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Marshall Crenshaw & The Bottle Rockets THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 Power pop legend, Marshall Crenshaw teams up with seminal alt-country stalwarts The Bottle Rockets, who will play their own set and then join Marshall as his backing band for his ‘80s radio classics like “Someday, Someway,” and “Mary Anne,” as well as his current, critically acclaimed material.

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Sharon’s Take – Is there a serious drought or not? When it comes to water restrictions, Sharon Byrne thinks some pundits are all wet.

The Weekly Capitalist – Jeff Harding chews on the fact a hamburger used to cost 15 cents – and he can’t stomach much more inflation

L etters to the Editor – In search of Matt Mazza; Harlan Green thinks Jeff Harding is uninformed; Mac McGill resurfaces to say Harding always misses the point; city council member Cathy Murillo on gangs and youth programs; Joe Donnelly bids farewell to Mission and State

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State Street Scribe – Jeff Wing hits the road and traverses Fowler and Fairview, en route to the airport, reflecting on Jimmy Fowler’s fateful flight in 1944 The Beer Guy – Having finished his latest column, Zach Rosen prepares to host Anchors & Ales, to explore the history of beer and water, at SB Maritime Museum

15 Days a Week – Greek festival? Michael McDonald? Old Spanish Days? Arcade Fire?

Once again, Jeremy Harbin slices and dices all upcoming events and incoming artists.

Santa Barbara View – Sharon Byrne digs deep and gets to the root of homelessness in Milpas and vicinity; Loretta Redd takes a hard look at the North County jail’s planning and funding

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In the Zone – It’s a double-interview session with Tommie Vaughn, who catches up with Emily Griffith of Youth Interactive and chats with Michael McDonald (on his own)

Presidio Sports – Barry Punzal tackles the latest gridiron news, as SB High hires JT Stone as football coach; Bishop Diego and Carpinteria are among those kicking off August 29; and John Dvorak explains why Charles Bryant’s World Cup runneth over

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Mad Science – Rachelle Oldmixon gets her hands dirty while sifting through residue and ash to discover how fires can benefit soil and plants, particularly for Coal Oil Reserve researchers

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Common Sense Today – John Kelley takes a peek behind the government’s curtain and offers his enlightened appraisal of capitalism’s history

Up Close – Jacquelyn De Longe goes behind the scenes to document the past, present, and future of Old Spanish Days

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Fiesta – Tom Bird chronicles La Fiesta del Museo, which honors the gala’s rich heritage and benefits the SB Historical Museum

Keepin’ It Reel – James Luksic eagerly awaits upcoming films that look favorable, while traversing the ups and downs of Sex Tape, another Apes sequel, Third Person, and a Purge continuation

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Shop Girl – Kateri Wozny advises: don’t take Santa Barbara’s Salt Boutique and owner Robin Baron with a grain of salt

Stylin’ & Profilin’ – Megan Waldrep can stop wishing and dreaming, thanks to Roxanne Barbieri’s A Wish and A Dream in Carpinteria

Man About Town – Mark Léisuré can’t overemphasize his passion for MAW as its summer sessions wind down, but he also touches on Fiesta, comedy, and film festivals

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In the Garden with Mr. Greenjeans – Randy Arnowitz has his eyes on El Nino (or lack thereof), and hedges his bets with hedges

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Drought, Shmought, What’s it All About?

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’m trying to follow this issue diligently, really I am, but it’s very hard to figure out what’s really going on. Are we in a terrible drought… or not? Reading news stories, it’s all a bit confusing.

The City of Santa Barbara has declared a Stage 2 drought. This sounds pretty dire, but Stage 2 is not that severe. There are restrictions on landscape watering. You should only wash your car at a commercial facility that recycles the water. Water is to be served on request only at dining establishments, gyms should limit shower times, etc. Not the end of the world, clearly. The city is letting its park lawns go brown. Stage 2 restricts golf course watering to nights, so the municipal golf course can stay green a little longer.

Although the city hasn’t declared a water emergency to the point where we need to exhale into plastic bags (banned) to recapture water vapor expended through our breathing, some of us are becoming drought-hawks, and maybe we should.

A bit of chastening has been circulating

locally on the (still) emerald qualities of the lawns of the Fess Parker and Oprah Winfrey’s estate. Fess’s lawn is actually browning at the edges, and they were quick to implement water-saving procedures early in the year, so leave off with chastising them. Peabody Charter installed a brand-new lawn, raising eyebrows. City fountains have gone dry.

Others, not so dry. But that’s allowed in Stage 2 – you can have a fountain. You just can’t replenish it with fresh water.

However, not everyone moved so rapidly into drought-hawk mode. Goleta made the local news for not imposing any water restrictions, with no plans to do so until September. And they just approved a big housing project. Hmmm… did they not get the drought memo?

Palm Springs plans to put some restrictions in place by Friday, August 1.

The Coachella Valley Water District hopes to have something in place by August 12.

Aren’t they in the desert? Shouldn’t the drought have hit them long ago?

These planned restrictions are in response to the State Water Resources Control Board’s announcement July 15 that it will enforce state conservation rules with limits on washing cars, watering lawns and golf courses only overnight, and serving water at restaurants only on request.

Wait, that sounds like the Stage 2 drought Santa Barbara already declared.

Ahh, so some communities just haven’t declared drought restrictions yet for themselves, depending on their particular water situation. The state thinks things are pretty bad, though, on the water front – no matter how flush with water resources a particular community may be at present. That’s why the State Water Resources Control Board is moving to impose $500 fines on water wasters.

Our city just beat everyone to the punch because the State Water Project refused to deliver any water this year, and Cachuma shrunk to pond size, inducing panic, appropriately. Communities with more ample water resources are making their own calls, and some are late to the drought table here, even those in the desert. Got it.

Given that each community water agency seems to have its own rules for when to kick into panic mode, as a whole, we’re not moving as a state to respond aggressively to drought conditions. Didn’t Governor Brown declare a drought State of Emergency in January? How long

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does it take for that to take effect? Heck, the state hired Lady Gaga to do public service announcements to encourage Californians to take extraordinary measures to conserve water. You can see the PSA at saveourwater.com.

Gaga stumbles through a teleprompter to send you to saveourh2o.org, which redirects you right back to saveourwater. com. Not the best marketing strategy ever. There you can find handy tips on saving water, including the clever tagline “Brown is the new green.” It doesn’t seem to be subliminal plugging for Governor Brown…

I listen to commercial radio in the car, watch a little cable TV, and read a lot of California news stories. However, I have yet to be hit with that particular PSA. Summing up: the state has declared a drought state of emergency and rolled out a PSA campaign probably only seen at this point by those who crafted it. The state is setting water restrictions at Stage 2 and declared intent to issue fines for those not in compliance. Water districts are figuring it out one-at-a-time, with disparate rules regarding drought declaration and water restrictions, depending on their local water resources. Santa Barbara is willingly parching itself, while the desert seems amply supplied via aquifers, with time to spare in declaring a drought.

Maybe everyone doing his or her own thing is why we struggle so hard as a state every time a drought rolls around.

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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.

Message to Gens X, Y, and Z: Watch Out

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amburgers used to cost fifteen cents.”

“Ha ha ha.”

Whenever I talk to Gens X/Y/Z about what things cost in “the old days,” I see eyes roll, a smirk, and the thought arising: “Ha ha ha, isn’t this old guy quaint/cute/ boring.”

Ha ha ha, indeed.

Why can’t I get it across to you guys that your money is becoming worthless, that your savings will disappear before your eyes, and that your future economic wellbeing is threatened? Dude, why doesn’t that bother you?

Let me show you something. Let’s say you entered the work force in 2000 and thought, gee, if only I could make $100K per year, I’d be on top of the world. So, let’s say today you are, 14 years later, making $100K. But your 2000 dollar now is only worth 71¢. Are you fazed by the fact that in real terms you are really making only $71,000?

Okay, let’s go way back for a moment: today’s dollar has about 4¢ of the

purchasing power that a dollar had in 1913. Another way of looking at it: what $5 buys today would only cost two dimes then. Why 1913? That is when the Federal Reserve System was founded.

Since then, the dollar has gone down in value (purchasing power) at about 3.2 percent per year.

This quote from my favorite economics site, the Mises Institute, is interesting: Adjusting for the effects of inflation throughout American history is a little complicated. Up until 1914, America had been on some form of gold (or silver) standard. There were several bouts of deflation during this time to mute the effects of inflation, which in general was quite tame. Inflation averaged 0.4 percent per year prior to 1914. In 1914, the creation of the Federal Reserve System changed everything dramatically. With the ability to economize on bank reserves and to create fiat money at whim, the inflation rate surged. Since 1914, the inflation rate has averaged about 3.[2] percent per year.

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In other words, since the Fed became responsible for controlling America’s monetary system, inflation increased eight-fold. Coincidence? No. Inflation is caused by creating money out of thin air, which is exactly what the Fed does.

You may think, well, since we’ve had inflation for all those years, aren’t we still doing pretty well? What’s the problem?

I guess the answer to that is, who is the “we” you are referring to?

First of all, it is the Fed which creates all those ups and downs in the economy which we refer to as recessions. When they cause interest rates to be really low, low beyond what market factors would cause, then you create distortions in the economy.

Those distortions cause investment to go

“Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa on fixed incomes are screwed. You are, too, because you will probably end up supporting them.” to places where, but for the Fed’s voodoo, they would not have otherwise gone. As in the boom culminating in the Crash of ‘08, to overpriced houses, to subprime mortgages, to credit default swaps, all of which eventually crashed. When the dust cleared, were you better off? Probably not, since $10 trillion of household wealth was wiped out.

In order to fix the mess they created, the Fed “printed” almost $3 trillion in new money and flooded the economy with it. The result, a stock market blown up to unprecedented highs, fueling mergers, acquisitions, and stock buy-backs – which may not be the best way to grow an economy. Or money piling back into real estate where prices now don’t make economic sense. Or the over-leveraged so-called “cov-lite” corporate junior debt boom (bomb). Should this worry you?

You might recall that all of the pundits in early 2008 said, “No worry, mon.”

And then there is the little fact that wages are not growing in America. For the past decade real wages – not including fringe benefit – have stagnated, or, for the bottom 70 percent of wage earners, have

declined since the Crash. You can blame economic factors for this, but Fed-caused inflation and Fed-induced booms and busts are behind it.

Or what about old folks who wish to retire or who have retired? That nest egg of savings accumulated over a lifetime is being destroyed. Yeah, I know, you’re going to be rich when that time arrives for you, so why worry? But most retired people with modest savings are seeing their savings yields go down, oppressed (if you will) by Fed policy. At best today, you can get a little more than three percent on a 10-year CD. A 10-year US Treasury note yields about 2.5 percent.

The problem with that is the inflation rate is about 2.1 percent. Their real return on their savings is almost nothing, and their savings are being destroyed because of a loss of purchasing power.

You should also be aware that the inflation rate is going up. The last inflation report showed it was 0.4 percent in May, or 4.8 percent on an annual rate. Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa on fixed incomes are screwed. You are, too, because you will probably end up supporting them.

Back to 1913: Did you notice the fact that when we were on a gold monetary standard prior to 1913 that inflation was almost nonexistent? It also coincided with the greatest economic growth spurt in mankind’s history. But they got rid of it. Between the Fed and two presidents, Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, the gold standard was jettisoned and nothing stands in the way of the Fed and their member banks creating as much money as they want out of thin air (only a slight exaggeration).

Just think about that for a minute.

If you were a researcher not trained in economics, wouldn’t it intrigue you if your research showed that for the last 2,600 years, societies used gold as money? And then you discovered that those societies that had a gold monetary standard had no inflation. Would that pique your interest and think, hey, maybe they’ve got something there?

And then you researched those societies that had a fiat money standard (like we do) and discovered that pretty much every one blew up because of inflation.

That might make you think that whatever faults you may think a gold standard has, it sure beats the consequences of inflation.

You need to think about this and change things.

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Jose Arturo Ortiz de MartinezGallegos Santa Barbara (Publisher’s Note: Nice to hear from you again, Jose. I hope all is well. Matt will be back writing his missive next week. As far as finding him, try Intermezzo right around 5-o’clock somewhere. – TLB)

Harding Has it Wrong

Jeff Harding’s Weekly Capitalist is woefully ignorant of history, if he truly believes “Governments don’t create wealth, they spend wealth.” He must not know how we built Hoover Dam and the other WPA [Works Progress Administration] projects of the New Deal: government. He must not know what built our freeway system in the 1950s (government), developed the Internet (government), DARPA [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency] (government), who pays teachers, police, health care workers (governments), and so forth. Can he be this uninformed about the wealth created by governments?

Harlan Green Editor, PopularEconomics.com Santa Barbara (Jeff Harding responds: Harlan, thank you for your letter and thank you for reading my column. But I am rather surprised by your comment, especially as it comes from one who writes about economics. You have to ask yourself where the money came from that the government spent. Did government create a business that produced profits which it then spent? Of course not. It comes from us. So I repeat my point that government doesn’t create wealth, it just spends wealth that we

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citizens create. The fact that governments tax and spend our wealth to build roads, dams, and pay cops and teachers doesn’t mean those things aren’t beneficial to society; they are, but they don’t create wealth. I think you confuse these government services with wealth, which is not the same. It’s a chicken-and-egg kind of thing. You’ve got to create wealth (capital, savings) first before you can spend it and as far as I can see, government doesn’t do that. It is pretty good at the spending part, though.)

Everything is Awesome

Jeff Harding’s chronic condition is that he badly misses the point. If there were some sort of point-missing contest, Jeff would be the undisputed champion of the world. I am always a wee bit perplexed when I hear wealthy people talk about how much better off we are in the U.S. than say, Zimbabwe or wherever, and I tend to sense more disappointment than pride in such assertions. It really is setting the bar awfully low.

The improvements Mr. Harding lauds in his last piece were not made by folks sitting around singing “Everything is awesome,” they were made by people who saw very serious deficiencies in the current society and – whether they had a specific solution to it or not – protested the existence of injustice. Wise men and women were needed to respond to the protests. In colonial times, lots of people were saying the king is a wanker or however they put it, but it took several founding fathers to write the language that actually changed things.

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by Jeff Wing

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Cloudburst on Fowler Road

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iving in Santa Barbara, one receives a lot of visitors (he began unpromisingly). Yeah, for years I’ve been a regular habitué of Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), both in its Petticoat Junction heyday and in its current architectural incarnation as a kind of swollen space-age hacienda.

The bold suggestion of frontier adobe just where one wants most to be assured of technological prowess – is that a good idea? And like many locals awaiting the arrival of inbound guests, I’ve aggregated countless hours on the observation patio next to the tarmac, staring with an idiot half-smile at that chiming, sun-faded Rube Goldberg contraption there, rubber balls bouncing and twirling through a baroque maze of rails and bells, all this charming artistry viewed through a mesmerizing fog of jet exhaust.

If you approach SBA from the 101, you’ll need to keep your eyes peeled and quickly veer onto the Ward Memorial Blvd exit. Yes, there will be honking.

Half a mile later, you’ll drift to the right

onto the quaintly named Sandspit Road, negotiate a long, nauseating, and nervousflyer tormenting semi-spiral to find your car at a T intersection facing an expanse of unbridled swamp. A more direct route to SBA is that from Fairview Avenue.

You cross the bustling thoroughfare of Hollister in the direction of the sea, and soon find yourself driving through that strange Industrial patch of Fairview noman’s-land, the fenced airport environs on your right with the occasional haunted, rust-eaten hangar half-concealed by foliage, while on your left a series of businesses of uncertain provenance whiz by, strange little shacks with strange little signs, then the cryptic roadside factories whose product you can never quite ascertain, with their zig-zagging conveyor belts, cubist tin silos and piles of gravel.

As Fairview nears the airport, the road bends suddenly right and changes names; Fairview Avenue becomes Fowler Road.

What’s left of Fairview stumbles straight through the turn like a confused sprinter and slows to a stunned dirt road crawl.

Having begun its grand conveyance in the lush foothills of The Good Land, Fairview now canters uncertainly along and about 200 feet later tapers without ceremony into a dusty cul-de-sac near a copse of nondescript trees. Never mind. Your carefully negotiated hard right has put you on Fowler Road (“Fowler Road?”), and there just ahead is Santa Barbara Airport, former home of a local effort to vanquish a tsunami.

“Like most high school kids at that time, he was bowled over with the idea of flight and had every intention of seeing how far he could take it.”

On the evening of February 14, 1944, Santa Barbara High School alum Jimmy Fowler and two other guys, Cecil and John, from Idaho and Minnesota respectively, take off in a TBF-1 Avenger from Torokina Airfield on Bougainville, a jungle-covered, previously picturesque island in the South Pacific. The island is in the smoldering latter stages of its torment, a titanic metalloid deathfest that will have lasted two years and consumed in fire and blunt force 51,000 terrified people from both sides. Tonight Jimmy, Cecil, and John are crewing this torpedo plane with orders to fly in slow and low, super freaking low, 800 feet, and drop aerial mines into heavily fortified Simpson Harbor, an enemy naval installation at the eastern end of yet another nearby island called New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

800 feet? Who came up with this idiot idea? But if they can’t drop these mines where they’ll do the job, what’s the point?

Right? It’s a beautiful night, dirty with stars, balmy and tropical. The ongoing, unbroken susurrus of explosions going off in the near and middle distance is almost insectoid in its constancy. It’s almost tranquilizing.

Five years earlier, Jimmy Fowler had graduated SBHS and done a dumb jig in his gown. Class of ‘39! Once a Don! They all had the usual wild ideas of where they might be headed, the big old world huge and inviting and teeming with opportunity, fate, the romance of unknowing. That year he’d also earned his captain’s bars in the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. Like most high school kids at that time, he was bowled over with the idea of flight and had every intention of seeing how far he could take it. His dad, Laurence (at that time manager of the Crocker Sperry Ranch in Montecito, later site of the Birnam Wood Golf Club), and his mother, Margaret, supported his pursuit. He had an older sister, Barbara,

and a pesky little sis, Margaret.

It’s 1943. Big big year! The stars aligned, sort of. Jimmy graduated from the Naval Air Training Center at Corpus Christi, giddily married Nan Colt at All Saints By-The-Sea Episcopal Church (he and his grinning groomsmen in full military dress), and he trained in the Avenger Torpedo Bomber until he could fly it sleeping. In December, just like that, just like a finger snapping, he kissed Nan and boarded a huge troop ship headed for the South Pacific.

That February night, he and Cecil and John flew in low, as ordered, the air over the harbor a storm of anti-aircraft fire, as expected. Most of the low-and-slow Avengers flying over Simpson Harbor that night were brought down. Some reports indicate Jimmy, Cecil, and John may actually have made it out, reports that suggest Jimmy called out on the radio for bearings after the attack. How do I get back? Where am I? But that’s the last of it. No more was heard, no more is known.

One way or another, Jimmy fell into the sea, 7000 miles from home.

In the late 40s, Jimmy’s mom began a tradition of bringing fresh flowers to her church, First Presbyterian at State and Constance, every Easter and Christmas in Jimmy’s memory. His sisters, Barbara and Margaret, assumed the floral duties when Jimmy’s mom grew too weak, and later Barbara’s sons stepped in to make sure their lost uncle Jimmy’s flowers always graced the church on those special days. Jimmy’s laughing bride, Nan, who’d waved him goodbye a few months into their new life, eventually remarried and had a child, passing away in 2004 at 80 years old. In 1948, the Santa Barbara City Council named a bevy of streets in Goleta and around the airport after the lost young WWII airmen of Santa Barbara, some 26 streets. In ’49 the airport was demilitarized and deeded to the city.

Since 1948, how many times must Jimmy’s family have burst into tears driving that short stretch of road, Fowler Road, picking up friends or relatives at the airport? How many times had Jimmy Fowler bounded down the short steps of SBHS with his scratched-up school books under his arm? Jimmy surely wouldn’t have guessed at his crazy fate. Who would? A guy falling 800 feet into the sea in a broken, flaming machine – it has the unfortunate distancing force of a fable.

But while only a very few of us have dropped mines into Simpson Harbor, many many of us have sat in a math class at Santa Barbara High School and dreamed away the minutes, watched a bolt of sun move across the desktop while the teacher lectures. You’ve sat in a math class. This isn’t fable, any of it. Jimmy Fowler isn’t a flattened sepia-tone photo in a Ken Burns paean, isn’t a road named after a legend.

He’s you, in your math class, your arm warmed by the sun. Remember that when you hang the hard right at the top, the tippity top, of Fairview.

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by Zach Rosen

There’s Water in My Beer

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ater is life, but water is also beer. Water constitutes 80-95 percent of finished beer, and it is used extensively in the brewing process for tasks like cleaning tanks and steam generation.

As the water conditions in the world worsen, breweries are making efforts to reduce their water footprint. Large-scale breweries (think Budweiser and Coors) will use about five barrels of water to produce a single barrel of beer. Craft breweries don’t have the state-of-the-art automated systems that allow that level of efficiency and will be closer to 10 barrels of water per barrel of beer (keep in mind these are general figures).

Water usage in breweries is only one element in the interaction between beer and water. Many ad campaigns have claimed that a brewery’s water source is what makes that particular beer special.

Zach Rosen is a Certified Cicerone® and beer educator living in Santa Barbara. He uses his background in chemical engineering and the arts to seek out abstract expressions of beer and discover how beer pairs with life.

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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

Tuesday

Think Greek

Close Enough?

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Hey, didn’t you guys love Jonah Hill in Get Him to the Greek… Festival?! If you’re confused right now, you should know that I’m only kidding! There is no such movie; that line was just my little way of introducing the event for today, the Santa Barbara Greek Festival. (I know; I’m really starting things off with a bang this week. Keep on reading for more relevant humor.) So if you haven’t already blocked off this Saturday for a Russell Brand movie marathon, maybe you’ll like to attend the free festival in Oak Park (300 West Alamar Avenue). Expect Greek food, music, dance, art, and more.

Sunday

Do you love singer-songwriter Jackson Brown?

Of course you do; you’ve got two ears and a heart, don’t you? What you need to do today is walk or drive (totally up to you) to SOhO Restaurant and Music Club (1221 State Street) at about 6:30 pm. No, Jackson Brown won’t be there, but the next best thing will: a Tribute to Jackson Brown. The performers are too numerous to list here, but at least two – Bernie Larsen and Jude Johnstone – have worked with the man himself. Get you $10 tickets at the door.

Wednesday July 30

July 27

Fiesta is Here

More Like the Blue-Eyed Soul Zone

The Funk Zone?! Not today, my friends – more like the Yacht-Rock Zone. Why, you ask?

Well, that’s because the one and the only Sir Michael McDonald (he hasn’t been knighted?

Somebody get the queen on the phone!) will be headlining today’s concert, dubbed the Funk Zone Block Party. The show will also feature Ambrosia, Dylan McDonald and the Avians, Yassou Benedict, and One Two Three. It’s a benefit for Youth Interactive. So if you want to hear McDonald’s husky pipes live, you should head on down to www.youthinteractive.us to get your tickets. (Ever notice how every article about McDonald uses the word “husky” to describe his voice? It’s weird. Seriously, Google “Michael McDonald husky” and see for yourself. Fellow journalists [taking some liberty calling myself a journalist there], I implore you, find a new word to describe Mr. McDonald’s voice.)

Monday

It’s finally here, everybody, Christmas in July for Santa Barbarans: Old Spanish Days, or as it’s more commonly called, Fiesta. We’re looking at five days of dance and music and horses and eggs with confetti in them. The crowds will surely swarm to the Mission (2201 Laguna Street) tonight for La Fiesta Pequeña, a kick-off event of song, dance, and food. That starts at 8 pm, but if you can’t wait to celebrate, you could show up to the Santa Barbara County Courthouse (1100 Anacapa Street) anytime between 10 am and 3 pm for a free fiesta tour. After that, walk on down to El Mercado De La Guerra (De La Guerra Plaza), where you can check out crafts, music, and plenty of food from 11 pm. Log onto www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org for a complete schedule of events over the next five days.

Thursday July 31

Fiesta and More

July 28

Mighty Flightys

I watched that movie Somm – the documentary about sommeliers – so now every time I go into Les Marchands Wine Bar and Merchant (131 Anacapa Street, Suite B), I announce very loudly that my wine smells like tennis balls. Now, if you’ve seen the movie, you know that this is a perceptive, if a bit quirky, thing to say about wine. And, yeah, not to brag, but… I’ve made quite a few friends there since I started using that line. So if you’re at Monday Night Flights tonight at Les Marchands – which I recommend as a great way to enjoy and learn about wine – come say hi. I’ll be the guy sniffing his wine really hard and yelling about tennis balls while I stroll through the crowd.

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Let’s say you’ve been walking around to different Fiesta offerings but it’s not yet time for the big nightly show at the courthouse (Las Noches de Ronda, or “Nights of Gaiety,” starts at 8 pm today, Friday, and Saturday). You need to get off your feet for a while. Here’s a free and relaxing way to do just that: show up to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State Street) and 1:30 pm to pick up complimentary tickets to its Free Summer Concert Series featuring Music Academy of the West fellows. The hour-long concert begins at 2 pm, so if my math is correct, you’ll still have plenty of time to kill before your night of gaiety. There’s always El Mercado Del Norte in Mackenzie Park. It’s San Roque’s answer to the happenings at De La Guerra Plaza, but with carnival rides.

Friday August 1 Lots to Do

It’s a big day for Fiesta, and if you’d like, you can start celebrating as early as 7 am. That’s when the Stock Horse Show and Rodeo begins at Earl Warren Showgrounds (3400 Calle Real). There, you’ll take in all the roping and barrel racing you can handle before breakfast. It’s free. Make your way to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado (227 North Nopal Street) for lunch. You’ll find plenty of authentic Mexican cuisine to feast on, as well as music to keep you entertained while you eat.

Over on Cabrillo Boulevard starting at noon is the Historical Parade, or El Desfile Historico, which is apparently “one of the largest equestrian parades in the United States.” It’s free. A show of Spanish California song and dance of the 19th century called Flor y Canto starts at the courthouse at 7 pm, and after that, the Nights of Gaiety show starts in the same place.

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Saturday August 2

Takin’ a Break

Of course, there’s plenty of Old Spanish Days events all day today, but let’s say you’re Fiesta’d out and want a change of pace. Maybe you’ve had too many churros and need something

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gluten-free to fill you up today. Here’s my suggestion: Head to the Calle Real Shopping Center (5660 Calle Real) for the Local Artisans Market. It happens every Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.

You’ll be able to find everything from jam to jewelry to coffee to soap to art to bread, and all kinds of other craft and artistically made foods and goods. And then, once you’re feeling better for having eaten something organic and non-GMO and fair trade and sustainable and allergyfree and, of course, gluten-free, head back out to Fiesta and get yourself another churro.

Sunday August 3

Last Chance

All good things must come to an end, as they say, and Fiesta isn’t exempt from that rule. Say goodbye to Santa Barbara’s favorite festival by venturing out and exploring the events that are open to you today – like the Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show on Cabrillo, west of Stearns Wharf. That goes from 10 am to 6 pm. Maybe the big finale of the Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo is more your speed. It’ll be a competition of riding, roping, stopping, penning, barrel racing, and all kinds of other things people do with bulls. It’s at Earl Warren at 1:30 pm. Get your tickets at www. sbfiestarodeo.com. Finally, conclude your Old Spanish Days with the West Coast Symphony’s 45th Annual Fiesta Concert. Bring your lunch and lawn chairs down to the courthouse starting at 3:30 pm; it’s free.

Monday August 4

One Way to Put Out a Fire

Last bi-week I told you about the game I used to play when I lived next door to the Santa Barbara Bowl (1122 North Milpas Street). I called it “Will Someone Pee in my Driveway Tonight?” It’s easy; all you do is look up who’s playing that night and then guess whether or not attendees will pee in your driveway. Up tonight at 6:30 (tickets at www.sbbowl.com): Arcade Fire. I have to say I’m stumped on this one. It’s an artier crowd with these guys – and those types are usually mildmannered – but then again, is it really an artier crowd with these guys? Neighbors of the Bowl, write in and let us know whether any music fans report on the evening’s frivolities in or around your succulents.

Tuesday August 5 New Stuff

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art (955 La Paz Road) has some recent acquisitions, and the folks over there want to show them off – not so much that they want to keep regular hours over the summer, but enough to tell you to call (805) 565-6162 to see if they’re open before you go check out pieces by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, and Mary Cassatt. That’s the gist of the press release, but if you ask me, that Scott Craig who writes those things is, as we journalists say (again, taking liberties including myself under the banner of “journalist”), “burying the lead.” Indeed, I think the real story here is that famous comedian Louis C.K. works at the Westmont Museum!

Really, take a look at the pictures Scott sent along with the press release! I knew Louis could uncrate a joke, but a painting – by Benvenuto Tisi?! Well, all I can say is that it must be a laugh a minute over there at the museum.

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Thursday August 7

Rock ‘n’ Roll Dreams’ll Come Through

It’s all “youth bands” for today’s 6 pm installment of the free Concerts in the Park Series at Chase Palm Park (236 East Cabrillo Boulevard). The lineup: Voice of Reason, Bi-Polar Bears, Bad Jack, and Galvanized Souls. (If I got any of those wrong, welcome to being in a band, kids. Your next milestone is having it misspelled on a marquee.) One question: Where were the parents when these kids were floating band names? I mean, Bi-Polar Bears is passable, I guess, but, yikes. Bad names aside, this could be a great event for anyone who thinks the 60s were the greatest thing to ever happen on planet earth, anyone who loves rock ‘n’ roll as much as bemoaning the state of music “these days.” This concert will surely lift their spirits when they see some youngsters who’ve picked up guitars instead of whatever it is you use to make that dub-step rap (laptops, I think).

Look, Grandpa, the rock ‘n’ roll dream is still alive!

Friday August 8 Funk Zone

Funk Zone, Funk Zone, Funk Zone – enough already about the Funk Zone, right?! Wrong! Eh, kind of right, though. Not! Just kidding! You can’t ever get enough of the Funk Zone. But you kind of can, though, right? Kidding again! Enough horsing around here, you guys, let’s get into it: Some of the wineries down in the Funk Zone are offering a Funk Zone Tasting Pass. You can get it at nightout.com, it’s $49 (pssst… plus a $3.44 fee), and it entitles you to one tasting at each of eight different wineries, including Carr, The Valley Project, and Kalyra. The sale ends later this month, but today seems like as good of a day as any to head into the Funk Zone for some of that sweet (and dry) Funk Zone wine. Funk Zone. (Funk Zone.)

Saturday August 9

Second Saturday

Speaking of Santa Barbara’s south-side neighborhood known for its wine and art, This is the Second Saturday of the month, so you know what that means: Second Saturday Art Walk! So just head on down to our fair city’s arts district and roam around. You’re sure to stumble across some great art. It all happens from 1 to 5 pm. Funk Zone!

Pacifica Graduate Institute Presents a Public Exhibit Free and Open Daily, 8am–10pm, thru September 15

Mbuti

Children of the Forest

A photographic exhibition and short film exploring the culture of pygmy hunter-gatherers of the Congo Rainforest.

Co-sponsored by Pacifica and the Tribal Trust Foundation.

Wednesday August 6

Funny Stuff

Speaking of comedy, that’s what tonight is all about. That’s why the minds behind this event at Granada Books (1224 State Street) named it Comedy Night. Catchy, no-nonsense, makes me want to laugh – I love it. Good job, minds behind it! Hey, enough about the name already, right? Let’s move to the deets. (That’s like move to the beat, but I switched it to “deets” for details – comedy!)

Tonight; 6:30; free. “Wait, wait,” you’re probably screaming, “Who’s the comedian? Well, first, stop screaming, silly, it’s just not that big of a deal. Second: I don’t know! You just have to trust that the organizers found someone really funny and get ready to laugh. It’s free, after all. Go! Live! Laugh!

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by Sharon Byrne

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Wins and Setbacks:

Solving Chronic Homelessness is as Hard as We Thought

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wrote about the Milpas Outreach Project back in January, when it was just cranking up. With the changes at Casa Esperanza, increased patrolling in the area, and removal of environmental cues that enabled loitering, the majority of transients left Milpas. Some long-term homeless remained in the area, and most don’t cause issues, though we would prefer to see them off the street, of course.

But there are a few that create continual problems. When the street had a larger transient population, they blended in.

Now they stick out, occupying the same bus stop or parking area daily, often intoxicated or passed out. They require repeat police and fire responses, and after carting them off in ambulances multiple times, we’d had enough.

We connected with Jeff Shaffer of the Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H), the group responsible for reducing homelessness across the county. We crafted the Milpas Outreach Project to get our five highest flyers off Milpas into a sustainable living

situation in six months or fewer. That’s a very ambitious goal, given some of these characters have been on the streets for decades.

We meet weekly at Casa Esperanza and determine the next steps with each individual. We’ve roped in Mental Health, outreach volunteers from Common Ground, Legal Aid, Restorative Police, the Veterans Administration (they drive up weekly from Los Angeles for this meeting, as some of our high flyers are vets), shelter staff, and the business community. Two formerly chronically homeless individuals round out the team. They know every hiding spot and excuse in the book.

This is the first time businesses have been at this table, and it creates quite a tension of opposites. The outreach team wants to establish relationships with the homeless.

They’re interested in case history, what facilities the person has been in, medical and mental health issues. Their priority is compassion and treatment. The business community tends to be on the opposite end of the spectrum. The litmus test for us

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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.

sbview.com is whether reality on the street corner has changed. If he’s still there, day after day, it’s not a success. So we tend to provide a ‘shove’ and organizing framework to drive for progress. The team also has the grueling job of working through the maze of bureaucracy entailed in getting someone off the street. There are tons of forms to be filled out, mental health assessments, and other seemingly infinite minutiae required to queue someone for housing. Turns out you have to apply at each housing facility in the city, something I didn’t know before attempting this project.

We’ve also stumbled into an old problem for this town: Santa Barbara is non-profit rich, and coordination-poor.

It’s hard to get everyone pulling in the same direction at the same time – they’re used to being in their silo, serving what they feel is the need, and partnerships are few, scattered and not coordinated. We’ve made some big strides in that area.

Of course, setbacks happen… often.

These individuals are chronically homeless for a reason. A business paid for detox for an individual, who then went back to drinking, suspicious that we were carrying out some vast conspiracy against him. You get one into shelter… and they check themselves out to return to their old haunt on the street days later. It can be disheartening, so the wins are very sweet.

One of our worst repeat offenders is now housed, sober, and doing well. Another is employed by a Milpas business, getting help with his veterans benefits, and applying for housing.

One is on the fence. We got him into detox through the VA. He checked himself out and came back. He’s in shelter now, but we’ve caught him panhandling and drinking – both no-no’s. It could go either way with this one.

One is stonewalling the outreach team.

He’s quite amenable, willing to go to appointments… and then balks on taking any big steps that would change his life.

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Our final case is determined to stay intoxicated and raise hell on Milpas. The path forward here is incarceration or Housing First… a tough sell. How can we justify giving housing to someone like this? It’s like we’re rewarding them for wreaking havoc. Yet evidence shows Housing First does work in these cases.

You house them first, and then provide services to help them get their lives together. They tend to stay housed and off the street. It also turns out to be cheaper than the repeat police/fire/jail/hospital circuit. But philosophically, it’s hard to digest.

At the conclusion of the six months, we decided to keep going, because it’s the only thing that’s worked. It’s also as hard as we thought it would be. It truly takes the community to solve this problem. But every success saves a lot of taxpayer dollars currently spent on emergency services.

Once we thoroughly nail this process, it can be replicated to other neighborhoods.

That would be a win for our city.

Jailhouse Blues

by Loretta Redd y anyone’s definition, a person who commits a crime significant enough to put them in prison may be (at least for the moment) mentally impaired. Not sufficiently deranged to meet the legal definition of insanity, but likely suffering from a severe personality or thought disorder, or significant substance abuse.

There’s been a lot of press lately about sheriff Bill Brown’s jail in North County.

Even though much of the construction cost is covered by the state under Assembly Bill 900, the annual administration of the facility remains unfunded.

It isn’t the cost than infuriates me, it is the shortsightedness of the planning.

Of the 376 beds in the proposed Northern Jail facility, 32 of them are “reserved” for either medical or mental health treatment. In Sheriff Brown’s own proposal for his jail, he makes this statement: “A snapshot view revealed that we presently have 39 inmates in AdSeg or single-cell housing units....”

So before a shovel of dirt is turned on the 50-acre site off Betteravia Road, the man who has tirelessly promoted the need and wisdom of this correctional facility is already admitting it will under-serve the incarcerated mental health population on the day they move in.

Not that the non-incarcerated people in need of a psychiatric bed in Santa Barbara County fare any better. If I do the math, for a county with an adult population of 431,250, there are a total of 16 acutecare mental health beds, or a .000063 availability.

The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote that taxpayers spend as much as $300-400 per day supporting patients with psychiatric disorders while in jail, and that, “Fiscally, this is the stupidest thing government can do.”

The prison system has become our default psychiatric facilities ever since

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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.

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Ronald Reagan emptied the hospitals, while communities spent the funding for programs to house, treat, or supervise these “freed” patients on other projects. To have this opportunity in Santa Barbara to build a joint facility for both incarceration and also for psychiatric care and not search for sources of funding through national and state dollars set-aside for mental health is, well, almost criminal.

I am not advocating that we “lock up” anyone with a psychiatric diagnosis.

Admittedly, the conditions at many of the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest-type facilities were horrific; but mental health care has come out of the shadows, and oversight and medical management is far better than decades ago.

Just as there is segregation of the prison population, there could be a multi-step psychiatric facility also dedicated to safe management of those incompetent to stand trial, those addicted to substances and in need of detox and recovery, and those few determined to be “criminally insane” and having to be monitored closely.

Unlike those in state or federal prisons, jail populations tend to have a higher turnover. If the sheriff is going to create an educational and job-training opportunity at his complex to reduce the likelihood of recidivism for “regular” prisoners, doesn’t it make sense to also have an facility adequate enough to address and treat the psychiatric and substance-abuse population?

Cottage Hospital has pretty much abdicated its psychiatric responsibilities,

and the construction of new facilities is a prohibitive expense, so why not retrofit the current 254-bed medium security jail into a mixed-use facility for both incarcerated and acute-care patients, with a sole focus on psychiatric management, mental health training and outpatient treatment?

AB 900 provided $7 billion for prison construction and renovation projects, but it doesn’t require a set percentage of psychiatric beds. The $33-million project at Vacaville has 64 mental health beds, and the $34-million Chino State prison only has 45 beds for acute-intermediate treatment.

Between UCSB, Westmont, Pacifica, Antioch, SB City College, Fielding, Channel Islands, Allan Hancock, Cal Poly and Cuesta College, might we not find a sufficient pool of mental health talent to work at this proposed facility?

Various commissions and grand juries have long cited the poor standard of care and capacity for psychiatric treatment in Santa Barbara County. Rep. Lois Capps, assemblyman Das Williams, and district attorney Joyce Dudley are eager to “discuss mental illness and violence prevention” following the recent campus slayings.

Let’s do more than discuss. Let’s do more than pass knee-jerk legislation that is sure to be challenged by the ACLU. Our elected officials and their staff should find the federal, state, and local funding to create a state-of-the-art mental health facility that provides segregation for the psychiatric prison population, hospitalization for those needing acute (5150) care, and treatment for those who have not yet joined either of those groups... but will, without it.

Recently re-elected Sheriff Brown has worked determinedly to make his Northern Branch jail a reality. Let’s build something that serves the purpose of prevention and treatment in addition to punishment. You don’t have to be crazy to break the law, but it’s nuts not to have a treatment facility when you do.

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with Tommie Vaughn Tommie adapted her love of the stage to the

love of the page. As lead singer for the band Wall of Tom, she created This Rock in My Heart and This Roll in My Soul, a fictional book series based loosely on her experiences in the L.A. music scene. Now she’s spending her time checking out and writing about all things Santa Barbara. Reach Tommie at www.TommieV.com or follow her on Twitter at TommieVaughn1.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Royalty for Youth Interactive Block Party

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he place to be on Sunday, July 27, is the FunkZone Block Party, (Yanonali and Helena) featuring the incredible talents of rock royalty Michael McDonald, Ambrosia, Dylan McDonald & The Avians, and Yassou Benedict.

After hearing about this amazing concert benefiting local Funk Zone non-profit Youth Interactive, where not only can you purchase tickets for a rip-roaring live show but you can also wine and dine, rubbing elbows with the rockers at my favorite FZ eatery The Lark, I had to know more.

I caught up with Emily Griffith, program manager of Youth Interactive, to get the story behind all the music.

Q: The idea of wining and dining with rock stars is pretty cool, especially at the Lark.

Can you tell me a bit more about the packages and what they get you?

A: The ultra VIP Rock ‘n’ Roll Legend

Deal is the experience of a lifetime if you love rock music! It’s a rare opportunity to enjoy a whole day of music, and then get personal and share a meal with rock legends.

It includes first-five-rows concert seats, access to all-day food and drinks lounge, a post-concert, a private cocktail hour with the artists, and a private gourmet five-course dinner seated at the table with rock n roll royalty such as Amy Holland and Michael McDonald, Ambrosia, and friends. www. youthinteractive.us/#!tickets/c1xul Youth Interactive is a wonderful program; can you tell me a little bit about how it started?

Seven years ago, I was a television host that covered five-star resorts and spent a lot of time of my own travelling throughout the world. I travelled to places such as Monte Carlo, Cape Town, and San Paolo, but there was a very disturbing problem: more often

than not, I travelled past great poverty.

I travelled to places many of the poorest places in the world. I wanted to understand extreme poverty and what could be done.

Visiting the favelas in Brazil and the slums in India, I learned that women are the hub of the family and the economic wheel. When I asked these women what they wanted or needed, they all told me education for their children.

Ultimately, I decided to quit my job and dedicate my life to this cause. Over the next five years, I set out to develop programs to help women and children build a bridge to a better life. A couple of years ago, I was told that I should consider Santa Barbara for Youth Interactive. That’s a rich place! But what I learned is that great wealth is surrounded also by great poverty.

Education is lacking.

I ultimately decided to make Santa Barbara the place where Youth Interactive would establish a model for the whole world. What we have learned here is that underserved youth do not benefit from technology, because their families cannot

afford laptops, iPads or even cell phones...

We offer them T.E.A. everyday after school – Technology, Entrepreneurship and the Arts.

We have already started several micro businesses – vehicles for our youth to learn how to be productive, the value of teamwork, and the rewards of business enterprise. We have developed a successful formula that has been embraced by the schools, the courts and probation and by the city, which helps provides a sustainable model for our students and our program.

Before today, we were at a crossroads with excellent results but still lacking the complete funding we need. The Women’s Fund Grant we received this year and the generous offer of Michael McDonald and the rock ‘n’ roll community is truly transformational and will give us additional credibility and the funds we need to take Youth Interactive to the next level.

Michael McDonald is a legend in rock n’ roll. How did he get involved with Youth Interactive?

Scarlett McDonald is our social media intern and guru, and her father saw her posts online and learned about our work through his daughter. One day Scarlett said my father would like to help. Who is your father, I asked? “Michael McDonald” – and the rest is about to be history...

After hearing more about this exciting event, I got to speak with the man himself,

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Michael McDonald, to ask a few musical questions of my own: Q: As father to Dylan McDonald (who will share the stage on Sunday), was it difficult to see your child travel down a challenging road (that is the music industry), and did you try to discourage him from following in your footsteps?

A: I’ve always told my kids that if you’re lucky enough to strike a real resonance with a passion or pursuit, then try to make a livelihood out of it.

No matter if it’s terribly lucrative or not.

The real shot at contributing something meaningful to the stream of life and the world around you comes from a true passion for some endeavor or cause. Not to be confused with addiction, such as to financial gain or celebrity status, but something with which you have a connection that no one or nothing can diminish.

For parents out there that have artistic children wanting to chase a musical dream, what advice would you give to them if you could?

Stay tuned-in to the initial thrill you got from that simplest early connection, to your instrument and the audience. It will never be better than that.

You wrote “I’ll wait” for Van Halen back in the Sammy Hagar days, most people might not know just how many different types of artists you have in your songwriting Rolodex.

Is it fun flexing your talents into so many

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different genres?

Each new musical adventure or opportunity that comes is something that I try to push myself toward, though it’s not really in my nature to do it. All I can say is that I’ve never regretted one of them.

There’s always something important to learn in those situations.

What songs are we likely to hear on Sunday?

And do you have any surprise guests within your backing band?

Well, for this show, my whole backing band is a surprise. My good friends for many years and many miles since way back to the 70s, Ambrosia will be backing me up after their incredible set, consisting of some memorable tunes from their long career as one of Southern California’s best bands.

My set will be a little bit of everything I’ve done over the span of my career, starting as a Doobie Brother till now. Our mission is to get folks up and dancing in the streets of our beautiful city of Santa Barbara, for a truly fantastic nonprofit program called “Youth Interactive” – an entrepreneurial academy in the form of an extracurricular after school arts outreach and small Business Ed program, free to all local youth who attend. Joining us on the stage from 12 pm to 6 pm will be San Francisco band Yassou Benedict, Dylan McDonald and the Avians from Nashville, Tennessee, and SB’s very own One Two Tree!

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Santa Barbara High Football Makes Late Coaching Change

by Barry Punzal

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T Stone, a record-setting quarterback at Dos Pueblos High and Santa Barbara City College in the 1990s and a member of the Santa Barbara High football coaching staff, has been named interim head coach for the Santa Barbara High football team.

Stone will replace Doug Caines, who was removed as football coach last week after two years on the job.

“It’s unfortunate what happened, but we’ve got to move forward,” said Stone, who joined the Dons’ coaching staff in the spring. His high school coaching experience includes stints as an assistant at St. Joseph and Righetti in Santa Maria.

Stone, who joined the Dons football staff this year, was selected over staff members Jaime Melgoza and Udy Loza. Melgoza is a former head coach who stepped down after the 2011 season and was replaced by Caines. Loza has been a longtime assistant and head coach with lower-level programs at SBHS. “I was fortunate to interview three extremely qualified candidates prior to making my decision,” said Santa Barbara High athletic director Joe Chenoweth in a statement. “Each candidate clearly understood the X’s and O’s of the game.

Each of them provided me their philosophy on what it takes for a program to be successful. The main points: Committed by being on time and ready to ‘go’ each day on the field and weight room; maintaining self-discipline to succeed in the classroom; being accountable for on and off-the-field activities.

“Each candidate understood this was an interim position regardless of the outcome of the season. They also understood it was

JT Stone conducts a TV interview after being named interim head football coach at Santa Barbara High School

critical each player leave our program by having a positive experience while they wear the green and gold.”

Chenoweth said he conferred with principal John Becchio and made the decision to appoint Stone as the head coach.

He said the players voiced their respect toward Stone’s coaching style.

“For me, it’s a dream job,” he said. “It’s a tremendous opportunity. Growing up here in the late 1980s and 90s, Santa Barbara High, we all know what the tradition is. To be in a position to be the head coach for the Santa Barbara Dons football program, with that type of tradition, is a dream come true.

“I’m extremely excited, passionate about what I can bring to the table, along with the kids we have here,” he continued. “We have a great group of kids. We’re going to move forward and be ready to go.”

Stone, 37, also has worked as a private coach, and he’s tutored many of the Santa

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Barbara players before they entered high school. Junior quarterback Brent Peus was one of his pupils.

“I’ve coached him since he was in the 6th grade,” said Stone.

Stone earned All-CIF honors at Dos Pueblos in the mid-1990s. He played two seasons at SBCC, setting several passing records, and continued his collegiate career at West Texas A&M. He has coached football at the youth and high school levels in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. He was an assistant coach at St. Joseph and Righetti in Santa Maria and also coached the West Coast Sharks semipro team.

Caines’s exit was an unexpected announcement made by the school administration just a few days earlier.

Chenoweth said a number of unresolved issues within the football program led to the administration’s decision to relieve Caines of his duties.

“It’s not like any one incident,” Chenoweth said. “It was a number of small things that couldn’t get resolved between himself, me, and some of the administration. And for that reason, we decided we needed to make a change.”

Chenoweth declined to detail the issues that led to Caines’s dismissal. He did say, though, that they go back to last year.

“It just didn’t happen now, it’s been since the last season; things we tried to work on and get resolved,” he said. “Some things got resolved but not enough did.”

Caines, 31, said he had no idea his coaching job was on the line. “Not the slightest,” he said.

While his tenure lasted just two seasons, the Dons enjoyed some big moments under Caines. The Dons won two Big Games over crosstown rival San Marcos; the 2012 team, playing with backup quarterback Eli Hale, stunned Dos Pueblos on the road in the regular-season finale to earn a share of the league title; they brought back the Golden Tornado for an exciting CIF

playoff game against a potent Cathedral team; last year, with sophomore Brent Peus at quarterback, they rallied from a 35-7 deficit, scoring 41 unanswered points to beat Rio Mesa, 48-35.

Caines will keep his teaching position at the school.

“The administration and me couldn’t agree on a couple of things in terms what was best for the football program,” Caines said. “Based on this, they decided to make a leadership change. Obviously, I don’t agree.

I can understand the way they look at the scenarios they described and where they’re coming from. I support the decision from their end. I don’t think it’s right. I think it’s the wrong decision, but there’s no ill will towards them.

“I understand where they’re coming from; I disagree with the remedy.”

Santa Barbara opens the football season on Friday, August 29, with a home game against Oxnard.

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ith their league reduced to four teams, Bishop Diego and Carpinteria are playing seven non-league football games this fall, and Bishop’s schedule includes three opponents from outside the CIF-Southern Section.

As for the non-league slates of the three Channel League schools, Santa Barbara renews an old rivalry with Oxnard, San Marcos plays four of the five schools in the Pacific View League and Dos Pueblos faces three high-caliber opponents before commencing league play.

Those are some interesting facts about this year’s local high school football schedule.

Bishop Diego and Carpinteria will have several new starters as they head into their first season in the CIF’s Northern Division.

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bumped up from the Northwest Division for the new two-year playoff cycle.

The TVL lost Oak Park to the new Canyon League, leaving it with four teams: Bishop, Carpinteria, Nordhoff, and Fillmore. As a consequence, teams needed to add another non-league opponent to fill out a 10-game regular season schedule.

Bishop went far and wide to find games.

Its slate includes Santa Fe Christian of the San Diego Section (whom the team played the last two seasons), View Park of the L.A. City Section, and Central Section school Immanuel of Reedley.

Longtime Bishop Diego coach Tom Crawford said he tried to find opponents that were closer to home.

“Unfortunately, while we would prefer to play more local teams, they did not seem interested in playing and, given our recent success, it seems that teams looking for good small-school competition are reaching outside their sections to find those games,” he said.

“In reality, getting the intersectional games are really fun for the kids since we see the quality and variety of ball played in the different sections, and get to travel to different spots which creates some great experiences.

“Like last year, we try to find nonleague games that require us to deal with different things which could help us in league and playoffs.” He cited the speed of a View Park, wing-T, and defensive discipline of Santa Fe Christian, and the size of Immanuel as examples.

“We think we’ve got a good and tough schedule and appreciate those schools playing us. Each is going to be a challenge.”

Bishop opens the season at Oak Park on August 29 before playing its home opener against Santa Fe Christian the following weekend. The day, time, and venue are still to be determined.

The Cardinals also have a non-league home game against potential playoff foe Cabrillo of the Los Padres League (LPL). The TVL and LPL are part of the Northern Division.

In TVL play, the Bishop-Carpinteria rivalry game is on Halloween eve, Thursday, October 30, at Carpinteria.

Carpinteria starts its campaign on September 5 at Santa Ynez and plays 10 straight weeks. The Warriors still have Oak Park (September 19 at home) on the schedule and play new opponents, Chadwick (October 11) and Ribet Academy (October 17) on the road.

Santa Barbara has Oxnard back on its schedule. The Dons and Yellowjackets open the season on August 29 at Peabody Stadium. The teams haven’t played since 2009. The rivalry is one of the oldest on the South Coast, going back to the 1920s.

The Dons also play St. Joseph (September 5) and former Marmonte League member Royal (September 26) in non-league home games.

San Marcos meets Santa Clarita-

West Ranch for the first time to kick off its season on August 29 at Warkentin Stadium. The Royals’ non-league slate also includes four Pacific View League teams (Channel Islands, Rio Mesa, Hueneme, and Pacifica) and two-time CIF champion Nordhoff.

The Royals host Goleta Valley rival Dos Pueblos on October 24 and finish the regular season with The Big Game at Santa Barbara on November 7.

Dos Pueblos doesn’t have its bye week until November 7, meaning the Chargers will play 10 straight weeks, starting with a home game versus OxnardPacifica on August 29. The schedule includes consecutive games against three perennially strong programs: Newbury Park (home, Sept 19), Lompoc (away, Thursday, September 25), and Granada Hills-Sierra Canyon (away, Thursday, October 2).

The Chargers picked up Sierra Canyon late after all the Northern Area re-leaguing issues were settled.

“They’re a quality program,” DP coach Nate Mendoza said of Sierra Canyon.

“Obviously, we know about Lompoc and their tradition. And, from what I’ve been hearing, Newbury Park is going to be top competitor this year.

“I think that’s going to prepare us for league, and prepare us to contend for another league championship,” Mendoza added about the tough non-league schedule.

Dos Pueblos follows that challenging three weeks with its Channel League opener on October 10 against Buena at Scott O’Leary Stadium. The Bulldogs beat the Chargers last year and knocked them out of a playoff spot. DP hosts Santa Barbara the following week.

Germany Delivers for Beckenbauer 5

by John Dvorak ith a name like “Beckenbauer 5”, Germany’s victory over Argentina in the World Cup final was the obvious preferred outcome for Charles Bryant.

His World Cup bracket, named after the legendary German player Franz Beckenbauer, prevailed over the competition in Presidio Sports’ World Cup bracket contest sponsored by Santa Barbara Brewing Company.

Bryant, a former UCSB soccer player from 1983 to 1986, says his affinity for the German national soccer team is a close second to Team USA. While he correctly chose Germany to defeat Argentina in the final, he also picked the Americans to advance with Germany out of the “Group of Death” that included Ghana and Portugal.

Bryant’s bracket finished in the 98.9 percentile of all ESPN contestants, a pool of more than 1.1 million. Bryant beat out Daniel Torres and Meghan Roarty, who finished tied for second place. Ten of the top 12 placers picked Germany to win it all. Complete standings are listed at the

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by Rachelle Oldmixon

Fire is Good

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A self-professed science nerd, Rachelle has her B.A. in neuroscience from Skidmore College in upstate New York, and is working towards her Master’s in psychology at UCSB. In her free time, she blogs at www.synapticspeculations. com. She never could quite understand why she had to choose just one area of science; they are all fascinating.

Especially when paired with some classic rock.

he Coal Oil Reserve is something that most students at UCSB know only vaguely as “the ecology reserve somewhere over there.” On the opposite side of Isla Vista (when compared to campus), few students realize that it is the home of many important research experiments. Even fewer know that it also is fiercely protected from non-native plant species so that researchers can get a more accurate picture of Santa Barbara’s natural vegetation.

However, most students (and nearby residents) were aware of the brush fire that ate up about 13 percent, approximately 20 acres, of the reserve just about a month ago. More than half a dozen studies were interrupted or possibly ruined, and 20 acres of precious natural vegetation were destroyed. You would expect the researchers and volunteers who tend to the land there to be devastated.

But that’s not the case. Fire is a natural part of life in our little corner of the world (as much as we may not like it) and many of the native plant species have adapted to that.

Some native species use the ash as fertilizer, re-sprouting when the rain mixes it into the sandy soil. Others are able to maintain a strong root system that survives most fires, allowing them to re-grow shortly after the fire ends. Still others need a fire in order for their seeds to germinate. And those are the plants that the researchers who call Coal Oil Reserve their lab are looking forward to seeing. It is possible that seeds may have been laying dormant in the soil of the reserve for years and are only now able to push roots into the ground when the first rains come in the spring.

The fire isn’t only returning nutrients to the soil and germinating long-dormant seeds. It also cleared the land of all visual obstructions. For the first time since the reserve opened in the 1970s, the land has been laid bare. Researchers are now able to see what lies under the bushes, brambles, and thickets of Coal Oil Reserve.

What they have found has been surprising, to say the least. An old

monument dating back nearly 100 years still stands, a reminder of Santa Barbara’s early days. Elsewhere, an odd collection of shells is buried just beneath the ash, evidence of either a small animal with good decorating sense or a small Chumash site ripe for excavation. Finally, the ecologists have found the scampering footprints of many small creatures they didn’t know shared the reserve, and even an area two bobcats use as their litter box.

Personally, I’m more excited about the sea shells than the bobcat scat, but that’s just me.

In essence, researchers at Coal Oil Reserve are only just discovering how much they can learn from this fire.

The director of the reserve, Cristina Sandoval, says that most of the exciting work will happen in the spring.

If you ask me, fire is still pretty terrifying. With this drought, my East Coast roots show plainly; I am constantly in awe of how resilient nature can be here in Santa Barbara. Vegetation on the East Coast is not prepared for this kind of dry weather. But one look at the Santa Ynez Mountains will show you that life here is strong and hearty, even in the face of the hot sun without any water.

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Had Argentina pulled out the victory on Sunday, contestant “MattatASU” would have come out on top. Instead, MattatASU finished 9th and was the highest player who didn’t select Germany to win it all.

Bryant receives two tickets to a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl, Roarty gets a gift package from Spa del Mar at the Fess Parker Resort, and Torres secured a

$100 gift card to Santa Barbara Brewing Company.

For the casual American soccer fan, Beckenbauer is arguably the largest persona in German soccer history. He was captain of the 1974 West Germany team that won the World Cup and again led the Germans to a World Cup title in 1990 as head coach. He was also one of the top players in the Bundesliga for many years, representing Bayern Munich.

Cristina Sandoval could use a few more volunteers once she maps the perimeter of the fire. Weeds love to grow in places that have just experienced a fire. If you don’t get enough weed-pulling in your own backyard, consider donning a pair of gardening gloves for science. If you want to help, contact Cristina at (805) 893-5092 or cristina.sandoval@lifesci.ucsb.edu.

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...continued from p.7 “Everything is awesome” (in French of course), but you would have to say that turned out very badly for them.

I won’t even address Mr. Harding’s retelling of the history of capitalism, as I have learned from my experience of homelessness that it’s just best to let crazy people rant about their delusions in the hope that a moment of clarity may eventually emerge. I also don’t care to compare the present to the past, which seems to be far more the purview of conservatives than progressives (as is explicitly described by the labels we give to each side). Usually when we look back, it is to some hard-fought campaign to end egregious injustices than to some sort of golden age. Fox New libertarians may enjoy doing that, but we really don’t.

What we find lacking in the present is not something from our past but rather the direction we are heading toward in our future. But hey, I ain’t even mad, because what demographics show is that this Caucasian rage spurred on by the Tea Party Children’s Brigade comes from a group that is a shrinking portion of the population as you all get older, crankier, and finally just die. As it stands, your grandchildren don’t even trust you with the remote control, much less the levers of national power.

This is a problem which will be inevitably solved actuarially, and I have to admit that is pretty reassuring as I look to the future.

Mac McGill Everything is Awesome Santa Barbara

Ganging Up

The court has said no to the gang injunction and the safety zones. The judge wisely acknowledges we have street violence and gang issues, but points out there are law enforcement and criminal justice processes to deal with gang crime.

I am glad for this outcome. I am glad for my neighbors in the Westside community, and for city residents in the downtown and Eastside neighborhoods. The socalled safety zones were one of my biggest objections in this whole legal process.

I look forward to continuing my work with the Pro-Youth Movement, the Gang Task Force, PAL, and all the youth-serving programs in our community. Many public, private, and non-profit programs are aimed at gang prevention and intervention. These programs deserve full support.

The Pro-Youth Movement is in the middle of a four-part series of workshops addressing violence – personal violence, family violence, and violence on the streets. And we are looking at solutions, asking if there are gaps in services.

The gang injunction provided motivation for one important step forward: it focused the community on gang prevention and intervention. Positive solutions start in the home, in the schools, and even City Hall has a huge part to play in helping youth and families. I look forward to funding parks and recreation programs and neighborhood services that help make our

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families strong and our city safe.

Cathy Murillo Santa Barbara (Publisher’s note: Ms Murillo is an elected member of the Santa Barbara City Council.)

The End of the Mission

I was saddened by the announcement on Tuesday that the news and in-depth journalism website Mission and State was coming to an end many months and hundreds of thousands of dollars before it should have. That the announcement came on the same day judge Colleen Sterne denied the city’s proposed gang injunction is a bittersweet irony I’ll get to.

I was the founding executive editor of Mission and State. It was an honor to have been selected to start up this noble enterprise, and I was even more honored to work alongside the dedicated and passionate journalists I had the pleasure of working with during my tenure (which came to an abrupt end early last March).

I can assure you, everyone who worked with me approached his or her job with the utmost integrity. It is mostly for them, their work, and their legacy that I feel compelled to address the onslaught of unchallenged misinformation regarding Mission and State, at least as I knew it.

The first thing I want to put to rest is the narrative of failure being foisted onto the community. Publicly circulated attempts to justify the missteps regarding the disposition of Mission and State and to spin its demise in recent news accounts have explicitly or implicitly trafficked in the notion that Mission and State wasn’t meeting its objectives, was “burning” through its budget, that “radical action” was needed to save it from failure, that the Knight Foundation had pulled its funding, etc.

This narrative isn’t accurate or fair and belies the hard work and commitment of the journalists who strived to make a difference with Mission and State.

Despite what you may have heard or read, the Knight Foundation had funded Mission and State for two years contingent upon local matching funds, a challenge that Santa Barbara commendably met. That funding wasn’t in question until the recent attempt by the Santa Barbara Foundation to offload the project. It’s also worth noting that the Knight Foundation, according to a report made at an advisory board meeting last fall, was extremely happy with Mission and State’s initial direction and progress.

Peer associations such as The Investigative News Network also lauded Mission and State as a model for nonprofit, multimedia digital journalism.

You may have also read that Mission and State was recklessly burning through its budget. Nothing could be further from the truth. The project came in under budget in year one and was operating well below the allotted budget for year two when I left.

From what I understand, there is still more than half this year’s budget untapped as of Tuesday’s announcement that the project

was shuttering.

Another red herring that has been tossed out there is that Mission and State had failed to achieve sustainability. Sustainability beyond the two-year Knight Foundation commitment and community match was a primary responsibility of the advisory board, though it never acted on this duty despite being urged to do so and despite funds being slotted for a development director.

We should also keep in mind that the people and entities contributing to Mission and State didn’t donate funds to be used some day, for some thing. They funded a specific project for a specific period of time with the charge that excellent, narrative journalism be pursued during that time.

Former managing editor Phuong-Cac Nguyen and I respected these commitments and took that mission seriously.

It has also been suggested that Mission and State failed in its objective to collaborate with other media.

The Mission and State I knew made every conceivable effort to collaborate with local media. Mission and State “1.0” as its initial incarnation has been called, had an arrangement with the Sentinel and Casa that placed stories in those publications on a nearly weekly basis. Casa published our work in English and Spanish. At the time of my dismissal, we were planning to put the entire Mission and State/Casa collaboration in an archive available on both websites.

We placed several significant stories with Noozhawk and The Independent, both of whose participation I solicited regularly and with whom we were increasingly finding ways to collaborate.

We collaborated with Pacific Coast Business Times on several occasions and were exploring further investigations into stories of mutual interest. On Edhat, our stories were among the most frequently posted and commented on.

As far as local radio goes, Mission and State reporters made several key appearances on KCLU during my tenure. Early in the year, we discussed an ongoing partnership with KCBX news director Randol White, leading to one of our reporter’s recent onair discussion of her excellent oil-industry coverage, the first of what was meant to be many such collaborations. We had an ongoing collaboration with KDB before it was sold and had been discussing ways to work together with Jennifer Ferro, KCRW’s general manager, before the station had even made an offer on KDB. We not only placed stories with, or collaborated with, every available local media, we also did community-based collaborations with Brooks Institute, UCSB and Antioch including energetic, well-attended forums on pro bono legal services and homelessness. More was in the works. Not a bad track record for the eight months Mission and State had been publishing by the time I was let go.

In my final month at Mission and State, the site had nearly 14,000 visits with 23,000 page views, according to Google

Analytics. These numbers had been trending up for several months and while they certainly wouldn’t scare The Huffington Post, they were much admired by peers in our community-based nonprofit segment, especially considering our ripe young age and that our in-depth stories demanded significant time and attention from readers.

A reader survey undertaken just before my exit indicated a high-degree of community support for what we were doing, as did the average length of time spent on our stories, which well exceeded the industry norm.

More important were the hundreds of comments on stories posted on our website and the hundreds more generated when our stories appeared on Edhat, comments that attest to the civic spirit of Santa Barbara and the resonating spirit of our work.

The ginned-up narrative of failure does a disservice to that spirit, to the journalists who dreamed up this enterprise to serve an underserved community and to those who made a difference during Mission and State’s too-brief run by helping to stir up energy, discussion, and sometimes outrage over such issues as oil-company mischief, public safety, the county jail system, water use, homelessness, environmental degradation, growth and development, transportation, healthcare, education… it goes on.

Mission and State wasn’t perfect, no startup is, but objective evidence would support the idea that it was on the right track and really starting to hit its stride when a series of unfortunate decisions led to this point.

I was particularly proud of our coverage of the proposed gang injunction. We played a critical role in getting that issue in front of the public, despite the pushback we got for doing so. As councilwoman Cathy Murillo commented on a socialmedia post about Judge Sterne’s decision to deny the measure, “The coverage from Mission and State brought the subject into the light. The public needed to understand the injunction and its ramifications. So unfortunate that it was mostly discussed in closed session for many months....

M&S coverage of other issues also to be celebrated! Much to be proud of!”

Indeed. I’m sure a perusal of the excellent work by former Mission and State journalists such as Phuong-Cac Nguyen, Alex Kacik, Sam Slovick, Melinda Burns, Karen Pelland, Yvette Cabrera, Erin Lennon, Natalie Cherot, Kathleen Reddington, Daryl Kelley, Laura Bertocci, Jeff Wing, Joshua Molina, and others will bear that out.

I would hope that a small portion of remaining Mission and State funds could be used to keep this legacy of success alive in a digital archive so that future attempts at this sort of community-based, nonprofit journalism, which is surely going to play a growing role in journalism, can learn and be inspired by the fantastic model Santa Barbara contributed with Mission and State.

Best, Joe Donnelly Santa Barbara

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COMMON SENSE TODAY BY JOHN D. KELLEY

A California native, John is an award-winning architect and a graduate of UCSB. He has been a contractor and an Adult Education Instructor, and he has worked both in government and corporate settings. He advocates for true prosperity based on a vital economy, a just society, and a healthy environment.

Capitalism’s Best Friend: Government

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ive hundred years ago, most people in Europe subsisted in agricultural communities dominated by small hereditary elites and oppressive religious institutions. Since that time, there has been a radical transformation in human civilization.

This change has produced improvements in the general human condition, including increased life expectancy due to better sanitation and medical care, widespread literacy and education, increased average income, and expanded leisure time.

Now we live in a time when most people are experiencing rapidly improving technology and some are accumulating unprecedented wealth. Some free-market ideologues promote a narrative that says capitalism alone deserves credit for this transformation. Is that really the whole story?

The Age of Enlightenment, which emerged in late 17th-century Europe, produced a revolution in human thought. It promoted scientific thought, skepticism, and intellectual interchange.

This way of thinking begins with clearly stated rational principles, uses logic to arrive at conclusions, tests these conclusions against evidence, and then revises the principles in the light of the evidence. These ideas initiated a radical transformation in western societies and beyond.

Our country was part of this transformation. Our Declaration of

Independence, and U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are based on Enlightenment political ideals.

The American Enlightenment applied scientific reasoning to politics, science, and religion, promoted religious tolerance, and restored literature, the arts, and music as important disciplines and professions worthy of study in colleges.

This new approach sparked two important long-term historical trends: the rise of the modern nation state and the rise of capitalism. The modern nation state consolidates public power over areas that were previously the exclusive territory of state and religious authorities. Capitalist economies allow private ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth.

Together, these two trends laid the foundation for the Industrial Revolution and long-term economic progress. This progress was only possible because modern nation states allowed capitalism, in its various forms, to thrive. Capitalism, like a spirited horse, needs strong government as a rider to guide it along the right path.

In his book, The Origins of Political Order, the political economist, Francis Fukuyama, identifies three sets of institutions – the state, the rule of law, and accountable government – as the essential components of a successful modern nation state.

A strong nation state builds and maintains the infrastructure required

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for commercial vitality. Regarding the need for state provided infrastructure, Fukuyama says, “The kinds of minimal or no-government societies envisioned by dreamers on the Left and Right are not fantasies; they actually exist in the contemporary developing world.

Many parts of sub-Saharan Africa are a libertarian’s paradise. The region as a whole is a low-tax utopia.”

Governments in countries like Somalia are only able to collect about 10% of GDP in taxes, compared to more than 30 percent in the U.S. and 50 percent in parts of Europe. This low rate of taxation results in inadequate funding for basic public services like health, education, and roads. This lack of modern infrastructure keeps capitalism from succeeding there.

We need our government to maintain and expand our infrastructure so we keep our competitive edge.

A strong nation state also provides the rule of law that is essential to prevent economic instability, extreme speculation, and the formation of uncompetitive monopolies. Fukuyama notes the devastating financial crisis of 200809 is clear evidence that, “free markets are necessary to promote long-term growth, but they are not self-regulating.”

Markets have a long history of periodic financial instability and anti-competitive behavior. We need our government to maintain strong regulatory oversight

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over our markets to insure stability and competition over the long-term.

A strong democratic government that is accountable to the people acts to limit the forces that cause extreme economic inequality, social exploitation, and environmental degradation. Fukuyama observes that “rates of intergenerational social mobility are far lower in the U.S. than many Americans believe them to be, and lower than in many other developed countries that have traditionally have been regarded as rigid and stratified.”

This decline in our upward mobility is a product of elites gaming the political system to protect their positions. We need our government to restore accountability in our economy for our people to enjoy long-term prosperity.

Today, capitalism is the pre-eminent economic system worldwide; it only flourishes, however, when it partners with strong nation states like the U.S., Australia, or Switzerland. Mixed economies, with both strong private markets, and strong regulatory oversight and government provision of public jobs, have proven to be superior to either free-market capitalism or state socialism because they provide long-term, widespread prosperity.

The strong nation state is capitalism’s best friend and business partner. When the partnership between horse and rider is working well, we stay on the right path – that’s just common sense.

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UP CLOSE

BY JACQUELYN DE LONGE

Our former restaurant reviewer takes a closer look – as only a 3rd-generation SoCal native can – at the people, places, and things that make Santa Barbara so unique. When she is not working for us, she keeps herself busy with various writings, chases her two young children around, and practices yoga and Pilates for some sense of sanity.

Santa Barbara’s Celebration Days

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ld Spanish Days Fiesta is run by an executive committee and a board of directors who represent a broad cross-section of our community. The board is responsible for planning and producing all the events that take place during Fiesta; see page 23 for the full calendar.

Mr. & Mrs. Fiesta

Marc Martinez chairs the Fiesta Parade Committee and is the most tenured volunteer, having become a member in 1987. As a child, he would help his father work on the floats every summer. Marc and his long-time partner, Donna Egeberg, have created one of the largest collections of Old Spanish Days memorabilia and have rightfully earned the title of “Mr. and Mrs. Fiesta.”

“The parade is the centerpiece of Fiesta; it’s what makes all the other things work,” Marc says. The 10 floats in this year’s ceremony began life as 12-by-24-foot trailers with four wheels, a hitch, a basic

plywood floor that’s been painted green, and a single wrap of chicken wire around the base. A few days before the parade, madness ensues and these basic trailer are transformed into festive platforms.

Egeberg, also known as the Flower Lady, oversees the decorators, flowers and greenery of the floats, each of which uses 10 to 20 five-gallon buckets of flowers, grown mainly in California.

Most of the floats carry 12 to 15 people and are sponsored by the same local families and non-profit organizations every year. The Castro Family, for example, has participated in every parade since its inception, as have many of the original Presidio families of Santa Barbara, such as the Solas, Cotas, and De La Guerras, all of whom will be waving at us in the procession.

The parade begins at noon on Friday, August 1, and one of the biggest challenges is timing: the horses must keep moving, otherwise they can get restless; then there is the train schedule; the parade crosses

Old Spanish Days Fiesta Board of Directors (photo: Old Spanish Days)

the tracks and – if not timed correctly – can lead to big gaps in the procession.

El Presidente

Heading this year’s Fiesta as el presidente is Dennis Rickard. Dennis is the greatgreat grandson of Don Jose De La Guerra y Noriega, the last Spanish commandante of the Santa Barbara Presidio; the grandson of James B. Rickard an original founder of Old Spanish Days, and the son of 1948 and 1949 el presidente, John T. Rickard. This year’s Spirit of Fiesta is Talia Ortega Vestal, who is also Fiesta’s goodwill ambassador. And presiding over the festivities as grand marshal is Lia Parker, the very first Spirit of Fiesta.

So whether you choose to keep a low profile to avoid the crowds or jump into

2014 el presidente Dennis Rickard enjoying La Fiesta del Museo; see page 24 for coverage. (photo by Fritz Olenberger)

the mix and celebrate, Old Spanish Days Fiesta is a wonderful time to reflect and appreciate both the growth and history of our city by the sea.

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OLD SPANISH DAYS

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he Pilgrim is a replica of the tall ship that came to Santa Barbara in 1836, as told by sailor Richard Henry Dana in Two Years Before The Mast. Young students studying California history will delight to see close-up the ship that traded for tallow and hides in California. Costumed docents explain life on the ship. Free, sponsored by Heritage Oaks Bank.

THE GUIDE

Sunday, July 27

La Recepción Del Presidente Join el presidente Dennis F. Rickard at his recepción in the DoubleTree Resort’s Plaza del Sol. Tickets $85 per person in advance. Buy at the door for $100. Tickets are available at local Albertsons stores (Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria), or can be purchased online at www.sbfiesta.org. Sponsored by Impulse.

When: 5 – 10 pm Where: DoubleTree Resort’s Plaza del Sol

Wednesday, July 30

La Fiesta Pequeña Fiesta Pequena or Little Fiesta is the official opening of Fiesta and takes place on the steps of the Old Mission Santa Barbara. The Queen of the Missions provides a dramatic backdrop for colorful costumes and clicking castanets. The delightful program of the early Californian, Spanish and Mexican song and dance features performances by the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta and an appearance by Saint Barbara. Sponsored by JP Morgan Chase and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.

When: 8 pm Where: Steps of the Mission Cost: Free

Thursday, July 31

La Misa Del Presidente El Presidente’s Mass at the Old Mission followed by a garden reception. Fiesta attire encouraged. Open to the public. For more information, call Old Mission Santa Barbara (805) 682-4713.

When: 10 am Cost: Free

Celebración de Los Dignatarios Gather at the hilltop of the beautiful Santa Barbara Zoo to greet the mayor, members of the city council and other dignitaries while dancing the night away to exciting music. Enjoy delicious appetizers and delectable wines presented by local restaurants and wineries. Tickets are available at local area Albertsons stores or can be purchased online at www.sbfiesta.org.

No host bar. Drink tickets may be purchased on site.

When: 5 – 10 pm Where: Santa Barbara Zoo Cost: $85 per person in advance and $100 at the gate

Friday, August 1

El Desfile Histórico / Parade The Old Spanish Day parade presents the color and pageantry of California’s history. Costumed dancers and lively musicians ride on colorful floats resplendent with fresh flowers that portray historic events of the past. The Fiesta Historical Parade is one of the largest equestrian parades in the United States. Tickets for shaded seating can be purchased online for $15. Sponsored by Union Bank.

When: Noon Where: East along Cabrillo Boulevard to State Street, then up State to Sola, will be televised live by KEYT Channel 3 Cost: Free

Saturday, August 2

Flor Y Canto Here is a rare opportunity to see the original Spanish California dances & songs of the 19th century. Step back in time to a rancho party of the 1840s! Interwoven with historic narration, these unique songs and dances are performed much as they would have been 170 years ago, accompanied on acoustic instruments, all by local residents in authentic costume. Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the show in the Courthouse Sunken Garden.

When: 7 pm Where: Courthouse Sunken Garden Cost: Free

84th Annual El Desfile de Los Niños The charming Children’s Parade is organized by the City Parks and Recreation Department. Young people of Santa Barbara, their parents, and other parade participants don traditional costumes and celebrate the rich culture of the area. Parade proceeds down State Street, from Victoria to Ortega streets. Ice cream for parade participants is sponsored by MarBorg Industries. Call (805) 5645418 for information and an application.

When: 10 am Where: State Street, from Victoria to Ortega streets Cost: Free Kiwanis Fiesta Pancake Breakfast The Kiwanis Club will be hosting the Annual Fiesta Pancake Breakfast in Alameda Park, 1400 Santa Barbara Street. More than 4,000 guests are served at this event, and all proceeds go directly to support activities that benefit children in southern Santa Barbara County.

When: 7 am – 12 pm Where: Alameda Park

Tardes De Ronda Children’s Variety Show. With colorful costumes, children from the Santa Barbara area demonstrate their talents and multi-cultural heritage. Sponsored by Cox. When: 1 – 5 pm Where: Courthouse Sunken Gardens Cost: Free

Sunday, August 3

West Coast Symphony Everyone’s invited to celebrate the official closing of Fiesta. Bring the whole family and friends for an afternoon of beautiful music featuring Bizet’s “Carmen Suite number one” and Caesar Frank’s “Symphony” in D minor.

When: 3:30 pm Where: Courthouse Sunken Gardens Cost: Free

Recurring Events: July 30 – August 2

El Mercado De La Guerra Stroll through a colorful Mexican market in De la Guerra Plaza (across from City Hall) to feast on Spanish and Mexican-American foods, shop for crafts and souvenirs and enjoy live entertainment all day and into the early evening. This venue is sponsored by Paseo Nuevo. The stage is sponsored by Wells Fargo. De la Guerra Information Kiosk and Avenida de los Presidentes sponsored by Bank of America. Live streaming sponsored by Truly Great Homes. For daily entertainment lineups at the Mercados, visit www.sbfiesta.org.

When: 11 am – 11 pm Where: De la Guerra Plaza Cost: Free

El Mercado Del Norte Come for the fun and the food, stay for the music and dancing.

Check out four distinct “neighborhoods” for all the family: La Cocina food court, where you can watch daily entertainment and enjoy Fiesta foods; the Mercado for souvenirs; Kiddie Carnival with rides and attractions for toddlers through pre-teens, and the Crazy Horse Cantina for icy cold beer, margaritas, and live entertainment in the evening to get you up and dancing. The Crazy Horse Cantina

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The Pilgrim Tall Ship is Coming!

¡VIVALAFIESTA!

One-Time Events:

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and stage are sponsored by Montecito Bank & Trust and Pacific Beverage. Media sponsor, Cox. For daily entertainment lineups at the Mercados visit www.sbfiesta.org.

When: 11 am – 11 pm Where: Mackenzie Park at State and Las Positas Cost: Free Casa Cantina The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) hosts the annual Casa Cantina at the home of Fiesta. A Mexican-style cantina featuring beer and margaritas at the historic Casa de la Guerra. For a fee, drop in, have a cold drink and relax for a while. All proceeds benefit the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.

When: 12 pm – 12 am Where: Courtyard of Casa de la Guerra in De la Guerra Plaza Cost: Free admission for SBTHP members Santa Barbara Mission, Docent Tours Come explore this beautiful landmark during special docent-led tours. Take MTD Line 22. For information: (805) 682-4713.

When: 11 am and 1:30 pm, Saturday 10:30am Courthouse Fiesta Tours Guided tours (every half hour) of this beautiful Moorish-Spanish building located at 1100 Anacapa Street. Meet in the Mural Room.

When: 10 am – 3:30 pm Where: Santa Barbara County Courthouse Cost: Free Fiesta at Paseo Nuevo Stop by Paseo Nuevo and enjoy music and Flamenco dancing by a variety of performers.

When: 4:45 pm – 7 pm Where: Paseo Nuevo Cost: Free

July 31 – August 2

Las Noches De Ronda This free variety show is one of the enduring traditions of Fiesta.

Mariachis, Flamenco dancers, Mexican Folklorico dancers in regional costumes, and other entertainers offer performances of grace and skill in the magnificent Sunken Gardens of the Santa Barbara Courthouse. Bring blankets, pillows, and chairs for lawn seating under the stars. Sponsored by Cox and MarBorg Industries.

When: 8 pm Where: Courthouse Sunken Garden Cost: Free

August 2 – 3

Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show A statewide gathering of artisans and crafts people displaying a wide variety of paintings, carvings, pottery, and other handcrafted wares.

Where: Cabrillo Boulevard, west of Stearns Wharf When: 10 am – 7 pm Cost: Free

Ongoing Until September 28

Project Fiesta! Building a Complete History of Fiesta The Santa Barbara Historical Museum invites the community to view their latest exhibition, Project Fiesta! Building a Complete History of Fiesta. Experience the pageantry, fashion and traditions of our city’s most cherished cultural festival. Featuring vintage posters, artwork, restored costumes, artifacts, and historical photos.

When: Tuesday-Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, and Sundays 12 – 5 pm Where: Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 East De La Guerra Cost: Free

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Spirit of Fiesta

BY ANGELIQUE DAVIS

PHOTOS BY FRITZ OLENBERGER

All Around La Fiesta del Museo Spirit of Fiesta Talia Ortega Vestal captivates the audience with her grace and beauty.

She has been dancing since age 4 and was Junior Spirit of Fiesta in 2009.

Members of the board of directors of Old Spanish Days Fiesta, including 2013 el presidente Josiah Jenkins and the Junior Spirit and Spirit of Fiesta along with their parents

More than 250 attended the 71st annual Fiesta del Museo

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ore than 250 festively dressed Santa Barbarians turned out Saturday night for the 71st annual La Fiesta del Museo party held at the beautiful and romantic Santa Barbara Historical Museum. On a perfect summer evening, the vibrant colors of Old Spanish Days Fiesta sparkled throughout the museum’s two enchanting courtyards as revelers enjoyed authentic music, dance, food, and drinks.

La Fiesta del Museo celebrates the rich heritage of Fiesta and also serves as a lively fundraiser for the museum. The festive evening began in the lower courtyard with appetizers of made-to-order mahi mahi or chicken tacos, with fresh guacamole and other tasty condiments. Party-goers enjoyed Fiesta cocktails, a silent auction, wine from Roblar and Lieff wineries, and even a tequila tasting from Carreta de Oro tequila in the old adobe. The current Fiesta el presidente, Dennis F. Rickard, along with several past el presidentes such as Herb Barthels and Josiah Jenkins, socialized with the many guests on the historic grounds while the music of Mezcal Martini played for everyone’s enjoyment.

The event later moved to the colorful upper courtyard for dinner and a live auction. Master of ceremonies John Palminteri was, as usual, very entertaining.

Among the coveted items in live auction were a tour of the Reagan Ranch for four, a private excursion for eight of the museum’s archives with the chief curator along with wine and hors d’oeuvres in

Professional dancer Timo Nuñez lives up to his reputation as “America’s Number One Flamenco Dancer” and wows the audience

Erik and Angelique Davis

Development assistant at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Sara Hetyonk, and master of ceremonies, John Palminteri, display one of the live auction items, an original Edward Borein etching

the Hilf Penthouse, an authentic Edward Borein etching, and a private party for 40 guests in the museum’s lovely courtyard.

Unique to this year’s party was the impressive exhibit now on display at the museum, “Project Fiesta! Building a Complete History of Old Spanish Days”.

Party-goers experienced the pageantry, fashion, and traditions of Fiesta strolling through this fascinating exhibit. Featuring vintage posters, artwork, restored costumes, artifacts, and historical photos, the exhibit is a must-see for all Santa

Barbarians and will be on display until September 28.

After a delicious dinner catered by Rincon events, it was time to dance.

The 2014 Jr. Spirit of Fiesta, Natalie Mowers, delighted the audience with her flawless solo and then the Spirit of Fiesta, Talia Ortega Vestal, took the stage and displayed the beauty and grace of dance with her solo. Timo Nuñez, the world-renown Flamenco dancer, then partnered with the Spirit of Fiesta, enchanting the spectators. The stunning finale was a solo performance by Nuñez, who is unmatched among American and International Flamenco dancers. Then it was time for the attendees to dance the night away! Thanks to all of the amazing staff of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Old Spanish Days Fiesta arrived in spectacular fashion at the 71st annual Fiesta del Museo. Viva la Fiesta!

Longtime Old Spanish Days Fiesta board members Robin Gauss and Nancy Callahan make a dashing couple

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Lust and Marriage

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. Email editingman@gmail.com

Up and Coming

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t’s crystal-clear why I’m excited about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final film, A Most Wanted Man, slated to open on the Central Coast this week: The thriller’s leading man was one of my preferred actors, it co-stars Rachel McAdams and Robin Wright, it’s based on a John le Carré novel, and the director is Anton Corbijn (who helmed my favorite band’s documentary U2: The Best of 1990-2000). Another potential gem is Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight, casting Colin Firth as a 1920s illusionist.

To a lesser degree, I’m also looking forward to the James Brown biopic Get On Up, the dramedy The Hundred-Foot Journey featuring Helen Mirren, and Into the Storm (if only for its whirlwind special effects). The menacing Kill The Messenger trots out a halfdozen heavy hitters: Ray Liotta, Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Andy Garcia, Barry Pepper, and Oliver Platt. Last and least is a creepy sleeper set within the catacombs of Paris boasting the year’s best title: As Above, So Below.

Those pictures should reach our slice of paradise soon; otherwise, we’ll be stuck only with Guardians of the Galaxy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Let’s Be Cops – the last of which looks less desirable than getting arrested.

In the meantime, I witnessed two winners and an equal number of losers:

No Monkeying Around

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awn of the Planet of the Apes begins as a kinder, gentler (and shaggier) sequel depicting the titular creatures in their humanfree world – until a guy appears in the jungle with a gun. The man’s trekking troop, with Jason Clarke standing tall, is quickly outnumbered by the defiant apes and their ruler Caesar (Andy Serkis). When the humans flee back to their post-apocalyptic headquarters, their ringleader (Gary Oldman) couldn’t care less about the monkeys’ progress – especially their speaking ability. Ancient complications ensue involving man vs. beast, but also themes of love, forgiveness, trust, power, and control.

Keri Russell rounds out the strong-as-oak cast with a wholly humanistic turn; the actress is always personable and professional, though presence and charisma aren’t her strong suits. Australian actor Clarke proves, as he did in Lawless and Zero Dark Thirty, that he has more to offer than a flawless American accent.

This sequel is every bit as good, and at times more economical and intense, than its predecessor. Strenuous plotting has given way to more sign language and subtitles.

Meanwhile, the “can’t we all get along” moral – guns are bad, peace is good – gets handled with sledgehammer force and a self-inflicted pounding of one’s chest.

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he title Third Person refers to the way Pulitzer-winning author (Liam Neeson) writes and speaks; his muse and lover (Olivia Wilde) harbors an unspeakable secret. The fractured narrative has interlocking segments that include James Franco and Mila Kunis as a former couple at odds over their son; and Adrien Brody as a traveling businessman who meets a mysterious gypsy (Moran Atias) in Rome.

Are those players for real, as the title hints, or a fictional figment of our hero’s imagination?

Under the watchful eye of writer-director Paul Haggis (mastermind of Crash), Third Person fills its time wisely and leisurely. Overlapping segments are chock full of human frailties and razor-sharp realism; Haggis makes it look so easy and well-controlled that my praise might come across as somewhat ungrateful.

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he unimaginative Sex Tape thinks a jaded couple (Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz) can reclaim their bedroom mo-jo by recording themselves in the act. Where does the plot go from there? Just think of the most foolish and impossible idea: Instead of simply deleting the tape as promised, the husband inadvertently shares it with everyone on his contact list who has a new iPad – including the mailman (a repeated gag that should’ve been returned to sender).

What’s left of the script? Our lovebirds frantically tracking down those friends and acquaintances who have access to the lewd video. Among the inside jokes and elbow to the ribs: Rob Lowe (known for his own scandal) as a wealthy, coke-snorting employer whose face is superimposed onto every painting in his home; and Diaz, whose character writes an advice blog (“Who’s Yo Mommy”) and spices up her love life by wearing roller skates (not unlike Heather Graham in Boogie Nights).

Director Jake Kasdan’s latest effort lacks the bite of his Bad Teacher and the brains of Zero Effect. Stick around long enough as the tape winds down, and you’ll hear Segel inexplicably sing an unlistenable version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”.

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n The Purge: Anarchy everyone is back for more on the streets of Los Angeles – and it’s the one night of the year all crime is legal. The reiterated motto of all non-purgers: “Stay safe.” The primary principals on the run are comprised of a single mom and her teen daughter, a young couple discussing divorce, and a gun-toting dad seeking to avenge his son’s murder.

Writer-director James DeMonaco, who oversaw last year’s forbear, covers the territory in a crisp and unnerving manner. The filmmaker has a feel for proper timing and when to cut a scene, replete with striking camera angles to place us in characters’ shoes without the gimmick of a “subjective” hand-held videocam, which has become a tedious technique.

Audiences are led to care just enough about the participants without drowning in unnecessary character development in this realm. (Besides, we didn’t need more clichéd caricatures of the filthy rich laughing at victims and targets.)

DeMonaco conveniently glosses over details and neglects the event’s aftermath, the next-day cleanup of bloodshed and property destruction. I suspect our new Founding Fathers of America in 2023, so keen on the “cleansing” Purge’s positive impact on the economy, are less thrilled about the subsequent carnage in the streets, overflowing hospitals, and morgues stuffed with stiffs. Anarchy, indeed.

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am a foodie and love to savor gourmet foods. However, I recently started eating healthier and cut down on a lot salt in my diet.

As I roamed up and down State Street a couple of weeks ago looking for good food, something told me to go down West Canon Perdido. Alas, I looked up and found Salt Boutique.

Salt, my favorite seasoning that I had dismissed! Here’s something that won’t harm my body, something my wallet can crave and satisfy me. But wait… is this the same Salt Boutique that used to be on Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria?

“It sure is,” smiled owner Robin Baron as she greeted me. “We just opened in July.”

As we chatted, I learned that Baron has been on pins and needles over the past nine years, waiting for a new construction project to take place where her former boutique was. After the project manager

informed her that it was finally going to

Shopper Diana Vestal, resident of Santa Barbara, rummages through racks to find the perfect outfit. “I love (Salt Boutique),” she said. “The first time I looked in, I was thinking, ‘Oooh... what is that?’”

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“It’s been really good – people are very happy we’re here,” she said. “We have a new following starting to come down and find us.”

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Baron has been a retail figure in the Santa Barbara area for more than two decades. Taking after her interior-designer parents, in 1980 she opened up Swept Away, a furniture and accessories store in the former Piccadilly Square. Baron later moved across the street to start manufacturing her own line of clothing also called Swept Away, which sold nationwide in stores such as Nordstrom’s between 1980-90.

“It was a garment dyed in 20 colors, similar to CP Shades,” she said.

After her 20-year lease was up, Baron took a break and was later encouraged by her friend at Eye of the Day Garden Design Center in Carpinteria to start her own boutique –where a gas station once stood – which would later become Baron’s first home for Salt Boutique.

“It started with just one rack and grew from there,” she said.

Salt is more than just a flavoring for Baron. The boutique’s name originally came from her Salt shoe line, which

resembled Bali shoes with sparkles on them and was designed between 2005-07.

“They were cute and very stylish,” Baron said.

Spicing it up Walking around, Salt Boutique has a chic beach atmosphere. With a variety of designer brands from all over the world, prices range from $38 for a T-shirt to $88 for a dress. I found myself a cute pink, rose-print tank top from AMB Designs.

Baron even carries local jewelry designer Kaori and her boutique manager, Julia Pilchard, also makes her own jewelry to sell in the boutique.

“Our items are classy and comfortable with style,” Pilchard said. “Everything is very well-priced and you can get an amazing style for affordable prices. Our customers are like family.”

With the boutique just opened, Baron would like to host customer appreciation events and trunk shows. She also sees herself expanding to other parts of Southern California in the future.

“It would be great to give other cities a good experience like we do here in Santa Barbara,” she said.

Salt Boutique is located at 1A West Canon Perdido. For more information, call 5606888 or visit saltclothingsb.com. (Don’t forget to like it on Facebook!)

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than before. “The store came back around to me. Now we’re more contemporary, upbeat, bright, and cheery,” she says. And she would be right on point.

The original, 500-square-foot, darkbrown building grew eight times the size and has transformed into a happy place. Walking through the doors, you are greeted with bursts of color and an endearing sales staff that is able to answer any of your sew-inclined questions. This is especially wonderful when you’re kneedeep on a project and have reached a point of no-return (the sewing equivalent of “writer’s block”). I have been “talked down” several times and owe Roxanne and her staff my sanity for getting me through it.

Roxanne’s positive and optimistic spirit can be felt with each step. Traveling through rooms in the home (because it is very much a home), you find spaces dedicated to yarn and needlework, a sewing circle gathering space, side rooms with sewing necessities, and a sprawling area with textiles and uplifting quotes to carry you through the day.

One of the many attractive features in the shop is the cutting table. Saved from an art shop in Northern California, Roxanne built the new space literally around the table on the second go-round. You can see the not-so-small feat in a picture gallery at www.roxannequilts.com.

Fun fact: Charlie Chaplin was married here. In 1943, Charlie Chaplin and Oona O’Neill were to be married. Due to their slight age difference (he was 54 and she only 18), the local Catholic priest declined to marry the couple. Chaplin sought out the Justice of the Peace and found him at his home where Roxanne’s currently

stands. After a five-minute ceremony on the stairs, the pair became man and wife.

It was Charlie’s final marriage that lasted through five children and the rest of this lifetime.

Roxanne is an artist at heart and it shows.

She has published quilt designs – literal pieces of inspiration that are available for purchase for you to create on your own.

Classes are at hand as well. Ranging from free to $5, learn to knit, crochet, and even enjoy “open-sew” (or therapy, as I like to call it) where you can bring pre-existing projects to work on and get much-needed guidance or just a change of scenery as you progress. Celebrities grace the presence of the shop, too. Internationally recognized color design and textile god Kaffe Fassett will be visiting the space in mid-October for a lecture and knitting and quilting workshops. He is the first living textile artist to have a show at the Victoria & Albert museum in London (read: big time).

To visit the place is to truly get the feeling of community that happens within the rainbowed walls. A sense of togetherness comparable to a local barbershop with a Steel Magnolias twist (sorry, James Luksic!) makes the sewing shop a sacred space you want it to be. By offering a peek into her world, Roxanne is also keeping alive the essence of what a sewing/quilting is really about; making beautiful art, fellowship with beautiful people, and bringing happiness into the world one stitch at a time.

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stay up late debating what the first IPAs were like and will never be able to come to a concrete conclusion.

A Story of Beer and Tea

Hops waiting to go in the brew – plus, of course, some beer and cheese

But this story goes further than just water as an ingredient. The waterways have helped shape the definition of beer and the history of the world. Beer was a safe source of drinking water on ships and also a vital nutrient source during a voyage.

The Pilgrims settled at Plymouth because the Mayflower crew was concerned that it would not have enough beer to return to England. The story of beer and water is a long one and to fully investigate this relationship, I will be hosting Anchors and Ales at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

On Saturday, August 16, from 5 to 8 pm, come to the maritime museum for Anchors and Ales. This one-day exhibit that will explore the relationship between beer and water. Attendees will get to learn about water as an ingredient in beer, how water is used in the brewing industry, and the maritime history of beer. “History” probably is not the right word. There is no such thing as beer history, just beer stories.

The tale of India Pale Ale, and other aspects of beer history, are controversial in the beer world. Beerdoes like myself will

The English empire did much to shape our world, and the trade routes that formed between England and the East Indies helped support the empire and develop the world during this time.

The first beers being shipped to India were porters; however, when Pale Ale was developed in the early 18th century, it quickly rose in popularity in England.

Many sailors and Englishmen in India desired the flavor of Pale Ale and a higher alcohol, higher hopped (both of which are preservatives) version was formed to endure the long voyage and rigors of sea travel. These were designated as Pale India Ales and Pale Export India Ales, among other names.

Now this is the generic story. There are many facts that are debated, but this at least gives you an idea of how IPAs originated.

For Anchors & Ales, I partnered with Dan Reyes of the CARP Homebrewers to produce, not a historical recreation of the style, but more of an homage to the story of IPA. Dan and I have brewed an English-style IPA with Ceylon tea. The English introduced tea to Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) around the same time as the height of IPA drinking in India, so this particular tea was a natural fit. It adds a soft, fruity aroma to the finished beer that works well with the earthy English hops.

Homebrewers like to experiment, so I didn’t want to stop the fun there. Dan and I have also brewed an English-style porter with seaweed. This beer is inspired by the Williams Bros. Brewing Co beer, Kelpie. This dark, rich beer uses seaweed in the brewing process to recreate the era when Scottish coastal breweries would fertilize the barley fields with seaweed.

This unlikely ingredient does not make

the beer taste like sushi as one may think.

The earthy, brine character gives the beer a touch of smokiness that works well with toastier beer styles like brown ales, porters, and stouts.

the beer a distinct sourness. These days, brewers will use various techniques to add lactic acid into the beer. Lactic acid has a full, rounded tartness which is different than the sharper, more intense acetic acid.

This smooth sourness accentuates the bready flavor and soft-mouth feel of the malted wheat.

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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.

The Time is Now at MAW

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f you’ve already been attending concerts, master classes, recitals, and more at the Music Academy of the West (MAW) this summer, you don’t need to read the rest of this section. Just skip on down, because you already know what an amazing gift we have right here in our backyard.

The rest of you... what are you waiting for? Time’s almost up!

The 2014 Summer Music Festival has just two weeks to run – the lifespan of this issue of the Sentinel – but that’s also a full 25 percent of the season. So you still have plenty to see. And the thing is, you should get your butt over to the Miraflores campus even if you don’t care a whole heck of a lot about classical music.

Some of the finest musicians in the world have been in attendance this year, including section leaders from some of the country’s great orchestras, former members of the world’s finest string quartet, star soloists in any number of instruments and voice (including, count ‘em, two McArthur “Genius” Award recipients).

Actually, that last item shouldn’t be in parentheses. Because the foundation that gives out those grants doesn’t care what art for or other endeavor you pursue – they award people who are creative and driven no matter what the field.

And that’s why you want to see some of these master classes. The accomplished musicians spend two hours coaching the stunningly talented students – called “fellows” at MAW because they’re awfully accomplished themselves – in public session where you learn about a lot more than just how to make the notes happen.

You can learn what matters most, for example: “Missing a few notes is much less destructive than being boring,” pianist Jeremy Denk advised earlier this month. Or that you might have it backward when approaching a challenge: “You shouldn’t be afraid of (a particularly difficult note on the oboe),” Chicago Symphony’s Eugene Izotov told one

fellow. “It should be afraid of you.”

The point is that the offerings at MAW range from astounding concerts for those who just want to sit back and listen, or fabulous points of entry for artistic endeavor for people who immerse themselves in listening carefully.

Still to come in the final fortnight: New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert conducting the fellows’ chamber orchestra, three other members of the Phil offering a master class sampler, pianist Warren Jones (who also plays with our own Camerata Pacifica) coaching his firstever piano chamber master class, a new production of Bizet’s classic opera Carmen honoring voice program director Marilyn Horne on her 80th birthday, a recital from pianist Jonathan Biss, a string leadership master class co-led by just-retired NY Phil concertmaster Glenn Dicterow with Los Angeles Phil’s concertmaster Martin Chalifour, and British composer/ conductor Thomas Ades leading the festival orchestra in the final concert with a program including his own piece Polaris.

So pick up a brochure or visit www. musicacademy.org right now. ‘nuff said.

Funny Business

We wonder if all the recent trouble in the Ukraine will put a damper on the spirits of Yakov Smirnoff, the Soviet-born American comedian, actor, and writer whose stand-up shtick as a naïve immigrant who was confused but thrilled about life in these United States was all the rage in the 1980s. Then again, it’s 30 years later, and Smirnoff, now 63, has long since moved past the “What a Country!” approach that was not only the centerpiece of his routine but also the title of his own sitcom. The proud owner of his own theater since 1992 in Branson, Missouri, where he still performs and hosts, Smirnoff’s comedy now focuses on the perpetual battle of the sexes and repairing relationships.

Smirnoff brings his newest endeavor,

“The Happily Ever Laughter Tour”, for his first visit to town in at least a generation, with five shows this weekend at the Comedy Hideaway at Apero, 532 State Street. Tickets are $20. Call 3642999 or visit www.sbcomedy.com.

More funny stuff: Laugh Out Loud Comedy Festival is coming to Santa Barbara! The six-day invasion of some of the country’s biggest stand-up stars, 30 headliners, and up-and-coming comics in all, runs September 2-7 at major venues all over town. Already announced are Rip Taylor and Jim Jefferies at the Arlington, Russell Peters at the Granada, Andrew Dice Clay at the Lobero, half a dozen one-hour comedy shows to be filmed live at the Lobero for broadcast (with stars to be announced) and “Next Up Stand Up” gigs to be filmed for series on Hulu and loflix.com. Visit www.sblolfest.com for info, details, schedules, and tickets/festival passes.

Focus on film

Where were you when the lights went out? Okay, so the several-hour outage that hit the west side and parts of downtown Santa Barbara a couple of Fridays ago fell far short of the big New York City blackout of 1965 – we doubt there will be any sizable uptick in the number of babies born come early April, especially since mobile phones still worked just fine (these days it takes serious concentrated effort

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to fully get off the grid). But it was still rather eerie to walk around downtown after the opening-night movie of the silent comedy Summer Film Series came to a sudden halt just before 10 pm. The good news: you didn’t have to hustle to Hulu or Netflix to find out what happened at the end of Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman.

The sponsors kindly showed the rest of the silent classic before screening The Gold Rush the following Friday.

The al fresco community-building series takes a week off Friday, August 1, in deference to Fiesta’s Noches de Ronde at the Courthouse, but the free showings of the hilarious classics return for three more Fridays, ending with Charlie Chaplin’s stillmarvelous Modern Times on August 22.

Elsewhere, reports from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) say that the inaugural Wave Film Festival was a resounding success, drawing more than 3,000 film lovers to the five-day, French-centric mini-fest. So SBIFF has announced two more Waves, one focusing on Spanish and Latin American movies April 29 to May 3, 2015, and the second French Cinema Wave next July 15-19.

Meanwhile, SBIFF’s main event, which celebrates hitting the big 3-0 in 2015 by expanding another day, is offering its annual 25 percent-off sale on passes and packages for the 30th festival, slated for January 27 to February 7, now through August 31.

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In the Garden with

Mr. Greenjeans

by Randy Arnowitz “Mr. Greenjeans,” as he is known around

Santa Barbara, is a gardener, horticulturist and writer. He particularly enjoys working with roses, orchids and sharing the day with his golden retriever Peaches, who faithfully accompanies him in the field. Contact him at greenjeansmr@gmail.com

El Nino. No El Nino.

El Nino. No El Nino. El...

Dipladenia “Sun Parasol Crimson” prefers life in a pot and blooms almost all year with proper care

This Sweet Bay hedge (Laurus nobilis) has been sheared properly; from the side, it shows a conical, “Christmas tree” shape. Nice job, Mike!

When Good Hedges Go Bad

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his is what I don’t understand. Early on in the year, I kept hearing “the experts” say that we were going to have an El Nino event. At first I thought it was something at the Earl Warren Showgrounds or the Santa Barbara Bowl and was hoping for a cool T-shirt.

Then I remembered it was a weather thing and not actually a true event at all.

They predicted that all conditions were lining up and it was all systems go for a wet winter with torrential rains. I bought my hamster a mate and started building an ark. It seemed that everyone knew somebody that said it would rain and rain.

Then came the other camp – those contrary folks who insisted there would not, in fact, be an El Nino event. I rehomed the hamster and took back the lumber and marine varnish.

Now I hear on NPR – and you know that if that organization says it, it’s got to be true – that although we would indeed have an El Nino and even though our

ocean temperatures are warming, it could go either way. In other words, it could rain a lot or it could not rain a lot.

So, after all the weather pundits have spoken, and all is said and done, it’s really just comes down to something my mom used to do. She’d often preface some rumor or hearsay with, “ They say.” For example, back then she’d declare very matter of factly something like, “They say that there are fully grown alligators living in the New York City sewers that had been brought up as pets from Florida and later escaped or were flushed down the toilet.”

If she were here today she might tell me, “They say we’re going to have an El Nino” or “They say we’re not going to have an El Nino.” I never really knew who “they” were, but they sure seemed to know a lot about practically everything.

So, until we know for sure and those droplets begin to fall, they say, “We’d still better not water our lawns or wash our cars.”

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If you’re like me (and Billy Goodnick) and you drive around being critical of all the bad landscape maintenance practices, you may have noticed that many of the hedges around town are, in fact, sheared improperly. Since most of my friends and the other people that know me tend to think of me as a “glass half-full” rather than a “glass half-empty” kind of a guy, you’re probably surprised to learn that I spend so much time being negative and finding fault with the local gardening.

However, when I was at the University of Arizona all those years ago, I learned only one thing in Espaliers & Hedges 101: that hedges should be sheared so they are tapered from wide to narrow.

In other words, the fat, blobby part is supposed to be at the bottom and then should gradually taper and get narrower at the top. If properly done, a side view would show a conical or “Christmas tree” shaped hedge rather than a top-heavy one.

The main reason to shear them this way is because if you don’t and they’re wider at the top, they tend to shade out the lower section resulting in a less-dense hedge that you can see through.

Too Good to be True What if I were to tell you about a plant that will give you color almost all year long, is drought-tolerant once established, and is easy to grow. You’d probably think I was pulling your leg(s). Well, I’m not pulling anything – and wait, there’s more.

This plant is also disease-resistant.

The plant is a dipladenia and is a member of the mandevilla family. You’ve probably seen it in the nursery, but it’s sometimes labelled as mandevilla or mandevilla hybrid. In other instances, they will be called either mandevilla splendens or even Dipladenia splendens. I tend to think of true mandevillas as having more of a vining habit and slightly larger flowers while dipladenias as being a shrubbiergrowing plant with rounder, more rigid leaves. The large, tubular flowers of dipladenias are usually light pink, dark

This Eugenia hedge (Syzygium paniculatum) has a top-heavy appearance. It should be wider at the bottom and tapered toward the top.

pink, white, white with a yellow center, or red. There is another, leafier new hybrid variety called Sun Parasol Crimson or Sun Parasol Dark Red that also blooms profusely and is more pendulous.

I’ve enjoyed growing dipladenias for some time and find them to be practically fool-proof if not overwatered. Being versatile, then can be grown in hanging baskets or patio planters and will flower freely in full sun. In containers, I find that they do best if kept pot-bound, and often I will leave them in the nursery containers that they come in and just slip that pot into a more decorative one. A plant in just a five-gallon container will fill out substantially and be quite content to live in that size pot for quite few years before requiring repotting.

Dipladenias should only be watered when the top inch or so of soil begins to dry out. Watering the thing when it’s already wet will cause the plant to turn yellow and drop flowers and leaves. It is for this reason that I’ve never seen them flourish when planted directly into the ground in a garden bed. With regular garden watering, especially in a flower bed they tend to get overwatered and become spindly and almost unrecognizable.

To keep the flowers coming, feed with an organic bloom food that is high in phosphorus.

Next time: another colorful, fool-proof, and water-wise plant recommendation.

Randy’s Quick Pick Interested in introducing native plants into your home garden? On Saturday, August 2, from 10 am to noon, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is offering Specialty Tour: Native Plants for the Home Garden. Learn about the design and renovation of the botanic garden’s meadow and how to bring the beauty of native plants to your own garden on this docent-led tour. Free with paid garden admission. More info at www.sbbg.org/classes-events/events/ specialty-tour-native-plants-homegarden.

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You Have Your Hands Full

by Mara Peters Former editor for the fashion/lifestyle section of the New York

Post, Mara moved to London and worked as a contributing editor for the Daily Mail’s You Magazine, freelancing for Look Magazine, NY Post and the Style Magazine for The Sunday Times. To remain sane during diaper years she writes a mommy blog, You Have Your Hands Full – www.handsfullsb.com.

Finding Their Own Way

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bout two years ago, Alpha went to see an African shaman on the mesa. As they discussed all aspects of life, my husband confessed that he worried about traveling too much. “I am afraid that my absence will impact my kids, particularly as they get older,” he said.

The shaman listened to him carefully and offered advice that has remained with Alpha (and me) since: “They are on their own path,” he told him. “You have to recognize that your journey is not theirs and vice versa. You can’t carry them, they have to travel their path on their own.”

From my experience as a parent, sometimes those words are obvious and clear, and other times I am surprised and shocked when they ring true. For example, when you drop your children off on their first day of school, and leave them to figure it all out, it is a defining moment, one easy to recognize: they have their own life and need to navigate it alone sometimes.

But other times, it’s far less black and white. Teddy, my third, has always been fearful. Ever since he was a baby. Alpha and I, as parents, thought it was our duty to force a breakthrough: jumping off the Goleta Pier for Junior Guards last summer, for instance, seemed like the perfect opportunity. To our dismay, Teddy cried at the railing, clutching the post. Never taking that leap. Never trusting in himself.

We taught him breathing exercises; we yelled at him to calm down, we lectured him in attempt to flip a switch in his mind – one where he’d realize how his fears were already limiting him. All to no avail.

And now, in evidence that Teddy has his own journey, he did something recently that dumbfounded Alpha and I. We were up north hiking our favorite trail to a lake

Teddy now enjoys hanging around the water

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with a legendary rope swing. This one is not for the faint of heart. The long rope hangs from a pine that is perfectly tilted toward the water. It also happens to sit on a steep hill, which means the thrill-seeker soars a solid 20 feet before having to let go and fall into the water. For years, Teddy has watched his older siblings go. Always leaving the lake deflated, even defeated – as he never had the courage to have a go.

On this year’s hike up, there was no discussion about the rope swing or drop to the water. We only told the new unclein-law that he was in for a real treat. We made it to our destination and all trooped up to the pine. Teddy, first in line, grabbed the rope, leaned back for momentum, and pushed off before we could catch our breath. And there he flew, straight up into the blue sky before he splashed into the water.

In all my many moments in parenting, I was most humbled when he soared.

Because, no matter how hard I had tried, I couldn’t get him there. Now, he’d done it – on his own, unsolicited. It really hit me: regardless of what we wish for them, regardless of what we want for them, our kids will make their own way, in their own time. When he emerged from the water with a huge grin, he wasn’t looking to us for our approval. He didn’t need the applause. Because it was his journey.

Since then, the fear switch has gone off.

He swam around the Goleta Pier without a kickboard the other day – it was so unTeddy. He even said it was the most fun he has had at guards.

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I recognize in myself the need to fix, change, and solve. In that moment, watching Teddy splash into the lake, I had to acknowledge my own short-sightedness with that definition of parenting. I am not saying we have no role when raising our kids; we just have a lesser role than we give ourselves credit for.

All those times Alpha and I pushed Teddy down a path he didn’t want to navigate seem a bit comical. He showed us in one swoop that ultimately he will forge forward. We just need to get out of the way.

Peters’ Pick Alpha went to see African shaman Dr. David Cumes on the Mesa. He was born in South Africa and received his medical training and surgical specialization in Johannesburg. Qualifying in urology, he has taught at Stanford Medical Center, has published extensively in professional journals, and currently has a private practice. He is a Western-trained surgeon steeped in the allopathic paradigm of medicine and is an African-trained shaman. He can testify personally to the value of shamans’ divining techniques, the powerful rituals and plant medicines, the altered states of consciousness induced by drumming, and the diagnostic power of the “bones.” He typically conducts seminars and lectures around Santa Barbara, as well as private consultations. You can find out more on davidcumes.com.

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by Christina Enoch

Under the new ownership, now presenting Belmond El Encanto. It’s casual and friendly, just how I like it.

You Had Me at Bottomless Bellini Brunch

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runch is my favorite thing in the whole world. Especially when it involves breakfast booze.

One morning of the week, you just forget about morning workout, errands, or even a hangover from last night. You let everything go and give in to this hourlong treat. Everything else can wait.

Recently, my friend Dana and I had an ideal Sunday brunch at Belmond El Encanto.

To be honest, I was not a huge fan of El Encanto last year; it felt overly stiff. When we got turned away because the place was “full capacity,” I was over it.

But I was blown away by the restaurant under new ownership. Now presenting, Belmond El Encanto! World-class quality with no-attitude – completely the opposite of my experience from last year.

Hey it’s Santa Barbara, after all. Leave your attitude somewhere else, right?

Chef Leo Andres Ayala checks with each guest to make sure everything is perfect

Bottomless Bellini Brunch, each Sunday this summer

Bottomless Bellini Brunch – you had me at those three words. The concept was inspired by its sister property, Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy, where the Bellini was first created.

Each Sunday this summer, El Encanto features bottomless Bellinis and locally

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.

sourced dishes from chef Leo Andres Ayala.

As we arrive at the striking property, we are greeted by super-friendly staff (I love them, especially when they keep bringing Bellini – a cocktail of peach juice with champagne). To begin the feast, we had an array of appetizers including ahi tuna salad, chilled prawns, smoked duck, and charred vegetable salad.

To continue, you can choose from delectable options, including brioche French toast, eggs benedict, steak and eggs, roasted salmon, or classic cobb salad. We each ordered eggs benedict and roasted salmon with artichoke ratatouille and braised spinach. Everything was absolutely delightful.

Overlooking the breathtaking view of Santa Barbara, we drank, ate, talked, and laughed for hours. With their impeccable and genuine service, I was in a perfect

Array of appetizers including ahi tuna salad, chilled prawns, smoked duck and charred vegetable salad.

Okay, how many Bellinis did I have?

Even classic eggs benedict tastes better with Chef Leo’s magic touch

stay-cation mood. Everything was taken care of, even before we realized the need for it. Can’t ask for better service and food.

Chef Leo came out to check in with the guests. His laid-back smile reflects the new vibe of El Encanto. He grew up near Acapulco, Mexico, working at his family restaurant at the age of 10. After sharing

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To end the feast, we are invited to The Wine Room and splurge on pastry chef Aaron Lesch’s divine desserts.

May I have a to-go box?

Roasted salmon with artichoke ratatouille and braised spinach

his talents around the California coast at world-renowned hotels and restaurants, Leo finally found his home in Belmond El Encanto in Santa Barbara, bringing

his homegrown culinary magic to Santa Barbara. (He has been a certified oyster/ lobster fisherman since he was 15 years old, which explains his seafood dishes.)

To end the feast, we get invited to The Wine Room, where a selection of housemade desserts from pastry chef Aaron Lesch await. Of course, I put more dessert on my plate than I could eat. We ordered an espresso, which came with warm milk (small things like this make me happy), talked and laughed a little more – then finished up our dessert plate.

Summer is not over, so get yourself over there.

Belmond El Encanto’s Bellini Brunch is $75 per adult and $35 per child (12 years and younger). Sundays 11 am-2 pm. To book the brunch, call (805) 770-3530.

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