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SERVING MONTECITO AND SUMMERLAND

The SBCC Foundation is working overtime to continue with its “promise” to aid local high school graduates with a free education, page 30

Marco’s Planet

Marco DiPadova, 13, has created an alternate universe known as Planet Duck in order to aid real-life obstacles on Earth. (Begins on page 5)

‘DUI Hunter’

With Montecito seeing more foot and car traffic than ever before, a new Sheriff’s Lieutenant and DUI specialist is on the lookout, page 6

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A Night to Remember

One805 returned to the hills of Montecito, this time with a pair of rock legends to help raise funds and awareness for firefighters, page 16

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24 Seen Around Town What’s going on with Bellosguardo? Plus, a wild time at the Zoofari Ball.

27 On Art Tara Rose Toner showcases a new vision amid the pandemic, and its ready for a closeup at SLOPOKE 28 Calendar of Events From H.E.R. at the Bowl to Chaucer’s series turning toward the proliferation of forest fires, the week ahead . . .

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In the Know

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Planet Duck:

An Out-of-this-World Solution to a Real-Life Problem Marco DiPadova is the founder of Planet Duck, a nonprofit that is aiding animal shelters as they deal with the fallout from the pandemic (Photo by Nick Masuda)

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elcome to “Quackzar,” home to ducks that lived in harmony before The Snake King – or Oxyuranus – attacked, putting its entire duck population in peril. But, with a bit of help, the ducks can still be saved. All it takes is a donation.

All this hatched from the mind of a 13-year-old entrepreneur who has used storytelling, and the marketing of rubber ducks, to raise thousands of dollars for real life animals in need.

Marco DiPadova is an eighth grader at Anacapa School, an outlet that puts an emphasis on entrepreneurship, aiding students in the lessons of business and marketing from an early age.

And while holed up in his house at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a story on television pushed the then12-year-old Marco to take action.

Animal shelters were in desperate need of help, with funds drying up due to belts being tightened around the globe.

But no one can resist a rubber duck, and Marco put together a plan to build a nonprofit, Planet Duck, that would aid shelters in need by selling packets of rubber ducks – complete with a storyline that took the toy from a simple bathtub joy to a real-life cause.

“We decided we should probably do something about it, and we looked into it and found that ducks sell pretty well,” Marco said. “And we just ran with it.”

Navigating the business world became a lesson plan for Marco’s father, Albert, a successful businessman himself as the co-founder of the Riviera Towel Company.

Or paddled with it, as the case may be.

Succeeding in a digital world pushed Marco to learn the ins and outs of e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and GoFundMe, not to mention promotional vehicles such as Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.

And fulfilling orders? That can be a full-time job, especially with a recent order of ducks numbering 8,000.

Marco’s ducks caught on so quickly that he even produced a TED Talk focused on launching “your own mission for social good” – a process that took him out of his comfort zone with public speaking and turned it into a strength.

His son’s aptitude for it all has left Albert impressed.

“Marco came up with this whole idea, and has stuck with it,” Albert said.

“And it’s truly making an impact.”

Planet Duck donates all net profits to a handful of animal care outlets, including the ASPCA and BUNS, the latter a nonprofit dedicated to the well-being of bunnies.

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Village Beat

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

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

‘DUI Hunter’ Now Patrolling Streets of Montecito

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ach month during the community reports segment of the Montecito Association Board of Directors meeting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Lieutenant Butch Arnoldi rattles off about a dozen crimes that happen each month in our area. These almost always include vehicle break-ins at trailheads; stolen mail or packages; maybe a residential burglary or two.

Last week, attendees on the Zoom meeting were surprised to hear Lieutenant Arnoldi list arrest after arrest for DUI (driving under the influence), rattling off 16 arrests made in August, taking place in multiple areas of Montecito. When asked about the spike in DUIs, Lieutenant Arnoldi said there was a new deputy patrolling the streets, Lieutenant John Valente, whom Arnoldi called a DUI specialist, and “a magnet” for the crime.

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Deputy Valente is a former California Highway Patrol officer, serving 26 years on the force, where most of his time was spent on DUI and drug violations while enforcing the laws on our state highways, including Highway 192 through Montecito.

“I’ve seen countless horrific crashes on our highways, and that’s what motivates me,” Valente told the Montecito Journal during an interview at Sheriff’s Headquarters earlier this week.

During his career with CHP he wore multiple hats, once patrolling with the Isla Vista Foot Patrol in the mid 1990s and spending the last seven years of his career as a narcotics detective.

“When I was in Isla Vista, I really fell in love with being a deputy, and knew that I wanted to pursue that after retirement from CHP,” he said.

So five years ago Valente did retire, only to jump right back into public

service with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, being sworn in as a deputy at the end of 2019. In December of that year, he was back on the streets of Isla Vista, patrolling the densely populated enclave as a member of the IVFP. This past summer, Deputy Valente was asked to temporarily transfer to the Carpinteria Substation due to a staffing shortage. This put him right back on the streets he was used to patrolling as a CHP officer, which includes the unincorporated areas of Carpinteria, Summerland, and Montecito. The self-proclaimed “DUI hunter” says he patrols areas where there is a high likelihood of driving while intoxicated, including near the commercial areas of Coast Village Road and the Upper Village, as well as strategic areas where people are driving from the City of Santa Barbara back to Montecito.

“I’m seeing drunk and impaired drivers from all walks of life, from the wealthy residents of Montecito on their way home from a fancy restaurant to construction workers or painters who are drinking beers on project sites and then driving home. It’s not just alcohol either; it’s prescription drugs, cocaine, heroin, meth, and others,” Valente said.

“Montecito has a really big problem that a lot of people are not aware of.”

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Deputy and DUI expert John Valente is now patrolling the streets of Montecito.

He’s arrested 89 people for DUI so far this year and has over 1,100 DUI arrests over the span of his career. (Photo

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Careful not to divulge all his tactics, Valente told us he has a knack for spotting a driver who is under the influence, thanks in part to over 2,500 hours of training, much of which was related to DUI accident investigation and drug recognition.

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Letters to the Editor

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

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ne805 has come roaring back from lockdown with a perfectly executed, sold-out event that was the perfect combination of class, emotion, and world-class entertainment. The One805 Live! event held this Saturday at the stunning WinnTwining estate, featuring Danny Seraphine of Chicago and Robby Krieger of the Doors, was a knockout success. Strict COVID protocols at the outdoor venue provided partygoers with a safe environment to have a wonderful time. From start to finish, the mission of supporting first responders was achieved at every turn. The event sold out in three short weeks and premium sponsors made significant donations to ensure the success of the night and the cause. Outstanding food by Via Maestra 42, incredible music, a wonderful VIP experience, a rousing bagpipe introduction including “America the Beautiful,” and a short program focused on supporting first responders, made it a night to remember.

Giving the first ever “Heart of the Community” awards, the board of One805 honored Alan Parsons, Kim Cantin, and Ashley Iverson for their contributions to One805 and the broader community. Linda Weinman, co-founder of lynda.com, created the unique, handmade ceramic awards that were presented to recipients.

One805 is a 501(c)(3) public charity that was created following the devastating Thomas Fire and ensuing Montecito mudflow that claimed the lives of 23 of our neighbors. What began as a planned BBQ to thank first responders who fought the fire, grew to a massively successful and star-studded event dubbed the Kick Ash Bash where over $2 million was quickly raised for emergency equipment that most first responder agen-

cies do not have the budgets to procure, plus critical counseling services following such a traumatic incident.

Three important mobile command units were purchased and given to police, fire, and sheriffs agencies, and those units are in service today. Now, One805 has continued to support 11 first responder agencies who comprise their advisory council by hosting events and coordinating the procurement and delivery of lifesaving equipment. Over the past two years, the organization has provided COVID decontamination equipment and PPE to the agencies, delivered donated flowers to nurses and doctors, filled several grant requests for emergency tools and equipment for the first responders, and launched its successful One805 Live! events that continue to raise funds to support those who support us. For more information, please visit www.one805.org.

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Bachelor Bear Seeks Den

Carlos, The Bear, felt fall’s tinge and he needed to find a new den, because Wendy Bear had her cubs. He decided his sabbatical to the back country of Montecito was over. It had been agreed the cubs needed space and safe lodging and to be in the Montecito Union School District. The den being too small for all of them, amical parting came to be, and the estate was split with mutual agreement. Carlos got the big screen TV, satellite dish and stereo. Wendy received the den because Carlos wanted his kids to grow up in a good neighborhood.

So, he went towards The Village out of the backcountry, seeking a rental.

Having come over on Cold Spring Trail, he took a left on Mountain Drive and ambled towards Hot Springs

Trail, where he wanted a soak and a drink of water. When he made it to the trailhead, he found two-hour Parking Limit, Park Hours and Forest Closed signs posted there. The whole lot was strewn with yellow “Do Not Cross” tape. “Good grief,” he thought, “has the trail become too popular?” He had never heard this trail referred to as a park! Never had he seen the trail closed and fenced off. What the heck was going on? In the backcountry he didn’t get cell reception. He had been completely off grid and had not kept up with local news.

Carlos shrugged. He knew the signs were for humans and their cars, and still not having found an accommodating den, he continued walking on, toward the San Ysidro Ranch to check possibles. The real estate around these parts had become pricey. And, it was becoming crowded, with so many “Granny Units” going in bringing more humans to the neighborhood.

He didn’t need much though, just a rental studio with good cell reception and satellite.

He noted some within his price range, a bit pricier than Toro Canyon, his old haunt. Rents were higher in the Golden Triangle. However, here more amenities were nearby and thus landlords were able to charge more for the convenience factor. It was a full moon night and he happily walked on.

On the corner of Mountain Drive and San Ysidro he came upon what looked like a new sign erected to advise the locals of the level of fire danger. Or maybe it just had a makeover and had been freshly painted. No matter, Carlos smiled and nodded an approval. It made sense that the forest was off limits for humans, because the sign-o-meter needle was pointing into the high fire danger range and just shy of the extreme range. Global warming, he sighed.

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Spotlight on the Montecito Library

lba Library is believed to have been the oldest library in the world.

Historians have concluded it was built around 2500 to 2250 BC in Syria.

Although they had giant clay tablets, instead of neatly bound printed paper books, archaeologists still found signs of the tablets being arranged and even classified according to content or size. People alive more than 4,000 years ago knew and recognized the importance of written texts and found a way to establish a working library thousands of years before paper was even invented.

To this day, libraries are still a fundamental and integral part of towns all across the world, including this one.

The Montecito Library is a charming facility located on 1469 East Valley Road in Montecito. I’m sure many of you are well acquainted with this elegant building tucked between Union Bank and El Montecito Presbyterian Church.

Although it may be small, that doesn’t stop it from having a widely diverse and entertaining catalog of books. The great part is, if the Montecito Library doesn’t have the book you’re looking for, the staff can simply order it from one of our neighboring libraries and have it delivered there.

The library offers free Wi-Fi and internet access on its public computers, as well as engrossing events hosted in the connected hall. Simply can’t wait until home to start reading an intriguing book? No problem. Just curl up in the reading area on an old-fashioned leather armchair and listen to the faint sound of cars passing through the cracked window, while you enjoy the local artwork adorning the walls. The library truly has everything to fulfill all your bookish needs.

My favorite spot in the whole building is the kids’ section. It’s nestled to the left of the front desk and is surprisingly spacious and packed with bodacious brightly colored picture books as far as the eye can see. There’s always some sort of game or puzzle out on the miniature-sized table, as well as teddy bears, toys,

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Montecito Best Buys

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Falling for Fall with Hope for Rain Soon

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t seems as if fall has arrived a tad unannounced, at least for me. I had been waiting for those definite signs of summer: feeling unbearably hot, the ocean warming up considerably for at least a few weeks, and that moment when one starts looking forward to cooler weather. The May Gray/ June Gloom hung in there though — well it’s still hanging in there actually, even today as I type, the sun thus far is a no show.

That said, I find it lovely in Montecito whether sunny, foggy, day or night.

Home buyers seem to agree, noting the 33+/- home sales in August, and 11 closed escrows through the first 17 days of September in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). It seems our real estate market is still going strong, delivering sales numbers and prices that are above average month after month.

However, it does seem at this point, after four or five months of slowing since the peak months back, that the overall madness of 40 to 50 home sales per month is over — for now. More homes on the market might help bring numbers higher, but for now we are averaging around 25 to 30 home sales per month and we’re on track for the same in September thus far.

There are, as of September 17, only 45 homes and condos on the market in the MLS in Montecito’s 93108 zip code. From the low $2 million for a one-bedroom condo near Butterfly Beach to your pick of two multi-acre estates not far from one another as the crow flies, both listed just over $70 million. Additionally of note is that there are only a few homes to choose from in any price point, especially under $8 million. So, if you are looking for a nice four-bedroom home under $4 million, then you have just a few choices, not even a full handful.

It does seem at this point, after four or five months of slowing since the peak months back, that the overall madness of 40 to 50 home sales per month is over — for now.

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

An Ode to Santa Barbara’s Roots

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t’s not much of an exaggeration to suggest that Opera Santa Barbara General Director Kostis Protopapas almost single-handedly kept live music alive in town during the worst months of the pandemic. In February, Operation Eurydice, part of Opera Santa Barbara’s Arts Advocacy campaign, created three live music series to bring in-person concerts to the public, with only a tiny portion devoted to operatic singing.

OSB’s Balcony Jams and Night Out have fallen by the wayside, but Roar & Pour, which brings two hours of music to the sidewalk and street in front of the Granada every Thursday evening, is still going strong.

Next weekend, though, OSB returns to produce its first opera at the Granada in more than 18 months, kicking off an exciting season that heralds an ambitious new direction for the company with forays into non-traditional works. Cruzar la Cara de la Luna (“To Cross the Face of the Moon”) is a Mariachi opera that tells a timely story of a single family’s journey across borders and decades to come together to make a life and a home. The music is

by José “Pepe” Martínez, founder of the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, and will be performed on stage here by Grammy-Award winning Los Angeles-

based Mariachi Los Camperos, who played the New York City premiere in 2017 and the 2018 revival in Houston, whose Grand Opera company commissioned the work in 2010.

“Obviously it’s a big departure from Italian opera,” Protopapas said about the musical style that most locals only know from street musicians during Fiesta. “But the musical language is much more congenial to the average audience member than many contemporary pieces. The truth is that it appeals to a much broader spectrum of listeners as it comes from popular music and folk songs. It’s not just for opera lovers; it’s a musical theater piece for everybody.”

The story, Protopapas said, should also be welcome to a wide audience reentering theaters after the long hiatus.

“The immigrant experience is central to the American experience. And it’s a very sweet story, very moving and with a positive message, and it’s an American thing to be optimistic.”

Protopapas — who has booked several other smaller, new-to-Santa Barbara works at the Lobero before the season closes in May with La Traviata — said the concept of the new season is to be a more nimble opera company that can broaden its reach while expanding its scope and bring more people into the

theater to experience operatic works.

“We have a huge Latino population in Santa Barbara that we don’t normally attract. Especially as people are becoming less concerned about the pandemic, this fall should be about celebrating the arts and we want everybody to participate in that. This shows our intent to embrace the whole community rather than a very specific audience that believes opera ended after the 18th century.”

That also comes into play with OSB’s new ticketing policy that not only allows for building individualized premium subscriptions, but also sets aside tickets available on a name-your-own-price basis called, appropriately, You Decide!

“Opera is really expensive to produce, especially if you’re trying to do well,” Protopapas said, noting that the OSB production is conducted by David Hanlon, who led the orchestra for the 2010 Houston premiere, and directed by Octavio Cardenas, who helmed OSB’s Madama Butterfly in 2019.

“So, we didn’t want to offer free or $10 tickets because that’s insulting to both the performers and the audience and communicates a message that this is cheap. Instead, people can make a decision about what this is worth to them, and hopefully put some thought into their relationship with the arts.”

Protopapas certainly has.

Opera Santa Barbara presents the local premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna at the Granada Theatre at 7:30 pm Friday, October 1, and 2:30 pm Sunday, October 3. Call (805) 899-2222 or visit www.granadasb.org.

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As the inaugural collaboration between UCSB’s much-lauded Launch Pad artist residency and performance program with Local Theater Company, the Boulder-based leader in new play development, Yellowstone will have a lot of voices shaping its first-ever fully staged reading on Friday, September 24.

But for playwright Jennifer Barclay, the process has been playing out for more than four years, as she first penned the dark comedy set at the border of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming back in 2017.

That was right after Donald Trump assumed the presidency, and Barclay, who cites as her dual-purpose mission creating stereotype-busting roles for women in intimate socio-political stories meant to spark much-needed curiosity and empathy, was seeking a way through the pain.

“There was so much after the election that was beyond baffling and just so hard to understand,” she said a few hours before rehearsals were set to begin on campus earlier this week.

“The play was a big excavation of how someone can get to the point where they had those sort of values in what they’re fighting for.”

At first, Barclay said she wanted to explore the “sense of entitlement” among rural white conservative Republican men. But, she figured, it would be easier to hear those words through the voices and bodies of a multi-racial company of women.

Thus, was borne the idea of setting the action in the middle of a land-grabbing, fracking fight between a group of working-class Wyoming males portrayed by women of color as a way of actually embodying, not just considering, the opposing points of view.

“It was a way to shuttle juxtaposition between the people who are trying to marginalize and the voices in the bodies of the people who they are maybe terrified of and want to marginalize,” said Barclay, whose earlier work Ripe Frenzy, which was developed at the 2017 Ojai Playwrights Conference, won a Smith Prize for Political Theatre from the National New Play Network.

The process certainly worked for the playwright, who said researching and writing Yellowstone — which is the first in a planned National Parks trilogy of plays from Barclay, who plans to visit all of them in her lifetime — helped her find an empathy for what is underneath the political positions.

“I have a greater understanding of how they got to that point where they feel like they are defending on a very gut and primal level,” she said.

Barclay’s ability to handle such hot button topics with humor is what drew Local Theater Company founding artistic director Pesha Rudnick to Yellowstone

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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.

The Show Must Go On

Alicia Welch, Nancy and Bernard Melekian, and Mark and Holly Hartwig (Photo by Priscilla)

John Thyne III, Kirsten Cavendish Weston-Smith, Richard Weston-Smith, Nina Phillips, Eric Phillips, and Susan Petrovich at the One805 event (Photo by Priscilla)

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OVID-19 reared its ugly head when Natasha Bedingfield, considered one of the top 100 vocalists of all time, who was scheduled to be one of two principal performers at the One805 fundraiser at the charming Montecito estate of Alastair and Ann Winn, and Travis and Amanda Twining, cancelled just 48 hours before the sell-out boffo beano with 300 guests raising a hefty $250,000 towards vital equipment and services.

Bedingfield, 39, was due to perform with guitarist Robby Krieger, 75, of The Doors, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary. Richard Weston-Smith, One805 co-founder Eric Phillips, and John Thyne and their respective wives were lucky to find former veteran Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine, a Las Vegas resident who now plays in his band the California Transit Authority, as a last-minute replacement.

“We were very lucky to get him at such short notice,” says Richard.

“Natasha cancelled our event, as well as a number of other concerts, because of the uptick in pandemic numbers.”

The fancy fest also featured the inauguration of the Heart of the Community Awards, 3D-printed pottery designed and made by Lynda Weinman (which went to music man Alan Parsons), Kim Cantin — who lost her husband and son in the mudslides three years ago — and Ashley Iverson, whose husband, Cory, was killed fighting the devastating Thomas Fire in December 2017.

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Michael and Tracy Bollag were the winners of a signed guitar by Robby Krieger of The Doors (right) (Photo by Priscilla) Lisa and Alan Parsons (Photo by Priscilla)

Danny Seraphine of Chicago presents his signed snare drum to Jenna and Avi Reichental (Photo by Priscilla)

She also received a $5,000 check for her Iverson Foundation.

At the start of the party, a bell tolled 23 times to mark the number of deaths in the mudslides, and members of the Gold Coast Pipe Band from Camarillo, splendidly attired in kilts with bagpipes blowing and drums beating, paraded through the party, which started as the Kick Ash Bash in February 2018, at hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt’s Summerland estate, Bella Vista, with Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry performing, which attracted 2,500 supporters and raised nearly $2 million for first responders and their equipment.

This year’s event teamed up with the Santa Barbra Firefighters Alliance, which has been fighting horrendous blazes across California.

Among the munificent mob, noshing on the food from Via Maestra 42, were Paul and Jane Orfalea, Bill and Sandi Nicholson, Bruce Heavin,

Wayne and Sharol Siemens, Carol Marsch, Scott Wood, Bilo Zarif, Mireille Noone, Titanic actor Billy Zane, Diana Starr Langley, Nina Terzian, Mara Abboud, former Mayor Helene Schneider, Fred Brander, Penny Bianchi, Mindy Denson, Christopher Lancashire, Nigel Gallimore, Ginni Dreier, Gretchen Lieff and Miles Hartfeld, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, sheriff Bill and Donna Brown, Anne Towbes, and Allen and Anne Sides.

TV talk show titan Oprah Winfrey, a near neighbor, underwrote the parking costs.

Quite the Sendoff

Montecito music man Peter Clark, who moved to more heavenly pastures at 87, was remembered in suitable style by his widow Gloria Clark on what

would have been their fifth wedding anniversary at the Montecito Club.

The iconic English-born pianist rose to fame in the 1950s appearing on Australia’s Amateur Hour at 17 and appearing with legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Oscar Peterson in Melbourne before moving to California in 1963.

He used the stage name Chet DeMilo and played in bands in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe. In 1991, he bought Andria’s Harbourside, an eatery and piano bar in Santa Barbara, with his wife, Dallas, stepmother of Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner, and impromptu shows were commonplace. They sold the property in 2001.

Peter was also president of the Santa Barbara Jazz Society and a member of the Montecito Mafia, a social group of racketeers.

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Stages North and South

Yellowstone will take place on September 24 at UCSB

back in 2019, although a planned production was scotched by the pandemic.

“She was able to use absurdism to look at the very real threat of alienation in this country where everyone feels like they’re on the outside,” said Rudnick, who will direct Friday’s staged reading. “She can make you laugh while you also find incredible compassion for all the characters as well as rage for some of the things that they express. It’s brilliant.”

A cast of four UCSB Theater students will be joined by Launch Pad contributor Anne Torsiglieri in not only performing the piece, but also hashing out the issues and offering feedback to the playwright for four days leading up to Friday’s performance, when the audience will also have a chance to chime in.

“I’ve been craving being in with actors and an environment that is experimental,” Barclay said. “I’m sure I’ll learn a lot with the layering of the actors on top of the character and how it resonates and communicates. And I can’t wait to hear what the audience reacts to.”

The staged reading of Yellowstone takes place at 5 pm Friday, September 24, outside in the Theater/Dance West Courtyard on the UCSB campus. Bring chairs and/or a blanket. Visit https:// launchpad.theaterdance.ucsb.edu.

Pacific Conservatory Theater, which made its return to live theater this summer via a truncated, two-play season at the outdoor Solvang Festival Theatre, now makes two further forays toward post-COVID normalcy.

PCPA’s InterPlay Reading Series is not only returning to live, in-person productions, they’re also doing it indoors, at PCPA’s home base of the Severson Theatre in Santa Maria. What makes the season-opening offering worth the trek on Thursday evening or Saturday afternoon (September 23 & 25) is that the play in question, The Humans, might be new to the Central Coast, but has received plenty of attention back East, where Stephen Karam’s one-act family drama won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play. Meanwhile, the moving drama about the horrors of ordinary life and the love and kindness that can counter them has been adapted by its author into a movie that just opened last week to rave reviews.

Also getting a PCPA staged reading this weekend (Friday & Saturday at 7 pm) is Quack, Eliza Clark’s 2018 comedy about a Dr. Oz-style TV medical guru whose wellness self-help empire is threatened by a take-down piece of journalism that goes viral. We can recommend this one not only because it glorifies our profession but also because the piece from the co-executive producer of TNT’s Animal Kingdom has earned kudos from the Los Angeles Times. The September 24 reading will also be livestreamed. Tickets for all shows cost $10. Call (805) 922-8313 or visit www.pcpa.org.

Breaking the Code, a romantic comedy that represents the first non-historical fiction work from local author, playwright, and painter Claudia McGarry, has added an encore show to the run

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it all — as does capturing both a Grammy for Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe” and the Academy Award for “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah earlier this year.

Pop Picks: Artist with an Ax Metheny Returns

Ojai-dwelling folk-rock legend Chris Hillman recounted his six-decade musical journey in last fall’s memoir Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother, and Beyond.

Now the words come to life in a live event that combines Hillman reading excerpts as introductions to songs that cover, chronologically, every group that Hillman has been in, including Manassas, SoutherHillman-Furay, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman, and the Desert Rose Band.

Two of the principal players from that latter band – singer-banjo player Herb Pedersen and multi-instrumentalist John Jorgenson – join Hillman in the pair of concerts September 24-25 at Scherr Forum Theatre in Thousand Oaks.

Very few artists of any genre have been able to remain relevant anywhere near as long as Pat Metheny, the guitarist who launched his recording career 45 years ago. That was back in the days when terrestrial FM radio stations would play anything from Mountain to Madness and Metheny to the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I have fond memories of hearing songs by Tom Petty and the Police butting up against “Phase Dance” from The Pat Metheny Group’s 1978 self-titled debut, and hearing it again still evokes snow falling softly on the New Jersey maples. Radio, satellite, and to a large extent people’s taste have largely segmented since then, but Metheny has gone on to explore jazz in its many guises as well as further forays into many other areas, including collaborations with Steve Reich and David Bowie and, most recently, classical guitar.

Many of those ventures have also had live readings at one of his favorite venues of the Lobero Theatre here in town, which will once again host the somehow still youthful Metheny on Wednesday, September 29, when his latest trio, Side-Eye, featuring up-and-comers James Francies (keyboards, piano) and Joe Dyson (drums), dives into his catalog as well as new material.

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The Role of Desalination in an Increasingly Water-Scarce World

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he removal of salt from seawater (desalination) is bitterly opposed by the California environmental community and its supporters in academia, government, and the press.

Los Angeles Times editorial columnist Steve Lopez, a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, grudgingly acknowledges that “Desalination may have a role to play in addressing California’s long-running water shortage; after all we have got an 1,100-mile coastline in a drought-stricken state. It’s only natural to think: ‘Hey let’s just stick a straw in the ocean, and our rabid thirst will be quenched once and for all.’”

His opinion piece titled, “Desalination Plan Stinks all the Way to Sacramento,” goes on to dismiss desalination as too costly; too environmentally insensitive to both the ocean and the atmosphere; too unpopular with locals; too expensive to build; too energy inefficient; and too profitable for private companies such as Poseidon Resources, which for 20 years has been trying to win approval for a desal plant in Huntington Beach.

The Sierra Club goes even further than Lopez, claiming that desal plants are “eyesores that pollute the air, destroy the ocean, kill marine life, cost a fortune, and aren’t needed.” According to Sierra Club supporters, conservation alone can solve our water insecurity problem.

Case for Desalination of Sea Water

Desalination is a reliable source of water; it does not depend on rainfall nor snowfall in the High Sierras, nor attaining water from the depleted Colorado River Basin, Lake Mead or Lake Powell. It is immune to prolonged periods of drought; hence, it is an efficient way to build climate change resilience, an advantage to California environmentalists.

Desalination is a mature technology. In 2018, there were 18,426 desalination plants in some 150 countries producing 87 million cubic feet of water per day.

Collectively, desal facilities supply some 16 million acre-feet per year (AFY) of clean water to more than 300 million people, according to a March 2019 study by the World Bank Group titled, “The Role of Desalination in an Increasingly Water-Scarce World.”

The Pacific Reservoir

Water covers almost 70% of the world’s surface. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest water reservoir on Earth, covering more than 60 million square miles and averaging a depth of 13,000 feet. It holds more than half of the Earth’s open water supply. For California coastal communities, it is an unlimited supply of feedstock that lies right next door.

Why is desalinated water so bitterly opposed by the environmental community and the state’s elected leadership? Is it possible to separate old myths from new realities?

Is Desalinated Water Too Expensive?

New surface reservoirs in California with their adjoining dams, like Lake Cachuma and Bradbury Dam, cost a minimum of $1 billion to build. The Pacific Reservoir costs nothing because nature placed it adjacent to 26.7 million coastal Californians.

As desalination costs have plummeted, the cost of pumping unreliable state

water hundreds of miles continues to rise. The Montecito Water District (MWD) received only 5% (165 AF) of its promised 3,300 AF allotment of state water in 2020-21. That means state water cost MWD $5.2 million for 165 AF, or $31,500 per AF. Even more nonsensical is MWD’s obligation to pay another $5-6 million in 2021-22 for state water and not receive one drop of water.

On the production side, the cost of desal water has been falling fast worldwide. In 2012, the cost of desal water was running at $2.38 per cubic meter in Israel. In the newest seawater desalination plants in Israel, such as Sorek II and Western Galilee, the Israeli bid from IDE Technologies, projects an “unprecedented low price” of $0.41 per cubic meter, equivalent $506 per AF, or $1.16 per HCF (hundred cubic feet). This lower cost will save Israel some $1.2 billion over the period that their new desal plants are in operation.

Compare the new $1.16 per HCF production cost in Israel to the retail price MWD ratepayers are now paying for water – from $6.75 to $12.66 per HCF, depending upon quantity of usage. City of Santa Barbara ratepayers pay even more, especially for use over 16 HCF per month at $25.89 per HCF. Comparing production costs to retail water costs ignores overhead costs, but the comparison is still striking.

Operating costs for energy, labor, chemicals, etc. account for two-thirds of desal water production cost, while capital cost depreciation makes up the other third. If you want to lower the cost of desal, it’s very straightforward: Mega-desal plants are more efficient than small plants. Lower the cost of plant construction by cutting the time and cost of regulatory approvals. Fund the desal plant with low-cost financing using government guarantees. Cut operating costs by using the lowest cost energy source available and install the latest membrane technology.

Desal plant contractors contend that decades of delay for government approvals, permits and environmental mitigations effectively kill viable desal projects because California’s permitting costs and time delays make it impossible to find reliable construction financing.

Is Desalination an Energy Hog?

The cost of energy for seawater desalination plants ranges from one-third to one-half of operations costs. Two of the biggest plants in Israel, Sorek I and Hadera, are located next to their own power plants to reduce energy transmission and distribution losses. Both use energy recovery systems to capture energy from the brine stream to drive their power pumps. Both use variable energy rates to run at maximum production at night when energy is least expensive.

Critics of desal plants forget that the State Water Project (SWP) is the largest single user of energy in California. Pumping one acre-foot of SWP water to Southern California requires about 3,000 kWh. That’s an average of 5 billion kWh per year, the equivalent of about 2 to 3% of all electricity consumed in California.

In Israel, the use of ERDs (Energy Recovery Devices) has cut energy costs by 60% to a new low level of 2kWh per cubic meter, compared to 14kWh per cubic meter for plants built in the 1990s.

In November 2017, Israeli start-up TSD (Tethys Solar Desalination) announced a break-through technology using photovoltaic cells (PC) for low-cost, off-grid, scalable and environmentally friendly module technology using only the power of the sun – no fossil fuels and no carbon dioxide emissions.

In May 2021, scientists in the Engineering School at Purdue University announced a variant of the Seawater Reverse Osmosis desalination process called “batch counterflow reverse osmosis” that can save even more energy costs and keep greenhouse gas emissions out of the atmosphere.

In July 2021, DuPont announced that it had been selected by the Sorek II desalination plant in Israel to provide its new FilmTech membranes that significantly reduce energy costs. Dupont officials and IDE Water Technologies, jointly predict that the new Dupont membrane technology will set a new benchmark for seawater desalination water prices on a global scale.

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by Sharon Byrne, Executive Director, Montecito Association

California Enacts Legislation to End Single-Family Zoning

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anada is holding Parliamentary elections, and the fate of President Trudeau will be decided. Trudeau called the election to capitalize on the liberal government’s handling of the pandemic. But the big issue Canadians are upset about is housing. Trudeau pledged to ban foreign investment in Canadian homes for two years and end the process of blind-bidding.

The villain in Canada’s housing crisis: investor speculation, particularly foreign.

California, also facing a housing crisis, instead carried out a witch hunt on single-family zoning, declaring it racist. Myopic municipalities with their onerous land use codes, glacial permitting processes, capricious citizen-review planning boards, and that chorus of NIMBYs that amass over every project — they’re the problem, in the eyes of the coalition of the California Realtors Association, the California Building Trades Association, and tech companies who backed California YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard groups). This coalition drowned legislators and op-ed pages with this narrative for Senate Bills 9 and 10. Despite voter opposition to these bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted them into law last Friday, after President Joe Biden publicly admired us for ending single-family zoning to get more housing.

There is truth to the allegation that local land use policies seriously impede the construction of housing. Everyone has been to a hearing with a storm of NIMBYs protesting that this (insert proposed project here) will forever change the character of the community. The California Legislature raced willingly into the arms of delusion that increased supply alone will fix our housing problems.

Let’s just get rid of local controls that stop building. If we just build more, it will trickle down, and magically become more affordable.

Santa Barbara’s AUD experiment proved that to be a fallacy. The new high-density units are more expensive. People with older properties increased their prices to just under that of the new units. Density doesn’t drop prices.

Hong Kong, Vancouver, and New York have some of the highest home prices in the world.

Trends sweep through the housing industry like wildfire. Some take decades to play out, before they end, badly. Remember the Public Works Administration of the 1930s? The big idea was to shove poor people into newly constructed government block apartments. By the 1970s, they proved an incredibly fertile zone for drug-dealing, gunfire, and entrenched, inescapable poverty. New York, Chicago, and Atlanta demolished those cell-block towers in the 1990s, moving to scattered-site public housing.

What will the new housing laws do to our community? Well, every homeowner with a minimum 2,400-square-foot lot is instantly wealthier. When you can build

more units on a piece of land, the price of that land goes up automatically.

Like the ADU law, SB-9 might take a couple of years to be felt in neighborhoods, as building takes more than a minute. When a neighbor puts up three new units in their yard, you won’t have any say, as there will be no hearings, no design review, no environmental review.

This will make California’s single-family homes even more desirable to the Blackstones and Deutsche Banks, who’ve snatched up an enormous supply of American homes. They have infinitely deep pockets to build and rent FOUR units on a single-family lot. Few California families command the financial resources to develop their properties.

A farmer grows crops that people need to eat. When a horde of locusts reduces the crops available, the price of the surviving crop goes up.

People who need the food but can’t pay more go without.

If the only strategy is “just plant more crops” — why wouldn’t the locusts just eat those, too?

These new laws do not require the units to be affordable. We successfully fought for amendments to try to curb the worst of these bills’ tendencies, like prohibiting building in the high fire zones and not spurring investor speculation. The amendments are not bullet-proof, however.

What about SB-10? It allows up to 14 units where a single-family home stands today. A local jurisdiction has to “opt in,” and parcels must be in a “transit-rich” area. That means within half-mile of a bus stop, which is pretty much everywhere in Santa Barbara and Montecito.

We’re three years down the road of the ADU law’s implementation, upon which Senate Bills 9 and 10 were crafted. “Spite-ADUs,” placed up against a neighbor’s fence, are cropping up. Second-story, view-blocking ADUs are going up. Reports that ADUs are turning into vacation rentals — that’s happening.

The law’s intent was to spur affordable housing creation, but the local ADU rentals are not remotely affordable.

Back to Canada – if Trudeau wins re-election, foreign investors are ready with cash-in-hand to buy up homes before the ban takes effect, raising home prices even more in the short term. Over time, though, Canadians would likely face less competition for Canadian homes, which could help prices. California’s GDP is $1 trillion greater than that of Canada, yet we completely ignored the role of institutional investors driving up our housing prices.

A metaphor: a farmer grows crops that people need to eat. When a horde of locusts reduces the crops available, the price of the surviving crop goes up.

People who need the food but can’t pay more go without. If the only strategy is “just plant more crops” — why wouldn’t the locusts just eat those, too?

Maybe we should deal with the locusts… like Canada.

We’ll see which strategy plays out better — over time.

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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

“ Intimidation Politics” Quo Vadis?

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redit for today’s headline goes to MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes who used the phrase a couple of weeks ago on his nightly broadcast to describe the threat Kevin McCarthy leveled at the business community that week. In case you missed it, McCarthy as the Minority Leader in the House proclaimed that the Republican party, as soon as it reclaimed the House, would actively seek to punish any company that cooperated with the official House Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection.

Specifically, he declared that 1) the Republicans would reclaim power, and 2) that they would punish any company (particularly the telecoms) who cooperated with lawful inquiries (and even subpoenas) of the duly constituted Special House Investigative Committee.

What a threat. He’s telling companies that Republicans will favor those companies who cooperate with them in fostering the “Big Lie” and will actively punish or even liquidate those companies that follow the law by responding to appropriate legal process.

Just to bring the point home, Fox television featured commentators like Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said point blank that they would get even with cooperating companies and even “get rid of them.”

When Fox echoed the threat, it became more than an idle, however inappropriate, casual comment by an intellectual lightweight like McCarthy, whose obeisance is reserved for Donald Trump (the fountainhead of intimidation in modern politics). When Fox echoed it, they signaled that the threat was to be taken seriously as it is being officially stated as Republican policy. Since then, 13 sitting Republican Congressmen have signed a letter backing up McCarthy’s threat.

Let’s all recall that Trump’s “politics by intimidation” has been at the center of American politics for the past six-plus years. We’ve become so familiar with this style that now we barely raise an eyebrow at the outrageous lies being perpetuated in the body politic on a daily basis. We gloss over not only the “Big Lie” that Trump’s election was “stolen,” but also the hundreds of minor and major ways we’ve witnessed in Mitch McConnell’s running of the Senate, and how Republicans have led the

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fight to avoid vaccinations and mask wearing, and how the destruction they have wrought to their own constituencies has gone unchecked (as we recently wrote concerning Governor Abbot, we think it’s criminal).

For several reasons, McCarthy’s attempt to intimidate the business community will likely fail: 1) the whole nation is watching, so any company that buckles under will face a huge negative backlash from a public that wants to get the truth about what happened on January 6th; 2) the legal system won’t let any company fail to respond to lawfully issued subpoenas no matter what intimidation tactics the Republicans employ; 3) the overwhelming majority, by my estimate 90% or more, of business dollars are betting that the rule of law will ultimately prevail over intimidation and hence it will be safe to resist Republican intimidation; and, 4) CEOs of significant companies didn’t get to the top of the business world by letting politicians tell them how to run their businesses — they don’t “cow” easily.

McCarthy’s threats, however, do raise another, far more significant threat. He’s raising the specter that the U.S. government will pick companies that will prosper through affiliation with Republican politics, and that all others are subject to annihilation. This sounds like how the Nazis, on the verge of bankruptcy, were bailed out

by German industrialists in 1933. As you may recall, many German companies chose to aid and abet the rise of Hitler in return for greater economic gains. Hitler put it very succinctly at a private meeting in Berlin on February 20, 1933, when he said, “Private enterprise cannot be maintained in a democracy.” In other words, get rid of democracy if you want to stay in business.

In direct response to Hitler’s threat, according to Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson who was chief UN Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, the businesses in attendance pledged the equivalent of $30 million in today’s dollars to eliminate Hitler’s debts, provided financing for the new Nazi régime that was being planned, and set up a financing framework which did not end until all of Germany was existentially threatened by 1945.

You know their names, led by IG Farber (they got to sell the gas for the

Green Governance

Los Angeles County votes to phase out oil extraction

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he Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to prohibit new oil wells and evaluate existing ones, taking a big step towards ending oil extraction in the United States’ largest county.

Currently, oil wells cannot be shuttered in the county until companies recoup the costs of drilling. Under the new measure, the county will evaluate if costs have been recouped on each well and designate extraction as “nonconforming” use, allowing the county to revoke permits.

Although oil drilling may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Los Angeles, the county is actually home to thousands of wells.

This new measure could potentially shut down 1,600 of them, most of which sit in the Inglewood Oil Field, a region that produces up to three million barrels of oil a year.

More than one million people live within a five-mile radius of the field, exposing them to dangerous air pollution which has been linked to cancer, preterm births, and respiratory illnesses. This would be particularly beneficial for communities of color as 73% of the tens of thousands of residents who live near oil wells in the county are people of color.

Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, who led the motion, said, “We have an opportunity and responsibility as the home of the largest urban oil field in the nation to lead by example in creating an equitable path for phasing out oil drilling.”

New California Bill Aims to Bring Reality to Recycling Logos

We’re all familiar with the three-arrowed recycling logo, but did you know that there are currently no hard and fast rules about how and when manufacturers can use this symbol?

The newly proposed California Senate Bill 343 intends to make manufacturers earn the right to use this “recyclable” symbol by requiring that they ensure their products are made of materials that are recycled at a rate of 75% or higher. Products would also have to meet other criteria, including not containing toxic compounds like PFAS. The plastic sleeve which newspapers come in is a great example of the issue this bill aims to rectify. While these bags are theoretically recyclable in perfect systems, the processing plants that handle American recycling operate in far less than optimal lab conditions. Currently, less than 10% of all plastics are recycled in the U.S. annually.

•MJ chambers and so-o-o-o much more) and Krupp (who got to make lots of weapons).

In hindsight, regardless of how venal those business decisions were, they clearly were really bad as business decisions. The German market they wanted to dominate was basically destroyed by the allies and had to be rebuilt totally from scratch after World War II ended.

My point is that whenever fascism links up with corporations for common purpose we get the worst possible outcome: corporate statism governed by fascists, and not shareholders or the public. Lest anyone think this concern is hyperbolic, let’s recall George Santayana’s potent words: “Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” Business cannot, and in my view will not, bend to what a friend refers to as: “thug-ocracy.” Government by thugs for the benefit of thugs. In many ways, that’s where we’re heading as a nation. And unfortunately, fascism is far worse.

“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The dictionary’s definition of fascism reads: “Fascism is authoritarian ultranationalism characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.”

By that definition, what Kevin McCarthy is doing is worse even than “thug-ocracy,” and even worse than the standard Italian mob tactics normally employed by Trump (i.e., sign up to support “The Don” no matter what and you become part of the protected “family”). Resist and you’ll be destroyed). McCarthy is literally paving the way for fascism and warning the corporate world, just like Hitler did in February of 1933, to “get on board” or bear the consequences of being severely damaged, or even destroyed, when Republicans regain power.

And so, I ask, Quo Vadis? Where are (we) going?

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On Water (Continued from page 19 19))

Do Desalination Intake Systems Destroy Ocean Life?

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.

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ack in the virtually prehistoric days before there were personal computers — (actually, it was 1964) a Canadian professor named Marshall McLuhan published a book called Understanding Media. I didn’t even understand the book itself – though I tried – but one thing I got out of it was a new view of the concept of a medium, which, in terms of communication, simply refers to the means by which a message is delivered. The plural expression, “media” embraces the entire range of such channels, from a tree or a rock upon which some meaningful mark is made, through all the pathways of print, voice, and image, to the invisible electronic conduits of modern “online” connections.

I still did not understand his central idea, that “The Medium is the Message” — but there is a third member of this group, and that is the intended recipients, readers, viewers, or audience. They may comprise, at one extreme, the single addressee of a private letter, or, at the other, the entire universe through all future time. As to the latter, I am thinking of the Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, still travelling somewhere out there, bearing an elaborate message in the form of a disk, intended to convey, to whatever intelligent beings may come across it, some idea, in sounds and images, of where it came from, and who sent it.

Between those two extremes, there are the media of our daily lives, whose content, for better or worse, consists largely of news, religion, entertainment, education, and political campaigning – with no fine lines between them. But overlapping and interwoven with them all is the weird and wonderful world of Advertising.

That world has mostly to do with making money and advancing causes, which, in both cases, involves selling and persuading.

Remarkably, most advertising seems to be devoted to the least essential products. Where would the big bucks find a home if it were not for non-nutritional drinks and questionable computer services? The loss of cigarette advertising must have been a tremendous blow — but they have obviously recovered nicely.

In this whole sphere of endeavor, I personally have been a relative innocent. After being in business for more than 50 years, mainly in the realm of postcards, I have hardly ever bought 23 – 30 September 2021

any advertising, and never sold any.

By extraordinary good fortune, the product I had chosen was a two-sided medium, and was capable of carrying creative words and graphics on one side, and its own sales message on the other. Moreover, as an item meant to be mailed, it provided its own worldwide distribution service.

But this non-involvement left me free to look at advertising objectively. As a child growing up in World War II, however, I was very susceptible to what grown-ups often dismissed as “propaganda.” So, there was never any question in my mind as to the rightness of our cause, the inevitability of our victory, and the permanence of a subsequent world of peace. As for the enemy, they were without doubt totally evil.

It was only later that I learned how fervently the enemy — particularly the Japanese — believed in their own cause, but that this could be manipulated by our side’s clever propaganda. For example, at one point it was found that the leaflets we had been dropping on their Pacific outposts containing official-looking “certificates” guaranteeing safety and good treatment, if the bearer surrendered, were failing to get the hopedfor results. Linguistic experts were consulted, who determined that the phrase “I SURRENDER,” with which these “passes” were headed, was too shameful to the Japanese mind. So, it was changed to words meaning “I CEASE RESISTANCE.” This modification, it was found, brought a much better response.

And choice of words can be just as important in any other kind of advertising, especially where translation is concerned. You may have heard of the supposed debacle concerning the Chevrolet Nova, whose name in Spanish can mean “Doesn’t Go.” I myself committed an advertising blunder, when, at the age of 21, I decided to accept my own first and middle names, which I had always hated. Feeling very brave, I put up a notice at my college announcing that: “The person hitherto known as John Brilliant wishes it to be known that his real name is Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant, and in future, he wishes to be known as such.”

Imagine my chagrin when, the next time I looked at that notice, I found that some diabolical wit had put quotation marks around the word “such.” •MJ

Environmentalists decry the use of open ocean intake systems, such as the one permitted in Santa Barbara. Intake system mitigation measures in California can be enormously costly and delay desal plant openings for decades under claims that ocean intake systems harm fish larvae or plankton.

Jessica Jones, a spokesperson for the Poseidon desal plant in Carlsbad, California, puts the open ocean intake issue into perspective: “In our Carlsbad intake system we draw in tiny little organisms that amount to about a pound and a half of adult fish per day.”

New fish-friendly seawater intake pumps recently commissioned at the Carlsbad desalination plant are among the most environmentally advanced intake pumps in the world.

Does Desal Brine Disposal Pollute the Ocean?

New desalination plants use advanced technology to mitigate, dilute and diffuse ocean brine discharge over large areas. The Carlsbad desalination plant outflow mixes two parts of ocean water with one part of briny water before discharge. A 2019 study of the Carlsbad desal plant, that dilutes its brine before releasing it, found that there were no direct impacts on marine life.

Continuous innovation in recovery of the brine stream has dropped costs significantly. In addition, marine engineers at MIT in February 2019 announced a new technology that turns concentrated brine into useful chemicals rather than returning it the sea.

Should Private Companies Be Allowed to Own Desalination Plants?

Today, nearly half of new seawater desalination plants are funded through the private capital markets. For example, the newer desal plants in Israel, and the Carlsbad desal plant that opened in December 2015, plus the proposed desal plant in Huntington Beach, put no taxpayer money or ratepayer dollars at risk.

Privately-owned Poseidon Resources funded all these projects through the capital markets. They privately raised the required equity and debt needed.

Investors assumed the cost and risk of the plant design, engineering, permitting, construction and operating the facility for the first 25 or 30 years. After that, the water districts or government have the option of transferring ownership to themselves.

This approach is often described as a BOOT agreement — Build, Own, Operate and Transfer. Water districts or government entities are relieved of upfront capital investment and operating risks, while still creating public-private solutions for a more reliable long-term drinking water supply.

Should Desalination Receive Public Funding?

It may take time for our elected leaders to comprehend that privately financed desalination plants need to be a major part of our drought-avoidance strategies. Our two California Democratic Senators, Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein, introduced a bill in Congress on July 23, 2021, to boost funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by $1 billion for innovative water infrastructure projects to improve resiliency against drought. The bill, co-sponsored by Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga), promotes groundwater recharge, stormwater capture and reuse and water recycling projects — but not one cent for seawater desalination capable of ending California’s water shortage and dependence on rainfall.

Conclusion

When Californians are allowed to take showers without flow restrictors and enjoy their gardens, and when farmers have enough water to grow food, water infrastructure in California will once again be adequate. The same nation that developed a COVID-19 vaccine within a year certainly can end the threat of future drought with a robust supply of new water solutions that are not dependent on rainfall.

The missing ingredient is a powerful constituency with the political clout to break down regulatory barriers, and boldly move forward with a widely shared vision and a sense of urgency to end the recurring threat of drought.

•MJ Next Week: Why Can’t California Be Greener Than Israel?

Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series about the water crisis facing Montecito, as well as California.

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A Childhood of Enchantment

by Lynda Millner

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Dana Newquist and Barbie Doran at the Bellosguardo lecture

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ave you ever wondered who lived in the mysterious house on the hill above East Beach behind the wrought iron gate? A group of curious members of the Distinguished Speaker Group from the Santa Barbara Club came for lunch and to listen to Barbara (Barbie) Doran talk about her enchanted childhood behind the gates of Bellosguardo.

Barbie was born in Santa Barbara and raised at Bellosguardo, the estate of Anna E. and Huguette Clark, which her father managed for 50 years. She is one of the few people alive who knew both Anna and the elusive Huguette.

You may remember in the papers a few years ago when Huguette died in a hospital at 104. She wasn’t sick, just old, eccentric, and rich, rich, rich.

Her father was a copper king. She was able to maintain Bellosguardo even though she hadn’t visited or lived there in years (thousands of dollars every month). The Andree Clark Bird Refuge is named after her sister who died young.

Barbie and her folks lived in a house on the estate. She told of those carefree days when she had free run of the whole place – grounds, gardens, and all the nooks and crannies. As long as she came home by dark. Of course, there were 25 gardeners and various other help who always knew where she was.

She told of taunting Morton who was in charge of the fleet of cars and didn’t like children. He also wouldn’t think of driving any of the trucks.

One time he was sent to school to pick up his charge, so he went in full chauffeur costume – brass buttons and high black boots, stopping at the front door with the Rolls-Royce door open.

Needless to say, that was the last time.

Barbie has fond memories of being asked to tea after school at the big house.

Today, there is an equally mysterious board who runs the foundation, but no one seems to know what they are doing. Many of the furnishings and paintings are no longer in place. Much of it was auctioned off to Christie’s.

Barbie’s first book was Empty Mansions and her second is Inside the Gates of Bellosguardo – My Enchanted Childhood. You can contact her at bhdalegre@cox.net.

Going Wild

Lions and tigers and zebras, oh my!

Yes, the Santa Barbara Zoo was back,

wilder than ever for the XXXV Zoofari ball. This year’s theme was “Return to Basecamp” and all the safari clothes and animal prints came out of the closet. Rincon Events was back serving up a spread at “camp” along with sunset cocktails. Partygoers could bid on a variety of themed packages with funds going towards general operations of the Zoo, like medical examinations for the animals to education programs for the kids of our community as well as saving local endangered and threatened wildlife through the Zoo’s conservation efforts. A travel raffle is always held, this year to Belize and donated by Alaska Airlines and Robertson International Travel Consultants and won by Joe Weiland.

There was a delicious sit-down dinner, very fancy for a “cookout” followed by dancing. I’ve never danced on a safari, but what the heck. The Zoofari Ball is a favorite event with

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On Art

A New Vision:

by Ted Mills

Tara Rose Toner Finds New Direction Amid Pandemic The year of COVID made us rethink a lot about interiors and exteriors.

Some of us holed up inside, either by choice or by decree. Others found themselves outside more than usual, discovering or renewing their love affair with our beautiful landscape.

For painter Tara Rose Toner, that led to a new interest in plein air and in exploring visions of the American West.

Having painted figures, self-portraits, and still lifes, Toner’s expanded content, and a dash of pure luck, has landed her in SLOPOKE, the premier Western art showcase of the Central Coast. The three-day event takes place as it has for the last three years at Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang from September 24 to 26.

A graduate of Santa Barbara High’s Visual Arts & Design Academy who then went on to study with local mentors, and attendance at both SBCC and Cal Poly, Toner practiced her craft with still lifes and self-portraits until hitting her stride with plein air (both here and in Hawaii) and has now moved into a series of Western/Cowboy canvases.

At SLOPOKE, she will be represented with an 8x8 wall featuring her paintings hung salon style. (By the sound of our recent conversation, she is finishing off another canvas or two to make every display inch count.)

In the meantime, she is a real estate agent for the Montecito Group – which she started with her sister, Taylor – and models for local jewelry and fashion designers.

Fast forward to a time before the 2020 lockdown. Toner had started studying plein air with some of her mentors from SBCC like John Iwerks and Thomas Van Stein.

“After COVID hit, I got really into it,” she says. “I would go out for two hours and paint alone. It was the perfect thing to do. And being in Santa Barbara, it’s so beautiful that all I want to do is paint it and share it.”

At the same time, she is painting inland landscapes, cowboys, and cowgirls, influenced by her brother’s pack rides – one of his favorite hobbies. She listened to George Strait songs in the studio while working on them and experimented with light – showing cowboys in early evening or during a sunrise.

While she was in Maui earlier this summer, she got a text message from Andrew, the son of Tom Burgher, who runs SLOPOKE along with his wife, Sherie. One artist had dropped 23 – 30 September 2021

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out, could Toner replace them in time for the show? Her turn towards landscape and the cowboy had arrived just in time.

“Growing up here and taking trips up to the Santa Ynez Valley to ride as a child, I didn’t know it would be so influential on my art,” she says.

“But it was…The romance of the cowboy spirit is a world in itself and has inspired a lot of artists in the community.”

Tom Burgher likes her contemporary takes on cowboy art in both oil and watercolor and is glad to have her in the exhibition.

Burgher’s previous life was as a worker at Raytheon, but a chance

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

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 UCSB AD&A Reopens — More than a year and a half since closing over COVID concerns, the Art, Design & Architecture Museum is finally back and boasting three new exhibitions including “Irresistible Delights,” which offers a peek inside the museum’s 10,000 artworks-strong vaults, largely items donated during the past decade and focusing almost entirely on contemporary and African art. “Sound of a Thousand Years: Gagaku Instruments from Japan,” is a multimedia dive into the classical music and dance of the Imperial Court of Japan that is an important component of Buddhist and Shinto liturgies. On display are some of the unique instruments played

by Gagaku musicians along with costumes, photographs, and videos, and other artifacts. “From Riggs to Neutra and Niemeyer: Tremaine Houses, 1936-1977” presents four mid-20th century modern homes in and around Santa Barbara, including houses designed and built by famed Montecito architect Lutah Maria Riggs. A series of special events are

planned throughout the run of the three exhibitions, including lectures, discussions, and more. The museum’s lagoon-adjacent site is alone worth a visit.

WHEN: Today-May 1, 2022 WHERE: UCSB campus COST: Free INFO: www.museum.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-2951 Harp On It — It was a half-century ago that Mark Hummel first started playing blues harmonica, a bit out of the ordinary for a kid raised in Connecticut and Los Angeles. Hummel honed himself into one of the premier blues harpists of his time, particularly well known for his West Coast styles. Hummel’s devotion led him to create the Blues Harmonica Blowout 30 years ago, and the bashes have boasted the biggest names in the blues blowing business, from John Mayall to Charlie Musselwhite, while the prolific recording artist’s catalog includes the Grammy-nominated 2013’s Remembering Little Walter. Hummel is no stranger to the area, having performed regularly at SOhO and for the Santa

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 We Didn’t Start the Fire? — Chaucer’s Virtual Author series takes on a topic about as timely as they come: the proliferation of forest fires and the history of the flourishing flames. Stephen Pyne’s The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next recounts the story of what happened when a fire-wielding species, humanity, met an especially fire-receptive time in Earth’s history, with a critical look that suggests we developed small guts and big heads by cooking food, climbed the food chain by cooking landscapes, and became a geologic force by cooking the planet. Fortunately, Pyne, professor emeritus at Arizona State University who has authored many previous books about fire, also describes how we might recover our responsibilities as keepers of the planetary flame.

David Carle’s Introduction to Fire in California, is focused on much more modern history, examining how the state’s weather and topography influence the expanding fire season. The just-out revised edition from Carle, president of the California State Park Rangers Association, dives into how climate change is swiftly changing the wildfire story in California; looks at the effects of fire on people, wildlife, soil, water and air; covers the firefighting and land-management agencies; and explains how to prepare for an emergency and what to do when one occurs. The two fire experts’ conversation is sure to, ahem, spark a lot of interest.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: https://zoom.us/j/92186481797 COST: Free INFO: (805) 682-6787 or www.chaucersbooks.com/event

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by Steven Libowitz

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Clown in a Gown — Roy Haylock, better known as Bianca Del Rio, the irrepressible drag queen who won the sixth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, is also an outrageous comic who has made “shock and offend” an art form. Snarky frankness, impeccable timing and politically incorrect humor led The New York Times to dub Del Rio the “Joan Rivers of the Drag World.” Her new comedy tour “Unsanitized” is meant to live up to its play-on-words name, as the promo tag lines include “She’s vaxxed; she’s waxed, and she has more attitude than ever” and “If you liked COVID-19, you’ll love BIANCA-21.”

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $57.50-$233 INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

Barbara Blues Society. Tonight, he puts his harp where his mouth is in a rare solo performance in tribute to Jimmy Reed at the intimate Ventura space known as NAMBA Arts.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 43 S. Oak St., Ventura COST: $20 INFO: (805) 628-9250 or www.nambaarts.com Buckles ‘n’ Brews is Back — Let’s face it: country music gets short shrift around these parts, with fans of the genre generally relegated to a single bar or two in town where they can mingle the way the whole town might in Abilene. That’s part of what makes the Buckles ‘n’ Brews Invitational — formerly the Surf Beer Fest — stand apart from the typical tasting event in town as the rejiggered shindig features live entertainment

by The Dusty Jugs/The Rincons (country bands can have more than one name, sort of like Billy Bob or Mary Jo), that play regularly at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez and The Palms in its hometown.

Two-stepping, cowboy hats, and boots are more than welcome at the venue of — where else? — Carriage and Western Art Museum where you’ll also be able to enjoy unlimited pours of samples from more than 30 craft breweries and hard seltzers, cider, and kombucha. New this year is a switch to a late afternoon/early evening time slot, so you’ll likely also want to chow down on the BBQ ribs by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara, which is the beneficiary of

“Knowledge is the antidote to fear.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

the event. Yee-haw!

WHEN: 4-8 pm WHERE: 129 Castillo St. COST: $55 general, $15 designated drivers INFO: www.bucklesandbrews.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Cloud Nine — Sure David Ruffin, the soul singer who was the lead vocalist on many of the Temptations’ biggest hits (“My Girl”, “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” and “I Wish It Would Rain”), and falsetto specialist Eddie Kendricks, who was the lead voice on “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “Get Ready,” and “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me),” have been gone for 30 and just shy of 29 years, respectively. Yes, Otis Williams, who pretty much never sang lead, is the only original Temptations member still with the band, but as long as he’s around, it feels authentic enough to go see the group that was among those that made Motown so popular, were devoted to the idea of all five members singing melodies as an ensemble, pioneered psychedelic soul (“Ball of Confusion”) and had those smooth choregraphed moves that melted hearts. So, no, I ain’t too proud to beg for a pair of tickets, and a chance to relive memories even I was too young to actually have.

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Seen (Continued from page 24 24)) Maury Treman and Elissa Rubin and all their face jewels

Founding Zoo Director Ted McToldridge and Zoo Director Nancy McToldridge

more than 600 RSVP’s and it sold out a month before the event.

As CEO Rich Block said, “If there’s one thing for sure we can say about this past year, it’s been wild. We’ve been looking forward to celebrating together in person finally and also shining a light on the continued need for support to make up for what was lost due to the pandemic.” Welcome back to the hilltop!

The safety and health of the animals remained a priority even though the

Zoo was closed to the public twice for four months. There was no admission revenue, no food and beverage sales, no onsite education program fees, and no private or public event revenue. It was the biggest loss in its 57-year history.

The Zoofari Ball will help restore funds.

The honorary chairs were founding director Ted McToldridge and Zoo director Nancy McToldridge. More than 30 animal lovers were on the event committee and created the flavor of Africa. I’ve been to Africa three

times and one of our very best trips was to Botswana arranged through the Zoo by Nancy.

The Santa Barbara Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). These zoos are dedicated to providing excellent care for animals, a great visitor experience, and a better future for all living things.

AZA has more than 200 accredited members and is a leader in global wildlife conservation. It is the public’s link to helping animals in their native habitats. For more information, visit www.sbzoo.org.

Come and visit our very special 30

acres, called one of the finest small zoos in the nation. How many are there where the animals have a view of the ocean? It has more than 500 creatures and critters to inform us and there’ll soon be two more giraffes born. Our Zoo recently had its first amur leopard born in 20 years. They are the most endangered species of big cats and very difficult to breed.

If you’re lucky when you jog on the neighboring bike path you can hear the lions roar. There’s even a small gauge train to ride if you get tired of walking. Remember the wildest place in town is the Santa Barbara Zoo. •MJ

The jungle scene looked real

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The Giving List

by Steven Libowitz

Setting the Standard:

SBCC Foundation Creates Opportunity

5,000 students have used the SBCC Promise program, allowing them to attend the school for free

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anta Barbara City College Foundation CEO Geoff Green is understandably proud of the SBCC Promise, the innovative program he spearheaded that launched in 2016 and provides all local high school graduates with the opportunity to attend SBCC full-time free of charge for up to two years. Since then, more than 5,000 students have availed themselves of the opportunity to attend the top-notch community college without having to pay tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other sundry expenses. The program has significantly increased the number of local students enrolled at SBCC, an important goal for a college with a national reputation.

“It’s really working and it’s continuing to set the standard for the country,” Green said, noting that the program’s unique aspect is that the students don’t have to demonstrate and document financial need. “It’s open access to absolutely everyone based on the principle that every young person who wants to pursue a college education should have that opportunity.

“You don’t have to prove that you’re poor or that you need to participate. You just have to make the commitments that are all based on the data on things that make for a successful college experience. We built a program that was not tied to high school performance or poverty or anything else. It was simply tied to the desire to succeed.”

The idea of no barriers is meant to encompass high school graduates no matter where they rank in their class, Green said.

“We want to support the valedictorians who just need a little help. But we also want those students who barely graduated from high school. We all know those stories about students for whom high school was really a disaster and they get to college, and they figure it out and just thrive. The Promise is for all of them.”

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“Building a new kind of structure where everybody has access is a better way forward for our community because it’s an investment in the student,” he explained. “It’s an investment in their family. It’s an investment in the community. And frankly, it’s an investment in our economy because if you have local students who are trained locally, they’re more likely to stay in town.”

That kind of commitment is costly, of course, to the tune of about $2.5 million per year, all of which is raised by the foundation, Green said.

“Sometimes people don’t understand it, they think the college itself is doing it. Nope. It’s the foundation. We’re raising every cent and it’s not easy. And right now, we’re in deficit spending to keep it going.”

But even worse than a budget shortfall was watching 35% of The Promise program students put their education on pause during the pandemic when enrollment dropped from a peak of 1,700 students to as low as 1,100.

That got Green’s creative juices flowing one more time.

“We decided to experiment again and try to figure out how to incentivize people to come back,” he explained. “So, this spring we came up with the No Fault return where the message was if you dropped out, if you paused and put college on hold or even never started, and you were eligible for The Promise, you can come back now, no questions asked. Now this fall, we’re at over 1,500 students, which is a huge bounce back, and we’re very, very happy about it.”

Even more exciting was the quick response Green put into place at the start of the pandemic, when he was able to ramp up the already existing emergency grants program, which distributed more than $2 million to students in less than a month.

“One of the great things about philanthropy at an independent foundation is that we can do things and move quickly in a way that others cannot,” Green said. “Money buys you options, and we were literally in the healthiest fiscal position we’ve ever been in when the pandemic hit.”

It also didn’t hurt that Green is well-known and very active in the community and was the chair of Santa Barbara Chamber board in March 2020.

“I was sitting there alongside all these employers,” he recalled. “They were telling me that just in those 10 days they had laid off hundreds of workers at restaurants and hospitality jobs, a huge proportion of which are our students earning part-time hourly wages that they’re pulling together to put themselves through school.”

The grants served as a bridge until the CARES Act benefits came through, which research a year later bore out as having a huge impact in keeping students enrolled and stable.

“Those are the things that we’re constantly looking for, finding innovative ways where philanthropy can step in and fill a gap or innovate, come up with a new model, or do an experiment that you can’t otherwise do,” Green said.

That applies to non-emergency situations in academic departments, too, where SBCC Foundation can fund grants to faculty and educators to try a program that may not fit into a department’s fiscal year budget. Many of the coveted awards presented to SBCC in recent years are among the results.

“We make sure faculty have the tools they need,” Green explained. “They’re incredibly innovative and they know how to do their work better than we do, but the public funding sources don’t always pay for that. And when they can’t or won’t, we can step up and provide the resources. The hope is that we can be the venture capitalists to try out those experiments and let the ones that work turn into regular programs.”

Perhaps even more profound than the pandemic or the innovative programs, though, is how SBCC Foundation has provided a source of stability even as leadership at the college has gone through frequent changes.

“I’ve only been in my seat for six and a half years and I’ve worked alongside seven different presidents,” Green said. “It’s hard to maintain and build relationships when half of the relationship is constantly changing. The Foundation has to be that stable partner through some of that change, something that has a strong infrastructure that’s also flexible... I think it’s important for people to know that whatever else is going on, you have this 46-year-old foundation that has at this point $90 million in assets, all gifted by the community to support students to get through their educational programs.”

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Our Town

On Art (Continued from page 27)

by Joanne A. Calitri

Joanne is a professional international photographer and journalist.

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Taking Out the Trash

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nternational Coastal Cleanup Day was September 18, where millions of pounds of trash are removed from coastal areas worldwide by an estimated 250,000 volunteers. In Montecito, we had two dedicated teams who worked against the super high tide to remove trash and other sundry items from our beaches.

At Butterfly Beach was 13-year-old Site Captain Pyp Pratt from Santa Barbara Middle School, with more than 50 volunteers. Pratt has been doing coastal cleanup for seven years with his parents and three years with Explore Ecology. Overboard trash included broken fiberglass boat sides, rusted anchors, and a bike wheel. Conrad Morgan and Jason Coulter from Westmont College’s Students for Sustainability also found shark and skate mermaids’ purses, and other dead marine life due to various causes washed up from the high tide.

Pratt tries to inspire his classmates and teachers to raise awareness of the oceans and clean up the natural environment after Friday morning sunrise swims, hiking, biking, and camping.

“I volunteer to clean our beaches because I want to protect the ocean and marine animals. I go to the beach almost every day to surf or walk with my family and dog, and I want to do all that I can to help protect the environment.”

“Butterfly in Spring” by Tara Rose Toner

meeting that resulted in buying a gallery, and another chance visit to a Western art show at the Gene Autry Museum in Los Angeles, set his life on another path. Burgher’s definition of Western art is as broad as a Montana sky, and not just relegated to cowboys and plains. His newfound love of the genre led to the creation of SLOPOKE, first opening in Pismo Beach, then finding its current home at the wide open space of Flag Is Up Farms.

The show is set up in their open-air horse arena, and so when COVID hit last year, SLOPOKE was uniquely sit-

uated to continue as an event. Where other galleries and festivals closed, some indefinitely, Burgher’s event maintained its good health. And a bandana made for a good mask – these he gives away as souvenirs.

There is also a full exhibition book for sale.

A percentage of the proceeds of Toner’s sales will go to Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center. Toner has future shows planned in Santa Barbara, so watch her website www. tararosetoner.com for updates.

To buy tickets for SLOPOKE, visit www.the-slopoke.com.

•MJ

Laguna Blanca Doing Its Part

At Hammond’s-Miramar-Fernald Point beaches, co-captains Clara Svedlund and Allison Armstrong led the Laguna Blanca contingent.

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• The Voice of the Village •

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Community (Continued from page 9) and figurines lining the top shelves.

Some of my favorite memories were visiting the library after school when I was quite little, basking in row after row of endless possibilities. It was like hunting for treasure, each book seemed more captivating than the last.

Even though I’ve outgrown the section, I love to peek in and see new kids laughing and exploring just like I used to.

Notice Inviting Bids Error! Reference source not found.

Bid No. 4048 1.

If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal.

It’s well known that books are an essential part of human life; it has been that way for thousands

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

2.

Let’s honor and fulfill that need by visiting the Montecito Library today.

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Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at various streets throughout the City, and is described as follows: Repair various streets by performing asphalt dig outs to repair failed areas; tree root pruning and concrete curb and gutter replacement; sidewalk removal and replacement; asphalt; reconstruction of existing non-compliant curb ramps; construct new curb ramps; traffic striping and markings; relocate and protect existing signs and roadway name stamps; perform traffic control, notifications, and postings, complete and in place.

upon thousands of years.

It’s comforting to think society has always prioritized free access to knowledge, stories, poetry, literature, art, etc. However, in this modern day and age, I find myself going to the library less and less. With access to what seems to be unlimited eBooks, images, articles, films, and television right in my pocket, what’s the point of going to the library anymore? I think we can all agree there is no substitute for a hardcover, physical, printed book. We all crave that anticipation of turning the next page on a frightening thriller, that satisfaction of snapping the cover closed when you finish a particularly enveloping novel, or the reluctance to place a remarkable book down at its roaring climax. All these sensations aren’t quite the same when reading through a blue-lit screen. Not to mention that very screen is constantly buzzing with distractions. Distractions that zap you out of an immersive dazzling story and right back into a more mundane reality.

It’s well known that books are an essential part of human life; it has been that way for thousands upon thousands of years. Let’s honor and fulfill that need by visiting the Montecito Library today. The staff are phenomenal and are always open to converse and find you the perfect book to match your mood. In order to keep the library open, they need our support more than ever. The Montecito Library relies on 50% of their funding from donations through the Friends of the Montecito Library (https://montecitolibraryfriends.org). Any donations would be greatly appreciated and would help keep knowledge and resources open to all.

Now let’s read!

•MJ Clara Watson is an eighth grader at Santa Barbara Junior High

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its FY2021B Pavement Maintenance Project (“Project”), by or before October 14, 2021 at 3:00 PM through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly. The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within one hundred forty (140) working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about November 15, 2021, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $5,931,000.

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

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

4.

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959 A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

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

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Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

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Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

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

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

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Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William Hornung, C.P.M, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) September 22, 2021

2) September 29, 2021

“We must be our own before we can be another’s.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

23 – 30 September 2021

ORDINANCE NO. 6020 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SECTION 10. 60.015 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE TO SET PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF ANACAPA STREET, CANON PERDIDO STREET, CLIFF DRIVE, SHORELINE DRIVE, AND STATE STREET. The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on September 14, 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

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on August 17, 2021 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez

ABSTENTIONS:

None

Barbara on September 20, 2021. /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published September 22, 2021 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Casa Royale, 110 Calle Palo Colorado, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Mark S. Cronin, 110 Calle Palo Colorado, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 13, 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. 2021-0002361. Published September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 23 – 30 September 2021

INVITATION FOR BIDS

BID NO. 5925 DUE DATE & TIME: OCTOBER 7, 2021 UNTIL 3:00 P.M.

BID NO. 5924

NIMBLE STORAGE WITH MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT

DUE DATE & TIME: OCTOBER 25, 2021 UNTIL 3:00 P.M.

Scope: To meet hardware replacement policies, the I.T. department is required to replace current End-ofSupport/End-of-Life Nimble storage hardware with new properly sized and supportable Nimble storage hardware.

Due to integrations with other infrastructure systems, required sizing, and support lifecycle; bidders may not substitute model, sizing or support.

BOAT#2 MID-LIFE VESSEL HULL & DECK REPAIR

If further information is needed, contact Caroline Ortega, Senior Buyer at (805) 564-5351or email: COrtega@santabarbaraca.gov

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

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

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

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

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

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa

on September 20, 2021.

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

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

on September 14, 2021, by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted.

ORDINANCE NO. 6020

AYES:

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

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

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

______________________ Published: September 22, 2021 William Hornung, C.P.M. Montecito Journal General Services Manager

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Medicine Women Health Consulting, LLC, 139 Potrero Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Medicine Women Health Consulting, LLC, 133 E. De La Guerra St. #166, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 23, 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. 2021-0002445.

Published September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Extreme Grout Clean; Grout Wizard Santa Barbara, 834 W Sola St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Manuel V Barajas, 834 W Sola St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Deborah D Barajas, 834 W Sola St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 6, 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. 2021-0002285.

Published September 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 • The Voice of the Village •

Scope of Work: Harbor Patrol Boat #2 requires a hull and deck overhaul. All work provided herein shall be performed in accordance with and meet all US Coast Guard, ABYC, federal, state and local standards.

Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted.

If further information is needed, contact Caroline Ortega, Senior Buyer at (805) 564-5351or email: COrtega@santabarbaraca.gov A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October, 11, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the Santa Barbara Marina, located at 132-A Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory meeting. All attendees are responsible for bringing, wearing a facemask on-site, following current CDC and Santa Barbara County Public Health social distancing guidelines.

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.

BONDING In accordance with Civil Code § 9550, the Successful Bidder shall furnish within ten (10) consecutive calendar days after written Notice of Award, a separate Performance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid if the bid exceeds $25,000.

LIVING WAGE Any service purchase order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations.

CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. ______________________ Published: September 22, 2021 William Hornung, C.P.M. Montecito Journal General Services Manager

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than $3,000, including more than $1,600 to BUNS. Marco’s dedication to the cause has left BUNS Director Kimmy Swann without enough superlatives to describe how special she believes he is.

“He’s a phenomenal young man,” Swann said. “He’s only 13. I was nowhere near what he is at 13. He’s the dream of what we all wanted to do but our parents didn’t quite support us that way.”

This isn’t a pandemic project for Marco, as he believes the nonprofit can have a long-term impact — and has great business aspirations himself, wanting to land an interview with Beanie Babies tycoon Ty Warner for his entrepreneurial class.

“I don’t really care about money.

I don’t really need that many things right now,” Marco said. “Seeing things from COVID not doing so well, I just thought I should take the profits from my business and give it to them.

“That’s our mission, to give back.”

To learn more about Marco’s efforts, visit planetduck.world, where one can buy a duck to save them from evil, participate in fundraisers for the ASPCA and BUNS, as well as watch Marco’s TED Talk and connect with Planet Duck on social media.

Snowed Over with Cuteness

Ellie Cullip didn’t hide her emotions as she peeked at the nine Western snowy plovers getting acclimated to their new environment at the Coal Oil Point Reserve near UCSB’s campus.

The Santa Barbara Zookeeper was just moments away from seeing this gaggle of plovers released by fellow keepers Stephen Haug and Katie Kranda, both taking in the experience for the first time.

The Snowy Plover Rehabilitation Program was established on the Central Coast in 2016, with a collaborative effort put forth by the Zoo, UCSB, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Hundreds of the snowy plovers have been released since, housed at the zoo where they are rehabilitated, just waiting for a day like September 20.

“Most people probably don’t really give (the plovers) the time of day thinking about them,” Cullip said.

“Whereas zoo people, that’s all we think about.”

The Western snowy plover was determined to be threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1993.

Seeing the intricate work that is put forth, particularly since her prior focus was on mammals, was impressive for Kranda.

“To see the end results of all the hard work we’ve been putting in, it’s just amazing,” Kranda said.

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Nine Western snowy plovers were released at Coal Oil Point Reserve on September 20 (Photo by Nick Masuda)

Haug has only been with the zoo for six months, so the release was an immediate dividend.

“Just thankful to be a part of this effort, of this team,” Haug said.

Meanwhile, just a few feet away, David Sherer, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Ventura, couldn’t help but continue to use his binoculars, focused on how the plovers were adjusting, plus taking glimpses off into the surrounding nature to check out other birds in the area.

Coal Oil Point Reserve acts as a key refuge for the Western snowy plover, particularly because dogs are required to be on a leash and the somewhat remote nature of the beach.

“Part of our goal is to get them to the point that we can get them off of the endangered species list so that we have to have a certain threshold,” Sherer said. “And so, sites like this, where we are able to see numbers increase and release birds that we’ve rescued from other populations, help us reach that recovery goal.”

According to data from the 2021 nesting season, there are 737 Western snowy plovers in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties, or 30% of the rangewide population.

“What we love to do is highlight those animals that not everybody’s talking about, and animals that are in their own backyard that they can see on a regular basis and know that they can help save those animals with very minimal work like not littering,” Cullip said.

“These little critters are critical to our ecosystem.”

Butterfly Beach Coastal Cleanup Day headed by Site Captain Pyp Pratt, with his family Ralitsa Kirova and Paul Pratt, Conrad Morgan, Jason Coulter, Donovan, and Milo, Simon, and Vanessa Rencher (Photo by Joanne A Calitri)

Svedlund is a Lower School science teacher who heads the recycling and composting program and their annual Earth Day celebration. Armstrong teaches sixth grade and TEDx. Laguna Blanca School has volunteered at this location for 13 years.

“We stumbled upon this opportunity when we participated in the ‘Adopta-Beach’ program starting in 2008,” Svedlund said. “We felt that this was an impactful and important role to take on and we view this cleanup event as a chance for our Laguna Blanca community to give back to the larger community.

This is such an easy way to make a big difference.”

A Big Task

Explore Ecology oversees Coastal Cleanup Day for 29 sites in Santa Barbara County. In 2020, this effort removed more than 17,444 pounds of trash from 68 miles of our local beaches.

“There are people all around the world collecting litter on September 18, working together to pick up trash before it ends up in our oceans,” said Lydia Ballantine, Explore Ecology’s coordinator for Coastal Cleanup Day. “It’s a great opportunity to learn where the trash in our oceans is coming from and become educated about the sources of and the solutions to ocean trash, whether that’s changing individual habits or pushing for bigger changes. All the data from Coastal Cleanup Day is sent to an international database used to support laws and policies that reduce plastic production and pollution.”

Volunteers are entered to receive prizes from local business sponsors: A-Frame Surf Shop, Santa Barbara Sailing Center, Mountain Air Sports, Okeanos Swimwear, Surf Happens, and Toad and Co. Santa Barbara Coastal Cleanup Day is coordinated by Explore Ecology and the County of Santa Barbara’s Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division, while supported by Santa Barbara County Project Clean Water and the cities of Goleta, Carpinteria, Solvang, and Santa Barbara.

Coastal Cleanup Day is a worldwide event organized by the Ocean Conservancy.

The California Coastal Commission organizes the event throughout the state. •MJ

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Speaking of Rescuing . . .

If you’re looking to add a dog or cat to your family, Spark Rescue is hosting an adoption event on September 25 from 1:30 pm to 3 pm at Petco in Santa Barbara’s Five Points Shopping Center.

Be careful, you might just fall in love.

•MJ

Montecito’s Hammond’s-Miramar-Fernald beaches Site Captains Clara Svedlund and Allison Armstrong with Bojana Hill, Head of Laguna Blanca Lower School Andy Surber, Lucy Wang and Lilly, Rachel, and Grace Trautwein (Photo by Joanne A Calitri)

“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Miscellany (Continued from page 16) Larry Feinberg, David Asbell, Steve Windhager, Kathryn Martin, and Nir Kabaretti (Photo by Nik Blaskovich)

Richard Sibthorpe, Anne Towbes, John Thyne III, Tanya Thicke, Jelinda and Barry DeVorzon, and Gloria Clark (Photo by Priscilla)

Bernstein, Mary Dorra, Larry Feinberg, Anne Towbes, George Konstantinow, Leila Drake, Nancy Golden, Palmer Jackson, and Mahri Kerley drank to the new season on the Lovelace Esplanade.

Bringing Down the House

Mary Stark, Teresa Nowak, Erin Graffy, Andria Kahmann, Donna Reeves, and Gretchen Graham gather to celebrate the life of Peter Clark (Photo by Priscilla)

Local writer Erin Graffy emceed the tribute which featured Ahna Lipchik of the State Street Ballet, and singers Lois Mahalia, Alison Tuma, Leslie Limbo, and top opera tenor Eduardo Villa.

“Nadia’s Theme” by local Oscar nominated composer Barry DeVorzon brought guests on to the dance floor as guitarists Joe Kurpell and Chris Judge strummed away. The celebration of Peter’s colorful life wrapped with Sandy Cummins’ rendition of “L-O-V-E,” Erin’s tribute version of Peggy Lee’s “Fever,” and Leslie Lembo singing “My Way.” Among the many turning out for the occasion were Brenda Blalock, Bob and Val Montgomery, Mo McFadden, Anne Towbes, Tom and Eileen Mielko, Hiroko Benko, Rebecca Brand, Arlene Larsen, Dario Furlatti, Tanya Thicke, Ginni Dreier, Ali Ahlstrand, and Donna Reeves.

I last saw Peter a year ago when we had lunch together at Ca’Dario on Coast Village Road to talk about a future project. But sadly, it was not to be.

Grand Reveal

It was music to everyone’s ears when veteran maestro Nir Kabaretti outlined the Santa Barbara Symphony’s upcoming season at the venerable Granada Theatre at a program reveal party at the Lobero.

Symphony chairman Janet Garufis enthused: “It will be so nice to hear live music in person again. We are active and thriving!”

The season launches in grand style on October 23-24 with Kismet directed

by Emmy-winning producer Lonny Price with the State Street Ballet, sponsored by Montecito uber philanthropist Sara Miller McCune, followed the next month with Royal Fireworks featuring works by Handel and Bach.

Other concerts in the colorful program include Beethoven in Bloom, Sonic Boom, Riffing on Gershwin, and the ever-popular New Year’s Eve concert with guest conductor Bob Bernhardt.

Afterward supporters, including Dan and Meg Burnham, Barbara Burger, Todd Aldrich, Mashey

Ubiquitous KEYT reporter John Palminteri hosted the Heart of New House fifth annual lunch at the Hilton, which raised around $30,000 for the nonprofit that is staffed entirely by clients recovering from problems from alcohol and drugs.

The charity was founded in 1955 with the first New House, followed in 1978 with a second version, and 1991 with a third, bringing its total capacity to 100 men.

Charlie Alva, a keen supporter who died in February aged 89, was remembered by executive director Gordon Guy before more than 200 guests

watched a video produced by former TV anchor Paula Lopez Ochoa.

John Cordero, a former client and supporter for more than 25 years, was the fifth annual award recipient. Last year, the charity awarded $109,000 in scholarships, which enabled men to enter the program offered by New House, and also included a new dental scheme.

Among the supporters were Mayor Cathy Murillo, radio host Catherine Remak, Donna Reeves, Jodi Hill, and Tara Zanecki.

Sightings

Modern Family producer Chris Lloyd noshing at Lucky’s... Summerland racketeer Maria Sharapova at the New York Met gala... Rosewood Miramar owner Rick Caruso dining at the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel Pip! Pip! Be safe – wear a mask when needed and get vaccinated. •MJ Jeff and Jacqueline Daugherty with Eric Rowan at the Heart of New House fifth annual lunch at the Hilton (Photo

by Priscilla)

Sam and Alene Hedgpeth with Howard Jay Smith and Patricia Bivans Dixon (Photo by Nik Blaskovich)

John Cordero and Gordon Guy at the Hilton (Photo by Priscilla)

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NOSH TOWN It’s a Dog’s Day:

by Claudia Schou

Local Chefs Tout Four-Legged Diners

Dogs are welcome at the Lama Dog Tap Room and Bottle Shop Local chefs create masterful meals worth panting for

A FROM OUR TABLE TO YOURS Sunday-Thursday 11:00-8:30 Friday and Saturday 11:00-9:00 1209 Coast Village Road Santa Barbara, CA (805) 565-0642

CAFE SINCE 1928

GREAT FOOD STIFF DRINKS GOOD TIMES SUNDAY THRU THURSDAY 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

OLD TOWN SANTA BARBARA

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 7:00 AM -12:00AM

Best breakfast in Santa Barbara

COME JOIN US BREAKFAST OR LUNCH OPEN EVERY DAY FRESHLY BAKED BREADS & PASTRIES

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7am to 2pm

25 W. GUTIERREZ STREET (805) 962-5466

lthough National Dog Day came and went on August 26, it’s never too late to celebrate your furry canine companion. Which leads to a question: when is the last time you took your favorite tail-wagger out for a tasty meal?

Downtown, Coast Village Road, and the Funk Zone are chockfull of outdoor eateries that cater to our canine pals. Public Market, Louie’s Bistro, Lama Dog Tap Room + Bottle Shop, Tre Lune, and Coast & Olive offer ambient patio space to be enjoyed by pets and owners.

If your adorable little ball of fur is hungry for a night on the town, just look at a menu.

The canine fare is inspired by gourmet human cuisine like Wagyu beef and offers Santa Barbara area sourced farm staples such as carrots and peas that are essential to a dog’s diet.

Now, just add a little imagination and a “canine mindset,” as San Ysidro Ranch Executive Chef Matthew Johnson puts it, and you’re ready to dig into dog menus in town.

Several chefs are experimenting with dog-inspired dishes, including Domingo Rodriguez, chef of The Brewhouse Santa Barbara. His menu includes such dishes as chicken strips

prepared with half of a warm chicken breast cut in strips ($4.25), all-beef patty served on whole wheat toast points ($4.50), quarter-pound hot dog cut in bite size portions ($3.50), vegetable patty ($3.50), and frozen marrow bone ($4.50).

Rodriguez said he sources his meats from Shalhoob Meat Company.

“We love dogs,” Rodriguez said.

“Some of our canine friends have been coming here for years and they bring their owners. We prepare healthy food for dogs that is human quality and delicious.”

The Brewhouse serves All-American fare on two large patios. Canine guests are greeted with a doggie bowl with clean water and (when available) their selection of a squeak toy keepsake to bring home.

Burger night is especially popular with pets and humans. While diners at Third Window Brewery nosh on mouthwatering Wagyu and cheese smash burgers, their canine pals chow down on unseasoned Wagyu “puppy patties” ($4 each), according to owners Michelline and Kristopher Parker.

San Ysidro Ranch Chef Matthew Johnson creates cuisine worth panting for; he uses a combination of short rib, brisket, and top sirloin for his pet-friendly patties.

“Dog menus are pretty simple,”

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Johnson explained. “Mine consists of a high-quality protein, a grain, and sometimes vegetables. I have two labs, so I have a good idea what dogs like.”

At Stonehouse Restaurant, Johnson uses the same high standard and sustainable approach for his dog menu as he does for his menu for humans.

His menu consists of eight-ounce natural sirloin burger served on a bed of steamed rice ($12), organic free-range chicken and rice ($14), New Zealand farm raised Scottish salmon filet with rice ($16) and savory house-made dog biscuits, made with rice flour, wheat flour, eggs, and freshly-made chicken stock.

The Ranch’s dog menu is served in-room only, although pets are welcome to relax alongside their owners on the Stonehouse’s cozy and regal tree-lined patio.

Helena Avenue Bakery offers “Barkery Bones” house-made from scratch baked treats ($2 each). Simple, healthy, and tasty, the biscuits are made with organic whole wheat flour, pureed squash, smooth peanut butter, and eggs. Barkery Bones are available daily at the counter.

For fall, Pastry Chef Claudia Silva has devised a special treat for canines: pumpkin biscuits.

“Fall is the time everyone thinks of pumpkins: pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice, pumpkin everything,” she said.

“Pumpkin is a natural, healthy treat for our dogs and baking homemade treats is a great way to include our furry companions during this festive season.”

Silva’s recipe is a combination of peanut butter, pumpkin, and whole wheat flour.

In nearby Oxnard, Lazy Dog Café serves grilled hamburger patty bowls with brown rice and veggies ($5) and grilled chicken breast bowls with brown rice and veggies ($5).

Dogs are not allowed inside the restaurant (with the exception of service dogs).

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•MJ House favorites include seasonal salmon served with carrots and peas ($15), organic chicken accompanied by kale and rice ($15), a braised beef and quinoa bowl ($15). Gluten-free kibble is also available ($8). For dessert: lavender and lemon mint dog treats ($8), a peanut butter puppy sundae ($8), or pupcakes topped with • BOYCOTT TO MAKE THIS CHANGE - SEE whipped cream ($4).

Beverage-wise, El Encanto offers a calming, caffeine-free dog tea. Served iced or warm, Ruff Day is a soothing, herbal tea blend of chamomile, hawthorn berry, Echinacea, and ginger with hints of blueberry, beef, and maple ($5).

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from 12-8 pm and September 26 from 12-4 pm at REH GraySpace Art Gallery, 219 Gray Avenue, in Santa Barbara. The gallery will also feature an exhibition of dog portraits by Santa Barbara artists. Unfortunately, pets are not allowed at the book launch. For more information, please contact the museum at museum@ westmont.edu or (805) 565-6162.

“Whether the dog is a muse, a model, a companion, or a therapist, artists and dogs have forged deep attachments for centuries,” says Judy L. Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director. “Our canine pals add so much to the enjoyment of life and serve as a prompt to live in the moment.”

Kerrie Smith, creative director of Santa Barbara Artists and Their Dogs and Arts Council president, spearheaded the creation of the book, which includes portraits of each of the 70 artists with their canine companions as well as short, touching, and often humorous essays.

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