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FOR THE THIRD TIME IN HISTORY, MONTECITO’S WATER DISTRICT AIMS TO SOLVE WATER WOES VIA SANTA BARBARA’S DESALINATION PLANT (STORY ON PAGE 6) (MAIN COVER PHOTO: Courtesy of Joshua Haggmark, City of SB)

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Taking a Stand

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Editor’s Letter

On the Record

Village Beat

In the most challenging of times, some BYSTAND and some GRANDSTAND. And then there are those who UPSTAND. Gwyn Lurie looks at why. Part four of MJ’s ongoing water series provides a closer look at Santa Barbara’s onand-off-and-on again desalination project Montecito Association discusses water rates and supply agreement; 93108Fund goes into hibernation; Johnny Was donates 4,000 masks locally; Edison settlement money goes to good use

10 Letters to the Editor

A collection of communication from readers Warren Miller, Sullivan Israel, Frederic Golden, Cheryl Trosky, and Bob Levine

Laughing Matters 11 Voices

Bryan Goligoski laments how the local trails have gone to the dogs

14 Summerland Buzz

Summerland’s nightly bagpiper, new organic farm at Whitney and Temple, and The Nugget is “doing” take-out

16 Real Estate

A look at the real estate market compared to this time last year

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23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant fondly recalls geometry class

Ernie’s World

Ernie Zooms through the pandemic

Paris sets possible precedent for insurers: pay up on the pandemic

If we heal Lincoln’s “House Divided” we can multiply America’s blessings

24 Jerry Meandering

Muller Montly Music Meta Crossword Puzzle Solution 26 Perspectives

We are Open!

The Optimist Daily

Ben & Jerry’s mixes great ice cream with social activism; three ways corporate America can fight racism

32 Local News

Two peaceful rallies in Santa Barbara this past weekend

36 Your Westmont

The college makes plans to hold in-person classes this fall; local artists go online for the popular annual juried exhibition; and longtime Warrior men’s basketball head coach John Moore retires

40 Our Town

Joanne Calitri’s expansive coverage of local school graduations

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here’s so much to unravel from last week. And a lot to thread back together. In the much maligned 2020, I think there’s more news, coming from more sources, than any of us can efficiently process. To make matters harder, my theory is we have at least two different nations happening at the same time. And now that America is bifurcated, you really have to keep track of both of them. Believe it or not, all these events happened in the same contiguous nation in the same contiguous week: While the coronavirus continued to ravage and 30 cities were burning, the President and Elon Musk were off in a different world, or at least wanted to be. The two masters of the universe took a buddy comedy spring break to Cape Canaveral to watch the launch of Musk’s SpaceX Dragon rocket. The only flames they saw were on the launch pad, other than the glowing embers of the love they apparently have for each other. Meanwhile on the other side of the nation, here in California, we had Mark Zuckerberg refusing to flag incendiary speech on Facebook, which ignited internal rancor, some resignations, and a virtual walkout of many employees at his own company who shared via Twitter that they were “ashamed and upset by their employers’ decision to leave the President’s post untouched.” [Sheryl Sandberg may have “leaned in” to help her minority, the Women of Tech, but apparently that’s where her minority empathy ends.] The posting Mr. Zuckerberg refused to flag came from the President: “Any difficulty and we will assume control, but when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” While Twitter flagged the tweet with a warning that it violates the company’s rules about “glorifying violence,” Facebook took no action, though Zuck said he “agonized” over the decision. Zuckerberg, who is known to have ended his weekly Friday All Hands Meeting with the rallying cry “Domination!” was likely simpatico with America’s CEO, who said on June 1, “We will dominate

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rom 1 to 3 pm on the afternoon of June 15, the Montecito Water District (MWD) will hold an online hearing in which Nick Turner, the agency’s executive director, will explain several proposed water rate changes that will affect roughly 4,000 households in Montecito and Summerland, not to mention several major luxury hotels and private country clubs with world class-rated golf courses, and therefore significant water needs. Several important topics will be on the meeting’s agenda, including the district’s recently-adopted urban water management plan, groundwater banking, demand management, and initial actions that the district has already taken to enhance the water supply. According to MWD’s presentation summary, titled “Securing Water Supply Reliability,” the district’s overall costs are estimated to increase by just 2.8 percent per year. Despite this, 56 percent of MWD’s customers will actually see a decrease in their monthly water bill, while heavier water users, whether golf clubs, hotels, or large estates, will pay more. In past issues of this newspaper, the Montecito Journal has explored different aspects of our complex relationship with local municipal water. These stories have included a discussion of controversial conservation measures enacted by the MWD’s previous board and how that led to heated elections that brought new leadership to the district, as well as an historical overview of the agency’s once-per-generation battle to secure newer and more reliable water sources. This epic, century-long water procurement undertaking has resulted in not only one of California’s if not the world’s most lush, beautiful landscapes, but also created one of the state’s heaviest users of water per capita, where our landscaping draw can be more than five times as much as parts of Los Angeles, and amounts to 85 percent of the district’s annual deliveries. For perspective, much of the U.S. uses only about a third of their water for landscape. Though, admittedly, the rest of the U.S. also doesn’t have our enviable, arid Mediterranean climate. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into the complicated nature of Montecito’s proposed “Water Sharing Agreement” or WSA, with Santa Barbara. We’ll also explore

“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” – George Bernard Shaw

Montecito’s historical relationship to Santa Barbara’s desalination project and how the MWD was unable to reach a deal with the city, at least until now. On January 28 and 29 of this year, both MWD’s board and Santa Barbara’s city council agreed to a so-called “term sheet,” the final draft of which is 20 pages long. It’s an ambitious document, which if passed by MWD and Santa Barbara’s city council this month, will represent an historic moment in the annals of California environmental policy.

Water, Water, Everywhere

In the late 1980s, as tends to happen every decade or so, Santa Barbara and the rest of California faced a chronic water shortage that lasted several years, a crisis that led many coastal cities to consider building water desalination facilities. The success rate of these projects tended to be 50-50 at best, since water desalination plants are expensive to build and operate. There’s also the quandary the entire process can take so long, especially in environmentally conscious California, that by the time a desal plant finally goes online, water needs change and it is no longer needed. Controversy over various desal projects in California has become routine, and while well-organized environmental groups have complained about dangers to local sea life, vociferous proponents of desal seem to be all but nonexistent. When desal started, the technology was too new and seemingly untested to win unanimous support. “You have these outspoken people,” said Joshua Haggmark, Santa Barbara’s Water Resources Manager, who joined the agency in 1999. “And while I don’t understand their reasoning, there’s really nobody passionate about desal. You typically only hear from the environmental groups.” But all that may be changing now. While some former water district officials such as Dick Shaikewitz and Bob Roebuck strongly oppose the project, others, including MWD’s longtime former general manager Tom Mosby, believe that desal technology offers Montecito a means to find a reliable local supply of water for the next half-century.

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ick Turner, General Manager of the Montecito Water District, gave a presentation to the Montecito Association Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, in advance of next week’s special MWD Board Meeting (June 15) to discuss the District’s proposed Water Supply Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara and Rate Study, and a Public Hearing on June 25 to consider adopting a rate increase. Turner explained that MWD’s long-term water supply availability is expected to decrease 35-40%, prompting the District to consider entering into a 50-year Water Supply Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara. “The District’s water supplies were insufficient during the recent historic drought, and we had no option but to rely heavily on supplemental water, which was inadequate,” Turner explained, adding that customer conservation, while significant, is not enough. He said a recent analysis done earlier this year confirm that future water shortages will exist if the past management of relying on supplemental water purchases continues, as climate change, change in regulations, and rising costs come into play. The analysis surmises that an agreement with the City of Santa Barbara is the preferred solution. According to the District, the new water supply agreement would guarantee supply at a predictable cost, as the agreement would dramatically reduce the need to purchase expensive and unreliable supplemental water. It would provide local, reliable water for 40% of the District’s supply, and potentially allow the District to bank water in non-drought cycles, creating an opportunity to increase revenue and decrease cost for customers. The agreement would source water from the City from any potable water

source, including the desal plant, which would be required to be kept in a ready-to-produce state. “The desal plant is central to this agreement. This is not a partnership where the MWD has any ownership of the plant,” Turner clarified. The agreement requires a 2.8% revenue increase, which is driving the proposed rate increase for MWD customers. According to Turner, 56% of 4,600 service connections in the District will experience a decrease or no change in their monthly water bill, and 17% will increase less than $20 per month. The District’s tiered rate structure would change, and customers can visit www. montecitowater.com to access a calculator to see how their monthly rate will change. If approved, the rate increase would go into effect on July 1; the Water Supply Agreement would provide water to Montecito Water District beginning on January 1, 2022. The MA’s Board of Directors asked numerous questions about the agreement and the rate increase, with several members voicing concern over the length of the agreement, the District’s future water needs related to groundwater sustainability, recycled water potential, terms of the agreement in the future, and more. For more information about the Water Supply Agreement and rate changes, visit www.montecitowater.com. During Community Reports, Dr. Amy Alzina from Cold Spring School District reported that the school was able to hold a 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony on campus, using social distancing protocols. Twenty 6th grade students graduated from Cold Spring School this year. Santa Barbara County is expected to release new guidelines on reopening schools in the fall. “We feel like we can meet

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TO THE EDITOR

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

Gratitude for Gwyn

y wife and I have been reading the Montecito Journal with pleasure since Gwyn became CEO and Executive Editor. You have greatly improved the overall editorial content of the paper (which I, for one, seldom read under the editorship of your predecessor) and your Editor’s Letters have been uniformly thoughtful and well written. We want to especially thank you for the inciteful, sensitive and very timely letter in this week’s edition about George Floyd’s murder and its aftermath. We can only hope that your readers, and others who may have the benefit of your thoughts, take your message to heart and begin thinking seriously about the racial injustice that still permeates our country. Please continue to express your enlightened thoughts for the benefit of us, your readers and supporters. Lastly, we also want to thank you for arranging the delivery of the Journal during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place. A most supportive and appreciated gesture! Warren Miller

Dear Santa Barbara Police

Dear men and women of the local Santa Barbara Police Department, I appreciate you. I value your bravery and courage to defend the citizens of this town from crime, both violent and nonviolent. I have just completed my

first year of college, and it seems that many people my age are very angry with the police across America, blaming them for racial injustice and violence. I, however, don’t think that just because a police officer in Minneapolis killed a man means that the local police here in Santa Barbara, thousands of miles away, are in any way associated with or to blame for that unfair death. Assuming that would be akin to racism – just because one member of a large group does something wrong doesn’t mean that all the rest are bad or to blame. When I see the number of police who have been hurt, shot at, spit on, and yelled at over the past few weeks, I am greatly saddened. The vast majority of these officers are only trying to do their job: protect the Human Rights of innocent citizens as guaranteed by our Constitution. When that document was written, there wasn’t a single country in which the inalienable rights of an average person were protected. Tyranny and direct royal rule were the status quo, societies lacked due process or equality before the law. When our founding fathers wrote the Constitution over 200 years ago, they stated that this new country would protect, rather than violate, these laws. A police force was created to ensure these rights, and, for the most part, they have been doing their jobs well ever since. That is why when I walk down State Street and see police, I am comforted, not afraid. I know that should I be

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Missed Opportunity

Too bad Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo didn’t show more sympathy and savvy in her meeting with the Black Lives Matter protestors in front of the SB Police Headquarters. Instead of sheltering behind the line of well-armed cops, a more politically sensitive leader would have taken the police chief by her hand, crossed the barrier into the crowd and together engaged the protestors and their organizers with pledges of support in their campaign against racial brutality by the police. Taking a knee might have capped matters for the protestors – even though resisting such enforced genuflection could be understandable if an otherwise attentive Mayor

Murillo had considered that a step too far. One certainly wishes our president had followed such an interaction with the demonstrators in Lafayette Park instead of violently evicting them for his bible-flaunting photo op. Frederic Golden

Failure of Leadership

Amid the anguish and protests over the horrible, unnecessary death of Georg Floyd I would like to know when the Democrats in charge of Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota will be held accountable? The African American police chief, Medaria Arradondo, was tapped in 2017 to lead the department’s reform following criticism of frequent, excessive force and discrimination against people of color. The previous police chief tried to make reforms but was defeated by the police union. The officer, Derek Chauvin, had 17 complaints against him – only one resulted in discipline. He shot two people during his career and was never charged. George Floyd died because of incompetent governance. It is sad that our politicians, Antifa and the rest of the elite puppet illuminati, looking at the problem through a racial prism, are using this murder, created by a failure of leadership, to divide our nation. Attacking our country over what happened in Minneapolis is wrong. Individuals are guilty not a group or a nation. Cheryl Trosky

Grand Slam

I want to express my profound appreciation for your extraordinary “letter” in the current Journal (June 4-11). It wasn’t just a home run; it was a grand slam! I’ve enjoyed the Journal for years. Your stewardship has raised it to yet a higher level. Thank you, Bob Levine •MJ

Laughing Matters

nice, calm, and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, “I’d like to buy some cyanide.” The pharmacist asked, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?” The lady replied, “I need it to poison my husband.” The pharmacist’s eyes got big and he explained, “I can’t give you cyanide to kill your husband, that’s against the law! I’ll lose my license! They’ll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!” The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist’s wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and said, “You didn’t tell me you had a prescription.” •MJ

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by Bryan Goligoski

It’s a Dog’s World, We are Just Living in It

iving in Santa Barbara, over the past few months, has been an incredible reminder of how lucky we are to call this place home. One reason we’ve made it through these rough times is because of the healthy access we all have to our beaches and trails. They have been good to us, it’s time to be good to them. Our trails are looking pretty rough these days, and they need a little taking care of. By taking care, I mean curbing your hound if you find yourself in a position where he or she does their business. The high level of traffic recently has left conditions not only messy, but unhealthy as well. The lower portion of Hot Springs currently looks more like a unkept dog run than a bucolic trail to enjoy a hike under the leafy sycamore trees. Do everyone the favor of grabbing a dog bag provided courtesy of Luke Ebbin, or the Montecito Pet Hospital at the trailheads, and be a responsible owner. Putting a rock over the mess, or chucking things into the bushes, is not an appropriate plan. Sadly, it’s going to take the work of others to get the current situation cleaned up, literally. While nobody wants to be in charge of someone else’s mess, sometimes you just need to do the right thing, as unappealing as that sounds.

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When bad things happen between dogs, not only are emotions run through the ringer, but lawyers get involved. The other issue at hand is the lowering of standards when it comes to deciding to leash or not leash your pooch. The law is pretty clear that hounds need to be tethered to their owners in some way, shape, or form when treading the trails or hanging out at the beach. It’s also pretty well-known that about a third of people actually do so. Which I have no issues with, assuming the owner has done the work and taken the time to train and socialize the pooch, resulting in their ability to stay under control while off leash. In my reasonable opinion, there are three kinds of canines. The one just described, those that straddle both sides of the disposition fence, and those that simply have attitudes or tendencies that says they need to be on a leash at all times. In the last month, I’ve had to use the phrase “know your dog” several times with a certain amount of gusto to get another owner’s attention and have them take their dogs questionable behavior seriously. It’s never fun, or particularly pretty. One such incident happened in Sharks Cove in mid-May, when two dogs came at my large Cane Corso puppy showing their pearly white teeth off, but not in a nice way. My dog was leashed, the other dogs weren’t. Instead, they were ripping down the beach with the owner’s teenage children a good thirty yards away trying to chase them down. Not a good situation for anyone. To add insult to injury, I received an anonymous letter from the dad admonishing my admonishment of the behavior given the seriousness of the situation. This attorney with “twenty years of local residency” not only cited the leash law ordinance number, he went on to write that he instructed his daughters to still have the dogs off leash. I hope you can see the irony. And his three years of tenure over my seventeen in town doesn’t buy him the right to make a questionable decision that went bad. I say this in part to give everyone fair warning. When bad things happen between dogs, not only are emotions run through the ringer, but lawyers get involved. Case in point, an excited Labradoodle got into a row with a Boxer on Butterfly Beach and wound up putting a severe right angle into a bystander’s femur when things got real. One sizeable personal injury lawsuit later, checks with six zeros on them were being exchanged to make the situation go away. Fair warning to anyone who doesn’t think these things can get very serious in a hurry. The takeaway from all of this is twofold. First, do the right thing and clean up after that loveable furry companion of yours. This place is too nice not to. Second, know your hound, and its disposition. Leash them when necessary and remember, while it may be a special snowflake to you, the dog doesn’t really understand English in the way you think it does when the situation goes south. Take care, be responsible, and have fun out there. •MJ 11 – 18 June 2020

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those health and safety guidelines, and get kids back on campus,” Dr. Alzina said, adding that the school will need to dip into reserves to meet the new guidelines, which include social distancing in classrooms and during recesses. Dr. Alzina also reported that the School Board voted earlier this week to move forward with a $7.8M bond measure in November, in order to replace the two remaining portable classrooms on campus – which are rusting and deteriorating rapidly – and replace them with a permanent building that will house classrooms and administrative offices. Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor reported that with increasing temperatures and windy conditions, a red flag warning went into effect earlier this week. Montecito Firefighters continue to be out and about in the community with defensible space inspections beginning next week. Chief Taylor said that there is plenty of fuel to burn on our hillsides, as the Thomas Fire burn scar has grown back at a phenomenal rate. “Unfortunately there is plenty of material to burn,” he said, adding that the flip side of the regrowth is a reduction in the risk of debris flow. The next Montecito Association Board of Directors meeting is sched-

uled for Tuesday, July 14. For more information visit www.montecitoassociation.org.

93108Fund Distributes Second Round, Then Hibernates

It was announced earlier this week that after a second round of disbursements to hourly workers in Montecito, the 93108Fund will go back into hibernation, now that businesses have been permitted by the State and County to reopen their doors. The 93108Fund, a nonprofit started after the 2018 debris flow, distributed a first round of cash grants to hourly workers in Montecito very quickly after the COVID-19 shutdown so that workers could pay for basic necessities like food and medicine; a second round of cash awards will be distributed this week to workers who were laid off or had their hours reduced due to the shutdown of restaurants, retail stores, and offices in Montecito. “For the first round, we were trying to get cash into the hands of the hourly workers as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Montecito resident Ron Blitzer, who started the 93108Fund after the debris flow in January 2018, and re-activated it in

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The last round of disbursements from the 93108Fund will be distributed this week, before the nonprofit goes back into hibernation

late March after the COVID-19 stayat-home orders closed many businesses in the Upper and Lower Villages of Montecito. Now, thanks to the generosity of 260 donors in our community, the nonprofit is distributing a second round of cash grants to these same workers. In total, more than 1,230 workers will equally receive $260,000 in cash grants. In addition to the Fund’s work supporting individual wage earners, the 93108Fund also provided the plat-

form and management system for the Montecito Cash Mob, a collaborative effort which also included the Montecito Journal publishing and editorial team, the Coast Village Association, and the Montecito Association. Between the 93108Fund and the Montecito Cash Mob, over $400,000 was put into the local Montecito business community, according to Blitzer. Blitzer says he established the 93108Fund within the first month following the 1/9 debris flow in January 2018, distributing cash to hourly wage earners such as servers and retail workers who were out of work during those first few weeks of recovery. This month, now that businesses are opening and people are going back to work following the pandemic, Blitzer plans to put the fund back into hibernation after distributing this second round of cash grants. “If and when the need arises in our community again, the 93108Fund team will be on the case at the drop of a virus, mountain slide, fire, or tidal wave,” said Blitzer, who received help from a hard-working team of volunteers. “From our hearts to yours, we thank you for helping make our Montecito community a very special place to live and work.” “None of this would have happened

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very Sunday evening at 7 pm Gordon Morrison, bagpiper, husband, father, and VP of Engineering at Freedom Photonics, steps onto the porch of his family’s Summerland house and plays the bagpipes as the sun sets. It’s a comforting lament during these difficult times. I asked Morrison our usual “People of Summerland” questions. I also sat in on the Summerland Citizen’s Association May meeting that Morrison chairs as President of the SCA. Here are his thoughts, as well as a short report on the confab, which certainly wins the Summerland Zoom prize for most unusual board meeting. The meeting included an update on the Whitney Avenue organic farming project on the Summerland School/ Carpinteria Unified School District property from Leslie Person Ryan who prepared her dinner – roasted

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cauliflower with grilled sausage on a bed of arugula and goat cheese/harina/baba ghanoush sauce – throughout the Zoom board meeting, which made it infinitely more entertaining. Q. With COVID-19 changing the way we interact as a community, how are you making it work through this difficult time and do you have any tips to share? A. To be honest, I think that my wife Sandra and I have been very fortunate. I know this has been an incredibly difficult time for most people, not just in Summerland and Montecito, but throughout California, and indeed the world. Surprisingly, I have found the transition to working from home less difficult than I expected, largely thanks to online meetings. At Freedom Photonics, the small technology company at which I work, we have been quite nimble about reorganizing our schedules to frontload the work that can be done from home where possible. Without my regular commute to Goleta and back, I can get in an extra 40 minutes of work every day and still have a short lunch break with my kids, which has been wonderful. My three kids, Anna (12), John (10),

and James (8), are all playing together better than usual, and are doing a great job of keeping up their schoolwork online with help from their teachers at Summerland School and Carp Middle School. I suppose when your only playmates are your siblings you start to appreciate them more! So, spending more time together as a family has been a real blessing. That’s not to say we don’t miss our friends and all the extracurricular activities and so forth that usually keep us busy, but with the assumption that this will eventually pass and that it is a disruption rather than a permanent status quo, it has been quite nice. One of my favorite new activities has been going for regular runs with my three kids on their bikes either through Montecito or around the back of Summerland, usually early in the morning or before dinner in the evening. Montecito and Summerland are beautiful with all the spring flowers at this time of year, and the brooks and creeks in the area are making their lovely babbling sounds next to many of the trails.

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Montecito Across the Board

t was a good May in terms of home sales in Montecito and the greater 93108. In fact, some agents are even saying the market is basically on fire and in most price ranges. Indeed, we have had a few of the usual under-two-million-dollar sales, as well as a few in the $3-$5-million range as well and a few even over seven million to round it out… and a couple over ten million in recent weeks as well. I know… shocking considering all that is going on in our world. As of this writing (June 6, 2020), the past 37 days (since May 1) has shown 24 closed sales in Montecito, 22 of which had been featured on my Montecito best buys list. Here is a quick comparison of last May to this May sales as recorded in the Santa Barbara area Multiple Listing Service (MLS), within the 93108 zip code.

totaling roughly $25,000,000 in sales. That’s a great start to the summer sales months. Looking ahead we have a good pipeline of homes in escrow and we are seeing new listings come on the market and move, so fingers are crossed. In addition, some sellers are appreciating the home sale process during COVID-19. That is not to say anyone likes what has been going on, but from the point of view of a seller, consider that there are no open houses and those coming through the home are much more serious about buying. That said, it’s not as easy to get people in to see a home, which for properties that have been on the market a while, it’s harder to get them the attention they might need. So, for now get used to the virtual home tours and do not hesitate to call your agent if you see a home you are interested in. We all need a place to live and during this time it’s more important than ever that your home suit your needs. Enjoy this look at a handful of options here in Montecito from the “low two’s” to the “over twenty’s.”

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2020 – 18 sales in 93108 totaling approximately $77,000,000 2019 – 20 sales in 93108 totaling approximately $80,000,000 Additionally, as has been the trend recently, we had a couple of high end, “off market” sales, which are sales that happen behind the scenes, not offered on the market or through the MLS. These off-market sales in May included one of the larger ocean-front units at Montecito Shores, selling for $5,500,000, as well as a home on Brooktree Road, above East Mountain Drive, with commanding views that sold for $8,700,000. Of note, the two highest priced sales this May had given considerable price reductions over time leading up to their sales, and both closed escrow approximately 20% or more below their final asking price at time of sale. Not only was May a solid month for Montecito home sales, June is starting off as hot or hotter. In the first week of June, 2020, we had six closings in Montecito

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Stir it Up: Music Academy’s MARLI Offers Positive Vibrations

ack in January, 2020 was looking to be a pretty exciting year for the Music Academy of the West. Not only had the summer music institute respected around the world just hired Jamie Broumas, the former Director of Classical and New Music Programs at Washington’s famed Kennedy Center, for the newly created position of Chief Artistic Officer, but MAW had also received an alltime high in the number of young musicians applying to audition for the summer festival. Exactly 2,020 candidates, in fact, had vied for the 139 available fellowships, and the ones selected represent 23 different countries and almost half of the USA’s states, with just 26 returnees joining the 113 new faces. Then came COVID. Instead of picnics amid the flowers and fig trees flourishing on the academy’s Miraflores campus cooled by ocean breezes followed by masterclasses and concerts in myriad halls both historic and new, everybody is

Chief Artistic Officer Jamie Broumas helped shift MAW’s in-person summer session to MARLI: the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute

sheltering at home, hoping to avoid contracting the coronavirus that has caused more than 100,000 deaths in the U.S. alone, and more than 400,000 deaths globally. MAW’s staff had to pivot so fast

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they probably left multiple divots on the lush lawns and gardens adjoining Channel Drive. Suddenly more than 200 public events were canceled, and, what’s more, everything at all slated to be held onsite had to be somehow reconfigured, including training for the young fellows (who range in age from 18 to 34) – a training that many alumni have considered so rigorous and thoroughly wide-ranging that it stayed with them throughout their careers. Given that there are, as yet, no online formats that allow for live musical collaboration, where MAW landed necessarily means a vastly different festival for 2020, with, obviously, no in-person events, but also no live streaming at all for the public to enjoy. In its place, however, is an opportunity for the fellows to not only still get some semblance of the program via remote private lessons and other musical adventures, but also the chance to get exposed to wildly innovative ideas about how to make music from their own homes. Welcome to MARLI: the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute. Beginning Monday, June 15, the 134 full-scholarship fellows (five dropped out) will participate in a four-week curriculum of private lessons and studio classes with their regular Music Academy faculty artists, while MARLI – true to MAW’s nature as an attractive site for the summer for top name professionals – has also engaged an impressive list of more than 45 experts

and industry leaders to serve as guest artists and speakers in Innovation/ Career-Building Seminars that take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday over the four weeks. The roster includes conductors Marin Alsop, soprano Julia Bullock, Spektral Quartet violist Doyle Armbrust (MAW ’01, ’03), flutist Claire Chase, arts activist Marc Bamuthi Joseph, London Symphony Orchestra managing director Kathryn McDowell, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec, Alliance Artist Management founder Rob Robbins, San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas, and many others. That’s all followed by a two-week Creative Extension offering competitions and audition opportunities with cash awards, including the Fast Pitch Awards (new project ideas), the new MARLI Digital Challenge (individual video projects), and the Keston MAX auditions with the London Symphony Orchestra. The Academy’s faculty and administration are coordinating solo, collaborative, and large ensemble performance opportunities with plans for a multi-layered orchestral recording led by conductor Christian Reif, plus solo and layered-recording collaborative piano projects, and a showcase by the Vocal Institute and other instrument groups. MAW’s perennially popular Picnic Concerts are also going virtual and will largely consist of fellows-driven performance submissions as well as contributions from the faculty. The Vocal Institute fellows will also enjoy coaching and acting workshops with Vocal Institute Creative Director James Darrah, vocal and vocal piano private lessons and special seminars, and much more, including participat-

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School Stuff by Ann Pieramici

Crane School’s Traditional Year-End Events Go Virtual

he theater at Crane Country Day School is dark, but that hasn’t stopped production of its annual Upper School musical. In fact, the school has barely missed a beat as it continues with nearly all of the spring traditions that have come to define the K-8 school. “Our spring culminations are still happening, just not in our typical face-to-face format,” explained Headmaster Joel Weiss. “It’s new territory for all of us and we’ve infused our year-end projects, events and performances with more technology and creativity to ensure that students get to experience the programs they’ve anticipated.” High-tech forces are clearly at work in the school’s production of Peter Pan which launches to life in three installments: a full cast music video, podcast, and a scene filmed as a movie using green screen technology. “We’ve never done anything like

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owners and workers as part of a larger donation program taken on by the retailer. “Like many retailers, we began to pivot when the pandemic began, and started manufacturing face masks,” said Montecito store manager Vanessa Lynn. In the last two months, the company, which has over 50 stores across the United States, has donated over 400,000 masks, made from the company’s luxurious signature fabrics for which they are known. Locally, Lynn has overseen a donation of 1,500 masks to Sansum Clinic and 1,500 to Cottage Hospital. She’s seeking to donate another 1,500 –she has about 700 left as of press time – to local Montecito employees and business owners, who are required to wear masks by the County and State regulations. “We want to get them into the hands of those who need them,” Lynn said. The masks are cotton sateen, lined with 100% cotton, and made from repurposed and assorted fabrics. They have elastic sidebands and an interior pocket for an additional filter. Johnny Was reopened on May 29, welcoming back beloved customers and friends. “I’ve worked retail my entire life, and I’ve never had happier, friendlier customers,” Lynn said. “We as a company are very optimistic and

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As briefly mentioned in last week’s edition, construction began this week on additional repairs to roads and bridges affected by the Thomas Fire and the 1/9 debris flow. The projects, which the County announced last week, include the repair of 28 lane miles of road and the construction of a temporary bridge at the Cold Spring Trailhead. Nearly $6 million in Southern California Edison Settlement Funds will pay for the road repair ($5.7 million) and bridge replacement ($230,000). Construction began on Monday to re-connect East Mountain Drive at the Cold Spring Trailhead. The low water crossing that was destroyed during the 1/9 debris flow will be replaced with a temporary bridge. This bridge will remain in place for approximately three years until a permanent bridge can be built. CalPortland Construction is the contractor for this project and construction is expected to finish by mid-July. Granite Construction will begin the road repair project on June 15, 2020. Paving for this project is scheduled to finish by late-August. Santa Barbara County Public Works prioritized the road sections in this project based on the amount of use and damage due to the fire and debris flow. Additional road sections will be repaired in future projects over the next year. Portions of Montecito streets included on the project include East Mountain Drive, Brooktree Road, Irvine Lane, Riven Rock Road, Ashley Road, San Ysidro Road, Hot Springs Road, Bella Vista Drive, Romero Canyon Road, Lilac Drive, Alisos Drive, Veloz Drive, Piedras Drive, Oak Grove Drive, and Park Lane. The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department thanks residents and the traveling public for their patience and cooperation during the construction of this project. For an updated list of road closures, please visit www.countyofsb.org/pwd/ road.sbc. •MJ 11 – 18 June 2020

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ow does a grassroots initiative go from start-up to raising more than $5 million in just two years? This is the heartening local story of the 805 Undocufund. It’s worth knowing about, because it is inspiring to anyone who cares about a cause and who wonders what’s possible. The 805 Undocufund began in the shadow of the Thomas Fire, among a group of nonprofit leaders who serve the large population of undocumented families in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Whether it’s working in agriculture, providing household services, or working in the restaurants and hotels that enable our tourism industry, undocumented workers are the backbone of much of our region’s economy. As the Thomas Fire spread and then the debris flow cut our region in two, Eder Gaona-Macedo (Executive Director of nonprofit Future Leaders of America) worried. He realized that many of the parents of the Latino students his organization serves were losing the source of their incomes. And Eder guessed this situation was going to last many weeks. FEMA stepped in to provide emergency financial support, but not for the undocumented. How would they pay their rent? How would they feed their families? Gaona-Macedo reached out to his colleagues at two other nonprofits – CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) and MICOP (Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project) – and they started talking about what they could do. They had heard about an “UndocuFund” effort in Sonoma County – formed after the devastating

Santa Rosa wildfires – where money was raised to help support undocumented workers impacted by disasters. But trying to quickly launch such an effort here was daunting. How would they get the word out and get people to apply? Where would the money come from? Who would staff this effort?

For the COVID-19 crisis, the 805 Undocufund has already raised $3 million, with a goal of double that. Every week, the fund is sending out several hundred checks averaging $1,200 – the same stimulus amount most U.S. citizens received from the federal government. Despite all these uncertainties, the commitment of these nonprofits to serve these people in crisis drove them forward. The organizers started by creating an application process, and then training bilingual volunteers to sensitively interview applicants. (Many undocumented people are justifiably wary of institutions and strangers, given how vulnerable they are to deportation and being exploited.) And then they started getting the word out, via Spanish-language media and word-of-mouth. The response was overwhelming. Within weeks, a few thousand people applied for disaster aid. The organiz-

ers realized they would need millions of dollars to support all these people. They set what felt like a giant stretch fundraising goal of $1,000,000. And foundations and individuals came out of the woodwork to support this cause – raising $1.8 million (close to double their original goal) and allowing them to serve 1,500 families in their Thomas Fire relief efforts. Two years later, along comes COVID-19. Gaona-Macedo remembers, “Once we saw the Governor was limiting the gathering of people and how many people could be in restaurants, we knew folks would be losing income and jobs. We knew this crisis would be big, but we didn’t know how big. But we already had a template, including a website and social media. It was a matter of fundraising and getting people to sign up.” But there were new challenges. Given the health risks in the pandemic, people couldn’t apply in person. The organizers had to quickly figure out how to help applicants access technology so they could apply online, and then how to manage the data in a confidential and encrypted way. Once again, their passion and persistence overcame these hurdles. When the 805 Undocufund reopened for applications a couple months ago, many undocumented families remembered them. By April 30 when application closed, the Fund had more than 7,000 applications for aid! There was no way to fund all of them a grant that would make a real difference, so the organizers focused their aid on people in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties who had completely lost their jobs (rather than those who just lost some of their hours). Where do things stand as of now? For the COVID-19 crisis, the 805 Undocufund has already raised $3 million, with a goal of double that. Every week, the fund is sending out several hundred checks averaging $1,200 – the same stimulus amount most U.S. citizens received from the federal government. They are still raising money, and have more needy

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people they are anxious to serve. If this cause interests you, you can learn more or donate at www.805undocufund.org. When you ask the organizers and funders why this philanthropic effort has been such an extraordinary success, the word you hear most is “trust.” The three lead nonprofits had long relationships as partners and allies, and they trusted each other. The original foundation funders also had long and good relationships with these three nonprofits. One other critical trust-based component that led to the fund’s success was that each of the players involved had a high level of cultural competency. They had ample experience serving the local undocumented population, and had learned over time how to engender their trust. As a result, prospective applicants were willing to make themselves vulnerable to share their story and apply. How does a fund like this impact our community? Some of the tangible benefits include sustaining our local workforce and reducing human suffering. Also, the aid beneficiaries will spend this money on basic needs – which will end up going to their landlords or local food markets. This all goes right back into the local economy. And it’s about more than money. Claudia Armann, a Steering Committee member of the 805 Undocufund, told me that “for undocumented residents, it can be all too easy to believe that you are not welcome here. But when they hear that more than 900 individuals have donated to this fund, they get a chance to feel cared about by their community.” A philanthropic effort like this doesn’t solve everyone’s problems. But it’s a vehicle for generosity to flow from people who care to people in need, and it makes a tangible impact. Everyone involved benefits – the aid recipients, the donors, the community. And our world gets a bit more connected and more caring. And can’t we use more of those things right now? •MJ

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very day millions of people are going to Zoom meetings, classes, get-togethers, sing-a-longs, and various other Zoom-capades. While a convenient way to congregate virtually, not everyone is as... ah... technically astute... which can make it... challenging. Welcome to today’s Zoom class everyone. It appears we are missing a few attendees. Let’s see, supposed to be 50 and we have... 6. Excuse me, I have a call... Simply click on the link I sent you, Stan... in your email... with the meeting ID number. 15 minutes ago... from me... no, I’m afraid I can’t come over there to help. Aren’t there any teenagers in your neighborhood? What’s that, Regina? You can’t hear very well? Just turn up your speaker. No! Not the stereo speaker. You are now blasting everyone with... is that Engelbert Humperdinck? Really? All his records, huh? Wow. Oh good! I see two more people have connected. Actually, one person and what looks like a bear?... Oh, it’s you Irving. Could you please, ah, put a shirt on? Or shave your chest? Thank you. Nice to see a few smiling faces... Oops, please lower your screen, Zelda. All we can see is your forehead and what looks like a chandelier from the 1940s. The Botox injection sites on your forehead are clearing up nicely though. And, Ralphie, you are sitting a little too close and you have something in your nose. Yes William? No. You do not need to show me the invite. Please do not hit the “share screen” button! Shoot. Too late. Wow, you have a lot of stuff open. Yes, we can all see your desktop, William. Or should I call you by your Match.com name, Big Willie? We’ll be starting in just a few minutes, I hope. Whoops, another call... Hello again Stan... What? You asked some guy in an unmarked van who was driving slowly through your neighborhood to come in and help you and he stole your computer? So sorry. Maybe you can connect on your phone? Oh, it’s a landline? Shaped like a banana? No, I don’t know why the thief didn’t steal that, too. Just lucky, I guess. You should probably take a moment and call the police, though. No. Please do not come over to my house to Zoom with me. Here are a few more people. Welcome Reggie. First contact with another human this month? I’m flattered. For next month, though, you may want to 11 – 18 June 2020

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shower. Or at least wash your hair. Hi Lucille. What? No, we really don’t need to meet all your cats... Okay, everyone say hello to Figaro. And Simba. And Tigger. And Ambrose. And Mittens. Are those Mittens’ kittens? Yes, we all think it’s great that you are using organic kitty litter. Might want to get a box, though, instead of just using your kitchen table.

“Welcome to today’s Zoom class

everyone. It appears we are missing a few attendees. Let’s see, supposed to

be 50 and we have... 6. Excuse me, I

have a call. Simply click on the link I

sent you, Stan... with the meeting ID number, in your email... 15 minutes

ago... from me... no, I’m afraid I can’t come over there to help. Aren’t there

any teenagers in your neighborhood?”

Well, we are still a few minutes from starting, but I guess I could introduce our special guest today, whose subject is “How to make some quick money in today’s real estate market.” Please welcome Tom Schemer who is Zooming all the way from... is that a jail cell? No, the lighting is fine, but the stripes on your shirt are causing a bit of a flicker. Oh sure, mistaken identity happens all the time. Not to worry. We are a little behind though Tom, please don’t go anywhere. Oh, ah, sorry. Great, here are a few more attendees. Wait? Who are you two? No. Sorry. This is not the “Yoga in your chair” Zoom class. Goodbye. Excuse me. Someone is at the front door. Stan. What a surprise. I’m really not supposed to let anyone in to my house. You know, social distancing and all. I see you have a mask. Yes, I see that it says Calvin Klein. I think I can guess what you made it out of. Please sit as far away as possible and no I don’t really want any Blazing Hot Pork Rinds. Or beer. I have a meeting to conduct... Ah dang. Sorry folks. Apparently, Tom Schemer has been taken away for his arraignment. Guess we’ll have to do this another time. What’s that Stan? Oh, it’s down the hallway, second door on the left. Let yourself out afterward willya? I’m going to lay down for a while. A long while. •MJ

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

Watch My Line

“The square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.” – Pythagoras

t the equivalent of High School which I attended in London, we all had to take basic Mathematics, consisting of Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry. I could do them all, and more or less understand them, but somehow Geometry seemed to make much more sense than the others. Geometry (which means measuring the Earth) had to do with points and lines, surfaces and shapes. Something about it appealed to me, perhaps because it was more visual. You started with imagining a “point,” which had no dimensions at all, and so could not be measured. And it could be anywhere. It was a “nothing.” Then you imagined that point moving, and leaving a trail, called a “line.” If that trail marked the shortest distance between its beginning and its end, the line was called “straight.” That line had no thickness, but it did have length, which – aha! – now gave us something to measure. From there, you could bend the line on a flat surface to make enclosed shapes, like triangles, squares, and circles. (Circles were particularly interesting, because they were totally un-straight, but they gave you straight lines to the center [radius] or all the way across [diameter]). And you could then jump off the surface into the mysterious Third Dimension, making things like cubes and spheres. It was a beautiful system – but what genius created it, and what was it good for? Credit is usually given to a semi-mythical ancient Greek named Euclid, who wrote a book called “Elements,” which apparently was so good that it was used in schools almost up to our own time. The Greek connection explains the use of many Greek terms like “isosceles,” “ellipse” and “hypotenuse,” which you hardly ever come across outside of Geometry. Speaking of hypotenuse, there were of course many other magnificent minds involved in this whole process, and one of them, Pythagoras, is responsible for a theorem in which that word occurs, and which may be the only tit-bit many of us remember from our encounter with geometry. This famous theorem has to do with triangles – but only with one special kind of triangle – the kind in which one corner is perfectly “square” that is, it has an angle called a “right” angle. Angles are measured in degrees, out of a possible total of 360. (The fact that this is so similar to the number of days in a year must be more than co-incidental.) And a right angle is a quarter of that, or 90 degrees. In this theorem, the hypotenuse is the line of the triangle facing the 90-degree corner. And what makes this all so important and useful is that, if you know the length of any two sides, you can calculate the length of the third side. This is the basis of that whole wonderful system called “triangulation” which surveyors are still using to measure the earth. The whole idea is based on making the sides of the triangle into squares, and showing that the two smaller squares, when added together, have the same area as the large one i.e. the square of the hypotenuse. This seems sensible – but Pythagoras was able to prove it. And what also made geometry fascinating to me was that, starting with what you know, you could logically prove, in a series of steps, something you didn’t know. When you get to that conclusion, in a geometrical theorem, you are traditionally entitled to write, “Q.E.D.” This stands for the Latin, “Quod Erat Demonstrandum,” meaning “Which was to be proven.” But at school, we were jokingly told that it stood for “Quite Easily Done.” We were also told – and I don’t know how much truth there was in this – that, in their training, police detectives had to study geometry, because it provided good exercise in logical thinking. In any case, it was this same scrap of knowledge which Gilbert and Sullivan included in one of their most famous songs, “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General,” (from The Pirates of Penzance). In this aria, Major General Stanley boasts of the wide range of his knowledge in all matters (except military ones). And among his intellectual accomplishments, he proclaims that: “ About binomial theorems I am teeming with a lot o’ news, With many cheerful facts about the square of the hypotenuse.”

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•MJ

Jerry Meandering by Jerold Oshinsky A Partner with Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, Jerold Oshinsky has more than 35 years of experience litigating insurance cases in federal and state courts throughout the country. Chambers USA consistently has designated him as the only lawyer to be accorded “Star” ranking in its national insurance category. Jerry has been a resident of Montecito for 14 years.

Vive La France

olicyholder lawyers in the USA are singing “La Marseillaise” after a decision last week in Paris holding in favor of a French restaurant group seeking insurance coverage for a COVID-related “administrative closure” of its four restaurants in Paris which caused lost profits and extra expense. This is an “order of civil authority” in our parlance. According to Reuters, “the ruling will be of interest to restaurants, cafés, and nightclubs in Britain and the United States which are also threatening legal action against insurers who have not paid out on business interruption policies.” More than 200 such lawsuits already have been filed. From Yorktown in 1781, where Washington rendezvoused with Rochambeau and La Fayette to defeat the British army at Yorktown, to Paris last week in an insurance decision which is “going viral,” the French have blazed a trail for us. AXA, the insurer in the Paris case, advanced the same mantra that we hear from insurers in the USA – this will bankrupt us, we never intended to cover pandemics and we have exclusions for losses caused by a virus, so au revoir but... not so fast. We are confronting and refuting the same arguments by insurance companies here in California and throughout the country.

In fact, there is coverage for business interruption losses that exist directly or indirectly as a result of the coronavirus. I have personally been involved in similar cases here in California and throughout the USA and the UK, so I find that this Paris decision is the first positive step to overcome insurance companies’ penchant for fiction that their insurance policies do not apply to the current pandemic.

The Numbers Do Not Lie

On the first point about going bankrupt, look up your favorite insurance company and check out how many billions of dollars they pocketed over the last five years. Even in this disastrous year of 2020, you will be astonished at insurance company earnings and premiums written.

Insurance company claims people are trained to argue that you must have an alteration in your property... something tangible. Insurance companies also apparently forget that they also sell liability insurance which usually defines covered property damage to include “physical injury to tangible property.” They pretend that their property insurance has the same meaning, but it clearly does not. What did the French judge say about this predictable argument? He first noted that the insurer “claims that the enforcement of the administrative closure clause must be triggered by the prior occurrence of an event covered by the operating losses provision.” In response, the judge noted that the administrative closure clause was “an EXTENSION of the operating losses coverage,” just as it often is in our policies. Thus, he ruled that no prerequisite was required contractually, and in strong words for a French civil court judge: “this baseless claim shall be rejected.”

Takeout

The judge also commented on the insurer’s argument that these Parisian restaurants could do “takeout” and

were not fully closed down. Has anyone reading this article ever done “takeout” from a two-star Michelin rated Parisian restaurant? Apparently the judge had not either and he rejected the argument as “non-serious.”

We’ll Always Have Paris

All of which takes us to the most notable ruling in the case – that the coverage applies to these losses unless the policy specifically contained a “PANDEMIC EXCLUSION.” Having none, the coverages remain in play and the judge appointed an expert to calculate the damages owed to the restaurant. This is an important ruling because many policies contain some version of a virus exclusion which would not be effective to eliminate coverage because pandemic exclusions also exist but rarely are used. The insurer, AXA, said that it is “looking to compensate” its restaurant clients. The restaurant owner, Stephane Marigold, stated that “This decision in Paris has a global resonance.” A couple of tables from his famous restaurant, Maison Rostang, are shown in the enclosed picture. From my perspective: “This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” •MJ

All Risk

On the second point about what these policies were intended to cover, remember that the insurance policies in question are ALL RISK property insurance policies that cover all risks of physical loss OF or physical damage TO property unless specifically excluded or limited by other parts of the insurance policy.

Michelinstarred Maison Rostang in Paris

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Puzzle 6: “Triple Feature” Solution

he June MMMM challenged solvers to find a song from the ‘60s. Six circled letters in the completed grid spell out A-R-O-U-N-D, pointing to one of many ‘60s songs with “Around” in the title. But which one? “Runaround Sue” by Dion? “I Get Around” by the Beach Boys? “4th Time Around” by Dylan? Or one of the many others?

The trick is to notice the repeated triplet letter strings that go around the grid, each surrounding the black-square “fingers” that originate from one of the four grid sides: LOV, EIS, ALL, THE, TRO, and GGS. These triplets are hinted at by the puzzle title, “Triple Feature.” Putting them together gives you “Love Is All Around” by the Troggs, this month’s meta answer. Quite a few (42!) solvers saw AROUND and the puzzle title and submitted “Turn! Turn! Turn!” That answer, unfortunately, is for the Byrds! Check out https://pmxwords.com/jun20solution/ to see more and hear Pete’s cover of the song....

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Perspectives by Rinaldo S. Brutoco Rinaldo S. Brutoco is the Founding President and CEO of the Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy and a co-founder of JUST Capital. He’s a serial entrepreneur, executive, author, radio host, and futurist who’s published on the role of business in relation to pressing moral, environmental, and social concerns for over 35 years

Half Slave, Half Free

he two original sins of this nation are the systematic genocide of Native Americans and slavery. Both were the result of overt racism which has become so imbedded in our culture that we’re now left with only this choice: either be racist, or be anti-racist. There is no longer any middle ground. It’s not going to go away by the passage of time or by “tinkering around the edges” of our society. Why is it so important that we root out racism in our nation? As Martin Luther King, Jr. so correctly observed, “There cannot be justice anywhere unless there is justice everywhere.” These are times of turmoil and change. Times of unrest. Times of transformation. However by choosing to accept the challenge, these can also become times of rebirth and renewal. Here is the perfect observation of Abraham Lincoln in his famous “House Divided Speech” which is as starkly relevant today as the day he wrote it: “A house divided against itself, cannot stand. This government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved – I do not expect the house to fall – but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.” We all know what a racist society looks like for people of color, since 1619 when the first black slave arrived at Jamestown to the present day. As Rev. Sharpton so aptly observed at George Floyd’s funeral, blacks have had metaphorically a knee on their necks from our nation’s start. For people of color the simple truth is that there is no “equal” opportunity yet in education, housing, career advancement, medical care, or any other endeavor. These wonderful fellow citizens can no longer constitute a nation that is “half slave.” Make no mistake about it, people of color are not truly free as equals. So, if Lincoln is correct, and no doubt he is, the country will become “all one thing or all the other.” What does “the other,” as opposed to slavery, look like? It looks like universal healthcare regardless of skin color. It looks like equal education for all our children regardless of color, gender, or ethnicity. It looks like equal opportunities in housing – no more redlining! It looks like releasing our racist past without rancor or fear, but with a loving embrace of all that we

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can do when our society is no longer “half slave and half free.” This “other” vision of America is one that would create the only sustainable platform that could permanently endure into the future. So, how do we get to Lincoln’s enduring vision? It starts where he started: we must observe that we cannot remain half slave and half free. It starts with our actively renouncing racism. It starts with the recognition that the central tenet of every major spiritual tradition is that we must “do unto others as we would have them do unto us.” Not only is that Golden Rule a spiritual mandate, it is also very smart.

The only way we can rebuild and innovate to a “new normal” is by leaving the millstone of racism behind us. It turns out the only way we can rebuild and innovate to a “new normal” is by leaving the millstone of racism behind us. Half slave, we will not be able to rebuild our overtaxed healthcare system or solve any other major challenge. We need to all pull together, or most assuredly we will all sink together, and the most noble experiment in self-government, the United States of America, shall be lost to the ages. We are not now, nor will we be in the future, sustainable in any way that really counts. Having a nation of all freed people will give us the resources required to innovate that “new normal” in a way that will leave us better off than we’ve ever been. Winston Churchill aptly advised us to: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” It appears that this nested series of crises are here to send us a message: We Are At A Crossroads. Yes, we are at a crossroads. The first path leads toward ever greater bigotry… heightened white nationalism… social dysfunction… a barely livable biosphere... and a total breakdown of legitimate forms of government. The “other” path leads to dramatic economic rejuvenation… a biosphere that becomes “healed” before it destroys our way of life… racial

Corporate America: Fighting for Justice

Great ice cream and corporate activism: Ben & Jerry’s has been doing both for years. n response to the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests, Ben & Jerry’s did more than acknowledge the realities of racism in the United States. It released a 700-word statement with a plan for dismantling white supremacy and said, “The murder of George Floyd was the result of inhumane police brutality that is perpetuated by a culture of white supremacy.” Founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield set out to create a company that disrupted traditional business practices and gave back to the customers it served. “We wanted to alleviate some of the problems that the business creates. We broke a lot of rules,” said Cohen. The company has been vocal about supporting causes like Black Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, and prison reform. As much as one-fifth of their discretionary marketing budget is dedicated to these causes each year. Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy recognizes that there are complexities in mixing business with social justice. The brand has drawn criticism from customers and even boycotts from grocers who oppose their politically active stance. “Equity is not a destination,” Mr. McCarthy said. “It’s definitely a process.” It’s messy, the situations can get sticky, but the company figures it’s worth the licks. Action, not tweets: Three ways corporate America can combat racism. Major companies across the U.S. have flocked to social media to express their solidarity against racism and police brutality, but for many black Americans, the corporate tweets and executive memos on combating racism ring hollow from companies that too often have baked systemic racism into their business practices. There are many more effective actions companies can take. Here are some of them. Offer relief funds to black-owned businesses: The combination of coronavirus lockdowns and looting has many black business owners in dire need of bailouts right now. A study commissioned by the social justice advocacy group Color of Change found 39 percent of black American entrepreneurs believe their businesses won’t survive more than six months without some type of relief funding. Support unions: Organized labor advocates say companies that want to end institutional racism can start by supporting black workers who want to form unions and increase union rights. Black Americans make up a disproportionate amount of workers in non-unionized business sectors like the home health aid and fast food industries. Hire and promote more black executives: There are just four black Fortune 500 CEOs. Hiring more black executives is crucial for companies that want their leaders to better reflect the communities they serve. Black leaders also serve as aspirational figures for the generations that follow in their footsteps. •MJ harmony… a restored commitment to our deepest values… and abundance for all. We are simply not allowed to go down that incredibly sustainable and supportive path if we drag racism with us. Once you confirm to yourself that you really want to be an anti-racist, an unlimited number of opportunities will show up along your journey that will remind you of your choice, and you’ll get the opportunity to choose again and again which path you want to be on. Just remember, if at any time you fail to be true to your anti-racist commitment, you will lose your balance and stumble away from the path, only to end up where you began. Because we have all been complicit in racism, we all know that people of color have far less power to create change for themselves. The reparations we need to make are to take up

“I’d rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.” – J. Paul Getty

the battle to end racism on behalf of people of color since they have been disproportionally disenfranchised. It is our job to lead this fight with them, not to merely cheer them from the sidelines. We need to do this not just because we are moral beings, and that is the moral thing to do. We need to do this not just because it is “the right thing” to do, but because it is the smart thing to save this country we love from tearing itself apart. We need to do this not just because a more just economic system is the only way we can increase financial freedom for everyone, but because we know that having peace amongst our citizens is the single best way to create prosperity for all. Yes, becoming anti-racist isn’t just the right thing… it is the smart thing. In fact, it’s a survival strategy for us all. •MJ 11 – 18 June 2020

City of Santa Barbara Finance Department

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PUBLIC NOTICE – June 2020

NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN THAT, the Finance ofState theofCity of Santa NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, theIS Finance Department of the City of Santa Barbara, CountyDepartment of Santa Barbara, California, declares that the following monetary sums have been held by the City of Santa Barbara and have remained unclaimed in the funds hereafter indicated for a period of over Administration Barbara, County of Santa Barbara, State of California, declares that the following three (3) years and will become the property of the City of Santa Barbara on the fi rst (1st) day of August, 2020, a date not less than forty-fi ve (45) days 805.564.5334 monetary have been held by the City of Santa Barbara and have remained or more than sixty (60) days after the firstsums publication of this Notice. Accounting

unclaimed in the funds hereafter indicated for a period of over three (3) years and

Any805.564.5340 party of interest may, prior to the date designated herein above, file a claim with the City’s Finance Department which includes claimant’s name, will become theNumber property of Employer the City of cation Santa Barbara thethefirst (1ston )theday address and telephone number, Social Security or Federal Identifi Number, amount on of claim, grounds which of the claim is License & Unclaimed Permits August, a be date not from lessthe than days or more than sixtyCA (60) days founded. The Money Claim2020, Form can obtained City’sforty-five Finance Offi(45) ce at 735 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, 93102, or from the City’s website at www.santabarbaraca.gov. of identity such as a copy of a driver’s license, social security card or birth certificate may be required after the firstProof publication of this Notice. 805.564.5346 before funds will be released. Funds will be reimbursed via check mailed to address on file at the time. Please contact the City of Santa Barbara, Finance Department at (805) 560-7501 with any questions. Payroll

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SUMMERLAND (Continued from page 14)

What is your favorite memory of living in Summerland? I have so many great memories of this town, so I will cheat by sharing a single memory genre: I have so many wonderful memories of the ocean views in Summerland and the surrounding areas. Sunsets, dolphins, whales, breaking waves, overexcited kids silhouetted on the beach, moonlight glancing off the ocean, and yes, even the gentle ebb and flow of sea fog in May and June. If you live around here, you know what I’m talking about. These amazing images are stuck in my head (I hope) for the rest of my life and are associated with all sorts of happy experiences. Experiences such as family potlucks at Summerland School, moonlit runs up Franklin trail or through Montecito with my friends, sunrise bike rides up Romero Canyon, AYSO soccer games for the kids at Viola Fields, or lazy sunny walks with the family through the many wonderful local trails maintained by the outstanding Montecito Trails Foundation. The ocean view with its everchanging face makes the perfect backdrop for all the wonderful memories we have in this community. People here are blessed, and all you need to do is look south from Summerland to be reminded of that.

NEWS FLASH!

The Nugget is open for take-out! Get your burgers, trout, martinis and the best French fries in town to go… and help keep this longtime Summerland watering hole alive. The management will assess in a couple of weeks whether they can safely open for indoor dining. Stay tuned. (805) 969-6135

Pilot Organic Agriculture Program

The Carpinteria Unified School District at their May 12 board meeting approved the leasing of a portion

of the Whitney acreage that has been in limbo as a potential new campus site for Summerland School for as long as I can remember. Leslie Person Ryan’s Organic Sweetwater Farms (OSF) will be planting four acres of organic produce to launch a pilot farming project to determine future use on the 6.84-acre parcel at the top of Whitney and Temple streets; land that has laid fallow ever since the District acquired the 6.84 acres. The project term will last for 18 months from the time of the approval and the “farmer” can grow fruit, vegetables, and flowers – cannabis is strictly prohibited. The land will be leased for $750 per month; the harvested produce will be offered for sale in Summerland at the OSF farm cart on Lillie Avenue. There will be field trips and other opportunities to participate in the educational experience for Summerland School students as “may be reasonably requested, except to the extent such requests interfere with Farmer’s efforts to prepare, plant, tend or harvest on the Farmed Plot,” according to CUSD. In the meantime, the OSF motto is to provide organic healthy food for the “people and children of Summerland,” which Leslie Person Ryan deemed a “food desert.” There’s no water connection on the land to the Montecito Water District, so water trucks will be used, but dry farming will also be experimented with, as the soil is admittedly “pretty lousy” clay soil, Ryan reported. There was a dust up with a few neighbors initially, but all were convinced of the merits of the project – they will also receive CSA boxes once harvesting begins. Person Ryan promised to cooperate and be respectful of neighboring residents and minimize noise and dust. One acre will be heirloom corn – red, blue, black, purple, yellow and white corns that will be made into tortillas, using the nixtamal method, and colored tortilla chips.

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Oaxaca corn of all colors (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

Colorful crisp tortillas in Oaxaca – made from pink cobs of a rare strain called belatove (photo by Leslie A. Westbrook)

Person Ryan notes she will grow a wide range of edibles, including the following: “A beautiful bean called the frijalon that has a beautiful red flower that is very delicious and wonderful in quesadillas. We will grow chepil and epazote. I grow chayote. We do have a lot of Oaxacan beans that are high in protein and contain potassium, iron, fiber, zinc, thiamin, magnesium and calcium. Oaxacan beans can be utilized both in their freshly shelled form or as a dried bean. When immature Oaxacan beans can be eaten as a fresh snap bean, they are most commonly eaten at their mature stage. The bean pods grow on long, running vines and in addition to beans are known for their edible purple and pink blooms, so much so that they are considered to be an edible ornamental too.”

“Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.” – Jackie Mason

There will also be a variety of herbs, berries and specialty fruits, heirloom tomatoes and tomatillos – and flowers grown to attract pollinators to the crops. For the last nine years, this farm girl has been propagating a rare super heirloom white potato that is the size of a pea and a very, very small red potato around the size of a bean at other locations. “We will be growing cacao, pineapple and other specialty foods. Many of the organic foods will be on the menu at our food truck,” Ryan concluded, stressing once again all of her best intentions for her Summerland neighbors: “We need to be super respectful of the neighborhood.” Looks like the food desert will soon be “muy rico” with new and interesting offerings in the months to come. All’s well that ends well… •MJ 11 – 18 June 2020

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ON THE RECORD (Continued from page 6)

In Carlsbad, a private company named Poseidon Resources (now Poseidon Water) built what is now the largest desal plant in the world, a major accomplishment of public planning and private enterprise. According to the company’s website, it currently produces 50 million gallons of salt-free drinking water per day. That project survived California’s complicated, burdensome permitting process. In Huntington Beach, Poseidon sought to build a plant that would save energy costs by attaching itself to an aging AES powerplant that had long been opposed by local environmental activists already worried about the project’s potential threat to sea life and who also opposed continuing the operation of the AES plant, a notorious beachside eyesore. That project is still enmeshed in the labyrinthine permitting process. Although it is likely to become operational some time in 2023. In contrast, Santa Barbara’s venture into desal during the early 1990s went relatively smoothly, at least from a permitting perspective. City officials saw the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, which cost $34 million and opened in March 1992, as a wise investment. Originally permitted to produce 10,000 acre feet per year of desalinated water, the plant aimed to provide only 7,500 acre feet to both Montecito and Goleta, while the city would reserve an additional 3,181 acre feet per year for its own needs.

When It Rains, It Pours, Unfortunately

Yet because of “abundant” rainfall during the next few months, Santa Barbara water officials officially shut down the desal plant just three months after it opened, in June of 1992. Yes, just three months later. It would be a little like setting up the Office of Homeland Security on September 12, 2001 but finding Bin Laden that same Thanksgiving. You put this enormous mechanism in place to solve a certain enormous problem, then suddenly that problem gets solved much sooner than anyone thought. The double whammy for desal was all that rain also ruined Santa Barbara’s chances of getting either Goleta or Montecito to sign a longterm contract. Both towns provided Santa Barbara with five years of cash to keep the plant operational in case of a water emergency, but neither municipality renewed that contract at the end of its term. The result is Santa Barbara’s desal plant was mothballed for the next 23 years. Yes, desal sat idle for basically a quarter century. In addition, thanks to a clerical error on the state ballot, Santa Barbara voters were inadvertently given the

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opportunity to approve both desal and a long-term deal to purchase water from elsewhere to satisfy local needs, whereas it should have been an either/or scenario. It’s kind of a big mistake. So on June 4, 1991, both measures, each of which weakened the other, received enough votes to pass. Just in case you thought accurate polling is a new problem. When the dust settled, Montecito and Goleta no longer had need to manufacture desal water since their needs were already being met via straight-up purchase. And with Montecito and Goleta’s water starvation now solved with dueling solutions, they went with the easier and less expensive one. “When Goleta and Montecito backed out, it put Santa Barbara in a weird financial situation,” Haggmark said. “And the way the desal partnership was set up, it was not all that sound. You take out one partner and it falls down.” Because Santa Barbara’s desal lost its clients of Goleta and Montecito, funding for the project wouldn’t rematerialize until decades later, when we were once again back in our once-in-a-generation severe drought. Thus, on July 21, 2015, Santa Barbara’s city council voted unanimously to reactivate the nearly 20-year-old plant, which finally began producing water two years later and now accounts for about 30 percent of the city’s water supply. In the meantime, Santa Barbara City Council sold off critical parts of Santa Barbara’s desal plant to the Saudi government. That certainly added a level of complexity.

Reverse Osmosis

Ocean water contains about 97 percent pure water and just 3 percent solid materials. That ratio is critical to understanding desalination technology, which goes as follows: In order to produce a gallon of drinkable water, a typical desal plant such as Santa Barbara’s must push 2 gallons of ocean water at a pressure of 800 pounds per square inch (PSI) through a reverse osmosis membrane. Pressurized steam pushed through the membrane at that volume creates a gallon of drinkable water and another gallon of heavily concentrated brine which is then ejected back into the ocean. Recent innovations in reverse osmosis technology squeezes the high-pressure briny solution that is left over and thus produces a reliable supply of renewable power. “This new energy recovery system gets 93 percent of the energy created by bringing that rejected brine back to zero pressure,” Haggmark said. “The water that is rejected with all the salt

in it is still pressurized at 800 PSI, and now, by harnessing that energy, we are able to reduce the energy loss associated with the creation of that water.” In a nutshell, a formerly inefficient process has become a 93% efficient one. Not bad. In the summer of 2015, when the desal plant went back online, Haggmark and other Santa Barbara water officials were busy negotiating with Montecito’s previous water board. Led by Shaikewitz, MWD’s Board of Directors sought to enter into a 50-year desal contact – exactly the term of MWD’s currently proposed water deal with Santa Barbara. “The city was initially insisting that the desal contract would only be for twenty years or less, as opposed to fifty or more,” Shaikewitz said. “The negotiations went nowhere for a long time because of this. Plus, the City kept insisting that it could sell us recycled water instead of water that had actually been desalinated.” As a result, negotiations between Santa Barbara and Montecito’s water agencies once again broke down. “The prior board always seemed interested in as long an agreement as they could get,” Haggmark recalled. “Dick Shaikewitz was really pushing for that,” he added. “But we had in our municipal code that no agreement could last longer than fifty years.” Meanwhile, said Haggmark, Montecito’s previous water board wanted to work out a contract that would allow it to own a percentage of the desal plant, which proved to be a deal-breaker for Santa Barbara. “The City wasn’t interested in sharing ownership,” he explained, adding that the ownership demand complicated matters so much it essentially derailed the negotiations. “It didn’t make any sense at all,” he said.

A New Deal

A year after Santa Barbara began negotiating with Montecito for the second time since the inception of its desal plant, the city found a new ally in Montecito’s newly elected water board. Directors Floyd Wicks and Tobe Plough, who each raised massive amounts of cash to take control of MWD’s board, led the district in new discussions with Santa Barbara to purchase desalinated water from the city. “The previous board wanted ownership,” said Haggmark, “but all the new board really wants is water, and that’s what this new deal is going to do.” According to the final draft of the WSA, Santa Barbara will provide Montecito with 1,430 acre feet per year for the next 50 years at a price of about $4 million per year, which represents a total cost to MWD’s rate payers of about $200 million over the

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course of the agreement. Eventually, desal water from Santa Barbara will get cheaper, according to the terms of the contract. Currently, MWD’s agreement with Santa Barbara provides that Montecito will help the city pay off the desal plant’s initial price tag as well as its ongoing costs. However, Santa Barbara’s low-interest state loan only needs to be serviced for another 17 years, meaning that once the debt is paid, Montecito will pay a much lower price for desalinated water for the roughly 30 years left on the contract. “Once the debt is retired, the cost of our water goes down,” said Wicks. “So we will be getting water at a much lower cost.”

Cheaper Than Dirt

According to the Montecito Water District’s latest available figures, should its deal with Santa Barbara go forward, MWD’s customers will be divided into three new categories, or tiers, depending on the volume of water they use. Tier 1 consumers, who use up to 6,750 gallons per month, represent nearly half MWD’s customer base. They will see a reduction in their monthly bill, Wicks said, adding that the total bill will amount to $105.90 including service fees, which works out to just $3.50 per day, or 1.5 cents per gallon. “This is cheaper than what it would cost to buy dirt for your front lawn,” Wicks said. “That’s why I can say with complete accuracy that potable water is actually cheaper than dirt.” Heavier users of water will be charged more, depending on how much they consume each month, a cost-spreading system that has held over from the previous water board’s emergency conservation measures. Even Tom Mosby, the MWD general manager who was kicked out of the water district as a result of the agency’s drastic response to the last drought, supports the board’s new proposed rates. “I have to give credit to this board,” Mosby said. “Their new rates represent a big change in how we bill for water. Most users are going to pay less or the same as they used to, but larger consumers will be charged more, as they should be. It’s a reasonable solution. Right now, we are using forty percent less water than we were using before the last drought, as a result of conservation measures. With this new deal, we’re preparing for the future. We need a new water supply and the district’s new board and staff is providing that.” Next week, a closer examination of the effect that the drilling of hundreds if not thousands of private wells has had on Montecito’s local water supply. •MJ 11 – 18 June 2020

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Funding

While Montecito GSA has secured state grants and funding, it’s not enough. We’re proposing a fee for parcels overlying the Montecito Groundwater Basin that will help fund the development of the plan for the basin’s long-term health and sustainability. More information is available on our website. If you have questions or would like to get involved in the process, please contact our offices through the channels listed below.

Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of a Parcel Fee Based on Acreage

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Protests Continue in Santa Barbara

Protesters took to the streets again over the weekend in downtown Santa Barbara

housands marched through Santa Barbara once more Sunday, as local high school students united to orchestrate a rally and march against police brutality, as well as present their demands to the Santa Barbara Unified School District and Police Department. “The fuse had been lit years ago,” said Shawn Banks, an assistant boys basketball coach at San Marcos High School. Sunday was the second installment in back-to-back protests over the weekend, though it drew a younger, and much larger crowd than the previous rally on Saturday.

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“The world saw it. The world is tired,” said Banks. “Everybody wants change, especially people of color.” Since the death of George Floyd, a man who died in May after a Minneapolis Police Officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes, protests have continued to rage in most major cities in the country, prompting the activation of the National Guard in at least 23 states. Some of these protests turned violent, resulting in altercations between protestors and police, though recently the protests have returned to more peaceful demonstrations. Over the weekend members of the SBPD escorted marchers down State Street, a stark contrast to last Sunday’s Black Lives Matter SB protest, when police stood with riot shields behind caution tape. This Sunday’s rally began at the base of Stearns Wharf, where students and attendees shared stories of discrimination from the police and in their everyday lives. Even on the world-famous American Riviera, the birthplace of the environmental movement and home to frequent marches for women, science and social justice, the weekend’s rallies seemed to represent a higher level of activism, a sense of purpose and passion that even this historically engaged community has never seen. The fight for black lives and against police brutality has, for the moment, supplanted the COVID-19 pandemic fears that transformed our lives just two months ago, firmly asserting that humanity’s biggest fight right now is

about the use of violent force, and not just a virus. Sunday’s protest was also significant because it was, for the first time since schools closed in mid-March, an opportunity for quarantined students to see their friends outside of Zoom, Facetime, and Instagram Live. The march symbolized not just a protest against police brutality and systemic racism, but also a reunion and healing gathering for so many of our young people who face discrimination every day. One youth organizer, Lucas Flores Piña, spoke about subconscious acts of racism, and how dehumanizing they are for people of color.

Even on the worldfamous American Riviera, the birthplace of the environmental movement and home to frequent marches for women, science and social justice, the weekend’s rallies seemed to represent a higher level of activism. “I am a human being, and the subconscious acts make me feel like less than a man,” Flores Piña said. He described people following him through stores, and locking their car doors or crossing the street when they see him walking by. “I am not a monster.” After converging in front of the Santa Barbara Unified School District Office, San Marcos student Shakir Ahmad, who also drafted the demands, presented them to high school principals Kip Glazer of San Marcos, Elise Simmons of Santa Barbara, Lauren Berlin of Alta Vista and La Cuesta, Bill Woodard of Dos Pueblos, and Frann Wageneck, an SBUSD assistant superintendent. The demands included creating ethnic studies classes with culturally relevant curriculums, defunding any programs the district has with the Santa Barbara Police and Sheriff’s Department, condemning the schoolto-prison pipeline, and declaring racism a public health emergency. Wageneck said the demands would be delivered to the school district Sunday night. “I can’t make any promises,” she said. “All I can say is, watch our actions.” The march eventually moved to the Santa Barbara Police Department, where protestors, Police Chief Lori

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Luhnow, and all but four police officers in attendance took a knee. Ahmad presented the demands for the school district once again, and included demands presented at last Sunday’s Black Lives Matter protests, such as transparency and accountability from the police department, protection and preservation of black landmarks, and institutional support for an annual Juneteenth celebration. “They have heard our demands, now we have to hope that change will be made,” Ahmad said. Lunhow responded with a similar statement to the one she gave at the protest the day before. “I want you to see the solidarity our sworn officers have shown,” Lunhow said. Lunhow also reiterated that she had updated the use of force policy Saturday morning, and the carotid restraint was no longer allowed to be used. The size and intensity of Sunday’s march stood in stark contrast to the protest of the previous day, which drew a smaller crowd and did not condemn police. “There are cops who believe that black lives matter,” said co-organizer Kyle Brown. “We want to do nothing to scorn those cops today.” The Black Lives Matter SB group was not present at Saturday’s march, and police mingled with the crowd. “I wasn’t aware that there was a BLM presence in Santa Barbara,” Brown told the Montecito Journal. “I wasn’t aware of the things that happened last week.” The march appealed to those who prefer a milder kind of activism, with the crowd chanting only “We want justice” as police escorted the marchers down State Street. Police Chief Lori Luhnow was present, and gave a brief speech explaining the actions the police department is taking to hear the protesters’ demands, including the banning of the carotid restraint. “This is an opportunity to express peace and love and move forward together,” Luhnow told the Journal. Mayor Cathy Murillo was also present in the crowd at Saturday’s demonstration, but did not speak. After only three brief speeches, the crowd marched to Stearns Wharf, where the organizers instructed everyone to take a knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the time it took for Floyd to die in police custody. The event ended promptly after, with protesters being ushered back onto the sidewalks by police officers. The City Council plans to move forward an anti-racism resolution at Tuesday’s meeting, as well as reviewing and taking action on Black Lives Matter SB’s demands. “We’ll be voting to move them all forward,” said Murillo. •MJ 11 – 18 June 2020

SCHOOL STUFF (Continued from page 19) One the perks of at-home learning for Andrew Sheshunoff was creating this huge, 6-foot-tall dragon for his final art project. With a wingspan of 11 feet, this three-dimensional creature now replaces the car in his family’s garage!

Loma Murdy says she really felt like she was in Boston recreating this oldtime pumpkin muffin recipe inspired by her virtual visit to Sturbridge Village. She also appreciated the baking break from screen time.

this before,” said drama teacher Shana Arthurs. “Students are being stretched and learning new skills that will serve them well in the end.” Perks of the virtual version include enhanced imagery for Peter Pan’s flights and the making of a new star – Maverick – the real-life golden retriever who plays Nana. The fifth-grade class also tapped into their creativity to reimagine their cancelled Boston trip, which traditionally marks the culmination of colonial and revolutionary American studies. Although they couldn’t participate in an actual scavenger hunt at Sturbridge Village, the Crane teachers created a virtual pursuit on the official Sturbridge website. Additionally, students were encouraged to replicate a recipe from the 1800s from their own kitchens. Andrew Sheshunoff made a mincemeat pie with homemade crust – a first for the fifth grader. Loma Murdy baked pumpkin muffins that she says her family devoured in two days. The Freedom Trail was experienced via video and students were treated to a reading of the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” by the school librarian. “We focused on key events that students would have experienced in Boston and we had the benefit of mixing lessons with internet searches giving students a visual of what they would have seen,” said fifth grade teacher Carrie Althoff. Fifth graders also donned lab coats for an at-home edition of the famous egg-drop experiment. Challenged with building a capsule and parachute to protect a raw egg from impact, these young scientists tested their designs with a few confident souls dropping their creations off staircases and balconies inside their homes. “I miss being with my friends,” said Sheshunoff, yet the fifth grader admits that working from home allows him more focused time on assignments which has resulted in improved grades. “We try to keep all of our lessons interactive and distinct, mixing slides and writing activities with reading 11 – 18 June 2020

Second grader Shay Murphy invented the “wrist defender” bracelet as a fashionable, self-defense mechanism as part of her study of inventions

and videos to keep students engaged,” explained Althoff. And the time away from screens is cherished. Sheshunoff says he loved working on his sixfoot-high paper maché dragon for his art class’s culminating project. Murdy said she enjoyed creating her miniature ballet studio because it gave her a break from the screen and “took her mind off what’s happening in the world.” Second-grade students were also tasked with creating labs at home to inspire their study of inventions. This long-standing unit itself needed to be reinvented for a virtual platform. After remotely studying inventors and their creations, students devised their own innovation. Shay Murphy created the “wrist defender” fashioned out of pipe cleaners; the unassuming bracelet doubles as a self-defense mechanism when its spikes are revealed. Her classmate Jones Baffa wanted “help reaching high stuff” so he designed “riser blocks” that attach to shoes to give kids the lift they need to access the top shelf. “This year our students were pushed beyond the bounds of imagining a new innovation as they also had to create a video presentation to share their discovery virtually with the whole class,” explained second grade teacher Karen Ohrn. For the past 19 years, Crane’s seventh-grade class has pursued their passions through Crane’s QED (Quests, Explorations, Discoveries)

Project. “QED is a chance for students to dream big,” said librarian Traci Cope who oversees the program. Seventh-graders pick something they want to know more about or learn a new skill, working with an expert mentor in the community. “This year, we’re calling it by its lowercase acronym, “qed” as we’ve had to pivot to Zoom meetings and some students’ big dreams have shifted to shelter-athome endeavors. One student hoped to learn to sail but when COVID struck he transitioned to studying finance, riding the waves of the stock market instead. All students shared their ventures through a compilation video and a live Zoom Q&A. Cope says that in addition to learning about their new enterprises, students also gained the critical life skills of adaptability and flexibility and experienced the importance of being able to go with the flow. “The end of the year is among our busiest times and that’s compounded this year with the added task of transitioning to remote platforms,” said Weiss. “But that won’t impede the continuation of traditional academic programs and events that have been

part of Crane for nearly a century.” One of Crane’s most impactful rites of passage is the expectation that every 8th grade student delivers a 15-minute presentation to the entire school, and then the most stressful part – responds to a wide array of questions from the audience. This year many students experienced the added challenge of presenting to an unseen, socially-distant audience. This is yet another tool in students’ arsenal of learning the fine art of public speaking. As Crane continues uploading art installations, poetry recitations and live literature discussions, the school is finding new audiences – grandparents and extended friends and family who don’t live nearby and who haven’t had the pleasure of witnessing students’ accomplishments. “Crane has always prided itself on having an active, tight-knit community and we’re thrilled to extend that connection, providing entertainment and education to our greater Crane family,” said Weiss. For admissions information, contact Erin Guerra, 805-969-7732 ext. 106 or visit www.craneschool.org. •MJ

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ing in a collaborative performance of excerpts from Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel which was originally slated to be produced in full at the Granada in August. On the technical front, each fellow has been sent a tech package, with iPad minis, microphones, headphones, lighting equipment and enhanced wi-fi hot spots so everyone could have equal access. “It’s real innovation that we’re bringing to the table,” explained Broumas. “When it became clear early on that if we were going to do it online, we wanted to do it right, and give every fellow the opportunity regardless of circumstance in terms of where they ended up when quarantine started. Some of the fellows may not have access to privacy, for example. We took all of that into consideration.” Part of MARLI is to help the fellows learn how to use the equipment, Broumas said. “We want them to be able to take advantage of opportunities there are for recording and creating content with this technology, which is so important now for musicians even outside of the pandemic.” Accordingly, each week of the four-week session will have a different focus: “Innovation, Ideation, and Entrepreneurial Mindset,” “Technology Skills,” “Skills to Advance Innovation,” and “What’s Next? Shaping the Future of Classical Music in a New Era.” That seems like a pretty full summer. But how will you be able to see any of what’s going on or otherwise interact with the musicians and guests? Easy. MAW will post a new video at 5 pm each weekday as part of Music Academy Concert Hall Online on its regular website (www.musicacade my.org), while they’ve also set up a new blog called Resonance (www. musicacademy.org/resonance) where the fellows will have the opportunity to produce written and spoken materials, while the blog will also have posts highlighting works performed via the Music Academy Concert Hall Online, faculty and fellow spotlights, updates on the progress of MARLI, and a series on the history of the Academy. The blog began on June 1, while Music Academy Concert Hall Online gets underway on June 15

with a replay of the previous day’s Convocation by Keynote Speaker Beth Morrison, the so-called “opera disruptor” who will talk about innovation. Among the daily video uploads will be the signature events including a virtual Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man in a layered recording from the brass fellows, an evening with the Vocal Institute, a performance of Haydn’s London Symphony conducted by Christian Reif, recitals by members of the London Symphony Orchestra, plus a virtual Picnic Concert, small performances, master classes, and interviews. Updates will be posted on the blog. Dates for each have been tentatively scheduled, but aren’t set in stone because of the nature of the new technology. Who knows how it will all shake out, but audiences here in Montecito – and around the world, for that matter – will be right on the cutting edge as programming for the pandemic takes an innovative left turn. Perhaps the best news, though, is MARLI 2020 just serves as a table-setting for next year’s, pardon us, Redemption Song, when all of the fellows have been automatically admitted for the 2021 Summer Music Festival, which, at least as of now, is expected to be back to normal.

Broumas’ Premiere Turns into the Pandemic Pivot MAW’s newly-appointed Chief Artistic Officer Jamie Broumas had no idea just how innovative she’d have to be right off the bat when she accepted the offer to guide MAW’s training programs, serve as the instigator of consultation and collaboration, build relationships with contemporary composers to create new commissions, develop partnerships and community outreach initiatives, oversee MAW’s year-round programming, and build new revenue streams and audience support. But COVID threw her feet first into the proverbial fire, just two months after landing in town. We caught up with her a couple of weeks ago to see what drove her to change coasts and direction in her career to come to the Music Academy,

and how she’s adapting to all of it, including COVID. Q. What, pre-COVID, brought you to the Music Academy from the Kennedy Center? What’s the excitement for you, the opportunity? A. I was intrigued because MAW is really well-known with a good reputation to use my experience, applying it to the education of young musicians. I’ve spent my career putting people on stages, so the opportunity to help artists develop at the earliest part of their careers is very meaningful to me. It has deep roots in areas I had never explored but always want-

on an enhanced chamber music program including the fellows in a lot of the performance opportunities to work side by side with faculty, which is a very good way to gain skills. It was being done here, but it’s an area that I saw as ripe for growth and something I wanted to focus on. But none of these tech platforms can support collaborative playing, so we had to make a strong pivot. The Fellows are so busy over the summer, adding another element was going to be an experiment to see if it fit well in the summer. I have a lot of fun curating chamber music, which was a big part of my past. It’s all very

Music Academy of the West’s staff has had to pivot so fast they probably left multiple divots on the lush lawns and gardens adjoining Channel Drive. ed to. I admire the focus and direction at MAW, so I relished the opportunity to develop some muscles in the education arena at MAW because it’s a singular organization with a strong vision and leadership and board. How does your history and skill set align with MAW’s mission and vision? My entire decades-long career is in classical music but I’ve always either been a musician or worked with a presenting organization. Those skills represent an end point of the goal of many of these musicians. I have a lot to offer on getting perspective on what successful careers look like, and what kinds of artists and programs are attractive to presenters. As a musician and entrepreneur, I realize it takes an enormous set of skills and experience to be successful in the 20th century. What might we have expected this summer if COVID hadn’t happened? We had an incredibly robust summer planned, most of it in place before I got here. It represented a real step forward for the Academy in terms of having four opera programs, including a piece with dancers, which would have been a first for us. In the first couple of months I was here, I worked

disappointing. But I look forward to the time when we can implement what I was working on. But we have moved on. We made a strong pivot; the offerings are strong. The goal of going online was to create something meaningful, because at its root, the mission of the Academy is to support artists – the Fellows and the faculty. Looking at the best ways to do that, we did a lot of research, checking in with our colleagues around the country on best practices. I’m really proud of what we’ve come up with, but of course it doesn’t mean there’s no loss. Can I ask how you are coping with having to shelter in place in a town where you haven’t had much experience? It’s like I started a new job, but in a sense, everybody has started a new job. Everybody is having to rethink everything. It’s been an interesting challenge. I only got to spend a little time discovering Santa Barbara before the quarantine hit, so I’m excited to continue my exploration of the city. I’ve only been able to do some walking tours, see a little bit. But there’s so much more I want to explore. It’s incredibly beautiful. It’s a gorgeous place to live. •MJ

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day and evening as telescoping doors provide access for indoor/outdoor living. Additional features include a two-car garage, central air conditioning, and two fireplaces.

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Drawing inspiration from around the globe, this architectural and spiritual estate is a luxurious display of international influences and has a storied history. Villa de la Vista was once a part of the San Leandro Ranch and owned by the famed Gould family. An extensive renovation in 2012 was undertaken and through the architectural ingenuity of Thomas Bollay, this prominent residence was brought back to life. The estate sits on a unique 2.9-acre promontory offering a rare 360-degree bird’s eye view out to the Pacific Ocean, coastline and mountains, complete with a pool, one-bedroom guest house, tennis pavilion and office building, rose gardens, and thoughtful garden spaces throughout the property. The main residence also features a meditation room, home theater, wine cellar, bar, recording room, private gym, and sauna. 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

Casa Bene was created by Donald Sharpe AIA and offers commanding ocean, city, and mountain views from this 1.9-acre knoll top location. The gated entry leads up the approximately 300-foot-long private drive ending at a vast motor court. The floor plan allows for entertaining small or large groups with an open kitchen and family room. The formal dining room flows to the double height living room with its walls of glass framing the views. All main rooms face the breathtaking ocean view. The architecturally significant sweeping staircase leads to either the private master wing or the lower level bedrooms. The pool room has a full bar and a disappearing wall of glass opening to the covered entertainment terrace overlooking the pool and spa. A separate threeroom and two-bath guest quarters with glass doors opening to coastline and mountain views, and a tennis court round out this expansive compound.

956 Mariposa Lane - $10,450,000

Ocean views span the horizon of this 2.5-acre estate just below Park Lane. Together, the design team of Don Nulty and Christina Rottman have reimaged the Mediterranean architecture for how we live today. Moroccan influences & luxurious finishes create captivating interiors while stunning outdoor spaces foster an indoor/outdoor lifestyle. The floor plan includes an expansive ocean view, main floor master with dual baths and a media room. Upstairs, a secret office opens to a private patio. Lush botanicals, a private well, intimate terraces, guest house, tropical gardens and a pool and tennis court create the ultimate Montecito experience in a location with other incredible estates nearby.

296 Las Entradas Drive - $28,500,000

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Your Westmont by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

College Reopening Plans Include In-Person Classes

estmont plans to reopen for the fall semester and bring students back to campus for classes, which begin August 31. The college will comply with every state, county and national health mandate regarding social distancing and other practices to keep everyone safe. Several task forces and 50 subcommittees are working to create protocols requiring appropriate physical distance between people on campus, such as reducing class size, holding classes outdoors, and reducing the seating capacity of the Dining Commons. “Our campus and student body is the right size to be able to flex and modify daily operations and our learning environments as needed to develop successful and appropriate plans that comply with all safety precautions and protocols,” says President Gayle D. Beebe. “With about 120 acres and a lot of open space and square footage per student, we can promote social distancing and adjust in-person learning and living on campus to fully comply with COVID-19 protocols. We’re fully committed to following all county, state and federal guidelines as we prepare all scenarios for a safe and healthy campus community.” “We’ll exercise a lot of creativity and ingenuity in using classroom space by rotating classes and setting new limits on the number of students allowed in spaces,” says Provost Mark Sargent. “We’ll take advantage of our outdoor spaces to minimize any risk of cross contamination.” Westmont employs a full-time doctor and will bring in sufficient health-care staff to test and treat students and will quarantine symptomatic students and trace their contacts. Students and visitors coming to campus will get their temperature taken and be required to wear face coverings. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is expected to make an announcement regarding athletics for the fall semester on July 1, and the Golden State Athletic Conference will follow with its expectations to ensure the health of participants. There have been no positive COVID-19 cases reported by the Westmont student community.

Online Art Exhibit Delves into ‘Time, Memory’ James Van Arsdale’s “Electroexplosive Time Machine to the ‘70s”

Westmont’s popular annual juried art exhibition, forced to go virtual during the pandemic, features 48 works by Tri-County artists through June 20 at west mont.edu/time-memory. Christopher Miles, professor at the School of Art at CSU Long Beach, juried the show, “Time and Memory,” which received 221 entries from 95 artists in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. “Obviously, it’s different this year, because we don’t get to come together and celebrate these artists, but it has been so encouraging to see the support and interest in the exhibition,” says Judy Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director. “I think this platform will allow more people to view the exhibition since they don’t have to physically be in Santa Barbara. It’s exciting to offer that to all the artists.” James Van Arsdale won first place and $500 for “Electroexplosive Time Machine to the ‘70s.” Lisa Crane won second place and $250 for “Newborn.” Randal Working won third place and $250 for “Permanent Things (Youth and

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Eternity).” “I’m excited and impressed with the diversity of medium and style of the chosen artists,” Larson says. “Though we’re saddened the museum is temporarily closed, we’re pleased to find a way to continue the event and bring our community together.” Miles, who began teaching art at CSU Long Beach in 1998, is a Los Angeles-based artist who grew up in Southern California surrounded by a family ceramics business. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara and earned an MFA at USC’s School of Fine Arts (now the Roski School), where he worked in ceramics, drawing, painting and sculpture. Nearly all of the pieces in the show Randal Working’s “Permanent Things (Youth and are for sale, with 30 percent benefiting Eternity)” the museum. The show is sponsored by Alan Griffin of Raymond James, the Upham Hotel, Marcia Rickard, Don Logan, Peter Morris, and Pete and Becky Adams.

Moore Ends Coaching Career on Top

John Moore, the Warriors’ longest tenured and all-time winningest men’s basketball head coach, is ending his coaching career after 27 years at the helm of the storied program. Moore will continue to serve as an associate professor of kinesiology and associate athletic director. “It’s hard to imagine 27 years have passed since that first year when Jeff Azain and I coached a team of players whom today I call lifetime friends,” Moore said. “Every team Jeff and I have coached has been unique, and while we have had success on the court, it has paled in comparison to the friendships our players have forged and the growth our men have experienced through their time at John Moore, seen here cutting the nets in 2013, is stepping down after 27 years of coaching at Westmont Westmont. “I have always believed coaching and teaching at Westmont have been what God has called me to do. It is in these deep bonds of brotherhood that God has done his finest work. And for this I am eternally grateful.” Moore departs from his illustrious tenure following perhaps his most successful season, one for which he was honored as the 2019-20 NAIA Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year. It marked the first time a Westmont men’s basketball coach had been selected by his peers for that recognition. Westmont Athletic Director Dave Odell announced that alumnus and assistant coach Landon Boucher ’12 will take over for Moore as the next head coach of the men’s basketball team. Odell describes Boucher as a big-picture thinker with a strong faith commitment, a deep understanding of the college’s academic mission and aspirations of immediate success for the athletic program. “In a way, coach Boucher had an eleven-year interview for this job,” Odell says. “The last few years, it became quite clear as he made an immediate impact helping recruit many of this year’s GSAC championship team, scouting and developing winning game plans. Landon is ready for the next challenge.” Boucher played for Westmont under Coach Moore during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, finishing his Warrior career as a 41 percent 3-point shooter. After graduating, he coached at Providence High School and San Marcos High School, where he guided the team to its most wins in a single season in school history (27), a Channel League title and the Royals’ first ever CIF-SS championship. He was named Channel League and CIF-SS Coach of the Year, before returning to Westmont, where he has been an assistant coach for the past two seasons while earning a master’s degree in coaching and athletics administration from Concordia University Irvine. •MJ

“It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.” – Jerry Seinfeld

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• The Voice of the Village •

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ORDINANCE NO. 5945

ORDINANCE NO. 5946

ORDINANCE NO. 5947

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA

SANTA BARBARA TO DECLARE EXISTING LAW BY

BARBARA

ADOPTING

THE

2019-2021

BARBARA

ADOPTING

THE

2020-2022

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE

AMENDING

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE PATROL OFFICERS'

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE SANTA BARBARA

SECTION 30.295.040. P PERTAINING TO THE DEFINITION

AND TREATMENT PLANTS' BARGAINING UNITS (TAP

CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATION (GENERAL UNIT) AND

OF HOTELS AND SIMILAR USES

UNITS).

PROVIDING

FOR

COMPENSATION

CHANGES

SANTA

CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES. The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

2020.

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 2,

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 2, 2020.

2020.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the

as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be

provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter

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

as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be

California.

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

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.

California.

(Seal) (Seal)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5945

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 2, 2020, by the following roll call vote:

NOES:

Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Mike Jordan

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )

) ) ) ss. ) )

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

ordinance was introduced on May 19, 2020, and was

Councilmembers Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

ORDINANCE NO. 5947

ORDINANCE NO. 5946

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

AYES:

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

) ) ) ss. ) )

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

ordinance was introduced on May 19, 2020, and was

adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a

meeting held on June 2, 2020, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

Councilmembers Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Mike Jordan

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara

on June 3, 2020.

Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

ABSTENTIONS:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara

CODE

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on June 2,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

MUNICIPAL

FOR

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

(Seal)

BARBARA

on June 3, 2020.

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

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance

on June 3, 2020.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published June 10, 2020 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Eva Terces, 3067 Paseo Del Descanso, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Jean Gatewood, 3067 Paseo Del Descanso, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 3, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001368. Published June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The fol-

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor

Published June 10, 2020 Montecito Journal

lowing person(s) is/are doing business as: Dos Carlitos Restaurant & Tequila Bar, 3544 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. CLH Enterprises, Inc., 1212 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 29, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001328. Published June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing

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business as: CAVA Restaurant & Bar, 1212 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Blue Serrano Group, LLC, 1212 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 29, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001327. Published June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Scout Du Jour, 636 Oak Grove Drive, San-

ta Barbara, CA 93108. Travis Chauvin Lee, 636 Oak Grove Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001156. Published June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAE FERMOSA, 421 E Cook, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Esther Hernandez, 421 E Cook, Santa Maria, CA

93454. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 12, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001176. Published May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Corporate Services; SB Corporate Services; Live Scan Corporate Services; Portuguese Translation USA, 1482 E Valley Road #24, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Mar-

“Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.” – Joan Collins

cia Ribeiro, 1482 E Valley Road #24, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 19, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001246. Published May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sound Waves SB, 2062 Alameda Padre Serra, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Dennis S. Sands, 1243 Mesa

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Notice Inviting Bids

Transition House 425 E. Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

BID NO. 5850A PROVIDE & INSTALL SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM FOR HARBOR COMMERCIAL AREA 1.

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Provide & Install Security Camera System for Harbor Commercial Area (“Project”), by or before MONDAY JUNE 29, 2020, at 3:00p.m. through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to submit a Bid Proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that their Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids so plan accordingly. The receiving time at on PlanetBids’ server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. 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 Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal. Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 132A Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA and is described as follows: The purpose of this project is to provide all labor and materials to install a complete security camera system for the Commercial area of the Santa Barbara Harbor using the Waterfronts existing fiber network and runs. 2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within 120 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about July 15, 2020but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding. 2.3 Estimate. The estimate for this Project is $138,000.00 2.4 Bidders’ Conference. A pre-bid meeting will not be held. Bidders may contact Karl Treiberg (805) 564-5527 to arrange site visit. All questions asked to City that are not already answered within this document and attachments, shall be posted with answers on Planet Bids.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): C7 LOW VOLTAGE SYSTEMS or C10 ELECTRICAL LICENSE 3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions

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: https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of (10) 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 issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., 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 § 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, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

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

Subcontractor List. Each subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a complete Subcontractor List WITH ITS Bid Proposal through the PlanetBids portal. Failure to do will result in rejection of your bid. The Subcontractors List shall include the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the Base Bid) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of onehalf of 1% of the bid price.

10.

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

11.

Retention Percentage. Retention will not be withheld from progress payments for this contract.

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

Date: ________________

Publication Date: 6/10/2020 Montecito Journal

Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 28, 2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file

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in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL), by Jon Beck. FBN No. 20200001058. Published May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2020. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Nexem

INVITATION TO BID Transition House is soliciting sealed bids for the grading and Site work of the apartment buildings located at 320 S. Salinas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Recommended course of action for this project Site to be graded so that exposed outflow hatches are properly buried and adjacent soil is blended into the site, per plans. Site to be graded to promote proper drainage. Existing wood retaining wall to be removed and replaced with concrete retaining wall that will also act as a seatwall for playground users. Existing artificial turf to be removed. Soil to be prepped for new planting and irrigation, per plans. Sandstone play boulders to be installed per plans. Concrete sloped walkway to be installed for ADA access from picnic area to future play structure. Install new concrete pavers leading from seatwall to existing veggie garden. Prospective bidders will receive a tour of the site where the work will be performed, plans of the site and time to take measurements and photos at the scheduled job walk indicated below. This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto to this bid packet. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination No. CA20200017 Mod #2 1/31/2020 and State of California Prevailing Wage-Index STB-2019-2 are attached to this bid packet and are incorporated herein. All labor is required to be paid at a rate not less than the greater of the current Federal Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage or the State of California Prevailing Wage Determination made by the California Director of Industrial Relations. Transition House will receive sealed bids until 3:00PM on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 for the proposed work at its office located at 425 E. Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 at which time and place all bids will be opened. For bids to be considered, responsible contractors must attend a Mandatory Job Walk: 320 South Salinas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 Wednesday at 10:00Am pm or Thursday June 18th, 2020 at 2:00pm at the job site. The bid package, contract documents, plans (if applicable) will be provided to all interested bidders. This project is subject to Sect. 3 Economic Opportunities to Low and Very-Low Income Persons and Business Concerns. Bidders seeking Sect. 3 preference must submit a Business Certification Form and required documentation. See attached Section 3 Fact Sheet for more information. Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the form of a money order, cashier’s check, certified check, or bank draft payable to the (Agency), U.S. Government bonds, or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after bid opening. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the federal Consolidated List of Debarred, Suspended and Negligible Contractors. All bidders are required to be Public Works Contractors registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. The contract documents required to accompany all bids shall be in an envelope which shall be clearly labeled with the words “Contract Bid Documents” and show the name of the project, bidder name, date and time of bid opening. All labor is required to be paid at a rate not less than the greater of the current Federal Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage or the State of California Prevailing Wage Determinationboth published with the bid documents. Contracts awarded in excess of $150,000 shall be required to post a Performance bond or equivalent security and a Payment bond for contracts over $25,000. The successful bidder will be required to furnish evidence of Worker’s Compensation and Liability Insurance in the manner and amount as required by these contract documents. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all nondiscrimination laws and regulations pursuant to the provisions of these contract documents.

Staffing; Nexem Allied, 3820 State Street Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Partners Personnel-Management Services LLC, 3820 State Street Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 8,

2020. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0001148. Published May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2020.

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Transition House reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all bids as it deems in its own best interest, subject to the terms and provisions of the contract documents. For additional information please contact: Wayne Redit at 966-9668, ext. 114 or Natalie Graves at 805-966-9668 ext. 121 Published June 10, 2020, Montecito Journal

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Our Town

by Joanne A. Calitri

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

Our Town’s 18th Annual Graduation Issue: Part 1

ur community of schools held their 2020 graduation ceremonies through online Zoom graduations, school drive by parades with their teachers, one in-person ceremony with directives from the health department and two schools opted to postpone an in-person ceremony till later this year. The number of graduates are 186: Montecito Union 58, Cold Spring 20, Crane Country Day 35, Our Lady of Mt Carmel 15, Laguna Blanca Lower 19, El Montecito Early School 23, and Montecito YMCA Preschool 16. The graduations are covered in two news reports published this and next week.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Graduation

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) 2020 Eighth Grade Graduation was held on Friday, May 29 at 5 pm at the school for the graduates and parents, and via livestream for guests. Prior to graduation, faculty members delivered to the graduates’ homes their gowns, diploma covers, goodie bags, and yard signs. This year the graduation, usually inside the church, took place outside in the school’s grassy recreation area with social distancing, masks, and gloves. Opening the ceremony was

acoustic guitar music by Ted Garner, who also performed music during the ceremony. Present were Principal Tracie Simolon, 8th Grade teachers Denise Jackson, Eun Kim and Marybeth Lee, and OLMC Church Pastor Fr. Lawrence Seyer. Ms Simolon welcomed the graduates and parents. Fr. Seyer led the Liturgy of the Word and gospel, accompanied by student readers. His sermon, “Let this faith grow like the mustard seed and become a baseline in your life.” He then blessed the graduates’ autobiographies they wrote to their parents. Ms Jackson addressed the students, “You are joyous, resilient, gentle, brave, and above all else friends, having survived three life tragedies during your time in school, fires, mudslides and COVID. We want to recognize each of you with the gift of a Celtic Cross. The Cross represents the eternity of God’s love for you, and the decorative elements inside the cross represent oak leaves, which symbolize strength, resilience and generosity.” Ms Simolon called the Award Winners who stood when mentioned: Alter Server Awards: Isabel Arroyo, Sophia Fernandes, Angelique Huey, Noah Peterson, and Isabella Ricci. U.S. President’s Education Awards Outstanding Academic Excellence:

Principal Tracie Simolon and OLMC Church Pastor Fr. Lawrence Seyer Isabel Arroyo, Sophia Fernandes, Gabriela Ochoa, Presley O’Hearn and Noah Peterson. U.S. President’s Education Awards Outstanding Academic Achievement: Vivian Caesar, Danica Damiani, Angelique Huey, Avery Lanford, Maia Pakes, and Isabella Ricci. Lancer of the Year: Maia Pakes. Citizen of the Year: Isabel Arroyo and Mason Jarchow. Spirit Award: Vivian Caesar. Faculty Award: Presley O’Hearn. Red Cord of Merit: Vivian Caesar, Whitney Meister, Gabriela Ochoa, Isabella Ricci and Augustine Wooten. Gold Cord of Honor: Isabel Arroyo, Danica Damiani, Sophia Fernandes, Angelique Huey, Avery Lanford, Presley O’Hearn, Maia Pakes, and Noah Peterson. Ms Lee read a poem she wrote to the students based on the poem “Phenomenal Woman” by Dr. Maya Angelou, which she adopted for the class and re-titled, “Phenomenal Class.” Next, Student Council President Vivian Caesar gave the class

address, “Mt. Carmel School taught us to be achievers, leaders, hard workers, team players and to love one another.” Ms Simolon and Ms Jackson presented the diplomas to the students. Ms Simolon said, “We are so proud of you and pleased to celebrate your accomplishments. When I think of your class I see joy, light, and lots of smiles. C.S. Lewis said, ‘Do not shine so that others can see you, shine so that through you others can see God.’ Graduates continue to shine that light so that through you they will see Christ. Congratulations class of 2020. Through fires, floods and social distancing your spirit of joy and love for each other grew even stronger. You are resilient and strong, and we are so proud of you. We wish you much success and happiness as you begin the next chapter.” In closing the ceremony, Fr. Seyer told everyone they are welcome always at Mt. Carmel and blessed them. The 2020 OLMC Eighth Grade graduates are: Isabel Jean Arroyo, Vivian Grace Caesar, Angelique Lily Huey, Danica Sophia Damiani, Sophia Fernandes, Sebastian Camilo Hernandez, Mason Ryder Jarchow, Avery Kathleen Lanford, Whitney Rae Meister, Gabriela Ochoa Medeiros, Presley Scarlett O’Hearn, Maia Nicole Pakes, Noah Henry Peterson, Isabella Daphne, Thea Ricci, and Augustine Avery Wooten.

Laguna Blanca Lower School Graduation

The Head of Laguna Blanca Lower School Dr. Andy Surber and Fourth Grade Teacher Ms Farrah Martin announced, “Due to COVID-19 we plan to honor our fourth-grade graduates at the upper school in September. In lieu of a closing ceremony this June, our students and their families participated in a Zoom story time Wednesday, June 3 at 7 pm, and June 4 a drive-through parade on our Montecito campus with their teachers and Swoop the school’s Owl Mascot.” I attended the virtual story time moderated by Dr. Surber. Music Teacher Molly Markstrum read “This Jazzman” by Karen Ehrhardt, Art Teacher Courtney Guay read

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“Why is there so much month left at the end of the money?” – John Barrymore

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Laguna Blanca Lower School Graduates “Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood” by F. Isabel Campoy, School Librarian Palmer Hardy read “The Day The Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywalt, Dr. Surber read “Oh I Wish I Could Read” by John Gile and Frank Fiorello, and former school librarian Meredith Brace read “Just Like You” by Jan Fearnley. For graduation wishes, Ms Martin wrote, “I so admire the tenacious spirits of Laguna Blanca’s fourth-grade leaders. With their collective positivity and resilience, they have risen to each and every challenge. Whether displaced by the debris flows in 2018 or this year’s pandemic crisis, these brave Owls continue to soar! We applaud their every effort and look forward to honoring them in person this fall as they fly up to the Hope Ranch campus as fifth graders.” And Dr. Andy Surber wrote, “When I reflect on this fourth-grade class, I can’t help but smile. These amazing students are the definition of persistence, tenacity, caring, and friendship. Members of this class started Laguna Blanca’s Early Kindergarten program and have been pioneers ever since. Their combined efforts in public service were highlighted by the Pianos on State project, and their leadership on our charming Lower School campus will be missed. Special appreciations to all the families for their continuous support, and we wish everyone well on their new adventures in Middle School!” The 2020 Laguna Blanca Fourth Grade graduates are: Hartley Abeysekera, Colter Baltes, Maritt Blabey, Juliet Bradley, Sloan Brookshire, Ezren Colson, Abby Connor, Grace Costner, Max Deveze, Kaden Engel, Sydney Fraser, Garrison Goldberg, Grace Goldberg, Jojo Hereford, Saige Mastro-Stern, Lorelei Tate, Paisley Thomson, Paloma Tyler, and Brandon Weaver. 11 – 18 June 2020

Montecito Union School Graduation

The Montecito Union School (MUS) Sixth Grade 2020 Graduation was held on Thursday, June 4 at 9:30 am via zoom, with Principal

Nick Bruski and Superintendent Anthony Ranii at the school, and the 6th-grade teachers and graduates from their homes. Opening the ceremony was Principal Nick Bruski, followed by student Ella Wickman from home

reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The first student address was by Sterling Streatfield. The MUS string quartet played with music teacher Ron Zecher on piano and students on violin and cello. Superintendent Anthony Ranii thanked the parents for their homeschool partnership and thanked the graduates, “You made it vibrant, alive and creative every single day. You all remained grateful and mastered your studies showing that being a Mustang is not about a place, it is where you are. Be kind and have integrity. We are launching you as inspired thinkers who will positively impact the world. I present this class to the Board of Trustees as met and exceeded the requirements for sixthgrade graduation. We send you off with our love and best wishes.” Students Sterling Streatfield, Clara Watson, Harper Halbardier, James Faletti and Charles Later gave Student Addresses. The Zoom was interactive for the announcement of each graduate with a simultaneous 3-box zoom

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Kellett, Nikolas Kerber-Snyder, Carmen Lack, Charles Later, Scarlett Lustfield, Sage Malmsten, Apollo Manzarek, Alexandro McClintock, Aiden McDermott, Jackson McDermott, Huxley McGetrick, Grey Miller, Tosh Mouton, Connor Murphy, Rosie Murren-Doherty, Amelia Noble, Gavin Peifer, Caio Pereira, Eliseu Pereira, Mia Pothe, Kira Rameson, Scarlett Ramirez, Mia Richmond, Devon Robinson, Giselle Roden, Noah Roth, Jordan Schmoller, Henry Simon, William Singhass, Lina Smith, Frederick Solan, Sterling Streatfield, Duke Taylor, Emie Valle, Clara Watson, Ella Wickman, Cash Williams, and Kaianna Zertuche.

Cold Spring School Graduation

The Cold Spring School (CSS) Sixth Grade 2020 Graduation was held on Thursday June 4 at 10 am at the school for the graduates and parents with social distancing, masks and gloves, and via live stream for guests. Present were CSS Superintendent and Principal Amy Alzina, teacher Ms Linda Edwards and Instructional Aide Ms Jill Wolf. The Promotion Awards were presented by their teachers: Alyssa Smelley Citizenship: Isabella Pena and Xavier Guereca. Principal’s Award: Delaney Ball and Owen Schiller. Scholar Athlete: Audrey Aurell and Evryn Kneafsey. Math: Emil Arconian, Jack Alzina, Owen Schiller, Elana Rowan and Xavier Guereca. Drama: Miles Herbert and Kayla Workman. History: Jack Grube and Phillip Contakes. Art:

Montecito Union School Graduates

Principal Nick Bruski and Superintendent Anthony Ranii of their teacher live talking about their accomplishments, their formal portrait and the graduate live from home. Sixth-grade teachers are Ms Kim Berman, Ms Katie Nimitarnun, and Ms Danielle Weill. Ending the ceremony, the students sang the “MUS Graduation Song” by Kenny & Eva Loggins, while the traditional slide show of student memories was played and Principal

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Bruski thanked everyone. The 2020 MUS graduates are: Nolan Briggs, Ellen Butler, Jane Clawson, Lyle Dessouky, Sean Dilbeck, Emmett Duncan, Kristian Dybdahl, James Faletti, Kennedy Fitzgerald, Lucas Godoi, Liliana Good-Hidalgo, Westley Graham, Harper Halbardier, Milliana Hamilton, Chase Harrah, Peyton Herlihy, Owen Horn, Sofiah Ilko, Connor Jackson, Stella

Cold Spring School Superintendent and Principal Amy Alzina

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Audrey Skultety and Georgia Brown. Writing: Genevieve Mack, Siena Jensen and Mark Rogers. Music: Delaney Ball and Ava Nafziger. CSS Superintendent and Principal Amy Alzina gave the welcome and closing remarks. She said, “Go out to the world be strong and courageous and leave your mark to leave our world a better place. The 2019-2020 Cold Spring School sixth grade class is known for its Resilience, Strength, and Teamwork! However, I am adding a new word, Fearlessness. Fearlessness because of their response to the coronavirus and shift to Remote Learning. It is their fearless attitude and their desire to remain united through this period of isolation that defined their character. These students were not afraid of failure and instead embraced the new learning paradigm. They overcame each challenge, maintained a positive attitude, and achieved amazing academic gains. I am so incredibly proud of these students and I look forward to watching them continue to grow and thrive. Congratulations, Cold Spring sixth-grade students!” Dr. Alzina and Ms Edward and Wolf presented the diplomas to the graduates. In lieu of the traditional reception the graduates and their families held a car parade. The 2020 CSS graduates are: Jack

El Montecito Early School Graduates Alzina, Emil Arconian, Audrey Aurell, Delaney Ball, Georgia Brown, Phillip Contakes, Jack Grube, Xavier Guereca, Miles Herbert, Siena Jensen, Evryn Kneafsey, Genevieve Mack, Ava Nafziger, Isabella Pena,

Mark Rogers, Elana Rowan, Frederic Schiller, Audrey Skultety, Makena Taylor, and Kayla Workman.

El Montecito Early School

The El Montecito Early School 2020 graduation was held on Friday, June 5 at 10 am via a drive-through celebration ceremony for the students and their parents at the school parking lot. They were greeted by School Director Miss Suzy, Assistant Director Meika Mosby-McCrindle, Pre-K Teachers Melanie Cuxil and Casey Smith, and the El Montecito Early School Staff Monica Aijian, Brandon Kinalele, Haley McDonald, Lisa Salgado, and Jenna Thompson. The teachers held up posters and the students received their children’s bible as per tradition. Miss Suzy, “Our graduating group of children are sharp young people, they have shown their

flexibility and positive outlook time and time again. As the El Montecito community, we are proud to have a hand in the growth and development of our future generation. Our graduation song lyrics best summarize our message for the children to remember: “I am a promise, I am a possibility, I am a great big bundle of potentiality, I am learning to hear God’s voice, I am trying to make the right choice and I am a promise to be anything God wants me to be!” El Montecito Early School 2020 graduates: Adaline Yonker, Catherine “Katie” Borzouei, Clementine Joffrey, Colette Carty, Eliana Lopez-Hollis, Ethan Jensen, Fenna McCrindle, Gabriel Hoernicke, Graham MacPhail, Grant Bragg, Hazel Hernandez, Isabella Newman, Jackson Moore, Kasey Castillo, Lewis Barlow, Lula June Smith, Nika Babaie-Amin, Olivia DeMarco, Rafael Ferrone, Rhett Glassman, Sadie Iannelli, Victoria Fenkner, and Zoe Wilson. •MJ

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the streets.” But of all the images I tried to make sense of last week, and it seemed like there were thousands, the one that stuck with me the most was the image of the bus driver in New York who stepped off his bus in defiance of a police order to drive angry though peaceful protestors to jail. As I watched that driver literally STAND UP for what he believes is right and step off his bus to cheers from the crowd, I thought of the courage it took to do that in a time when jobs are scarce. And I further wondered what gave this ordinary man the extraordinary fortitude to walk off his bus with a heavily armed police presence on board… along with an even more heavily armed police force waiting for him outside. John McCain in his book On Courage defined his titular topic as taking action that is dangerous or worthy without regard to one’s personal safety or reputation. But I think courage is more than not having regard for one’s own safety. It’s having regard for yourself but having a greater regard for the “greater good” – putting above oneself the public benefit or a future benefit; a good that goes beyond oneself. I have a theory that the big moments in life don’t announce themselves. You find yourself in them, often inadvertently, and how you behave in that split second, whether you run from the bullet or run towards that bullet, is a core sample of your values and beliefs imprinted on your moral DNA leading up to that moment. Your behavior in that instant also has to do with prevailing conditions: Do you think your action will work? And even if it doesn’t work, will it make a difference? Could it perhaps lead to a tipping point? For the bus driver in Brooklyn, the prevailing condition was he already knew he had the backing of his union. Because earlier in the week there had been precedent from another bus driver – this one in Minnesota. On Wednesday, May 27, not even 48 hours after the death of Mr. Floyd and before the NY bus driver walkout, Minneapolis Metro Transit bus driver Adam Burch also didn’t drive his bus of protesters to jail. And he took it a step further: he organized his own union’s stance (ATU Local 1005) on the topic and disseminated his message through a Facebook post, tapped out on his phone, while on a break at work. Burch’s post subsequently went viral, organizing transit workers across our entire nation. Which is why bus drivers refused to transport cops or protesters in Boston, Philly, San Francisco, New York, and even in Washington, D.C. Bus driver Adam Burch. One man. Huge impact. It is because of him that transit workers across the nation knew they didn’t have to just fall in line behind what they believed to be a literally unwarranted police order. Imagine for a moment if the bus driver from the Rosa Parks incident did what Adam Burch did and stood with Parks instead of with Jim Crow? How much further along would civil rights be today? Interestingly, the way the law worked back in Rosa Parks’s Montgomery, the city code gave bus drivers police powers when it came to the racial assignment of seats. The white bus driver, James Blake, was in fact the complainant in the Rosa Parks case and was even the signatory on the warrant for her arrest. Contrast this with Adam Burch. Which brings me back to my central question: what makes Adam Burch stand up while Mark Zuckerberg stands by, sitting on his hands as if they’re tied? The answer lies, I think, somewhere in the different moral compositions of Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Burch. I could possibly come up with an elaborate theory but instead I decided to just reach out to Mr. Burch who took my call between shifts. Turns out Adam drives the exact north/south route on Chicago Avenue which runs by where Mr. Floyd was killed, so Adam sees the George Floyds of the world as his people. This is despite the fact that Adam Burch himself… is white. Adam sees the Breonna Taylors of the world as just like him by virtue of what they do. When I asked Adam why he swung into action so quickly and so aggressively, he cited the old labor motto: “An injury to one is an injury to all.” Apparently, Adam sees people by their collar rather than their color. Interestingly, by the time the George Floyd incident happened, Adam was already a seasoned protestor from the 2016 Philando Castile incident (another person of color murdered by Minneapolis PD in 2016). Four years ago, ironi-

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he irony that we were able to organize though a platform through which our information and messages are monopolized and monetized is not lost on me,” the bus driver Adam Burch explains. “We’re forced to live with the conditions we’re given. I would avoid Facebook if I could, but at this moment, if I avoided using Facebook and Twitter, I would be isolating myself from other working people. So for now we take as many platforms as are available to us.” cally or perhaps presciently, in a peaceful protest that blocked the I-94 Freeway, Adam was arrested and taken to jail on a police-commandeered city bus. Which is the reason Adam knew that suppression of dissent requires a whole assembly line of people mechanically doing their jobs… or just scared to lose them. Four years later, when George Floyd was killed, because Adam was already politically aware and engaged, he knew that in order to break the chain of incendiary violence, he had to find a link he could remove from that chain. And that link in the chain… was himself. He decided he would not drive cops to the protest or protestors to jail, and he would enlist every bus driver he could to do the same. Meanwhile, as the world burned, a couple of other notables were also trying to help douse the fire: Jack Dorsey, the CEO and co-founder of Twitter, flagged the “looting starts/shooting starts” tweet as “glorifying violence.” While Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel also said he would not “amplify voices that promote racial violence.” One person notably not trying to help, despite protestations he “agonized” over the decision, was Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg did nothing with the combustible post brought to his attention, saying it still falls under the umbrella of “free speech.” And he doesn’t want to curtail free speech by curating it. But in reality, Zuckerberg has been totally curating Facebook since its inception. His algorithms determine what you see and what you don’t, witness the infamous case of “Diamond and Silk,” conservative black sisters whose opinions Facebook deemed “unsafe to the community.” Facebook also took down a post by my brother-in-law (who is white) when he used the term “white trash” which Facebook deemed – guess what? Hate speech. Zuck could totally do what Twitter and Snap did or he could do what Germany does – forward (or at least log) the URL of hate speechers and violence inciters to the proper agencies within law enforcement. Germany, a place well aware the dangers of unfettered, unfiltered speech, has an entire section of law called Volksverhetzung that concerns itself only with incitements to hatred against segments of the population as well as calls to violence against them. Compare Mark Zuckerberg to Adam Burch. Adam needs his job but was willing to risk it. Meanwhile, with Facebook shares at an all-time high, Mark has somewhere around $80 billion in the bank but isn’t willing to risk any of

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it. Perhaps Zuckerberg looks at Jeff Bezos with his $160 billion and sees his own glass as only half full. Adam Burch stands up because he says, “They’re killing our class.” Zuck is willing to endure a virtual walkout and rebuke by his own workers rather than call out incendiary speech for what it is and possibly lose some extreme radical users of his platform. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, back in Cape Canaveral, two space force enthusiasts, one of them our commander-in-chief, •MJ ponder bringing Humanity to the far reaches of the universe, because Earth, obviously, has “big problems.” They ponder this as they look out over the water just as the Pilgrims must’ve done 400 years ago before setting sail in the other direction. I’m not sure what Mr. Musk and Mr. Trump were thinking at the time but they’d do well to contemplate this: If we’re going to settle a brave new world instead of fixing and investing in this one, the success or failure of the Musk-Trump futureworld will depend on the baggage they do or don’t bring along. The Pilgrims also set sail to start something new. But brought with them, from the very beginning, slavery. Therefore, from the very beginning, the seeds of the experiment in democracy we call America were mixed in with the seeds of that democracy’s destruction, seeds imported from Africa. I’ve just started my COVID “victory garden” so amongst my many horticultural learnings is something called “plant allelopathy.” Plant allelopathy comes from the Greek words “allelon” which means “each other” and pathos which means “to suffer.” Plant or crop allelopathy is the “chemical warfare” imposed by one plant on another to suppress the latter and take advantage through that suppression. It’s the kind of thing botanists look at when they develop biodomes to see what seeds we should bring to the next world. Allelopathic crops, unless sorted, will eventually extinguish each other. It’s like trying to grow cotton and, I don’t know, liberty in the same field. Some unsolicited advice for Mr. Musk: No matter where you go, there you are. •MJ

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Party Like It’s 2020

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hough you can’t hug your friends and extended family, doesn’t mean you can’t dance with them. Just ask sisters-in-law Vicky Harbison and Jill Dyruff who co-celebrated birthdays on May 16. (Vicky’s is the 16th while Jill’s is the 17th.) Thanks to Vicky’s daughter Sarah, a socially-distanced tailgate dinner was arranged in her grandmother’s driveway on Summit Road. Upping the ante was music by Conner Cherland, a local musician who has stepped away from the studio to entertain those quarantined. Driveby celebrations, parades, and socially-distanced parties like this prove that although the world has changed, the urge to eat, drink, and be merry thank- Birthday girl Vicky Harbison has taught at MUS for over 30 years and is currently a fully remains the same. •MJ fifth-grade teacher 11 – 18 June 2020

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MONTECITO GROUNDWATER BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY (GSA) PARCEL FEE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020, 9:30 A.M. VIA TELECONFERENCE* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Montecito Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (“Agency” or “Montecito GSA”) will conduct a public hearing (“Public Hearing”) on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at 583 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108* to consider the adoption of a parcel fee based on acreage. The proposed charges are the result of a detailed financial analysis and a GSA Fee Study prepared by Raftelis, an independent financial consulting firm, to determine the charge amounts. The proposed fee affects parcel owners overlying the Montecito Groundwater Basin. The impact of the proposed fee on parcel owners will vary based upon the size (total acreage) of the parcel(s). If approved, the charges will commence July 1, 2020 and be recovered on a parcel’s property tax statement from the County of Santa Barbara Treasurer-Tax Collector. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66016(a), at least ten (10) days prior to the Public Hearing, the District will make all data required by Section 66016(a) available to the public. The data supporting the fee is available at the Montecito GSA website: https://www.montecitogsa.com/funding. For information on your specific parcel’s acreage and proposed fee, contact Montecito GSA by phone at 805.324.4207 or email info@montecitogsa.com. At the Public Hearing on June 24, 2020 oral and written presentations may be made concerning the GSA Fee Study and proposed fees. In order to be counted, all written protests must be presented to the Agency on or before the close of the Public Hearing. * Due to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Orders issued in response to COVID-19, in person public participation at meetings is suspended and instead meetings are held telephonically and/or electronically. Remote participation information can be found on the meeting agenda and will be posted at the above location, on the website www.montecitogsa.com, and available by calling 805-324-4207. ### Run, MJ Public/legal notices section, June 3 & 10, 2020

MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED WATER RATE INCREASE THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020, 9:30 A.M. VIA TELECONFERENCE* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Montecito Water District (District) will conduct a public hearing (“Public Hearing”) on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. at 583 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108* to consider adopting increases to the District’s water rates and charges. The proposed increases are the result of detailed budget analysis and the findings of the District’s Water Cost of Service and Rate Study (“Rate Study”) prepared by Raftelis, an independent financial consulting firm specializing in cost of services analyses and rate setting, to determine appropriateness of the amounts and a fair and equitable cost allocation among water customer categories. The net impact of the proposed changes in the rates for water customers will vary based upon customer class, actual water consumption and meter size. Pursuant to Government Code Section 66016(a), at least ten (10) days prior to the Public Hearing, the District will make all data required under Section 66016(a) available to the public. The data supporting the fee is available at the District website: https://www.montecitowater.com/rates2020. At the Public Hearing on June 25, 2020, oral and written presentations may be made concerning the Rate Study and proposed fees, but only written protests will be counted. All written protests by the customer of record (or landlord) must be received prior to the conclusion of the public comment portion of the Public Hearing. Any protest submitted via email, facsimile, or other electronic means will not be accepted as a formal written protest. * Due to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Orders issued in response to COVID-19, in person public participation at meetings is suspended and instead meetings are held telephonically and/or electronically. Remote participation information can be found on the meeting agenda and will be posted at the above location, on the website www.montecitowater.com, and available by calling 805-969-2271. ### Run, MJ Public/legal notices section, June 3 & 10, 2020

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Warm Appetizers •

with Bacon, Mushrooms and Chopped Egg

Warm Goat Cheese Salad, with Hazelnuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Caesar Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ripe Tomato and Sweet Onions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mixed Farm Greens with Diced Tomato. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jimmy the Greek Salad with Feta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Wedge of Iceberg with Roquefort or Thousand Island . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Arugula, Radicchio & Belgian Endive Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

French Onion Soup, Gratinée. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Matzo Ball Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Gianni’s Escargots in garlic butter, half dozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Macaroni and Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Lucky Chili with Cheddar, Onions and Cornbread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Grilled Artichoke (also available steamed or chilled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 monday

Chicken Pot Pie With Morels

tuesday

Spice Rubbed Pork Chop Au Jus

• P LATS DU JOUR • wednesday thursday friday

Chicken Parmesan

saturday

Filet Mignon Stroganoff

Market Street Meatloaf

Gratin Potatoes & spinach

with buttered noodles

spinach & mashed

San marzano sauce Broccolini

yorkshire pudding

40 •

Reggiano Parmesan, Balsamic Vinaigrette

Steaks and Chops •

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Prime Rib

sunday

Braised Special

Sandwiches & Other Dishes •

Sliced Filet Mignon Open Faced Sandwich, 6 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Aged USDA PRIME Served Exclusively

Filet Mignon

Mushroom Sauce, French Fries

10 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 12 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Petit Filet Mignon, 7 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Bone-in New York, 16 oz., Delmonico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

New York Strip Steak

14 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 10 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Porterhouse, 28 oz., SLICED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Bone-in Rib Chop, 20 oz., SLICED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Double Cut Colorado Lamb Chops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 BBQ Pork Baby Back Ribs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 •

Special Steaks •

Lucky Burger, 8 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Choice of Cheese, French Fries, Soft Bun or Kaiser Roll

Vegetarian Burger, 5 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Choice of Cheese, French Fries, Soft Bun or Kaiser Roll (burger patty is vegan)

Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 with Arugula, Radicchio and Sauteed Onion

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Chicken, Vegetables, Seafood •

Roast Chicken, half, thyme au jus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sauteed Tofu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Japanese Vinaigrette, Green Onions, Shiitake Mushrooms, Spinach

New York Pepper Steak, 14 oz., with Cognac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Filet Mignon Pepper Steak, 10 oz., with Cognac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 New York Strip Steak, 14 oz., with Roquefort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Gene’s Filet Mignon, 12 oz., Red Wine Horseradish Sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Surf ’n Turf — Petit Filet and ½ Lobster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP

King Salmon, Grilled, Steamed, or Blackened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Dover Sole, Meuniére . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sauteed Sand Dabs, Meuniére . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Maine Lobster, Steamed in the Shell, 2½ – 3 pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP One-half Maine Lobster, Steamed in the Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP

Béarnaise • Red Wine with Shallots • Peppercorn Cream • Hollandaise • Ragoût of Mushrooms • Maître d’ Butter • Tomato & Herbs •

Potatoes •

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Hashed Brown Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hashed Brown Potatoes with Gruyére Cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Baked Idaho Russet Potato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Lucky’s French Fried Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mashed Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Lucky’s Home Fried Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Herbie’s Potato Skins with Sour Cream and Chives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sweet Potato Fries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Side Orders •

Skinny Onion Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Creamed Spinach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Sautéed Mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Jumbo Asparagus with Hollandaise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Fresh Creamed Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Broccolini with Garlic and Chilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

• Molten Triple Chocolate Cake or Grand Marnier Soufflé • Please order ahead & allow 20 minutes Our Corkage Fee is $35 per 750ml bottle with a 2-bottle limit per table • 20% Gratuity added to parties of six or more

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