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The real thing won’t happen until November, but Alastair and Ann Winn couldn’t wait to celebrate Beverley Jackson’s 89th, p. 6
ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • MOVIE GUIDE, P. 31 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 45
“COMPLETE OVERKILL”
Hedgerow residents – and Montecito Planning commissioners – want SBCAG, Caltrans, and the County to hold off on a roundabout at San Ysidro Road until after freeway expansion (story begins on p. 12)
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Montecito Motor Classic
It’s Montecito’s sixth annual roadshow and the 2017 star attractions are Ferraris and Chevy Camaros, p. 5
For The Birds
Montecito’s most exclusive visitor so far this year is this handsome (and huge) osprey, p. 27
First Impressions
Annie Hoffman and 40-plus other Santa Barbara artists open their studios to the public, p. 13
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15th Annual Taste of the Vine & Auction
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Coming & Going
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Montecito Miscellany
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Letters to the Editor
James Buckley gets his engine running for the 6th Annual Montecito Motor Classic, which gets rolling September 24 Beverley Jackson bash; Robert Fell’s estate; Chrismans host Jessy J; Oprah’s relationship; Dr. Guy Clark’s book; Rob Lowe supports fan; Nesbitt party; Gwyneth Paltrow; and SB Polo Club
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Claire Weaver in Virginia; Ben Burned on law enforcement; Jean von Wittenburg talks traffic; Cori Hayman writes to MPC members; wing man Dan Seibert; Lori Lee on dogs; Arthur Merovick on America; and Robert Gutierrez defends Prop 13
2:00-3:00 p.m. VIP Reception 3:00-6:00 p.m. General admission Ocean View Event at QAD, Inc.
10 This Week
MBAR meeting; Knit ‘N Needle; Spanish group; The New Yorker; treasure hunt; Taste of the Vine; Alison Carpenter Davis; hands-on healing; mindfulness retreat; Back to School; author John Burley; Summerland yoga; John Andrew Fredrick; Carp Arts Center; author Lorri Horn; Qi Gong class; art classes; brain fitness; story time; Italian talk; Carp arts; and Latin dancing
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Exceptional Live Auction! Costa Rica Tuscany Culinary Getaway Escape
Special Guest Charles Mattocks Celebrity Chef, Television Host
Tide Guide
Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
12 Village Beat
Montecito Planning Commission and roundabouts; Cancer Center of Santa Barbara; MUS reunion; train accident; and Teles Properties acquisition
13 On Entertainment
Special Performance Jackson Gillies 2016 Winner Santa Barbara Teen Star
Dance to the music of DJ Zeke Silent and Live Auction Tickets on sale now! www.sansum.org/events/event-registration 805.682.7640 ext. 248
A benefit for William Sansum Diabetes Center
Steven Libowitz talks with painter Annie Hoffman; authors abound; book clubs; UCSB with James Bond; more movies; and mental health
14 Seen Around Town
Lynda Millner chronicles the Courthouse Legacy Foundation and the Fiesta Finale Gala
15 Curious Traveler
Hot Diggity-dog: Jerry Dunn returns to the Journal fold and Carmel-by-the-Sea, where his canine tags along in America’s “dog-friendliest” town
16 Your Westmont
The museum offers a rare glimpse of modern art from Guatemala; Sandra Richter is new chair in biblical studies; men’s soccer prevails; and new residence hall
18 Fitness Front
Active imagination: Karen Robiscoe dissects sarcopenia – the loss of muscle mass as one ages – along with Jane Frederick, Kevin Young, and Chris Landry
20 School Stuff
It’s back to school: Sigrid Toye expounds on what it means and what lies ahead within the halls and classrooms
22 Our Town
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23 Brilliant Thoughts
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24 Guest Editorial
Bob Hazard continues his series about healthcare; this time, he focuses on ObamaCare and serves up a handful of suggestions for improvements
29 Ernie’s World
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31 Movie Guide 35 Spirituality Matters
Steven Libowitz previews Jim Dreaver’s “Awakening to Freedom”; author Rob Bell; Yoga Soup; Cuddle Connection; Simon D’Arcy and Tamra Rutherford
39 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events
Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open; Twelfth Night; Bobby Brown at Chumash; Grange Hall hosts Peter Feldmann; Pacific Pride Festival; Venice at SOhO; trombonist Mariel Bildsten; and Glen Phillips with Julian Velard
45 Open House Directory 46 Classified Advertising
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47 Local Business Directory
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Coming
& Going by James Buckley
It’s All Red
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ost Ferraris are red, though not all are, and rumor has it there will be at least one “pink” Ferrari among the assortment of some 130 to 150 vehicles, including an array of Ferraris, Chevy Camaros, Lamborghinis, Rolls Royces, concept, classic, and racecars of many descriptions, at the upcoming 6th Annual Montecito Motor Classic. The vehicles will be on display (and in running order) along a closed-to-traffic Coast Village Road on Sunday, September 24, from 9 am to 3 pm; hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of car lovers and the simply curious are expected to descend upon Montecito to glance, admire, and maybe even sit in these impressive mechanical wonders. The annual event is a fundraiser for both the Santa Barbara Police Activities League (PAL) and the Santa Barbara Police Foundation. Among the honored guests will be inveterate car collector Michael Armand Hammer, whose philanthropy has helped both organizations with donations over the years. Mr. Hammer’s “Hammer Time Fueling Station” at the eastern end of Coast Village Circle will probably become a central focus of the event, as it will feature food, cocktails, beer, wine, VIP lounge, and premier award show viewings. You can join Michael and his friends by purchasing a $75 VIP ticket, and those funds will go directly to both PAL and the Police Foundation. Other than this, the entirety of the event is free and open to the public. The theme this year is twofold: a celebration of 70 years of Ferraris (from 1947 to 2017) and 50 years of Camaros, which debuted in 1967. We’ll have more on the event over the next few weeks, but you should know that its major sponsors are the Petersen Automotive Museum, the Armand Hammer Foundation, and the Checkered Flag 200 Club. You should also know that this has been one of the most popular and well-attended Montecito get-togethers since its inception. For tickets to the Hammer Time Fueling Station VIP Lounge and other information, you should contact Michelle Hillman Meyering at: michelle@sbpal. org. For sponsorship information and car registration, go to: montecitomotor classic.com. See you there. •MJ
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TO THE EDITOR
If you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net
It’s All in the Apps
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s recent visitors from out of state, my husband and I contributed to the traffic problems on Coast Village Road on Thursday afternoon, August 3, and we want to apologize to the locals for adding to the mess. After reading Ms [Kelly Mahan] Herrick’s Village Beat article (“Traffic Issues on Coast Village Road,” MJ 23/31), I was inspired to not only apologize to the community but also to explain why we and perhaps others may be making it worse for those who call Montecito home. Essentially, we used an app on our phone to map how to get from the Santa Barbara Bowl box office to Camarillo. Apparently, traffic was backed up on Highway 101. We followed the app’s route guidance for less travel time and found ourselves creeping along on Coast Village Road. Following the app’s solution to avoid 101 traffic quickly felt awkward, almost as if we had taken a wrong turn. We were in the middle of town, inching our way to Camarillo and feeling the whole (very long) time like we had intruded on your town’s afternoon routine. Our intent was to make good progress to our destination and instead we found ourselves window shopping from the car, commenting on how annoying the traffic must be to outdoor restaurant patrons, and trying to maintain our spot in the line of traffic while yielding to locals trying to go about their day. While my husband navigated our way out, I read Ms Herrick’s article and empathized with Montecito’s problem. While I know nothing about maps on apps and how they dictate alternate routes, perhaps multiple apps suggesting alternate routes via Coast Village Road during heavy 101 traffic may have a greater impact on traffic than your community realizes. Food for thought: Can a change at the alternate route app level be made, and would it make a difference? You have a lovely community. We wish you the best on keeping it charming and without crazy alternate-route traffic. Claire Weaver Virginia (Editor’s note: Hmm, Ms Weaver may be on to something there. My daughter and her peer group (25-35) use various traffic apps to avoid con-
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gested areas when traveling in and around Los Angeles, where she lives, but that app has nationwide application and covers nearly all traffic situations. She had informed us that Coast Village Road was one of those areas that some of the apps (or one of them, not sure) suggest avoiding when heading south and which then offer optional side roads upon which to travel. Clogging up, of course, our surface streets with cars that really don’t know where they are going. We’ll have more on this in future issues. – J.B.)
Arresting Thoughts
I read with interest the letter from Roger Morrison (“An Arresting Situation,” MJ #23/33), along with J.B.’s response. For anybody involved in such matters, one can get free legal advice at www.lawyers.com. There’s both an “Ask A Lawyer” and “Lawyer Blog” feature in which legal questions can be researched and/or posted; another in which you can go through past legal questions and answers. Unfortunately, their cool Message Board was discontinued. I recently got an answer to a legal query doing a simple Google search. If anyone in the future is threatened with arrest for illegally dropping off library books while parked nearby, make sure to ask, specifically, what the charge is and inform the “cop,” who was most likely a security guard, that you’ll have an attorney research the matter for you, and maybe even throw in a “Sieg Heil!” It also wouldn’t hurt to record the entire matter on your smartphone, which I’m pretty sure no cop-type would be a fan of. Finally, I wouldn’t be at all surprised that the “cop’s” arrest threat was a ruse, if not completely inaccurate. Ben Burned Montecito
What Has Happened Here?
One of your comments in the latest Montecito Journal was so “right on” (“Creating a Traffic Snarl,” Editor’s note, MJ #23/33). What has happened to our low-key, beautiful, serene, community to which my husband, Davis, and I moved? We married here, years later moved permanently from Los Angeles and loved and appreciated everything, in particular the wonder-
ful community spirit. Can we ever get it back? Jean von Wittenburg Montecito (Editor’s note: What has happened is that really big money has moved into Montecito, and some of that money comes with big-city arrogance that simply will take time to morph into something resembling a sense of community. Better strap yourself in, though; it may not only take some time for those folks to readjust or move on, but it also may be a rough ride before it all settles down. – J.B.)
Cannabis Cultivation Conundrum
Dear Montecito Planning Commissioners: The County has immense discretion as to whether to allow cultivation, distribution, manufacturing, and sale, or any portion thereof, of cannabis beyond the personal use exemption. The County’s draft ordinance is at a very preliminary stage and is based on the work of the Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Committee. This draft ordinance has received some public input. The vast majority has been from local and non-local stakeholders in the marijuana industry. With such broad discretion, and a clean slate on which to proceed, I encourage the Montecito Planning
Commission (MPC) to independently exercise its judgment while applying the Montecito Community Plan during this rulemaking process and decide whether cannabis activities, in any form, should be permitted in Montecito, other than pursuant to the personal use exemption. Residential Zones Thus far, the County has indicated that, with the exception of the Statepermitted personal use exemption, all cannabis activities shall be prohibited in residential zones. It is critical that our residential neighborhoods remain protected in a manner consistent with the Montecito Community Plan. The MPC must ensure that any final ordinance prohibits all marijuana activity in residential zones except as mandated by State law regarding the personal use exemption. I encourage the MPC to make the record clear now in this regard. Commercial Zones The draft ordinance does not allow retail sale or other cannabis-related activities within Montecito’s only commercially zoned area (the upper village). Similar to residential neighborhoods, I encourage the MPC to make the record clear now with
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 Book Signing at Chaucer’s John Burley releases and signs his new novel, The Quiet Child, a gripping and darkly psychological story about family, suspicion, and the price some are willing to pay to protect loved ones. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. Today’s meeting will touch on a sports court on Santa Rosa Lane, a second-story addition on Picacho Lane, and a new workshop on Randall Road, among other items. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu
Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, AUGUST 26
Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy-five vendor stalls will overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including Knit ‘N Needle jewelry, furniture, housewares, Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, clothing, books, toys, and much embroidery, and more) drop-in and more. meet-up for all ages at Montecito When: 8 am Library. Where: 965 Maple Avenue in When: 2 to 3 pm Carpinteria Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 684-3112 Info: 969-5063 Taste of the Vine Discussion Group The picturesque bluffs in A group gathers to discuss The Summerland will be the site New Yorker. of the 15th Annual Taste of When: 7:30 to 8:30 pm the Vine & Auction at QAD, Where: Montecito Library, Inc., which helps fund medical 1469 East Valley Road research to cure, treat, and prevent diabetes. Hundreds of FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 event attendees will hear live music, partake of savory food, Spanish Conversation Group fine wines, and handcrafted at the Montecito Library beer from the Central Coast. The Montecito Library hosts a Guests will have a chance to win Spanish Conversation Group for vacation packages, wine, and anyone interested in practicing fine gifts during a live auction. and improving conversational skills When: 3 pm in Spanish. Participants should be Where: QAD, familiar with the basics. 100 Innovation Place When: 1:30 pm Info & RSVP: 682-7638
Book Signing at Tecolote Alison Carpenter Davis will sign her new book, Letters Home From Stanford, which includes 125 years of correspondence from students of Stanford University. When: 3 to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 E. Valley Road Info: 969-4977
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Summerland Evening Yoga A longtime Summerland tradition, taught by Bob Andre. Small Hatha 1 yoga class with brief meditation and breathing work. When: 5:30 pm Where: Summerland Church, 2400 Lillie Avenue Cost: donation
Avraprana Reading & Healing Clinic A three-hour, hands-on healing circle with spiritual educators and healers Stace Baron and Brie Ehret Barron. Avraprana addresses suffering from any emotive, physical, or soulful issue that seems to persist despite other treatments or interventions. When: 2 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Cost: $20 per person donation Mindfulness Practice Retreat A half-day retreat with guided meditations from Radhule Weininger, M.D., Ph.D., or other facilitators. All levels welcome. When: 2:30 to 6 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: 969-5031
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Back to School Night Montecito Union School hosts a welcome back evening for grades K-3 When: 5:30 to 8 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Book Signing at Chaucer’s John Andrew Fredrick releases and signs his two new books, F*cking Innocent and Your Caius Aquilla. Fredrick grew up in Santa Barbara and received his Ph.D. from UCSB, after which he formed an indie rock band, The Black Watch. They have released 17 records to considerable underground acclaim. He has taught at USC, Santa Monica College, Loyola Marymount University, and UCSB. At UCSB, Fredrick won the Graduate Students Award for Professor of the Year in 1987. He plays tennis often and puts on shows of his abstract paintings of book covers for such classics as Madame Bovary and The Catcher in the Rye. He is also 24 – 31 August 2017
the author of the novels The King of Good Intentions and The King of Good Intentions II. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group 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 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Carpinteria Artists Marketplace The event will be held in the courtyard of the Carpinteria Arts Center. Join in to celebrate the arts through music and handcrafted art pieces for sale by local artists. When: 10 am to 4 pm Where: 855 Linden Avenue Info: www.carpinteriaartscenter.org SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Lorri Horn releases and signs her new novel, Dewey Fairchild Parent Problem Solver. When: 2 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 ONGOING Qi Gong Class with Yemaya Renuka Promotes organ and joint health, reduces stress and anxiety, aligns you with your purpose. Meet on Butterfly Beach, Western staircase side of Biltmore. When: Tuesdays, 9 to 10 am, through August 29 Cost: donation Info: www.yourbelovedhealth.com MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call. Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 24 – 31 August 2017
MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memory-enhancement exercises in a friendly environment. When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: 969-0859 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the librar y, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages two to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Stor y Time. When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 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 Carpinteria Creative Arts Ongoing weekly arts and crafts show with many different vendors and mediums. When: every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 pm in conjunction with the Carpinteria farmers market Where: at the Intersection of Linden and 8th streets Information: Sharon at (805) 291-1957 Latin Dancing for Beginners Dance Fever Studio is offering a beginning course in all International Latin dances, including Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, and Jive. This class is designed for everyone interested in learning how to dance socially and/or competitively. No experience necessary! When: 7 pm Where: Dance Fever Studio, 1046 Coast Village Road Cost: $23 Info: 941-0407 •MJ
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MPC Hears about Roundabouts
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n August 16, Montecito Planning Commission (MPC) held a special informational meeting to hear from various agency representatives regarding two proposed roundabouts slated to be built in Montecito. With local intersections at Olive Mill/Coast Village Road and North Jameson/San Ysidro being scrutinized for their inadequate level of service, agencies including SBCAG, the City of Santa Barbara, the County of Santa Barbara, and Caltrans are working together to alleviate traffic issues in conjunction with the upcoming Highway 101 widening. The MPC, which does not yet have jurisdiction over either project, hosted SBCAG’s Fred Luna, City Traffic engineer Brian D’Amour, Public Works director Scott McGolpin, and Public Works Traffic engineer Gary Smart, who outlined both the plans for the HOV lanes as well as the proposed roundabouts at Olive Mill, San Ysidro, and a fourway stop sign on the south side of the San Ysidro Road freeway bridge (in front of the Miramar). Recent funding approval from SBCAG authorized $850K to be earmarked for further studies of both roundabouts, which have already undergone preliminary analysis. Smart said the roundabout at San Ysidro Road and North Jameson, combined with a four-way stop on the south side of the intersection, meets County and Montecito Community Plan level of service requirements, addresses potential backups on the freeway off-ramps, provides continuity to the regional frontage road system with Olive Mill and Coast
Village Road, minimizes footprint and impacts, and improves pedestrian and bicycle access through the interchange. The project’s technical studies, environmental document, layout, and footprint designs are to be completed by fall 2018. Santa Barbara City engineer D’Amour gave a brief presentation on the Olive Mill roundabout, which is being led in design by the City of SB. The final design for the project is expected to be finished late 2019 to early 2020, and the construction of the roundabout is expected to precede freeway construction, despite the fact that funds to build the project have not yet been identified. D’Amour admitted that Coast Village Road is currently acting as the third lane of the southbound freeway and says he believes the HOV lane will alleviate the current traffic problem. “We’re thinking a lot about this and are trying to come up with solutions to help with the congestion on Coast Village Road, even before the projects are built,” he said. That sentiment was heard throughout the meeting, with residents and commissioners agreeing that building either of the roundabouts prior to re-opening the southbound freeway – and the completion of the Miramar Hotel – seems inappropriately pre-emptive. “I felt that the conclusion of both of these roundabouts would be dependent upon the new southbound onramp at Cabrillo, since there is no way of knowing how the freeway changes would impact traffic until after that was done. Now,
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On Entertainment by Steven Libowitz
Artist’s Brush with Greatness
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he road to painting as a professional has many paths. Not many pass through an emergency room. But that’s the roundabout route Annie Hoffman took to arrive as an artist, a zig-zag around the globe that ended up in Montecito. “I was always very creative,” recalled Hoffman, who moved with her husband to Rametto Road in the village barely 18 months ago. “As a teenager, I wanted to go to art school. But my parents felt I’d earn a better living as a nurse. I have no regrets because I loved being a nurse, and it was my ticket around the world.” Indeed, after spending several years at King’s County Hospital in London beginning back in the late ‘60s, Hoffman joined her then-boyfriend for a working holiday in Canada, landing a job in the Health Science Center in Winnipeg, an experience she described as “one of highlights of my life.” “It was very busy, and there’s barely time to breathe, and yet you know you really make a difference.” It was during her time up north that Hoffman began to dabble in the arts,
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Seen Around Town
by Lynda Millner
Courthouse Legacy Foundation CLF president Jan Ferrell with board member Angelique Davis
Carol Wathen, Debbie Saucedo, and Lynn Kirst hamming it up at the courthouse party
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ur courthouse is one of the 2,000-plus National Historic Landmarks in the United States. There are only four in Santa Barbara: the courthouse, the Mission, Casa del Herrero, and the Rafael Gonzalez adobe house that’s now a rare bookstore. There are about 8,000 historic landmarks, but only around 2,000 given nationally.
It always amazes me that there are no funds to restore and preserve our courthouse, arguably the prettiest public building in the United States. If it weren’t for the Courthouse Legacy Foundation (CLF), the courthouse would literally be crumbling around us. The County only has funds for general maintenance. The structure looks indestructible but it is deteriat-
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ing from age, environment and public use. The CLF has redone the Sprit of the Ocean fountain by the front entrance, repaired and restored the archway
ceiling, redone the clock room and tower, and completely restored the Mural Room to its former and even better glory. Lights were installed, so now you can see the intricate work on the ceiling for the first time. According to president Jan Ferrell, next on their list is the great arch and following close behind are the windows on the Figueroa side, which are falling to bits, literally. In fact, some of them are covered with plywood as we speak. The CLF gives one of the best Fiesta
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n life, it helps to be cute. Especially if you’re a dog. I speak from experience. If you Google “most adorable dog in the world,” your search will turn up a small poodle named Diggity who lives at our house. He looks like a little black lamb, snuggles against you to snooze, and has an excellent sense of humor. Diggity Dog technically belongs to my wife, Merry, who likes to tell his origin story. A friend saw a classified ad for “miniature poodle, black,” so we drove to Ventura to check him out. The address turned out to be a bail bonds joint in a strip mall. “We’re just here to look,” said Merry to the girl behind the counter. “Not to buy.” The girl leaned down to a basket and lifted out a little black fuzzball. When Merry reached for him, he immediately laid his head against her heart. “Um, how much?” “$158,” said the girl – apparently the price of a bail bond? Today if Diggy misbehaves, we remind him that he could be a little more grateful about our springing him. Diggy is a good traveler, so it was only natural to take him with us to Carmel-by-the-Sea, often touted as the most dog-friendly town in America. The town rolls out the stain-proof red carpet for its canine visitors. Dogs are welcome at many hotels, as well as restaurants with patios, and shops put out water bowls and offer treats. Pooches are allowed to romp off-leash on Carmel Beach and splash in the startling aquamarine water. We strolled down Ocean Avenue, the main shopping street. Every two seconds, it seemed, we met another 24 – 31 August 2017
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dog with a person on a leash. An apricot poodle visited us, then followed its owner into a shoe boutique. Next came two sleek Italian greyhounds accompanied by an equally sleek couple. A silky-white Lhasa Apso rounded the corner, saw Diggy, and began leaping and flirting. It was like a scene out of Lady and the Tramp. Dogs serve as icebreakers, prompting friendly conversations with strangers. “What breed?” “How cute!” Kids would see Diggy and ask, “Can we pat him?” Sure, we’d say, and they’d slowly and properly extend the back of one hand to be sniffed, then scritch him behind the ears. One outgoing 10-year-old boy wanted to pat Diggy, but our doglet was distracted and uninterested. “He rejected me!” said the boy, laughing. “Yes,” said Merry, “take that with
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auline was born in Detroit, the daughter of Fred and Helen Roller Zimmermann. She was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, leaving home for The University of Michigan in 1947. She graduated in 1951 with a degree in Communications and joined The Detroit News as a reporter. She soon became Feature Editor, but her career was cut short by her marriage in 1955 to Dr. Richard Schultz, then a captain and new medical officer in the U. S. Army. They were stationed in Camp Gordon, Georgia and Fort Carson, Colorado, where they started their family. Though she wrote several articles for The Detroit News while in the Army, she became a stay at home mother who did a spectacular job raising four children, imbuing them with high moral values and life expectations. Pauline and Richard lived 37 years in Long Grove, Illinois, where Pauline was active in educational and civic organizations. With her husband and sometimes also with her children, Pauline enjoyed extended visits to more than a dozen countries abroad where her husband contributed academically with lectures and Plastic Surgical demonstrations. This included two extended Fulbright opportunities at the University in Uppsala, Sweden. Pauline was an active member of PI Beta Phi sorority all her adult life, enjoyed tennis and was a member of The Santa Barbara Club. She died just ten days short of a planned meeting of her first two great grandchildren. Pauline is survived by her husband and four beautiful children: Dr. Richard Schultz Jr. in Traverse City, MI; Lisa Rioux in Fishers, IN; Alexandra Lifson in Sedona, AZ; and Jennifer Arnold in Seattle, WA. She had seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to Michigan Public Television or California Public Television in Pauline’s memory.
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Your Westmont by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College
Museum Explores Modern Guatemalan Art
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he Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art offers a rare glimpse of modern and contemporary art from Guatemala in an exhibition, “Guatemala from 33,000 km: Contemporary Art, 1960 – Present,” from September 17 to December 17. The display, which includes works that will be shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop, is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, an exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles at arts institutions across Southern California. “Guatemala from 33,000 km: Contemporary Art, 1960 – Present” explores a rich period of artistic production that began during the 36-yearlong civil war that began in 1960 and extends to the present day. “It demonstrates the surprising extent to which artists in Guatemala participated in the broader movements and practices of Latin American art, such as geometric abstraction, performance and conceptual art, and new media,” says Judy Larson, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director. “Even during the worst years of war and political repression, artists Roberto Cabrera, Marco Augusto Quiroa, and Elmar Rojas, members of Grupo Vértebra, produced work, sometimes covertly, that directly engaged the country’s socio-political realities.” The exhibition also includes a younger generation of Guatemalan artists who came to international prominence following the 1996 peace accords. “They reveal an artistic history still largely unknown, and showcasing the country’s vibrant contemporary art scene today,” Larson says. Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, through a series of thematically linked exhibitions and programs, highlights different aspects of Latin American and Latino art from the ancient world to the present day. The exhibitions range in topics about luxury objects in the pre-Hispanic Americas, 20th-century Afro-Brazilian art, alternative spaces in Mexico City, and boundary-crossing practices of Latino artists. They include monographic studies of individual artists to broad surveys that cut across numerous countries. Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, supported by more than $16 million in grants from the Getty Foundation, involves more than 70 cultural institutions from Los Angeles to Palm
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Francisco Tun’s “Pareja y Camino (Couple and Path)” 1972, acrylic on wood, 18 x 24 inches
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Richter to Fill Chair in Biblical Studies
Westmont welcomes Dr. Sandra Richter, professor in biblical studies
Sandra Richter, who has taught Old Testament at Asbury Theological and Wesley Biblical Seminaries and most recently at Wheaton College, is the new Robert H. Gundry professor of biblical studies at Westmont. Her current research focuses on Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic history, the social, economic, and archaeological contexts of the Old Testament, Isaiah, and the theological and moral realities of environmental stewardship. She is the author of several books, including The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament. “I’ve come to a place in my career where getting the material I’ve been teaching and researching into print is my top priority,” she says. “The 24 – 31 August 2017
Robert H. Gundry chair is designed to facilitate just that objective. I’ve spent my career with one foot in the guild and one foot in the church, leading student groups on archaeological excavations, speaking on the road to both faith-based and technical audiences, filming curriculums for laity, and writing commentaries for academicians. This particular post embraces all of these ambitions. And I can’t think of anything more exciting than stepping into that place where I can best fulfill my calling with a community around me that enthusiastically supports me in the task.” Richter graduated from Valley Forge University, earned a master of arts degree at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a doctorate from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University.
Warriors Eclipse Gauchos
Westmont men’s soccer stunned cross-town rival UC Santa Barbara 2-1 on August 19 in the annual Bryant & Sons Cup game at Harder Stadium. It’s the first time since 2000 that the Warriors have defeated the Gauchos, who were named as the North Division favorite in the Big West Conference for the fifth straight year in the preseason
The Warriors pose with the Bryant & Sons Cup at Thorrington Field on August 21
coaches poll. Westmont, who was Golden State Athletic Conference Co-Champions last year, received votes, but was not ranked in the Top 25 in the NAIA preseason poll. “My first thought was we’re like a solar eclipse,” said Westmont head coach Dave Wolf. “I think it’s an interesting game in the sense that it means everything and nothing at the same time. This is, for our guys, their moment. This is the local derby. Half our guys wanted to play here (for UCSB). For them, this is a big deal.” The Warriors first goal was in the 23rd minute by Blake Homan off a
corner kick by Augie Andrade. The pesky Warriors scored again in the 83rd minute after Andrade intercepted a pass at midfield, dished the ball to Gabriel McEwen, who dribbled into the box and dumped the ball back to Andrade, who put it in the back left corner of the goal. The Gauchos’s lone goal came with four seconds remaining in the contest.
Students Move into New Residence Hall
The first Westmont students moved into the Global Leadership Center, a 45,000-square-foot facility east of Van
Kampen Hall that features two residence halls and a central leadership building with a large lounge, classroom, seminar room, office spaces, coffee shop, and more. Through the Strength for Today Campaign, the college raised $34.1 million to build the facility and another $8.7 million to fund leadership programs associated with the center. In all, Westmont raised $155 million, supporting the endowment and scholarships, as well as the Global Leadership Center. During the school year that begins Monday, August 28, the two-story residence buildings will house about 140 students in 70 rooms, each with a private bathroom. To maximize flexibility for students, each floor features 800-square-foot kitchens with multiple cook stations, refrigerators, and storage areas, allowing students to opt out of meal plans at the Dining Commons to cook their own food on site. The central location of all the kitchens and the adjacent lounges are intended to build community. The central leadership building, which includes walls that open and movable furniture, can transform for multiple uses, such as a student lounge and for lectures, banquets, and special events. On occasion, the glass walls open to outdoor patios to incorporate the scenic, natural setting. •MJ
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FITNESS FRONT
by Karen Robiscoe
Ms Robiscoe is a certified fitness trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and conventionally published author of short fictions, essays, and poetry. Her chapbook: Word Mosaics, is available online at Fowlpox Press. E mail Karen at chickenscratch@cox.net, or visit http://charronschatter.com
The March of Time
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ost of us understand that it’s important to keep active as you get older, but the advent of sarcopenia – the loss of muscle mass as one ages – is a condition that must be considered. From birth through your 20s, muscles are developing and growing stronger, but at some point in your 30s or 40s, sarcopenia sets in and muscle mass and function start to deteriorate. This effect increases as the number of candles on your birthday cake do, becoming particularly apparent in your 70s, and some studies show that a sedentary lifestyle speeds up the process. Couch potatoes can lose as much as 5 percent of their muscle mass per decade due to inactivity, but even physically active people will experience sarcopenia. Researchers believe decreased ability to synthesize protein into energy is a factor, along with the reduced production of hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, and growth hormone.
Further findings suggest progressive loss of nerve cells that transmit movement signals from the brain to the muscles is also a cause. Other age-related concerns that correlate to diminished athletic performance include loss of bone density and decreased balance receptors, making an accidental fall both more likely and more consequential. So, how does this affect the mature athlete who wants to continue his/her favorite activities? The good news is that if you incorporate flexibility and stability exercises, stretching, strength training, and weight-lifting into your routine, you can lower your risk of all the above-mentioned conditions substantially. Lessening the likelihood of injury and cardiac events, these exercises help you maintain stamina while minimizing muscle and bone loss. In so doing, virtually any activity is possible long into your golden years, with moderation and modification as your standard.
Take it from silvered Santa Barbaran and two-time Olympian Jane Frederick, who noted the differences in her workout regimen are such that only “stretching beforehand is the same.” It’s enough to keep her gardening or golfing most afternoons, and the proper stretching technique will keep you enjoying your favorite recreational activity, too. Both as warm up, and cool down, whether you work out those knots with foam rollers (self-myofascial release), resistance bands, or oldschool static poses, it’s essential to hold a stretch at least 30 seconds so that the Golgi tender organ within the muscle fibers can override the muscle spindles automatic contraction back to original muscle length.
As a 50-something, recovery days – wherein you don’t exercise outside your daily routine – are also important Find stretching a bit boring? Yoga and Pilate classes facilitate this end also and provide a great opportunity to socialize with like-minded folks at the same time. The old saying “No workout can beat an improper diet” is truer now than before, when the occasional latenight snack didn’t linger for weeks on your day-to-day hips or belly. Remembering that your stomach is no bigger than your fist, and eating meals with the proper percentages of fat, protein, and carbohydrate is more important as you get older; eating a plant-based, lean protein diet is also vital. So go ahead and have that “mac attack.” Just make sure that’s short for macronutrient! As for aerobic activities such as running, it’s vital to fuel as you go. Junior high cross-country coach Kevin Young advises: “Preparation for long runs requires thinking ahead for nutrition. A hundred calories per half hour is what I try for, and liquid lost through sweating must be replaced.” Beyond stretching and a healthy diet, bolstering your fitness level by
cross training is another standby for peak athletic performance. By this age, you’ve probably clocked more than a few hours on cardio machines, hefted a cumulative ton of free weights, and taken your fair share of classes with cool-sounding names. Don’t worry. You can still participate in your favorite class, but consider varying your more demanding activities with a lower-impact exercise such as spinning. Lighten the load when you lift. You’ll still get a great workout but minimize the potential for damage, as strenuous cardio activity and weight-lifting cause tiny tears in the muscle fibers – tears that need an opportunity to heal into new muscle. Recovery days wherein you don’t exercise outside your daily routine are also important. As 50-something construction worker Chris Landry observes: “These days, I only exercise after work if I have enough energy for a good workout, whereas when I was younger, I would push myself harder at the gym. Now, if I don’t feel like working out, I don’t.” Bear in mind that virtually any exercise can be modified to be made simpler. Push-ups can be executed from a kneeling position instead of fully prone, pull-ups can be done from a step elevation to shorten the demand on arm muscles, and the motion of jumping rope can be simulated to prevent tripping over an errant loop. Tennis is an excellent way to hone hand-eye coordination, as is golf, racquetball, and badminton. Swimming can take the place of running in terms of cardiovascular benefits, providing welcome relief to overused joints, while fast-walking – though not as efficient a calorie burner as running – offers many of the same rewards that running does when it comes to muscles used and environment. Your days playing tackle football are (or should be) behind you if you’re over 50, but there’s nothing like tossing the old pigskin around just for fun. Or even a Frisbee. If arthritic hands are a concern, there are foam equivalents of both, and the steps you take trying to catch a poorly aimed missile add up. Just like the years, but in a more welcome way. •MJ
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SCHOOL STUFF by Sigrid Toye, Ph.D. Ms Toye is a former L.A. Unified School District teacher and has worked as an educational-behavior therapist in private practice since 1979.
Back to School Time
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he last few weeks of summer have come to Santa Barbara and the trees are still dressed in their lushest greens. Soon, the golden colors of autumn will appear and the fall leaves will be carried by the Sundowners to drift where they may. And if Mother Nature’s seasonal message has escaped us, the Back to School ads in every newspaper have not. Parents and kids are scooting around town picking out the latest fashions in all things school related; whatever the item, it’s all fair game at the cash register. Business at Office Depot and Staples is booming! That’s right, it’s that time of year again, and I’m looking forward to meeting more of the dedicated teachers in our community. In a store, I overheard a conversation between a mother and her daughter. Lifting a colorful Disney backpack from a nearby shelf, a little girl’s mom exclaimed, “How about this cool backpack, Sweetie?” The exasperated reply was, “Mom, I am so done with being a Princess... I’m in fifth grade now. That’s stuff for the little kids.” A true statement from one who is anticipating life as a fifth grader. But items such as pencils, pens, erasers (and a case to hold them), three-ring binders, chartreuse markers, and packs of notepaper are flying off the shelves. Business is as hot as a New York summer, no sign of a downturn at any of the stores in town. The rush to find school clothes to replace the old ones (now five sizes too small) requires time, an industrial size fitting room… and lots of walking. That un-cool sweatshirt emblazoned with anything other than the perfect sentiment gets a big thumbs down. The super-trashed jeans with
the high-end label and price tag to match, and those awesome Converse hi-tops, preferably black, aren’t exactly free either. Some carefully chosen accessories for customizing a boring grey school uniform are a must-have necessity. Last week, my office door blew open as a 15-year-old, in mid-sentence (she started before she darkened the door), was well into a searing editorial on her new school uniform. “You should just see that gross skirt, I can’t believe they’re making us wear that. It’s so long, uhhhh... like, almost to the top of my knees!” She paused for breath, “I look seriously old, even as old as like, thirty… Ya know, without all the wrinkles and stuff you get when you’re that old?” If I hadn’t steadied myself, I would have laughed my way to the floor. How delicious are these comments! Her delivery was absolute Equity quality, and with complete conviction. There have also been occasions when a less confident reaction to the oncoming school year presents itself. “Maybe I won’t know anyone at my new school,” a sniffle and a soulful sigh trailing off, “I hope I’ll know someone there besides me….” As a clinician and teacher, it’s impossible not to be engaged, continually fascinated, sometimes amused, other times deeply moved by young people as they share a part of their lives with me. Which is probably why I do what I do. How I got from the realm of the art and artists to my present profession, I haven’t a clue. A knowing wisdom greater than my own must have intervened. My dream as a child was to somehow be involved in creative things. And my wish was to come true (although not quite as I
Sigrid contemplates the coming Sundowners of life with Mellie, an incoming kindergartner
envisioned it), for what could be more creative than a child? Children are by their very nature creative; they fashion the world anew every day and share it with us.
The little girl in ribbons is off to college, and the eighthgrade boy goes from top gun in middle school to high school freshman Autumn is a season of change. The little girl in ribbons is off to college, and the eighth-grade boy goes from top gun in middle school to the less than prestigious rank of high school freshman. The baby is starting kindergarten. Anticipation is in the air, as is excitement and conflicting emotion. What will the California girl do when she’s snowed in at college on
the East Coast? Will the fifth-grader make his own lunch when his organic veggie sandwich and rice cake can’t be bartered for a Snickers bar at school? Will Mom, looking forward to a little time to herself without the prater of a pre-schooler, find the house just a little too quiet? Will my 15-yearold student find a way to hike up her uniform skirt and grace it with whatever accessories are trending the latest fashion? Answers will start to appear before the settling-in period fades. Halloween, Thanksgiving, winter break, and spring will be just around the corner, all too soon. Important concerns for children and young people also appear on the horizon: the need for acceptance, teacher and peer relationships, romantic involvements, behavioral, academic, and homework issues that come with growing up and discovering oneself. Their seasons turn as we watch. Our children continue to evolve, adapt, and grow until the sundowner winds of their lives carry them on. In the meantime, there is much to be done. •MJ
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Our Town
by Joanne A. Calitri
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2017 Mayoral Candidates: Angel Martinez
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ive candidates have filed their due diligence campaign finance statements to run for the City of Santa Barbara [SB] 50th mayor: SB councilman Frank Hotchkiss, SB City councilwoman Cathy Murillo, former SB mayor and councilman Hal Conklin and former Deckers Brands CEO Angel Martinez. Voting this year will be done via “VOTE BY MAIL” forms sent to all registered voters, as voted by the city council on June 6 and as it’s “an off-season election” and they opted to not use voting at the polls. The November 7 election will be for Santa Barbara mayor, three of the six city council seats and a sales tax increase slated for the general fund. Our Town recently conducted in-depth individual interviews with the four candidates. The interview questions are the same, and it is a weekly series, started July 13. Q. Why are you running for Santa Barbara’s mayor at this time? A. I really feel that SB is on the verge of some pretty serious problems that at the moment seem that they’ve been consistent problems, and there haven’t been good solutions put on the table. The tip of the iceberg might be State Street and what seems to be the collapse of our retail corridor – 50 empty store fronts, and the homeless issue that seems to be intractable. The fundamental problem is a lack of economic health, the failure of the city to attract new business, the one-dimensional nature of our economy as tourism and retail. I do believe we need a fresh look at solutions, and I think I can provide that given my experience. Your position or no comment on the following topics for Santa Barbara: EARTHQUAKE RETROFITTING 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS
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Budget stability and economic development? Let me start with economic development. Fundamentally, I don’t believe there is any plan for the economic development of SB, or a vision or strategy to execute against that vision. For example, State Street – it’s an ad hoc evolution at best, it has not been a retail artery that has been managed very well; anyone who can pay the rent gets to fill the space, and that’s why you end up with what appears to be a mishmash of retail – some successful some not, few of it locally grown, and consumers loosing interest given the overwhelming issue of econ putting pressure on brick-and-mortar stores. But that’s all part of focusing on a vision and future strategy for the city, which includes the types of jobs that are information-based, such as Sonos and Deckers and a variety of entrepreneurial activities that it seems as if the city pushes away. It’s extremely difficult to start a business here, to operate a business here, the permitting process is often onerous, restaurants have a hard time just getting through the gauntlet of regulations, especially when we look at new regulations on top of what already exists such as, the new parking requirements for restaurants – one parking space for every 250 sq ft. You can kiss any kind of culinary uniqueness goodbye. We’ll end up being the Applebee’s sort of city. That, I think, is destructive to the culture of SB, so in my mind a plan for economic development and vision for the future of our city is essential. The more I’ve poured into the budget, the more concerned I’ve become at the assumptions being made; for exam-
ple, the amount of retail tax that we’re going to be developing when, in fact, if the primary retail corridor of our city is struggling so badly, how can we assume a status quo in terms of sales tax? If you increase sales tax by 1% as is going on the ballot this year, what if there’s no traffic and no sales? If you increase it by 10% it won’t make any difference. The lack of affordable and workforce housing makes it difficult to attract talent to the city, I’m talking about millennials who earn close to $100,000 a year have a hard time affording a house, with rents as high as they are many are, two or three per apartment. We have a problem when we can’t attract that kind of talent, sales base for our businesses, and future growth for our city with new taxes for new businesses. The budget assumes that everything is fine and everything is okay. We are about $22 million short per year for what we need for just infrastructure repair, and it’s an unallocated expense; we don’t know where we are going to get the money. That money can only come from the economic growth of our city. I don’t think anyone would be in favor of raising property taxes by $22 million a year. It just seems [as if] we don’t have a plan. Business in particular to bring into Santa Barbara and the increasing vacancies on State Street and outlying areas? There are vacancies everywhere, and they are the tip of the iceberg. Underneath is the lack of economic growth. If we don’t have the local population motivated to shop in our retail arteries – which they don’t, and if who we rely on is tourists – they are notoriously tight with their money, you really need local [residents] to go shopping downtown. We end up with low-paying retail and restaurant jobs. In the end, it doesn’t do much for the ability to grow a healthy economy. We need high-paying jobs in the information age. I served on the board of the UCSB Bren school for a few years, which every year graduates dozens of talented master’s students focusing on environmental studies and management. We would review their projects, and I would say to myself you know, there’s a business, there’s another business. Inevitably, they would graduate and get recruited by other cities like Boulder. There is no reason on Earth why SB cannot be the innovation hub of the environmental industry. The environmental movement was born here, unfortunately through a catastrophe in 1969, and I’ve said to Chancellor [Henry] Yang and Steve Gaines, the Dean of the Bren School, “Imagine just for a minute if SB, and the Bren School and UCSB were to the environment what Stanford was to electronics – why can’t that happen in SB?” We have everything we need, we
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have the investment potential, it’s all sitting around the sidelines here. We don’t have leadership, we don’t have vision, we don’t have a way to push this forward and accelerate the process. There’s a fair amount of empty land in the Hollister corridor across from the airport, which Goleta and SB are arguing over right now, which is nonsensical in my mind. There is an opportunity to attract that talent to grow those kind of businesses; they’re good for the city, good for the environment, good for the economy. Data, technology and AI [artificial intelligence], UBI [universal base income]? I’m a big believer in technology, and it’s inevitable it’s how our future will be defined. The more data you have, the more effort and insight is required to manage that data. From the perspective of how do you operate a city more intelligently, I do believe we need to get smarter how to get data, where to use data, and we’re not the inventors of data. Other people have data we can access, if we just simply reach out and share. The fact that the city of SB doesn’t speak to the City of Goleta and share data about what problems we both face is somewhat ludicrous. In terms of AI, as time goes on we’re going to see an increasingly AI-driven economy. The scary part about that is, can we make the transition fast enough as a country, not to mention what we do locally, to that type of economic reality. We can embrace it and understand what’s coming, and decide those are the kind of jobs we’re going to attract because of the talent level required and the specificity required to manage those processes. Coal’s not coming back no matter what anyone says, and in the end we will manage through our challenges fundamentally driven by technical innovation. UBI is an interesting theory, but it’s going to require an attitude shift on the part of Wall Street because Wall Street exists for one purpose, to enrich Wall Street; sharing is not a primary motivator behind public companies. So, there has to be a fundamental shift in how we look at the drivers of our economy and the need to protect and give people some kind of a net while this transition is made. This will end up in a battle royale in our Congress. You can talk about it and it’s a great theory, but change happens when people face intolerable consequences. We’re not at that point yet, but when they start to loom, change will come. Infrastructure now and in five years? We’re paying a price for not prioritizing our infrastructure. We’ve put it off so long that, for example, roads that would have made due with a slurry coat for $16,000 per block have
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God Speed
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his essay is about speed – but you are free to read it as slowly as you wish. They say that even light has speed, which has actually been measured. But in a way, I wish they hadn’t taken the trouble. The world would somehow be a more comfortable place if not everything in it were in motion. But they didn’t stop there. It wasn’t enough for us all to be flabbergasted by how fast light travels. They then had to calculate how far it would go in a year, and gave us a new unit of distance which nobody I know ever wanted or needed: a LIGHT-YEAR. The speed of sound is much easier to deal with, because it’s almost ridiculously slower than Light – and we can actually see (or hear) it in operation. Most of us have at some time had the experience of seeing a noise being made some distance away, and then hearing the sound a few seconds later. I myself once devised a little “thought experiment” as a sort of consolation for the fact that a radio talk-show coming to me “live” from Los Angeles, 100 miles away, was actually subject to a “seven-second delay,” to give the host time to censor anything objectionable that a caller might say. I calculated that, if I could really hear all that way with my unaided ear, the sound would take about eight minutes to reach me! The delay of a mere seven seconds thus became much more tolerable. But in our ordinary lives, other speeds play a much more significant role. Probably the speeds most people have been concerned with have been the legal limits applied to vehicles on public roads. The rationale has been the relationship between speed and safety. But this has been a vexed question since the early days of motoring. In Britain, until 1898, there was actually a law on the books requiring any motor vehicle to be preceded by a man on foot waving a red flag. Another speed of vital interest to many people has been the number of revolutions per minute needed to play a sound-recording disc on a turntable. The most popular speeds have been 78 (introduced in 1925), 33 1/3 (1948), and 45 (1949). But, though many of those discs are still around (and indeed new machines to play them are still being made and sold), audio and video technology have 24 – 31 August 2017
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made such strides that the whole idea of turntables has become totally antiquated. Of course, the Earth itself is moving, in several different ways, and at different speeds, all at the same time. It spins around an axis, which itself keeps changing its angle and direction of tilt. It goes around the Sun, which in turn moves around another star system in our galaxy, and the whole shebang is apparently going around something else But when you come right down to it, there’s nothing simpler than an ordinary straight line. Everybody knows that it’s the shortest distance between two points. The ancient Romans were famous for the straightness of their roads, whose vestiges can still be seen all over the Mediterranean world.
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Unfortunately, that’s not the way things are anymore. What with the world turning out to be spherical, you can’t make a truly accurate flat map of it (as Mr. Mercator discovered) – and you can’t draw a straight line between any two points on it. Instead, to get wherever you’re going by the shortest route, especially if you’re making a long flight, you have to go in an arc, following some part of what’s called a “great circle,” that is, a circle which has the center of the Earth as its own center. Nothing is as simple as it used to be. Finally, we come down from the speed of light to the speed of Man. Mark Twain said we are the only animal that blushes – or needs to. We are also apparently the only animal that has a need to keep trying to run faster. I can remember when people debated whether a man would ever run a 4-minute mile. Then it was done, in 1954 – by an English doctor, Roger Bannister. Seventeen seconds have since then been shaved off that time. But later in life, Bannister, who became a leading neurologist, said he was most proud not of his track record, for which he had been highly honored, but of his much lesser-known achievements in medicine. God speed, Roger! •MJ
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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
Should ObamaCare be Repealed and Replaced or Just Fixed?
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epeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would be far less contentious if (1) there was a serious ramp-up in medical facilities offering greater access to affordable healthcare regardless of the patient’s ability to pay, and (2) all Americans were given access to a wide choice of available private healthcare plans, ranging from low-cost, high-deductible catastrophic coverage to higher-priced plans offering lower deductibles and expanded coverage. Here are a few suggestions to make this happen: Suggestion #1. Repeal ObamaCare Because It Has Not Met Its Performance Targets. The forward-thinking promises of ObamaCare were admirable: “ObamaCare will reduce your healthcare premiums by $2,500 a year. If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.” Unfortunately, ObamaCare delivery has not matched its promises. Instead of lowering healthcare premiums by $2,500, premiums are climbing at double-digit rates. ObamaCare is not financially sustainable. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, more than 40 percent of counties nationwide will have just one or no exchange insurer by 2018. Here in California, United Health Group has taken a pass on the individual health insurance exchanges. Last month, Anthem Blue Cross exited Santa Barbara County, leaving only one local exchange insurer and no competition. ObamaCare has reduced doctor choice. Many physician and clinics refuse to take ObamaCare patients because reimbursement rates are frequently far less than the cost of service. Complex reimbursement regulations have raised the costs of processing ObamaCare claims, leading to an exodus of private doctors, small clinics, and large providers, who are being asked to serve a market where reimbursements do not come close to covering costs. Younger and healthier patients are not enrolling in ObamaCare at the projected rates. Eight million taxpayers, mostly young and healthy, have opted to pay hefty penalties rather than enroll in ObamaCare. It is time to repeal both the Individual Mandate, forcing anyone without insurance to buy ObamaCare coverage or pay a tax penalty, and repeal the Employer Mandate, requiring employers with more than 50 workers, who do not offer a health insurance plan, to enroll in ObamaCare or pay a tax penalty. Suggestion #2. Expand the Neighborhood Clinic Programs throughout the Country Because They Have a Proven Track Record of Providing Affordable, Quality Healthcare to the Underserved. Nationwide, neighborhood healthcare centers provide physician services, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, family medicine, pediatrics, specialty care, immunizations, and physicals for the underserved segments of our population. The Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics serve as a model for the proper delivery of affordable medical, dental, and mental health services to nearly 20,000 patients in our local marketplace with four outpatient medical centers, plus two dental clinics. Patients are provided with medical services, regardless of their ability to pay. Funding for the $10 million Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is a composite of MediCal (Medicaid) reimbursements (59%); local philanthropy (19%); out-of-pocket patient payments (9%); and private insurance (4%). Neighborhood healthcare centers deliver actual healthcare, not insurance. They deserve greater city, county, state, and federal funding on some kind of a matching basis. In 2016, ObamaCare cost taxpayers $110 billion. During the next decade, ObamaCare costs are expected to grow into the trillions. Use some of that funding to expand neighborhood healthcare centers to provide quality care for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Suggestion #3. Reform Expanded Medicaid Coverage to Lessen the Pain of Repealing ObamaCare U.S. Health and Human Services estimates that 20 million people have gained health insurance since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, but 14.5 million of that 20 million gained coverage by enrolling in Expanded Medicaid and its companion CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program). Retain Expanded Medicaid, but reform it with stricter eligibility requirements and stronger fraud and abuse prevention programs. In September 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services sent out
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a warning that improper payments under Medicaid have become so common that they will account for almost 12 percent of total Medicaid funding, or just shy of $140 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported that doctors billing Medicaid for services can’t even be verified as doctors; clinics receiving Medicaid dollars turn out to be post office boxes or prepaid cell phones. Retain Medicaid coverage, but reduce the nationwide fraud rate by at least 50 percent. In addition, use advanced cyber-security techniques to wring-out waste, misdiagnosis, and overtreatment to lower costs. Suggestion #3. Create Nationwide Healthcare Insurance Plans Ranging from Basic Low-Cost Catastrophic Plans to More Expensive Options that Maximize Patient Choice. Harness the expertise of proven problem-solvers such as Mitt Romney (U. S. Olympics), Bill Gates (Microsoft), and Dr. Ben Carson (HUD) to work with a team of medical professionals and major insurers to design an array of private healthcare insurance plans that can be sold across state lines to individuals, families, and businesses, ranging from basic catastrophic coverage to more expensive add-on plans such as prescription drug coverage, nursing home care, and gap coverage at added premiums. To trim premium costs, enrollees would be assigned to one of three risk pools: (1) The least expensive nationwide pool would be made up of insurance buyers with no pre-existing conditions; (2) The moderately priced pool would be for people with pre-existing conditions who should expect to pay a bit more because of their higher medical needs; and (3) The most expensive pool would be for people at the highest healthcare risk who have made poor lifestyle choices such as alcohol and drug abusers, smokers, and the medically obese. Suggestion #4. Promote Health Savings Accounts as an Alternative for Doctor and Clinic Reimbursement Insurance. For relatively healthy Americans who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid coverage, and who are now subjected to $2,500, $5,000, $7,500, or even $10,000 family deductibles that they seldom exceed, consider an expanded array of Health Savings Account (HSA) options. HSAs present an attractive option because they offer a triple tax break: (1) Contributions are tax deductible (or pretax if paid through payroll deductions); (2) The money grows tax-deferred; and (3) Withdrawals used to pay medical expenses are tax-free. Some employer plans match employee contributions to help offset the pain of large deductibles. HSA funds can be invested in a number of approved money market accounts or mutual funds. The money is yours; not the government’s. Suggestion #5. Reject the Fiscally Irresponsible Siren Call of a Single-Pay Socialized HealthCare System. Supporters of “free healthcare” argue that the U.S. is the only nation in the industrialized world that does not offer free healthcare. Our country has experienced one model of socialized medicine: the current Veterans Administration with its long waits for substandard service, rationing of care, and runaway costs. Nationalize healthcare and doctors, nurses, and caregivers would all become federal union members who could not be fired for incompetence or poor performance. Efforts to establish a single-pay healthcare system have not met with success. The Vermont Single-Payer Experience. In May 2011, the State of Vermont enacted “Green Mountain Care”, a state-based single-payer system. In December 2014, Vermont terminated the system due to the high, unexpected costs of “free healthcare.” The California Single-Payer Model. State senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) shoved a bill through the State Senate championing single-payer healthcare for California. The cost was initially estimated at $400 billion per year. The intent was to reclaim $200 billion from canceling existing health programs such as Medicare, employer healthcare plans, private insurance, and Medi-Cal, leaving $200 billion in new costs to be picked up by taxpayers. The total state budget for California in the 2017-18 fiscal year will be only $183 billion. The ugly choice would be to cancel all state spending, or double all the current taxes, proving once again that free healthcare is not free at all. Caught between free healthcare supporters and fiscal reality, California Assembly speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount), wisely shelved the bill. For this heroic but obvious assessment, Rendon reported receiving death threats late last month. From its birth, this nation has prided itself on being a self-reliant, lightly taxed, lightly regulated nation. Over time, the core values of personal responsibility, individual initiative, and hard work have eroded, replaced by a growing culture of government dependency. We cannot squander our heritage to weaken the economy, weaken the nation, and weaken a free enterprise society that is the last and best hope for mankind. •MJ
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now degraded to an $80,000 per block re-paving job. Beyond that, we are at the tail end of Edison’s power grid, so should we ever have a serious problem, we’re not getting power. We’ve already been told that. SB would be on its own. We need long-term solutions that can only be solved by economic growth; these things do not just materialize into your budget because you wish them to be true. This community has for so long I think – some people will take this the wrong way – but we do live in a bubble here, and for whatever reason we often believe our problems are unique to only SB. We don’t do as good a job as we can understanding solutions that have been developed by other cities of our size with similar priorities, and that’s a crucially important thing. Infrastructure is also changing: 15 years ago, who would have thought that the primary source of our economic engine would be Wi-Fi, even more so than roads in many ways? We are moving into a different era. The 101 is being widened, that horse has left the barn and I’m in support of that. We’re at choke point on the entire highway. That said, in five years we’re going to have autonomous driving cars. The millennial generation depends on Uber, Lyft, and a variety of other transportation. My concern with the 101 is the impact on our economy if we disrupt some of our small businesses, and we depend so much on tourism, tourists aren’t going to come to SB, if it’s a pain to get here. We have to keep the flow of traffic as un-impacted as we possibly can and not clog the surface streets where people in town can’t get to work. Sanctuary city yes/no and public safety? First of all, “Sanctuary” City has not been defined, so I’m going to let that sit there. I’m certainly opposed to criminals being given easy access to our city and our community. So, whether they are a citizen or not, immigrant or not, they should be identified and prosecuted. Citizens
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need protection period. I left Cuba when I was 3 years old – my parents, sister and brother didn’t come – before the revolution. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, I was adopted by my grandmother’s sister and her husband. Because of political strife, the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban missile crisis, I didn’t see them for 34 years, so I know what it’s like to be separated from your family for most of your life and the stress that puts on a person. My guardians were elderly people, so by the time I was in high school, he had passed and she was quite elderly and disabled. To be ripped apart from your family, unable to travel to see your family, is something I do not wish on anyone. So, I have sensitivity over this knee-jerk reality some politicians have of ripping families apart, and I’m very opposed to ripping families apart, and we need to find some solutions whether it’s a path to citizenship, some sensible immigration laws that we enforce, and start moving down a practical and pragmatic path to solving this problem. You’re not going to deport 11 million people, and if we did, the economy of SB would collapse, period. We’re already seeing the impact on our agricultural sector up and down the state of California. This would be a calamity for California if these draconian approaches were to continue. Energy, environment, the drought, and U.S. Climate Mayors? Let me start with drought. We are in a permanent state of drought, we live in an arid desert-like climate. The only native trees to SB are the oak and sycamore trees; everything else was imported, and we depend on water to keep it the lush spectacular landscape that it is. However, we need to start treating water as an extremely valuable commodity in this part of the world. Sometimes we take water for granted. We need to start looking at a much better way to capture run-off water as they do in other cities around the country and the world. Right now, most of the water that falls on our city gets
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that till I know what you are talking about. It’s easy to make pronouncements. I don’t see any downside to the Paris Accord, so why wouldn’t we work as hard as we can? You know it is not binding on any country, it simply says we will put a high degree of emphasis or focus... it’s not a legally binding thing, it just is a commitment. There’s nothing wrong with that. I think every city should make a commitment to improving energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. The U.S. Conference of Mayors, Washington, D.C., The National League of Cities, and The League of California Cities? I would be involved in those activities as long they didn’t come at the expense of doing the work necessary to SB. I will say one of my frustrations with SB is that we don’t reach out to other municipalities for solutions as much as we should. I believe we have an obligation to do that; otherwise, we just spend the same money someone else just spent that didn’t work in their city. The first things you ask when making a decision: what direction to go in is what worked, who did it, how did they make it work, and what can we learn from that? You can always take something that worked pretty well someplace, and if it’s a fit here structurally, you can always improve how you execute against it. We need to be open to that. It starts with talking to Goleta. Healthcare and the opioid issue? People might say, “What does that have to do with running for mayor of SB?” Fact is that these are the kind of problems that eventually come to bite you, you can’t run from them. I used to live in New England, and they are having a horrific opioid crisis there. Fortunately, we’re not experiencing it, but that doesn’t say it might not come our way if we are not paying attention. Basic healthcare is a right of every American. Without us being able to ensure a basic level of health care, we’ll go from one health crisis and disease outbreak to another. If an epidemic breaks out and people have no recourse for treatment, then the contagion will spread and it won’t
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AG-1 Zone in Montecito and Significant Impacts With respect to other zones, it appears that the draft ordinance will permit commercial cultivation, limited manufacturing, testing, and distribution in agricultural zones. Montecito has AG-1 zoning between North Jameson Road and San Leandro Lane along Tiburon Bay Lane. This zone is essentially residential in character with primarily citrus production and is adjacent to single-family residential zones, in an area commonly known as the “Hedgerow District”. This AG-1 zone is also adjacent to, or within close proximity to, Crane Country Day School. Negative Impacts of Marijuana Production The land use impacts of cannabis cultivation are significant and undisputed, primarily in the area of smells. The limited public testimony provided to the Ad Hoc Committee from non-grower residents mostly living in Carpinteria detailed the persistent and strong skunk odor permeating throughout the households located as high up as Foothill Road and beyond, including the public high school. One member of the public complained that the skunk smell is permanent not only in her house but also in her vehicle. Another complained about the constant irritation in her eyes from some sort of gas or fume that is emitted from cannabis. In addition to the smell, some residents of Carpinteria complained about the significant negative impacts from the lights and noises of the greenhouses at night. There are many other known and unknown impacts, including aesthetics and increased security measures. Unknown impacts pertain to the testing, limited manufacturing, and distribution that the current draft ordinance permits. I encourage the MPC to obtain a clear impact analysis from the County. The impact on real property values on neighboring properties also is unknown. If Montecito’s AG-1 zone were permitted to commercially cultivate cannabis, there is no doubt the adjacent residential properties in the Hedgerow, as well as those within the AG-1 zone, would be significantly impacted. The entire character of the neighborhood is at risk of materially changing in a manner inconsistent with the Montecito Community Plan, particularly when coupled with the possible “homestay-farmstay” ordinance that may allow short-term rentals. In addition to the obvious land use impacts, there are potentially significant community health and sociological impacts with the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use 24 – 31 August 2017
that our community needs to carefully consider in connection with deciding whether marijuana on a commercial scale is consistent with the Montecito Community Plan. Regarding development standards, if the MPC were inclined to pursue a permit pathway allowing for commercial cultivation, limited manufacturing, and distribution of cannabis in the AG-1 zone, standards of development should require, at a minimum, odor control that eliminates 100% of the smell, prohibition of nighttime lights and machinery, and a minimum of 1,000 feet distance between growth and neighboring properties (and schools and parks if relevant). All short-term rentals (homestay-farmstay) should be prohibited. Personal Use Exemption All residents seeking to grow under the personal use exemption should obtain a permit demonstrating compliance with County and State regulations. Furthermore, the ordinance should require, in addition to the existing proposals: 1) odor control eliminating 100% of any smell that could reach a neighboring property; and, 2) adequate security preventing children from obtaining access to plants. Conclusion The MPC is the first planning commission to obtain a status briefing on any proposed ordinance that would allow cannabis activities beyond those mandated by the State (personal use exemption). I encourage the MPC to ask the tough questions that, thus far, many residents have been reluctant to ask in the Ad Hoc hearings. The land use impacts are real and significant. The sociological and health risks, particularly to children and young adults, are significant. I urge the MPC to be unabashed and diligent in exercising its discretion regarding the proposed ordinance. Cori Hayman Montecito (Editor’s note: Mr. Hayman is a board member of the Montecito Association and currently serves as chair of its Land Use Committee. He submits these comments in his individual capacity.)
Osprey on the Wing
In the first week of August, I visited the Santa Barbara Cemetery (officially in Montecito). Near the southwest corner, I looked at one of the cypress trees and something caught my attention. A huge bird of prey was perched at the end of a dead branch. It had a white head so my first thought was a bald eagle, but then I saw a band of dark color near the eye. It was an osprey, and the biggest bird I have ever seen here. By my estimation, it
It could be mistaken for a bald eagle, but this magnificent osprey, usually only a winter visitor, was spotted hanging out on a limb by the Santa Barbara Cemetery in Montecito early this August (photo: Dan Seibert)
was close to 3 feet from head to tip of the wings. However, I was at least 200 feet away from it. The accompanying photo is on maximum zoom and then enlarged. It was a magnificent bird. I walked all around taking photos from every angle. There is a bench monument nearby that I sat on for 15 minutes observing it while it observed me and the ocean below. Inscribed on the bench is the word “Waiting.” How appropriate. According to a bird-watcher friend of mine, it is more common to see these birds in the winter. They don’t nest in the area. Dan Seibert Santa Barbara
Lax Leash Laws
Summerland Beach has two signs up that read “All Dogs Must Be Leashed”; however, the rule is not enforced and all too often some of us get other people’s dogs pouncing on us and/or our own dogs. It can ruin a nice walk on the beach if you have your own dog leashed and it gets terrorized by a dog (or more when there’s a group) that’s rushing towards it, possibly barking too, looking scary, and at the very least an annoyance. The owners usually explain that their dog is really very sweet and only wants to play. Plus, they don’t obey the leash law because this beach is known for looking the other way, if they even look at all (which they don’t). I understand their perspective and there’s truth to it, but we have a perspective too, which is a right to have our walk without these friendly, sand-in-your-face “attacks.” And sometimes, stuff is just plain wrong. It’s bad manners, people! Please keep your dogs on leashes; many thanks to those of you who do. Lori Lee Summerland
My mother taught me MORE LOGIC: “If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store.”
(Editor’s note: There really are two sides of this dog issue. Perhaps there is a way to designate a portion of the beach in Summerland as a “leash-free” zone? – J.B.)
Best Place on Earth
My family, friends, and former students have often, maybe too often, heard my opinion that, “With all its faults, we live in the best country on Earth.” In more expansive moments, I’m sure I may have even said, “We have the finest system of government in recorded history.” When I travel abroad, I am viewed as a slightly obnoxious and extremely chauvinistic American, sensitive to and highly defensive of any criticism of the U.S. I genuinely love this country, revere its history, respect its institutions, and take great pride in its place in the world. But an important aspect of my devotion includes an acknowledgement of the shortcomings and frequent “messiness” of our democratic process. Having said that, I feel that in the last few years, the messiness and shortcomings have gone far beyond inevitable but acceptable mistakes and have crossed the line of wellmeant but poor judgments. This has resulted in practices, standards, and actions that are impossible to support. In our history, the heartfelt differences that have accompanied the debates over the New Deal, the decision to drop the atomic bomb, civil rights, the Watergate fiasco, and the deplorable Clinton behavior have resulted in serious disagreements and bitter animosity. At times, the rancor seemed irreconcilable. But we got through it, not easily and not without serious scarring, but we did get through it. Our democratic experiment carries with it the potential of real and profound differences; previously, it has
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it appears that this has been moved up prior to that, and I’m wondering who made that decision and why that conclusion was not re-examined,” said chair Susan Keller. “It’s going to depend on funding and timing of the HOV project, but a final decision on timing has not been determined yet. After additional analysis, if it does make sense to build them first, we may be able to do that,” D’Amour said. The agency reps reported that the studies used to determine the need for both roundabouts took into account both the traffic expected to come from the completed Miramar Resort, and the re-opening of the southbound free-
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way entrance at Cabrillo Boulevard. Ted Simmons, former president of the Montecito Association and a Hedgerow resident for 18 years, called the San Ysidro Road roundabout complete overkill, and suggested that less intrusive options, such as staggering school times, enlisting a police officer to control traffic during the peak afternoon times, or adding a traffic signal would be better options for the safety of pedestrians and residents. “This intersection is lower Montecito’s gateway to the beach, and as such is constantly crossed by people walking with dogs, strollers, kids on bikes, and the like. We’re expecting the public to safely traverse this eight-legged monstrosity where traffic doesn’t have to stop? I’m very concerned this is a safety disaster waiting to happen,” he said. Other neighbors from the Hedgerow agreed, and also lamented that the roundabout project was not given appropriate input from the nearby residents. Other speakers included Thorn Robertson, a board member of the Coast Village Association (CVA), who asked the MPC and speakers to include the CVA in further conversations regarding the Coast Village Road roundabout. He also asked SBCAG to consider moving up the Montecito phase of the 101 widening, so the onramp would be built earlier. Aaron Budgor, chair of the Montecito Association Transportation Committee, said, “Before you go down this road, I strongly recommend we try to fix the big problem first.” Commissioner J’Amy Brown responded: “You hit the nail on the head, thank you.” Brown asked Smart if the San Ysidro roundabout was already a sure thing. “Is there going back now on this roundabout? Is it too late to put the genie back in the bottle? I know the neighbors feel they were not included in the discussion… and it’s a shame they weren’t included as stakeholders,” she said. “The intersection needs to be addressed, and we did a study to see what the options are. The all-
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way stop doesn’t work, a signal won’t work, and the roundabout is the only option that works at that intersection,” Smart said. McGolphin added that neighbors will have input during environmental review and the permitting phases. “Our goal is to be open and transparent,” he said, adding that the cost of the roundabouts are expected to be between $5M to $10M. “We really don’t know where the money is coming from at this point,” he said. Montecito Planning Commissioners will ask the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors if they may be granted jurisdiction over the San Ysidro Road roundabout, so that the project will be under local control. That decision is expected in the coming months.
Cancer Center Announces New Name
When the new Cancer Center of Santa Barbara opens its doors on Monday, September 18, it will be a dream come true for the trustees who launched the Center almost 20 years ago. Built with extraordinary support from the community, the Cancer Center will boast a new name: the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, named after Leslie Ridley-Tree, honorary campaign chair and a tireless supporter of many causes important to the Santa Barbara community. Ridley-Tree Cancer Center has been designed to serve the entire region with expanded capacity and the most state-of-the-art technology found anywhere on the Central Coast. Offices in Solvang and Lompoc provide access to all the treatment and care that Ridley-Tree Cancer Center offers. Patients throughout the region have a world-class Cancer Center, close to home, family, and work. The three-story, 54,780-square-foot medical center near Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara will bring all members of the Center’s Santa Barbara oncology team to a single, convenient location where patients can access all aspects of multi-disciplinary care including medical oncology and hematology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, clinical research, genetic counseling, patient navigation, nutri-
Montecito’s Leslie Ridley-Tree is the new namesake of the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara, soon to be the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center (photo by Grace Kathryn Photography)
tion, social work services, resource library, wellness, and community outreach. “Offering world-class care in our own community is so important. There is a comfort in that which helps the healing process,” said Ms. RidleyTree. “Cancer medicine is no longer ‘one size fits all.’ Each patient gets a treatment plan custom tailored to their unique situation,” explains Dr. Fred Kass, Medical Oncology director at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center. Sansum Clinic and the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara worked seamlessly to develop the project. National healthcare design firm Boulder Associates teamed up with Cearnal Collective LLC to design the building. Planned to blend in with the craftsman-style bungalows that surround the Oak Park neighborhood, the new building provides a warm space for patients to receive the full spectrum of cancer care in alignment with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) best practices for cancer care. The construction of the new building was led by general contractor G.L. Bruno Associates, a firm specializing in healthcare projects. Once open, the existing building at 540 West Pueblo Street will become a half-acre Healing Garden, while the radiation oncology space in Cottage Hospital will be used by nuclear
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eems like every night on the news there is a story about an airplane incident. Such as: “Couple gets naked on international flight.” “We are heading for the beaches of San Tropez and wanted to practice being naked in front of strangers.” “Ah, oui, but we have had complaints about the tanning light.” Or: “Woman spends entire flight in restroom.” “It was way roomier than my actual seat. Plus, the Lysol scent was pleasant compared to the flatulent guy I was next to.” And: “Young woman sues airline for turbulence that caused her to mis-text her boyfriend, calling him a great loser with hands like a goon instead of great lover with hands like a god.” “He made her give him back the friendship nose ring he gave her and everything,” her lawyer stated. Plus, of course, there have been so many fights and brawls on airlines recently, that the World Wrestling
Federation is now scouring flights for new recruits. All of this makes me wary about the passengers I might be sharing recycled air with. Not too long ago, I was seated beside a 300-pound woman, who took up her entire seat and about one-third of mine. Fortunately, I had an aisle seat. Unfortunately, I was forced to hang out over the edge and I kept getting hit by the beverage cart. “Did you need something else, sir?” “Yes, more alcoholic beverages.” Recently, when we were flying out of Santa Barbara Airport, I was looking around to see who the potential Ernie flightus interruptus candidates might be for our upcoming flight. We were early, so we decided to get lunch. Even though it was only 10 am, we ordered some tacos and beer (hey, we are on vacation, right?). Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a husband and wife sitting at the far end of the seating area. They had two kids with red hair, about 4 and 3. They had discovered that there was an echo, but
only if you yelled stuff. Or stomped your feet. Or pounded your hands repeatedly on a metal table. They were cute. “Guess who will be sitting either right in front of us or just behind us,” I said. “Maybe they’re not on our flight,” Pat suggested. Santa Barbara Airport only has a few airlines serving it and a limited amount of flights. A plane had left just when we got there. Now, there were about 100 people left in the airport. “Could be right. Maybe they got here really early for a much later flight.”
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We got on the plane. I heard them coming before I saw them. “What happened to the echo, Mom? There’s no echo, Mom. Where’s the echo?” The mother and oldest and loudest boy sat… right in front of us. Apparently, 4 is questioning age. “Mom, when are we going? Mom? How do we get up in the air? Why
do they have photos of people in the water? Are we going in the water, Mom? Mom? Do we need to put on the things the people are wearing in the water? Why are we going in the water? What makes the plane go up? Mom?” Mom was doing something on her phone. Across the aisle from them was the dad with the younger kid. The dad was also on his phone. Both totally ignored the children, or they just plain didn’t hear them anymore. The flight attendant came by and told the boy he had to sit down and fasten his seatbelt. “Why?” “Because we don’t want you getting hurt.” “Why am I going to get hurt? Are you going to hurt me? Mom, why is this lady going to hurt me? Mom?” The flight attendant left quickly. A few minutes later we finally took off… “Why are we turning? How high are we? Where are the propellers? Mom? Mom? Are we there yet?” Just about the time Pat and I were writing up our pact never to fly again, the kid fell asleep. The mom, shocked back to reality by the silence, said: “What’s that, dear?” “I’m thinking of selling a kidney, so next time we can fly business,” I said. “Sell them both and let’s fly firstclass,” Pat replied. •MJ
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also included a fundamental commitment to place the common good above all else. But the bitter mutual distrust and pathetic inefficiency that now seems to be the current standard in Washington belies that commitment. As difficult as it is for me to say, I have no way or intention to defend the current state of our national government. The easy targets for blame are the people involved, of both political stripes, and their sad lack of leadership. With few exceptions, they have failed to provide the solutions to the challenges we face. But beyond that obvious deficiency, I am convinced that we, the general electorate, share a large responsibility for the present sad state of affairs. We have colluded, some of us by commission, others by omission, to the grotesque twisting of practices and priorities on which sound governance is based. The tragic combination of self-serving “legal” corruption, territorial power abuse, and an egregious lack of common decency is so ubiquitous that young people cannot be blamed for thinking that this is the way it is supposed to be. How else to explain: politicians placing ideology, and party loyalty, before the public welfare; former elected officials and retired military moving on to highly paid lobbying positions, trad-
ing on their relationships and access; political parties in power initiating redistricting measures for electoral advantage; Congressional members beginning their next campaign the morning after the previous election; elections fully dependent on ever-increasing millions, often donated by affluent individuals and/or corporations in return for eventual favors or appointments to positions of influence; candidates trafficking in misinformation, dirty tricks, and outright lies? Space only limits this all-too-familiar list. It is one thing to know that the system is not perfect but something entirely different to be witness to principles of good practice [that] go so terribly wrong. Throughout our history, there have always been failures and crucially important setbacks, but there has also existed the national will and resolve to correct the abuse and to do the right thing. I fear the will and resolve have been negated by the erosion of those strengths, which had provided the foundation for our previous enviable success. Until recently, the press and media have held public servants accountable and have been key safeguards to responsible governance. They have now become mouthpieces for one partisan voice over another. Once again, we aid and abet this trend by When a loved one is struggling with memory decline and can no longer safely reside at home, turn to a caring and trusted resource…Villa Alamar.
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devouring that coverage, purchasing the publication, subscribing to the cable channel, craving the scandal, and patronizing the sponsors that are the generous enablers of this destructive enterprise. I know I don’t sound very patriotic, but I assure you that what I write stems from a deep and sincere patriotism. I blame no political party (in my 78 years, I have voted both tickets). They are both guilty and neither has produced the leadership to hold their peers and us to a higher standard. The trend is discouraging. Each week reveals more divisiveness, less willingness to compromise, and lower levels of common decency in dealing with one another. I find this a painful process to watch. The sadness is only underscored when I read of the lack of respect in which we are held by our traditional friends and allies around the world. In every election, at every level, for every position we must resolve that our choice be for people of strength and character. It is a time like never before when we need the intelligence and good will to return this government to the standards that serve, rather than undermine this noble experiment. Arthur Merovick Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: We can agree with your lament and can only add that when the choice comes down to two candidates of questionable principles, character, or ability, one must choose the better of the two. We believe voters did just that in 2016. – J.B.)
In Defense of Prop 13
The year 1978 might seem almost like ancient history: a distant memory for most voters, and unimaginable for a growing class of policymakers who were not yet born. With the passage of time, folklore prevails and myths sometimes come to overshadow facts. It is in this light that opponents of Proposition 13 have made many false claims about the landmark property tax reform initiative. One of the often-cited claims by opponents of the 1978 ballot measure is that “Proposition 13 eviscerated local revenue.” Nothing could be further from the facts. Data show that since 1978, local property tax assessments in California have increased by 856.48 percent. This year alone, local property tax assessments are expected to increase an average of 5.5 percent statewide, amounting to billions of dollars in additional funding for local schools, libraries, fire and police departments, parks and recreation programs, public health programs, streets, and transit. Santa Barbara County alone has seen 5.68 percent growth in the total
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assessed value of properties subject to local property tax. In comparison, Ventura County’s assessment roll grew 4.94 percent, and Los Angeles County’s grew 6.03 percent. While Proposition 13 limits property taxes to one percent of a property’s assessed value and caps how fast taxes can increase each year, the aggregate revenue growth has been substantial. Proposition 13 protects property owners by capping the growth of a property’s assessed value to 2 percent per year, absent a change in ownership or new construction. The point that many critics of Proposition 13 fail to account for is that aggregate figures are much higher than two percent. Only in the depths of the state’s worst recessions (1994-1996 and 2009-2012) have Proposition 13 property taxes failed to grow more than two percent per year. In fact, the growth of property tax assessments has far outpaced inflation and changes in California’s population. Since passage of Proposition 13, assessments have grown at an average rate of about 7.07 percent per year. In contrast, inflation has grown at an average annual rate of 3.57 percent, and population has grown at an average rate of 1.43 percent. Post-Proposition 13 growth is similar to the growth prior to the initiative’s passage. From 1945-46 to 197778, property assessments grew at an average rate of 7.93 percent. What most people remember from the pre-Proposition 13 period is the public outrage, as property tax assessments were skyrocketing as much as 15 percent from one year to the next, based on such things as the sale price of your neighbor’s house. Instead of setting your property tax based on factors out of your control, Proposition 13 bases the property tax on acquisition value – usually the purchase price, an objective standard that generally is not disputed – plus 2 percent per year. The cap ensures that even as the aggregate property tax assessments grow, individual taxpayers are protected. Discussions about Proposition 13 should not be framed by myths and misleading statements. To evaluate Proposition 13, tangible data from state and local sources must be used to inform the debate. Love Proposition 13 or hate it, the data show that it has provided a stable and growing source of revenue for local government that has far exceeded inflation. Robert Gutierrez Santa Barbara (Mr. Gutierrez is director of the California Tax Foundation, a non-profit organization funded through grants and donations from taxpayers. The foundation is online at caltaxfoundation.org.) •MJ 24 – 31 August 2017
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to protect the look and feel of our city. We have an obligation for available housing for the next generation of entrepreneurs, business people, merchants, and those who are going to do the work whether teachers, policemen, or firefighters. The solution is a collaborative one of getting the right people who have a sensitivity of the issues in the room and hashing it out. There is no such thing as a developer or city council with all the answers, this is an ongoing conversation that has to be brokered with a lot of sensitivity. I’ve spoken with people who are four-plus generations SB and are worried their kids can’t afford to live here. One out of seven people in SB went to UCSB – is that true in the future?
Culture and the arts? Both hugely a critical component of why this is a beautiful city. The diversity of our cultural mix is why this is an authentic city. My big concern is that we not become the Disneyworld of SB. Culture defines what makes a city unique and celebrates the vibrancy of what attracts people to live here, visit here, and raise their families here – and we can never lose that. We have to embrace all aspects of our culture; this city would not be here if it were not for the Chumash Indians, the Spanish or Anglo settlers, the cattlemen, and the oil people. All elements need to be celebrated without getting crazy about it. Culture can be celebrated in many ways – art exhibits, the Music Academy [of the West], the Lobero Theatre, the SB Bowl, the Arlington – all these venues are rare in a city our size. The fact that we have them here is phenomenal, and we just need to continue to promote the arts and culture here.
The press and social media? The press is one of the pillars of our democracy and has an obligation to hold people accountable to what they say and what they do, and without it you end up with chaos – which is why so many authoritarians and dictators, the first thing they do is try to disable or eviscerate the press. That right there is a huge cautionary alarm for what may be happening now, and why the press has to fight back and should fight back as aggressively as possible, calling out the truth and people need to hear it. Social media is a technology that caught everyone by surprise, the way it took over before we had any way of understanding what it meant. Most technologies in the past on communication evolved more slowly, and people got a chance to grow up with it and watch it slowly change the world. Now people use social media to serve their narrow self-interest. It’s a two-headed coin – it’s done great things across the world – but it’s also pulled people apart, shown you the m dark side of some of your neighbors or family. We haven’t figured out how to manage the conversation at the accelerated rate social media forces you to m have a conversation. I’m on Facebook only to friends, I’m old-school cause I think my friends are people I’ve met and know; I don’t have friends just because they “friend” me. I don’t tweet, I have a Twitter account – I haven’t solved how it’s going to help me communicate any better. Most issues are far more complicated than a tweet. All the things we’ve been talking about in this interview are complex issues. We’ve just been scratching the surface. They require people getting in a room and discussing this openly and with no foregone conclusions; in other words, you may have a point of view, but you must be willing to understand how your view can be altered or improved for the greater good. Too many times what social media does is build higher walls between people and shuts down conversation before it starts and that’s not a good plan. •MJ
What about housing? There is one fundamental reality, we live on a virtual island, we can’t grow anywhere else. South is the ocean, the north is the Los Padres Mountains, the east and west are protected land, SB as a region has a fixed geography. That creates a serious impediment to unrestrained growth, and no one wants unrestrained growth in SB – we don’t want it to become Orange County or the valley. Due to appropriate policies that have restricted uncontrolled growth, we have created an extremely desirable place. We also have to understand what the millennial generation expects for their housing. My kids, 25 and 31 years old, think this place [his home on Canon Perdido] is the best place to live: we walk downtown, they’re close to lattes, killer Wi-Fi, all the theaters, restaurants, and their friends are here. All of what you want to fill your cultural requirements in a short walk. They prefer not to have a car; cars are in many ways a nuisance to a lot of people. For housing in SB, we have natural limitations, we need 24 – 31 August 2017
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care how much money you make or what city you live in. These are the kind of things that have to do with the basic idea of public health. Public health is a necessity for any community to thrive. If we turn our back on public health, or any component – TrumpCare or ObamaCare – that’s a big foundation piece of public health. When people who have no access to healthcare suffer the consequence of that because they lose their home or apartment, suddenly the homeless problem becomes our problem. In the end, a safety net for people such that healthcare costs will not bankrupt them is an essential component of the moral obligation this country has to its citizens.
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) Thanking her hostess with artwork of a special collage of “Women in Embroidery” is Beverley Jackson with Ann Winn (photo by Priscilla)
Mad Hatter Tea Party hostess Ann Winn with the Mad Hatter (Drewes McFarling), and Alastair Winn (photo by Priscilla)
Mad Hatter guests include Rana and Adnan Naber, hostess Ann Winn, Nancy Gifford, Steve Buchanan, Alastair Winn, Nancy Mitchell, King Straus, Mary Jane Buchanan, and in front, Alice (Meredith LeMert), Queen of Hearts Beverley Jackson, and Mad Hatter (Drewes McFarling) (photo by Priscilla)
small opera house at London’s Royal College of Music. “Little did I know she and I would become friends through hospice work through our mutual friend, Anne, the late Duchess of Norfolk, who headed all the hospices in the U.K.,” says Beverley. “The dress is Italian silk in silver, grey, and hot pink from the days when I could afford $500 a yard for fabric from my then dressmaker Parola, which my current dressmaker, Quy, remodeled from an evening
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Robert, 74, once had 48 horses on the property, which has sweeping views of the Pacific and is described as “a fabulous setting” for a private car or art collection, or offices by uber realtor Emily Kellenberger of Village Properties – Christie’s International Real Estate, who is co-listing the swellegant home with Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury . The co-founder of Pricelock in 2006, a company that enables small and medium-sized companies to hedge fuel prices, played polo for 31 years with his Tuscany Oaks Farm team. He tells me that he and his former TV newswoman wife, Robin, intend to build another home nearby. “Our sons, Alexander and Harrison, are going off to college and I don’t play polo anymore, so it is time to downsize. We have just got back from the East Coast looking at suitable institutions, including Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Yale, MIT and Wharton, and expect to be spending more time there in due course.” It’s Chrisman Time It was a case of all that jazz at the Granada when philanthropists Roger and Sarah Chrisman hosted Portland, Oregon, saxophonist Jessy J in a private Upstairs at the G concert for premier patrons. It was the third time the 34-year-old performer and her quartet had played in the McCune Founders Room since meeting the Chrismans at a JazzTrax festival in Catalina five years ago. Having worked with Michael Bublé, Michael Bolton, Seal, and The Temptations, she played an intoxTuscany Oaks Farm on the market for $26.5 million
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Sheila Herman, Bilo Zarif, and Nina Phillips enjoying the intimate “niteclub” performance of Jessy J in the McCune Room at the Granada (photo by Priscilla)
The talented instrumentalist and composer Jessy J playing “Tequila Moon” (photo by Priscilla)
Supporters Haley and Hal Conklin, guest artist Jessy J, with SBCPA sponsors Sarah and Roger Chrisman (photo by Priscilla)
Leading the Conga line is Erin Graffy de Garcia with Elsbeth Kleen Clements, Sandra Urquhart, and Chris Lancashire (photo by Priscilla)
No Marriage, No Problem Montecito TV titan Oprah Winfrey believes her 31-year relationship with Stedman Graham would have fallen apart if they’d ever gone down the aisle together. “The only time I’ve brought it up was when I said to Stedman: ‘What would have happened if we had actually gotten married?’ And the answer is: ‘We wouldn’t be together,’” the 63-year-old mogul tells the September issue of Vogue. Although she had a temporary engagement to Graham in 1992, she tells the Conde Nast glossy that if they’d tied the knot, “We would not have stayed together, because marriage requires a different way of being in this world.” Oprah maintains her 66-year-old beau’s “interpretation of what it
means to be a husband and what it would mean for her to be a wife would have been pretty traditional, and ‘I would not have been able to fit into that.’” The lesson of remaining single, to her, is: “Live life on your own terms.” Anna Wintour’s mag also intimates that Oprah’s choice to return to TV next month as a CBS 60 Minutes special contributor was spurred by a political O magazine interview. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, she’d sit down with – as the O article described them – “ten women from both sides of the political divide” in a dinner, as they’d have a conversation means to “hash out our nation’s future.” “By pressing the conversation in such a way that people would hear each other’s stories without them being politicized, I was able to get those women from different backgrounds to begin to actually hear and feel for each other. “By the end of that two and a half hours, I could have gotten them to sing ‘Kumbaya’ for real if I’d wanted to!” Sign Language Memories of the Vietnam war are evoked by Montecito doctor Guy S. Clark in his first book Sharkbait: A Flight Surgeon’s Odyssey in Vietnam published by new Santa Barbara imprint Weeping Willow Books. Guy, the 79-year-old medical director of the Arthritis Institute of Santa Barbara, which he founded in 1975, and The Osteoporosis Institute of Santa Barbara, which he started in 1990, recounts the year from 1966-67, which the rheumatologist spent flying
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more than 90 bombing missions in Phantom F4-C jets, while also taking care of other pilots. “I titled the book Sharkbait because that was the call sign for our squadron mission,” he told me a bijou book bash at Tecolote, the bustling bibliophile bastion in the upper village. “We were one of four squadrons. “I had a foot locker filled with handwritten notes from the time. I was going to throw them out, but then I decided to write about my experiences.” Guy was a 28-year-old Air Force physician when he received orders to deploy to Vietnam – though his goal was to be an astronaut, but he failed the eyesight test. A number of chapters recounted by the father of five children in the 613 page tome tell of the harrowing times he had to plunge from his helicopter into Viet Cong-infested jungle to find the remains of missing pilots. For his service, Guy received the Bronze Star, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and the Vietnam Service Medal. A job well done. High and Lowe Montecito actor Rob Lowe has shown his compassionate side. The 53-year-old, who has been busy promoting his new A&E TV series The Lowe Files, took time out to send a fan battling lung cancer a heartfelt message – making her lifelong wish come true. Rob surprised Alex Charpentier, 48 – who revealed she was told earlier this month that she “could die tomorrow” – with the video after learning of her dire diagnosis. The brave single mother and marathon runner, who lives in San Antonio, Texas, watched on in delight from her hospice room as Rob deemed her a “fighter” and that he was “sending prayers her way.” He told Alex – who has followed his career from his teen idol days: “Word has gotten back to me that you are a longtime supporter of mine. “I cannot tell you what that means to me, that people like what I do and pay attention to what I do. Particularly people who have been as enthusiastic as you. “I’ve seen some of your postings and I want to thank you. I want to say God bless and I’m sending prayers to you. I’m thinking of you. I know you are in a really tough fight. “You’re a fighter. I want to pat you on the back and hopefully give you some inspiration. I got more stuff I’m doing and you got be around to see it! All my love, I’m thinking about you.” In another video, Alex is seen watching Rob’s message. “I went from drooling over you as an adolescent to respecting you as
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an actor, parent, human being, when you were fighting against your own illness, fighting [for] your marriage,” she says. “You have been a staple in my life. I was diagnosed a year ago... When my friends showed your video to my kids, they cried. I will cherish this.” Never Land
Academy in the 1930s, went on to become a guerrilla leader during the World War II Japanese occupation of the Philippines, joining the Filipino resistance and leading 40,000 guerrilla troops. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and Purple Heart, Ramsey, who died in California in 2015 at the age of 95 and is buried in
Jacqueline Walters, Lisa Faitell, Pat Nesbitt, and Deborah Richards (photo by Charles Ward)
Tip of the Cap After the successful hat contest earlier this summer, the Santa Barbara Polo Club has asked me to reprise my role as judge for a second competition taking place at the Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open final next Sunday (27), the biggest day of the club’s season. As usual, there will be three categories for the mélange of millinery magnificence – the most creative, the most colorful, and the biggest. And you don’t all have to rush off to New York or London to purchase your tony tête topper, given the Carpinteria club’s boutique has quite a selection of suitable Pacific brims.
Annette and Richard Caleel, Tamara Henry, and Steve Barber (photo by Charles Ward)
Ursula Nesbitt and Teran Davis (photo by Charles Ward)
Peter Clark, Gloria Montano, and Charles Ward (photo by Charles Ward)
It was a case of reel life when polo playing hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt and his wife, Ursula, hosted a screening at their sprawling Summerland estate, Bella Vista, for a new documentary Never Surrender, about Edwin Ramsey, the leader of the last mounted cavalry charge in U.S. military history in 1942. Ramsey, who played polo under the auspices of the Oklahoma Military
Arlington National Cemetery, became a hero in the Philippines and lived with his family in Japan, embracing his erstwhile enemies, seeking understanding rather than revenge. The 75-minute $325,000 film, narrated by actor Josh Brolin, was produced by Santa Monica resident Steve Barber with director Matthew Hausle and took the duo seven months to
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make, with Pat having a cameo role. Among the equestrian crowd turning out for the polo party were Paul Orfalea, Wes Ru, Madison Richardson, Toni Simon, Nigel Gallimore, Charles Ward, Peter Clark, Alison Hansen, and Richard and Annette Caleel. Gwyneth’s Great White Way Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, one of our rarefied enclave’s newer residents, is heading to Broadway. She is working on Head Over Heels, a musical on the all-female group The Go-Go’s. Gwynnie is producing the Great White Way show with ex-beau Donovan Leitch, Rick Ferrari, and Christine Russell, with music arrangements by Tom Kitt and Go-Go’s guitarist Charlotte Caffey. An “investors one-sheet” has started making the rounds to woo backers and begins with: “This project is a dream come true for me. I hope you will join us on this very exciting journey.” – Gwyneth.” “The show is about inclusion and gender equality,” says Leitch. “It is a fun, irreverent musical comedy for all genders. We decided it was better to just say that in person.” The period piece is set in 1590 to the band’s 1980s tunes.
Sightings: Rocker Kenny Loggins checking out the Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach..Actress Natalie Portman and her choreographer-husband Benjamin Millepied at Olio e Limone for the second time in 10 days....Ralph Lauren Polo model Nacho Figueras at the SB Polo Club Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ 24 – 31 August 2017
Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.
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im Dreaver has a lot of titles for the free gatherings he offers every other week at a private residence in Santa Barbara: Only Now is Real. Awaken Our True Power. Flowering in Freedom. The Power of Awakening. True Inner Peace. Activating the Shift. Freedom from Your Reactive Ego. But no matter the words, the essence of his message stays true – an understanding of how much our brains want to complicate things, when peace comes from simply existing in the moment and recognizing that we are the observer behind the mind, the awareness that never changes. “Most people take themselves to be a me, an I, or their name. They look outside themselves for happiness, fulfillment, and security. But the truth is only found when we look within,” he explained. “When we start to be present right here and right now, we see that our thoughts, emotions, and judgments come and go, while we, the one who experiences them, are always here. Having that awareness of pure consciousness or being-ness – the words are only pointers, of course – that is what is meant by awakening.” Our judgments, expectations, and self-sabotaging “stories” and resultant behaviors are what get in the way of the pure knowledge and acceptance that we’re all aware people who are already free. Letting go of the stories – or at least being aware that they’re only stories – is the key to inner joy. End Your Story, Begin Your Life is the title of the first book from Dreaver, a New Zealand native who has taught at Esalen Institute and elsewhere for many years. His own awakening happened after meeting European non-duality master, Jean Klein, after a 20-year journey “seeking enlightenment, or inner freedom,” he said. “That came to an end when I finally realized my true nature. I have been at peace, free from conflict and suffering, ever since.” Dreaver later refined his practice in master sessions with another teacher in Ojai who told the students that the secret to happiness is “I don’t mind what happens,” Drever recalled. “When you are awake and free, you go with the flow. You don’t resist anything. Total acceptance of what is.” Now, Dreaver – who is putting the finishing touches on a new book titled We Are Beautiful: Mastering the Simple Practice that Liberates Our Love – offers the bi-weekly gatherings where he teaches the simple yet powerful 24 – 31 August 2017
Jim Dreaver spearheads “Awakening to Freedom” on Monday, August 28
practice to help other people realize their true nature. Whenever we notice ourselves caught up in our “story,” whether positive or negative, or are suffering in any way, we stop, be present, and ground ourselves here, now. “People can relate to my teaching as very practical and down-to-Earth, market-place oriented,” he said. “The pure truth. The truth of our existence. This. Here. Now.” The meetings are available to anyone, on a voluntary donation basis, though Dreaver also offers private sessions in person or over Skype. “I do it because I love teaching, and being in that space,” he explained. “I love doing the work because I’m hoping to help others to awaken. Secretly, I want to save the world. I have that version for the whole world in peace. It seems a long time away. But only now is real, no matter what the clock says.” The next gathering, dubbed “Awakening to Freedom”, takes place 7 to 8:45 pm on Monday, August 28, at a private home of a friend and colleague on Verde Vista Drive in Santa Barbara. Call 563-4904 for directions and to reserve a spot. Visit www.jim dreaver.com for more information. As for the different titles? “I’m always searching for the perfect expression, but of course, there isn’t one. I’m just a human being trying to find a way to attract the most people. Everybody has a different story. I don’t know what’s going to resonate. But it’s all about realizing we – our awareness – is always here and now.”
also been profiled in The New Yorker, toured with Oprah, and named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time Magazine in 2011. Now, Bell, who has a regular show at Largo, the comedy and music club in Los Angeles famed for creating connections and collaborations – is coming to Santa Barbara courtesy of The Way Collective. In a lecture/discussion at the Narrative Loft near the Funk Zone, Bell will speak on such topics as what’s happening in our world politically, culturally, and spiritually; why things appear more polarized than ever; and what that says about where we’re headed. He’ll address such questions as what this situation means for the future of faith, and how to welcome this new world not with fear and anxiety but from a grounded, centered place of anticipation and peace. The talk begins at 7:15 pm on Saturday, August 26, at the large upstairs loft at 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez. Come early for a pre-event social including free beer and wine donated by Third Window Brewing Co. The Way Collective – which has previously brought Peter Rollins’s Pints & Parables to SOhO – is a new Santa Barbara-based practice and value-based movement and a community for people looking to unite by living well for the common good. Tickets are $25. Call 979-5089 or visit www. waycollective.org.
Cuddle up in Summer
Meanwhile, the Cuddle Connection, led by platonic touch therapist Amber York and her assistant Miguel Trujillo, which gets even deeper into exploring actual physical connection, also returns this weekend. The event is an opportunity to give, receive, and share physical contact in purely platonic ways. Talking is largely relegated to the background following an initial hour of instruction and learning of various forms of touch – there are dozens of positions and methods beyond the traditional hug – with an emphasis on clear and concise safety techniques to protect your individual boundaries. The remaining time is when participants have the chance to use the information to interact with others and, if desired, be in physical
Ringing a Bell
Rob Bell is the New York Times bestselling author of 10 books, including Love Wins, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, The Zimzum of Love, How To Be Here, and What is the Bible? His podcast, called the RobCast, was named by iTunes Best of 2015. Bell has My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS: “Shut your mouth and eat your supper.”
contact. No touch is ever required, and people should feel free to go at their own pace. The group aims to create fun and instill heart energy and skills that you can later filter into your daily life. The Cuddle Connection gathering takes place 6:30 to 9:30 pm on Saturday, August 26, is at the Santa Barbara Body Therapy Institute, 516 N. Quarantina Street. The $20 fee ($15 by August 23) covers all the activities and instruction, including light refreshments. An RSVP at www.meetup. com/Cuddle-and-Connection-SantaBarbara/events/242437846/?rv=me1 would be appreciated, but advance notice is not required. Feel free to drop in on a whim to explore. For more information or questions, call or text York at 450-2907.
You? Me? Us?
After mid-summer hiatuses, two ongoing gatherings that approach creating community from slightly different angles are resuming their monthly schedules this week. Authentic Relating Games, the funfilled, connection-creating evening of highly interactive group exercises facilitated by husband-and-wife life and leadership coaches Simon D’Arcy and Tamra Rutherford, returns to Yoga Soup on Friday, August 25. This month’s theme, The 3rd Body, aims to explore the concept of Self & Other. There’s me and there’s you. That’s easily identifiable. But what makes you and me a “we”? What is the space between me and you? The 3rd Body, in this construct, is the relationship itself – which is the focus in general of Authentic Relating. It can feel incredibly intimate to become aware of what’s between us. In this space, what is it like to feel the connection or lack thereof? All are invited to explore the magic of attending to what is there, in the space between. Admission for the 7 to 9:30 pm evening is $18 in advance, or $25 the day of or at the door at Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way near the downtown train station. Check in by 6:45 to preserve your space and finish greeting friends and newcomers to start on time. Call 965-8811 or visit www. yogasoup.com. •MJ
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The four Profant sisters, Mignonne, Musette, Marie, and Michele at their Foundation party
The happy caballero Gary Simpson and Jill Nida in fiesta finery
parties, which is in the courthouse on the second floor in the Mural Room and adjoining balcony. It was a soldout affair for this year’s 8th annual. Not only is there a whole Mexican meal with margaritas and wine, but you can view the Las Noches de Ronda festivities going on below on the stage in the Sunken Garden. All the party proceeds go to the restoration and conservation of the courthouse. The person responsible for our wonderful evening was chair Robert Mislang and his committee Dana Reno, Steve Thompson, Jan Ferrell, and Cristen O’Donnel. Some of those fiesteros were Mareva and Herb Barthels, Angelique and Eric Davis, Kay and Wayne Graham, La Presidente Rhonda Henderson, Penny Jenkins, mayor Helene Schneider, Lynn Kirst, Debbie Saucedo, and Carol Wathen. To help our courthouse, call (805) 770-7222 or log on to sbclf.org.
Costume winner Eric Davis with his wife, Angelique
Gonzalo Sarmiento with costume winner Julie Ann Brown
for which she is famous not only all across the United States but around the world. But the evening kept going with dancing under the canopy of El Paseo. Some of those who love this soiree were Pat Hinds, Judy and Brian Robertson, David Bolton, Gonzalo Sarmiento, Lynn Brittner, Mara Abboud, Mary Collier, Judy Hill, Father Larry Gosslin, Archie McLaren, Mimi Michaelis, Jon and Bonnie Henricks, Toni Simon and Dr. Madison Richardson, Sheriff Bill and Donna Brown, Akiko Kobori and Hiroko Benko, Jane Burkemper, Mirabel Jarchow, Geonine Moriarty and Joyce Shaar. As the Profant sisters say, “Now celebrating its 17th year as a non-profit organization, the Profant Foundation has given hundreds of scholarships to developing artists of all ages and has sponsored exhibits and performances for arts education. Nearly 100 years ago, the Profant family began its cultural involvement in the Santa Barbara community by helping to launch CAMA, the Music Academy of the West and Old Spanish Days.” The four sisters, Mignonne, Musette, Marie, and Michele, and their mom Lyn created their foundation in the spirit of generosity established by their late father John E. Profant. It is funded with community support and proceeds from their annual gala.
David Bolton, Jeannie Davis, Herb Barthels, and Donna Long at the Profant fundraiser
Fiesta Finale Gala
The best way to end Fiesta is to attend the Fiesta Finale Gala given by the Profant Foundation at the El Paseo Restaurant. It was a sold-out event and seems to get better with every year. Grassini Winery hosted a pre-party wine tasting where the International opera star Milena Kitic joined guests to chat before her performance later in the evening. There were cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while the guests mixed and checked out the silent auction. Jill Nida and I were busy checking out the costumes trying to choose the best male and female for a prize. Eric Davis and Julie Ann Brown won the honors. The El Paseo Restaurant looked awesome, done in black and red with the red and gold banners hanging all around the balcony. I remember the days when I worked up there 24 – 31 August 2017
Opera star Milena Kitic at the Grassini wine tasting
for LaBelle Modeling Agency, which rented the whole top floor. We put on fashion shows in the restaurant every Saturday. The Profant Foundation gives artistic scholarships and the recent winners were there to meet the guests: The Piano Brothers Zeyn and Rhyan Shweyk; Robert Cassidy, pianist; Alicia St. John, author; Julia Martyn, violinist; Maya Rouillard, bassoonist; and Jackson Gilles, singer/songwriter. Each year, the Profants give the
Michelangelo Award to those who have given outstanding service to the Foundation. This year, the award went to Sigrid Toye, Jill Nida, and Gary Simpson. The evening’s entertainment was like a nightclub show. There was a “painting come to life,” a tableau vivant, of John Singer Sargent’s El Jaleo, authentic Flamenco by Ricardo Chavez and company, and reminiscent of Dancing with the Stars Kristen and Serge Chmelnitzki danced a paso double and a rumba. Fabulous! They own Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Watching them made you want to go for lessons in ballroom dancing. The show ended with mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic singing from Carmen,
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM: “Just you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!”
The girls are especially sentimental about the El Paseo Restaurant because that is where their parents met during Fiesta in 1950. Mignonne remembers, “Our father’s love of music was always evident. Often we’d hear him driving up in that huge Lincoln Continental with the radio blasting the exhilarating sounds of Placido Domingo and Poppy in full voice, pouring out through the open sunroof.” He began singing lessons again in his 40s. As Marie states, “Helping artists on their voyage…” If you would like to help, call her at (805) 682-8184 for information. Next year, think Profant Fiesta Finale for a proper ending to Old Spanish Days and a chance to say one last, “Viva la Fiesta!” •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL
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Champs, and that was it. “When we came back to Los Angeles, I said, ‘I’m going to be a professional artist’, even though I didn’t know what that meant,” she said. “But I immediately rented a studio and set out to become an artist.” The studying continues to this day, as her mentors have included master painter Lance Richlin, California impressionist Sharon Burkett-Kaiser, and the Chinese master impressionist Jove Wang. But even as her technique and technical skill have increased, her vision as a portrait artist and pleinair painter whose attributes include an ability to capture jewel-like colors and employ thick, bold, bravura-style brushwork have remained the same 22 years later, she said. “When I started out, it was pure instinct. I didn’t have a lot of knowledge, but there was an inner voice that I wanted to express. After all the classes, I feel that I understand the principles. Now, I’m putting the two together.” Hoffman was the subject of “Impressions in Oil and Stone”, a recent show at Oliver & Espig Fine Art Gallery here in Montecito that’s just coming to a close after already being extended a few months. The public can get a deeper sense of her work and the environment where she creates it when Hoffman participates in next weekend’s 16th annual Santa Barbara Studio Artists Tour. She plans to show many of the small sketches she’s created as a member of the local figure group, as well as larger plein-air works on next weekend’s tour. “I’ve opened my studio back in L.A. for family and friends, but this will be a little broader,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to meeting the public and talking to people about my work. I enjoy that aspect. It’s important to see the reception my work receives, to see it displayed and hear what people think.” As for leaving behind her nearly 30-year career in nursing, aspects of that profession still show up in her paintings. “One of my strengths as a nurse was taking care of patients’ bereaved families,” she said. “I loved being able to help them and give them solace. In painting, I’m also very interested and attracted to the humanity in all of us. In my figurative work, the people in the painting become real people with whom I interact. It sounds really crazy, but I get more reward from my painting than I did from nursing.” (Annie Hoffman will be among 40-plus artists participating in the tour, which takes place in Santa Barbara and surrounding communities from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday & Sunday, September 1-2, and 11 am to 2 pm on Monday, September 3. For tickets, a
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list of artists, and an online preview, visit www.anniehoffmanart.com and www.santabarbarastudioartists.com or call 280-9178.)
Book ’em
Apparently, serving in the medical profession isn’t a barrier to writing books either. John Burley, who serves as an emergency medicine physician in the Bay Area for his main source of income, is also a novelist with three books to his name. The latest, The Quiet Child, has been described as a gripping and darkly psychological story about family, suspicion, and the price we are willing to pay to protect those we love the most. Set in the summer of 1954 in the tiny town of Cottonwood, in Shasta County, California, the story finds six-year-old Danny McCray, a strange and silent child, suspected of bringing ruin to those around him; even his own mother is plagued by an illness. After a stranger arrives, the boy and his brother go missing. In the search that follows, everyone is a suspect, even the boys’ parents. Burley, who won the National Black Ribbon Award recognizing a new voice in suspense writing for his debut novel The Absence of Mercy, will sign copies of Child at Chaucer’s at 7 pm Tuesday, August 29. Next Thursday, August 31, native Santa Barbaran John Andrew Fredrick celebrates the publication of two new books, including a treatise on the film director Wes Anderson. “F**king Innocent” examines the filmmaker behind The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Grand Budapest Hotel, as Fredrick, who has taught Anderson’s early work at USC, examines the director’s three earliest films, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tennenbaums. The other new literary work from Fredrick – who not only grew up in town but also received his Ph.D. from UCSB, where he has since taught writing – is called Your Caius Aquilla. The work is comprised of hilarious letters between a doting and brave (but quite bumbling) legionary and his beautiful wife, Lora. While Caius fights barbarians, Lora cossets her adorable (and cruel) children, and fends off lovers of both sexes. An act of fate and mistaken identity eventually brings Caius home for good.
Going Clubbing
Looking to get deeper into reading and connecting about books? The Santa Barbara Public Library is launching four new themed book clubs, with each hosted by a librarian who works in the system. Topics cover a wide range of subjects and genres, and people can join any of the Santa Barbara Public Library book clubs simply by reading (in any format) the
selected book and attending the club meeting of choice. The History Book Club gets going on Thursday, August 31, at 10:30 am with a focus on local literary looks at our past. While the history of Santa Barbara informs the choices for the first three reads, other eras and subjects will be chosen based on feedback from members plus books related to other events and library programs such as Thematic Learning Circles in partnership with UCSB Arts & Lectures. First up is Diary of a Sea Captain’s Wife: Tales of Santa Cruz Island, Margaret Holden Eaton’s tale of her life operating the Pelican Bay Camp on Santa Cruz Island in the early part of the 20th century. True and fictional stories of corruption and misdeeds fall under the auspices of the Crime Book Club, which has its first meeting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, September 6. The Blue Hammer, by the late local Santa Barbara author Ross Macdonald, gets the honors of serving as the launching literary work. The Fiction Book Club begins at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 12, with Another Brooklyn, by Jacqueline Woodson, in which readers will meet August as she returns to Brooklyn to bury her father and confronts memories of her childhood as a young black girl in turbulent 1970s Brooklyn. Those who are unafraid of guilty pleasures might want to check out the new YA for Grownups Book Club at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, September 20. Initiates will be discussing the Morris Award-winning young adult novel The Serpent King, by Jeff Zentner, in order to explore how the relationships of a high school social outsider and son of a Pentecostal minister are relevant and relatable for those long past their teenage years. All of the clubs meet at the Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. All books are available in multiple formats throughout the Santa Barbara Public Library System. Place a hold online at www. SBPLibrary.org or call 962-7653 for staff assistance in placing a hold on a title.
A Bond-ing Experience
UCSB Arts & Lectures’s summer film series, “007: Bond, James Bond”, comes to a close on Friday night with a final screening at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden, your last chance to enjoy an action movie under the stars. Skyfall, the 2012 film that represented Daniel Craig’s third turn as the uber-agent (and is also the highest-grossing film in the series), finds our hero facing a mess of his own creation as undercover agents around the world have been exposed. Javier Bardem as Bond’s nemesis, a former agent gone bad, leading Bond, and
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us, to some of the world’s most exotic locations. Santa Barbara DJ Darla Bea plays a Bond-themed live DJ set as the sun sets before the 8:30 pm show.
Further Focus on Film
Blue Horizons, a collaboration between the Carsey-Wolf Center’s Environmental Media Initiative, Department of Film and Media Studies, and the UCSB Summer Sessions, is a one-day festival of short films. The premiere of the four topical short student documentaries, each of which communicate vital marine issues from a coastal California perspective, takes place 7 to 9 pm Friday, followed by a reception in the lobby. Free, but reservations are recommended at www. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock. Extremis, Dan Krauss’s 2016 short documentary film following doctors, families, and patients as they make end-of-life decisions, was nominated for an Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Subject. Unity of Santa Barbara screens the well-reviewed film about creating desired choices in a difficult time, followed by a panel discussion that includes experts from Visiting Nurses and Hospice Care, the Alliance for Living & Dying Well, and Unity’s Reverend Larry. Admission to the 7 pm event on Friday is free.
Mental Health Resources Fair
Agencies and organizations that provide free, low-cost, and/or sliding scale mental health service throughout the city are joining together in one centralized location on Wednesday afternoon, August 30, at the Santa Barbara Public Library’s main branch downtown. The event is aimed toward providing information and increasing access to a wide range of services, including direct counseling, treatment, support groups, advocacy, and connections to additional resources. Mental health challenges can affect people of any age or socioeconomic status, but despite advances, stigma still prevents many people from seeking treatment. However, just as physical health is supported through regular exercise and checkups, so are mental and emotional health supported through preventive care and timely treatment of any and all concerns. To that end, the library is also hosting a month-long creative, interactive display that features common mental health questions and experiences, as well as pertinent books, periodicals, and informational pamphlets from local service providers. Light refreshments will be served during the afternoon event, which takes place 3:30 to 6:30 pm at the library located at 40 E. Anapamu St. Call 564-5642 or visit www.SBPLibrary.org. •MJ 24 – 31 August 2017
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 5534 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5534 for the FY18 Water Main Replacement Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “FY18 Water Main Replacement Project, Bid No. 5534". The project involves the replacement of water mains within the City and County of Santa Barbara. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: abandonment, removal and installation of existing and proposed water mains in asphalt concrete streets including all valves, fittings and appurtenances per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $5,309,870. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10AM at 630 Garden Street, David Gebhard Public Meeting Room. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Tom Evans, Project Engineer, 805-560-7544. In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. 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 the Department of Industrial Relations. 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. Per California Civil Code Section 9550, 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 within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority 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 race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: August 30 and Sept 6, 2017 Montecito Journal
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5552 DUE DATE & TIME: September 6, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Power Centers for Marina Dock Boxes The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ___________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: August 23, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5554 DUE DATE & TIME: September 13, 2017 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Weekly Cleaning of Pedestrian Walkways The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that any service purchase order issued as a result of this bid may be subject to the provisions and regulations of the City of Santa Barbara Ordinance No. 5384, Santa Barbara Municipal Code, Chapter 9.128 and its impending regulations relating to the payment of Living Wages. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: August 23, 2017 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Midnite Sun, 958 Cocopah Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Nurit Ruckenstein, 958 Cocopah Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the
County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 15, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania
My mother taught me about STAMINA: “You’ll sit there until all that spinach is gone.”
Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 20170002299. Published August 23, 30, September 6, 13, 2017. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Marital Asset Resolutions; Wellworth Financial, 5640 Stanford Street, Ventura, CA 93003. Brenda J. Wilson, 5640 Stanford Street, Ventura, CA 93003. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 25, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2017-0002126. Published August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Physician’s Practice Management Consortium, 1441 Wyant Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Richmond Zapalac Investments, LLC, 1441 Wyant Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 17, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2017-0002035. Published August 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: E.V. Holdings, LLC, 801 Hot Springs Road, Montecito, CA 93108. E.V. Holdings, LLC, 801 Hot Springs Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 1, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2017-0002192. Published August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Autumn Brands, 5425 Carpinteria Avenue #250, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Johannes Brand, 5425 Carpinteria Avenue #250, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Autumn Shelton, 17 Conejo Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 17, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Serena Grossman. FBN No. 2017-0002041. Published August 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Inner Space, 1187 Coast Village Road #194, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Lynne Alexander, 1187 Coast Village Road #194, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 3, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2017-0002213. Published August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dukky Repair and Recovery, 16 West Calle Laureles, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Henri Lombardi Grimm, 1377 East Valley RD, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 26, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 2017-0002154. Published August 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bambi Lash Boutique, 113 W. Mission St. Suite E, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Nicole Louise Elias, PO Box 0324, Summerland, CA 93067. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 1, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tania Paredes-Sadler. FBN No. 2017-0002195. Published August 9, 16, 23, 30, 2017.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NextHome Preferred Properties, 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. Decker Realty, Inc., 988 Fredensborg Canyon Road, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 28, 2017. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2017-0002167. Published August 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017.
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you through life.” Next we walked to the Rodrigue Studio, one of more than 100 art galleries in the single square mile of Carmel village. Diggy wanted to visit because it’s the home of the famous Blue Dog paintings by the late Louisiana artist George Rodrigue. The paintings were inspired by the French-Cajun legend of the loup garou, a sort of bayou ghost or devil dog. But pictorially, they were based on Rodrigue’s cute terrier-spaniel mix. He named her Tiffany, the painter’s wife explains, “to make her feel important as the runt of the litter and the last puppy left in the box.” You’ve probably seen the artist’s depiction: a blue dog with big pointy ears, staring directly at you. The pooch usually appears against a surreal background, ranging from a cardboard carton to a red gothic mansion; he may be sporting a necktie or gazing across the back of a green lizard. Today, Blue Dog paintings start at $60,000. I liked the ones I saw at the gallery. Still, I couldn’t totally shake the nagging feeling that a repeated gimmick might be at play here, so I was pleased to learn that the artist shared his good fortune, leaving behind a philanthropic organization dedicated to educating children through the arts. We walked to the beach, where a broad slope of white-sugar sand leads to the water. Waves roll ashore as if in a painted seascape. The coastline sweeps from Point Lobos in the south to a peninsula of manicured golf links at Pebble Beach to the north. There were tots with sand pails, local mothers chatting, and all kinds of dogs. Free of their leashes, some romped through the cold shallows – the paws that refreshes! A big black lab and a small pug, recent acquaintances, chased round and round. I’ve never seen so many dogs having so much fun. After a time, Diggy suggested we head back to our hotel for a rest. The Cypress Inn, a handsome 1929 Spanish-Moorish hotel with thick white walls, is partly owned by singer and actress Doris Day, a longtime champion of animals and a pioneer in pet-friendly travel since the 1980s. Her love of animals explains why you can bring any critter; these have included not just dogs and cats, but a three-foot-long iguana and a parrot perched on a guest’s shoulder. “Que Sera, Sera,” as Day sang in her 1956 hit: “Whatever will be, will be.” The sunny blonde with the sunny voice serves as a warm (if disembodied) hostess at the inn, where the walls are decorated with her silver-screen posters and televisions stream her old movies, such as Pillow Talk. (At 95, she now lives in nearby Carmel Valley.) Defining the idea of “casual but elegant,” the inn has a living room
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right out of a movie star’s Beverly Hills mansion – a lofty wood-beamed ceiling, a big fireplace at the end of the room, a grand piano, conversational groupings of chairs and loveseats, shelves of books, and doors opening onto a patio. Merry, Diggy, and I went up to our second-floor room, whose Juliet balcony overlooked a courtyard. A complimentary decanter of cream sherry greeted us, while Diggy got dog treats, a water bowl, and his own plush blanket to curl up on. We all took a little nap. We had reservations for dinner downstairs at Terry’s, passing through the bar on the way. It was packed with Carmel locals and their dogs, who come for the inn’s Yappy Hour. All the pooches got along – no bar(k) fights. We chose a table in the patio garden, where bougainvillea and red camellias grew against the white walls. We were greeted by Toby, a wire-haired fox terrier at the next table. Cream colored, with two gray spots on his back, he was a ringer for Asta in the classic Thin Man movies. Upon seeing Diggy, he stood up on his back legs and waved his front paws in greeting – very endearing. There was lots of doggie crosstalk between tables, and even guests who hadn’t brought their pets took out cell phones to show us photos of their dogs back home. A German shepherd sat near us, socializing with a cocker spaniel whose golden fur closely matched the blonde hairdo of its mistress. If I squinted, I could almost imagine it was Doris Day. As our own four-legged ambassador eagerly met the nearby dogs, and we met their people, I realized something: we had thought we were introducing Diggy to Carmel, but it turned out that he was introducing us.
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GETTING THERE: Carmel-bythe-Sea is 240 miles north of Santa Barbara, a four-hour drive via U.S. 101 to CA 68 and CA 1. VISITOR INFORMATION: www. carmelcalifornia.com. A visitor center in Carmel Plaza (Ocean Avenue between Junipero and Mission) offers maps and brochures. The plaza has a drinking fountain for dogs called the Fountain of Woof. DOG FRIENDLY: www.carmelcali fornia.com/dog-friendly-carmel.htm has links to pet-friendly hotels and restaurants.
WHERE TO STAY
CYPRESS INN (Lincoln and 7th St., 831-624-3871 or 800-443-7443, www. cypress-inn.com) Luxurious yet
easygoing, the inn has 44 rooms and suites, some with fireplaces, verandas, and/or Jacuzzi baths. Decorated in warm brown and cream, they have flat-screen TVs, fine linens, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Evening turndown service includes chocolates and dog biscuits. The staff is warm and helpful. Breakfast features fresh berries, excellent scrambled eggs, new potatoes with onions, and baked goodies, including trademark puffy popovers. Rates from $279 to $599, pet fee $30 per night; pet sitters available. Terry’s Lounge and Restaurant serves locally sourced Monterey Bay and Mediterranean dishes. I liked the seared sesame-crusted ahi tuna with soba noodles and julienne vegetables. Cocktails are inspired by the era of the 1920s to 1940s. HOFSAS HOUSE (4th and San Carlos, 831-624-2745, www.hofsas house.com) This pet-friendly, budget-friendly inn, family-run for 70 years, is a few blocks from central Carmel but out of the bustle. There are 38 simple but well-kept rooms with Dutch doors and some fireplac-
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es, balconies (distant ocean views), and kitchens. Pool, continental breakfast, Wi-Fi. General manager and co-owner Carrie Theis, who sits on the city council, is a trove of tips for enjoying Carmel with your dog. Rates from $110 to $390.
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See the link under “Dog Friendly,” above. I especially like: ANTON & MICHEL (Mission St. between Ocean and 7th, 831-6242406, www.antonandmichel.com) An airy, elegant restaurant serving creative California cuisine. We had lunch in a sunny courtyard with a fountain pool and rose trees, ordering sand dabs (me), ahi tuna salad niçoise (Merry), and dazzlingly good salted-caramel crème brûlée (both of us, so we wouldn’t have a duel of the spoons). Our waitress spotted Diggy under the table and brought a bowl of water. Charming owner Tony Salameh, a Palestinian trained in hospitality in Switzerland, stopped by for a chat; ask if he’s there when you visit. •MJ 24 – 31 August 2017
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Twelve by 12 – Following three straight big-cast musicals, PCPA Theaterfest closes out its 2017 outdoor season at the Solvang Festival Theater with a dozen-show long production of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduringly romantic comedy, Twelfth Night. Two campaigns are being quietly waged in the same house: one by the lovesick Lord Orsino against the heart of the indifferent Olivia, the other by an alliance of servants and hangerson against the high-handedness of their steward, the pompous Malvolio. When Orsino engages the cross-dressed Viola to plead with Olivia on his behalf, it sets off a bittersweet chain of events that offers the Bard a bevy of opportunities to induce belly laughs. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, the play combines low pranks with high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love with sublime poetry and exquisite songs. Director Roger DeLaurier, PCPA’s Conservatory director and associate artistic director and a nearly 30-year veteran of the company, has directed more than 60 productions at PCPA, including several by Shakespeare, so the cast headed by Sarah Hollis as Viola, Gerrad Alex Taylor as Sebastian, Timothy Paul Brown as Duke Orsino, Karin Hendricks as Olivia, and local Polly Firestone Walker as Maria is in good hands.
WHEN: Previews tonight & tomorrow, opens at 8 pm Saturday and continues for 12 performances through September 10 WHERE: Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd Street, Solvang COST: $22.50 to $51.50 INFO: 922-8313 or www.pcpa.org SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 Pickin’ with Pete – Peter Feldmann’s last couple of local shows earlier this year were actually a 35-mile drive for the bluegrass impresario, who made a move to the Santa Ynez Valley almost two decades ago after establishing both the original Bluebird Cafe and Old Time Fiddlers Convention years earlier. But tonight, the folk and bluegrass maven gets to play back home in Los Olivos, where he has invited some old friends from the music industry to join him in an intimate, all-acoustic concert of early country and bluegrass music. Peter will be joined by Bay Area singersongwriter Mayne Smith, who plays resophonic guitar, pedal steel, and rhythm guitar; former New Christie Minstrels member Gene Libbea, a singer and bass player who won two Grammys during his days with the Nashville Bluegrass Band (he’s also recorded with Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Steve Earl, Ry Cooder, and Clint Black, just to name a few); and Feldmann’s longtime
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 Pony up – The 16-goal season at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club comes to an end with the final of the Gulfstream Pacific Coast Open this weekend. The “Sport of Kings” has long been a local tradition, as the Carpinteria club dates back more than a century and has hosted some of greatest players in the sport’s history, as well as English royalty when Prince Charles came to town several years back. But even if you can’t tell a mallet from a baseball bat and have no idea how hitting the ball establishes a line and a right of way, the matches are well worth attending. Today’s semi-finals featuring Klentner Ranch versus Restoration Hardware and Farmers & Merchants Bank versus Lucchese take place on the outer fields, and are generally sparsely attended, so you can spread out up-close to the action and take in the gorgeous scenery of the 87-acre setting just a few blocks from the ocean. Meanwhile, Sunday’s final is an annual social event much like the famous scene from the Julia Roberts/Richard Gere film Pretty Woman that is open to the general public for just $10 for grandstand seating. The outfits and hats are truly a sight to see, though the polo should also be quite compelling. WHEN: Seminals 1 & 4 pm today; Final 3 pm Sunday WHERE: 3375 Foothill Road, Carpinteria COST: free today, $10 general admission Sunday INFO: 684-6683 or www.sbpolo.com
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 R&B Prerogatives – It would be hard to overstate the success of Bobby Brown back in 1988, when the former member of New Edition – he co-founded the band back in Roxbury, Massachusetts, when he was just 9 – broke through with his second solo album. Brown was still a teenager when Don’t Be Cruel came out, but he’d already had a No. 1 R&B solo hit with “Girlfriend” two years earlier. The new album spawned the massive singles “My Prerogative” and “Every Little Step”, both of which became signature songs from Brown, as well as three additional hit songs, all of which crossed over to reach the pop Top 10. The album eventually sold more than 12 million copies and Brown won a Grammy the following year. There was only one more album, Bobby, before Brown largely shelved his career for his marriage to Whitney Houston, eventually releasing only two more solo albums, while re-joining the original members of New Edition for several on-and-off again stints, including a long tour last year. But Brown is on his own again for the current tour, which includes a stop tonight at the Chumash Casino. Opening is the Oakland-born R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné, who made their debut in 1988, the same year Brown was rising to fame. “Little Walter” became a No.1 R&B hit right out of the box and the album was certified gold, while their second album, The Revival, featured “Feels Good”, “Whatever You Want”, “The Blues”, and “It Never Rains (In Southern California)”, all four of which went on to become No. 1 hits on the Billboard charts. But the group only recorded two more studio albums before disbanding in 1996. Their latest reunion once again pairs them with a contemporary in Brown for what promises to be a true down R&B memory lane. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $55 to $75 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com
Very Lonesome Boys partner David West (ex of Cache Valley Drifters) on harmony vocals, banjo, fingerpicked guitar, and mandolin. They’ll be performing many old favorites, as well as some rare and little-heard songs by groups such as the original Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, The Blue Sky Boys, Uncle Dave Macon, Bill and Charlie Monroe. The show will be staged as an informal jam and open exchange of ideas between musicians from different areas of the state in unusual combinations new to the area. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Santa Ynez Valley Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos COST: $12.50 INFO: 688-9894 Specific Pride – The Pacific Pride Festival has a new location and a new determination and fervor amid the current political climate for its mission to build community, foster visibility, and celebrate sexuality and gender diversity while raising funds for the organization’s LGBTQ+ programs and services in Santa Barbara County. Now at Chase Palm Park, overlooking Santa Barbara’s coastline, the festival features a full day of live entertainment, vendors, food booths, activities, and community member support. Headlining on the main stage is Santa Barbara roots rock ambassadors Tina Schlieske and
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the Graceland Band featuring sister Laura, while Mariachi Archoiris of Los Angeles, Tommi Rose, and from RuPaul’s Drag Race Ongina, Jasmine Masters, Delta Work, and Pandora Boxx. Ubiquitous Santa Barbara DJ Darla Bea spins the tunes between the live sets, for what is one of the largest free festivals in the area, and the Central Coast’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration. The festival is also the figurative finish line for the first-ever Pacific Pride-A-Thon, a 41-mile fitness challenge that has been going on all month to celebrate the foundation’s 41 years of existence. At 10 am today, participants will march the last mile in solidarity through the streets of Santa Barbara from De La Guerra Plaza down to Chase Palm Park, in the Pacific Pride’s Festival Visibility March. WHEN: 11:30 am to 7 pm WHERE: Chase Palm Park, 323 E. Cabrillo Blvd. COST: free INFO: 963-3636 or www.pacificpride.org MONDAY, AUGUST 28 Bone up on Mariel – Trombonist Mariel Bildsten offered a stirring tribute to Horace Silver on one of her previous appearance at SOhO, the restaurant/nightclub that generally focuses on jazz on Mondays. Bildsten moslty works as a professional side-woman in 24 – 31 August 2017
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 Vene Vici Venice – For more than three decades, Venice – comprised of two sets of brothers who are also cousins to each other – has wowed the masses with their pop vocal offerings, layering four-part harmonies over hookfilled melodies, creating a sound reminiscent of their main influences: Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, and, particularly, Crosby, Stills & Nash. Indeed, David Crosby himself calls them his favorite band in the world, citing their “very unforced, very from their hearts” harmonies. Michael and Mark Lennon, and their cousins, Kipp and Pat Lennon – who are also the younger siblings and cousins to ‘50s and ‘60s girl group singing sensation The Lennon Sisters – have backed Jackson Browne and Crosby, among others, and played thousands of gigs on their own, at festivals and at clubs such as SOhO, a regular stomping ground for the band from Venice, California. Now, for the first time in years, they’re returning with a new album to promote. Into the Morning Blue, out this past May, is filled with Venice originals, a few of which were originally conceived when they were writing the earlier Lucky 7 album, but mostly coming from new ideas the foursome developed on a recent writing trip to Palm Springs. The first single, “Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This”, is indicative of the band’s upbeat, up-energy viewpoint and approach, which shows even more readily on the stage. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com
New York City, playing frequently in jazz big bands and small groups as well as world and Caribbean music, classical, funk, R&B, and Latin music bands. She’s performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center and at Carnegie Hall, Smalls Jazz Club, the Kennedy Center, and Swing 46, and has played alongside Dee Dee Bridgewater, Brian Lynch,
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Phillips & Velard – Among the many gifts that Glen Phillips brings to his periodic performances at SOhO – beyond his indelible sense of taste as a singer-songwriter of uncommon insight and ability to make the personal universal – is a seemingly undying devotion to developing connections, relationships, and collaborations with colleagues on the circuit and studios. Tonight’s gig – Phillips’s first in town since a one-off show in Ojai with Toad the Wet Sprocket, the 1990s smash-hit pop band he co-founded as a freshman in high school – features Julian Velard, a New York City-born and raised singer-songwriter, who has a love-hate relationship with the Big Apple. Both come through on Velard’s latest hook-filled, piano-driven pop album, Fancy Words for Failure, which surveys with sophistication that universal chasm of disappointment with a bevy of bemusement – all delivered with a breezy vocal approach reminiscent of Harry Connick that has provided a jingle-singing sideline resulting in spots for Coca-Cola, Wix.com, Google, and the New York Knicks, among others. Let’s hope they share the stage for a song or two together. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com
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medicine, and the medical oncology department on the second floor at Sansum’s Clinic at 317 West Pueblo Street will be repurposed. The Wolf Education and Training Center and six craftsman-style apartments on Junipero Street will be finished by early 2018 to complete the campus. The Campaign for Our New Cancer Center continues to make steady progress. As of August 9, Sansum Clinic and the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara had raised gifts and pledges in excess of $47 million toward the $53 million cost of the new Ridley-Tree Cancer Center. With the Campaign for Our New Cancer Center ending on December 31, 2017, support is still needed for this once-in-a-generation, life-saving facility. Naming opportunities remain available – from tribute tiles and trees to entire departments – ranging from $2,500 to $2 million. For a brochure and complete list of naming opportunities, please contact Rob Dunton at the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara at (805) 898-3620 or at rdunton@cfsb.org or Dru A. Hartley at Sansum Clinic at (805) 681-7726 or dhartley@sansumc linic.org. The Ridley-Tree Cancer Center will boast two state-of-the-art radiation treatment machines, chemotherapy infusion suites, surgical procedure rooms, a research division, a healing
garden, rooftop patio, and the Wolf Education and Training Center (an 80-seat, theater-style center for continuing education of physicians, nurses, and the community), among many other patient services. “If you look at other communities the size of Santa Barbara, you won’t find a Cancer Center similar to ours. The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara is a true treasure, and I am proud to support it,” said Vicki Hazard, Sansum Clinic Board of Trustees, Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara trustee. For more information, visit www. ccsb.org/cancer-center/about-us/ new-cancer-center.
Reunion at Montecito Union School
On August 19, former students from Pete Shennum’s sixth-grade Cold Spring School class and others gathered at the school gazebo for a mini reunion, which coincided with their Santa Barbara High School reunion. New superintendent/principal Dr. Amy Alzina gave a short talk about the programs in place and her future plans, and gave a guided tour of classrooms, the library, and auditorium. Pete and former student Patrick Maiani were the organizers of the potluck get-together, which included people from 2 to 82. The 16 attend-
Cold Spring School alums Patrick Maiani, Todd Mullins, Gary Fuller, teacher Pete Shennum, Laura Handy-Wallace, Anna MacLean, Sharol Mulder, and Scott Taylor
ees recounted stories and memories of school activities, and many pictures were taken; alumni came from as far as the Bay Area and Southern California. The group looked at old photos, exchanged emails, listened to music from the era, and received roses and other mementos of the occasion. Former students included Todd Mullins, Beth Goodman, Sharol Mulder, Laura Handy, Anna MacLean, Scott Taylor, Gary Fuller, Kathy Wilhoite, and Maiani. Also attending were former teachers Priscilla Fossek and Becky Mulder, and Girl Scout leader Danute Handy.
Train Accident Claims Life of Montecito Woman
On Saturday, August 19, at 3:20 pm, 62-year-old Elaine Enick of Montecito was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train near Butterfly Lane. Enick was reportedly walking on the tracks when she was struck by a northbound train. The train engineer observed the woman on the tracks and activated the horn, whistle, and braking system but the subject did not respond. Enick was the wife of Bob Margevicius, executive vice president of Specialized Bicycles. Enick was an accomplished equestrian, according to reports. The collision is under investigation.
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Douglas Elliman, the nation’s fourth-largest residential real estate brokerage company, announced earlier this month that it has entered into a contract of sale to acquire Los Angelesbased Teles Properties, including the Montecito location on Coast Village Road. Upon closing, which is expected this week, the operations of Teles will be under the umbrella of Douglas Elliman, making Elliman the second largest non-franchise brokerage firm in the State of California. Teles partners Peter Loewy, Sharran Srivatsaa, Peter Hernandez, and Evan
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Ageloff will continue to have “integral roles” with Douglas Elliman’s Western Region, which is headed by Stephen Kotler. He will expand his role as CEO of the Western Region in overseeing operations throughout California and Colorado. In 2016, Douglas Elliman accounted for more than $27.4 billion in total closed sales volume nationwide. Once closed, Douglas Elliman will span 21 offices with 630 sales associates in California, from Coronado to Carmel; and 58 sales associates and five offices in Colorado. The acquisition will also add a Boulder location to Douglas Elliman’s Colorado brokerage, which already operates in four locations in Aspen and Snowmass Village. Across the United States, Douglas Elliman will boast 110 offices and more than 7,000 agents. “Our search for an exceptional company that offered unrivaled technology and marketing platforms, whose agents mirrored the entrepreneurial spirit of Douglas Elliman, led us straight to Teles Properties,” said Howard M. Lorber, chairman of Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC. Since 2007, Teles Properties has been a prominent force in serving sellers and buyers of California and Colorado homes, ranging from oceanfront houses in Orange County to Malibu mansions to cliffside estates in Pebble Beach. With more than $15 billion in cumulative sales since 2012 alone, Teles was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in America, as well one of the best entrepreneurial U.S. companies by Entrepreneur Magazine. “After a decade of growing this company to nearly 600 licensed professionals and staff, I consider this union with Douglas Elliman to be our best growth initiative yet,” said Loewy, who will serve as chief executive officer of brokerage for California. Teles executive Hernandez will stay on as president of Brokerage for California, as will Ageloff who will serve as chief operating officer of Brokerage, Western Region. The Montecito office is located upstairs at Plaza Montecito, 1255 Coast Village Road. For more information, visit www.elliman.com. •MJ 24 – 31 August 2017
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Iceberg Lettuce Wedge, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10. roquefort or thousand island dressing
Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27. arugula, radicchio, endive, sautéed onion
Arugula, Radicchio & Endive, reggiano, balsamic vinaigrette 12.
Seafood Louie, shrimp, crab, egg, romaine, tomato, . . . . . . . . . 29. cucumber, avocado
Caesar Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Farm Greens, balsamic vinaigrette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.
Cobb Salad, roquefort dressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.
Jimmy the Greek Salad, french feta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12. Giant Shrimp Cocktail (3 pcs) or Crabmeat Cocktail . . . . . . . 18.
Chopped Salad, arugula, radicchio, shrimp, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. prosciutto, beans, onions
Grilled Artichoke, choice of sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Burrata, tomatoes, arugula, le sorrelle’s evoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.
Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27. Old School Chinese Chicken Salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.
French Onion Soup Gratinée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Matzo Ball Soup or Today’s Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.
Chilled Poached Salmon Salad of the day, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.
Lucky Chili, cheddar, onions, warm corn bread . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. Fried Calamari, two sauces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.
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• Tacos and other Mains • Chicken, Swordfish or Steak Tacos, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22. beans, guacamole, salsa, tortillas Fried Chicken Breast, boneless & skinless, coleslaw and fries . 19. Chicken Parmesan, San Marzano tomato sauce, . . . . . . . . . . .22. imported mozzarella, basil Salmon, blackened, grilled or steamed, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22. lemon-caper butter sauce, sautéed spinach Sautéed Tofu, Japanese vinaigrette, green onions, shiitakes . . 18. Sliced Prime NY Steak Frites, 7 oz., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29. red wine shallot or peppercorn cream sauce Smoked Scottish Salmon, Toasted Bialy or Bagel, . . . . . . . . . 20. cream cheese & condiments
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