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Wilderness Youth Project utilizes nature to satisfy a curiosity that every child has, regardless of socioeconomic background, page 32

Culture Matters

Cate School is mired in two investigations of alleged sexual abuse and harassment, with victims stepping forward and claiming the school has tolerated misogyny and sexual misconduct for decades, story begins on page 6

Plus, Editor Gwyn Lurie says sweeping issues under the rug just leaves a mess to clean up later, page 5

In it for the Long Haul

Montecito’s Michael Bowker pens new book that attempts to normalize Long Haulers Syndrome, a byproduct of COVID-19, page 12

Back to Bowl Business

What’s the plan at the Santa Barbara Bowl as shows inch closer? Executive Director Rick Boller provides the details, page 28

‘Undiscovered’ Treasure

Kimsey Vineyard is a personal pet project, one that has landed Montecito couple plenty of praise for their wine label, page 44

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Inside This Issue

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5 Editor’s Letter

CONGRATULATES

Silence isn’t always golden, particularly when it comes to the serious allegations that Cate School faces

JOHN HENDERSON

6 In the Know

Following in the recent footsteps of Thacher and Santa Barbara High, Cate School is mired in a pair of investigations into sexual harassment and abuse on campus — and it could extend back decades

8 Music Academy of the West

For Christina Cutts Dougherty and Alexander Agate, having a full plate might be an understatement

10 Letters to the Editor

From issues over a new nuisance on the roads to calls for mandatory vaccinations, our readers weigh in on a number of issues

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18 Montecito Miscellany

Celebrating the 18th anniversary of his half-century, Richard Mineards’ birthday bash brought out a who’s-who list to the University Club

20 Dear Montecito

Ava Burford will return to UCLA after rekindling her love of Montecito during the pandemic

22 PERSPECTIVES

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23 Guest Opinion

Your opponent is not your enemy, says Charlie Firestone, pointing to sports as the shining example of what’s right in the world

24 Your Westmont

The Ridley-Tree Museum of Art examines contemporary abstract; English professor Paul Willis pens a new poetry collection; and students love the college’s breakfast burrito Grill Master

26 Farr Out

The history behind the Global Positioning System is one of innovation and testing

27 CATLab

The CATLab and Ridley-Tree Museum of Art are combining forces by hosting Art | Tech nights for the next four weeks

28 Our Town

So, what’s the plan at the Santa Barbara Bowl as shows inch closer? Executive Director Rick Boller provides the details.

32 The Giving List

Wilderness Youth Project utilizes nature to satisfy a curiosity that every child has, regardless of socioeconomic background

33 Local News

Hillside, a Santa Barbara facility for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, used a birthday party to bring back a sense of normalcy

34 Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles 35 On Art

Marlene Vitanza and Frederico Jimenez bring a passion for unique jewelry to a July 24 show at Peregrine Galleries

36 Calendar of Events

From Vanilla Ice as your dessert at Tequila and Tacos to Nate Birkey’s return to Santa Barbara for a gig at the Pickle Room, a look at the week’s events

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Editor’s Letter

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

A Tale of Two Schools

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his week, the MJ’s Nick Masuda writes about an investigation by law enforcement regarding reports of sexual abuse and misconduct by a former Cate School employee, months after campus officials told alumni they had launched their own internal investigation into potential abuse that could date back decades. Several sexual assault survivors, current and former Cate students, have been identified, according to a Sherriff’s statement.

This comes on the heels of Thacher School’s release of a 91-page report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct on its Ojai campus.

So far, Thacher has been recognized for dealing with their situation with a high level of transparency that is in stark contrast to Cate’s muddled handling of its own crisis.

In a certain sense it’s a tale of two cultures — old-school vs. new-school. Cate seems to be engaging in the antiquated and always doomed-to-fail practice of circling the wagons and victim shaming (or discounting), while Thacher’s willingness to own this unfortunate part of its history and deal with it transparently comes across as a clear and sincere attempt to make things right, or as right as possible.

History has shown us that you can’t sweep these things under the rug. Well, you can, but eventually when someone moves that rug, there it will be — a big ugly pile of filth.

How many examples do we need? L.A.’s Marlborough School, New York’s Horace Mann School, Penn State/Jerry Sandusky, USC’s $1 billion payout to victims of their campus gynecologist, the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team and their predatory coaches — the list is far too long to recount. What we’ve learned from how different institutions handle these crises is that when an institution tries to protect its reputation over the safety and well-being of its students, everyone loses. It’s a short-term play that never works. At least not anymore.

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My advice? Publish the report. Bring the community along on this journey. Own your history — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

In 2008, my niece was a junior at Marlborough, an elite girls’ private school in Los Angeles. Preyed upon by her English teacher for months, she, along with her parents, reported the misconduct to the school. Even with emails to prove the abuse, the school did little to rectify the situation, claiming this was a “oneoff.” All they did was require the teacher to undergo counseling.

At the end of my niece’s freshman year at the University of Pennsylvania, she posted an essay about her experience in high school which culminated with a certain unnamed English teacher at a certain unnamed private high school touching her knee. I still remember the first line of her essay: “The part I least like talking about is how flattered I was,” she wrote, with breathtaking honesty.

The story went viral. Within hours, eight other girls contacted my niece — they knew exactly what school and what teacher she was referring to, because they too had been victimized — some far worse.

This was not a one-off.

The school immediately had an “unsweepable” crisis on its hands, causing the board of trustees to pull together a “special investigative committee” to look into and address the crisis. This culminated in the previously “beloved” head of school stepping down (after 26 years) and ultimately the conviction and imprisonment of my niece’s teacher — she was not the one who pressed charges.

I tell you this story not because it’s unique. Quite the opposite. I personally have had my own experiences, the first back in 1978 when I was in junior high — when there was truly nowhere and no one to turn to for help. My niece and I and the students at Cate and Thacher share the company of crowded, standing-room-only stadiums of victims who at some point found themselves in the grips of a person in power who groomed them, made them feel “special” and

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In the Know

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endy Ward Hoffer kept her secret for nearly 35 years, recently revealing she was sexually abused by a faculty member during her sophomore and junior years at Carpinteria’s Cate School (1984-86), describing herself as a 15-year-old torn between trying to win the support of her teacher and the ongoing fear of what would happen if she said, “No.” Hoffer’s revelation is a primary reason the Cate School finds itself mired in two external investigations that are focused on alleged incidences of sexual harassment and abuse — both short- and long-term — while also facing accusations of a decades-long aversion to tackling an on-campus culture that has reportedly tolerated misogyny, grooming, homophobia and racism, ultimately offering limited transparency in addressing these claims.

And while the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department investigates one former faculty member for alleged crimes that occurred in the 2019-2020 school year, incidents involving other victims stepping forward with little if any institutional support extend back as far as the 1980s, shortly after the Cate School shifted from all-boys to a well-respected co-ed institution.

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“Abuse never happens in a vacuum,” said Eric MacLeish, a wellknown attorney that represented hundreds of sexual abuse victims in Boston’s Catholic priest sexual abuse scandal, as well as hundreds more at East Coast boarding schools. He currently represents one Cate sexual

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Music Academy of the West

“When I’m on stage it feels like utter freedom. Everything else fades out and I just play whatever I’m feeling.”

— Alexander Agate

old, Cristina was the Young Artist winner of the International Tuba & Euphonium Competition and was unanimously chosen as the winner of the National Symphony’s Summer Music Institute concerto competition, resulting in her performing the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto as soloist in the Kennedy Center. A year later, she became the first tubist in the history of the Pasadena Showcase Instrumental Competition for woodwinds, brass, and strings to win the overall Grand Prize. Last year, after five tries, all she did after beating out about 50 or so other applicants for the coveted singular tuba position at MAW was claim both a Fast Pitch and Alumni Enterprise Award for The Resilience Project, a book profiling historic women in brass.

On August 4, she’ll attempt to become the first tuba player since two-time winner Aubrey Foard to capture the Concerto Competition (this year transformed into a duo event).

Told as a child that she was too small to take up double bass, Cristina Cutts Dougherty settled for the cello then followed her older sister into playing the tuba. Good move. While her sister tossed the tuba for law school, by 16 years

Q. May I ask: Why the tuba?

A. People don’t really expect much from the tuba and I definitely like surprising them. The tuba can be a really melodic and beautiful instrument, and it can also be super powerful. I love being able to explore that range.

by Steven Libowitz Busy, Busy: Sitting Down with Two MAW Artists with Plenty on Their Plates

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uggling all the tasks and opportunities a fellow faces at the Music Academy of the West is a stiff if rewarding challenge in a normal summer, what with private lessons and sectional coaching, studying new pieces of repertoire, practicing as an individual and rehearsing for chamber, orchestra, and duo concerts, performing in master classes and concert halls, prepping for the new MAW Fast Pitch awards, and readying works for MAW’s annual competitions. Not to mention getting ready for auditions, for those about to enter the non-academic world.

It’s a wonder the young professional musicians manage to find time to sleep, eat, and relax, let alone spend time with their Compeers or each other just for fun. Now truncate the time allotted for almost all those activities from eight weeks to five.

Welcome to the MAW Summer Festival 2021.

We caught up with a couple of the

instrumentalists over the phone this week (yep, they had to fit in time for interviews, too) to check in on their experiences so far this summer. Here are severely shortened excerpts from the conversations.

You’ll be playing Tomasi’s “Être ou ne pas être trombone quartet” on July 27.

What’s exciting about that piece?

It’s this really epic and strange low brass piece, and I get to be the soloist. So the trombone players will be all behind me and I’ll be playing the solo part in front of them. It should be pretty fun!

What about the duo competition?

That’s an important one.

I’ll be playing a lot of non-tuba repertoire. My main piece is Schumann’s “Adagio and Allegro” originally written for horn, and I’ve arranged a piece

by Florence Price (the first African American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer), called “Elfentanz,” which I arranged myself because I really wanted to do one of her compositions. Also, “Ballade for tuba and piano,” composed by Jan Krzywicki, who is the brother of one of my teachers, so it’s very personal.

It’s awesome, a slow lyrical piece that you can say a lot with. The last one is “Three Miniatures for Tuba and Piano” by Anthony Plog which is the one really serious piece from the tuba repertoire.

You’ve got a lot going on. How do you find the time to prepare everything?

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Letters to the Editor

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

A New Danger on the Roads

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m I the only one noticing the dangerous speeds that e-bikes and riders who push them to their limits pose to drivers and themselves in and around Montecito? They seem to zip around as fast as motorcycles, yet no special license is required. It’s great that more people are getting outdoors and traveling farther afield than they would on a regular bike, but I keep seeing kids going as fast as a car and this is just terrifying! Please, parents... talk to your kids about speed and road safety.

Thank you!

Cathy Clemens

Surfside Tragedy Could Happen Here

Rinaldo Brutoco wisely alerts our citizens that the environmental warning canary is singing, and the tune is unmistakably ominous and clear.

I live in Miami and Montecito.

Back east, I am a trial lawyer who along with his law partner have been appointed to co-lead and liaison counsel positions managing the lawsuits filed on behalf of the dead and the survivors of those killed and injured in the Champlain Tower condominium collapse in Surfside.

Mr. Brutoco hits the nail on the head, a nail that was horribly bent by the town of Surfside, the condominium board, “inspectors,” and a host of others who ignored a failing building for decades. The system let it coast or should I say, collapse.

The many similarities between the seaside environments of Santa Barbara and Surfside are unmistakable. The toll the salty air and water take on building materials is well recognized.

I hope that Santa Barbara makes it clear that inspections and mandatory repairs of our buildings will not be anything less than stringent.

I thank Mr. Brutoco for localizing the Surfside tragedy. The affected fam-

ilies will be living through this nightmare for the rest of their lives. Let’s not let this happen to us.

Stuart Z. Grossman

An Aware Bear

Carlos, The Bear, was just a cub when the Thomas Fire and Debris Flow violated our Village. He recalls those events vividly. His mother herding him to safe shelter. The helicopters, airplanes, and all manner of emergency vehicles with uniformed authorities making her nervous and tired.

As Carlos watched the flooding in Germany and other parts of Europe on CNN, he felt a pang of post-traumatic stress course through his veins that made his fur stand on end. He felt for the people and animals that had lives changed suddenly with so much loss. He knew well the feeling of helplessness that follows big weather tragedies. His paws shook and he hung his head, global warming again!

And if that was not enough, a Red Flag Day tomorrow! From, of all things, lightning. The monsoonal moisture that Carlos usually revels in, is much more active now. Carlos, being an aware bear, took a quick look at his Go-Bag, just in case, putting in a gallon of fresh water, some cash, and dried grubs. He figured it best to stay close to his den and be ready then put himself to sleep listening to David Bowie’s song, “Five Years.”

Michael Edwards

SBCC’s Campus Return Needs Vaccination Mandate

First and foremost, I want to thank Nick Masuda and the Montecito Journal for running last week’s piece on SBCC.

The article was very well written and extremely comprehensive.

For any president running an operation 85% of the time virtually would be an obvious challenge.

What I find so challenging to believe is that four out of the seven Board of Trustee members have taken it upon themselves to be deniers of science or skeptics.

How can anyone not think or believe that staff, the faculty, and the students should not be vaccinated before returning to school?

The scientists have stated that 99.2% of the people since June who have passed from COVID were not vaccinated.

In its origin the elderly and the sick were the hardest hit.

Now the people getting COVID are younger.

According to Mr. Masuda, the new plan for those headed back to school is based on some sort of the honor system.

I do not know how or what that may look like.

Why would anyone want to be ostracized for their possible recklessness?

With students descending from near and far would it not be reasonable for everyone to be vaccinated when in an indoor environment?

The school should make vaccinations a requirement to return to school and be used as a site for vaccinating those who are not.

As of now there are over 400 colleges that are requiring a shot before the school season starts.

While there will always be science deniers as well as skeptics, they still have the right to determine what enters their bodies.

For those set up cameras in the classroom and learn from home.

I for one just about tear up when I am watching the news and see a very ill person whose last words were, “I wish I would have gotten vaccinated.”

Or a person on the edge says the first thing I am going to do if I make it is to get vaccinated.

In closing, the fairly new Delta variant of COVID is believed to be some 40 to 60 percent more contagious than the Alpha variant.

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Brilliant Thoughts

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

Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

High, Neighbor

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ntil my early 30s, I had never smoked anything. In fact, the practice of smoking appalled me. Sometimes I’d be with a group of friends, and they would start smoking a cigarette of some kind, which they passed from hand to hand. They would invite me to join in, but I made it plain that I had no interest whatsoever.

I’m not sure what finally induced me to yield — but I think I must have been unusually depressed (as I often was in those days) — and so desperate that I felt I had nothing to lose. I inhaled only a little — but the effect upon me was so immediate, so pleasant, and so profound, that I realized something new and wonderful had come into my life.

We were in a house near the ocean, and, as we walked down to the beach and I looked upwards, I felt that I had never really seen the stars before.

Of course, this was not tobacco (which I have never stopped detesting). But, unlike tobacco, it was a substance then still highly illegal.

It was known by various names, of which the simplest was “pot.” I soon learned the kinds of precautions one must take, because of the distinctive odor, to avoid the long arm (and nose), of the law. Only one of my pot-smoking friends was ever arrested, but fortunately was not charged with a felony (as he could have been) and got off with “probation.”

To be confident that pot was safe, I read what I could find. One particularly helpful book was a collection of writings called “The Marihuana Papers” (1966). I learned that various studies had been made over the preceding century, and they had generally found much less danger in pot than in alcohol (which, as with tobacco, I have disliked and avoided to this day). One study, commissioned by Mayor La Guardia of New York, concluded that pot was not addictive, and did not cause any measurable mental or physical deterioration. (I know that this subject is still considered debatable, but just want you to understand my outlook at the time.)

As I became a more practiced user, I found I could always expect a certain sequence of effects. The first was to start having many different thoughts and ideas which I immediately wanted to write down.

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(This was not the genesis of the epigrams on which I eventually built a whole career, but it was certainly a great stimulus to them.) The second effect was a desire to be sociable, to converse, even with strangers.

(This was very unusual for me, and was generally beneficial, though I learned, through some less than pleasant experiences, that it had to be kept under control.) The third, with which I know many other users were also familiar, was a heightened appetite, especially for sweet things — a phenomenon known as “the munchies.”

One of the mistakes my innocence led me to make, connected with that desire to socialize, was feeling that I wanted to share this wonderful discovery with some of the people I knew, who were apparently unaware of it. I hardly realized the negative impact this might sometimes make on others, even close friends, who had very different feelings about getting involved with an illegal substance.

There were of course many other “mind-altering” substances floating around in those days — especially among young people — but the only one I ever tried was LSD, commonly known as “acid,” and I had it only twice. The first experience was what was called a “bad trip” (not surprisingly, since the general circumstances, of secrecy and paranoia, were hardly the ideal surroundings). The second time, two years later, was much better — but that was enough for me, and from then on, I stayed only with pot.

And it stayed with me — not only becoming the trade-mark name of my illustrated epigrams: “PotShots,” but also as a theme of my first published collection of writings, a tabloid called “The Haight/ Ashbury Songbook,” containing parodies of lyrics of well-known songs — with titles like “My Grandfather’s Pot,” and “Marry-Juana” (to the tune of “Celito Lindo”).

The latter song celebrated another of the magical effects I had discovered — which was a heightened pleasure of sex. I will leave you, nostalgically, with this stanza: “Why get wed, when she’ll come to bed, soon as you have said that you wanna?

It beats booze, and you’ll never lose, if you always use Marry-Juana.” •MJ

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ontecito resident and medical journalist Michael Bowker has penned a new book, Beating Long Haulers Syndrome, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. “I really wanted to shed light on Long Haulers Syndrome, and convince people and politicians that it is striking millions of COVID survivors. We need to allocate far more funds for research into treatments and cures,” he told us earlier this month.

Bowker wrote a column in this publication in February, detailing the experience of local real estate agent Billy Mandarino, who was sick for months after he suffered —and thought he recovered — from COVID-19.

“More than 100,000 cases have been reported nationwide, and the number of unreported cases could be far higher. Surveys conducted by patient groups indicated that 50 percent to 80 percent of patients continue to have symptoms three months after the onset of COVID-19 — even after the virus has left their body, according to a report from the Harvard University Medical School. To date, there are an estimated 30,000 cases of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County, nearly 30 million cases in the U.S., and 106 million cases reported worldwide,” Bowker wrote in February.

In his book, Bowker details the most common symptoms of Long Haulers, also called PASC (Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19). These include profound fatigue, “brain fog,” myocarditis (racing heart), shortness of breath, sleep disorders, blood clotting issues, stomach pain, kidney and liver issues, chest pain, joint pain, cough and burning throat, hair loss, loss of taste and smell, swelling and discoloration of hands and feet, thyroid issues, depression, headaches, and other problems. At its worst, PACS has caused death by shutting down breathing pathways, and causing strokes and heart attacks. There have also been several cases of suicide due to persistent, ongoing symptoms that seemingly have no end or cure, and the depression that goes along with them.

“The book puts an end to the myth that COVID-19 is a two-week-and-out virus,” Bowker said. “Millions of people have suffered from terrible symptoms for more than a year with no end in sight.”

The book, although tackling a somber subject, aims to bring hope to people living with the syndrome, affirming that the illness is real. Bowker

“The soul is stronger than its surroundings.” – William James

Medical journalist Michael Bowker has written a new book about Long Haulers Syndrome, which has affected hundreds of thousands of people following a COVID-19 diagnosis

The book is based on a column Bowker wrote in Montecito Journal back in February

thoughtfully interviewed more than a dozen top physicians and clinical directors worldwide, including experts from the NIH, Mayo Clinic, Stanford University PASC Clinic, UC Davis PASC Clinic, Mount Sinai, John Hopkins, University of Washington PASC Clinic, and others. The doctors and clinicians give practical recommendations for patients who are suffering from this disease, as well as share what their experience has been on the front lines of the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bowker also includes stories of real patients from all walks of life, so readers who are suffering may find comfort that there are others suffering from PASC as well. “I worked 13 hours a day because I was so motivated by all the suffering. I plan to keep it up until Congress understands this is a huge health issue and needs to be addressed immediately,” Bowker said.

Bowker is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of more than twenty books published by many of the largest publishers in the world. He has written thousands of newspaper and magazine articles for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Outside, Reader’s Digest, and many other publications.

Beating Long Haulers Syndrome is available in all bookstores and on www.amazon.com. If purchased from the publisher directly, Bowker is offering a discount as well as signed copies of the book: www.sixtydegreespub lishing.com.

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Indoor Masking Recommended as COVID Variants Flourish

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n July 19, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department issued guidance recommending folks wear masks while indoors, whether vaccinated or not.

This isn’t a surprise, given what has been happening with the Delta variant, which includes: • Significant uptick in cases in Israel, the UK, Los Angeles, and now the Bay Area.

• Israel resumed mandated masking in June, even for the fully vaccinated, just days after they’d lifted restrictions and welcomed foreign tourists in.

• Los Angeles County recommended masking indoors two weeks ago, and Friday, issued a mandate on it.

• The Bay Area’s seven counties are also urging indoor masking as of Friday.

Here’s the guidance from Santa Barbara County, per the Public Health Department: The County of Santa Barbara recommends masking indoors for everyone, as a precaution against increased circulation of COVID-19. As of July 16, Santa Barbara’s reported daily case rate is now 3.6 per 100,000 and rising. With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the county of Santa Barbara recommends that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in public places as an extra precautionary measure for those who are fully vaccinated, and to ensure easy verification that all unvaccinated people are masked in those settings.

As of July, the Delta variants comprised 50 percent of all specimens sequenced in California and continues to rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that Delta variants are now responsible for 58 percent of

new infections across the country.

Fully vaccinated people are well-protected from infections and serious illness due to known COVID-19 variants, including Delta, and vaccinating as many people as possible, as soon as possible, continues to be our best defense against severe COVID-19 infection, and the harm it can do to our region. Vaccines are safe, effective, free, and widely available to everyone 12 and older.

Out of an abundance of caution, people are recommended to wear masks indoors in settings like grocery or retail stores, theaters, and family entertainment centers, even if they are fully vaccinated, as an added layer of protection for unvaccinated residents. Businesses are urged to adopt universal masking requirements for customers entering indoor areas of their businesses to provide better protection to their employees and customers. Workplaces must comply with Cal/OSHA requirements and fully vaccinated employees are encouraged to wear masks indoors if their employer has not confirmed the vaccination status of those around them.

“It remains critically important that we continue to practice safety guidelines such as staying home if feeling ill, wear a mask in public indoor settings, avoid crowded events, and practice good hand hygiene,” said Dr. Henning Ansorg, Santa Barbara County Health Officer.

For masks to work properly, they need to completely cover your nose and mouth and fit snugly against the sides of your face and around your nose.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will revisit this recommendation in the coming weeks as it continues to monitor transmission rates, hospitalizations, deaths, and increasing vaccination rates throughout the region.

“We have a method of preventing severe illness and hospitalization from the COVID-19 Delta variant which we know is effective, and that is getting vaccinated,” said Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Director.

“It remains critical for protection against infection, especially with circulating variants.”

People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. People with only one vaccine dose of Pfizer or Moderna are not fully protected. Completion of the vaccine series is necessary to provide full protection.

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

Coming Back ‘Together’: PCPA Returns with Show Searching for Commonality

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lthough even its outdoor theater in Solvang was dark all last year, PCPA Theaterfest took to virtual programming right away after COVID hit, offering weekly conversations with alumni around the country along with Zoom readings of works new to the area, then upped the ante with produced longer-form videos, including cabarets over the holiday season and last spring.

This weekend, PCPA is springing back into live action at the Solvang Festival Theater, its stunning underthe-stars venue in the Danishthemed village. A musical revue is still on the menu, at least for the first show, but it’s an original piece created by Erik Stein, the company’s 20-year veteran associate artist and casting director.

Together: A Musical Journey marks a return to live performance in front of

an audience by examining the virtues of that act itself, celebrating being able to share experiences through story and song and reveling in the simple idea that life is better when we live it together. PCPA’s Resident Artists Stein, Kitty Balay, Andrew Philpot, Yusef Seevers, Emily Trask, and George Walker, and guest artist Annali Fuchs-Wackowski, share the tales and the tunes that range from Irving Berlin and George Gershwin to Justin Timberlake and Carole King along with Broadway favorites from Crazy for You and Company, among others. Stein shared the “Together” backstory over the phone earlier this month.

Q. I’m told we’re supposed to be focused on getting back to normal, but it seems disingenuous not to ask you about PCPA producing all those videos and virtual readings during the last 16 months.

Emily Trask, Annali Fuchs-Wackowski, and Michael Wilkins star in Together: A Musical Journey

A. We kept trying to figure out ways to stay connected with our audiences. I’m a big believer that restraint breeds creativity. So, when you throw an obstacle in front of an actor, we’re going to try to figure out

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Monte ito Miscellany

by Richard Mineards

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

‘Nothing Could be Finer’ Than This Birthday Bash

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Happy wishes for Richard and Alice Van de Water (Photo by Priscilla)

Citing the many breakfasts at Pierre Lafond is Brian Herman, honoree Richard Mineards, and Patti Herman (Photo by Priscilla)

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t was a super sunset birthday soirée by degrees when yours truly marked the 18th anniversary of his half-century with a boffo bash at the University Club hosted by Gretchen Lieff and her beau, Miles Hartfeld.

Having been scheduled to wing to an old friend Cat Pollon’s home outside Marrakech for the past two years, only to have my plans well and truly derailed by pandemic restrictions at home and in Morocco, it was nice to see more than 30 e-maskulated guests

in the gardens of the 102-year-old Santa Barbara Street institution.

Many were waxing lyrical, including philanthropist Anne Towbes who declared, to the tune of “Carolina in the Morning”: “Nothing could be finer than to be with Richard Mineards on his birthday. Nothing could be nicer than to read Richard’s advice sir, on his birthday.

“When the Montecito Journal shows up at my door, full of Richard’s stories, I want to read lots more. Bon vivant

Immense fun and laughter with Joan Rutkowski (Photo

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and punster, at the parties where there’s fun sir, there’s our Richard.

No one is more loyal and knows more about the royals than our Richard.

“How he fills his evenings with so many events, always looking sharp — the perfect gent. Nothing could be finer than to be with Richard Mineards on his birthday!”

Judi Weisbart also waxed poet-

Anne Towbes singing to Richard Mineards (Photo by Priscilla)

ic, calling me “the scribe of Santa Barbara,” and ending her charming recital, “From all your loyal readers.

All devotees of humor, good taste, and wit.”

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Dear Montecito

by Stella Haffner

Montecito Alumni Write Letters from Life’s Front

A Return to Her Dream School, with Montecito in Tow

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s a former student of Montecito Union School, Santa Barbara Junior High, and Santa Barbara High School, Ava Burford was well acquainted with her hometown before leaving for UCLA. However, her return home in March 2020 gave her a chance to see Montecito from a new perspective. Within the liminal space of the pandemic, many of us adopted DIY projects or resurrected old hobbies, and Ava is no exception. Today, she is telling us about her experience moving back home and how her protracted step into adulthood has given her a new appreciation for our hometown.

Dear Montecito,

I remember the day as if it were last week. As I sat down to breakfast hours before my high school graduation, I felt the buzz of my phone vibrating in my pocket. However, this buzz was different from just a regular notification.

This one felt as if it were filled with hope and opportunity. As I opened my phone and went to check my newest

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email, my eyes widely scanned the message before me: “Congratulations!

We are pleased to accept you to the University of California, Los Angeles.”

That was two years ago. Shortly after the message, I found myself stuffing my one-too-many pillows and an unnecessary amount of sparkly pink bedding into my car. I was finally off to start college at my dream school.

While I nervously drove down to L.A., and simultaneously dodged the next Fast and Furious cast who were training on the 405, I had this nagging feeling that I had forgotten something. I knew

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that couldn’t possibly be the case with months of preparation and countless orders from Amazon packed up behind me. That being so, the feeling persisted.

As I entered my dorm room, I was anxiously excited to begin my adult life. The first few months were filled with countless new memories consisting of tailgating, sorority events, and exploring the best Chinese restaurants L.A. has to offer with my roommate who had come from Shanghai. It was all that I had ever dreamed of. Maybe not the Chinese food part, but that was just a bonus. Yet, I still felt I was missing something.

Flash forward to the end of my second quarter in March of 2020, and I found myself packing up my same belongings and slightly duller sparkly pink bedding into my car to move home. After weeks of confusion and seeing the Montecito community so silent following news of the pandemic, that is when it struck me, this whole time I had forgotten you.

Having moved to Montecito the summer before fourth grade, I instantly knew that this is the place I was meant to be. As time has passed, not only have I realized the true beauty of this town, but its strength, resilience, and sense of community are unparalleled. From the Bucket Brigade who continues to rebuild our incredible town and give back to others in need, to the Sunday Cars and Coffee crew who always

know how to have fun.

Since moving back for the past year and a half, I hope that I have gained the same incredible characteristics that this town embodies. Having been inspired so greatly by this shining community, I began my own podcast, “Emissions from Montecito,” to highlight each individual sparkle. Each Sunday, I share my favorite memories ranging from interviewing my past co-workers from the Rosewood Miramar who shed light on the best drinks and secrets the hotel embodies to local recommendations of the best family restaurants and hikes, wrapped up in 20-minute episodes.

By sharing my favorite components of Montecito along with interviewing others, I hope that this fall when I move back to UCLA for my senior year, I will have filled the void I was missing for so long.

Thank you, Montecito, for giving me a second chance to learn and to grow from you. This time at home has been a catalyst for the rest of my personal and professional life. I strive each day to be as resilient and strong as you are. I now know that wherever I land following this year, I will always have you to take with me.

Yours, Ava •MJ Did you grow up in Montecito? I’d love to hear from you at stellajanepierce@gmail. com!

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF HEARING:

August 4, 2021

SUBJECT:

Extension and Amendment of Temporary COVID-19 Zoning Ordinances Amendments Virtual Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. for the Montecito Planning Commission and 11:00 A.M for the County Planning Commission

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: On Wednesday August 4, 2021, the Montecito Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider making a recommendation to the County Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors regarding ordinance amendments concerning extending and amending temporary zoning ordinance regulations related to COVID-19 and including economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

On Wednesday August 4, 2021, the County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider making a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding ordinance amendments concerning extending and amending temporary zoning ordinance regulations related to COVID-19 and including economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

Proposed Ordinance Amendments. The ordinance amendments extend the expiration of temporary allowances to suspend compliance with certain requirements of approved permits, nonconforming uses, and a hardship time extension to accommodate physical distancing due to the COVID-19 virus and/or to support the subsequent economic recovery. The temporary allowances are currently set to expire when the Board of Supervisors terminates the proclaimed Santa Barbara County Local Emergency from the COVID-19 virus or when the COVID-19 provisions are terminated by ordinance amendment. The proposed amendments will extend the ordinance expiration date to the earlier of September 20, 2022, or when the COVID-19 provisions are terminated by ordinance amendment and make other amendments to support economic recovery.

The project to be considered by the Montecito Planning Commission includes the following items: 1. Case No. 21ORD-00000-00007. Hearing on the request of the Planning and Development Department that the Montecito Planning Commission consider and adopt a Resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (21ORD-00000-00007) amending the Santa Barbara County Montecito Land Use and Development Code; 2. Case No. 21ORD-00000-00006. Hearing on the request of the Planning and Development Department that the Montecito Planning Commission consider and adopt a Resolution recommending that the County Planning Commission consider and adopt a Resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (21ORD-00000-00006) amending Article II, the Santa Barbara County Coastal Zoning Ordinance; and 3. Determine that the proposed ordinance amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3), 15301, 15303, 15305, and 15265 of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA. The project to be considered by the County Planning Commission includes the following items: 1. Case No. 21ORD-00000-00005. Hearing on the request of the Planning and Development Department that the County Planning Commission consider and adopt a Resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (21ORD-00000-00005) amending the Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code; 2. Case No. 21ORD-00000-00006. Hearing on the request of the Planning and Development Department that the County Planning Commission consider and adopt a Resolution recommending that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance (21ORD-00000-00006) amending Article II, the Santa Barbara County Coastal Zoning Ordinance; and 3. Determine that the proposed ordinance amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3), 15301, 15303, 15305, and 15265 of the Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA. The Montecito Planning Commission and County Planning Commission meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on August 4, 2021, respectively. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc and https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/cpc.sbc a week prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact the Assistant Director, Jeff Wilson at (805) 568-2085 or via email at jewilson@co.santa-barbara.ca.us.

If you challenge these projects (Case Nos. 21ORD-00000-00005, 21ORD-00000-00006, and/or 21ORD-00000-00007) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission or County Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor's Stay at Home Executive Order N-33-20, issued on March 19, 2020, to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Montecito Planning Commission and County Planning Commission hearings will no longer provide in-person participation.

We have established alternative methods of participation in the Montecito Planning Commission and County Planning Commission hearings, pursuant to the California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March 17, 2020, which states: 

Providing an opportunity to “observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically,” alone, meets the participation requirement; and

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“Such a body need not make available any physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment.”

The Department continues to require physical distancing and use of masks based on Cal OSHA’s workplace COVID-19 safety protocols. In order to comply with Cal OSHA workplace safety protocols, the Department will continue to hold public hearings via Zoom until such time the safety protocols are revised.

The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public: 1. You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission and County Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20.

2. If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available:  Distribution to the Montecito Planning Commission and County Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.  Video and Teleconference Public Participation – To participate via Zoom, please pre-register for the Commission hearing using the below link.

When: August 4, 2021 9:00AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) / Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 08/04/2021 Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f7VA2lxPS9m4vf42URBAGw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Perspectives

by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

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

Death and Taxes!

Goodbye Lloyd’s of London

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common refrain that has echoed around American society for the last 70 years or so goes like this: “Nothing in life is certain, except death and taxes!” Cute, and up until recently a truism that could be counted on. No longer. It turns out there is one other thing that is certain, is inescapable, and is getting worse every year: the ravages of climate change. Germany can be certain that more floods are coming, and California can be certain that more devastating forest fires are on the way with increasing frequency and increasing violence.

Let’s start with Germany. There really are no adequate words in the German language to describe what has just happened. That isn’t my conclusion, that is what Chancellor Angela Merkel said to the residents of Adenau, in the German state of Rhineland Palatinate. North Rhine-Westphalia was also badly hit as were parts of Belgium and a decent chunk of Holland. She went on to call it “surreal” and “terrifying.”

Towns, railroad tracks, and roads all under water. 190 people dead, hundreds more still missing, and most people in Europe becoming increasingly clear that climate change is not coming — it’s here! Europe, and particularly Germany, realizes that climate change isn’t something that is going to hit us sometime between 2150 and 2200. No. It is hitting now. And it will hit again with increasing violence. You see, climate change increases adversely at a geometric (rather than arithmetic) rate, meaning that it increases more vigorously as it increases rather than just increasing incrementally. The damage Germany, Brussels, and Holland sustained this week will be far worse within a year, and the year after that will be far worse again. That’s the nature of a negative geometric progression.

We can see that pattern firsthand in California. We are still in shock over the devastation and death that occurred in the town of Paradise in 2018, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state’s history. Now crews are battling a rapidly growing blaze just 10 miles from the town, where the ominous destruction still lingers nearly three years later. Clearly no place like Paradise (i.e., a place nestled close to a forest — even one many miles away) will be safe during our lifetimes. As I write this column in July 2021, there are now more than 70 active wildfires across the West which have incinerated a combined area larger than Rhode Island.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, more than 2.25 million acres have been burned since the beginning of the year, compared to 1.7 million acres in the same period in 2020. That is a one-year increase of 32 percent, over what was the worst fire season on record until now. The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon is currently the largest wildfire burning in the U.S., having torched an area bigger than the five boroughs of New York combined. Do you see where this is going?

The Fire Center just declared a “Preparedness Level Five,” signifying the maximum pressure on our firefighting resources. Last year, we didn’t reach this stage until August 18. According to Center spokesman Stanton Florea, “We’re a full year ahead of where we were last year — and last year was a historic season.” That’s the effect of geometric progression. Each year the damage from climate change will compound on itself making it even more difficult for human civilization to adapt.

There is simply no way to predict where the devastation will occur next as annual droughts give way to “once-in-a-thousand-year” deluges (that happen each year from here on out), which then revert to unsustainable drought. Yes, the only certainties we have are 1) we will have to pay taxes; 2) we will be subjected to escalating adverse climate change events; and 3) we will die. We all must focus on number two if civilization has a chance.

Let’s step back into time to the year 1688 and drop in on Edward Lloyd’s coffee shop. Here men would gather over their favorite beverage from the New World and for a fee, agree to provide marine insurance (i.e., insurance that a ship and its contents would arrive safely at its intended port). It was a simple business. Predictively estimate how many ships would make it safely, charge a fee for each ship that was taken together over the period the ship would be at sea, and pocket a profit from holding the cash for the insurance, until the cash was required to make good on a claim for the ships that sank. That’s it. The entire modern insurance industry was born from that simple approach.

Every form of insurance today is priced depending on what the “actuary”

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Urban Planning Around the World

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Venice bans cruise ships to protect delicate canals and local ecosystems

enice is an incredibly popular tourism destination, but in recent years, criticism from locals and environmentalists has prompted calls for the end of cruise lines in the city. Last week, the city officially banned large ships in its waters.

According to Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, the ban will go into effect in August and will cover St. Mark’s Canal and the Giudecca Canal.

It applies to all ships over 25,000 tons or longer than 590 feet.

The basis for the ship ban is the fact that large ships, and their wakes, pose a threat to local marine life and fragile building foundations already at risk from rising sea levels. The policy will help protect the city for generations to come and the city is said to be working on developing an alternative area for ships to dock nearby without endangering ecosystems or infrastructure.

“It is a decision awaited by UNESCO, by all the people who have been to Venice at least once in their lives, by Italian and foreign travelers who were shocked to see these ships passing through the most fragile and beautiful places in the world,” said Franceschini.

Goats provide natural and effective brush management in New York park

If you’re visiting New York City this summer and head to Riverside Park, you may witness more than just joggers and picnic-eaters. You may in fact see a whole herd of goats. The park has introduced its second annual weed-slaying goat grazing initiative, and the animals made their way to the park last week for a whole summer of gnawing on unwanted shrubbery.

Riverside Park features a steep open hillside, difficult to access by mowers, but goats can easily climb up and eat their fill, keeping them fed while reducing overgrowth and promoting ecosystem regeneration. Goats can also safely eat up poison ivy, which is difficult and hazardous for humans to try to remove.

The use of goats is a natural way to cut down brush without the use of emissions-generating mowers or toxic herbicides. The herd of 24 animals were introduced to the park last week, but only five will remain in the park through the fall.

•MJ (i.e., the person charged with computing how long insurance money would be held before a payout was statistically required to be paid). That system is now hopelessly broken because no insurance company can any longer predict when the next “natural disaster” will occur nor how vast it will be. Hence, they don’t know what to charge in order to stay in business. And, even if they did know what to charge, no one would be willing to pay it.

“Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames. By the hour.”

— Greta Thunberg The devastation coming our way is so vast and so deadly we can’t even comprehend it, let alone predict it. That’s why it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain insurance in southern Florida and why the cost, if you can get it, will be far too high. It isn’t just the 40-year-old buildings collapsing from seawater incursions that are in jeopardy. No place in Florida will escape the insurance rate increases until the day arrives, not long from now, when traditional insurance won’t be available at any price.

How can you attempt to “insure” a biosphere so damaged that Western Civilization, as we know it, will be unable to continue to exist sometime before 2150?!? If you think that sounds dreadfully shocking, you’d be correct. If you think this is hyperbole, you would be sadly mistaken.

Take heed of what teenage environmental “superstar” Greta Thunberg recently observed: “Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames.

By the hour.” We Californians know what grotesque flames look like as they sweep across a dystopian landscape, and we should all be very concerned.

Greta is correct, the crisis is developing faster than a year-over-year phenomenon, it is literally developing geometrically, on an hour-by-hour basis.

•MJ

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

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Guest Opinion

Montecito on the Move (Continued from page 14)

by Charlie Firestone

Your Opponent is not Your Enemy: Just Ask Sports

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s Tokyo gears up for the 2021 version of the 2020 Olympics, and calls proliferate to boycott the 2024 Beijing Olympics, it’s time to evaluate the role of sports in society.

The ancient Olympics were the first instance of sports diplomacy, as the city-states called a truce to allow athletes to travel to the games. Instances abound in more modern days when sports contests have lessened tensions between countries, from ping-pong diplomacy in the early 1970s to the North and South Koreans marching under the same banner in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

On a more domestic plane, athletes have shown a way for grown adults to handle differences.

When baseball superstar Bryce Harper got hit in the face with a 97-mph fastball earlier this year, thank goodness he was all right physically.

But what was even more outstanding was his mental take. The ball was not thrown at him intentionally, obviously, and he shrugged it off as he came out of the game. No charging the mound, no emptying of the benches, no ongoing vendetta. Rather, after the game, Harper texted the clearly distraught pitcher that he understood that the errant pitch was an accident and offered to talk if the pitcher had trouble getting over it.

No doubt there are unwritten rules in baseball and other sports that police situations like getting hit in the head.

Yes, the star of the other team was plunked in the next game. All understood, and nothing more happened.

The point is that in sports, the players — the good ones — respect their competition, and understand that they are just opponents, not the enemy. As Scarlett said, “Tomorrow is another day.”

Contrast that with the distrust, incivility, and venom that is characterizing some of politics today. Poll after poll has shown that the members of both political parties believe that the other party is incapable of leading the country and, too often, mistake political opposition as the enemy. According to the Pew Research Center, 55% of Republicans say Democrats are “more immoral” when compared with other Americans; 47% of Democrats say the same about Republicans, and each thinks the other party as “too extreme.”

Majorities of each party do not believe in the same values, or even the same facts.

In his 2012 book Twilight of the Elites, Christopher Hayes suggests that the 22 – 29 July 2021

world of a decade ago, but even more so now, could be divided between institutionalists and insurrectionists.

Institutionalists play by the rules, win some and lose some, but defend current institutions as legitimate even if flawed. Insurrectionists believe the system is broken, so delegitimizing its institutions is commendable.

The ensuing polarization, according to Eli Finkel and 14 other professors in Science Magazine, is best described as “political secularization,” characterized by “othering, aversion, and moralization.” Political adversaries are not just opponents to be debated and fairly contested, they are the enemy. And not just the enemy, but an inhuman or immoral one that must be defeated at all costs.

Two Vanderbilt University scholars found in one study that 70% of members of one party considered those of the other party at a lower level of human evolution than their own. And if the opponent is not human, it is only logical that the moral principles that come with humanity will not apply.

Well, to Bill Maher, Republicans are “treasonous rats,” and to Eric Trump, Democrats are “not even people.” Alex Jones thinks Democrats are “sacks of garbage” while former Sen. Harry Reid called Donald Trump the GOP’s “Frankenstein monster.”

This distrust is rather obviously fueled by cable news and online rhetoric and reaches down well into party membership. America’s present polarization, where the party faithful consider their opponents the enemy, has become a major weakness for the country going forward.

Contrast this state of contention with the ethic of the playing field. The football teams of, say, the University of Alabama and Clemson University could not be more competitive with each other. But there is respect for the players on the other side of the line of scrimmage. When Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams, the level of competition could not be greater, but the deference to the other’s bona fides as an opponent was equally as strong.

That is indeed the nature of athletics: to compete to the fullest, but to come back the next time to compete again.

It’s called sportsmanship: an appreciation of the game, fair play, respectful competition, and commitment to the team.

There were times when business or political leaders’ references to sports metaphors were tiresome or even thought to be discriminatory. “Let’s hit

A Closer Look at Los Angeles County

In Los Angeles, the situation is escalating to March levels of caseloads.

Here’s a closer look at the county’s data: • 99.8% of COVID-19 deaths in L.A. County have been among unvaccinated people.

• Not a single fully vaccinated person has been hospitalized for COVID-19 at L.A. County’s massive public hospital system.

What Happened to the Fully Vaccinated?

We continue to see an uneven march forward out of the pandemic. Cases get to manageable levels, restrictions get lifted, then cases start ticking upwards, sometimes dramatically, and public health officials and governments react to best protect their people. Everyone is pioneering on this front. Many of you had the instinct to continue masking indoors and avoid large gatherings after restrictions were lifted June 15 in California — that was smart.

We’re always going to encourage you to put your health first, and sometimes that means ignoring social cues and avoiding situations that don’t fully support the protection of your health.

So, stay safe, and stay healthy!

•MJ

a home run on this project,” or “it’s a slam dunk” would be common phrases in a business context. Today, with women composing close to half the athletes in colleges, the fear that such language is sexist is no longer a worry.

Rather, it’s time to turn to the athletic ethic for examples of competition without making the opponent the enemy.

It’s time for America to embrace the

sportsmanship mentality over the winat-all-costs attitude, and for our countrymen to realize that even though we have difference of opinion, we are all on the same team.

Charlie Firestone, a Santa Barbara resident, is president of the Rose Bowl Institute, which champions sportsmanship, leadership, and citizenship and leverages the power of sports to unite.

•MJ

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

Exhibit Explores Contemporary Abstract Art Connie Connally’s “Maroon Garden”

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he Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art invites visitors to explore the diverse expressions and meanings of abstract art through the exhibition, “Towards a 21st Century Abstraction,” on display through August 14. Artists and visitors are welcome Monday through Friday between 10 am to 4 pm. Before coming to campus, guests must fill out a health questionnaire found at west mont.edu/visitor-information.

museum director. “The eight artists in this exhibition range from creators of geometric abstraction to makers of compositions that incorporate signs and symbols; some work with collage while others work in a painterly drawing style.”

Curated by art historian and cultural critic Peter Frank, the exhibition features painters from around the country who are pushing abstract art into new territories: David Bailin, Connie Connally, Brad Ellis, Jeri Ledbetter, Katherine Chang Liu, Sammy Peters, Doug Trump, and Wosene Worke Kosrof.

Connally is from Santa Barbara, and Chang Liu lives and works in Westlake Village. “These two artists from our region of Southern California are making art that has achieved a national reputation,” Larson says.

“This group formed in reaction not to other art forms but to the art world itself,” Frank says. “This is their attempt to re-valorize the ineffable in art… as abstraction is nothing if not the manifestation of the ineffable.” See his essay and a complete catalog of the exhibition at abstraction21c.com.

Willis’ Poetry Offers ‘Somewhere to Follow’ The show inspires viewers to consider the future of abstract art and ask questions such as: Is abstraction dead? Is it die-able? Does abstract art need to be defended at this point, or simply re-averred? And in either case, by whom?

“Abstraction is likely the most challenging and often difficult style of art for museum visitors to understand,” says Judy Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and

In a new book of poetry, Paul J. Willis takes his readers on a path through California’s coastal redwoods and giant sequoias in the Sierra, weaving in adolescent practical jokes and sharing unexpected epiphanies. Slant Books published the latest book by the Westmont professor of English and former Santa Barbara poet laureate.

Willis’ seventh volume of poetry ascends the switchbacks of ordinary experience to cross paths with song-leading rangers, exhausted

Somewhere to Follow by Paul Willis

mothers, dirt-loving children, terrified immigrants, Arctic climbers, facemasked students, beatified counselors, rejected suitors, honest morticians, talking ferns, mourning crows, stinking fungi, vengeful rivers, raging fires, faithful brothers, the world’s largest pinecones, and an innocent pair of twin grandsons. The Virgin Mary, Sir Philip Sidney, George Vancouver, David Douglas, John Muir, Ernest Hemingway, and the inimitable Ruth Kerr of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation all make appearances.

“At times wistful, occasionally heartbreaking, often humorous, and always tender, Paul Willis’ ‘Somewhere to Follow’ is a love letter to the natural world with plenty of affectionate notes to humankind jotted in the margins,” says Tania Runyan, a poet from Illinois who wrote “What Will Soon Take Place.”

“Poet Paul Willis sees life’s every

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The Global Positioning System is a series of satellites that orbit Earth nearly 11,000 miles into space (Courtesy of NOAA)

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precisely and if the user had a receiver that could pick up their signals. But since the satellites were moving all the time, the user couldn’t just triangulate from the satellites. Instead, a code related to the time is sent by each satellite. The receiver then uses the multiple times of flight of the signals from each satellite to correct its own clock and determine its location.

It’s an elegant solution that deserves every award the team has garnered over the years.

After more than 20 years of development and several early iterations of the system, the Air Force lofted 10 satellites over a period of seven years. As one of the early users of the technology for geological field work in far-away locations, I bought one of the early receivers which was about the size (and weight) of a brick. And because not all the satellites were up in those early days, we had to wake up at odd hours of the night to get a satellite fix. But in those days, it was like magic. Now you get a location

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fix on your watch at any time of the day or night. The current constellation includes more than 30 satellites orbiting at about 12,600 miles up.

There are some interesting “ifs, ands, and buts” about GPS. One I find most interesting is that Einstein’s Theory of Relativity must be considered. Didn’t think Relativity would ever affect you in real life, did you?

It turns out that because the satellites are traveling at more than 8,000 miles per hour around the Earth, their atomic clocks run about 38 microseconds per day fast relative to clocks on the Earth. That doesn’t sound like much, but it translates to an error of six miles per day on the ground. Correcting for Relativity and for the atmosphere, your location can now be determined to about 10 feet.

In the early 1960s, some smart engineers realized satellites could be used if their orbits were determined precisely and if the user had a receiver that could pick up their signals.

A way was found to increase the accuracy even more over a region, however, and that was to go back to the days of a fixed land station, which then transmits a correction to receivers that are close enough. In the U.S., it’s called the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS); Europe has EGNOS. Surveyors sometimes set up their own local differential correction system by placing a beacon on a benchmark.

Those corrections can get you down to a few inches in location accuracy.

Because the U.S. Space Force maintains GPS, it has occasionally denied the use of GPS during regional conflicts. But since GPS has become such a mainstay of our global way of life, other countries have set up their own systems: Europe has developed the

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Galileo system, Russia has GLONASS, and China set up Beidou. India and Japan have regional systems. The different systems are all compatible, though, and most modern GPS receivers can use signals from any of the systems. Because of the different names, an umbrella term was coined: Global Navigation Satellite System, or GNSS. We’re all familiar with the common applications of GNSS: Our phones and cars tell us where we are and use digital maps to route us where we want to go.

But there are a lot of other applications of the system. Last time I mentioned that fixed stations recording continuously produce time series of their motion caused by the drift of the tectonic plate they’re on. Arrays of these continuous GPS stations monitor the plates and the earthquake faults and volcanoes along some of their borders.

A consortium headed by NASA and the National Science Foundation called UNAVCO (www.unavco.org) hosts these freely available data, as do several other organizations. For my own work on land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping in the Central Valley, I consulted several continuous GPS stations to help calibrate the satellite measurements I made. Farmers use GPS to guide their field equipment and some of the equipment operates autonomously, following pre-programmed paths through the fields. The atomic clocks (corrected for relativistic effects) on board the satellites are used routinely for precise timing applications, such as orchestrating internet packets and stock market trades. Your phone and watch probably update their time using GPS. The signals transmitted by the satellites can also be used as a “signal of opportunity” — by aiming a GPS receiver down rather than up, the reflection from the ground can be used to deduce soil moisture levels or snow cover amount. The reflected GPS signal of opportunity is also being used to measure wind speed over the oceans by a new constellation of eight NASA micro-satellites called CYGNSS. And if a special receiver is pointed at a GPS satellite near the horizon, the satellite’s transmission must go through a thicker atmosphere, yielding information about the structure of the atmosphere.

Looking straight up is another way to obtain information about water vapor as well as the activity of Earth’s ionosphere, which is very important for further refining location accuracy.

Finally, many satellites unrelated to GPS carry their own receivers, so their orbits can be determined more accurately. This is particularly important for Earth-mapping missions, which need to accurately locate their data.

So next time you ask Siri or Alexa for directions to the nearest sushi place, thank the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and Albert Einstein for putting together the Global Positioning System. •MJ 22 – 29 July 2021

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by Zach Rosen

A Network of Art and Tech at CATLab’s Art | Tech Nights

The CATLab & Ridley-Tree Museum of Art have partnered to introduce a series of tech and art talks. In the back row are Tamara Vaughan, Dr. Judy Larson, Chris Rupp and Zak Landrum, while in the front row are CATLab team members Bailey Hall and Didi Bulow

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here is a technical process inherent in both art and business. While these two industries may seem at odds, innovative tech companies and businesses will be run with an artistic flair, and successful artists often understand the business side of their process. With their upcoming weekly Art | Tech Nights (July 22 - August 12), the CATLab and Ridley-Tree Museum of Art from Westmont College hope to expand on this dialogue and connect the art and tech communities.

The CATLab is a student-driven program centered around bringing creative solutions to business and tech, both on and off campus. Zak Landrum, director of CRM and data services at Westmont College, describes it as “a professional development program that trains business systems and marketing professionals.”

The CATLab brings together more technical subjects like computer science and data analytics and incorporates them into real world problems within the worlds of business and marketing. Their team has helped build the Westmont student portal and other tech infrastructure for the campus. Since first opening four years ago, the CATLab has hosted an annual tech conference. In the past these have been more straightforward tech-centric discussions. With the obvious restrictions on travel and public gatherings now in place, the CATLab wanted to introduce something more local and community oriented.

“By bringing these two different communities together we hope to open a creative space for new ideas to emerge.”

— Zak Landrum The CATLab has an art angle embedded in it with a creative team of about eight students focused on sharing the story of the program with a magazine, videos, and social media posts. This is the first year that they are introducing an art component to the tech event, hoping to bring together these two communities that have similarities yet don’t often interact. This idea grew organically from a project CATLab has been collaborating on with the Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. CATLab has been helping the museum digitize their collection and make it searchable online. As they worked together the two organizations began to bond and discuss how to expand on this year’s tech event.

“Out of the technology came the relationship and co-vision for making something that could be open to the whole community,” Zak said.

“We wanted to bring that tech focus in conversation with another discipline, keeping with Westmont’s liberal arts tradition.”

Each evening will be a blend of a social mixer and tech talk with a guest tech professional discussing the art and creativity that goes into business and tech development. A featured artist will then explain their process and the technical details of their work.

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Race Theory. Daunte Handy says “Really?” and cites historical instances that are not taught or mistaught in public schools. Is there anything so dangerously useless as a debate about the wrong issue?

In all its forms, the controversy over Critical Race Theory (CRT) ought not to be about content; the debate should be about process. It ought to be about freedom of choice.

It ought to be about school choice.

It ought to be about the legitimate, Constitutional, efficacious role of government in education. The CRT controversy is an opportunity for a substantial discussion of meaningful school choice.

Irrespective of one’s opinion about Critical Race Theory, where does a government at any level get the authority to either require it or ban it?

Monica Bond might be correct, and schools teach accurate American history, but where does she get the right and authority to deny exposure to CRT for those families that want that exposure for their children?

Daunte Handy might be correct, but does he have the right and authority to impose his views on those that do not share them? The answer in each case is, “No,” and therein lies the fundamental flaw with government-run education.

History belongs to the victors. In

the current public education system, those with political power determine what is and is not taught in our schools. The political majority imposes their educational policy on the political minority. The only alternative for a political minority is to seize power, turn the tables, and impose their views on others.

The current system is a Hobbsian struggle for control that whipsaws kids and teachers every time political power shifts.

Meaningful school choice, removing government from the curriculum business and enabling individual schools to determine what they will teach and individual parents to decide where they will send their children, is the only approach that doesn’t require the use of force to impose the will of whomever is in power.

How to facilitate meaningful school choice is the discussion we ought to be having.

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“By bringing these two different communities together we hope to open a creative space for new ideas to emerge,” Zak said.

The weekly events will take place from 5:30 pm to 7:15 pm and include 20-minute talks by the two featured speakers alongside some networking, a photo booth, and live music.

The first Art | Tech Night will be held July 22 at the Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science, & Technology (SBCAST), which naturally lends itself to this evening of art and tech. The first tech speaker is Jim Semick, co-founder of the Santa Barbara-based product management software company ProductPlan, and who also helped build and launch GoToMeeting and AppFolio. Inga Guzyte is the highlighted artist that night. She will discuss the intricate process that goes into making her vibrant artworks with meaningful feminine messages from recycled skateboard graphics. On July 29, the event will also be held at SBCAST and will feature the insights from Software as a Service (SaaS) specialist Kathy Chill and a discussion around the stunningly realistic works from internationally renowned artist and Westmont alum Robin Eley. The following talks (August 5 and 12) will be held at the Community Arts Workshop (CAW) and the full set of speakers will be announced soon on the event website.

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his Our Town series interviews top venues in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Ojai, and Los Angeles about their reopening strategies.

Before we dive into the Santa Barbara Bowl’s plan, it’s important to understand the landscape in which larger venues must function.

On June 15, the State of California in conjunction with the California Department of Public Health (CADPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), updated its Public Health Orders effective June 15 through October 1, 2021. Most of the rules regarding lockdown, masks, and social distancing were negated with limited restrictions based in CDC guidance on masking, mega-events, children, youth, and K-12 schools.

Mega-events are defined by capacity — 5,000 indoor and over 10,000 outdoor, including staff and vendors — regardless of being seated or not.

This is the law for all of California, however, local governances can have stricter guidelines. At this time, Santa Barbara County has adopted the CADPH reopening guidelines.

In April 2021, applications for the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (SVOG) were completed, and awards are now drizzling out. The grant was signed into law December 2020 as part of the second COVID-19 Relief Bill December 2020, formerly known as the Save Our Stages Act, thanks to the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), who lobbied for it in Congress.

The program allocates $15 billion in federal emergency relief via the Small Business Association (SBA), with a total of 14,884 applications submitted nationwide requesting $11.7 bil-

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lion, seemingly creating a non-issue for all recipients receive their grant request given they meet the eligibility requirements — with a few billion left over. As of July 6, 4,222 grants have been awarded at $3.2 billion, California receiving 592 grants totaling $477,591,939, with more relief on the way.

Sound like music to your ears?

Indeed, the Santa Barbara Bowl (SBB), slated to reopen in full capacity mode the week of August 21, is highlighting their “Know Before You Go” program encouraging guests to check the website event page regularly and on the day of, for any updates. It’s been super busy for the Bowl during lockdown, with infrastructure updates, community Education Outreach support and getting ready to open.

We caught up with Rick Boller, the executive director of the Santa Barbara Bowl, to talk about what patrons can expect for the upcoming season: Q. What will the requirements be for attendees as you reopen?

A. We are scheduled to reopen the week of August 21 with a series of comedy shows and then we roll into our season from there, starting September, currently with 20 concerts on the books. Previously there were a few concerts from 2020 scheduled for June and July of 2021, and now those have been moved, with hopes to reschedule future dates as artists decide on their future tours.

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The faculty member is still employed

by Cate and lives on campus.

“From the time I came forward, I longed to know that Cate is a safe place now,” Hoffer said. “Ben (Williams) repeatedly assured me that I need not worry myself about current students, that he had things well managed.”

abuse survivor, while indicating more may be on the way.

“It’s always the result of institutional failures, the failures of bad leadership, and bad culture.”

Oddly, the voices extending from Cate’s campus are not those of the administration, nor the school’s extensive list of trustees. Unlike Thacher, where transparency was offered freely, Cate’s Head of School Ben Williams has had minimal communication with staff, faculty, parents and alumni, simply stating the school is under investigation, but little more in the way of details.

“Abuse never happens in a vacuum. It’s always the result of institutional failures, the failures of bad leadership, and bad culture.”

— Eric MacLeish

The third-party, school-wide investigation by the Oppenheimer Investigations Group (OIG) — an outfit based out of Berkeley, California, that has drawn criticism from those calling for the thorough exploration into the school, due to its inexperience in boarding school cases — was due in June 2021, but neither party has indicated that it has been delivered. There has also been no public communication from either OIG, or the school, that an extension on that deadline was requested or granted. According to Hoffer, OIG is still investigating, as one of her friends was contacted on July 20.

Both Williams and Amy Oppenheimer, the managing partner with OIG, declined to entertain questions for this story, with Oppenheimer offering, “it would be inappropriate for me to discuss an ongoing investigation, even to answer questions about process.”

Williams did release a “Community Accountability Update” on July 3 that said, “once the investigation is complete, we will share a detailed summary of the investigators’ factual and unbiased findings.” He also addressed incoming students and parents with a communication, which stated: “And finally, we are cooperating with an investigation by local law enforcement into alleged sexual misconduct by a former employee, who worked at Cate School for six months, and whose employment was terminated in February of 2020. Cate School had also alerted Child Protective Services

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Cate School is tucked away in the foothills of Carpinteria (Photo by Nick Masuda)

to potential inappropriate conduct by the employee last year. Per the request of the Sheriff’s Department, we are not sharing the suspect’s name in order to protect the integrity of the pending criminal investigation. While this doesn’t directly pertain to you or your children, we figured you should know.”

The timing of when the Sheriff’s investigation will conclude is a question with various answers, depending on whom is asked.

According to an email obtained by the Montecito Journal, a Cate trustee said that “we are the ones who reported him – they are following through on that reporting a year late.”

The Sheriff’s Department says that the mandatory reporting happened on April 1, 2021.

The Sheriff’s Department says that the investigation and the potential charges levied have no end date due to the unpredictable nature of when potential victims might step forward.

This has all created a cloud of secrecy and confusion surrounding the process for both investigations, creating more angst from those deeply impacted by the outcome — and they are increasingly willing to bring their stories forward in hopes that it can inspire change, as well as action, at Cate.

‘These stories span generations’

For Wendy Ward Hoffer, her sexual abuse wasn’t an isolated incident, it was ongoing “grooming” — defined as “the action by a pedophile of preparing a child for a meeting, with the intention of committing a sexual offense.”

Her letter to Cate came in October 2019, addressed to Ben Williams, the head of school. She described the abuse in detail, prompting a visit from Williams to Denver, where they met at a museum.

According to Hoffer, Williams told her that in his more than two decades

at Cate, no one else had ever stepped forward with such serious allegations — other than an alum accusing a faculty member of kissing her.

“He acted as though mine was a one-in-a-million case,” Hoffer said in a note she sent to Cate’s board of trustees on July 15, exclusively obtained by the Montecito Journal.

That was hard to believe for Hoffer, who told Williams that an investigation into the school should occur, much like those done at boarding schools across the country, from the East Coast to Marlborough in Los Angeles.

That didn’t happen.

By December 2019, Hoffer made a claim against Cate, utilizing California Assembly Bill 218, which temporarily lifts the statute of limitations for all civil claims by sexual abuse survivors.

The claim was amicably resolved.

As part of that claim, Hoffer’s attorney, Eric MacLeish, requested that Cate pay for Hoffer’s therapy costs while the claim was in process — standard practice in situations such as these, including at Thacher — but the school denied the request.

In her letter to the trustees, Hoffer explained that Williams had all the evidence at his fingertips in the form of nearly 500 pages of love letters from her perpetrator.

For Hoffer, there is still unfinished business. She claims that there is a current Cate faculty member that was privy to her abuse but stood idly by.

In her July 15 letter to the trustees, Hoffer said that she had told Williams that the faculty member “hosted my abuser (who had left the faculty) in his on-campus apartment providing frequent access to me during my junior year, and on two occasions was in his own bedroom with me and the perpetrator during sexual activity.”

She has several photos of the three of them together from her junior year.

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“So, on one hand, at the beginning of the call, there was no one ever coming forward, and then by the end of the call, someone had, and it was resolved ‘to everyone’s satisfaction.’ So, I got a very bad feeling at that time.”

— Kristen Kittscher

But, instead, Hoffer says she has become a sounding board for several individuals that experienced the same plight as she did, spanning across different decades. Some have gone as far as reaching out for legal advice.

“I learned of students whose reported fears for their own safety were ignored, of teachers who were allowed to lurk on campus long after their sexual abuse of students was discovered, of a faculty member banished in the dark of the night while all of their colleagues were sworn to secrecy on threat of termination, of none of this ever being reported to law enforcement officials or future employers — these stories span generations,” Hoffer claimed.

Through the years, Hoffer found a way to compartmentalize the emotional trauma of being abused, even becoming an educator herself.

But in thinking about protecting her teenage daughter in a predatory world, Hoffer couldn’t help but think of the current Cate students and whether they were safe on a secluded campus that is well known for what Hoffer called a “boys will be boys” culture.

That’s why she chose to speak up and meet with Williams, even though she feels the school is sweeping issues under the proverbial rug.

“As parents, we have an opportunity to keep our kids safe by having open conversations about these kinds of abuses and teaching them how to keep themselves safe,” Hoffer said.

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advantage was with the predators.

“It doesn’t need to be that way anymore.”

‘I got a very bad feeling at that time’

While investigations can validate rumors and provide potential closure or the start of the healing process for victims, it is the campus culture at Cate that both alumni and current students are more focused on.

“What was done, must be rectified.

What will be done, we still need to define that,” said Kristen Kittscher, a Cate student from 1987-1989.

Kittscher admittedly was inspired by her time at Cate, blissfully unaware of what was happening around her — even though she says rumors ran rampant about inappropriate behavior among the faculty. She ignored them, chalking them up to just teenagers exaggerating details or making things up.

She left Cate and finished her boarding school experience at Choate Rosemary Hall — the latter eventually the subject of an investigation that showcased years of sexual abuse at the school.

“Every random rumor that I had heard when I was at (Choate) was confirmed in the report, and honestly, sometimes much worse than I thought,” said Kittscher, a longtime teacher and now an author of mysteries.

This changed Kittscher’s perspective about Cate.

“Maybe I shouldn’t have ignored all those rumors,” she later admitted.

So, in 2017, she took to Facebook, where she tagged Cate School in a post about school investigations and how they can create change.

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voicemail from Charlotte Brownlee, Cate’s Assistant Head of School for External Affairs. According to Kittscher, Brownlee called to inquire about any rumors that Kittscher had heard over the years.

While Kittscher says she was uncomfortable discussing rumors, she was curious if the school had ever done an investigation into rumors of sexual misconduct, something Brownlee told her had been unnecessary since no one had ever come forward.

When Kittscher pressed on a rumor about a teacher being removed in the early 2010s due to sexual harassment, Brownlee acknowledged this, according to Kittscher.

“So, on one hand, at the beginning of the call, there was no one ever coming forward, and then by the end of the call, someone had, and it was resolved ‘to everyone’s satisfaction,’” Kittscher said. “So, I got a very bad feeling at that time.”

In a post-conversation email to Brownlee on April 19, 2017, obtained by the Montecito Journal, Kittscher would again urge the school to do a third-party investigation, indicating that it would take such an action to help victims step forward — despite Brownlee’s claim that there had been no reported issues of sexual abuse or harassment.

“The much likelier scenario — the one we see playing out at many boarding schools — is that there are more victims and that, due to past mishandling, some abusers might still be working with children and teens,” Kittscher told Brownlee.

She received confirmation of the email she had sent with a simple message. “I will stay in touch and keep you updated on future actions,” Brownlee wrote.

She never heard from Brownlee again.

The only sign before getting to campus indicating where Cate’s campus is located (Photo by Nick Masuda)

‘I wasn’t the one that did something wrong’

In June, a group of students and alumni started an Instagram account named “@MeTooCate,” inspired by the release of Thacher’s extensive report, allowing Cate survivors to anonymously share the sexual harassment, misconduct, and abuse they’ve experienced.

One of those was a Cate freshman — whose identity is being withheld due to her being a minor — and her claim of peer-on-peer sexual harassment she endured toward the end of the 2020-21 school year.

She says that a boy a year ahead of her at Cate — but more than two years older by age — took an interest in her and the two engaged in a “friendly” relationship.

The friendship took a dramatic turn when she says she was told by a classmate that the boy had shared a topless picture of her with his roommates.

She claims she did not consent to the photo, which, by law, is a form of child pornography.

Despite the shock, she says that she still didn’t want “to ruin his life,” leaving her unsure of her next step until she connected with a crisis counselor that was onsite due to a death on campus. She decided to share her experience and the counselor was mandated by law to report the potential sexual harassment, with Child Protective Services contacted, although no case was pursued to date.

As for the school’s internal investigation, she says she was interviewed, as were the boys’ roommates and alleged perpetrator — the latter multiple times. She told the school about the photo in question, and says that the roommates did as well.

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Committee could occur, with a formal complaint. According to the alleged victim, the boy did not face the committee.

Instead, an examination by the school’s Sexual Harassment Information and Resource Team (SHIRT) was launched, leading to the boy being sent home early — roughly 10 days before the end of the school year.

“He acted as though mine was a one-in-a-million case,” Hoffer said in a note she sent to Cate’s board of trustees on July 15, exclusively obtained by the Montecito Journal.

As of July 20, the school had decided the boy would be allowed to return to campus, meaning he would not be expelled for disseminating the photo, with the potential for the two to be back at school together in the fall.

He even sent an apology letter to the alleged victim.

The case is under further review, with SHIRT interviewing the alleged victim again on July 19, where she divulged more details.

She could have avoided the new questioning, with her parents offering the option of leaving Cate. But that’s not something she is willing to consider.

“Why should I not chase my dream when I wasn’t the one that did something wrong?” she said.

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by Steven Libowitz

Feeding Curiosity: Wilderness Youth Project Utilizes Nature to Educate

ingredient in learning, said WYP Development Director Michelle Howard. She recalled a new student teacher who was excited for the job but struggling in the classroom because the kids didn’t share his enthusiasm.

“He’d go, ‘Hey kids, let’s talk about geology. What kind of rock do you think this is?’ And the children are just staring at him. Then his class went out with Wilderness Youth Project one morning. They came back to the classroom in the afternoon, and when he held up a rock again and asked them what they thought it was, every single kid raised his hand. Because now they had the context for curiosity, not just an abstract notion from a book. They could touch the rocks and it was cool. Now they had a reason to learn about them.”

WYP has all sorts of facts and figures on its website to show the effectiveness of the outdoor education programs it runs or those of similar other organizations in combating “Nature Deficit Disorder.” There’s one from the California Department of Education, for example, that indicated a 97 percent increase in test scores and social, emotional behavior, Howard noted.

“Because now they had the context for curiosity, not just an abstract notion from a book. They could touch the rocks and it was cool. Now they had a reason to learn about them.”

— Michelle Howard

The Wilderness Youth Project uses nature to teach children from all socioeconomic backgrounds

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wasn’t much of a hiker before the pandemic. But being cooped up inside for days and weeks on end, with no opportunities for dancing of beach volleyball, finally spurred me to put fears of poison oak and chiggers out of my mind to brave the San Marcos Foothills Preserve. Pretty soon that became a daily habit where the walk would not only provide an aerobic workout that helped to clear my addled brain and jumbled emotions, but also offered an opportunity to appreciate the glory of nature which, somehow, I’d started to take for granted.

I had curiosity about everything in my path, how the grasses changed color, a mountain peak swaddled by low clouds, a roadrunner scurrying, while even a deep crevice in the trail and an ever-busy red ant hill all left me with a sense of awe and wonder, not to mention profound gratitude at all that was available with such easy access. Stressful moments were magically alleviated within a few hundred yards.

Here’s the thing: If it can do so much for a jaded journalist, imagine how time in nature helps younger minds and bodies, particularly those who aren’t as privileged as I am.

That’s the purpose behind Wilderness Youth Project. The nonprofit knows that nature connection makes life better for kids, and that time spent in wilderness makes kids happier, healthier, and better achievers in school, not to mention more peaceful and self-aware community members. For 22 years, WYP has been connecting kids to nature in a variety of programs, with small groups guided by expert mentors during the school day, after school, and in summer.

The time in nature has a direct correlation in increasing curiosity, an essential

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But before you go rushing to your computer to enroll your child in a program, know that there are virtually no openings for non-scholarship attendees.

That’s because 70 percent of WYP’s slots are reserved for the underprivileged in our community as WYP has a strong commitment to economic equity when it comes to the environment.

The pandemic, of course, has had profound additional adverse impact on our youth, as studies have shown that losing nearly an entire school year of in-person learning has caused setbacks, while their physical health has also deteriorated from time spent on digital devices and not moving their bodies, Howard said. It gets worse.

“It just came out that the World Health Organization is predicting that 50 percent of adults on the planet will be myopic, or shortsighted, because they didn’t spend time outdoors when their eyes were developing,” she said. “The increase in obesity directly during the time of COVID is a whole percentage point above the increase that we are already experiencing annually. And the other obvious one is that the pandemic and staying indoors has increased anxiety and depression among children. It’s quite an intersection of challenges.”

That probably hasn’t happened to many of Santa Barbara families, though, because of the level of privilege they enjoy, where time in rural areas is no more than a car ride away. But WYP knows that all children need nature, kids of all races and economic classes, cultures, genders, languages spoken, or sets of abilities. WYP sees its mission as reducing the “massive disparities” in access to nature and the ability to develop an appreciation and curiosity toward the land.

And the gap is only getting wider via the pandemic. “(What happened during COVID) does sort of imply a moral obligation on the part of society to remedy and mitigate those effects,” Howard said.

Indeed, she pointed out, “California just recently passed legislation towards outdoor equity on the heels of protecting a lot of public land because we now recognize that we have to connect humans to the lands. California is both the most diverse state and the most biodiverse state in the country. Now they’re putting them together.”

The biggest barriers for kids going into nature are lack of funds and transportation, Howard explained.

“So, we run programs out of community centers and local schools to overcome those barriers,” she said.

And while WYP’s finances are strong, there’s always a need for more funds to help out those disadvantaged kids. The summer camps still have a small budget gap to close, where even small donations make a big difference, for example, and the year-round programs and new partnerships also require funding.

The second biggest barrier, though, is qualified people who have the skills and talent to run the programs because WYP has an unmatched commitment to excellence, Howard said. Volunteers help ease the burden.

“We’re set for summer, but we definitely need more people coming our way who are interested in volunteering for the fall,” Howard said. “Because hopefully we’re not just going back to where we were before when we added a lot of programs during COVID and started meeting people in lots of other physical locations. So, we can use a lot more help.”

For more information, visit wyp.org, call (805) 964-8096, or email info@wyp. org.

•MJ

It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” – John Wooden

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Local News

Barbara and Madison Rowe enjoying Barbara’s 77th birthday party at Hillside

by Lauren Clark

After Long Year, Barbara’s Birthday Bash Just What Hillside Needed

Candace and Pilar enjoy the outdoor activities offered by Hillside

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he pandemic put a damper on everyone’s best-laid plans, but for the residents of Hillside — a Santa Barbara facility for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities — it was truly devastating.

Many of the residents lead active lives and follow carefully constructed routines under usual circumstances. Most leave Hillside daily for a variety of activities, but because facilities like Hillside are high risk for COVID-19 outbreaks, the residents were unable to go outside or receive outside visitors.

In May 2021, some of these restrictions finally eased. When a staff member discovered that a resident name Barbara would turn 77 years old on June 10, 2021, making her both the oldest and the longest-term resident, everyone agreed that the best thing to do was celebrate in a big way.

“Barbara was basically raised in Hillside,” said Ashley Lucero, skills development specialist at Hillside for six years. In fact, Barbara has lived in Hillside since she was nine years old, when her mother and grandmother could no longer physically lift her to care for her.

In many ways, the unpredictability of the pandemic imbued Hillside with a renewed zest for celebration.

“We decided to celebrate Barbara because we want the residents to know how important these milestones are in their lives and in the life of Hillside. Just the idea that Barbara is 77 years old — we don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring,” said Michael Padden-Rubin, Director of Development at Hillside. “Who knows where we’re going to be tomorrow with the pandemic? Some people were saying, ‘Oh, well we should wait to celebrate her 80th.’ Calling it a milestone, usually that’s a 75th or an 80th. We’re calling it a milestone 22 – 29 July 2021

because we are so grateful she’s able to celebrate her 77th birthday party.”

Stressing the challenges of the pandemic, Padden-Rubin explained that “essentially we were just shelter-inplace. There were no visitors. The residents couldn’t have their families come. The majority of the residents, they would leave Hillside to go to their day programs in and around Santa Barbara. The residents would leave at 9 am and then they would return after 3 pm in the afternoon to Hillside. They were gone most of the day, and for many of them, it was very challenging. Some of them are very high-functioning and very aware of what’s going on — for one resident, Morgan, this was extremely tough for him. Even as I say this, I get choked up. He would say to me, ‘I want my life! I want to see friends! I want to go out!’ It was very challenging. We kept saying, ‘We’re trying to keep you safe, we’re hoping things will get better soon,’” said Padden-Rubin.

Because of these challenges, Hillside went all out for Barbara’s birthday.

Many of the residents and staff were in attendance, as well as Barbara’s friends from the Assistance League of Santa Barbara, a local philanthropic organization. They sang Happy Birthday and prepared a birthday cake and presents.

“Barbara was opening presents for weeks after the party,” Lucero said, laughing. “It took some time for all of them to arrive in the mail.”

Barbara leaves her mark on most of the staff — she’s known to be talkative, outgoing, and caring for others.

Lucero describes Barbara as highly empathetic and selfless, with a deep love of psychology.

“When I first started working there, which was about six years ago, Barbara was one of the first residents I could talk to because she was verbally

able to. Barbara knew a lot of things.

She loved talking about psychology, and I’m a psychology major,” Lucero said. “She really loved talking about therapy. She really loved talking to people and about how they’re feeling.

She reassures you that everything is going to be okay. She loves communicating about the other residents and their needs. Sometimes she will say, ‘Oh, he uses a straw to drink his drink’ if it’s a new staff member and they don’t know. Or, ‘She likes her juice this way in the evening.’ She gives us little tips. Even though it’s getting harder for her to speak, physically, she loves to help others and talk about their needs.”

For Lucero, it was fitting that Barbara’s birthday should be the first big celebration at Hillside after the worst of the pandemic restrictions lifted.

“We lost a lot of connection between each other during the pandemic — seeing each other every day, seeing that person smile every day — whatever it was. We had a routine going on, and the pandemic made it so people couldn’t see their parents, their families, their loved ones. With Barbara celebrating her 77th birthday, it was a way to bring up that feeling [of connection] again,” said Lucero.

Barbara was herself a major source of support for Lucero at Hillside during the pandemic.

“We had some hard, hard days.

How do you explain to someone who can’t necessarily cognitively understand that they can’t leave their room?

It was our job to keep them safe. We worked really hard to get through the pandemic,” said Lucero. “During the whole pandemic Barbara was the most encouraging person I talked to.

I loved walking down to her room five or six times a day and just talking

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to her and her roommates. When I’d take her outside for a walk she would comment on how much she loved the trees, the flowers — she’s just always positive.”

“We had some hard, hard days.

How do you explain to someone who can’t necessarily cognitively understand that they can’t leave their room? It was our job to keep them safe. We worked really hard to get through the pandemic.”

— Ashley Lucero

Barbara’s impact stretches all the way to the top of the organization, with Michael Rassler, the president and CEO, indicating that Hillside is truly home.

“Hillside has and always will be here for Barbara and her fellow residents. Hillside is their forever home, and it is (unfortunately and unintentionally) one of our community’s best kept secrets,” Rassler said.

Now that they are able, PaddenRubin says the key to keeping things going is simple.

“The best thing people can do to help residents at Hillside is to visit them.”

Hillside is celebrating its 75th Anniversary with a special Sunset Soirée on September 25, 2021. For more information, visit hillsidesb. org.

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Your Westmont (Continued from page 24 24)) day, usually-passed-over-without-asecond-thought events, and he finds the sacred,” says Glynn Young, editor of Tweetspeak Poetry. “The sacred can surprise you, and it usually does.

And it often surprises you years later, because sometimes you see the sacred only long after you experience it.”

Willis has also written two collections of essays; a quartet of eco-fantasy novels, The Alpine Tales; and, most recently, a young adult time-travel novel, All in a Garden Green (Slant).

He graduated from Wheaton College, earned his doctorate in English at Washington State University, and has been teaching at Westmont since 1988.

The Baron of Breakfast Burritos Rules the DC

by alumna Caylie Cox ove for Pascual Mamahua’s Dining Commons breakfast burritos may be a unifying factor among Westmont students. These culinary creations are in high demand, as students crave the delicious combina-

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tion of eggs, cheese, tater tots, and a choice of bacon, ham, chorizo or vegetables expertly wrapped in a warm tortilla. But students appreciate more than just the burritos: They enjoy talking with Pascual himself. While cooking, he converses with students in English or Spanish. Sometimes his customers even bring him a morning cup of coffee from the other side of the DC! If you happen to be in the DC around 9:50 on a Tuesday or Thursday morning, you’ll likely see a long line of students at the grill, each of them engaged in the deepest mental calculations regarding whether they’ll be able to get a burrito and still make it to their 10 am class on time. Students showing up to class five minutes late with a burrito in hand is a common occurrence around campus.

So how did the famous Grill Master arrive at Westmont? Pascual’s brother, Francisco, worked at the college, and Pascual himself joined the DC staff in 1980. He began making breakfast burritos in 1988. While he no longer creates these burritos for himself, he

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used to enjoy them with tomatoes, bacon, onions, mushrooms and jalapenos. At Westmont, students often opt for simpler options: Pascual says the most popular ingredients are ham and bacon. When he isn’t making burritos or working elsewhere in the DC kitchen, Pascual watches TV, relaxes, and hangs out with his nieces, nephews, and family.

Future generations of Westmont students will be glad to hear that Pascual says he has made no plans to leave Westmont until he retires. The college’s Grill Master will, thankfully, continue to bring students happiness in burrito form. When asked about the secret of making the perfect breakfast burrito, Pascual replies, “Make them with love.” And he does.

•MJ

Last Week’s Solution:

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

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On Art

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by Zach Rosen

Sharing the Love of Jewelry at Peregrine Galleries

or nearly 40 years, Marlene Vitanza and her late husband, Jim, have been bringing together a unique blend of paintings, jewelry, and ethnographic arts at their local establishment, Peregrine Galleries.

They had a shop in Santa Barbara about 10 years prior to opening Peregrine Galleries on Coast Village Road in 1984.

Their first gallery had a focus on ethnographic arts as well, starting with Native American artifacts including baskets, beadwork, and weavings.

Marlene and Jim also had a love for oriental rugs and featured a collection in the store. In the late 1980s, interest in oriental rugs began to fade and they started looking at paintings to fill the space. Marlene and Jim became interested in the plein air artists of California and started collecting them for the gallery, which grew into one of their prominent offerings.

Marlene and Jim moved to the area in 1971 from south New Jersey. It was while living in New Jersey that Marlene purchased two pieces of jewelry as a favor from a friend whose wife had just passed. She had worn them while living on the East Coast, but they never received much notice, so she only put them on a few times.

In California, Marlene and Jim attended an ethnographic art show in Santa Monica that was being run by Federico Jimenez, who also operated a jewelry shop in the area. Marlene realized that the jewelry she had purchased was ethnographic in style and decided to wear them to the event.

Federico came up to her during the show, immediately recognizing the designer and quality of the pieces. He showed her the designer markings on the jewelry and directed her to a book by esteemed jewelry author, Greta Pack. The book had black-and-white photos of both pieces of jewelry, which both happened to be rather rare. She began collecting other pieces of jewelry from the book and slowly built her collection over the years.

There is a palpable passion behind Marlene’s collecting and she only buys and sells jewelry items she loves.

Marlene finds a certain joy in being able to discover and acquire a beautiful piece and then find it the right home. The gallery offers a variety of vintage jewelry with the items being clearly organized into different collections. There are about 10 collections on display with some focusing on specific designers like Miriam Haskell or William Spratling, and others highlighting broader styles such as Bakelite 22 – 29 July 2021

Marlene Vitanza of Peregrine Galleries has been offering a selection of plein air paintings, vintage jewelry, and ethnographic artwork for nearly 40 years

Federico Jimenez will be signing his new book on his life and work this Saturday at Peregrine Galleries

jewelry from the 1930s to the 1950s.

The past year has been one of the toughest in her 30-plus years of being in business. It is fortunate that the gallery can be open again for visitors.

While the gallery has some online presence, Marlene has found that most customers want to come in-person and hold and wear the piece of jewelry before making a choice. Visiting the gallery, they can see what is new in her displays and observe closely the intricacies of each piece. Jewelry is wearable art, which means that it is also important to get a feel for the fit and weight of the jewelry on the body.

Today, Federico has become a famed jewelry maker himself, selling pieces to galleries, collectors, and museums around the country and afar.

A book detailing his life and career, Federico: One Man’s Remarkable Journey from Tututepec to L.A., has just been released and a book signing will be held at Peregrine Galleries on July 24. The event will begin at noon and feature refreshments and live music from Flamenco Latino guitarist Tony Ybarra. There will be a book signing with Federico from 3 pm to 5 pm where guests can have one of his books signed for them, or just discuss jewelry with this knowledgeable authority.

Federico is an avid philanthropist, and proceeds from the book sales are going to support programs for at-risk teens and children. Marlene herself helps support the senior-oriented Friendship Center in Montecito and they will have representatives there as well to share their message and programs with attendees.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 23 Ventura Music Festival – The annual classical music meets pop and jazz fest is back after last summer’s pandemic hiatus, albeit truncated to just three events from its typical weeklong schedule that includes shows all over town. Tonight, singing trombone player Aubrey Logan fronts a full band in moving between jazz, funk, tender love songs, and traditionally inspired fusions. Tomorrow night, Time for Three — a classically-trained string trio comprised of violinists Charles Yang and Nicolas Kendall and double-bassist Ranaan Meyer — combine elements of classical, country western, gypsy, and jazz idioms through their passion for improvisation, composition, and inventive arrangements to arrive at a winning formula that has had them serving as featured guest soloists on the Philadelphia Orchestra’s subscription series and residencies at the Kennedy Center to playing at the intimate Club Yoshi’s in San Francisco and an appearance on the TV competition Dancing with the Stars. The fest closes tomorrow afternoon with Andrea

Roberto who began studying guitar at age four and won the distinguished Parkening International Classical Guitar Competition in 2019. Note: the VCF is an “all-vaccinated” event with ticket-buyer documentation required.

WHEN: 8 pm tonight & tomorrow, 2 pm Sunday WHERE: Pacifica High School Performing Arts Center, 600 E. Gonzales Rd., Oxnard COST: $15-$70 INFO: (805) 648-3146 or www.VenturaMusicFestival.org Taking Stock(ton) of Sleep – Thirtyfive-year veteran stand-up comic Richard Stockton — whose website tagline reads “Old hippies never die, they just are outta site” — is touring with a new show that ponders the question, “What does a comic do when his snoring is no longer a laughing matter?” “Life is Too Snort,” Stockton’s solo comedy/music show about sleep health, features a hilarious recounting of his sleep apnea awakening on a journey to an appreciation of the power of sleep. He uses comedy, stories, and music to take the audience on his device-laden ride from

THURSDAY, JULY 22 Movies Under the Stars in Your Cars – The UCSB Arts & Lectures series of free movies at the West Wind Drive-In focuses on films from the 1980s and 1990s, hence the title of the Throwback Thursday series: “Be Excellent & Party On.” Tonight: The NeverEnding Story, the wide-eyed family favorite from 1984 based on the acclaimed bestseller of the same name in which a young boy discovers a fantastical world within the pages of a borrowed mysterious and ornately bound storybook. Fantasia is a shimmering world of racing snails, hang-glider bats, soaring luckdragons, and puckish elves who are menaced by an approaching void known as The Nothing. Next week (July 29): Barry Sonnenfeld’s 1997 gem Men in Black, the buddy comedy-mystery in which two members of a top-secret organization tasked with policing extra-terrestrial activity on Earth find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by one particularly nasty intergalactic visitor. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith portray the mismatched agents whose chemistry launched a franchise. The double-feature bonus includes a screening of another sequel launcher in Galaxy Quest, which finds the stars of a long-cancelled TV series who still cling to their roles as the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector at ceremonies and conventions suddenly being called to action to be real life heroes to save an interstellar race under attack from a reptilian warlord. The roaringly funny 1999 spoof starred an impressive cast in Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Daryl Mitchell, and Sam Rockwell. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early for food trucks, concessions and entertainment.

WHEN: 8:30 pm (Gates open at 7 pm) WHERE: West Wind Drive-In, 907 S Kellogg Ave., Goleta COST: Free INFO: (805) 893-3535 or https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

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EVENTS

by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, JULY 23 Bukovnik Blooms in Town – Gary Bukovnik, one of the nation’s most respected contemporary watercolor painters, has had a long relationship with the Thomas Reynolds Gallery, having presented several exhibitions of his work at the gallery’s previous home in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.

With the fine art gallery’s relocation to State Street in downtown Santa Barbara earlier this year, Bukovnik is opening a new exhibit of his recent watercolors at the location near the historic Arlington Theatre. Bukovnik will not only be on hand for tonight’s opening reception of the summer exhibition of recent floral paintings, he’ll also be painting on location at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (1212 Mission Canyon Rd.) on Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25, where the setting should provide plenty of inspiration for the artist. (The painting demonstration will be livestreamed by the Botanic Garden.) “Flowers chose me,” said Bukovnik. “I tried for years to escape. But flowers are the vocabulary of the language that I speak.”

WHEN: Reception 5-7 pm tonight WHERE: Thomas Reynolds Gallery, 1331 State St. COST: Free INFO: (415) 676-7689 or www.thomasreynolds.com decline to vitality in overcoming the sleep apnea disorder that threatened his marriage. Check out a show about CPAPs, life, and breath that the San Jose Humor Review called “comedy that is literally on the nose.”

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: NAMBA Performing Arts Space, 47 S. Oak Street, Ventura COST: $15 INFO: (805) 628-9250 or www.nambaarts.com SATURDAY, JULY 24 Tequila & Tacos and Tunes, Oh My! – Ventura’s Tequila & Taco Music Festival returns to the seaside-sited Ventura County Fairgrounds. Enjoy tequila sampling, live entertainment, delicious street tacos, craft beer, refreshing margaritas, and an artisanal craft market at the beach-adjacent outdoor setting cooled by ocean breezes, with natural salt! A variety of top-shelf tequila brands will be participating in the festival’s tantalizing tequila tasting while margaritas and other beverages will be available for purchase as will gourmet tacos from popular food vendors. And you can enjoy your food and drinks on ice — Vanilla Ice, that is, as the 1990s pop icon and rapper whose real name is Robert Van Winkle will bring his distinctive mix of rock, techno, and old-school hip hop to the music stage on Saturday, with an opening set from the hip hop/pop-rap duo Tag Team.

“When I wake up my mind to do a thing, I act.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Los Angeles’ veteran genre-busting percussion-heavy Ozomatli headlines Sunday’s schedule that also features Adelaide. The festival is an all-ages event, although you must be 21 to purchase or consume alcohol.

WHEN: 1-9:30 pm Saturday, 12-6:30 pm Sunday WHERE: Surfer’s Point at Ventura County Fairgrounds COST: $25, children under 12 free INFO: www.tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com TUESDAY, JULY 27 Trumpeter in a Pickle – New York Citybased jazz trumpeter-vocalist-composer Nate Birkey returns to his former longtime home of Santa Barbara for his first local show in more than a year and a half. After being holed up in his New York apartment for the past 16 months, Birkey tells his email list he’s anticipating an emotional and rewarding reunion and performance with his West Coast quartet featuring Jamieson Trotter on piano, Jim Connolly on bass, and Aaron McLendon on drums. Birkey, who many have compared to late great Chet Baker because of the former’s similarly easy croon complementing his massive horn chops, is also a gifted composer with nearly a dozen discs as a leader to his credit. We’re told today’s sets will consist of selections from his 2018 album, Rome, which was recorded in Italy, and elicited a rave 22 – 29 July 2021

TUESDAY, JULY 27 Delving into ‘The Devil You Know’ – What drives someone to commit an act of terrible violence? Drawing from 30 years of experience working with such criminals, internationally renowned forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr. Gwen Adshead provides fresh and surprising insights into violence and the mind in her just-published book The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion. The series of unflinching portraits and vivid narratives were created through a collaboration with co-author Eileen Horne, a now-Santa Barbara-based writer and dramatist who enjoyed a long career in the UK as an independent TV producer before turning to penning an eclectic mix of historical nonfiction, journalism, Italian translation, literary adaptations, and more, including contributing to a BBC radio drama series about an entirely fictional female forensic psychiatrist. Horne talked about “Devil” and more in an online conversation with Independent journalist Matt Kettmann as part of Chaucer’s Virtual Author series.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: https://zoom.us/j/95417931004 COST: Free INFO: (805) 682-6787 or www.chaucersbooks.com review from the poet (not pianist) Bill Evans who called the record “a beautiful thing: sweet, smart, sophisticated, artful ... and very cool.” New material not previously performed in town will also be featured. With his usual Santa Barbara stomping grounds of SOhO still shuttered in anticipation of a late summer opening, Birkey and the boys will perform at the considerably more intimate (and outdoors) courtyard at the Pickle Room, which was another

favored haunt for the trumpeter during his time in town. Note: Birkey will also join Spencer the Gardener at the Pickle Room next week.

WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: 126 E. Canon Perdido St. (Seating on the sidewalk, patio, and indoors, as well as across the street at the Presidio) COST: Free INFO: (805) 965-1015 or threepickles.com •MJ

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 Batter up! – It was just three months after Jackie Robinson broke the longstanding “color barrier” that had segregated Major League Baseball in spring 1947 that Larry Doby became the second Black player in the majors and first in the American League when he was called up to the Cleveland Indians. Doby’s turnaround in 1948 from benchwarmer to superstar sparked a fascinating season that found four famous baseball lifers sharing one city.

Luke Epplin’s Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball, which came out as the 2021 season launched, traces the story of the integration of the Indians and their quest for a World Series title through examining the relationships between Doby; Bill Veeck, the eccentric and visionary owner; Bob Feller, the future Hall of Famer who had an eye for the athlete as businessman; and Satchel Paige, the aging legendary pitcher from the Negro Leagues whose belated entry into the majors was a story all its own. The book has drawn raves from writers and politicians alike (“If you love baseball, ‘Our Team’ is a three-run walk-off homer in Game 7 of the World Series. And if you care about justice, Epplin’s book is a crucial lesson in the fight for civil rights in post-World War II Cleveland,” enthused Ojai senator Sherrod Brown). Now you can step up to the plate and hear all about the story from Epplin himself when the author chats with Chaucer’s Events Coordinator Michael Takeuchi tonight as part of Chaucer’s Virtual Author series.

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I am also doing the Keston Max competition for one of the LSO (London Symphony Orchestra) slots which are orchestral excerpts at the same time. So, I have a little system where I make charts in my practice journal so that I practice a little bit of every piece every three days. That way it’s not too overwhelming to try to do all of them every day.

What do you get out of being a musician?

It’s always been about being part of something that’s bigger than yourself. In an orchestra, it’s amazing to be part of a 60-person organism that becomes one in performance. I try to get that feeling even when I’m playing with a pianist, and to serve the music because it’s bigger than we are.

I like the idea of being a vessel.

Finally, do you think this is the right time to be a woman tuba player as there seems to be more awareness about equality?

Organizations are, out of necessity, programming more inclusive works, which is a great step forward. As far as a job, there’s only one woman professional tuba player in a major orchestra in the world (Carol Jantsch of the Philadelphia Orchestra). So, we’ve still got a long way to go.

Hopefully I’ll be the second.

Google Alexander Agate and nearly every response on the first few pages is about the child actor. Incredibly, it’s not just a case of same name syndrome: the actor — whose career as a thespian by his own admission peaked at age five in How to Eat Fried Worms — is now an accomplished solo pianist back for his second in-person summer at MAW. He was a semi-finalist in both the 2017 Naumburg International Piano Competition and the 2020 National Chopin Competition, and won first prize in both the Munz Chopin Competition and Artur Balsam Duo Competition at Manhattan School of Music.

Agate will be playing a “Haydn B minor Sonata,” a variation piece by Chopin and “Fleurs du mal,” a contemporary work by Widmann, at the July 28 Solo Piano Competition. He’ll also perform Bartok’s “Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion” at the July 30 fellows recital.

Q. What does acting have in common with music for you?

A. They’re connected in the element of getting into a mood or character in performing. I’m not making up experiences when I’m playing music, but I try to amplify ones I’ve had the way I was trained in acting class where they teach you to apply something in your own life to the

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script to make it a little more relatable to the audience. Now my script is the score. The composer has all these very detailed markings, but there’s still lots of room to bring yourself. If he writes “Angrily,” is it bitter anger or rage or what? I want to find the emotional tone on my own.

What is it about the piano that fulfills your creative desire?

In high school, I was one of the winners who got to play with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic. Being on the big stage and feeling this moment where you really just communicate exactly what you feel was amazing. And afterwards having people tell me that it brought back memories or that they were touched, that was the moment when I decided this is what I want to do. Music is something that I feel directly connected to when I’m trying to express myself in a way I didn’t with acting because something was always in the way of really just letting go. Maybe I was never able to say someone else’s words in a convincing way. But it’s different with music. Whatever emotion I have I can communicate it. Hopefully it comes off that way.

When I’m on stage it feels like utter freedom. Everything else fades out and I just play whatever I’m feeling.

What’s next for you after this summer?

I’m working on my doctoral degree, the ideal safety net because I can apply for a university teaching position. In the meantime, there are competitions, and I’m in the biggest one in Asia, the Seoul International, which has kept getting postponed because of the pandemic. There are a lot more to apply for, because the age cut off is 32. But I don’t personally want to stay in the competition circuit that long.

You seem so lighthearted about all of this, like you don’t take yourself too seriously.

I think you need to in this field. It helped that I started so late, because it was completely my choice to go into music. With some colleagues I get the sense that they just became very good at it so young that they got pigeonholed and now it’s “What else can I do at this point?” But I really love it. At least for now — talk to me in five years.

This Week@MAW

SATURDAY, JULY 24 With the COVID restrictions having been dramatically curtailed, MAW continues to add or modify programs to bring more music live to the masses. Tonight’s “Renaissance to the 19th Century” X2 chamber concert, a series that is supposed to feature

Tyshawn Sorey is scheduled to perform via video in Hahn Hall

faculty and fellows performing on stage together for every piece on the program, has not only shifted from a streaming-only event at 5 pm to one that will welcome an audience in Hahn Hall later in the evening, there’s also been a program change.

Italian Renaissance composer, organist, and teacher Giovanni Gabrieli’s “Sonata pian’ e forte” still opens the concert, with trumpet faculty Paul Merkelo joining six Academy fellows. The “Wind Quintet in G Minor” from Claude-Paul Taffanel, the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century, still holds down middle position, although it appears that the roster features only fellows with nary a faculty member slated to play. In the anchor position, however, Beethoven’s “Septet in E-flat major” for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass has taken the place of Stravinsky’s “Octet for Winds,” with the players to be named later (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $10 & $55).

MONDAY, JULY 26 Fear not, those who fear change: tonight’s Mosher Guest Artist recital with Newark-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey is still slated as a video screening premiere in Hahn Hall, with the 2017 MacArthur Fellow and 2021 MAW composer-in-residence collaborating on an improvisation with composer Paula Matthusen. Sorey, celebrated for his virtuosity, mastery, and memorization of highly complex scores and an extraordinary ability to blend composition and improvisation in his work, has drawn strong praise from critics across the land. The New York Times noted that Sorey “plays not only with gale-force physicality, but also a sense of scale and equipoise,” and The Wall Street Journal called Sorey “an extraordinary talent who can see across the entire musical landscape”. Sorey, who has released a dozen albums, has composed works for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the International Contemporary Ensemble, soprano Julia Bullock, PRISM Quartet and

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” – Neil Armstrong

JACK Quartet, among others, and has performed nationally and internationally with his own ensembles, as well as artists such as John Zorn, Vijay Iyer, Claire Chase, and Anthony Braxton, among many others (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $10 & $40).

TUESDAY, JULY 27 The program for MAW’s Chamber Community Concert II — think of it as a sequel if you like, although the concert is just the result of pandemic protocols disappearing — had yet to be announced as of our deadline.

But the one work already on the bill of fare is reason enough to attend, as French composer and conductor Henri Tomasi’s “Être ou ne pas être” (To Be or Not to Be), is a highly unusual and modern composition for trombone quartet that exploits tonality, rhythm, and structure, among other musical aspects. See above for an interview with tuba player Cristina Cutts Dougherty (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; $10).

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 León Bernsdorf, Nan Ni, Hsin-Hao Yang, and returning 2019 alumni Alexander Lee Agate and Arthur Wang — that would be the five solo piano fellows for 2021 — have got to like their chances at capturing the prestigious Solo Piano Competition given that the normal complement of fellows in their department runs to at least eight in a normal summer.

The pianists will have ample time to demonstrate their prowess and virtuosity on the Steinway in the competition’s new venue of the Granada downtown as each fellow will have a 40-minute time slot spread over two sessions. The keyboardists will be hoping to impress a few key people in the audience, namely the members of the esteemed jury who will choose the pianist to receive not only a $5,000 cash award, but also a work commissioned specifically for him or her by Mosher Guest Artist Tyshawn Sorey to be premiered in a Santa Barbara recital early next year. See above for an interview with Agate (4 pm; Granada Theatre; $10 & $40). •MJ 22 – 29 July 2021

Notice Inviting Bids HYDROELECTRIC PENSTOCK AIR BINDING MODIFICATIONS Bid No. 4040 1.

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Hydroelectric Penstock Air Binding Modifications Project (“Project”), by or before Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly.

The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

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Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at Tunnel Trail, which is off Tunnel Road, in unincorporated Santa Barbara County, east of the City of Santa Barbara, and is described as follows: Demolish and remove existing concrete structure, 36-inch cast iron pipe, 20-inch ductile iron pipe, and 12-inch corrugated metal pipe; salvage 36inch and 30-inch valves; protect existing electrical infrastructure and tunnel arch; install approximately 12 LF of new 20-inch diameter ductile iron water main including fittings, and other appurtenances; reconnect 12-inch corrugated metal pipe; construct cast in place concrete bulkhead, pad, and curbs and; concrete rehabilitation of existing tunnel arch face and tunnel floor; and provide flow bypass if required by the City.

2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 60 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about September 15, 2021, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

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Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $170,000.

2.4 Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on August 3, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., at the following location: the intersection of Tunnel Trail and Tunnel Road, near the intersection of Spyglass Ridge Road, Owl Ridge Road, Tunnel Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the purpose of acquainting all prospectivebidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The site is approximately a one-half mile uphill hike on a public access trail from the meeting point. Attendance at the bidders’ conference is mandatory.

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License and Registration Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By:

Date: _7 _/_ 1_ 9_ /2 _0 _21 William Hornung, CPM, General Services Manager

Publication Dates: 1) Wednesday, July 21, 2021

2) Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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On Entertainment (Continued from page 16 16)) way, shape or form the same as a live performance, where you get to sit in a room with a whole bunch of other people and watch something happen right in front of you. And Zoom was so unpredictable. Is it going to freeze? Is there a glitch? How can we sing together?

But honestly, I’m kind of proud that we did it. A bunch of us are over 50 years old and learned how to do something brand new. We got ring lights and good microphones and figured out how to shift our iPhones to 4k technology so that we could get better footage and did different takes and uploaded them. Thanks to our wonderful editor who put together tight 45- to 60-minute shows, things came out pretty well. I think it’s really cool when you figure out ways to be creative in challenging times. But it’s not the same as live theater and we’re glad to be back.

What did you learn that you’re carrying forward?

Actors who make their living in theater always tried to just avoid the whole technology thing, but now it’s a part of our vocabulary. It makes more sense to us. It’s a new tool. At this moment, the biggest impact is in marketing our new show, as the actors are much more comfortable participating in social media, making videos for Facebook, etc., maybe having an actor answer three questions on video, or a group going out to the beach to film something about the show. We’re also going to have a virtual program, something electronic on their smartphones instead of on paper. But I don’t think we’re that far off from starting to meld the two where a live show can also be streamed virtually at the same time.

Skipping to the present, what was the impetus for writing Together: A Musical Journey?

Because of the pandemic restrictions at the time, PCPA wanted me to

create something for only our seven resident actors. I was thrilled to get to write for actors who are not just my colleagues, but also my really good friends who have been working together for 10 years. What I came up with was three questions to find out what really matters in life for people, and I interviewed about 120 people from all different backgrounds and all over the map between Santa Barbara and Paso Robles. People who work in the fields and people who own the fields, and doctors and baristas, just wanting to pull perspectives from different social socio-economic backgrounds and cultures. We share some of the answers from the community, the actual responses, throughout the show, and we also answered the questions with songs. The dialogue in-between gives us reasons to sing, posing these questions that the songs can answer.

Can you share the questions here?

I would rather the audience be surprised, but the first one is the opening line and sets the foundation for the show. I asked, “What makes your heart sing?” And what people said was remarkably similar. It’s through shared stories that we find commonality. That became a real theme about overcoming differences and finding agreement, something we really need in these times. I read that when people are in a room sharing a live performance experience, their hearts start to beat in the same rhythm, they sync up. So that became what I wanted to write about: if our hearts can overcome chaos and find agreement, maybe our minds and the rest of us can, too.

I don’t mean to sound like a Hallmark card, but I do hope the audience celebrates how wonderful it is to actually share an experience together again. Be with our community, or re-build a community, maybe reach out and welcome new people into the community. That got taken

away from us. Now that we have it back, it’s something I hope we really want to relish.

(PCPA opens Together: A Musical Journey at the Solvang Festival Theater on July 23. The original musical concert plays 8 pm Fridays & Saturday, plus one Sunday on August 1, through August 7. Call (805) 922-8313 or visit www.pcpa. org.)

Santa Ynez Sounding Off Again

Just a few miles down Rte. 246 from Solvang Festival Theater, Tales from the Tavern is back in action with a full six-show series at the Maverick

for Best Country Instrumental with now-Montecito resident Brad Paisley in 2008, while Pedersen was a member of legendary bluegrass band The Dillards as well as bluegrass super-group Old and In the Way. Rounding out the quartet, J2B2 bassist Mark Fain toured and recorded as bass player for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for 13 years and had similar roles with the Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam, Allison Krauss, and Dolly Parton, while guitarist/vocalist Patrick Sauber has toured with Peter Rowan and Laurie Lewis.

Also coming to TFTT this season: Old favorites Steve Poltz, the wry

“If our hearts can overcome chaos and find agreement, maybe our minds and the rest of us can, too.”

— Erik Stein

Saloon. TFTT, the two-decades-old singer-songwriter series in Santa Ynez that survived the pandemic partially by putting out well-curated interactive video versions of previous performances and interviews that benefited both the series and the artists, turns the diehard country bar into an intimate music room for its concerts. The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (J2B2) kicks things off on Wednesday, July 28.

John Jorgenson (acoustic guitar, mandolin, and vocals), along with Herb Pedersen (banjo, acoustic guitar, and vocals), was a co-founder with Ojai resident Chris Hillman of the formative country-rock group Desert Rose Band; Jorgenson has also toured with Elton John’s band for six years and won a Grammy

and whimsical singer-songwriter who will play September 8; former Montecito resident Sarah Lee Guthrie, the granddaughter of folk legend Woody (“This Land is Your Land”) Guthrie on September 22; and Dave Stamey, who’d fit right into the Maverick’s regular schedule via his wont for turning experiences as a cowboy, mule packer, and dude wrangler into CountryWestern songs (October 6). Two subsequent shows are still to be announced.

The Maverick Saloon is located at 3687 Sagunto Street in Santa Ynez, just off Hwy. 246. Tickets cost $36.16 per show, or $172 for the sixshow series. Call (805) 697-6335 or visit https://talesfromthetavern. com.

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Miscellany (Continued from page 18) TV reporter John Palminteri gave a hilarious roasting alongside Tara Zanecki (Photo by Priscilla)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who welcomed their second child, Lilibet Diana, last month, could take home a gong for their controversial two-hour tell-all, which aired in March and sent shock waves through The Firm.

“Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special” is nominated in the Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special category.

The winners will be announced at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19 with the tony twosome up against Stanley Tucci’s “Searching For Italy,” and “My Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman.”

Unloading the Penthouse Speaker Judi Weisbart with a special gift of royal persuasion (Photo by Priscilla)

KEYT-TV reporter John Palminteri pointing out how my life has changed in the last year since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to their $14 million estate in Riven Rock, just a minute’s drive from Maison Mineards Montecito.

“After nearly half a century covering the Royal Family, who knew they would move almost next door!” he joked.

Among the tony throng celebrating my milestone were Alan and Lisa Parsons, Robyn Geddes, Nina Terzian, Kristi Newton, Lisa Osborn, Ariana Katovich, Joan Rutkowski, Ginni Dreier, Robert Adams, Nancy Caponi, Honey Pearcy, Wayne and Sharol Siemens, Tara Zanecki, Brian and Patti Herman, Das Williams, Dacia and Riley Harwood, and Harry Weisbart.

A swell-egant evening with a truly swell-egant crowd....

Controversial to Award-Winning?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s incendiary interview with Montecito neighbor Oprah Winfrey, which laid bare their rift with the Royal Family, has been nominated for an Emmy Award.

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Former Montecito resident and Oscar winner Michael Douglas and his actress wife, Catherine ZetaJones, have put their four-bedroom Manhattan penthouse on the market for $21.5 million.

The four-and-a-half bath aerie was designed by Thierry Despont and offers sweeping city views overlooking Central Park.

Situated atop the 1908 Kenilworth building, the property resembles a 12th Century English estate.

The 15-room apartment was made from nine other spaces and occupies the entire frontage of the historic building, wrapping round both north and south corner.

The dynamic duo also owns a mansion in Irvington, New York; a house in Catherine’s hometown of Swansea, Wales; and have been attempting to unload his Majorca estate for seven years without success.

Michael and Catherine have been married since 2000 after meeting at the Deauville Film Festival in France in 1998. They have two children — Dylan, 20, and Carys, 18.

Getting Her Hands Dirty

Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been helping with demolition work on her longtime personal assistant’s new home project.

The 48-year-old Oscar winner enlisted Jonathan and Drew Scott, both 43, to transform a West Hollywood condo for her assistant, Kevin Keating, on HGTV’s Celebrity IOU. Paltrow says she considers her employer family and wanted to help him redecorate his home, which was clearly in need of work.

She said Keating had never owned a home before and had been saving up “for a really long time.”

“At some point, we formed something that seems really deeper than being colleagues. It really feels like family!”

The actress helped Keating find the property and was filmed in denim and goggles doing demolition work in the apartment.

She said it felt good to break walls and cabinets.

Meanwhile Paltrow, 48, and her TV producer husband, Brad Falchuk, 50, are nearing completion of their 14,000-square-foot, eco-friendly mansion in our rarefied enclave.

More than 60 solar panels have been installed on the property they bought in 2016 for nearly $5 million with two acres of land.

A New Boo?

Billionaire ex Google CEO Eric Schmidt, 66, reportedly has a new love interest.

Schmidt, who bought the 11.2-acre Montecito estate Solana for $30.8 million off Bill and Sandi Nicholson, was seen with 27-year-old Columbia law graduate Michelle Ritter in New Mexico watching Sir Richard Branson’s blast off into space on his Virgin Galactic spaceship, VSS Unity, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. Schmidt, who also bought the late hotel tycoon Baron Hilton’s 13-bedroom, 17-bathroom Holmby Hills estate for $61.5 million, has long been touted as New York’s “hottest bachelor,” despite being married to Wendy, his wife for more than 40 years, in what is said to be “an open marriage.”

He has a reported fortune of $21.4 billion and was CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 before serving as executive chairman of the company from 2011 to 2018.

Forbes ranked him at No. 84 on its world billionaire listing for 2020.

Exclusivity Comes to Town

Luxury French label Christian Dior has opened its first Dioriviera pop-up at the Rosewood Miramar.

The company has taken over the resort’s cabana pool, bocce courts, and garden bungalow suites in celebration of its Dioriviera capsule collections.

The Montecito location is one of a series of exclusive Dioriviera global

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activities, including seven Dior boutiques, as well as 11 pop-up boutiques worldwide.

Upon entering the bungalows, guests are welcomed into a warm Dior oasis with Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Toile de Jouy prints wrapping the walls in framboise pink and lime green.

The bungalows lead out to the ultimate Dior hangout haven, where guests are free to lounge under Dioriviera umbrellas in the Diorivera hammocks and fold-out chairs — all available for purchase on location.

The “takeover” will be open through September 6.

Another Taste

Local travel and food writer Bonnie Carroll is enjoying the sweet smell of success having been chosen as a judge for Taste TV’s artisan fragrance salon awards.

Bonnie has been a judge for the Taste TV awards since its inception in 2010, which celebrates the best in food, fashion, and lifestyle programs on TV, film, online, and radio.

Santa Barbara’s Iron Chef Cat Cora attended the gala as a presenter in 2012. She is currently owner of the Mesa Burger chain which has outlets on Coast Village Road and in Santa Barbara and Goleta.

Ummm, Hunny, How About You Don’t?

Carpinteria actor Ashton Kutcher bought a ticket for the next Virgin Galactic flight into space — only to then sell it back.

Ashton, 43, says his actress wife Mila Kunis persuaded him not to go on account of their children, Wyatt, 6, and Dimitri, 4.

“My wife basically encouraged me that it was not a smart family decision to be heading into space when you have young children,” he told Cheddar News.

“So, I ended up selling my ticket back to Virgin Galactic and I was supposed to be on the next flight, but I will not be on the next flight!

“But at some point, I’m going to space,” he declared just days after Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson was on the company’s first flight into orbit.

Sightings

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman checking out Charlie Munger’s Channel Cat...

Bob Meyer, general manager of the Golden State Warriors basketball team, outside Mesa Burger on CVR...

Actor-comedian Larry David and wife, Ashley, strolling around the Rosewood Miramar Pip! Pip! Be safe — and get vaccinated!

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In the Know (Continued from page 31)

‘Boys will be boys’

While returning students will undoubtedly be impacted by the dual ongoing investigations, Asa Sam, chosen by her classmates to be the 2021 Commencement student speaker, feels optimistically that change could be afoot, even if built upon alleged misgivings.

In her outspoken commencement speech on June 6, Sam took on misogyny, racism, and sexual harassment at Cate, while dressed in female-mandated white. Unlike past commencement addresses at Cate, a recording of Sam’s speech is not available on YouTube or the school’s website, though the latter says it is “coming soon.” The 2018 and 2019 Commencement proceedings are readily available.

Sam, the vice president of her senior class, says she felt it was her duty to leave the school better than she entered it. Believing heavily in advocacy, Sam spoke passionately about an article that ran in the school’s newspaper this spring penned by fellow senior Ella Klaerner called “The Widespread Issue of Misogyny at Cate.”

According to Sam, as a Black student, her observations were not based on her personal experience because “women of color weren’t ever really selected by the majority of the men there.” She instead says she was reacting to what she refers to as an “inappropriate” response by fellow students who posted derogatory and sexist memes in an attempt to discredit Klaerner’s experience.

“It’s not fair for somebody else to have to fight these people who are telling her that what she’s saying is wrong,” Sam told the Montecito Journal.

In Klaerner’s article, she opines on feeling like boys at Cate must approve of her feelings before they are taken seriously. After she posted about this on Instagram, she was flooded with comments by other females who had experienced the same thing.

“Most importantly, I talked about how many girls are affected by the language used to demean them; from slut-shaming to fabricated stories, we’re continuously degraded by many boys at Cate School, yet we act like it’s normal. We accept — on some fundamental level — that ‘boys will be boys,’” Klaerner wrote.

Sam saw a lot of these feelings play out while attending Women’s Forum on campus, where she heard girls tell stories about the same boys cyclically sexually harassing them. But Sam also saw a lack of action coming from the group discussions.

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Editor’s Letter (Continued from page 5) progressive,” said Sam, also indicating that many cases taken to the administration fell flat due to the “he said, she said” dichotomy.

Sam did offer a solution, urging the school to utilize “seminar periods” for freshmen and sophomores as an opportunity to teach students what constitutes sexual harassment, as well as further education on racism (she claims it is “rampant,” but “hidden well”) and tackling “homophobia” on campus.

“Acceptance of difference is not a strength of Cate,” Sam said. “But it can be, and I hope it will be.”

‘Take public responsibility’

Cate’s next steps are now inherently impacted by Thacher’s decision to release its findings in the 91-page report, one that named a handful of teachers and unveiled years worth of sexual misconduct that spanned from teachers to coaches.

The investigation executed by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP of Los Angeles has garnered attention for its transparency, leaving questions about its contents instead of its investigative process.

This has also thrust the Oppenheimer Investigations Group (OIG) into the spotlight, with both Wendy Ward Hoffer and Eric MacLeish publicly questioning why one of their recommended firms that have handled high-profile cases countrywide weren’t utilized.

Hoffer told the school’s trustees in her July 15 letter that it took eight months for OIG to reach out to her, despite being one of the first to indicate that she had been abused while on campus.

“When I asked (the representative) why there was such a delay, she stated that she was trying to be very thorough and that she had been instructed to seek only ‘new information,’ indicating that since the school was already aware of my experience, it need not be included in her report,” Hoffer wrote.

According to Hoffer, OIG also indicated they did not know who would receive the report upon completion, or if it would be made public. Meanwhile, Hoffer says she also connected with Amy Oppenheimer, who could not confirm if Cate had turned over any prior “internal investigations.”

Hoffer says this left her wondering if speaking out will be for naught and that campus safety isn’t a top priority, which she relayed in her July 15 note to the trustees.

“None of this suggests that Cate is serious about [its] duty to investigate, take public responsibility and make amends for past student sexual abuse at the hands of your faculty.”

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preyed upon them; someone whose attention initially flattered them.

In April, Cate officials sent an update on the investigation stating that they expected the report by their investigating team to be delivered in early June. Officials said they intended to “share a detailed summary of the findings with all of the constituencies of the school.” It does not appear that the report has been publicly released.

The board of trustees at Cate needs to act firmly and decisively on behalf of the school’s victims. An important root of “trustee” is trust and trustee literally means a person or entity that has been entrusted to be responsible for the property and/or well-being of another. Trusteeship extends not just to the institution itself but to everyone who ever inhabits that campus.

My advice? Publish the report. Bring the community along on this journey. Own your history — the good, the bad, and the ugly. And next time a student reports that something inappropriate happened, do something about it. Immediately. Institute a zero-tolerance policy. And don’t tell them it was “a first.” Because it wasn’t. It never is. And unfortunately, it’s not a last either. But what matters is that you do everything in your power to listen to and protect the precious young lives with which you have been entrusted.

That, more than anything, will protect your reputation.

•MJ

What is California Assembly Bill 218, and How Does it Protect Sexual Abuse Survivors?

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exual abuse victims in California have been buoyed by California Assembly Bill 218, which temporarily lifts the statute of limitations for all civil claims by sexual abuse survivors.

The @MeTooCate Instagram account — started by both current students and alums — has been proactive in making potential survivors aware of this bill.

Here are a few ways that the bill can be utilized, according to the account: “ Formerly, many childhood sexual assault cases only came to light many years after the incident, and they could not be sued because the statute of limitations had elapsed. “ A.B. 218 changes that — specifically, any legal claims which were not finalized before January 1, 2020, which may have expired due to the previous statute of limitations are now ‘revived,’ meaning they can be brought forward in the court system through December 31, 2022, without regard to the statute of limitations. “ Anyone who is a survivor of childhood sexual assault in California may, through December 31, 2022, bring forward a claim against a perpetrator and the institution that should have protected them, no matter when the incident(s) occurred. “ After December 31, 2022, the revised statute of limitations for initiating a claim will take effect. Survivors will have time until they are age 40 (calculated 22 years past the age of majority), or within 5 years of the date that they discovered or should reasonably have discovered that their injuries resulted from childhood sexual assault.”

The account goes on to also identify additional resources that the bill allows for: “ A.B. 218 includes this amendment: ‘a person who is sexually assaulted and proves it was a result of a cover up may recover up to treble damages against a defendant who is found to have covered up the sexual assault of a minor, unless prohibited by another law.’ The term ‘cover up’ is defined as ‘a concerted effort to hide evidence relating to childhood sexual assault.’ This means that someone with knowledge of sexual assault who hid proof of it can be prosecuted for three times the damages they would otherwise be able to claim.”

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Our Town (Continued from page 28)

ic, we began actively raising funds for operations and now are fundraising to replenish our operations reserve of approximately $1 million.

Fundraising efforts also continue to fund our outreach programs and capital projects. We had a lot of amazing support from our donors in the community, although it still did not make us whole.

state and the local health department, the size of our venue and since we are outdoors, vaccine and testing verification will not be required. Masks are not required for fully vaccinated guests and are required for unvaccinated guests. Moving forward, we will be adhering to whatever the rules are at the time the shows arrive.

What is the ticketing procedure?

We moved to all mobile ticketing, like many facilities are doing. It provides an improved experience for patrons, secures the ticketholder’s seat(s), is faster for check-in, prevents ticketing fraud and resale, and we can use it to update real-time information for events directly to the ticketholders.

Shows are being sold at full capacity.

What operational areas are set up for guest safety?

It’s really important to us that our patrons feel safe on all levels, we’ve always wanted to provide a safe place to attend shows. We added hand sanitizer stations and will continue having attendants in all restrooms with ongoing cleaning throughout the event. The cleaning process for the seating areas used prior to pandemic has been updated to include wands to sanitize the seats and adjacent areas before the concerts. Food, beverage, and merchandise will continue to be available in the traditional locations in the Jerry Garcia Glen, Venue Concession Plaza, and Scranton Overlook. Capacity for the venue is just under 5,000. In addition, Bowl staff and volunteer totals for each event is approximately 300.

What protocols are in place if a guest reports back they have COVID? If we are put in that position... there are so many variables to that, and it’s hard to speak to all the situations.

The goal is essentially to contact all the folks via the ticketing information. We would work with the CDC and whatever we need to do.

What are the procedures for entertainers and their crews, as well as anything new in their contracts for the venues to provide?

Our partners at Goldenvoice are responsible for booking the events and contracts with the entertainers. Contracts have been updated to match current guidelines, depending on the artist, some are stricter than others. We will, of course, honor special requests for sanitizing the stage, gear, and green rooms as needed. Any additional procedures for stage crew could be dictated by the artist, and we will continue to follow CAL/OSHA Guidance for Workers and Employees.

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What projects were done and in the works during lockdown?

We built a most necessary storage area and retaining walls to the left of the stage that blends in with both the stage architecture and landscaping, it’s almost unnoticeable. But it’s great because that area had a mudslide issue we corrected, and the new storage building can hold everything we stored at the back of the stage, like folding chairs and extra gear.

We also repainted in black the entire stage back wall and production grid, which was a huge maintenance project for us.

To our green venue initiatives, we completed the first two phases of a major solar project. Adding solar panels on the Spotlight and Overlook building roofs and have plans for a third phase during the next offseason.

During this time, we have continued to invest in many local youth performing arts organizations and programs through outreach grants and initiatives such as the Instrument Fund.

The Santa Barbara Bowl’s production grid and back wall was repainted during lockdown

application?

We applied within the first two hours of the applications being accepted online in April. In the beginning, the Small Business Association (SBA) was too inundated to keep up with status updates due to the volume of requests. Now, we receive weekly notices and have been notified that our application has been received and is under review, and we are optimistic.

The potential grant amount is calculated by the SBA based on the information provided from our financials and organizations do not get to request a specific amount. It’s based on very real numbers; SBA compares year over year for loss in specific areas. The application was fairly robust, and we estimate we are in the second or third priority tier for awards.

The interesting component of this process for nonprofits are their fundraising efforts, which are also taken into account.

What other types of grant funding did you receive? Are you applying for PPP2?

We applied and received the first PPP loan from Montecito Bank & Trust, which we were grateful for.

Throughout the pandemic, as an organization, we committed to keeping our team of 16 staff. It was important to our board and to me to be able to retain our staff so when we did come back online, which is now, we’d be ready to go.

Traditionally operating costs have been paid for from the show income, and fundraising efforts applied to outreach programs and capital improvements. For the first time ever, because of the pandem-

Any great takeaways during this lockdown experience?

Yes! We are a member of NIVA, which has been such a great resource for all the venues, I can’t say enough positive things about them. They’ve been so good to get us the SBA SVOG and beyond. All the communication going out to the venues, it brought us together in a tight way, with venues become closer during this time; it’s a cool thing. Many have operated independently for so long, and my peers that I wouldn’t see very often, I’m in contact with regularly. All the venues were going through the same things, we all want to survive, and we are all here for the same reason. I think it’s important that all the venues support each other.

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by Gabe Saglie Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV and radio.

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“The World’s Best Undiscovered Brand” Montecito Couple’s Label Delivers Stellar Wines

Bill Kimsey, left, launched his vineyard in 2008 and partnered with winemaker Matt Dees to launch his estate wines in 2012

Kimsey Vineyard is a 45-acre property in Ballard Canyon that’s planted to more than 22 acres of grapevines

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s I make my way through the private gated community, and up the driveway that snakes through Kimsey Vineyard, the wind begins to pick up in earnest. It’s 3 pm, and the breeze, in its crescendo, is making the vines sway in the bright afternoon sun. This is a regular phenomenon, it turns out — a daily show

by Mother Nature. And it’s a key ingredient, I’ll soon come to learn, in Kimsey’s recipe for success.

“This is like an island to me,” Bill Kimsey tells me as we meet in the small barn, located across from a

sparkling pond. We’re about to taste through a few of his namesake wines.

“This may well be the world’s best undiscovered brand,” adds winemaker Matt Dees, who’s about to sip with us, as he begins to pull the corks.

Kimsey Vineyard is a very personal pet project for Bill and Nancy Kimsey, Montecito residents who launched their eponymous brand in 2008. Their vintner dreams had been several years in the making, with wine estates in Italy and Australia having already garnered serious con-

sideration. But in the early 2000s, Santa Barbara County came into focus when the couple moved back to Southern California from London. It was a new chapter, following retirement for Kimsey from the accounting firm Ernst & Young; his 32-year career with them has culminated with his role as their global CEO. The 45-acre plot in the Santa Ynez Valley that would soon bear their name was overrun by weeds when they won it at auction in 2005. But, with the insight of local experts, most notably the renowned agriculturalist Jeff Newton, the Kimseys soon realized that in this undulating stretch of land in the southwestern corner of Ballard Canyon, existed great potential. This is where canyon breezes

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and cold winds from nearby Sta. Rita Hills converge. It’s where soils — a unique combination of gravel below and clay on top — drains incredibly well. And it’s where dazzling sunlight reigns supreme.

With the right natural elements in place, just more than 22 acres of vines were planted in 2008. The focus was on high density — 2,800 vines per acre, six feet between rows and about two feet between the vines. And the plants are close to the ground so that the grapes reap the benefits of radiant heat – the sun’s light bouncing off the dirt. Three years later, the vineyard’s first viable crop — Rhone grapes like syrah, grenache, roussanne, and viognier — was sold off to neighbor producers. The first Kimsey wines entered the marketplace in 2012.

“Less is more,” Dees insists. It’s a winemaker’s sincere mantra — a commitment to minimal intervention so that the grapes and their wine, not the people behind them, shine.

But truth be told, talent has been an important part of the Kimsey success story. Dees is considered a wunderkind among the new generation of Santa Barbara winemakers. And his viticultural partner, farmer Ruben Solorzano, is known as “the grape whisperer” in local wine circles. The remarkable proof of their collaboration is in the wines, of course, which we are now beginning to taste and discuss in earnest.

Kimsey White Blend ($60): The 2015 we taste is a 60-40 rous22 – 29 July 2021

The Kimsey Grenache is a fantastic wine

sanne-viognier blend that is silky and fresh — “sunshine and low yields that year create textural decadence,” Dees notes. The current 2018 vintage ($60), which we taste next, marks the addition of grenache blanc to this wine, enhancing complexity and zest. The three wines are aged separately in uber-neutral barrels, and they’re bottled young after blending to preserve vibrancy. Dees tells me that each of these three grapes can be “awkward in their own way,” which makes blending them “so inspiring.”

This is, indeed, one of the best white wines I’ve had in years.

“This may well be the world’s best undiscovered brand.”

— Matt Dees

Kimsey Grenache Rosé 2020 ($29): The super pale salmon hue on this wine is elegant, and the flavors of watermelon rind, grapefruit, and flowers make this is a refreshing, splashy quaff. There’s a hint of salinity and red fruit nuances, and the finish is remarkably clean. Dees says this one could age nicely for four to five years.

I say, buy it and drink it now — a top-tier Santa Barbara rosé.

Kimsey Grenache ($60): Dees talks about the “marriage of fruit and tannins” as we savor this wine.

Barrels that are at least five years old are used to age it for 16 months, 22 – 29 July 2021

to eliminate oak influence. The nose on the 2016 vintage is vibrant, with plenty of red and blue fruit notes.

As we taste the 2017, there’s more earthiness, more grip, and a more prominent extraction that comes not from winemaker manipulation but, rather, the natural maturity of the vineyard. The texture on this wine is spectacular, the way that the aromatics lift as it sits in the glass are almost magical and the purple-driven flavors of flowers and dark berries are fantastic. Probably my favorite wine of the afternoon, highly recommended.

Kimsey Syrah ($60): The 2015 vintage of this wine marked “the beginning of the modern era at Kimsey Vineyard,” Dees tells us, and the realization that this vineyard is, in his words, “hallowed ground.” Those natural assets — sun and wind — play a key role here in creating a wine that’s powerful yet fresh, robust yet elegant, dense yet pretty. Seven clones of syrah converge here — “an odd collection of misfits,” Dees call them. Each clone offers something unique in the way of flavor, acidity, texture, and tannin, and when they are picked simultaneously and then blended, they create a complexity that delivers with every sip. A stunner.

Kimsey’s wines consistently enjoy scores well into the 90s from the critics. Club members get first dibs on releases each autumn and spring, and there are two clubs — six- and 12-bottle shipments, with various perks, like discounts and private event invites — to choose from. The wines are also sold online at kimseyvine yard.com.

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Call Julia (805) 563-7373 Asian antiques including porcelain, jade, snuff bottles, jewelry, silver, textiles, bronzes, etc.

Call Julia (805) 563-7373 AUTOMOBILES WANTED We buy Classic Cars Running or not.

Porsche/Mercedes/Chevy/Ford/etc.

We are local to Santa Barbara 1(805) 220-9270 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

NOW HIRING HOUSE CALLS for personalized exercise sessions for those with PARKINSON’s and the ELDERLY. Call Josette Fast, Physical Therapist-Owner (fit’ nis) Physical Therapy, LLC 805-722-8035.

ITEMS FOR SALE

Part time Art Gallery Assistant .Weekends .Mac Familiar . Experience in Sales .

805-729-8454 HELP NEEDED Caregiver or LVN for retired English World Traveler. 2- Days/Wk. Pretty good deal!

Mr. Charles 805 969-6687

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ESPRESSO CATERING COMPANY FOR PARTNERS OR SALE Unique Espresso Beverage Catering opportunity in the exciting Events Industry, working with top Social, Corporate and Celebrity Clientele. Please contact Ken & Julie for details.

805 453-1168 email: kcohen@capbar.com

EXPECTING ANOTHER MIRACLE. Having lived on Miramar beach for the last 4 years, looking to move to another wonderful home, possibly on a ranch or farm or large house to share or guest house that comes with a warm pool, your dog, maybe horses, kids I can help, by professional painter. Long time Montecito resident with decent local references.

Up to $3600/mo +/-, Anna 805 722-7498.

Need small one bedroom cottage/house for long term, starting this summer. With soaring rents, I am looking for reduced rent in exchange for companionship and assistance with tasks.

Life is easier with some help and friendship.

I love animals and have a car. Single female, 22 – 29 July 2021

ADVERTISE IN THE LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY (805) 565-1860 The Tile Studio HAND PAINTED CUSTOM TILE

BY SHERYL WHEELER MURALS & SIGNAGE FOR HOME AND BUSINESS

www.wheelertilestudio.com (805) 965-9501

WE BUY BOOKS Historical Paintings Vintage Posters Original Prints

805-962-4606

info@losthorizonbooks.com

LOST HORIZON BOOKSTORE now in Montecito, 539 San Ysidro Road

Just Good Doggies

JACQUES

Loving Pet Care in Our Home

www.frenchvintages.net

French Antique Furniture & Art

$50 a night Carole (805)452-7400 carolebennett@mail.com Free Pick-up & Drop-off with a week’s stay or more Come play and romp in the Santa Ynez Valley

661-644-0839 FREE DELIVERY

STEVEN BROOKS JEWELERS Appraisals for Estates and Insurance Graduate Gemologist ~ Established 1974 Sales of Custom Designed and Estate Jewelry Purchasing Estates sbjewelers@gmail.com or 805-455-1070

50 year Montecito resident with exceptional references, credit score 825, Covid vaccinated, capable and dependable. I prefer not to live high in the hills. Please contact Phoebe: 805.455.6999 – call or text.

Email: phoebealex@aol.com

DONATIONS NEEDED Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary Menagerie 2340 Lillie Avenue Summerland CA 93067 (805) 969-1944 Donate to the Parrot Pantry!

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.

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.

(805) 969-1944 22 – 29 July 2021

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