

To keep neighbors informed, the Music Academy created a password-protected “Neighbor Portal” that allows them to view the events calendar and access information about upcoming events. The Music Academy recently hired someone to manage the portal and assist neighbors with questions.

In their presentation, the academy noted two main reasons for the CUP revision: to create connections with the community and to add additional revenue sources. They cited other institutions in town that also host SLEs. Luke Swetland, the president and CEO of Santa Barbara’s Museum of Natural History (SBMNH), supported the modified CUP, saying that the SBMNH hosts SLEs and can coordinate with neighbors. “Today, folks, it’s a choice of expanding opportunity for the academy or embracing fears,” he said at public comment.

The appeal, filed by the Butterfly Beach Neighborhood Association, of which John Sanford is the president, lists seven violations addressed by county staff. One violation asserts that the proposed CUP veers too far from the existing one and would turn the Music Academy into a “commercial enterprise.”

Supervisor Chair Steve Lavagnino dismissed the idea that the current Board should be bound by a decision made by the 2004 Board. “I don’t expect to come back here in 2044 and get upset at the board that’s here because they’re not doing what I said at the time,” he said. “Things change.”

Sanford spoke before the supervisors, accompanied by land use environmental attorney Sabrina Venskus. “I wish we didn’t have to hire an attorney, but sometimes you have to do things in order to be heard,” Sanford said. He held up what he said was 275 signatures from locals supporting the appeal. “Only one person denies signing the petition,” he said. Sanford suggested that the Music Academy find other fundraising ideas. “We have nothing against Music Academy. It’s great that they’re there. They don’t have to be bigger to be better.”

MAW’s President and Chief Executive Officer Shauna Quill shared a presentation about the Music Academy’s work before handing it off to land use

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Beings and Doings

Inner Broseph, Where Art Thou?

by Jeff Wing

My friend and I meet one evening at a seafood place – one of those enormous restaurant/ bars with maritime junk hung all over the place in case you forget the theme. Tonight it is thronged and seething, the dank air heavy with excited human congress. The World Series is hollering out of a dozen enormous screens hung about the place, the panicky-sounding, midrange hubbub of the gathered mob an unmediated roar. Meanwhile, whole families are laughing with mouths full, throwing their heads back so that oral cavities become upturned, toothy vessels of sludge. And we’re supposed to eat around all this eating? My friend strolls ahead to our table, unperturbed.

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The scene is alive with the twenty-something species to whom this loudmouth Breugel is a first home. The carefully unshaven young guys lean with hunched and easy panache over long,

glass-littered tables, they jostle and confer and grasp each other. Some are in tight-fitting business suits, neckties half-undone in front of the bathroom mirror, their short, upswept power hair shifted back on their scalps to show grooveless, Shatnernesque foreheads.

Some of the unsuited celebrants are wearing backward baseball caps, which on a good day are a thorn in my side. A few of the guys are sporting the Squashed Insouciant Beanie, the ubiquitous outlier symbol that crushes and droops a little at the apex, suggesting bohemian disarray. The look doesn’t really speak in this environment because everyone knows real bohemians don’t watch televised sports.

The baseball game has everyone excited. I mean scarily, phenomenally excited. The young men are jerking their heads around and yelling incoherently every time one of the doughy millionaires onscreen swings a bat or jogs a little across the televised grass. The guys laugh angrily, like Billy Baldwin or Tom Cruise overplaying drunk because some acting coach somewhere told them that a drunk Young Turk looks at his gathered

“Sir? Sir? SIR! Your hat…forgive me, but I think it’s on backwards...” (photo by Hilary from United Kingdom via Wikimedia Commons)

posse and angrily whips his hilarity-contorted face from friend to friend while laughing. “Haw!haw!haw!haw!haw!haw! haw!haw!haw! Oooh, man! Didja see that, man? Haw!haw!haw!haw!haw!haw!”

Despite my misgivings I find myself wishing I were one of them. As I get older the desire becomes incrementally stronger and, I would suggest, more perverse. Why didn’t God make me a guy who understands the appeal of sport-spectating and occasional boozing

and loudness, a regular guy who can lose himself in this tumult and tribe-think and freeing conviviality, dissolving like a drop in the roiling Testosterone Sea?

Down another quantum pathway I would’ve had one of those thick paperbacks of sports statistics on my bedside table next to my State Championship trophy, my walls papered with posters of football pros leaping for the “pigskin.” Instead I sat by my Tensor lamp and pored over the beautifully bound and illustrated hardcover of the complete lyrics of Bernie Taupin, surrounded by my Revell spaceship models and sketch pads and other such you’ll-never-get-tofirst-base folderol. So on nights like this, and they are few, I fall into brief fits of a very potent reverie. Looking around in wonder at the backward baseball caps, I almost say aloud, “How did I miss this boat so completely?”

Missed Memos

Three guys at the table next to my friend and I are ordering drinks and being handsome and successful with their shaded jawbones and parted hair and general enviability. Enviability is a state, if not a word. I spy on them in my peripheral vision and occasionally with one of those bold direct glances which, if intercepted,

Montecito Miscellany

Happy Birthday Ray!

by Richard Mineards

Scientist, inventor, and real estate

investor Ray Winn celebrated the 40th anniversary of his half-century with a festive fête at the Birnam Wood Club with his partner of 36 years Peter Kevoian

The dynamic duo, who have developed and operate more than a million square feet of commercial real estate in Texas, split their time between their extraordinary home in our rarefied enclave and their Las Vegas aerie. Ray, who has myriad patents for med-

ical equipment, imaging and radar navigation systems, quaffed a rather splendid vintage cabernet with 30 guests including Marcia Constance, Fannie Flagg, Hiroko Benko, and Kate Packer who each received colorful gifts of a Venetian Murano glass tropical fish.

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Prince William and his younger Montecito-based brother Prince Harry have now found themselves on opposite sides of a media rivalry.

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Letters to the Editor

Civil Discourse

Just a quick comment on your editorial. Civility is lacking on all levels. This election has highlighted the worst of it. I speak at schools frequently about conduct, civility and decorum in elected bodies as well as day to day life. Our blanket lack of credibility in our elected officials has as much to do with their uncivil conduct towards one another as it does the policies they create. The Harris/Trump and Biden/Trump debates contained almost zero substance and were largely parries and thrusts over personal characteristics. When Walz/ Vance happened, it also lacked muscle, but it was so civil that no one cared. It seemed like a breath of fresh air. We have dissolved into cancel-culture ad hominem attacks – an era of car-free road rage. As elected officials, we should be setting the pace for civil discourse instead of reenforcing the frivolous reputations generally associated with all who sit on the dais.

In any case, well said in the MJ Mayor Randy Rowse

It’s Called Vandalism

When I was around 12 years old and growing up in rural Britain, I stopped by one of those iconic red telephone booths to look up the name of local hairdressers’ salons. Before the days of online information access, this meant consulting the phone book and its yellow pages located inside the booth. Rather than taking time to copy the data with pen and paper, I ripped out the pertinent page and took it home.

My mother, a kind and lovely woman, frowned. She was appalled. “That,” she said, “is called vandalism. You were not raised to behave like that, and I am extremely disappointed in what you have done. It is inconsiderate of others who might also need that information, and is

completely inappropriate behavior.” My cheeks burned with shame. I apologized, learned a big lesson, and never did anything like that again.

To the person/people who vandalized the newspaper boxes on Coast Village Road several weeks ago and defaced their contents: please read and have a long think about my mother’s comments above. What other actions could you have taken other than vandalism? A letter to the editor, perhaps? A printed placard on a stick and a walk up and down Coast Village Road extolling the virtues of your position? Surely better options than vandalism?

For me, this behavior is not about politics. It is about manners, actions, consequences, how one was raised, being accountable, and treating others and their property properly. My parents worked hard to raise us, their children, properly. It’s that simple.

So have a long think about it, then, perhaps, take a pen and paper and write an apology, anonymously if you prefer, to the editor-in-chief of the Montecito Journal. I promise you that then, and only then, will you calm your burning cheeks and not feel shame for your behavior – and how it reflects on you and your family — for the rest of your life.

D. Wyn Jones

Democracy Depends on It

Thank you Gwyn Lurie for your editorial in support for Kamala Harris for President. This IS NOT your ordinary R vs. D presidential election… think Bush, Romney, McCain. Kamala Harris is a whip smart, mature, empathetic public servant ready to lead the country with the needs and concerns of the working and middle classes front and center as well as protecting democ-

racy here and around the world. She and President Biden guided the country back from the worst worldwide pandemic in a century and have restored our economy from collapse to its now being the envy of the modern world. The other side… remember family separation at the Mexican border with kids in cages, Muslim ban, false elector slates in 2020, violent insurrection at the Capitol on Jan 6, “poisoning the blood of the country,” retribution against “the enemies from within,” “train the guns on Liz Cheney,” plans to round up millions of “ illegal aliens” placing them in camps and deporting them, a few billionaires bank-rolling his campaign, support from Putin and Orbán who would love to see NATO weakened or abandoned and democracy in Ukraine crushed. I could go on. Gwyn also mentions in her editorial her family’s experience during WWII in Nazi occupied Poland. My family has a close friend here in SB, now 99 years old who was evacuated out of Nazi Germany in the late 1930s in the British “Kinder-Lift” that rescued thousands of Jewish children from the fate that fell upon their parents. She clearly remembers what life was under the Nazi boot. Don’t think that it can’t happen here. I hope that the country votes like DEMOCRACY depends on it… because it does.

Sincerely, Barry Gordon

A Pre-COVID State

At one time, State Street was one of the most attractive and vibrant streets in California. A drive down State Street was a must for visitors and locals alike to enjoy the Spanish motif as well as get a glimpse of the many boutique shops that adorned the street. Equally enjoyable was the convenience of the electric trolleys and, of course, the parades and festivals that make Santa Barbara special. This changed with COVID as restaurants struggled to survive and the city offered help by closing off State Street and allowing restaurants to erect parklets for outdoor

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dining. As a result, State Street became less accessible and the parklets turned out to be eyesores as well as breeding grounds for dirt and rodents. Businesses began to close and leave Santa Barbara and the city began to experience a significant loss of revenue from taxes, tourism, and parking.

When it was possible to return State Street to its pre-COVID status Santa Barbara’s City Council decided instead to focus in developing a Master Plan for the future. Mayor Rowse noted that the continued closure of State Street and the ongoing planning process are unrelated. Reopening, cleaning, and improving the lighting on those downtown blocks does not preclude the Master Plan’s eventual completion and might just help spur economic recovery.

A recent research study by Magid, the world’s largest research-based strategy consulting company, reported that 56% of the residents of Santa Barbara supported returning State Street to its pre-COVID status while the Master Plan is being finalized, while only 19% opposed doing so. Such a move is economically feasible and could be done in time to celebrate the opening of the State Street Undercrossing Project and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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Local News

CPC Unanimously Approves Miramar Plan

by Tiana Molony

On November 1st, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission unanimously approved Rosewood Miramar’s mixedused housing development plan.

Initially a vocal opponent of the plan, All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church ultimately reached a compromise with the Miramar, which involved reducing the scope of the project. “I stand before you today to say that All Saints withdraws any opposition,” said All Saints Reverend Channing Smith during public comment.

Commissioner John Parke shared that he played a part in the agreement between the church and the Miramar. “I suggested to all the parties that I would feel a lot more comfortable if a building on that western half was lowered to one story,” he said.

Katie Mangin, senior director of development for Caruso, presented Miramar’s alternate plan, which includes a 40-foot pushback of the second floor of building B, the building closest to the church. “There will be no other changes to the plan,” she said.

Rick Caruso issued a public statement after the meeting: “We are delighted by today’s unanimous approval of our plan for the Miramar by the County Planning Commission, and deeply grateful to the hundreds of neighbors and community members who helped shape our plan over the past two years.”

Padric Davis, former Director of All Saints’ Parish School, showed up in support of the Miramar project. She shared that Miramar accommodated the preschool when the hotel was being built. “It was a wonderful experience,” she told the Montecito Journal. “And so that’s what I was hoping we could do this time around, and I was sorry to see

it have to go through so much angst.” She had hoped that the church and Caruso would settle their dispute. “I am so glad that the church now has come to a negotiation.”

However, some Miramar neighbors and other members of the public continue to express concerns about the project; particularly parking, increased traffic, and evacuation issues. Miramar neighbor Page Robinson spoke about parking concerns at the meeting. She indicated that she had twice reported instances of vehicles obstructing the egress of the Eastern Valley lot, even after notifying the relevant county authorities. “It’s on us, the neighbors, to run around like the vigilante paparazzi doing the county’s job,” she said. “Not my first choice.”

Robinson and other Miramar neighbors fear the new Miramar will exacerbate parking problems. As she says, the hotel already struggles to provide adequate parking. “While my husband and I support the church’s resolution, we and other neighbors still have concerns about the Miramar being under-parked and their spillover parking impacting coastal access,” Robinson told the Montecito Journal after the hearing.

Chris Robertson, a member of the Caruso team, addressed some of the parking concerns, particularly the issue of employees allegedly parking in neighborhoods. She said that employees are aware of the parking rules, and those who do not comply “are at risk for termination.” Robertson also said that resort guests are debriefed about Miramar’s strict parking guidelines. “Guests understand that the resort is valet only,” she said.

Other neighbors raised concerns about increased traffic. Montecito resident Cliff Gherson , who lives on

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“Santa Barbara Design and Build was fabulous. Don and his crew were the BEST from day one. He was honest, timely, flexible, artistic, patient and skilled. They understood my vision and built my dream home”.

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This last week, the County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Miramar plan

Our Town

Lt. Ugo ‘Butch’ Arnoldi Awarded Citizen of the Year at MA’s Beautification Day

stories and photos by Joanne

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Lt. Ugo Butch Arnoldi was officially awarded as the Montecito Citizen of the Year by the Montecito Association on Saturday, November 2. The ceremony was held at the Annual MA Beautification Day post clean-up BBQ lunch. Montecito businesses, residents, first responders from Montecito Fire Department, the SB County Sheriff’s Department, and local organizations attended the ceremonies for Arnoldi.

Welcome remarks were offered by program emcee and MA Events Chair Mindy Denson . She was followed by MA Board President Doug Black who said, “It takes a village and here you are, thank you very much. The Montecito Association has been around for 75 years, and we work hard to do things for the community.” He thanked Denson and MA Executive Director Houghton Hyatt.

Next, presenting together with certifications of recognition were 1st District SB County Supervisor Das Williams, and from the SB County Sheriff Dept in charge of Carp-Summerland-Montecito, Lt. Richard Brittingham

Das Williams began, “Thank you to all the volunteers who keep this community beautiful. And Butch is definitely one of those who kept this community beautiful. The Arnoldi family has four members in law enforcement for public safety. Butch was sworn as a Sheriff in 1974, giving over 50 years to the department. He started community policing in Isla Vista long before it was a thing. His arrival here, for the Sheriff’s Dept. Coastal Bureau, was supporting the community while it was grappling through numerous disasters and evacu-

ations. He has been an active partner in the MA, particularly with the successful and groundbreaking Hands Across Montecito, and for the local homeless population transitioning them into shelters. Whenever our office reached out to Butch, his first instinct was, ‘How can I help?’ He does rapid response to do the right thing. He has strong values of faith, community, and family. It’s been an honor to know and see him in action for 25 years. I love and respect you, Butch, and will never forget you as an example for my cousin Christian who is now in the department.”

Brittingham stated, “I’m here representing the SB County Sheriff’s department to recognize Butch for his 51 years of service. I’ve been working for Butch since 2003. Every phone call and email I receive is, ‘What happened to Butch?’ I have big shoes to fill and I’m going to do the best I can. The department wants you to know how proud we are of you Butch. Congratulations.”

Next to speak was Montecito Fire Chief David Neels, “When we talk about community partners, I couldn’t think of a better example than Lt. Butch Arnoldi. He has worn the star proudly for 51 years for SB County. I’ve had the privilege of working alongside Butch for many years at SB County and in Montecito. You can feel how this gentleman’s heart is for community service. As public servants, it is something we all strive to match, and an example for all of us to work towards.” And reading the MFD award he said, “This is presented to Lt. Butch Arnoldi in recognition for your tremendous service to the Montecito community and partnership with the Montecito Fire Department. We have the utmost appreciation and

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Lt. Ugo Butch Arnoldi with the Montecito Association’s Beautification Day team (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Society Invites

Casa Dorinda’s Lisa Thomas Awarded by the AFP

by Joanne A Calitri

To celebrate National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, holds their annual awards soirée to honor those who have made a significant contribution in fundraising and philanthropy. Their 2024 ceremonies took place on Tuesday, October 29, at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

The event opened with a meet and greet cocktail reception, with both fundraisers and philanthropists exchanging business cards and #jokingnotjoking about poaching each other’s star employees. The program itself formally commenced with a welcome by Shannon Silk, President of the AFPs, who provided thankful remarks for the indigenous Chumash on whose grounds the SB Zoo was built. She also gave shout outs to event co-presenting sponsors, the Kellogg Organization,

Inc. and the SB Foundation, and also thanked Montecito Bank and Trust, her board, and the event committee – Chair Molly Kemper , Karen Y. Kawaguchi , Megan Nuss , Gerry Pantoja , Hannah Quiroz , and AJ Steinberg .

The prestigious Professional Fundraiser of the Year Award went to Lisa Thomas , Director of Philanthropy at Casa Dorinda. Thomas has devoted a career spanning 20 years to raising funds and awareness for local nonprofits prior to her appointment at Casa Dorinda, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the American Heart Association. Speaking about her work was Casa Dorinda CEO Brian McCague, who said, “I hired Lisa 8 years ago to launch the development program. She raised $9.5 million for our capital campaign and started the fund for employees after the fires and floods.” In her acceptance speech, Thomas thanked her peers and mentors who were in the room and

said, “Find the work you love, find mentors, don’t ask for money from people, invite them to be a part of your mission.”

Philanthropist of the Year Ventura County went to the McCune Foundation, founded by Sara Miller McCune and George D. McCune in 1990. Representing McCune was their Executive Director Claudia Armann , who talked about the organization’s mission, and shifting their focus to community leaders with the Central Coast Social Justice Academy saying, “Civic engagement is vital to democracy, providing leaders to drive social change.”

Philanthropist of the Year SB County went to Tim Murphy, whose volunteer work raised $3 million for the Boys & Girls Club Mid-Central Coast, and spans to the Santa Maria Elks Rodeos Parade. Murphy is also Planning Commissioner for San Luis Obispo. Awards were also given for Youth In Philanthropy Award to Carpinteria’s Sindy Zavala Lopez , for her work with the City of Carpinteria – for no smoking rules in schools, in housing, and her philanthropic work in Youth Making Change; Volunteer of the Year SBC Donna France ; Karen Wright

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Katina Zaninovich, Suzi Schoemer, Bruce Stevens, Lisa Thomas, Diana Lovan and Vicki Hazard (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Retreat to The Manor Bar and explore Volume III of the Chronicle of Cocktails. Each cocktail is uniquely named after iconic villains. From jaw-dropping creatures, criminals, and psychological terrors we delve into the layered depths of the uncelebrated antagonists that balance the forces of good & evil.

News Bytes Status Update: Montecito Library’s Request to Join the City of Carpinteria Library

by MJ Staff

In 2020 the Friends of the Carpinteria Library and the Friends of the Montecito Library commissioned MJ Gómez and Associates to do a study to determine what could be done for both libraries. The study provided that the Carpinteria Library could become independent, and Montecito library could not. It was pointed out that in Carpinteria, the city’s General Fund and passage of Measure X in 2018, with heavy support from the Friends of the Carpinteria Library, provides enough funding to support the Carpinteria Community Library on its own. The Carpinteria Library separated from the Santa Barbara Library system Zone 1 in 2021-2022, a move similarly employed by the City of Goleta to create their independent library branch. The Carpinteria library’s successful transition – to being city-owned and independent from Santa Barbara – owes much to the hard work of the library director and help from the community volunteers. In January 2021, the City of Carpinteria directed that at least two full years of operation be completed before any decisions were made about the Montecito Library joining Carpinteria Library.

Martín Gómez, of MJ Gómez and Associates, provided a status update to the Carpinteria City Council on Monday, October 28. His remarks included the cogent point that, although there are pros and cons to the Montecito Library joining the Carpinteria Community Library, funding is the ultimate issue. “Montecito,” he said, “has not been able to put together a dedicated revenue stream drawn from public funding. The Montecito Library brings in $125,000 a year in donations that, by definition, may not last forever. Montecito is an unincorporated division in the county and does not have that same access to a city fund, bringing much less revenue to the table. Montecito needs to develop a stronger case as to why they should separate from the Santa Barbara Public Library and join Carpinteria.” He recommended the Montecito Library is best served at this time by remaining with Santa Barbara.

In her comments, Pat Saley, President of the Friends of the Montecito Library, gave four reasons why Montecito would like to join with Carpinteria: budget, funding, updated programming, and access to the Black Gold System. She asked the council to keep the door open.

With this new update, the Carpinteria City Council and Carp city staff agreed more time is needed to decide whether the Montecito Library should partner with the Carpinteria Community Library.

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Order Your Los Padres Forest 2025 Calendar and Trail Volunteers Call

The Los Padres Forest Association’s annual wall calendar is in production, and you can pre-order yours now to support its Trail Care Program. Calendars are made with quality, community-submitted photos of the Los Padres Forest and are printed on high quality stock (17"x11") with special date information. Calendars will print and ship in December 2024.

There is also a call for volunteers to help maintain the trails with the LPFA team. This is an ongoing effort.

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Burglary/Batttery Westmont College Dorm Monday, Oct 21, 2024, at 05:52 hrs

An unknown suspect partially entered the victim’s dorm through an unlocked bedroom window. While in the process of entering the bedroom, it is believed the suspect sucked on the victim’s toe which is what caused the victim to wake up. The suspect fled the area prior to deputies’ arrival and was unable to be located. The unknown suspect is in violation of PC 459 and PC 242. Follow up to be handled by patrol.

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On Entertainment Matheson’s Many Moves

by Steven Libowitz

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im Matheson has been acting since he was a teenager and has a list of credits that runs to many pages, but the onetime Montecito resident (1994-2010, the only time he lived more than minutes from Hollywood) might still be best known for playing rush chairman Eric “Otter” Stratton in National Lampoon’s Animal House – if not vice president John Hoynes on the TV series The West Wing, the latter of which earned him two Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.” But it took him until his mid-seventies to sit down and write a memoir about his life and sixdecades-plus career.

Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches was worth the wait, as Matheson dives into favored and influential roles, the struggles of a character actor, friendships he’s made along the way and much more. He pulls few punches in discussing his and others’ fallibilities. The writing is breezy and conversational, lucid and revealing, like a chat with an old friend over coffee – much like he used to do at Roger Durling’s French Bulldog coffeehouse in Summerland before Durling took over the reins of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 20 years ago.

SBIFF is hosting Matheson on November 8 at its Riviera Theatre. There will be a conversation with Durling and book signing of Damn Glad to Meet You, the volume available four days before its official publication date. The title is one of Otter’s famous lines from Animal House, which will be screened in a restored version close to the event. Matheson currently appears as a regular cast member on Netflix’s romance drama Virgin River, which soon begins shooting a seventh season. He mused on the book and more over the phone from his home in the Hollywood hills.

Q. What was the impetus for your move to Montecito back in the early 1990s, before it was a hip thing for Hollywood types?

A. Mostly to get away from Hollywood. I thought that I could be a better father, and person, if I didn’t give into my jealousy and my envy of others in the business, worrying about why I didn’t get an acting job or a good table at a restaurant. I didn’t want my kids to be feeling bad if they didn’t get invited to Tori Spelling’s party. It proved to be good for all of us, especially me, as I’d never lived anywhere but Hollywood, so it was great for me to get away and not be doing business every minute of every day. Even when lots of other actors moved here, everybody took their foot off the gas when they came up and just had a real life.

What prompted you to write this memoir now, when you are still acting in an ongoing series at 76?

I started to write the book because when I did Animal House, the movie happened in such a blur. I wanted to document what it felt like to be a part of it, relay the backstage view of what that was like and how important the movie was in cinema history. Then the publishers wanted me to broaden it, so it ended up covering a lot of my life and career.

What drove that was realizing that I had been in the right place at the right time for several seminal events in Hollywood, including working with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda when I was a teenager. That whole generation of actors who came out of vaudeville had lessons to relate to me as an actor. Then I was fortunate enough to work with Clint Eastwood and Kurt Russell, who also helped me to recognize that show biz is a hard knocks game, and you have to be able to cope with the rejection and roll with the punches. I hope young actors today don’t make the mistakes that I made.

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Tim Matheson reflects on his 70 years of being on screen in an upcoming memoir (Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons)

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET DECEMBER 5-22

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Your Westmont Jensen Lands in New Science Chair

by Scott Craig, photos by Brad Elliott

Daniel Jensen will be officially installed as the James R. and Eleanor S. Allder professor of science and technology in a formal, public ceremony Friday, Nov. 8th at 10:30 am in Murchison Gym. Jensen has directed Westmont’s burgeoning engineering program since it began in fall 2021.

Jensen will speak at a panel discussion, “Considering Technology, Science and Spirituality from Different Perspectives Including Engineering Design, Neurological Science and Cosmology,” with Robert Haring-Kaye, Westmont professor of physics, and Michael Hendricks, director of Life Model Consulting, inventor and former software developer, at 3:30 pm in the Global Leadership Center. The talk will provide insight into how different areas of science and technology relate to spirituality.

chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics or physics at Westmont.

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Newly Renovated Las Positas Tennis Center at Elings Park

Jensen will examine ways to use exceptional aspects of the created universe to enhance the engineering design process. Haring-Kaye will describe how the universe appears to work according to a set of cosmological constraints that are miraculously fine-tuned. Hendricks will illuminate how current understanding of aspects of neurological science are being incorporated into ministry strategies.

Jensen was a senior fellow at the International Design Center at Singapore University of Technology and Design and MIT. He spent 21 years teaching engineering mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Eleanor Allder and her late husband, James, have been longtime supporters of Westmont with eight family members (children, grandchildren and sons-in-law) attending the college. Jim deeply valued the intersection of faith and science and felt strongly about educating and equipping young Christians who are pursuing careers in science and technology. The endowed chair strengthens biology,

There are only a few more days to see Night Visions: The Black Drawings of Duncan Simcoe, 2014-2024, which closes after Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. This expansive, mystical exhibition features the black drawings of Simcoe, a Southern California artist and former program chair of the College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design at California Baptist University in Riverside. Instead of the traditional white substrate, he brushes luminous oil paint onto construction-grade tar paper, creating an uncanny phosphorescence, as if the scene were viewed through night vision goggles. The museum is open 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday and Friday and 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday.

Riotous Laughter at ‘39 Steps’

The Westmont Theatre Arts Department staged a hilarious version of John Buchan’s The 39 Steps that brought

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Brilliant Thoughts It Could Be Verse

by Ashleigh Brilliant

There are two famous poems which have one thing in common. What they have in common, however, might be considered by some critics a shortcoming. It is the literary practice of anthropomorphism. In case you need an explanation, that word describes any poetic attempt to endow non-human objects or creatures with human characteristics. For example, if you were writing about a candle and lamenting how quickly its brief life could be snuffed out, you would be making that object seem like a living person.

The first guilty poem on my short list is by Robert Burns, (1759-1796) who is generally considered to be the greatest poet Scotland ever produced. Even today, all over the world, people of Scottish descent are so proud of him that they gather in clubs called “Burns Societies,” and always have a big meeting on his birthday.

Most of us, Scottish or not, celebrate the coming of a New Year with Burns’ verse about “Auld Acquaintance” and “Auld Lang Syne” (which means “Old Long Since”); the poem joined to an older Scottish folk melody to form the song we sing today.

You can find the particular Burns poem I want to bring to your attention in both the Scottish dialect in which it was originally written or – if that is too cumbersome for you – in “translated” versions in modern English. It’s called “To a Mouse.” This particular creature is a field mouse, whom the author had disturbed in its nest while he was plowing one of his fields. But the piece is written as sympathetically as if it were about some human being cruelly evicted from his or her habitation. You probably know its most quoted line, about “the best-laid plans of mice and men” (which gave John Steinbeck a title for one of his novels) often going awry. And that is the essential message – that we are all potential victims of uncontrollable circumstance.

The poem is written as if speaking directly to the mouse. It is partly an apology for having caused its present plight, but also a lament for what man and mouse have in common. The poem is “thy poor earth-born companion, and fellow-mortal.”

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And, in the end, it’s the man who is even more to be pitied – because we humans, unlike you other creatures, not only have to contend with a possibly painful present, but may also be afflicted with unhappy memories of the past, and with fears of an unknown future.

The second poem is called “Trees.” It is by Joyce Kilmer – a man who died at the battlefront in World War I. It talks about a tree as if it were a woman, lifting “her leafy arms to pray” and having “a nest of robins in her hair.” And there are several references to breasts and bosoms. The particular type of tree is not even specified. I need hardly tell you that mice and trees are not people. But they are not the only types of objects which our culture has delighted in humanizing. One example has to do with furniture. In Victorian times, the fact that chairs and tables had legs seemed to call for some action in the name of Decency. Strange as it may seem to us today, people who considered themselves sensitive to such issues actually put special little skirts on those exposed limbs.

More recently, the classic instance of humanizing objects was with the early automobiles. Horses had often been called Elizabeth, or some variation of that name. It was only natural, therefore, for that practice to be transferred to cars. The Ford Model T, of which an incredible Fifteen Million were produced from 1908 before the appearance, in 1927, of its successor, the Model A, inherited the equine name, and was (usually fondly) known as the “Tin Lizzie.” One popular song of the time was called “Henry’s Made a Lady out of Lizzie.”

People talked to their cars – and, considering how much time they spend together, many probably still do.

To a limited extent, the same combination of affection and frustration has materialized in connection with home computers. My own business of marketing short expressions has jumped aboard this Band Wagon with anguished utterances like these:

“My worst personal problem is that my computer doesn’t understand me.”

“My computer has no feelings – but I have more than enough for the two of us.”

“The purpose of computers is to teach us humility, patience, and obedience.”

Finally, let’s not forget nursery rhymes, such as the one that describes that scandalous affair in which the Dish ran away with the Spoon.

Ashleigh Brilliant born England 1933, came to California in 1955, to Santa Barbara in 1973, to the Montecito Journal in 2016.

Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots,” now a series of 10,000. email: ashleigh@west. net. web: www.ash leighbrilliant.com.

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can be quickly reframed as admiration of the exposed duct work and celestially arrayed, desiccated starfish overhead. I turn back to my friend and we continue our conversation. Half an hour later I glance over at the guys at the next table and I gasp. I feel my face getting hot.

Their dinner has long since arrived. It’s lobster, and these three recent exemplars of mellow male reason and coolness are wearing enormous bibs which fasten snugly around the neck and cascade down and over the knees like the drop cloth on a picnic table. In the center of each bib, right over the solar plexus, is a grinning stylized cartoon lobster.

I can’t tear my eyes away from these nitwits, and if they’re stupid enough to don gigantic bibs in a mixed gender restaurant, they’re too far gone to notice my staring anyway. Did I not get the memo about the bib thing? I glance around and no one is staring at these vibrant clods.

This is not Robert Pattinson standing around at The Cape in an Alpaca sweater with a hip little bib like a necktie, hoisting a Heineken and laughing at the lobster held aloft in his left hand. This is three grown men made idiotic by their decision to put on enormous castrating bibs. And before my stupefied eyes the waitress starts FLIRTING WITH ONE OF THE BIB GUYS.

This is the world I can never join, the world I can’t even comprehend. It

moved on without me when they were handing out membership cards. While I was timidly romancing the bashful trombone player in marching band, the high school Clairol© models who couldn’t even see me were just biding their time, waiting for these louche drunks to put on their huge freaking bibs and excite them.

“Check this out,” I whisper urgently to my friend. “These guys are wearing bibs!” My buddy is everything I’m not and knows his way around, writes articles for Oracle, is built like a championship swimmer and takes business trips. He haunts the cocktail lounges of Manhattan when he is called there by his urbane, yacht catalog-perusing corporate masters. He glances over at the drunken flirts in their man-bibs and turns back to me.

“Yeah,” he says. “They ordered lobster.”

Jeff Wing is a journalist, raconteur, autodidact, and polysyllable enthusiast. He has been writing about Montecito and environs since before some people were born. He can be reached at jeff@ montecitojournal.net

The Testosterone Jungle or Testor’s model airplane glue? One must choose. (photo by doe-oakridge, Public domain)

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Wed, Nov 13 / 7:30 PM

Arlington Theatre

A lyrical writer who takes on the most complex, intimate parts of life with grace, humor and precision, Anne Lamott discusses finding love late in life, the changing ways we love our children and how love can keep us going in a painful world.

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Wed, Nov 20 / 7:30 PM

UCSB Campbell Hall

FREE copies of Blackstock’s new book, Legacy , will be available while supplies last (pick up at event; one per household)

Through the lens of a generational memoir, ER physician and leading health equity advocate Uché Blackstock reflects on the deep inequities in the U.S. healthcare system and offers prescriptions for how to change them.

The Giving List Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

by Steven Libowitz

Last month, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) reached a major milestone with its year-long $20 million capital campaign to facilitate the renovation of the nonprofit’s current building, breaking ground on the 18,000-square-foot building renovation project. The work is to transform the building, located near Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, into a state-of-the-art diabetes research facility that will enable groundbreaking advancements in diabetes research and care, accelerating life-changing discoveries for millions of people living with all forms of diabetes.

Breaking ground on the much-needed refurbishing – much of the SDRI’s clinical research facilities had not been modified in almost 50 years – required a temporary relocation that was something of a major operation in itself.

“Our research team is temporarily in a location right next to the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital so that all of our studies and research is continuing normally,” explained Katie Haq, SDRI’s director of marketing. “It was quite a heavy lift to get them off-site, years in the making to get everything organized and have our industry sponsors that we work with see the new site. There was a lot going on.”

With the logistics out of the way, SDRI is continuing work begun more than a century ago by its founder, Dr. William Sansum. It was Dr. Sansum who administered the very first injection of insulin in the country right here in Santa Barbara. Dr. Sansum didn’t just administer that historic first dose of lifesaving medicine to

a diabetes patient – forever changing the prognosis of the previously fatal disease. He also became the first physician in the country to manufacture insulin.

There have been countless discoveries and innovations in the treatment of diabetes over the 80 years since SDRI’s official founding, many of which have taken place or been improved upon via clinical studies and other research conducted by the nonprofit. Nowadays, the work isn’t just focused on surviving but actually thriving while living with diabetes.

“November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, which is a wonderful platform for us to share about the work that we do in diabetes and diabetes research, and to highlight our diabetes technology and research innovation. We’re doing these cutting-edge studies around an artificial pancreas with automated insulin delivery systems. At the end of the day, that’s important because it’s improving the overall quality of life for people living with the disease. Over the past year, SDRI has made significant strides in diabetes technology and research as our team selects studies that provide meaningful improvements to quality of life and diabetes device accuracy.”

During this calendar year alone, under the direction of new CEO Elizabeth Thompson, SDRI has expanded its automated insulin delivery system studies to include type 2 diabetes. SDRI has also completed 13 continuous glucose monitoring device studies for pediatric and adult patients, including improvements in dual glucose and ketone measurement; conducted 15

tes, or prediabetes. Recruitment began this year, with 12 women enrolled and randomized, with a target of 30 participants as recruitment continues.

SDRI also developed and offered a series of educational classes for the Latino population, presented through its community health workers, that include Ocho Pasos, an eight-week program geared toward healthy living; Semillas de Cambio, a version of Ocho Pasos during pregnancy; and TwoTalk, a Spanish language program for those with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.

research studies with over 600 participants, partnering with industry leaders such as Abbott, Dexcom, Medtronic, Omnipod and Tandem Diabetes; and published 14 articles in highly respected medical journals.

SDRI has also taken a leading role in diabetes management for women’s health, supporting women living with diabetes through a life course approach that covers key stages such as adolescence, intrapartum, perimenopause and postmenopause.

“We’ve been doing that for over 50 years, focusing on the unique challenges that women with diabetes face beyond pregnancy, which used to be considered impossible for those diagnosed with diabetes,” Haq said. “We have specialized programs that aim to empower women with diabetes to thrive in all stages of life.”

To that end, over the last year SDRI has collaborated with leaders in diabetes research to form the Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Gestational Diabetes Management Working Group – conducting studies to diversify CGM use in pregnancy and publishing new research results; ensuring access to diabetes care and education for all patients throughout pregnancy, aiding 112 mothers to deliver healthy babies with specialized support; and expanding research on CGM applications for women who have pregnancies complicated by diabetes.

At the same time, SDRI remains deeply committed to advancing health equity and addressing disparities in healthcare access and outcomes among patients with diabetes. The organization this year launched a groundbreaking new research initiative to develop a culturally appropriate diet intervention program tailored for the local Latino community – and for pregnant women with gestational diabetes, type 2 diabe-

“We’re really committed as an organization to making diabetes care more equitable,” Haq said. “We want to improve the overall access to diabetes technology for the underserved communities through our studies, programs and partnerships. They’re very culturally sensitive and tailored programs in diabetes education, making sure that individuals from all different backgrounds in our community can truly receive the support that they need, ensuring equitable access to the latest advancements and providing comprehensive support to manage their diabetes.”

Like the old TV commercial for Hair Club for Men, in which the pitchman notes that he’s not just the president but also a client, Haq herself has benefited from the cutting-edge research at SDRI. Haq was diagnosed with the disease at age 3 and received support through the research and innovative programs run by Dr. Lois Jovanovic – who is revered worldwide as the godmother of modern-day diabetes care, especially during pregnancy. Dr. Jovanovic’s 18-year tenancy as SDRI CEO and Chief Scientific Officer ended in 2013 with her retirement.

“I truly owe my family to Lois, who changed the protocols for women,” said Haq, who uses an artificial pancreas with an automated insulin delivery system herself. “It was an honor to be her patient and to have such great care. SDRI was part of the pivotal trials for those devices. I am so passionate about the work because I live it and I’ve truly been touched by what we do here. To see where the technology for diabetes has come from way back when I was diagnosed to today is just amazing, and we’re on the front lines. But passion drives all of our staff, and it is incredible to see lives touched and lives changed because of the work that we do.”

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The Sansum Diabetes Research Institute continues its century-long legacy of unraveling the challenges around living with diabetes (courtesy photo)

Greece’s Sea Turtle Nests Reach Record Numbers as Conservation Efforts Pay Off

After decades of tireless conservation efforts, the endangered Caretta caretta sea turtle is making a spectacular recovery on Greece’s coastlines. This ancient mariner, which has been around for over 100 million years, was nearly extinct due to human activity and environmental threats. Conservationists’ efforts led to a record number of sea turtle nests in Greece, marking an enormous triumph for wildlife preservation.

Something amazing has been happening on the sandy beaches of Sekania on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, which is the largest nesting place for loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Charikleia Minotou, the WWF program manager in this protected area, has monitored loggerhead turtles for nearly 25 years. Her discoveries are nothing short of amazing.

“The message sea turtles are sending is very clear,” says Minotou. “The measures we have taken over the past 25 years to ensure conditions are right for the marine turtles to nest here, they are working… It’s fantastic.”

This year, more than 1,200 nests have been discovered on the beach – an incredible number, with one nest per 50 cm. Minotou and her crew have seen record numbers of both nests and surviving hatchlings, indicating a remarkable rebound for the species.

The Mediterranean region has seen an extraordinary increase in sea turtle nesting numbers, from Spain to Cyprus. This recovery is the consequence of a coordinated effort by conservationists dedicated to saving the species. Although only one in every 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings survives to adulthood, the number of nests is increasing, demonstrating the effectiveness of these conservation programs.

Greece, which contains 60% of the Mediterranean’s loggerhead turtle nests, has seen the most dramatic recovery. According to Archelon, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, the average number of nests each year has increased from 5,0007,000 to more than 10,000 since 2023.

Dr. Aliki Panagopoulou , research coordinator for Archelon, explains the significance of this increase: “Throughout the 2000s, we were registering annual declines of about six percent on Crete, for example. Now we are looking at a dramatic increase in nest numbers, the result of decades of conservation efforts.”

These efforts have centered on getting as many hatchlings as possible into the water, giving them the highest chance of survival.

Humphrey Road, was concerned with the project’s impact on public safety. “I feel that this project will have an adverse impact on our public health and safety due mostly to overflowing street parking and much more traffic.”

Various Miramar supporters were present at the hearing and held blue “I support the Miramar” signs.

Ahead of the vote, the commissioners addressed safety-related questions to the Montecito Fire Department and Public Works. Commissioner C. Michael Cooney sought clarification regarding the potential impact of the development on Montecito’s evacuation procedures. Fire Chief David Neels referenced two studies conducted in 2022 and 2023 that evaluated the comprehensive evacuation plan for the community. “We have not included the Miramar envelope in those evacuation studies, nor do we include just one element in our community in our evacuation study; we have to look at everything.”

Commissioner Cooney then asked if there had ever been a situation where the fire crew had issues getting their trucks through San Ysidro and into Humphrey Lane. “Are you able to get to all the calls that

you’ve had?” he asked. Neels assured Commissioner Cooney that he could not recall a situation where they hadn’t made it to an emergency due to a blocked roadway.

Commissioner Parke inquired if there was traffic data that showed what traffic looked like at the former Miramar. William Robertson with Santa Barbara County Public Works said he couldn’t definitively say whether the traffic was worse or better back then because “the road was different at the time.” Nevertheless, Commissioner Parke shared that he believes traffic was worse back then.

Some speakers requested that the project be moved to when Roy Lee replaces First District Supervisor Das Williams next year. Others spoke about waiting until the improvements to the 101 freeway were completed. However, Chris Robertson warned Commissioners that this move would be a “direct violation of the housing accountability act and SB330.” Commissioner Parke noted that this hearing is number three of the allotted five. “If we continue it, we are eating into the supervisor’s hearing,” he said. The project will likely be appealed to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

Caruso’s Senior VP of Planning & Development Chris Robertson speaking at the hearing

Arrive starting at 5:30 PM for a FREE all-ages dance class and music and prizes from

West Coast Premiere / One Night Only!

Dorrance Dance

The Nutcracker Suite

Thu, Dec 5 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Trade pointe shoes for tap shoes as Dorrance Dance’s highenergy Nutcracker Suite boogies, slides, struts and dives to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s extraordinary interpretation of the classic Tchaikovsky score.

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30th Anniversary Tour Pink Martini

Featuring China Forbes

Tue, Dec 17 / 7:30 PM / Arlington Theatre

Pink Martini brings its signature blend of jazz, classical and pop music to a festive holiday show, performing classics like “White Christmas” alongside Chinese New Year tunes and a samba-inspired version of “Auld Lang Syne,” as well as fan favorites from their studio albums.

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Elizabeth’s Appraisals

Phyfe Furniture

by Elizabeth Stewart

HHwas told by his grandmother from Boston that the table she left him was made by Duncan Phyfe. Almost everyone who has an East Coast Grandma runs the risk of being told that her family’s furniture was made by Phyfe. For years after his death, Phyfe’s furniture was NOT collected nor desired; it wasn’t till the 1920s, a hundred years after his style was popular, that Classical Mahogany began to be reproduced, and his original pieces were given museum shows.

Phyfe employed over 300 craftsmen over time who copied his style from 1805-1840s. He was mainly a New York designer although he worked for the social elite of Philadelphia and, especially, the plantations of the Old South. Look for anything that reminds you of Greece or Rome, because Phyfe’s style is Neoclassical, using elements such as lion’s masks, lion’s paw feet, acanthus leaf carvings, reeding, lyres, scrolls, and saber-shaped legs on chairs. He used

fruitwoods such as mahogany, cherry, and rosewood, and touched his pieces with very thin veneers for accents.

Strange that a poor boy from Loch Fannich in Scotland should become the nation’s foremost designer in the Neoclassical (Greek and Roman) style, practicing in New York City for 55 years, employing and later partnering with his sons. After the turn of the century from the 18th to the 19th, Classicism became the rage till the 1840s when taste changed to historical revival styles such as the Gothic, the Rococo, and the Italian Renaissance. And Phyfe was the style’s most famous cabinetmaker.

The Neoclassical style was a worldwide phenomenon which touched architecture (every U.S. town’s main street had a Parthenon style bank building), furniture, painting and sculpture, fashionable clothing, literature, and interior design. Two world events ushered in the craze. The first was the mid-18th century discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum by the German father of archaeology, JJ Winckelmann, who wrote extensively about the ruins. Winckelmann wrote as well about some

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of the intact buildings of Herculaneum, preserved by 25 meters of volcanic ash. Both cities were frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The style of the Classical world was then made famous by a Roman artist, Piranesi, whose prints were collected by the privileged young English and European men taking The Grand Tour of Italy and the Classical World, bringing works of art back home with them after years abroad spent refining their “tastes.” Thus, the discovery of the ancient ruins and the popularity of The Grand Tour in the late 18th century began the Neoclassical era. Phyfe’s many forms of furniture designs were in this style until he retired at almost 80 years old.

Much of the furniture he designed is described now as refined and elegant, as opposed to the later Neoclassical period furniture in the Empire style (after Napoleon’s reign as Emperor and his taste for Roman style). Phyfe was known for portraying parts of animals in his furniture, a tradition that springs from the Roman style of using carved animal legs and feet on the legs of chairs and tables. For example, on the table that HH sends me, I note the “Hairy Knees” which jut out from those four arched legs, which

terminate in cat’s claw or lion’s paw feet. They are meant to look like feline feet, and if they aren’t carved in wood to resemble hairy feet, or talons clutching a ball, they will be cast in bronze as casters to resemble animal feet.

A favorite motif of Phyfe’s was the relief face of a lion’s pelt as worn by Hercules as a cape. Phyfe reached back to Classical myth for some of his imagery. Although it is ubiquitous today, as it has been copied so much, the harp or lyre-backed chair was his invention. The pedestal-based table – Phyfe’s dining table, for instance – is also a Classical element which borrowed from nature. These pedestals (as in the photo) are carved with the design of acanthus leaves, seen originally on the Corinthian columns in Greek architecture.

Far removed from his childhood Scottish crofter’s cottage, the unique Classical elements of Duncan Phyfe’s furniture were known throughout the world. These pieces are such a part of how we think about furniture that we forget that once they were totally new design concepts. Duncan Phyfe’s furniture can be seen in the Green Room at the White House, Edgewater, Roper House, and especially at Millford Plantation in South Carolina, owned by the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust.

Elizabeth Stewart, PhD is a veteran appraiser of fine art, furniture, glass, and other collectibles, and a cert. member of the AAA and an accr. member of the ASA. Please send any objects to be appraised to Elizabethappraisals@ gmail.com

A Phyfe table with some distinctly “Hairy Knees”

Foraging Thyme Guatemalan Blue Squash

by Melissa Petitto

Ilove discovering new finds at the farmers market and the Guatemalan blue squash is a new varietal for me. Roots Organic Farm has some of the first seasonal squashes and I am so excited to take this one back to the kitchen and create a recipe for you. This rare heirloom variety of winter squash is large and oblong, the inside is dense and dark orange with a smooth, silky texture when cooked and a nutty, sweet flavor. These squashes are rich in alpha-carotene and beta-carotene which our body converts to vitamin A, which helps with healthy skin and mucous membranes, eye health, and boosting our immune systems. The blue squash is also a good source of vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps strengthen our immune systems and reduce inflammation. This blue squash is also a good source of dietary fiber which helps stimulate our digestive tracts and contributes to our gut microbiome. Folate is another essential vitamin in winter squash and is necessary for producing red and white blood cells in our bone marrow, converting carbohydrates into energy, and making DNA and RNA. This squash is also a source of magnesium which helps turn food into energy, creates protein and helps regulate the nervous system. Let’s head into the kitchen.

Coconut Ginger Guatemalan Blue Squash Soup

Yield: 8 Servings

1 each Guatemalan blue squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into 1-inch cubes

¼ cup coconut oil

1 sweet onion, diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoons ginger, peeled and grated

2 tablespoons cilantro stems, finely chopped

1 cup split red lentils

2 tablespoons brown mustard seeds

Pinch cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon curry powder

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

6 cups homemade vegetable broth

1 tablespoon lime zest

2 tablespoons lime juice

2 – 13.5-ounce cans simply coconut milk

Toppings

Shaved serrano chili

Cilantro leaves

Toasted unsweetened coconut

Directions:

1. Heat the coconut oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the sweet onion, garlic, ginger, and cilantro stems. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender and translucent.

2. Stir in the lentils, squash, mustard seeds, cayenne, turmeric, black pepper, curry powder, and cayenne pepper. Stir until all is coated in the coconut oil, about 1 minute.

3. Add in the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes or until the lentils and squash are tender.

4. Optional ~ using an immersion blender, puree the soup a little until it’s creamy and the squash is pureed. You may omit this step if you wish.

5. Turn off the heat and add the lime zest, lime juice and coconut milk. Stir to combine and taste for seasoning.

6. To serve, ladle into bowls and top with shaved serrano chili, cilantro leaves, and toasted coconut.

Melissa Petitto, R.D., is an executive chef and co-founder at Thymeless My Chef SB, was a celebrity personal chef for 16 years, just finished her 10th cookbook, and is an expert on nutrition and wellness.

D’ANGELO BREAD

Guatemalan blue squash is one of the many squash varietals, and a recent discovery at the local Farmers Market (photo by Fernando Lopez-Anido via Wikimedia Commons)

Celebrating History

Plaza Palooza Day

by Hattie Beresford

Last Sunday’s opening of the new Michael Towbes Library Plaza was everything the Journal’s Jeff Wing predicted it would be in a recent edition of the weekly MJ. It was indeed a mezzo shout of happy civic hollering as a Pandora’s box of color and sound reverberated on the sun splashed block party on Anapamu Street. In addition to speeches by Janet Garufis and doz-

the Faulkner sisters’ estate in Montecito, performed the groundbreaking. Where today we see a mixed-use parking lot in the background, in 1929 the Presbyterian church dominated that section of Anapamu Street. (photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

Architect Myron Hunt talks about the design to (seated left to right) Mary Corning Winslow Black (widow of Clarence Black), Francis Linn (head librarian), and Mary Faulkner Gould. (photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

Library, Faulkner Gallery, and Plaza circa 1930. The connection between the two is camouflaged by the tree in the corner. (photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

ens of other dignitaries and supporters involved in making Towbes’ plaza manifest, six local performing arts groups took to the stage in performances that presented the vast variety of local cultural interests.

Along Anapamu Street, a panoply of civic organizations introduced a profusion of programs available to Santa Barbarans, from the historic minded Pearl Chase Society to Central Coast Ocean Adventures Foundation’s immersive ocean-based education and experiences, through Mystic Whaler – a replica of a late 19 th century cargo schooner.

In the Faulkner Gallery, a screening of a talk by the late Michael Towbes, whom Wing describes as “a prolific giver, gifted businessman, and radiant human being,” is in progress. Towbes was, indeed, a unique person who emanated an aura of kindness and grace, and his philanthropy benefitted people from all walks of life. It is fitting that the new plaza bears his name. This is a plaza that has a history.

Plaza History

The history behind the plaza must be shared with the history of the Faulkner Gallery. The land was donated by Clarence Black of Detroit and Santa Barbara, whose wife, Mary Corning Winslow Black, was an artist. Funding for the building came from Mary Faulkner Gould of Massachusetts and

Montecito, who gave the money in honor of her three sisters. The original architect was Myron Hunt, and the art gallery and plaza opened on October 15, 1930.

On September 16, 1929, groundbreaking ceremonies commenced. Seated front and center were Mary Corning Winslow Black, Frances B. Linn, and Mary Faulkner Gould. Wielding a silver-plated shovel, Joaquin Crespin (J.C.) Juarez, a descendent of Presidio soldiers and for nearly 40 years gardener and groundskeeper at Renklauf, (the Faulkner sisters’ estate in Montecito) moved the first shovelful of dirt on behalf of the Faulkner family, and construction commenced.

The design for the plaza, which was tucked in the L of the library and gallery, included three stair-stepped reflecting

A happy crowd in the plaza (photo by

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pools, each succeeding pool cleverly narrower than the one before it to give the illusion of great distance. The pools led to a tall wooden doorway from which rose a colorful stylized portrayal of California poppies surmounted by a sunburst, designed and painted by John Gamble and completed the day of the opening. Inside, brass memorial plaques honored Clarence Black and the Faulkner sisters.

Today’s plaza echoes back to that original design but has morphed into a space appropriate for the needs of Santa Barbara in 2024. Diu ut vivat!

Hattie Beresford has been writing a local history column for the Montecito Journal for more than a decade and is the author of several books on Santa Barbara’s historic past

“Day and night I always dream with open eyes.” – José Martí

Joaquin Crespin Juarez, head gardener at Renklauf,

Lauren Trujillo, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Library Foundation, helped steer the plaza project for years (photo by Hattie Beresford)

The Library plaza circa 2000 sported their tiers and a fountain (photo by Hattie Beresford)

A view

the top of the Presbyterian church shows the library circa 1924 before the construction of the plaza and gallery (photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)

Hattie Beresford)

Plaza Palooza

Michael Towbes

Plaza of Literary Possibilities

by Jamie Knee

When I was young, libraries were my gateway to adventure. I traveled through stories, climbed metaphorical mountains, and learned boundless skills, all from the coziness of an armchair. Stepping into a library always felt like stepping into a world where anything was possible, an enchanted gateway that took me on journeys beyond the horizon. This love for libraries has only deepened over the years, making the grand opening of the new Michael Towbes Library Plaza in Santa Barbara on November 3, 2024, especially momentous. Last weekend, the city came alive with Plaza Palooza, an event that marked this important milestone with joy and community spirit.

The celebration began at noon, drawing crowds eager to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony that symbolized a new era for the Santa Barbara Public Library. The day was filled with captivating performances by local groups, including CAMA, Flamenco Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Symphony, setting an exuberant tone for the festivities. Anapamu Street was closed to traffic and transformed into a lively pedestrian plaza where over 50 local nonprofits, such as A to Z Cooking School, The SB Humane Society, Girls Inc., and MOXI hosted interactive booths. From arts and education to wellness and environmental conservation, these organizations showcased the vibrant spirit of Santa Barbara, and invited the community to connect and learn.

“Great libraries build communities,” said Lauren Trujillo, Director of the Santa Barbara Library Foundation. This belief was at the heart of the Plaza, a $5 million vision supported by a $1 million endowment for sustainability, promising more than just aesthetic beauty, it promised connection and renewal.

As Andrew Carnegie famously said, “A library outranks any other one thing

a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never-failing spring in the desert.” This sentiment rings true with the opening of the Michael Towbes Library Plaza, a space designed to reflect that very essence. For over a century, the Santa Barbara Public Library has been a beacon for learning, exploration, and civic engagement. With the addition of the Library Plaza, this historic landmark has transformed into a dynamic, modern space where stories meet community, sparking connections that extend beyond the written word.

The Plaza, designed as a versatile urban green space, is now set to host a spectrum of events: story-times, local author fairs, college and career expos, and more. This 10,000-square-foot venue amplifies the Library’s impressive lineup of free programs, enriching the community in new ways. The excitement of puppet shows, science experiments, and music performances – all under the open sky and just steps from the bookshelves that inspire them – is now a reality.

Attendees at Plaza Palooza enjoyed Library tours, a Friends of the Library Book Sale, face painting, and film screenings in the Faulkner Gallery, while local food trucks provided delicious options to complement the lively scene. It was a day filled with laughter, discovery, and an unmistakable sense of unity.

Named in honor of Michael Towbes, a philanthropist whose legacy resonates throughout Santa Barbara, the new Plaza ensures the Library’s role as a communal gathering space for generations to come. Its drought-tolerant landscaping, permeable pavers, and natural sandstone demonstrate a thoughtful approach to sustainability, proving that beauty and practicality can coexist seamlessly. Regular maintenance by the city, supported by the Library Foundation’s endowment, will keep the Plaza vibrant and welcoming. This investment underscores a deep belief in the Library’s evolving mission: nurturing literacy, fostering civic engagement,

and building lasting community bonds.

The new Plaza is more than just an architectural addition; it acts as a driving force for community revitalization. According to Jim Jackson, Co-Chair of the Library Plaza Campaign, this project is pivotal for energizing downtown Santa Barbara. The space now seamlessly connects the cultural arts district and serves as a stage for a wide array of activities, embodying the vibrant and diverse spirit of the city

For those of us who cherish the written word, the Plaza invites gatherings that may spark book clubs and conversations reaching into the heart of Santa Barbara’s intellectual community. Many attendees, myself included, felt the excitement of receiving a new Library card at the event, ready to embark on fresh literary adventures.

This past weekend we didn’t just celebrate the opening of a space; we celebrated a renewed commitment to each other, and to the future of our community. The Michael Towbes Library Plaza now stands as a place where stories meet reality, ideas flourish, and Santa Barbara comes alive. This milestone marks the beginning of a new chapter in our city’s story, one filled with promise, connection, and the magic that libraries have always provided.

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Jamie checking out the new plaza

Ribbon cutting of the big moment

County of Santa Barbara Montecito Planning Commission

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Senate Bill 9, Telecommunication Facilities, and other Minor Ordinance Amendments

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 Planning Commission Hearing Room

123 E. Anapamu Street, Room 17, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M

On November 20, 2024, the Montecito Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the Senate Bill 9, Telecommunication Facilities, and other Minor Ordinance Amendments. The Montecito Planning Commission will consider making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the following proposed ordinance amendments:

Case Nos. 24ORD‐00017 and 24ORD‐00020, ordinances amending the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC) of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, in compliance with Chapter 35.494, and Case Nos. 24ORD‐00015, 24ORD‐00018, and 24ORD‐00025, ordinances amending the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, in compliance with Section 35‐180, to add provisions and development standards in accordance with Senate Bill 9 regulations (Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7); revise existing development standards and permit procedures for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities; and process other minor ordinance amendments to update existing text provisions, including updating allowed uses in the C‐1 zone district in Article II and implementing clarifications and necessary revisions to the existing Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance to align with changes to State law.

The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. To review the staff report, ordinances, and other related documents, please visit the Planning and Development Department website: https://www.countyofsb.org/1647/Montecito‐Planning‐Commission. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Corina Venegas‐Martin, at cvenegas@countyofsb.org.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The following methods of participation are available to the public.

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If you wish to provide public comment, the following methods are available:

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When: November 20, 2024, 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 11/20/2024

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Robert’s Big Questions Truth vs. Focus?

by Robert Bernstein

Almost five years ago I was honored to be hired by MoJo CEO and Executive Editor Gwyn Lurie “What is Truth?” was her recommendation for my first article.

Neuroscientist/podcaster Sam Harris raised a related point: “There are an infinite number of facts one could choose to focus on. And the act of focusing changes how certain of those facts appear, and it changes whether or how they will affect our politics.”

The “availability bias” is a cognitive bias discovered by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. Kahneman received the Nobel Prize for this work; Tversky died before he could receive it.

The availability bias is a mental shortcut. We assume if something is easily remembered, it must be important. We are driven by stories rather than facts or statistics. Our modern world corrupts this to advantage. Advertising is all about making you aware of problems you never knew you had. And distracting you from real problems.

Corporate media and social media also hijack the availability bias for their profit. At the end of the 1890s, William Randolph Hearst was in a “media war” with Joseph Pulitzer. Hearst coined the phrase, “If it bleeds, it leads.” The resulting sensationalist reporting inflamed U.S. sentiment against Spain – and sold more newspapers.

These journalistic practices and Hearst’s broad readership helped precipitate U.S. involvement in what became the Spanish-American War.

Social media does the same, by emphasizing news feed items that keep user “eyeballs” on the page, rather than what is important or helpful.

Parents believe that abduction of children by a stranger is a real and even rising danger. In fact it is increasingly rare and in statistical decline. Rarer than being hit by lightning. But the fear of abduction does real harm: children never being allowed to explore their world and be children. The psychological and physical harm of being driven everywhere by their parents is real.

Terrorist attacks are rare, yet the availability bias makes them salient. I often travel to underdeveloped places that require vaccinations. One time I was getting these from my travel doctor. As I left, he noted that disease was not the main risk. What is? “The same top two risks that exist at home: Cars and dogs.”

In fact, according to the Insurance Information Institute, dog bites make up approximately one-third of homeowners insurance claims. But people are more afraid of snakes.

I am writing this in the run-up to the election. Elections usually involve debates. Much focus is directed at how the candidates conduct themselves and whether they answer the questions or evade them. But some questions deserve evasion. The issue may be unimportant. Or it may be too complex to answer in a two-minute sound bite.

The moderator can never be neutral. It is always a judgment call what issues to raise.

There has been a lot of talk about fact checking in the debates. Again, this often misses the point. Someone can say something that is true, yet utterly misleading. The most common technique is to tell a story of something that really happened, yet is an exceedingly rare event. Think of Bush Senior and his infamous Willie Horton ad.

Surveys ask people their top concerns. Right now people are saying things like illegal immigration, crime, and inflation – even though crime and inflation are actually low now and continuing to decline. And how many people’s lives are actually negatively affected by undocumented immigrants?

Health care is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the US. Maybe that is more important?

Americans do not get enough sleep; a quality of life and safety issue bigger than drunk driving. Americans’ habit of working long hours has not improved in the past half century. Has a presidential debate ever discussed changing the 40-hour work week? Or mandating paid vacations, as civilized countries do?

How about the enormous amount of time we spend in transit, because we have no good high speed rail or good regional public transit? Has this ever been raised in a debate?

What about mass incarceration in the U.S.? Corporate welfare? Modernizing our education system? Global freshwater scarcity? Mass extinctions?

And the climate crisis is the perennial issue that never gets proper in-depth attention for real solutions. Perhaps truth without proper focus is not truth at all?

Robert Bernstein holds degrees from Physics departments of MIT and UCSB. His passion to understand the Big Questions of life, the universe and to be a good citizen of the planet. Visit facebook. com/questionbig

The Water Column

No Lead is Good News: Customer Pipe Inventory Complete

by Laura Camp

The District treats and tests water to make sure that it is lead-free when it leaves the treatment facility to travel through water mains. All pipelines that carry water play an important role in the quality of the water that arrives at the tap. A comprehensive survey of the District’s pipes completed in 2018 detected no lead. However, older homes may have lead in customer service lines, household plumbing materials, and faucets. For this reason, the Environmental Protection Agency required all public water systems, including Montecito Water District, to conduct a Lead Service Line Inventory by October 16, 2024, with the goal of identifying any potential sources of lead in tap water associated with water service lines.

CUSTOMER PIPE MATERIAL

https://drinktap.org/Water-Info/Whats-in-My-Water/Lead-In-Water

No lead pipes were detected in an evaluation of more than 1,700 customer service connections, representing nearly 60% of homes built before 1986 when the “lead ban” was enacted. Results showed copper as the predominant pipe material (62%), followed by plastic (25%) and galvanized steel (13%).

Between March and September 2024, the District’s qualified staff conducted an inventory using a State approved sampling process with an emphasis on properties built before 1986, the year the lead ban was enacted. No lead was apparent in any of the customer service lines examined. Results from more than 1,700 service lines indicate that copper is the most common pipe material, followed by plastic, and galvanized steel.

There is no identified “safe” level of lead, a powerful toxin that is harmful to human health. Infants, young children, and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of lead because it accumulates in the body. If you have concerns that your household plumbing may be contributing lead to your drinking water, here are some steps you can take to reduce exposure:

- If water has not been used for several hours, run the tap to ensure you are getting fresh water that has not been stagnant in pipes or fixtures.

- Use only cold water for drinking and cooking, and clean faucet aerators regularly to ensure they are free of lead particles.

- Consider purchasing a home filter certified to remove lead.

Ultimately, the best way to protect your household is by eliminating all potential sources of lead. For more information, there are many resources available online including:

District customers who have any questions about the lead pipe inventory are encouraged to contact Adam Kanold, Assistant General Manager/Engineering Manager at (805) 969-2271.

Water delivered throughout the District is continuously treated and tested to ensure that it meets or exceeds Federal and State water quality standards in compliance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the State of California’s Water Resources Control Board requirements. Regulated water quality data are reported annually in the Consumer Confidence Report which can be found on the District’s web site at www.montecitowater.com.

Water delivered to homes passes through pipes including District-owned water mains and service lines, and customer-owned service lines and indoor/outdoor plumbing. The recent lead service line inventory evaluated customer owned service line connections at the meter box.

Montecito Water District staff join Board meeting to acknowledge completion of the rigorous lead pipe inventory conducted between March and September 2024, in which no lead service lines were found.

Laura Camp is the Public Information Officer for the Montecito Water District

plenty of laughs through an unrelenting barrage of creative set-design gags and physical comedy. Director Mitchell Thomas masterfully squeezes out every laugh while navigating a plot that doesn’t take itself seriously. This was good lighthearted fun at its best. Bravo to the fine cast of Joel Michelson, Kieran Williams, Alaina Dean, Jake Siaki, and Tucker Howard who adeptly switched between numerous characters, each with a distinct accent.

The Westmont Theatre will stage a reading of Larissa Fasthorse’s The Thanksgiving Play on Nov. 23 at 2 pm in the Black Box Theatre. The free performance, which follows a group of theater artists as they try to write a politically and historically correct play about the first Thanksgiving, is directed

by

Madeline Fanton, a visiting assistant professor.

Hat Trick Earns Honors for Martin

Westmont’s Sierra Martin is the PacWest Women’s Soccer Player of the Week after booting three goals in the Warriors’ 3-1 victory over Academy of Art on Nov. 2 in San Francisco. This was the first hat trick in conference this season.

Martin and the Warriors close out the regular season at home with games against Hawai’i Pacific on Nov. 7 and Dominican on Nov. 9, both at 2 pm on Thorrington Field. They can clinch a berth in the upcoming conference championship by winning one of the two remaining games. The four-team tournament, which will take place at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, begins with semifinals on Nov. 14. The championship game will be conducted the following Saturday.

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for Ventura County Volunteer of the Year; and the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) organization Co-Executive Directors Hazel Davalos and Lucas Zucker won the Champions for Social Justice Award.

Seen at the event supporting Casa Dorinda’s Lisa Thomas were Katina Zaninovich, Vicki Hazard, Diana Lovan with Montecito Bank and Trust’s Suzi Schomer, Bruce Stevens and Brianna Aguilar VIP attendees were AFP officers and board: V.P. Elena I. Nicklasson, Secretary Lauren Trujillo, Treasurer Rey Canseco, VP Membership Karen Y. Kawaguchi, and VP Professional

Development Hannah Quiroz , Molly Kemper , Angela MillerBevan, Greg Mora and Stephanie Wilson; Women’s Economic Venture’s Lauren Lafferty, Melissa Miller of Ventura County Credit Union, Easy Lift Transportation’s Ernesto Paredes, Ventura College Foundation’s Gerry Pantoja, and Tania Reyes from The Fund for Santa Barbara.

411 : First held locally in 1987, National Philanthropy Day recognizes the great contributions of philanthropy and the people active in the philanthropic community who have enriched our world. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of giving and all that it has made possible.

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Molly Kemper and Briana Aguilar (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Claudia Armann and Greg Mora (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Tim Murphy and Donna France (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Jake Siaki, Joel Michelson, and Alaina Dean in The 39 Steps

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respect for your dedication during danger incidents such as the Thomas Fire, the debris flow, and your daily commitment to protecting our community. On behalf of all the members of our department, we thank you for your partnership and all you’ve done for this community.”

Overcome and tearful, Arnoldi shared, “I should really be thanking you people. For the last 50 plus years you have allowed and given me the privilege of serving and protecting you, ‘cause it works both ways. I started as a reserve deputy in 1973, and in August 1974 I was the first new hire at the Sheriff’s department in over two-and-a-half years. As a 23-year-old by myself, I was assigned Santa Barbara to the Ventura County line. In the late 1970s we came up with a team policing concept, and 11 officers were responsible for Carp-MontecitoSummerland. In 1996, I was appointed to Sheriff’s Lieutenant. In 2001 to 2003, I was assigned your Coastal Bureau commander, and the last stint I did here was 2018 till July 2024. My family were the founders of Arnoldi’s Café, my grandfather and my dad were masons who did a lot of stonework in Montecito, and

my great grandad built the Stonehouse on Toro Canyon at the East Valley Road intersection in the early 1900s, so the Arnoldi family has long time roots in this community, and I have enjoyed serving you.”

Additional awards were presented by Hyatt, including an engraved pen for Arnoldi; Nina Terzian presented a stuffed brown bear affectionately named, ‘Butchie the Bear’ to Arnoldi in honor of his affinity for bears; Mindy Denson awarded Wayne Covert and Pacific Tree as a Community Partner, and Dana Newquist presented the Peter K. Barker Foundation’s donation for the Montecito Association’s Beautification Day event.

During the afternoon program, there was a BBQ with homemade chili by our Montecito Fire Fighters, who add peanut butter [you read that right!] into their chili mix. For the less brave to take that on, there were fresh BBQ hot dogs, a variety of salads, chocolate chip cookies, and slices of the MA 75th Anniversary cake. There were info tables with representatives from SB Fire Safe, the Montecito Water District, the Montecito Community Foundation, and our Fire Fighters teaching kids about fire prevention. There was lots of free merch to take home. Providing stellar live music was Maitland Ward on his guitar with songs that brought it home.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

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attorney Beth Collins. In a statement to Montecito Journal following the hearing, Quill stated that the appeal denial “represents a significant step forward in the Music Academy of the West’s longstanding mission to provide transformative and innovative educational programs for exceptionally talented musicians, while fostering greater engagement with classical music through our community and public performances.”

In a fiery declaration of support that resulted in applause from the audience, Music Academy teacher Julie Landsman shared her support. “Please rally behind us and help free us from the shackles and ease the possibility of existing in an easy environment where we are embraced by our community,” she said.

After the vote, Maurice Singer, Board Chair of the Music Academy, told the Montecito Journal that he was “obviously very pleased with the result” of the meeting. “I think that we are dedicated to having good relationships with our neighbors, and that’s going to happen.”

Speakers representing the Music Academy and neighbors near the school shared their thoughts. Those favoring the appeal voiced concerns about the increased noise generated if the Music Academy hosts SLEs. “My patio is rendered useless, and I retreat inside with closed doors and windows,” said one neighbor of the noise generated from the academy. Others felt the added events would increase traffic in an already busy area. One neighbor said they felt “personally at risk” when walking past the Music Academy gates.

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pivotal Management Group; PPG Marketing; Pivotal Promotions, 3201 Airpark Dr. Ste 201, Santa Maria, CA, 93455. Pivotal Perspectives INC, 3201 Airpark Dr. Ste 201, Santa Maria, CA, 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 16, 2024. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2024-0002429. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2024

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO:

WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

This may affect your property. Please read.

Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department. The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor deve lopment and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Kevin De Los Santos at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbar a 93101-2058, by email at santosk@countyofsb.org, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided.

WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission.

If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Kevin De Los Santos at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at santosk@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 884-8051.

PROPOSAL: BIANCHI LIVING TRUST - NEW POOL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

PROJECT ADDRESS: 120 TIBURON BAY LN, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931082671 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE

DATE OF NOTICE: 10/31/2024

REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 11/21/2024

PERMIT NUMBER: 22CDH-OOOOO-00030 APPLICATION FILED: 10/3/2022

007-340-042

ZONING: 1-E-1

PROJECT AREA: 1.43

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Applicant: Alex And Courtney Bianchi

Proposed Project:

Construct new 16' x 42' swimming pool with a 7' x 7' inset spa.

APPEALS:

The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coast al Development Permit

22CDH-OOOOO-00030 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so.

Appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department online at https://aca-prod.accela.com/sbco/Default.aspx, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.

This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal.

For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Kevin De Los Santos.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: https://ca-santabarbaracounty.civicplus.pro/1499/Planning-Permit-Process-Flow-Chart Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: https://www.countyofsb.org/160/Planning-Development

Published November 7, 2024

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 24CV03779. To all interested parties: Petitioner Matthew Tanner Haynie filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Matthew Joseph Orosco. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter 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. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed October 16, 2024 by Terri Chavez. Hearing date: December 6, 2024 at 10 am in Dept. 4, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2024

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allowed to attend and provide comments at the Montecito Planning Commission meeting in-person.

• Attend the Meeting by Zoom Webinar - Individuals wishing to provide public comment during the Montecito Planning Commission meeting can do so via Zoom webinar by clicking the below link to register in advance. Register in advance for

PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission. Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc or by appointment by calling (805) 568-2000.

If you challenge the project(s) 21PMC-00000-00008, 12RVP-00000-00008, 23DVP-00000-00013, 24ORD00015, 24ORD-00017, 24ORD-000018, or 24ORD-00020 n court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. * This is a partial listing of the items to be heard at the Planning Commission Hearing of November 20, 2024. 12RVP-00000-00008 23DVP-00000-00013 Montecito YMCA Master Plan 591 Santa Rosa Lane 13NGD-00000-00008 Nicole Lieu, Supervising Planner (805) 884-8068 Chris Schmuckal, Planner (805) 568-3510 Hearing on the request of the Montecito Branch of the Channel Islands YMCA

Published November 7, 2024 Montecito Journal

What made Animal House such a major experience for you?

I fought tooth and nail to get into that movie, because it was the single best script I’d ever read at that point, unique and funny and clever and rude and everything that the Lampoon was, too. Sexist, racist and making fun of the culture of 1962 that allowed for that sexism and racism. And it was smart. When it came out and was a hit, it shifted the comedy wheel of Hollywood: Airplane and Caddyshack and Coming to America, one after another.

I also want to ask about The West Wing, which to me is one of the greatest dramatic series of all time, and one that I go back and watch again and again.

(Creator and writer) Aaron Sorkin created such vivid multidimensional characters and his writing was like nothing I’d seen before. Stepping into a show like that was playing tennis at Wimbledon because you were held to a higher standard. You had to say exactly what was written, which most actors didn’t want to or couldn’t do. Every actor on the show was very gifted and worked hard. I mean, they even corrected our punctuation! But it was wonderful.

Now that the book is done, how was it for you to go back and relive so many moments from your career and life?

It was great, a lot of fun and good memories. It was also very freeing – like what Catholics must feel in terms of relief or redemption after going to confession. Own it and get it off your chest. When I look back, I can see my missed opportunities and mistakes. But at the end of the day, it’s been a great ride, and I’m still having fun.

Hopefully Not the Kings’ & Symphony’s ‘Last Waltz’

It was pure serendipity when rock band Doublewide Kings co-founder Palmer Jackson, Jr., met Brett Strader at a social function in San Francisco just shy of two years ago. When Jackson mentioned that his band was planning a collaborative concert of Van Morrison songs with the Santa Barbara Symphony for the following November, Strader – a composer, conductor and arranger with decades of experience – let on that he’d performed a concert of Morrison’s music with strings about a decade before and still had the arrangements available.

The rest, as they say, was history. Strader expanded and added to his existing arrangements, and the concert at the Granada – a first for both organizations – was a smashing success, the show a sellout that was wildly entertaining.

A year later, they’re doing it again, this time with music by The Band, focusing on the famed The Last Waltz album and concert, which, coincidentally, took place 46 years ago in San Francisco. Strader not only wrote all the arrangements from scratch, but will conduct the symphony at the November 9 show, stepping in for the orchestra’s artistic director Nir Kabaretti

“The album and movie had lots of horns and woodwinds, but there weren’t any strings, so it was exciting to imagine how those songs could be expanded and upscaled, so to speak, by adding strings,” Strader said. “I modeled the woodwinds and the brass after what was on the original album, but even extrapolated there to add more classical instruments – flutes and clarinets. With the strings, saxophones, trombones, trumpets, tuba and flugelhorns, it’s a fascinating set of instruments to write for.”

Given that there are prominent horn lines that people will recognize, Strader said he worked to capture them with a lot of accuracy, and then added his own touch.

“I’m deviating a little bit from the original recordings and making some things my own, a different vibe entirely than what The Band originally did, including counter melodies and more.”

As with the Morrison show, several songs will find the symphony silent as the Doublewide Kings do their rock and roll thing sans accompaniment. But the orchestra also gets a chance to shine.

“I’ve written two interesting orchestral introductions, including opening the show with a remix of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a re-imagined version three minutes long with saxophones and trombones,” Strader said. “Another piece starts off with just the orchestra, too, because people will want to hear how great they are. What motivates me when I’m writing for orchestras is that the musicians have a good time playing, coming up with interesting stuff that makes ‘em sit forward on their chairs rather than being bored because they’re just playing chords.”

On the other hand, the show is a rather unusual gig for the arranger-conductor because the Kings don’t read music, so they don’t have charts to follow or to cue them.

“I call them an almost professional dad band because they’re really quite good, but they got that way simply by playing together for so many years,” Strader said.

A year after the massive success of the Morrison show, Strader and the Kings are much more comfortable with each other, he said.

“There’s a high level of trust between us,” he said. “This is going to be a blast.”

Classical Corner: Invigorating Music from Italy

Opera Santa Barbara launches its 2024-25 season with a classic in Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci at the Lobero Theatre on November 8 and 10. The tale of lust, jealousy, and murder inside a traveling troop of comedians features the famous aria “Vesti la giubba”, which closes the first act. OSB’s new production of the dramatic thriller, set in Italy and inspired by Italian neorealist cinema, is staged by Daniel Chapman and directed by Octavio Cardenas with OSB artistic director Kostis Protopapas conducting. Robert Stahley and Alaysha Fox headline the cast of mostly OSB veterans. Eschewing grand opera at the Granada this season, OSB will also stage Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro on February 21 and 23, and Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment starring Montecito-raised soprano Jana McIntyre, on May 2 and 4 at the Lobero. Visit www.lobero.og or www.operasb.org

Italy is also at the center of CAMA’s next International Series concert at the Granada, as superstar mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital leads the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra on November 12 in a program dubbed “Venetian Splendor!” The San Francisco-based ensemble, who perform on period instruments, will play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the concertos, plus offer an array of historic gondolier songs dedicated to Venice’s hallmark form of transport, with two-time Grammy-winning soprano Estelí Gomez as soloist. Visit www. camasb.org or www.granadasb.org. Salute!

Book ‘em: Back-to-back Beale and Lamott’s Elixirs

Santa Barbara chef and author Pascale Beale is booked for two public events this week to celebrate the launch of her new cookbook, FLAVOUR –Savouring The Seasons: Recipes From The Market Table . This is the fourth in the Market Table series from the proprietor of Pascale’s Kitchen, the online culinary boutique. The new book offers ingredient-focused, Mediterraneaninspired, primarily plant-based recipes that explore the taste of seasonality. Beale will discuss and sign her book at Chaucer’s on Tuesday, November 12 before heading over to A to Z Cooking School for a more hands (and mouths) on opportunity as part of the Women’s Literary Voices Salon. At the November 13 event, guests can savor the flavors of autumn through a cooking demonstration and tasting of Beale’s Grape Harvester’s Salad, one of her signature dishes. Following will be an interview with the chef-author about her creative process in both the kitchen and on the page. Details at www.chaucersbooks.com or www. sbwomensliteraryvoices.org

Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage

Elsewhere, the highly-praised veteran author and writer Anne Lamott is heading our way again for a talk at the Arlington Theatre on November 13. Lamott has penned dozens of books both fiction and nonfiction, including Bird by Bird, the all-time classic guide on writing from a place of truth, as well as collections of essays on faith. Lamott’s latest is titled Somehow: Thoughts on Love, in which the enchanting, lyrical writer addresses some of the most complex and intimate parts of life with grace and precision as she explores the struggles of love and the transformative power of intimacy. Lamott’s trademark honesty and humor as she discusses finding love late in life, the changing ways we love our children, and the ways love can keep us going in a painful world, seems like a great idea in the post-election period. Visit www. ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.

The Doublewide Kings and SB Symphony come together again for The Last Waltz (courtesy photo)

22nd Annual Event Energizes Togetherness Ghost Village Road

story and photos by

Joanne A Calitri

In my 22nd year covering the Annual Ghost Village Road, the energy the community brought out this year was everything.

Local schools represented – from Montecito Union School, Crane Country Day School, Laguna Blanca Lower and Upper schools, to Peabody School, Providence School, home school kids, La Colina School, and Santa Barbara Middle School. Parents and guardians of the galaxy were dressed to impress whilst monitoring the kids and securing dinner plans in the already overbooked restaurants. Kids took on Asian Rap artists, Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Lakers Basketball players, firemen, Robin Hood, princesses, witches, M&M’s, blowup dolphins, mermaids, pets, and women boxing teams.

The treat train ran the gamut from the Montecito Country Mart (MCM) down Coast Village Road to the Montecito Inn. The MCM businesses were all in theme with treats, while kids participated in a costume contest and photo ops under the expertise of the MCM Manager Kristin Teufel, from 11 am through 5 pm when the nine winners were selected.

Along CVR, the event was legend thanks to each of the Montecito businesses who took the time to incorporate massive outdoor decorations, flying ghosts, Rockstar skeletons, colored lights, flying bats, smoke machines, and the buckets of candy treats themselves dressed in costumes. We are talking our restaurants, the Chevron station, liquor/wine shops, banks, realtors, beauty salons, and retails shops. Great memories were created by Richie’s Barbershop barbers dressed as the Wizard of Oz with a yellow brick road photo op, Dan Encell and his Berkshire Hathaway team serving Encell’s secret recipe margaritas for the adults, Village Properties taking over the sidewalk with ghouls and caldrons, Lucky’s Restaurant team serving live from the crypt, Jeannine’s scones, the Rosewood Miramar’s team goodie table and their powder blue surrey. Thanks to CVR Executive Director Beth Sullivan, for coordinating the CVR event and the live band dressed in graveyard garb that played ‘80s hits from 3 to 6 pm.

Although details have been kept under wraps, it’s set to premiere next month allowing viewers a chance to explore the fast-paced sport through the players eyes.

Let the battle commence...

Delving Into the Collection

The venerable Santa Barbara Club hosted a fascinating talk by Santa Barbara Museum of Art docent Lori Mohr about the State Street institution’s latest exhibition featuring the art of the late uber philanthropist Leslie Ridley-Tree and her husband Paul. There are 58 works in all, of primarily 19th century British and French provenance.

After her death at the age of 98 two years ago, Leslie, a good friend, donated 31 of the works by such luminaries as Gustave Corbet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley, and Paul Signac, as well as Barbizon

artists including Theodore Rousseau, Charles-François Daubigny, and Charles Jacque.

Mohr, who has published the monthly docent newsletter for 15 years, looked at the works from inside and outside the frame giving a fascinating view of the times during massive cultural changes.

Afterwards, guests – including members of the Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub – walked over to the museum for a tour of the exhibition, which closed Sunday, with docent Ralph Wilson

Among the diners at lunch were Anne Smith Towbes, Rebecca Brand, Hiroko Benko, Maria McCall, Orman and Ricky Gaspar, John Bowers, Judy Frank, and Peggy Mathis

‘13 Tongues’ and Fast Feet

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s 13

Tongues at the Granada brought the sights and sounds of Taiwan’s legendary

night markets to life in all their human and spiritual dimensions.

Mixing traditional storytelling with futuristic imagery and shifting between folk, classical and electronic music sources, the energized production, part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lectures series, delivered an unforgettable experience of contemporary dance art at its most innovative and spectacular.

Drawing on childhood memories of a famous street performer from 1980s Taipei, artistic director Cheng Tsunglung and the Cloud Gate dancers wove a spectacular tapestry of ancient and modern images set to a dazzling dance of musical idioms.

European Ruby Jubilee

Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry’s 40th birthday was an absolute blast!

The former Dos Pueblos High student jetted to Venice, Italy, with British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom, to join Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez, before flying to Geneva, Switzerland, for a socially gridlocked 40s-themed beano at the Ritz-Carlton.

Guests received a Monopoly Deal card game, a bottle of Moët champagne, a ‘40s style newspaper article, blue candies and a mini syringe emblazoned with the word OzempiKP, poking fun at recent claims about her weight loss.

Then the singer and her fun-loving entourage moved to the Globe of Science and Innovation in nearby Cern, as well as indulging in boat rides.

Camerata Acclaim

Camerata Pacifica’s latest show at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall was an absolute gem with works by Fukushima, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg.

Flutist Yoobin Son playing “Mei, for Solo Flute” opened the concert with Rachmaninoff’s “Moments Musicaux.”

Stravinsky’s “Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet” with Jose Franch-Ballester was the penultimate performance, with Schoenberg’s “Chamber Symphony No. 1” wrapping the entertaining concert. Always a joy...

Fighting On and Off Screen

Montecito actor Jeff Bridges was in fight-or-flight mode after receiving a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020.

Bridges, 74, who portrayed a CIA operative in The Old Man, was diagnosed with blood cancer after a doctor’s checkup revealed a large stomach tumor.

Just moments before, the Oscar winner had filmed intense fight scenes for the latest edition of the FX series where he had been kicked and punched in the stomach.

“God, looking back on those, I didn’t know if I was going to die, but I had a

Kellen Olson, Hiroko Benko, Lori Mohr, and Anne Towbes (photo by Maria McCall)

Judy Frank, Peggy Mathis, Rebecca Brand, Susan Sarmiento, Marcella and Eric Poitras (photo by Maria McCall)

Artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung pulled from childhood memories of street performances for the show (photo by David Bazemore)

Joearle Thompson, Danuta Bennett, Hildegard Gray, Helga Morris, and Sandra Stingle (photo by Maria McCall)

13 Tongues blended modern and ancient forms of dance, music, and imagery (photo by David Bazemore)

9 by 12-inch tumor in my stomach,” he tells People. “Nine by 12 inches! While I’m getting snaked around and punched in the stomach and stuff. It didn’t hurt. There was no pain. But then I had this long hiatus from filming.”

While he underwent chemotherapy and also caught Covid during the hiatus, Jeff was left wondering if he was “ever going to do” a season two of the program.

“I just thought I might kick the bucket. I remember the doctor said, ‘You’ve got to fight Jeff. You’re not fighting.’”

“I had no idea what he was telling me. I was in surrender mode. Everybody dies, this might be me doing that.”

Jeff set himself the goal of walking his daughter Hayley down the aisle for her wedding.

“As it worked out, I not only escorted her down the aisle, but I got to do the wedding dance with her. Then I’d rush to the table and put my oxygen on!”

Paperwork Problems

Meghan Markle ’s lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard has suffered yet another blow.

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, has suffered ongoing trademark troubles since the brand’s launch in March.

Last week the Riven Rock resident suffered another trademark snafu, this time from the lifestyle brand Harry & David, which filed a protest against American Riviera Orchard, claiming it is too similar to its “Royal Riviera” product line.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received a protest filing last week. The company’s trademark is currently registered to the brand’s pear gift baskets, which are grown in Oregon.

The company says there is “a likelihood of confusion” for the trademark. The case has been escalated to Marco Wright, the Trademark Office’s examining attorney.

In September Markle’s trademark application was refused by the USPTO

because businesses cannot trademark geographical areas.

Stay tuned...

Two in Who’s Who

John Britton and Rosemary Schmoller are a dynamic duo.

The accountants who work for Bartlett, Pringle & Wolf have just been named “Who’s Who in Professional Services” by the Pacific Coast Business Times

It recognizes the top certified public accountants and attorneys on the Central Coast of California and highlights what makes them exceptional leaders in the industry.

Schmoller joined the company in 2017 and is a senior manager in the audit department.

She brings more than 15 years of experience in external and internal audit roles.

Britton joined the firm in 1991 and works with a highly diverse client mix, including both private for-profit and not-for-profit organizations with an emphasis on the healthcare industry.

Sightings

Comedian and political pundit Dennis Miller noshing at Olio e Limone… Oscar winner Kevin Costner spotted at Local... Actor Josh Brolin at Pierre Lafond.

Pip! Pip!

From musings on the Royals to celebrity real estate deals, Richard Mineards is our man on the society scene and has been for more than 15 years

MONTECITO ANTIQUE APPRAISAL EVENT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH

11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM 539 SAN YSIDRO RD.

Items will be evaluated by specialist dealers:

Michael Haskell Antiques over 60 years experience

Stewart Fine Art over 40 years experience

Lost Horizon Bookstore over 40 years experience Carty & Carty Antiques over 30 years experience

Areas of specialty include:

American & European Fine Art (pre-1960); Books; Pencil Signed American Prints; Native American Jewelry, Baskets, Beadwork, and Blankets; Pre-Colombian; Tribal Art; Spanish Colonial; Antique Furniture; Silver and Decorative Arts

$10 DONATION PER ITEM - CASH OR CHECK ONLY ALL MONEY DONATED TO BATTEN DISEASE SUPPORT & RESEARCH

You are invited to a FREE

LIFELONG LEARNING Community Benefit Presentation

EXTENDING HEALTHY LIFESPAN: Promises and Societal Challenges of Longevity Science

Dr. Joel Rothman

Director of the Center for Aging and Longevity Studies andDistinguished Professor and Wilcox Family Chair in Biotechnology at UCSB

Thursday, November 21, 2024  1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara

Advances in the science of aging mean that in the near future, human health might be dramatically improved not by individually treating many different age-driven maladies, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases as well as cancer, but instead by treating only one: aging itself.

Admittance is free, but attendance is limited; attendees MUST preregister online at www.vistaslifelonglearning.org or by phoning VISTAS Business Manager at 805-967-6030. In case of over-enrollment, a waitlist will be created. Those who have already enrolled may be asked to confirm their intention to attend in order to reduce the number of unused seats.

Vistas Lifelong Learning is a Santa Barbara–based non-profit educational organization that provides a variety of thought-provoking courses with the goal of extending knowledge, enriching lives, and fostering community.

Flutist Yoobin Son played pieces from Fukushima and Rachmaninoff (courtesy photo)

MARGERUM DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER PROGRAM

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Calendar of Events

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Neon Deon – The lights continue to brighten for comedian Deon Cole, whose star rose significantly during his time portraying Charlie Telphy on the sitcom Black-ish from 2014-2022 following an eight-year stint as a writer and actor on Conan, where he was nominated for two Primetime Emmys and three WGA awards. Two months ago, Cole premiered OK, Mister – his third Netflix comedy special in five years, and now his “My New Normal Tour” stops at the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom.

WHEN: 8 pm

WHERE: 3400 E. Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez

COST: $49-$79

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

1st Thursday: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue – Sullivan Goss’ (11 E. Anapamu) 40th anniversary exhibition encompasses two rooms, one each showcasing the all-star historic and contemporary artists that have become a core part of what makes the gallery a local institution. Expect a number of artists on hand for today’s reception… Also marking its 40th is Waterhouse Gallery (1114 State #9), which opened at its present La Arcada location in November of 1984 and still features some of the finest works in contemporary landscape, figurative and urban paintings by today’s masters… At the other end of the age spectrum: young artists from two grades of Crane Country Day School in Montecito will show their work, including third grade master copies of a David Hockney painting and fifth grade portraits. Refreshments and wellness resources round out the offerings from Rilascio Chiropractic (1221 State, #200), also new to the monthly artand-culture walk… Over at the Santa Barbara Public Library’s twin Faulkner Gallery spaces (40 E. Anapamu) – just across the lobby from where you can borrow all sorts of books and things – the exhibits include “The Art of Love,” which explores the evocative art of the romance novel cover and its evolution throughout the decades. The reception will feature a romance novel book swap. Also, the photographs by members of the Channel City Camera Club will be on display, including original works on paper, canvas and metal, exposing the skill and diversity of the 85-year-old club… Blue is something of a predominant color of “Beauty of the Cosmos,” an exhibition of aluminum prints of photos from NASA’s webcam, at CPC Gallery (36 E. Victoria), where astrophysicist Dr. Jennifer Ito will give a talk at 6:30 pm, and be available to answer questions all evening… Elsewhere, local fave assemblage artist Dan Levin displays sculptures and mobiles made using everyday items such as wire, bottle caps and other vintage objects at domecíl (1223 State)… “From the Earth: Artifacts of Clay and Construction” features a pop-up installation and ceramics by local Taiwanese American artist Meiya at KAAREM (1221 State, #14)… The annual display of Mata Ortiz pottery from the renowned village featuring hand-burnished black pottery and intricate hand-painted and etched designs is an add-on to the roster of local artists at 10 West Gallery (10 W. Anapamu)… On the entertainment front, enjoy briny bluegrass from veteran locals The Salt Martians at Santa Barbara Historical Museum (136 E. De La Guerra), singer-songwriter Matthew Clark’s picks up the electric guitar to play with Bass and Drums as the eclectic Matthew Clark Trio (800 Block of State), and Michael Love’s short film From Golf Course to Wetland screens at SBIFF Education Center (1330 State).

WHEN: 5-8 pm

WHERE: Lower State Street and environs

COST: free

INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www.downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Tengo tango? – Nomad Tango, which has been organizing high-quality tango-inspired events in Santa Barbara since 2021 (often in unusual spaces), teams up with State Street Ballet’s former founding artistic director Rodney Gustafson to present a special showcase celebrating the diversity of dance in the Santa Barbara community. Titled “Remembrances –Tango & Ballet, a Tribute,” the show combines the classic elegance of ballet and the passion of tango to create a unique expression of love, longing and gratefulness in an evening also meant to salute Gustafson’s life and career. The show opens with a Pas de Deux choreographed by Gustafson to Ravel’s Bolero before tango takes over with lifetime dance partners Alejandra Armenti and Daniel Juarez, their son Valentin Juarez, and other invited artists in a piece conceived in Buenos Aires – a piece last presented in San Francisco’s Mission Theatre. Additional dance and music performances lead into a milonga (tango party) to close out the night.

WHEN: 6-11:30 pm

WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs in Victoria Court

COST: $50 reserved, $35 general

INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

KDA @ AFSB – The award-winning Kids Draw Architecture (KDA) program was developed in 1990 to enhance young people’s awareness of the built environment in town. KDA free sketch sessions, held twice a year, teach about the art, complexity and importance of architecture in a program guided by local architects and artists. May’s session was held at the Old Mission Santa Barbara when more than 80 artists attended with family and friends. Drawings from that session go on display at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara’s Art Gallery. They have also been compiled for the 2025 KDA Calendar, which will be on sale at the show as well as at various venues around town.

WHEN: Opening and holiday part 1-3 pm today, exhibit continues through January 4

WHERE: 229 E. Victoria St.

COST: free

INFO: (805) 965-6307 or https://afsb.org/programs/art-gallery

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 & THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Sing-Along Screenings – Follow the yellow brick road – in this case aka Hwy 101 – down to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre for a fun-filled family adventure singing along to a newly-remastered 4k UHD screening of The Wizard of Oz and much more. Join Dorothy and Toto along with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion in Rubicon’s first-ever sing-along screening event, boasting such timeless classics as “Over the Rainbow,” “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” and many more in the 1939 film. Come dressed as your favorite character from the film to participate in the on-stage costume parade and contest.

WHEN: 6 pm November 10

WHERE: Rubicon Theatre, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $15 adults, $10 kids

INFO: (805) 667-2900 or www.rubicontheatre.org

Back in town at the Arlington, UCSB A&L hosts Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert, an opportunity for all to participate in singing and dancing to LinManuel Miranda’s award-winning soundtrack of songs. The tunes combine salsa, bachata and hip-hop, and are delivered on traditional folk instruments from Colombia as the magical tale of the extraordinary Madrigal family unfolds on the big screen. The big bonus? The music will be performed live by a Latin rhythm band on stage. Dressing up as an Encanto character is

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

Conquering Cuarteto in Concert – Cuarteto Latinoamericano, founded in Mexico in 1982, has become the leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet via recordings and extensive tours around the world. The ensemble has premiered more than a hundred works written specially for them, and continues to introduce new and neglected composers to the genre. Winners of the 2012 and 2016 Latin Grammys for Best Classical Recordings, Cuarteto Latinoamericano will play its Tribute to the Americas program, featuring “Quartet No. 17” by Héitor Villa-Lobos, “Lullaby” by George Gershwin, Astor Piazzolla’s “Four for Tango”, Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings Op. 11,” and “Quartet Op. 96 in F Major ‘American’” by Antonín Dvořák.

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St. COST: $25 general

INFO: (805) 963-4364 or https://tickets.sbma.net

encouraged, as is coming early to enjoy pre-show music and prizes and a free all-ages dance class to learn the moves to “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” at nearby ME Sabor Dance Studio.

WHEN: 5:30 pm pre-events, 6:30 pm screening

WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $42-$62 general, $27 youth

INFO: (805) 963-9589/www.arlingtontheatresb.com/upcoming-events or (805) 893-3535/https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Miller Time – The pioneering ski and snowboard filmmaker Warren Miller passed away at 93 in 2018, some 14 years after he directed the last of 55 annual extravaganzas – most of which he also narrated – that grew and evolved from personal home movies to publicly beloved works playing in more than 100 theaters nationwide every winter. The legacy continues with the company still producing a new film every year, with 2024 marking its 75th such cinematic adventure. Appropriately titled Warren Miller’s 75, the new film unleashes the familiar Miller motif of combining unbelievable action with unexpected stories over 10 segments from powder stashes and chutes around the world. The film features a diverse lineup of snow sports legends, X Games stars, and emerging talents, including Shaun White, Zeb Powell, Toby Miller and many more.

WHEN: 7 pm

WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $28 in advance, $30 day of INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.org

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Hiatt’s Regency – Like Bonnie Raitt, singer-songwriter John Hiatt earned respect from critics and fellow artists long before he reached a broader audience.

But unlike Raitt, who turned Hiatt’s mature love song

“Thing Called Love” into a big hit, his own fame has never approached her level, despite his critically-lauded abilities as a satirical storyteller known for masterful lyrics. Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, B.B. King, and Willie Nelson – no slouches at songwriting themselves – are among those who have covered Hiatt’s compositions, which include “Have a Little Faith in Me,” “Real Fine Love,” “Crossing Muddy Waters,” and many more. Indeed, Hiatt has recorded a full 20 studio albums, too, including 2021’s Leftover Feelings, a collaboration with dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas, himself a regular at the Lobero. Hiatt heads for our 150-year-old theater tonight for a show that sold out more than a month ago. Huzzah!

WHEN: 7:30 pm

WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.

COST: $55 & $70

INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.org

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