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Montecito’s Jane Sherron De Hart completes book about justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, p. 6
LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 20 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 54
A TIME TO BEAUTIFY ABE POWELL AND HIS BUCKET BRIGADE STEP UP TO BE HONORED AT THIS YEAR’S BEAUTIFICATION DAY (STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 58) Supporting Role
Firefighter Lucas Grant, 31, “incredibly proud” to serve Montecito Fire Department, p. 16
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Guest Editorial
Bob Hazard makes clear who he wants to win on November 6; he explains why Woody Barrett and Dana Newquist are worthy of one’s vote
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Jane Sherron De Hart; Heal the Ocean; high tea; Ghost Light Night; MAW Women’s Auxiliary; Georges Bizet gala; chowder cookout; Rhapsody in Blue; “I Love Local Business”; and Hayley Bloomingdale
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Letters to the Editor
A mound of missives from Journal readers such as Albert Mercado, Eric Kaster, Steve King, Floyd Wicks with Tobe Plough, Carolee Krieger, Tim Werner, Diana Thorn, the Willettes, and Browns
10 This Week
Wine dinner; knitting; Spanish; poetry; Beautification Day; studio tour; dye workshop; Rock the Walk; recovery workshop; New Vic film; MA meets; Kate McDermott; MBAR; SB Junior High; fishermen; couture collective; Riviera Ball; recovery workshop; brain fitness; art; story time; and Italian
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Bettina begins in Montecito Country Mart; meeting for storm readiness; Beautification Day; and Nick Turner’s MWD updates
14 Seen Around Town
Open house: Lynda Millner reports on the Bellosguardo estate’s public opening gala above East Beach and across from the Bird Refuge.
16 Aging in High Heels
Beverlye Hyman Fead continues her acknowledgement of local firefighters; this time she spotlights San Luis Obispo native Lucas Grant
18 Microbubbling
Mitchell Kriegman jumps into the subject of swimming, which he considers the best type of microbubbling, and dispels myths about sharks
20 Brilliant Thoughts
Appearances can be deceiving, asserts wise guy Ashleigh Brilliant, who explores words of wisdom and Being There’s simple gardener, Chance
22 Our Town
Joanne Calitri reports on the semi-annual FestForums Santa Barbara, on tap for November 14-16 at Hilton SB Beachfront Resort
26 Real Estate
Mark Hunt highlights a quartet of available houses ranging from $7 million to $17.5M all in the 91308 ZIP code region
36 Spirituality Matters
Steven Libowitz chronicles Adam Hall and Genius Matrix; Dr. Jean Twenge; MAP training; Marlow meditation; Yoga Soup; Unity of SB; and Christian Science
38 Your Westmont
Celebrating MONTECITO BEAUTIFICATION DAY November 3rd Plant Natives and Drought Resilient Species now for Spring Color!
Pair of professors encourage dialogue; ministers’ children eligible for new grant; and Jill Jones Lin hired as swim coach
40 On Entertainment
Steven Libowitz reports on pianist Mike Garson; drummer Eddie Tuduri; Michael McDonald; SB High theater; film focus; Pollock presents; and more
43 On Sanitation
Judy Ishkanian expounds again on the November 6 election, analyzing what it means for the Water and Sanitary districts and the Montecito community
44 Montecito Sportsman
John Burk is on the road again, venturing up to the Great White North – chiefly British Columbia and the Rivers Inlet Sports Lodge in search of salmon
48 Ray’s Ramblings
Ray Winn is back, fired-up about gun control, shootings on screen and in real life, the NRA, shooting ranges, and the AR-15
50 Legal Advertising 53 On The Water Front
Incumbent Dick Shaikewitz wades in again, explaining why it would be costly to vote for the Committee for Montecito Water Security candidates
54 Calendar of Events
1st Thursday round-up; Joan Baez; singer Steve Augeri; Sweet Talk Radio; Jeff Goldblum at UCSB; Jeffrey Foucault; Kimberly Ford; and The Last Lifeboat
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Guest Editorial
by Bob Hazard Mr. Hazard is an associate editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club.
Time for a Change
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ontecito voters will have a rare opportunity to elect two of five Montecito Sanitary District (MSD) Board members this year in a classic contest between appointed incumbents who have already held their board seats for up to 12 years and an exceptionally competent team of challengers who offer new ideas and a solid plan for implementing locally controlled, drought-free solutions for a more secure water future. The incumbent candidates, Judith Ishkanian and Bob Williams, have never faced an election or public accountability. The challengers, Woody Barrett, a geologist, and Dana Newquist, a man with a rich history of community leadership, are running as members of the Water Security Team. All four candidates are community-minded people, so how can voters make an intelligent choice? The answer is simple. Study the facts and decide which candidates will do what is best for a community faced with the threat of continued drought and a shortage of State water.
The Case for the Incumbents
The incumbents believe they have done a good job, despite the fact that the Montecito Sanitary District still dumps 500,000 gallons of treated wastewater into the ocean off Butterfly Beach each day, rather than reusing it for thirsty landscaping. When asked why they have not recycled this water, at least for irrigation use, they shrug their shoulders, claim that recycling is not their job and relentlessly blame the Montecito Water District for a lack of cooperation.
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Wastewater can be treated to one of three levels before ocean discharge: Secondary, which is the minimum allowed under State law and the level selected by the Montecito Sanitary District. This treatment level does the basics and nothing more. It removes solids and adds chemicals to meet state standards before releasing the water to the ocean. Tertiary treatment, the level selected by Summerland Sanitary and Goleta Sanitary is cleaner, of higher quality, and can be used for landscaping in lieu of ocean dumping. The City of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria have announced plans to increase their treatment levels to produce “reclaimed water” at a higher treatment level, probably tertiary or advanced level. The so-called Gold Standard, or advanced wastewater treatment, has been adopted by Orange County and an increasing number of wastewater treatment plants in Silicon Valley and around the world. Advanced treatment processes – microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light (UV) – turn wastewater into a purified drinking source. Communities such as Riverside have already
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ontecito author Jane Sherron De Hart’s 752-page book on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, after a staggering 15 years of writing and research, is now ready for its close-up. “I initially was writing about her impact on gender issues, but the more I did my research, the more I got caught up in her life story, which needed constant updating,” explained Jane, a history professor at UCSB, at a bustling book launch bash at Tecolote in the upper village. Ginsburg, 85, at just five feet tall, is the 107th Supreme Court Justice and cooperated fully, along with her husband, children, friends, and associates on the colossal revelatory Knopfpublished work, which covers her efforts for gender equality and metic-
ulous jurisprudence during her career on the bench. She was the second female of four confirmed by the highest court in the land, sitting in Washington since 1993, after studying at Cornell, Harvard, and Columbia and being a law professor at Rutgers. A pioneering life and legal career, leaving a profound mark on American jurisprudence, American society, and on American character and spirit, which will reverberate deep into the 21st century and beyond. Jane’s book, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life, the third she has written, is clearly destined to become a classic and will just add to the honors she has collected during an illustrious
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ith less than two weeks before the November elections, pollsters, and most media pundits are telling us who will be the next governor of California. Gavin Newsom, former mayor of San Francisco and current lieutenant governor, is their anointed winner. According to articles from some newspapers, Newsom preferred to run against John Cox, the leading Republican candidate. The idea is that betting on any Democrat running against a Republican in California is a sure thing, and the Democrat could, after the primary election in June, already select his office furnishings. But not so fast – could there be a surprise, even in California, similar to what happened in the 2016 presidential election? Hillary Clinton was the sure thing in that election. She was way ahead in the polls, supported by most of the media, and her opponent, a business man with no political experience, was deemed to be unfit
for the office. The post-election analysis is that Hillary was over-confident, ran a poor campaign, and made too many serious gaffes, the most serious was perhaps lumping all who supported her opponent’s proposals in a “basket of deplorables.” Gavin Newsom, much like Hillary, is the darling of the privileged classes and is relying on support of the large populations in the liberal San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. Also, like Hillary in debates, he is short on substance and many unbiased observers have been surprised by his poor performance. He agreed to debate John Cox for this very important office only once on radio at 10 am. Newsom’s inability to connect with average, working-class voters can potentially create an opening for John Cox. Looking at Newsom’s record in San Francisco, he oversaw a housing crisis, a growth in homelessness, increas-
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Beautification Day Montecito hosts the 33rd annual event, which beautifies Montecito’s trails, beaches, roads, and bridges, followed by lunch and awards presentation. When: 9 am Where: Upper Village Green Info: www. montecitoassociation.org
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Santa Barbara Wine Dinner Series Savor the summertime with an evening of exquisite wines from local Santa Barbara vineyards paired with a tasting menu of regionally inspired cuisine prepared by Chef Denizot. Each dinner begins with a reception at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner in the dining room. Tonight: Ridge Vineyards. When: 6:30 pm Where: Belmond El Encanto, 800 Alvarado Place Cost: $130 per person Reservations: (805) 770-3530 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm
Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Mesa Artists Studio Tour For the past 15 years, the awardwinning artists who live on and near the Santa Barbara Mesa have succeeded in making their annual Mesa Artists Studio Tour a pleasant, leisurely saunter. The two-day event is designed so visitors can come to the tour’s 12 ateliers, see the artists’ latest works, chat about the art, and nosh on light refreshments in one of the city’s most scenic and charmingly quirky neighborhoods. This intimate event, aided by a free map, lets art lovers take their time, enjoy the airy hillside and canyon scenery between the studios. When: Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm Cost: free Map and info: www. santabarbaramesaartists.com Natural Dye Workshop Nature enthusiast and artist Christie Boyd will teach the fundamentals of dyeing fabrics with flowers, leaves, and elements from nature. Attendees will have the opportunity to dye two items using different techniques. When: two classes: 1:30 and 3 pm Where: Porch, 3823 Santa Claus Lane Cost: $50 per person Info & Reservations: (805) 684-0300 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Rock the Walk AHA! will host their 7th annual Fall fundraiser, Rock the Walk (Formerly Hike for AHA!). Participants will follow
a designated route along the Santa Barbara waterfront and conclude in the Funk Zone at Loquita’s parking lot and patio for a celebration of community event. AHA! is a Santa Barbara-based organization dedicated to the development of socially and emotionally intelligent adolescents through direct service to 3,000+ teens and families through in school, afterschool, and summer programs each year. Participants are asked to raise or donate a minimum of $250 to be eligible to join the walk. A minimum $15 donation is requested of youth ages 5 to 16, children under 5 are invited to participate free of charge. The post-walk celebration event will include live music, Helena Avenue Bakery fare, local vendors, Babcock wine tasting, Rincon Brewery, a children’s zone, and a raffle. When: 9 am to 2 pm Where: Loquita, 202 State Street Info: www.aharockthewalk.org MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Film Screening Join for a special screening of the warm and inspiring documentary, The Nurse with the Purple Hair, followed by a discussion with acclaimed director Sean S. Cunningham and hospice nurse and star of the film, Michelle Lasota. When: 7 to 8:30 pm Where: New Vic Theatre, 33 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara Cost: Free with advanced reservation Info: (805) 690-6218
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Montecito Association Land Use Committee The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today the Land Use Committee meets to discuss upcoming projects. When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Please join at Chaucer’s for a most creative and drool-worthy evening with best-selling author of the Art of the Pie, Kate McDermott. Her new cookbook is titled Home Cooking with Kate McDermott, and the cover will have you racing for your favorite sweat pants, autumn playlist, and a cutting board. This practical cookbook focuses on staple recipes for people who aren’t looking for a part-time job in the kitchen. Using ingredients that can be found in any supermarket, McDermott shares meals for friends and family. Her recipes include: Pie Cottage Scones, How to Roast a Chicken, Snowy Day Lentil Soup, and Tiny Chocolate Chippers. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito. When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu School Information Night Santa Barbara Junior High information night at Montecito Union School
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Village Beat by Kelly Mahan Herrick
Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.
Bettina Opens in Montecito Country Mart Brendan Smith and Rachel Greenspan open Bettina, Coast Village Road’s newest restaurant
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Following the success of their mobile pizza catering concept, Autostrada, Smith and Greenspan wanted to open a brick and mortar space to bring their pizza and other offerings to the greater community. Bettina is the couple’s first
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Seen Around Town
by Lynda Millner
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once-in-a-lifetime opportunity just happened in Santa Barbara. That mysterious empty mansion, Bellosguardo, on 23 acres just above East Beach and across from the Bird Refuge, was opened up for the first time in more than 60 years for the party of the century. Five hundred guests dressed in formal Great Gatsby attire – feathers, furs, and sequins – could view the entire first floor interior and take pictures to their hearts content. There were a thousand more people on the waiting list for this inaugural gala. WOW! The mansion has been empty since the early 1950s, with just a caretaker and small staff to maintain the place. Their orders were not to move anything. One did leave a note, saying, “I moved this stool (on a certain date) for safety reasons.” Otherwise, everything is the same as when Huguette last visited. The house was built by Anna Clark, widow of copper king Senator William Andrews Clark in 1937, and then cared for by their daughter Huguette until she died at 104. It is now bequeathed to the Bellosguardo Foundation and will be a place for art and culture in
Restoring Body & Spirit
Sharon and David Bradford by the 1933 Cadillac limo in the Bellosguardo motor court Ms Millner is the author of The Magic Makeover, Tricks for Looking Thinner, Younger and More Confident – Instantly. If you have an event that belongs in this column, you are invited to call Lynda at 969-6164.
Santa Barbara. Weddings and events will be held there sometime in the future when the restoration is complete. By the way, the Bird Refuge is
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710 Picacho Lane 1599 E. Valley Road 4230 Cresta Drive Riven Rock Road 1735 Glen Oaks Drive* 835 Park Lane 1574 Green Lane 645 El Bosque Road 871 Oak Grove Drive 525/537 Hot Springs Road 760 Romero Canyon Road 1385 Danielson Road 1020 La Vista Road 222 La Marina 3018 Paseo Tranquillo
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$17,900,000 $16,800,000 $15,250,000 $11,900,000 $9,495,000 $5,295,000 $5,250,000 $4,775,000 $4,694,000 $4,125,000 $2,949,000 $2,895,000 $2,595,000 $2,595,000 $2,475,000
3811 White Rose Lane 10 Rincon Vista Road 2245 Las Tunas Road 1325 Virginia Road 1040 Coyote Road 1339 Virginia Road 30 E. Quinto Street 3038 Paseo Del Refugio 3661 Sunset Drive
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AGING IN HIGH HEELS
by Beverlye Hyman Fead
Ms Fead moved from Beverly Hills to Malibu and then Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music exec Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren, and a dog named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is the author of I Can Do this; Living with Cancer, Nana, What’s Cancer and the blog www.aginginhighheels.com, and book Aging In High Heels. She has also produced a documentary: Stage Four, Living with Cancer.
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ucas Grant, our 31-year-old Steve McQueen lookalike, seems as though he would be just as comfortable stepping into a Formula One as he would a fire engine. He was born and raised in San Luis Obispo with older sister, Ashley. He played lots of sports growing up, mainly basketball, baseball, and football. He developed great friends who he stays in close contact with to this day. He is lucky to have one of his closest friends work at the department, and he works out with him all the time. As a kid, Lucas and his family were fortunate enough to travel together quite a lot. Their main trip was a boating excursion around the waters of the British Virgin Islands. Because of being on the water so much, he developed a huge love of fishing. Even now, with his busy schedule, he still finds time to fish up and down the coast, from Big Sur to Santa Barbara. Before becoming a firefighter, he went to automotive trade school and got his AA at Cuesta College. He married his wife, Emily House, two years ago. They have three dogs and a cat at this point. His love of travel continues, as does his wife’s, and they have been going to as many places as possible. A few years ago, they found Costa Rica and it has become their favorite spot. They hope to move down there someday. Lucas said, speaking about his wife, “She is the rock of our house and I am incredibly lucky to be married to her.” During the Thomas Fire, he was assigned to Montecito Station 1. When he arrived back to work, there were no engines for him to be on. He was set up as a scout/patrol with Alex Broumand. Their duties ranged from opening locked gates to patrolling the fire line and helping with evacuations. The morning the fire blew through Montecito, their main goal was to locate spot fires and relay that information so engines that could put them out. Lucas will always feel grateful for the large amount of firefighters from across the nation who helped them protect Montecito that day. He shook his head and said, “Without them, we all would have suffered so much more damage.” During the debris flow, he was assigned to the USAR (Urban Search
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and Rescue) at Station 1. When the incident first started, the USAR was unable to drive through the district due to all the water, mud, and rocks. He and captain Drue Holthe jumped in an SUV and started responding to people who needed help. They spent the morning picking up people who were trapped or displaced. He and Drue set up a helicopter landing zone at Montecito Union School and flew several patients out the morning of January 9. “We spent the afternoon and evening at All Saints by the Sea, ready to triage patients and also to inform the public of what was going on.” After the initial couple of days, he was part of the search-and-rescue efforts that took place for the next couple of weeks. “I feel incredibly proud to work for the Montecito Fire Department and serve the community of Montecito. The support we get from the members of our community is unbelievable. I love coming to work knowing that we are here to help such wonderful people,” he said with a smile. We are lucky to have you, Lucas! Thank you for all that you do! •MJ 1 – 8 November 2018
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Microbubbling by Mitchell Kriegman
Novelist Being Audrey Hepburn, Things I Can’t Explain. Creator Clarissa Explains it All and more. Writer for The New Yorker, LARB, National Lampoon, and Saturday Night Live
When Sharks Look up
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here’s no angry way to say microbubbles,” Bill Murray said, not the real Bill Murray, just someone pretending to be Bill Murray on Twitter. Does it matter? It’s true even if he didn’t say it. I think that’s one of the reasons in these troubling times microbubbling is so gratifying. The best form of microbubbling I know is swimming. I swim every day off Montecito’s Butterfly Lane, to the buoys and back until they take them away, then I just swim aimlessly about. Swimming is good for you. It’s a full-body workout, particularly in the ocean, where your body has to adjust to the temperature. A big plus: you get to make bubbles. My goal in swimming is to create as many bubbles as possible and watch them disappear. In fact, there’s nothing that’s not great about swimming in the ocean, unless you consider sharks. Actually,
the sharks are fine; it’s the people that like to remind you about their existence that are the problem. These are the same people who remind you about bike accidents when you ride your bike. In the world of shark lore, there’s been great progress tracking their actual presence and danger. We’re not talking crazy flights of menace like a tornado of sharks, or Sharkeez Bar on State, where the heavy-lidded eyes of college kids binge drinking is truly frightening, or the enduring fright of Jaws. I believe, by the way, that the terror of Jaws had nothing to do with Selachophobia. It was actually a fear of Steven Spielberg. Let’s be clear, the most important fact about sharks, particularly white sharks, is that they do not eat people for food. We are simply not part of their diet. They just make “test bites” which, of course, can be fatal. The next important fact is that in the world of people versus sharks –
sharks are losing and that’s not good. Around the world last year, unprovoked shark attacks – where humans did not initiate physical contact – resulted in five fatalities. Cows are responsible for more deaths per year than sharks. Meanwhile, humans catch and carve up almost 100 million sharks annually as we wreak havoc on the ecosystem. The chances of being bitten by one are the same as being crushed by a falling candy machine while buying a Snickers. This bit of statistical arcana is courtesy of Mark Romanov, an undersea cinematographer, and a graduate of UCSB’s Blue Horizon’s program, who specializes in capturing shark habitats on film along SoCal and in beautiful places like Sri Lanka. Kevin Lafferty, a senior ecologist and researcher with UCSB’s Marine Science Institute perplexingly assured me that the number of shark attacks in California is as high as it’s ever been, but my risk of being bit by a shark is lower than ever. To help my head stop spinning, he explained that statistically with so many more people in the water, an individual’s risk is lower. Most of the sharks in these parts are juveniles, the six-footer kind. Their physiology controlled by temperature, they can’t deal with cold, so
they hang out down south in the warmer water until they grow and can swim north and tolerate the colder water. The good news about the six-foot babies is that they spend all their time looking down, hunting Benthic prey, the bottom dwellers, like rays. It’s only when they get big enough to start hunting Pinnipeds, seals, and sea lions, that they look up. That’s when they gaze at us humans. The local hot spot according to Kevin is Ellen DeGeneres’s house off Santa Claus Lane. That’s where most of the small guys hang out. He should know, because he’s created a way to test the water for sharks using eDNA. Normally, you’d have to swab the anus of a shark to test its DNA, but if it’s moving through the water turns out you can measure the water itself and the particles of skin, scales, and excrement it deposits as it swims. “One of the goals of this research is for a lifeguard to be able to walk down to the shore, scoop up some water, shake it, and see if white sharks are around,” Kevin added. Meanwhile, there are drones patrolling the surface, and now sonar-enabled Clever Buoys at least down at Newport Beach. There’s even a new wetsuit designed to throw off an approaching shark. Another important solution I use: just don’t think about it. •MJ
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Brilliant Thoughts
Ready for Winter?
by Ashleigh Brilliant
Because we are!
Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com
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4ME” The “translation” is: “Too wise you are. Too wise you be. I see you are too wise for me.” Very clever – but so what? For one thing, if true wisdom is really all it’s cracked up to be, how can anybody be “too wise”? Aren’t most of our present problems attributable to the fact that certain people aren’t wise enough? Politicians in particular don’t attain power on the basis of their wisdom. For some reason, that attribute is supposed to be more the province of eminent judges – or of your mother. In any case, it is sometimes hard to tell the truly wise from those reputedly so. What are we to think of King James I of England, who was called “The wisest fool in Christendom”? He patronized Shakespeare, sponsored a new translation of the Bible, and promoted the colonization of the Americas. But he also had some ideas people considered quirky, such as a strong, not-sounwise, aversion to tobacco-smoking. You may remember a novel by Jerzy Kosinski called Being There, later made into a movie, in which the mysterious hero, a gardener named Chance, utters platitudes which are somehow so acceptable that they are taken to be great truths. As result, this simple-minded man obtains great political influence. The point is that, in order to acquire a following, it is not really necessary to BE wise, but only to appear as if you are. Reactions to my own epigrams have sometimes made me feel like that gardener, especially because my works have no consistent teaching, but in fact often contradict one another. For example, here, in one panel, I have a frisking lamb, with the message that “IT’S A GOOD DAY FOR LIVING!” But this is closely followed by another Thought, which complains that “JOY TODAY IS NOT ENOUGH – I WANT FULLY GUARANTEED FUTURE JOY.” So, don’t come to me for wisdom – unless wisdom means seeing what other people miss, while probably missing what other people see. Still, there are people whom we quite rightly respect because of the way they think. It may be based on age or experience or learning, or some indefinable quality that breeds trust and generates confidence. I wish I had
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known more people like that. The only one who comes readily to mind was the man who published all my books – (so you may say it was a case of mutual admiration.) His name was Howard Weeks, and he had a small Santa Barbara firm called Woodbridge Press. I suppose I can write freely about him, now that he is dead. He was soft-spoken and unassuming, and the only disagreements we ever had concerned matters of ethics, on which his standards were much higher than mine. For example, in my book of miscellaneous writings called, Be A Good Neighbor and Leave Me Alone, I wanted to include the lyrics of a song I had written called, “The Girl I Left in Berkeley” (to the tune of “The Girl I Left Behind Me”). But there was one stanza Howard objected to, because it included the words, “Although it’s fair to love and share, She shared her love too freely.” Since the woman in question was real, and then still living, though she wasn’t identified anywhere in the work, he felt she could possibly be offended by such an implication of immorality. I didn’t share his scruples at all on this point, and as an author, I strongly objected to any tampering with my text. But in the end, I had to bow to Solomon, so to speak, and let the baby be cut in half. As a result, that second line, as finally published, reads, “Some share their love too freely.”
There are people whom we respect because of the way they think Sometimes wisdom may lie not in what you say, but in what you don’t say. If I may take credit for one such instance, a poem of mine was chosen by a friend to appear in an anthology he was editing. When the book appeared, I was aghast to discover that my contribution was full of misprints, some destroying the meaning of whole lines. I had submitted it digitally, so only the editor could be to blame. I could have made a big fuss. But he was very proud of this publication, and anyway, a second edition was unlikely. So, I kept my big mouth shut – and just choke a little whenever I think about it. •MJ 1 – 8 November 2018
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FestForums “Goes to 11” with Harry Shearer & Maureen Ford
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he 9th semi-annual FestForums (FF) Santa Barbara takes place November 14-16, at the Hilton SB Beachfront Resort. Its full-on educational and entertainment programs address cutting-edge technology, sponsorships, talent, ticketing, scheduling, working with brands, operations, sustainability, charitable work, innovation, and safety. FF truly is unique as it unites festivals and events from around the world of all sizes for collaboration, camaraderie, and professional development. With the inclusion of FF to our town since its inception in 2015, we continue to be the bedrock of innovation and creation for festivals worldwide. Highlights this year are Lifetime Achievement Awards for contributions to the arts to actor Dennis Quaid, musician Michael McDonald (with Chris Pelonis presenting), and actor, musician, and comedian Harry Shearer who will receive his award from his Spinal Tap band-mate, actor, and director Christopher Guest. The conference theme is “The Year of the Woman,” with White House videographer Hope Hall; entrepreneur Lesa Ukman; RI poet laureate Lisa Starr; festival producer Giselle Coy; Another Planet VP of Special Events Danielle Madeira; actor and musician Nia Peeples; Tribeca Film Festival project manager & producer Rachel Mandel; and Anita Cotic, Toronto International Film Festival director & Film Office and Event Production. FF Woman of the Year Award goes to Maureen Ford, president of National Sales for Live Nation. The team behind this impressive machine is its two founders, 39 board members, 65 sponsors, three crew, and one mascot! Laurie B. Kirby, Esq. co-founder of FF, took 10 for our behind-the-scenes interview: Q: How did the concept of FF begin? A. Stuart MacNaught and I are the co-founders and co-presidents of FF. I’ve been an attorney most of my life, and made my escape back into the arts when my children were grown, and I took over the Newport, Rhode Island, Film Festival. I ran that and another half-dozen film festivals including U.S. Sports, Ojai, and Barbados. I worked in many aspects of indie film, as producer, distribution, and consulting. Stu is an amazing marketing, advertising, and PR expert who owned an ad agency back East for many years
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Getting ready for FestForums at the Hilton SB are [from left]: Advisory Board member Traci Collins/Little Wing Productions, and FestForums co-founders Stuart MacNaught and Laurie Kirby
with clients like the Newport Folk Festival, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Hasbro. At an SXSW, we truly cooked up FF on a cocktail napkin! We love education and collaboration, so we built an event for Festival organizers and those who are interested in them to meet, network, and discuss how to be safer, more profitable, and creative. Festivals are a cultural and tribal experience that we as humans crave. What’s more rewarding than engaging people, films, music, food, beer, wine, and parties in Santa Barbara? Since starting FF, talk about the scope and growth from its first conference to 2018. Stu and I had no idea how many people would show up the first year. All I had was my Rolodex of friends and colleagues after years in the entertainment business. We pulled a Jerry Maguire and made it work! It was magical and we were off to the races. We have had literally hundreds and hundreds of festivals attending, as well as artists, musicians, directors, actors, chefs, and creatives. This year, we will probably double attendance from our first year. We expanded to San Francisco and NYC. What festivals are represented & encouraged to attend? We encourage all types of festivals, as they suffer with the same pain points: getting an audience, building a brand, working with talent, safety, production, and more. Festivals attending include: Sundance, Tribeca Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, N.Y. Food and Wine, LA Food & Wine, San Francisco Film Festival, Ultra Fest, Governors 1 – 8 November 2018
Ball, SXSW, JayZ’s Budweiser Made in America, Lollapalooza, Live Nation Festivals, Summerfest, Global Citizen Festival, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Woodstock, Newport Folk Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, Austin City Limits, Life Is Beautiful, Vans Warped Tour, Disco Donnie Presents, AfterShock, Glastonbury, Bottle Rock, Stage Coach, and hundreds more. Who’s Who on the panels? Harry being interviewed by Christopher will be a highlight. Hope Hall, Obama’s videographer in the White House will be another amazing speaker. Woodstock founder Michael Lang will be there, best-selling author Jonas Koffler, and celebrity photographer Guy Webster should be terrific. Who’s Who on the entertainment schedule? Michael McDonald, Chris Pelonis, Carly Jo Jackson (the number one artist on ReverbNation), Kenny Loggins and Dennis Quaid with his band will all be performing. DJ Carla Bea will be our official DJ. What is the Best in the Fest Award based on? Best in the Fests is our annual award ceremony recognizing North America’s leading festivals. We will be awarding one winner from each festival type: Music, Arts, Film & Culture, Food & Beverage (consumables), Sustainability, Innovation, and Charity for a total of nine winners. Up to what date can peeps register, and what are the packages? Registration can take place right up until the conference, but certainly it is helpful all the way around to pre-register, as the badge will be ready as well as a goody bag! There are many options: a pass with a room at The Hilton; the Friday Awards show and a concert with Dishwalla, Michael McDonald, and a special appearance from Kenny Loggins; the Lifetime Achievement Awards for Michael McDonald, Harry Shearer, and Dennis Quaid with performances; The Rockshop Benefit concert Wednesday 7 to 10 pm; the luncheon and Guy Webster talk on Thursday.
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Visionary Urban Dance from France
Compagnie Käfig
Santa Barbara Premiere
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Santa and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Barbara Tõnu Kaljuste, Founding Conductor
Mourad Merzouki, Artistic Director
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Debut
Fri, Nov 16 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at$35 / $10 UCSB students
Tue, Nov 13 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre Tickets start at $35 / $19 UCSB students A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price
“Extravagant visual moments…The overall effect is one of surrealist delight, as the dancers move through a garden of light marshaling the digital objects into stunning shapes.” Sydney Morning Herald
“So wondrously talented… they left you feeling like an ingrate, greedily hungry for more.” The New York Times Together more than 50 artists, perform Adam’s Lament, Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten and works by Carlo Gesualdo, Brett Dean and Lepo Sumera.
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Event Sponsors: Marilyn & Dick Mazess Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Music
Jake Shimabukuro The Greatest Day Tour
Back by Popular Demand
Thu, Nov 29 / 8 PM UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at$40 $15 UCSB students
When the Bird Sees the Solid Ground Tour Wed, Nov 28 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $25 / $15 UCSB students
“[His] warbly croon, singsong strumming and penchant for poetic folk-pop hits a high-water mark.” Rolling Stone Event Sponsors: Suzi & Glen Serbin
“When it comes to a big, friendly personality and a wizardly command of his instrument, Hawaiian-born ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro is a towering figure.” – Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press
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Big Ideas from Arts & Lectures 2017 Time magazine Person of the Year
President of the International Rescue Committee
Tarana Burke
David Miliband
‘me too.’ Movement
Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time
“It’s exhilarating to know that such a powerful voice is finally breaking through. Tarana will continue to do this work, but the stage will be bigger and the microphone turned all the way up.” Time 100 Mon, Nov 5 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall $20 / FREE for UCSB students
Wed, Nov 7 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $20 / $10 UCSB students
Tarana Burke created the ‘me too.’ Campaign in 2006 to help young women of color who had survived sexual abuse and assault. The phrase, now amplified in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal, has become a global call to action.
“We can rescue the dignity and hopes of refugees and displaced people. And if we help them, in the process we will rescue our own values.” – David Miliband
With support from the Harold & Hester Schoen Arts & Lectures Endowment
Presented in association with the UCSB Department of Global Studies
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Event Sponsor: The Muller Family
Pioneer of the Revolutionary CRISPR Genome-editing Technology
Former Secretary of Homeland Security
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National Security: Challenges and Opportunities
Rewriting the Code of Life: CRISPR Biology and the Future of Genome Editing
“The finest lawyer I ever worked with in government – a straightforward, plain-speaking man of great integrity, with common sense to burn and a good sense of humor.” – Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Thu, Nov 8 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $20 / $10 UCSB students
Sun, Dec 2 / 3 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall $10 / $5 UCSB students
“The technology of gene editing will be the most important advance of our era, one that will create astonishing opportunities combined with frightening moral challenges.” –Walter Isaacson
In overseeing the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Johnson led the nation’s efforts in counterterrorism, cybersecurity, aviation and maritime security, border and port security, administering and enforcing immigration laws, protecting our national leaders, protecting against chemical, biological and nuclear threats and disaster response. A national security expert who speaks candidly about immigration, the border and other national security matters, Johnson will provide unique insight into U.S. policies.
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Real Estate
by Mark Ashton Hunt
Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. His family goes back nearly 100 years in the Santa Barbara area. Mark’s grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.
Big Views in East Montecito
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or those in search of an estate-level home that boasts ocean views and increased acreage, the area at the eastern border of Montecito can offer a lot of both for the money. From a close-to-town, 270-degree ocean view contemporary home on nearly two acres, to an 80+ acre working ranch with pool and tennis court, this area offers many options to buyers of all interests. To make these homes perhaps even more enticing than their expansive ocean and island views, it can be noted that they are all listed at a price lower than they have been offered for in the past. The following homes are not within the Montecito Union or Cold Spring School Districts, but they are in the 93108 ZIP code. This area often includes homes on ocean-view streets that are on the border between Montecito and Summerland, and running from the ocean to the mountaintops of Toro Canyon. Some of the listings in this area offer easy access to town; others, farther up in the foothills, offer easy access to hiking trails and, along with that, mostly larger lots and thus fewer neighbors.
deck patios overlooking everything, 2 waterfalls, an infinity pool with cabana, lush lawn, rose gardens, orchard, putting green, and a tennis court shared with one neighbor. There is a private well in addition to Montecito water.
350 Ortega Ridge Road: $8,750,000
2775 Bella Vista Drive: $7,000,000
This home offers huge ocean and island views that include the Santa Barbara harbor and city in the distance. The quiet, five-acre private estate includes majestic palms, tropical gardens, and a commanding position above Montecito and overlooking the Vedanta Temple grounds. Within the contemporary residence (built in 1989), are 7,000 sq ft of air-conditioned living space, including 5 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, many featuring granite floors, granite fireplaces, and mirrored glass walls, along with storage areas, a 3-car garage plus a carport, and parking for guests. In addition, there are This dramatic knoll-top contemporary home features walls of glass, high ceilings, and panoramic ocean, island, harbor and mountain views. The home was custom-designed and built to accommodate the art collection that fills the home. Rooms open to wrap-around ocean-view terraces, and outdoor living is immersed in these rarely available, close-in. And, did I mention ocean, island, harbor, and city views? The media room includes a bathroom and service bar, but could serve as a fourth bedroom. The property is advertised as including approximately 6,500 sq ft and offers outdoor entertaining options, a circular driveway, impressive approach to the home, a separate driveway leading to more parking, and a 3-car attached lower-level garage. It is also gated, private, and just minutes to shopping and restaurants in Montecito and Summerland.
370 Ortega Ridge Road: $15,995,000
This 84+ acre coastal agricultural estate offers privacy, a sprawling lawn, ocean, island, coastline, mountain views, and an opportunity to live on a ranch just a few minutes up the road from town. The single-level villa is nicely appointed with 4 bedroom suites, an open office, and a separate guest casita. The courtyard entry includes a swimming pool with spa and open and covered patios. There is a tennis court on site, and a network of ranch roads that are used
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to maintain the orchards. Per the marketing materials for the property, the ranch maintains the Williamson Act Agriculture Preserve status, which allows for a lower property tax basis.
Montecito W ELC O M E S
Surrounded in a Toro Canyon Park setting is this 40+/- acre ocean-view property, featuring an estate designed by award-winning architect Andy Neumann. The more than 6,000-sq-ft main residence is accompanied by a 2-bedroom guesthouse and a multi-room cabaña. This home is an example of Modernism architectural style, with the structures combining functional minimalism with expanses of retractable and invisible walls of glass, to focus attention on the nearby environment and views. The natural yet strategic placement of the structures on this site highlight the ocean, island, and harbor area views, and the surrounding acreage is your backyard to enjoy. Other amenities include a pool, spa, outdoor barbecue, central A/C, and multiple fireplaces. ••• Please feel free to contact me regarding any real estate needs or to set up a showing with the listing agents of any properties featured here: Mark@ Villagesite.com or call/text (805) 698-2174. Please view my website, www. MontecitoBestBuys.com, from which this article is based. •MJ
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Jill Seltzer and Jenny Sullivan (photo by Monie Photography)
career, including being a two-time recipient as a Fellow for the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1975 and 1998. Her next work, a contribution to an anthology, Women’s America: Refocusing The Past, is due out next year. Know Your Place Ensemble Theatre Company’s third annual Ghost Light Night was a real thriller!
The 175-guest fête, which was expected to raise around $225,000, kicked off in the gardens of the Santa Barbara Club, when a local group of wonderfully costumed and choreographed players performed the late Michael Jackson’s hit “Thriller,” and then led supporters two blocks up Chapala Street, much to the surprise of passers-by, to the New Vic on West Victoria Street. There, guests got to see Our Place,
George Legrady, Olivia Harris, and Jonathan Fox (photo by Monie Photography)
Stan Hatch, Janet Garufis, George Leis, and Betty Hatch (photo by Monie Photography)
George Konstantinow and Meredith Baxter (photo by Monie Photography)
Horror Picture Show star Barry Bostwick – who I last met on a Virgin Atlantic inaugural flight from London to Los Angeles – local rocker Kenny Loggins, state Senator HannahBeth Jackson, former Sopranos star Michael Imperioli, Brian McDonald, and Meredith Baxter, as well as an accomplished eight-part supporting ensemble. The illuminating beano, chaired by Sybil Rosen, was jammed with drama denizens, including artistic director Jonathan Fox, Dan and Meg Burnham, Kandy and Beno Budgor, managing director Jill Seltzer, Chris and Dori Carter, Dana White, Gail Beust, Eve Bernstein, Mary Dorra, Betty Fussell, David and Anne Gersh, Stan and Betty Hatch, Janet Garufis, George Leis, Anne Towbes, Caren Rager, Jean Schuyler, Rob and Pru Sternin, Robert Weinman, Steve and Diane Zipperstein, Adele Rosen, Missy Sheldon, and George Konstantinow. Ocean’s 20 A tidal wave of generosity swept over the historic El Paseo restaurant when Heal the Ocean, celebrating its 20th anniversary, hosted its annual sold-out gala, raising around $200,000 from 200 guests. The bustling bash had Montecito actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, recently
Barry Bostwick (photo by Monie Photography)
inspired by Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner and directed by Jenny Sullivan with abundant Santa Barbara anecdotes and overtones. The amusingly entertaining mini production featured former Rocky
Jeannie Clark, co-founder of Tavarua Island Resort, Fiji, with her daughter, Roxanne, sponsored a seven-night vacation (photo by Priscilla)
Meg Burnham, Kandy LuriaBudgor, Sybil Rosen, and Robin Cerf (photo by Monie Photography)
Hillary Hauser, executive director Heal the Ocean; Hazel and John Blankenship, directors/founders Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation; and Santa Barbara 3rd District supervisor Joan Hartmann (photo by Priscilla)
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Among the tsunami of tony types flooding into the eatery for Hillary Hauser’s popular charity were John and Hazel Blankenship, HannahBeth Jackson, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Heather Hudson, Shannon Trotta, Alison Thompson, John Palminteri, Mahri Kerley, Teresa McWilliams, Pat McElroy, Janet Wolf, Eric Peterson, Gregg Hart, Trish Reynales, and Das Williams.
At the Clenet-sponsored table are Polly Coleman, Billy Cordero, Tiffany Dore, Rick Doty, Talia and Jay Roston; seated are Amy Doty, Heather and Kelly Clenet (photo by Priscilla)
Skills and Thrills Robert and Christine Emmons opened the gates of their charming ocean-view estate, Casa Cima Linda, for a high tea and champagne sun-
youngsters in Santa Barbara have been helped. Kai Etz, a 17-year-old Santa Barbara High student and water polo player, took the key class two years ago and now works at the Helena Avenue Bakery as a barista, describing the help he got as “invaluable.” Among the guests supporting the cause at the newly landscaped eco-friendly, four-acre estate were Anne Towbes, Hiroko Benko, Joyce Shaar, Chris Toomey, Alixe Mattingly, Susan Danielson, Barbara Ireland, Penny Jenkins, Joanne Holderman, Geoff Green, Neil Levinson, Ray Winn, and Peter Kavoian.
John Daly, Key Class founder; Susan Salcido, SBC superintendent of schools; with hosts Bob and Chris Emmons, a Key Class director (photo by Priscilla)
Speakers Bureau-sponsored table includes James Hawkins, former Heal the Ocean policy analyst; Chris Jones, Doug Katers, Stephanie Katers; center/middle of table, Jean-Michel Cousteau; Amy Jones, Nan Marr, Chris Jones, Heather and Ben Burleson, Jonathan Wygant, founder of Big Speak & HTO board member; and Elise Wygant (photo by Priscilla)
Susan Salcido with Key Class graduate and speaker Kai Etz (photo by Priscilla) Heal the Ocean bidders Deborah Schwartz and Hap Ziegler (photo by Priscilla)
Social Skills America supporting The Key Class along with Maude Fall and Alixe Mattingly chatting with Key Class president Neil Levinson (photo by Priscilla)
Entertaining Heal the Ocean supporters and fans of musicians Rick Cowling, Sherry Hursey, and Jason Libbs (photo by Priscilla)
recovered from a breast cancer scare, as honorary chair and Los Angeles auctioneer Rick Werner selling off a cornucopia of goodies, including a Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Oahu, get1 – 8 November 2018
away to see Jack Johnson and The Eagles, a week’s vacation to the Fijian island of Tavarua, and an oil painting of a Channel Islands sunset by artist Rick Garcia.
Virginia Castagnola Hunter and Chris Toomey (photo by Priscilla)
set soirée, catered by Seasons, to raise around $65,000 for Social Skills America, an eight-year-old organization that teaches students the manners and etiquette they need to succeed. Since being launched by John Daly, executive director, more than 7,500
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Judy Astbury, Evie Vesper, Mahri Kerley, and Kaye Willette (photo by Phil Channing)
Mort and Judy Weisman, Robert and Valerie Montgomery, and Harry and Gail Gelles. Eternal Fame Frenchman Georges Bizet may have been decomposing rather than composing as noted Francophile and former Opera Santa Barbara president Fred Sidon hosted a lunch at the La Cumbre Country Club marking what would have been the Carmen writer’s 180th birthday. Pianist Bizet, who died in 1875 at the all too early age of 36 just three months after his most famous opera debuted to differing reviews, is buried in the beautiful Paris cemetery of Père
Lachaise, also the final resting place of the likes of Oscar Wilde, Chopin, and Edith Piaf. To mark the occasion, Hope Ranch resident Fred, who used to head the French Network of Santa Barbara, had four accomplished opera singers – mezzo-soprano Ashley Kay Armstrong, baritone Yazid Gray, tenor Michael Kollmorgen, and soprano Jennifer Lindsay – accompanied by Timothy Accurso, Opera SB’s principal pianist, to perform from Bizet’s other works, including Pecheurs de Perles, La Jolie Fille de Perth, and Djamilah. What’s Cookin’ Liquid assets were in abundance
Women’s Auxiliary members Caroline Rutledge, Nancy Schultz, and Christina Leveque (photo by Phil Channing)
Darlene Love, chef Alison Wilson and Christina Brown-Wilson serve up their chowder to Robert Curtis and his daughter, Alison (photo by Priscilla)
Nancy Schlosser and Pat Yzurdiaga (photo by Phil Channing)
Dancer from the UCSB Middle East Ensemble (photo by Phil Channing)
Jennifer and Robert Forouzandeh, chef Michael Amador and Lisa Amador (photo by Priscilla)
the Gardens - World Rythms, with 400 guests raising around $80,000. The new event, which replaces its May Madness rummage sale, was co-chaired by a tony triumvirate of Evie Vesper, Kaye Willette, and Judy Astbury. It enabled visitors to have a leisurely stroll around the impeccably manicured Miraflores grounds, listening to musicians paired with five cultural matches of food and wine, including West Indian, Celtic, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and French-Italian themes, with food beautifully prepared by Rincon Events. “It has been the most enormous suc-
cess and I have no doubt whatsoever that this will become a much loved annual event,” says Judy. “Everybody has really had such a wonderful time.” Proceeds go to the academy’s music education programs, which offer free and discounted tickets and scholarships. Among the garden gourmands and oenophiles were Paul Orfalea, Mahri Kerley, Scott Reed, Jon Bishop, Jock and Ellen Pillsbury, Peter and Linda Beuret, Alfred and Stephanie Shuman, Warren and Mary Lynn Staley, Jason and Priscilla Gaines, Ernie and Judy Getto, Robert and Nancy Gregory, Ken and Betsy Coates, Nobie and Cynthia Kawasaki,
Welcoming the newly engaged Veronica Zandueta and Joel Grufinski to the Chowder Fest and having libations from Mike Lewellen, owner of Lewellen Wines, with Elena Sodel (photo by Priscilla)
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when the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County staged its 9th annual Chowder Fest Charity Cookout at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. Featuring 34 vendors, more than 500 turned out for the harborside foodie fest, raising around $65,000 for the 59-year-old nonprofit that provides legal representation and advice to low-income families and individuals. Last year, 973 families and individuals were represented, including survivors of the New Year disasters. Garry Tetalman chaired the bustling bash, while culinary whizzes Edie Robertson; Mark and Margaret Huston, owners of Jane restaurant; Kaity Swanson, manager of Chuck’s Waterfront Grill and the Endless Summer bar-café; and executive chef Diana Cuttrell, judged the selection of chowders on display, awarding the top prize to the Savoy Cafe & Deli, with the Bluewater Grill and Crocodile Restaurant & Bar, which also won the People’s Choice Award, runners up. That’s a Rhapsody Santa Barbara Symphony, under veteran maestro Nir Kabaretti, kicked offs its 65th season in fine style at the Granada with an intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue concert, featuring pianist Jeffrey Biegel, playing George Gershwin’s 1924 classic.
Pianist Jeffrey Biegel mesmerizes
The entertaining show kicked off with Hungarian Ernst von Dohnanyi’s folk and gospel-infused American Rhapsody, wrapping with Hector Berlioz’s epic Symphony fantastique. A cracking start to the season. True Love This week, business owners across the Central Coast will be kicking up their heels and dancing to celebrate recovery and resilience for a music video. From the New Year disasters – the Thomas Fire and the catastrophic mudslides – a new initiative was formed called “I Love Local Business,”
a collaborative of dozens of local organizations, chambers of commerce, and local businesses. The campaign, facilitated by Women’s Economic Ventures, has been filming music video dance scenes with local business owners in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria, and Ventura. The project even has a custom song with the chorus line “I Love Local Business in the 805” to the tune of local warbler Katy Perry’s “California Gurls.” Emmy-nominated local song writer Molly-Ann Leikin produced the parody lyrics, and the song was professionally recorded. Wedding Bells Just a week after Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos’s tribal pow-wow at the Biltmore, it was almost the same again when store heiress Hayley Bloomingdale tied the knot with lighting designer Dada Stileman in a lavish ceremony. The tony twosome married in a traditional service at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church before the glittering reception at Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner’s impressive Butterfly Beach hostelry, where security was airtight. Hayley, 32, a London-based communications director, who just the week before had attended the nup-
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tials of Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, was walked down the aisle by her father, Robert Bloomingdale, in a stylish ivory gown with a full chiffon skirt decorated with intricate floral designs. I used to know Hayley’s late grandmother, the irrepressible Betsy Bloomingdale, having met at publisher Malcolm Forbes’s legendary threeday 70th birthday bash at his Palais Mendoub in Tangier, Morocco, in 1989 with good friend, New York socialite Pat Buckley, wife of columnist Bill Buckley. Betsy, a close friend of late First Lady Nancy Reagan, left us for more heavenly pastures two years ago. A small world. Sightings: Mad Men actor Jon Hamm at the Biltmore... Oscar winner Michael Keaton noshing at Olio Pizzeria... Dennis Miller at Starbucks on CVR Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ
Nir Kabaretti, conductor State Street Ballet, William Soleau Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, Jonathan Fox
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Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Stravinsky, A Soldier’s Tale (Complete) – with narrator, actors and dancers The Santa Barbara Symphony teams with State Street Ballet and Ensemble Theatre Company for performances marking the 100th anniversary of A Soldier’s Tale, Igor Stravinsky’s Faustian parable about a deserting soldier who loses his soul to the devil. Though based on a Russian folk tale, this unique theatrical and dance work is far removed from Russian traditionalism and instead embraces a broad array of musical styles. The piece is paired with Stravinsky’s landmark ballet The Rite of Spring, a work that changed the course of 20th-century music like no other. Generously sponsored by Robin and Kay Frost, and Barbara Burger and Paul E. Munch.
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converted to advanced wastewater treatment for indirect potable reuse and, when permitted by California law, direct potable use. Anything less than the Gold Standard is by definition “partially treated.” Millions of dollars in state grants have funded sanitary district efforts all over California to rebuild traditional wastewater plants into recycling plants. But not in Montecito, which does not meet the basic requirements to apply for state funding – no joint strategic plan and no collaboration between the Sanitary and Water districts. The Oxnard Advanced Water Purification Facility was completed in June 2014, combining wastewater recycling and reuse to produce 6.25 million gallons per day of treated wastewater. It was partially funded by a $20-million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation based on “improving the water supply and water conservation.” Where was Montecito Sanitary District? In line for federal funding with a plan, or still squabbling with Montecito Water District over control of its fiefdom?
Lack of Strategic Planning
The incumbents at Montecito Sanitary are well-intentioned but not forward-thinking. Goleta’s recycling plan, for example, includes protection of local groundwater and recycling. Santa Barbara’s plan includes desalination, recycling, and groundwater management. Carpinteria is taking aggressive steps to replenish its aquifers by injecting its wastewater into its basins for reuse. The current Montecito Sanitary plan, crafted 14 years ago, is to keep doing what it has always done.
The Case for the Challengers
We can no longer depend upon the sources of water that have sustained us for decades. Barrett and Newquist favor inter-agency collaboration and longterm cooperation between the various Water and Sanitary districts on the South Coast in the use of recycled water, desalination, effective groundwater management, responsible conservation, and environmental stewardship. Montecito has a clear choice: vote for the status quo, or vote for the two challengers with new ideas. My choice is obvious, and I hope you will join me in choosing the two challengers, Woody Barrett and Dana Newquist, to the new Montecito Sanitary Board. •MJ
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A Salon Series for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Fine cuisine, sublime art and architecture This year’s Artful Affairs event took place on Saturday, October 6 in the breathtaking home of gracious hosts Genevieve and Ivan Reitman. With the generous support of sponsors, donors, and guests, the event was extraordinarily successful in raising funds toward Museum operations. All proceeds support SBMA’s educational programming and critically acclaimed exhibitions.
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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.
Genius Matrix: Hall-mark of Change
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dam Hall spent more than a quarter-century as a real estate executive, building a business that made him quite wealthy in an area that focuses on private ownership of land and property. But then something shifted and he started exploring the deeper meanings of life, a journey that led him to co-found the Evolutionary Leaders, whose members also include such names as Michael Beckwith and Stanslav Grof, and create the Earthkeepers Alliance, which employs his real estate skills in acquiring large tracts of land for “conservation undevelopment,” among other endeavors. Now, Hall, a Montecito resident since 2010, is unleashing The Genius Matrix, a new process to tap into the quantum mind to experience more fully in business, relationships, and all aspects of life. He’s hosting an introductory talk from 6 to 8 pm this Tuesday, November 6, at the Impact Hub in downtown Santa Barbara. (Visit www.adamhall.solutions or https://impacthubsb.com/opalsingleevent-session/the-genius-matrixunleash-the-quantum-mind/ to register or for more information.) Hall talked about the work earlier this week. Q. What is The Genius Matrix? A. It’s the journey from the old, 1.0 mindset operating system – the selfish one of the ego – to the 2.0, which is the whole mind, which I refer to as the genius mind. The bridge between those two is the genius process, which takes us on a journey through the matrix of the old ways we operate into a new one of wholeness and interconnectivity with the quantum field. It entangles us with the greater totality of who we are, and the greater poten-
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tial of the human experience. To put it in context, we face many great challenges in the world now. But the opportunity is more of the story, because the challenges offer each of us and all of us collectively that chance to leap from old systems of separate minds… Genius is what might be called the Buddha mind or Christ mind – the mind that is inner-connected to the whole world. It’s about removing the obstacles that prevent that enlightened, self-actualized human experience from expressing itself. So, arts, sports, other disciplines, medicine, are the expression of it. How have you developed this process? I’ve been on an intentional path of consciousness and self-actualization for 15 years. That journey led me into an immersive experience and deep study of Jungian psychology, shamanism, and spirituality – primarily A Course in Miracles – as well as neuroscience and the science of the quantum field. The work is a culmination of all those teachings and that journey. It weaves spirituality with science and wisdom into a grounded, pragmatic approach. As Einstein said, you can’t solve a problem with the same thinking used to create it. The work has been birthed, and is now coming into the world as a pathway. Let’s not forget what Buckminster Fuller said: You never change things by fighting existing reality. To change things, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete. This is a new model for being human. What I’m bringing forth is a model of moving beyond the existing thought system of the ego and the separate mindset. It’s a step-by-step process that merges into the whole 2.0 mind. EARTHQUAKE RETROFITTING 50 + YEARS EXPERIENCE - LOCAL 35+ YEARS
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There are other people doing that. I’m not the only one. All paths ultimately lead to the integration of oneness and wholeness. What is unique about this matrix is that it weaves modalities of science – theories of the quantum field and entanglement – with cutting-edge neuroscience, shamanism, spirituality, and Jungian psychology. It brings together every aspect of our human nature, all the elements of what it is to be human. What will take place at the upcoming event? It’s an interactive talk to explore the nature of reality and human potential that each of us has. I’ll be answering questions like, “What is genius?” We will explore ways to discover your own genius and how to directly apply that in areas of relationship, work, wellness, and state of mind. The goal is to discover your own genius. I’ll be introducing the six key insights to thrive in this era of great change: geospheric evolution, rapid change in the planet; biospheric evolution, epigenetics; noospheric, quantum field and entanglement; conscious evolution, our biological computers; AI evolution, the bionary human; and the bridge, a blueprint to navigate the journey from 1.0 to 2.0. What’s available after the initial talk? We will be offering a maiden voyage into the matrix for people to begin to experience the journey. It’s very experiential, immersive, nonlinear teaching – they are initiations, immersive experiences, heart work, dynamic multidimensional experiences that are investigations into consciousness, exploring our soul’s purpose and planetary purpose.
Issues of iGeneration
The iPhone has ushered in all sorts of upgrades in connectivity and technological opportunities in the decade since its launch. But today’s teens and young adults (born after 1995), the first generation to spend its entire adolescence with smartphones, have had unique challenges as well. In this quarter’s Mind and Supermind talk from the SBCC School of Extended Learning – which has presented Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Gregg Levoy, John Gray, Judith Orloff, and
Jack Canfield among many other thought-leaders over its 35-year history – psychologist, researcher, and author Dr. Jean Twenge discusses why today’s super-connected kids are growing up less rebellious, more tolerant, less happy, and completely unprepared for adulthood. iGen adolescents spend more time communicating electronically and consume information online at a rapid pace, and also spend less time with their friends in person and are more likely to experience unhappiness, anxiety, and depression. And, she posits, while iGen members also take longer to assume both the responsibilities and pleasures of adulthood, they also have more realistic expectations for the workplace. Twenge – professor of psychology at San Diego State University and the author of more than 130 scientific publications and six books, including the perhaps prescient The Narcissism Epidemic, published in 2010 – explores iGen psychology and discusses what can be done to help its members reach their potential. Admission to the 7 pm talk on Monday, November 5, in the Garvin Theater on the SBCC campus is $25 in advance, or $40 at the door. Visit https://sbccextendedlearningfee. org/classes-programs/mind-supermind.
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Your Westmont by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott) Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College
New Program Promotes Public Dialogue
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wo Westmont professors seek to encourage dialogue on difficult issues in the local community. Deborah Dunn, professor of communication studies, and Rachel Winslow, director of the Westmont Center for Social Entrepreneurship and assistant professor of history, have created the Westmont Initiative for Public Dialogue and Deliberation (WIPDD) to encourage citizens to participate in our democracy and work together to solve “wicked problems.” WIPDD hosts a conversation about immigration, “Coming to America: Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do?” on Thursday, November 1, from 7 to 9 pm in Karpeles Manuscript Library. Community members may register to participate on a first-come, first-served basis by email at wipdd@ westmont.edu. Dunn and Winslow have spent a year serving as research Fellows with the Kettering Foundation in Dayton, Ohio, to prepare for this work. “Our mission is to work with neighbors to speak and listen well together about challenges facing the Santa Barbara community to promote our common good and human flourishing,” Dunn says. “By facilitating these discussions, we hope to equip students and neighbors with the tools they need to cultivate healthy conversation and careful listening,” Winslow says. On November 1, the group will use a framework established by the National Issues Forums Institute to raise a number of difficult questions with no easy answers: • Should we strictly enforce the law and deport people who are here without permission, or would deporting millions of people out-
Jill Jones Lin, women’s swimming head coach Dr. Rachel Winslow, director of the Westmont Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Dr. Deborah Dunn, professor of communication studies
weigh their crime? • Should we welcome more newcomers to build a more vibrant and diverse society, or does this pose too great a threat to national unity? • Should we accept more of the growing numbers of refugees from wartorn regions, or should we avoid the risk of allowing in people whose backgrounds may not have been fully checked? • Should our priority be to help immigrants assimilate into our distinctively American way of life, including learning English, or should we instead celebrate a growing mosaic of different peoples? “The concerns that underlie this issue are not confined to party affiliation, nor are they captured by labels like conservative or liberal,” Dunn says. “We want to help people frame issues well.” Dunn and Winslow held the first community conversation in Santa
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Barbara in April to examine how the region cares for its vulnerable children, focusing on the foster care system. An event in Santa Maria on July 12 addressed the same issue. They seek broad representation from groups providing services to immigrants and with vested interest in the issue. They will meet with various stakeholders ahead of time and involve them in conversation.
College Launches New Ministry Grant
President’s Ministry Grants, a new Westmont award, benefit the children of parents or stepparents who minister full time for churches and Christian organizations. The grant represents a four-year commitment to cover any unmet need remaining after adding up academic scholarships, need-based grants, and need-based loans. Incoming first-year students who have submitted applications to Westmont can apply for this needbased grant by filling out a form and completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa. gov. “When generous donors realized that many children of full-time Christian workers could not afford to attend Westmont, they decided to provide a remedy,” says president Gayle D. Beebe. “They’ve helped make a Westmont education affordable for people who have dedicated their lives to ministry.” Five new members of the class of 2022 received the grant this fall and will continue to benefit from it as long as they maintain a 2.0 grade-point average. The amount varies depending on the unmet need of each student. “This award opens a door for prospective students who seek a Christian college that will push their faith and expand their knowledge,” says Irene Neller, vice president for enrollment, marketing, and college communications. “These students will fit well at Westmont.” For more information, please call
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Women’s Swim Coach Dives In
Westmont is excited to begin its first women’s swimming team in fall 2019 with its newly hired head coach, Jill Jones Lin. “Jill has a strong pedigree in both swimming and Christian leadership,” says Dave Odell, Westmont athletic director. “Her energy and enthusiasm is palpable. She also has a strong understanding of athletics as part of the liberal arts experience and places emphasis on the priority of being a student.” Jones Lin brings 19 years of experience as a year-round competitive swimmer at the high school, club, and collegiate level. As an alumna of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, she competed as an NCAA Division I swimmer and served two years as team captain. “I couldn’t be more excited to join the Westmont team and work alongside the other incredible coaches and faculty,” said Jones Lin. “The Santa Barbara community is incredibly welcoming and Westmont is no different. I love that I get to combine two of my passions, swimming and mentoring student-athletes, as they prepare for life after college. The Westmont athletic community is very competitive in the NAIA, and the Westmont student-athletes that I have encountered are motivated and driven to be the best in their conference.” For the past two years, she has coached as a senior assistant swim coach at both Orinda Aquatics in Moraga and Springbrook Swim Club in Lafayette. Westmont announced earlier this year that it is adding an intercollegiate women’s swimming program beginning with the 2019-20 season. Jones Lin will begin immediately, recruiting athletes for next year’s team. Prospective student-athletes are encouraged to visit athletics.westmont.edu/recruits. •MJ 1 – 8 November 2018
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5:30 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2018 University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street Free and open to the public. For information, call 565-6051. Gorgonian corals (sea fans) are soft corals (not calcium carbonate reef-building corals) that play significant roles in the three-dimensional habitat diversity of the deep sea, such as the Santa Barbara Channel. At the talk, you can learn about these corals through words and beautiful photographs, how researchers identify them, and what role they play in the healthy biodiversity of deep-water habitats. Noticeable changes occurring in the physical features of the deep-water marine ecosystem can affect them, so NOAA will spend the next several years exploring off the California, Oregon and Washington coasts, using high-tech equipment to look for them. Professor Horvath will work with NOAA on the project.
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IT’S A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD DAY! Please join us and your neighbors for Montecito Beautification Day as we clean up our neighborhoods, honor our citizen of the year Abe Powell, and award the best business display window. We start the day with a continental breakfast provided by Pierre La Fond, and we end with a hot dog and chili lunch sponsored by our own Montecito Firefighters.
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On Entertainment by Steven Libowitz
Bowie and Beyond with Mike Garson
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Pianist Mike Garson lights up the night at Lobero
o musician performed longer and more frequently with David Bowie than pianist Mike Garson. The now 73-yearold Garson hooked up with the late British singer-songwriter back when the keyboardist was in his mid-20s, in the early 1970s, after Bowie heard
his work with an experimental artist named Annette Peacock. The singer never joined Bowie on tour, but Garson signed on for Bowie’s first U.S. trek behind the album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and shortly afterward provided the unforgettable avant-gar-
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de keyboard solo for the 1973 song “Aladdin Sane.” Garson performed with Bowie for about 1,000 concerts around the world, spanning two long stints, including the singer’s first American show and his last one in the U.S. Following the singer’s death in 2016, Garson – who has also worked with a huge list of stars from the rock, jazz, and classical worlds, including Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, and No Doubt (all of whom grew up listening to his piano work with Bowie) in addition to running his own jazz bands – has put together and served as music director for A Bowie Celebration, an ongoing tribute that features an ever-shifting array of artists, from other former members of Bowie’s bands to a roster of guest artists that range from Gavin Rossdale to Sting. A greatly altered version of that band forms the backbone of a special concert this Friday night at the Lobero called “Cancer: The Urgency of Now,” to raise awareness and raise funds for the Hammeras Group, specifically the organization’s effort to help children who have brain cancer get the help they need (founder Candy Hammeras will also speak at the event). Garson will be joined by several singers, including the Grammy award-winning Gaby Moreno, Joe Sumner (Sting’s son), LebaneseAmerican Mayssa Karaa (who covered “White Rabbit” on the American Hustle soundtrack, plus drummer Denny Seiwell (Wings in the 1970s), and upright jazz bassist Marlon Martinez. Garson talked about the concert, his days with Bowie, and more over the phone earlier this week. Q. You were the only musician who stayed with Bowie through that prolific period in the 1970s when his style kept evolving. How was that experience for you to witness and help create? A. David Bowie was the original renaissance musician of the century. He was always changing. But our creative processes were similar. Over the course of two years between 197274, he fired five bands and I was the only one he kept because I could change styles with him, whether it was rock, gospel, jazz, or pop. He was going from heavy English rock to neo soul music to avant garde. And my training was classical, jazz, and pop, so he took advantage of that. He was like the ultimate casting director. Whichever musicians he chose – and there were hundreds – were always
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perfect for what he played on. He just had that instinct. How much did you influence what was happening? Were you helping to shape the music by advising him, just implementing his vision, or something else? I was the genius behind the whole thing. (Laughs)... No. Let’s put it this way: He always had a vision of what he wanted for his music. But because I was coming from the jazz and classical world, I knew more about those areas. So he was always asking my opinion. At the same time, I was always asking him what he wanted from me because I thought that was what he wanted. But later, I read in a book from others who knew him that he wanted to know my thoughts because he wanted something fresh. So, no question I was his collaborator. How did you put together the band for this show? Three of the singers are with me on the Bowie alumni tour for more than 50 dates coming up in January. The bass player and drummer are different because it’s a small hall, and I didn’t want to overwhelm the audience with a heavy rock concert and a blistering electric guitar, but it’s still got all the oomph we need. But it’s a different vibe. I’m bringing in a violinist for some of the songs, even. I’ve always put many different types of bands together. I’ve been music director for about 500 bands over my life, going back to 1974 with Luther Vandross and Dave Sanborn in Bowie’s band… I like the freshness of bringing in new people. This time, we’re creating a band in three days. It’s not as tight, of course, but that freshness prevents me from getting bored, which I can do easily. So, maybe it’s just purely selfish. (Laughs) I’m getting a sense that your way of working comes from the same concept you had with Bowie: having a vision for where you want to go, picking the musicians, and then also following their desires and capabilities. Is that accurate? That’s a very good perception. It’s also just the way I am. If I’m doing a duet, I find the vibe of the other person and work within their level and expertise. You need to be kind and compassionate enough to use the gifts of the people you are working with. This band feels right for what we’re doing on Friday night. But I’m used to shifting quickly. I was playing with an opera singer in Tanglewood two years ago, and two days later, Trent Reznor had me performing with Nine Inch Nails at the Wiltern in L.A. Go figure. What can we expect to hear at the Lobero? A lot of songs that I was wellknown for with Bowie back in the day: “Aladdin Sane,” “Five Years,” 1 – 8 November 2018
“Ziggy Stardust.” Joe will sing “Life on Mars,” which is maybe the best Bowie song. We’re trying something really crazy, the Bowie/Freddie Mercury song “Under Pressure” but with Gaby and Mayssa singing it. We’re also throwing in some other things. Gaby and I did a new version of The Hollies song, “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.” Mayssa will sing one we co-wrote called “A Million Ways.” The trio will do a jazz piece, maybe one of mine or one by Miles, which lets me really improvise, which I love to do. The encore is “Imagine” by John Lennon but in four languages: English, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic.
Bowie died of cancer. Is that what sparked your interest in this benefit? Cancer is almost a no-brainer. Everybody has been affected in some way. But just as an artist, I’ve always believed in the healing power of music. It doesn’t matter what the form is, as long as it has the intention to bring some healing, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, it all comes together for me. There will be some cancer patients there, and I hope our music brings them a little joy.
Taking it to the Beats
Eddie Tuduri’s life turned upsidedown when the same thing happened
to his body during a surfing accident off Carpinteria back in 1997. The former drummer for The Beach Boys, Rick Nelson, Engelbert Humperdinck, and many other acts broke his neck and was paralyzed. But his recovery began as soon as he was transferred to The Rehabilitation Institute of Santa Barbara, where he began helping his healing via using his drumsticks to tap on the side of his bed. It wasn’t long before he engaged some assistance from percussionist friends he had worked with over the years, and created a program for his occupational rehab class, where fellow patients also found improvement in memory and coordination. That
turned into The Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP), which quickly transformed into an educational program that uses percussion as a medium to improve basic life and learning skills primarily for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As TRAP has expanded into dozens of locations across the country and in 14 nations around the world, plus a full online program, one thing hasn’t changed at all: The connection with a host of professional musicians Tuduri once played with, who show up to perform benefits concerts for the non-profit organization on a regular
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LETTERS (Continued from page 8)
ing crime and deteriorating conditions in some neighborhoods, driving that county to number 1 in poverty rate among all 58 counties in the state. San Francisco and Los Angeles areas happen to have some of the highest poverty rates and infrastructure deterioration and homelessness, and Newsom as a lieutenant governor has not only witnessed the problem expanding into the rest of the state but has not offered any plans to improve the population’s living conditions. If there is going to be a surprise, it will likely come from voters from many of the counties where employment and living conditions have greatly improved in the last two years and the large number of disgruntled voters living in some of the liberal cities. The county voters may offset any Newsom’s advantages in liberal cities. The voters have a very clear choice for governor of our state: Gavin Newsom, a perennial politician, who advocates State-mandated universal medical care, which is optimistically estimated to cost around $400 billion and bankrupt the State, and he not only wants to maintain the unpopular new gas tax but also have the power to add any new taxes at any time without any voter consent. And notwithstanding the housing crisis in California, he wants to continue the
open-border policies. By contrast, John Cox, a successful businessman, does not support any of Newsom’s policies. He will not bankrupt the state with exorbitant state mandates such as universal insurance, added taxes, aggressive regulations, and he wants to repeal the unpopular gas tax. His background in business equips him with experience that will help him propose policies to improve housing supply and alleviate the homeless problem. He will have a closer connection to the current Washington administration, which should help him obtain programs to stimulate the economy in parts of the state outside the greater San Francisco area. Based on all of the above similarities between the 2016 presidential election and the governor’s race in California, especially Newsom’s neglect of the average voters in the working class, he may repeat the Hillary Clinton fiasco of 2016. We may just end up seeing some reporters crying on TV again this November 6. Albert Mercado Santa Barbara
Common Sense
I know how to deal with the current mob-rule mentality and the general
lack of civility in the world of politics. Congress should modify discrimination laws to punish anyone attacking persons on the basis of their political orientation. You don’t have the right to forcefully remove another person from a restaurant or movie theater on the basis of their race or gender, and you should have no right to do so based on their Constitutional right to vote their preference. This seems self-evident, but common sense isn’t so common anymore. Eric Kaster Santa Barbara
especially oneself. Looking forward: 10 years is 10 years. Looking back, 10 years was yesterday. A long life is a slow death. Steve King Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Hmm, you seem to have much in common with the oldest woman on Earth who, when interviewed recently and asked about her longevity, opined that her long life was “a punishment from God,” as she could only recall one “happy” day in her entire life. – J.B.)
Aging and Life
State Water Saved Us
For me, getting old is exciting as hell. I never know when I’m going to stumble and fall down the stairs or have a sudden heart attack. You know those dreams where you can’t run to save your life? That’s me when I’m awake. You know you’re getting old when the lady lying on the floor in the Life Alert ad looks hot. If you’re not a cynic after 70 years of living, you haven’t been paying attention. But that doesn’t mean unhappiness. Besides all the goodness in people, pets and nature, there is much sour mirth observing the endless folly and bottomless hypocrisy of man,
In MJ issue #24/42, Carolee Krieger’s letter (“Say No to State Water”) was intriguing. The voters in Santa Barbara County already cast their “yes” vote in 1991, by better than a 2:1 margin. Whether or not DWR (California Department of Water Resources) quantified how much water it sends to the southern part of the State, our communities of Montecito and Summerland would have been in dire straits without the connection to the State Water Project. The Montecito Water District (MWD) had not filed a State-mandated
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On Sanitation
Your education is your future. Make sure it’s everything you want it to be.
by Judith Ishkanian Judith Ishkanian is president of Montecito Sanitary District.
Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. Studies show that success in college is the most important factor in securing a successful career and future. Specialized help from a professional independent education counselor can be the best way to choose and gain acceptance to the college that fits your education and life goals.
Between now and Tuesday, November 6 [election day], members of the water and sanitary district communities, and other interested parties, will present various opinions on the subject of water and waste management. The views expressed under the imprimatur of this column – whether they are by candidates for the water or sanitary boards of directors or not – do not necessarily reflect the views of the Montecito Journal editorial staff.
Montecito at the Crossroads
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our choice for the Water and Sanitary District (MSD) candidates in the Tuesday, November 6, election will decide what kind of Montecito will be rebuilt from the debris and destruction nine months ago. A few months ago, I spoke to the Montecito Association at “public comment” time about the need for unity while the community healed and rebuilt. The election passions have destroyed that hope, and now the reality of our future must be decided whether healed or not. Were it not for Tim Buckley, publisher of Montecito Journal, the three incumbents would not have had an opportunity to address the issues presented by the aggressive Water Security Team, recruited by investors with a budget of $120,000. Last week’s MJ letter to the editor from Phil Bernstein, Montecito, states that he is troubled by the vacancy presented by the abrupt resignation by director Warner Owens, MSD. I can assure Mr. Bernstein that nobody has more regrets than I do to see Mr. Owens leave his post. He served with diligence and honor. Anyone interested has ample opportunity to apply to complete the term of Mr. Owens. I can also assure Mr. Bernstein that I have no intention of applying for that post or a full-term post in the future. I consider the November 6 vote of the citizens final.
What we are currently facing in Montecito is a manifold agenda put forth by the Birnam Group According to the Melinda Burns interview with Mr. Bernstein, (see last week’s article by freelancer Burns on edhat.com), he states that he was a founding member of the “Birnam Group” along with Fred Gluck. They represent the interests of PERC Water and advise the “Water Security Team” about the private investment options their public-private partnership company offers a community. About four years ago, PERC Water representatives introduced themselves to the MSD Board of Directors, taking each of them to lunch (except me, but no, my feelings are not hurt) and also members of the MWD. I began to research PERC Water and why it was interested in Montecito. At this time, Floyd Wicks came into the picture as a consultant to PERC Water, and in 2016, along with Tobe Plough, won a position on MWD Board of Directors, both financed by the Birnam Group. The “PP3” business model offers private investment to design, build, manage, and finance large infrastructure projects for public utilities. On the face of it, it is a wonderful answer to the financing problems that torment some public agencies. Time is exposing some problems with this model that is not initially apparent to the enthusiastic recipients of the PP3 service. When the bill comes due, the public utility finds itself bound by contract obligations it cannot meet. Take the City of Santa Paula, for example. It entered into contract with PERC Water for a state-of-the-art wastewater-recycle plant at the cost of $62.2 million dollars. By 2015, customers were in an uproar over the escalating debt at 8.2% interest. Well, it is investor owned, so, of course, it would – and should – make a profit. (The city council members who had advocated this project were voted out, and the new council voted to buy the plant for $70.8 million, financed by a long-term lower interest bond.) Wow. It is the responsibility of the public-owned utility to look at all aspects of any private investment deal. including the payment obligations. Surely, Montecito leaders are astute enough to recognize this. The taxpayer is the undisputed boss of a public utility, until a private investor comes in with prior obligations to its investors. What we are currently facing in Montecito is a manifold agenda put forth by the Birnam Group. Its factions for cityhood, consolidation, and development come together over the prospect of money and power. Montecito is at the crossroads. Will it choose a future led by a group of investors, or will it choose the decentralized, semi-rural model it now has? Your vote, along with those of your Montecito neighbors, will decide. •MJ 1 – 8 November 2018
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MONTECITO SPORTSMAN
by Dr. John Burk
The Fishy Waters of British Columbia
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where world records are made and broken every summer. The largest salmon ever recorded, 126 pounds, was caught minutes from the resort Sue and I just returned from, the Rivers Inlet Sportsman’s Club. Certainly, some fishing experience is helpful for any fishing trip but, if
Aerial shot from the hour-and-fifteen-minute sea plane flight from the City of Vancouver to the lodge at Rivers Inlet
all me crazy, but I like the feel of a pole bent over the side of a boat as I struggle to take-in line from a wild Pacific Ocean Salmon that keeps pulling away from me, wanting very much to enter some stream, span, and suffer a slow death – as opposed to me detouring him onto a new, assuredly self-centered path. To fully experience a salmon is my goal, from sea to table. And there is no better place to do such a thing than among our Canadian brothers in British Columbia, and more specifically, at Rivers Inlet.
protected waters. You arrive from Vancouver by float plane on one of the most scenic hours you will ever enjoy in a comfortable eight-seater. Then, pull up to the dock and be greeted by owner/manager Simon Kelly, along with his staff, waiting to orient you and get you out onto the water fast. Sue and I had our guide take us out in an 18-ft “stinger” outboard, into the bay, then choose among the many possibilities of channels, shoreline, coves, and islands to troll, downriggers some 40 to 80 feet in depth. Hook-ups are usually immediate and often. During lulls, radio communication with other lodge craft alerts us to other more active “hotspots.” While cruising slowing, we notice plumes of spray off in the distance. Whales, humpbacks – and they are feeding, not an uncommon sight in this fertile fishery. The guide tells me,
Dr. John Burk is a retired Santa Barbara dentist and a longtime Montecito resident
Rivers Inlet is world-renowned for its consistent fishing for trophy salmon. This is due to its unique gene pool of larger than average size fish and our isolated location. We are in a place Ahhh, retirement. View from the back of the boat, out at sea trolling for salmon with poles bent by the down-riggers at 40- and 60-foot depths.
The author fighting a salmon in a protected bay of Rivers Inlet using gear and wearing a slicker and vest provided by the lodge
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An ugly fish that tastes good, a 26-pound Lingcod monster. These fish are voracious predators and ambush other fish from the underwater rocky terrain.
you lack that, the Lodge provides all necessary equipment and trains you. You can operate and navigate the boat yourself, or you can hire a guide for part or all of your stay. The lodge is nestled in a tranquil bay, only minutes from some of the richest salmon fishing grounds in the world near calm,
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“Get your camera ready, whales are about” – and I reply, “Nah, I have plenty of whale photos from the Channel Islands.” He shrugs. Time passes, we see a circular column of bubbles coming to the surface, about 20 feet away, and then suddenly a fountain of ocean and herring rises up gushing from the 1 – 8 November 2018
SHE’S BACK!
Rods at the ready. The staff works hard to keep forty fishers supplied with rods, reels, flashers, lures, and frozen herring.
open mouth of a whale as it breaches then falls back underwater leaving only its fishy breath in the air. My guide turns and says, “Well, do have a photo like that?” I remained silent for quite a while. It is a nice place to fish. The Rivers Inlet Sportsman’s Club is a floating, fly-in fishing lodge located on the pristine, rugged, and remote central British Columbia coast 300 miles north of Vancouver. Snowcapped mountains reach down to the sea; the scenery and wildlife viewing is spectacular. The Kelly family has been showing guests fabulous fishing adventures for more than 30 years. And I can vouch for them, as Sue and I took home about
90 pounds of salmon fillets sealed, frozen and packed to go with our luggage to a Vancouver hotel with a freezer, then home and into ours. Halibut are also caught in the cool waters up here, as are lingcod, a similarly deliciously mild fish. As luck would have it, I caught a monster “ling” (26 pounds), much too big to be my first one – but that is why ocean fishing is so fascinating, you just never know what may be at the end of that hook. It has been said, “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” Time is short, go fish! •MJ If You Go Fish: www.riversinlet.com
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The new Mollie’s, located at 1218 State Street, is open seven days a week and offers valet parking in front of the Granada Theatre every evening. Trattoria Mollie also serves brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 2:30 pm. For questions or reservations, please call 805-770-8300 or 805-452-2692.
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SEEN (Continued from page 14) A mural just outside the back entrance of Bellosguardo
Bellosguardo event co-chairs Josh Conviser and Sandi Nicholson
named after Andree Clark, Huguette’s sister, who died of a disease when quite young. The estate has been frozen in time but was opened in a blaze of glory at the soirée. As guests arrived in the motor court, there were two of Huguette’s cars, a 1933 Cadillac limo and a 1933 Chrysler Roadster. The day before at a Santa Barbara Club luncheon, the daughter of the caretaker of 50 years Barbara Doran told us stories of growing up on the estate when Anna and Huguette were still alive. One was of being picked up from school by the chauffeur in full uniform in the limo and how embarrassing it was. After that, the less conspicuous roadster was requested. That night, we entered into a foyer with a docent to tell us a little history and proceeded down the hall to the formal living room and the stunning dining room. There were portraits of the family members down the hall, including some painted by Huguette, who was quite the fine artist. Barbara had described the house and grounds as magical, like a fairytale. She used to have tea with Anna and Huguette. There was a music room with a
Flapper girl dancers Tiffany Marzetta and Amy Hessler The daughter of longtime caretaker of Bellosguardo, Barbara Doran, with Dana Newquist and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Dedman, who wrote Empty Mansions, shown at the Santa Barbara Club lunch and lecture about the estate
Todd and Patti Gutshall with the 1933 roadster that belonged to Huguette
grand piano for Huguette and a harp for her mother. The caretaker’s daughter, Barbara, also played the piano. Huguette wanted to give her a Steinway but Barbara’s mom said, “It won’t fit in our house.” Huguette went all over New York trying to find a spinet as good as the Steinway. Barbara still has it with her wherever she lives, including Hawaii. She learned to drive on the lawn and can remember when there were black swans swimming at the Bird Refuge. Then it was time to exit and walk
by the orange trees and the reflecting pond to the site of the fête. What a sight to behold! Merryl Brown Events and Revelry Event Designers had woven their magic with an art deco scene straight from the Great Gatsby era. It was all in black and white – black tablecloths, huge globes of white orchids and roses, glass tables, large white sofas, and fabulous crystal chandeliers over the bar. All the help were dressed in black and white. At one end was a light supper buffet you could pick up at any time, all catered by the Biltmore. The band was playing and there was a dance floor laid out on the grass. There were opportunities to bid on having 30 guests to the Carriage House turned into a Speakeasy, or an evening with Kenny Loggins at the beach house, or a candlelit dinner in the dining room. The monies garnered from the auction will go to the foundation, somewhere
A portrait of Huguette’s father, the copper king Senator William Andrews Clark, once one of the richest men in America
around half a million for the evening. The event co-chairs were Josh Conviser and Sandi Nicholson, while the president is Jeremy Linderman. Dick Wolf is chair of the board of directors and he and his wife, Noelle, were
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An oriental robe made for Huguette that now belongs to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, shown with a painting done by Huguette
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Diana Starr Langley, Decker Sadowski, and Denice Decker at the soirée
presenting sponsors. The platinum sponsors were Geri and Jerry Bidwell, Ronna Hitchcock Huffman, Betsy and John Moller, Sharon and David Bradford, Folded Hills Winery/Kim and Andy Busch, Michael Hammer/ Armand Hammer Foundation, Lucille and Richard Janssen, Sandi and Bill Nicholson, Leslie Ridley-Tree, and Susanne and Gary Tobey. If you want to learn all the fascinating details of Huguette’s life, read Empty Mansions, The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bill Dedman and Huguette’s cousin co-author, Paul Newell. Tempting tidbits include: Huguette had a ticket on the Titanic for the return trip. As she said, “We’ll have to take another boat.” She lived her last 20 years in a hospital room; she wasn’t sick but said she felt safe there. She didn’t want to come back to Bellosguardo after her mother passed 1 – 8 November 2018
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away because she had built it and it made Huguette sad. She also had a doll collection of 5,000 and dollhouses valued from $30,000 to $80,000. When she died, there was a court battle over her $300 million estate. While her father was in the Senate, he was known to have some paternity suits against him. What’s new? And so our enchanted evening came to an end, but it will be long remembered by all of us lucky enough to have attended the historical soirée. I think I’ll read the book again. I’ll also keep looking for Barbara Doran’s book, Inside the Gates of Bellosguardo – My Enchanted Childhood, due out soon. There is a Restoration Society, which will be vital to the revival of this historic mansion. Among other benefits, you will receive early access to purchase tickets to all public events at Bellosguardo through October 2019. Tiers are from $500 to $5,000. More info on their website, www.bellos guardo.org. •MJ
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Ray’s Ramblings by Ray Winn Mr. Winn spends his time between his homes in Las Vegas and Montecito.
Gun Control
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n the last few years, if not decades, there has been an ever-increasing pressure from certain groups to crack down on gun users and those who promote the ownership of guns. It is interesting to note that that the opposition that leads this quasi-religious movement are protected by bodyguards wearing concealed weapons. Such arrogance falls into the category of “let them eat cake.” A surprising number of the armed “protectors” have fairly shady backgrounds of their own. Defrocked policemen, ex-military, and a long list of actual felons and other shady characters are allowed… somehow… to carry concealed weapons. One study from a large Midwest police department found that only about 40 percent of hired bodyguards in the entertainment industry had a legal right or license to carry a concealed weapon, and in the same study found that nearly 20 percent had previous felony convictions. Yet they carry their weapons into public events, concerts, and on the street. In most jurisdictions, the average citizen would be thrown in jail if apprehended for committing a similar crime. If you are “one of the boys” (read police),you get entrance to events when armed, with just a wink and a nod. A silly singer or movie star who is completely unknown by the average public gets several strong-armed bullies to protect him or her, while Jane Doe can wait up to 30 minutes to even get an answer to a 911 call, then anoth-
er 30 minutes for a response. A prima facia case for home gun protection. The police simply can’t protect you in your own home. They get there after you and your family are dead. The NRA and other groups preach and teach the safe use of firearms to our citizens… at no cost. The NRA trained our Boy Scout troop in the proper handling of guns… for free. I was raised in a gun-rich environment in Utah and Nevada. The main use of guns was for hunting – we needed the food. There were a few pistols in my very large extended family, but they were mostly used for protection either while hunting or in the home. As a side note, I came from a family where I counted 154 first cousins, and all of them, including their fathers, mothers, and teenage children had or used guns. The extended family ran into the hundreds. I don’t know of one single gun injury or killing, accidental or otherwise, among that group. As a youngster, the only time I saw people getting shot was in newsreels or movies. There was a limited amount of movie murders when I was young, but those have slowly increased to mass killings of up to hundreds per movie on the modern screen and television. And the shootings were actually part of the story, not the story. The depictions in current movies portray the killing of people in all sort of manners as if this was an important part of any real story. Both good guys and bad guys rush in with the most sinister of automatic weapons – the ones the gun con-
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of the trigger for each round fired. Wolf Blitzer and one of his loons announced on CNN that the AR-15 was capable of firing 100 rounds into a crowd in about 10 seconds. Quite a feat, in that it would require the pull of the trigger 10 times per second, an impossible feat. In addition, you would have to change the magazine four times. I have an AR-15 used for target practice because the ammunition is really cheap. At a Las Vegas gun range, an instructor did his best to get off 100 rounds in the shortest time. It took two minutes and 20 seconds to get off 79 rounds before the barrel overheated and the gun jammed. That is 20 times longer per round than Blitzer’s account, and it wasn’t 100 rounds. But for Blitzer, being off 2,000 percent is not an embarrassment. The instructor is a worldclass competition marksman. This is not to say that the AR-15 is not a dangerous weapon… it definitely is; all guns are dangerous. This example was cited to show just how ignorant many gun control advocates are. By the way, nearly all gun deaths in the U.S. are from the use of pistols… not rifles. The ratio is nearly 30:1. It really is not easy for a woman to conceal an AR-15 in her purse, or a man to hide one in his suit jacket. I believe in free speech. But is it appropriate to teach young people by example that excessive violence and wholesale killing is acceptable? I don’t really believe that falls into the category of free speech. The Hollywood portrayers of violence and mass killings are the very people who decry that we need more laws and who lobby for suppressing gun violence. You don’t need to look for these self-serving hypocrites to change their ways. Actors, directors, producers, and distributors involved in their soul-destroying industry are further emboldened by the massive amounts of money they make; they are far too arrogant and self-absorbed to do anything else. The least they could do however – if they don’t have the courage to turn down the money and are too stupid or lazy to make films with real content – is just shut up, make movies, and let the rest of us protect ourselves from the mayhem – at least partly caused by the crap this group turns out – as best we can. •MJ
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trol people want to ban – and proceed to cut one another in half, blow the brains out of heads, and leave a trail of dead bodies the length of Hollywood Boulevard. It is also interesting to note that the age of admission to violent movies has slowly dropped in the last number of years as the depiction of violence increases. These movies are routinely rated PG-13. First, in most cases, there is no parenting involved, so forget the PG part. Second, a child at age 13 is a very impressionable person. They see movie after movie depicting atrocities on other human beings and perhaps begin to think this is normal behavior. As if the killing of a real person just might be “normal.” Then the same violent depictions, and sometimes worse, migrate to the video gaming business. No wonder gun violence at schools and the workplace frequently lead the evening news. Why in the world is anyone surprised? The first thing from the clowns at CNN after a shooting event is to campaign for more gun control. Gun control laws in Chicago are the toughest in the nation, yet Chicago has more murders than the entire United Kingdom and more murders than Baghdad (war-related deaths excluded), even though the two cities have virtually the same population. And, nearly all men and many women carry a gun in Baghdad. The murder rate in our nation’s capital is also greater than Baghdad. Business Insider’s reports list the 50 cities in the world with the highest murder rates. Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, New Orleans, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., are on the list… Baghdad is not. Most of the gun-ban crowd are completely ignorant about guns. Both Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi still refer to the AR-15 as an automatic assault rifle. No self-respecting soldier would consider carrying the AR-15 into battle. The AR-15, for the most part, is a slightly more powerful .22 rifle with an ominous-looking handle on top. Take the handle off and it is really a squirrelor varmint-hunting gun. If you were faced with a charging bear, the only thing an AR-15 would do is annoy the creature. And it is certainly not automatic. Automatic weapons in the U.S. were banned decades ago. It is semi-automatic, requiring the pull
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“Urban Water Management Plan” since 2005, way before the drought started. The appointed incumbent, Dick Shaikewitz, stated that the then-District manager was “too busy” to update the plan. Many people do not realize that during the height of the recent drought, 85 percent of the water delivered to Montecito and Summerland came from the MWD’s connection to the State’s Coastal Branch Aqueduct. Without this connection, our communities would have barely had enough water for sanitary purposes and cooking. The District had no plan to deal with such a drought as this one; now in its eighth year. The Water Security Team has the answers for the needs of Montecito and Summerland, and they will indeed deliver on their promises. And by the way, the idea that the Water Security Team wants to privatize the water and sanitary districts is a scare tactic that the good people of Montecito and Summerland have seen through. Sorry to hear that you’re not supporting the Water Security Team. It is my privilege to fully endorse the team for their efforts and determination to do what’s right for our communities. To the voters of Montecito and Summerland: please vote for the following team members: For Montecito Water District: Ken Coates, Cori Hayman, Brian Goebel; for Montecito Sanitary District: Woody Barrett, Dana Newquist. Floyd Wicks Tobe Plough Montecito (Mr. Wicks and Mr. Plough were both elected to the MWD Board in November 2016; after their election, an updated Urban Water Management Plan was filed in mid-2017.)
A Correction
After I submitted my letter to the editor recently (“Say No to State Water,” MJ #24/42), I learned from the elections office that write-ins must fill out the paperwork to be legitimate and we have not done that. So, if you agree with my conclusions, please leave the water district vote blank in protest. Carolee Krieger Montecito
Board Tactic Unacceptable
I am writing to express my dismay at the circumstances surrounding director (Warner B.) Owens’s resignation, effective as of October 15, and the board’s decision to appoint his replacement on or before November 5, one day prior to the election. The 1 – 8 November 2018
actions of the board seem carefully calculated to thwart the democratic process. This is unacceptable. I urge the board to reverse its decision and appoint the replacement director after the winners of the Tuesday, November 6, election are sworn into office in December. If the board cannot agree on this course of action, then it should call for a special election to fill the open seat. As you well know, we have an election next week that is going to provide clear public input on the desired direction of the Montecito Sanitary District (MSD). Voters will have the opportunity to return two incumbents to the board (signaling clear approval of current board actions) or elect two new directors (signaling a clear desire for change). It is far from clear as to why Director Owens’s seat is not being contested in this election as well. He appears to have sold his home in the District in March of this year. Where has he been living for the past six months? Was he even eligible to remain on the board during this time? Why did he not announce his resignation over the summer, so that his seat could be contested in an open election? I and many other members of the community would like answers to these questions. In the absence of additional information, the timing of his resignation appears clearly designed to allow the current board to appoint his successor. Under these circumstances, it is irresponsible and undemocratic for the current board to appoint a new director before the winners of the November election are sworn in. If the incumbents win, then the board has a clear mandate for its current policies and can appoint a new director consistent with that mandate. If the Water Security candidates win, then this is a clear signal the community wants change, and these new directors should be part of the process to appoint the replacement director. If the MSD presses forward with an appointment before the winning directors are sworn in, the only reasonable inference is that the current board is trying to prevent change in the event the incumbents are replaced. This would be a gross abuse of the appointment process and would likely ensure that every incumbent on the current board would face well-funded opposition in the next election, if not some type of organized recall campaign before then. In light of these considerations, I urge the board to reconsider its
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ORDINANCE NO. 5857
ORDINANCE NO. 5858
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE CITY’S GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER TO RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC., FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION SYSTEM AT THE SANTA BARBARA POLICE STATION THROUGH THE END OF THE SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION PROJECT FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE ORDER AMOUNT OF $559,222 OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, WITH $154,048 IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, $161,173 IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, $162,246 IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND $81,755 IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, AND AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES OF UP TO 10 PERCENT PER YEAR FOR EXTRA SERVICES THAT MAY RESULT FROM NECESSARY CHANGES IN WORK
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO AN AFFORDABILITY COVENANT TO EXTEND THE TERM WITH SANTA BARBARA AFFORDABLE HOUSING GROUP AND AUTHORIZING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE SUCH AGREEMENT AS NECESSARY
The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular
The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on October 23, 2018. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the
meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on October
provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter
23, 2018.
as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be
The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the
obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara,
provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter
California.
as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be
(Seal)
obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara,
/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager
California. (Seal)
ORDINANCE NO. 5858 /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5857 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )
AYES:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Gregg Hart, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon, Oscar Gutierrez
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Mayor Cathy Murillo
ABSTENTIONS:
None
October 23, 2018, by the following roll call vote:
None
ABSENT:
Mayor Cathy Murillo
ABSTENTIONS:
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara
hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on October 24, 2018.
on October 24, 2018. /s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on
/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on October 24, 2018.
October 24, 2018.
/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor Pro Tempore
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Una Starr, 912 West Islay, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Kelley Marie Keefner, 912 West Islay, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 19, 2018. This
/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor Pro Tempore Published October 31, 2018 Montecito Journal
Published October 31, 2018 Montecito Journal
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. 2018-0002823. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2018.
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DUE DATE & TIME: NOVEMBER 20, 2018 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Annual Supply of Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda) and Liquid Ammonium Sulfate The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions shall be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: October 31, 2018 General Services Manager Montecito Journal
the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on
the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on
NOES:
BID NO. 5702
was introduced on October 16, 2018, and was adopted by
October 23, 2018, by the following roll call vote:
Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Gregg Hart, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon, Oscar Gutierrez
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced on October 16, 2018, and was adopted by
AYES:
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Harbor Seal, 3463 State St. #310, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Michelle Arconti, 925 W. Sola St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 15, 2018. This
statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-0002788. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2018.
Every layer of the election process is completely riddled with vulnerabilities. – James Scott
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 13, 2018, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider an Amendment to the Westmont College Specific Plan (SP5-WC) to modify the affordability requirements of the zone. The proposed text Amendment would remove the requirement that all 41 residential units within the SP5-WC zone (known as Las Barrancas) be affordable to moderate-income households (SBMC §30.110.040.B) and replace it with language that requires a minimum of 21 units to be affordable to moderate-income households, while the remaining 20 units have flexible affordability levels ranging from moderate-income to pricerestricted. 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, November 8, 2018, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Most Popular, click on Council Agenda Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. (SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager October 26, 2018 Published October 31, 2018 Montecito Journal
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5697 DUE DATE & TIME: November 29, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. City TV Post-Production System Replacement Scope of Work to include supply and installation of editing equipment into master control system for City of Santa Barbara’s government access station, CITY TV. A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., at the City TV Offices (lower level of City Hall) located at 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. No relief will be granted to contractors for any conditions or restrictions that would have been discovered if they had attended the pre-bid meeting. Please RSVP via PlanetBids no later than close-of-business the day prior to the scheduled bid walk.
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 13, 2018, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider the appeal filed by Hillary H. Steenberge, Attorney for the Appellant, of the Historic Landmarks Commission’s decision to designate as a Structure of Merit the entire building at 428 Chapala Street based on the previous acceptance in 2005 of the Historic Structures/Sites Report for the project site. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 037211-026; Property Owner: Casa De Sevilla, LP; M-C, Manufacturing Commercial Zone; General Plan Designation Commercial/High Residential. If you challenge the Council's action on the appeal of the Historic Landmarks Commission's decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.
The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
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.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
On Thursday, November 8, 2018, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Most Popular, click on Council Agenda Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos.
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that any service purchase order issued as a result of this bid may be subject to the provisions and regulations of the City of Santa Barbara Ordinance No. 5384, Santa Barbara Municipal Code, Chapter 9.128 and its impending regulations relating to the payment of Living Wages. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published October 31, 2018 Montecito Journal
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sea to Sierra, 1205 San Miguel Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Sea to Sierra, LLC, 1205 San Miguel Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 10, 2018. 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. 20180002750. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: For the People; We the People Santa Ynez Valley; For the People Document Preparation; We the People Lompoc, 1010 N. H St, Lompoc, CA 93436. Tyler Gross-Stuart, 110 S Mary Ave Ste. 2-107, Nipomo, CA 93444. This statement was filed with
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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) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC Published: October 31, 2018 City Clerk Services Manager October 29, 2018 Published October 31, 2018 Montecito Journal Montecito Journal
the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 16, 2018. 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 Mary Soto. FBN No. 20180002790. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: One West Insurance Services, LLC, 3640 Sagunto St. #301, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. Acrisure of California, LLC, 5664 Prairie Creek Drive, Caledonia, MI, 49316. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 19, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002819. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2018.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bright Moving & Delivery, 1309 Chino Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Angel Emanuel Lara Perez, 1309 Chino Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 20, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002571. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JJR Tennis, 1675 E. Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Jonny Sappaiboon, 4013 Invierno Dr. #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Jeffrey Thompson, 1675 E. Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara
County on October 1, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2018-0002685. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Gather Custom Gardens, 667 Westmont Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Kevin Armstrong, 667 Westmont Road, Montecito, CA 93108. Jaclyn Johnson, 667 Westmont Road, Montecito, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 2, 2018. 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 Sandra E. Rodriguez. FBN No. 2018-0002702. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018.
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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5703 DUE DATE & TIME: November 20, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. Roofing Replacement at Eastside Library A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on November 8, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., located at the Eastside Library, 1102 E Montecito St, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be accepted or considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting. The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at
http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.
The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.
Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). 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. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C39 Roofing Contractor’s license. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned license at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 10% of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published October 31, 2018 Montecito Journal
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decision and defer appointment of Director Owens’s replacement until after the winners of the upcoming election are sworn-in. The democratic process and the best interests of our community demand nothing less. Tim Werner Montecito
Stop the Invasion
There is a national emergency in America today. Our country is being invaded via the southern border. Our sovereignty is at risk. Currently, there is an army of over 7,000-plus aliens marching toward the border. It is estimated that 70 percent of them are military age males. (DHS) They are coming from Central America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Included: criminals, felon aliens who have been deported, possible jihadists, MS-13 gang members, and a minority of families. Why is this happening now? Because we are approaching midterm elections. It will cause chaos, disrupt the elections, and the Left will blame President Trump. Sadly also, for years our country has rewarded illegal immigration with a permissive asylum system, lax interior enforcement, hundreds of “sanctuary” cities and counties, and welfare benefits for most. In total, the federal and state governments are giving aliens more than $134 billion in taxpayer provided benefits per year. And the Left wants more. This is insane. Who is responsible for this invasion and who financed it? Did radical Central American open-border activists start it? Did Soros and U.N. NGOs finance it? Were leftist Democrats involved? Where is Congress? Why haven’t they done more to protect us, espe-
cially Democrats? It is the duty of our leaders to provide safety and security for American citizens, and to control the borders. It is time to take a stand. Our borders are being overrun, our culture nullified, and our economic resources stretched to the limit. It is time to secure our borders, cut off welfare for illegals, tighten our immigration laws, and get the U.N. out of our immigration system. Only then will our sovereignty and our laws be respected. On Tuesday, November 6, vote for leaders who will stop this invasion. Diana Thorn Carpinteria
New Board Needed
The campaign for seats on the Montecito Water and Sanitary Districts has unfortunately begun to take on a negative tenor as incumbents try to deflect their record of inaction with charges against the challengers. Therefore, we are reaching out to each of you to ask for your support for the Water Security Team: Woody Barrett and Dana Newquist for the Montecito Sanitary Board, and Ken Coates, Cori Hayman and Brian Goebel for the Montecito Water Board. We have heard the candidates speak at public seminars and respond to detailed questions about our water issues. Each has impressive credentials and a real desire to serve our community. Plus, they are truly good people. Ken Coates and his wife, Betsy, are our good friends and neighbors. We know that many of you know them too. The Water Security Team is offering specific solutions for dealing with a water crisis that is not going to go away, as it did temporarily when seasonal rains relieved incumbents of both boards from taking
much-needed action. We are now facing our eighth year of drought, and no one knows when it will end. We have been living with harsh penalties on our water bills, and our common water basin is overstressed. And while there are those who dismiss the idea of treating wastewater instead of dumping it into the ocean, we until recently have been residents of a beachfront community in Florida very similar to Montecito that transitioned to using treated wastewater for landscaping a number of years ago. The naysayers at the time are now thrilled with their lower water bills, and the entire community has now embraced the idea of using that water on their lawns instead of discharging it off their beautiful beaches. Please help us elect this team. And do share this message with your friends, because we suspect they too will appreciate input on the real message in this campaign. Our community cannot afford more of the same inaction by incumbents who have consistently refused to act to provide a reliable local water supply. Only by working together on a cooperative plan between agencies can we provide Montecito with affordable water now and into the future. Kaye and David Willette Montecito
Fair Consideration
We wish to acknowledge the efforts of Dick Shaikewitz for fair consideration in regard to shared water and sustainable livelihoods in the district. It is extremely important to stop any proposals that implicitly or explicitly support water gouging. Among other implications, we must be mindful of those that impact labor-management relations, as well as costs to the average citizen. Juliet Rohde-Brown James Paul Brown Montecito
Special Volunteers
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As president of the Coast Village Association (CVA), I have a wonderful view of the many acts of generosity that mark our incredible village community. I want to acknowledge how much time and energy some special volunteers are giving to make this an even better slice of paradise. Specifically, the Events & Marketing Committee of the CVA has been laboring hard for months to create attractive events for the street, bringing more shoppers, visitors, and noshers here to Coast Village. Their singular objective is to encourage patronage of the dozens of retail, restaurant, and service businesses who need our continuous A democracy depends on the individual voter making an intelligent and rational choice. – Aldous Huxley
support. Under the guidance and leadership of Kelly Mahan Herrick, Kevin Frank, and Rachel Rock, this group of about 12 young volunteers inspires me with their creativity, commitment, and unselfish donation of time. By the time you read this, the annual Ghost Village Road trick-ortreating will have already stormed the street. Families from around the area descend onto Coast Village Road and receive a sugary welcome from Coast Village Road businesses. Frankly, this long-standing annual event happens without any organizational support of the CVA, other than to remind businesses to be prepared with ample candy and great attitudes. It is always a joyful tsunami, and the treat is just to watch it come ashore. You will soon see promotion for a street-long trunk show on Saturday, November 10, called the “Couture Collective.” Following soon after will be our holiday “shop local” tree lighting on December 8, featuring musical presentations from our local elementary schools, welcoming the Holiday Season. Storefronts and businesses are being encouraged again to decorate their windows to add to the festivities, and the street will be wonderfully lighted and decorated, thanks to generous donations from sponsors and patrons of the CVA. I cannot adequately express how encouraging it is to our association board that there are folk willing to help us financially make a difference in the cheer and the support of our area, especially after the disastrous loss of business in December 2017. Our board has taken on the challenge of raising $25,000 to make this happen, and we are well on the way to meeting that goal. If any of you feel like donating to this effort, or to join the association and its agenda of encouragement, please visit our website at www.coastvillageroad. com. We welcome your participation as friends and neighbors who share our love for this community of life at Coast Village. Bob Ludwick, president Coast Village Association (Editor’s note: Just for the record, it was the Coast Village Business Association, in conjunction with the Montecito Journal, that came up with the very first “Ghost Village Road” (dubbed by Montecito Journal as such, taking a long-disused slur for Coast Village Road when there was hardly any traffic on it, retail or otherwise) in 1997. Cindy Brokaw was the CVBA’s very active president and she and her crew, at Cygnet, her hair salon at the time, along with the Montecito Journal staff, organized and decorated the first Haunted House, held at the old Montecito Journal office, now Sotheby’s. – J.B.) •MJ 1 – 8 November 2018
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On The Water Front
When: 6 to 8 pm Where: MUS, 385 San Ysidro Road Info: www.montecitou.org
by Dick Shaikewitz Dick Shaikewitz has served 12 years on the MWD ( often president); Central Coast Water Authority (chairman); SB County Special Districts (vice president); director, Liability section Statewide Water Insurance Agency
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Between now and Tuesday, November 6 [election day], members of the water and sanitary district communities, and other interested parties, will present various opinions on the subject of water and waste management. The views expressed under the imprimatur of this column – whether they are by candidates for the water or sanitary boards of directors or not – do not necessarily reflect the views of the Montecito Journal editorial staff.
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f the Committee for Montecito Water Security fulfills their promises, you can expect your water bills to increase by about one-third. They raised $80,000 in campaign money two years ago and were successful in having their two candidates elected to the Water District Board. There are only five Water Board directors, and it takes just three to pass any measure. I am the only incumbent running against their three candidates. They will certainly win two more directorships. Why did they raise, as of October 20, $127,425 in campaign money to try to keep me, and the two incumbents on the Sanitary District, from being re-elected? With the Water District having 4,600 meters, the Committee can spend close to $28 a meter to try to obtain your vote. Why don’t they want anyone with much more knowledge than their inexperienced candidates on the boards? They spent some of their money on signs, numerous colored brochures, many newspaper ads, “Vote for” stickers, and by invitation-only private meetings. We, the incumbents, asked the Montecito Association to have a forum for all the candidates, just as they did two years ago. The Association refused. Could it have anything to do with one of the Association directors running for the Water District, one or more of their directors supporting the Committee candidates, and the Committee campaign manager also being the Montecito Association director? Neither we nor you will ever know. With all of what the Committee has done, there has not been one word written by them on how they plan on paying for their “Promised Security.” The proposed $1/4 billion, 50-year desal contract with the City and the proposed recycled wastewater facility will cost our water users about $7 million. This will have to be added to the District’s $19 million budget.
Security Sounds Wonderful
Right now, we are in a drought and “security” sounds wonderful. But look at Montecito’s weather history. In the early 1900s, there was a bad drought followed by about 20+ years of normal weather. After World War II, another bad drought followed by another 20+ years of normal weather. In the 1980s and early 1990s, more bad drought followed by another 20+ years of normal weather; and then the current bad drought. How many Water District customers will be unhappy with their bills increasing as soon as the Committee can fulfill their promises, and then, even worse, continue to be high when the drought is over and water use decreases, but the bills don’t? I have spent slightly less than $2,000 on this campaign. I think it’s immoral to do what the Committee is doing. Many of them believe that keeping their lawns and golf courses looking nice is more important than higher water bills. I don’t. Several of them have misstated what I have done in the past, such as claiming the District lost grant funding by not having a five-year Urban Water Management Plan. And that they are responsible for the District getting one when their two candidates were elected. The District had no projects that would qualify for a State grant, and so there was no need to have a plan, since we were already doing what a plan would require. We allocated $40,000 in the summer of 2015 into our next budget for an Urban Plan because we were going to consider projects that might qualify for a State grant. This was done one-and-a-half years before their two candidates were elected. We were accused for turning down a $100,000 gift from residents to obtain a proposal from PERC, a private for-profit company to help in the drought. They forgot to mention that we cooperated with PERC, and when we asked PERC for the proposal, we were told the District should contribute an additional $100,000 to show our good faith. We thought it was bait and switch. Due to the worst drought in California’s history, the District had to impose rationing to force conservation, and we had an appeal process (which the law requires) for customers to appeal penalties. Bob Hazard thought this was demeaning and criticized us. He failed to mention that he had an appeal. His wife attended and was happy when their penalty was forgiven, just as many other customers had been, due to her discovering and fixing the problem in a 1 – 8 November 2018
Fishermen’s Market Every Saturday, get fresh fish and shellfish at unbeatable prices straight from local fishermen on the city pier next to Brophy’s restaurant. Buy fish whole or have it cleaned and filleted to order. Rockfish, lingcod, black cod, live rock crab, abalone, sea urchin (uni), and more are available weekly, rain or shine. When: 6 am Where: Harbor Way Info: www.cfsb.info/sat Coast Village Couture Collective Boutiques and shops along Coast Village Road will offer specials and refreshments, welcoming shoppers to see the newest offerings for the winter season. When: all day Where: Coast Village Road Info: www.coastvillageroad.com American Cancer Society Riviera Ball The American Cancer Society Riviera Ball is a one-of-a-kind evening, featuring food, dancing, a spectacular auction, and much more. With your support, the American Cancer Society saves lives by helping people stay well and get well by finding cures, and by fighting back against cancer. When: 6 pm Where: Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore, 1210 Channel Drive Cost: $250 Info: https://acscasb.ejoinme.org/ RivieraBall
website. The workshops will be held at the Montecito Library on Thursdays at 10:30 am and will run for six weeks, through November 15. This informal session will encourage participants to explore the context and subtext of the natural disasters and the changes they spur in our community and daily lives. Participants are welcome to attend any week on a drop-in basis. Through writing and education, this workshop will provide an opportunity for connection and introspection. When: 10:30 am Thursdays through November 15 Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Group Brain program for adults who wish to improve memory and cognitive skills. Fun and challenging games, puzzles, and memorystrengthening exercises are offered in a friendly and stimulating environment. When: Mondays, 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50 (includes lunch) Info: 969-0859 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
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TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
Recovery Workshop Santa Barbara Public Library, in partnership with California Hope 805, an organization established in response to the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow events, hosts weekly workshops to support the wellness of the community. Learn more about California Hope 805 on the County of Santa Barbara
THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative. When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063
reasonable length of time. She said she’s the one who reads the water meter and gets things fixed because Bob is not mechanical. He can’t even change a light bulb. If I, and the two incumbents running for the Sanitary District are re-elected, you will have directors to look out for your interest and try to explain to any Committee people on the boards, the facts of life about keeping rates as low as possible. We care about you. They care about their lawns and golf courses. Please vote for me, Dick Shaikewitz, for the Water Districts, and the two incumbents for the Sanitary District. Even though you have three votes for the Water District, it would help me even more if you use one of them for me, and none for any of the other three candidates. •MJ
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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1st Thursday – Performing arts and special events are threatening to take over, but visual art is still the backbone of Santa Barbara’s longrunning, self-guided art-and-culture walk to kick off each month. In fact, there’s even a brand-new entry for November: Glenn Dallas Gallery (927 State Street), which features a curated mix of international contemporary arts, along with selected local works, with a special spotlight this month on Tom Pazderka and Dana Zurzolo. But even here, guests can enjoy live music, wines from Carr Winery, and beer from Santa Barbara Brewing Company while they peruse the works. Other interesting openings include Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s (136 East De la Guerra Street, 905-966-1601) “The WestDressed Woman”, which features highlights from their extensive costume collection featuring clothing and art from some of the most illustrious women in Santa Barbara history, including Huguette Clark and Pearl Chase. Of course, there’s also wine,
live music, and more. Plus, 10 West Gallery (10 West Anapamu Street, 805-770-7711) opens “Noisy Silence” featuring metagraphic photography, metal sculpture created from helicopter blades, playful ceramic sculpture, ceramic tea bowls and vases, plus an array of contemporary paintings including abstracts, figurative, urban cityscapes of NYC, and more… Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra founder and former Santa Barbara Revels music director Adam Phillips provides the music at the Jewish Federation’s Art at the JCC (524 Chapala Street, 805957-1115) opening of “Love, Hope & Memory Exhibition,” featuring Shula Singer Arbel, Lev Moross, and local Holocaust survivors’ artwork… Opera Santa Barbara returns to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State Street, 805-963-4364) for a PopUp Opera performance in the museum galleries as a public preview of its season that begins next weekend. The Westmont Chamber Singers also perform in the same space... The great Justin Claveria Quartet plays modern original jazz to support an exhibit by Southern California artist
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Bye Bye, Baez – The last year or so has been quite a career capper for folk singer Joan Baez, who followed up her long-overdue 2017 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the first solo exhibition of her paintings, called Mischief Makers, featuring portraits of risk-taking visionaries who have brought about social change through nonviolent action. That surely also describes Baez herself, as the 77-year-old’s 60-year career, which has channeled her vision, passion, and the elements at her disposal into creating social change. The singer, songwriter, musician, and activist’s contemporary folk music has been bookended by songs of protest or social justice, with forays into pop and other genres along the way. From the beginning, her life’s work was mirrored in her music, and vice versa, as Baez put herself on the line countless times. She sang about freedom and civil rights everywhere, from the backs of flatbed trucks in Mississippi to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s March on Washington in 1963. She withheld a portion of her income tax from the IRS to protest military spending in 1964 and participated in the birth of the Free Speech movement at UC Berkeley. She stood in the fields alongside Cesar Chavez and migrant farm workers striking for fair wages in 1966 and opposed capital punishment at San Quentin during a Christmas vigil. And that was all before the 1970s. Now, her new album, Whistle Down the Wind, is the 31st of her career, but only the third in the last 21 years, and gathers material by some of Baez’s favorite composers, including Tom Waits, Josh Ritter, Eliza Gilkyson (who was at the Lobero last Saturday), and Mary Chapin Carpenter. It’s also the anchor for her Fare Thee Well Tour 2018, as she says goodbye to life on the road with one final cross-country trek covering her whole career. The historic Spanish architecture and spire reaching toward the sky somehow seems appropriate for Santa Barbara to bid adieu. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. COST: $50 to $125 INFO: 893-3535/www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or 9634408 or www.axs.com/venues/2330
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Perry Wrinkle – It’s probably not the greatest calling card when your bio refers to you being best known as the singer who replaced the iconic vocalist Steve Perry in the rock group Journey. But Steve Augeri did spend a solid eight years with the mega-millions selling band, from 19982006, debuting with the track “Remember Me” from the seven-times platinum soundtrack to Armageddon. Over his tenure with the band, he sang lead vocals on Journey albums Arrival, Red 13 EP, and Generations and embarked on multiple world tours, performing in front of millions of fans. Before Journey, he lent his gritty tenor and powerful stage presence to the bands Tyketto and Tall Stories, and since departing he’s put out a baker’s dozen tracks with his own band as part of the Single Song project. So expect plenty of tunes you may not recognize but also don’t stop believing you’ll also hear the biggest Journey hits going back to the 1970s. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom, 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $19 to $49 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com
Hyatt Moore at Christ Presbyterian Church (36 East Victoria Street, 805957-4200), which opens its doors every quarter or so for these special events that also feature free wine and hors d’oeuvres, plus cupcakes… Zachary Rosen presents Biergnette: A Multi-Sensory Story of Beer in Studio E at SBCAST (513 Garden Street, 805-450-3799), where there are other exhibits and food and music in adjacent studios. Meanwhile, the alcohol is a bit more complex at The Book Den (15 East Anapamu Street, 805-962-3321), which teams with neighbor Smithy Kitchen+Bar (7 East Anapamu Street) to celebrate the publication of A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris. Buy the book at the store, and check out five special cocktails based on recipes at Smithy’s… There’s no art at all on the corner of State and Anapamu streets, unless you count the colorful singing of Katie Fritzke, the multifaceted vocalist with an impressive four-octave range… Finally, on the holiday front, The Yes Store (101 Paseo Nuevo, next to Nordstrom, 805-966-9777), does its annual seasonal pop-up for the 40th year in one of the vacant spots at the shopping center, featuring handmade one-of-a-kind gifts crafted by local artists. WHEN: 5 to 8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: 962-2098 or www. downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Jazzy Jeff – The Academy Awardnominated actor Jeff Goldblum has employed his uniquely wry charm and quirky edge to such films as Jurassic Park, The Fly, and The Grand
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Budapest Hotel in an acting career that has lasted more than four decades. But he’s also an accomplished jazz musician with a fair modicum of piano prowess, one who has been showing off his chops on and off for years. Now, Goldblum is making his Santa Barbara debut as part of his first-ever formal tour with his jazz band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, in a jazz show-meets-musical hootenanny at UCSB Campbell Hall. As Los Angeles Magazine noted about his weekly gig at the Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles, Goldblum’s signature, oft-imitated speaking style has a bebop quality, a swinging rhythm and musicality that is punctuated with ums and ahs that could be jazz inflections. At the club, the actor employs his quirky, intelligent, and suave humor to create a hilarious and captivating evening, adding in banter, games, and even selfies as he works the room. Will it work at the 800-seat theater? Check the downbeat. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Campbell Hall, UCSB campus COST: $50 to $75 INFO: 893-3535 or www.artsandlectures.UCSB.edu SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Joni at 75 – Come Wednesday, the greatest female singer-songwriter in history will turn three-quarters of a century – a lot of times round and round and round in “The Circle Game” – and that’s plenty of reason for veteran Santa Barbara songstress and singing teacher Kimberly Ford and her Celebration of Joni Mitchell band to hit the road again for a five-city tour after SOhO Music Club. The band – comprising George Friedenthal 1 – 8 November 2018
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Radio Drive – Sweet Talk Radio (STR), the husband and wife team of Kathrin Shorr and Tim Burlingame, were solo acts who came together by way of a conversation that turned into sharing vocal harmonies and, eventually, a kiss. Along the way, they released two albums, five singles, had numerous song placements in TV shows, performed at lots of festivals, signed with Secret Road Music Publishing, scored an independent film, and composed music for a daytime talk show. Drawing on the combination of Shorr’s captivating vocals and Burlingame’s lyrical guitar, STR creates alternative-folk-pop songs – which they often write in their pajamas – full of depth and yearning, delivered with an earnest desire to connect. Horology, Sweet Talk Radio’s recently released third album, produced by Bill Lefler (Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, Joshua Radin), was inspired by Shorr’s father, who had a clock shop in North Hollywood. The couple realized time was a consistent theme in their lives and music and horology is the art and science of measuring time; they even included the sound of vintage clocks and chimes from her father’s shop. The duo has recently been touring in support of their new album, including opening shows for The Weepies and Glen Phillips. Tonight, they get the whole evening time slot at The Cambridge Drive Concert Series. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Cambridge Drive Community Church, 550 Cambridge Drive, Goleta COST: $15 with advance reservation and $18 at the door INFO: 964-0436 or www.cambridgedrivechurch.org
on keyboards, piano, and melodica; Lee Rollag, guitar and violin; Tom Buckner, saxophone; Tom Etchart, bass; and Charles Levin, drums and percussion – covers a large swath of Mitchell’s repertoire with a focus on her early years through 1980, delivering emotions-evoking renditions of “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Both Sides Now,” “Woodstock,” “Free Man in Paris,” “Court and Spark,” “Help Me,” “Blue,” and “River,” among others. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Ismay’s Dismay – J. Bruce Ismay was an upper-crust Englishman who vowed to his staunch, unfeeling father on his deathbed that he would take over the family shipping business and build the biggest, most opulent ship the world had ever seen. The heir to the prominent British White Star Line shipping company made the RMS
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Titanic, and he’s the guy who thought it was fine to put just 20 lifeboats on a ship that could hold 2,800 people. But unlike the captain, he didn’t go down with the ship when the unthinkable happened. Ismay also saved as many people as he could on that fateful night until finally, with no more women and children in sight, he stepped into the last lifeboat... and was branded a coward and a traitor forever. Villain or scapegoat, Ismay became one of the most reviled men on Earth. The Last Lifeboat, which is this season’s student product at SBCC Theater Group, is the story of the Titanic that explores not only the tragedy, but the sensationalized trials and aftermath of the night that changed the world forever. R. Michael Gros directs. Playwright Luke Yankee will conduct a talk-back following the matinee on Sunday, November 11. WHEN: Tonight-November 17 WHERE: SBCC’s Jurkowitz Theatre, 721 Cliff Drive COST: $14 to $24 INFO: 965-5935 or www. theatregroupsbcc.com •MJ
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Foucault’s Foray into the Familiar – New England-based folk singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault has spent two decades on the road, honing his stark but emotionally packed literate song and distinctive voice at venues around the globe, including several dates in area at SOhO, the Lobero, and Tales from the Tavern in Santa Ynez. He returns with his band to the latter on the heels of a brilliant new record, Blood Brothers, that fashions a period of introspection and reflection into a series of small-canvas portraits that examine the places where, as has been noted, “the mundane and the holy merge like water.” The songs combine memories with present moments to delve into the connections of love across time and distance. The special early-evening show should make the space seem even more intimate. WHEN: 5:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $18 to $20 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com
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TRAP trio: Drummer Eddie Tuduri with Amy and Michael McDonald
basis. Such is the case with Wednesday’s show benefiting and celebrating TRAP at the Lobero, when Michael McDonald will be joined by his wife, Amy, plus rock and blues singer Bonnie Bramlett, R&B vocalist Carl Graves, and former Chicago member Bill Champlin and his wife, Tamara. “It’s all these people I had played with in my career,” Tuduri said recently, noting that his associations with the performers date back four decades or more. “I did a lot of sessions with them. I knew Bonnie when I was 21, and I played with both Bill and with Tamara in the band Pockets. They were all there for me when I got hurt, and they still are. They showed up and they never left. It’s been a TRAP family for a long time.” While a short film about TRAP will open Wednesday’s event, plus a number featuring some of the local kids who have been helped by the program and a silent auction of guitars signed by the cast (plus one by Tom Petty) during intermission, the focus is largely on the music, with a multitude of hits arriving one after another. Bill Champlin will sing on “Turn Your Love Around,” and Graves will deliver “Hey Pocky Way” before McDonald takes the stage to croon “I Keep Forgetting” and “It Keeps You Running.” He’ll be joined by Bramlett for “Superstar” and “After the Love has Gone” (she sang with Leon Russell), Graves for “Yah-Mo Be There,” Tamara on “Let’s Stay Together,” among several other pair-
ings for popular songs. For Tuduri, having such stars show up to raise funds for TRAP is an affirmation of its value. But even more gratifying is that the musicians aren’t just means to staging a benefit. “They care about more than my accident,” he said. “Over the years, they have really become aware of the work we are doing. They’ve come around to understanding what the program is, and it’s a lot more than meets the eye. They all love it. It’s been a positive snowball.”
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Michael McDonald will also speak and perform at the upcoming FestForums conference taking place November 14-16 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront. Kenny Loggins, Dennis Quaid, and Dishwalla, along with guitarist Chris Pelonis and DJ Darla Bea – all of whom have local ties – will also appear at the industry gathering for event producers, artists, and others. Activities include myriad panels, exhibitions, workshops, and parties along with the entertainment. The event is open to the public. To register or for more information, visit www.festforums.com or call (310) 9934114.
High School Theater
Santa Barbara High kicks off its 2018-19 season with In the Heights, the musical that propelled Lin-Manuel
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Miranda into the spotlight, long before Hamilton. First conceived when he was a sophomore in college, the musical chronicles the joys, sorrows, hardships, and triumphs of the Washington Heights, New York, neighborhood via a show that is filled with great characters exhibiting lots of emotions and sassy and brassy music and lyrics. As he has for decades at the school, Otto Layman designs and directs, while musical director Dr. Jon Nathan and the UCSB Jazz Ensemble continue their recent partnership, and Sophia Hurtado, an SBHS alum, makes her debut as costume designer. Heights hits the stage at 7 pm November 2, 3 & 9, 2 & 7 pm Saturday, November 10, and 2 pm Sunday, November 11, at Santa Barbara High School Theatre, 700 East Anapamu Street. Info at (805) 966-9101 x5029, or www.sbhstheatre. com. Dos Pueblos Theatre Company heads in the opposite direction for its opening show, trading bold, big, and musical for an intimate production of Twelve Angry Jurors, a gender-blind casting version of the classic drama (and film) Twelve Angry Men. The stakes are enormous as the dozen deliberate to decide a young accused murderer’s fate, with the individual jurors’ inner motivations revealed as they make the life-or-death decision. Decades since its debut, the play deals with many topics still relevant in today’s world: peer pressure, the judicial system, the death penalty, racial discrimination, truth, old age, and morality. The 100-member audience will be seated onstage with an intimate view of the action. Show times are 7 pm November 2, and 1 & 7 pm November 3 at Elings Performing Arts Center, 7266 Alameda Ave., Goleta. Info at (805) 968-2541 x4670, or www. dptheatrecompany.org.
Focus on Film
Outing to Ojai: The Ojai Film Festival, which began as a weekend event back in 2000, presents its 19th season from November 1-11 featuring 11 days of events including Lifetime Achievement Awards to actor Malcolm McDowell and cinematographer Ellen Kuras, a Women in Film Legacy presentation with Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actress (and former Montecito resident) Eva Marie Saint, screenings of films drawn from submission from 33 countries in two theaters, and a bevy of other panels, seminars, and parties. Visit https://ojaifilmfestival.com for details, the schedule, and passes to the festival. Pollock Projections: University of Michigan film professor Caryl Flinn joins moderator Patrice Petro, director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, prior to a screening of the much beloved
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musical The Sound of Music (1965) in stunning digital projection, at 1 pm on Saturday, November 3… RBG, the popular documentary that explores U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life and career through interviews, public appearances, and archival material – which played one-and-off at SB International Film Festival’s Riviera Theater through the summer and early fall – hits the Pollock Theater at 7 pm Monday, November 5, with co-directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen on hand for a post-screening discussion. Free admission; reserve tickets online at www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/events.
Straight (Talk) from the Headlines
Social justice activist Tarana Burke created the “me too” campaign at her nonprofit Just Be in 2006 – long before hashtags – to help young women of color who had survived sexual abuse and assault. The phrase exploded following the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal, when actress Alyssa Milano suggested that other victims respond to her tweet using #MeToo. Burke – who now works under that umbrella to continue to amplify the attention on the issue – will speak at UCSB Campbell Hall at 7:30 pm on Monday, November 5, coincidentally on the eve of the midterm elections…. Another current hot-button topic is the subject of a speech by David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee and former British foreign secretary, who discusses “Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time” on Wednesday, November 7, also at Campbell… Between those talks, performance artist-writer-director Denise Uyehara addresses issues of social injustice in her one-woman show, Radical Time Travel and Other Acts of Resistance, presented for free at 7:30 pm Tuesday, November 6, at UCSB’s MultiCultural Center Theater.
Speaking of Stories Seeks Submissions
SOS has expanded its offerings of first-person true stories performed by their authors, adding a Holiday Memories series of shows, taking place December 6-9, to its now fiveyear-old Personal Stories slate, running February 24-27. Local writers and actors are invited to submit Moth Radio-style true stories, five to 10 minutes in length, for the first round of selection that will lead to auditions, and eventual one-on-one coaching and direction before the shows. Holiday stories are due by Monday, November 5, and the deadline for the regular Personal Stories is four weeks later on Monday, December 3. For details, email speakingof@sbcoxmail. com or call (805) 963-8198. •MJ 1 – 8 November 2018
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working with Archie Fire Lamedeer, 10 years with Phil Crazy Bull, and the past seven years with Pete V. Catches, a 37th-generation Lakota medicine man who serves as his current teacher. Maiani has worked with thousands of men and women for 35 years to help them to profoundly transform their lives, live their purpose, and manifest their dreams in the world. He discovered and developed MAP Training, a one-on-one, weekly spiritual training and development program, a specialized education for self-actualization and personal development. On his web page, Maiani notes that many people who have come to him have tried traditional methods to alleviate the psychological and physical problems to no avail. They are successful but also believe that there must be something more to life, that they were meant for more. Or perhaps they simply yearn to feel more excited about the day every morning, or want to move through an energetic issue keeping them stuck. Maiani is offering an Introduction to the MAP Training from 7:30 to 8:30 pm on Friday, November 2, at Unity of Santa Barbara, 227 East Arrellaga Street. While admission is free, attendees must pre-enroll online at http:// inspirepay.com/pay/map. Visit http://ninomaiani.com/ for more details.
Interpersonal Meditation
Suzanne Marlow, a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT) in private practice who is currently studying to be certified as an IFS therapist in self leadership, is also senior instructor at Yoga Soup with more than 20 years of experience. That’s where she will be offering a workshop on Interpersonal Meditation this weekend. Participants will practice a form of meditation based on interpersonal relationship to increase ability in empathy and self-compassion. The techniques learned in this type of meditation influence and increase attentional capacity with insightful dialog inspired through mindful inquiry. Six intentions will be offered as the guiding principles to ground and gain clarity in the body, illuminate habits of the mind, and help soften that which binds the heart. Admission to the 1-4 pm workshop on Saturday, November 3, costs $30.
Heavy Breathing
That same evening, Yoga Soup owner Eddie Ellner hosts one of his periodic Ecstatic Breathwork sessions. As Ellner explains, the process itself could not be simpler: one lies on the back and breathes to a selection of music
designed to accelerate and amplify the breath. The process induces what can most accurately be called a non-ordinary state of consciousness, from which other healings or insights may arise, though the experience itself can provide its own meaning and insight. Healthy and tasty snacks follow the 7 to 9:30 pm session, which has a special Halloween theme. Admission is $35 in advance, or $45 day-of. Visit www. yogasoup.com/category/events.
Voting with the Heart
If you’re planning on casting your ballot in person on Election Day, make sure to get to the voting booth at least an hour before closing to make it downtown in time for Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda performing in concert. What better on a night in which polarization get exhibited at the polls that the Oregon-based couple’s combination of kirtan (call and response singing), bhajan (devotional hymns), and original singer-songwriter compositions in the English, Sanskrit and Gurbani. Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda employ guitar, harmonium, keyboard, bansuri flutes, and vocals to weave a sound current that offers balance and healing and can invoke a meditative and connected state. The couple have performed locally at venues ranging from Yoga Soup to Santa Barbara Dance Tribe
and return to Unity of Santa Barbara at 7 pm Tuesday, November 6, as part of a tour celebrating Ananda’s first solo album, The Flower of Life. Coconut Bliss and Jem Organics are co-sponsoring the tour and will be serving their products on site. Tickets cost $20 in advance, or $25 at the door, with front-row seating priced at $30. Visit www.JayaLakshmiAndAnanda.com.
Christian Science
That’s the title of a talk by Michelle Nanouche, a Christian Science nurse and practitioner since 1980, a one-hour lecture that “tackles the essentials of Christian Science – its unique value as a system of healing, its practical Christianity, and its broader contribution to solving individual and societal problems today.” The lecture, which the Paris-based Manouche derived from popular questions and has delivered in locations around the world, will explore such topics as “Why is it that genuine healing involves more than purely physical factors based on a patient’s biology and genetic makeup?”, “What does Christian Science offer beyond positive thinking or faith healing?”, and “How is Christian Science both spiritual and scientific?” The free talk takes place 3 pm Saturday, November 3, at the Faulkner Gallery in the Santa Barbara Public Library. Visit www.michellenanouchecsb.com. •MJ
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Bettina’s menu centers around naturally leavened pizzas, which are slow-fermented over 48 hours and blasted in a wood-fired oven to produce a characteristically blistered, puffy crust with a soft, chewy interior (photo credit Bottle Branding)
restaurant and will feature naturally leavened pizzas – which are slow-fermented over 48 hours and blasted in a wood-fired oven to produce a characteristically blistered, puffy crust with a soft, chewy interior – dressed up with inventive toppings such as “nduja” (a spreadable Calabrian salami), Ojai honey, and wild chanterelles. The menu also includes simple salads and small plates – think fried calamari, burrata with tomato confit, and meatballs al forno – that Greenspan describes as “California cuisine with an Italian accent.” For dessert, the couple showcases their signature olive oil cake and soft serve gelato, with Italian-influenced toppings such as Amarena cherries and olive oil and sea salt. The menu reflects the couple’s longstanding passion for traditional, Neapolitan-style pizza and farmers market produce, served in a comfortable, neighborhood restaurant. The beautifully remodeled 2,000sq-ft restaurant, once the home of Tsunami, was designed with the help of Los Angeles-based designer and architect Barbara Bestor and seats about 40 patrons with a mix of leather booths, tables, and bar seating. Five counter seats overlook the open kitchen, allowing diners to watch Smith and his team man the 850-degree Italian pizza oven, which cools to 550 degrees by the morning and is the perfect temperature to bake loaves of homemade bread used for other menu items. The space mixes design elements, including saddle leather banquets, green slatted wood, an expansive marble counter and bar, and Santa Barbara-based Raoul textiles. The eatery, which has a full liquor license, serves a mix of new and oldworld wines, the majority of which are organic, biodynamic, or natural. The couple also offers a unique and well-crafted selection of spritzes, amari, digestifs, and vermouths. The menu includes a selection of classic cocktails with an Italian twist includ-
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ing the Negroni d’Oro, a combination of rum, vermouth, and suze. Greenspan and Smith hail from some of New York’s top restaurants and made the move to California in 2014. Smith led the influential bread program at Roberta’s Pizza, and Greenspan made her name selling artisanal ingredients to clients such as Eleven Madison Park and Per Se. “I forged relationships with incredible vendors who are focused on quality ingredients,” Greenspan said. “Sourcing is super-important to us.” Most veggies served at Bettina will come from the local farmers markets, meat is ethically sourced from Midwest purveyors, seafood is from the East Coast, and pork and chicken is from California farmers. “We support small businesses just like us,” she said. The couple chose the name Bettina as it’s the Italian diminutive of Elisabetta, for St. Elizabeth, the patron saint of bakers; both of their grandmothers were also named Elizabeth. Bettina will offer dinner from 5 to 10 pm seven days a week, with lunch and all-day service offered beginning Friday, November 16. A catering program will offer private dining and off-site catering options for parties of all sizes, and the couple’s mobile oven will still be available for events. Bettina is located at 1014 Coast Village Road. For more information, visit www.bettinapizzeria.com.
Beautification Day
This Saturday, November 3, marks Montecito Association’s 33rd annual Beautification Day! “This year is obviously different than years past,” said co-chair of the event Houghton Hyatt. “It will be a day of coming together and celebrating our community, as the theme is ‘Better Together,’” she said. The family-friendly event will begin
as usual, with a continental breakfast catered by Pierre Lafond, and sponsored by Rick Caruso’s Rosewood Miramar Resort. Participants will be cleaning up several sites alongside Abe Powell and his Bucket Brigade, whose efforts have not waned since the mudslide on January 9. The Brigade will provide bins and supplies at each location. Participants can also choose to pick up litter along Montecito roads, beaches, and neighborhoods. Volunteers will return to the upper village green around 11:30 am, when there will be a short awards ceremony before lunch (hot dogs and chili) is served by Montecito Firefighters. The San Ysidro Ranch is providing salads and a vegetarian option. Local school kids have been busy creating their “Better Together” artwork, which is displayed in the upper village shops; the best creations will be given prizes at the event. Typically, the Beautification Committee, which includes Cathy Bunnin, Trish Davis, co-chair Mindy Denson, Michael Edwards, Cindy Feinberg, Dana Hansen, Berna Kieler, Kathi King, Dalina Klan, Andrea Newquist, Dana Newquist, Conner Rehage, Kelly Shiffman, Nina Terzian, Christy Venable, Jean von Wittenburg, Lisa Waldinger, and Patty Zucherman, nominates and votes on Beautification Awards, which recognize landscapes, gates, and architectural details in Montecito. But this year, Hyatt said it felt more appropriate to focus on helping Montecito residents heal and celebrate the community by joining the Bucket Brigade, which will be honored at the event. The event beings at 9 am in the upper village green. For more information, visit www.montecitoassocia tion.org.
Storm Readiness Meeting
On October 25, more than 100 Montecito residents attended a community meeting at Montecito Union School regarding storm readiness, hosted by the County of Santa Barbara and the Montecito Association. “We’re bracing ourselves for another post-fire winter season, and the most effective defense we have is to work together as a community,” said director of recovery Matt Pontes, who facilitated the meeting, which featured presentations from several local leaders and authorities. As we reported in last week’s edition (MJ #24/43), the County has released a new debris flow map, which will serve to inform evacuations during intense storms. Mark Jackson, meteorologist in charge with the National Weather Service, explained the thought process behind the new rain threshold rate (.8” per hour, increased from .5” earlier this year). “It’s the high-intensity short duration that are most likely to produce debris flow, and the thresholds will be higher as the burn scar ages due to regrowth,” he said. He presented a slide that shows the percentage of years that the .8”/hr. threshold has been met at various rain gauge sites. At the Cold Spring Debris Basin, the threshold of .8”/hr. has been met 22 of the 40 years that it has been tracked. At the Doulton Tunnel rain gauge site, the threshold has been met 23 of the 34 years the levels have been tracked. Director of the County’s Office of Emergency Management Rob Lewin presented the new Ready, Set, Go, emergency action plan, which outlines specific actions to take place in the days leading up to a predicted storm. Ready: 72 hours to 48 hours before a predicted storm, a Weather This year’s Beautification Committee is planning a special Beautification Day
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Advisory will be issued alerting residents to start preparing. Residents should closely monitor the situation, and begin determining what they will need and where they will go during an evacuation. They should also prepare their home with sandbags and other mitigation measures. Set: An Evacuation Warning will be issued 48 hours to 24 hours before a storm. This is the time for residents to arrange transportation, confirm evacuation plans, gather necessary items, and be ready to leave. Go: 24 hours or fewer before the storm, authorities will issue an Evacuation Order, and residents in the evacuation zone should leave. “Everyone should also have preparations in place for a rapidly developing storm and know where they are going to go to reach higher ground,” Lewin said. Montecito Fire’s Division chief of operations Kevin Taylor presented the new evacuation map, which now identifies the parcels that will be under an evacuation order during a strong storm. There are 2,496 parcels located in the evacuation zone, which is nearly half of the roughly 5,000 parcels in Montecito. The interactive map, which is live at www.readys bc.org, allows users to type in their address, and if their parcel is located in the red zone, it will be clear that the property is under evacuation. Those residents who are not in the evacuation zone are not expected to leave during a predicted storm, but they should know that there is a chance they will be isolated and without utilities. They should be prepared with two weeks’ worth of water, food, and medication. The minimal yellow areas of the new map show schools, which will be evacuated during evacuation orders, despite the majority being located outside of the red zone. Susan Salcido, the County’s superintendent of schools, reported that most Montecito and Carpinteria area schools will be evacuated, with the exception of Cold Spring School. Some will have alternative sites while evacuated. Santa Barbara County Sheriff chief deputy Craig Bonner rounded out the platform, explaining the multiple methods that will continue to be used to notify the public during evacuations. Methods include door-todoor notification, text messages and email, robo-call, Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), emergency alerts on TV and radio, social media channels, and traditional media outlets. Bonner stressed that several of these notification systems will not be activated unless residents are signed up for the County’s notification system, Aware & Prepare. (Sign up at www.readysbc. org.) The meeting is available for online viewing at www.youtube.com/user/ CSBTV20. 1 – 8 November 2018
Montecito Water District Updates
MWD general manager Nick Turner provides an update on District happenings as we head into a new water year: October 2018 – September 30, 2019. The 2017-2018 water year presented nearly every challenge a Water District might face: ongoing historic drought conditions, unprecedented climatic events, high-demand for fire protection, infrastructure devastation, disaster response, and community restoration. Amid all of this, delivering a reliable supply of water at a reasonable cost to our customers continues to be MWD’s main focus. Here’s an update on important initiatives as we move into the 2019 water year. Water System Restoration & Capital Improvements MWD continues to make significant progress on repairs to damaged infrastructure caused by the January 9 debris flows. (Facts on actual damages are available on our website: www.montecitowater.com). The remaining permanent repairs along MWD’s highline, on bridges, and at creek crossings are underway, either in the design or construction phase, and are projected to be completed before the beginning of the typical rainy season in January. The remaining repairs require highly technical investigations, full regulatory permitting, State/Federal environmental compliance, coordination with FEMA and other regulatory agencies, development of design plans/specifications and competitive procurement processes, and in many cases, construction schedules that depend on work being completed by other entities. Special designs are being implemented at creek crossings to reduce the risk of compromised pipelines in the event of possible future extreme creek flows. Funding to cover nearly 94% of these project costs is expected to come from FEMA and California Office of Emergency Management. Grant and other funding mechanisms are also being pursued to cover the remaining costs. As the disaster-related projects are completed in the coming months, the next phase of Capital Improvement projects will be scheduled. Aging infrastructure is a challenge for most public water systems, and Montecito is no exception. A significant portion of MWD’s infrastructure – primarily pipelines – dates back to the 1920s. These older lines are more vulnerable to breaks, and main breaks can lead to service interruption for customers. To support water supply reliability, the District continues to prioritize main replacements and modernization of its water distribution system. Over the last year, the District successfully
completed two large and much-needed scheduled projects, one on Ashley Road and one on Sycamore Canyon Road. Water Supply Overview MWD continues to evaluate water supply conditions to ensure water supply availability over the threeyear planning period. Our three-year water supply planning outlook projects water supply availability through mid-2021. Assumptions include consistent customer demand of ±4,400 acre feet per Year (AFY), continuing severe drought conditions, conservation maintained at 30-35%, and annual supplemental water purchases from various agencies across the state. Until local water supply conditions improve, or MWD successfully acquires new local and reliable supplies, we will remain heavily reliant on the State Water Project and its facilities, which deliver supplemental water purchases. These sources are projected to constitute ±70% of MWD’s supply in 2019. Following is a summary of our current water supply position. Local Surface Water Supplies As of October 1, Lake Cachuma and Jameson Lake (the District’s primary local surface water supplies), are at 32% (61,200 AF) and 58% (2,950 AF) of full capacity, respectively. The United States Bureau of Reclamation has issued an initial Cachuma Project allocation of 20% (530 AF for MWD) for the new water year beginning October 1. Additional Cachuma Project supplies may be allocated later in the year depending on water supply availability in the lake. The District currently has approximately 2,700 AF of water stored in Lake Cachuma. Deliveries of water from MWD’s Jameson Lake have been temporarily suspended due to water quality challenges following the Thomas Fire, the impacts of which are anticipated to last anywhere from five to 10 years. MWD is currently making upgrades to its treatment processes to enable continued deliveries of this critical water supply. Groundwater and Management (SGMA) MWD’s ongoing groundwater monitoring program confirmed that groundwater supplies remain depleted as the region moves in to its eighth consecutive year of historic drought. Hydrogeologists forecast that it will take several consecutive years of above average rainfall for the groundwater basin to recover. MWD’s monthly groundwater production varies but averages about 50 AF per month. Although groundwater makes up only 10-15% of our water supply portfolio (600 AFY), it remains one of our only local and
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reliable sources of supply. Proper management of this essential resource is necessary and required in accordance with the State’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). In August 2018, after nearly 2 years of preparation including a basin boundary modification, coordination with neighboring public agencies, and extensive public outreach, MWD filed with the State to become the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the Montecito Groundwater Basin. Development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) is expected to begin later this year. SGMA updates are available on our website, and we encourage interested parties to subscribe to our stakeholder email list through the website or by sending an email to sgma@montecitowater.com. State Water Project (SWP) and Supplemental Water Supplies The 2018 State Water Project allocation is 35% (1,155 AF for MWD), approximately one quarter of our annual consumption. As in prior years, MWD purchased water (2,800 AF in 2018) to supplement this reduced allocation and the lack of available local surface water supplies. While this water is being used to continue maximizing deliveries to Lake Cachuma through the end of 2018, approximately 900 AF of this supplemental supply was projected to remain in storage in San Luis Reservoir into 2019 and be at risk of loss in the event of a wet-year spill. Therefore, 900 AF is currently being banked in the Semitropic Groundwater Banking and Exchange program to protect it and bolster future State Water Project deliveries if/when future allocations are reduced. Participation in regional groundwater banking was initiated in 2017 with Semitropic as an opportunity to store surplus SWP deliveries and other supplemental water purchases without risk of spill or evaporation, which improves water supply reliability. Recycled Water In 2017, with completion of its 2015 Urban Water Management Plan Update, the District incorporated into its long-range plan a projected need and goal to add recycled water to its water supply portfolio as a potential future local reliable water supply. In late 2017, the District applied for and received grant funding from State Water Resources Control Board for the preparation of a new Recycled Water Feasibility Study. The report, which is nearly complete, considers all potential recycled water alternatives and will present feasible local projects, including cost estimates and conceptual designs. The results of the report will provide MWD with the basis for
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Nick Turner, general manager of Montecito Water District, reports that deliveries of water from MWD’s Jameson Lake have been temporarily suspended due to water quality challenges following the Thomas Fire
determining the feasibility of recycled water projects for the Montecito and Summerland communities. Because wastewater is the source of recycled water, close collaboration with local wastewater entities has been an integral part of the process. Desalination Desalination continues to be considered by many as the most immediate solution for providing MWD with a long-term, local, reliable water supply. In April 2018, District staff resumed negotiations with the City of Santa Barbara (City) on a possible long-term water supply arrangement. Under that proposed arrangement, the City would commit to deliver, and MWD would be obligated to purchase a specified quantity of water each year irrespective of the weather. Negotiations are progressing and nearing completion with a proposed term sheet expected before the end of 2018. This partnership would bring further diversification to the District’s water supply portfolio and be a significant step toward acquiring local drought-proof water supplies. Conservation Despite the District’s repeal of its monthly customer water use allocations and penalties in August 2017, customers continue to be voluntarily conscientious about conservation, and the current 12-month running average water conservation was a commendable 36% below 2013 usage. Conservation of 30-35% must be maintained to remain compliant with State regulations and the MWD’s 2020 total production target as outlined in its 2015 Urban Water Management Plan. Compliance is essential, as it impacts our eligibility for future State funding that is made available for initiatives such as groundwater (SGMA), desalination, and recycled water. MWD continues to encourage conservation and urges customers to look for ways to eliminate common wasteful practices, such as overwatering 1 – 8 November 2018
landscapes. On-site visits with the District’s Conservation Specialist are available at no charge to all customers and can assist in identify water-saving opportunities. Also, the Board recently approved implementation of a “smart meter” program to replace the aging manually read meters currently in use with electronic meters in 2019. These new meters can automatically record water usage at frequent intervals and communicate that information back to the customer and District for analysis. In addition, smart meters will help to reduce unintended water loss by alerting customers and the District of leaks in real time on their computer or mobile device. In the meantime, we continue to recommend that all customers track weekly meter reads for early leak detection and to prevent unintended water loss. Financial Condition MWD remains in sound financial condition despite the extensive damage incurred to its infrastructure following both the December 2017 Thomas Fire and January 9 debris flows. Board-allocated reserves funded all emergency-related repair work performed during the initial stages of the disaster, which total $2.5 to $3 million to date. MWD received financial advances from both FEMA and its liability insurance carrier totaling approximately $2.5M to assist with completion of the ongoing permanent repairs, which could total in excess of $5M. District staff has worked closely with representatives from both FEMA and insurance to prepare the required documentation for project reimbursement and anticipates recovering the full 94% allocation for eligible disaster-related expenses. Grant and other funding opportunities are being pursued for remaining costs. The District’s latest five-year financial plan, cost of service study, and water rates (last reviewed in 2013), are currently in the process
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ITEMS FOR SALE PERSONAL OFFERINGS (SB) Oil Paintings $500 to $3500. One painting dating 1908, a family piece. Oval cocktail table Wrought Corinthian leaf design, ½ “heavy glass top, 32”x 48”by 16” high $650
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Customized workouts and nutritional guidance for any lifestyle. Individual/ group sessions. Specialized in CORRECTIVE EXERCISE – injury prevention and post surgery. House calls available. Victoria Frost- CPT & CES 805-895-9227
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ATTN. MULTI-DOG ESTATE MGRS. ON-CALL DOG CARETAKER DOG/ PUPPY TRAINER AKC/TDI CERT. Schedule, Transport, Attend Vet, Groomer, Rehab Appts.Manage Supplies, Food, Meds, Maintain Daily Exercise Routine. Safe Off-Site Care Prof./Client Refs. Gerrie Shapiro 805.570.7904 moses243@cox.net
PERSONAL ASSISTANT Retired professional woman, living in Montecito: terrific organizational skills, Word and Excel; reliable, confidential. Fit and healthy with CA drivers licence. Local references. Liz (805) 895 7516
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car garage, patio, all new appliances (w/d, dishw, refrig, stove, etc) 1 year lease $3200 plus utilities. Walk to theatre and beach (near Cota & De la Vina) (805) 969 1575. Small pets negotiable.
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HELP WANTED Sales and support position available 2 days per week at Glamour House Intimate Apparel. Retail experience required. Apply in person at 1470 East Valley Road in the Montecito
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2340 Lillie Avenue Summerland CA 93067 (805) 969-1944 Donate to the Parrot Pantry! At SB Bird Sanctuary, backyard farmer’s bounty is our birds best bowl of food! The flock goes bananas for your apples, oranges & other homegrown fruits & veggies. Volunteers Do you have a special talent or skill? Do you need community service hours? The flock at SB Bird Sanctuary could always use some extra love and socialization. Call us and let’s talk about how you can help. (805) 969-1944 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED K-PALS need volunteers to be foster parents for our dogs while they are waiting for their forever homes. For more information info@k-9pals.org or 805-570-0415.
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LUCKY’S . . . for lunch • Smaller Plates and Starter Salads •
• Main Course Salads •
Iceberg Lettuce Wedge ....................................................................10 roquefort or thousand island dressing
Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz................................................................... 27 arugula, radicchio, endive, sautéed onion
Arugula, Radicchio & Endive, reggiano, balsamic vinaigrette.... 12 Caesar Salad..................................................................................... 12 Farm Greens, balsamic vinaigrette................................................. 12 Jimmy the Greek Salad, french feta ............................................... 12 Giant Shrimp Cocktail (3 pcs)........................................................ 18 Grilled Artichoke, choice of sauce.................................................. 12 Burrata, tomatoes, arugula, le sorrelle’s evoo................................15 French Onion Soup Gratinée ......................................................... 12 Matzo Ball Soup or Today’s Soup ..................................................10 Lucky Chili, cheddar, onions, warm corn bread............................14 Fried Calamari, two sauces ............................................................. 12
Seafood Louie ....................................................................................32 two shrimp, 4 oz. crab, egg, romaine, tomato ,cucumber, avocado
Lucky Meatballs, tomato sauce, grilled ciabatta...........................15
Fries, Farm Greens or Caesar
Cobb Salad, roquefort dressing .......................................................20 Chopped Salad ...................................................................................18 arugula, radicchio, shrimp, prosciutto, beans, onions Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad................................................... 27 Old School Chinese Chicken Salad ................................................20 Chilled Poached Salmon Salad of the day .....................................22 Lucky’s Salad .................................................................................... 19 romaine, shrimp, bacon, green beans, avocado and roquefort
• Sandwiches •
• Tacos and other Mains •
Lucky Burger, choice of cheese, soft bun or kaiser ...................... 20 Range Free Vegetarian Burger, choice of cheese ......................... 20 soft bun or kaiser (burger patty is vegan)
Chicken, Swordfish or Steak Tacos .................................................22 beans, guacamole, salsa, tortillas
Sliced Filet Mignon Open Faced Sandwich, 6 oz. .......................27 mushroom sauce
Fried Chicken Breast, boneless & skinless, coleslaw and fries ...... 19 Chicken Parmesan, San Marzano tomato sauce ............................22 imported mozzarella, basil
Reuben Sandwich, corned beef, kraut & gruyère on rye ............. 20 Pulled Pork Sandwich, Carolina bbq sauce ..................................19 topped with slaw, D’Angelo Roll
Salmon, blackened, grilled or steamed ...........................................22 lemon-caper butter sauce, sautéed spinach
Chili Dog, onions, cheddar & kraut - all on the side ....................14 Maine Lobster Roll, warm buttered D’Angelo roll ..................... 29
Sautéed Tofu, Japanese vinaigrette, green onions, shiitakes ..........18 Sliced Prime NY Steak Frites, 7 oz. ...............................................29 red wine shallot or peppercorn cream sauce Smoked Scottish Salmon, Toasted Bialy or Bagel .........................20 cream cheese & condiments
• Sides • Skinny Onion Rings or Herbie’s Potato Skins ................................9 Lucky’s Home Fries or Fried Sweet Potatoes ..................................9 Lucky’s Half & Half .......................................................................... 10 Sautéed Spinach or Sugar Snap Peas ...............................................9
Our Corkage Fee is $35 per 750ml bottle with a 2-bottle limit per table • 20% Gratuity added to parties of six or more