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“WHY COMMITMENT TO BASIC MAINTENANCE IS NOT HAPPENING TODAY IS WHAT NEEDS SOME SERIOUS EXPLAINING,” PROCLAIMS SHARON BYRNE, P. 5

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Content

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Sharon’s Take – Sharon Byrne takes measure of M2014 and thinks it’s time to hit the road and the sidewalk – and our infrastructure in general.

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Beer Guy – Zach Rosen dips into the Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival, dispels the “beer gut” myth and then gets all scientific. (You may need to stay sober before reading it.)

L etters to the Editor – Jeff Harding replies to two readers who take him to task; Nik Schiffmann has no use for Measure M or the county’s infrastructure; homeless Jose and Sharon Byrne are on the same wavelength.

15 Days A Week – If you wish to rock the Casa, do a Primal Urges workout or pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, “eventavore” Jeremy Harbin specifies when and where you may do such things.

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Santa Barbara View – Here’s to your health, writes Sharon Byrne, in reference to the Milpas 1000 Challenge. Loretta Redd, meanwhile, sizes up Measure M, budgets and Peter Adam.

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In The Zone – Tommie Vaughn’s boots were made for walkin’ and she treks the Funk Zone for art’s sake – first scoping out Second Saturday Art Walk before digging into the installation called The Funk Zone Artist Village. As for wine news, Tommie hears it through the grapevine.

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Elevator Pitch – Need a truck and some help going from here to there? According to Grant Lepper, Santa Barbara’s newest startup, Nextmover.co (not .com), is just the ticket.

Weekly Capitalist – The late Alexander Haig is known for proclaiming, “I’m in control here!”

But as Jeff Harding points out, neither Haig nor any politicians are in charge – it’s actually “we” the people.

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Keepin’ It Reel – James Luksic scrutinizes three of a kind: Average movies of different genres that elicit no strong feelings. Whatever you say, James. Now pass the popcorn and make it snappy.

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In the Garden with Mr. GreenJeans – Do you suffer from Enthusiastic Vine Shearing Disorder? Are you shear about that? If so, it’s vine with Randy Arnowitz, as long as you follow his advice.

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Mad Science – Rachelle Oldmixon visualizes our age of “big data” and the impact NASA and Bella Gaia have on images in relation to our feelings.

Presidio Sports – San Marcos High volleyball? Check. Baseball, softball, track, tennis and swimming? Check. Athletic Round Table luncheon? Check, please. Barry Punzal has it all covered.

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Plan B – Briana Westmacott is all baby talk, as she “sprinkles” around motherly advice for new moms in the merry month of May.

State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing surveys the Santa Barbara scene and asks a multitude of musicians who rocked and rolled around State Street more than 30 years ago. Here is an oral history, straight from the shakers and movers’ mouths.

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Pet Detectives – Our favorite youth sleuths, John and Hudson Mayfield, are hot on the trail of another creature – and this time, it involves fowl play.

Food File – Christina Enoch is all about culinary school at SBCC, so we’re lucky she has a taste for food, especially GDR – or Grub Done Right, in the lexicon of the day.

Man About Town – With all of the events he covers, Mark Léisuré doesn’t exactly live up to his surname. This time, he brings an appetite to the table before turning his attention to films.

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Girl About Town – With her wedding slated for August, Julie Bifano is focused on her physique – and thus heads to Physical Focus, where she endures an exercise regimen that includes Pilates and Zumba. No sweat.

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Santa Barbara Skinny – Here’s the lowdown on Lauren Rochelle Danson and Matcha Tea; party supplies at Bon Fortune in Carpinteria; and Gabrielle Reece’s workout at Chase Palm Park.

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Cut.Chew.Eat.Repeat – Jacquelyn De Longe has lift-off, thanks to a cuppa hot brew at the Good Cup and its owner, Philip Friden. It’s also time to rise and shine with David Archer, founder of Free Art Friday.

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by Sharon Byrne

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Sharon Byrne is a lead writer for www.sbview.com, an outlet for informed opinion writing and thoughtful analysis about the stories, events and people that shape Santa Barbara. Sharon’s education in engineering and psychology gives her a distinctive mix of skills for writing about and working on quality-of-life, public safety and public policy issues. Her hyper-local SB View column can be found every other week on page 12.

Measure M: Is Maintenance Really That Hard?

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ou’ve got your ballot, hot in hand.

You’re reading through it and realizing: A) You don’t know who half these people on your ballot are, but jeez, there are an awful lot of them running for office. Does this pay well or something? and B) There are a lot of elected offices just in this county...

Auditor-controller?

Treasurer-tax collector? Clerk-recorder assessor? How is that guy different than the auditor controller and tax guy? Hmmm…

Then there are the measures. Most people dread measures. Sometimes they sound good and catchy, like more money for the schools. Who’s gonna vote against that? It’s for the kids! Until you find out your property tax goes up and the initiative is backed by teachers’ unions. Thus, California voters have learned to scrutinize initiatives better.

Many initiatives go down because “no” is just easier.

This election, we have Measure M, put on the ballot by county supervisor Peter Adam after getting 15,000 signatures to do it. The arguments out there are pretty simplistic: YES: Let’s maintain our county roads, facilities and parks at current levels or better. So… that doesn’t seem like rocket science. Isn’t government supposed to just do that? How come it’s on the ballot, if that’s the case?

Enter the NO camp. And there are a lot of arguments here. Measure M forces a reprioritization of county spending (true that – Adam intended to do it), since only $200 million of our $800-million annual county budget is discretionary, since 60% of that is for public safety, and we need a new North

County jail that costs millions… This is bad because it will gut public safety. It will raise new taxes. Terrible things will happen.

A lot of voters at this point will read that argument, and flash back instantly to childhood memories of math tests that caused them to break out into a sweat, on the inside. Remember those?

They go like this: “Susie is 8. Her brother Johnny was born 4 years before her brother Fred, who is 1.3 years older than Susie on her last birthday, which occurs 6 months before her other brother Jack’s birthday, and 21 day and 2 hours after Johnny’s birthday. Solve for X: What was Susie’s grandmother’s name?”

Arrrrrrgh!

The easy answer to Measure M is no. Stay at status quo, whatever that is. As long as I don’t have to figure out what percentage of the discretionary budget needs to be allocated to do basic maintenance and all that.

But Adam is doing something really important here. He is attempting to force the county to attend to basic maintenance before things really slide and get too expensive to patch and repair. It’s the difference between doing basic maintenance to a building now vs. letting it devolve to the point of demolition and rebuild in the future, which costs way more taxpayer dollars.

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So then, Measure M is a good thing.

Why commitment to basic maintenance is not happening today is what needs some serious explaining. Measure M does not raise taxes, but what it will do is force a decision to siphon off funds from some other dearly beloved budget items. The discussion of which of those sacred cows goes on the chopping block could prove very interesting to the general public.

Will Measure M pass? Probably not.

Status quo (NO) is easier. We know what that looks like. But Adam should be applauded for putting it on the ballot for two reasons: 1. It turned a spotlight on the question of county maintenance, and made it clear that it’s sliding.

Eventually, potholes could become a huge election item. Think Ed Koch’s New York. When infrastructure gets bad enough, voters demand change, and those who let it get so bad are the first ones thrown out.

2. Regular people are actually talking about county maintenance, which has got to be the most unglamorous, unsexy and decidedly boring topic ever.

If Measure M passes, it’s likely not going to be the end of the world. If it doesn’t pass, it’s not going to be the end of the world, either.

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Wealth Confiscation?

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orking with various colleagues over many years, French economist Thomas Piketty has collected and analyzed a unique collection of data from 20 countries, ranging as far back as the 18th century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. The results reported in his new book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, challenge the boundaries of economic thinking.

Piketty observes that the main driver of wealth inequality – the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth – today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values. He points out that since economic trends are not acts of God, political action can curb these dangerous inequities as it has in the past.

Dani Rodrik, economist and Professor of Social Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, observes, “This book is not only the definitive account of the historical evolution of inequality in advanced economies, it is also a magisterial treatise on capitalism’s inherent dynamics. Piketty ends his book with a ringing call for the global taxation of capital. Whether or not you agree with him on the solution, this book presents a stark challenge for those who would like to save capitalism from itself.”

How does Jeff Harding’s critique, “A New Economic Rock Star?,” respond to Piketty’s challenge to conventional economic thinking? First, Harding discloses that he has not read Capital in the Twenty-First Century and will not. He

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says that he has read various reviews that “all say the same things, so I think I get the gist of it.”

Harding begins by making the claim that the vast collection of data and graphs in the book “don’t really mean much when one tries to evaluate their significance.”

This absurd assumption frees Harding to offer his simplistic opinions on economics without the need for data or logic.

Harding’s central thesis is, “Once in the hands of government, capital is destroyed because it is spent, not invested. If we have less capital in private hands, there will be fewer industries and businesses, fewer jobs and less overall wealth.”

He concludes, “The tyranny of wealth concentration … is a problem that is just made up by people like Piketty, who don’t understand economics or the benefits of capital.”

Rather than considering Piketty’s challenge with an open mind, Harding responds with willful ignorance. His views align with supply-side economists who claim that low taxes and weak regulations lead to prosperity for all. However, the historical record shows that general prosperity has been associated with higher taxes rather than lower taxes, and economic stability has been associated with stronger regulations rather than weaker regulations.

Since Harding denies that inequality is an economic problem, he fails to address the central issue raised by Piketty: How can we promote a healthy relationship between capitalism and democracy? One simple way to strengthen our economy and our democracy is to get more money into the hands of families who will create more demand by spending it. This is not wealth confiscation – it’s common sense.

John D. Kelley Santa Barbara

Read Between The Lines Wow! So, Jeff Harding, “an adjunct professor at SBCC,” reviewed (oh, wait, pontificated) on Capital by Thomas Picketty by proudly noting that he had not and would not read the book.

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Instead… he read reviews! Great. Perhaps his students will be as careful when he asks them what their opinions are based on.

What an embarrassment to education… his own as well as the “education” he must be giving his students. No doubt his next column will be lambasting the poor state of economics education in California because of all those “liberal” college professors. LOL! Laura Wilson Santa Barbara (Jeff Harding replies: I am going to guess that you didn’t agree with my review and opinion of Mr. Piketty’s book, Capital. I apologize for not meeting your standards required to make an opinion. But at least I admitted that I didn’t read it. For the record, I would bet good money that almost all of the reviewers of Capital haven’t really read it cover to cover and pontificated because they agreed with his thesis. For some economists, you really don’t have to read everything to get what they are saying.

For example, I tried to read Karl Marx’s Das Kapital and never got through to the end, but I think I understand Marxism.

Ditto with Mr. Piketty. According to his fans, he really isn’t saying anything new.

According to him (go to his website), he isn’t really saying anything new. When you want to confiscate wealth as economic policy, you don’t really have to follow that reasoning to the bitter end. But that’s just my opinion.

And thank you for suggesting a future topic for me to write about, because the state of economics education in California and the U.S. is pretty bad and we are all suffering from it. As for my poor students, you are welcome to ask them what they think of their education.

Thanks for writing in. – JH)

Measuring Up

Measure M would be bad news for Santa Barbara County residents, and voters should vote no on it in the June election.

The measure is an initially appealing idea, but it breaks down in practice. It would redirect more than $20 million per year in a county general fund, discretionary budget of a little more than $200 million. It’s just not possible, in business or government, to redirect spending of 10 percent of the budget in one year without serious consequences.

Public safety (comprised of the sheriff’s department and fire fighting) comprises 60 percent of the county general fund budget. Law and justice comprise about 15 percent of the budget. Three-quarters of the money the county spends is on the sheriff’s department, fire fighting,

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and law and justice. Should we slash these areas to pay for Measure M? Of the remaining quarter of the county budget, should we decimate it by 40 percent in order to pay for the proposed measure?

There is a reason why all the other county supervisors – Salud Carbajal, Janet Wolf, Doreen Farr and Steve Lavagnino – oppose Measure M. It would be a disaster for Santa Barbara County.

Nik Schiffmann Santa Barbara (Publisher’s Note: So what you are saying is we shouldn’t care about building maintenance and road repair?

Obviously, at some point, raising taxes will be necessary to pay for the deferred maintenance if we choose to dismiss its importance. Years from now, these same politicians will come back hat-in-hand to Santa Barbarans, asking for a tax increase to pay for what they have chosen to ignore.

Why not send me a solution as to what should be done? – TLB)

Take It or Leave It

To all the rich and wealthy who reside in their elaborate homes in Montecito, the Riviera and Hope Ranch, you should take us homeless individuals into your homes, to shelter us, to feed us, to clothe us, to let us get into your liquor cabinets, to let us soil your precious Persian rugs and give us lots of money. You can afford it. You know why? Because you are rich and wealthy – whether you were born into it or you worked so hard your entire life to get where you are at now.

Yeah, you spend a $1,000 on a diner plate at some fund raiser that has no importance to society, and one of you says, “The homeless? Ha-ha-ha-ha! Let them eat pan dulce.”

All right, everyone just take a deep breath. Sit down and relax. Do not go into a panic. What you just read above is just asinine. No, beyond asinine. Just dumb. No, way beyond dumb. I cannot find the words to describe it. It is just awful. Please let me explain all of this to you.

As a homeless person myself, I am sick and tired of hearing of all the bitching and complaining from other homeless individuals who say that those who have a better standard of living are obligated to help us out and they do not care about the homeless here in SB. Help us out?

Who came up with that rule? I would really like to know.

And another thing, those that do have homes and drive fancy European cars (at one time, I myself almost bought a 1974 Lotus Europa) look down on us because we are homeless. A lot people here in SB know my situation and they do not look down on me. They treat me with respect as I treat them with respect. And not once have I ever had a bad run-in with a SB police officer. And I know a couple of them. I remember one of them from

SBHS. We were in the same PE class. I run into him once in awhile and we talk about “the good old days.”

The bottom line is that SB is not a haven for the homeless, never has been and never will be. Casa Esperanza no longer has a lunch program, and I am sure that the business owners and the residents in the Milpas area are happy.

Me, too. And all services have been cut there for the homeless. There really isn’t much of the way of services here for the homeless, unless one is an alcoholic and or a drug addict. They do get the help, if they want it. I myself have a seven to 10 year wait to get into housing. I will be 65 or 68 at that time. Or dead before that time. I was born here, and I will die here. Santa Barbara es mi tierra. Yo soy Californio. And proud of it.

To all the homeless individuals here in SB: Quit your bitching and complaining about being homeless here in SB. You don’t like it, then go someplace else where you will get shelter, food, clothing, an occupation, a home. I was told that Santa Monica [has] good services to help the homeless. Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, as well. Another place you might want to go is the country of Sweden. There you can live like a bum because the government will take care of you. Well, I do not know if they do that now to outsiders, but someone I met in the 80s... who just happen to be from there, told me this. So, get yourself a passport and give it a try. Can’t hurt. And no, Matt Mazza and Sharon Byrne are not anti-homeless. I know them both.

They are for pragmatic solutions, as well as I. (To those who reside in Montecito, the Rivera, and Hope Ranch, I do deeply apologize if I offended any of you. I was just pointing out some things that I have been hearing since I have been sleeping in the streets of SB. I am just tired of hearing it. And now I do my very best to stay away from these individuals.)

Jose Arturo Ortiz de MartinezGallegos Santa Barbara (Sharon Byrne replies: Jose, one of the things I like most about you and have enjoyed repeatedly since we started this little friendship a year ago, is how your head is on completely straight. You may be un-housed at present, but you don’t hold that against anyone, don’t ask for handouts, don’t pick up a bottle to drown your sorrows in and don’t expect anyone else to take care of you.

There’s a tendency for people moving in a circle to think alike. You are encountering a lot of homeless in your daily life, but you don’t get caught up in the groupthink trap that seems to percolate around in those groups. You think a lot about what’s going on in this city, and you are unafraid to take a stance not shared by some around you.

That takes courage, and I admire you for it.

Looking forward to lunch next month and hoping to see you in your perfect Casa Jose sometime soon! – SB)

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Beer in Your Belly

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“SHAKE YOUR ASS, COME OVER HERE” - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

he beer life has led me to many places, and last week I found myself sitting on a farm sipping on kombucha (I do occasionally drink non-beer liquids) as chickens clucked their way through the scene. This was the first staff meeting for the production crew of the 4th Annual Santa Barbara Fermentation Festival at Fairview Gardens, an urban farm off of Fairview Ave in Goleta.

There were about 20 of us there and even Mark Tollefson, executive director of Fairview Gardens, joined along, listening in on the meeting as he clipped fragrant, delicate cream-colored elderberry flowers for a liqueur he was making. We spent the evening munching on various fermented wares from the newly opened Bacon & Brine in Solvang, as our conversation drifted past the event design and through the fascinating subjects of probiotics, new kombuchas and the tastiest of topics, fecal transplants.

This group is not afraid of dirt, poop and bugs. In fact, we obsess about them.

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The Fermentation Festival was established in 2011 by Lynn Hartman and her enthusiastic daughter, Katie Falbo, director of Cultivate Events and the mind behind such local-centric events as the Holiday Shop N’ Roll that occurred this winter. This will be the second year that it is held at Fairview Gardens, and all profits will go directly to the farms. But most importantly, this is the first year the event will feature the wonderful world of fermented beverages known as alcohol, hence my involvement.

The main festival features vendors offering a wide range of everyone’s favorite ferments, such as cheeses, chocolates, kefir and even kimchi. These items (some of which are difficult to find) will be available for purchase, and people will have a chance to speak with the producers of the delectable products they’re sampling.

But this is more than just a chance to taste and purchase these rare fermented products. There will be speakers, classes and hands-on workshops occurring throughout the area. People will be able to learn how to make any of these items, and there will be the various related hardware and starter cultures available at the festival so that people can take their passion for the ferment home.

The Fermentation Festival this year will be Saturday, July 19, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Katie really wants to encourage children to come to the festival and learn about how these different foods are made. In fact, anyone 12 years old and under can come

Bacon & Brine goodies at the meeting

for free. But after 4 pm, the festivities will become a little more adult-oriented.

The Farm-to-Bar Happy Hour will be from 4:30 to 6:30 pm and this small festival will go beyond beer and wine, featuring everything from cider, mead, jun (a refreshing fermented honey beverage that I recently encountered at the Lucidity Festival), and other eccentric ferments that use ingredients from the farm. The esteemed mixologist, Patrick Reynolds, will also be there serving farm-to-glass cocktails. If all that wasn’t enough for you, a wood-fired oven will be churning out toasty pizzas that will use fresh cheeses and the farm’s ingredients.

The Beer Gut If your stomach is now rumbling, that is probably a good thing. The theme of this year’s festival will be The Science of Gut Health. Scientists are just now beginning to understand the connection between good health and the microbes living in our bodies.

Many of the speakers will be presenting on the intricate microbial community in our gut and the role they play in our lives. It looks like the beer life will now lead me past the gullet and into the gut.

Beer’s role with the stomach is not to give you a beer belly (a myth that needs to be dispelled). Bad news first, though.

It has long been known that excessive alcohol consumption is related to gastritis, an inflammation of the stomach lining.

Alcohol leads to gastritis by eroding the gastric mucosa, the innermost layer of the stomach lining.

This disturbance to the mucosa is a direct response to the toxicity of ethanol. Studies have shown that alcoholic beverages exhibit a much-lower irritant quality than when compared to their corresponding straight ethanol solutions. Scientists are unsure of the exact mechanism or compounds that cause this effect, but the good news is that low-alcohol beverages like beer and wine do not irritate the gastric mucosa

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that much. There are always exceptions, but for the average person, moderate beer consumption will not lead to gastritis.

How About Some Hop Chemistry?

Despite all of the horrors that exist with excessive alcohol use, there are many health benefits that come with moderate consumption and it is now generally recognized that those who consume one to two drinks a day are healthier than abstainers.

In beer, many of the health benefits are related to the hops in beer. Hops were being studied for their medicinal properties long before they were being put in beer. For many years, they have been used as a natural sleep aid and anti-anxiety treatment. More recently, scientists have been studying the role of two particular compounds: isoxanthohumol (IX) and 8-prenylnaringenen (8-PN).

Both of these compounds are prenylflavanoids with a similar chemical structure. Flavanoids are a type of plant metabolite and are gaining a lot of interest in the scientific community for their potential to improve human health. A big thing about supplements and other external remedies is that they need to

actually get into the body (which mostly happens in the gut) and then go where they are supposed to.

In general, this process is referred to as bioavailability. It turns out that prenylation, attaching a prenyl group (3-methyl-but-2-en-1-yl for those interested) to a compound greatly increases the compound’s ability to be absorbed and transported through the body because prenyl groups play a role in moving compounds into the cell. So, prenylflavanoids tend to have far more bioavailability than flavanoids.

IX has gained interest as a highly potent antioxidant that has anti-inflammatory properties as well as the potential to fight a wide variety of cancers. 8-PN is currently the most potent phytoestrogen (basically a plant form of estrogen) ever discovered and has been found to have anti-cancer activity, as well as a strong role in the preservation of muscle and bone density.

And don’t worry, boys, no studies have ever shown that the estrogenic properties of 8-PN have influenced the reproductive system of males.

As far as we know, beer is the only source of IX and 8-PN in the western diet.

Naringenen is actually found in grapefruit and sour oranges, but as previously mentioned, the prenlyated naringenen has far more bioavailability. Scientists had long disregarded the health contributions of 8-PN from beer consumption since beer only contains very small quantities of it. The scientific community has spent far more time studying IX since it is found in relatively large quantities in beer. Well, about 10 years back, scientists discovered that IX is converted to 8-PN by the microflora of the gut. Scientists now understand that even though 8-PN does not exist in large quantities in beer, the metabolic magic of microbes can change that.

It still remains debatable whether regular beer consumption will lead to significant effects from 8-PN, but until then I will keep drinking beer and toasting the bugs in my gut for all of the work that they do. And if you want to learn more about fermented foods and the wonders of your intestines, then join us at the Fermentation Festival this year (visit www.sbfermentationfestival.com for tickets).

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Space is limited, but if you have an event, exhibit, performance, book signing, sale, opening, trunk show or anything else interesting or creative that readers can attend, let us know at 805-845-1673 or email us at tim@santabarbarasentinel.com. We’ll consider all suggestions, but we will give extra consideration to unusual events and/or items, especially those accompanied by a good visual, particularly those that have yet to be published.

Saturday May 17

Food and Wine and a Lecture

If my food’s not expertly paired with wine, then I don’t really see the point of eating. I know you can relate. Being an eventavore (a person who only eats food provided at charity galas, lectures, concerts, etc.), I’m especially looking forward to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Wine and Cheese Lecture Series. It kicks off today with a lecture called Whatever Happened to “Go Outside and Play” – a talk by Dan Fontaine and Elaine Gibson about reconnecting children to nature. There will be, of course, appetizers that are expertly paired with wine. To register for this event, call (805) 682-4726 ext. 102 or go to www.sbbg.org.

Sunday May 18

Capping the Season

The Santa Barbara Symphony will end its season today with a concert titled Dvořák and Shostakovich. Say that five times fast, and then put on your symphony shoes and head straight down to the Granada Theatre (1214 State Street) at 3 pm this afternoon. This one will feature Grammy award-winning cellist Sara Sant’Ambrogio. Get tickets at www.thesymphony.org or by calling (805) 898-9386. And since this is the last one until next season, squeeze all the symphonic goodness you can out of the day by showing up early at 2 pm for a “behind the music” pre-concert talk. If you can’t make it today, the same program was presented last night at 8 pm.

Monday May 19

Good Cup? Great Cup

I’m hungry. Are you hungry? Sometimes it’s not easy being an eventavore (as I explained, an eventavore is a person who only eats at art openings, auctions, ribbon cuttings, etc.). Mondays can be tough. Since it’s a slow day for events, they really put my eventavore ethics to the test. But maybe I can hold out until tomorrow. No, I just can’t do it! I’m starving! I’m on my way right now to Good Cup on the mesa (1819 Cliff Drive). A cup of coffee, a breakfast sandwich and a gelato should be enough to see me through to tomorrow. Check out page 34 for plenty of info on the Good Cup, and I’ll see you there!

Tuesday May 20

Rock the Casa

Those kids over at Marymount of Santa Barbara sure have been busy. They’ve staged all sorts of events this year – from a lemonade stand to a chili cook-off – to raise money for the Casa Esperanza homeless shelter. Tonight, however, they’ll present their biggest event yet, a concert at SOhO Restaurant and Music Club (1221 State Street) that they’ve dubbed “Rock the Casa.” Performers include “Diamond” Dave Somerville, Landa Somerville, Matt Kustura and Stolen Thunder. Get your tickets from a Marymount sixth grader, at www.sohosb.com or at the door. Dinner’s at 5:30 pm and the show starts at 6:15.

Wednesday May 21

Primal Urges

A three-part course that starts today has local nutrition and fitness expert Mikki Reilly teaching attendees all about primal movement patterns. These exercises are meant to replicate the behavior of our healthier Paleolithic kin. It’s the workout routine to pair with your Paleo diet. Now, I can’t be sure what these primal movements are like, exactly, without attending the class, but I do know what

Primal Scream therapy is (thanks to John and Yoko), and the two practices sound compatible to me.

So here’s what you do: Register for the class at www.sbcc.edu/cll, show up to Fitness Transform Studio (1214 State Street) today at 10:15 am, get comfortable with the movements and then, about halfway through the class, start screaming as loud as you can. The classes continue on May 28 and June 4. Go to www.fitnesstransform.com for more information.

Thursday May 22

Not Bored by the Board

Board games: underrated in American society? (That’s the title of a lengthy think-piece I’m petitioning the Sentinel to publish on the front cover.) I recall a recent Thanksgiving dinner that was preceded by a game of Scrabble. As I watched my wife and father-in-law bend the rules according to their own desires and threaten to challenge each word the other played, I sat quietly playing two-letter words, because I’m terrible at Scrabble. But I had a good time and that’s why I recommend everyone reading to switch off Game of Thrones and reinstitute family game night. The Goleta Public Library (500 North Fairview Avenue) knows what I’m talking about: They’re throwing their Scrabble Time event today from 1 to 3 pm for seniors to go and enjoy a brain workout. All skill levels are welcome, and this event is free.

Friday May 23

Brazilian Nights

It’s been hot here in Santa Barbara, and tonight, it gets even hotter. It’s a Brazilian Invasion at the SOhO Restaurant and Music Club (1221 State Street), where Mariano Silva Productions and the Brazilian Cultural Arts Center of Santa Barbara will present a show that’s chock full of the dance and music of Brazil. Starting at 8 pm, you’ll be able to see samba dancing, capoeira demonstrations, drumming, maculelê, orixa, live music and more. What’s that? You don’t know what maculelê and orixa are? Well, okay, me either, but I guess that just means we need to get into SOhO tonight to expand our cultural horizons. This one’s a fundraiser for the Brazilian Cultural Arts Center, and you can get your tickets at the door.

Saturday May 24

Santa Barbarism Begins at Home

“Peace, love and harmony,” sang Saint Morrissey in the Smiths’ “Death of a Disco Dancer.” He continued, sardonically: “Oh, very nice. But maybe in the next world.” Well, I hate to burst your gloomy bubble, Steven, but tonight at Del Pueblo Café (5134 Hollister Avenue), your own fans conspire against you to bring peace and love into the world of today as they gather together in celebration of your birthday, creating perfect dance-floor harmony. It starts at 9:30 pm and it’s free, so head down and air out your 80s (and 90s [and aughts and twenty-teens? Moz never stopped even if you might have wanted him to!]) dance moves to the music of The Smiths and Morrissey.

Sunday May 25

Street Art One of Santa Barbara’s favorite events started yesterday and continues on today and tomorrow.

It’s the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, of course, which finds us flocking to the Santa Barbara Mission (2201 Laguna Street) every year for the sights, sounds, smells and tastes available from the front steps down to the lawn. For those unfamiliar, the main draw (get it?) is the blacktop art. But these aren’t just doodles by any yahoo with some sidewalk chalk; the works you’ll see on the ground are mostly elaborate recreations of famous works or colorful originals, all coming together in real time by artists in kneepads toiling away under the hot sun for our enrichment. So come for the art, stay for the live music and the food. It’s free for the whole family.

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4x4 tonight from 6 to 8 pm. And don’t forget, if beer’s not your thing, Corks will be more than happy to pour you a glass of the purple stuff.

May 26

Memorial Day Celebration

Today is Memorial Day, and the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation has organized a ceremony for the whole family to celebrate accordingly. From 10 to 11 this morning at Santa Barbara Cemetery (901 Channel Drive), you’ll see bagpipers, the USMC Color Guard, live music and speakers. To conclude, there will be a flyover with vintage planes. It’s free and open to the public. See more information at www. pierreclaeyssensveteransfoundation.org.

Tuesday May 27

Make Your Own Opening

Everyone loves a good opening reception, right? There’s wine, food, maybe some music. Everybody’s wearing their artopening best. It’s fun to see and be seen, sure, but art gallery operators know that we can’t all make it to every opening.

That’s why they leave the art up on the walls after the party’s over. So today, though you missed the big reception, have a glass of wine and a bite of cheese, put on your favorite pair of khakis and head out to Artamo Gallery (11 West Anapamu Street). Gordon Huether’s 12x12 show opened on May 1, but it’s up until June 22, and I say today’s the day to go check it out. The artist’s 12-inch-by-12-inch works are a change of pace for him; he’s known for his large-scale and permanent installations. The gallery is open today through Sunday from noon until 5 pm.

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Friday May 30

Craft Beer Continues in Solvang

So you didn’t get enough craft beer last night at Corks n’ Crowns? Then I have just the event for you today: It’s called Meet the Brewer, Pair the Beer, Pick the Brain, and it’s at the Solvang Brewing Company (1547 Mission Drive, Solvang). So if you can make the drive, you’ll be able to meet the mind behind SBC’s brews. That would be David Lusk, and he’ll talk process and take questions. Attendees will be treating to three 5-oz pours and an appetizer to pair with each of them. It happens from noon to 1 pm today, but stick around Solvang and make your way back to the brewery for some live music and more beer at 9:30 pm. It’s all part of the Santa Ynez Valley’s Craft Beer Month. Go to www. visitsyv.com for a full listing of events so you can get a taste before the month is over.

Saturday May 31

Butterflies Alive

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (2559 Puesta del Sol Road) has an exhibit open today that might make for a great Saturday afternoon out with the family. It’s called Butterflies Alive, an appropriate title considering it consists of a garden filled with more than 1,000 live butterflies fluttering all around you. Admission is included with your entrance fee to the museum: members free, $12 for adults, $8 for teens and seniors, $7 for children and free for kids under 2. This exhibit will be up until September 7.

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Creating a Healthier Community and Having Fun

by Sharon Byrne W

hen we crafted the Healthier Milpas Community Initiative, we wanted to find ways to connect our community with all the health, fitness and well-being resources available here.

It turns out, we’re embarrassingly rich in those resources on the Eastside, so we decided to do an event every month, on a Saturday morning, to introduce better health to our community.

We’re one month into our Milpas 1000 Challenge. We’re going to lose 1,000 pounds as a neighborhood. So far, we’ve lost 300 pounds, which is pretty darned amazing! I am excited to see how svelte we’ll all be looking! The challenge runs from April through October, and all you have to do is lose 10 pounds in two months. Once you lose the 10 pounds, you’re entered into a drawing for a brand-new bike from Hazard’s, a gift basket from Fresh Market, passes to the Montecito YMCA, and more. We have partnered with some terrific cottage nurses to weigh people in discreetly, and coach on lifestyle and habit changes to make losing weight easier.

We also want to introduce folks to healthier eating that’s available in the Milpas area. Tri-County Produce, Fresh Market, and Fresh & Easy are totally into being part of the Healthy Community Effort. This month, we’re going to put out a bag of fresh Tri-County Produce goodies and ask people to guess how much it cost. The person guessing closest to the actual cost will win the shopping bag full of fresh veggies and fruits!

We hear people say they just can’t afford to eat healthy. Now, heavily manufactured food, like a box of macaroni and powdered cheese, is pretty cheap. But is it good for you? No. Produce is one of the least-expensive food items we can buy, and it’s healthier, especially when it’s fresh-picked from the fields, and grown locally.

We’re also lucky to have loads of great fitness options in the area, so we created Milpas Moves! to provide free community workouts. Last month, Casa de la Raza put on a fantastic Zumba class. This month, the Montecito YMCA will bring a Montecito Mash Up – a combo of cardio and strength training using different workout formats. The workout is tailored so anyone at any fitness level can do it. People aged 6 to 65 did the Zumba class with us! It’s a free workout because we want everyone to come out and get in on it. If you like it, you can take more classes to keep working on your fitness. Future free Milpas Moves! will include Chi Gong movement, salsa

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Sharon Byrne is executive director for the Milpas Community Association, and currently serves on the Advisory Boards for the Salvation Army Hospitality House and Santa Barbara County Alcohol and Drug Problems.

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There are also many well-being resources in the area, like Milpas Chiropractic, Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, and multiple clinics, all specializing in different aspects of care. We’re bringing one out every month to meet the community and introduce them to offerings that increase their wellbeing.

It’s a lot of fun to come out on a Saturday morning, see your neighbors and co-workers, and work on improving our health as a community. We actually like working out together as a neighborhood.

And you don’t have to live or work on the Eastside to join in. We welcome everyone, because there are no borders when it comes to community health. So come on out Saturday, May 17, from 9-11 am behind the Milpas McDonald’s for the next Healthier Milpas Community Event!

M is for Money

by Loretta Redd

I

n 1911, California began allowing ordinary citizens to create statutory and constitutional law via local and state initiatives. Since that time, voters have seen any number of propositions make their way to our ballots – some daring, some dumb.

In Santa Barbara County this election, we have Measure M. When newly elected, 4th District Supervisor Peter Adam suggested to the Board of Supes that the county should be required to maintain infrastructure at current levels before expending other discretionary funds, he was voted down handily. At the budget meeting last June, Mr. Adam proposed adding $8.5 million to the maintenance fund in order to cut the county’s reported $300-million backlog of deferred projects on roads, parks and public buildings. The board instead approved a paltry $2 million for road repairs.

Supervisor Janet Wolf suggested to

Loretta Redd’s diverse background includes being a psychologist, business owner, non-profit director, Air Force officer, writer, speaker, and executive coach. Loretta has served on several Santa Barbara city committees and has been a candidate for public office.

her “freshman” colleague that he collect signatures and put the maintenance measure on the 2014 ballot if he felt so strongly... a recommendation I imagine she deeply regrets at this moment, because Mr. Adam managed to do just that, to the tune of 13,000 signatures.

Mrs. Wolf ’s current opponent, former police officer Roger Aceves, weighed in on Measure M on Noozhawk, saying he was “ not going to make a decision until he hears from everyone.” Not sure when that will be....

Supervisor Adam’s fiscal conservatism should come as no surprise to anyone who read his political literature when he ran for office. He is simply being true to his statement on the campaign website: “...my great frustration with the ever-expanding role, reach and cost of government propelled me to join the race for supervisor.”

Mr. Adam’s philosophy is that the county has not been meeting predetermined obligations, and must be forced to do so. Suddenly, the other supervisors and the county auditor are panicking because Measure M “takes a hatchet to the budget” with projected catastrophic consequences.

Of our $800-million county budget, only one-quarter ($200M) is considered “discretionary.” And of that $200 million, more than 60 percent goes to public safety coffers. That doesn’t leave much dinero to spread across other areas of real need, such as health and human services, community resources and other programs.

Although it is completely untrue that Measure M would raise taxes simply by its passage, it does hog-tie more of the county budget. Continuing to fund the Public Safety collective at current levels would indeed reduce the dollars for social service and other community programs.

In order to meet those obligations, taxes or fees would have to be raised. But note to the naive: our county taxes will eventually be raised, regardless.

So, the real question for the voters is: What are your priorities?

A secondary issue is the source of political pressures on budgetary decisionmaking of our elected officials. Should the sheriff’s department budget be six times greater than the district attorney’s, 12 times larger than the public defender’s, twice the fire’s and more than twice the cost of the probation department’s?

I think back to the recent Deltopia confrontation in Isla Vista... On camera, at least, it appeared that our sheriff’s department was better equipped than

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the Ukrainian army. Did we really need all of the weaponry, armored vehicles and black-ops outfits to quell this unfortunately predictable, alcoholinfused, adolescent insanity? Maybe.

Maybe all that equipment came from grants and didn’t cost the taxpayers a dime. No one got killed in Isla Vista and property damage was minimal... so maybe it’s all worth it. But the invoice for the sheriff’s management of that debacle is yet to come due.

What Peter Adam has done is illuminate the reality of budget pressures.

Potholes don’t help supervisors get elected; people do. Salaries and benefitsalways the biggest line items, are also the hardest to contain, because groups like Service Employees International Union and law enforcement unions help to ensure candidate success.

To give credit, supervisors and department heads have eliminated hundreds of positions and have reduced expenditures over the past years. While they all should be appreciated for at least trying to live ‘within their budget,’ no one has a clue of how to eliminate our unfunded liabilities.

The fact that Measure M constrains the limited discretionary funding is perhaps dangerous. I’m glad I don’t have to choose between social services and closing parks, though sometimes I think if more money went to mental health services, less money would be needed for jails and law enforcement.

And I wonder if the $17 million projected annual cost of operations for the new North County jail will be declared as “catastrophic” to the budget, as Mr. Adam’s additional $6 million for maintenance costs is currently described?

Measure M is probably not the solution. But what Mr. Adam has done for us is to turn a bright light on the questionable prioritizing of our county budget. He dares to suggest we shouldn’t be proposing new programs until the existing ones can either be funded or eliminated. Unfunded liabilities don’t bust your axle the way a pothole does on a county road, but they’re even more dangerous, because every citizen will have to “drive” over them eventually. If the board of supervisors – current and past – had taken their fiscal responsibility seriously, Measure M would never have been on the ballot. It’s a risky way to manage a county...

Daring or dumb, you get to decide.

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The village is expected to be finished by the fall

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Funk Zone Artist Village Aerial Layout of the Funk Zone Artist Village

The permanent development will include an arts collaborative component, providing individual and shared artist workshop spaces with affordable rent as well as communal equipment space. Once the development is built, the installation will move into the arts collaborative space.

Artists Wanted

It’s no wonder the entire SB art community is talking. The Artist Village

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he Second Saturday Funk Zone Art Walk did not disappoint, and I must say it is quickly becoming my favorite day of the entire month, with local star artists opening their working studios to the public street vendors sharing handmade creations, every kind of music floating through the air created by traveling musicians, food trucks that tempt all palates and of course, wine and beer flowed like the delicious breeze that cooled the heated pavement as Santa Barbara was blanketed with uncommonly sticky, hot weather.

I cruised the streets with the other art walkers, but then stopped in to visit my girls Erika, Virginia, Liz and Donna at the Greenhouse Studio, ran into Hugh Margerum of Tic Tac Toe Collaborations, chatted with Marcello Ricci, curator at The Arts Fund, and climbed the stairs above Pali to check in with Crista Dix at Wall Space.

Curiously, they were all talking about the same thing…

What could get all these art people, I wondered, excited simultaneously? The answer: a new and tantalizing addition to the already-happening Zone, something designed to bring more art and more artists to the Zone (on the corner of Gray Avenue and Yanonali Street) all under one roof. And not just one roof, but about two dozen different “roofs,” under which would be more than 20 individual workshop spaces, utilizing repurposed shipping containers.

Really? I had to know more.

The Skinny, The Scoop and More Details

Here’s the gist from Mesa Lane Partners’ container/studio rental application: The Funk Zone Artist Village (FZAV)

An artist’s rendering of the working installation FZAV (image: Dan Weber Architecture)

was created through a partnership between Mesa Lane Partners, the property owner, and the Santa Barbara Foundation with design by Dan Weber Architecture. The FZAV is a temporary, experimental creative community of committed artists invested in fostering unity as professionals and maintaining a positive, secure and affordable working environment in Santa Barbara.

The village will be composed of repurposed shipping containers that can hold more than 20 individual workshop spaces. In addition to the physical studio spaces, the FZAV will include a revolving outdoor art exhibition with space for public art and murals on the exterior of the shipping containers. Through this project, the collaborative partners aim to support the arts community by providing authentic and affordable space where artists, entrepreneurs, and artisans can work, share ideas, and hopefully, prosper.

Temporary in nature, the FZ Artist Village is just the first phase of a redevelopment project. It is expected to last two to three years, while the permanent development project receives entitlements.

is expected to be completely finished and working by September, though insiders believe they may be able to open before the end of summer. Artist admissions, whether you are a seasoned pro or just beginning to dabble, close on June 6. So if you are a local artist looking to join the artist co-op ranks of Santa Barbara, with an uber-low overhead (from $250-$800 monthly depending on your container size), get your application in ASAP. I have Ramiro Ramirez, Liz Morello and Susan Davidson pour your glass at Lafond.

a feeling the spaces are going to fill up quicker than you can say acrylic.

Go to sbartscollaborative.org/ and download your rental application now.

Through the Grapevine (Literally)

I love wine. There, I said it and I’m not ashamed. Back in my rock n’ roll days, I was forced by income (or lack thereof ) to drink “two-buck chuck,” a Trader Joe’s genius wine that is Charles Shaw, keeping starving musicians buzzed and creating happily, until the next morning when a horrible hangover was sure to ensue.

Gone are those days, thanks to the odd wine snob that I am, with a really good sniffer and palate. Where I got this grapejuice gift, I’m not sure – but hey, I actually know wine. All this came in handy as I visited the brand-spanking-new tasting room from Lafond, located at 111 E. Yanonali Street and partook in a sampling of its latest output. Here are my picks, from my nose to your palate. I won’t bore you with comments, but take my word for it: The following choices are worth tasting and purchasing.

2011 Chardonnay Lafond Vineyard, 2011 Chardonnay Melville Vineyard, 2010 Pinot Noir Lafond Vineyard and the 2010 Pinot Noir Lafond Vineyard Martin Ray Clone. Honestly, bring any of these to your next party or housewarming, and your wine-snob friends and acquaintances will look at you with a whole new respect.

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On The Move? Keep on Truckin’

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Alex Kehaya and Max James of Nextmover.co

(yes, .co and not .com).

Pitching their idea last November at Startup Weekend was Alex Kehaya and his long-time buddy and UCSB grad Max James.

In case you haven’t been following this column, Startup Weekends are a global phenomenon that sprang from the transitioning economy of 2007 in Boulder, Colorado.

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’m a truck guy. Always have been. First there was the classic ‘65 Ranchero, then a little Mazda, later a big Dodge Ram, an enormous diesel-powered 4x4 Chevy long-bed, a midsized GMC Canyon and currently a Nissan Titan.

But lately, my affinity toward trucks has become a love-hate relationship.

Why? Parking lots in Santa Barbara, especially Trader Joe’s on De La Vina Street. The truck is just too big to fit between the white lines without a struggle.

But I love my truck for the stuff it can haul. It’s liberating to know that whatever Santa Barbara Home Improvement throws at me, I can get it home without help.

The reality now is that it’s a rare occasion when I use the six-and-a-half foot bed in the back, and I’m starting to think my days of being a truck guy may be numbered.

Especially after being introduced to Santa Barbara’s latest startup, Nextmover.co

Delivering goods or making a move? Startup businesses can help you keep on truckin’.

marathon is an annual melting pot of dreamers, developers, designers, managers and marketers to pitch new ideas. The top ideas attract teams from the participants, and they execute on creating a business together which presents a demo, working prototype, or a presentation by Sunday evening.

Last November’s event was a big hit with more than 300 attendees on opening night, 62 pitches, 137 participating, 35plus mentors, seven judges, three speakers and 18 teams pitching at the finale. And you got it, NextMover.co was the winner.

“Nextmover.co is your friend with a truck,” explains Alex. “Next time you need to move, we’ll connect you with a local truck owner in your community who can help you get that done for a small fee.” The service verifies movers through a screening process, provides an easy-tounderstand rate, insurance coverage, and has a user rating system.

So, for a reasonable fee you get a truck and driver, some muscle, and can scoot around town in whatever little ride you fancy. For me, I’m thinking a Jeep may be in the cards.

Alex and Max’s business model is part of the new “sharing” or “collaborative consumption” economy that’s growing like crazy. Companies like Airbnb.com for vacation rentals, and Uber, which connects drivers with their own cars to folks who need a ride, are popular examples.

First meeting as kids in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, the two 20-something entrepreneurs reconnected by chance in Costa Rica last year while Alex was on his honeymoon. By summer, they had been brainstorming ideas together and realized building a business together would be a great idea. “We printed up business cards with just our names and numbers, but had no idea what we were going to do,” says Alex, fired up. “I knew

a good team was critical and with Max’s great design and innovative mind, we had a solid partnership,” Alex adds, noting his expertise is business development and sales. I believe it.

Fortunately Startup Weekend’s deadline put the pressure on the two to formulate a plan. After getting some market research done by the offshore virtual assistant firm getfriday.com to validate the market size, Alex pitched his idea of an Uber-ish model for trucks and moving to Max. “Turns out, there’s more than 20 million people that move annually within their own county nationwide,” says Alex describing his rationale. “Okay,” he tells me, “this was worth pitching.”

At the end of the weekend, knowing they’d won, Alex explains what happened next. “We expected that we’d probably get some free stuff from Kyle Ashby,” the event organizer and founder of startupsb. com, “or from the Startup Weekend Organization.” But what actually happened, Alex says, was much better.

“We raised $65K that night; it was totally unexpected.” Pretty nice way to get the ball rolling for the startup.

The current rendition of the online platform funded that weekend is working nicely. “All the interaction between the consumer and the truck owner all happens online now,” say Max and Alex, both chiming in.

Currently, they’re only focused on the Santa Barbara market, so if you have a need to do a local move or deliver something and could use a truck, or you have a truck and want to generate some cash flow from it, make sure to check these guys out! They’re on the move.

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The Weekly Capitalist

by Jeff Harding

Jeff Harding is a real estate investor and a writer on economics and finance. He is the former publisher of the Daily Capitalist, a popular economics blog. He is also an adjunct professor at SBCC.

Who Is Running Our City?

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anta Barbara seems to be a very successful city. It’s been around a long time, so we must be doing something right. We have (mostly) beautiful public and private buildings, gorgeous parks and a sparkling waterfront (at least today). We are populated with many beautiful, pristine neighborhoods.

And things are pretty clean. State Street is bustling, especially at night. Our colleges and the university are full.

The folks in charge here must be doing a great job, right? By “folks in charge,” I mean our local politicians and bureaucrats.

The answer to that question is, no.

We hear this kind of thing all the time.

For example, “The president is running the country.” Or “The new administration is taking over the reins of the country.” Or “Mayor Schneider is now running the city.”

The truth is that all they run is the bureaucracy. The bureaucracy doesn’t run anything but itself. Yes, we have cops and firefighters, courts and road maintenance

that are run by local government. But is that what makes the South Coast go? I don’t think so.

The reason I dislike the notion that governments at any level “run things” is that it misses a very important truth. And that is that we run things, not them. Yet we have exalted government such that the popular meme is that government does run things, and without them we would be lost in the wilderness, directionless, flailing and failing.

It’s the other way around.

‘We’ The People

I’m not saying we don’t need cops to keep the misguided in check or firefighters to put out our frequent conflagrations.

But those and other services provided by government are there to help those of us who make things work.

If truth be told, even “we” don’t in the strictest sense run the country or the county or the city, either. I just run myself, just like you do for yourself. In

free societies, we each decide what we’re going to do each morning when we walk out the door. We don’t have government telling us what we need to do. And here’s the beautiful part of that idea: By each of us pursuing our own “selfish” interests, we serve the interests of others in society. Yet there is no supreme leader or group that tells us how to do that. We figure it out ourselves and it works.

It didn’t take mankind very long to figure out that if we cooperate voluntarily through a daily exchange of labor and capital and commerce, we each can achieve our individual goals. This is called emergent order, or spontaneous order, or self-organization. Instead of chaos we get a smoothly functioning society and economy. Well, pretty smooth at least. We are, after all, flawed human beings.

In economics it’s referred to as a market economy, which is a basically an unregulated market system of free exchange. In technology, the Internet is an example of emergence.

These things emerge not because of planning by some central authority, but by cooperation, the division of labor and self-interest. In fact, these types of things can’t be planned or organized by a central authority. The Internet evolved, it wasn’t dreamed up and executed by some algorian central planning bureau. If the government interferes, it would be the end of the Internet.

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Markets And Wealth Creation Ditto with the market system. Central planning doesn’t work. As many times as it has been tried, it always has failed, usually devolving into some kind of totalitarian state. In the USA, there are several hundred millions of us making economic decisions every day about our lives and our work. No central authority could possibly have enough knowledge to make the economy run efficiently.

While the market system has ups and downs, at least the decision-making is widely distributed so that mistakes committed are usually confined to those connected with the ones making the mistake.

Some would say that those in the free market can’t be trusted to make decisions that might affect the entire economy and that we need someone to look over us and root out the evil. But wait: Why would you trust those in government, a relatively few individuals, to make decisions for all of us if you don’t trust the decision makers in free markets? Why aren’t the bureaucrats and regulators subject to the same flaws? Now you have even fewer people making decisions for the many. Wouldn’t it be better to distribute decision-making more widely and let the market correct those mistakes? I believe so. History is on my side here. ...continued p.23

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by James Luksic A longtime writer, editor and film critic, James has

worked nationwide for several websites and publications – including the Dayton Daily News, Key West Citizen, Topeka Capital-Journal and Santa Ynez Valley Journal. California is his eighth state. When he isn’t watching movies or sports around the Central Coast, you can find James writing and reading while he enjoys coffee and bacon, or Coke and pizza.

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his just in: Each of the cinemas around Santa Barbara has its merits and advantages.

Paseo Nuevo, Fiesta 5 and Plaza de Oro’s theaters have pulled through often for my purposes, and the overlooked Metro 4 – despite lacking a mirror in the men’s room – intermittently surprises with its movie selections. The virtues of the venerable Arlington and Riviera have been well-chronicled for decades.

That said, if you haven’t been to Buellton Parks Plaza’s modest and comfy confines (just off 101 North), you’ve missed the Central Coast’s tastiest popcorn with butter.

To me, eating kernels without liquid-gold topping is like cereal without milk. If a habitual diet of buttered popcorn has eroded my inner organs, I will gladly take it to my grave.

Farther up the coast: The new cineplex inside Santa Maria Town Center serves Cokeflavored Icees. Forget about the omnipresent “disco” berry and cherry flavors found at convenience stores; nothing beats old-fashioned, blended Coca-Cola. A cheap thrill is better than no thrill, and that beverage takes the edge off the foulest films (i.e. The Other Woman or Haunted House 2).

Time for an abrupt shifting of gears, from the refreshments at local auditoriums to what’s actually showing inside them.

Web Master

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he Amazing Spider-Man 2 isn’t “amazing” save for the fact its director is actually named Webb (first name Marc), and it co-stars an almost unrecognizable Paul Giamatti. I did my due diligence beforehand but didn’t want spoilers and thus avoided this sequel’s trailer, while remembering its headliners: Andrew Garfield as the webslinger, Emma Stone as his girlfriend, Sally Field as his doting aunt, Jamie Foxx as electrifying Electro, and Dane DeHaan (The Place Beyond The Pines) as a wealthy, childhood friend.

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he purportedly true tale of a Nebraska family (whose father wrote a book to enhance the credibility factor), Heaven Is for Real follows the spiritual path of a small-town pastor whose son has a near-death experience: While on the operating table, the boy allegedly saw his dad in the hospital chapel (“Don’t take my son!”), visited heaven and met his unborn sister.

The narrative, steeped in faith, boasts a title that leaves little to our imaginations and a script that preaches to the choir; the only non-believer is a psychologist, played with the proper tone by Nancy Sorel. Despite raising a few questions, the movie’s account can’t be called objective. Its first half unspools efficiently, yet foreshadows the compromise that softens the predictable climax.

Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly (Flight) are above reproach as the parents, and there will be no finger-pointing toward Thomas Haden Church and Margo Martindale (August: Osage County), the latter of whom shares a poignant moment with Kinnear in a cemetery. As the overanalyzed son, endearing Connor Corum – sporting crystal-blue eyes and a pouty bottom lip – is worthy of our sympathy. The same can’t be said for director Randall Wallace.

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But what about Giamatti, whom I’ve monitored since his seminal efforts in American Splendor and Sideways, and who may have the most expressive eyes in show business?

Turns out, he gets saddled with a marginal, villainous role that masks his talents, transforming the gifted actor into nobody.

It’s an inexplicable waste, considering Spider-Man 2 climbs and swings for upward of 145 minutes but rarely gains much traction. Our highlighted arachnid gets around, from high-rise rooftops to sinister canyons in alleyways. Somehow, he rarely loses track of his love interest, though her cap is set for a higher education overseas. By now, it doesn’t quite matter who portrays the man behind the mask (Garfield or Tobey Maguire): The comic-book novelty and its computer-generated, un-special effects are wearing thin. Literal flashes of brilliance, in the shape of Electro, keep the sparks flying for only so long.

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ith apologies to Robert Frost, the makers of Neighbors wouldn’t know a “mending wall” if it fell on them. The raunchy, Judd Apatow-style comedy involves a married couple – with a newborn baby – who discover the guys moving in next door are members of a fraternity. In so far as the principal players are Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, we know high-jinx will come early and often, and that director Nicholas Stoller (Muppets Most Wanted and Forgetting Sarah Marshall) won’t ease up on the gas pedal.

Although the family plays it cool, the frat festivities inevitably become too loud and overwhelming – and naturally, everyone from the police to the college dean (Lisa Kudrow) couldn’t care less.

Other neighbors on the block? They’ve somehow been won over by the band of beer-guzzling, bong brothers. In this type of ruthless farce, the screenwriters can’t be bothered with anything remotely realistic.

We can be grateful Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids) embodies the beleaguered wife, though once the frat parties get rolling, her Australian charm is of limited assistance. Viewers get more of the same from Rogen, who begins as a tranquil teddy bear until spewing disgust when called upon to defend his homestead. Efron, more of a poseur than an actor these days, appears to be following Matthew McConaughey’s strategy for success: the fewer shirts, the better.

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In the Garden with

Mr. Greenjeans

The same climbing rose six weeks later.

Older canes can be eliminated as new ones grow throughout the blooming season to keep plants from becoming overgrown. No shearing needed!

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Your Vine May Have to Go to Rehab... No, No, No

Not technically a vine, I “rehabbed” this Cecile Brunner rose by removing 3/4 of the stackedup, older canes, leaving the younger, more productive ones. The same technique can benefit bougainvillea, trumpet vines and other vining plants.

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t could be that some time ago, even years ago, you were at the nursery and fell in love with what appeared to be some type of innocuous, diminutive, flowering vine in a one-gallon container with its delicate tendrils gently grasping onto the stake that held it up. So you took

the plant home and planted it on your fence or trellis.

As your vine grew, you were enjoying the flowers, and you may have started cutting parts of the vine back with your hand pruners – a little here from under the gutters, a little there, where it began

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to creep behind the shutters on the front of the house.

After awhile, to keep the thing off the garage and out of the neighbor’s doghouse, you may have started shearing your vine instead of selectively cutting it back.

Now, all these years later, it could be that you or your gardener regularly run the electrics over it every time you do the hedges and you may have forgotten that the big blocky, hedgy thing on your fence that never blooms is not a hedge at all but is, in fact, your longforgotten vine.

If you or someone you know suffers from EVSD (Enthusiastic Vine Shearing Disorder) or you’ve found yourself living with a vine that is devouring your house and

garden, you have three courses of action.

First choice. You can yank the thing out. I know, I know, that sounds harsh but if the darn thing’s gotten too woody, is in the wrong place or if there’s another type of vine that you’d like to grow, it may be time to remove it and recycle it (guiltfree) into your green bin.

Second option. Many vines, pink jasmine for one, can be indiscriminately cut back or down, practically to the ground and they will come back very quickly. How much and where to chop varies by the type of vine, because some vines will not respond favorably if cut into older, woody growth and others will. ...continued p.18

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...continued from p.17 No need to take the hedge clippers to this “Tangerine Beauty” trumpet vine. (Bignonia capreolata “Tangerine Beauty”). Regular, selective thinning keeps it manageable and blooming.

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It’s also good to know when to chop down a vine. Late spring is preferable, so the vine has many months of warmth to catch up. I probably wouldn’t do any cutting in late fall because there’s a good chance that the vine will stall out and not grow again until the following spring.

To be safe, it’s always good to check with a trusted nurseryperson or by looking it up online before getting the ax out.

Your third choice is “rehabbing” your vine and this takes the most time. It also requires some patience and a little artistic sensibility. By doing this, you are basically taking away the oldest parts of the vine – while leaving the younger, healthier sections – which rejuvenates the vine and can help it fit its original space. Also, since you will not be regularly shearing the flowers and buds off of it, you’ll probably see an increase in blooms.

Rehab your vine

1. Cut out any vines and wood that you know for sure are dead. Be careful –sometimes the bark on an older vine may look dead may not be. Look before you lop, because you can risk taking off something that you initially wanted to keep. If necessary, scrape a little of the bark to see if there is any “green” under there. Also, keep in mind that before you cut any vines, if you can find the end and follow it to its source, you can be sure that you won’t be cutting something that will surprise you later by dying back.

2. Next, scope out your vine. Check out which vines are the youngest, perhaps greenest and which ones seem the oldest and woodiest. Get an idea how many you’d like to keep to fit your space. The

number kept may depend on whether you’re tying them back onto a fence, trellis or to the side of a wall. The type of vine may also dictate how many sections to keep. A large, vigorous plant like a cup of gold vine may not need as many structural vines, where on a smaller, slower grower such as stephanotis, you may want to leave many.

3. Remove these sections that you don’t need and artistically attach the remaining ones securely to your fence or other structure.

4. Water deeply. After new growth appears, feed with an organic-type fertilizer.

5. To maintain your handiwork after your vine has resumed rampant growth, continue to thin by shortening and by removing entire bloomed-out stems.

Remember, tipping back or shearing is going to result in a fat, hedge-like vine.

(Next time, I’ll cover more than you’ll ever want to know about vines.)

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The Age of Big Data

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t is a difficult task to decode and understand raw data, even for a scientist. You need to have a firm grasp of the statistics used, you need to have a frame of reference for the values of the data points you are looking at, and you need to know how to put the two together.

It’s daunting. And it is only going to get more so as we enter into the age of “big data” where super computers are dedicated almost entirely to crunching numbers and finding significance.

For that reason, data visualization is on the rise. Think infographics, those images that pop up on your Facebook newfeed, your Twitter feed, your RSS feed, and on many of the websites we visit daily.

They are bright, colorful, engaging and – most importantly – informative. They give us information on everything we care about. If you care about pollution, you’ll find hundreds of these neatly packaged bundles of data through a basic Google search. The same is true if you care about the various kinds of pop music.

But data visualization is not limited to brightly colored, cartoon images. NASA is

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deeply entrenched in data visualization. It has long been known for gorgeous images of space or even of the earth. More recently, NASA has been compiling data into highly visual, highly compelling packages that instantly convey necessary information. On Saturday night, I had a chance to see just how far they have come in data visualization.

Saturday night, I walked into the Granada Theatre intrigued by the idea behind Bella Gaia, a performance that advertized itself as an “awe-inspiring live multi-media performance” that “transforms complex scientific data into an accessible audio-visual experience.” I was unsure how Kenji Williams, the founder and director (and composer and violinist) behind Bella Gaia, would interpret NASA’s data into an experience that would not only capture an audience’s attention, but also educate them.

When I walked out, I was truly awestruck. Kenji had found a way to wholly integrate music, dance, video, and NASA’s data into a single event that would bring tears of both joy and sadness to even Clint Eastwood’s eyes. Kenji used looping videos compiled from NASA’s images

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that showed us the speedy and terrifying changes our Earth is experiencing: water sources running dry, fires spreading (like wildfire) across the globe and ice melting at an alarming rate in the Arctic. Since NASA has been observing the Earth from space since 1961, those images truly tell a tale of humanity’s influence on the earth.

Perhaps the most terrifying image of our influence on the Earth was NASA’s video of how CO2 emissions travel across the planet. Huge, swirling CO2 clouds represented with a deep purple appeared over the countries we consider “advanced” and also over a few that were attempting to “modernize.” Those clouds quickly spread, covering the oceans, our neighbors’ countries, encompassing even parts of the North and South poles. Barely a few square miles of our entire planet evaded the purple haze. It forced you to realize: We are choking our Earth, our home. It made you want to take action, especially when you remembered that these images were not just visualizations

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of what someone thought was happening.

These were images that NASA had either collected directly or had created to help visualize the data it has been collecting for more than 50 years. It was real.

Yet, I do not think that those images helping us to visualize the data would have been so powerful on their own. After all, most of those images are available to us if we look hard enough on the Internet.

What made them so powerful was the rest of the performance. The music brought your unwavering attention to the stage, the video interspersed between the data told the story of humanity’s relationship with the earth, and the single dancer brought home the emotional extremes that seeing our world from space can bring.

As Kenji says, the human brain learns best when we feel something. I believe I speak for the whole audience when I say that Bella Gaia made me feel something profound for our earth.

Did You Know?

UC Santa Barbara is home to the Allosphere, a 30-foot-wide sphere built inside a three-story echo-free cube. It is designed to completely immerse researchers in large-scale data sets. Within the sphere, they can explore, manipulate, synthesize and analyze the data. Data visualization is not just for beautiful, inspiring performances. It is also for scientists trying to find breakthroughs in their research.

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Ingredients Were in Place for Great Season at San Marcos

by Barry Punzal

The San Marcos volleyball team captured the Channel League championship and enters the postseason as the number 1 seed in CIF for Division 2.

The Royals are seeking their first CIF championship since 1999.

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t was the perfect ending, the winning point of San Marcos High’s epic 32-30 fourth-set victory at nine-time defending champion Santa Barbara for the Channel League boys volleyball title.

Incredibly, the match-winning play involved the Royals’ “Big 3″ of Baker Johnson, Christian Widmer and Shane Hauschild, standout seniors who have been starters since they were sophomores.

First, Johnson made a spectacular onehanded dig of a driven ball. The ball caromed off the ceiling, but Widmer still managed to hand-set it and pushed it outside to Hauschild, who hammered a spike off a defender’s arms for the titleclinching point.

And the Royals went wild.

It was the Royals’ league finale and they finished on top, claiming their first title since 2003.

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“This group of seniors, we wanted it so bad,” said Hauschild after the match.

“It’s an amazing feeling right now,” Johnson said. “We worked so hard this whole season. To see that we finally won it, it’s so amazing.”

The Royals had high expectations going into 2014. They graduated just one senior after a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) semifinal appearance last season and returned their decorated big three – Hauschild was an All-CIF pick and league MVP last year, while Widmer and Johnson were all-league first team honorees.

“I don’t think it’s any mystery that those three are the ones who have been the key to our success the last three years,” coach Roger Kuntz said. “It’s incredible having

those three guys together. What is unique about them, more than anything else, is we hear in sports all the time, ‘We’re close and we’re family, and this and that.’

Christian went to DP his freshman year and came over to San Marcos just to play with these two guys. They’d grown up together. He said, ‘I want to spend my high school career with my buddies.’”

The Royals will take a number 1 ranking in Division 2 into the CIF Playoffs this week, seeking their first CIF title since 1999.

Press Luncheon: Union Bank Steps up for Local Athletes It was the final Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon of the school year, but Randy Weiss was already looking ahead to the 2014-15 season.

Weiss, the community outreach and foundation officer at Union Bank, thanked the Round Table for all it does for youth in the community and presented the organization with a $10,000 check to underwrite the lunches for the athletes next year.

“This is a very, very special organization,” Weiss told the audience in the Ranchero Room at Harry’s Plaza Café. “There are probably close to 2,000 non-profit groups in Santa Barbara, and I’ve had the pleasure with working with most of them.

But there’s something very special about the Athletic Round Table. It really brings our community together. It’s all about community. It’s our pleasure at Union Bank to help underwrite the cost of these lunches and support the great work of the Athletic Round Table.”

Weiss went on to remind the athletes “there’s no free lunch. Years from now,

when you’re working in the business field and you have a chance to help young athletes and young students, you need to step up. Remember this great opportunity that you have today through the Athletic Round Table.”

Coaches of the Year

Coaches from six schools were recognized for their work this past season.

The award, sponsored by Randy Rowse of the Paradise Café, is given based on the sportsmanship a coach demonstrates, community service, ethical behavior and longevity in the program.

The award winners were Anthony Califano (Dos Pueblos wrestling), Andrew Butcher (Santa Barbara High girls basketball), Jack Coy (San Marcos frosh/soph football assistant), Dale Colburn (Providence girls volleyball), Charles Bryant (Carpinteria tennis) and Jeff Burich (Bishop Diego girls basketball).

College Baseball

SBCC coach Jeff Walker was proudly wearing the T-shirt from the Super Regionals at the press luncheon. Walker’s Vaqueros swept L.A. Mission in the Super Regional to advance to the Southern Cal Sectional against conference rival Oxnard.

The winner of that best-of-three series goes to the State Final Four in Fresno.

“Each round we get new T-shirts,” Walker said. “One player was quoted, ‘We’re on the road to Fresno one T-shirt at a time.’”

Walker then noted the phrase being used on social media to describe the Vaqueros’ goal of reaching Fresno. “For all you Twitter fans out there, the catch phrase is ‘Vaquesno.’ We’ll keep that going,” he said.

UCSB assistant Neil Walton said pitcher Austin Pettibone “was his true self ” on Saturday when threw a four-hit, 6-0 shutout against Cal State Northridge.

He also lauded the solid play of shortstop Peter Maris.

The Gauchos play at Pepperdine on Wednesday and at USF over the weekend.

Prep Softball

San Marcos coach Jeff Swann said his Royals will be playing Santa Barbara for bragging rights this week.

Despite a 9-15 record, Swann said it’s been a fun season. “They’re learning and getting better in every game and every practice. It’s been rewarding for me and the coaching staff,” he said.

He brought catcher Claudia Herrera and two-year team captain Stephanie Swann.

Prep Track

San Marcos coach Marilyn Hantgin introduced some promising youngsters in her program. Freshman Delaney Werner qualified for CIF in the 400 and the 4×400 relay; Chloe Hamer, another freshman, is going to CIF in the 100 hurdles and 300

hurdles and sophomore Tyson Miller qualified in the 200, 400 and 4×400 relay. She also introduced senior Esteban Alfaro, who in his first year of running track won Channel League titles in the 100 and 200.

The Royals will compete in the Division 3 Prelims at Estancia High in Orange County.

Carpinteria will be hosting some of the top track and field athletes in the state on Saturday when it stages the CIF Division 4 Prelims.

“It’s a honor to do this. We take pride in it,” Carpinteria coach Van Latham said.

The meet will feature 116 schools, including powerhouse programs like Oaks Christian, Serra and St. Mary’s Academy.

Latham introduced CIF qualifiers Brooke Hymer (pole vault) and Gabe Zapien-Ybarra (discus), and Grace Delk and Greg Elizzarras, whom he called “the heart and soul of the team.”

Bishop Diego track coach Veronica Gines brought three CIF qualifiers: Zara Brillo-Sonnino (100), Adrian Solis (shot put, discus) and BJ Murillo (100 and 200).

Prep Baseball

Carpinteria coach Pat Cooney said he planned to rub elbows with SBCC’s Walker to get some good karma going into the final week of the season. The Warriors are in a four-way tie for first place in the Frontier League. They play Malibu twice this week.

“It leaves a whole gamut of scenarios,” Cooney said. “We can go from first to missing the playoffs.”

Cooney introduced Nick Walker and Jonah Spach.

Prep Tennis

Coach Liz Frech called DP’s season “a magical and unforgettable time.”

In an all-Chargers Channel League doubles final, Patrick Corpuz and Miles Baldwin defeated Mason Casady and Joshua Wang. It marked the first time DP won the league doubles title since John Sanford and Bart Hillock in 1978.

“Although it was tough to watch two DP teams play each other, I thought about the positive impact they had on our team,” Frech reflected “They gave us collectively the most wins (150), pushing us to realize a dream this season.”

Dos Pueblos posted its best record in program history at 16-3. It will open play in the CIF Division 1 playoffs on Wednesday at home against Crescenta Valley.

College Softball

UCSB coach Brie Galicinao said her Gauchos didn’t receive an NCAA Tournament bid after losing Saturday’s 10-9 battle against Long Beach State for the Big West title.

“Our program has never been in that position to take the title,” Galicinao said.

“We came so close. It came down to extra

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Dos Pueblos swimmers Alex Valente and Shannon Cleary earned Athlete of the Week honors

innings against Long Beach State.”

The coach thanked the community for coming out and packing the stadium on Saturday. “It was privilege to be out there,” she said.

College Track

Westmont coach Russell Smelley said he’ll be taking 19 athletes to the NAIA National Championships in Mobile, Alabama.

He reported that Ben McCollum qualified last weekend in the decathlon, scoring 6,100 points, a 200-point improvement. He PR’d in the pole vault and 1500.

Also qualifying was a 4×400 relay team of Karlie Storkson, Ceci Adams, Lorien Patmore and Kailyn Koopmans.

Koopmans ran an anchor leg of 57.7. She hadn’t broke 60 seconds all year, Smelley said.

The team finished in 3:54.90, beating the qualifying standard was 3:55.0.

Smelley also noted that four San Marcos alums qualified for nationals.

They are Koopmans, Elysia Hodges, Shane Rowan and Evan Bradford.

Athletes of the Week

Dos Pueblos swimmers Alex Valente and Shannon Cleary were recognized for their performances during the Channel League swimming championships and were named the Athletes of the Week at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.

Valente and Cleary each won two individual events, swam on winning relay teams and set meet records.

Cleary won the 50- and 100-freestyle in CIF automatic times. Her victory in the 100 was by three one-hundredths of a second and her time of 51.90 was a personal best and meet record. She also swam on a 200-free relay team that set a school record and she was the anchor leg on the winning 400-relay quartet that set a CIF automatic time (3:34.98).

Valente broke his meet records and swam CIF automatic qualifying times in winning the 100 butterfly (48.34) and 100 backstroke (50.79). He also was part of record-setting 200 medley (1:34.09) and 400 free (3:07.30) relay teams. Both times were meet records Cleary and Valente will be competing

at the CIF Division 1 prelims and finals in Riverside on Thursday and Saturday.

Cleary and Valente faced some tough competition for the final award of the 2013-14 school year.

The male honorable mentions include Grant Amerson (Dos Pueblos Golf ), Noeh Martinez (SBCC baseball), the SBCC pitching staff, Federico Sarboraria (DP swimming), Kento Perera (San Marcos Tennis), Esteban Alfaro (San Marcos track), Zach Allen (Cate swimming), BJ Murillo (Bishop Diego track) and Felix Mory (SBCC golf ).

Female athletes receiving honorablemention accolades were Natasha Feshbach (Santa Barbara High track and field), Erica Schroeder (San Marcos track), Sophia Soriano (Cate swimming) and Olivia Smith (San Marcos swimming).

Baseball Titles up for Grabs in Final Week

League titles in prep baseball will be on the line this week as the regular season comes to exciting conclusion. Dos Pueblos, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Cate are all in the hunt for championships.

In the Channel League, Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara are battling Buena the top spot. Dos Pueblos (7-2) has three games this week, playing at Ventura on Tuesday, at Buena on Wednesday and finishing with a home game against Ventura.

Buena (8-3) completes league play against DP. Santa Barbara (6-4) is home and away against San Marcos on Tuesday and Thursday.

A sweep of the week will give DP the championship outright. If the Chargers go 2-1, with a win over Buena, they would be co-champs with the Bulldogs. A 1-2 week, with the win over Buena, also would give DP a share of the title.

For DP coach Nick Katzenstein, his approach for the week is to take it one game at a time.

“Our sights are set on Ventura this Tuesday,” he said.

Buena wins the title outright with a victory over DP and Ventura taking one from the Chargers. The Bulldogs can still share the title with a loss. They hold the advantage for CIF placement by winning the season series over DP.

Santa Barbara can earn a cochampionship with two wins, a Buena loss and two losses by DP. The Dons won the season series against Buena (2-1) but lost all three meetings against DP. There’s a four-team logjam at the top of the Frontier League. Carpinteria, Fillmore, Santa Paula and Malibu all have 5-3 records going into the final week of games.

Carpinteria finishes league play against Malibu on Tuesday (away) and Thursday (home) while Highway 126 rivals Santa Paula and Fillmore square off on the same days. Santa Clara is right there, too. The Saints (4-4) finish with two games against

winless Villanova.

“There are a great many scenarios, everything from a five-way tie for first to Carpinteria missing the playoffs,” Warriors coach Pat Cooney said.

“Winning two games versus highly touted Malibu would ensure a share of the title for Carpinteria.”

The Condor League title comes down to Wednesday’s finale between Cate and Dunn in Los Olivos. Both teams are 4-1.

The Rams missed a chance to wrap up a share of the title on Saturday, losing at Ojai Valley, 10-9.

Check PresidioSports.com to see how it all played out.

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Sprinkle is a term for celebrating your second child (and the third or the fourth – however far you decide to take it). What a sweet little title, I thought, and I also believed that if I went on to have any more babies they would have to throw me a “dousing” in order to get me alert and ready.

I co-hosted the sprinkle for a dear friend at Café Stella. It was mellow, just the way the mommy had requested, and we sprinkled a bit of champagne in with our lattes and brunch. In between the sprinkle and the shower, I charged home and cleaned out all of our old playroom gear to sell at a friend’s garage sale. I gutted that room of all the baby stuff. It felt so good to get rid of that wooden dollhouse, the kitchen play set and way too many board books. Playroom be gone—I want my office back!

and sleep.

2. Say hello to… your soul.

3. Never underestimate the power of… wine.

Oh, Baby!

I am officially done with having babies, but I still get nostalgic for some of those blissful moments: When your baby is sleeping, or that tender baby smell, or the way your heart can skip a beat when the corners of those lips turn up into a smile. There’s nothing like it. There’s also nothing like projectile spit up all over your shirt or the blowout that sends poop all the way up the back of your baby. It happens. All of it happens. Motherhood is the beginning of a complete loss of control; I realized this during child labor, and I try to continually remind myself along the way. With your heart walking around outside of your body, control takes on a different definition.

May is the month to celebrate mothers, old and new. I wish all the new mommies much luck and happiness (and hopefully some sleep). I think it’s safe to say that motherhood is the hardest and the best job you will ever have. It provides endless hours of to-do lists and demands while delivering a lifetime of endearment in return.

Briana’s Best Bets My Lila Grace napping – a fleeting moment of peace from the girl who didn’t sleep through the night for the entire first year of her life.

I dusted off the dirt from cleaning the playroom and threw my dress back on to go to the second shower at the El Encanto Hotel. This one was a tea party with a spectacular view. What a treat to sit up on the El Encanto deck and look over beautiful Santa Barbara below. This is mommy number 2’s first baby, and so the event had a few more bells and whistles than the sprinkle I hosted. I found an advice card at my seat that I was supposed to fill out for the mommyto-be. Here are a couple of the responses that I crafted for her: 1. Say goodbye to… your boobs

After I had my first baby, I attended weekly PEP (Postpartum Education for Parents) meetings. PEP is a local group support group for new parents. It is volunteer-based and can be a helpful tool for parents to share their highs and lows as they adjust to their new family life with an infant. Check out the website for meeting times and information: www. sbpep.org And speaking of blooming, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is in full-bloom and it’s quite glorious. Take your family up for a stroll around the redwood grove and spend some quiet moments observing all the natural beauty that grows in Santa Barbara. Check out the website for hours and pricing: www.sbbg.org

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One of the many lineups of Giant Eden (courtesy Dan Caston)

by Jeff Wing

Jeff is a journalist, raconteur, autodidact, and polysyllable enthusiast. A long-time resident of SB, he takes great delight in chronicling the lesser known facets of this gaudy jewel by the sea. Jeff can be reached at jeffwingg@gmail.com

Where Were You in ’82?

An Oral History of State Street Clubland’s Age of Enlightenment

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anta Barbara. The American Riviera.

The Bauble in the Bubble. Selfieby-the-Sea. Our natty little village goes by many names and has, over time, worn many guises, from Spanish colonial outpost to well-off cowtown to swarming tourist hive.

Such civic Darwinism changes a place.

Through curious city planning, the stately De La Guerra adobe is made to stare all day at a Pinkberry franchise, the spirits of the Spanish soldiery glaring with confusion as lines of young muscle guys in backward baseball caps delicately spoon yogurt into their tanned gobs. At La Mesa Park I watch in awe as a neatly coiffed, gloved Santa Barbaran delicately plucks an emerging clump of crap from the butt of a startled prize dog, the better to short circuit a cumbersome natural process.

This is a symptom.

Our town has become a domed experiment in compulsive neatness and order. The air has been pumped out, and to what end? There are few shop fronts on our strenuously beautiful main street anymore not given wholly over to broadening the tax base. When the revenue stream is running at full tilt it has the destructive force of a water cannon, and over time it may have rinsed some of the color from Smallville.

Gravitas, wherefore art thou?

You have before you a story of the clubs and bands and the VIBE of 1980s Santa Barbara, a bygone era when dogs were allowed to crap and State Street was more Pollock than Degas. The zeitgeist lived in the music rooms; George’s, Joseppi’s, Casa de la Raza, The Barn, Baudelaire’s, Club

Iguana, Pat’s Grass Shack. The bands? Yo (or whatever that is they’re saying these days), how about the Stingrays, The Tan, George and the Jungle, The Dreamers, The Tearaways, Norman Allan, The Generics, cruise ship crooners Cocktails from Hell?

They ruled the Earth.

Herewith, a cook’s tour of that time, in the words of the players themselves.

We lost some folks; Robin Caston (arguably the unofficial mayor of State Street Clubland whose sudden passing may have signaled a final curtain), George Davison, Pat Milliken, Jim Shaffer, to name a few. Some dedicated characters are still plugging away; notably

The Tearaways, who at this writing are conquering Liverpool, Dublin and likely many uncharted pubs in between.

But... SB in the ‘80s! It was a Cambrian explosion of music and attitude and dimly lit little grottoes that many remember with sighing fondness. Downtown evenings in Santa Barbara rang with over-amplified, fumbled barre chords; record labels were sniffing around and waving fountain pens, and a small brick box called Joseppi’s was so loud a snare drum struck at sound check could loosen your fillings.

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Another gig at Baudelaire’s

So...Joseppi’s was right across the street from Baudelaire’s and was sort of a cross between George’s and Baudelaire’s...less concerned with any one style – somewhat open to all. I started playing there by myself around ‘84 just for something to do. The Tan had a record deal with EMI and we weren’t playing too much locally. Joseppi himself played accordion and we started messing around with some old songs…

Steve Fields – Iron Curtain, Neighbors, Blind Date, The Obvious, Iron

Bunnyhead: Around 1976-77 me and my girlfriend, Jill, were over at a friend’s and they played us these new records from the Ramones, Elvis Costello, Sex Pistols, Television, Tom Petty, Patty Smith, etc., and we thought, “Hey, even we could do this!”Pete Lester – George And The Jungle, Ntla Combonation, Too Big To Spin, Big Hair Report: Baudelaire’s was the spot for me in ‘81. It’s where I was watching a band and realized that I could do that, too. Play music, that is.

Phil ‘Fear’ Heiple – Radio And Tv Host, Music Journalist, Dj, Critic-AtLarge. Iconoclast: KTYD radio had just undergone a management change. Some wanted the format to go along the lines of the new “progressive rock,” and the fusion of jazz and rock, some called it “crossover.” New program director James Lull wanted to go with new wave rock.

He put a local music show created by Lynn Hoskins called the Santa Barbara Beat on the air. Then he put me on the air as a critic-at-large. After I gave a positive review to a concert by the punk band Fear at the Goleta Community Center, my colleagues at KTYD tried to kid me about it, calling me “Fear” Heiple. I embraced the intended insult.

It stuck.

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opportunity I could to go out and watch live music. I got a show at KCSB in late 1978 and worked there continuously until 1983. In 1982 and 1983. Norman Allan, The Tearaways, The Tan, The Stingrays, Rain Parade, The Pups, The Whitefronts, all played on the show.

Pete Lester: “I lied my way into my first band. My ex-wife, Linda, worked at a copy shop across from The Arlington Theatre where many bands got their posters printed. One day, Brad Nack was in the store getting posters and mentioned that he knew a guy (always the story, “I know this guy, see...”) who needed a bass player. She had a bass, knew I wanted to be in a band and told Brad I was a bassist.

So far from the truth. Anyhow, this guy Hal drops by the house and we sit down and play. He’d say, “this song’s in C,” and I’d say, “What?”

Dan Caston: We grew up in Bayside,Queens, New York. Our father was a builder there until he decided to “turn on, tune in, and drop out” and move to Spain to become a full-time artist. My father had bought a house in a small town called Torremolinos in the south of Spain.

Our neighbor there was an expatriate woman named Claire Rabe. She owned a bar called La Copa. By the time Robin

was 15 years old, he was managing a bar in Torremolinos.

Greg Brallier – The Jetsuns, Trik, Duck Club, 5 Cool What, The Volcanoes, Pat Fin And Greg, The Tearaways: “In 1980, the course of my life was forever changed by a single event: a Pranks gig at Hobey Bakers in Goleta. Up until that time, I had been playing folk music in coffee houses around Goleta/Santa Barbara while attending UCSB. Two things happened at that show: The first was that I was mesmerized by the songs and harmonies of that band, and the second was that I met John Finseth (Fin). Little did I know at the time that Fin and I would form a lifelong musical partnership that would span over five different bands and over 25 years.”

John Finseth (Fin) – 5 Cool What, The Volcanoes, Pat Fin And Greg, The Tearaways: “My family moved from North Dakota to Goleta. In my early teens, I would go to the Goleta Swap meet every Sunday and would get there the moment it opened so I could score the best records, as I was building my collection: Beatles, Stones, every British Invasion record I could find. Eventually I met Jeffrey Foskett, who was in the Pranks and Reverie and his band mate

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Steve Jones – Sneaker: “We mostly played the frat and sorority scene at UCSB, beer bars (the names escape me) around SB and Goleta. I met Doug Scott because he was the T.A. teaching synthesizer at the college of creative studies. I sang in the UCSB choir and had an acoustic duo gig called ‘Katzfall.’ Sneakers had a blast. Our biggest gig was a Storke Tower ‘concert’; we probably played to a crowd of several thousand.”

Phil ‘Fear’ Heiple: “The DIY spirit permeated all aspects of the scene. People printed their own fanzines. We Got Power, Fish Magazine, Koan, Maybe, Dirt and Bragg Ragg were a few. There was also a healthy downtown poetry scene with blistering slam poetry events. Holden Smith’s poetry zine Short Fuse and the weekly salons at his home held the scene together.”

John Ferriter: The first band I took in was the Pranks/Reverie (Jeff Foskett, Randall Kirsh, Robbie Scharf and Bo Fox or John Cowsill on drums). They were great, fun shows, great tunes, and Jeff could sing his ass off. One day I was watching them and Phil Kennard and Jeff were singing and I said, man I wish I could do that. My roommate at the time, a punk rocker named Mike Dow Olivo, turned to me and said, “You can. Just write your own songs and do it!”

John Finseth: “While at the Swapmeet, I met what would be my first musical line up (John Ordazzo and Dave Humes). We

also played our first show in a stall at the Swap Meet. You couldn’t be in the band unless you liked the same music, saw the same bands and wore the same clothes (leather jacket, dark jeans and boots). We first played as the Sharks and then became The Tearaways, adopting the name from The Beatles’ book Shout! A teddy boy was a tough guy who wore a leather jacket and he was also known as a ‘Tearaway.’ The name stuck.”

Marc Membreno: Many, many gigs at Baudelaire’s with The Tan, Transport, FX, The Generics, The Rickies, The Sharks, Wet Paint, The Tearaways, Jailbait, The Dreamers, IQ Zero, The Results, The Pranks, DB Cooper, The Puppies, The Rave, Combonation, Giant Eden, The Stingrays, I Batter, Me First. 1129 was still a fern bar, although we played in the back room a few times…everyone sitting in their fake, padded leather and polished brass tubular chairs, and no dancing allowed. Most of the small clubs had little if any adequate ventilation, so with a packed, cramped club, aggressively dancing/slamming patrons, and loud, blasting bands, they would turn into sweating, seething, saunas that would spill out onto the cool sidewalks.

Troy Thacker – The Max Jones Band, The Stingrays, The Tearaways, Bitch Magnet, A Band Called Horse, Cocktails From Hell, Evil Kitty, Chuck Rock And The Migraines, Csbv, Laughing Black: “In 1985, all of Bitch Magnet worked at Clamshell Buildings. We delivered and assembled deployable aircraft hangars out of a warehouse at the end of Santa Barbara Street next to the beach. One night, we took the truck and a 30-foot flat bed trailer and loaded it up with all the gear: a large generator, PA, amps, guitars, drums, smoke machine and multiple arrays of colored lights. We crossed Highway 101 at the light and drove to State Street. We just held on, no rails, driving slow until we got to Zelo’s. We ran the smoke, fired up the lights and PA. Eugene announced and we burst into “Second Time Around.” We emptied out the club and the sidewalks were packed. We stopped traffic for three minutes, then moved up to Café Roma.”

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A (Delicious) Walk Down Memory Lane

Golden beet and blood-orange salad. Drooling now.

These are the pork and shrimp dumplings I mentioned loving. Go get some; they are heavenly.

Here are a few smiling fourth-semester students taking their turn in the front of the house (from left): Carter Hallman, Shelby Baker, Amanda Jimenez, Kelly Smith and Angela Manzano.

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don’t remember how, exactly, I wound up in the Santa Barbara City College Culinary Arts program. I do know that I worked in advertising agencies when I lived in San Francisco and San Diego. And I know that my life slowed down when I moved to Santa Barbara all those years ago.

Big-firm advertising work was nonexistent. I gradually became more Bohemian, and tucked my high heels back deep in the closet. I accidentally grew a few dreads after too much beach time and not enough hair-brushing time.

You’ve heard the same story before from others. Santa Barbara isn’t just a place, it’s a lifestyle. And I fell into it quickly and without remorse.

I love all things about our little town. In fact, it was Santa Barbara that led me to the Culinary Arts program and, in turn, to the discovery of my most passionate passions: food, photography and writing. Now I’m a food columnist and photographer rather than an ad agency employee.

As a graduate of the Culinary Arts Program, I have to say that City College provides an amazing experience. That’s probably why you see so many alum running top-notch restaurants around SB (and the nation, frankly). The proof, as they say, is in the hand-crafted pudding.

It’s been my long time wish to write about SBCC’s Gourmet Dining Room (aka GDR). GDR is run by fourthsemester students under Chef Charles Fredericks. Students get hands-on experience both in the kitchen and the front of the house, which is run by teaching assistant Elizabeth Smith.

Elizabeth is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, and she cares deeply for her students. I generally recall feeling like she was like our mom, sister and auntie all

Sweet treat: Fresh raspberry napoleon with a lavender pastry cream. It’s as good as you’re thinking it might be.

After years of working full time for an ad agency, Christina found her passion in cooking and food.

Now armed with her newfound title, “Culinary School Graduate Food Blogger,” she writes and shares her passion for food, cooking, restaurants, photography and food styling in her popular blog, black dog :: food blog. Christina’s a proud mommy of not one but two shelter dogs and lives here in Santa Barbara with her husband. She’s also an avid Polynesian dancer, beach lover, traveler, swimmer, snowboarder and most of all, a lover of anything edible and yummy. Check out her ramblings here and at www.blackdogfoodblog.com.

House smoked salmon on potato latkes with fried capers. Yeah, that’s right. You’d better believe it.

wrapped into one beautifully benevolent being.

“I’m honored to work with these kids,” she told me, smiling. “Only one-third of students who start the program make it to fourth semester. They work so hard to get here, and I’m really truly so proud of them. They always keep me on my toes, keeping me both ‘old’ and ‘young’ at the same time.” More warmth, more smiling.

Elizabeth remains that beautifully

Chic and clean. GDR sure don’t look like a school…

benevolent being I remember so well. I actually missed her as I was sitting there talking with her.

I peaked into the kitchen, nostalgic, and found a bunch of students busy prepping for the evening. (They vote for best dishes and what goes on the menu, and all rotate through the various back of the house stations before going up to the front of the house with Elizabeth.)

Sunny Strait, who was running the cold appetizer station when I was there, spoke highly of the program from which she is just about to graduate: “My kid went to college and that gave me this opportunity to pursue my life long dream to become a chef. I want to travel the world and work as a private cook.”

Sounds pretty good to me, Sunny. I’m rooting for you!

GDR: Grub Done Right Menu items at GDR are creative and diverse, from say, Asian to Peruvian and everything in between. It’s really a reflection of the diversity of the group of students that are there during any given semester. I love it.

In any given seating, diners get to pick one dish from each course offered, and the whole thing is paired with a wine designed to complement the meal. My pork and shrimp steamed dumplings

were full of flavor, and that artichoke and oyster mushroom Rockefeller was the definition of perfection. Grilled flank steak was cooked perfectly, too, and I loved the whole roasted quail (gamey but wonderful). There were lots of desserts on the menu, a sinful symptom of the many students rotating into GDR from a pastry class.

No complaints here. Just keep bringing out delightful sweet treats.

Here’s the cool thing: Dishes are constantly changing and these chefsin-training are experimenting and collaborating and having fun. There are occasional missteps, of course – that’s part of the process – but they are rare and my bet is that you will have a wonderful experience. Heck, you might even discover a new dish or flavor combination from an up-and-coming cook that will blow your mind. There’s so much passion and creativity and hard work exuding from the kitchen. You can feel it in the dining room.

It’s inspiring.

And I highly recommend trying it out.

GDR is open Thursdays and Fridays only, and seating starts at 5:30 pm for a 2-hour, multi-course dinner with wine.

The catch? It ends in May when this semester is over, so get in there as soon as possible for a new dining experience you’re sure to love. If you don’t make it this month, your next chance will come in September. And don’t forget about lunch service, run by the third-semester cooks. Monday through Friday starting at 11:45 am. Reservations are a must, so call (805) 965-0581, ext. 2773. Don’t just sit there… get moving!

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with Mark Léisuré

Mark spends much of his time wandering Santa Barbara and environs, enjoying the simple things that come his way.

A show here, a benefit there, he is generally out and about and typically has a good time. He says that he writes “when he feels the urge” and doesn’t want his identity known for fear of an experience that is “less than authentic.” So he remains at large, roaming the town, having fun. Be warned.

Focus on Food

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lthough Santa Barbara is inundated with gastronomic gluttony nearly all year long, the food-and-wine festival season gets going in earnest right around now, at least on our local level.

Things begin to heat up this Thursday with the annual Downtown Art & Wine Tour, sponsored by the Downtown Organization.

What sets this event apart from all of its brethren is that you don’t just show up to a single location but rather stroll between the various venues along and near State Street to take in the art, imbibe some wine and sample the hors d’oeuvres. You grab your logo wine glass at Santa Barbara Club (1105 Chapala Street) before heading out on the self-guided tour with food, wine and art offerings at every stop.

Think of it as an upscale, classier, and a lot more food-filled 1st Thursday – in fact, that monthly cultural caper grew out of the Art & Wine Tour a bunch of years ago.

But if the all-in-one thing appeals to you, the Art & Wine Tour also ends up with a final party back at the Santa Barbara Club where many of the same food and wine vendors serve more stuff, and there’s even music from DJ Darla Bea for dancing pleasure (nothing like drunk discoing or tipsy tango!).

This year, the tour focuses on the galleries north of Carrillo (or “NoCa”, as the DO is saying – I like it!), so the venues include The Painted Cabernet, Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara Frame

Shop & Gallery, Bella Rosa Galleries, Oliver & Espig, Santa Barbara Arts, Metropolitan, Indigo Interiors, Distinctive Framing ‘N’ Art, Churchill’s Jewelers, Ca’Dario Gallery, and Captured Spirit Photography. Food will be served

by Brasil Arts Café, Cielito Restaurant, State & Fig, Enterprise Fish Co, Blush Restaurant + Lounge, Chase Bar & Grill, Los Arroyos, Ca’ Dario Pizzeria, Savoy Café & Deli, Alchemy Café, Chuck’s Waterfront Grill, Finch & Fork, bouchon Santa Barbara, Opal Restaurant & Bar, Sugar Cat Studio, Santa Barbara Public Market, Crazy Good Bread Co., and Santa Monica Seafood. Babcock Winery, Au Bon Climat Winery, Grassini Family Vineyards, Sanford Winery, Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard, Fess Parker Winery, Deep Sea Wines, Armada Wine & Beer Merchant, The Brander Vineyard, Santa Barbara Winery, Windrun Vintners, Presidio Winery and Cutler’s Artisan Spirits will keep you well-lubed.

The event takes place 5:30-9:30 pm on Thursday, May 22, and tickets are $75, which include the tour and the final party.

Visit www.santabarbaradowntown.com/ about/downtown-art-and-wine-tour for tickets and details.

Fork & Cork Classic

Remember Taste of the Nation, which produced a lovely wine and dine day over at the Montecito Country Club in late spring for the last few years? Well, it’s gone.

Except not really. Share Our Strength – the national organization dedicated to eradicating hunger in our country – doesn’t have Santa Barbara on its list of events any longer, but the concept, date and location have all been taken over by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara, which was one of the beneficiaries of the original event. That means all of the proceeds stay right here, benefiting the hungry in our own county.

The Santa Barbara Fork & Cork Classic – gotta love that name, a lot snappier than Taste of the Nation – takes place Sunday afternoon, June 1, back at the Montecito Country Club, which for my money (or rather time, since I never actually pay to get in myself ) is the best spot for one of these foodie events in town. (Yeah, the Natural History Museum’s nature path is nice and cozy and shaded, which as I write this in 89-degree weather sounds appealing, but you can’t beat the highin-the-hills view from the MCC, where you can see the ocean and lots more).

So far the list of restaurants, caterers and other food providers serving delectable bites include Arlington Tavern, The Blue Owl, Blue Tavern, Blush Restaurant and Bar, Ca’Dario, Finch & Fork, The Lark, Montecito Country Club, The Secret Ingredient, Jessica Foster Confections, Julienne, McConnell’s Ice Cream and Via Maestra 42. (If you want to join ‘em with your own crazy cuisine creations, I think there’s still time, too!)

Blair Fox, Buttonwood, Carr Winery, Cass Winery, Deep Sea, Dierberg and Star Lane Wineries, Jaffurs, Foley Estate, Firestone Winery, La Fenetre, Lincourt, Nagy Wines, Qupe, Riverbench Vineyard, Sans Liege Wines, William James Cellars, Zaca Mesa, Cutler’s Artisan Spirits, Ascendants Spirits, Island Brewing Company, Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Surf Brewery are among the wineries and others offering libations to quench your thirst or fire up your taste buds. As before, guests also receive an elegant souvenir wine glass.

Tickets cost $65 for general admission, or $95 for VIPs, which offer entry to a special tented area with more upscale pours and more. The event takes place from 3-6 pm, June 1. Check the FoodBank’s comprehensive website dedicated to the event, www.forkandcorkclassic.org, for details on food offerings, featured chefs and honorees.

So help out hungry kids or make sure Santa has a sleigh for the Christmas parade – your choice. Or better yet, both. But here’s our advice: Eat a very light breakfast those days!

Focus on Film

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s (SBIFF) Cinema Society – which approximately once a month (more during Oscar season) screens important films prior to their official release, almost always followed by a Q&A session with a major filmmaker – is one of the great programs that SBIFF offers outside of the official mid-winter festival. But the waiting list for season passes is longer than the uncut version of Once Upon a Time in America.

Enter, UCSB’s Pollock Theater.

The university’s state-of-the-art theater presents a wide variety of film programming, including the occasional preview of its own. Such is the case on Wednesday, May 28, when The Fault in Our Stars gets a sneak screening a full week and a half before the movie version of John Green’s 2012 best-selling novel of the same name hits multiplexes. Shailene Woodley, a SBIFF Virtuoso honoree a couple of years ago, and newcomer Ansel Elgort star as youngsters who meet at a Cancer Kid support group and start a rather unconventional relationship, sharing an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Laura Dern, a fellow previous SBIFF tributee, co-stars.

A Q&A with director Josh Boone follows the 7 pm screening. Admission is free, but advance reservations are strongly suggested.

Endless Surfing

A week earlier at the Pollock, on Wednesday, May 21, it’s a 50th anniversary screening of The Endless Summer, the granddaddy of surf films, the one that played to sold-out theaters across the country. Bruce Brown isn’t around to talk about it, but it’s still a great chance to see the classic on the big screen (with great sound, too!).

Wednesday at Plaza de Oro And speaking of SBIFF, the organizations much-lauded (and deservedly so) series of independent and foreign film screenings for a single night only each Wednesday at Plaza de Oro continues with Finding Vivian Maier on May 21 and Young & Beautiful on May 28.

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John Finseth, Tearaways

in SB. I played trumpet and mini wearable keyboard and was lead vocals in a band called The Generics. We were the cover of the KEYT ‘81 or ‘82 calendar, I think. I was also in an all-girl band called Nancy Drew and the Clues, which morphed into Sherock (an all-girl band-duh!) that was the first American band to tour, record an album, and play live to billions of Chinese citizens on their national radio station in the then-communist China. It was in 1986.”

Mark Gartland – Norman Allan: In 1979, George’s was the only rock/punk club in SB and Pat’s was the only one in Goleta. All the others were jazz or blues, including Baudelaire’s, which Nike Spina and Robin Caston brought rock/punk to in late 1980 John Ferriter: After we would play, we would go out and watch our favorite bands and support them at their shows. I met Greg Brallier in a band with a guy named Tim Reese and Kevin Silk in a band called the Jetsuns. Tim Reese moved into the Tearaways and played with my friends John Finseth and John Ordazzo. Loved Norman Allan and built friendships with Eric Eisenberg (who later produced us) and with Mark Gartland.

Marc Membreno: “There was no opencontainer law, so lower state was sort of the derelict area; dirty gritty, forgotten, low-rent district – a far cry from the gentrified “magic kingdom” it has become.

George’s was really the first club that let us try our stuff out downtown. It was a narrow shoebox of a club with actual folddown theater seats along the wall and a bathroom in back that you accessed by walking through the middle of the stage.

The drums were set right next to the bathroom door, so it could, at times, be a particularly noxious set.”

Dan Caston – Claire Rabe moved to Santa Barbara and opened a club called Baudelaire’s. She convinced my dad that he should move the family there, too, which we did. We sold the house in Spain, packed up everything and moved into a big house with Claire’s family in Santa Barbara, where Robin ended up working as a bartender at Baudelaire’s. I think he was eventually managing the place and booking some of the gigs there.”

Greg Brallier: I had formed and played in a myriad of local bands (The Jetsuns,

A few characters who will not be appearing in this story. Wall of Death, Goleta Valley Community Center, circa 1983 (photo Peter Aiello)

Stingrays look pensive, from left: Corey Wilson, Greg Whitey Pryor, John Ferriter and Troy Thacker in 1984 (photo Leslie Holzman)

Trik, the Duck Club) before finally ending up with Fin in a band called 5 Cool What, that included members of many of SB’s most popular bands, including Norman Allan, The Dreamers and The Tearaways. Once we began singing and writing together we knew that this was a relationship that was going to last. Although Fin and I transitioned through many different groups (The Volcanoes, Pat, Fin & Greg, Ghost Town) we remained the core of those endeavors.

Troy Thacker: “Cecil B. DeMIlle is a gifted entertainer. He was the front man for The Cocktails From Hell. With Scott Brown on rhythm and Jim Schaffer on chronic lead, no one was safe. They had three things on their rider, a fifth of Stolie, a fifth of Jack and $300. Cecil could go out on stage in any condition and perform. His vocal range is the same as Iggy Pop. He looks like Patty Smith.

He dances better than Jagger. In the ‘80s, he liked to wear dresses – we liked him to wear dresses. Angry, rude, loud, funny, lubricated, flexible, brilliant and hardcore.

He’s a family man and a great friend, too, if you can peel him away from his record player.”

Phil ‘Fear’ Heiple: “Santa Barbara in the ‘70s… mellowness was the Zeitgeist, and the entire Central Coast was in danger of drowning itself to death in Perrier. The New Left political movement of the ‘60s had run its course, self-castrating with the politics of infighting, confrontation and political correctness. The Sex Pistols in England, the Ramones stateside, and the Three Johnnys in Australia all simultaneously and independently erupted like fetid boils out of rotting flesh. The Rotters were the first to pick up the gauntlet in SB. The Spoilers and the Neighbors came next. Primarily seeking to

improve beer sales, clubs starting booking the new rock bands like Baudelaire’s Cafe (previously booking blues), George’s Cafe (previously jazz), and Pat’s Grass Shack (previously nothing). Pepper’s, a dance club, switched from disco to new wave and became insanely popular.

Visionary concert promoter Gary Tovar came to town and started booking huge, enormously popular punk shows at La Casa de la Raza and the Goleta Valley Community Center.”

Steve Johnson – Club Goer: “I grew up in the 70s/80s and – graduated from SMHS in ’82, and stayed in or around SB until about ‘86. Live bands were an unequivocal part of teenage life in SB in the 80s. The SB band scene envelops most all of my great memories of fun times in

Robin in France, 1975 (courtesy Dan Caston)

the 80s. Truly the fabric of my teenage life at the time. Though no member of The Tan would know me or recognize my name, I feel like I grew up with them as best friends.”

Ed Baum – Spin Cycle “I was keyboard player in the band Spin Cycle. We moved to Santa Barbara in 1986 from Phoenix. When my band mates and I first saw Rocky’s on lower State Street, we were wide-eyed as we took in the long marble bar, the high ceiling, and those magnificent tall, arched windows that ran the entire length of the room and opened out onto Mason Street. Back in Phoenix, they didn’t have windows in the clubs.

It was a thriving and competitive music scene with top-quality bands. But the nightclubs were dark, stuffy, windowless boxes. There was no reason for windows, because there was nothing to see outside but a barren wasteland overlaid with traffic and stucco mini-malls.”

Steve Fields: “At that time, apartment rents in the area were much lower and communal living situations were common, but most musicians also had jobs. Commercial rents were also lower and clubs that featured live music were popping up here and there. Graduate students were more able to remain in ...continued p.30

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...continued from p.29 The Spears at SB Summer Solstice: Robin, Dennis Kennedy and Spencer Barnitz (courtesy Dan Caston)

The author in a candid moment.

Spin Cycle, from left: Leslee Williamson, Jeff Wing, Alan Bews, Ed Baum and Cary Hitsman (photo courtesy Leslee Williamson)

Volcanoes (courtesy Marc Membreno)

Before the Fall, Sneakers, SB band circa 1975 (courtesy Richard Morgan Jones)

town to pursue their art, but that became more difficult as rents increased and the jobs dried up.”

Dan Caston: “Robin was also a prolific writer. He could write a song in the same amount of time it would take you and I to put on our socks. But he was most at home on stage, and he loved to be on stage, and when he was on stage he left it all out there. If you saw him perform, you would remember it. I think the hardest thing for me is the thought of his memory fading, and each year it gets a little more diluted, but his songs will live on and are still out there.”

Phil ‘Fear’ Heiple: “Any look at the Santa Barbara music scene of the 80s would be myopic to ignore the infrastructure that supported it: radio stations KCSB and KTYD, journalists like Josef Woodard

Tim Edmundson, John Ferriter and Greg Whitey Pryor – Stingrays 88

and Joe Mock, places to perform like Pat’s Grass Shack and Baudelaire’s, public TV shows like Studio 19 and Fearsome Video, promoters like Goldenvoice and Robert Antonini, art galleries like Art/Life, underground fanzines like We Got Power, underground clubs like the Boom Boom Room and Club Iguana, flyer artists like Steve Fields and Jaime Hernandez (later of Love and Rockets fame), record stores like Morninglory Music and Rockpile Records, recording studios like Santa Barbara Sound, and Oxnard and Ventura bands as well.”

Leslee Williamson – Spin Cycle: “We carted our obscenely heavy equipment down onto the Aahhzz basement stage from that back parking lot (now Nordstrom’s underground) on gig days. Nighttime: packed bars on both levels. The dance floor and stage were downstairs. You would look up while playing and see a crowd of onlookers draped over that plummetpreventing balustrade, cocktails in hand.

After the band broke up, I dj’d in that Aahhzz basement. You missed it, J-o-h-n.”

John Finseth: Around 1990, we reformed The Tearaways, adding Jesse and Perry from the Dreamers. During this time, Greg and I played with Pat Milliken. Pat was one of the kindest, most generous guys I knew. Great guitar player. Everyone loved him and respected his musical ability. He had an array of medical problems. He played every gig as if it was his last. Ironically, he passed away hours after seeing McCartney at the Hollywood Bowl.”

Marc Membreno: “Lower State Street in the early ‘80s was kind of a [hole]. After the band moved downtown, I worked a low-paying day gig on the 500 block of State Street next to “The Ofice” (yes,

that’s how it was spelled), which was a horrible bar with regulars who would piss, [defecate] and vomit day and night in the shared parking lot in back. We eventually scored an incredible rehearsal studio in the Balboa Building basement (De La Guerra and State) that we had for years. It had a freight elevator that opened up on the sidewalk for load-outs – right across from Mel’s bar. Actually, many bands ended up renting space in the basement. Chet, the filterless Pall Mall-chain-smoking building manager who was an ardent conspiracy theorist subdivided the huge concrete area into individual rehearsal rooms and gave us carpet scraps to “soundproof” the space.”

Dan Caston: “This month will be the anniversary of Robin’s death (May 25, 1989) and I will – as I do every year – relive that awful day in my mind, of him in Gary Sangenitto’s car putting his head back for the big sleep. I wish I could wake up from the bad dream. But it doesn’t happen.”

Spencer Barnitz: “I find I’m in the minority, at least with anyone over 40.

But I think there is always good stuff coming out, new scenes. George’s turned into Baudelaire’s, turned into Joseppi’s, turned into Club Iguana, turned into the Beach Shack, turned into SOhO. For me, I came back from London and jumped back into the Wedding Band, which in turn led to Spencer the Gardener, which is still going on, seven records later. To sum it all up is impossible. I loved that time period. It was my youth – so fun to be in a band, your own gang, your own posse. Yes, the scene is way different now, for me and everybody my age. But there is a whole new crop of youth all the time doing similar things. Playing in clubs.

Staying out late. Pushing the limit.”

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with Julie Bifano Ms Bifano is drawn to micro-fiction and is currently writing her first novel – The Grace Below. She has a B.A. in English with an emphasis in writing from the University of San Francisco and a M.F.A. in Creative Writing, also from the University of San Francisco. More of Julie’s stories and poetry can be viewed on her website juliebifano.com.

Let’s Get Physical Something afoot: Shane Cervantes shows off his compressive, deep-tissue massage.

Brothers and Physical Focus co-owners, Michael and Kasper Allison

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s I drove up to 140 Hot Springs Road, I spotted the wooden Physical Focus sign and co-owner Michael Allison greeted me with a friendly wave. Other instructors in the gym also were hospitable. It was much different than the typical swipe of the key-fob gym entrance. I had a mission: to fit into my bridal gown by August 9.

For one week at Physical Focus, I would be trying various classes in order to kickstart my weight loss and fit into my dress (which I ordered a size smaller than I am!

Yikes).

Michael’s energy was infectious. He explains, “As a family-owned-andoperated business, we strive to make each member feel like an extension of our family.” I was ready to sweat!

My first workout was a one-on-one training session with Alexandra Buehler called Animal Flow. I learned animal flow mimics primal movement patterns. There were elements of yoga, resistance and weight lifting. Alexandra focuses on the mind and body connection, which left me feeling mentally clear and physically energized.

Later in the week, I worked with instructor Katie Koonce, who specializes in Pilates for women. Katie’s class focuses

Romana classically certified Pilates instructor Alejandro Ameijeiras and Zumba instructor Melody Delshad.

massage where the masseuse uses his or her feet instead of hands. I discovered Barefoot Compressive massage is a style of deep-tissue bodywork that incorporates general pressure and a person’s own contractions to lengthen muscle and break up scar tissue. Shane described, “I enjoy

Alexandra Buehler works one-on-one with gym member Karen Moore.

on balance, core strength and weightbearing with lower reps. I was surprised how challenging simple movements were when I used the correct muscles.

After Katie’s class, I was in for a treat!

I tried the Shane Cervantes’ Barefoot Compressive massage. This is a type of

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Barefoot Compressive because it affects a great amount of recovery and change in a short amount of time.” After this massage, the stresses of my day floated away, and I felt completely relaxed.

Over the weekend, I tried out Alejandro Ameijeiras Classical Pilates. Alejandro’s enthusiastic personality made the session fun, even though there were challenging moves. He focused on strengthening my core (abdominals, lower back, hips and buttocks), posture, balance and body awareness.

Finally, I ended my weekend with a Zumba class taught by Melody Delshad.

I learned Zumba is a combination of various types of dance including, but not limited to: salsa, reggae ton, cumbia and merengue. Melody expressed, “In Zumba, you have a chance to move your body and have a good time. It’s exercising, without feeling like you’re exercising, and it makes people happy.”

If you’re looking to get in shape for summer, or simply to have a good time, Physical Focus has a class for everyone. I became a member and can’t wait to return.

It looks like I might fit into my bridal gown after all! For more information, contact Physical Focus at: (805) 6950450.

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May is Santa Barbara Public Gardens Appreciation Month

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By Eve Sommer-Belin A chasen, a chashaku, and a chawan – these are your tools (a whisk, a scoop and a tea bowl) to make Matcha Tea the traditional way. Mat (meaning powdered) and cha (meaning tea), Matcha is a vibrantly green tea in powder form. The super chlorophyll-filled leaves keep their nutrients making one verdant and delicious cup – or shall we say, bowl – of tea.

We are graced with this green goodness thanks to Mizuba Tea Company, created by Santa Barbara local and certified tea sommelier, Lauren Rochelle Danson. Her passion for Matcha is reflected in her high-quality products, charming labels, and love of educating others in Matcha tea everything. Danson’s obsession with tea started at a young age, expanded during her pop-up tea parties in her dorm room and peaked on a trip to Uji, Japan (the birthplace of green tea and its ceremony), during her senior year of college where Matcha became her passion.

Check out the Mizuba website and blog to learn more, as well as to purchase Matcha (or find it locally at Isabella Gourmet Foods).

Mizuba Matcha can also be found in creative recipes around town such as in Rori’s Artisanal Creamery, Kotuku Elixir Bar drinks, among other spots. The tea’s antioxidant contents will have your body thanking you after the first sip. And don’t worry! Too lazy to prepare it the ceremonial way? Place powder in a thermal container, add warm or cold water and shake. Kanpai! www.mizubatea.com

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If you didn’t attend the grand opening, scoot on down soon. You may be pleasantly surprised with what you find. Bon Fortune offers nostalgic party favors, goodies and novelties from all over the world. From paper straws to tassel balloons, parties just got a whole lot prettier.

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Maybe you never did get to fulfill that fantasy, so what would you say about being a part of the next-best thing: working out by the beach with professional beach volleyball player, bestselling author and fitness model, Gabrielle Reece?

On Saturday, May 31, rally with Gabby along with Team Lolë and the Lolë Ambassadors (some of whom are top-certified trainers in Santa Barbara) for an epic, outdoor workout at Chase Palm Park. Get your strength on as you circuit train through 14 workout stations, and get your groove on because DJ Sparx will be spinning tunes to enhance the mood. Stay for a post-workout cool-down and refuel with nutrition provided by Santa Barbara Bar, Kevita and the Juice Club.

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Barista Rachel Stone helps Marcus Baker with his morning coffee.

by Jacquelyn De Longe As a writer, busy mother of two toddlers and Pilates Instructor at P.U.L.S.E., Jacquelyn De Longe finds her fast-paced life often keeps her out of the kitchen and frequenting area restaurants. New to Santa Barbara, she explores treasures of the local culinary scene with a fresh, honest and entertaining perspective.

It’s All Good at the Good Cup Baristas on the Mesa, Rachel Stone and Laila Bee.

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et’s face it. I work hard physically and mentally, juggling my multiple careers as a writer, mother and Pilates instructor. I sleep little since my children believe my bed is better than theirs, and their internal clocks are set to Eastern Standard Time. Some nights I’m out late trying local bars and restaurants, which usually involves tasting a whiskey or specialty cocktail (oh darn, the sacrifices I have to make).

So by the time the new day has dawned and the sun is poking me in the eye, I need something to get me going. The only thing I crave is coffee. Its rich aroma wafts down the hall into my bedroom, and tickles my nose like an Eskimo kiss.

I don’t think I even taste the first cup, but it wakes me up enough to do my due diligence with the children – and once they are off at preschool, where am I? At a coffee shop, my office away from home, sipping on my Americano and getting started with my day.

On this particular day, I landed at the Good Cup on the Mesa and met up with the owner, Philip Friden. Definitely passionate about his craft, Philip attended a coffee business and barista school (yes, they actually have those) in Portland, Oregon, where he learned about beans, roasting and blends. He stressed the importance of a direct connection to the growers in South America and how his roaster, Dillano’s, is on the cutting edge of coffee.

But the Good Cup does more than coffees and loose teas (try the Serendipi Black tea, one of my favorites). It is also a great place for a quick breakfast with on-the-go oatmeal cups or super-sized egg breakfast sandwiches. And let’s not forget, it is a great place for an afternoon treat.

The Leo Leo gelato is creamy and ice cold, an authentic delight made in Paso Robles

John Kelsey, photographer, and Willie McBride, Olympic sailing contender, get some coffee before their big day.

David Archer working hard on his gift for me.

Owner of the Good Cup, Phillip Friden, is all smiles.

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Philip gave me a rundown on how he got started in the coffee business. In 2006 he took over one of the first coffee houses in Santa Barbara (originally Mesa Coffee) located across from Lazy Acres.

He renamed it the Good Cup, and with their increased success Philip expanded a few years ago, opening their second location downtown next to the Fiesta Five Theatre. It’s a friendly stop on State where the locals and the tourists meet.

The vibe in both locations is laid-back, complete with comfy chairs and outdoor seating. A cozy fireplace sets the tone of the downtown spot, while at the first cafe on the Mesa, unique greeting cards spread from floor to ceiling and the work of Santa Barbara artists is displayed on the walls. The Good Cup is so loved that, équipe dimanche, a peloton of local riders, meets there every Sunday in their Good Cup jerseys to show support. This is a spot worth spending time, not just for the great coffee, but for the interesting

people you can bump into there.

Lucky me, I ran into local artist David Archer, and we got to talking about his recent creative endeavor – over coffee, of course. David, the founder of Free Art Friday (FAF) in Santa Barbara, filled me in on how this creative movement works.

While frantically doodling away on his next Friday piece, he explained the driving concept to get artwork into the world that is free from financial limitations. FAF is a way to impact the public and elevate local street art. Quite a hefty idea to make work outside the bounds of commerce. As an artist, if you did not have a responsibility to create marketable work, what would you make? As a collector, which do you value more, the money you paid for a piece or the concepts driving it?

FAF was a movement started more than 10 years ago in the United Kingdom by the artist My Dog Sighs that has spread throughout the world with thousands of artist participating.

David learned of it from his fellow artist and friend, Scott Wong, who brought

the idea to Wisconsin.

So what is FAF? It is where an artist, David for example, makes a work of art and leaves it out in a public area for someone to find and keep, no strings attached.

There are a few rules to FAF: The piece of art must be able to be moved easily, and there should be little or no damage to the surrounding environment. That’s it. And it is open to all artists who want to participate. David has never missed a Friday and he has left more than 200-plus pieces around SB since 2012. That’s a lot of free art. No, David is not crazy; in fact, his degree in psychology and background in special education support his drive for artistic expression. The best part: “When people check in on the website and let us know the work was found,” he said.

So grab yourself a Good Cup of coffee and start scouring the city. Next time you see that piece of ripped cardboard propped up against a street lamp, you might want to take a few steps closer and get a better look. You could be the proud new owner of a one-of-a-kind work of art.

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