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Ellen DeGeneres’s Villa di Lemma home obtainable for cool $45 million, p. 6

ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 22 • MOVIE GUIDE, P. 39 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 45

ICE IN PARADISE

The Central Coast’s premier ice skating rink invites one and all to U.S. National Sled Hockey Team exhibition match in Goleta this weekend (story on page 28)

With a Song in His Heart

Duplex Debacle

With less bureaucratic red tape to get through, could Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) take over Montecito? We have all the details of the new state mandates, and what it means for our seaside town. p.12

Montecito’s favorite pianist has a 4,000-song repertoire; Gil Rosas will be playing a few of them at the Marjorie Luke on Saturday, p.44

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 On The Water Front Bob Hazard praises MWD board of directors, reviews water rationing’s dangers and economics, and examines where and how more water will surface 6 Montecito Miscellany Ellen Degeneres’s house flipping; SB Polo Club director; author Sharon Stockwell; Cheryl Strayed talks Oprah; Bank & Trust’s Janet Garufis; Providence School’s forum; Gwyneth’s New York penthouse; SB Symphony; St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Beverley Jackson; The Gallery; stadium fundraiser; UCSB Arts & Lectures; Katy Perry’s profits; and farewell to David Rockefeller 8 Letters to the Editor Joe Atwill disputes Ray Winn’s column; Alma Reese Gray on MWD; James Buckley’s thoughts about Brilliant; Edo McGowan out of Africa; H.T. Bryan on news; and Robert Winthrop’s take on health care 10 This Week MBAR meets; Knit ‘N Needle; kindergarten orientation; mental health lecture; The New Yorker; meditation at library; treasure hunt; SB Music Club; author Frank Hotchkiss at Tecolote; yoga on pier; YMCA Splash Week; Mary Lee Emard at library; Summerland yoga; libraries closed; Transition House fundraiser; “A Thousand Words” exhibit; Cooking Up Dreams; plant sale; prayer retreat; tea dance; Women of Inspiration luncheon; MFPD schedule; art classes; brain fitness; Story Time; talking Italian; farmers market; Cars & Coffee; and speaking French Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 12 Village Beat All about ADUs; shoplifting on Coast Village Road; and Montecito teen to speak at prestigious dinner 14 Seen Around Lynda Miller chronicles CALM’s authors luncheon at the Fess Parker; Gloria Steinem at the Orfalea Foundation Downtown Center; and SB Yacht Club 22 Brilliant Thoughts One might be the loneliest number, but as Ashleigh Brilliant explains, it’s worthy of being his favorite (number-one) numeral 28 In Other News James Buckley reports on Goleta’s skating rink, Ice in Paradise, which welcomes the U.S. Paralympic National Sled Hockey Team; jeweler Bob Bryant; Jessye Norman estate; and police reports include mail theft 31 On Entertainment Steven Libowitz interviews singer Jack Jones prior to his Lobero show; guitarist Chris Fossek at Four Seasons; and Adam Phillips discusses Folk Orchestra of SB 38 Legal Advertising 39 Movie Guide 42 Calendar of Events Shen Yun at Granada; Alhecama Theater hosts dream shows; SB Music Club; Idomeneo at Hahn Hall; The Mastersons and Mike Stinson; illusionists in Carpinteria; Ojai hosts Bill Harley; Bahia Magia Dance Company; Twilight Zone takes Center Stage; Breakthrough Performance workshop; Masterworks with Mozart; and Danish orchestra 44 Celebrate Aging Hattie Beresford sings the praises of Santa Barbara pianist Gil Rosas, who will receive the “Spirit of Successful Aging Award” from the Center for Successful Aging 45 Real Estate View What’s simmering on the market? Michael Phillips gauges the temperature – chiefly the Heat Index score – which is 46 percent higher than last year’s at this point Open House Directory 46 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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ON THE WATER FRONT

by Bob Hazard Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club

When All Else Fails...Do the Right Thing

udos to the board of directors of Montecito Water District (MWD) who this week voted to temporarily suspend water rationing penalties for its customers, a punitive policy that has been in place since February 21, 2014. Water use in excess of artificial allocations will no longer be subjected to a penalty premium of $30 per HCF (hundred cubic feet) billing unit, increasing to $45 per HCF for both the second and all subsequent violations during a water year. MWD Board members are not doing the easy thing, but they are doing the right thing in a water year where California is having its wettest year since record-keeping began in 1895.

The History of Water Rationing

When water rationing allocations were hurriedly enacted in February 2014, the headline in the MWD water newsletter warned that without immediate implementation of rationing, Montecito would run out of water by July that year. That potential disaster was averted when sufficient water was purchased and imported to alleviate the purported shortage. Since February 2014, water rationing and its severe penalties have remained with us for the last 36 months. MWD has been unique; we were the only water district in all of California with a mandatory rationing program, plus an emergency water surcharge to force voluntary conservation.

Rationing Distorts the Marketplace

Flaws in the rationing system have been apparent since its inauguration. A rationing allocation system based on an indoor household allocation of 4 to 6 HCF (hundred cubic feet) billing units, plus an outdoor landscaping allocation,

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The EV Future is Now

ay Winn’s recent article (“Paying for Your Neighbor’s Car”, MJ #23/9) contained, in my opinion, a number of inaccuracies and omissions that as a happy EV owner I wish to correct. First, it takes umbrage with the subsidies given to promote the electric car but neglected to mention that the global fossil fuel industry receives enormous subsidies; for example, $4.9 trillion worldwide in 2013 and $5.3 trillion in 2015 or 6.5% of global GDP in both years. Perhaps if the fossil fuel oligarchs would give up their yearly subsidy of 6.5% of global GDP, the EV makers also would give up their .001% and we would then have a level playing field. The article’s subsidy myopia reached a crescendo when it attacked GM’s EV (electric vehicle) the Volt as a deadbeat stating that: “GM lost money on every Volt sold. That means the taxpayers lost money on every Volt sold.” In fact, GM was bailed out in 2009, the year before the Volt entered the marketplace, and between 2010 and 2014 the model was only .006% of all cars GM sold. In other words, 99.4% of the cars GM sold were gas-guzzlers. They were the real beneficiary’s of GM’s bailout by U.S. taxpayers. The insinuation that a large fraction of electricity that an EV uses comes from coal-burning plants is also incorrect. The vast majority of electric cars (over 80%) operate in states with very low coal grids like California, Washington, and New York. Natural gas and renewable sources are replacing coal-fired plants nationwide. The equation used to calculate the overall “carbon footprint” of the EV has an even greater error, in that it

uses the rate of efficiency from a prior generation of technology. The modern “combined cycle” generators that are widely used in California are 60% efficient. Moreover, the calculation did not include the fact that over 20% of California’s electricity comes from renewable resources and therefore that fraction of the state’s electricity has a carbon footprint of 0%. That percentage is scheduled to increase to 50% by 2030. Thus, a good estimate for the wellto-wheel “carbon footprint efficiency” for EV users in Santa Barbara, for example, is over 50%. Individuals with solar panels have efficiency substantially higher, approaching 95%. So, what’s a typical well-to-wheel efficiency number for a typical conventional car? The article does not give any supporting data or define its terms but stated that their fuel efficiency is “between 14 and 30%”. However, I suspect that this wide range includes plug-in hybrids, which are highly efficient simply because they use electric engines much of the time. For example, the Toyota Prius Plugin Hybrid’s fuel economy rating is 95 miles per gallon in its all-electric or EV mode but has only a combined city/highway rating of 50 mpg when in “gas only” hybrid mode. Also incorrect is the statement that: “the modern non-electric, pure gasoline-powered vehicle has about the same overall efficiency and about the same pollution as an all-electric car when one takes into consideration all the factors.” Regarding pollution, it is obvious that driving an EV results in cleaner air and less noise pollution than gas vehicles.

Regarding efficiency, it actually takes more electricity to produce the gasoline to drive the average gas-driven car 100 miles, than it does to drive an electric car 100 miles. When you consider how much electricity is needed to extract oil, refine it, and transport gasoline to the end user, it comes to between 5 and 10 kWh per gallon of gas. Oil too expensive to extract Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk likes to present this fact as follows: “You have enough electricity to power all the cars in the country if you stop refining gasoline. You take an average of five kilowatt hours to refine one gallon of gasoline, something like the Model S can go 20 miles on five kilowatt hours.” Thus the concern that the EV will stress the grid is misplaced; the EV will extend its life. The amount the article claims that a Santa Barbara EV user pays for his or her electricity is also incorrect. In fact, most of us EV owners use “time of use” meters and charge our cars during off peak hours for .10/kwh. Also not mentioned is the amount EV owners pay for tune-ups, oil changes, brake pad replacements, engine repairs, and smog certificates in the cost comparison. The amount is easy to overlook since it is $0. Compare that to the average yearly service cost

of a gas car. The claim that the “physics is not promising” that even more efficient batteries will be developed is obviously incorrect. To cite just one of over a dozen promising examples: John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium li-on battery that now powers everything from phones to EVs, has a new solid-state battery prototype that holds three times more energy than the li-on. Goodenough and his team also say the new battery, which replaces a liquid electrolyte with glass, would charge quickly, never explode, and perform well at low temperatures that cripple today’s batteries. Finally, to help achieve its stated goal of making the “EV go away”, the article jumped the shark and subtly conjured up the image of terrorist boogeymen wiping out a naïve EV family; ”think of the battery going dead in the middle of a dark country road with the family in tow.” Oh, my! I can only hope that readers will recover their sang-froid and remember that gas cars not only run out of gas on dark country roads, but also often break down, something that EVs rarely do. How rarely? Out of 35,000 Nissan LEAF’s sold in Europe, just 0.01%, or 3 units total, have ever failed.

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This Week in and around Montecito

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 Opening Reception MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery hosts opening reception for new exhibit, “A Thousand Words”, featuring Rick Doehring, Patricia Post, and Tom Post. Curated by Jan Ziegler. When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 132 Santa Barbara Street Info: 963-1411

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, MARCH 23 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

California’s mental health system for nearly four decades, will be the featured speaker for the March NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Southern Santa Barbara County meeting, hosted by the Mental Wellness Center. He will consider how the Trump administration’s proposed American Health Care Act would change the future of mental health services and discuss advocacy efforts to protect services. A Q&A session will follow the presentation, and Spanish translation will be available. When: 6:30 pm for coffee and dessert; program begins at 7 pm Where: Mental Wellness Center, Fellowship Club, 617 Garden Street Info: rwinner@mentalwellnesscenter. org

Kindergarten Orientation Join school administrators, teachers, and the PTA to learn more about the exciting programs offered at Montecito Union School. Hear about the school’s focus on thinking, developing a love of reading, diverse enrichment activities, and more. There will be an opportunity to get any questions answered you have about kindergarten at MUS. Students being registered for kindergarten must be age 5 on or before September 1. Children who turn 5 after September 2 and before December 2 are eligible for a transitional kindergarten option. When: 6 pm open house in kindergarten classrooms; 6:30 pm information session in auditorium Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: www.montecitou.org

Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker. When: 7:30 to 9 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

Political Impact on Local Mental Health Services Rusty Selix, J.D., a mental health advocate and policy expert in

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FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Happiness & Meditation An interactive and experiential stress-buster session where participants will have the opportunity to experience energizing breathing technique and relaxing meditation; experience alertness and relaxation at the same time. No experience in breathing exercises or meditation is required. When: noon to 12:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy-five vendor stalls will

overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including jewelry, furniture, housewares, clothing, books, toys, and much more. When: 8 am Where: 965 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free Book Signing at Tecolote Playing With Fire is a passionate story about a Madison Avenue executive who mistakenly falls in love with a much younger woman. As his life unfolds, he begins to learn in ways that otherwise would have been impossible. The author, Frank Hotchkiss, who is also a Santa Barbara City councilman, will sign

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copies of the book at Tecolote Book Store today. When: 3 to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Yoga on the Pier Join in for a donation yoga class on Stearns Wharf (just outside of the Sea Center). Led by Power of Your Om’s Adrienne Smith, this 60-minute all-levels class will be a great start to your day. Free parking first 90 minutes. Please bring a mat and layered clothing. When: 8:30 am Where: Stearns Wharf on Cabrillo Blvd. Cost: donations go to benefit Unite to Light MONDAY, MARCH 27 Splash Week The Montecito Family YMCA is preparing for young swimmers and non-swimmers to dive in to its 24th annual Splash Week, March 2731, as well as explore the Y’s allnew swim curriculum that launches April 3. In partnership with the City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreational Department, Splash Week will offer children ages 5-13 with a fun and engaging week that includes five 30-minute lessons with certified instructors. When: Splash Week lessons are at 4 pm, 4:30 pm, 5 pm, and 5:30 pm, March 27-31 Where: 591 Santa Rosa Lane Cost: Registration is $15, and financial assistance is available Info: 969-3288 TUESDAY, MARCH 28

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Spring Native Plant Sale Today marks the beginning of a month-long plant sale at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. This year’s sale showcases the largest inventory of native plants on the Central Coast with 5,000 plants and 400 varieties available for purchase. Some highlights of this year’s sale will be multiple varieties of manzanita, Ceanothus, sage, coyote mint, and SBBG’s newest introduction, Senecio “Silver and Gold” from Guadalupe Island. Home gardeners will have the opportunity to view a wide assortment of California native plants blooming in displays and exhibits throughout the garden. While shopping for plants, customers can take advantage of the expert advice of garden staff and volunteers. Throughout the month of April, the garden is also offering special gardening classes for novices through experts. When: today through April 30, 9 am to 5 pm Where: 1212 Mission Canyon Road

THURSDAY, MARCH 30 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, MARCH 31 Libraries Closed All Santa Barbara County libraries are closed for Cesar Chavez Day. Transition House Fundraiser The 20th annual Mad Hatter Luncheon will take place at the Fess Parker Resort. By popular demand, the professional troupe “Hollywood Revisited” will be back to entertain with songs, dances, and authentic costumes from the movies of the 1930s and 1940s. The public is invited to bid on silent auction items, have lunch, and enter to win one of the grand prizes. Attendees are encouraged to don hats and festive attire to celebrate the theme. The event benefits Transition House, which is dedicated to solving family homelessness in the Santa Barbara community by offering shelter, housing, and effective anti-poverty services to motivated families that strive for a better life. When: bidding starts at 11 am; lunch is at noon Where: 633 East Cabrillo Blvd. Cost: $125 per person Info: 687-4832 Cooking Up Dreams Family Service Agency is hosting the 3rd annual fundraiser and chef competition at the Fess Parker. Celebrity judges and up to 300 guests will taste entries prepared by each chef and vote on the top dish for the People’s Choice and Judge’s Awards. Guests will also enjoy complimentary wine, music by DJ Scott Topper, an extensive silent and live auction, premium photo booth experience by RUMOR Photo Media, and much more. When: 6:30 to 10 pm Where: 633 East Cabrillo Blvd. Info & Tickets: www. cookingupdreams.org 23 – 30 March 2017

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negative implications for traffic and density issues,” Cung said, adding that he believes the legislation is better suited for larger, denser cities, and not a semi-rural community such as Montecito. Cung said his firm is already in the process of designing ADUs for three different properties in Montecito. “And we are only one firm!” he said. “The floodgates are going to open, I’m sure!” Historically, detached secondary residential units (with kitchens) in residential zones in Montecito were only permissible on properties of at least five acres; an attached unit (think cordoning off a master bedroom and bath, and adding a kitchenette and exterior entrance) was permissible on a lot of at least 7,000 sq. ft. Now, a secondary unit (a.k.a. ADU) is permissible regardless of the lot size, according to the county staff report, which was released last week. The report outlines a summary of the major changes to the development standards that the MPC will review this week. They are as follows: Lot area requirements: As mentioned, the existing development standards require an attached ADU may only be located on a lot of 7,000 sq. ft. or more; detached ADU requires

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new academy director. Jeff Scheraga and his wife, Naima, come to the impeccably manicured Carpinteria club from Gilroy, 70 miles south of San Francisco, where he taught intercollegiate and interscholastic polo, and manages a string of 14 school horses that won Best String in the Western Interscholastic regional prelim. He is moving to our Eden by the Beach with his equine herd next month and will be coaching neophytes with lessons in the club arena and on the grass, as well as camps for adults and youth. Jeff, 31, was born and raised in New York by his parents, Danny and Janet Scheraga, having been heavily involved with the sport for more than four decades. He played on the Cornell University interscholastic team and went on to an exciting college polo career at the University of Connecticut, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. “Jeff will be a great asset to the club given his extraordinary equestrian skills,” says polo manager Melanja Jones. “He has taken many horses from the track and trained them into seasoned ponies, as well as working with horses that have troubled pasts.” Long may he rein. Hills and Thrills Montecito author Sharon Stockwell has just launched the hotly anticipated follow-up to her 2012 novel, The Hill Baron’s Kitchen, a sweeping historical saga set prior to World War II and ending in the early ‘90s. The second issue in the trilogy, The Hills Are Talking, which follows up on the principal character Paco, who supplied the great chefs of the grand mansions built on Montecito’s hillsides in the 1920s. “We are once again drawn back into an irresistible love story, following Paco through the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s,” says Sharon. “His adventures are filled with mystery, romance, art, architecture, and, of course, culinary extravagance. It’s a delicious banquet

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of gourmet food and wine.” This latest edition took Sharon three years to write. “The art of creating a fictional family saga novel requires large amounts of endurance, imagination, and planning to say nothing of extensive research. “I loved the many hours exploring areas of the Italian countryside and the rich visual elements of Florence as Paco, my hero, travels to study art at the legendary academy. I hopefully have invented a complex universe of colorful characters, each caught up with their emotions, desires, fears, and goals.” Sherry, an eighth-generation descendent of Thomas Jefferson, noted for reviving the landmark Old Masini Adobe in Montecito, is now working on the third and final book in the trilogy, Hilltops, which will conclude the extraordinary story in the year 1992. In Garufis We Trust To mark its 42nd anniversary, Montecito Bank & Trust hosted an anniversary grants reception at its imposing State Street headquarters when president and CEO, Janet Garufis, who was recently named Woman of the Year by the Santa Barbara Foundation, handed out checks worth $20,000 to 10 local charities. Along with the checks, the nonprofits also received a short video, professionally produced by cable giant Cox to promote their work. Employees of the bank, which has

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Big Apple Core Montecito’s newest celebrity resident Gwyneth Paltrow, 44, and her ex, Coldplay rocker Chris Martin, 39, have at last sold their Manhattan penthouse. After a year on the market and more than a $4.25-million price cut, the former couple’s upscale Tribeca – Triangle Below Canal – digs finally went into contract last week. The posh pad was re-listed last month at the reduced price of $9.995 million. It was originally listed at $14.25 million a year ago after their 2014 “conscious uncoupling.” The tony twosome originally bought the 3,892-sq.-ft. apartment, with an expansive 500 sq.-ft. terrace, for $5.146 million in 2007.

Symphony No. 10 in E minor wrapping the entertaining program. Jackson Faction Society doyenne Beverley Jackson hosted a St. Patrick’s Day dinner at her Montecito home with guests gobbling down traditional corned beef and cabbage, while quaffing wine and black velvets, a delightful concoction of champagne and Guinness, a libation I was first introduced to by Madame Taittinger of the French bubbly dynasty at a reception at Claridges in London in the ‘70s.

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A birthday surprise with guests Erin Graffy, hostess Beverley Jackson, John Mitchell, King Straus, Mary Jane Buchanan, for birthday honoree Susie Mitchell, and Steve Buchanan (photo by Priscilla)

Four Score Spring was celebrated in splendid fashion when the Santa Barbara Symphony, led by Nir Kabaretti, performed a cracking concert of Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons with accomplished Russian violinist Philippe Quint, a multi-Grammy nominee. Peripatetic Quint, playing a 1708 Ruby Stradivarius, studied at Juilliard in New York and trained under the likes of Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, and Masao Kawasaki. His playing was quite impeccable and immensely entertaining, rightly earning him a standing ovation. The thoroughly enjoyable evening wrapped with Astor Piazzolla’s 1968 work The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, with decided tango overtones, with Haydn’s Clock symphony in D major in between. A delightful triple-decker. At His Fingertips Four days earlier at the Granada, it was time for the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, under veteran conductor Nokolay Alexeev, to be in the spotlight in an encore performance, part of CAMA’s international series. The 135-year-old orchestra, Russia’s oldest, last played in our tony town six years ago in another Community Arts Music Association concert. American pianist Garrick Ohlsson, who last performed here at the Lobero a few years back, was in fine form for Brahm’s concerto No. 1 in D minor, with Shostakovich’s volcanic

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based solely on parcel size, has created inequities. Originally intended to punish habitual water hogs, the system instead rewarded those 550 to 1,000 customers with private wells who receive the same landscaping allocation based on equal-sized parcels as those without wells. Water customers in Riven Rock, parts of Mountain Drive, and elsewhere who have their own private water companies receive the same allocation based only on parcel size. Still other large users drained revenues from MWD by buying water from roving tanker trucks to avoid penalties. Worst of all, rationing, with its $10.4 million in penalty payments collected since early 2014, has morphed into a “leak payment” system where homeowners, many of whom are absentee owners or international travelers, return home to find a broken valve and a water bill for thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in leak penalties. Even when a customer has been well below the penalty fee rate for the entire year, a one-month leak incurs the water charge and the dreaded penalty.

Other Dangers of Mandatory Rationing

There are reasons why no other water district in California has resorted to mandatory rationing. Running a water department long-term on anything other than the sale of water is dangerous and addictive. MWD customers will be receiving an automatic jump in both water meter charges and water rates of 7.4% in July 2017, followed by a funded but not yet completed Cost of Service/Rate Study, in late 2017, which undoubtedly will recommend still higher charges.

Economics of Rationing Penalties

It is clear that MWD has to get back into the business of selling more water and not losing revenue to water pirates plying the streets of Montecito, or to well-diggers tapping into a distressed groundwater basin. Water sales for the 2016/17 water year may not even hit the 3,400 AFY annual budget, given the record rainfall this winter. With rationing, MWD customers have clearly learned how to conserve. With winter wetness this year, water usage in December, January, and February has plunged from 607 AF used last year to 332 AF used this year, a 45% decline. Penalty fee revenue collected since July 1, 2016, is running behind last year and behind budget.

Potential Economic Gain from Suspending Rationing and Selling More Water

Without rationing, MWD may be able to increase its water sales by 1,200 AFY from 3,400 AFY to 4,600 AFY in the 2017/18 water year. Doing so would drop an additional $5.2 million in revenue into MWD coffers ($3.4 million in water sales at $6.42 per HCF, plus another $1.8 million in emergency drought surcharges at $3.45 per HCF). Annual water sales of 4,600 AF would still be well below the 5,945 AFY sold in 2012/13 water year, or the even greater 6,518 AFY sold in 2007/2008.

Where Will Additional 1,200 AFY of MWD Water Supply Come from?

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At the beginning of this fiscal year in July 2016, the MWD water allocation from State Table A Water was at 20% of the 3,000 AFY annual allotment, or some 600 AFY. Currently, the state has promised that a 60% allocation or 1,800 AFY in 2017 is achievable. Prospects for an 80% allocation of state water, or 2,400 AFY in the coming year are possible. Three months ago, the amount of water for MWD coming from rainfall at Lake Cachuma was zero. Today, with Cachuma half-full, MWD may get 1,060 AFY in the current and coming year. Same story at Jameson Lake. Zero allocation in 2016/17. Now, perhaps another 1,000 AFY. If all else fails, purchased supplemental water should be more plentiful and less expensive than at any time in the last five years. Is the drought over? No, but since October 1, California has been soaked by some 30 atmospheric rivers dropping an average of more than 28 inches of rain compared to an historic average of 15.5 inches for the state. Locally, we have progressed from “Exceptional” to “Extreme,” to “Severe” to “Moderate” drought. In northern California in the High Sierras, Squaw Valley ski slopes have received 623 inches of snow (that’s more than 51 feet) so far this season, a record. Squaw Valley’s average season snowfall is 450 inches. The Sierra snowpack stands at 178% of normal as of last week with more on the way. Skiing is expected to extend to July 4, a record that may not happen again for another century. Goleta has dropped its drought from “Stage 3” to “Stage 2,” allowing landscaping water to be turned on twice a week. The City of Santa Barbara is about to suspend its ban on lawn watering. The move by MWD to sell a little more water makes not only dollars, but also good common sense. •MJ • The Voice of the Village •

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a minimum of five acres. The proposed ordinance amendments delete these requirements, as the state legislation does not include minimum lot area requirements for areas not in the Coastal Zone, with the potential exception of vacant lots. Floor area limits: The existing ordinance restricts the size of an ADU based on the property’s lot size: detached ADUs on properties more than five acres may only be 1,000 sq. ft. The proposed amendments delete the existing maximum floor area restrictions and require that an attached ADU may not exceed 50 percent of the existing legal living area of the principal dwelling, with a maximum of 1,200 sq. ft. A detached ADU may not exceed 1,200 sq. ft. Parking: The existing ordinance requires that one additional parking space be provided for each sleeping room in the ADU, and that the parking space may be located in the side and rear setbacks of the property if setback requirements cannot be met. The proposed amendments allow local jurisdictions to require the additional parking space for each sleeping room, but there are exemptions: additional parking would not be required if the ADU is developed within an existing one-family dwelling or accessory structure that is already built, if the ADU is located within a half-

mile from a bus stop or public transit center, or if the ADU is located in an architecturally and historically significant district. There are a few other parking exemptions listed in the staff report. As the staff report reads, this means that additional parking is only required if the ADU is built on a property that does not currently have an accessory structure in which to develop it. The state legislation allows the parking requirement to be fulfilled via tandem parking, and parking in the side and rear setback if necessary and deemed safe. And, parking requirements for the principal dwelling are as follows: “When a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is converted or demolished in conjunction with the construction of an ADU, any replacement parking spaces required to satisfy the parking requirement for the principal dwelling may be provided in as covered spaces, uncovered spaces, or tandem spaces, or by the use of mechanical automobile parking lifts,” the staff report reads. Other structures: The existing ordinance states that an ADU may not be built on a lot in addition to a guesthouse or similar structure. The proposed amendments keep this point: if an ADU has been approved on a lot, a

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County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors

by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Establishment of a Non-personal Medical Cannabis Cultivation Registry Program

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Board Hearing Room Fourth Floor 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M.

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to consider the following: a) b) c) d)

Receive a presentation and file a report on the “Establishment of a Non-personal Medical Cannabis Cultivation Registry Program”; Accept and establish a registry program; and/or Provide additional direction to staff as maybe required; and Find that the proposed actions are an administrative activity of the County, which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment and is therefore not a “project” as defined for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under state CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5).

Please see the posted agenda and staff report available on March 30, 2017, under the hearing date, at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. The Board of Supervisors meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Board. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak on the project. Remote testimony can also be given at the Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the County Clerk at sbcob@co.santa-barbara.ca.us. For additional information, please contact deputy county executive officer, Dennis Bozanich at: Email: dbozanich@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-568-3400 Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240.

If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board prior to the public hearing.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Nonmedical Marijuana Interim Urgency Ordinance Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Board Hearing Room Fourth Floor 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to consider the following: a) Adopt the Nonmedical Marijuana Interim Urgency Ordinance in which the County shall not permit or allow, or process applications for, land use entitlements for any activities associated with the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), or for outdoor cultivation, in all land use categories within the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County (Case No. 17ORD-00000-00004). b) Determine that the Nonmedical Marijuana Interim Urgency Ordinance is not subject to the requirements of CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) as it has no potential for causing a significant impact on the environment, and 15308 as a regulatory action that will protect the environment. c) Direct staff to return to the Board of Supervisors on May 2, 2017, with a written report describing the measures taken to alleviate the conditions which led to the adoption of the Nonmedical Marijuana Interim Urgency Ordinance (Government Code section 65858(d)), and to consider an extension of the Nonmedical Marijuana Interim Urgency Ordinance for 22 months and 15 days (Government Code section 65858(b)). Please see the posted agenda and staff report available on March 30, 2017, under the hearing date, at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. The Board of Supervisors meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Board. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak on the project. Remote testimony can also be given at the Betteravia Government Center, 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the County Clerk at sbcob@co.santa-barbara.ca.us. For additional information, please contact the project planner, Jessica Metzger at: Email: jmetzger@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-568-3532 Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the Board meeting. For information about these services please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240. If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Board prior to the public hearing.

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am not at all mathematically inclined – which may help to explain why my favorite number is not something abstruse, such as “PI,” or zero, or even Infinity, but the simplest one available – just good old one. You may remember a sort of counting song called “Green Grow the Rushes” (whose popularity, incidentally, among American troops, at the time of our war with Mexico, is said to explain the derivation of the Mexican term for Americans: Gringos.) As with “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” The song keeps adding to the number of listed items, and then, with each verse, going backward through the numbers, to terminate with “One is One and all alone, and ever more shall be so.” That’s the whole story, right there. One really is all alone, and has to be. You can multiply it, or divide it, by itself as many times as you like, and you’ll still come up with nothing but one. No other number (unless you consider zero a number) can make that claim. But the irony is (if mathematics is allowed to be ironical) that ONE is really the only number there is. All the other numbers are merely collections of ones. So there he sits, poor Mr. One – all alone in his infinite multiplicity. It must be this magical property that has brought so much bloodshed to the world, over such unanswerable questions as: How many gods are there? For some reason, Humanity’s slow development from what the scholars call “polytheism” to “monotheism” is thought to be a sign of progress and improvement. Although preceded by Akhenaton, an Egyptian Pharaoh who was somewhat ahead of his time, the Jews, apparently, were the first people to go for the one-god theory, and make it stick. Having myself been raised in that faith, I can still quote you at least the opening of what’s considered the most important prayer in Judaism (which I learned to say in Hebrew): ear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the H Lord is One. If this were to be considered a rational progression, the next step after one god, might logically be no gods at all. But I don’t want to get into that. Let people believe what they like, so long as it doesn’t involve forcefully attempting to convert or harm those

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who believe otherwise. So let’s leave religion and think about other forms of one-ness. Although still (or more than ever) somewhat controversial (and with apologies to many Mormons and Moslems) marriage is widely considered some kind of union, in which two people mystically become one. It is called a “bond.” Those involved are “bound” together – though this carries some uncomfortable connotations of servitude and, indeed, outright slavery. But nowadays, with a divorce rate in the stratosphere, the mantra seems to be “For better or for worse – but not for long.” We might be on firmer ground when it comes to other human connections. “In unity, there is strength” seems to be a universally honored concept. We all know that it’s easier to break sticks one at a time than it is to attempt breaking a whole bunch at once. And the ancient Romans symbolized the power of the State with a bundle of rods tied together, called a “fascis” (much later adopted by the followers of Mussolini, who called themselves Fascists.) But this concept is so widespread that you will find “united,” “union” or “unity” in the names of many countries, companies, and other organizations, including, of course, labor unions, who sing songs about “solidarity,” and how “the Union makes us strong.” Everybody likes the idea of one-ness. Nobody wants to appear divided – a condition which has been given a bad name by such expressions as “Divide and Conquer.” The only political concession One-lovers will make to division is in the idea of Federation, a wishy-washy sort of compromise in which the divided parts have some autonomy, but still consider themselves parts of a whole. Even at the personal level, we’re all supposedly “Individuals,” meaning we are “un-dividable.” But I’m sorry to tell you that there is one big flaw in this ideal of universal togetherness. The fact is that, according to the astronomers, every part of the universe is flying away from every other part, at tremendous speed. This is the “Expanding Universe,” affectionately attributed to the “Big Bang,” an idea first validated by Edwin Hubble, but originally postulated by a theorist named Einstein – which happens to mean “One Stone.” •MJ 23 – 30 March 2017

THIS WEEK (Continued from page 11) MONDAY, APRIL 3

ONGOING

Women of Inspiration Luncheon Girls Inc. of Carpinteria hosts its annual “Women of Inspiration” luncheon featuring peace activist Erica Ford, CEO and founder of LIFE Camp (Love Ignites Freedom through Education) and Peace is a Lifestyle. The fundraiser luncheon will also recognize three honorees with deep roots in community involvement and service with the 2017 Women of Inspiration Awards: Nini Seaman, a parent volunteer, local artist, and dedicated Girls Inc. supporter and former board member; Asa Olsson, a local actress who spent 17 years building a unique drama program and performance center at Girls Inc. of Carpinteria; and Mericos Foundation, a supporter of Girls Inc.’s Eureka Program. Proceeds from the event will support Girls Inc. of Carpinteria’s mission to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. When: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Where: Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road, Carpinteria Cost: $100 Tickets & Info: www.girlsinc-carp.org

Montecito Fire Protection District’s Fire Prevention Chipping Schedule Week of March 27 – Pepper Hill, Alston, Woodley, and Glenview. Vines, grass, palms, succulents, and other small trimmings can be put in dumpsters that have been donated by MarBorg Industries. The dumpsters are placed at pre-identified locations within the participating neighborhoods during the week of the project. Participants are asked to stack larger shrub and tree limb materials at the edge of the nearest passable access road for free chipping. For more information, call 565-8018. MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call. Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850

Challenging games, puzzles, and memory-enhancement exercises in a friendly environment. When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: 969-0859 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages three to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time. When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative. When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program

FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: South side of Coast Village Road SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers from as far away as Los Angeles, and as close as East Valley Road, park in the upper village outside Montecito Village Grocery to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire. When: 8 to 10 am Where: Every Sunday in the upper village, except the last Sunday of the month, when the show moves to its original home, close to 1187 Coast Village Road. Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com French Conversation Every Sunday at Pierre Lafond in Montecito, look for a small group in the shade and join for casual conversation (and lunch if you’d like). All levels welcome. When: 12:30 to 2:30 pm •MJ

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The EV will soon – within less than ten years – be the majority of cars sold in the U.S. Why? Because the oil needed to make gasoline is becoming too expensive to extract, even with all of its subsidies. At the beginning of the industrial era, oil was plentiful and cheap to extract; today it is more scarce and expensive. The EROI – the number of barrels of oil returned for each barrel of oil invested to extract – has decreased exponentially from 1919 (when it was 1:1200) to 1:8 today. The trend is clear; both the present and the future belong to the EV, and we are better off for it. If you would like to see the supporting documents, feel free to contact me. Joe Atwill Montecito (Editor’s note: We feel confident an appropriate response will be forthcoming from Mr. Winn. – J.B.)

Opening up the MWD

I applaud and thank you for the recent article on our water situation: past, present, and future. Open discussions, perhaps a vote and or survey on the current status of ordinances, allocations, surcharges, fees, and the general mode of operations of the MWD is certainly needed. Has nothing changed since recent rains? And what of the future? New directions

and suggestions would be appreciated by all. Please continue to keep us up to date. Alma Reese Gray Montecito (Editor’s note: Thanks for noticing. It looks like those bad old days are over. Bob Hazard reports on MWD’s vote in this week’s “On The Water Front” column beginning on page five outlines the results. – J.B.)

Just Across the River

In a recent Brilliant Thoughts column (“In-Laws and Outlaws”, MJ #23/9), Ashleigh Brilliant, references Hamlet and the play’s writer, William Shakespeare. In that column, Mr. Brilliant quotes from the young prince’s “To Be Or Not To Be” soliloquy thusly: “For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, th’ oppressor ’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, the pangs of despised love, the law’s delay, the insolence of office...” and by doing so, suggests that Mr. Shakespeare may have had some run-ins with “the burdensome legal system” over 400 years ago. Mr. Brilliant hit the proverbial nail right in the center of its circular head, as the famous Globe Theater was built in what we Montecito

residents would call “the unincorporated area” of London. The Globe Theatre was built (in 1599) just across the Thames in the wildlands of Bankside, outside the purview and control of the City of London. The building was constructed by the then-owners of “The Theatre” – the Burbage family – for whom the young bard worked at the time as an actor. The Burbages moved their theatre to Bankside (secretly, in the dead of night) to escape a legal dispute over both the ownership of the land and a lease that had purportedly expired. Bankside was where most of the day’s daring entrepreneurs set up shop; the area featured houses of prostitution, gambling dens, public houses (pubs), bear-baiting arenas, music halls, and yes, theatres (there were at least three). The City of London would not have allowed construction or operation of such unsavory institutions (unless, of course, one had an “in” with a peer or two). The nearly lawless Bankside subsequently became the area where sophisticated Londoners went to blow off steam and indulge in a little Elizabethan ribaldry. “Insolence of office,” indeed. James Buckley Montecito

Stemming African Starvation

I liked Jaxon Burford’s thoughtful paper on poaching and the ivory/ horn trade (“It’s In The Horns”, MJ #23/11). Sometimes, however, there are more complex things happening in the animal and wildlife arena, and not just in Africa. He brings up good points and I applaud his perspective. Of the bigger issues, let’s go back a few years to begin our look at Africa. I spent a bit of time there and oversaw 22 of its nations with the U.S. Agency for International Development as its environmental advisor. In Tanzania, we helped bring in a transcontinental railroad, supplied this joint effort with the provision of our diesel locomotives. China, however, built much of the actual line. China makes good railroads. In a side deal with building the line, animals were traded; horns and tusks were an abundant source of exchange. One of Tanzania’s high officials was highly regarded for thinking up this exchange. So, it gets into foreign policy. China is, has been, and will continue to be a major player in the development of Africa. We, in America, help with saving lives. Look at the drought and starvation in Somalia. We had a hand in developing plans for a massive dam

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2016 National Book Award-winner

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An Evening with the Author of The Underground Railroad

Wed, Apr 5 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall

$20 / FREE for UCSB students (with valid ID)

Whitehead’s compelling tour de force novel chronicles a young slave’s desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Be captivated by his dynamic storytelling, inspiring anecdotes and irreverent rules for writing as he reveals how he came to write his powerful new work. Presented in cooperation with the UCSB MultiCultural Center The Lynda and Bruce Thematic Learning Initiative

The 2017 Hamdani World Harmony Lecture

Tawakkol Karman An Evening with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Sat, Apr 8 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall “Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.” – Tawakkol Karman A human rights activist, journalist and politician, Karman was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring in Yemen. Event Sponsors: Saida & Jamal Hamdani Co-presented with the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life

Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu with Masters of Hawaiian Music

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Tickets start at $30 / $15 UCSB students “[Masters of Hawaiian Music are] virtuosic keepers of a cultural flame.” The New York Times

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The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks

Sun, Apr 9 / 7 PM / Campbell Hall

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An acclaimed author, naturalist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, Terry Tempest Williams speaks out eloquently on behalf of an ethical stance toward life, environmental issues and matters of justice. National Parks Series Sponsors: Lillian Lovelace, Sara Miller McCune

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Wed, Apr 19 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre

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Tue, Apr 18 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre

“Allende’s books feel like ornate fairy tales, velvety and otherworldly and sly, as full of mystery as history.” Los Angeles Times

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“Wearing trousers and split skirts that suggest a dervish’s tennure, the dancers stretch, roll, rise. Soon they’re launching themselves into cartwheels, somersaults, backflips, and breakdance headspins, as if they were trying to free the soul from the body.” The Boston Globe Dance Series Sponsors: Annette & Dr. Richard Caleel, Margo Cohen-Feinberg & Robert Feinberg and the Cohen Family Fund, Irma & Morrie Jurkowitz, Barbara Stupay

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that would have been built on the Jubba River of Somalia. International politics got in the way and that dam was never started. You could read the evaluation of that project at: http:// pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Xdaba262a. pdf. Had that dam been built, would we now see the human suffering in the Horn of Africa? From the perspective of our involvement in Somalia, it is important to note that it had some truly unique animal species. Many of these, for their unique value, were taken, often by poachers. Keep in mind that Somalia was also wracked by war. It was part of the proxy wars played out during the era of the Cold War. These events were foreign policy determinations. These events also took a toll on the animals. Many are just gone and unlikely to ever return. Look at our Condor and the vast expenditure we make trying to salvage it. Somalia could never afford that luxury. To stem starvation, massive fertilized programs in Africa are, and have been, proposed to boost agricultural production in various nations and this helps grow crops. Unfortunately, this also sees elephants and other wildlife that like to eat the crops

move into the newly farmed areas. Thus, elephants are culled (legally shot). This is a conflicted policy; on one hand, one wishes not to kill elephants, but on the other they become what mankind considers a pest. Back to fertilizer programs Many are based on subsidized projects or programs. Thus, it is possible to bring marginal lands into production and feed the starving. We humans, who are merely animals with enormous brains, will, when well-fed, see a boost in reproduction. We react as any animal when resources are abundant. Our population goes up. With fertilizer bringing more land into production, this works for a while. But, most programs that are supported by donor agencies have a five-year horizon. Thus for political or economic reasons, such as a change in regime or some other reason, the fertilizer program ends and runs out of money. At that time, since these were originally marginal lands and no rational farmer would plant them without subsidized fertilizer, they are abandoned and then the elements see these forgotten soils open to the elements, usually with massive erosion. While these lands

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS Program 2.8 of the Santa Barbara County 2015-2023 Housing Element directs the County to amend its zoning ordinances to be consistent with state law regarding the permitting of transitional and supportive housing. Supportive housing is permanent rental housing linked to a range of support services that promote stable, independent living. Transitional housing is also rental housing linked to supportive services, but it is specifically designed to facilitate the movement of homeless individuals into permanent housing. Transitional and supportive housing require residents to be of low incomes and have one or more disabilities. State law (Government Code Section 65583) requires that local governments permit transitional and supportive housing as residential uses, subject only to those regulations that apply to other residences of the same type in the same zone. To effectuate Program 2.8 and comply with state law, the County proposes to amend the Montecito Land Use and Development Code, County Land Use and Development Code, and Coastal Zoning Ordinance. Staff expects to present the amendments to the Montecito and County Planning Commissions during public hearings this spring. Staff will present the amendments to the Board of Supervisors in summer 2017. Additional information is available on the following website: http://longrange.sbcountyplanning.org/programs/housing_program_2dot8/index.php We welcome your questions and comments regarding Program 2.8. Please contact: Jessica Steele, Planner: jsteele@countyofsb.org, (805)884-8082

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originally were just marginal before fertilizer, they did support some level of wildlife. Now as wasted and eroded areas, they support much less. Lacking any vegetative cover, they throw back the sun’s energy and when their composite area is big enough, they can change an area’s weather, usually into a drier regime. This affects surrounding areas, which likely also see abandonment. This is desertification and the Sahel grows, the chance for conflict intensifies, farmers are displaced, and the whole of the system’s angst intensifies. If we now move our view of Africa to a bird’s-eye view of Rwanda, which is a really mountainous postage-stamp sized nation with steep landscape, we can get some further ideas. I spent some time there writing corrections into its national watershed programs. For millions of years, it had been well protected by its natural forests, and its heavy rains were intercepted by the forest and the forest’s underlying duff that covered the ground allowed the water to slowly soak in and life was in balance. But, as mankind’s numbers grew, he chose to cut the forests and plant crops. Mankind in this area has a population growth rate of about 3.7% per year. If you use the Rule of 71, you can calculate population-doubling rates. Divide 71 by the percent annual growth or 71 divided by 3.7. This gives you 19 years for the population to double. In Rwanda, farms are passed to the children and thus each child gets a share. Start with a 20-acre farm and four sons, who each will have four sons of their own, and you can see that very soon there is not enough land to get off a family-sustaining crop. So, logically, more land is taken from the forest. A mountainous problem As one works one’s way up the mountain, the mountain generally gets steeper. Look at Montecito and then the lands on the flanks of the adjacent Santa Ynez range. How far

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up can you cut forest and still plow? As you go steeper, it is also more difficult to control water (Rwanda, unlike Santa Barbara, gets lots of rain). What happens in this high-relief area (steep hillsides) is vast erosion. The soil is rapidly eroded, and soon there is not enough soil depth to hold the rain in sufficient moisture content to supply the needs of a crop. That land is then abandoned to cropping and left open to the element. They are planting on slopes so steep that if you are not very careful and mis-step, you will tumble down the face of the hill. In many places, the geology underlying these areas, absent vegetative cover (the forest), gets wet and starts to slip – and soon the whole side of the mountain will start to move. Think of La Conchita, but running for tens of miles. There are thus massive mud avalanches that shoot down the sides of mountains, get into a canyons, slalom up the other side, pull off an entire village, continuing down, get a few more villages, and then splat out across the valley floor below. That splatted area is essentially lost also because the covering mud and rock have no nutritive value. So, lost to cropping is a massive side of the mountain and the now covered valley area. The result of crowding sees conflict and humans warring against each other and also impacting on the encroaching wildlife. We saw this in Rwanda. Just after I left, they had a really bad time and then there was a movie made on it (Hotel Rwanda). Rwanda is just the tip of the iceberg. In many areas of Africa, poaching is an economic necessity. Economics of the elite see the peasant displaced by enterprises that demand land. Cattle operations in Botswana and Swaziland that sell to the European Community drive the small man from his land. Cattle are purported to get an annual return on investment of roughly 50%. Who would not invest in cattle? But in the race to make money, the land is degraded and vast areas are over-grazed;

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hence massive erosion. The displaced small landholder must feed his family. Elephants compete for resources and are thus a pest species. These are things that make resolving the trafficking in ivory somewhat more complex. Once a happy farmer in Rwanda, Swaziland, or Botswana is displaced, how will he feed his family? Poaching is a lucrative alternative. So, you are very correct, by stopping the purchase of these products, if you can, could have an impact. It may work, but the issue is complex. Dr. Edo McGowan Montecito

What’s It Take to Read the “News?”

Do our national TV media and their anchors, reporters, and talking heads engage in “fake journalism”? Reporting based upon big-buck ratings, speculation, conjecture, innuendo, hearsay, false narrative, unnamed sources, selective facts, personal and political opinion, scandal mongering, gotcha questions, sensationalism, misrepresentation by image and speech have, consequently, become unreliable as to reporting the truth. They have a very low approval rating, and they have developed a growing nationwide turn-off among the informed and those capable of critical thinking. What are the necessary qualifications to becoming a national TV news anchor, reporter, or talking head? Apparently, very little. They seem to have no concept of the basic rules of factual evidence or independent critical thinking as it relates to objective, factual, non-personal, and non-political slanted reporting. Fake journalism, also known as “yellow journalism,” seems to be alive and well; see and hear it daily on CNN, FOX, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS. H.T. Bryan Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: No experience necessary; simply a good face, good hair, and the abil-

ity to read without sounding as though you are reading is all it takes. – J.B.)

Repealing the Mandate

When the conservative Heritage Foundation proposed a health care program that became the bones of the Affordable Care Act, they emphasized “individual responsibility,” meaning a mandate for individuals to cover themselves with health insurance. Likewise, all states require all drivers carry auto insurance, even if they have never had, or never will have, an accident. The same cannot be said for health “accidents.” Everyone gets sick and will need the services of a doctor or hospital at some time in their lives. So, what happens if that person does not have health insurance or the means to pay the bill? Imagine the motorcycle rider that has an accident and brain injury that puts them in a coma for years, at a cost of millions of dollars. Who pays? The taxpayer, the insured, and the health care providers that get stiffed with the bill. And now, with the impending repeal of the individual mandate, citizens will have the “freedom” to avoid individual responsibility for their health care costs. If the Republicans think this “freedom” is such a worthy goal, why not repeal laws that require car insurance? Robert Winthrop Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Comparing car insurance with health care insurance is a false comparison. One need not buy car insurance if one has no car. Period. And, as far as citizens having “the ‘freedom’ to avoid individual responsibility for their health care costs,” the only people required to actually pay for health “insurance” (it’s really health care subsidy) are the responsible citizens. Irresponsible citizens and/or non-citizens are not required to purchase health care insurance under the “Affordable Care Act”, as they are all subsidized and pay little to nothing. It’s only the unfortunate working stiff who foots the bill, which accounts for the plan’s continuing unpopularity. – J.B.) •MJ

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A Slice of Ice in Paradise

General manager Larry Bruyere invites the public to witness world-class Paralympic athletes perform at the highest level at Ice in Paradise from March 23 to March 25

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oleta’s giant ice skating rink(s), Ice in Paradise, which held its grand opening on October 15, 2015, will be hosting the U.S. Paralympic National Sled Hockey Team camp next week from Thursday, March 23, to Saturday, March 25. The team is making this short stop in Goleta on its way to South Korea to play in the World Sled Hockey Championships next month. Team USA is the current reigning Gold Medal-winning team from the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. There will be a big exhibition game on Saturday, March 25, after which there’ll be a free “Try Sled Hockey” clinic for people with physical disabilities, headed up by members of the USA National team. No prior experience is necessary and it is open to all ages. Team practice sessions will take place beginning at 7 pm on Thursday, March 23; Friday, March 24, at 9 am and 4:45 pm; and one on Saturday at 10 am. You’ll watch Paralympic champion disabled vets and others play at the highest international level. Some

lucky (disabled) skaters may even get to join the team on the ice before the big game. Sled hockey follows most of the typical ice hockey rules with the exception of some of the equipment, allowing athletes with physical impairments to enjoy the game. Sled hockey players sit in specially designed sleds that sit atop two hockey skate blades. Participants use a pair of sticks with metal pics on one end to propel themselves. Ice in Paradise is overseen by general manager Larry Bruyere, who has been in the “rink business” for more than 30 years. Larry has worked with USA Hockey as its Pacific District coaching chief and had managed the Oxnard skating rink until it was demolished. We recently had a chance to discuss Ice in Paradise and what it has brought to the Santa Barbara area during a short sit-down at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on Coast Village Road. Larry and Jack Norqual – who is from Minnesota but has a home in

Montecito – sit on the USA Hockey Foundation Board of Directors and are the two men most responsible for making the Goleta ice rink happen. Jack first pitched the concept to Larry about seven years ago, and then got Montecito neighbor Ed Snider interested in the project (Ed owns, among other things, the Philadelphia Flyers and “six or seven” rinks in the Philadelphia area), and when Snider agreed to put up a million dollars, Larry not only matched that but got former Olympian and Boston Bruin (1991-2003) Steve Heinze involved. “Mike Lenehan was developing the Camino Real Marketplace and part of that project,” Larry explains, “was Girsh Park, which he donated.” Along with soccer fields, basketball courts, baseball fields, et cetera, a portion of the parcel was set aside and designated as a future ice skating rink. The Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association was formed to pursue the idea and get an ice skating rink built. At first, the idea was to find investors and run it as a for-profit business, but as prospective investors looked at it, “they realized that, in general,” Larry says, “ice skating rinks are not good investments as far as a return on investment goes. The idea was not getting traction.” Jack too believed that it couldn’t be

built as a for-profit rink. He knew the industry, and hockey and skating are not indigenous to southern California. His idea was to build and run it as a nonprofit. “If the community wants this rink, they’ll donate the money,” was his belief. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be built. Before too long, Mike Towbes, the Chumash, UCSB, Deckers, and other individuals and companies got onboard, putting up a total of “about six million dollars.” They broke ground at the end of 2014 and opened less than a year later. I wondered if the climate here didn’t present more difficulty and expense than it may have in a different environment. “Once you acclimatize the building and the building is built properly,” Larry says, “keeping ice in an environment like Santa Barbara is not that much different from anywhere else. July, August, and September weather makes it a little more expensive,” but, he observes, that is true pretty much everywhere in the northern hemisphere. Water in the rinks is recycled “as much as possible,” he notes. When operational, the ice is “anywhere from an inch and a half to two and a half inches thick,” and is laid on top of layers of sand and concrete, cooled by pipes in the cement. The building (at 6985 Santa Felicia Drive in Goleta) covers 46,500 sq ft and has two rinks: one official NHLsized (the Snider Rink) at 200’ x 85’, and the smaller Norqual Rink 100’ x 60’, called “The Studio.” Ice in Paradise has become a busy place in its short life. Programs at the center include a figure skating program, youth hockey, basics of skating, travel hockey programs, specially equipped adaptive sports locker room, Zizzo’s food concession, and lots more. It’s the home of the Santa Barbara Royals high school team that has topped the league in the two seasons it has played. The rinks are open from 6:30 am to midnight seven days a week and

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employ some 30 to 35 people. Ice in Paradise operates as a non-profit 501(c)(3) and its board meets once a month. Although Larry expects they’ll become self-sufficient, the entire project cost $12 million and currently has “a fair amount of debt service” that needs to be attended to. “We’re looking for people to donate to the cause,” he says, “and we have naming opportunities for up to $25,000 donations.” The Donor Wall features $500 bricks and larger ones at $1,500. “The study center needs a name,” he notes, and mentions they even have a program “in which people can donate $10 or $25 a month.” One intriguing possibility for Montecito residents, along with anyone else of course, is that one can rent spaces in the building for private parties, including festivities on the ice. Anyone wishing to pursue helping Ice in Paradise become self-sufficient or even just interested in a party space rental can con tact: larry@iceinparadise.org or jnar qual@aol.com.

Award and presented Bob with a check for $6,300 as a donation to Summit For Danny. After Bob’s son, Daniel, died from a drug overdose, Bob created the Daniel Bryant Youth and Family Center and has raised funds for the adolescent substance abuse treatment center via climbing various summits around the world with a small group of supporters nearly every year since.

An Honor for Bob Bryant

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Santa Barbara Rotary recently honored Montecito jeweler Bob Bryant with an honorary Paul Harris Fellow

Santa Barbara Rotary president Dr. Cynder Sinclair bestowed Bob Bryant with an honorary Paul Harris Fellow Award and presented him with a check for $6,300 as a donation to this year’s Summit for Danny

Doyle, which defines itself as “auctioneers of America’s finest estates & collections” is holding a spring auc-

tion of the collections of opera star Jessye Norman, costume designer Willa Kim, author William Péne du Bois, and society columnist Aileen Mehle (Suzy). Consignment Day is Wednesday, March 29. We don’t know if they’re coming to Montecito for this, but they are advertising the sale and their consignment availability in this issue, so the likelihood is they will have some sort of representation here. For more on this and possible consignments for your no-longer-wanted valuables, you should call Nan Summerfield or Emily Marchick at (310) 276-6616. You can also go online to DoyleLA@Doyle.com.

Let’s be Careful out There

The Santa Barbara Police Department reports there has been an increase in mail theft within the city, and we are assuming that holds true for unincorporated areas such as Montecito as well. “Offenders are targeting mailboxes to obtain personal information, personal and business checks, and various other details about victims that can be utilized to their advantage,” sergeant Joshua Morton says. He suggests the following defenses: 1) Use a mailbox that can be secured with a key or other locking device and that can only be opened by the owner of the mailbox; 2) Deposit outgoing mail directly to the post office attendant or other secured depository; 3) Request to pick up checks at your banking establishment rather than receiving them in the mail; 4) Always place a vacation hold on mail when leaving for an extended period of time from your residence even with a locking mailbox. “By following these simple steps,” Sergeant Morton says, “citizens can reduce the risk of becoming a victim, and as always if you suspect you may be the victim of a crime, contact your local law-enforcement agency to report it.” •MJ

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guesthouse or similar structure shall not subsequently be approved unless the ADU is removed or converted to an allowed accessory structure. Design review: This is a major change to how ADUs are currently processed by the County. The existing ordinance requires that all new or altered structures located within the Montecito Community Plan area are subject to review and approval by MBAR, giving neighbors the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the project, and vent any concerns or comments. The proposed amendments to the ordinance language propose that all ADUs be reviewed by the project planner, and that the proposed structure reflect the exterior appearance and architectural style of the existing residence on the property. “My advice for homeowners who want to build an ADU is to be a good neighbor,” Cung said. “Let your neighbors know what is going on, and be transparent about what you are building in your backyard.” The state is mandating that all ADU applications are considered ministerial, without discretionary review. If the ADU is proposed to be built in an existing structure or as part of the existing residence, only zoning clearance is required, not a Land Use or Coastal Development Permit. A building permit is only required if the ADU demands new construction to be developed. “This is a way to increase density without changing zoning,” Cung said. Length of rental: the proposed ordinance amendments would require that if the ADU is rented out, it must be rented out for a minimum of 31 days. The Montecito Association (MA) is also weighing in on the issue, and last week the board of directors voted to send a letter to the MPC, asking that the commission consider additional requirements for ADUs, if they are found to be consistent with the state legislation. The MA is suggesting that the properties on which ADUs are built should be required to be owner occupied, which is also reflected in the staff report. They also suggest necessitating that a 180-day minimum rental term be established for ADUs, and suggest keeping existing ordinance requirements that the maximum size

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of the ADU be determined by lot size. While Cung and some other Montecito leaders see the new ADU rules as being potentially detrimental to the community, others believe that the cost to build an ADU may deter some homeowners. It’s estimated that new sewer service to an ADU would cost upward of $8,000, in addition to an estimated $100K to $200K in building costs for new construction units. Turning an existing portion of a home or an already-built structure into an ADU would be significantly less expensive. As far as water service, Montecito Water District is saying no to any new meters in Montecito as part of its drought-related moratorium. Any applications to tap into an existing water meter for an ADU are being reviewed by the District to determine whether the additional usage would cause an overage on the property’s water allotment. If additional usage is found to cause an overage, MWD is being tasked with helping homeowners reduce their water usage to accommodate the additional use. According to one planning commissioner we spoke to, MWD has already fielded several ADU applications since January and has already issued “can and will serve” letters. MPC will review the ordinance amendments this week and is being asked to recommend the amendments to the County Planning Commission and board of supervisors for approval. The commissioners may make suggestions to alter or add to the amendments, but any such comments must comply with the state legislation. It’s important to also note that the new legislation does not currently apply to the Coastal Zone; the California Coastal Commission is currently reviewing the legislature. We’ll have more on the outcome of the Montecito Planning Commission hearing in next week’s edition.

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The most recent graduates of the National Charity League will be honored on Sunday, April 9, at Fess Parker DoubleTree Resort

The National Charity League was founded in 1925 in Los Angeles, reorganized in 1946, and incorporated in 1958 with the power to establish chapters throughout the United States; the Santa Barbara Chapter was organized in 1962. The organization is a philanthropic, not a fundraising, group with the mission of fostering mother-daughter relationships while both mother and daughter dedicate themselves to serving the community. The volunteers in the organization commit to six years of volunteerism, beginning when young women (a.k.a. Ticktockers) are in the 7th grade, and continues through the students’ senior year of high school. Ticktockers and their mothers (a.k.a. Patronesses) make a commitment to work a set number of community service hours every year at one of the National Charity League’s designated philanthropies. This year’s charitable beneficiaries include Cottage Hospital, Dream Foundation, CADA, Direct Relief, American Cancer Society, Food Bank, Girls Inc., Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, and many others. The girls and their mothers volunteered more than 50,000 hours in the past six years. This year’s featured senior and speaker is Montecito’s Delaney Werner, who attended Montecito Union School, Crane, and San Marcos High. Delaney’s parents, Melinda and Tim, are also highly involved in community matters. Delaney has been asked to give the Senior Class speech, which is a big honor, according to Danielle McCaffery, the Santa Barbara National Charity League Inc.’s publicity chair. For more information, visit www. santabarbara.nationalcharityleague. org.

Shoplifting on Coast Village Road

On March 20, Sepi Consignment shop on the 1200 block of Coast • The Voice of the Village •

The woman in this photo is suspected of stealing a designer gown from a consignment shop on Coast Village Road

Village Road was the target of a shoplifting incident; the episode comes on the heels of another burglary that took place at the store back in December. Store manager Neda Lopez shared surveillance photos with us, in hopes our readers would recognize the suspect, who came into the shop at around 3:30 pm without shoes on. After stuffing a $500 gown into her handbag, the suspect walked out of the store and went quickly into another nearby clothing store, where she removed two items of clothing off their hangers but was approached by an employee asking if the woman needed to use a dressing room; the suspect left the store immediately and walked back to her vehicle, which was parked across the street in a handicap parking space. Lopez, who realized immediately the gown was missing, was on the phone with Santa Barbara Police Department dispatch shortly before the woman drove away in her vehicle, a white sedan. “It all happened in the span of five minutes,” Lopez said. In December, two masked men stormed the store after hours, stealing thousands of dollars worth of designer purses and handbags. Sepi, along with other stores on the block, have increased security with more surveillance cameras. “This woman saw the cameras, looked directly at them, and still stole the gown,” Lopez said. “She was not afraid.” If you recognize the woman in this photo, please call Santa Barbara Police Department or Sepi at 845-0055. •MJ 23 – 30 March 2017

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Don’t Know Jack? Now’s Your Chance

t age 79, with more than 70 albums and two Grammy Awards to his name, pop singer Jack Jones is still going strong. Last year, he embarked on another successful tour of the United Kingdom, performing to capacity crowds, still charming audiences with his playful personality, and wowing them with his voice. After postponing his scheduled concert at the Lobero in November due to ticketing snafus, the crafty crooner is headed our way on Friday night. While Jones might be best remembered for singing the theme song to TV’s The Love Boat, this is no casino-style phone-it-in trip down memory lane. Jones – who actively monitors his own YouTube channel – is accompanied by a formidable jazz trio featuring pianist Christian Jacob – known to Lobero Jazz fans as the leader of Tierney Sutton’s band and referred to by Jones as the new Michel Legrand – plus bassist Chris Colangelo and drummer Kendall Kay. Jones talked about his career and the current show over the phone from his home near Palm Springs. Q. Let’s start off by talking about Sinatra. Your last album was a tribute to him, your vocal idol. What was your approach to picking the songs and the arrangements? A. For a lot of us who grew up in his heyday – I was there for his second one – he was the greatest singer ever. But for me, it was more. I went to school with his daughter and he came to an assembly. I knew what I wanted to do with my life when

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Consignment Day Montecito / Santa Barbara - March 29 Our specialists are currently accepting consignments for upcoming

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Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than ten years.

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songs that I used to listen to as a kid. So there’s no “My Way” or “New York, New York”. That was fine with me. Nobody should be singing “My Way” after him anyway. The last song on the album (“The Singer”) is my favorite, because it’s about him. (Sings) “How do we thank him? What do we say?” It’s a beautiful song. That’s what the whole album is about. Does that make up a lot of the current set list? You’ll hear all kinds of songs. It’s hard to do a song that Sinatra didn’t sing at least once, so most of them are his in one way or another. But it’s mostly songs that I love and the ones that won me some Grammys. I talk about my life and how it started in Vegas. It gets funny at some points. It’s just honest. Then I get into the Sinatra thing for a few songs, like “Hang My Tears Out to Dry” and “That’s Life” and some good swingers. Then it ends up with songs from Man of La Mancha, which I toured with for a whole season last year. That’s a real left turn. It’s a lot of fun. I understand you also do a lot of different treatments of the theme from The Love Boat, including bossa nova. Does that keep you from getting sick of it?

When the song was presented to me by Paul Williams on the phone, I said I’d be honored, but I didn’t think anyone would watch a show about a cruise ships. What did I know? Then the whole business busted wide open because of the show. And they were paying big money for singers and they wanted me, which was great… I feel free to play around with arrangements now. Most recently, it’s kind of a reggae. It feels good. It’s a lot of fun to sing. Anyway, I could never say anything negative about the song. It’s always been wonderful for me. You actually wrote an episode of The Love Boat that you starred in with your dad, right? It was sort of a scam because the writers guild was on strike, so my agent asked if I could share the story of something that actually happened. It’s about a father who was a star on Broadway, and his son who was working with, but the son left the group to go out on his own. The father stopped speaking to him. That part was true: Alan Alda and his dad, Robert. I took it one step further and put it on the cruise. The wives booked it, so they were trapped and had to start talking to each other again. It was an excuse to have the singer of the theme song

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on the show, and it was fun to do it with my dad. Gloria Steinem just spoke here in town, and I know that the National Organization for Women weren’t very happy with “Wives and Lovers”, your other big hit from even earlier in your career, which won a Grammy for you. How is it to sing it today? It’s not hard to sing it. But from time to time in the middle of it, I’ll actually stop and say, “Can you imagine me singing it to Gloria Steinem?” I remember one time 30 years ago when a woman came up to my car after the show. I thought she was going to ask me for an autograph, but she wanted to punch me in the face. To me, the whole thing was overblown. Burt Bacharach and Hal David meant no harm when they wrote it. And it was so accepted by the public when it was first written. Women loved it. It wasn’t until they thought about it for a while that they said “Hey, wait a minute!” I also used to do a parody and make fun about (the sexism). Instead of singing, “Hey, little girl, comb your hair fix, your make up,” I’d change it to “Hey, little boy, cap your teeth, get a haircut.” But I don’t do that anymore. A reviewer once said of you: “Jack Jones is the very definition of a complete and total entertainer.” I’ve never seen you in concert, so I have to ask: what is that you do that audiences are so entertained? I think one of the reasons is that over the years I don’t feel like I’m connecting at all unless I can see the faces. I don’t do a corny how-de-doo, but I’m there, I’m looking at you. I’m singing to and for the people who are there. And some humor comes out of it. But I need a good audience too. As long as they’re there to see me, I know what I need to do. And I love it. Your voice, I hear, is sounding as good as ever. What do you do to take care of it, or are you just lucky? Part of it is a mystery. But I don’t smoke. I quit 40 years ago; otherwise, it would have finished me off by now. Even then, I knew that my voice wasn’t as good as it could’ve been. But ever since I quit [smoking], it’s been fine. I guess my dad passed off good genes to me, because he sang until he was 85 – and he was in my act at that time. I started my career in his act back in 1957, so it was a nice way to complete the circle. What has a lifetime of singing taught you? What do you know now in your late 70s that you didn’t in your 20s or 40s that shows up in the music?

• The Voice of the Village •

That question opens up a whole thing. Each stage of my life has been a realization of “I wish I knew then what I know now.” At my age, you already have about four or five of those episodes. As a young kid, it takes awhile to learn that the world isn’t always the beautiful place you thought it was. But you adapt. You learn about being defensive and playing games. So, you’ve lived a lot of those things you sing about? Yes, but I’m happy now. I’ve done what I needed to do to be happy. What Sinatra taught me is that you have sense memory. When you’ve been beaten up 100 times, you remember the bruises and it comes up in the song when you’re singing. Your performance takes people to those places because they’ve been there too. What about you? What keeps you going, keeps it exciting for you at 79 when many folks would be content to recline in a rocking chair watching Netflix? I don’t know too many singers who retire. There are a good many – and I will be one someday – who are eventually told to shut up. That will happen to me. But that’s the only time I stop. Look at Tony Bennett. I just saw him recently where they did a video comparison of old footage with him today. I couldn’t tell the difference. That’s just how singers are. Anyway, I’m healthy, and it’s a joyful way of living.

What’s New for Two

It’s a great week for men who are married to State Street Ballet dancers – both current and former – as two who fit the bill have scheduled big musical debuts within three days of each other this week. Chris Fossek, the flamenco guitarist who fell for State Street principal Leila Drake the moment he saw her on stage at the Granada seven years ago, celebrates the release of his first CD, Camino Cielo, on Thursday, March 23, at the Four Seasons Biltmore here in Montecito. On Sunday, March 26, Adam Phillips, the former musical director of Santa Barbara Revels, unveils his new passion project, the Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara, in an afternoon coming out concert at the Presidio Chapel. Fossek plays for the happy hour crowd at the Biltmore’s Ty Lounge every Wednesday and Saturday from 5 to 8 pm, but his event on Thursday will be more of a party, complete with Red Carpet photos by his brother, and a special drink called “The Camino Cielo” in honor of the 13-song album, created by the bar’s main mixolo23 – 30 March 2017

gist. (“It’s super-tasty,” Fossek reports). Fossek will be joined by a saxist friend for a short set of music, then there will be a raffle for free CDs and a complimentary house concert. He talked about the record and more earlier this week.

Four Seasons Biltmore hosts Chris Fossek on Thursday, March 23

How does a guy who studied classical piano for a long time, including a few years in Italy, end up playing flamenco guitar? I played classical my whole life and loved it, but what I loved most was composing. Being a pianist is ferociously competi-

tive, and that just wasn’t me. I couldn’t do it. I needed a break and moved to Spain for a breather at a friend’s house. It turned out there were lots of gypsies in that part of the town. I’d go hang out with them and learn guitar techniques and rhythms. Next thing I know, I’m playing with the dancers and writing my own music on the guitar. That’s when I started thinking maybe I should get serious and get a master’s degree in performance and composition, which I did at Cal Arts. I’m thinking you got hooked

up with State Street Ballet through Leila. Is that true? Yes. Every year the ballet has fundraising gala at the Biltmore. I volunteered to play for the cocktail hour. That’s when Bill Soleau (the choreographer) saw me. I could see that he kept watching me and thinking. Later, he told me he wanted to use my music for a ballet. I listened to his ideas about what he wanted to do with the movement, and I turned them into compositional seeds of ideas, then sent them to him for feedback and we went

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CALM co-chairs Carolyn Gillio and Becky Cohn with CEO Alana Walczak (center) at the cocktail party

hope they haven’t made a mistake and take it away.” Claire was the founder of CALM. She was a nurse and as a young mom had seen child abuse through her work. A father had shaken his baby to death. She had a hotline installed in her home so stressed-out parents could call for help before they harmed their children. She then instructed her children (my friend Susan Gulbransen) not to ever answer that phone. The CALM CEO Alana Walczak told us, “I was a child of abuse.” Hank Phillippi interviewed the pie lady Kate McDermott, who is originally from Santa Barbara but now Port Angeles, Washington. She has taught thousands of people in the U.S. and Europe how to bake pies. Her first

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If we needed a new superhero for a comic book, perhaps she would resemble Gloria Steinem. Now 82, she is still the social activist, writer, editor, and lecturer she has been since the 1960s. She made a recent visit to Santa Barbara, which began with a private dinner at the Orfalea Foundation Downtown Center. About 60 folks gathered to meet and greet this distinguished lady. Some of those sipping wine were sponsors Sara Miller McCune, Natalie Orfalea, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin. Also there were Tipper Gore, Hollye Jacobs, Judith Parkinson, Lou Buglioli, Dayna and Tierry Birkley, Erin Simqu, Donna Marks, and Gail Abarbanel. Dinner was a casually informal buffet. UCSB Arts & Lectures Miller McCune executive director Celesta M. Billeci introduced Gloria, who then asked the group if there was anything particular she should know or say about Santa Barbara. All guests received one of her books. This is Gloria’s third visit here. After dinner, it was time to cross the street to the sold-out Arlington Theatre for Steinem’s lecture. It was so packed that they had a simulcast at UCSB’s Campbell Hall. Gloria calls herself “a hopeaholic. Both a realist and a dreamer.” As you know, she has been a champion of women’s rights for 50 years. She expressed her delight with the Women’s March on Washington, calling it the biggest march ever. She was honorary co-chair of it. She co-founded MS magazine and helped with New York magazine. She helped form the National Women’s Political Caucus. She has written numerous books including her brand new one called Gloria Steinem My Life on the Road. She was generous enough with her time to stay after the lecture and sign books, something many authors aren’t willing to do. In 2013, Gloria received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Barack Obama. One of her memorable quotes is, “A gender-equal society would be one when the word ‘gender’ does not exist, where everyone can be himself or herself.” She has also produced the groundbreaking Viceland TV show Woman. She 23 – 30 March 2017

Arts & Lectures executive director Celesta Billeci with sponsor Natalie Orfalea at the dinner for Steinem

also founded “Take Our Daughters to Work Day.” She’ll be fighting to save Planned Parenthood, which 97 percent of the time helps women who can’t afford regular medical care. Steinem graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College in 1956 and then spent two years in India, where she was influenced by Gandhian activism.

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Arts & Lecture sponsor Lynda Weinman, guest speaker Gloria Steinem and sponsor Sara Miller McCune at the private dinner

Commodore Bill Guilfoyle and Shari, vice-commodore John Koontz and Teresa, and rear commodore Scott Deardorff and Leslie

She’s been listed as one of the 25 most influential women in America. Gloria said, “Editorial meetings are heaven because everyone speaks up. I’ve never seen anything like it. The whole country is organizing.” She spoke of her insecurity of public speaking. In the beginning, she always had a partner to speak with her. She urged everyone, “Do whatever you can. Don’t just press ‘Send’ – show up.”

Hank Mitchel blessed the fleet. Commodore Bill Guilfoyle said, “This is the largest group we’ve ever had for the opening.” He is supported by vice-commodore John Koontz, rear commodore Scott Deardorff, secretary Dennis Power, treasurer Mark Shevitz, and junior staff commodore Robert Young. “Danny Boy” was sung and eight bells sounded in honor of those who made their final voyage this year. The award for the best-maintained yacht was given to Rick and Nina Yabsley for their Captain Sluggo. It had undergone a three-year restoration. The new club manager Eric VanderWerff was introduced along with all the visiting yacht club members from San Francisco to San Diego. There was a parade of the fleet and a trophy race in the afternoon. And so another season was declared open, even though the canon guy shot a hole through a tent. Ahoy! •MJ

Santa Barbara Yacht Club Opening Day

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Yacht Club ladies auxiliary past presidents MiMi Michaelis and Pat Hinds on either side of the current president Bente Millard

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back and forth. Some of those ideas became short pieces that ended up in his ballet Canvas, which I performed in on stage in the debut in 2015. She was dancing in it, so I ended up sharing the same stage I first saw her on, going full circle. That music, together with some others that he didn’t use they became a suite that’s named after him, “Soleau Canvas”, that closes the CD. Let’s talk “Camino Cielo”. I’m guessing the road inspired you on that song? I love the dramatic view, but I also love being on this very narrow road where the winds are blowing from two different sides. You get the Pacific vibe, with the salty air coming in cold from the ocean. And on the other side is the hot air from the Santa Ynez Valley, which is a totally different climate. The winds go back and forth and switch. Even when you are up there alone, it’s like having a conversation between them. The song models after the winds, shifting back and forth.

Your music does that quite a bit. What’s your process for writing? The music that I play is a blend of flamenco, classical, Eastern European traditions, and because I grew up here, some rock ‘n’ roll, and I try to improvise as much as I can. Some of

the songs I write are very much in flamenco which are mostly composed. The Macedonian songs are arranged in a jazz fashion where I take some time to improvise. Another piece is inspired by a medieval Italian composer written for the church. I tried to replicate the way a famous Lebanese singer performs the melody on guitar using flamenco techniques. You’ve been playing at the Biltmore for several years. What’s the scoop? I love it because I can kick back and work on new pieces. I get a little riskier with improv, because I don’t have to worry about it. If it doesn’t work out, no problem. So I get to experiment and see what connects with people. I am happy to play there as often as I can. It’s where I try out new ideas. But I’m horrible on requests. When someone asks if I take requests, I tell them, “Sure I take them, but I can’t play them.”

Conducting Business, Orchestra Style

Adam Phillips’s new project isn’t quite so directly related to his wife – the former State Street dancer Jennifer Rowe who now owns Westside Dance – except perhaps that the one-two punch of adopting a daughter and then having one naturally eight month

later just as Revels kicked in last year prompted his decision to leave the company, thus creating more space for the Folk Orchestra. The 28-member ensemble, replete with acoustic guitars, whistles, bagpipes, and mandolins along with classical violin, cello, double bass, and some woodwinds – perhaps the only one of its kind in existence – plays a hybrid of traditional folk and classical music dear to Phillips’s heart. “It’s a culmination of all the different styles that I’ve been doing between my various bands over the years,” he explained. “I get to do all the things I love with music, playing all kinds of instruments and singing, just making music and performing with other people.” The Folk Orchestra represents a massive expansion of what one of Phillips’s former bands, Mission Creek Trio, was playing before the other two members drifted away. “I was missing that music,” he said. “I gradually got the idea that it would be awesome to have that sound again but on a much larger scale.” A casual conversation with a few musician friends moved the idea toward reality when all of them immediately said, “I’m in,” Phillips reported. “With that encouragement, I just kept going.” That’s no small part of the formu-

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Adam Phillips and Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara perform at Presidio Chapel (photo by Andre Yew)

la, either. The kinship factor was on par with the musicianship when filling out the roster, Phillips said. “I wanted great players, of course, but also people who were kind and fun to be around. Someone I’d like to go get a beer or coffee with after we play and just hang out. I wanted it to feel like a big family band rather than a professional orchestra with a lot of rules that’s really just a job.” The final factor is that the musicians had to be from the area, Phillips said. “The symphony and chamber orchestras members are almost 90 percent or more coming up from L.A. (To me), working in your own community, and getting to know and connect with the musicians is more important. There are so many amazing musicians right here in SB, Goleta, and Carpinteria. It was important to know that we can create things like this and make beautiful music within the community.” The core players are all professional musicians, including harpist Laurie Rasmussen, violinist Nicole McKenzie, cellist Jeannot Maha’a, and Erin McKibbon, a flute player who owns the Santa Barbara School of Music and recently took over for Phillips as the music director for Revels. The rest are community members dedicated to the project, explained Phillips, who will conduct while also playing a variety

of instruments. “It’s a little crazy. I’m conducting while switching off between guitar, mandolin, Scottish small, and whistles. So sometimes, I have to use my head or my body to conduct depending on what else I need to be doing.” On top of performance/leadership duties at Sunday’s concert, which will focus on Celtic music, Phillips gathered all the material, augmenting a few favorites – the Irish tune “Star of County Down” and “Ca the Yowes” from Scotland – with songs culled from other sources. He also arranged nearly all of the pieces. “I’d like to have used what was already out there, but there isn’t any music for this size of group.” Future themes might include Appalachian music, or Neapolitan folk songs from Italy. “The plan is to keep it going and growing,” Phillips said. “I’d like to have it be sustainable at the Lobero, the [Marjorie] Luke, or the New Vic in the next few years. We’re all having a lot of fun.” (The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara has a final open rehearsal from 8 to 10 pm Thursday at Telegraph Brewing Company before its debut performance at the Presidio Chapel at 4 pm Sunday. Visit facebook.com/folkorchestrasb for more information.) •MJ

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ORDINANCE NO. 5784

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3775 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3775 for the Cacique & Soledad Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridges and Corridor Improvements Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, 2017 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Cacique & Soledad Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridges and Corridor Improvements Project, Bid No. 3775”. The project will provide pedestrian and bicycle bridges, roadway and pedestrian lighting, and additional sidewalk along the Cacique and Soledad Street corridors. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the improvements per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $1,700,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Public Works Main Conference Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Laura Yanez, Project Engineer, 805-897-2615.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ADOPTING THE 2017 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE SANTA BARBARA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on March 7, 2017. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

(Seal)

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in Appendix F of these specifications. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of the “Proposal and Contract” specification books. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations, are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and Subcontractors, the Contractor and Subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal Minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

ORDINANCE NO. 5784 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on February 14, 2017, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on March 7, 2017, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on March 8, 2017.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

The City of Santa Barbara affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal-aid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report to Caltrans on DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federal-aid contract has a goal of 6% DBE participation.

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on March 8, 2017.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

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• The Voice of the Village •

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published March 22, 2017 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Screeching Gull Seafood, 594 Via Rueda, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Zachary Lee Rypysc, 594 Via Rueda, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 7, 2017. This statement expires

five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2017-0000694. Published March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The

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following person(s) is/are doing business as: Art by Kimberly, 4349 Beverly Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455. Kimberly LeClaire, 4349 Beverly Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 2, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0000648. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: All County Youth Track & Field Championships; Santa Barbara All County Track & Field Championships, 937 Arcady Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Flying Feet, Inc, 937 Arcady Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 9, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2017-0000734. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Acura Santa Barbara, 401 S Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Santa Barbara Automotive, LTD., 402 S Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 2, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0000640. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A34 Studio, 510 E. Milpas Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. McLeod Architects, Inc, 317 Shamrock Drive, Ventura, CA 93003. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 2, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2017-0000647. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Haven Salon, 1150 Coast Village Rd Ste 7, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Cynthia Brokaw, 1231 Catarina St, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa

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Barbara County on February 27, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0000579. Published March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Garvan Electronics, 325 N. 6th Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. Juan R. Garza, 325 N. 6th Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 6, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2017-0000386. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Viva Oliva, 1275 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Viva Oliva LLC, 1275 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 23, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheaff. FBN No. 2017-0000559. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Seaside Wellness Gardens, 3710 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Rainbow Parrot Conservatory, 1020 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 14, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Sheaff. FBN No. 2017-0000465. Published March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bissell Chiropractic Sports Medicine; Bissell Clinic, 1470 E. Valley Road M, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Bissell Chiropractic Clinic Inc, 1470 E. Valley Road M, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 15, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original

statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0000484. Published March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Concensus Designs; East Beach Press, 3756 Torino Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Douglas Gillies, 3756 Torino Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 1, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2017-0000341. Published March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017. Amended ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV03400. To all interested parties: Petitioner Citlaly Hernandez Lozano filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name of child from Aleyda Melgarejo Hernandez to Aleyda Lozano Hernandez. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed February 15, 2017 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 12, 2017 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 Amended ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 17CV00167. To all interested parties: Petitioner Heidi Katrina Herrlinger filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Katrina Heidi Herrlinger. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed March 7, 2017 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: April 12, 2017 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5

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FIESTA 5 KONG: SKULL ISLAND C Fri: 12:50, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50; 916 STATE STREET, Sat & Sun: 10:10, 12:50, 4:30, 7:20, SANTA BARBARA 9:50; Mon to Wed: 12:50, 4:30, 7:20, H CHIPS E 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 9:50; Thu: 12:50, 4:30, 9:50 7:30, 10:00 LOGAN E Fri: 1:25, 3:40, 6:45, WILSON E 12:00, 2:30, 4:50, 10:10; Sat & Sun: 10:20, 1:25, 3:40, 7:20, 9:40 6:45, 10:10; Mon to Wed: 1:25, 3:40, H BEAUTY AND THE 6:45, 10:10; Thu: 1:25, 3:40, 6:45 BEAST B Fri: 11:45, 12:30, 2:45, 3:30, 5:45, 6:30, 8:45, 9:30; H GHOST IN THE Sat & Sun: 10:15, 11:45, 12:30, 2:45, SHELL C Thu: 7:15, 9:45 3:30, 5:45, 6:30, 8:45, 9:30; Mon to Thu: 11:45, 12:30, 2:45, 3:30, 5:45, 6:30, 8:45, 9:30

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MacFarlane, Gary Cunningham, and Matt English.

Hostess Beverley Jackson with guests partaking of a traditional corned-beef dinner celebrating St. Patrick’s Day are Susie and John Mitchell, Tamara and Sey Kinsell, Erin Graffy and Jim “Santiago” Garcia, MacLeod family Andra, Ron, Grayson and Hudson, Ed Naber and son Aidan, King Straus, Mary Jane and Steve Buchanan, Patty and Guy de Gramont, and houseguest Karen Santa Domingo from L.A., Trish Reynales, Trish McGuinness, Ronnie and Chase Mellen, Gretchen Lieff, and Richard Mineards (photo by Priscilla)

Guests, many suitably attired in green leprechaun millinery, included Gretchen Lieff, John and Susie Mitchell, Ron and Andra MacLeod, with their youngsters Hudson and Grayson, Sey and Tamara Kinsell, Trish Reynales, King Straus, Trish McGuinness, Guy and Patty de Gramont, Erin Graffy, and Jim Garcia, and Chase and Ronnie Mellen. Sincerely, Oprah Contrary to popular belief, meeting Montecito’s most famous resident Oprah Winfrey is not like “meeting the queen,” according to Wild author Cheryl Strayed, whose book was translated into 30 languages. “The moment I met Oprah, she was restarting her book club with Wild. I went to her house in Montecito and was brought to this little guest house, which was nicer than any of our hous-

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es,” she told popcaster Tim Ferris at South by Southwest. “She’s interviewing me on the show. It’s this big kind moment. They tell me to go down this path through these Redwood trees. At the end of this path, there’s Oprah. She’s like, ‘Chery!’ and she hugs me.” In June 2012, Oprah selected 48-year-old Strayed’s Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail as her first pick for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. The film adaptation of the best-selling memoirs hit theaters in December 2014, with Reese Witherspoon playing the writer. “The thing that struck me... this is why Oprah is successful, is that... the look on her face and what I could see in her eyes is her vulnerability. “I was meeting Oprah, and I wanted her to like me. Oprah was meeting me, and she wanted me to like her. “She was still this incredibly humble human who was really looking to have an authentic human connection with me. This is what’s driven her success – her genuine desire to connect with people and be open. That kind of curiosity has driven her to these great heights. To me, the mark of success is staying open in this whole way.” I vividly remember first meeting Oprah when I appeared on her Chicago-based show talking about the Royal Family with Lord Piers Wedgwood, a descendant of the founder of the china dynasty. She turned up in the studio’s green room with her hair in curlers wearing a tartan flannel robe with her chocolate colored cocker spaniel, Solomon, in tow. What you see is what you get. Refreshing. See the Light UCSB baseball fans were in abundance at a fundraising fête at the

La Cumbre Country Club when Bob and Holly Murphy, owners of the La Arcada gift emporium Coast2Coast, Peter and Gerd Jordano, and Bob Fuladi and Nissy Mahmoud, among others hosted a reception to pay for $1.2 million in floodlighting for the team’s Caesar Vyesaka stadium, as well as other major improvements. “It is a special jewel of our community with great coaching and great athletes,” Bob told the 60 guests. “We have a very deficient stadium badly in need of improvement. But if we build it they will come, to quote the Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams.” Team coach Andrew Checketts, who has led the talented team to three playoffs in the last four years, bemoaned the fact that major playoff games had to be played near San Diego rather than at home because of the lack of illumination on the home playing field. Turning out for the jock hop were Randy and Roxanna Solakian, George Leis, Nicholas Zwick, David Bolton, Paul Graziano, Ralph and Diana

Just for Funds Three of the world’s most acclaimed musicians will be attending a special UCSB Arts & Lectures event at the Granada to raise funds for its annual education and benefit program. The May 2 invitation-only event, which is being sent to a select group of major donors, will feature legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, composer-bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin master Chris Thile in concert, with a cocktail party beforehand followed by an intimate private dinner in the McCune Founders Room. Montecito philanthropist extraordinaire Leslie Ridley-Tree is underwriting the $1,000 a ticket event, meaning that 100 percent of the proceeds benefit the arts and lectures programs. Candy Man Can Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry is really raking in the big bucks! Billionaire English property developer Nick Candy, 43, who is being sued for $200 million by a former business partner, revealed he paid the former Dos Pueblos High student $1.7 million to perform at his 2012 wedding to Australian actress Holly Valance. Candy and his brother, Christian, developed One Hyde Park on the site of the former Bowater House in ritzy Knightsbridge, from where I used to broadcast when I was an anchor on the CBS syndicated show Day & Date. A 16,149-sq.-ft. penthouse in the building, just a tiara’s toss from Harrods and Harvey Nichols, sold for a staggering $255 million to an Eastern European buyer three years ago. As for Katy’s fee, not bad for an hour or so’s work. Paws Cause The Gallery, the art emporium cheek by jowl with Lucky’s on Coast Village Road, was heaving when an

Reception co-host Bob Murphy; George Leis, MB&T; Matt English, UCSB associate AD Development; Michelle and Andrew Checketts, UCSB baseball coach; Michael Zuckerman, MB&T; and reception co-host Bob Fuladi, LCCC member (photo by Priscilla)

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Supporting the cause of Davey’s Voice and the gallery exhibition: Judi Weisbart, Ron Macleod, and Susan St. John (photo by Priscilla)

Hostess Marjorie Layden with honored guest sculptor Robert Emmons; Gretchen Lieff, Davey’s Voice founder; and guest artist Tom Mielko (photo by Priscilla)

Art lovers and Davey’s supporters are Eileen Mielko, Maria and Alex Mertens, with Christine Emmons (photo by Priscilla)

Holding Davey’s Voice Beanie Babies are Ron and Gus Harris, Sharon Kantaner, Gretchen Lieff, and Maile Schooner (photo by Priscilla)

exhibition featuring works by sculptor Robert Emmons and painter Tom Mielko, was held to raise money for the Gretchen Lieff’s animal charity, Davey’s Voice, which has actively been rescuing canines destined to be slaughtered in China for their meat at the barbaric Yulin festival.

Animal lovers and Davey’s Voice supporters Tom Mielko, Michael Hammer, and Julian Nott (photo by Priscilla)

Rest in Peace On a personal note, I remember banking tycoon David Rockefeller, the last surviving grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, who has died in New York aged 101. The billionaire businessman and philanthropist was a shy, but affable individual. I remember vividly attending a dinner for Gerald, the late Duke of Westminster, in the parish house at St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church on Fifth Avenue, a tiara’s toss from Saks. As the evening ran late, guests were let out by the rector, John Andrew, through the cloister on West 53rd Street which was full of vagrants sheltering from the cold winter’s night. Rockefeller, one of the world’s richest men, tiptoed gingerly through the

Among the many supporters giving paws for thought were Nigel Gallimore, Judi Weisbart, Christine Emmons, Diana Starr Langley, Julian Nott, Anne Luther, Michael Hammer, Marjorie Layden, Hiroko Benko, Alex and Maria Mertens, Eileen Mielko, and Dana Hansen.

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human flotsam to avoid disturbing them. A priceless sight! Sightings: Oscar winner Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson noshing at Olio e Limone...Sylvester Stallone sashaying on State Street...Oprah Winfrey, just back from filming in New Zealand, at a dinner party at the mega manse of Herb and Bui Simon. Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ

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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Ancient Wonder – Far more than just a performance, Shen Yun’s presentation takes the audience on a journey through 5,000 years of Chinese culture, revealing through the universal language of music and dance a wondrous tapestry of heavenly realms, ancient legends, and modern heroic tales. The production features more than 100 world class performers, over 400 sets of handmade costumes, a unique orchestra blending Eastern and Western music, and animated backdrops (which were recently awarded a patent). Praised for its stunning beauty and a tremendous energy level that leaves audiences uplifted and inspired, Shen Yun also achieves on a deeper level. Reviewers have remarked on the production that serves as a historical overview of the culture of China, blending spirituality, values, and acrobatic feats and dance to show what made the country an impressive civilization. The show returns to the Granada for the fourth consecutive year, this time kicking off its Southern California tour in Santa Barbara. WHEN: 7:30 tonight, 2 & 7:30 pm tomorrow, 1 pm Sunday WHERE: 1214 State Street COST: Available tickets range from $70 to $100 INFO: 8992222 or www.granadasb.org SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Mozart and Mashup – The piano as solo instrument is the star of the next semi-monthly Santa Barbara Music

Club concert, as Leslie Cain and Eric Valins share the stage. Cain, a doctoral candidate in piano at UCSB who also holds a degree in philosophy, will present Mozart’s Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV 457, one of only two keyboard sonatas that he composed in a minor key, and Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody #8 in F-sharp Minor, which draws on authentic Hungarian folk materials, at times even imitating the sounds of the cimbalom, the Hungarian version of the dulcimer. Composer-pianist Valins will perform his own Diamond Sonata, which he wrote for his wife, dancer and choreographer Carrie Diamond. The piece is a deconstruction of Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K 330. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: Faulkner Gallery in the downtown Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: www.sbmusicclub.org Laugh and ‘llusions Fest – Ladies & Gentlemen Inc’s debut Comedy & Magic Festival at the Plaza Playhouse Theater sold out the historic auditorium in downtown Carpinteria. The second annual show is bringing back some of those familiar faces augmented by a number of new performers drawn from the funny folks and illusionists who appear at The Magic Castle and/or on TV talk shows such as The Late, Late Show, The Tonight Show, and others. This year’s lineup includes Laurie Kilmartin, a veteran of Kimmel, Conan, and Comedy Central who made her mark with her brutally honest-themed TV special 45 Jokes About My Dead

SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Working on Dreams – Studs Terkel, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, broadcaster, historian, and actor achieved fame through his oral histories of common Americans, most popularly in his runaway bestseller Working. In American Dreams, he captured a colorful cross-section of the country through one-on-one interviews with wildly diverse personalities including a cynical Miss America, an angry Native American, a happy farmer, and a KKK leader, plus celebrities Ted Turner and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others. Peter Frisch has adapted the work for a staged reading for local company The Producing Unit with two performances today only. Bill Egan, Tom Hinshaw, Meredith McMinn, Robert Riechel, Jeremy Tristan, and Ivy Vahanian are the cast who will embody the interviewees. Taken together, the characters involved – some hopeful, others hopelessly cynical – create a moving theatrical experience that is sometimes disturbing, frequently funny, and deeply felt. The shows – which are a fundraiser for The Producing Unit – take place at the beautifully renovated Alhecama Theater, the former home of the Ensemble Theater Company. Each performance will be followed by a reception and lively conversation with the actors. WHEN: 2:30 & 8 pm WHERE: 914 Santa Barbara Street COST: Donation at the door INFO: 963-0408 or www.theproducingunit.org

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EVENTS by Steven Libowitz

SATURDAY, MARCH 25 More Mozart, from Met – Music director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Idomeneo, Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War. Tenor Matthew Polenzani sings the title role of the King of Crete, with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante, soprano Elza van den Heever as Elettra, and soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia. You’ll need to settle in for four-plus hours of music, but the reward, at least according to The New York Times, is “The Met Opera at its best… A refined and affecting performance from the great Met orchestra… a poignant, gripping performance singing with melting warmth.” WHEN: 9:55 am WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $28 INFO: 9698787 or www.musicacademy.org

Dad; Darren Carter, a.k.a., The Party Starter, fresh from L.A.’s The Comedy Store and The Hollywood Improv; Andrew Goldenhersh, one of last year’s favorites returning with a fresh crop of jaw-dropping magic tricks; Byron Bowers, who makes his Carp debut after tours opening for Dave Chappelle and Hannibal Buress. Also performing are Jake Nordwind, a regular on Funny-or-Die, and Jon Dunn, a Harvard Law veteran who works the SoCal comedy circuit. Kimmie Dee, the stand-up and producer, hosts the show. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria COST: $25 general, $35 reserved VIP seating INFO: 684-6380 or www.plazatheatercarpinteria.com Magic of Brazil – The Bahia Magia Dance Company’s performance includes acrobatic Capoeira demonstrations, live Brazilian percussion and drumming ensemble, Orixa dances, traditional African Brazilian dances, stick fight dance of resistance, and contemporary African Brazilian dance pieces. The show is a vivid celebration of the rich history of Brazilian culture weaving together some of its many components. Performers will be leaping across the stage in the feetstomping, skirt-twirling, and body-soaring pieces aimed to get the audience up and moving, or at least letting their imagination run wild. Both performances are followed by a reception where delectable Brazilian cuisine and beverages will be available for purchase on the veranda. WHEN: 2 & 7 pm today WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 753 Paseo Nuevo COST: $35 general, $20 children INFO: 963-0408 or www.centerstage.org SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Tales from the Twilight Zone – Rod Serling’s iconic TV series forms the basis

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for this month’s installment of Speaking of Stories, as the Santa Barbara-based actors and actresses read the original tales that inspired episodes. Howard Cohen reads One for the Angels by Anne Serling-Sutton; Michele Hunter, in her SOS debut, takes on Nightmare at 2000 Feet by Richard Matheson; longtime SOS veteran Tony Miratti reads Time Enough At Last by Lynn A. Venable; and Jenna Scanlon wraps up the eerie evening with After the Monkey Speaks: A Midcentury Tale by Susan Chiavelli. As always, stick around after the performance for cookies and milk with the cast on the patio. WHEN: 2 pm today, 7:30 pm tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 753 Paseo Nuevo COST: $28 general, $18 students and military ($18 Early Bird Special for Sunday must be purchased by Friday) INFO: 963-0408 or www. centerstage.org Breakthrough on Stage – The latest group of performers celebrate the culmination of their transformational Breakthrough Performance Workshop, a two-month journey in self-expression through singing, with a concert onstage at SOhO. The performances – each participant gets a solo song and there are also group efforts – give their all backed by an all-star Santa Barbara band featuring keyboardist George Friedenthal, drummer Larry Perpoli, guitarist Maitland Ward, bassist Mick Pulver (who co-leads the workshop), and backup vocalists Shannon Ward and Emily Brummond. The show is often much more than a concert, as the audience and singers share energy, uplifting, inspiring, and supporting one another. It’s a heartfelt evening of creativity, fully expressed singing, courage, depth, and a triumph of the human spirit. After the performances, stick around for a dance

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SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Duking it out – The Mastersons, the husbandand-wife who serve as members of Steve Earle’s band The Dukes and frequently open his shows, have earned a sizeable fan base on their own due to their lilting vocals, well-crafted songs and charismatic chemistry. Their headlining set at Sings Like Hell should draw liberally from their critically lauded 2012 debut album, Birds Fly South, and its follow-up, Good Luck Charm. Opening is Mike Stinson, the Houston-based singer-songwriter who put in nearly two decades in L.A. for heading for Texas, with the result that he carries a lot of country-rock icons Gram Parsons and Johnny Cash in his guitar case. His songs are the thrills, chills. and spills of life, puréed with sharp word play and musical muscle. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $40 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

party and more live music. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1221 State St. COST: $15 INFO: 962-7778 or www.sohosb.com Mozart at Masterworks – Westmont’s Masterworks Concert features selections by Georg Philipp Telemann, Thomas Linley Jr., and Wolfang Amadeus Mozart in the pair of performances held downtown. Mozart’s The Solemn Vespers for the Feast of a Confessor, written as a liturgical work for the Salzburg Cathedral in 1780, represents his last works composed for the cathedral, presaging The Requiem. The work features soloists Emmalee Wetzel ’15 (soprano), Rachel La Commare ’16 (alto), Bryan Lane ’10 (tenor), and Luke Mizuki ’15 (bass) with student conductor Jason Tong ’17. Linley (1756-1778), known as the English Mozart, was a child prodigy who composed numerous works before his untimely death at 22. The choir’s performance of Let God Arise is based on a modern reconstruction. Telemann’s setting of Psalm 117 opens the program. WHEN: 7:30 tonight, 3:30 pm tomorrow WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu Street (at Garden St.) COST: $10 general admission, students free INFO: 565-6040

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Great Danes – The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DNSO) was founded in 1925 under the motto “The best, and only the best”. Nearly a century later, that determination has resulted in the DNSO being considered one of the leading symphony orchestras in Europe, and the absolute best in performing the music of Carl Nielsen. The ensemble will play the composer’s Helios Overture, Op.17, in its CAMA-sponsored concert at the Granada Theatre tonight under the baton of Grammy Award-winner Fabio Luisi. The general music director of the Zürich Opera and principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Luisi takes the podium as part of his launching of his new appointment as principal conductor of the Danish National Symphony. At the center of the program is Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, WWV91, with soloist Deborah Voigt, one of the world’s leading dramatic sopranos who has received international acclaim for her performances in the operas of Wagner and Richard Strauss. Mahler’s Symphony No.1 in D Major, Titan, rounds out the music. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $39-$119 INFO: 899-2222 or www. granadasb.org •MJ

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SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Harley’s in Ojai – Two-time Grammy Awardwinner Bill Harley, who uses song and story to paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of American life, returns to Ojai to support the return of muchmissed the Ojai Storytelling Festival. Harley’s work not only entertains and enthralls, it also reminds us of our common humanity while challenging us to be our best selves. Harley, who is a prolific author and recording artist, as well as keynote speaker, will perform both a special benefit show tonight, preceded by a wine-and-hors d’oeuvres reception, and an early evening show for the whole family tomorrow afternoon. WHEN: Reception 6:30 pm, concert 8 tonight; Performance 4 pm tomorrow WHERE: Jewish Community of Ojai, 530 El Roblar, Meiners Oaks (Reception at Gallery 525, located at 525 El Roblar) COST: $50 (tonight), $15 adults, $10 kids in advance, $18/$13 at the door (tomorrow) INFO: 310-890-1439 or www.ojaistoryfest.org (photo by Susan Wilson)

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Celebrating Aging

Gil Rosas Plays On

by Hattie Beresford

Gil Rosas and Beverly Hay at KEYT in 1955. Gil was only 18 years old when he took the job of musical director.

In 1958, Gil played in the Mural Room of the Fiesta Bowl, the bowling alley that once occupied the building on State Street where Whole Foods now resides

t was the late 1970s and we were young; playin’ that funky music and doin’ the hustle. But I had grown up with a father who thought he was Fred Astaire and danced me around the living room when he was in the mood. Pops would come home from a long day designing airplanes at Lockheed, take off his hat, remove the pocket protector from his white dress shirt, drop the needle on the album in the Hi-Fi, and off we’d go, jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek to fascinating rhythms. T’was wonderful. So, in the ‘70s when my husband and I weren’t (uh, uh, uh, uh) stayin’ alive, we’d get a hankering for some tunes from the ‘40s and head for the Olive Mill Bistro. In the callowness of youth, we had a rather unflattering name for the place since its clientele tended to be a few generations older than we. Now, of course, we’d fit right in. After an evening listening to some of the best and enduring songs of the 20th century, we would say thanks for the memories to the talented and affable Gil Rosas, Santa Barbara’s homegrown and masterful pianist who always plays with a song in his heart. For 65 years, Gil has entertained audiences and kept the music of the Great American Songbook alive. And now, Gil is to receive the Spirit of Successful Aging Award from the Center for Successful Aging, which assists seniors in maintaining their independence and integrity. In a program produced by Rod Lathim, Gil, together with some of Santa Barbara’s top musicians and vocalists, will perform a concert of music from “The Great American Song Book” at the Marjorie Luke Theater on Saturday, April 1, at 2 pm. “I am very honored to receive this award,” says Gil. “Getting old is not for sissies. It is so important that as people age they stay active, creative, and involved in the community.” The Center for Successful Aging

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“It is important that as they age, people stay active, creative, and involved in the community,” says Gil, who has certainly taken that idea to heart

offers programs that are critically important and help seniors realize they can still be valuable to the life of the community. “The programs keep people active through counseling and socialization,” says Gil, and through live events such as the upcoming concert, “With a Song in My Heart.” Born and raised in Santa Barbara, Gil Rosas’s home was always filled with music and song. Long before taking lessons, he had learned to play the tunes he heard by ear. By age 16, he had a job playing at the skating rink, and at age 18 he became the musical director for KEYT TV. “I never used a music score since I was playing live and had to improvise to fill time, to stretch or condense music to fit a small amount of time,” says Gil. Come rain or come shine, Gil was determined to obtain a classical education in music and piano at the University of California, Santa Barbara, so he worked at KEYT and also played for Spanish dance classes and ballet classes while taking courses himself. Afterward, Gil had high hopes and boundless energy. Postcollege gigs included joining a combo

(left to right) Paul and Jennie Vercammen, Gil Rosas, and Otto Berger play a set at the Olive Mill Bistro in 1970

that played at El Paseo Restaurant, orchestra appearances at the County Bowl, and nine months at the Fiesta Bowl (today’s Whole Foods Store on State Street), where in the cool, cool, cool of the evening he entertained to the muted tympanic clatter of falling pins. “Then the Army got me and shipped me to Virginia, where I was a soloist with the Army Concert Band,” says Gil. Upon his return, Gil was hired to play at the Somerset Restaurant in Montecito where he stayed for seven years. In 1968, Gil and two partners opened The Olive Mill Bistro, on the corner of Olive Mill and Coast Village roads, part of the Montecito Inn. Many notable people frequented the establishment, and Gil remembers George Hamilton, Tab Hunter, Ray “If I Only Had a Heart” Bolger, Jane Russell, and Eleanor Powell. “Once, Donald O’Connor came in and asked if he could sing with me,” says Gil. Of course, Gil said it would be fine, and the audience was delighted. Apparently my and my father’s hero, Fred Astaire, came by as well. (Had we but known!)

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In 1980, Gil and his wife, Susan, moved to Ventura and brought his unique and engaging musical repertoire to such venues as the Port Royal and the venerable Pierpont Inn. With more than 4,000 songs in his heart, Gil could respond when called upon to play anything from Bach to The Beatles. Gil likes songs with strong melodies and memorable words. He banters with his audience between songs and he always accentuates the positive. Time goes by. Gil and Susan, having left their hearts in Santa Barbara, moved back in 2011. Only semi-retired, Gil continues to play for events at clubs, theatres, and in private settings where time after time his performances are de-lovely. On April 1, at 2 pm, I’ll be taking a sentimental journey with my singing, swinging dad in my heart. ‘Til then, Gil, I’ll Be Seeing You. Advance tickets available by calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 8383006 or online at www.brownpap ertickets.com or at the door on performance day at the Marjorie Luke Theatre – 721 E. Cota Street in Santa Barbara. $20 general; $10 children. •MJ 23 – 30 March 2017

Real Estate View

Montecito Heat Index

by Michael Phillips

How Hot is Today’s Market?

Michael is a realtor at Coldwell Banker, and is a Montecito Planning Commissioner. He can be reached at 969-4569 and info@ MichaelPhillipsRealEstate. com

ger than last year under $3M and for the $5M-and-up group, homes for sale increased a noticeable 18%, yet overall we are below historical averages and reduced supply necessarily reduces contract activity. The most glaring data, however, is that of our median sales price. It has dropped year over year from $3.7M to $2.8M, a 24% reduction. More glaring actually, and not covered here, is our condo market. The number of condos sold is down a remarkable 66% and the median sale price has retreated from $2.4M to $885,000, a 62% reduction. Buyers should be responding aggressively to this opportunity. Given the Feds’ decision last week to increase interest rates, buyers should be sufficiently motivated without more to jump in – and soon will likely be much better than later. Home prices nationally are currently increasing at twice the rate of hourly pay and inflation. And believe it or not, a majority of us believe more high-paying jobs and lower taxes is a near immediate guarantee under the Trump administration. If consumer sentiment remains this high, expect to see a robust national market com-

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$$ in Millions ing soon. Here, it isn’t so straightforward. Inventory in the low and high end seem to be increasing, which is important and should increase the number of sales, yet we are also revisiting the 2006-07 market highs and buyers are understandably nervous. Everyone remembers the 35% correction and would like not to relive it. They cannot overlook, however, the inching up of inflation and financing costs with 5% mortgages on the horizon. If the administration can orchestrate meaningful tax reform this year, the overall economy continues its expansion and the stock market does not implode, buyers, I believe, will be confident

enough to pay the price necessary to get into the market – and we will all be talking about a time when you could have purchased a home in Montecito for under $2M. The perfect seller’s scenario. In fairness, that’s a lot of “ifs.” In the meantime, should you find yourself in that place when living smaller seems to be the only thing that makes sense, I just put together a short report you should look at titled Cottages, Condos, and Bungalows. Contact me at CC&B@mppre.net and I’ll send you a copy. Living small in paradise may well be the answer, and Montecito condos may be the place to look first. •MJ

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Heat Index

he Montecito Heat Index measures demand for Montecito single-family homes in five price sectors by comparing the number of homes under contract to those available for purchase and as such is a forward-looking indicator. And since demand is highly seasonal, today’s Heat is compared to this date a year ago. All data are from the Santa Barbara MLS and are uniformly deemed reliable. Today’s total Heat score is 118, which compared to this date last year, is an increase of 46%. The $1-2M group scored a 33 with a third of all available properties under contract outperforming last year by 8 points. The $2-3M sector leads the way this month, besting last year 44 to 16, a strong 175% surge. And the $3-4M group tied last year with a score of 16. The $4-5M sector beat last year by 1 point, while the $5M and up market held even with last year with a score of 4. Those are good numbers indicating strong buyer demand in the lower end and good demand above $3M. The super estates in the $5M-and-above section continue to fight for available buyers. The story continues to be sales and inventory, or more specifically the absence of them. Since the first of the year, sales in Montecito are off a significant 34%. Interestingly, everyone around us except west of State Street experienced an increase in sales over last year with Hope Ranch completely showing off with an extraordinary increase of 333%. Inventory is stron-

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