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p.32 This holiday season, there are plenty of people and organizations that deserve our appreciation for their incredible support of our community – and we’ve dedicated some space to telling their stories, including:

Feting teachers, our unsung superheroes, page 14 Supporting Richie’s Barber Shop and Domestic Violence Solutions, page 32 Why Montecito stands out from the rest, page 34 How the Unity Shoppe and Organic Soup Kitchen are giving back, page 40

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New Direction?

A gatehouse at the entrance of Edgecliff Lane and at least a trio of new stores at the Rosewood Miramar are both in the works, page 10

Home for the Holidays

Come for the snow flurries, stay for the number of new and local businesses at Paseo Nuevo, the original downtown promenade, page 36

Shaking It Up

Learning the art of the shake as you mix your favorite cocktail this holiday season, plus how to make the Pom Pom Fling, page 58

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Inside This Issue 5 Editor’s Letter A thank you to our readers, some of the most generous people we know 6 In the Know Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward make up She & Him, an eclectic holiday act that is making its way to the Arlington Theatre 10 Village Beat Edgecliff Lane and the Rosewood Miramar are both looking at new projects 12 Letters to the Editor The most complete letters section on the South Coast 14 What We Are Thankful For . . .

Educators have faced unprecedented times and not blinked — and now it’s time for us to shower them with appreciation 18 Montecito Miscellany Ty Warner’s New York hotel inching toward reopening; plus, a whale of a time celebrating those behind the Montecito Motor Classic 24 On Entertainment Cultivating excellence with the UCSB Department of Music 26 Community Voices Feeling genuine love during the time of COVID 28 Dear Montecito Munger Hall is in need of a timeout 30 Perspectives by Rinaldo S. Brutoco Guns, Gosar, Violence and Economics: War Only Enriches Gunsmiths The Optimist Daily Holiday Tips and Tricks: Six sustainable alternatives to wrapping paper 31 Brilliant Thoughts What exactly is the prime of your life?

Community Voices Former mayoral candidate James Joyce thanks his supporters, implores them to continue to demand change 32 Our Town How you can get involved with Richie’s Barber Shop giveback

campaign for Domestic Violence Solutions 34 Montecito on the Move There are communities, and then there are epic ones like ours 36 Home for the Holidays Ready. Set. Shop. Paseo Nuevo has new, local shops — and plenty of events to keep you entertained.

40 Helping Hands Check out how Unity Shoppe and the Organic Soup Kitchen are helping the community during the holidays 42 Calendar of Events From snow flurries to Hairspray, a look at the week ahead along the South Coast . . .

44 Montecito Best Buys The market has slowed down, but the prices that homes in our backyard are fetching is astounding 46 The Giving List Montecito Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation: Providing financial support to community members in need 48 Seen Around Town From feting an author to the Military Ball, Lynda Millner was all over town . . .

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Editor’s Letter

by Gwyn Lurie CEO and Executive Editor of the Montecito Journal Media Group

Giving Tuesday is Coming and We’ve Got Your Giving List

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hanksgiving is one of my favorite times of year. I love how the holiday allows us to reflect and give gratitude before we launch into the rest of the end-of-year holidays. Oh, and I love the food.

This year I find Thanksgiving especially poignant. For those not felled by COVID, we’re coming up on the two-year anniversary of living with that pandemic. Divisions in our country have been exacerbated by the coronavirus; eviction moratoriums came down hard on those precariously perched while one entrepreneur is well on his way to becoming Earth’s first trillionaire.

All by capitalizing on the human addiction to instant gratification.

Soon there will be a drone outside my door delivering a box of chocolates I just thought about.

Which is, once again, why I’m glad I live here. Santa Barbara has always been a massively philanthropic place with more vital not-for-profits per capita than, I believe, anywhere else in the world. A community where you don’t have to look far to find people who are doing good – it’s harder to find people who are not.

Our friends and neighbors constantly step up and put themselves out there to work at foundations, to work at nonprofits, to volunteer to help others, to donate money... to serve on boards.

Last week, we sent out our second volume of The Giving List Santa Barbara. The book, and its corresponding website (thegivinglist.com), tell the stories of a curated list of 70 vital nonprofits in Santa Barbara County.

It goes without saying that there are important and vital nonprofits in Santa Barbara that are not included in

this year’s book. But as a printed publication, we have limited pages to tell these important stories. We hope that you will find this year’s book informative, inspirational, and motivating.

Whatever areas of work speak most deeply to you, whether it’s child welfare, education, social equity, senior care, the environment, the arts, mental health, cancer research, health care... there’s a local organization out there that needs your support – in whatever way you can give – be that with your talent, treasure, or your time.

Recently I decided to become more familiar with our town’s namesake, Saint Barbara. Turns out she was the patron saint of unstable explosives! Moreover, Saint Barbara was locked in a tower by her dad (where he was presumably saving her for marriage), so she has also gained renown as a patron saint of towers, of building, and of engineering.

With Santa Barbara’s many historic and beautiful towers she seemed a fitting patron saint for this town.

But also, an ironic one. Because so many of our patrons do NOT live in a tower – they go out, they show up, and they do the work. I am constantly inspired by and grateful for these local saints.

The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, November 30, is Giving Tuesday.

It is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.” We hope you will give generously and that our Giving List sheds light on some incredible people and worthwhile organizations that perhaps you did not already know about.

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“I read that script, I remember laughing out loud and thinking, you know how great Will [Ferrell] would be in that part. And then also thinking like, ‘Well, if this movie’s really good, and people like it, they’ll play it over and over again,’” said Deschanel, also well-known for her lead role in the TV show New Girl.

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Now, she has released six albums as part of She & Him, a group she co-founded alongside indie-folk artist Matt Ward, with the duo meeting on a movie set in 2006.

“We just clicked,” Ward said. “It was a great match.”

UCSB Arts & Lectures is bringing the “She & Him: A Very She & Him Christmas Party” to Santa Barbara as part of its Creating Hope series, with the dynamic duo slated to douse the South Coast with holiday cheer at the Arlington Theatre on December 2 at 8 pm.

“Santa Barbara is incredible; it’s where I spend weekends,” Deschanel said.

As Deschanel and Ward celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first holiday album, they spent some time talking about why they “make sense” as a duo, the overwhelming influence of Brian Wilson, and how returning

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At their hearing last week, the Montecito Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a proposed gatehouse at the entrance to Edgecliff Lane, which is near the entrance to Hammond’s Beach at the end of Eucalyptus Lane. The gatehouse, designed by Warner Group Architects, will be located adjacent to the existing entry gate, and requires a conditional use permit.

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his past year has been really tough (COVID-19, inflation, supply chain problems, etc.).

However, when things get tough, it is exactly when we need to give thanks. Our Founding Fathers and great leaders understood that giving thanks and expressing gratitude matters in the face of adversity. It gives us hope, emotionally. Giving thanks for what we have, celebrating the people and things God has given us, they believed, was essential to human flourishing. They believed that “we handle hardship best, as individuals, families and as a society, when we do not lose our sense of appreciation and gratitude.”

Going forward, there is no point trying to minimize the adversity and hard times of this year, acknowledging that things could get even worse, before they improve. Nevertheless, by staying positive, giving thanks for what we have, we can keep bad things from controlling us. It is also important that America remain a beacon of hope for the world. Happy Thanksgiving.

Diana Thorn

Really, You’re Surprised?

At a time when the GOP’s Michael Flynn is calling for all Americans to be one religion, is it a surprise? The Protestantism Flynn calls for was a government- sanctioned religion at its inception.

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Anyone Listening?

A recent edition of Architectural Record (11/1/21) details the problems

with billionaire Charlie Munger’s prior windowless dorm experiment in Michigan; a forerunner of the Munger plan for UCSB. One might suggest that UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang read the above article before voting to allow the one at UCSB. He apparently did not. The 4,500 students who will pay $1,000 per semester to “live” in 7x10-foot windowless rooms. Munger has no architectural training, has a lot of money, is 90-something and seems (set) about having windowless dorm rooms.

Yang seems to have a pile of honorary degrees, an engineering degree and no apparent aesthetic architectural training. He does not seem to have sought the views of the UCSB Design Review Committee, one of whom has resigned over this.

John Stewart

No Climate Crisis Here

Robert’s Big Questions article recently had the title “Climate Crisis as Market Failure?” Seems MIT educated Robert Bernstein takes for granted we are in a “crisis,” but many would argue not only are we not in a “climate crisis” but contrary to what the kids are being taught “the planet is not in peril.” The public should be hearing and listening to both sides of this story. Yes, we now are in a general warming period, but history shows we have always been in warming and cooling periods. Not long ago the Sahara desert was a fertile grassland and New Jersey was under ice. It will happen again. For thousands of years when mankind was a vast collection of tribes, those peoples constantly moved to better climates for

their food sources. Now with nearly 8 billion people, we have to learn, mitigate and adapt. Are our kids being taught that the earth does not go around the sun in a circle but in an elliptical path, that the 23-degree annual shift in its axis which produces our changes in seasons varies over a long period of years, that the earth actually has a wobble in its rotation which can create climate variation?

That man in our hot South through his invention of air conditioning allows that adaption to see Georgia and Florida become boom states?

That Russia, by far the largest country in the world, has infrastructure cracking going on as the vast Siberian land mass has warmed the last few years but the door opens to its vast mineral resources? That even certain MIT climatologists would agree with the detailed studies not exposed in the recent UN climate report that increased amounts of carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere have a very rapid diminishing impact as a greenhouse gas? Surely, I don’t have the answers either in this most complex field of science, but what I do submit is that science is never done, never settled, and that the public and our children should be exposed to all sides of this never-ending story.

Rog Colley

Fact Check Needed

Mike Hornbuckle’s long letter in the November 18 issue is a prime example of misinformation and disinformation. To cite a few examples: Smear and innuendo: “the controversial Barack Obama and Joe Biden” — isn’t every politician controversial?

Criticism without context: Jane Fonda’s claim that COVID-19 is “God’s gift to the left” was a tongue-in-cheek quip; she has never expressed pleasure in the pandemic.

Guilt by association: “Democrats were calling to defund the police, they wanted to abolish immigration and customs enforcement [sic; ICE];” no, those have never been policies of the Democratic Party,

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Calling a bird, a fish: “Activists flood voter rolls making it difficult to verify names.” Verification isn’t difficult, and many activists are indeed encouraging and facilitating voting; are you opposed to that?

Lie: There has never been any evidence that Democrats planted people at rallies in 2016 to create violence.

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he past 20 months for educators have been ones of great angst and innovation — with the need for patience and a willingness to embrace the unknown paramount to serving thousands of students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

It has also been thankless.

Educators have not only had to teach students through computer screens or masks, but also have taken on the role of health care assistants.

It has been done in the relative shadows — but SBUSD Superintendent Hilda Maldonado, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation and a host of others are determined to shower educators with plenty of love over the next six weeks.

“I think it’s important because they have been through so many changes and have been asked to pivot through jobs, their lives, and they have remained resolute in their commitment to students and to education,” Maldonado said.

“That has not wavered. We need to recognize that they have taken care of our children, even if it was remotely last year. And now it’s in person. It’s important that we recognize them because they’re raising our future students, our future leaders.

“They’re touching our future and I think it’s important that we recognize that.”

Behind the scenes, a website has been established by the SBEF (https://bit. ly/31T1l5z) and organizer Rebecca Benozer has been busy working with local businesses to garner gift cards, free meals, and a host of other goodies.

“No more thankless, we are thankful,” Benozer said.

Benozer is working in tandem with Sage Publishing owner and local philanthropist Sara Miller McCune on the project.

“Teachers are the lifeblood of our community. They work tirelessly to encourage growth and development in our children and take on new challenges every day,” said Miller McCune.

“Hilda’s willingness to tackle our community’s low literacy rates is a testament to her unwavering commitment to the needs of our students, and her understanding of the strength of our teachers. The teacher appreciation fund is a way for us to say thank you and celebrate the hard work and dedication of our teachers. Thank you, heroes and heroines!”

Benozer was inspired to get involved by the likes of Veronica Binkley, the principal at Harding School. Binkley sent Benozer a note that continues to resonate with all that are putting effort into this cause: “As a group, educators are hardworking people, but no one could have anticipated what needed to be done to keep our students learning during a worldwide pandemic.

We had to pivot with breakneck speed from in-person learning to distance learning.

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hile Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner’s luxury 206-room Santa Barbara hostelry, the Biltmore, would seem to be closed indefinitely, his other trophy hotel, the 368-room Four Seasons in Manhattan is planning to return to business in the spring.

Preparations are underway to reopen after the virus lockdown and subsequent renovation shut the iconic I.M. Pei-designed Upper Eastside property in March 2020, according to one of the major union leaders involved with the hotel’s staff.

But the reopening plans face a major stumbling block, according to the New York Post, as Warner, 77, remains in a long simmering fight with the owners of the Four Seasons name, which manages the 682-foot high, 52-story tower, the second tallest hotel in New York City.

Warner contends the fees he pays to Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts should be adjusted based on the property’s profitability, says the Post. However, the Toronto-based company, which is majority owned by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, through his Cascade Investment company, and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who manages more than 100 high-end hotels around the world, disagrees.

Rich Maroko, president of the New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council Union, says signs do indeed point to the Big Apple hotel reopening, although he concedes he’s aware of the “conflict between ownership and management.” Management has told him the property would open this spring.

The 28-year-old hotel was bought

by Warner in 1999 and contains the 4,300-square-foot Ty Warner penthouse, which has 25-foot-high bay windows, four cantilevered balconies, a rare Chinese onyx bathtub, a Zen room, and even a Bosendorfer grand piano. It sells for $60,000 a night, while rooms on lower floors are around $1,000 a night.

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title after she “insulted” the British Royal Family with her much derided appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ TV talk show.

He says he was left feeling “embarrassed” watching his 40-year-old daughter in her first major interview since her notorious Oprah Winfrey tell-all alongside Prince Harry.

Thomas, a retired Hollywood lighting director living in Mexico, dubbed the appearance “a stupid stunt” and said it insulted the Queen, the Royal Family, and the British people.

During the interview Markle left a group of street vendors openmouthed by dancing and singing in front of them and then referring to herself as “mommy” in a cringeworthy on-the-street prank during the Burbank-based show while taking orders from Ellen, a Montecito neighbor, on a hidden earpiece.

The calls for the tony twosome to be stripped of their titles are getting louder. Watch this space.

Lauding Lutah

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Daddy Not So Dearest

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

DEC 3

UCSB Department of Music: Cultivating Excellence

Brett Dennen See the World Tour with Sophia Boro

With a successful string of albums and four Top Ten AAA singles, Dennen has cemented himself as a fixture in American folk music.

The singer/songwriter is intent on exploring the world and examining himself in the process. Hence, See The World.

DEC 7 “Few modern voices are as powerful as Marc Broussard’s soulful bayou-bred – The Washington Times baritone.”

An Evening with

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with Jamie McLean Band

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espite the presence of a number of highly regarded professionals over the years, UCSB’s Music Department has not enjoyed a reputation as a top-notch music school on par with, say USC Thornton 100 miles south. Now, a couple of professors and directors of the school’s performing ensembles, hired since COVID first came to town in spring 2020, are aiming to change that.

“My main mission is to grow the choral program, and breathe some fresh air into it, to cultivate excellence of singing and the approach to music,” said Dr. Nicole Lamartine, the new Sorensen Director of Choral Music, who previously spent 12 years as Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wyoming where her choirs sang at several national and regional conferences. “At a UC school, every department should be recognized for excellence. I think that’s why they wanted to hire someone like me because I have experience building really successful choral programs.”

Indeed, in addition to leading the university’s flagship UCSB Chamber Choir and the Lumina Choir (formerly the Women’s Chorus), Lamartine, who filled a full-time position that had been vacant since Michel Marc Gervais retired in 2016, has already created the Singing Gauchos, a tenor-bass choir to balance the department’s vocal offerings. Lamartine led the male a capella group called the Singing Statesmen in Wyoming, and also tenor-bass all-state choirs in Minnesota, Oregon, and Colorado.

“So, it is very much my thing,” she said. “And it’s important because when you have a vital tenor-bass

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group, it really invigorates the whole choral program and addresses the common complaint across the nation that there aren’t enough men in the bigger ensembles. My goal is to train these young tenors and basses so that they are able to then audition into the higher mixed choruses. Even if they’ve never sung in a choir before, it’s fine, because I will give them the experiences that they are looking for.”

All three of the vocal ensembles will perform when Lamartine conducts the first in-person choral concert since her appointment a year ago on Wednesday, December 1, at Trinity Episcopal Church downtown as part of the department’s Fall Concert Series. The choirs will perform a “continuous collage” program interwoven with prose, improvisation, and vocal solos with repertoire that features everything from a Sanskrit mantra for light, peace, and truth to a Cuban piece to a folk song, “The Impossible Dream” from the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha, a composition by Grammy-winner Eric Whitacre and others, before the concert concludes with a consortium of all of the singers in the candlelight church inviting the audience to join in singing “Silent Night.”

“Having the concert run from start to end without breaks or applause creates a cohesive journey for the listener,” Lamartine explained, adding that the groups will utilize four different spaces in the church to perform from, with the student singers frequently changing positions throughout the show. It’s all in support of the theme of “Clarity,” which will be visited in

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Community Voices

by William Peters, Founder, Shared Crossing Project

Genuine Love in the Time of COVID

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he last six months of my father’s life were spent in isolation from our family and his friends, but not, as I was to learn, from a new, adhoc family that embraced him.

Like millions across the U.S., the COVID lockdowns kept me, my mother, and my siblings completely apart from my 80-year-old father. But, in our case, the separation was even more pronounced because my father was in the fifth year of his struggle with Alzheimer’s.

He was living in a memory care center south of San Francisco. Even as his cognitive skills faded, he remained social and amiable. He made friends with fellow residents and could often be found sitting or playing games with them. My mom, my siblings, and I struggled to understand what he had to say, but not so for his care center friends. They seemed to follow right along.

But COVID took this connection from my father. He was now confined to his room. The only human contact

he had was with the facility’s caregivers, who dressed and fed him and saw to his most basic human needs.

Although we tried FaceTime, the sights and sounds of us on a device only seem to confuse and stress my father more.

Those nearly six months were the longest my parents had been apart since they found each other at ages 16 and 15. In August 2020, the center’s director called to let us know that my father’s health was in serious decline. My mother was allowed several brief compassionate visits, after being COVID tested and donning PPE to walk a long sterile hallway and up a back stairway to my father’s floor. By then, my father no longer recognized her.

Just before my mother’s birthday in mid-September, my father spiked a fever. Fortunately, some family visiting restrictions had been relaxed, and my mother, my brother, sister, and I were able to stay with my father during his final days. We took shifts, never leaving his side. On the morning of September 22, it was clear that my

father’s passing was imminent. Our nuclear family gathered for what the last time on this earth.

After he took his final breath, my exhausted mother and siblings departed, but I felt compelled to stay a few more minutes with his body. The room that had just moments before been full and thick with human presences now felt empty. Yet, I sensed that in some way, my departed father was still present.

Unexpectedly, I heard a knock on the door. Six staff members were outside, asking if they might come in and pay their final respects. I nodded yes but was shocked. My father had advanced Alzheimer’s, how could he have made any impact on these men and women?

Yet, in those few minutes, my father’s caregivers, who came from around the globe — the Philippines, Mexico, Romania, India, and Guatemala — told me how much they loved and appreciated my dad. One woman, Brenda, who was pregnant, placed her hands on her belly and said, “I would see your dad, in the morning he would gently put his hands on my belly and say, ‘Baby.’”

Brenda wept as she shared my father’s kind and tender way with her.

Eva shared that every afternoon she offered him ice cream, and he delighted in this daily ritual.

“He was,” she told me, “always happy and playful… a joy to be

around.”

Jose, who often groomed my dad and cut his hair in a perfect twenty-something style fade, spoke of my father’s warmth and good nature.

Finally, Kimberly, a supervisor, said, “Your dad was always willing to help us. He would start laughing and was always cheerful. He was always very loving and very fun. We were blessed to have him.”

Then she looked at me with a tender, sincere gaze and said, “Thank you for sharing him with us. He was a treasure.”

I’m a family therapist by training, and I have never seen a more beautiful expression of family than the bonds that these disparate caregivers, whom COVID had almost certainly separated from their own loved ones, had forged with my father, and he also with them. Months of my own guilt melted away as I realized that my dad had indeed been cared for and loved by his adopted “family.”

As Thanksgiving approaches, my deepest gratitude goes to the legions of caregivers, who have risked their own health and well-being to care for our most vulnerable, who are our parents, our grandparents, and beloveds.

And after months of lockdowns, suffering, and death, I will never forget the life-affirming beauty of that simple knock at the door.

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For all the destruction of COVID-19, this pandemic has marked an all-time high in interest for student mental health.

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Is anyone surprised, really? For all the destruction of COVID-19, this pandemic has marked an all-time high in interest for student mental health. We are more familiar than ever with the fortifying effects of a healthy living space and good faith administration from authority figures. It’s no wonder then that the online attitude towards Munger Hall is a two-part cocktail of bewilderment at the provocative dormitory proposal and vitriol for Munger.

The sanity of the project aside, we can first address the defamation aimed at Munger, the overwhelming theme being that Munger is not a suitable candidate to design student dormitories. Criticisms range from repeating what Munger himself has said, in particular highlighting a statement that architecture is something of a hobby to him, to YouTube comments reminding their readers that when Charlie Munger arrived on the campus of Harvard Law to study, the university still had yet to integrate into coed teaching. These criticisms culminate in the argument that Munger is not in touch with the needs of students.

Then there’s the actual design for the dormitory. The proposed plan of Munger Hall will focus on efficiency, fitting the maximum number of students possible into the allocated space. As a consequence of this, estimates from Architectural Record and

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the Santa Barbara Independent report that only 6% of student residents will actually have access to a window in their room, meaning no sunlight or fresh air for the remaining 94%.

The discourse surrounding this decision has heavily focused on the lack of precedent for such a radical and potentially dangerous design. The living space, which can generously be described as Spartan, would have an entirely unknown effect on student health. We can only imagine that minimal ventilation and a lack of natural light would turn an already packed student living area into a breeding petri dish, to say nothing of the psychological effects. In short, an experiment of these elephant proportions, planning to house 4,500 students and gambling with the physical and mental health of an already delicate demographic of people, can be described as nothing short of unethical.

The final nail in the coffin comes in the form of Munger’s own solution to the lack of window access in his design.

He proposes that as a substitute for a window, each room can have a TV that students may turn on when they want to simulate sunlight. Without engaging too much in defamation ourselves, let’s be glad Munger is not a comedian, given his true inability to read the room. Suggesting this as a solution to not having a window was like fanning a grease fire, and the response from college-aged students was equally inflammatory. Put simply, a generation who’ve spent the better part of recent memory completing their education through a screen does not want screens used as substitutes in additional areas of their lives.

Evaluating the evidence, his eagerness for the dreaded black mirror, his distaste for natural light and ventilation, we might wonder if Munger would’ve been better suited to space shuttle design than to student dormitories.

Alongside criticisms of the project, I also want to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of local professors and students to pause the development of Munger Hall. A petition can be found on change.org that is raising signatures to halt the project. Further, it appears that the Associated Students Office of UCSB is preparing to open a dialogue with administration about the new housing proposal, which has been made possible by the continued, vocal resistance to this project.

Until next time, Stella •MJ 25 November – 2 December 2021

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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

Guns, Gosar, Violence and Economics War Only Enriches Gunsmiths

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he trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has galvanized the country, splitting already “warring factions” into something far more dramatic. The travesty of that trial began with the systematic exclusion of Black jurors and was further amplified by a clearly biased and incompetent judge: he openly fought with the prosecution in front of the jury, denied them the right to describe the dead as “victims,” but allowed the defense to refer to those same individuals as “rioters and looters” (neither were). In addition, the prosecution performed poorly. Top that all off with jury instructions terribly circuitous and vague to the point of creating confusion.

In the end, the judge’s intended result was achieved: an acquittal of all charges against Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old boy who illegally purchased an AR-15 assault weapon and traveled from his home in Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin, with the clear intent to act as an unauthorized, self-deputized, vigilante, “law” enforcement agent.

The tragedy of the Rittenhouse trial, however, goes far beyond the miscarriage of justice to something much darker and more troubling than the killings that night.

The demonstrations that left two men dead and a third seriously wounded was organized to protest the police shooting two days earlier of Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man. It turned into a deadly national nightmare. Let’s not forget that the wounded survivor, Gaige Grosskreutz, also brought a gun to the protest that night, and did approach Rittenhouse with a drawn gun after he had already killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, both unarmed.

Gaige testified that he was approaching Rittenhouse when Rittenhouse shot him in the arm.

It defies legal analysis, or even common sense, to think that the person who brings an assault weapon to a protest, and shoots to kill before even being threatened with someone else’s weapon, can thereafter claim self-defense. Nonetheless, Congressmen Paul Gosar (recently censured for his violent video depicting him stabbing a fellow Congressperson), Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, and a dozen others all claimed Rittenhouse acted in self-defense and within his Second Amendment rights.

The Gosar-Gaetz-Jordan contingent of the far-right Congressional delegation will use this tragic incident to further

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pander to the most violent and fringe members of the Republican party. They will use it, together with the Federal courts, to further restrict any meaningful regulation of guns or even assault weapons in our society. This virtually ensures that other folks like the protestor Gaige Grosskreutz will bring their guns to future protests.

Does any rational person believe that we won’t see escalating violence, shootings, and death on our streets, in our schools, in our shopping centers, at our churches and synagogues, or even our public recreational places? Make no mistake, the U.S. is already a very violent country, and it is about to get more so.

The Gosar-Gaetz-Jordan contingent of the far-right Congressional delegation are lionizing Rittenhouse with offers to “arm wrestle” each other to get Rittenhouse, who is only remarkable because he shot those three men, on their respective Congressional staffs. Don’t they realize they are feeding an endless escalation of violence that can only end like Tombstone, Arizona in 1881?

In 1881, Virgil Earp was appointed Marshall of Tombstone, and joined there by his deputized brothers Wyatt and Morgan. To try and bring some semblance of law and order to the chaotic, deadly boomtown, where armed citizens were routinely shooting and killing each other, the Earps adopted a policy which required every citizen to check their guns at the Marshall’s office when they came to town and retrieve them only when they left the city limits.

In an effort test who had the right to run the town — law enforcement or individual armed citizens — Ike Clanton and his gang of six defied the ordinance and refused to check their weapons. The resulting “gunfight at the O.K. Corral” represents many things in our national history, but the most important “take away” was that no one again challenged sensible controls on average citizens bringing weapons into Tombstone where the only possible victims of gun violence would be other people.

For more than 130 years we all believed that common sense conclusion — until recent years when gun violence has been elevated to national political policy. Remarkably, the vast majority of us believe in some form of regulation (i.e., enforced national background checks, limitations on open carry, lim-

Holiday Tips and Tricks

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he average U.S. household generates 25% more waste during the holiday season. To make this year’s holiday season more eco-friendly, consider trading in traditional wrapping paper for some creative and affordable alternatives.

Furoshiki: This is the art of Japanese fabric wrapping, and also refers to the squares of fabric used, which are usually between 50 to 70 centimeters in size. All you have to do is place the gift you’d like to wrap in the center of the fabric, fold it around the object, and tie it in a knot.

Fabric gift bags: They are hassle-free and come in a wide range of sizes, colors, patterns, and textures. With easy cinch or tie tops, these are also the fastest way to get gifts wrapped.

Tins: Although associated with baked goods, these can be used to wrap any number of small items. If you don’t have any hidden in a cupboard somewhere, then they are generally quite inexpensive to purchase at a used home goods store.

Glass jars: Repurpose empty glass jars by washing them out and using them as vessels for cute holiday treats and trinkets.

Reuse household items: If you are set on wrapping gifts with paper, then use your home as a resource and check out what you have lying around. You can use a range of items such as newspaper, magazine pages, old maps, or brown paper bags.

Here’s how to manage your holiday social anxiety

For many families, holiday gatherings can be tense and anxiety-provoking, especially if you took a year off due to the pandemic. If you find your social anxiety tends to spike during the holidays, use these tips: Prep yourself: If you anticipate holiday social anxiety, gear up for gatherings by putting yourself in a positive and relaxed headspace. Opt for a pre-gathering activity that makes you feel calm and collected like a long hike, yoga, meditation, or crafting.

Keep yourself busy: Keep your mind and your body busy by volunteering to help out at gatherings. Setting the table, chopping onions, entertaining young kids, or topping off people’s drinks will distract you from feeling nervous.

Think positive: Before the gathering, make a list of all the things you are grateful for and looking forward to with the event. Maybe you get to visit with a favorite uncle that you haven’t seen in months or play with your niece or eat grandma’s famous pumpkin pie.

•MJ itations on assault weapons, and closing gun show loopholes). Yet we are powerless to stop it.

The Republican party, long the preferred party of business, and which has traditionally characterized itself as a conservative anchor against a more progressive national agenda, has forgotten an irrefutable economic law: increasing violence is inconsistent with a strong economy.

In a recent survey, 26% of Republicans said they believe armed, violent insurrection is an appropriate remedy to overthrow the current government and install Donald Trump as President. An additional 40-plus percent said they accept the “Big Lie” that the election was stolen by Joe Biden, and are sympathetic to the alt-right, violent extremist cult that worships Trump as demagogue.

Republican politicians fear their “base” will reject them in a primary by someone more loyal to Trump and so have abandoned their conservative roots. Regrettably, they have clearly lost the ability to see the tragic nexus that

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will inevitably usher in a period of national economic decline as violence escalates. No economy flourishes in a violent society. Whether that violence is the shooting of partisans on the left or right of the political spectrum, or a full-scale civil war as Syria and other countries have recently experienced, the result is the same: only weapons manufacturers make money when war rages.

Fortunately, the American business community has awakened to the economic threat that armed violence poses to a civil society based upon mutual prosperity, rising wages, rising profits, increased expenditures for R&D, and increased capital spending. Those things only happen during peacetime.

With the split between “reds” and blues” growing ever more violent and careening towards armed civilian clashes, we all should be concerned (even the top two percent) that violence will destroy whatever economic gains we’ve achieved in the last 12 months. We are all at physical and economic risk. It is time to raise our efforts to restrain gun violence on our streets.

•MJ 25 November – 2 December 2021

Community Voices

Brilliant Thoughts

by Ashleigh Brilliant

Prime Times

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here are people who believe that, after they die, they’ll be reunited with all the people to whom they were closest in life.

It’s a beautiful vision – but what condition will we all be in, and at what age?

Few of us would prefer to meet our loved ones again as they may have been in their final days. The expression I often hear from devout believers is that, when they meet again, they will all be in the “prime” of their lives – meaning, I suppose, that time of life when they were at their best. But there may be a broad range of opinions among our fellow mortals as to just when they themselves, or others, were really in their prime.

For one thing, are we talking about physical or mental condition?

It is well-known that athletic ability tends to deteriorate far sooner than intellectual powers. Even so, the greatest achievements in such diverse fields as music and mathematics have tended to be accomplished by comparatively young minds – sometimes astonishingly young. As a young Tom Lehrer once remarked, “It is sobering to consider that, when Mozart was my age, he had already been dead for a year.”

I myself have no idea when my prime might have been. I think more in terms of particular moments or episodes. Like many of us, I have family photos showing me at a very young age, usually smiling and looking very happy. But those are the pictures we tend to keep.

Who wants to remember the miseries of childhood – or, for that matter, miseries in general?

All I can tell you is that certain scenes in my life do stand out brightly. For example, there was one time in the early 1960s, when I was with Barbara, the girl I lived and traveled with for four years. We were sitting across from each other at the small kitchen table in our apartment in Berkeley, and she was laughing at something I had said.

To me, one of the most delightful things about her was the sound of her laughter – and just the fact that I could make her laugh like that.

And I was moved, at that moment, to say, “This is how I always want to remember us.”

Another quite different scene 25 November – 2 December 2021

by James Joyce

Grateful, and Now We Move Forward

Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara since 1973. No children.

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comes back vividly. It was 1953. I was 19, and on my way to spend a summer vacation in Israel, sailing from Marseille on a ship of the Israeli ZIM line, called the Artza.

We were approaching the end of our journey, and I was standing with an eager group of mostly Jewish immigrants, at the prow, straining to get our first glimpse of what was, to these people, literally the “Promised Land,” a term which, at that moment, had extremely powerful emotional meaning.

Another beautiful fragment of time, which shines in my memory, recalls the hippie era of the 1960s, in San Francisco, when I had set myself up as a regular outdoor public speaker in Golden Gate Park. Those sessions usually went quite smoothly and peacefully, with sometimes many people reclining on the grass to hear me (many of them no doubt enjoying one of the currently popular, though illicit, pharmaceuticals).

But occasionally there was a heckler – one man in particular – who had some strong religious message, which, standing at a distance from me, he chose to deliver to my audience in a loud, sharp voice. You might almost say he was attempting to steal my thunder. One day, when I finally decided that this had happened too many times, I set aside my portable microphone, stepped down from my little milk-crate platform, and slowly advanced towards this evangelical intruder. I don’t know what I intended to do, but what happened next surprised me. I found that several of my listeners had risen from their repose and formed a sort of conga line behind me. Buoyed by this demonstration of support, I continued what now seemed a kind of pilgrimage or crusade, and, when I reached the man, who had persisted with his harangue, I didn’t say anything, but put my arms around him, and gave him a warm, loving, hug.

He responded only by scowling and turning his head away. But he never came back.

So, my “prime times” were just particular precious moments. And if it’s those sorts of experiences I’ll be “re-living” the next time around, maybe the afterlife won’t be so bad.

•MJ

James Joyce on Election Night in Santa Barbara (Photo by August Woolner)

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s a community, we sit days away from the certification of our recent mayoral and city council election and I wanted to take a few minutes to address my city: It was an honor and a privilege to serve as a catalyst for change and to truly hold to my campaign motto: “A New Day. A New Way.” To that end, 7,170 votes — more than our current mayor was elected with — were in support of that vision, and for that I am most grateful and humbled.

Unfortunately, that was not the majority of the votes cast; that distinction goes to mayor-elect Randy Rowse, who captured just more than 38% of the votes. I have connected with Mr. Rowse to congratulate him and offer my support toward his success. It is my belief that his success is our city’s success, and that success cannot happen without you: the people of Santa Barbara. Those of you who may be disappointed by the outcome of the election, do not despair, there will be future opportunities for you to get involved in helping shape a better future for our community.

There was a lot of excitement around the idea of change that my candidacy provided and that was an excitement that transcends me as an individual. I implore you, those who were inspired to harness that excitement and become that change that we seek. At the end of the day, all politics are local, and it’s our duty as locals to push forward.

Rest, regroup, but don’t give up. Find your entry point to advocate for something that encouraged you to engage in my candidacy. For instance, if you were encouraged by me raising the issue to campaign finance reform, I’m not essential for that change to happen. If you feel strongly about that, reach out and meet with your district representative on the council. Ask them to introduce or support an ordinance that would implement such reform. Use that same model for whatever your issue of passion is. Seek out opportunities to serve on local commissions or boards that are aligned with your interest or expertise.

Now, that campaigning is over. Thank you to everyone who shared time and energy with me throughout, including the other candidates. Thank you to the Santa Barbara Independent and the Montecito Journal for the glowing and aspirational endorsements. A special thank you to outgoing mayor Cathy Murillo for her service to our city and the people of Santa Barbara. Despite the difference of approach expressed during the campaign, serving as mayor of this special city is no small task. I applaud all your hard work during your service to our city.

Finally, to answer the recurring question I have been getting from the community since election day: what’s next?

For now, it’s back to running my business, Coffee with a Black Guy, facilitating conversations for communities, companies, and organizations. I remain dedicated to holding space for authentic conversations about the often-difficult issues associated with race in our nation.

I look forward to staying involved in our community while being a voice that holds our elected leaders accountable. I have met thousands of people, and I will continue to amplify their voice as we build toward a safer, more prosperous, and more inclusive city.

I still believe in the potential of this incredible community, in the caring people who I am proud to call my neighbors and the better future ahead. I’m not done, Santa Barbara... and neither are you.

•MJ

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Our Town

Ready for their 10th annual holiday fund drive, Team Richie’s Barber Shop from left are Jess, Lex, Summer, Richie, and Carlie (Photo by Joanne A Calitri)

by Joanne A. Calitri

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Richie’s Annual Barber Shop Holiday Donation Drive

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ichie’s Barber Shop on Coast Village Road is having its 10th Annual Holiday Donation Drive, this year for Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS) Santa Barbara, with the theme, “The Limit Does Not Exist.”

Shop event lead and barber Jessica Jay is coordinating with DVS Executive Director Jan Campbell to ensure the donated items will work for the organization and safe delivery to those in need.

“DVS is busy operating two emergency shelters and transitional housing units, so we wanted to do our part to help raise donations for necessities and toys for the kids that the agency may not have the funding for.”

— Jessica Jay “DVS is the only organization in Santa Barbara County that provides a safe haven for victims of domestic violence, along with other programs such as therapy, counseling, housing assistance, and job and life skills,” Jay said.

“DVS is busy operating two emergency shelters and transitional housing units, so we wanted to do our part to help raise donations for necessities and toys for the kids that the agency may not have the funding for.”

Items that anyone can drop off at the shop are brand new towels, twin-size bed sheets, kitchen supplies, and toys for kids from infant to 18 years old.

All donations must be new and unwrapped with tags.

Everyone who makes a donation can pick an ornament from the Barber Shop Holiday Tree, which may have a secret surprise, like a complimentary haircut, candy bar, or a shop THANK YOU shout out from the team.

“The holiday season is the spirit of happiness, love, and laughter among family, friends, and our community,” said Richie Ramirez, the shop’s owner. “We hope everyone will come out and support our drive for DVS. Every donation no matter how big or how small will make a huge impact and create a smile for someone in need. Happy Holidays!”

The mission of DVS is to provide safety, shelter, and support for indi-

viduals and families affected by domestic violence and to collaborate with community partners to raise awareness regarding the cause, prevalence, and impact. DVS outreach material is at the shop to learn more about the agency.

More about DVS

The mission of DVS is to provide safety, shelter, and support for individuals and families affected by domestic violence and to collaborate with community partners to raise awareness regarding the cause, prevalence, and impact. DVS outreach material is at the shop to learn more about the agency.

There are multiple ways to get involved with DVS, including volunteering, donating or attending events. There is also training available to learn to be a domestic violence peer.

The organization has a 24-hour crisis and information hotline for four areas of the county: Santa Barbara: 805-964-5245 Santa Maria: 805-925-2160 Santa Ynez: 805-686-4390 Lompoc: 805-736-0965 DVS also has a monthly newsletter that you can sign up for at dvsolutions. org/get-involved/ 411 Richie’s Barber Shop, 1187 Coast Village Road Drop off times: Monday through Saturday 9 am-6 pm or call (805) 845-9701 •MJ

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by Sharon Byrne, Executive Director, Montecito Association

Giving Thanks to Our Wonderful Community

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e just want to take this opportunity to tell you how grateful we are for you, our beloved community, for all the ways you’ve inspired us with your generosity, come through in spades for your community, been through the worst of times and stood so strong, and made this just one of the finest places in the world to live.

Thank you for being the best pandemic-survivors and vaccine-getters ever. Montecito has the highest, or one of the highest, vaccination rates in the entire county. You were willing to drive to Lompoc, Santa Maria, and even Los Angeles to get those shots. You sent our emails on where and how to get vaccines to others to help them get vaccinated. We’ve met so many people that got our forwarded emails and got the vaccine. You helped a lot of people through a very difficult time and help make everyone much safer.

Thank you for supporting Hands Across Montecito. We pioneered something, and you believed in us all the way, went into the bushes with us, climbed cliffs to do outreach, and funded this project. We never dreamed, when we started this project, that Montecitans would be the best outreach team ever.

Wow. Just wow.

You’ve blown us away with how hands-on you got, and how much good you created. Here’s what you helped: — Housed three people permanently.

— Supported three in hotels, who now have housing vouchers.

— Reunified 17 people with their families. Two more are going to Arizona to their family this week.

— Helped us steer people into treatment they very much needed.

— Hired seven people to clear abandoned camps on Beautification Day, minting rock-star heroes who fixed an environmental hazard for this community.

— You tell us right away when there is someone new here, living unsheltered, and we respond on the spot.

Our state friends (Caltrans, Sen. Monique Limón’s office) loved this project, and want to replicate it.

We pioneered something really good here.

Thank you for Beautification Day, for helping us turn it into an environmentally supportive and sustainable event that loves on local businesses, by turning out in a sea of yellow vests that brightened the landscape, to put your hands on our community, with love.

Thank you for supporting our work on Senate Bills 9 and 10. They threatened a total paving over of our neighborhood, and you stood up for your community. You communicated with

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your legislators, and they heard you.

They did not support these bills.

There are interesting developments: a 2022 ballot initiative to overturn them, and some of you were at the town hall, with signature-gathering is starting.

You’re getting peppered now by Senate Bill 9 promotional mailers and ads. The city of Santa Barbara took our advice, from our statewide coalition that continues to work on legislation, in creating their emergency ordinance to ward off Senate Bill 9 to the best extent they could. The county (despite our prodding) is not working on getting ready for that bill, we’re sorry to report.

We’re now looking at how to stop forces of speculation and displacement, and we totally get the latter issue, as we’re meeting displaced persons newly made homeless, through Hands Across Montecito. One could look at this as a financial refugee crisis.

Thank you for supporting our businesses and looking out for our local workers. You embraced our letter to tourists and new residents in these very pages and let us know that we said what everyone was thinking.

Thank you for caring about our wildlife, like Carlos (and maybe Carla?) the bear(s), meeting with California Fish and Wildlife to talk about solutions and upping your game in protecting your livestock.

Thank you for caring about walking paths and safe routes to schools.

Thank you for seeing that intense road construction, potential evacuations, and too much congestion in the community are a cause for concern and prodding us to act on it. We sure took you up on it.

Thank you for caring about water, drought, climate change, fire danger, and all the hazards we have faced and continue to navigate as a community.

Thank you for your good ideas and your enthusiasm for this community.

Thank you for saying yes — to a July 4th parade for everyone, and jumping on for the first Montecito Holiday Magic Night Parade on December 4!

For all of these things, and many more, as we embrace this season of gratitude, we thank you for inspiring us to strive to do our best for you. This is the most generous, supportive community that knows we have something really special here, and is willing to do whatever is needed. Have the happiest of Thanksgivings, stay safe, and know that your Montecito Association works tirelessly with you and for you, as you inspire and support us, to preserve and protect all we hold dear together.

•MJ 25 November – 2 December 2021

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Home for the Holidays

by Nick Masuda

Holiday Spirit Returns, and It’s Worth the Trek to Paseo Nuevo to Experience It

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Lots of holiday cheer surrounds Paseo Nuevo, with the shopping center hosting a plethora of events this November and December

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is the season to hit the pavement to find the retail steals of your dreams, even if you are tempted to stay in your pajamas and do the ordering from the comforts of your cushy couch.

But then you wouldn’t get to experience Mary Lynn Harms-Romo’s favorite holiday tradition. The longtime marketing director at Paseo Nuevo readily admits that at 5:30 pm every day, she plans to step away from whatever she is doing to take in the snow.

Yes, the snow.

It’s a holiday benefit to working at Paseo Nuevo — and a welcomed sight after the pandemic limited what the shopping center could do over the holidays in 2020.

“Let it Snow” is one of the many events Paseo Nuevo has up its sleeve this holiday season, with many of them set to kick off on November 26.

“We are back to our event planning that we did in 2019,” Harms-Romo said. “And it feels great to be able to do that. We are expecting a great holiday season.”

Paseo Nuevo has undergone a physical transformation in recent years, with an aesthetic upgrade across the facility that runs parallel with both State Street and Chapala Street — an ideal location, particularly with the ascent of the State Street Promenade that has brought about a significant increase in foot traffic.

Harms-Romo is a big fan of the promenade.

“We feel like we were the first promenade; we embraced that idea of doing retail or eating outdoors very early on,” Harms-Romo said. “And to see the city embrace it as well, we love it and support it. It has been good for business.”

“Real ballplayers pass the stuffing by rolling it up in a ball and batting it across the table with a turkey leg.” – Tom Swyers

The shopping experience that Paseo Nuevo now offers is different from years past where Macy’s and Nordstrom were the go-to vendors — they are both gone.

Now, through creative leasing and a commitment to local, the shopping center is welcoming local entrepreneurs, including the likes of The Artisan & Company, Anna Janelle Jewelry, The Yes Store, The Grapeseed Company, Maison Santa Barbara, and the SB Urban Flea Market.

The shift in direction was admittedly “driven by circumstance,” but Harms-Romo says that after living in Santa Barbara for 22 years, it feels like the right thing to do.

“We are committed to local; it’s a hallmark of Santa Barbara,” said Harms-Romo. “If we can help local business owners achieve their dreams, there is nothing better than that.”

A Closer Look at the New Offerings

With a handful of newcomers at Paseo Nuevo, here is a quick look at what each has to offer: The Artisan & Company: From hats to baskets to handbags, this store is all about ethically handcrafting homeware for all seasons. They are located at 609 Paseo Nuevo. For more, visit theartisanandcompany.com.

Anna Janelle Jewelry: This is the brand’s flagship store, located at 711 Paseo Nuevo, where patrons will find six unique collections, ranging from rings to necklaces to bracelets. For more, visit annajanellejewelry.com.

The Yes Store: Not exactly a newcom-

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“Let it Snow!” will kick off on November 26 and run nightly at 5:30 and 6:30

er, this patron favorite returns for more holiday fun at 101 Paseo Nuevo, where it will offer artisanal gifts that include original woodwork, jewelry, and pottery. For more, visit theyesstore.com.

The Grapeseed Company at Seaside Makers: With locations in both Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, patrons will find vintage artisan-made gifts with a Santa Barbara flavor. For more, visit thegrapeseedcompany. com/seaside-makers-shop. Vintage options are also available at Maison Santa Barbara and the SB Urban Flea Market, both found in Paseo Nuevo.

The Christmas tree is front and center at Paseo Nuevo

Holiday Extravaganza

While business has been good, Harms-Romo knows that the holiday season is critical to the success of any shopping center, particularly those that feature small businesses that don’t have a corporation to lean on if business is slow.

So, Paseo Nuevo has put together plenty of options to drive patrons to the center that go beyond shopping, focused on family and community bonding.

The huge Christmas tree is already a fixture, with “Let it Snow!” running from November 26 through December

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31, with the show starting promptly at 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm, with no show on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, on December 2 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Paseo Nuevo will host a “Silent Night Silent Disco” holiday dance party, where ugly sweaters and singing your holiday favorites is encouraged. Santa will be around to listen to all of your wants and wishes — yes, even for the adults.

Speaking of Santa, he’ll be available daily starting November 26 and will work through Christmas Eve, you know, before he has to get to his night job. If you’ve got a furry loved one, Tuesdays will be dedicated to pet photos. Every child will also receive a free gift, while the elves snap the photos.

You can also send off your wishlist to the man at the North Pole with the “Letters to Santa Creation Station” near Paseo Nuevo’s Center Court. The supplies are provided; you just need to bring your imagination.

If you need to get your gifts wrapped — fellas, we are looking at you — take advantage of the LifeChronicles “Gift Wrapping Station” from December 17-24. The minimum donation to LifeChronicles aids to heal and connect through video chronicles for seniors and the terminally ill.

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follow Paseo Nuevo on Instagram (@ShopPaseoNuevo), where the shopping center will be hosting “12 Days of Giveaways,” with daily prizes on the line from December 1-12.

And if you’re just looking to get into the holiday spirit, there will be more than 20 live entertainment options, from carolers to choirs, that will bring the spirit to life throughout December.

“It’s a magical time of year,” HarmsRomo said.

“After everything this community has endured, we want to help people celebrate — together.”

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Helping Hands

by Nick Masuda

Opportunities to Give Back Unity Shoppe, Organic Soup Kitchen both raising funds for those in need

Unity Shoppe

Groceries, toys, and other essentials are being provided to hundreds of qualified clients visiting daily in preparation for the holiday season, which began on November 1 and runs through December 23.

To support Unity’s efforts in providing direct support to our community, the Unity Shoppe has created QR codes in order to make monetary donations directly from your smartphone.

Unity Shoppe’s largest fundraiser of the year, its 35th Annual Holiday Celebration entitled “Honoring Our Community of Volunteers,” will air on December 12 from 4 pm to 8 pm on Santa Barbara’s KEYTNewsChannel 3.

Interested in helping the Unity Shoppe? Contact Liat Wasserman at (805) 979-9511 or visit unityshoppe.org.

Organic Soup Kitchen Volunteers are a big reason for the success of Unity Shoppe, particularly around the holidays

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is the season for our little slice of heaven to showcase its robust heart, with nonprofits across the South Coast hosting a plethora of events and fundraisers to aid those in need.

Throughout the season, we’ll highlight companies that need help in order to hit their goals.

This week, we take a look at the Unity Shoppe and Organic Soup Kitchen:

The Organic Soup Kitchen is helping cancer patients and chronically-ill, low-income seniors in need by offering up a pair of holiday favorites: matzo ball soup and butternut squash soup.

The 24-ounce containers are available via free delivery, or pickup at 608 Anacapa Street.

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scratch and features slow simmered chicken broth and hand-rolled matzo balls. Meanwhile, the butternut squash soup has a sweet nutty flavor, with medicinal quality herbs and spices providing essential vitamins and minerals.

“We are excited to make these holiday favorites for our clients and the community,” says Andrea Slaby, chief operating officer at Organic Soup Kitchen. “We’re happy to add matzo ball soup to our menu because we know it’s the ultimate comfort food and is proven to protect the immune system during the winter and flu season.”

Learn more at organicsoupkitchen. org or by phone at (805) 364-2790. •MJ

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CALENDAR OF

EVENTS

by Steven Libowitz

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)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Folk-Rock at Its Earthy Finest — Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov not only offers plenty of roots-Americana in his folk rock, his lifestyle itself is actually grounded in the earth. The South African-born Isakov, whose 2018 album Evening Machines earned a Grammy nod for best folk album, comes by the environmental imagery that characterizes his lyrics honestly, as he owns and tends a farm near Boulder, Colorado, when he’s not out on the road. Isakov’s songs have been called mini-masterpieces that evoke landscapes both physical and personal as the singer-songwriter searches for a sense of place. And like a baseball player reaching his peak a decade into his career, Isakov keeps improving as an artist with each new release and tour — which we’ve been privileged to witness as the singer-songwriter has performed frequently in town, including gigs at SOhO before stepping up to the Lobero. Opening the rare two-night stand at the venerable venue is Israel Nebeker, the leader of Blind Pilot, a lynchpin of the indie-folk scene in Portland, currently on the road as a solo singer-songwriter.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.

COST: $60 ($107 VIP tickets include premier seating and a pre-show reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres); $1 from every ticket will go to the nonprofit Land Institute INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 Snow Big Deal — Pandemic protocols have eased significantly since COVID concerns curtailed community gatherings last Christmas season, so CBF Productions — the creators of the wildly popular “Concerts in Your Car” and “Surfer’s Point LIVE” series in Ventura — have turned last year’s drivethrough holiday light show into a strollthrough event. The new Snow N Glow Holiday Festival features more than a million sparkling lights in a symphony of sight and sound and adds elements of participation to the visual spectacle. The entire family can make lasting impressions in real snow by the ocean in Ventura through snow tubing on a five-lane, 100-foot-long snow-covered hill as well as a dedicated snow play area for children of all ages. The winter wonderland even boasts igloos you can rent to “ice” the special time together, securing a private transparent geodesic dome to allow groups to gather in their own comfy shelter adorned with cushy sofas, plush pillows, and bean

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 Art Matters: Gold in Them Thar Hills — In the ancient Andes, gold, silver, and copper alloys were used to create regalia worn by elites as the culture believed that the metals were imbued with sacred properties.

The precious metal objects lent authority and power to those that wore them, both in life and death. Alicia Boswell, assistant professor of History of Art and Architecture at UCSB, discusses the role of such metal regalia in the Moche world, a society that thrived on what today is the north coast of Peru in the first millennium.

WHEN: 5:30 pm WHERE: Mary Craig Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St. COST: $15 general, discounts for museum members INFO: (805) 963-4364 or www.sbma.net

bag seating, as well as a personal fire pit for toasting marshmallows. What’s more, the most magical time of the year even sports festive food and drink as all the makings for s’mores will be available for purchase, as well as hot chocolate, beer, wine, and other fare.

WHEN: Snow N Glow is open 4-9 pm Friday-Sunday, November 26-December 26 WHERE: Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center at Surfer’s Point, Seaside Park, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura COST: $15-$38 INFO: www.snownglow.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 Seeing White on Black Friday — There’s no reason you have to leave town to experience snow on the ground as Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center’s holiday shopping season boasts a bounty of activities, including real snowfall twice a night. The white stuff flurries into the air from machines blasting over the winter wonderland every night at 5:30 & 6:30 pm in Center Court — and it’s made from a gluten-free, non-toxic pH-balanced vegetable base, so no problem if some of it lands on your kid’s tongue! Other family-friendly activities include a Letters to Santa Creation Station, where children can write or draw a gift wish list with a box of Crayons and other supplies compliments of Paseo Nuevo and then drop it in Santa’s mailbox. Santa himself returns to his cottage in Center Court next to the jolly ol’ Christmas Tree where the little ones can tell him in person what presents they prefer and/or take a photo with the bearded one (pets too!). Meanwhile, costumed carolers, holiday horns, seasonal song choirs, and other musical marvels will be roaming throughout the center filling the paseos with holiday joy on weekends, and then daily starting December 16. Jazzy Bells and Ragtime Brothers split Thanksgiving weekend. That should really put the ho-ho-ho in your holidays.

WHERE: 651 Paseo Nuevo COST: Free INFO: (805) 963-7147 or https://paseonuevoshopping.com/events

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A ‘Grand’ Holiday Show — Santa Barbara favorites Meredith Brooks, Ken Bortolazzo, Phoebe Brunner, Patricia Chidlaw, Tom DeWalt, Nathan Huff, John Iwerks, Pamela Larsson-Toscher, Hank Pitcher, Nicole Strasburg, Marlene Struss, and Dug Uyesaka represent merely a dozen — not even 8% — of the 100 artists participating in the annual 100 GRAND exhibition and sale at Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery.

Paintings, drawings, photographs, assemblage, and sculpture by emerging and established artists are among the works on display, each available for $1,000 or less starting Cyber Monday rather than December First Thursday.

All the pieces will go on sale on a first come, first served basis starting at 9 am today, which is both when the gallery’s doors open to the public and when the website goes live. There’s never a better chance to see a wide variety of samples of the finest from our well-established local fine arts creators, and to get your hands on pieces produced by the more than a dozen

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newcomers to the special show.

WHEN: Today through January 29 WHERE: 11 East Anapamu St. COST: Free INFO: (805) 730-1460, www.sullivangoss.com TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1 You Can’t Stop the Beat — Hairspray was a strange departure in 1988 for cult film writer-director John Waters, who had until then mostly made edgy X-rated fare such as Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. Stranger still was that 14 years later Hairspray was adapted into a musical, but creators Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (music and lyrics) and Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan (book) got it right, telling the story of pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad’s pursuit of stardom as a dancer on a local Baltimore TV show who ends up rallying against racial segregation in 1962 Baltimore — Waters’ hometown.

Hairspray won eight Tony Awards, ran for more than 2,500 performances and eight years and has gone on to become one of the most popular touring musicals of the new millennium. In our pandemic-scarred, post-George Floyd world, the warm-hearted wonder has even more resonance as does the idea of redemption through music. The show’s return to the Broadway in Santa Barbara Series boasts a new production that reunites Broadway’s award-winning creative team led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State St. COST: $71-$106 INFO: (805) 899-2222, www.granadasb.org •MJ 25 November – 2 December 2021

Wrap up your holiday shopping with something memorable for everyone on your list.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

with special guest Shawn Colvin Feb 26 / Arlington Theatre

An Evening with

Colson Whitehead

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Apr 13 & 14 / Granada Theatre

Joshua Bell, violin Peter Dugan, piano Feb 3 / Granada Theatre

Yamato: The n Drummers of Japa Tenmei (Destiny) Feb 5 / Campb

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Roxane Gay

Roxane with One N Feb 25 / Granada Theatre

Ballet Hispánico Noche de Oro: A Celebration of 50 Years

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Feb 22 & 23 Arlington Theatre

Jan 21 / Granada Theatre

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Montecito Best Buys

by Mark Ashton Hunt

Slower Market? Sure. But the Prices That are Being Fetched . . .

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ovely warm days mixed with overcast mornings and a couple of very chilly nights tells us that we are heading into winter (more rain please).

Daylight saving time has kicked in, which is great for the early birds and surfers, bringing light before 6 am. That said, I’m still getting used to darkness in the afternoon and seem to be eating dinner earlier — or is that me just heading into my senior years and looking for early bird specials?

(Are you listening local restaurants? 55-and-older discounts with dinner seating before 6 pm!)

Here is a mid-month, turkey day update on the Montecito real estate market. Much like I predicted last month after seeing a trend toward fewer pendings (homes going into escrow), we are now seeing a slower month of closed sales accordingly, with only 13 closed homes in the first 19 days of November. This is an average number or slightly better than a typical year, but certainly down from the recent market mania. Prices are still at all-time highs, with closing prices still shocking even the most seasoned locals and agents.

This year to date we have seen 36 homes/estates/works in progress sell at more than $10 million. Many of these were in the $20 million range and a dozen or more hovering in the $15 million range.

As of November 19, there were 40 current listings (still very low inventory but a few new listings to consider). There were eight homes pending into escrow in 19 days (slower for even normal times, foreshadowing a slower month of closings for December most likely). Of the 13 sold homes thus far in November, we saw a broad price range of sales, from a nearly $20 million dollar topper on East Mountain Drive with tennis court, big ocean views and 11,500+/- square feet, down to the lowest priced sale for the month so far, a good-sized home with upside opportunity that closed for $3,275,000 at the end of a lane, near the upper village.

After a four-month-long trend toward a more average number of sales per month (roughly 20 homes moving per month), we can start to feel confident in saying, that for many possible and over discussed reasons, the market is slower. Not less expensive, just fewer sales, yet still delivering huge numbers and value on the way out for sellers. Homes in the $3-$8 million range see big upside for owner/sellers and an estate or a few over $10 million sell every month still, when normal years would see homes priced over $10 million selling only one per month or even one every other month in the greater 93108 zip code.

On that highest end trend, this year to date we have seen 36 homes/ estates/works in progress sell at more than $10 million. Many of these were in the $20 million range and a dozen or more hovering in the $15 million

range, so it’s more than a “just barely more than $10 million” statistic.

Granted these are only sales numbers that are documented in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), but this does include many of the off-market sales that were transacted. Perhaps this number is closer to 40 sales if including the “very off market and off radar” sales on Picacho and other top streets.

So, if you are still looking for your dream home, here are four options between $2.895 million and $33.5 million for you to consider. And just remember, while your home or condo may only be in the $2 million range, you still walk the same streets and beaches here as the person who paid $25 million for their home. The deal is in the eye of the beholder. Whether you buy a fixer, a new home, or grand estate, it’s all in the 93108 and that’s nothing to shake a stick at, no matter how much bigger your neighbor’s home may be than yours. Enjoy!

180 Hermosillo Road – $2,895,000

Just one block to the shops and restaurants along Coast Village Road, and one more block to the beach at Butterfly Lane, find this unique Montecito opportunity within the Cold Spring School District. The mid-century modern designed home offers a mix of wood and glass, blending into the surrounding landscape of Montecito’s highly sought-after Lower Village. Featuring high ceilings and a contemporary ambiance that is distinctive of Big Sur’s style, this split-level home has an open floor plan with modern touches throughout, featuring two living rooms and extensive decking on both levels, a primary suite on the top level, and two bedrooms with bathroom on the lower level. A two-car attached garage and roughly 2,250 square feet of living space, all just blocks from the beach, shopping, dining, and the more popular than ever Montecito Club.

1040 Ladera Lane – $3,850,000

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Private, secluded, and surrounded by a variety of fruit trees and majestic oaks, this Spanish-style, single-level three-bedroom, two-bathroom home (plus a detached guest apartment) is a great opportunity under $4 million. The home is situated on five usable acres with inspiring ocean and island views and is surprisingly still on the market. Light and bright, the living room features a high-vaulted, wood-beamed ceiling with fireplace, and ample windows. Ideal

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for indoor and outdoor living, the kitchen has an island and breakfast bar, upgraded appliances and direct access to the pool and gardens. Spacious and bright with peaks of the mountain views, the primary bedroom provides tranquil seclusion for relaxation. A guest apartment, complete with a kitchen, fireplace, full bathroom, and large patio adds to the functional charm of this listing.

1190 East Mountain Drive – $8,950,000

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

December 3–5 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

This sleek Montecito Contemporary home was designed by renowned architects Warner & Gray. The architectural gem offered here is set on 4.31 private acres with ocean, island, and mountain views. The single-level home features an open living and dining room perfect for entertaining. The clean simple lines develop a luxurious atmosphere with high ceilings and large glass walls to grand verandas. The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home has a stylish kitchen, library, guest suite and the primary suite opens up to a spectacular view veranda and features a spa-like bath. The lush gardens, Koi pond, grassy areas, and pool create a peaceful harmony and help to emphasize the enjoyment of year-round indoor/outdoor living. The one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest house provides a comfortable living room and fireplace. Additionally, there is a two-car garage, basement, and wine cellar, all within the Cold Spring School District.

888 Lilac Drive – $33,500,000

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Vast ocean views, level grounds, luxe amenities, and incredible design coalesce at this iconic Montecito property on one of the most desirable streets in the area. Flexible spaces both inside and out make this an intimate home for two yet can easily accommodate crowds of more than 200. With 13,500 square feet of living space in total, public spaces blend seamlessly and open to the view and lush grounds beyond. A main level primary suite offers the potential for single level living, while five additional bedroom suites are perfect for loved ones and guests. A gym, theater, bar, game room, pool, guest house, and fivecar garage allow you the freedom to choose when you want to leave home, if ever. Living off the grid has never been more chic, as this estate comes complete with solar power, a generator, greywater irrigation system, private well, organic vegetable beds, citrus orchards, chicken coops, and secret gardens that define sustainable sensibility and all within the Montecito Union School District. •MJ 25 November – 2 December 2021

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The Giving List

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The Montecito Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation is a nonprofit run by volunteers, looking to aid those in need in both the community and around the country

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ontecito Firefighter Lucas Grant is too young to have personal memories of what it was like when local firefighters were an integral part of a community beyond responding to emergencies, but that Norman Rockwell image of the local firehouse as a friendly and helpful gathering place still pulls on his heart.

“I hear stories about firefighters and the firehouse back in the old days where people would come over just to socialize, kids could come in to get their bike tires changed, that sort of thing,” Grant said. “Firefighters were just part of the community.”

The days of dalmatian mascots leading horses pulling pumper wagons to a house fire are long gone, but for Grant, community connection is an important factor for the local force who now a part of the first responder team responding to all sorts of emergencies, from wildfires and debris flows to injured hikers needing to be rescued from a trail or someone suffering from a heart attack.

Which is why he was eager to join four other current members of Montecito Fire on the board of the Montecito Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation when the now 15-yearold nonprofit was revamped in 2017.

The foundation started as a

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benevolent fund aimed at aiding a Montecito firefighter who was battling cancer by alleviating some of the burden of his medical bills, then broadened to give out a couple of smaller grants each year, but had floundered four years ago to where its nonprofit status was threatened for lack of activity, Grant explained.

With the reconstituted board, the foundation not only revived its activities of helping Montecito firefighters and their families in times of need, but also reaching out to the larger firefighting community.

In recent years, the foundation partially funded college tuition for a firefighter’s child, sent dollars to Arizona to support the families of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who perished in an inferno, and once again helped with the medical bills of another wildland firefighter facing cancer treatment.

What’s more, the revamped Montecito Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation has moved beyond aiding its own to offering financial comfort to community members who aren’t directly connected to the firefighting families, giving rise to the purpose expressed on its website: “We use lights and sirens to respond to your calls; We use our foundation to reach out beyond that.”

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victims of natural disaster, burn victims that are in our community, and children in our community who need assistance,” Grant said, noting that MFCF has donated to the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation and provided funds to a man in Carpinteria whose garage fire forced him to find new housing temporarily. “We have some good leeway to donate to people who just have experienced some tragedy where we can help out.”

Indeed, a current goal is to make it easier for locals to let the foundation know they are in need, Grant said.

“We’re trying to streamline things and set up an online application program so anybody can let us know they could use some help,” he said.

“It’s always been an internal thing, but we’re trying to make it easier for more people in the community to access our website and then be able to submit an application. We want to be able to get to people when they’re dealing with a really stressful situation so we can alleviate a little bit of their stress by taking some of the financial worry out.”

The foundation is just an unpaid side gig for the board members, who are

all active Montecito firefighters that spend working hours responding to emergencies. That explains why making things more formal and marketing the foundation isn’t a top priority. But it also explains why the organization’s overhead is so miniscule that nearly every dollar donated to MFCF goes straight toward helping people.

All of which just strengthens that goal of community connection.

“I worked for another community before coming to Montecito, and there was a real disconnect, with nowhere near the support we get here,” Grant said. “We have pretty much everything that we need. The people that we serve are incredible and they show us such support all the time, from everyday interactions, waving at us when we’re driving by, and being so appreciative of what we do. We’re so grateful, and that just drives us to just want to reciprocate as much as we can. We just really love our community. We want to do more than just respond to a call.”

Montecito Firefighters’ Charitable Foundation’s website is https:// montecitofirefightersfoundation. com. Call Aaron Briner, president, at (805) 895-7896.

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Seen Around Town

Anne Towbes and author Mary Tonetti Dorra at the book signing

by Lynda Millner

A Double Memoir

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ne of our local luminaries, Mary Tonetti Dorra, has just published another book. I first met Mary on a Santa Barbara Museum of Art trip to New Zealand where she had entrée to the American Ambassador’s home and particularly the gardens. The Santa Barbara gang got to come along. Since then, she’s been a busy lady.

Mary’s latest endeavor is Two Lives on Four Continents, which shines a light on her life and her late husband, Henri, and some of the many places they lived. Henri was an author and professor of history of art.

Anne Smith Towbes invited a group of friends to her home for one of several book signings. The bites served were very clever, having a food from all four continents. She introduced Mary, who then read excerpts from her book.

Mary graduated from Vassar College in 1956 with a philosophy degree and then headed to Italy where she studied at the University of Florence for three years and was a research reporter in the Rome bureau of Time-Life.

Next came graduate school at UCLA and a Master’s degree in Italian. She taught Italian at UCLA and UCSB. During her 40 years in Santa Barbara, she raised two daughters, cared for Henri, worked her gardens, and volunteered. They always lived part-time in Paris since their marriage in 1965.

Mary has been on the Garden Club of America National Speakers’ list since 1980 and has lectured throughout the United States. She’s written travel and garden articles for many magazines including House Beautiful, Travel and Leisure, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine. Her second book, Beautiful American Rose Gardens, sold more than 9,000 copies in the first three weeks.

May Two Lives on Four Continents do well. You’ve come a long way, Mary.

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Philanthropist Pierre Claeyssens (1908-2003) believed that “to be killed in wars is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen. To be forgotten is the worst.” In order to pay tribute to all the U.S. Armed Forces, past and present in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, he founded the Military Ball. That was in 1996 and it’s still going strong.

In the early days, Pierre planned every detail from hand addressing invitations to arranging the seating. And he loved to dance with guests. He liked to both honor and celebrate veterans, so we did.

This year’s speaker for the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF)

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Christina Faustino, Lucio Diloreto, and John and Hazel Blankenship

Maria McCall, George Leis, Father Larry Gosselin, Helene Schneider, and Jeanne West at the book signing

was Francis Gary Powers, Jr., the author of Spy Pilot and Letters from a Soviet Prison. He is also the founder and chairman emeritus of the Cold War Museum outside Washington, D.C. Those of you of a certain age will remember his father Gary Powers, Sr. (1929-1977), who was the American pilot whose CIA Lockheed U-2 spy plane was shot down during a reconnaissance mission in Soviet airspace. It was called the U-2 incident. He spent two years in a Soviet prison and was much maligned by our press. They said he had defected and had told our secrets. Years later when papers were declassified, the truth was revealed.

He had done exactly as he should. This all took place during the Cold War, and it is his son’s mission to be sure the Cold War era is understood and remembered. If you want to learn more, visit www.coldwar.org.

This event all comes together each year because of Lt. John Blankenship and his wife, Hazel, co-founders of PCVF. There were flags everywhere and military equipment parked outside the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort.

David Gonzales sang the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance was said, and the Color Guard posted and retired the colors. Everything to make you feel patriotic. This was the 24th annual Military Ball and of course there was an orchestra, The Replicas, for dancing. May there be many more celebrations.

Dolly Parton, Saint Francis and a San Carlo Apache called Al.” Father Larry said, “I have written Landscapes, Ballad of a Franciscan Troubadour as a personal memoir. I have not directly intended this book for any one person, or group of individuals. I have, first of all, written to myself, about myself, in remembering cherished landscapes that have crisscrossed the soul and soil of my life journey. I hope that your hearts may be ‘opened’ to these landscapes of the soul as mine has been.”

We heard from Father Larry at the Santa Barbara Club where Montecito Bank and Trust’s MClub was sponsoring a book signing for him and everyone received a signed book. His editor Miki Landside-Sanders said, “May this memoir of the landscapes of Father Larry’s life encourage your own desire to take the long and high road to that pinnacle of communion with all that God has in store for you.”

The book is for sale at the Old Mission Santa Barbara gift shop. Father Larry and MClub director Maria McCall will be leading a trip to the Shrines of Quebec on October 1-8, 2022. For MClub information, call (805) 564-7362. •MJ

A Franciscan Troubadour

Father Larry Gosselin O.F.M. is not only a priest at the Santa Barbara Mission, but also a troubadour with his guitar and now an author. His latest tome is titled Landscapes, Ballad of a Franciscan Troubadour. This book chronicles his life through the world travels he has taken. As his longtime friend Brother Bill Short says, “Local boy makes good. We grew up looking at the same views of Mt. Rainier towering over the Cascade Range in Washington State. From Puyallup to Machu, via Calcutta to Cochabamba and on to Mescalero and Mexico, this autobiographical travelogue, part journal, part socio-geographic-ethnographic treatise, takes us along on a rollicking journey to meet figures both famous and obscure. Mother Teresa arrives, flanked by Arlo Guthrie and

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Your Westmont

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

Cuba to California:

Hope and Faith Carry Sisters Safely to College Roxana Montané

Roxana and Rosario Montané will perform at the Westmont Christmas Festival December 4-5

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“She encouraged us to apply and made us fall in love with the idea of coming here,” Rosario says. “She was experiencing Westmont, and she loved it.”

The two could only dream of studying music at a Christian college.

“There are no Christian colleges or institutions in Cuba,” Roxana says. “So, attending an accomplished music program at a place where we could grow in our faith would be special for us.”

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“Some professors sent scores, grades, and letters of recommendation,” Roxana says. “But the institutions didn’t want to help us.”

Their biggest hurdle was finding a way to get to the United States from Cuba legally in the midst of political tension and the pandemic. The U.S. embassy in Cuba has closed, and few commercial flights leave the country.

“We were lost about where to go,” Rosario says. After a moment of prayer, she remembered she had a phone number for a consultation with a lawyer.

“She was supposed to help with the paperwork, which we already had,” Rosario says. “But I just decided to call.

It was free.”

The lawyer advised the sisters to fly to the Dominican Republic with courtesy visas and, once there, to apply and interview for a visa to study in the United States. They followed this advice, and their courtesy visas were approved.

The sisters had never left the island.

Before their 10-hour cab drive to the international airport, they had to say goodbye to their entire family.

“They were all there: my grandmas, cousins, and uncles,” Rosario says. “It was powerful seeing that. I thought I was really tough until that moment.

I realized that my life was about to change drastically.”

The sisters arrived in the Dominican

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“We went to a friend of a friend of a friend’s house — and they received us like family,” Rosario says. “Every door that God has opened, he has made sure we knew it was him.”

The friend was a pastor, and he and his family shared testimonies and prayed with the Montanés, strengthening their faith. The sisters prepared for their interviews at the U.S. Embassy, rehearsing answers to potential questions.

“The pastor said to me, ‘What are you doing? Just quiet down. It will be the easiest thing ever. This is already decided. They will be the silliest questions,’” Rosario says. “And it was exactly like that. They were the silliest questions, ‘What instrument do you play? What do your parents do for a living?’ I was hoping for ‘Where are you going to apply after you graduate?’ or ‘What do you want to do with your life?’ Our F1 visas were approved, exactly like the pastor said.”

The sisters finally arrived in California. “Everything is so different in the United States,” Rosario says.

“Our cousins asked us what we wanted to eat for dinner, and I said, ‘Oh, we can choose?’”

“We really like being in class and saying exactly what we think,” Roxana says. “It doesn’t matter if it’s history or politics. That’s weird for us because we couldn’t do that [in Cuba].”

Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship, says the Montané sisters have blessed the college.

“These delightful young people and superbly trained musicians come from a rigorous conservatory, and they’ve had good professional-level experiences in their native Cuba,” he says. “Both tested into our third level of music theory and played in the orchestra’s first violin section for our opening concert. Their seriousness of purpose and great appreciation for the opportunity to attend Westmont makes them marvelous students and great contributors to our community.”

The sisters love classical music but are open to performing other genres.

“We want to expand our knowledge and better ourselves,” Roxana says.

“We have the independence to dedicate our lives to the things we love, and that is enough. We can do whatever we’re passionate about and have a decent life. We’ll have the chance to do and plan everything we want to do and study with great professors in a great environment with freedom.”

Roxana and Rosario will be performing with the Westmont Orchestra in the 17th annual Westmont Christmas Festival Saturday, December 4, at 7 pm and Sunday, December 5, at 3 pm in Santa Barbara’s famed Granada Theatre. Tickets, which cost $20 each, may be purchased at westmont.edu/ festival.

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In the Know (Continued from page 6)

She & Him re-released its first holiday album, A Very She & Him Christmas, on vinyl and it includes new songs, including covers of Madonna’s “Holiday” and Wham’s “Last Christmas”

to the stage is cathartic.

Here are five questions with the duo just days before their South Coast show: Why do you guys click?

Zooey: We have fun.

Matt: If you’re in the studio, making music with your friends and it’s not fun, you’re doing something wrong.

That’s the only philosophy I have in the studio. When we get together in the studio, we get stuff done. And it’s like almost without thinking about it.

Zooey: When I talk to other people

in bands, and they are taking years to record a record. I’m like, “What?!”

We record in six days. I come from a background where we don’t believe in overprocessing and over fixing. We’re not going back and fixing a ton of things. It’s just the performance from start to finish.

OK, that’s incredible — and impressive.

Why is this important?

Matt: It’s been both of our experiences that when people start thinking about what they’re performing for a few months, the fire starts to go out. It’s been our experience that the first couple takes are the best because you’re inventing as you’re recording.

You feel that in all of our records.

Zooey: When you get too obsessed with sounding perfect, it starts to sound robotic. It sounds like it came from someone else. So, we like to work in a very organic way.

You’ve had lots of success with holiday music. Where does that stem from?

Matt: I love how music brings people together, whether it be families or friends or even strangers. Music has that power to bring people together. Especially in December. The first songs we covered were written 70 or 80 years ago, but they’re still bringing people together. So there’s some sort of magic that they have.

Zooey: I grew up with the Phil Spector Christmas record, the Beach Boys Christmas record, Nat King Cole’s Christmas record, the Carpenters’ Christmas record. I’d hear them on the radio, they felt really magical, and I think we both just wanted to give our take on these new songs. We find so much joy in it; it’s so natural.

You mentioned influences, and you are both SoCal natives. How did that inform your musical taste?

Matt: It meant everything.

Zooey: Absolutely; our vibe really reflects where we come from. We are both obsessed with Brian Wilson [of the Beach Boys].

Matt: I remember going on my first trip to Europe and going to France and Portugal and hearing that each country has its own specific sound and instrument and style. And then it finally clicked how important Brian Wilson is to Southern California music. I feel like he seriously invented a musical sound for the West Coast.

So, when you grow up in it, that’s kind of around you. And you get a little bit older, and you realize how genius his inventions were.

Zooey: When I was seven and eight years old, we lived basically for a year and a half abroad and I felt so homesick for Southern California. We would listen to “Surfin’ USA,” and we’d wait

for them to say “Pacific Palisades,” which is where I’m from. It made us feel like we were home for a minute.

Speaking of feels, there has to be a lot of emotions that come with returning to the stage, both for yourselves, but also for audiences that have been kept away from live performances for nearly two years.

Matt: This is so important, for audiences and performers. We almost can’t believe that it’s actually happening.

Zooey: We’ve been able to make music over the last almost two years.

So that has been so therapeutic for us.

We just want to bring some of that joy to the people we play for.

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The 100-square-foot gatehouse will serve all eight properties along Edgecliff Lane, after the neighbors collaborated and decided to build and staff it. The project includes a small building with a maximum height of 10 feet, five inches; the building will include a small office as well as a bathroom.

“Every resident very much wants this gatehouse,” said architect Zachary Hansen, who is working with the homeowner at 1491 Edgecliff Lane, the resident spearheading the project.

The project includes a variance to allow it in the setback and will include the removal of some existing landscaping. According to Hansen, the Montecito Fire Department is requiring that the road is widened by 20 feet at the beginning of the lane, in order to accommodate the gatehouse. The nearby public access trail and road easement to access the beach will not be impacted.

Residents have reported an increase in vandalism, theft, and noise violations on the private lane, including resident Gianna Colombo, whose house was burglarized and ransacked in October.

“I would really hope that you approve this gatehouse. We tossed around this idea as neighbors about ten years ago, and didn’t get quite so much enthusiasm back then. All the neighbors are on board. We actually do need some security,” she said.

The homeowners are proposing to staff the gatehouse 24 hours a day, and it will be up to them to manage and fund the staffing.

The project was approved unanimously by the Montecito Planning Commission; it will go back to MBAR for final design approval. Construction is expected to take five months to complete.

Earlier this month, Montecito Board of Architectural Review gave unanimous preliminary approval to some changes to the Rosewood Miramar Beach; these changes do not require Montecito Planning Commission approval at this time.

Miramar rep Bryce Ross presented the changes to the board. They include converting seven guest rooms into three to five shops, as well as a small café-type restaurant.

“The property was designed in a

the Rick Caruso-owned resort, which opened in April 2019. “Coming through the pandemic, we’ve learned a lot about what our guests and the community need. We see an opportunity to listen and respond to some of those requests.”

With 161 guest rooms, three restaurants, two bars, an ice cream shop, and five retail spaces, the Miramar offers guests and locals several different dining and shopping options, but Caruso and his team are seeking to offer more retail and dining space in a post-pandemic world. In Bungalow 1, which is close to the main motor court, five guest rooms (2,709 square feet) will be converted into the small shops. The style of architecture, as well as the footprint of the building, will remain the same as approved for the original project.

Ross said materials, including brick, siding, and lighting, will remain the same. There will be minor changes to pathways and landscaping, as well as new signage to direct guests and locals to the retail building. There will also be changes to the fenestration of the building.

In Bungalow 3, which is at the end of Miramar Lane, the Miramar team is seeking to convert two existing guestrooms (1,892 square feet) into a resort restaurant. The project will include enclosing 288 square feet of patio space to become the entrance to the restaurant. Ross said that guest feedback has been that they would like to have more space between tables, as well as have different dining offerings on the site.

“The architectural character and design intent is very much in keeping what was originally approved by the board with the original project,” Ross said about the restaurant project. The building’s patio will be extended to connect to the bocce court, to allow for outdoor dining.

Both the retail shops and new restaurant will be accessible to guests and members of the public. Ross said a parking analysis is in progress, and at this point the analysis shows an improvement in the parking situation from the current layout; this is because the bulk of the shopping and dining is from guests who are already staying on the property. It’s possible

amendment, rather than a substantial conformity determination.

Four neighbors and members of the Montecito community submitted comment letters on the project; two neighbors voiced support of the project while two voiced concern about increased traffic and parking issues.

MBAR unanimously granted preliminary approval of the project, and asked Ross to return to a future meeting with more detailed drawings of the restaurant space, kitchen, ventilation systems, and mechanical systems. It was also suggested to Ross that the resort management/ ownership take this time to consider the impact of lighting the resort has on the nearby community, and to attempt to minimize impact as much as possible.

For more info about these and other projects, visit www.countyofsb.org.

Rotary Club of Montecito

The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation has awarded a total of $15,000 to support the work of 15 Santa Barbara-area nonprofit organizations. The grants awarded under the foundation’s annual Community Grants Program were $1,000 each and go to organizations benefitting a wide range of constituents, including children, seniors, low-income families, and animals. All grants are funded by bequests and ongoing contributions from Rotary Club members.

“Rotary Club members are committed to raising funds for good causes, and supporting activities and projects that make our communities stronger,” said Rotary Club President Kati Buehler. “These grants allow us to support a wide variety of services to our community and are a great example of the cooperative spirit that’s an essential part of Rotary’s work.”

This year’s grant recipients are: C.A.R.E.4Paws, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Friendship Adult Day Care Services, Rona Barrett Foundation,

Girls Rock SB, Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County, Hospice of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Education Foundation, MOXI, the Wolf Museum of Exploration & Innovation, Santa Barbara Choral Society, Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance, Teacher’s Fund, The Project for Resilient Communities, and Unity Shoppe, Inc. Buehler presented the awards to representatives from each organization during a ceremony on November 16.

The Community Grants Program is an annual initiative by the Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation to support worthy, community-oriented causes. Local nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. Since the program’s inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $60,000 in assistance to the Santa Barbara community.

Rotary Club is the nation’s oldest global service organization. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, the organization today has 1.2 million members connected to each other by a network of 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. There are nine Rotary Clubs in Carpinteria, Goleta, and Santa Barbara.

The Rotary Club of Montecito launched in 1953. Members are business and professional leaders who come together to develop friendships, raise funds, and support local and international volunteer projects. International projects have included bringing solar lights to Morelia, Mexico, supporting teacher training in Sri Lanka, building a water system and providing school and hospital supplies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and supporting immunization campaigns.

At the local level, in addition to funding the Community Grants Program, Rotary Club of Montecito members regularly volunteer at area organizations including the Santa Barbara Food Bank, Salvation Army and Unity Shoppe, participate in beach clean-up events, and provide annual scholarships to Santa Barbara Community College students.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Montecito visit www.

MontecitoRotary.org.

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“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.” – Dalai Lama

25 November – 2 December 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bright Solutions Glass Tinting, 233 Big Sur Drive, Goleta, CA , 93117. Jeancarlo Parra, 233 Big Sur Drive, Goleta, CA , 93117.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 22, 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. 2021-0003212.

Published November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Flame Chix, 209 South Voluntario St. Apt 1, Santa Barbara, CA 93013. Keith H. Morrison, 1692 Las Canoas Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 17, 2021. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2021-0003182.

Published November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Pollo Flameado, 209 South Voluntario St. Apt 1, Santa Barbara, CA 93013. Keith H. Morrison, 1692 Las Canoas Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 17, 2021. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2021-0003180.

Published November 24, December 1, 8, 15, 2021.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 21CV04039. To all interested parties: Petitioner Hilary Suzanne Molina filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Hilary Suzanne Lyn. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed November 8, 2021 by Elizabeth Spann. Hearing date: December 17, 2021 at 10 am in Dept. 4, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rocket 2691, 165 N. Fairview, Goleta, CA 93117. Apro, LLC, 4130 Cover Street, Long Beach, CA 90808. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 25, 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. 2021-0002973.

Published November 17, 24, December 1, 8, 2021.

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ORDINANCE NO. 6037

ORDINANCE NO. 6038 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA APPROVING A THIRTY-YEAR LOAN

SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE ACTING POLICE

AGREEMENT SECURED BY A DEED OF TRUST WITH 116

CHIEF TO EXECUTE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO OFFICE

EAST COTA STREET ASSOCIATES LP IN THE AMOUNT

LEASE AGREEMENT NO 20,106 WITH LL&A-2, LLC, FOR

OF

THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 222 EAST ANAPAMU

PROJECT LOCATED AT 110-116 EAST COTA STREET

STREET, COMMENCING UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF

AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

THE LEASE AGREEMENT, JANUARY 18, 2022 The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on November 16, 2021.

$1,550,989

FOR

AN

AFFORDABLE

HOUSING

DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUCH AGREEMENTS AS NECESSARY The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on November

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.

16, 2021.

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

(Seal)

California.

(Seal)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 6037 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

ORDINANCE NO. 6038 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

ordinance was introduced on October 26, 2021 and adopted

ordinance was introduced on November 9, 2021 and

by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held

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

on November 16, 2021, by the following roll call vote:

meeting held on November 16, 2021, by the following roll

AYES:

call vote:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

Councilmember Mike Jordan

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on November 17, 2021.

AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

Councilmember Mike Jordan

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on November 17, 2021.

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

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

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on November 17, 2021.

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on November 17, 2021.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published November 24, 2021 Montecito Journal

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published November 24, 2021 Montecito Journal

“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” – Gerald Good

25 November – 2 December 2021

Notice Inviting Bids

WASTEWATER MAIN REHABILITATION FY 2022 Bid No. 5919

1.

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Wastewater Main Rehabilitation FY 2022 Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so please allow sufficient time to be received prior to the bid due date. The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

2.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project includes rehabilitation of 13,330 linear feet of damaged sanitary sewer main at 44 locations throughout the City. The damaged mains consist of 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch, 15-inch, and 16-inch diameter sewer main and will be rehabilitated utilizing trenchless repair methods, cured-in-place pipe liner (CIPP) or spiral wound PVC methods. Additional work to be completed includes reinstatement of sewer laterals; pre-rehabilitation and pre-repair sewer main cleaning-flushing; pre- and post-rehabilitation and repair closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections; manhole rehabilitation and lining; manhole channel repair; replacement of manhole frame and covers; removal of manhole ladder rungs; and sewer lateral corrective connection. Contractor shall be responsible for restoration of site conditions to pre-construction conditions, including pavement, landscaping, and any disturbed or damaged hardscape within easements (including but not limited to fencing, walls, and decorative rocks/boulders); traffic control as necessary to protect public safety; sewer bypassing as necessary to construct repairs; implementation of erosion and sedimentation control measures to meet City requirements for protection of water quality; trimming or removing vegetation and other obstructions as necessary to properly access and perform Work within easements; and obtaining all necessary permits and utility coordination as necessary to perform the work.

2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 190 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about February 2022, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $1,694,556.

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A – General Engineering.

3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4.

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

5.

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

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, during the afternoon session of the meeting, which begins at 2:00 p.m. via a virtual meeting through the Zoom platform. The hearing is to consider enacting an interim urgency ordinance pursuant to Government Code section 65858 and City Charter sections 511 and 514 by amending Santa Barbara Municipal Code chapters 28.15, 28.44, and 30.20, and section 30.300.050; and to add chapters 28.80 and 27.60, and section 30.185.440 to regulate Two-Residential Unit Development and Urban Lot Splits authorized under Senate Bill 9 (Government Code sections 65852.21 and 66417) within the City of Santa Barbara. Adoption of an interim urgency ordinance is necessary to protect public health and safety until a permanent ordinance regulating Two-Residential Unit Development and Urban Lot Splits becomes effective.

You are invited to attend this public hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s office by sending them electronically to clerk@santabarbaraca.gov.

This meeting will be held by teleconference as authorized by Government Code §54953(e)(1)(A) to promote social distancing and prioritize the public’s health and well-being under Santa Barbara County Health Office orders to the general public.

Councilmembers may participate electronically. The City of Santa Barbara strongly encourages and welcomes public participation during this time.

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, including the public hearing to consider this appeal, will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

(SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager November 22, 2021 Published November 24, 2021 Montecito Journal

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

6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., at the following location: virtual conference (see PlanetBids for details) for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding.

12.

Requests for Information. Questions or requests for clarifications regarding the Project, the bid procedures, or any of the Contract Documents must be submitted through PlanetBids via the online Q&A tab until 6:00 P.M. on Friday, December 10, 2021.

Oral responses are not authorized and are not binding on the City. Questions received any later might not be addressed before the bid deadline. An interpretation or clarification by City in response to a written inquiry will be issued in an addendum.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William Hornung, C.P.M., General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) November 24, 2021

2) December 1, 2021 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

25 November – 2 December 2021

• The Voice of the Village •

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Source California Realty; Source Group Realty, 1286 University Ave, 516, San Diego, CA, 92103. Larry Tadlock, 1286 University Ave, 516, San Diego, CA, 92103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 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. 2021-0003156.

Published November 17, 24, December 1, 8, 2021.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Galavant, 316 W Anapamu St., #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Sophia L. Taylor, 316 W Anapamu St., #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Barrett R. Taylor, 316 W Anapamu St., #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 20, 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. 2021-0002954. Published November 10, 17, 24, December 1, 2021.

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Miscellany (Continued from page 18)

Bill Tomicki, Barbara and Charles de L’Arbre, and Barbara Taylor (Photo by Priscilla) Melinda Gandara, Marc Appleton, Rose Thomas, Anthony Grumbine, and Deming Isaacson (Photo by Priscilla)

been discovered she also worked on.

Lutah Maria Riggs, who died in 1984, was a protégé of famed Santa Barbara architect Smith and designed some of our area’s most iconic homes and buildings, including the Vedanta Temple, while blazing a trail for women.

Produced by Montecito animal activist Gretchen Lieff and Leslie Sweem Bhutani, the 68-minute film was directed by Kum-Kum Bhavnani.

It has been screened at more than 60 film festivals since its premiere in our Eden by the Beach, including Palm Springs, Lisbon, Mexico City,

and Stockholm.

The entertaining event also included a panel discussion with architects Marc Appleton, Anthony Grumbine, and Deming Isaacson, as well as Lutah Maria Riggs Society historian Melinda Gandara, and moderated by Rose Thomas, a Lotusland research associate.

Among the guests turning out for the reception and screening were Miles Hartfeld, Merryl Brown, Thomasine Richards, Crystal Wyatt, Robert Adams, Ganna Walska’s niece Hania Tallmadge, and Caroline Thompson.

decorating the “miracle,” a concept which started in Manhattan’s East Village in 2014 and has now spread throughout the country, as well as international locales such as Greece, Montreal, and Paris, the venue is now definitely ready for its closeup.

Trusty shutterbug Priscilla and I were invited for a sneak peek of the oh-so-colorful illuminations while expert mixologist Alberto Castillo concocted Xmas libations, including Christmapolitans — a heady mix of vodka, elderflowers, dry vermouth, and absinthe mist — and SanTaRex — blanco tequila, mezcal, mulled wine reduction, grapefruit shrub, and aromatic bitters.

Chef Jason Paluska, who has overseen the kitchen at The Lark for 10 years, was equally creative with his festive fare.

The “miracle” runs through January 2. “Everyone will have an absolute blast!” promises Kacey House, the company’s operations manager.

Of that I have no doubt.

Sunset Soirée

Condor Express owner Hiroko Benko made sure everyone had a whale of a time when she hosted a sunset cruise for her good friend Dolores Johnson, organizer of the Montecito Motor Classic at the Santa

Quite the Miracle

Lisa Nelson, Liz Dewell, and Sherry Villanueva (Photo by Priscilla)

Christmas would appear to have arrived early!

Mega restaurateur Sherry Villanueva, who owns The Lark and La Paloma Cafe through her Acme Hospitality group, among many other eateries, has worked a Yuletide “miracle” at Pearl Social, which normally serves as a Funk Zone cocktail and music bar.

Described as “a kitschy Christmas experience” that will get the “grouchiest grinch in the holiday spirit,” the winter wonderland theme was delayed because of the pandemic, but after three full 12-hour days

Dozens were on hand to thank the Montecito Motor Classic for another great production (Photo by Priscilla)

Sophia Ramos, Kacey House, and Willie Simpson (Photo by Priscilla)

Gary, Harlene and William Conlin, Roy Miller, Betty Jason, Patti Gates, and Marna Coday (Photo by Priscilla)

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“Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” – Amy Leigh Mercree

25 November – 2 December 2021

Simply Electric

Robin Hurley and Dolores Johnson (Photo by Priscilla)

Barbara Polo Club, which attracted more than 200 exotic and luxury cars.

“It was a truly wonderful event,” gushed Hiroko, “And I wanted to thank Dolores, a longtime friend, and her fellow organizers for all the hard work they put in to organize such a glamorous and well-attended occasion.”

Next year the show is honoring automotive designer Pete Brock for his lifetime contributions working on the Stingray Corvette, Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, and other auto designs, championship race teams, and photojournalism.

Organizers are planning a special Peter Brock tribute class with its own corral in the center of the show to be judged by Brock and his wife, Gayle, who live in Henderson, Nevada.

Awards will be given for any Brock originally designed race or street cars entered.

Among those turning out for a delightful evening on the ocean waves were Terry and Kelley Pillow, Dana Hansen, John and Robin Hurley, Roy and Betty Miller, Brenda Blalock, Monte and Maria Wilson, KEYT-TV anchors C.J. Ward and Beth Farnsworth, Dana Newquist, Mark Stehrenberger, and Gary, Harlene, and William Conlin.

What A Delight

Camerata Pacifica, the chamber music ensemble founded by Irishman Adrian Spence, artistic director, was in fine form at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall with the second concert of its 31st season.

Featuring the tony triumvirate of flutist Emi Ferguson, bassoonist William Short, and Paolo Bordignon on harpsichord, playing baroque works by Leonarda, Blavet, Tartini, and Rameau, the hugely entertaining 90-minute show wrapped with pianist Gilles Vonsattel performing Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 21 in C Major.”

A delightful evening.

25 November – 2 December 2021

Derek Hansen and Robert L. Skinner (Photo by Priscilla)

Following up on his first “faux folk” album, between, circa 2002, Santa Barbara arts writer Joe Woodard is poised for flight again in folk-ish mode with the pending release of Goleta Electric.

Joe, a regular feature in the Santa Barbara Independent and a former contributor to the Santa Barbara NewsPress, is also a songwriter-guitarist for such bands as Headless Household, flapping Flapping, Dudley, and more.

He hunkered down in his home studio during the pandemic lockdown to produce the 18-track album on Household Ink Records.

A healthy list of musical guests join the party, mostly flying in from remote locations, including Jim Connolly, Julie Christensen, Ellen Turner, Allegra Heidelinde, Shelley Rudolph, Jesse Rhodes, Bill Flores, Brian Mann, and Chris Symer.

The electrifying album is released this week, just in time for Christmas.

Pristine Pathway

The venerable Granada Theatre has officially unveiled Plaza Granada, a new $2 million pathway to the historic arts district in downtown Santa Barbara.

“It took more than 10 years to complete,” says Montecito’s Palmer Jackson, the Granada’s executive chairman. “It is a meticulously planned project. It was the dream of the late Michael Towbes and we’re delighted to have fulfilled his vision.”

Also being unveiled was a beautiful new performing arts-themed mural installation located along the pedestrian walkway to State Street by local artists Tracy Lee Stum and Sayak Mitra, winners of a competitive call for submissions.

Deborah Schwartz, president of Santa Barbara Beautiful, also presented a $10,000 check to the project.

Among the tony throng turning out for the ribbon cutting were Brian Cearnal (project architect), Caren Rager (Granada head honcho), mayor-elect Randy Rowse, Dan Burnham, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Merryl Zegar, Mary Dorra, Robert Skinner, and David Cronenbold.

Oscar Gutierrez, Palmer Jackson, and Dan Burnham (Photo by Priscilla)

the social networks and garnered quite a huge response with offers of support and help.”

He is currently working on a new skateboard project at Santa Barbara Junior High, a scheme he has been running for the past three years using his own funds.

“I now want to construct more obstacles for the course to make it more exhilarating and entertaining for participants, so if anyone would care to help me fund it, I’d be delighted.”

Sean’s e-mail is seanbolis321@ gmail.com.

Sightings

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and wife, Jerry Hall, noshing at Caruso’s at the Rosewood Miramar... Oprah’s beau Stedman Graham picking up his Montecito Journal at Pierre Lafond...

Actress Laura Dern checking out Bettina Pip! Pip! Be safe, wear a mask when needed, and get vaccinated.

•MJ Brian Cearnal and Randy Rowse (Photo

by Priscilla)

The Aid Rolls In

My Journal cover story on Montecito professional skateboarder Sean Bolis, 37, becoming one of America’s top “influencers” with 86 million views on TikTok alone, generated more than 100 responses from people, locally and internationally, wanting to support his efforts helping disadvantaged youth stay on the straight and narrow.

“It was really quite overwhelming,” says Sean, a former SBCC student. “The story was posted all over • The Voice of the Village •

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Mixing It Up

by Christina Favuzzi

The Art of the Shake The Pom Pom Fling

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here is something unmistakable about the sound of ice and a cocktail in the making. It is a delicate dance, a shaking tin that makes sweet music so full of promise. So, let’s shake up something festive for the holidays!

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For a perfect sip before your holiday meal, I chose a simple, lower alcohol cocktail. I wanted to use some of my favorite ingredients, including pomegranate, that beautiful red fruit that starts popping up everywhere around Montecito this time of year. I chose an Amontillado Sherry base which tastes of dried fruit and nuts. Then I added local vermouth with rich botanicals.

A bit of pomegranate imparts festive color and a delightful flavor, a dash of bitters for layers of spice, and all finished with a touch of orange oils for beautiful brightness.

If you’re not familiar with vermouth, it is a fortified wine infused with botanicals to increase the layers of flavor. The vermouth I chose is from T.W. Hollister & Co, which was started by locals Clinton and Ashley Hollister.

Their family has a long history in the area, and they source many of their botanicals from the family homestead in the eponymous Hollister Ranch. In addition to hyper-local botanicals, I love that their red vermouth is only lightly sweet compared to other brands. This opens so many more options when designing cocktails that use it.

The Technique

How do you know which cocktails to shake and which to stir? A general rule of thumb is anything with cloudy ingredients (e.g. citrus, juice, cream, etc.) goes in a shaker. Anything with only clear ingredients is more commonly stirred. Why? The main difference is in the aeration. With shaking you want to incorporate texture and tiny air bubbles and create a suspension of these cocktail ingredients. This gives a better mouthfeel and taste as it rolls across your tastebuds.

The Tools

There are several different types of cocktail shakers, but the two most common types of shakers are the cobbler shaker and Boston shaker. The cobbler shaker is what you typically find at culinary stores and has three pieces, including a built-in strainer. A Boston shaker is what you would find in most bars and has two pieces, a larger and smaller tin. This requires a separate strainer, typically a Hawthorne strainer. My personal preference is a Boston shaker. It tends to seal more tightly, creating less chance for a spill, and doesn’t stick shut as easily. I often use a secondary fine mesh strainer to catch little bits of pulp or ice from the shaker. This is referred to as double straining.

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The goal of shaking a cocktail is to combine, chill, dilute, and aerate, which achieves the beautiful texture and icy cold delight of a well-crafted cocktail.

The steps for a proper shake are pretty simple: First, add all the ingredients to the shaking tin, and then add the ice. Use a lot of ice, fill up a Boston shaker, or about 3/4 of a cobbler shaker. Put the pieces together and give it a firm tap on top with the heel of your palm to ensure a nice tight seal. A Boston shaker should have the smaller tin placed on top of the larger tin and it will be angled to the side slightly when sealed properly. Proceed to shake for the appropriate amount of time as given in the recipe, typically about 10 to 15 seconds. The best shake isn’t straight up and down, but on its side, and shaken forward and backward more horizontal to the ground. You should hear and feel the clink of the ice as it hits the top and bottom of the shaker. Make sure you have a firm grasp of both/all parts of the shaker, smaller parts toward yourself.

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The type and size of ice you use and the length of time you shake dictates how cold, how diluted, and the texture of the finished cocktail. The larger the cube, the less dilution and more aeration you will get. If you shake with crushed ice, you will get much more dilution, more quickly, and less air. If you shake with one or two large cubes you will get a lot of air and less dilution. I generally shake with normal-sized ice cubes or a large cube with one or two smaller cubes inside. I encourage you to try this with your cocktails at home. Use the same ingredients, but try shaking your cocktail with different sizes of ice for shorter or longer, and then taste them and note the differences.

A final point, never shake carbonated ingredients. The gas will expand in the tin and cause it to pop open and spill. Don’t worry, we’ve all made a mess at some point!

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Add all the ingredients except the citrus peel and garnish to a shaking tin. Add a large cube and two small cubes of ice to the shaker. Shake short, about 5 to 10 seconds to chill, and lightly dilute. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a chilled coupe. Gently squeeze the orange peel over the top of the drink to express the oils.

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both song and prose written by the students.

“We’re looking at the idea of clarity from a lot of angles,” she said.

“How do we find clarity in our lives? We explore the lowly ground where we’re a little bit lost here on the earth and then we seek clarity through the concept of time, and through hope that even when things are cluttered or tumultuous, there still can be clarity. Then there’s pure light, which is what a lot of people call clarity, that light within the soul. Also, through steady, steadfast compassion, how we go through life and how we treat others through the clarity of awareness.”

One thing the choral director herself is acutely clear about is her desire to “Open the door to choral music to all students, regardless of their major, regardless of their singing background, to create bridges into the community.”

“I want to let the public know that choral music at UCSB is not out on an island at the university. We are very much in the community and want to build the relationship, not only with the community, but other choirs in Santa Barbara,” said Lamartine, who has already launched the community-based Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus, which makes its own performance debut on December 13 at the First United Methodist Church.

It’s my goal to connect us all together — the choirs at the other schools and Master Chorale and Choral Society to support each other in our common cause of creating choral music.”

Meanwhile, even though experts agree that COVID spreads most easily through aerosols propelled by the breath, even more so by singing, the vocalists and conductor will all be unmasked for the performance, just as they have been in rehearsals.

(However, everyone has been fully vaccinated as per the UC requirement.)

“What I do is based on human

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connection,” Lamartine explained.

“When we can see someone’s face, that fills the soul better than with a mask on. For me, I feel like music is a balm for the soul, especially now in these times. So, I’m willing to take a little bit of risk.”

There’s also a little bit of risk in the in-person debut the following night by the new director of UCSB’s Ensemble for Contemporary Music (ECM), Dr. Sarah Gibson. Previously the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Sound Investment Composer, the recipient of commissions from ensembles across the country and co-founder of the new music piano duo HOCKET, Gibson, who is also an alumna of the Music Academy of the West, called leading ECM the “most exciting thing about her position at the university that also involves teaching composition.”

“I basically live and breathe new music; it’s what I’m most passionate about as a musician,” she said. “And I really love working with students and making sure that modern music is a significant part of their repertoire because it’s imperative to a young musician’s trajectory since they will play modern, living music in some way or another as a professional. I’m really excited to be able to step in and make my own thing with ECM.” While as a composer it’s in her own interest to groom musicians to embrace modern music, there’s also plenty of reward for the performers, she said.

“You can make your own statement and carve your own path and perhaps shape the perception of pieces in a way that’s not possible with pieces that are hundreds of years old. That gives a lot of autonomy to young musicians, which is pretty exciting.”

To that end, Gibson has opened the gates to the ensemble to all students to ensure that modern music is “a part of everybody’s appetite because everybody deserves a chance at learning what it’s all about.”

Audiences will also have their first chance in more than two years to hear ECM live when the ensemble performs on Thursday, December 2, at Karl Geiringer Hall on campus, where the performance will begin outdoors with a solo cello work by Derrick Skye which Gibson called “a beautiful lyrical lullaby,” followed by the first part of Andy Akiho’s “Karakurenai,” an open instrumentation piece that features the entire ensemble and lots of room for improvisation.

“It will start outside, and then we’re all going to walk into the hall as that piece is being performed,” Gibson said, adding that having that modular aspect of multiple spaces adds to the modern feel. Indoors, the concert will feature several more new works, including a couple of vocal pieces and one composed for voices and wine glasses, plus Eve Beglarian’s “River Project,” composed during, and featuring natural sounds from, the composer’s fourmonth trip down the Mississippi River by kayak and bicycle.

“She recorded a lot of sounds on her trip, and you can hear the crickets in the background, and there’s also a work song melody that comes through the instrumentation,” Gibson said.

The performance closes with Julius Eastman’s “Stay On It,” which also gives the concert its title.

“He was a very important composer who was most active during the 1970s who wrote really provocative pieces,” Gibson said. “This one has a groove-based motive that repeats over and over that’s both exciting and kind of brazen. ‘Stay On It’ seemed really poetic for where we are right now, finally back in person, making music and staying on with what we believe in.”

Visit www.music.ucsb.edu or call (805) 893-2064 for tickets and more information.

Oh, Henry:

‘Project Resonance’ is MAW’s New Listening Then & Now Series New music — or at least its place in the history of classical music — is also the topic of the first installment of a new in-depth multimedia presentation curated by Henry Michaels, the Music Academy of the West’s Director of Audience Experience and Engagement, that begins this week.

“I Hear Dead People: The Cult of Genius and the Musical Museum” addresses how the experience of hearing live music transformed in the late 19th century as concert halls shifted from primarily featuring new music to largely focusing on music of the past. The two-part event, slated for November 29 and December 1 at Hahn Hall, examines the emergence of a canon of musical masterworks

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that quickly moved from revolutionary concept to an entrenched tradition we still largely live by today, when “new music” can often be a hard sell for classical programmers.

“It’s only relatively recently that the concert hall began to be about preserving music from the past, and initially it was a hugely radical change in culture from hearing works that had just been written,” Michaels explained, pointing to Bach — whose music is performed very frequently now — as an example of a composer whose works were no longer being played in the early 1800s.

“Hardcore scholars and composers would study his counterpoint, but most people would have been far more familiar with one or the other of his sons. It wasn’t until Mendelssohn led this great German Bach revival in the 1800s and started performing all of these works that Bach had written that he started having a re-emergence.

Now new music is what’s foreign and old music has become a self-perpetuating cycle.”

The second set of multimedia presentations that feature video, recordings, and slides as well as Michaels’ lecture is called “One City, Two Publics: Italian Opera and Its Foils in London” and takes place December 6 and 8. The offerings examine the phenomenon of more than 35 operas Handel wrote in the British city, with the tag line “German composer…

Italian opera… English audience.

What gives?”

Why these topics matter today, hundreds of years later, isn’t just of interest to a musicologist like Michaels, who is finishing up a Ph.D. in the subject at UCSB. It’s also about building audience engagement, his assignment at MAW. “The music speaks for itself; people will either resonate with it or not,” he explained. “But these presentations invite people to care because when you know the backstory or have a deeper understanding of the music’s meaning, it gives you more ways to be interested.”

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“To date, we continue to monitor daily for sniffles, coughs and the plethora of COVID symptoms that may be the virus itself. We have trained school teams testing students weekly for COVID. Students are just now beginning to demonstrate connectedness back to their school community and to their learning. It has been challenging but we keep showing up, we keep smiling, we maintain an optimistic environment — every day — because we love and believe in our children and in our learning communities.”

Contributing to the cause comes in many different forms, with local businesses contributing some impressive items, including: — Rosewood Miramar: A dinner for two at Revere Room — Bettina: Offered to throw a pizza party at a school site (one school to be selected from drawing) — TW Hollister: Donating alcohol, wine, and vermouth — Skate One: Donated skateboards and swag to raffle — MOXI: Donated family memberships and swag to raffle — Trader Joe’s: Gift baskets to raffle — Sideyard Shrubs: Wine — Panino: Lunch to a school site — Teeccino: Baskets of teas and goodies for every school site breakroom — Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Invited teachers to a free screening of Encanto In addition, Benozer says that the fund will also focus on special education, with a parent representative looking to reward the educators that are “literally driving their students to and from school because of the lack of bussing. By the time they get home they don’t have time to grocery shop, cook, or get their oil changed.”

This has inspired the fund to not only seek out restaurants that can send food to an educator’s house, but also the delivery of groceries and potentially a meal-tree concept.

“Everyone loves a free meal,” Benozer said.

The effort will be ongoing, with Benozer open to any and all ideas, either from an individual or business. You can email her at Rebecca.Benozer@sage pub.com.

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