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26 April – 3 May 2018 Vol 24 Issue 17

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LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42

HIDDEN IN THE HEDGEROW PEARL CHASE SOCIETY’S 17TH ANNUAL HOMES TOUR FEATURES FIVE UNIQUE DWELLINGS IN MONTECITO’S HEDGEROW DISTRICT (STORY ON PAGE 12)

In Search of Leadership

High risk? Low risk? No risk? Who knows? Montecito in desperate need of a power broker, p. 5

Hello Yellow

Santa Barbara High School presents Urinetown, The Musical, beginning Friday, April 27, p. 32

Building Homes

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5

Guest Editorial

Bob Hazard calls for leadership in Montecito, as he expounds on the community, vexation, Montecito Association, and the need for residents to huddle up

6 Miscellany

Amethyst Ball; Community Microgrid Initiative; Natalie Portman; Michael Imperioli’s house; CALM authors lunch; Camerata Pacifica; Storyteller Children’s Center; Joyce DiDonato; N.Y. Daedalus Quartet; Georgey Taupin; Julia LouisDreyfus; Gwyneth’s Goop; and Matthew Mellon, RIP

Letters to the Editor

On Entertainment

This Week

Village Beat

Seen Around Town

Your Westmont

Brilliant Thoughts

Spirituality Matters

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Tide Guide On Stage

School Stuff

A collection of communication from Journal readers including Diane Meehan, David McCalmont, Denice Spangler Adams, Maxwell Dickinson Decker, Roger Morrison, Andrew Fletcher, Matthew Bourhis, and Das Williams Steven Libowitz interviews George Christie, Jr. about his one-man play; Lisa Citore; violinist Jennifer Koh; classical music; dance fever; SB Revels’s May Day; and Rogue One score

Photography by Spenser Bruce

Dream. Design. Build. Home.

MBAR meets; Knit ‘N Needle; wine dinner; gift-wrapping; Spanish group; STEAM program; wine dinner; Spanish; treasure hunt; koalas at zoo; spring fling; Art Career Day; Nathalia music; yoga on wharf; book signing; MA Land Use; poetry club; free music; Mariachi; Roar & Pour; Quire of Voyces; polo season; and support group Pearl Chase Society’s Historic Homes Tour; YMCA Healthy Kids Day; Spring Fling on CVR; block party; and sheriff ’s blotter and new lieutenant Lynda Millner reports on Planned Parenthood’s Birds and Bees Bash; Carpinteria Girls Inc. luncheon; and SB Historical Museum presentation

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Steven Libowitz looks into Mark Ruskin on the Mesa; Hansavedas activities; reverends reflect; plus salt and sound therapy

Santa Barbara High School Performing Arts members shine the spotlight on Urinetown, The Musical, which takes the stage Friday, April 27 Sigrid Toye pays a visit to Cold Spring School, where principal Amy Alzina roams the hallways and Lisa Ishikawa’s kindergarten classroom

35 Our Town

Joanne Calitri surveys the scene of the downtown Earth Day gala, which honored Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship Award winners

39 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

SB Fair & Expo; Peter Harper; TAO drumming; Gauchos reunion; Alcazar Theatre; Mexican music; pianist Josiah Alexander Sila; Accordionaires Pops Orchestra; and teen singers

46 Classified Advertising

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Guest Editorial

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

The Need for Leadership

n the four months between December 2017 and March 2018, Montecito was evacuated five times; 23 people lost their lives; 170 homes were destroyed and more than 350 others were severely damaged. We are currently a community under siege, trapped between a strong desire to rebuild and the uncomfortable realization that we are about to issue rebuilding permits for sites officially designated either as “Extreme Risk” or “High Risk” for loss of life. Worse, the character of this community will be determined largely by outsiders who are not Montecito residents. The absence of local governance leadership and local decision-making power is the proverbial “Black Hole” for Montecito.

What is Montecito?

Montecito (Spanish for “Little Mountain”) is an unincorporated California coastal community, bounded on the north by East Camino Cielo Road and the Los Padres National Forest; on the east by Ortega Ridge Road and Ladera Lane; on the south by the Pacific Ocean; and on the west by the City of Santa Barbara. “Semi-rural” Montecito is still the loveliest and most affluent community in the county. We are 8,965 fortunate residents living on 5,952 acres (9.3 square miles) in 3,432 households. Twenty-four percent of homes in Montecito have children under the age of 18 living at home. The average household size is 2.34 persons. The median age for residents is 50 years, with 26% of residents 65 years or older. There are 5,572 registered voters in Montecito, split 39% Democrat, 33% Republican, and 28% other.

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fter the Thomas Fire and flash floods that decimated our rarefied enclave, the World Business Academy and the Clean Coalition have combined to form the Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative. “Together we can create microgrids to ensure indefinite renewable-driven energy resilience for critical facilities, including the Montecito Fire Protection District headquarters and the Montecito Water District headquarters, wells, and pumping stations, as well as local life-sustaining emergency shelter and supply facilities,” says Craig Lewis, founder and executive director of the nine-year-old Clean Coalition. “This deployment of clean local energy will showcase the grid of the

future and will provide economic, environmental, and resilience benefits.” After initiating Phase One with the fire and water departments, Lewis, who has just moved to Santa Barbara from the Bay Area, wants to expand further to include commercial properties in the upper village and then the lower village along Coast Village Road. Phase One is estimated to cost $300,000 and take 12 to 18 months to implement, while the second phase will cost around $600,000 and take a similar amount of time. “The recent disaster and tragic loss of life demonstrates the need for energy resilience for critical facilities to

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

If you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite H, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net

Dadiana Dancing

Vasily Golovin, a national champion Ballroom and Latin, Swing, and Salsa dance instructor, owns Dance Fever Studio on Coast Village Road, seen here with Diane Meehan of Dadiana Salon

The “Ladies Who Dance” with Vasily (center) are (from left) Cyndi Chilcott, Diane Meehan, Yulia Kotlyan, Danni Borut, and (not pictured) Leslie Sokol

ust imagine “A world of ballroom dance creating a beautiful place in your mind, body and soul. “ Even after the fire, mudslide, earthquake, and multiple evacuations, five women (three from Montecito), and their dance instructor, Vasily Golovin, owner of Dance Fever Studio Montecito, found the time to attend the San Francisco Open Dancesport Competition. Dadiana Salon Montecito has been evacuated five times, and my business has suffered due to the devastation surrounding the area. Dancing, however, has saved me. It gave me a wonderful outlet and focus. I could take a dance lesson with my instructor, and for a short time, forget everything going on around me and feel whole again. Yulia Kotlyan, Cyndi Chilcott, Leslie Sokol, and Danni Borut feel the same. We knew this competition was approaching, and we needed to be prepared for this high-level event. I am a gold-level pro/am dancer and placed second in the Gold Level Championship; Cyndi, Danni, and Yulia are bronzeand silver-level Latin pro/am dancers and placed second as well. Danni placed first in her Senior Silver Championship. Congratulations to the “Ladies Who Dance!” I am so grateful to be a part of this extraordinary community. Diane Meehan Montecito

and everything in sight because it lost. Do we need any further proof that the Democrats have not searched inward for political-economic-cultural reasons why the majority of voters in more than enough states of the Union in the privacy of the voting booth voluntarily pulled the lever for someone other than Hillary Rodham Clinton for president? We have indirect, inadvertent evidence that Democrats have ingested the reasons why they are falling short at the ballot box. In the two elections in 2018 where the Democrats came out victorious over (presumably) Trump Republicans (Senate race in Alabama; Pennsylvania 18th Congressional District), the party ran (relatively) young cookie-cutter white males with military and prosecutorial résumés, who then ran away from all the left-wing dominated influences of the national Democratic Party in their attempts to out-flank Donald Trump in these low-turnout special elections. The two Democrat victors persuaded enough voters that they would vote independently of Nancy Pelosi and Senator [Chuck] Schumer. Of course, they haven’t so far, and probably won’t, before they are forced to run for re-election in the near future. But, the fact remains that had they run in Alabama and Pennsylvania as left-wing Democrats against Trump Republicans, they would’ve lost, just like the five Democrats who lost in 2017 in special congressional elections. The entire Mueller investigation is an open-ended Phishing Expedition to find a smoking gun against Donald Trump...

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...So Democrats don’t have to face the reality that the American people – on a level playing field – rejected them and their agenda. Amidst a booming economy (which the mainstream media refuses to report is a booming economy), the Democratic National Committee hopes/expects to leverage a pathological hatred of a victorious opponent this November into a victory... so they can file impeachment proceedings in a Democrat-controlled House, and then convict the president of whatever crimes a majority of delusional unhinged Democrats in the Senate can bring against a man who has successfully demonstrated to the American people that the Democrats are wandering aimlessly around in public with no clothes on. Every time in the past the American voters have deemed it necessary to switch parties Inside-the-Beltway, there were major policy issues/reasons at the basis of why they turned one party out and voted the other party in. The Democratic National Committee, in 2018, is banking on pure hatred of Donald Trump as the sole premise for the people turning Republicans out of power and putting Democrats back in control of Capitol Hill. This is a long-odds bet for the Democrats. If it works, the Democrats will have gotten away with no soul-searching and/or navel-gazing in order to discover the reasons why they are increasingly out of touch with mainstream American voters. They will take it as an enormous mandate from the voters to enact their far-left agenda and pursue their pathological vendetta against everybody who effectively

challenges their existence in the Public Square. If the Democrats lose in November, as I prognosticate, they are (fricking) toast for a long time. David S. McCalmont Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Here’s our/my prognostication: It’s still too early to get a feel for which way things will go in November, but even though the House of Representatives seems to be in play, Republicans are likely – barely – to hang on to a small majority. In the Senate, I/we expect Republicans to pick up four additional seats, perhaps even five or six, so if Democrats manage to flip the House and pass articles of Impeachment with their majority – and they may – there’ll be no way to garner the 67 Senate votes required to convict the president and remove him from office. Unfortunately, if Republicans lose the House and retain the Senate, there’ll be no further legislation from Congress until the 2020 election decides which way the country will head. – J.B.)

Saving the Rain

I love your recommendation re: a rain-capture program (“Recharging Our Dried-up System,” MJ #24/16). To save on my $1,200/month City Water bills at $24 per HCF and rising, I must work the rain runoff rotating 18 rubber cans in rows of two. It takes 22 minutes per cycle in a downpour from one end to the next to pull cans across the drive to dump in my yard. While my upper gutters on the third floor are engineered to go under the driveway to spout into the front yard, “to cut costs” I messed up on the bottom level where rain dumps direct onto the driveway from the deck.

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On Entertainment by Steven Libowitz

From Outlaw to a One-Man Play

he saga of George Christie, Jr., from a Hell’s Angels head man to star of a one-man play based on his own life would be something almost beyond belief if it weren’t actually true. Christie, who was born in 1947 in Ventura and returned more than three decades later to found the Ventura chapter of the notorious motorcycle club – which he would lead for more than 30 years – has spent the half-dozen years since he resigned from the club writing, speaking, promoting concerts, and consulting for defense attorneys, minus the year he served in a Texas federal prison after a plea bargain. Beyond that Lone Star State stint, Christie was jailed two other times for a total of more than three years, plus two more under house arrest. But behind all the motorcycle mayhem and madness, Christie also led loftier pursuits, such as carrying the Olympic torch in the prelude to the 1984 Los Angeles Games and spending countless hours at the famed SelfRealization Center in Los Angeles, where he studied under the influential master Pramahansa Yogananda.

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Outlaw George Christie, Jr., revved-up about Center Stage (photo by Betina La Plante)

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When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 After-School STEAM Program Build with Legos, do snap circuits, and drop-in craft activities at Montecito Library. Ages 5 and up. When: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, APRIL 28 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 Koalas on Display Two furry, eucalyptus-loving marsupials will take up residence at the Santa Barbara Zoo for a oneyear visit to increase awareness of the challenges facing them and other native Australian species. Koala “ambassadors” Edmund and Thackory go on view in a special outdoor exhibit near the Zoo Train station beginning today, during regular hours. Where: 500 Ninos Drive Info: www.sbzoo.org Spring Fling on Coast Village Road Coast Village merchants will welcome shoppers with refreshments, specials, and sales; percentage of proceeds to benefit the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade. When: 10 am to 6 pm Where: Coast Village Road Annual Art Career Day Conference Art Without Limits presents the 8th free Art Career Day Conference (ACDC). The mission of the conference is to create a thriving and successful

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Village Beat by Kelly Mahan Herrick

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Pearl Chase Society’s Historic Homes Tour

A Spanish Colonial Revival-style home on San Leandro Lane will be on the Pearl Chase Society’s Historic Homes Tour, along with four other houses in the Hedgerow district

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he Pearl Chase Society is busy putting the final touches on its 17th annual Historic Homes Tour, which will take place on Sunday, May 20, in Montecito’s Hedgerow District. According to organizers, the “Hidden in the Hedgerow” tour will showcase the diversity of homes designed over three decades in the historic neighborhood, which was recently challenged by the forces of nature. The tour will bring participants inside five homes that ma9rked the dynamic early years of the 20th century. “No tour of Santa Barbara area historic homes would be complete without designs by noteworthy architects and their signature styles,” says co-organizer Marcella Simmons. “But our event this year acknowledges the reality that custom homes are designed through the collaboration of both architect and client, with the resulting balance sometimes displaying architectural genius in unexpected styles.” This year’s homes are notable for their architectural designs, exceptional craftsmanship, and sustained livability, Simmons added. A classic Spanish Colonial Revival home designed in 1929 by well-regarded architect Joseph J. Plunkett has been little changed from the 1930s. The original owners lived in the home for 50 years, and it was a favorite of Miss Pearl Chase even before the 1925 earthquake that set the stage for rebuilding the city with a Spanish flair. The Andalusian-style home sits on what was once a citrus orchard; the property was owned by actor Alex Nicol in the 1990s, and because it was designed by Plunkett, has several similar features to the Santa Barbara

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airport terminal. Early country living in Montecito is represented by the late-1910s Prairie Rustic-style home on San Leandro Lane, with its low-pitched, hipped roofline, central fireplace, and deep eave overhangs that suggest a local adaptation of the Midwestern prairie style. “Visitors will appreciate the changes that have made this home graciously livable for more than a century, while keeping original details such as windows and a sliding pocket-style door,” Simmons said. The Coast Redwood in the front garden is said to date from the house’s beginnings, and the current owners have brought this once-failing tree back to magnificent life with extreme care. A late Craftsman home also on San Leandro was built in the early 1920s, and was owned originally by local architect Handy L. Wass. It’s unclear whether Wass also designed the home; those details are lost to history. A subsequent owner, Harold Chase, the brother of Pearl Chase, was the developer of Hope Ranch. The comfortable, large cottage-style home features a coved foyer ceiling, striking living room, and formal dining room. The kitchen retains much of the original cabinetry, and the sweeping rear veranda features a discovered portion of original paradise floral wallpaper in situ. A Mediterranean estate on San Leandro Lane, called Boscobel, was visited by the Garden Club of America in 1926 and has charmed visitors ever since. Truly hidden in the hedgerow, the home includes elements of symmetrical East Coast Federalism, while incorporating the stucco, clay tile 26 April – 3 May 2018

roofs, and wrought-iron balconies of Mediterranean and Spanish Colonial Revival styles, according to tour organizers. The gardens, while reduced from the original estate, feature a century-old Eugenia hedge arch at the north end. Tour guests will be treated to refreshments in the garden at Casa Paz Del Mar, built in the 1920s and designed by George Washington Smith in a German Domestic architectural style. This home style is uncommon in Santa Barbara but was popular in 1910s Europe, where the original owners would have admired it. The home was originally designed to face the ocean, and over the years the front entrance has shifted to the opposite side. It is an excellent example of the collaboration between architect and owner, and features many details seldom seen in Smith’s later work. “This year’s tour is remarkable, and we are so grateful to the homeowners who have graciously opened their treasured homes to us after all that has happened in Montecito since December. It is truly a testament to the spirit of our community, and we look forward to sharing this very special neighborhood,” says Simmons, who added that a portion of the proceeds will go toward restoration efforts in Montecito. The PCS is currently monitoring other areas of Montecito that were

affected by the January 9 debris flow, including Riven Rock, where several historic bridges were destroyed or damaged. The Canby House on East Valley Road, which was on the Historic Homes Tour in 2014, was affected by the debris flow, but the house appears to be intact. The relocation of a historic Moody Cottage from 170 Middle Road to a new site on Hot Springs Road appears to be infeasible now, being in the flood plain. A new location is being sought. The Historic Homes Tour is open to the public from 11 am to 4 pm on Sunday, May 20. Tour tickets are $80 for PCS members, $85 for non-members, and $110 for a ticket and firsttime-only membership. To purchase tickets, visit www.pearlchasesociety.org for a link to online sales, or mail a check to the Pearl Chase Society Historic Homes Tour, 2735 Miradero Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. For information, call 9613938. Advance reservations required.

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comed by board chair Karen Engberg, M.D. She told us, “Last year, we stood to lose two-thirds of our funding affecting 28,000 patients. We raised our voices and even acquired 3,600 donors. Our doors are still open.” President and CEO Jenna Tosh, Ph.D., presented the Jean K. Schuyler award (she was there) to honoree Leslie Bhutani. She joked with the audience, saying, “If you win this award, you have to tell your sexual experiences.” She brought the house down by saying, “We don’t have time for that.” Leslie grew up in Kansas, went to university and studied business, ending up in New York City. After meeting her husband, Ashish, and having two children, she chose to work on projects that especially interested her. One was Planned Parenthood, which she had been a patient as a teen. She worked in southern New England on their benefits for years and has

been a member of the PP Federation of America’s Leadership Council for 11 years. She was on this board for seven years. She’s also active with gun violence and the Humane Society. She gives kudos to her husband for his support and says, “I’m serving a life sentence with him.” Emcee Geoff Green had it easy, since there was only one item to auction off. He did ask for electronic donations on telephones that were then projected on screen as they came in. When I left, they were up to $72,000, but there was an after-hours party too from 9 to midnight, so I’m sure the amount rose. Actually, the evening netted more than $200,000. Some of those advocates who partied on were: Jill Levinson, Siri and Bob Marshall, Kristin Kirby, Michael and Tracy Bollag, Karl Weis and Kristen Klingbeil-Weis, Carrie Towbes and John Lewis, and Crystal and Cliff Wyatt. Planned Parenthood’s mission is to be the most trusted provider of reproductive health care. They promote the ability of all individuals to lead fulfilled lives, build healthy families, and make informed decisions through high-quality health services, education, and advocacy. Visit ppcentral coast.org to learn more about their health services and programs.

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was honoring the memory of global activist Nancy Koppelman. Nancy’s daughter, Renee, accepted the Women of Inspiration award on behalf of her mother and told what it was like to have her for a mother. She would say, “Not can we help, but how can we help?” Nancy began working for women’s rights in college and served on President Obama’s national finance and election committee throughout his time in office. Nancy served as co-chair for this luncheon for several years and was a longtime supporter. She was involved with UCSB’s Arts & Lectures, Direct Relief, co-founded the Global Neighborhood Fund, and more. As Girls Inc. executive director Victoria Juarez said, “Nancy was a fearless champion and crusader for women and girls locally and globally. We are endlessly grateful for her support of our mission and for showing everyone what it means to be a strong, smart, and bold woman.” Victoria told of just receiving an email from a Carpinteria teacher asking if there could be a Boys Inc. because the 26 April – 3 May 2018

Emcee Alitza Gonzalez, Girls Inc. executive director Victoria Juarez, and emcee Laura Flores

girls were setting the town on fire.” What a compliment! Event co-chairs Susan Caine and Theresa Huerta thanked the biggest group ever, more than 300, for attending the luncheon, which is always held in the facility’s gym. Girls Inc. members Alitza Gonzalez and Yaritza Nunez emceed the event demonstrating just how poised and confident they had become through the group. Alitza was chosen from a nationwide pool of applicants to join

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the Girls Inc. Action Network and will have a weeklong advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., this summer. Laura transitioned into the Eureka! Program three year ago and was the recipient of the Girls Inc. National 8th grade Strong, Smart, and Bold Scholarship in 2017. The Eureka! Externship program this summer will help Laura find the career of her dreams. Karina Jougla, who is an alumna of the organization was the perfect key-

Girls Inc. co-chairs Theresa Huerta and Susan Caine on either side of the keynote speaker Karina Jogla

note speaker. She was only five years old when she joined and told us, “I remember when I put my handprint on the wall.” I use that as a backdrop for many photos. She was a national scholar in 2011 and credits Girls Inc. for all her success. She graduated from Columbia University in 2016 after receiving $35,000 in scholarships throughout her time at Girls Inc. She learned about Columbia on a Girls Inc. trip to New York. She is currently doing a job she

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The Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM) tried something new and different. The event began at the Lobero tent for a reception. After, the guests went into the historic theatre for a presentation by architect Marc Appleton titled “Florestal: Then and Now.” This talk was about architecture, garden, and a family chronicle of the Spanish Colonial Revival home his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cooper Bryce, built in Hope Ranch in 1925. Marc said, “This house was designed by architect George Washington Smith on 52 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean.” The late historian David Gebhard considered it “one of the great houses of the era and one of Smith’s finest masterpieces.” Marc remembers the good times he had playing there as a grandchild. It remained unspoiled until Mrs. Bryce’s death. He pointed out that he lived in two worlds. His grandparents lived the life of the rich with many servants. He noted that though they had many different cooks, they were all called “Cook.” There were 50 peacocks running around, and there was even a funicular to take people down the steep cliff to the beach.

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Marc’s parents, however, rebelled against that lifestyle and chose a much simpler one. As Marc said, “ They never spoiled us.” There were many photos on the screen aiding the audience in understanding all the changes made in the property after it was sold three different times. Eventually the extensive gardens were wrecked, and the interior of the house was gutted for a renovation that was never completed. When the new owners, the Rusacks, bought the property, they asked Marc to help them restore Florestal to its former glory. And they did! Marc is an award-winning architect and his work has been widely published in Architectural Digest and more. He is a Harvard graduate and has a master’s in architecture from Yale. He and his wife, Joanna Kerns, reside both here and Los Angeles. The evening ended with the VIP ticket holders going across the street to the Wine Cask for a sumptuous candlelight dinner. Sharon and David Bradford and Jerry and Geri Bidwell sponsored the event. If you’d like to be a member of SBHM or volunteer, call (805) 9661601. As Marc says, “Life goes on. Remember to celebrate its history.” •MJ 26 April – 3 May 2018

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support the fire and rescue response teams and keep critical water and communications infrastructure functional,” adds Lewis, who was speaking at a lunch at the San Ysidro Road home of uber philanthropist Sara Miller McCune hosted by Rinaldo Brutoco, founder and president of the World Business Academy, which is campaigning to replace nuclear and fossil fuels. “In the event of long-term outage caused by any one of a multitude of threats to the local energy system, community microgrids will provide resilience, keeping the lights on and the doors open at critical and priority facilities, supporting the community,” says Brutoco. “Relying on Southern California Edison’s outdated and vulnerable grid leaves the region vulnerable to outages during extreme weather events. “California’s regulatory agencies are finally realizing that a clean energy future begins now, not tomorrow – so now is the time to act.” Among the energized guests were Judi Weisbart, Berna Keiler, Dan Cerf, Deanna Dehlsen, Evan and Pat Aptaker, Julianna Friedman, Independent publisher Marianne Partridge, Nancy Brown, Judy Foreman, Lee Lysne, and Mike Weissman. Stay tuned.

Having a Ball The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s 32nd annual Amethyst Ball at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara was a real gem! The socially gridlocked bash attracted around 350 glamorously garbed guests and raised more than $500,000 for the 68-year-old charity, which has an annual budget of $5.6 million serving more than 8,600 people with 23 programs for youth and adults. The gala honored the staff of the local ABC affiliate, KEYT-TV, for their partnership with CADA for more than 20 years – which hosted its first Mission for Mentors in 1997 – and its tireless and vital reporting through the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow, was co-chaired by Anne Towbes, Diana MacFarlane, Holly Murphy, Dana Mazzetti, Susan Neuman, and Betsy Turner. The cavernous ball room was again magnificently decorated by Montecito event whiz Merryl Brown for its Twistin’ at the Ritz theme, with ‘60s rocker Chubby Checker & the Wildcats and Dishwalla performing. The tireless Andrew Firestone conducted the auction at breakneck speed, including a trip to Seville, Spain, for $10,500 and “an unparal-

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has put his Victorian Santa Barbara home on the market for $2.649 million. Michael, who is garnering good ratings in his new ABC-TV comedy Alex, Inc. with Zach Braff, bought the 2-story 3,000-sq.-ft. home six years ago for $1.635 million and has done major renovations. The 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom property boasts a library, hardwood floors, and crown moldings. Remain CALM It was a very in-tents occasion when CALM – Child Abuse Listening Mediation – hosted its 32nd annual celebrity authors lunch at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree, which, as of Andrew Firestone, auctioneer extraordinaire, and winner to twist with Chubby Checker, Michael Romero, grandson of Diamond patrons Colleen Barnett and Mike Taylor (photo by Priscilla)

leled party” catered by local restaurateur Dario Fulati and winemaker Doug Margerum, with entertainment by Dishwalla, at the mountaintop home of singer Alan Parsons and his wife, Lisa, which was snapped up for $25,000. Men’s committee co-chair Peter Hilf donated $70,000 to the cause, while Merryl contributed a $10,000 check. A silent auction featured a ski vacation in Utah, a week’s stay at the Joshua Tree desert retreat of rocker Eric Burdon, eight days in Thailand, and a seven-day Caribbean trip to a choice of Antigua, St. Lucia, Panama, Barbados, and the Grenadines. Among the tony throng at the socially gridlocked beano were Catherine Remak, Bob Murphy, Terry Ryken, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, Ralph MacFarlane, C.J.Ward, Beth Farnsworth, Joe Buttitta, Stacey Sakai, John and Hazel Blankenship, Chuck and Margarita Lande, Larry Gosselin, Roberto Van Geenen, Craig and Amy Zimmerman, Dan and Caroline Encell, David Edelman, Chris and Mindy Denson, Lori Luhnow, Richard Weston-Smith, Bob and Patty Bryant, Virgil Elings, Paul and Jane Orfalea, Michael and Nati Smith, Allen and Anne Sides, and Eric and Nina Phillips. 26 April – 3 May 2018

No, Thanks Montecito Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has found herself in the middle of a political firestorm after canceling a visit to her native Israel to receive the famed Genesis Prize. Portman, 36, said she did not feel “comfortable” taking part in the Jerusalem ceremony in June hosted by the Genesis Prize Foundation and dubbed the Jewish Nobel Prize, with a $2 million award. She said recent events which she found “extremely distressing” contributed to her decision, just days after the European Union called for an official investigation into Israel’s use of live ammunition against Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border. The foundation, which has previously given the award to former Montecito resident Michael Douglas, ex-New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, and violinist Itzhak Perlman, says it is now canceling the ceremony. “We feel that Ms. Portman’s decision will cause our philanthropic initiative to be politicized, something we have worked hard for five years to avoid,” it said in a statement.

April 22, is now the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. As the ballroom was not ready as promised because of a multi-million-dollar renovation, the tony oceanside hostelry paid to erect a large marquee in the hotel’s rotunda to accommodate the 500 guests at the fancy fete, co-chaired by Becky Cohn and Carolyn Gillio, which raised around $100,000 for the popular charity which prevents, assesses, and treats child abuse and family violence, with 4,518 clients served last year. Three best-selling authors, including former ABC-TV gossipeuse Rona Barrett, writer of Gray Matters, former London barrister Simon Tolkien, grandson of The Lord of the Rings creator J.R.R. Tolkien, who wrote the Doubleday novel No Man’s Land, and New York Times bestselling writer Lisa See, with her work The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, were interviewed by Entertainment Tonight veteran Tom Weitzel, Dianne Dixon, and Ruta Lee at the bustling bibliophile bash emceed for the eighth year by the ubiquitous Andrew Firestone. Other authors at the event included Danya Belkin, Melissa Broughton, Guy Clark, Kent Ferguson, Steven Gilbar, Betsy J. Green, Gail Kearns, Lindsey Moran, Denise Woolery, Lida Sideris, and Elizabeth Stewart.

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Concert Highlights Ireland, U.K.

he Westmont Orchestra performs its final concert of the academic year, celebrating the music of Ireland and Britain on Friday, April 27, at 7 pm at First Presbyterian Church. Tickets, which cost $10 for general admission (students are free), may be purchased at the door. For more information at the Spring Orchestra Concert, please contact the music department at (805) 565-6040 or email music@ westmont.edu. The concert serves as a springboard to the orchestra’s tour of Ireland and the United Kingdom from May 8-19. “Our musical salute to our host countries on tour ranges across two centuries and the diverse cultures of Ireland the British Commonwealth,” says conductor Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship. “Our repertoire is also laced with beautiful settings of hymns that highlight both the symphonic and spiritual character of our mission.”

The concert features “Uilleann Sunrise” by Sean O’Boyle, a contemporary Australian composer of Irish heritage. Originally performed and recorded in 1997 by Orchestra Victoria (Australia) and subsequently performed by the Queensland Symphony, the work has never been formally published. “I knew very quickly that I wanted to program the music but was dismayed when the composer informed me a few days later that he could not find the orchestra parts and could not produce them, since the software he had used to create the scores was no longer functional,” Shasberger says. After a search of the musical score proved fruitless by the librarian at the Orchestra Victoria, Jay Real, junior music composition major and violist, copied out the parts with modern software. The performance includes “Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1” by Ralph

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Young Alum Focused on Environmentalism

Westmont alumnus Kenny Chism ‘17, sustainability/marketing coordinator for Westmont dining services by Sodexo, focuses on protecting the environmental health of Westmont and the planet. “It is of paramount importance for me,” he says. “I hope to reflect that in every aspect of my life, through how I eat, which stores and markets I support, how I get around, and how I engage those around me. “I’ve come to see that all forms of exploitation are interwoven and environmental degradation plays one of the largest roles. When environments are destroyed by trash, pollution, ocean rise, deforestation, et cetera, the people lose the possibility of a livelihood grounded in their natural resources — in agriculture and in other precious commodities. They might lose their homes and feel forced to exploit themselves and others (sweatshops, resource wars, human trafficking, and further environmental exploitation) to support themselves and their loved ones. If I can make a difference with my life, refusing to buy into exploitative systems as much as possible, why would I choose to consider only myself? That’s what Earth Day (and creation care on a whole) symbolize for me. Using my life to take a stand in love

for the Lord’s creation — plants, wild creatures, and humans included.” During his time as a student at Westmont, Chism sang with several choral groups, acted in theatrical productions and conducted research with Westmont professor Amanda Sparkman on Western terrestrial garter snake populations that had experienced severe drought. He was actively involved with the Westmont Garden and Sustainability Club and took part in two study-abroad programs: a creation care semester in New Zealand and a semester studying theater and literature on Westmont’s England semester. While working at the Westmont Dining Commons, Chism has been managing the Westmont Organic Vegetable Gardens, working with student clubs, including the Garden and Sustainability Club and the Student Environmental Awareness League, to put together campus events that promote sustainable living in the Westmont community. He also helps create interesting new dishes in the Dining Commons, where he is working to limit the amount of leftovers and food that is thrown out. “Taking over the organic gardens in November has brought quite the wild ride because of the disasters and evacuations this year,” he says. “The gardens definitely took a hit, since I didn’t have campus access in order to water and take care of the plants. Our chickens, however, were evacuated as the fire loomed closer and were returned once the threat subsided.” As the region returns to a sense of normalcy following the Thomas Fire and Montecito mudslides, the variety of vegetables has increased in the Dining Commons and stress-free chickens are producing more eggs. “I love serving the Westmont community while honing my skills as a gardener and as a promoter of sustainability,” he says. “I intend to continue promoting sustainability wherever I go, but for now, I couldn’t ask for a more amazing community to serve than that of Westmont College.” •MJ

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Count me in on any future easier City or County water capture recycle and storage program. Lugging and throwing 50+ pounds of canned water is arm-aching wet work. Denice Spangler Adams Montecito (Editor’s note: At this point in time, new homes built anywhere in California should be required to install some sort of rainwater-capture device. Undergrounding a large tank seems like the best way to go, but there are a number of above-ground setups that could work for those wishing to create something simpler for an already existing house-and-gutter setup. Ace Rain Systems, for example, sells and installs rainwater-collection systems beginning for as little as $1,000. They have offices in Riverside (951-553-0348) and North County San Diego (760-734-4888). Check them out. – J.B.)

“Brush Goat” Solution

I have spent time investigating causes and prevention of forest fires. This method of prevention has been successful in similar areas. A systematic use of the goats’ appetite for thistles, weeds, and dead, dry brush could save millions of dollars and precious homes caused by inevitable fires in our adjoining dry mountains, These goats are chaperoned and contained by solar energy fences with accompa-

nying dogs to protect them from wild animals. I have evacuated three times from my home on Hot Springs Road, stuffing computers, photo albums, dogs, mini horses, and children into every available vehicle with smoke and sparks lighting the way. I hope new residents who don’t understand this fright, and old residents who have experienced this horror, will embrace and encourage this fire prevention by utilizing Brush Goats For Hire. The sight of acres of homes destroyed by subsequent mud and boulder slides caused by no mountain plants and trees to hinder them is a sight none of us need to see. The cost is minimal compared with impending loss. And don’t forget all the little wild animals and birds whose lives are destroyed by the flames. Maxwell Dickinson Decker Santa Barbara

Looking for Leadership

The recent rebuilding Montecito efforts were magnificent. They were a striking example of how a clear focus, skilled resources, and lack of bureaucratic interference or regulations allowed Montecito to be back in business and their residents back in their homes. That task is complete.

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The next step is to make Montecito a safe, pleasant place to live. This second effort requires even more emphasis on minimizing bureaucratic regulations and interference and stopping boundary line issues that can bog down the revitalization program and threaten Montecito’s economic position. The star real estate salespeople quoted by Bob Hazard were overly optimistic about the outlook for real estate in Montecito. What rational person would buy a house where, at the onset of rain they would lay awake awaiting the Sherriff’s deputy’s knock on the door at 1:30 am or spending two to four weeks in a hotel room with their two dogs and a cat? Houses may sell but for substantially less, unless a focused program is undertaken rapidly. To ensure this requires a full-time leader supported by professionals with tight timetable and access to all political levels to ensure rapid resolution of issues and remove obstacles. Mr. Hazard has already highlighted the major tasks, most of which are already being attacked. But without leadership, operating under an emergency mandate, and without backing from all political levels, the effort will fail to meet the needs of the community and its taxpayers. Roger Morrison Montecito (Editor’s note: We agree with your assertion that leadership is needed for the effort to revitalize the rebuilding effort here in Montecito. However, we also believe we should wait until the new map outlining where the danger zones remain before rushing headlong into new planning; that map is due in June, July at the latest. – J.B.)

Teddy Roosevelt’s Legacy

When Donald Trump was elected president, sportsmen had high hopes that the president and his cabinet would commit to, in President Trump’s words, “honoring the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt.” As our 26th president, Roosevelt worked tirelessly to stop special interests from developing and privatizing our public lands and waters, conserving more than 230 million acres by establishing 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, four national game preserves, five national parks, and 18 national monuments. Sportsmen have applauded the administration for some Rooseveltlike actions, such as their proposal to expand hunting and fishing on 10 national wildlife refuges and their calling on Congress to create a permanent solution to the practice of “fire borrowing.” Yet we will continue to hold administration officials accountable for pursuing the rollback of conserva-

Traffic congestion is caused by vehicles, not by people in themselves. – Jane Jacobs

tion protections on millions of acres of national monuments, scrapping collaborative habitat management plans for sage grouse, and not fighting administration proposals to cut popular public-access programs like the Land and Water Conservation Fund. These actions threaten to undermine Roosevelt’s legacy, and I join Backcountry Hunters & Anglers in urging the Trump Administration to do the right thing and stand up for our public lands. Andrew Fletcher Santa Barbara

Insuring Montecito

As you may know, we have been urging commissioner Dave Jones of the California Department of Insurance to issue an emergency order prohibiting insurers from non-renewing policies, raising rates, or reducing coverage, pending action by the state legislature or governor. On April 13, CDI sent us a letter contending that it didn’t have the power to do so. Attached is our response. “Dear Mr. Cignarale, We have received your letter of April 13, 2018, in which you express the Department’s commitment to take every action under its authority to assist homeowners addressing losses from the wildfires and mudslides. However, you also express the idea that the Commissioner is powerless with regard to the actions we have requested. I am writing in response. California case law is replete with decisions affirming the Commissioner’s “broad discretion to adopt rules and regulations as necessary to promote the public welfare.” (State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Garamendi (2004) 32 Cal. 4th 1029, 1040). Indeed, as you know, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that the Commissioner is to administer regulations within the scope of authority granted by the legislature. (Association of California Ins. Companies v. Jones (2017) 2 Cal. 5th 376, 390). Below, you will find specific provisions of the insurance code that authorize the Commissioner to take actions of the type we request to assist homeowners. This would be especially true in an emergency situation. Section 674.6 of the California Insurance Code authorizes the Commissioner to adopt appropriate rules, regulations and standards for implementing the laws governing insurance cancellation and non-renewal. Within the purview of this authority, the Commissioner can promulgate rules regarding Section 675.1(c), which requires insurers to renew a policy at least once after a total loss was caused by a disaster. The Commissioner is authorized to

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Brilliant Thoughts

Saving for Your Future. Empowering Your Financial Success. TOGETHER WE WIN

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

Let There be Peace

hat is peace? Two millennia ago, the Roman historian Tacitus quoted an enemy leader as saying of the Romans, “They make a desert and call it peace.” But total destruction is not the preferred method of peacemaking, and various alternatives continue to be tried – one of which is mediation, whose success depends in part on the skill of the mediator. As a horrible example, it is said that during one of the interminable conflicts between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East, a United Nations official who’d been sent to mediate and managed to get representatives of the two sides to sit down together, began the meeting by saying “Now gentlemen, can’t we just settle all this like Christians?” You might think that peace should be the normal state of affairs. And in former times, there was at least usually a pretty clear distinction between being at peace and being at war. But nowadays, things have become much more complicated. There used to be such a thing as a formal declaration of war, without which you couldn’t really have one. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, it was considered outrageous that they hadn’t declared war first. Actually, they had intended to deliver such a declaration 30 minutes before the attack. But the Japanese embassy in Washington took too long to decode the message. Not that 30 minutes would have made much difference – but it would have been, at least technically, observing the niceties. Since those days, however, a different mindset has overtaken international relations. When fighting broke out on the Korean Peninsula in 1950 and American troops were involved, President Truman was asked by reporters if we were at war, and he replied that it was a “Police action.” Countries have become increasingly hesitant to use the word “war” to characterize their policies. In past centuries, after lengthy periods of devastating war, there have been grand conferences at which, after negotiations that might go on for months (since these were also important social occasions), a settlement was reached that was formally known as a “Peace.” For example, there was the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, which actually ended two European wars, one of religious in-fighting, mainly in 26 April – 3 May 2018

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Germany, called the Thirty Years War, and one which had lasted an incredible 80 years, between Spain and her former possession, now the Dutch Republic. (Speaking of the Dutch, there was also a peace treaty at Vereeniging, a town in South Africa which in 1902 ended what was called the Boer War by the British, whose government had been challenged for years by stubborn Dutch settlers who wanted no part of it. In a compromise settlement, the Boers grudgingly accepted British sovereignty in exchange for self-government. Remarkably, this was a successful peace, and there has never been another war in South Africa.) But much earlier, there was the famous Peace of Vienna of 1814-15, which effectively put an end to the long series of Napoleonic Wars, and whose work, though much criticized, did actually prevent another widespread European war for nearly a century. We might also mention the Peace of Ghent (in Belgium), a treaty which theoretically ended what we call the War of 1812, between Britain and the United States. Unfortunately, news of this settlement didn’t get across the Atlantic in time to prevent the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. However, there were few regrets over here, since that battle was almost the only American victory of the war (and it made general Andrew Jackson a national hero). But the last great attempt at an all-embracing peace settlement took place a century ago at Versailles, outside of Paris, in the wake of what would be known as the Great War (until it became World War I). Because of the Treaty’s punitive provisions, it was never accepted by the losing side – the Germans – and only 20 years later, it could be seen as just the preamble to a longer, even more terrible, conflict. Since that seven-year catastrophe ended in 1945, with a first use of nuclear weapons, it doesn’t seem likely that there will ever again be a great conference bringing about a great peace. And conflicts of varying magnitude in numerous places have now, for generations, been a staple of our daily news. But “World peace,” as an ideal, continues to inspire humanity. And, until it somehow becomes a reality, most of us are, thankfully, able to enjoy relatively secure and peaceful lives. •MJ

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If we can’t reach you, we can’t alert you! To sign up NOW to receive vital information, go online to Want to remain anonymous? You can text your zip code to 888.777 to receive emergency text alerts.

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Dear Montecito Resident: In the wake of recent disasters, it is important that the County of Santa Barbara connect with you in an effective and timely manner and we need to know how best to do that. Being able to reach you quickly will allow us to provide you with warnings and to obtain your input as rebuilding occurs. If you have not already signed up for alerts, please take a moment right now to fill out this information survey. Please mail it back to: Matt Pontes, Assistant CEO County of Santa Barbara Emergency Operations Center 4408 Cathedral Oaks Road Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Thank you for your response which will help us contact you in the event of an emergency as well as provide you with recovery updates.You may mail back your information or drop it off at the Montecito Recovery Center located at 1283 Coast Village Road, Montecito.

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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.

Musing on the Mesa

t was early last spring, just over a year ago, that Mark Ruskin published his second book of poetry, On Love’s Path ~ New Versions of Rumi, Kabir & Hafiz, in which he intuitively interprets the words of the great mystic poets through his own heart as a Chinese medicine healer. As with his first volume, Ruskin read selections from the work at a couple of different events, some of which were accompanied with music, and occasionally offered one or two of his own original poems, which not only flowed seamlessly alongside the interpretations but also were favorites with the audience. This Sunday, those roles are reversed, as Ruskin will be sharing an afternoon reading with Daphne Rose Kingma in which both will reading only their own works, poems that encompass the realm of love and the radiant heart. Ruskin’s pieces are newly composed poems, while Kingma will be reading selections from her book Warrior/Queen, as well as many new pieces written for this afternoon’s event. Together they will create “an antiphonal tapestry” of oﬀerings that illuminate the journey of the human heart and the unfolding of the soul in an intimate event that aims to touch, open, and inspire all who attend. The reading takes place at 2:30 pm at a private home on the Mesa. While there is no cost to attend, voluntary love offerings will be gratefully accepted. To reserve a spot, email your request to Mark Ruskin at chimov er2@gmail.com.

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Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda, that has been stepping up its public presence earlier this month, continues with two more in-depth events this week. A Himalayan 3-D Psoas Breathing Workshop takes place 9:30 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, April 28, at Parish Hall at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara, 1535 Santa Barbara St., where participants will learn to harness the power of three-dimensional, thoraco-pelvic cylindrical breathing by properly utilizing the myofascial psoas (a deep-seated band of muscle that connects the diaphragm, spine, and pelvis). Deep breathing allows people to feel the breath down to the pelvic floor by properly utilizing the diaphragm and thereby releasing tension in the sternum. This is a fundamental step in guiding prāṇa in the spinal breathing techniques of Himalayan practices. Through proper instruction and practice, participants will be able to experience the power of prāṇāyāma breathwork to bring about emotional release, meditative repose, vitality, and wellness. HH Swami Vidyadhishananda is a yogi-monk who hails from lineages of meditation adepts that are from a combined heritage of rishi sages and nath yogis. He is able to reveal rare prāṇāyāma and meditation techniques from the Himalayan siddha tradition. Prior experience with ujjāyi breathing, known as the “breath of victory,” is not required as the internal breathing technique will also be briefly reviewed during the workshop. But those unfamiliar with ujjāyi are urged to learn the technique ahead of the workshop via three free videos available at https://hansavedasmultime dia.vhx.tv/free-content/season:3 and to read about Breathing from the Core at https://hansavedas.org/breathingfrom-the-core/. Course fee is $85. One day later, Hansavedas offers Life & Times of an Enlightened Master, a Full Moon Fellowship Commemorating Paramahansa Hariharananda, at its Hansavedas Meditation Centre, 1807 E. Cabrillo Blvd., suite D, by the Andree Clark Bird Refuge. The up-close and deeply spiritual commemoration of the birth anniversary of Swami Hariharananda Paramahansa, the monastic master of His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda, finds the Swami offering sublime chanting and devotional songs related to his own satguru. Imbibe the blessings of mantra chanting and vespers offered

at the Meditation Altar. Visitors will also hear how Swami Hariharananda Baba spent his childhood and training years in Puri’s Karar ashram to become a spiritual giant, listen to inspiring stories about his interaction with his satguru Swami Sriyukteshwar and learn about his close association with three great disciples of Swami Sriyukteshwar, namely, Swami Satyananda, Swami Narayan, and Paramahansa Yogananda. Guests will also see rare video footage from his teaching years and learn about his wisdom teachings. An Ayurvedic vegetarian lunch (gluten-free and mostly vegan) will be served in the courtyard of the Cabrillo Meditation Centre here will be a full moon beach walk followed by a continuation of the fellowship before an evening open-eye meditation gazing at the moon starting at 7:15 pm. The moonrise is at 7:34 pm just before the 7:41 sunset. Gather at the East beach near the volleyball courts for this peace walk and meditation that takes place monthly. The event has a requested donation of $35. For more information about the events or Hansavedas Self Enquiry Life Fellowship, call (909) 543-6003, emailquest@hansavedas.org or visit https://hansavedas.org.

Reflections with the Revs

With the controversy over their retention as reverends at Santa Barbara Unity finally in the rear-view mirror after the membership voted to overturn a board decision (as well as replace the board), married reverends Larry and Denese Schellenk have stepped up their commitment to the community in a number of ways, including a new monthly evening of exploration, dialog, and discussion around the “ups and downs of our human/spiritual journey.” The second installment takes place 7 to 8:30 pm Wednesday, May 2, in the Chapel at 227 E. Arrellaga St. A love offering is requested. On Friday, April 27, EntheoMedicine presents Robert Forte in a talk titled “Entheogenic and Psychedelics: Ancient and Modern Doorways to Well-being and Creativity” (which we profiled in more detail last week). The 6 pm lecture will be followed by Q&A and networking until 9 pm. Tickets are $30.... Tania Shanti Isaac offers a special Soul Rejuvenation session at Unity on Saturday, April 28, leading a workshop that combines restorative yoga, hands-on healing, and channeling for a transformative and nourishing experience that also integrates sound healing and essential oils. The holistic workshop is intended to help heal and rejuvenate the body, mind, and soul. The 1 to 4 pm workshop is limited to 10 participants and costs $50. Meanwhile, this week’s Sunday sin-

It’s time to rent a car, roll down the windows and prepare for your first big thrill: the freeways. – John Waters

gle service (April 29) at 10 am starts a new series inspired by The Untethered Soul, one of the books that have proven profoundly meaningful to me (and many others). “Untethered Soul Series #1 – Awakening Consciousness” also has music by Nadine Risha. Contact Isaac at (818) 415-0652 orTania.shanti. isaac@gmail.com. Info for all Unity events at 966-2239 or www.santabar baraunity.org.

Sacred Sounds Awash in Salt

There are sound bath events all over Santa Barbara on a regular basis, including several yoga studios and even at churches and other gathering places, not to mention a steady stream of them at the recent Lucidity Festival. But only at the Salt Cave can you combine salt therapy with sound healing in a powerful blend that can help to align every cell in the body through breath, harmonic resonance, and connecting with the Earth’s natural energy. Brandon Kaysen’s Sound Bath with Gongs, which returns to Salt on Friday, April 27, is a sacred sound bath journey that helps raise the collective consciousness, nurture the soul, and heal the body by strengthening the nervous system via carefully choreographed playing of Tibetan and crystal bowls, didgeridoo, chimes, and more. The vibration of the primordial sacred gongs honors our ancestors, their places, and traditions by participating in self-reflection and expansion. These healing qualities of sound help assimilate affirmations and prayers all while creating passageways for release to occur. It was Yogi Bhajan who said, “The gong is the only thing that supersedes the human mind, because this is the basic creative sound. Mind was created out of it; it’s like the father and mother together.” Santa Barbara Salt cave is the largest underground crystal salt cave in North America; its walls and ceilings are made of 45 tons of backlit Jurassic-Age salt blocks and crystals, while the floor is covered with crushed Himalayan salt – from the same region as the gongs and bowls. The ancient sea salt is laden with minerals, including magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium, all of which play a key role in our body’s health, function, and cellular communication. Visitors can relax in comfortable zero-gravity lounge chairs, or lie directly in the salt to soak up the sounds – creating a unique experience of breathing pure air in the salt cave while journeying deep within ourselves and peacefully connecting with Mother Earth through sound and salt. The journey begins at 6:15 pm at the Salt Cave at 740 State Street and costs $25. Call 963-7258 or visit www. saltcavesb.com/. •MJ 26 April – 3 May 2018

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generation of artists through education and mentorship. This will be the second year that the conference outreach will include young artists in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. The day consists of presentations, performances, and the opportunity to participate in three round-table discussions out of 15 offered in a variety of art forms and led by professionals. Complimentary lunch served. Free for ages 13 to 25; $25 donation request for attendees over the age of 25. When: 11 am to 4:30 pm Where: Leni Fe Bland Forum at SBCC Registration: www.awolsb.org/acdcregistration/

When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787

Bilingual Music with Nathalia Join us for a fun multicultural musical experience! Nathalia’s acoustic solo performance engages families in a fun way. This interactive show encourages bilingualism and exposing children to a variety of music styles. When: 2 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Yoga on the Wharf Join in for another class on Stearns Wharf to benefit Bumi Sehat. All proceeds from this class will go directly to the cause. Bring your mat, your sunglasses, and all of your friends. Bumi Sehat’s mission is to provide access to quality healthcare to families; and kind, hygienic, and culturally appropriate childbirth to traditionally under-represented populations. When: 9 am Where: Stearns Wharf, 219 Stearns Wharf Cost: donation MONDAY, APRIL 30 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Join for an adventurous evening as Gail Lucas reads stories of her escapades and signs her new travelogue, Over the Hill and ‘Round the Bend: or Gullible’s Travels.

TUESDAY, MAY 1 Montecito Association Land Use Committee The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today the Land Use Committee meets to discuss upcoming projects. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road

SATURDAY MAY 5 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: First United Methodist Church, Garden and Anapamu Streets Cost: free Mariachi Encuentro This Cinco de Mayo, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria hosts its 10th annual Mariachi Encuentro event, an evening filled with authentic Mexican food, music, and culture. Guests will enjoy dinner and live entertainment, featuring Los Angeles-based Mariachi Garibaldi de Jamie Cuellar, Grupo Bella, an all-female

Roar & Pour Animals stay out late, guests can sip and stroll at Santa Barbara Zoo’s wine tasting event. Guests can stroll through the scenic zoo after hours as they sample Central Coast wines and beers, enjoy zookeeper  talks, free giraffe feedings, and Zoo Train rides, laid-back live music, and dine on tasty offerings from food trucks or a pre-ordered picnic box.   When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 500 Ninos Drive Cost: $80 general admission, $115 VIP hour; benefits the zoo animals Info: www.sbzoo.org/roar-and-pour group from Los Angeles that will be serenading guests during dinner, Patricia Martin, and Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles. All proceeds benefit Girls Inc. of Carpinteria programs and scholarships, supporting the organization’s mission to inspire girls to be strong, smart, and bold. When: 4:45 pm Where: Girls Inc. Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road Tickets: advance purchase only, $45 to $65 Info: www.girlsinc-carp.org Quire of Voyces The Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces will present their spring concerts, paying tribute to the work of women composers. QV will perform the American premiere of the Mass in A minor (1927) by Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav Holst, trained by Vaughan Williams, and the national leader of English music during the Blitz. A new commission by Emma Lou Diemer, the Santa Barbara living treasure of international renown. Alice Parker’s moving arrangements of hymns when she worked for Robert Shaw, the great choral director, have a presence and vitality unmatched in modern music. When: today at 7 pm, tomorrow at

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SUNDAY, MAY 6 Polo Season Starts The 2018 Polo Season kicks off today! The Sunday Polo main match check-in time is 2:30 pm at the Engel & Völkers Polo Stadium, with the Pony Parade, followed by the singing of the National Anthem, team introductions and the ball throw in at 3 pm. Sunday Polo is open to the public and General Admission tickets start at $12, with a variety of seating options including grandstand as well as luxury cabanas. Keep your Sunday Funday rolling at the after-party, beginning immediately following the match, in the main clubhouse, as well as on the field, where guests can dance the night away and enjoy drinks for purchase at the bar. The after-party on the season-opening weekend of May 6 will be a special event, with a party in the Club’s Ocean Tent presented by Folded Hills and will feature DJ Erik Lohr. When: 2:30 pm Where: 3300 Via Real Tickets & Info: www.SBPolo.com ONGOING

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A massive amount of toys was donated to kids affected by the Montecito mudslide at last weekend’s Healthy Kids Day at the Montecito YMCA

Spin Master toy company donated 12.5 pallets of toys to the California Highway Patrol. Chipper passed out toys and greeted kids at the event, which is a national YMCA initiative to educate families in the community about ways to promote children’s health and wellness over the summer. Activities included opportunities for camp registration, a bounce house, healthy snacks, live music, skating, relay races, a STEM project, and face painting.

Captain Cindy Pontes of the California Highway Patrol said, “We chose to partner with the YMCA for this event because they were such great partners for the schools in the area during the disaster. They provided after-school care for the students at their off-site locations when they were under mandatory evacuations. The YMCA allowed parents to continue working with the comfort of knowing their children were safe in the care of the familiar staff from their YMCA after-school program. The YMCA helped bring comfort and a sense of normalcy back to the community during this difficult time.” The remaining toys will be donated to organizations across the Central Coast such as the YMCA, Children’s Resource Network, and The Dream Foundation. Healthy Kids Day is celebrated at more than 1,500 YMCAs across the country by 1.2 million participants, working to get more kids moving and learning, creating habits that they continue all summer long. When kids are out of school, they can face hurdles that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Research shows that without access to out-of-school learning activities, kids fall behind academically. Kids also gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year.

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Spring Fling on Coast Village Road This Saturday, April 28, merchants along Coast Village Road will welcome shoppers to a special shopping event: Coast Village Association’s Spring Fling. “This is a fabulous opportunity to support locally owned businesses with many offering great discounts and specials,” said Sharon Byrne, the association’s executive director. Many of the CVR merchants will offer discounts and refreshments to shoppers, encouraging locals and tourists to patronize the shops and eateries. While it’s been difficult for many businesses after the Thomas Fire and January 9 debris flow, Coast Village remains resilient, Byrne says. Many of the merchants have committed to donating a portion of the proceeds of their sales from the event to the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade. Specials along the street include drink samples from Pressed Juicery and Los Arroyos, champagne and sales at Allora by Laura, 50 percent off specialty oils at Viva Oliva, Prosecco and cookies, and a raffle at Legacy, free introductory dance classes at Dance Fever Studio, the opening of Letter Perfect’s floral shop (free card and ribbon with purchase of a bouquet), refreshments at J.McLaughlin, and significant discounts at Civilianaire, Whisky

& Leather, Angel, The Tennis Shop, Kathryne Designs, and many others. At the Montecito Country Mart, several kid-friendly activities are offered to families as part of the Spring Fling: pony rides and face painting in the morning from 10 am to 1 pm; a petting zoo and free Rori’s ice cream cones for the kids from 1 to 4; and lemonade stand all day – donation only – “tips” will be donated to Montecito Union School and Cold Spring School. The Four Seasons Resort, The Biltmore will have a team out in front of Calcagno & Hamilton in the 1200 block of Coast Village for the Spring Fling. They will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to win exclusive spa treatments, wine dinner events, Sunday brunch, and more that will be available upon their re-opening. Portico Fine Art Gallery has invited their gallery artists to demonstrate and paint in front at 1235 Coast Village Road, and will have a free drawing for a six-week series of art classes that are offered weekly at the gallery. Patrons can also visit the gallery for their special exhibition “Spring is in the Air.” “We hope shoppers will come out to discover or revisit our delightful locally owned boutiques and delectable cuisine,” said Byrne. The Spring Fling event is this Saturday, April 28, from 10 am to 6 pm.

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Among the many supporters were Dolly Granatelli, Anne Towbes, Janet Garufis, Jean Schuyler, Hiroko Benko, Maryan Schall, Beverley Jackson, Roger and Debby Aceves, and Judi Weisbart.

Keys to Survival Camerata Pacifica launched its latest concert at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall with the world premiere of Soviet-Russian born pianist Lera Auerbach’s 24 Preludes for viola and piano with veteran violist Richard O’Neill in a variety of keys. The entertaining performance completed on a more classical note with Schubert’s piano trio in B-flat Major with Warren Jones on keyboard, Paul Huang on violin, and Ani Aznavoorian on cello. Another great show from the chamber group founded by Irish flutist Adrian Spence. On the Money Storyteller Children’s Center, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, hosted its fourth annual Lunchbox Luncheon at the Rockwood Women’s Club, raising more than $80,000 for the nonprofit that helps the city’s homeless and at-risk youngsters and preschoolers achieve kindergarten readiness. More than 47 percent of the chil-

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Espana vengo, she suddenly stopped her pianist Craig Terry, a Music Academy of the West graduate, and admitted she’d got “completely lost.” But the performance went on without further ado with works by Ravel, Massanet, Granados, Antiche, and Rossini, with the undoubted highlight being the charismatic singer’s rendition of Handel’s Lascia ch’io pianga – “Let Me Weep” – from the opera Rinaldo, who she said was her favorite composer. DiDonato delighted the sold-out audience with two encores: Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano and Over the Rainbow, in honor of her hometown in Kansas. Score by Four New York’s Daedalus Quartet gave an impressive debut performance at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Mary Craig Auditorium. The fab four – violinists MinYoung Kim and Matilda Kaul, violist Jessica Thompson and cellist Thomas Craines – played works by Haydn, Janacek, and Beethoven. The talented musicians, who won the Banff International String Quartet competition in 2001, have performed in many of the world’s leading musical venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress, and locations in Vienna,

Salzburg, Amsterdam, Paris, and Tokyo. The award-winning quartet members hold degrees from the Juilliard School, Harvard University, Cleveland Institute, and the Curtis Institute. As impressive as their music. All Together Celebrity chef Cat Cora, 51, wed producer Nicole Ehrlich, 42, at Montecito’s Villa Serano Estate at the weekend. “To share our love and commitment to one another, alongside our six sons, was a dream come true,” says Cora. “We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.”

The tony twosome started dating last year. Cora has four children – Zoran, 14, Caje, 10, Thatcher, and Nash, both 9 – from a previous marriage, while Ehrlich has two sons – Jonas, 12, and Gavin, 10. Cora currently co-hosts Bravo’s Around the World in 80 Plates and works on Fox’s My Kitchen Rules. In the Mood for Seafood There were decidedly fishy goingson at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum when the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County hosted a mariculture event to emphasize the importance of seafood in the world’s food chain. The nonprofit, which distributes 10 million pounds of food annually, invited three local culinary wizards to show off their wares: TV show host Michael Hutchings with his signature abalone, City College’s Randy Bublitz cooking blackened cod, and Santa Barbara Yacht Club chef Mossin Sugich with his sea urchin and caviar. Sustainability consultant Blake Stok emphasized the importance of seafood in our diets, particularly meeting protein demands in a sustainable way. “By 2050, there will be ten billion people on this planet, and we need to implement sustainable fishing and farming on a massive scale,” warned

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ON STAGE by the SBHS Forge Staff

Urine Luck at Santa Barbara High

Elvis Pagano, Bella Holland, Carter Beaudette, Cole Hansen, and Penny O’Mahoney in Urinetown, The Musical (photo: Claire Fischer)

Sharp Queener, Logan Fleming, Drewes McFarling, Brandon Holland, Anna Martin, and Lily Linz are featured players in Urinetown, The Musical at SBHS (photo: Claire Fischer)

t’s a Monday morning, two weeks before opening night, and Otto Layman, the head of Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) Performing Arts, surveys a stage where an array of people and tasks occur simultaneously: students are painting or hanging lights under the guidance of lighting designer Mike Madden and technical director-co-set designer Jonathan Mitchell; costume designer Bonnie Lewis has trench coats, hats and boots for the Urinetown police laid out on the apron; musical director Jon Nathan is setting up band equipment in a loft 14 feet above the stage, and fog machines and moving set pieces are being tested. With the unlikeliest of musicals set to open Friday April 27, Urinetown, The Musical, is in full dizzying pre-production, and Mr. Layman’s 50th SBHS show as theater director is taking shape. SBHS has a reputation for innovative sets, scaled to the space – an 800-seat-with-balcony theater that despite its size seems intimate and connected to the stage. “I think that’s a product of having grown up at the Ensemble Theatre during the ‘80s and ‘90s,” Otto says, laughing. “I learned theater in a 142-seat theater where the audience was four feet away, and the set went from wall to wall. We learned to use every conceivable inch of space.” As we look around, we can see that philosophy in an exponential fashion: from the stage right cheek and its bridge to Public Amenity Number 9 – “the poorest, filthiest urinal in the city” – to the enormous sewer tunnels below the orchestra center, and finally the towering building (literally: it reaches nearly to the 35-foot ceiling of the theater) of the Urine Good Company, the set does, in fact, use

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every square inch of space to create a world of glass and steel and brick. Why Urinetown for his 50th show? “The title, obviously,” Layman says, laughing again. “It’s a running joke in the show, the things that can ruin a musical. Little Sally says, ‘Like bad subject matter. Or a bad title. That can ruin a show pretty good.’ Urinetown is a kind of parody of the overwrought, ‘important’ musicals like Les Misérables, for instance, or The Three Penny Opera – musicals that are about ideas, that are emotional almost to the point of hysteria – but also musicals that mean to be something – political, or activist, for instance. Bottom line is that Urinetown is funny, and the music is great, there are a variety of great roles, and it’s relatively contemporary. Acting students want to do the musicals of their generation, and,” Otto says, “we try to stay young and involved.” Urinetown was the surprise 2010 Tony Award winner, and with the trickle-down for theatrical rights from Broadway to high school being anywhere from eight to 15 years, it is a contemporary musical that fulfills the needs of high school artists to stay current. “We’ve morphed over the years into a school that does primarily musical,” Layman says, “and that’s because, one, I think it is the most collaborative of theater genres, and two, I’ve been fortunate to be able to work with some of the greatest artists in the Santa Barbara musical community to give these students as professional an experience as possible. We have very few, if any, limits to what we can do here.” Mr. Layman points out too that SBHS administration has always been pro-theater, pro-arts, and has

Josie Gillingham and Daniel Sabraw on stage in Urinetown, The Musical at SBHS this weekend and next (photo: Claire Fischer)

actively pushed for a vibrant and contemporary art. Otto has been able to work with Dr. Nathan from the UCSB Music Department, for example, since Spamalot in 2013, and that has, he says, “broadened my musical world and taught me a lot.” Director Layman points out that he has developed friendships and collaborations “with the people who shaped our philosophy and style: a choreographer and artist like Christina McCarthy, who I’ve worked with since 2002, or a lighting designer like Mike Madden (since 2003.)” SBHS has become the place for musical theater, having done 12 consecutive musicals over the last six years, whereas most schools will do just one “big” musical a year. Urinetown, The Musical has many of the same faces on the production team, including costume designer Bonnie Thor, but also includes a new artist debuting her work in this production: Gianna Burright, whose lineage as dancer-choreographer extends from Nordhoff High School, to UCSB for

undergraduate work (with McCarthy, among others), to London where she did her master’s studies. Urinetown, The Musical features a cast of 30 artists with big voices, along with the energy, passion, and risk-taking that have become hallmarks of SBHS theater. Among them are senior Lily Linz (Little Sally), juniors Elvis Pagano (the 4th wall-breaking narrator Lockstock), Bella Holland (Mrs. Pennywise), Drewes McFarling (Hot Blades Harry), Cole Hansen (Barrel), sophomores Josie Gillingham (Hope Cladwell), Logan Fleming (Little Becky Two Shoes), Carter Beaudette (the ostensible villain Mr. Cladwell), freshman Daniel Sabraw as Bobby Strong, the hero of the Resistance, and a talented, powerful ensemble of singers and dancers. Urinetown, The Musical plays April 27, 28, May 4 and 5 at 7 pm, with 2 pm matinee performances April 28, May 5 and 6. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For more info or to reserve tickets, go to sbhstheatre.com. •MJ

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interpret this law as a mandate on insurance renewal. Moreover, he is authorized to interpret the words “at least” as a connotation that this law is a floor, and that the Commissioner is authorized to adopt rules defining its boundaries. We urge the Commissioner to exercise this authority to prevent the disaster that would occur if companies were to non-renew homeowners and business insurance policies in Santa Barbara County. Regarding cancellation of policies, Section 676(e) provides that physical changes in the insured property which result in the property becoming “uninsurable” qualify as grounds for valid notice of cancellation. We urge the Commissioner to clarify that insurers are precluded from invoking this provision without establishing to the satisfaction of CDI that the property in question is, in fact, “uninsurable” as defined by the Department. Section 790.10 of the Insurance Code confers broad authority on the Commissioner to administer the Unfair Insurance Practices Act (UIPA). (Association of California Ins. Companies v. Jones (2017) 2 Cal.5th 376, 394). This authority covers all insurance business practices, including underwriting, rate-setting, communications, and more. It is not restricted

to claims handling practices. As the Supreme Court held in Association of California Insurance Companies v. Jones, the Commissioner’s authority under Article 6.5 is broad enough for him to interpret and administer the UIPA. Specifically, we urge the Commissioner to clarify that for an insurer to unreasonably increase deductibles, increase premiums, limit coverage, or non-renew policies following a disaster would constitute an unfair insurance practice under Section 790 et seq. Notwithstanding the above, at the very least, the Commissioner should invoke his inherent emergency authority to preclude insurers from non-renewing policies, cancelling policies, reducing coverage, or unreasonably increasing premiums, or deductibles until further notice. This would provide the California Legislature and Governor with the time necessary to take action on their own, without exposing insureds and lenders to unnecessary delay, uncertainty and risk. Finally, we would like to address the matter of the “efficient proximate cause” doctrine. To clarify, it was as a result of our contacting the Editorial Page editor of the Los Angeles Times that the Times published our contention that the “efficient proximate

cause” doctrine provides coverage to Montecito homeowners. Our article, which was published January 19, 2018, corrected a previous Op-Ed by Professor Kenneth Klein. A copy of our response was sent to CDI, resulting in the Commissioner’s subsequent statement confirming our position on January 29, 2018. We appreciate Commissioner Jones’s prompt and effective action in this regard, as well as the other actions he has taken to help policyholders in this time of unprecedented need and tragedy. We look forward to your response.” Matthew Bourhis Ray Bourhis

A Hundred Days Ago

One hundred days – it can seem like yesterday or it can seem like a lifetime ago. For so many in South Santa Barbara County, I know that it feels like both. It was 100 days ago today that the January 9 debris flow swept through Montecito and Carpinteria, changing so many lives forever. We lost 21 members of our community and two are still missing. To the families of each, please know you have been in our hearts each and every day. For everyone in Montecito whose home was destroyed or damaged, the road to your new way of life will be a long one. Your patience and care

for one another has been remarkable over these 100 days. This patience will be tested by the breadth and scale of this disaster. We believe that until everyone affected is settled in their repaired home or a new home, this will continue to be an emergency for you. And so it is an ongoing emergency for everyone in County government. We talk about this every single day and will remain focused and diligent. Webster’s Dictionary defines resilience as “an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.” I take issue only with the notion that this path of recovery will be easy. But Mr. Webster certainly knows the heart of our community. We have seen misfortune and change. By working hand-in-hand with one another, I know in my heart that we do have the ability to not just recover, but thrive. So much about our future together will be about how we walk along this path of recovery. I’m certain we can do it by holding one another accountable, and we can do it by showing one another the care that will be required to see a safer, stronger, and more sustainable Montecito. Das Williams (Editor’s note: Mr. Williams currently serves as chairman of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.) •MJ

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Kindergartner Pasta Sutthithepa perished in the recent Montecito mudand-debris slide; his Cold Spring School kindergarten desk remains empty as a tribute and to allow his schoolmates to continue to include Pasta in their projects, despite his absence

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Cold Spring Birdhouse Project

t seems spring is in the air. Hopefully, this is a sign that this year’s unpredictable, chaotic winter will have waved goodbye to us forever. The hard work continues unabated, and slowly Montecito is finding its footing once again – and our community’s schools are no exception. I recently drove to Cold Spring School to visit and to catch up with supervisor-principal Amy Alzina to find out how she, her students, and their parents have coped. Amy – iPhone in hand – greeted me with a big smile and we landed in the kindergarten classroom of Lisa Ishikawa. We were greeted by a birdhouse construction project fully underway, the sounds of pounding hammers, electric screwdrivers, and enthusiastic chatter bounced about the classroom. The kindergarteners accompanied by an assortment of parents and grandparents were fully engaged. Each child was working on his or her own birdhouse: self-researched, meticulously planned, and now under construction (with the help of equally committed and enthusiastic parents). “We’ve been planning our ‘Build Day’ for quite some time and families were invited to join us,” Ms. Ishikawa explained. “The birdhouse is a part of our curriculum, a hands-on project designed to create something that blends in with our environment and incorporates all of the elements of the STEAM program.” Jean Gradias, Cold Spring science teacher who overseas the STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) program of integrative studies, added, “Constructing their birdhouses today is the result of a lengthy multidisciplinary process with which these kids have been involved. And it’s planned to be a totally immersive experience for each individual child,

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as you can see.” Lisa explained how the process worked. “Our STEAM project has been a collaborative teaching venture with Jean’s guidance, beginning in the STEAM room. The actual birdhouse building process took about six weeks.” Both Lisa and Jean were involved in teaching the science and math portion; understanding how all things in the environment are related and to assist in developing an environmentally friendly project. Jean’s architect husband introduced the technology aspect; creating two diagrams of a birdhouse, one from the air (plan view) and the other from the front (elevation view). As engineers, the children then developed their own model after which the materials were pre-cut for them according to their individual plans. The art portion of the project, painting the birdhouses, completed the unit. “I’m one lucky person to have landed at Cold Spring School and in a profession that is my passion,” Lisa exclaims. Her words resonated as she talked about her early years teaching in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Lisa further explained that although she loved teaching, she no longer wanted to live in Los Angeles and longed to go back to Santa Barbara County were she was born. “I actually got a taste of it for a while attending UCSB, so when the time came I took a leap of faith and decided to move back to Santa Barbara and take whatever teaching job I could get.” Lisa’s first job in the Santa Barbara area was at La Patera School as a computer teacher for one year, during which she applied for a credentialed job at Cold Spring School. “Going to the interview, I got lost,” she laughs, “but when I finally arrived, I was stunned at how beautiful the campus was. I fell in love

with the atmosphere of the school and everything I saw, but believed I was just another interview and that there’d be no chance for me. To my surprise,” she recalls, “they called the next day and offered me the position...” Lisa is now in her 24th year at Cold Spring School and has become one of the school’s most valued and devoted staff members. A fourth-generation Californian, Lisa was born in Lompoc but lived most of her life in Pasadena near her grandparents and family members. Her grandparents had a flower farm and a business in Riverside but, as was the case with most JapaneseAmericans living near the coastal areas during World War II, her grandparents were forced to relocate to internment camps and detention centers. Her grandmother’s family was sent to Manzanar in the central California valley, made famous by Ansel Adams in his photographic essay now in the National Archives, and her grandfather’s family to Gila River, Arizona. Lisa recalls, “I knew my grandparents and parents had hardships during their lives. However, my parents worked hard so that I could have the good life I’ve had. And thanks to them, my son is the benefactor of all of the struggles and efforts of the previous generations. I am grateful for what they created for us.”

Parents, teachers, and kindergarten “engineers” were all dedicated to the building of birdhouses

Remembering Pasta

The tragedy experienced by the Montecito community on January 9 came close to Lisa and the children in her kindergarten class. “In all my years of teaching, this is something I never imaged I would experience… to lose a kindergarten student in such a tragic manner. It was hard not only for our class but for the entire Cold Spring community. That such a kind, bright, well-liked kid like Pasta (Sutthithepa) would be swept away in the disastrous mudslides is almost unfathomable. I still can’t get my mind around that today.” His classmates have also not forgotten little Pasta. His desk in their classroom remains unoccupied. On its surface, the children continue to place objects representing the things

I have lots of words... but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam. – John Updike

Cold Spring School kindergarten teacher Lisa Ishikawa heads up the school’s innovative STEAM program

they are studying so that he may be included in all they do. Amy made sure that Lisa’s kindergarten class, as well as the entire school community, was assisted during this difficult time with a variety of support services as long as they were needed. As I made my way into the parking lot, I passed Amy at the gate as she was waving goodbye to her students. I thanked her for the opportunity to participate in this special day and to meet Lisa and her kindergarten class, with the bonus of seeing Jean again, Cold Spring’s innovative science teacher. Thinking of it now, even after writing all these words, I’m still impressed at what is being taught in our schools – and all of it in kindergarten! •MJ 26 April – 3 May 2018

Our Town

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Kids & Teachers Environmental Stewardship Awards 2018 Explore Environmental Steward winners Gabriel Ramirez, Pyp Pratt, Sarah Dent, Jill Means, Jose Caballero with Explore Ecology’s team Jill Cloutier and Lindsay Johnson

Adams School Environmental kid winners with parent leaders Claire Fackler and John Peltz

he 2nd annual Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship Award Winners were honored April 21 at the Earth Day event downtown alongside the Community Environmental Council’s winners, filmmakers from SeaLegacy and writer Florencia Ramirez. Congressman Salud Carbajal presented awards after his opening ceremony senate updates. Montecito singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, with his daughter, Hana, and his band performed a brief set that included the renowned hit “Conviction of the Heart”. Walking around the area proved that water is our most-needed and valuable resource, with the majority of booths dedicated to water resource companies and local governments’ water departments. Politicos seen at the event were former SB mayor Hal Conklin with his wife, Haley McGuire, and former Congresswoman Lois Capps with her daughter, Laura. The Explore Ecology 2018 Winners and contributions are:

Gabriel Ramirez, 3rd grade, La Patera Elementary School. He is a Compost Squad member, tends the school garden, and teaches fellow students about composting and waste reduction. Pyp Pratt, 4th grade, Marymount School. He is the key member of the Explore Ecology Beach clean-up team and made a PowerPoint presentation to teach his school and neighborhood the importance of a clean coastline. Sarah Dent, 7th grade, Goleta Valley Junior High. She repaired all the school’s plant boxes and created the school Garden Club. Josh Benson, 10th grade, Dos Pueblos HS. He is the founder and leader of Tomorrow’s Green, a youth-orientated environmental organization, a Coastal Cleanup captain, and a member of the YMCA’s Youth and Government environmental advocacy program. Jill Means, 3rd grade teacher, Ellwood Elementary. She holds recycling drives to fund more recycling bins for the playground and has a worm bin in her classroom.

Jose Caballero, teacher of Environmental Science AP & Small Scale Food Production, Santa Barbara High. The Adams Ocean Guardian Ambassadors, headed by Claire Fackler, John Peltz, and Allison Bell, for 3rd to 6th grade students about plastic pollution, conservation, and effective ocean stewardship. The students are currently working with the Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper on a “Skip the Straw” campaign. Explore’s PR magnet Jill Cloutier established the awards two years ago. Jill said, “These inspiring environmental stewards were nominated by our local communities. They are real

heroes for their efforts to create a more sustainable world.” Explore Ecology staff selects the winners from nominations submitted by everyone in the SB County area via their website. The mission of the award is to give recognition and thanks to Santa Barbara County local residents from kids through adults for their efforts to create a more sustainable and healthy world. 411: www.exploreecology.org Explore Ecology is an environmental education and arts nonprofit in Santa Barbara that works with more than 30,000 children a year, inspiring them to engage with the natural world, think critically, and experience the value of environmental stewardship. •MJ

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On-line registration @

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Walk in Registrations Dates: Saturday, April 28th 10AM－1PM

Saturday, May 19th 10AM－1PM

Location: Carpinteria Library Multipurpose Room

Cost: 6U-19U $160 and 5U & under $120

－Early registration Discount of $30 before

May 31st 2018

－Multiple sibling discount of $20

For more information visit us at:

carpsoccer.org or

carpsoccercoach@gmail.com

Montecito’s renowned musician Kenny Loggins and his daughter, Hana, performing at Earth Day SB

26 April – 3 May 2018

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MONTECITO JOURNAL

EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)

Are We Losing Control?

Unlike its neighbors in Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria, Montecito has no home rule or self-government – no elected mayor, no city council. We do have several venues to voice our opinions, but no authority and no funding to implement solutions. With 2% of the county’s population, Montecito accounts for approximately 17% of the county’s tax base, according to county executive Mona Miyasato. “Ninety percent of Santa Barbara County revenue comes from property tax and, of course, Montecito is our Golden Goose,” says North County’s 5th District County supervisor Steve Lavagnino.

Vexation Without Representation

Montecito has no decision-making power in the planned widening of the 101, or the unfortunate closure of the southbound on-ramp at the Cabrillo Blvd/Hot Springs interchange, or local interchange improvements associated with the future widening of the 101 or Highway 192. We are encouraged to offer opinions in an advisory role, but we are not one of the decision-makers. In funding allocations and scheduling decisions on the widening of the 101, or on improvements to Highway 192, the smaller home-rule towns of Guadalupe (7,451 residents), Buellton (5,155), and Solvang (5,769) sit at the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) table, trading traffic dollars and making deals for road repairs; Montecito, however, sits on the outside looking in. In 1960, Montecito voters turned down a bond proposal for a sewage treatment plant to replace septic tanks in Montecito. Business owners along Coast Village Road (CVR) turned to the City of Santa Barbara for annexation because the City promised to add a sewer line. A year later, William H. Joyce, Jr, then-president of the Montecito Sanitary District, contracted for a study with Stanford Research Institute to plan and design a new sewage treatment plant for Montecito. The treatment plant was completed in 1961, funded by $3.1 million in revenue bonds, but control of CVR had already been lost forever. Here was a classic case of too little too late, one of (maybe even the worst) blunders in Montecito history. The result of City annexation of Montecito’s shopping heart and business soul meant that Montecito has permanently lost its planning and zoning control

over the heart of its Main Street shopping district. If the City decides to allow increased density on CVR, or higher building heights, or higher sales taxes, or hotel taxes to boost its tax revenues, that’s it. If the City decides that a new Olive Mill roundabout is needed at “the Gateway to Montecito,” that’s it. If the City decides that a re-opened southbound entrance ramp to the 101 at the Hot Springs/Cabrillo intersection is not needed, that’s it. If the City decides Montecito needs a pot shop or two to generate more city tax revenues, that’s it. Short-term vacation rental policy is decided by the County. So too are the addition of Accessory Dwelling Units and Affordable Housing, both mandating higher densities. Likewise, the future use of marijuana, including its sale and production policies, will be decided by outsiders. Future flood preparedness and “Rebuilding of Montecito” permits will be decided not in Montecito, but by federal FEMA mapping administrators, insurance companies, the County Board of Supervisors (BOS), and County staff. Public mud and debris flows from the Los Padres National Forest have been arbitrarily designated by outsiders as either “public mud” to be removed as a flood expense or “private mud” to be removed at homeowner expense. Montecito traffic flow is a function of decisions made by the City on CVR, Caltrans on the 101 and State Highway 192 East Valley Road, and the County on our local streets.

The Montecito Association (MA)

The mission of MA is the “preservation, protection, and enhancement of the semi-rural residential character of Montecito in the spirit of the Montecito Community Plan.” It has existed for more than 70 years as the self-appointed “Voice of Our Community.” Over the years, strong, unpaid community leaders in MA have worked to defend Montecito on behalf of its Community Plan. Legions of directors have invested time and effort to preserve and protect the unique character of Montecito. Nevertheless, even the best leaders recognize MA’s structural limitations as a lobbying organization and express frustration at its lack of governmental power. MA is not a jurisdictional governing body; rather, it is a non-profit membership association, with two fatal flaws: 1) It has no money except its dues (it receives no tax funding), and 2) it has no power or authority to implement anything. Unfortunately, the real decision-making power in Montecito lies with our 1st District supervisor, Das Williams, County staff, and the County Board of Supervisors, who call the tunes to which our community must dance. The MA Board consists of 17 community residents, recruited and selected by their fellow members and ratified by a membership vote. The MA president meets monthly with our 1st District supervisor, who also represents voters in Carpinteria, Summerland, Mission Canyon, and Cuyama, plus the Eastside, Westside, Riviera, San Roque, downtown, and waterfront areas of the City of Santa Barbara. Montecito voters represent a small part of Williams’s constituency. MA long ago surrendered its Land Use and Zoning decision-making power to an independent Montecito Planning Commission (MPC); a Montecito Board of Architectural Review (MBAR); and the Historic Landmark Advisory Commission (HLAC), all of which can be and frequently are overruled by the county staff and the BOS.

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It is past time for Montecito residents to deliberate and determine what the future should be, and what governance model is required. It is time to gather the facts and intelligently study new models for community governance, including costs and benefits of home rule, or any other system that returns community decision-making power to the people who live here. Without credible research, intelligent decisions cannot be made. The right course is to get the facts and explore options. It is important to do this with the blessing and in concert with the Montecito Association and the Montecito Foundation, in a climate of maximum transparency and mutual cooperation. Business as usual is not an option. The genius of the late Michael Towbes was his unique ability to see things not as they are, but as how they might be. Through his efforts, he changed not only the face of our greater community, but more importantly he inspired the love of place that lies deep within our hearts and souls. The Granada Theatre, Cottage Hospital, UC Santa Barbara, Montecito Union School, Lotusland, and Santa Barbara City College all benefitted from his generosity and community spirit. I believe Montecito contains others such as Mr. Towbes with the vision and skills needed to protect, preserve, and improve this special place, people who are more than willing to become integral parts of an effort to ensure that Montecito is rebuilt to the specifications of those of us who live here. I also believe that effort must start immediately. •MJ

Never follow the crowd, until and unless you’re crossing the road. – Sanhita Baruah

26 April – 3 May 2018

VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 28)

Local Montecito kids enjoying a block party last weekend

Neighbors gathered to enjoy one another’s company and food at the first block party since the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslide

Block Party in Montecito (Editor’s note: The following was sent to us from Mindy Denson.) Montecito residents living on Santa Rosa Lane, San Ysidro, Lemon Grove, Sea Cliff, Court Place, and Mira Monte attended the bash last weekend, with typical fare including hotdogs and burgers with all the fixins! Everyone brought side dishes such as the homemade potato salad from Ruben, the warm artichoke dip from Jennifer, the broccoli salad from Nancy, and juice for the kids and cold beer and wine for the rest of us! Cindy Marcus brought freshly baked apple pie, lemon meringue pie, and a delicious chocolate cake for dessert! The kids had an arts and crafts table at their disposal for painting and other projects. The razors were everywhere. Helmets on them all! We had a fun raffle for all, with some fine prizes from a set of margarita glasses to a cork collector’s wreath. It was an afternoon of games, bike rides, stories, food, fun, and most importantly, family and friends. We’re back! A wonderful fun-filled afternoon of reconnecting with one another after such a challenging time... we all realized that “we” really are a family. 26 April – 3 May 2018

Sheriff’s Blotter

In March 2017, we reported that Sepi Consignment shop on the 1200 block of Coast Village Road was a victim of a shoplifting incident. The store manager shared surveillance photos with us, in hopes our readers would recognize the suspect, who came into the shop at around 3:30 pm on March 20 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. We published surveillance footage of the suspect. On April 22, the same woman returned to the store, and the manager immediately recognized her and called police. After fleeing the shop and running down Coast Village Circle, the woman hid from police, and finally emerged once she realized police personnel were in the process of towing her car and taking possession of her dog, which was in the vehicle. The woman, who is from the L.A. area, was arrested.

Heroin Dealer Arrested 19 April 2018 – Sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Special Investigations Bureau (SIB) concluded an investigation into an alleged heroin dealer operating out of Montecito. SIB Detectives, with the assistance of the Compliance Response Team (CRT), a Sheriff’s K-9 team, and Tulare Police officers, executed search warrants in the 800 block of Picacho Lane in Montecito, as well as the 300 block of North West Street in Tulare. During the warrant service in Montecito, 54-year-old Pedro Barajas, a construction foreman who was living on the property in a trailer, was detained. Detectives utilized K-9 Aco to conduct a search of Barajas’s trailer. During the search, K-9 Aco alerted in two locations inside the trailer. SIB detectives then conducted a physical search of the trailer. During the search, detectives located a loaded Glock 9mm handgun, including two additional loaded magazines, approximately 1.1 lbs. of heroin packaged for sale, and more than $10,000 in cash. The search warrant in Tulare yielded a small amount of methamphetamine. Barajas was arrested and booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on the violations of possession of a controlled substance for sale, and possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm. A records check revealed Barajas is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning or possessing firearms and or ammunition. Barajas is also charged with Felon in Possession of a firearm and Felon in Possession of ammunition.

Brian Thielst is the newly appointed lieutenant in Montecito

uty in 1986. Since that time his experience with the department includes service as a senior deputy, mountain patrol deputy, sergeant, member of the Gang Enforcement Team, work with the Criminal Investigations Division, member of the Special Enforcement Team (SWAT), and service as a Search & Rescue coordinator. Lieutenant Thielst attended Dos Pueblos High School and Santa Barbara City College, where he played on both school’s football teams. One of his goals as the new lieutenant is to make himself and all of the newly appointed deputies approachable to Montecito residents, and to work closely together to rebuild and maintain a safe community. Lieutenant Thielst is no stranger to Montecito, as his history here began with his grandparents, who lived on the Lotusland property. Brian’s grandfather was Madame Ganna Walska’s right-hand man while he was growing up. He remembers swimming in the pool on the property as a kid in the summers and has great memories of running Brian Thielst is the newly appoint- through the beautiful garden property. ed lieutenant, overseeing all law Lieutenant Thielst will provide enforcement operations in Montecito. updates to the Montecito Association Lieutenant Thielst has an impressive at the monthly board meetings, every history with the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s second Tuesday at 4 pm at Montecito MontJournal_April25th'18:Layout 1 4/19/18 7:56 AM Page 1 Department, where he started as a dep- Hall. •MJ

Montecito’s New Lieutenant

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ORDINANCE NO. 5832

Notice Inviting Bids MARINA DRIVE WATERLINE REPLACEMENT Bid No. 5627 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Marina Drive Waterline Replacement, by or before Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on April 17,

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at Marina Drive and Cliff Drive, and is described as follows: Install approximately 1,700 LF of new 8 inch diameter ductile iron water main. Reconnect services and hydrants following acceptance of new line 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 40 working days.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING CHAPTER 22.24 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS STANDARDS ASCE 24

2018. 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

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $336,100.

obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara,

2.4 Optional Bidder’s Conference. A bidder’s conference will be held on May 15, 2018, at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: David Gebhard Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. Attendance at the bidder’s conference is not mandatory.

California.

(Seal)

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A General Engineering Contractor.

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. 4.

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

ORDINANCE NO. 5832 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on April 10, 2018, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

April 17, 2018, by the following roll call vote:

6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4. 7.

Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide separate performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount.

Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code section 22300.

Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10.

AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Gregg Hart, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on April 18, 2018.

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

Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

By: ___________________________________

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on April 18, 2018.

Date: ________________

William Hornung, CPM, General Services Manager

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor

Publication Dates: 1) April 18, 2018 2) April 25, 2018

Published April 25, 2018 Montecito Journal

END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Brooklyn West Films, 2214 Channing Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Brooklyn West Films LLC, 2214 Channing Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 29, 2018. 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. 2018-0000985. Published April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCSB Protective Services, 2225 Las Tunas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

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Sergei Onishenko, 2225 Las Tunas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 13, 2018. 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 Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2018-0001167. Published April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Ranch Estates, 205 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Montecito Ranch Estates, Inc, 3250 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 350, Santa Monica, CA 90405. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 20, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County

I won’t be stuck in traffic till I see how rugged my path is. – Criss Jami

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. 2018-0000870. Published April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Ranch Estates, 205 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Montecito Ranch Estates,

Inc, 3250 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 350, Santa Monica, CA 90405. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 20, 2018. 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. 2018-0000870. Published April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2018.

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ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 10)

Notice Inviting Bids Bid No. 3917 1. Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Carrillo Recreation Ballroom HVAC Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. 2.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 100 E Carrillo Street and is described as follows: HVAC replacement and upgrade to central air handling unit. Remove existing gas fired air handling units serving the ballroom. Install two (2) 6,500 CFM Air Handling Units at the mechanical room. Install two (2) new 15 Ton Condensing Units on the gym roof and install new refrigerant piping. New electrical service will be required for the condensing units. The building is currently used by Parks & Recreation Department for classes and events. The building was designated as a Historic Landmark in 1993. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is:

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Contract Award June 2018 Construction Commencement October 2018 Construction Completion December 2018.

2.3

Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $125,000-$175,000.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): B-General Building Contractor or C20 Warm-air Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. 3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop at contractors cost, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155. 5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 10 percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents. 6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide separate performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount. 8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code section 22300. 9. Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents. 10. Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., at the following location: 100 E Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding. 11.

Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

By:

Date:

William Hornung, C.P.M., General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1)

April 18, 2018

April 25, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cedar Structural, 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez Suite 102, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Mounir Salem El-Koussa, 302 W. Anapamu #8, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 23, 2018. This statement expires five years from the

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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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0000923. Published April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2018. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 18CV01145. To all interested parties: Petitioner Gabriela Cadena Diaz filed

a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Gabriela Delira. 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 about must file a written objection that included 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 16, 2018 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: May 30, 2018, at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2018.

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fell in love with motorcycles and the outlaw life during a chance childhood encounter in the San Fernando Valley when he was 8 years old to his excommunication from the Angels in the 2010s. The production had its world premiere at the Rubicon Theatre in his hometown on April 11-12 and heads to Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara on Wednesday and Thursday, May 2-3. Earlier this week, Christie talked about his life, career – including the time when Hell’s Angels’ Ventura was listed in the phone book (“We’d get calls for anything from wanting someone exterminated to asking if we did appearances at parties,” he recalled. “The answer to both was a resounding ‘No.’”) – and the upcoming play, in a far-ranging interview over the telephone from his home near downtown Ojai. Here are excerpts: Q. Why were you drawn to the outlaw life and the Hell’s Angels? A. The biggest problem in society back then and today is that they confuse outlaw and criminal. The outlaw lives by his own set of rules, a vision of how he wants to live his life and pursues it. But he’s not a criminal by trade. He might do things that are inappropriate, but that can also be true of doctors, police officers, and lawyers. You need to create your own compass and stay on true North. You have to stick by your own standards that you set for yourself. When I was first indoctrinated into that outlaw bike culture, it was a live-and-let-live world. We accepted everybody on their own terms. Ultimately, I walked away form it because we had become the people we rebelled against. When you first created the Ventura chapter, things went smoothly for a while. What happened? When I came back up here in 1978, initially the police somewhat embraced us because the town was a bit unruly, with seven or eight competing bike clubs. We ran everybody out, like the hired guns of the Old West. But in the mid-1990s, the community was developing, trying to become a tourist town more like Santa Barbara, widening the sidewalks, putting in outdoor cafés. They started thinking maybe there’s not a place in modern Ventura for the Hell’s Angels. Long before then, though, Hell’s Angels had a shady reputation. Was it fair? I think the record speaks for itself. I remember we were surrounded by the police one time, and I was doing the negotiating with the chief, saying this isn’t necessary. You don’t need to waste the manpower, it might set something off. He said, “Well, you guys have a bad reputation.” And one of my guys responded, “That’s right. We earned it.” You can’t really argue that. We worked hard for it. When I was a member, that was true. Some if it was warranted, some was through rumors and myths. You’re a writer – you know how that works. Did you do a lot of things that you now regret? Anytime I did something that I reflected back on later and decided that I had failed myself, I tried not to do that action again. You have to follow the moral compass you set for yourself. For example, I did a lot of drugs in my day, but I also became a real advocate for people not using narcotics in a way that would get them addicted. There was a faction in Hell’s Angels that were largely responsible for introducing some really bad drugs across the country. I wasn’t into that. Is Hell’s Angels a criminal organization? No. But it has a lot of criminals in it. Being a Hell’s Angels is like having carte blanche in the underworld. It gives you a lot of sway and influence. It’s like being a made mafia guy.

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seafood is fished in the Santa Barbara Channel annually. Among the guests doing some sole searching were Geoff Green, Frank Abatemarco, Karen Lehrer, Steve Ortiz, Dana White, Steve Harris, Peter and Suzanne Brown, and Steve Sherwin.

Chef Michael Hutchings with Steve Ortiz, United Way president; Jean Miranda and Dana White (photo by Priscilla)

Roberto Lopez, SBCC Culinary Arts; supporter Phyllis Picatto, chef Randy Bublitz, SBCC Culinary Arts; Erik Talkin, SBFB CEOl; and Alexander Tran, SBCC CA (photo by Priscilla)

Lori Shaw, Foodbank; Frank Abatemarro, SBFB Board member; Mathew Neal, Foodbank; George Bean, SBFB Board vice chair; Edwin Villegas, trustee; and Cindy Halstead, SBFB Board treasurer (photo by Priscilla)

Chef Michael Hutchings’ abalone with a red wine sauce and forbidden rice, a delicious treat plus a courtesy recipe for all (photo by Priscilla)

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Stok. “Local seafood is a very important factor. Currently the U.S. eats sixteen pounds of seafood annually while consuming forty-eight pounds of French fries!” His thoughts were echoed by Foodbank CEO Erik Talkin, who said food from the sea was something the charity had embraced for years. “We are currently on the lookout for food sources, particularly with protein. The ocean has shoals and shoals of the stuff.” More than 11 million pounds of

All in the Family Georgey Taupin, the 10-year-old Junior Spirit of Fiesta winner, has quite a lineage. Georgey, who was chosen with 17-year-old Jesalyn Contraras McCollum to appear in our Eden by the Beach’s fiesta activities in August, is the daughter of Bernie Taupin, the legendary lyricist for bespectacled rocker Sir Elton John who has lived in the Santa Ynez Valley for many years. The talented youngster, who is a home-school student, is the daughter of 67-year-old Taupin’s fourth marriage to Heather Kidd, who he wed in 2004. She is a dance student of the Zermeno Academy and will lead El Desfile De Los Ninos during the 94th Old Spanish Days this summer. Goodness Gracies My congratulations to Montecito actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus who is the winner of the prestigious Grand Award for the Gracies. Julia, 57, has been honored for her work on the hit HBO series Veep as she recovers from a grueling battle with breast cancer. The awards, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, take place May 22 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, and it is hoped Julia will be able to attend, along with other recipients including Reese Witherspoon, Claire Danes, Billie Jean King, Ashley Judd, Katie Couric, and Hoda Kotb. Julia skipped the Screen Actors Guild awards in January, when she made history as the first TV actress to win five individual trophies at the ceremony by bagging outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series. Julia, whose show has won 17 Emmys, announced her cancer diagnosis in September and completed chemotherapy treatment this spring. She will be returning to the show’s seventh and final season in due course. Goop Scoop Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website, Goop, has unveiled its annual Mother’s Day gift guide, but be prepared to open your wallets wide. With its most extravagant option being a $13,000 Hermés Courchevel Kelly Bag, it’s no surprise the detailed list featuring 93 items would cost more than $40,000 if you were to buy all of them.

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Among the pricey baubles are a small Cartier Tank watch for $3,250 and a pink sapphire open-heart necklace by the 45-year-old Oscar winner’s friend Jennifer Meyer for $3,110. A less-expensive option is Glacce’s clear quartz water bottle, which infuses water with positive energy for just $80. Gone Too Soon

Matthew Mellon, R.I.P. (photo by Marina Beroff)

On a personal note, I remember banking billionaire Matthew Mellon, who died in Cancun, Mexico, at the all-too-early age of 53, as he was about to enter a drug rehab facility. Matthew, whose aunt was Bunny Mellon, a good friend of the late Jackie Kennedy, admitted to a $100,000 a month OxyContin habit, which he described as “legal heroin.” He was the ex-husband of Jimmy Choo guru Tamara Mellon and designer Nicole Hanley, his second wife. I would often see him in Dark Harbor, Maine, when I was sailing with Marshall Field heir Maldwin Drummond, and he was dating Melissa Rivers, the daughter of late comedienne Joan Rivers, whose TV show I appeared on for four years. A charming but deeply troubled individual, who is now, it is to be hoped, in more heavenly pastures. Sightings: Star Trek actor William Shatner lunching at Pane a Vino... Oscar winner Natalie Portman noshing at Pierre Lafond...Oprah Winfrey at the Sacred Space in Summerland 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 26 April – 3 May 2018

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ENDING THIS WEEK Santa Barbara Fair and Expo – Screaming carnival rides, Robocars, alien stilt walkers, racing pigs, funnel cake, heavenly fair food, animal activities, exhibitions, and cosmic entertainment are on tap all the way through the weekend as one of the city’s favorite annual family festivals finishes up its 2018 run through the weekend. “Out of this World” is this year’s theme, so the buildings and sites at the Earl Warren Showgrounds have appropriate titles, starting with Close Encounters Hall, which houses Youth Exhibits and Activities including interactive displays, artwork, photography, pottery and additional projects by kids, as well as adult exhibits that feature the work of artists and craftspeople in Sumi Painting, scrapbooking, Bunka, wool spinning, and other inspiring and educational demonstration. The venue also houses the expo showcase of local foods, wine & beer, arts & crafts, horticulture, and fine arts displays. A Galaxy of Fun for the Little Ones is promised, as the tykes ride on a real live pony or get up close with the exotic animals in the petting zoo, or snort with laughter at the All-Alaskan Racing Pigs as they run around the track, jump the hurdles, and compete for the honor of being the fastest little piggy of all. Farm animals abound in the livestock area where goats, chickens, alpacas, bunnies, and many other species are on display along

with interactive exhibits highlighting agriculture and livestock. Be on the lookout for Robocars, an innovative strolling act that are half-robots and halfcars, far-out action figures that transform into fast action wheels right before your eyes. Among this year’s entertainers are T3R Elemento, a Mexican Regional quartet founded by a 14-year-old that offers a youthful take on the alternative corrido movement; longtime fair faves magician Frank Thurston and hypnotist James Kellogg, Jr.; Magic Castle’s junior magicians program grad Arty Loon, who mixes his magic tricks with juggling, puppetry, and balloon twisting; and Santa Barbara-based James “Ukulele Jim” Clark, whose influences include George Harrison, Barenaked Ladies, and The Magnetic Fields. Add in the thrilling midway attractions, corn dogs, and corny stories, not to mention cotton candy, as there’s no reason why every member of the family wouldn’t cotton to a day or two at the fair. WHEN: today through Sunday WHERE: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 N. Calle Real COST: $8 general, $5 seniors (60+) and kids (6-12), free 5 & under (includes free admission to the 2018 Ventura County Fair & Expo in August); Carnival Wristband $28 INFO: 6870766 or www.earlwarren.com THURSDAY, APRIL 26 All-Gaucho Reunion – There are a full 45 events (I counted them)

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Sibling Revelry – If the only reason you want to head over to SOhO tonight to check out Peter Harper is because you’re a big fan of his brother, that’s okay by him. After all, Peter is also rather partial to his sibling, the Grammy-winning and fiercely artistic singer-songwriter Ben Harper. Peter himself shied away from music through his 20s, instead attending NYU, graduating with a degree in fine arts, and becoming a bronze sculptor. It wasn’t until he picked up ukulele that his passion for playing developed. At 34, Peter pivoted his focus to guitar and songwriting, and released his self-titled debut, filled with stripped-down folk songs driven by Harper’s warm vocals, and then put out a more ambitious second album titled Break the Cycle. These days he’s playing something between ukulele and a six-string, a four-string called a tenor guitar, an instrument that was popular in the 1930s and ‘40s but has since mostly disappeared from the mainstream. (Sounds a bit like his brother’s penchant for the Weisenborn.) Anyway, tonight’s gig isn’t his Santa Barbara debut, as Peter joined Ben at the Santa Barbara Bowl as special guests for the Jack Johnson fire/debris flow benefit concert back in March. Opening act Jason Mandell & The Coals are a folkflavored Americana band, with road-weary vocals, acoustic, and resonator guitars, drums, bass, keyboards, and accordion. And it’s an early show, so don’t dawdle. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 in advance, $12 day of show INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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THURSDAY, APRIL 26 The TAO of Drumming – The performers of TAO: Drum Heart combine highly physical taiko drumming – featuring humongous drums that produce a giant sound – with the spellbinding, beautiful melodies of the Japanese flute, Shamisen guitar, and Japanese harp, plus contemporary costumes, precise choreography and innovative visuals to deliver a pulsating production that has wowed audiences and won critical plaudits around the world. Since conquering the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in their first year in 2004, TAO has gone on to appear at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, selling out all 50 shows on their début North American tour, and even making an appearance on Late Night with Steven Colbert in 2016. Wherever they go, fans rave about their extraordinary precision, energy, and stamina. Tonight’s showcase of the ancient art of Japanese drumming is part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’s Family Fun series. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25 to $38 INFO: 8933535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

listed on the website for the annual gathering of Gauchos – meaning alumni of UCSB – but there’s no way you can attend them all, partly because a whole lot of them overlap over the four-day celebration while several are geared toward alumni of individual departments or program (though they won’t kick you out). But the good news is you are invited to a whole bunch of the offerings, whether you ever set foot inside of a classroom at the campus by the seaside, and many of those take place downtown or nearby. Among them are info opportunities such as the Humanities in Prison symposium (all day Thursday in the McCune Conference Room) and the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management’s 21st Annual Final Presentations of its graduating master’s students (1 to 5 pm Friday at the Fess Parker Resort near East Beach). Choices in the fine arts run from the Art, Design & Architecture Museum’s Winter Exhibitions closing reception featuring live music by the Luis Muñoz Trio plus refreshments (4:30 to 7:30 pm Friday on campus) to a competing (5:30 to 7:30 pm Friday) opening exhibition featuring UCSB alumni artists at Sullivan Goss downtown, including remarks from the artists and complimentary refreshments. On Friday at 7:30 at UCSB MultiCultural Center, Sh80eshifter performs a soundtrack to #BlackGirlMagic and beyond, an afro-eclectic mix of soul, dance, and theater that inspires folks to find the divinity within and bounce their booties to the bass line. The athletically inclined might want to sign up for Gaucho Quest, UCSB Adventure Programs’ inaugural 48-hour competition (8 pm Friday through 8 pm Sunday) featuring

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teams trying to complete as many of the 100-plus challenges as they can, while sedentary citizens might prefer to saunter over to The Taste of UCSB Beer and Wine Garden, which focuses on numerous Gaucho-related brewers and vintners (noon to 3 pm Saturday, on the lawn behind the library on campus). Details and the complete schedule online at https:// allgauchoreunion.com or call 8934140. FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Alcazar’s Anniversary – Carpinteria’s revitalized art deco palace was known for a while as the Plaza Playhouse Theatre before reverting back to its original name of The Alcazar Theatre last year. This weekend, the venerable venue celebrates its 90th birthday with a newly installed marquee and three days of events beginning tonight at 5:30 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Carp Chamber of Commerce, after which all are invited to check out the new upgraded lobby and stay for a free 7 pm screening of Casablanca. Tomorrow night, the ultra-professional guitarist/arranger/ producer Tariqh Akoni – the Santa Barbara native (who moved back to town recently) whose day job sees him overseeing Josh Groban’s band – fronts the Alcazar All-Stars, comprising some of the finest session players and sidemen from Los Angeles to the Central Coast, plus seriously special guests. The celebration concludes Sunday afternoon with another free event marking Dia de los Ninos/Dia de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), with Cruz Dance and Mariachi de mi Tierra providing the entertainment. WHEN: 26 April – 3 May 2018

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Jazz’s (Tiny) Giant – Indonesian jazz pianist Josiah Alexander Sila became the first Indonesian musician to chart on Billboard 200 when his album, My Favorite Things, débuted at number 174 back in 2015. What’s much more impressive is that Sila, who goes by Joey Alexander, is 14 years old, meaning he was just 11 when he started recording his first album. Obviously a child prodigy, Alexander taught himself to play jazz at age six, but his appeal goes far beyond the novelty, as he’s a threetime Grammy Award nominee, one for each of his albums, including Joey.Monk. Live!, his critically acclaimed late-2017 disc honoring the centennial of Thelonious Monk, who was his first influence on piano. No less an authority than The New York Times has praised his “sophisticated harmonic palette and a dynamic sensitivity”, comparing him to the legendary Bill Evans. Joey’s third studio recording, Eclipse, was recorded over a three-day period beginning on the solar eclipse last year, and pairs the pianist with a stellar rhythm section of bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland – both no strangers to Santa Barbara – as well as guest appearances by saxophonist Joshua Redman on three tracks, while Alexander himself composed six of the 11 tracks. Already impressive in his Santa Barbara debut two years ago, Alexander is likely to elicit even more praise in his return tonight to Campbell Hall. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25 to $40 adults, $10 students INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

5:30 tonight; 8 pm tomorrow; 1 pm Sunday WHERE: 4916 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria COST: $30 Saturday (free Friday & Sunday) INFO: 684-6380 or www.thealcazar. org SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Sqeezing out Sparks – The Accordionaires Pops Orchestra, an ensemble from North Hollywood that features 20 top accordion players, makes its way back to Santa Barbara for a program featuring light-classical music, Broadway tunes, big band jazz, and polkas, waltzes, and marches – a wide assortment that are played only on the accordion. Special guest artist

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Cory Pesaturo was the youngest person to win the National Accordion Championship when he claimed the prize in 2002, and nine years later won the Coupe Mondiale World Digital Accordion Championship, the first American to do so in a quartercentury. Pesaturo, who was only the second person ever to major in and graduate as an accordionist at the New England Conservatory of Music, broke the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous playing of the accordion just last year (a few seconds shy of 32¼ hours, if you please). WHEN: 2:30 pm WHERE: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Road COST: $10 INFO: 232-3496 or www. santabarbaraaccordions.com •MJ

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Multiple Mariachi – ¡Vive el Arte de Santa Bárbara! closes out its 2017-18 season with a double dose of the Mexican music tonight at the Marjorie Luke Theatre celebrating young musicians pursuing the traditional style of music. The concert is headlined by Mariachi Aztlán of the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, considered the country’s premier university mariachi ensemble, who have performed at the Hollywood Bowl, the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and at festivals throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Opening is Mariachi Juvenil Mestizo, a program of The Mariachi Studio, which is a community space where youth explore the art of mariachi music-making through vocal and instrumental lessons and performance. The studio’s various ensembles have also performed at similar world-caliber stages such as the Carnegie Hall, as well as The Waterfront Blues Fest, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, and the Freight and Salvage club in Berkeley. Note: Mariachi Aztlán begins its four-day residency with a workshop for experienced local musicians to practice and share mariachi tradition at Franklin Elementary School at 7 pm Thursday, before offering free performances in Isla Vista on Friday and Guadalupe on Saturday. Mariachi Juvenil Mestizo only performs Sunday night. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 East Cota St. COST: free INFO: 884-4087, ext. 7 or www.facebook.com/VivaelArteSB

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So, what made you ultimately leave the club? If you are going to be effective as a leader, you have to have a vision that the people who follow you share. I’d been on this policy of all the bike clubs putting differences behind them and moving forward together. But with the newer members who joined when I was gone to prison the first time, the wars flared up again. The problem is that when you’re a fighter and you run out of enemies to fight, you turn inward. I didn’t want to be there for that. I didn’t want to become the people we rebelled against. I’d given it 40 years. When I left, one of the leaders I’d had run-ins with turned on me, called me a coward and a quitter. He had the club turn to shaming me on social media, which I thought was ironic. We’re supposed to be a secretive outlaw motorcycle club, and now we’re sharing our dirty laundry on all these social media platforms. They were rewriting history incorrectly. The book and the play (and an earlier TV series on the History Channel) came about because I didn’t want anybody else to say what my history was. Now you’re an actor. How’s that going? Yeah. On the (documentary series) you have the luxury of re-takes and editing. A live stage performance, there’s no net. You just get up there and you have to perform. It’s exhilarating, like being back in the action, but on the stage instead of a Harley on the streets.... The only people I have to worry about killing me is the critics. Any of your former biker buddies show up at Rubicon? No. I am on that official “Out bad, no contact” list. But I’m completely satisfied with where I am in my life. I don’t want to go back, but I don’t regret what I did and I wouldn’t change it. My journey has been a long trip with twists and turns, but the last few years have given me the opportunity to reflect on myself and my life. There are personal things in the show that go very deep. I used to talk with Jerry Garcia and Ken Kesey about philosophy and the human psyche, about how there’s so many things that are primal and subconscious in what we do, and that’s what appealed to me with the Hell’s Angels. I was always against the grain. Now I’m going to be 71... and I’m amazed I’m even still here. I’m still an outlaw, but I’ve found some peace.

Going Underground in Montecito

Lisa Citore, a longtime Santa Barbara-based performance artist, writer, sex educator, teacher, and self-described “pleasure activist”, conceived of Anima: Theater of the

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Feminine Underground, well before the #MeToo movement took root in America. The ritual theater project had its focus on “the liberation of the feminine aspect from patriarchal conditioning,” as Citore says, before Harvey Weinstein’s reign of sexual harassment and worse entered the country’s consciousness, the first episode of the series running early last fall at Center Stage Theater, the intimate black-box space that hosted another installment in late February. That one featured several returning performers, as well as new female artists wanting to “share the vulnerable treasures of their deep psyche” on stage through dance, song, spoken word, performance art, and other genres, giving expression to the feminine unconscious for the purpose of individual and collective transformation and bringing socio-political balance to the world. Now, Anima is on the move, venturing into a new perhaps more appropriate venue for its 7 to 9 pm offering on Saturday, April 28: the Ladera Lane campus of Pacifica Graduate Institute, the four-decades-old MontecitoCarpinteria facility whose students delve into depth psychology and the mythos, integrating intuition and intellect, exploring the mind’s myriad pathways in the Jungian/Joseph Campbell school of thought. There are just seven women on the program, at least according to the website, but they’re all powerhouses of both professional endeavors and performance art. Among them are Melissa Lowenstein, the dancer/ choreographer who is also a writer, nonprofit professional, youth program facilitator (AHA!), psychology geek, yoga student, amateur psychological astrologer, and lover of bodies, movement, and artistic endeavors that involve all of that; Elaine Gale, the relatively recent Santa Barbara resident who is a writer, performer, storyteller, humorist, college professor (SBCC, Antioch, and CSU Sacramento), journalist, fourth-generation educator, and sixth-generation Nebraskan, whose own one-woman show, One Good Egg, premiered in Santa Barbara and is on its way to a national tour; Yemaya Renuka Duby, a new Santa Barbara “nester” who blends Earthbased traditions, Eastern devotional practices, and European wisdom who has developed the Somatic Therapy practice ”Bones of Wisdom”; and Cybil Gilbertson, the UCSB dance alumni who served as a pro with SB Dance Theatre and several other companies before launching NECTAR Healing Arts, which tackles social themes through the arts back in 2009. Hannah Ruth Brothers and Samantha Bonavia are also on the bill, along with a new work from Citore. “Whether you are a lover of

dreams or a fan of the dark feminine, we hope to poke at your ownPi imagination in a way that feeds something lost and vital in you,” Citore says on the website. Tickets cost $26 general, $22 seniors and Pacifica alumni, $17 students in advance, or $22/$26/$30 at the door. Call 969-3626 or visit http://bit.ly/2u8wYGJ.

4Q’s: Koh-laborating on Classical Violin

Violinist Jennifer Koh has brought her three-part “Bach and Beyond” and the cutting edge “Bridge to Beethoven” recital series to Hahn Hall for several concerts with UCSB Arts & Lectures over the years. Now, the fearless fiddler is returning to town with her most ambitious endeavor to date: “Shared Madness”, a set of 30 short pieces for solo violin created by her colleagues for free to pay back the benefactors who helped her pay for her valuable instrument – who, coincidentally, she met at Hahn Hall when asked for an autograph following her first concert at the theater. At her request, the commissions explore the theme of virtuosity for the violin in the 21st century, however that arose for the various authors, a list that reads like a “Who’s who” of contemporary classical composers. Koh performs half of the new works at 7 pm Friday, April 27, at St. Anthony’s Chapel, 2300 Garden Street. Call 893-3535 or visit www. artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. Q. How did you choose which composers to ask to create pieces for you? Or was it just everyone you knew? A. I went to all of the ones I had worked with previously. In a sense, they feel like my community of collaborators as well as my friends. Almost all of them said “yes” right away. They were so incredibly generous that I was really moved. It was very hectic at the premiere in New York in 2016, because I’d never done a project with so many composers. It’s okay to cut it close with a single sonata or a concerto. But this was more than 30 people. Some did it on time, but many didn’t, turning them in less than 24 hours before the concert. So, it was kind of crazy. I remember thinking I should call my next project “Calm and On Time”. How did you hit upon the idea of exploring modern virtuosity? It grew out of thinking about the past and the present in “Bach and Beyond”. For most violinists, virtuosity is still defined by Paganini’s 24 Caprices, which are from the 1800s. That’s a really long time ago. The world is a very different place now. I’m already ambivalent about the definition of the concept, so I wanted to see what might happen. What came out in

the pieces is that because they knew me as a player and human being, a lot of them were exploring concepts like extended technique, or humor, while others are fast and challenging. Some directly approached Bach, because that’s how they knew me. Quite a few said there were engaging with the idea of phrasing, that virtuosity is beyond conquering the physical challenges on the violin. The main content was expressivity and poeticism. Meaning the player’s personality? Or something else? I’m consolidating everybody’s ideas into one, but it’s something like “How do you completely embody being a musician?” In the 1800s, most people played an instrument, and they understood how difficult it was to play fingered octaves or thirds. The relationship to listeners is different now, after MP3s and computers and modern technology. For example, Gabe Kahane asked me what was the most terrifying thing for me, which is public speaking. So, his piece is a mono-drama, where I have to talk all the way through. It pushed me to a new place, and now I’m a lot more comfortable with it.... Life is all about context. It’s fairly unusual to have only new music for an entire concert. Do you have concerns the audience may not follow? I hope not. I want it to become more usual. (Laughs). I do run through the pieces almost nonstop, so people have the experience without any preconceived notion about the composers they like or don’t. There’s an order, but it can be difficult to parse the end of one piece and the beginning of another, which also went into the programming decision. It might be a key that relates, or a way to create a journey or an experience. They can ask me later if they want to know more.

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character in Massenet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella), the final Live in HD transmission of the Met Opera’s 201718 season on Saturday morning, April 28. The composer’s sumptuous take on the classic story is actually appearing at the Met for the first time, with a cast that also features Alice Coote as Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the feisty fairy godmother, and Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy conducts the orchestra for Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook production. Screen time is 9:55 am at the Metro 4 Cinema, 618 State Street. Tickets are $20. Call 9657684 or visit www.metrotheatres. com/location/2274/Metro-4. (Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall hosts an encore screening at 2 pm on Sunday, May 13).

Country dance, plus guest guitarist Josh Jenkins joining McKibben, who also sings and plays flute for a few selections, and members of the Santa Barbara Sheriff Pipe & Drum Corps playing a number of Irish tunes that anticipate the theme of this year’s winter production of The Christmas Revels. Everyone is invited to join in singing seasonal songs and learning a traditional English Country dance, and there are free flowers available to make garlands, nosegays, and wreaths before the afternoon culminates in the traditional maypole ritual that finds two circles of participants walking in opposite directions around the maypole, holding colorful

ribbon streamers and creating intricate patterns as they weave to the inside and then the outside of each other. Free admission. Visit www. santabarbararevels.org.

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In late 2016, Michael Giacchino scored Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first film in the Star Wars canon not composed by the legendary Hollywood hero John Williams. But it’s not as if the dude just walked in off the street. Giacchino’s credits include Pixar’s animated blockbusters Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Inside Out, and

Coco, Disney’s Zootopia, the live-action hits, Jurassic World and Super 8, plus two installments each in the Mission: Impossible, Planet of the Apes, and Star Trek series. His canon also boasts scores to TV’s Lost, Alias, and Fringe and the video games series Medal of Honor and Call of Duty. The Grammy, Emmy, and Oscar winner is coming to UCSB’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall at 7:30 pm Wednesday, May 2, to speak about his career and lead a Q&A session hosted by UCSB Music’s Dr. Jon Nathan – though, alas, there’s no orchestral offering. Admission is free; reservations are recommended. Visit www.music.ucsb.edu or call 8932064. •MJ

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Santa Barbara Festival Ballet’s spring showcase of classical and contemporary ballet features choreography by artistic director Aimee Lopez and Valerie Huston, who is also on the UCSB Dance faculty, plus the debut of Letters Never Sent, choreographed and danced by senior company member Tamar Cohen. Also appearing are guests from State Street Ballet Young Dancers, Opus I, and the UCSB Freshman Dance Company. Former longtime Festival Ballet artistic director Denise Rinaldi will also showcase excerpts from her new children’s ballet, The Magic Toy Shoppe. Show times are 3 and 7 pm on Saturday, April 28, at Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. The following day brings the Bahia Magia Dance Company to the blackbox theater’s stage in a vivid celebration of the rich history of Brazilian culture through acrobatic Capoeira demonstrations, live Brazilian percussion and drumming ensemble, Orixa dances, traditional African-Brazilian dances, a stick fight dance of resistance, and contemporary AfricanBrazilian dance pieces. Performances are at 2 pm and 6 pm on Sunday, April 29, with a reception with complimentary appetizers and beverages served one hour prior to the evening show. Tickets are $30 general, $15 children, for the matinee, $40 and $20 at 6. Call 963-0408 or visit www. CenterStageTheater.org.

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