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Burning desire: Gretchen Lieff appears on global TV as fires get too close for comfort, p. 6

ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 19 • MOVIE GUIDE, P. 17 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 37

Village Beat

Just another roundabout way of dealing with what is beginning to seem like ever-growing traffic, p. 12

She’s Back!

Speranza Scappucci returns to conduct business at Music Academy of the West for The Elixir of Love, p. 18

A PREMIERE FOR THE FINALE In addition to the 12-year-old Piano Brothers, a living art tableau vivant of El Jaleo, and masterful Flamenco dancing, internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic makes her first-ever Santa Barbara appearance, all at the Profant Fiesta Finalé on Sunday, August 6 (story begins on page 14)

Warming Up

The $3-million to $4-million range heats up Montecito’s real estate market, nearly doubling last year’s sales, p. 36

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5

On The Water Front

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Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard goes back into the water, just in time for the genesis of the new fiscal year that began July 1; he explains what’s changed and what’s flowing next Gretchen Lieff on fire; Santa Barbara Magazine party; MAW millions; Kirk Douglas and grandson; California Wine Festival; and SB Polo Club Bill Hurst on health care; Francis Mann gets political; G. Hebert talks economics and education; Art Thomas praises Bob Hazard; J. Seymour sees a bobcat; Bradley Dyruff on Democrats; Fred Hayward likes Brilliant Thoughts; and CADA climbers

10 This Week

Eat. Sip. Shop. Connect.

Watercolor roses; Knit ‘N Needle; The New Yorker; Spanish group; watercolor roses; Sunset Sips; Spanish talk; DJ Darla Bea; House of Honey; poet Marcia Meier; Carp fiesta; film at MAW; storyteller Michael Katz; Happiness & Meditation; recycling; Summerland Yoga; MBAR meeting; artists sampler; Qi Gong class; art workshops; art classes; brain fitness; Story Time; Italian talk

Tide Guide

Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

12 Village Beat

Update on north Jameson roundabout; and Allora by Laura hosts a special trunk show with Shrankla Holecek

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner reports on Profant Fiesta Finale at El Paseo; and Count Basie Orchestra with Paula Cole

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17 Movie Guide 18 MAW

Steven Libowitz interviews Speranza Scappucci about comedic opera The Elixir of Love; and composer Joseph Tompkins

19 Brilliant Thoughts

Want to get away? Ashleigh Brilliant breaks the chains to escape – whether it’s related to computers, prisoners of war, Harry Houdini, or life in general.

30 Growing Green

Oak moths, anyone? Daniel Seibert, ex-gardener at San Ysidro Ranch and the Biltmore, supplies some green-thumb therapy for oak tree infestations.

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Ventura Music Fest; Music at the Ranch; Concerts in the Park; Rubicon’s Much Ado About Nothing; Eagles tribute; Marjorie Luke hosts SBAIC; Buttonwood Farm Wintery concert; Slightly Stoopid; SB Museum of Art; Nate Birkey at SOhO; and climate change

36 Real Estate View

Michael Phillips feels the heat while crunching the market’s numbers; latest Heat score (demand) escalates 77 percent compared to last year’s at the same time

37 Open House Directory 38 Classified Advertising

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ON THE WATER FRONT

by Bob Hazard Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club

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hat a difference a year makes. The new fiscal water year started July 1. For the first time in five years, there will be no annual automatic increase in either Montecito Water District (MWD) water rates or meter charges, provided we all use a little more water and boost water sales from last year’s all-time low of 3,127 acre feet per year (AFY) to this year’s budgeted 4,000 AFY, a 28% increase in unit water sales and a healthy 30% increase in dollar revenue. The added $2.2 million in water sales will help to defray modest rises in operating expenses and to fund critically needed infrastructure improvements.

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Over the last four years, MWD customers have coughed up $10.3 million in rationing penalty assessments, largely from absentee owners with undiscovered landscaping leaks. Kudos to the MWD Board and its management team for unanimously sunsetting this program.

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

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

Medicare for All

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am writing regarding your response to Leoncio Martins (“Bad Republicans, Bad,” MJ #23/26).

Regarding your statement, “There are those of us who believe that if government would simply get out of the way, health care delivery would improve across the board.” With that statement, you seem to be suggesting that the recently released Senate health care bill is an outstanding replacement for the AHCA (aka ObamaCare) in that it would get the government out of the way.

I don’t think it’s out of line to point out that the Senate’s health care bill would basically put us back into the very badly broken health care system that was in place before ObamaCare.

That being the case, it’s also worth pointing out that ObamaCare was put in place in an effort to replace that badly broken system. It also stands to reason that if the health care system we had before ObamaCare wasn’t so badly broken, the American people would have basically been satisfied

with it – meaning that ObamaCare would never have come into existence to begin with.

Assuming the above logic to essentially be correct, you seem to be advocating that we go back to the health care system that didn’t work before ObamaCare when, to use your words, the government was out of the way. In other words, you don’t seem to have learned from the past because if that health care system didn’t work then, what makes you think it’s going to work now?

I agree that the AHCA has its problems, but it was still a step in the right direction from the broken health care system that was in place before it.

That being the case, the obvious solution is to replace the AHCA with the next step in the right direction, which would be a single-payer Universal Health Care system otherwise known as Medicare For All. The fact of the matter is that the U.S. is the only industrialized country on the planet which doesn’t have a Universal

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Health Care system in place. Relative to those other countries, the U.S.’s health care system is known to be significantly more expensive, as well as more poorly rated.

Furthermore, if you think about it, those who are on Medicare rarely complain about it. In fact, the only two complaints regarding Medicare is that it’s underfunded (which is a political problem caused by the Republican party in that they won’t support an increase in the Medicare payroll tax), and that it’s subject to a considerable amount of fraud (primarily due to unscrupulous medical providers who place false claims into the system). Other than that, complaints about Medicare are essentially absent.

The comment most often heard regarding a single-payer system is: how will it be paid for? In response to that, the Republican Party would have us believe the American people would have to bear the cost of a single-payer system in addition to what we’re already paying now. Nothing could be further from the truth. What the Republicans neglect to mention is that even though the Medicare payroll tax would need to be increased in order to fund a single-payer system, that payroll tax increase would be more than offset by the elimination of the exorbitant premiums we’re now paying to the private health insurance companies which, under a single-payer system, would no longer be necessary.

When it comes to the poor condition of our health care system under ObamaCare as well as the system in place before it, the health insurance companies, as well as big pharma, are really at the center of the problem.

They both have huge government lobbies that are being funded by the

outlandish premiums Americans pay for their health insurance, as well as their medications. The prices for our medications are well known to be far in excess of what the citizens of other countries are paying.

The bottom line is that the health insurance companies and big pharma are both scared to death of what the implementation of a single-payer system would mean to them. Whenever a single-payer bill comes before state legislatures or goes to the voters directly, it’s the money from the health insurance companies and big pharma that are spent to fight it.

Their usual scare tactic is to scream something to the effect that the implementation of a single-payer system will amount to “socialized medicine.”

This, of course, is utter nonsense and, more to the point, so what if it does?

As I previously mentioned, our health care system is well-known to be more expensive and more poorly rated than the Universal Health Care systems presently in place in all the other industrialized nations on the planet.

Hopefully it’s only a matter of time until the American people wake up to this fact and implement a nationwide single-payer healthcare system.

Bill Hurst Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: We agree that the system in place before AHCA passed was insufficient for those without some sort of insurance. But with the bill’s passage and implementation came a new reality: those who had no insurance or couldn’t pay their medical bills were now subsidized by the great middle-class. Those middle-class taxpayers were forced to pay for coverage they didn’t need at an exorbitant cost and with after-tax money.

As for those on Medicare rarely com-

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plaining about it, you are wrong. The most frequent complaint is that a great number of private doctors refuse to treat people on Medicare because of slow and insufficient payment for services rendered.

There was a time when people could buy “major medical” insurance at a reasonable rate that would step in when a catastrophic event occurred. Otherwise, one paid for one’s own, let’s say, birth-control pills, mental health, and/or hang nail removal. Under that system, the indigent were taken care of. To call the AHCA program “insurance” is a misnomer. It is simply welfare for some that comes at too high a cost for others. We believe a more free-market oriented solution would be best, but we could be wrong. – J.B.)

Everybody’s Talkin’ at Him

What was everyone talking about at the G20? Syria, Russian espionage, climate change, trade agreements, Brexit? According to President Trump, “Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC [Democratic National Committee] server to the FBI and the CIA.” Everyone at the G20 was indeed talking about and laughing at Trump’s tweets.

Meanwhile, one of Trump’s “best and brightest,” energy secretary Rick Perry, gave a “little economics lesson: supply and demand; you put the

supply out there and the demand will follow.”

Oops again.

Over at HUD, former brain surgeon Ben Carson is educating HUD employees about the brain. “Every human being, regardless of their ethnicities or their background, they have a brain: the human brain.”

Who knew?

Education secretary Betsy DeVos’s brain, dedicated to building “God’s kingdom” through education, wants to use taxpayer-funded vouchers to facilitate school choice, including tax-exempt for-profit religious schools. I wonder how many taxpayers support funding schools run by the Church of Scientology, the Mormon Church, Muslim madrassas, Jewish schools, etc. Doesn’t the administration’s sanctimonious talk about “religious freedom” preclude discrimination among religions? Should our government respect every “sincerely held religious belief” no matter how whacky?

What will the courts say when someone is killed for violating the third Commandment? After all, the Biblical penalty for taking the Lord’s name in vain is death.

Francis Mann Montecito (Editor’s note: Sheesh, all we’re talking about is a Supreme Court ruling (7-2)

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 26

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JULY 20 Summer Roses in Watercolor & Gouache Learn to paint watercolor roses – side views, front views – in a loose and painterly style.

When: 9:30 am to 4 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: $114 (includes lunch)/ $100 (bring your own lunch) Info & RSVP: www.lacasademaria.org Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Sunset Sips Guests can drink in the view – and local wine – at Sunset Sips, evening summer events held at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s scenic hilltop this summer. This year brings more local wineries, more live music, more tasty treats, and more art by local artists.

When: 5:30 to 8 pm Where: 500 Ninos Drive Cost: $30 Info: www.sbzoo.org FRIDAY, JULY 21 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation group. The assembly is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

DJ Darla Bea at Ty Lounge Dancing and cocktails for the over21 crowd; bring your song requests and best dancing shoes! The lounge turns into a mini nightclub with the best views of the Montecito coast.

When: 7 to 10 pm Where: 1260 Channel Drive Cost: free SATURDAY, JULY 22 Book Signing at Tecolote Marcia Meier will sign her newest collection of poetry called Ireland, Place Out of Time.

When: 3 to 5 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977 Old Town Carpinteria Fiesta Friends of the Carpinteria Library present a free family event: “Old Town Carpinteria Fiesta”, featuring 2017 Spirit of Fiesta, Junior Spirit, Mariachi Los Toreros, and soloist Irma Segura. Enjoy Fiesta music, dance, arts & crafts, refreshments, and more.

When: 3 pm Where: Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue Cost: free MONDAY, JULY 24 Film Screening at Music Academy The film Lynn Harrell, A Cellist’s Life in focus at MAW. Lynn Harrell and film director Ty Kim will discuss the film following the screening.

When: 3:15 pm Where: Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road Info: www.musicacademy.org

Storytelling at Montecito Library Storyteller Michael Katz will perform his family-friendly storytelling at the Montecito Library.

When: 10:30 to 11:30 am Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Happiness & Meditation Happiness & Meditation will offer numerous tools that facilitate the elimination of stress and foster deep and profound inner peace, happiness, and well-being. It is an interactive and experiential stress-buster session where participants will have the opportunity to experience energizing breathing technique and relaxing meditation; experience alertness and relaxation at the same time. No experience in breathing exercises or meditation is required.

When: Noon to 12:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Build With Recycled Materials Help build a better world by engaging in recyclable craft projects.

Bring your own recyclables from home, or you may select from an available collection. Pre-registration is requested.

When: 3 to 4:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Summerland Evening Yoga A longtime Summerland tradition, taught by Bob Andre. Small Hatha 1 yoga class with brief meditation and breathing work.

When: 5:30 pm Where: Summerland Church, 2400 Lillie Avenue Cost: donation THURSDAY, JULY 27 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and

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Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker.

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When: Tuesdays, 9 to 10 am, through August 29 Cost: donation Info: www.yourbelovedhealth.com A Series of Art Workshops The Alzheimer’s Association, California Central Chapter is collaborating with Friendship Center Adult Day Services for Art Talks, an eight-week, early-stage support group for those who live with mild memory loss and their partners, Tuesdays this summer through July 25. Space is limited to 12 people, so pre-registration is required.

When: 10 am to noon, Tuesdays through July 25 Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Road Cost: $25 per pair, which includes art materials for all seven sessions Info: www.friendshipcentersb.org MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

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San Ysidro Road / US 101 Interchange Planning and Design Framework

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

Another Montecito Roundabout A rendering released by Kittelson & Associates shows a roundabout at San Ysidro Road and North Jameson as a viable option for traffic control related to the freeway expansion. The south side of the bridge, toward the Miramar, would be outfitted with an all-way-stop for traffic control.

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ast week, 25 Montecito residents, mostly from the hedgerow neighborhood, gathered at a private meeting to discuss a relatively new development project relating to the upcoming 101 freeway expansion – an undertaking that they say would greatly impact their properties and neighborhood. The project, which is part of three local “parallel projects” being studied in conjunction with the Highway 101 widening, calls for a roundabout at the intersection of San Ysidro Road and North Jameson, incorporating the freeway on and off ramps at that location.

In January 2014, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) directed staff to move forward on three local projects: a roundabout at Olive Mill and Coast Village Road, mitigation of the railroad bridge at the Cabrillo Boulevard underpass, and assessment of traffic solutions at the San Ysidro Road freeway interchanges. Based on that board direction, SBCAG has been working closely with staff from both the City of Santa Barbara and County of Santa Barbara to continue progress on these endeavors over the last three years.

The Olive Mill roundabout has been in the works since that time, but this new roundabout at San Ysidro Road has been less discussed, with neighbors only hearing about it in the last several weeks.

Intersection Control Evaluations (ICE) have been conducted for the highway intersections at both Olive Mill and San Ysidro, and in January 2017, a final ICE analysis was released for the San Ysidro juncture. The analysis, performed by Kittelson & Associates, outlines a number of alternatives for both sides of the San Ysidro

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Road bridge. They include roundabouts at both intersections of San Ysidro (one near the Miramar and one at North Jameson), as well as alternatives showing various combinations of all-way stops, traffic lights, and roundabouts. The recommendation of the evaluation: “The combination of a roundabout at the north intersections and all-way-stop-control at the south intersections is the most cost-effective solution to accommodate forecast year 2040 peak-hour demand.” Santa Barbara County transportation direcFigureChris 18:Conditions and Constraints withus Roundabout Alternative R tor Sneddon told the roads on either side of the freeway do not meet the county’s level of service, and that fact has necessitated ways to better increase traffic circulation. The combination of a roundabout to the north and an all-way stop to the south does not fix the issue of the short San Ysidro Road/Posillipo southbound freeway entrance, which Sneddon says may be looked at by Caltrans as part of a rehabilitation project during the HOV expansion.

In March of this year, the South Coast Subregional Planning Committee of SBCAG authorized the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Santa Barbara and the County of Santa Barbara to fund the environmental and preliminary engineering phases of the projects (both roundabouts at Olive Mill and San Ysidro Road). The MOU committed $850,000 to continue preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the roundabouts, sourced from 10-year-old federal funds earmarked for these parallel projects. An MOU for the Cabrillo Underpass project was also approved,

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Seen Around Town

by Lynda Millner

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During cocktail hour, you can meet and mingle with some of the latest winners of the Profant Foundation scholarships: Robert Cassidy has recently given a concert at the American Church, Quai D’Orsay in Paris; Alicia St. John has written many short stories about the legends of Santa Barbara; Jackson Gilles sings, plays guitar, and has become a spokesman for “music heals” as he battles medical challenges; Julia Martyn, violinist and Maya Rouillard, bassoonist, performed at the Kennedy Center; and 12-year-old rising stars The Piano Brothers, Zeyn and Rhyan Shweyk, are recent students at the Music Academy of the West. The brothers will be playing during cocktails.

There will be “living art” in the tableau vivant tradition, which recreates the famous painting El Jaleo by John Singer Sargent, 1882. Ricardo Chavez and company will present their authentic Flamenco artistry, while Kristen and Serge Chmelnitzki, who own the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, will perform and even dance with guests.

Ms Millner is the author of The Magic Makeover, Tricks for Looking Thinner, Younger and More Confident – Instantly. If you have an event that belongs in this column, you are invited to call Lynda at 969-6164.

The cherry on the ice cream will be the mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic pictured on the cover, who will do her premiere performance in Santa Barbara. She has performed around the world including Belgrade, Serbia Opera, Essen Opera in Germany, and has played Carmen all across the United States: Washington, D.C., Baltimore Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Pacific, Carnegie Hall, and Metropolitan Opera. There will also be dinner and dancing, in case there wasn’t enough going on.

And how was this event born?

Nearly 100 years ago, the Profant family helped launch CAMA, Music Academy of the West and Old Spanish Days. In 1922, Dr. Henry Profant and his wife, Mabel, both talented musicians, arrived in Santa Barbara to join Dr. William Sansum in founding the SB Medical Foundation. During the early years, Henry entertained

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El Paseo Restaurant during last year’s Profant Fiesta

Kristen and Serge Chmelnitzki from Arthur Murray Dance Studio

his patients by playing the piano on house calls and claimed it was never clear to him, which was more effective in promoting health – the music or the medicine!

Mabel and Henry entertained their dinner guests with classical music played on dual pianos, and their home became a salon where musicians and artists gathered regularly. That’s the time when Mabel and Henry helped with CAMA, promoted the Music Academy, and hosted parties in the Sunken Gardens of the Courthouse for Old Spanish Days.

In 1950, a young woman (Mabel and Henry’s daughter) and her sister were visiting the Courthouse when a docent described the City’s annual Fiesta celebration as a romantic time during the first full moon of August, complete with parades and elegant parties. So Lyn and her sister went to El Paseo, the heart of the Fiesta activity. Just like in a fairy tale, a tall handsome man asked her to dance. She was

president Lyn Profant, secretary Dr. Mary B. Colliar, and four daughters Michele, Marie, Musette, and Mignonne. It now spans five generations and they’ve given hundreds of scholarships. The Foundation depends on community support, and this gala is their biggest fundraiser. General seating is $225, so make your reservations early, as seating is limited. Call (805) 682-8184 or use MProfant @aol. com.

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a former ballerina (now a teacher), and he taught ballroom dancing and performed at the County Bowl with the Jose Manero Company. One of their four daughters, Marie, remembers, “My mother often told us that on Rona Barrett with Tab Hunter and Allan Glaser at the Count Basie fundraiser their first date they went to a CAMA concert, and on the ride home on Cabrillo Boulevard in the moonlight, my father sang “La Vie en Rose” to her with his beautiful voice… en francais!

How romantic is that?” It was love at first sight.

Their mutual love of the arts and their creative pursuits influenced their entire life. Mignonne Profant remembers, “In the mid-70s, the Profant family had the opportunity to see a young Pavarotti perform at a community college. It was such a remarkable performance that my father John (we called him Poppy) was inspired to begin singing lessons again. It was quite unusual for a full-time executive in his 40s to take up operatic training, but my mother Lyn, always the encour- Don Seth with the dance troupe from Los Angeles at the VIP reception hosted by Rona Barrett

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aging educator, was very supportive.

“His love of music was always evident. Often we’d hear him driving up in that huge Lincoln continental with the radio blasting the exhilarating sounds of Placido Domingo and Poppy in full voice pouring out through the open sunroof.”

After establishing a home for their four daughters, John completed a successful career at Northrup Aircraft.

His dream was to pursue his own creative interests. Sadly, he died shortly after retirement, but Lyn made her husband’s dream a reality by creating the John E. Profant Foundation for the Arts. Her mission is: To support developing visual and performance artists regardless of age or circumstance. Their recipients have ranged in age from 9 to 75!

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2775 Bella Vista Drive | Open Sunday 1-4PM This Saturday, July 22, Allora by Laura on Coast Village Road will host a special trunk show featuring the founder of Uma Oils, Shrankla Holecek. “It is an honor to welcome her to our shop,” says Allora owner Laura Dinning.

Uma Oils is a luxury brand of beauty products based on the ancient Indian tradition of Ayurveda and aromatherapy wisdom. Holecek, who was born and raised in India, moved to Beverly Hills to attend business school and says she found herself surrounded by misappropriations of the ancient Indian rituals and Ayurvedic practices she had been immersed in during her upbringing. She decided to create a line of artisanal products made from ultra pure botanicals and propriety skincare blends. Named after Holecek’s aunt Uma, the product line includes hand-blended oils, toners, and treatments for skin and hair. The oils are grown, extracted, hand-blended, and bottled in small batches at Holecek’s family farms in India. “These oils have been flying off our shelves,” said Dinning, who recently began carrying the products.

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but earlier, in March 2016. Sneddon tells us the City is taking the lead on the Olive Mill project, while the County is taking the lead on the SYR roundabout.

The ICE report for the San Ysidro Road roundabout (which is available to view at: montecitoassociation.org/ community/community-interests/ highway-101-hov-project), reports that the roundabout would need to be large enough to accommodate 45-ft buses, semitrailers, and emergency vehicles. At this point, it does not look like the roundabout will require acquisition of certain nearby residential properties, but that has yet to be determined. “That research will be part of future studies,” he said.

Neighbors are deeply concerned with the potential problems a roundabout at San Ysidro and North Jameson could cause. “This is a disaster waiting to happen,” one neighbor told us, explaining that the area is highly utilized by bicyclists, pedestrians, joggers, and people pushing strollers to get to the beach or Coast Village Road.

Sneddon and First District supervisor Das Williams attended the informal meeting, but attendees report the two county reps did not provide the answers that neighbors were seeking. “We wanted to know where this came from, and why, and did not get answers to those questions,” said another neighbor, who asked his name not be used. “We want to be really transparent, and while we are furthering the studies related to these projects, there has been no agreement to fund or build them,” Sneddon clarified.

Victoria Greene of the Montecito Association (MA) tells us the issue has been on the Association’s radar, but that they have not had formal discussions about the proposed roundabout, nor have they taken a position in favor or against the plans. Public Works reps are scheduled to be on the MA board agenda in September, and next week the MA’s Transportation Committee will discuss the issue at their meeting on Tuesday, July 25, at 3 pm at Montecito Hall.

“This roundabout is out of scale with such a residential neighborhood, and we do not want this in our backyard,” the neighbor said.

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Music Academy of the West

by Steven Libowitz

Opera Might be Her Elixir for Loss

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ake no mistake, Speranza Scappucci is more than thrilled to be returning to the Music Academy of the West (MAW) to conduct the summer festival’s fully staged production of Donizetti’s comic opera The Elixir of Love. Her residency will be her first time back on campus in more than 20 years, since she was a student – this was before the term for the talented young artists transitioned to “Fellows” – at MAW in 1996. But it’s a bit of a bittersweet homecoming.

The Italian-born Scappucci was a vocal pianist then in her first year as an accompanist for the singers, a path that soon led to vocal coaching and, eventually, conducting. Like all of the MAW students, she had a compeer – the Academy’s special program pairing young musicians with local residents who serve as sometimes host, frequent friend, tour guide, and supporter for the Fellows as a sort of home away from home – Michael Towbes, the wellknown much-beloved developer and philanthropist who had a special love for the arts. During her short eight weeks at Miraflores, the two forged a bond that lasted much longer than a summer.

“We stayed in contact all the time,” Scappucci recalled recently. “We’d see each other in New York twice a year and he followed my career for two decades, always being very supportive.”

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Speranza Scappucci conducts The Elixir of Love (photo by Silvia Lelli)

of the most intriguing and gifted conductors of her generation on the international scene, Scappucci also conducted the opening of the Wiener Opernball 2017 with the Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and has opera engagements in Zurich, Barcelona, Liège, Rome, and Toronto on her schedule, plus symphony dates all over the globe. Towbes was often in attendance, she said.

In fact, it was at his urging that Scappucci agreed to come conduct at MAW this summer, she said.

“He came to see me in Santa Fe two years ago, which is where the idea took shape. He really strongly wanted me to come back,” she said.

Towbes’s death in April has put a bittersweet note to her MAW homecoming, which culminates with the two performances of Elixir, on Thursday and Saturday, July 27 and 29. But Scappucci said she’s keeping his memory alive by dedicating the

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“I really feel like he’ll be in the front row at the Granada Theatre – which he helped build – clapping for me again.”

Q. Can I start by asking you what you recall as standing out from your summer at MAW? A. It was one of the best summers of my student life. I studied with the great Warren Jones, and it was also the first year Marilyn Horne was the head of the vocal program.

I met so many interesting musicians.

And the group of pianists and singers that year were extraordinary. So many of my fellow students are now having great careers, many I am in contact with. It was right after the summer that I decided that I wanted to become an opera coach as a pianist. And did that for 15 years. So in part, my passion for opera traces back to MAW. It was really here that I fell in love with that kind of work.

It’s a great honor to come back and conduct.

Have you conducted Elixir before?

I’ve known it since I was a kid, saw it many times, and played several productions as a rehearsal pianist.

When I was here in 1996, we did the big finale of Act 1 in Opera Scenes (now OperaFest). So, I worked on it a lot with Warren Jones. I assistant-conducted several in Vienna. So I know it really well, but it will be my first time doing the production in full.

It’s a great piece. Unlike what people think, it’s not just a comedy. There are the light moments, of course, but also very deep and moving ones in the second act. Donizetti goes quite deep. Every note, every intervention of the orchestra, links to the words. It’s not separated, not just accompanying the singers. That makes it a challenge for the students, because it’s hard music. It will be an interesting ride for both the singers and the orchestra.

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How do you get that level of sophistication from young artists? Do you like the challenge?

I do enjoy it, because of my experience at Juilliard. On one hand, it’s a challenge because there can be technical difficulties. But these people are also more fresh; they’re like empty boards that you can shape.

When they’re this talented, they absorb the information like sponges.

So in a way, it’s harder because you have to explain, but at the same time they get it right away, and there are no preconceptions or prejudgment on the music. You explain it, they do it, and it all comes out beautifully.

We can make something really special.

Drumming up a Little Personal History

Unlike some percussionists, or at least quite a few rock drummers, Joseph Tompkins didn’t grow up banging on objects around his house from the age of 2. Instead, his interest in percussion came from watching symphony concerts at West Virginia University where his father was dean of the College of Engineering.

“I’d see those guys walking around in the back, and I thought if they got to move around like that, it was pretty cool, so I wanted to be one of them,” Tompkins recalled over the phone the other day. “My father was friends with the head of percussion department, and he got him to work with me, which lasted through high school. He was a great guy, very friendly and supportive. He probably made me think I was much better than I ever was.”

Apparently, Tompkins deserved the attention, as the percussionist has enjoyed a densely packed career in New York and New Jersey, where he now heads a percussion

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

Getting Away

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y two favorite computer commands are the thrilling ESCAPE and UNDO. In effect, they both say “Get me out of this!” If only life in general could always be that simple! I recall a cartoon in which a family is miserably situated, with their car marooned beside the road in pouring rain, and the father evidently trying to change a tire. The children have been complaining and he says to them: “Don’t you understand? This is really happening.

We can’t just change channels!”

Why are escape stories so popular?

And why do we tend to identify so strongly with the escapee? I think I have answered my own question. The appeal of such stories lies in our own feelings of entrapment. For most of us, true freedom is always a little beyond our reach.

After all, here we are, to begin with, confined in a human body, which has its own rules, and many prescribed limitations, including the duration of our own actual tenure. On top of that, we are held captive by a wide variety of factors – social, geographic, economic, and political – to specify only a few. This, to a great degree, must account for the enduring renown of such works as W.E. Henley’s poem “Invictus”, which states defiantly: In the fell clutch of Circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud, Beneath the bludgeoning of chance, my head is bloody, but unbowed.

Considering the unpleasantness of this predicament, it seems fortunate that we come with our own built-in escape mechanisms, among which are the endorphins we somehow manufacture to relieve our own pains.

But even more remarkable are the two uncanny but mysteriously related devices for temporary departure from reality, which we call “sleep” and “dreams.” These phenomena are still shrouded in mystery, but we know we need both.

Yet even these marvelous means of rescue aren’t enough. Hence the tremendous popularity of alcohol, drugs, and a wide variety of other “substances,” all of which provide some form of temporary escape from the world as it is, and from life as we know it to be.

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native of real trips, that is, of actual travel – an escape method which until recent times was so arduous (the very word derives from “travail”) that it was not lightly resorted to. The pains of making a pilgrimage were part of what it was all about. They proved your devotion. And before venturing on a long, inevitably dangerous, ocean voyage, you made your will.

Nowadays, however, travel has turned into something not only relatively painless, but also less satisfying as a means of escape. It is becoming harder to find places sufficiently different from what one has left behind to make it worth the trouble and expense of reaching them. The “escape” and “adventure” promised by the travel brochures and commercials are increasingly illusory.

But don’t despair! Truly meaningful escape, in the sense of forgetting about everything else, at least for a while, is still to be found wherever the mind is content to roam – whether it be in literature, art, music, or the vast realms of science – not to mention a thousand byways in creative crafts and hobbies – cooking, cultivating, collecting.

Innumerable doors are open to the aspiring escapist. I myself, only in recent years, have been astonished to find to what a degree my mind can be ensnared by a good crossword puzzle.

Nevertheless, we continue to gasp with admiration at true stories of “real” escapes, in formidable, usually isolated locations, from behind walls and wires, and in spite of armed guards. We marvel at the ingenuity displayed involving dummies, tunnels, sometimes even helicopters. We know about “inescapable” Alcatraz, and still cherish the belief that the three men who got away from the island in 1962 may have survived.

My own favorite escape account was cleverly titled “The Wooden Horse”.

The “horse” in this case was a gymnastic vaulting horse made and used

by British prisoners in a World War II German P.O.W. camp, to cover the tunneling operation through which three of them eventually managed successfully to escape and get home.

There have, of course, also been “escape artists,” such as the great Harry Houdini – entertainers who made a living by getting out of shackles, prison cells, and other supposedly inescapable situations. But let me demonstrate my own artistry by hereby deftly escaping from this article. •MJ

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department of his own, at Rutgers University, and serves on the faculty at the New School. He also freelances in the New York City area, where he has performed with the New York Philharmonic, including on a couple of tours, and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He also founded a new music ensemble cleverly called Timetable and has performed in more than a dozen Broadway productions and played on film soundtracks for The Manchurian Candidate, Casanova, Failure to Launch, and others.

Tompkins is also a composer – one who writes in a variety of settings, from single instruments up to mixed ensembles, but has found his particular popularity with nonpitched snare drums. Composing provides the route he is taking to Montecito next week for a residency at the Music Academy, where his Table for Seven will have its world premiere during the Percussionfest on Wednesday, July 26. The commission and performance will be a bit of a homecoming, even though Tompkins never attended MAW. Turns out that the very same teacher back in West Virgina, Phil Faini, who was his mentor from ages 10-18, also taught Michael Werner during his formative years. Werner, the longtime percussion MAW faculty member – who stays in touch regularly with Tompkins – asked the composer if he’d put something together for the Fellows’ ensemble as part of this special 70th season at MAW.

Q. You have kept up your childhood connection with Michael Werner?

A. Yeah, we met when I was 12, and then later we both went to Eastman and studied with same teacher there through college. So, we definitely had the same mindset. We don’t work together much because he’s in Seattle. But we go pretty far back.

So, it’s a bit of a tribute to him?

It’s influenced by all the things that we grew up with. We were both

in marching band, so there’s that aspect. There’s a jazzy African section that was a tribute to Phil Faini, who was heavily into world music.

It’s a bit of a romp, and I definitely had (Mike) in mind when I wrote the piece. It harkens back.

It’s a fun bit of reminiscing. Did it come easily?

Actually, the piece took awhile to warm in my head. I ended up with something where we just have fun.

The initial drafts ended up in the trash can. I’ve been studying jazz piano, so I tried a few things with pitched percussion, with marimba, and vibraphones. I kept telling Mike that it was coming along really well.

I’m sure he formed a bunch of images of what was going to happen.

Then I reversed course.

Right around March, I just started over. I decided to go back to my roots, that whole Phil Faini-West Virginia connection. It’s more of a rhythmic driving, energetic, nonpitched format. It should be very accessible for both the players and the audience.

What are the instruments you use?

The first section is just me. I found these metal planters in a Lowe’s hardware store. I just bought a house and we’re expanding it, so we go shopping all the time. My wife was in the garden section looking at cushions and I wandered around there.

To me, the planters all looked like drums. I started tapping on them and realized they would work very well. The Lowe’s staff was staring at me for a while. But during the hour she was comparing colors, I found a couple that I like. John Cage wrote a lot for found objects, so I guess it’s all right if I do.

Anyway, I’m playing them with an electronic drum pad, which has as many sounds as you can imagine at your fingertips, like a drum machine, with some prerecorded sounds that I trigger with my foot. That part is

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praised him as “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs, in whatever combination – both for his penetrating intellectual engagement with the music and for the generosity of his playing.” Can’t imagine he’ll be any less involved and spirited at tonight’s Chamber Music Concert, when the MacArthur Genius Award winner and former recent music director of the Ojai Festival joins and leads fellow ensembles in performances of Haydn’s Piano Trio, Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major (7:30 pm; Lobero Theatre; $55).

Looking composed: Joseph Tompkins oversees Table for Seven’s premiere Wednesday, July 26

built around improvisation, which is a big part of my training.

The second section is primarily acoustic. That’s when the group of five students (Fellows) comes in, who will be carrying the bulk of the piece. They’ll be playing on a long wooden board, which is where the title of the piece came from. Each player has a drum and is also playing on the wood. They’re lined up in a row perpendicular on the stage, so the audience gets the side view. At some point, they throw their sticks in the air, which is what us marching band drummers call visuals. That was a big part of Mike’s and my upbringings, so we reconnect to our childhood. I’ve never really grown up.

Any thoughts about how you’re going to approach teaching the percussion masterclass the day before (Tuesday, July 25, at 3:15 pm, also in Hahn)?

We’ll talk about a variety of things, maybe even French-American snare drumming, which I’ve been getting into recently. But mostly about what they are going to do when they get out into the real world, which can be a scary place. I’ll listen to them play, of course. But to me it’s great to hear about their goals, and we can talk about the variety of things you can do as a professional, from orchestras, to film scores, or working as soloists.

Tanglewood was probably the difficult summer program to get (accepted at) when I was younger, but now I think it’s probably MAW, especially for percussionists. So, I’m really looking forward to working with them.

This Week at MAW

Saturday, July 22: What a joy it was to see pianist Jeremy Denk bopping his head and turning toward the ensemble during Copland’s Appalachian Spring concluding last week’s MAFAS concert. The New York Times hit the nail on the head when it

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Monday, July 24: Last summer, cellist Lynn Harrell served as a Mosher guest artist, performing a memorable recital covering sweeping French, German, and Italian composers at Hahn Hall in early July. Tonight, he’ll be back at the same venue for a special advance screening of Lynn Harrell, A Cellist’s Life, a work-in-progress documentary film by Ty Kim, a six-time Emmy award-winning filmmaker and journalist. Both Kim and maestro Harrell will appear live on stage to talk about their friendship, artistic journeys, and the power of art to change lives. It’s free, but advance reservations are recommended (3:15 pm; Hahn).

Tuesday, July 25: After weeks of world premieres, special events, new programming concepts, and even unanticipated connections, tonight’s MAFAS concert – which features faculty members augmented by just one visiting artist, cellist Robert deMaine, and a program of works the newest of which is 115 years old – might seem like a bit of a letdown. What a wonderful problem to have! Just kidding, of course, as tonight’s chamber music concert is anything but a snoozefest, what with Strauss’s Serenade, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), and Brahms’s String Sextet No. 2 comprising the programming, and a cast of players featuring some of the finest of their field (7:30 pm; Lobero; $42).

Wednesday, July 26: Check out my interview above with Joseph Tompkins, the guest composer and percussionist who will also perform on the world premiere of his MAW commissioned Table for Seven. Better yet, just show up at Percussionfest this afternoon or tonight (MAW has had to add a second performance after the last few years have sold out early) to hear the Fellows and faculty member Michael Werner blow your mind about what percussion can be, including passages more melodic than lots of other music you’ll hear this summer (3:15 & 7:30 pm; Hahn; $40).

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that agreed that a Christian school should qualify for a portion of a $2.5 million grant that other non-religious schools had access to; the money was to be used to resurface the school’s playground. The suit was in progress long before Ms DeVos became education secretary, though she did voice her satisfaction at the court’s decision. – J.B.)

Putting an End to It All

Yes, you are correct: the letter I sent was unfinished (“Non Sequitur,” MJ #23/27). I ended by writing “We teach the three R’s,” but here is how I would have finished: Because of today’s economic reality of inflation, both parents must work.

Also, children are able to be captivated by the electronic computer age both day and night.

We hear that this situation is good in some cases, but actually bad overall. Perhaps the current educational administration could return to the old “homeroom” system. Wouldn’t the students receive a more complete and balanced day at school and therefore be deeply profited educationally?

P.S. Thank you for your terrific weekly paper. We truly look forward to each issue.

G. Hebert Montecito (Editor’s note: And we look forward to your insightful observations. – J.B.)

Great Minds

Many kudos for Bob Hazard’s excellent editorial (“The Divided United States of America,” MJ #23/28). It’s a breath of fact, common sense, and logic that in today’s world seems almost non-existent.

I could go into details about why I agree with Bob but will simply quote Mrs. Roosevelt: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”

Today we have entirely too many small minds, including most in the MSM [mainstream media], discussing people and far too few discussing ideas.

P.S. And Larry Dam’s letter to the editor in that same edition was right on point also. Too bad there aren’t more thinkers like Larry out in the country.

Art Thomas Santa Barbara

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J. Seymour Montecito (Editor’s note: In addition to your bobcat sighting, Larry Dam reports the following: “On a recent Sunday night, a deer was killed and partially eaten by a mountain lion on the 11th hole at Valley Club.

I think animal control was called in to clean it up. I am not sure there has been a mountain lion sighting for quite a while.”

The last time we here at the Journal heard about a mountain lion in or around our front country was on the Hot Springs Trail, and that must have been at least a dozen years ago. I did run into a bobcat stalking a turkey hen and her young poults last month out at Rancho San Marcos Golf Course. – J.B.)

Democrat is Democratic

As you edit, or publish, or at the very least write, some of your dear readers would expect that your love of the written word would include many of its supporting cast members: the suffix group.

When you write “Democrat Party”, it comes off as a pejorative, especially when you write it in an article praising a woman who was a proud member of the Democratic Party, or in an editorial in which you ask why folks can’t have civil discussions anymore.

Physician, heal thyself.

Would you refer to Nancy Reagan as a member of the Republic Party?

Do you find it amusing when others refer to the Republican Party as the Republicants?

I am not a defend(er), apolog(ist), or loyal(ist) for either party, but I will argue that dialing back the juvenile name calling would be a good place to start if we are to save our democra(cy).

Bradley Dyruff English major, Cal Poly ‘84 (Editor’s note: I actually thought it was the Democrat National Committee but went onto its website and dang if you aren’t correct: it’s the Democratic National Committee. So, we’ll refer to such from now on and we thank you for pointing that out. – J.B.)

Might and Right

I really enjoyed Ashleigh Brilliant’s non-interventionist article (“The Strong and the Wrong,” MJ #23/28).

Fred Hayward Santa Barbara

The CADA climbers on the mountain during the Summit for Danny in Italy

Each day, they started their journey by reading a letter written by a teen from the Daniel Bryant Youth & Family Center whose life has been turned around, or in some cases saved, by the center’s programs.

This year’s climbers include: Sally Arnold, Michelle Berti, Bob and Patty Bryant, Shannon and Laurie Bryant, Bill Burke, Carolyn Chandler, Dennis Forster, Carol Green, Janet Garufis, Peter Hilf, Carol-Anne Lonson, Linda Lorenzen, Bill and Kristi Parish, Andrea Pighetti, Margot Roseman, Cynder Sinclair, Ed Stonefelt, and Marie Ann Straight.

Led by Bob and Patty Bryant, the Summit for Danny climbs have been taking place since 1999. Since then, over $2.6 million has been raised to support the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) Daniel Bryant Youth & Family Center. Climbers pay all their own trip costs, so your donation goes directly to the Daniel Bryant Youth and Family Center, where 5,300 youth have been served to date.

To find out more about the journey, visit sfdinternational.org.

(Editor’s note: They are probably all back by now, so we want to add our own: “Welcome Home!” – J.B.) •MJ

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) In a scenic setting are guests Strauss King, Beverley Jackson, Tracy Simerly, Wesley Ru, Don and Wendy Grugg, Doug and Marni Margerum (photo by Priscilla)

Jehanne Brown, Alexander Adler, Bob Fell, Glen and Gloria Holden, Chuck and Margarita Lande grace the landscape (photo by Priscilla)

At the Santa Barbara Magazine event are SBP&RC president John Muse with Jim and Sherry Villanueva, chef Agustin Mailmann, Dana and Arquta Phillips, and David Sigman ready to enjoy the epicurean buffet (photo by Priscilla)

Grill Thrill Santa Barbara Magazine’s annual socially gridlocked summer bash had a distinctly Argentinian flavor as chef Agustin Mailmann prepared an asada barbecue, cooking 170 pounds of boneless ribeye for almost six hours on massive wood-fired grills with the help of nine chefs.

The carnivores delight at the Santa Barbara Polo Club saw Agustin, whose uncle Francis is considered the Gordon Ramsay of Buenos Aires without the expletives, overseeing a Hades-like scene on one the impeccably manicured Carpinteria club’s fields for the 200 guests.

Wine was supplied by Doug Margerum and new vintner and former polo patron Andy Busch, with his Folded Hills brand.

Among those joining the super sunset soirée were Glen and Gloria Holden, John Muse, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, Christopher Lloyd, Olaf and Eva Guerrand-Hermes, Beverley Jackson, Justin and Amanda Klentner,

Dressed to the “T” are Giorgia Russo, Mac Robinson, and Olivia Grigorjeva (photo by Priscilla)

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Friends Colleen Sheize, Bilo Zarif, Tom Rollerson, Belle Hahn Cohen, Nati Smith, Nina and Eric Phillips, Lisa and Christopher Lloyd, and Kathy Nicolson enjoy the soirée (photo by Priscilla)

Together Again Acting legend Kirk Douglas and his troubled grandson, Cameron, 38, have met for the first time in years in a touching encounter in Beverly Hills, I learn.

Cameron, son of 72-year-old Oscarwinning actor Michael Douglas, a former Montecito resident, was released in March after seven years in a New York jail on drug charges, but because of his parole conditions was unable to visit the Left Coast to see Kirk, who celebrated his 100th birthday in December.

But, after a Manhattan judge heard pleas from Cameron’s lawyer, as I chronicled in this illustrious organ, the parole conditions were lifted allowing a visit to the Big Orange.

After father and son lunched at The Grill on the Alley, one of my favorite Beverly Hills eateries, Michael dropped off Cameron at Kirk and Anne’s nearby estate for the long-awaited encounter.

New Hind Site Music Academy of the West was certainly trumpeting its success when it dedicated Hind Hall, the Miraflores campus’ impressive new teaching studio, the result of a $4.4 million gift from the Hind Foundation in San Luis Obispo with the collective support of other donors who contributed to the $17.5 million FINALE campaign.

The new 5,972-sq.-ft. building, completed by Frank Schipper Construction in just 11 months and on budget, houses two large ensemble rehearsal rooms – the Lehrer Percussion Studio and the Gondos

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Scott Reed, Marge Cafarelli, and Santa Barbara City councilmember Frank Hotchkiss (photo by Phil Channing)

String Quartet Studio – as well as six large faculty teaching studios.

It also features the latest in distance learning technology, a new central courtyard, a redesigned loading dock increasing accessibility to and from nearby Hahn Hall, and a temperature-controlled storage space for instruments and general campus use.

Academy president Scott Reed and board chair Margaret Cafarelli, with the help of three former board chairs, cut the bright-red ribbon with gold scissors to mark the occasion as four trumpet Fellows – Arthur De Camargo Zanin, David Koch, Francis Lawrence LaPorte, and Rainer Saville – from this year’s program played a special commemorative fanfare composed by conductor Matthew Aucoin, a Harvard and Juilliard School gradu-

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 24) In the De La Guerra Courtyard celebrating Old Spanish Nights are Robert Baker of Bernardus Winery serving Emily Kaufman, California Wine Festival co-chairs Sean and Jenny Hecht, Chris Bellamy, Valerie and Blaine Lando, festival co-chair (photo by Priscilla)

Board chair Marge Cafarelli cuts the ceremonial ribbon to Hind Hall with former academy directors (from left): Sharon Westby, Judy Bartholomew, John Burgee, Cafarelli, and Carole Halsted (photo by Phil Channing)

Susan Malloy prepares appetizers for Monica Malloy and her son, Richard Abel, with Fritz Leon of Special Coastal Specialty Foods (photo

by Priscilla)

Music Academy trumpet Fellows prepare for the world premiere of the “Fanfare for Hind Hall” composed by Mosher guest artist Matthew Aucoin (photo by Phil Channing)

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Cafarelli described the occasion, which marks the completion of a 17-year, $50-million campus renovation campaign, as “a significant moment in the academy’s history with co-operation and collaboration contributing greatly.”

Among the musical throng were David and Sharon Bradford, Tom Orlando, Patrick Posey, Marcia Constance, Frank Hotchkiss, Lynn and Colleen Kirst, Robert Weinman, Nancy Bell Coe, Bob Toledo, Bob and Val Montgomery, Christopher Teasley, Jon Bishop, Michele Brustin, John and Ellen Pillsbury, Jon Steiner, Regina Roney, Maurice Singer, and Terry and Pam Valeski.

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From Goldschmidt Vineyards is Lotfi Nedjar serving their 2013 Gracepoint Zinfandel to Diva Johnson, Julie Alexander, Tom Asimou, with Karen Clarke of Goldschmidt Vineyard (photo by Priscilla)

Project supporter Michelle Joanou in front of the new Joanou Instrument lockers – dedicated in her late husband Phil Joanou’s memory. With academy chief advancement officer Jonathan Bishop (photo by Phil Channing)

Fine Wine Oenophiles and gourmands were out in force when the California Wine Festival, which encompasses three different events, celebrated its 14th anniversary, kicking off with its Old Spanish Nights Tasting Fiesta at the historic De La Guerra Adobe courtyard, which attracted a record 500 guests.

Montecito-based Blaine Lando, one of the festival’s three owners, along with Sean Hecht and Chris Bellamy, says numbers have been increasing dramatically, particularly given the timing, just before Fiesta. “It’s truly a festival for the senses!”

Just 24 hours later, it was a sunset rare and reserve tasting at Chase Palm Park Plaza, with the wine lovers delight wrapping the following day with the beachside festival opposite the park with 90 suppliers showing their wares.

A portion of the proceeds went to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and over imbibers were given

Relaxing in the 200-year-old original home of José De La Guerra, now home of Standing Sun Wines, are Dale Dreiling, Becky Villarreal, Carolann Dreiling, Korlynne and Tony Sandavol, with Emily Chisum serving Viognier Gold Medal winner (2016) (photo by Priscilla)

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Mad Hatter For the 10th consecutive year, I have the task of judging the annual hat contest at the Santa Barbara Polo Club on Sunday.

There are three categories – the largest, the most creative, and most fanciful – so get out your toniest tête toppers to add the mélange of magnificent millinery on display in the stands.

The winners’ photos will appear in next week’s column. and individuals will also receive prizes from the club.

Every man can also get involved with a category for the most distinguished hat.

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Sightings: TV talk-show host Conan O’Brien at the Rods and Roses car show in Carpinteria...Actor Billy Baldwin at Lama Dog in the Funk Zone...Boxing champ Gennady Golovkin masticating at Olio e Limone Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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WATER FRONT (Continued from page 5)

five-year forward plan for providing MWD customers with reliable water at an affordable cost.

The completed UWMP serves not only as a blueprint for the development of the annual water plan, but accumulated plans guide the State in determining water and water spending priorities. With State approval of the District’s UWMP, the District is now again eligible for state funding grants.

Water Banking

In April, MWD unanimously approved the expenditure of $1.9 million to purchase equity shares in the Semitropic Groundwater Storage District Water Banking and Exchange Program, located in Kern County, guaranteeing the delivery of up to 1,500 AF per year of MWD’s water stored from the Semitropic groundwater bank. The banking of excess water in times of wetness for use in drought years, makes good sense for a water district such as ours, with limited groundwater basin capacity and with State Water deliveries unreliable in times of drought.

Such a water banking opportunity would have saved the District the 7,500 AF of conserved and purchased water, a two-year MWD reserve supply stored in the San Luis Reservoir, most of which was “administratively appropriated” by the State Water Project (SWP). Technically, stored reservoir water is the first to be “spilled” when new snowmelt is diverted into a State Reservoir. Existing stored District water was simply requisitioned and reapportioned to all San Luis state water users. MWD had only a 30-day warning of its “administrative spill,” insufficient time to convey its at-risk water to a dry Lake Cachuma because the SWP pipe and pump system leading into Lake Cachuma was and still is so undersized that the stored water in the San Luis Reservoir could not be transferred to Cachuma.

Available Water Supply for 2017-18

One year ago, MWD was facing the five driest consecutive water years in California’s recorded history, an environmental calamity for the 13,500 of us living in Montecito, Summerland, and Toro Canyon who depend on MWD for reliable and affordable water.

Today, snowmelt from the High Sierras continues to boost water supplies in Northern California reservoirs. Rivers are swollen from one of the wettest winters on record. As of July 14, the Shasta Reservoir on the Sacramento River stands at 90% of capacity (4.6 million AF); Lake Orville on the Feather River at 65% of capacity (3.5 million AF); New Melones Lake on the Stanislaus River at 91% of capacity (2.4 million AF); and San Luis Reservoir at 97% of capacity (2.0 million AF).

Closer to Home Water Supplies

Locally, robust winter rains fell in December 2016, and in January, and especially February 2017, when a single monster storm dumped an estimated 10 trillion gallons of rain on southern California in two days.

A year ago, Lake Cachuma and Jameson Lake were both mudholes, nearing “dead pool” status. MWD was projecting zero delivery of water from Lake Cachuma for the second year in a row. Jameson Lake was expected to run dry by mid-year. Since September 2016, 44.2 inches of rain have fallen on San Marcos Pass and 25.2 inches on the Cachuma watershed, both 130% more than “normal” rainfall.

Today, Lake Cachuma has a stored water supply of 96,026 AF, 50% of its capacity; MWD-owned Jameson Lake has a stored water supply of 2,928 AF, 57% of its capacity; and the City-owned Gibraltar Reservoir has a stored water supply of 4,301 AF, 82% of its capacity.

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As of July 1, MWD has more than 11,000 AF of water available from a combination of sources, compared to approximately half that amount a year ago:

Surface Water Supply: Lake Cachuma Allocation Cachuma Carryover Jameson Lake State Water Project Table A Supplemental Imported Water Surface Water Total:

As of July 1, 2016

As of July 1, 2017

0 AF 1,796 AF 602 AF 1,980 AF (60%) 1,496 AF 5,874 AF

1,060 AF 0 AF 2,961 AF 2,805 AF (85%) 3,704 AF 10,530 AF

Non Surface Water Supply: Doulton Tunnel Groundwater (MWD Wells) Total Available Water: Water Sales (AFY)

132 AF 636 AF 6,642 AF 3,127 AF (Actual)

420 AF 300 AF 11,250 AF 4,000 AF (Projected)

MWD water sales in the 2016-17 water year ending June 30 hit an all-time low at 3,127 AFY, thanks to community conservation and mandatory rationing.

Table A State Water Outlook

In 2016, MWD’s Table A State Water allocation was set at 1,980 AF or 60% of the District’s annual entitlement of 3,300 AF. The year before the allocation was only 20% in a year when MWD needed it the most. This year, Table A State Water is currently at 85% of allocation, or 2,805 AF. With record rainfall in Northern California, excess state water is expected to be available for supplementary purchase for prices as low as $250 per AF. At that low price, it makes sense for MWD to acquire water and pay down at least a portion of its return water debt obligations resulting from past supplemental water purchases. In June 2017, MWD paid down 1,027 of its return water debt. The District expects to pay down another 973 AF in July.

That would leave the District with 3,031 AF of water debt to be paid on past supplementary purchases.

MWD Team Leadership

The November 2016 election of Floyd Wicks and Tobe Plough to the MWD Board added a crucial seasoned water executive and additional strategic planning talent to the existing board leadership. The immediate result was the creation of a Board Strategic Planning Committee, consisting of board president Dick Shaikewitz and Director Wicks. All five board members are now working together, free from past restrictions and legal rancor, in a more transparent and less-contentious, professional board environment, that is rich in strategic thinking and regional planning.

MWD Management Excellence

The growing maturity and leadership of Nick Turner in his new role as GM, plus the addition of financial pro and new business manager Tom Sheil, plus new district engineer Adam Kanold, have created a first-class management team. Unanimously, the board agreed that this year’s 2017-18 budget planning process was the best in board history.

What about the Future?

MWD has been and still is 89% dependent upon surface water stored in Lake Cachuma, Jameson Lake, and imported State Water Project (SWP) Table A water, pumped and piped from the High Sierras and Northern California. At customer demand levels of 4,000 AFY, MWD currently has sufficient water to service its needs through the middle of 2020. That water supply could be extended with average or above-average rainfall this winter or next.

The only future certainty is that continued extended droughts will inevitably hit California again, especially the South Coast region. We may have a limited window of opportunity to secure a drought-free regional water solution that is reliable, affordable, and rainfall-independent. That plan is the challenge for next week’s editorial, “Who Cares If It Rains or Shines?”.

•MJ

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As a gardener, I have a client near the Four Seasons Biltmore, and in the

past 10 years there have been three years when his oak trees’ leaves were devoured by the caterpillars.

A few months after the caterpillars all but denuded the trees, new growth appeared and all was good. In fact, the poop from the caterpillars acted as free fertilizer for the plants under the trees.

This year is different. In late May, I noticed a dusting of gold on the driveway and knew the worms were chewing through the leaves above.

Each week following, the dusting was thicker until it covered the asphalt.

Then in mid-June, I showed up and the caterpillars were hanging from the tree on invisible threads. And they ended up on me. By the time I finished, I had a dozen on my hat and shoulders. The worst were those that were on my neck and crawled about for hours afterward.

Shiver me timbers, it was gross.

So, this week I was prepared. I have an enormous sombrero that only comes out for Fiesta. But I took a plastic bag and covered it, like I see the state troopers do with their hats.

It worked.

A hat cover worked for me, but the homeowners asked if knew of any remedy, since they couldn’t use their patio. I said from my experience they just had to deal with it, that nature would take its course and spraying an insecticide would be worse than the infestation. My client was not satisfied and called around to tree companies, which didn’t respond, then he called Santa Barbara Pest Control. SBPC came out and used an organic soap that only kills the caterpillars and no other beneficial insects.

I’m happy for my clients; they can enjoy their patio now.

(Editor’s note: We live on Middle Road and have not experienced an infestation this year, but we did about 10 years ago.

Recalling the great gypsy moth invasion that took place in New England many years ago before we moved out west, during which homeowners who sprayed pesticides ended up worse off than those of us who did not, we did nothing. Sure enough, the oaks on our property came back better than ever, and the birds had an absolute feast dining on the caterpillars.

Don’t spray! – J.B.) •MJ The “gold dust” in the driveway is caused by the oak moth

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Having A Sale as I Am Preparing to Sell The Business Randy Weiss and Penny Sharrett from Union Bank, and sponsor Heidi Holly and Rick at the Basie bash

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orchestra is conducted by Scotty Barnhart with Carmen Bradford adding her fabulous voice to the mix. The proceeds benefited “Harry’s House – a Home for Alzheimer’s and Assisted Living at the Golden Inn & Village in Santa Ynez Valley.

“Harry was my Dad. He had Alzheimer’s. I came home one day and he asked, “Who are you?” I promised I would take care of him until the end,” said Rona. “Harry was also a giver because from the time I was a little girl, he taught me the importance of when you had more than a nickel and could spare it, you give back! He never had a lot of money, but he was always sending money. If my Dad were still with us today, he would be thrilled to hear the Count Basie Orchestra and would be seated up front-center.”

Rona’s dream started 20 years ago and became a reality when she had the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Golden Inn & Village (GIV) last October 2016. It is situated on approximately 7.3 acres in Santa Ynez and is the first affordable independent living campus in the area, currently housing nearly 100 underserved senior citizens. Eventually, seniors who reside at GIV will be able to transition to either Alzheimer’s or Assisted Living care without having to leave GIV. Harry’s House will be scholarship-sponsored, which means that if a senior or veteran is afflicted with Alzheimer’s and is unable to afford the specialized care, the Rona Barrett 20 – 27 July 2017

Foundation will make every effort to help.

In Rona’s “first life,” she was the first pop-news reporter on TV pioneering the way for a myriad of reporters today. This evening, she greeted all the guests who paid extra to attend the pre-concert VIP reception with a grazing feast and open bar.

Among her star-studded supporters were Tab Hunter and not-in-attendance celebs such as Carol Burnett, Pat Boone, and Bo Derek. The program listed hundreds more who had donated.

The evening’s master of ceremonies was Tony Morris, who also serves on the GIV board. He remembers seeing Rona on Good Morning America in the late 1970s – never dreaming he’d be working with her. I remember meeting Rona at Friendship Center fundraisers and hearing her dream, which seemed impossible. Fortunately, she never gave up.

There was a live auction during intermission and it was truly alive, literally, with auctioneer Jim Glines and the loudest, funniest spotters I’ve ever seen or heard. You didn’t dare move a muscle or you might be buying something. The auction items were called the Gems of the Valley, being related someway to that area from wine to weekends, theater to dinner.

It’s been proven that jazz music not only comes from the soul but soothes it, and so it was this evening. As Rona, says, “Keep thinking the good thoughts.”

•MJ

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Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The contractor represents and warrants that the contractor has all licenses, permits, qualifications, and approvals of whatsoever nature that are legally required for the contractor to perform the work specified herein.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

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Los servicios de policía, bomberos, y de respuesta a las llamadas al 911 en caso de emergencias médicas; Las calles, baches, puentes y drenajes para las aguas pluviales de la localidad; Las estaciones de bomberos en los vecindarios e infraestructura para la seguridad pública; Parques, servicios para los jóvenes y los adultos mayores; Abordar el asunto de los desamparados o personas sin hogar; Ayudar a retener y conservar los comercios y negocios locales; Apoyar a otros servicios en general;

¿Debería la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara aprobar un impuesto sobre las ventas de un centavo, así aportando aproximadamente $22 millones de dólares al año, a menos que dicho impuesto sea eliminado por los electores, y requerir que se realicen auditorías, supervisión ciudadana, divulgación pública del gasto y de todos los fondos a nivel local?

SÍ _____

NO_____

El período de presentación para esas oficinas comienza el 17 de julio del 2017 y cierra el 14 de agosto del 2017 a las 5:30 de la tarde.

Si no se nombra a ninguna persona o sólo a una persona para una oficina electiva, el nombramiento de ese cargo público puede ser hecha según lo prescrito en el Sección 10229, del Código Electoral del Estado de California.

Los documentos para la presentación de candidaturas se pueden obtener en la Secretaria Municipal de Santa Bárbara que se encuentra en la calle Anacapa 735 (en la esquina sureste del cruce de las calles De La Guerra y Anacapa).

Los centros designados para pasar a dejar su voto estarán abiertos los siguientes días: Las Oficinas Municipales [City Hall]: sábado noviembre 4 del 2017, entre las horas de 8:00 a.m. y 5:00 p.m.; y

Published July 19, 2017 Montecito Journal

Jessica J. Preston, 2013 Green Ridge Circle, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 22, 2017. 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) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0001848. Published July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2017.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the legislative body of the City, or any member or members thereof authorized by the body, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument, not to exceed 300 words in length, accompanies by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument, for or against the City measure.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, based up on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and Voter Information Guide for the election, the City Clerk has fixed July 25, 2017, during normal office hours, as posted, as the date after which no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the clerk for printed and distribution to the voters as provided in the Article 4.

Arguments shall be submitted to the City Clerk, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument, at the City Hall, City of Santa Barbara, California.

Arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk.

DURACION DEL CARGO

(Distritos 4, 4 y 6)

No_____

Dated this 11th day of July, 2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fish Window Cleaning, 933 Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

RF Ventures, 831 Weldon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 7, 2017. 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) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2017-0001976. Published July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 2017.

NOTIFICACIÓN DE LA ELECCIÓN

Los centros de votación: martes noviembre 7 del 2017, entre las horas de 7:00 a.m. y 8:00 p.m.

business as: Cominichis & SB Tarot, PO Box 746, Santa Barbara, CA 93102.

Gina Comin, 1434 Garden Street #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 15, 2017. 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)

by Noe Solis. FBN No. 20170001772. Published June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2017.

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Fechado el 13 de julio de 2017.

Sarah Gorman, CMC Secretaría Municipal Published July 19, 2017 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: East Cota Alley, 20 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Cabanta LLC, 1416 Castillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June

20, 2017. 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) by Rachel N. Gann. FBN No. 2017-0001819. Published June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2017.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5551 DUE DATE & TIME: August 17, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M. NOTIFICACIÓN A LOS VOTANTES SOBRE LA FECHA DESPUÉS DE LA CUAL NO SE PODRÁ PRESENTAR A LA SECRETARIA MUNICIPAL NINGÚN ARGUMENTO POR O CONTRA UNA MEDIDA MUNICIPAL

Kids World Renovation Project at Alameda Park

SE NOTIFICA que el martes el 7 de noviembre de 2017 se llevará a cabo una Elección Municipal General en la Ciudad de Santa Barbara, en la cual se presentará a los votantes la siguiente medida: MEDIDA ___- 2017 Con el fin de lograr mantener los servicios que son esenciales y reparar la infraestructura que es indispensable, incluyéndose: •

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¿Debería la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara aprobar un impuesto sobre las ventas de un centavo, así aportando aproximadamente $22 millones de dólares al año, a menos que dicho impuesto sea eliminado por los electores, y requerir que se realicen auditorías, supervisión ciudadana, divulgación pública del gasto y de todos los fondos a nivel local?

NO_____

ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que en conformidad con el Artículo 4, Capítulo 3, División 9 del Código Electoral del Estado de California, el cuerpo legislativo de la Ciudad, o cualquier miembro o miembros del mismo autorizados por el cuerpo, o todo votante individual o asociación genuina de ciudadanos, o toda combinación de votantes y asociaciones, pueden presentar un argumento escrito por o contra la medida municipal, el cual no puede exceder las 300 palabras, acompañado por el nombre o nombres impresos, y la (las) firma(s) de el(los) autor(es) que lo presenten, o si es presentado a nombre de una organización, el nombre de la organización, y el nombre impreso y la firma de por lo menos uno de sus funcionarios principales, quien es el autor del argumento.

ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que, basada en el tiempo razonablemente necesario para preparar e imprimir los argumentos y guía de información del votante para la elección, la Secretaria Municipal ha fijado el 25 de julio de 2017, durante el horario normal de trabajo, según ha sido anunciado, como la fecha después de la cual no se podrá presentar a la secretaria municipal ningún argumento por o contra la medida municipal para su impresión y distribución a los votantes según lo dispuesto en el Artículo 4. Los argumentos deberán ser presentados a la Secretaria Municipal, acompañados por el nombre o nombres impresos y firma(s) de el (los) autor(es) que los presenten, o si son presentados en el nombre de una organización, el nombre de la organización, y el nombre impreso y la firma de por lo menos uno de sus funcionarios principales, quien es el autor del argumento, en las Oficinas Municipales enla ciudad de Santa Barbara, California. Los argumentos pueden ser cambiados o retirados hasta e incluyendo la fecha fijada por la Secretaria Municipal.

ADEMÁS SE NOTIFICA que toda ordenanza, análisis imparcial, o argumento directo que sea presentado bajo la autoridad del código electoral estará a disposición del público para que lo examine en la oficina de la Secretaria Municipal por un período que no podrá ser menor de los 10 días calendario de la fecha límite para la presentación de los argumentos y análisis.

Fechada el 13 de julio de 2017.

Sarah Gorman, CMC Secretaria Municipal Published July 19, 2017 Montecito Journal

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The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

Los servicios de policía, bomberos, y de respuesta a las llamadas al 911 en caso de emergencias médicas; Las calles, baches, puentes y drenajes para las aguas pluviales de la localidad; Las estaciones de bomberos en los vecindarios e infraestructura para la seguridad pública; Parques, servicios para los jóvenes y los adultos mayores; Abordar el asunto de los desamparados o personas sin hogar; Ayudar a retener y conservar los comercios y negocios locales; Apoyar a otros servicios en general;

SÍ _____

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on August 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., at Kids World, located at 1400 Garden St (at E Micheltorena St), Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

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

Publishing Rates: Fictitious Business Name: $45 $5 for each additional name Name Change: $150

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

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.

Summons: $150 Death Notice: $50

The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California A – General Engineering or B – General Building Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Probate: $100

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Notice to Creditors: $100

Bidders are hereby notified that a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Government Notice: $125 - any length

Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

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

_________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: July 19, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

We will beat any advertised price We will submit Proof of Publication directly to the Court Contact: legals@montecitojournal.net or 805.565.1860

Seriously, why was it tradition to stand when the bride came in? It blocked her from seeing her groom. – K.R. Grace

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

ENDING THIS WEEK

ONGOING

Ventura Music Festival – Ventura’s veteran music fest that has expanded to now cover a fuller gamut of genres comes to a close this weekend with four final events, including the biggest name in the bunch. The Festival Brass Quintet kicks things off Friday afternoon with its festival-tested and popular annual “Tea & Trumpets” event at the Pierpont Inn. Enjoy the historic inn’s splendid four-course English tea as you savor the quintet’s hallmark wit, humor and, of course, fanfare.

In the evening, Perla Batalla offers her tribute to Leonard Cohen, the legendary poet and singer-songwriter who died last year. Ojai resident Batalla is a Grammy-nominated vocalist with a singular style who sang backup for Cohen for years while maintaining her own solo, jazzinflected career. On Saturday night, it’s time for Simply Three, a bass, cello, and violin trio that has reshaped chamber music by genre-hopping from Puccini and Gershwin to Adele, Coldplay, and Michael Jackson, as well as its own original works.

Decorated American music interpreter Michael Feinstein brings the festival to a close Sunday evening, as the Grammy-nominated singer, pianist, and educator – who has become a PBS star with his Great American Songbook series – tackles the best of Broadway plus Berlin, Ellington, Gershwin, Sinatra, and more.

WHERE: Ventura College Performing Arts Center, 4700 Loma Vista Road, Ventura (except Tea & Trumpets) COST: varies INFO: 648-3146 or www. venturamusicfestival.org

Music at the Ranch – While Concerts in the Park (see below) closes up shop at the end of July, this Tuesday night series at the Stow House continues weekly through midAugust, offering a laudable list of local luminaries bringin’ it for your listening and dancing pleasure. This week (July 25): Cadillac Angels, one of the regions oldest bands still operating (more than three decades), revs up the rockabilly, Americana and roots music in a way that would make both Buddy Holly and Buck Owens right proud. Next week (August 1): Guitarist Tony Ybarra and his band play loads of Latin music, including salsa, to propel the dancers to delirium. The local food trucks Shrimp vs Chef and Mony’s Tacos will be selling tasty bites at the entrance, but feel free to bring a picnic, though no outside alcohol or pets are allowed.

Chairs and blankets may be set out on the beautiful grounds of the historic Rancho la Patera Gardens site any time after noon on concert day.

WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 pm WHERE: 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta COST: free INFO: 681-7216 or www. goletahistory.org/music-at-the-ranch/

by Steven Libowitz

SUNDAY, JULY 23

THURSDAY, JULY 20 Concerts in the Park – There’s a lot of hyperbole surrounding this weekly series of outdoor shows just a block from the beach, with one observer even going to far as to proclaim “Boston has the pops, Hollywood has the bowl, and Santa Barbara beats them all with spectacular summer

FRIDAY, JULY 21 Fly Like an Eagle – The Chumash Casino Resort is a hotel in California, which is not to be confused with Hotel California, which is not only a song by The Eagles but also the name of The Eagles tribute band that will be performing tonight at the Chumash Casino Resort. So if you’re a fan of that seminal SoCal country rock band, why not “Take it Easy” and head on up the San Marcos Pass to Santa Ynez for the show, where, if you can avoid a “Heartache Tonight”, you’ll get a “Peaceful Easy Feeling” as the group plays mega-hits by the Eagles and select titles from the solo works of original Eagles Don Henley, Glen Frey, and Joe Walsh. By the way, if you don’t like the silly wordplay in this item, here’s a suggestion: “Get Over It”.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez COST: $20 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

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Smart Move – Signing Slightly Stoopid to his own label Skunk Records after discovering them in a San Diego bar was one of the sharper decision made by Bradley Newell, the founder, chief songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of Sublime.

Newell inked the band while they were still in high school, and put out their debut album in 1996 shortly before he died from a heroin overdose.

Meanwhile, Slightly Stoopid has gone on to release almost a dozen additional albums, enjoying more than two decades of success through a loose fusion of folk, rock, reggae, and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal, and punk – plus a hip attitude that was shared by Newell.

Their live shows are also a lot of fun, with their own set at the Santa Barbara Bowl augmented this time around by openers J Boog, The Movement, and Santa Barbara’s own reggae ensemble Iration. The four-band bill has an early start time, so all can play a full set. WHEN: 5 pm WHERE: 1122 N. Milpas St. COST: $34.50 to $47.50 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com

music at Chase Palm Park!” But there’s one aspect of the series that can’t be beat – it’s totally free, which is one of the reasons beyond the wonderful ambiance that draws thousands to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics to the park every Thursday in July. Unfortunately, there are only four shows this summer, and half of them have come and gone, with the final two taking place this week.

After tributes to Tom Petty in Week 1 and the Rolling Stones last Thursday, Concerts in the Park not only goes genre-specific but also all-original tonight with Crooked Eye Tommy, who play their own brand (and own songs) of Southern California blues.

The band fronted by Tommy Marsh won a Ventura County Music Award, their third, for Butterflies & Snakes in 2015. Next week, the concerts come to a close with Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries the perennial favorites who play 1950s and ‘60s rock ‘n’ roll augmented by matching shiny outfits and forays into the crowd.

Claim your space on the mountain side of Chase Palm Park anytime after noon. WHEN: 6 to 8:30 pm WHERE: 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd. COST: free INFO: 564-5418 or www. santabarbaraca.gov/ FRIDAY, JULY 21 Students Settle into Shakespeare – Rubicon Theater’s summer Youth Productions tackles the Bard’s Much Ado About Nothing, the comedy that weaves wit and romance between the laughs. Shakespeare’s farcical journey juxtaposes a couple of couples who switch roles in terms of matchmaking and relationship-saving, eventually leading up to one of the master’s

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“happily ever after” endings. Coming in August: On the Town, which runs August 4-12. Rubicon also has a special “Christmas in July” offer to “beat the heat with a cool offer” for a Family Four Pack to their revival of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Through the end of the month, families can purchase four tickets at a 50-percent discount for the December show. WHEN: 7 tonight, 2 & 7 pm tomorrow, 2 pm Sunday WHERE: Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $16 general admission, $11 kids 12 and under INFO: 667-2900 or www. rubicontheatre.org SATURDAY, JULY 22 SBAIC is Back – Finger-style acoustic guitar player Tommy Emmanuel, who has been playing guitar since he was 4 years old, is one of those gifted guitarists who can play several different musical parts simultaneously, delivering melody, rhythmic chords, and a bass line at the same time. Although the Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration (SBAIC) is still a month away, Emmanuel is coming to town early for a special benefit concert to support the upcoming second iteration of the festival, which is shifting from the Earl Warren Showgrounds to the Fess Parker DoubleTree down by the beach as its main venue. Richard Smith and Pat Bergeson, who were the headliners at the Nashville Hot Club show at least year’s SBAIC, will be sitting in for much of Emmanuel’s two sets tonight at The Luke. The festivities also include a giveaway from Larrivee Guitars, which has donated a recreation of Emmanuel’s custom C10 instrument. He will play it during the concert, sign the guitar, and then give 20 – 27 July 2017

SUNDAY, JULY 23 An Appetite for Art – Bestselling novelist, historian, and writing teacher Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander, Paint It Black, and the forthcoming epic of the Russian Revolution, The Revolution of Marina M (due November 7), joins sometimes Santa Barbara-based global essayist and novelist Pico Iyer, author of The Art of Stillness, for a lively discussion titled “From Revolution to Inspiration: What Sets a Writer Alight”. The conversation on art as elixir, as well as educator, will touch on what inspires us, why art is more urgent than ever in our confused and polarized times, and which are the types of works that can bring us light and delight while broadening our horizons. A Q&A session and book signing follow the discussion, part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Parallel Stories series. WHEN: 2:30 pm WHERE: Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State Street (entrance in the rear) COST: $10 general, $6 seniors (museum members free) INFO: 963-4364 or www.sbma.net

it away to a lucky ticket-holder seated in the main section. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Marjorie Luke Theatre, Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 East Cota St. COST: $45 & $35 (Online only, no sales at the door) INFO: www.sbaic. com/Tommy

nonprofit in Santa Barbara. WHEN: 2 to 6 pm WHERE: 1500 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang COST: $45 INFO: 688-3032 or www.

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Concert in the Vines – Buttonwood Farm Winery, the nearly half-centuryold almost 40-acre Santa Ynez Valley vineyard that is home to some 33,000 vines, is getting down to rock the roots with a summer afternoon of music amid the growing grapes.

The Soul Cats and Crown City Bombers, who know something about movable rhythms as they often play for swing dancers, share the stage near the Vineyard Pond, where guests are invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs, a picnic, and dancing shoes, though flip-flops are fine too.

McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream will be selling their confections on site, with optional meals from two food trucks, while wine will be available for sale by the bottle. (No other alcoholic beverages are permitted).

Tickets include a logo GoVino glass, two generous pours of wine, and admission to the concert. A portion of ticket sales benefit Explore Ecology, the environmental and arts education

The Sun Will Come Out? – The French climate-change documentary Tomorrow takes an unusual approach to addressing the subject by eschewing footage of natural disasters and catastrophes and focusing instead on showcasing alternative, creative ways of viewing agriculture, economics, energy, and education. The film offers constructive solutions for taking local action to make a difference on a global level, with an optimistic approach that encourages communities worldwide to change the way they live for the sake of the planet. The Luke Theatre and the Community Environmental Council present the only Santa Barbara area screening of Tomorrow at the theater, where nonprofit information tables will be set up, along with snacks for sale, in the lobby. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 East Cota St. COST: $10 general admission, $7 students and seniors INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com •MJ

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TOWER OF POWER SAT SEP 23 8PM SPANISH GUITAR ENTERTAINMENT

BENISE FUEGO! SUN SEP 24 7PM THEATER LEAGUE

DIRTY DANCING MON OCT 9 7:30PM TUE OCT 10 7:30PM SANTA BARBARA SYMPHONY

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26

MOZART IN DANCE

Nate the Great – Trumpeter-vocalist Nate Birkey, who years ago departed Santa Barbara for the more jazz-friendly streets of New York City, returns to town for an annual summer visit to SOhO. The straightahead jazz musician who is both a fluid improviser and singer with an irresistibly understated grace – one reviewer called his music “straightforwardly a man’s expression of who he is, and that is the true essence of jazz” – will be on his way back from a 10-day trek to Italy, where he planned to finish a recording started in Rome this past March that is expected to be out by the end of September. It’s likely we’ll hear selections from what will be his 10th album as a leader, plus favorites from his catalog and whatever else strikes his fancy when he’s joined by his West Coast band, comprised of Santa Barbara stalwarts Tom Buckner, Jamieson Trotter, Jim Connolly, and Peter Buck. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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Real Estate View Montecito Heat Index

Montecito Heat Index 50

by Michael Phillips

Michael is a realtor at Coldwell Banker, and is a Montecito Planning Commissioner.

He can be reached at 969-4569 and info@ MichaelPhillipsRealEstate. com

short of showing off. It outperformed last year by 50%. And it outperformed the $2-3M sector by even more.

The $4-5M group, usually struggling for attention, also lit up compared to last year.

The $5M-and-up mega estates score 11 outperforming last year’s by 200%.

Last month, it beat the prior year’s by a stunning 600%.

Overall, demand for Montecito homes continues to be strong. More specifically, take another look at the chart and see how this looks like a market leaning toward the high-end properties beginning with the $3-4M group. This is not typical and though two months is not a trend, the significant increase in demand is curious.

For the $5M-and-up group, nothing is ever easy and all of this happened with some patience and effort.

The average days on market for these

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he Montecito Heat Index is a measurement of market demand for Montecito single-family homes in five distinct price sectors. Although completed sales are the favored metric for market performance, such data is always at least a month old. We use a forward-looking indicator based upon contract signings – specifically the ratio of properties for sale to those under contract – and thus determine the current demand or Heat.

Since real estate activity fluctuates seasonally, today’s Heat score is compared to a year ago today. All data are from the Santa Barbara MLS and are uniformly deemed reliable.

Today’s Heat score is 110, a solid increase of 77.4% over last year’s 62; June’s score was 84.

Looking at individual price sectors, the adjacent chart tells the story.

Demand today is higher for each sector, but one compared to this date last year. And the exception, the $2-3M group, scored a 17 just short of last year’s 21. This group, historically a consistent performer, posted a strong response last month with a first-place score of 50.

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mega estates was 296; one property was 687 days, while for all properties in Montecito, the average is presently 117. And as you might guess, it took some serious price concessions to get most of these under contract.

All but one $5M-plus properties now pending are just more than $5M and the exception is more of an estate land play than an estate purchase.

Listed at $10,750, this Toro Canyon property is an iconic pastoral estate site with the best combination of ocean, island, and mountain views.

It has majestic oaks and varied native flora all under the supervision of the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens and ready for, I would guess, a large home.

Last month, sales were down year over year by 5% and the median sales price was down 10%. Not a great

spring report. Today, mid-summer, our median is down 4%, and we have sold exactly as many homes as last year on this date. Clearly, we are moving in the right direction, yet even with strong buyer interest, too many prospective buyers are being sidelined by a combination of limited choices, difficult lending guidelines, and near-record high prices.

Plus, a recent National Association of Realtors survey found folks are less confident about the economy and their financial situations than at the beginning of the year. This could well be impacting our under-$3M inventory. For the higher-end market, with different economic considerations and a stock market that seems to never disappoint, buyers seem increasingly confident and sellers remain anxious to please.

•MJ

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2775 Bella Vista Drive 1-4pm $8,900,000 5bd/6ba JoAnn Mermis 895-5650 582 Freehaven Drive 1-4pm $4,995,000 3bd/3.5ba Jen Plana 895-2112 130 Tiburon Bay Lane 1-4pm $4,875,000 4bd/4.5ba Jeremy Crail 698-4718 615 Hot Springs Road 1-4pm $4,585,000 4bd/3.5ba Dave Kent 969-2149 502 Picacho Lane 2-4pm $4,450,000 4bd/4.5ba Cristal Clarke 886-9378 2224 East Valley Road 1-3pm $4,375,000 4bd/4.5ba Maureen McDermut 570-5545 891 Jimeno Road 1-4pm $4,150,000 4bd/4ba Brian King 452-0471 495 Toro Canyon Road 1-4pm $3,975,000 4bd/4ba Mark Lomas 845-2888 860 Coyote Road 1-4pm $3,850,000 5bd/4.5ba Bruce Emmens 452-3283 1000 East Mountain Drive 1-5pm $3,750,000 4bd/3ba Marcel P. Fraser 895-2288 89 Butterfly Lane

By Appt. $3,495,000 3bd/4.5ba Jason Streatfeild 969-1122 444 Pimiento Lane 1-4pm $3,495,000 4bd/5ba Marilyn Moore 689-0507 178 Coronada Circle 1-4pm $3,200,000 3bd/3ba Carol Keller 689-8700 1426 Greenworth Place 1-4pm $3,150,000 4bd/4ba Sina Omidi 689-7700 1196 Dulzura Drive 12-3pm $2,999,000 5bd/5ba Elias Benson 324-4587 355 Sierra Vista Road 2-4pm $2,950,000 3bd/3ba Don Hunt 895-3833 850 Chelham Way 1-4pm $2,850,000 5bd/5ba Leslie McFadden 252-4541 2979 Eucalyptus Hill Road 1-4pm $2,750,000 4bd/3.5ba Sheela Hunt 698-2174 540 El Bosque Road 1-3pm $2,500,000 4bd/4ba Aparna Rao 620-7314 434 Nicholas Lane 1-4pm $2,345,000 4bd/3ba Tony Miller 705-4007 2886 Hidden Valley Lane 1-3pm $1,995,000 6.5 acres Dena Chachakos 403-4104 136 Loureyro Road A & B 1-3pm $1,595,000 4bd/2ba Brian Felix 455-3669 1925 Barker Pass Road 1-4pm $1,590,000 2bd/2.5ba Cathy O’Neill 886-7760

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We Buy, Sell and Broker Important Estate Jewelry. Located in the upper village of Montecito. Graduate Gemologists with 30 years of experience. We do free evaluations and private consultation.

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Our meals are homemade and delivered directly to your door.

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buying equipment. First lesson free with no obligation. References available. Jason: 805-452-3738.

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If you’re looking for peace of mind and a help around the house, I can make you very comfortable while contributing $1,000 monthly to your bank account.

Let’s communicate via email and then talk if interested.

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Now available, newly remodeled, immaculate 2 bed/2bath ocean view condo on second floor.

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Montecito Rental For rent a beautiful one-bedroom poolside furnished guest house on estate. Beautiful quiet setting.

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Small jobs welcomed.

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At SB Bird Sanctuary, backyard farmer’s bounty is our birds best bowl of food! The flock goes bananas for your apples, oranges & other homegrown fruits & veggies.

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Volunteers Do you have a special talent or skill? Do you need community service hours? The flock at SB Bird Sanctuary could always use some extra love and socialization. Call us and let’s talk about how you can help.

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$9,995,000 | 2600 Bella Vista Dr, Montecito | 4BD/3½BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

$6,600,000 | 730 Lilac Dr, Montecito | 5BD/4½BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$37,500,000 | 1104 Channel Dr, Montecito | 5BD/7½BA Phyllis Noble | 805.451.2126

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$22,500,000 | ParadiseOnPadaro.com, Carpinteria | 6BD/6½BA Kathleen Winter | 805.451.4663

$8,750,000 | 1711 E Valley Rd, Montecito | 5BD/6½BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$7,900,000 | Happy Canyon Ranch, Santa Ynez | 136± acs (assr) Leslie Lunsman/Kerry Mormann | 949.683.7129

$5,450,000 | 560 Meadow Wood Ln, Montecito | 4BD/4½BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

$3,495,000 | 89 Butterfly Ln, Montecito | 3BD/4½BA Jason Streatfeild | 805.280.9797

$3,250,000 | Freesia Dr, Summerland | 3BD/3½BA MK Properties | 805.565.4014

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$2,575,000 | 1395 Greenworth Pl, Montecito | 5BD/3BA Calcagno & Hamilton | 805.565.4000

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