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IT’S ALL GONE NOW! AFTER A TIMELY NUDGE ABOUT A WRECKED BOAT ROTTING ON THE BEACH IN MJ’S “JUST ASK J’AMY (BROWN)” COLUMN, 1ST DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DAS WILLIAMS WENT INTO OVERDRIVE, AS DID THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PARKS MAINTENANCE CREW AND SANTA BARBARA SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. IT TOOK LESS THAN A WEEK, AND HAMMONDS IS FLOTSAM FREE ONCE AGAIN. (STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 16)

The Magic of the Moody Sisters

Four sisters designed, built, and financed three dozen quirky “cottages,” mostly in Montecito; sixteen still stand, p. 26

Music Academy Lift-off

Piano-plus-percussion extravaganza at the Lobero launches 2019 Music Academy of the West’s summer season, p. 27

Skateboard Hall of Famer

In 1976, MUS alumna Edie Robertson became a world champion skateboarder; now, she’s been inducted into its Hall of Fame, p. 33

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5 Guest Editorial Bob Hazard examines how Montecito has outsourced its future planning to the county 6 Montecito Miscellany Jerome Lowenthal honored at MAW; Polo Club new head of security; book bash for Deborah Richards; AIDS Lifecycle Paradise Pit; Edie Robertson inducted in Skateboard Hall of Fame; UCSB Arts & Lectures launch party; Lotusland completes Japanese Garden; ETC’s Dancing Lessons; First Responders; Rent at Granada; Anda introduced at Rosewood Miramar; Rob Lowe wants to reboot West Wing; Oliver’s offers lunch; SBC Food Rescue; Sylvia Miles passes; sightings 8 Letters to the Editor A collection of communications from readers Rita Serotkin, Jean von Wittenburg, Dale Lowdermilk, Addison Thompson, Dan Seibert, and Leon “Lee” Juskalian 10 This Week in Montecito A list of local events happening in and around town Tide Chart 12 Village Beat State Farm Insurance agent Paul Cashman opens Montecito office; Montecito Sanitary District Essential Services Building update; lululemon to open seasonal pop-up; changes at The Monarch; corrections & omissions 14 Seen Around Town La Primavera at Carriage & Western Art Museum; Casa del Herrero Art Show and Garden Fair; Community Action Commission’s 14th annual Champions Dinner 16 Just Ask J’Amy Boat debris removed from Hammond’s Beach; Butch Arnoldi responds to reader question 20 Association Agenda July 4th Committee working hard; update on insurance renewal issues; Transportation Committee meeting news; upcoming MA meetings 26 Magical Montecito Calla Jones Corner delves into the history of the Moody sisters’ influence on Montecito 27 Music Academy of the West PercussionFest slated for July 22; this week’s Summer Festival events 28 Aging in High Heels Beverlye Hyman Fead profiles author Barbara Greenleaf, whose latest book is titled This Old Body 30 Legal Advertising 31 Brilliant Thoughts Ashleigh Brilliant ponders why one must go through rough waters to get to smooth sailing 44 Ernie’s World Ernie Witham explores the wonderful world of reality TV 45 On Entertainment The Alexander Project at Lobero; evening with John Kay of Steppenwolf; Chaucer’s book events 46 Calendar of Events Fiesta Ranchera; Circus Vargas returns to Earl Warren; Fruit Bats plays SOhO; Thunder From Down Under at Chumash; Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara concert; Odyssey at Alhecama; Momentum Dance Company’s season ends; Gin Blossoms in Ojai; Lucy Walsh at SOhO; Profs at the Pub 48 Real Estate Four attractive homes on the market near San Ysidro Ranch 49 Our Town Joanne Calitri attends local preschool graduations 50 Spirituality Matters Workshops at Unity; Alexis Slutzky’s Awakening Earth Series; Yoga Soup happenings; Summerland Center for the Arts events; Altered States conference; Unlock Your Greatness Meetup; Magic of Movement course 51 Open House Directory 52 Real Estate View Michael Phillips takes a look at the Montecito Heat Index, measuring buyer demand compared to this time last year 54 Classified Advertising Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 55 Local Business Directory

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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.

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This Week in and around Montecito

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(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JUNE 20

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Garden Storytime at Upper Manning Park Come out to play at Upper Manning Park! Library staff will lead outdoor storytime and crafts. Explore Ecology staff will provide hands-on environmental education lessons focusing on nature and nutrition. Enjoy the beautiful setting and play structure with friends, old and new. Get some fresh air and join in the Montecito Library’s Summer Reading Program. When: 10:30 am Where: Upper Manning Park off San Ysidro Road Info: 969-5063

Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. On today’s agenda: a new home and garage on El Bosque; an addition, loggia, and carport on Hot Springs; a new two-story home, guest house, cabana, and pool on Picacho; new pool and cabana on Glen Oaks; demo and new renovation on Winding Creek; and several other agenda items. When: 1 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu 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 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

Santa Barbara Debut of Disney’s Frozen Jr Just as the summer is here and the weather is heating up, Santa Barbara will be turned into a winter wonderland as local performance group ShowStoppers Musical Theatre brings Disney’s Frozen Jr here for the very first time. The much beloved play will have its local debut on the stage of La Colina Junior High School. When: 10 am and 7 pm Where: 4025 Foothill Road Tickets: $12 for adults and children under 13 are free Info: www.sbshowstoppers.com SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Bridging the Gap Between the Physical & Spiritual World Medium and spiritual guide, worldrenowned inspiration speaker, and author of five best-selling books, Dr. Fran Leigh will lead a night filled with spirituality, manifestations, and inspirational speaking at the Summerland Center for the Arts. When: 6 to 8:30 pm Where: 2346 Lillie Avenue Cost: $30 per person Info: www.summerlandcenterforthearts. com

Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy-five vendor stalls will overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including jewelry, furniture, housewares, clothing, books, toys, and much more. When: 8 am Where: 965 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 MONDAY, JUNE 24 Manifestation Mondays Join international medium, energy reader, and healer Vicki Emanuele at Summerland Center for the Arts for a morning of manifestation When: 9 am Where: 2346 Lillie Avenue Cost: $25 Info: www.summerlandcenterforthearts. org TUESDAY, JUNE 25 Reiki Share Reiki is a technique for directing universal life force energy (Ki, Chi or Prana) into the body for regeneration and stress reduction. It can speed recovery from illnesses, surgeries, stress, and emotional trauma. It originated in Japan in the early 1900s and has now become popular throughout the world. Whether you are new to or familiar with Reiki energy, this is a great way to explore its calming, revitalizing benefits. For Reiki practitioners, it is a wonderful opportunity to enhance your abilities. There is no charge for this group. When: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Where: Santa Barbara Unity Church, 227 East Arrellaga Street in the

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she got older, though, she got funnier, and she turned her adventures in aging into This Old Body, a collection of humorous personal essays, poems, and quick takes. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: events@chaucersbooks.com FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Mindfulness & Loving Kindness In this workshop, Dave Richo, Ph.D & MFT and Radhule Weininger, Ph.D will guide you through the exploration of the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and loving-kindness, utilizing them as keys to helping develop a spiritually conscious intimacy, a committed caring connection. Four Continuing Education Credits (CEU’s) are available for psychologists, registered nurses, MFTs and LCSWs - a $25 processing fee of CEU’s collected day of. Please make all checks payable to: Spiritual Competency Resource Center. Coffee and tea provided, please bring a bag lunch. When: 10 am to 3 pm Where: The Old Mission, Bonaventure Hall, 2201 Laguna Street Tuition: $80 per person (limit 60 people) Info: mindfulheartprograms@gmail.com Book Signing at Tecolote Willard Thompson will sign his novel, The Girl from the Lighthouse. Come out to support Montecito’s local bookstore and enjoy rosé and light hors d’oeuvres. When: 3 to 5 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 East Valley Road Info: 969-4977

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State Farm Montecito office manager Alexa Mendez, insurance agent Paul Cashman, and customer service reps Heather Howell and Armani Soforo have taken over Buzz Faull’s insurance office on Coast Village Road

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.

Paul Cashman Opens Montecito Office

ocal State Farm insurance agent Paul Cashman has expanded his business to Montecito, taking over Buzz Faull’s State Farm office on Coast Village Road. “I’m really looking forward to this new phase of my career,” Cashman told us last week. “Helping the community of Montecito gives me great satisfaction,” he said, adding that Faull had an office in Montecito for over 40 years before retiring in April. Cashman has been a State Farm agent in Santa Barbara for the last 37 years, currently running an office at 3433 State Street that consists of nine full time agents and serves roughly 4,000 families. The son of Jim Cashman, a State Farm agent for 38 years, Paul is consistently a top producer at the company, qualifying in the Top 50 agents out of 18,500 five times in the last five years. He’s helped over 30 families recover from total fire or flood losses as a State

Farm agent, giving him intimate knowledge about loss in Montecito. “I literally grew up in the insurance business; it’s second nature to me,” he said. Cashman has extensive community involvement, including serving as past president of the SB Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Riviera Association, Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance, past chair of the Santa Barbara Fire Safe Council, past chair of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors’ Affiliates Committee, and current participant in the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce government relations committee and current board member of the Santa Barbara Police Foundation. Cashman, along with his team, is in the process of getting to know 1,200 families who used to work with Faull, and hope to meet and get to know each and every one of them. “My goal is to meet with each client, and review their coverage, having conversations

that can uncover where there are gaps in coverage, and how they can shift their risk,” he said. In addition to taking over current clients, Cashman is writing new policies all the time, as State Farm is a major writer of small business insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, mortgages, and more, in addition to home and auto policies. “What some people don’t know is that State Farm is a bank, and also offers a wide range of loans and accounts. The only thing we don’t do is take cash at the office,” he said. “We cover a broad spectrum of hundreds of products.” Part of Cashman’s transition will also

be helping clients deal with non-renewals from other companies, which he says has created a void in the marketplace. “We are happy to take on those clients, if their home and its location qualifies,” he said. Insurance has been a significant topic of conversation in Montecito post-debris flow, and Cashman says he’s looking forward to being involved in those conversations as well as in the community at large. The State Farm office is located at 1236 Coast Village Circle, Suite D. For more information, call 969-5838.

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Seen Around Town

La Primavera

by Lynda Millner

Fiesta Junior Spirit Paloma Valenzuela, La Presidenta Barbara Carroll, and the Spirit Sophia Cordero at La Primavera

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ld Spanish Days 2019 got underway at the Carriage & Western Art Museum with the 95th annual La Primavera event. Historically, “In 1920 the La Primavera Association sought to perpetuate the history of Santa Barbara’s founding years through a spring festival and pageant. More than 300 locals played a part in the La Primavera masque, which traced local history during the Chumash, Spanish, Mexican eras with songs and dance. The spirit behind La Primavera was the impetus for Old Spanish Days Fiesta four years later.” The town was also looking for ways to bring more visitors here and to celebrate the new Lobero Theatre. The evening began with tiny tacos fresh off the grill and all the margaritas you could want, this followed by a Santa Maria style barbeque. I love a parade! So does La Presidenta Barbara Carroll. It all began when she became a flower girl and then continued to volunteer for many fiesta jobs. She chose what she loved best – the Fiesta poster is of a parade scene. Local artist Victor Sigismondi who has known Barbara

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since grade school did it. Welcoming was past El Presidente 2010 Michael Dominguez and Father Larry Gosselin, OFM and honorary director. Stephanie Petlow (La Segunda Vice Presidente) spoke. She’ll be the Presidenta in two years. It wouldn’t be a fiesta without a dance performance from the Spirit Sophia Cordero and the Junior Spirit Paloma Valenzuela, their first of the season. They both have been dancing since age two. Besides the proverbial silent auction, past El Presidente from 2013 Josiah Jenkins wielded the gavel for the live auction. One favorite item was the VIP Fiesta Party Pass to the

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JUST ASK J’AMY

S a n ta B a r b a r a Av i at i on

by J’Amy Brown

A 25-year resident of Montecito, J’Amy Brown served as Chair/Commissioner of the Montecito Planning Commission, Commissioner, County Historic Landmark Commission, President of the Montecito Association and 20-year Captain of the Middle Road Area Neighborhood Watch. She has written extensively about Montecito for the Montecito Journal, the Independent, Edhat and The News-Press. She says, when it comes to Montecito, she gamely accepts the mantle of “Know it All” because, in fact, she probably has seen or done it all. She wants your questions: Contact: j.amy.brown@att.net

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County Parks beach debris removal crew: (L to R) Johnny Favela, Parks Maintenance; Andrew Rex, Park Ranger; Steve Lowe, Park Ranger; Andrew Swanson, driving the “mule,” Park Ranger; Troy DeBiase, Park Ranger; Doug Norton, Park Ranger (photo by Billy Mann)

Q. That wrecked boat debris, anchored for months on Hammonds Beach, disappeared on Monday. Where did it go? A. After public “take note” shot across the bow, SB County First District Supervisor Das Williams grabbed the helm and swiftly found a crew to attack and defeat the Montecito beach marooned wreckage! Hammond’s Beach is once again ship-shape – safe and silky for bare-foot-in-the-sand

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summer enjoyment! Williams said as soon as he got drift of the washed-ashore vessel, he started making phone calls to various county departments asking what could be done. “I was expecting some bureaucratic response, but I got nothing like that. I found a willing crew and I got a can-do attitude from both the Sheriff Department and County Parks.” Williams explained a short delay was created because there were reports of two boats abandoned on two different beaches. “One way or another, no matter where the boats were, either the Sheriff or Parks Departments were going to get the job done. And, they did get it done – within a week,” Williams noted. Santa Barbara County Parks was first on deck, and it was their crew who successfully navigated the removal of the vessel debris. These guys know their ropes, as documented the on-scene photos submitted by Park’s crewmembers, Billy Mann and Andrew Rex. “I am happy to report as of 11 am, Monday, that all the boat debris, including the motor, have been removed from the Hammond’s Meadow beach. This was accomplished by the SB County Parks staff, under the supervision of Billy Mann, Park Operations supervisor for the South County. It

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Orion Weiss with honoree Jerome Lowenthal, Ursula Oppens, Elizabeth Roe, Micah McLaurin, and Evan Shinners (photo by Priscilla)

Arthur Gaudi, Virginia Castagnola-Hunter, honoree Jerome Lowenthal and his daughter Leora Lowenthal, Orion Weiss, Keegan Singh, Evan Shinners, Ursula Oppens, Micah McLaurin, and Leora Zeitlan (photo by Priscilla)

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held in the packed Hahn Hall with Lowenthal, a frequent judge in international piano competitions, playing with a heavenly host of the other accomplished keyboardists including Grammy-nominated Ursula Oppens; Gilmore Young Artist Award winner Micah McLaurin; Elizabeth Roe, who has performed worldwide; Evan Shinners, who has played at the White House; and Orion Weiss, with works by Liszt, Carter, Gershwin, Barber, Dohnanyi, Rachmaninoff, and Lutoslawski. During the three-course dinner for the record 325 guests at the gala, co-chaired by Michele Brustin, Stephanie Shuman, and board chair “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” – Steve Jobs

Warren Staley, Lowenthal appropriately played Claude Debussy’s 1905 work “Clair de Lune” on a white Steinway grand piano. Among the hoard of music lovers, who also gathered for cocktails outside Hahn Hall where an electronic Steinway Lang Lang grand piano, one of only 96 made, played were Jamie and Marcia Constance, Robert and Margo Feinberg, Palmer and Susan Jackson, Robert and Valerie Montgomery, Dana and Andrea Newquist, Jock and Ellen Pillsbury, Leslie RidleyTree, Anne Towbes, Mary Dorra, Maurice Singer, Kevin Marvin, Janet

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Association Agenda by Sharon Byrne, Executive Director, Montecito Association

Getting Ready For The Village Fourth – We Want YOU!

2 pm and pick yours up! If you would like to support the parade, we welcome your sponsorship! You can come into our office at 1469 East Valley Road any Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm and we’ll be happy to assist you. Or you can go to our website monteci toassociation.org/village-4th-parade. We’d be honored to have your support! It truly takes a Village to produce the Village 4th.

Insurance Non-Renewal Problem Update

e’re delighted to report that our July 4th Committee is busy making all the magic happen that’s required for a stellar Village 4th Parade and Country Fair. This is Montecito’s annual community-based and highly patriotic event, also known as “The Biggest Little Parade in the World.” We’ll have fabulous treats and a performance from American Idol star Jackson Gillies in Manning Park afterwards, and lots of family-friendly fun. This year’s grand marshal is John Venable. Please mark your calendars for July 4th 11:30 am.

The parade route is along San Ysidro Road from Schoolhouse Road to Manning Park. We’re having a FUN-Raiser for the Village 4th this Friday night at the beach! You can get tickets by calling our office at (805) 696-2026. Want to be in the parade? You can register your parade entry at our website at montecitoassociation.org/vil lage-4th-parade. We’ll be selling Village 4th t-shirts for $20, designed by Montecito local Christy Venable, in our office. Come by 1469 East Valley Road from 9 am to

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our insurance survey. Well over 200 of you let us know about not being renewed by your insurance company, struggles you’ve had on the open market, and premium increases. This data will be shared with Assemblymember Monique Limon and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who are working with this issue at the state level. We’re mapping out properties that were and weren’t renewed against the FEMA and Debris Flow maps to see if there are clear patterns we can provide to the commissioner. While Assemblymember Limon wants Commissioner Lara to come here to talk with us, we’d really like to see him mount a campaign with national insurance companies to come back into this market. Chief Hickman of MFPD, now retiring, pointed out to Chubb that when the Thomas Fire hit the Tea Fire burn scar, it stalled. We should be far safer from fire for at least the next 20 years, so insurers should be doubling-down in Montecito, rather than fleeing the market. We’ll keep you updated in this space as we move forward with this issue.

Parking Problem on East Valley

Thanks to everyone that came to our May 23 Transportation Committee meeting. One of the topics on the agenda is the “found” parking on 192 near the Upper Village. “Found” parking is when people begin to park on dirt or sidewalk areas that are neither really legal nor designated as parking areas. This creates a safety problem as people are parking up against a hydrant,

and forcing pedestrians off a dirt path and out into the open road. In our Transportation Committee meeting, CHP advised they have gone in to talk to businesses to discourage employees from parking there. Caltrans advised the problem has been referred to Traffic, which is run by Roger Barnes for Caltrans District 5. Caltrans also introduced us to a new feature on their website to report issues with their roads: the Customer Service Request at csr.dot.ca.gov. You can submit issues with 101 and its offramps, and also highway 192 – East Valley Road. Having tested it, I can tell you they do respond! We’re also working with the office of Supervisor Williams to have Montecito removed from Waze and other app routing to reduce traffic burdens in the area. This is a fairly new problem for Montecito, as driving apps are pretty young, but traffic will only increase as we near 101 construction for Montecito.

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS: BID NO. 3968 SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT TERMINAL APRON IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 1.

Notice is hereby given that bids for Bid No. 3968 shall be received to furnish and deliver all services and materials for the Santa Barbara Airport Terminal Apron Improvements Project per the attached terms, conditions and specifications. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a bid. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal. Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids. Bids will be received until 3:00 P.M., Thursday, June 27, 2019. At this date and time all bids received will be electronically opened and posted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted. 2.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport Airline Terminal Apron, 500 James Fowler Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 and is described as follows: • Asphalt Concrete removal between the existing terminal apron Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement and the rental car parking lot, PCC pavement and reconstruction with Caltrans concrete pavement as detailed on the plans. • Removal and salvage/reinstallation of existing light poles in the rental car storage lot. • Replacement of the existing Jet Bridge No. 3 foundation and the installation of a new jet bridge foundation. • Removal of the existing pavement markings at terminal gates 1, 2, and 3 and the application of new pavement markings at the same gates. Note: Contractor is responsible for survey services –City to furnish CAD files. • Persons assigned to this project must successfully complete the Airport badging process for secured area badges. This includes successfully completing and passing all required training, criminal history records check (CHRC), and security threat assessment. Persons assigned to this project must either obtain an Airport badge, or be escorted by an individual with an Airport badge, at a ratio of no higher than one badged person to one non-badged person. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 35 working days after Notice to Proceed. 2.3 Estimate. The estimate for this Project is $189,000. 2.4 Bidders’ Conference. A MANDATORY bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: Santa Barbara Airport Administration, 601 Firestone Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification: A, General Engineering Contractor 3.2 DIR Registration. City will not 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.

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten (10) percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 5.1 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. 5.2 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. 5.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

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

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

Subcontractor List. Subcontractors shall be submitted through PlanetBids portal. Failure to do will result in rejection of your bid. Contractor to provide 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.

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

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Retention Percentage. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is five (5) percent.

By: _______________________________________

Date: ________________

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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)

all-volunteer community effort to install ring nets in the canyons of Montecito. The GeoBrugg debris control nets are intended to double the protective capacity of the existing undersized Montecito debris basins, and hopefully prevent a repeat of the 1/9 tragedy. Out of the 11 approved nets, only four ring nets have been installed – one each on the east and west forks of the Cold Spring Creek Canyon that flow into Montecito Creek. That creek cuts through Riven Rock, flows under the destroyed bridge at East Valley Road and Parra Grande Lane, past Casa Dorinda, down Olive Mill Road to Montecito Oaks, and beyond to the Four Seasons Biltmore and the Coral Casino, before dumping its contents into the Pacific Ocean. A third ring net has been installed about a mile above the San Ysidro Ranch in the San Ysidro Creek Canyon. A fourth ring net has been installed in the Buena Vista Creek Canyon. Two additional nets have been constructed and delivered but cannot be installed due to a lack of adequate funding. Private community donations of $4.2 million have fallen some $900,000 short of the $5.1 million needed to complete the installation of the first six nets. There is little chance that the funding shortfall can be augmented before the start of the next rainy season.

Net Permitting Restrictions Back in December, the all-volunteer Partnership for Resilient Communities was granted one-year, fast-track emergency permits from the county for 11 ring nets on Cold Spring, San Ysidro, and Buena Vista creeks. As a condition of approval, the permits include a requirement for a $1 million bond to cover monthly maintenance, removal of debris and removal of the nets themselves within one year. Under one-year permitting, the tragedy is that when the nets come down at the end of one year, the boulders and the debris flow threat remains. A 3-year or 5-year permitting exception is under request. What is missing is a 5-year coordinated strategic plan between the community and the county that addresses both ring nets and debris basins. The challenge for the county and this community is to find the ideal mix of flood mitigation measures to favorably impact new flood risk maps. The goal is to remove the maximum number of homes from the dreaded red zone. The stra-

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tegic plan needs to be driven by what is best for Montecito, rather than by different financial constraints on both the County and the Partnership for Resilient Communities. Both entities are currently working in separate planning and financial silos; debris basin and ring net decisions need to be coordinated.

Montecito Needs Protection

As far back as the 1960, the Army Corp of Engineers told the county repeatedly that there were too few catchments and that the ones in Montecito were far too small to stop enormous debris flows that the Santa Ynez Mountains were prone to produce. In January 1969, El Niño flooding sent boulders crashing through Montecito homes along Romero and San Ysidro Creek, destroying 70 residences. County Supervisor George Clyde and the manager of the flood control district at the time, Jim Stubchaer, lobbied Congress for additional debris basin funding. An oil spill off the Santa Barbara coast just weeks after the flooding changed the political climate, triggering opposition not just to more offshore drilling, but to any project viewed as threatening the “natural” environment. Plans for larger debris basins suddenly faced strong push-back. With little political will to pressure the Army Corps to build more basins, the main creeks threatening Montecito receded back into their oaken tranquility. Sadly, six months before the 1/9 tragedy, the County of Santa Barbara issued a debris basin report recommending the closure of two of its six Montecito debris basins to meet environmental demands to restore non-existent fish in traditionally dry creeks.

The Santa Monica Debris Basin

Heeding federal flood warnings in both 1963 and 1969, Carpinteria lobbied for federal funding from the USDA Soil Conservation Service (now the Natural Resources Conservation Service) to complete the massive Santa Monica basin (known as the “Crown Jewel” catch basin of Santa Barbara County) with its 208,000 cubic yards of debris flow protection. The value of the Santa Monica Basin and sound watershed planning was summarized by Tom Fayram, Deputy Public Works Director, County of Santa Barbara, when he noted, “While other watersheds saw tragic damage and loss of life, the Santa Monica facility carried the day. In past events, the City of Carpinteria was ravaged by the Santa Monica watershed but in January 2018, the City of Carpinteria was mostly unaffected.” With regard to the 1/9/18 tragedy, it is difficult to find fault with current Santa Barbara County flood officials. With no budget for creek maintenance, Tom Fayram, foresaw the need to clear the creeks and hastily recruited the Army Corps of Engineers to clean and clear local debris basins in the weeks between the Thomas Fire and the 1/9 flood disaster. The unprecedented storm ran out the clock, but damage would have been far worse without Fayram’s bold intervention.

The 2018-19 Rain Season

Montecito successfully survived six months of heavy rain. Seventeen storms deposited 32 inches of rain on our mountainside, resulting in only three mandatory evacuations. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Montecito homeowners have developed a feeling of overconfidence. New green growth, both within the community and on the fire-scarred mountain slopes overhanging our vulnerable village, has theoretically reduced the burn scar from the Thomas Fire and lessened the risk of future flows of rocks, mud, trees and boulders. Unfortunately, that same complacency is not shared by our insurance carriers. Reputedly, AIG, All State, Chubb and all the other insurance carriers are re-examining their appetite for issuing new policies in Montecito. One reason is the state regulators’ decision to force insurers to cover flood damage related to the Thomas Fire. Normally, such flood damage is excluded from homeowner policies, and there is some question of whether future claims, should they arise, would carry that same mandatory linkage to the Thomas Fire of 2017.

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The primary conduit for addressing community needs has been the Montecito Association, which has become much more active in educating the community on ring nets, insurance difficulties, and home values under the direction of Megan Orloff, President, and Sharon Byrne, Executive Director. The challenge now is to meet with county executives to see if there is a way to restructure the decision-making process in Montecito, perhaps through a new Community Service District model, to give Montecito leadership greater community planning control to play a more active role in structuring its future, including realistic joint-funding arrangements. This is a subject that will be addressed further next week. •MJ

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required a bit of improvisation and muscle, but was accomplished safely, and with the help of a timely low tide this morning. Our staff was pleased to be part of the solution,” reported Manning Park Ranger Doug Norton. While the heavy lifting was finished, Sheriff Department Lt. Butch Arnoldi, assigned to the Montecito area, said the Sheriff’s Department had not bailed on this marooned beach debris situation. In fact, he said he was in the midst of negotiating for public-private debris removal when he learned the wreckage had been extricated. “The Sheriff’s department ran out of vessel removal funds in April, after some big hauls off the beach in March. But some of this new debris

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landed on private property so I was looking into the feasibility of a public-private partnership for removal. I was even offering to carry the planklike hull debris off the private property myself if the property owner could make a trash bin available,” Arnoldi explained. However, with County Park making haste of the castaway debris, Arnoldi cleared the deck and refocused his vigor towards future beached vessel removal. Recognizing the ever-growing number of boats moored off Montecito’s Butterfly Beach and the possibility of more unwanted boats landings on our shore next winter, Arnoldi applied for a $25,000 State Parks vessel disposal grant dubbed

SAVE (Surrendered and Abandoned Vessel Exchange.) That grant, if approved, will allow not only for the removal of washedup boat debris but also will offer haul away options to owners of unwanted vessels. “We hope they will contact us while the boat is still in the water, not washed up on the shore, where it becomes an environmental and safety hazard. The grant will allow us to take an undesired boat to a land fill and get rid of it,” Arnoldi explained. Last week it seemed like the only hope to rid Montecito of beached debris would be prayer to Neptune. But then, over the sand, came a full county response, and Neptune’s work was done in a day! The county’s parks cavalry, arriving on their all-terrain “mule,” nimbly navigated the washed up boat junk right off the beach and onto a landfill-destine-dumpster, while the proactive Sheriff was marching forward to defeat our next beached rubble assault. For this swift boat solution, we pin our JAJ’s medal-of-distinction on all the responding county captains and

crew. An equally important laurel, however, goes to our anonymous local beachcomber, who launched this beach salvage success story by Just Asking J’Amy! Q. Lt Arnoldi, there used to be a mini-Sheriff substation at Montecito Community Hall. Can’t you reinstall that? A. SB County Sheriff Lt. Butch Arnoldi responds, “I am happy to report Santa Barbara County Sheriff is back in Montecito. A Mini Sheriff workplace, with telecommunications equipment and two desks, is now operational at Montecito Union School. Deputies will not staff the station full time, but they will be there periodically to file reports.” J’Amy responds, “This is great news; I am glad this Sheriff’s presence is back in our community, if only for filing reports! A Sheriff’s presence inside our community should add to the community’s safety and well-being. Just knowing the Sheriff is often in the vicinity should deter crime and calm nerves.” •MJ 20 – 27 June 2019

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Magical Montecito by Calla Jones Corner

Moody Sisters’ Cottages Go Modern

Ranney Draper in front of his newly remodeled Moody cottage on Periwinkle Lane, Montecito (photo by Calla Jones Corner)

The oldest Moody cottage came on the market in early April. The author immediately got two offers over the asking price of $1,300,000. (photo by Zia Partners)

nce upon a time there were four spinster sisters who built storybook cottages in a town better known for its mansions reflecting California’s Spanish heritage. This fairy tale is the story of the four Moody sisters who in the 1930s and 1940s, long before women were recognized in the fields of architecture, interior design, or finance, created more than three dozen pixie houses in Santa Barbara and Montecito. There are only sixteen left. Another chapter is being written to this sister tale as many of the Moody cottages have been and are being modernized to conform to contemporary tastes and owners’ needs. Before the real estate downturn in 2008, the cottages could fetch an added 20% in sale price just for their quirky charm. Now, recent sales reflect a market that prefers move-in condition from already remodeled, avoiding what is often a complicated permit process, involving disapproving neighbors and multiple hearings before the Planning Commission and Historical Society. The sisters, Brenda, Wilma, Harriet, and Mildred, were first noticed for their varied, mostly self-trained talents in 1930 when they opened an English tea house on Coast Village Road (it’s still there), modeled after the fanciful English cottage illustrations in the Grimm fairy tale books of their youth. Irregular patterned shakes mimicking thatch on a sharply peaked roof, windows made of tiny, leaded glass panes, wood floors, exposed rafters and beams and lots of nooks and crannies filled with antiques and tchotchkes of the day. Shelves filled with books on either side of a brick fireplace also contributed to the cozy structure. The tea room became celebrated far and wide for the home-

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made crumpets, muffins, cinnamon toast served with Devonshire Cream, homemade jam and English tea or coffee, lace napkins and, in winter, before a roaring fire: all for fifty cents. Celebrities like Charlie Chaplin, who often stayed at the nearby Montecito Inn, was a regular. Though none of the sisters had much formal training in their diverse early careers, they had taste, talent and gumption. Harriet, an un-licensed engineer with the city of Santa Barbara office, having become adept in drafting was the architect. Mildred, who had worked in an artist’s studio in L.A. and developed a talent for interior design, was the interior designer. Both Brenda and Wilma had jobs in banking, so they were the financial advisors. When the 1929 depression hit the Santa Barbara area, the sisters decided to close the tearoom and follow-up on the queries from people wanting a cottage just like the tearoom. With many Montecito estates being torn down as their owners lost their fortunes, the sisters attended the liquidation sales, buying up windows, odd beams, unusual doors, parquet and wide pine floors… “anything we could scrounge,” Mildred, the last of the sisters, said in an interview when she was 92. She died in 1996. At first, Mildred’s fanciful designs put off contractors who found them “structurally” incorrect. But D.H. McQuiddy, the general contractor of the tearoom, finally came on board, doing whatever Mildred wanted. Eventually, more than 36 Moody houses, all named after English flowers, would be built over two decades, with clusters of cottages on Periwinkle Lane and Rosemary Lane. Each tiny (built for one or two people) cottage

Minerva Nagel in front of her Moody cottage on Rosemary Lane. The original structure is on left, a decade’s old addition is on the right. The elevator she is planning to install will be in the back out of sight.

was unique, except for the glass jars filled with pins and needles that were imbedded into the hearths, and a pixie placed in the rafters to ward off mischievous fairies and bring good luck, following a British tradition. In Spring 2017, when retired Los Angeles English teacher Ranney Draper began looking for a weekend property, he focused on the Spanish revival homes on the market. “I did not know the history of the sisters,” he says, outside the fully and recently remodeled yellow and white trimmed Moody house on Periwinkle Lane he paid $2 million for last May. “I was looking for a historic home with character. When the realtor showed me the house and I researched the Moody sisters’ story, it added to the soul of the house, that it was designed and built by these pioneering women when that was not common. The size was perfect, the price was at the very top of my budget and the trees... the mature oaks on the property are my favorite aspects of the house as well as the scale of the rooms. I could tell it was a thoughtful and comprehensive renovation. I haven’t had to do a thing.” The fact that Draper’s neighbor,

McQuiddy’s daughter, Maureen Mason’s property was caught in the mud slide on January 9, leaving two and a half feet of mud and debris around the house, didn’t deter him from buying the house. “I was born in California and although future debris flow does worry me, we deal with threats of fire and earthquakes and droughts all year long.” When McQuiddy’s house burned to the ground from a lit cigarette in 1984, taking the life of his wife, he built a much larger more modern house to suit a growing family. Mason sometimes wishes she had a smaller, Moody cottage, now that she’s elderly. On the other side of Montecito, on Rosemary Lane, where there are six Moody cottages, Minerva Nagel talks about how her three-bedroom, three-bathroom home spoke to her and her husband Winston. “We saw the pool and the gorgeous perennial gardens and there was room in the back to install an elevator for Winston, who had polio as a child.” The cottage has gone through several renovations since it was built in

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Music Academy of the West

by Steven Libowitz

MAW Percussion’s Bang-Up Beginning MAW faculty member Michael Werner (photo by Yuen Lui Studio)

ichael Werner, who left college when he was appointed Principal Percussionist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, also played percussion with the Metropolitan Opera for 13 years before joining the Seattle Symphony as its principal in 2009. So the 15-year MAW veteran faculty member pronounced himself pretty thrilled that the academy will perform the West Coast premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s new opera Cold Mountain in early August. “She loves percussion and writes well for it,” Werner explained last Monday, just hours after the 2019 Summer Festival began. “The score has three percussionists and a lot of playing. That’s pretty rare for an opera. It’s going to be great.” But first there’s a lot of other classical percussion programming to be addressed, including this Tuesday’s first Festival Artists Series performance at the Lobero, when Werner and all five of this year’s percussion fellows – Christine Comer, Jake Darnell, Luca Esposito, Maddi Shake, and David Yangsoo Yoon – join faculty pianists Natasha Kislenko and Margaret McDonald for Victor Derevianko’s piano-plus-percussion reduction of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. “We’re filling out and covering all of the percussion that would be played by the full orchestra,” Werner said. “It’s a great piece and fun that all of us get to be on stage. And it’s sensitive in how quickly the dynamics shift 20 – 27 June 2019

and intimate because there are only two other people representing the full orchestra. It’s a great challenge and a wonderful way to start the season.” Actually, the public portion for the percussionists begins the previous evening, with Werner serving as one of the faculty members for the master class sampler on Monday night, when each of the fellows will play a small excerpt from the opera or orchestral repertoire on xylophone or bells. “It’s an example of what is needed to get from being a student to winning an audition to play in an orchestra, which is where most of the jobs are,” Werner explained. “It’s all about tone, sound and dynamic control because that’s the reality of what we do – those short tiny moments when the percussionist stands up and plays.” There will be far more room for showing off percussion’s expanse during the annual PercussionFest, slated for July 22, which will feature a co-commission by Dave Merrick for two marimbas and two vibraphones. The piece is so new that Werner hasn’t even heard it yet, but he promised the concert will also feature “a little bit of everything – a big drumming piece and some interesting works you don’t hear very often.” The latter includes Drew Worden’s 2014 “Escape: Sextet for Triangles,” which, as the title indicates, will feature all five fellows plus Werner wielding the three-sided metal ringers. “It’s fun to take an instrument that has been shelved as a bit of a gag since (Martin Short’s Ed Grimley

sketch on) Saturday Night Live and see how it can be surprisingly interesting and challenge the players,” Werner said.

This Week @ Music Academy of the West

Thursday, June 20: The remainder of the ongoing instrumental master classes get underway for the summer, with Clarinet, Trombone & Tuba, Violin and Trumpet debuted today (1 & 3:15 pm; Hahn, Weinman and Lehmann halls)... Tonight, Jerome Lowenthal love-fest to mark his 50th anniversary at MAW continues with the annual PianoFest, featuring an introductory performance by all eight 2019 Solo Piano fellows: Alexander Lee Agate, Salome Jordania, Clayton Stephenson, Stephanie Tang, Chelsea Wang, Arthur Wenxuan Wang, Elliot Wuu, and 20-year-old ‘18 returnee Johanna Elisabeth Bufler (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $35). Friday, June 21: Lowenthal himself leads his sole master class of the summer as his 2019 residency only lasts 10 days this year (1 pm; Hahn; sold out)... At 5 pm, MAW marks the first day of summer with a free tour of the stunningly beautiful Miraflores campus, just a hop, skip and jump from Butterfly Beach. Music Academy volunteer docents pick up the participants at the entrance to Hahn Hall… In keeping with the outdoor theme, tonight also offers the first of the season’s Picnic Concerts, the popular chamber music evenings that feature academy fellows performing programs of their choice. Music lovers can enjoy any of the myriad picnic areas on the Miraflores grounds prior to the concert, which has a special focus for tonight’s debut, via showcasing the 16 fellows participating in MAW’s String Quartet Seminar. The eight violinists, four violists and four cellist collectively will perform excerpts from Beethoven’s Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky”; Op. 74, “Harp”; and Op. 95, “Serioso”, plus Janacek’s No. 2, “Intimate Letters”; Mozart’s B-flat Major, K. 589; Bartok’s No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 17; Shostakovich’s No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73; and Ravel’s Quartet in F Major (7:30 pm; Hahn; $40). Saturday, June 22: While much of Santa Barbara celebrates the advent of summer via the annual Solstice Parade and celebration in Alameda Park, MAW marches to a different beat back on campus, as the Academy Festival Orchestra kicks off its calendar with a special first-week concert in the insanely intimate Hahn Hall, which seats only about 20 percent of the capacity at the Granada, the AFO’s home for the rest of its schedule. On the other hand, Hahn is also where the orchestral fellows rehearse, so they’ll

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be quite comfortable for an exciting program anchored by Beethoven’s Eroica symphony. The opening piece is also a new twist, as it features one of last year’s Concerto Competition winners, New Zealand pianist Sylvia Qianhui Jiang, serving as soloist for a full reading of Franck’s Symphonic Variations. As has been the tradition for the last decade, Larry Rachleff conducts (7:30 pm; Hahn; sold out). Monday, June 24: The season’s first master class sampler – created both to make the program available to those who aren’t free during weekdays and to showcase more than one instrument/faculty member in a single sitting – features trumpeter Charlie Geyer, vocal coach Nino Sanikidze, and percussionist Michael Werner [See above for an interview with Werner] (7:30 pm; Hahn; $10). Tuesday, June 25: The academy’s Festival Artists Series (MAFAS), consisting of chamber music featuring one-off ensembles of (mostly) faculty members and a few fellows, gets underway tonight with a widely varied program starting with Monteverdi’s Four Madrigals, with Julie Landsman horn, Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer trumpet, Mark H. Lawrence trombone, and Noah Alexander Roper trombone. Tuba fellow Colin Benton replaces Roper for MAW faculty member Ralph Sauer’s arrangement of Bach’s Contrapuncti 1, 4 & 9 for Brass Quartet before violinist Kathleen Winkler, cellist Alan Stepansky, and pianist Jonathan Feldman tackle Schumann’s Trio in D Minor, Op. 63. See above for details about the final piece, Symphonic Dances. A complimentary, festive reception with the artists follows each performance in the Lobero courtyard. (7:30 pm; Lobero Theatre; $46). •MJ

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AGING IN HIGH HEELS

by Beverlye Hyman Fead

Ms Fead moved from Beverly Hills to Malibu and then Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music exec Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren, and a dog named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is the author of I Can Do this; Living with Cancer, Nana, What’s Cancer and the blog www.aginginhighheels.com, and book Aging In High Heels. She has also produced a documentary: Stage Four, Living with Cancer.

A Woman of Our Times

o say that Barbara Greenleaf is accomplished is like saying Clark Gable was “cute.” Barbara, the author of the blog Parents of Grown Offspring (POGO) is a whirling dervish and if you don’t look quickly you will miss her. She is one very busy woman with all interesting things going on and as far as I can tell she has been this busy since the age of ten. At that tender age she wrote a letter to the editor of Wall Street Journal and much to her amazement, he wrote her back with some wonderful advice. She was hooked! Barbara was born in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York and lived there until she was seven when the whole family, mother, father, and sister Susan, moved to Hewlett. Her father was a builder and that started Barbara’s love of buildings and how they are laid out in a city. Her mother, a stay at home mom, loved to read and eat chocolates. Barbara happily shares

both traits! She went to high school in Hewlett and upon graduation entered Vassar. Her sister, Susan, went on to become a professional painter just as Barbara went on to become a professional writer. Barbara first wrote for The Book of

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Knowledge, a children’s encyclopedia, then for The New York Times in their book and education department. She also went on to become a contributing editor for McCall’s Magazine. She actually wrote for several publications and is the author of six books and about to come out with her seventh, but more about that later. She has loved writing all her life, but she has so much more up her sleeve. All of us who write know how isolating writing can be. She dreamed of putting on a suit and going to work and being with other people, So, after writing four books she went back to work. Growing up, she always had an entrepreneurial bent but not until she and her husband Jon (President of Western Region of Merrill Lynch) moved to California where she had a job waiting, did she return to work. The company was called Videostar Connections, putting together video conferences and doing PR. After a short time, she started two businesses of her own, Greenleaf Video Inc. and Strategic Communications, in both Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. She then sold one to a public company and split the other one into two. As a kid growing up, girls were not encouraged to go into business, but she loved it as much as writing, sometimes even more. She continued her education at Hunter School of Urban Planning to explore her love of buildings. Somewhere along the way the family started coming up from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara on weekends (we all know where that’s going) and pretty soon they admitted to themselves they had fallen in love. They moved full time to SB about twenty years ago. She became a consultant for Antioch University and did that for about two and a half years and then finally came on to the staff as Director of Institutional Advancement, where she was responsible for community

outreach, development, and alumni affairs. During this time, she saw in the Hadassah Magazine that they were having a Jewish Film Festival in San Francisco. She turned to her husband and said, “Santa Barbara needs one of those.” Of course, she started one, ran it for six years and is proud to say it is still going strong! She never had anything to do with film, let alone Jewish films, but once she gets an idea, she researches it and then goes ahead and does it. The thing I love about Barbara’s books is that she writes about where she is in her life. When she was working, she wrote a handbook for working moms. At that time she also wrote inspirational books for teenagers who weren’t so brilliant in school but maybe had acumen they knew nothing about. She wrote about how they could go about getting jobs and how to find out what their strong points were. To fill in her free time, as if she had any, she worked with the Dons Net Café at Santa Barbara High School and was on the board of More Mesa Preservation Coalition. Whew! Barbara, and Jon, by the way, now have two grown up married daughters and four wonderful grandchildren, which they dote on. And now this brings us to Barbara’s latest book, This Old Body, which will have its first book signing on Thursday, June 27, 7-9 pm at Chaucer’s Books. It will also be available at Tecolote Book Shop in the upper village and available on Amazon. I love the title, but as far as I can see it has nothing to do with Barbara! When I asked her age, she said with a smile, “I like to quote the humorist, Suzy Toronto, who says, ‘I wear a size beautiful and my age is fabulous!’” •MJ

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Notice Inviting Bids Coast Village Circle Pavement Rehabilitation Project Bid No. 5731 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Coast Village Circle Pavement Rehabilitation Project (“Project”), by or before July 11, 2019, 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 at Coast Village Circle in Santa Barbara, CA and is described as follows: Furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transport, traffic control, changeable message boards, and phasing necessary to repair City street by removing and replacing existing 4” depth full-width asphalt concrete (A.C.); removing and replacing 6” type 2 aggregate base; lowering and adjusting existing water valves and manholes to finish grade; applying traffic striping and markings to City street, perform traffic control and signing, notification and perform other related work as necessary to provide a complete project; all in accordance with the Standard Specifications, City Standard Details, Plans and these Special Provisions. All other items of work or details not mentioned above that are required by the plans, Standard Specifications or these Special Provisions, shall be performed, placed, constructed or installed including construction area signs and traffic control systems. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 45 working days from the effective date of Notice to Proceed. 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $838,000.

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

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Small Businesses. The City of Santa Barbara affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises and small businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. Bidders are advertised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal-aid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report DBE participation for all federal-aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federal-aid contract has a goal of 10% DBE/Small Business participation.

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 10 percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

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.

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.

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

10.

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.

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

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William Hornung, C.P.M, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) June 19, 2019

INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5761 DUE DATE & TIME: JULY 10, 2019 UNTIL 3:00P.M. REMOVAL, TRANSPORTATION & COMPOSTING OF BIOSOLIDS Scope of Work: The Contractor shall furnish all applicable land, permits, labor, materials, facilities, machinery, utilities, equipment, and all appurtenances as required or necessary to provide the transportation and composting of either Class B or Class Sub-B biosolids that includes removal, transportation, and composting for up to one hundred percent (100%) of the daily production of biosolids from the City’s El Estero Water Resources Center. Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason 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, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. LIVING WAGE Any service purchase order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

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who would choose Cream of Wheat over any kind of “granola,” and want their peanut butter “creamy” rather than “crunchy.” Yet others are not satisfied without food they can “get their teeth into.” And dieticians assure us that what our bodies, and particularly our bowels, have need of, is “roughage.” “Smooth” is also a word perhaps overused in comparing wines, and was a favorite in describing the flavor of tobacco smoke, when cigarette-makers were still allowed to advertise. Then there’s the confusing question of HAIR, a biological extrusion common to most mammals. With the human love of smoothness, one might expect baldness to be a preferred condition in our culture – whereas we know very well that the opposite is the case – with one glaring exception. Men’s shave-able faces are considered a prime target for smoothers, even though a new crop of hair begins to sprout soon after performance of the daily ritual of shaving the old one away. So in our society it is de rigueur for men’s faces to be bald, but lamentable for natural baldness to take over the top of the head. I once summarized this plight in an epigram, which applies to more than just heads and faces: “Why is so much hair wanted where it isn’t, and not wanted where it is?” What nobody – particularly their romantic partners – seems to want on men’s faces is scratchy STUBBLE. But long, soft, clean, well-groomed hair, particularly on cats, and other pet animals, unquestionably falls into the smooth category, which many people enjoy stroking as much as (or even more than) if it were clear, naked skin. I myself – after going through a period when I thought that shaving was a proof of manhood, and another period when I shaved because I needed employment, and people with beards were considered disreputable – have happily dispensed with razors, for most of my adult life – and have thus, you might say, remained bearded by default. Apart from having to pay a little more at the barbershop for a beard-trim, I have experienced no disadvantage through being bearded. Of course, I don’t know how many people may have avoided me because they prefer the smooth to the rough. •MJ

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his may or may not need explaining, because it seems so intuitively obvious – but there appears to be a universal preference for smoothness, as opposed to roughness. The first example which jumps to mind is SKIN. Nobody wants to have, see, or feel, a skin with pimples, warts, or any other kind of bumps. Then there are the surfaces on which we travel, whether on land or sea – or, for that matter, even in the air. Both physically and metaphorically, we generally prefer “smooth sailing.” I remember a long sea journey, which began by crossing the Atlantic from New York, then going through the Straits of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. There was a wonderful contrast between the turbulence of the ocean and the placidity of the waters once we had passed through the Straits. It inspired me to write a song, which I called, “Atlantic, No! Mediterranean Si!” On land, of course we all prefer smooth roads to bumpy ones. The Roman roads were famously straight – but not until the nineteenth century did roads begin to be relatively smooth, with the evolution of what Americans call “blacktop,” but which much of the rest of the world still knows as “McAdam,” after a Scottish engineer, John Loudon McAdam, who, about 1820, developed a new improved method of surfacing, and whose name is partly preserved in “Tarmac,” which was made with the addition of tar or asphalt. In many other areas of work and recreation, a smooth, level surface is essential. You couldn’t play billiards without it. You couldn’t ice-skate or play any kind of bowls. The very concept of fairness has come to be expressed in the idea of having “a level playing field.” And yet ironically, to bring about smoothness, what you need is roughness and friction. I am thinking of sandpaper, and all the files, rasps, and other tools used for that purpose, not only by carpenters and machinists, but also by dentists, manicurists, and cosmeticians. When it comes to food, however, the story’s a little different. To some people, the acme of gustatory delight is what is known as a “Smoothie.” They are probably the same folks who prefer their potatoes mashed, rather than baked in the very nutritious jackets,

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Garufis, Luke Swetland, Terry and Pam Valeski, Marilyn Horne, Leatrice Luria, George and Laurie Leis, Robert Weinman, Hiroko Benko, Hillary Hauser, Eve Bernstein, David and Sharon Bradford, George Burtness, and Virginia Castagnola-Hunter.

Safe and Sound Santa Barbara Polo Club is in safe hands! Sergei Onishenko, 52, who served with the Soviet Army in the special forces unit in the ‘80s, dealing with extreme situations like prison riots and other mayhem, is the new head of security at the Carpinteria equestrian paradise. The Montecito-based former bodyguard, responding to and neutralizing threats from criminal groups, has a resumé that would impress even James Bond, having worked worldwide protecting vulnerable families and individuals. Sergei, who holds numerous certifications of personal and group training, as well as being proficient in sambo, jiu-jitsu, boxing and jeet kune do, is also a personal trainer conducting long term strength and fitness training for high net worth individuals. “Security is always of paramount importance,” says Sergei, who is fluent in English and Russian, and runs

Author Deborah Richards signing books for Yanee Deramat, Dave Johantgen, Abby Gaetz, Dominic Radman, and Barbara Cleveland (photo by Priscilla)

Sergei Onishenko new head of polo club security

SCSB Protective Services. “Providing the highest level of standards and security ensures good marketing for the club and prevents accidents before they happen. “But in some ways, it is an easier assignment than past jobs because the majority of club guests are nice people coming there for the purpose of socializing and the enjoyment of the sport.” Not a man to meddle with... Book Bash The amazons were out in force when Santa Barbara stock broker Monica Timpe threw a bustling bash at her Anacapa Street home for English author friend Deborah Richards, who debuted her first book, Shift & Shine,

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which took her ten years to complete. The memoir, a mixture of pathos and humor, chronicles dealing with trials and tribulations, and other crippling adversities, emerging stronger and kinder. American Idol contestant Jackson Gillies entertained on his guitar, while food was catered from a taco truck. Deborah, who met Monica in Malibu four years ago, read excerpts from her new work. Pit Stop in Paradise Rod Lathim, Santa Barbara director and producer, has been celebrating an 18-year cycling tradition, The Paradise

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Mayor Cathy Murillo with Sean Dooner, Paradise Pit mayor, and riders

Pit, an all-volunteer event supporting nearly 3,000 riders and crew of the California AIDS Lifecycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The annual ride came through our Eden by the Beach last week and the Paradise Pit, which was set up near the Andree Clark Bird Refuge, served complimentary ice cream, fresh fruit, and baked goods to the ravenous participants. This year the ride raised more than $16 million for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center, with Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy the top fundraiser garnering nearly $250,000, including sponsorship from Rod.

“I did the ride in 1998 and it changed my life,” says Rod. “Every year since then, except one that got rained out, I have organized the Paradise Pit in honor of the riders and their huge efforts. “Two years ago, I passed the baton to Sean Dooner, who is now the coordinator, but I continue to work the pit every year. The riders are hot, tired, and sore, but their spirits are soaring. The Paradise Pit has become an iconic part of the ride.” Riding High Santa Barbara chef Edie Robertson has been inducted into the Skateboard

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 33) Roger and Julie Davis with Jim Foster and Sandra Russell in the newly renovated Japanese Garden at Lotusland (photo by Bob Craig)

Skateboarding champ Edie Robertson inducted into Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame. Edie, 57, is one of the most accomplished skateboarders of the ‘70s with a world championship in slalom and a lengthy list of competition first places. She started the sport in 1975 as the first female skater on the locally based Sims skateboard team, and a year later had a world championship under her belt. That same year she appeared on the Merv Griffin Show, becoming the first woman to complete a hands-free aerial known as the “ollie” on national television. Former Montecito Union student Edie, who does private catering, used Montecito and Santa Barbara as her training ground. “The sport was still influenced by the mellow vibe of the surfing community where style and flow were paramount,” says Edie, who picked up her new award during a red carpet ceremony at the historic Globe Theater in Los Angeles. Appearing in the movie Skateboard with then teen idol Leif Garrett led to a successful commercial career, skateboarding in Skippy Peanut Butter ads, Vivitar Zoom Lens commercials, and many others. She “retired” from competitive skateboarding to pursue a music career, which led to being lead vocalist for The Crayons, The Generics, and the all-girl band Sherock, which was the first American rock band to tour

and record in mainland China in 1986. Edie still plays in her band Jayne Wayne on lead vocals, guitar, trumpet, and percussion. She graduated from Western Culinary-Cordon Bleu in Portland, Oregon, top of her class, and became executive chef and co-owner of the iconic Sojourner Café for ten years until 2008. Clearly a woman of many talents... Sizzling Season UCSB Arts & Lectures 61st season promises to be a cracker! With 60 world class events, includ-

UCSB A&L Ambassador Judy Anticouni with Bruce Anticouni (photo by Grace Kathryn)

UCSB A&L Ambassador Annette Caleel, Richard Caleel, Executive Producers Circle members George and Shari Isaac, Leadership Circle member Betsy Atwater and A&L Council member Dan Burnham (photo by Grace Kathryn)

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ing 11 Santa Barbara debuts, two world premieres of new works commissioned by the popular program, a U.S. premiere, and a West Coast debut, Miller McCune executive director Celesta Billeci described it as events for the “intellectually curious, the artistically adventurous, and culturally passionate.” As the 200 guests at the Rockwood Woman’s Club for the launch party listened to music by the bluegrass band Salty Strings and noshed on canapés from Justin West’s SoulCal Smokehouse, the new brochures with the season’s performances were handed out to eager recipients, including Dan and Meg Burnham, Tom and Heather Sturgess, Rob and Prudence Sternin, Richard and Annette Caleel, Robert Weinman, Gretchen Lieff and Miles Hartfeld, Henry and Dilling Yang, Drew Wakefield, Sara Miller McCune, Nancy Bell Coe, Marilyn McMahon, Janet Garufis, Debra Stewart, Rod Lathim, Bruce Heavin, Nancy McGrath, and Richard and Lucille Janssen. The shows include the Martha Graham Dance Company, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Yuja Wang, the Danish String Quartet, Philip Glass, the Santa Barbara debuts of singer Kristin Chenoweth and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and the return of Pink Martini, whose Arlington performances always leave us shaken and stirred. Fasten your seatbelts... Japanese Garden Complete Lotusland, the late opera singer Ganna Walska’s 37-acre botanical paradise, has just completed the biggest project in its history with the $6 million two and a half year renovation of the one and a half acre Japanese Garden. The massive project, designed in conjunction with Lotusland CEO Gwen Stauffer, Derrik Eichelberger of Arcadia Studio, and Paul Comstock of Comstock Landscape Architecture, with 60 to 80 people working daily, improved the pond’s aesthetic and replaced or renovated features added

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after Walska’s death. It includes new features that she and her co-designer Frank Fujii had planned, but did not complete, such as the lotus viewing deck. As a tribute to the resiliency of the community and the healing power of Japanese gardens, the boulder “benches” are Santa Barbara sandstone collected from the January 2018 Montecito debris flow. In keeping with the oriental theme, Gwen cut the ribbon, with board president Daniel Bifano, and former trustee Bill Daugherty, with a Samurai sword. Bob Nyosui Sedivy played a shakuhadi, a Japanese flute, with Ed Rockett and Loren Grean adding accompaniment, while Kyoko Kasai hosted a tea ceremony demonstration with Hiroko Tanimoto and Keiko Yamamoto. Among the 145 guests having a yen for nature were Anne Towbes, Hiroko Benko, Robert and Christine Emmons, Caroline Thompson, George Leis, Mercedes Millington, Thomas Rollerson, Michael and Carole MacElhenny, Peter Schuyler, and Patricia Broome. May I Have This Dance Ensemble Theatre Company has left the best for last as it wraps up its 40th season at the New Vic. Mark St. Germain’s Dancing Lessons, directed by Saundra McClain, tells the story of two neighbors in a New York apartment building, one a former Broadway dancer with a severely damaged leg and a rare genetic disorder that prevents her from getting the necessary surgery, and an autistic professor of geosciences. The interaction between the two principals, Leilani Smith, in the much praised ETC show Intimate Apparel, and Trevor Peterson, who was in Death of a Salesman earlier this year, is superb, with both roles convincingly played as the distance between them diminishes as he hires her for dancing lessons for an upcoming awards gala amid pathos and humor.

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Fiesta! This year it will be July 31 to August 4. Get out your ruffles and shawls, boots, and spurs.

Feria Andalusia

After seven years of living in Spain and going to many ferias, this one was a little different – no horses but lots of

art. The board of trustees at Casa del Herrero held an Art Show and Garden Fair at the Casa. This year’s event was a celebration of creativity and preservation of the estate, which was built in the 1920s. The eleven acres complete with house and gardens is open to the public. The house is also filled with all the original furnishings from the George and Carrie Steedman family who created the home and lived there. George Washington Smith was the architect. I’ve been a docent there for almost 20 years and it’s still a treat to be able to come to an event like the art show or the Christmas gala. It doesn’t feel like a museum but an actual home inviting you in. This day we entered the front of the house and through the foyer to the loggia and back gardens. The tables looked

stunning with orange and hot pink cloths centered with large vases (that were Mrs. Steedman’s) of jewel-toned calendulas. There was a giant paella pan simmering on the lawn along with lamb chops and filet sizzling on the barbecue. Canapés were passed and wine was poured. Seventeen artists were exhibited and were present to talk about their works from paintings to mixed media and fine art photography. They were Meredith Brooks Abbott, Liz Brady, Erika Carter, Nancy Davidson, Macduff Everton, Henry L. Fechtman, Rick Garcia, Wyllis Heaton, Lenore Tolegian Hughes, Virginia McCracken, Ann Sanders, Richard Schloss, Frank M. Serrano, Garrett Speirs, Robert Stivers, Thomas Van Stein, and Ralph Waterhouse. Casa executive director Jessica Tade

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Artist Erika Carter with her work at the Casa Art Show

Third District County Supervisor Joan Hartmann, Dr. Takashi Wada from CenCal, and Van Do-Reynoso from the CenCal board

Photographer Macduff Everton displaying his edible flowers

thanked the guests for attending in spite of a few sprinkles and of course the artists who gave so freely of their time and talent. Board president Travis Kranz, who was event co-chair along with Meghan Stoll, thanked the docents who helped out, the many sponsors and especially their committee: Heather Biles, Karen Jones Clark, Emily Jones, Jen Kelly, Mari McAlister, Janet McCann, Carolyn Williams and Cheryl and Peter Ziegler. Come see this National Historic Landmark by calling 805.565.5653 for a reservation. It’s located at 1387 East Valley Road near the upper village and the library.

Champions Dinner

Community Action Commission (CAC) gave its 14th annual Champions Dinner, this year at the Hotel Corque in Solvang. Donors, sponsors, and employees gathered from all over the county for a wine tasting reception and dinner. This year’s Champions recipient was the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. Giving back to the community has always been their tradition. Their elders taught them many lessons, one was generosity. The tribe has reached out to hundreds of local groups, organizations and schools, donating more than $20 million over the years. Historically the Chumash used bead money as currency, made from small 20 – 27 June 2019

CAC board chairman Bob Freeman, CEO CAC Pat Keelean, and vice chair for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Raul Armenta

Santa Barbara Airbus owners and CAC fans Eric and Kelly Onnen

disks shaped from the olivella shell. The Chumash ancestors made significant contributions with thousands of beads circulating. Raul Armenta received the honor for the tribe. He is Vice Chairman of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Business Committee. He establishes policies and oversees the legal and business affairs of the tribe and provides for their well-being. Armenta grew up in Lompoc but spent summers and weekends visiting his grandparents and other relatives on the reservation. He recalls a time when the reservation had no running water. He believes the tribe’s progress was achieved by being dedicated to economic self-sufficiency. CAC CEO Patricia D. Keelean says, “The Chumash Indians are exemplary

role models of generous, dedicated citizens, serving together to address challenging situations for our less fortunate residents, including our Senior citizens. Many of the senior community lack essential resources, such as nutritionally balanced meals. With your ongoing support, we will continue to make a difference in over 1,200 senior lives every year.” CEO CenCal Health and chairman of CAC board Bob Freeman spoke to the group. Master of ceremonies was Jim Byrne. There was a lively live auction conducted by professional auctioneer Jim Glines, whose day job is chairman of Community Bank of Santa Maria. It was the first live auction for CAC, which had bidders for a stay at the Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore, or a Newport Beach

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weekend and more. CAC development director Linda Rosso told about CenCal Health who was a $100,000 Diamond sponsor and then offered to match the amount up to an additional $100,000. Donations to the CAC Senior Meals program can still be made by calling 805.964.8857. CAC has 22 health and human service programs to help families and individuals such as: Health Senior Lunch, Head Start, Weatherization and Energy Assistance, Family & Youth Service, and help and information line 2-1-1. They serve more than 10,000 people throughout the county each year. CAC employs over 400 health, education, and social service workers and are one of our County’s largest employers. More information available at www.cacsb.org. •MJ

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which is quite a coup,” enthused the 9,400 sq. ft.’s spa manager Rosa Chavez. Among the crowd turning out for the lively launch bash were Catherine Remak, Dinah Calderon, Alixe Mattingly, Lucy Firestone, Amanda Lee, hostelry manager Sean Carney, and Lauren Bryson, new director of communications, who formerly worked at the Montage in Beverly Hills.

The final scene with both dancing together to Henry Mancini’s “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is almost tear inducing. An utterly charming production that tugs at the heartstrings and shows that all is well with the world.

First Responders UCSB graduate Josh Elliott, a former editor on the Daily Nexus, is back on our TV screens with a Dick Wolf-produced Fox TV show First Responders. Emmy winner Josh, 47, a former news anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America in 2011 before moving to NBC’s Today Show and CBS, focuses on real life heroes – firefighters, police officers, EMS technicians, and other first responders – as they face America’s emergency calls. Josh, who was also a substitute anchor on ABC’s World News Now, where I used to be a commentator, married New York news anchor Liz Cho in a Montecito wedding in July, 2015.

Ashley McGowan, Aurora Figueras, and Delfina Blaquier at the Rosewood Miramar

Introducing Anda It was pores for thought when the Sense Spa at the Rosewood Miramar hosted a sunshine-drenched rooftop soirée when it introduced Anda, a new line of organic vegan products developed by Swedish Los Angelesbased cosmetologist Kerstin Florian and named after her late daughter. “We are the first ones to have it,

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Remembering Sylvia

Rob’s Reboot Montecito actor Rob Lowe wants to lead a reboot of the NBC series The West Wing. Rob, 55, starred in the political drama as Deputy White House Communications Director for four years between 1999 and 2003 before returning for the final episodes in 2006, and he’d love to see the show return to TV – with his own alter ego as president, a role originally played by Martin Sheen. Stay tuned... Let’s Do Lunch Oliver’s, Craig McCaw’s Coast Village Road eatery, is following in the footsteps of Lucky’s and is opening for lunch starting next week. Bon appetit...

Up for Rent More than 20 years on from its Broadway debut, Jonathan Larson’s musical Rent has a new lease on life with the American Theatre Guild’s energized production at the Granada. Loosely based on Puccini’s opera La Bohème, the show tells the story of young artists struggling to survive in Manhattan’s East Village under the shadow of the AIDS epidemic. The Evan Ensign-directed show, with terrific choreography from Marlies Yearby, still dazzles two decades on.

pounds of food out of the landfill. The City College Food Pantry currently serves more than 3,500 students per semester from the Santa Barbara Food Bank and the campus permaculture gardens.

“Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein

Sylvia Miles, R.I.P.

On a personal note, I remember actress Sylvia Miles, who has died in New York aged 94. The two-time Oscar-nominated camp icon’s notoriety grew when she joined Andy Warhol’s Manhattan social circle in the ‘70s becoming a legendary party girl and inspiring the famous jibe: “Sylvia Miles and Andy Warhol would attend the opening of an envelope!” Miles would have only 14 minutes of screen time in 1969’s Midnight Cowboy as a tough-talking client of Jon Voight’s hustler character, and still got an Oscar nod. Her acting career, which also included the first two Wall Street movies, ran side by side with her reputation as a mainstay of the cocktail circuit, not to mention many nights at Studio 54, where I saw her frequently as an editor on the gossip column of New York Magazine. A unique and utterly delightful character... Sightings: Todd Christey and family of USA’s Christey Knows Best at the Rosewood Miramar... Terry Pillow, former CEO of Tommy Bahama, walking on Coast Village Road... Actor Christopher Lloyd picking up his Java jolt at Pierre Lafond. Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ 20 – 27 June 2019

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Shouldn’t entomologists have forewarned the aviation community that, after unseasonally heavy rains in California, such a “bug cloud” was possible? Are locusts next? Could a colossal cloud of beautiful (but deadly) monarch butterflies bring down a jumbo jet? Can lawmakers enact laws to save us from this potential disaster? In 1984, “experts” in Montecito (Santa Barbara) dealt swiftly with a similar infestation of gypsy moths. Using attack helicopters (at night) about 20 square miles of heavily populated area (which included pregnant women, children and those with breathing disorders) were sprayed with a “nearly safe” pesticide. These procedures were done under cover of darkness, so the tiny white droplets wouldn’t ruin jackets or dresses, but everyone was advised to wash their cars ASAP so the paint wouldn’t be damaged. Is it time for experts to begin a comprehensive, systematic, “precautionary-annihilation” spraying for infestations and future “blobs” of ladybugs? Cautiously bugging the neighbors, Dale Lowdermilk Founder, MedFly Preservation Fund (defunct) Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Count us as friends of bugs (birds gotta eat something), as we’ve always been alarmed at the reduction and near disappearance of bug splatter on our windshield over the years. This year’s proliferation of insects has been, if you’ll excuse my ignorance, a godsend. Love the idea and image of a ladybug cloud. – J.B.)

Fake News Alert

In the recent Guest Editorial (MJ # 25/23), Bob Hazard once again repeats the incorrect story (“fake news,” as it is called these days) that the City of Santa Barbara was behind the removal of the 101 southbound on-ramp from Cabrillo Blvd. And once again I will try to correct the misstatement with some facts. First, Caltrans – not cities and counties – controls, designs, builds and maintains on- and off-ramps from major roadways such as Highway 101. So, even if those terrible people in the city wanted to create problems for

their neighbors – perhaps in response to their neighbors blocking previous 101 widening attempts? – they would be unable to do it since Caltrans is completely in charge of that piece of real estate. Second, when the project that included the elimination of the unsafe, uphill, left-side, fast-lane on-ramp came before the City Planning Commission we did not agree with Caltrans’ position. While we all knew that a fast-lane on-ramp was not safe, we wanted a replacement on-ramp if the existing one was to be removed. Caltrans was adamant that their new enhanced southbound on-ramp at Milpas would handle all the traffic. When we asked how/why they thought that traffic would take that option, their response was that we were going to have enough signs to direct traffic to that on-ramp. The PC did not agree with them but couldn’t hold up the project over that since Caltrans would proceed regardless. Time has proven us correct, but Bob still thinks that we were the culprits and not Caltrans. And I’ll add an observation – the traffic on CVR and other streets through Montecito are all trying to find a better route to avoid the backup caused by the three-lane-to-two-lane bottleneck that is the result of the obstructions raised decades ago as Bob points out in his Guest Editorial. So, in a way, it’s karma or the law of unintended consequences. We have to live with the result of our decisions. As to that Olive Mill roundabout, Bob states, “If the City decides that a new Olive Mill roundabout is needed at ‘the Gateway to Montecito,’ that’s it.” That has to be surprising news to the all the City, County, and Montecito members of the working group, including staff members and various board-commission members from both communities currently working collaboratively to design that roundabout. And once again, Caltrans requirements dictate the need and many of the design parameters. So, in the future, perhaps you might realize that the City isn’t made up of bad actors who are always trying to make life miserable for our neighbors in Montecito.

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This is how the sycamore tree on East Valley Lane looked in November, 2017

After the mud-and-debris flow of January 2018

The same tree, covered with a thick layer of ash after the December 2017 Thomas Fire

Addison Thompson Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: That may be an accurate retelling of the history of this colossal Caltrans blunder, but our recollection is that no one on the Santa Barbara City Council nor with SBCAG objected to the plan; only J’Amy Brown and yours truly voiced any skepticism at all. – J.B.)

The Tree Lives

Here’s another story of renewal in the San Ysidro creek debris flow. In the 1700 block of East Valley road there is a private road, on some maps (apps to you younger folks) named East Valley Lane. At the end of East Valley Lane is, or was, a cul-de-sac, with a beautiful sycamore tree that provided a shady canopy. This spot took a direct hit in the debris flow. My first photo shows it in April of 2017. Pastoral, the sun shining through the tree branches. The second photo is from December 11, the area is intact but covered with white ash from the Thomas Fire. Then the event of January 9, 2018. On January 28 I saw the area for the first time. I saw some shredded limbs sticking out of the mud, so destroyed that I thought it was debris. Two months later buds started forming, followed by leaves. It was apparent the tree was alive.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi

And now, after a little tender loving care (and a lot of careful attention), the sturdy sycamore is ready to resume its role at the center of the culde-sac on East Valley Lane

Around this time my arborist told me the tree should be removed. Saying the stump wouldn’t offer the same structural support, and other dismal advice. I ignored the arborist’s advice, as I had a vision from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As King Arthur slices the Black Knight’s arms off, the Black Knight kicks him and says, “Tis but a flesh wound.” And I swear, the tree stump was saying the same thing to me. The tree wanted to live. Now, in June of 2019 the tree is surviving and doing just fine. Dan Seibert Santa Barbara

Fact not Fiction

“Is Montecito the last perfect place?” was another masterpiece by Bob Hazard. Maybe because I was required to take statistics in graduate school (urban planning), that I appreciate the numbers stated on home ownership and renters. Ditto “the top 5 issues” and community profile, etc. He has a wonderful way of reporting the facts, which I find helpful. Thank you. Leon “Lee” Juskalian Santa Barbara •MJ 20 – 27 June 2019

THE MONTECITO ASSOCIATION’S

24th ANNUAL VILLAGE FOURTH

sponsored by the Montecito Association & the Montecito Community Foundation

7:30am

Pancake Breakfast

11:30-12:00pm PARADE 12:00-2:00 pm National Anthem Food Activities 2019 Parade Entry Form

24th Annual Village Fourth Parade Thursday, July 4th 10:30 a.m. start parade position at Upper Manning Park

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4TH 2019

Name of entry: __________________________________ Contact person: __________________________________ Phone: ______________ Email: _____________________ Description of entry: _______________________________ Choose a theme from one of the categories listed below. __Cutest __ Patriotic __ Montecito Spirit__ Musical Please return entry form with a $20.00 entry fee, cash or check by mail to: Montecito Association, P.O. Box 5278, Santa Barbara, CA 93150 or deliver to 1469 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. For questions: email info@montecitoassociation.org or call: (805)969 2026.

Parade entry forms must be received no later than June 28th, 2019. Late entries $30.00 The Entrant agrees to indemnify, defend & hold harmless the Montecito Community Foundation & the Montecito Association & sponsors of the event against any & all claims arising from personal injury, loss or property damage, resulting from the Entrant’s participation in the event. Furthermore, the Entrant agrees to refrain from throwing candy, confetti or water balloons along the parade route. No business advertisements or political signs are to be displayed. All entrants are subject to approval.

Signature __________________________Date: _______

7:30 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast at the San Ysidro Firehouse-The best breakfast in town! 11:30-12:00 p.m. Parade- Upper Manning Park (Kids, Veterans, dogs, firetrucks and much much more) To sign up for the parade, call (805)969-2026 by Friday, June 28th, 2019 12:00-2:00 p.m. Join us for lunch from Feast and Fest! We’ll be serving McConnell’s Ice Cream and Hippy Pop popcorn! Live entertainment from Jackson Gillies and Music Academy of the West. Fun for the whole family! 20 – 27 June 2019

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ORDINANCE NO. 5887 Notice Inviting Bids Corporation Yard Well No. 2 Rehabilitation Project Bid No. 5764 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its Corporation Yard Well No. 2 Rehabilitation Project (“Project”), by or before Wednesday, July 17, 2019, 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.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AT SURFACE PARKING LOT 3 FOR THE SANTA BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT TRANSIT CENTER The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 11,

Project Information.

2019.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the Corporation Yard for the City Parks Division located at 402 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101,and is described as follows: rehabilitation of Corporation Yard Well No. 2 by mechanical and chemical means to restore lost well performance and efficiency. The work shall include: removal of existing pump; inspection and assessment of existing pump and well casing; brushing, bailing, and airlift swabbing; chemical treatment; removal of chemical by airlift swabbing and neutralization of chemicals; installation of test pump; pumping and surging development; well performance testing; post rehabilitation video inspection; reinstallation of existing pump or installation of new pumping equipment (optional bid items); and disinfection.

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.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is 25 working days. It is anticipated the water level in the well will recover and artesian conditions will develop in approximately thirty (30) days after pumping is terminated. Therefore, it is imperative that the Contractor complete mobilization and be prepared to commence downhole work on the well immediately after the City terminates pumping. It is anticipated that work will begin in September.

(Seal) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $220,000. 3.

License and Registration Requirements.

ORDINANCE NO. 5887

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid State of California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): C57 Well Drilling Contractor and/or C-61 Limited Specialty/D-21 Machinery and Pumps Contractor. 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: planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

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.

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

10.

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was introduced on June 4, 2019, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 11, 2019, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 12, 2019.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 12, 2019.

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

By: ___________________________________ General Services Manager

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor

Date: ________________

Published June 19, 2019 Montecito Journal

Publication Dates: 1) June 19, 2019 2) June 26, 2019

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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance

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ORDINANCE NO. 5888 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING A RESTATED LOAN

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990

AGREEMENT, RESTATED DEED OF TRUST, AND NEW

INVITATION FOR BIDS

NINETY-YEAR AFFORDABILITY CONTROL COVENANT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

WITH MARIANNA RANCH, L.P. AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY.

BID NO. 5763 DUE DATE & TIME: JULY 10, 2019 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. HAULING AND DELIVERY OF PAVEMENT MATERIALS FOR STREET ROADWAY REPAIRS

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 11,

Scope of Work: Deliver hot mix asphalt from the asphalt plant to designated job sites throughout the City and transport asphalt grindings off the job sites to designated locations.

2019.

Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason 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, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.

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. (Seal) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5888 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 4, 2019, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 11, 2019, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 12, 2019. /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 12, 2019.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published June 19, 2019 Montecito Journal

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BONDING Bidder shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order, a cashier’s certified check, or bond payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid. Bonds must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Note: All bids must be accompanied by a copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. Only the original bid security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be mailed or delivered to the Purchasing Office in a sealed envelope and be received within (3) City business days of the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered. 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. PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5. There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813. Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certified and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776. The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A-1-131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California A – General Engineering –OR– C12 – Earthwork and Paving Contractor’s license at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

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Ernie’s World

by Ernie Witham

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More TV Or Not More TV: That is the Question

e don’t watch much TV, so we have a bare-bones cable package. We get the basic networks, some Spanish-speaking soap operas that involve a lot of yelling and scantily-clad women, and about 16 shopping channels all with excited people that probably “just barely” failed their screen tests for action shows, but who now dramatically sell everything from outdoor throw pillows… “Here, catch, not-as-good-lookingas-me QTV co-star. Now is that the softest thing to ever hit you in the face and smear your cheap makeup or what? Wait, do not throw the wicker porch chair on special today for only three simple payments of $250! Ouch!..” …To the senior lifestyle Sit-N-Go electric scooter with built-in “ahooga” horn. “Yes seniors, it’s faster than a speeding attendant. More powerful than a Fleet enema. Plus, it folds and unfolds for easy storage in 15 seconds or less with a wireless key fob. Oops. Excuse me, lowly assistant whom I shouldn’t have to share the bright lights of HotDealsToday with, I seem to have gotten my coattail stuck. No don’t touch the throttle. Ahhhhh.” Every now and then we think about avoiding ad-TV by upgrading to the 500-channel standard package that most people have. “Whew, that’s everything that’s on at 8:30, according to the guide.” “Swell, only now it’s 9:00, so you have to start over.” So far, though, we just watch Netflix latest releases. “Here’s another British murder mystery.” “Father Brown?” “Nope Friar Twist. Must be a spinoff.” But, we do travel a lot and often experience televisions with different options. “Good news! I figured out how to turn on our Kamakura exchange partners TV.” “Anything good on?” “Well, I found an old western, but it’s been dubbed into Japanese.” “What about subtitles?” “We have our choice of Chinese or Bulgarian.” Once, in a German home-exchange, the owners told us how to access English-speaking DVDs, but we could only get one of them to work. After the fifth time watching The Great Escape, I opened Netflix on my laptop. “Wow, here is a documentary on the history of hot dogs. Look, here is a list of their secret ingredients…”

“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank

“Yikes! Quick, put The Great Escape back on.” Recently, though, in a hotel room in San Diego, I stumbled upon a channel called TLC, which apparently used to stand for The Learning Channel, which had a low viewership, because, well, it was called The Learning Channel. So, like KFC they changed their moniker and their format to include shows that better express day-to-day-living in America, like: Hoarding: Buried Alive. According to their listing: “Hoarding can destroy the lives of the person afflicted and their loved ones. This series shines a light on the serious condition, with each one-hour episode profiling two extreme hoarders struggling to fight the need to collect things and return to a more normal life.” “That’s mine!” “I saw it first.” “Wait, where’s my wife?” “Unnddeerrr heerrree.” The show features professional therapists and organizers and is sponsored by Thrift Stores of America, Inc. Another TLC deluxe offering: Extreme Cheapskates profiles people who stop at nothing to spend nothing. “From making reusable toilet paper and reusing dental floss to diving in garbage bins for gifts, these penny pinchers devise outrageous ways to cuts costs by any means necessary. There is a woman who washes her clothes while she showers; a guy who flushes his toilet just once a week; and a guy who makes his own toothpaste.” “Hey Tom, this toothpaste tastes kind of like gin.” “I know, great huh? The neighbors’ juniper tree fell down. We have a 10-year supply. Try my used olive oil mouthwash. Together they give you martini breath.” Finally, the TLC píece de resistance: Extreme Couponing, which they describe thusly: “There’s saving a few dollars here and there by clipping coupons... and then there’s the super couponers. They are driven to finding the best deals and show the amazing ways in which they collect coupons, including one woman who sifts through dumpsters for them.” “Can I get a hand here? Anyone?” Now the L.A. Times has gotten into the act and is offering a webinar by a couponing expert, so you too can be one of those people that holds up the lines at Target and Vons. Hm. Maybe I’ll just read more books. •MJ 20 – 27 June 2019

On Entertainment Alexander the Great

by Steven Libowitz

The Alexander Project stops at the Lobero Theatre on Saturday, June 22

espite the fact that she has spent a large part of her adult life in musical theater, Arizona Theater Company’s Chanel Bragg was initially reluctant to listen to the 2015 original cast recording of Hamilton: An American Musical, LinManuel Miranda’s “sung-and-rapped through” show that had opened on Broadway only a few months earlier. “I’m from the hood, I grew up in an urban environment. Rap music is very sacred to me,” Bragg explained over the phone last week. “A musical theater piece with rapping? Oh, man, that idea sounded mad corny, like some sort of watered-down hip-hop.” Fast-forward a few years – a span that has seen the highly-original musical gone on to become an international smash that captured multiple Tony and Grammy Awards as well as the Pulitzer Prize – and Bragg is now not only a huge fan of all things Hamilton, she’s also the curator, co-creator, and director of The Alexander Project: A Tribute to the Music of Hamilton, which calls itself a gritty hip-hop throw-down that serves to fully realize Hamilton’s music. The show – which the producers stress has no ties to the original Broadway production – spans the entire catalog of music from the Original Cast Recordings, The Hamilton Mixtape (which collects covers and reimagined variations on Hamilton songs) and Hamildrops, Miranda’s 2018 trackper-month releases of reworkings and inspirations featuring different collaborators from Broadway and beyond (The Decemberists, Sara Bareilles, and even “Weird Al” Yankovic). The Alexander Project features a cast of professional theater actors and singers fresh off runs with 20 – 27 June 2019

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.

such pop musicals as The Book Of Mormon, RENT, December 63, Evita, and Miranda’s own In The Heights – including Ryan Alvarado, who originated in the first national tour of Hamilton: An American Musical as the alternate for the title character – plus a full live band including a DJ. “It’s like a beautiful utopia of all songs associated with Hamilton, a set list of crowd favorites from the show and recordings,” explained Bragg, who “fell in love” with Miranda’s music when she starred as Carla in In The Heights. “The songs in the [Broadway show] are like opera, with lots of dialog. But we cut all that out – there’s no costumes, no staging, no talking, no acting. Just the incredible music. It’s like a mixtape version of the mixtape.” Bragg said that the show came into being via the prompting of Phoenix promoter and club owner Charlie Levy of Stateside Presents, who envisioned a one-off evening in tribute to Hamilton to run locally in Arizona. The night proved such a success that it turned into a longer run, and now heads out on tour for a date that includes a stop at the Lobero Theatre on Saturday, June 22. “When he proposed it, I was all in,” Bragg said. “But I wanted it to reflect all things Hamilton and also my personal approach, my musical language,

my own background. If my love for hip-hop and my love for musical theater had a baby, it would be Hamilton. So I researched the favorite songs from the show, played around with them, giving things different emotional compositions and connotations. There’s lots of gender-bending, and other angles.” The whole point, Bragg said, was to create an evening that feels as alive and immediate as a blend between Broadway and a street performance. “I needed to address the repertoire in a way that felt authentic but also felt like a true hip-hop experience,” she said. “Our break dancers, for example, are legitimate street dancers, not typical Broadway chorus members. And we have a DJ scratching records while we’re singing.” Also adding to the street cred is that, despite the fact that Hamilton still commands astronomical prices, tickets to The Alexander Project range from $15.50 to $36. “Kids at my theater camps have been screaming for songs from Hamilton, which speaks to how important this music is. But who can drop $300 to see the show live?” Bragg said. “The whole point was to make the music accessible to families. The show is meant to be a singalong. We’re not trying to compete with Hamilton, which is a Broadway beast, a giant like Wicked or The Lion King. We just want to make it available for families to experience and enjoy.”

at the Sacred Space in Summerland last year and will bring the career-encompassing evening to the Lobero on Sunday, June 23. The curated event explores Steppenwolf’s history, rock stardom, his solo career and his gradual transition into wildlife activism in a multimedia journey that concludes with a brief solo performance. The event benefits sustainability projects at the theater, including energy-efficient LED lighting, waste reduction programs, and the eventual purchase of solar panels, in keeping with Kay’s passion for protecting the environment at a local level. Tickets cost $31 to $46, or $106 for VIP seating that includes a meet & greet reception following the event.

Book ’Em

Chaucer’s chows down on three different newly-published books this week, including Behind the Eyes of Liberty Pearl, Wendy Dale Young’s fact-based novel about adopting Saddam Hussein’s abandoned dog. The shaggy-haired Coton de Tuléar puppy was found in the rubble after the bombing of the Iraqi presidential palace in 2003, and was brought to the Baghdad Zoo and then the U.S., where Young, a Los Angeles-based composer and writer, adopted her. Both Young and Liberty Pearl will be at Chaucer’s Books at 7 pm Wednesday, June 26. Santa Barbara writers Gary Delanoeye and Barbara Greenleaf share the spotlight the following night at Chaucer’s where the authors, That title covers both the Steppenwolf educators, and colleagues will read front man John Kay’s most famous hit from their new humorous books. single, the indelible rock anthem still Delanoeye’s Clean Shorts is a collecheard on classic rock radio every day, tion of 12 short stories drawn from as well as his more recent endeavors in the author’s experiences and/or his working to protect and defend threat- imagination, while Greenleaf’s This ened species, including the African ele- Old Body is a collection of humorous phant. Kay, who has lived in Montecito personal essays, poems, and quick with his wife, Jutta, for several years, takes through her adventures in MontJournal_June19th'19:Layout 1 6/13/19 3:07 PM Page 1 presented his special one-man show aging. •MJ

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

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

Fiesta Ranchera – The final pre-Fiesta event prior to La Recepción del Presidente kicking off Old Spanish Days celebration week is a collaborative event with Goleta Valley Historical Society, the caretakers of the Stow House and Rancho La Patera, the gorgeous grounds that host this sip-and-taste special. Enjoy delicious appetizers and tantalizing desserts arranged in a horseshoe in front of the historic Stow House, and stroll the gardens to taste local wines, craft beers, and signature cocktails to the sounds of authentic music from guitarist Tony Ybarra and band. Then venture to the stage and dance floor deeper into the gardens where the entertainment includes a six-weeksearly preview of performances by the 2019 Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit, plus dancing under the stars to the ever-popular local funk and roll band Area 51. Attendees must be 21 or over with valid, photo identification, as tickets include the libations. Dressing in Fiesta or ranch attire is encouraged. $70 general, $45 designated drivers or WHEN: 5-10 pm WHERE: 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta COST: $70 general, $45 designated drivers INFO: (805) 962-8101 / www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org or (805) 681-7216 / www. goletahistory.org

Fossek Featured in Folk O – Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara’s second concert of the year sidles across the sea to Spanish-music themed program, as founder-music director-singer-piper-guitarist Adam Phillips leads the ensemble comprised of some of the area’s best musicians in a rich amalgam of folk and classical music in unique arrangements. The program features beautiful and exciting music from Andalusia, Galicia, the Basque region, Catalonia, and elsewhere, with flamenco guitarist Chris Fossek serving as special guest. The Santa Barbara-bred Fossek – a regular at the Four Seasons Biltmore’s Ty Lounge in Montecito – acts as one half of a duo for “A Miña Burrina,” a traditional Galician tune, while the guitarist’s own “Olimpico” receives a new arrangement. Also on the two-hour program: Fernando Obrador’s “Del Cabello Mas Sutil” featuring harpist Laurie Rasmussen, the Galician tune “Muiñeira de Chantada” and the famous “Asturias” arranged for the whole orchestra, which boasts six violinists, six violists, six guitarist/mandolinists, five cellists, two double bassists and a percussionist as well as Phillips, Fossek and Rasmussen. Consider the show a classy, six-weeks early segue into Fiesta. WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 4 pm Sunday WHERE: The Chapel at El Pre-

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 The ‘Big One’ is Back – Cali-based Circus Vargas, one of the few traditional-style circuses still touring today, returns to Earl Warren Showgrounds with a brand new one-ring show called “The Greatest of Ease.” Acrobats, clowns, daredevils, jugglers and, of course, flying trapeze artists are among the acts for Circus Vargas’ 50th anniversary extravaganza, an homage to the golden era of circus in America. All aboard the spectacular circus steam engine to ride the railways back in time to relive the nostalgia of yesteryear under the big top. Audiences of all ages will marvel at the sights and sounds emanating from the ring, harkening to the hypnotic call of the Calliope, savoring the sawdust, sequins and spangles. The two unforgettable hours of nonstop action and adventure cover decades of circus history and tradition through one of the company’s most dazzling production. Arrive 30 minutes early for an entertaining, interactive pre-show celebration where kids can create their own magic under the big top, learning circus skills such as juggling, balancing, and more. Then stay late to meet and mingle with the entire cast after each performance where you can capture the fun for future memories by posing for pictures or selfies with your favorite act. WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 4:30 & 7:30 pm tomorrow, 1/4/7:30 pm Saturday, 12:30/3:30/7 pm Sunday, and 6:30 pm Monday (June 20-24) WHERE: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 N. Calle Real COST: $25-$72, discounts for children & seniors INFO: (805) 687-0766 / www. earlwarren.com or (877) 468-3861 / www.circusvargas.com

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EVENTS by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 At Bats: Swinging for Emotional Fences – “Fruit Bats makes existential make-out music,” singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson has said about his band’s sound. “But you’re also welcome to dive into it deeper if you want. Good pop music should be sublime like that.” That’s pretty much the essence of most of the groups Johnson has created or joined one way or another, including Califone and The Shins, all relatively early entrants in the folk-rock boom of the early 2000s. Fruit Bats emerged from its cave into the light via its four albums with Sub Pop over a decade, but its new release on Merge Records, Gold Past Life, marks the final effort in an “unintentional thematic trilogy” of records that began with 2014’s EDJ and includes 2016’s Absolute Loser, perhaps with even more introspection than its predecessors. The songs, we’re told, are about rejecting notions of idealized nostalgia (“Gold Past Life”) and the process of grounding oneself in the present, both geographically (“A Lingering Love,” “Ocean”) and spiritually (“Drawn Away”), the latter particularly important to Johnson, who is fascinated by dreams and the subconscious stories they can tell. Fruit Bats echolocate themselves at SOhO this evening to spin tales both old and new. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 in advance, $18 day of show INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

sidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $36.50 INFO: (805) 260-3223 or https://folkorchestrasb.com SATURDAY, JUNE 22 ‘Odyssey’ for Opera – Homer’s epic tale of life’s great mystery, travels and challenges comes alive on the stage via performers too young to have yet been made world weary. The performances represent the culmination of Opera Santa Barbara’s first Youth Opera Camp in which a talented group of young singers ages 8-18 produce and rehearse before bringing Ben Moore and Kelly Rourke’s Odyssey adaptation to the intimate Alhecama Theatre, the former home of Ensemble Theater Co. Serving as the music director is Erin McKibben, who has the same role with Santa Barbara Revels, and also co-directs the Music Academy of the West’s Sing! Program, works as a teaching artist in Choral Music and Flute area for the Santa Barbara Symphony, performs as a principal with the Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra, serves as principal flutist for the Los Angeles-based experimental classical ensemble, wild Up, and is owner and Director of the Santa Barbara School of Music. Stage Director Layna Chianakas is an Associate Professor of Voice, Voice Area Coordinator and Director of Opera Theatre at San Jose State University and a veteran stage director of dozens of productions at Opera San José. WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 2:30 pm tomorrow WHERE: Alhecama Theater, 914 Santa Barbara St.

COST: $15 general, $10 children and students INFO: (805) 898-3890 or www.operasb.org MDC @ CST – Momentum Dance Company presents the culmination of its fifth season of dance instruction and performance with a high energy finale titled “Believe in Your Own Magic.” The show combines the rapidly growing recreational program with the award-winning competitive company under one roof via director Betsy Woyach, whose other recent work includes choreographing Lights Up! Theatre Company debut production of Big Fish, the musical at the Marjorie Luke. Dancers ages 3 - 18 will perform Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary dances created by the entire Momentum staff. WHEN: 7 pm tonight & tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets COST: $20 general, $30 VIP (front row) INFO: (805) 963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org SUNDAY, JUNE 23 Gin and Sonic – Not all early ’90s bands have aged as well as Gin Blossoms, whose smart and catchy fusion of pop, rock, folk and country elements propelled them to seemingly ubiquitous airplay back in 1992, when the band began a decade of heavy rotation on MTV’s playlist. The “overnight” rise to prominence actually came five years after they formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona, when their major label debut, New Miserable 20 – 27 June 2019

FRIDAY, JUNE 21 Aussie Assets – It wasn’t all that long ago that Thunder From Down Under, the Australian all-male dance revue, performed at the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom. But if the guys are wondering when a female stripper act will get booked, rest assured that the boys could hit the stage several more times in a row before historical inequities will even begin to be addressed. Not that anyone cares about gender when Thunder performs its dynamic dance routines in provocative costumes revealing unforgettably chiseled abs, not to mention rounds of “cheeky” humor. A fully interactive performance, Thunder From Down Under has become a popular source of entertainment for bachelorette parties and birthdays as well as such TV appearances as The Insider with Heidi Klum, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Access Hollywood and The Today Show. The show has also been awarded titles such as “Best Male Revue” and “Top 12 Sexiest Vegas Shows.” WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom, 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $19-$29 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com

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Experience, spawned four five charting singles, including “Hey Jealousy,” the peppy and bouncy song about painful reminiscing that concludes “the past is gone, but something might be found to take its place.” The album eventually sold more than 4 million copies on the strength of songs – most memorably “Found Out About You” and “Til I Hear It From You” – that combined chiming guitars and charming melodies with introspective lyrics. The Blossom’s follow-up, Congratulations I’m Sorry, came four years later and also sold more than a million copies and even earned a Grammy nomination, but the band broke up early the following year. The Blossoms got back together in the early 2000s and released two more albums widely spaced apart, then met R.E.M.’s famed team of Don Dixon and Mitch Easter while on the road for a tour to mark Experience’s 25th anniversary. The resulting partnership, last June’s Mixed Reality, comes closest to capturing their early glory days. Although I can still listen to “Hey Jealousy” five times in a row without getting bored while driving around this town and letting the cops chase us around. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal Ave., Ojai COST: $34-$58 INFO: (888) 645-5006 or www.libbeybowl. org/events

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26

VIENNESE CONNECTIONS

Profs at the Pub – The free speaker series that brings UCSB professors to some of Santa Barbara’s favorite watering holes for TED Talk-style presentations, next serves up Jason Prystowsky, MD, MPH, who studied both philosophy and biology at UCSB and now serves as the academic coordinator for UCSB Medical Humanities Initiative. Prystowsky’s other local gigs include serving as a practicing emergency physician at Cottage Health Systems (where he is also the co-chair of the Ethics Committee), the medical director of Santa Barbara City Fire Department and Doctors Without Walls/Santa Barbara Street Medicine. So it would appear that he’s well qualified to speak about tonight’s topic, “Doing Good versus Doing Right: Medical Ethics in the ER,” where he will offer a brief overview of medical ethics theory before offering interactive case studies of ethical dilemmas in the emergency department. Seems like heady stuff, so good thing Third Window Brewing Co. is fully furnished to offer up some frothy cold ones. WHEN: 6-7:30 pm WHERE: 406 E Haley St., Suite 3 COST: free admission INFO: (805) 893-2288 or www.facebook.com/ events/813112642418210 •MJ

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MONDAY, JUNE 24 Walsh Right In – Actress/singer-songwriter and Santa Barbara-native Lucy Walsh is the daughter of famed Eagles guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Walsh, whose now radio-staple 1978 tongue-in-cheek “Life’s Been Good” song was a smash hit more than four years before she was born. Yet despite all those warnings about the self-destructive nature of rock stardom, Lucy eschewed both her early classical piano training and folk-rock legacy for pop music with a bent toward ‘80s-influenced dance rock, as indicated by her backing friend and singer Ashlee Simpson on the latter’s 2005 Autobiography tour. Three years later, Walsh released her debut solo album, Lost in the Lights, on Island Records. Walsh has appeared on screen on both TV and film more than on music stages over the last decade, so we’re not sure what to expect when she does a solo show at SOhO tonight. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $5 INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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Real Estate

by Mark Ashton Hunt

Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. His family goes back nearly 100 years in the Santa Barbara area. Mark’s grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.

living, and a nice blend of old and new, are selling features of this property that recently featured a significant price reduction.

1514 East Mountain Drive: $6,450,000

Up By The Ranch

f you do not live in Montecito, or if you are not a repeat visitor of the San Ysidro Ranch, then you might not know how big a deal it is that the San Ysidro Ranch has re-opened for business (after being closed for over a year for repairs to some structures following the debris flow of January, 2018). For decades, residents have delighted in being able to frequent this historic, important, and vital hotel (and two restaurants, spa services and event spaces). As with most neighborhoods in Montecito, the area around the Ranch features style and price options in its real estate offerings. From an ocean-view contemporary with a pool to a Spanish estate on a less traveled lane, there are dreams for sale at prices that, when compared to recent sales, may prove to be good values, based only upon its A+ location, which is just a few blocks to the upper village shops and restaurants and all are near and within the Montecito Union School District in what is considered to be the Golden Quadrangle of Montecito.

660 El Bosque Road: $5,498,000

Nestled just two short blocks from the Ranch, ‘’Hacienda del Bosque’’ is a Spanishstyle estate in an idyllic setting. The home boasts timeless architecture, drawing inspiration from Santa Barbara’s Presidio and blending with newer features such as the updated kitchen and other upgrades throughout. Within the gated property, the main home offers just over 5,000 sq ft of living space with four bedrooms and five bathrooms. There are mountain views throughout, and ocean views visible from the second story master bedroom. Tile and hardwood floors and attention to detail with finishes add to its appeal. Outside, you’ll find an additional two-story guest and pool house, positioned away from the main home near the pool and upper and lower patio areas.

This home is a good example of modernist architecture combined with a fusion of interior and exterior living spaces. Designed and built in the early 1970s by architect Jack Warner, the residence and its surrounding grounds have been renewed by the current owners and their team of interior and landscape designers. The home, at 4,000+/- sq ft of living space offers ocean and mountain vistas, as well as unobstructed sunrises and sunsets. Resting on over three terraced and landscaped acres just two short blocks up from the Ranch, the home is a great place to display an art collection, with high ceilings and lots of natural light. The kitchen features limestone counters, teak cabinets, and stainless Wolf, Viking, Subzero and Miele appliances. The master suite and primary guest suite open through walls of glass to terraces showcasing the gardens, water features and ocean views.

1465 East Mountain Drive: $7,500,000

808 San Ysidro Lane: $6,250,000

This estate offers over 6,800 sq ft of living space with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, all just a few doors down from the Ranch on a corner lot. By the way, the fixer home on over an acre across the street just sold off market for $6,000,000 and another nearby “project property” listed at nearly $7,000,000 on over two acres just went into escrow. Inside, the home pairs dramatic volume with intimate spaces and en-suite bedrooms. The open kitchen and family room overlooks and flows out to the central courtyard and mountain view poolside terrace beyond. The master suite includes a wall of windows overlooking the property and featuring dramatic mountain views. A guest suite provides accommodations for visitors or can be used as a home office. Sweeping mountain views, vast lawns, privacy hedges, indoor-outdoor

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Mediterranean meets modern in this 7,000+/- sq ft home that overlooks the 1.43-acre lot in a prime location between Picacho Lane and the Ranch. The artist-designed entry gates and hand-laid brick driveway and motor court lead to the home, where inside you will find generous use of wood floors on the entry level, marble and Honduran mahogany in its interior, and full-on ocean views as you enter the home. Designed by a team of two architects and an artist, the home takes advantage of natural light and ocean vistas. The living room features soaring ceilings and nine-foot French doors with clerestory windows above. Rooms open to a portico and expansive terrace overlooking the ocean-view pool and spa. The designer kitchen features custom cabinetry, large center islands and top-of-theline appliances. There are two master suites plus a third bedroom suite, a multi-purpose room, safe room, family room and integrated sound, security and lighting systems. ••• For information on any of these listings or to have me arrange a showing with one of the listing agents, please contact me directly, Mark@Villagesite.com or call/text 805-698-2174. Please view my website, www.MontecitoBestBuys.com, from which this article is based. •MJ

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Our Town

by Joanne A. Calitri

Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist. Contact her at: artraks@yahoo.com

YMCA Preschool Graduation The YMCA Preschool 2019 graduates are: Alexander Amirsadeghi, Jesse Baker, Carter Christensen, Diego De Souza, Eden Fletcher, Lucas Friedman, Arthur Gauthier, Hunter Hartley, Alanna Millinghaus, Kyle Neely, and Cairo Rivera.

he Montecito Family YMCA Pre-School 2019 Graduation took place on Tuesday June 4 at 6:15 pm in their Program Center. The grads, with handmade caps on, performed three songs and recited nursery rhymes for their families in the audience. They received diplomas from their teacher, Annie Fischer, Preschool Director, who said, “This is my twenty-eighth year teaching at the Y. These children have grown so much. Throughout the year, intentional, engaging and challenging activities that were play-based offered the children what they needed to prepare for the rigors of Kindergarten. We are so proud of our students. They have become caring, kind, and collectively minded little people. As they pray each day, thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat, thank you for the birds that sing, thank you God for everything! We are grateful for another wonderful year!” Teaching with Ms. Fischer is Lauren Gartrell and teacher assistants are Ruth Ambriz and Janet Langley.

El Montecito Early School Graduation

The 2019 El Montecito Early School Acknowledgement of four-year olds transitioning to new schools: Jason Anthony Carlin, Theodore William Sullivan, Ava Elise Stengel, and Finnley George Zondagh.

and Brandon Kinalele on ukulele. Miss Suzy said, “As we stand on the brink of transition from preschool to kindergarten, we had the privilege of teaching your children the social graces, emotional well-being and academic, with the Lord Jesus as the most important building block. I applaud the parents for their support in the education of their children. We are better together, we are strong, we are ELMO.” Closing the ceremony the graduates sang “Promise To Be.” They received a Bible from Miss Suzy. A reception was held in the Parish Hall.

Laguna Blanca Lower School Graduation The Laguna Blanca Lower School Fourth Grade 2019 Graduation was held at the Lower School Campus on Thursday, June 6 at 9 am. Present were the Head of Laguna Blanca School Rob Hereford, Chair of the Board of Trustees Hani Zeini, Head of the Lower School Andy Surber, and fourth grade teacher Farrah Martin, instructional assistant Ursula Chan, and members of the Lower School Faculty. The graduates performed “Bouffons” by Thoinot Arbeau and their rock band performed “Paranoid.” Following the presentation of certificates and the graduates parachute performance to “You Raise Me Up,” a short reception was held. Andy Surber said, “This is a special fourth grade class. It is made up of athletes, performers, problem solvers, creative thinkers, and overall amazing people. They are leaving a lasting impact on our campus with their sense of humor, grit, and persistence. Our faculty and staff wish this class the best as they continue their Laguna Blanca education on the Hope Ranch Campus.” •MJ

The 2019 El Montecito Early School Graduating Class are: Hunter Danny Bryant, Noah Michael Carlson, Oliver Augustus Conway, Quinn Thomas Dilbeck, Maya Elizabeth Hendel, Carson Jonathan Hess, Hudson Davis Jay, Navi Marie Loya, Johannes Jacob Overgaag, Wesley Paul Overgaag, Lucas Tae-San Pak, James Robert Petersen, Blake Henricus Rightmer, Oliver Lee Shiffman, Eliot Stephen Tande, Taylor Grace Walters, Amelia Sloan Yonker and Kanani Kay Zertuche.

The El Montecito Early School 2019 graduation held two graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 7 at 1 pm in the El Montecito Church Sanctuary. Following prayers and speeches, School Director Miss Suzy Dobreski called each student by name to the podium where the meaning of their name, a personalized scripture passage, and what they want to be when they grow up was read by the teachers, along with receiving their diploma. The teachers are: Sea Otter Teachers Miss Lisa and Miss Haley; Sea Star Teacher Miss Jenna; Dolphins Teacher Miss Monica; Sea Turtle Teacher Miss Melanie and Jellyfish Teacher Miss Casey. Ceremony music was performed by Emily Sommermann on violin 20 – 27 June 2019

The 2019 Laguna Blanca Fourth Grade graduates are: Soren Alldredge, Rafa Amezaga, Maritza Barrera, Katelyn Becerra, Hayes Costner, Olivia De Meyer, Austin Downing, Carolina Duron Angeles, Shaia Engel, Avery Jones, Joshua Lopez, Sydney Myers, Austin Nocerino, and Daniel Renick.

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

I of the Storm

he Q Process was taught periodically at Unity of Santa Barbara by Rev. Denese Schellink when her husband Larry served as the lead minister at the space. In the wake of Rev. Larry’s recent resignation, Unity has engaged the veteran Unity Rev. Phil Smedstad – who has led hundreds of transformative workshops over the past 35 years – to serve as chief transitional minister while the congregation searches for a permanent replacement over the course of the next half year. As part of the process, Smedstad is offering a series of monthly workshops slated for the fourth Saturdays through October to bring together not only the Unity community but also the one at large, as Unity has long served as a gathering place for many non-church affiliated healing and transformational offerings. This weekend brings the second seminar, “The I of the Storm,” based largely on the bestselling book by Dr. Gary Simmons, who is also the co-creator of The Q Process and The Art & Practice of Living with Nothing and No One Against You. (In deference to the Summer Solstice Celebration taking place a block away at Alameda Park, the June 22-23 workshop will be spread over two days, 9 am to 12 noon on Saturday and 12:30-3:30 pm Sunday.) The program is based on the notion that “Nothing happens to me – Everything in my life happens through me,” and employs lecture, discussion, and gentle exercises to ground the concept. “It’s all the same basis of the deep work I’ve been doing on myself over the last thirty years,” the Minnesota-based Smedstad said earlier this week after returning from wine-tasting in the Santa Ynez Valley with his local hosts. “Stop projecting on others and deal with what is in me… And almost all of those issues go back to childhood.” Indeed, the weekend experience is meant to guide participants in learning to use critical thoughts of others as powerful tools of self-healing, how to become much more comfortable in the presence of conflict, how to release painful patterns from your life, and how to experience deep forgiveness of yourself and people from your past. While the workshops are geared toward the Unity community, the concepts of healing things unresolved from the past and establishing a different perspective in letting go of feeling like a victim of other people certainly apply to all human beings. They are open to everyone at no cost (although reservations through Unity are appreciated to ensure enough handouts). When asked what people might expect, Smedsted said he thinks this weekend’s one will be self-screening. “If the idea that your beliefs are creating your reality resonates with you, you’ll learn a lot about how to change your life. If it doesn’t, you probably won’t make it through the first day.” Visit www.santabarbaraunity.org/i-storm-workshop-rev-phil.

Alexis’ Access to Healing and Helping

Alexis Slutzky’s four-part Awakening Earth Series, which takes place one Sunday per month at Yoga Soup as a sequential arc of deepening, brings people together to unite in a shared context of love for the world and common care for people and planet as well as to build connection and courage for bringing forth what is most alive in us in response to a world in need of repair. Slutzky, known widely for her ritual grief work, expands the focus to encompass our unique gifts and the obstacles that often prevent us from our natural and full expression, employing community and containment to see and be seen and to explore our basic humanity. The series gets going this Sunday, June 23, with

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the theme “The Heart Broken Open,” with future focus on “Belonging and the Trance of Separation” (July 21), “Hearing the Cries of the Earth” (August 25), and “Resiliency, Courage, and Sharing Our Gifts” (September 29). The 3-5 pm gatherings cost $15 each. From June 28-30, Slutzky will lead a weekend camping retreat titled “Remembering the Gift – Honoring the Call” at Arroyo Hondo Preserve, the rustic canyon near the ocean 20 miles north of Santa Barbara. The retreat brings together changemakers in the fields of service, health and wellness, education, rites of passage, environment and ecology, social justice, youth work, culture, wilderness guiding and more with activities including ritual, singing, listening and sharing, nature based practices, shared meals, living outside and more to explore the full range of the human experience. Sliding scale donation of $250$350. For details, visit www.wildbelonging.com/events.

Soup-ed Up

Also at Yoga Soup this week: a Silent Tea Ceremony with Lizzie Smith, a ceremony that offers an opportunity to cultivate stillness and acceptance of the present moment, from 7-8 pm on Friday, June 21 (by donation)... The first of a new monthly series of FULL BEATS Yoga Movement, Cristy Candler’s hour-long workshop that features a warm up, an easy to follow format of dance steps, a “Soul Train” jam out moment, and a cool down and guided relaxation (7-8 pm on Saturday, June 22; $20 & $22; also July 20, August 17, and September 21). Candler is a yogi with 30 years of experience including performing on Broadway in such hits as Wicked, Chicago, and Rock of Ages… East Forest’s periodic Ceremony Concert + Ritual, a multi-level experience which incorporates elements of meditation, sound healing, and live music, takes place 7-9 pm on Monday, June 24 ($40 & 45).

Spiritual Seeking in Summerland

The just-opened Summerland Center for the Arts dives into the realm with “Bridging the Gap between a Physical and Spiritual World” from Dr. Fran Leigh, a medium, spiritual guide, and inspiration speaker who is also the author of five bestselling books. The 6-9 pm event on Saturday, June 22, costs $30. Next up is the launching of three ongoing weekly events in the center’s Rise and Shine Series: Manifestation Mondays with medium, energy reader and healer Vicki Emanuele, author of Manifest ANYTHING You Want in 30 Days (9 am Monday, June 24); Kundalini Yoga, Meditation and Sound with Susan Wichman (8 am, Wednesday, June 26); and Movement, Intention & Inspiration with professional life coach Liz Haley (9 am, Friday, June 28). The center is located at 2346 Lillie Avenue in Summerland. Call (805) 770-3677 or visit www. summerlandcenterforthearts.com for details and registration.

Altered States, Revisited

Internationally renowned thought leader Jean Houston joins Pacifica Graduate Institute founder and former president Stephen Aizenstat and others in a weekend conference on re-imagining evolutionary transformation in light of social change. Practices in social artistry, navigational tools of journeying, and experiences of meta-technologies will be offered as participants co-create an experience of intention, evocation, and social action that address the great issues of our time: climate change and ecology, social welfare, new forms of governance, education, economics, and equality between diverse groups. Visit https://retreat.pacifica. edu/altered-states-dreams-vision-renewal for details, options and registration.

Hiking and healing

The new Unlock Your Greatness Meetup debuts with a “Get Unstuck & Create an Awesome Vision Hike” at high noon next Thursday, June 27. The group was founded by Jesse Brisendine, a speaker and author who is the creator of “Zero Limits Coaching,” and is open to anyone who wants to get unstuck, likes to hike, has goals they are working on, and want to live their greatest life. The trail leading up to Inspiration Point is the appropriately-chosen path for the group’s first vision hike, gathering at the trailhead on Spyglass Ridge Road. Visit www. meetup.com/UnlockYourGreatness.

Mastering the Magic of Movement

The Hendricks Institute offers the opportunity to learn the language of motion, your unique movement signatures, and the bridge that movement provides to the vast inner frontier of our dreams and experiences. Making friends with your own beats and phrases and moving freely enhances creativity, relating, problem-solving and joy. The intensive takes place June 26-30 at the former Montecito-based couples’ HQ in Ojai. Details at https://hendricks.com/event/ mastering-the-magic-of-movement. •MJ

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MSD Moves Forward with New Building

At a board meeting last week, the Montecito Sanitary District board of directors approved the District’s 201920 operating and capital budgets, which earmarked over $4M for the District’s Essential Services Building, slated to replace the current building on the five-acre site. The project is part of the District’s 2004 master plan, which also included a new maintenance building and laboratory, which have already been built. The new building will replace the existing Essential Services Building, which is considered undersized and has issues including mold, termites, asbestos, inadequate insulation, non-compliance with ADA requirements, and a leaking roof. The new building will be built on a different portion of the campus, in order to abandon the access on Monte Cristo Lane, and the project will include

the roughly 5,000-sq-ft building, a new curb cut along Channel Drive, a 17-space parking lot, four bike parking spaces, lighting, and landscaping. The project layout on the site allows for 36,000 square feet of space to be utilized for a future water recycling facility, which is also in the works. The building, designed by architect Brian Cearnal, will include a meeting room, lobby, and offices, set around an internal courtyard to give staff outdoor space, and will be built in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with a terra cotta roof and white walls. The project is not required to be reviewed by the Montecito Planning Commission. The board voted 3-2 to award contracts for the construction of the building, which is expected to take two years to build.

lululemon Pop-up to Open

Fitness clothing company lulu-

lemon is opening a seasonal pop-up shop in Coast Village Walk, marking the grand opening next week with a trio of fitness events. The pop-up, which will stay at least through the holiday season, is slated to open on Friday, June 28. The store will offer women’s and men’s athletic clothing and leisurewear as well as fitness accessories; a smaller collection of items than the larger store on State Street in Santa Barbara, plus some other styles that won’t be found downtown. The company began opening pop-up shops across the country in 2016, capitalizing on seasonal foot traffic and only committing to 3-6 month leases. Last year the company opened 60 seasonal stores, and this year that number is expected to increase. The seasonal Montecito store is located at the former location of Chasen, a women’s boutique that closed earlier this year. The shop joins newest tenant Santa Barbara Running, which opened its doors on Tuesday, June 18.

Paper covers the windows at the new lululemon pop-up shop in Coast Village Walk, slated to open next Friday, June 28

The grand opening weekend includes sweat sessions with Physical Focus Training Center (Friday June 28 at 8 am), Santa Barbara Running (Saturday June 29 at 8 am), and yoga with Linda Baffa (Sunday June 30 at 9 am). A rep for the company tells us the store may

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857 Picacho Lane 1465 East Mountain Drive 859 Picacho Lane 2775 Bella Vista Drive 150 La Vereda Road 1671-1675 San Leandro Lane 1 Miramar Avenue 2084 East Valley Road 15 Miramar Avenue 1147 Glenview Road 255 Bonnie Lane 652 Park Lane 1429 School House Road 2760 Sycamore Canyon Road 974 Park Lane 850 Rockbridge Road 444 Pimiento Lane 238 Miramar Avenue 1156 Hill Road 1000 East Mountain Drive 1333 East Valley Road 790 Ayala Lane 26 Seaview Drive 947 Arcady Road 1406 Greenworth Place 723 Lilac Drive 575 Barker Pass Road 848 Rockbridge Road 1395 Danielson Road 2942 Torito Road 2942 Torito Road 2931 Hidden Valley Lane 2775 East Valley Road 2180 Alisos Drive 607 Stone Meadow Lane 537 Periwinkle Lane 29 Via Alicia 514 Parra Grande Lane 2111 Piedras Drive 916 El Rancho Road 677 Orchard Avenue 1762 Sycamore Canyon Road 925 Chelham Way 530 San Ysidro Road 645 Circle Drive 1220 Coast Village Road #208

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Real Estate View How Hot is Today’s Market?

Montecito Heat Index

by Michael Phillips

Michael Phillips is president and principal broker of Phillips Real Estate. He can be reached at 805.969.4569 and info@ MPPRE.net.

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Heat Index

he Montecito Heat Index identifies today’s demand for Montecito single family homes in five price sectors. By measuring buyer demand (pending sales), rather than sales (closed escrows), which is lagging typically thirty days, we create a forward looking indicator of both market strength and direction. The Heat Index metric shows us the price point(s) where value is most recognized by buyers and a forecast of likely properties soon to close escrow. And since real estate activity fluctuates often monthly, today’s Heat Score is compared to this date last year. All data are from the Santa Barbara MLS and are uniformly deemed reliable. In April, every year over year metric was higher. Comparing 2019 data to perhaps the most unsettling year in recent Montecito memory, we were not shocked by such strong numbers in spite of a measurable downturn in sales and median price in most of California and, but for a select few markets, throughout the country. And the likelihood of a shift to a buyer’s market was looking increasingly probable. Once again, however, and counter to all trends, today’s year over year data is higher in every measured category.

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The Median Sales Price which was up 6% in April is up 14% and the Average Sales Price is up 22%, continuing to show strong demand above our median sales price. And the total number of sales rose to 32%, way ahead of our surrounding locales. Added up, one must conclude that sellers remain firmly in control of the Montecito market despite that a year ago was still a very uncertain time here. Take a look at the adjacent graph and things look considerably different than the year over year data displayed. Most notable is the entry level $1-2m group. For the first time perhaps ever, it found not one buyer. And the $3-4m sector underperformed by a sizable 164.3%. Yet at $4m and above there is noticeable interest with the $5m and above group besting last year’s demand score

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by 28.6%. Last year’s total demand was 53.6% higher than today. For at least the past six years, prices have been steadily rising as sellers have been in control and defining both price and terms. A relative lack of homes on the market made it difficult for buyers to have much to say, especially to Montecito’s strong sellers. Inventory is now up by a significant 22% over last year. This, of course, gives buyers more options while reducing competition with other buyers. The result should be falling prices as buyers gain more negotiation power. While it appears likely that entry

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level buyers have stepped back from increasingly expensive properties, it was reported that prices are so high relative to average salaries in the three communities in the Bay Area that down payments are approaching 49% to meet the mortgage requirement that no more than 30% of income be allocated to housing costs – it’s not clear that the high-end here will face the same result from their buyers as a result of higher inventory. After the Thomas Fire, the $5m and above sector dropped to the 40s; today it has increased to 80 and is enjoying strong buyer interest. •MJ

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stay open past December, if sales show promise for a permanent store. For more information, visit the store at 1046 Coast Village Road, Suite G.

Changes at The Monarch

Harriet Moody during an interview in 1992 (photo courtesy of Montecito Association History Committee) Minerva Nagel in front of the original fireplace where a glass jar with pins and needles was hidden by the Moody sisters in the hearth (photo by Calla Jones Corner)

1946, including a new wing the size of the original two-bedroom structure. It now has three bedrooms and three baths and 2,403 sq ft of space. It is the only Moody cottage with a pool. Next door is the “Hollyhock Cottage” that underwent an eco-friendly remodel five years ago and sold for $1,650,000 to retired doctor and designer, Kurt Harris, from Wisconsin. Harris recently got permission from the Planning Commission to add a bedroom and bath over the garage, turn the garage into another room, build a separate two-car garage and a small artist’s studio while staying true to the Moody character. It took two years and three hearings. Christine Hoehner lives at #1 Rosemary Lane and bought her 1,200 sq ft cottage in 2006 for $1,200,000. She added some flooring to match the old from a previous add-on and was intending to lighten a dark wood wall in the dining room and replace the kitchen appliances with copies of old ones she has found on the Internet. Hoehner put the 1940 cottage on the market in early April and immediately got two offers, over the asking price of $1,300,000. She says that Harris finally getting permission to do his extensive remodeling wasn’t a factor in selling her cottage. She does believe, however, that “Rosemary Lane is the holdout to preserve the historical significance of Moody cottages.” Hoehner had been joined by two other owners of small cottages on Rosemary Lane in objecting to owners remodeling the cottages’ exteriors. The Historic Planning Committee only restricts changing Moody cottages’ exteriors. Owners may do what they want to interiors without getting permits. Maureen Mason says there aren’t any Moody fences and gates per se and wonders why Rosemary Lane doesn’t form an association like Periwinkle 20 – 27 June 2019

Trish Davis, who runs the Montecito Association History Committee, thinks the Moody sisters’ story would make a wonderful play (photo by Calla Jones Corner)

Lane owners have to preserve the charm and quirkiness of the sisters’ designs in a neighborly way. Nancy Hassett paid the asking price of $2,100,00 for #5 Rosemary in 2017 and has spent two years and thousands of dollars in attorney fees to make her cottage suitable for her lifestyle. In the end, she only had to change a gate that a neighbor objected to. She fell in love with the cottage the minute she saw it. Hassett has another house in Colorado and knew nothing about the Moody cottages before she started looking for a second home in Santa Barbara. The previous owners had lived in the cottage 40 years, gradually updating bathrooms and the kitchen. Hassett has lightened more rooms and has turned the garage into a bedroom, keeping the charming garage door. Garages are often the first thing that owners remodel as they are too small to fit present-day cars. Brook Ashley, a real estate broker in Montecito, says,” People with the whimsy gene will still buy Moody cottages. There’s an element of magic in what the Moody sisters did. People fall in love with them and will treasure them, as long as the owners and buyers are able to keep that special magic.” •MJ

The Monarch, Silver Bough, and Sushi Bar chef and owner Phillip Frankland Lee has made several changes to The Monarch, and has announced the continuation of the popular wine dinner series. Earlier this month, Lee and his team added a more relaxed section to the all-day eatery The Monarch, in the area of the restaurant surrounded by windows. “The Lounge at The Monarch” offers hotel guests and locals a place to enjoy comfortable couches, plush oversized chairs, and a cozy atmosphere in which to enjoy a casual lunch, a glass of wine with Margarita Kallas-Lee’s sourdough baked bread, or an array of late-night bites. The Lounge is open seven days a week from 11:30 am to 10 pm and offers a variety of small bites as well as a few larger plate selections, all available à la carte. For dinner, The Monarch remains open daily from 5 pm to 10 pm and now serves a nightly tasting menu where patrons can select from multiple courses and curate a tasting menu to their own liking. Additionally, a wine pairing is available and dinner pricing begins at Four Courses for $55 ($85 with wine pairing), Six Courses $85 ($130 with wine pairing), Eight Courses $110 ($170 with wine pairing), and Twelve Courses $165 ($255 with wine pairing). The curated dinner can be made with fewer or additional courses, and allows for anything from four courses of the same dish (Wagyu short rib), or a dinner completely made up of four courses of dessert (which currently would

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include baked brie, bergamot, strawberry, and dark chocolate). On July 15, the Lee duo will continue with their very popular wine dinner series, welcoming Foxen Vineyard & Winery for a six-course paired dinner. The dinner is $85/person and features some wines that are only available at the Foxen Vineyard & Winery. For more information, visit www. themonarchmontecito.com or call (805) 869-0789.

Corrections & Omissions

In the latest Montecito Journal Glossy Edition, which hit stands last week, one of our writers mistakenly mentioned the former owner of local olive oil and food purveyor Viva Oliva. Current owners Amanda and Sven Dybdahl have in fact owned the store since 2017, and in addition to a vast selection of specialty olive oils and vinegars, the couple has chosen a handful of artisan goods from small-batch purveyors to add to their offerings, as well as refreshed the space with a new look and branding. The shop, which offers the creation of custom gift baskets, sells artisanal items including Ojai jellies, Jilli Vanilli vanilla products, specialty popcorn from Santa Barbara Popcorn Company, olives from Santa Barbara Olive Company, pickled goods from Pacific Pickle Works, and truffles from Chocolates du CaliBressan, plus many others, as well as beautiful olive wood cutting boards, coasters, and more. The store also offers a selection of cheeses and salamis, as well as home goods including hand towels, cookbooks, and candles. We sincerely regret the error. Viva Oliva is located at 1275 Coast Village Road. For more information, visit www.vivaoliva.com. •MJ

Amanda and Sven Dybdahl are the owners of Viva Oliva on Coast Village Road, which they’ve owned since 2017

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