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CELEBRATING COMMUNITY: Seemingly impossible, and ‘doomed’ at times, a storied outdoor space is ours after successful campaign to save San Marcos Foothills, page 12

The Santa Barbara chapter of the Human Rights Watch used the past year to commit to a more inclusive approach, page 32

CELEBRATING AMERICA: The community has been pining for it, and they’ll get what they want as the Fourth of July Parade will return, with modifications, page 5

‘OPENING’ DAY HEAD START AS THE STATE INCHES TOWARD NO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE SOUTH COAST IS GETTING A JUMP START ON CELEBRATING THE RETURN OF A BIT OF FREEDOM:

CELEBRATING ARTS: The Music Academy of the West announces its ambitious schedule, while many others are prepared to test the waters, page 8

CELEBRATING CHILDREN: This past school year challenged students of all ages, making graduation more than a formality, but a celebration of perseverance, page 28

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Inside This Issue

22 PERSPECTIVES by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

5 Montecito on the Move

You asked, they delivered. The Fourth of July Parade is back, with some modifications.

6 Village Beat

Your tweens have a new local attraction as Lemondrop opens in the Upper Village; meanwhile, the Montecito Association looking for ways to thwart two housing bills

8 Music Academy of the West

As the state prepares to open its collective doors, the Music Academy of the West releases an ambitious schedule

10 Letters to the Editor

The parking problems on Riven Rock are a product of a lack of public input and transparency from the county

11 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant explains how you can become a Saint

12 In the Know

The lofty fundraising goal set by Foothills Forever is now a reality,

with more than $18.6 million raised in order to purchase and preserve 101 acres in the San Marcos Foothills

31 Hot Topics

Bon Voyage! Cruise Ships are Lined Up and Ready to Sail…

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14 Montecito Best Buys

America’s Renewable Future: U.S. Suspends Oil Drilling Leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

16 On Entertainment

Do you create time for e-motions? How about mixing things up? In this postpandemic world, both are necessary.

The real estate market is indeed slim pickings, unless of course you’re looking for a home into the eight figures, then there are some eye-opening opportunities The Selah Dance Collective is ready to put forth all of the work that it put together during the pandemic — even though they aren’t specifically connected

18 Montecito Miscellany

Montecitan Eric Schmidt is buying up all the cool properties; while the Rockwood Woman’s Club goes all out for a Royal Tea

20 Calla’s Corner

As summer arrives, the nasturtium is bringing back plenty of memories — and recipes

23 Body Wise

26 Legal Advertisements 28 Our Town

It’s that time of year: Graduations! Yes, they look a bit different this year, but the accomplishment of these youngsters is quite impressive.

30 Senior Portrait

Ever the overachiever, Gail Steinbeck has managed to find success as a surfer, furniture-maker, a literary marketer in Hollywood, and legal advisor

Are you ready? Have things set up? Because you will never know when it’s time to go. At least not in fire season.

32 The Giving List

Human Rights Watch has made a global impact, but its work locally is bringing about inclusive change

34 Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles 43 SB By the Glass

A fine wine club at the Miramar? Don’t mind if we do . . .

44 Nosh Town

Efe Onoglu and Justin Purpura have joined the Ritz-Carlton Bacara family, with both snagging executive chef positions

46 Classified Advertising

Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

47 Local Business Directory

Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Montecito on the Move by Sharon Byrne, Executive Director, Montecito Association

Fourth of July Parade is Happening!

ou asked, and we’re delivering. A crew of dedicated Montecitans is busily pulling together a Fourth of July Parade. We’re sensitive to our emerging-from-the-pandemic status, and to the President’s pledge that all Americans will be able to celebrate with your families. We plan to keep everyone safe, welcoming you to be with your family at home, while delivering a full-on community July 4th parade that comes to you. All you have to do is trot down to your driveway’s edge or a nearby The Montecito Association is putting on a scaled-back corner to be part of it, in full 4th rega- Fourth of July Parade lia, if you can. We are limited to 30 entries, due to public safety restrictions. CHP is the lead agency guiding us and we do not anticipate street closures. If you want to enter, do it now, because these slots tend to fill up fast! Vehicles only.

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recently, including Nordstrom, was a big loss for kids and teens. “Kids can be really funny about clothing at this age, and I wanted to provide a space for them to have fun while shopping locally.” Rudnicki says she had a great time sourcing products and clothing lines for the store, which caters to both boys and girls. “One of my big goals is to encourage less screen time,” she said, saying that she offers games and activities that don’t involve cell phones or computers, but does encourage quality family time. She also aimed at making the shop affordable and approachable, with most items well under $60. “With multiple kids, parents don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on clothing that is going to get dirty or not fit forever,” she said. Clothing brands include Candy Pink, Vintage Havana, DL1961, Feather 4 Arrow, Siesta Surf, and many others. There is also an array of shoes, flip flops, and sandals, including Toms,

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Music Academy of the West by Steven Libowitz

MAW, Please: ‘Restorative Power of Live Music’ Returns to Montecito

aced with the pervasive pandemic protocols in the summer of 2020, the Music Academy of the West proved its mettle by coming up with MARLI — the Music Academy Remote Learning Institute — a technical wonder that allowed students and faculty to immerse themselves in learning and music making even if only virtually and in locations spread across the globe. But the audiences were missing, with longtime lovers of the classical music program only offered glimpses via video of what was taking place behind the scenes over the internet. Now, with COVID restrictions about to be lifted, MAW is moving the marvel of music back to Miraflores, the stunning former estate perched on Channel Drive above Butterfly Beach that serves as the campus for the venerable institute. Given the uncertainties of travel and other issues with COVID,

the season is surely a truncated one, but a whole lot of activity is packed into the six-week season (five live, plus a virtual retrospective), with more than 70 classical music events taking place in person provided by more than 100 fellows and 65 faculty, teaching, and performance artists. Among the spotlight events are the Opening Night Gala on July 10, an all-outdoor gathering at Miraflores celebrating the accomplishments of Music Academy faculty artists Jeremy Denk and Conor Hanick, who will be performing together for the first time, and the acclaimed Takács Quartet, plus alumni tenor and Metropolitan Opera star Ben Bliss (’12) in collaboration with faculty artist Nino Sanikidze (’01, ’02). Richard O’Neill (’98, ‘99) — the former Principal Violist of Camerata Pacifica who joined the Takács last year — will also receive MAW’s Distinguished Alumni Award on the

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heels of his 2021 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. Other highlights include the fellows-powered Academy Chamber Orchestra onstage at the Granada Theatre for four wide-reaching programs, including the return of conductors Larry Rachleff and Marin Alsop, the latter leading the ever-popular annual Community

Concert. Other highlights include the MAW debut of Michael Tilson Thomas — the esteemed co-founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony, Music Director Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony, and Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra — who will wield the baton for two separate programs, including one featuring Tilson Thomas’s own “Street Song” and concluding with Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.” (Members of the LSO, however, will conduct their private lessons and coaching, and adjudicate the Keston Music Academy Exchange selecting fellows for internships with the orchestra in London, remotely via non-public streaming). Although the popular Picnic Concerts aren’t on the schedule for 2021, the instrumental fellows will also enjoy opportunities to rehearse and perform alongside MAW’s world-class faculty artists, with three “side-by-side” performances heralding the debut of the new x2 Series of chamber music concerts for ensembles of varying sizes. The series will include works by contemporary composers Carlos Simon, Christopher Cerrone, and Jessie Montgomery, with a world premiere of Georgina

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Letters to the Editor

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Clarification and Public Input Needed Over Riven Rock Parking Problem

he public’s right to use and enjoy Los Padres National Park and a number of its trails has little meaning when the public has no practical means of accessing Hot Springs Trail and others. Conflicts arise between private landowners and the general public who wish to enjoy wilderness areas that are not accessible without parking on the streets near such private landowners. Reasonable means of ingress and egress to the park must be continued. Solving the quandary of private ownership versus public access is not easy. However, the challenging nature of the task should not discourage deliberation on the topic. To me the Riven Rock parking problem is a perfect example of due process ignored. The local authorities should have given notice to the public, asked for input and/or held a public hearing on this change in accordance with California administrative law and procedure. It appears to me that based on the lack of hearing and public notice, the local authorities may have stepped on the public’s rights. The public needs transparency: a publicly written explanation from the County Supervisors and the county agencies involved in this decision of how and why they came up with their decision, why there was no public notice or meeting and why Riven Rock is one big exception to the “right of way” rules. Everyone should complain to their County Supervisor and ask them how they are going to rectify this violation of the public’s rights. In addition, shouldn’t the public be made aware of who has encroachment permits and, if not, why is their landscaping or rocks in the right-of-way jeopardizing the safety of pedestrians. Most Montecito homeowners have planted their landscape or placed

rocks to the street’s edge. Under the law a “road right-of-way” gives local jurisdictions public access over private property to allow for a community’s transportation needs. To place anything structural in the road right of way, such as landscaping, walls, fences, driveways or gates, you need the county’s permission via an “encroachment permit.” Santa Barbara County Public Works Road Encroachment policies require an edge-of-road clear zone, meaning there must be an unobstructed flat area beyond the edge of pavement. That means, before installation, fixed objects like rocks, walls, trees, landscaping or fences generally require an encroachment permit. The encroachment policies state any fixed objects must be set back at least seven feet (25 mph roads) to 10 feet (25 to 35 mph roads). In Montecito specifically, the Public Works policies say landscaping of any kind is not allowed in the clear zone unless pedestrian facilities are provided. Do all the residents have encroachment permits? In summary, I am disappointed in our local government officials and entities in not letting the public be involved via public notice and hearings. I am also disappointed in the Montecito Trails Foundation in their lack of notice to its members. If your government can take away one trailhead via lack of parking, which trailheads are next? The only thing wrong with democratic process is the failure to use it. Gordon Hartwig

Bear Cares

Fish and Wildlife gave a good presentation Carlos thought, as he closed the Zoom meeting. He was pleased that some 20 people attended. It meant Montecito cared for bears.

From what he could make of it, most people do not want him to get hurt. He feared going to bear rehab in some other unknown area, but as Fish and Wildlife pointed out, they do not do that anymore. They know his addiction to poultry and trashy food would make him try and find his way back to his usual haunts anyway, and that would be hazardous for Carlos. He learned that instead of relocating him, they suggest that the folks who have food sources keep them well protected, bear-proof trash cans and fortified chicken coops were a great alternative which, in turn, would gently nudge him away from his poultry plans and towards a healthier diet. In short, encourage Carlos to follow Wendy Bear’s advice. Carlos put Amy Winehouse on stream and listened to her sing “Rehab” with his earbuds while he made a salad of grubs, berries, and tasty bushes. He danced as he ate while recounting the news that other bears were in his neighborhood. He had not seen any of them but had seen tracks. A momma bear and two cubs, not far from his den. He worried about running into them. He knew to keep clear of a mother bear and her babies as they were dangerous if provoked and thought it best to give them space. So, Carlos, his post hibernation hunger subsiding, decided to cool his paws, lay off the chickens and recycled food, then talk with Wendy Bear about coming up with a plan that might make him an abiding bear. Carlos would like to thank everyone who attended the Town Hall and Fish and Wildlife, as well as the Montecito Association for providing superior service to this community, because he, as a bear, cares. Michael Edwards

Putting Everything in Perspective

According to NASA, in a few (108 to 156) years, “asteroid impacts” will quickly put everything into perspective. We will wistfully reminisce back to these, the good old days, of faux-existential issues such as social justice, infrastructure, climate change, pandemics, face masks, and critical race theory.

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However, even the destruction from these careening rocks from space will seem petty in comparison to the damage that will eventually be inflicted by our nearest star. Whether it happens next month, next week or tomorrow, modern civilization’s greatest threat will come from a coronal mass ejection (CME) similar to the 1859 Carrington Event. Visualize no utilities, no ATMs, no pizza delivery, no satellites or streaming video. Cautiously staring at the sun, not angry, hypersonic boulders. Dale Lowdermilk, Meteorite collector

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Brilliant Thoughts 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

How to be a Saint

eing brought up Jewish, I never learned much about being a Saint. At least one Hebrew prophet (Isaiah) made a mockery of the whole idea of any human claiming to be “holier than thou.” Of course, besides people, virtually every religion — even Judaism — has its holy places and holy objects, to say nothing of holy writings. (We were taught in my Hebrew school that if you dropped a prayer book, you were supposed to pick it up and kiss it.) One Friday night, when I was still living at home with my family, my father, turning a newspaper page, accidentally blew out one of the Sabbath candles which were on the table. But he joked that this wasn’t a great sin, since the paper he was reading was our weekly “Jewish Chronicle.” But other religions, I’ve come to learn, have a different take on this whole principle, and really believe that there may be more holiness in some special individuals, whom Christianity, for example, designates as “Saints” (from the Latin “sanctus,” meaning “holy”). This, I feel, is all right as far as it goes — but the trouble is, it tends to go too far. Among some groups, even the bones of dead Saints are revered. I live in a state which is dappled with the names of Saints, bestowed by the early European settlers, who were nearly all Spanish-speaking Catholics. If the namesake were male, the place name would begin with “San,” like San Diego. If female, it would be “Santa” as per Santa Monica. Even Los Angeles, meaning “The Angels” is a shortened form of the whole original name, which honored Saint Mary, Queen of The Angels. (And of course, we do also have a city named Santa Maria.) But how does a person become officially recognized as a Saint by the Catholic Church? For one thing (as is also the rule for getting onto a U.S. postage stamp or piece of currency) the person must be dead. (This is the opposite of the Nobel Prizes, which you must be still alive to qualify for — a good incentive for some of us to keep living.) But, to me, the most interesting requirement is that the “candidate” must have performed miracles. Unfortunately (in terms of theatricality) this category has been considerably toned down. There’s no more of that walking on the water or multiplying the loaves and fishes kind of performance which made old-fashioned miracles so dramatic. The only accept10 – 17 June 2021

able miracles to have been performed nowadays are of a medical nature, i.e., otherwise-inexplicable cures, and they must be attributed only to prayers offered in that dead person’s name. All the evidence must be considered and approved by panels, including doctors and theologians — and one is not enough — there must have been at least two such miracles.

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But, even after all that, being a Saint is not a tenured position. In 1969, Pope Paul VI actually used his Papal power to remove as many as 93 Saints from the Catholic Calendar, and to revoke their Feast Days, on the grounds that enough wasn’t known about them to establish their historical validity. This list, I regret to say, included the namesake of my own city of Santa Barbara, who had been a Saint in good standing for nearly two millennia. Our citizens were not even consulted. The name had been bestowed in 1602 by Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino because it happened to be the eve of Saint Barbara’s Day. (I will not even speculate as to any possible connection, in that year of 1969, between the Saint’s demotion and the notorious Santa Barbara oil spill — the largest ever in U.S. waters up to that time — a disaster which sparked the entire modern environmental movement.) This whole story calls into question the whole idea of human holiness. In our own era, we’ve had figures like the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa, who at least accepted being recognized as spiritual leaders. But then there was Jiddu Krishnamurti who, in 1929, after having been virtually worshipped as a Saint by a large group of followers, chose publicly and emphatically to renounce that role, and spent the rest of his long life (1895-1986) trying to convince people that they hold their own sanctity in their own hands. As for Yours Truly — who indeed has his own “following” — I can only quote one of his own epigrams: “If I ever become a Saint, it will be a miracle.” •MJ

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mprobable, but not impossible.” It became a rallying cry that the Foothills Forever campaign team leaned on since February 25, the day a lawsuit was negotiated to allow the community to rise and purchase 101 acres on the West Mesa of the San Marcos Foothills. Ninety days. $18 million. Quite improbable, but activists such as Marc Chytilo don’t like to be told anything is impossible. On June 8 at approximately 6:30 pm, Mission “Impossible” was conquered. $18.6 million raised. Those 101 acres will be forever preserved. “This was never, ever supposed to happen,” Chytilo said. “It was doomed from the start. We had our hands tied behind our backs, and our mouths were silenced. So, it made it particularly difficult and it’s that much more satisfying to pull it off.” Chytilo was responsible for filing the initial lawsuit to stop the development of the land, which led to a negotiation with developer Chuck Lande. A deal was struck, with a $500,000 non-refundable deposit put down, with an additional $500,000 needed to protect the property in case the campaign slandered the land in any way. Hence, the hands behind backs and limited voice. There were three rules of the deal, as the campaign could not speak to the property history or features when it came to: • wildfire or fire; • biological resources or endangered species; • cultural resources or sacred sites. If any of this occurred, the campaign would have been out $1 million, with no property. “This substantially limited what we were able to do,” Chytilo said. “We had to make the case for this without mentioning any of these things.” With only the ability to tell a muted story — with even third-party videos produced by Cody Westheimer needing approval — the campaign also faced significant early deadlines that were daunting. $4 million due in three weeks. $5 million more three weeks later. They did it with the help of some friends, with Montecito Bank & Trust

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West

aiding with the first deadline, while the Allemall Foundation kicking in funds for the latter. While this help was mission critical in keeping the campaign going, it was a $250,000 anonymous donor that was encouraging for the volunteer staff, a product of a Heal the Ocean newsletter sent out by Hillary Hauser. “That buoyed the entire group; it kept us pushing,” Chytilo said. As of May 25, the campaign was still $6.6 million short of its goal, with just six days remaining before the 90-day deadline. A day after a meeting of the minds in the backyard of one of the 5,500plus donors, another $5 million would come in from an anonymous local foundation. “Truly an angel,” Chytilo said. That donation will come with the opportunity to name the preserve, but it also allowed for a deadline extension to June 9, one that came with a multi-million-dollar pledge from the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, led by Gregg Hart’s belief in the project. “There are children that are not even born yet that will be impacted by what has happened over the last 90 days,” Hart said. And while the campaign did beat the deadline by more than 24 hours, Chytilo knows there is more work to do. The original goal was $20 million, allowing for the repayment of debt, as well as an endowment for the care the land will need over time. Chytilo would welcome the opportunity to shake the hand of every donor, but many have chosen to do so anonymously, simply investing in open spaces for the community. “I wish they’d step up and say, ‘The rest of you come with us, there’s more to do,’” Chytilo said. But as Chytilo and the group take a collective deep breath, the unprecedented nature of raising $18.6 million in just more than 90 days gives him all the hope he needs that the community will finish this off with a flourish. After all, this is now a generational legacy. “It’s the manifested intention of this community,” Chytilo said. “It is the commitment that anyone who lives in Santa Barbara and cares about this place. They want to make it better.” •MJ 10 – 17 June 2021

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For just under $13 million, 985 Park Lane has five bedrooms, as well as a guest house

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Slim Pickings? Sure, but There Are Plenty of High-End Properties Available

n Montecito, spring basically brought us no rain, and summer is just around the corner. I can tell because the weekends are teeming with people on Coast Village Road and the mix of overcast and sun is keeping me dressing in layers still. But I’m working on my summer feet, when we walk barefoot more often, like when we were kids and didn’t wear shoes sometimes all day. In a place like Montecito, you can do that… At nine years old or at 50, it is a beach town after all. And while the price of living here just went up considerably — and the vibe is certainly more on the higher end than at any time in history — let’s never forget this is a beach and mountain town. Nature is most of what makes this place such an amazing and desirable place to live and visit. The recent real estate buying frenzy was fueled by so many factors and reasons people want to live in Montecito but was mostly made possibly by the wealth so many have accumulated by doing well in recent decades. And this buying craze has not just been in the lower- and middle-price ranges in Montecito, it was across the board. As an example, we had more sales over $10,000,000 in the last month or two than we normally see in an entire year. From homes that were on the market last year for $9 million selling this year for $11 million, to homes that sat on the market for years at $13 million finally selling at near full asking price, it has been a confusing time to determine specific value. It’s better to look at a home in Montecito as being in a certain price range of value. Let’s not say it’s a $4.2 million home but a $4 to $5 million home depending on the buyer seeing it when it hits the market. We are experiencing more of a big city real estate market, with buyers winging in from all over. This is not a competitive locals’ market where everyone knows what the neighbor’s house sold for last time. Homes are changing hands so quickly and often at higher prices than were paid just last year and it’s as if nobody is paying attention to comps at all. In looking at the past 12 months in the Montecito market, we have seen homes sell for 10% to 30% over asking price, while others take a few weeks or months to sell and not at full asking price. But, for the most part, any home in good condition and in a comparable price range to another, has kept the market moving. Think of it like this for the common person. If the car you really want to buy is $40,000 not $37,000 as you budgeted, and your payment would be an extra $57 per month, would you still buy it? In considering a Montecito estate, if you have $143 million to your name and your dream house asking price was $7 million but now it’s $7.6 million, would you really walk away? For the average Montecito home buyer right now, paying cash, with many other large assets untouched, the decision can be this simple. Do I buy the slightly more expensive one to get what I want? And, thus far, for about 12 straight months, the answer has been “yes” from about 450 people or families who have bought homes in Montecito, nearly two times the normal 12-month average number of home sales in the area — and that’s just the sales that are in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as many others have sold off market, and therefore undetected. With only 36 homes and condos on the market in Montecito, in all price ranges as of June 3, and fewer coming on the market in the MLS, it becomes clear that the pickings are slim. That said, there are still great opportunities on the market. Here are a few listed at more than $10 million that all appear to be solid deals if you compare to recent area sales, especially when compared to prices in Beverly Hills, Palisades, etc.

985 Park Lane – $12,875,000

This French Mediterranean-style estate features a gated, private, 20-plus acres for you to rule over. The compound includes a main residence with five bedrooms, six full and two half-bathrooms, and a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest house with separate gated entry. The location provides panoramic ocean, island, mountain and coastline views and you are near many other significant estates. Indoor/outdoor living is effortless, transitioning from the spacious interiors to the outside grounds, which include an infinity edge pool and spa, outdoor shower, multiple patios, built-in fire pit, bocce court, meandering pathways, private well for landscaping, and more.

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The property on Park Lane features an infinity pool

The residence includes designer finishes throughout, including white oak and limestone floors. There’s also a main floor primary suite with large walk-in closet, luxurious en suite dual baths and romantic ocean views. There are four additional guest suites, centrally located bar, multiple fireplaces, formal and informal dining spaces, a superior chef’s kitchen, versatile media room, and a four-car garage. The property also features a diesel generator, and the home is within the Montecito Union School District.

2285 Bella Vista Drive – $14,950,000 The property at 2285 Bella Vista Drive is situated on 3.62 acres

This estate on Bella Vista Drive is adjacent to and near other significant estates on Mariposa Lane and Lilac Drive, and features a commanding lot with room to roam, all within the Montecito Union School District. Upon entering this four-bedroom, six-bathroom estate, the backdrop of endless ocean, island, mountain and coastline views will take your breath away. Located on a private 3.62-acre lot, the home is filled with natural light and surrounded by fruit trees, gardens, pool, and breathtaking ocean views all with its own well in addition to Montecito Water. The grand two-story entry immediately allows your eye to travel past the romantic fountain, beyond the numerous French doors to the incredible views from every room. In addition to the many amenities, enjoy the cook’s kitchen, 1,000-bottle wine cellar, formal dining room with walls of glass and ocean views, the expansive great room, billiard room, and the expansive office with craft area.

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inclusive and accessible in presenting dance that explores the nature of human existence through the art of movement, which seems even more important for the first repertory dance show event at CST in 15 months. Which is also why the performances, at 7:30 pm on June 15-16, will not only be available to watch in the theater, but also via livestream for half of the $23.50 ticket cost. Visit www.center stagetheater.org.

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Selah Sees ‘The End of the End of the World’ As We’ve Known It

‘Gratitude’ in Motion

Selah Dance Collective members Amanda Keller and Chloe Roberts will be showcasing new pieces

eredith Cabaniss-Ventura, the Selah Dance Collective founder and artistic director, doesn’t remember where she first found the main word of her dance company other than remembering it’s featured heavily in the Bible in the Book of Psalms. But while she liked that the word isn’t directly translatable to English, one of the meanings struck her deeply. “To pause and reflect, to stop and listen,” she explained. “What I wanted is for people to really reflect upon the work and to create work that allows people to find themselves in it.” Pausing, stopping, and reflecting have surely been operative during the pandemic, too, as the entire world slowed down, and people took some time to reevaluate their place in it. Now, on the very first day that California is set to fully emerge from lockdown restrictions, Selah is set to unleash its latest vision on in-person audiences with a two-day performance at Center Stage Theater that features the company’s original work, along with contributions from dancers and choreographers from State Street Ballet and elsewhere. All of the work has been created during the pandemic, as Selah shelved pieces that were planned for a performance last June both for logistical (some company dancers had left town) and creative reasons. But COVID concerns don’t form the core of the choreography, said Cabaniss-Ventura, who joined the board at Center Stage just weeks before the initial COVID shutdown in March 2020. “Being very immersed in the world

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of choreographing and teaching, I’ve seen so many pieces that are about COVID, but really none of ours that we created for this show are really overtly about (the pandemic),” she said. “They’re just different emotional responses.” Including the freedom of emerging from the 15 months of seclusion to once again be in physical connection with others, which gave rise to the program’s name: “The End of the End of the World.” That’s also the title of the first piece to be performed, described as a “pandemic fever dream in a lost year” and choreographed by Cabaniss-Ventura and the Selah dancers. “It’s a reflection of having had to put our lives on hold and not having shows, and not be able to dance with each other or even touch each other for more than a year, but it’s not as serious as it sounds,” she said. “The dancers are in sequins and there’s lip-syncing involved. It’s actually very goofy.” Much more contemplative are Cabaniss-Ventura’s other works, including Reverie, a 10-dancer piece and the only one she dances in, which was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five and the bird who says “Poo-tee-weet?” indicating, she said, the meaninglessness of death and destruction. “It’s my COVID piece, where it was that there’s just so much awful in the world and there’s nothing we can say or do about it besides experience it,” she explained. “The dancers get very personal with it but then they have these group moments where

they flow as one organism. That’s one of the themes that has cropped up in my work with the company: having respect for people’s individuality, but at the same time seeing how we move forward together.” Even more serious is CabanissVentura’s other new work, Infinite Corridor, which she said the company has been rehearsing since October. As the name implies, it’s about contemplating death, but COVID wasn’t the catalyst. “It’s my response to a traumatic event that I experienced before the pandemic even started, the choreographer explained. It’s about recognizing your own mortality, but I tried to not do it in a very morbid way, but more of as an interested third-party observer. We all have to go through it.” The exploration of ego and the sense of self is connected to CabanissVentura’s larger body of research that fueled her master’s thesis in self-psychology and dance and the choreographic process, she said. “So, there’s really physically demanding movements — aggressive with acrobatic movements and lots of rolling on the floor — but it also flows between more pedestrian moments. One of the biggest ideas I was trying to work with was the dissolution of the barriers that separate human consciousness, and self-fragmentation.” While Cabaniss-Ventura’s pieces open and close the program, there’s lots of room in the 14 works for new pieces created by Selah members Amanda Keller and Chloé Roberts, plus several solo works and ensemble pieces from guest choreographers and dancers including local dance artists Gianna Burright and Katina Childs-Muller and a special focus on several members of State Street Ballet including Library Dances founder Cecily Stewart MacDougall, Arianna Hartanov and Joffrey Ballet-trained Amara Galloway. It’s all part of Selah’s mission to be

“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”– Albert Einstein

Momentum Dance Company, the performance arm of Betsy Woyach’s boutique dance studio of the same name, actually gets the jump on Selah Dance Collective and CST’s Re: Emerge Dance Festival slated for June 17-20 in returning to the live stage with its end-of-school-year showcase on June 12-13. The Gratitude Gala is the title for the seven-year-old dance education studio’s program that combines the rapidly growing recreational program with the award-winning competitive company for the shows at Center Stage Theater that celebrate successfully transitioning dance classes onto Zoom and outdoor tennis courts over the last 15 months. Dancers aged 3-18 perform pieces covering tap, hip hop, jazz, ballet, and contemporary dances styles with choreography from the entire Momentum staff, including Woyach. The junior shows take place at 2 and 7 pm on June 12, with the senior students performing the same hours on June 13. Tickets, and the still-in-place more restrictive pandemic protocols, are available online at www.centerstagetheater.org.

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The university’s music department quits the current quarter with three final streaming performance debuts. Graduating pianist Flora Sun plays her Undergraduate Student Recital with works by Mozart, Debussy, and Schumann at 4 pm on June 10. Two hours later, the UCSB Ensemble for Contemporary Music presents “A Moment Alone with Millions of People,” featuring modern music paired with visual elements. The ECM will employ Pauline Oliveros’ seminal 1986 work “Thirteen Changes” to respond to evocative lines of text by creating their own individual musical tapestries in collaboration with gifs made to accompany each movement by UCSB art students from Iman Djouini’s College of Creative Studies class “In Translation.” The program also includes the Elegy from Aidan Gold’s 2020 work written for an asynchronous ensemble titled “For Whom Do We Perform?” and Nicole Chamberlain’s 2016 solo flute

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Monte ito Miscellany by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 14 years ago.

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t was only last year that former Google honcho Eric Schmidt splashed out $30.8 million for the impressive 11.2-acre Montecito estate, Solana, owned by former Amway executive Bill Nicholson and wife, Sandi, with a 22,000-square-foot five-bedroom, nine-and-a-half-bathroom mansion with 360-degree views of the Pacific and Santa Ynez Mountains. It was the former home of Frederick Forrest Peabody, manufacturer of Arrow shirts, and cost $50,000 to build in 1914, a precedent setting price for its day. Now Schmidt, 66, who is reportedly worth $25 billion, has acquired the 13-bedroom, 17-bathroom Holmby Hills home of the late hotel magnate Barron Hilton, who died in 2019 at 91, for $61.5 million. When the estate came on the market in December, 14 months after Hilton’s move to more heavenly pastures, the asking price for the 2.55-acre 15,000-square-foot Los Angeles property was $75 million. Built in 1936 and designed by architect Paul Williams, who also worked on homes for singer Frank Sinatra and actress Lucille Ball, the home features a famous zodiac pool with horoscope signs represented in colorful hand painted tiling. Schmidt has quite a collection of homes including a $15 million

Manhattan penthouse, a Maui waterfront villa, a Nantucket mansion, not to mention a Gulfstream V jet, and a 107-foot super yacht named Gladiator.

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A Royals Record

Janet Bullock serving tea to guest Andrea Newquist with Eric Friedman, the District 5 Santa Barbara City Councilman (Photo by Priscilla)

I went to the historic Rockwood Woman’s Club to speak to a record turnout of 80 guests for a Royal Tea. After British-born Janet Bullock, who served finger sandwiches and clotted cream scones on her Royal Crown Derby china, alongside dainty cups of Earl Grey tea, I regaled the club members — many wearing colorful hats and one, realtor Brenda

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Blalock, even wearing a tiara — of my 45-year history covering the Windsors on TV and in newspapers. This was inclusive of my last year in the U.K. in 1977, which coincided with Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee, when I followed Her Majesty and husband Prince Philip around the country as she toured her realm. As well as touching on the 1,000-yearplus history of royalty following the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066, I noted that Queen Victoria, who gave her name to an age, came to the throne in 1837 at the tender age of 18 with a 24-inch waistline and when she died in 1901 at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight it had expanded to a hefty 54 inches. which obviously made quite an impression given she was only 4-foot-11 tall. After my lecture, I was peppered with numerous questions, many about the future of the Royal Family after the death of the Queen, who celebrated her 95th birthday in April and next year marks her Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne, easily

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eclipsing Victoria’s record. We also discussed the death of Princess Diana, which was an extraordinary time for me, appearing on nearly 90 TV shows within a period of six weeks after her tragic death in Paris in 1997.

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Nasturtium, Beet, and Potato Salad

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Nasturtium Brings Back Memories and Recipes

t’s still amazing to me how photos posted on Instagram can bring unexpected responses. Instantly! It happily happened to me last May and my green, yellow, orange, and red creative juices started flowing. I had just posted a photo of the nasturtium pesto I’d made from the flowers and leaves in my garden. I was nodding to exigencies of COVID — self-quarantining, fear of food shopping, and the constant barrage of advice for oldies like me to not mix or mingle. I foraged for food, foliage with flavor and fun right in my own backyard. Within minutes, Caroline, my flower girl at my wedding in Pully, Switzerland, in May 1972 commented, “Do you remember that you and Maman would take me foraging in the meadows above Lausanne for wild nasturtiums for salads?” We hadn’t been in touch for a decade. “Maman” was Margaret, my closest friend with whom I spent many memorable, mostly marvelous moments during the 16 years I lived in Switzerland. I write “mostly,” as I’m referring to a notorious escapade when we ran a fowl (sic) of Swiss custom guards for not declaring the chickens we’d bought at an Italian market, which we visited after loading up on shoes. We had gone across the border to buy stylish, cheap shoes, stopping at a market before returning home. Italian fowl had contracted a virus and we had unwittingly bought two birds for dinner. In May and June, nasturtiums are in full season here in central California. There are many places across the country where they are soon to be in full bloom, too. So, it’s time to harvest the orange/red/yellow flowers and leaves of this versatile (80 species) reseeding annual, for pesto, salads, hors d’oeuvres or “dolmades” (stuffed leaves) and brownies.

10 nasturtium blossoms 10 small nasturtium leaves 2 medium cooked and peeled beets 6 new or 8 fingerling potatoes, steamed until just tender 8 oz. baby Bibb, red leaf, baby arugula salad leaves 4 oz. baby spinach leaves A good vinaigrette sauce Wash carefully all leaves. Steam beets and potatoes until just tender. Arrange in salad bowl, topping with a few nasturtium flowers. Serves six.

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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

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Cruise Ships are Lined Up and Ready to Sail…

ruise ships are lined up and ready to sail… maybe. Yes, last week the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance that permits cruise ships to sail from U.S. ports provided that at least 95% of guests and 98% of crew have been vaccinated. This drops the requirement for test voyages without passengers to precede commercial ones and means the ships really are free to go and start making money again as long as they abide by CDC guidance. This is incredibly important as it streamlines the plethora of confusing regulations governing individual ports all over the country. In fact, the Biden Administration even put a temporary “hold” on the famous Jones Act which prohibits any foreign flagged ship (all cruise ships fly foreign flags) from traveling between two U.S. ports without stopping at a “foreign” port. As Canadian ports are still “COVID-closed,” this change will allow all the ships that sail to Alaska which used to require a stop in Canada (say Vancouver) between their departure from a U.S. port (say, Seattle) and the next U.S. port in Alaska to set out again. The Jones Act is just one of the factors a cruise ship captain must contend with to cast off from shore, but with the extraordinary intervention of the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, signed on May 25, the Biden Administration is doing what it can to help restore Alaskan tourism and allow ships to again begin sailing on the West Coast. That is particularly important news for Santa Barbara as we’re a tourism destination for cruise lines. Anchors away! Separately, Carnival Cruise Lines has been approved to restart cruises to and from U.S. ports (sailings have already started out of Southampton) and has plans for four ships to begin sailing in July, also out of Florida. This is where the real drama starts. Knowing the new CDC guidance was coming, several cruise lines issued restrictions for anyone sailing who was not vaccinated. That seems reasonable enough. Those lines are still paying for all the people who became infected on their ships in the early days of the pandemic, an outcome that nearly bankrupted them. They don’t want to ever again be called “floating petri dishes of disease.” Terrible branding for that “special” cruise vacation. So, what’s the problem? It’s almost impossible to believe, but the craven governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, literally issued an Executive Order on April 2, 2021, making it illegal to require “patrons or customers to issue vaccine passports to provide any documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post -transmission recovery to gain access to entry upon, or service from the business.” If you think Republicans like DeSantis are “business friendly” think again. That Executive Order was aimed squarely at the cruise lines who primarily depart from Florida ports. That’s insane. The cruise line that, in order to protect its passengers and crew, requires everyone to be vaccinated, will be breaking Florida law. I doubt this Executive Order will withstand judicial review, so I’m rooting for the cruise industry to stick to its guns and sue to protect itself from Florida. In essence, DeSantis is attempting to stop one of Florida’s largest industries from charting a course that will allow it to recover from the pandemic. That’s not only terrible public policy, but it is also completely nuts from an economic point of view for the state of Florida. Explaining this upside-down situation is like being a commentator at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. What’s going on? In the Trumpian world where facts don’t matter and “playing to the base” even when it is totally illogical is the name of the game here. The “base” somehow came to believe that a person’s right to avoid getting vaccinated somehow means a private business owner, for the safety of his/her employees and customers, cannot require that a patron show proof of vaccination to enter and stay on his/her premises. Apparently, there is some baseless fear that if I want to show my vaccination certificate in order to take a cruise somehow that infringes on your right to not be vaccinated, if you are foolish enough to avoid it. (The over 612,000 people who died were in fact not vaccinated.) This doesn’t mean you have the right to infect other customers or employees who are similarly foolish or unfortunate enough to decline vaccination. Would you take a cruise, living in confined indoor quarters with thousands of other people if you thought many of them weren’t vaccinated? More to the point, if you are a cruise line, how do you insure against the liability if one of your passengers were infected by a non-vaccinated passenger? DeSantis is contravening U.S. policy which has already allowed airlines to require proof of vaccination and/or cure from prior COVID infection in order to fly.

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America’s Renewable Future: U.S. Suspends Oil Drilling Leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

he U.S. Department of the Interior has announced plans to terminate Arctic refuge drilling rights. The nine canceled leases span more than 400,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The leases were brought up by two oil companies and an Alaska economic development corporation, but native Alaskans and environmentalists argued that the Bureau of Land Management failed to properly assess the potential negative effects of oil development in the Arctic. The basis of the termination is several legal arguments citing insufficient environmental assessments including the fact that the projects endangered one of the U.S.’s last truly wild places and threatened already vulnerable species like the Arctic fox, caribou, and migratory birds. The suspension of the leases is a great first step in protecting these regions and environmental advocates are optimistic that a comprehensive environmental analysis will yield a full invalidation of the lease.

Princeton Study Lays Out Five Pathways to a Renewable America

Princeton University’s Net-Zero America Report has mapped out a feasible path to renewables expansion and some of the factors preventing this progress. The “not in my backyard” challenge Many people embrace wind and solar energy, but when you propose a wind farm in their neighborhood, they scoff at the idea. In states like Wyoming, residents are interested in the job opportunities that wind farms would provide for their blustery communities, but they also fear that turbines would ruin the vistas that make their state a prime outdoor tourism destination. Permits and conservation New solar and wind legislation is helping to fast track these projects which are needed as the study estimates that 125 gigawatts of renewable energy will be generated on public land in the coming decades. A big part of this permitting process involves environmental impact studies. The installation of renewable infrastructure on decommissioned oil fields is one way to address this challenge. Transportation In states with heavy snow and wind, above-ground power lines are not feasible. This is why it’s so important to expand green energy infrastructure and build localized power grids to improve both green energy access and grid resilience. Technological solutions For local, state, and federal officials seeking to make a green future a reality, the full Princeton report offers five in-depth scenarios for how renewable energy infrastructure can significantly expand in the U.S. using a combination of solar and wind projects, localized grids, and improved efficiency strategies. •MJ Recently the EEOC authorized employers across the nation to require employees be vaccinated — which means Florida law, as it relates to employees, is “trumped” (you’ll pardon the expression) by Federal law and is therefore not enforceable. Israel, with the highest vaccination rate per capita in the world, launched its Green Pass program in February to allow fully vaccinated citizens entry to concert venues, gyms, hotels, and restaurants, among other places. Now, Israelis can also use the Green Pass to enter Cyprus and Greece. Thailand, which relies heavily on tourism and was economically devastated by pandemic restrictions, says it hopes to install a vaccine passport policy for international visitors by the summer. Belize and Iceland, both of which depend on tourism, have announced their own vaccine passport programs. Ms. von der Leyen, the chief executive of the European Union, on May 25 said Europe will be open for U.S. tourists this summer once they iron out their vaccine certificate program known as the Digital Green Certificate. In Denmark, the Corona Pass exclusively permits indoor dining, attendance at indoor sports and cultural events, entering hair salons, tattoo businesses, massage parlors, and driving schools. You get the point. All the vaccinated people want their old lives back. Those who refuse, for non-medically approved reasons, can do so if they choose. but they won’t get to hear the strains of “Anchors away!” They’re not sailing in the near future because the cruise lines don’t want that risk — and neither do their customers! •MJ

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It’s Time to Move on from COVID, But We Need to Do It as One

he past 18 months have been tough on the emotional body. Dealing with loss, bracing for the unknown, and shouldering through have all taken their toll. If you check in, chances are, you’ll find a layer of tension under a layer of fatigue. The tension is your body’s response to stress and distress; the fatigue reflects how much energy it takes to be vigilant. Once emotional tension sets in, it tends to keep holding on until something shifts the dynamic. Following the principle of inertia, we need an impetus to get things moving again. As more and more people get vaccinated, restrictions are easing up. The CDC tells us we can walk around and socialize safely outdoors without a mask. The promise of unrestricted mobility is on the horizon. As the threat recedes, so can our emotional tension. But this isn’t so easy. Faced with the uncertainties of a worldwide pandemic, we instinctively stopped, tucked in, and held on waiting for the danger to pass. Yet, the danger just went on and on. Even though our mind might know there’s light at the end of the tunnel, our emotional body is still on high alert. Finding ways to let go can be the catalyst for moving on.

Some ways to let go:

Do something different. When you’ve had too much time to sit around and stew, the antidote is to get up and do something. The weather is lovely and, after 15 months of restricted mobility, it finally feels as if we

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can be outside with confidence. Why not take a road trip up the coast or go wine tasting in the Valley? Schedule time to hang out with friends to catch up and have a few laughs. Just relax, enjoy the beauty, and share a bit of bonhomie. Celebrate how good it feels to be out again. Just breaking loose can kindle positive feelings, dissipate stress, and get things moving. Create time for e-motions. Imagine a web of emotional energy fueling the tension in your shoulders, jaw, and gut. Instead of connecting this energy with a story or personal history, just deal with it as pure-form energy… in motion. E-motion. Choose a private time and place and sit with your emotional body. Feel the locus of emotional holding or fluttering wherever it shows up. Hum softly and let the tone open up the tension and quiet the vibration. Then, take your hands and brush the residue away. Although this may seem silly or awkward or strange, it works. Releasing the energy at its own level is a great way to move on. Ask for help. Just asking for help can be a change in direction. As adults we rarely think to put ourselves on the receiving end of nurturing care. Over the past year, probably not at all. Your body has been doing a great job managing these extraordinary times. Maybe it’s time to give something back. A simple shampoo and trim or a pedicure at your favorite salon can reset the program. Craniosacral, acupuncture, Reiki, quantum healing, and massage therapies are designed

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to get things moving. All of these treatment scenarios create a context where you can let go and be nurtured. When the tension softens, let all the reasons why disconnect as well and float away. The pandemic experience has given you an opportunity to spend some time with yourself. Your particular emotional and physical holding patterns have often been front and center. Instead of emerging from the COVID cocoon and proceeding with business as usual, why not embrace this transitional moment to do some personal healing? Owning the tension and fatigue is a good place to start. Being proactive and doing something is a good way to get things moving. Being mindful will help you keep it moving and move on. When you do this, you can feel the positive results. Just as smiling affects your mood, a spring in your step changes the tone from downbeat to upbeat every time. Your unencumbered moving, breathing body helps you get in the flow. And, when you’re in the flow, your emotional body isn’t side-tracking your attention and you have access to creative inspiration. We’ve all handled this past year in our own personal way. The way I coped, hunkered down, and philo-

sophically negotiated the stress felt strange and familiar at the same time. The worries and fears that disturbed me in the middle of the night were reflections of worries and fears I’ve felt in the past. But I’ve also felt pulled into a universal journey that I’d never known before. Stuck in the same existential caldron, the intensity of this past year has been shared by every single person on Planet Earth. Because of the pandemic’s viral nature, the only way we can really move on is if we all move on together. Without a doubt, this is a healing moment of global significance. Think about these questions: • Instead of trying to go back and recreate the way things were, what if we used this opportunity to change the program? • When restrictions and limitations no longer cloud our vision, what if we invited an enlightened perspective to guide the way? • What if we directed our creative energies toward rational, science-based choices that help rather than harm? Imagine moving on as one rather than a bunch of others to address all our existential problems together. Such a vision engenders hope, and this is certainly good for the emotional body. •MJ

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Derbez’s “Oiseaux Tristes” for violin, cello, clarinet, and piano. As part of its hybrid approach, some of the concerts take place in front of audiences at Hahn Hall, while others will be available to view as video streams as part of the Music Academy Concert Hall Online, while The Takács Quartet and pianist Jeremy Denk will appear in special public recitals that include fellows in Hahn Hall. Perhaps due to concern over the potential lingering dangers of the pandemic, the Vocal Institute won’t be producing any live opera or vignette events, although the sting will be lessened by a pair of wildly ambitious virtual programs curated by the faculty led by Director of Music John Churchwell and Creative Director James Darrah, who will work in tandem with industry disrupter and Musical America’s 2021 Artist of the Year Beth Morrison and Executive Director Jecca Barry of Beth Morrison Projects, who will be in residence for four weeks. The film airs online as the final event of the summer, capping off a week of highly produced video compilations highlighting the summer from August 9-15. Another live offering comes from Mosher Guest Artist pianist-composer Conrad Tao, who will be in

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residence at MAW, where he will perform live in a recital and also teach a masterclass, though the three additional Mosher artists — MAW alumna mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (’02), cellist Steven Isserlis, and MacArthur Genius Grant fellow

and multi-instrumentalist/composer-conductor Tyshawn Sorey — will appear via video screening recital premieres at Hahn Hall. Remarkably, all of the fellows will be able to participate live and in front of fans in the signature MAW competitions in Solo Piano (July 28), Duos (Aug. 4; formerly the Concerto Competition), and the Marilyn Horne Song contest (Aug. 6). Each will be moved from Hahn Hall to the Granada to accommodate a larger audience in

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socially distanced settings as desired. Each winner receives a cash award and a work commissioned specifically for them to premiere by MAW guest artists. Meanwhile, masterclasses remain the meat of the Music Academy season, totaling 50 events in all — three for each instrumental studio, six for violin, one for harp, and one for chamber music, plus two with the Vocal Institute singers (including one with Tilson Thomas). Each will be conducted in person on the Miraflores campus, where audiences have always delighted in watching the fellows perform snippets of pieces and receive hands-on feedback from faculty mentors and guest artists. A Masterclass Sampler will also be recorded from several studios and available online during the final week. Ticket sales begin for members of the Academy’s President’s Circle, Premier Council, and Council of Contributors on June 15, with single tickets available to the public beginning June 25. The fellows begin private instruction on June 28, but the in-person season launches July 5, just 24 hours after Independence Day, with the fireworks coming from the ferociously talented faculty and fellows for five solid weeks that follow. Visit www.musicacademy.org. •MJ

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MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2020 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN and WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN UPDATES TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021, 9:30 A.M. VIA TELECONFERENCE* Montecito Water District (District) is currently preparing updates to its Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan in compliance with the California Urban Water Management Planning Act. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Montecito Water District (District) will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. via teleconference* to consider input regarding proposed updates to the UWMP and Water Shortage Contingency Plan. The proposed updates to the UWMP and Water Shortage Contingency Plan are available for public review as of June 2, 2021 on the District web site at: www.montecitowater.com/doc/uwmp2020. If you are unable to access the information via this link, or need accommodations to review the document, please contact: Adam Kanold Montecito Water District 583 San Ysidro Road Santa Barbara, CA 93108 akanold@montecitowater.com Phone: 805.969.2271

ORDINANCE NO. 6006 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTERS 30.57, 30.157, AND 30.237; ADDING SECTIONS 30.200.080, 30.220.020, 30.220.030,30.220.040; AND 30.300.080 SUBSECTION H TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR PROTECTING HISTORIC RESOURCES The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 25, 2021. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

Comments can be provided to the contact above up until the date and time of the Public Hearing.

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* In accordance with 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.

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MONTECITO WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021, 9:30 A.M. VIA TELECONFERENCE* NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors of the Montecito Water District (District) to be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. the Board will hold a public meeting to consider the adoption of the following Resolutions: 1.

Resolution No. 2216: Resolution of the Board of Directors of Montecito Water District Adopting an Updated Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees and Charges.

Resolution No. 2217: Resolution of the Board of Directors of Montecito Water District Rescinding Resolution No. 2198 and Establishing Capital Cost Recovery Fees and Connection Fees Effective July 1, 2021.

Resolution No. 2216 pertains to miscellaneous fees and charges that are imposed by the District for specific services in order to recover the District’s costs for providing those services. Resolution No. 2217 pertains to fees paid to become a customer of the District and includes: (a) the actual costs of physically connecting to the District water system (Connection Fees) and (b) charges to fund a proportionate share of the District’s facilities (Capital Cost Recovery Fees). Information concerning the fees and charges will be available for public review at https://www.montecitowater.com/. At the public meeting oral and written presentations may be made and/or heard concerning the fees and charges established under Resolution No. 2216 and Resolution No. 2217. * The public meeting will be conducted by telephonic and electronic means in accordance with Executive Orders N-2520, N-29-20, and N-33-20 by the Governor of the State of California. Remote participation information will be available on the meeting agenda posted at 583 San Ysidro Road, Montecito, CA 93108, on the website www.montecitowater.com, and by calling 805-969-2271. Run, MJ Public/legal notices section, June 9 & 16, 2021

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) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on May 18, 2021 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on May 25, 2021, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

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None

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None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on May 26, 2021.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Montecito Water District (MWD and Lead Agency) has prepared a Draft Initial Study & Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Reservoir Retrofit and Replacement Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State Guidelines §15000 et seq. Anyone desiring to comment on the IS/MND may do so in writing within the 30-day public review period commencing June 10 and concluding on July 12, 2021. All written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July 12, 2021. The Reservoir Retrofit and Replacement Project involves seismic retrofits, repairs, and replacements at eight of the existing water storage reservoirs owned by MWD: Doulton, Romero, Terminal, Bella Vista, Park Lane, Cold Springs, Hot Springs, and Buena Vista. The existing water storage reservoirs, originally built between the early 1900s and 1970s, do not strictly comply with seismic design codes and regulations, and may be subject to failure in the event of a large earthquake. The project would bring all eight reservoirs into compliance with current seismic design codes and regulations. No retrofit or replacement would expand the water storage capacity of an existing reservoir. Construction across the reservoir sites is anticipated to occur from Spring 2022 through Spring 2025. The reservoir sites are located in the Santa Ynez foothills of Montecito within the southern portion of Santa Barbara County (see Figure 1). There are eight reservoir sites: Doulton, Romero, Terminal, Bella Vista, Park Lane, Cold Springs, Hot Springs, and Buena Vista. Doulton Reservoir (APN 155-020-007) is located at 1075 Toro Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Romero Reservoir (APN 007-080-006) is located approximately 2,000 feet southwest of the intersection of Bella Vista Drive and Romero Canyon Road, Montecito. Terminal Reservoir (APN 013-040-002) is located approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of East Mountain Drive and Cold Springs Road, Montecito. Bella Vista Reservoir (APN 155-030-042) is located at 2750 Bella Vista Drive, Montecito. Park Lane Reservoir (APN 007050-013) is located approximately 950 feet northeast of the intersection of Park Hill Lane and East Mountain Drive, Montecito. Cold Springs Reservoir (APN 013-040-005) is located approximately 450 feet north of the intersection of East Mountain Drive and Cold Springs Road, Montecito. Hot Springs Reservoir (APN 011-030-024) is located approximately 950 feet north of the intersection of Hot Springs Road and Hot Springs Lane, Montecito. Buena Vista Reservoir (APN 007-020-018) is located approximately 120 feet southwest of 915 Park Lane, Montecito. Staging and parking areas are located on site for each respective reservoir. An additional off-site staging area is located at the MWD office at 583 San Ysidro Road, Montecito. Based on a review of the State Water Resources Control Board GeoTracker database and California Department of Toxic Substances Control EnviroStor database, it was determined the reservoir sites are not included on existing lists of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. All interested persons may attend the public hearing by the MWD Board of Directors at which the Board plans to consider adoption of the IS-MND, which is tentatively scheduled for 9:30am on July 27, 2021 via online Zoom meeting due to COVID-19. Please check the Board Meeting agenda prior to the meeting to confirm the hearing date and attendance details: https://www.montecitowater.com/publicmeetings/meetings-agendas/ Due to COVID-19, the MWD offices are currently closed to the public. The document is available for review online at: https://www.montecitowater.com/doc/reservoir-project/ If a hard copy review is required, contact Adam Kanold at the email address provided below. Written comments may be submitted to: Adam Kanold, Assistant General Manager/Engineering Manager

on May 26, 2021.

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ORDINANCE NO. 6004 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SECTION 22.69.080 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE SINGLE FAMILY DESIGN BOARD APPEAL TO COUNCIL - NOTICE AND HEARING AND FINDING THE PROJECT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE 15061(b)(3) The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 25, 2021. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California. (Seal) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 6004 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on May 26, 2021.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on May 26, 2021.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published June 9, 2021 Montecito Journal

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rowan Boutique, 3817 Santa Claus LN, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Gina M Chadbourne, 1044 Bath Lane, Ventura, CA 93001. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2021. 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. 2021-0001423. Published May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PLNT PWRD MRKT LLC, 1046 Coast Village Rd Suite G, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. PLNT PWRD MRKT LLC, 1046 Coast Village Rd Suite G, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 19, 2021. 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. 2021-0001492. Published May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jack May Therapy, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1-360, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Capricorn Counseling Center, A Marriage & Family Therapy Corporation; Capricorn Counseling Center, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1-360, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 17, 2021. 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. 2021-0001452. Published May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Events By Georges, 3793 Hope Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Georges Bitar, 3793 Hope Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 14, 2021. 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. 2021-0001430. Published May 19, 26, June 2, 9, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Jack May Therapy, 1187 Coast Village Road Suite 1-360, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Capricorn Counseling Center, A Marriage and Family Corporation, 1187 Coast Village Road Suite 1-360, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 7, 2021. 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. 2021-0001332. Published May 19, 26, June 2, 9, 2021

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piece “Crosswalk” featuring Jordana Schaeffer. Meanwhile, the UCSB Young Artists String Quartet (YASQ) closes out the season with a 6 pm streaming concert on June 11, with the foursome comprised of graduate violinists Gulia Gurevich and Anthony Navarro, violist Shirley Shang, and cellist Naomi Stoodley playing movements from Beethoven’s “String Quartet No.10 in E-flat Major, Op.74” (“Harp”) and Jessie Montgomery’s “Strum.” All of the performances can be viewed for free on UCSB Music’s YouTube channel, which also contains previous ensemble performances and recitals from the pandemic season.

Over a 40-plus-year career he has taken pictures of innumerable rock legends, including the Grateful Dead, Phish, Radiohead, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, and Tom Waits, to name just a few of his favorites. His photography has been featured either on the cover or inside the booklets for more than 250 albums while he’s also published 15 coffee table books of his music photos. One of those titles, “Between the Dark and Light,” forms the basis of his slide presentation of the same name slated for June 16 that will serve as the first live, in-person event at the Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria since March 2020. Truth be told, I could have chatted with Blakesberg for a lot longer than our already over-budgeted half hour, as we shared separate memories of being in the audience at a lot of the same rock concerts all over northern New Jersey many decades ago. Chances are the evening will be equally enjoyable if not quite as personally as evocative an experience for fans of classic rock, as the photog forages through his professional scrapbook with the stories behind the photos.

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Los Angeles-based Weezer’s April performance with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) — which represents the band’s first time performing with a classical orchestra — has been added to the LA Philharmonic’s Media’s Sound/ Stage series and will begin streaming June 11. Filmed in the spring at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Weezer episode features the band performing songs from their OK Human album that came out earlier this year in addition to Weezer favorites. Orchestrated and conducted by Rob Mathes, the performance also features Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo and LA Phil Assistant Concertmaster Akiko Tarumoto — who attended Harvard University together — discussing working together and the crossover between rock and classical music. The local connection comes from The CAMA Women’s Board, as each gathering in the LA Philharmonic’s Media’s Sound/Stage series begins with a demonstration of the “Cocktail of the Week,” followed by a presentation by long-time CAMA collaborator and educator Dr. David Malvinni plus “Fun Facts” with host Kacey Link, who shares details about the upcoming event. The series concludes with concerts with rap star/actor Common (June 18) and Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives (June 25) both joining Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil for music and conversation. Visit www.soundstage.laphil.com for the concerts and https://camasb.org/get-involved for the Cocktails connection.

Q. The show is based on your book about the Grateful Dead, but you’ve shot a lot of other musicians, right? A. Yeah, it’s a slide show/storytelling presentation that’s very fastpaced. It’s about photographing the Grateful Dead, but also everyone from Dr. Dre to Robert Plant and Neil Young, and I’m telling very specific stories about those encounters with those artists and about my life. There’s stories behind all of the photographs that go back to when I was a kid in New Jersey seeing my first Dead show and comes all the way up to the present. I think it’s pretty engaging and interesting for any music fan, anybody who’s into rock and roll. Is there a short version of how you managed to go from a teen taking pictures with your first camera to shooting album covers and working for Rolling Stone and BAM? I came out west to go to college, then moved to California at 23 and needed to start making money. I started taking pictures of every single rock band I could get my lens in front of whether it was a free radio station promo in the park or a big concert. Little by little, I picked up some paying clients starting with radio station K-FOG. By 1987, I was submitting photos to Rolling Stone magazine in ‘87 because a Deadhead friend of mine I went to high school with was friends with the new

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San Francisco-based photographer Jay Blakesberg is a self-confessed Deadhead whose work has appeared everywhere from Rolling Stone, Guitar Player, Relix to Time, and Vanity Fair.

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The 19th Annual Graduation Issue: Part I

ur community of schools held their 2021 graduation ceremonies through a mix of family-only, in-person bubbles at the school’s open-field areas and via live virtual for all attendees. The total number of local student graduates for this week was 126 students, including 24 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, 13 at Montecito YMCA Preschool, 18 at Cold Spring School, 59 at Montecito Union School, and 12 at El Montecito Early School. The graduations are covered in order of occurrence in two news reports published in the June 10 and June 17 issues. We at the Montecito Journal wish all the 2021 graduates success going forward and congratulations to our local schools, faculty, and parents.

YMCA Preschool 2021 Graduation

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Graduation

he Montecito Family YMCA Preschool 2021 Graduation was held outside at the YMCA on June 1 at 4:30 pm. Each student graduating was allowed four masked, socially distanced, vaccinated guests, with no live stream or recording. The ceremony was brief and held the traditions of the students making their own graduation caps, singing songs, reciting nursery rhymes, presenting gifts to their parents, taking a family photograph, and receiving their diplomas. Montecito Y Preschool Director Annie Fischer celebrated her 30th year with the school, with her speech at the graduation, “It was a year of fun and learning in Room 3 at the Montecito Family YMCA Preschool! Thirteen happy pre-kindergarteners celebrated the joyful experience of childhood. Each child was recognized for their own unique spirit in our play-based, intentional, and engaging program. The children have developed a love for learning in all domains, giving them the building blocks for advanced learning.”

The 2021 OLMC Eighth Grade graduates are: Roxane Ambriz Martinez, Annabelle Aslanian, Ziana Brown, Sadie Coglizer, Lauren Doyle, Elijah Dunn, Tera El-Aaidi, Nicholas Forry, Agustin Gaona, Hudson Macleod, Aidan Naber, Dulce Perez, Joseph Pifer, Sasha Porinsh, Liam Regan, Sophia Regan, Aliyah Stiles, Taylor Trembly, Mario Thiago Valerio, Brennen Van Wingerden, Dallas Van Wingerden, Jaden Van Wingerden, Olivia Van Wingerden, and Eva Worthey

ur Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) 2021 Eighth Grade Graduation — “Go Lancers!” — was held on May 28 at 5 pm at the school’s outdoor recreation field, for the grads and their families only, in their respective bubbles, socially distanced and masked, with no live stream or recording. The program included the tradition of a Graduation Mass, awards ceremony, and conferring of diplomas. Presiding were Pastor Fr. Lawrence Seyer, Principal Tracie Simolon, and their eighth-grade teacher Denise Jackson. On Monday of graduation week, the school hosted a class retreat followed by a family mass for graduates and their parents at East Beach. In lieu of their annual grad BBQ, the group enjoyed a family movie night on the school field with the film Karate Kid. Simolon welcomed the graduates and parents, and Seyer led the Mass

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accompanied by student readers. The awards ceremony followed, with Simolon presenting the award to Agustin Gaona because Agustin had “been an inspiration to both his fellow Mount Carmel students and to the Mount Carmel staff.” In addition, Sophia Regan earned The Faculty Award, one which “honors a student who best identifies the Catholic/Christian ideals of dependability, loyalty, readiness to serve and positive expression.” Simolon and Jackson presented the diplomas to the students by calling each student’s name, having the student pick up their diploma from the gift table, and take a photograph. The ceremony concluded with a blessing from Seyer and closing remarks by Simolon, who finished her time with: “Before we part, I want to share with you my favorite quote from St. Catherine of Siena: ‘If you are who you are meant to be, you will set the whole world on fire.’ At Mount Carmel School, we have given you a foundation and ignited a spark in each of you, academically, socially, and spiritually. As you move on to high school and beyond, I encourage you to kindle that spark into a flame, being a light to those you meet, so that as you grow you will set the world on fire with your achievements and example. “Congratulations Class of 2021!”

The YMCA Preschool 2021 graduates are: Lucas Sanchez Acero, Luke Azoury, Bentley Hill-Baez, Mikes Burkart, Ascher Chenowith, Lorien Fletcher, James Harris, Marlo Jenkins, Ryland Moulin, Tatiana Olowski, Weston Ruiz, Nash Serpa, and London Whitworth

Cold Spring School Graduation

he Cold Spring School (CSS) Sixth Grade 2021 Graduation — “Go Dolphins!” — was held outside on June 3 at 8:30 am at the school’s upper field for the graduates and their parents social distanced and masked, with no live stream or recording. Presenting were CSS Superintendent and Principal Amy Alzina PhD, their 6th grade teacher Linda Edwards, and Instructional Aide Jill Wolf. Alzina welcomed the graduates and their guests. The CCS 6th Grade Promotion special awards followed, presented by the faculty with a brief sharing about the award the student recipients: Alyssa Smelley Citizenship: Eleanor Walmsley; Principal’s Award: Shyla Narachi and Enzo Colasse; Scholar Athlete: Cameron Sparks and Enzo

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Riding Life’s Waves: Gail Steinbeck Continues to Innovate Gail Steinbeck is a “serial entrepreneur” with an expansive career spanning furniture design, writing, and IP law, and of course, surfing

he course of life can be as wild and unpredictable as crashing waves. Yet, with a little curiosity, practice, and a touch of tenacity, one can weather the waves, surfing on top of their crest as you face the flow of life. For Gail Steinbeck, she has been surfing the waves of life since she was a child. Living in Beaufort, South Carolina, Gail grew up close to the ocean, getting her first sailboat and surfboard around 13. As a teenager, she became sponsored in surfing and began touring the state doing demos and competing. Surfing wasn’t as big as it is now, and they had to pretty much work to pay their way. It was also in an era where the sport and the best waves were very much male dominated. Gail would always go where the waves were, regardless of who else was around, and at the time she was one of only three prominent female surfers in

the state. They were all friends, surfing together, and she even stays in touch with one of them today. When Gail first started surfing, it was such a small area that she had to learn how to repair her own surfboards and pour the resin herself. Her father, who owned a range of restaurants (and also sang in Broadway), had seen surfing resin being used on stools and asked her if she could do it on a table instead. Of course, she could, quickly working with local craftsmen on furniture for the family’s restaurants. When a vice president from Thomasville Furniture Industries saw one of her tables in the restaurant, he was amazed at her work and told her to come out to High Point, North Carolina — the furniture capital of the world at the time. When she got there, she realized that she could be successful at it, ultimately creating her own furniture company,

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Freestyle Furnishings. At the time, freestyle was not the colloquial term it is today, but was rather a reference to the song, “Jackie Blue” by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils. It was one of the first companies to use surf resin in mainstream furniture and pieces ended up being sent all over the world, including an entire container to the royal family in Saudi Arabia. While Gail had not produced furniture for a long time, one of her old sales reps recently pointed out an auction in London where one her tables had sold for a great amount of money. With a little more research, she also came upon more of her furniture work that were going for large sums at antique auctions. She contacted one of her friends who is a furniture designer to take a look at her designs and give an honest opinion on whether they had any value. He was astonished at her work and encouraged her to keep creating. She has recently regained the original name and logo, intending to relaunch Freestyle Furnishings. Gail is a self-identified “serial entrepreneur,” and feels that if one has at least three sources of income at all times, they’ll be able to withstand life’s storms. Beyond her reentry into furniture design, she sells a serotonin booster, but, ultimately, it’s her expansive experience with writing and intellectual property rights that keeps her busy. For more than 25 years she marketed literary properties for the film industry while working in production and Hollywood writers. It was while doing this that she met Thomas “Thom” Steinbeck, son of literary giant John Steinbeck, who at the time had a screenplay that was being looked at by Disney. They worked together on the script and while the movie did not end up being produced, the enduring friendship that was created led to their marriage and life together, eventually landing in Montecito. Gail feels lucky to have married her best friend and to have been part of such a wonderful, supportive, and inclusive community. They lived in Montecito for about 15 years until Thom’s passing in 2016. Of course, some of the rough waters they faced together are well document-

ed due to a 20-year legal battle over the Steinbeck estate with other family members and associated parties. This arduous process ended in great loss for Gail and Thom, including their estate. But through their experiences in the legal process, she was able to create the Artists Rights Coalition, a 501(c)3 dedicated to helping artists, writers, and creatives better understand intellectual property laws and how to file copyrights. Gail also now speaks at different law schools to law students about ethics in their practice. The Steinbeck case is often taught in law schools as an important example in intellectual property cases with many legal scholars feeling that she was on the right side of the law. Gail speaks to these young lawyers about the decisions they’ll face as they determine how they would like to represent the law in their own careers. Writing remains a big part of her life with six screenplays in the works. She has also been working on editing her late husband’s memoir, along with a series of his short stories and has websites soon to launch for both his work and her furniture company. When the quarantine hit, she was in the process of traveling and was at a loss of where to go as things closed down around the world. Gail stayed for a while with her sister in South Carolina before finding her way back to the Central Coast, where she has been staying with friends. Her father had taught her to always surround yourself with people who are better than you are. Whether it is wiser, funnier, or smarter, by being around people that are better than yourself, you elevate your own self and become a better person by being around them. Through the ebb and flows of life, she has become a better and harder working person from the support of these friends. While Gail may not surf anymore, she still occasionally dreams of surfing in her sleep as she spends her waking hours pursuing her entrepreneurial dreams. And it is this combination of a better community and a resilient spirit that allows Gail to keep surfing the waves of life with her own free style. Visit artistsrightscoalition.org for more information on their services. •MJ

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Are You Ready? Have Things Set Up? Because You Will Never Know When it’s Time to Go.

hose three little words… No. Not “I love you.” We do love you but we’re talking about: Ready! Set! Go! They are three little words that can make a life-or-death difference if you choose to take them seriously, now. What is a wildfire action plan and what does it mean for those of us in Montecito and across the South Coast? Preparing for wildfire starts with three basic yet critical steps: ready, set, go. The “Ready” step starts with determining whether your home is ready. We’re talking about defensible space and hardening your home against the threat of wildfire. With high fire season now well underway, your Montecito Fire Department hopes all homes in our community are prepared for the possibility of wildfires. Perhaps you participated in Montecito Fire’s Neighborhood

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Chipping Program or had a fire- and ember-resistant ventilation system install in your home through our vent retrofit grant program. If you have not taken steps yet to clear 100 feet of brush and vegetation away from your house or you are wondering how well your home might fair in the face of wildfire, please contact our Prevention Bureau to schedule a complimentary Defensible Space

Survey by calling 805-969-7762. As we move into the hot, fire-prone summer months, our focus begins to shift from “Ready” to “Set.” This is where your personal wildfire action plan really comes into play. We encourage you to create this plan as a family and even discuss it with your neighbors, relatives, and close friends. In the event of an emergency, you will undoubtedly be in touch with those closest to you. The first step in creating your family’s disaster plan is to determine a meeting location. Think of somewhere outside of your immediate community but not too far away. It could be grandma’s house, your local library, or anywhere that feels like a logical and safe place for your family. Next, establish your family’s communications plan. Keep your cell phone fully charged. A portable charger power bank is a worthy investment to consider including in your emergency supply kit. Memorizing phone numbers is a long-lost skill for some in this digital age, but in an emergency, it may be crucial that every member of your family has those numbers committed to memory. Make a quiz game out of it to ensure everyone in your family has each other’s phone numbers memorized. Other important phone numbers

should be compiled in an emergency contact list that is readily accessible to all members of your family. In addition to having a hard copy of your emergency contact list posted somewhere in your home and inside your emergency supply kit, consider saving a digital version of the list to your family members’ phones and devices. If you are evacuating your home, leave a note with your contact information and a trusted out-of-area contact taped to the fridge or inside a front window. This step may allow authorities to be in touch with you to obtain important information about how best to protect your property as well as provide an update on the status of your home. We mentioned your emergency supply kit. Does your family have one? If not, set a goal to put yours together over the coming weeks. You can start small and with a few things at a time. You probably have most of the necessary supplies at home already. Your emergency supply kit should include essential items for your family members and pets. Cash, clothing, sturdy shoes, shelf-stable food, water, first aid supplies, and medications are some of the basics to include in your kit. Organize your important documents like insurance papers in a fash-

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Shifting Directions:

Human Rights Watch Now Following an Inclusive Path

Human Rights Watch is well-known all over the globe for its impactful work, with the organization housing an office in Santa Barbara

or more than 40 years, Human Rights Watch has enjoyed an international reputation for taking on and often accomplishing its mission to scrupulously investigate abuses to widely expose the facts and then relentlessly press those in power, ranging from governments to armed groups to businesses — all in the name of change. Its ability to effectively employ researchers, lawyers, and others functioning as investigators, journalists, and advocates — roughly 450 people of 70 different nationalities in some 90 countries around the world — has been the envy of rights organizations dating back to 1997 when HRW shared in the Nobel Peace Prize as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Santa Barbara is the site of one of four local committees in California among 23 around the world that make up the expansive reach of HRW, and our hometown office works on issues both international and California-centric, including climate change, immigration rights, and juvenile justice. HRW Santa Barbara Director Lis Leader has only been here since 2014 — taking on the position at the urging of Montecito writer-activist-philanthropist Victoria Riskin — and has adjusted direction in response to the needs of the community that proved to have desires to have more handson involvement in human rights.

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“One of the things we have found is our committee members get very frustrated because they don’t want to just be writing checks. They want to be feeling like they’re having an impact,” Leader said of the local Santa Barbara committee members who are part of the international network of dedicated human rights supporters that drive the activities of the HRW Council. “So, we try and help initiate advocacy issues on topics like poverty and immigration.” But those opportunities aren’t always available directly through HRW, she said, so the solution was to look at other local nonprofits that might meet that need. “We’ve started to partner with local grassroots organizations to whom our community members can be introduced,” she explained. “Then they can be involved with a much more hands-on organization that is smaller and more local.” Directing supporters and sharing donors with other nonprofits might seem disingenuous, as HRW, like just about all NGOs, can always use more financial help. But to Leader, where that money and energy goes doesn’t matter as long as it’s headed in the right direction. “Ultimately our goal is to uphold human rights and to fight against human rights abuses,” she said. “There’s no conflict of interest, because other nonprofits need money

too. And my feeling is that seeing it as a problem is not how people work, especially in this community. People give to the organizations that matter to them and that are doing the work they care about.” Indeed, Leader doesn’t see fundraising as a zero-sum game in Santa Barbara. “It’s actually a win-win situation all around. These organizations are supporting our advocacy efforts. We’re trying to support them with their local efforts and we’re getting in return some hands-on opportunities for our committee members.” Recently, Leader spearheaded an even greater shift in direction for the Santa Barbara committee, largely in response to heightened awareness about access in the wake of race issues and the pandemic’s hitting poorer communities harder. “We have often been regarded as an elitist organization because it’s run on membership, and every city has a different policy and how they determine what the base fee is to join,” she said, explaining that Santa Barbara’s minimum contribution was $2,500 a year. “We realized, especially with Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ, and Asian issues, that we need to be as diverse, inclusive, and equal as the people

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that we benefit all over the world. We hadn’t been doing that with our committee here.” So, at the beginning of the year, Leader and the committee’s chair and vice chair met and jointly decided to eliminate the membership policy entirely. “It was an obstacle to being inclusive,” the director said. “And we also recognized the fact that people’s lives have changed, and their finances may have changed since the pandemic. We can’t assume that we should just keep doing business as usual. It was important to have a really positive change on a local basis, as well as on the international arena. We made every effort to reach out to all orga10 – 17 June 2021

nizations in this community to create a committee that is a more diverse reflection of who we are.” The upshot is that anybody who self-identifies as a supporter of human rights is now welcomed to join the HRW-Santa Barbara committee. What does that mean for the nonprofit’s finances? “From my perspective, it is still a group of people who can support us financially with whatever they can afford,” Leader said. “If it’s nothing, that’s fine, because their voice is equally valuable and they can support us by promoting our advocacy work and helping us when we need letters written, petition signed and bodies showing up on the steps of City Hall. And they can gain information by joining our presentations and helping more local grassroots organizations that they are interested in. If they’re self-identifying an interest in human rights, that’s good enough for me.” To be clear, opening up the local committee was just a small response to recent social change movements in the United States, Leader said, noting that HRW has been focused on the Black Lives Matter movement for more than a year. “A lot of the reports you see in newspapers lately about (the anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre) have originated from Human Rights Watch. We have had a crisis and conflict department and researchers who are in that division every time there’s been a riot at a BLM protest. Our researchers make sure that the police are acting appropriately and that crowds are acting appropriately and that the information that’s coming out of those instances is accurate.” Leader said the pandemic itself induced an increased HRW focus on abuse that was either exacerbated by or endemic to lockdowns. “We realized at the beginning that it would act as an excuse for a lot of administrations to crunch down on human rights and for other organizations and people to further human rights abuses across the board,” Leader said. “There has been a huge rise in domestic abuse in this country, and a huge increase in sex trafficking and a huge rise in poverty, and the list goes on and on and on.” All of which resulted in HRW having more work than ever before, Leader said, while at the same time suffering a decrease in financial support that afflicted just about every other nonprofit organization in the world. But while funds were fading, Leader said she felt “honored to work for this organization because the first thing they said is we need to safeguard our most valuable asset which is our staff. “ She said that instead of furloughing 10 – 17 June 2021

employees or making jobs redundant, the executive team took salary and benefit cuts while at the same creating a resilience task force to help struggling employees, including with psychologists and other support. “The support from HRW mirrored the kind of care and consideration it gives its work,” she said. The pandemic also solidified Leader’s desire to continue to think globally and act locally when necessary. “We recognize that we can’t operate in isolation from everybody else. The pandemic has taught us that this time is a time when we have to unify, we have to work towards common goals. We have immigration issues here,” Leader said. “We have juvenile justice problems here. We have sex trafficking in California — Sacramento is the country’s sex trafficking capital. We have so many problems here that we can focus locally and help small organizations and get involved at a much more grassroots level. We shouldn’t be intimidated by the prospect of losing funds, but I don’t think we will. Why shouldn’t we shout out about the great organizations that are doing fantastic work. The bold change is to take the risk and make a difference in people’s lives here.” To that end, Leader ’s personal passion project started two years ago is a Human Rights Watch club at UCSB, where she’s helped them with support for advocacy efforts on issues that matter to the students, such as monitoring the Isla Vista Foot Patrol who, students say, were walking through the tiny district like “a little gang of police” and approaching people without wearing masks during the height of the pandemic. There are concerns about their attitude towards students and student attitudes towards police, Leader said. “These kids, they just devour topics that are relevant to them and ask great questions and pursue finding out how they can help,” she said. “It’s really wonderful to see them just be interested and enthusiastic and passionate about things. The little club is expanding and they’re making presentations to other clubs.” Maybe the students won’t be able to afford to attend HRW-SB’s Voices for Justice Annual Dinner when the benefit finally gets rescheduled for later this year. But they’re making the kind of grassroots difference that forms the heart of Human Rights Watch. •MJ For More Information Website: www.hrw.org/about/ get-local/santa-barbara Phone: 310-477-5540 Email: sb@hrw.org

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Priced at $26.5 million, the property at 560 Toro Canyon Park Road is situated on 58 acres

The more than 9,000-squarefoot estate at 945 Lilac Drive includes ocean views

Exceptionally private, secure, and extensively remodeled, this Europeaninspired contemporary estate showcases ocean, island and mountain vistas. Nestled serenely on approximately three picturesque acres in one of Montecito’s most sought-after neighborhoods, this 9,000-plus-square-foot estate is the result of a collaboration between builder Allen Construction, design firm Harrison Design, and the landscape architects of Arcadia Studio. The list of luxurious amenities includes an infinity pool and spa, two expansive porticos designed with alfresco dining in mind, an outdoor kitchen and generous seating areas, a movie theater reminiscent of Old Hollywood, an impressive wine cellar/ tasting room, a sizable guest house, and a spacious four-car garage. Walls of folding and sliding doors invite an abundance of natural light while capitalizing on the grounds and panoramic views. Lilac Drive is convenient to hiking trails, world-class beaches, Montecito’s Upper Village, and all within the Montecito Union School District.

This is truly an iconic property, the type of which is rarely available for sale. The ocean and mountain views define the horizon in every direction at this estate. Whether you prefer the sparkle of the sea or the majesty of the mountain, this site is a feast for the senses. Surrounded by nature and completely private, yet just minutes from the best of Montecito, this compound includes a five-bedroom main residence, a detached guesthouse, meditation room, gym, and a stunning library. Countless opportunities for activities, entertainment, and reflection are all right outside your door. From the swimming pool to regulation-sized tennis court to raised garden beds, this estate creates a living experience that celebrates an idyllic union of nature with first-class amenities. With a combined 10,000-plus-square-feet of living space on 58-plus acres of what feels like your own private mountain top resting just above the sea, 560 Toro Canyon Park Road will cause you to feel as if you are worlds away. •MJ

Mini Meta

Last Week’s Solution:

By Pete Muller & Andrew White For each of the first five mini crosswords, one of the entries also serves as part of a five-word meta clue. The answer to the meta is a word or phrase (five letters or longer) hidden within the sixth mini crossword. The hidden meta answer starts in one of the squares and snakes through the grid vertically and horizontally from there (no diagonals!) without revisiting any squares. PUZZLE #1 1

G A N G

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Down 1 "___ Be Back" (King George III ballad in "Hamilton") 2 Bert's "Sesame Street" roommate 3 Like a rainbow 4 Some whiskeys 5 Soaks (up)

Down 1 Punished à la a schoolmaster of old 2 Spanish omelet ingredient 3 Big name in ibuprofen 4 Puzzle part 5 Do some pre-laundry work

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Down 1 Classic British cocktail, familiarly 2 Calculator's "C" button 3 One may have 18 tyres 4 It's a sin 5 "___ the Bern" (2016 political slogan)

M A K E R

Across 1 Some flies, for short 5 Leading hummus brand 6 Spicy Chinese cooking style 7 Ceaselessly 8 They're peddled by peddlers

Down 1 Deadly Egyptian snakes 2 Root beer float conduit 3 Island whose official languages are Dutch and Papiamento 4 Judging group 6 Brighten (up)

META PUZZLE 4

Across 1 Staff leader? 6 Without companionship 7 Mettle 8 He is portrayed by Norman Reedus on "The Walking Dead" 9 Five-point play in rugby union

I N I G O

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Across 1 ___ Rocky (American rapper) 5 Bit of a backpack or bra 7 Trim the tree? 8 Fencer's weapon 9 Stroll

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L E A R N

Across 1 Cowpoke's pants 6 Video's counterpart 7 "Not in your wildest dreams!" 8 Unsettle? 9 Clinton's opponent in the 1996 election

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Across 1 88 days, on Mercury 5 "My b!" 6 Mixologist's measure 7 Ballet bends 8 What may go downhill fast

S L A T

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PUZZLE #2 4

W A T C H

Down 1 Where you may be in the hot seat? 2 King Saul's commander in chief 3 Frasier's surname on "Frasier" 4 Smooths 5 "Dallas" or "Nashville," e.g.

Across 1 Macro or micro class 5 Malfoy of the Harry Potter franchise 6 Clobberings 7 "If you ask me ..." 8 Zest

“The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it.” – Henry Ford

Down 1 Wear down 2 It may be lost 3 In base 8 4 Snoopy 5 Expensive clothes or jewelry, in slang

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Calla’s Corner (Continued from page 20) hair pasta, topped with small, sautéed mushrooms. The nasturtiums provide the bite that ground pepper would. Serves 4-6.

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1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3/4 cup sifted flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 10 small nasturtium leaves Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9-by-9 baking pan with parchment paper. In a big bowl combine melted butter, brown sugar, and salt. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract and torn nasturtium leaves. Add flour and cocoa powder and stir until blended. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into pan in one layer. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Let stand for 20 minutes. The brownies are very chewy, and the nasturtiums add an unexpected zip.

Stuffed Nasturtium Leaves

10 large nasturtiums leaves, washed and dried 8 oz. of ground pork or chicken 1 finely chopped onion 1 finely chopped garlic clove 1 small can tomato paste 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 cup chopped tomato sauce Preheat oven to 350 F. For filling: Assemble all ingredients in a bowl. Place a small amount in the center of each leaf. Roll up and tuck in sides. Arrange in an oblong baking dish, just big enough to fit all rolls. Spread chopped tomato sauce over rolls. Bake for 45 minutes. The rolls can be served hot over rice as an entrée or cold as hors d’oeuvres, if you have used smaller leaves. •MJ

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to your family’s safe meeting location in case one route is blocked by the fire or emergency vehicles. One more vital step to take right now is to sign up for emergency alerts at readysbc.org. Remember, during high fire danger days on the South Coast, monitor your local media for information on wildfires and be ready to implement your action plan. Just as your Montecito firefighters train intensively and make countless preparations to be ready for wildfire, our community members need to do the same. If we prepare together now as a community, we will be able to react, respond, and face the impacts of wildfire with resilience. Ensure your home is ready. Make sure that your emergency supply kit is set with all your family’s essentials. These steps will empower you to be prepared to go at a moment’s notice. •MJ

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The 2021 CSS graduates are: Lulu Aurell, Maria Butler, Poppy Christensen, Enzo Colasse, Nanami Fuller, Macey Gradias, Leila Hawkes, Angelina Keyser, Ryder McNerney, Shyla Narachi, Fianna Peterson, Makayla Sears, Lily Smith, Summer Smith, Cameron Sparks, Lucia Vigna, Eleanor Walmsley, and Noah Yadav

Colasse; Leadership: Summer Smith; Kindness: Leila Hawkes; Math: Poppy Christensen and Macey Gradias; Drama: Lulu Aurell, Fianna Peterson, Shyla Narachi, and Ryder McNerney; Art: Angelina Keyser and Noah Yadav; Writing: Lily Smith; Music: Lucia Vigna and Maria Butler; STEAM: Makayla Sears, Nanami Fuller, and Eleanor Walmsley. Alzina, Edwards, and Wolf presented the diplomas to the graduates, and Alzina gave the closing remarks: “The 2020-2021 Cold Spring School sixthgrade class is known for its perseverance and courage. They have persevered through a year of uncertainty. They began the year in remote learning and then a month later shifted to in-person learning. They entered the doors to their classroom as courageous leaders. They pushed through every uncomfortable situation and never backed down even when things got really hard. These qualities allowed them the opportunity to celebrate their sixth-grade play accomplishment at the end of the school year. “Together, they showed us all that we can accomplish great things. Perseverance, courage, and unconditional love for one another define this Cold Spring School class of 2021. They have overcome each challenge, maintained a positive attitude, and achieved amazing academic results. 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!”

The 2021 MUS graduates are: Juan Arias, Remy Steele Becker, George Nichols Blevins, Miles Lloyd Bush, Oliver Savage Clawson, Hayley Courson, Hannah Grace Craigie, Calleigh Crosby, Ava Jane Damery, Maddox Madrid Denver, Henry Alexander Duran, Tanner Garrett Ebbin, Margaret Jane Frost Eglin, Sebastian Fabio, Lucas Forry, Marshall Graham, Cooper Eric Green, Jayden M. Grosso, Cason Asher Hammond, Kayleb Hanacek, Maddyn Hanacek, Elizabeth Levy Hazelton, Hannah Maj Henriques, Kaya Lily Hernandez, William Jackson Hyatt, Ian Jacobs, Camilla Sabine Joffrey, Luke Karman, Charlie Le Renard, Lilly Mae Long, Paylin Baker Marcillac, Violet Winter Kate Marr, Ciel Rae McGonigal, Beckett McManigal, Hawk Modisette, Emily Jane Oakley, Fisher Denny Pennestri, Stella Elizabeth Peus, Eva Manderson Rogers, Abby Rose Roth, Paloma Zofia Rudnicki, Blake Marie Saunders, Brent Alexander Sharpton, August Singer, Reilly Annika Spieker, Ruby Frances Streatfeild, Alexander Jack Strogoff, Elina Grace Stump, Kivah Sverdrup, Baker Eli Thayer, Aiden Marley Thomas, Izaiah O. Vega, Uma Vulliez, Annabelle Grace Waldinger, Tosh Whitworth, Luke Benjamin Wilson, Kana Estelle Wolf, Isabelle Wootton and Beck Julien Young

pick up their diploma from a table and processed to their place standing in the front. Presiding were Ranii, Principal Nick Bruski, MUS Board Members Susannah Osley and Peter van Duinwyk, and their sixth-grade teachers Katie Nimitarnun, Danielle Weill, Kim Berman, and Jeff Linder. After all diplomas were received, the Student Poem by Ruby Streatfeild was recited by her as follows:

Montecito Union School Graduation

he Montecito Union School (MUS) Sixth Grade 2021 Graduation — “Go Mustangs!” — was held on June 4 at 9:45 am outside socially distanced and limited to immediate family only at the school’s grassy field area, and live stream on Zoom for all other attendees as permitted by MUS. The ceremony started with the traditional processional of the graduates to the front and standing socially distanced and masked to the song, “Simple Gifts,” accompanied by Pam Herzog, music specialist. The welcome and Pledge of Allegiance were led by students Ava Jane Damery and Cooper Green, with attendees standing to sing “America the Beautiful.” The graduates then joined their families seated, and graduate Violet Marr gave the first Student Address recapping their school experiences. Music teacher Ron Zecher led the MUS Strings Ensemble in the songs, “Pax,” played by students Maddy Denver, Marshall Graham, and Charlie Le Renard. The second Student Address was given by Eva Rogers and Annabelle Waldinger, followed by the traditional Graduation Sentiments from various members of the graduating class. Superintendent Anthony Ranii gave the Commencement Message: “Congratulations to all of our MUS sixth-grade graduates! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, ‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge,’ and this year certainly revealed the ‘measure of the MUS character.’ In a year of challenge, our sixth-grade graduates chose kindness. As plans were constantly being changed, they all showed respect. And in a year that required them to be remarkably self-directed, they all demonstrated integrity.” The students sang the “MUS Graduation Song” by Kenny and Eva Loggins. Students were called up by name and walked up to the podium to

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“In order to write about life first you must live it.” – Ernest Hemingway

“You Have Graduated” You have arrived You have arrived to a place that will bring you Happiness Laughter Struggle Hope And Joy You have begun You have begun a life of Responsibility Trust Teamwork And courage You have experienced You have experienced a Fire Mudslide COVID-19 And Zoom You have become You have become full of Empathy Kindness Respect And integrity You have loved You have loved Teachers

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Staff members Friends And MUS You have graduated!” The ceremony concluded with the recessional song, “Simple Gifts” as the graduates processed off the field.

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he El Montecito Early School 2021 graduation was held on June 4 at 10 am in the El Montecito Church courtyard. Families by approval of the school to attend, sat masked in individual family bubbles, and all other attendees watched the ceremony via a YouTube live stream by Gavin Roy Presents. As guests gathered, Brandon Kinalele played electric jazz guitar. Pastor Rev. Tom Haugen opened with a welcome and prayer. School Director Suzy Dobreski followed with “so many life lessons were learned this year by our amazing Early School preschoolers, and we couldn’t be more proud of them and their wonderful, supportive families. As we shepherded our little school through this pandemic, our kids were flexible, kind, caring, while sharing memories, hugs, laughs, and even a tear or two. We know that the God we are privileged to serve continues to watch over and protect us, and our faith grows because of it. We are proud to teach the little ones that they are truly never alone. We do not say good-bye, but till we meet again. We know we are family, strong and resilient and we are ELMO. Thank you for sharing your lives with us and these children are ready for kindergarten and beyond!” As part of the graduation ceremony, two four-year-olds were acknowledged in Gunnar Montgomery McCormick and Lillian Leimomi Williams. Dobreski announced the start of the graduate processional into the courtyard, accompanied by Kinalele on guitar. The pre-K classroom children wore the traditional white caps and church clothes (no gown). Dobreski presented the diplomas and their teachers read a brief description about each graduate’s first name relative to the same name as described by the Bible. Once all received their diplomas, the graduates turned their tassels over together, sang a song and recited a prayer. Dobreski closed the ceremony also with a prayer, followed by photo ops and a gathering at the Padaro Grill. Staff and faculty at the ceremony were Assistant Director Meika MosbyMcCrindle, Lead Pre-K Teacher Melanie Cuxil with fellow teachers Miss Melissa, Miss Bayli, Miss Lisa, Miss Jenna, and assistant teachers Miss Lyndsi and Miss Beth. The graduates received a children’s Bible, a personal artboard of the student, and a developmental portfolio that the teachers compiled into a binder since the student started at the school. •MJ 10 – 17 June 2021

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Any party of interest may, prior to the date designated herein above, file a claim with the City’s Finance Department which includes the claimant’s name, address Risk Check Date Management Check # Payee $ Fund Check Date Check # $ Fund and telephone number, Social Security Number or Payee Federal Employer Identification 6/6/2017 667068 100 Sanderling LLC 118.56 Water Operating 10/26/2017 674085 Kaitlyn Kirby 155.00 Downtown Parking 805.564.5347 10/13/2017 648735 Adams, Henry J 86.37 of General Fund the grounds 10/26/2017 on 674086 Kaitlyn the Kirby 155.00 Downtown Number, amount claim, which claim is founded. TheParking 11/10/2017 Adams, Henry J 53.61 General Fund 11/14/2017 674923 Kathryn O'hara 212.52 Water Operating Treasury649362 3/5/2018 651674 Adams, Henry J 29.78 Claim General Fund 10/3/2017 673184 from Kevin Moore 100.00 Office General Fund Unclaimed Money Form can be obtained the City’s Finance at 805.564.5528 1/9/2018 677351 Aire Maxwell Weniger 48.00 General Fund 6/9/2017 645591 Lafferty, Austin J 47.46 Airport Operating 735 Anacapa 49.00 St, Santa CA 93102, or from the City’s 32.50 website atParking 1/9/2018 677352 Aire Maxwell Weniger General FundBarbara, 10/26/2017 674087 Le, Nguyen Downtown Utility 678702 Billing Aj Poley 2/6/2018 20.00 County Library 9/12/2017 672005 Linda Johnston 189.81 Water Operating www.santabarbaraca.gov. Proof of 2/22/2018 identity 679444 such as a copy of a driver’s license, 8/22/2017 670963 Akiyo Cantrell 50.00 General Fund Malcolm Hamilton 16.00 Water Operating 805.564.5343 5/15/2018 683489 Alpha Delta Pi Sorority security 200.00 General Fund 11/9/2017 may 674778be Marlene Ortiz 174.50 Generalbe Fund social card or birth certificate required before funds will 5/10/2018 683277 Andrea Castro 85.00 Downtown Parking 3/15/2018 680576 Michael Jogoleff 87.67 Water Operating Fax released. Funds reimbursed via check mailed toKroener address on file21.10 at theGeneral time. 1/18/2018 677641 Anthropologie Inc #412 94.90will be General Fund 7/5/2017 668603 Michael Fund 805.897.1978 4/13/2018 652294 Ashworth, Kelsey M 30.23 General Fund 1/4/2018 677053 Miverva Moreno 75.00 General Fund Please contact 104.38 the City ofFundSanta Barbara, Finance Department at (805) 11/10/2017 649363 Ayres, John B General 3/2/2018 679826 Nga Trinh 85.00560-7501 Downtown Parking 7/7/2017 645999 Bertrand, Ethan J 171.40 General Fund 9/12/2017 672006 Nick Kalionzes 24.10 Water Operating 735 Anacapa St. with any questions. 11/10/2017 649144 Bertrand, Ethan J 131.88 General Fund 1/30/2018 678209 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 175.00 General Fund 805.564.5357

This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Sections 50050 et seq.

PO Box 1990 12/22/2017 650092 Bertrand, Ethan J 82.43 Santa Barbara, CA 1/5/2018 650314 Bertrand, Ethan J 60.44 10/24/2017 673962 Best Day Foundation 352.00 93102-1990 12/21/2017 676804 Black Gold Cooperative Library System 100.00 7/5/2017 668556 Boaters World Corp 86.23 6/6/2017 667081 Breanne Strenkowski 300.00 7/27/2017 669763 Brian Burke 150.00 Purchasing Check 7/27/2017 669779 Brian BurkeCheck Date 160.00 # 10/19/2017 673815 Bridgepoint Construction 140.00 805.564.5349 658668 11/14/2017 674919 Bruce Fisk 12/15/2016 24.96 3/22/2018 680958 Cabrillo Inn At The Beach 200.00 Warehouse 5/23/2017 666419 7/7/2017 668827 Carolyn Tyler 33.00 805.564.5354 11/14/2017 674920 Cassandra 11/17/2016 Koby 200.26 657406 8/17/2017 670892 Christopher Woodcock 69.00 Mailroom645471 6/9/2017 Concho, Brianna J 37.49 4/4/2017 663899 11/28/2017 675614 Connor Alan Nemetz 20.00 805.564.5360 4/14/2017 644096 3/6/2018 679939 Crsvr 45.17 5/22/2018 684019 David Glucksman 1,000.00 Fax 6/30/2016 650311 10/3/2017 673198 David R Watkins 100.00 805.897.1977 1/9/2018 677453 David R Watkins 100.00 5/16/2017 665995 3/8/2018 680155 Dentzel Furniture Design 35.50 12/6/2017 30.00 310. E. 675974 Ortega Diego Hernandez 10/24/2016 640364 12/12/2017 676184 Dominique Harris 85.00 St. 1/5/2018 650641 Drayton, Rashun D 25.70 10/4/2016 655118 PO Box 1990 4/5/2018 681574 Ean Holdings Llc 53.00 8/16/2016 652616 11/2/2017 674463 Eduardo Venacio 30.00 Santa Barbara, CA 7/5/2017 668593 Emily Lindow 175.51 3/16/2017 663011 93102-1990 12/21/2017 677008 Emily Stratton 15.60 2/13/2018 679012 Empire Cleaning Supply 420.42 7/8/2016 637585 6/6/2017 667110 Equity Title 18.05 6/29/2017 668537 Eric Goodall11/17/2016 44.00 657390 7/5/2017 668566 Erika Garcia 38.84 Environmental Services 3/22/2017 643739 5/8/2018 683107 Erika Washburn Burrows 30.00 805.564-5631 3/22/2018 681020 Fedex Ofﬁce 171.12 3/22/2017 643742 3/15/2018 680755 Fiedler Group 95.00 Fax 10/23/2017 648849 Godinez, Jose 248.21 9/22/2016 654472 8/24/2017 671234 Heidi Annemarie Spilman 25.00 805.564.5688 7/5/2017 668567 Hilary Dabney 50.00 10/4/2016 655155 8/24/2017 671235 Street Hillary Suzanne Young 17.00 1221 Anacapa 3/8/2018 680152 Ian Underhill8/4/2016 742.04 651944 PO Box 1990 10/12/2017 673493 Illusions (Head Shop) 24.00 8/24/2017 671237 Isabella Brice 25.00 Santa Barbara, CA 12/21/2017 676769 J. Roberto Lara Soto 22.00 93102-1990 9/28/2017 672763 Jaevon Akemann 20.75 9/28/2017 672764 Jerry Harmann 25.00 2/16/2018 679211 Jimboz Lounge 82.00 5/15/2018 683486 Josie Blue Skyler 107.78

General Fund 2/2/2018 678567 General Fund 8/4/2017 647144 General Fund 2/2/2018 678568 County Library 5/3/2018 682956 Water Operating 1/25/2018 678046 General Fund 4/26/2018 682537 Downtown Parking 5/15/2018 683536 Payee Downtown Parking 9/12/2017 672001 Water Operating 3/15/2018 680725 Water*1129* Operating 7/5/2017 668607 General Fund 6/29/2017 668480 Adalberto Zamorabetancourt General Fund 2/6/2018 678721 WaterAlecia Operating Irgens 5/3/2018 682962 General Fund 5/3/2018 682963 General Fund Anne Chapman 5/22/2018 684000 Alexis County Library 8/24/2017 671322 Alvarado, Laura 5/30/2018 General Fund 684370 Water Drought Fund 5/15/2018 683540 Antonio Garcia Gomez General Fund 9/19/2017 672293 General Fund 7/7/2017 646218 Anvita A Chitnis General Fund 8/4/2017 646985 County Library 10/10/2017 673350 Arellano, Matthew R Downtown Parking 6/6/2017 667253 General Fund Madeline4/24/2018 Ashley Frances 682384 General Fund 1/9/2018 677365 Audrey County Library Graziani 11/28/2017 675799 General Fund 7/7/2017 646175 Avellanda Martin General Fund 5/24/2018 684222 Downtown Parking 8/3/2017 670095 Barragan Carde, Jose G General Fund 4/12/2018 681815 General Fund 676781 Bradley J. Odom12/21/2017 Water Operating 3/6/2018 680142 Burnett, Dalton J8/24/2017 General Fund 671364 Waterfront 10/12/2017 673507 Burnett, Dalton J1/18/2018 Facilities Capital Fund 677650 General Fund 7/5/2017 668587 Cahill Family Trust County Library 4/23/2018 652448 WaterChase Operating Bank 2/13/2018 678868 County Library 1/30/2018 678208 Waterfront 8/29/2017 671485 Chris Henry General Fund 9/7/2017 671926 County Library 4/3/2018 681493 General Fund 12/8/2017 649778 County Library 4/13/2018 652145 County Library 8/24/2017 671248 General Fund 2/13/2018 678900 Water Operating

Ori Barel 30.00 County Library Orr, Dana W 157.87 Waterfront Parker Mitchell 30.00 General Fund Payless Shoe Source #4515 246.00 Downtown Parking Pilar Plummer 38.11 General Fund Radiation Center Medical Group 101.00 General Fund Regus Management Group Llc 18.40 General Fund $ Fund Rentelia Diaz 22.00 General Fund Richard Casanas 39.95 Fleet Maintenance Fund General Robert Rucker 500.00 70.59 Fund General Fund Santa Barbara Auto Accessories 538.70 Fleet Maintenance Fund 50.00 General Fund Santa Barbara County Assessors Ofﬁce 109.00 General Fund Santa Barbara Singles 280.00 Downtown Parking 95.00 Downtown Parking Santa Barbara Singles 280.00 Downtown Parking Sarah Taylor 85.00 Library Downtown Parking 18.75 County Scott Watters 69.00 General Fund Downtown Parking Serena Chavez 153.10 20.00 General Fund Shaker Corporation 20.00 General Fund General Siagon Vietnamese48.00 Restaurant 223.90 Fund General Fund St Pierre, Madelaine G 462.47 General Fund 160.00 Wastewater Fund St Pierre, Madelaine G 419.34 General Fund Starr King Parent Child Workshop General 200.00 Fund General Fund 78.84 Susan Manchak 37.05 General Fund Sydney Leigh Hengst 90.00 Fund General Fund 96.00 General Taqueria Lilly's Inc 100.00 General Fund Wastewater Fund Target Supplies 192.70 134.40 Streets Operating Fund Taylor, Simon 212.73 County Library 96.00 General Fund Terence Carfrae 21.62 General Fund The Book Den 168.64 51.50 General Fund General Fund Theodore Smyth 42.85 Solid Waste Fund Thomas Benton White 68.00 Fund General Fund 96.00 General Thomas Oneil 275.00 Waterfront 291.38 Waterfront Tony Sholl 99.94 General Fund Trimm 23.00 General Fund 422.50 Waterfront Urban Outﬁtters West Llc #41 87.40 General Fund Victor Inda 50.00 General Fund 121.55 Water FundDowntown Parking Vida, Savasia-Rashieda J 98.55 Warren Layland 24.00 149.32 Water Operating General Fund Weiwei Chen 30.00 County Library West Covina Wholesale Nursery 70.04 Fund Downtown Parking 54.00 General West Marine 70.02 Wastewater Operating Fund West Marine 19.37 Waterfront Williams, Justin P 152.00 General Fund Williams, Justin P 152.00 General Fund Yadira Patricia Lopez Marquez 25.00 General Fund Ybarra, Jeremy 40.00 Downtown Parking

This notice and its contents are in accordance with California Government Code Sections 50050 et seq.

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“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.” – Frank Sinatra

10 – 17 June 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara

ORDINANCE NO. 6005

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider status quo Parking and Business Improvement Area Assessment Rates for the 2022 Fiscal Year.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SECTION 22.70.050 OF

SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SECTIONS 22.68.045 AND

THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING

22.68.100 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE

TO SIGN PERMITS AND FINDING THE PROJECT TO BE

PERTAINING TO THE ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF

You are invited to attend this public hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. In order to promote social distancing and prioritize the public’s health and well-being, the city council currently holds all meetings electronically. As a public health and safety precaution, the council chambers will not be open to the general public. Councilmembers and the public may participate electronically.

15061(b)(3)

On Thursday, June 17, 2021, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

EXEMPT FROM CEQA PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 25, 2021.

If you challenge the Council's action on the appeal of the Architectural Board of Review’s decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. You are invited to attend this public hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. In order to promote social distancing and prioritize the public’s health and well-being, the city council currently holds all meetings electronically. As a public health and safety precaution, the council chambers will not be open to the general public. Councilmembers and the public may participate electronically. On Thursday, June 22, 2021, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, including the public hearing to consider this appeal, will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

(SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager Published June 9, 2021

10 – 17 June 2021

APPEAL TO COUNCIL - NOTICE AND HEARING AND PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE 15061(b)(3) The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 25,

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

2021. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 6005

ORDINANCE NO. 6003

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June, 22, 2021, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider the appeal filed by Donna Mrotek of the Architectural Board of Review’s decision to grant Final Approval to the project proposed at 825 De La Vina Street (PLN2020-00108). The proposed project is a four-story mixed-use building using the Average Unit-Size Density Incentive (AUD) Program on a site currently used as a private parking lot (APN: 037-041024). The project entails construction of a 21 unit rental housing complex, with 380 square feet dedicated to commercial use on the ground floor. Two of the 21 units (10%) will be restricted to rental rates affordable to Moderate income households, as required by the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The project also includes 23 automobile parking spaces and 32 bicycle parking spaces.

REVIEW PROJECT COMPATIBILITY ANALYSIS AND FINDING THE PROJECT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

(SEAL)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager Published June 9, 2021

ORDINANCE NO. 6003

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

ordinance was introduced on May 18, 2021 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on May 25, 2021, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on May 26, 2021.

ordinance was introduced on May 18, 2021 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on May 25, 2021, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on May 26, 2021.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on May 26, 2021.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor

Published June 9, 2021 Montecito Journal

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 21CV01722. To all interested parties: Petitioner Anna Rezhko filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Atlas Oleksandrivna Rezhko. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor

described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed June 1, 2021 by Terri Chavez. Hearing date: July 13, 2021 at 10 am in Dept. 3, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30

• The Voice of the Village •

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 21CV01965. To all interested parties: Petitioner Sophia Suzanne Gerthoffer filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Peach Diamond Gerthoffer. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the

name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed June 3, 2021 by Terri Chavez. Hearing date: July 23, 2021 at 10 am in Dept. 4, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30

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might even be able to dance if the authorities aren’t watching. As a self-diagnosed Deadhead, Jay Blakesberg has not only photographed hippies, but also the likes of Jerry Garcia

photo editor. She kept telling me that she couldn’t use any of my photos because they’d never worked with me before. But then she called me up one day to shoot the free concert in downtown San Francisco with the band U2 and told me, “I have your big break.” That was the show where Bono got up on a ladder and spray painted “Rock and roll stops traffic” when the Embarcadero freeway had a big jam with people trying to see what was going on. It’s all in their movie Rattle and Hum. I’m the guy with a mullet down front in the pit between Bono’s legs, taking pictures with my Nikon. After that, she just kept hiring me on a regular basis. I did over 300 assignments over a 30-year period… When Tom Petty died in 2017 they chose one of my photos of him from a festival and put it on the cover of the Rolling Stone tribute issue, exactly 30 years almost to the month after I did my first assignment for the magazine. So, can you talk about who’s really fun to work with and who is, ahem, otherwise? My experiences are all positive because I’ve always shot bands I love. I’m a hippie and a Deadhead, I love Bob Dylan, and Neil Young, Carlos Santana, the Rolling Stones. These are people that are iconic as musicians and make music that I appreciate and enjoy and love. Sometimes I’m asked to do a one-off of Christina Aguilera who isn’t necessarily music that I listen to, but I still enjoy the process of it. Whereas somebody like Primus, I did a book on them, or the Flaming Lips, who I have taken photographs of since 1989, and they’re still good friends. I’m just lucky to work with people that I appreciate and respect. What keeps you going? Because I imagine you’re not the guy you were at 16. Are you still excited to shoot rock concerts? What do you see in rock artists that still captures your eye? The first thing is that the actual process of taking photographs — especially shooting musicians — 40-plus years later from when I started actu-

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ally still really, really turns me on. I love taking pictures and then looking at them on my computer screen and sharing them and experiencing them and documenting the pop culture that’s revealing itself before my lens, whether I’m at a music festival or a show or doing a one-on-one portrait. I’ve got this long history behind me and that I’ve made this transition from film to digital while, I think, remaining creatively relevant. I continually strive to stay fresh using my technical and creative skills as a photographer to be able to reinvent myself. My look and feel and my vibe and what I’m going for while growing helps me to create photographs that are interesting and engaging and important from a documentary standpoint. On the music side of things, members of the Grateful Dead have been playing music for 55 years, and what they do still gets me excited. So as long as these guys are still making music, I want to be documenting them. I want to go the distance, man, with them and others like Neil Young who I first shot when I was in high school in 1978. I want to build this body of work that is a lasting record that helps tell the story of who these people were as pop culture figures, icons, and musicians who continue to blow our minds with their music.

Back to the Bars

Now that the tabling of pandemic restrictions is a bright light at the end of the tunnel, a couple of Santa Barbara’s favorite bar bands are headed outside of bars as we careen toward full reopening slated for later this month. Spencer the Gardener does their Latin rock-meets-pop thing in front of the Granada Theatre at 6 pm on June 10, part of the continuing series sponsored by Opera Santa Barbara, The Good Lion, and the Granada. Meanwhile, The Bryan Titus Trio offers original hard country plus covers at the Lucky Penny down in the Funk Zone from 12-3 pm on June 13. Both shows are free, and you

Closing out Cars Concerts

CBF Productions — the folks behind such food, drink, and music festivals as Boots & Brews and Winter Wine Walk who pivoted quickly to launch the first drive-in live music concert series in California at the Ventura County Fairgrounds – has announced that the Concerts In Your Car series is coming to a close. There are only a handful of planned social-distancing live events that feature a circular stage with massive video monitors and a state-of-the-art sound system that can also be heard through the car’s FM radio. The tail end of the talent pool for the tailgating events is a June 12 date with Nelly, the multiplatinum Grammy Award-winning rapper whose summer anthems range from “Cruise” and “Just a Dream” to “Hot in Herre,” the mega-hit perfect for the upcoming warm weather. (If indeed it’s hot because you’re stuck in your car, it’s still probably not OK to, as Nelly commands, take off all your clothes, unless your windows are tinted dark enough.) Also on the bill: Baby Bash, whose mid-2000s hits include “Suga Suga,” “Baby I’m Back,” and “Cyclone.” Info and tickets at www.concertsinyourcar.com.

Focus on Film

SBIFF Film Talk, which began last fall as a weekly online chat with directors of short films that had once screened in the annual film festival, continues to grow and expand, with three online chats with executive director Roger Durling taking place over three successive days. On June 10, the head honcho hunkers down with Sandy and David Wasco, the Academy Award-winning production designers, to talk about their careers that include working with such filmmakers as Quentin Tarantino, Michael Mann, Wes Anderson, and Damien Chazelle, among others. There’s no screening link associated since you’ve likely seen more than a handful of movies they’ve worked on. On June 11, Suzan-Lori Parks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (2001’s Topdog/Underdog) and screenwriter whose credits include this year’s bio-pic The United States vs. Billie Holiday, dishes with Durling about her latest project, Genius: Aretha. National Geographic Channel’s Genius series, which focuses on the untold stories of the world’s most brilliant innovators, this season explores Franklin’s incomparable career and the immeasurable impact she had on music and culture. Double Academy-Award nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) stars as Aretha. Jeff Daniels and Billy Ray drop by

“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” – Leo Burnett

virtually on June 12 to discuss their two-part Showtime series, The Comey Rule, which stars the Emmy-winning actor as former FBI Director James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump. Ray wrote, produced and directed the TV mini-series based on Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, with the first episodes following the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and their impact on the 2016 election before delving into the fiery first few months of the Trump presidency that included Comey’s firing. Visit https://sbiff.org/filmtalk to register for the live streams and for links to view previous Film Talk videos.

Chaucer’s Choices

Years before Hamilton made LinManuel Miranda a household name, the writer-actor-producer first shookup Broadway with In the Heights, a hip-hop and salsa-spiced ode to New York’s Washington Heights with a big, bilingual heart. The movie adaptation of In the Heights had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival on June 4, hits theaters on June 10, and streams for a month on HBO Max starting June 11. In their new book In the Heights: Finding Home, Miranda and co-playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes and co-author Jeremy McCarter tell the story of the show’s humble beginnings from rehearsals in a bookstore basement to the Broadway smash that presaged Hamilton’s success and created its own community and family of friends. Miranda, Hudes, and McCarter are doing a virtual book launch at 5 pm on June 15 that promises to be an unforgettable conversation on creativity, community, and finding home, and the admission ticket comes with purchasing in advance the hardcover book that publishes the same day from Chaucer’s. The bookstore returns much closer to home with another virtual conversation on June 16, with Liz Brown, author of Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire. Although not a Santa Barbara resident, journalist Brown is the grandniece of William Andrews Clark, the original heir to William A. Clark and half-brother to Huguette and Andree Clark, of Bellosguardo and Bird Refuge fame. Brown’s book — which makes a fine companion to The New York Times bestseller Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune — has been praised by The New York Times and called “a page-turning tale of love, honor, secrets, and deceit … fortified by meticulous research, with prose both efficient and elegant … a journey of discovery into family, language, class, and culture.” •MJ 10 – 17 June 2021

Miscellany (Continued from page 18)

His net worth, according to Forbes, is more than $4 billion.

grandfather Prince Charles becomes King. Commitments included a Zoom interview with KCBS in Los Angeles, another spot on KEYT, and an interview with CNN reporter Paul Vercammen in front of Cottage Hospital. Quite a week...

And the Survey Says . . .

Montecito’s Rob Lowe and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, will soon celebrate 30 years of married bliss. And the 911: Lone Star actor proved he was able to keep a secret as he surprised with her “dream” chance to compete on the TV show Celebrity Family Feud. Rob, 57, told Sheryl he set up an elaborate gift for friends and family to record video messages on a production stage, only for her to be taken totally off guard walking on to the contest set. “Rob made it happen,” host Steve Harvey told a shocked Sheryl.

The Stage Keeps Getting Bigger

Montecito tony twosome Bill and Sandi Nicholson are no doubt elated that the Nurse Heroes Choir they helped to establish in partnership with a group of motivated philanthropists and celebrities has become a hit on the popular NBC TV show, America’s Got Talent. The goal of Nurse Heroes is to raise awareness and provide funding for scholarships to train the next generations of nurses. The choir, featuring the nurses of Northwell Health on the East Coast, performed alongside celebrities including Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, David Foster, Stevie Wonder, and many more on Thanksgiving Day last year, in an event hosted by Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg. The producers of America’s Got Talent saw the concert, which has been viewed by more than 10 million people to date, and invited them to compete in a New York audition, when they sang “Lean on Me” and “Stand by Me,” with judge Simon Cowell enthusing: “We need you, the world needs you” on the latest season premiere. Fellow judge Howie Mandell added this own accolade: “You stand by people you don’t know... I thought I just wanted to stand by you,” before pressing the Golden Buzzer which sent the 18 singers straight to live shows later on in Hollywood. Bravo!

Monopoly, in Real Life

Montecito TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has bought another home in our rarefied enclave. This time it’s a more modest acquisition — a 1954 bungalow a tiara’s toss from Butterfly Beach for $2.9 million. The two-bedroom, two-bath single story is a 1,689-square-foot property on 0.4 acres. There is no pool, but certainly enough room to build one.

It’s My Cake, I’ll Eat it if I Want To

Even the pricey horseflesh got upstaged at the Santa Barbara Polo Club when the La Boheme Dance company, colorfully dressed as courte10 – 17 June 2021

Richard with KEYT’s John Palminteri and polo club member Nigel Gallimore with the performers (Photo by Fritz Olenberger)

Richard on Fox News talking about Prince Harry (Photo by Priscilla)

sans from 18th century Versailles, held its cast and crew wrap party. The talented dancers, founded by director Teresa Kuskey Nowak, have participated in the Summer Solstice Parade for the past seven years, but given the pandemic restrictions, this year’s entry will be a music video filmed at Montecito’s Pink Palace with a Marie Antoinette “Eat the Bloomin’ Cake” theme. “I believe life is short, so eat the cake!” says Teresa. “COVID was a time of reflection and inner growth. And now it’s time to bust out like Marie Antoinette! Be fearless and go after your passions. Spread joy, kindness. and a helping hand!” As the bewigged performers went through their choreographed paces to the throbbing music of ubiquitous DJ Darla Bea, decked out in a fetching allpink ensemble and matching coiffure, a video crew filmed the action, which was shown on the local ABC affiliate, KEYT-TV, and will be re-broadcast regularly on TV Santa Barbara. A truly hair raising and deliciously decadent affair.

When Harry Met America . . .

Prince Harry, Montecito’s latest celebrity resident, is apparently suffering an identity crisis. The Duke of Sussex, 36, may be known in major metropolitan areas like New York and Los Angeles, but when it comes to small-town America, he’s an unknown.

Britain’s Daily Mail, for whom I used to scribe in the mid 1970s for Nigel Dempster’s Diary, asked dozens of people in small communities across the U.S. to identify Queen Elizabeth’s grandson from a recent photograph. But he was repeatedly mistaken for a different person — if he was recognized at all. TV anchor, one of former President Donald Trump’s children, a basketball player, and an actor were some of the guesses. Hopefully his network interview with fellow Montecito resident Oprah Winfrey will give him more recognition...

Home Makeover, Caruso Edition

Rosewood Miramar owner Rick Caruso has expanded his two-property waterfront estate in Newport Beach, adding seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms on .37 acres, splashing out $18.6 million. The internal living space measures 8,526 square feet, including a staff apartment with a private terrace and a four-bay garage. The idyllic spot effectively connects Caruso’s waterfront retreat into a three-residence compound, including another home he paid $15.3 million for in 2017, which was subsequently razed. Unfortunately, the new home’s 75-foot boat dock is not big enough to accommodate Caruso’s $100 million 216-foot super yacht Invictus.

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Rest in Peace, Gavin MacLeod

On a personal note, I mark the move to more heavenly pastures of veteran actor Gavin MacLeod at his Palm Desert home aged 90. An old friend, the late veteran publicist Gloria Luchenbill, who worked for the powerhouse PR firm Rogers & Cowan in Beverly Hills, worked on the popular Aaron Spelling TV show The Love Boat and would invite me to the set at Fox in Century City often. MacLeod, who also worked on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1970 to 1977, was delightful company, and The Love Boat had different guest stars each week, so you never knew who you’d meet. In all he appeared in 250 episodes between 1977 and 1986, as well as three made-for-TV movies. Great memories...

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Montecito Association Meets

It was a meaty agenda at this month’s Montecito Association Board of Directors meeting, which featured updates on the Highway 101 expansion through Montecito, the beginning of Smart Meter technology at Montecito Water District, and updates on proposed state housing bills that could have a significant effect on Montecito. Kirsten Ayars with the 101 widening project reported on updates related to the freeway construction. Most notably, she reported that work is underway near the north end of Padaro Lane to build an on-site concrete mixing site. The large equipment will be located between the southbound on-ramp and the railroad tracks, and portions of the equipment will be 60 feet in height. “We want residents to be aware of this, as it will be very visible from the freeway,” Ayars said prior to the meeting. She reports that the benefits outweigh the aesthetics, as there are several environmental benefits to building an on-site concrete mixing facility. Currently, concrete is being mixed in Santa Barbara and trucked to the construction areas in Carpinteria and Summerland. The new mix site, which is permitted through 2024, will create a savings of 463,711 vehicle miles and 400,000 gallons of water, as well as $13M in tax dollars. The facility could be permitted for subsequent construction segments in the future; once it’s removed, the area will be re-landscaped. “Anything we can do to make it better, we — Caltrans and SBCAG — are committed to doing, but you can see there are a lot of good reasons for mixing the concrete on site,” Ayars said to the MA board, adding that the on-site mix facility allows for the use of reinforced concrete pavement, which is the quietest roadway surface that has been developed to date. The surface has a long lifespan and reduces tire noise because cars are not going over degraded areas. Ayars went through the widening project, which currently has three segments — and seven miles — in construction through Carpinteria, Padaro Lane, and Summerland. The project will add peak period carpool lanes and

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improve freeway operations and safety. In Carpinteria, in addition to the new carpool lanes, there are new bridges being built as well as freeway on- and off-ramps, six new sound walls, and intersection improvements at Santa Monica and Via Real, Reynolds and Carpinteria avenues, and Bailard and Hwy 101. At the Padaro segment, the project will add new peak period carpool lanes, new bridges at Toro and Arroyo Parida creeks, a new south Padaro Lane/Santa Claus Lane undercrossing, new bridge and on- off- ramps, three new sound walls, and a new separated bikeway that will connect Santa Claus Lane and Carpinteria Avenue near the salt marsh. The Padaro section of the project will be designated a Blue Star Memorial Highway. The Summerland portion of the project includes new peak period carpool lanes, new bridges at Sheffield Drive and Evans, on- and off-ramps replaced at Evans, Ortega Hill, and Wallace Ave, two new sound walls, and undercrossing improvements at Evans including new lighting, sidewalks, bike lanes, design elements, and landscaping. For more information about the current and future highway widening projects, visit www.sbroads.com. The MA Board received a presentation on Montecito Water District’s Smart Meter program by Adam Kanold, the assistant general manager of MWD. The District is currently in the permitting process for the second phase of the Smart Meter Program, which includes hearings at Montecito Board of Architectural Review and Montecito Planning Commission this summer. Currently, MWD meters are read by meter readers on scooters, once a month. Last year, MWD replaced the majority of water meters throughout the district with smart meters, which will eventually electronically and wirelessly transmit water usage data. Benefits include the detection of abnormal use in minutes, leak alerts for customers and MWD, and the ability to identify system level issues immediately in case of emergency. The program

reduces financial burden on customers, increases conservation, provides tools for customers to conserve, and reduces traffic and carbon footprint. During Phase 2 of the program, MWD is seeking to install communication devices on 23 sites throughout the district, the majority of which will be installed on existing utility poles. Five new 30- to 35-foot poles to accommodate the shoebox-sized devices are slated to be located on MWD properties. This work is estimated to be completed by October of this year. According to Kanold, the equipment is FCC certified, and operates at intermittent low powered levels, similar to two-way radios and walkie talkies. “Radio frequency exposure is 1,000 times less than the FCC limit,” he said. Customers not wanting to utilize the Smart Meter program will be given an option to opt out. Stay tuned for your water bills to provide more information, or visit www.montecitowater.com. MA Executive Director Sharon Byrne reported that two controversial housing bills have been passed at the Senate level, and are moving on to the State Assembly. SB-9 and SB-10 would allow lot splits and the building of multi-family housing units in single family residential zones via ministerial approvals, without local control or design review. The MA has hired former state senator HannahBeth Jackson as a legislative analyst and advocate to help defeat the two housing bills, which are in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s goal to add millions of housing units in California. In addition to drastically reducing the red tape to build multiple units on a property, SB-9 encourages developers to buy properties, demolish them, and build 6-8 new housing units; the bill does not require that improvements be made to local infrastructure to accommodate more residents, including water and sewer infrastructure, law enforcement and school capacity, road infrastructure, and more. “The goal here is to undermine local control,” Jackson said. Another housing bill, SB-12, which

the MA supports as it’s related to protecting zones in high fire areas, also passed to the Assembly. To get involved, visit www.monteci toassociation.org. During Community Reports, Lieutenant Butch Arnoldi reported residential burglaries on Ortega Ridge, Glen Oaks, Glenview, and Tiburon Bay Lane, as well as a burglary from a vehicle on Monte Cristo Lane and the burglary of a construction office on East Valley Road. He also mentioned the found remains of a Native American in Riven Rock; the case has been turned over to the Native American Council for investigation. Cold Spring School Superintendent Dr. Amy Alzina reported that the School Board has voted to use $1 million in reserve funds to build a new building to house two new classrooms, as the school has maxed out its enrollment capacity at 194 students for next year. The new building will be adjacent to two dilapidated portable classrooms on the campus, which the Board sought to replace with a new administration building via a school bond last November. Measure L2020 asked District voters to approve a $7.8M bond over a 30-year period, but it failed and was fraught with controversy. “Eventually we’ll need a bond to support the needs of our school,” Alzina said. Anthony Ranii from MUS reported that a statewide initiative from Gov. Newsom is proposing universal transitional kindergarten (aka TK) at all schools in the state, but basic aid schools like MUS and Cold Spring would not receive any funding to offer the extra year of schooling. “We would need to pay for teachers and staff to accommodate this. It’s a very big deal for us, and it’s a last-minute surprise for our school district,” he said, adding that he is working on lobbying the local legislatures to receive funding for this change. “We don’t want to have to cut other programs,” he explained. For more information, visit www. montecitoassociation.org, with the next board meeting on July 13. •MJ

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new club launched by the wine team at the Rosewood Miramar Beach is aiming to elevate your at-home quaffing experience. The new Miramar Collective is a chance for fans of the Miramar experience — and any fan of fine wine — to access bottles whose premium caliber mirrors the wine list at Caruso’s, the luxe resort’s flagship restaurant. The eatery, which launched in 2018 under the leadership of Executive Chef Massimo Falsini, reemerged from the COVID pandemic featuring a fourcourse, $120 prix-fixe tasting menu that’s uber-local and uber-seasonal. Its wine list won the Best of Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator last year. Sourced from coveted wine-growing regions both near and far — from premium vineyards as nearby as Sta. Rita Hills to some of Europe’s finest wine houses — the Wine Collective selections represent rare, exclusive, limited selections that most consumers would simply find tough to procure on their own. Enter Daniel Fish, the Miramar’s Director of Wine. “During the pandemic, I wanted to create another way to continue the conversation and connection that normally occurs during a dining experience, and to have an opportunity to build relationships with others in our community,” says Fish. “The Miramar Wine Collective became a way to continue these discussions while providing new and exciting wines for the members to try each month.” Acting as members’ private sommelier, Fish works directly with wineries 10 – 17 June 2021

and importers to select wines that follow a dedicated theme each month. Shipments are presented in custom wooden boxes. Local residents are encouraged to pick up their wines in person at the Miramar resort, during the last four days of each month, while any member living in the continental U.S. can have their box shipped to their home. Upcoming themes include: “Crisp, Dry Whites from Around the Globe” for July; “A Tour of France” for August; and “The Most Versatile Wine for Pairing — Bubbles” for September. Rare Italian finds will take the spotlight in October and November will focus on unique Rhone wines. “While some of the selections are wines that I have procured for the wine list at the hotel, (many) are expertly sourced with members’ specific tastes in mind,” Fish adds. “There are some upcoming wines that will be available in very limited quantities only to members of the Collective.” I asked Fish to pick five special labels that members have had access to since the Collective launched in February. His selections included the 2015 Mail Road Chardonnay ‘Mt. Carmel Vineyard’ from Santa Barbara’s Sta. Rita Hills; the 2011 La Jota Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain in Napa; the 1999 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta ‘Sugarille’ Brunello di Montalcino from Tuscany; the 2018 Littorai Pinot Noir ‘Wendling Vineyard — Block E’ from Mendocino’s Anderson Valley;

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RITZ-CARLTON BACARA ONBOARDS CHEFS FOR NEW DINING CONCEPTS AND MENU UPDATES

he pandemic has inspired sweeping culinary changes throughout Santa Barbara, and notably at several area hotels where executive chefs work diligently to provide a refreshing new take on this unique era in dining. And hospitality is making a slow comeback as city nears the yellow tier of COVID reopening. Some hoteliers are utilizing their indoor-outdoor venue space — such as the addition of the elegant Carriage House at San Ysidro Ranch or Belmond El Encanto’s Farm Table in the Chef’s Garden — to reimagine the dining experience, while others are creating entirely new dining concepts. Chef Efe Onoglu will oversee culinary direction at The Revere Room at Rosewood Angel Oak as well as the hotel’s new Japanese conMiramar and Costa at Mar Monte cept, San Setto Hotel (formerly known as Hyatt Centric Santa Barbara) are a few concepts that have popped up recently. Add to that list the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, a Spanishstyle luxury hotel situated on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, which has introduced two new restaurant concepts and a new pair of chefs in residency. Efe Onoglu was named Executive Chef of the hotel’s fine dining room Angel Oak as well as the hotel’s recently unveiled San Setto, a casual-yet-sophisticated sushi concept, and Justin Purpura was named Executive Chef of The Bistro, a casual dining outlet. Both plan to unveil summer seasonal menus on June 15. Onoglu brings more than a decade of experience helming some notable kitchens, including Zaytinya by José Andrés, Bourbon Steak by Mina (Washington, D.C.), Ulus 29 and Chilai (Istanbul), and Boston’s Nahita, where he curated a menu of nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) and chifa (Chinese-Peruvian) cuisines, “crisscrossed with Mexican and Turkish flavors.” Next week, Onoglu is preparing to roll out a new menu for Angel Oak, transforming its traditional steakhouse fare into more contemporary selections that channel the spirit of the coast. “I plan to swap out the heavier menu items with lighter, refreshing fare utilizing locally sourced ingredients,” Onoglu said. The first casualty was the lobster mac and cheese with heavy cream sauce. That dish has been replaced with a sophisticated Santa Barbara Uni Tagliatelle, and the restaurant will offer crispy buttermilk quail and beef selections such as A5 Japanese Wagyu and 28-day, dry-aged New York Strip served butcher-block style. In addition to overseeing all culinary experiences at the hotel, Onoglu will parlay his most recent experience as chef de cuisine at Katsuya in Los Angeles into San Setto’s artfully crafted Japanese cuisine. San Setto or “サンセット” in Japanese, translates to “sunset,” aptly named after the restaurant’s awe-inspiring ocean view just before twilight. Tucked into Angel Oak’s Terrace, the intimate outdoor space features a contemporary menu highlighting sushi, saké, craft cocktails, and traditional spirits. Guests at San Setto will enjoy Onoglu’s creations using fresh Japanese bluefin tuna and hamachi, flown in daily. Specialty rolls include the Santa Barbara with shrimp tempura, asparagus, shiso lemon and eel sauce; Wagyu roll with Japanese A5 beef tartare, unagi and miso hollandaise; and the lobster roll with pickled daikon, spicy mayo, tobiko and avocado.

Previously known for its California fare, ‘O’ Bar + Kitchen has been transformed into a casual Latin concept inspired by savory Mexican and South American cuisine. Love barbacoa? There’s plenty here. Menu highlights include tuna tostadas served with avocado mousse, cucumber, tomato, radish salsa fresca, and salmon roe; lamb barbacoa with corn flatbread, avocado chimichurri, fire-roasted tomatoes, radish, jalapeño, red onion, and queso fresco; and Argentinian-style churrasco steak served with papas bravas, chorizo, smoky pepper sauce, and chimichurri. Purpura has taken charge of The Bistro, a casual dining room with an oceanfront terrace and cozy fireplace. His notable career includes stints as chef de cuisine at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts properties in Maui, Las Vegas, and Boston. In his new role at The Bistro, he plans to add an Italian focus to the relaxed menu of brick oven pizzas, craft salads, and sustainable seafood selections. Diners can expect to find new menu items such as chicory salad with gorgonzola, local figs, 10-year balsamic vinegar, Laudemio olive oil; tuna crudo assembled with capers,

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chives, truffles and an Agrumato lemon olive oil; gluten-free veal, beef and pork meatballs served with tomato sugo, white polenta, Parmigiano-Reggiano; local bass puttanesca sauteed with capers, tomatoes, Castelvetrano olives, fennel, and fresh basil; and roasted whole branzino with frisée, local citrus, fennel, and a lemon vinaigrette. Reservations are required for each dining outlet. • Angel Oak is open from 4 pm to 10 pm, Thursday through Sunday and 9:30 am to 1:30 pm for Sunday brunch; San Setto is open daily from 5 pm - 10 pm; make reservations at 805-571-4220. • ‘O’ Bar + Kitchen is open from 3-10 pm daily; make reservations at 805-5713018; • The Bistro is open daily for breakfast and lunch from 7 am - 3 pm; dinner is served 5 pm - 10 pm; for more information, call 805-968-0100. •MJ

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To stop the bulldozers, to preserve San Marcos Foothills and its wildlife, to keep paws, hooves and feet traveling its trails, to see this land alive with native plants rather than buried under luxury homes. As a 12-year-old boy, I made a pledge to myself and our community when I joined the Save the San Marcos Foothills campaign in August. Thanks to the tireless work of many volunteers and donations of thousands of generous people, I am optimistic about the future of the San Marcos Foothills. I am grateful to live in a community that chose to preserve open space over development. Together we saved 101 acres of natural habitat that could have been lost forever to development. I hope that our community and trusted officials will continue to protect natural habitats and

nurture wildlife for future generations. With gratitude and hope, Pyp Pratt

Tuning Him Out

It almost breaks my heart to hear elderly white men, like Mr. Jim Buckley, cry over the good old days. I am definitely older than Mr. Buckley, and I lived thru the era that he mentions. The Civil Rights movement was hastened in the ‘50s by activists that came from WWII and the Korean War. What helped their cause was not so much free press as Fairness Doctrine of 1948, where TV programs were required to give both sides of issues. All of a sudden we saw the brutality of Jim Crow, the Rosa Parks boycott, Martin Luther King, Jr. in jail, Bull Connors and his dogs, the Emmett Till lynching, and Freedom Riders attacks on the screen in our living rooms.

All I can say about the free press is that Mr. Buckley has that absolute right, except to yell “fire” in a crowded room. On the other hand, I have the absolute right not to read anything he writes (“Voices” in the local paper), or turn off my hearing aid to anything he says. Donna Handy

A Thin-skinned Montecito?

Good lord, have Montecito skins grown so thin and Montecito sensibilities so delicate that columns must be taken up apologizing for the vivid language used in a previous column? And would someone please let me know where and when it was decreed — and by whom! — that the expression “panties in a twist” is deeply offensive? Somehow that cultural development passed me by. I use the expression myself occasionally and have for decades, and so far, no one

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has seen fit to scold me for it. Mostly, in fact, people laugh . . . because it’s a funny image and turn of phrase, you know? And last I checked, British journalists (females and males both, strangely enough) still enjoy using the expression “knickers in a twist.” It isn’t easy to be more uptight and proper than the Brits, but I guess it’s wise never to underestimate Montecito. Anyway, I’d like to vouch for the fact that Jim Buckley, who I know a little, is an open-minded and kind man, as well as one who relishes a lively disagreement, and I’d like to volunteer a bit of information that some of your quickerto-take-offense readers seem unaware of: As an editor and columnist, Jim is an inspired and lively exponent of a salty, opinionated, provocative journalistic tradition — think Mencken, Florence King, Mike Royko — that’s

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and the 2013 Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes from Bordeaux. Membership comes in three tiers, with prices based on the number of bottles — from four to 12 — in each shipment: the Premier Club ($500 per shipment), the Signature Club ($1,000) and the Founder’s Club ($2,000). Enrollment with a six-month commitment comes with specialized stemware and wine paraphernalia, from two Riedel Somm Burgundy glasses and two Riedel Somm Bordeaux glasses for Premier Club members to six of each specialty glasses plus a Riedel Amadeo decanter for Founder’s Club members. Other member perks include recommendations on regions and producers to visit, based on personal tastes, as well as private tastings and tours with winemakers and at vineyard featured in the club. “We’ve always aimed to enhance our guests’ visits to the Miramar with creative and unique curated experiences centered around wine,” continues Fish. “The Miramar Wine Collective creates another opportunity to provide our members with a special element of customized service and hospitality.” For more information and to become a member, email Fish at miramar. winecollective@rosewoodhotels.com. Cheers! •MJ

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Just Askin’ the Questions . . .

Just a short note to ask a few questions of several detractors who wrote letters to the editor in last week’s edition: I’m curious as to Robert Baruch’s contention that I like “to play hideand-seek with the truth,” or that I

“camouflage” a partisan bias with sarcasm and innuendo. I do believe I’ve always been upfront with what I am for and what I am against and, as far as I can tell, never wavered in that philosophy during my years as Editor/Publisher of Montecito Journal. If playing hide-and-seek with the truth is similar to questioning what the meaning of “is” is, or telling people they were going to save $2,500 a year by passing ObamaCare, or insisting that COVID-19 could not possibly have come from the virology lab in Wuhan, then I’ve been miscast and slandered. But, hey, that’s kind of par for the course for this group, isn’t it?

As for Kerin Friden’s suggestion that “there are still those that are able to communicate with civility and provide fact-based information,” well, yes there are. I don’t believe I insulted anyone in my original piece, but have since been roundly insulted, so I do have to ask, who was it that hurled “insults to those holding opposing views?” And who exactly is providing “fact-based information”? To Lee Chiacos: there is plenty of ink to go around (this paper buys it by the barrel); why not allow an opposing point of view a little space now and then? Just asking. Jim Buckley •MJ

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