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On a stretch of roadway that once boasted a dozen gas stations, Coast Village Road now has but one, as 76 Station at Olive Mill says good-bye to make way for new mixed-use construction, (Story on p.12)

Runners Up

Barely three years old, the Santa Barbara Track Club nurtures and promotes Olympics hopefuls, p.20

Folk Music

Accordion maestro David Childs was born in Santa Barbara and returns to SOhO on August 25, p.34

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On The Water Front

Montecito Miscellany

Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard analyzes how the November 8 election will impact Montecito water, and he spotlights board hopefuls Tobe Plough, Floyd Wicks, incumbents Jan Able and Charles Newman Doug Margerum wine; Fabien Costeau engaged; Rob Lowe’s dog; Tom Barrack’s mansion; Spencer Pratt on Twitter; Obama’s 55th; Central Coast Wine Classic; Kevin Hart; Fiesta Finale bash; CAMA president Robert Montgomery; teens of Girls Inc.; SB Neighborhood Clinics; Thomas Steinbeck and Gerald Grosvenor, RIP Diane Graham on median strip; Jane Dyruff gives thanks; J. Roger Morrison on water; Edo McGowan talks Carbamazepine; something’s afoot with Philip Smith; thorns about Hillary’s health; Ed Fuller talks housing; Anita points fingers; Dan Seibert’s butterflies and rainbows; Jerry Elbert on “clintrump”; Brian Robertson at the zoo; and Michael Edwards hits the books

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Knitting and crocheting; Sunset Sips; community workshop; French conversation; school orientation; wisdom workshop; youth opera; Summer Sips Wine; Mission Treasures tour; Mindfulness Meditation; MBAR meeting; Sandcastle music; MUS board; first day of school; library art; pair portrays Reagans; We The Folk at SOhO; The New Yorker; Summer Tasting; free tutoring; library book drop; chair yoga; art classes; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; Pilates; and talking Italian

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Tide Guide

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12 Village Beat

Mixed-use building in Montecito to replace 76 gas station; update on April power surge; Montecito Union reunion; Hind Hall at MAW; and rattlesnake training

14 Seen Around Town

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Lynda Millner reports about La Fiest Pequeña at the Mission; SB Courthouse Legacy Foundation and Las Noches de Ronda; and an African sundowner

20 Fitness Front

Karen Robiscoe goes behind the scenes of the Santa Barbara Track Club, whose coaches and athletes champion exercise as a part of life

26 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz gets in touch with the new Meetup Cuddle & Connection; swami celebration for 14th anniversary; Surrendering into Grace; and library’s chair yoga

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29 Your Westmont

Donors fund $1 million in summer chemistry research; and a public viewing zooms in on Saturn and Mars on August 19

30 Ernie’s World

31 Brilliant Thoughts

Surprise! Ashleigh Brilliant lowers his expectations when it comes to good, bad, and ugly revelations among his considerable lifetime of experiences

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Joanne Calitri, with ears to the ground, takes a closer look at the The Sfinks – a new band comprising Ziyad Marcus, Sam Khattar, and Daniel Moltke

Ernie Witham is on the road again, specifically in St. Helena in the Napa Valley, to partake of Kuleto Estate winery

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28 Our Town

34 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz talks with SB native David Childs of We Are Folk; play Shady Ends takes the stage in Carp; The Little Prince at Arlington; and TEDx presentation

36 Coming & Going

James Buckley starts his engine while catching up with Monte Wilson, the Cars & Coffee founder whose new TV show, Car Life, accelerates September 3; SB road races; and dancing Diane Meehan

38 Legal Advertising 39 Movie Guide 42 Calendar of Events

UCSB Summer Film Series; Karla Bonoff at Lobero; Tikkun Olam conversation; Nell Campbell at Jared Dawson Gallery; Ben Harper at SB Bowl; KJEE Summer Wrap-up; Rose Bird; Garden variety at Rubicon; comedy at Max’s; jazz party; and The Westerlies at SOhO

45 Real Estate To benefit William Sansum Diabetes Center

Mark Hunt latest report about a quartet of entry-level options spotlights a quartet of condos and townhouses from Seaview to Olive Mill

Open House 46 Classified Advertising 47 Local Business Directory

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ON THE WATER FRONT

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by Bob Hazard

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

Mind

Montecito Voters Face New Water Board Choices

n November 8th, 7,733 registered voters in Montecito and Summerland will be offered a new choice: the opportunity to select the two most qualified candidates to lead the Montecito Water District (MWD) in shaping our community’s water future. This is a really big deal. The last contested MWD Board election was in 2008, eight years ago. Normally, board vacancies have been filled by the sitting directors, who appoint friends or colleagues to serve, who then subsequently are declared unopposed winners as “incumbents” in the following two-year MWD Board election cycle.

No Recycled Wastewater Program

MWD has yet to fund and develop the necessary infrastructure to reclaim the 750 acre-feet per year of treated wastewater, now being randomly discharged by Montecito Sanitary into the Pacific Ocean off Butterfly Beach. Recycled water should be reused for community landscaping and agricultural irrigation, or for parks, cemeteries, resorts and golf courses, or for injection into the ground to recharge depleted groundwater basins.

No Desalination Agreement

MWD has been negotiating with the City of Santa Barbara for over a year to gain access to a reliable supply of desalinated water at a competitive price. At this point, there is no foreseeable end to negotiations, which is why the City has demanded non-refundable, upfront reimbursement of its legal, engineering, and administrative costs incurred by the City, before further negotiations can resume.

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With the surface reservoirs at Lake Cachuma and Jameson Lake morphing into ugly mud holes, MWD has been left to depend upon over-promised and under-delivered supplies of State Water, and purchases of imported water at prices that fluctuate wildly. Additionally, imported water often encounters conveyance bottlenecks in the California aqueduct system, or expensive return provisions, or carriage water losses.

MWD Water Rate Increases

MWD has imposed seven successive annual water rate increases over the last four years, with an eighth already scheduled to occur in 2017. This includes two new emergency rate surcharge increases, plus the imposition of mandatory rationing with its punitive penalties, plus its planned five years of annual increases. The result is that many Montecito customers, who have cut water usage by as much as 50 percent, are now paying two to three times as much for the delivery of half as much water – while still suffering the ignominy of MWD being the only water district in the state still continuing mandatory, but imperfectly apportioned, water rationing with severe penalties for excess use. This year, voters will have a choice between four candidates, two incumbents, and two challengers. The decision will not be easy, but here is an introduction to the four who will compete for the two open board seats:

Tobe Plough

Plough and his wife, Sally Bromfield, have been Montecito residents and MWD customers for 37 years. With a background in finance and accounting from UCSB, Plough has spent his entire career seeking solutions to complex public policy problems, using his financial and strategic management expertise, both as a professional consultant, and as a private citizen engaged in volunteer public service. Plough co-founded the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation, which has led to the Bowl becoming one of the premier performing arts facilities in the country. Plough also co-founded an innovative company utilizing the technology resources of UCSB and the private sector to attract 450 new technology start-up

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anta Barbara winemaker Doug Margerum is by appointment to the White House! Doug, co-owner of the popular Wine Cask restaurant downtown, was given only a few days notice from presidential officials in Washington, D.C., that they wanted to serve his 2014 Sybarite sauvignon blanc at the state dinner for Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, only the fifth Asian leader to be so honored after India, China, Japan, and South Korea. The wine, using grapes from the hills of Happy Canyon in Santa Barbara and made at Doug’s winery in Buellton, was used for toasts between the two world leaders before the lavish dinner started and the president’s wife, Michelle, also ordered a fifth case to take on the Obama family’s holiday to Martha’s Vineyard. “The wine was the perfect pairing for the Maryland blue crab salad tossed in an Asian citrus curd and rimmed with slivered baby cucumbers,” says Doug. “The White House is sending copies of the menu and photos, which we will frame and display in the Margerum Wine Company tasting room. It was a rare opportunity. “Our sauvignon blanc continues to receive rave reviews and placements on some of the top wine lists in the country as a food friendly wine that complements fine dining.” Sybarite, one of a number of wines Doug makes, including Über Syrah and M5 Rhone Valley, is consistently one of the top-scoring sauvignon

Doug Margerum’s Sybarite sauvignon blanc chosen for White House state dinner

blancs and was recently included in the Wine Spectator’s top 100. The Wine Enthusiast recently rated it a 91, describing it thus: “Plush and bright passion fruit aromas waft from this bottling drawn from five different vineyards, yet they are linked to sharper grass, lime rind, and yellow grapefruit-pith tartness. “Extreme energy shows on the sizzling palate, where key lime, lemongrass, and lemon peels conspire for a light but sharp experience.” If you couldn’t make it to the White House, the wine, which sells for $225 a case of 12, is available at Doug’s Margerum Wine Company tasting rooms in El Paseo, as well as fine wine retailers. Definitely a corker.

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

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

Coast Village Road Remains a Neglected Strip

ig thanks to Kelly Mahan for digging into the Coast Village Road (CVR) median strip blight issue that I wrote of (“What’s up with the Coast Village Road Median?” MJ #22/25). I read her article (Village Beat, MJ #22/31) with eager anticipation that the City of Santa Barbara would have: 1) taken responsibility for the sorry state of affairs, as well as 2) shared some drought-tolerant plan for the future. Big zero on both counts. Mr. Santos Escobar, the Santa Barbara Parks manager, states that his crew maintains the median strip on a weekly basis; hard to believe... make that impossible. He reports that it is “predominantly ornamental turf grasses...” The photos I included with my original letter showed weeds and debris that were much more than a seven-day accumulation ... and no grasses of any kind, much less ornamental. Mr. Escobar may think that his crew is doing the job on CVR, but they clearly are not, and he may remember a time when it was landscaped with ornamental grasses, but that time is long past. He also informs us that the irrigation was turned off last April, 16 months ago. Furthermore, he adds that there is no budget for landscaping. Ever? The good news out of all this is not exactly something to celebrate, but I guess we need to reset our expectations about the stewardship of the City for a valuable strip of retail that is also

the entry point for most visitors to Montecito: Mr. Escobar’s crew came out and cleared the offending area of weeds and trash, and it is now just dirt. Would love to hear from CVR merchants and business owners on this issue; perhaps they, along with the Montecito Association, can band together to exert some influence on the City. Diane Graham Montecito

Quelle Surprise

I don’t suppose you could imagine my surprise when I picked up my newspaper one recent morning and found a copy of the Montecito Journal wrapped around the paper, held with a rubber band. I wondered if the Journal had paid the distributor to deliver copies to everyone in Montecito. When I opened the paper, I was pretty startled to see myself on the front page of the Journal! Turns out my son had been forewarned by a friend and saw the Journal on his morning walk, so he picked up a copy and put it around my newspaper. I guess you can’t keep anything from your kids. I knew you would be publishing an article about the Casa, but I had no idea we would afford such attention. Long story short… Thank you so much for letting everyone in Montecito know about the Casa del Herrero (House of the Blacksmith), which has been designated as a National Historic

Landmark and is a wonderful example of garden and architecture. Every docent has a favorite place or story to tell, so if you’ve been there once you should come again to hear more! Jane Dyruff Montecito

Do We Have Water?

The discussion of Montecito’s water problem has a long history: The drought began five years ago; Bob Hazard started writing his objective, factual, and analytical studies of the problem three years ago; higher prices and water rationing were imposed 18 months ago. Shortly after the imposition of water rationing, a 90-year-old member of the community outlined a proposal for a stand-alone Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant provided by General Electric on a build-and-operate contract, similar to the approach he and others have used on major developments. Last summer, the consultants retained by the water district presented their report, highlighting the options, including the problems involved In establishing our own RO plant, the opportunities to cooperate with other Santa Barbara agencies, as well as the financial implications of the options. Last fall, the City of Santa Barbara announced its plan to reopen the desalinization plant and invited Montecito to participate. Discussions have been underway on the major issues of financing, engineering, and cost since then. Meanwhile, management has been successful in obtaining water supplies for Montecito, perhaps even through 2019. However, this progress(?) raises a

number of questions: First, to whom is the Montecito Water District and its board of directors responsible and accountable? Second, what jurisdiction, if any, does Santa Barbara County have over the various water authorities within the county? Does the county have any independent water sources or organization? Third, how secure are the forecast supplies of water for Montecito? For example, have these sources been stress-tested against possible problems such as shortage of pipe capacity, major forest fires, et cetera? Fourth, assuming Montecito agrees to the terms proposed by Santa Barbara, what will be the blended cost of water supply to Montecito customers, and how will it compare to current costs? Fifth, should the remaining issues between Montecito and Santa Barbara be submitted to arbitration in order to save costs and speed decision-making, especially as the start up of the Santa Barbara plant is already behind schedule? Sixth, what is the financial condition of the water company? Is it profitable with a positive cash flow, and how might that change with the financial demands from Santa Barbara? Perhaps the board can respond to these issues for your readers. Yours in drought, J. Roger Morrison Montecito

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This Week in and around Montecito

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Sunset Sips Guests can drink in the view – and local wine – at Sunset Sips, four evening summer events held at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s scenic hilltop on the third Thursday of June through September. This year brings more local wineries, more live music, more tasty treats, and more art by local artists. New this year is “The Wine Down”, post-“Sips” talks by local food

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting. When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Community Workshop The Alliance for Living & Dying Well recommends using the Five Wishes process developed by Aging with Dignity to lead your conversation and help formulate the decisions you put into your Advanced Care Directive. To get this conversation started, The Alliance offers free workshops for members of our community to attend and gain knowledge on end-of-life care! When: 4 to 6 pm Where: Hospice of Santa Barbara, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra Registration and information: 845-5314

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 French Conversation Group The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System hosts a French conversation group for those who would like to practice their French language conversation skills and meet others in the community who speak French. Both native speakers and those who learned French as a second or foreign language will participate, and new members are always welcome. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Getting Ready for the School Year Today parents and teachers get ready for the new school year at Montecito Union with a new parent orientation, class lists posted online and on campus, and Mustang Roundup and family picnic. When: begins at 4 pm, Mustang Roundup

at 5 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: www.montecitou.org Finding the Wisdom That Waits By fully living the one life we’re given, we’re led to the wisdom that waits in our heart. This workshop at La Casa de Maria will explore how we might truly inhabit the one life we’re given: by getting closer to life, loving what we do, finding what can last, and by being kind and useful. Using ancient and contemporary stories, poetry, journaling, and dialogue, we will delve into what it means to make our way through pain and sorrow, keeping our eyes open as we work our way into grace. Leader Mark Nepo has taught in the fields of poetry and spirituality for 35 years. His books include a New York Times bestseller, The Book of Awakening. As a cancer survivor, Mark devotes his writing and teaching to the journey of inner transformation and the life of relationship. When: today, 7:30 pm through Sunday, 1 pm Where: 800 El Bosque Road Cost: resident $440, commuter $340 Info: www.lacasademaria.org

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 Youth Opera Auditions Young singers will enjoy unparalleled exposure to the workings of a professional opera company under an exciting new educational program offered by Opera Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Youth Opera will provide singers ages 8 to 18 with tuition-free instruction and performance opportunities, including participation in the company’s 2016-17 productions of Carmen in November and The Cunning Little Vixen in March, as well as an original children’s opera production of Brunidbár in May. Year-round activities also will include workshops and community appearances. Singer and educator Rebecca Comerford will direct the program, in

and wine experts. When: 5:30 to 8 pm Where: 500 Ninos Drive Cost: $30 Info: www.sbzoo.org collaboration with Opera Santa Barbara artistic director Kostis Protopapas. Opera Santa Barbara will hold inaugural Youth Opera auditions today at the Fellowship Room at First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara. Auditioning singers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing that’s easy to move in and should be prepared to perform 16 measures of a song of their choosing, in their preferred language and key. They’re also asked to bring sheet music for piano accompaniment. When: noon to 5 pm Where: 2101 State Street Info: rebeccacomerford@yahoo.com or call 805-898-3890 Summer Sips Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds its sixth Summer Sips Wine & Cheese Lecture Series, bringing together the local community for talks about native plants, botanical illustration, rare plants, and more. Each lecture begins with appetizers, a wine tasting, and conversation with one of our local sponsoring vintners in the garden’s courtyard. The Botanic Garden invites you to explore the fascinating botany behind fermenting beverages with SBCC professor Dr. Matt Kay. Although mostly botanical in perspective, the journey will interweave colorful elements of history, geography, anthropology, biochemistry, and culture on a global tour of the human pursuit of fermented respite from the daily grind. The lecture will be followed by a garden walk that explores fermentations made with native plants. When: 4 pm Where: 1212 Mission Canyon Road Cost: $25-$35 Info: www.sbbg.org

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 Mission Treasures Tour A tour to learn about the Mission’s architecture, artwork, and some of its greatest treasures in areas not normally open to the public. All proceeds support the Mission and SB Archive-Library. When: 12:30 to 2 pm Where: 2201 Laguna Street Cost: $20 per person; no children under 12 Mindfulness Meditation A half-day retreat with guided meditations from Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD. All levels welcome. When: 2:30 to 6 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031

MONDAY, AUGUST 22 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 2 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 Sandcastle Music Together In a lively but relaxed musical environment, children gain experience through musical play, taking advantage of the window of opportunity for musical development that diminishes by age 5. When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Montecito Union School Board Meeting When: 4 to 7 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 First Day of School Montecito Union and Cold Spring School students go back to school.

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SOhO Performance Fiery folk-fusion coming to your ears from a collection of voices and instruments! Los Angeles-based We The Folk sings the songs of the folk, young and old, and gives everyone a reason to dance. We The Folk began as a trio performing impromptu shows in public spaces around the UCLA campus. As a quintet, We The Folk has played shows in major Los Angeles venues such as The Troubadour, Hotel Cafe, and The Mint. The band holds several residencies around the greater Los Angeles area. Tonight the quintet is joined by Savannah Wilder for a show at SOhO. When: dinner at 6:30 pm, music at 8 pm Where: 1221 State Street Tickets: $10 entry, dinner not included Info: www.sohosb.com

Info: www.montecitou.org, www.coldspringschool.net Art at Montecito Library The Montecito Library presents Art Floats My Boat: A History of Boats Depicted in Art. Kathryn Padgett, from the Community Speaker Program at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, will explore the changing imagery, uses, and symbolism of boats depicted in art. Artists’ fascination with depicting boats will be demonstrated by covering a time span of 12,000 BCE to the present. When: 6 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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A rendering of a new mixed-use building slated to replace the now closed 76 gas station on Coast Village Road (rendering courtesy Jeff Gorrell AIA, LMA Architects)

fter more than 12 years and countless community meetings, years of litigation, and several project iterations, a mixed-use building on the corner of Coast Village Road and Olive Mill Road is slated to move forward in the coming weeks and months. The project, located at 1298 Coast Village Road, will replace the 76 gas station that currently occupies the property. Last week, the gas station was closed permanently, and plans are in place to demolish the station bays and building as soon as next week, according to property owner John Price. The closure of the station coincides with the expiration of Price’s contract with Unocal, and rather than switch over the station to a Fuel Depot for a few months until construction permits are pulled, Price decided instead to close the station completely in preparation for the new building for which he holds approved plans. “It gives us time to clear it out and get the property ready for development,” Price told us earlier this week. The mixed-use project, which has undergone much neighborhood scrutiny, has been revised multiple times. The project includes a 17,802-sq-ft, three-story building, which includes close to 5,000-sq-ft of ground floor retail space. The original plans includ-

ed eight condominiums, but the newest iteration includes six, two-story, three-bedroom, townhouse-style condos. The proposals were originally approved by the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission in March 2008; they were then appealed to the city council, which approved the project, with conditions, in July 2008. In addition to a Local Coastal Plan Amendment, Coastal Development Permit, and plan approvals, the project required a zone change and zoning modifications. Following the city council approval, more than five years was spent in litigation brought by a group of neighbors and opponents calling themselves Save Coast Village Road. The group, which opposed the size, bulk, and scale of the project, as well as the building’s impact on mountain views, unsuccessfully brought suit against the City and the California Coastal Commission, and then appealed both of those decisions. During that time, the project’s approval, which would normally expire in five years, was put on hold while the lawsuits were sorted out. Following that, design work continued, and the apparent bulk of the building was decreased and further revised with the help of the City’s Architectural Board of Review. “Despite the delays, the City has

been working hard to get the permits pulled for us,” Price said, adding that once construction begins, he estimates it will take 16 months for the building to be finished. Price and his business partner Robert Uellner, who owns the newly renovated Coast Village Road Chevron station, began mitigation measures 10 years ago to ensure the site would be environmentally suitable to build residences on, following the existence of a gas station. “On that front, we are good to go,” he said. The project calls for a subterranean parking lot, with a total of 22 commercial spaces and 16 residential spaces on the property. The new building will be subject to a number of conditions and requirements, including the retaining of a row of existing ficus trees on the northern property line, which buffers the parking area and site development from the adjacent residential property. The requirements of the project are outlined in the city council’s Resolution No. 08-084, but a Substantial Conformance Determination (SCD) was granted in October 2014, which states that the modified project is consistent with and substantially conforming to the original approved one.

Power Surge Latest In April of this year, a major wind event in Montecito caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage to dozens of Montecito residences when power lines were damaged by falling tree debris. Next week the Montecito Association, in collaboration with First District supervisor Salud Carbajal’s office, will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the damaging event and Southern California Edison’s (SCE) response to the claims submitted by residents. Supervisor Carbajal and SCE representative Rondi Guthrie are both expected to attend. According to SCE, reps have been in contact with Santa Barbara County Fire Department personnel to discuss line clearing and more aggressive tree clearing to prevent further events of this nature. Edison’s president, Pedro Pizarro, reported that the outage was due to high winds in the area that damaged trees and caused debris to contact and break one of Edison’s 16kV lines. The broken lines fell into

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he La Fiesta Pequeña or Little Fiesta is actually a Big Fiesta when it comes to Santa Barbara’s celebrations of its Spanish and Mexican heritage. It’s the official kick-off party attended by hundreds and filling the lawn in front of the Santa Barbara Mission with blankets and chairs and coolers. When the clock strikes 8 pm, the Mission bells ring out, and it’s time to turn the Mission steps into a stage and the dancing begins. More than 125 Flower Girls passed out flowers and lined the stage to yell “Viva la Fiesta!” Father Larry and Beth Farnsworth welcomed the fiesteros. After Brother Regan gave the blessing and added, “It’s good to see so many people in my front lawn,” the doors opened and our beautiful Spirit of Fiesta Alexis Simentales appeared in stunning white. She and the Jr. Spirit Sarah Naretto had made

Spirit of Fiesta Alexis Simentales and Jr. Spirit Sarah Naretto at Fiesta Pequena

and ocean theme this year is because our history over the centuries is so linked to the sea. The dances were ever so varied from flamenco, to Mexican folk, to ballet. Who could forget our own tenor Eduardo Villa singing my favorite Granada (pomegranate in English)? I’ll stick to Spanish. The lighting on the front of the Mission is stunning, changing colors to complement the costumes. The finale had all the dozens of entertainers taking a last bow

a grand entrance earlier in a white convertible to match their dresses. El Presidente J. C. Gordon came on stage with his family and mayor Helene Schneider. She reminded us, “Our sister city of Toba, Japan, has made it a tradition to visit for Fiesta.” J.C. told the audience that his coastal

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SEEN (Continued from page 14) John McKinley with SBLF event chair and trustee Isabella Madarang, Renae O’Keeffe, and trustee Tim O’Keeffe at the Fiesta fete

Tanya De Silva, SBLF sponsor Steve Rosso, SBLF executive director Linda Rosso, board president Bill Mahan, sponsor Jeannie Davis, and trustee Katherine MurrayMorse at the fiesta party

ing a variety of tacos. There were a stellar two tables overflowing with desserts for those with a sweet tooth. El Presidente J.C. Gordon IV (he told me he hadn’t seen his name that way) thanked the CLF for preserving the Courthouse. Parade grand marshal Jean-Michel Cousteau because of the ocean theme this year, spoke about our connection to the sea down through the ages. His life-long passion has been dedicated to the oceans. Others enjoying the fiesta festivities were Carolyn Chandler, Steve Thompson, Julie Ann Brown, and John and Tracie Goordan. Our courthouse has been around for 80-plus years and has to be the most picturesque courthouse in all of America. Each year, visitors come from all over the world to view this historic architectural masterpiece. Then there are thousands who use it for weddings, concerts, and parties.

The CLF are stewards to ensure the Courthouse will be here for our kids and theirs. Among CLF’s achievements to date is the recasting of the crumbling Spirit of the Ocean sculpture at the entrance. Also, the Great Arch heraldic ceiling was repainted in 2010. The clockwork in the tower was not operating and was restored in 2012. The paintings in the Mural Room were cracked and peeling away from the walls. It was fully restored in 2015, including lighting the ceiling for the first time. Their next project for 2016 is restoring the Great Archway. Since 2004, almost $2 million has been raised for these projects. Without our local philanthropists, the Courthouse would be crumbling. There are no funds in the regular budget for restorations. The CLF mission is to fund conservation, preservation, and education projects. If you join the

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ment. The Marilyn Horne Main House was officially unveiled at the Opening Night Gala on June 4, which honored Ms Horne, the legendary musician and director of the Academy’s Voice Program. The new building will open summer 2017, as a part of the Music Academy of the West’s 70th anniversary season. For more information, visit www. musicacademy.org.

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administration, was to touch base with former students at a point when many of them were just graduated from college in the spring, while others had already launched into careers. “We wanted to bring together a collective memory of our childhood, at a point when we have just started to become adults,” Mitchell tells us. “Most of us are 22 years old and are at a crossroads in life.” The students are involved in a diverse range of fields, from technology and music, to advertising industries and business, Mitchell said. The reunion took place on the upper terraces of MUS and included hanging out on the playground, organized games, and catching up with old friends. Mitchell says she hopes the event will inspire other alumni, as well as teachers and students, to reach out to one another on social media to stay connected.

Hind Hall at Music Academy

Earlier this week, Music Academy of the West announced the official groundbreaking of Hind Hall, a new teaching studio building that is expected to be completed by next summer. The groundbreaking comes on the heels of the end of the 2016 Summer Festival, which concluded on August 6.

The 5,972-sq-ft building is named for the Hind Foundation, which gifted $4.4 million for its design and construction, in addition to the collective support of all those who contributed to the $17.5 million “FINALE” campaign. Conceived and designed with year-round use in mind, Hind Hall will house two large ensemble rehearsal rooms – the Gondos String Quartet Studio and a fully equipped percussion ensemble room – as well as six large faculty teaching studios. These rehearsal spaces will be utilized by the Music Academy throughout the Summer Festival and by the community during the non-summer months. Additional features include a new central courtyard, a redesigned loading dock to increase accessibility to and from Hahn Hall, and temperature-controlled storage space for instruments and general campus use. The Music Academy achieved its $17.5 million “FINALE” campaign goal after a 15-month fundraising effort, raised by support from the community to renovate the historic Marilyn Horne Main House, construct a new Teaching Studio Building (Hind Hall), purchase new Steinway pianos, endow a long-range instrument fund propelling the institution to All-Steinway piano status in perpetuity, and increase the academy’s recently established maintenance endow-

Gina Gables, a professional dog trainer for more than 25 years and owner of Ma & Paw Kennel Canine Training Services in Southern California, and Steve Gardner, who has more than 30 years of experience studying the behavior and ecology of rattlesnakes and other reptiles, are bringing their rattlesnake avoidance training for dogs clinic to Montecito. “We hope that by taking part in this training, the dogs and their owners will be spared the pain, distress, and the expense caused by the dog becoming a victim of a rattlesnake bite,” Gables said, explaining that she and Gardner are hosting the clinic at various locations throughout California. The clinic includes individual training sessions for each dog, using live rattlesnakes that have their

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jumped into his arms and yelled, ‘Yes!’ “We then had a picnic and Champagne, and when we got to shore they had a torch-lit dinner set up for us.” Singer, who is also a Spin instructor, has been dating Fabien, whose 78-year-old father runs our Eden by the Beach’s Ocean Futures Society, for two years after meeting in the Big Apple, where his nonprofit is based. “We are complete opposites, but it just works,” says Singer. “I don’t dive, I like to snorkel... I am a vegetarian, but he’s French and enjoys a French cuisine – but we are both into saving the environment.” As for the nuptials, I’m told the tony twosome are considering his grandfather’s resort in Fiji. “Since I don’t dive, we are not going to get married under water,” she laughed. As for Paris-born, Boston Universityeducated Fabien, he says: “This has been on my mind for a long time. I wanted to do it in a place close to my heart, and I was hoping she’d like the beach setting with the blue ocean, and digging for pirate treasure on a deserted island. It was centered around Dylan, as I wanted to make sure she was part of it. “But I am the one who has the two greatest treasures.” A true romantic. Four-legged Friend My condolences to Montecito actor Rob Lowe. Having recently sent his son, Matthew, to law school, the dashing thespian has had to cope with a more painful family event – the death of his pet Jack Russell terrier, Buster. “He was the best dog a family could ever ask for,” says Rob. “He had an unforgettable spirit of love, loyalty, and energy. And he was a huge part of raising our sons. We are grateful to have had him for so many years and so many memories.” Only the day before moving to his new college, Matthew had posted a

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photo of himself cradling the adorable pooch, captioning the post: “Sunday snuggles.” But just a few hours later, he was saying goodbye to his best friend of the past 16 years. “I love you Buster and always will. You never stopped looking like a puppy. I’ll miss my little pig, but I know you are in a better place and not gone forever. Forever in our hearts.” Matthew is the West Wing actor’s eldest son by his wife, Sheryl Berkoff, who he married in 1991. His youngest, John Owen, is himself an actor, having played opposite his father in the now-cancelled Fox show The Grinder. Archie’s Gang For the first time in its colorful 31-year history, the Central Coast Wine Classic came to our tony town, under its founder and chairman, the affable beret-wearing Archie McLaren, who now lives here. As part of the five days of festivities, a decidedly in-tents occasion was hosted at the Summerland estate, Bella Vista, of polo playing hotel magnate, Pat Nesbitt, with thousands raised for local charities, including the recently launched organization commemorating the late Leni Fe Bland, founded by her good friend, fellow philanthropist Sara Miller McCune. “In the last ten years, we have raised $2.5 million that has benefitted 125 nonprofits,” says Archie, a regular guest on the KEYT-TV show The Inn Crowd, hosted by former restaurateur Michael Hutchings and now anchor of his own weekly TV show Wine Country with Archie McLaren. “Santa Barbara is a most welcoming county, vibrant and full of graciousness and energy.” After a champagne and caviar symposium hosted by Xavier Barlier, an executive with Maisons Marques & Domaines, including Louis Roederer, the producers of Cristal, which was

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he track at Westmont plays host to many outstanding athletes, but none so special as those belonging to the Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC). Established in 2012 to train female heptathletes for international competition, and originally known as the Women’s Athletic Performance Foundation, the club was launched in 2013, when its program was widened to include male and youth athletes. Now a training hub for athletes and coaches alike, SBTC endorses exercise as a way of life for the young, up to and including masters. Montecito can take special pride in the recent accomplishments of SBTC members Lindsay Lettow and Lindsay Schwartz. Their recent participation in the Thorpe Cup – an annual heptathlon and decathlon event between Germany and the U.S. – not only set records but earned Lettow silver and Schwartz bronze. Tallying a respective 6,098 and 5,962 points, the U.S. team total of 18,320 points broke the 2013

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Thorpe Cup record by more than 200. “Whatever mark you hit, there’s a score that goes with it,” Schwartz explains as we begin our conversation. “Points are awarded,” she says, “on either time or distance, and every event is weighed differently.” Throwing events are rated pretty low in comparison to jumping and running, for example. Well positioned for all seven events of the two-day competition staged July 29-30 at the University of Arkansas – having taken the bronze at Thorpe Cups 2013, 2015, and 2016 – the Team USA member acquitted herself admirably. Lettow, Schwartz’s teammate and fellow SBTC member, has her own philosophy. “You learn to compartmentalize,” she says. “I think especially in the multi events. When you are part of an intense competition, it doesn’t matter how you feel, but how you execute. Each new event is a new event, and whatever happens before shouldn’t affect that. Once you’ve finished an event, it’s best to leave it in place and move on with your full focus to the next one.”

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Their accomplishments are no accident. The athletes work hard. Led by multi-events coach Josh Priester, the SBTC trains six days a week, varying a couple “no impact” days of swimming, and stints on cardio machines with two heavy loading days that Schwartz describes as “days when we lift weights, and practice two technical events, anything from hurdles to high jump, to speed work out of the blocks, and long jump.” The other two days of training include “regen training” (short for regeneration), which focuses on turf runs of 100-200m, throwing events, and “stimulation workouts” that concentrate on longer runs broken down into multiples of ultimate racing distance. So what do these elite athletes do to relax on Sunday? While Schwartz is apt to enjoy time with her family, and getting in a little “just for fun” jump-

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ing on a backyard trampoline, Lettow isn’t adverse to hitting the beach followed by a well-earned reward of ice cream. “Rori’s Artisanal Creamery inside the Public Market has great organic ice cream. I typically go for malted milk ball, or some type of mix in,” Lettow reveals, “something with hunks in it. Not the fruity ones.” Each young lady has her own way of blowing off steam, but when it comes to readying for competition, there’s a consensus. “I like to do explosive movements the day before a big event, and I do some visualization, too.” Schwartz says. “Mainly, I try not to think about it too much because it’s already hard to sleep the day before a big event. We joke about it because there have definitely been some athletes who win on very little sleep.” Lettow agrees. “For me,” she says, “it’s typically hard to sleep between Day One and Day Two.” She then elaborates on the preparation process. “The day before a big event, we have a pre-meet. A training system to fire up our bodies a little bit, and then it’s all about relaxing. It’s important to be really focused going into a competition, but not so much that the meet isn’t enjoyable. Since I know I’ve already put all the work in, it’s more about preparing myself mentally.” A task both has conquered, as their track record bears out. Veteran participants in Thorpe cups, and Pan American Games alike, Schwartz and Lettow competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Trials. Listed in full at the SBTC’s website (santabarbaratc.com) and impressive though these credentials are, neither is content to rest on her laurels just yet. Qualified for the U.S. Nationals already, Schwartz’s high-end goal for the coming year is to make the World Team, and both she and Lettow have their eyes set on participating in the 2020 Olympics. Content for the moment to enjoy a month of downtime in post-season, and cheer on their teammate, Barbara Nwaba, at the Rio Games, they both credit the Santa Barbara Track Club for helping them come so far. •MJ 18 – 25 August 2016

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The Mythical Housing Affordability Crisis

California is expensive to anyone who wants to move here, but is that a

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“crisis”? State treasurer John Chiang and the bureaucrats in Sacramento want you to believe this so they can add another five million people to the state; they don’t want to stop there. More people everywhere, more cars on jam-packed streets and freeways, more kids in already crowded schools, water resources further drained, more pollution and environmental damage. The character and nature of our state and every community changed forever. Sacramento wants [these new residents] to live in your neighborhood. Why should we let them ruin the good thing we’ve sacrificed and paid for? Let’s examine home ownership affordability in the state. According to records from the California Association of Realtors, the affordability index is currently at 34, meaning 34% of California families – using traditional metrics – can afford to buy the median priced California home. The lowest this index has been in 28 years was 22% in 1991, and the highest the index has been was 56% in 2012. For comparison, the national affordability index is at 60%. So California is expensive, but it has been for decades. If home ownership, currently 54% in California, were truly unaffordable, the mortgage delin-

quency rate would reflect massive defaults. But only 1.41% of California mortgages are at risk of foreclosure, meaning 98.59% of California homeowners with a mortgage are affording them. Does that sound like a crisis or a reason to add another five million people to the state? The definition of “unaffordable” is “too expensive for people to be able to buy or pay for.” At California’s current median price, homes are selling so fast the current statewide inventory of unsold homes would last only 3.5 months if new inventory didn’t regularly come on the market. This sales pace is with nearly every loan requiring very strict qualifying standards. State treasurer Jon Chiang wants your community to grow because not everyone who wants to live in it can afford it. There will always be people who can’t afford to live wherever they want. I would love to live in Montecito, so should Sacramento make that affordable for me, for everyone else in the state, or in the country? The state is not one median house price. It has expensive areas and cheap neighborhoods, many a relatively short commute between. In Santa Barbara County, the median price on the south coast is $1,200,000 for a single-fam-

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ily home. Less than an hour away in Lompoc, the median single family home sales price is $310,000, and two-bedroom apartments that rent for $1,950 a month in Santa Barbara go for $1,050 in Lompoc. But of course, there are people who can’t afford even that. Luckily, while renters tend to stay in a residence for a median of four years, they can leave for more affordable digs with just a 30-day notice. So, maybe California isn’t for everyone. But should it be? Should we have everyone in the United States living here? Maybe there are better opportunities in other parts of our great country for those who find California too expensive. According to Bloomberg, median price for starter homes in Atlanta, Georgia is $87,000; St. Louis, Missouri, $65,000; and Detroit, Michigan, $33,075. Many homes can be had for less My best friend from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta moved his wife, who grew up in Ventura, and their two children, to Colorado Springs for a more affordable home purchase. A close friend from Goleta Valley Junior High moved to Dallas and found a wife, job, and homeownership. One of my brothers, who grew up here, is very happy with his family in Denver, owning a $450,000 home that would cost at least $1,300,000 in Santa Barbara. If you don’t build them, they won’t come, and the ones who can’t afford to live here will move to less expensive communities. Let’s not spoil the good state we have to make Sacramento and developers happy. Ed Fuller Goleta (Mr. Fuller is a Santa Barbara native and has lived in the 37th Assembly District, for which he is running for the Assembly seat, his entire life. He graduated from Dos Pueblos High School, attended both SBCC and UCSB Extension, and currently serves as a planning commissioner for the City of Goleta; he invites you to visit his website, FullerForAssembly.org, for more information. – J.B.)

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Changing His Mind

While reading the letter titled “Dale Nails it “ (MJ #22/31), I felt compelled to share the following with Dale Lowdermilk, the letter writer: I commend you, Dale, on your “dream” for a gun-free world, but... even if this “dream” would come true, you would still be left with your own fear-based individual mind that is generating continual thoughts of threat and persecution. In other words, you could be living in, say, heaven on earth, (which you are), and still feel that: “if only things were different ‘out there’, I would be at peace, and happy”, right? You could be living in a quasi-utopia, (quasi because no perfection can exist in this, our reality, where the only constant is change). And still you would find fault in the world you live in. What I’m trying to express is the fact that the only permanent change you can bring about, is not “outside” your body-encapsulated mind, but, inside your mind. You can live a perfect in-ner world of peace and fulfillment, regardless of all the violence occurring out there. It is our common human experience that we solve one problem, and one or more arises to take its place. We never find ourselves in a space where we have zero problems, right? You cannot control or restrict the stream of thoughts that are inevitably and endlessly appearing on the screen of your mind, but you can control your response to them, once they appear. In other words: nothing “out there” has more of a capacity to hurt you than your own incessant stream of fear-based-thinking. Why not, instead of asking “Hollywood to take responsibility for brainwashing thousands of fans...”, you yourself, Dale, take personal responsibility for listening to, and agreeing with, all your thoughts regarding violence in the world? You are making yourself fear-sick by not addressing and reasoning-through all your fears. You are too quick to point the finger and accuse your siblings, working in the entertainment business, of the “glorification of violence, victory, heroism,” and even say they are just as “guilty” as “big” (and bad?) successful companies. How about if you point this “all their fault” condemning finger of yours at yourself, and change the only thing you can truly change in this world: your own mind. Change your own mind’s “gun culture (obsession) madness” first, before you ask someone else to do so. Anita (last name withheld) Montecito (Mr. Lowdermilk responds: I greatly appreciate Anonymous Anita’s comments and concerns, and I respect her credentials 18 – 25 August 2016

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as a “scientist.” I’m also very curious to know whether she supports the “manmade global-warming theory” or if she believes that nature is at fault. I promise not to attack Anita personally for her opinion and/or comments the way many politically correct scientists treated physicists Dr. Valentian Zharkova at the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, Wales, on July 9. Dr. Zharkova had the audacity to propose that global warming was caused by solar activity. She, along with about 31,000 other “wacko” scientists agreed with author Michael Crichton that natural forces (volcanoes, weather, earthquakes, et cetera) cannot be controlled by man. My body feels much better after receiving Anita’s telepathic psychoanalysis, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic harmonic-convergence healing vibrations. I hope she accepts PayPal or takes credit cards. – Dale Lowdermilk, member, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, Santa Barbara Chapter)

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No Doom and Gloom Here

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After reading Ernie Salomon’s letter (“He’s Had It” MJ #22/32), I couldn’t argue about the many issues facing us and his concerns are the concerns of millions. I just found it ironic that on the same day I read his letter, I also drove by Butterfly Beach, got out, and took this photo. Life here seems far removed from his laundry list of doom and gloom. Dan Seibert Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Wow, every time I drive to Butterfly Beach to meditate to the sounds of the ocean, parking has been hard to come by, but you seem to have found the Optimal Interval. – J.B.)

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Summer Reading

While at the Polo Club a few weeks back, I sat near a family with a little girl. When the faux-rubber polo balls were tossed into the stands, the young gal caught one and presented it to her mother, who said, “See what you get if you read?” Curious, I asked if they came to the matches often, and mom replied, “Nope, first time; she won the tickets,” gesturing to her daughter. “How?” I inquired. “The Library’s Summer Reading program,” mom answered. Turns out, our Montecito Village library, along with all the other libraries countywide, offer prizes for completion of their Summer Reading program. What a great idea. And with rewards at every turn of the page! To find out more, visit your local library. Michael Edwards Montecito •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CHALLENGE FIRE MITIGATION PROGRAMS THAT CAN PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY • MONTECITO FUEL TREATMENT NETWORK – Montecito Fire has constructed a fuel treatment network to limit the spread of wildland fire in the community. Property owners, County Roads, County Flood Control and the County Agriculture Commissioner’s Office are all partners in projects designed to reduce the amount of dangerous, highly combustible fuel in these targeted areas to enhance public and firefighter safety. • DEFENSIBLE SPACE SURVEYS – Each spring, Montecito Fire conducts several hundred Defensible Space inspections with private property owners. A survey form is used by firefighters to evaluate surrounding vegetation, landscaping, buildings and topography to reduce risk, educate and involve the property owner, and provide a framework to diminish the potential loss due to wildfire.

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• DEFENSIBLE SPACE CHIPPING PROJECT – This program is a collaborative effort between property owners and Montecito Fire. Trimming, clearing and clean-up is the responsibility of property owners. Montecito Fire utilizes professional contracted chipping services to dispose of cut vegetation and coordinates with MarBorg for large bins for any material that cannot be chipped. • CRITICAL ROADSIDE CLEARANCE – Each spring, Montecito Fire funds fire hazard abatement projects along 12 miles of community roads in the High Fire Severity Zones. Standing grasses and weeds are removed by contracted crews to prevent roadside fires. The expanded clearance provides greater fire apparatus access, and safer escape routes and evacuation corridors. • HAZARDOUS TREE INSPECTIONS – Dead trees are a direct result of a five-year drought, creating a new fire threat to the community. Montecito Fire is actively identifying these trees and prioritizing their removal. Trees located on private property are the responsibility of the property owner. Montecito Fire is available to assist property owners in developing a plan for the removal of dead trees. Southern California Edison will mitigate trees identified as a direct threat to power lines, poles and utility services.

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KNOW YOUR WAY OUT: SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? • WILDFIRE ACTION PLAN- Create a Wildfire Action Plan well in advance of a fire. A plan should include a checklist, meeting locations, escape routes, emergency contacts, and an emergency supply kit. Include a contingency plan for vulnerable population members and large animals. Rehearse your plan regularly with your family and keep it in a safe and accessible place. Go to www.montecitofire.com, READY, SET, GO for additional information. • EVACUATION WARNING- If you are home and receive notification of an evacuation warning, that is the time to gather your family, pets, personal belongings and begin to leave your home in a safe manner. • EVACUATION ORDER- If you receive an evacuation order, this means you and your family are in imminent threat and should leave immediately.

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THE FOLLOWING NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS ARE BEING USED TO ALERT THE COMMUNITY. • AWARE AND PREPARE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM- This system is the primary method of alerting the community members about a variety of events, ranging from severe weather, fires, floods and other emergencies. Residents listed in the Santa Barbara County 9-1-1 database have been automatically subscribed to alerts by phone. Aware & Prepare allows citizens to self- register and provide additional contact information such as text message, cell phone and email. Residents are encouraged to register and receive these alerts at awareandprepare.org. • HEARO EMERGENCY WARNING RADIO RECEIVERS- These radio receivers are available to Montecito residents only. The system utilizes FM frequencies to transmit a 90 decibel tone and scrolling text with instructions on actions you need to take during any given emergency. The radios are programmed with the associated address that corresponds with pre-identified evacuation zones within the District. These radios are only activated in the event of an emergency. To obtain a HEARO radio receiver, please contact Jackie Jenkins at (805) 565-8010. • AM 1610- AM 1610 is a low powered AM Radio Station owned and operated by Montecito Fire. The station broadcasts fire prevention and disaster preparedness information on a continuous loop. However, during emergencies, Montecito Fire will broadcast evacuation and other critical information as it becomes available. • LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS- Montecito Fire Public Information Officers provide up to date information on emergency events to the Local Media; including TV, Radio and Print to be published and disseminated in a timely manner. • SOCIAL NETWORKING- Messages sent via the Aware and Prepare notification system are also forwarded to the following social networking sites: FACEBOOK and TWITTER

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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.

In Touch with Cuddle & Connect

anta Barbara is getting its first taste of the burgeoning movement in “touch therapy” and an entryway into the worldwide Cuddle Community this weekend via a new Meetup. Cuddle & Connection, which takes place this Saturday evening at a private Mission Canyon home that often hosts concerts and other events, allows participants to experience a platonic, safe, nurturing environment to feel the restoring power of human touch. Amber York, a Platonic Touch therapist who recently became a certified cuddler trained at both the Cuddle Sanctuary in Los Angeles and Cuddle Up to Me in Oregon – which allows her to also offer private cuddle sessions – is the lead cuddle facilitator. The workshop begins with a welcome circle and safety container training with clear guidelines before moving into Cuddle Flows followed by a closing circle. Previous “practice” cuddles conducted for gatherings of friends and colleagues created profound experiences for participants – even among those who have spent years as trainers

or self-growth workshop leaders – because the idea of platonic cuddling is so foreign to our society despite our need for human touch. The Cuddles ease participants through the shy phase by a series of non-touch exercises followed by a practice of learning how to offer or request a hug or even just the touch of a hand, pausing to determine to what extent of touching feels appropriate, and even feeling comfortable and confident in refusing requests without fear of hurting someone else’s feelings. York stressed that everything at the Cuddle is optional – no touch is required at anytime, and all exchanges of any kind are mutually consensual. You are invited to participate solely by observation if that is your choice. But the cuddling itself is the gravy, and there’s no telling the reaction you might have to participating in any manner of non-sexual contact, from hugs to sitting back to back, or lying together on the ground, or even spooning. “It’s about finding how to connect authentically with each other,”

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explained York. “No matter who you are or where you come from or how old you are, what we all have in common is a body. And we all usually want to have more warmth in our lives. Cuddle & Connect may not always be a yummy-gooey connection with everyone, but it is a way to interface with each other respectfully. You’ll learn how to experience appropriate closeness.” Cuddle & Connect takes place 6 to 8:30 pm Saturday, August 20, at 2765 W. Las Encinas Lane. Admission is $15 with advance reservation (by Thursday) or $20 at the door. Bring a favorite blankie or pillow, if desired, and non-alcoholic drink or food to share at the optional potluck at 5:30 pm. Call or email York at 450-2907 or CuddleandConnection@gmail.com, or visit www.meetup.com/Cuddle-andConnection-Santa-Barbara.

Swami Celebration

Reverend Vidya Vonne and reverend Jivana Heyman team up to commemorate the 14th anniversary of Sri Swami Satchidananda experiencing Mahasamadhi – the death of the human body and the transcendence of the spirit of a realized master – by celebrating his life and the teachings he shared. The evening includes a discussion followed by a puja (Eastern worship service), and kirtan (chanting of the names of the Divine, with special guest Jacob Duran). Both are sacred practices of Bhakti Yoga, the path of devotion, which allow us to transcend our mind and connect with the divine directly in our hearts. The Friday, August 19 event at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center takes place 7 to 8:30 pm and admission is by donation. Lalli Dana Drobny’s next monthly installment of Mindfulness Matters – Befriend Your Own Goodness takes place at the Yoga Center from 1 to 3:30 pm on Sunday, September 4, perhaps ironically the afternoon before Labor Day. Each workshop is intended to grow and nurture our qualities of clarity and kindness toward ourselves by inviting us to slow down and pay attention inside and out. Participants play with simple practices that foster making wiser choices – choosing awareness instead of worry, focus instead of busy-ness, and self-compassion instead of self-hatred. By tapping into the power of our own goodness, we can respond to both opportunities and challenges with greater strength, creativity, and ease. The Santa Barbara Yoga Center is located at 32 E. Micheltorena St. Call 965-6045 or visit www.santabarbarayogacenter.com.

The Gifts of Grace

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talk and satsang – takes place from 7 to 9 pm next Thursday, August 25, at Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way. The author of Boundless Love and The Heart of Being mantra CD offers the evening about how the practice of ego relaxation can usher us into a receptive state where we are found by a presence deeper than our minds. This state, called grace, is the ground of our being, and directly liberates unnecessary suffering and stress patterns, reconnects us to the inherent joy, beauty, peace, and majesty of our true nature, offering a path back to right relationship with life and the qualities needed to deepen and thrive. Macpherson, who comes from a deeply feminine approach, leads the “Awakening Love & Wisdom” sangha in Northern California, and offers extensive online programs through The Shift Network. The workshop costs $20 in advance, or $25 dayof. Details online at www.yogasoup.com/ surrendering-into-grace or call 9658811. Shane Thunder brings his 432hz Sound Healing back to Yoga Soup on Friday, August 26. The restorative evening employs alchemical gemstone and Tibetan singing bowls, chimes, drums, aromatherapy, and guided meditation to take you into a deeply meditative and rebalanced state. The sound bath is intended to cleanse and purge emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual blocks. The goal is that as the chakras are cleansed and purified, the body, mind, and spirit can have a blissful, transforming, and uplifting experience. Students will likely leave feeling more grounded, aligned, and balanced. The 7:30 to 9 pm event costs $20 in advance, $25 day of. Visit www. yogasoup.com/432hz-sound-healing or call 965-8811.

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It’s common to see folks sitting around at the Montecito Library perusing magazines or taking in a few chapters of a new novel. But later this month, you can enrich more than just your mind without ever getting out of your seat. Julee Shea, founder of A la Carte Wellness Agency and co-founder of Nourish Santa Barbara, is teaching a one-hour session called “Chair Yoga: How to Balance Mind, Body, and Spirit” on Saturday, August 27. The class will cover the benefits of chair yoga and the breath for healthy well-being, offering tips on how to rid the mind of chatter and focus on what’s really important in life. The class takes place from 2 to 3 pm at the Montecito Library, a branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System, at 1469 East Valley Road. Preregister for the free event by calling 969-5063. For more information, visit www.SBPLibrary.org. •MJ 18 – 25 August 2016

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 Free Tutor Training The Santa Barbara Public Library System’s Adult Literacy Program needs new volunteer tutors. Tutors help other adults build the reading, writing, English, and other skills needed for work, family, and lifelong learning. Today the library will offer a three-hour “Fast Track” ESL tutor training course at the Carpinteria Library. The class prepares new volunteers to get started as ESL tutors at their library. New volunteers are asked to make a six-month commitment to tutoring. When: 1 to 4 pm Where: 5141 Carpinteria Ave Sign-up: (805) 564-5619 or contacting Literacy@SantaBarbaraCA.gov Yarn Bomb the Book Drop Here’s your chance to be at the vanguard of a new global trend. The Montecito Library book drop will be “bombed” with colorful yarn and small bits of knit and crochet work. To participate in the yarn bombing at Montecito Library, you don’t need to know how to knit, crochet, or sew. You don’t even have to bring your own yarn. There will be yarn for wrapping and pompoms for stringing. Come join the fun or come to watch. When: 10 am to 4 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Chair Yoga Julee Shea, founder of A la Carte Wellness Agency and co-founder of Nourish Santa Barbara, will teach a class on the benefits of chair yoga and the breath for healthy well-being. Learn how to rid the mind of chatter and focus on what’s important. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Please pre-register: 969-5063

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new band has arrived in our town and they call themselves The Sfinks. After playing music since their youths, performing individually with other bands and orchestras, including the respected veteran orchestra the Middle Eastern Ensemble, and jamming together for two years, Ziyad Marcus, Sam Khattar, and Daniel Moltke decided to just do it. Marcus, a graduate of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, grew up with the tutelage of his PhD musician-father, Scott Marcus. Covering all genres of music and instruments of India, the Middle East, and Europe, Ziyad is now mastering Afro-Latin music compositions and fusing global sounds to add to his own unique style.

Khattar, a student at UCSB, was raised in a Lebanese household with the melodies of the Middle East. Sam performs on traditional instruments the oud and the nay, but brings his electric keyboard and various percussive instruments to the band to usher it into the new millennium of global music. Moltke, born in Los Angeles, is a professional musician and internationally recognized violinist who blends classical music with his own expressions. As a UCSB senior majoring in ethnomusicology, he is moving his violin into Sephardic, Persian, and Arabic music with lauded success. He has also worked with Ziyad’s brother, Ari, who founded and directs the

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Stanford University Middle Eastern Ensemble. All band members perform vocals. I discovered the group when they called to ask me to photograph them for an upcoming website. I’ve known the Marcus family since 2005, myself a music student under Scott. I was happy to meet with the band to create their image, from a contemporary bold style to traditional band photos; two are included with this news story. We also took time for a brief interview between locations: Q: How did the band get its start? Ziyad: The Sfinks is a band born this spring after a culmination of extensive musical study with Scott Marcus, PhD director of the UCSB Middle East Ensemble, and two years of playing together. And the band name? Daniel: It came about from our desire to represent the Middle Eastern music we perform. The Sphinx is an iconic symbol of Egypt, so the band name is a spin on this classic image. Tell us about your musical focus; is it classical Arabic standards, and does the band have originals or fusion compositions? Sam: Our musical focus is all of it;

we have perfected Arabic standards, composed original songs, and continue innovative collaborations currently into Afro-Latin music and world music. While we seek to interpret the Middle Eastern music cannon in traditional ways, we add unique twists to classic songs to make it our own sound. Are there musical heroes and inspirations for you as a band? Sam: We are primarily influenced by famous Arab singers such as Wadi al-Safi, Sabah Fakhri, Umm Kulthum, Farid al-Atrash, and Nancy Ajram. Where does the band see itself going in the next six months – are you planning a tour? Ziyad: As a band, we have many aspirations of where our music will take us and are in town for weddings, themed parties, dinner soirées, radio shows, and other events. If the wonderful Santa Barbara community supports our endeavors, we most definitely view ourselves as capable of touring the California coast and various world music festivals. 411: Contact The Sfinks at (805) 7294968 and look for their new page on Facebook. •MJ

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card that deserves the expression “Don’t leave home without it.” The gate at Kuleto still hadn’t opened, so I was about to conjure up another secret password, but Pat grabbed the mic and gave them her name. They gave her a code for the keypad, and the gate opened and closed immediately behind us. “I saw a scene like this once in a zombie movie that came on at three

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in the morning.” “Swell,” said Sally, as she rolled her window up. We had been instructed to “continue slowly up the private two-way drive for two miles, watching carefully for oncoming cars.” The steep, winding road was the exact width of our Honda Civic. We were greeted at the winery by a nice man named Greg. I asked him if anyone ever drove off the side of the road and how they would even know if they did. “We check for broken branches on the way down every evening,” he said. So if you go to Kuleto and drive off the edge, remember to break stuff on the way over the cliff. We were told another group would be joining us for our tour of the grounds. They were a little late, and I think they were about to send workers down looking for errant tire tracks when we heard an engine. And then – I’m not kidding – a huge stretch limo pulled up. A group of young women climbed out and kissed the ground. Greg started us out with a nice glass of Moscato and a warning. “The ground is uneven in places,” he said, “so please be careful.” He was looking right at me. Pat Kuleto, a restaurant entrepreneur, bought the wilderness mountaintop property in 1992 for his country estate, then quickly learned that it was prefect for creating world-class, high-altitude wines, so he built the winery. There are now 85 acres of vines on the hillsides in a number of unique micro climates. Bill Foley bought Kuleto in 2009. After the tour, we sat on the large porch and were served four more delicious wines. We bought a nice Zinfandel and then headed to the car. “Want me to drive?” I asked. “No,” said Pat and Sally in unison. So I sat in the back and kept watch for large vehicles, broken branches – and zombies.The road was the exact width of our Honda Civic •MJ 18 – 25 August 2016

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 with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

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e’re never ready for the unexpected. Happily, there can be good surprises as well as bad ones – so here’s a little taste of each. There are events which startle the world, such as the Nazi-Soviet pact of August 1939. This sudden rapprochement between two bitter enemies changed the whole picture in Europe and cleared the decks for World War II, which began just two weeks later. I was only five, too young to be aware of all that. But I clearly remember another equally astonishing event six years later, which ended the war – the first Atomic Bomb, which had secretly been in the making practically since the war began. On a different level, one occasion that I think took almost everyone aback (and certainly floored me) was the 1968 wedding of President Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline, to a

Greek shipping magnate, 23 years her senior – Aristotle Onassis. In 1969, we saw an event that in a way is still hard to believe actually happened – not only because it was so long coming, but because it is now already so far in the past: the landing of men on the Moon, and their safe return to Earth. But the Moon was only one of four places which many of us can remember as having been bywords for the remote and inaccessible. One of these was Mount Everest (first successfully scaled in 1953). Another was the land of Tibet, but especially its foreboding capital of Lhasa. Then there was the almost mythical, but quite real, city of Timbuktu. Somewhere in here, I must sandwich the “impossible” feat, in 1957, of launching the first artificial satellite, and orbiting it around the Earth. It was called Sputnik, and Americans, still fighting a “Cold War,” were consumed with a mixture of admiration

and envy (not to mention a little paranoia) because this was an achievement of their antagonists, the Soviets. Then there was the worldwide sensation when, in 1972, President Nixon paid a formal visit to what was still known as “Red China.” For such a longtime foe of Communism to take this step was breathtaking in itself, and it opened a whole new era in diplomacy. Several years later, Dorothy and I were among the first “tourists” to take advantage of this new opportunity, though we were still required to be part of an escorted group. In July 1985 came what was to me, and no doubt to most of the world, a staggering revelation: Rock Hudson, the screen idol, a virtual emblem of wholesome masculinity, not only came “out of the closet,” but announced (through a press release) that he was dying of AIDS. He passed away not more than two months later. It was the first AIDS-related death of a major celebrity. Along more cheerful lines, we may pause with wonder to have seen in recent years what would truly have astonished earlier generations: the first Polish pope (John Paul II, 19782005) – and the first African-American president (Barack Obama, 2009-2017). In my life, the big surprises have mostly been good ones. For example, the sudden reappearance of suppos-

edly long-lost relatives. My father had a cousin named Herbert, who had left Britain for Chile possibly as long ago as the 1920s. I heard him mentioned from time to time, but, he was never heard from until 1970, when he and his wife showed up in San Francisco, where I was living at the time, and contacted me. They had left Chile in the political turmoil surrounding the accession to power of the socialist Allende. But they hadn’t known how to locate my father (who was then living in Los Angeles). Dorothy and I took great delight in arranging a surprise meeting between the long-estranged cousins, though I must say, as was typical of my father’s side of the family, there was disappointingly little emotion displayed. Then there was my winning – by pure chance in a drawing – a machine which changed my life – an expensive stencil-cutter which enabled my small business independently to design and produce our own postcards – a career I am still pursuing, though the technology has much changed. I will wind up this essay about surprises with a story that seems too good to be true, but let’s hope it is: the last words of Bob Hope, who died in 2003, two months after his 100th birthday, are said to have been in answer to a question as where he wanted to be buried. He said, “Surprise me.” •MJ

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served at the classic’s five-course opening dinner at the imposing Hearst Castle in San Simeon, which included area chefs Hutchings, James Sly, and James Siao of the Canary. The delightful repast was co-hosted by Graham Gaspard, president of Black River Caviar in Breckenridge, Colorado, whose pricey product, exclusively served on Seabourn and Holland America cruise lines, is farmed in Uruguay. Afterward, it was the turn of New York gavel girl DawnMarie Kotsonis to spring into action with the rare and fine wine and lifestyle auction selling an impressive 52 lots, including stays at New York’s Waldorf Astoria, dinner at Manhattan’s Nobu and the Tribeca Grill, a 12-day trip to China, including Beijing and Shanghai, a 10-day tour of

the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, recently visited by Prince William and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and an eight-day river cruise in Bordeaux. Among the torrent of tony types checking out the food, wine and polished selection of Ferraris on display were Mike and Anne Towbes, Gretchen Lieff, Bill and Barbara Tomicki, Tom Parker, Nina Terzian, Brian and Judy Robertson, Craig Case, Doug and Marni Margerum, Corinna Gordon, Arlene Montesano, Pat and Ursula Nesbitt, Peggy Wiley, and Wilson Quarre. Open Hart Social gridlock reigned when Saturday Night Live host Kevin Hart wed his fiancée, Eniko Parrish, on an estate just a tiara’s toss from Oprah Winfrey’s sprawling spread at the weekend after a two-year engagement. Hart, 37, who has hosted the MTV Video Music and BET awards, shared a family photo take during the big day, which the actor-comedian captioned “Harts what’s understood doesn’t need to be said!!! Live, Love, Love!” In the shot, Eniko, a model, was clad in a romantic, semi-sheer, white wedding gown as she struck a pose beside her husband, who divorced his first wife, fellow comic Torrei Hart in 2011 after eight years, with whom he had two children, daughter Heaven, 11, and son Hendrix, 8, who was his best man. Guests, who parked in the lot at

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Montecito Union School, included Hart’s friend, rapper Ludacris, and his wife, Eudoxie Mbouguiengue. Clearly, not a laughing matter. On the House Santa Barbara Polo Club patron Tom Barrack, who owns the late Michael Jackson’s former Neverland Ranch, has just put his 23,515-sq.-ft. seven-bedroom, 13-bathroom Santa Monica mansion on the market for $46,500,000. Tom, founder of Colony Capital, who named his Piocho Ranch polo team after his Santa Ynez Valley spread, bought the sprawling property just two years or so ago for $24.5 million. Situated down a hedge-lined drive on 1.35 verdantly landscaped acres with 200 prime feet of bluff-top frontage that overlooks the oh so-exclusive Riviera Country Club, the neoclassical colonial style property was designed by mega-mansion specialist Richard Landry and has a double-height foyer with a sweeping curved staircase.

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On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than ten years.

by Steven Libowitz

Squeeze Play: Cantor’s Childs Comes Home

David Childs and We Are Folk perform Thursday, August 25, at SOhO

here are so many jokes about accordion players that you’d think getting a squeeze box as a birthday present in your mid-teens might come off as a gag. But for Santa Barbara native David Childs, it was the next best thing to a set of wheels. It seems Childs, whose father is the longtime local cantor Mark Childs, had been intrigued by seeing the accordion player Michael Katz performing his regular Saturday night gig in front of the Palace Restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara when the youngster was 15. “Later, my dad asked me what I wanted for my birthday,” Childs recalled. “I’d been playing piano for a while already so I thought, how about an accordion? I was half-kidding but also thinking it was kind of cool.” Childs had forgotten the whole thing by the time his 16th birthday rolled around, and when his father said, hey, let’s go get your present, the teenager was thinking he was getting a car. “Turned out it was the accordion, but that was the second best thing.” Fast-forward a few years and now Childs is the accordionist in the Los Angeles-based band We The Folk, which returns to SOhO next Thursday, August 25. The band started as a trio of music majors at UCLA in 2012, even before Childs matriculated at the school, mostly playing “crazy covers of pop

and folk songs,” he said. It evolved into a quintet that started doing more original music, getting a reputation for the bilingual songs of lead vocalist David Villafaña and fiery fiddle work of composer Gabe Wheaton, with Sean Patrick O’Hara on bass, plus a drummer and a different accordion player. Childs got his shot when the latter left the band. “I knew them all as music majors at UCLA. Gabe and I were in an a cappella group together earlier, and I happened to be one of the few accordionists in a 10-mile radius of Westwood,” explained Childs, who had brought his instrument with him to college even though he ended up studying opera singing. “I taught myself slowly how to play it, and was only playing casually – call me a campfire accordionist – but then once I got the gig, I had to do a lot of practicing.” But Childs didn’t just bring his finger skills to the band – he also imported his musical background. “They already had an interest in klezmer music before I got there, but I’ve been accentuating it, as well as everything I’ve heard through my whole life at temple. Accordion is a good instrument for that music.” Indeed, We The Folk has covered “If I Were a Rich Man” from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. “I love klezmer music,” said Childs, who grew up on the Mesa, attended

Monroe Elementary, La Colina Junior High, and San Marcos High School. “It’s in my blood. And it’s been a lot of fun to introduce it to audiences who may have only heard it in a movie.” Klezmer is just one aspect of the band’s repertoire, however, as We The Folk has been described as everything from gypsy-klezmer tango to folk-fusion. “It’s been a real adventure trying to find a way to label ourselves accurately,” Childs said. “We’re essentially a folk band. We’re L.A. through and through and all that you hear here.” In the last year or so, the band has upped the ante and started appearing in larger Los Angeles venues such as The Troubadour, Hotel Cafe, and The Mint. In April, they released their first CD, the cleverly semi-self-titled WTF. A month later, Childs graduated with a degree in music, having studied opera for four years, mostly appearing in smaller roles and in the chorus, and singing new music with composition students. Pursuing both avenues simultaneously has been a bit schizophrenic, Childs admitted. “It’s like being in two different worlds inside of music,” he said. “They’re pretty different.” But did he ever think about following in his famous father’s footsteps and becoming a cantor? It’s a question he’s been tackling his whole life. “Sure. It’s been a part of my life forever, so there’s both a natural pull toward it, but also a bit of a resistance,” Childs explained. “I grew up in temple, and I sing the cantatorial repertoire frequently. I put a lot of Jewish music in my senior recital at school. I still sing in temple in L.A., and I’m in a quartet for the high holidays. I love the music, but right now, no, I’m not going that way.” The door might have shut during his first year at UCLA when he struggled with Hebrew class anyway, Childs said. “I thought I’d be a shoo-in from my Sunday school training, but that last-

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ed all of the first three days of class. My teacher knew I was a cantor’s son, so I think she held me to a higher standard. But when I failed the second quarter, I figured it probably wasn’t the best career path for me.” Instead, Childs is continuing to study opera singing in anticipation of the upcoming audition season. “I’m fresh out of school, so I’m putting a lot of energy into continuing to learn,” he said. “I want to go where that takes me.” Getting a job in a professional opera won’t mean he has to take the we out of We The Folk. “The other guys all graduated last year while I still had another year left, and we’ve been able to make it work,” he said. “We’re all serious musicians and everybody has other gigs. But it’s been so great for all of us – playing this different kind of music I really get to grow as a musician, and it’s a terrific creative project, not to mention a really fun time. I want to continue as long as we can.” Opening the SOhO show is Savanna Mears, who uses the stage name Savanna Wilder, a fellow Mesa native who also just graduated UCLA. She’s a friend of We The Folk who Childs recalls from back in their Monroe Elementary days. “She had a great voice even back then,” he said. “I remember her in the talent show in 5th grade. I was in awe of her. It’s great to share a stage with her again.”

Carp Playhouse Hosts Shady Ends

The new play Shady Ends takes place in a rehabilitation center and tracks the journey of an egotistical writer with a badly broken bone who has no patience for the other patients or medical staff. But if that sounds like serious business, rest assured that Shady Ends is a comedy – emphasized by the fact that it’s being marketed as open to all ages but recommended for immature audiences. The play – which has its world premiere this weekend at the historic Plaza Playhouse Theater in downtown Carpinteria – was co-written by Carpinteria residents Ali Javanbakht and Amy Marie Orozco. Both have regular jobs, Javanbakht as the medical director at UCSB’s Student Health

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Services after a decade practicing family medicine at the Carpinteria branch of Sansum Clinic, while Orozco is the editor of Carpinteria Magazine and a freelance writer and editor. But both also dabble in local theater, intersecting in improv comedy, though not at the same location. “Improv plays into the way that I write,” explained Javanbakht, who also posts humorous snippets and one-liners on Facebook and elsewhere. “I can only think about a topic for a skit or play, not much more. Once I sit down and write it, it dictates itself where it goes next.” Shady Ends had its genesis six or seven years ago, recalled Javanbakht, who at the time was writing an entertaining medical column titled “For the Health of It” for Carpinteria’s Coastal View weekly newspaper, where Orozco was then the editor. His auntin-law told him about her mom who was in her nursing home, suggesting it was a ripe venue for a sitcom. “She suggested I write a pilot. I thought the idea had a lot of promise, and that I could maybe really do something with it. But things got busy and it never really went anywhere.” A few years later, Orozco mentioned that her mom had similar experiences in a nursing home and that she’d had some comedic thoughts after visiting her mom there. “So we decided to we might be able to get something done if we wrote it as a play together,” said Javanbakht. How that happened might be sitcom material on its own. Still too busy to spend a lot of time in person, the two created the script over the Internet, using Google Docs. “We started off on alternate weeks. I’d do one then she’d do one, and then we’d get together once a month and work on characters and story together briefly. We weren’t in the same room very often. In between we just wrote and emailed back and forth.” Shady Ends tells a funny story about a writer who breaks his pelvis and ends up in a rehabilitation center while he recovers, Javanbakht said. “He’s got his mind set that he’s going to write a big blockbuster play and be famous. But all these quirky people in the place are getting in his way, from the doctors to the nurses to the other patients. He thinks they’re keeping him from going on his way to stardom. He doesn’t want anything to do with anyone else.” But then the writer suffers some life-threatening complications and eventually has a change of heart. “He sees how everyone is working toward helping the place and starts to question where he was going before. He has a switch in direction. He winds up not going for the glamor that he was looking for and finds something he cares about more.” 18 – 25 August 2016

Nearly four years ago, Javanbakht and Orozco finished writing Shady Ends and started work-shopping it at the Plaza. “We got a group of the players together and they read it through,” he recalled. “We made some notes and some tweaks. They then re-read it again, and we made more notes. There was some talk about producing it, but nothing happened.” Now, the show is finally hitting the Carpinteria stage as an original Plaza Playhouse production. Jordana Lawrence directs a cast headlined by Mike Wondolowski as the patient Holmes Sloan and featuring Plaza Theater’s Company director Asa

Olsson as well as Philip Moreno, Tawnie Fransen, Kenya Rodriguez, Michael Cola, Ben Ferguson, Sara Persson, Kat Garcia, Robert Lehman, Lisa Smith, Gene Garcia, and Shari Howard in supporting roles. Javanbakht moved to Santa Barbara as a teen, attended Dos Pueblos High School (where he wrote sketches and skits for the annual Christmas pageant) and graduated from UCSB. He left for medical school in Wisconsin but returned to Santa Barbara for his residency and stuck around ever since. As timing would have it, he’s out of town on a family vacation but will return in time to catch the final

performance on Sunday afternoon. And just like with his now-defunct column, which he ended two years ago after a decade, Javanbakht said he imagines that audiences will be both entertained and educated. “It’s mostly a satire on the medical system, the whole bureaucracy and inefficiency that comes with that,” he said. “There’s a lot of caricatures of different people you’ll see in a medical setting. But I’m also I’m hoping they’ll take something away in terms of appreciating that people do incredibly meaningful and powerful work

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Where Cars Come to Life

hen Cars & Coffee founder Monte Wilson and I discussed where to meet for lunch to talk about his new halfhour TV show – Car Life – set to debut Saturday, September 3, on KEYT (ABC affiliate, channel 3), the Biltmore wall overlooking nearby Butterfly Beach seemed an appropriate spot. Monte was good enough to pick up a Pomodoro Piadina, a bag of Kettle Cheddar potato chips, and a bottle of Orangina from Montecito Deli on Coast Village Road for me. He selected his own lunch, parked his fully restored Mercedes Benz 190 SL convertible on Channel Drive, and we found seats on the wall. Pacific waves slapped lazily on the sand in front of us, as we opened up our brown bags and contemplated both life and his new show. “It won’t be a ‘car’ car show,” he begins. “It’ll be more about the lifestyle that goes along with the cars, rather than the nuts, bolts, and mechanics of automobiles, although there may be some of that, too.” No doubt there will be, as Monte is indeed a “car guy.” The plan is to shoot “at least two seasons” he says, after which they’ll “see where we go from there.” There’ll be 13 shows per season, though they may shoot as many as 20; they haven’t decided yet. “The thing we’re trying to accomplish,” he explains, “is that, when we started Cars & Coffee (every Sunday in Montecito’s upper village, from 8:30 to 10:30 am, on Coast Village Road the last Sunday of the month), we started seeing and meeting people; everybody always loves the cars, but then you hear the stories behind the cars, and how they came to be. For example,” he continues, “last Sunday we had a 1922 Lincoln that the family has owned since it was new. It was the grandfather’s car, then it was the father’s car, now it’s the grandson’s car. Those are fascinating stories.” Monte says he also wants to have a show that both a husband and wife could watch together. “We’ll be talking about some road trips and fun places to go. Our goal is to present things people may not know about or have never been to. There will also be,” he says, “plenty on some of the great collections, some amazing garages, et cetera.” Another indication that Car Life will be a unique kind of car show is the type of coverage he’ll give to, say, this year’s Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach. “People may not know about the Tuesday before the Concours,” he says. “It’s called ‘Concours on the

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Avenue,’ and [it takes place] in downtown Carmel, right on Ocean Avenue. In my opinion, it’s just as much fun as the Concours; all the cars that will be in the Concours are on display there. Also, there’s the ‘Little Car Show,’ which is all micro cars, things like that.”

The Preservation Class

I attended the Concours a couple years ago and noted that the “preservation” class seems to be growing in popularity. One of the cars I enjoyed inspecting, for example, was a vehicle (I believe it was a Cooper Monaco, but I’m not sure) owned (and raced) by race car legend Jackie Stewart, which featured a little rust around the edges and a large coffee stain on the driver’s seat. Monte says he’s “glad” to see the preservation genre coming into its own. “The problem with too many restorations,” he opines, “is that the cars are actually better than when they came off the factory floor. There’s the notion of ‘over-restoration’ in some cases, and so when you bring out the preservation class, you still get that patina of the original. “Michael Hammer has a family Rolls Royce that belonged to his grandfather (Occidental Petroleum billionaire Armand Hammer), and it has a scratch on the windshield. I asked him how the scratch got there, and Michael explains that his grandmother was trying to drive the car and she had this ring on and she scraped across the windshield with it. Michael will always know that was his grandmother and that brings a human element to the car versus just the aesthetic.”

Cars & Coffee

Montecito Village Grocery opens at 6 am every day, including Sunday. So, on Sunday mornings the Cars & Coffee guys (they are, after all, nearly all guys) begin to park their cars around 7:30 or so, and rumor has it that one of the draws is the breakfast burrito that Village Grocery makes. “Is there any truth to that rumor?” I ask. “I always say it is a hidden secret,” Monte responds, “because people walk in and they’ll get the pastry and the coffee [up front], but you’ve got to back where they have the meat cases, and it’s full of [these really great] breakfast burritos.” As for Cars & Coffee, there’s no registration fee, no membership fee, and everyone is invited to bring a car, or not. Monte has shot a couple segments of Car Life at Cars & Coffee, but the

Monte Wilson in his completely restored, red 1959 Mercedes Benz 190SL that he bought from Angel Martinez of Deckers. The whitewalls are controversial in the car world, as aficionados claimed the 190SL never came with whitewalls, “but in the U.S.,” Monte counters, “they did.”

The vintage Jaguar, proudly being driven by Monte Wilson on Mulholland Drive in L.A., was previously owned by actor Patrick Dempsey, who publicly rues having sold it

show’s home base will be the Hangar in Santa Barbara, south of Highway 101. Monte says, too, that he’ll try to get out as much as he can to shoot on location.

Santa Barbara Road Racing

Car Life premieres September 3, and the first show features the history of Santa Barbara road racing. “Most people don’t realize how big Santa Barbara road races were,” Monte suggests. “They were kind of the Monaco of the West Coast.” Those road races began in 1953 and continued up to 1969. “The track was at the airport, but it became more of a community event where you’d have a parade down Cabrillo Boulevard; there’d be all sorts of parties in Montecito. They’d drive their cars down in the parade, put some tape over the headlights, race, and then drive back home. Lots of famous drivers came to Santa Barbara to participate in those races,” Monte says, “names such as Carroll Shelby raced here and [many other] legendary race car drivers.” Another interesting aspect of the races was that “You could race whatever you came with, be it a ‘stock’

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car or not,” he says. “The Baldwin Special, for example, was built in Santa Barbara.” Willis Baldwin, who lived and worked in Santa Barbara, is known as “the father of road racing specials,” and built four of these famous cars. “[Willis’s son] still races it in vintage races,” Monte reports. “We have lots of vintage footage of those races. People don’t know,” he adds, “that the last race James Dean, the actor, raced in was in Santa Barbara. He was an active racer, and we’ve actually got footage of him racing here [that footage comes from Santa Barbara-based Archivea, owned by Rick Weedn]. If Rick doesn’t have what we want, he knows where we need to go to get it,” says Monte. “We’re going to have a lot of stuff like that. A lot of the guys who raced from ‘53 to ‘69,” he adds, “are still around. It’s one thing to get a vintage photo, but it’s a whole ‘nother thing to get the vintage photo with the owner in it.” Monte points out another thing that began in Santa Barbara is quarter-mile drag racing. “We still have some of the original guys who built those cars,” he says. Jay Roach, who passed away in 2012, was the owner of J & S Garage in Montecito and was among the build18 – 25 August 2016

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ers of those quarter-mile drag racers, which he and his team designed and built right on the East Valley Road premises. I don’t know about you, but I’ve set my DVR for Channel 3, 7:30 pm on Saturday, September 3. Sounds to me this is the kind of show that could go national and become yet another “It Started In Santa Barbara” sensation.

Dancing Diane

Diane Meehan, owner of Dadiana Salon Montecito, sent us the following: She and her pro/am dance partner/ instructor Vasily Golovin, owner of Dance Fever Studio, just returned from an International Grand Ball Ballroom Dance competition in San Francisco. Diane received one of the Top Student awards, and Vasily received one of the Top Teacher awards. The competition was held at the newly remodeled SFO Airport Marriott Hotel. The IGB is one of the oldest-running competitions in the nation and is celebrating its 48th-year anniversary. Diane entered her first pro-am competition with Vasily a little more than a year ago. “I had a few clients that competed in ballroom dance, and they had been trying for years to get me to try ballroom dancing. So I did, and I am hooked. I love the exercise and musicality,” she says. Now she is dancing Open Gold Level Latin and Standard. “At the competition,” she explains, “you’ve got 90 seconds for each dance to prove your grace, musicality, partnering, and your technique. The pressure is intense, and I love it. You have to want it badly. You have to love every minute, and you have to have a competitive drive. To me, it beats going to the gym. My body feels stronger because of it.” And, we say, congratulations, Ms Meehan! •MJ Ballroom Dancing partners Diane Meehan of Dadiana Salon Montecito and Vasily Golovin, owner of Dance Fever Studio, took home awards from the San Francisco competition

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ORDINANCE NO. 5762 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AGREEMENT WITH CHILD ABUSE LISTENING MEDIATION, INC., A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY, INC., A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AND LURIA-NEW VIC, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AFFECTING THE PROPERTIES KNOWN AS 1236 CHAPALA STREET AND 33 WEST VICTORIA STREET, AND APPROVING AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AGREEMENT WITH ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY, INC., A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AFFECTING THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 33 WEST VICTORIA STREET, EACH AGREEMENT INTENDED TO TERMINATE AND SUPERSEDE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AGREEMENT 24,521, APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 5621, AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL ON JUNE 4, 2013, FOR PORTIONS OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED TO ENCROACH ALONG AND INTO THE FRONTAGE OF VICTORIA STREET, AND A PORTION OF CITY PARKING LOT NO. 5, AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE BOTH ENCROACHMENT PERMIT AGREEMENTS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on August 9, 2016. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California. (Seal) /s/ Sarah P. Gorman City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5762 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on August 2, 2016, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on August 9, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on August 10, 2016. (Seal) /s/ Sarah P. Gorman City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on August 10, 2016. /s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published August 17, 2016 Montecito Journal

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City of Santa Barbara Invitation – Notice to Consultants Request for Qualifications RFQ Number: 3836 August 1, 2016 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DE LA VINA STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT The City of Santa Barbara has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop a federal-aid Highway Bridge Program (HBP) project titled De La Vina Street Bridge Replacement. The City of Santa Barbara, Public Works Department is requesting Qualifications from engineering firms for the design of this bridge replacement project in compliance with all applicable requirements under the FHWA-HBP. Copies of the detailed Request for Qualifications (RFQ), including a description of the services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of response, and the factors to be used to evaluate the responses have been downloaded onto https://www.ebidboard.com or can be obtained by contacting: City of Santa Barbara Attn: Jim Colton, Project Manager Engineering Division, Public Works Department PO Box 1990 Santa Barbara, CA 9310-1990 805-564-5537 JColton@SantaBarbaraCA.gov The RFQ has been made available beginning August 1, 2016. Deadline for receipt of RFQs is 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016. Mailed Qualifications shall be addressed as follows: City of Santa Barbara Attn: Jim Colton, Project Manager Engineering Division, Public Works Department PO Box 1990 Santa Barbara, CA 9310-1990 Hand, courier, or next day postal delivery qualifications shall be addressed as follows: City of Santa Barbara Attn: Jim Colton, Project Manager Engineering Division, Public Works Department 630 Garden Street Santa Barbara, CA 9310-1990 It is the responsibility of the respondent to see that any submitted Qualifications shall have sufficient time to be received by the Purchasing Office prior to the submittal date and time. At that time, qualifications will not be opened; there will only be a public acknowledgement of all qualifications received. Qualifications received after the closing date and time will be returned to the respondent unopened. The receiving time will be the governing time for acceptability of the Qualifications. Qualifications will not be accepted by telephone, e-mail, or facsimile machine. Not less than one (1) Qualification must bear original signatures and figures will be marked “original.”

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County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 22, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Alejandro Torres. FBN No. 2016-0002140. Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPC Kitchen, 907

Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Johnny Weber, 907 Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002103. Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Container Concepts, 2027 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. RLF Innovations, LLC, 2027 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 14, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2016-0002062. Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IwellaInternational Wellness Association, PO Box 5263, Montecito, CA 93150. Miro Tinka, 269 1/2 Oak Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 20, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. FBN No. 2016-0002118. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 99 Spa, 5733 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117. Yin Shu Cui, 5733 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 5, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2016-0001973. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Animal Farm; Jumper Away, 432 Por La Mar Dr. #9, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Chad Sands, 432 Por La Mar Dr. #9, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 12, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002043. Published July 27, August 3, 10, W 17, 2016. i

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS l NAME STATEMENT: The l following person(s) is/are doing i business as: SPC Kitchen, 907 a Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA m 93103. Johnny Weber, 907 Roble Lane, Santa Barbara, CA H was filed 93103. This statement o of Santa with the County Clerk r 19, 2016. Barbara County on July n five years This statement expires from the date it was ufiled in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby n certify that this is a correct copy of g the original statement on file in my

office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2016-0002103. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2016. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV03131. To all interested parties: Petitioner Loretta Sayers Gavin filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Loretta Jean Sayers. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 1, 2016. Hearing date: September 28, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV02994. To all interested parties: Petitioner Marc Aldo Philip Iacobucci filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Marc Philip Aldo. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed July 15, 2016 by Narzralli Baksh. Hearing date: September 21, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 16CV02999. To all interested parties: Petitioner Bruce Eric Hahn filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Harley Hahn. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed July 15, 2016 by Narzralli Baksh. Hearing date: September 21, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17

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companies to Santa Barbara. Plough’s achievements also include a stint as chair of the Grand Jury which led to the development of performance-based budgeting for Santa Barbara County; service on the Board of the Santa Barbara Taxpayers’ Association; the Board of the Santa Barbara Technology and Industry Association; the Santa Barbara City College Bond Oversight Committee; the Board of the Friends of the Channel Islands National Park; and continuous service on the board of the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation. Plough now seeks to lend his skills to the MWD Board, as it works to achieve water reliability at an affordable cost.

Floyd Wicks

Wicks and his wife, Diana (Dee Dee), have been residents of Montecito and MWD customers for 25 years. Floyd is one of the most qualified water executives in California and serves as a widely recognized management consultant and advisor to water companies and districts in southern California and throughout the world. A graduate of Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s in water resources engineering, Wicks served for 16 years as the president, CEO, and board member of American States Water Company, founded in 1929, and now traded on the N.Y. Stock Exchange (NYSE: AWR). American States Water provides water service to a million California residents living in 75 separate communities throughout 10 counties in northern, coastal, and southern California. Recognized by his peers for both his engineering and business management skills, Wicks has served as president of the National Association of Water Companies; co-chair of the Southern California Leadership Council and its Water Task Force; as a board trustee of the American Water Works Research Foundation; and nationally, as a member of President Clinton’s Advisory Commission on Critical Infrastructure. On an international basis, Wicks served on the board of Water for People, which provides water and sanitary facilities to small villages in 16 foreign countries. Wicks was also instrumental in obtaining congressional approval of the Paul Simon Water for the World Act, which raised more than $300 million for providing drinking water to impoverished countries.

Jan Abel

Abel has served as a MWD Board member for a quarter of a century. She is now seeking an additional four-year term, which would stretch her continuous Board service from 1991 through 2020. During her years of service, Abel sat for nine years as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of the California Water Agencies with its 435 member agencies. She currently serves as board VP; as chair of the board’s Appeals Committee for customers facing financial penalties for exceeding their monthly water allocations, and as chair of the MWD Public Relations Committee. Jan has a long history of volunteer service in Santa Barbara on the boards of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Family Service Agency, Santa Barbara Symphony League, Casa Dorinda, the Junior League, the Los Positas Park Foundation, the Las Aletas Assistance League, and UCSB Art Affiliates.

Charles Newman

For 43 years after attending UCSB and graduating from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, Newman practiced law in St. Louis, specializing in the defense of corporate clients in class-action lawsuits at Dentons US LLP, before moving from the Midwest to Santa Barbara. Newman was appointed by the board last year to fill the unexpired term of outgoing president, Darlene Bierig, who resigned for personal and educational reasons. Newman has brought new energy to a board that has been slow to adapt to the demands of an extended drought. He has taken on challenging roles on the Board Finance Committee, and, serving, along with board president Dick Shaikewitz, as a two-member negotiating and legal team to develop a desalination agreement with the City of Santa Barbara. Newman also chairs a new Ad Hoc Task Force, meeting with the Montecito Sanitary District to re-initiate discussions for possible re-use of recycled wastewater. Newman and his wife, Betsy, participate in many not-for-profit organizations in Santa Barbara. Collectively, the current five MWD directors have served the district for 55 years, an unusually long stint. Over the next three months, each voter within the Montecito Water District boundaries has a responsibility to become better informed and to become engaged in this important election. •MJ 18 – 25 August 2016

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Public entertainment spaces include a baronial sized living and dining room for two dozen guests. The gigantic family kitchen has not one, but two islands, with every top appliance money can buy. There are also a couple of staff bedrooms and four en suite guests bedrooms with a 2,500-sq.-ft. master suite, about the size of an average American home. Other notable features are subterranean parking for 15 cars, a mirror-walled gym, an indoor basketball court, security room, wine cellar, and screening room. Fortunately, Tom also owns a 1920s Spanish-style 8,817 sq. ft. on 3.28 acres that he purchased in our rarefied enclave in 1997 from Saturday Night Live director John Badham. And, of course, there’s Piocho Ranch on approximately 1,200 acres that incorporates a family-operated boutique winery, Happy Canyon Vineyard. He also owns a decidedly bijou, 814-sq.-ft. Manhattan pied-à-terre on Central Park South, just a tiara’s toss from the Big Apple apartment of Mike and Anne Towbes, with Eric Trump, son of presidential candidate, Donald, as a neighbor. Birthday Boy Our rarefied enclave was well-represented at the White House when president Barrack Obama celebrated his 55th birthday. TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and Star Wars director George Lucas, who owns a beach house in Carpinteria, near Oscar winner Kevin Costner and former Tonight show host Conan O’Brien, were both invited to the boffo bash along with Today Show weatherman Al Roker. NBC icon Magic Johnson, and singers Nick Jonas, Stevie Wonder, and Usher. An evening of high note. Grand Finale The John E. Profant Foundation for the Arts hosted a colorful Fiesta Finale gala at the historic El Paseo restaurant. Gil Rosas played on the piano along with brothers Rhyan and Zeyn Shweyk, while dancing duo Kristen and Serge Chmelnitzki performed the Paso Doble and Mambo, Ricardo Chavez and company exhibited flamenco, and Luis Moreno and James

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Garcia rendered Las Flores Blancas. Costume contest winners, judged by my Journal colleague Lynda Millner, were David Bolton and Angelique Davis. Among the 150-guest crowd at the energized fiesta fest were Hiroko Benko, Silvio DiLoreto, Craig Case, Stan and Betty Hatch, Judith Hill, Mary Collier, Madison Richardson, and Toni Simon, Larry Gosselin, Terry Ryken, Dana Hansen, Sigrid Toye, sheriff Bill Brown, Peggy Profant, and El Presidente JC Gordon. Remain CAMA As the Community Arts Music Association [CAMA] kicks off its 98th season, Montecito resident Robert Montgomery has been re-elected president. Robert recently retired as a senior partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher after spending more than 40 years as a business-finance lawyer. He currently produces and sells wine as the owner-proprietor of Montgomery Vineyard in the Calistoga region of Napa Valley. He serves on boards of directors of several private and publicly traded companies and is active in many charitable organizations.

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Leslie RidleyTree and Mike Towbes with board chair Steve Hicks (photo by Leslie Kearney)

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girls met and lobbied local representatives such as Barbara Boxer, Congresswoman Lois Capps, and Dianne Feinstein, explored museums including the Smithsonian and the Holocaust Museum, toured George Washington University, and visited local sites and monuments. Renovation with Bite Two of Montecito’s top philanthropists, Leslie Ridley-Tree and Mike Towbes, were in Goleta to celebrate the $1.3 million remodeling of Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics local dental facility, which has increased in size dramatically from three chairs to nine. “Now, everyone will receive the much-needed dental care here in their neighborhood,” said CEO Chuck Fenzi. The clinic was initially opened in 2014. Certainly an assignment to get one’s teeth into.

along California’s picturesque coastline. Fond Farewell On a personal note, I mark the passing of Gerald Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster, and one of England’s wealthiest individuals as owner of thousands of acres of land, particularly 100 stratospherically valuable acres in central London, including Belgravia and Mayfair. Gerald was only 64 and now his $14-billion fortune goes to his 25-yearold son, Hugh, a good friend of Prince William and godfather to Prince George. I used to see Gerald at Game Conservancy events in New York and vividly remember one particular occasion at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue, when I was covering an event the self-effacing, chain-smoking aris-

Sightings: Oscar winner Kevin Costner sailing off Butterfly Beach... Rocker Peter Noone checking out the bar at Lucky’s...Oscar-nominated author Fannie Flagg at Pierre Lafond Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301 •MJ

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the cloister and it was a memorable moment seeing Rockefeller, one of the richest men in America, tip toeing gingerly over the sleeping vagrants who had gathered there to keep warm.

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tocrat was attending, as well as Chase Manhattan banker David Rockefeller and then mayor Ed Koch. I arrived at the church and spoke to John Andrew, the late rector, who had been a chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, I was then sat in the front row on the aisle by an usher. As the dignitaries walked in, I called the usher over to check if I’d been correctly seated, to be told: “Yes, your grace, you are reading the lesson!” I quickly disabused him of the notion that my bank account in any way matched that of Gerald Grosvenor, after whom the square where the U.S. embassy is located in London, is named and was then moved several rows back. After dinner in the parish house, we were let out through a side door via

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Brokering Peace – Join Jewish Family Service professionals rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer, rabbi Steve Cohen, Santa Barbara chief of police Lori Luhnowand, and other community leaders as they present Tikkun Olam: Repairing our Broken World, a Community Conversation. Share your thoughts and feelings and take part in a discussion about productive ways to cope with our unsettled reality and to make our world feel brighter in light of difficult and challenging world events that have occurred over the past few months. Presented by the Jewish Federation’s Bronfman Family Center in collaboration with Congregation B’nai B’rith and Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara. WHEN: 5:30 to 6:30 pm WHERE: 524 Chapala Street COST: free INFO: 957-1115 or www. sbjf.org

the country’s present reincarnation as a tourist mecca. Her first trip came as a child prior to the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s. In 1988 while traveling with the Venceremos Brigade, Campbell witnessed the country prior to the withdrawal of Soviet economic support, while three additional trips in 2000, 2002, and 2005 were made specifically to photograph in Havana. Her new exhibition at The Jared Dawson Galllery – the first curated by the gallery’s eponymous owner – is comprised of a solo show of work not already in the collection of the gallery and features many images that have not been on display before. The artist’s reception takes place 3 to 6 pm tomorrow, and Campbell will also give a gallery talk on Wednesday, August 24, at 6:30 pm. WHEN: today through Saturday, September 17 WHERE: 4646 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria COST: free INFO: 318-1066 or www. jareddawsongallery.com

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Campbell’s Cuba – Nell Campbell, a Santa Barbara-based documentary photographer whose work has been exhibited at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans where many of her photos are included in the permanent collections, traveled to Cuba five times long before

KJEE Summer Wrap-Up – What’s that, you say? KJEE’s Summer Roundup already took place at the Santa Barbara Bowl back in May? Yep, that’s true. But this is a new event, albeit an almost homophonic one. The modernrock radio station’s concert also takes place outdoors, but it’s at Pershing Park, where the bandshell will serve

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Home Concert – Los Angeles bred singersongwriter Karla Bonoff, who came of age in the burgeoning scene at the Troubadour in the late 1960s and early 1970s, has been a Montecito resident since the late 1990s. So her periodic appearances at the Lobero Theatre are more than just another stop on a never-ending tour – Bonoff has never been much of a road dog anyway – but a chance to share her heartfelt music with fans she often also calls neighbors or friends. Her catalog extends far beyond the trio of songs first made famous by Linda Ronstadt on her seminal 1976 albums – not that we ever get tired of hearing “Someone to Lay Down Beside Me” – including a couple of new songs and even her contribution to the recent Jackson Browne tribute album, hearkening back to her days as a teen at the Troubadour. Full circle and home – those are great themes. Bonoff will be joined by the great and versatile guitarist Nina Gerber, who has played alongside her for a decade. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $39 & $49 ($105 patron tickets include priority seating and pre-concert private reception) INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

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as the stage for a whole host of local artists, including David Loeppke, Vital Signs, The Agreeables, Let Flo Go, Young Gunz, Spencer the Gardener, Brandi Rose, Layover, and Voodoo Lounge with a special appearance by the seemingly ubiquitous La Boheme Dancers. Media superstar John Palminteri hosts the afternoon of music that will also feature food vendors and more. Another difference from the Round-up? The Wrap-Up is free! But this isn’t a competition with the bigger venue – the Santa Barbara Bowl Educational Outreach Foundation is the sponsor. WHEN: noon to 8 pm WHERE: Cabrillo Blvd. At Castillo St. COST: free INFO: www.kjee.com

Bogie & Bacall – The great Hollywood lovers Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are the focus of the summer film series at the Sunken Gardens (and UCSB) this season, featuring all of the movies in which they starred together, as well as some of their individual classics. Next up (this Friday at the Courthouse) is Key Largo, pairing the two stars as an embittered war veteran and the wife of his deceased war buddy, a study of the simmering tensions between characters as part of a group that becomes stuck in a tumbledown hotel as a hurricane draws near. Next week: the season finale goes for the money, literally. How to Marry a Millionaire stars Bacall and similar screen sirens Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe as three friends who are, respectively, resourceful, spunky and ditzy – all of whom set out, as the title suggests, to marry millionaires. But when they scheme to rent a luxurious penthouse in New York City to attract said rich husbands, a series of misunderstandings and comedies of error help the ladies to realize that money is no substitute for happiness. The movie is the first film to be photographed in CinemaScope wide, to enjoy a free 6 pm performance by the United States Navy Band Cruisers, an active-duty music ensemble that performs for presidents and other administration officials, as well as foreign dignitaries. Note: Films in the series screen Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at UCSB Campbell Hall, and Fridays at 8:30 pm, outdoors in the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden. Get there early (but not before noon) to set up your blanket and chairs at the Courthouse, and unless you’re way in the back be sure to hush up during the good stuff. INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Bird in Paradise – Rose Bird, the first female chief justice of the California, is the subject for the first in a new series of lectures on Women in History. Kathleen Cairns, Ph.D., a lecturer in the History/Women’s and Gender Studies Departments at Cal Poly, will be speaking about Bird (1936-1999), who was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown during his first term in office in 1977 and served for 10 years before she was voted out by the electorate, who decided not to reconfirm Bird following controversies over the death penalty, economics, and her role in politicizing the judiciary. The lecture series takes place at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, which is also hosting a special exhibit on Women in History. The series continues with three additional lectures by local university and college history professors, including SBCC’s Sarah Chase on Women in the Civil War

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(September 24), SBCC’s Daniel Swionteck (October 22) on The 19th Amendment, and Westmont’s Heather Keaney on Women in the Middle East (January 28). WHEN: 2-3 pm (exhibit open noon to 4 pm WHERE: 21 W. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: 962-5322 or www.rain. org/~karpeles Back to the Garden – Rubicon Theatre Company’s Broadway Concert Series turns back the clock 47 years and departs Manhattan to head to upstate New York, at least in spirit, with this weekend’s performances celebrating folk-rock trailblazers Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Laura Nyro. The concerts pay tribute to the trio, who challenged the traditional images of women in the music industry and broke through to create enduring and well-regarded careers in pop music. Back to the Garden pays tribute to the music of the prolific singer-songwriters, their influence, and inspiration. Directed by Amy Jones with musical direction by Sue Terwilliger, the concert features Melissa Hammans (Company/Smokey Joe’s Cafe), Shaleah Adkisson (Hair /Rent), and Maddy Wyatt (Band of Wyatt). WHEN: 2 & 8 tonight, 2 pm tomorrow WHERE: Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $69.50 INFO: 667-2900 or www. rubicontheatre.org SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 Comedy Nights – Comedy impressario Carol Metcalf’s latest lineup of leading stand-ups features Montecito’s Paul Clay 18 – 25 August 2016

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 Innocents Return – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals played and toured together for 15 years beginning in 1993, a period during which the magnetic singer-songwriter recorded some of his most enduring albums (Fight For Your Mind, The Will to Live, Burn to Shine, Diamonds on the Inside). The partnership went on hiatus as Harper explored other avenues and collaborations (most memorably a recent one with Charlie Musselwhite performed at the Granada). Harper and the IC’s reunited last year, recorded a new album, Call It What It Is, which came out last April on Stax Records, and are back on tour again this summer. Harper, always one of the area’s most popular performers partially through his early association with UCSB grad Jack Johnson, makes the perfect mid-August headliner at the area’s most summery venue – the gorgeous downtown amphitheater known as the Santa Barbara Bowl. Note: if you don’t already have a copy of the album, you can get one for free if you order tickets online. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $52.50-$72.50 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com (photo by Danny Clinch)

plus Samantha Hale, Karen Rontowski, Jim Eaton, and some surprise guests. Laugh it up and feel good about it, as part of the proceeds are earmarked for Soldiers Project free mental health services program to benefit U.S. military veterans. All ages show. Call for reservations recommended. WHEN: 6 pm dinner, 8 pm show WHERE: Max’s Restaurant, 3514 State St. COST: INFO: 898-9121 or www. maxsrestaurantsb.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 Getting Down to Brass Tracks – New York-based brass quartet The Westerlies came together all the way clear across the country back in their hometown of Seattle, where the foursome were childhood friends and sometime musical rivals. Back then, they faced off against one another in regional competitions before each member – Riley Mulherkar and Zubin Hensler on trumpets and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombones – independently moved to New York, where they began performing together. Now, the self-described “accidental brass

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quartet” – who take their name from the prevailing winds that travel in the same direction they did – collaborate to explore jazz, roots, and chamber music with a commitment to the precision of a string quartet, but with the energy and audacity of a rock band, and – at least by some accounts – the charm of a family sing-along. NPR’s Fresh Air praised The Westerlies as “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” while NPR Music hailed the quartet for playing music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely, and intellectually rigorous.” The quartet is currently on tour in support of their self-titled sophomore album, which features original music by each member of the ensemble and was produced by Grammy-winner Jesse Lewis (Roomful of Teeth, Brooklyn Rider, Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, L.A. Philharmonic), who, as it turns out, attended the same Seattle high school as three of The Westerlies’s members. The group performs without sheet music, a rarity in the chamber music world. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $12 in advance, $15 at the door INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com •MJ

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Summer Jazz Party – Longtime Montecito jazz pianist Peter Clark heads up the versatile house band for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s annual Summer Party at SOhO. Local SBJS jazz musicians flock to the mini-festival for the chance to sit in and jam with their colleagues – expect a full lineup of singer, saxists, horn players, keyboardists, and more (bring your charts if you want to perform) – but you don’t have to play to enjoy the day. All are invited just to sit back and enjoy the sumptuous sounds (and delicious foods off SOhO’s regular menu) as SBJS musicians and vocalists strut their stuff. WHEN: 1 to 4 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 general, $5 SBJS members, full-time students, and local professional jazz musicians INFO: 962-7776/www.sohosb.com or 687-7123/www.sbjazz.org

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DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT

I’ve never known a man worth his salt who didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline. – Vince Lombardi

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for the most voiceless and vulnerable among us. It’s not glamorous. But they do it day in and day out. So to me, they’re very much a group of unsung heroes. I’m hoping audiences will get a sense of that at the end of the play.” So, he’s never wanted to work in the nursing home environment himself? “No. I’m not that heroic. I couldn’t do it. That’s why I admire them so much.” (Shady Ends makes its theatrical debut at 8 pm Friday and Saturday, and 2 pm Sunday, at the Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria. Tickets cost $15 general admission, $12 for seniors or students. Visit www.

PlazaTheaterCarpinteria.com.) Elsewhere in theater, both Naked Shakes UCSB’s production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and PCPA Theaterfest’s run of a theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibilities in Solvang come to a close on Sunday, August 21.

Prince Returns to Arlington

The Little Prince, the animated film starring Montecito’s Jeff Bridges as The Aviator, had its American premiere at the Arlington Theatre during the 2016 film festival last winter. Now director Mark Osborne’s adapta-

tion of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s much-beloved story is returning to the venue in another important celebration, marking the theater’s installation of a permanent hearing loop system. The installation makes the theater the largest public venue in Santa Barbara – and more than 80 locations in Santa Barbara County – to feature the technology that creates equal cognitive access to films and performances for individuals with hearing loss via a simple if technologically advanced method. They will be able to tap directly into crystal-clear sound without any additional equipment other than their own hearing devices by switching their hearing aids or

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cochlear implants to the t-coil setting. This allows for wireless connection to the hearing loop system, eliminating any ambient background noise, echo, or distortion. Guests without hearing loss will also have the opportunity to hear the same immersive sound by using OTOjOY’s t-coil enabled devices that will be available for loan at the event, including the Santa Barbara company’s LoopBuds, personal sound amplifiers, hearing aids, and stand-alone hearing loop receivers. The Little Prince also stars the voices of Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Bud Cort, Marion Cotillard, Benicio del Toro, James Franco, Ricky Gervais, Paul Giamatti, Riley Osborne, Albert Brooks, and Mackenzie Foy. The film, which just opened theatrically in limited markets earlier this month, is the perfect vehicle for introducing the system via not only the importance of sound in animated movies, but also via the original tale’s out-of-this-world main character struggling to cope with strange characters he meets and the movie’s invented framing device story about a little girl who also feels out of place. The upshot is that they both discover that human connections matter most and “what is essential is invisible to the eye.” The free screening takes place at 10 am Sunday on a first-come, firstserved basis, with priority given to patrons with hearing loss. Visit www. otojoy.com/littleprince or call 9145558 by 6 pm on August 19 to reserve seating. Elsewhere in film, discounted passes to SBIFF 2017 – which takes place February 1-11 – are on sale through Wednesday, August 31, at 25 percent off for all levels, excluding the extremely limited Concierge Pass. Call 963-0023 or visit www.sbiff.org.

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TEDx Santa Barbara’s day-long presentation at the New Vic Theatre on Saturday is sold out, but you can still attend the TEDx ACTIVE simulcast around the corner at the new Impact Hub, 1117 State Street, a less-formal atmosphere where several conference rooms will be showing the talks, including a large open area with a bigger screen. Guests there can freely use mobile devices, get up, and wander at will. Or you can stay home (or at work) and watch a Livestream via Santa Barbara-based Citrix’s GoToWebinar. Reservations, more information, and details on all 18 speakers who hail from Santa Barbara and beyond and will take part in four separate sessions – What’s Happening?, What’s Next?, What’s Needed?, and What’s Possible? – are online at www. TEDxSantaBarbara.com. •MJ 18 – 25 August 2016

Real Estate

by Mark Ashton Hunt

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

Entry-Level Options in Montecito

s the median home price in Montecito continues to rise, there are still options for one to buy in at what may be considered a reasonable entry-level price. When one considers price per square foot and location, these listings provide the opportunity to live in prime areas at a fraction of the price of homes for sale just a block or two away. Granted, these are condos and townhomes, but the amenities can be enticing, and their locations put you closer to homes well over the average price for the area. Additionally, all the following listings are close to the beach and lower village shopping and conveniences, and in the Montecito Union School District.

39 Seaview Drive: $1,925,000

This newly remodeled 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,798-sqft ground-floor condo offers a great location in the ocean-side Montecito Shores complex, offering easy beach access and ocean peeks. Upgrades and features include white oak wide-plank floors, formal dining room, fireplace, office area, Viking kitchen with custom cabinets, all new doors and windows, and two large private patios. The master suite features two large walkin closets, a double vanity, tub and separate shower, and a patio. The guest bedroom also opens to a patio and offers built-in cabinets and a walk-in closet. Other features include an office area with built-in custom cabinets, recessed lighting throughout and an in-unit laundry. Montecito Shores also includes access to tennis, pool, and is guard-gated with 24-hour-a-day security.

1320 Plaza de Sonadores: $1,350,000

This 813-sq-ft unit within the guard gated and ocean-side Bonnymede complex is currently the only 1-bedroom option on the market in the area. The recently remodeled ground-floor condo features a semi-private patio and includes access to tennis, pool,

and pathways leading to the beach. The Bonnymede complex is close to the Coral Casino, Four Seasons Biltmore, and the Coast Village Road shops, restaurants, and conveniences.

62 Olive Mill Road: $1,289,000

This 3-bedroom, 3-bath 3-1/2bath 1,875-sq-ft townhome is just one block to Butterfly Beach. Nestled in between Butterfly Beach and Coast Village Road, this unit features new paint, new carpet, and lush landscaping. Rounded archways lead to a sunken living room that includes a fireplace and large windows. The outdoor area includes a private patio and meandering pathways. Upstairs, the bedrooms all feature balconies, bringing in light and ocean air. This unit comes complete with a two-car garage with direct access into the home.

1220 Coast Village Road: $795,000

There is only one unit for sale in this complex, and this 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1,287-sq-ft condo is located in the heart of Montecito’s lower village and offers park-like views and a quiet location. There is a balcony off the living room that overlooks the common area lawn in the back. Amenities include secure entrance and covered parking, elevator, storage, and multiple common areas (gardens in the back and rooftop gathering area in front). The Coast Village Gardens condos are located next to and across the street from the shops and restaurants along Coast Village Road. Recent sales in the complex leave this the only unit on the market, and the price under $800,000 is an attraction, as many units have sold for over this price recently. ••• For more information on any of these properties, or if you would like me to arrange a showing with the listing agents, please contact me directly: Mark@ Villagesite.com or call/text (805) 698-2174. For more Best Buys, visit my site www.MontecitoBestBuys.com from which this article is based. •MJ

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$5,495,000 | 117 Crestview Ln, Montecito | 5BD/6BA Marsha Kotlyar | 805.565.4014

$5,450,000 | 1735 Glen Oaks Dr, Montecito | 8BD/12BA Daniel Encell | 805.565.4896

$4,995,000 | 1098 Golf Rd, Montecito | 5BD/4BA Jason Streatfeild | 805.280.9797

$4,795,000 | 470 Hot Springs Rd, Montecito | 4BD/5BA Kogevinas/Schultheis | 805.450.6233/805.729.2802

$4,695,000 | 549 Hot Springs Rd, Montecito | 7BD/5½BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$4,675,000 | 700 Romero Canyon Rd, Montecito | 4BD/5½BA Nancy Kogevinas | 805.450.6233

$4,450,000 | 1385 Oak Creek Canyon Rd, Montecito | 6± acs (assr) Joe Stubbins | 805.729.0778

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