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INSIDE THIS ISSUE James Buckley peers into the election tunnel and sees some cracks on the Democratic front while giving a nod to viable Republican hopefuls; he also reviews a checklist of ballot measures and propositions

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Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag; John Cleese’s relationship with his mother; Oprah Winfrey portrait; new SB Arts Fund director; “Fun with the Force” gala; Amadeus and Ensemble Theatre Company; SB Symphony at Granada; Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care gala; harpist Bridget Kibbey; and Princess Diana’s dresses

8 Letters to the Editor

The latest mixed bag of messages – involving water, schools, and the election – includes correspondence from Hillary Hauser, Edo McGowan, Bill Brown, Gregory Gandrud, Dale Lowdermilk, Steve Lawrence, Ernie Salomon, Bilo Zarif, Mark Kirkhart, Adrian Vance, Tanya Thicke, Jim Powell, Mike Wilson, Lynn Kirst, and John Abraham Powell

11 This Week

Simpatico Pilates open house; The New Yorker discussion; computer lessons; SB Harbor & Seafood gala; film series at Parish Hall; 5K run at zoo; Crane’s Country Fair; wedding fair; Westmont women’s basketball crusade; school information night; Kati Marton book signing; Ghost Village Road; artists tour; Owls in Wonderland; Sandy Webster at Fess Parker’s resort; Lotusland tours; art classes; Adventuresome Aging; Cava Entertainment; brain fitness; Story Time; Italian language; farmers and artisans markets; Car Day

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12 Village Beat

Kelly Mahan previews Ghost Village Road for Halloween; Crane Country Day School annual fair; another Coast Village building switches hands; Montecito Planning Commission green-lights wells; Ara Collection opens doors for business; and United Way Red Feather Ball

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner gives the lowdown on the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, Heal The Ocean’s “Curemos el Oceano”, and SB Rescue Mission’s “Viva La Bayou” campaign

22 Ernie’s World

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There’s more than a room with a view: Mark Hunt pinpoints four homes with ocean views on the market that range from $2.4 to $14 million

33 On Entertainment

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Steven Libowitz focuses on the Awakened World Film Festival and chats with William Arntz; Cory Sipper opens for Ellis Paul at SOhO; Tedeschi Trucks Band coming to the Arlington; SB Open Streets; SB Music Club concert; the sounds of music; and “An Irish Afternoon”

34 Your Westmont

Observatory to open for partial solar eclipse; homecoming honors top political alumna; and exhibit focuses on prominent area artists

40 Legal Advertisements 41 Movie Guide 42 Calendar of Events

Jake Shimabukuro performs at UCSB; Sara Evans at Chumash; pianist Paul Berkowtiz at UCSB; Jorge Pardo exhibit at SB Museum of Art; “Magic” Johnson in the Arlington air; Joe Bonamassa rocks the Lobero; Arlington hosts Jackson Browne; Dracula takes the stage; Scheherazade on State; Erwin Chemerinsky lecture; Joshua Bell and Alexxio Bax at the Granada

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his is a one-party state at this point in time. Citizens of the once Golden State have opted for pro-government union/pro-nanny state representation, and that’s not the Republican Party. Because of that, there really isn’t much to choose from at the statewide level. Oh, there are many of us benighted souls who’ll duly vote for the opposition, but the overwhelming number of votes – especially now that they can be harvested over a month-long period – will go to the Democrat candidate. Which means that 45 percent of voters are wasting their time even filling out an election ballot.

But, we haven’t given up; there have been some beams of light in an otherwise dark tunnel. For example, locally, there has been a turn toward more moderate government, as evidenced by the Santa Barbara City Council elections of Frank Hotchkiss, Dale Francisco, and Randy Rowse. Even our current left-leaning mayor, Helene Schneider, has on occasion displayed flashes of near libertarian clarity.

Here are the choices those of us who’d prefer to see less laws, less regulation, less taxes, less government at all levels, fewer city-state-county-federal employees, and more freedom are likely to make; in other words, here is how we’ll be voting on Tuesday, November 4: Governor: Jerry Brown has done a decent job at the top and is likely to win in a landslide, but at 76 he is simply too old and has been around too long; Neel Kashkari is our choice.

Lieutenant Governor: Gavin Newsom is too slick by half, so we’d choose anyone but him – in this case that anyone being Ron Nehring.

Secretary of State: Some people tell us that this guy actually has an outside chance of being elected; we were going with Pete Peterson anyway.

As for controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, and member of the State Board Equalization, all the Democrats are going to win, so why not vote for whatever Republican name you find? Just to mix it up.

Capps Versus Mitchum

24th District, U.S. Representative

We have always liked Chris Mitchum. He’s a good man with a quick sense of humor and a serious understanding of government. He is running for 24th District U.S. Representative, a Congressional seat now held by Lois Capps, widow of then 22nd District Representative Walter Capps, who died in office during his first term. Running as the bereaved widow, she signed her name to a Term Limits Pledge that reads: “I seek to serve as a citizen legislator and not a career politician, and therefore pledge to the citizens of my state that I will not serve in the United States House of Representatives for more than 3 twoyear terms.” Well that was then (1997), and 18 years later she’s still there, a career politician, enjoying the perks of office that she’s become accustomed to.

The race has been a mismatch from the word go. Capps has so much money in her war chest that she can squander and spread it around among her friends with abandon. Her insipid television ads that paint poor Mr. Mitchum as some kind of Neanderthal, a latter-day Attila the Hun, and her as a smiling, friendly,

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If you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to jim@montecitojournal.net

No Fear of Desal

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eal the Ocean (HTO)thanks Montecito Water District manager Tom Mosby for his respectful response reply to our “Elephant in the Water Room” editorial (MJ #20/39) regarding recycled water in Montecito. We appreciate his corrections and addition of some numbers (costs and usages), which we didn’t have at the time we wrote our editorial nor when we were working (for one year) with other Santa Barbara south coast agencies on the Santa Barbara County South Coast Recycled Water Development Plan, published in 2012.

After reading Mr. Mosby’s response (MJ #20/40) we immediately looked up the District’s recently completed water recycling report, which is useful information that should have been added to the Recycled Water Development Plan.

For the purpose of encouraging a community discussion on Montecito’s water problems, Heal the Ocean would like offer the following points that arise from Mr. Mosby’s Montecito Journal response: The MWD water recycling report (July 2014) identifies 35 more recycled water customers with 140 AFY of more demand (based on 2011/12 Fiscal Year actual sales than the South Coast Recycled Water Development Plan.)

While it may be infeasible to distribute recycled water to some of these customers due to costs, the additional customers illustrate the significant opportunities for recycled water in Montecito.

To translate into gallons per day, 743 AFY is 832,000 gallons per day.

The Montecito Sanitary District (MSD) disposes approximately 640,000 gallons per day of wastewater into the ocean. The demand for a supply of good-quality recycled water would actually exceed production.

The maximum potential recycled water supply (using the wastewater figures cited above). would constitute 13 percent of the District’s total 4,434 AF in water sales estimated for FY 2014/15.

This additional water supply would directly offset potable water now used to irrigate lawns and orchards. In other words, recycled water would free up drinking water for its intended purpose – drinking! So while only an extra one percent of users would directly receive the recycled water, this new source would actually benefit the entire community.

HTO needs to make one important correction about itself: The assertion that desalination “alarms organizations such as Heal the Ocean,” is not true. We appreciate and understand that the severity of Montecito’s water situation necessitates moving forward with planning for desalination, and our work has always been to help by seeking funding, or finding additional ways, to build a water plan.

Our “Elephant” article said nothing against desalination, but instead outlined some of the very real challenges every California community faces with developing desalination as a part of a water supply portfolio – including permitting, permitting, and more permitting – the regulations for which are now under arduous review by the state as to the impact of ocean intakes and brine disposal, etc. We pointed out these obstacles only to highlight the need to move forward with all supply options – desalination and recycled water – simultaneously, in order to meet future water supply needs within a reasonable timeframe.

Another important point to understand: HTO is not asking the Montecito Water District to begin immediate construction of a fully built recycled water plant. We are only suggesting that a wise approach to water planning would include moving forward with a 50 percent state-funded facilities plan to determine if a recycled water facility is cost effective and/or feasible as a constant water supply. Without this information, we don’t believe informed decision-making is possible.

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article by Hillary Hauser (“The Elephant in the Water Room” MJ #20/39) of Heal The Ocean (HTO), recycled water can be a good idea if properly treated, but that is not what happens. It can’t happen because the standards do not allow for it.

Thus, tertiary treated water comes with numerous pathogens and these can transfer to humans. This has been amply demonstrated with scientific studies and these studies had been presented to HTO numerous times and discussed. It is curious that HTO fails to comprehend the public health impacts discussed in these studies and continues to recommend recycled water produced under current standards. With its presumed political clout, HTO should be pushing for changes in the standards.

Additionally, that water, as currently produced, will eventually contaminate the groundwater from which many homes, via private wells, get their drinking water. That means if you want clean water you will need to put in your own sophisticated Reverse-Osmosis system. Depending on your water demand, these can be quite pricy and you may find that the used filters could be badly contaminated with pathogens and thus need special disposal considerations.

Why go to that trouble?

The simple answer is to run tests on the water, look critically at those test results and then make an informed decision. You can get tertiary recycled water from Santa Barbara and probably Goleta. Santa Barbara’s plant is temporarily shut down. Nonetheless, get a composite sample from some of these plants and run tests. That should

be revealing because we have already done some of that; the results showed multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes supporting numerous pathogens.

Pull up the following scientific papers and read the abstracts. That should inform you a bit about tertiary treated water. [Go to] www. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15933017.

Additionally, see www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/pubmed/23755046. You should consider looking for such things as endocrine disrupters and other contaminants of concern. Again, the standards do not discuss these issues.

In 2006, at the Environmental Law Conference in Yosemite, various papers were delivered. Session #27 was to contain some interesting insight into this area of non-action by regulators. The topic was contaminants in groundwater. Of particular interest was the analysis of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by one of the US/EPA drinking water toxicologists. His delivered a paper that ended with the following: “Bottom line on almost all of the ‘emerging’ contaminants that have attracted attention: It will be a long time, if ever, before they are regulated under the SDWA.” Dr. Edo McGowan Montecito

No on Prop 47

As our county’s chief law enforcement officials, we urge the people of Santa Barbara County to vote no on Proposition 47.

Despite being referred to as the “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act,” we believe this measure will actually make our neighborhoods and schools less safe. Reducing the penal-

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ties for gun theft, possession of date rape drugs, agricultural crime and other serious offenses will expose our communities to increased criminality.

Repeat offenders who commit thefts, forgeries or fraud (including identity theft) where losses are less than $950 will face minimal consequences due to statutory changes in the proposed legislation. Converting felonies to misdemeanors removes discretion from prosecutors and judges in dealing with repeat offenders, and will actually allow more offenders to escape gun ownership restrictions.

By reducing penalties for possession of dangerous drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine from felonies to misdemeanors, Prop 47 will also remove inducements for offenders to seek drug treatment in exchange for reduced sentences or expunged criminal records. That’s why the National Association of Drug Courts Professionals strongly opposes Proposition 47.

By releasing as many as 10,000 felons from our prison system, most of whom have extensive criminal histories, Proposition 47 will also significantly decrease the chances that Criminal Justice Realignment will succeed. Dumping thousands of felons into county jails and onto our streets will only exacerbate the problems of overcrowded jails and diminished frontline resources that are currently faced by law enforcement agencies across California. This measure could also devastate our local efforts to supervise and rehabilitate offenders.

Local governments, law enforcement, courts, and treatment providers have worked diligently together to ensure that the landmark reforms established by realignment achieve the goals of reducing pressure on the state prison system, mitigating costs, and reducing recidivism.

Proposition 47 is a poorly drafted piece of proposed legislation that is misguided, overreaching, and contains far too many loopholes. By going straight to the ballot, proponents bypassed the traditional legislative process and sought no meaningful input from legislators or major law enforcement stakeholders.

Our system works best when elected officials and stakeholders have the ability to identify problems and collaboratively craft rational solutions.

Proposition 47 evades that proven process and merely requires an up or down vote on a series of extraordinarily significant and treacherous actions. That’s why not a single serving California sheriff, police chief, or major law enforcement organization appears on Proposition 47’s endorsement list.

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ty, and local governments in voting no on Proposition 47.

Bill Brown Sheriff Santa Barbara County Joyce E. Dudley District Attorney Santa Barbara County

Another No on Measure S

An excellent education is one of the keys to a successful future for our local youth. We support the Measure U bond for capital improvements to the Carpinteria-Summerland School District on the current ballot, and we supported the Measure V bond for the capital improvements to Santa Barbara City College in 2008.

However, the proposed Measure S is a $288-million blank check for special interests at Santa Barbara City College. There is nothing in writing to guarantee that any of the money will be used for any specific project, and there is no way of knowing what it will cost the taxpayers when it is paid back with a yet-to-be-determined amount of interest.

More money does not guarantee a good education. After the last $77-million cash injection, City College almost lost its accreditation, while “progressive” board members feuded with each other. They fired former president Andreea Serban (her 2013 pay and benefits were $393,313.96). Most people would be surprised to learn that there are 25 professors who earn more than $150,000 per year at SBCC. Most people would be shocked to know that the average janitor at SBCC makes more than $60K per year. You can look up salaries yourself at trans parentcalifornia.com.

According to the college’s own numbers, only 63 percent of students attending SBCC come from the South Coast. If Measure S passes, South Coast property owners will face higher property taxes and local renters will face higher rents in order to subsidize the students who come from elsewhere (almost half of the enrollment).

Out-of-area students already compete for scarce housing, and some even contribute to the crime rate.

The fact that the state government subsidizes almost all the in-state tuition creates a huge distortion in the perceived cost of attending college.

Many of the “students” are not serious about getting an education despite the generosity of the taxpayer. Almost one-fourth of classes get dropped.

Only 2,710 degrees or certificates were awarded in the last academic year out of a total student population of 30,687.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 Book Signing & Discussion Award-winning former NPR and ABC News Correspondent, international human rights advocate, and bestselling author, Kati Marton, discusses and signs copies of her critically acclaimed book, The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World. She follows nine survivors over the decades as they flee fascism and anti-Semitism, seek sanctuary in England and America, and set out to make their mark.

Marton is both an international human rights advocate and the award-winning author of Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America (2009), The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World (2006), Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History (2001), and A Death in Jerusalem (1996).

When: 8 pm Where: Corwin Pavilion at UCSB Cost: free and open to the public

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 Open House Simpatico Pilates is hosting an open house.

Come by to meet trainers, get information about programs (new and old), and tour of the studio.

When: 5:30 to 7 pm Where: 1235 Coast Village Road Suite I Info: 565-7591 Seafood Tasting Santa Barbara Maritime Museum hosts a night of fresh seafood presentations and cooking demonstrations. Local fishermen and seafood producers will give a short presentation on how they harvest fresh seafood, followed by a presentation by scientists/experts on the catch, and a demonstration by local chefs on how to prepare each item.

Tonight features finfish, featuring black cod, white seabass, and halibut prepared

by Michael Hutchings of Michael’s Catering.

There are also tastings from Deep Sea Winery and Jaffurs Wine Cellars, bread provided by D’Angelo’s, and pastries

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appearances will be made by SBMM’s partner organizations.

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

Tickets: 962-8404, x115 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 7:30 to 9 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Computer Coaching One-to-one coaching to improve your computer skills. Reserve a half-hour or onehour session with a volunteer computer coach to assist you in basic computer or Internet tasks. Learn to search the Internet, set up free email, apply for jobs online, and other skills.

Mesa Artists Studio Tour Eleven artists, whose output includes abstract, representational, landscape, and figurative work in watercolors, pastels, oils, acrylics, and other media host annual Mesa Artists Studio Tour, opening their homes for a pre-holiday exhibit and sale.

Follow red balloons and signs to enjoy the art of Karin Aggeler, Liz Downey, Morgan Green, Bill Hull, Cree Mann, Margaret Nadeau, Erin Williams, and Ellen Yeomans. Local artists, Nancy Hull, Brad Nack, and Sara Woodburn, are also joining this year’s studio tour.

When: Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm Cost: free Map and info: www.santabarbaramesaartists.com When: 3 to 5 pm Where: Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue Info and appointments: 684-4314 Film Series The Alliance for Living and Dying Well in partnership with the Unitarian Society will show four films that explore the impact of loss, aging, and mortality, as well as their flip side: a deep appreciation of life. The facilitated discussion that follows each showing encourages participants to acknowledge unfinished business and share their feelings. Tonight is I Never Sang For My Father (1970): Gene Garrison, a widowed college professor, wants to get out from under the thumb of his aging father, yet still has regrets about his plan to leave him behind when he remarries and moves to California. Gene must decide for himself if he’ll stay to care for his father or finally move on with his life.

When: 7 pm Where: Parish Hall of the Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara Street Cost: free and open to the public

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Run Wild 5K & Zoo Run Today from 10 am to 4 pm, Cabrillo Boulevard will once again become Santa Barbara’s longest public park for a day: closed to cars and open for peoplepowered fun! Last November, thousands of participants enjoyed the streets in ways they usually can’t – without cars, fumes, or traffic. Due to the success from 2013, the City of Santa Barbara approved the event permit for the second annual Santa Barbara Open Streets, and as part of the event the Santa Barbara Zoo hosts a 5K run on Cabrillo Boulevard, through the streets of the zoo.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Crane’s Annual Country Fair The 19th annual fair features music, barbecue, games, face painting, a bakeoff, and more. Everyone is welcome, and admission is free!

When: 10 am to 3 pm Where: Crane Country Day School, 1795 San Leandro Lane Info: 969-7732 Wedding Fair Simply The Best Wedding Showcase, presented by Bonnie Hope, features wedding professionals assembled at one location, where brides-to-be can gain expert advice from florists, DJs, videographers, photographers, wedding planners, caterers, venue hosts, and more.

When: 11 am to 3 pm Where: Rockwood Women’s Club, 670 Mission Canyon Road Cost: $7 at the door Info: www.simplythebestofsb.com Westmont Warrior Benefit Westmont’s Women’s Basketball team will benefit from an afternoon event to raise funds for a sports outreach trip to Uganda and Kenya in 2015. The event will feature a keynote speaker: Leah O’BrienAmico, a three-time Olympic Gold Medalist in softball, an ESPN analyst, and the 1997 NCAA “Woman of the Year.” A silent auction will also be held, featuring items from local businesses.

When: 4 to 6 pm Where: a private residence (address to be given after RSVP) Cost: $25 Info: warriorsonamission@gmail.com

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 Independent School Information Night After a brief welcome and introductions, presentations will be given by several local private schools along with a Q&A. Afterward, parents will have an opportunity to get information from

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“The fair is one of Montecito’s most popular events,” says Spence, who credits the event’s old-fashioned feeling as the reason for its popularity.

This year, activities include a haunted house, line dancing, old-fashioned candy booth, bounce houses, a petting zoo, and more. “It’s a community-wide event, and we encourage everyone to attend,” says Crane director of development Debbie Williams.

The event is free to attend; tickets for activities are available for purchase.

Attendees can expect all the traditional games (duck pond, lollipop walk, cake walk, dunk tank, football throw, and more), as well as a separate area, Coyote Cub Corner, for activities for the littlest attendees. “It’s an all-ages event, with activities for kids three to thirteen,” Spence said.

This year, seven Crane School alum will man the Alumni Marketplace, where they will sell various items including handmade jewelry, photography, ornaments, T-shirts, blown glass, and more. The used book and DVD booth will also be back this year, as well as the Country Kitchen, which features artisan items such as jams and gourmet baked goods.

One of the Fair’s most popular attractions is “Big Daddy’s BBQ,” which is manned by Crane dads who want to show off their barbecue skills. New this year: a pig roast from Valley Piggery. For the non-meat eaters: the Healthy Hut is back, featur-

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Montecito’s Here’s the Scoop will be serving up gelato and sorbet.

Entertainment features staff, faculty, alumni, and students, including the Figueroa Mountain Four (Chris Caretto, Joel Jamison, Dan McCaslin, and Doug McKenzie), and individual performers, including teacher Konrad Kono, alumna Chloe Schwartz, and current student Alexander Fell. The Crane Young Singers’ Club will also perform.

The fair raises money that goes into the daily operations of the school, Williams said.

The fair will be the first opportunity for the community to see the most recent finished construction phase on campus, which includes a reconfigured and repaved parking lot and school entrance, as well as newly redone soccer fields, where the festival will be held. The work, which was finished the day before school opened in September, created a new entrance that gives visitors a clearer path to the office, and fire engines greater access to the interior portion of campus. The new pavers also allowed for an out-

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Here’s a bit about the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF): it is the only nonprofit to provide both financial and emotional support to families that have a child with cancer in the Tri-Counties. The Gold Ribbon Luncheon concludes its second Annual Gold Ribbon Campaign.

They want to generate awareness about pediatric cancer and how it affects families. This luncheon should put them over their goal of $200,000.

In 2013 alone, they served 664 individuals.

You’ve all seen the pink ribbons for breast cancer. TBCF sports a gold ribbon. That’s because gold is a precious metal and our children are precious.

TBCF was also giving a big shout-out to Carol Burnett for being its 2014 spokesperson. Carol lost her own daughter, Carrie, to cancer. Jeff and Margo Barbakow have established The Carrie Hamilton Fund at TBCF to honor her memory. They also pledged an extra $22,000 at the paddle raise during the live auction adeptly led by auctioneer Sean Kelly. Carol

couldn’t be there because she’s back East in preparation for the Broadway show Love Letters. Brian Miller, her husband, spoke for her. Isa, who was two when diagnosed and is now in the 4th grade, expressed gratitude to Carol saying, “She is famous and must have a really big heart.”

The Monte Vista Lawn at the Four Seasons Biltmore was the perfect venue for this heat-wave day. More than 300 supporters strolled the grass sipping mimosas and shopping the silent auction until time for lunch under umbrellas.

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both make their spaces kid-friendly with iPads, toys, and costumes. Dr. Landon likes to dress as Santa and deliver toys to kids in the hospital. The Pay-It-Forward Award went to Jeff and Erika Zamora for being foundation ambassadors after their son was diagnosed at 18 months with leukemia. The Helping Hands Award was given to the National Charity League Inc. Santa Barbara Chapter, whose members have lent helping hands at innumerable events in many ways.

The Santa Barbara High School Madrigal Singers concluded the afternoon. Event ambassador co-chairs were Donna Barranco Fisher and Sheela Hunt. The luncheon committee was Jaimee Cole, Sarah Reed Farmer, Melissa Franzen, Stella Johnson, Kathy Kelley, Linda Vannier, and John Weninger. Many sponsors, donors, and underwriters also need to be thanked. If you’d like to know more, call 962-7466 or visit www.teddybearcancerfoundation. org.

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executive director Hillary Hauser’s 70th birthday as well as raising funds for HTO) programs. The restaurant looked lovely with twinkle lights, round tables, and booths plus balcony seating, which added to the ambiance.

The bar – open for anything you wished and tray and buffet appetizers abounded—included chimichangas and especially beef tinga tostaditos, queso fresco, and cream. Sam Adams serenaded us with his guitar. Then came a plated dinner with salad, yummy surf and turf (shrimp and filet mignon), and more.

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Loggins was there along with mayor Helene Schneider and assemblymember Das Williams. The event committee was enjoying all their efforts: Heather Hudson, Shannon Trotta, and Francoise Park. One of the highlights was the drinking song from La Traviata by Verdi, sung by Christine Hollinger from the Santa Barbara Choral Society who is also development manager of the SB Symphony, and Xavier Prado who answered a call for a tenor put out by JoAnne Wasserman. He was on his way to sing in a San Jose production and stopped off in Santa Barbara to do this on his way. Talk about timing.

Hillary led the live auction with trips to the Yucatan Peninsula, Costa Rica, and a staycation at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort. The crowd was young and they danced the night away to The Fog Band.

As Hillary said, “I am committed to converting our region’s significant wastewater supplies into clean and reliable recycled water.” Some of the things HTO is doing are septic system removal by finding financial help for property owners who want to abandon those systems; toxic groundwater remediation of the City of Santa Barbara’s; partnering with Santa Barbara County to raise funds

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to fill dog bag dispensers on South County beaches; and more.

The State Water Resources Control Board announced a new funding incentive for recycled water projects, estimating that at least 25 agencies could take advantage of this financing and provide a total of 80,000 acre feet per year of recycled water for on-land use. This would mean that 26 billion gallons of wastewater would not be going into the ocean every year.

“The solution to pollution is not dilution. The only thing you should put in the ocean is love,” according to Hillary. For more information, call 965-7570.

Viva La Bayou

The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission (SBRM) just had its 13th annual benefit this year featuring a fiesta theme named “Viva La Bayou” at the historic Rancho Dos Pueblos. It touted grande silent auction, toe-tapping musica, tantalizing tapas, fantastico prize drawing (five nights at La Quinta resort near Palm Springs), and delicioso comida by Lorraine Lim Catering.

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Farther down the path were precious flower girls passing out roses to all the ladies. Guests huddled under umbrellas to shop the silent auction and have a cold beer or beverage.

The luncheon tables were set under one of the largest stands of Moreton Bay Fig trees in the world – an impressive sight. Model and business woman Kathy Ireland introduced the guest of honor Betty Rosness, who received the Leni Fe Bland award for outstanding community service and for many years of serving on the Rescue Mission board. Betty has an amazing record over the last 42 years. She has served 39 non-profits in Santa Barbara and Goleta.

Emcee Victoria Sanchez KEYT anchor introduced program graduate David “Hopper” Hopkins, who told the audience of his harrowing life of drugs, alcohol (since age 9), and homelessness. The Rescue Mission saved his life and today he is living in his own little place. He is a certified drug and alcohol counselor, and volunteers when he can.

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nights of shelter and 144,871 meals to men, women, and children with no place else to turn. Our passion to bring lasting hope is manifest in our recovery programs, which have resulted in over 600 people achieving recovery in the last 17 years.”

Director of communications and constituent relations Rebecca Weber told me, “Last year, the Bayou event raised over $400,000 to assist people seeking recovery from drug and alcohol addition.”

Sandee Beckers leads the SBRM women’s auxiliary. Event co-chairs were Susan Hughes and Suzi Ryan, with Dianne Davis in charge of decorations. Silent auction coordinators were Rose Hodge and Terry Foil. A shout-out should go to Henry and Dundie Schulte, who each year generously donate their ranch for this special event.

As graduate Clint says in their brochure, “You know recovery is all about relationships!” and the Rescue Mission offers plenty of those. “Sixty Minutes at the Mission” is for anyone to spend an hour with them, meet a leader, and tour the facilities.

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Prior to the latest reality series, Spencer and Heidi were shooting a commercial for a seafood company in New Zealand, as I recounted in this illustrious organ.

Meanwhile Spencer’s younger sister, Stephanie, was recently kicked off UK’s Big Brother, after starring in Made in Chelsea.

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Mommy Un-dearest Comedian John Cleese has blamed his troubled relationship with his late mother for his years of therapy and four marriages.

The Monty Python star and former Montecito resident, who married his fourth wife, Jennifer Wade, in 2012, says his mother, Muriel, had “utterly egotistical impulses” and that he lacked any affection for her during his childhood.

John, 74, also revealed in his new autobiography So, Anyway that he lost his virginity aged 25.

He co-wrote Fawlty Towers with his first wife, Connie Booth, who he married in 1968.

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They had one child together, but had divorced by the time the second series aired.

John’s second marriage, to Barbara Trentham, lasted nine years with the couple remaining friends after their split in 1990.

He then tied the knot with Alyce Eichelberger, a marriage he reportedly told his close friend, the late film director Michael Winner, he regretted, but nonetheless they stayed together

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for 16 years.

Finally, the Monty Python star married Wade, who is 31 years younger than him, two years ago.

He tells the London Sunday Times his mother, who died at the age of 101 in 2000, “dominated his relationships and that he had sought therapy because of his issues with women.

“It is said you shouldn’t speak ill of the dead, but it seems to me to be the ideal opportunity. I don’t want to get too dark and depressing, but she was emotionally difficult. She was a tyrant!”

In an extract from his new memoir, John writes: “It cannot be a coincidence that I spent a large part of my life in some form of therapy, and that the vast majority of the problems I was dealing with involved relationships with women.

“My ingrained habit of walking on eggshells when dealing with my mother dominated my romantic liaisons for many years.”

In 2011, John embarked on his “Alimony Tour,” which he said would help pay the hefty settlement, which included about $900,000 a year for seven years for his third wife.

John, who will be appearing at the Granada in Santa Barbara on November 19 as part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lectures series, also reveals he was almost 25 when he lost his virginity while touring New Zealand with the Cambridge Circus because “girls just weren’t around.”

While promoting his new book, John has been improving his bank balance with a ten-night run of sell-out comeback shows with his Monty Python castmates at London’s 02 Arena...

And it must be no coincidence that the issue of the Hearst monthly is dedicated to gratitude. The 60-year-old media tycoon even talked about how grateful she is for all that she has.

“I wake up every morning and the first sentence that comes through my brain is ‘Thank you,’” she says.

The icon, whose current net worth, according to Forbes, is $3 billion, also commented on looking at life in terms of the glass is half fuller.

“If you focus on what you have, you will begin to see that you have more,” says the former queen of daytime TV. “And if you focus on what you don’t have, you will always live in a space

of lack.”

She also took time to plug her multicity tour, Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend.

“I’ve been on the road now since September, going from city to city on weekends. It’s a dream that’s lived in me forever to travel the world speaking face-to-face with women – and some very cool men – about the thing that matters most: raising our individual and collective consciousness to a higher vibration so that each may fill our innate calling.”...

A Nack for the Arts Santa Barbara’s popular Arts Fund

has a new director.

Brad Nack, a local resident raised in a family of artists, took over the position in September after coordinating exhibitions at MichaelKate Interiors, just a tiara’s toss away in the Funk Zone.

“I’ve been an artist all of my life,” says Brad.’” I worked as a curator, event organizer, media consultant, and filmmaker, curating exhibitions in New York, Chicago and locally. I continue to be a prolific painter.”

Brad says he intends to continue the important works that the Fund

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Back in Black TV talk show titan, Oprah Winfrey, has always taken beautiful portraits for the cover of her eponymous monthly publication.

But for the November issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, Oprah revved it up by showing off a little cleavage in a lacy black and beige tank top under a slick white suit.

Building Peace of Mind.

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taller version of Mahatma Gandhi or even Mother Theresa, parading through wine-country vineyards with acolytes in tow, dispensing federal largesse, would be laughable as Saturday Night Live parodies. Unfortunately, such ads are not only the uninspired output of political hacks, they are also often effective.

Mitchum’s campaign has been too underfunded to answer the Capps campaign’s scurrilous characterization.

We have no illusions. Chris has been outgunned, outspent, outmaneuvered, and, well, let’s just say that if this were a 15-round championship bout, he has lost the first 14 on points. The only thing he can hope for is a knockout; historically it’s tough to take down the champ with anything less. Even the Republican Party in Washington, D.C., has abandoned Mitchum.

If you are happy with the direction of the country and California in particular, then you’ll likely vote for Capps. If you’d like to have a chance of going in a different direction, Chris Mitchum offers that chance. We’re going with Mitchum.

Williams Versus Deblauw

37th District, California State Assembly

Das Williams is the most ambitious politician in the state, with the exception of perhaps Gavin Newsom. Both are, as we’ve stated earlier regarding Newsom, too slick by half, but they’ll both probably win easily. We wish that were not so. Ron Deblauw is a U.S. Army vet and has a B.A. in business administration. In other words, he’s just the kind of guy we need in the state assembly. Williams has no experience in business that we can ascertain and is a determined advocate for the expansion of the nanny state. We are voting for Ron Deblauw.

The Judicial Selections

We know virtually nothing about any of the judges of the California Supreme Court or of the Court of Appeal. We make no choices here but trust that the judges now in office know the law and are competent and fair.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

We’d prefer that education were taken care of at the local level, but we’re voting for Marshall Tuck, mainly because the cynical and arrogant Tom Torlakson camp has painted Tuck as an irredeemable monster.

Proposition 1

This will authorize $7.12 billion in general obligation bonds for state water supply infrastructure projects. California has enough debt. We also worry that this proposition was pushed out to take advantage of current drought conditions, and that voters will approve new spending in fear of not having enough water come next summer. We join many environmental groups and, God help us, even AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) District Council 57 in opposition. The only spending on new water resources we’d approve of would be construction of desalination plants.

We’re voting NO on Prop 1.

Proposition 2

This is a “Rainy Day” proposition that supposedly creates a budget stabilization fund and makes a small attempt to balance California’s nearly always outof-whack state budget. It is supported by Governor Brown and his opponent Neel Kashkari, along with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and has many supporters on both sides of the political spectrum.

We’ll vote YES on Prop 2.

Prop 45

Passage of this proposition will require public notice by insurance companies and approval by the California Insurance Commissioner for any rate hike. Prop 45 is a Democrat Party-promoted attempt to take complete charge of not only the healthcare industry, but the insurance business, too. It’s likely to send both healthcare providers and insurance companies scrambling for the state line exit from California. It’s a stinker.

A big fat NO on Prop 45.

Prop 46

Ye shall know it by its name: “Drug and alcohol testing of doctors.

Medical negligence lawsuits. Initiative Statute.” Passage will raise the cap on California’s medical negligence lawsuit from $250,000 to more than $1 million, along with a slew of new requirements and mandates on doctors.

This is a Barbara Boxer brainstorm, so that should be ‘nuff said. This proposition is even smellier than Prop 45. Don’t even think about supporting this Limburger cheese of a proposal.

A big fat NO on Prop 46.

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Prop 47

This measure seeks to reduce the severity of certain types of crimes, mostly drug-related, but also some property crime as well, from felonies to misdemeanors. It has a mixed bag of supporters and opponents. For example, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom supports it; so does Newt Gingrich.

Senator Dianne Feinstein opposes it, as do Santa Barbara County sheriff Bill Brown and District Attorney Joyce Dudley. Overall, we believe its passage will erase some of the stigma of having committed what are mostly petty crimes.

We are voting YES on Prop 47.

Prop 48

From what we can gather, passage of this proposition would allow two tribal governments – the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and the Wiyot tribe – to build and operate casinos outside the tribes’ traditional reservation land.

We believe that is a bad idea. We also believe that Indian gaming operations’ monopoly should be limited to the next 10 years, whereupon gaming would be opened to all qualified operators.

We are voting NO on Prop 48.

Measure S

This is an enormous $288-million request from the new SBCC administration and board of trustees that will probably end up costing closer to $500 million after interest. It is another add-on to property taxes of already over-burdened homeowners and will likely exacerbate an extremely tight rental market throughout the area. We are joining the indefatigable Ernie Salomon and voting against this measure.

We are voting NO on Measure S2014.

Measure Q

We’ve called the plans for an expanded Montecito Union School building footprint a “Dream Scheme,” so we are a little skeptical as to the need for yet more concrete and structures on what is, after all, supposed to be a “semi-rural” environment, and the sketches we’ve seen make MUS resemble a large urban school campus. Perhaps that is what Montecito parents want. But $27,150,000 isn’t such a large amount, and most Montecito residents can probably comfortably afford the extra few hundred dollars in property tax this will require. Upgrades and repairs at the school are needed and overdue. Most of the opposition to this plan comes from close-by neighbors and from those who don’t see the need for or desirability of a full-on cafeteria.

This is a tough one for us because we want to support MUS, which ranks among the best elementary schools in the state, and at the same time voice our fear that an operational full-time cafeteria just piles on costs down the road, and that every new building will need fixtures, furnishings, lighting, water, maintenance, repairs, etc., and as the school is already staffed with some 100 employees (in support of fewer than 500 students), the decision to add additional employees should only be taken after much consideration.

Although we would prefer something smaller and greener, the Journal recommends residents vote their conscience on Measure Q2014.

Measure O

Gee, what a surprise, county officials would like to raise the Transient Occupancy Tax again. If Measure O passes, it’ll go from 10 percent to 12.5 percent. Not to worry, somewhere down the road they’ll ask for another hike, this time to 15 percent. Where it stops, nobody knows, but we’d like to stop it right here. The tax is paid, naturally, not by you or me, but by that fellow behind the tree – in this case, the hapless hotel and motel guest. The money will go, however, to padding pensions and perks for county employees, as it’ll end up in the General Fund and disappear.

We’re voting NO on Measure O.

Measure P

This is the co-called “anti-fracking” measure whereby if passed, government employees who know nothing about energy production get to tell energy producers how to conduct their businesses and what methods of oil and gas extraction are best. There are already plenty of laws on the books to combat pollution. Another one is not needed, especially one voted on by voters who wouldn’t know a drill bit from a toothpick. Measure P is the regulatory state on steroids. If this passes, we have no doubt the next election will feature a Proposition W mandating that a certain amount of rain must fall in Santa Barbara County over any 52-week period.

We’re voting NO on Measure P. •MJ

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need in order to gain the credits they need to move forward.

Statewide reform is needed. The full cost of education (including capital costs) should be reflected in the tuition, which should naturally vary by location. Local taxpayers should not subsidize out-of-area students. Good teachers should be rewarded and promoted. Students pursuing a viable course of study should be offered grants, scholarships, and loans.

So where does reform begin?

By voting no on wasteful Measure S. Gregory Gandrud Chairman Santa Barbara County Republican Party

Questions Answered

I would like to answer nine of the 13 questions from Larry Larsson (“Thirteen Questions on Climate Change” MJ #20/39): 1) Is our planet’s climate almost always experiencing global warming or global cooling? Yes, but more now than ever.

2) Is global warming bad? Yes, if you don’t have air conditioning.

3) Is global cooling good? Yes, if you have a jacket.

4) Which comes first: global warming or the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere? The egg always boils before

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the chicken.

5) Which type of climate would you prefer to be living in: global warming or global cooling? Either, as long as it’s paid for by someone else.

6) Do global warming and global cooling have natural cycles? Yes, until it reaches menopause… then all hell breaks loose.

7) Is CO2 a pollutant? It depends upon who made it.

8) Are computer models accurate in the prediction of future climate change? What makes the computer so knowledgeable? Yes. Computers always know better because they have electricity.

9) Is it easier to predict future climate or future weather? Yes and no.

I hope this helps.

Dale Lowdermilk Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: No. It doesn’t help at all. – J.B.)

For Old Times’ Sake

You know you’re getting old in Santa Barbara when: The last time you went downtown was to see Manny, Moe, and Jack.

When you long for the days of King Harris.

When you go by Aldo’s and wonder why the Copper Coffee Pot closed.

When you go by the Granada to see

what movie is playing.

When somebody tells you they went to Arroyo Burro Beach, and you think they went to Mexico.

When you cannot wait for Thursdays, so you can get a 10 percent discount at Lazy Acres.

When you go to Milpas Street hoping to find Scolari’s and you find what seems to be a bigger Lazy Acres.

When you go to Starbucks and it takes five minutes to figure out what drink you want, and then need to figure out the size – tall, small, grande, venti – and then what kind of milk – two percent, whole, or soy.

When you go to Joe’s or Harry’s and ask them to put less booze in your drink.

That you know Wendy Foster was married to Pierre Lafond.

That Goleta used to be the Goodland.

That the cable would go off with the wind.

That the Fiesta parade would cross the freeway and back up traffic to Ventura.

When we had Phil Mann as the weatherman and would use the term “phog monster.”

That you knew Bill Bertka was the city’s park and rec director.

That before Helene, there were Marty, Sheila, and Harriet.

When you have no idea what a Funk Zone is and don’t care.

When you watch Fox News and they start to make sense.

When you remember the late, great Walter Capps and wonder why Lois promised not to run for Congresswoman again.

When you remember the Huffingtons and wonder what happened to them.

When you remember that Pepe came on before each movie.

When you remember Beto’s theme song – Beto says come to my cantina.

Steve Lawrence Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: And, of course, when you could walk down State Street during Fiesta legally drinking your margarita and could build a fireworks fort on West Beach during Fourth of July festivities.

– J.B.)

Letter to SBCC’s Lori Gaskin

Measure S is in trouble for several reasons, many of which you know about.

I want to confine this letter to one single issue: You (and/or your advisors) are not thinking some of your actions through, and you are not looking at their unintended consequences.

You have publicly said that the cam-

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Ernie’s World

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Old Drapes

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ccording to the guide,” my wife said, “the shimmering draperies, scarves, shawls, and lambrequins of Luray are quite beautiful.”

“Shawls? Seriously?”

We were in Virginia, which is incredibly green. That’s because they have a lot of thundershowers. I was thinking of this as we drove across the Blue Ridge Mountains on Skyline Drive high above the luscious Shenandoah Valley.

“What are you doing?” my wife asked.

“Checking the Internet to see if it’s better to be in the car when we get hit by lightning or standing on a rock.”

“Do you think holding an iPhone receiving signals from space is good idea?”

We took Thornton Gap passageway and drove through historic Luray until we spotted the sign: Luray Caverns.

“You didn’t tell me we were going to caverns. Are they, like, underground?”

“I’m guessing yes.”

“And they have windows in the caverns?”

“I’m guessing no.”

“Then why do they need drapes, huh?”

“Do you ever do any research before we take a trip?”

“Of course! I know the names of almost all the local beers.”

We got in line. Every now and then a non-descript door ahead of us opened, a damp smell permeated the room, and 20 people entered. No one ever came out. Before I could mention this to any official-looking person, it was our turn.

We walked down some stairs and into the first cavern. Our tour guide warned us not to touch any of the formations.

My wife looked at me to make sure I was paying attention.

“On the morning of August 13, 1878, Andrew Campbell, his 13-year-old nephew Quint, and three other men were looking for a cave,” the guide told us, “when a cold breeze from a hole the size of a quarter snuffed out their candle. So they dug the hole bigger and Campbell and Quint slid down a rope, and discovered the enormous eerie world of stalactites and stalagmites that we are now in.”

“Cool! I feel like Indiana Jones,” I told my wife. “Keep your eyes open for an idol with a giant jewel on it.”

As we followed our guide, each cavern was more amazing than the last.

There are hidden lights that illuminate the formations and prevent those of us busy taking photos from wandering off the walkways never to be heard from again. In many places, the stalactites,

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which are fluted and grow from the ceiling down, and the stalagmites, which are ridged mounds formed from the floor up, have grown together to form huge columns and pillars, which they refer to as drapes, shawls, etc.

“It takes 120 years for them to grow one cubic inch,” the guide told us. “So you are looking at things more than 400,000 years in the making.”

“Wow! That’s older than some of my underwear,” I whispered to my wife.

“Do not lean against anything,” she said.

We continued meandering downward, through oftentimes-narrow gaps that opened into large room-sized “cathedrals.” After a number of these, the guide stopped again. “This is the lowest point in Luray Caverns,” he said. “We are now 164 feet below the ground.”

We all looked up. Indiana Jones or not, this seemed like one of those things we would have been better off not knowing.

A few minutes later, we came to a group of stalactites that are referred to as Saracen’s Tent, a huge, perfectly formed drape that was open on one side like a primitive shelter. The guide pointed out a huge column on its side right next to it.

“That one most likely fell during an earthquake,” he told us.

More info he could have shared when we were outside!

After going through many amazingly beautiful caverns, including Giant’s Hall that had a column 47 feet tall, we came to The Great Stalacpipe Organ, billed as the world’s largest musical instrument.

Invented in 1954 by mathematician and scientist Leland Sprinkle, the keys to the organ are connected to rubber-tipped mallets that tap columns throughout the caverns, giving new meaning to the underground music scene.

We left our own fairly substantial deposit in the gift shop, then headed for the car.

“Mother Nature is awesome,” my wife said. That’s when we heard a rumble and saw a huge flash of lightning.

•MJ I headed for a rock.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 19) High caliber auctioneers: Billy Baldwin and John Palminteri (photo by Priscilla)

Brad Nack, Santa Barbara Arts Fund’s new executive director

has been doing and focus on the range of shows in the community gallery, including the current exhibit “inch4inch” and an upcoming event fundraiser and show Feast Your Eyes on Friday, November 7...

The Force is with Them Hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt’s Summerland estate, Bella Vista, was a sea of blue when the Santa Barbara Police Foundation threw its first “Fun With the Force” fundraiser attracting a record 400 guests and raising around $300,000.

With tickets being sold under the various categories of Misdemeanor,

Felony and Crime Scene, the packed pulsating police party, co-chaired by Arlene Montesano, Pamela Geremia, Lisa Loiacono, James Nigro, Eric Phillips and Jim Stretchberry, also featured SWAT and K-9 unit demonstrations.

With a host of eateries, including Olio e Limone, Tre Lune, The Lark, Los Arroyos, Trattoria Mollie, Los Agaves and Opal, providing food, and three wineries, Summerland, Foley and the JCR Vineyard, pouring their wares, there was plenty for everybody.

Ubiquitous actor Billy Baldwin conducted the live auction, which included lunch with Back to the Future actor Christopher Lloyd, and screenwriter Bob Gale, who were at the bash with

a DeLorean auto similar to the one in the film, which starred Michael J. Fox. Other items up for grabs included stays in the Hamptons and Cabo San Lucas, and a walk-on part in a new movie.

Foundation board member Mike McGrew says the funds raised will help buy new night vision equipment for the SWAT team, as well as help several officers who have suffered serious medical emergencies in the past few months.

Among those checking out the boffo bash were Bob and Patty

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SBPD Foundation Event committee: Lisa Loiacono, Arlene Montesano, Eric Phillips, Jimmy Nigro, Pam Geremia, Nina Phillips, master of ceremonies SBPD sergeant Mike McGrew, and SBPD officer Greg Hons.

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Measure Q will improve Montecito union school!

Join us in Preserving the Quality of Montecito union school Measure Q will provide critical funding to make safety, classroom, and facility improvements to Montecito union school. Measure Q will: Fix life and safety issues and deferred maintenance projects: • • • • • •

$19,000,000

71%

($8.50/$100,000 assessed value)

Renovating deteriorating and aging plumbing systems, windows.

Upgrading inadequate electrical systems.

Reduce traffic on San Ysidro with better parking and drop-off area.

Making health, safety and mandated handicapped accessibility improvements.

Deferred maintenance projects.

Improved water management (internal and external).

Construct a new multi-purpose facility/cafeteria:

$3,600,000

13%

($1.60/$100,000 assessed value)

• Currently, our largest room holds 300 people; this will allow our entire school population of students and teachers (500+) to gather in one place.

• Includes a new commercial kitchen to replace the one that did not meet. health and safety code standards. Creates shade for kids during lunch time.

educational programmatic improvements/other district priorities: $3,700,000

14%

($1.70/$100,000 assessed value)

• Reorganizing the campus so all grades can be clustered together.

These new classrooms will be used to maintain classroom space while existing buildings are being renovated. This new building will cost less than renting temporary classrooms during the construction period and provide permanent space for school programing.

• Five new classrooms for upper grades to be together and will allow for the needed expansion space for special education/inclusion.

• Programmatic improvements – speech room, reading rooms, music department.

• Play space increases 20% for kids.

Fees associated with construction, program management, bond:

$850,000

2%

(24 cents/$100,000 assessed value)

Virginia Alvarez Robert Angel Marc Appleton James Aviani Lisa Aviani Marilyn Bachman Chynna Phillips Baldwin William Baldwin Paul Barton Susan Basler Amanda Bellamy Steven Benhayon Wynne Benhayon Kris Bergstrom Chris Blau Wendy Blau Jonathan Blinderman Mary Long Blinderman Eileen Blossman Lori Bowles Tom Brennan Scott Brittingham Merryl Brown Dr. Nick Bruski Tad Buchanan

Susan Burns Susan Burns Associates Sue Burrows Susan Caine Supervisor Salud Carbajal Jenean Cerami Mark Cerami Joe Cole Larry Crandell Ron D’Amico Dagny Dehlsen Bradford Dillman Brooke Dillman Charles Dillman Peter Van Duinwyk Whitney Duncan Lynne Early Luke Ebbin Michelle Ebbin Dan Encell Lucia Engel Mari Failing Les Firestein Deborah Fuss Stuart Fuss

Maggie Geyer Christie Glanville John Glanville Bryan Goligoski Bruce Gottleib Susan Miles Gulbransen Jon Gura Kate Gura Josiah Hamilton Justine Hamilton Monica Hammonds Jay Hanseth Sally Southard Hanseth Christopher E. Haskell Pamela Dillman Haskell Vicky Hazard Betsy Heaftiz Abigail Hindmarch Loryn Hodosy Troy Hoidal Kenneth B. Horner Brandi Freeman Hughes Mark Hunt Sheila Hunt Melissa Ianelli

Ralph Ianelli State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson Jeff Jacobs Berkeley “Augie” Johnson Morrie Jurkowitz Irma Jurkowitz Brian Kelly Tricia Kelly Robert Kemp Lisa King Mark Kirkhart Mary Kirkhart Linos Kogevinos Nancy Kogevinos Jill Levinson Neil Levinson Pamela Lister Gwyn Lurie Brett Matthews Alixe Mattingly Suzanne McCafferty Carol Kelly McCarthy Tom McCarthy Craig McCaw Susan McCaw Kieran McKenna Pam McLendon Kristin McWilliams

A J Rice Valerie Rice Rebecca Riskin Ginger Salazar Doreen Sales Frank Sales Corey Sanders Stephanie Sanders Santa Barbara Independent Jessica Schaeman Michael Schaeman Brad Seibert Joanne Shefflin Joel Shefflin Susan Smith Randy Solakian Jano Stack Mary Steele Gail Knight Steinbeck Thom Steinbeck Tessa Taylor Audrey Tognotti Anne Towbes Michael Towbes Sandy Toye Pam Valeski Terry Valeski Melinda Werner Tim Werner

Montecito Association Backs MUS Project After a lengthy, standing-room-only meeting of the Montecito Association Board of Directors earlier this week, the board voted to support Montecito Union School’s remodel project.

— Village Beat, by Kelly Mahan, Montecito Journal, October 16-23, 2014

Montecito Educational Foundation Montecito Teacher’s Association Luis Moro Jim Morouse Mary Morouse Dan Murphy Kate Murphy Tammy Murphy Shannon Murray Beth Ohanion Lee Ohanion Brent Peus Lizzie Peus J. Abraham Powell Shirley Purkait Brian Rapp Joanne S. Rapp

Assemblyman Das Williams Robert Williams Heidi Jensen Winston Dana Zertuche Ruben Zertuche (partial list)

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pus has no room for housing.

You tried to buy an approximately 100-unit apartment complex for $30 million and were outbid at $33 million. Your goal was to provide housing for some of the huge out-ofdistrict student population at SBCC. This alone sticks in the craws of many people.

This is the scenario of what would have happened, had you made the deal: You would most probably have used bond money to pay for the purchase, or borrowed money of some kind and the cost would have gone to [more than] $50 million of public money.

Your for-SBCC-students-only purchase would have resulted in a further reduction of available housing stock for local apartment dwellers, of which many are poor, elderly, fixed income and working class.

The non-student population would have had to relocate, to either here in Santa Barbara or to other cities, and those would have been forced to commute to Santa Barbara.

The purchase would have reduced the income to various government entities by more than $300,000 or more, or more than $3 million every 10 years. In turn, the estimated $350,000 in taxes per year that the new owners will pay would not have been paid. It would have evaporated.

A good example is when UCSB bought the Francisco Torres property valued at $90 million. The future tax rolls were reduced by an ever-growing minimum of $9 million every 10 years! This is one reason the Isla Vista area has such a poor tax base for government services. Ask the folks who live there.

Above all, SBCC buying existing apartment housing for out-of-district students would actually reduce available housing and thus increase rents for local resident workers, forcing even more of them to commute from out of the area!

It would be bad public policy to force local residents to pay for the student housing of thousands of students who come from everywhere else.

I cannot predict what will happen with Measure S, but I do know that the tide is turning against it. How high that tide is will show only after the ballots are counted.

Ernie Salomon Santa Barbara

Bountiful Harvest

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article (“Seen Around Town” MJ # 20/35). Her words captured the festive spirit and philanthropic heart of our special day. We thank her for coming out!

We are happy to announce that 2014 was our biggest year yet, both in attendance and proceeds raised. We raised nearly $150,000. A portion of these proceeds will benefit Summerland School and Just Imagine It, formerly Dec My Room, in conjunction with Cottage Hospital of Santa Barbara.

Just Imagine It is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children with serious illnesses by decorating their hospital rooms in their favorite theme or wish. With our 2014 event, we are proud to inaugurate the Santa Barbara chapter of Just Imagine It LA. Under the Harvest Sun marked a truly joyous occasion to celebrate a new vintage, a fruitful harvest, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of local children. Thank you again for your involvement in our special day! Start looking forward to next year.

Bilo Zarif The Summerland Winery Team Carpinteria

Voting Yes on Measure Q

I have been practicing architecture in the greater Santa Barbara community for nearly 40 years, and I have been fortunate enough to live in Montecito for the last 14 years. My wife and I have a fifth grader who has spent his entire elementary education at Montecito Union School. When I heard the school was going to undertake a major master plan and renovation project, I immediately volunteered for the Facility Design Committee (FDC).

This work has continued over the past

three years, beginning with the selection of the architect and continuing with monthly meetings. Our charge as FDC members, has been to direct the architects first to deal with all issues regarding the health, safety and security of our students and faculty.

Beyond that, to bring the facilities up to not just current standards, but to be able to meet the increased demands of the future, including energy efficiency and water conservation, all the while making sure that everything is completed within a very strict budget. We also engaged them to make sure that the project would fit into the fabric of our community.

At a recent public meeting, a question was raised about the environmental review of the proposed new facilities and protections for children and the community during construction/renovation. With my many years of experience, I am painfully aware of how projects move through the approval process. Private projects, like homes and hotels, work differently than public projects such as schools. Environmental Assessments are completed for public projects after the funding has been approved.

An environmental assessment will be performed before any construction begins. California public schools are highly regulated and must abide by the strictest safety codes and building regulations, established and controlled by the CA Division of the State Architect. These regulations will ensure that our students, and our community, are protected from the potential release of any toxic materials, including asbestos and lead. This is common practice for public school projects, and certainly is not, as some suggest, something

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STATE STREET BALLET PRESENTS

SAT

SCHEHERAZADE

Seated: Evening’s nightingale songtresses Shalen Reed Williams and Joyce Reed, SB mayor Helene Schneider, SBPD chaplin Charles Reed Sr. Standing: Jimmy Nigro and Terry Ryken (photo by Priscilla)

OCT 25 7:30PM

UCSB ARTS & LECTURES PRESENTS

TUE

OCT 28 7PM

JOSHUA BELL, Violin ALESSIO BAX, Piano OPERA SANTA BARBARA PRESENTS

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CAMA PRESENTS

Santa Barbara Police Department’s SWAT Team, with specially trained K-9 Loki, exhibiting its preparedness when needed to quell crimes (photo by Priscilla)

Bryant, Jelinda and Barry DeVorzon, Andrew and Ivana Firestone, Jeff and Hollye Jacobs, Penny Jenkins, Ursula Nesbitt, Bill and Sandi Nicholson, Peter and Mireille Noone, Anne Towbes, Craig Case, Catherine and Elizabeth An, Peter and Denise Sadowski, and Kenny and Elizabeth Slaught....

Spotlight Shines on Amadeus Ensemble Theatre Company opened its 36th season and second year at the New Vic with one of its best ever productions, Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award and Oscar-winning masterpiece, Amadeus.

The play, follows the rivalry between court composer, Antonio Salieri, and the intensely gifted and youthful Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Friendships are forged, bonds are broken, and eternal fame is the sole prize in the competition between two brilliant but tragically flawed men.

Theater director Jonathan Fox helms the show, which lost one of its main actors, Broadway veteran Michael McCarty, who was to have played Count Orsini Rosenberg, to a heart attack just days before the curtain up, as I exclusively revealed here.

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MUS is trying to avoid.

I urge you to join me in voting yes on Measure Q. Montecito’s children deserve the best facility possible.

Mark Kirkhart Principal/founder DesignARC Architects

Bringing America Down

Santa Barbara would seem to be nuttier than the rest of the state, but history drives those who don’t know much of it. The oil spill of 1969 was the worst in U.S. history, up to that time, but it is now third given what has happened in the Gulf of Mexico.

Santa Barbara’s problems with oil began in 1542 when Juan Cabrillo arrived making log notes on beach tar and oil. If there had been no drilling, there would have been much more oil on the beaches over time. It would not have happened all at once, but it would be there. Oil production cut the pressure driving oil from the marine tar sands of the immediate offshore deposits.

The 1969 blowout launched the antioil movement, as the town is full of trust-fund-rich brats that have nothing better to do than complain to their high-level social-political connections.

Today the target is “fracking,” which has been going on in north Santa Barbara County for decades with no problems, but the county board of supervisors trembles in fear of the ignorant, loud-voiced, highborn wailers who are semi-professional political correctors. They never go more than halfway on anything.

I know how Santa Barbara works, as I lived there in the 1980s and ‘90s during a seven-year drought. The state would build a pipeline from the California Aqueduct for us if we passed a bond issue. The old guard opposed it thinking they could preserve the town by not having water for expansion. My analysis indicated it would be suicidal, so I wrote the book Drought In Paradise documenting the history and analyzing the economics of the situation, publishing it locally to sell a few hundred copies (now at Amazon and Kindle).

Local financial guru friend Ken Partch had a radio show and invited me to debate a hired gun Ph.D. the old guard paid $93,000 to make their case. He was arrogant and poorly prepared. I mopped the floor with him.

He left the studio visibly shaken. I was offered my own radio show on which I promoted the pipeline bond.

The pipeline passed, and the local paper did a piece listing me as number four of the “…ten forces passing the measure.” From that day on, I was shunned on the street, could not borrow a dollar in that town in spite of the fact the Chairman of the Bank of Santa

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Barbara was a fan of my show, calling me often to discuss local issues, but he would not take an ad. He was with me on the water issue, but dared not say so. I was not “politically correct.”

Santa Barbara will soon vote on Measure P, [the] anti-fracking measure that will put 1,900 local oil workers out of work and reduce national oil production. It is this kind of thinking that is our greatest problem. Everything that ever made America great, and a wonderful place to live, is not only in place, but in most cases in greater abundance due to new technology, but now we have “political correctness.” It is the weapon of international socialism used to bring America down, and it is working well when Santa Barbara gags on oil.

Adrian Vance Formerly of Santa Barbara

Unusually Thicke

As a fellow Santa Barbara resident for the past 15 years, my husband (Alan Thicke) and I finally moved up here permanently three years ago. We love Santa Barbara and we are both big fans of the Montecito Journal. We wanted to thank James Buckley for the lovely article (“Thicke As They Come,” MJ #20/40). We are having so much fun filming the second season of Unusually Thicke, lots of laughs, great celebrity cameos! Santa Barbara is so easy on the camera lens; everything looks picture perfect in this town.

Tanya (née Callau) Thicke Carpinteria (Editor’s note: I was able to view a number of last season’s Unusually Thicke episodes and enjoyed them very much.

Good luck to you and Alan with Season Two. And thanks for taking the time out of what we know is a busy schedule to send us this thank you note. It is warmly appreciated. – J.B.)

Forest Conservation

Some drought-plagued Montecito residents may feel inspired to counter climate change. After all, scientists predict that Mediterranean climates such as Santa Barbara’s are scheduled to tend in the direction of desert climates. Is there nothing we can do?

One solution is to work with those who are active in conserving forests.

This video on YouTube shows how it works: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 Jim Powell Montecito

Water Woes

Thanks to Tom Mosby for providing the important real data on costs and benefits of recycled water in context of MWD (Montecito Water

District). With the requirement of building complete separate delivery systems, and with the limited number of District customers who would be able to use the resulting “purple pipe” water, those costs are quite high when compared to desalination. Moreover, recycling does not really create a new source of water. It multiplies the utility of the water you already have; but the problem facing MWD currently is that without substantial rainfall, our primary water sources will go dry. When you have zero water to start with, recycling won’t help.

That’s not to say we shouldn’t pursue water recycling. I believe that recycling should be a key layer in MWD’s long term water strategy. As it pursues that strategy however, the District needs to be hyper conscious of costs, priorities, and of technology advances.

With that in mind, I was very interested to read the “Bottoms Up” article in the July 2014 Scientific American (Volume 311, Number 1). The piece

by Olive Heffernan provides details on the prototype Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) that is currently working through its test protocols in San Diego. The AWPF produces highest-quality drinking water from raw sewage. It is generating 1 million gallons a day and doing so at a projected cost of between $700 to $1,200 per acre-foot (AF). That compares quite favorably with the $2,000 to $3000 per AF projected cost for water from most California desalination plants.

While advanced water purification is being used in several locations around the world (including a couple in the U.S.), Hefferman’s article notes two challenges to wider adoption. First of those is the so-called “yuck” factor. The quality metrics of the AWPF output water are impressive. It is as pure as the highest quality bottled product, but convincing customers of that would likely take time. The second challenge is that there is currently no California permitting process in place that allows domestic use of recycled water. For now, the AWPF output is being added to San Diego’s recycled water system and used for irrigation.

That said, the scale of the water crisis in California (and in the MWD) will certainly require out-of-the box thinking, and AWPF has some strong positive attributes to be considered.

The significant benefit of the AWPF approach is that the water it produces is ultra-pure and safe for human consumption. If AWPF is successful in proving that point and breaking through permitting gridlock, the result will be that its output can be mixed directly in with the domestic water supply – meaning no expensive duplicate delivery system – and the resulting water would benefit all users

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instead of just agriculture and irrigation customers.

My conclusion is that MWD should keep careful track of the AWPF project. We should pursue desalination as a first priority in order to create a new, reliable, and locally controlled baseline water supply. At the same time, we should stay well informed on what could be a truly game-changing approach to water recycling.

Mike Wilson Montecito

Country Music Mania

The humorous column by Jim Alexander “Hee Haw, Y’all” (n.o.t.e.s. from downtown, MJ #20/40) was true comic relief amidst serious issues such as water shortages and ballot measures. His list of top 10 favorite Country & Western (C&W) song titles made me laugh myself silly, and inspired me to contribute my top three C&W favorites. In order, they are: “Get Your Saddle Off the Stove, Grandma – You’re Too Old to Ride the Range” “I Gave Her My Heart and a Diamond, and She Clubbed Me with a Spade” “I Would Kiss You Through the Screen Door but It Would Strain Our Love” Given that new C&W albums by Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton held the number one and two spots, respectively, on Billboard’s album chart just last week (trailed by the likes of Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, and Lady Gaga), proves that C&W music is not only alive and well, but hugely popular across a wide demographic.

Aldean’s new album with its title song “Old Boots, New Dirt” clearly indicates that the colorful language and imagery associated with C&W music is bound to bring us more favorite song titles in the future. Much as I love classical music, opera, Latin, classic rock, bluegrass, and World Music, there are those boot-scootin’ times when only C&W will do.

Lynn P. Kirst Montecito

Safety First

I was very pleased when the Montecito Association voted to endorse the Montecito Union School facilities improvement project. School safety is something everyone can (and should) agree on. This project will dramatically improve school safety for almost 500 children each year for generations to come. Last year, a pipe burst in my daughter’s classroom, drenching the students with filthy black water and closing that area of the school for more than a week. At the time, I considered this the warning bell regarding the school’s aging infrastructure (much of 23 – 30 October 2014

it almost 90 years old).

I am concerned that if we fail to heed this warning, the next facilities breakdown could be far more severe. An electrical fire in a beautiful old building that is full of asbestos? Earthquake-shattered windows and skylights above a room full of children? Worse? Montecito is rightly proud of our wonderful local school, but that school is very old. It needs earthquake proofing and the electrical and plumbing are long past retirement age. Our schools are the heart of our community. Our schools hold the future of our community. Now is the time to show some heart and to take action to protect that future.

Please join me in protecting our children by supporting Measure Q. John Abraham Powell Montecito

Serious Concerns about Measure Q

This group of parents remains deeply concerned about Measure Q. While we respect the administrative and board leaders of MUS, we believe that they have gotten caught up in the emotional drive to “win the game” at the grave expense of the environmental impact on our children and the community, particularly the entire neighborhood surrounding School House Road, Pimiento, Cota, and maybe more.

There Has Been Zero Environmental Analysis The school district has finally retained an environmental firm. Don’t be misled by this: the consultants have made it very clear to the Montecito Association Board and the community that: (1) they have nothing at this point, as there is no project to review; and (2) they intend to limit their review to the minimum requirements under CEQA. Had this been Donald Trump, would this community approve of such tactics?

While most projects of this magnitude would have started a full EIR (Environmental Impact Report) many months, if not years ago, our school district has chosen not to do so. There are obvious, significant environmental hazards: (1) Asbestos in multiple classrooms and the auditorium (several elementary schools were suddenly closed indefinitely in Orange County due to asbestos removal in upgrading the facilities; are we prepared to home-school our children due to the district’s failure to conduct proper environmental analysis?; (2) carcinogenic Astroturf planned for the large amphitheater, now sadly commonplace in public school upgrades, and leaching into children’s bodies through cuts, eyes, mouth, nose, and causing leukemia; (3) electromagnetic radiation levels that will exist when So Cal Edison installs a major distribution station in the middle of school;

EVERYONE HAS A REASON TO END ALZHEIMER’S.

(4) extensive excavation and backfill when the school has elevated an entire story on the southern end; and (5) undoubtedly other toxins and hazards of which we are not even aware.

And what about the cafeteria, amphitheater, and traffic? None of those items has been studied.

Finally, in cutting back the bond costs, the environmental portions appear to have suffered the most.

Indeed, the school will not be pursuing LEEDS certified construction.

Will the construction use VOC, formaldehyde products, and more toxic materials?

Safety and Compliance is Back-burnered The Measure Q Committee has campaigned hard that most of the projects pertain to safety and compliance. The vast majority of those items, including any retrofitting will not occur until the final phases of construction. We ask, again, what is the urgency in constructing a new office for the superintendent, when safety and compliance work is on hold?

And please be reminded of the cautionary language in the bond warning the voters that, without state matching funds, certain projects may not be completed. There are no matching funds. When it comes time to complete the safety components of the bond, will there by any money left?

Tammy Murphy needed two bonds, one parcel tax, one large donation,

and six years to finish her last project in Ross. Will we have a second “finish the job” bond?

Montecito Residents Deserve Respect The school district now claims that it needs the cafeteria/commons to not only meet the food services requirement (since a cafeteria is not legally required), but also to provide one location where the entire school can gather. But the proposed cafeteria can house only 250 students, 15 students fewer than the current auditorium.

Problem not solved!

The Measure Q proponents have heartlessly dismissed a parochial the devastating impact that the cafeteria/commons and amphitheater have on our homeowners in the School House, Pimiento, and Cota neighborhoods. Don’t forget: MUS construction is exempt from the local planning departments and is governed by Sacramento.

As the president indication to the board of Montecito Association, MUS has never had such a structure, nor does it need it now when the neighborhood will greatly suffer.

For these reasons, we will vote no on Measure Q and ask that the school district put together a revised plan with a complete EIR that is truly respectful of the neighbors before a new ballot reaches the voters.

Name Withheld Montecito •MJ

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Real Estate

by Mark Hunt feel and give the property its name. The floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of

Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. They live in Montecito with their daughter, Sareena, a student at SBHS. 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.

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While there are a number of ocean-view homes on the market, I have chosen these four from my Montecito Best Buys list because they offer a range of prices and are all newer to the market (a month or so, give or take a week for each).

Eucalyptus Hill Road – $2,495,000

Named Palmas, this hilltop sanctuary is at the top of a shared drive and offers expansive ocean views. The home has been extensively remodeled and features cathedral ceilings and an open floor plan. There is a well-appointed kitchen with walk-in pantry and a granite-topped breakfast bar. There are many patios and balconies, as well as pathways leading to sumptuous gardens and sitting areas. The home rests on 1.2 acres and comes complete with native plants, fruit trees, vegetable gardens, avocado trees, and more. Multiple species of palm trees create a tropical island

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East Mountain Drive – $4,475,000

This newly listed home offers three bedrooms and three baths in approximately 2,350 square-feet of living space. The home is on 3.25 acres (mostly sloping), in the hills above Montecito, and is a short distance to San Ysidro Ranch. The residence is ideal for those looking to live in the Golden Quadrangle and comes with huge ocean views in a neighborhood where one is surrounded by homes in the $4 to $20-million+ range. This home is on a private lane (still East Mountain Drive address) that is shared by a dozen or so houses near the top of the hill. The views are overlooking all of Montecito, and the property is located in the Montecito Union School District.

Alston Road – $6,980,000

This is a well-designed, contemporary home on the South side of Alston Road that features a long, private drive leading to the home, set deep back on the lot overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Within the 6,000+ square foot home there are five bedrooms, plus maid’s room and five-and-a-half bathrooms on 2.88 acres of prime-view property. Enjoy high ceilings with spacious and dramatic walls for displaying your art collection. The home was designed by noted architect John Kelsey and is located in the Cold Spring School District.

This is a private home with sprawling grounds. If one looks at the available housing inventory in Montecito, one can see that contemporary, ocean-view homes (especially of this size), on multiple acres, are rare to find. So if you are drawn to this type of architecture, here is a chance to purchase a sizable, dramatic property near the lower village with ocean views and room to roam.

Oak Creek Road – $14,000,000

Powerful ocean and mountain views are yours in this old world, Mediterranean estate on six-plus acres in the newer, gated Oak Creek Canyon development resting above the upper village. The main house has five bedroom suites and a total of nine bathrooms, a paneled library, top-of-the-line kitchen-family room, and more. A luxurious master suite with private terrace provides a sanctuary. Additionally, there is a home theatre, wine cellar, and gym.

The outside space leads you to multi-tiered patios, lawns, and mature plantings with an inviting pool and spa. Gardens and patios invite you to step outside.

There is a separate guesthouse with views and privacy. This estate is located in the Montecito Union School District.

For more information on any of these properties, contact your real estate agent. If you are not working with someone, I will be happy to provide more information or arrange a showing. To see more images of these and other homes from my best buys list, visit my website, www.MontecitoBestBuys.com. I can be reached directly at (805) 698-2174 (call or text) or via email at Mark@Villagesite.com.

•MJ

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Mila Wizel, and Anne Guynn added to the stellar cast, along with Robert Lesser, Bo Foxworth, Wilson Smith, and Sirwan Assad.

The show runs through Sunday, October 26.

Fine Fliter Santa Barbara Symphony kicked off its 61st season at the Granada with a fine concert featuring Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter giving a riveting performance of Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 2”.

Veteran conductor Nir Kabaretti was in glorious form, adding Shostakovich’s “Festival Overture” and Rachmaninoff’s “Symphony No. 2” to the entertaining mix.

It was powerful launch to a most promising season…

Harping on It Camerata Pacifica principal harpist, Bridget Kibbey, was the focus at the latest concert at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall.

A recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher career grant and the Classical Recording Foundation’s 2012 Young Artist Award, Kibbey started the show with Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue” in

Harpist Bridget Kibbey shows her musical versatility

D Minor, before transitioning into Benjamin Britten’s “Lachrymae, Reflections on a song of Dowland” with violist Richard Yongjae O’Neill.

In the second half, group founder and flutist Adrian Spence joined Kibbey in Bach’s “Trio Sonata” in G Major, with David Bruce’s “The Eye of Night” wrapping up the lunchtime concert…

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The outfits, all but one designed by Catherine Walker, Diana’s personal couturier and close friend for 16 years, are estimated to fetch between $60,000 and $100,000 apiece.

At the highest level is a cream lace dress designed by Zandra Rhodes and worn by Diana in 1987 to a charity event at the London Palladium, while bidders on a tighter budget might snap up a pair of cufflinks commemorating Diana’s 1981 wedding to Prince Charles at St. Paul’s Cathedral, valued at $600 to $800…

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door patio with picnic benches where the kids eat their lunches.

A few neighbors have complained about the new lighting plan in the parking lot, saying that the lighting detracts from their evening views of the sky. Facilities manager Chuck Watson says the lighting plan has already been modified, and he is looking further into replacing the light bulbs in the three-feet-high light posts to appeal to the neighbors. “We will also turn the lights off earlier when possible,” he said, noting that the lights are turned off at 10 pm per Crane’s CUP. Construction projects at the school have been on several Montecito Board of Architectural Review agendas in recent months: the next phase of construction, as part of the campus Master Plan Update, is set to start in June. That phase includes the building of six new classrooms and an oak deck to be built on the former dropoff loop and sports court area (see MJ #20/31 for all the details). Earlier this month, the campus yurt was on an MBAR agenda for conceptual review “as built,” as the building of the yurt and its adjoining deck, walkway, trellis, and landscaping was more extensive than originally planned. Several classes take place in the yurt, which is located at the back of campus.

For more information about Crane, the upcoming Country Fair, and the master plan update, visit craneschool. org. Crane is located at 1795 San Leandro Lane.

Ghost Village Road

Next Friday, October 31, 1,5002,000 costumed kids and parents are expected to descend on “Ghost Village Road,” Montecito’s annual trick-ortreat event. Originally organized by

the Coast Village Business Association (CVBA), the event has taken on a life of its own, says board member Danny Copus, whose family owns Montecito Inn. From Montecito Country Mart to Olive Mill, many of the lower village’s business owners will take part in the festivities, passing out candy to trick-or-treaters. New business owner Dani Leholm of Dani BOY says she is looking forward to participating, and meeting both local residents and business owners. “It’s a really great way for us to come together,” she told us.

Baker Wayne Kjar, who opened Your Cake Baker in May, is also planning on participating.

Per tradition, Here’s the Scoop owners Bob and Ellie Patterson will again host their photo opportunity and costume contest, with the winners’ pictures displayed here in the Journal and on the wall at Here’s the Scoop. Winners and honorable mentions from the contest will receive gift certificates and coupons to the shop.

As always, the contest is based on creativity and originality, not the best purchased costume, according to Ellie.

The couple, who recently participated in Carpinteria’s Avocado Festival with their avocado gelato, has been busy making their gelato in fall flavors, including pumpkin, which is available now. The Pattersons will pass out small cups of their “Worms ‘n’ Dirt” gelato during Ghost Village Road. The special flavor is available all next week.

Copus says the Haunted House at Montecito Inn will not be back this year as originally planned. “Unfortunately, I just don’t have the space this year,” he told us.

The Ghost Village Road event has grown since its inception, and Coast Village Business Association has become less and less hands-on over

the last few years. “It pretty much runs itself,” Copus said. CVBA has been mainly inactive in the last couple years, as several business owners on the board moved away or closed their businesses. “Right now we are re-booting the Association, and trying to bring it back to what it once was,” said Copus, who, along with Trey Pinner, are the last two board members.

The CVBA’s website is now live (www.coastvillageroad.com), and Copus hopes it will be an impetus for business owners to join the Association. “Eventually business owners will be able to upload information about their stores, as well as photos, to be accessed by tourists and locals wanting to know more about what’s here,” he said. Leholm, who is a recent member to CVBA, says she hopes the re-birth of CVBA will have an impact on beautifying Coast Village’s landscape, bus benches, and buildings.

Despite the lack of official organization, the Ghost Village Road event continues, and because Halloween falls on a Friday this year, it is expected to be as large as ever. Motorists are reminded to use extra caution along Coast Village Road during the event and to avoid driving in the area if possible.

The festivities are from 3 to 6 pm.

Coast Village Plaza Sells

In an off-market deal, Coast Village Plaza at 1187 Coast Village Road closed escrow last week for more than $13 million, according to the sole broker on the sale, Francois DeJohn.

The new owners are two Montecito residents, Hank Hurst and Richard Rosin, of H&R Investments.

The pair made an offer to longtime owner Marilee Zdenek, whose family trust has owned the building since it was built in 1978. The 19,000-squarefoot retail and office building has 26 tenants and a dedicated parking lot with 62 spots accessed on Coast Village Circle.

According to DeJohn, the new owners have already submitted plans to the City of Santa Barbara for permitting to upgrade the building with new paint, signage, upgraded outdoor decks and patios, a new roof, and new landscaping, as well as renovations to the parking lot. “They are focused on getting the building back up to a modern feel, with a lot of cosmetic changes,” DeJohn said.

The upgrades will likely begin in six months.

Planning Commission Approves Wells

At a hearing October 15, Montecito Planning Commission approved Coastal Development Permits for three new private wells in the coastal zone in Montecito. The projects are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, in part because the wells are proposed to service existing landscaping, not new development, according to the staff report.

The commission heard from attorney Susan Petrovich as well as geologist Adam Simmons, who said the wells should be approved for various reasons, including the fact that they will not compete with Montecito Water District (MWD) because of their low water usage. The staff report states the wells will have minimal effect on the groundwater basin. Simmons agreed,

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Wake up and See the Movie

A scene from the film fest’s What the Bleep Do We Know?

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he organizers of the inaugural Awakened World Film Festival are counting on the power of film to make an impact on an audience. But in this case, not just emotionally. The goal of the festival – which takes place Monday through Thursday at the Lobero, Center Stage Theater, and Unity Auditorium and is the first of its kind in our area – is to actually incite, or at least entice, viewers into action.

So the film screenings – 18 in all spread out over three days and three different areas of concentration, or “program streams,” including spirit, society, and self – are each preceded by a “presencing” process and followed by substantial interactive workshops with the filmmakers, actors, spiritual leaders and others aimed at guiding participants beyond mere inspiration into actual steps that might make the world a better place.

Among the movie screening during the festival are A Place at the Table, which looks into hunger in America and is produced by and features Montecito’s Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges, who is also the founder of the End Hunger Network. Bridges and Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio will be part of the post-film panel. Beloved spiritual teacher Ram Das will join the audience by live stream from Maui after Gay Dillingham’s film, Dying to Know, a story about his lifelong friendship with Timothy Leary.

Having its world premiere during the festival is The Power of The Heart, which examines how coming from the heart ties in with living a purposeful life and features input from Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Paulo Coelho, and Eckhart Tolle. It’s being billed as the successor to The Secret and What The Bleep Do We Know?

Which is no coincidence, since the latter film will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with a special screening and workshop during AWFF. The presentation will include a new 20-minute featurette with updated interviews 23 – 30 October 2014

from many of the film’s participants.

William Arntz, Bleep’s creator and director, has lived in Santa Barbara for the past six years including the last four in Montecito, will join cast and crew members Fred Alan Wolf, Betsy Chasse, and Mark Vicen is the post-screening panel that will consider the veracity of the science in the film, which was re-edited and re-released a couple of years later with the subhead Down the Rabbit Hole, and ponder how individuals can shift their paradigm for positive social change.

“We’ve been having those discussions among ourselves for years,” said Arntz, who was a laser physicist (“working on Star Wars,” he said) before his spiritual inquiry and interest in metaphysics led to the creation of What the Bleep. “I thought physics would tell me what time and space was, but it didn’t; only how it acts, now what it is. Metaphysics says time is an illusion and is omnipresent. So I veered more into that side of things. I got the idea to make a documentary film about science and spirit. And I had the money. But I got carried away, and $50,000 turned into $6 million.

The rest, of course, is history, as What the Bleep became the first film of its kind to play in commercial theaters, and more or less spawned a whole industry that has culminated in enough of a critical mass to justify a festival such as Awakened World.

Artnz shared some of his thoughts in a conversation last week.

Q. Has the film had the impact you thought it would, meaning how have things changed if at all in the world?

A. There’s been a huge shift. Twenty years ago, if you meditated or did yoga, you were a weirdo. But when What the Bleep (WTB) came out in regular movie theaters, people felt liberated, let out of the closet. Now there’s a lot of acceptance of alternative, east meets west ideas, a yoga studio in every strip mall, meditation is taught in military hospitals, and on and on it

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

goes. How much did WTB contribute?

People tell me it was a life-changer for them, which by definition helps shift society. So it was a factor.

Ten years later, with the anniversary coming up, I understand you shot new footage, follow-up interviews with many of the spiritual teachers and scientists who appeared in the original movie. What did you discover?

I started working on Bleep 2 early on and went out and interviewed a bunch of people. After about 50-plus hours of interviews, I realized I wasn’t sure what I was doing and put it on hold. With 10th anniversary coming out, I decided to use parts of those interviews for this new DVD set. I asked them about the impact, what we got right and wrong. We made that into Reflections on the Bleep.

What have you yourself learned through this whole WTB experience over a decade?

What’s changed for you?

(Long pause). Coming to understand that there are spiritual laws just

like there are physical laws. If you stand under a falling piano, you’ll get hurt. There are no disputes. But some spiritual laws are just as binding, maybe more so, although they’re not as direct. Some people call it karma.

Quantum physics is about things that are connected, but Buddhists and others have been saying that for centuries – when you hurt someone else you’re hurting yourself, too. We think of that as a platitude and nice way to live. But it’s also a law of the universe, just like gravity is. When you screw someone over, it will put you in a low state of consciousness, which is painful. Once you accept that on a deep level, you can’t help but act differently in the world, more in line with the way the universe is set up. We are connected, we are responsible for each other. And we can’t ignore those laws anymore.

Some people say the self-help field is overloaded, that the pendulum has swung too far.

Yeah, maybe. People do get help, though. Sometimes things are dumbed-down to the point where it’s not all that helpful anymore. The Law of Attraction on the surface looks like you just do a vision board and get the perfect mate and job in your life.

But it’s only a factor. You’ve got to

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Join us Friday, October 24 from 6 p.m., at The Endless Summer bar-cafe, as we celebrate

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The Endless Summer It was 50 years ago that our friend filmmaker Bruce Brown headed to New York to show his film in search of the perfect wave, starring Robert August & Mike Hynson. The rest, as they say, is history.

This 50th anniversary party includes:

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of the original film throughout the restaurant, with filmmaker Bruce Brown & other Endless Summer family & friends in attendance.

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by Scott Craig (photos by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Observatory Opens for Partial Solar Eclipse

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he Westmont Observatory opens for a partial solar eclipse on Thursday, October 23, from 2:15-5 pm. At its peak, the moon will cover more than 30 percent of the sun at 3:30 pm. The viewing is free and open to the public.

Thomas Whittemore, Westmont physics instructor, and two members of the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit will set up three special telescopes in front of the observatory for the viewing.

“We will have white light scopes, which are equipped with neutral density filters, as well as scopes that will view the sun in hydrogen-alpha, the red line of hydrogen,” he says. “Just for fun, I will also bring a colander from the kitchen to project multiple images of the chunk taken out of the sun onto the wall of the observatory.

When viewed this way, these images are a show-stopper.”

The moon slid into the Earth’s shadow in April and October giving us two total lunar eclipses this year.

Interestingly, nowhere on Earth will this solar eclipse be a total eclipse.

The observatory opens its doors to the public every third Friday of the month in conjunction with the SBAU, whose members bring their own telescopes to Westmont for the public to gaze through.

The observatory sits between Russell Carr Field and the track and field/soc-

cer complex. Parking is free for guests, but may be limited since classes are in session.

Homecoming Fetes Assembly Member Olsen

Westmont welcomed California State Assembly member Kristin Olsen (Class of 1996) as Alumna of the Year during Homecoming 2014 October 17-19. Olsen, who takes over as the next Assembly Republican leader in November, joined Young Alumnus Award winner Daniel Zia ’06 and Global Service Award winners Byron Borden ‘82 and Lisa Repko Borden ’84.

Olsen, who represents San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties in the 12th Assembly District, will be the first mother of school-aged children to serve as leader of a Republican or Democratic caucus in the California Legislature. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Westmont with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. She served in the prestigious Senate Fellows Program, eventually becoming assistant vice president for communications and public affairs at California State University, Stanislaus.

She was first elected to the assembly in November 2010 and re-elected in November 2012.

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sells more homes in the greater Santa Barbara area than any other. His desire to encourage people in their Christian faith merges with his analytical mind and entrepreneurial drive, creating a vocation he calls a real estate pastor. He and his wife, Sarah Smith ’06, are involved with Young Life, the Unity Shoppe, the Santa Barbara Foundation, and the Westmont Young Alumni Council.

The Bordens have devoted their lives to full-time, cross-cultural service. They left for Kenya in 1984 and served there until 2000. They moved to Europe, working with Marty Fanoe ’81 and Carey Fanoe Uhler ’85 to start churches before returning to East Africa in 2007. In Tanzania, they empower local men and women through discipleship, helping them generate more income. They have launched Wema Ventures, an organization dedicated to spiritual and economic transformation (www.wema ventures.org).

Exhibition Focuses on Artists from SB to LA

Eight area artists who are gaining prominence are showing their art in a new exhibition, “ArtWatch 2014: Young Careers – SB to Greater LA,” through November 22 in the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. “We’ve launched this new series, ArtWatch, to focus on different issues and themes that engage contemporary artists living on the West Coast,” says Judy L. Larson, Askew professor of art history and director of the museum. “This first exhibition features artists who are working out of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles.

They are young in their careers, but

Kiel Johnson shows off his masks

already fully launched as artists to watch.”

The artists are Stephanie Dotson of Santa Barbara, Julia Haft-Candell of LA, Nathan Huff of Santa Barbara, Kiel Johnson of LA, Laura Krifka of Ventura, Chris Rupp of Santa Barbara, and Devon Tsuno and Liat Yossifor of LA. Rupp is a Westmont art instructor and collections manager. Huff is an assistant professor of art at Westmont.

“Among the pleasures of living near one of the world’s artistic centers (LA), is the possibility of discovering talented painters and sculptors who offer new directions in the art world,” Larson says. “These artists represent a diverse array of styles, methods, media, and content.” The exhibition will include painting, sculpture, and drawing.

The museum, celebrating its fifth anniversary, will host the West Coast premiere of internationally renowned Chakaia Booker (December 11-January 31) and “Rembrandt and the Jews” (February 12-March 28).

The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm, and 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays. It is closed Sundays and college holidays.

For more information, visit www. westmontmuseum.org or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.

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Visiting nurse and Hospice Care extraordinary team: Rick Keith, executive director of the foundation; Lynda Tanner, president and CEO; Christopher Jones, board chair; and Rebecca Bernard, director of Development (photo by Priscilla)

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Care and Share

The board of directors of the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care held its annual council reception at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s new Discovery Pavilion.

The 106-year-old nonprofit, which serves 15,000 people annually in Santa Barbara County, also honored longtime volunteers Evelyn Kert, Homer Smith, former commodore of the SB Yacht Club, and Andrea Bratt, a member of the charity’s pet therapy program, with her rabbit Axel Rose.

Thomas Heck and Ritchie Gonzalez entertained.

Guests included Jeff and Becky Berkus, Jamie and Marcia Constance, Carter and Victoria Hines, Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Lea Luria, Mark and Alixe Mattingly, KEYT-TV anchor Shirin Rajaee, and Chad and Ginni Dreier….

Sightings: Actor-producer Danny McBride and family noshing at the Hoffman Brat Haus on State Street…

Ellen DeGeneres spotted at Pierre Lafond…Rob and Sheryl Lowe dining at Lucky’s Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and

other amusing items for Richard’s column should e-mail him at richard mineards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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saying that even though the health of the water basin to be used for the wells has declined temporarily, the basin show no signs of overdraft. “Coastal properties are the last stop before the fresh water spills into the oceans,” Simmons explained. “This water will be wasted if coastal property owners aren’t allowed to pump reasonable amounts of water,” he went on to read from his report.

Montecito Water District general manager Tom Mosby said there have been dozens of private wells in Montecito that have been closed due to depression in inland basins, and he said his main issue with the proposed coastal wells is the potential for cross connection between the wells’ non-potable water supply with MWD’s potable water supply. He asked that conditions be added to the approvals, which state a backflow device must be installed to prevent cross connection.

The commissioners and staff agreed, and in addition, the District will be permitted to monitor the wells twice a year.

The three wells, located on Hill Road, Fernald Point Lane, and Channel Drive, were approved 3-1. Vice chair J’Amy Brown was the dissenting vote on all three wells. “I’m not going to be able to support the motion, because I don’t think it follows the commission’s normal prudent judgment of good planning, which is to adhere to the Montecito Community Plan, the Comprehensive Plan, and the Coastal Plan,” she said. “I think this really is the ‘race to the bottom,’” she added, quoting a member of the community who voiced concern over the wells.

“We are stewards here, and we need to look into the long range planning of the community,” Brown added.

The next Montecito Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19.

An array of handmade cuff bracelets at Ara Collection, Coast Village Road’s newest retailer

Didem Akdolu Thomas and Cindy Freund help run Ara Collection on Coast Village Road

the company’s first retail store.

Ara is known for its 24-karat gold pieces, as well as oxidized silver, and the use of semi-precious and precious stones. Everything is handmade without casts, in a small workshop in Bodrum, Turkey. The pieces are inspired by the history of ancient civilizations, as well as the beauty of the Mediterranean. Ara features all types of jewelry, from necklaces and pendants, rings, bracelets, cuffs, earrings, and more. “They really are works of art,” says Freund.

In addition to the Montecito location, the striking line of jewelry is available in two stand-alone stores in Turkey, as well as at more than 200

small boutiques and jewelry stores nationwide. For more information, visit www.ara24k.com, or visit 1253 Coast Village Road, suite 204. The shop is open seven days a week, from 10:30 am to 5 pm.

A grand opening is planned for November.

United Way’s Red Feather Ball

This weekend marks the 18th Annual United Way Red Feather Ball at the Coral Casino, and tickets are still available. The evening’s theme is Red, Hot, Swing, and it will be a modern tribute to the Golden Age of Jazz, the Rat Pack and Big Band Era, thanks to the expertise of event planner Merryl Brown.

The Red Feather Ball is a fundraiser to help support UWSBC’s Fun in the Sun and United for Literacy programs. This year’s honorees are Jean Schuyler and the County of Santa

Ara Collection Opens in Montecito

October 17 marked the soft opening of Coast Village Road’s newest retailer, Ara Collection, next door to the newly reopened Maison K at 1253 Coast Village Road. The jewelry shop was located on State Street in Santa Barbara for 10 years at the corner of Figueroa until moving to Montecito last week. “We wanted to be closer to the majority of our customers,” said manager Cindy Freund, who says the new location has already brought in a good amount of foot traffic.

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Schuyler has served on numerous boards of trustees, including UWSBC, and has been a founder, advocate, supporter, and volunteer of many non-profit organizations in this community. She and her late husband, Barry, played an integral part in the development of the Douglas Preserve, Maritime Museum, and Ellwood Mesa.

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individual schools at their booths. The MUS administration holds this event because many families elect to take this path when leaving MUS at the end of 6th grade. SBJHS Information Night will take place in early November and will provide yet another opportunity for parents to learn about post-MUS school options.

When: 6 to 8 pm Where: Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Ghost Village Road Montecito’s annual trick-or-treat event When: 3 to 6 pm Where: Coast Village Road

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Owls in Wonderland Laguna Blanca School hosts carnival with an Alice in Wonderland theme.

Attractions and activities include a Mad Scientist, scavenger hunts, games, arts and crafts, tea parties, live rabbits, owls for photo ops, and of course, Alice herself will be there to entertain.

Admission is free, and the event is open to the community.

When: 11 am to 2 pm Where: 260 San Ysidro Road Cost: free admission Info: 687-2461

Lecture & Luncheon Channel City Club presents speaker Sandy Webster, the first woman jockey in Canada. After a successful 11-year career, Webster hung up the tack and started helping others with the incredible power of the horse. Not through the horses speed, sport or ability to compete, but through the human equine bond, movement and environment that holistically impacts the participants physically, emotionally and cognitively producing therapeutic value. Come hear success stories and research results that will give you a greater appreciation for the benefits of our 1,000-pound therapist, the horse.

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ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call.

Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850 TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS Adventuresome Aging Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane Info: 969-0859; ask for Susan WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS Live Entertainment Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road When: 7 to 10 pm Info: 969-8500 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memoryenhancement exercises in a friendly environment When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 TUESDAYS Adventuresome Aging Program Community outings, socialization, and lunch for dependent adults When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $75, includes lunch, plus one-time fee of $35 Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859 THURSDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and

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caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages 3 to 5 enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time.

When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 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, too.

When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAYS Farmers Market When: 8 to 11:15 am Where: South side of Coast Village Road Local Artisans Market When: 3 to 7 pm Where: La Cumbre Plaza, 121 South Hope Avenue Info: www.localartisansmarket.com SUNDAYS Vintage & Exotic Car Day Motorists and car lovers from as far away as Los Angeles, and as close as East Valley Road, park in front of Richie’s Barber Shop at the bottom of Middle Road on Coast Village Road going west 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.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO. 3756 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3756 for the ALAMEDA PARK WELL RELOCATION – WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office.

Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “ALAMEDA PARK WELL RELOCATION – WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION, Bid No. 3756".

The work includes all labor, materials, supervision, and equipment necessary to complete the following: Drill and construct a potable municipal water supply well. The well site is located inside a City park 100 feet from a well that failed and will be destroyed as part of this project. The project requires building a perimeter sound wall (approximately 500 feet long and 24 feet tall) to reduce noise impacts. The well will be 12inch-diameter stainless steel completed to approximately 500 feet below ground surface. The Engineer’s estimate is $820,000. Each bidder must have a Class C-57 license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code.

There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2014 at 2:00 PM at 619 GARDEN ST, THIRD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, SANTA BARBARA, CA. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ebidboard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The City’s contact for this project is Philip Maldonado, Project Engineer, 805-560-7544.

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

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

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

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

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

Effective March 1, 2015, Senate Bill 854 requires the City to only use contractors and subcontractors on public projects that have been registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations.

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

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: 10/15/14 and 10/22/14 Montecito Journal

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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The public hearing will be to approve the request of the Las Positas Meadows Homeowners Association to name the private way, accessed from Las Positas Road and fronting units 1502 to 1546 Las Positas Road, “Meadows Lane”.

You are invited to attend this hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990.

On Thursday, October 30, 2014, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Quick Links, click on Current Council Agenda & Packet.

Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.santabarbaraca.gov: Click on the Government tab, click City Council Meeting Videos (under Quick Links), and then click on the Video link for the meeting date.

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)

Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager October 22, 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Before Partners, 366 Woodley Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Holly Gates, 189 Summer St. #2, Somerville, MA 02143. Robert Gates, 366 Woodley Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 10, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 20140002899. Published October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COAST, 240 Arboleda Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. The Coalition for Sustainable Transportation, 2425 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 2, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 20140002826. Published October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Codewise Design, 5700 Via Real Unit 48, Carpinteria, CA 93103. Bruce Gombrelli, 315 Meigs Road, STE A516, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 16, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002945. Published October 22, 29, November 5, 12, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Real Property, INC; Santa Barbara Real Property, INC, 2818 Panorama Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Panorama Real Property INC, 2818 Panorama Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 3, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002836. Published October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 2014.

• The Voice of the Village •

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Village Market, 1482 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. The Montecito Grocery, LLC, 1482 East Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 26, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002777. Published October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A Healthier Happier You, 429 E Main Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454.

Danielle Chavez, 820 Louisa Terrace, Santa Maria, CA 93455.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 26, 2014.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Deborah Sanchez. FBN No. 2014-0002766. Published October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Priority Financial, Santa Barbara, PO Box 1074, Summerland, CA 93067. Joel Alan Maloney, 320 Asegra Road, Summerland, CA 93067. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 9, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 20140002881. Published October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dog Groomer/ Fetch & Retrieve, 3433 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Suzanne Pena, 503 Verano Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 9, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 2014-0002604. Published October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Whale Tail Enterprises, 1062 Coast Village Road #E-1, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Daniel Bermudez, 1062 Coast Village Road #E-1, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Suzanne Lawson, 1062 Coast Village Road #E1, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 24, 2014.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140002739. Published October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Bottle Shop, 1200 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

Bassam Mechammill, 32 Saddlebow Road, Bell Canyon, CA 91307. Maryanne Mechammill, 32 Saddlebow Road, Bell Canyon, CA 91307.

Morhaf Trad, 3657 Dry Creek Lane, Oxnard, CA 93036. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 29, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. FBN No. 2014-0002788. Published October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Keeper of the Books, 165 Ellwood Station Road, Goleta, CA 93117.

Rebekka Fortman, 165 Ellwood Station Road, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 30, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002803. Published October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mid State Appraisal Services, 700 Refugio Road, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. Sharon Steele, 700 Refugio Road, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 19, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2014-0002714.

Published October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014.

23 – 30 October 2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Online Natale Store, 219 West Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. T.J. Natale, 219 West Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 29, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2014-0002794. Published October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sweets For My Sweeties, 670 Ardmore Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. Vanessa Marie Craig, 670 Ardmore Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 18, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002704. Published October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2014.

if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Filed September 23, 2014, by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: November 12, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Spirit Walker Clothing, 106 Santa Felicia Drive, Goleta, CA 93117. Paige Kilbourne, 1523 Marquard Terrace, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 17, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0002688. Published October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Key Class; The Key Class Fund, 1482 E. Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. The Key Class LLC, 1482 E. Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 26, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghe. FBN No. 2014-0002773. Published October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pappalardo Productions; Renegade Technologies, 4423 Northoaks Dr, Lompoc, CA 93436. Sean M. Pappalardo, 4423 Northoaks Dr, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 24, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Carol Kraus. FBN No. 2014-0002753. Published October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2014.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468855. To all interested parties: Petitioner Deborah Louise Lambert filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Deborah Louise Martin. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Filed September 22, 2014, by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: December 3, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468802. To all interested parties: Petitioner Hilal Omar El-Abed filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Hilal Omar Abed The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Filed September 23, 2014,

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: December 3, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: State of the Art Orthodontics and Imaging, 1525 State Street, #204, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Mark C. McDade, DMD, INC, 450 Rosewood Ave Ste 100, Camarillo, CA 93010.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 24, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2014-0002741.

Published October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2014.

23 – 30 October 2014

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468604. To all interested parties: Petitioner Susan Margaret Grant filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Suzanne Austin. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1468562. To all interested parties: Petitioner Leigh Ellen Ivanov filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Leigh Ellen Ehrlich The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Filed September 22, 2014, by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: November 12, 2014 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22

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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 23 While His Uke Gently Shreds – Hawaiian ukulele genius Jake Shimabukuro – who first came to general public attention via his YouTube video uke take on George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – has played numerous times in Santa Barbara, from solo shows at SOhO to sets with Bob Weir at the Santa Barbara Bowl, before he settled in with a couple of shows at Campbell Hall. Now his local connection goes even deeper, as his latest album, Grand Ukulele, is a collaboration with Alan Parsons, the one-time Abbey Road engineer whose credits include that Beatles LP and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon before he launched his own progressive rock-pop band, The Alan Parsons Project. Parsons lives in Santa Barbara and looked to hook up with Shimabukuro after seeing a previous concert at Campbell. And no wonder.

Shimabukuro basically single-handedly turned the once semi-novelty uke into an important instrument capable of displaying virtuosity over a wide span of genres – which has earned Jake comparisons to such innovators as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. The new album includes covers of Sting’s “Fields of Gold” (with Parsons on keyboards) and Adele’s ubiquitous hit “Rolling in the Deep”, just the latest pop piece Shimabukuro makes his own.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $30-$45 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu All-Schubert Recital – Canadian pianist Paul Berkowitz, a 20-plus year veteran of the music faculty at UCSB, has been

partial to Schubert for much of his career.

His previous discography includes a sevenvolume CD set of the complete Schubert Piano Sonatas, just last year he recorded the Schubert Impromptus, and he is currently preparing the Moments Musicaux and other Schubert repertoire to record in London in December as the ninth and final volume of the cycle of major works for piano by Schubert for Meridian Records, which he began in 1984. But you can get a sneak preview as Moments Musicaux opens tonight’s concert, with “12 Deutsche Tänze” D 790, “Grazer Fantasie” D 605a, and “3 Klavierstücke” D 946 also on program. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall COST: $10 general, $5 students INFO: 893-7001 or www.music.ucsb.edu Pardo Me – Los Angeles artist Jorge Pardo – whose Untitled (Sea Urchin) (2012), part of his lamp series, is on display in “Contemporary/Modern: Selections from the Permanent Collection” at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art – is known for appropriating domestic architecture and design, effectively dissolving the perceived boundaries between these disciplines and art. His most famous work is 4166 Sea View Lane, in which Pardo transformed an entire modernist home in the Mount Washington area of Los Angeles into a work of art.

His current project, “Tecoh”, is a 740-acre compound in the northern Yucatan jungle that he transformed into a large-scale installation over the course of six years.

Pardo talks about his approach and his art in a Curator’s Choice lecture at the museum this evening. WHEN: 5:30 pm WHERE: Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 Evans Essence – Q. What is country music singer Sara Evans missing? A. Other than a Grammy – nothing. Evans has three platinumcertified albums and a bunch of number-one hits, including “No Place That Far”, “Born to Fly”, “Suds in the Bucket”, “A Real Fine Place to Start” and “A Little Bit Stronger”. Her latest CD, last March’s Slow Me Down peaked at number two on the country chart and cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard albums chart. Her voice has evoked comparisons to Martina McBride and Reba McEntire. Evans is the author of three books with co-writer Rachel Hauck and also pens a lifestyle blog, “A Real Fine Place”, with her sisterin-law, Kaelin “K.K.” Evans. She was the first country artist to compete on ABC-TV’s popular Dancing with the Stars and her stunning beauty earned her recognition as one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People.”

And she’s won awards from Billboard, the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, and Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). But no Grammy (as of yet). I think she’ll survive. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez COST: $35-$75 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www.chumashcasino.com

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by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Magic in the Air – Earvin “Magic” Johnson might arguably be “ the best basketball player the game has ever known,” as The New York Times once put it. But he’s also widely known for his candor and determination when faced with a positive-HIV diagnosis in 1991, which forced an early retirement that eventually saw two successful comebacks. Now, nearly a quarter-century later, he’s still forging a legacy off the court with a variety of endeavors, including his latest venture, Magic Johnson Enterprises, which provides strategic alliances, investments, and consulting in under-served urban communities – not to mention his part ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his efforts to bring a pro football team back to LA. The three-time NBA MVP, who was named to 12 All-Star teams, will talk about his life story and his message about how we can each make a difference in a lecture titled “The Magic of Winning”. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street COST: $20-$85 general, $18 students & youths 18 and under INFO: 893 3535/www.ArtsAndLectures.

UCSB.edu or 963 4408/www.ticketmaster.com/venue/73731 State Street COST: $10 general, $6 seniors (free for students, teachers and museum members) INFO: 963-4364 or www.sbma.net FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Not a Regular Joe – What’s your best pick-up line? No matter. It’s probably not as effective as Seymour Duncan’s.

At least not when it comes to amplifying electric guitars. The pickup pioneer, whose company has been based in Santa Barbara for 37 years, is sponsoring its 4th annual benefit concert to support Notes for Notes, the nonprofit organization that builds, equips, and staffs afterschool recording studios where youth get completely free access to explore, create, and record music. The event pairs a couple of old favorites, too, as Joe Bonamassa – the still-young guitar mastermind who was born the same year as Seymour Duncan set up shop in town – headlines with backup from Jimmy Vivino & The Basic Cable Band, the super support group from Conan O’Brien’s late night show, who have also played the concert in the past. Bonamassa, who last shredded locally in a sold-out show at the Arlington, opened for B.B. King when he was just 8, and already has 11 solo albums in his catalog. So he’s the perfect role model for the youngsters who benefit from the proceeds, shepherded by Notes for Notes, which runs two studios inside Boys & Girls Clubs in Santa Barbara, two more in Nashville, and one in Los Angeles – with plans for several more in major cities by the end of next year. Tonight’s concert features opening slots by a couple of Notes for Notes musicians from Santa Barbara and Nashville. The event also includes auctions of signed guitars and other rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street COST: $85 general,

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$150 premium seating, $200 VIP (which includes receptions) INFO: 963-0761/ www.lobero.com or www.newnoisesb.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Action Jackson – It’s not that seeing Jackson Browne in some sort of benefit concert in any local venue is a rarity. After all, the early 1970s-starting singer-songwriter with the signature sound has played everywhere from the Lobero on up to the Santa Barbara Bowl on numerous occasions, almost always for a different cause. This time around, it’s Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara, the nonprofit that has been providing a continuum of care for mentally ill adults since 1976, and the concert also features guest appearances from other local entertainment heroes David Crosby and Jeff Bridges (plus a few surprises?). But instead of merely playing the favorites and deep cuts from his vast and impressive catalog, Browne will also likely dip into Standing in the Breach, his just-released first solo album of new material since 2008’s Time the Conquerer. Rest assured, he hasn’t loved either his vision nor his gift.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street COST: $42-$147 INFO: 963-4408 or www.ticketmaster.com/ Jackson-Browne-tickets/artist/734654 Dracula for Halloween – In the 117 years since Bram Stoker published Dracula, the Gothic horror novel about the vampire who breaks free from the confines of his ruined castle and seeks to expand beyond Transylvania, audiences have never lost interest in the monster or his tale.

Now, Montecito-raised writer/directed Kit Steinkellner – whose local theater credits range from Shakespeare to A Chorus Line – has put together her own adaptation that is wholly faithful and truly terrifying, even though it’s being mounted by the Santa

23 – 30 October 2014

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 Building a Case – Founding dean of UC Irvine’s School of Law Erwin Chemerinsky has a bone to pick with the U.S. Supreme Court, the august head of our nation’s judicial branch of government but one that lacks sufficient objectivity.

That’s the premise of the charges Chemerinsky – one of the country’s leading constitutional lawyers – levies in his new book, The Case Against the Supreme Court, which argues that since the court is made up of fallible individuals, they often base decisions on their own biases. Chemerinsky analyzed the court’s last 200 years to detail how it has largely failed at crucial moments throughout American history, including not doing enough to protect minorities – from slavery to segregation and gender discrimination – and failing to enforce the Constitution in times of crisis, from WWI through the aftermath of September 11. Turning to the present, Chemerinsky discusses how the court has protected business at the expense of employees, consumers, and the public; protected the government from being sued at the expense of those who are injured by it; and distorted the political process through its recent decisions concerning campaign finance and voting rights. Chemerinsky also details a host of reforms, including term limits for justices. He’ll discuss the book in a free lecture at UCSB tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu Barbara School of Performing Arts (SOPA), whose students are just 15-18 years old.

There are only two performances, tonight and on Halloween, when the performance will be followed by a reception and costume contest. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Unitarian Society Sanctuary, 1535 Santa Barbara Street COST: $15 general, $10 students and seniors INFO: 705-7310 or www.sbsopa.com Scheherazade on State Street – State Street Ballet’s first production of its 20th season isn’t a milestone in name only: Scheherazade also represents the coming to fruition of a collaboration born 15 years ago. That’s when State Street Ballet’s managing director Tim Mikel envisioned the story as a vehicle that a choreographer could use to build a sensual, physical, and electric ballet. She shared the idea with Autumn Eckman, then a talented young dancer in the company who had aspirations as a choreographer. In the intervening years, Eckman moved on to

become an acclaimed choreographer and performer for RPM Productions and De Jesus Dance Chicago, but Mikel’s libretto still called her. Now, she’s created a stunning new work based on the story of the alluring heroine of 1001 Nights fame and driven by pulsating music of RimskyKorsakov. Expect lots of physical and sensual movement between the Queen of the Desert and The Traveler, said Eckman, who will lead a talk on her inspiration for her choreography prior to the curtain.

The program also features Tango Rain, by resident choreographer William Soleau, which is set to music by Astor Piazzolla.

Another world premiere is slated for May, when State Street Ballet, Detroitbased Eisenhower Dance and Santa Barbara Dance Theatre come together for Common Ground, set to Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and interpreted by Montrealbased choreographer Edgar Zendejas.

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“Booms like a soul thunderclap.” Boston Herald Bell & Bax are Back – Returning to the Granada stage for the third time in as many years, violin virtuoso and classical music superstar Joshua Bell this time plays in recital, with the estimable Alessio Bax on piano, a former prodigy who has soloed with more than 100 orchestras. So far, the program for this rare recital that should echo long past the final notes includes Schubert’s “Sonata for Violin” and “Piano in A Major” (Duo), D. 574, op. 162; Grieg’s “Sonata for Violin” and “Piano in F Major”, op. 8; and Prokofiev’s “Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Minor”, op.

80, with additional works to be announced from the stage. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 1214 State Street COST: $35-$65 INFO: 8992222/www.granadasb.org or 893-3535/ www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu 23 – 30 October 2014

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dig deeper. You can’t just sit back and wait. Eventually it will hit a balance.

It’s still a new field, and people are figuring it out. I’m glad we’re in that phase rather than one about how to enslave more people.

(Full festival registration, day passes, and tickets to individual events are available at the registration table at the Lobero. For the schedule and more information, visit www. awakenedworldfilmfestival.com.)

Sipper Dives Back to Music

Cory Sipper was just 13 when she had her first public show, performing one of her own songs by request during graduation for the ninth graders. At 19, after a brief sojourn to the Berklee College of Music, she started putting out her own records, and just two years later landed a publishing contract and a record deal with an indie label.

But partway through recording her first national release with producer Richard Dashut (of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors fame), the record company went bankrupt and the publishing company quit, too. What seemed like a dream had vanished almost overnight.

“I was extremely naïve,” Sipper recalled. “There’d been such a buzz, and then everything just crumbled.”

Still, Sipper persevered, and by 2002 had put out her fourth indie release, a brilliant, shimmering album called Sincerely – which included the reflective title track and “Mermaid”, brightly melodic bit of self-exploration that still resonates years later. It seemed she was back on track. Indeed, several cuts were placed on TV and movie soundtracks like One Tree Hill, Las Vegas, and As the World Turns.

But by then, Sipper was sick of the music biz game, tired of touring and ready for a break.

“It was a very difficult time in my life,” she said. “I’d had some successes but had also worked really hard and was exhausted. I just couldn’t do it anymore in the way I was going.”

That’s when she met Brad Kazmerzak, a fellow Santa Barbara musician who was also seeking a new direction. True to her usual timing, she got offered another record deal right as they were falling in love.

Turning it down, she retired from the road and recording, got married and began to raise a family.

Fast-forward a decade. Her two daughters are now full-time students, husband Brad is a successful photographer, and music began calling to Sipper again.

“I’d written a handful of songs every couple of years, but I didn’t know if I’d ever record or perform again,” she said. “I didn’t think I had

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Tedeschi Trucks Band rolls into the Arlington Cory Sipper takes the stage at SOhO

anything to say. But when I started again four months ago, it all just came.

Something clicked.”

The intervening years have given her a new perspective that shows up in the songs, Sipper said.

“There was a lot more longing and deep introspection then, a feeling of melancholy. Introspection is still how I write, but I’m on the other side of things I was questioning before. Now I’m coming from a place of having found some answers.”

The new songs might also have a bit more commercial appeal, Sipper said, the result of purposefully writing with an ear toward the mainstream. “It’s a little less moody or spacy,” she said. “More direct with the melodies and straightforward chords. Not as eccentric. My style hasn’t changed.

But there’s a strength to them. I feel stronger, and I think that shows up in there. But there are still some bittersweet moments.”

With more than enough songs ready to go, Sipper started a crowdsourcing thread on her website (www.cory sipper.com) to fund the recording of a new album which, like its predecessors (and thanks to modern technology), is being produced by Bruce Winter, even though he’s moved to the East Coast. But fans can hear the new songs when Sipper opens for Boston folkie Ellis Paul Friday night at SOhO, or on Saturday, November 15, in a solo set at the Piano Kitchen.

Although it’s been a while, Sipper can’t wait.

“For so many years, I felt like music was haunting me,” she explained. “I’d hear songs on the radio and feel that longing to do it again but wasn’t sure I could. It’s taken a lot of energy and time to come back. But I’m doing it with everything I have. I’m going to make the album no matter how long it takes. What’s different this time is that when I play the songs for myself, I’m so happy. If that’s all it ends up being all that I’m left with after doing the

album, it would be enough. It’s been such a joy to make music again. It’s like reconnecting to my source.”

Tedeschi and Husband Keep the Blues-rock Truckin’

Given its pedigree, the Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) was about a sure a thing as you find in the music business. After all, its two principals are the husband-wife team Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi – he of the superb slide guitar work honed through decades on the road, including 15 years with the Allman Brothers just coming to a close; she a six-time Grammy nominee with a voice that veers from honey to husk. So it was no surprise that TTB’s debut, Revelator, claimed a best blues album Grammy in 2010.

The four years since have only cemented the 11-piece outfit’s reputation as the sharpest purveyors of blues-soaked roots rock this side of the Allmans, with an even more upbeat approach and a lot more variety. Tedeschi talked about the group’s history and richness over the phone in advance of next Thursday’s (October 30) concert at the Arlington Theatre.

Q. Which came first with Derek – the personal chemistry or the musical meeting of the minds?

A. We met when I opened for his band, and it was an instant musical connection. But he was such a sweetheart. We’d hang out all the time and just got along really well. It was very easy. We were together for a couple of weeks on the road, but then we split because we had our separate bands.

It got a little hectic and I didn’t think it was going to work out. But we kept working at it. Then I got pregnant, and then we got married – actually we bought the house first, doing everything out of order, as musicians tend to do. But it worked out great ever since.

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Why did it take seven years or so to start working together?

It was good for a while to do our own solo things because we’re both creative and used to being the only boss.

So we do get frustrated about having to compromise. For me, though, the hardest part is I want to be off on the kids’ birthdays and for Halloween and things like that – the being a mom part. But I get outvoted (by Derek and our manager and agent).

What led to the choice to give up your individual bands and form TTB? It was Derek. He just asked. I always had wanted to but he was so busy, between the Allman Brothers and Eric Clapton and his own thing. I knew I’d grow a lot more as a musician and learn a ton from him, even though I’m older, because he’s obviously an old soul and such an outstanding musician.

He said we’d be partners and have an all-star band, so I had to do it. Our bands could have gone on another 20 years. But you can recreate yourself only so many times. It’s nice to start over and reinvent yourself in another way. There was lots that I didn’t anticipate, even though he did.

Your musical training history are so different. You had lots of formal education, while he’s mostly self-taught and kind of makes up his own rules. How do those things come together in the band?

Derek didn’t even go to high school, because he was on the road at 10, but he’s incredibly bright. He reads tons of stuff. He knows about everything from politics to religion to world history. When it comes to music, he’s got incredible ears. He has his own system, his own geometry. In some way, he’s more advanced on guitar than I am. I know the names of the chords, and I can write it out. But even I don’t do music that way anymore – it’s not practical. As a singer, I need to not think. You can get caught up in the notes and lose the feeling. Derek’s got 23 – 30 October 2014

such great ears and an amazing musical sense. I have a degree in music, but he’s always showing me stuff, coming up with an idea of something I can try.

Your band is known for keeping things fresh on stage. How do you make that happen?

We’re continuously changing the set, writing new tunes, coming up with covers. And we get the other guys out to sing something to keep the focus moving. There are 11 of us on stage – you can watch the interplay between the drummers, or focus on the horn section if you get tired of looking at Derek or me. And we mix up the arrangements. On “Midnight in Harlem”, Derek is usually the soloist but sometimes we’ll do the tenor sax instead. Or switch it up all together.

We used to play “Misunderstood” the same way as the record; now we do this Johnny Winter thing at the end. We just try to be creative all the time.

Off the Beaten Path

Actually, Santa Barbara Open Streets takes place smack dab in the middle of the beaten path – that’s the whole darn point. More than two miles of Cabrillo Boulevard – from Andrée Clark Bird Refuge (at Los Patos Way) to Anacapa Street – will be temporarily closed to automobile

traffic for six hours beginning at 10 am on Saturday, October 25, transforming the normally busy thoroughfare into a “paved park” for a day of fitness, art, music, dance, and cultural activities.

More than 15,000 people are expected to take part in the second annual free people-powered celebration, joining in one way or another, whether biking, skating, dancing, or just walking through. Get details or sign up online at www.sbopenstreets.org.

It’s also not too late to channel your inner zombie, as World Dance for Humanity once again hosts a fully choreographed community-based mass presentation of the iconic dance steps from Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. The main event takes place at 3 pm Saturday around the world, locally here at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens, where the zombies in full costume and make up will rise from the grass to scare and amuse onlookers. But peripheral pop-up style performances all around town are already happening and continue right on through Halloween weekend.

Details and schedule online at www. worlddanceforhumanity.org.

Classical Corner

Saturday’s free Santa Barbara Music Club concert at the library’s Faulkner Gallery begins with a per-

formance from twin sisters who have twin talents (at least). Eliana and Elizabeth van Renterghem, who just performed in June as scholarship recipients, both play flute and piano.

They’ll start at the keyboard with The Resplendent Quetzal from “A Suite From the Cloud Forest” by Eric Ewazen, followed by the flute duet, Allegro, from “Three Brilliant Duets”

by Friedrich Kuhlau. Next up is the Sonos Montecito Woodwind Quintet comprised of flutist Andrea Di Maggio, oboist Trey Farrel, clarinetist Joanne Kim, bassoon Paul Mori, and hornist Steven Gross, who play Denes Agay’s “Five Easy Dances”.

Pianist Pascal Salomon then takes over, performing Robert Schumann’s “Fantasie, Op. 17”.

Pop Tarts

Ruben Lee Dalton Band – which has turned more than a few heads at the downtown Farmers Market recently – plays a proper gig Saturday night at Cold Springs Tavern as a sneak preview to their big CD release show at SOhO in December. Fronted by the rootsy singer-songwriter Dalton, the group features a host of Santa Barbara favorites.

Makana – a slack key guitarist, singer, composer, philosopher, and activist who has played with Gotye, Jason

Mraz, and Jack Johnson, among others – kicks off his fall stateside tour at SOhO Saturday night, a benefit for the Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation.

Tinariwen, the Grammy-winning desert blues band from the Tuareg nomads of the Sahara and formed in refugee camps, bring their hypnotic music blending Western blues and rock with Berber, Arab, and African influences to UCSB’s Campbell Hall Sunday night. The band, which is making its Santa Barbara debut, recorded its new album, Emmaar, in Joshua Tree.

Benefits of the Week

Santa Barbara Revels presents “An Irish Afternoon at Armada Wine & Beer Merchants” from 2-5 pm Sunday, October 26, featuring traditional Irish music from the wind and string ensemble Shepherd’s Pie and a special performance by Mia Leonelli, two-time Western United States Irish step-dancing champion who is also a student at UCSB. Enjoy hearty Irish snacks and savories and sample Armada’s wines and craft ales on tap, and bid heartily on live and silent auctions knowing the proceeds go to the’ upcoming The Christmas Revels: An Irish Celebration of the Winter Solstice.

Details and early online bidding at www.santabarbararevels.org.

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SBCC 2012-13 Mathematics Student of the Year. Multiple years tutoring precalculus, calculus I-III, linear algebra, differential equations (ODEs, PDEs), etc.

Contact Harrison Algra at (805) 4033942 hmalgra@umail.ucsb.edu PARLEZ-VOUS FRANÇAIS? Learn the language with a native. Exam prep, conversation, translation, trip planning etc... Contact Bénédicte Wolfe 455 9786 or bebe1415@verizon.net

TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD $8 minimum

It’s Simple. Charge is $2 per line, and any portion of a line. Multiply the number of lines used (example 4 lines x 2 =$8) Add 10 cents per Bold and/or Upper case character and send your check to: Montecito Journal, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA 93108.

Deadline for inclusion in the next issue is Thursday prior to publication date. $8 minimum. Email: christine@montecitojournal.net Yes, run my ad __________ times. Enclosed is my check for $__________

PRIVATE DUTY NURSING. Licensed & insured specializing in home health care, loving care with years of experience, ex references 805 794-8873

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• The Voice of the Village •

23 – 30 October 2014

LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY

(805) 565-1860

Termite Inspection 24hr turn around upon request.

Voted

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Got Gophers? “Best Termite & Pest Control” ® www.MontecitoVillage.com www.hydrexnow.com Free $50 off initial service Free Phone Quotes Estimates (805) 687-6644 Kevin O’Connor, President

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Broker Specialist In Birnam Wood Active Resident Member Since 1985

BILL VAUGHAN

805.455.1609

Principal & Broker

DRE LIC # 00660866

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Just Good Doggies

Loving Pet Care in my Home $25 for play day $40 for overnight Carole (805) 452-7400 carolebennett@cox.net

LAWRENCE RAMSTRUM CONSTRUCTION Since 1976

Lawrence Ramstrum Tel: 805.684.7566 Fax: 805.684.7565 Cell: 805.331.8100

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

WOODWORKING/CARPENTRY Finish Custom Carpentry.

Furniture, cabinets, restoration, doors, windows.. Ca Lic#911243.

(805)696-8507. Cristian.

CEMETERY PLOT FOR SALE Ocean View Cemetery plot in Montecito Can accommodate two cremated remains. Standard cost: $25,000.00 Offered at $ 10,000.00 (805) 684-9977

ARTIST REQUEST Used Nespresso Pods Wanted For Local Artist Do you drink Nespresso

23 – 30 October 2014

Coffee? I want your used coffee pods. I’m a local artist and I use these colorful pods in my creations. Save them for me and I will pick them up from Carp. to Goleta area.

Creative purposeful recycling (up-cycling) at its best! Thanks so much! Evelyn email me at pods.nespresso@gmail.com http:// pods-nespresso.com/(photo of cups)

VOLUNTEERS WANTED Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center employs the power of the horse to enhance the capabilities of children and adults with special needs in Santa Barbara. Join our volunteer team and make a difference in someone’s life.

To lean more, visit www.heartsriding.org 964-1519.

A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’5885 s written on. – Carpinteria Sam Goldwyn

5885 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria, CA 566-9948

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