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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial James Buckley gets to know Nick Turner, new general manager of Montecito Water District, as he details his priorities and explores groundwater and private wells 6 Montecito Miscellany Marty Blum’s book; Sigrid Toye, Woman of Year; Ellen’s new puppy; Katy Perry’s new record; Oprah’s weight watching; UCSB revamped library; Camerata Pacifica’s Steampunk; The Bacara hosts documentary; SB Symphony at Granada; Flashdance The Musical; Beckhams at SB Polo Club; and Michael Cervin and Pierre Lafond 8 Letters to the Editor Ted Simmons opines about fire station; Tom Kress on islands power; Kelly Mahan replies to Atom Bergstrom; Christina Allison sounds off; Joni Kelly’s warm wishes; Leslie Nelson’s photo opportunity; Hillary Hauser gives thanks; “Anonymous” writes to the mayor; Marty Moore’s gratitude; Justin Fareed for Congress; and David McCalmont on Fred Koch and family 10 This Week MUS food drive; Laguna Blanca; West of the West; Capacitar healing; Susan Tully and Justin Fareed luncheon; SB Music Club; Rock in the Red Zone; museum’s 100th year; MBAR meeting; Cold Spring School Board; Ukulele Jim; Chaucer’s signing; CALM antiques; Carp treasure hunt; LEGO; art classes; Adventuresome Aging; Cava entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; Italian conversation; farmers and artisans markets; and Cars & Coffee 11 Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach 12 Village Beat An update on “Peabody’s” restaurant; MOXI takes shape; and Hair Lounge of Montecito welcomes mother/daughter duo 14 Seen Around Town Lynda Millner sheds led on Lobero Theatre Ghostlight Society; the Women’s Board luncheon honors new members at the Santa Barbara Club 20 Purely Political Congressional correspondent Margaret Sands Orchowski explains how and why immigration became a “faux” civil right; she cites the Hart/Cellar Act
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Ernie’s World What’s in a name? Ernie Witham scrutinizes such monikers as his own name to Yosemite and its surrounding hotels, with $50 million on the line. 21 On Entertainment Steven Libowitz slows down soccer star Carli Lloyd long enough for a Q&A before her Arlington appearance; author Stacy Schiff is an open book; Culture Clash comes to Campbell Hall; and a new documentary 31 Montecito Sportsman John Burk takes a detour from traveling to pay heed to MERRAG, its latest emergency-preparation meeting, and SB County’s “Aware & Prepare” service 35 Far Flung Travel On his mark, Chuck Graham gets set and goes from Point Mugu State Park, hiking up the Pacific Coast Highway along the Backbone Trail 37 Cinema Scope Editor James Luksic puts on his writer’s cap to survey the aftermath of the Academy Awards nominees, while giving supreme praise to The Revenant Movie Guide 38 Calendar of Events Violinist Itzhak Perlman at Granada; Shanghai Quartet; musician Robert Cray at Chumash; new exhibits on UCSB campus; guitarist Tommy Emmanuel; in tune at Lobero; A-is-for-Abortion Play takes Center Stage; SB Music Club; Art From Scrap; and book signings at Chaucer’s 40 Legal Advertising 42 Our Town Joanne Calitri spends time at the UCSB for the grand opening of its new library, with co-hosts Henry Yang, Denise Stephens and 200 guests 43 Garden Gossip Lisa Cullen rolls up her sleeves to explore El Niño’s impact on rainwater harvesting, your garden, downspouts and drains 45 Open House Guide 46 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer
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Editorial
by James Buckley
MWD’s New General Manager
Building
Peace of
Mind
New Montecito Water District general manager Nick Turner says he’ll be “ready to start” as of Tuesday, February 2
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eet Nick (Nicholas) Jason Turner. He hails from Bakersfield and is set to become Montecito Water District’s (MWD) new general manager as of Tuesday, February 2. When he does, Nick will be taking over the 24-person organization in the middle of what can be realistically called a water crisis. That crisis, however, was not brought on by Mr. Turner’s predecessor, Tom Mosby, nor by the water district’s board of directors, but by a long and continuing (as of this writing!) statewide drought that by the middle of 2015 had left the entire state of California not only parched, but also without any measurable Sierra snowpack for the first time in living memory. The good thing about MWD’s new man in charge is that he is a hands-on kind of manager. Heading up a small nine-person crew at the Lamont Public Utility District just nine miles south of downtown Bakersfield, he took over and fash-
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Former mayor Marty Blum ready to publish her memoir
yet to meet her.” When Marty retired six years ago she made the decision to write her memoir, with the manuscript taking two years to complete. “The first six months were spent writing a detailed outline, from which I wrote about two hours most days, about all I could do. Three years ago, I asked local writer David Petry to edit it, and he did an amazing job with the manuscript written by me, a math major with limited writing skills. “He is quite patient, better than any English teacher I had in school. When we were done, I was proud of it, but then I hit a wall. For two years, I have been learning about the publishing world. I was naive, but an eager learner and the words ‘local publisher’ and ‘self-publishing’ have become household words here.” Based on Marty’s timeline, the Purdue University graduate’s book should be hitting the shelves later this year. Stay tuned. Honorable Mention Longtime Santa Barbara Yacht Club member Sigrid Toye has been voted
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TO THE EDITOR
If you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net
Saying “No” to Proposed Fire Station
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am writing in strong opposition to the proposed fire station at San Ysidro and San Leandro lanes for the following reasons: Traffic: San Ysidro is by far the busiest street in Montecito. Twenty minutes or more on either side of drop-off or pickup, it is the choke point for traffic for the three elementary schools in the area: Montecito Union, Laguna Blanca, and Crane. Not to mention the backup every Friday afternoon that goes from North Jameson up to Laguna Blanca starting around 3 pm and lasting well after 5 pm, and this is every Friday, much less on threeday weekends. You could not possibly pick a worse intersection. Environmental: Many of the hedgerow area homes are served by wells, some still for residential use as they have no MWD meter. I am our water district’s secretary and know what a valuable asset ours and the other ones are. Any possibility, no matter how remote, of contamination by the storing of hazardous materials will be strongly defended. We only have one aquifer in this area and once it’s gone, it’s gone. Loss of property value: Many of us bought our homes in the hedgerow as we prize, among other things, the tranquility. A fire station will ruin that forever. For many of us, this is our nest egg and when we eventually sell, the proceeds will be passed down to our kids. Will you be compensating us for that loss? As a realtor, I know that as I am now aware of your plans, I will have to disclose that to any prospective buyer. A fire station five doors away from us certainly defeats the concept of the peaceful hedgerow, and the sale price of our home will suffer. Lastly, I am disturbed by what seems to be the surreptitious way you have gone about this. You stated in the Montecito Journal you had contacted 30 neighbors, yet after canvassing 20 of them my neighbors could only find one that you had, and it was during the holidays when I assume you thought most people would be away. I also note that I have received no notice whatsoever about getting an email in by 2 pm on a certain day, and as a former Montecito Association vice president I still get copied on many community and agency emails. I found out about this quite by accident from a neighbor. I wonder how many more you would have gotten if neighbors knew. Additionally, scheduling the
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Monday, January 25, meeting at 2 pm ensures that those who work cannot be there and parents with school-age kids will only be able to attend for a short time. The overall lack of transparency by a public agency is alarming. Ted Simmons Montecito
Channel Islands Power
Six desalination plants in Australia have been decommissioned, some permanently, because the power needed to run them is beyond the Aussie dollar’s fossil fuel battery account feasibility. So, how will the proposed desal and water reclamation plants be powered for Montecito? My idea of using the sunny, windy, unseen south sides of Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands as power batteries for Montecito seems more likely a possibility. Wind, et cetera, power farms are permanent, never-depleted non-toxic power sources that are minimally disruptive to island environments during installation and after removal. I haven’t checked, but maybe Montecito Village Hardware could provide a handy extension cord supply to get power to here from there. In a less humorous vein, some folks have asked how to accomplish this transfer of power from our islands to the mainland communities. With the reminder that already installed around the globe are many fiber-optic and other cables, the installation of a transfer of power from islands to mainland is possible. Billionaire investment in a new private Montecito utility company here also seems possible. It seems possible there would be profits that last into future generations guaranteed as long as we have winds. The installation costs would not be great, nor would the discontinuance of the equipment. Perhaps this is a better investment for a billionaire than a restaurant. This could be a futuristic investment from which our entire community would profit clearly, just like the Montecito Journal benefits the whole community and beyond. Oh, but recently, Oprah announced on Ellen that she is moving to Colorado. Why? Because trees are a sign of wealth and Colorado has more trees (I’m paraphrasing here). Maybe we could ask someone who is interested in the history, preservation, and future of Montecito, the community,
to build our power sources here. Who might that be, hmmm? Tom Kress Montecito (Editor’s note: It is interesting that you believe it should be up to some billionaire to pay for harnessing the power of the wind on the backside of the Channel Islands, as it was a small group of Montecito millionaires who pushed for and paid for Juncal Dam and the creation of Jameson Lake back in the 1920s. However, we continue to root for a dedicated desalination plant. – J.B.)
MFPD Responds
Recently (MJ #22/1), we published a letter from Atom Bergstrom, who asked us to look into an idea he read about in a 1929 Popular Science Monthly article. The letter reads: “According to ‘Cordon of Petunia Vines Guards Against Fires,’ Popular Science Monthly, May, 1929: ‘Flower beds are now protecting gas tanks from fire. In California, the experiment has been tried of planting a wide band of petunias around the tanks. It has been found that the trailing stems of these flowers will not ignite when burning matches or cigarette stubs are thrown among them. This prevents small fires from creeping to the tanks and firing their inflammable contents. In other parts of the state,
the same flowers are being planted along the roads near woods to act as a protection against forest fires.’ Is there anything to this 85-year-old petunia fire defense? Or is it too whimsical for the 21st century?” We posed the question to Montecito Fire chief Chip Hickman, who told us that current practices for fire reduction involve reducing or removing vegetation, not planting it, despite a suggestion 90 years ago that petunia vines may act as a fire retardant. “We haven’t heard of this practice in recent times, and in fact, it is often said that all vegetation can ignite; an example of this would be the burning ice plant observed in the wind-driven Malibu fires,” Hickman said. “It may be true, as the article suggests, that if you apply a burning cigarette to a green healthy petunia vine, it will not ignite. What will happen eventually is the accumulation of dead leaves and vines under the green healthy vegetation, thus allowing a ground fire to move under the healthy vegetation. With enough heat generated, even green vegetation will burn,” Hickman said after reviewing the referenced article. Hickman says the MFPD’s recommended practice to reduce fires is to remove all dead plant material down to mineral earth, as over time the practice of planting vegetation to act as a
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retardant would create a receptive fuel bed for burning embers if vegetation is not maintained. “If ground-cover vegetation is desired, it should be low to the ground and relatively free of constantly shedding dead vegetation. Ideally, drought-tolerant and individual plants should be spaced out in a mosaic pattern so they don’t become a continuous fuel bed,” Hickman said. “Most importantly, vegetation needs to be maintained,” he added. Kelly Mahan Montecito Journal editor-at-large
projects needed for the upkeep of a 90-year-old historic home, its many original furnishings, and unique architecture, and the surrounding gardens. As always, we appreciate your continued coverage and support. With warmest wishes for a happy, healthy, and successful 2016! Joni Kelly Montecito
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Drug-Free and Alive
I confess, although my thumb is still bandaged, I gave into a mad impulse to hear some news. I switched on The Big Garbage Can in the Sky... I mean the television set. I didn’t hear any pertinent news, but I did see evidence of real inflation. My 600-pound Life has now become My Thousand-pound Life, with the interviewees insisting: “I don’t eat enough to keep a bird alive.” Despite the insistent calls to “Tell your doctor... tell your doctor” (Isn’t he supposed to tell me?), I was struck on the head by a flying commercial before I could tell him. The TV is now silenced. However, I must remember to eventually “tell my doctor” and presumably prescribe my own medicine, remembering that the side effects “could lead to kidney failure, consumption, and in rare cases, cancer.” I am assured, however, that I will no longer have whatever it was that I had in the first place. Ah, me, such are the perils of modern life. Christina Allison Montecito (Editor’s note: You forgot to mention that some of the unfortunate consequences of taking some of those drugs being pushed on TV ads include “death,” which would indeed be an unfortunate consequence of using a drug to alleviate a simple pain. – J.B.)
Happy New Year, One and All!
The year 2016 is starting off great for Casa del Herrero. Montecito’s National Historic Landmark ended its yearlong 90th birthday celebration by not only matching but far-exceeding the $90,000 fundraising goal set for the annual “Christmas at the Casa” event. This festive occasion succeeded in netting over $134,000 to support Montecito’s local gem. Event co-chairs Peter and Cheryl Ziegler not only created a magical evening during which guests enjoyed themselves, but also rose to the occasion in generating meaningful support for the notfor-profit’s yearly operating expenses, fountain restorations, and other 21 – 28 January 2016
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A Really Good Read
I was getting caught up on stackedup reading, and got to James Buckley’s piece in the Winter/Spring 2015/16 Montecito Journal (glossy edition) on ambling up the coast to Monterey and Carmel, Cypress Inn, Bernardus Lodge, et cetera, and just sending you a note to say how much I enjoyed it. And the other articles (Rod Lathim!), everything interesting to read, all fantastical but down-to-earth, places to go, things to see, neat people in our community. Thank you! Hillary Hauser Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: And we thank you for always taking the time to notice when we get it right. – J.B.)
Anonymous Tip
I sent this to Santa Barbara mayor Helene Schneider and the rest of the city council, and thought it might fit as an op/ed in your paper. I was wondering if there is anything we can do to alleviate the homelessness and craziness on State Street. I work on State Street near Canon Perdido. Just about every morning, we get the pleasure of listening to
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This Week in and around Montecito
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Food Drive at MUS To benefit Santa Barbara Foodbank, donations can be left in the school’s parking lot in the morning during drop-off. Items needed include baby food, cereal, pasta, peanut butter, rice, soup, and canned goods. Where: 385 San Ysidro Road
Services
Open House at Laguna Blanca Parents are encouraged to attend as an introduction to the Laguna community. This event offers a peek at life as a Laguna student and the opportunity to tour the school, meet and ask questions of teachers and administrators, and learn about the curriculum in each grade. When: 9:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Campus, 260 San Ysidro Road
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Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free Documentary Screening Meet director Laura Bialis, who will discuss and screen her new documentary, Rock in the Red Zone, a personal view from the ground on the front lines of an endless war, and a powerful exploration into the lives and art of musicians struggling to create in a conflict zone. Bialis returns from Tel Aviv to her hometown of Santa Barbara to premiere film. Rock in the Red Zone is music story that turns into a war story that turns into a love story resonating across boundaries and borders. The movie recently opened to critical acclaim in Israel; called “one of the best Israelis documentaries ever” by David Brinn from the Jerusalem Post and “A Must See” by Maariv. The film is personal to Ms Bialis, who will host a Q&A following the screening. The film features the people and musicians of Sderot, Israel, including Avi Vaknin, who will also appear at the Marjorie Luke to perform after the screening. When: 7:30 pm Where: Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 E. Cota Street Cost: $12 Info: (800) 838-3006 or online at rockredzonesb.brownpapertickets.com
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 Centennial At SBMNH The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will celebrate its 100th birthday and a century of providing science and nature education to generations of visitors, from toddlers to seniors. The Community Centennial Celebration will include free museum admission for every visitor, as well as a slice of birthday cake at 2 pm. Where: 2559 Puesta Del Sol Cost: free
MONDAY, JANUARY 25 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 3 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu
Special Session of Cold Spring School Board CSS’s school board will hold a special session to discuss the construction of a new administration building on campus; community members are welcome to attend. When: 3:30 pm Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road Info: 969-2678
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27 Ukulele Jim Gather around, kids! Ukulele Jim delivers toe-tappin’ fun for the whole family. Ages 2 to 92 will enjoy singing along to classic children’s favorites and delightful original songs in this whimsical performance. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Dani Klein Modisett, comedian and author of Take My Spouse, Please. Her new book shares how the rules of comedy can keep you and your spouse connected, and help get you through those inevitable tough times. Seeing your primary relationship through the lens of a comic who’s not afraid to confess her mishaps will shake you awake in a way that no other book on marriage does. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 CALM Antique Show The CALM Auxiliary hosts another CALM Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Vintage Show/Sale. The success of this show is a direct benefit for the children of Santa Barbara County who are helped by CALM, a non-profit agency specializing in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. More than 80 of the West Coast’s finest dealers of antiques and vintage arts will be showcasing and selling their treasures. Everything from period furniture, garden artifacts, decorative arts, paintings, estate jewelry, silver, textiles, linens, glassware, china, porcelain, antique rugs, and more will be for sale under one roof. When: 11 am to 6 pm, plus Saturday and Sunday Where: Earl Warren Showground, 3400 Calle Real
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria Seventy vendor stalls will overflow with treasures and merchandise at the Museum Marketplace on the grounds of
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 West of the West Santa Barbara Maritime Museum presents a lecture by Brent Sumner and Peter Seaman , who will talk about their three-year journey in making the film West of the West: Tales from California’s Channel Islands to bring the human history of the islands to the screen. The filmmakers will discuss the inspiration for the documentary, the creative challenges they faced during production, and show – for the first time – some of the finished product. When: 7 pm; members-only reception at 6:15 pm Where: 113 Harbor Way Cost: free for members, $10 for non-members Registration: www.sbmm.org the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History. This popular monthly fundraiser features antiques, collectibles, hand-crafted gifts, plants, and great bargains on gently used and vintage goods of every description, including jewelry, furniture, housewares, clothing, books, toys, and much more. When: 8 am Where: 956 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Info: 684-3112 LEGO at Laguna This Free Build Workshop is geared toward 4- to 11-year-old children and is open to the Santa Barbara community. Join in for a morning of tinkering, building, and bonding at Laguna’s LEGO Free Build Session, an interactive LEGO party showcasing the school’s new LEGO robotics curriculum for students in Grades EK-4. More than 15,000 LEGO blocks, pulleys, motors, and other elements will be part of the workshop. When: 9 am for kids 3-6, 11 am for kids 7-10 Where: 260 San Ysidro Road RSVP: 687-1752
ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call. Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS Live Entertainment Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road When: 7 to 10 pm Info: 969-8500 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memoryenhancement exercises in a friendly environment. When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center,
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accessible path and wheelchair lift are now part of the plans, as well as new pavers to reduce storm-water runoff. The restaurant, once slated to be called Oliver’s after McCaw’s middle name, has yet to be officially termed.
In Business: The Hair Lounge
Located in the Las Aves complex near the bird refuge on Los Patos Way is the Hair Lounge of Montecito, opened by stylist Pamela Tivnon in 2012. Home to eight hairstylists and one manicurist, the charming salon is nestled near La Playa Pilates, Beautiful You, Mercer Advisors, and other fitness, medical, and dental offices. Two months ago Pam hired a mother/daughter team of stylists: Cynthia (Cyndi) Brokaw and her daughter Jennifer Palocsay. Brokaw, who has been doing hair in Montecito for 30 years, is the former owner of Cygnet Le Salon & Spa, which was located on Coast Village Road for 15 years. She has also worked at the Four Seasons Biltmore, Salon del Mar, Shear Pleasure, and now, the Hair Lounge. Brokaw is known for her color expertise, and is a master colorist for Redken as well as a master stylist. She is also the former president of the Coast Village Business Association and sits on the board of the SBCC Cosmetology Department. Brokaw says this new chapter in her career is especially exciting, for the first time ever she is working with her daughter Jennifer, who she put up for adoption when she was a newborn. “I knew growing up that I always wanted to find my birth mom,” Jennifer told us earlier this week. Jennifer, herself a master colorist and cut specialist for Goldwell products, searched for her mother for years before hiring a private investigator about 10 years ago. “Because it was a private adoption, it was a challenge to find each other,” she said, adding that the adoption took place out of state. At the blessing of her adoptive mother (who has since passed away from cancer), Jennifer finally connected with Cynthia, who had also been waiting eagerly to reconnect. “At the time, I couldn’t give her a proper home, and I wanted her to grow up having a family,” Cynthia said. When the pair talked on the phone for the first time, they say the similarities between them were many, including their chosen career paths and love of hair styling. “We always said we wanted to work in the same salon someday,” Jennifer said. Late last year, Jennifer and her family moved from Orange County to work with Cynthia at the Hair Lounge. “It really is a dream come
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Ghostlight Ritual
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here’s a theatrical tradition dating back to Shakespeare’s old globe, the Ghostlight is a bare bulb atop a rudimentary pole which stands at center stage, lit by the last person to leave the theater each night and extinguished by the first to arrive in the morning. Though stark in stature and artless in form, the ghostlight fulfills many functions – both practical and supernatural. For over 140 years, the lamp has served as a beacon to keep creative spirits company from curtain-down to curtain-up at the Lobero.” With that bit of historical trivia, it’s easy to see where the Lobero Theatre Ghostlight Society got its name. The luminaries of the Society keep the spark of brilliance for the Lobero stage and the performing arts in general. They are Lillian and the late Jon Lovelace, Anne and Michael Towbes, Lyn and David Anderson, and the late Baroness Leni Fe Bland. Jose Lobero loved opera and built our theater in 1873 to house that love. In 1922, Pearl Chase and a group committed to rebuild that theater. Today it has been named one of the top 150 jazz venues in the world by Downbeat Magazine. Recently, the red carpet was laid out for all the Ghostlight Society members so they could pay tribute to local and internationally renowned jazz art-
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SEEN (Continued from page 14) Charles Lloyd’s wife Dorothy Darr, Lobero executive director David Asbell, and honoree
SBMA new members Laurel Rose, Caroline Harrah, Dee Jones, Marjorie Robertson, Patricia Kohlen, and Julie Blair
tened to all the greats on 1940s radio broadcasts, including Billy Holiday and Duke Ellington. He headed to Los Angeles to study at USC and earn a master’s degree, but he spent evenings playing in jazz clubs with all the best. His bio goes on for pages, and he has graced the Lobero many, many times. Guest artist and emcee John Pizzarelli kept us entertained with his superb guitar playing and his jazz interpretations of people such as Nat “King” Cole, Frank Sinatra, and music by Richard Rodgers and George Gershwin. John copied his dad and began playing guitar at age six. He has opened for the likes of Dave Brubeck, Ramsey Lewis, and Rosemary Clooney. John has toured the world. The audience was seated on the
stage. Some of those Ghostlight Society members enjoying wines, canapés, and jazz were Rebecca and Tim Owens, Sarah and James Argyropoulos, Lisa and Stephen Cloud (Lobero Theatre Board), Sheila and Steve Cushman, Denise and David Asbell (executive director of the Lobero Theatre Foundation), Judy and Robert Egenolf, Patricia and Robert Jones, and Janet and John McCann. And so the ghostlight was lit as we all left the theater!
Honoring New Members
SBMA past chairs Deanna Major, Doloras Manclark, Roxanna Anson, Mary Maxwell, and Gwen Baker
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Marjorie Robertson, Laurel Rose, Julie Blair, and Caroline Harrah. In addition, they honored past chairs of their major fundraisers who included Doloras Manclark, Mavis Mayne, Mary Maxwell, Roxanna Anson, Cecia Hess, Deanna Major, Christina Frisina, Gwen Baker, Karen Chin, Kathy Weber, and Lynn Brown. As board president Helene Segal said, “These hard-working chairs are the heart of the auxiliary.” The fundraisers are “Mystery in Masterpieces” and “Off the Wall.” Save the date – April 30 will be the Off the Wall event – a popular way to “buy” art. Robert and Mercedes Eichholz director and CEO of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) Larry Feinberg addressed the group. “I especially like this event that gets everyone in this dynamic group together. This year is the 75th anniversary of the museum, which was
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founded in 1941. The Women’s Board was founded in 1951 and has since supported all the major exhibitions.” Larry remembered that it was the board that created the café space and was amazed that they contributed to the renovation campaign when they had already done so much. He was also grateful they are completely self-sufficient, leaving the staff free for other duties. Fran Morrow is vice president membership who organized the luncheon and introduced all the guests of honor. Others are vice president development Jeanne Fulkerson, vice president communications Melanie Brewer, vice president social activities Carolyn Williams, treasurer Nancy Werner, secretary Gayle Cummings, and parliamentarian Gwen Baker. Keep up the good work, ladies. Our whole community benefits from your •MJ efforts. 21 – 28 January 2016
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Ernie’s World
PURELY POLITICAL
by Margaret (Peggy) Sands Orchowski Ph.D.
Ms Orchowski, who has roots in Santa Barbara and Montecito, is a credentialed Washington, D.C., Congressional correspondent for Hispanic Outlook magazine. She has authored Immigration and the American Dream: Battling the Political Hype and Hysteria and most recently The Law That Changed The Face of America: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
How Immigration Became a Faux “Civil Right”
H
ow can they be so wrong? “Immigration is the biggest civil rights issue of our time,” Senator Ted Kennedy used to say. Senator Chick Schumer also has said it. So has attorney general Eric Holder and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. This belief underlies much of the immigration reform passion of Progressive Democrats. Now, it has become global. Millions from poor and even not-so-poor countries are making their way to Germany, Sweden, and the U.S., in the belief that they have the right to enter, reside, work – to immigrate there without prior permission. Compassionate immigrant advocates argue that these migrants have that right because they are “good people who only want to make a better life for themselves and their families.” The truth, however, is that immigration per se is not a civil or a human right. And certainly, living and working in another country illegally without authorized documents nor valid visa permits is not a civil right – not in any country. In fact, in most countries, entering, working, and staying without authorization is a felony punishable by immediate imprisonment and deportation. The United States is one of the few countries in the world that treats illegal entry (at least the first time) as a misdemeanor. To overstay a temporary legal visa in the U.S. is a civil offense. Because there is no system to track immigrants who leave, no one is sure who is here illegally. Many Americans (including city officials) are reluctant to enforce immigration laws especially by deportation. Immigration is actually a global paradox. It is a human right, codified in the United Nations charter, for any person to leave a country. No nation state can prohibit someone from leaving, though many, such as the former Soviet Union and Cuba, have done exactly that despite it being a human rights violation. But no person has the human or civil right to settle into, work, stay for years (i.e. immigrate), and become a citizen of any country they choose. That decision of who and how many can immigrate (or take refuge) in a country belongs solely to the sovereign nation state. Every nation spells out its immigration choices in its national immigration laws. They change and evolve over time. But no nation has open borders. None treat immigration as a civil right.
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The Hart/Cellar Act
So how did the rhetoric and popular perception of immigration – especially illegal immigration – take on the tone and rhetoric of a civil right? It started 50 years ago with the passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the most generous and liberal immigration law in the world. It was the last of the major Great Society acts to be pushed by President Johnson and a young Senator Kennedy. Passage of the new immigration law – the Hart/Cellar Act – was not highly controversial. There was little question in the era of civil rights that the then-current immigration law in force since 1923 – The National Origins Quota Act – had to be changed. The 1923 law allowed northern Europeans to come to the U.S. without limit. But immigration visas for people of all other nationalities and races, except Mexicans, were highly restricted – often fewer than 100 annually. U.S. immigration law between 1923 and 1965 was based on stated preferences for specific nationalities and creeds. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, however, prohibited discrimination (and preferences) based on race, religion, creed, and national origin. The 1965 immigration law treats every nationality equally. None is preferred. None can have more than seven percent of all the immigration visas given out annually. The 1965 Immigration law literally and figuratively changed the face of America, making it the highly diverse nation of immigrants that it is today. It greatly decreased the number of legal permanent immigrants from northern Europe. It exponentially increased legal and illegal immigration from Asia, Africa, and particularly from Mexico. The INA caused many significant and unintended consequences. Today it is said to be completely broken. Liberal Democrats, using the rhetoric of civil rights, demand it be overhauled “comprehensively.” Many Republicans believe pieces of it should be fixed. Immigration reform has become a major controversial topic of the 2016 presidential election, just as the world faces an unprecedented immigration crisis. One fact is clear. Despite being passed in the fervor of the civil rights movement, the 1965 INA did not make immigration itself a civil nor a human right. It’s still a nation’s right to choose through enforceable law who can immigrate and who can’t into the •MJ country.
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Whose Name is It, Anyway?
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ow! Talk about things you never thought of… Turns out, my parents didn’t lock-in my naming rights when I was born, so now they are up for grabs. My current owner, my wife, has not decided whether to keep “Ernie” or change my name to “Majestic” or something. “Majestic? Seriously?” “How about ‘Big Trees?’” “That makes you sound like an old blues artist.” “Cool! Maybe I’ll buy another harmonica. For some reason, they keep disappearing every time I start practicing.” “Ah, yeah, that’s a real mystery.” “Okay, if not ‘Big Trees’ for a new name, how about ‘Half Dome’?” “Now you are getting closer.” The National Park service did not lock-in their naming rights either, and now a global concessionaire, Delaware North, a company that really needs a new name, such as “Schmuck” or something, is demanding $50 million in name ransom for the Ahwahnee and Wawona hotels in Yosemite National Park. The National Park Service is refusing to pay Delaware North for the Native American names (that I’m sure they never even paid the Native Americans for). Therefore, in March, The Ahwahnee Hotel will become the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, and The Wawona Hotel, which has had its name since 1882, will become Big Trees Lodge. Curry Village will become Half Dome Village, and Yosemite Lodge at the Falls will become Yosemite Valley Lodge. Even Badger Pass Ski Area, California’s oldest ski resort, will have its name changed to Yosemite Ski and Snowboard Area, much to the chagrin of the local badgers, who have always been way behind bears, deer, and coyotes in having things named for them. Aramark, another global concessionaire, is taking over the running of all the concessions in the park and appears to be caught between El Capitan and a hard place as far as the names are concerned. One of their first tasks will be collecting and destroying gazillions of T-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and shot glasses with the old names on them. Not to mention all the maps, guidebooks, and tourist info brochures.
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And, of course, they’ll have to make new signage for all these places, which might be a boon for local sign makers unless Aramark brings in their own sign people from places such as the former Yugoslavia that have experience in name changing. Or maybe, to save money, they can hire young campers in art workshop to do cross-outs and paint-overs. I have a personal interest here. We visit Yosemite National Park, whose name is also in possible jeopardy (Granite Outcroppings National Park? A River Runs Through It National Recreation Area?) almost every year. I have a number of logo items. Matter of fact, I am wearing a formerly green, now somewhat indistinguishable gray, Yosemite Badger Pass sweatshirt as I write this that I have had for decades. Should I just throw it away? “Yes! Please!” What about the “Love My Big Wawona” long underwear I consider part of my lucky ski gear? “Those are gone, we had to cut you out of them when your ski ended behind your neck and your leg swelled to the size of a redwood tree.” It does make you wonder, though, if this corporate take-over of historic names could become commonplace. Might we soon be going to Spitting Geysers National Park instead of Yellowstone? Or Mount Rock Noses instead of Mount Rushmore? How about if the Grand Canyon gets a new concessionaire that also handles all the major golf courses and becomes Big Divot National Park? And what about local names? Has anyone checked on the permanence of State Street? Could it become Sports Bar Avenue? Or Transient Terrace? Might the Santa Barbara Mission become Old Monks Place? Could Coast Village Road become 101 Business Loop? (Never mind, I think that’s already happened.) Nobody is quite sure how all this will shake out if it ends up in court. Maybe it will make it all the way to the Supreme Court. Some of those justices were around when the park opened. Others probably have no idea we even have National Parks. “I got it! What if you rename me Grizzly? That way, if they ever lose the rights to the animal names, we can make a lot of money, too.” “Hmm, okay, but I think I’ll call •MJ you Porky Pine.” 21 – 28 January 2016
On Entertainment Lloyd Gets Her Kicks at Arlington
by Steven Libowitz
Carli Lloyd deserves to have a ball at Arlington Theatre
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o say soccer champion Carli Lloyd had a pretty good tournament during last year’s women’s World Cup is a huge understatement. In a historic performance in the final, all Lloyd did was score three goals in the first 16 minutes, including two in the first five minutes of the game and the third from midfield – which some have said is among the greatest goals of all time. Already a two-time Olympic Gold medalist, she earned the Golden Ball award as the tournament’s best player, and earlier this month was named FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year, matching previous American heroes Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach. Despite all the victories, the fire still burns for Lloyd. Which is why she eschewed a phone interview in favor of email as a preview for her appearance at the Arlington Theatre on Tuesday, January 26, to allow more practice time for this summer’s Rio Olympics, when the U.S. will aim to become the first team ever to claim Olympic gold the year after winning the World Cup. Q. Looking back now six months later, how do the World Cup experience and the record three goals in 16 minutes seem from this perspective? A. The World Cup experience was a result of 13 years of preparation and hard work. While it was a great accomplishment, I know that I can continue to improve and get better. I
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.
am looking forward to training even harder now. To what do you most attribute your improvement from being cut from the U-21 team in the early 2000s to being the best player in the world today? And how do you think those skills or work ethic can serve as inspiration and hope for others? I attribute my improvement from my mentor and personal coach James Galanis (of Universal Soccer Academy). He believed in me from day one and has guided me through this journey. This was all made possible through a combination of James’s knowledge and methodology, and my willingness to work as hard as I can.
I have been working with James. He has kept me mentally stable and able to push me through the difficult times that have arisen. What did winning the FIFA award earlier this month mean to you? It is an honor to be named the best player in the world. I have been working hard for the last 13 years to reach this level, and it feels good to be rewarded for all the hard work I have put in with my amazing team and James Galanis. It’s a dream come true! Do you feel like you enjoy your successes, that you take the time to celebrate and relish in what you’ve accomplished? I ask that partly because I heard that you were ready to go back into training right after the World Cup victory – like that same afternoon. I do enjoy my successes, but I do not get too comfortable with them because I want to keep getting better. Yes, it’s true that one hour after the World Cup final I called James and asked him what the plan was and when we were training again. On a similar topic, do you enjoy the celebrity, the fans’ attention, and things like that? Do you feel comfortable being thought of as an American hero? This comes with the territory. However, I don’t want to be known
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The 61-year-old speaks frankly in the emotional video, which shows the former TV talk-show host at various sizes, as she hopes to inspire people to start their own weight-loss journey. Oprah, who has lost at least 25 pounds on her new regimen, shows off her svelte new figures in a cream suit with suede trimming, explains: “Many times you look in the mirror and you don’t even recognize your own self because you get lost – buried – in the weight that you carry. “Nothing you’ve ever been through is wasted, so every time I tried and failed, every time I tried again, has brought me to this powerful moment to say, ‘If not now, when?’” Looking directly down the lens and pleading for others to take control of their diet, Oprah concludes: “I feel that way, and I know millions of others feel that way. Are you ready? Let’s do this together.” Oprah paid $43.2 million for a 10 percent stake in the company in the fall after joining the group in August, managing to shed an impressive 15 pounds in a month. The shares soared after news leaked out about Oprah’s investment, recouping her costs handsomely. Cover to Cover Montecito artist Nancy Gifford was front and center when UCSB opened
Preceding the formal remarks for the opening and dedication of UCSB Library are Dilling Yang, honorary alumni; Denise Stephens, UCSB librarian; and Nancy Gifford, “Lament” artist (photo by Priscilla)
its newly remodeled $76.4 million library last week. The 92,000 sq-ft renovated structure, incorporating the old eight-story building connecting to the seven-story, 60,000-sq-ft addition, features Nancy’s 32-ft-by-10-ft mural Lament, which incorporates 2,000 antique book covers, originally commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art for the exhibition Requiem for the Bibliophile last year. “When Alex Regan, curator of exhibitions for the library at UCSB saw it, she asked if I would consider placing it in the new library, and I was delighted to say yes,” says Nancy, also a curator for The Arts Fund in the Funk Zone. “It took a year to construct the piece. It was initially a requiem, but in its new location it feels more like a cele-
bration of the book.” The ribbon-cutting ceremony also featured dance pieces Four Corners, For the Love of Books, and Four Birds choreographed by Christina McCarthy and music, Trio Per Uno, composed by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic, Fictions for Four Flutes by Mike Mower and From Your Old Bookshelves by Heena Yoon. After the ribbon cutting by chancellor Henry Yang and other dignitaries, when he recounted not being able to gain access to the impressive new development, which took two years to build, before “because I didn’t get my library card,” a host of guests, including Mike Towbes, Corinna Gordon, Michael Gifford, sheriff Bill Brown, Mahri Kerley, Keri Kilpatrick, Lou
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crazy people walk up and down the street screaming. When we go to get coffee or grab lunch, we get to see 20 to 30 homeless or crazy people smoking on the benches and staring, yelling, peeing, vomiting, or trying to intimidate you. Worst time seems to be 7:30 am to 1 pm. In the year I have worked here, I have only once seen a police officer, and he was on a bike and briefly rode past. I have young kids and we avoid State Street. I moved here from Los Angeles, where we have the 3rd Street Promenade, Rodeo Drive, and The Grove. None of those areas have this problem. 3rd Street Promenade did back in the ‘90s, but then they cleaned it up and now it’s a thriving shopping area. You would think the store owners and the residents of Santa Barbara would want a clean, safe environment to go to with their family. Whatever the current political policy is for State Street, it is not a good one. When I speak to people [who] have worked here for years, they say it’s getting worse. Why not fix the situation like the communities I mentioned above and have a thriving shopping area, watch shopping double, and new stores come in and thrive? This should be the hallmark of Santa Barbara, a place where families feel safe. Today, it’s the opposite. Everyone just puts their head down and stays clear of the crazies and the punks out to make sure you feel intimidated. I am sharing my opinion, but I can tell you it’s shared by every Santa Barbara resident with children. Anonymous Santa Barbara
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ports in the Santa Barbara community. of a handful of rich donors.” The the mid-’50s to teach economics, evenMarty Moore book itself seeks to connect Fred Koch, tually acquiring tenure. Fred Koch Montecito father of the reviled (by the Left) cur- was a friend of Dr. Mises (Jewish), and rent-day Koch Brothers, with the Nazi from there became “tight” with Dr. regime of the 1930s. Let me address Sennholz (Lutheran). that claim: Nowhere along the way was there Today, we officially launch our 2016 The philanthropy arm 50 years any affinity for National Socialism. campaign for Congress. For the past ago of The Koch Family was Koch Many American corporations were several months, I have worked to lay Engineering Foundation. It financed heavily invested in Germany in the the foundation for this campaign. I my entire graduate school education 1930s during the worldwide depreshave traveled all over the Central (1966-1968) at New York University. sion. Germany was one of the few Coast and find it striking to hear the The liaison between myself and the places conducive to industrial investnumber of people who feel that our Koch industrial complex headquar- ment while the rest of the world lay country isn’t on the right track. I tered out of Wichita, Kansas, was fallow for investment capital. Many speak with ranchers and small busi- the late Dr. Hans F. Sennholz, chair- wealthy westerners of both liberal ness owners concerned that govern- man of the Economics Department, and conservative persuasion initialment overregulation strangles their Grove City (Pennsylvania) College. ly were attracted to some of Adolf businesses, and our economic recov- “Hans” had earned a doctorate in Hitler’s prescriptions for protecting ery has been far too slow. I meet col- economics in Germany prior to World the world against the onslaught of an lege students who say that they will War II. When war came to Europe, even greater evil: Soviet communism. graduate unsure of whether they will he was drafted into the Luftwaffe. Once Hitler dragged the world to find a job. I hear from families who Two months before Germany’s uncon- war in 1939, though, a vast majorare concerned with the world they’re ditional surrender, “Hans” flew his ity of Hitler’s erstwhile economic leaving to their children. I also hear aircraft into Allied-occupied territory allies turned their backs on National from our proud military personnel and surrendered. Socialism and supported the West, who keep us safe every night and After a couple years of detention even if it also meant giving aid and fight to protect the American dream. and severe scrutiny, he was granted comfort to Josef Stalin, in order to I meet with entrepreneurs who get “papers” to emigrate as a “friend” to more quickly end the hostilities. up every morning, thinking of ways the U.S. He located in Long Island, The modern conservative movement to make life better for those around but stripped of all but his bachelor’s finds its genesis in the free market thethem. And I hear from moms and degrees earned in Germany. Within ories of Austrian economics and has dads who want to make sure their a few years, he re-earned his Ph.D. in no connection whatsoever with the children and grandchildren grow up economics from New York University, failed racial and socialist teachings of in a better America than the one in studying under Dr. Ludwig von Germany’s Nazi overlords. which they grew up. Mises, while lecturing at Iona College. David McCalmont America is a can-do country; unfor- He arrived at Grove City College in Santa Barbara •MJ tunately we have a can’t-do Congress. Career politicians continue to kick the can down the road to the next generation. I am the next generation, and it is up to us to provide the leadership and vision that our country so desperately needs. We don’t need 435 politicians in Washington, D.C.; we just need one Congress that can do its job. We need leaders with integrity and a relentless conviction to forge long-range solutions that achieve fiscal sustainability and security for our nation. We need fresh ideas from outside of our broken political sysFebruary 5, 12 noon | $100 tem. America is at a crossroads. We Santa Barbara Biltmore are fighting a multi-front war against Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, Adams radical Islamic terrorism. Our country is nearing $19 trillion in debt. Since and Madison: The Moral Vision of 2008, our economic recovery has been America’s Founding one of the slowest on record. We can and must do better. It is necessary that The Pulitzer-Prize winning historian and Stanford professor visits Santa we start by changing who we send to Barbara to discuss the vision of America’s founding and the importance Washington. of moral and ethical leadership in contemporary American Society. Justin Fareed Montecito FOR INFORMATION OR TO PURCHASE TICKETS: (Editor’s note: It all sounds good, but it WWW.WESTMONT.EDU/LEADERSHIPSERIES also sounds like boilerplate political pala-
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Earlier this month, we told you about Montecito residents Dick and Noelle Wolf’s multi-million-dollar contribution to the new Cancer Center of Santa Barbara. The Wolfs are also part of another significant project in town that bears their name: MOXI, the Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation, which
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is currently being built on lower State Street. The MOXI team recently opened an office upstairs from the Journal on Coast Village Circle, while construction continues on the museum downtown. Green-lighted in early 2014, groundbreaking on the site took place in July 2014, with construction crews continually working on the 25,000-square-foot museum, which was the last project designed by late architect Barry Berkus. MOXI will be Santa Barbara County’s first LEEDcertified museum. Originally dubbed the Children’s Museum of Santa Barbara, the current MOXI project is much more than a “children’s museum,” and was renamed in 2014 after the culmination of a seven-year process of planning, negotiating, and securing entitlements, according to marketing director Martha Swanson. Geared for all ages, MOXI is a science-focused museum that aims to appeal to all demographics, including adults without children. “It’s really evolved over time,” Swanson said, telling us the museum is now rooted in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) principles, which is a movement also widely adopted by primary and secondary schools across the country. “MOXI will be highly interactive, contemporary, and
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unlike anything in Santa Barbara,” Swanson said. The three-story museum will feature more than 70 exhibits, which are divided among eight “tracts” or categories. Those include sound, light, speed, technology, and others, according to Swanson. The exhibits will be interactive and educational, allowing participants to be hands-on and involved, and they will evolve as technology evolves. Local tech companies will also have a presence at MOXI, helping with exhibits and being featured in various ways, Swanson said. With a large board of 28 members, roughly a dozen are Montecito resi-
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dents; many board members have been involved for years, including Noelle Wolf and president Jill Levinson. Last year, CEO Steve Hinkley was brought in to help oversee the project. The board is currently in the middle of a $25-million capital campaign; close to $18 million has been raised from a variety of benefactors over a three-year period. Members of the community are invited to be part of the new building by purchasing an inscribed paver to be installed outside the main entrance; pavers cost $1000 each and are available for purchase through February. The non-profit museum, which has a 50-year ground lease with the City of Santa Barbara for use of the property, will be available for special event rentals, corporate excursions, field trips, and more. “MOXI completes ‘a diamond’ of family-friendly activities in the downtown area,” Swanson said, adding that it’s within walking distance to the Santa Barbara Zoo, Ty Warner’s Sea Center, and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. “It will be an ideal option for both local families and tourists.” For more information, visit www. moxi.org, and sign-up for email and Facebook updates. A kick-off event with a sneak-peek is scheduled for March; MOXI is expected to be open to the public by year’s end. •MJ
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ry) that we think we know about but actually don’t. We often do that with history. Arthur Miller has a lot to do with (Salem), because The Crucible is probably all most of us ever read about the witch trials. It’s like entrusting your knowledge of Cleopatra and 1st-century B.C. Alexandria to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. We are always obsessed with our origins, and this is a very seminal story. A lot flows out of those nine months in Salem, and it’s very important even today. When I first started working on it, I was thinking a lot about terrorism and 9/11 and the politics of fear, and those things have only become more pronounced in the few years since.
ent competition to us. They are playing against countries that have players that are playing in the best leagues in the world and coached by the best coaches in the world. The resources men’s national teams have around the globe are a lot more than what women have. However, soccer is continuously growing in the USA, and we are gaining ground on the rest of the world. Hopefully, someday we are able to win a World Cup on the men’s side also.
Apologies for this question, but there are so many references to you online as a “weirdo.” Are you just misunderstood, or do you like being thought of as a bit different? Ha ha! In order to play at the highest level, you need to be a little weird. Yes, I suppose I am weird because I have a burning desire to win and will do anything to win. I’ve read that you’re interested in being a pilot or a federal agent (FBI, CIA) when you retire from soccer. Where does that come from? Do you see any parallels between sports and those endeavors? These are just a few things that really interest me. This isn’t something that I want to do when I retire from soccer. I want to continue to stay in the game but start the next chapter of my life of being a mom. And speaking of that, do you have a timetable for retirement, a final goal you want to accomplish? I will definitely hang them up after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Schiff Spotlights What’s at Stake
Author Stacy Schiff has made a career out of diving deep into famous figures of history, investigating ques-
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tions of women, power, and history in such biographical works as Véra (about Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) and Cleopatra: A Life. Her gift for compelling storytelling while sticking to the facts makes for thrilling reading, even when we already know the touchstones. Schiff’s latest book, The Witches: Salem, 1692, delves into the Salem Witch Trials, turning an episode we all heard about in elementary school into a psychologically fascinating work that also sets the record straight about an era that still mystifies America today. Despite a bout of laryngitis, Schiff talked about the book and more over the phone from her home in New York City. Q. Why do you think you have such an interest in unraveling these milestones in history, especially of women, either as heroes or victims as in your latest book? A. Partly I’m appalled by the assumption of moments (from histo-
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I’m curious how much time you spent in research vs. the writing and editing. I have no idea how many hours it was, and I would never want to know because it would leave me in such a state of distress. I was in the archives for about three years and then it took a year and a half to write. I like to do the bulk of the research before I sit down to write, so I know where the book is going and what the themes are. Once you start out, there are questions you wish you could resolve and things nag at you, so I did make trips back during the writing, too. Hold on. That means you spent about four times longer researching the book than the whole time span of the witch trials. That’s true. I hadn’t thought about that before. You’ve made me feel so much better about my miserable life. But a lot of it was fascinating. There are no trial papers in the archives. There’s just one big gap. But we do have Puritan sermons, extremely rich 17th-century diaries. Nothing in the girls’ voices. But there are these really detailed, granular criminal court documents from earlier years, so we
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know a lot about them. You can fill a picture of daily life of 17th-century Massachusetts by what they were yearning for and cared about. I was surprised by quite a few things, a Harvard-educated minister who hangs, and I was surprised who the heroes turn out to be, which the reader gets to discover slowly as the strands are woven subtly through the narrative, and all is revealed in the end. That brings up my next question, about the secret to making history an interesting read. Good storytelling. Readers want to be able to see the villagers as real people, not cardboard cutouts or garden-variety Puritans, but rather someone with real fears, hopes, and dreams. You can do that with these girls who talk about their conversations with the devil and what they hunger for. The idea is to get into the mind of an individual from history and making him come alive on the page. With this book, it also has to do with laying out the story to build narrative tension. You know where it’s going, but it still surprises you. How does having worked as an editor at Viking show up in your writing? Does it help? You can be an incredibly accomplished editor, but there’s one person you can never edit and that’s yourself. I’m extremely lucid and can cut right to the point with my friends’ writing, but I can’t do that for myself. (On the other hand), I came to my first book knowing about the mistakes you can make, and what errors to not repeat. It was more like negative knowledge. The learning curve has continued since then. Do you enjoy the writing itself? I’m reminded of the Dorothy Parker quote about hating writing but loving having written. There’s another quote comparing writing to walking against the wind with a piece of plywood on your back. It’s incredibly frustrating, but there are the occasional brilliant sunny days where it all comes together. And there is some satisfaction of solving the intellectual puzzle of a piece of writing. There’s almost always the element of surprise. I write with a pencil on a legal pad, and invariably I start thinking I know where I’m going and you look up a few paragraphs later, and you’re headed somewhere very different. To me, that’s really thrilling. It’s also disorienting and anxiety making. So yes, I dread it and complain about it constantly, but it’s thrilling. Wait a second – you write with a pencil? Are you trying to be authentic to the era? I’m a very fast typist, and I don’t 21 – 28 January 2016
think as fast as I type. Handwriting is very arduous so it slows me down, and that makes me write more tightly which makes me more efficient. Or maybe it’s just raw superstition. Given all that, how gratifying is it to receive accolades like the Pulitzer? Does it affect anything? No, it really doesn’t. You still have to go in the next morning and fight with the page. Winning doesn’t make it any easier. One last thing: Your first book was a biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I’m bringing that up because our film festival opens next month with the new animated version of The Little Prince. What drew you to his story? The primary attraction was that nobody had read anything else by him. His other works are magnificent, and his books on flying are classics of aviation – he was a pioneer who turned out to be a particularly bad pilot, in large part because he was distracted by thinking about his writing. The Little Prince was popped off as a sort of cheer-me-up children’s book suggested by his editor because he was so despondent during the war. And now it’s the only thing he’s remembered for. It’s very much like J.M. Barrie and Peter Pan.
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Culture Clash, the Chicano/Latino troupe that has been together since its founding on Cinco de Mayo back in 1984, is coming back to town Wednesday January 27 at UCSB’s Campbell Hall with their latest performance piece, “Muse & Morros: True Stories – Real People”, which continues their quest to bring the stories from the margins of America to the broader community. The current work celebrates not only that it gives dramatic voice and expression to people from the edges of society, it also incorporates Culture Clash’s own story of creativity and growth, the struggles and the triumph, in a Spalding Gray-esque piece that cleverly blends the two. We caught up with co-founder Richard Montoya over the phone from Los Angeles just hours after the Academy Award nominations have been announced, and the dearth of minority nominees was on his mind. Here are some of his comments on four areas of interest: On the Oscars’ “whitewash”: “I was up at 5:30 am to watch the live announcement. I was excited about Straight Outta Compton, and the possibilities for this year after all this talk about diversity. Instead, I’m struck at how Anglo it was with the exception of The Revenant. On the other
hand, we live in L.A. and yet we’ve made this lifelong commitment to theater. We’re like the guys in Being John Malkovich. Puppet-makers in an industry town where the perception is that everyone is involved in film and TV. So it’s disappointing, but we’ll go rock Campbell Hall in a couple of weeks and do our part.” On racism and increasing polarization: “I did a TED talk on the importance of removing walls and borders that keep people out. It’s complex, and even after 33 years we’re taking ever closer looks at borders of genre, race, and class – not just the physical ones. That still burns in our belly. We do it in a way that seems to reach people, to have that conversation with tons of levity and some light. It can be a very dark obsession, so the humor helps.” On balancing making a statement and being entertaining: “We started out in sketch comedy, but a few years later we got into writing ways. About 20 years ago, we found an uncanny way that came from touring. We turned our cameras and microphones on the people we met, then used that to create characters for our stories. They can be humorous or profound or profane, but we get beyond the headlines, the CNN news cycle, the town hall bombast, to find out what the Americans in the margins truly think and feel. We inhabit the real people we’ve met, and that lets us find that magic place where theater rises above. That’s what the new show is about. What do incarcerated black men in Miami have in common with the Jewish retiree down the street? What does the transgender person in the Mission District in San Francisco have to say to us? Somewhere in there, we found the light in our work that audiences respect and appreciate. As
the GD said. It’s been a long, strange trip. On staying together for more than 30 years: “Muses & Morrow fuses together our stories with the characters. We’ve done nothing if not chase the muse for 30 years, which is strange and difficult and full of wonderful surprises. For one thing, we learned that you’ve got to have separate bedrooms.”
Bialis in the Zone
Filmmaker and San Marcos High grad Laura Bialis recently moved back to town from Tel Aviv to promote her new documentary, Rock in the Red Zone, here in the U.S. Her two previous, award-winning documentaries – Refusenik, about international human rights campaign to free Soviet Jewry, and Tak For Alt: Survival of a Human Spirit, the story of Santa Barbara-based Holocaust survivor civil rights activist Judy Meisel – had local connections, but Bialis is the personal link to town in the new film that serves as a tale of music and romance on the front lines of a never-ending war. The film a serves as a powerful exploration into the lives and art of musicians struggling to create in a conflict zone. The movie has played at several festivals, and the press have raved. The Jerusalem Post called Rock “One of the best Israeli docs...ever!” while The Hollywood Reporter praised the film as “a moving profile of musical courage.” Bialis will host a Q&A and Israel musician Avi Vaknin, who appears in the film, will perform following a screening at the Marjorie Luke Theater at 7:30 pm Saturday. More info and tickets at www.rockredzonesb.brown papertickets.com or (800) 838-3006. •MJ
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he topic of the Montecito Emergency Response & Recovery Action Group meeting, commonly known as MERRAG, could have read “Preparing for Emergency, It’s Up to You”. Their informative talk included common-sense ideas, such as being prepared and having a plan. Some suggestions were simple: having accessible headlamp flashlights in the night stand, a list of things to remove from your home in a fire emergency, preparing a small backpack or kit filled with emergency items and a sealed food source, location of your gas shut and a wrench, and a list of friends or motels to call for emergency shelter. Others were more involved, such as conducting a yearly drill for the family should a catastrophic earthquake or fire strike, having a battery operated radio or even a gas generator should your electricity fail for a long period. These are things we all know we should do but never seem to get around to it. Consider 2016 as the year you take emergency preparedness seriously. To get you thinking in this direction, here are some points gleaned from the recent MERRAG meeting, which took place January 14 at the Montecito Fire station on San Ysidro Road: • Know where creeks and flood zones are in relationship to your home. Creeks can get blocked by debris, back up, and then burst. • Know the terrain (ridges, ravines) nearby and how fire would act when the winds are strong. • Have a written plan for your household that spells out all evacuation routes, a priority list of what to take, and where you might meet in the event not everyone is home. • Have contact information of a relative or friend, distant from your home, who everyone knows to contact as a central reference point. • Texting on a smart phone works 21 – 28 January 2016
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 30) After attending the showing of Into the Bottle, Kevin Bourke, Diane Anthony, Sonja Nelson, Archie McLaren, and Shelby Sim are ready for the Santa Barbara Vintners’ Wineries Tastings reception on the Rotunda Terrace (photo by Priscilla)
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canapés prepared by chef Vincent Lesage after the screening upstairs from the hotel’s movie theater.
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style with four works spanning four centuries. A short work, Canzona Septimi Toni No. 2 for Brass, by 16th-century composer Giovanni Gabrielli, started the entertaining concert, with conductor Nir Kabaretti cleverly placing the eight horn and trumpet players on each side of the stage rather than among the other musicians. This was followed by the ever-popular Handel’s Suite No. 2 in D major from Water Music, concluding with Italian composer Cristian Carrara’s world premiere of Machpelah for violin, cello, and orchestra with Los Angeles Philharmonic principal cellist Robert deMaine and violinist Francesca Dego. Carrara, 38, flew in from Rome for the occasion. Hungarian Bela Bartok’s last major work, the scintillating Concerto for Orchestra, written shortly before his death from leukemia in 1945, concluded the cracker of a show.
In a Flash Three days earlier the Granada pulsed to a very different beat when the Theater League staged Flashdance The Musical starring Julia Macchio, the 23-year-old talented daughter of Karate Kid actor Ralph Macchio, who flew out to our Eden by the Beach with the rest of the family for the second performance. The works from the popular film soundtrack, including “Maniac” and “What A Feeling”, were well-placed, as well as a number of new songs by Robbie Roth. An energized, colorful show that played to a packed house. Bend it Like Beckham A bunch of budding Beckhams, as in English soccer ace David Beckham, descended on the Santa Barbara Polo Club at the weekend. More than 2,000 children, boys and
MISCELLANY Page 344 Santa Barbara Soccer Club Academy Rudy Ybarra, director; Monique Rodriquez, SBPC event coordinator; hostess Ariana Nobel, SBPC general manager; Jon Curry, SBSCA director; Alison Hansen, Event & Sales director SBPC; Greg Wilson, SBSCA director (photo by Priscilla)
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ioned a more business-like approach to the district’s prior methods, including launching a years-long audit of the entire operation that he hopes will be all but finished before he leaves next week to take up his new position here in Montecito. I didn’t ask his age, but Nick, as he prefers to be called, is a young man who is pulling up stakes from a section of the country he has known most of his life, to bring his family – wife (California-born Christina is a teacher and hails from Simi Valley) and two daughters: Audrey (3) and Madeline (7) – to the Central Coast. Nick, who played soccer throughout high school, is noticeably fit. He says he stays that way by rising every day at 4 am and working out for an hour and a half. “I’m really into fitness,” he says as we get comfortable in the MWD meeting room on San Ysidro Road, adding, “it jumpstarts your day and it’s great.” Turner attended Bakersfield College after high school before transferring to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, graduating in 2000 with a degree in civil engineering. He began his working life at Boyle Engineering Corporation right out of college; the company was later purchased by AECOM, a much larger engineering firm headquartered in Bakersfield. He stayed with AECOM for more than 12 years before accepting a position, in 2013, as general manager with the Lamont Public Utility District, where he’d been assigned to perform as project manager by AECOM. Turner says he is “feeling his way,” as he tries to implement the changeover in Lamont while turning his attention to Montecito. “I’m gearing up to be here,” he says during our short after-hours interview. Nick points out that though the budget for the Lamont Public Utility District is less than Montecito Water District’s, “At the end of day, the needs of the people are the same. That is to provide water; provide it at the most reasonable cost possible, and to provide it reliably.”
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Turner says his “first priority is to jump right in and familiarize myself with as much as I can as quickly as I can.” He does realize however, that water supply is the biggest issue facing the district, so that is going to be his “number-one focus.” Former MWD general manager Tom Mosby has left the district with at least a two-year supply of water, giving Turner a little wiggle room, so we explored the subject of desal, which Nick says he isn’t as familiar with as he’d like to be. But he does know a lit-
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(Front row) Santa Barbara Soccer Boys competing teams: Daniel Lancet, Aidan Pomerantz, Ryan Belkin, Luis Jeronimo, Rockwood Foster, Alison Hansen, SBP event director; (2nd row) Miguel Mondragon, Ken Rife, Blue Star Parking; Keola Venegas, Andrew Woods, Billy Gallagher, coach and SBSCA Club director; Will Dunaway, and Zoran Cora (photo by Priscilla) Enjoying the Cabernet tastings and conversations are Cynthia Joyce, author Dr. Kathy Gruver, and Constance Rightmer (photo by Priscilla)
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girls aged between 8 and 12, in 50 teams played in a round-robin tournament organized by the Santa Barbara Soccer Club Academy. “It’s our first one at the polo club after playing at UCSB and San Marcos High,” says tournament coordinator Rudy Ybarra. “It really is a fantastic event and with time and effort, only gets bigger and better. It’s a wonderful venue.” The youngsters were, understandably, having a ball. Bottoms Up Patrons at Pierre Lafond in the upper village were seeing red when former News-Press restaurant critic Michael Cervin hosted a wine tasting of five flavorful cabernets accompanied by a selection of cheeses. Michael, also a prolific author, has recently been appointed the wine buyer for the popular emporium and plans more monthly events, showcasing the store’s eclectic wines wares, including Grassini. Arrowood, Halter
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California Wine Country author Michael Cervin, Pierre Lafond’s informative wine tasting host with the tastings of Cabernet Sauvignon wines from Grassini, Halter Ranch, Arrowood, Louis Martini, Trefethen with a variety of cheeses and crackers (photo by Priscilla)
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Far Flung Travel by Chuck Graham
The Spine of PCH
had a friend, Jayme Burtis, who knew the Santa Monica Mountains well, running and mountain biking the rugged spine for years, and was itching to hike/run the entire Backbone Trail straight through. I’d been running trail anyway and had scaled several peaks within a month’s time, and felt this was a good diversion to add to the mix. Jayme had it all planned out. He’d strategically cached food drops at the Mishe Mokwa Trailhead, and where we crossed over roads at Kanan Dune, Malibu Canyon, and Topanga Canyon, as well as water and Gatorade drops stashed along different trails.
Sandstone Peak
Late in the afternoon on our first day before sunset, we saw Sandstone Peak,
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ith a drop of salty sweat, the moth went down rather smooth. Six headlamps burning bright attracted a large squadron of various insects, making it difficult to keep from drowning in bugs while huffing and puffing in the late evening hours during our through hike of the entire Backbone Trail. The crooked spine hovers above the Pacific Ocean, where our hike began in the rugged Santa Monica Mountains Ventura County and finished in Santa Monica.
the tallest mountain in the range at 3,111 feet. The sun was sinking as soft pink and orange hues faded across the horizon. Then we quickly descended into Sycamore Canyon, cool shadows bringing our body temps down before a steep and hurried ascent to the gritty summit of the Santa Monica’s. Just below the summit, there was no mistaking Split Rock, its fissure just wide enough for us to squeeze through. From there, we rounded Sandstone Peak and made our way to the first food drop hidden at the Mishe Mokwa. Everyone had their own idea of what the proper fuel was to get across the entire Backbone, a real mish-mash of carbs and sweet and salty treats. There’s something said for traveling
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Six of us began the 68-mile slog at the Ray Miller Trailhead at the Point Mugu State Park, rising above a dense canopy of overcast that was hugging the Pacific Coast Highway like a wet blanket. The through hike also included approximately 16,000 feet of elevation gain.
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at night. It has its advantages. For one, we couldn’t see how far we had to go, and we weren’t able to dissect the terrain. All we could do was move forward as quickly as possible in the cooler air, because we knew how hot it would be the following day. All together we spent 14 hours in the dark, and we never saw the serpentine highway curving along the coast of Malibu west toward Point Mugu, the fog never releasing its dewy grip from the crowded coastline. The tarantulas and centipedes only came out after dark when the trails were void of impact tremors and the heat of the day had subsided. The centipedes curled up in defense as we passed through. Just one smallish, fuzzy arachnid froze in its tracks hoping it wasn’t detected. Then quickly
it dove into its den, waiting out the passing thuds of another larger species of night crawlers.
Escape to the Santa Monica Mountains
I’ve always wanted to experience the entire Backbone Trail, and figured I always would simply because it was close to home. But because of that, it kept getting pushed to the backburner. There was always something else I wanted to do more. Even though we spent half our time traveling at night, there were still plenty of stretches of the Backbone where we saw no one. However, the Santa Monica Mountains are a great escape for many, and there are several sections where “Escape from L.A.”
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by James Luksic
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Oscar Grouch Strikes Again
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he annual January kerfuffle involving the white-washing of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences nominees – a tempest in Hollywood’s melting pot – couldn’t help but raise eyebrows. Initially, my maiden column for this publication was going to focus on The Revenant, my favorite movie over the last few years. That was until all 20 of the latest acting contenders for Oscars, were identified as – wait for it – Caucasians for the second straight year. Pundits on cable TV networks pounced on the fact, as did social media, punctuated by the perpetual “#OscarSoWhite” hashtag. Jada Pinkett Smith has taken the ultimate stance: a plan to boycott the Academy Awards to protest her husband, Will Smith, being denied despite seizing the central role in contentious Concussion. Spike Lee has followed suit, defending his black brethren by asking rhetorically, “We can’t act?” Perhaps Woody Allen had the right idea all along; he rarely attends the yearly ceremony and allegedly leaves his ballot blank. (The Oscars, for individuals who haven’t taken umbrage, are slated for Sunday, February 28.) One peculiar note is that Academy members failed to promote Straight Outta Compton; cynics have clamored about director F. Gary Gray getting shunned, though I’m more disappointed Corey Hawkins – persuasive and genuinely unspoiled as Dr. Dre – was overlooked. There’s no opinion here about Idris Elba and Beasts of No Nation because, like 99 percent of Americans, I haven’t seen that elusive picture. But then, how would that theory reconcile the inclusion of Charlotte Rampling lauded for the invisible 45 Years? Conversely, Samuel Jackson is ubiquitous in popular The Hateful Eight but wasn’t acknowledged, if only because voters are tired of the TV pitchman asking what’s in our wallets. 21 – 28 January 2016
Race aside, this critic is less concerned about the Academy’s demographic and more flummoxed by its lazy choices, inflating the same actors every year. With all due respect to the fine bodies of work and engaging performances by Jennifer Lawrence and Eddie Redmayne this decade, must they get nominated time after time? Never mind the fact both artists are under 35; they have already won Oscars, including Redmayne’s triumph 11 months ago. And though his turn in The Danish Girl is sufficient, it’s gobsmacking the actor is nominated ostensibly for wearing dresses and applying lipstick in an effort that I wouldn’t include among the year’s best 20. Alas, Redmayne’s role was an easy sell and his latest nod a quick fix; let’s not put him in the rarified air inhaled by Sir Laurence Olivier and Daniel Day-Lewis just yet. By now, it’s almost sacrilegious to criticize Cate Blanchett – another lovely, refined talent from abroad (Australia) – who gets nominated too often for her own good. It’s true she was beguiling in Carol, but the Academy nominates Blanchett (who has taken home the gold statuette twice) so often and routinely, it’s easy to assume there are only five working actresses worldwide. What’s more, to my eyes, in 2015 there was no better performance by a female than that of Carey Mulligan in Far From the Madding Crowd, an ignored gem. But as I’ve wondered before: how can additional worthy actors – regardless of race – be recognized when the Academy feels a need to honor Blanchett and Meryl Streep virtually every year? The same could be said of omnipresent Leonardo DiCaprio, though unlike his female counterparts, he never takes home Oscar. It’s time for The Revenant to end that drought, just as some believe it’s time for Academy members to end their black-out. •MJ
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Blues to the Bone – Singersongwriter-guitarist Robert Cray helped spearhead a blues revival back in the early 1980s, when his blend of traditional blues with R&B and pop sensibilities found new audiences who were drawn in by the soaringly melodic choruses, Cray’s warm vocals, and stinging guitar lines. What’s even more gratifying is that 30 years after his big breakthrough album, Strong Persuader, made it all the way to No. 13 on Billboard’s album chart, Cray is still making music with the same upbeat approach and infectious sound that has earned him five Grammys and millions of sales for his 20-plus albums. A frequent visitor to local venues, Cray is back at the Chumash Casino’s still small-ish Samala Showroom, where we’ll likely hear such hits as “Smoking Gun”, “Right Next Door (Because of Me)”, “Acting This Way”, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”, and “The Forecast (Calls for Pain)”. Maybe it’s because it’s been more than 20 years since a Cray single has charted domestically, or there’s some other unfathomable reason in this day and age of price gouging in pop music – either way, tickets are only $20. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $20 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www. chumashcasino.com FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 Four for Winter – Truck on over to the museum by the sea, as the Art,
Design & Architecture Museum at UCSB opens a quarter of new exhibits for the fall quarter. “CALIFORNIA 101: Art from the Collection” features artists that studied or lived for a significant period of time in the Golden State, largely conceptual art with works tied to the Feminist and Black Arts movements, postmodern photography, painting, sculpture, and video art focuses on the life and work of California muralist and designer Lucile Lloyd (18941941). “Lucile Lloyd: A Life in Murals” showcases pieces from the early 20th century artist who worked closely with architects in creating murals and decorative designs for churches, schools, and private residences around the Los Angeles area, as well as producing work for the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Arts Project. Drawn from the AD&A’s own collection, “The Art of Colonial Latin America” focuses on the revolution of the arts in 16th- and 17th-century Spain and their influence and transformation in the visual culture of the New World. Finally, “Stars and Candy Wrappers” features 2015 Artist-in-Residence Stephen Westfall, who has been commissioned to execute a massive painting covering all four walls of Nachman Gallery featuring his signature hard edge, geometric brand of abstraction that will transform the gallery surfaces into a series of multicolored diamonds, clustered together and floating individually according to an underlying pattern of arrangement. WHEN: Opening reception 5:30-7:30 tonight; exhibits open noon to 5 pm Wednesdays-Sundays, and noon – 8
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Lucky 7s – Violinist Itzhak Perlman is in the midst of celebrating his 70th birthday in a season that has seen the release of a 77-disc box set of his complete EMI/ Teldec discography and many other events to mark the milestone. The 16-time Grammy winner was just awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S., last November. But maybe we’re the lucky ones, as the current tour bring the classical superstar known as much for his charm and enthusiasm as he is for his prodigious talent and virtuosity to the Granada Theatre alongside renowned pianist Emanuel Ax, his longtime friend and musical partner, touring across America for the first time in many years. The pair are on the road behind a new Deutsche Grammophon album of Fauré and Strauss Violin Sonatas, both of which will be on the program sandwiching Mozart’s No. 17 Sonata in C Major, K. 296, and other works that will be announced from the stage. We’ve seen Ax recently at the same venue with his 40-year touring partner cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who returns to town next month with the Silk Road Ensemble; the pairing with Perlman is a rare treat. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 1214 State Street COST: $45-$125 INFO: 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or 893-3535/www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 Shanghai’d Again – The award-winning Shanghai Quartet, which came together at the Shanghai Conservatory in 1983, has become renowned for its passionate musicality, impressive technique, and multicultural innovations. The foursome has regularly toured the major music centers of Europe, North America, and Asia ever since – and somehow the intimate Mary Craig Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has turned into a favorite stop. The SBMA chamber music series hosts the Shanghai for the fourth time this evening, though this program will be a bit more conservative than the usual fare from the ensemble that has a long history of championing new music and juxtaposing traditions of Eastern and Western music. While the quartet’s 30th anniversary season brought five new commissions, we’ll hear Mozart’s String Quartet No.20 in D major, K.499; Beethoven’s String Quartet Op.18 No.2; and Edvard Grieg’s Suite No.1, Op. 46, though the program is always subject to change. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1130 State Street (entrance in the rear) COST: $22 general, $18 museum members INFO: 963-4364 or www.sbma.net
pm Thursdays, January 23-May 1 WHERE: UCSB campus, across from the lagoon COST: free INFO: 8932951 or www.museum.ucsb.edu SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 You Know Jack – Tonight marks the third time the country-rock band composed of Val McCallum, Davey Faragher, Pete Thomas, and assorted friends has performed at the Lobero Theatre as part of the Sings Like Hell series, and we still can’t print their band name in our family newspaper. Suffice it to say that these are world-class players who have supported some major rock stars and singer-songwriters coming together to do their own thing, replete with energetic covers, wily originals, lots of stage patter, and plenty of guest shots. Hints? Guitarist McCallum is currently a member of Jackson Browne’s band and has toured or recorded with Shelby Lynne, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Merchant, Seal, and many more. Drummer Thomas was an original member of Elvis Costello & the Attractions back in 1977 and has also supported Johnny Cash, The Corrs, Sheryl Crow, Joe Jackson, Los Lobos, and others. Bassist Faragher has been with Costello’s The Imposters since 2001, and was also a member of Cracker (he cowrote “Low”), played in a band with his brothers, and served as a session musician with Dusty Springfield, David Crosby, Olivia Newton-John, The Monkees, John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow, and lots more. Browne has showed up at the previous two Lobero gigs; no telling who is on tap for tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon
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Perdido St. COST: $35 INFO: 9630761 or www.lobero.com Wade-ing Through the Controversy – Cassandra Hume’s The A-is-for-Abortion Play, which had its world premiere and FringeNYC in 2013, takes a look at the issue of reproduction rights from a nonpoliticized point of view. Forty years since the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision made abortion legal in the United States, the controversy still rages and the fight continues. The play explores the issue through reallife personal stories, using humor and dream fantasy to explore both the pro-choice and the pro-life camps, in service of normalizing the actual act of the medical procedure. Samantha Eve, the founding director of Santa Barbara’s Out of the Box Theater Company, stars alongside Brittany Carriger, Erica Flor, Terry Li, and Rosalee Wollman in this production directed by Kellyn Johnson. WHEN: 8 pm today, 2 pm tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, upstairs in the mall COST: $18 general, $11.50 students and individuals with limited income INFO: 963-0408 or www. CenterStageTheater.org Two by Two – Santa Barbara Music Club’s first 2016 concert back at its usual forum of Faulkner Gallery in the downtown Public Library opens with cellist Elizabeth Olson and pianist Rosa LoGiudice performing Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69, a richly melodic work of expressive lyricism despite the piece’s added heading of “Inter Lacrimas et Luctum” (Amid Tears and Sorrow). 21 – 28 January 2016
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 See Him, Hear Him – In a season that has already seen finger-picking specialists Laurence Juber and Larry Pattis showing up at SOhO in just the last three weeks, UCSB Arts & Lectures steps it up as Australian virtuoso finger-picking guitarist Tommy Emmanuel makes his Santa Barbara debut at Campbell Hall. The prolific instrumentalist is considered a master of many genres, including jazz, rock, blues, and folk music. But it’s his country fingerstyle playing that has Emmanuel sounding as if he’s playing up to three guitars at once that has become the core of his technique. He has been described as the most charismatic, soulful, and technically brilliant fingerstyle guitarist on the current scene, a master whose full-time touring began as a child star in his family’s band, and one who is still growing in stature at age 60. Emmanuel’s unique style is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all 10 fingers, which lets him simulate a full band covering melody, rhythm, bass, and drum parts. The two-time Grammy nominee, who was also twice named Guitar Player’s acoustic guitar player of the year in the last decade, now lives in Nashville. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $25-$35 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Then comes the duo of flutist Adriane Hill and pianist Christopher Davis concluding the program with their interpretation of Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94, which features four highly contrasting movements full of flexible melodic lines and scintillating passages. WHEN: 3 pm WHERE: 40 E. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: www.sbmusicclub.org AFS Goes AWoL – Art From Scrap hosts Art Without Limits’ Coming Out Party – a gallery event highlighting the work of the AWoL Emerging Artists that also serves as a fundraiser. The event is an opportunity for the AWoL Mentorship
Program’s visual and performance artists, poets, and writers to showcase their work, while those who have created educational outreach programs and dance productions will talk about their projects at tonight’s reception. The artists include Cecily Stewart, Satpreet Kahlon, Isaac Welsh, Sol Hill, Elite Henenson, Leanna Thompson, Ash Robinson, Dan La Bellarte, Derrick Curtis, Si Jie Loo, and Shauna Murphy. The exhibition will be on view until March 5. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: 302 East Cota Street COST: free INFO: 8840459 or www.exploreecology.org/ afs-gallery-santa-barbara.php •MJ
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Author Signings – This week’s events at Chaucer’s Books include a visit on January 21 from David Freed with his newest book in the Cordell Logan series, The Three-Nine Line, which follows three former American prisoners of war as they return to Vietnam more than 40 years after their release from the notorious Hanoi Hilton to reconcile with their most brutal captor. It turns into a mystery when the man in found murdered, threatening a multi-billion-dollar trade agreement. Freed is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the Los Angeles Times who was a specialist in both law enforcement and military affairs.... Next up is Jessica Powell, who has translated numerous Latin American authors including works by César Vallejo, Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Cardenal, and Maria Moreno. She received a 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship to support her latest work on Antonio Benítez Rojo’s novel Woman in Battle Dress, about Henriette Faber, who went against the men-only tradition in medicine in France to attend medical school and later serve in Napoleon’s army before relocating to Europe and later New Orleans.... Next Thursday, January 28, brings comedian Dani Klein Modisett who wrote Take My Spouse, Please: How to Keep Your Marriage Happy, Healthy, and Thriving by Following the Rules of Comedy to point out the parallels between comedy and marriage: both take patience and practice. Modisett – whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, the Huffington Post, Parents Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times,and whose onewoman show was featured at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival – interviewed dozens of successful long-term spouses, well-known comedians, comic writers, and marriage counselors, and suggests that the rules of comedy can see partners through rough patches, bad jokes, and even nights when you bomb – as long as you remember that humor matters. WHEN: All events at 7 pm WHERE: 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center COST: free INFO: 682-6787 or www.chaucersbooks.com
21 – 28 January 2016
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3783
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3783
Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3783 for the Low Impact Development Demonstration Streets, Sidewalks, and Alleys Project – Phase II will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2016, 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, “Low Impact Development Demonstration Streets, Sidewalks, and Alleys Project – Phase II, Bid No. 3783".
Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3783 for the Low Impact Development Demonstration Streets, Sidewalks, and Alleys Project – Phase II will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2016, 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, “Low Impact Development Demonstration Streets, Sidewalks, and Alleys Project – Phase II, Bid No. 3783".
The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete a permeable concrete paver storm water infiltration project including excavation, concrete construction, base placement and compaction, paver installation, asphalt conform construction, and monitoring well installation. The Engineer’s estimate is $1,850,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.
The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete a permeable concrete paver storm water infiltration project including excavation, concrete construction, base placement and compaction, paver installation, asphalt conform construction, and monitoring well installation. The Engineer’s estimate is $1,850,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.
There will be an optional Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 in the Public Works Conference Room.
There will be an optional Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 in the Public Works Conference Room.
The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the
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.
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.
as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be
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.
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.
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.
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.
The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.
A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.
A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work.
A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
Funding for this Project has been provided in full or in part through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the State Water Resources Control Board, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Funding for this Project has been provided in full or in part through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the State Water Resources Control Board, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
ORDINANCE NO. 5731 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ACCEPTING ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST TO THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXISTING LEASEHOLD INTERESTS, AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER ENCUMBRANCES ON THE MULTIPLE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY, WHICH ARE TOGETHER MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AS "PASEO NUEVO RETAIL CENTER," OWNED BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS TO THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on January 12, 2016.
provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter
obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California. (Seal) /s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5731 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on December 15, 2015, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on January 12, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS:
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on January 13, 2016. /s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on January 13, 2016.
GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor
William Hornung, C.P.M. William Hornung, C.P.M.
PUBLISHED: January 20, 2016 Montecito Journal
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Village Cab, 3712 Greggory Way #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Village Cab Incorporated, 3712 Greggory Way #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 21, 2015. 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
Published January 20, 2016 Montecito Journal
PUBLISHED: January 20, 2016 Montecito Journal on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasingh. FBN No. 2015-0003512. Published January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QUIETGUIDES. COM; TOURS4MOBILE; Travel Tips and Tours.com; Virtual Publishing Solutions; Visual Travel Tours, 3905 State St. #7128, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. URATRIP. COM LLC, 741 Mission Canyon Rd., Santa
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Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 30, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. FBN No. 2015-0003569. Published January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 2016. FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT:
BUSINESS The following
person(s) is/are doing business as: Miranda’s House Cleaning, 1313 Pitos St. #A, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Gloria A Miranda, 1313 Pitos St. #A, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 5, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2016-0000023. Published
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January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Z.A.G.; Z.I.G.; Zilles Architectural Group, 1284 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2028. Marsha Elizabeth Zilles, 1284 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 17, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the
Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2015-0003492. Published January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLANKA, 1266 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. BLANKA, LLC, 1266 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA
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ORDINANCE NO. 5732
ORDINANCE NO. 5729
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ACCEPTING AND ASSUMING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC PARKING, AND ALL RELATED PURPOSES ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST TO THE “GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE” REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN, WHICH ARE TOGETHER MOST COMMONLY KNOWN AS “SANTA BARBARA RAILROAD DEPOT,” OWNED BY THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SUCH TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS TO THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH TWO FIVE-YEAR OPTIONS DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2015, WITH STEPHEN AND SHARON DEDECKER, DOING BUSINESS AS BREAKWATER RESTAURANT, AT AN AVERAGE INITIAL BASE RENT OF $8,794.36 PER MONTH, ALLOCATED SEASONALLY, FOR THE 4,053 SQUARE-FOOT RESTAURANT LOCATED AT 107 HARBOR WAY, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 11, 2016
The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on January 12, 2016. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be
The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on January 12, 2016. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be
ORDINANCE NO. 5730 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING CHAPTER 28.92 TO ADD SECTION 28.92.130 TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MINOR ZONING EXCEPTIONS FOR ERRORS IN ZONING INFORMATION REPORTS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on January 12, 2016. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California. (Seal)
obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.
obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara,
/s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager
(Seal)
California.
/s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager
(Seal) /s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5732 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
ORDINANCE NO. 5729 ) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
was introduced on December 15, 2015, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS:
None
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on December 15, 2015, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on January 12, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider
January 12, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS:
None
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 January 13, 2016.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara
/s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on
/s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager
hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on January 13, 2016.
on January 13, 2016.
I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on
/s/ Matthew Fore Acting City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on January 13, 2016.
January 13, 2016.
/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published January 20, 2016 Montecito Journal
January 13, 2016.
/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published January 20, 2016 Montecito Journal 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 8, 2016. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2016-0000071. Published January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A Loving Helper Home Care Service, 1144 E. Mountain Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108.
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) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on
January 12, 2016, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
was introduced on December 8, 2015, and was adopted by I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 5730
A Loving Helper Home Care Service, INC., 1482 E Valley Rd STE 233, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 18, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2015-0003502. Published January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as:
/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor Published January 20, 2016 Montecito Journal IMEDRECOVERY, 1770 Jelinda Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108. IMEDVENTURES, LLC, 1770 Jelinda Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 14, 2015. 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. 2015-0003452. Published January 13, 20, 27, February 3, 2016. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Knowlwood Staff; KW Teaching Staff,
1675 E. Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Crandall Edwards, 2765 Williams Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Tom Horton, 1281 Franciscan Ct. #5, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 16, 2015. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2015-0003472. Published December 30, 2015, January 6, 13, 20, 2016. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No.
The letter H began as a Phoenician drawing of a fence.
15CV04535. To all interested parties: Petitioner Catriona Joy Gay filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name(s) from Catriona Joy Gay and Isabella Marie Gay to Catriona Joy Gay Livingstone and Isabella Marie Gay Livingstone. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed January 6, 2016 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: February 24, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 15CV04201. To all interested parties: Petitioner Anastasia Barnett filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name of child from Marat Anvarbekovich Esilbaev to Marat Mathew Barnett. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed December 22, 2015 by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: January 27, 2016 at 9:30 am in Dept. 1, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27
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Story and photos by Joanne Calitri
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UCSB Library’s Celebratory Opening
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the UCSB Library grand opening (from left) Denise Stephens, Henry T. Yang, David Marshall, Marc Fisher, Aaron Jones and Jimmy Villareal
Post-performance and in front of the art installation “LAMENT” by Montecito artist Nancy Gifford at the grand opening (from left): Theater and Dance department vice chair Christina McCarthy, Nancy Gifford, and music student Heena Yoon
James Joyce III and Elijah Ettenger present UCSB Chancellor Yang and librarian Denise Stephens with a plaque commemorating the opening
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he sun cleared the way through our recent El Niño weather for the grand opening of the long-awaited UCSB Library on January 13, hosted by UCSB chancellor Henry T. Yang and librarian Denise Stephens. The ceremonies started outside the library entrance featuring its new addition. Seating filled quickly with more than 200 guests, including SB County sheriff Bill Brown, Goleta mayor Jim Farr, Goleta City Council member and past mayor Michael T. Bennett, UCSB chief of police Dustin Olson, UC Santa Barbara Foundation trustees Michael and Anne Towbes, James Joyce III Deputy District director for state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, field representative Elijah Ettenger from assembly member Das Williams’s office, Marc Fisher UCSB vice chancellor for Administrative Services and campus architect, members of the UCSB Board of Regents, UCSB academic chairs and faculty representing all departments and students. The program opened with the UCSB’s Theater and Dance department’s performance titled “Four Corners” choreographed by vice chair Christina McCarthy and accompanied by live music “Trio Per Uno” composed by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic, UCSB music department. Ms. Stephens welcomed the attendees by stating: “I started my position in 2011 at the same time the planning for the new library was taking place. It’s wonderful to see it come to fruition with the library now housing all department libraries, with some departments still moving in. Since its inception in 1954, the UCSB library is a living, organic environment of intellectual and cultural engagement. It is
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a place to discover, access, utilize, and create research.” She went on to share that the new addition and renovations meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards in architecture, houses new technological innovations, more faculty and student study and lounge areas, art installations, and more with 24/7 access for students and faculty. In closing, she quoted Shelby Foote (North Carolina Libraries, Vol. 51-54, 1993), “A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library. The library is the university.” Chancellor Yang spoke about the library as the heart, soul, and lifeblood of UCSB and scholars around the world. Using personal anecdotes, he shared how important it is for everyone to have a library card and to keep the card with them at all times. “in my first visit to the library, I found Einstein’s 1921 Noble Prize paper but was unable to check it out, as I did not have a library card,” he said. “My wife, Dilling, and I enjoy going to the library and visiting the students studying at 12 am, but again we forgot our library cards, so we now have them and I wish to thank the student who was checking for cards at the entrance to make certain the integrity of admittance to our library is maintained! It is a phenomenal building; we welcome it as a bright future for our campus.” Other speakers’ highlights included executive vice chancellor David Marshall, who said, “Both physically and symbolically, the university library sits at the crossroads of our academic community, of tradition and innovation.” Jimmy Villareal UCSB Associated Students president, “We
all connect to the library as a student here, and thank you for the addition of 1,800 new electrical outlets! The UCSB library’s learning commons has been voted the recipient of the 2016 Senior Class Gift. The present will come in the form of a combination of high-tech study resources including a dedicated 3-D printer,” and Aaron Jones Graduate Students Association president, who invited everyone to a new concept: “The addiction to truth, acquisition of knowledge, and to finding our own individual answers to questions posed in the classrooms and in our lives.” Joyce III and Ettenger presented Chancellor Yang and Stephens with a plaque commemorating the opening of the renovated library. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests were welcomed to tour the library. Upon entering, one noticed that it still maintained that wonderful familiar scent of books and formalities. Amid the students already inside who were researching, studying, and communing, there were Gauchocolored cupcakes, lemonade, and iced tea for the guests. The first art installation in the library is from Montecito artist Nancy Gifford. Her 32-foot-long x 10 foot-high piece, titled LAMENT, drew much attention, so much so, that students from the UCSB Theater and Dance department inspired by the work created a special performance in front of it during the opening.
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McCarthy choreographed the dance, “For The Love of Books”, with music composed by student Heena Yoon titled “From Your Old Bookshelves”. The comment book contained poignant notes of appreciation in many languages from the students. Gifford said, “LAMENT was initially conceived for an exhibition titled Requiem for the Bibliophile, for the Museum of Contemporary Art SB curated by J.V. Decimvirale and Miki Garcia. It contains more than 2,000 antique book covers. Now that it presides over the library study area it seems to have taken on a new life... transformed from a Requiem to a Celebration of the book in its new setting. It seems the students agree and are enthusiastic about its looming presence. The best part about having it in Santa Barbara is that I can visit it and keep adding to it as I am moved to do, including a small memoriam to David Bowie next time I am there, and others who have contributed their art to our lives.” In addition to this wonderful acknowledgement of her work, a group of guests at the opening have written to the UCSB Library to maintain her piece as a permanent installation. The library is also open to non-students, and special library cards can be purchased for a nominal annual fee. Congratulations to UCSB and our town. 411: www.library.ucsb.edu
•MJ
21 – 28 January 2016
Garden Gossip
Important Information From Montecito Water District
By Lisa Cullen
El Niño Rainwater Harvesting and Your Garden
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hat a relief it was to get a few inches of rain two weeks ago. According to the County of Santa Barbara, Montecito received about 4.5 inches in the recent storms. To give you a comparison, that was more rain than were received in the first seven months of 2015! However, to get us out of the current water crisis, we need a whole lot more. The good news is that according to weatherwest.com the El Niño is “still a top-tier event on par with those which occurred during 1982-83 and 1997-98. It is quite clear that a powerful El Niño influence will remain in place for the rest of the rainy season.”
Ground Water
In a recent talk with a ground water engineer, I discovered it would take about 10 years of good rainfall for us to fully recover from the current drought, as the water table needs “recharging.” You see, it isn’t all about rain; it’s about ground water. Ground water is our reserve and is the biggest indicator of long-term survival in terms of water. With the drought has come the drilling wells and bringing in water from other sources. No matter where the water comes from, it is depleting our natural aquifer. Ground water “recharging” is the reason to consider using permeable surfaces, mulch and grey water systems. What a waste it is to see water running down the street into storm drains and back into the ocean. If the weather folks are correct and there is a “Godzilla” El Niño this winter, now is the time to prepare. The real question now is, “How can we best take advantage of the rain we will get this winter?” The answer is rainwater harvesting.
Rain Water Harvesting
The concept of rainwater harvesting is rather new and comes from the study of Permaculture. The old school landscape architect idea of getting water off your land as fast as possible is reasonable if you live in a place where it rains all the time. But in our coastal desert, we need to reduce run-off and channel water back onto our property. By controlling the flow of water and keeping it from running off, you will help improve the water table by harvesting rainwater and not allowing it to go down the drain (literally). 21 – 28 January 2016
Even with the recent rains, it’s important to keep up conservation efforts. Remember to shut off irrigation during and after rainfall.
It was shocking to see that despite the downpours, it was not sufficient rain to get San Ysidro Creek to run
To harvest the rain, we need to slow the flow of water and control it. And there are plenty of ways to do this. Through the use of permeable surfaces, such as gravel and mulch, the water will be absorbed into the soil and this alone will reduce runoff. Another idea is to create a “dry creek bed” that meanders through your property that then functions as a drainage system and a beautiful garden feature when summer comes.
Montecito Board Appoints New General Manager Nicholas Turner has been selected as the General Manager of Montecito Water District effective February 2, 2016. He will replace General Manager, Tom Mosby who recently announced his retirement.
Downspouts and Drains
It may take some mind-bending to realize that all that water coming off your roof is an asset that you want to capture and reuse. Get creative on where your drains and downspouts outlet. Rather than having drains dump precious water out onto the street, you could create a “dry well” or a gravel area where the water can slowly seep into the earth. Or, let the drains flow into the dry creek bed you created. See, now we’re harvesting some rainwater!
Mr. Turner brings over 15 years of experience in the water industry to the District.
Please contact the District with any questions regarding your water bill or allocation.
Rain Barrels
You don’t have to get fancy to harvest rain. I always put out a couple of big trash barrels to collect rainwater and then use it to water my orchids and other potted plants and the plants love it! I hope this has got your creative juices flowing. Come up with your own ideas on how to capture the rain when it comes. Then sit back and watch the rain flow where you intended it. Until next time, fill your garden with joy (and water – we hope)! •MJ
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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 33)
tle more than most, as his former company was involved in the Carlsbad desal project that now supplies desalinated water to the San Diego area. “It’s expensive,” Nick points out, “but it’s a reliable source of water. In a time of drought, desal is certainly an attractive partial solution for everybody. Desalination is something the district is pursuing, and I definitely support that idea.” If and until desal becomes a reality, he admits that the only real option MWD has for ensuring an ongoing supply of water is by “purchasing water supplies from around the state, which the district has already done, assuming supplies are available.”
The Private Well Situation
When we broached the subject of groundwater, Nick suggests that “property owners having their own private wells is probably going to become a headache for them here
in the very near future.” He suggests that the landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 is ultimately going to make homeowners account for keeping the groundwater sustainable. “For every gallon of water someone pulls out of the ground,” Nick says, “they’ll have to show they are either buying it and having another agency recharge it or recharging it themselves to offset that, so that the groundwater levels don’t fluctuate.” The act (I’m taking this from the Association of California Water Agencies’ website) “requires the formation of local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) that must assess conditions in their local water basins and adopt locally based management plans.” The act does give these GSAs plenty of time to work out exactly how to implement its agenda – some 20 years – but going forward, it seems that private ownership of dedicated groundwater will become a thing of the past.
“It’s a joint power authority taking over the groundwater,” Turner explains. “All the water agencies must work together. If they don’t, the districts will go into a probationary status and ultimately the state will step in and manage that water source.” The act is set to activate as of January 2017. “The Authority’s purpose,” Turner says, “is ahead of the 2017 timeline, to get the agencies on the same course, so that when it comes time, the state is satisfied that the particular basin we’re in is being managed so that the people taking water out of the basin are replacing it.” Nick adds that, “this won’t affect Montecito well owners immediately, but eventually the legislation will filter down to individual homeowners, who will also be required to recharge the groundwater.” He notes there are different requirements and different timelines, but says he’s “pretty confident that the average homeowner who has a well
will have to answer to somebody in the very near future.” According to MWD Board of Directors president Dick Shaikewitz, who was sitting at the conference table during our interview, “Montecito will be at the tail end of [the state’s timeline], but the odds are that everyone who’s got a well is going to have to account for how much water they’re taking. “There is legislation pending right now in which the state is going to take over all ground water,” Shaikewitz warns. “Will that happen or not? If the drought ends, the pressure comes off, but there’s a lot of stuff out there that’s causing big-time problems.” Regardless, Nick says he’s “ready to start,” calling himself “a fast learner.” He hopes, he says, to absorb a lot of knowledge from Mosby, who has agreed to stick around for a while to help the transition go smoothly. So, let’s first welcome Nick Turner to Montecito and wish him well. And then, let’s pray for rain. Lots of it. •MJ
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PIANO LESSONS Santa Barbara Studio of Music seeks children wishing to experience the joy of learning music. (805) 453-3481.
$8 minimum
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K-PALS need volunteers to be foster parents for our dogs while they are waiting for their forever homes. For more information info@k-9pals.org or 805-570-0415.
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