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BRAD HALL AND JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS TO SCREEN “GENEROSITY OF EYE” AT THE MARJORIE LUKE THEATRE ON OCTOBER 16. THE DOCUMENTARY CENTERS UPON JULIA’S PHILANTHROPIC AND WEALTHY FATHER, WILLIAM LOUIS-DREYFUS, AND THE DISPOSITION OF HIS ART COLLECTION (MOST OF THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH WENT TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN’S ZONE IN HARLEM, NEW YORK). THE COUPLE WILL MAKE A RARE APPEARANCE DURING A Q&A AFTER THE SCREENING, JOINED BY ROD LATHIM, WHO HEADED UP THE SUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO RENOVATE THE ICONIC SANTA BARBARA JUNIOR HIGH PLAYHOUSE. (STORY BEGINS ON P 18)
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Santa Barbara County unveils renderings for new roundabout at San Ysidro Road and North Jameson. Transportation Director Chris Sneddon says the project will slow traffic and keep pedestrians safer, while the custom design is sensitive to Montecito’s semi-rural character and aesthetic. (story starts on page 5)
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5
Village Beat
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Montecito Miscellany
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Letters to the Editor
Coast Village Association’s Transportation and Traffic Symposium; Montecito Union School receives Certificate of Recognition; Montecito Sanitary District staff members receive Advanced Water Treatment Operator certifications Fun with the Force; UCSB Arts & Lectures season begins; Santa Barbara Rescue Mission benefit; Colorosity fundraiser; Jeff Bezos richest man; Will Breman on The Voice; Santa Barbara Beautiful awards; Benjamin Goedert joins SBIFF; Katy Perry’s new role; Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber nuptials; Lorraine Wilson passes; Sightings A collection of communications from readers Dr. Edo McGowan, John Tilson, Dick Shaikewitz, Dan Seibert, Steve King, Sanderson M. Smith, Bob Ornstein, and Tom Reed
10 This Week in Montecito
A list of local events happening in and around town
Tide Chart 14 Seen Around Town
Gaviota Coast Conservancy fundraiser; MClub Lunch & Learn at Archive Library; Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Gold Ribbon luncheon
18 On Entertainment Photography by Jim Bartsch
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Generosity of Eye screens at Marjorie Luke; more film screenings; dance events around town; four festivals; Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention & Festival; Environmental Defense Center’s tgif! Series; Personal Stories; Jenna Tico’s Backbone Storytelling
23 Brilliant Thoughts
Stuck between a rock and a hard place? Ashleigh Brilliant thinks about all the different things that are “hard” or “soft”
26 Legal Advertising 34 Spirituality Matters
FireTenders workshop; Radical Acceptance of Self workshop; Introduction to Soul Motion; sound bath at Yoga Soup; Nonviolent Communication gathering; NVC Practice Group; Sunburst Sanctuary seminars
35 Santa Barbara in a Glass
George Rose releases coffee table book, Wine Country: Santa Barbara County
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41 Your Westmont
Paul Willis speaks downtown; orchestra launches new season
42 Calendar of Events
San Marcos High School fall concert; ART Santa Barbara; Frankie Valli plays Chumash; SOhO show; SBCC Theatre Group presents Blithe Spirit; Ojai Studio Artists Tour; Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey speak at UCSB; Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe visit Arlington
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“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.” – Robin Williams
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Village Beat by Kelly Mahan Herrick
Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.
First Look at the San Ysidro Roundabout
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ext week, Santa Barbara County’s Deputy Director of Transportation Chris Sneddon will take part in the Coast Village Association’s Transportation and Traffic Symposium to unveil the first set of renderings for the roundabout slated at San Ysidro Road and North Jameson Lane. The symposium, set to take place at Montecito Inn, will touch on various traffic projects slated to impact Montecito, including the 101 expansion, parallel projects including the roundabouts and bridge widening at Los Patos, and improvements to Coast Village Road and Coast Village Circle. Presentations will be given by SBCAG, Caltrans, the City of Santa Barbara, the County, and MTD. Sneddon gave us a first look at the plans for the San Ysidro Roundabout, which has been in the works for the last several years as part of a trio of parallel projects to improve local traffic in conjunction with the widen-
ing of Highway 101. Five years ago, Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) directed staff to move forward on these projects: a roundabout at Olive Mill and Coast Village Road, mitigation of the railroad bridge at the Cabrillo Blvd underpass, and assessment of traffic solutions at the San Ysidro Road freeway entrances/exits. Based on information gleaned following that board direction, the new roundabout at San Ysidro Road was deemed necessary after it was determined that the intersection at San Ysidro and North Jameson fell short on meeting the level of service required by the County. “It operates at a level of service of ‘F’ multiple times per day,” Sneddon said, adding that the Montecito Community Plan, which was completed in 1992, identified the intersection as problematic. “They
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Monte ito Miscellany by Richard Mineards
Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 12 years ago.
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sea of blue swept over, Bella Vista, the Summerland estate of hotelier Pat Nesbitt and his wife, Ursula, when they hosted the fifth annual Fun with the Force with a record 900 guests raising around $300,000 for the ten-year-old Santa Barbara Police Foundation. The popular organization provides financial support for injured and ill police department personnel and their families, and funds the At Ease program, which provides counseling services to first responders and also equipment that is not in the budget. Executive director Greg Hons and At Ease program director Mike McGrew co-hosted the boffo bash, which featured K-9 members and their officer handlers, a new mobile command unit and a SWAT equipment truck, as well as trying out unloaded shotguns and
SWAT Team with hostess Ursula Nesbitt (photo by Priscilla)
Police Activities League President John Van Donge with Santa Barbara Police Foundation President Pamela Geremia in front of the new Mobile Command Unit (photo by Priscilla)
multi-launchers. Local comedian and political pundit Dennis Miller conducted the auction, which featured a SWAT team training day, a private cooking class and dinner for two couples with Massimo Falsini, executive chef at the Rosewood Miramar, an 18-course dinner for four at Montecito’s Silver Bough, and a Methuselah of Louis Roederer Cristal vintage 2004 champagne – equivalent to eight bottles of bubbly – donated by English wine dealer Richard Torin, which went for $13,000 and was donated back by the
winning bidder. Food, wine, and beer was provided from two dozen purveyors, including the San Ysidro Ranch, Los Arroyos, Ca’Dario, Opal, Pane e Vino, The Honor Bar, Olio e Limone, Mollie’s, and Los Agaves. Firefighter Sam Dudley, son of district attorney, Joyce Dudley, recounted rescuing a two-year-old severely injured boy when he heard muffled crying during the mudslides, but later found his ten-year-old brother dead. The event, which was emceed
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In Defense of New Sanitary District Building
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he need for staff showers at the Montecito Sanitary District wastewater treatment plant should be obvious. Staff are working with pathogen-loaded water that also contains antibiotic resistant microbes and their genes. This is biologically loaded pathogenic material (liquid and solids) capable of transferring pathogens to staff, their homes, and family. Lots of data on contaminating off-site worker housing by wearing work clothing home. There is also a need for expanded training for staff and this is recognized by the U.S. EPA. See: https://www. epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-water-workforce-initiative-help-rec r u i t - a n d - p re p a re - n e x t - g e n e r a tion-clean. WASHINGTON (September 24, 2019) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Water Workforce Initiative to help cities and communities across the country that are facing critical staffing shortages for the operation and maintenance of essential drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. The goal of this new initiative is to provide federal leadership, collaborate with partners and increase public awareness to bolster interest in water sector careers—a field that is charged with ensuring that all Americans have access to clean and safe water. Dr. Edo McGowan Montecito
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If you don’t use much Montecito Water District water, there’s a good chance that shortly your yearly water bills will increase by $500 to $1,000.
“Time is the best teacher, unfortunately, it kills all of its students.” – Robin Williams
On October 4, the Water District’s Finance Committee held a meeting and discussed its new expensive Rate Study. If you don’t want to see your monthly water bills go crazily high, you must start attending all water meetings where rates are discussed. You must listen, let your views be heard by the Board, and write letters. If you do nothing, the Board will decide alone, how much larger your bills will be. The Rate Study shows the current 2019/20 use of District funds at $19,442,809. The following year it increases to $24,055,466. By 2023/24 it is $25,829,841. And this does not include any charges for the $20 to $40 million cost for recycled sanitary district waste water the Board is working on. Historically Montecito has been in droughts about 25% of the time. Why not raise rates only during those times and buy extra water when needed? This big increase is necessary to pay the City of Santa Barbara, for 50 years, the 1/4 billion dollars for desal water. Is this necessary? Come to the meetings and make up your own minds The Board’s rate allocation between fixed and variable may also massively drive up your water bills. Currently, 24% of your monthly unit water charge is for fixed costs. The Board has stated that the fixed charges are really 85%. But this depends on what’s included in fixed charges; and who should pay them. The rate study itself says the higher the fixed rate, the larger the bills for the small water users. It further states the smaller the fixed rate, the lower the bills for small users. This Board seems to want the smaller water users to pay the larger bills. The current rate study gives the Board options of fixed rates at 24%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 75%. The finance committee was talking about a range around 50%. If this happens, up go your bills for using the same amount of water. The Board also dreamed up charging you extra for fire protection water. Even though this water has always been included, they now want to consider making a separate monthly additional charge for it. Anything to help disguise the big rate increase. Some of the new Board members campaigned on getting rid of the unpopular emergency rate surcharge. Even though the drought’s over,
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This Week in and around Montecito
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Tribute to Albert Reid American Dance & Music and its Board of Directors will host a very special fundraising event, Albert Reid: A Tribute to His Illustrious Life in Modern Dance at The Dance Hub in Santa Barbara. The evening will acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of locally based international phenom Albert Reid to the Santa Barbara dance community, as well as his extensive career as a choreographer, teacher, and dancer. Santa Barbara will have an opportunity to look back on his life, including Albert’s tenure with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. The celebration will feature a screening of the film RainForest by famed filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker who recently passed away on August 1, 2019.
There will be a silent auction with original art and other unique items, and tapas and libations will be served. All proceeds support The Dance Hub and its community-based activities. The Dance Hub is a not-forprofit program of American Dance and Music, Inc. and a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible. When: 6 pm to 9 pm Where: 22 East Victoria Street Cost: Tickets range from $100 - $250 per ticket, or a table of five can be purchased for $1,000 Tickets & information: https://ad am-bsb.org/events/albert-reid/ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Montecito Library Book Club Join for a lively discussion of this month’s title. Check the library for current title; new members always welcome. This month’s selection is Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. When: 11 am to 12 noon Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Book Signing at Tecolote Lisa West, author of Follow The Feeling: A Roadmap to Emotional Freedom, will make an author appearance at Tecolote. West is a licensed physical therapist who has spent over twenty years helping those in chronic pain. Follow the Feeling is a practical guide full of simple techniques to lead you out of your pain by settling your nervous system and learning to recognize your body’s instinctual wisdom. When: 3 pm to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 East Valley Road Info: 969-4977
Creepy Creatures On the lawn at the Nature Center, Alice Abela and her collection of spiders, snakes, and other reptiles will offer an exciting view into a fascinating world of small beings and representatives from the Nature Center will teach you all you would like to know about bats and other animals closely associated with Halloween – up close! We will also have a Nature Center game – “Who Wants to be a Million Dollar Bear” and a SB Park Naturalist will have a table of skulls and bones! Other activities will entertain youngsters and parents alike. Arts and crafts activities will be a hit where making your own mask will be one of the focused activities & LoLo Face painting will there too! There will also be live music performed by Lindsay Whipple and her sister, Julia. An instrument table will be set-up, so attendees can join in. No reservations are needed – come join in the fun! When: 11 am to 1 pm Where: 2265 Hwy 154 Info: (805) 693-0691 MONDAY, OCTOBER 14
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15
Cold Spring School Board Meeting When: 6 pm Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road Info: 969-2678
Montecito Association Meeting The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road Montecito Union School Board Meeting When: 4 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Transportation & Traffic Symposium Coast Village Association hosts a forum to discuss traffic in the lower village; updates will be given on the status of the 101 expansion as it related to Coast Village Road, parallel
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projects including the roundabouts and bridge widening at Los Patos, and improvements to Coast Village Road and Coast Village Circle. Presentations given by SBCAG, Caltrans, the City of Santa Barbara, the County, and MTD. When: 8 am to 10:30 am Where: Montecito Inn Board Room, 1295 Coast Village Road RSVP & Info: coastvillagesb@gmail.com Montecito Planning Commission Meeting MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed When: 9 am Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 MERRAG Meeting &Training: The Great California Shakeout Network of trained volunteers that work and/or live in the Montecito area prepare to respond to community disaster during critical first 72 hours following an event. The mutual “self-help” organization serves Montecito’s residents with the guidance and support of the Montecito Fire, Water and Sanitary Districts. This month, participate with MERRAG in a California-wide organized public earthquake drill. When: 10 am Where: Montecito Fire Station, 595 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-2537 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: 1 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 Montecito YMCA Golf Tournament Today marks 11 years of the Montecito Family YMCA Golf Tournament and Silent Auction. This year’s event will once again be held at Glen Annie Golf Club. All net proceeds go towards the Open Doors financial 10 – 17 October 2019
assistance program, which grants local families access to life enriching activities, childcare, and membership opportunities. You don’t have to golf to get involved! All are welcome to participate in the dinner reception and silent auction, tickets sold separately. When: Shotgun start begins at 12 pm Info: http://bit.ly/MONgolf Spooktacular Hallow-STEAM Evening Knox School’s spooky, Halloween-themed STEAM night is back! It’s hands-on science exploration and family fun for all ages. Bring your whole family to meet live animals including a real live wolf, owls and mini ponies, explore physics, do science experiments, play with robotics, learn about coding, gaze at the stars, and have fun with math challenges at the many cool stations set up by experts from all over Santa Barbara. Children are encouraged to wear school-friendly costumes! When: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Where: The Knox School of Santa Barbara, 1525 Santa Barbara Street Tickets: $6 per person, Children 3 and under are free. Tickets are available online only at https://knoxhal lowsteam2019.eventbrite.com.
TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain program for adults who wish to improve memory and cognitive skills. Fun and challenging games, puzzles, and memory-strengthening exercises are offered in a friendly and stimulating environment. When: Mondays & Wednesdays, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50 (includes lunch) Info: 969-0859 THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative. When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
Carpinteria Creative Arts Ongoing weekly arts and crafts show with many different vendors and mediums. When: every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 pm in conjunction with the Carpinteria farmers market. Where: intersection of Linden and 8th streets Information: Sharon at (805) 291-1957 THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS Complimentary wine and cheese tasting at Montecito Village Grocery When: 3:30 to 5:30 pm Where: 1482 East Valley Road FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: south side of Coast Village Road SUNDAYS Cars & Coffee Motorists and car lovers park in La Cumbre Plaza to show off and discuss their prized possessions, automotive trends, and other subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty of other autos to admire. When: 8 to 10 am Where: parking lot of La Cumbre Plaza Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com •MJ
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 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: First United Methodist Church, Garden and Anapamu Streets Cost: free
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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 5) recognized back then that there was an issue with this intersection, and County policies dictate that if an intersection is at a ‘C, D, or F,’ it needs to be worked on,” he said. An analysis performed by Kittelson & Associates, which was released in 2017, outlined a number of alternatives for both sides of the San Ysidro Road bridge, including roundabouts at both intersections on San Ysidro (one near the Miramar and one at North Jameson), as well as alternatives showing various combinations of all-way stops, traffic lights, and roundabouts. The recommendation of the evaluators was a combination of a roundabout at the north intersection and all-way-stop control at the south intersection, as that combination is the least impactful and most cost effective. According to County reps, this configuration meets County and Montecito Community Plan level of service requirements, addresses potential backups on the freeway off-ramps, provides continuity to the regional frontage road system with Olive Mill and Coast Village Road, minimizes footprint and impacts, and improves pedestrian and bicycle access through the interchange. “The issues that many nearby residents have with this project – which
include pedestrian safety and speed of traffic – are going to be mitigated, not exacerbated, with this project,” Sneddon said. “The current intersection is an expanse of asphalt,” Sneddon said, pointing out how the intersection is extremely unsafe for pedestrians, as it clumsily includes traffic from North Jameson, San Ysidro, the northbound entrance and exit of Highway 101. The new roundabout ties each flow of traffic into a single-lane roundabout, and breaks up the asphalt with discreet decorative elements appropriate for the semi-rural nature of Montecito. “With this project we are mitigating a freeway frontage road that is experiencing congestion, but balancing the need to get traffic through a semi-rural area,” Sneddon said. “It’s a huge leap forward in making it a rural community intersection. Instead of seeing a huge paved area, you’re going to see plantings that make it feel like a neighborhood lane.” The project includes pedestrian access on every leg of the intersection, including crosswalks that connect with paved walkways through the medians or refuge areas, breaking up the expanse of asphalt into smaller sections for pedestrians to safely cross. The single lane roundabout also promotes bicycle accessibility, giving
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apply for continued funding in the spring of 2020. Ongoing maintenance of the roundabout once it’s completed is to-be-determined, as it will be in both the County and Caltrans’ rightof-way. “These parallel projects are not tied to the freeway project to be intended as a ‘through traveler’ benefit. This project has always been for the benefit of locals,” Sneddon said. He explained that the traffic issues on the freeway have further exacerbated the congestion on North Jameson, directly affecting the intersection at San Ysidro Road. “These are narrow, residential roads, that were never intended to have this type of heavy traffic. Our intention with these projects, as well as the highway widening, is to keep the type of traffic on the road it should be on.” The preliminary engineering design of the roundabout is complete, with the preliminary landscaping plan currently in the works. The Design Working Group, which includes two members of MBAR and two MPC commissioners, will review the project next, followed by the full board of MBAR and MPC, which is expected in the coming months. “There will be many opportunities for public input,” he said, adding that the County will
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he Gaviota Coast Conservancy (GCC) held its first annual fundraiser at the Music Academy of the West to celebrate the donation of $165 million to buy the Bixby Ranch and to preserve 32 acres (76 miles) of precious coastline forever. This was all due to the largess of Jack and Laura Dangermond. They wanted to do this anonymously but GCC and the Nature Conservancy convinced them to set an example and hope other folks would be motivated to donate to conservation as well. The Dangermonds are high school sweethearts and honeymooned in the ‘60s on the Gaviota coast. They made their fortune in geographic information systems software and are passionate conservationists. The GCC awarded them their Coastal Legacy 2019 Award. Since they couldn’t attend, the director of their Preserve Michael Bell accepted. He was the one that had negotiated the deal. As he said, “This project really stood on the shoulders of a legacy of effort, so I want to say thank you GCC.” The Gaviota Coast has been in danger of development for years. It has 56 species of special status with 14 endangered. There are woods, grasslands, places to hike. It is truly one of the unique areas left in the world. Jack spoke to us from a video saying, “You have done the right policy creation, advocacy, fighting development on many fronts and making the community aware.” GCC has its first executive director Doug Kerns. As he said, “The preserve has been called the last perfect place in California. The coast is never saved. It’s always being saved.” Doug comes with a long biography of environmental awards and conservation. All the politicos were there: County Supervisor Joan Hartmann, Assemblywoman Monique Limon, Field Representative Michelle Sevilla, Senator Hannah Beth Jackson, and Congressman Salud Carbajal. Also speaking was last year’s Coastal Legacy Award recipient, Board President Emeritus Mike Lunsford and current President Steve Forsell. Co-coordinators Joyce Macias and Donna Senauer and their volunteers enhanced all the Music Academy’s rooms with flowers, bites, and wine and beer. There were about 50 items in the silent auction. John Palminteri kept the bids going for the live auction and Geoff Green ran the paddle raise. Among the 250 attendees were Kristen and Buttercup. This little Chihuahua mix won a modeling contest for Wild Earth pet food over 600
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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 12) Montecito Water District general manager Nick Turner, with public information Laura Camp, award Montecito Union’s superintendent Anthony Ranii with a water saving award
An aerial view of the San Ysidro Road intersection at North Jameson Lane; the intersection is slated for a roundabout project as part of the Highway 101 widening
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On Entertainment Coming Full Circle with ‘Generosity of Eye’
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ulia Louis-Dreyfus is no stranger to the camera as the actress has starred as Elaine in the iconic sitcom Seinfeld and the title character in the just-concluded HBO hit VEEP, as well as several feature films. She’s collected 11 Emmy Awards, a SAG prize and a Golden Globe. But perhaps her most personal work appears in Generosity of Eye, the 2015 documentary directed by her husband, Brad Hall, that premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival that winter. The film delves into the decision of her father, the fabulously wealthy William Louis-Dreyfus, to sell his extensive and idiosyncratic art collection to create an endowment for arts education for disadvantaged children, and visits the world of the artists and the foundation, as well as addresses the father-daughter connection, via a series of intimate conversations that include several surprises and touching moments. Generosity of Eye, which has only screened at festivals and for special events, will be shown 7:30 pm Wednesday, October 16, at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, which is the alma mater of the Santa Barbara-raised Hall, a TV show veteran whose credits include Saturday Night Live, Brooklyn Bridge, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Frasier, among many others. Louis-Dreyfus and Hall will be on hand for the event – which features a post-screening moderated discussion with fellow Luke alum Rod Lathim, who spearheaded the theater’s renovation in 2000, served as its first board president and is now the executive director. Proceeds will benefit the Luke’s Sustainability Fund. Call (800) 8383006 or visit www.luketheatre.org for details. Louis-Dreyfus and Hall – who live part-time in Montecito when not working in Hollywood – talked about
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Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to the Montecito Journal for more than 10 years.
the film and the theater over the phone last week. Q. The two of you don’t make a lot of official public appearances here in town. What do Santa Barbara Junior High and Marjorie Luke mean to you? Brad Hall: Marge Luke was the woman who was the energy center of the start of the dreams of everybody my age who went on to be in showbusiness. She was gigantically important in that way. But even more importantly she was a genuinely positive force who brought people together. I have friends I met then who are still my closest friends to this day. So we thank Marge silently in our prayers every day for that. She loomed large in our lives and we’re always happy to do anything we can to help remember her. That theater is also a great resource for Santa Barbara. Do memories come flooding back when you’re there? BH: Oh yeah. Every inch of that campus, and particularly in the theater. Every time we go there, we crawl all over the place, get nostalgic, and go up into the flies and look at that place where [one of the guys] nearly fell through the ceiling. It brings back lots of memories. But beyond that, it’s great that it’s lived on and the theater is much more beautiful now than it was when we went there.
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ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 18) Dustin Anderson, Rod Lathim, and Brad Hall in Half A Sixpence
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Brad Hall and Darroch Greer in Half A Sixpence
Turning to Generosity of Eye, I understand the project started as a home movie that grew into a bigger story that explored art, social justice, and family. Julia Louis-Dreyfus: My father was an art collector who had amassed a pretty significant selection throughout his lifetime. He had made the decision to bequeath the majority of it to a foundation to benefit the Harlem Children’s Zone in New York and education for African-American students in general. When he told me this, I was somewhat stunned because I thought it was an extraordinary gift. I was floored by the fact of it, that he was finding his way toward marrying his concerns for social justice in this country and his passion for art. I realized, my God, we should get my dad on camera! He was quite a talker, very eloquent and opinionated. I decided to interview him so I could get him talking about his passion for art and social justice and inequality. We didn’t think right away that it would be for public consumption. But I’m happy we turned that way, because he passed away in September, 2016, and we were able to capture so much of who he was in his best sense in the film. Did it feel like a way to connect differently than you had already? How did it transform your relationship, if at all? JLD: I got a deeper understanding of his connection to the world of art. I was very familiar with his political leanings – I’d been indoctrinated by them growing up, and happily so. But
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Did your relationship change after making the movie, something more than you could resonate with? JLD: I feel like I live and breathe the resonance of who he was, but the film just enhanced what was already there. I serve on the board of the foundation with great pride and seriousness. And we were able to just recently sell some of the art at Christie’s and bequeath a million dollar gift, which we did with enormous joy. Your father has since passed away. Does the movie feel like a eulogy? JLD: I think he was very pleased with it. There’s an aspect of him holding court in the film, which was very much a part of his personality. BH: It’s changed the way we watch the movie. The resonance has increased for sure. Did you feel any resistance to making such a personal film? JLD: I’m glad we did if we can call attention to this kind of philanthropic thinking. Maybe it motivates others to do what they can. So I’m happy to spotlight this [from my own family], my father. I was proud of my dad and I was happy to highlight that he did this amazing thing. What’s happened with the movie itself since it screened at SBIFF? BH: It’s only been shown by the foundation. We like to be there [for screenings] to talk about it. So, we’ve not even tried to get it distributed, maybe partly because it’s a personal kind of thing and it’s nice to use it in very specific ways, and keep it for things that are special like this benefit
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they’re not getting rid of it; all they’re doing in rolling it into their new higher rates (hoping you won’t see it). At a recent Board meeting there was talk of how to disguise the big proposed rate increase from the customers. One idea was to try and have the fixed charges put on your property tax bill. Then all you’ll see monthly is the much smaller variable rate charges. But you’ll still be paying it. If it’s on your property tax bill; it’s not deductible. The cheapest water used by District customers comes from District wells, the water delivery tunnel and Jameson and Cachuma Lakes. 3/4 of the time, this water is sufficient for District’s needs. The most expensive water will come from desal. The rate study has 665 acre feet of this most expensive desal water charged to Tier 1 customers (that’s the majority of small water users), and 765 AFY to Tier 3 (the highest water users). Why should the small water users help pay for this expensive water that’s being acquired for the larger water users? It makes no sense. In order to raise rates, the Board is required to notify the District’s customers and have an open meeting. If enough of you object to the rates, they can’t raise them, or buy the 1/4 billion dollar 1430 acre feet of deal water from the City. The next Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for October 15, and the Board meeting for the 22nd. Both start at 9:30 am. They’re important, please go. Dick Shaikewitz Montecito
Defending The FZ Mural
I don’t understand the objection by some (one) to the mural in the Funk
Zone by Thomas Van Stein. It is by name the Funk Zone, shouldn’t it be funky and somewhat outside the norm of the Pearl Chase driven faux Spanish look that dominates downtown Santa Barbara? That’s what I think. Artists in FZ have been hanging their work on telephone poles and leaving it on sidewalks for years. I know this because I have picked it up. The more outdoor art in the FZ the better; just my opinion. Which brings me to the question of this woman whom I will refer to as Mrs. Kravitz (the extremely nosy neighbor of Darren and Samantha Stephens in the TV show, Bewitched): Why would she be so bothered by the mural? I have never met Mrs. Kravitz or the artist Thomas Van Stein. A few weeks ago here in a letter, Thomas was honest in his explanation of his intent with the mural. I believe him. Which brings me back to Mrs. Kravitz. I did a Google search and she’s not listed as living in Santa Barbara or Montecito. It says last known address is Los Olivos. What? This person is bringing alleged code violations by the property owners and artist in Santa Barbara and she doesn’t even live in town? Seriously? On further investigation, she might live in town, but so what? She could focus her protests on other more important issues, like tiny houses for the homeless, or affordable apartments for the poor. . . said with sarcasm. Dan Seibert Santa Barbara
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in educating their children is, to effect: “they (parents) lack judgment and are incapable of executing such an important task.” If that is true, such a claim speaks to the retardation of normal human development inflicted by state education: after 12 years of compulsory education, graduates can’t even properly command their own lives, much less that of their children. Now this thought: Back in the day, before money and property, one’s best retirement and disability plan was to work and provide and to be good to one’s children and neighbors. It’s always been in one’s self-interest to be kind, loyal and honest throughout one’s lifetime, and to be productive for as long as possible. Slackers, invaders, liars and thieves were typically banished and left to die alone. “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well. Steve King Carpinteria
A Gloomy Bunch
Thousands of people are trying to get into our wonderful country. Hong Kong residents are waving the American flag as they protest Communist oppression, using it as a symbol of desired freedom and opportunity. However, listening to the Democratic presidential hopefuls at the recent debates, one might think we are living in the bowels of Hades. I’m conservative, but I have voted for Democrats in the past that presented sensible ideas for realistic solutions to existing problems without promoting total financial nonsense and fear. There were no such people on that debate stage. No one came close to a reasonable explanation as to how all the free stuff promised would be paid for. For instance, Elizabeth Warren’s “two cents from the rich” mantra is pure fantasyland math. Taxes come from yearly incomes. Warren proposes taking wealth that has already been taxed. As anticipated, many of the candidates pushed climate change fear. We’re doomed within 10 to 12 years if we don’t make drastic changes, including eliminating fossil fuels. Recall that in 2006, Al Gore (“An Inconvenient Truth”) predicted doom within ten years by spouting climate change fear. Consider the totally unrealistic Green New Deal demands on the U.S.: Are the Dems simply assuming that major polluters (China, India, Russia, Japan, European Union) will buy into this earth-saving rhetoric? Beto O’Rourke’s hate-generating comment that the U.S. should use 1619 as its date of creation gets the prize for pure absurdity. Despite the constant use of the term “racist” by the Dems and the biased publicity the media
“Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing.” – Robin Williams
provides for isolated events, race relations are now considerably better than what they were in my youth. Hey, we’re fine. We’re far from perfect, but let’s appreciate and work with what we have. Everyone would benefit from sensible Democratic presidential candidates and a non-dysfunctional Congress. Sanderson M. Smith, Ed.D. Carpinteria
Defending Das
I have personally known, and worked with Das Williams as a conscientious, responsive and dedicated representative of his constituents for well over 25 years. Even though we have not always agreed, I have valued and trusted his integrity and willingness to engage on issues that affect my community, making time to meet with anyone who wanted to do so. He is by far the most responsive elected official I have encountered in 60 years as a voter. Whether as a City Council member, State Assembly member, or County Supervisor, Das’s sole agenda has always been and remains serving his community in the most positive and effective way possible. Has he ever made less than the best decision? Of course he has – he is human, like all of us. That he cannot claim a perfect record of decisions as a public servant should and cannot be a valid reason not to re-elect him as our 1st District Supervisor. Das Williams’ long-term, consistent record as an outstanding elected official, leading on the environment, education, and public safety, provides compelling evidence that he has served our community with extraordinary devotion and integrity. The 1st District, and Santa Barbara County, needs and deserves his continued service. Bob Ornstein Montecito
Unity Needs Help
Unity Shoppe, Inc. had to temporarily close its doors on Monday, September 16, 2019, causing thousands of local residents in need – who count on its many services – to go without. Fifteen full-time Unity employees have been laid off, effective immediately, and the management team is volunteering to support its diabetic and emergency clients only as well as undergo the massive capital appeal to raise the funds necessary to reopen its doors to the community as soon as possible. A mid-November re-opening, in time for the holiday season is anticipated, even with volunteers if needed. The current economic crisis is the
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Brilliant Thoughts by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com
Hard And Soft
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ntil some time in the recent past, the term “Software,” if it was used at all, probably referred to linens and drapes and other such “soft” merchandise, as opposed to the tools, building-materials, etc., which you would find in the “Hardware” section of a department store. But the Computer Era changed all that. It started with referring to the computers themselves, and any physical attachments, as being “hardware.” Then some genius had the inspiration of referring to the programs and other non-physical elements of a computer system, in contradistinction to the hardware, as its “Software.” This gave a whole new dimension to the term “Soft,” which soon started cropping up in the names of products, and even of companies, such as “Microsoft.” This may in some ways be thought of as a happy development for the concept of softness, which has often connoted weakness or inadequacy, as in calling someone ”soft-hearted,” a “soft touch” (easily exploited) or simply an all-around ”softie” – or referring to questionable flattery as “soft soap.” Conversely, however, softness is often considered a great virtue, as in the case of toilet paper. You may remember a brand whose advertising gurus came up with a character called Mr. Whipple, whose adorable eccentricity was that he could not resist squeezing the wonderfully soft rolls of Charmin. There is actually a universally recognized scale of hardness, called the Mohs Scale, which runs from the very softest, Talc (from which, when ground, we get Talcum Powder) to the very hardest – the diamond, which is sometimes used to cut other hard things, like glass. (I don’t know where Charmin would fit on that scale.) In common parlance, we speak of things being “hard as nails” (and indeed a nail has to be pretty hard, in order to penetrate whatever it’s being driven into) or as “soft as butter” – which everybody could relate to in the days before refrigeration. Now, of course, butter can be so hard that a special type is marketed as being “spreadable,” regardless of its temperature. But, speaking of foods, there are at least two in which the degree of hardness is a key factor. One is cheese, the hardest varieties of which have to be 10 – 17 October 2019
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cut with special tools, some actually involving a stretched wire instead of a “blade.” The other is eggs, which, of course, can be cooked in many different ways – but a few minutes of boiling can make a dramatic difference in the entire appearance, taste, and of course the hardness of any ordinary egg. P.G. Wodehouse sometimes described one of his dourest characters as a “twenty-minute egg.” Then there are fancy chocolates, in which a major distinction is made between “hard” and “soft” centers. Preferences vary, and regular assortments usually contain some of each. But there are those among us who will insist on getting only all-hard or allsoft. It is this factor (apart from such questions as “milk” or “dark”) which can make buying chocolates, for people you don’t know very well, a risky proposition. It may seem a giant leap from eggs and chocolates to pencils, but here again the question of hardness or softness, in this case of the “lead” or graphite core, which the wooden casing is wrapped around, can be of crucial importance – particularly to artists. But any reference to pencils, particularly in the United States, would be incomplete without at least a passing tribute to Henry David Thoreau, who, before he entered history and legend as the author of Walden, was a manufacturer of pencils (a family business), and he personally had much to do with the improvement of processes and product which at last enabled Americans to boast of home-produced pencils as good as any imported from Europe. One might list many other things having a range of hard- and softness, such as wood (hard: mahogany, soft: balsa.) And how could we not mention baseball, which has given “playing Hardball” (as opposed to Softball) the meaning of getting serious. But the big instance, which I’ve been leaving to the end, is US. In medical terms, we all consist of hard and soft tissue. The hard part is our skeletal structure. The soft part is everything else – including that strangely creased and folded lump of matter inside the cranium – yes, the brain. Considering all the data it contains, and how much it seems to be in command, we might call it, not only our topmost soft tissue, but also our ultimate piece of SOFTWARE! •MJ
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for the Luke. This will be only the second time we’ve shown it in Santa Barbara. JLD: It’s lovely that this is raising funds for the theater. It brings it full circle.
Is it exciting to screen it again in your hometown? JLD: I am looking forward to it. I haven’t seen the film in its entirety since my dad passed. So, I think it will be a tad emotional, but I’m not afraid of that. I’m happy to have the conversation, and talk about art, and its meaning and impact. I think it will be cool.
Focus on Film
Documentaries also dominate the day downtown as The Sandbox coworking site presents a screening of Ice on Fire, which not only explores the potential extinction due to arctic methane release, but also newly developed technologies and other never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. The film – co-produced by Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Leila Conners as a sort of sequel to their first cinematic climate change collaboration in 2007’s The 11th Hour – premiered to a stand-
ing ovation at Cannes Film Festival last May. The 6:30 pm event on Friday, October 11, will also feature Tesla test rides, a raffle and food and drinks for purchase from M.Special, Tap Tap Kombucha, and Nimita’s Cuisine. The evening benefits Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara. UCSB Pollock Theatre screens This is Not a Film, from Iranian New Wave director Jafar Panahi (The White Balloon and The Circle), in which the auteur turns the conditions of his house arrest into one of his most personal and expressive works. Northwestern University Communication Hamid Naficy conducts a Q&A after the Tuesday, October 15, screening…. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely dish on weaving together the stories of dozens of superheroes across a series of films following a screening of their 2019 hit Avengers: Endgame on Saturday afternoon, October 12.
Dance Dimensions
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Soleau on Saturday, October 12. The companies will share the stage for Leonard Bernstein’s choral masterwork “Chichester Psalms” and Morten Lauridsen’s influential late 20th century choral piece “Lux Aeterna,” the latter finding Soleau’s choreography and the chorus’ sounds enhanced by multimedia special effects. The performance closes with Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” with a story set in rural Pennsylvania in the late 19th century featuring two very different families brought together by the wedding of a country boy and city girl. Soleau’s choreography for Copland’s vast score encompasses the varying emotions as the wedding day unfolds onstage and the ensuing bonds that develop between the two families. American Dance & Music also has a special event this weekend, a fundraiser at its East Victoria Street storefront around the corner from the Granada on Friday, October 11. The event celebrates the life work of Albert Reid and his extensive career as a choreographer, teacher and dancer, including his contributions to the Santa Barbara dance community. Reid’s tenure with the world renowned Merce Cunningham Dance Company – he was featured in the company’s landmark initial sixmonth world tour in 1964 – will be honored through excerpts of archival film footage, including the first performance of Cunningham’s signature piece “RainForest” (he’ll speak about those experiences) and a variety of tributes by members of the Santa Barbara dance community whose lives he inspired and influenced.
Festival Fever
Completionists might want to consider self-cloning or renting a Jet-Pack this Saturday, October 12, as no fewer than four festivals fight for attention all afternoon. Moving geographically generally from east to west, SBCC West Campus hosts C.A.R.E. 4Paws’ 10th annual free Wags ‘n’ Whiskers animal-adoption festival from 11 am to 4 pm, in what has become the largest animal festival on the Central Coast, boasting adoptable dogs, cats, bunnies, birds, and reptiles from 20 shelters and rescue groups, plus activities for the whole family and a special spotlight on search-and-rescue teams and first responders that help people and pets during emergencies. The 18th Santa Barbara Harbor and Seafood Festival pays homage to the abundance of sustainably harvested, high-quality seafood coming from the Santa Barbara Channel, where hungry visitors can select fresh-caught lobster and sea urchin “uni” and have them prepared on the spot, or partake of fare from specialty food booths for fish tacos, oysters, mussels, barbequed albacore, fresh crab, clam chowder, seafood paella and more. The research
“Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table is ready.’” – Robin Williams
vessel Shearwater, Tall Ship Spirit of Dana Point and US Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin will all offer dockside tours, and there are free boat rides on Azure Seas and Santa Barbara Sailing Center’s Double Dolphin. Live music with local luminaries, info booths from ocean-oriented organizations, and a variety of vendors round out the activities for the 11 am to 5 pm event. The Santa Barbara Beer Festival, aka Pints for the Park, marks its 12th year as the area’s first craft beer festival at Elings Park from 11:30 am-4:30 pm with samples from more than 45 craft breweries, wineries and kombucha on site, four food trucks and live entertainment by After the Smoke, DJ Hecktik, and Wall of Tom. The first annual Indian Festival is the first new cultural/heritage day to debut at Oak Park in what seems like decades. Experience music, singing, dance, and food from different parts of India including Bollywood style dance-forms, art booths of all kinds, bouncy houses for the kids, chicken and vegetarian entrees coupled with Indian condiments, and even Indian pizzas and ice creams. The 11 am to 7 pm festival is free.
Fiddling About
The 48th annual Santa Barbara OldTime Fiddlers’ Convention & Festival, which takes place at the Stow House in Goleta, pretty much has Sunday to itself, as well it should be as the 10 am to 5 pm event packs quite a wallop of acoustic instruments and singing. Among the artists performing and/or leading workshops are Pennsylvania fiddle legend Rafe Stefanini; the Georgia-based fiddle and mountain dulcimer duo Hog-Eyed Man; Jim & Jamie Fox, Native American fiddle and guitar from the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana; the vintage jug band blues and ragtime group Todalo Shakers; the Grammy award-winning banjo player and music documentarian of Georgia; Oregon duo The Horsenecks; SLO County Stumblers, a hillbilly stringband whose members hail from both coasts; ragtime string band Skillet Licorice; and the old-time fiddle duo of David Bragger & Susan Platz, the former doing double duty as the festival’s artistic director. Beyond the official offers are myriad open jam sessions all around the grounds of Rancho La Patera, plus an Instrument Petting Zoo where kids of all ages can try out a stringed thing, and, of course, the epic contest for traditional instrumentalists, singers and bands that once served as the event’s raison d’être.
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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE STATE BUILDING STANDARDS CODES WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS
NOTIFICACIÓN DE LOS CANDIDATOS PARA LOS CARGOS PÚBLICOS POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que se han designado las siguientes personas para los cargos que han de ser cubiertos en la Elección Municipal General que se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de Santa Barbara el martes, 5 de noviembre del 2019. Para Miembro del Concejo Municipal – Vote por 1 [no más de] Cruzito Herrera Cruz Jason Dominguez Alejandra Gutierrez Para Miembro del Concejo Municipal – Vote por 1 [no más de] Brian Campbell Luis Esparza Teri Jory Mike Jordan Tavis Boise
/s/ Sarah Gorman City Clerk Services Manager
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the matter of the proposed ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara amending Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 22.04; adopting by reference the 2019 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2; 2019 California Residential Code; 2019 California Electrical Code; 2019 California Mechanical Code; 2019 California Plumbing Code; 2019 California Energy Code; 2019 California Historical Buildings Code; 2019 California Existing Buildings Code; 2019 California Green Building Standards Code; 2019 California Referenced Standards Code; and the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code; adopting local revisions to those codes; and repealing Ordinance Number 5780 will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California on October 29, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at which time evidence will be taken and interested persons will be heard by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara. Notice is further given that copies of the 2019 California Building Code, Volumes 1 and 2; 2019 California Residential Code; 2019 California Electrical Code; 2019 California Mechanical Code; 2019 California Plumbing Code; 2019 California Energy Code; 2019 California Historical Buildings Code; 2019 California Existing Buildings Code; 2019 California Green Building Standards Code; 2019 California Referenced Standards Code; and the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code, and the proposed local amendments to those codes being considered for adoption are on file with the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Barbara, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California and are open for public inspection. The proposed ordinance will adopt the aforementioned state building standards codes and will adopt local amendments to these state-wide codes based on local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions and local administrative procedures for the implementation of said codes. Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk of the City of Santa Barbara at the above address.
Fechado el día 1 de octubre del 2019.
For further information, please contact the Andrew Stuffler, Santa Barbara Community Development Department, Building and Safety Division, (805) 564-5553. (SEAL)
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990 INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for:
Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager October 9, 2019 Published October 9 & 16, 2019 Montecito Journal
ORDINANCE NO. 5908 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING TITLE 28, CHAPTERS 28.87 AND 28.92 BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 28.87.220 AND THE REPEAL SECTION 28.92.130; AND AMENDING TITLE 30, CHAPTERS 30.200, 30.205, AND 30.285 BY THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF VARIOUS SECTIONS PERTAINING TO ZONING INFORMATION REPORTS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on October 1, 2019. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California. (Seal) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5908 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on September 24, 2019, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on October 1, 2019, by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse
NOES:
Councilmember Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo
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 October 2, 2019.
BID NO. 5785A /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager
DUE DATE & TIME: OCTOBER 31, 2019 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. One New, Unused 2019 or Newer Graffiti Abatement Truck Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasin g.asp. The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors. Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.
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I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on October 2, 2019.
/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor
NOTICE OF NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following persons have been nominated for the offices designated to be filled at the General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. For Member of the City Council, District 1 – Vote for 1 (no more than) Cruzito Herrera Cruz Jason Dominguez Alejandra Gutierrez For Member of the City Council, District 2 – Vote for 1 (no more than) Brian Campbell Luis Esparza Teri Jory Mike Jordan Tavis Boise
/s/ Sarah Gorman City Clerk Services Manager Dated: October 1, 2019
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” – Robin Williams
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F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Simply Organic Landscape, 1187 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Edgar Echeverria, 115 Tecolote Ave., Goleta, CA 93117. Raul Torres, 1187 Coast Village Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County
on October 7, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN No. 2019-0002466. Published October 9, 16, 23, 30, 2019. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S 10 – 17 October 2019
Notice Inviting Bids FY2020A PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROJECT Bid No. 5788 1.
Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its FY2020A Pavement Maintenance Project (“Project”), by or before October 31, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.
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Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at various streets throughout the City, and is described as follows: Repair various streets by performing asphalt dig outs to repair failed areas; tree root pruning and concrete curb and gutter replacement; sidewalk removal and replacement; asphalt cold milling and asphalt hot mix overlay; crack sealing and slurry sealing; reconstruction of existing non-compliant curb ramps; construct new curb ramps; traffic striping and markings; relocate and protect existing signs and roadway name stamps; perform traffic control, notifications, and postings, complete and in place. 2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within 90 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about January 2020, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding. 2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $5,000,000.
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License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s) A. 3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.
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Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboardplanetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.
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Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.
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Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.
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Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.
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Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.
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Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.
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Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.
By: ___________________________________
Date: ________________
William Hornung, C.P.M, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) October 9, 2019
2) October 16, 2019 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS
NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Beach house Winery; River Run Winery; Sleeping Indian Winery, 1534 Sleeping Indian Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028. Beach House Winery, Inc., 1534 Sleeping Indian Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028. 10 – 17 October 2019
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 13, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland,
County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN No. 2019-0002228. Published October 9, 16, 23, 30, 2019. F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coach Chella, 4477
Shadow Hills Circle, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Stefan Menichella, 4477 Shadow Hills Circle, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date
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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 Thomas Brian. FBN No. 20190002211. Published October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Couture Pattern Museum, 315 Meigs Road, STE A380, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Cara A. Rademaker, 315 Meigs Road, STE A380, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 26, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0002368. Published October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Moto Fabrica, 1110 E De La Guerra Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Chris Puglisi, 1110 E De La Guerra Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 23, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2019-0002315. Published October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pinpoint Local, 4103 Maple Street, Ventura, CA 93003. First Rule Digital Marketing LLCA, 4103 Maple Street, Ventura, CA 93003. This statement was filed with the County Clerk
of Santa Barbara County on August 27, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Thomas Brian. FBN No. 2019-0002097. Published September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Marvelous Cleaning Services, 12356 Parkside St., Lakeside, CA 92040. Carmen L Munoz, 12356 Parkside St., Lakeside, CA 92040. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 30, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN No. 2019-0002131. Published September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Norton’s Pastrami & Deli, 18 W. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. EASYTALY, LLC, 977 E. Foothill Blvd Suite #108, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 2019-0002210. Published September 25, October 2, 9, 16, 2019. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Piano Lab Santa Barbara, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Seun-
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series for 2019 comes to a close on Friday, October 11, with one final 5:307:30 pm happy hour gathering boasting live music, tasty hors d’oeuvres, beverages, brief comments from regional nonprofit and environmental organizations and, not at all in the least, significant schmoozing. The curtain closer features talks from core EDC partners Los Padres ForestWatch, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Surfrider Foundation Santa Barbara Chapter, and UCSB Environmental Studies; food from California Pizza Kitchen, Lazy Acres and SOhO Restaurant & Music Club; drinks donated by Babcock, Pence and Zotovich Wineries, Captain Fatty’s Brewery and SolWave Water; music by Salty Strings, and raffle items from Patagonia, Rori’s Artisanal Creamery, Salon Patine and Toad & Co.
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“You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.” – Robin Williams @NIGHT
Santa Barbara’s Speaking of Stories series has called it quits after almost a quarter-century, but its Personal Stories iteration, a local angle on self-scripted first person true stories á la The Moth, is still in its growth spurt. The season debut takes place with two 10-story programs in repertory at Center Stage Theater October 14-17, with performers ranging from accomplished professional actors to people appearing in front of an audience for the first time, and boasting both published, well-established writers and others who are just doing their first creative writing since college. Tales include such intriguing titles as Chella Courington’s “In the Inky Whorl of Night,” Buffy Jo Grenier’s “My Life: Cliff Notes Version,” Carolyn Jabs’s “Crazy Hair Magic,” Lark Batteau’s “Underpants,” Lisa Renee Contreras’ ”Him, Too,” and Brian Silsbury’s “The Railway Sleepers.” While there are no threads other than the truth tying together the Personal Stories lineup, Jenna Tico’s Backbone Storytelling, which has its second showcase this Saturday, October 12, at Yoga Soup, is organized around meaningful, moving and mortal stories inspired by the human body. With Tico a dedicated dancer, writer, and educator who frequently leads Wednesday Movement Lab at the studio, the storytellers are encouraged to weave their tales through both spoken and nonverbal language. Blood is Thicker is the theme this time, and the tellers – who range in age from 18-90 – include Anima founder Lisa Citore, Movement Lab creator Melissa Lowenstein, chiropractor and Reiki healer Dr. Jacob Martin, Don’t Tell Comedy pop-up producer Melissa Lima, and poetry slam veteran Emily Chow-Kambitsch, whose commissioned writing was featured in last year’s “Weaving Women’s Stories” in London. •MJ 10 – 17 October 2019
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Buttercup will educate folks on the unethical practices in the pet food industry. Her human, Kristen, and Buttercup are dedicated to conservation. Kristen works at UCSB as a marine ecologist and science communicator. If you’d like to see the Dangermond Preserve, join Kathy Washburn’s trip. Email Kathy at kathwash1@gmail. com and please include your phone number. You will go March 14, 2020 by bus and train from 1:30 pm to 7 pm. These are areas not accessible by road. Reserve by mid-December. You’ll have the entire top floor of the business class car on the Pacific Surfliner with wine, beer, and snacks included. For GCC information, call 805.683.6631.
Hidden Treasures
The MClub (Montecito Bank & Trust’s travel club) gathered on the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission for another Lunch & Learn, this time about the Archive Library. Club director Maria McCall introduced Kathy Kalp, who works at the bank, but has connections at the Mission and was responsible for getting us there. Next came Dr. Monica Orozco, who is the executive director of the Mission Archive Library and an historian and archivist herself. She is a second generation Santa Barbara native and received her doctoral degree from UCSB specializing in Colonial and 19th century Mexican history. She has been at the mission for the last ten years and became the first lay executive director of the Old Mission. She was in the PBS documentary, West of the West: Tales of California’s Channel Islands. We met in the Archive Library, which is kept at a frosty 66 degrees. It’s all about the comfort of the artifacts, not the people. We were privileged to be shown some of the treasures including an illuminated manuscript that was a song book of its time. I have two pages of my own on velum I purchased in Spain when I lived there, that are framed and hang above by piano. The Mission is one of the most visited historic sites in California, but most
Dr. Monica Orozco in the background with white gloves showing us treasures in the Archive Library
don’t realize the hidden gem of the Archive Library. There are rare books, maps, photographs, documents and artwork – some dating back to the 15th century. Included are the 1843 Mission record of the death of Juana Maria
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lunch we saw the mausoleum. It was interesting to me to learn anyone can be cremated and interred in the cemetery. You don’t have to be Catholic. The trip brought to mind what a historical place in which we live telling us about the settlement of California and Santa Barbara and our 233-yearold Mission. For MClub information, call Maria at 805.564.7362.
Kathy Kalp and MClub director Maria McCall at the Mission
(Lone Woman of San Nicholas Island). She lived by herself on the island or perhaps with a son for 18 years, dying a few weeks after she was brought to the mainland. There are maps of the Fremont expedition and 19th century paintings of all 21 missions by Edwin Deakin. We had a delicious buffet salad lunch in the Old Mission Friar’s Lounge. There are several buildings in back of the Mission that don’t show from the front, another chapel and more. After
The paddles never stopped going up during “the ask” for dollars for the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF). In all the 25 years I’ve covered non-profit events, it was amazing. All the proceeds go to help children with cancer and their families in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. TBCF was founded in 2002. As executive director Lindsey Leonard explained, when a child has cancer, many times one of the parents has to quit their job to care for the child. TBCF gives financial, educational, and emotional support when needed. They might pay for tutoring the child who is missing school, or other needs that may arise. They have helped 190 kids this year and raised $2.32 million since their founding. The board chair Rick Schuette had exciting news when a law firm had found a way to defer extra money left
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Teddy Bear co-chairs Eileen Dill and Brigitte Welty on either side of executive director Lindsey Leonard
Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement Sat, Oct 12 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall / FREE
Recounting their extraordinary investigation of film producer Harvey Weinstein, Kantor and Twohey take us into the heart of this social shift with superlative detail, insight and journalistic expertise. Discover the surprising journeys of those who spoke up – and so changed us all.
Honorees mom Lee Marchiano, dad Dennis, and daughter Lee
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It’s Up to Us: Bringing About Meaningful Change Wed, Oct 23 / 7:30 PM UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $20 / $10 UCSB students In this rousing public lecture, John Kasich shares the guiding principles that have informed his public life for more than three decades, offering observations on how to bring about meaningful change. Kasich is a former leader of Congress, two-term governor of Ohio and 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
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over from a case and the judge agreed it could be used for charity – $285,000 went to TBCF. A staggering amount. Every day 43 children are diagnosed with cancer and there are 16 major types. Childhood cancer survivors remain at risk for late effect, complications, and premature death as they age. Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. There is also a youth philanthropy program at work. In the program was a list of 15 kids who had done everything from lemonade stands to a musical showcase to raise money. So far this year they made $16,000. Guests of the 7th Gold Ribbon Luncheon were gathered at the Four
Seasons Resort Monte Vista Lawn for a happy hour with a silent auction to peruse, wine to taste and sparkling water gifts. Emcee Sean Kelly was also the auctioneer for the live auction. There were not a few dry eyes as we listened to the stories of the three honorees during lunch. They were Michael and Kathy McCarthy for the Heart of Gold Award; Jim and Vanessa Bechtel for the Humanitarian Award; and the Marchiano family for the Pay It Forward Award. I could fill a whole column with their good deeds and successes. TBCF’s motto is “Together we can.” It should be “Together we did!” For ways to give, phone Lindsey at 805.563.4740. •MJ
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The prize-winning journalist and author of the blockbuster book The Woman’s Hour,Elaine Weiss recounts the riveting story of one of America’s greatest battles: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. Presented in association with the UCSB Division of Humanities and Fine Arts and the UCSB Department of History
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6) SBPD Chief Lori Luhnow (center) with Misty and Michael Hammer (photo by Priscilla)
Lee Luria accepts her Appreciation Commendation Plaque from Greg Hons, SBPD Foundation Executive Director (photo by Priscilla)
by KEYT-TV senior reporter John Palminteri, also honored Lee Luria, who funded the purchase of two new K-9s, their bullet proof vests and training, while Montecito philanthropist Michael Hammer was lauded for his instrumental role in founding the At Ease Program and his support. Peter Hilf, who also lives in our rarefied enclave, was also honored for his financial backing. Montecito rocker Kenny Loggins and his band did an entertaining hour-long concert that included his many hits, including “Danger Zone” and “Footloose.” Among the innumerable supporters were Eric and Nina Phillips, police
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Hosts Pat and Ursula Nesbitt expressing gratitude to Kenny Loggins (center) and his band for their contributions to the success of this year’s Fun with the Force event (photo by Priscilla)
Greg Hons presents an award to Peter Hilf (photo by Priscilla)
SBPD Vice President Eric Phillips and Committee Member Nina Phillips thanking auctioneer Dennis Miller (photo by Priscilla)
Mike McGrew with guests Chuck and Margarita Lande at Fun with the Force (photo by Priscilla)
chief Lori Luhnow, sheriff Bill Brown, Anne Towbes, Gini Dreier, Carol Marsch, Mark Alfani, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, Kim and Tammy Hughes, Janet Adderley, Misty Hammer, Tom Parker, Brian Hill, Dana Hansen, Terry Ryken, Holly Murphy, George Leis, Mara Abboud, Dana Newquist, Tom Sturgess, Ricardo and Dinah Calderon, and Richard Weston-Smith. A&L Kicks Off The venerable Granada Theatre was the place to be when UCSB Arts & Lectures launched its latest season. Author and historian Tara Westover, 33, whose memoir Educated debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list, and was a finalist for myriad awards, including the
“Never say goodbye because saying goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting.” – Robin Williams
National Book Critics Circle Award, spoke to a packed house about her extraordinary journey being brought up by survivalist parents and ending up at Trinity College, Cambridge, the alma mater of Prince Charles, and becoming a visiting fellow at Harvard in 2010. Before the eye-opening talk, a Partners Reception for 65 guests, including Hollye Jacobs, Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman, Dan and Meg Burnham, Anne Luther, Heather Sturgess, Marianne Patridge, and Celesta Billeci, was held in the McCune Founders Room. Just 24 hours later Tony and Emmy Award-winning singer Kristin Chenoweth sang a delightful repertoire of Broadway and other hits, with Santa Barbara High School choir backing her in a fine rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” while Maile Kai Merrick, 13, a member of Janet Adderley’s Youth Ensemble Theatre and granddaughter of Journal office manager Christine Merrick, joined her in a rousing duet of “For Good” from Wicked. Chenoweth wrapped her show singing Dolly Parton’s hit “I Will Always Love You,” turning the mike off so the audience just heard her natural vocals. It was a performance of a very different kind two days later when Japanese all-male dance troupe Sankai Juku under Ushio Amagatsu, per-
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result of three concurrent realities the organization faced in 2018: critical support and goods donated by Unity for more than 1,500 disaster victim visits due to the Thomas Fire and Debris Flow with no local residents turned away, creating an enormous strain on supply levels and a cash flow shortfall; the non-profit faced cutbacks in funding from donors and grant providers who directed their fundraising dollars toward the natural disaster; and in late 2017, Unity purchased a building to complete the relocation of its eight support programs. Unfortunately, the timing of the natural disasters of December 2017 and early 2018, could not have been anticipated and taxed the organization in innumerable ways. On the plus side, the purchase of our newest building virtually eliminated the costs associated with rental fees, property taxes, landlords’ insurance, and maintenance as well as potential increases in rents or associated moving costs, all of which weigh heavily for an organization of our size and complexity. The average of 20,000 clients that Unity serves each year are referred by over 300 other non-profits throughout Santa Barbara County to one of its eight different support programs. Unity estimates that it would cost
upwards of 20 million dollars to replicate its operational footprint and programming, which is available to clients in need from every agency, church, school, medical facility and counseling center throughout the County. The Unity Grocery Store and Clothing center is relied upon by 10,000 households annually. Low-income families shop for food and clothing to help them make ends meet, diminishing the burden on the community’s public welfare agencies. More than 1,800 volunteers work alongside Unity staff, including hundreds of seniors who help a range of residents with their handiwork; 5,000 essential care packages are distributed locally by volunteers to homebound seniors and the disabled. Santa Barbara youth turn to Unity to help their community as well as learn transferable job skills. For over a century, members of this Community have counted on us for support when they’ve needed it most; we’re incredibly optimistic that now they will answer the call and come to our aid in return. To make a donation, go to www. unityshoppe.org; or for more information, contact Tom Reed, 805-965-9051 or Pat Hitchcock, 805-979-9511. Tom Reed Montecito •MJ
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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.
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ireTenders is a self-sustaining community of responsible men who are committed to wakeful living and are willing to support other men in the process of self-discovery, true masculine embodiment, and open-hearted relational engagement in the world. Normally the meetings are in closed, ongoing groups that are formed following a weekend or other immersive training. Now, FireTenders Men’s Movement founder Timothy Tillman, a Somatic Psychotherapist, Hakomi trainer and meditation teacher, is bringing the group process down the mountain from his Mission Canyon home office to Yoga Soup for a six-week series from 3:30-5 pm on Sundays, October 13-November 17. The sessions are being offered on a drop-in basis, so it’s likely the gatherings will be more of an introduction vs. the deep dives into connection created by the committed containers. The gatherings are open to all men to build community, connection, self awareness and emotional skills. Still, men should get a healthy taste of FireTenders’ opportunity to stop, presence your life, and explore your current habitual patterns, belief systems, relationships and level of wakefulness with support and brotherhood through experiential exercises, embodied meditations, and individual somatic processing time. Tillman will be joined by FireTenders veterans Jordan Santoni, a leadership coach, conscious business consultant and certified facilitator candidate for Byron Katie’s “The Work,” and Damian Gallagher, who also facilitates breath work, meditation, sound healing and Authentic Relating. Admission is $10 per session, or $50 for the full series.
‘Radical’ Healing
Yoga Soup gets back into balance with the genders via Laura Penner’s women-only Radical Acceptance of Self workshop slated for 2-5 pm on Sunday, October 13, the opening afternoon of FireTenders. The practice offers an evolutionary path to freedom to combat the societal pressure for women to identify their inherent, internal value with their external body. Radical Acceptance of Self empowers women to liberate themselves from the false constraints and embrace all of their potential in full union with their ever-changing body, mind and soul. The workshop includes group sharing, partner practices, intentional journaling and gentle yoga before closing with a Women’s Ecstatic Dance. Santa Barbara native Penner is a certified Holistic Health Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, a local RYT-200 Yoga Teacher, and a professional photographer. Penner founded livingpotential.co, a holistic health consulting company that combines yoga, holistic health and lifestyle to mentor women on their path to health and wellness. Admission to Sunday’s seminar is $25 in advance, $30 day of.
Moving Bodies, Moving Souls
Donia Hames Robinson leads an Introduction to Soul Motion, an embodied awareness conscious dance practice that takes on an authentic form for each individual in a practice that views creativity as an inherent expression for every body. The offering, which takes
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place 7-9 pm Friday, October 11, at Yoga Soup, is about coming home to self through learning how to relate to others on the sacred space of the dance floor. Participants will experience moving from within, moving with others, and how to navigate that edge. Experience stillness, awareness, witness, and presence within movement, bringing this new embrace of life out from the dance floor into the everyday to empower your connection with self, others, community and beyond. No experience needed, as you cannot get “you” wrong. Soul Motion is about courting relationships with another as a means for understanding self, so it holds deeply and dearly to the dance as a dialogue with reality. Robinson found Soul Motion after years of owning her own yoga studio, working at the Esalen Institute on the massage crew, and studying the dynamic form and function of the body, neuroscience, quantum physics and every healing modality she could find. After getting involved with Soul Motion in 2012, she has found the practice to truly get to the heart of life – the study of the now. “Soul Motion is a life practice in an intentional container of grace that allows for expression, play, healing and profound shifts to happen when we witness ourselves coming home,” she says. Admission is $20 in advance, $25 day-of.
Sound Bath at the Soup
Shane Thunder uses alchemical gemstone and Tibetan singing bowls, chimes, drums, aromatherapy plus guided meditation to create a restorative evening. The sound bath, slated for 7:30-9 pm on Friday, October 11, aims to cleanse and purge emotional, mental, physical and spiritual blocks and purify the chakras so that the body, mind and spirit will have a blissful, transforming and uplifting experience. Admission is $25 in advance, $30 day-of.
Practice Makes Purpose
Those already familiar with NVC as well as newcomers are welcome to join the ongoing NVC Practice Group that meets every second Monday of the month to engage in the communication approach centered on using language that honors and values everyone’s needs, employing a process of empathy, compassion and honesty instead of shame, blame and domination. NVC veteran Lesley Weinstock, who revived the group after last spring’s NVC Convention, will lead the next 6:30-9 pm gathering on October 14 at a private home in Goleta. The format includes a check-in, empathy exchange, a teaching topic, an exercise
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or game, discussion and a check-out. Tea and snacks are provided; feel free to bring other refreshments to share. Suggested contribution is $15-$20 but no one is turned away because of money. Details and directions upon RSVP to Weinstock at (805) 212-0052, or email lesleyweinstock@yahoo.com.
Sunburst Seminars
Sunburst Sanctuary in Lompoc has an offering for those who might feel a calling to advance and deepen their Kriya meditation practice. At the heart-opening and informative weekend, slated for October 17-20, participants will receive the second initiation of Kriya as a powerful tool for awakening, learn to activate the healing and balancing power of your chakras, engage in interactive discussions with seasoned practitioners, and discover ways to help consciousness evolve, personally and globally. The workshop is accessible via a sliding scale donation of $175-$300 plus optional lodging or camping on site, and an ongoing practice of Kriya 1 is a prerequisite. Those new to Kriya meditation might instead consider Sunburst’s New Year ’s Kriya I Meditation Retreat: “Transform Yourself – Transform Our World,” which takes place January 2-5, 2020. Participants will learn scientific meditation practices in the lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda and partake in a New Year’s ceremony, periods of sacred silence and discussion, and be sustained by provided nourishing meals for the retreat amid the sanctuary’s pristine natural surroundings nestled amid the oak-dotted rolling hills of California’s Central Coast. Also on the schedule at Sunburst is another Sacred Geometry Workshop: Exploring the Divine Signature, slated for 9:30 am - 4 pm on Saturday, November 9. Visitors will learn to recognize the golden proportion in spirals found throughout nature via hands-on exploration and interactive presentations in the creative workshop guided by Sunburst’s sacred geometry expert Craig Hanson. Lunch is included in the donation of $35-$40. Meanwhile, public meditation dropins at the retreat center continue at 10:30 am every Sunday, with a program that includes live, spirit-filled music, an insightful talk, quiet meditation, and time for socializing and connection followed by a vegetarian brunch. Children’s programs are available during the quiet portion, and there are optional group hikes most Sundays after brunch. Upcoming topics include The Mystery of Life and Death (October 13), Living Mindfully (October 20), and Honoring Illumined Souls (October 27). Visit https://sun burst.org for more information on all Sunburst activities. •MJ 10 – 17 October 2019
SANTA BARBARA IN A GLASS
Bien Nacido Vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley
by Gabe Saglie Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe and wife Renee have 3 children and one Golden Retriever named Milo
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Above the fog at Grassini Vineyards
here are plenty of photography books on how wine is made, and by whom, and what tasting rooms look like,” declares George Rose, who happens to be a real whiz behind the lens himself. “I set out with the idea of showcasing where the grapes are grown. This is about the land and the people – it’s about the place.” Rose’s latest coffee table book is, in fact, a beautiful tribute to Santa Barbara County’s wine region, delivered in sweeping, moving images. The hardcover Wine Country: Santa Barbara County ($80, including California sales tax and shipping) is almost 200 pages long, weighs more than three pounds and takes full advantage of its 11-by-14-inch format. “I wanted to present the pictures as if people were walking through a gallery,” says the photographer. “When you turn the page, and that image doubles in size – it makes an impact.” Rose’s style makes the various vineyards depicted in the book look downright spectacular, like a sun-drenched stretch of Stolpman Vineyards along Ballard Canyon, or the starry harvest sky above Dierberg-Star Lane Vineyards near Lompoc, or a blanket of fog hugging the vines at Grassini Vineyards in Happy Canyon. Portions of the book guide the reader through several wine growing hot spots, like the pinot noir haven that is Sta. Rita Hills, the much warmer Los Olivos District, and the Foxen Canyon Trail. But Rose’s book goes well beyond 10 – 17 October 2019
the wine, reaching for that sense of place he mentions, capturing the people who live in the towns that make this particular portion of California special. “There’s a very Western flavor to Santa Barbara County that makes it unique and different from Napa and Sonoma,” says Rose, who published a similar book on Sonoma County’s wine region in 2017. Solvang is represented by the young ladies doling out aebleskivers during Danish Days, the dancers twirling down Mission Drive during the 4th of July parade and the legendary Rancheros Vistadores traversing the open range on horseback. Buellton, Lompoc, and the Santa Maria Valley star, too. And even Santa Barbara gets a chapter, with big pictures of families at dinner, friends out on bikes and plenty of smiling sippers in the Funk Zone. “I’ve been fascinated watching the wine tasting idea in an urban setting really explode,” says Rose. One of the book’s most poignant sections is its spotlight on the women and men who work the vineyards. Dozens of photos capture the oft-grueling physical task of harvesting grapevines – plucking and sorting thousands of berries by hand, and often in the cold, dark hours between midnight and dawn. “I feel strongly that California is rooted in agriculture,” says Rose. “There’d be no wine industry without these people – they are critical to the success of California wine. And it’s very important that we keep hitting on that topic. With all the politics today, that message gets lost.”
when Rose was offered a job in wine industry marketing, a job he held for 25 years with companies like Fetzer and Kendall-Jackson. But Rose, who never stopped honing his shooting skills, decided to return to photography full-time in 2012, and he’s been gazing at vineyards through his lens ever since. “I realized quickly,” he says, “that my style worked well with vineyards’ own growing social media needs.” Wine Country: Santa Barbara County is self-published by Rose, who secured funding from myriad tourism groups, like Visit Santa Barbara and Visit the Santa Ynez Valley, and local wineries, including Zaca Mesa, Foxen, and Bien Nacido. The book is available at all sponsor tasting rooms, as well as Rose’s own website, georg erose.com. Photographer George Rose with his new coffee Rose is holding several upcomtable book, Wine Country: Santa Barbara County ing book signing events, including Rose, who moved from Healdsburg October 12 at Pence Ranch Winery to Solvang six years ago, brings a life- in Buellton and October 19 at both time of behind-the-camera experience Melville Winery and Dierberg-Star to his new tome. He was in his 20s Lane Vineyards, both near Lompoc. when he worked as a staff writer at An art exhibit featuring many of the L.A. Times and, soon after, as an Rose’s recent landscape photograin-demand freelancer for Newsweek, phy, titled “Santa Barbara County & Time, and Rolling Stone. More than 13 Beyond,” will open at the Wildling years followed, as an official photog Museum in Solvang on November 16. MontJournal_Oct09th'19:Layout 1 9/17/19 1:12 PM Page 1 for the NFL. Serendipity stepped in Cheers! •MJ
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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 32) Susan Rose and Julie Weiner with Kristin Chenoweth (photo by Grace Kathryn)
Bonnie Carroll and Santa Barbara Rescue Mission President Rolf Geyling (photo by Bonnie Carroll)
Bayou 500 co-chairs Susan Hughes, Kim Mullen, and Joan Wimberly (photo by Bonnie Carroll)
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Event sponsors Mandy and Daniel Hochman with Kristin Chenoweth (photo by Grace Kathryn)
formed the U.S. premiere of Meguri: Teeming Sea, Tranquil Land, set against a relief of sea lily fossils, the ethereal performance was a poetic meditation on the passage of time, symbolized by the circulation of water and the seasonal transformation of the earth. The Paris-based Butoh dancers, caked in all white makeup, performed a mesmerizing 80-minute show, a kinetic tribute to both visceral and tactile elements of everyday life. On a Mission Black and white checks were de rigueur when the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission hosted its 18th annual benefit, Bayou 500, at Goleta’s Dos Pueblos Ranch. A record 365 guests attended the car racing themed fun fête, emceed by radio host Catherine Remak and co-chaired by Susan Hughes, Kim Mullen and Joan Wimberly, which featured a number of vintage racing cars, raising more than $400,000 for
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Jill Levinson, Robin Gose, and Kelly Bret Almeroth welcoming guests to the MOXI Colorosity gala (photo by Priscilla)
Dana Newquist ready for a race at the Bayou 500 (photo by Bonnie Carroll)
Di Loreto. Maryan Schall, a longtime friend, introduced Janet, who declared: “I did it because it was the right thing to do.” The mission, which has a $2,564,000 annual budget served 91,474 meals last year and provided 28,479 safe overnight accommodations. Rolf Geyling, Mission president, said: “While only 21 percent of those completing treatment programs nationally maintain their sobriety beyond five years, we are proud that 52 percent of our graduates remain in recovery over the same period.” Among the supporters feeling the need for speed were district attorney Joyce Dudley, Dana Newquist, Tom Sturgess, Wayne Siemens, Bob and Patty Bryant, Penny Jenkins, Joyce McCullough, Kim Schuck, Dianne Davis, Rose Hodge, and Terry Foil. Colorful Celebration The MOXI Museum, which has 150,000 guests annually, was social-
ly gridlocked when 300 supporters attended the third annual fundraiser Colorosity, raising to more than $350,000 for the STEAM education, outreach, and accessibility initiatives. Colorisity event committee: Jill Chase, Ashley Blevins, Kathleen McClellan, Pamela Dillman Haskell, and Anais Pellegrini (photo by Priscilla)
the non profit. Janet Garufis, head honcho of Montecito Bank & Trust, who was instrumental in helping the charity raise $12 million for a 40,000 sq. ft. re-model, received the 17-year-old Leni Fe Bland Award, which has previously gone to sheriff Bill Brown, police chief Cam Sanchez, Peter MacDougall, Betty Rosness and Silvio “I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.” – Robin Williams
Attending the Colorisity event from the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation are Victoria and Bill Strong with Karie Ide (center) (photo by Priscilla)
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Randall Kopf, William Skidmore, Azra Kargar, Jay Peña, and Shannon Curtis (photo by Priscilla)
All three floors provided a feast for the eyes and palate, with bountiful food at each stop. The boffo bash, co-chaired by Kelly Bret Almeroth and Jill Levinson, attracted quite the hungry hoard, including Belle Hahn, Jennifer Zacharias, Jeff Jacobs, Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Robin Gose, Andrea Hutton, Alixe Mattingly, Nancy Sheldon, Scott Hadley, Jill Chase, Lisa Hearst Hagerman, and Noelle Wolf. Montecito Money Amazon magnate Jeff Bezos, 55, who took over the Biltmore at the weekend for his annual pow-wow, is once again America’s richest man. He narrowly beat Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates with $114 billion, down considerably from his 2017 fortune of $160 billion. A large chunk of his missing money now occupies number 15 on the list, his ex-wife Mackenzie Bezos, who makes her debut with $36.1 billion. Number two Gates, 64, has $106 billion, with number three Warren Buffett, 89, with $80.8 billion, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, 35, at number four with $69.6 billion, and number five is Santa Barbara resident and Oracle entrepreneur Larry Ellison with $65 billion, the same rankings as last year, but with dramatic shifts in their respective fortunes. Montecito resident and Google honcho Eric Schmidt, 64, is again at number 33 with $14.2 billion, and frequent visitor Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, 77, whose NFL team trains each summer in Oxnard, is ranked 56th with $8.6 billion.
Star Wars producer George Lucas, 75, who has a beach house in Carpinteria, is number 107 with $5.9 billion, while Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso, 60, who opened the Rosewood Miramar earlier this year, is 168th with $4.2 billion, with mall and sports team magnate Herb Simon, 85, at 250 with $3.3 billion. Our most famous resident media magnate Oprah Winfrey, 65, is at 319 with $2.7 billion, a slight decrease from 2018, while Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner, 75, owner of the Biltmore and the San Ysidro Ranch, is ranked 296 with $2.9 billion. There are 13 entries in the rankings under 40, with 19 making their debuts. In total, the fortunes of all 400 ranked adds up to $2.96 trillion, a record high. Beauty and the Beach The Music Academy of the West suffered social gridlock when Santa Barbara Beautiful hosted its 55th annual awards, co-chaired by Mark Whitehurst and Kerry Methner, at the Miraflores campus. Ubiquitous KEYT-TV senior reporter John Palminteri emceed the ceremony in the Lehmann Ballroom after a welcome by organization president Penny Haberman, who revealed SBB had provided more than 13,000 trees for the renewed beautification of our Eden by the Beach’s streets and parks over the years. The President’s Award went to the 57-year-old Santa Barbara Inn, owned by Richard and Mimi Gunner, which underwent complete renovation three
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ADCTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT This may affect your property. Please read. Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department. The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Ciara Ristig at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, by email at cristig@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided. WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission. If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Ciara Ristig at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at cristig@co.santa-barbara.ca.us, or by phone at (805) 568-2077. PROPOSAL: MADSEN- MONTECITO DEBRIS REBUILD PROJECT ADDRESS: 1635 POSILIP LN, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 ST 1 SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND THE 2019 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO BOTH CODES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing on the matter of the proposed ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara repealing Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 and adopting a new Chapter 8.04 adopting by reference the 2018 edition of the International Fire Code, including Appendix Chapter 4 and Appendices B, BB, C, CC, and H of that Code, and the 2019 California Fire Code with local amendments to both codes will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California on October 29, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at which time evidence will be taken and interested persons will be heard by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that copies of the 2018 International Fire Code, the 2019 California Fire Code, and the proposed local amendments to both codes being considered for adoption are on file with the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Barbara, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California and are open for public inspection. The proposed ordinance will adopt fire safety standards promulgated by the International Code Council and the State Fire Marshal and will adopt local amendments to these statewide fire safety standards based on local geological, topographical, and climatic conditions and local administrative procedures for the implementation of said codes. Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk of the City of Santa Barbara at the above address. For further information, please contact the Santa Barbara Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division, (805) 564-5701.
THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE DATE OF THIS NOTICE: 10/9/2019 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 10/30/19 PERMIT NUMBER: 19CDH-00000-000010 APPLICATION FILE: 3/5/2019 007-371-004 ZONING: 1-E-1 PROJECT AREA: 0.14 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant: W. David Winitzky Proposed Project: The project is for a Coastal Development Permit to allow demolition of an existing damaged single family dwelling of approximately 1,202 square feet (gross), a detached garage of approximately 565 square feet (gross), and a covered porch of approximately 401 square feet (gross), which were impacted by the January 9, 2018 Montecito debris flow. In addition, the CDH allows for construction of a new 2 story single family dwelling with the first floor, consisting of a garage and storage, being approximately 1,333 square feet (gross), the second story being approximately 1,174 square feet (gross), and a covered porch of approximately 155 square feet (net). The proposed project will require no cut and approximately 150 cubic yards of fill required for the structure to meet the new base flood elevation. The parcel will be served by the Montecito Water District, the Montecito Sanitary District, and the Montecito Fire District. Access will continue to be provided off of Posilipo Road. The property is a 0.13 acre parcel zoned 1-E-1 and shown as Assessor’s Parcel Number 007-371-004, located at 1635 Posilipo Lane in the Montecito area, First Supervisorial District.
On Thursday, October 24, 2019, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov/CAP. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator's Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. (SEAL) Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager October 9, 2019
APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 19CDH-00000-00010 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so. Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day. This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal. For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Ciara Ristig. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from: http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/plndev/Content/Permitting/AppealSubReqAPP.pdf ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/permitting/planningprocess.sbc Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/home.sbc Published October 9, 2019 Montecito Journal
gah Seo, 8061 Puesta Del Sol, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 10, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed
in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN No. 2019-0002185. Pub-
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five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2019-0002192. Published September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2019. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF PLANTIFF’S CLAIM & ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT: CASE No. 19CV04827 Notice to Defendant David Willows: You have been sued by Plaintiffs: Guijarro, Hernandez, Montes, May, Orme. You and the plaintiffs must go to court on November 6, 2019, at
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Scope of Work: Landscape maintenance at specific locations at the Airport. Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the Maintenance Yard Conference Room, located at 1699 Firestone Road, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory meeting. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. BONDING Bidder shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Note: All bids must be accompanied by a copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. Only the original bid security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be mailed or delivered to the Purchasing Office in a sealed envelope and be received within (3) City business days of the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered. In accordance with Civil Code § 9550, if the bid exceeds $25,000.00, the Successful Bidder shall furnish within ten (10) consecutive calendar days after written Notice of Award, a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid as well as a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total. Payment and Performance bonds must be provided for the total amount of any renewal options exceeding $25,000 that are exercised. LIVING WAGE Any service purchase order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations. If there is a difference between the City’s Living Wage and Prevailing Wage rates for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay no less than the highest wage rate. PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5. There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813. Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certified and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776. The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A-1-131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid. 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. CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California C-27 Landscaping contractor’s license at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _____________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager
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Published: 10/9/2019 Montecito Journal
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here were you when you first heard Bob Dylan? Arguably one of the greatest poets and musical artists of our generation, Bob Dylan has been covered and worshiped by fans and artists of all walks of life. Born as Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, the musician has been in the game for sixty years, first gaining momentum in 1963 when his second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, was released and picked as a civil rights anthem through his song, “Blowin’ in the Wind.” First inspired by blues and country music in his youth, Dylan describes the reason he chose American folk music over rock ’n roll: “I knew that when I got into folk music, it was more of a serious type of thing,” Dylan said. “The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings.” A few songs have ties to Santa Barbara County, too. Once linked with socialite Edie Sedgwick, the late Santa Ynez beauty is rumored to be the muse behind songs such as “Blonde on Blonde” and “Just Like a Woman,” though the story remains enigmatic as the man himself. His career as a public visual artist began in 1994, and includes eight books of paintings and drawings that have been displayed in art galleries around the world. Collecting numerous poetry and music accolades, including ten Grammys, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award, Dylan added Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016 to the list. And soon, you can see the icon perform live in our hometown. Bob Dylan and His Band are returning to the Santa Barbara Bowl on Saturday, October 12 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are currently available for $50.00 – $135.00 (before taxes and fees) and can be purchased at the Santa Barbara Bowl box office. See you there. •MJ Bob Dylan and His Band Saturday, October 12, 7:30 pm Santa Barbara Bowl 1122 North Milpas Street, Santa Barbara www.sbbowl.com MONTECITO JOURNAL
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demo to the show and forgot about it. A few months later he received a call from a show rep and was invited back for another audition. And, as they, the rest is history. Clearly a rising star...
years ago, while the Jacaranda Award for outstanding community service went to Beebe Longstreet, who has been commissioner of the city’s parks and recreation department for the last 24 years. Explore Ecology received the Playa de SB award for environmental stewardship, with State Street’s 30-yearold Indigo Interiors receiving the Arts Advisory Committee’s Business in Art Award, and SB Museum of Natural History garnering the SB Commons – Public Open Space accolade.
Betting on Breman Santa Barbara Choral Society member Will Breman is hitting a high note! Tenor Will, who has sung under the baton of veteran conductor Jo Anne Wasserman for four years, has been wowing TV audiences on NBC’s hit show The Voice. He attended a blind audition at the studio and both judges, John Legend and Gwen Stefani, vied to be his season coach after hearing him sight unseen. But following an impressive impromptu duet with John, Will chose Legend. Cheering Will on from the wings was Bob Rockabrand, his Westmont College voice professor, who sings tenor from time to time with the choral society.
SB Choral Society tenor Will Breman wows on The Voice (photo by David Bazemore)
Will’s journey to The Voice began at age 17 in Montecito when a female acquaintance suggested the Asperger’s sufferer try out for the show. He’d heard of American Idol and America’s Got Talent, but not The Voice. Alas, life as a vocal performance major at Westmont, touring and the demands of the choral society postponed his auditioning. Will had just left his bluegrass band two years ago and went to an open call in L.A., which went nowhere. Now 25, he sent “a bare minimum”
SBIFF Welcomes Benjamin Santa Barbara International Film Festival has hired veteran Benjamin Goedert as its new development director. In his new role, Goedert will be Benjamin Goedert, responsible for SBIFF’s new developgenerating funds ment director to support the fest’s dynamic arts and educational programs through sponsorships, grants and donations. He moved to our tony town 11 years ago to attend City College where he was first introduced to SBIFF’s internship program through a film class taught by Roger Durling. After studying film and media at UCSB, Goedert was hired into the fest’s development department to coordinate sponsorships and fundraising efforts. He has been part of the organization’s development teams for the last eight festivals.
Rest in Peace On a personal note, I remember Lorraine Wilson, a longtime Montecito resident, who has moved to more heavenly pastures aged 87. I first met Lorraine when I moved from Hancock Park in L.A. in 2007 to become a columnist on the Santa Barbara News-Press and co-host a travel show on its radio station AM1290. A delightful and charming lady, who wrote a full-page column On The Town in the Sunday edition, she shone a bright spotlight on our Eden by the Beach’s nonprofit community. She will be much missed.... Sightings: Downton Abbey actress Lesley Nichol having a whale of a time on the Condor Express... Star Trek’s J.J. Abrams at the Magic Castle cabaret... The Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim and Ryan Zinke, former Secretary of the Interior, at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 805-969-3301 •MJ
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(University of Iowa Press, 2005). Willis has also published a variety of poems in journals such as Poems, Wilderness, Ascent, and Christian Century. Paul Willis graduated from Wheaton College, earned his doctorate in English at Washington State University, and has been teaching at Westmont since 1988.
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aul Willis, Westmont professor of English, will read selections from his award-winning collection, To Build a Trail: Essays on Curiosity, Love and Wonder, Tuesday, October 15, at 5:30 pm in the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street. The Westmont Downtown Lecture, “Not about the Numbers: What Really Matters in How We Learn,” is free and open to the public; limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051. When Willis set out to build several miles of trail through the wilder parts of the Westmont campus, he didn’t realize it would become a significant metaphor for teaching and learning. “Curiosity, love, and wonder always take circuitous paths toward understanding,” Willis says. “This is what I have come to believe and what has put me in the present-day conflict of efficiency in education.” To Build a Trail won the 2018 Indies Bronze, and Forward Review recognized Willis as an Indies Finalist for Autobiography and Memoir. This publication honors the best books by independent publishers each year. Willis, a Santa Barbara poet laureate from 2011-2013, has published several collections of poetry, including Little Rhymes for Lowly Plants (White Violets Press, 2019), Deer at Twilight: Poems from the North Cascades (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2018), Getting to Gardisky Lake (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2016), Say This Prayer into the Past (Cascade Books, 2013), Rosing from the Dead (Wordfarm, 2009), and Visiting Home (Pecan Grove Press, 2008). He co-edited In a Fine Frenzy: Poets Respond to Shakespeare with David Starkey 10 – 17 October 2019
The Westmont Fall Orchestra Concert explores themes of dreams and fairytales on Saturday, October 12, at 7 pm and Sunday, October 13, at 3 pm, all at First Presbyterian Church. Tickets, which cost $10 for general admission (students are free), may be purchased at westmont.edu/music or at the door. For more information, please contact the music department at (805) 565-6040 or email music@ westmont.edu. The concert repertoire includes Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty,”
Beethoven’s “Coriolanus Overture,” Sousa’s “Fairest of the Fare,” Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs),” and more. “All the music is beautiful and replete with happy endings, just like the dreams for a Westmont Orchestra that were fulfilled 14 years ago,” says conductor Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship at Westmont. This summer the Westmont Orchestra will perform in Vienna at the Musikverein, the famous concert hall of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, as part of the 250th celebration of Beethoven’s birth June 28. •MJ
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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 Going Home – San Marcos High School’s fall concert is an evening of songs about travel, journeying, and finding your way back home again. The program serves to introduce the new lineup of choral singers for the academic year. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 4750 Hollister Ave. COST: $10 general, $5 seniors 55+, children and students INFO: https://sanmarcos.sbunified.org/apps/news/article/1096571 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Valli, not Vivaldi – It would have been easy for Frankie Valli to go into at least semi-retirement following the success of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, the four-time 2006 Tony Award-winner for which Valli and his band The Four Seasons were not only the inspiration but also central contributors to the story details. After all, the singer and the Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1990, and rank as one of the best-selling musical groups of all time, having amassed an estimated 100 million records sold worldwide – a testament to the group joining the Beach Boys as the only American band to enjoy major chart success before, during and after the British Invasion brought the Beatles to the U.S. After forming in Newark, New Jersey, Valli and The Four Seasons scored quickly with their 1962 single “Sherry,” which topped both the Billboard pop and R&B charts, the group’s next two singles, “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” also went to No. 1. Those plus such other ‘60s hits as “Dawn (Go Away),” “Rag Doll,” “Working My Way Back to You,” and the mid’70s “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” remain staples on oldies radio and fodder for karaoke contenders everywhere. So the royalty checks are still coming in for Valli, who hit age 85 earlier this year. Still, Frankie and his famous falsetto are still touring, albeit with an entirely different cast of characters backing him up. Hear
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 Singer-songwriters Segue at SOhO – Peter Harper is the youngest of three brothers who grew up spending nearly every day at the Folk Music Center – the music store in Claremont, California, opened by their grandparents in the late ‘50s – where the boys roamed amongst the guitars, banjos, ukuleles and other musical instruments from around the world. The eldest brother Ben grew up to be the world famous singer and musician who has played many concerts at the Santa Barbara Bowl, the Granada and Arlington Theatres. The middle brother, Joel, is a prolific writer of children’s books and an avid environmentalist. Peter chose the art of sculpture to express his creativity, spending time as a professional visual artist and a college professor who only dabbled in music for fun for 20 years. But beginning in 2016, has released three albums of his own, toured extensively in North America and Europe mostly as a solo artist, and finding a voice and style of his own. Peter parks it for a third date at SOhO in an early show, after which the impressionistic New Zealand “gothic folk” artist Aldous Harding hits the stage in a highly anticipated area debut. Harding, who has also released three albums in just a couple more years, unleashes stark and surprising songs that are delicate but not at all simple, defying easy classification, or one at all. She’s drawn comparisons to Kate Bush and Tori Amos, but Harding is far too singular, and much more alluring in her delivery, as well as more mysterious in her metaphors and cryptic in her imagery. Opening is a solo set from Hand Habit, aka Meg Duffy, who NPR has dubbed as a singersongwriter who “pays scrupulous attention to detail in songs that function like intricate dioramas.” WHEN: 6 pm (Harper); 9 pm (Harding/Hand Habit) WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $12 (Harper); $15 (Harding/Hand Habit) INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 ART Santa Barbara – Just eight days after October’s 1st Thursday event in downtown Santa Barbara, 15 galleries are banding together to produce this new event that dubs the State Street area bordered by Carrillo and Sola streets and Chapala and Anacapa streets as downtown’s Art District. The galleries – which include Channing Peake, Sullivan Goss, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art – are participating with exhibitions, live painting demos and both artist and curator talks, encompassing in all more than 100 artists whose works ranging from plein air landscapes and figurative to abstract and expressionism will be on display. The galleries represent Santa Barbara and regional artists as well as internationally known artists whose collectible works will also be for sale. Tonight’s kick-off reception at State Gallery highlights pieces from Santa Barbara’s Abstract Art Collective and includes wine and hors d’oeuvres á la 1st Thursday style. For tomorrow’s main event, each of the spaces will have a special program with a staggered schedule, including a live painting demonstration with Waterhouse Gallery owner and landscape painter Rick Garcia, tea ceremonies at Yuliya Lennon Art Studio surrounded by paintings and sculptures with Wabi-sabi as the theme, and live music and live painting with landscape painter and gallery owner Richard Schloss at Santa Barbara Fine Art. Outdoor music will take place at three locations during the day. After the official tour is over, enjoy an after hours “print fair” at Glenn Dallas Gallery. Map-guides will be available at all venues. WHEN: 5-8 pm tonight, 10 am-6 pm tomorrow WHERE: see above COST: 10 tonight, free tomorrow INFO: www.santabarbaraartdistrict.com
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the classic hits live when he and the current Four Seasons come to the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $69-$99 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com Coward-ly Lion – Noël Coward’s comedy Blithe Spirit was a huge hit for the British playwright, establishing a then long-run record for non-musical British plays of just shy of 2,000 performances after opening in the West End in 1941, and logging more than 650 more on Broadway later that year. The clever classic from the playwright of Private Lives follows a fussy, cantankerous novelist named Charles Condomine, who has remarried but is being haunted by the ghost of his late first wife, the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a visiting “happy medium” known as Madame Arcati. His home and life are quickly turned into a shambles as his wife’s ghost torments both he and his new bride. Although the work is more than 75 years old, it still has legs: Coward himself adapted the play for film starring Rex Harrison in 1945, directed a musical adaptation, High Spirits, on Broadway in 1964. Blithe Spirit
“Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death.” – Robin Williams
was also adapted for television in the 1950s and 1960s, and the original play enjoyed several West End and Broadway revivals in the ’70s and ’80s, was revived again in London in 2004, 2011 and 2014, and returned to Broadway in February 2009 with Angela Lansbury as Madame Arcati. SBCC Theatre Group’s production, directed by R. Michael Gros, stars Leesa Beck as Elvira, Leslie Ann Story as Madame Arcati, and Oren Scoog as Charles. WHEN: Tonight-October 26 WHERE: SBCC’s Garvin Theatre, 721 Cliff Drive COST: $14-$26 INFO: (805) 965-5935 or www.theatregroupsbcc.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Outing to Ojai – The Ojai Studio Artists Tour has a rich legacy, from early days which included Beatrice Wood, Horace Bristol and Otto and Vivica Heino, to today’s membership of distinguished, award-winning artists. The tour, which predates ones in Santa Barbara and environs, marks its 36th year as a self-guided event that showcases a bevy of local painters, sculptors, jewelers, ceramists, woodworker, digital, glass and fiber artists and more downtown in 10 – 17 October 2019
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Mavens of #MeToo – In October of 2017, The New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual abuse allegations, helping to ignite the #MeToo movement, shift attitudes, and spur new laws, policies and standards of accountability around the globe. Together with a team of colleagues who exposed harassment across any number of industries, they were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, journalism’s highest award. The pair’s just published book, She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement, reveals the gripping details of how they broke through the stonewalling and fear-induced silence of Hollywood’s “open secret,” detailing the reporting that went into the expose, and its surprising aftermath and implications. The book was hailed by The Washington Post as “an instant classic of investigative journalism,” while both NPR and The New York Times called it a feminist version of All The President’s Men. As with the famous Watergate-spurred book, She Said is also slated to be adapted into a film, by Plan B Entertainment, the makers of Selma and Moonlight. In tonight’s public presentation, Kantor and Twohey will recount the fascinating story behind their investigation and its outcomes, taking us into the heart of this social shift and the subjects’ journeys. Books will be available for purchase, and the authors will sign copies after the talk. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Campbell Hall, UCSB campus COST: free INFO: (805) 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
the mountain village and surrounding Ojai Valley, more than 60 studios in all. Several will sport artist demonstrations – including the opportunity to participate in creating collage pieces for supporting members – and the “Pre-Tour Artist Profiles” event introduces the work of each artist to assist people in planning their schedules. Proceeds support OSA youth art
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Soccer superstars – U.S. Women’s National Team co-captains Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe led their squad to a monumental victory at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe was awarded the tournament’s Golden Ball as its best player and the Golden Boot as its top goal-scorer, while Morgan has become one of the most prolific scorers in U.S. soccer history. Now, with the win in the record books, Morgan and Rapinoe are serving as an equally irresistible force off the field, applying their sway and swagger to create a groundswell of support for women athletes and equality across the globe. “An Evening of Achievement” is a conversation between the soccer superstars, pitting the powerful, playful and inspiring players against each other to exponentially increase their influence. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $15-$45 INFO: (805) 893-3535/ www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or (805) 963-4408 / www.axs.com/venues/2330
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Real Estate
by Mark Ashton Hunt
Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. His family goes back nearly 100 years in the Santa Barbara area. Mark’s grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.
Interesting Buys
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ver time, or sometimes when a new listing hits, a specific listing or a smaller group of properties can stand out as what agents might collectively see as good buys or, Best Buys. This is not a term meant to imply that a property for sale is necessarily “cheap,” but perhaps by my definition, it is a best buy for a reason, perhaps for many reasons (price, location, style). Perhaps a home is simply best for the low or reduced asking price, or best because of a rareness of opportunity for instance, best streets for walking to Montecito Union School, best condo alternative for a small family under $2 million, best value for a remodel or upgrade potential, and on and on. Categories and “status” of properties for sale in the MLS tend to fall into a few stated and/ or agent-identified categories: newer listings, older listings, reductions in price, and/or lengthy time on market, among others. This column is focusing on lengthy time on market, or “How has this home not yet found a buyer?” category. Usually, it’s just about finding the “right buyer” at the right time and for the right price. There are many good options for homes in most price ranges in Montecito over a million dollars, so it is also about architectural style, street, school district, size of home and more. Here are four to consider.
There is a ground floor master and eight fireplaces in the 5,300+/- sq ft of living space. The living room, family room, dining room, and master suite all open to the stunning Smith designed (Eric Nagelmann enhanced) gardens, complete with pool, patio and mountain views. The grounds include specimen trees, fruit trees, benches covered in decorative glazed tile, boxwood hedges, roses, and a brick patio with central fountain. The kitchen includes top-of-the-line appliances, a large island and an eat-in breakfast nook with fireplace. This home came on the market in November of 2018 at a price of $5,399,000 and has been reduced in time to the current asking price.
165 Middle Road: $6,995,000
1520 Bolero Drive: $3,450,000 This 1929 estate home is a showcase of the grandeur & style of yesteryear. Located on a corner lot in the lower village area of Montecito and surrounded by park-like grounds, this 6,600+/- sq ft English Country home features light filled rooms with grand scale. Gated for privacy, park your ride and wander into the lemon arbor nearby before coming inside. Upon entering the vaulted foyer, dart off to the private library and vanish through the secret passage leading to the guest quarters. The home includes a total of six bedrooms and seven (six full, one half) bathrooms. Outside are patios, the pool area, mature landscaping and sprawling southern exposed backyard. The listing information offers that there is the potential to build a second home on half the approximately 1.8 acre lot. This home is newer to market (under two months on market) and had last sold in 2016 at a higher price than the current, lower asking price.
1811 Fernald Point Lane: $9,975,000
Located on a generous acre+ corner lot, this Spanish-style home has been on the market nearly six months. This property features outdoor patios, mountain views, a north/south tennis court, hot tub, pool, and is a short walk to the San Ysidro Ranch and the upper village. Sited on a less traveled street, one enters through gates leading to a walled and fenced compound. Inside find wood floors, wood beam vaulted ceilings and French doors leading to the outdoor enjoyment areas. This home was more recently listed at $3,650,000 and has been reduced to its current asking price.
240 Middle Road: $4,499,000 Known as El Hogar, this was the first home designed by Montecito architectural giant George Washington Smith for his own personal residence and studio. This period piece, 1918 home with upgrades sits on a level .66-acre lot and includes six bedrooms, four full and one half bathroom on two levels.
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With a home just doors down selling for nearly $14 million recently, this is now the only oceanfront home on Fernald Point currently listed for sale in the MLS. Situated on a private road beyond the gates of Fernald Cove, this redone home offers four bedrooms and three full and one half bathrooms and the landscaped property boasts approximately 50′ of beach frontage. Upon entry through the metal double doors, ocean views are front and center. The 3,200+/- sq ft of living space includes a living room with modern fireplace adjoining the ocean view dining area and kitchen, all featuring maple flooring and open beam tongue and groove wood ceilings accented with multiple skylights. Floor-to-ceiling glass sliders bring light and breezes. A spiral staircase leads to lower levels in the home, and the convenient room with fridge and storage for snacks opens to the deck leading to the sand. This home has been on the market for a few months now. For more information on any of these listings or to have me arrange a showing with the listing agents, please contact me directly, Mark@Villagesite.com or call/text 805698-2174. Please view my website, www.MontecitoBestBuys.com, from which this article is based. •MJ
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storm drains, the rainwater will make its way through this concrete and contribute to groundwater recharge. The new parking lot also features a central landscaped area that is actually a bioswale with curb cuts. Rainwater that is not captured by the pervious concrete will flow into the bioswale, watering the plants and further augmenting groundwater recharge. The plants selected for the bioswale are drought tolerant and served with efficient drip irrigation. “While students will enjoy the newly constructed playgrounds and parents will appreciate the improved parking, the entire community benefits from these very public projects that demonstrate mindfulness of water use,” said MWD public information officer Laura Camp. “Montecito Water District is honored to present this award to Montecito Union School for exemplary custodianship of water resources,” she said.
ment operators in the use of advanced water treatment technologies and related control processes. Along with the management efforts of Engineering Manager Carrie Poytress, Mr. Jacquez and Mr. Ciarlo have been key players in commissioning the new Recycled Water Pilot Project located at the Montecito Sanitary District. This Recycled Water Pilot Project uses technologically advanced ultrafiltration and efficient pulse-fed reverse osmosis filters for recycled water treatment. For more information, visit www. montsan.org. •MJ
Montecito Sanitary District’s Operator Grade 5 Marc Ciarlo, Engineering Manager Carrie Poytress, and Chief Plant Operator Daniel Jacquez were recently recognized with advanced certifications
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Montecito Sanitary District staff members Daniel Jacquez, Chief Plant Operator, and Marc Ciarlo, Operator Grade 5, recently received their Advanced Water Treatment Operator (AWTO) certifications. The AWTO certification program was recently developed using a nationally recognized process to define the roles and responsibilities for advanced wastewater treatment. This new certification program is jointly administered by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) to educate water and wastewater treat-
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