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RED ZONE BLUES

INSURING HOMES IN MONTECITO IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE IN THE “EXTREME DEBRIS FLOW RISK” AREA AS CALIFORNIA STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER RICARDO LARA AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER MONIQUE LIMÓN HOLD UNANNOUNCED FACT-FINDING MEETING WITH “ABOUT A DOZEN” MONTECITO RESIDENTS (STORIES ON PAGES 5, 22 AND 30)

Village Beat

MUS adds 55 parking spaces for staff and brings parking lot up to ADA standards as new school year begins, p. 12

The Five-Million-Dollar Office

Montecito Sanitary District votes (3-2) to construct expensive red-tile roof and copper gutter headquarters, p. 45

Loving Mollie

Mollie Ahlstrand zeroes in on lunch crowd, as Mollie’s Italian Ristorante settles in on State Street, p. 36

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Guest Editorial

Montecito Miscellany

Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard sits down with Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor to better understand issues homes in the “red zone” are facing

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Julia Child’s Day; Penny Bianchi’s chicken issues; Ellen and Portia celebrate 11 years; Miki Dahlke goes for gold; Mark Brickley tells tales about Fab Four; Santa Barbara Council of Charitable Gift Planners bash; Kimi Matar’s birthday; Bluewater Grill seafood tasting menu; Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk move in; Rob Lowe slashes price on home for sale; Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom set sail; Queen Elizabeth’s save; sightings A collection of communications from readers Frank Hotchkiss, James Dupre, Dale Lowdermilk, and David S. McCalmont

10 This Week in Montecito

A list of local events happening in and around town

Tide Chart 12 Village Beat

Montecito Union School heads back to class; Gazebo Gardens unveils new sculptures; local crimes

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Holly S. Lohuis shares stories at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum; Youth and Family Services YMCA bash

16 Santa Barbara in a Glass

Annual Wine & Fire event offers opportunities to taste older pinot noir wines

20 Montecito Moms

Tiffany Jaeger helps babies sleep

22 Just Ask J’Amy

California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara finally visited Montecito, but why was his visit so quiet? J’Amy Brown gets to the bottom of it.

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Legal Advertising 23 Brilliant Thoughts

Why the long face? Ashleigh Brilliant recalls some unfortunate facial incidents.

24 On Entertainment

Melissa Manchester makes local debut; Big Bounce America sets up bounce houses this weekend; Copenhagen plays at Center Stage; Riviera Theatre screens Easy Rider

27 Spirituality Matters

Events at Yoga Soup; Unity hosts anger workshop; Cacao, Oils & Sounds Ceremony Meetup; Yoga for all Levels event

30 Association Agenda

Sharon Byrne details California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s visit to Montecito

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Events ending this week; American Idol auditions; Big & Rich at Chumash; Libbey Bowl concerts; Blue Horizons Summer Program for Environmental Media; Prime Time Band of Santa Barbara; Holly Bowling plays SOhO; Iration at SB Bowl; ZZ Top at Arlington

44 Coming & Going

Mollie’s dinner is flourishing after moving downtown from Coast Village Road; check out her new lunch special

45 Sanitary Solutions

Montecito Sanitary District’s Woody Barrett addresses the recently-approved expenditure for construction of a new office building

46 Classified Advertising

Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

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Guest Editorial

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

Red Zone Blues

question one often hears in Montecito this summer involves home real estate values within the dreaded “red zone.” Those currently in the red zone, whose homes were untouched by the 1/9 debris flow, ask how can they have their homes removed from the punitive evacuation red zone. To better understand the “red zone” and its implications, I sat down with the new Montecito Fire Chief, Kevin Taylor, a talented and respected disaster planning expert. My first surprise was learning that there is not one, but three different emergency maps for Montecito, each with a different purpose and each with its own set of restrictions. My second lesson was that a “debris flow” and a “flood flow” are not the same thing, and that they exhibit very different behaviors. Outlined below are the three interactive maps that affect Montecito:

Debris Flow Risk Map (Aka “Red Zone Map”)

What is the purpose of the Debris Flow Risk Map? The Debris Flow Risk Map identifies properties in Montecito and nearby communities that may be at risk from a catastrophic debris flow. The map is utilized by local emergency managers to determine what portions of the community need to be evacuated when a high intensity, short duration rainfall that could induce a repeat debris flow is forecast by the National Weather Service. Who has the responsibility for the Debris Flow Risk Map? The Montecito Fire Protection District (MFPD) under the leadership of Kevin Taylor, Montecito Fire Chief, in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District, oversees the Debris Flow Risk Map.

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Bonnie Baker, Sandi Nicholson, Robin Fell, Suzi Schomer, and Gerd Jordano celebrating Julia Child Day (photo by Priscilla)

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It’s Child’s Day!

tatuesque culinary goddess Julia food and drink, will be an epicurean Child, who died two days short celebration involving chefs, mixoloof her 92nd birthday in 2004, gists, restaurateurs and the local comwould have been 107 years of age last munity. week, and many admirers of the first As a longtime resident and fan of celebrity chef were determined she our Eden by the Beach, Child spent not be forgotten. the last chapter of her wonderful life Mayor Cathy Murillo joined nearly at Casa Dorinda, and the event aims 200 guests at Beanie Baby billionaire Ty to gather the community and visitors Warner’s beautiful Morocco-inspired to celebrate the bounty of our tony Montecito Club to declare Julia Child town’s abundant resources found in Day, and Eric Spivey, chairman of the local farms, ranches, vineyards, and 15-year-old Julia Child Foundation for oceans. Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, It will shine a broad ranging light on announced the launch of the Santa our rarefied enclave’s culinary, hosBarbara Culinary Experience, a three- pitality, tourism, and larger artisan day event scheduled for March 13 communities. next year. Guests, including Bill and Sandi The experience, in partnership with Nicholson, Bill and Barbara Tomicki, the foundation and inspired by Julia’s advocacy for sharing the education of MISCELLANY Clambake_HalfPagePrintAd_9.866x6.19_HR-Print.pdf 1 8/16/19 12:59 PM Page 324

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

The New Roundabout Nightmare

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rought to you by the same storytelling government that said closing southbound ramp would not adversely affect Coast Village Road. Plus, they knew they didn’t have to close the ramp until they widen the freeway through Montecito. The only conclusion we can make is they wanted Montecito to suffer. Hurt the locals and local business. They could have tested their theory first by blocking off the ramp. Not removed it. But they didn’t. They must have known it would prove bad for us. 1) Yes, the roundabout will move commuters faster through the Coast Village area. Which mean more commuters will hop off the freeway to take advantage of the faster local streets. 2) Don’t forget about the nightmare constructing the roundabout will cause. They admitted it. They claim we will be happy after suffering all that pain for many months or years plus. All for the benefit of the commuters and the southbound ramp closure. Look at the months they took to repair Olive Mill bridge. They just removed the east side walkway and slightly widened the west side walkway. Imagine the side roads nightmare. Cars backed up everywhere. Residents already know long waits on side roads to get onto main Montecito roads during rush hour, however long Caltrans claims building will take. They will make it longer. Just remember the construction-time stories about the Olive Mill bridge and Montecito Creek bridge. After the earthquake in L.A., they replaced all freeway bridges in something around three months. 3) They lie about the roundabout making it safer for walkers. Drivers will be busy looking to the left so they can zip in. Not to the right, where the walkers are. Fewer drivers will stop. Give us a break. The commuters take the streets to go faster. Why stop for a walker? Someone else will. The walkers at the Hot Springs roundabout already know this truth. The government knows it too. They don’t care. They get a project to justify a bigger budget for their various departments. 4) Yes, the roundabout will speed the commuters. But what about local drivers wanting to cross Coast Village Road to go up Olive Mill during rush hour? During afternoon rush hours, the northbound Olive Mill traffic will have a very hard time crossing, due to the commuter traffic. Olive Mill could

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back up to the Four Seasons Biltmore or further, and may back up onto the southbound freeway causing even more drivers to use Coast Village Road. 5) Walkers know the Stop sign at Butterfly made it safer to cross. Because more drivers see us. They are more likely to let us cross than before. The same is true at Olive Mill, but won’t be once the roundabout is built. 6) Montecito Journal reported on freeway widening. The government stated that after ten years of construction to widen, the freeway won’t bring relief because more will be commuting. They did not comment about the ten-year nightmare the construction will bring. Rush hour traffic all day long. They built the Santa Barbara portion of the freeway from the lights north in like three years. They could build ours in three months or less. 7) The only way to gain a tenyear benefit from Montecito’s freeway widening is to build it fast, in three months. During construction, have both lanes open during the day. At night from 8 pm to 5:30 am, they could reduce to one lane for the least disruption. Fast Pass would be in effect during construction. Commuters chose to commute. They wouldn’t have problems if they all shared a ride with one person or used the bus. But they choose not to. A commuter train is not the answer. 8) The solution is simple. They have known about it for years, but never offered it. Do something that motivates more commuters to carpool or take the existing commuter buses. They do it in the Bay Area and other places. We propose a local twist on Fast Pass. If they jump off the freeway or choose not to use the Milpas onramp, the commuters pay local residents to use the faster street route. But the money doesn’t all go the government, only 20%; the rest should go to Santa Barbara residents. The Fast Pass fee would be $20 for the Coast Village section. Half would go to the businesses and the rest to locals in that section from ocean to mountain. The other Montecito sections, every on/off ramp they pass is $10/ramp more. The Fast Pass would go in effect anytime the freeway slows below 45mph. Even government vehicles would have to pay, except ambulance, fire, and official patrol vehicles. Concerned Community

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This Week in and around Montecito

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Folksongs of the American Labor Movement Music lovers of all ages are invited for Folksinger and Autoharpist Adam Miller at Montecito Library. The American Labor Movement was a singing movement. This program features sing-along folksongs about the people who built America and their struggle to improve the conditions of their labor. When: 5:30 to 6:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

(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 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. On today’s agenda: an addition and remodel on Sycamore Road; an addition on Butterfly Lane; alterations and additions on Hot Springs Road; a new home on Glen Oaks Drive; alterations on Santo Tomas; an addition on Danielson Road, and several other agenda items. When: 1 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Movie Night at the Mart Every Friday evening throughout the summer, Montecito Country Mart hosts a kid-friendly movie in their center courtyard. Tonight’s film: Eloise At The Plaza.

When: 6 pm Where: 1016 Coast Village Road at Hot Springs Cost: free SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Lecture & Luncheon Tom Widroe, Past Chair of the Santa Barbara Central Committee, will speak to the Santa Barbara Republican Club during its August meeting. Tom will cover the Hot Topics of the Day: Race for President, Democrat Debates, Medicare for All, Reparations, Mueller’s Meltdown and Tom’s political plans for the future. Tom’s energy, passion, and insider information make this a presentation you won’t want to miss. The luncheon is open to the public. Dress code is business casual. When: 11:30 am Where: La Cumbre Country Club, 4015 Via Laguna in Santa Barbara Cost: $30 per person Questions & Reservations: Call Barbara Hurd 805-684-3858 TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Reiki Share Reiki is an energy healing technique that originated in Japan a century ago and has spread all over the world. It is a way to harness Universal Energy to direct it into the body. Reiki brings peace, calm, and speeds recovery from illness or trauma. The Reiki Share is a great way to experience Reiki and to connect with a practitioner for a full session. When: 6:30 to 8:30 pm Where: Santa Barbara Unity Church, 227 East Arrellaga Street in the bride’s room Info: Abby Isadora Haydon, text or call 928-451-0890

Order from Chaos: Tracing the Life and Death of Stars Over dinner and drinks, KITP Postdoctoral Scholar Benny Tsang will share how recent technologies transform astrophysicists into cosmic detectives, allowing them to decipher the secrets of how stars are born and how they end their lives in spectacular events. Presented by UCSB’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, café KITP is a “physics café” which begins with a presentation by a speaker (usually a postdoctoral physicist) and is followed by questions and provocations facilitated by an interlocutor who inspires the audience to engage with the subject and the speaker. Food and drink are available for purchase and there is no cover charge. When: 6 to 7 pm Where: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street #205 Info: www.kitp.ucsb.edu/outreach/ cafe-kitp THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group

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is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Movie Night at the Mart Today is the last Movie Night at the Mart this summer! Montecito Country Mart hosts a kid-friendly movie in their center courtyard. Tonight’s film: Winnie The Pooh. When: 6 pm Where: 1016 Coast Village Road at Hot Springs Cost: free SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Open Studios Tour Santa Barbara Studio Artists proudly announce their 18th Annual Open Studios Tour, featuring the works of 45+ studio artists, along with exclusive access to the artists in their studios. The tour, which is the largest and most prestigious event of its kind on the Central California Coast, takes place Labor Day weekend and benefits the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. The tour caters to buyers and collectors on Saturday and Sunday, with tickets priced at $50/individual; $40/ couple, and to students, families, and others with a free half-day on Monday. Children 12 and under are free all three days. Tickets can be purchased online and at Santa Barbara Fine Art, where the tour can be previewed through August, and where maps of the tour are also available. When: tour takes place Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm, 11 am to 2 pm on Monday Where: maps available at Santa Barbara Fine Art, 1324 State Street Suite J Info: www.santabarbarastudioartists. com First Annual Miramar Clambake Rosewood Miramar Beach, California’s newest ultra-luxury destination, will host the first annual Miramar Clambake this Labor Day weekend on the resort’s Great Lawn to celebrate a summer well spent. Hotel and local guests are invited to enjoy traditional East Coast delights with a West Coast twist such as American Riviera Clambake Chowder and Stone Crab with Drawn Butter coupled with local wines and specialty drinks. Gather together to relish a memorable summer and begin a new seaside tradition in Montecito with festive live music, children’s activities and sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean. Guests can indulge in a decadent menu by Chef Massimo Falsini to include fresh summer fare 22 – 29 August 2019

and clambake favorites. When: 5:30 to 8:30 pm Where: 1759 South Jameson Lane Cost: $145 per adult and $50 per child (children under four are complimentary; pricing excludes taxes and fees) ONGOING SAVE THE DATE Taste of Coast Village The Coast Village Association presents the first ever Taste of Coast Village, a culinary event featuring over 25 Coast Village area restaurants, wineries, and breweries. The event will take place in a cordoned off area in the 1100 block of Coast Village Road, with restaurants and wineries serving their fare from pop-up tents. Guests can taste the offerings from such eateries as Khao Kaeng, Here’s the Scoop, Honor Bar, Oliver’s, CAVA, Bettina Pizzeria, Juice Ranch, and Ca’ Dario –the newest eatery to join the elevated list of restaurants on Coast Village Road– and many, many others. Wineries and breweries include Folded Hills Winery, Margerum Wine Company, T.W. Hollister & Co., and an array of wine pours from the Liquor & Wine Grotto, among others. There will be a VIP area that celebrates Pete Jordano, CEO of Jordano’s Food Service, who is generously helping to sponsor the event along with several other local businesses. Tickets are on sale now, and are expected to sell out. When: Saturday, September 14, from 2 pm to 5 pm (VIP entry at 1 pm) Where: 1100 block of Coast Village Rd. Cost: general admission ($65), VIP ($95) Tickets: www.nightout.com/events/ taste-of-coast-village/tickets Info: www.CoastVillageRoad.com MONDAYS Meditation in Movement Nurture your heart, soul, body, and

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TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain program for adults who wish to improve memory and cognitive skills. Fun and challenging games, puzzles, and memory-strengthening exercises are offered in a friendly and stimulating environment. When: Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50 (includes lunch) Info: 969-0859

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THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative. When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 •MJ

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Village Beat by Kelly Mahan Herrick

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

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ontecito Union School students headed back to class this week, arriving to a campus that underwent several updates over the summer. MUS superintendent Dr. Anthony Ranii sat down with us earlier this week to talk about campus upgrades, enrollment numbers, and what’s new for the 2019/20 school year. The day after school let out for summer vacation, crews went to work

improving the north parking lot, which had several safety and accessibility issues. The lot was brought up to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and the drive aisle was extended to allow more cars to queue up for drop-off and pick-up, lessening congestion on San Ysidro Road. A new ramp and staircase was added, and the “safety refuge” area

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A World of Blue

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SBMM executive director Greg Gorga, speaker Holly Lohuis and board member Robert Schummer

anta Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is the keeper of our maritime history, some of it unique in the world. Marine biologist, educator, and naturalist Holly S. Lohuis recently shared with us stories and images from around the world showing why it is critical we understand both the ocean’s influence on us and vice versa. Throughout Holly’s 28-year career as a marine educator, she has worked for a variety of organizations including: Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean

Futures Society (he was sitting next to me), SBMM’s Ocean Connections and Marine Science, Island PackersNaturalist on deck to the Channel Islands National Park and the RitzCarlton Bacara’s Jean-Michel Cousteau Ambassadors of the Environment program. Holly would like to empower us all, especially our children and generations to come, to be stewards of our seas. She is an excellent speaker and can keep you enthralled without any notes. She tells important ecological

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facts on why ocean health is critical to our water planet. “Unique among the universe’s known planets, the Earth is a sphere dominated by water. The oceans cover 70 percent of the planet’s surface and are home to a myriad of amazing and beautiful creatures. The oceans drive climate and weather patterns, generate more than 70 percent of the oxygen we breathe, absorb carbon dioxide, feed the clouds with moisture, provide food, are a deep source of inspiration to our spirits, connect cultures and, most importantly, sustain all life. But the biological diversity of marine habitats is threatened by the activities of one species – humans,” says Holly. She is particularly concerned about the coral reefs throughout the world that are being destroyed. They sustain life for millions of sea creatures. She calls them an underwater sustainable city. As Jean-Michel Cousteau commented, “Whether it is a human community, kelp forests, marine mammals or the planet, biological diversity is social security. Protecting it is protecting ourselves.” Protecting our oceans

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SANTA BARBARA IN A GLASS

The wines featured in Fess Parker Winery’s retrospective tasting spanned its 30-year history

by Gabe Saglie Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe and wife Renee have 3 children and one Golden Retriever named Milo

A Toast to Age: Older Pinots Tell a Story

he pinot noir you buy at the local shop is, almost always, that winery’s latest release, and usually its youngest wine. A younger pinot – from the 2017 vintage, for example – usually delivers exactly what we pinot lovers want: it’s fruity and fresh, soft and supple, luscious and delicious. Vibrancy and flavor make a young pinot a wonderful thing. The chance to taste older pinot noir wines, then, is a chance not to pass up. Older pinots can offer a glimpse into how special flavors develop and into the long-range effects of things like vineyard site, farming techniques, and winemaking philosophies. Many consumers are familiar with the innate ability of Bordeaux wines – merlot, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, which run high on the natural preservative known as tannins – to age well, and

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gracefully. Winemakers have discovered that pinot noir wines can age well, too – a blend of natural high acidity and a slew of oft-proprietary winemaker choices. And those older

Yours truly with legendary Santa Barbara County vintner Richard Sanford at the Wine & Fire Grand Tasting at La Purisima Mission in Lompoc

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pinots can really impress. This past weekend, the Santa Ynez Valley offered a variety of opportunities to do just that – for curious wine buffs to taste through several pinot noir wines that dated back more than 15 years, in some cases. For a young region like Santa Barbara, an industry that began to challenge its Sonoma and Napa counterparts in earnest only in the 1970s and 1980s, fifteen years can be an intriguing peek into a wine’s evolution. Wine & Fire, an annual festival that celebrates the reputed Sta. Rita Hills growing region in northern Santa Barbara County, opened with a Friday night barn party at Foley Estates. The backdrop was stunning, with rows of grapevines, full and robust just weeks before harvest, as far as the eye could see. Some two dozen Sta. Rita Hills wineries poured. Winemaker Norm Yost, the man who pioneered Santa Barbara County’s sparkling wine movement, had large format bottles of his current release 2016 Flying Goat Cellars Pinot Noir from Rio Vista Vineyard, and the same wine from 2003. The former, naturally, was velvety and brimmed with red berry flavors. The ’06, though, wonderfully

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rich, fruit-driven and bright. And the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Crawford Family Wines pinots that winemaker Mark Horvath poured – all from the Radian Vineyard near Lompoc – were all distinct yet equally fresh. At Wine & Fire’s Saturday night Grand Tasting, dozens of winemakers fanned out across the courtyard of La Purisima Mission, a state historic park that dates back to 1787 and that looked increasingly prettier as the sun, slowly, set. Winemaker Matt Brady’s older highlights included the Samsara Wine Co. 2013 pinot noir from celebrated Zotovich Vineyard, a bright, bouncy, yummy wine. And the 2004 Hitching Post pinot noir from the legendary Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, poured by an ebullient Gray Hartley, part of the Hartley-Ostini winemaking duo, was eye-opening in the way it was flavorful and downright refreshing. At a Saturday afternoon gathering at Fess Parker Winery, which was celebrating its 30th anniversary as well as what would have been the 95th birthday of founder, TV con and developer Fess Parker, older pinots wowed, too. Eli Parker, company president Tim Snider, winemaker Blair Fox, and fellow wine writer Matt Kettman led a 90-minute tasting tour that included older chardonnays and syrahs. The pinots – a 2006 and a 2012, both from Ashley’s Vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills, which the family planted in the late 1990s – were unique. The older wine was fleshier and dustier, the young one more lively and complex. The bottles also offer clues on how several changes in winemaking practices that took place between 2006 and 2012 played out. Both, nonetheless, displayed vibrancy and were definitely big on flavor. Quality wine shops like Montecito’s Liquor & Wine Grotto can help you track down older vintage pinots, and going straight to the winery is always a sure bet. Keep tabs on special events at wineries throughout Santa Barbara County, too. Learn more about the Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Alliance, which puts on the yearly Wine & Fire event, at staritahills.com and about all things Fess Parker at fessparker.com. •MJ 22 – 29 August 2019

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now will be our gift to the future. Since 2000, the SBMM has featured countless artifacts and stories to share our history of the Santa Barbara Channel with more than 40,000 visitors annually. They also provide our local youth year-round experiential maritime history and marine science education. Under the capable and affable leadership of executive director Greg Gorga we learn. This evening’s lessons were sponsored by Marie L. Morrisroe. If you’d like to become more ocean literate, you can join the SBMM. Call 805.456.8747. There are events every month at SBMM. One coming September 8 from 12:30 to 3:30 pm is the Teen Seafood Cook-off. Come join in the fun! As Baba Dioum states, “In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.”

Youth and Family Services YMCA

Youth and Family Services YMCA gave a thank you party to generous donors that support this branch of the Channel Islands YMCA. Hosting at their beautiful Hope Ranch abode were Al and Marsha Roberson. No one went away hungry with bountiful

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platters of hors d’oeuvres and plenty of wine. When I think of the YMCA, I think of exercising or swimming. There is a whole other aspect with many programs to help our youth. Executive director Valerie Kissell explained that this is a social service branch that serves over 1,000 youth and families annually through all of the programs. In 2018, they served 4,075 meals to homeless and runaways. They provide programs to youth ages 12 to 17 that are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and homelessness through the resi-

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MONTECITO MOMS

by Dalina Michaels

Dalina Michaels worked as an award-winning television news producer for KEYT NewsChannel 3. She also served as a reporter for several years with “Inside Santa Barbara,” the city newsmagazine show. She now freelances for various websites and journalistic outlets. She is a native of Montecito and is grateful to be raising her own children here. If you are a Montecito Mom (or know someone!) who would like to be featured, please email: tim@montecitojournal.com

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ou could call Tiffany Jaeger the baby whisperer. After nine years as a mother, and seven in business, Jaeger is using her background as a well-disciplined personal trainer and her insight as a mother of three, to help new moms with the one thing they don’t get enough off: zzz’s. Jaeger first came to Montecito via Westmont College in 1999; she then met her husband, Jason, who proposed to her at Miramar Beach, and they settled here in 2007. Now, her business is babies. With three children of her own, she has experience and her goal for new parents is simple: getting their babies to go to sleep! Her company, “Eat Play Sleep” started as a way to help new parents figure out how to get a newborn on a consistent sleep schedule. Jaeger took her well-earned knowledge, and in passing it along to friends and family in need, her business organically grew from there. Her personal training background was the perfect pairing: “During my thirteen years of personal training, most of my clients needed a trainer to meet with, keep them accountable, advise their nutrition needs, and assist them with a plan to reach their goals. They were not motivated enough on their own, to be consistent. Sleep training a baby is very similar.” She explains, “By 2013, with three kids under the age of three, I discovered firsthand how important it was to have a well-sleeping baby. My necessity for sleep led me to reach out to multiple resources, such as friends, family, and books. As my knowledge grew and my notes deemed true, by twelve weeks, all three babies were successfully sleeping eleven to twelve hours at night.” Now, with bloggers and influencers who have found her, Jaeger is in demand beyond the 93108. Jaeger shares: “My clientele has ranged from Amsterdam to

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A 25-year resident of Montecito, J’Amy Brown served as Chair/Commissioner of the Montecito Planning Commission, Commissioner, County Historic Landmark Commission, President of the Montecito Association and 20-year Captain of the Middle Road Area Neighborhood Watch. She has written extensively about Montecito for the Montecito Journal, the Independent, Edhat and The News-Press. She says, when it comes to Montecito, she gamely accepts the mantle of “Know it All” because, in fact, she probably has seen or done it all. She wants your questions: Contact: j.amy.brown@att.net

A Visit from the Commish

: I am a Montecito resident, still frustrated by my Thomas Fire and Debris Flow unsettled insurance claim. I heard the California State Insurance Commissioner visited Montecito recently. How come the public didn’t know about this public official’s visit? I would have loved to have bent his ear. A: On August 9, Assemblywoman Monique Limón brought Montecito a gift – and the question lingering is whether we got “Limón-Aid” or just lemons? Specifically, will Limón’s gift bag result in actual localized insurance improvements or was it merely a loving pat on our disaster-tousled heads? To her credit, Limón successfully got California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to step foot inside Montecito. The “please visit” flag has been hoisted long before Lara took office in January with zero response until last week. You’d think Montecito’s 524 disaster-damaged tagged homes might have generated plenty of insurance claims, along with the state’s insurance commissioner’s “need-to-see” response. After all, he’s elected to regulate the insurance industry on the consumers’ behalf. The real lemon on the wound, however, came after he got here. Through no fault of the Commissioner, the visit was not booked in a suitably-sized conference hall – a room where he could address the sizable number Montecito insurance-grieved constituents who might have wanted access. Instead, the high-ranking elected insurance regulator found himself cloistered in a tiny room, without publicity, meeting with only a handful of Montecito residents. For his part, Lara’s Deputy Insurance Commissioner Byron Tucker said the workshop stop in Montecito was the first step on a fact-finding tour. “We are starting to get a clear picture of what residents are experiencing and we got a good launching point. This was an introductory meeting to access local issues, to get a framework,” Tucker said. Limón explained the limited gathering was necessitated by a unique calendar opportunity that allowed her to quickly grab Lara for at least a small, local conversation. She said she heard Lara would be at a staff training session in Buellton ending on August 9. Knowing how difficult it has been to schedule him for a Montecito visit, Limón grabbed his reins and dragged Lara to an August Montecito Association (MA) sub-committee meeting. “I regret anyone was left out but I had to decide between taking this limited opportunity or wait – and I didn’t know how long that would be,” Limón explained in an interview after the event. She said the Commissioner’s visit started to become a reality in July, so she looked for who she could pull together on short notice. Among those with flexible enough calendars to ink in a meeting with only a few weeks’ notice was the Association’s four-month old Insurance Committee. It is made up of three MA board members, one community member, one member of the First District staffer and our Montecito Fire Chief. With only four months of MA Insurance Committee

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experience under their belts, we hope these neighbors are fast learners and skilled advocates for our insurance needs because, when Lara rode into town, they spoke for all of us!

Who Was There

The full list of attendees remains confidential, I am told, and for insurance-claimant privacy reasons because some participants spoke to Lara one-on-one about their cases. Published public photos reveal Montecito resident Abe Powell, executive director of the Bucket Brigade, and past MA president Beno Budgor were at the table, along with several other less visible (and therefore left-anonymous) residents. The remainder of the seats were taken by 20 or so state staffers. That means, by my unaudited count, after 19 months of pining for his presence, about a dozen Montecito residents got access to this highly influential state government official. Forgive me if I express some skepticism, but after haranguing politicians and speaking out for community protection for 21 years, I tend to fret about lost opportunities and/or being covered in a fog of political platitudes. I wonder if they discussed how many Montecito residents are still navigating the claims pipeline with yet-unresolved complaints. Will that payout quagmire hold up rebuilding? Are claimants being fairly reimbursed for Montecito’s high building costs? Are they getting 100 percent payout or ten-cents on the dollar? Which insurance companies are living up to their commitments, and which are not? I hear insurance horror stories daily and wonder if Montecito’s real and ongoing insurance issues are being addressed and resolved by the Insurance Committee or the state commissioner? Tucker notes that since 2011 the Insurance Commission hotline has received one million calls and helped retrieve $469 million in claims and premiums – so something positive is happening! However, while rate increases and non-renewals, said to be Lara’s August 9 agenda focus, are important, even Lara says even the Department of Insurance doesn’t have the legal authority to tell insurers what level of risk they must write or where they must write insurance.

Opportunity Lost

Knowing that, did our community squander its opportunity by leaning toward an unsolvable state-directed agenda? Could we have better used Lara’s local time by forcing a discussion towards our local needs rebuilding reimbursements? There is still a lot of insurance-claim pain – so much pain some have just given up and walked away – and these retreats impact our community’s character. Our Insurance Commissioner should be educated by our strongest advocates and most skilled citizens and professionals so he and his department of 3,000 employees can help us satisfy “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – François de la Rochefoucauld

California State Assemblymember Monique Limón welcomes influential California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to Montecito, where he met with a handful of Montecito residents to learn about local insurance issues

Montecito’s unique situation. He needs to know we are not a one-size-fits-all kind of community. Our past strength has historically come from a consensus-driven community voice – a drawback from an insulated, small-tent meeting. Sadly, in this case, the full community did not have the benefit of hearing and learning from each other, and that is a loss. Montecito didn’t just “happen,” it was carved out by a community of smart, forceful, experienced, and engaged neighbors listening to one another and then advocating with one unified voice. For that skill we all deserve to be in the tent! Limón says she is encouraging Lara to return to Montecito for a more inclusive visit – and October dates are being tossed around. Lara is probably tired of hearing nitpicky individual claim woes – but, honestly, that is part of what he signed up for. That said, he should be relieved to know Montecito has the organizational skill to temper that individual-case emphasis, meaning his next Montecito meeting can be efficient – but still open to all. Let’s entice Commissioner Lara back to Montecito by promising to serve him lemonade – not lemons! •MJ CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990 INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5780 DUE DATE & TIME: SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 UNTIL 3:00P.M. ARCHITECTURAL PLAN PAGE SCANNING & STORING SERVICES Scope of Work: The City currently maintains approximately 200,000 total building plan sheets in the City’s Archives that meet the Health & Safety Code section 19850 definition of official copy of every building issued a building permit and therefore must be maintained for the life of the building. The objective is to scan up to 50,000 sheets per year. Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. LIVING WAGE Any service purchase order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. ________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

Published: August 21, 2019 Montecito Journal

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Brilliant Thoughts

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

Facing It

ome time back, I told you about the Mohs method for dealing with certain skin cancers, which I once had performed, very successfully, on my right hand. But more recently I had to cope with another such malignancy in a much more prominent area. Not to beat about the bush, we are talking about the very tip of my nose. I have never been famous for anxiety about my personal appearance – but still, the tip of one’s nose would hardly be anybody’s first choice for the infliction of a probably permanent scar. My dermatologist, who was to perform the surgery, did want to use the Mohs technique, which offers the best chance of removing all the “squamous cells.” But this would involve an incision and stitches, and I was naturally concerned about how disfiguring this might turn out to be. However, I was able to choose an alternative method, called EDC (Electro Desiccation Curettage) which doesn’t involve so much digging, and – while not quite as thorough as Mohs, was considered acceptable in my case. Before continuing this story, there are two earlier episodes in my life which I must relate. When I was six, I had chickenpox, an ailment which causes pimples, which turn into scabs. My mother warned me not to pick the scabs, and I was able to avoid picking all of them, except the very last one, which was just above the bridge of my nose, right between my eyebrows. However, it was so itchy that I “cheated,” and managed to remove it by not actually picking it, but by rubbing it against the rough surface of a brick wall. When my mother saw the result, she was horrified, and told me I would always have a mark there. And alas, she was right. I did have a slight pockmark in that very central spot, and I remember feeling very sensitive about it as a teen, although as the years passed, my eyebrows tended to come more together, and make it somewhat less noticeable. But meanwhile, something even more ghastly had happened, once again, right in the middle of my face. When I was ten years old, my two upper front teeth were so badly damaged in a street-game accident that eventually they both had to be extracted. From then on, I could 22 – 29 August 2019

never overcome the unhappy consciousness that my two most prominent teeth were false. So, I already had two “defacements,” both very centrally located. And, sure enough, the EDC surgery has now given me a third one – a very visible pockmark, as plain as the nose on my face. Looking on the bright side, these losses of face are at least all nicely symmetrical, and will make me easily identifiable in any morgue. I can also compare these minor blemishes with the dreadful effects of actual Smallpox, which is so often fatal that, ironically, in places where it’s prevalent, those who survive with only a pock-marked face are considered fortunate, especially since they’re then immune. (I learned much about this from a recent book called Sometimes Brilliant, by Dr. Lawrence Brilliant, whom I know, and who’s probably a distant relative. Among his other claims to fame, he was a leader in the highly successful campaign to eradicate Smallpox in India.) But we are reminded of the persistence of such plagues, going back at least to the time of Shakespeare, when, in Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio, Romeo’s best friend, who belongs to neither of the feuding families, cries out, as he is dying, “A pox on both your houses!” [Incidentally, if, you too had chickenpox as a child, there are several things you should know: (1) You are more likely than other people to develop the very unpleasant affliction called Shingles. (2) You can now get vaccinated against Shingles. (3) The early vaccines weren’t very effective. A much better one is now available, which you can and should get, even if you had one several years ago. End of Public Service Announcement.] But why should the face be of such importance anyway, especially as we get older? It’s good to remember that the word “Vanity” has two meanings – concern about one’s appearance – and futility, or worthlessness. To wrap this up, then, here’s a comforting little ditty I learned long ago: At beauty I am not a star – Others are fairer by far – But my looks, I don’t mind them, ‘Cause I am behind them – It’s the people in front get the jar. •MJ

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by Steven Libowitz

Manchester by the Sea, Finally

elissa Manchester’s career began at an early age, including studying piano and harpsichord at the Manhattan School of Music, singing commercial jingles at 15, and serving as a staff writer for Chappell Music while still attending Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts. After serving as a member of the Harlettes, Bette Midler’s back-up singers, Manchester released her debut album in 1973. Two years later, her co-written worried relationship song “Midnight Blue” became her first Top 10 hit. In 1980, Manchester became the first singer to perform two nominated songs on the Academy Awards show, and three years later, in a major genre switch, scored a smash with “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” which won the 1983 Grammy for Best Pop Female Vocal Performance. The chart-toppers and awards accolades slowed after that, while Manchester retrenched with family and self-reflection, then worked on musicals and more. But 40 years later, with a new self-produced album out less than a year,

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester plays at the Marjorie Luke Theatre with the Citrus College Blue Note Swing Orchestra on Friday, August 23

the singer makes her long-awaited official Santa Barbara concert debut on Friday, August 23, at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. Manchester mused on music, memories, and more over the phone last week. Q. What stands out from those early days in school and before you started mak-

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ing records? I saw that you had a songwriting class with Paul Simon at NYU. How did that influence you? A. I studied with him for about six months when he was taking some time off after a world tour. He holds a very special place in my heart, and I very much pay forward what I learned from him when I’m teaching my own master classes. He came from such a deep well of wisdom and truth, ran his class in a very simple way. Everybody was expected to show up with an idea of a song and someone would be chosen to perform and we’d discuss it and consider changes. Then he might play and talk about his process. One of the things I came away with was that all of the stories have been told. It’s the way you tell them that creates your mark of authenticity and originality. Honesty in songwriting seems to have been a big part of your path, especially early in your recording career, when you had a very direct, conversational style in your co-writes with Carol Bayer Sager. I wrote by myself prior to working with her so the only way I could find my way in was to listen to how the other person spoke, the metaphors they used, how they thought via their words. It was for Carol because all of her collaborations were strictly Brill Building, not with singer-songwriters. The songs are so conversational because they came out of us just talking. We were partners for five years, and I learned a lot. I’m proud

that we wrote some songs that have happily turned into standards. What are some of the songs that weren’t hits but still stand out for you? When the women’s movement was still pretty fresh, our song “Home to Myself” was the only one used in the Ms. Magazine special. That was the first time I saw that a song could have a life of its own, not just the narrow expectation of being on the charts, but truly belong to the world and being a vehicle for somebody else’s clarity. That led into some heady days – Academy Awards, Grammys, etc. How does that era occur to you now? It was remarkable. Wonderful. Very thrilling. And I was only mildly understanding of the enormity of it. So I had to do some deep soul searching as it started to go away. I had to figure out that whether I’m wildly or mildly successful, I’m still an artist. And we live in chapters, to navigate through life. The lovely part of being an independent artist now is that I’m no longer looking over my shoulder and worry about coming up with the next hit. When it’s only on you to create the work, you can take your time and be thoughtful, look around and see what you want to do. Of course, there was still one of the biggest hits with “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” during the disco era. When electronic music and disco era showed up, suddenly making records was the milieu of the producer rather than the artist. As someone who was raised not only with the standards songbook and James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, it was baffling. But I had a contract to fulfill. So I allowed myself to be the girl singer. I really didn’t

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SANTA BARBARA GOLF CLUB NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received for: BID: Renovation of #9 Green Complex AT SANTA BARBARA GOLF CLUB DUE DATE & TIME: September 19, 2019 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. Scope of Work to include: Complete removal and reconstruction of #9 green

NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on September 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at Santa Barbara Golf Club, 3500 McCaw Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Bids will not be accepted or considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California relating to the General and Special Municipal Election in the City of Santa Barbara to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019:

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the Santa Barbara Golf Club and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained through email by contacting Troy Thompson 559-312-6270 or tthompson@courseco.com Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The Santa Barbara Golf Club requires all contractors to possess either a current valid State of California A-General Engineering. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The Santa Barbara Golf Club affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. The Santa Barbara Golf Club has been contracted to run the City of Santa Barbara’s municipal golf course and is required to use all City of Santa Barbara purchasing guidelines. Those guidelines are available at the following City website: www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp or by contacting the Purchasing Office at (805) 564-5349. Published: August 14 & 21, 2019 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Entertainment Management, 211 Equestrian Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Kathleen Janell Andrade, 1096 Ladera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; Steven Rudolph Andrade, 1096 Ladera Lane, Santa

Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 11, 2019. 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 Brenda

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As of the close of the nomination period on August 9, 2019, there are not more candidates than offices to be elected for City Council Districts 3 and 6. For City Council District 3, the person so nominated is:

NOTIFICACIÓN DE QUE INSUFICIENTES CANDIDATOS SE HAN REGISTRADO PARA EL CARGO POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que de conformidad con la §10229 del Código Electoral del Estado de California relacionada con la Elección Municipal General y Especial en la Ciudad de Santa Barbara que se habrá de llevar a cabo el martes, 5 de noviembre del 2019: Desde el cierre del período de nombramiento el 9 de agosto del 2019, no existen más candidatos que cargos a elegir para los Distritos 3 y 6 del Consejo Municipal. Para Concejal Municipal del el Distrito 3 la persona nominada es:

Oscar Gutierrez For City Council District 6, the person so nominated is:

Oscar Gutierrez Para Concejal Municipal del Distrito 6: la persona nominada es

Meagan Harmon That § 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:

Meagan Harmon Que la § 10229 del Código Electoral permite que el Concejo Municipal tome una de las siguientes medidas:

Appoint to the office the person(s) who has/have been nominated.

1. Designar para el cargo a la persona(s) que ha(n) sido nominada(s).

Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one has been nominated.

2. Designar para el cargo a cualquier votante elegible si nadie ha sido nominado.

Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.

3. Llevar a cabo la elección si no se ha nominado a nadie o solamente a una persona.

The City Council will meet on August 21, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. to either make the appointments for either district or direct an election to be held for either district. The person(s) appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.

El Concejo Municipal se reunirá el 21 de agosto del 2019, a las 2:00 p.m. para hacer el o los nombramientos o para ordenar que se lleve a cabo una elección para cada distrito. La(s) persona(s) nombrada(s), si es que existe alguna, deberá estar facultada y asumir el cargo y ejercerlo exactamente de la misma manera que si hubiera sido elegida para el cargo en una elección municipal. Si, para el día septuagésimo quinto (75) antes de la elección municipal, no se ha nombrado a ninguna persona para el cargo o los cargos de conformidad con (1) y (2) más arriba, se llevará a cabo la elección. Si el Concejo Municipal realiza el nombramiento de conformidad con la §10229 del Código Electoral, el Secretario Municipal no aceptará la entrega de ninguna declaración de candidatura añadida que sea presentada después de haberse realizado el nombramiento.

If, by the 75th day before the municipal election, no person has been appointed to the office(s) pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held. If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to § 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made. Dated this 14th day of August, 2019.

Fechado: el 14 de agosto del 2019

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

/s/__________________________________ Sarah Gorman, CMC Gerente de Servicios del Secretario Municipal

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Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 9, 2019. 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

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ing followed by guided “Angel” meditation and talk on the topic of “We say we yearn for peace, but do we really?” (7-9 pm, Saturday, August 24; $30)... “Hearing the Cries of the World,” the third of four monthly programs in Alexis Slutzky’s Awakening Earth Series, honoring the call of service and community. The concept here is that, contrary to our misguided perceptions, acknowledging our pain for the world often connects us to a larger sense of ourselves and deepens a sense of solidarity and connection with others, creating the courage for bringing forth what is most alive in us in response to a world in need of repair (3-5 pm, Sunday, August 25; $20)... A new 13-week session with the inCourage Chorus – the non-audition, non-denominational, all-ages community choir in which the songs are taught and shared in the oral tradition, call-and-response style – gets going this week. All experience levels from non-singer to professional are invited to commune in songs from around the world spanning culture, tradition and language, celebrating the wholeness and harmony of life through the medicine of music. The autumn series includes a daylong retreat on a Saturday in a forested canyon above downtown Santa Barbara, plus two optional benefit concerts to conclude the season (7-8:30 pm, Mondays,

Transitional minister Rev. Phil Smedstad leads “Anger, Forgiveness, and Transformation,” the fourth workshop in Unity’s six-month series for the membership and larger community. The 10 am to 4 pm workshop next Saturday, August 24, addresses a common question: “Why do I keep recreating painful patterns and limiting experiences in my life?” Explorations include how we are each creating our own reality according to our deepest beliefs and emotions, how unresolved issues with our childhood parents can continue to recur in our current relationships, and how to become “user friendly” with our anger and how to get to deep forgiveness with people from our past. Through lecture, discussion and gentle exercises participants will have an opportunity to more deeply change your life from one based on fear to one based on divine love and true inner peace. An optional breath integration session will be offered at the end of the workshop. (Bring a blanket, pillow and towel.) Bring a dish to share for a potluck lunch. A love offering will be received to help defray the cost of the workshop, held at 227 E. Arrellaga St. Call (805) 966-2239 or visit www.sant abarbaraunity.org.

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How is the Debris Flow Risk Map created? The Debris Flow Risk Map with its mandatory evacuation zones is a scientific assessment, geospatially represented on an interactive map, of our entire community’s potential risk in a future debris flow. It is used by the Storm Risk Decision Team to determine what areas of the community will be under a mandatory evacuation order during a particular storm event. What are the goals of the MFPD Debris Flow Risk Map? The goals of the Debris Flow Risk Map are to ensure public safety, evacuate only when necessary, evacuate only those areas necessary, evacuate for the shortest time possible, return people home as soon as possible and provide the community with clear, timely information and rationale for evacuations. When will the Debris Flow Risk Map be updated? Scientists and technical advisors will begin gathering additional data at the end of this month. A new Debris Flow Risk Map will be published for the Montecito community no later than mid-November. Community meetings and a door-to-door campaign of affected properties will follow. Who will update the Debris Flow Risk Map? The Montecito Fire Department, in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District, has engaged Atkins Engineering to update the Debris Flow Risk Map. Atkins developed the current version of the map, published in the fall of 2018, which can be viewed at www.readysbc.org. Why is the Debris Flow Risk Map being updated? The Debris Flow Risk Map is being updated to reflect several positive changes that have occurred over the past twelve months. The watershed regrowth continues to regenerate and recover from the Thomas Fire, providing much more soil stability that will reduce the risk of future debris flows. Our creek channels have been widened by the storm and both creek beds and debris basins have been better maintained after each storm by Santa Barbara County Flood Control District. Our communities benefited from these improvements during the most recent storm season when all debris stayed within the creek channels. Additionally,

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Debris Flow Ring Nets have been installed in three canyons by the Partnership for Resilient Communities, further enhancing our community’s safety by catching and holding debris before it reaches populated areas.

Flood Maps

There are two additional emergency maps, the FEMA Recovery Map, used in the rebuilding of damaged or destroyed homes in Montecito, and the FEMA FIRM Map for the purchase of federal flood insurance.

FEMA Recovery Map

What is the purpose of the FEMA Recovery Map? The purpose of the FEMA Recovery Map is to facilitate the safe rebuilding of Montecito homes damaged or destroyed by the Thomas Fire and/or the 1/9 flood and debris flow. The map enables county planners to make site-specific elevation adjustments, which will protect homeowners from future risk in designated flood zones. Who has the responsibility for the FEMA Recovery Map? Responsibility for creating and distributing the FEMA Recovery Map lies with the County of Santa Barbara under the leadership of Tom Fayram, Deputy Public Works Director. Who will use the FEMA Recovery Map? The FEMA Recovery Map is used by county planners charged with oversight of home rebuilding projects to create awareness of potential flooding risk and to provide the necessary elevation data for safer construction of rebuilt homes. If a new construction rebuild is like-for-like, the homeowner can avoid current MBAR (Montecito Board of Architectural Review) concerns of neighboring view plans if the rebuild needs to be shifted to a higher elevation building pad, or if the foundation is raised on the same pad. Homeowners can likewise avoid the expense of an MPA (Montecito Planning Association) review. Where did the FEMA Recovery Map data come from? Santa Barbara County planners use the updated elevation information generated from post-debris LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) imaging, plus their own calculations and assessments, to rebuild stronger, safer communities with reduced vulnerability to future disasters. Does the FEMA Recovery Map impact insurance rates or coverage? The county insists that its FEMA Recovery Map does not impact flood insurance risk or insurance premium calculations, and there is merit to that. However, the FEMA website contains the statement: “Flood hazard maps are used for insurance planning and floodplain management purposes.” Insurance companies, deciding on renewal of individual homeowner higher-risk policies, or whether to exit high-risk markets, have access to these maps in their policy and marketplace decision-making. Therefore, public access to the FEMA Recovery Map can influence the behavior of insurance companies. When will the FEMA Recovery Map be updated by FEMA and re-released? A new FEMA Flood Map that will replace the current “Recovery Map,” is still several years away. Collection of new LiDAR topo is now in progress.

FEMA FIRM MAP for Federal Flood Insurance

What is the purpose of the FEMA FIRM map? The FEMA FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map) is used to market federal flood insurance. Digital versions of these maps are called DFIRMs. As a Montecito homeowner or business, you can access a DFIRM map to get a reliable indication of what flood zone you’re in. Maps are constantly updated. For the latest determination, contact your insurance agent, insurer or your community floodplain manager. Who has the responsibility for the FEMA FIRM Map? Responsibility for creating and distributing the FEMA FIRM Map lies with FEMA and the NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program), with local input from the County of Santa Barbara under the leadership of Tom Fayram, Deputy Public Works Director. Do I have to buy FEMA flood insurance? If you live in a designated Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) or have received disaster assistance in the form of a federal grant or loan, you must protect your building with flood insurance for as long as you own it. Should you sell the building, you are required to inform the new owner of the necessity to purchase and

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maintain flood insurance. If you DO NOT live in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) but instead in a moderate-to-low risk area, federal law does not require flood insurance; however, a lender can still require it. Since historically about one-in-four flood claims come from these moderate-to-low risk areas, FEMA flood insurance is recommended. If during the life of your loan the FEMA FIRM Map is revised and the property is moved into the high-risk area, your lender will notify you that you must purchase flood insurance.

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Where can I buy FEMA flood insurance? Flood damage is not typically covered by a standard homeowners’ insurance policy. Contact your insurance agent for information about how to purchase FEMA flood insurance, or call the FloodSmart Agent Referral Call Center at 1-888-379-9531. What is the maximum amount of FEMA flood insurance a homeowner can buy? The upper limit of FEMA coverage is $250,000 on the residence, plus $100,000 on the contents. This is not adequate for replacement of a typical home in Montecito. The cost of maximum FEMA flood protection runs about $480 per year. How do I request a change to my flood zone designation? If you believe your property was incorrectly included in SFHA, you may submit an application to FEMA for a formal determination of the property’s location and/or elevation relative to the SFHA.

Conclusion

So, what do all these maps say about the value of your home? Will we forget mandatory evacuations in the next three years or will this become a permanent yoke around the neck of anyone who owns property in the designated “red zone”? Our guess is that the “red zone” will eventually join the Passenger Pigeon and other celebrated things and events of the past remembered and then quickly forgotten. The insurance companies, however, may take a little longer to forget, as they’ll want to hang on to those boosted premiums, but in the end – especially as new competition enters the territory – their memories will fade, too. •MJ

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Association Agenda by Sharon Byrne, Executive Director of the Montecito Association

State Insurance Commissioner’s Visit

n Friday, August 9, something big happened in Montecito. A team of about 20 from the Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s team descended on Montecito Hall for a meeting with the Montecito Association Insurance Committee that’s been working on the problem of non-renewals.   While many in our community have found homeowner’s insurance, a great many have seen their policies declined for renewal. They have struggled to find replacement insurance, facing far steeper premiums, as much as five to ten times what they previously paid. These new plans feature spikes in deductibles, and offer less coverage for personal items and structures on the property. Some residents are going uninsured, and some home sales are falling through because of this.   That’s a big problem. To begin to deal with the situation, the Montecito Association Board of Directors authorized the formation of an Insurance Committee in April. The team consists of Chief Kevin Taylor from MFPD, Lisa Valencia-

Sherratt from the Office of Supervisor Williams, board members Aimee Miller, Houghton Hyatt, Robert Kemp, and community member Patty Swenson.  We surveyed our community and identified some patterns:  1) Nonrenewals occur more frequently above 192 (East Valley Road). Fire Chief Kevin Taylor feels this may be due to that area being designated by Cal Fire as “Extremely High Risk of Wildfire.” Everything below 192 is designated “High Risk of Wildfire.” 2) Internal memos from insurance companies indicate they’ve seen 17 years of gains in this market wiped out in 2018 and have decided collectively to aggressively shed risk by reducing their exposure in this market; they accomplish that by declining to renew policies. They’re also raising premiums to recover losses.  3) Some in our community are finding replacement coverage with these companies, but at higher prices: Lloyds – premiums and deductibles as much as 5-10x higher Northlight through Allstate – high-

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Help From the State

We then reached out to our state representatives Hannah-Beth Jackson and Monique Limón. The problem is statewide, and they were already starting to work on it.   Assembly member Limón brought California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara down to Montecito to meet with us. The state officials requested a small working session to best share information. Representatives from the Mission Canyon Association attended, as they too are facing this problem. The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade came, as did some Montecito residents facing non-renewal. What Commissioner Lara shared with us:  1) Too many people are underinsured. They find out when they go to make a claim. He advises not accepting an automatic annual renewal, but working with your insurance company about improvements and updates that need to be covered.  2) Insurers can only raise rates up to 6.9% annually without having to file with the state legislature. More than 100 rate increases have been filed since 2017.   3) There is presently a serious lack of options for homeowners and renters in California.   4) California’s FAIR plan only offers up to $1.5 million in coverage.  5) Insurers presently only have to notify you 45 days in advance of non-renewal. 6) Insurance policies are tome-thick, often incomprehensible, and written almost so it’s impossible to figure out your coverage levels.

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Losing Your Policy If your policy is lost in a disaster, you’re really in a bad situation to negotiate a claim.   In order to rectify that, SB 824 – proposed by Lara – requires insurers to match risk of wildfire to actual loss in an area. This creates a more credible rating for homeowners in a higher risk area. Requires insurers to write policies for homes that have been “hardened” against fire risk and accept community efforts at wildfire mitigation in their rating process. This one is a big deal for Montecito, as we’ve engaged in multiple resilience efforts to reduce our risk. This law would also extend the window of non-renewal notification by an additional 180 days. Lara also wants to increase the limits of the California Fair Plan, which could help a lot of people. He believes insurance companies need to make simple 1-3 sheet summaries of your coverage for you so you know what you’re covered for at a glance.  You should also be aware that the Insurance Commissioner’s Office has a lot of resources to offer. They’re eager to work with you, so call 1-800-9274357. Commissioner Lara’s presentation to Montecito is available on our website montecitoassociation.org.

What Was Determined

1) Montecito is a community thoroughly engaged with resilience initiatives that reduce our risk of future disasters. Insurance Companies need to take that into account.  2) Educate insurance companies on California’s natural cycles, and when the best times to invest in this community are, like right now. 3) Remove the community above 192 from the Extremely High Wildfire Risk designation.  4) The state of California has a lot to say about how industries conduct business here. Why can’t we have standards for insurance companies, such as carrying a higher risk profile than you would, in say, Connecticut? We can require that if you want to write life insurance policies here, you’re also going to write homeowner and renter insurance policies. Assemblymember Monique Limón advised that many insurance industry reform bills die in committee, and asked us to get more involved in the legislative process.   The Mission Canyon Association wants to partner with us on these issues. We’ve also had conversations with the Mayor of Malibu, whose community is about to face the same situation. We can pull together resources to help move this issue for Montecito and for the state.  Commissioner Lara said we’re the only community he’s met with that is so organized on this issue, and so aggressively working on resilience.   Kudos, Montecito! •MJ

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on leash by your house! Not the dogs’ fault! Your fault! Please, leashes by our house!!!” Paws for thought, indeed… Happy Anniversary One of Hollywood’s most famous couples is celebrating a special anniversary. Montecito TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and actress Portia de Rossi, 46, are marking 11 years of marriage. Ellen, 61, in a social media post, gushed: “Happy anniversary, Portia. 11 years. My favorite number with my favorite person.” It was posted alongside a black and white photo of their wedding day. The twosome began dating in 2004 after meeting backstage at an awards show and have been together ever since. Going for Gold Peripatetic Summerland twosome Marv and Gray Bauer are looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics next year with special interest. Their granddaughter Miki Dahlke, a senior at Harvard, has just qualified for the Olympic trials in the 200-meter freestyle at the Phillips 66 National Championships at Stanford University. Hailing from Mill Valley, where she attended Tamalpais High School, Miki is co-captain of the university women’s swim team, while studying applied mathematics. She also qualified for the 50, 100 meter freestyle categories, and the 100

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know what I was listening to. It was weird, and a terrible trade off on a certain level. There are a lot of people who dug that music and love those albums. But I just couldn’t figure out my place because my voice didn’t line up with that electronic stuff. When I found my way back (after raising children), the landscape of the music industry I had known was completely unrecognizable. First I went down to Nashville where I was fascinated that people were dedicated just to writing the best songs you could. Then I started to teach at USC Thornton, and my students walked me through the new world of crowdfunding and independent artists, where you are also the producer and record company.

That’s where the You’ve Got To Love the Life album with all those special guests came out of? I was an honorary artist in residence at Citrus College. I wasn’t sure what that meant, and I had to ask if I could use their state-of-the-art studio and engineer. Because it’s a teaching studio, it was a very fluid experience. I’d bring in a magnificent artist – Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Al Jarreau – and the kids could come in and see how a collaborative effort takes place to come up with the world of a new song. I got to set Hal David’s final lyric to music with Dionne, who sang on it with me, and I worked with Joe Sample not long before he passed away. To be able to have these amazing artists as part of my musical adventure was unbelievably thrilling and meaningful. There was a lot of texture on the album. You made your most recent record with the Citrus College Big Band. What was the impetus for paying homage to the male singers of your youth on The Fellas? The college wanted me to come up with a project that would use the student orchestra, which also features alumni and professors. I had always wanted to complete what I

started with the 1989 album [covering] woman singers, so it was perfect. We recorded eight tracks in one day. The students were in the deep end of apprenticeship. It turned out great, and I’m just thrilled that they will be bringing their energy and joy up to Santa Barbara. So many artists have recorded these standards. As you put it earlier, how is your story different? What did you want to bring to these songs? The world bloody well needs as much of this beautiful music as we can make. It creates a pause, slows down the brain and allows people to remember what they didn’t know they had forgotten. The songs will live forever, and be rediscovered forever… I wanted to bring my 50 years of singing experience. I know how to tell these stories. I can make it so people feel I’m only singing to them, in the studio or on stage. That’s the magic of performing, which is also what I teach. You can’t know that when you first begin, but now I’m the village elder. How do your old songs resonate for you now? Are they time markers, does your connection to them evolve, or is it something else? The songs are a gift to me, a blessing. I value them more the longer I get to sing them. They have grown with me. I have a much deeper connection and understanding of what I’m singing about, and it’s wonderful to get this deeper experience with them. Sharing them is my joy.

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weekend to its multiple soccer fields worth of inflatables for kids of all ages when the big show comes back to town August 23-25. Along with the World’s Biggest Bounce House (as listed in The Guinness Book of World Records, more than 11,000 square feet) – an inflatable castle that features ball pits, climbing towers, live DJs spinning tunes for dancers, confetti blasts and exciting competitions, including dodgeball – there are two brand new attractions. The Giant is a 900-foot long obstacle course featuring more than 40 different obstacles including crawl-through tubes and climbing walls and a final slide at the finish line alongside colorful inflatable landscapes, while AirSPACE is a wonderland boasting friendly aliens, spaceships, giant planets, moon craters, a big slide, a 60-foot tall maze and more. “I can’t tell you the total air volume in there,” admitted Tour Manager Danielle Hodge over the phone earlier this week as the company packed up on its way to Elings Park this weekend. “But I do know that in the main castle alone there are more than 33 blowers. I think the total is about 88 or something.” Hodge wasn’t full of hot air as she explained that even the parents will be inundated with inflatables while their kids play: two inflatable “Spider” tents are huge enough to provide shade for the patient guardians, while sneakers and shoes are stored in an inflatable area of their own. But the grownups aren’t excluded from the fun. An adults-only session is geared exclusively to those over 16, so everyone can relive the childhood they might not have even had. “It’s pretty cool to see,” Hodge said. “You don’t have to worry about trampling any little kids, so you can get wild, do flips, bounce around as much as you want. I love watching the adults. It’s crazy fun to see them switch on being a little kid again.” [Big Bounce America comes to Elings Park, 1298 Las Positas Road, August 23-25. For more informa-

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Nuclear Family

Ed Giron, Kathy Marden, and Bill Waxman star in DIJO Productions’ Copenhagen, a re-staging of Michael Frayn’s imaginative exploration of what happened during a real-life 1941 war-time meeting between nuclear physicists Werner Heisenberg, his former mentor Niels Bohr, and Bohr’s wife Marghete. The colleagues had pioneered research in quantum mechanics but ended up on opposite sides of World War II, and while the conversation was abrupt, who said what was never revealed. Set in the afterlife, the three characters offer vastly divergent recollections and viewpoints on the aborted meeting, evoking personal, professional and political ramifications of their science of the day. Rubicon Theatre received rave reviews for its 2015 production of the drama by Frayn – who is far better known for his backstage, near slapstick farce Noises Off – with the L.A. Times noting the play “maps the quantum uncertainty principle to the heart of human nature.” Copenhagen plays Fridays through Sundays, August 23 through September 8. at Center Stage Theater.

Movie Memories

SBIFF marks the passing of Fonda last Saturday with a screening of the recent 4K restoration of Easy Rider, which premiered in 1969 and launched both a countercultural genre and Fonda’s career – the actor also received an Oscar nomination for co-writing the screenplay. Rider roars into the Riviera on Friday and Saturday at 9 pm… Meanwhile, passes and packages for SBIFF 35 in 2020 are on sale at a 25 percent discount through August 31. •MJ

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Coming

& Going

Once More for Mollie

he’s been the toast of the town, friend of Oprah and Ellen, been to the White House with President Obama. Her list of notable customers ranges from Katy Perry, the aforementioned Ms Winfrey and Ms DeGeneres, Kirk and Anne Douglas, and, well let’s put it this way: they didn’t come for the publicity; they came for the food. Mollie Ahlstrand, owner of the eponymous Trattoria Mollie, held sway on Coast Village Road for over twenty years until the twin elements of the Great Fire of 2017 and mud-and-debris disaster in January, 2018 forced her and many other businesses in Montecito and Coast Village Road to close for nearly three months, off and on. The rainy season that followed did wonders for Cachuma Lake and our once dwindling water supply, but it also cost Ms Ahlstrand customers as unrepaired leaks in the patio and roof above her dripped havoc in her dining room. The mudslide took the life of one of Montecito’s most successful Realtors, Rebecca Riskin of Riskin & Associates, whose offices were located directly above Trattoria Mollie. Rebecca was a good friend and a good customer and her death hit Mollie hard, as did the repercussions of those nearly six horrible months from the start of the Thomas Fire to the reopening of Highway 101 some weeks after the slide. Her business evaporated; her rent never did. Finally, she closed her elegant eatery and moved to State Street next to the Granada Theatre, reopening in June 2018. Thanks to her son, Ali, whose careful eye helped plan the decor and the layout, Mollie’s took off quickly, buttressed by many of her Montecito friends, Granada attendees, and newly found customers who’d discovered this wonderful woman from Ethiopia with an Italian background and recipes for dishes unique to Santa Barbara. Earlier this year, Ali spotted another location he thought would work for him as a Mexican restaurant. It was a high-rent, high-ceilinged 3,000 sq

by James Buckley

ft space on State Street and Ali set to work in redesigning the interior of what had been a restaurant called Cadiz. He called it Alito’s, a play on his name that sounded both Mexican and mysterious. But, the 500-block of State Street proved to be where the twenty-somethings played and what they wanted was cheap food and... margaritas. Ali was hoping to nab a liquor license in one of the “lotteries” held regularly in Santa Barbara, but he never did. And, to buy such a license on the open market was more than he could afford. So, after a few short months, he quietly closed Alito’s on Sunday, August 18.

Trattoria Mollie had a storied 22-year-run on Coast Village Road that included Mollie having been fêted by numerous celebrities and a trip to the White House

Back to Mollie

She feels obligated to take on most of the debt left behind with the closing of Alito’s. So, between that and the cost of operating her new business, there’s not much left over. In fact, there is nothing left over and probably won’t be for a considerable amount of time. But, she’s determined to cover those debts. I’m a big fan of Mollie’s and swear that her lasagna Bolognese (made with a base of tomato and cream) is the best anywhere. As is her panna cotta (also made with heavy cream, drenched on a bed of tart raspberry puree and drizzled with dark chocolate). We sat down together and discussed all the above on the night Alito’s was to close and she says that, although her dinner business has been very good, her lunch business has been slow and could use a boost. She believes developing a healthy lunchtime clientele would go a long way toward setting her fiscal house in order. So, she has come up with a lunch menu that includes (and features, really) a $10 meal for children under 12 and what she’s calling her Business Express Lunch (“fresh, fast, healthy”), served Monday through Friday from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. For $18 (+ tax), there’s a plate of fresh pasta (she makes her own pasta,

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this kind of distress. So, let’s go all out and say you simply can’t go wrong at Mollie’s at 1218 State Street (805-770-8300), whether for lunch or dinner. And, if you should decide to visit, tell Mollie (who is almost always smiling and always there) that Jim (that’s me; I’ll explain the “James” one day) sent you. Buon appetito! •MJ

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LETTERS (Continued from page 8)

Residents and Businesses Montecito (Editor’s note: We don’t know about the usefulness of the “Fast Pass,” and we question whether anything can be built in three months, but certainly construction does not have to take ten years. We need a champion at the state and federal level and we have none at the moment. Perhaps this is an issue a challenging U.S. Representative could adopt?... – J.B.)

Mental Health Mess

California’s Education Department has issued an “Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum” to ensure all your kids are properly educated. You don’t want to miss this one, so move fast while there are copies still available. It’s a guide for teachers to instruct Tommy and Tamara and Miguel and Rachel about ethnicities in this diverse state. To quote, it’s “the interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and indigeneity with an emphasis on experiences of people of color in the United States.” Got that? I’m not sure. But wait. There’s more. “It is the study of intersectional and ancestral roots, coloniality, hegemony, and a dignified world where many worlds fit, for present and future generations” … the “xdisciplinary [sic], loving, and critical praxis of holistic humanity.” Hunh? Is this the script for a Saturday Night Live spoof? The guide is replete with nifty academic jargon like “positionalities,” “hybridities,” “nepantlas” and “misogynoir.” It includes current popular social-science lingo like “cis-heteropatriarchy”. The essence of this amazing screed are its recommendations, which basically say capitalism is a “form of power and oppression,” as well as “patriarchy,” “racism,” “white supremacy” and “ableism.” And you don’t want to miss the fictionalized speech by “Chief Seattle.” You can imagine what he is extolling – the environment, of course, which we moderns (particularly Europeans) have desecrated. Forget the fact that Indians like the good chief pretty much helped themselves to whatever they could find (fish, bear, bison), consequences be damned. The real red flag in all this gibberish is that California educational higher-ups should produce such B-S in the first place, much less consider it worthy of proliferation. Now that’s cause for action. Frank Hotchkiss Former Santa Barbara City Councilman

Sharing Little

I generally decline to say much

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about politics, except when necessary. First of all, I am a loyal citizen of the USA, proud of much of its history, saddened by some of it. I also dislike the monopoly shared by the two largest political parties. This is an issue worth addressing for the safeguarding of our democracy (actually a republic at present, quite a misnomer!). Everyone has an opinion, and most people believe that their opinions are fact. Sad. Propaganda from both major parties rivals the propaganda loosed from Russia in its communist heyday. U.S. citizens should be better informed about current issues in order to make rational decisions. I have seen many letters to your

Journal that expose such a lack of well-informed citizenry. I have seen that current USA policies benefit well-to-do individuals and international corporations, while desecrating our shared environment, leaving our children’s children to clean up the mess. And the current economic boost fails to provide wages that can match the increased cost of living and of goods and services. Maybe it’s “Fake News”. We should all wake up to the fact that the world has changed, and we all need to join together to make it better. Thanks for listening. James Dupre Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: While we agree that “citizens should be better informed,” we’d

be way better off if our representatives became better informed – J.B.)

Let’s Compromise

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ORDINANCE NO. 5898

ORDINANCE NO. 5899

ORDINANCE NO. 5900

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, FOR 6,777 SQUARE FEET OF LEASE SPACE AT THE FRANKLIN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER LOCATED AT 1136 EAST MONTECITO STREET, SANTA BARBARA

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE WATERFRONT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE TWO LEASE AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, COMMENCING UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ENABLING ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF A LICENSE AND AGREEMENT FOR ELECTRICAL FACILITIES ON, IN, AND UNDER A PORTION OF THE CITYOWNED PROPERTY AT 40 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, 1125 ANACAPA STREET, AND LIBRARY AVENUE

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on August

13, 2019.

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 Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 5899

ORDINANCE NO. 5898 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

ORDINANCE NO. 5900 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance

was introduced on July 30, 2019, and was adopted by the

was introduced on August 6, 2019, and was adopted by the

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

August 13, 2019, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

None

NOES:

None

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

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 14, 2019.

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

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara

on August 14, 2019.

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on August 14, 2019.

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

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

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on August 14, 2019.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on August 14, 2019.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published August 21, 2019 Montecito Journal

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RESOLUTION NO. 16-060

NOTICE INVITING BIDS: BID NO. 5778

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE COUNCIL OF SAID CITY TO VACATE A CITY-OWNED ALLEY AS MORE PARTICULARLY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, AND PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING, THE POSTING OF REQUIRED NOTICES, AND THE PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION

STREETLIGHT POLE PAINTING 1.

The above captioned resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on August

Notice is hereby given that bids for Bid No. 5778 shall be received to furnish and deliver all services and materials for the STREETLIGHT POLE PAINTING per the attached terms, conditions and specifications. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a bid. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal. Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

13, 2019.

Bids will be received until 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 11, 2019. At this date and time all bids received will be electronically opened and posted.

The publication of this resolution is made pursuant to the

It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted.

provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original resolution in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara,

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located in various areas along and near the Cabrillo Boulevard and the State Street corridors in Santa Barbara, CA

California. (Seal)

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 90 working days after Notice to Proceed.

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

2.3 Estimate. The estimate for this Project for the first year is: $125,000.00 2.4 Bidders’ Conference. A pre-bid conference will not be held. Contractors are encouraged to review the poles indicated on the attached maps for existing conditions.

RESOLUTION NO. 16-060 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification: California A-General Engineering contractor’s license OR C-61 / D64 – Lightpole Restoration contractor’s license OR C-33 Painting & Decorating Contractor contractor’s license with a C-31 - Construction Zone Traffic Control Contractor Subcontractor Contractor.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on August 13, 2019, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten (10) percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 5.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 5.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on August 14, 2019.

5.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4. /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing resolution on August 14, 2019.

Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide separate performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount.

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

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 32) Surrounding musician Jackson Gillies are Andi Schoenbaum, Suzi Schomer, Tanya Gonzales, Susan Murray, Sarah House, and Jodi McLeod (photo by Priscilla)

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meter butterfly events at the trials to be held in Omaha in June, 2020. “If she’s successful, we may well fly to Japan to watch her compete,” says Marv, a keen bungee jumper, whose global escapades from great heights I have chronicled in this illustrious organ. Tales from the Fab Four Montecito author Mark Brickley, who wrote the music biography Postcards From Liverpool: Beatles Moments & Memories two years ago, has re-issued the book of Fab Four vignettes with five new chapters and two dozen new photos of the moptopped rockers. The book’s new edition includes a chapter on how to collect, grade and value classic Beatles vinyl records, and an interesting back story on how an unlikely 30-year-old British pop singer by the name of Engelbert Humperdinck, kept two of the group’s greatest singles from reaching the top of the 1967 U.K. charts. Mark will be presenting a PowerPoint

multi-media show, The Beatles Road To Stardom, on September 18 at the Montecito Library. Having seen both the Beatles and Engelbert Humperdinck at the same venue, the ABC Northampton, in the ‘60s, it should make interesting viewing... Charitable Gift Planners Bash Social gridlock reigned in the courtyard at the Lobero Theatre when the two-year-old Santa Barbara Council of Charitable Gift Planners, which helps increase community philanthropy through charitable gift giving, hosted its annual reception. Chapter president and Noozhawk columnist Rochelle Rose welcomed more than 50 guests, including Greg Gorga, Ellen Goodstein, Anais Pellegrini, Charles Caldwell, Karl Hutterer, David Selberg, and Howard Jay Smith, to the Pete Clementcatered event while American Idol contestant Jackson Gillies entertained on his guitar.

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schooner EOS. Earlier the tony twosome had been sailing on film magnate David Geffen’s 453ft. $300 million yacht, Rising Sun. They were joined by Montecito TV titan Oprah Winfrey, CBS morning news anchor Gayle King, Oscar-nominated actor Bradley

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To the Bluewater Grill with my snapperazzi Priscilla where, on the second Tuesday of each month, the popular eatery offers a new seafood tasting menu. The all-inclusive dinner included chipotle blackened swordfish with rice, corn and avocado relish with clam chowder – Manhattan or New England – and a glass of Cuvee Rouge. Scrumptious... Moving In Nearly a year after Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow tied the knot with TV producer Brad Falchuk, 48, the tony twosome are finally ready to live together. “Married life has been really good,” says the Oscar winner. “We took a year to let everybody in the family take it in and the dust settle. And now we’re moving in together later this month.” Gwynnie, 46, tells InStyle: “I admire my husband. He’s brilliant and deeply kind. I feel like he’s a real equal too. “And he pushes me in the best ways. I really like being married. It’s fun.” The duo got hitched in September, 2018, in East Hampton. How Lowe can you go! After a year on the market Rob Lowe’s Montecito estate has been slashed in price. It was originally listed in June, 2018, for $47 million, but has now been reduced to $42.5 million. The 2009 10,000 sq.ft. Georgian-style property has six bedrooms and 11 bathrooms on two levels on 3.4 acres. There is also a two-bedroom guesthouse. Sailing Through Life After relaxing at the controversial Google Camp in Sicily, Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry and her British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom are now cruising on tycoon Barry Diller’s 304ft. $260 million three-masted 22 – 29 August 2019

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Cooper, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, and British Vogue editor Edward Enniful. Saved by the Queen Queen Elizabeth’s quick-witted sense of humor once saved her from a potentially awkward and embarrassing situation with an important political guest. Royal author Adam Helliker, an old friend, recounts Her Majesty was hosting French president Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Yvonne, at Buckingham palace for a state banquet in 1960 when the cheeky quip was made. “A guest asked Madame de Gaulle what she was most looking forward to in her retirement, which was imminent,” reveals Adam. “With great elaboration (as she didn’t speak much English), she replied: ‘A penis.’” An awkward silence ensued for some time, until the Queen, who speaks fluent French, came to the rescue, saying with a broad grin ‘Ah, happiness.’” The incident reportedly became her husband Prince Philip’s favorite anecdote at dinner parties... Sightings: Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman checking out the Rosewood Miramar... Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Lisa Vanderpump and husband Ken Todd noshing at Tre Lune... Leslie RidleyTree and Hiroko Benko lunching at the Stonehouse at the San Ysidro Ranch

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ENDING THIS WEEK So Long, Sunken Gardens – UCSB A&L’s summer soiree series, which looked back 60-plus years to “Those Fabulous Fifties!!” with screenings of classic films of the decade every Friday after sunset at the County Courthouse Sunken Gardens all summer, offers its final evening of movie magic under the stars. The closing film could barely be more apt as Sunset Boulevard is a scathing black comedy that offers a remarkably complicated take on the end of an earlier generation in Hollywood – the silent movie era. The Billy Wilder-directed film noir features William Holden as a struggling young screenwriter who develops a dangerous relationship with faded film star Norma Desmond (played by Gloria Swanson, who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress) who is determined to make a triumphant return at all costs. Bonus: Downtown Santa Barbara’s Rock Around the Block, a pop-up music series at various locations on State Street, features live music being performed 5-8 pm every Friday to serve as a preliminary event (or coast on the coattails) of the Summer Movie Series. Details at https://artsandlectures.ucsb. edu or (805) 893-3535. Ventura Comedy Festival – By now, Ventura Harbor Comedy Club has finished both the preliminary rounds of its annual comedy competition – which whittled 100 stand-up hopefuls down to a more manageable number – as well as the semis themselves. Which leaves only the finals – in which the winner of the seven stand-ups walks away with $2,500

cast ($600 for second place) – that take place late on Saturday night, August 24, in the competitive portion of the fest. But the fest also features Latino night, with Frank Lucero, Grace Fraga, and others on Thursday, August 22; The World’s Funniest Females Fundraiser for Warrior Women United, featuring Montecito-raised Camilla Cleese, Amy Ashton, Gali Croup, and others, plus The Dirty Dozen, with three comics performing for “folks who like it raw,” both on Friday, August 23; and an all-ages comedy and magic show with Tom Ogden in the afternoon, a 7 pm show with 12 comics, and a latenight “Bad Girls of Comedy” closer at 10 pm, all on Saturday, August 24. So whatever might be ailing you, there’s lots of chances to laugh it off this weekend. WHEN: Festival through August 24 WHERE: Ventura Harbor Comedy Club, 1559 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 205, Ventura COST: $10-$20 INFO: (805) 644-1500 or https://venturaharborcomedyclub.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Big & Rich at the Casino – Tonight’s event at the Samala Showroom might sound like a huge cash giveaway bingo or slots promotion at the Chumash Casino. Actually, Big & Rich is a country duo formed by Big Kenny Alphin and John Rich, singer-songwriters-guitarists and producers who enjoyed successful careers even before coming together 15 years ago. Rich was a bass guitarist in the country band Lonestar, while Kenny was a rock and roll solo artist for Hollywood Records. The duo made a splash right away, as their second single, “Save

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Santa Barbara Superstar? – ABC-TV’s American Idol, the long-running amateur singing competition that has seen a number of its winners go on to successful careers as recording artists and performers, is coming to Santa Barbara to conduct a local talent search. The show will hold a one-day open call audition, and singers dreaming of appearing on the reality TV show and beyond are encouraged to register for their chance at stardom. Auditions are open to U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents who are between 15 and 28 years old as of June 1, 2019. None of the celebrity judges from the TV show, which this year once again include the Santa Barbara raised pop queen Katy Perry, will be on hand, as this is a preliminary screening round. But ya gotta start somewhere, right? WHEN: visit website WHERE: Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Building, 112 W. Cabrillo Blvd. COST: free INFO: www.abc.go.com/shows/american-idol/auditions

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Outdoor Music in Ojai – This week’s concerts at the Libbey Bowl begin with one of the longest lasting horn-based bands in the land. Oakland-born Tower of Power has persevered with its blend of R&B and soul through more than half a century, including such hits as “What is Hip?” and “You’re Still and Young Man... Tom Keifer, the singer-songwriter-guitarist of the Philadelphia-based blues-rock band Cinderella, has also found success as a solo artist, which ranges from intimate, organic, acoustic tracks to driving hard rock. He shares the stage with L.A. Guns, the hard rock bands that debuted in 1988 and had its 2017 comeback album The Missing Peace get great reviews… Closing things out is country Music Hall of Famer Kris Kristofferson – whose c.v. includes Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, college football player, Golden Globe winning actor, and military officer as well as, of course, the legend with a remarkable career as a Grammy-winning songwriter and singer. “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” and “For the Good Times” are just a few of the classics that led to three Grammys and millions of albums sold. WHEN: 7 pm Friday, August 23 (ToP), Saturday, August 24 (Keifer/Guns), and Sunday, August 25 (Kristofferson) WHERE: Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal Ave., Ojai COST: $39-$99 (ToP); $28-$58 (Keifer/Guns); $48-$88 (Kristofferson) INFO: (805) 272-3881 or www.libbeybowl.org

a Horse (Ride a Cowboy),” not only peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard country music charts, but ESPN also used the song as the theme music for its World Series of Poker coverage. A few years later they scored a No. 1 country single with “Lost in this Moment,” although their humorously titled songs “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” should have fared as well. Now, the cowboys are congregating at the casino as part of their “Peace, Love & Happy Hour Tour” (coincidentally just 10 days after Elvis Costello closed his Santa Barbara Bowl concert with “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?.” WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom, 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $69-$99 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com Blue Horizons 2019 – The Blue Horizons Summer Program for Environmental Media is a nine-week summer session at UCSB where students who are interested in digital media production and/or environmental studies learn about important issues of the global ocean from a local, California perspective and the biological, socio-economic, and political aspects of marine conservation. Through a coordinated series of interdisciplinary courses and related activities, the students also learn all of the elements that are essential to producing documenta-

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ry films, from developing a film’s core idea and story, to scriptwriting, to the nuts-and-bolts of digital video camera operations, sound gathering, lighting and editing with industry standard software. With a goal of crafting messages that cut through the clutter to help motivate new awareness and new behaviors, the participants then create short, compelling videos examining issues such as marine protected areas, sustainable fishing, watershed ecosystems, beach erosion, aquaculture and more. The finished films get their world premiere screening on campus tonight. The films will be followed by a reception in the theater’s lobby. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Pollock Theater, UCSB campus COST: free (reservations recommended) INFO: (805) 893-5903 or www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Prime Time in the Afternoon – The popular weekly summer concert series known as Music at the Ranch may have come to a close at the Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta just last Tuesday, but the historic site is set to host another local fave of a different flavor today. The Prime Time Band of Santa Barbara – comprised of about 80 musicians who must be 50 years old or more and conducted by Jeff Peterson, instrumental music teacher and band director at Goleta Valley Jr. High – will perform a set of 22 – 29 August 2019

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Bowling for Jam – Like most keyboardists, San Francisco based pianist Holly Bowling was classically trained, but now she carves out her own niche by tastefully blending classical and jam band music, exhibiting what some have called “a gift for dexterous highwire improvisation.” Bowling infuses jam band and psychedelic rock with a technically advanced, emotionally rich style gleaned from studying piano performance at SF State University. Then she turned her agile mind and interpretive prowess to the works of Phish on 2013’s Distillation Of A Dream album and the Grateful Dead on Better Left Unsung in 2016. Her own talents plus an ability to collaborate with other musicians in a wide array of styles has brought her to the attention of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes, and others of the genre who have asked Bowling to perform with them. A new solo album, Live at the Old Church, was slated to be released yesterday, the same day Bowling was set to embark and a six-week solo tour that stops at SOhO tonight. WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $18 in advance, $23 day of show INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

popular patriotic American classics including “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “America, the Beautiful,” “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and “God Bless America,” plus tributes to Count Basie, Broadway, Hollywood and the Armed Forces, and “Dixieland Jamboree,” “The Pathfinder of Panama,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” and others. Bring low beach chairs and/or blankets for seating, and remember to bring sunscreen, sunglasses and hats for the matinee musical show. WHEN: 2 pm WHERE: 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta COST: free INFO: (805) 681-7216 or www.goletahistory.org / www.ptband.org SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Iration Celebration – The reggae-influenced rock band Iration came together 15 years ago in Isla Vista, where the Hawaii natives were attending UCSB. In 2008,

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with a couple of albums ensconced on Billboard’s reggae charts, they embarked on their first national tour as an opener for Pepper, the fellow Southern California-based band with a somewhat similar synergistic signature dub sound whose members also hail from Hawaii. Now, more than a decade later, Iration is closing out its four-month spanning coast-to-cast Live From Paradise tour – following last year’s self-titled Iration album, the band’s sixth – back home at the Santa Barbara Bowl, where they have played several times but never headlined. In a full circle set of circumstances, Pepper – who released its latest album, Local Motion, in June – is one of the opening acts, along with Katastro and Fortunate Youth. WHEN: 5:30 pm WHERE: 1122 N. Milpas St. COST: $30-$43 ($5 more on day of concert) INFO: 962-7411 or www. sbbowl.com •MJ

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playground on the terrace was also improved with the addition of a new swing set and jungle gym equipment. The area was reconfigured in order to accommodate a new pathway that allows walking and ADA access to the upper terraces; a slide built into the hill between the terraces, as well as a new ball wall, are forthcoming. Other projects at the school this past summer include the purchase and installation of 24 air conditioners, 24 heating systems, and new low energy light fixtures, all funded in large part from a state grant through Prop 39. “It’s now more energy efficient so we can spend more money on kids and less on energy bills,” Dr. Ranii said. Administrators are continually seeking ways to better secure the campus perimeter, and this summer several weak areas were shored up. New this year: visitors to campus will be required to “buzz in” to the main building; the school has an extensive camera security system in place along with an all-door locking mechanism in case of emergency. “Every year we work to make our campus as safe as it can be,” he said. “We’re trying very much to live within our means,” Dr. Ranii said about the campus improvements, which cost roughly $2.3M, paid for out of the school’s general fund. $200K was funded through the Montecito Union School Foundation for the upper terrace playground improvements. At this time, the school board has agreed to move forward with facility improvements that can be funded through the school’s reserves. Future plans include extensively updating the electrical and sewer systems of the kindergarten and first grade building and the main building, which will be paid for in part through a $3.5M grant

from the state. “We have no plans to build a multipurpose building at this time,” Dr. Ranii said, referring to a former plan to build a large cafeteria/ multipurpose building and amphitheater on campus, along with other infrastructure improvements. The plan was to be paid for by Measure Q, a $27,150,000 bond measure that was shut down by voters in 2014. The school will continue to provide lunch service through a contract with Santa Barbara Unified School District, which provides a permitted food truck to serve hot lunch. This year, the school is working on composting 100% of its food waste, in addition to having the children use reusable silverware rather than disposable; reusable plates will likely be implemented in the future. Montecito Union School has 360 students enrolled for this school year, showing a 9% decline in enrollment, which is also occurring statewide. “I don’t want people to think that our decline in numbers is related to the debris flow, because it’s not. Statewide, schools are showing decreased enrollment numbers,” he said. This year, 24 students from 20 families are living outside of the District, displaced due to the debris flow. In October, the school board voted to allow any students who moved out of the District following the debris flow to continue to attend the school until the end of 6th grade. “We felt that was both the graceful and responsible thing to do,” Dr. Ranii said. The first day of the new school year was Wednesday, August 21.

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sculptor Francis Jansen unveiled a new offering at the garden and flower shop: Pillars of Providence, a pair of limestone pillars representing and exemplifying what Jansen calls the harmonious stewardship of humanity. “This isn’t just a piece of art,” Jansen said, “It has a lot of deeper underlying meaning on how to live sustainably and responsibly.” The pillars represent the masculine and feminine according to Jansen: the masculine pillar expresses a rich connectivity to creation and bears with grace and ease the role of guardian to the young, the innocent and the pure. “This is a return to our first and most essential responsibility, to foster future generations towards their greatest benevolence,” she said. “The feminine energy, which dwells within us all, has many striations and complexities. This is the reason why the female pillar is expressed in three forms, the mother, the virgin and the wise-woman.” Jansen has been a resident of Santa Barbara for the last twenty years; she had another monument, Transformation Through Forgiveness, which stood on the grounds of La Casa de Maria for two decades before being lost in the 1/9 debris flow. The Pillars of Providence were also carved at La Casa de Maria, and this is the first time they are on display to the public. View the Pillars on the corner of San Ysidro and East Valley Roads;

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the 4,000-pound statues are for sale at Gazebo Gardens, (805) 969-4367. For more information about Jansen, visit www.graceinstone.com.

Local Crime

Earlier this week, the Journal received a call from a local horse owner asking us to get the word out about a crime that had been committed against one of her horses. Her three retired horses and one miniature donkey live in a large corral on a property on East Valley Road between Sheffield and Ortega Ridge; over the years the animals have been visited by local kids and adults who bring them apples and carrots. Several months ago, the owner began noticing that the corral had been tampered with; one morning the horses had been let out. About two months ago, one of the horses had a wound that the veterinarian described as a sort of stab wound with a sharp object. Last weekend another horse presented with the same sort of wound: a stab wound from either a knife or a screwdriver. The owner of the horses would like to let the community know about these crimes, in hopes that someone may have seen something. She has now hired a security company to monitor the corral and the animals, and has filed a police report about the abuse. If you have any information about this crime, call Hillcrest Security at (805) 6990708. •MJ 22 – 29 August 2019

Sanitary Solutions by Woody Barrett, Elected Director, Montecito Sanitary District

Sanitary District’s New Office

n June 7, 2019 the Montecito Sanitary District Board voted 3 to 2 and approved the expenditure of $4,621,486 for the construction of a new office building. Two ratepayers were present, and both asked the board to vote against the new building. Your elected directors, Dana Newquist and I, voted against the new building. The other three directors, which have not stood for election and are in their seats by nomination, voted for the building: Tom Kern, Jeff Kerns, and Tom Bollay. I applaud Director Bollay’s enthusiasm and willingness to serve our community, but one should note, even though he lives in the sanitary district, his residence is on a septic system and he is not a ratepayer.

What’s the Problem with a New Building?

1) The board has not been presented with the total cost estimate for the completed project, which could easily approach $6,000,000. The total at this point in time is $5,400,000, far larger than the $3,500,000 approved by the previous board. 2) The design of the building looks nothing like the industrial type structure seen at other sanitary districts. It is a beautiful stucco-style building, with a red tile roof and copper gutters, designed by architect Brian Cerneal, who has completed numerous beautiful projects including the Plaza Montecito, home to the Honor Bar. 3) There is no justification for this new building. To my knowledge, no inspection report exists that states the current building contains mold, termites, or structural integrity issues. It’s a nice office building, and has been upgraded through the years. I implore the public to visit, and see for themselves. On numerous occasions reference has been made to a 2004 Strategic Master Plan. It is a one-page plat of the sanitary parcel with an office building drawn on it. There is no detailed wording or description and no date as to when it was prepared or by whom. Given no real justification for it, one wonders at the determination of General Manager (GM) Diane Gabriel to construct this new building. She informed the board that no permits were required for the new office building, which I find odd in a county famous for its arduous permitting processes. It seems GM Gabriel was planning to skip the permitting process entirely, despite being located in the Coastal Zone. The county, when notified, quickly determined the building does require permitting, and is now on the case. The Administration and Operations (A&O) Committee, consisting of Directors Bollay and Kerns, along with the GM Gabriel, are in the process of removing all non-essential spaces in the building that will require permitting. You may not know it, but “essential services” buildings are exempt from the permitting process. Currently, appointed Director Bollay wants to remove the (non-essential) boardroom and greeting counter. Maybe these non-essential pieces will get permitted and built in a separate structure later, or never. The A&O Committee will present its findings in the future. Please note, there is no elected director on the A&O Committee. Director Kerns stated that once the new office building is constructed, the current office building and boardroom building will be demolished, to build new employee housing. The justification for employee housing is to have personnel on site in case a disaster occurs. However, the MSD employees completed their work in exemplary fashion after last year’s monstrous debris flow with no employees living onsite. All MSD systems have built-in backups for redundancy and if a problem arises, the backup system is engaged and employees receive text alerts. I encourage you to monitor the MSD website, and attend the next board meeting to voice your feelings on these ambitious building plans at MSD.

Where is the Money Coming From?

Back in 2007 the MSD issued a 30-year, $10,000,000 bond to build a new laboratory building, a new maintenance building, and line 26 miles of sewer main pipe. This is how most, if not all, districts pay for major expenditures. However, this time the MSD has chosen to pay cash for new office building from the Capital Replacement Fund, with a current balance of $7,000,000. This year, ratepayers will pay $1,250,000 into the fund. Instead of the expense being spread out over 30 years to the ratepayers, the current ratepayers are paying for the bulk of this new office building. A large portion of this $7,000,000 came from the recent rate increase of 37%, 22 – 29 August 2019

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tested monthly? It’s common sense (and scientific consensus) that any driver unable to solve a simple quadratic equation is potentially senile. As Bernie supporters would say, “Let’s compromise and do it my way.” Cautiously suspicious of “instant solutions,” Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara

Power of the Sword

A bratty, insolent American fencer shows open contempt for the U.S. flag at the recent Pan-American Games in Panama while courageous anti-communist young people in Hong Kong respectfully display our grand American flag on behalf of their plea for solidarity, freedom, and democracy against the tyrannical regime in Beijing. They could’ve waved any number of Western flags in the faces of the Chinese authorities. But, there’s really only one real, true, time-honored symbol of freedom and liberty in the world, and that’s Old Glory. Democrats with a Big “D” won’t display a real cloth U.S. flag at their presidential debates, but, democrats with a small “d” in Hong Kong are proud and happy to wave the foremost flag of freedom in the faces of the Chinese Communists. If things don’t go well in Hong Kong, we’d be pleased to welcome some of these victims of communist tyranny into the U.S. under our generous and compassionate rules as political refugees. Unlike our pretty-boy fencing protester in Lima, Peru, these young Hong Kong residents of about the same age are coming face-to-face with real guns and real bayonets, not swords (foils) with electronic tips on the end. David S. McCalmont Santa Barbara

In Passing

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be

remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; that life isn’t always fair, and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch, and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. He declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims. He took a beating upon learning one couldn’t defend oneself from a burglar in one’s own home and that the burglar could sue for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason. He is survived by his five stepchildren: I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, I’m A Victim, and Pay Me For Doing Nothing Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. (Editor’s note: This is an obituary printed in The London Times just a few weeks ago. – J.B.) •MJ

fueled by a rate study in 2016 for the MSD bringing the current annual sanitary fee to $1,480 for each residence. That study proved to be overly ambitious in its projections which resulted in a large amount of additional revenue to the MSD in the short term. I welcome your questions, comments, and concerns. Director Newquist and I were elected to oversee and protect the interests of the ratepayers. Given the lack of justification, I can see no benefit to the ratepayers by spending their money on this new $5,500,000 office building, which may ultimately total $6,000,000. Here’s how you can contact me: woodymsd2018@gmail.com. Here’s how you can contact the district: email staff@montsan.org or call (805) 969-4200. •MJ

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