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BUYING YOUR BUILDING

ALONG WITH YOUR CAR AND YOUR HOUSE, MAYBE YOU REALLY SHOULD OWN YOUR WORKSPACE TOO

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couple issues ago (Sentinel #4/6), we opined in these pages that “all things being equal (and they never are) you should own the place where you live.” That advice could also, perhaps as compellingly, be applied to the place where you work. Especially if you are a small-business owner with a triple-net lease on an office or small manufacturing space of, say, less than 1,500 or 2,000 square feet in size. Why? You ask. Well, mainly to lock in a rent certain for the next, oh, 20 years. After which you’d own the building or condominium unit you are occupying. And, let’s call it

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what it is: your workspace. Not only would you own it, you’d also have something to sell that may considerably enhance the value of your company. There is probably not a business owner out there, big or small, who hasn’t experienced rent shock when the building he’d been occupying with a nice five- or tenyear or longer lease is sold, and the new owner adds a healthy percentage hike in order to cover the new real-estate tax and insurance costs. That, of course, is what triple-net is all about, as it is you, dear lessee, who are on the hook for any change in those “triple-net” costs: real-estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance,

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Jeffrey Harding files away his paperwork to reveal why sandstone walls and El Paseo are among Santa Barbara’s best assets

whatever they may be and wherever they go. The market is tight for a free-standing building in the Santa Barbara area, and it is also tight even in what we’ll call the commercial condominium market, but there is still a chance to buy, though perhaps not in the most desirable areas.

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In speaking with Austin Herlihy, senior vice president at Radius Group Commercial Real Estate during my research, I learned that not long ago, the office condominium market was generally a “second...continued p.12

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Real Estate – James Buckley sifts through the Santa Barbara market with his eyes on offices and workspace, and examines where the price is right: should you rent to own, and how might you dodge “triple net” costs?

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S haron’s Take – Sharon Byrne shines a flashlight on police, criminals, and innocent bystanders to dig at the root of racial tension and how to restore trust in the streets

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T he Bi-weekly Capitalist – Jeffrey Harding takes a break from finances and dissecting the economy by detailing his favorite 10 things about Santa Barbara

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Beer Guy – Zach Rosen gets crafty about, well, Craft Beer Month – which is on tap and flowing around Santa Barbara; he sizes up the breweries

L etters – John Kelley writes economically about capitalism; Harlan Green on taxes; Alan Hurst throws his hat in the presidential ring; and H.T. Bryan sounds off about climate change

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The Fortnight – What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and moving how express and admirable, but where did I leave my keys? Where are my damned keys? Herewith, another Fortnighteth approacheth.

Man About Town – Mark Léisuré meets his match with Lisa Darsonval’s singles events; John McEuen Les Thompson fill the air at the Lobero; Woyzek at Ensemble Theatre Company; Foodbank’s Fork & Cork Classic; classical music roundup; and Top of Pops around Central Coast venues

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Driver’s Seat – Randy Lioz gets his “limo” on – or more precisely, Andrea and Justin Plackett’s Hot Rod Limo, which is all business when it comes to tours SY Valley Snapshot – Eva Van Prooyen raises a pint to Craft Beer Month and pinpoints where to savor a cold brew or two around the Valley; she also offers a Mother’s Day tip, Solvang Scavenger Hunt, a morning hike, and National Beverage Day

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Holistic Deliberation – Allison Antoinette has her healthy cap set for spring cleaning and thus supplies hands-on suggestions for spring “cleansing” with your diet

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Cinema Scope – James Luksic actually approves of no fewer than three movies: Child 44, The Age of Adaline, and Ex Machina – but he can’t help anticipating Love & Mercy, unspooling in June

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by Sharon Byrne Sharon’s education in engineering and psychology gives her a distinctive mix of skills for writing about and working on quality-of-life, public safety and public policy issues. Her hyper-local SB View column can be found every other week.

Police: Para-Military Oppressors or Public Servants Left Holding the Bag?

edia stories have turned a harsh lens on police, running a dangerous risk of distortion, tapping into long-simmering frustrations built up over perhaps decades. The prevailing media narrative, from Baltimore to Ferguson to here, is that cops have gone too far over the line.

A New Scrutiny

Police now face an instant citizens’ oversight commission in a public armed with smartphones. News media then ominously narrate these cell phone videos and social media sends them viral. The media’s job is to highlight controversy, and they have found a goldmine. Everyone’s rioting in response to allegations of police heavyhandedness. Last week, a story broke about a local

sergeant that allegedly blocked a video recording of an arrest. The department issued a statement. Comments are raging online. The verdict has been issued in the court of public opinion. I saw a video story on the Los Angeles Times website about a homeless man in Venice Beach beaten during an arrest. The website then cycled through 10 more videos with the same narrative: the Police are Bad.

Increased Militarization?

Derision accompanied the SBPD purchase in 2010 of the Bear Cat, an armored vehicle, paid for by a Homeland Security grant. “It’s just so military.” One can easily see the allure in military equipment. If you’re putting your life on the line every day (in some jurisdictions, a coldly sobering reality),

wouldn’t you want the best possible stuff for protection? Like the military? My daughter pointed out that the difference is that the military protects us from other countries that want to hurt us. The police protect us… from us. What does it say about us that our police feel the need to increasingly arm themselves against us?

Hyper-Tense Situations and the Split-Second Response Police in intense, rapidly escalating situations have to respond instantly. No cop shooting or use of force is ever played out lazily over hours, with everyone getting a chance to weigh in on how to do it right. This stuff goes down in seconds. Lives could be lost if the cop fails to act properly. The heat of the moment is visceral. It only takes a second to stab someone. It takes less than a second to shoot someone. Time is the luxury of afterward, where we feel entitled to judge the cop, though we have never faced anything similar. And the airwaves have reams of time for hype. They can replay it for weeks. Months. Fan some more flames. Get

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The Polarity Trap

A powerful, polarized argument is emerging in our collective consciousness: The police are over-armed, paranoid, and trigger-happy. They shoot innocents, whose sole mistake was to be the wrong color, or in the wrong place at the wrong time. And they’re never held accountable for it. Or. Police put their lives on the line for the public. They’re often outmanned and outgunned by dangerous criminals. They follow police protocols and procedures. In defending themselves and the public from harm, they face scorn from those they are sworn to protect. ...continued p.16

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Bi-Weekly Capitalist

as it is: a vibrant community filled with life. You can’t freeze it in time.

by Jeff Harding

Funkiness

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.

Ten Things I Love About Santa Barbara

n this issue, instead of hectoring my fellow citizens about how the world ought to be run, I will tell you about the things l love about Santa Barbara. I’ve had plenty of time to think about it, having arrived in our Eden-by-theSea in the early 1960s as a young college student. I can still remember my first impressions of our town, and they have stayed with me. That, and time, have distilled into these 10 vignettes:

Sandstone Walls

I grew up in suburban San Diego, where everything was brand-new. I got here and realized things had been around for a long time. Driving down lower Mountain Drive to where it meets Mission Canyon/East Los Olivos at the Old Mission, I noticed retaining walls of cut sandstone blocks that (still) hold back the hill. I then started noticing these hand-cut sandstone block walls all over town. They are part of the look, style, and texture of Santa Barbara – and I love them. They add an old-world beauty and charm that is unique to our fair coastal city. Just take a little drive or walk around the older parts of our town, downtown, the Upper East, and around the Old Mission, and you’ll see what I mean.

El Paseo

This warren of walkways and courtyards is one of my favorite places in Santa Barbara. It fools the eye, because you may think it is a remnant of our Spanish-Mexican-Californio past, but it isn’t. It is a bit of a fantasy that came to our city in the ‘20s as part of the Spanish Colonial architectural revival movement. But it is beautifully done and fits in well with our colonial heritage. It wraps around Casa de la Guerra, a true Californio period adobe. I know a bit about El Paseo because I was involved in its restoration 25 years ago when it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Walk down the Street of Spain, read the plaques,

feel the smooth plaster walls, see the ceiling of the Gold Room (Wine Cask restaurant), experience the open-roofed El Paseo Restaurant, visit the former Borein Studio upstairs where artist Ed Borein and his fellow artist-drinkers sketched on the now preserved studio walls. It’s a perfect gem.

Santa Barbara Blue

I have no idea where this color came from, but it is a Santa Barbara trademark. Most of our Spanish Colonial buildings are trimmed in this color – doors, windows, and jambs. The city has guidelines for buildings within the special El Pueblo Viejo zone, which includes Santa Barbara blue as a (preferred) trim color. El Paseo is loaded with it, and it is spectacular against whitewashed walls. It is something that will always say “Santa Barbara” in your mind.

Cabrillo Boulevard

Is there any doubt that the drive from the Santa Barbara Cemetery to the harbor is one of the most beautiful promenades in the world? The beach, volleyball, palm trees, grassy parks, ocean, the wharf, the harbor – all add up to an experience. It is a wonderful public place where much of Santa Barbara life goes on, good and bad.

Sleepy Santa Barbara?

To say that Santa Barbara was a sleepy town when I arrived would be an understatement. Back then, it had a population of less than 60,000 (90,000 today). There were maybe four or five good restaurants in town (Talk of the Town, Green Gables, Somerset, Harbor, Casa de Sevilla. A few movie houses. Laguna Park, where our semi-pro Santa Barbara Rancheros (Dodgers) baseball team played. I saw Willy Mays play there against the Dodgers. The three traffic lights on 101. Car dealerships on Chapala Street. Do I miss those days? Not really. I like Santa Barbara exactly

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I’m not talking just about the Funk Zone here. It’s more of a way of life, something that Santa Barbara didn’t used to be but is evolving into. I love the Funk Zone, but it’s a miracle that it still exists. There is also a funk culture emerging in Santa Barbara. A coffeedriven young hipster culture thriving on local wine, whisky, art, food, clothing, design, customized furniture, and woodwork. We are becoming Portland South, and it is good for us.

SBCC

I have a long history with City College, having matriculated there before I headed off to UCSB and then law school (Hastings). Then, it was a little school of a few buildings on East Campus with the track and field below. Today, it is one of the most beautiful campuses in the world with spectacular views of the Pacific, sleek new facilities, and a growing enrollment. Last year, SBCC earned the honor as the nation’s top community college. Now, things have come full-circle for me as I teach real estate investment there. Each year we serve more than 20,000 people who seek to better their lives through education. It’s a miracle.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art There are many wonderful cultural institutions in this town, but since these are my favorite things, the Museum of Art has always been close to my heart. One thing about it is the quality of its collections. I’ve been to many art museums around the world, and ours is

a gem. The other thing about it is that it embraced me and my wife when we moved back here in 1972. Instead of the stuffiness of the San Francisco art world, we were welcomed and drawn into it and it became an important part of our lives for many years. They made us feel that we were a part of the community, a true Santa Barbaran, if you will. Getting involved is the Santa Barbara way.

Back Country

It is a rare place where you can go to the beach and in 15 minutes be on the edge of one of America’s wildest places. Our back country, Los Padres National Forest, is a huge expanse of wilderness about 40 miles wide from the Santa Ynez mountains to Cuyama Valley. And there is almost nothing back there except a few dirt roads and trails. I have spent many hours and days biking all through it and it never ceased to energize me. Dry, dusty, and brown, or moist, aromatic, and green, it’s all spectacular.

A Beautiful Place

Richard Henry Dana, Jr. described Santa Barbara in 1836 in Two Years Before The Mast, and I can’t say it any better: “… [A]nd there lies Santa Barbara on its plain, with its amphitheatre of high hills and distant mountains. There is the old white Mission with its belfries, and there the town, with its one-story adobe houses, with here and there a two-story wooden house of later build; yet little is it altered — the same repose in the golden sunlight and glorious climate, sheltered by its hills; and then, more remindful than anything else, there roars and tumbles upon the beach the same grand surf of the great Pacific …”

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Why Is America’s Economy Fragile?

n his recent column “Tax Fragility” (SB Sentinel, April 18 – May 5), Jeffrey Harding argues that Americans are mistaken to believe the rich are not paying their fair share of taxes and that our economy is fragile because our tax system relies “on the very few to support the many.” Let’s evaluate his arguments. To support his premise, Harding presents recent data from The Wall Street Journal, which shows that the top 20 percent of income earners ($134,000 and up) accounted for 51.3 percent of all income but a whopping 83.9 percent of the income tax; while those earning between $47,300 and $79,500, a good swath of the middle class, accounted for 14.8 percent of all U.S. income but only 5.9 percent of income taxes. From this data, Harding concludes that “the rich pay more than their fair share of income taxes.” This assertion is extremely misleading because it

ignores the effect of other federal taxes, and state and local taxes, which fall disproportionately on the working and middle classes. Once all local, state, and federal taxes are combined our current tax system actually resembles a flat tax. For example, when you include all federal taxes, including those on Social Security and Medicare, the top twenty percent’s tax share drops from 83.9 percent to 67 percent, much closer to their 51.3 percent share of income. When state and local taxes are considered, in 2015 the top onepercent will pay 32.6 percent of their income in taxes, while the other ninety-nine percent will pay 29.8 percent. This equality of the tax burden across income categories is the result of regressive changes in our tax policies that have taken place over decades. Although our federal income tax system was designed to redistribute income downward to boost our

economy and promote social justice, over the last 60 years the burden of income taxes has been redistributed in the other direction. While U.S. millionaires’ tax burden has been cut in half and the share of government revenue coming from corporate taxes has plummeted, the portion coming from payroll taxes has exploded. Similarly, recent U.S. income trends have been regressive. From World War II through the early 1970s, incomes across the spectrum grew at nearly the same pace. Since the late 1970s, income for most Americans has been stagnant. In 2014, the average American’s income declined to $64,432 and the income of the poorest twenty percent of the population fell to $9,818, while the income of the wealthiest twenty percent rose to $166,048. Economic inequality in America has now reached levels not seen since the Gilded Age in the early twentieth century. Today, the top twenty percent of U.S. households own more than 84 percent of the wealth in this country, while the bottom forty percent holds a mere 0.3 percent. CEOs are paid 300 to 400 times as much as an average employee, while one in three American children live in poverty.

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Americans are right to be concerned about our country’s economic inequality. Of all Western nations, the U.S. is now the most economically unequal. Our economy is fragile because the many are supporting the very few. Objective facts, economic principles, and historic evidence do not support Harding’s conclusion that “raising the tax burden on [the rich] will eventually break us.” For a conservative’s pragmatic approach to reforming capitalism consider economist and marketing guru Philip Kotler’s latest book, Confronting Capitalism: Real Solutions for a Troubled Economic System. He advocates for higher wages and a fairer tax system because “capitalism depends on consumers having enough money to buy the goods and services that the capitalist machine produces.” Kotler also reminds us the purpose of any capitalistic society should be “a broad level of happiness and well-being in its citizens.” John D. Kelley Santa Barbara (Editor’s Note: John is an awardwinning architect and holds a degree in economics. He advocates for true ...continued p.26

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by Zach Rosen

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Celebrating the Craft

here is no denying that craft beer is here to stay. The industry has seen astounding success and growth. With almost 3,500 breweries in the U.S., we have more breweries in the country than there have ever been before. The total American beer market is about $100 billion (believe it or not, that is actually bigger than the wine and spirits markets combined). Craft beer started off as a few weirdos playing with altered dairy equipment but is now 11 percent of the beer market by volume and 20 percent by dollars, with Jim Koch of Boston Beer Co. (think Sam Adams) becoming the first craft beer billionaire. And it continues to grow with production up 18 percent from 2013.

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.

Who is the Biggest of Them All

Speaking of size, when you think of the biggest (by volume) craft brewery in the country, the first one to come to mind is probably Boston Beer Co, but it is actually D.G. Yuengling & Sons, Inc. Boston Beer Co. is just underneath them with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and New Belgium Brewing Co. coming in at number three and four, respectively. Our own Firestone Walker Brewing Co. comes in at 16th in the nation. While you rarely see Yuengling (prounounced ying-ling) on this side of the country, anyone from the Midwest or East Coast, has certainly had a pint or two from this brewery. In fact, in its home state of Pennsylvania, Yuengling is synonymous with beer – and one of their brews can be ordered by asking for a “lager.” Yuengling is the oldest operating brewery in America. It was founded as the Eagle Brewery in 1829 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, by a German brewer, David Gottlob Yuengling. After a fire burned down the first brewery, he rebranded the company as D.G. Yuengling & Son and moved the brewery. Although they now have several other production facilities spread throughout the country, this brewhouse remains operational to this day. The company is still owned by the Yuengling family with the fifth generation of Yuengling, Dick Yuengling, Jr., currently at the helm. The brewery is well-known for its Yuengling Traditional Lager, an easy, pre-Prohibition style amber lager with a hint of bread and caramel in the nose.

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The brewery offers several other lager styles, including a more typical American lager, a bock, and an Oktoberfest. One of the most notable beers is Yuengling Dark Brewed Porter. It has the light drinking qualities of their other beers but has a fuller mouthfeel, with accents of molasses and dark chocolate.

American Craft Beer Week

In the second week of May each year, the craft beer industry celebrates its success with American Craft Beer Week (ACBW). Craft breweries in all 50 states come together for a seven-day extravaganza of beer events, dinners, and festivals, with the Central Coast being no exception. ACBW this year is from Monday, May 11, to Sunday, May 17. All of the local breweries will be participating in some way, so check out their individual websites and social media for more information. Celebrate the growth of our local craft beer scene by visiting one of the new breweries that have popped up in 2015. In Carpinteria, brewLAB always has something interesting in the works. They feature creative beers that are brewed with locally harvested ...continued p.17

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Human Animals and Baltimore Blues

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n a recent night, my daughter and her mom and I (her mom is my wife, you see) watched a Netflix episode of Earth; gloried in the almost cellular movement, seen from high in the air, of great herds pouring across the denuded dustbowl of the Kalahari in search of water. All they want is water! And when they’re not eating each other they seem so… cooperative. I guess if they bitch and bicker their way across the Kalahari, none of them will get to the water, or it’ll take too long to get to the water, or some other thing ripe for allegory will transpire. Here on the ground, it’s been a rough fortnight for the often graceless human animal, our anthropological manifesto poking inconveniently through the shiny veneer of civility we’ve managed, at great cost, to pull over our culture. This is a bad time to be a car in Baltimore, or a human of a certain color – and there are two unfortunate colors to choose from, neither one looking that great just now. Yeah, there’s more to it than a plaintive “Can’t we all just get along?” But it’s not a helluva lot more. Can we please move on from the Plasticene, or the Stupidlyobscene, or whatever this dumb car-burning/secret spine-smashing epoch is called? What are we, animals? (Hint: YES). Our opposable thumbs are supposed to exalt us in the animal kingdom, but so far have mostly resulted in fancier and fancier thumb-screws. Baltimore, we’re with you. Please help us all get our **** together, and sorry it has to happen on your dime. And now a sprinkling of the stuff that keeps the race alive. You know, the human race?

Roll of the Dyson

ia Dyson is up here from Down Under; that weird, giant island at the bottom of the world where they shorten words like “barbecue” and some of the animals are born with pockets. She was recently named one of Australia’s Top 25 Guitarists of All Time. Which is no small accomplishment if you just look at the size of that island and, again, the pocket thing. Apart from

the always-appreciated guitar kudos, though, Mia can boast something else: she is a first-rate melodist, which to this writer’s ear is as rare a find as a lump of gold on the living room floor. Like the greats (Simon, M Viola, Nilsson, Macca, Mould, Rundgren, Finns, N Blake, Pernice, Drake, et al) Mia is born to it, overlaying familiar comfort chords with a hard-wired melodic invention that

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Now through June 29 ■ Animals... Inside Out at the SB Zoo makes a C sound like a spine tingling diminished 11th. You can’t learn this stuff, folks. Check her out Saturday May 16 at the Standing Sun Winery in Buellton. 92 2nd Street, # D (#D? What is this, a speakeasy?). Mia is a “You guys, check out this songwriter…” find. She has the haircut and the ‘tude but is an actual artist in disguise. Winning guitarist? Um, cool. Songwriter? They don’t happen along that often, as any blaring radio will attest. Mia has the spark. And Buellton is lovely this time of year.

The Mother of All Artists Tours

The Prestigious Carpinteria and Summerland Artists Studio Tour on Mother’s Day Weekend – May 9 & 10 may be the ticket. Fine artists gather and woo, from Elle Décor favorite, Roman ceramist Miri Mara (what a bitchin’ art form THAT is) to longstanding painter Ginny Speirs and the estimable and laudably three-named Whitney Brooks Abbott, fine art never looked so fine. Oh, and this is the lovely stuff that makes the world turn. Stop, gander, and transact. These are original works. Your neighbor will not have acquired these. The alpha-horticulturalists of Santa Barbara City College are at it again, thumbing noses at authority, swaggering

April 21 ■ John Crespo-Estrella on display at the the UCSB MultiCultural Center and glaring and selling lil’ plants all the day long. Or half the day, anyway. On Saturday, May 9 from 9 am to 1 pm come check out the SBCC Horticulture Department’s Annual Plant Sale at the Lifescape Gardens, on the SBCC campus, 721 Cliff Drive. It’s a gorgeous place to chill no matter the occasion, and Professor Michael Gonella and his chlorophyll-stained charges have been working double-time in the school greenhouse to offer you this cornucopious bevy of flora. Door prizes and complimentary refreshments will be offered throughout the day, as will tours of the beautiful City College grounds, against the heart-fluttering backdrop of SBCC’s always insane ocean view. Stop in and pick up a little potted friend. And purchase a plant while you’re at it. John Crespo-Estrella. Say it three times fast! On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, the UCSB MultiCultural Center will showcase this Puerto Ricanborn artist whose upbringing in Spanish Harlem led him first to music and then to the New York School of Visual Arts where his two passions, percussion and painting, were finally married; two of the senses dancing on canvas. It works. Come check out John’s stuff. He’s an inner-city expressionist. Porgy and Bess, written by the Gershwin Bros and duBose Heyward (from whose novel Gershwin adapted the opera) landed with a confused splash on Broadway in 1935 and through the twists and turns of a racially tormented U.S. took quite a little while to find its footing. To write the original, Gershwin went back to Heyward’s hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, to soak up the atmosphere and summon in himself the wherewithal to write what he ended up calling a Folk Opera; a production whose use of heavy dialect and broad ethnic strokes incensed Duke Ellington and a score of other luminaries at the time. Porgy and Bess is today considered central to the 20th century American theatrical canon and an American classic, and ongoing attempts to sanitize the show have produced mixed results. On Saturday, May 16, 8 – 10 pm, and Sunday, May 17, 2015, 3 to 5 pm at the

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May 16 ■ Mia Dyson at the Standing Sun Winery in Buellton. 92 2nd St. #D Granada Theater (1214 State Street) the Santa Barbara Symphony will throw its hat into the ring. You really can’t go wrong with this one. Tickets are $28$133. Note to the over-eager. This is not the show that features the song “Ol’ Man River”. That’s Showboat. Jerome Kern? We’ll talk later. Early man used to sleep out in the open, then came sleeping under trees until the thrilling discovery of lighting. Now modern man has graduated up to a situation where finding shelter obliges a public gathering and series of lectures. Or maybe that’s just here in SB. If you dream of home ownership and having nightmares about the mortgage, check out Coastal Housing Partnership’s Home Buying Fair May 9th, 2015 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Fess Parker resort. For 28 years, Coastal Housing Partnership has been helping local families make the sometimes complicated jump to home ownership. If you dream of having your own place, stop in. Since ‘87, these folks have helped 10,000 local workers slip their own keys into their own front doors.

Outside Looking In

If you’ve ever wanted to know what the inside of an animal looks like without having to be torn asunder and swallowed by one, this gig is for you. “Animals… Inside Out” is an exhibit at the SB Zoo now through June 29, on view at the Volentine Family Gallery in the Zoo’s Discovery Pavilion. You think snakes are scary? Wait till you see one that’s like… uh… a skeleton snake. As a herpetologist was heard to say during a recent visit, “…for once, an X-ray of a snake that doesn’t feature an ingested light bulb!” We all know how much that can exasperate a herpetologist. Particularly if she’s misplaced a really pricey light bulb.

Moments Unmasked

There will be a masquerade-themed fundraiser on Saturday, May 2, hosted by the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. This inaugural Moments In Time: A Masked Affair fundraiser is on Saturday, May 2, at the Santa Barbara

Club, 1105 Chapala St. from 7 to 11 pm. Entry is $125 for single ticket and $225 for couples tickets; Raffle tickets will be sold for $20 each. This event is for guests 21 or older. All proceeds from the event will go toward TBCF programs, including the Moments in Time program, which grants special requests to children with cancer. Why the cosmos still insists on allowing cancer in children is anyone’s guess. But until we find a knockout cure, events like this are the godsend. If you’re reading this at midday on Saturday May 2, THE PARTY IS TONIGHT! JUST GO. The Santa Barbara Strings will be wafting hypnotic gossamer over a pacified and ecstatically grinning audience (i.e. you) in the gorgeously reverb-soaked First Presbyterian Church (FBC) on Sunday, May 17 at 6 pm. If you’ve never heard a recital at FBC, you’re going to be sent to the 7th level of something wonderful and Shangri-La-like. The acoustics of the performance space are such that… you just have to hear it to believe it. Tickets at the door: $5 children & youth, $10 adults & seniors. Shared Crossings is an intriguing idea – that of sharing a loved one’s experience of passing without having to pass oneself. Doesn’t sound half bad. Over 5 Fridays, May 8 – June 5, the Shared Crossing Training Program will teach you to both inhabit and augment the end of a loved one’s life. Training takes place at 111 E. Arrellaga St. (The Family Therapy Institute) Please contact Shared Crossing at (805) 883-8179 or info@sharedcrossing.com The Westmont Orchestra is going to freaking Italy! Oui! (as they say in Italy… right?) Before the celebrated gang of cochlea massagers (sorry) heads over to the boot for their fancyschmancy May 12-23 gig in the Olde Worlde, they perform twice in Santa Barbara and twice in the Los Angeles. The Spring Orchestra Concert, which features pieces by Verdi, Vivaldi and Puccini, is Thursday, April 30, at 7 pm in Page Multipurpose Room at Westmont and Friday, May 1, at 7 pm in First Presbyterian Church in Santa Barbara. Whoa, these Westmont kids are gonna feel funny performing in a church. Let’s hope they can relax and show their stuff. Galatians 2:20? Never heard of it. Okay, see you here, there, or in the air. Have a swinging fortnight and remember the words of the largely unsung Paul Francis Webster: “Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing. Yes, true love’s a many-splendored thing.” Whisper it twice before you go to bed and once the following morning. This’ll all work out.

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floor situation,” consisting mostly of less-desirable spaces. “Now,” Austin informs me, “as mixed-use projects are being developed, a commercial component is always inserted in with the residential. So what we’re seeing,” he says, “is more and more users that want to buy a quasi-retail space that can also be used as an office. And, typically, these locations are better locations than they have been in the past.” The reason for this shift? “Design changes,” Austin proffers. Design changes that include more gradelevel and underground parking, which presents more of a retail aspect to potential buyers. “You see a lot more people gravitating towards the ground-floor commercial condominium versus the second- or third-floor now,” he says. And, when those mixed-use projects come to market, the developers are interested in only one thing: selling it all. Developers – especially condominium developers – are focused on what’s called the internal rate of return: IRR. They want to sell those units as quickly as they can in order to make a profit, get their money back, and get on to the next project: creating ground-floor commercial condominiums hastens that process. “The condominium market struggled during the downturn,” Austin admits, “but by the time we put the commercial units at Sevilla (401 Chapala Street) on the market, they sold immediately. Within three months,” Austin reports, “we were sold out of the seven [commercial] condos.”

Positives and Negatives

The most positive aspect of buying your own workspace is that you’ll have something that fits your needs. “You can typically buy these condominiums in thousand-foot pieces,” Herlihy says, adding that, “If you need two-thousand feet, you can buy two of them.” Or more; orthopedic-sports surgeon Dr. Richard Scheinberg, did just that: he bought a number of units at Sevilla. Another positive is that as a business owner you will be protected against any surprise increase in your monthly nut, as far as higher “rental” or “lease” costs go, thanks to Prop 13.

The retail complex at 314-324 State Street that sold recently for more than $21 million was handled by Radius Group Commercial Real Estate (listed by Steve Brown, Austin Herlihy, and Chris Parker); it was the largest such transaction in Santa Barbara in many years

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A negative is that all the other condominium owners in the project are your partners. You have a homeowner’s association to answer to. It may not always be the worst scenario, but it’s not as good as being in control of your own property. In addition to real-estate taxes and homeowner association fees, there will also be common charges you won’t be in direct control of.

Cap Rate Compression

If one is buying commercial property, whether as a workspace or investment, it is important to keep an eye on the possibility of selling it one day. In other words, be careful of overpaying. That means paying attention to the cap rate – the potential rate of return based upon income the property could likely generate. “One thing we probably realize over the past year and a half,” Austin relates, “is that the cap rate here [right around 5 percent] is probably more attractive than in Santa Monica, L.A., and other places. The [average cap rate] hasn’t been driven down by local investors,” he says, “Over the last twenty-four months, we’ve seen a lot of out-of-town buyers coming into our market and driving our cap rate down.” Herlihy opines that “even a Popeye’s Chicken in Kansas is trading at a five, fiveand-a-half cap, so you’re seeing cap rate compression across the board, across the entire United States. We’re really not seeing as big a spread as I would have expected between Santa Barbara and, say, Oklahoma.” In other words, he suggests Santa Barbara property, with its 5 percent average cap rate, is not overpriced.

What’s Out There

There really isn’t much on the Santa Barbara market, but if you are looking for a small to medium commercial condominium, you’ll be paying somewhere between $800,000 and $2 million depending upon location and size. There is a 658 squarefoot, second-floor unit for sale at $399,000 at 1215 De La Vina Street, and a freestanding building at 1032 Santa Barbara Street, right across from the Courthouse with an asking price of $1,925,000. The most expensive property available (it is now under contract, we hear) is the former 118,000 square-foot CKE and Procor corporate offices on the bluffs in Carpinteria at $32,500,000. The Radius Group recently handled the sale of the REI center at 321 Anacapa Street. “It was the largest retail center to have sold in Santa Barbara in a long time,” Austin notes. “Offers came in from Asia, the East Coast, the Midwest and, really, from all over the world,” he says. It closed at more than $21 million. If you are looking in, say, Goleta, Herlihy believes you are out of luck. “The same concept doesn’t work well in Goleta,” he suggests, noting that most mixed-use projects in which commercial condos are for sale are in urban areas where parking spaces are at a minimum, but within walking distance of everything. “Goleta doesn’t really have a downtown,” he notes. Another option are the office-industrial condominiums in the lower Milpas Street ...continued p.20

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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.

Match Point

isa Darsonval’s next Meet-YourMatch event for singles ages 30s-50s takes place down at the Polo Club on Sunday afternoon, May 17. Your intrepid correspondent has been to two of these Meet-Your-Match events under the guise of “research” and he can honestly report that they’re simultaneously somewhat enticing... and a little awkward. I mean, when the closest thing to a “match” is a similarly under employed freelance journalist who still makes more money than you do despite you having more than a decade of additional experience, well, let’s just say that even Match.com probably wouldn’t pair you up. And just walking up to people you’ve never met and asking them what time of day makes them happiest seems a little forward. But maybe that’s just me. That rather clever sort of device for

meeting folks – filling out cards with a few questions that you than compare to others, with those scoring a high percentage earning extra raffle tickets – not only makes things a little less random, but also spurs conversation toward an issue or two that might actually matter in a relationship. Choose between “early bird or night owl” (differences there can make love at first sight turn into bark worse than Dracula’s bite, believe you me), and “city or country” make a lot of sense, though picking which car brand best describes your personality might have been a bit of a detour (especially since I had to write in “Tesla”). Then you want me to pick only one important trait among “having a great sense of humor,” being able to have “an intelligent conversation,” “being active and sporty,” and “being passionate about life”? Just say yes!

A second round asked more openended questions such as itemizing the proverbial three wishes, describing what makes you happy, and revealing whether and how you approach people you’re attracted to. All good stuff. I saw quite a few phone numbers exchanged. I saw some couples depart together for further exploration. But let me set the record straight – especially in case my current sweetie is reading this – I’ve never gone on a date with anyone I met at one of these events. However, I wasn’t really looking to, either. (It’s true, honey). But again, that’s just me. There’s proof true love can be found here, however. Darsonval, who participated in one of these events herself not that long ago, not only met her man on site – she married him! She’s now Lisa Darsonval-Amador. Guess what? You may not even have to wait a full two weeks to meet your mate. Recent Santa Barbara import Bryan Howie, who parlayed his miniworkshop and book How To Find Love in 60 Seconds into a nationwide series of dating events/seminars called “The Great Love Debate,” is bringing it all back home for the first time in more than a year. The Wednesday, May 6, event at Arch Rock Fish (there’s a different

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by Randy Lioz Randy is an automotive enthusiast with more than a decade of experience in the industry. Originally hailing from New York, he came to Santa Barbara by way of Detroit to work for an automotive forecasting company. You can regularly find him at Cars and Coffee with his Porsche 911 or Speedster replica.

Going out on a Limo Justin and Andrea Plackett with their son Zachary Nelson, next to their pride and joy on wheels

tretching 26 feet from stem to stern, the bright yellow Hot Rod Limo is a sight to see. And if you live in Santa Barbara, you’ve no doubt caught a glimpse as it cruises State Street and Cabrillo Boulevard. If you live in the Riviera, you might have even heard it rumbling by your house. The limo has been adding personality to the streets of Santa Barbara and Montecito for two years now. In fact, when it debuted on April Fool’s Day 2013, people might have thought it was a joke. But it’s serious business for Andrea and Justin Plackett, the owners of the limo, since it typically does four to five tours around town per day. The limo’s story began nearly a decade ago, when Justin spotted a stretched red 1923 Ford Model T in Los Angeles doing Hollywood tours. On a subsequent trip down there, he ran into it again, and talked to the owner, getting some insight into the ground-up build that was required. Fast forward several years, and the Placketts decided to add a hot rod limo to the roster of A and J Limousine. We talked to Justin about the history of this unique vehicle, and what it’s like to run it in Santa Barbara. The build began in 2012 with a 1927 Ford Model T, the final model year of that car’s two-decade run. While the frame is from the T, the rest of the vehicle is pretty much custom, giving it the classic hot rod look of a 1932 Ford. If you hear the designation Deuce Coupe, as in The Beach Boys song, it’s referring to the final digit of the seminal year for Fords, as those are the most sought-after starting points for hot rodders. While the initial build took about a year, Plackett says, “Unfortunately, the first year we had it in service, [it] was

basically a research and development vehicle.” There were several issues that had to be addressed, but they got lots of help from local mechanics. Plackett gave a shout-out to Mike Newton at Kennedy’s Automotive Center, who helped whip the car into shape that first year. Even with all the major issues worked out, it’s still a classic car, which generally means some unexpected pit-stops. Luckily, mobile mechanic Dan Roan is on call, so it’s rare for a tour to actually be cut short. On the off chance that the Hot Rod Limo does conk out, A and J can send one of their other limos to the rescue. That’s really only happened once that Plackett can recall, and he says, “They were totally fine. They understood that it’s a custom vehicle.” Those guests even refused to accept a refund. The limo is powered by a Ford 351 Windsor motor, attached to a 3-speed auto transmission. The exhaust has a fairly laid-back tune to it, since it’s important that passengers can hear the driver as he narrates, and also to make sure that it doesn’t tick off the locals. But the setup is powerful enough that it can do an inadvertent burnout if the driver’s not careful. “I’ve accidentally burned rubber around a corner before,” says Plackett, but he tries to avoid it. The construction included seating for eight, with trick electronic door releases on the passenger’s side – the “doors” on the driver’s side are fake – and custom seats in all rows, due to the fact that the cabin flares out wider toward the rear. Each row has speakers that can blast the limo’s signature ‘60s surf-rock mix, with a heavy emphasis on The Beach Boys.

Driver Joe Dammann, aka Hot Rod Joe, has been with the limo since the beginning. His tour route starts at the visitor’s center by the beach, and heads up State Street to experience the heart of downtown – most of his passengers are tourists, so it’s a great way for them to see State for the first time. The route includes the courthouse and the house with the bronze dog, which apparently has an interesting story behind it – possibly involving the honored dog saving the family from a fire, but this was news to me – and by the Old Mission. From there, the route takes what some might see as an unexpected turn, winding up Alameda Padre Serra through the Riviera. This wasn’t originally part of the tour, says Plackett, adding, “We kept getting tourists coming up to us… saying things like, ‘We’ve done the trolley, we’ve done the Land Shark, we get it, we’ve seen the city. Is there any way we could see where people actually live?’” While 26 feet is long for a vehicle navigating the narrow passages of the Riviera, “it’s not as long as you’d think,” he says, and the limo is just short enough to negotiate the roundabout on APS.

From up there, riders can also get great pictures of the ocean and harbor, especially when there are cruise ships in town. Then the tour continues around toward Montecito, cruising Coast Village Road and driving past the Biltmore, before returning along Cabrillo. In addition to the standard one-hour tour, riders also have the option to hit the Funk Zone for some tastings for an extra half-hour, but many passengers opt to end their ride there, since there’s so much to see. The limo also handles private tours, and there’s plenty of wedding and birthday business. The Placketts do have some loose plans for a second hot rod limo, or perhaps even a franchising opportunity. For now, though, they’re just enjoying the response they’ve gotten to the original. “I’d definitely like to give a shoutout to Santa Barbara, the people here, because we have had, I would say, 98-percent satisfaction,” adding that the residents seem to really embrace the idea. To score tickets for the limo or to book a private tour, visit santabarbarahotrodlimo.com.

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It feels like we’ve lost respect for our officers, as defenders of the law, and started seeing them as oppressors, who use the law against us, a meme that is on fire in national media. Why? Because there are places where the police do not have good relationships with the citizenry, where there are elements of oppression instead of protection. And now that this notion has crystallized in our national consciousness, there’s no un-ringing that bell. Cops that do great work in their communities are tarred with this same brush.

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ill back out onto our streets. There, the public encounters them, and it’s uncomfortable, to say the least. Who will they call? The police. Responding officers will then face unpalatable choices: Is a crime being committed? If not, leave them where they are. If yes, then take the individual to the jail, the county’s de-facto mental institution. Hopefully they won’t resist arrest, because police tactics for dealing with the uncooperative and hostile look ugly to us. Pressure to reduce crime, in full view of a more scrutinizing, yet simultaneously squeamish, public have wedged police into a rapidly narrowing pincer of conflicting public sentiment. Police should deal with crime and criminals but be incredibly humanitarian about it so we can all feel good. Is this realistic? One way out is to implement more

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Cops are hoisted up as de-facto villains in whatever play is currently being acted out by those with long-simmering frustrations. Cops are taunted and provoked, as though antagonists want police to lose control so they can point and scream, “Police brutality!” There’s a time for diplomacy, and then there’s a time for threat assessment. Will there be more cop funerals if we insist they try diplomacy first in every situation?

Just Don’t Do Anything That Makes Us Uncomfortable In Santa Barbara, that tends to be the prevailing sentiment. Please, officers, keep us from having to encounter someone peeing in public, or shouting the odds in a severe mental illness crisis when we’re going past them on the street. Our mental health system cannot cope with these individuals. The county just declined to adopt Laura’s Law, so we’ll keep turning the severely mentally

community-based policing. Cops that know the community and are welcomed within it, are far less likely to mistake community members as a threat. It’s hard for taunters to gain traction in attacking cops that we see at the grocery store, at the gas station, and whose kids go to school with our kids. We know them. They know us. There’s a relationship. Body cams and other new technologies can also help with increased accountability and transparency. Australia’s had them for years. The L.A. Police Commission just approved them. We must restore a sense of trust between the police and the community they serve, and everyone needs to be part of that effort. The cop on the street is not responsible for every single injustice ever inflicted on any community. And cops need to know that answers of “procedure” can be deeply unsatisfying to community members who feel wronged. Embracing transparency might be a police force’s fast-track route to casting off community suspicions and hostility.

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ingredients. While in Carpinteria, swing by Rincon Brewery for a bite to eat and one of their easy-drinking brews. In Goleta, Captain Fatty’s Brewing Co. will be releasing a new Black IPA and might even tap a keg of their Sonos Session IPA, which is normally only available in Sonos facilities. There is no other brewer in the area who embraces the success of the American craft beer market more than Pete Johnson of The Brewhouse. Every year, he celebrates ACBW by honoring a different craft beer pioneer, putting on several kegs from the featured brewery. This year he will be featuring the granddaddy of all craft breweries, Anchor Brewing Co. This brewery has a special meaning to Pete, as Anchor’s Liberty Ale was the beer that got him into brewing. You can definitely expect to see a keg of Liberty on tap at The Brewhouse, among other Anchor goodies throughout the week. Swing by soon and you may even get a taste of The Brewhouse’s Orange Crush. This beer is a special edition of their Saint Barb’s Triple that has been aged on a massive amount of orange peels. The beer has a robust orange flavor with some of the honey and floral notes of the triple coming through in the nose.

The bitterness imparted to the brew by the orange peels makes it a little less sweet than the base beer. Orange Crush is usually only released a couple times per year, so make sure not to miss this batch. Telegraph Brewing Co. will have some special tappings of sours and dryhopped editions of beers. Pure Order Brewing Co. will have an open house on Friday at 4 pm. Join staff at the brewery to learn about the brewing process and equipment. They will also be tapping into their first sour beers that they have ever released. Surf Brewery will be releasing several special-edition beers, including a dryhopped edition of their Aerial IPA that has been aged in a cask with surprise ingredients on Tuesday and a Fresh Hop Rocket of South Swell DIPA, dry-hopped with ginger and fresh lemon grass, on Friday. On Wednesday, they will be participating in a beer dinner at the lovely Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie in Agoura Hills alongside several other craft breweries (ticketing site available through ladyfaceale.com). If you have never visited Ladyface, then this would be a perfect opportunity to check out this impressive gastropub.

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. will be hosting a Brewer’s Talk Series from 5:30-6:30 pm Monday-Friday. Each night, learn about different aspects of the brewing community from knowledgeable staff. Join them Monday at the Buellton tap room to learn about the commercial brewing process from director of Brewery Operations, Mike Hastings, and brewer Nic Bortolin. On Tuesday, I will be making a guest appearance at the Los Olivos tasting room to teach about food and beer pairings. We will be discussing basic pairing concepts, flavor interactions, and how to construct a beer pairing dinner. Enjoy sour beers? Brewer James Parrish will be teaching guests at the Buellton location about Fig’s barrel aging program on Wednesday. If you are more of a cask beer drinker, then join cask director Kevin Ashford on Thursday at the Santa Barbara location to learn about making cask beers. The series will wrap up on Friday at the Buellton tap room, with brewer Justin Greer talking about the transition from home brewer to professional brewer. Stick around the brewery for Firkin Friday, where they will be tapping into some special casks including Hoppy Poppy with Jasmine

and 101 with Kumquat. Visit their website at figmtnbrew.com for up-todate information. Island Brewing Co. will host a slew of events throughout the week with barrel-aged beers and special-edition kegs being tapped each day. Some of the notable events include their Crafting with Craft on Monday from 6-9 pm. Play with glitter and magic markers while tasting their Russian Imperial Stout which will be tapped that evening. Their classic, Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament (now in its fourth year!) will be on Wednesday from 6-8:30 pm. Be sure to visit the brewery on Sunday from 2-4 pm for their Hop Experiment tasting. At this educational event, guests will be served a flight of the same beer with several different types of hops added to it, so they can taste the difference between hop varieties. Visit islandbrewingcompany.com for a list of their events. And congratulations to Island Brewing Co. for winning six medals at the Los Angeles International Beer Competition. There are plenty of ways to celebrate craft beer along the Central Coast during American Craft Beer Week.

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MONTECITO | Magnificent Ocean Views | Offered at $10,500,000 Montecito - Upper Village | Frank Abatemarco 805.450.7477 Frank represented the buyer.

MONTECITO | San Ysidro Farmhouse | Offered at $9,250,000 Montecito - Upper Village | Cristal Clarke 805.886.9378 Cristal represented the seller.

CARPINTERIA | Casitas Pass Estate | Offered at $8,250,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Suzanne Perkins 805.895.2138 Suzanne represented the seller and the buyer.

MONTECITO | Montecito Ocean View | Offered at $7,950,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Kathleen St. James 805.705.0898 Kathleen represented the buyer.

MONTECITO | Oceanfront Montecito | Offered at $4,750,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Nick Svensson 805.895.2957 Nick represented the seller.

SANTA BARBARA | View Estate | Offered at $4,100,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Janet Caminite 805.896.7767 Janet represented the buyer.

MONTECITO | Ocean View Estate | Offered at $3,995,000 Montecito - Upper Village | Cristal Clarke 805.886.9378 Cristal represented the seller.

MONTECITO | Golden Quadrangle | Offered at $3,495,000 Montecito - Upper Village | Cristal Clarke 805.886.9378 Cristal represented the buyer.

SANTA BARBARA | Riviera Ocean Views | Offered at $3,195,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Nick Svensson 805.895.2957 Nick represented the seller.

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SANTA BARBARA | Hope Ranch Jewel | Offered at $3,195,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Kathleen St. James 805.705.0898 Kathleen represented the seller.

SANTA BARBARA | Birnam Wood Traditional | Offered at $3,175,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Suzanne Perkins 805.895.2138 Suzanne represented the seller and the buyer.

MONTECITO | Beach Cottage | Offered at $2,950,000 Montecito - Upper Village | Cristal Clarke 805.886.9378 Cristal represented the seller.

MONTECITO | Tropical Garden Retreat | Offered at $2,920,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Ron Brand 805.455.5045 Ron represented the buyer.

GAVIOTA | Hollister Ranch | Offered at $2,850,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Dan Johnson 805.895.5150 Dan represented the seller and the buyer.

SANTA YNEZ | Impeccable Estate | Offered at $2,775,000 Santa Ynez Valley | Patty Murphy 805.680.8571 Patty represented the buyer.

SANTA BARBARA | Bonnymede Beach Condo | Offered at $2,549,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Janet & John Holland 805.705.3380 Janet & John represented the seller.

SANTA BARBARA | Vintage Craftsman | Offered at $2,450,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Bob Lamborn 805.689.6800 Bob represented the seller.

Other Noteworthy Significant Sales SANTA BARBARA | Offered at $5,900,000 Santa Barbara | Rich van Seenus 805.284.6330, Melissa Birch 805.689.2674 Rich and Melissa represented the buyer. MONTECITO | Offered at $2,300,000 Montecito - Upper Village | Jason Siemens 805.455.1165 Jason represented the seller and the buyer. SANTA BARBARA | Miramar Beach | Offered at $2,400,000 Montecito - Coast Village Road | Marilyn Rickard 805.452.8284 Marilyn represented the seller.

SANTA YNEZ | Contemporary Hacienda | Offered at $2,295,000 Santa Ynez Valley | Patty Murphy 805.680.8571 Patty represented the buyer.

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area that include warehouse and office space; some even have roll-up doors. “Quite honestly,” Herlihy concludes, “the town needs more of those.” You can contact Austin at (805) 705-1149 or Radius at (805) 965-5500.

The State of the Market

Sales agent Liam Murphy, CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) with Hayes Commercial Real Estate (563-2111) notes that “Since the 2008 downturn, the market has recovered, but it was a long time coming.” He breaks the events down into short cycles: “In ‘08, there were still a small number of high-priced deals concluded; there was a lot of demand both on the purchasing side and the leasing side; in 2009 and 2010, demand and values dropped for leased spaces. People were giving up space, which caused property owners to drop their lease rates to attract more interest,” Liam says. Property valuation expectations were tempered. Major concerns with the global economy played a large role in the market’s hesitation. “There were not a lot of people willing to say, ‘If I buy something now, I know I’m going to make money on it.’ So, many of them didn’t. They sat on their hands, wondering if it was going to get worse.” By 2011, 2012, the market stabilized. “More people were confident we had gotten through the worst,” Liam says. “But, they still weren’t convinced that if they threw three million dollars at real estate it would grow and multiply like the good old days.” By the end of 2014, however, confidence had nearly been fully restored. “We’re definitely in the part of the cycle where generally companies are confident about their businesses growing,” Murphy suggests. “Investors have begun to realize returns on their investments because rental rates have gone up. Also, property values have gone up. So, if someone took the leap in 2010 or 2011, they’ve definitely seen a significant appreciation.” Murphy believes there is some time left for property values to continue to rise. One of the reasons he believes so is that private investors and businesses “are now sitting on a lot of extra cash, since their revenues have grown over the last couple years.”

Where to Interest Rates?

“If interest rates were, say, 6.5 or 7 percent, which is more of an historical average, versus the maybe five percent they are right now,” Liam opines, “I can see where there’d be less people able to afford investments in commercial property.” More people with more capital than they had a couple years ago and very low interest rates signals a continuing case for making a purchase. “Lots of business owners are looking to buy what they are currently leasing,” he says. Physicians, dentists, accountants, and attorneys are the likeliest purchasers of their own spaces, but psychologists, consultants, architects, and even newspaper publishers could find the right mix; retail, however, may not be the most appropriate purchasers.

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a local winery that’s going to be producing wine, along with a tasting room, as well as a brewery that’ll have its production space and tap room on site; other restaurants and shops will follow. “The cheapest prices are in Goleta and Carpinteria, so they’re the best place to get a foot in the door,” Liam says, but points out there is “lots of interest in the Laguna, Haley, This 37,507-sq-ft industrial-office-retail space at 4175 & 4183 State Street is for sale with an asking price of $8,099,000; it is also listed Gutierrez corridor. “It’s poised by Steve Brown, Austin Herlihy, and Chris Parker of the Radius Group for further growth, similar to what the Funk Zone was maybe five years ago. Anyone who bought anything in the Funk Zone five years ago is probably very pleased with that investment decision,” he says.

The SBA 504 Loan Program

To learn more the Small Business Administration’s 504 Loan Program, I called Jason Jaeger, principal and broker of Jaeger Partners Commercial Real Estate, who says, “There’s a lot of great opportunity right now with SBA financing: loans backed by the U.S. government. You can actually purchase your building with ten percent down,” he says. He and his company have worked with a number of tenants that wanted to buy the buildings they were in. “The first requirement,” he says, “Is that you must occupy at least fifty-one percent of the property. What’s great about that is you can lease the other forty-nine percent.” The SBA does have strict guidelines, but Jason says he has seen it work for quite a few businesses. “We actually had somebody purchase a parking lot [with 10% down and an SBA 504 loan],” he says, “who had a valet business, which was very interesting.” Another example is a law firm that is in escrow on a building near the courthouse. The firm will occupy fifty-one percent and lease out the rest. As for the 504 program: “If you have too much savings or liquidity, they won’t loan to you. And, if you don’t have any money or savings, they also won’t loan to you. But, I feel they’ve loosened those guidelines. They really want to get people through this program,” says Jason. Jason says he is also seeing a trend of moving into more creative office environments; warehouses, traditionally the cheapest real estate to rent, are being turned into office spaces. Jaeger Partners, for example, is bringing a 3,200-square-foot warehouse to market at 12 West Cota that was originally a Santa Barbara jailhouse. “It’s being converted into a kind of open space with skylights, polished concrete floors, and roll-up doors to let the light in. We’re starting to see a lot of that in the leasing world,” Jason says. He also mentions the Haley Street area as a trendy sector in which wineries and breweries are coming in. “You can still get in for about half the price of the Funk Zone,” he says. “Ground-floor commercial condominiums are a great thing to buy as a first-time investment if you can afford to do so,” Jason concludes. “But,” he adds, “if you have a pretty big growth trajectory, I do think the best approach is to buy a slightly bigger building with SBA financing, which would give you the ability to lease out a portion of it and eventually grow into it as your business grows.” As for the future, Jason believes Carpinteria “is going to be the next one to watch. Lynda.com was just purchased by LinkedIn for a hundred million dollars, so that’s going to bring a lot of attention to Carpinteria, and maybe some of their offices and industrial areas.” You can reach Jaeger Partners at (805) 845-9300.

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by Eva Van Prooyen Keeping a finger on the pulse of the Santa Ynez Valley: what to eat, where to go, who to meet, and what to drink. Pretty much everything and anything situated between the Santa Ynez and San Rafael Mountains that could tickle one’s interest.

Craft Beer Month, Brew Fest, & the Infinitely Quaffable

popular saying echoed throughout the Valley’s vineyards, tasting rooms, and winemaking facilities is, “it takes a lot of beer to make great wine.” Perhaps that is why craft beer has become so popular in Santa Barbara Wine County, and why three major players in California craft beer – Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., Firestone Walker Brewing Company, and Solvang Brewing Company – make their brews in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley wine country. The month of May is dedicated to craft beer across the nation with beer weeks, brewery dinners, events, classes, demos, and festivals “hopping” up across the nation. The Brewers Association, a national non-profit association on behalf of a majority of U.S. breweries, and publishers of CraftBeer.com, celebrate the culmination of these beer events with an American Craft Beer Week held May 11 through 17. The Santa Ynez Valley considers May to be Craft Beer Month, too, and will host a variety of craft beer events, a Brewer’s Talk Series, and beer enthusiasts and suds snobs can plan and personalize their own craft beer tours throughout Santa Ynez Valley anytime by getting their hands on the newly updated SYV Craft Beer Trail Map – found at syvbeer.com. “We are hosting a series of lectures from our brewers on various topics from barrel-aging to cask beer to commercial brewing,” says Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. brand director Kady Fleckenstein, explaining the talks will take place during American Craft Beer Week, Monday through Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, and adding, “We will also be selling handmade Beer Chocolates made by Stafford’s Chocolates with our Davy Brown Ale on Sunday May 10 for Mother’s Day.” The lineup is as follows: Monday, May 11 (Buellton): Commercial & Production Brewing – Director of Brewery Operations Mike Hastings and Brewer Nic Bortolin explain the commercial brewing process. Tuesday, May 12 (Los Olivos): Beer & Food Pairing – Cicerone and craft beer writer for the Santa Barbara Sentinel, Zac Rosen, explains how to plan the perfectly paired meal with craft beer. Wednesday, May 13 (Buellton): Barrel Aged Beers – Brewer James Parrish talks about Figueroa Mountain’s barrel program and the process of creating fine barrelaged beers. Thursday, May 14 (Santa Barbara): ‘cAsk’ Kevin – Head brewer of Santa Barbara & Cask Director, Kevin Ashford, discusses cask beer creation. Friday, May 15 (Buellton): Home brewer to pro Brewer – Justin Greer tells his tale of transitioning from a home brewer to a commercial brewer. In addition to the breweries, beer-goers are bound to find sips and tastes at a host of specialty tap rooms, bars, restaurants, and definitely at the 4th Annual Buellton Brew Fest on Saturday, May 9, at River View Park – presented by the Buellton Chamber of Commerce. “This is an amazing festival,” says Danielle Lauden of VisitSYV adding, “People bring their lawn chairs and picnics and spend the whole day out there. There are unlimited tastings.” The brew fest will feature more than 50 breweries and wineries along with live music by Cornerstone Reggae, The Kicks, Steven Roth, and DJ Hecktic, and food trucks including: Al Fresco Picnic, Off the Shelf Catering, Georgia’s Smokehouse, Fire Wine & Pizza, The Paring Knife, and Sabores de Mexico. Doors open to VIP ticket holders ($55) at 11:30, where specialized beers from breweries will only be poured during the first VIP hour. General admission ($45) will begin at 12:30 pm and the event is over at 4:30 pm, with last pour at 4 pm. Ticket includes tastings from any of the 50-plus breweries and wineries, life-size beer pong, cornhole, and live entertainment. Ticket holders must be 21 years of age and over, and identification will be verified at the door. No pets or children under 21, and encouraging beer festival-goers to know their imbibing limits and to drink responsibly, a variety of transportation options have been set up – from jumping on the Brew Bus to riding your bike and parking, it is free bicycle valet to a mug full of taxi, limo, and tour operators. For more information, visit www. buelltonbrewfest.com.

Places to Taste Craft Beer Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. at “The Cottage”: 2446 Alamo Pintado, Suite C., Los Olivos (805) 694-2252 Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Buellton Taproom: 45 Industrial Way, Buellton. (805) 694-2252 The Firestone Walker Brewing Company: 620 McMurray Road, Buellton (805) 225-5911 Solvang Brewing Company: 1547 Mission Street, Solvang (805) 688-2337 Root 246: 420 Alisal Road, Solvang (805) 686-8681 Babi’s Beer Emporium: 448 Bell Street, Los Alamos (805) 344-1900 The Good Life Craft Beer & Wine Cellar: 1672 Mission Drive, Solvang (805) 688-7111

Eva’s Top Faves:

My personal picks, best bets, hot tips, save the dates, and things not to miss! Mother’s Day Succulent Birdhouse Workshop

Dreamland Horticulture (a pop up nursery) and Rancho Sisquoc Winery invite you to bring the family, enjoy the spacious picnic grounds, and spend Mother’s Day crafting, wine tasting, and celebrating mom while creating your own living succulent birdhouse. Instruction includes a birdhouse designed with a removable bottom for easy cleaning, 30 vibrant succulent cuttings, your choice of colorful perches, a glass of Rancho Sisquoc wine, and information on planting, design, and long-term root care. Sunday, May 10 at 12 pm, $50 per person. Rancho Sisquoc is located at 6600 Foxen Canyon Road, Santa Maria, (805) 934-4332

Town-Wide Scavenger Hunt

The Solvang “Third Wednesday” Scavenger Hunt is calling for self-formed crews of business teams, clubs, and groups of friends, to race against each other, to uncover clues and rewards hidden throughout Solvang… with entertaining, interactive activities en route. Team costumes are encouraged, and prizes in multiple categories will be awarded at a post-Hunt pizza party at Tower Pizza. Open to all ages, the Scavenger Hunt starts at 5:45 pm on Wednesday, May 20. $60 per group of two to six people; registered teams are called to meet at Solvang Park (Mission Drive and First Street) at 5:30 PM. Contact or visit Solvang Parks & Recreation to register: (805) 688.7529 or 411 Second Street, Solvang for team registration, for groups. Teams ages 13 years and under must be supervised by an adult at all times. www. solvangthirdwednesday.com

Early Morning Hike – Santa Ynez River Estuary

The Wildling Museum’s “Natural History Field Classes with Fred and Larry” season is coming to a close. Join naturalists Dr. Fred Emerson and Larry Ballard for the final session on Saturday, May 16, from 9 am to 11:30 am for a morning hike as they share their extensive knowledge about plants, birds, geology, and the Santa Ynez River Estuary. For more information or to sign up, visit www.wildlingmuseum. org or call (805) 686-8315. Pre-registration is strongly recommended, as class size is limited for this popular class, so book early to reserve a spot. Directions will be emailed to paid participants the week of the class.

National Beverage Day

Sit back, relax, and sip, swig, and swill your favorite beverage to celebrate this unofficial holiday – which really is a catch-all celebration for all things drinkable. Hot, cold, shaken, stirred, alcoholic, nonalcoholic, sweet, sour, effervescent, or frozen. Remember to drink sensibly, and raise a glass of whatever and, well… drink it. Can’t decide on what to imbibe… other than a local craft beer? Jake’s Knockout Punch – (carrot, celery, beet, ginger, garlic, and lemon) at New Frontiers juice bar in Solvang is where I’m heading! New Frontiers is located at 1984 Old Mission Drive in Solvang.

Open That Bottle…on Thursday!

Every Thursday, S.Y. Kitchen invites you to bring in your favorite bottle of Santa Barbara County wine and sit down to a family-style dinner of fresh salad, grilled meats, and classic dessert for $35 per person… and they waive the corkage fee. S.Y. Kitchen is located at 1110 Faraday Street in Santa Ynez. For more information, visit www.sykitchen.com or call (805) 691-9794

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DELIBERAT ON by Allison Antoinette

Owner of The Juice Club – a local, organic juice delivery service – lifestyle coach, and yoga instructor. Allison’s diverse nutritional wisdom is rooted in Eastern traditions, with years of mindful eating and an inquisitive mind always on the lookout for today’s latest research on health.

A Spring Cleaning Affair

It’s Mulch Madness! Mulch saves water by reducing evaporation and keeps weeds out.

How to get free mulch: • County residents can load up mulch for free at the South Coast Recycling and Transfer Station, 4430 Calle Real, Santa Barbara • City of Santa Barbara water customers can get mulch delivered to their home or business twice a year for free!

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ith the arrival of spring comes the scent of fresh flowers and mown grass, and we start adjusting our health program to fit that beach-body dream. Spring represents our opportunity for a fresh start, as we shed those extra layers accumulated from the winter slumber and prepare our lives for a new birth. Whether you harvest these new blossoms in your home or business, it may take some grunt work before reaping the rewards. Spring cleaning is an age-old ritual and essential “cleanse” that is most commonly practiced in the home. The origins are not clear, but several sources trace it back to the “Iranian Norouz,” or Persian New Year, which falls on the first day of spring. In preparation for this special day Iranians practice “khooneh tekouni,” which literally means “shaking the house.” Everything is thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom. Another source traces spring cleaning back to the ancient Jewish practice of cleansing one’s home in preparation for Passover. Ultimately, who is to say? From dusting to washing, sweeping to scrubbing, reorganizing to de-cluttering, there is certainly no shortage of work. Fortunately, Spring cleaning has more to offer than just physical labor. When you apply this process to your health and habits, the benefits are tremendous. In fact, it’s an essential step to achieving optimum health. Physically, there is a need to ensure that our living spaces are free from dust and filth to avoid respiratory ailments like asthma, innumerable allergies and other bacterial, viral infections, and diseases. Beyond that, eliminating poor food choices and boosting our fitness can provide increased energy, improved circulation, and cleaner digestion. Generally speaking, it’s an excellent opportunity to identify food sensitivities and break indulgent behavior. Mentally, a good spring cleaning can relieve psychological stress and stagnation, igniting our motivation to fire up new projects and minimize negativity. We walk with a lighter step, brighter mind, and renewed commitment to our values. If you feel the need to get that “weight off your shoulders” or could use a physical boost, here are nine sure-fire steps that will get you started on a healing spring cleaning cleanse:

1. Reduce or eliminate meat and dairy products for two weeks. Both are acidic and can be difficult to digest. Dairy, in particular, is a common allergen. 2. Do not eat it if you cannot pronounce it. Most packaged foods contain additives, sweeteners, and stabilizers. Stick to the outside aisles of the grocery store. 3. Simplify your meals. Instead of three big meals, test out smaller, simpler meals eaten throughout the day. It will reduce the burden on your digestive system and help to balance blood-sugar levels. Unstable blood sugar levels are linked to weight gain and mood fluctuations. 4. Enjoy a hot bath, and add a cup of Epsom salts or baking soda to boost its cleansing effect. Epsom salts help your body to absorb magnesium – a mineral some experts estimate is deficient in 80 percent of people. Magnesium neutralizes acidic toxins, relaxes muscles, and is required by hundreds of functions. 5. Drink plenty of pure water to flush out. For a tasty and detoxifying drink, add the fresh juice of 1 lemon, 2-3 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 teaspoon of local honey to a mug of warm water first thing in the morning. Lemons help alkalize your body chemistry, and ginger helps to cleanse your liver. 6. Get your blood pumping! Exercise improves circulation and sends fresh, oxygenated blood to your organs and tissues, thereby revitalizing them and you. If you struggle with motivation, then focus on a physical activity that is fun. Dance class, beach volleyball, and group hikes are just a few. 7. Clean up your finances by doing a budget inspection and filing away those leftover financial documents from Tax Day. It’s also time to go paperless. The less that piles up, the less you will have to deal with next time. 8. When it comes time to clean your house, get the whole family involved. Make it fun for your kids by creating a game out of cleaning. Hide simple prizes under the biggest piles so they have to clean it up first before discovering their reward. 9. Last but not least, take it easy for a change. The pressures in our culture to perform and acquire are relentless. Consider that your life is good enough just the way it is. And so are you.

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CINEMA SCOPE 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.

Life’s a Beach, Twice

ounting the minutes until June, when the biopic Love & Mercy involving The Beach Boys – with Brian Wilson embodied by both Paul Dano and John Cusack – floats into theaters nationwide. It also boasts Paul Giamatti, albeit wearing a ridiculous wig; the character study and music should be enough to maintain my interest. This season could prove successful for Giamatti (best-known for Sideways on the Central Coast), who tries to survive the on-screen aftershocks of San Andreas in late May, before surfing onto our shores the following month. Another pending picture that figures to capture filmgoers’ fancy is Aloha, revolving around a military contractor (Bradley Cooper) and an Air Force pilot (Emma Stone of Birdman). Additional experienced and popular faces on hand: Alec Baldwin, Rachel McAdams, John Krasinski, and Bill Murray. Although there isn’t sufficient space to do justice to True Story – a skillfully shot, casually acted account of a disgraced New York Times reporter and a convicted killer – know that it proves worthy of an extended stay in theaters, though it’s already on the way out. After all, America must clear the way for that inevitable box-office behemoth The Avengers: Age of Ultron, so its men of muscle can replace Furious 7 atop the money-making register. Neither mainstream monsters nor my anticipation of Love & Mercy can diminish three current films from separate genres: a solemn war drama, a time-travel romantic comedy of sorts, and a sci-fi thriller that would knock your robot’s socks off, if he/ she wore any:

The Bleaker, the Better

bout 10 months before the next Academy Awards comes the Oscar-worthy Child 44. I’m all but speechless about its poor rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where countless clowns masquerade as critics; many of those who scorn Child 44 are the same who heap praise on the shamelessly mediocre Furious 7. It seems inexplicable that a well-crafted and expertly acted war tragedy would get shunned in favor of a ludicrous sixth sequel – but that’s what social media has wrought. (It’s difficult to blame the producers of Furious 7, which has shattered box-office marks by following The Kinks’ timeless advice: give the people what they want.) At any rate, regular readers of this column are cognizant of my affinity for crime dramas, fictional or otherwise. Whenever I’m all but forced to recite a list of alltime favorite films, there’s no hesitation to include Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, and Mystic River. If you say “Dark crime,” I reply, “What time?” In turn, Child 44’s shadowy story – set around a Moscow outpost circa 1950 – concerns a disgraced pro-Stalin agent (Tom Hardy), whose son is missing and who can’t help but investigate the suspicious slayings of boys. Our hero’s love interest (Noomi Rapace, switching to blonde hair) gets torn between loyalty and a sense of stability. There’s also a loose-cannon subordinate (spooky Joel Kinnaman) and a furrowed bureaucrat (Gary Oldman), both of whom propel viewers to straighten in their seats. The movie reunites Hardy, Oldman, and Jason Clarke from Lawless, another personal favorite. Audiences shouldn’t be surprised to hear crisp, rapid-fire dialogue from scripter Richard Price, authoritative author of Clockers and The Wanderers. Tension rises at a dinner table, for instance, during this bristling exchange impeccably executed by Hardy and Oldman: “I want to find him.” “A ghost?” “He is not a ghost.” “Then describe him to me.” Director Daniel Espinoza takes a few missteps – skirting clichés of the era – among the post-Holocaust landmines but saturates the proceedings with polish

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and sophistication. The story’s particulars aren’t joyous, but cinematography chief Oliver Wood imbues the screen with glorious images of often-seen trains: whether they’re chugging through mountain canyons, steaming through autumn foliage, or grinding to a halt at a depot – we’re treated to some of the finest shots of locomotives ever captured on film.

Time is on Her Side

he opinion here, ever since The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants a decade ago, is that Blake Lively exudes an elusive star quality with a timeless beauty. It suits the actress in The Age of Adaline, an old-fashioned romantic mystery showcasing the aptly named Lively as the eponymous woman whose freak accident renders her incapable of aging beyond 29. The heroine avoids romantic relationships because, as she tells her seniorcitizen daughter (Ellen Burstyn), she can’t “grow old” with anybody – in this case, Michiel Huisman (Wild and Game of Thrones), whose father (nicely played by Harrison Ford in one of his sharper roles) can’t shake the feeling he knows Adaline, from decades earlier. The narrative, aside from its extra-chatty voiceover narrator, flows in a smooth and breezy manner. One’s acceptance depends upon one’s tolerance for this type of premise wherein a pair of characters harbor a significant, life-changing secret. There’s also a familial coincidence of titanic proportions, but given the engaging performances of Lively and Ford, we’re prone to forgive and play along.

Artificial Life and Death

x Machina is a sci-fi “instant” classic, a wicked brew that took me by cinematic storm: it’s exhilarating, twisted, subversive, shrewd, and disturbing. At a huge Google-esque company, a programmer – Domhnall Gleeson, who recently came to light in Unbroken and About Time – wins the contest to spend a week at the secluded retreat of his boss and CEO (Oscar Isaac, a revelation in Inside Llewyn Davis). Joining them is a female robot (Sweden’s Alicia Vikander), the world’s first artificial intelligence. Furtive and technical complications ensue, as a bond develops between the employee and young lady, much to the alcoholic puppetmaster’s delight. His lovely but austere Asian servant intensifies our intrigue; a spontaneous disco-style dance is both bizarre and uproarious. Director Alex Garland and crew have conjured up a sterile yet dynamic atmosphere fringed with absorbing dialogue and gripping performances. I hadn’t witnessed anything like it and couldn’t look away.

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prosperity based on a vital economy, a just society, and a healthy environment.)

By the Numbers

What is deemed a fair taxation rate has always depended on the particular needs of our country. As in the 1950s, the maximum tax rate of 92 percent under President Eisenhower enabled our freeway system, shot to the moon, and Internet. Today we have as much a need for public investment, caused by such as $2.5 trillion in deferred maintenance of our crumbling infrastructure that is dramatically harming our productive capacity. It matters not that the top one percent pay 45.7 percent of all income taxes, when it is well documented that they have captured 100 percent of the wealth created since the end of the Great Recession. Sincerely, Harlan Green Santa Barbara

In the Running

Dear Sentinel Readers and Esteemed Citizens of Santa Barbara, It is with great eagerness and recent sobriety that I announce my candidacy for president of the United States of America in 2016. Here’s my theory: with enough votes, I can win this thing. Please don’t send your financial contributions – I’m nobody’s whore. Actually, that’s an insult to any sexual prostitutes out there, who at least are getting paid to make love. Politicians are the yucky ones; they get bribed to perform lewd and immoral acts, like making war and draining our savings accounts. I decided I don’t need any money to become president. What for? I’ll campaign from by computer – which I’ve aptly nicknamed “Washington PC.” My goal is to collect 100 million mouse clicks from those who support me. Call these clicks “unofficial votes” if you’d like. They are all I need. Or send me an email and tell me I’m the one! What is my party? Well first of all, let me say that I think the term “political party” sounds like an oxymoron. Politicians can’t dance, and they dress way too conservatively to look like they’re ever having any fun. I don’t need a party; I’m going to do it all by myself. I’m not going to travel around the country. If you want to see what I look like, Google me or check me out on YouTube. You can visit me here in my hometown. Why should I leave? I like Santa Barbara, so this is where my headquarters will be located – on a shady bench down by the beach or in a field of daisies and butterflies in the foothills, with a laptop and beer – and a

pen. You don’t have to register or join an organization to be one of my followers, just sit at my feet and I will tell you parables and sing you folk songs. My qualifications for office are that my hair is very electable. Unlike the current commander-inthief, I will not sign bills into law and make laws to collect bills. No. I will enchant the American people with my wisdom and charisma and rhetoric. Rhetoric means “baloney,” in case you weren’t sure. The important question to ask yourselves as voters is: whose hair is more presidential looking? I am confident that you will agree it is mine. Choose me as your leader and you will hot regret it. I promise. Okay, we can call my party the “The No B.S. Wisdom Party” if you need a name. My platform is wisdom, compassion, common sense, and a sense of humor on all issues – also a lot of paid holidays. Above all, I believe in and promote the truest form of democracy. By that I mean: the most clicks, views, and likes. Please understand, a man of wisdom is not the same as a wise guy. Wise guys at their worst are like mafia hoodlums that will kill anybody to fulfill their own greed. As president, I will make and enforce clear and practical decisions. For example, I will stop calling offense, Defense. Everybody knows the difference. When we bomb and attack other countries, impose sanctions, etc. – that is offense. Defense means bringing all the soldiers home and stationing them in a big circle around the nation, or building a great fort or wall like they had in China with lookout towers that scan the horizon for hostile enemies and other boogie men. As president, I will waive my salary and wave at the girls. I’ll give up the executive perks, such as red carpets, limousines, Air Force 1 – but not those colorful little Ronald Reagan jelly beans. Also, I need a good cheap dentist, if you know one. Occasionally I might require a ride too, or a sofa to crash on. I think the Internet should never be artificially regulated or censored, and suspiciously believe that big bankers are pretty much all like Great White sharks in dark suits. But I still want to keep getting food stamps, thanks. My next letter will outline my views on immigration. I’ll tell you some insightful anecdotes about my time living and working in Mexico as a welcomed stranger but mistrustful gringo from El Norte. I am a citizen of three countries, neither of them is Kenya or Hawaii, and one of them is in fact the state of New Jersey, where I was born. Reasonably priced witnesses exist who can prove this. If you want to scrutinize

every detail of my past, you are welcome to do so. I also had a Muslim roommate at one point. The time for change is yesterday, but now will work also. I believe we are on the verge of a cultural, economic, and political renaissance after the giant crash and devastating collapse of society that (cross your fingers) I pray won’t occur on my watch – a new world of freedom, prosperity, and truth. I hope so, anyway. Peace, justice, and liberty are good ones, too. Sure, “Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll” also deserve reconsideration at this point. I’ll figure that all out later, when I pick my vice president. I know a lot of guys who are good at doing nothing, so that won’t be a hard choice. Please help me in my efforts to rebuild our fine country and bring back legal garage sales and lemonade stands that do not require permits. It will be a challenge. The bad news is I only get eight years, I know. But if you think about it, that’s like eight seasons of Dancing with the Stars, and you’ll be sick of me by then. Thank you for lending me your ears. I owe you, man. Finally, I’d like to say, “God Bless America” (but not everybody else). Text me! Sincerely and patriotically yours, Alan R. Hurst M.A., B.S., MTD, WTF Santa Barbara

Climate Change in the Air

“Current Science” tells us that more than 4.5 billion years of the Earth’s claimed existence there have been many

periods of “Climate change.” There have been many periods of global cooling and global warming, as evidenced by “scientific and geological factors” prior to man’s existence. There have been at least five major ice ages. In recent geological times, there was the “Roman Warm Period” and “Medieval Warm Period”. Were they caused by man and CO2 emissions? Then there was the “Little Ice Age” – what caused it? It ended around 1850 A.D., the beginning of the present warm period. There have been no appreciable temperature changes in the last 18 years. Is it now a “scientific fact” that there will be no more cooling periods, no more ice ages in the future history of the Earth, because of man and CO2 gas emissions? What are the effects of volcanic eruptions, forest and grass fires, plate-tectonic movement, fluctuations of ocean currents, changes in the Earth’s orbit and polar adjustments, variations in the suns energy output and sun storms, and the aging of the earth, as to global cooling and warming? There are some claims that the earth is moving into a cooling period. Who benefits financially and politically from warming and cooling claims? What say you proponents of climate change and/or global warming: is it really your position that the Climate Change Cycle has been halted and that there will never be a period of global cooling or a future ice age? If so, why not? H.T. Bryan Santa Barbara

Observations from Paradise by Genivieve Le Duc

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BY JACQUELYN DE LONGE

Gabrielle Molina, lead teaching artist at the Franklin Elementary Music Program, guides her students through rehearsal before the courtyard performance

Taking a closer look at the people, places, and things that make Santa Barbara so unique. This freelance writer’s credits include newspapers, magazines, and copywriting. When Jacquelyn is not writing, practicing Pilates or yoga, you can find her chasing her two kids and dogs around Santa Barbara. Contact Jacquelyn at www. delongewrites.com

Think iCAN! Think iCAN! Members of the iCAN leadership team: Yvonne Leal, public relations director; Jeffry Walker, executive director; and Xóchitl Tafoya, music program director

n our amazing culture-rich seaside city where art walks are held every month, museums and historic theaters line State Street, and numerous dance, musical, and theatrical performances are held year-round, I was surprised to find that Santa Barbara’s children have been the unfortunate bystanders of bureaucracy. It has been a long time since I was a kid in elementary school, and while I do remember hearing over the years that California’s public schools have made cuts to their programing (usually to the arts) due to limited budgets, I just didn’t realized how much had been cut – all of it. Art and music programs have been removed from almost all public schools, particularly in the neighborhoods of greater need. What a terrifying thought. The next generation missing out on the language of creativity, vital forms of thought process, and personal enrichment and expression. Ten years ago, local philanthropist Jim Kearns, recipient of this year’s HOPE award for his contribution to public education, felt much the same way. After recognizing the discrepancy between arts programing in schools such as Montecito Union School in comparison to Adalente Charter School, he stepped up and created the Incredible Children’s Art Network (iCAN), a nonprofit striving to bring arts education to every child in grades 1-6 despite their economic level. It started simple enough, with anonymous grants given to Adalente Charter for their arts department (Kearns preferred to keep his name out of the spotlight and keep focus on the cause). Within a short amount of time, the foundation blossomed into a beautiful partnership with Santa

Barbara Unified School District. In their agreement, schools contribute private classrooms and iCAN provides the credentialed teachers, assistants, and the art supplies. So successful has the Visual Arts partnership been that iCAN is now established at eight locations thoughout Santa Barbara County. These Title One Schools (classified by at least 40 percent of the students from lowincome homes receiving free or reduced lunch programs) are now able to give these kids, who often go without, a little more. The response to iCAN’s art program has been so positive that they have extended creative education to include a music program with free after-school lessons at two locations, Franklin Elementary and the Westside Neighborhood Center. Keeping students’ grades a priority, iCAN provides a tutor to ensure that homework is completed before the music lessons begins. These intensive tutorials require a serious, signed commitment from the students to participate three hours a day, five days a week, and even sometimes on weekends. Each one of the children who signs on is expected to live up to the program’s high standards – and they have been meeting every mark. This nonprofit is quite clear about what it looks to accomplish: The mission of the Incredibly Children’s Art Network (iCAN) is to bring high quality arts programs to the children of Santa Barbara County, particularly those least likely to receive them. Through sustained, creative learning opportunities that emphasize both artistic excellence and access, iCAN seeks to affect positive social change in the communities it serves. It’s a big undertaking, and so far iCAN has been able to provide services for every child who has applied – and while iCAN

The Sonos Montecito wind quintet of Westmont College: Bethany Stevens, Trey Ferrell, Joanne Kim, Andrea DiMaggio, and Paul Mori

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occasionally uses a waitlist, it has never turned down an eager student. With more than 3,000 children, 40 teachers, and eight locations, the program continues to expand. iCAN’s executive director Jeffry Walker passionately supports the founder’s vision. “We got here by policy, not accident. Now it is about ‘How do we turn the tide?’” By working together with other local institutions, iCAN has been able to secure high-quality guest artists through the support of the MCA and professional mentors via the Santa Barbara Arts Alliance. ICAN’s education extends past the classroom into real life cultural experiences and applications. There are field trips to museums, visiting artists, student exhibitions, and live musical performances. It is a chance for these children to put themselves into the spotlight, learn about professionalism, and gain the confidence necessary to be successful in life.

On the afternoon I attended the student performance at Franklin Elementary, the one-on-one attention these children receives was evident. It was a special day with a visit from the Sonos Montecito wind quintet of Westmont College. Gabrielle Molina, the lead music teacher, helped each of the children run through their pieces. “What note are we starting with?” asked Molina as the nervous students giggled. With a nod, she raised her hands to begin and again asked the question, “What note are we starting with?” A few horns blew off-key and they giggled again. One last time, she raised her hands with a slightly more serious look on her face, and the students rose to the occasion, overcoming their giggles and playing right on key. The four professional musicians of the quintet watched the children rehearse, giving them supportive advice about how proper posture directly

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Carter Cash (June and Johnny’s son) to relate stories about the pioneering 1972 album that came about through McEuen arranging a whirlwind oneweek recording session with the Los Angeles-based NGDB and a whole host of then-Nashville legends. No, it was audience members’ perspective that colored the quality of their experience. Your faithful reporter observed a well-known local bluegrass pioneer and impresario visibly squirming in his seat during McEuen’s schlock-fest of an opening set as the now 68-year-old singer-songwriterbanjoist traced the history of NGDB from its roots as a “California hippied band” through stories, photos and songs mostly drawn from the 1970 Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy album that made Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles” a Top 10 hit and also featured “House at Pooh Corner” a year before Kenny Loggins did his “Sittin’ In” thing with Jim Messina. Said bluegrass fan did not return from intermission. Another longtime local bluegrass stalwart stuck around to the end, but probably wished he hadn’t, as the next day he lambasted the performers for dialing it in and more or less trivializing and making fun of an album that spurred so many to pick up mandolins and guitars and dive into bluegrass. John Carter Cash came off as a goofball, as he more or less took over the postintermission set with the stage patter and musical equivalent of a clueless host showing slides from his most recent family trip. On the other hand, also in the audience was Merle Travis’s daughter, offspring to the country great who actually appeared on Circle. She could barely contain her enthusiasm after the show. And

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coming down on the same side was my companion, who thoroughly enjoyed the pickin’ and grinnin’ and history behind the songs. As for me, well, I had no skin in the game either way other than being a fan of the album from way back when. But having interviewed McEuen a couple of weeks earlier, I knew what to expect. So yeah, it was great to hear “Wildwood Flower” “Keep on the Sunnyside,” “Wreck on the Highway,” “Earl’s Breakdown” and other songs from the three-disc Circle album, ending with the Carter classic title song with photos from the sessions projects on a rear screen. But it wasn’t moving, and the music was barely more than perfunctory. The circle might remain unbroken, but if this show is the only way it’s going to be remembered, you might want to bring it in to check for a bent rim.

Classical Corner

Mid-spring is bringing some major classical concerts our way, beginning with the annual sojourn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic to the Granada for CAMA on May 3, followed by the Santa Barbara debut of the Les Arts Florissants ensemble on May 5 at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. Santa Barbara’s own Quire of Voyces performs at St. Anthony’s Chapel on May 9-10 before CAMA chamber music series hosts violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Lars Vogt at the Lobero on Monday, May 11. Last year’s winners of the Music Academy of the West’s Marilyn Horne Song Competition, soprano Michelle Bradley and pianist Michael Gartner, return to Hahn Hall, the site of their triumphant victories, for a recital on Thursday, May 14, that kicks

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off a three-city tour. It’s back to local outfits for the final two events of the fortnight, as Camerata Pacifica closes out its 25th anniversary concert season with a 19-member strong performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, also at Hahn, and the Santa Barbara Symphony winds up its 2014-15 season with a pair of concerts anchored by Gershwin’s score for Porgy & Bess.

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If there were more than one of me so I could go hear music every night and still, you know, lead an actual life, here’s where you’d find me this week: For the Byrds and Legs of Lamb Right off the bat, there are two good choices that lovers of acoustic music should want to see on this first Sunday of the fortnight. Ex-Byrd Chris Hillman teams up with frequent cohort Herb Petersen for what should be a hit-filled and bluegrassdriven show at the Plaza Playhouse in Carpinteria, while local folkie Randall Lamb opens a four-act bill that SOhO that also features Jamie Green and the emerging duo Lucinda Lane, which pairs arts scribe/guitarist/songwriter Joe Woodard with singer Nicole Lyvoff. That same night, Broadway singer Andrew Samonsky, a native of Ventura, returns to his hometown for a benefit cabaret show at the Rubicon Theater. Juice and Joan Drop(s) in Klezmer Juice, a super-fun band that plays, as their name says, klezmer music, hits SOhO on Monday night, May 4.... Veteran British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading gets down to zero (plus one) with a solo show that’s being billed as part of her last world tour on Wednesday, May 6, at the Lobero. The organic funk-dance party band California Honey Drops return to

SOhO, this time for a two-night stand, on Thursday-Friday, May 7-8. McDonald at the Chumash Former Montecito and Santa Ynez Valley resident Michael McDonald – blessed with a terrific voice and some pretty good songwriting and keyboard skills – plays the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom on Friday night, which has had its capacity temporarily cut to less than 700 but still represents the largest local venue the erstwhile Doobie Brother has appeared at recently as he’s been doing a slew of benefits in recent years (the last being a combined show with Kenny Loggins for SOhO’s 20th anniversary in March. Gettin’ Giddens Saturday, May 8, brings the solo debut of Carolina Chocolate Drops front woman Rhiannon Giddens, who was already something of a self-contained wrecking crew even before steeping out on her own. Sporting a new solo CD with the intriguing name Tomorrow is My Turn, Giddens will play at UCSB’s Cambpell Hall in a concert that was originally billed as a Chocolate Drops gig. Poltz Rate Best bet for Tuesday, May 12, would have to be Steve Poltz, the quirky, funny and ultra-earnest singer-songwriter who used to date Jewel before she got famous. He’ll do his original thing at SOhO. On the Run Back up at the Chumash, it’s REO Speedwagon, the nearly 50-yearold band that had a monster hit back in 1980 with “Keep On Loving You” (from the Hi Infidelity album that spawned three other Top 40 songs, including “Can’t Fight This Feeling”), that takes a trip down memory lane on Thursday, May 14.

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by Elizabeth Rose

I Heart SB is a social experiment in dating and relationships through stories shared with and experienced by a thirty-something living in the Greater Santa Barbara area. All stories herein are based on actual events. Some names, places, and timelines have been altered to preserve anonymity and, most of all, for your reading enjoyment. Submit stories (maximum 700 words) to letters@santabarbarasentinel.com.

The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up

can’t help but think back to my former bachelor life. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family, but at times I miss the freedom. “Eternal bachelor,” they use to say; “Peter Pan syndrome” was another. I can’t lie, it was pretty accurate. It started to unveil when my golden ticket to California arrived. I had been accepted to a residency program at Cedar Sinai in L.A. and I couldn’t get out of my hometown fast enough. I packed my white VW bug with a couple of medical books, a duffle bag of clothes, some Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi cassette tapes, my pet rock, and a leather jacket that had

from interactions I’ve had before. She was a vibrant, petite, professional woman who was fiercely independent, a quality I had missed in the other women I dated. I was intrigued. After lunch, I didn’t see her for a while, but the thought of this Santa Barbara beauty consumed me. As fate would have it, we reconnected a few months later at a friend’s wedding. After many attempts of asking her out, she accepted and not long after we were in love. I had just been transferred to a hospital in Sacramento, so we did the longdistance thing. Years passed and as you can guess, the distance became a hassle

and an ultimatum was given – it was time to get married or part ways. My heart said yes, but my head was on the fence. I went with my heart. Marry we did in front of a small gathering of family and friends. We moved into a big house on the Riviera and have enjoyed the quieter, Santa Barbara life. I never thought my life would end up like this, but I guess who does? Fourteen years later with two kids, a dog, a cat, and a turtle, we are happy. I’m happy. But sometimes, on days like this, I let my mind wander to my life before the white picket fence. I picture the words from my former cautionary tale, the 1931 edition of Peter Pan, a book I used to read like a mantra. The thought of my favorite page makes me smile to this day: “Peter watched through the open window. It made him somewhat wistful. But never wistful enough to change his mind. He was Peter Pan, he would stay Peter Pan, the boy who would never grow up.” I close my eyes and breathe in deep. In my heart of hearts, this will always be me.

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Twenty-years of the bachelor life suited me fine, and I thought I would be the single guy forever. Then one afternoon at the Coral Casino changed everything. become second skin. My eyes were set on the West, and there was no turning back. California suited me well and I loved my job. I was top resident in my class and made friends quickly. My roommate and I lived in a penthouse in Beverly Hills and threw raging parties people still talk about today – Playboy playmates were not uncommon to see. The girls came and went, though I was always upfront: I am not a “relationship guy” – words women loathe to hear. It had become a running joke. My roommate even presented me with the ultimate badge of bachelorhood: a framed, 1931 edition of Peter Pan, which hung in our entry way as a cautionary tale for all who entered. To them, I was a boy who would never grow up. Twenty-years of the bachelor life suited me fine, and I thought I would be the single guy forever. Then one afternoon at the Coral Casino changed everything. I met Leslie at a lunch for a mutual friend, poolside at the Coral Cafe. She didn’t seem to like me at first, which was a huge departure

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by Christina Enoch

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Anne Rizzoli, manager Nick Sullberg, chef Tony Manzanares. Nick has been with the restaurant nine years, and Tony for 30.

anta Barbara food scene is quite complex and competitive. There are a lot of restaurants that come and go. Many times I see it coming, but others surprise; I cried over Blue Tavern, Pace, and Arlington Tavern. But there is one restaurant that has been around for 35 years, off the beaten path: Louie’s. I met the owner, lovely Anne Rizzoli, at Dailey Method – my favorite place to align and lengthen the body. Positive and safe energy from all the ladies at the studio. (It’s mostly women, but men are welcomed!) Thank you, Anne for reintroducing Louie’s to me. It sits at the corner of De La Vina and Sola street, sharing a charming Victorian building with Upham Hotel (but it runs separately). Quaint, quiet, and cozy. Anne says, “We are not one of those hipster, trendy restaurants. No bone marrow, sea urchin foam here. But we are the longest-standing restaurant in town, and we want to keep it this way.” Just the way I like it – tasty food and

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.

endearing service. That explains a neverending line of regulars. We started out with crabmeat dumplings. Wow, lots of crabmeat is packed in there. “We don’t want you to go home hungry.” She reveals a big smile. Their portions are generous. At some restaurants, you pay a considerable amount for food and still feel hungry.

Crab meat dumplings with a sun-dried tomato and artichoke cream sauce

Tomato, Gorgonzola, red onions, basil, and pine nuts

Not at Louie’s. The Caesar salad was one of the best I had. The heavier on anchovies, the better. I will take this salad over a kiss in a heartbeat. Sautéed local sea bass with wild mushroom risotto and saffron cream sauce was one of the best fish dishes I’ve ever had. Chef Tony Manzanares has been with the restaurant for 35 years. So go figure, he’s got it down. (I already made a reservation for this year’s Thanksgiving here. Chef Tony has been making that the perfect turkey dinner for three

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decades.) Their most famous dish – rack of lamb – came with garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed seasonal veggies. Tenderly cooked, perfectly seasoned, lean, and it doesn’t taste gamey. Even if you don’t see it on menu, order it. I see a lady who sits on the table across from us with a rack of lamb and glass of wine. Perfection. We finished our meal strong with Banana a la Louie, custard-filled puff pastry with caramelized bananas. Come little early, take a glass of wine,

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walk around their garden. It’s a Santa Barbara gem. Stop by with girlfriends, boyfriends, husbands, wives, parents, a big group. Louie’s is the best-kept secret in Santa Barbara. Now, who is Louie? And where is

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he? He was one of the original owners’ dog. He passed away many years ago, but they still keep the framed photo of Louie in the restaurant. The patio is

dog-friendly and Anne donates to ASAP (Animal Shelter Assistance Program) and Dawg every year. Makes me adore this place even more.

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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.

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Julian’s wish is to have “big ears”

“Julian was born with Bilateral Microtia and Atresia, a congenital birth defect that affects approximately one in 25,000 live births. Both of his external ears, ear canals and much of his innerear anatomy did not develop in utero, resulting in moderate to severe hearing loss. However, those details vanished immediately when I reached out to take my son in my arms for the first time.”

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orry, we don’t know what it is, but something is wrong with your baby…” These are not the words any parent wants to hear as they lie helplessly in a dark, cold room, upon an uncomfortable table at 30 weeks pregnant, as an ultrasound technician pokes and prods at your swollen baby belly. But this is exactly what happened to Lisa Veit as her husband, Dan, crouched at her side, holding her hand as they both stared unblinkingly into the fuzzy black-and-white screen, at the miracle of their unborn child within Lisa’s uterus. The baby seemed to respond to every torturous push and pull, as the visibly

shaken technician tried new angle after next that her textbooks had taught her, to no avail – as the baby’s tiny hands covered its ears, hiding a secret. “Julian was full of surprises before he was even born. My husband and I were not even sure if our first baby would be a boy or a girl. But our most anticipated surprise (the one that we worried about for weeks before he arrived), was what our child’s face would look like. You see, at our 30-week ultrasound, something looked off around Julian’s ears, but since he covered his ears with his hands during each of the remaining ultrasounds to try to determine the problem, we had no idea what we were facing.

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To stay developmentally comparable, he is obligated to work much harder than most kids, but it has never diminished his zest for life. As a six-year-old now, Julian has been asking for big ears. Our son is proof that when we powerfully combine our intention, attention, and focus, miracles explode all around. After reviewing his CT scan, Julian’s surgeon determined that he would be a candidate to undergo atresia surgery to create ear canals and restore his hearing in both ears! So, not only will Julian receive his wish of big ears, but also he will be able to hear without the use of a device of his head. We are still in shock, and super giddy, but mostly thrilled for our boy.”

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Lisa’s enthusiasm is catching on, and Julian is ready to work with reconstructive surgeons to not only create external ears, but to restore internal hearing as well. His wish entails three surgeries, totaling $150k. These are not covered by insurance, as they are deemed cosmetic. But with the power of an amazing nonprofit called Look At Us Alliance, a 501(c)(3), which sheds light and awareness on children with craniofacial differences, they are proud to launch their non-profit organization through Cheers to Ears, and simultaneously support Julian in his quest for “Big Ears”, with all proceeds funding his surgeries. The Cheers to Ears Event, a live and silent auction, will be held from 4-7 pm on Sunday, May 31, at Cabana Home (111 Santa Barbara Street) in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. With local wine by Hilliard Bruce Winery and many more on auction, Farm-fresh food compliments of The Lark, (Julian’s awesome dad, Dan, just happens to be a well-known and loved sommelier at The Lark), with live acoustic music and some of the greatest bid items up for auction from our supportive community and beyond. As a mother, my heart hurts at the thought of Lisa and Dan’s journey with Julian, and I know how much strength they have as a family unit to get through the next year of surgeries. They will not shy away from this challenge or any other that life may throw them. Those ears would be a dream come true, so this is why Julian will have big ears – there is no question in my mind, and I will do everything in my power to help them, wouldn’t you?

For more information on how you can help, donate, or contribute items to Cheers to Ears Event for Julian, go to lookatus.org or contact Jennifer Williams at jen@lookatus.org and (805) 252-4315 or Lisa Veit at lisamveit@gmail.com

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