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ongtime MontecitoSanta Barbara resident (he moved here with his family in 1984) Chris Mitchum, son of actor Robert Mitchum, is the “official” Republican candidate for the U.S. 24th Congressional District seat now occupied by Lois Capps, but has apparently been completely abandoned by the Republican hierarchy. The first he heard, for example, that Bakersfield Congressman and U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Kevin McCarthy had paid a visit to Santa Barbara was when Chris read about it in the Montecito Journal. Republican candidate for U.S. House Representatives for McCarthy headed up a California’s 24th District Chris Mitchum is itching for a fight; fundraiser at Pat Nesbitt’s if only his opponent would show up Summerland spread for Ryan Zinke, who is running for the one House position in... Montana. Mitchum was not only not invited to join his fellow Californian at the fundraiser, he was also not informed of where or when the event was to take place. According to Chris, the Republican National Committee has written off the 24th District and refuses to spend even a dime here. “They don’t return my phone calls,” Chris says as we settle into our seats at Tre Lune on Coast Village Road. With him is New Englander and fiancée Doreen Corkin. This seems a little curious, because while the newly configured 24th Congressional District does have a slight Democrat voter registration edge, it is much less of an advantage than the previous salamander-shaped coastal 23rd District had. The district contains all of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, and a small piece of Ventura County. “When Lois Capps ran for the first of her two terms...” Chris trails off, noting that she promised to only serve two terms when first elected to fulfill her deceased husband’s first term. “She’s been there for sixteen years, so if Lois Capps knew how to fix things, she’d have done so by now,” he says. “Any vote Nancy Pelosi has taken,” Chris points out, “has been Lois Capps’s vote. She is a surrogate of Nancy Pelosi and votes with her ninety-seven percent of the time.” His criticism has truth and some bite: “If you like the way this country is going, then you should vote for Lois Capps,” he says, “you’re going to get more of the same. If you want to change the direction of this country, you should vote for me.” Mitchum’s agenda includes reducing the corporate tax rate and the regulatory burden on small business. He proposes building a water pipeline from Washington State to Southern California. “Every time we have a drought here in California, we have major floods in Washington State,” he notes, adding, “you can run the pipeline right along the American Canal down the Central Valley, and it’ll end up in the Los Angeles River.” Other things Mitchum believes are worthwhile include approving the XL Pipeline, and that students shouldn’t have to pay any more in interest on their loans than the government. “If the government is borrowing money at onehalf percent, then students should be paying one-half percent.” Will there be debates between him and Ms Capps? “Probably not. So far, right now, she’s dodging me.” What with his opponent dodging him on debates and his party’s leadership avoiding his phone calls, Chris Mitchum has an uphill slog ahead. But, he remains optimistic and of good cheer. And if elected, will certainly not be beholding to the Republican establishment. He’ll be the vaunted “independent” many people say they’d like to see more of in Congress. Chris’s website is mitchumforcongress.com and his campaign headquarters’ phone number is (805) 835.4661. If you want a first-hand report on how things are going, you can, he says, call him direct. His private cell phone number is •MJ (805) 886-2160. 18 – 25 September 2014

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am a longtime resident of Montecito and my kids are fourth-generation Montecito schoolchildren. I served the school community as a two-term Montecito Union School (MUS) PTA president. Having grown up here, I appreciate the importance of MUS to our lovely community, as well as the emotions that arise when faced with changes. MUS is an essential part of Montecito and its history. I believe it is critical that we continue to invest in the school for both our children and our community. That is why I strongly support Measure Q, the school improvement measure for Montecito Union School. Measure Q is about projects that are vital, critical, and required by law. Measure Q funds important “unseen” projects: fixing deteriorating and aging plumbing systems, upgrading inadequate electrical systems, making energy efficiency and water conservation improvements, and making health, safety and handicapped accessibility improvement; these are the

changes I am excited to endorse. I am also thrilled that Measure Q will improve traffic flow and safety on San Ysidro Road. This is a long overdue improvement that will improve safety, not just for children and parents, but all residents who use this busy road. It is probably the only visible change most residents will see. Schoolhouse Road, too, will have improved safety for our children, with the closure of the dangerous throughway currently in place. Additionally, by limiting campus access from Schoolhouse Road, dangerous and illegal parking should be reduced significantly. The construction of a cafeteria-multipurpose meeting space is a small portion of the funding but is vital to our continued success. Federal law requires us to provide food service, but we do not have a kitchen that meets federally required standards. Currently, we have a contract with the Santa Barbara School District, which brings food to our campus every day

in a service truck. It is important to remember that 7 percent of the Measure Q funding is either legally required or is deferred maintenance (i.e., safety improvements). The rest will be facility and design improvements that will insure that MUS remains a cornerstone of our community and is a safe and exceptional school for our children. For the past several years, the district has been working with a facilities committee comprised of representatives from the staff, school board, community members, neighbors, the Montecito Association, and the YMCA. The district has worked diligently, and will continue to work diligently, with neighbors and the broader community to maintain the historical preservation and semi-rural feel of the 80-year-old site while meeting the needs of 21st-century students. Measure Q will insure that MUS remains a cornerstone of our community and is a safe and exceptional school. The bottom line, for me, is that these improvements are essential and long overdue, and we cannot wait any longer for these safety and conservation measures to be put in place. Please join me in voting yes for Measure Q. With sincere respect and appreciation, Pamela Dillman Haskell

Montecito (Editor’s note: Thank you for your impassioned support of Measure Q. MUS has proven to be an excellent school over the years, but so far, we’re not on board with this enormous expansion, as many here see it as overkill and something that sets up Montecito homeowners for decades of maintenance on a slew of new buildings. We are also skeptical that MUS needs a brand-new cafeteria. But, there is an upcoming community symposium, called a “facilities outreach-information meeting,” scheduled for Thursday, September 25, beginning at 6 pm in the MUS auditorium, so we’ll withhold editorial judgment until then. – J.B.)

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that the creek will ever flow sufficiently to sustain a resident crop of steelhead. I have no objection to his operation and, in fact, think it’s kind of fun and cute, but there shouldn’t be any illusions that they are saving some endangered species of steelhead. First big rain and they are gone, never to return because there won’t be enough water to get them up the creek and then back down after spawning. Also, it would be interesting to perform a DNA test on a few fish to confirm that they are, in fact, steelhead, which, even to a trained eye, are indistinguishable from rainbows. Rainbows, of course, are not an endangered species and are readily available for little money to stock the stream – though with current creek flow, such a stocking would likely be unsustainable, too. Michael Jaffe Montecito

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This Week in and around Montecito

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Measure Q Meeting Come see Montecito Union’s remodel plans and find out about Measure Q, the local school improvement measure on the November ballot. When: 6 to 7 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Community Workshop Alliance for Living and Dying Well invites the community to come fulfill their Five Wishes and complete their advance healthcare directives. Professional facilitators and trained volunteers will be present at this event to facilitate the process of completing advanced health care directives. When: 4 to 6 pm Where: Hospice of Santa Barbara, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 100 Info and registration: 845-5314 Discourse at Maritime Museum Peter Westwick lectures on An Unconventional History of Surfing. When: 7 pm (members-only reception at 6:15 pm) Where: 113 Harbor Way Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members Registration: 962-8404, ext. 115

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Renewing Holy Ground: A Work & Garden Weekend Enjoy an inexpensive weekend working alongside staff, to help tend the gardens and orchards of La Casa. Connect with the healing energy of the land. Everyone is welcome. When: today, 7:30 pm, through Sunday, September 21, 1 pm Where: 800 El Bosque Road Cost: $30-$60 Info: www.lacasademaria.org Book Sale The Mary Jane McCord Planned

Parenthood Annual Book Sale takes place September 19-28 at Earl Warren Showgrounds. When: September 19-28 Where: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real Cost: free admission Info: visit ppsbvslo.org for schedule Midnight Mynx An all-women band of Montecito moms play at Cold Spring Tavern. When: 7 to 10 pm Where: 5995 Stagecoach Road Info: www.midnightmynx.com

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Diana Basehart Foundation Benefit The Diana Basehart Foundation is proud to announce that they are holding a benefit with world-renowned psychic Char Margolis. Char will be sharing information on how to access your own intuition, protect yourself from negative energy, and will also give readings to several lucky participants. The Diana Basehart Foundation is the only non-profit organization in SB county that helps seniors, veterans, and others with limited incomes to afford food and medical care for their beloved pets. When: 1 to 4 pm Where: Unity Church, 227 East Arrellaga Street Info and tickets: www.basehart.org

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 3 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Carpinteria Writers’ Group Hone your craft with local writers. Share your work with fellow wordsmiths and participate in joint discussions. When: 10 am to noon Where: Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue

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MUS Dads Annual Pancake Breakfast The entire family is invited to enjoy pancakes, eggs, and sausage made by dads at Montecito Union School. When: 8 to 10 am Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Cost: donation

Book Signing at Tecolote Beverley Jackson and Kendall Conrad host a book signing in honor of Tracey Jackson and Paul Williams, in celebration of their new book, Gratitude and Trust, Six Affirmations That Will Change Your Life. When: 5 to 7 pm Where: 1470 East Valley Road Info: 969-4977

Santa Barbara County Coastal Cleanup Day Santa Barbara County residents will join hundreds of thousands of participants worldwide in clearing trash and debris from our beaches, shorelines, and inland waterways during this year’s international Coastal Cleanup Day. In 2013, more than 950 local volunteers collected 2,500 pounds of debris before it entered our waterways. Be part of the largest volunteer event on the planet; meet at Butterfly Beach. When: 9 am to noon Where: Butterfly Beach in Montecito

Opening Reception Patti Jacquemain’s exhibit From the Mountains to the Sea, is a reflection of her love of both aspects of our coast: the sea on one side and the land on the other. It is a reflection of the time of her life when she spent three years living and creating art on a sailboat and how inspired she was by the moods of the sea, the beauty of the coastline, and mankind’s interaction with both. Some of the woodblock prints in this exhibit have been drawn from that experience and others are from her life growing up in Santa Barbara, where she has lived since she was three years old. The media she is exhibiting are woodblock

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Heart & Stroke Walk/5K Run A benefit for heart disease and stroke awareness, hosted by the American Heart Association. When: 8 am Where: Fess Parker DoubleTree Cost: walk is free; run is $25 Info: sbheartwalk.kintera.org

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Santa Barbara Beautiful Awards A ceremony recognizing those who contribute to our vibrant community; guests will enjoy a garden reception with local wines and appetizers, followed by the awards ceremony, hosted by Paula Lopez When: 4:30 pm Where: Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road Cost: $60 Info: www.sbbeautiful.org

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Docent Training at the Mission Old Mission Santa Barbara welcomes interested men and women of all faiths to join the seven-week docent training program that begins today and ends November 10 at the Mission (2201 Laguna Street). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the history and the living story of this historic landmark that has served Santa Barbara continuously since 1786. The classes, held on Mondays from 9:30 am to noon, are designed to prepare docents to conduct public tours of the Mission grounds, museum, and church; to lead specialized tours on the colonial art and architecture of this Queen of the Missions; and to educate fourth graders on early California history, as well as the native plants utilized by the Chumash prior to the Colonial Period and those introduced by the Spaniards. Visit the Mission online at www.santabarbaramission.org/docents for further information, or call Laura Foss at (805) 682-4713 for more details. Animal Blessing Ceremony La Casa de Maria hosts a ceremony to celebrate the animals in our lives, held on the steps of the La Casa de Maria Chapel When: 10 am Where: 800 El Bosque Road Cost: free and open to the public Info: 969-5031 •MJ

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ontecito Country Club owner Ty Warner has delayed the construction of a new golf course, due to fear of lack of water availability. “We would hate to break ground and then find out there is no water to continue,” Bill Medel, manager of project development at Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, told us earlier this week. The $40 million renovation, which calls for a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course and improvements to the clubhouse and surrounding property, was due to begin after Labor Day (September 1); members were told the club would be closed for up to a year while construction took place. The course renovations have been halted, but other improvements on the property are expected to occur beginning later this year, starting with the demolition and construction of the upper maintenance facility, which is located on the far eastern portion of the property.

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Medel said the uncertainty of water availability from the City of Santa Barbara was the main reason the course was halted. Without significant rainfall, it is likely Santa Barbara will raise the drought level from Stage 2 to Stage 3. While the current Stage 2 level does not place specific restrictions on development, such limitations are more aggressive in Stage 3. “We just couldn’t risk it,” Medel said. This isn’t the first time the project has been delayed. The plans have been in the works for over five years; in September 2009, the Santa Barbara Planning Commission approved the redesign of the club’s golf course, after potentially significant environmental issues, including tree removal and wetland impacts, were found. City planners mitigated those impacts as well as ensured that the plan included habitat restoration and new and improved drainage and irrigation.

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The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) promised free food and drinks including potent potables, music, and tours all on the tarmac that was El Camino Real (the royal highway) long ago. This was next to the Pico Adobe at 115 East Canon Perdido Street. Attending were quite a few descendants of those early days when the Presidio was built. Executive director Jarrell Jackman explained the 4x4x4 campaign and how it would bring positive change to the Presidio neighborhood. 4x4x4 stands for four years, $4 million, and four projects. First there is reconstruction of the Presidio’s perimeter wall and creation of new paseos. They will be formed connecting the surrounding streets and planted with native species. Second is archaeological excavation of the project area. That means digging down an average of two feet to the Spanish Colonial period. Some

Oriental Gardens. This campaign will be the fulfillment of Pearl Chase’s vision along with many other citizens. As Jarrell said, “This area is the belly button of Santa Barbara history.” If you’re interested in the Buy-A-Brick Campaign or membership, call 9650093 or see www.sbthp.org.

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Sansum Clinic and The Towbes Group invited guests to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new Sansum Clinic Medical and Surgical Center and Eye Center located at 4151 Foothill Road. It was a “swellegant” parking lot party put together by Julie Nadel and Bobbie Rosenblatt of the Sansum Clinic Women’s Council. Rincon catering took care of the rest with sumptuous food stations, not just having sliders but four kinds and more. Sun umbrellas camouflaged the venue and made it festive. “We owe many thanks to The Towbes Group for their leadership in constructing a first-class facility so efficiently,” said Vince Jensen, president and COO of Sansum Clinic. “Last year, Mr. Towbes said the only thing he likes better than a groundbreaking is a ribbon-cutting. And here we are, just 16 months later with the Santa Barbara Chamber to cut the ribbon.” Michael responded, “Over my career, I’ve developed more properties than I can count, but this one will be right at the top of the list.” The new campus is comprised of two buildings with 60,000 square feet of new medical space for specialty and surgical care with the latest equipment and technology. Adding to the excellence was the presentation of a $1-million gift from local philanthropist Dr. Virgil Elings and the unveiling of the Elings Pavilion, which houses the Medical and Surgical Center. The gift helps support the nonprofit organization that last year cared for more than 120,000 individu-

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shoot with makeup artist Derrick Rutledge took 12 hours and despite Oprah running on only two hours’ sleep from the previous night, she was declared “a trouper.” The bubbly TV personality remarked that she set out to celebrate uniqueness in the latest issue. “As it turns out, none of us is ‘normal’ – which means that all of us are,” she said. In a candid interview with the glossy, which she launched in 2000, Oprah opens up about the importance of regular solitude. “Most people would be surprised how much time I spend alone,” she says. “Not lonely. Just alone. With myself. I crave silence.”w She adds: “It’s how I balance out the volume that’s necessary to run a network and a magazine and remain somewhat sociable. What makes me ‘me’ is being able to return to stillness. Like now, sitting and hearing nothing but the undercurrent hum of my house.” Singer’s Self-Love Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry is no stranger to heartache, having divorced British comedian husband of 14 months Russell Brand in 2012 then breaking up with rocker John Mayer after a nearly two year on-and-off romance.

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But the 29-year-old former Dos Pueblos High School student-turned-superstar has learned some crucial lessons in the process with the help of therapy. “I want to mommy everyone,” she tells the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “I want to take care of them. I want to save them, and I forget myself in the meantime. I learned that through therapy.” But the “Dark Horse” hitmaker added:” What I’ve learned is that if you don’t have the foundation of selflove first, you really have nowhere to pull love from to give it away. “I had to learn about taking care of myself before I could take care of others.” And the “Birthday” singer, who turns 30 next month, now has a better idea of what she wants in a man. “As I’m heading into my 30s I don’t have time for BS,” she says. “I look for the same characteristics: a sense of humor, someone who makes me laugh off the charts, someone who is sensitive, someone who loves and understands music, and who is really smart. “A lot of times I’ve ended up with people who have been intimidated by me, unfortunately. They say they’re not, but it comes out in the long run. They’re threatened, or there’s resentment because they don’t know how to

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But how many really understand these terms? It is important, before we become too comfortable with what we think these terms mean, to actually look at the facts. I think it will rapidly become apparent that what we think versus reality may be a considerable distance apart. The City of Santa Barbara delivers tertiary treated recycled water. There is talk of extending recycled water from Santa Barbara or doing our own from the Montecito Sanitary District. There is also talk of recharging the aquifer with recycled water. Even heavy irrigation with recycled may present problems with contamination of the underlying aquifer. I strongly suggest that as interested citizens you spend around 20 minutes at your computer and read the following studies conducted on the City of Santa Barbara’s recycled water program, as well as studies of other areas. Then having some grasp of this, the community – as a community – should discuss this. The need for a discussion such as this has been presented by different residents. Recycled water can work, but at what cost and what levels of needed technology? The current treatment level (tertiary) is dangerously deficient. Is this current level of treatment what you want going into your aquifer? To put recycled water into the aquifer will require considerably more treatment, hence cost. Tertiary will not do it. Here are the web addresses of basic papers. Several come from the National Library of Medicine: www. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23755046. This is a study I worked on: Reclaimed water as a reservoir of antibiotic-resistance genes: distribution system and irrigation implications. It included Goleta and Santa Barbara. Next is a 2004 study on the City of

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Would it be illegal for MWD or the sanitary district to go outside existing standards? That is something that warrants discussion. Nonetheless, should we allow them to fall back on the adage of, “but we meet state standards”? As seen in Harwood, the standards are not protective of public health. It is, after all, our water – and if muddied, we will be the ones drinking it. Once the aquifer is contaminated, it will be very costly to clean up. The situation will probably require disclosure during real estate transactions, and thus the value of our property may accordingly fall. In Ventura, where the aquifer was merely contaminated with sea water, it would take at least four times the volume to flush it. I know this because I was the water quality planner for that county. Salt is simple compared to things that multiply and grow such as pathogens. Dr. Edo McGowan Montecito

Thanking Lailan and Stacie

We were privileged to be a part of the recent birthday celebration luncheon for “Lady” Leslie Ridley-Tree at the Biltmore. Singing for Leslie was a joy that we will always cherish. We wanted to acknowledge that we would not have been there, nor would the amazing celebration have happened, without the vision, love, creativity, and enormous effort of Lailan McGrath, who masterminded the event with her signature style of grace, gratitude, and elegance. Stacie Anthes was our fearless leader in song and guided us vocally. These ladies deserve the credit for a most memorable afternoon, honoring one of the finest people we have ever known.

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Santa Barbara Community College representatives have fixed the cost of the increased tax required by Measure S of every property owner in Santa Barbara County at $16.65 per $100,000 of assessed valuation. Fact: A fixed property tax assessment of $16.65 from S added to every tax bill from Gaviota to the Ventura County line cannot be determined until interest rates are determined. Bond interest rates will rise as banks are precluded, starting this month, from holding as many muni-school bonds as they’d like to. The U.S. government demands for more liquidity will push more banks into the private sector that wants higher interest rates. The Fed is also raising interest rates by June or even sooner. Lanny Ebenstein wrote about the cost of the bonds to condos and single-family homes using the median assessed value of homes and condos. He neglected to mention that every rental and commercial property in the entire district will also be affected. Fact: Every residential and commercial property will pay increased property taxes for Measure S. These added taxes will be passed on to all renters! These added costs to commercial tenants will be passed on to consumers with higher prices.   One Mesa apartment house with SBCC’s rate of $16.65 per $100,000 of assessed valuation will see its property tax bill go up at least $5,650 a year for 25 years. This added tax will be passed on to renters! How many homes in the Santa Barbara area are worth only $458,000,

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the median assessed amount Ebenstein is trying to sell as “the assessed valuation” that will determine what property owners will pay? SBCC states that 43 percent of local high school graduates enrolled in SBCC last September and then goes on to mention three Santa Barbara High Schools.   The 43 percent they mention, if fact, are [fewer than] 500 students and many of these drop out and never finish SBCC. Fewer than 500 SBCC graduates a year go into the UC system and many of these are out of district students!. SBCC states that we are investing in our local students if Measure S passes. Fact: 12,000 students attending SBCC are not local! They come from out of the SBCC District and this overhalf-billion-dollar-with-interest bond will finance them. The bonds will expand the buildings at SBCC and, in turn, bring in more outside students, adding to the hundreds of thousands who are already destined to attend SBCC. High rents and less affordable housing will suffer even more, as more local residents are forced out of their homes and apartments and forced to move elsewhere and commute.   Joan Galvan, Public Information officer of SBCC, wrote to me on August 25, explaining that: “We do not collect data on what date a student moves into or out of the district.” Chairwoman of the Citizen’s Measure V Oversight Committee, Sally Green, asked this question at a meeting earlier this year:  Has all the money been spent appropriately from Measure V? Answer: yes. This is what I call real probing oversight. Accepting a one-word answer to a question concerning the whereabouts of $78 million of taxpayer money without asking for any kind of evidence or facts, is ludicrous. Do we really want to hand these people another $288 million to spend that will cost you no less than a half-billion dollars with interest? I, for one, do not. Measure S is actually four bond issues: A,B,C, and D, each of which will be released in about $70-million packages over 13 or more years. Does SBCC really need approval now for all $288 million? [SBCC] and all the people who will make tens of millions off these bonds want you to give them a $288-million blank check. Look at www.

votenoon.org and see who is donating what to the passage of Measure S, some with $10,000 checks: Lawyers, contractors, bond underwriters, many not even from our area! Check your property tax bill and see how much you are already paying for SBCC. Measure S sticks property owners in the district with infrastructure and building costs that have normally come from within the system and from the state. Measure S allows SBCC to have more liquid assets to spend on salaries and to put into their pension fund, which is in trouble. Measure S is about subsidizing SBCC staff. Get all the facts on measure S go to www. votenoons.org. You’d better be sitting down. Measure S is not about education; it is about construction. $1.2 million of Measure V money was used to build a new press box at the stadium. No oversight. We will be doing a live full onehour phone call-in show dealing with Measure S at 7 pm on Channel 17, Wednesday, September 24, on Ernie Salomon-Live! Please join us. Ernie Salomon Santa Barbara

All About Artists

Thanks so much for your fine articles on the fine arts by Hattie Beresford (“Artists of the Meridian Studios,” MJ#20/34) and especially for the color photos. Some of the artists of the past are well-known, and it was great to learn about the contributions by others of equal talents. Also, thanks for the articles and interviews of contemporary artists by Steven Libowitz. Our history in the making! Regards, Tom Kress Montecito

So Much for “Gender Equality”

Per Assembly Bill 1014, known informally as the “Elliot Rodger Bill” authored by Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, Here is a scenario to consider: A woman buys a gun to protect herself against an abus-

er who gets through “the system” without jail time. Abuser then convinces authorities that the woman is mentally unstable, as he has more charm and friends than the woman. The woman is disarmed by authorities, at which time the man breaks in and kills the woman. And Hannah-Beth Jackson is still perceived as working in the interest of gender equality? Bill Clausen Solvang (Editor’s note: So, you’re expecting that some logic should be attached to the avalanche of bills that regularly roll down and out of the Democrat-controlled state legislature? If so, you shouldn’t. – J.B.)

DDT and the Northwest Passage

In a letter to the editor (“True Believer No Longer” MJ#20/31), Nancy Tunnel references the “U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings... Weather Control and National Strategy” from the 1960s. Just coincidentally, that is about the same time Michael Goleneiwski (head of the Polish KGB who defected to the West) made it known in his monthly bulletin, The Double Eagle, that the Soviets were capable of modifying the weather from an installation on an island off one of its coasts.

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I hope readers will heed Nancy’s advice and believe nothing coming out of academia, and investigate things for themselves – starting each inquiry as the Romans did by asking Qui bono? (Who profits?). As an example: A number of years ago, we were informed by academia that the world was soon going to be bereft of the Brown Pelican and the Peregrine Falcon, if we did not immediately end the use of DDT, as it was responsible, according to them, for the birds’ thin eggshells. Anacapa Island was literally teeming with these pseudo scientists, pulling the female birds off their nests by their tail feathers to see if there were any eggs with soft shells. Of course, the net result in the Pelican colony was absolute chaos, and we were told by these “scientists” to blindly accept their conclusion that it was without a doubt DDT that was to blame and not them trampling through the nesting colony. As anyone who has raised chickens can tell you, the incidence of soft-shelled eggs is a natural and common occurrence, especially when the birds are young. To correct this problem, you simply make sure they are getting adequate amounts of calcium in their diets and they soon snap out of it. So you are wondering by now “Who benefited from this?”

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well as improvements to the exterior and perimeter of the existing clubhouse that include new locker rooms and lounges, new fitness rooms, an improved dining venue, and a members-only event venue. Medel says he expects construction on the non-water intensive portions of the project will be incremental, starting later this year. “We’ll have a better idea of the future of the golf course by the spring,” he said. Montecito Country Club is located at 920 Summit Road.

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According to environmental reports, the project’s water usage will be reduced by 20 percent with the new irrigation system, which will use reclaimed water on 95 percent of the property. Having lower water usage in the future doesn’t mitigate the significant water usage necessary to grow brand-new sod. The plans call for a significant re-grading of the existing course, as well as new USGA greens and tees, rebuilt sand bunkers, natural landscaping, the addition of 60 mature trees, a new first tee, and new locations for holes 1 and 3. The proposal will increase the yardage of the course from 6,200 yards from the back tees to more than 6,500 yards. The project was also delayed in 2010, when an application for the interior improvements took longer than expected, Medel said. The non-golf course portion of the project includes a complete overhaul of the property, including a new golf cart building, relocation of the pool (with the addition of a spa and kids’ splash pool), construction of a new maintenance building, new golf pro shop, new tennis pro shop, and new tennis courts, as

This year’s Beautification Day is scheduled for the second Saturday in November, instead of the first, in order to avoid conflicts with Halloween weekend festivities. Save the date for Saturday, November 8, at 9 am for the 29th annual event. The Beautification Day Committee, which includes co-chairs Cindy Feinberg, Trish Davis, and Jean von Wittenburg, and their helpers Caryl Crahan, Christy Venable, Elisa Atwill, Carolyn Williams, Dagny Dehlsen, Diana Fornas, Brigit Gutscher, Luis Moro, Heidi Winston, Patty Zucherman, Jane Burkemper, Nina Terzian, Helen Buckley, Dana Hansen, Andrea Newquist, and Michael Edwards, is hard at work planning the popular event; this year’s theme is: “Don’t be a Drip, Be Hip and Conserve Water!” The event will focus on residents who are committed to beautifying Montecito while being conscious of their water usage. The water theme calls for oceanblue T-shirts, which participants will don while picking up Montecito’s streets, trails, roads, onramps, cul-desacs, byways, bridges, and beaches, after enjoying a light breakfast catered by the Biltmore. This year, maps used to delegate pick-up routes will be provided by map expert John Glanville. At 11 am, volunteers will reconvene

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n an ironic twist, the only way Colin Mochrie could get himself on Whose Line Is It Anyway – the TV show that relies on teamwork because of the improvisational aspect – was to forget about everyone else and try to stand out in the crowd. This was back in 1990, when Whose Line was just beginning in Britain, eight years away from its subsequent similar success on American TV, and Torontoraised Mochrie was auditioning as part of Second City, the Chicago-based improv company that had spawned John Belushi, Bill Murray, and many others. “They saw us at 8 in the morning – prime time for comedy,” Mochrie recalled over the telephone recently. “And we all did what you’re supposed to do: support each other and make each other look good. They didn’t take any of us. By the following year, I’d moved to L.A. and was auditioning with people I didn’t know, so it was all ‘Look at me!’ I got the job.

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

It’s a horrible lesson for the kids.” Mochrie has had plenty of time to practice the improv take on the golden rule ever since, after nearly a quarter-century on Whose Line, the latest version of which returns for a third season on The CW in the fall, and via innumerable tours with cast mate Brad Sherwood over the last 20 years. The duo known as the Two Man Group (get it?) comes to Santa Barbara for a one-off at the Granada on Saturday night. Q. I read where you were a very shy guy growing up, which seems impossible seeing you on the TV shows and stages. A. I really hope the guy on stage is different from who I am. My wife actually calls him “The Other.” The success of the show has helped bring me out of my shell. But I am very quiet offstage, and tend to melt into the background. Something weird just happens on stage. Thank God, or I wouldn’t have a job.

So why improv instead of stand up or acting? I couldn’t do it any other way. If I’m going to die on stage, I’m going down with friends. There’s a great feeling of going out in front of an audience with nothing, and hearing ideas from them and coming up with a scene that makes them laugh. I love doing puzzles and crosswords – improv is part of that side of my brain. It’s like a little puzzle. I know your favorite games on Whose Line are Scenes from a Hat and Whose Line itself. Why? I like the games where it relies more on the improviser than the trick of the game. That’s why I enjoyed Greatest Hits. It’s just Ryan and I riffing for a while, then we throw it over to the talented ones to sing. I didn’t like being moved around by someone or speaking gibberish. I like it when it depended on quickness and the relationship of us on stage to get the scene going. Sometimes there was so many gimmicks, there wasn’t much to explore. You made no secret of how much you hate Hoedown. Nobody likes it. Nobody enjoys it. They brought it back for the CW version and you could feel everyone’s energy sap – except the audience, who loves it. But we hate it. Hate it. I don’t exactly now why. But even the ones who can sing hate it. For me, I don’t think that fast musically. There were many times I’d just start speaking and hoped something would come to me in the middle of the song. But it never really did. It’s the only time I ever felt pressure doing improv. It’s a special type of hell. Do you like it when you see reruns of the show? Most of the time, I’m just embarrassed by that guy. What a horrible way to make a living! My God, what is he doing? Then there are times where I think I could have gone in different direction, and I’m pissed. That’s why I don’t watch it. You can’t be a perfectionist when you’re improvising. There are so many choices. You have to choose just one and go with it and not look back. The beauty and the curse of improv is that once it’s gone, it’s gone from your mind, too.

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Why does your partnership with Brad work so well for you? And why not tour with Ryan Stiles, who you were always • The Voice of the Village •

paired up with on TV? Brad and I have known each other 25 years now. The problem with Ryan is he doesn’t fly. So that makes touring difficult. Brad and I have gone all across the world. We have both improvised for over half our lives. We know what we’re doing and how to get the most out of a scene. And in 11 years, we’ve never had a fight or disagreement. We have a sibling relationship. He busts me on stage and I needle him. It’s fun to watch and for us. I’m hoping it keeps going until one of us breaks a hip. Can you talk about the big differences between the live show and Whose Line on TV? What’s great about the show is unlike TV it doesn’t have to fit into 3-4 minutes. We can go 10 or 15 minutes, and take time to build characters and mine the comedy gold out of every scene. So there’s a more relaxed pace. We do quite a few games from Whose Line, but there’s a lot more audience participation. We do Sound Effects, Moving Bodies, Moving Scenery, and we’ve adapted some others, like Sentences, which now has eight people on stage ending the sentences for us. We have about 20 to pick from. There’s a nice mix of music and goofiness. Audiences always seem to suggest the same things. How do you keep it fresh? We’re always trying to do stuff we’ve never done before. No proctologists or gynecologists. We want them to think outside the box. We’re excited when it’s new, and we do better. Most of our work goes into trying to get the audience to give us something new. I see the Mousetrap game in the photos (in which the players are blindfolded and must make their way barefoot around a stage strewn with 100 traps set to spring). Are you a masochist? We tried to get rid of it, but audiences won’t let us. It’s a stupid game. Those things hurt. They really do. It’s not so bad when you step right on them. But in the middle or between a toe – ouch. One time, I had three-onone foot. That was pretty sore. I mean, they kill things. We did a variation where we hung 20 from the ceiling at eye and crotch level. Again – stupid. What do you do to prepare before hitting the stage? Nothing. We discovered it works best when we walk out there totally relaxed with nothing at all and are constantly in survival mode. So we warm up by having dinner and playing cards or something. Nothing to do with the show. But it seems like you fall into patterns, 18 – 25 September 2014

too. It’s just human nature. How do you find the balance? For us, actually, the comfort level is the edge, weirdly. The only time I’m completely relaxed in my life is when I’m on stage, because I’m in a world that I created, with someone I totally trust. I know we’ll work together to fulfill the game. We try to make it so we never get into any kind of rut. And if we get too much into a rhythm, we’ll shake it up as we can, so we can go back into survival mode. It’s just a goofy show, after all. All right. Because of the timing, I have to ask: if someone hacked your mobile phone, what would they find? A lot of pictures of my feet. I never use my phone as a camera, except accidentally, so you get my shoes or my jeans. That’s it.

Will Dinner Theater Bounce Back?

Had it known what would happen, Circle Bar B Dinner Theater might have announced its impending demise a whole bunch of times. Ever since word leaked that the community theater company would have to vacate the premises at the working ranch on Refugio Road at the end of the season, the shows have been complete sellouts. “We’ve been wracking our brains figuring out how to fit them in,” said Susie Couch, who along with husband David took over ownership and production duties back in 2003 after working as actors and directors since 1991. It’s just the sort of perfect ironical twist that would seem to suit so many of the plays mounted in the intimate wide-but-shallow converted barn that served as home to the dinner theater for 44 years. The company is leaving because the ranch’s owners have decided to go in a different direction.

Irony, however, isn’t the main literary device at work in the CBB’s final production, the regional debut of Marc Camoletti’s 1965 French comedy Boeing Boeing. That would be farce, the over-the-top style with lots of camp and physical comedy. With any luck at all, it should leave everyone laughing so hard they won’t have space for the tears. That probably wouldn’t have happened with the original version of the piece, or at least not at the time. Boeing Boeing hones in on an single day in the life of an American living in Paris named Bernard, a roué who is juggling three fiancées, each a stewardesses for an international airline. TWA who circle in and out of his life much as they circle the globe. Their travel schedules allows him to keep them separated, but the advent of faster planes (hence the title) and some cancellations results in the ruse being discovered, and mayhem ensues. The slapstick romp failed miserably in its first go-round on Broadway, closing after just 23 performances. The film version starring Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis – publicized as “the big comedy of nineteen-sexty-sex” – suffered a similar fate. But a 2008 reworking from a new translation by Beverly Cross not only received rave reviews (the New York Times’ Ben Brantley called it “unconditional bliss”) and enjoyed a good run, it also earned several Tony Awards, including best revival of a play. The revisionist view mostly has to do with the passage of time, said Couch. “The premise of the story from the level of 2014 is really very sexist,” she said. “It was probably horrifying in the ‘60s. But to go back to the era where stewardesses reigned supreme, bachelors got away with a lot, and these kinds of things were

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I thought you’d never ask. The corporations who manufacture the chemicals that could not compete with DDT. That’s who benefited. As to the Arctic or Northwest Passage: TPTB [the powers that be] would have you believe this is occurring because of “global warming.” A number of years ago, a brief segment on one of the major networks showed a team of “scientists” drilling a series of core holes for hundreds of miles in the Arctic ice shelf and placing explosive charges in them with the intention of breaking up the ice shelf upon detonation. Several months later, there was a brief announcement carried on most of the mainstream media, that the Arctic ice shelf had “broken off and had registered six-point-something on the Richter scale.” To hell with the polar bears, walrus, narwhals, etc. There’s money to be saved here. I also learned a lot from your comments on the many uses of dry ice. I now own a formerly beaten-up 1974 pickup truck without a dent in it. Larry Bond Santa Barbara

The “Peaceful” Religion

There is a myth abroad in our land. This myth holds that the recent beheadings by Muslim terrorists rep-

resents an aberration from true Islam, a religion its practitioners label a “religion of peace and tolerance.” With the help of American liberal media outlets, apologists for Islam have been enormously successful in convincing the American public that the Muslims who blow up, crucify, behead, torture, burn, and bury alive innocent men, women and children – mainly Christians and Jews – are outliers who pervert the true Muslim faith. Sadly, these murderous beasts are not outliers. They are faithful practitioners of pure Islam as set forth by their prophet, Muhammad, in their holy book, the Qur’an. We need look no further than the Qur’an for the reasons for the ISIL Muslim beheadings: “I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads . . .” (Qur’an 8:12) We read that the ISIL Muslims have been crucifying Christians throughout the areas of Iraq and Syria they now control. An aberration from peaceful Islam? Read for yourself: “The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger... they should be murdered or crucified. . .” (Qur’an 5:33) Many people are puzzled why the major American media refuse to link Islam with the acts of terror perpetrated by its adherents. For exam-

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ple, when the Muslim jihadist, major Nidal Hasan, yelled “Allahu Akhbar” while killing 13 U.S. soldiers and wounding 30 others at Fort Hood, they dutifully repeated the federal government’s fiction that it was “workplace violence,” not an act of Islamic terrorism. And then there is the Islamic practice of taquiyya, or deception. In 2004, when Muslims blew up several trains in Madrid, a local letter writer asked why there were no Muslim clerics condemning the cowardly attack that killed 191 and wounded more than 2,000 innocent people. A Muslim professor at UCSB replied that there were “several hundred” Imams who condemned it. “Just Google it,” he said. I did Google it and indeed found several hundred entries, but they were all repetitions of the same statement by the same Imam. And what he condemned was the death of the Muslims who happened to be riding on the trains. These, he said, were innocent, not the Christian and Jewish infidels who died or were maimed. Islam, in short, has become the politically correct religion in the United States. As such, the liberal media simply will not criticize it, no matter how many people are murdered or tortured by Muslims. How did Islam attain this status in the eyes of those who mold public opinion? Part of the answer may lay in their perception that President Obama is perhaps himself a Muslim. After all, his father was a Muslim and he spent several of his formative years with a Muslim stepfather in Indonesia, a Muslim country. He did admit to George Stephanopoulos on national TV that he was a Muslim. He famously bowed deeply to the Saudi king and has brought an inordinate number of Muslims into his administration. This past July, he also claimed that Muslims have helped build “the very fabric of our nation.” He even told the French TV network Canal Plus that America is “one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.” To be sure, the political correctness

of Islam predates the Obama administration. When a Muslim plot to blow up 10 airliners was foiled in 2006, Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff ordered his spokespeople to call the plotters “extremists,” and to never, ever refer to them as Muslim terrorists. Still, exactly how did such a murderous and ungodly religion like Islam become politically correct and thus immune to criticism? Why did the self-appointed arbiters of what we can say or not say choose Islam? Why didn’t they choose, say, Mormonism or Catholicism? Or even Buddhism? Think about it: if Mormons or Catholics were beheading or blowing up enemies, do you think for a moment they would getting a pass from the chattering classes? I must admit I’m totally baffled as to how Islam became the darling of liberals, media boardrooms, university faculty lounges, and the federal government. But it has. Why? According to the Qur’an, those Muslims who deplore jihad and just want to live peaceful lives are actually “bad” Muslims, just like Mormons who drink and smoke are “bad” Mormons, or Catholics who never go to Mass are “bad” Catholics. It’s estimated that 90 percent of the world’s billion-plus Muslims are these peaceful or “bad” Muslims. But this leaves well more than 100 million Muslims who embrace the brutal fullness of Islam. One wonders how many of these have already infiltrated our porous borders, just biding their time? It’s time for Americans of good will to start calling out Islam for what it really is: a political and ideological movement posing as a religion, bent on achieving world domination. The only thing that can keep it in check is to first expose it for what it is. Only then can we effectively deal with it. David Engle Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Silencing the opposition is easy when beheading – or the gas chamber – awaits those who speak up. Just saying... – J.B.) •MJ

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actually possible from this point of view is something else. It’s the era of Mad Men. So this is very appropriate.” Still, it would seem like much of the plot would not only be dated, but also too clichéd for modern audiences. “It works because it’s totally unrelatable,” Couch said. “We know the audience can’t relate. That’s obvious. He’s a jerk of a guy. But if you start there, you make it work. You take yourself out of today and go back to then. Put yourself in the 1960s. We’ve done that with the set, the costumes, the hairdos and all. The music is French from the era. All you have to do is leave Santa Barbara 2014 behind.” It also helps that there’s barely time to catch your breath. “It’s very fast-paced, and has every element of farce that you can imagine: spit-takes, double takes, triple takes, pratfalls, and more. They’re all in there,” said Couch, who will also play Bernard’s cranky and overworked French maid Berthe, who helps in the scheduling machinations. “And I say that coming from being in a tremendous amount of pain after rehearsals. But it’s a lot of fun being thrown all over.” For the final production, the Couches returned to longtime company members and friends. Gerry Hansen, who specializes in Commedia del ‘Arte at UCSB, directs the show, and the cast includes Tiffany Story, Jenna Scanlon, and Hansen as the flight attendants, Raymond Wallenthin as Bernard, and Rodney Baker as Robert, Bernard’s old friend visiting for the first time in 20 years. Baker and Story acted in Sylvia, the Couches’ first show as producers in 2004, and some of the others’ experience dates back to the previous producer’s tenancy. “I’m so glad we can all be together as a part of something special and be with our friends one more time,” Couch said. But so far, there are no special plans for the final weekend of Boeing Boeing, which opens Friday, September 19, and plays through October 26. Other 18 – 25 September 2014

than the makeup of the audience. “My son (who grew up performing at the theater) is flying up from Michigan, and a lot of season-ticket holders and former actors are coming. Those last two shows will be filled with Circle Bar B family, which will make it really hard to get through. But the play is so much fun, you can’t not have a good time. And because it’s so physically difficult. You have to really focus, because if your mind wanders, you’d never come back.” And there’s one more element that might shift away from wallowing in the loss, Couch said. “Did I mention it’s really sexy? There’s more kissing in this show in any one I’ve ever done or even seen.” As for the future, the Couches are considering a couple of ideas, though they’ve pretty much given up on finding a location where the concept of serving dinner before the show can continue. Then again, something showing up at the last minute would be the kind of happy twist that seemed to wrap up just about every Circle Bar B spectacle.

On Edge to Turn Art World on Its Ear

Artistic director Heather Silva isn’t sure what to expect in terms of crowds when the Museum of Contemporary Art’s On Edge Festival kicks off this weekend. After all, the new format won’t have the built-in audience that had been coming to Forum Lounge, the monthly performing series – which Silva has been curating at the former Contemporary Arts Forum since the beginning almost a decade ago – that was part of the 1st Thursday art walks. “We had an incredible slew of artists from around the world, and a truly dedicated audience following,” Silva recalled earlier this week. “(The shows) were high-quality, free, and very popular, which helped to increase the museum’s visibility to the public. But with the museum’s name and accreditation change, the series also required a new direction, she said.

“Forum Lounge had become an insider’s thing and the audience was leveling off. We needed the next push into a new era, and a festival format is the best way to do that. This is a much better way to expose artists to audiences, and to cultivate new and broader range of people to see them.” Santa Barbara is ripe for such a festival because of its unique character as a haven for artists and other creatives, she said. “It’s a special community. People value curiosity of all kinds – intellectual and otherwise. Artists are engaging in new art forms as a way of expressing themselves. So there’s a built-in interest in this. We think audiences would take advantage of it right away and enjoy seminal events that are transient but also have the experiential quality. Silva said MCA is modeling On Edge on the Time-Based Art Festival in Portland, which is a lot larger, but started off similarly. The initial effort takes place over four days beginning this Thursday, with eight different performing artists offering pieces at four venues, including the MCA’s main location above Paseo Nuevo and the Center Stage Theater across the plaza. “For this first festival, my main criterion in choosing the artists was to make sure they were accessible in some way. The works may have been more challenging, esoteric, or conceptual in Forum Lounge. But here we wanted easy access, so that even if audience members have no experience with performance art, they can enjoy themselves and not be bewildered by what they just saw. The idea is to engage audience in a discourse, get them thinking about the pieces. That doesn’t happen if you’re really put off.” A full range of PA practices was another ingredient, and On Edge covers everything from theater and dance to puppetry, animation, and audience-involved movement. Diversity of perspective was another goal so the fest would offer a range of cultural, ethnic, and gender-related approaches to issues that are relevant today. As it were, all of the artists are women. “That’s completely by chance,” Silva said. “But it’s lovely to have a festival probe ideas through a female lens.” Opening night offers perhaps the most intriguing work, or at least the potentially largest one with the most movement. Sarah Elgart’s site-specific “Follow” invites the audience to do just that, follow her and the dancers down the walkways and nooks and crannies of the Santa Barbara Courthouse. “It’s about how people seem to be hardwired to blankly follow ideologies, gurus or dogmas, religious, or political or otherwise,” Silva said.

Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance. – Thomas Beecham.

At the other end of the spectrum is Microscope Toy Theater, which Silva described as “Very minimalist and completely low-tech. She does all the performances out of a suitcase with paper puppetry.” Also featured are Herb Alpert Award-winner Annie Dorsen in “Spokaoki”, a karaoke-inspired participatory work at Municipal Winery in which people have the opportunity to recite a famous speech much as they would take on a song at a bar. “Taking a speech out of context and putting it in a new social setting is about reconfiguring ideas about wordsmithing,” Silva said. “How does it feel when someone else recites Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ in a bar versus the Mall in Washington? How does it translate? Everyone will have a different experience, which is one of the beauties of performance art.” San Francisco-based multimedia artist Surabhi Saraf is offering a sound installation and soundscape performance, Faye Driscoll reworks her iconic piece “You’re Me”, Santa Barbara-based Elizabeth Folk contributes “Desperately Clinging to Something That was Designed to Deteriorate”, and Miwa Matreyek presents her new work, “The World Made Itself”. On Edge Festival comes to a close with a piece commissioned by MCA: Janie Geiser’s “Fugitive Time”, which combines puppetry with video animation and live performance to explore the tension between the miniature and the magnified. Silva had yet to see a run-through but was excited nonetheless. “I think very highly of her work, and we were very happy to put our stamp on performance art by supporting her. But I’m going to be surprised, too. Call it curating by the seat of your pants.” Admission to nearly all of the events is free. For details, times, locations, and more information, call 966-5373 or visit www.mcasantabarbara.org/ •MJ OnEdge.

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efore getting to Dolores Johnson’s review of this weekend’s Montecito Motor Classic taking place at Montecito Country Club on Friday and Coast Village Road on Sunday, there is another Montecito event we urge you to attend. It’s called “Ocean’s 14” and is the 16th annual fundraiser for the Santa Barbara Breast Cancer Resource Center. The Ocean’s 14 theme is redolent of the Ocean’s 11 Frank Sinatra Rat Pack and the updated George Clooney version of early Vegas glamour and gaming. Some of the auction highlights include a week’s stay in a four-bedroom 160-year-old Nantucket home, a four-day stay at the Canyon Ranch Resort in Tucson, Arizona, and a superb piece of handcrafted jewelry by world-renowned Montecito-based Silverhorn. It all happens on Friday, September 19, and I believe there may still be some seats available. If you’d like to join and/or support the fun-loving but serious women behind the Breast Cancer Resource Center at the gala, please call (805) 569-9243 or go online to www.bcrcsb.org for more information. Executive director Silvana Kelly offers the following insights into what the non-profit’s mission is: “The Breast Cancer Resource Center,” she explains, “is an independent, non-clinical organization that serves to educate and support women through the emotional and practical challenges brought on by coping with breast cancer.” The Resource Center also offers peer counseling support and integrative therapies (reiki, reflexology). “When a newly diagnosed woman can speak directly with someone (our staff are all survivors) who has dealt with and survived breast cancer,” Ms Kelly observes, “their whole persona is filled with relief and we see them change before our eyes – their shoulders become more relaxed, and they leave with hope in their eyes along with dried tears. The emotional impact of a diagnosis just stuns you to the core. The BCRC helps to heal that core pain.”

The Montecito Motor Classic

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by Dolores Morelli Johnson (Ms Johnson is sales and marketing director for Million Air, one of the largest fixed-based operators for private aviation in the world.) Four years ago, Monika Draggoo, co-owner of local American Dream • The Voice of the Village •

Breast Cancer Resource Center “Ocean’s 14” co-chairs Karla Blackwell (left) and Debbie Kass

Properties (and the first woman to serve as Exalted Ruler of the Santa Barbara Elks #613), began to develop an idea for a car show to honor and fundraise for Special Olympics Santa Barbara. Monika tapped me to co-chair the event and nabbed Sara Spataro, regional director for Special Olympics Santa Barbara in 2012, to join the committee. Dan Hogan (my co-chair for two air shows at the Santa Barbara Airport) introduced me to two Montecito car guys: Monte Wilson, who founded Santa Barbara Cars & Coffee that takes place Sunday mornings along Coast Village Road, and Dana Newquist, classic car collector and president of the Antique Automobile Club of Santa Barbara. Orwin Middleton, a former car racing enthusiast and dear friend of my recently departed husband, Roger, also joined our small group. Dan introduced us to Michael A. Hammer, of the Armand Hammer Foundation, who not only became the event’s presenting sponsor, but has also been an advisor for the show since its inception. In 2012, our first year, the event raised $52,000 for Special Olympics Santa Barbara — an impressive accomplishment for a local car show and for a first-time event. In 2013, Newquist co-chaired the event, and expanded the scope to include 150 cars, a Gala, and a Vintage Car Tour to area senior homes to bring the cars to many who would otherwise not be able to enjoy them. Alma Rose Middleton led that first parade of cars in her 1955 Thunderbird to visit retirement homes throughout Santa Barbara. A hallmark of the 2013 Car Show was the original one-of-a-kind tro18 – 25 September 2014

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This 1952 Ferrari Barchetta (yes, that is Jay Leno at the wheel), is just one of the 150 cars expected to be displayed during the upcoming Montecito Motor Classic

phy designed and produced by Seth Hammond, local racing luminary. In addition, Mark Stehrenberger, famed car designer, created original art work featuring “50 years of the Corvette.” In its second year, the Gala and Car show raised $82,000 for Special Olympics. This year’s event is called the Montecito Motor Classic. The committee expanded the number of non-profit groups to benefit from the show, and selected to honor PAL, the Police Activities League (which helps mentor local at-risk youths), and the Santa Barbara Police Foundation (which offers financial assistance for officers killed or injured in the line of duty). Another new component for 2014 is the Model Car Building competition. Officer Kent “Wojo” Wojciechoski, directs the effort to engage youth in learning about classic cars through model building and painting. Hammer sponsored the models and Stehrenberger, who is on the faculty at the Art Center College of Design in

Pasadena, will lead the judges. The third annual Montecito Motor Classic weekend begins Friday, September 19, with a gala held at the Montecito Country Club that includes dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions, and a tribute to local photographer Jesse Alexander. It will feature a slide show of his photos from his latest book, Monaco, The Golden Age of the Grand Prix, as well as an onstage interview with Mr. Alexander conducted by the original “Car Guy,” Steve Ford. The 2014 Montecito Motor Classic will attract up to 150 outstanding cars and marks the first time in recent years a portion of Coast Village Road will be closed for an event. The categories for automotive awards has expanded to 16 and includes motorcycles. A distinguished team of judges led by Roy Miller (Pebble Beach judge and head evaluator for the Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance) will select the first- and second-place winners. Awards designed by Newquist and ZFolio Gallery will be presented by the trophy sponsors. Hammond will create and present the Best in Show Trophy, and Hammer will select and present the Armand Hammer Foundation trophy. If you’d like to attend the $200-per-person gala Friday, September 19, go to sbpal.org/gala or email djohnson58@verizon.net or sbdana@aol.com. The Sunday, September 21, Coast Village Car Show is free and open to the public, and the vehicles will be on display from 8 am to 3 pm. See you at the car show! •MJ

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Montecito Beautification Committee members (clockwise from left): Patty Zucherman, Jane Burkemper, Nina Terzian, Helen Buckley, Dana Hansen, Andrea Newquist, Michael Edwards, Jean von Wittenburg, Cindy Feinberg, and Trish Davis

for the awards presentation; nominees are being sought in the categories of water resistant landscaping, charming cottage, entryway or architectural feature, and remodel. Call 969-2026 if you’d like to nominate someone. Lunch will be served by Montecito Firefighters, who will grill up hot dogs and serve their famous chili. Per tradition, the Beautification Committee will serve homemade chocolate chip cookies, and a celebratory cake comes courtesy of Coast Village Road’s Your Cake Baker, Wayne Kjar. The Henderson Brothers provide entertainment. Back this year is the poster contest for Montecito school children, who will be asked to make a poster showing how they conserve water. Posters will be displayed in the upper village in November; contest winners will be awarded with gift certificates to Toy Crazy and Here’s the Scoop. The Citizen of the Year has yet to be formally announced, but we can tell you the honor is going to someone who has truly become a water steward of our community. “She really deserves to be honored,” Feinberg said at a Beautification meeting earlier this week. We’ll have more about the Citizen of the Year in our Beautification issue in October. Last year, Feinberg set out to make Beautification Day a more environmentally friendly event, and the traditions started last year will continue this time around. The Montecito

Union School Green Team will provide jugs of water and lemonade for participants to fill their own reusable water bottles with, instead of using plastic bottles. Other measures: compostable plates and utensils, recycling containers, and buying food in bulk to avoid excess packaging. During and after lunch, informational tables hosted by local organizations will be set up for guests to peruse. Participating groups include Montecito YMCA, Montecito Fireman’s Association, Westmont, MERRAG, Montecito Fire Protection District, Montecito Association, Montecito Trails, Santa Barbara Zoo, Friends of the Montecito Library, and others, as well as Montecito Water District, who will have the latest info on water conservation and the ongoing drought. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Sponsors will have their name or business name listed on the Beautification Day T-shirts. Call the Montecito Association office at 9692026 for more information. Beautification Day begins at 9 am on November 8, in the Upper Village Green, 1470 East Valley Road.

Crown Castle Update

At their August 19 hearing, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors (BOS) upheld an appeal from cellular technology company Crown Castle, who appealed the Montecito Planning

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Commission’s (MPC) May denial of a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) in Montecito. The project had undergone more than 160 revisions after being seen by MPC, Montecito Board of Architectural Review, Montecito Association, Land Use Committee, and the Board of Supervisors over the last year. The project, which includes more than two dozen antenna sites, both inland and coastal, is to allow Verizon Wireless greater signal strength for cellular data usage in Montecito. The system focuses on the areas of Romero Canyon, Lilac Drive, Bella Vista Drive, and along North Jameson Road from Santa Isabel Lane to Ortega Hill Road. In May, the MPC took issue with the size of the project, aesthetics of the antennae and the necessary support equipment, and questioned the need for such a significant network. The cellular company appealed that decision to the BOS, and in July, Crown Castle was back at MPC at the request of the supervisors, working with the commissioners to minimize the project’s impact on Montecito. Crown Castle opted to reduce the size of the network, move some of the nodes away from homes, and eliminate the pole-mounted battery backup units that created such contention with neighbors. The supervisors, including First District supervisor Salud Carbajal, said the newest rendition of the project was a significant improvement on the original plans. “We’ve done everything we could,” said Crown Castle rep Sharon James, who maintained the network is necessary for the increased cellular data usage in Montecito. At last week’s Montecito Association meeting, several members of the board voiced relief that the project had changed for the better, but many

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MFPD Up-staffs; Recommends Preparation

Earlier this week, Montecito Fire Protection District increased staffing levels in anticipation of predicted sundowner winds, high temperatures, and low humidity. The district also issued a reminder to residents: now is the time to evaluate your preparedness levels for emergency situations. The district’s preparedness program, Ready! Set! Go!, Is available online at www.montecitofire.com and at all Montecito Fire Stations; September is National Preparedness Month. By creating a defensible home, using caution when operating machinery, preparing your family, creating evacuation plans, and leaving early during a wildfire, your family has the best chance of surviving a wildfire. In addition, the district recommends taking health precautions during hot weather, including staying hydrated, limiting strenuous activity outdoors, and avoiding excessive sun exposure. When in high-fire areas, any open flame is prohibited, and the use of any equipment that emits sparks should be avoided. Residents are encouraged to report any suspicious activity around our trails and neighborhoods. Montecito Emergency Response and Recovery Group (MERRAG), which works hand in hand with the fire department, hosts a training every month for volunteers to learn critical emergency preparedness. In addition, the group posts on its blog at the beginning of each month, featuring one action that residents can do to

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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 33) Montecito Fire’s new Type 6 engine, designed to provide quick access to vegetation fires

better prepare themselves. Titled “Do 1 Thing,” this month focuses on preparing your family on where to go to get emergency information during a disaster. The post discusses various community warnings and what to do if they occur. The post is currently online at www.merrag.com. The district continues to prepare for wildfires, and last week announced the acquisition of a Type 6 brush engine, a small agile engine designed specifically to provide quick attack on vegetation fires. The new Type 6 engine has the capacity to hold up to 250 gallons of water which can be pumped at more than 120 gallons per minute. It has the additional ability to utilize fire fighting foam to make every drop of water more effective. The new engine will be part of MFPD’s initial response to all vegetation fire in Montecito. During extreme weather events, the engine will be staffed with extra duty firefighters and utilized to provide additional patrol in the foothills of Montecito. This will supplement initial response resources in the event of a fire occurring during high fire-danger weather. “The new engine was added to the district’s fleet to provide increased vegetation fire response capabilities in

the urban interface and difficult access areas of Montecito,” said MFPD’s Geri Ventura. In the event of a major incident in Montecito, go to www.montecitofire. com, or tune in to AM 1610 for additional information and situational updates.

New Board Members at Friendship Center

Friendship Center, the adult day care center on Eucalyptus Lane, welcomed two new board members last month. The non-profit has a board of five officers and 10 directors, in addition to more than a dozen administrative staff members who run both the Montecito and Goleta facilities. Jacqueline Duran, a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Montecito, has joined the board of directors. A graduate of UCSB, she is also a supporter of The Santa Barbara Foundation, a committee member for the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center, and a board member for the Santa Barbara Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities Committee. Patricia Forgey, MA, MBA, earned a master’s in business administration with an emphasis in marketing from San Diego State University. She also

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holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Speech/Language Pathology from the University of Kansas, and was awarded the Certificate of Clinical Competency following a Clinical Fellowship Year at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Pat has developed inpatient and outpatient speech/language services at The Toledo Hospital, a 900-bed tertiary care hospital, and served as director of Outpatient Services and as vice president of Planning and Business Development for Rehabilitation Institute at Santa Barbara (now Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital). Most recently, she was director of Community and Organizational Development for Tri-Counties Regional Center, and has also held managerial and clinical positions in other organizations such as Children’s Hospital of San Diego. Patricia is also a member of the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee and the Association for Women in

Communications. In addition to the new board members, former board vice president Dana VanderMey has accepted the role of president. She has been on the board since 2009 and has held the offices of vice president and secretary. In addition, Penny Mathison rejoins the board after serving two three-year terms from 2005 to 2011. Friendship Center provides professional, compassionate, and affordable day services for aging and dependent adults with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive impairments. Transportation, hot meals, and a lively program of activities are included in the programming, as well as respite care for caregivers. For more information about the facilities, call 969-0859 and speak to Kristen (Kai) Hoye, Family Services director, or visit www.friendshipcen tersb.org. Both locations are accepting new participants. •MJ

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 22) Flanking the Showroom 1967 Shelby GT350 are: Joe Danely, Brenda Blalock, Don (MD) and Linda Fareed, Greek Zachariou (owner), Justin Fareed, and David Sadecki (photo by Priscilla)

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Classic weekend, which launches on Friday at the Montecito Country Club benefitting the Santa Barbara Police Activities League and the SB Police Foundation, got an early kickoff at a reception at the DCH Lexus showroom on Hitchcock Way. Undoubted star of the event was a gleaming white 1963 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, owned by art collector and philanthropist Michael Hammer, along with a 1934 Pierce Arrow and a rare 1967 Ford Shelby GT-350 Mustang. The classic itself, with 150 rare and distinguished cars and motorcycles, will be held on Sunday,

September 21, on Coast Village Road from 8 am to 3 pm. “Between all the activities we hope to raise around $400,000,” says Dana Newquist, co-chair of the event with Dolores Johnson. “It is so important in mentoring kids. It gives them hope and optimism.” Walking on Air Veteran radio broadcasters, father and son team Bob and Roby Scott, were honored at a community tribute hosted by Barbara Burger and Opera Santa Barbara founder Marilyn Gilbert at La Casa Nichita, the historic 107-year-old home of Unity Shoppe president and director of operations, Barbara Tellefson. “Throughout the years, through their radio station KDB, they were both very generous in promoting Santa Barbara’s performing arts organizations,” says Tom Reed, executive director of Unity Shoppe. “They also gave a great deal of support to many non-profit organizations,

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Hosts Mary and Hal Coffin with MTF president Bobbi King (photo by Priscilla)

Michael Towbes, Silvio DiLoreto, Barbara Burger, and Larry Crandell (photo by Priscilla)

MTF cook and servers: Mike Mateus, Graham Goodfield, Sheila Snow, Marilyn Goodfield, and Kevin Snow (photo by Priscilla)

launched six years ago and designed by Philippe Starck, resembles a cruis- Santa Barbara.” Marilyn Gilbert, er combined with a submarine, given Bono, U2’s lead singer, says: “We Barbara Tellefson, Unity its provocative styling. went there. It’s a very, very personal Shoppe founder; Linda The impressive vessel, which has album.” Hedgepeth, honoree been praised and blasted by critics, Given the group has garnered 22 Roby Scott, Tom Reed, Unity Shoppe ex director is named for its owners, Russian oli- Grammy Awards and had the highand seated is honoree garch Andrey Melnichenko, and his est-attended and highest-grossing Bob Scott (photo by wife, Aleksandra. concert in rock history, selling more Priscilla) His estimated wealth is around $11.4 than 150 million records worldwide, billion, and this year he ranked 97th in we can be assured Santa Barbara will the Forbes World’s billionaires list. be getting global recognition like Much of the 42-year-old’s wealth never before... comes from banking, as well as industrial and mining assets. His MDM Happy Trails including us.” Bank, which he later sold, was one of The Montecito Trails Foundation Now that the station’s owner, the Russia’s largest private institutions. celebrated its 50th anniversary in Santa Barbara Foundation, has sold it grand style when 150 participants on to USC, as I exclusively revealed here, Central Coast Serenade horseback, hiking, and cycling the 300 the Scotts have stepped down after 34 Santa Barbara is getting invaluable miles of trails. years. A special tribute book is now publicity courtesy of the Irish superIt costs around $66,000 annually to in the design stage, telling the history group U2. keep the trails clear, much of which of the classical music station and the On their new album Songs of Innocence, comes from donors and members, Scotts. the group – founded in Dublin in 1976 says president Bobbi King. Among those at the tribute were – has the song “California (There is No After completing their rides, which Mike Towbes, Mahri Kerley, Peter End to Love),” about their first visit to were seven and ten miles long dependand Deborah Bertling, Larry Crandell, Los Angeles, which opens with them, ing on ability, competitors enjoyed Silvio DiLoreto, David Grossman, like a modern take on The Beach Boys, a barbecue at the Montecito Valley Karna Hughes, Elvira Avina, Pat chanting “Barbara Barbara Barbara Ranch home of Hal and Mary Coffin. Hitchcock, Jose and Consuelo Sierra, Vincent Romero, Larry and Suzanne Farwell, Gayla Visalli, Walter Knapp, STEVENS & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Dan Secord, Justin Rizzo-Weaver, and Paul Munch... Billionaire Boat One of the world’s most unusual mega yachts, en route from San Francisco to Los Angeles, graced the waters off Santa Barbara’s harbor the other day. The $300-million, 390-foot “A”,

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The bridle bunch included Jane and Hilary Burkemper, Barbara Cleveland, Jean Von Wittenburg, Grant and Lisa Jones, Ilan and Barbara Levi, Robert and Joan Holliman, Patrick and Jackie Hester, John and Christy Venable, and Kevin and Sheila Snow... A Sight to SEE The Montecito Country Club was bustling when the local non-profit, SEE (Surgical Eye Expeditions International) hosted a celebration of sight. The four-decades old charity, founded by local doctor Harry Brown, has restored the sight of hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, around the globe using volunteer ophthalmologists, and nurses at a cost of $100 per patient. “We can change a person’s life in less than 30 minutes by a simple eye exam or cataract removal surgery,” says Randal Avolio, SEE’s president. “This is our first major fundraiser in ten years. We work in 35 countries in Asia, South America and Africa, dealing with 11,000 to 12,000 patients each year.” The bash, chaired by Leni Fe Bland, honored optician Rick Feldman, owner of the Eyeglass Factory – which has provided free pairs of eyeglasses to 10,000 people in the community – ophthalmologist John Crowder, eye surgeon George Primbs of the SB Vision Care Program, and founder Harry Brown. Ubiquitous KEYT-TV senior reporter, John Palminteri, conducted the live auction, which included colorful artwork by Carpinteria’s James-Paul Brown and a trip to SEE clinics in Fiji, India, or Peru as a non-medical volunteer. Among the 200 guests at the bash, which was expected to raise around $100,000, were Sara Miller McCune, Keith Mautino, Gail Arnold, Judy Hill, Pam and Wright Watling, Jeannie Cavender, Caryl Crahan, Jeanne Martin, Roger Aceves, Richard Brody, Greg Gorga, Fred and Diane Sidon, and Jason and Robin Walker... Glow in the Park There was a great deal of inflation at Elings Park when the five-yearold charity, Doctors Without Walls, Santa Barbara Street Medicine – which provides free, volunteer medical care for needy patients in the community – threw its first Glow in the Park event, tethering eight colorful hot-air balloons at the venue. More than 500 people turned out, helping raise around $100,000 for the cause, founded by Noemi Doohan, executive director Maria Long tells me. Avid balloonist Julian Nott, who 18 – 25 September 2014

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Balloonist Julian Nott, Maria Long, and Paul Jaconette of Doctors without Walls with K-lite announcer Lin Aubuchon in front of glowing tethered balloon (photo by Priscilla)

has set 79 world records and 96 British aviation records, gave guests the lowdown on the art of ballooning. Needless to say, the fundraiser was an absolute gas! Silver Season Sounds Camerata Pacifica kicked off its 25th season at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall with a threepiece concert, featuring the world premiere of a string trio by 75-year-old Massachusetts-based Pulitzer Prize winner John Harbison. The 30-minute work, commissioned for the popular Santa Barbara-based chamber music ensemble, featured Movses Pogossian on violin, Richard Yongjae O’Neill on viola, and Ani Aznavoorian on cello. Ensemble founder Adrian Spence initially approached Harbison, who

is considered one of America’s greatest living composers, a decade ago, but he had too full a schedule to commit. “He said no repeatedly,” says Adrian. “It took four or five years before he agreed to do it. ‘No’ is just the first two letters of ‘not yet.’ That’s my philosophy.” The work is also featured on the group’s first-ever CD, an all-Harbison creation that has just been released on the respected international label, Harmonia Mundi. The Hahn Hall performance kicked off with Mozart’s “Flute Quartet No. 1” in D Major and concluded with Schubert’s “Piano Trio No. 2” in E-Flat Major, which featured veteran pianist Warren Jones...

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PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 5663 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND RELATED AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND DIRECT RELIEF, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, AT A BASE PRICE OF $25 PER SQUARE FOOT OF LAND AREA. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 520 of the Charter of the City of Santa Barbara, that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement and those certain agreements related thereto, by and between the City of Santa Barbara and Direct Relief, A California Non-profit Public Benefit Corporation, regarding the sale of certain real property located at 6100 Hollister Avenue and legally described in Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby approved. SECTION 2. The City Administrator, or designee, is hereby directed and authorized to execute all such documents as approved by the City Attorney and as necessary to carry out such transaction. SECTION 3. Upon close of escrow, and upon the effective date of this Ordinance, Fidelity National Title Company, is authorized to record the Grant Deed in the Official Records, in the office of the County Recorder, Santa Barbara County.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider the appeal filed by Marc Chytilo, Attorney representing Rhonda Seiter, of the Single Family Design Board approval of an application for property owned by Frank Bucy and located at 215 La Jolla Drive, Assessor’s Parcel No. 041-363-004, E-3 One-Family Residence/SD-3 Coastal Overlay Zones, General Plan Designation: Residential, 5 units per Acre. The project proposes a major façade and interior remodel to an existing 1,533 square-foot, one-story residence located on a 6,000 square-foot lot within the non-appealable jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone. The project includes one-and two-story additions, remodel, and the demolition and re-construction of the existing garage. If you challenge the Council's action on the appeal of the Single Family Design Board's decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. You are invited to attend this hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. On Thursday, September 25, 2014, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Most Popular, click on Council Agenda Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.santabarbaraca.gov: Point to Government, point to City Hall, and click on Mayor & City Council; click on City Council Meetings, City Council Meeting Videos, and then click on the Video link for the meeting date. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. (SEAL) /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager September 17, 2014

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Wildlife By I Finsvik, 1781 Eucalyptus Hill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Ivanie Ann Finsvik, 1781 Eucalyptus Hill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 27, 2014. 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 Miriam Lean. FBN No. 2014-0002506. Published September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Damian Francos Tree Surfers, 530 Pintura Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Damian Nicolas Franco, 530 Pintura Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111.This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 9, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2014-0002599. Published September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coyote Spring Water Company, 290 W. Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Keith Frick, 246 W. Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Claire Gottsdanker, 290 W. Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Jerry Gottsdanker, 276 W. Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103; Millie Sun Bear, 260 W. Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 10, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002626. Published September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Momentum Entertainment Company, 25 Arlington Ave, Suite #7, Santa Barbara, 93101. Momentum Entertainment Company, 25 Arlington Ave, Suite #7, Santa Barbara, 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 3, 2014. 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. 2014-0002545. Published September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TYGR PR & Branding; TYGR Public Relations & Branding, 429 East Main Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Tyler Gross, 937 Camino Caballo, Nipomo, CA 93444. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 27, 2014. 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 Marlene Ashcom. FBN No. 2014-0002509. Published September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Salon Du Mont, 1470 E. Valley Road #C, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Yazmin Carrera, 4515 Chaparral Drive, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 15, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002396. Published September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Solvang Chiropractic Center, 680 Alamo Pintado Road, Suite 106, Solvang, CA 93463. Noah Swanson, 69 Hollister Ranch Road, Gaviota, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 19, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002426. Published September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Branded Innovation; Fitness Professional Online, 529 East Gutierrez, Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Conditioning Specialists, 529 East Gutierrez, Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 27, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002502. Published September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Sherie’s Angel Readings and Music, 736

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ORDINANCE NO. 5663 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on August 5, 2014, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 9, 2014, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Dale Francisco; Frank Hotchkiss, Gregg Hart, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on September 10, 2014.

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on September 10, 2014.

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor

(See attached Map) Cieneguitas Road, Unit E, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Sherie Esther Davis, 736 Cieneguitas Road, Unit E, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 21, 2014. 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. Original FBN No. 2014-0002092. Published August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Alvin Apartments, 710 W. Alvin Avenue,

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SENIORITY by Patti Teel

Yoga Master Cultivates Brain Program

e wouldn’t think of starting a day without showering, washing our faces, and brushing our teeth. But how can we possibly cleanse our brains? Siddhi Ellinghoven, a respected yoga master with a worldwide following, feels that she has the answer and developed The Brain Cleanse™ program for optimal brain health. The platform incorporates yoga practices that calm, nurture, and restore the brain. Siddhi is presenting The Brain Cleanse seven-day process, which began September 15 and runs through Sunday, September 21, at the Alchemy Arts Center in Santa Barbara from 9 to 10:30 am daily. She will also be offering two shorter workshops for those who can’t make a week-long commitment. Siddhi says, “Just as yoga benefits the other organs of the body – heart, liver, and kidneys, for example – it also offers profound healing benefits to the brain, the master organ.” Juniper Dahn, who leads the Revitalizing Detoxification Program and the Holistic Health Journey at Sedona Mago Retreat in Sedona, Arizona, agrees wholeheartedly and says that ancient Tao scriptures teach that human divinity resides within the brain. According to Juniper, the brain plays a key role in both your health and spirituality because it commands and connects both your body and your mind. It’s no wonder that both of these experts are in agreement. Juniper is a Dahn Yoga master, and Siddhi says that she was influenced by her Dahn Yoga training. In the Brain Cleanse program, Siddhi incorporates Dahn Yoga teachings with other yoga practices such as mantras (chanting) and mudras (finger postures). The aging of the Baby Boomers and increased concern about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia have focused public attention on brain health. I asked Siddhi her thoughts on the benefits of computer brain training programs such as Lumosity. She feels that all types of brain training may have their benefits but stresses that activities involving movement and meditation are the most beneficial. Siddhi believes that it is important for people of all ages to care for their brains and pointed out that many young people get too little exercise, spend too much time in front of screens, have too little genuine interaction, get too little sleep, and expose their brains to many environmental toxins. Siddhi’s program includes nutritional advice and contains the use of tur18 – 25 September 2014

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meric as a dietary supplement. When I spoke to Siddhi, she admitted to experiencing a few “senior moments” herself but said that they completely vanished when she began taking turmeric supplements. There has been extensive research on the numerous benefits of turmeric and its antioxidant qualities. The Brain Cleanse is particularly recommended for people who: ● have a history of Alzheimer’s or dementia; ● have had chemotherapy; ● struggle with depression; ● suffer from insomnia, chronic fatigue or other sleep disorders; ● have a history of alcohol and/or drug (including prescription drug) use; ● have a stressful lifestyle—too much work, too little exercise or sleep, a poor diet or emotional, financial, or other stressors; ● notice signs of short-term memory loss; and ● feel that they’re “just not as sharp” as they used to be. For those who cannot make the full seven-day cleanse, Siddhi will offer two additional workshops. On Saturday, September 20, from 2 to 4:30 pm, Siddhi presents “Brain Health Focus: Mudras,” which will introduce participants to The Brain Cleanse yoga with a special focus on mudras, finger positions which stimulate the brain by directing energy along specific channels to the brain. On Sunday, September 21, from 2 to 4:30 pm, Siddhi will offer “Brain Health Focus: Meditation,” which will introduce participants to The Brain Cleanse yoga, plus a special focus on meditation. The cost of either workshop is $70. There is also going to be an upcoming Brain Cleanse teacher training certification program at Alchemy Arts Center in November. For more information, visit www. thebraincleanse.com. The Alchemy Arts Center is located at 35 West Haley Street in Santa Barbara. To register for The Brain Cleanse, contact alchemysb@ gmail.com or call (805) 899-8811. •MJ

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PUBLIC NOTICES PROJECT #3752 NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: DESALINATION PLANT REACTIVATION PROJECT SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

ORDINANCE NO. 5664 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AMENDMENT ONE TO LEASE AGREEMENT NO. 23,564 WITH CONWAY VINEYARDS, INC., AT AN AVERAGE INITIAL BASE RENT OF $4,302.02 PER MONTH, ALLOCATED SEASONALLY, OR 10% OF GROSS SALES, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 9, 2014, AND CONTINUING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LEASE TERM OF FIVE YEARS, WITH TWO FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OPTIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 521 of the Charter of the City of Santa Barbara, An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Approving a Lease With Conway Vineyards, Inc., Effective October 9, 2014, is hereby approved. ORDINANCE NO. 5664 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was

Notice is hereby given that the City of Santa Barbara (City) is inviting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) to provide Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Services for the Reactivation and Operation of the City’s Charles Meyer Desalination Plant. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) has been posted as described below. SOQs will be received by the City Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, until 3 p.m. on October 13, 2014. The City of Santa Barbara currently owns, and maintains in long-term standby status, the Charles Meyer Desalination Plant (Plant), a seawater desalting facility located at 525 East Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara, California. The City is preparing to reactivate the Plant by employing the design-build-operate (DBO) services of a turnkey contractor. The RFQ invites those entities interested in responding (Respondents) to submit SOQs related to providing turnkey reactivation and long-term operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Plant (all of which constitute the Project). The SOQs will be reviewed and evaluated to generate a short list of Respondents (Short-listed Respondents) that will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP). RFQ documents are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. In order to be placed on the document holder’s list, a Respondent can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, it is the responsibility of Respondents to obtain all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Scope of Services The selected DBO service provider (the DBO Entity) will be responsible for all necessary detailed engineering; construction; equipment and facility rehabilitation; commissioning; and other services necessary for the DBO Entity to begin production of desalinated water into the potable water system in the spring of 2016. The DBO Entity will be required to operate and maintain the Plant so as to meet specified parameters for product water quality, production quantities, capacity availability, energy and chemical use, and annual O&M costs. The Scope of Services will be more specifically defined in the RFP to be provided to the Short-listed Respondents. 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.

introduced on August 5, 2014, and was adopted by the Council

Project Cost Estimate and Funding

of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 9,

The Plant reactivation budget is estimated to be between US$25 and $55 million depending on the final size of the desalination plant. The annual plant O&M costs are preliminarily estimated in a range of US$5.6 to $9.6 million per year. The Respondent shall determine the actual costs for the specific scope of services described in the RFP. The City may use City funds, in combination with financing and grants, to fund the Project. State and federal funding may also be pursued.

2014, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Dale Francisco; Frank Hotchkiss, Gregg Hart, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White, Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

Selection Process and Criteria The selection of the DBO Entity will be undertaken through a two-step, best-value-based process, which includes the RFQ, followed by issuance of an RFP to the Short-listed Respondents. The City will establish a selection committee to: • • • • • • •

Evaluate and score the SOQs; Select the Short-listed Respondents that will receive the RFP; Issue the RFP (including Project Technical Requirements and DBO Contract); Conduct mandatory pre-proposal meetings; Interview each Short-listed Respondent; Evaluate and score each proposal and interview; and Negotiate the DBO contract with the successful Short-listed Respondent.

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

on September 10, 2014.

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on September 10, 2014.

The City’s sole point of contact for the RFQ (City Contact) shall be Mr. William Hornung, General Services Manager, who shall administer the RFQ process. Except as otherwise directed, all communications shall be submitted in writing by email to Mr. Hornung, with a copy to Mr. Greg Corral, Purchasing Supervisor, and shall show the following in the Subject line of the email: “Desalination Plant Reactivation-Project #3752.” The following email addresses shall be used: BHornung@SantaBarbaraCA.gov (William Hornung, General Services Manager) GCorral@SantaBarbaraCA.gov (Greg Corral, Purchasing Supervisor) Communications that require delivery to a physical address shall be addressed as follows, in addition to the required email submittals:

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Santa Maria, CA 93458. 710 W. Alvin LLC, 23622 Calabasas Road, Suite 337, Calabasas, CA 91302. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 13, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002374. Published August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mindful Business Works, 420 Northridge Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Barbara Rose Sherman, 420 Northridge Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 19, 2014. 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 Jan Morales.

FBN No. 2014-0002425. Published August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2014. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: American Riviera Pools, 1482 East Valley Road #999, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Janiel Therese Callahan, 553 Mills Way, Goleta, CA 93117. Kenneth Richard Helling, 553 Mills Way, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 7, 2014. 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 Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002315. Published August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 2014. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468249. To all interested parties: Petitioner Rom Bo Thach filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Charlie Borom Thach. The Court orders that all persons interested

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Attn: William Hornung, General Services Manager Project #3752 – Desalination Plant Reactivation CITY OF SANTA BARBARA Purchasing Office 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101 No oral communication from the City Contact or other individual is binding. No contact with City staff, members of the City Council, or any public official concerning the Project during the procurement process is allowed. A violation of this provision may result in disqualification of the Respondent. in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 18, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: October 15, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468152. To all interested parties: Petitioner German Lopez Olvera

filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Anthony Lopez Olvera. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 19, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: October 15, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468496. To all interested parties: Petitioner Edward Eugene Myers filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Edward Eugene Tazer-Myers. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed September 3, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date:

November 5, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1467635. To all interested parties: Petitioner Natalie Correa filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Elias Jesus Gutierrez-Correa to Elias Jae Correa. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should

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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5355 DUE DATE & TIME: October 9, 2014 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Removal, Transportation and Management of Treatment Solids for Cater Treatment Plant (Potable Water) A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 2, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., at Cater Water Treatment Plant, located at 1150 San Roque Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 9, 2014, the City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Santa Barbara (the “City”) adopted a Resolution of Intention to renew the Santa Barbara South Coast Tourism Business Improvement District (the “SBSCTBID”) and to levy an assessment on certain lodging businesses within the SBSCTBID as set forth in the attached Resolution of Intention. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 2:00 PM on September 30, 2014, at the City of Santa Barbara Council Chambers, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, a public meeting shall be held pursuant to Government Code section 54954.6 to allow public testimony regarding the renewal of the SBSCTBID and the levy of assessments therein as set forth in the enclosed Resolution of Intention and pursuant to Government Code section 54954.6. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 2:00 PM on October 28, 2014, at the City of Santa Barbara Council Chambers, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, has been set as the time and place for a public hearing at which time the Council proposes to renew the SBSCTBID and to levy the proposed assessment as set forth in the Resolution of Intention. Boundaries:

The proposed SBSCTBID includes all lodging businesses located within the boundaries of the cities of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta, and portions of unincorporated southern Santa Barbara County. The term “lodging business” means any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof.

Assessment:

The annual assessment rate for the first year of operation is as follows: hotels, inns, motels, studio hotels, bachelor hotels, lodging houses, rooming houses, dormitories, public or private clubs or similar structures shall be assessed a fixed amount per paid occupied room per night as shown in the table below. Tourist homes or houses, apartment houses, mobile homes, and house trailers, (hereinafter “vacation rentals”) shall be assessed a fixed amount on a per paid unit per night basis, rather than per room. Based on the benefit received, assessments will not be collected on stays of more than thirty (30) consecutive days. The average daily rate (ADR) figures shall be updated annually. The assessment rates may be increased in 2017 and 2019 as described in Section V of the management district plan.

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 in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

Current SBSCTBID Assessment Average Daily Rate Assessment Rate Per Night Less than $100 $0.50 $100-150 $1.00 $150-200 $1.50 Over $200 $2.00

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. General Services Manager

Published: September 17, 2014 Montecito Journal

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

Average Daily Rate Less than $100 $100-$149 $150-$199 $200-$249 $250-$299 Over $300 Vacation rentals

The total SBSCTBID annual budget for the initial year of its six (6) year operation is anticipated to be approximately $3,136,255. Assessment rate increases in years three and five (2017 and 2019) of the District may result in budget increases, up to approximately $3,713,872, as detailed in Section V of the Management District Plan.

Purpose:

The SBSCTBID is designed to provide specific benefits directly to payors by increasing room night sales. Advertising and Communication, Sales and Marketing, and Local Destination Marketing will increase overnight tourism and market payors as tourist, meeting and event destinations, thereby increasing room night sales.

Collection:

The assessment will be collected on a monthly basis by the County and cities and forwarded to the Owners’ Association as described in Section V(E) of the Management District Plan.

Protest:

Any owner of a lodging business within the proposed SBSCTBID that will be subject to the assessment may protest the renewal of the SBSCTBID. If written protests are received from the owners of lodging businesses in the proposed SBSCTBID who represent 50 percent (50%) or more of the estimated annual assessments to be levied, the SBSCTBID shall not be renewed and the assessment shall not be imposed.

You may mail a written protest to: Office of the City Clerk City of Santa Barbara 735 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Diesel Engine for Harbor Patrol Boat 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 in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. 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. General Services Manager not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 14, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: October 15, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468140. To all interested parties: Petitioner Laura Hernandez Santiago filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Laura Hernandez Santiago. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter

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Published: September 17, 2014 Montecito Journal appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 14, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: October 1, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17

Year 5 (2019) $0.95 $1.85 $2.75 $3.65 $4.25 $4.85 $2.40

Budget:

BID NO. 5356 DUE DATE & TIME: October 2, 2014 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

Proposed SBSCTBID Assessment Assessment Rate Per Night Year 1 (2015) Year 3 (2017) $0.75 $0.85 $1.50 $1.65 $2.25 $2.50 $3.00 $3.30 $3.50 $3.85 $4.00 $4.40 $2.00 $2.20

You may also appear at the public hearing and submit a written protest at that time. Information:

Should you desire additional information about the renewed SBSCTBID or assessment contact: Kathy Janega-Dykes Visit Santa Barbara 500 E Montecito Street Santa Barbara, CA 93013 (805) 966-9222

You are invited to attend this hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. On Thursday, September 25, 2014, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Quick Links, click on Current Council Agenda & Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.santabarbaraca.gov: Click on the Government tab, click City Council Meeting Videos (under Quick Links), and then click on the Video link for the meeting date. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. (SEAL) /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager September 17, 2014

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ENDING THIS WEEK Jazz at the Plaza – The end of this annual series means summer really is coming to a close. La Cumbre Plaza’s final light concerts with complimentary music from mostly locals acts, along with optional wine and food tasting from 5-7 pm, has just two more shows bookending our issue date. The concerts take place in front of Macy’s, with limited seating available on a first-come basis, but you’re welcome to bring your own chairs. The wine and food pairings ($15, cash only at the event) come from The Winehound and Marmalade Café, with proceeds earmarked for featured nonprofits. Thursday, September 18: The Idiomatiques, an original gypsy jazz quartet featuring jazz combo Kim Collins, Mike “Bones” Glick, Brian Mann, and Craig Sharmat (Santa Barbara Dance Institute, beneficiary). September 25: Mezcal Martini Latin Jazz – an Santa Barbarabased octet featuring such high-powered players as John Schnackenberg (saxes), John Leonard (piano/vocals/ arrangement), and Lorenzo Martinez (percussion) – closes out the series with an Afroc Cuba-Latin Jazz blend a la Tito Puente, Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria (Angels Bearing Gifts, beneficiary). WHEN: 5-7 pm WHERE: 121 S. Hope Avenue COST: free INFO: 687-3500 or www.ShopLaCumbre. com/Events/Jazz FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 California Beer Festival – Our little berg has both the Santa Barbara Beer Festival and Brews at the Beach, plus

several other new entries in the beerquaffing gatherings. But down Ventura way, it’s such a big deal they call their event the California Beer Festival, which might seem like overreaching, but it does go on for three days and is part of a full Beer Week in the seaside town. Events begin with “Brew with a View” at The Tavern in Downtown Ventura, which overlooks Mission Park, the festival’s headquarters. Five brewmasters are paired with gourmet local chefs competing for audience votes, and the evening includes food samples, beer, live music, and a souvenir pint glass. Surf Brewery, Island Brewing Company, Anacapa Brewing, The Lab and Poseidon Brewing, and Craft Brewery match up with Anacapa, The Tavern, Watermark On Main, Cafe Fiore and the returning champion, chef Jason Collis with Plated Events. The main event on Saturday serves as craft-beer heaven, as more than 130 microbrews are served on tap, food trucks make sure you don’t drink on an empty stomach, and the live bands include locals Rey Fresco, Dr. M, and Petty Theft, a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute act. The fest wraps up Sunday with the Blues & BBQ Festival, which is actually a family-friendly event. Sample amazing barbecue specialties from teams from all over the state while a full slate of blues bands – including Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Tab Benoit, and Trampled Under Foot – do the 12-bar thing (no pun intended) all day. No free beer sampling, but craft brews will be available for purchase. WHEN: 5:30-8 pm Friday; 12:30-5 pm Saturday; 11 am – 6 pm Sunday

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Birds from Bishop – South Coasters mostly think of Bishop as the gateway to Mammoth Mountain and the summertime entrance to Yosemite. But the Eastern Sierra town is also the home of The Littlest Birds, a stunningly original celloand-banjo duo who have hit two-thirds of the states and a whole lot of folk festivals in just four years together. Cellist David Huebner was raised in Los Angeles as a classical musician, and performed at such venues as the Hollywood Bowl and Ambassador Auditorium. Which explains the virtuosic backbone of the music. But it’s the combination with the back porch, clawhammer banjo work of Sharon Martinson that makes The Littlest Birds’s sound simultaneously urbane and rural, at once a familiar and dynamic take on traditional Americana music. You may have seen them backing up Erin Inglish at Live Oak Music Festival last summer. Tonight marks the local club debut of the duo. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $7 in advance, $10 at the door INFO: 9627776 or www.sohosb.com

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Viva el Arte: New Series Lives – The 2014-15 season of ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara! gets underway this weekend with Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar. The 12-member traditional mariachi ensemble was founded as a youth group in Bakersfield 20 years ago by Jaime Cuéllar. His son Jimmy was a part of the original troupe, and they grew quickly, eventually sharing stages with other great artists in the mariachi tradition including Yolanda Del Rio, Mercedes Castro, and Alejandro Fernandez. Jimmy Cuéllar, who is also the assistant music director Mariach Los Camperos since 2004, and contributed as a performer to Grammy-winning albums by Los Camperos and Pepe Aguilar – has been an instrumentalist and composer since his teens and was the original music director for Mariachi Garibaldi even as a youth. Mariachi Garibaldi made their Santa Barbara debut just last month at this year’s Fiesta concert at the Bowl. This time around, the group performs with special guest dance artists from Ballet Folklorico de Los Angeles. They’ll also conduct a free mariachi workshop for intermediate and advanced students at Franklin Elementary School on Thursday, play in Isla Vista on Friday, perform in Guadalupe on Saturday, and appear at the Lemon Festival on Sunday afternoon. After each performance (except Lemon Festival), all are invited to a reception with refreshments and photos with the artists. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Jr. High, 721 E. Cota Street COST: free INFO: 884-4087, ext. 7, or www.luketheatre.org/ vea_vea.html WHERE: 185 E Santa Clara Street, Ventura COST: $109 three-day pass, $75 for Saturday-Sunday VIP pass; $50 Friday, $45 Saturday, $30 Sunday INFO: 351-5650 or www. californiabeerfestival.com SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 CSN at the Bowl – Do we need to say much here? The pioneering folk-rock trio has been coming to the Santa Barbara Bowl almost since its founding, showing up recently on an almost annual basis. And who can blame them? Beside the fact that David Crosby grew up in the area and both of the others have spent considerable time in Southern California – which is one of the reasons both Crosby’s and Stills’s solo tours played dates in Santa Barbara earlier this year – the gorgeous outdoor amphitheater is one of the nicest, most intimate spots for a concert on the big summertime circuit. You really can’t beat hearing “Suite July Blue Eyes” or “Teach Your Children” out beneath the setting sun and twinkling stars, much as it was when Crosby, Stills & Nash first performed in public at Woodstock back in 1969. What a treat to still be able to experience them – older, for

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sure, but also wiser – 45 years later. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas St. COST: $45-$80 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com Lemon Festival – If only cars that turned out to be lemons would last as long as the festival named in honor of the fruit. The Goleta Lemon Festival is just about all that’s left of the orchards of the zesty citrus that grew so plentifully and aromatically when Goleta was more rural than the suburb-turned-city of recent years. Now in its 23rd year, the fest has been the biggest celebration in the Goleta area, one that keeps growing with each passing year. There’s lots of food and not just of the lemon-based variety, and a wide swath of arts and crafts vendors, and tons of entertainment, from bouncy houses and mini golf to pie-eating contests to non-stop stage full of music and more. Georgetown, Cruze Dance, Margie Nelson’s Jazz Project, I Want My 80’s!, The Rave, and The Rawhides are among the acts coming between the two days. The festival also spotlights the annual Goleta Fall Classic Car and Street Rod Show, held on the grass in Girsh Park. Both admission and parking are free for the family-friendly festival. WHEN: 10 am – 6 pm Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm Sunday WHERE: 7050 Phelps Road, 18 – 25 September 2014

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Celtic-Canadian Concert – The traditional Quebec group Genticorum (Pascal Gemme, Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand and Yann Falquet) has played the Quebecois folk and Celtic music circuit for more than a decade. Firmly rooted in the traditional forms of the music, the folk-based power trio also incorporates the modern North American and European folk cultures in their music. They weave precise and intricate fiddle and flute work, vocal harmonies, foot percussion, and guitar and bass accompaniment into full-throttle sound. The trio’s four albums have fans among critics and music lovers both in Canada and the United States, as well as Great Britain, the birthplace of much of the music. In concert, Genticorum has been described as putting forth so much energy that the trio is often mistaken for a larger ensemble. All of which makes them perfect for the Ojai Concert Series, the periodic productions that combine a musical presentation with a family-friendly mini-festival feel, held on the gently sloping grounds of a private family ranch during the warm weather months. Come early (5 pm) for the huge potluck dinner (bring a dish to share if you want to participate), and bring low-back deck chairs or blankets and a flashlight to help find your vehicle after the show. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: Dancing Oak Ranch, 4585 Casitas Pass Road, Ventura COST: $20, children under 15 free INFO: 665-8852 or www.ojaiconcertseries.com Goleta INFO: 967-2500 or www. lemonfestival.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Where Did Our Love Go? – If you’re like most people, some of it went to Diana Ross, the veteran R&B singer who turned 70 last spring. Over the course of her five-decadesplus career, Ross – who got her start as a teenager with the Motown group the Supremes – has become one of the decorated and successful female singers in history. She’s enjoyed more than 70 hit singles, sold more than 100 million records worldwide, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, earned a Kennedy Center Honor, and been granted the Grammy’s highest honor, a Lifetime Achievement Award. Ross’s legacy

includes founding membership in the Supremes, Motown’s most successful act and still America’s most successful vocal group; a slew of solo and collaborative hits spanning soul, ballads, disco, and pop; acting accolades including a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nominated performance in Lady Sings the Blues and starring roles in Mahogany and The Wiz; a Broadway run of her one-woman show (not to mention inspiring the character Deena Jones in Dreamgirls; and scores of TV appearances and specials. Truly one of the world’s great entertainers, Ross makes her first appearance in Santa Barbara in memory tonight at the Bowl with her “In the Name of Love” tour. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1122 North Milpas Street COST: $49-$119 INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com •MJ

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