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DESALINATION REALLY IS THE ANSWER

“ California faces persistent drought, whether or not relief comes in the form of record rainfall over the next two years,” says Bob Hazard, who proposes Montecito Action Council at Birnam Wood luncheon, (story begins on page 5)

Closing Coast Village

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Shaping Up

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 On the Water Front

33 Seniority

6 Montecito Miscellany

34 Our Town

Bob Hazard stands on dry ground while evaluating Montecito’s drought and explaining how to make and secure water Rob Lowe’s marriage; John Cleese house hunting; Jeff Henley rises at Oracle; Mitchell Kriegman launches novel; “Ocean’s 14” gala at Coral Casino; Montecito Motor Classic rolls on; Music Academy of the West in the money; SB Polo Club hosts memoriam tourney; Alessandro Cartumini invades Greenwich Village; Martin Gore provides Ebola relief; director BJ Sepulvado earns top prize; and happy birthday to Lynn Matteson

8 Letters to the Editor

Tom Mosby of MWD weighs in about desalination; Pamela Dillman Haskell and Measure Q; Judy Blankenship says “no” to Measure Q; Carolee Krieger on Montecito Water District; Dale Lowdermilk sounds off on the FCC; Das Williams responds to Bob Hazard; Christina Allison on Montecito Village Grocery; and an Ineptocracy shirt

11 This Week

Book signing at Tecolote; Measure Q details; parenting panel; walk and 5K run; meditation retreat; SB Beautiful Awards; animal blessing at La Casa de Maria; Lucinda Franks lecture; book signing at Hospice of SB; knitting and crocheting; and seafood at Maritime Museum

Tide Guide

Patti Teel looks ahead and breaks down the Santa Barbara Senior Expo, slated for the Earl Warren Showgrounds on October 1 Joanne Calitri sits down with Denny Tedesco, musician Tommy’s son, and learns about the making of the documentary The Wrecking Crew 38 Legal Advertisements

42 Calendar of Events

Book sale at Earl Warren Showgrounds; blues at SOhO; Lera Lynn comes to town; Heffron Drive at the Granada; annual Flamenco Arts Festival; honor among Thievery Corporation; Atash slated for UCSB; Joshua Redman jazz at the Lobero; Alvins rock the Maverick; garden variety with lawyer Stephen Rohde

45 93108 Open House Directory 46 Classified Advertising

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47 Local Business Directory

Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

12 Village Beat

Kelly Mahan gets physical and focuses on Physical Focus; Montecito Union School hosts meeting about Measure Q; and smog checks at Village Auto Repair

14 Seen Around The World

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27 Coming & Going

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

Making Water in Montecito

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The purpose of the working luncheon was threefold:

1) Assessing Our Current Water Situation

For the first 30 minutes, the group discussed the severity of our current water shortage in Montecito. Where are we today? How did we get here? With no rain, we could be out of water as early as October of next year. How serious is that for Montecito, which lacks the aquifer capacity of its neighboring communities?

“The South Coast’s primary water source, Lake Cachuma,

could be functionally dry as early as October of next year” – Tom Fayram, Water Resources, Santa Barbara County

By now, many in our community understand the consequences of the current three-year record drought, by many accounts, the most severe since 1895. On average, Montecito receives about 20 inches of rain a year; last year we got three inches; the year before, five inches. Reservoir levels are near record lows. Baked brown lawns have turned to straw. Without water, our clay soil is hardening to concrete, restricting roots in their search for water, and even forcing them to invade irrigation lines. Trees are distressed. Private wells in Montecito are being squeezed by over-pumping, with unknown consequences.

Meanwhile, water in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Southern California, and the desert remains adequate to maintain lush, well-watered landscaping and inviting golf courses. Water in Montecito is rationed. Without rain, we could face a ban on all non-essential water use. That would mean zero allotment for any landscaping use or fountains or pools, and a ban on all water imports.

Local real estate values would be in danger of a serious decline. A 10-percent drop in the $8.5 billion residential real estate value in Montecito would cost this withered community $850 million in lost investment. Montecito’s world-class reputation as a semi-rural paradise by the sea is under attack.

Without landscaping, flowers, trees fountains, pools and shrubs, this community’s character will change. Agricultural landowners could be forced to sell farmland for urban development. Travel and tourism dollars and employment can be negatively impacted by a lack of water. Montecito as a future Dust Bowl would not be a pretty sight.

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For the next half-hour, the group explored opportunities to work collaboratively to achieve water security for Montecito, rain or no rain. Montecito has the largest reservoir of water in the world, the Pacific Ocean, 64 million square miles of surface water – larger than all the world’s land masses combined – sitting on its front doorstep.

Sometimes we forget that 97 percent of all the water on Earth lies in our oceans. Two percent is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. Less than 1 percent of the rest is found in streams, lakes, and reservoirs. The world is not running out of water; it is running out of potable drinking water.

There are some 16,000 desalination plants in operation worldwide, with more coming online each day, including 17 open or under consideration in California. The simple question is can desalination be made to work at an

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by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York to write for Rupert Murdoch’s newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York magazine’s “Intelligencer”. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and moved to Montecito seven years ago.

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ontecito resident Rob Lowe has one of the most successful marriages in Hollywood – 23 years and counting with two children.

But monogamy didn’t come easy for the actor, who wed makeup artist Sheryl Berkoff in 1991 at the age of 27.

“I had met my now wife, Sheryl, and was attempting my first try at monogamy, which was not really in my nature at the time, and I wasn’t able to do it,” says Rob, 50, “It made me examine how I was living. That led me to getting sober, which led to me changing my life – giving me everything I now have.”

“You have to want to change,” he tells Haute Living magazine. “I wanted it. I was ready.”

In the glossy, he can be seen show-

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ing off his chiseled good looks in a variety of swanky menswear, photographed by Randall Slavin.

He and Sheryl first met on a blind date in 1983, though they were not ready to begin a relationship at the time.

After a few more dates, they didn’t see each other again until 1990, on the set of Bad Influence, when Sheryl served as Rob’s make-up artist.

Being with Sheryl, 53, coincided with his quest for sobriety. He quit drinking in 1990 after a stint in rehab – celebrating 24 years sober earlier this year. Sheryl was instrumental in his recovery.

She and the Parks and Recreation star have two sons – Matthew, 21, and John, 18.

The proud parents recently dropped John off at Stanford University.

Matthew is enrolled at Duke.

When asked whether his wife is ever uncomfortable with the female attention he receives, Rob told London’s Guardian: “Well, listen, we would never have been drawn to each other if she wasn’t a great sport and didn’t have an amazing perspective, and she continues to have that to this day.

“She’s very secure with herself, and that makes it easy for me to go about and do what I do, and sometimes my work calls for me to hop into a bed and kiss a pretty girl.”

And having children has made him more aware that “time is running away from him and that I will never, ever have those moments again.”

“And there’s going to come a time when they’re not going to want to wrestle with me, and all those things,

so I really, really grab it while I can take it.”

“Being in a successful marriage is no different than being cast in a successful movie,” Rob adds. “It’s all about who you pick, in that first moment.

Did you pick the right person?

“I think you need to pick somebody who’s more interested in being married than getting married. And it’s always really helpful if that person is your best friend.” nd Now for Something A Completely Different Former Montecito funnyman John Cleese’s finances must be improving after his $20-million divorce from his third wife, psychotherapist Alyce Faye Eichelberger after 16 years of marriage.

Following the Monty Python Reunion tour, the 74-year-old comedian was spotted with his fourth wife, jewelry designer Jennifer Wade, house hunting in the Georgian city of Bath the other day.

“They were looking at a $4 million, Grade II listed three-bedroom maisonette near the famed Royal Crescent,” says my mole with the martini.

The Fawlty Towers actor divides his time between California, London’s exclusive Chelsea district and Bath,

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n March, Montecito Water District (MWD) asked the community for a 30-percent cutback in water use, and the community responded by delivering an average 45-percent reduction in water use over the last seven months! With this exceptional water conservation effort by our customers and district’s success in purchasing supplemental water, we have sufficient water supplies to continue your current, Ordinance 93 water allocations through the New Year.

Looking beyond January 2015, our first consideration is our responsibility to protect available water supplies for public health and safety. While we are all hoping for a wet winter, we must make our water management plans based on a continuing drought scenario. With prevailing dry conditions in the 2014/15 water year (WY) which begins October 1, the water supply for the 2015/16 WY (starting October 1, 2015) is anticipated to be only half the water we have available today.

Without rainfall recharge this winter,

Lake Cachuma, our primary water supply source, could be nearly dry by fall 2015. Under this dry year scenario, it will be necessary to reduce water allocations in March to safeguard at least health and safety water supplies for the next water year.

Water Supply Reliability And Water Security In addition to undertaking emergency water purchases, your Water District has also been working on a variety of ways to permanently increase our community’s water security. Our reliance on the State Water Project and other surface water supplies for 95 percent of our needs has proven to be untenable during this crippling drought. Therefore, we feel that it is imperative that we diversify our water portfolio to include local reliable sources of supply. Seawater desalination is a focus of this strategic work and is being actively pursued by MWD. In order to increase our water security, seawater desalination should

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not be considered just an emergency water supply; rather a permanent addition to the district’s water portfolio.

We have contracted with RBF Engineering, a consulting firm highly experienced in desalination, to prepare a seawater desalination roadmap/feasibility report for Montecito.

This report is scheduled to be presented to the board of directors in the latter part of October 2014. The goal of this report is to clearly define the feasibility of desalination, including identification of possible sites, identifying required infrastructure and conveyances, permitting requirements, a realistic development schedule, and cost estimates for both development and operation.

At the same time, we are also continuing our dialogue with the City of Santa Barbara which is currently studying the recommissioning of its mothballed desalination facility. During the 1987-91 drought, we participated with the city in the construction of this facility; even so, it remained fully owed by the City of Santa Barbara. After the “March miracle” rain in 1991, their desalination facility was taken offline and placed into a standby mode. Then, in 1997, after the completion of the State Water Project’s Coastal Aqueduct and the delivery of State Water to the Central Coast, it was taken out of service and certain components sold overseas.

Unlike Montecito, the City of Santa Barbara views desalination as an emergency water supply. We will continue our dialogue with the city with the goal of finding an accommodation that will work for both of us.

Moving forward, it is clear that the State Water Project, which has provided value in the past, is not able to provide the water reliability and security needed by our district. Therefore, it is imperative that we continue to identify and implement new water supply opportunities that are both reliable and locally controlled. We must all understand that a seawater desalination facility is subject to a challenging regulatory permitting process and is costly to build and operate; however, it provides the advantage of increased water supply security and reliability needed in critical drought periods such as this.

Tom Mosby General manager Montecito Water District

Mind Your Ps and Qs

Thank you for publishing my letter (“Measure Q Is Vital” MJ #20/36), and thank you for your response. I’m glad for the community to learn more by attending the meeting next week. The facts about the bond measure are very different from the perception of school 25 September – 2 October 2014

expansion.

One very important typo should be corrected, however: in the letter as printed (not as sent), it reads “7 percent” instead of “71 percent” when I wrote, “it is important to remember that 71 percent of Measure Q funding is legally required or is deferred maintenance (i.e., safety improvements).”

Thank you for making sure that corrected number can be highlighted in the next issue, before the community meeting; it’s a pretty major point.

See you next week!

With appreciation, Pamela Dillman Haskell Montecito (Editor’s note: Sorry about that. I went back to your original communications and you indeed wrote “71 percent”; I sincerely apologize. See you at the Facilities Outreach-Information Meeting at MUS on Thursday, September 25. – J.B.)

Just Say No

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2008: Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo; Atascadero Loaves & Fishes; Cal Poly Arts, San Luis Obispo; El Camino Homeless Organization, Atascadero; French Hospital Hearst Cancer Resource Center, San Luis Obispo; PCPA Theaterfest, Santa Maria; Barbara; San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra; International Film Festival; Santa Barbara Sagrada, The Sacred Earth Foundation, Performing Arts Center of Santa Barbara; Barbara; Foundation for the Performing Prado Day Center, San Luis Obispo; Barbara; Gatehelp, Inc./Gryphon Society, Obispo & Santa Barbara Counties; Los Bay High School Band; Paderewski Festival,

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This Week in and around Montecito

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 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

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

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

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

Positive Parenting Panel El Montecito Early School presents an opportunity to hear from a wide range of professional educators and parents on significant topics for all ages. The panel includes clinical psychologist Dr. Jordan Witt, psychologist and author Dr. Winifred Lender, dietician and nutritionist Kimie Navetta, MFCC and author Dr. Ed Wimberley, and speech and language pathologist Pam Suess.

Childcare is available; email suzy@ elmopres.org if interested.

When: Thursday, September 27, 6:30 pm Where: 1455 East Valley Road Info: 969-3566

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Exhibition Focuses on Artists from SB to LA Eight area artists who are gaining prominence will show their art in a new exhibition, “ArtWatch 2014: Young Careers – SB to Greater LA,” September 25 to November 22 in the Westmont RidleyTree Museum of Art. An artists’ reception on Thursday, Sept. 25, from 4-6 pm at the museum, is free and open to the public.

Mindfulness Practice Retreat A half-day retreat for calming the mind, opening the heart and finding peace through guided meditations, including Metta, (Loving Kindness) meditation. All are welcome.

Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD, practices psychotherapy and is a popular teacher of mindfulness meditation.

When: 2:30 to 5:30 pm Where: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: donation Info: www.lacasademaria.org 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

Lecture & Luncheon Channel City Club presents Lucinda Franks, an author and publisher who presents a lecture, “Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me.” Franks is a graduate of Vassar College and a former staff writer for The New York Times. She has also written for The New Yorker and The Atlantic. Upon graduation, Franks travelled to London, where she got a job as a coffee girl at United Press International. Writing news stories on her own time, she visited Northern Ireland when civil war broke out and, at 22, found herself dodging bullets and sending back stories to UPI headquarters, which later won several awards. She returned to New York to investigate a new phenomenon: highly educated young people who had formed a revolutionary terrorist group called Weatherman, she entered the radical underground and traced the life of Diana Oughton, who had blown herself up making dynamite bombs in the cellar of a New York town house co-winning a Pulitzer Prize (the first woman to win it). Franks is the author of four books including My Father’s Secret War (a memoir); her latest book is a memoir of her unconventional marriage to New York’s most powerful prosecutor.

When: 11:30 am check-in Where: Reagan Room at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard Cost: $35 for members, $40 for non-members Info: info@channelcityclub.org

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 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 Book Signing Hospice of Santa Barbara welcomes board member and author Marilee Zdenek for a book signing of her seventh book, Between Fires. Zdenek has lost two husbands in her life, and she has learned to deal with her grieving process. Between Fires goes beyond surviving tragedies and touches on creating an abundant life. As a volunteer at Hospice of Santa Barbara, she uses guided imagery with those who want to learn how to release their pain through healing.

Zdenek moved to Santa Barbara in 1988 and taught at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference for 25 years. She has also given lectures on mental techniques for altering perception and improving creativity at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; the Kongresshalle in Berlin, Germany; and Pharmecia in Uppsala, Sweden. The subject is relevant for anyone who has endured a devastating loss and wants to create a life of

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When: 5 to 7 pm Where: Hospice of Santa Barbara, 2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 100 Cost: suggested donation of $20 per book; proceeds go to Hospice of Santa Barbara Info: www.marileezdenek.com

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 Knitting and Crocheting Circle Fiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Seafood Tasting Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will be hosting two nights of fresh seafood presentations and cooking demonstrations during the month of October. Local fishermen and seafood producers will give a short presentation on how they harvest fresh seafood, followed by a presentation by scientists/experts on the catch, and a demonstration by local chefs on how to prepare each item. Tonight features shellfish, with presentations on oysters by chef James Sly of Sly’s Restaurant in Carpinteria, fresh local mussels prepared

by Chuck’s Waterfront Grill, and abalone prepared by chef Michael Hutchings of Michael’s Catering; also featuring presentations by local mariculturist Doug Bush of Cultured Abalone. There are also tastings from Deep Sea Winery and Jaffurs Wine Cellars, bread provided by D’Angelos, and pastries by Christine Dahl’s Pastries. Guest appearances will be made by SBMM’s partner organizations.

When: 7 tonight and October 23 Where: 113 Harbor Way Cost: $25 for Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and American Institute of Wine and Food members (AIWF), and $35 for non-members. The series of two events can be purchased for $40 for members and $60 for non-members.

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History began with the 500-acre estate Clermont National Historic Landmark, home of seven generations of the John Henry Livingston family.

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Our guide informed us, “The owners made their money through marriages.” Martha Washington was a guest here and another notable resident was chancellor Robert R. Livingston, who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase and was co-inventor with Robert Fulton of the world’s first practical steamboat.

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ing tour. Troy was one of America’s wealthiest cities because of the textile industry in the 19th century. This was the home of Arrow shirts, and detachable collars and cuffs were invented here, a big deal in its day. As we continued our walk, we learned that six places claim the origin of Uncle Sam, but it seems Troy wins out with Uncle Sam Wilson 1766-1864 as decreed by a congressional sign in 1961. The play Uncle Thom’s Cabin was first staged in Troy and the Sentinel newspaper first published ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Another stop was Albany, one of the oldest surviving settlements from the original 13 colonies. The New York capitol building was completed in 1899 at a cost of $25 million (today half a billion) and was the most expensive government building of its time.

Kingston was settled in 1652, the third-oldest settlement in the Dutch Colony after Manhattan and Albany.

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West Point was a highlight for me. It was considered the most strategic point in America by George Washington – the narrowest and deepest part of the Hudson River. Washington personally chose Thaddeus Kosciuszko (a hero of Saratoga) to design the fortifications in 1778. Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point in 1779. There was even a 150-ton iron chain across the Hudson to control river traffic.

During the Revolutionary War, West Point was a fortress with Benedict Arnold in charge. The British, in spite of his treason, never captured it.

Thomas Jefferson signed legislation designating West Point as the United States Military Academy in 1802.

It remains the oldest continuously occupied military post in America.

Our guide told us, “The mess hall is Harry Potterish in style, and cadets have been known to flip butter on the ceiling.” Among the many distinguished graduates were Eisenhower, MacArthur, Bradley, Clark, Patton, Stilwell, and Wainwright. It took Patton five years to graduate because he was dyslexic. Women were first enrolled in 1976 and of the first 100, one half left. The physical education used to be fencing before it became sports-oriented.

Today, 850 families live on the post along with 4,000 cadets because that’s the number the Congress has mandated for the institution. Before 1964, it was 2,529. The first graduating class was in 1802 and consisted of two cadets who had studied for only a few months. The largest church organ in the world is at West Point Cadet Chapel. The great sanctuary window is inscribed with the motto of the Academy: “Duty, Honor, Country.”

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It’s an Oracle!

Santa Barbara resident Jeff Henley, who gave UCSB a $50-million donation, its largest ever, two years ago, is the new vice chairman of the software giant Oracle.

John Cleese looking at $4-million Georgian home in England

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where the couple have lived since they began dating in 2010. Jennifer, a keen swimmer, is 32 years younger than John and is a friend of his daughter, Camilla. She hails from the city, a popular locale in Jane Austen novels.

John is keeping himself busy with voiceovers and TV commercials, and even roped in his wife to co-star in an online advert for face cream.

On the eve of the reunion tour, John’s fellow Monty Python Eric Idle protested: “We’re not greedy bastards.

The reunion isn’t just for money.”

But it certainly seems to have helped if John’s real estate aspirations are anything to go by.

The lanky laughter-maker will be back in our rarefied enclave on November 19 when he appears at the Granada, part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lectures program...

Longtime CEO Larry Ellison, who also owns homes here in our Eden by the Beach, is now executive chairman and chief technology officer.

Henley, 69, had been the chief financial officer at Oracle for many years and played a key turnaround role at the business software company, earning him a personal fortune exceeding $200 million.

Last year, the company had a revenue of $37.18 billion.

Being Mitchell Kriegman It was social gridlock at The Lark when local author Mitchell Kriegman launched his first novel Being Audrey Hepburn.

The thoroughly entertaining tome, about a teen girl from the New Jersey shore who gets sucked into the glamour and social whirl of Manhattan wearing the little black dress the gamine glamorpuss actually wore in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, took four years to write.

“It was a lifetime,” laughs Mitchell, a successful TV writer, whose credits include Saturday Night Live, National Lampoon, and Nickelodeon’s Clarissa

Explains It All with Melissa Joan Hart, which inspired his new novel.

I personally have many associations with Truman Capote’s book, having tangoed with the drunk author at Studio 54 – more about that later in my memoirs – had the considerable pleasure of bumping into the actress at The Pierre hotel, known her favorite French couturier Hubert de Givenchy for many years, and another old friend, Peter Bacanovic, owned the Upper Eastside townhouse that was used in the iconic film.

There is also another local association in that her husband, actor Mel Ferrer – who died in 2008 – used to

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a home in Nantucket, a Rincon beach house and the Canyon Ranch Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Adding dazzle to the event was a pair of earrings donated by Coast Village Road bling boutique, Silverhorn.

“It is a community effort that resonates with everybody,” says executive director Silvana Kelly. “Breast cancer is out there and people are willing to talk about and help with the cause. It’s not a shameful disease.”

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Ginny Mancini, the widow of Oscar-winning composer Henry Mancini, once told me at a dinner party for Cyd Charisse in Beverly Hills that the film’s most famous song “Moon River” was almost edited out of the movie because studio power players didn’t think it fit.

Among the tony throng attending the launch bash were Ron and Andra Macleod, Nancy Gifford, Leigh Brecheen, Jon and Martha Bull, Catherine Remak, Marianne Partridge, Ann Bardach, Gunilla Hutton, and Kevin Contreras...

Rising Tide The Coral Casino certainly lived up to its name when craps and blackjack tables abounded at the 16th annual Breast Cancer Resource Center’s “Ocean’s 14” gala.

The boffo vintage Vegas bash, co-chaired by Debbie Kass and Karla Blackwell, attracted 225 chicly garbed guests and was expected to raise in excess of $300,000.

The ubiquitous Andrew Firestone teamed up with Montecito banker Ricardo Calderon, in conducting the live auction, which included stays at

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would propose, and the school is now about $1 million into architectural fees despite an outpouring of neighborhood concern.

I am unable to find exact figures, but I believe MUS receives about three times more income per student than the average California public elementary school. In April of this year, Noozhawk (a local online newspaper) published an article stating MUS had an income of [more than] $23,000 per student versus a state average closer to $7,000 per student.

With a budget such as this, I have to ask myself: where is all this money going, and why is there so much deferred maintenance?

MUS currently has enough classrooms for an average class size of 17 students, which most schools would find a dream come true. But this bond would provide for five new classrooms. Is this really necessary?

The bond would also pay for changes to parking and to drop-off and pick-up areas to alleviate traffic problems on San Ysidro Road. Traffic congestion can be a problem and this could help. However, in years past, there was school bus service and I wonder if this has been considered as part of a solution. The school encourages more students to walk to school, but what parent wants their child to walk where there are so many cars on the road?

MUS is circulating a handout called “Measure Q, Frequently Asked Questions” explaining why they need this bond, but it only leaves me with more questions. I find several statements in this flyer are misleading. First, I am not sure how they can know that we would pay $12 per $100,000 of assessed property value when we do not know the interest rate of the bond, and I suspect

interest rates will soon be increasing.

Have we been told how many years it will take to pay off this bond? Will it be paid off before they come back for another bond to pay for more deferred maintenance and upgrading of more and more buildings?

The most surprising statement in the handout is that they are required by the health department to construct a cafeteria. I have been unable to find any such mandate. The school, I believe, is only required to provide food service, and this is currently being done through use of a “café truck” provided to many schools by the county with generous support of the Orfalea Foundation.

In the past, there was a cafeteria that the school stopped using when not enough students purchased meals. It was subsequently rented to caterers and is now used as the art room. The school now wants to build a “Commons” building, which they recently renamed “The Cafeteria” to make it sound better to voters.

This started out at more than 10,000 square-feet, 37 feet high with two stories. When their bond survey found residents balked at the wish for a bond [higher than] $50 million, things got scaled back a little. The second story was eliminated, but it is still 29 feet high and more than 6,000 square-feet. In order to put it where they want it, they will tear down a smaller existing building, which I believe was part of the last bond measure and is still being paid for on your property tax bill.

This new building will sit against the back property line, looming high over the neighbors. Trash pickup and access for commercial trucks delivering supplies will be off of School House Road, a narrow residential street, and on a 90-degree curve

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where the kindergarten children are dropped off and picked up. The neighbors will be subjected to cooking smells, noise from roof-mounted equipment that will run 24/7, as well as noise from trash and delivery truck beepers. This building is not just a cafeteria, but a multi-purpose building to be used for indoor recreation. It is, also, proposed to be used for school programs with large doors that open onto a patio which can be used as a stage, an amplified sound system, and a terraced amphitheater large enough to hold 800 people.

Sound travels down and out, so this will disturb all of School House Road and surrounding areas. Amplified sound was banned in Manning Park due to the impact on the neighborhood, and I doubt they ever had gatherings of 800 people.

Is a multi-purpose Commons building necessary? What would it cost to remodel the existing cafeteria?

Why is the existing café truck not sufficient? Have the parents been surveyed to see if their children would purchase meals from the cafeteria?

It has been suggested by someone much more knowledgeable than I that it would require about 400 students purchasing meals to make a cafeteria economically feasible.

MUS is a great school and we all want the very best education possible for our children. At the same time, we have a Montecito General Plan, a Land Use Committee, and an Architectural Board of Review that were created to protect our semi-rural environment and that requires respect of the privacy of neighbors. The MUS “Dream Scheme” seems more appropriate for a large city private school. For this reason, I will vote no on Measure Q and hope for a more reasonable project in the future that addresses the necessary upgrades and deferred maintenance, without adding unnecessary and misplaced buildings and without destroying the peace and tranquility of our little neighborhood.

Judy Blankenship Montecito

MWD Headed for Fiscal Crisis

Bravo, Montecito water ratepayers!

According to the Montecito Water

District (MWD), the six month average reduction in water use compared to last year is 45 percent. That’s better than almost anywhere else in the state.

This is very good news for our diminished water supplies. According to the district, it will allow us to carry over approximately 3,000 acre-feet of water. During the past 18 years, Montecito’s average yearly water consumption has been approximately 5,400 acre-feet. The district states that ratepayers will only use 3,564 acrefeet this year if we keep conserving: a remarkable achievement during what is perhaps the worst drought in more than a century. But there also is some bad news: lower water sales mean lower revenue. According to Montecito’s own projections, we could face a revenue shortfall of $4 million (from the $11.5 million budgeted in the community’s five-year plan) if water sales don’t increase.

MWD faces a multitude of expenses, including direct district administrative and operations staff for its water conveyance system, the district’s funding obligations for the Cachuma Project, the administrative and operational costs for CCWA, State Water Project variable costs, and the district’s participation in the City of Santa Barbara Cater Treatment plant. In addition to funding costs for the purchase and the delivery of water, there are also the long-term annual debt service payments and funds needed to continue a much needed capital replacement program.

The expenses facing MWD are formidable and one thing we shouldn’t do is sign on to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, the Brown administration boondoggle that will burden state taxpayers with $67 billion or more in new debt to build two massive tunnels from the Sacramento/ San Joaquin Delta to southern California. The Twin Tunnels are a mere conveyance system, one that will benefit corporate agriculture, not rank-and-file ratepayers. It will not provide any new water.

So we have a conundrum: we are willing buyers without a reliable supply. And if we can’t pay our debts with revenues from water sales, we

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25 September – 2 October 2014

ON THE WATER FRONT (Continued from page 5)

affordable cost in Montecito?

One innovative solution that requires additional research was suggested

by Herb Kendall, who has been in touch with executives of GE Water & Technologies, headquartered in San Clemente. For smaller communities like Montecito, GE offers a pre-packaged, modular, plug-in desal plant, pre-built

by GE at an off-site manufacturing plant, trucked into Montecito, and installed on a suitable site, possibly adjacent to one of our two sanitary district facilities.

It would be owned, operated, and maintained by GE personnel. It would be capable of producing 2,000 acre-feet, or more, of fresh water every year under a long-term agreement with MWD. It would give this community the necessary water insurance policy to abandon rationing. If leased, there would be no upfront taxpayer capital costs or added MWD payroll.

Further research is needed on such issues as an intensive technical evaluation, a rigorous financial feasibility study, reliability, and useful life concerns, political support, permitting hurdles, and environmental concerns, among others.

There is no suggestion that a plug-in desalination facility for Montecito is a panacea, or even feasible, but it certainly represents an option with a credible supplier that deserves additional study.

Another option is for MWD to continue negotiations with the City of Santa Barbara to share a re-commissioned desal plant with the city. There may be a broader option to support a shared countywide desal facility with all 14 county water agencies, perhaps at Vandenberg AFB. Other alternatives to be explored as part of a Montecito water security plan include adding tertiary treatment to our current sanitary district wastewater facility for the 600,000 gallons a day of wastewater now being discharged into the ocean to recover this water and recycle it for landscaping.

Other remedies include placing more water in storage during wet years, reducing dependence on Montecito’s depleted aquifers, recasting California water rights, enlarging and dredging existing reservoirs at Cachuma and Jameson, or raising the height of Bradbury Dam, to bank more rainwater.

The first line of defense – continued conservation – needs to be continued and expanded, but conservation won’t solve our water problem or provide water security for Montecito. There was even a suggestion to tow giant seaborne bladder bags of water from the Pacific Northwest to Montecito.

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3) Developing an Action Plan for Montecito Water Security

California faces persistent drought, whether or not relief comes in the form of record rainfall over the next two years. Those in attendance at the luncheon – political leaders, water officials, and concerned residents – felt a shared sense of responsibility toward solving Montecito’s problem of water security and expressed interest in working collaboratively on shared solutions. A remarkable 90 percent of those attending signed up to help, either to volunteer their time, or their funding assistance, or both, to help find a feasible solution.

“The State of California has allocated water rights, equal to five times the average statewide flow, giving the public a false sense of water security” – University of California Merced Department of Water Resources It is our responsibility as residents of Montecito to be actively engaged with appointed and elected officials to develop water security for Montecito, not to sit idly by and pray for rain. The plan now is to form a Montecito Action Council, open to all residents of Montecito and Summerland, working in a possible partnership with entities such as the Montecito Association and the special water and sanitation districts, to develop solutions for our long-term water crisis, rain or no rain.

If you have specific legal, financial, political, environmental, community outreach, or technical expertise that you would like to offer – or, if you would like to simply join the Montecito Action Council as a “good neighbor” to stay informed and offer your opinions – please e-mail me at bobhazard@gmail.com with a short resumé of special qualifications, or just an indication of interest in volunteering either time or financial support, or both.

It may be a while before we are “Singing in the Rain”, but by working together we can find answers and solve this problem.

•MJ 25 September – 2 October 2014

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tand-up comic Christopher Titus hosted the first variety night at the recent inaugural Santa Barbara LOL Comedy Festival, launching into a bit on terrorism within the first moments of his opening segment. That would have been a few hours, give or take, since the latest news from ISIS and the Middle East.

And just in case the audience didn’t already know about his reputation for confronting challenging subjects.

The direct approach has served the comedian well, propelling him to a career that has featured five standup specials – the sixth will be filmed live when he returns to the Lobero Theater on Friday night – two TV series, lots of big gigs, and a new stint hosting a game show with the Pawnstars on the History Channel.

Titus recently talked about that path and the new show.

Q. What led you to comedy?

A. Bill Cosby when I was 5. I made the decision then. Which is why I was horrible in school, because I knew I didn’t need it.

by Steven Libowitz 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.

Did it help you cope with, how shall we put it, your fairly rough childhood?

I ran away and hitchhiked to LA when I was 12. My mom shot and killed her husband. My dad got divorced six times. (Laughs.) It was weird, I guess, but my life seems normal to me because it’s mine. It’s only as I explain it to other people and see the looks on their faces that I realize it wasn’t normal. But as I said (in one of my comedy specials), if 62 percent of the American population are considered dysfunctional by the American Psychological Association, then that means we’re normal. The people who had the perfect life are the freaks.

All right then. Lots of people want to be a comedian. How did you make it happen?

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could all find our property taxes spiraling upward.

Regardless of demand, the district can only sell water that is available. All of our supplies currently are snowpack and rain-dependent – and according to the state’s own records, 40 of the last 100 years have been multiple-year droughts. In an era of climate change, we can’t rely on precipitation alone to assure a secure water supply.

So what do we do? We look to the sea. Desal is a logical option for Montecito. Is it a perfect solution?

No. As with any technology, there are benefits and drawbacks. But for Montecito, it is necessary insurance.

The stark reality is this: Montecito needs a reliable water supply. Desal would provide that reliability, come what may.

Carolee Krieger Executive director C-WIN (c-win.org) (Editor’s note: Ms Krieger is executive director, California Water Impact Network, which is, according to its website mission statement, “a non-profit, tax-exempt California Corporation that advocates for equitable and environmentally sensitive use of California’s water, including instream uses.”)

Say No More

Naked and Afraid... of What?

For the past 20 years or so, most of the world allows television viewers to see human body parts without the “protection” of censorship or pixelation.

In light of the horrific YouTube beheadings, isn’t it time for FCC bureaucrats to rewrite broadcast and television “standards” of decency?

Shouldn’t the producers of programs like Dating Naked and Naked and Afraid be investigated for false advertising whenever they obscure or blur out the good parts?

Are we Americans so thin-skinned and sensitive that we can’t be allowed to view exposed body parts until an “expert” (a.k.a. censor) has approved

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it?

I’d like to suggest a new TV series, Dating Naked and Afraid at 30,000 Feet. This would be an un-pixelated high-altitude hybrid, somewhere between Deadliest Catch: Crabs in The Crevices and Gold Rush: Finding The Glory Hole.

The scariest part is that all TSA agents, pilots, flight attendants, and baggage “handlers” (no pun intended) would also have to be in their birthday suits.

As we controllers used to say: “You’re cleared for takeoff”… but first take it all off.

Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara Founder of NOTSAFE.org (Editor’s note: We agree. It is weird that a show such as Naked and Afraid would run with the participants’ nakedness blurred out, so it is a good call on your part. The show’s producer should either change the name to Nearly Naked and Afraid and dress the participants in skimpy costumes right from the start or go totally naked and challenge the FCC. Or, of course, they could always run it on cable only. – J.B.)

Just A Pipe Dream

In Mr. (Bob) Hazard’s most recent “On the Water Front” column (MJ #20/35), he posits that I support failed water policies and am flat-out opposed to desalination. I am sorry that Mr. Hazard did not call and speak to me personally, as he has incorrectly interpreted my opinion on the topic.

Starting up a desalination plant is not to be taken lightly – tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money will go to pay for it, and it must be done in a manner that protects sea life and that takes into account the massive energy use and carbon footprint of the plant.

The City of Santa Barbara is taking steps to plan for re-commissioning their desalination plant on a fairly quick timeline, estimating a 2016 start date if everything goes according to plan.

It seems to me that the idea of building a desalination plant in Montecito, from scratch, would get water to residents more quickly than the timeline that the city’s plant is on track to meet, is nothing more than (pardon the pun) a pipe dream.

If we’re going to do desal, we need to do it right – in a way that minimizes impacts to the environment and the public coffers. Therefore, I am not against planning for all possible needs, including desal, but I feel our community is rushing into the same crisis-driven decision-making that drove us into fiscally and environmentally unfriendly conclusion in the last drought. I have asked that

the cheapest, most environmental, and fastest to implement solutions be done first: availability of water conservation technology, financial incentives to replace landscaping with drought-tolerant species, hookup of grey water systems, and secondary plus treated recycled water.

I understand the disappointment of drastically reduced state water allotments during this drought emergency, and the rapid depletion of Lake Cachuma has been troubling.

That’s why my office has worked with our local water agencies (including MWD) to secure an additional $2 million in funding to pump water out of Cachuma so that the South Coast can actually receive the water it has left. That money should be in hand within the month.

While a [more than] 40 percent reduction in use is impressive, I can’t say enough how important aggressive conservation and efficiency measures are in reducing the strain on our precious water supply. And I encourage MWD to continue to work with Montecito Sanitary District to look at secondary plus treatment of recycled water for use on landscaping, and that is why we have secured [more than] $700 million as part of the state water bond that will be available to help build or expand recycled water systems. We also included money available for water quality and groundwater sustainability, both key to insulating us from the impact of this and future droughts.

We must all band together to work smarter to invest in sustainable infrastructure, aggressive conservation measures, and creative solutions to our drought emergency here on the South Coast.

Das Williams Carpinteria (Mr. Williams, a Democrat, is a member of the California State Assembly and represents the 35th District. According to his official website, he holds a master’s degree in Environmental Science & Management, with a focus on water pollution, planning processes, and land-use law from UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management.)

(Bob Hazard responds: With all due respect to my learned assembly member, informed Montecito residents and special district appointed board members need to keep exploring desal as an option. One interesting option is a prepackaged, plugin GE Water & Process Technologies SeaPRO desalination plant, already installed in other locations with severe water shortages. The modular desal unit can be built off-site by GE in 22 weeks, trucked to, and installed in Montecito.

The plant would be owned and operated

by GE, perhaps in a public-private partnership, under a contract with Montecito Water District to buy 2,000 acre-feet of

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freshwater every year, ending rationing, and providing local drought insurance, rain or shine.

What you call a “pipe dream” I call a strategic vision. Written proposal needs to be researched and studied for financial and environmental feasibility. The false promise of state water in an emergency drought has created the nightmare where Lake Cachuma, the South Central Coast’s primary water source, may go functionally dry as early as October of next year, leaving your newly-installed pumps high and dry.

We have a personal meeting scheduled in early October. Let an enlightened debate begin. The Montecito community can solve this – working together with you.)

The Village Nudge

Thank you for facilitating a meeting with the new manager of the Village Grocery store and his wife (“All Bottled Up” MJ # 20/34). I shall take you up on that.

One word that was mentioned in conjunction with the “disappearing act” of regular merchandise... the word “redundant.” There is no way American Tillamook Cheddar Cheese could be redundant. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one buying this delicious item.

Now, another pleasure that has disappeared from our village life... Cafe Del Sol. When our favorite manager and greeter was announced as the new owner, we were all delighted.

Just when it seemed that those faithful, cheerful, and talented guys who served us were about to catch a break, it is being closed. The reason given... “the liquor license” wasn’t renewed.

They are all thrown out of work because someone didn’t renew the license! Good grief, I could think up a better excuse than that... and did when I broke my Ma’s prized Belleek vase.

One by one, the fabric of village life is being lost... the small, everyday pleasures are being tossed aside.

Condomania rules. Monte-snooto is on the horizon. (I’d better quit... my friends are starting to call me The Village Nudge.)

With thanks, Christina Allison Montecito (Editor’s note: We do hope you’ll take the time to introduce yourself to Denis Lacey and/or his wife, Lupita. As for Cafe Del Sol, it had a good, great, run.

And, Monte-snooto, well, c’mon: the traffic has gotten nearly horrendous over the past 30 years, but that is mostly thanks to Caltrans, 1st District supervisor Salud Carbajal, and former Santa Barbara City mayor Marty Blum, all of whom insisted that closing the southbound 101 entrance off Cabrillo was a •MJ good idea. – J.B.) 25 September – 2 October 2014

Coming

& Going

The Montecito Car Classic

Michael Hammer (in photo) says his souped-up 1951 Chevy won the Pomona Grand National Roadster Show in 2011. “It’s fun to drive,” he says. “When I drive this, people actually wave at me. When I drive my Rolls Royce, people also wave at me, but they only use one finger,” he jokes.

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Steve McQueen’s “Green Rat,” the actor’s favorite car, received the Best Of Show Grand Prize. The car is one of only 16 six-cylinder 300hp 1957 XKSS Jaguars ever produced.

Behind the wheel of the $20-million-plus Jag is Dana Williamson, collection manager of Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, where the car is on permanent display.

T

he weekend-long event began with a $200 per person gala, including a silent and live auction, at Montecito Country Club and ended on a closed-to-traffic Coast Village Road with nearly 150 cars and 30 motorcycles on display and vying for a cascade of awards. The gals featured a poignant interview conducted by Steve Ford, the original “Car Guy,” with legendary photographer Jesse Alexander and featuring many of Jesse’s photos from his

latest book, Monaco... The Golden Age Of The Grand Prix.

On Saturday, there was a Senior Home Vintage Car Tour wherein a number of classic autos were driven by volunteers to a variety of retirement homes and senior centers; a model car building competition was held on Sunday, at noon, and youths created models of either a ‘57 Chevy

COMING & GOING Page 324 Kudos to Montecito Motor Classic organizers Dana Newquist (left) and Dolores Johnson

Tony Handler (left) received the Armand Hammer Foundation Award for his 1938 Ford Convertible Sedan, which appeared on the cover of a 1952 issue of Hop Up magazine; Tony, a Montecito resident, is a major international dealer in Rolls Royce vehicles and parts, and has owned his prize-winning Ford for the past 50 years. Presenting the award was Michael Armand Hammer.

Mark Mitchell had two cars in the Montecito Motor Classic. One of them is this 1934 Rolls Royce, first owned by British actress Gracie Fields. She owned it for just a year before selling it to a Scottish Duke, who owned a 120-room castle and where the car was stored for a dozen years. It eventually came to the United States in the 1970s and was restored.

Mark’s other show car was the Animal House Deathmobile crafted on top of the body of a late-model Lincoln Continental. He bought it at auction in Tacoma, Washington, where it was on display at the LeMay Museum as part of the George Barris “Cars of the Stars” collection. “They made four of these,” Mark says. “The one that was used in the movie was probably destroyed when it hit the grandstand during the parade (in the movie). This one was made for promotional use,” he believes. The vehicle is actually drivable. “It feels like you’re driving a submarine,” he quips.

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Remember the part where I didn’t do well at school? I had no other choice. It was either become a comedian or a homeless crack addict. I went all in. I didn’t have a plan B. Some people get teaching credentials to fall back on, and when comedy gets hard they go teach. I didn’t have a something else.

Most come into comedy to cover up pain. True for you?

Yeah, at first. But just imagine if you could get on stage every night and talk about all the horrible crap in your life that would make most people contemplate suicide or at least get therapy, but you get a roomful of people who not only listen to you but also laugh. It turns out what you thought was really important was just absurd and funny, so it just goes away. But it’s also all fear and desperation. Comedy doesn’t lend itself to a regular paycheck. As my wife says, we picked a career where the retirement plan is a rope and a rafter.

I’m not sure that’s funny after Robin Williams.

Well, but it’s the truth. He was another one of my heroes. I still don’t understand why he did that.

You made a mid-career switch in styles. What happened?

For the first 12 years of my career, I sucked. I was a bad comic. I would do jokes like “My shower’s got two settings: arctic and lava.” It was lame, dude.

L-a-m-e. I got to this place that I call “growing a tumor on my soul.” I started to really hate what I was doing. Just hated the material, but did it to make the money. One day, I just decided I was going to quit and open a body shop. Then my agent, who was also a good friend of mine, told me that I needed to be who I really was on stage. I said, I’m an angry pissed off guy, and people won’t understand it. He said, if you don’t start (doing that), I don’t want to work with you anymore. I’m thinking, I’m making him money and he’s threatening to quit. He must mean it.

So I wrote this bit, back in 1995 – it’s in the new show, now, by the way, because I wasn’t good enough to pull it off consistently back then. It’s called “We need comedy to get rid of our desire to kill.” I thought the audience would hate it the first night, but I had to do it. Three minutes in, the crowd went nuts. Just nuts! But then I still had more time, so I went to my old stuff, and they stopped laughing. That’s when I learned if you tell an audience the truth, they will love you. It’s not conscious, but something comes across... so I threw all my material away and started over. Within three years, I had my own TV show.

How was your experience up here in the first ever LOL fest in town?

It was the first time I hosted a show with six other comics in 20 years. It was weird because I still think of myself as the new kid in town. But I’ve been doing comedy a long time. I’m one of the veterans now. So I just stepped into that role, like a scout master at a weird party.

Speaking of that, you’re turning 50 next month.

I’m glad you brought that up. If someone asks me how it feels, I’m going to punch him dead in the mouth. I got my black belt in ‘06, I still bench press 225 pounds. How does 50 feel to you? Was that punch any different than 35? Here’s some ice.

What can we expect from “Angry Pursuit of Happiness”?

The Constitution says we’re guaranteed the pur-

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suit of happiness, not actually being happy. So we’re always the b---- on the doughnut run. I do a bit going from birth to death to show people how futile waiting in line for the new iPhone is. Did you have to pull-start your old phone? You really need a new one?... It’s funny but also scary as hell. I take what I do really seriously. I want to have something to say. Anybody can get up and talk about the penis – the audience will laugh. But if you talk about something that happened to you, if you’re honest and good, the audiences doesn’t just laugh, they’ll thank you for telling them the truth. I cover everything from terrorism to my dad’s ED problem. The whole point is to check how you’re living your life right now... and I can tell you that all of my shows have helped me get through mine.

All for One, Behind the Curtain

PlayFest Santa Barbara is about workshopping new pieces by putting promising playwrights together with actors for staged readings. But something else grew out of the first edition produced by SBCC a couple of years ago.

DramaDogs husband-and-wife acting-directing team Ken Gilbert and Bonnie Lewis first met playwright E.M. Lewis (no relation) when the duo worked on an early version of one of E.M.’s works then known as If I Did This. It was love at first reading.

“I liked her work right from the get-go,” Bonnie Lewis said. “The people and situations weren’t stereotypical, and she had a wonderfully heartfelt and compassionate voice.” For her part, the playwright appreciated the DD duo’s passion and spirit, and found them “intensely creative.”

So when Bonnie and Ken called E.M. to see if they could work together, perhaps on a series of short plays, the author sent some along. Thirty, in fact. “I was happy to let them wrestle with my characters and see what they came up with,” she said.

“She’s amazingly prolific,” Bonnie enthused. “I read them all and they were just wonderful.”

It’s a form where playwright Lewis has found a lot of room for creativity. “They’re a terrific outlet for ideas and characters, and a plot that I can chase down quickly and see what it’s made of,” she said.

You don’t have time for exposition or room to mess around. You have to get right to the business at hand of who these people are and what’s going on with them.”

The DramaDogs team narrowed the selections down to a more manageable number of favorites, then came up with a final eight after casting, basing some of the choices on the energetics and relationships of the actors. These works – titled $2,500 OBO, Apple Season, Ask Roberto!, Gin, If We Kissed, Reveille, Sing Me That Leonard Cohen Song Again, and The Manuscript – delve deeply into relationships, covering a variety of pairings from family to friends to teacher-student and celebrity-fan.

It’s the interconnections between the stories that led to the theme for the evening, which is called “Dance Me to the End of Love”, after the song by the singer-songwriter, who turned 80 last Sunday and is referenced in two of the short plays.

“Each verse is a like a character relationship,” Bonnie explained. “And each one of those shows up in our evening. Once that was suggested, it was a no-brainer.”

The dance angle also plays well with one of DramaDogs’ strengths, which also lie in movement.

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The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to construct and deliver a fully functional module and site improvements project. This work includes and is not limited to mobilization, bonds, insurance, traffic control, concrete construction, module installation, conduit installation, asphalt conform construction, parking lot signage and striping, irrigation systems installation, plant installation and establishment. The Engineer’s estimate is $110,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 10 A.M. at City Parking Lot 3, 11. W. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, California.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Laura Yanez, Project Engineer, (805) 897-2615.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

Please note Contractor shall coordinate with Bikestation for the appropriate delivery date for the module.

Contractor shall complete all foundation work prior to delivery of the module. Bikestation shall coordinate with the Contractor to make sure the foundation has been constructed per plan and is ready to receive the module.

Storage of module will not be permitted on site. All costs for coordination for delivery and installation of the module shall be included in the scope of this project.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: September 24 and October 1, 2014 Montecito Journal

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and optimizing human movement.

The second level has a private therapy room too, used for massage, rolfing, and acupuncture. “We really have tried to utilize every inch of space here,” Michael said.

Michael and Kasper, both certified personal trainers, worked at various locations before opening their small business 15 years ago. Ten years later, and after a lot of coaxing, the owner of the building, Silvio di Loreto, agreed to sell the 3,000-square-foot building, the purchase price of which he donated half to a trust dedicated to charitable giving. “We love this building and are so happy he gave us the chance to buy it from him,” Michael said about Silvio.

The brothers say they have worked hard at staying on top of fitness industry trends, but have stayed true to their ultimate goal: building a training center that bridges the gap between physical therapy, athletic training, and fitness. The newest addition to their list of programs: a personal health coach program, which is a comprehensive nutrition and fitness program designed by a certified health coach.

For eight weeks, participants will meet their coach and learn the steps necessary for creating a healthy lifestyle. “This is not a one-size-fits-all program,” Michael said.

On Thursday, October 9, the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Physical Focus by hosting its monthly mixer at the facility; the Allisons also plan on having a community celebration around the same time. For more information, membership options and rates, and services offered, visit www. physicalfocus.com.

Physical Focus is located at 140 Hot Springs Road; (805) 695-0450.

Montecito Union Update

This Thursday, September 25, at 6 pm, Montecito Union School hosts the first of two community meetings regarding Measure Q, the district’s bond measure which will be on the November ballot. The second meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 9, at 9 am.

Community members are encouraged to attend one or both of the gatherings, which will feature a presentation about the school’s plans for

renovation and expansion. After a presentation by superintendent Tammy Murphy and architect Tyson Cline, there will be a segment for questions and answers. “What I really want to get across to the community is that the majority of the work we’re planning is vital; there are life and safety issues.

We’ve done our best to put a BandAid on the situation, so when people drive by the front of the school they don’t see all the issues we are facing,” Murphy said.

The project includes a complete overhaul of the school, including removal of asbestos, lead, and mold, replacement of windows and roofs, upgrading of the campus’ fire alarm system, and compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) with the addition of ramps, accessible bathrooms, sinks, counters, doors, and more. Other upgrades: modern plumbing, electrical lines, and gas lines, as well as water-saving measures and energy efficient aspects.

New development includes new storage and shed buildings, realignment of the ball fields, an expanded media center, and an area for interior physical education, parking and traffic reconfiguration, new classrooms, and a new cafeteria building. “The school is a different place than it used to be, and we need to upgrade it as such,” Murphy said.

The project is estimated to cost $27,150,000, with the cost to taxpayers being $12 per $100,000 of assessed valuation per year. The work is expected to take five years to complete. For more information, visit www.monte citou.org.

Also happening on campus, facilities manager Jesse Landeros made the decision over the summer to remove the lawn in front of the main building, to help minimize water usage at the school. “We planned to wait on doing any landscaping until after the bond measure vote, but with the current drought situation, we decided not to wait,” Murphy said. Montecito Water District conservation specialist Mike Clark gave kudos to the school in a Letter to the Editor a few weeks back. “School officials avoided the costs associated with grass removal by sheet mulching over the existing grass, which is one type of conversion that can be done in light of the current drought and water restrictions. All

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Behind them is the shop’s new electric hybrid customer courtesy shuttle.

large private properties with large ornamental lawns, responsible for high water demand, can do the same conversions and reduce their water use while increasing long-term sustainable property values,” he wrote to us, adding that such sustainable practices can help residents stay within their water allocation.

Murphy said she first met with Clark when she arrived at MUS in 2010, and since then the water usage guru has helped the campus conserve water where possible. Clark is available for free water-saving check-ups in Montecito; call him at 969-2271 for more information.

Village Auto Repair Offers Smog Checks

Montecito’s Village Automotive Repair in the upper village is now offering California State Smog inspections and emission repair, the only service shop in Montecito to do so. “It’s been over a decade since anyone has offered smog checks here,” says manager Michael Collins, who says the company’s motto of full-service repair is now realized. “It really is a one-stop place to have your car serviced,” says owner Jon McConnel.

McConnel, who owns both the car repair shop and the gas station on East Valley Road, has spent the last 15 years servicing the cars and trucks of Montecito residents; the shop has been in existence for 49 years. “Over here, it’s old-school customer service; if we can’t fix something, we’ll take it to someone who can,” McConnel

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said, adding they now have an electric hybrid courtesy shuttle to drive customers to and from the shop. “As far as fuel usage, I’m my own worst customer,” McConnel laughed, explaining the hybrid vehicle gets 150 miles to the gallon.

McConnel purchased the shop in 1999, and at that time he decided not to take on the gas station portion of the business. Eight years later, he changed his mind and decided to get the then-closed gas station back up and running. The gas station is known for its full-service operations, with window washing and full-service gas pumping, services rarely seen anymore, McConnel said.

The business owner stays involved in the Montecito community, and provides the maintenance and service of the trucks from Montecito Fire Protection District. He also maintains MERRAG’s generator, and has used it during local wildfires (most recently, the Tea Fire) to keep the gas pumps up and running while electricity is out. “We filled all the tanks of the fire engines that evening, while everything was dark around us, and the residents had already been evacuated,” McConnel recalled.

McConnel credits the success of the shop to the knowledge and longevity of his employees, some of whom have been at the shop for decades. “I really couldn’t do this without their expertise,” McConnel said.

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COMING & GOING (Continued from page 27) Montecito resident Doug McKenzie, who has been collecting motorbikes for nearly 20 years, is proud owner of a customized 1913 Rex motorbike made by J.A. Prestwich. “The best motorbikes are American, but this is a British bike and there are only two other J.A. Prestwich Rexes that exist,” he says. Doug hasn’t ridden his prized two-wheeler yet, “It’s really hard to start,” he laughs, but he coasted it down Middle Road from his house to display it. Nearby, in the window of Richie’s Barber Shop, is another McKenzie treasure, a 1916 U.S.-made Thor.

A custom-made air suspension system lifts the car up perhaps as much as five inches off the ground when it is time to drive it

Owners of this much-admired 1927 Ford T-Bucket Hot Rod are Johnny and Cecilia Trujillo

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“I take special pride in staging the Senior Expo,” says Expo director Dr. Frank Newton, “because it opens the eyes of so many seniors to the great services available to them right here in Santa Barbara. Far too many seniors and their adult children are unaware of all the local services that can help them.”

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The Dress That Began A Legacy

Documentary filmmaker Denny Tedesco, with session musician Patrick McBride, in front of The Plaza Playhouse Theater, Carpinteria, where Denny’s film on his legendary dad, Tommy, and the history of session music, The Wrecking Crew, will be shown September 27 Carmie Tedesco, wearing the dress that changed the course of her husband Tommy Tedesco’s life forever in 1953, as a legendary session musician. Carmie and Tommy are the couple third from the left.

(Photograph courtesy of Tedesco family)

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recently had the unique pleasure of interviewing Denny Tedesco, son of Tommy Tedesco, the award-winning American master session musician, and renowned jazz and bebop guitarist, along with Carmie, Tommy’s wife. They shared many poignant and unknown pieces of Tommy’s history with me, and how the documentary film, The Wrecking Crew, came about.

The year is 1953, the location, Niagara Falls, New York. A young talented guitarist, Thomas J. Tedesco, “Tommy”, was doing twice-monthly gigs with his trio, while supporting his wife and family working a day job in a factory. Tommy and his young wife, Carmie were invited to a Niagara Falls University Dance with their friends.

The historic moment happened when MontJournal_Septemeber18th'14:Layout Tommy mentioned to Carmie that he couldn’t go to the dance because his trio

got a job that weekend in Pennsylvania.

Carmie replied, “You can’t back out because I’ve just spent $35 on that new dress!” And so, Tommy begrudgingly went to the dance.

Playing that night was the Ralph Marterie Big Band. A friend of Tommy’s found out the band was losing the guitarist that evening and told Ralph he had a friend who played guitar. After the dance ended, Tommy auditioned and Ralph asked Tommy and his wife if he would be interested to come on board, knowing that Tommy would be spending much time away from his family. With Carmie’s 100 percent support, he auditioned and was hired.

He traveled with the orchestra from NYC to L.A. that summer, only to get laid-off after a few months with the singer, as Ralph found someone who 1 9/14/14 10:12 AM Page 1 could both sing and play guitar.

Tommy drove back to Niagara

Falls and suggested to Carmie that he thought there might be work for him in Los Angeles as a guitar player.

Coming from a humble living, they had to sell everything they owned back east to do it. Carmie remembers, “We sold the furniture that we still owed money for and packed what we could in our car and drove west.”

Tommy got gigs sitting in at clubs around L.A., while working at Lockheed Aerospace. Tommy chides, “Working for Lockheed was the best job I ever had because I hated it so much, it forced me to practice my guitar!” And practice he did, for 8 to 10 hours a day. He practiced scales watching TV, and taught himself how to sight-read by turning sheet music upside down and playing music written for instruments other than the guitar, like the trumpet. Tommy loved accounting, numbers, and gambling, and he used these natural skills to transpose music “on the fly”. Musicians who worked with him watched him do this in awe, without

any struggle: “It was a Zen thing; he would just take it on and not panic like the rest of us.”

Luck would have it the music scene moved from NYC to L.A. in the 1960s-70s. The record companies lined up many unknown artists to sit in with session musicians to record a hit record that would launch an album with many residual sales.

The demand for those skilled session musicians skyrocketed throughout this period. Session players were hired to record a few songs in three hours.

There were only one or two tracks, making overdubbing difficult, so the musicians had to nail it every time.

Glen Campbell, who was one of these session musicians, once said, “It was like playing with Michael Jordan, but everyone in that room was a Michael Jordan. If you couldn’t keep up, you didn’t come back.”

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musicians, such as Tommy Tedesco, Hal Blaine, Glen Campbell, Joe Osborn, Don Randi, Leon Russell, Carol Kaye, and Earl Palmer, loved the chance to record in the studios.

The older guys started to say, “They’re going to wreck the business playing this rock ‘n’ roll crap” and that’s how The Wrecking Crew was born. For the next eight to 10 years, they were in demand, doing three to four gigs per day for records, TV shows, and commercials, and motion pictures.

They were known to be chameleons because they could play pop, jazz, and the classics. Tommy would later razz Duane Eddy about this with a “Hey, Duane, has anybody asked you to sound like Tommy Tedesco?!”

Tommy’s view of session work is: “You arrive to a closed door, not knowing what’s behind it, but you come in with your tools and be ready to play music. Session cats have the ability to do every genre of music, to play from the heart. If you want the best blues player, send in BB King, if you want the greatest classical player, get Segovia. Behind that door, there could be a country cue, a jazz samba, or maybe an Italian Tarantella. You can’t expect BB King or Andre Segovia to be able to play that all in one session. That’s where session players make their money.” He played guitar, mandolin, uke, sitar, and 28 other stringed instruments, all tuned like a guitar. “Tune and play every instrument like a guitar... If I could tune a shovel like a guitar, I would play it”.

Carmie says, “In those days, we didn’t have cell phones, but the musicians would have answering services.

In our house, we had a rotary phone, which meant we had three lines.

Tommy was making sure he never missed a call because of a busy signal. While Tommy was at work, the answering service would call and I would book the dates.” Denny adds, “My father always said if it wasn’t for my mother, he would not have been as successful as he was. The family was all in it together. My mother held it together at home, and dad was home when he could be.”

When the 70s came about, music recording changed with the advancement of multi-tracking, and artists didn’t need to depend on session players as much. They could take the time and play on their own albums.

As recording dates started to dry up, Tommy worked in the TV and film industries. His high point was working with John Williams.

John says, “If a composer can get 75 percent out of an orchestra, he did well, but with Tommy, it got above and beyond where my music could go.” For Tommy, this was his zenith, what he wanted to be remembered for.

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but not really challenging. I’d want to be remembered for the scores I did with the great composers like John Williams, James Horner, Goldsmith, and Mancini. When John asks you to hold the first week in September open because the next movie theme is guitar-driven, that’s when you know you made it. Very few people could sit in that seat.”

The award-winning movie, The Wrecking Crew, came about when Tommy was diagnosed with terminal cancer, with a year given. Denny had always wanted to tell the story about his dad and his friends, but if he didn’t jump on it then, it would never be told.

Denny says, “I didn’t want my biggest regret in life to be, I should have told his story when he was alive.” With the help of friends and his wife, Suzie as the producer, they started to make the film July 1996. The movie evolved over 18 years of refinements, additional rare footage, interviews, and negotiations for licensing the music. The 100 songs in the film range from Elvis Presley’s “A Little Less Conversation” and “Viva Las Vegas” through The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, and every song in-between.

Denny says, “For years, I tried to get people interested and everyone loved the footage I had, but everyone said it couldn’t be done. The music that was needed to tell the story would cost too much. The record companies and The Musicians Union have been very supportive. However, it’s been a long road.” In 2008, the movie was released in film festivals – winning awards around the world – yet it still needed a distributor.

In 2010, the film needed $750,000 for licensing. Denny started fund-raising and utilized Kickstarter, which pays the musicians’ union to pay all the instrumentalists who performed songs in the film. People donate and sponsor a song in the film. Denny says, “From $10 to $50,000, dollar donations have made this film’s release a reality.

Every dime that came in helped pay off another song. The film has about $25,000 more to go. We’re so close and each screening gets us closer. We’re looking for a couple of sponsors who want their name or logo in the credits, and there are still a few good songs left for dedications.”

Denny thanks his wife, Suzie, a commercial producer in her own right who has been by his side since the beginning. “If it wasn’t for the two women in my life, my mother and my wife, music wouldn’t be the same and this movie couldn’t be told,” he adds.

411: Denny and Carmie will attend the showing of The Wrecking Crew, Saturday, September 27, The Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria •MJ www.wreckingcrewfilm.com

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“We’re not just talking heads,” Bonnie Lewis said. “Our bodies are live, expressive instruments that move. We want to find that connection between the movement of our emotional bodies and our minds and spirit.”

Accordingly, the actors will do some Argentine tango steps at the beginning of the show and between some of the pieces. “It’s a heartfelt, passionate dance about connecting as humans,” said Bonnie. “It’s a perfect way to introduce these pieces about slices of life.”

Playwright Lewis was happy to accommodate the additions and adjustments, knowing that her voice would still come through the various works. “They’re such a physical company that it’s a great way to connect the evening,” she said. “These works are all pieces of me. I love people and I love how they intensely relate to each other, how they struggle to connect.

I’m delighted that these plays feel true to them. It’s not static thing. It lives and breathes.”

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Food Festival for Thought

The main agenda for most food festivals in Santa Barbara is to raise money. Lots of it, enough to support the sponsoring organization, usually a local nonprofit. That’s a noble cause.

But the aim of the SOL Food Festival is a little bit higher: the health and welfare of the planet and its residents, starting here in Santa Barbara.

“It’s about the community and self-empowerment. Knowing the source and where your food comes from, and what’s in what you eat,” said Alison Hensley, who co-created the festival back in 2010 after realizing that local organizations working on everything from permaculture to gardening to growing to working for social justice in the food system weren’t connected. “Everything was being done, but there wasn’t any coordination. So the first goal was to come together and show the public all the amazing things Santa Barbara has to offer.”

Four years later, the festival celebrates SOL Food five – the name refers to sustainable (or seasonal), organic, and local food – with a full complement of farmers and chefs, growers and gardeners, food lovers, and food suppliers taking up all the nooks and crannies of Plaza de Vera Cruz, the tucked-away open space across Cota Street from the Saturday Santa Barbara Farmers Market. Running from 10 am to 6 pm, the festival offers more than 80 exhibitors covering demonstrations, contests, hands-on opportunities, kids activities, informational booths, and much more – including, of course, myriad food booths offering both freshly made and SOL-style packaged food.

There will be a public discussion concerning the Santa Barbara County Food Action Plan, a kitchen where 100 visitors can simultaneously get involved in a butter shake-off, and the perennially popular caterpillar crawl for the kids. But for Hensley, the simple act of getting people more connected to the source of what they stick in their body offers the most promise.

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Focus on Film

Marking Nuclear Abolition Day, the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation hosts a free screening of Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1, a 90-minute documentary delving into the details behind U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Commissioned by PBS, the film was abruptly pulled each time it was scheduled to air. It has never aired on American TV but has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. Nuclear Savage screens at 6:30 pm Thursday, September 25, at Faulkner Gallery at the Santa Barbara Public Library.

Song of the New Earth, a new documentary about former country singer Tom Kenyon’s quest to integrate modern science and ancient mysticism through sound, screens 8 pm Saturday at Center of the Heart. The film follows Kenyon’s journey from the Broadway stage to giant caves in the south of France, the symphony halls of Vienna, and finally to the snowy peaks of Tibet, performing with his four-octave range. The filmmakers include What the Bleep Do We Know?! producer Betsy Chasse, The Heart of the Game director Ward Serrill, and The New York Times animator Drew Christie. Admission is $10.

Earlier this month, the Plaza Playhouse Theater in Carpinteria hosted a special screening of The T.A.M.I. Show, a legendary 1964 concert featuring almost all of the hottest acts of the day. The backing for much of that show was The Wrecking Crew, the name coming from drummer Hal Blaine about the group of studio and session musicians who played anonymously on many records in LA at the time. The name referred to the fears of older studio musicians of the era who were afraid the newcomers would wreck the industry. Instead, they went on to play on such hits as “California Dreamin’”, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”, “Be My Baby,” “Wichita Lineman,” “The Beat Goes On,” and “Good Vibrations”.

Guitarist Tommy Tedesco was one of the mainstays of the Crew, and in 1996 his son, producer/director Denny Tedesco – who has produced TV movies, comedy specials, and the 2000 Academy Awards telecast – started work on a documentary about the largely unheralded group.

Tedesco spent several years interviewing producers, engineers, and the musicians themselves to uncover the story and connections behind the music that had gone into the unique

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signature sound for recordings that are now part of the soundtrack of our lives, hundreds of hits in all. Among those interviewed are Blaine, Lou Adler, Herb Alpert, Glen Campbell, Cher, Dick Clark, Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees, producer Bones Howe (who lived in Montecito for two decades starting in the 1980s) Nancy Sinatra, Brian Wilson, Jimmy Webb, and many more.

Seventeen years in, The Wrecking Crew film is finally nearing completion (the segment with Leon Russell was put in just this year), and Denny Tedesco will be on hand for a Q&A session following the preview screening at 7 pm Saturday, with proceeds going toward securing the rights to the clips of songs used in the film, which is slated for release in March.

Tickets are $15.

Animal Magnetism

The photographs in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s new “Art to Zoo: Exploring Animal Natures” exhibit, which opens Sunday, aim to show how animals are much more complex and thoughtful in how they interact with the world than most people might believe. The photographs, culled from the museum’s permanent collection and shared with the UCSB’s College of Creative Studies (only through October 19), come from scientists and animal behaviorists who employed non-invasive imaging techniques to reveal the inherent intelligence in other species. Among the many artists whose work will hang through early January is 19th-century English photographer Eadweard Muybridge, known for his technical accomplishments that accompanied his studies of animal mechanics.

Also on Sunday at SBMA is “Canines on Camera: Pop-Up Portrait Studio”, in which dogs and their people are invited to pose for a free portrait on the front steps of the museum in conjunction with the opening of the exhibit. Maybe dog lovers don’t get all mushy and silly like those crazy (or crazy-cute) cat videos you find all over YouTube and Facebook, but canines’ companions really do love their pets, too. Now they can capture those moments forever as the images will be available for download on the museum’s Flickr page after the event.

On Monday, La Casa de Maria Retreat Center hosts Celebration of the Animals: A Blessing Ceremony for our Animal Friends. Bring your pets for a simple blessing on the steps of the chapel at 10 am or come by to remember in reverence any creatures who are no longer with us but who continue to hold a place in your heart.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3755

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, October 7, 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 an amendment to Title 28 of the Municipal Code regarding Planning Commission review of certain rental housing projects proposed in accordance with the Average Unit-Size Density Incentive Program, and to consider an amendment to Title 22 of the Municipal Code regarding Historic Landmarks Commission referral to Planning Commission.

In 2011, the City Council adopted the General Plan Update, including policies to locate new residential development near services and encourage the construction of affordable units through the Average Unit-Size Density (AUD) Incentive Program. This program allows increased density and development standard incentives to facilitate the construction of smaller residential units in selected multi-family and commercial zones. Chapter 28.20 was added to the Santa Barbara Municipal Code on August 9, 2013, to implement the AUD Incentive Program. The proposed amendment to Chapter 28.20 of the Municipal Code would establish a requirement for Planning Commission concept review of AUD rental projects in the High Density and Priority Housing Overlay areas on project sites of 15,000 square feet or greater.

The proposed amendment to Chapter 22.22 would allow the Historic Landmarks Commission to refer any project (not just residential projects) to the Planning Commission for comments, and would clean up some out-of-date text.

The Environmental Analyst has determined that the project is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Statutes Section 21083.3 and Guidelines Section 15183.

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, October 2, 2014, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, October 7, 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. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. 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.

In compliance with the 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.

Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3755 for the Santa Barbara Police Department HVAC Replacement will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “Santa Barbara Police Department HVAC Replacement, Bid No. 3755".

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Remove existing chillers, heating boilers, pumps, fan coils, air handlers and associated piping and controls as indicated on the drawings. Cap all unused utilities.

Remove DX split systems as indicated on the drawings. Remove all unused refrigeration piping and pipe covers. Patch and paint all unused openings.

Patch all abandoned roof openings and curb caps.

Install four new multi-zone heat recovery type variable refrigerant flow systems and all associated fan coils, ductwork, air distribution, piping, controls and components for a complete and functional system.

Install two new filtered makeup air systems with variable speed fans and duct static pressure controls.

Install refrigerant leak detection system with BMS alarm interface.

Link new HVAC system to the City wide Carrier i-Vu BMS network.

Removal and disposal of existing and abandoned roof mounted satellite dish.

Provide extended warranty as outlined in the Warranty Specifications section below.

Coordinate all work scheduling as per Coordination Requirements section below. The facility will be fully operational throughout the duration of the project so special care must be given to scheduling.

Provide required rooftop/exterior equipment screening as per drawings and Historic Landmarks Commission requirements.

The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Insert improvements per plans and specs. The Engineer’s estimate is $750,000 - $1,500,000. Each bidder must have a B-General Building Contractor, A-General Engineering Contractor, or C20-Warm-Air Heating; Ventilating and Air-Conditioning license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Thursday October 9th, 2014 at 10:00am at 215 East Figueroa Street.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained by contacting Mike Wiltshire, Supervising Engineer, at 805-564-5348 or mwiltshire@santabarbaraca.gov. The City’s contact for this project is Jim Dewey, Facilities & Energy Manager, 805-564-5568 or jdewey@santabarbaraca.gov.

In order to be placed on the plan holder’s list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the City’s website at: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Per California Civil Code Section 9550, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work.

The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.

A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.

The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

(SEAL) /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager September 24, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: All Things Recreated, 1014 Westmont Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Erica Huff, 1014 Westmont Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 4, 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 Leon. FBN No. 20140002563. Published September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: La Cucina Marinello; Pemaboca Press, 1948 Jelinda Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Joan Bowman, 1948 Jelinda Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108; Linda Carman, 202 Las Quebradas, Alamo, CA 94507; Jeri Pederson, 107 Shoemaker, Grants Pass, OR 94527. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 16, 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)

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by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002676. Published September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2014.

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002550. Published September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2014.

by Miriam Lean. FBN No. 20140002594. Published September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2014.

by Miriam Lean. FBN No. 20140002506. Published September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cash America Payday Advance 1412-H N. H Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. Cash America Advance, Inc., 1800 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76102. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 4, 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)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ascend Custom Wood Finishes, 5663 Camden Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93117.

Jose Manuel Valladares, 5663 Camden Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 8, 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)

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)

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

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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:

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. 5360

BID NO. 5359

DUE DATE & TIME: OCTOBER 9, 2014 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

DUE DATE & TIME: October 14, 2014 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

Construction of Bath Street Pocket Park

Drought Tolerant Landscaping Project for Airport Buildings

A MANDATORY pre-bid job-walk will be held on October 1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., at 633 Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

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.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Bidders are hereby notified that the landscape maintenance services in 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 requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California A Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The 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

Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 20140002599. 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.

Published: Sept. 24, 2014 Montecito Journal

Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002626. Published September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Momentum Entertainment Agency, 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. 20140002545. Published September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2014.

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A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., at the Airport Maintenance Yard, located at 1699 Firestone Rd., Goleta, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

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.

ORDINANCE NO. 5665 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH SUNEDISON TO DEVELOP, OWN, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING SYSTEM AT THE AIRPORT, AND SELL ALL POWER GENERATED TO THE AIRPORT The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on September 16, 2014.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal)

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

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.

In the event of a conflict between Santa Barbara Living Wage and the California Department of Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Rates, Contractor/Subcontractor shall pay the higher of the two rates.

The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C27 Landscaping Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The 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

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5665 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on September 9, 2014, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 16, 2014, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on September 17, 2014.

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

Published: September 24, 2014 Montecito Journal

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on September 17, 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. 20140002509. 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.

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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,

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ORDINANCE NO. 5666 PROJECT #3752 NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: DESALINATION PLANT REACTIVATION PROJECT SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING THE ASSIGNMENT OF EXISTING CITY EASEMENT INTERESTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES AND THE GRANTING OF EASEMENTS ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES TO THE COUNTY OF SANTA FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER BARBARA CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND ALL RELATED PURPOSES, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE AS NECESSARY THE ASSIGNMENT AND GRANT DEEDS IN A FORM APPROVED

BY THE CITY ATTORNEY

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).

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on September 16, 2014.

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.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as

Scope of Services

amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be

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.

obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

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.

(Seal) /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

Project Cost Estimate and Funding 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.

ORDINANCE NO. 5666 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

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.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on September 9, 2014, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on September 16, 2014, by the following roll call vote:

Communication and City Contact 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)

AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

Communications that require delivery to a physical address shall be addressed as follows, in addition to the required email submittals:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

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

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on September 17, 2014.

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.

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.

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

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Borom Thach. 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 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

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

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 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

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on September 17, 2014.

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor

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

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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

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

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harmonica player and singer who has FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 been on the road nearly continuously Planned Parenthood Book Sale since 1984 and released 17 albums – Yes, of course, you can probably over the 30 years. Hummel, who Not in Kansas Anymore – Heffron Drive find just about anything you want has been performing and producing is a pop band fronted by Kendall Schmidt available on Kindle or some other a similar multi-artist event called the and Dustin Belt – both Kansas natives who electronic reader download. But you Blues Harmonica Blowout since 1991, met in California and discovered they lived can’t really cuddle up with a Kindle, will be joined by Little Charley on the same street in Burbank. Their early and nothing beats that sensation of Baty, formerly the leader and guitarist partnership was quickly dissolved for Big Time thumbing through a book for the first of Sacramento-born Little Charlie & Rush, a boy band created in 2009 for the time – or even better, after you finish the Nightcats, who put out a dozen Nickelodeon TV of the same name, though reading it because you don’t want it albums on the major blues label Schmidt was a star and Belt merely a side to be over. Thousands of books, the Alligator over a quarter-century, and guitarist. But when Rush wasn’t renewed after palpable ones, change hands at this Texan Anson Funderburgh, an four seasons in July 2013, they put the band annual benefit sale, which celebrates in-demand guitarist who has worked back together and this year released their its 40th year in 2014. And while it’s behind Delbert McClinton, Boz comeback CD, Happy Mistakes. Despite the already been going on for a full week, Scaggs, Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan, title, the emphasis remains on having fun and don’t despair that you’ve missed out and Ronnie Earl. A full rhythm section sounding peppy, which should go over well in the bright space of the Granada on a gem – a special collectible, an familiar with all the artists will be Theatre. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 1214 State Street COST: $28-$33 general antiquarian book, the novel you’ve the backing band. WHEN: 8:30 pm admission; $100 for VIP experience, which includes reserved seating INFO: always wanted to re-read – the staff WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $18 replenishes the stock for the whole in advance, $20 at door INFO: 962duration of the event. WHEN: noonmale dancer of the year. Liñán Isabelle Antena. We’re told a full 8 pm Thursday & Friday, 10 am-8 pm 7776 or www.sohosb.com keeps roots in the classical core of 15 musicians comprise the performers Saturday, and 10 am-6 pm Sunday flamenco and traditional technique for the current tour, so be prepared WHERE: Earl Warren Showgrounds, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 while infusing the unexpected and for an all-out assault on the senses.

3400 Calle Real COST: free admission relying on spontaneity. One Spanish Stephen “Ragga” Marley opens.

INFO: 963-2445, ext. 4 or www.

Flamenco Arts Festival – The WHEN: 6:30 pm WHERE: 1122 booksale.ppsbvslo.org United States premiere of Compañía critic recently described Nómada as an “immense unfinished human North Milpas Street COST: $25-$55 Manuel Liñán’s Nómada, a INFO: 962-7411 or www.sbbowl.com THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 presentation that seeks to demonstrate tapestry that we live in, with infinite how the dynamic patterns and rhythms possibilities.” In addition to tonight’s centerpiece performance, the festival WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Blues Bonanza – Everyone knows of human migration have forever also features multi-level dance classes the blues originated in the Mississippi changed the human landscape, taught by Liñán and company tour Sibling Revelry – The combination Delta and migrated north in the 1940s highlights the 14th annual Santa manager Ricardo López and of brothers Dave Alvin and Phil and ‘50s to Chicago. But Texas and Barbara festival. Liñán, a native beginning-intermediate guitar class Alvin is a lot more than the sum California also have had a pretty of Granada (the city and province with Victor Marquez (“El Tomate”) of the parts. Well, it’s exactly that. strong hand in keeping the 12-bar in Andalusia, Spain), has been at Santa Barbara Dance Arts, 531 It’s just that the parts haven’t been stuff strong, at least in relatively recent both a highlycoveted dancer and E. Cota Street on Wednesday and put together often ever since the cotimes. Now musicians from the two choreographer before turning 35, Friday, plus a FAF After-Party at the founders of the seminal roots rock states are coming together in a crossincluding pieces for the Spanish Santa Barbara Historical Museum, band The Blasters parted ways three country meeting of the blues masters, National Ballet. In 2012, he was 136 E. De La Guerra, from 10 pm to decades ago. The brothers jibed a tour known as the Golden State awarded the coveted Flamenco Hoy 1 am WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 1214 perfectly – at least artistically – in award, voted on by the leading Lone Star Revue. The stars include State Street COST: $28-$88 INFO: those days, with Phil, the older by flamenco critics of Spain, for best Californian Mark Hummel, a 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or two years, singing lead and playing www.flamencoarts.org rhythm guitar on song written by Dave, who also handled lead guitar.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Phil stayed the course, but Dave left in 1986 to join X, then forged a solo Stolen Moments – Thievery career that has seen several twists and Pipes Aplenty – Reviewers can’t quite make Corporation is among the rare turns along the roots-rock/Americana up their minds about Lera Lynn’s voice. electronica acts who manage to path. Not long ago, Dave wrote a Does she boast “a beautiful amber tone that outdo what they do in the studio song called “What’s Up With Your flows out into the air with a soothing grace?” on the stage.

The highly regarded Brother” and after realizing he’d never A “crushed velvet voice – a combination of really sung with Phil, called up big bro outfit fronted by Rob Garza and the Cowboy Junkies’ Margo Timmons and the and invited him to do just that. Then Eric Hilton favors abstract music female equivalent of Chris Isaak?” Or is it “like their mutual love for Big Bill Broonzy that has been described as midway an ice-cold sip of fine whiskey?” Suffice it to say – an early bluesman who made more between trip-hop and acid jazz, with that Lynn’s singing engenders wide appeal, as than 200 recordings between 1927 elements of dub, lounge, and lots of does her music overall, as her sound has been categorized variously as country, and 1942, including writing the blues Latin.

This latter style makes up the folk, Americana, and more. The Houston-born, Georgia-bred, Nashville-residing standard “Key to the Highway” – main ingredient of TC’s latest effort, singer songwriter has just put out her sophomore CD, The Avenues, full of twists led them to record a tribute EP that Saudade, which trades the fiery and angles held together by – as another writer put it – “a soulful, dusty twang.” became a full CD. Ever since early energy of their last two albums for a Whatever you call it, Lynn has found fans all over the map, including A Prairie summer, the boys have been out on more wistful, sensuous mood and the Home Companion and tour opening slots for acts as diverse as Punch Brothers, the road in a co-led band known as lighter spirit of Brazilian bossa nova.

Joan Osborne, Todd Snider, the Wood Brothers, and k.d. lang. She makes her The Guilty Ones (who normally back You’ll hear strains of classic Brazilian Santa Barbara debut tonight in a special early show at SOhO. WHEN: 6:30 pm Dave), playing mainly songs from performers like Antonio Carlos WHERE: SOhO,1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 INFO: the new record, but also touching on Jobim and Gal Costa alongside 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com music from The Blasters and Dave’s modern electro-samba pioneer

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Atash Attack – Voted Austin’s best world music band for the past six years in a row, Atash launches the new season at the MultiCultural Center at UCSB with the annual kickoff party in the courtyard. Atash – which means “fire” in Farsi – combines several elements of world music to create a mix that’s both moving and exceedingly danceable.

But the show is more than a mere stop on a typical concert tour. It also represents Atash’s long-awaited return to California, where the five founding members, who hail from Austin, originally honed their sound way back in 2001. They purchased a used, darkgrey 15-passenger van – which they dubbed Ganesh, after the Hindu god of new beginnings, the remover of obstacles – and hit the road playing anywhere they could in what they dubbed the Fear No Venue tour. They also took classes at Ali Akbar College in San Rafael, learning from Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Atash returned to Austin in 2004, the band stuck close to Texas for much of the next decade. But with the release of a second CD, Everything Is Music, Atash is returning to the Sunshine State, this time with gig a-waiting. WHEN: 7:30 pm COST: free INFO: 893-7609 or www.mcc.sa.ucsb.edu

solo career. Their set was a highlight of last June’s Live Oak Music Festival, and tonight we get to hear them in a much more intimate space at the Maverick Saloon as part of the Tales from the Tavern singer-songwriter series. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 3687 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez COST: $34.25 INFO: 688-0383 or www. talesfromthetavern.com BENEFIT OF THE WEEK Garden Party – Constitutional lawyer Stephen Rohde – who holds both a Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School – is also a lecturer, writer, and political activist. The past chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California

has written extensively about civil liberties and constitutional history. He practices civil litigation, appellate, intellectual property, and civil rights law. All of which makes Rohde seem eminently qualified to discuss “The Pursuit of Justice: The Next 50 Years”, his topic for the Santa Barbara County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union 50th annual Garden Party. The modestly priced benefit event also features hors d’oeuvres, wine, and music served at a private residence in Hope Ranch. WHEN: 2-5 pm Sunday WHERE: 928 Las Palmas Road COST: Suggested donation of $30 per person, $50 for two, $10 per student INFO: www. aclusocal.org/local-chapters/santabarbara-chapter or reserve via email at lesliers1@verizon.net •MJ

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Redman Returns – Jazz at the Lobero kicks off its 15th anniversary season with a bold statement, presenting the estimable saxophonist Joshua Redman and his trio in concert. Born in Berkeley as the son of one of jazz’s pioneering sax men, Dewey Redman, and the dancer Renee Shedroff, Redman quickly established his own reputation for accomplishment and especially agility. He’s played alongside a list jazz musicians that would make for an enviable collection in itself, including Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, and McCoy Tyner, and also worked with many big names in other genres, including The Dave Matthews Band, the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and Stevie Wonder. Now a good 20-plus years into his own career, Redman has forged a strong partnership with longtime collaborators Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. Also part of this year’s Jazz at the Lobero series: Dorado Schmitt and the Django Festival All-Stars on November 11, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band with special guest Allen Toussaint on November 25. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido Street COST: $45 & $35 ($105 patron tickets include priority seating and pre-concert private reception) INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

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Alfano, John Britton, Carter and Victoria Hines, Monika Draggoo, Dana Hansen, Sara Spataro, Lorette Harnsberger, and Mike McGrew.

It is hoped the auto-oriented events will raise in excess of $300,000 for the Santa Barbara Police Activities League and SB Police Foundation.

Fuel for the cause, without a doubt...

Bling bunch Coco, Scott, and Michelle Gauthier (photo by Priscilla)

MAW Money The Music Academy of the West has just posted its highest attendance and revenue total in its storied 67-year history.

Sales revenue for the academy’s 2014 season, which concluded last month, was up 3.5 percent over the previous year, while overall attendance grew to just shy of 35,500.

Driving much of the gains were two sold-out performances of Carmen at the Granada presented in honor of legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne’s 80th birthday.

The summer fest also saw the academy net a record $459,000 for its full-scholarship program through its annual Cabaret fundraiser at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree.

Music to everyone’s ears!...

Diamond Girl The Amazons ruled at the Santa Barbara Polo Club when the popular equestrian venue hosted the USPA Gauthier Jewelry women’s tournament honoring Maria Caleel, the late daughter of Richard and Annette Caleel.

The event on the hallowed Holden Field, featuring a round-robin tournament won by the Pheasant Hollow team, with top competitors such as Sunny Hale – America’s highest-rated woman player – Abby Riggs, Dayelle Fargey, Malia McCoy, and Jessica Bailey, as well as locals like Leigh Brecheen, Paige Beard, and Claudia Uretz, was chaired by Doreen Ladin, who has played at the lush venue for 25 years.

Doreen Ladin, SBPC chair; Charles Ward; polo player Paige Beard on Panda; Monica Spear, executive director SB Girls Inc; Victoria Juarez, executive director of Carpinteria Girls Inc.; and Dan Walker, president of SBPC board (photo by Priscilla)

Funds raised benefitted Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta.

The previous evening, Gauthier hosted a cocktail soirée at its State Street emporium with guests including Glen and Gloria Holden, Doug

Suzanne Hyde, Victoria Firestone, Cindy Sapienza, and Lyn Hock (photo by Priscilla)

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Margerum and fiancée, Marni Blau, Lois Rosen, Mary Ellen Tiffany, Chris and Mindy Denson, and Pat and Ursula Nesbitt...

Greenwich Gastronomy Biltmore culinary whiz Alessandro Cartumini is off to the Big Apple.

The tony hostelry’s executive chef has been chosen, along with five other Four Seasons kitchen kings and one of its top sommeliers, to host a special dinner at the legendary James Beard

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House in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village next Tuesday (30).

Alessandro will be preparing the first course with a sweet corn, tortilla-lime salt, abalone, and avocado recipe.

For those gourmands who can’t make it to New York for the exclusive event – only 250 hotels are chosen each year to participate – the full six-course menu with wine pairings will also be featured at the Biltmore’s oceanside Bella Vista restaurant for two evenings in October.

Food for thought, indeed....

Mode of Operation Rocker Martin Gore of Depeche Mode is putting his celebrity to good use.

After visiting the Goleta warehouse of Direct Relief the other day, Martin has committed to matching up to $50,000 in donations for Ebola relief.

“Right now we are witnessing a human catastrophe in West Africa with the Ebola crisis,” he says in a video released to raise funds and awareness for the response efforts.

“Please join me in supporting Direct Relief.”

The international non-profit is sending protective gear such as gowns, masks, and goggles to health workers in Ebola effected areas, including Sierra Leona and Liberia, chartering a Boeing 747 loaded with 200,000 pounds of medical supplies – the largest shipment to date from any government or organization since the devastating epidemic broke out.

So far, 10 shipments valued at more than $862,000 have been sent...

Poetic Justice Waxing Poetic, the Summerland jewelry store, celebrated its second anniversary at its Lillie Avenue locale.

Business partner Lizanne Pagliei Hales flew in from Pennsylvania to join her Carpinteria-based sister, Patti Pagliei Simpson, for the pulsating bash, while local singer Debbie Goodman entertained.

The company, which also has a branch in Los Olivos, sells jewelry and keepsakes using the lost wax pro-

Sisters and owners Lizanne Pagliei Hales and Patti Pagliei Simpson (photo by Priscilla)

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Journal columnist Lynda Millner and her husband, Don Seth, flank the “birthday boy” Lynn Matteson (photo by Priscilla)

Anne Mahoney, Jacob Richmann, and Ellie Olsztynski (photo by Priscilla)

cess in its molding, and now supplies 200 outlets globally since launching 13 years ago.

“It has been a great success from day one,” says Patti. “We couldn’t be happier.”

BJ and the Bay Hat’s off to Montecito-based TV and film director BJ Sepulvado, who just took first place at the Morro Bay

BJ Sepulvado, with girlfriend Renee McLean, wears his winning sombrero at the Morro Bay Margarita Festival along with a heavy pair of bull horns

Margarita Festival, winning the sombrero contest with a Mexican millinery masterpiece used in one of his films.

“I’ve had it for four years. so it was the ideal choice for the event,” says BJ, who attended with his girlfriend, costume consultant Renee McLean.

He also won “Most Authentic Costume” in the Santa Barbara Fiesta gala seven years ago.

“Two contests, two first place wins, seven years,” says BJ. “Lucky seven!”

And Many More This illustrious organ’s longtime bridle correspondent, Lynn Kirst, hosted a bustling 75th birthday bash for her husband, Lynn Matteson, at their Montecito manse.

Birthday “boy” Lynn is a retired professor of art history at USC and was also dean for several years at the university’s School of Fine Arts.

The event was also a double birthday celebration given columnist Lynn’s mother, Colleen, another USC graduate, was also celebrating becoming a nonagenarian.

Among the broad cross section of 80 guests attending were actor Ben Bottoms and his ceramic artist wife, Sarah Chamberlin, CAMA board member Julia Dawson, French expert

Lynn Kirst’s mother, Colleen, who celebrated her 90th birthday, with friend Mari Mitchel, a board member of Direct Relief, admiring the birthday cake (photo by Priscilla)

Mary Collier, documentary filmmakers Paul Singer and Susan Jensen, bookstore baroness Mahri Kerley, Hank Mitchel, new board president of the SB Maritime Museum, and his wife, Mari, Wilson Quarre and wife, Lotusland board member Peggy Wiley, and Hania Tallmadge...

Sightings: British actress Finola Hughes of ABC soap General Hospital getting her Java jolt at Pierre Lafond...”Lost” actor Josh Holloway

shopping at La Cumbre Plaza...

Actress Emily Blunt and husband, John Krasinski, browsing the stores on Coast Village Road Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should e-mail him at richardmineards@verizon,net or send invitations or other correspondence to the •MJ Journal

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ChaufFUR Pet Taxi Service

Let Us Share the care Professional, compassionate, and affordable adult day services since 1976.

We’ll take your pet to the vet, groomer, airport, or anywhere! www.chauffur.com Call Connie today! (805) 259-7309

two Locations: Montecito and Goleta Montecito: Lic# 4271701581 GoLeta: Lic# 425801731

of children and adults with special needs in Santa Barbara. Join our volunteer team and make a difference in someone’s life. To lean more, visit www.heartsriding.org 964-1519.

Do you love Reagan history?

The Reagan Ranch Center is seeking volunteers who would be interested in serving as docents for the Exhibit Galleries. Docents will have the opportunity share the history of President Reagan and his “Western White House.” For more information or to apply, please contact Danielle Fowler at 805-9571980 or daniellef@reaganranch.org.

25 September – 2 October 2014

Pet Taxi • Pet Sitting • Dog Walking • Pet Fluids/Medicating

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“The 1st Memorial Honors Detail is seeking veterans to get back in uniform to participate in an oncall Honor Guard team to provide military honors at funeral or memorial services throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. For more information visit www.usmilitaryhonors. org, email carlvwade@gmail.com, or call 805-667-7909.”

Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter is located at the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter, 5473 Overpass Rd, Santa Barbara, Ca. www.bunssb. org Adopt /Volunteer/Donate with us, and help give abandoned & stray rabbits & guinea pigs a better life.

Carpinteria Growth is the only evidence of life.5885 – Cardinal Newman

5885 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria, CA 566-9948

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4689 Via Roblada $6,495,000 Team Scarborough 805.331.1465 Luminosa - 5BD/6.5BA Hope Ranch Estate on 1.5 acs (assr) w/ chefs kitchen, pool & beach access.

1535 W Mountain Dr $5,300,000 Daniel Encell 805.565.4896 Mediterranean estate w/ panoramic views, 4+ acres in SB Foothills.

4BD/4.5BA. www.DanEncell.com

801 Alston Rd Price Upon Request Bruce Fisher 805.570.1679 1425 Mission Ridge Rd $3,950,000 780 Mission Canyon Rd $2,995,000 Graholm Estate - A 1923 hilltop 7BD/8BA Spanish Revival masterpiece of timeless architecture & irreplaceable craftsmanship. This Daniel Encell 805.565.4896 Daniel Encell 805.565.4896 Breathtaking Riviera estate site with Panoramic views. 4BD/4.5BA. www. Elegant 1919 garden estate near the Mission & State St. 5BD/6BA www. grand estate is set upon 7.4 acres with spectacular views of the coast, harbor & mountains.

3997 Laguna Blanca Dr $2,650,000 Daniel Encell 805.565.4896 Single-family traditional home in Hope Ranch with pool! 4BD/4BA. www.

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531 Chapala St C $2,645,000 Mermis/St. Clair 805.895.5650 2BD/2.5BA downtown SB condo. Featuring high ceilings, open floorplan & more! www.El-Andaluz.net

118 E Islay St $2,495,000 Ken Switzer 805.680.4622 Authentic, pure & spectacular period restoration of this Upper East 4BD/2.5BA 1887 beauty!

2425 Santa Barbara St $2,495,000 Team Scarborough 805.331.1465 Beautifully redone single story Balinese style home w/ 3BD/3BA & pool. www.TeamScarborough.com

281 Schulte Ln $2,240,000 Mermis/St. Clair 805.886.6741 5,000 SF home with 5BD/3.5BA with nearly 2± acres of oranges & avocados. www.CasaDeCade.com

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3938 Laguna Blanca Dr $2,795,000 Lori Ebner 805.729.4861 Architectural Gem in Hope Ranch. 3BD/3BA on 1.07 acres with grand views of Santa Barbara.

2325 Santa Barbara St $2,749,000 Team Scarborough 805.331.1465 Recently renovated Upper East 1925 French Country 5BD/3BA home on almost a ½ acre (assr).

1710 Mission Ridge Rd Tim Dahl $2,175,000 805.705.6973 Amazing views from this 5,000± SF (owner) 5BD/5.5BA home + a 1BD/1BA on almost a ½ acre (assr).

50 Camino Alto Sue Irwin Turn-key 2,800± SF 3BD/3.5BA Mediterranean built in 2000, gorgeous ocean & mountain views!

$2,395,000 805.886.2211

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