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The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is helping families enjoy the holidays through a pair of projects, p.32

Cate Faces More Music

The teacher that was dismissed at Cate School due to alleged sexual misconduct was allowed to stay on campus after initial accusations, sources say, page 6

‘All About Reconnecting’

The Montecito Association is hosting Beautification Day on Saturday, a small step to get the community back together amid the pandemic, page 8

A Star is Born

ontecito professional skateboarder Sean Bolis has inadvertently found himself one of America’s top “influencers” garnering an amazing 86 million responses on TikTok, the video sharing social networking service, over the last 60 days. Story starts on page 18

What a Treat

Unsure of what turnout would look like, Ghost Village Road was a hit with families, with plenty of Halloween spirit — and we have photos, page 30

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Election 2021 by Nick Masuda

While Unofficial, Rowse Likely Next Mayor; Council Incumbents Well Ahead Randy Rowse

familiar face will likely be returning to City Hall, as former Santa Barbara City Council member Randy Rowse has unofficially won the six-candidate mayoral race, with final and confirmed results expected late Thursday. Rowse would be the city’s first male mayor in almost 30 years, while also taking office as a no-party candidate, moving the city away from the Democratic stronghold it has been for nearly three decades. Rowse, who came out of retirement to run for mayor, says he’s happy the sprint to the finish line paid off. “It’s kind of like when you have a long drive, and you say you’re really tired but you’re just kind of road wired. That’s kind of the way I feel right now,” Rowse said. “I get a text or a call every five seconds from all over the place. It’s good, I had a lot of support. I’m still kind of buzzed by the whole thing.” Rowse outpaced his competition by a large margin (nearly 2,800 votes), receiving 40.4% of the initial vote, with James Joyce well behind at 25.9% and incumbent Cathy Murillo third at 24.4%. Deborah Schwartz was fourth at 6.75%, while Mark Whitehurst and Matt Kilrain both had less than 2% of the vote. The Santa Barbara County Elections Office says there are more than 4,600

ballots still to be counted, but it is unlikely that they will impact the outcome of the election. Rowse was impressed by how strongly Joyce came on, as he expected Murillo to be his primary competition. “I always assumed that Cathy would be my closest competitor and she still may be after it’s all said and done; who knows what all these last little numbers are going to bring out,” Rowse said. “But James showed very well. [The results] just tell me that people were concerned about how the city was being run, and they were tired of it and that they couldn’t frankly see doing another five years at the same. That’s why I got in, and now it’s time to get to work.” What Rowse inherits is a City Council that has shown disdain for each other at times, something that Rowse says he heard about with voters. He plans to utilize skills as a small business owner to help mend fences and get the council to work together. “Having been an employer all those years and serving on boards and chairing different commissions, I’ve been there and done that with people with disparate personalities,” Rowse said. “We need to see if we can find some consensus and then bring it together so we can work as a team.”

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Cate School Allowed Teacher to Remain on Campus for Months After Sexual Misconduct Complaint

isturbing details are emerging in the case of former Cate School teacher Da’Jon James and why he was silently exiled from the Carpinteria campus in March 2020 — with sources confirming to the Montecito Journal that the first report of alleged inappropriate sexual behavior by the chorale director actually came in November 2019. According to multiple sources close to the situation — all of whom asked to remain anonymous due to fear of retribution by the school — James allegedly acted as a chauffeur for students to and from off-campus yoga classes. During this time, a source says he’d make comments about the girls’ clothing and their appearance. James even played a game of “Would You Rather” with the teenagers, with one question delving into the consumption of bodily fluids, which caused the group of teens to report the interaction to Cate authorities, according to the sources. While an internal investigation took place, Cate School allegedly allowed James to continue to drive the group to yoga class for a couple of days, telling the students and parents, “he was just reading from his phone” — a fact disputed by the sources, who say that was not the case. A high-ranking administrator would eventually call the interactions “indefensible” in a private conversation. “We were told, ‘It’s terrible,’ and ‘that it had no place on campus,’ but that [James] was reading [the question] from his phone,” the source recalled. “OK, let’s pretend that’s true. Which we don’t even know that it is. Let’s pretend it slipped out [of his] mouth and said it anyway, then you would be like ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry girls. I should have never said that.’ Or you go back to your house, and you think, ‘I shouldn’t have read that [aloud] and I need to talk to my manager or supervisor because this is a bad situation.’ None of that happened,” said the verified source. One of the sources bristled at the idea that more teenage girls were put in potential harm’s way due to the protection of James’ privacy. “[James] had access to students for months after the brave girls spoke up,” a source said. “It could have been stopped right then and there. Instead, they said,

According to sources, Cate School allowed former teacher Da’Jon James to remain on campus after allegations of sexual misconduct arose

‘It’s not ok, but get back in the car and we’ll handle it in some old-school way.’ That gave him access to young girls who aren’t going to have the wherewithal to speak up, especially after the first group didn’t get the same amount of trust that James did.” James continued in his role as chorale director until the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all educational centers, with his departure noted at the end of a campus-wide update provided by Head of School Ben Williams. When asked why James was not barred from campus immediately upon November’s report of his improprieties or at least not allowed to continue to be around his alleged victims, Williams did not directly address the issue, simply providing a statement instead. “Every allegation made against Mr. James was investigated by the school. Consistent with school protocols, incidents of misconduct were reported to Child Welfare Services and Mr. James’ employment was terminated, he was removed from campus and directed to have no contact with any members of the Cate com-

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Beautification Day, COVID Style

n an effort to remain as COVIDsafe as possible, Montecito Association is hosting a smaller-than-normal Beautification Day this Saturday, November 7, beginning at 9 am. This year’s event will be based at a new location: the upper green on the corner of East Valley Road and San Ysidro Road, in front of Pierre Lafond. After skipping last year’s annual event due to the pandemic, organizers say this year promises to be a fun way for community members to help beautify Montecito and reconnect with their community. Participants will gather at the green to pick up new reusable safety vests and trash pick-up sticks, paid for in part by both the Montecito Association and Montecito Community Foundation. Breakfast burritos from Little Alex’s will be served before attendees are assigned a trail, pathway, beach, road, or property by MERRAG team mem-

bers, who are helping to organize the trash cleanup. Montecito Trails Foundation is also participating.

“It’s all about reconnecting with the community.” – Sharon Byrne Rather than hand out annual awards, the Beautification Committee will welcome participants back to the green around 11:30 am after the trash pick-up, and invite them to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy with friends and neighbors. “It’s all about reconnecting with the community,” said Montecito Association Executive Director and committee member Sharon Byrne.

The Montecito Association’s Beautification Committee this year includes Mike Edwards, Mindy Denson, Houghton Hyatt, Sharon Byrne, Berna Kieler, and Nina Terzian (Trish Davis not pictured). Beautification Day is this Saturday, November 7.

The event is chaired by Houghton Hyatt, and the committee also includes Mike Edwards, Mindy Denson, Trish Edwards, Nina Terzian, and Berna Kieler. Also part of Beautification Day, Hands Across Montecito, the association’s homeless outreach initiative that was launched last year, will be cleaning up the homeless encampment behind Sea Meadow and at Butterfly Lane and the railroad tracks. The cleanup is headed by Andrew Velikanje, the first “graduate” of Hands Across Montecito. “He was the first person who took

our offer of help, and now is giving back to those who helped him,” Byrne said. Velikanje has started his own nonprofit, Earthcomb, in which he partners with various organizations in order to hire and manage other people who are currently or formerly homeless, paying them to help with encampment cleanups. “He will be managing a crew of six who will participate in this Saturday’s massive cleanup,” Byrne said, adding that the cleanup would not be possible

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UCSB Dorm Project Scrutinized

Munger Hall is a $200 million dorm project that UCSB says will move forward despite objections from architects

ennis McFadden, a respected architect and member of UCSB’s Design Review Committee, has resigned from the Committee in protest over the university’s proposed Munger Hall dormitory project. As a long-time Santa Barbara architect, community resident, and fan of UCSB, I am writing to add my objections to the Munger Hall “Mega Dorm” currently proposed for the UCSB campus. At almost 160 feet tall, it would be a gigantic cube on the campus housing 4,500 students, many of the dorm rooms without

windows to the outside. The building was conceived (misconceived?) by billionaire Charlie Munger, who donated $200 million to the project, apparently on condition that his plans be exactly followed. Whether or not this is accurate, he clearly has the power position in this situation to revise what are blatantly inappropriate and offensive plans. This would not be the first time a major project donor has dictated architectural design, but this particular project seems monstrously overscaled, inhumane, and without

precedent. If UCSB has indeed so far chosen to accept Dennis McFadden’s resignation and continue to support the project as designed, the Santa Barbara community should stand up and challenge their decision before it is too late. Marc Appleton

America’s Embarrassing Moment Early in the pandemic, health authorities pointedly told Americans “Don’t wear masks.” Some even said, “Masks won’t help.” The unstated reason why? Federal and state governments, corporate America, and the public health system were not prepared. No one had made and stored enough masks for an epidemic. The few available masks were now needed for health care workers and other frontline defenders. The authorities were concealing the truth, using a tactic called dissembling—neglecting to mention an important detail. In covering their large behinds, and in treating the American electorate like children who are not capable of understanding grown-up people talk, the nation’s elders sowed the seeds of the mask resistance that later took such a heavy death-toll on the country. This incident in our national history teaches us two things. First, our leaders and leading institutions are more concerned about their careers and their bank accounts than about the safety and health of Americans. If they were not, they would not feel the need to cover-up their mischief. Second, we need to promote public-spirited people to leadership positions in industry and government rather than private-spirited ones. Can America rise to the task? Kimball Shinkoskey

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Kevin Taylor and our Wildland Fire Specialist Nic Elmquist for volunteering their time at the recent SCAPE art show, Climate + Art = Change. As part of a panel with retired Santa Barbara Fire Chief Pat McElroy and UCSB Professor Leila Carvalho, Chief Taylor and Nic greatly expanded our understanding of fires, and how our climate is changing their behavior. This was a hugely instructive panel, and I came away feeling we are very lucky to have these treasures in our community. It is clear they dedicate themselves to the care of our land and our safety. Dorene White Climate Reality Project •MJ

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Community Voices A Letter of Appreciation for Our Schools

by Sigrid Toye

Santa Barbara Unified’s Superintendent Hilda Maldonado has overseen the return to campuses all over the district. (Photo by Nick Masuda)

t’s autumn in Santa Barbara and the landscape is painted with a golden glow as falling sycamore leaves carpet the ground. Halloween is just around the corner. And, at long last our kids are settled back in school and ready to celebrate the season. During these uncertain times, “back in school” has become an event to be celebrated — by students, parents, and teachers. However, most of us are unaware of the challenges our schools are facing behind the scenes. After speaking with administrators and teachers, I developed an appreciation for what goes on in all our community’s schools as they navigate the uncertain waters of the ongoing global pandemic. Beginning any new school year is a huge step for our kids even under the most normal of conditions. With the overwhelming challenges of the seesaw ride of COVID-19, this year was an even greater transition after the relative isolation of the last 18 months. Doors opened in the middle of August for some students and continued into the first weeks of September. Diving a little more deeply to this year’s openings, things weren’t quite as simple as they might have appeared on the surface. When schools were forced to close during the onslaught of the global pandemic, life came to a complete stop. Uncertainly swirled around like a dust devil on a deserted landscape. It seemed as if the world had stopped rotating and the things we’d known previously floated freely without structure or disappeared into space. Working parents retreated to home offices or left their jobs to be with their children, eventually becoming teachers themselves. Kids were deprived of play times with their friends and neighbors, isolated in their rooms or workspace in the company of their screens. The changes vested upon 4 – 11 November 2021

them were beyond the perimeters of this column. Planning for the 2021-22 school year included the first full in-person, on-campus-based instruction in 18-plus months. As exciting as the prospect was, young people who’d been confined at home returned to classrooms that didn’t resemble the ones they’d left. Transitions, as we all know, aren’t the easiest for any of us, but for unvaccinated elementary kids returning to school in “pods” with social distancing, masking, and the county’s restrictions was an entirely new adventure. How to reconnect with peers, develop renewed social skills, working together as teams in class and out, is a continuing process at all grade levels. This social and emotional realignment is superimposed on transitioning to a new grade level — or school — plus classes, after-school activities, and homework. But that is only one half of what is involved in the return to school this year. Our last summer’s break, a normal time for fun and outdoor activities, looked quite different for school administrators, teachers, and support staff as there was much to be done. With the drop in COVID-19 cases and increased vaccinations during spring, it appeared that full-time, on-campus learning could finally happen. Teachers returned long before the opening to make adjustments and accommodations to their classrooms — educationally and physically. In order for Santa Barbara County’s restrictions to be implemented, facilities crews, business offices, and teachers worked hard to reorganize and modify the campus to the guarded, but loosened, regulations. That is, until the regulations were suddenly upended with the appearance of the

Delta variant. Imagine if you can, how difficult and frustrating it must have been — and continues to be — in conducting an entire school year in this kind of an uncertain environment. Guidelines set in place are suddenly changed or delayed within hours. Add to that additional on-campus accommodations such as air filtration systems, hand sanitizers, masks, and other COVID necessities when the demand is great and supply chains break down making items hard to get. Quarantining and safety regulations meant to ensure overall health are also in constant flux and sometimes difficult to understand. Concerned parents continue to want information about what is and what is not allowed — when to quarantine and under what circumstances. The necessary facts are usually revealed in small print that’s often difficult to comprehend and subject to change requiring constant modification. To test, whom to test, when and where and under what circumstances is subject to constant change. The tests themselves are a valued commodity — some schools don’t have access to them at all. Each school decides how to safely handle their indoor learning environment and classroom setup, perimeters for social distancing and other mandated requirements. To mask or not to

mask is no longer the question. High schoolers set masking fashion trends as I write. Teachers wear them all day, every day — remembering that a teacher’s instrument is the voice, instructing behind a face covering takes getting used to. The parameters for schools both public and private is, and continues to be, a huge undertaking deserving an educational medal of honor. Consider this column a love letter of appreciation. Our schools, faculty, students and families’ flexibility, patience, and creativity in meeting these challenges is a testament to the strength of our community. Being once again on campus has brought much joy to teachers and students along with an increasing sense of normalcy. Always at the helm is a mission to guide young people through the normal challenges of growing up: the need for acceptance, teacher and peer relationships, romantic involvements and academic or behavioral issues that come with discovering oneself. Their seasons turn — along with ours — as we support, reassure, and stand by our kids as they continue to evolve and grow until the Sundowner winds of their lives carry them into the future. In the meantime, there’s still work to be done — and it’s being done in Santa Barbara masterfully! •MJ

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Montecito Best Buys by Mark Ashton Hunt

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

Falling into Fall

s the weather teases us between hot and cold, and as the first rain falls and the clocks prepare to turn back time, we start looking ahead to the holidays, a new year, and we say hello to a lot of new neighbors. By my estimate, in the past 18 months we have seen approximately 20% of all homes in Montecito change hands. Some have changed hands more than once in that time and not all sales were to people from out of the area, but a walk past Lucky’s or other top spots on a Saturday night will tell you that there are a lot of new faces in town. October stats pulled from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for Montecito’s home sales (93108) are something of a surprise, but at some point, this was bound to happen — we had the lowest number of home sales and the lowest number of homes going into escrow than in any other month since May 2020. Currently — as of Halloween morning — we have the lowest number of homes and condos available on the market that probably has ever been in decades with just 39 homes or condos to choose from, between $2.5 million and $74 million, and not much in between. Does this signal a slowdown or is the lower sales volume just a reflection of the low inventory? We shall see. I’m not making any predictions one way or the other, as we have seen big months next to small months and then big sales volume again the next. For those who like statistics, here are the numbers for October, as reported in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS): There were just 18 closed escrows in the greater 93108 in October, with a high of $10 million in the Sea Meadow development at Miramar Beach and a low of $865,000 for a one-bedroom condo just around the corner and up the street from Butterfly Beach. This is down from the recent few months average of 25 or

so sales per month. Only 12 properties went pending (into escrow) in October, which is a very low number for any month and likely indicates that closed sales in November will be lower than previous months as well — unless we see multiple “off market” sales in the coming weeks. Additionally, there were only 14 new listings (homes and condos) in October, so the closed sales and pending sales more than doubled the number of new listings, leaving us with just 39 homes and condos on the market as of October 31. So, if you are still looking for that Montecito dream home, here are a few options which represent 10% of all homes available in the area.

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On Entertainment Adding Needed Depth

by Steven Libowitz

‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ coming to the Granada Theatre

hen the musical version of An Officer and a Gentleman plays November 9-10 at the Granada Theatre, it won’t be quite the singular sensation provided by the massive Santa Barbara-only oneoff presentation of Kismet at the same venue two weekends ago. But Officer does offer a rare chance for locals to get an early viewing of the musical adaptation of the multiple Oscarwinning 1982 film, which not only represents the post-pandemic return of the Broadway series to town, but also just the second stop on the show’s world premiere, perhaps pre-Broadway tour. The first installment in the series not to ever have played New York adds music and dancing to the triumph over adversity journey of self-discovery where a brave but brash U.S. Navy’s Officer Training School cadet whose mettle is tested by both the harsh command of his drill sergeant and the heart tugging of the strong-willed local factory worker striving to improve her own life he falls in love with.

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The first attempt at adapting the film by its original screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart flopped in both Australia and the U.K. The one coming to the Granada this week is a brand-new version co-authored by its director Dick Scanlan, a multiple Tony Awardnominee (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Everyday Rapture), and the production was completely reworked throughout the downtime provided by the pandemic. And just as director Lonny Price updated Kismet’s script for cultural consistency, Scanlan’s creative team also updated Officer’s story for modern times, recognizing shifts in political perspectives, the empowerment of women, and issues of racism. “There’s been a lot of movement for diversity in the show and it’s added so much more depth to the story,” explained Wes Williams, the actor who portrays the would-be officer Zach (played by Richard Gere in the film) in his first role in a touring company. “Actors of color play Sid and some of the other key roles, and Zach and Paula’s relationship is much more

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of a partnership, with decisions being made on a mutual basis, and Zach getting consent. “And the producers also spent time at OTC to make sure they weren’t getting anything wrong about the recruits, who are much more intelligent and curious than in the movie. The music, the choreography also makes all of that clear.” Indeed, the score is loaded with 1980s music that includes hits from Rick Springfield, Styx, Debbie Gibson, Richard Marx, Wilson Phillips, Pat Benatar, and, of course, the Grammy-winning single “Up Where We Belong” that serves as the soundtrack to the final scene. But the stage show also departs from the film and earlier U.K. version to bring

in more obscure tunes of the era, Williams said. “Even the ones you know have been arranged in ways that you’re not going to recognize them right away,” he said, citing Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” as an example. “They found songs that fit so well into the story that it kind of makes it seem like they were written for that moment.” What hasn’t changed at all, though, is the strenuous physical tests Zack has to endure, including scaling a 12-foot-high wall on stage every night eight times a week, Williams said. “I’m doing lunges, crunches, obliques, and jumping jacks and so many pushups in addition to the wall. I think it’s around 75 every show, on top of the athletic dancing.” Fortunately, the actor used the pandemic pause to get certified as a personal trainer – which he called his “Muggle job” – so he was ready for the biggest challenge of doing double-time pushups as a punishment all while singing as his face nears the ground. Last weekend’s world premiere in Las Vegas went well, Williams said, noting that the audience — which included both Stewart and actor Lou Gossett, Jr., who won an Oscar for portraying the drill sergeant — lapped up the love story.

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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.

A Social (Media) Genius

ontecito professional skateboarder Sean Bolis, 37, has inadvertently found himself one of America’s top “influencers” garnering an amazing 86 million responses on TikTok, the video sharing social networking service, over the last 60 days. Sean, who attended San Marcos High School and studied business-marketing at Santa Barbara City College, attains similar multi-million figures on YouTube and Instagram. “It was an accident,” explains Sean. “I always liked to create content in skateboard videos and then social media came along three years ago. I started on Instagram and then TikTok started in 2020 and approached me to be part of its platform. “I started posting videos and slowly

started garnering followers. I started around the 100,000 mark and in no time, it was 1.2 million. While the pandemic has raged, I put a lot of time into making videos. I wasn’t ambitious to be an influencer, but now I love it, inspiring thousands of kids globally. I always respond to them.” Sean, who has a son, Ayden, 11, says as a youngster he was influenced by older skaters and fell victim to their bad behavior “leading down a very destructive path without any true role models in my life.” “When I graduated high school, I was told my friends would either die or go to jail. I was shocked to hear this and did not believe it until it started happening. Drugs, suicide, and prison were taking over my friends’ lives, and I started losing them one by one due to

their poor choices. “I realized there was no future in bad behavior as the people I loved had gone forever. When I became a dad, I was older and more mature and noted many younger people were as lost as I used to be. I lost my little buddy, Kirby Thorsell, to a drug overdose when he was only 18. Seeing his life cut short knowing it could have been prevented with the right guidance or role model in his life made me realize I couldn’t just sit back and watch youth destroy itself, so I decided to become a positive role model and to lead by example by giving back to my community.” Seven years ago, Sean received the Santa Barbara Spirit of Service Award for keeping our Eden by the Beach clean and involving local youth. He has also volunteered as a host for a skateboard club at Santa Barbara Junior High for the past three years with zero budget, investing his own money and time into the project. Sean would now like to open an indoor skateboard park in our tony town so that youngsters have a safe place to go. “I want to highlight the good side of skateboarding while encouraging the youth to be better and think before they act. I want to be the positive role model that I desperately needed growing up in Santa Barbara. I’ve lost well over 30 friends to drugs and sui-

Professional skateboarder Sean Bolis learns from the past as he plans big for the future

cide locally throughout the years and I’m determined to make real changes for my local community. Youth is our future, and I can and will make change because I relate to them.” As an “influencer” Sean also receives support, either financially or with product, from the likes of GoPro, Footprint footwear, Bose speakers, and a new brand of canned water Liquid Death, which I have tried. And I am still alive...

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Dear Montecito by Stella Haffner

A Love Letter to Montecito . . . Hadley Boyd

ourists flock from all over to appreciate our beaches, exciting selection of food, and terracotta horizon. Some tourists may even ask themselves where a Santa Barbara local would want to go on vacation when they live in such a visual and cultural paradise. We may take a jaunty trip to Solvang, a quaint stay in Pismo Beach, or maybe even drive up to Fresno, if we lost a bet last Friday night. But of course, there’s nothing quite like returning home, especially when this is the place we get to return to. Today we’re enjoying some smalltown appreciation in the form of a letter from one Hadley Boyd. The UCLA alumna and rising TV executive is a SoCal expert with a passion for education equality and a lot of gratitude for the town in which she was raised. She’s here to tell us why Montecito was such a special place to grow up in and why it’s even more special to return to.

Dear Montecito,

Hello old friend! What’s cookin’ good lookin’? Lucky for me, it hasn’t been too long since I’ve seen you last. I’m currently living in the westside of Los Angeles, where I’m working toward becoming a TV Literary Agent at the one-and-only William Morris Endeavor. On the weekends, when I’m not horseback riding or reading scripts, I eagerly come back to my hometown to see my mom at the beach and eat pizza with my grandparents at Via Vai. After moving to Santa Barbara from the Bay Area, I went to Montecito Union School for seven incredible years before going to Laguna Blanca for middle school and then Santa Barbara High School. I then made the trek to UCLA for my undergraduate career where I majored in Communications and worked in both the Athletic Department as well as Undergraduate Admissions.

Once I graduated, I decided to work towards fighting educational inequity and became a corps member for Teach For America, where I taught 6th grade math and science in the inner city of Los Angeles. Since then, I started in the historic mailroom of WME, where I’ve since become an executive assistant to a partner agent in the TV Scripted department. I hope to one day be able to make my mark telling untold stories and nurture relationships with creative forces to help better today and tomorrow’s culture and society. Regardless of where the future takes me, I will forever be grateful to you, Montecito, for showing me the importance and power of community. It’s hard to put into words just how special you are and how much you mean to me. But I know that, when the going gets tough, you are steadfast. When the fires and floods came, you showed me that, together, we are stronger, and it moved me to tears. When I had to cope with my parents’ divorce, you gave me a safe space to be myself and help me heal. The fourteen years I’ve had the privilege of living here have shaped me into becoming the person that I am today, and I couldn’t be more grateful or feel luckier.

Regardless of where the future takes me, I will forever be grateful to you, Montecito, for showing me the importance and power of community. The relationships I’ve curated here will forever be held close to my heart, and I know that no matter what life throws my way, this love and sense of community that you radiate have given me the tools needed to succeed. Growing up, you were my north star,

and, without this sense of community, I would have been lost. Whether it be the old MUS Jog-a-Thons, the 4th of July Pancake Breakfasts at the fire station, or even just the good-ol’ cup of joe from Pierre Lafond on weekend mornings, it’s always stunned me just how welcoming you’ve been and how an ordinary day can turn into feeling like you’ve found a long-lost family member when you see an old friend. We need more of this sense of community and love in today’s times, and you give me hope that this is achievable.

The fourteen years I’ve had the privilege of living here have shaped me into becoming the person that I am today, and I couldn’t be more grateful or feel luckier. Over the years, I can’t help but notice how much you’ve grown — literally. You’ve been the best-kept secret, and with more and more people moving here and discovering your perfection, I selfishly fear that you will lose this magic that we all know you for. But my hope is that, rather than wither from this influx in popularity, you will grow even stronger and continue to show all these newcomers the power that you have always radiated. Rather than just be a new trend, I hope this newfound popularity continues to help all of those who encounter you. Stay classy, Montecito. And keep taking my breath away. All my love, Hadley •MJ P.S. Parents of Montecito children, if you have recommendations on people to feature in “Dear Montecito” please contact me, stellajanepierce@gmail.com

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Perspectives

by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

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

Marjorie Taylor Greene — Leaving??? Irreconcilable differences?

ongresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia is one of the wackier folks ever elected to the House of Representatives. Don’t take my word for it: Republican arch-conservative Congresswoman Liz Cheney has said that Greene’s thoughts and words are “sheer lunacy.” Another Republican, Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan, said her words were “beyond reprehensible.” Not to be restricted to atrocious Nazi references, her comments on the existence of “Jewish space lasers” was enough to have Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (normally an exceptionally mild-mannered fellow) remark that she is “legitimately nuts.” Originally last May, and then again this October, Greene seriously asked, “Should America get a divorce?” Specifically, she is raising the question of whether the “Red States” ought to secede from the Union. You may recall the last time this idea was seriously entertained was on April 12, 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. We all know how bad the outcome of that decision was. The problem, however, in that instance (which launched the American Civil War) was the violence associated with the act of wanting to leave the Union. All were compelled to utilize force to defend themselves — the Northerners who had been attacked, and the Southerners who felt they needed to violently overthrow the U.S. Government in order to hang on to their slaves, which were the basis of the entire economy and sociology of the South. Could we have hoped for a different, non-violent, reaction if the South chose a cleverer way to secede and the North was wise enough to let them? Ben Shapiro, one of the most prominent conservative media personalities, received millions in arch-conservative right-wing support to co-found The Daily Wire in 2015. That electronic “news” service has since become the most widely published conservative site on Facebook. Looking at the difficulty of rolling back the federal government to permit states to resume control over themselves, Shapiro has observed it would require a “chainsaw” approach to dismantle the Union in order to prohibit it from protecting the rights of minorities. Quite accurately, he points out the slim chance of such a fun-

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damental alteration to the nation utilizing procedures contained within the U.S. Constitution itself (i.e., some states could resume slavery, could ban abortion, could write revisionist history, and ultimately claim that they’d won the Civil War after all). Shapiro argues that some sort of “separation” of the states is inevitable, and that “our best hope” is a “friendly separation” rather than the violent civil war he sees coming. The comedian Bill Maher recently quoted an unspecified news source in Alabama that found 66% of Republicans in the South would support secession to join a new Confederacy. And, in a similar vein, Oklahoma News Channel 4 reported 41% of Biden voters want to split the U.S. up as well! Those numbers are sufficient to at least ask the question: Why not let those states that want to leave do so without violence? As for the states who remain, imagine how happy Californians would be to know that all elections going forward would be fair and free; that we could spend as much as we needed to immediately address the worst ravages of climate change; that our vaccination rates would be so high that COVID would at last come under control; that our schools could teach real history and not some sanitized version that omits all awareness that slavery was the cause of the Civil War; that we could build a healthcare system second to none; could adopt national paid family leave for at least four weeks; could revise our tax code to fairly tax the top five percent and corporations; and could, in a word, be able to create the just society Martin Luther King, Jr. described (“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”) but never lived to see. What keeps us chained to each other, Red and Blue States, when we’re really two different nations that have craved separation for almost 200 years? President Reagan and the conservatives figured out a long time ago, though the rest of us didn’t really listen, when they said the U.S. was suffering from a “culture war.” Alas, we didn’t take it seriously. We have had, and continue to have, a culture war that is growing more distasteful and dangerous every day. Why isn’t Shapiro’s “friendly separation” our best hope? Violence is growing daily in

European Transportation Solutions

Drivers in Barcelona can exchange their old car for a free transit pass

ith governments racing to meet their climate targets, many of them have been particularly attentive to the transportation sector, where reducing emissions can have a huge impact. In that vein, there is an increasing number of initiatives looking to move people away from cars and towards cleaner means of transportation such as bicycles and public transit. One of these initiatives comes from Barcelona, where citizens who choose to get rid of their old, polluting cars are rewarded with a free transit travel pass that they can use for three years. “People living in the metropolitan area who decide to get rid of and decommission a vehicle without an environmental certificate can benefit from the T-verda, a new travel card that is free for three years,” explains Barcelona’s transit agency. “The card is automatically renewed annually at no additional cost to the beneficiary and is sent to their home address.” Promoting such programs is significantly more cost-effective than encouraging electric cars. This is because a large share of costs that go into operating a city’s public transit network, like buying and operating vehicles, are essentially fixed costs.

Austria’s Klimaticket lets you travel anywhere in the country for just €3 a day

Fifteen years after it was first proposed, Austria has finally officially introduced its Klimaticket, or ‘climate ticket,’ an annual ticket with unlimited access to all public transportation for the price of just or €3 ($3.50) per day. The implementation of the Klimaticket comes just after the country announced a strict new carbon tax. The government hopes that the accessible and affordable public transportation option will encourage more people to ditch their cars in favor of trains, buses, and trams. Although the concept of a national public transportation pass is nothing new in Europe, what sets Austria’s apart is the low cost. The annual pass costs just €1,095 ($1,267). For comparison, a similar option in the Netherlands costs €3,066 ($3,500). For customers, it’s not just the low price tag that’s alluring. The single card eliminates the need for multiple tickets for different modes of transportation and makes spontaneous trips easier as individuals no longer need to pre-purchase tickets. As for the environment, the benefits are clear. An electric train uses just 55 percent of the energy used by even an electric vehicle. •MJ the U.S. It will inevitably continue to get worse until we enable the two cultures to separate and go their own way. Those of us who are neutral can see this coming. The big question is how? For those who want a non-violent resolution to the culture war, there is an easy way to achieve separation. When Texas joined the Union, it was already an independent republic. As part of their agreement of accession, Texas retained the right to non-violently withdraw at any time with a majority vote of Texans. (The hashtag #TEXIT is trending in case you’re interested.) Well, let’s encourage them to have that vote. Let’s also encourage all the Red States to join Texas in a new Confederacy that isn’t a pluralistic democratic republic that permits women to control their own bodies, doesn’t want to have fair and unbiased elections, doesn’t believe that education should be free to all (as it is in most other industrialized coun-

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tries), doesn’t want to finally surrender white supremacy, and doesn’t want immigration to further dilute the slim white majority despite the fact we are a nation of immigrants – and that is what has made us so strong. It should be obvious to anyone who has read this far, that it would be a stretch to think I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene on almost anything. But, on this one issue of “leaving” the Union, she got it right. Gandhi himself tried through every non-violent tool he could command to end the slaughter of the Muslim-Hindu civil war until finally he relented and agreed to the separation of India and Pakistan. If no less a moral force than Mahatma Gandhi came to realize the inevitability of separation when culture wars define a society, what makes us think we are wiser, more humane, or more accurate in our assessment of our options than he? Yes, Marjorie, we agree you should leave. •MJ 4 – 11 November 2021

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

Reaching Out

f all the commands which our electronic devices miraculously, unquestioningly, and instantaneously obey, none seems more wonderful to me than the single word “send.” Wrapped up in that word are my strict instructions to deliver to whomever I specify, this cargo of words and images. Transmissions of this kind have already been around so long (possibly since before you were born) that, to you, there may no longer be anything amazing about them. After all, it’s not as if email burst suddenly overnight upon a world totally unprepared for it. Indeed, we’ve come a long way since the days when messages were carried by human runners, like the probably mythical one who carried to Athens tidings of the Greek victory at Marathon in 490 BC (and then dropped dead). There has been time, since then, to subjugate horses, to invent saddles and (much later) the surprisingly important stirrups, to develop wheeled vehicles on land, and, at sea, sophisticated methods of using wind-power, plus the momentous magnetic compass, to navigate the waters of the world. And meanwhile, we have had the emergence of postal systems which, in their own times, could carry messages and materials from place to place as fast as any known method of transportation. The New York City main Post Office has on its pediment this inscription: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” You may think that these words were a tribute to our postal service by some recent poet. But they are quoted from the work of the ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, who lived in the 5th century BC, and what they describe is the much-admired courier service of the Persian Empire. But, if we don’t count distance-observation methods, such as smoke signals, flags, and semaphores, there was no real advance in the delivery of messages and goods until the almost simultaneous advent of the electric telegraph and the railroads, which happened less than two centuries ago. Within the single decade of the 1860s, America saw the brief but magnificent Pony Express (which, for speed and efficiency, probably put to shame the Persian Empire’s, and even Benjamin Franklin’s, overland services) plus the completion from coast to coast of both telegraph and railroad connections. It was then less than another century before the arrival of the computer, with its magic “send” button, not to mention its many other bells and whistles. Truly, it is wonderful to be now able to send verbal and visual messages at the speed of light — but what about things? The idea of “teleportation” of objects and people may seem as far-fetched (pardon the expression) as once did many of the marvels we take for granted today. In the meantime, however, there is one type of “thing” which, from the remote past, humans have always been very good at sending over considerable distances — and our abilities have been constantly increasing. It comes under the general heading of “Ammunition.” From the earliest rock thrown, to the latest rocket launched, there has been steady improvement in the expediting of this kind of one-way cargo. But in terms of other types of cargo, there are — as any postal or shipping service will tell you — many complications. Not only the size, weight, fragility, and value must be considered, but also any possible danger to those handling it, or any special conditions required, such as temperature or moisture. This, of course, is particularly true of live animals, or of human organs, intended for transplant, being transported under conditions of great urgency. Ultimately, it all comes down to economics — how much it will cost to send item X from point A to point B? — which is why the term “payload” seems so appropriate – because, regardless of the vehicle or crew, commercially speaking, all that counts are the physical cargo or the paying passengers. But there was one vehicle which, according to the Biblical account, carried a payload consisting of the ancestors of all life on Earth — the sole survivors of a Great Flood. It was Noah’s Ark, which, after it had come to rest on a mountain, sent out the new Earth’s first messenger, which brought back possibly the most important response ever received. The messenger was a dove, and it returned with an olive leaf — proof that the Flood was over. If only every message we send could bring as gratifying a response! •MJ 4 – 11 November 2021

Meanwhile, in three Santa Barbara City Council races, the incumbents were well on their way to a five-year term — one year longer due to Santa Barbara adopting even-year elections in 2024 and 2026. In District 4, which represents Coast Village Road, Kristen Sneddon was well ahead of challenger Barrett Reed, with Sneddon sitting at 60.77% of the vote to Reed’s 38.96%. Voter turnout rate in District 4 was the highest in the city at 45.2%. Sneddon says campaigning can give a candidate valuable insight as to what needs to be done in the next term. “I’ve had such a great opportunity to hear from the public, and the public is dissatisfied,” Sneddon said. “I mean people are wanting change and wanting us to do better. And I received that message loud and clear.” Sneddon also had nothing but praise for the new council leader in Rowse. “He runs meetings with decorum, he hears everybody, but also moves meetings forward,” Sneddon said. “He’s not coming in not knowing how to get things done. And I think we’ve all heard the message from voters about what the priorities are and I’m confident that he will take that seriously and lead us to some proactive results.”

City Council: District 6

Just down the road in District 6, incumbent Meagan Harmon received 52.9% of the vote to Nina Johnson’s 33.96%, with Jason Carlton and Zac Pike well behind. The downtown district’s turnout rate was the worst in this election at 29.3% thus far.

Johnson presented an unexpected challenge to Harmon by jumping into the race at the last second, which pushed the incumbent to further her efforts to knock on doors and continue to develop a rapport with a district that is mainly made up of renters, which means there can be significant turnover. “One of the things that I’m very focused on is really trying to build community within District 6 for those of us that live here, and it’s certainly a different lifestyle than some of the other districts where there’s very, very long-term residents,” Harmon said. “There’s just sort of a different focus. And, I think it’s imperative that I communicate to our working families just how important it is that we all stay involved in city government, because the policies that we put in place are going to impact their lives in very real, tangible ways, as we’ve seen over the last two and a half years.” Harmon considers Rowse a mentor, as he worked with her when she was appointed to council in 2019. She admits that they don’t agree often on policy, but that the process to finding a solution is one that she can always count on with the former owner of Paradise Cafe. “What I have always deeply respected about Randy is his sincere excitement and willingness to debate ideas and focus on policy that serves our residents best,” Harmon said. “We’ve had many long conversations where we’ve gone back and forth about whatever ordinance might be in front of us, having the opportunity to really have respectful, fulsome debates has made me better and so I really look forward to working with him.” Eric Friedman ran unopposed in District 5 and will retain his seat. •MJ

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e headed north of town to Rancho Dos Pueblos for our annual Santa Barbara Rescue Mission (SBRM) fundraiser. There is always a Bayou in the theme, this year’s being “Camp Out on the Bayou.” Greeting us was a genuine camper ready for inspection, while further down the path was a very large silent auction and another camper. There to greet us was SBRM Rescue Mission President Rolf Geyling, who told us, “This is the 20th anniversary of our annual fundraising event. What is so memorable is the statement that says we can make an incredible difference for those struggling with homelessness and addiction in our community.” Annually they provide more than 45,000 nights of shelter and 100,000 meals to men, women, and children in our community. The Rescue Mission is certified by

the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. It’s the highest level of distinction given to non-medical treatment facilities. In contrast to national statistics that show only 21% of those who complete addiction programs remain dependency free, for the first five years more than 53% of the Mission’s graduates maintain recovered over this same period. The Mission offers family support, addiction education, relapse prevention, transitional housing, career development, and placement. PR lady extraordinaire Rebecca Weber helped me round up some of the many folks who make this day possible. Today the honoree was Gerd Jordano. She is a retired nurse and realtor but has been a leading civic leader. Besides many other accolades she was the first emcee of the first Bayou event and for many years after. Today Catherine Remak

was running the program. District Attorney Joyce Dudley introduced Gerd as they presented her the Leni Fe Bland Award. One of the heartstrings parts of the program is listening to the success stories, this year from John Gallagher. Also featured in the SBRM Rescue Mission Milestone Magazine was the story of Rick. “When I came into the Mission, all my private possessions were in one Tupperware container.” He was in his forties and had battled addiction since he was nine. He was not expected to make it, but he did. That was eight years ago. Now he manages his shop, a multi-million-dollar gas station. As he says, “Your donations make this possible.” The Idiomatiques kept the music going and almost 300 of us sat down to dinner at beautiful sunflower decorated tables for a yummy family style meal. The Rescue Mission was established in 1965. For more information call Rebecca Weber at (805) 966-1316 ext. 105.

The Artist’s Table

The “dinosaurs” had been put to bed and it was grown up time at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH). The soirée kicked off an art show in Fleischmann Auditorium with fine wines and a signature cocktail. Outside was an array of tables set beautifully with a small painting at each place done by one of the 15 artists participating. Inside they also had larger works exhibited with 50% of sales going to the museum. This to support education programs that connect people to nature, especially the thousands of school children they serve each year. Dinner was served creek side by Seasons Catering. There were gifting suggestions from $10,000 for 700 students to Be Scientists in the backyard to $100 to help six students to learn about animals at home. A special thank you to the artists who made this possible. They are Jannene Behl, Ann Shelton Beth, Steve Curry, Nancy Davidson, Rick Delanty,

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‘Carrie’ on My Wayward Daughter

Thirty-three years in, Carrie, the Musical — adapted from Stephen King’s best-selling 1974 novel by a team including Montecito’s own Dean Pitchford, who wrote the lyrics — still stands as one of the most notorious failures in Broadway history. Indeed, the production that closed after just five non-preview performances in 1988 even inspired the title of a 1992 book: Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. But the song-filled tale of the bullied teenage girl from an abusive religious household who eventually uses her telekinetic powers to obliterate those in her path after being humiliated by her classmates at the high school prom has since enjoyed success off-Broadway, and in regional and touring theater, including a memorable staging by Out of the Box here in town. From November 5-14, Carrie will also carry the honor of welcoming audiences back into the building for the first public performances of SBHS Theatre’s Justin Baldridge (aka post-pandemic, post-Otto Layman) era. The squeamish might want to sit toward the back, while all of us better hope the high school students don’t take inspiration from the script. Visit www.sbhstheatre.com.

Get Personal at CST

The first in-person installment of Personal Stories since the pandemic takes place this weekend at Center Stage Theater, where 20 local writers, actors, and authors will perform readings of their Moth-style true first-person tales twice each over the November 4-7 weekend. Among the tellers are former SBCC Theatre chief Rick Mokler and ubiquitous actor Ed Giron. Details at https://centerstagetheater.org.

Immediate Need

It’s very possible you may never have heard of Waddy Wachtel much less of his band The Immediate Family, who return to the Lobero Theatre on Saturday, November 6. But there’s little doubt that you are intimately familiar with Wachtel’s guitar work and that of his band mates Danny Kortchmar (guitars), Leland Sklar (bass), and Russ Kunkel (drums), who make up 80% of the family that it can be safe said helped to define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era in the 1970s. Between them, the core four were the studio musicians behind seminal 1970s records by James Taylor, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, David Crosby, Graham

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Nash, Neil Young, Warren Zevon, and Carly Simon, among others. The musicians quickly developed shorthand and camaraderie as well as a sturdy but flexible sound that everyone wanted. “The spontaneity that we would bring to record dates was what started changing the shape of the way records were made,” Wachtel recalled. “We would also contribute collective input for the arrangements rather than just looking at the chart and reading it note-for-note. We had these explosions of creativity and experimenting that just seemed to work. Especially Danny and I on guitars being able to stretch it on the solos and more. People really started digging that and we started getting hired over and over again.” The four players who tallied credits on upwards of 5,000 records, many of which are considered prime examples of classic rock, often also went out on the road behind the future Hall of Famers, and still back some of them up to this day. “We became part of the personality that was being presented, and that’s why we’d get hired to tour with them because they wanted to have that same sound,” Wachtel said. The foursome had largely gone their separate ways over the last decade or longer, with the guitarist serving as a regular in Stevie Nicks’ band for decades, and that’s his soaring solo on Steve Perry’s “Oh, Sherry,” for example, one of far too many memories for the session stalwart. But then Kortchmar’s Japanese album and gigs brought them back together in 2019 just when Wachtel was back in town on a break, with Steve Postell joining the quartet for Kortchmar’s original project. Immediate Family was the obvious name choice for the group that grew out of the experience, Wachtel said. “Danny just looked at us and said that’s what we are, and he was right. I mean, I’ve been playing with these guys for half a century.” Right away, it seemed like the back-

ing band was ready for prime time, with the group forging a more forceful rock ‘n’ roll sound than heard on most of their other projects. Wachtel as a lead player was thrilled. “It’s hard to get three guitars cooperating, but it’s a great blend,” he said. “Steve bridges the gap between where Danny and I live. We’ve played together for so long that we know where the other guy is and isn’t. Steve knows how to float between us adding more of a textural element, doing something completely unrelated.” After being sidelined for the bulk of the pandemic, Immediate Family is finally releasing its debut studio recording under its own name, with Wachtel’s name on nine of the 12 songs that range from hard-drivin’ rockers to power ballads and beyond. The Lobero show is an early stop on a cross-country tour where folks will get a chance to see what Wachtel and Kortchmar, with Postell and the rhythm section, can do without a bigname singer-songwriter standing on stage in front of them. If the show is anything like the Family’s first appearance at the theater late in 2019, we’re in for a great night of original rock sprinkled with the classic songs they played on and/or co-wrote, from Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” to Don Henley’s “New York Minute.” Fasten your seatbelts, because Wachtel won’t be wearing his. “It’s been an amazing journey,” he said. “I’m 74 years old, still holding up, a pick in my hand, and a guitar around my neck. It’s been a wild ride and it’s still going.”

A Wild Time

We don’t know much about Wild Horses, a new country music festival presented by Outriders Present, the force behind the Under The Big Sky fest in Montana, other than its artists will be spanning appearances in both Santa Barbara and San Diego over the November 6-7 weekend. But it’s quite a roundup for fans of honky-tonk, twang, and Americana, with Grammy- and Oscar-winning Yellowstone star Ryan Bingham, outlaw country figurehead Whitey Morgan, folk duo Jamestown Revival, and original Texas cowboy Paul Cauthen serving among the headliners who will perform outdoors at the oceanside Santa Barbara Polo Fields in Carpinteria. Info and tickets at www. outriderspresent.com.

Perfect Preparation

A Grey’s Anatomy character spent more than a season berating her fellow surgeon partner and bemoaning her fate when she lost her leg to an infection following a plane crash several seasons ago. If veteran Santa Barbara dancer/producer Derrick Curtis har-

“It’s the other third that makes the difference.” – Tommy Lasorda

The Immediate Family is playing at the Lobero on November 6

bored any such negative emotions when the diabetic suffered a similar experience earlier this year after an ingrown toenail led to further infections shortly after he moved his family to Utah, he sure kept them to himself. “I was just so tired of being in pain all the time, and I figured it would be better to just function with a prosthetic,” explained Curtis, who added he had spent a week living in a wheelchair as an experiment back in college. “I’ve been a dancer all my life, so it would have been easy to get depressed. But I was mentally and emotionally prepared, and I knew that life would go on.” Support from folks back at home here in town helped him get through the experience, and now Curtis has returned to Santa Barbara to not only produce the 20th anniversary of BASSH — which showcases a wide variety of social dance genres theatrically choreographed by local professionals — but also emcee and even dance one of the pieces in the production he created. “I’m starting to move and do all the things that I used to do again,” he said. “So, I’m doing a Latin fusion deal to a Pitbull number with a group of men we’re calling the OGs for Old Guys. It’s great to get back out on stage.” The same goes for the two dozen other acts ranging from aerial to belly dancing, hula, flamenco, Brazilian capoeira, folk dance, Persian, and much more — a far cry from the original boundaries of ballroom, Argentine tango, swing, salsa, and hip-hop that gave the event its acronym name back at the turn of the century. The wildly divergent show that performs November 5-6 at the Marjorie Luke Theatre is a nod not only to the expansion in the local dance scene, but also to the changing cultural landscape. But what hasn’t changed is the reasoning behind the show, Curtis said. “I figured I would give it up when I moved,” but so many people told me they wanted it to continue because of how much it means to the community. It brings all the dancers together, and it shows youngsters in the audience that they can be on stage too. It’s thrilling when people who grew up watching the show when they were kids now get that opportunity to perform.” •MJ 4 – 11 November 2021

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‘Crossing the Chasm’ Author to Speak at Luncheon

Author Geoffrey Moore speaks at Westmont November 5

eoffrey Moore, a bestselling author, speaker, and adviser, whose work focuses on the market dynamics caused by disruptive innovation, speaks at a Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership luncheon on Friday, November 5, from 12-1:30 pm in the Simmons Center of Westmont’s Global Leadership Center. A limited amount of in-person tickets, which cost $100 per person, are available for purchase at westmont. edu/mosher-event. An on-demand, password-protected livestream of the event will be made available for $25. For more information, please call (805) 565-7251 or email at specialevents@ westmont.edu. His first book, Crossing the Chasm, describes challenges start-up companies face as they move from early adoption to mainstream customers. Now in its third edition, the volume has sold more than a million copies. His most recent work, Escape Velocity, examines the difficulties companies face when attempting to drive innovation but inevitably struggle with internal challenges. “He is one of the most influential

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Past speakers include: Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter; Jon Meacham, presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize winner, and contributing editor at Time magazine; David Gergen, former adviser to four U.S. presidents; Guy Kawasaki, an entrepreneur who worked with Steve Jobs to launch Macintosh; Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics; Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter; Jack Rakove, Pulitzer Prize-winning political author and professor at Stanford University; and Ronald C. White, author of several best-selling books, including A. Lincoln: A Biography. A gift by the foundation established the Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership that is part of Westmont’s new Global Leadership Center, which opened in fall 2017.

Book Offers Respite from ‘Restless Devices’ authors that many people have never heard of,” says Westmont President Gayle D. Beebe. “Though he may not be a household name, he has been extremely impactful in the lives of many entrepreneurs by offering a framework to help their start-ups be successful.” In 2006, the director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program described Crossing the Chasm as “still the bible for entrepreneurial marketing 15 years later.” Its success led to a series of other best-selling follow-up books, including Inside the Tornado, The Gorilla Game, Living on the Fault Line, Dealing with Darwin, and Zone to Win. When he is not speaking or writing, he splits his consulting time between start-up companies in the Wildcat Venture Partners portfolios and established high-tech enterprises, including Salesforce, Microsoft, Autodesk, F5Networks, Gainsight, Google, and Splunk. He has a bachelor’s degree in American literature from Stanford and a doctorate in English literature from the University of Washington. After teaching English for four years at Olivet College, he returned to the Bay Area to begin a career in high tech as a training specialist. His career eventually transitioned toward marketing consulting, working first at Regis McKenna Inc., then with the three firms he helped found: The Chasm Group, Chasm Institute, and TCG Advisors. Today, he is chairman emeritus of all three. The Mosher Foundation sponsors a series of speakers in Santa Barbara, including Pulitzer Prize winners, who address the moral and ethical strengths and weaknesses of various American presidents and society in general.

Personal devices and digital technologies captivate our attention and shape how we live and relate to others. Felicia Wu Song, a cultural sociologist of media and digital technologies at Westmont, explores the soft tyranny of the digital age in a new book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence, and Place in the Digital Age. The forthcoming new book, available for pre-order through Amazon or InterVarsity Press, will be available November 30. “Our natural longing for relationship makes us vulnerable to the industrializing effects of social media,” she says. “While we enjoy the benefits of digital tech, many of us feel troubled with its power and exhausted by its demands for permanent connectivity. Yet even as we grow disenchanted, attempting to resist the digital powers that be might seem like a losing battle.” Combining her expertise in sociology and theology, Song offers practical change by guiding us along pathways of meaningful resistance and teaching

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Built in 2014 and pushing the boundaries of high style and luxury living to new heights, this estate of nearly 12,000 square feet is unmatched for vision, flair, and architectural detail. Villa Tragara is positioned at the corner of East Mountain Drive and Hot Springs Road, an enviable location with other major estates all around. The idyllic 2.45-acre ocean view lot provides the resting space for this oneof-a-kind home. Designed to wow and impress, every space has been executed with emotion and intention delivering a unique experience when compared to other estate homes on the market. The interiors are filled with light, drama, grand scale, and a vibe that to me promotes creativity and inspiration. Outside, gardens overflow with exotic plants and lush lawns leading past a babbling stream into a swimming pond, overlooking a bocce court, sport court, firepit, and an olive orchard — all just blocks from the Upper Village and within the Montecito Union School District. This home was recently reduced in price and is now available for less than $20 million, a bargain it might seem in today’s higher-priced market considering the location, size of home, amenities, ocean views, and other features. •MJ

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth

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On Art by Zachary Rosen

Richard Schloss:

A Lifetime of Painting the Light

veryone has a unique perspective and sees the world a little differently. This always becomes apparent when looking at landscape paintings where two artists will represent the same scene in completely different ways. Some artists may focus on how color captures the movement of nature. Others may emphasize the organic forms that are found outdoors. For Richard “Rick” Schloss, it has always been about the light. Throughout his illustrious career of nearly 50 years of plein air painting, Rick has studied how the sun and natural light affect the atmosphere and colors of nature. The culmination of his experience capturing the many moods of light around the central coast can be seen in the upcoming exhibit, “Painting The Light” at the Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery, owned by Rick and his wife, Julie. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, November 4, from 5-8 pm where guests will be able to view the collection of around 20 new works and several pieces from the archives.

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Throughout his career, Rick has formed special connections to the areas he has painted like Venice and England, but it is the distinct setting of the Central Coast that continues to inspire him. This area has the unusual geographical feature of an east-west coastline, which changes the orientation of the sun and how it moves in relation to the mountains and ocean. This distinct lighting path produces a low-setting sun that accentuates the “pink moment” of sunset. These days Rick prefers the setting of his studio, located in the back of their gallery. When painting outdoors, the artist is often working under time constraints as the sun moves. This can give the painting a certain freshness, but can also have a hurriedness to it. In the studio, he can take his time to get the light just right. When Rick first began studying painting and art at UCSB in the seventies, he was not very interested in the large abstracts and contemporary styles of painting popular in school. After watching a grad student paint outdoors on campus, Rick was inspired

The many studies of light and nature by Richard Schloss will be on display at “Painting The Light”

to take his work outdoors and began painting different areas of the iconic campus and its surroundings. At the time, this wasn’t very common in his classes, but he eventually discovered other like-minded artists in the OAK Group, founded by Arturo Tello and Ray Strong in 1986. This group of plein air painters are dedicated to capturing the splendor of endangered landscapes, using their artworks to draw attention to these areas and raise funds for their preservation. Today the OAK Group has about two dozen members and has held over 100 exhibitions with sales of $3 million supporting open space preservation, benefitting more than 20 nonprofit conservation organizations. After living in Northern California for a while, Rick and Julie moved back to Santa Barbara about four years ago. When they returned, many of the local

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gallery owners Rick had worked with were retired. Most of the existing galleries in the area did not feel quite right to him and it wasn’t until a space became available that he contemplated starting his own spot. Owning a gallery never had much appeal to Rick in the past and he was somewhat reluctant at first, but it has since proved an exciting and rewarding experience. Santa Barbara Fine Art is located next to the Arlington Theatre and just a few stores down from Distinctive Framing, whose owner, Dave Lombardi, has been helping Rick with the framing of his pieces. The gallery is a chance to curate the space how they would like and incorporate the lessons they’ve learned from working with so many galleries over the years. With their own gallery, Rick and Julie wanted to provide the best experience they could for both visitors and the participating artists. They get to highlight and celebrate the works from the cadre of accomplished painters they know, many of whom happen to be their longtime friends. It has also given them the opportunity to discover and support new artists. Since opening Santa Barbara Fine Art, the gallery has been very well received and hosted a range of successful exhibits, such as the 35th Anniversary Exhibit for The OAK Group. Rick’s exhibit will be on display until March 2022. •MJ

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Our Town

story and photos by Joanne A Calitri

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

Quite the Treat!

The 20th Annual Ghost Village Road, in Photos

El Montecito Early School and Cold Spring School kids with parents at the Montecito Country Mart

The rocker-themed Paveloff family

Team Lucky’s Restaurant

Laguna Blanca Lower School kids

he annual Ghost Village Road was more than packed, with trick-ortreaters starting early at 2:30 pm and parents happily leading in full-on costumes themselves. It was the perfect pairing of gloomy overcast skies and lots of goodies from the generous shops and restaurants from the Montecito Country Mart down Coast Village Road. The kids wore costumes themed by superheroes, movies, and fairytales, with some in large-scale inflatables. The largest turnout was by Montecito Union School, followed by Laguna Blanca Lower School, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, ELMO, Cold Spring School, Santa Barbara Middle School, and Roosevelt. Parent awards went to Clinton Kyle and Ashley Hollister for hosting free T.W. Hollister vermouth spritzers for tuckered out parents at the Montecito Country Mart, and Sherri Paveloff sporting the highest heels — ever — on Coast Village Road, with her son dressed as Elvis and husband Dr. Paveloff as Bono of U2. Our town’s seven-time Best Barber of Santa Barbara Winner, Richie’s Barbershop Montecito, held a disco party with kids dancing in the front parking lot, with music by Danny Welch. The Montecito town spirit was alive and well!

Clinton Kyle and Ashley Hollister with kids, Theo and Hannah

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Montecito Mercantile’s Kelly Finefrock with Montecito Country Mart Manager Kristin Teufel and mini-Aussie Shepard doggie Freddie

Sharing the Ghost Village Road trek are families from both Montecito Union and Laguna Blanca Lower School

“Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” – Yogi Berra

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Montecito Union School kids

Montecito Union and Laguna Blanca Lower School families Richie The Barbershop Team with shop dog Bowser

Montecito Union School and Roosevelt School kids

Montecito Union School kids and their families

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Santa Barbara Middle School kids

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The Giving List by Steven Libowitz

‘Provide Some Cheer’:

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Puts Emphasis on Holidays

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eddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF) was founded by Nikki Katz back in 2002 after hearing of the financial and emotional challenges faced by the family of a threeyear-old boy who had been diagnosed with bone cancer and a brain tumor and felt alone in dealing with both the diagnosis and the fallout. “I wanted to build a support system for local families with a child battling cancer,” Katz explained as she announced her retirement from the foundation in 2012. “While I couldn’t change the child’s diagnosis, I could make the family’s journey a little easier.” Now, almost 20 years since it launched, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation has become one of the more recognized nonprofits on the Central Coast. The organization that operates on a budget just north of $1.2 million is all over the news seemingly all year long, lauded for its good work that encompasses an average caseload of about 200 families from Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties at any given moment. In recognition that worrying about money is a source of distress second only to cancer itself for families with a stricken child, financial assistance is a huge part of the foundation,

with TBCF’s Direct Assistance Fund providing immediate grants of up to $5,000 for low-to-moderate income families to use for rent or mortgage payments, auto expenses, utility bills, medications, home care services, food, childcare, or hotel accommodations. To help ease the emotional burden, TBCF and its partners also provide professional and peer support not only to the child undergoing medical treatment but also for the entire family, including parents and siblings. Youth and young adults in need of individualized academic support can also receive tutoring services including up to 24 hours of virtual or in-person aid, while the whole family can receive up to $1,500 for neuropsychological testing aimed at making parents more effective at advocating for their child’s academic needs. All this good work takes a lot of dollars to implement, of course, and TBCF relies exclusively on philanthropy and the generosity of community members making direct or planned donations. But the nonprofit also has a more off-beat approach in getting the community more deeply involved and connected. Teddy Bear’s Youth Philanthropy program gets the giving spirit going for anyone who is between 5 and

TBCF doesn’t focus on just the child with cancer, but the entire family, particularly around the holidays

21 years old, including individuals, school clubs, scout troops, and church groups. The program mentors youngsters in entrepreneurship, helping them develop leadership skills and experience the power of commitment. “Our goal is to mentor young people through their fundraisers and demonstrate how easy and rewarding philanthropy can be. We help guide them from concept to implementation to delivering the oversized check,” Katz said. TBCF will mentor kids from elementary school to college aged and help them raise funds with goals starting at $500. TBCF can assist these youths to develop the leadership skills and commitment necessary to set and achieve important goals as the budding entrepreneurs set up everything from lemonade stands and bake sales to car washes and social media campaigns. “It’s really a unique program

where kids can fundraise for other kids and get mentored by us,” explained Brittany Avila Wazny, TBCF’s senior development director. We talk to them about various fundraising techniques and encourage them to utilize a skill of theirs or try a business idea that they might have. We mentor them to create a successful fundraiser, and support them with their marketing and advertising, and the proceeds come back to Teddy Bear. It’s a really sweet program of kids helping kids and getting involved in their community and being encouraging in their entrepreneurial spirit.” TBCF’s Create Your Own Fundraiser operates similarly for adults, with the nonprofit helping those wanting to support the organization in kind to turn a passion into a fundraiser, create a Go Fund Me campaign, or simply

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support to families during the holiday season that’s often stressful under normal circumstances and can be extremely overwhelming for those dealing with their child’s cancer treatments. “The holidays are supposed to be a time filled with joy, but a lot of our families don’t have the time or energy to go out and make holiday traditions happen,” Wazny said. “Teddy Bear wanted to step up to literally deliver Thanksgiving and Christmas, or whatever version of the holidays our families celebrate, so they can have one less thing they have to think about, and their kids can continue on with some type of normalcy and joy.” For Project Turkey, TBCF will be delivering meals to families who worked with the nonprofit and hospital social workers to identify foods that are appropriate for their cultural traditions during the Thanksgiving holiday; the community can help by dropping off requested food items or $50 gift cards to the TBCF office at 3892 State St. Suite 200 in Santa Barbara by Monday, November 15. In December, Project Christmas provides presents for each child in the family as well as culturally appropriate décor and gift wrapping, alleviating both the financial stress and time and energy associated with holiday shopping. The TBCF Programs team has collected wishlists from more

The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation will be doing both Project Turkey and Project Christmas in the coming weeks

adding a donation link to social media or other online networks. Meanwhile, the approaching winter season finds Teddy Bear once again gearing up for its annual Season of Hope campaign, the most popular portion of its ongoing Project Holiday. The nonprofit is seeking various in-kind donations for Project Turkey, Project Christmas, and Holiday Drive-Thru parties to spread cheer and needed resources to local families battling pediatric cancer. The project provides extra

than 50 kids for this year’s Project Christmas and invite the community to help bring hope and holiday cheer to the families by sponsoring a child for $100 or shopping for children’s wish list directly and/or providing monetary or in-kind donations for decorations and goodies such as hot cocoa and candy canes. Volunteer support is also needed to help deliver each family’s holiday package and gifts, as well as wrap presents. Teddy Bear’s annual Holiday Party, converted to drive-thru in deference to COVID concerns for a second year, aims to spread holiday cheer and provide a memorable event with a festive event featuring Santa Claus, mini horses from Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center, surprise gifts for children and a take-home craft. The holiday events are held at various locations to serve the tri-county area and are open to all families battling pediatric cancer. Last year, Wazny noted, the nonprofit provided gifts to 471 TBCF kids and their siblings, which was double the number of kids served in 2019 as the community stepped up in a big way despite – or maybe because of – the pandemic. More than twothirds of the families served by Teddy Bear participated in at least one of the Project Holiday events. “It’s a way to provide some cheer

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at this time of the year,” Wazny said. “It’s about doing something that’s more than just fun but instead tries to actually fulfill that holiday for the kids with cancer and their families. It takes a huge stressful weight off the families and really supports their emotional wellness so they can focus on their child’s well-being.” Visit Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation at www.teddybearcancerfoundation. org. Contact Brittany Avila Wazny, TBCF’s Senior Development Director, at (805) 563-4723 or brittany@teddy bearcancerfoundation.org. •MJ

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Seen (Continued from page 24 24)) Betty Fussell, author Janet Sands, Keith Moore, and Maria McCall at the Santa Barbara Club for the Missions lecture

Artist Rick J. Delanty in Fleischmann Auditorium with his paintings

Karen Fedderson, Rick Garcia, Ellie Freudenstein, Derek Harrison, Wyllis Heaton, Ray Hunter, Linda Mutti, Craig Nelson, Garrett Speirs, and Ralph Waterhouse. Kudos to event chair Diane Waterhouse. President and CEO Luke Swetland welcomed the guests and made sure the dinosaurs were quiet until 10 am the next morning. I love the dinosaurs! To learn more, call Caroline Baker at (805) 682-4711, ext. 109.

On a Mission

Janet Dowling Sands is “On a Mission” with her new book of the same name. The Lunch & Learn gang led by Maria McCall from the Montecito Bank & Trust met at the Santa Barbara Club to do just that — Lunch & Learn. Janet has developed a unique perspective to the story of the California missions – one that combines history, prehistory, art, culture, and science. She is a California native with

a degree in Art History and Design from UC Berkeley. The unique thing about her book is that besides learning history, she gives you travel tips on how to go and visit the missions, even including suggestions for restaurants. In the olden days Missions were more than just a church. There were fields, animals, gardens (little villages). They needed to be self-sustaining as California was the furthest out post of Spain’s empire. Sands likes to focus on some of the most intriguing things learned during years of research and

travel. She highlights new discoveries about the First Californians, with profiles of historic figures whose part in the mission story is little known and rare neophyte art in the missions. As a longtime member of the Santa Barbara Sage Hens, she included some wonderful views of California landscape as seen from horseback. She questions the highly controversial view taken of history today. There are over 300 pages chock full of mission information. You can purchase the book at Chaucer’s Books. Enjoy! •MJ

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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)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 The Grass is Always Greener — Three months in, SBIFF’s Santa Barbara Filmmaker Series is returning to the 1st Thursday fold, once again screening shorts by locals with several screenings during the art and culture walk’s span. Tonight, Benjamin Goedert’s Santa Barbara Weed Country explores the exploding market for cannabis cultivation from a Santa Ynez Valley perspective. Just as the cannabis greenhouses have clashed with Carpinteria residents, the county also approved some of the world’s largest outdoor cannabis operations in the heart of wine country, creating a conflict between the two California staples growing even faster than a marijuana plant. The film explores whether weed and wine can exist side-by-side and how local vintners, farmers and residents might share the Central Coast’s farmlands. (Didn’t Little Feat cover this subject from a different perspective with the song “Willin’” way back in 1971?)... Elsewhere in entertainment, the weekly Roar & Pour Thursday night concerts on the sidewalk in front of the Granada may have ended last week with local fave Spencer the Gardener, but free live outdoor gigs will live on, at least monthly, at 1st Thursday. This week’s lineup features Out Of The Blue, a veteran local classic rock cover band whose set list spans almost half

a century of popular songs from the 1950s-1990s in the 1000 block as part of State Street Promenade Market… Also, Gonzalo Gimeno Torres plays Gypsy Kings-style music on flamenco guitar in the outdoor courtyard at Domecíl (1221 State St.) where you can also shop handmade wares by local artisans. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: Free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www.down townsb.org/events/1st-thursday 1st Thursday Firsts — Exhibitions making their 1st Thursday debut include Brett Hammond’s “Non Stop Pop”, which explores satire, drama and romantic tension in bold, colorful pop art traditions — and which the artist says he created in a state of caffeinated neurosis (Bella Rosa Galleries, 1103 State St., Suite A)... Museum of Contemporary Art (653 Paseo Nuevo Terrace) boasts “Drifters,” a solo exhibition featuring Rosha Yaghmai that uses classic illustrations of the epic poem “Shahnameh, The Book of Kings,” as source for images that distort any recognizable features of the landscape or characters that populate the mythical representations of historical Persia. Perhaps the creative cocktails served out on the patio will unlock the mystery…. Courthouse Tavern, the latest restaurant to occupy the space overlooking the Sunken

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Two-Minute Warning — Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind: 30 Plays in 60 Minutes — whose concept is embedded in its formal title — was the longest running show in the history of Chicago theater when it closed in 2016. Created by Greg Allen in the Neo-Futurism movement that champions “non-illusory theater,” meaning each of the two-minute original pieces are performed from a perspective of absolute honesty as the single unifying element. All the plays are “set” on the stage in front of the audience and the characters are actors that night, with no attempt to suspend the audience’s disbelief but rather create a world where the stage is a continuation of daily life. The trick is that the actors respond to the audience’s suggestion of which play to do next based on the program-menu, and all of them are supposed to be completed by the hour’s end. Twenty-five years in, there were more than 90 such 120-second works in the Too Much Light canon, and performances taking place all over the world – even on Zoom emanating from Detroit in 2020. UCSB theater lecturer Michael Bernard, an improv veteran, has upped the usual ante about 17% in presenting and directing 35 plays in 70 minutes, all acted by students on stage. Come prepared to participate. WHEN: November 6-7 and 13-14 at 1 pm; November 6, 9-10 and 12-13 at 7 pm WHERE: UCSB Performing Arts Theater COST: $17 general, $13 children & seniors ($2 additional day of show) INFO: (805) 893-2064 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 And Justice for All — Our particularly polarized times have made it difficult for people to ponder perspective beyond their own narrow view, which has led to a rapid and depressing decline in our political and cultural discourse. Fortunately, our times also include Annette Gordon-Reed, Harvard professor considered one of the leading voices on race and history in America, especially since receiving a Pulitzer Prize for her book The Hemingses of Monticello back in 2009. Gordon-Reed’s new bestseller, On Juneteenth: ‘Freedom Day’ and Its Importance to American History, weaves together history and heartfelt memoir to tell the sweeping story of the nation’s newest federal holiday and the larger fight for racial equality in a way that makes the medicine go down smoothly. Or least that’s how the Washington Post critic thought: “Beautiful prose, breathtaking stories and painful memories... Gordon-Reed’s literary gift is the ability to research and write about subjects with broadly accepted stories in a convincing way that allows readers to consider other perspectives.” Hurry down to the main or Goleta libraries to pick up a free copy of On Juneteenth as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative in advance of Gordon-Reed’s Justice for All series talk tonight. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Campbell Hall (also available as a livestream) COST: $25 INFO: (805) 893-3535 or https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu Gardens at 129 E. Anapamu St., joins the 1st Thursday fold sporting paintings and prints by Claudia Bratton, the former longtime director of Summer Solstice… And the Yes Store marks opening night for its 54th annual holiday timed showcase of hand-made arts, crafts, custom fine jewelry, fused and blown glass, graphics, photography, ceramics, woodworking, clothing, leather and more, this year at 101 Paseo Nuevo. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: Free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www.down townsb.org/events/1st-thursday SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Call Him the Anti-Data — Unlike the mostly facts-only character in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the humanoid android at the center of the new German film I’m Your Man has been tailored specifically to match its partner’s unique personality and needs. In this case, that’s Alma, an accomplished researcher studying ancient cuneiform writing who grudgingly agrees to participate in the extraordinary threeweek study to secure funds for her own more esoteric work. Alma is skeptical when she meets the robot who is almost totally indistinguishable from a fleshand-blood man that has an algorithm designed to have him adapt and change to fulfill his programming to become her perfect partner. The playfully romantic

“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” – Babe Ruth

tale – which examines questions of love, longing, and what makes us human – will represent Germany for best international film at the upcoming 94th Academy Awards. Stream the film on Amazon Prime and then Zoom in when director and co-writer Maria Schrader joins Pollock Theater director Matt Ryan for a virtual Q&A. WHEN: 1 pm WHERE: Zoom COST: Free INFO: (805) 893-5903 or www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Look, Up in The Sky! — Superman won’t be soaring in space above the Santa Barbara Cemetery this morning, but for the patriots at VFW Post 1649 and Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation, all the men and women who have served our country could be considered superheroes. What you will see above you in the annual Veterans Day ceremony are flyovers by The Condor Squadron and a Navy Hawkeye Airborne Command and Control E-2 bookending on the ground activities including appearances by the UCSB Color Guard, Gold Coast Pipe Band, David Gonzales, the Santa Barbara Choral Society, and local speakers. WHEN: 10 am WHERE: 901 Channel Dr. COST: Free INFO: (805) 259-4394 or www.pcvf.org •MJ 4 – 11 November 2021

Annette Gordon-Reed

Leonidas Kavakos, violin Yuja Wang, piano

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Fri, Nov 12 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Recognized for his virtuosity and superb musicianship, violinist Leonidas Kavakos joins forces with pianist Yuja Wang, lauded for her captivating stage presence and “wizardly technique” (Chicago Tribune).

Wed, Nov 10 / 7:30 PM UCSB Campbell Hall

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed weaves together history and heartfelt memoir to tell the sweeping story of Juneteenth and the larger fight for equality.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kim’s Jiffy Mart, 1002 North H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. D&G Stores INC, 1002 North H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 15, 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. 20210002904. Published October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PARKJUNKY.COM, 3857 Pemm Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Louis N Shalhoob, 3857 Pemm Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 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. 20210002882. Published October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2021. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Unison Financial Group, 2264 Lillie Ave, Unit C, Summerland, CA 93067. John Entezari Inc., 2264 Lillie Ave, Unit C, Summerland, CA 93067. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 30, 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. 2021-0002775. Published October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2021.

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ORDINANCE NO. 6032

ORDINANCE NO. 6031 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DIRECTING THE RECODIFICATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 6014 AS CHAPTER 22.110 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY

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EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on October

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26, 2021.

HEREIN

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THEREWITH;

AND

AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF ALL OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY

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as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on October 26, 2021.

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

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.

ORDINANCE NO. 6031

(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 October 19, 2021 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held

ORDINANCE NO. 6032 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

on October 26, 2021, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

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None

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None

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None

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

ordinance was introduced on October 19, 2021 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on October 26, 2021, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

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None

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None

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None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

on October 27, 2021.

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on October 27, 2021.

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

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance

on October 27, 2021.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published November 3, 2021 Montecito Journal

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Ernie’s (Continued from page 12) MONTECITO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING* DATE OF HEARING:

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The California State Legislature recently passed, and the Governor signed, Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which amends the Government Code to allow Brown Act bodies to continue to meet remotely after September 30, 2021, if there is a proclaimed state of emergency and the State or local officials recommend measures to promote social distancing. Based on the proclaimed state of emergency and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer’s recommended social distancing, the Montecito Planning Commission meeting will not provide in person participation at this hearing. The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public. If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available: 1.

You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20

If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available: • •

Distribution to the Montecito Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately. Video and Teleconference Public Participation – To participate via Zoom, please pre-register for the meeting using the below link. When: November 17, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 11/17/2021 Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q2ThHqNFRUqFGbT7jhx3aA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. OR PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 602 753 0140 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 470 250 9358 or +1 646 518 9805 or +1 651 372 8299 or +1 786 635 1003 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 267 831 0333 or +1 301 715 8592 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 924 2045 6338 The Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above. The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, and computer materials, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission. Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc appointment by calling (805) 568-2000.

or by

If you challenge the project(s) 16PMC-00000-00023, 14RVP-00000-00005, 19TPM-00000-00006, 21CDH-00000-00008, 21VAR00000-00001, 17GPA-00000-00004, or 17ORD-00000-00015 in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. * This is a partial listing of the items to be heard at the Montecito Planning Commission Hearing of November 17, 2021. Previously noticed Case No. 19TPM-00000-00006 (Miradero Lot Split) was continued to this hearing from the hearing of September 15, 2021. See previous notice for full descriptions of these items. If you have any questions, call Planning and Development at (805) 568-2000. 16PMC-00000-00023 Casa Dorinda Open Space 14RVP-00000-00005 Management Plan Annual Status Report 300 Hot Springs Road Eric Graham, Planner (805) 568-2073 The Montecito Planning Commission will receive and file the annual status report, as required by Condition #14 of the approved Casa Dorinda Master Plan Conditional Use Permit project, Case no. 14RVP-00000-00005. Casa Dorinda is located on Assessor Parcel Nos. 009-640-013 and 009-640-014, located at 300 Hot Springs Road, in the Montecito area, First Supervisorial District. 21CDH-00000-00008 21VAR-00000-00001 Edgecliff Lane Gatehouse 1491 Edgecliff Lane Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 & 15305 Nicole Lieu, Supervising Planner (805) 884-8068 Willow Brown, Planner (805) 568-2040 Hearing on the request of Randall Van Wolfswinkle, owner, to consider the following: a)

21CDH-00000-00008 for a Coastal Development Permit, in compliance with Article II Section 35-169, on property zoned Single Family Residential (1-E-1) allowing the construction of a new 100-square-foot gatehouse along Edgecliff Lane, a shared private road;

21VAR-00000-00001 for a Variance in compliance with Article II Section 35-173, on property zoned 1-E-1, allowing the location of a gatehouse in the front setback of the subject parcel; and,

to determine the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 [New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures] and 15305 [Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations]. The application involves Assessor’s Parcel No. 009-360-005, located at 1491 Edgecliff Lane, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District. MONTECITO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION RECORDING SECRETARY (568-2000) Published November 3, 2021 Montecito Journal

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The U.S. government, which was fighting World War I and running out of steel to build more warships thought this was a concrete idea, so they asked Fougner to build some for us. Then, the war ended and, I assume, Fougner ’s business went under. But one of his ships named the Palo Alto ended up in Oakland, and in 1929 it was purchased (with a ton of money?) by a company who thought it would make a great amusement. “Hey Nicolay somebody just bought your cement ship.” “Cash the check quickly!” Anyway, the Cal-Nevada Company bought it and piloted it to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos and popped out the sea cocks and it sank like, well, a rock. Then they built a pier out to it, added a dance floor, a swimming pool, concessions, and enjoyed years (two) of success until they went belly-up. Apparently, a series of severe storms finished the Palo Alto off and now it is mainly an attraction for pigeons, pelicans, seagulls, and the odd duck or two. “Speaking of odd ducks...” “Wait, this isn’t going to be another dig at the relatives, is it?” “Nope. It’s about our next stop. Capitola.” “Nice. I heard it’s a great place to eat.” “Right. Or, be attacked!” “Shark problem?” “Uh-uhn. Sooty shearwaters. In 1961, hundreds of this species known for its shearing flight style attacked Capitola. They were divebombing people, flying into things, and dying in the street. No one knew what was going on, but later they discovered the sootys were all on acid.” “Did you just make that up?” “Not at all. It was domoic acid from red algae. The good news is Alfred Hitchcock, a regular visitor to Santa Cruz, read about it and that was his inspiration for making the thriller, The Birds. Cool, huh?” “Yeah, cool. Maybe we’ll find a nice ‘indoor’ restaurant in Capitola.” And we did. “Wow, they have a funicular!” Turns out the Shadowbrook Restaurant sits right on Soquel Creek, but the main entrance is from the hillside above it, so you can either walk down the garden path, or... “Can we please go in and eat now. Four trips up and down in this thing are enough.” We ordered drinks and appetizers. “What’s on for tomorrow?” “Immersive Van Gogh in San Jose and lunch with family.” “That’s going to be so trippy.” “Van Gogh? Or the family?” I smiled and signaled for another round. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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Back row: Kathleen Knight, Hugo Valdovinos, Tania Reyes, Marcos Vargas; front row: Alina Rey Keswani, Kristin Hsu, Patricia Solorio, Lennea Lopez, and David Melendrez (Photo by Abel Rico)

Breaking Bread

Gourmands and oenophiles were out in force when the Fund for Santa Barbara hosted its 28th Annual Bread and Roses event for 500 guests at Elings Park, a new venue after years at the QAD headquarters in Summerland. The bountiful bash, co-chaired by Gloria Soto and David Moore, raised $165,000 for the 41-year-old nonprofit that supports organizations for progressive social change. “It’s so good to be back after the pandemic lockdown,” gushed executive

Santa Barbara resident Maranee McDonald is paying homage to her late father, Kenneth Landau, who was a top animation artist for Walt Disney in the 1950s, doing background work on many of his films, and then worked for Hanna-Barbera drawing the Flintstones and Scooby Doo, among many others. “I discovered he was one of the top comic book artists in the same era for the American Comic Group in New York,” says Maranee. “He had more than 300 stories published including Forbidden Worlds, Adventures into the Unknown, Commando Sub, and Creeper Comics to name a few.” Nine years ago, she inherited his archive of comic books, journals, paintings, and original comic strips and has now created a T-shirt line with several of his popular drawings which is being sold by Santa Barbara Arts in the La Arcada Mall and Farmer & The Flea in Summerland. “I recently crossed paths with a movie producer who loved my father’s story and is currently writing a non-fiction film with animation combined with real life,” adds Maranee. “I am also currently working on a coffee table book with my father’s artwork to be part of that adventure. “I am so proud to put my father’s artwork on my T-shirt designs and carrying on his legacy. I’ve chosen a few favorites such as Rocket Ships, a Beatnik-cat, Pin-up girl, and other cartoon characters.” Her website is KennethLandau.com.

wife Portia de Rossi when it comes to real estate. In the last month alone, the dynamic duo have completed three more multi-million dollar real estate transfers, all of them in our rarefied enclave. This includes their priciest house ever, an epic Cape Dutch-style estate for $55 million. Although the buyer has not yet been identified, the transfer ranks as the second biggest residential deal ever inked in Santa Barbara County, behind only the $63 million paid last year by billionaire Riley Bechtel for a much larger estate of 237 acres. Ellen’s property was “only” 4.3 acres. Ellen, 63, and Portia, 48, bought the Montecito property less than a year ago, paying $49 million in late 2020. The village-like compound was built over several years and completed in 2012 by political pundit Dennis Miller and his wife, Slim Paley. It comprises five separate structures, including a 9,000-square-foot mansion, a total of 16,000 square feet of living space, and parking for 30-plus cars. The twosome has moved to the 1850s property, Rancho San Leandro, an historic adobe house, which they owned from 2017-18 and bought back earlier this year for $14.3 million. They’ve now expanded the property’s acreage by paying $12 million for a house directly across the street. The couple also paid $3 million for another local property, a two-bed, two-bath cottage with 1,400 square feet of living space.

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director Marcos Vargas. “Last year we did the event virtually, but nothing beats meeting people face to face!” The Firebrand Award went to Juliana Neel and the Founder’s Award to Nancy Weiss and Marc Chytilo. The ubiquitous Geoff Green of the SBCC Foundation was auctioneer with lots including a week in Austin, Texas. Spencer the Gardener supplied the music. A blooming good show that raised a lot of dough! Juliana Neel (in background is co-host Pastor David Moore) (Photo by Abel Rico)

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daughter, Apple, by Coldplay rocker Chris Martin after being rushed to hospital for an emergency caesarian. The Oscar winner, 49, spoke about her “crazy” 70-hour labor while discussing social media’s impact on body positivity. Gwyneth, whose eldest child is now 17, says the procedure left her with a “huge scar” across her body as she criticized social media for creating unrealistic expectations of how women are “supposed to look” after giving birth. Speaking on Dax Shepard and Monica Padman’s podcast, Armchair Expert, she revealed she’d had two caesarians, including her 15-year-old son, Moses.

Bringing Out the Bling

Meghan Markle has appeared on a children’s YouTube channel reading her book The Bench at her $14 million Riven Rock mansion. The Duchess of Sussex, 40, heaped on the bling for the video on the Brightly Storytime Channel, run by Penguin Random House, which published her book and has a $25 million book deal with her husband Prince Harry, 37. Meghan wore a Cartier Tank Française watch that belonged to Princess Diana, a Cartier love bracelet designed by an old Italian friend, the late Aldo Cipullo, and a mini gold tennis bracelet. A performance as polished as her jewelry.

Opera Santa Barbara is on a Roll!

Just a couple of weeks after launching its new season with mariachi opera Cruzar la Cara de la Luna at the Granada, the singers, accompanied by talented dancers from the State Street Ballet and the Opera Santa Barbara Orchestra under artistic director Kostis Protopapas, were at the top of their game with a delightful double bill at the venerable Lobero.

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The impressive show featured Manuel De Falla’s flamenco ballet “El amor burro” – Love, the magician — and Giacomo Puccini’s “Il tabarro” – The cloak. The two pieces shared the dark and nostalgic romanticism of the World War 1 era. but are contrasted by their principal expressive media-dance in Amor and singing in Tabarro, and their decidedly nationalistic styles. Choreography by Cecily MacDougall, scenic and lighting design by Steven Kemp and Helena Kuukka, and stage direction by Layna Chianakas, just added to the standout performances from mezzo soloist Nina Yoshida Nelsen; dancers Deise Mendonca, Ryan Lenkey, Ahna Lipchik, and Tanner Blee; baritones Todd Thomas and Ben Lowe; tenors Christian Sanders, Harold Meers, and Benjamin Brecher; and soprano Alaysha Fox. A 90-minute evening of very high note...

Rocker John Mellencamp, 70, has put his Santa Barbara retreat up for sale for $4.5 million. The 1,800-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath property was bought by the singer earlier this year. It dates to 1980. Mellencamp has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide over the course of his career.

On a personal note, I remember Rossano Rubicondi, the Italian actor and model, who was the fourth husband of an old friend and Manhattan neighbor, Ivana Trump, who has died at the all too early age of 49 of skin cancer. I attended the tony twosome’s $3 million, 400-guest Midsummer Night’s Dream themed wedding in 2008 at Mara-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida, club owned by her ex-husband, Donald Trump, after six years of dating, when he was 36 and Ivana 59. The couple divorced less than a year later, but their on-again, off-again relationship continued until 2019 when Ivana announced she’d “called it quits.” But the duo was still spotted together in the south of France and at lunches on the Upper Eastside.

Sightings

Actor Billy Baldwin getting his java jolt at Handlebar... Golfing legend Fred Couples watching singing legend Willie Nelson at the Santa Barbara Bowl... Former Happy Days actress Linda Purl strolling on Miramar Beach with her son, Lucius Carey. Pip! Pip! Be safe, wear a mask when needed and get vaccinated. •MJ

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munity. We look forward to seeing the findings of the independent third-party investigation, which we will be sharing with our community.” One source saw it differently, as James’ departure also occurred as the pandemic mayhem was reaching a fever pitch. “Convenient timing,” one source said. “I do wonder if it would have happened if the pandemic didn’t give them a chance to hide it. It was like an afterthought.” James was recently arrested in Colorado after being charged with sexual assault on a minor at Dawson School — the latter now having to justify how it hired James despite his sudden and somewhat mysterious departure from Cate. In an email acquired by the Montecito Journal, Dawson’s Head of School George Moore addressed the issue, pointing toward references from two Cate employees. “I would first like to address the hiring process for Mr. James, which was consistent with best practices in the industry and identical to the hiring process for all Dawson employees,” Moore wrote. “The school had several interviews with Mr. James, completed reference checks with his most recent employer (Cate School), and offered him employment pending the successful completion of a background check, a requirement for all employees. “The reference checks included conversations with two Cate School employees; they mentioned nothing about sexual misconduct or other inappropriate behavior at Cate School. The background check likewise did not show any criminal history or other red flags.” Moore had not responded to the MJ about which Cate employees had provided the refence check. Williams says that no one “authorized to speak on behalf of the school was contacted or provided a reference for Da’Jon James.” But he did say that two staffers were indeed contacted. “Two faculty members who are not authorized to speak on behalf of the school were called by Dawson employees and they explicitly stated that they were not authorized to speak on behalf of Cate School,” Williams said. “Dawson School did not contact the authorized personnel. Consistent with standard practice, schools that contacted those authorized to speak on behalf of Cate about matters relating to employees — the Head of School or the Assistant Head of School — were told of the circumstances of Mr. James’ termination. No schools that contacted [authorized] Cate School officials offered Mr. James employment.” When asked why a faculty-wide message about how to handle inquiries about James, or any terminated employee, was not sent out after James’ departure, Williams was evasive and declined to answer the specific question. The departure of James coincided with the Cate School facing allegations of sexual wrongdoings on campus dating back to the 1980s, a scandal that is still being investigated by the Oppenheimer Investigations Group. The original timeline for delivery of that report was June 2021, but it has yet to be delivered to the school. Multiple inquiries into Amy Oppenheimer, the head of OIG, about the status of the investigation had not been returned at press time. Head of School Ben Williams did offer an update. “Oppenheimer Investigations Group, a firm that specializes in sexual misconduct investigations, has indicated that they are in the final phases of establishing and sharing their findings,” Williams said. “The school and the board have reached out to our community eight times over the last year to keep them up to date on the progress of the investigation. We will stand for nothing less than a complete and thorough report.” Yet social media has been abuzz due to the delays in the report being released, with Instagram accounts such as MeTooCate, not only demanding updates, but also calling the school out for a delay in distributing funds for those victims seeking counseling — a commitment Cate’s board of directors made over the summer through a partnership with the nonprofit advocacy group, RAINN. Williams says the funds have been sent to RAINN, but that there are inherent delays in processing requests. “The RAINN fund is completely funded by the school. There is a process around the distribution of funds that can often take several weeks. The claims administrator for the RAINN fund has contacted Cate’s survivors and communicated to them that the timing of any dissemination of funds is in no way due to any delay on Cate’s part,” Williams said. “The board and the school are committed to providing support for our survivors and the establishment of the RAINN fund is one of the many steps we are taking to reflect those intentions.” The fact that there are “survivors” is something that is impacting alumni, including some that have been long-time financial supporters. One alum, who asked to remain anonymous, said that they “didn’t have enough means” to truly make change, but there are those with deeper wallets who can. “As an alum who is proud of my school, I want Cate to make me proud by how they deal with this obviously difficult and painful situation,” the alum said. “I want them to set an example for how well an independent school can take responsibility, apologize, and help heal old wounds. “It will be hard work, but the school and its current and former students deserve that.” •MJ

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Village Beat (Continued from page 8) without the additional help of Heal the Ocean, which is providing the dumpsters, and Giffin Rentals, which is providing an all-terrain vehicle to haul the debris. Hands Across Montecito (HAM) was launched late last year as a pilot program to help provide outreach and resources to homeless people living in Montecito. Homelessness has increased since the pandemic began in March 2020; at the time the program launched there were about 50 homeless individuals living in Montecito in various encampments near the Bird Refuge, Hot Springs freeway exit, near the Pointe Market on Coast Village Road, the area near the freeway and Coast Village Circle, the area between Olive Mill and San Ysidro roads, and near the railroad tracks near Montecito Shores and Bonnymede. HAM partnered with outreach coordinators from City Net, an organization comprised of a team of nonprofit professionals who work to end street-level homelessness. Founded by Brad Fieldhouse, the organization was already working in the city of Santa Barbara and partnering with Cottage Hospital to get local homeless people the medical help they need. The HAM project, which has now raised $108,000 and is coming up on a year since its inception, is a collaboration between the Montecito Association, City Net, Heal the Ocean, Progressive Foundation of Santa Barbara, Montecito Trails Foundation, California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department, Montecito Fire, and the county’s Behavior Wellness department. There has been consistent outreach to the homeless, as well as case management, and the program has paid for people to get off the streets and into hotels and shelters. It’s estimated there are about 13 homeless people currently living in Montecito. “[The project] has exceeded any and all expectations,” said Byrne, who has been deeply involved with the homeless population for years and is

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passionate about the cause. She said the Hands Across Montecito team is comprised of about 15 “hardcore volunteers” from Montecito who have stepped up both financially and physically to help. “Not only are they boots on the ground, providing outreach in our local encampments, but they are hand delivering meals to hotels where these people are living, and donating heavily to make this happen,” Byrne said. The goal is to get the homelessness population to “functional zero,” meaning that homelessness will be rare and turned around quickly when it does occur in Montecito. “We were super close to zero in July of this year. We were all excited. But unfortunately, the change in seasons has increased the population, and we are working on shrinking it once again.” With the one-year anniversary of the program approaching, the team wants to keep going, and hopes that the County will implement this type of program in Santa Barbara and beyond. “In this community, if you are homeless, we care about you and we will continue to help you. But you need to continue to make progress as well,” Byrne said about homelessness in Montecito, adding that those in hotel rooms thanks to the program are actively looking into more permanent housing with emergency housing vouchers in hand. For more information about Beautification Day and Hands Across Montecito, visit www.montecitoasso ciation.org.

Beautyhabit Opens at Montecito Country Mart

After a successful pop-up location over the summer in Montecito Mercantile, Beautyhabit, a company known as a renowned online resource for offering the best in beauty, has launched a full retail location in Montecito Country Mart. The “mod-

Beautyhabit, a popular website for all things beauty, has opened its first full brick and mortar location at Montecito Country Mart

ern luxe apothecary” concept offers the best in global indie beauty brands, now gathered together for the first time in a full brick and mortar location. Teresa Mitchell, founder of beaut yhabit.com, says the new location at the Mart is the perfect way to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary. “We’re more passionate than ever about traversing the globe to bring our clients amazing, unique creations that express individuality and make life pleasurable. Every day we are inspired to source the best products in the world with an eye for exquisite details, stellar craftsmanship, and the highest quality ingredients.” Beautyhabit Montecito offers an exclusive curation of cult favorites as well as exciting new discoveries scouted from around the world. There is skincare, bath and body, hair care, candles, makeup, fragrance, natural and organic offerings, as well as many hard-to-find products, including Eau d’Italie, Ligne St Barth, Susanne Kaufmann, Harris Reed, Cultus Artem, Santa Maria Novella, and Bamford. Mitchell says Beautyhabit stands apart as a compelling new

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beauty destination for the Montecito community, as the majority of the brands cannot be found elsewhere in the area. Paula Weiser-Vazquez, Beautyhabit partner, says the intimate setting at Montecito Country Mart will showcase the Beautyhabit commitment to luxury and craftsmanship, as well as impeccable customer service. “This is the place for customers in search of the perfect beauty solution: whether it is discovering a new brand, replenishing a favorite product, or finding the perfect gift. Our client base at Beautyhabit.com depends on us for a stellar selection and the clients that discover us for the first time in Montecito will find the same at our new retail location.” Beautyhabit will be constantly updated to be sure to consistently intrigue all shoppers, Weiser-Vazquez added. Beautyhabit is located at 1026-A in Montecito Country Mart, in the former location of Coco Cabana. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. For more information, visit www. beautyhabit.com.

Nature Lab to Officially Debut

Montecito Union School will host a ribbon-cutting event this week, to showcase its unique 2.5-acre Nature Lab, a facility that allows its students to grow their own crops, learn outside, and even interact with a tortoise and some chickens. The students at the enviable elementary school were a big part of the process about how to use the land adjacent to its campus that previously was merely a rental income property, supporting the general fund, but not directly its educational mission. •MJ

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meet you in person!” (Think: Brady Bunch episode when The Monkees’ lead singer Davy Jones surprises Marcia Brady with a visit to her home!) We chatted about polo and then he offered to take an Instagram photo with me. I was sure that I’d never enjoy such Argentinian warmth again until I recently dined at Buena Onda Empanadas, a family-run eatery that serves handmade, freshly baked, authentic Argentinian pastries out of its kitchen on Haley Street. Indeed, the restaurant’s name roughly translates to “Good Vibes” in English. The eatery’s welcoming, bougainvillea-lined courtyard tucked into an industrial neighborhood on the city’s eastside is renowned for its savory and delicious empanadas, halfmoon shaped meat pies, usually baked around cheese and other fillings, with decorative impressions around the edges. Here, diners come to experience Argentinian cuisine in its purest and simplest form. “We are about bringing people together, to share a good time, to gather with family and friends, and to celebrate life,” said Matias RequenaMackinlay, Buena Onda’s co-owner and founder. “What better way than to have empanadas on the table?”

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Inside the kitchen, staff members busily work around a prep table while a young woman works the register. Just a few feet away there is a small section of yerba mate and other Argentinian food products on shelves for sale. While Mackinlay oversees business operations, Buena Onda’s menu is a labor of Lupe Don Juan, the kitchen manager and Mackinlay’s mother, who moved to Santa Barbara in 2002. A close family friend, Dino Quarleri, joined the restaurant as guest chef and oversees baking the pastries and crafting authentic dishes for catering. Outside the kitchen there is an intimate courtyard where diners feast on a wide variety of empanadas and other hand-crafted tapas. Creating empanadas is a production line process that churns out more than a thousand pastries each week. Cooking the filling begins on Monday, the dough is produced on Tuesday, and on Wednesday the pastries are filled and closed with signature pinch marks to identify the contents of each empanada. Customers can purchase freshly made tapas “dough discs” for $6 per dozen to make their own creations at home. Buena Onda uses fresh produce and meats from local purveyors to create a variety of empanadas that represent a range of regional styles from across Argentina. Options include grass-fed ground beef, pulled free-range chicken stewed with sweet white onions and bell peppers; vegetarian pastries feature potatoes, kale, tomatoes, shallots, thyme and vegan mozzarella, cremini mushrooms, spinach, peppers, red onions, and mozzarella. Regional favorites include the humita empanada, made with shaved local white corn, caramelized onions, green onions, which is typical of the north of Argentina like the province of Tucumán, while the carne empanada with Sunfed Ranch grass-fed ground beef, onions, bell peppers, green olives, and free-range hard-boiled egg hails from the Salteñas (province of Salta), Mackinlay said. Empanadas are $3.95 each, $23 per half dozen and $42 per dozen. Each dish is served with a side of smokey chimichurri sauce made with olive oil, fresh cilantro, garlic, parsley, red pepper, Spanish paprika, and oregano. Other standout dishes include chimi papas, which are wedged potatoes marinated in chimichurri sauces and baked until soft and lightly crispy around the edges and served with a spicy aioli sauce ($7); pascualina, a South American-style veggie pot pie made with spinach, kale, ricotta, and egg ($8); and tossed mixed greens with halved heirloom cherry tomatoes, cucumber, pickled red onion, feta, and vinaigrette ($9). The bar menu offers a unique selection of red and white wine from Argentina and Chile as well as local 4 – 11 November 2021

craft beers ($6-$12). Buena Onda’s take-and-bake menu was borne out of the pandemic and continues to be a popular option for customers. In addition to packaged frozen empanadas and fresh tossed salads, the menu also pays homage to Italy’s culinary influence in Argentina with items such as lasagna bolognese ($22, feeds 3), veggie lasagna ($19, serves 3), and eggplant parmigiana ($18, serves 2). For some Argentine expats, no offering is more comforting than the Cañoncito, a “little canon” shaped flaky pastry filled with dulce de leche or homemade chocolate hazelnut ($3) and Alfajores de Maicena, buttery shortbread cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche and then rolled in fresh coconut ($1.50). Both are popular desserts in Buenos Aires but have fans throughout Latin America. “We get the Argentinian travelers coming through California and a lot of South Americans visit as well and then we have a very strong local support,” Mackinlay said. Recently, Buena Onda began hosting intimate gatherings called milonga, with live music and tango dancing. In the last few months, thanks to vaccines and relaxed regulations around indoor gatherings, the event has drawn attendance from locals and out-of-towners. (Per California guidelines, the restaurant requests proof of COVID-19 vaccination for participants.) La LoCA Milonga, the tango event co-hosted by Alejandra Folguera and Geraldine Freitag at Buena Onda will return on Thursday, November 4 with live music by El Cachivache. “Milonga is a place to gather with friends and strangers, usually with food and wine where people can dance tango no matter their level. We are trying to imitate what we have experienced in Buenos Aires, but of course it’s never the same,” he said. Buena Onda offers two Santa Barbara locations, including The Kitchen at 724 East Haley Street and Mosaic Locale at 1131 State Street. For more information, call (805) 679-3320 or visit buenaon dasb.com.

Buena Onda Chimichurri Recipe

Ingredients 1 bunch of finely chopped parsley (remove the stems) 6-8 large garlic cloves, minced (depends on garlic tolerance) 2 tablespoons oregano leaves 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon of paprika Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar (or white) 1/4 cup of water 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (or a 50/50 Canola-Olive Oil)

Chop the parsley as fine as possible as well as the garlic. You can use a food processor but ONLY for those two ingredients. Once you have that, put in a bowl and add everything besides the oil, salt, and pepper. Mix really well, let it sit for 5 minutes and then add olive oil to the mix. Salt and pepper to taste. For best taste, let it sit for a few hours in the refrigerator. Serve at room temp. Enjoy!

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