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Justify, horse of realtor Houghton Hyatt’s dad, Ted Nixon, earns $1.24M for owners, p. 6

LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 25 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 50

LIKE-FOR-LIKE REBUILDING

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVES ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS THAT WILL HELP MONTECITO MUDSLIDE VICTIMS REBUILD THEIR HOMES – INCLUDING IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION OR HIGHER UP ON THEIR PROPERTIES – AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE (STORY ON P. 12)

A Miz Not to Miss

Janet Adderley, her cast, and crew, shine in Les Misérables at the Lobero this weekend, p. 20

With Benefits

Pianist Robert Cassidy to perform at MAW’s Hahn Hall concert Thursday, May 24, p. 22

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Guest Editorial

Bob Hazard gets to know Allison and Jacques Marcillac, whose family is recovering after their home was impacted by the January 9 debris flow

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Realtor Houghton Hyatt; Dakota Lotus; UCSB with Anthony Bourdain; Goat Fest; Thicke family; Michael Cervin’s book; Modern Masters; Girls Rock; CAMA concerts; Mark Morris Dance Group; Visit SB at the zoo; SB Polo Club; Cinco de Mayo; Ryan Grau; Katy with the pope; and Prince Harry

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Letters to the Editor

A collection of correspondence from Journal readers including Jacques Marcillac, Patricia Swenson, Dan Seibert, Ennisbrook Owners’ Association board, Cynthia Hamilton, Dawson Fuss, Dale Lowdermilk, Craig Smith, and William Gilbert

10 This Week

Knit ‘N Needle; insurance roundtable; art reception; property viewing; Bonsai Club; golf tourney; Hammer N’ Ales; Les Misérables; yoga; voting; info meeting; restoring trails; Bucket Brigade; MBAR; STEAM; Voice Academy; support group; Country Mart; brain fitness; art; story time; Italian; and Carp arts

Tide Guide 12 Village Beat

Board of Supervisors considers like-for-like ordinance amendments; update on Montecito trails; and YMCA thanks partners for mudslide recovery

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner covers the SB Museum of Women’s Board “Art of the Table” event; Hats Off Evening; and the AHA’s Heart Ball

20 Coming & Going

James Buckley on Janet Adderley, Dakota Lotus, Maile Kai Merrick and Les Miserables; Lily Harbin’s newborn; and Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara

22 On Entertainment

Sometimes it‘s ok to have more than one cook in the kitchen

Steven Libowitz interviews Robert Cassidy about his MAW concert May 24; Bucket Brigade; Spoon River; Les Misérables; theatre news; Brett Leigh Dicks; and more music

23 Girls Rock SB

Chantal Peterson gets in tune with Girls Rock Santa Barbara and catches up with board president Kerri Murray at the group’s spring soirée

24 On Law

As part of an ongoing series, attorney Steven Blum continues to survey the aftermath of the Montecito debris flow and answers questions

25 Brilliant Thoughts

War of words? Ashleigh Brilliant provides a history lesson involving Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, and Adolph Hitler (who “missed the bus”)

26 In Business

Jon Vreeland finds a “keeper” in the form of furniture and consignment shop Finders Keepers, which owner Vic Parvin oversees in northern SB

30 Legal Advertising 39 Spirituality Matters Doug & Trevor Large BFAS Partners

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Steven Libowitz chronicles the Spiritualist Church of The Comforter; Peace Is Possible group; seminars; Steven Kubes; Healing Hub; NECTAR; and more

41 Ernie’s World

Ernie Witham bellies up to Buddha while venturing to the Land of the Rising Sun, where his curiosity about Japanese cleanliness is also rising

48 Our Town

Joanne Calitri interviews musician Johnny Irion about his upcoming concert at Lobero Theatre and his new album, Driving Friend

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Arturo O’Farrill; Con Brio; Katy Perry in the Bowl; Modest Mouse; La Primavera; pianist Betty Oberacker; actor Joe Spano; Jay Farrar; and singer Diana Purim

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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.

Rebuilding Montecito: Up Close and Personal

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llison and Jacques Marcillac purchased a home at 220 Olive Mill Road in September 2016 and finished a major remodel in June 2017, using up their entire savings and stretching the family budget to its limits in order to make needed improvements to their new home, located on a private lane just four homes away from the oak and sycamore-shaded Montecito Creek.

Jacques is a hydrogeologist who serves as executive director of a nationwide environmental consulting firm. Allison signed on as the new executive director of the Montecito Association just before the January 9 debris flow. They have four daughters: one 18-year-old, twins aged 13, and a 9-year-old finishing at Montecito Union School.

The Nightmare of January 9

At 3:40 am, on the night of January 9, with the family asleep in their non-mandatory evacuation zone, mom and dad and their oldest daughter were awakened by the roar of a broken natural gas line explosion, followed by an orange sky that illuminated their entire neighborhood, followed by the sight of a telephone pole collapsing in the back yard, followed by the sound of rushing water, mud, and debris smashing into their new home. As four feet of fast-flowing rocks and mud invaded their living space, the couple awoke the still-sleeping children and scrambled to the loft of their A-frame with access to the roof. To their horror, they watched the girls’ bedrooms break apart from the house and be swept downstream.

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Monte ito Miscellany

by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 11 years ago.

Hyatts and Lows

Agony and ecstasy for Houghton Hyatt

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fter the agony of losing her Montecito home in the January mudslides, realtor Houghton Hyatt felt the ecstasy of victory when her father Ted Nixon’s horse, Justify, won the 144th Kentucky Derby at

Churchill Downs.

“It was the most incredible feeling after what we had been through,” says Houghton, who is married to her entrepreneur husband, Ben. “My father is involved in a syndi-

cate, Starlight Racing, which had an interest in Justify, but also the third placed horse, Audible. To have one winner is incredible, but to have two is absolutely amazing. I’m still on Cloud Nine!”

Houghton, who hails from Louisville, Kentucky, and works at Sotheby’s Realty, tells me Justify was the 5-2 favorite and won by two-anda-half lengths in torrential rain, the first horse in 136 years to win after not running as a two-year-old.

The colt earned a hefty $1.24 million for its owners – 62 percent of the $2-million purse.

A nice payday for two minutes work!

Day of the Lotus Theatrical coach Janet Adderley has another winner on her hands with 13-year-old Dakota Lotus, who has just landed a star role in a new Disney TV series Coop and Cami Ask The World.

Janet, who founded the Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre, is also helping coach Dakota, a Santa Barbara Middle School student, during the series shooting in Burbank.

“He has been with us since the age of five and has been in quite a number of productions, including Grease, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Hairspray,” says Janet.

“Dakota was scheduled to also be in Les Misérables, but got snatched away

Janet Adderley student lands major Disney TV role

by Disney.

“He is a phenomenal young man and really making us proud!”

Janet’s youngsters, who also sang with warbler Katy Perry at the Kick Ash bash at hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt’s Summerland estate in February, are also set to reprise their roles when Katy performs at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday.

“They will be helping her close the show with her singing ‘Firework’,” adds Janet.

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FREE Cottage Health Support Groups, Post-Disaster Relief Unless noted, groups are held at: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital 400 W. Pueblo Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Programs are FREE and open to all Santa Barbara area residents.

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For more information or to register, please contact program staff: 805-569-7501 or howweheal@sbch.org

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Skill Building/Seeking Safety Group: Mondays 6-7:30p.m.

This group will be skill specific and will be taught in a psychoeducational fashion. The goals will be skill acquisition, meditation and mindfullness practice.

Survivor Group: Tuesdays 6-7p.m.

This group will be specific to those survivors who directly experienced the disaster. Please call 805-5697501 before attending to determine eligibility for this group.

En Español Process Group: Lunes 6-7p.m.

Este grupo permitirá a los participantes procesar una experiencia traumática en un espacio seguro. Este grupo estará abierto para adultos jóvenes y mayores.

Spiritual Care Group: Wednesdays 6-7p.m.

A non-denominational spirituallybased support group.

School Age/Teen Group: Tuesdays Group 1: child (ages 7-12) 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Group 2: adolescent (ages 13-17) 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Groups will involve hands-on expressive therapeutic activities such as art therapy.

Process oriented group discussions will take place to address current trauma and realtime situations. Skill-based tools to be taught to aid in dealing with current stressors and emotions.

Process Group/Inspiring Hope: Fridays 6-7:30p.m.

This group will allow individuals to witness how others have healed, and provide a place to start their own healing.

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n Tuesday, May 15, the County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted on an amendment that modifies the current “Like for Like” (LFL) ordinance that allows people who want to rebuild their home the same way it was before, to get an exemption from the County Planning and Development (P&D) permitting process.

The Thomas fire/debris flows damaged over 500 homes in Montecito, and 216 of these were totally wiped out or red-tagged. Several families have lost loved ones, and those of us who were lucky enough to make it out alive are still suffering from the memories of that night and the displacement it has caused. None of us will be able to take the next step in our lives until we are in our homes again.

We all know the risks, but it’s the community we love, and if we rebuild in a resilient manner, it’s still the best place on Earth to live and raise a family.

My family is one of the 216 “redtagged” families, and I am speaking for all of us who just want to replace the homes we had and rebuild as soon as possible. Best-case scenario for us is that this amendment is passed and it becomes official ordinance 30 days later. This puts us at June 15, which also aligns with the interim FEMA maps becoming available. This will be six months since the debris flow.

These FEMA maps are not new zoning maps, they will not tell people where they can build and where they can’t build; they will only tell us how high our finished floors need to be, and illustrate the new creek alignments and associated 50-foot setbacks. These maps are very technical in nature; there is no political input or special interests behind them; they will simply provide the data to make our homes more resilient and become insurable.

Assuming the maps come in on time, and my new plans qualify for the LFL exemption, we will still be at least 1.5 years away from being able to move back home, as we still need to secure a building and safety permit, hire a contractor, and go through all the machinations of a rebuild. Bestcase scenario, we all will be displaced for at least two years at this point.

Our insurance will only pay for about one more year of a rental house as of May. So, at best, we will have to pay a mortgage for a house that won’t yet exist and pay rent for a home for my family of six.

I wish we could go to the movies. – Rachel Hawkins

Now, a select number of individuals want to add on another year or more to this already excruciatingly long timeframe. This will probably lead to foreclosure for many of us. Is that what my neighbors in Montecito want? None of them I know want that, they all want us to move back a.s.a.p., so their own lives can become normal again and they don’t see destruction every time they walk out of their houses.

If I cannot appeal to the emotional side of things, then maybe the dollars will talk to the folks that have not been directly impacted. The County relies on Montecito for approximately 15 percent of its annual budget. We all know the County budget is not in a good sustainable fiscal standing, the County, local business owners, and residents need Montecito to be rebuilt before the revenues can even begin to be restored back to normal. Teachers are being laid off, businesses are closing, and families are still suffering. If this amendment does not get passed, all you’re doing is extending the pain for us all, with no substantive benefit.

The MPC (Montecito Planning Commission) does not speak for me, nor does it speak for hundreds of us that have been directly affected.

The good intentioned folks at the MPC and MBAR (Montecito Board of Architectural Review) want every house to go through a design review, and open up a typical appeals process, as most of us will need to exceed the current 10 percent limits in height increase, due to the new maps. Keep in mind, the LFL exemption will not let any house exceed the current height limitations on the books. We are not a group of marauding deviants who want to slip one by the County and build six-story buildings with neon signs; all we want is the house that was taken from us replaced.

Most of our houses had to go through the design review process in the first place, and they all looked pretty good on January 8, as far as I can recall. If some of the red-tagged families want to take this opportunity to rebuild bigger, or add another structure, that’s great, but they will need to go through the normal design review process. All that most of us want is the same house that we had.

Yes, it will be a little higher in order to meet the current codes, but everyone will just have to deal with that, as

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This Week in and around Montecito

Cost: Admission is free and open to all Info: joeyuccaseed@verizon.net

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, MAY 17 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Kick-off: Montecito Neighbors’ Insurance Experience Roundtable Come and share your Thomas Fire / Flood insurance claim experience with your neighbors. By sharing the good, the bad, and ugly the hope is to save one another steps, avoid pitfalls, and gain a collective, educated voice.

Kickoff meeting will be limited to Montecito Thomas Fire/flood claimants only; future meetings will include experts.

When: 4 to 5:15 pm Where: Montecito Hall (library building), 1469 East Valley Rd Contact: J’Amy Brown, j.amy. brown@att.net FRIDAY, MAY 18 Art Reception A Sense of Place features four Central California artists: Jared Dawson, Patricia Crosby Hinds, Glynis Tinglof, and Kurt Waldo. Curated

by Jan Ziegler.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: MichaelKate Interiors & Art Gallery, 132 Santa Barbara Street Info: jan@janziegler.com SATURDAY, MAY 19 Found Property Viewing Property owners and family members affected by the debris flow will have

the opportunity to view items found in the mud. These include things found by the Bucket Brigade and Habitat for Humanity, items held at the Sheriff’s Office, and unknown photos brought to 805 Conservation for mold remediation. Property owners and family members will have the opportunity to view the estimated 12 linear feet of items held by the Sheriff’s Office via photographs in the private offices of the Montecito Center.

Owners will be given guidance about next steps to officially claim items.

Emotional support will be available from Hope 805.

When: 10 am to 4 pm Where: The Montecito Center, 1283 Coast Village Circle Info: 845-7887 Bonsai Club Annual Show & Sale The Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara will hold its annual show, sale, and demonstrations today and tomorrow in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church. There will be a professional show of Club Member’s trees in a variety of styles. There will also be a sales area for trees, pots, tools and other related bonsai items, as well as a silent auction for special items.

Bonsai demonstrations will be held on both days at 1 pm.

Club members will be available to answer questions on the art of bonsai, and there will be a free bonsai problem clinic. Attendees are welcome to bring in trees for advice.

A beginning workshop will be held in early June and attendees can get further information and sign up at the show.

When: 11 am to 4 pm today; noon to 4 pm on Sunday Where: 909 La Cumbre Road at the corner of Foothill Road

Annual Golf Tournament Eye & Vision Care of Santa Barbara will host its seventh annual golf tournament at the Glen Annie Golf Club, with proceeds benefiting The California Project to Cure Blindness at UC Santa Barbara. The tournament is open to the community.

The event will also include a silent auction, putting contest, blind shot challenges, prizes and more.

When: Registration begins at 11:30 am, tee-off at 1 pm followed by dinner at 6 pm Where: 405 Glen Annie Road Registration: https://events.ucsb.edu/ event/7th-annual-eye-and-vision-caregolf-tournament-to-benefit-the-californiaproject-to-cure-blindness-at-ucsb/ Hammer N’ Ales Enjoy a entertaining afternoon of live bands, craft beer, food trucks and kids’ activities at Hammer N’ Ales M. Special Brewery. This year’s band lineup features Grammy Awardwinning band Ozomatli headlining the day, in addition to performances by local bands The Upbeat, Soul Majestic, Cornerstone, and David Segall. The event is presented in partnership with M. Special Brewery. Hammer N’ Ales is an annual benefit concert raising awareness and funds for Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County.

When: 1 to 7 pm Where: 6860 Cortona Drive in Goleta Cost: VIP tickets are $100 and general admission tickets are $45 Info & Tickets: www.HammerNAles.com Les Misérables at the Lobero Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theater, the premier Santa Barbara youth theater group, will perform Les Misérables at the Lobero. The cast comprises talented children from our community ranging in ages from 7 to 15. The show is directed by Janet Adderley and will be performed with a live orchestra.

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and 6 pm Where: Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido Street Tickets & Info: Lobero box office at 805-963-0761 SUNDAY, MAY 20 Yoga on the Wharf Join in for another class on Stearns Wharf to benefit UCSB’s Hosford Clinic. All proceeds from this class will go directly to the cause. Bring your mat, your sunglasses, and all of your friends. The Hosford Clinic is a university-based community clinic that provides low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment.

When: 9 am Where: Stearns Wharf, 219 Stearns Wharf Cost: donation MONDAY, MAY 21 Deadline for Voter Registration Today is the deadline to register to be eligible to vote in the June 5 Statewide Direct Primary Election. If voters have moved or changed his/ her name, they must update their registration by completing a new voter registration form. Fire and debris flow victims may choose to keep their current residence on file if they plan to move back. Voters may have set up temporary mailing addresses through the United States Postal Service.

Citizens can register online at http:// registertovote.ca.gov prior to midnight on May 21 or complete a mail-in voter registration form available at local libraries, post offices, or DMV offices. Voter Registration Cards that are postmarked on or before May 21 will be accepted for the June 5 election. Voters can also verify their voter registration at https://voterstatus. sos.ca.gov/.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Community Informational Meeting An update on rebuilding following the January 9 debris flow. Topics include discussing hazard mitigation projects that the County could apply for funding. Hosted by Montecito Association and First District supervisor Das Williams’s office.

When: 5 pm Where: Cold Spring School, 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road Restoring Our Trails Presentation Los Padres Forest Association, SB Mountainbike Trail Volunteers, Montecito Trails Foundation, and Santa Barbara County Trails Council are beginning a detailed process of surveying the trails to develop plans of work and cost estimates not only

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for repairing the immediate fire/storm damage, but improving them to more sustainable conditions that will make the trails safer and minimize damage in the future. This event will be a progress report to the community.

When: 6:30 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery at Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street Cost: free Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade Benefit Concert Robert Cassidy, piano; Natasha Kislenko, piano; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello; Patrick Posey, saxophone; Mary Beth Woodruff, violin. Donations collected at the door.

When: 7 pm Where: Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara THURSDAY, MAY 24 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.

When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu FRIDAY, MAY 25 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, MAY 26 Voice Academy Showcase Santa Barbara Voice Academy hosts singers performing current popular music with George Friedenthal on piano, Ray Pannell on guitar, Larry Perpoli on drums, and Randy Tico on bass.

When: 6 to 7:30 pm Where: Soho Restaurant and Club , 1122 State St. #205 Reservations: (805) 962-7778 x6 Cost: Event is $5; all ages welcome Info: Karen S. Lytle, MA (805) 895-7662

Family fun Weekends at Montecito Country Mart Saturday includes pony rides and face painting 10 am to 1 pm; a petting zoo from 1 to 4 pm; ice cream at Rori’s from 1 to 4 pm.

Sunday includes kids arts and crafts from noon to 3 pm; ice cream at Rori’s from 1 to 4 pm.

MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain fitness program for adults who wish to improve memory and overall cognitive skills.

Fun and challenging games, puzzles, and memory strengthening exercises are offered in a friendly, fun, and stimulating environment.

When: Mondays, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50 (includes lunch) Info: 969-0859 MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 WEDNESDAYS Yoga on Coast Village Yoga is back on Coast Village Road at Simpatico Pilates! Stretch, strengthen, breathe, and rejuvenate, with Vinyassa flow classes taught by Leanna Doyle. All levels are welcome.

When: 8:30 am Where: Simpatico Pilates, 1235 Coast Village Road, suite I Info/Reservations: 895-1368

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THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

Grief Recovery Support Group GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief”, “Grief and Your Relationships”, “Why?”, and “Guilt and Anger”.

When: 10:30 am through May 21 Where: Montecito Covenant Church, 671 Cold Spring Road Info: call Pam Beebe at 679-1501

Carpinteria Creative Arts Ongoing weekly arts and crafts show with many different vendors and mediums.

When: every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 pm in conjunction with the Carpinteria farmers market.

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n May 15, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors received a round of applause when they unanimously agreed to approve “like-for-like” ordinance amendments pertaining to rebuilding in Montecito.

Planner Tess Harris presented the proposed ordinance amendments to the Board, noting that 470 structures in Montecito were damaged or destroyed following the January 9 debris flow. Current ordinance language pertaining to rebuilding after a disaster allows property owners to rebuild “like-for-like,” which enables a structure to be rebuilt with the same or substantially the same footprint, height, floor area, and bulk as the structure that existed prior to the disaster (i.e., conforming structures can be within 10 percent of the previous footprint, height, floor area, and bulk). The like-for-like rebuild option is currently exempt from planning permit and design review requirements; however, if the exterior design or specifications of the structure are proposed to be changed as a result of the rebuilding process, the restored or replaced structure would be subject to design review, triggering an appeals process.

The current ordinances do not allow property owners to obtain an exemption from planning permits (Land Use Permit or Coastal Development Permit) for a structure that needs to be raised to meet a new base flood elevation or moved to meet new creek setbacks after a debris flow event, as this is not considered a “like-for-like” rebuild.

The proposed ordinance amendments would allow displaced property owners to obtain a planning permit exemption or waiver to rebuild their structure in a safer location on their lot to meet Flood Control requirements, according to the staff report.

The amendments would also allow the replaced or restored structure to exceed the height of the destroyed or damaged structure if necessary to comply with the base flood elevation that exists for the lot after the debris flow or other event. The base flood elevations will be released as part of FEMA’s flood maps, which are expected to be finalized next month.

More than a dozen members of the public spoke on the ordinance amendments, the vast majority in favor of approval. Abe Powell, founder of the

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Bucket Brigade, urged the Board to approve the amendments, recounting his experience from helping neighbors rebuild after the Tea Fire and his current work with mudslide victims.

“I’ve been working with these people for almost four months now… and this change to the ordinance is going to be very helpful in the specific ways that are needed by these survivors to help restore their homes and recover.”

Anne Price, associate director from from La Casa de Maria, told the Board that the retreat center had lost nine of its 17 buildings; five others were severely damaged, and three others lost utilities. “Without these changes to the ‘like-for-like’ amendments you’re considering today, we would be greatly impacted by where we are allowed to rebuild on the property, the time within which we would be allowed to rebuild, and definitely the cost,” she said. “This would create further delays and prevent us from reopening and resuming our ability to be a contributing member of the community.” Other speakers included local architect Brian Cearnal, and many homeowners whose homes were completely destroyed.

Cori Hayman, speaking on behalf of the Montecito Association, said the MA supports the proposed ordinance amendments but suggests provisions including requiring design review if there is any change to a structure’s exterior design or specification. The group strongly encouraged an expedited design review, allowing neighbors to be noticed and have input but not requiring a hearing or an appeal process.

“We want to be very clear on what we allow as ‘like-for-like.’ I don’t want the public to believe that a house will be exactly the same with exactly the same features, because that is not a realistic expectation,” said Planning and Development director Diane Black. She told the board that many design professionals and architects from the American Institute of Architects will help to bridge the gap between neighbors, since the ordinance amendments do not require an appealable process for neighbors to air their grievances. “We as case managers are recommending that every person who is rebuilding communicates with their neighbors,” Black said.

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Properties damaged or destroyed by mud and debris will now be able to rebuild “like-for-like,” taking into account the need to relocate structures or build on a higher grade to comply with new base flood elevations, without design review or an appeals process

where a house is too visible to its neighbor,” said First District supervisor Das Williams. “That’s not great, but it pales in comparison to the danger if we do not allow people to rebuild. Hundreds of people could be de facto exiled from our community, and we should be more concerned with that than the possibility of aesthetic conflicts.”

“We can do this by being good neighbors and being a strong community. We just can’t tolerate extended appeals at this point,” said Third District supervisor Joan Hartmann.

The newly approved ordinance amendments go into effect in 30 days from the hearing.

Found Property Viewing

The 805 Conservation, the Bucket Brigade, Hope 805, the Montecito Center, and the Sheriff’s Department are inviting property owners and family members affected by the debris flow to view items found in the mud.

These objects include things found by the Bucket Brigade and Habitat for Humanity, items held at the Sheriff’s Office, and unknown photos brought to 805 Conservation for mold remediation.

Property owners and family members will have the opportunity to view the estimated 12 linear feet of items held by the Sheriff’s Office via photographs in the private offices of the Montecito Center, located at 1283 Coast Village Circle. Owners will be given guidance about next steps to officially claim items, and emotional support will be available from Hope 805. The event is from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, call (805) 845-7887.

Montecito Trails Update

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Trail Foundation (MTF), Santa Mike Yamasaki, executive director for the Montecito Family YMCA, serves spaghetti during a recent potluck dinner, welcoming members of the community to the YMCA Barbara/Ojai District ranger Pancho Smith noted that almost all of the hot Service employees,” Snow said.

Westside Boys & Girls Club, Hope spots within the Thomas Fire area had In the meantime, miles of unique School District, Montecito Union been extinguished. An official decla- lowland trails within Montecito, School, Redeemer Community Church, ration that the fire is out is required Summerland, and Carpinteria are and the Carpinteria Children’s Project. before closed portions of Los Padres alternatives to the mountain trails that The YMCA also hosted additionForest can be reopened. are closed. MTF Trails Map and the al organizations as they carried out In preparation for the reopening MTF website have an updated list of operations to aid Montecito. The Y of the burn area, signs are being pre- trailhead locations. The organization accommodated Habitat for Humanity pared by the Forest Service for instal- also reminds trail users to carpool to and multiple other organizations that lation at points of entry into the burn trailheads as much as possible. came together to clean mud out of area – both for the Santa Barbara Next Wednesday, May 23, the residents homes during a weekend and Ojai Ranger districts – warning MTF, along with several other orga- in February; Dr. Anne-Marie Charest the public to use caution upon enter- nizations including the Los Padres taught a healing and stress manageing the Thomas Fire burn area. The Forest Association, Santa Barbara ment workshop at the Y that was free Forest Service will be issuing four new Mountainbike Trail Volunteers, and and open to the community; California closure orders that will affect public Santa Barbara County Trails Council, Highway Patrol came to the YMCA’s access to the forest. will provide a progress report to the Healthy Kids Day to donate toys to According to MTF secretary Sheila community. The meeting will be held residents in the community; owners of Snow, those who have been hoping at Faulkner Gallery at the Central the Ensemble Pop Up Shop, Kathleen some of the Montecito area trails might Library, 40 East Anapamu Street, at Remy and Nikki Vyn, also attended be reopened soon will be extremely 6:30 pm. and provided shirts and jackets to disappointed. Closure orders for the attendees; and Santa Barbara Hospice Ojai and Montecito burn area trails provided staff support in the healing will likely be issued shortly and will and recovery process. remain in effect over the next year, The YMCA will continue to propossibly longer, depending on weathMontecito Family YMCA has part- vide support for their members and er impacts this coming winter. The nered with more than a dozen local the Montecito community through MTF reminds everyone that the trails organizations and leaders to provide their Annual Campaign, a fundraiser are clearly marked closed, and that assistance to the Montecito com- to give scholarships to local seniors, entering closed areas is not only illegal munity in response to the Thomas families, and kids who could not othbut carries a penalty of $5,000 and/or Fire and mudslides. In collaboration erwise pay for YMCA programs and six months in jail. Should someone be with these local organizations, the services. Through these scholarships, injured and require rescue while with- YMCA was able to assist in providing the YMCA can provide members of in the burn area, that person may be childcare, mud removal, youth activ- the community opportunities to gathcited for violation of the closure order. ities, clothes, and toys for affected er in a safe place and participate in Reconstruction of the Montecito Montecito residents. programs that promote physical and trails will require months of planMichael Yamasaki, Montecito emotional strength. ning, permit processing thru numer- Family YMCA executive director, said: As the fundraising wraps up and ous agencies for work in sensitive “We are thankful to all the local orga- the goal has not yet been reached, the areas, as well as surveying and then nizations that helped us address the Y seeks community support. “The reconstructing existing but heavily strongest needs in our community. YMCA is not just a gym, it’s a comdamaged trail segments. New trail Now more than ever, our community munity non-profit dedicated to supsegments may require easement partners have been absolutely critical plying Montecito with opportunities modification agreements with home- in our work to help Montecito in this that support physical, mental, and owners whose property many of the time of healing.” emotional health. These opportunities trails cross. “The community needs to Many of these partners helped the are funded through the generosity of understand that this will be a lengthy YMCA support the community while donors,” Yamasaki said. process requiring a substantial amount the facility was inaccessible due to To learn more about Montecito YMCA of time by MTF volunteers, profes- evacuations. These included the SB and how to donate, visit ciymca.org/ sionals and City, County, and Forest Family YMCA, Casa de la Raza, the Montecito or giveciymca.org.

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he Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board (SBMAWB) just held their new and ingenious event idea called “Art of the Table.”

They gathered together 12 national and local designers who could choose their inspiration from a piece of art in the permanent collection. They were Signature Designer 2018 John Saladino; Cynthia Belliveau Designs; Gina Andrews of Bon Fortune; Caroline and Steve Thompson plus Margaret Watson of Cabana Home; Colette Cosentino Creative; Eric Berg of Early California Antiques; Marc Normand Gelinas Interior Design; Jerry Peddicord of Hogue and Co.; Victoria Imperioli and Starr Siegele; Margaret Matson; Diana Dolan of Porch; and Jack and Rose Herschorn of The Sacred Space. Their tablescapes were amazing.

It was definitely a sell-out crowd.

One could hardly get through to view the tables but there was wine and canapés to sip and sustain us during the viewing. There was also a silent auction in an adjoining room with items such as a trip to New Zealand, a Paramount Pictures Studio Tour with a private driver, or a staycation at the historic Upham Hotel, Louie’s restaurant included.

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Eric Berg’s tablescape from Early California Antiques

At the VIP reception Larry J. Feinberg, Robert and Mercedes Eichholz director and CEO told the crowd, “The Art of the Table is yet another of the Women’s Board creative ventures that will lend fun, beauty, and great spirit to the museum and will benefit the museum financially.” Co-chairs Leisa Cosentino and Jeanne Fulkerson informed, “The funds will go to after-school education programs in partnership with Girls Inc., as well as acquisitions and exhi-

bitions.” Through the years, SBMAWB have purchased more than 60 pieces for the permanent collection.

For 65 years, the Women’s Board has championed the museum and we drank a champagne toast to that! Board president Fran Morrow gave praise to the committee: “They rolled up their sleeves, gave of their precious time, opened their address books and their checkbooks, and never once said no.”

Besides the co-chairs, they were Marna Coday, Colette Cosentino, Catey

Dunkley, Paula Farrington, Blake Lannon, Nilou Lueck, Anne Luther, Deanna Major, Christy Martin, Holly Murphy, Katherine Murray-Morse, Marjorie Robertson, Roz Rosin, Helen Segal, Leigh Shreves, Adrianna Sturman, Diane Waterhouse, and Carolyn Williams.

The SBMA is one of the finest museums on the West Coast. They want to integrate art into our lives so come and see. It’s located at 1130 State Street and is open Tuesday through Sunday 11 am to 5 pm, and free Thursday evening 5 to 8 pm. Their phone is (805) 963-4364.

Hats Off Evening

“It is said that at any given time, somewhere in the world, someone is playing or singing a Jeff Barry song.”

The Lobero Associates had the privilege of having a “Hats Off Evening” featuring the iconic songwriter himself and honoring him. It definitely “Lit up the Night.”

The Lobero Associates are a group of women who devote their extra time to helping the historic Lobero Theatre.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) No Average Dough Too many cooks spoil the broth goes the old adage, but culinary wizards were in abundance when UCSB Arts & Lectures threw a benefit gala at the Museum of History with Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s Parts Unknown.

The 61-year-old, who flew in from Bali via Dubai for the 300-guest fête, gave an expletive-filled speech “Raw & Unfiltered” about his peripatetic lifestyle and rise to fame after his 2000 best-selling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,

which made fellow chef Gordon Ramsay look quite mild-mannered by comparison.

“As a chef, you need a certain megalomania,” he observed.

The dinner, which raised more than $500,000 for the popular program, was created by Peter Lee, executive chef at Loquita, Jason Paluska, head chef at The Lark, and Weston Richard, executive chef at Les Marchands, all Funk Zone eateries owned by entrepreneur Sherry Villanueva.

TV chef Michael Hutchings also made his signature abalone dish for

Arts and Lectures’ Caitlin O’Hara, publicist; Cathy Oliverson, director of education; and Michael Bollag, Roman Baratiak, associate director; and Kim Hughes (photo by Priscilla)

Lynda Weinman, Leslie RidleyTree, and Dan Burnham greeting one another in the Santa Barbara Historical Museum Los Covarrubias Adobe’s Courtyard (photo by Priscilla)

Anthony Bourdain photo with Lynda Weinman, Bruce Heavin, and Sara Miller McCune (photo by David Bazemore)

the reception, with cocktails provided by the Good Lion.

A live auction, conducted by Dan Burnham and Eric Sonquist, featuring dinners for 12 prepared by Paluska, Justin West of the Wildwood Kitchen, Johan Denizot of the Belmond El Encanto, Greg Murphy of Bouchon, Gary Singh of the hot new State Street eatery, Bibi Ji, and a dinner hosted by Craig and Susan McCaw at his new Coast Village Road eatery, Oliver’s, with Folded Hills wine donated by Andy and Kim Busch, totaled a handsome $119,000.

Among the gourmands and oenophiles helping the cause were Leslie Ridley-Tree, Monica Babich, Sara Miller McCune, Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman, Meg Burnham, Richard and Annette Caleel, Robert and Margo Feinberg, Tom and Heather Sturgess, Marcy Carsey, Kath Lavidge and Ed McKinley, Bruce and Judy Anticouni, Christopher

and Lisa Lloyd, Henry and Dilling Yang, Celesta Billeci, Robert Lieff, Nina Terzian and Linos and Nancy Kogevinas.

A Dynamic Duo The mad social whirl took on a whole new meaning when Montecito realtor Randy Solakian and Beverly Hills real estate powerhouse, Rick Hilton, hotel heir father to Paris and younger daughter Nicky, who married banking heir James Rothschild three years ago, hosted a Cinco de Mayo fête, just a tiara toss or two north of the Ritz-Carlton Bacara.

The dynamic duo are marketing two major properties – 77 acres for $15 million and a 65-acre site for $30 million, given it sits on one mile of pristine oceanfront.

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MISCELLANY Page 364 Rodrigo Iglesias and friend, Jeff Smith, Helena Deeds, and Rick Hilton

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Dawson Fuss is Marius and Vera Sieck is Eponine in the SBYET production of Les Misérables at the Lobero May 19 and 20

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kay, let’s just come right out and say that Janet Adderley, she of the Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre (SBYET), is the best. Oh, sure, we’ve got Otto Layman at Santa Barbara High School squeezing and cajoling high-school kids to perform professional-style musical extravaganzas on the high school stage. Otto is as good as it gets, but, after all (with apologies to Billy Sherrill and Tammy Wynette), he’s just a man. And, well, Ms Adderley is the multi-talented and stage-savvy woman who goes one-up on the talented and stage-savvy Mr. Layman by wrenching nearly professional performances out of... elementary school and middle school kids. Take that Otto, you, you, man!

My first experience with Ms Adderley was perhaps 10 years ago, upon attending her Lobero production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring a bright and brilliant cast of boys and girls, aged from six years old to maybe 13.

The sheer joy – let’s call it exhilaration – of watching the ensemble numbers “A Secretary Is Not A Toy” and “The Brotherhood Of Man” lingers in memory to this day. Janet brought the show back last year with an older cast (none older than 16) and succeeded admirably again.

Dakota Lotus, a now-13-year-old who started with the Adderley School

as a five-year-old, is set to star in the upcoming Disney Channel show Coop and Cami Ask the World, due to premiere in September; Janet is the on-set coach for all the kids on the show.

Full disclosure: Maile Kai Merrick, who plays Eponine in the Saturday, May 19, 1 pm show, is my sister-inlaw’s grand daughter and my wife’s grand niece. However, no one in the family had any idea that soft-spoken, shy Maile Kai had a voice that can not only shatter glass but can silence a noisy forest with its power. As soon as Ms Adderley heard her, she signed her up and put her forth as a lead in only her first year with SBYET. This is a young lady worth watching... and listening to.

Ms Adderley put on a stunning production of Les Misérables in 2014 at the Lobero and is about to do so again this coming weekend. If you like theater; if you like musical theater; if you enjoy watching talent – real talent – come alive before your eyes, and heck, if you simply love Les Miz, you should not miss this show.

The following is a special message Janet sent to the Journal in light of the tragic events of January and February: “Little did we know in September when we started that such heightened reality would befall our pristine community, with the disastrous events of

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

Clearing Mud through Music

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hen the mud and debris from the mountains coursed through Montecito back on January 9, Robert Cassidy immediately felt the need to support the victims and the community in some way. “Like so many people, I wanted to help, but I didn’t really know what I could do,” said Cassidy, a classical pianist who only moved permanently to Santa Barbara in 2014. “But music is who I am, it’s what I do. So I thought I could pull something together to raise money for the recovery efforts.”

It took four months to get things together, but Cassidy, who maintains a piano and chamber music studio at the Music Academy of the West, which itself sustained communications systems issues during the disaster, was able to create a special benefit performance featuring a few of his local musical colleagues – including several connected to the Montecito Miraflores campus. Joining Cassidy for the chamber music concert slated for 7 pm next Thursday, May 24, at MAW’s Hahn Hall, are fellow pianist Natasha Kislenko, who is a faculty member at both MAW and the USCB Department of Music; cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, who is an instructor at UCSB and Cassidy’s daughter’s cello teacher; saxophonist Patrick Posey, MAW’s vice president of Artistic Planning and Educational Programs; and violinist Mary Beth Woodruff, and the artistic director of Santa Barbara Strings, which often performs at Hahn Hall and for whom Cassidy runs the piano chamber program. The pianist, who has released two solo recordings (the latest includes works by Debussy and Joel Feigin, who is also on faculty at UCSB Music department), has played several times at Hahn in chamber and solo concerts, and has also performed locally with the Santa Barbara Music Club.

Actually, Cassidy’s connection to the Music Academy runs deeper than his studio. He’s married to Ana Papakhian, MAW’s VP of marketing and communications. The couple’s first exposure to the summer institute for advanced classical music young artists came more than 20 years ago, when Papakhian served as Marilyn Horne’s assistant. “We’d come out here from New York in the summers,” Cassidy recalled. “The house that we had stayed in on Olive Mill Road from 1997-2001 was directly affected by the debris flow. It’s still standing but suffered very severe damage. So, even though we now live out in Goleta, it hit close to home.”

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MAW concert is at Robert Cassidy’s fingertips on Thursday, May 24

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.

for the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, the all-volunteer Montecito organization that has come together to dig out homes, offices, and open spaces, removing mud and debris from nearly 100 structures and recently shifted toward a beautification focus as the recovery progresses. Deciding which local organization to direct the funds to wasn’t difficult, Cassidy said. “One of my students had a lot of mud on their property, and the Bucket Brigade really helped them out.”

The concert features all music by Claude Debussy to mark the 100th anniversary since the death of the famed French composer. The program includes Debussy’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, the solo piano pieces La cathedrale engloutie and L’isle joyeuse, the Rhapsody for Saxophone and Piano, the Petite Suite for piano four-hands, and Cello and Piano sonata. While it’s a bit of a stretch to suggest that performing with saxophonist Posey was on Cassidy’s bucket list, the pianist is eagerly anticipating the duo’s piece.

“We’ve been wanting to play together for years, perhaps a recital, but it’s hard to coordinate time between our schedules. I manage to corral him for the Debussy Rhapsody.”

The May 24 concert is a no-ticket event, and admission is officially free, although there’s a suggested donation of $20 at the door. “I wanted to open it up so that the music is accessible to everybody,” he explained. “It’s fine if you come and don’t give anything if

that’s what you want or need to do.

But we hope to raise some money for the Bucket Brigade to support the great volunteer work they do.”

Beers for Buckets

Also on tap for the Bucket Brigade are two brewery-based benefits this Saturday, May 19. Four Seasons x Telegraph Brewing Pop Up, which connects the brewery with the resort that is nearly ready to reopen, takes place 2 to 4 pm at Telegraph’s 418 N. Salsipuedes St. headquarters, while the annual Hammer-n-Ales music festival takes over M. Special Brewery, 6860 Cortona Drive in Goleta, from 1 to 7 pm with performances from Los Angeles-based funk-rock heroes Ozomatli plus Santa Barbara bands Soul Majestic, The Upbeat, Cornerstone, and David Segall.

The latter is a benefit for Habitat for Humanity, which been performing similar recovery efforts and partnered with the Bucket Brigade last weekend.

In more recovery-through-music news, 16-year-old Santa Barbara High student Bree Francis recently penned and recorded the song “We’re Trying” about her grief over loss as a community. Francis, who received a scholarship through the Police Activities League (SBPAL) to attend the Musicology Santa Barbara, will also headline the local modern music school’s student concert at Hahn Hall at 2 pm on Saturday, May 19, when she will perform the song in front of a live audience for the first time. “We’re Trying” can be heard online at http:// breefrancismusic.com. Proceeds from sales of her forthcoming debut recording are earmarked for recovery efforts.

Spoon River Adaptation Offers Dead Reckoning

The cast of characters in Spoon River Anthology would be considered lively folks, if not for the fact that they’re not actually alive. That was the surprising conceit of Edgar Lee Masters’s 1915 classic, which shattered the myths of small-town American life as the denizens of his fictional Midwestern town find that death has loosened their tongues, and they share what they really think about their lives, loves, and one another over the course of the collection of first-person poems.

The book was also clever in weaving together the tales, as nearly every resident of the town had only one entry.

The work has received filmic and theatrical treatments over the past century, and now Peter Frisch – acting teacher, director, and the founder of the Santa Barbara-based The Producing Unit – is taking his turn in forming Spoon River into a piece that receives a staged reading this week

end. The more than 200 poems have turned into far fewer monologues, a culling that Frisch said was somewhat challenging.

“I went with the ones that are most dramatic,” he explained. “The most ironic, or powerful, or the saddest, or sometimes even the funniest. The wonderful thing about Spoon River is that nearly all of the people eventually tie in to each other. They’re family, or they have other relationships. It’s an interwoven tapestry. So, you get a portrait of the entire town and all of the connections.”

At first blush, a work that was first published 103 years ago might seem a little dated, but Frisch said that there was no issue with relevancy for today’s audiences.

“They have very similar problems, things we still deal with on a daily basis,” he said. “Sure, there aren’t any computers or cell phones, but there are questions about balancing work and free time, and keeping relationships strong. It’s a period piece, and you feel a slice of the era, but it’s not at all dated in philosophy or impact.”

Frisch assembled a cast of largely company regulars, including Bill Egan, Meredith McMinn, Tom Hinshaw, Ed Giron, Janelle Odair, Justin Davanzo, and Ivy Vahanian, each of whom plays an average of eight different characters. It’s a tall order, given that they only appear once and don’t have a lot of stage time.

“That means they have to etch each of the characters very clearly and deeply, which is what we’ve been focusing on in rehearsal,” Frisch said.

“They’re using new voices, different approaches for each one.”

While the nature of Spoon River is that the characters are already addressing the audience, making the piece perfect for a staged reading, Frisch said most of the actors will be performing “off-book” having memorized their lines by request.

“This material is too powerful and too beautiful to be read from a book.

It will be a real performance that’s profound and moving.”

(The Producing Unit presents Spoon River Anthology at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, at Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo. Tickets cost $18. Call 963-0408 or visit www.

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The Dazzling Dozen

Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre (SBYET) celebrates its 12th season at the Lobero Theatre with a largescale production of Les Misérables, one of the world’s most popular musicals.

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n a private beach front property off Padaro Lane, Girls Rock Santa Barbara celebrated another year of empowering young girls through music, creative expression, and performance at their spring seaside soirée. Guests gathered on a sun-glazed patio under the warm light of an early sunset, welcomed by a host of volunteers, program participants, as well as Girls Rock team members and board members.

Attendees mingled and enjoyed refreshments while watching performances from a number of young and talented Girls Rock performers. Professional musicians, parents, donors, and other movers and shakers in our community came out to celebrate and garner support for continued programming.

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On Law

by Steven A. Blum Steven A. Blum received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1987 and has practiced real estate litigation, specializing in landslides, over the past 30 years in law firms big and small. He lives in Montecito and his website is www.cal-landslidelaw. com. He is a partner of Blum Collins LLP.

I Lost My House, I Won My Court Case, Now What Do I Get?

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ur home in Glen Oaks wasn’t destroyed in the January Montecito mudslides, but others within a cat’s prowl lost theirs.

This article about measuring “just compensation” in an inverse condemnation case is for my less lucky neighbors and friends. This involves real estate appraisal, which, like poker, is not very interesting unless played for money.

Readers of this column will recall from the first article in this series (Volume 24, Issue 4, page 22) that the California Constitution and the U.S. Constitution guarantee that private property shall not be taken for a public use unless “just compensation” has first been paid to the owner. And when a government – or a utility company – takes or damages private property without paying, then the private property owner can sue under a theory called inverse condemnation to recover “just compensation,” as long as the property owner demonstrates a cause-and-effect relationship between the public works (e.g., roads, creeks, sewers, water mains, power lines) and the incident giving rise to the property damage.

So, let’s say we sue and after years of effort in court with our geologists, hydrologists, structural engineers, architects, and appraisers, we are able to show that the public work was a cause of damage to your property –

and we win. What do we get for our efforts?

Damages fall into two categories.

First, under a constitutional theory you get the Fair Market Value of your property as if it had been undamaged.

Second, under a tort theory you also get money for the “annoyance and discomfort” resulting from a trespass or nuisance – that is, compensation for all the emotional havoc and disruption to your life. In addition to

damages, you can also get your attorneys’ fees and experts’ fees paid, and pre-judgment interest.

Let’s look a little deeper into the idea of “Fair Market Value” (or FMV for short) in a constitutional case – a measure of compensation that has been defined in a series of judicial decisions extending back in time more than a century.

When appraising a property for “just compensation,” the government agency or utility is required to pay FMV, an appraisal measure that is different than mere “Market Value.”

FMV requires the appraiser to pick the highest comparable sales to arrive at the highest price that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller on the date of value (which would usually be the

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When we caught the appraiser having used the wrong appraisal standard, he got red-faced and quickly tried to cover up his fatally flawed report by preparing and back-dating a new appraisal report that gave lip service to the definition of Fair Market Value. But his new account kept the same low-ball valuation that was in his original appraisal one.

That’s how he got in trouble with the jury.

And it didn’t help him that he had a phony Ph.D. from a correspondence school and wasn’t a member of the Appraisal Institute (or MAI), which is the authoritative organization for appraisers, similar to the AICPA for the accounting profession.

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date of trial, but could be the date of damage in a declining real estate market.)

The purpose of property valuation in constitutional cases is to make the property owner whole. The fundamental maxim of eminent domain is that, when the government compels the owner of private property to sell property to the government (either through outright purchase or through destruction), the property owner is to be put “in as good a position pecuniarily as if the property had not been taken.”

This is a mandate of simple fairness: because the property owner is being compelled to sell — regardless of current use, future plans, or sentimental attachment — the government’s obligation is to fill the void with compensation. Cash may not heal all wounds, but it is a constitutionally acceptable substitute.

That’s why the California Supreme

Court has held that the property owner is entitled to “the ‘full and perfect’ monetary equivalent of the fair market value of the land paid at the time the taking occurred.” This sum must be adjusted to the date of the award so the property owner can afford a new home.

In 1960, the California Law Revision Commission worked to codify a body of law that had, in some aspects, been considered too harsh to homeowners. The commission stated: “Market value, strictly interpreted as meaning probable sale price [as opposed to the highest price], cannot be defended as even an approximate measure of value to the owner in most of those cases which actually arise under the law of eminent domain.”

Why? As the commission put it, “Courts have readily admitted that regardless of the equities on the [property owner’s] side, the law is often against him.”

Our Supreme Court has repeatedly stated that the underlying purpose of requiring payment of the “highest price” is “to ensure that the owner of damaged property is not forced to contribute more than his proper share to the public undertaking; in other words, the [Just Compensation] clause aims to distribute throughout the community the loss inflicted upon the individual by the making of the public improvements.”

Don’t count on the government agency or the utility company to reach the FMV. I recently had a case in which the utility’s appraiser relied on the ordinary “market value” standard, typically used by lending banks, in order to select low-priced comparable sales to arrive at the “most probable price,” meaning an average price at

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ment and utility attorneys to exercise great care in respecting the constitutional rights of property owners, stating that they have the responsibility to seek justice and to develop a full and fair record, and must not use their position or the economic power of the government to harass parties or to bring about unjust settlements or results.

Will the government or utility lawyer follow this high-minded ideal?

Don’t count on it. Sometimes they ignore the constitutional standard of “just compensation” and simply abuse their power by seeking to make an example of anyone who challenges their authority. It is no joke that a senior official at a utility recently quoted the famous closing line from the movie Chinatown, which is about the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power in the 1930s: “Forget it, Jake.

It’s Chinatown.”

Sometimes, you need a good movie detective like Jack Nicholson to get the job done, but other times you merely need a good lawyer. There are many technical rules about how to determine the Fair Market Value and the compensation for “annoyance and discomfort.” It is important that your lawyer has substantial experience in preparing the property owner’s experts and in cross-examining the government’s experts. It can make a big difference to whether you recover enough money to keep on living the Montecito dream.

This is the ninth in a series of articles about the law and the Montecito mudslides. You can read the first eight articles on montecitojournal.net and cal-landslidelaw.com, or email me: blum@blumcollins.com.

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Missing the Bus

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n April 4 1940, during an early stage of World War II, which American journalists dubbed “The Phoney War,” because not much actual fighting was going on, prime minister Neville Chamberlain, who had led Britain into the war, addressed his Conservative Party with a speech in which he used a common metaphor in a rather odd way. He said that, in not taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Britain while she had been at her weakest, Hitler had “missed the bus.”

The concept of Der Fuhrer missing a bus was so grotesque that it must have inspired a rash of editorial cartoons.

But Chamberlain’s mild depiction of the enemy was fully in accord with his generally meek image as a statesman.

His policy of “appeasement” had, less than two years before, brought him to Germany to negotiate in person with Hitler, a trip which resulted in what many came to regard as one of history’s great betrayals. The “Munich Pact” gave Hitler what he had been demanding – a portion of what was then Czechoslovakia – in exchange for a dubious guarantee that Germany had no more territorial claims.

Upon arriving home, Chamberlain stepped from the plane, waving a copy of the agreement, which, he told Britain and the world, he believed would mean “Peace in our time.”

But, not long after that “missed bus” speech, in May 1940, when his country had already been at war for eight months, Chamberlain was forced to resign, to be replaced by the much more bellicose Winston Churchill. By that time, with several Nazi invasions under way, the war had already become much less phoney. The German “Blitz” on London began in September of that year, and, it was no longer apparent that Hitler had missed any bus at all.

Indeed, the eventual outcome of the conflict remained very much in doubt, at least until a long year later, when, to Churchill’s jubilation, America, after Pearl Harbor, entered the war.

(Incidentally, contrary to what many people think, that massive assault by Germany upon England by air was not her first such attempt. Scarcely two decades earlier, in World War I, German Zeppelins had repeatedly raided Britain, causing much damage and 1500 civilian deaths. Why did the British not retaliate in kind then, as they did so overwhelmingly in the next war? For one thing, they didn’t have the requisite fleet of airships or 17 – 24 May 2018

bombers. But it may also have been partly from a feeling that what the Germans were doing was rather worse than unsportsmanlike. It was outrageous – in effect, a war crime – though I don’t think anybody was ever prosecuted for it.)

But, getting back to missing the bus, let me first remind you that “bus” was a shortened form of omnibus, a Latin expression, meaning “for all,” as is seen in such Latin expressions as “justitia omnibus,” meaning “justice for all.”

And when I think now of those old British omnibuses, the ones I remember best were vehicles I rode almost daily, during the first decade after World War II, when I was living in England, and went to school by public transportation. They had many features we have lost or improved upon in today’s models.

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For one thing, they were double-deckers, and every bus had a crew of two – a driver and a conductor. The driver sat up front near the engine, in his own separate enclosed section and had no contact with the passengers, except the “dings” he heard telling him that someone wanted to get off at the next stop.

The conductor, however, had a much more active and strenuous job, circulating throughout the bus, making sure that everybody had a ticket, and that, after a stop, it was safe to start again. He carried a board with tickets of different colors, and a big leather bag full of change. You paid according to how far you were going, and he punched an appropriate hole in your ticket.

Those buses had no doors (and, as I recall, no heating) – just an open platform at the rear curb-side corner.

There was a pole to grasp – and it was a (decidedly unofficial) sport to get on or off the bus while it was still moving. The upper deck was enclosed and reached from the platform by a narrow winding staircase. The front seats at the top, with their fine view, were always my favorites.

Forgive my nostalgia, Mr. Chamberlain, but I do still miss those buses.

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n the northern tip of Santa Barbara, where Hollister Avenue and Modoc Road connect near the border of Goleta is a second-hand furniture and consignment store that sells vintage and modern decor. This single-story gem, owned

by Vic Parvin, goes by the name of Finders Keepers.

You can easily spot the display of unique and arbitrary product through the continuous storefront windows.

The grandfather clocks, the maple dressers, the sofas with matching loveseats, various dining room tables with chairs, the wide selection of lamps, mirrors, chandeliers, the collection of large-framed pieces of art done by local artists that cover every bit of usable wall space.

But you see, this compilation of novel decor and furniture, like the green Chenille sleeper sofa and the five-piece vintage Spanish dining set displayed the other day, could easily be gone by now; as far as the avail-

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Finders Keepers sells vintage and modern furniture decor on a two-month consignment contract signed

by Vic Parvin and the seller. They have been open for two years.

ability of the product, after it sells, that is that.

But this method of retail keeps the product scarce, rare, and ultimately, more valuable to a person’s individuality. “The items are all unique, and you won’t find them anywhere else,” says Vic, who says the items he comes across show the many different perspectives people have when it comes to decorating their homes.

Like the 10-person dining room table with white chairs trimmed with dark polished wood, or the inset coffee table – the design made of aluminum; or the small statues of King David used as book-stops, a few grandfather clocks – one more than 300 years old.

They showed a large wooden headboard, more sofas and tables, and they even had a doghouse made of fine cherry wood with dark beaded trim in the front window next to the Oriental pottery.

And it all originates with the customer who wants to sell his or her item through a store, instead of online or in a newspaper. Vic says people are

That’s what I do: watch movies and read. – Nicole Krauss

Just a few are Viktor Shvaiko’s Cafe de Paris on its rounded street corner, using yellow, blue, and different shades of white for the primary colors. Or Scott Winer’s 4’x8’ print of a quiet tropical beach: the dream spot with blue skies and turquoise water, a bamboo umbrella stuck in its own circle of shade on the white sand.

And Steve Holland’s massive portrait of Muhammed Ali – with signature – standing above his opponent (Sonny Liston) who lies on the floor, with Ali’s eyes warning him to stay right there, do not get up.

It’s been 20 years since Vic sold his car trading magazine, Trade Express, to the Los Angeles Times. But after some years of retirement and putting his kids through college, Vic opened the consignment store to satisfy his hobby.

He calls Finders Keepers more of “entertainment” than a business. But Vic says the location receives excellent traffic, and that every 10-15 minutes someone arrives to browse, buy, or sell: “I get to meet a lot of wonderful people.”

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the cast are capable of a Broadwayquality performance, note that several alumni of the program have gone on to careers on stages all over the country, while the performances are the culmination of nine months of theatrical enrichment featuring approximately 40 actors aged 8-16 who are led by SBYET’s creative director Janet Adderley, a Broadway and TV veteran herself. Expect an emotionally evocative show that, like the musical’s material, can set your heart soaring when the kids hit the stage at 1 & 5 pm Saturday, and 2 & 6 pm Sunday, May 19-20. Tickets range from $20 to $129. Call 963-0761 or visit www. lobero.com.

Theater Threads

UCSB Theater’s New Works Lab, which presents workshop productions of original student projects that have enjoyed a year of developmental support, has a final weekend of performances May 17-20 at the Studio Theater on campus. The six works, which play in repertory over six shows, are surely modern pieces as they include Michael Lin’s admittedly autobiographical My Role, My Role, which delves into a disheartened college student on the verge of graduation who gets lost in the fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons; Brynn Johnson-Shrout’s Fast Food Takeover, set in a post-catastrophic natural-disaster McDonald’s that has turned into an industrial complex; and Alessandra Albanese’s self-explanatory The Sex Dungeon Speed Dating Spectacular. Details and tickets at 8932064 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu.

Also hitting the stage after a academic year’s worth of workshopping is the Young Playwrights Festival, a collaboration between Ensemble Theatre Company and Dos Pueblos High School in which mentors worked with students to shape and refine their skills through creating a one-act play.

Staged readings of the pieces, which are based on the theme “Truth”, take place 7 pm Monday, May 21, at the New Vic. Admission is free but reservations are required. Call 965-5400 or visit www.etcsb.org.

Take No Prisoners: 5Qs with Brett Leigh Dicks

Santa Barbara photographer-journalist Brett Leigh Dicks has spent the better part of 20 years documenting desolate urban places, including the last five inside of abandoned prisons across several continents, where his pictures portray the passing of successive generations through structures rather than individuals. This weekend, his new exhibition of black-andwhite shots from inside of decommissioned Australian prisons and 17 – 24 May 2018

play in society. These are very historic places with a lot of stories that need to be told; otherwise the history gets forgotten. It’s important to turn a camera on them and show what’s happened, so maybe we can build a better world for our kids.

jails – including Adelaide Gaol and Fremantle Prison – go on display at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara. We caught up with him to preview the show in advance of the opening reception, which takes place 5 to 7 pm Friday, May 18.

Q. What got you interested in photographing old prisons?

A. It was when I was living in Germany at the end of the ‘90s before we moved to the U.S. I was looking for a new project. It turned out, a good friend’s grandfather was a guard at one while mine had helped liberate the same one. That sparked my interest and seeded the whole thing. I took a lot of photos while I was over there – they were my first exhibition here in Santa Barbara in 2003 – and that led to prisons after I got to the U.S. and saw what a muti-billion dollar industry incarceration had become.

You’ve also shot a lot inside American prisons. Why aren’t the photos in this exhibit?

I’ve been holding off because I wanted to include Alcatraz, and it’s been hard to get access. Now that I finally have, there’s talk about doing a show there on the island. I think that would be the ideal place.

How do Aussie prisons differ from America’s?

Australia has its past as having been established as a English penal colony.

It’s part of the psyche there, with people who fought the law being seen as despicable heroes. But it’s changing.

In the last 20 years, the Aussie population has increased by 10 percent, while prisons have gone up by 120 percent.

That colonial care-away persona isn’t as celebrated anymore, and they’re locking people up. So, it’s not really all that different. But the jails themselves are the same, and you can trace the evolution of different styles over the years, from when they were locked up in a cell and never saw another person to modern ones that were geared toward rehabilitation rather than punishment. Australia was more liberal about allowing inmates to graffiti the walls. The cells are just plastered with it – you could spend hours reading the stuff, which I did and some if it was just mind-blowing, from vendettas against the guards to words for their families to general thoughts about incarceration. Here graffiti is totally forbidden, so people would scratch the underside of the bunk above them. You have to dig to find it.

Pot-pourri

Picture this: Prisons are looking up for photographer Brett Leigh Dicks

forbidding the place is as soon as you step inside. Here in the U.S., there are death rows and execution wings. That was certainly unsettling. Walking into a gas chamber or a lethal injection room is pretty harrowing.

What message are you hoping to get across to viewers? Is there a story to tell or was it more about the structure?

As a society, we don’t pay too much attention to incarceration or prisons in our everyday life. But they take a fair chunk of money, so we should care more. Building more prisons isn’t the way to progress society. You’ve got to look at the root problem and figure out how to help people not do things that get them sent to jail. So, I’m hoping people stop and think about what prisons represent and the role they

Veteran Santa Barbara Celtic-fusion band Dannsair celebrates the release of Celtic Meditations, its seventh CD in just a dozen years, with a 6:30 pm show on Thursday, May 17, at Dargan’s Irish Pub, the downtown joint where the band has played nearly weekly for years. The new album draws from theater, dance, old-style sean-nos singing, blues and jazz, and the music of Belgium, Ireland, Scotland, North America, and England to expand on its world folk music approach. Get there early: free appetizers are served at 5:30 pm.... Café R&B, the Santa Barbara-based soul-meets-Chicago blues band fronted by husband-andwife Byl Carruthers, a guitarist who is also a producer and film director, and Roach, a singer frequently compared to Tina Turner, does its first Santa Barbara Blues Society show in seven years on Saturday, May 19, at the Carrillo Recreation Center. Santa Barbara solo acoustic bluesman Jeff Joad opens the show at 7:15 pm. Info at www.SBBlues.org or 722-8155. •MJ

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5653

EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)

With the coming of dawn, Jacques managed to wade through waist-high mud and debris to Olive Mill Road seeking help for his stranded family.

Fortunately, he was successful in attracting a fire engine, which transported the family to safety.

DUE DATE & TIME: June 4, 2018 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Waterfront Parking Lot Slurry Seal Scope of Work to include bonds, insurance, labor, materials, equipment, mobilization, transportation, supervision and appurtenances necessary to perform parking lot slurry seal at the Waterfront.

A pre-bid meeting will not be held.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-12 Earthwork and Paving or C-32 Parking and Highway Improvement Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

_________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

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The Recovery Process

The Marcillacs are now five months into the recovery from the Thomas Fire and January 9 disaster. Recovery moves in cycles. First there is the terror from the immediate shock of the event, with an adrenalin-induced heroism for survival. Next comes a feeling of survivor guilt and remorse: “Why am I still here when 23 of my neighbors in the same situation died such a horrible death?”

The following stage is disbelief and denial, wherein survivors who have lost everything finally comprehend the magnitude of the event that has demolished their home. As they rake through the mud and debris, they search for any tiny remnant of their shattered life, some memento of all that has been lost – a picture, a scrapbook, a birth certificate, anything. Suddenly, they realize that their life will not be what they thought it would be.

Next comes anxiety. Where is my driver ’s license, or my car keys, or my credit cards, or my cell phone, or my desktop computer? Where am I going to sleep tonight? How do I get cash without my pin number? All of this uncertainty quickly morphs into the “extreme anxiety” phase, and the questions become more complicated.

What will my insurance policy cover? Will I be able to afford or get new insurance? What do I do with this mud and debris? How will I pay for the removal? Do I really want to rebuild in a location that is prone to future flooding? What advice will FEMA offer about rebuilding?

Do I want to spend the next four years of my life in an exhausting rebuild, fighting with insurance adjusters, planners, contractors, sub-contractors, and architects picking out fixtures, faucets, and doorknobs? Do I want to rebuild 100 percent likefor-like, or do I want to make some changes? Do my building plans need to focus on my property rights and safety needs, or must I bow to the desires and conveniences of my neighbors and the greater community?

What will my future neighborhood look like?

Will my neighbors walk away from their wrecked homes and scarred parcels, or will they wait five years until the mountain and the community are deemed safe again?

How can we and this community get back to a feeling of normalcy? What can we do to reduce the possibility of another disaster – more boulders, more mud, a similar catastrophic event?

How can we mitigate the dangers and where will mitigation funding come from?

Publicly, we stand tall and proudly proclaim to those who will listen, “We will rebuild stronger and better.” Privately, there is an inner voice that whispers, “Our community is still dangerous. If we could get our money out now, should we stay and re-build, or if we can recover the value of our home, its contents and, most importantly, our land, should we move on to another location? We would like to hear about that latter option.”

Published: May 16, 2018

The Options

Short term, friends and neighbors donated Montecito Journal clothes and towels to the six members of the

Marcillac family who initially evacuated to a Santa Barbara hotel and later into rental housing.

The younger children are back in local schools, with two daughters still struggling with memories of all that has happened. The oldest daughter, with excellent school grades and strong soccer credentials, has elected to postpone the out-ofstate college of her choice and stay closer to her family at UCSB for the time being.

Property and casualty insurance coverage may reimburse as much as 70 percent of the rebuilding cost of the Marcillac home at a negotiated replacement cost per square foot. Insurance also provides relief for lost possessions and coverage for temporary housing, but the policy contains a sizeable deductible. The Marcillac insurance policy covered only 17 months of Assisted Living Expenses (ALE), meaning their temporary housing rental reimbursement will expire one year from now.

The pressure of a 17-month timeframe to finish rebuilding creates a sense of urgency. If the rebuilding is not completed, the Marcillac family will continue making mortgage payments on their unlivable home, plus they will assume the cost of renting temporary quarters, all out of their own pocket. The fight for every penny with the insurance adjusters has been exhausting.

If their home near the creek is deemed an “extreme danger” to future floods and debris flows by FEMA, is there any way, such as “inverse condemnation,” to recover the cost of their land?

A Pathway to Rebuilding

The standard process for moving a rebuilding project through the Montecito Board of Architectural Review (MBAR) process takes an average of seven-and-a-half months for approval, based on last year’s caseload of only 69 building applications. Now, facing a post-January 9 caseload that could be three to four times that size, the review process needs to be reconfigured to provide for expeditious rebuilding while striking an appropriate balance between protecting property rights of displaced homeowners and greater community’s desire to protect the spirit of the Montecito Community Plan. Finding compromise between the community plan and its homeowners has successfully preserved the character of Montecito for the last 70 years.

County regulations require a 50-foot setback for new homes near creeks. New homes must also be built at least two feet above projected flood elevations. Community input should include consideration of the effects of increased building heights, size, mass, and scale; non-conforming design elements; setbacks and new water flows that affect neighboring homes; landscaping plans; rebuilding and safety requirements; changes in topography; new creek profiles; property line surveys; and soil erosion.

The right solution is not to eliminate MBAR design review, but to streamline the process through fast-tracking that includes increased MBAR staffing, more frequent MBAR meetings, and greater flexibility in decision making.

On May 15, the County Board of Supervisors voted on an expedited like-for-like re-building process. The Marcillac family favors approval.

It is time to allow the Marcillacs and other families impacted by Montecito’s recent disaster to reclaim their lives. Let the rebuilding options for these 150 families who have lost everything begin.

•MJ

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Community Informational Meeting Hosted by the Montecito Association The community is invited to hear presentations from the County of Santa Barbara including an overview of the Like for Like Ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 15, the Recovery Strategic Plan, proposed Hazard Mitigation Projects, and communication over the summer months.

MEETING LOCATION

5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 23 Cold Spring School Auditorium 2243 Sycamore Canyon Rd. BROADCAST Watch live on FaceBook at “countyofsb.”

A video of the meeting will be available on CSBTV Cable 20 and the County’s YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/user/CSBTV20.

For more information, please contact: The Montecito Center for Preparedness, Recovery and Rebuilding (805) 845-7887; montecitocenter@sbcoem.org

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LETTERS (Continued from page 8)

there are no other viable alternatives.

Does the MPC want us to change the architecture of our homes in order to make the roof lines lower, and therefore, definitely not fit within the LFL? There is talk of a “fast-tracked” process through MBAR, but the reality is the County does not have the resources to staff this. MBAR averaged 69 approvals per year over the last two years. At that rate, it would be three years-plus to get all the 216 design reviews completed and permits approved, and that’s if all the current cases are put on hold, which is unlikely. The County would have to add staff that quadruples the throughput of MBAR in order to create anything resembling a “fast-track”; let’s talk in terms of reality: this is not going to happen.

My wife and I have begun the LFL process and it is very stringent. The professionals at the County have reviewed our initial plans, commented, and we had several iterations of re-submittals before the director agreed that we met the LFL criteria.

They are not “rubber stamping” any and all plans that come their way, so please trust these professionals. By making the recommendations they have put forth to stop the LFL amendment, MPC is calling into question P&D staff’s integrity and professionalism; that is unfair and unjust. P&D staff are putting their professional reputations on the line. Let’s trust the planners, hydrologists, and engineers at the County, and listen to their recommendation to approve the LFL amendment.

Jacques Marcillac Montecito

A Call to Action

I attended my first Montecito Association meeting on May 8 in an effort to become more connected to my community following our recent disasters. As planned, there was discussion of the Land Use Committee’s recommendation regarding the

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I appreciated the discussion among board members, and openness to public comments, which were offered by a diverse group of people with unique interests and needs. Building consensus among board members is both important and difficult. Sometimes consensus is simply not possible, and as was the case on May 8, but the effort is important, and the Montecito Association Board of Directors made the effort. While the proposed ordinance will undoubtedly have its detractors, I have confidence the issue was fairly debated.

What I did not see on May 8 from any of the board members nor from any member of the public in attendance was a lack of empathy for those affected. There was absolutely a consensus that rebuilding is a priority, and that there is a sense of urgency to mitigate any further financial or emotional hardship these members of our community are experiencing.

This is what makes what I read this week in an (online) Edhat article, “Rebuilding at Ground Zero,” written by Melinda Burns so appalling. In her article, she interviews Joe Cole, the Montecito Planning Commission chairman, and includes this quote, “Why would we want to move in a year from now and be evacuated every time it rains? Just on pure life safety, wouldn’t it be better to wait three to five years?”

Could our own community’s planning commission chairman really be suggesting that people wait three to five years to rebuild? I respect that he has a concern for safety, but how on Earth can he believe this to be an economically feasible alternative to people running out of insurance money? How can he be that out of touch and still serve our community in such a key role? I do not know how the planning commission members EARTHQUAKE RETROFITTING 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS

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Patricia Swenson Montecito (Editor’s note: Prospective planning commission members’ names are submitted to the First District supervisor, currently Das Williams, and it is he who makes the ultimate choice. – J.B.)

Statue of No Limitations

Statue from Casa de Maria landed half-mile away near Penny Bianchi’s home on East Valley Lane

As I was clearing dirt from the base of a oak tree today, I saw a smooth rock that the bulldozers had uncovered. (As I was) looking closely, it had a pipe through it and had some lines carved on it. I thought it was part of a fountain. Being close enough to a hose, I sprayed it off and right away I recognized it as part of a statue. A statue I photographed back in 1993; then in 1995, I did a drawing of it. It was on display on the Mission lawn for a year, then moved to Casa de Maria.

As it turns out, Casa de Maria is about a half-mile up San Ysidro creek from the spot where I was working. What a great find! More than 20 years later, and part of it lands right at my feet.

Dan Seibert Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: I know that statue well, as I too had experience with it some 20 years ago. Francis Jansen is the artist’s name; she carved it out of one piece of... it could be marble, but it could also be granite, I’m not sure... but she unveiled and installed it in the back of the parking lot at Casa de Maria across from and below the nearby parking lot. It is impressive and lucky for all of us that you found it, relatively unscathed, so we all thank you. – J.B.)

Debris Flow Update and Outlook

The Board of Directors of the Ennisbrook Homeowners Association

It’s not what a movie is about, it’s how it is about it. – Roger Ebert

has received inquiries about the cleanup work going on in and around the Ennisbrook community to address the devastating mudflows that struck our community earlier this year. The purpose of this letter is to inform the general community about steps the owners’ association is taking to mitigate the effects of this event.

The Land Trust Acreage Ennisbrook is a party to a perpetual conservation easement agreement between Ennisbrook Owners’ Association and the Land Trust of Santa Barbara, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving natural resources in Santa Barbara County.

The agreement ensures that no development occurs within the 44-acre San Ysidro Preserve that is directly adjacent to the Ennisbrook Community.

Unfortunately, this preserve was hardhit by the mudslides. Fortunately, several organizations, including Ennisbrook, are working to address this damage.

The Ennisbrook Owners Association (EOA) owns the preserve. The Montecito Trails Foundation works to maintain the network of trails that crosses the property, while the Land Trust guides activity that might impact the future of the Preserve. In the aftermath of the January 9 debris flow, these organizations, combined with significant volunteer contributions from the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, have begun to work on the recovery of the preserve. The EOA has been fully supportive of these efforts and has aided in the coordination and planning of the work taking place on the preserve. Ennisbrook intends to continue to work with these organizations and others to mitigate the damage to the preserve. Our goal is to restore the San Ysidro Creek Preserve to an appropriate level of health as determined by the experts and in partnership with the Land Trust.

East Valley Road Damage Additionally, there has been considerable damage from the January 9 debris flow and ongoing cleanup at a different location in Ennisbrook. The Ennisbrook Owners Association owns the street known as East Valley Road (a.k.a. East Valley Lane), just below East Valley Road and to the west of the northern part of the preserve area.

This road contains approximately 14 residences, four of which are within the Ennisbrook Owners Association and the remainder outside. The residences not within the EOA enjoy easement rights to use East Valley Road for ingress and egress to the residences. For those of you who have not yet walked East Valley Road, we can advise you that there was substantial damage to some homes and others were totally destroyed. Currently, we understand that two homes have been 17 – 24 May 2018

demolished and work continues to clean up homes and the land surrounding them.

The EOA has held and continues to hold meetings with representatives for the residents on East Valley Road and has committed to: 1) cleaning the road of mud and debris so that there is ingress and egress through East Valley Road; and 2) repairing and restoring East Valley Road at the appropriate time.

The EOA will make sure that the street is cleared curb to curb and the two turnouts dug out. At the appropriate time, East Valley Road will be restored to the condition that existed prior to the events of January 9. This second phase of complete restoration of the road will likely take place after approved and completed reconstruction of residences takes place as the road will significantly impact further water and debris flow. Reconstruction prior to this would be premature, as significant heavy equipment operation is expected on this portion of the road as repair and reconstruction of the area is undertaken.

Let it be clear that the Ennisbrook Owners Association stands in unity and support of its members and associates who have been affected by this tragedy. The EOA is very concerned that it fulfills its obligations to members and those residents who have easement rights over East Valley Road.

Given the enormity of the destruction, we hope to maintain a spirit of patience and collaboration while we move forward together.

Board of Directors Ennisbrook Owners Association

Madeline is Back

It’s been a while since we caught up with Madeline: four years in our world, four months in hers. Just as

Girl Trap, Cynthia Hamilton’s latest Madeline Dawkins Mystery, is out now on amazon ebooks

she’s coming to grips with the loss of her key employee, she must face her conniving ex-husband, Steven Ridley, as he petitions the Board of Parole for an early release from Lompoc Federal Prison. But she doesn’t have time to dwell on such matters, thanks to two new missing persons cases that come to MDPI on the same day.

While Madeline’s partner, Mike Delaney, heads down to Los Angeles to search for his cousin’s vanished girlfriend and her sister, Madeline heads to San Luis Obispo in hopes of picking up a 12-year-old trail at a Catholic boarding school. Their separate pursuits lead them into a world where a frightening reality hides behind a glossy veneer. With several lives hanging in the balance, Mike and Madeline are faced with daunting odds and ruthless criminals who will kill to keep what they have taken.

I have to admit that I put Madeline and Mike through the wringer in this third book in the series. I can also tell

you that I pushed myself beyond my own comfort zone. In retrospect, I can see that doing so was important; believability and a thrilling experience is what I was shooting for.

Print books are in the works. I will let you know when they become available.

A big thank you for your support over the years! Girl Trap marks my eighth book published. It’s because of readers like you, who’ve given me such positive feedback and have helped spread the word, that I can enjoy such wonderful reviews and high ratings on Amazon and Goodreads. Without you, I’d never know the joy of sharing my stories with others.

For those who read ebooks, you can download Girl Trap for free today! https://amzn.to/2wr67Hf Cynthia Hamilton Montecito

Lucky Les Miz

I joined the Adderley School when I was five years old, and my passion for theater was ignited. I have performed in many Adderley and Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre (SBYET) shows since then. But the show that solidified my love of theater was when I played the Bishop in Les Misérables a few years ago.

When SBYET announced it would be reviving the show, I knew I wanted to

play Marius and sing “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to play Marius alongside all my dedicated and talented castmates who range in age from 7 to 15.

It is going to be a show to see!

At SBYET, I have found a place to be myself and be with people who share what I love. This year was a tough one for our community, and it was important for me to be able to go to rehearsal and lose myself in the music and the friendship of my cast mates. Two of them, Lauren Cantin and Julia Riskin, lost more than I can even begin to imagine. Even with everything they have had to deal with, they come to rehearsal prepared, excited, and focused on being a part of putting on the best show we possibly can. Like for me, maybe they also find comfort in being with a group all focused on a single, beautiful task.

If you come to the show, you’ll see the result of all of the work each of us has put into bringing our roles to the stage, but none of it would be possible without the person behind the curtain: Janet Adderley. Her willingness to share her lifelong passion for theater inspires all of us. She teaches us what it means to be actors, not just kids. From auditions, to dress

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You are invited to community meetings to provide input on:

Hammond’s Meadow Preservation & Management Plan

Meeting #1: Meeting #2: Chumash & cultural issues Neighborhood & beach issues Friday, May 18, 2018 at 5 pm Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 10 am at Hammond’s Meadow at Hammond’s Meadow What are the goals of the proposed Preservation and Management Plan?

• Restore native habitat.

• Create a landscape that is visually pleasing and maintains views of the ocean.

• Protect the integrity of Chumash heritage.

• Reduce erosion.

• Increase sense of safety and security.

• Retain the public trail to the beach.

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The County Parks Department manages the meadow through an agreement with Channel Islands Restoration. Their agent is Pat Saley, a local planner and facilitator.

What are the goals of the two community meetings?

The two meetings will include a brief background and an overview of the proposed plan. Community members will be encouraged to ask questions and offer comments. The plan may be modified based on the comments received. Afterward, it will be submitted to the County of Santa Barbara for planning review.

For more information, please contact: County Parks Dept. (805) 568-2460, County Supervisor First District Office (805) 568-2155 or Pat Saley (805) 570-8483

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rehearsals and opening and closing nights, she guides us, supports us, and demands a lot of us. Sometimes it is hard, but in the end we are proud of what we have accomplished. She gives each of us the opportunity to shine and to know when the last curtain falls that we have given our all and loved every minute of it.

Janet, her daughter Alana, Zach the music director, and interns Samantha and Olivia began working with us in September. We rehearsed every weekend, when nature let us get

there. The week before the show, we will be at the theater every afternoon and evening. Nothing would make us happier than to look out at a sold-out crowd and to share our joy with you as we perform.

Please come and support us by coming to one of our shows. Saturday, May 19, shows are at 1 and 5 pm, and Sunday, May 20, shows are at 2 and 6 pm. Buy your tickets before they sell out at https://www.lobero.org/ events/sbyet-les-miserables/ Dawson Fuss Montecito (Editor’s note: Dawson is an MUS graduate and current 8th grader at Marymount who will attend Cate School in the fall.)

Gun-Free Event

Contrary to some media reports of the recent NRA convention in Dallas, there were very few incidents of members shooting members. The primary reason no guns were allowed was that a special keynote speaker was taking the podium, and the president of the United States usually requires high-security measures. Perhaps the Secret Service was worried that friends of Anders Breivik or James Hodgkinson might try to sneak in to the event.

May is water awareness month!

HAVE YOU GRADUATED TO WISER WATER USE?

• Adjust irrigation systems for efficiency.

• Reduce interior use by taking shorter showers and repairing dripping faucets.

There were 80,000-plus gun sympathizers in one location and, incredibly, there were no shots fired. This would make the event almost as safe as living in a gun-free city, like Chicago.

Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara

Vote for Jen

The office of Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller is not one that usually draws a lot of attention and when it does get attention, it’s usually for all the wrong reasons. (For example, an embezzlement scheme by a Public Works Department employee that went undetected by auditors for 10 years.)

On Tuesday, June 5, voters will have an opportunity to elect a new auditor-controller. I urge you to vote for Jennifer Christensen for that office.

I have known Jennifer Christensen for over 15 years, and I can say without reservation that she is a person of integrity, intelligence, and accomplishment. She is not a politician but rather is a financial professional who will keep a close watch on your taxpayer dollars.

In the aftermath of the January mudslides that have wreaked havoc on the County’s property tax base, strong fiscal management by the auditor-controller is more crucial than ever. We can’t afford another $2 million hit from an embezzlement scheme. Jennifer Christensen will use her experience in finance and accounting to ensure that internal controls are restored to the auditor-controller’s office and that the employees who work there employ the highest ethical standards.

As the County’s chief investment officer, she wrote the policy and made the decisions that resulted in what was touted by a former County supervisor as the “largest rainy-day fund in county history.”

I think it’s time that the person who created the nest egg be given the opportunity to guard it.

Join me in voting for Jennifer Christensen for auditor-controller.

Craig Smith Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: We like Jen too– J.B.)

Ready to Run Things

It has been a tough period for the Sheriff’s Department, murders, a dozen major wildland fires, and the recent mudslides along with the ongoing duties of protection, custody, and safety. I’m sure there are deputies who are tired and cranky, but “Time for Change” is not a reason to replace Sheriff Bill Brown.

I wish before you decide who to vote for you would take the time to visit the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s website (sbsheriff.org) or Facebook and see what makes up the department.

The responsibility of the Santa Barbara County sheriff is to enforce the laws, provide custody, court services, protect persons and property. There are over 650 persons in the department.

There are seven or eight major divisions headed by commanders with a number of supporting elements headed by lieutenants or sergeants... Then there are the undersheriff and sheriff.

The sheriff‘s task is to develop and manage the resources necessary to accomplish the responsibility. The top priority is having properly trained and equipped deputy sheriffs on our streets and custody deputies working in our jails. The sheriff must work with the Board of Supervisors and County CEO to obtain funding and recognition of services.

I honor and thank lieutenant Eddie Hsueh for his 31 years with his dedication to mental health and Brian Olmstead, MBA, past president of the Deputies Union for his 27 years. Their experience is primarily in the law enforcement division. I don’t believe they have the overall experience to justify jumping over commanders, chief deputy, and undersheriff to be sheriff.

Sheriff Bill Brown has over 40 years (of) line and management experience. He has led the department through lawlessness, fire, flood, mud, and diminishing funds. Sheriff Brown is prepared to be sheriff of Santa Barbara County.

William R Gilbert Goleta •MJ

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice Inviting Bids Bid Number 3924 6100 Hollister Avenue - Buildings 4&5

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:

1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara ("City") will accept sealed bids for its 6100 Hollister Avenue - Buildings 4&5 Project, by or before May 31, 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.

2.2 Time for Completion. The contract period from commencement and completion of construction of the Project for the base bid is 180 working days.

2.3

Engineer's Estimate. The Engineer's estimate for construction is $3,500,000 .

Maintain Pavement Markings

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 .

5.

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.

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 performance and payment bond 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.

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

11.

Bidders' Conference and Site Visit. There will be no bidders' conference.

Published: Montecito Journal 1) May 9, 2018 2) May 16, 2018

END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Arriba Capital, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720.

Green Estates & Realty, INC, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 20180001387. Published May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2018.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California A – General Engineering OR C32 - Parking and Highway Improvement Contractor’s license. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned license at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

By: _____________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Arriba Capital, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720.

Colin Miller, 3192 Copa De Oro, Los Alamitos, CA 90720. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2018-0001386. Published May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2018.

The City of Santa Barbara is seeking a qualified contractor to maintain pavement markings (i.e. “stencil” or “legends”) in the City of Santa Barbara.

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor's license for the following classification(s) : A General Engineering.

6.

DUE DATE & TIME: June 13, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 6100 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California, and is described as follows: This project consists of the construction of two new commercial industrial buildings and associated improvements per the project plans and specifications .

3.

BID NO. 5656

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JLS Writing and Editing, 1410 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Jessica Shea, 1410 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 9, 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0001409. Published May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Builders; State Street Architects, 10 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Steve Balikan, 336 W. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 10, 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 Melissa Mercer. FBN No.

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The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

_________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

2018-0001094. Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The

following person(s) is/are doing business as: Loadstar Movers, 1014 Via Regina, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.

Joseph Christopher

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 18) Pristine oceanfront acreage available from real estate powerhouses Randy Solakian and Rick Hilton

County and the 200 well-heeled guests were ferried around the expansive site by all-terrain vehicles, as well as taking helicopter rides to get a bird’s-eye view of the properties between Eagle and Tomato canyons, which were formerly used for oil production, which ceased many years back.

Among those noshing on the Mexican comestibles and quaffing the sangria were Corinna Gordon, Roxy Solakian, Nicholas and Jennifer Hale, Charles Ward, former TV host Ann Abernathy, Kevin and Katie Frank, Sheela Hunt, and Michael and Kimberly Hayes.

Get up and Goat Goats were in abundance when 11-year-old African Women Rising, a northern Uganda charity, held its second Goat Fest with more than 200 guests at a rustic Cold Springs Road estate, raising enough to purchase 300 of the animals.

“It’s not so much a fund raiser as friend raiser, to draw attention to the organization,” says Linda Cole, founder, who visits the country three or four times a year.

“It’s about giving these women who

Enraptured in the Goat Fest day’s activities are soccer buddies Amalei Luyendyk and Anjali Bonavita (photo by Priscilla)

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live in a very impoverished surroundings a livelihood. We work with nearly 5,000 women.”

Young Nigerian and Nubian goats were on display, much to the delight of the youngsters present, who

noshed on Lou and Louis Fontana’s Oat Bakery bread, which sells at the Montecito Country Mart, ice cream donated by McConnell’s, and Hilliard wine.

Thicke and Thin The late Canadian actor Alan Thicke, who lived in Carpinteria, tragically passed away of a ruptured aorta during an ice hockey game with his youngest son, Carter, 19, two years ago, aged 69.

And the star’s widow, Tanya Callau, 42, is still disputing his estate with his sons, Robin and Brennan, according to new legal documents obtained by the TV show TMZ. Tanya reportedly claims the “Blurred Lines” hitmaker and his brother are treating her unfairly, “recklessly” spending his money and holding out her share of the estate.

The documents allegedly state that Alan’s sons were furious about Tanya arranging a burial site monument and refused to pay her back for it.

She is also said to be disputing the fact Robin was reimbursed $105,000 for a memorial event the night before Alan’s burial, as well as claiming the pair are “unfairly” charging her for taxes and expenses.

Tanya is planning to take both of her stepsons – who are co-trustees of their father’s estate – to court should they refuse to meet her demands.

Her lawyer, Adam Streisand, told TMZ: “The fact that Tanya still hasn’t received her inheritance is unconscionable.”

The trio have been locked in an unseemly dispute over money since last year, but it was thought the situation had calmed after Robin and Brennan’s petition to block Tanya from challenging her prenup with Alan was rejected in September.

Stay tuned.

One for the Books

Michael Cervin authors quirky new travel book

African Women Rising merchandise made by all parents and purchasing products attended to by Lorraine Fogwell, Rebecca Simonitsch, Babetta Daddino, with Linda Cole, founder, Erin Leifer and Julie Mosello with aprons, necklaces, baskets, and bracelets (photo by Priscilla)

Peter Alagona with 6-year-old Saul and mom Jessica watching Ninette Palom feeding baby goats at the annual Goat Fest (photo by Priscilla)

Movies were movies; they always captivated me. – Chelsea Sedoti

Food writer and inveterate traveler Michael Cervin has just completed his eighth work and fifth travel book, The Santa Barbara Know-It-All: A Guide to Everything that Matters.

“I really wanted to write a travel book that was fun, entertaining, and funny,” says Michael, who I used to work with at the News-Press when he was restaurant critic.

“I didn’t want it to be merely a list of hotels, restaurants, and activities.

You can get that in a AAA guide, so I came up with this book that includes recipes, poetry, pictures of my cats, snarky comments. It’s pretty unusual.

It’s filled with the weird and trivial.”

Subjects include the Franchesci Steps, the Frog Wall, astronomy on tap, and a fun 25 question “True or False” quiz at the end.

“I want people to come to my town and experience it the best way possible,” observes Michael. “I think I’ve provided a quirky road map for that.

We’re unique, so why shouldn’t a travel book about us be unique?”

He will be signing his latest tome at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the upper village, on July 7.

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to Santa Barbara after our devastating fires and flood. For me, it’s a love letter to my town,” he adds.

High Note CAMA closed out the 99th season of its popular chamber music oriented Masterseries with the Canadian-Armenian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and the Toronto-based St. Lawrence String Quartet at the Lobero.

Bayrakdarian, a UCSB faculty member and Music Academy of the West alumnus, was in fine form singing works from Respighi, Bernstein, Kurt Weill, and, appropriately, Armenian composer Arno Babajanian.

An evening to savor.

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To Benefit

Ga S rde an Fe n C ta B atu lub ar ring sp bara the rin M g p en lan ’s ts ale

Where the Girls are The amazons ruled when Girls Rock, which helps youngsters through music and arts appreciation, threw a

beach bash at the rustic Carpinteria home of music entrepreneur Marla McNally Phillips and her husband, Lee. Our tony town is home to the largest Girls Rock program in the world, says president Kerri Murray, who is also president of ShelterBox USA. “It has served thousands of girls in our community. We use music, art, and creative expression as the tools to help girls find their inner voice.”

Local rockers Martin Gore of Depeche Mode and Kenny Loggins turned out at the sandy sunset soirée, along with Veruca Salt, with Louise Post and Nina Gordon, and Kerri’s 14-year-old daughter, Sofia, a Crane School student, who was born with paralyzed vocal chords, entertaining.

Among the 150 guests rocking the evening away were Bruce Heavin

Kristi Newton, BOD officer; Girls Rock executive director and hostess Jen Baron; David Duron, and Sara Hetyonk of Hazen Family Foundation (photo by Priscilla)

May 18, 19 & 20, 2018 Kerri Murray, Girls Rock BOD president; Kenny Loggins, musician GR supporter; Sofia Shuster, GR performer; Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore; Kerrilee Gore, and Marla McNally Phillips, BOD vice president and music publisher (photo by Priscilla)

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Friday & Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. • Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Earl Warren Showgrounds • Highway 101 at Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA www.calmantiqueshows.com • FREE Parking • Info 805-898-9715

$6 Admission at the door ($5 with this ad)

$5 Senior (62+) / Child (Under 12 Free) (One time purchase applies to all 3 days)

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Lobero associates member Hope Kelly, board president for the Lobero foundation Amy MacLeod, and Leslie Meadowcroft-Schipper

Since they were founded in 1972 with the help of Marilyn Schuermann they have donated more than $1 million in various ways: a Steinway grand piano, the terrace, a new ladies room, and more. For many years, they had the popular Hats Off Luncheon. Now, they are trying something new with an evening event for couples at the El Paseo Restaurant.

We gathered in the local landmark for cocktails, dinner, and then to have Jeff sing some of his chart-topping hits. Songs such as “Tell Laura I Love Her”, “Chapel of Love”, “Be My Baby”, “Doo Wah Ditty”. His songs have been recorded by a wide variety of artists such as Celine Dion, U2, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Glenn Campbell, Mariah Carey, and Johnny Mathis.

Mr. Berry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Rolling Stone Magazine has proclaimed him to be #19 in their “Top 100 Songwriters of All Time” list. He is currently active, writing songs for and developing artists, plus TV, feature films, and musicals. Not to mention performing for various charitable organizations.

Emcee Catherine Remak added her professionalism to the evening. She told the history of the Lobero Theatre, which in 1873 was a wooden school building evolving to 1924 when it opened and in celebration Fiesta began. Bringing the evening into fruition were co-chairs Janet McCann and Joan Crossland. Annie Williams is president of the group. Thanks always to the many sponsors. Some are: Mr. and Mrs. John McCann, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stoll, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Powell, Montecito Bank & Trust, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Byers, Dr. Douglas Katsev, Mr. and Mrs. Milt Larsen, and Mr. and Mrs. Steven Buster.

Thanks Jeff, for “Lighting Up Our Night.”

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AHA executive director Monica Merryman, event chair Sarah Jaimes, and development director Angela Miller-Bevan

Hearts by the Shore

The American Heart Association (AHA) held the inaugural event, their Heart Ball, in the renovated ball room of the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton, formerly The Fess Parker. As the event chair Sarah Jaimes told the audience, “Thank you for joining us at the 19th year to celebrate the accomplishments we have made both globally and locally.” Hearts By The Shore was the theme with black tie and blue dresses being de rigueur. Sarah herself was diagnosed with a congenital birth defect at age 40, and she lost her father to heart disease at age 62.

AHA board president Dr. Michael Shenoda was to speak at the ball but was called out for emergency heart surgery. These are some notes from his page in the program: “Heart disease remains the number-one cause of death in men and women in America.

Because of the AHA, there has been a 20% decline in the rate of death because of recent advancements in medical therapy and learning about heart disease risk factors such as cholesterol and high blood pressure, smoking cessation, and increasing physical activity. Our goal is to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke by 20% and improving overall health of all Americans by 20% by the year 2020. Dr. Joseph Aragon, who is immediate past president of the board, pitched in for Dr. Shenoda.

Renee Grubb was the guest of honor with Janet Garufis as the presenter, her best friend. Renee is the board chair and has been a volunteer with AHA for 14 years. Many years ago, she started the teachers’ fund to help reimburse teachers for supplies they buy from their own pockets.

The passion speaker, Gracie Doran, told of how she suffered a stroke at the young age of 10 that left her paralyzed and unable to walk, talk, or eat.

“I underwent brain surgery and was

AHA honoree Renee Grubb with her presenter Janet Garufis

AHA board members Austin Lampson, Sarah Sinclair, and Michele Schneider

in a coma for thee days. I sustained 14 surgeries and am now able to teach a dance class for special-needs kids, even though part of the right side of my body and left side of my face remain paralyzed.” She is an inspirational speaker against bullying and helps others with disabilities.

All those worker bees who gave of their time under Sarah’s direction were: Denise Sanford, Page Bahura, Janice Bowie, Erin Griffin, Cary Harrison, Tori McLaughlin, Tony Miller, Michele Schneider, and Dr. Shenoda. There are also all the

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silent-auction donors, the Circle of Red members, and Red Tie Society members. Thanks for all you do.

There was a healthy heart drawing contest sponsored by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, with 5th grader Melina from St. Raphael School winning first place; second went to Itzel in the 4th grade at Peabody Charter School; and third to Atasha in the 5th grade at St. Raphael School.

If you’d like to know about upcoming AHA events, call (805) 963-8862.

•MJ 17 – 24 May 2018

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.

Spirits Soaring

T

he Spiritualist Church of The Comforter of Santa Barbara has roots that date back more than 125 years to its charter in Summerland in 1891, when it served as the focal point of a small community developed as a summer camp for the newly founded Spiritualist Organization. The church had to relocate when the 101 freeway was built in the early 1950s and has been located at 1028 Garden Street downtown Santa Barbara ever since, and where it still serves seekers of Infinite Intelligence and communication with those who have passed on.

While there are regular local services and seminars, Church of the Comforter also frequently welcomes visiting teachers. Over five days this week, the community is hosting Robin Hodson, an internationally recognized spiritualist medium and tutor, and president of the International Spiritualist Federation from the U.K. Hodson is conducting an array of workshops and demonstrations to share the gift of accessing and refining intuitive ability and mediumship skills from May 18-22, beginning on Friday with an “Evening with Spirit Demonstration of Mediumship” readings, from 7 to 8:30 pm, with a suggested donation of $30. Sunday’s “A Conversation with Spirit” offers attendees the opportunity to witness a demonstration of trance mediumship from 1:30 to 3 pm ($30), while Monday brings a day-long Mediumship Development workshop.

The 10 am to 4:30 pm practical seminar uses techniques to support budding mediums at all ability levels, with working mediums enhancing links with Spirit as beginners find clarity in making links. The suggested donation is $95. Tuesday’s Working With Energy workshop, which carries the same hours and admission, lets participants explore the world of energy, including auras, psychometry, psychic readings, and more, while learning to recognize energies’ effects on us and how to use them in psychic

development. The practical day is also designed for all levels.

Reverend Pam Bollinger serves as host for all of the events. For more information, call 965-4474, or visit www.

SCOTC.org, or pay at the Eventbrite link: www.eventbrite.com/o/spiri tualist-church-of-the-comforter-santa-barbara-17259875272.

Dharma in the Early Days

Plenty of people who discovered the benefits of regular meditation might have wished such opportunities were as widespread when they were children. With that thought in mind, Mahakankala Buddhist Center has launched a monthly program geared toward kids aged 10 to teenagers. The Peace Is Possible group meets 1 to 3:30 pm this Sunday, May 20, for a guided meditation plus a project to engage the minds of young people, led by the resident teacher of Mahakankala Buddhist Center, Keli Vaughan. Access is via a family membership of $50 per month, which gives parents and kids a chance to participate in the General Program (Intro) meditation classes and the special kids group meeting.

Mahakankala’s new class series, Overcoming Our Own Anger, begins Wednesday, May 16, and continues each Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:30 pm to address how anger appears in many forms and disguises, including a feeling of stress or the form of depression. The class comes from the concept that from the slightest frustration to resentment and embittered rage, anger is an emotion we all need to understand and conquer if we are to enjoy and make the most out of our life. Participants will explore practical solutions to the problem of anger, deconstructing its actual causes and learning viable alternatives to the

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were all walking underwater, struggling to get back to the surface and catch our breath... as Jean Valjean says when he is released from prison, to ‘feel the wind’ to ‘breathe again.’

“For these resilient and extraordinary kids, coming together each week to prepare for their shows at the Lobero has been a situation of ‘life imitating art’. To watch them lift each other up in rehearsal, begin to heal the entire community with their glorious performance at the Kick Ash Bash, galvanize their efforts to support mudslide victims and raise over $65,000 at Teen Sing, and now to finish their journey in performances at the Lobero and at the Santa Barbara Bowl with Katy Perry, theirs is the story of perseverance and love. They are ‘the world beyond the barricade, the music of a people who are climbing to the light. They are the face of God’.”

Another Janet Adderley discovery is 11-yearold Maile Kai Merrick, who performs as Eponine in her SBYET debut Saturday during the 1 pm show

A number of Adderley students joined Katy Perry (seen here with SBYET student Isabella Ochoa) at the Kick Ash Bash in Summerland this spring

••• The Adderley School’s Santa Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre production of Les Misérables will be on stage Saturday, May 19, at 1 and 5 pm, and again on Sunday, May 20, at 2 and 6 pm. Later on Saturday (sometime after 8 pm), the cast will join Katy Perry on stage at the Bowl. Tickets can be ordered via lobero.org online or by calling the Lobero box office at (805) 963-0761 or (888) 456-2376.

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“By Wednesday, January 10, we discovered that two of our students (Lauren Cantin and Julia Riskin) had lost parents in the mudslides and Lauren’s brother was still missing. It is very hard to put my feelings into words, but for a while it felt like we

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Lily (Buckley) Harbin and Jeremy Harbin welcome Otilia Marie to the world

For those keeping track, little Otilia Marie Harbin came into this world at approximately 11:30 am on Cinco de Mayo (May 5), weighing in at 7 lbs., 5 oz., and measuring all of 20’’. Otilia is the daughter of Lily (Buckley) Harbin and Jeremy Harbin, who live in Silver Lake in the Los Angeles area. Jeremy is with the Intelligentsia Coffee Company and Lily works for the American Film Institute (AFI) there.

Bonnie Bonsai

Famed western Bonsai master Ernie Witham sent us the following: The Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara

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will hold its annual show, sale, and demonstrations Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 La Cumbre Road at the corner of Foothill Road. Admission is free and open to all who may be interested. Saturday hours are 11 am to 4 pm; Sunday at noon to 4 pm.

There will be a professional show of club members’ trees in a variety of styles. There will also be a sales area for trees, pots, tools, and other related bonsai items, as well as a silent auction for special items. Bonsai demonstrations will be held on both days at 1 pm. Club members will be available to answer questions on the art of bonsai and there will be a free bonsai problem clinic. Attendees are welcome to bring in trees for advice.

Since its origin in 1971, the Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara has been dedicated to the education of its members and the general public in the art and culture of bonsai. An informal group ranging from novice to advanced, the club invites all who are interested to join. The club invites nationally known guest speakers and demonstrators, and draws on the knowledge of its members for the monthly evening meetings.

Advanced classes with top instructors from around California are scheduled eight times a year. Open workshops for all members are also scheduled.

The club holds its meetings on the second Tuesday of each month, except December and August.

The meetings begin at 7 pm at the Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave., Room 7. For further information, please contact club president Joe Olson at joeyuc caseed@verizon.net •MJ 17 – 24 May 2018

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Cleanliness is Next to Buddha-ness

“A

re you chewing gum?!”

Pat asked.

“Hai!” I said, using one of the many (three) Japanese words I knew.

We were standing next to The Great Buddha of Kamakura “Daibutsu”, the largest outdoor Buddha in Japan. Built in 1252, the 44-foot-tall, 121-ton seated Buddha draws more tourists than the world’s largest ball of saved wire ties in Cornhole, Iowa.

Daibutsu wasn’t always outdoors.

The hall which housed him was blown away by strong winds a couple times in the 1300s, a bad century for winds, apparently. Now he sits outside and the wind hasn’t blown since (I may have misread that last part).

“Why?” “Why did they build such a big Buddha, you mean?”

“No.” “Oh. Why are there hundreds of people walking through my award-winning photograph, you mean?”

“No.”

“Oh. Why am I not in line to go inside the Great Buddha with a bunch of wide-eyed kids, you mean?”

“No. I mean why are you still chewing that gum. It’s been hours.”

“Because there are no outdoor trash cans in Japan, and I figure if I patooey-ed it into the cherry blossom trees, they’d take away my Japan Rail Pass.”

We knew trash was going to be a problem when we first got to our exchange home and there was a 26-page set of instructions titled “How to Sort and Dispose Recyclable Items and Garbage – Revised Version Standing for 2015.” Seriously!

The trash system in Japan is amazingly complex. They collect trash five days a week, but only certain things on each day. There are collapsible green bins in each neighborhood.

Someone opens them in the morning and you put out your food/beverage cans and bottles (if it’s Tuesday), or your “yard waste” if it’s the alternate Wednesday. If you put something in the bin that’s for Thursday, they take

it out, set it beside the bin, collapse the bin, and you have to take it back home.

We put out the previous visitor’s wine bottles, as they missed their window of recylatunity, but we put them in a plastic bag. A no-no. They were sitting beside the bin when we got home from our day exploring.

Not only do some items have to be bagged, but some have special bags. For instance, combustible waste (described on page 3) must be put into a “pay bag.” It says: “Any waste which is not put into a pay bag cannot be accepted in all fairness.” Unsorted waste is affixed with a rejection sticker. That’s right. They can reject your trash. But I am sure they bow quietly in your general direction as they are doing it. The Japanese are some of the politest and most respectful people I have ever met.

Not only do items have to be

bagged, some have special bags So, unfortunately, I had placed a piece of gum in my mouth much earlier in the day. And, because there are no public trash receptacles anywhere, I now either had to chew it to death or

swallow it and hope it didn’t “cause a dam” in my digestive tract.

I took several dozen photos of the Great Buddha and we headed off for our next destination, Hasedera Temple, which houses a 30-foot-tall, 11-headed wooden statue of Kannon, carved in 721 A.D. in Nara.

There were two Kannons carved from the same tree. The one from the top of the tree was cast into the sea with a prayer that it would reappear as the Goddess of Barnacles (oops, misread that also). It reappeared near Kamakura in 736 A.D. with the purpose of saving people.

Kannon is commonly called the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, but actually it is neither male nor female, nor a Buddha – yet. Kannon is a future Buddha. I’m not sure how long you have to wait for enlightenment in Kamakura, but 1,400 years seems like quite a stretch.

“Are you hungry?” Pat asked.

“Well, I just swallowed a piece of American Trident that had been in my suitcase since 2016 A.D., but I could eat.”

There is a nice restaurant at Hasedera, right near Kannon-do Hall, that looks out on the tops of a bamboo forest. Pat ordered a noodle dish and green matcha tea.

“Make sure you finish it,” I suggested. “I think we missed the day for recycling doggie bags.”

•MJ

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painful habit of mind. As always, each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. The classes are geared toward all levels of experience, including beginners, and drop-ins are okay at $10 per.

Mahakankala Buddhist Center is located at 508 Brinkerhoff Ave. in Santa Barbara. Call 563-6000 or visit www.meditationinsantabarbara.org.

Sangha-led Seminars

While Santa Barbara Bodhi Path resident teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips is away leading the ambitious Awakened World Global Pilgrimage from May 11 to June 11 (in which the entourage will visit seven spiritual sites across the Middle East and adjoining continents), members of the Buddhist sangha will be leading the programs for the next several weeks, which are often even more meaningful experiences for the community.

Taking Refuge is the subject for a Panel Discussion on Thursday, May 17, where members will be sharing their daily practice experience in an informal question-and-answer format, with a focus on deepening trust in Buddha, Dharma, and sangha, from 7 to 9 pm.

On May 20 and 22, Book Club discussions on The Path to Awakening by Shamar Rinpoche take place at the center, where members study, talk about, and put into practice the clearly laid-out mind training instructions.

Next Thursday, May 24, following the group meditation and tea break, there’s a video viewing of a teaching by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche (in English) from a course at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (KIBI) in 2012. Kunzig Shamar (1952-2014) was the 14th Shamarpa, or Red Hat Lama of Tibet.

Bodhi Path Santa Barbara is located at 102 West Mission St. Call 284-2704 or visit www.bodhipath.org/sb.

Aids to Abundance

Steven Kubes, a certified trainer in Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles,” offers a “Find Your Turning Point Principals to an Abundant Life” masterclass at Maravilla Valencia

Room next Thursday, May 24. The “Re-Ignite Your Passion” session aims to help participants discover how to find your best self, your authentic self, and life purpose. Using Canfield’s material, Kubes will offer methods to get more clarity and focus that can improve relationships and creativity as well as productivity. The key is to take 100 percent responsibility for one’s health-fitness and life, finding and maintaining balance with and between the body, spirit, and mind to achieve clarity and true purpose and more happiness and joy. The 6 to 9 pm workshop at 5486 Calle Real costs $25. Visit https://www.eventbrite. com/e/re-ignite-your-passion-tick ets-45482275711.

Happenings at the Healing Hub

Dale Halaway, the Las Vegas-based personal transformation coach and author who is well into his second full year leading seminars in Santa Barbara, is taking an almost sixmonth hiatus before returning for the next installment in the ongoing Sage Teachings That Inspire series slated for September 21-23 at the Healing Hub. “Being Called to Change,” based on his just-published first book of the same name, represents the culmination of much of his work over the decades, representing a deep journey to let go of all that no longer serves us, and growing into our full potential by understanding the nature of change, including recognizing when it is “knocking,” what it is offering, and how to embrace it effectively with minimal stress. The seminar lays the groundwork for making massive changes that stick, ones that move toward fully embodying our souls code – our true purpose in life.

In the interim, however, he’s coming to town for his much more in-depth Coaching School For Family & Friends, taking place July 25-30.

The program is for those who have attended at least one previous seminar with Halaway and are ready to take transformation to a new level by delving deeply into the TransCovery Process, Halaway’s self-actualization offering that provides the structure to access, correctly identify and release the energy of negative thoughts, feel-

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As part of the ongoing programs, the Thomsons and The Healing Hub have also scheduled other events, including Ragan teaming with her mom, Dr. Nancy O’Reilly, to host another “Awaken & Empower the Feminine” Networth Gathering on June 7, where women are invited to learn how to and experience awakening leading with the feminine. Tickets for the 6 to 9 pm gathering are $20. The Hub is located at 121 S. Hope Avenue, D111B. Call 699-5308 or visit https://healing hubsantabarbara.com.

Deity on the Dance Floor

NECTAR, the Cybil Gilbertsoncurated live, local professional artist showcase featuring original dance, theater, performance art, music, film, and visual art, highlights a relevant social theme for each of its once quarterly concerts, and donates some of its proceeds to local nonprofits that are connected to the subject. The next NECTAR, slated for 7 pm Saturday, May 19, at Yoga Soup, serves as a fundraiser for NECTAR’s own rebirth in the Santa Barbara community, possibly resuming regular performances as the series approaches its 10th anniversary next October. Gilbertson has taken on the theme of “God.” Who knows where that will lead? But NECTAR’s events are usually somewhat spiritually awakening, even when the subject is more mundane.

Admission is $15.

Ongoing Opportunities

Yoga Soup hosts its next 432hz Sound Healing with Shane Thunder, who uses alchemical gemstone and Tibetan singing bowls, chimes, drums, aromatherapy, and guided meditation to instill a deeply meditative and rebalanced state, at 7:30 pm on Friday, May 18. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of. Details at www.yogasoup.com..... Santa Barbara Cuddle Connection, which gets together every fourth Saturday of the month, meets at Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, 516 N. Quarantina Street, from 7 to 10 pm on May 19. As always, the evening starts with an icebreaker and the creation of a safety container with exercises and demonstrations to develop trust in the area of platonic touch before the last half of the evening lets participants put the skills into use. (It’s perfectly okay to just observe too.) Admission is $20. Info at www. meetup.com/Cuddle-and-ConnectionSanta-Barbara.... Self Enquiry Life Fellowship brings His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda to Unity of Santa Barbara on Saturday night for an evening of guided meditation and more.

The 6 to 9 pm event includes discourse on Patañjali Yogasutra, a guided meditation with the Swami, authentic Yogasutra teachings, pranayama breathwork, mantra chanting, devotional singing, and a blessing line (darshan). Free love donations accepted. Call (909) 5436003 or visit www.meetup.com/hansavedas..... SKY Breathing Meditation next weekend training takes place May 18-20, also at Unity. The weekend offers a deep dive into the process that utilizes the innate ability of the breath to trigger an automatic quieting of the mind, and includes specific light physical stretches, interactive processes, and other elements that will help experience and integrate the benefits of meditation into every aspect of life. Call 815-9700or visit www.eventbrite.com/e/sky-breathingmeditation-program-may-18-20-2018tickets-45150127246.... Jim Dreaver’s “Awaken Now” gathering, which uses the “Only now is real…” mantra to free ourselves from the “story” inside our heads and includes Q&A and discussion, takes place 7 pm, Monday, May 21, at a private home on Verde Vista Drive.

Free admission, donations accepted.

Call 563-4904 or (310) 916-4037 or visit www.jimdreaver.com.

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Notice Inviting Bids ARROYO BURRO OPEN SPACE RESTORATION PROJECT – CIVIL CONTRACT Bid No. 3911 1.

2.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Arroyo Burro Open Space Restoration Project - Civil Contract (“Project”), by or before Tuesday June 5, 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.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located within the Arroyo Burro Open Space Park, and is described as follows: The project work includes all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to complete the civil construction work. The scope of work generally includes mobilization, bonds, insurance, implementation of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), clearing and grubbing, dewatering, demolition of on-site features, creek channel excavation, fine grading and compaction, engineered fill placement, construction of rock slope protection, off haul of excavated material salvaging and placement of willow stakes as shown in the Plans. Permanent erosion control, irrigation installation, and planting will be completed by others.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: July 30 – October 15, 2018.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $1,500,000

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A 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.

5.

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.

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 performance and payment bond 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.

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

11.

Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ site visit will be held on Wednesday May 30, 2018 at 8:00 a.m., at the following location: the Arroyo Burro Open Space, located at the end of Alan road, Santa Barbara, California for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ site visit is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference may be disqualified from bidding.

12.

Retention.

12.1 Percentage. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is 5 %.

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Date: ________________

William Hornung General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

Vaccaro, 1014 Via Regina, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 24, 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

2) May 23, 2018

Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2018-0001254. Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Emily’s House Cleaning, 5554 Lafayette St., Ventura, CA 93003. Jorge J Guerrero, 5554 Lafayette St., Ventura, CA 93003. Maria Peralta, 5554 Lafayette St., Ventura,

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CA 93003. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 30, 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 Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2018-0001309. Published

May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Guido D’Arezzo Center for Creative Expression, 351 Rosemead St., Santa Barbara, CA 93110. T.J. Natale, 351 Rosemead St., Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa

Movies are a fad. Audiences want to see live actors on a stage. – Charlie Chaplin

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5655 DUE DATE & TIME: June 8, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. City Hall Lighting Retrofit Scope of Work to include bonds, insurance, labor, materials, equipment, supervision and appurtenances necessary to perform lighting retrofit at City Hall in Santa Barbara.

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on May 25, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at City Hall, located at 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasin g.asp. The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-10 Electrical Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

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Notice Inviting Bids ARROYO BURRO OPEN SPACE RESTORATION PROJECT – LANDSCAPE CONTRACT Bid No. 3912 1.

2.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Arroyo Burro Open Space Restoration Project - Landscape Contract (“Project”), by or before Tuesday June 5, 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.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located within the Arroyo Burro Open Space Park, and is described as follows: The project work includes all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to complete the civil construction work. The scope of work generally includes mobilization, bonds, insurance, implementation of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), Irrigation installation, container planting, erosion control blanket and wattle installation, placement of willow stakes, and a bid alternate of two tears of project site maintenance and monitoring. Site demolition and grading will be completed by others.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: October 1 – December 15, 2018.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $450,000 (base contract or $500,000 if including maintenance)

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A or C27.

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.

5.

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.

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 performance and payment bond 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 onehalf of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10.

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

11.

Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ site visit will be held on Wednesday May 30, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: the Arroyo Burro Open Space, located at the end of Alan road, Santa Barbara, California for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ site visit is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference may be disqualified from bidding.

12.

Retention.

13.1 Substantial Complexity. The City Council or its designee has approved a finding under Public Contract Code section 7201 that this Project is substantially complex and therefore requires a higher retention amount than 5%.

By: ___________________________________

Barbara County on April 27, 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 Rachel N. Gann. FBN No. 2018-0001295. Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

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BID NO. 5626 DUE DATE & TIME: June 5, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. On-Call CCTV Contract The scope of work includes cleaning and inspecting approximately 2-3 miles of sanitary sewer mains per NASSCO PACP standards and bid specifications.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess either a current valid State of California Class A General Engineering OR C36 Plumbing OR C42 Sanitation System Contractor’s license. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. If the renewal options are exercised, new bonds shall be required.

Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. If the renewal options are exercised, new bonds shall be required.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

Published May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

2) May 23, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ITSWEB, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1-511, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Brian D. Skelton, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1-511, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 12,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:

_________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

Date: ________________

William Hornung General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0001135. Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Envi Express Delivery; Envio Motor Scooters; Evolution Motor Company; Evolution Solar Systems, 27 W. Anapamu #454, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Evolution Sustainable Industries Incorporated, 27 W. Anapamu #454, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

People go to the movies instead of moving. – Tennessee Williams

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 19, 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 Christine Potter. FBN No. 2018-0001226. Published

May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Inspiration Gallery of Fine Art, 1528 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Sharon Spear, 1371 Plaza Pacifica, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk

17 – 24 May 2018

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice Inviting Bids Bid No. 5616 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Wastewater Main Rehabilitation FY 2018 Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, June 7, 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.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 150 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $1,873,000.

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

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) 8846155.

5.

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.

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 performance and payment bond 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.

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

11.

Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at the following location: 630 Garden Street, Public Works Main Conference Room 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 shall be disqualified from bidding.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

Publication Dates: 1) May 9, 2018 2) May 16, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

17 – 24 May 2018

The purpose of this project is an interior renovation of the 760 square foot single story Marina 2 restrooms in the City of Santa Barbara Harbor including upgrades in the 379 sq. ft. men’s side and the 220 sq. ft. women’s side.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

is/are doing business as: Beeroretical Technologies, 513 Garden Street, STE N, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Zachary Lewis Rosen, 513 Garden Street, STE N, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 18, 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

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California Class B – General Building Contractor’s license. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned license at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000.

The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

William Hornung, General Services Manager

of Santa Barbara County on April 27, 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. 2018-0001298. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s)

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on June 4, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., at the Harbor Maintenance Shop located at 117C Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be accepted or considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting. Please RSVP via PlanetBids no later than close-of-business the day prior to the scheduled bid walk.

The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

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.

10.

DUE DATE & TIME: June 14, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M.

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A.

6.

BID NO. 5651

Marina 2 Men & Women’s Restroom Remodel

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project includes rehabilitation of 22,334 linear feet of damaged sanitary sewer main at 87 locations throughout the City. The damaged mains consist of 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch, 18-inch, 20-inch, and 21-inch diameter sewer main and will be rehabilitated utilizing traditional open trench excavation methods (point repairs, removal and replacement, and new lateral construction), trenchless repair methods (spot lining), cured-in-place pipe liner (CIPP), and ultra-violet light cured-in-place pipe liner (UV-CIPP), methods. Additional work to be completed includes reinstatement of sewer laterals; prerehabilitation and pre-repair sewer main cleaning; pre- and post-rehabilitation and repair closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections per the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) standards; replacement of existing sewer cleanouts with precast manholes; manhole rehabilitation and lining; manhole channel repair; restoration of site conditions to pre-construction conditions, including pavement, landscaping, retaining wall repair, or other repairs; traffic control as necessary to protect public safety; sewer bypassing as necessary to construct repairs; implementation of erosion and sedimentation control measures to meet City requirements for protection of water quality; and all necessary permits and utility coordination as necessary to perform the work. This Work includes and is not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, and traffic control. days

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:

file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2018-0001209. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: San Roque Pilates, 3419 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Tasha C. Holmstrom, 3939 Camellia Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was

filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 18, 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 Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0001210. Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018.

FICTITIOUS

• The Voice of the Village •

BUSINESS

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

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

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Our Town

Musician Johnny Irion live in Santa Ynez pre-album release gig

by Joanne A. Calitri

Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist.

Contact her at: BeatArtist8@aol.com

Here’s Johnny, with a Concert and New LP

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ne not to miss live is singer-songwriter, musician’s musician Johnny Irion, no stranger to his love of writing music and performing live. His bigger-than-Texas heart of gold is returning happily and with deep affection to our town, with a live concert at the Lobero Theatre on Tuesday, May 22, to celebrate the launch of his new album, Driving Friend, recorded in Santa Barbara between touring and recording with his band US Elevator in 2016-17.

A caveat from the LP is the song “Palm Springs”, about a day in his life while staying at his uncle Thomas Steinbeck’s home in Montecito.

Our phone interview this week: Q. Is the song “Palm Springs” a real story?

A. I wrote that song in Montecito.

I had a friend who invited me to go to Palm Springs and then disinvited me because his girlfriend could go, so I stayed in Montecito, and a flyer came to the door saying, “Get your diamonds, final sale at A.H. Gaspar Jewelers,” and I wrote the song. I liken it to Graham Parsons’ records where the lyrics leave one guessing: Is that a true story?

Where was your head and heart when you created the songs for Driving Friend?

I try to write all the time, nesting ideas. It’s the way I like to work, to write every day, so when there is time to record I have a plethora of songs.

It’s a constant push to have new material. The song “Salvage The Day”, my Beatles-esque White Album song I started writing at 8 am and finished at 4 pm. “Cabin Fever”, I wrote in the car one cold day in the Berkshires dreaming about a cozy lodge getaway.

“Will You Be Left Behind?” is a gospel sing-along song inspired by a line in the book Reasons To Believe: One Man’s Journey Among The Evangelicals

New LP Driving Friend by Johnny Irion [photo courtesy of the artist]

and the Faith He Left Behind, by western Massachusetts-based author John Marks.

What is your writing instrument?

I go back and forth between guitar and piano a lot, and sometimes I don’t even have an instrument and it will just be in my head, I put it in my phone and then pick up my instrument and surf for the key and chords. A perfect writing tool is the piano, and the guitar helps to simplify things. With the guitar, I can genre-fy it quickly. With the piano, I don’t get locked in.

What is the tone and key of the album’s music?

I have a lot of the acoustics tuned down a full step, and when they hit the tape, it gives a rich quality and amplifies the low end of the instrument. I dropped where my voice likes to sit a full step down. In my younger years, I constantly sang a little too high. When you’re in the studio, it makes sense to find the keys that work. There are a lot of D flats, Fs, and A major keys on the LP. How was it recorded, analog to digital?

We got this tape machine rolling that Alan lent us, a vintage 1,000-

THE firstHUMAN TUNE-UP

pound 24-track Studer A-80. We hit the tape and then Pro Tools, kind of the norm right now.

We used the same reel over and over, for both this LP and the US Elevator LP. It was more like a mix tape, it was cost-effective for us and kept it green by recycling it. Re-recording over the same tape gives it a low end, that warmth, and I’m falling in love with the way it sounds.

Recorded as one band or separate tracks?

We recorded all together as a band, and didn’t use headphones! I put a QSC monitor on the floor and we hit the tape.

Name the musicians, engineers, and producers on Driving Friend...

A shout out to A-list musicians: bassist Nate Modisette, drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and pianist/guitarist Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Pat Sansone on guitar (Wilco), James Raymond on keys (David Crosby’s son), singer Sarah Lee Guthrie, singer Nicki Bluhm (Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers), engineer and keys Brett Long, and Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips) on multiple instruments who also mixed the LP, and executive producer Alan Kozlowski.

Where does this new work fit into your songbook?

This is literally like a publisher saying, “You’ve got a studio, go in and publish your songs.” I go with my gut and my heart saying, “Do this” – it’s an exercise in recording from the gut.

The new LP is the most Americana record I’ve made based on the themes in it, like the song “Emily”. Santa Barbara has been amazing for me, I made US Elevator’s and this LP there.

I love the fact that these records were made there.

Tell us about your record label, co-op with Blackwing Pencils and Tuneanthropy...

Sarah Lee Guthrie [my wife] and I formed our own record label, Rte. 8. To promote and distribute Driving Friend, I collaborated with Blackwing Pencils, my great-uncle John Steinbeck’s pencil of choice. He’d sharpen 24 a day and use each one until it got down to the nub, writing The Grapes of Wrath longhand in a notebook. A portion of every album sold will benefit the Blackwing Foundation, which funds music and arts programs in public schools. My music awareness foundation is called Tuneanthropy. Email me your ideas!

What are the first three songs on your playlist at home?

I’m listening to Magic Sam the Chicago Blues player and don’t know why he’s not revered with “Lightnin’” Hopkins and Robert Johnson. I listen to Dvorak a lot; that’s where the melodies are. I write a song after listening to his stuff, the melodies that pop out of his melodies to me! And been obsessed with the song “Alone Again Naturally” by Gilbert O’Sullivan. Its a beautiful song, I like the delivery, chord progression and bridge a lot; it’s a very simple and beautifully recorded song. The melody is very close to the song “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” by Paul McCartney, same cadence and everything. You’d have to be obsessed with The Beatles like me to know that!

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

ORDINANCE NO. 5833

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5647 DUE DATE & TIME: June 12, 2018 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (AARF) Vehicle The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp. The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

Vendor shall follow the stricter of the City or Federal requirements.

Federally Funded Project. The majority of this project is funded under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Contractor(s) will be required to comply with specific federal contract provisions as listed herein and contained in the Bid Documents.

(1) NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION to ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE WATERFRONT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT NO. 23,564 WITH CONWAY VINEYARDS, INC. TO INCREASE THE PREMISES BY 610 SQUARE FEET AND THE BASE RENT TO $87,959.70 ANNUALLY, FOR THE LEASED SPACE AT 217-G STEARNS WHARF, COMMENCING UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ENABLING ORDINANCE The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 8, 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 obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

The Offeror’s or Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications” set forth herein.

The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows: Timetables Goals for minority participation for each trade: Goals for female participation in each trade:

(Seal)

19.7% 6.9%

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

These goals are applicable to all of the Contractor’s construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally assisted) performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, it shall apply the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed.

With regard to this second area, the Contractor also is subject to the goals for both Its federally involved and nonfederally involved construction.

The Contractor’s compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.3(a) and its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4.

Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within 10 working days of award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor; employer identification number of the subcontractor; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

1) As used in this notice and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is City of Santa Barbara, City of Goleta, County of Santa Barbara, State of California.

ORDINANCE NO. 5833 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced May 1, 2018, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on May 8, 2018, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

(2) CIVIL RIGHTS – TITLE VI ASSURANCE The CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

(3) DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) A DBE Goal of 2% has been established for this contract.

The Owner’s award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR §26.53.

The successful Bidder or Offeror must provide written confirmation of participation from each of the DBE firms the Bidder or Offeror lists in its commitment within five days after bid opening.

1) The names and addresses of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms that will participate in the contract; 2) A description of the work that each DBE firm will perform; 3) The dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm listed under (1) 4) Written statement from Bidder or Offeror that attests their commitment to use the DBE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner’s project goal; and 5) If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the advertised project DBE goal, evidence of good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49 CFR part 26.

(4) FEDERAL PROVISIONS The following provisions are incorporated herein by reference with the same force and effect as if given in full text: 1) Buy American Preference (Reference: 49 USC § 50101) 2) Trade Restriction Certification (Reference: 49 USC § 50104; 49 CFR part 30) 3) Davis Bacon Act (Reference: 2 CFR § 200, Appendix II(D); 29 CFR Part 5) 4) Debarment and Suspension (Reference: 2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C); 2 CFR part 1200; and DOT Order 4200.5 ) 5) Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees (Reference: 31 USC § 1352 – Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment; 2 CFR part 200, Appendix II(J); and 49 CFR part 20, Appendix A) 6) Procurement of Recovered Materials (Reference: 2 CFR § 200.322; 40 CFR part 247; and Solid Waste Disposal Act) 7) Government-wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace (Reference: 28 CFR 83.635) 8) Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (41 CFR Part 60-1.8) 9) Veteran’s Preference (49 USC Section 47112(c)) 10) Distracted Driving (Texting when Driving) (Executive Order 13513/ DOT Order 3902.10) (See Federal Provisions of the Contract Bid Documents for further details.)

Successful Bidder/Contractor will be required to insert applicable federal contract provisions in all subcontracts, and shall be responsible for compliance by subcontractor(s). _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: May 16, 2018 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

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• The Voice of the Village •

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on May 9, 2018.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on May 9, 2018.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published May 16, 2018 Montecito Journal

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.

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

FRIDAY, MAY 18 Sly-ly Soulful – Shades of San Francisco soul groups such as Sly & the Family Stone shimmer throughout sets by the septet Con Brio, which, not coincidentally, also hails from the Bay Area and whose members come together from diverse backgrounds but share a love for vibrant funk and psychedelic soul. Energetic frontman Ziek McCarter – he of the swiveling hips, splits, and back flips that have earned him comparisons to young Michael Jackson and James Brown – formed the band as an upbeat alternative to anger after his Army veteran father was killed by police.

Now, Con Brio aims to spread music that shakes away the daily grind and dares listeners to become dreaming dancers, even if only for the duration of a song. Tonight’s show at SOhO also serves as a preview for their al fresco set at the upcoming 30th anniversary Live Oak Music Festival in mid-June. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $20 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com SATURDAY, MAY 19 Modest-ly Successful – As others have noted, the indie-rock band Modest Mouse were one of the most surprising commercial success stories of the new millennium, emerging from the Pacific Northwest (specifically Issaquah, Washington) with a name drawn from an obscure book by Virginia Woolf and music and lyrics that could be elliptical and cryptic. Still, it took nearly a decade to complete the breakthrough from the shed next

door to the guitarist and vocalist Isaac Brock’s mother’s trailer to mainstream audiences with the platinum-selling Good News for People Who Love Bad News in 2004, which marked complete emergence from cult figures to rock stars. There have been some shifting lineups and personnel changes and other issues since then, resulting in only two more albums in the last 14 years – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (2007) and Strangers to Ourselves (2015), the latter receiving mixed reviews lamenting a lag in the lyrical department, but for its core fans, the Mouse still roars. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $38.50 to $48.50 INFO: 963-4408/www.thearlingtontheatre. com or www.axs.com Fiesta’s May Moment – Don’t look now, but we’re less than 11 weeks away from the start of Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days celebration. But with only five days for the official annual Fiesta, why wait to get the party started? The aptly named La Primavera serves as the official kickoff for the 2018 Fiesta season, and offers not only the unveiling of the official Fiesta poster design and pin, but your first chance to rub elbows with this year’s La Presidenta, Denise Sanford, and catch the fiery routines of the newly chosen Spirit and Junior Spirits of Fiesta. For this fundraiser, you’ll also dine and dance under the stars at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum while enjoying the sounds of Groupo de Danza Folklorica Quetzalcoatl.

Don’t forget your Spanish costume or Western wear! WHEN: 5 to 10 pm WHERE: 129 Castillo Street COST:

THURSDAY, MAY 17 Arturo’s Arty Approach – Pianist and composer Arturo O’ Farrill, the multiple Grammy Award-winning founder of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, leads his large ensemble back to UCSB’s Campbell Hall for the first time since its 2015 Santa Barbara debut. The son of jazz legend Chico O’Farrill, Arturol who brought his sensibility as Afro-Cuban jazz royalty to weekly performances at New York’s famed jazz club Birdland, leads a cross-cultural, cutting-edge 18-piece powerhouse outfit that interprets his unique fusion of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and jazz improvisation “spiced with hints of avant-garde”, as The New York Times has raved. Tonight’s program consists of plenty of new music, including excerpts from the “Cornel West Concert, Cuba: The Conversation Continues” and “Little Tiny Walls,” addressing the border situation. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25 to $40, students $10 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

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SATURDAY, MAY 19 California Gurl Gives Back – Santa Barbara-raised pop star Katy Perry may have left behind her original name, religious ties, and early affection for classical music (she once took private voice lessons at the Music Academy of the West) in favor of the bright lights and big city, but she has never abandoned her roots in our little berg. It’s been a full decade since she released her first album, One of the Boys, and eight since the follow-up Teenage Dream made her a superstar who has now sold the equivalent of more than 40 million albums. But even as her buzz continues to grow via her role as one of the judges on the American Idol reboot season, Perry continues to return home to Santa Barbara to help support recovery efforts from the Thomas Fire and Montecito mudslide/debris flow. Her surprise “appearance” at the Kick Ash Bash back in winter was a highlight of the star-studded celebration, and now she’s back again at the city’s most venerable venue, the outdoor amphitheater known as the Santa Barbara Bowl. Perry’s “Witness: Coming Home” benefit show – which reprises the massive tour that closed months ago with, we’re imagining, some local touches – raises money and dispenses gratitude to “the community, our neighbors [and] our heroes” who were impacted by the twin tragedies, with proceeds earmarked for the Santa Barbara Foundation, the 93108 Fund and The 805 UndocuFund, which all help in assisting members of the community in the Santa Barbara area through grants and various philanthropic efforts. Tickets, which were made available to locals only in person back in mid-March, have long since sold out, but given the consciousnessraising intention for the concert, this might be one of those nights where providence provides for those seeking a way into the show. Or maybe she’ll reprise Montecito country superstar Brad Paisley’s neat trick last weekend, following up his Saturday show at the Bowl with a surprise set on Sunday at SOhO. You never now. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $59.50 to $199.50 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com

$150 INFO: 962-8101 or www. oldspanishdays-fiesta.org/events/ event-view/la-primavera Betty’s Back – Actually, she never really left. Long time Santa Barbarabased pianist Betty Oberacker, now professor emeritus at UCSB, sticks around town most of the time she’s not out on the road engaging in an active performing, teaching, and chamber music coaching career. One of her favorite local gigs is with the Santa Barbara Music Club, the nonprofit chamber music organization that presents free concerts twice a month, now at more acoustically friendly First United Methodist Church. Oberacker is internationally acclaimed for her interpretations of both traditional and contemporary solo and chamber music repertoire and has toured throughout Europe, Israel, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and the U.S., including performances at Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, and Vienna Musikverein, among other revered venues. She has been artist-in-residence at 55 universities, conservatories, and music festivals worldwide, and many important composers have dedicated their new

Every director has at least 10 bad films in them. – Robert Rodriguez

pieces to her, though today’s concert features earlier works. Oberacker will perform two pieces by Mozart, including the Sonata in B-flat Major, K.333, one of his most beautiful and challenging keyboard works, and Adagio in A Minor, K. 511, in which the composer is no longer merely exposing a myriad of exquisite ideas but rather striving to display their underlying moods, before closing with Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83 (“Stalingrad”) with music that gives insight into the turbulence and extreme contrasts during the famed battle. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden) COST: free INFO: www. sbmusicclub.org TUESDAY, MAY 22 Get out the Volt – Through decades of both band and solo work, singer-songwriter Jay Farrar has meandered meaningfully through American melancholy. Beginning with pioneering alternative country and Uncle Tupelo the co-led with future Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy to his long-lasting own group, Son Volt, to a sporadic solo career, 17 – 24 May 2018

SATURDAY, MAY 19 Violin Fest – The Santa Barbara Symphony isn’t fiddling around with this month’s themed concert, the one that was supposed to close out the concert season before the Thomas Fire/Montecito mudslide caused the postponement till June of January’s pair of performances of John Corigliano’s Academy Award-winning score for The Red Violin featuring Canadian violinist Lara St. John as soloist. May’s date find acclaimed violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, one of the world’s top-selling classical instrumentalists who regularly performs as a guest soloist with the world’s top orchestras, joining with Santa Barbara Symphony’s own concertmaster Jessica Guideri for Vivaldi’s Double Violin Concerto as the concert’s arresting appetizer. Meyers – who performed as a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 11, recorded the first of her 35 albums at age 18 and was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant at age 23 – then sticks around for the concert’s centerpiece, Barber’s lyrical Violin Concerto, perhaps the most important American violin concerto ever composed. The performance closes with Rimsky-Korsakov’s magnificent romantic suite Scheherazade, which features Guideri’s solos as the voice of the title role in the composer’s most popular piece, a jam of colorful orchestration and brilliant rhythms. We’d say “no strings attached” but hope the opposite occurs, as the fiery works are challenges for both players and instruments. WHEN: 8 tonight, 3 pm tomorrow WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $29 & up INFO: 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

Farrar has forayed into the American heartland, both geographically and metaphysically, exploring with riveting detail the shades of past and present searching and suffering, sometimes staking claim to salvation. Between tours supporting Son Volt’s new searching album, Notes of Blue, Farrar is out on a mini-road trip as a duo with frequent collaborator Gary Hunt.

Their date at the Lobero opens with a fresh set from Johnny Irion, the sometimes Montecito-dwelling folkrocker whose Wassaic Way, his most recent album in the now erstwhile project with his wife, Sarah Lee Guthrie, was produced by Tweedy.

Apparently, his current rock venture with US Elevator is also not part of tonight’s gig, though it’s possible he’ll show up in any number of formats.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $25 & $30 ($105 patron tickets include priority seating and pre-concert private reception) INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com TUESDAY, MAY 22 Born Eyedentity – Singer Diana Purim comes by her penchant for combining Brazilian music with jazz

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and pop honestly, given that she grew up on the road with her pioneering parents, the Brazilian Jazz singer Flora Purim and percussionist Airto Moreira. The couple once called Santa Barbara home, so Purim is no stranger to SOhO and environs.

Purim’s own musical outfit is called Eyedentity, and it’s also a husbandand-wife affair, as she partners with Krishna Booker, himself the son of renowned jazz bassist, Walter Booker, and nephew of Wayne Shorter and godson of Herbie Hancock (Krishna was credited by Herbie for introducing him to hip hop and the idea for “Rock It”). Eyedentity favors its own unique Urban/Brazilian sound, combining their parents’ influences with trip hop.

Now, nearly 20 years after coming together, the duo is set to release its third album, Many Bodies, One Mind – which displays joyous, celebratory, and revolutionary themes via songs such as the cover of Airto’s “Tombo In 7/4” – with a show at SOhO. Airto himself, now 77, serves as special guest for the special concert. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $18 at door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com •MJ

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SUNDAY, MAY 20 Spano Speaks – The veteran theatrical and TV actor Joe Spano, a frequent visitor to Speaking of Stories, returns for another appearance to conclude the season as part of the Celebration of Stories event.

The theme this time is no theme at all, just three great stories designed to captivate and entertain. Faline England reads “The Lover of Horses” by Tess Gallagher and Megan Holaway takes on “The Haunting” by John Connally, before Spano closes out the season with “One Quarrel” by Ron Carlson.

Don’t forget to join the performers outside on the terrace for cookies and milk after the readings. WHEN: 2 pm today, 7:30 pm tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs in the mall COST: $28 general, $18 students and military INFO: 963-0408 or www.CenterStageTheater.org

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Montecito sponsors Margo and Robert Cohen-Feinberg with Mark Morris Dance Group dancers at the Granada reception (photo by Grace Kathryn Photography) Girls Rock “Sugar Beats” are all sisters: Faith Ortega, drummer; Niki Sandoval, guitar; Elena Ortega, clapper stick; Melody Ortega, rattle; with a new fan Roxanna Solakian (photo by Priscilla)

and Lynda Weinman, Kristi Newton, Charles Ward, Leslie Zemeckis, and Nohl Martin.

Get Your Phil CAMA – the Community Arts Music Association – is celebrating its century with 12 concerts featuring the world’s finest instrumentalists.

Highlights will include appearances by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, violinist extraordinaire Itzhak Perlman, the Russian National Orchestra, and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen in its International series at the Granada.

The eclectic program by our Eden by the Beach’s oldest arts organization was revealed after an afternoon musicale at Trinity Episcopal Church in partnership with the UCSB Department of Music and featured pianist Robert Koenig, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, and flutists Claudia Anderson and Jill Felber, conducted

by Angeleita Floyd.

CAMA has a rich and varied history with past performers including Isaac Stern, Marian Anderson, Igor Stravinsky, Vladimir Horowitz, Pablo Casals, Paul Robeson, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Jascha Heifetz, Artur Schnabel, and Leonard Bernstein, to name just a few.

And under its Masterseries umbrella, performed at the Lobero, the program will include acclaimed pianist Richard Goode, the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, violinist Augustin Hadelich – his fourth CAMA performance in as many years – and cellist Mischa Maisky.

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On Their Mark...

UCSB Arts & Lectures debuted New York-based Mark Morris Dance Group’s colorful and energized Left Coast premiere of Sgt. Pepper at 50: Pepperland, which it had co-commissioned, at the Granada.

The highly entertaining show is a collaboration with composer-arrang-

er Ethan Iverson, who has taken six songs from the Beatles’ seminal 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album and turned them into classic works interpreted by the dancers, accompanied by a chamber ensemble of voice and instruments, with songs such as “Penny Lane”, “When I’m Sixty-Four”, “With a Little Help from My Friends”, and “A Day in the Life”.

Costume coordinator Stephanie Sleeper did a superb job with vivid outfits from the Carnaby Street era that wonderfully evoked the swinging ‘60s during the 90-minute show.

Stepping up State Street Ballet hosted its third annual showcase of contemporary choreography, Modern Masters, in the intimate setting of the New Vic. The highly entertaining show featured a diverse mix of dance movement featuring works by seven choreographers, including pieces by New York’s William Soleau, the new co-artistic director, Montreal’s Edgar Zendejas, Autumn Eckman from Tucson, and Nancy Coleman and Cecily Stewart, both of Santa Barbara.

The 90-minute performance featured world premieres, original works restaged for the company, and popular contemporary pieces.

Of particular note was Fold, which originally premiered in 2013, cho-

reographed by Atlanta’s Kassandra Newberry to music by film composer Hans Zimmer.

The theme centered around a poker game and the table it was played upon. It was a delightful end to the show.

All the World’s a Cage The party animals were out in force when Visit Santa Barbara held its annual general meeting and tourist celebration to recognize the local travel industry at Santa Barbara Zoo. The very in-tents occasion, with more than 200 guests, coincided with National Travel and Tourism Week, as well as California Tourist Month.

Kathy Janega-Dykes, president, said annual spending by travelers to the area totals more than $1.9 billion, supporting more than 13,000 jobs and generating in excess of $56 million in annual tax revenues.

“This year, we chose the theme Time to Shine, which is intended to celebrate how the south coast shines as a community,” said Janega-Dykes.

“Earlier this year, we were reminded of how extraordinarily generous, tight-knit, and resilient our community is – and the vital role of our hospitality industry.”

Keynote speaker was Alex Sheen, a four-time Ted talker and founder of Because I Said I Would, an internaDancers Kate Gonzales and Mauricio Vera in “Flirting”, choreographed by Kevin Jenkins (photo by Kathee Miller)

Flutists Claudia Anderson and Jill Felber at CAMA’s Masterseries (photo by David Bazemore)

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Movies are most people’s exposure to ideas about the future. – Gregory Benford

17 – 24 May 2018

Greg Hart, next 2nd District supervisor for Santa Barbara County; Roberto van Geenen, general manager of The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara; Karen Earp, general manager of Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara; Gwen Stauffer, CEO/executive director of Ganna Walska Lotusland; Carlos Lopes, managing director of Hotel Californian; Tom Patton, general manager of Ramada Santa Barbara; Cathy Murillo, mayor of Santa Barbara; Neil Poisson, general manager of Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort; Kathy JanegaDykes, president/CEO of Visit Santa Barbara; and Ryan Parker, general manager of Kimpton Canary Hotel (photo by Danielle Methmann/courtesy of Visit Santa Barbara)

Luke Swetland, president/CEO of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History; Katie Grassini, CEO of Grassini Family Vineyards; and Ryan Parker, general manager of Kimpton Canary Hotel (photo by Danielle Methmann/ courtesy of Visit Santa Barbara)

Charles Ward and Leigh Brecheen (photo by Shannon Jayne Photography)

ot-ees were Andrew Bossom, Leigh Brecheen, Victoria Firestone, Robert Fell, Justin and Amanda Klentner, Charles Ward, Jennifer Zacharias, Charlie Walker, Colin and Sharon Wallace, Teresa McWilliams, and Nancy Kogevinas.

Kathy Janega-Dykes, president/CEO of Visit Santa Barbara and Dean Noble, marketing director of the Santa Barbara Zoo (photo by Danielle Methmann/ courtesy of Visit Santa Barbara)

Changing of the Grau Ryan Grau is new film tsar

tional social movement and nonprofit dedicated to the betterment of humanity through promises made and kept.

Guests included mayor Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Luke Swetland, Gwen Stauffer, David Grossman, Dean Noble, Rich Block, Karen Earp, Skip Abed, Marge Cafarelli, Roger Aceves, and John Palminteri.

High Horse Santa Barbara Polo Club opened its 107th season with a bang when former patron Andy Busch and his wife, Kim, threw a bash for his new Folded Hills 15-acre vineyard in Santa Ynez.

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Andy, whose Grants Farm team used to be a regular feature at the Carpinteria club, bought the 600acre ranch some years back and has already won a number of awards from the prestigious Wine and Spirits magazine.

More than 200 guests turned out for the boffo fete, which also featured a highly competitive game between Farmers & Merchants Bank, with former club president Dan Walker, and Antelope, with patron Los Angeles developer Geoff Palmer, for the Folded Hills Pope Challenge Trophy, which Geoff narrowly won, 10-9.

Among the tony throng of div-

After 10 years as film commissioner for Santa Barbara, Geoff Alexander is moving on to pursue a career in real estate sales.

He is being replaced by Ryan Grau – whose title is director of film and special events – who grew up in Ventura and moved to our Eden by the Beach in 1995.

Grau has worked on small and large-scale productions for more than two decades and started a local company, Von Grau Productions.

He also worked for the Santa

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Barbara International Film Festival as venue manager for four years.

There’s No Place Like Rome Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry, who has just won a protracted lawsuit against a Los Angeles order of nuns to buy an estate in the rarefied Los Angeles enclave of Los Feliz, just met their boss.

Katy, looking decidedly demure with a pillbox hat and veil, and her English actor beau, Orlando Bloom, were attending a charity concert in Rome and spoke to Pope Francis.

“I’m here to speak on meditation,” she said on Instagram. “I’m with my momma, my darling (Orlando), and my manager, Steve. It’s a great day!

I’m so excited!”

The former Dos Pueblos High student was brought up by her devoutly Christian parents, Keith and Mary Hudson.

Mobile Home It will come as no surprise to readers of this illustrious organ that Prince Harry and his new wife, Meghan Markle, reportedly to be dubbed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are moving house.

The tony twosome will be staying at Kensington Palace, or the Aunt Heap as Harry’s father, Prince Charles, calls it because of all the royal relatives residing there, including Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and, in due course, Prince Andrew’s daughter, Princess Eugenie and her future husband Jack Brooksbank.

The newly married couple will be vacating two bedroom Nottingham Cottage, just a tiara’s toss from Prince William’s sprawling 20-room pad, the former home of Queen Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret, and moving to the 21-room apartment formerly resided in by Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, the 73-year-old grandson of King George V, and his family of three children.

Multi-million-dollar renovations are currently taking place with the expansive wing currently shrouded in tarpaulin.

I first revealed the move here in my column of July 6, 2017.

Sightings: Fashion magnate Leon Max at the Santa Barbara Polo Club...

Maria Shriver at the Sacred Space in Summerland...Actor Dennis Franz noshing at Tre Lune 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.

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• Main Course Salads •

Iceberg Lettuce Wedge, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10. roquefort or thousand island dressing

Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27. arugula, radicchio, endive, sautéed onion

Arugula, Radicchio & Endive, reggiano, balsamic vinaigrette 12.

Caesar Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.

Farm Greens, balsamic vinaigrette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.

Jimmy the Greek Salad, french feta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.

Giant Shrimp Cocktail (3 pcs) or Crabmeat Cocktail . . . . . . . 18.

Grilled Artichoke, choice of sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.

Burrata, tomatoes, arugula, le sorrelle’s evoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.

French Onion Soup Gratinée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.

Matzo Ball Soup or Today’s Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.

Lucky Chili, cheddar, onions, warm corn bread . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.

Fried Calamari, two sauces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.

Seafood Louie, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29. shrimp, crab, egg, romaine, tomato ,cucumber, avocado Cobb Salad, roquefort dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.

Chopped Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. arugula, radicchio, shrimp, prosciutto, beans, onions Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.

Old School Chinese Chicken Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.

Chilled Poached Salmon Salad of the day, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.

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Maine Lobster Roll, warm buttered D’Angelo roll . . . . . . . . . 29.

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Lucky’s French Fried Potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.

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Lucky’s Half & Half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.

Sautéed Spinach or Sugar Snap Peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.

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