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A Healing Journey

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Inside This Issue

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Editor’s Letter

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A Good Cause

Good news: the once print-only Montecito Journal has made its way online

Win a chance to party over Zoom with pop star and local “gurl” Katy Perry

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Letters to the Editor

Revisiting Ghost Village Road, thoughts from Rosetta’s Pond, and taking stock of Rinaldo S. Brutoco’s latest column

10 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant explores lost lands and the charged memories that accompany their departures

11 On the Record

The 101 Freeway Widening Project is finally upon us

12 On Entertainment

Local filmmaker wins Ojai Film Festival award; Veterans Day at the drive-in; music and more with Marsalis; fighting fear with creativity; Chaucer’s choices

14 Seen Around Town

CommUnify rebrands and goes 1950s retro to raise funds; Blessing of the Animals accepts all creatures, except maybe snakes

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18 Nosh Town

A neatly kneaded and baked roundup of the area’s best bakeries for the fall and holiday season

23 Muller Monthly Music Meta Crossword Puzzle 24 Far Flung Travel

Atop of the volcanic ridges of Santa Cruz Island in search of the ruler of the skies: the peregrine falcon

26 Perspectives by Rinaldo S Brutoco

Packing the court? Reform is better than revolution.

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Rare finds in nature: A British company cleans up the diamond industry and a chameleon species reappears after 100 years

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27 Purely Political

James Buckley on the evolution of “advocacy journalism” 28 Our Town Part 14 of Arts in Lockdown Series: musician Keith St. John, the true representation of the American dream

31 Ernie’s World

What’s that smell? Ernie doesn’t know because he lost his olfactory senses since he started wearing masks.

32 Body Wise

Sage Parker’s spiritual journey walking the Camino de Santiago, where for centuries pilgrims have sought absolution, healing, and spiritual inspiration

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Editor’s Letter

by Gwyn Lurie CEO and Executive Editor of the Montecito Journal Media Group

A Little Good News Goes a Long Way

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y the time we go to press the long-anticipated election will be over, but as I write this letter, I’m in the dark as to what that will mean. What I do know is this past year has been like no other I’ve known; and I suspect I’m not alone. 2020 has moved us from surreal crisis to surreal crisis with little to no reprieve and many of us are at the ragged edge. So I wanted to shift the focus onto a few happy developments.

First off, kudos to Congressman Salud Carbajal for helping to secure a 13.5 million dollar FEMA grant on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District (big props to Tom Fayram for the heavy lifting) that will allow the County to purchase several properties along Randall Road in Montecito, and begin construction on a new debris basin near San Ysidro Creek. This debris basin will replace what remains of the seven homes that were destroyed on Randall Road during our 2018 debris flow. County Supervisor Das Williams also deserves kudos for working hard to make this a reality as does local resident Curtis Skene, who started the whole project with Renew SB. (Read more about this in Nick Schou’s column: On the Record, page 11.)

While it is true that this debris basin will have more than four times the capacity of the current basin upstream and will surely look beautifully parklike, it’s important to remember that this community still has a ways to go to ensure a safe outcome should it ever again be faced with a natural disaster of the magnitude we experienced in 2018. To put things in perspective, this debris basin will have a 20 thousand cubic meter capacity (approximately the size of 20 thousand washing machines). But more than a million cubic meters flowed down each of our canyons in 2018. So yes, it’s good news. But there is much more to be done in terms of our disaster preparedness (read: early warning systems) and we’ll be writing more about this going forward.

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“So what do you know, the once print-only Montecito Journal has entered into the modern age and has finally made its way online.”

While news about the approved FEMA grant broke last week right after the Montecito Journal had gone to print, fortunately (and here’s the other piece of good news) we were able to break the news on our brand spanking new website www.monteci tojournal.net, as well as on our twice weekly newsletter The Morning Mojo. If you have not already done so, please go to MontecitoJournal.net and sign up for the Mojo – click on the giant coffee cup in the top righthand corner. We promise to make you smile.

So what do you know, the once print-only Montecito Journal has entered into the modern age and has finally made its way online. I don’t know about you, but I find that very exciting! We have been working hard on designing and building this beautiful robust digital site for eight months (and by “we” I mean our Publisher and President and resident digital genius Tim Buckley and our exceedingly talented Art Director Trent Watanabe with more than a little assist from the fabulous and patient Farhan Khalid in Istanbul, Turkey.

Truly a global effort to bring you our local news!) We hope that you feel as good about the final product as we do.

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She also has a huge heart – and a special place in it for her hometown – as evidenced by her over-the-top participation in the 2018 post-Thomas Fire/ Montecito mudslide Kick Ash Bash in our backyard, many other local instances of giving back, and, most recently, the purchase of a nearly $14 million Montecito estate that was renovated by pioneering female architect Lutah Maria Riggs.

Perry, who in August gave birth to a daughter with her fiancé, actor Orlando Bloom, also has a particular focus for her philanthropy, having long contributed to organizations whose mission is to improve the lives and welfare of children. All of these facets have come together over the last few years in her

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Letters to the Editor

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

Ghost Village Road Revisited

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est anyone get the impression from last week’s “On the Record” column by Nicholas Schou on the cancellation of this year’s Ghost Village Road Trick or Treat event that I was the person behind the very first one, I’d like to clear up that record.

Mr. Schou was quite accurate in his reportage that the Journal (and that was me at the time) named the event “Ghost Village Road.” And he did explain that the term had been around for many years, citing the lack of retail activity on our lower village thoroughfare.

However, I neglected to tell Mr. Schou that the real mover and brain behind the First Annual Ghost Village Road was Cindy Brokaw, who not only ran and owned a hair salon on the Road but was also president of the newly active Coast Village Road Association. It was Cindy who put all the ghoulish pieces together and not only convinced many of the merchants to participate but who, along with her team of hair-dressers and other friends, also transformed the MJ offices into a very “Haunted House,” replete with spiderwebs, ghosts, goblins, cackling witches, howling wolves, and even sub-humans (such as myself), who lay on the floor in our drape-darkened offices to snatch at the ankles of unwary trick or treaters.

A great time was had by all and, perhaps most importantly, the over-subscribed turnout laid the groundwork for the Journal’s success. Both that year’s (1996) inaugural Village Fourth and Ghost Village Road were publicized strictly by and in the Journal and nowhere else, illustrating to many that the one-year-old Montecito Journal was well-read, widely distributed, and very influential.

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Taking Stock

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I believe Mr. Rinaldo Brutoco is “off base” with his recent article in the Journal (“Fixing Wall Street: Debt.

Vs. Dividends”). To compare the stock market to Las Vegas gambling and “having nothing to do with economic reality,” is absurd. Every day hundreds of thousands of people are carefully evaluating the value of publicly held companies. While Mr. Brutoco did not seem to see the bounce back in the economy that we saw in yesterday’s GDP growth, the markets and MONTECITO JOURNAL

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millions of individual investors did. In addition, he seems to misunderstand why publicly held companies borrow money. The stock market represents most of our companies that employ millions of people. Those companies wouldn’t be able to grow, expand and create new jobs without access to our world-class financial markets.

They borrow money or hold back dividends for the purpose of “growing” their companies. They use that capital to invest in research for new products, the construction of new factories, and to buy emerging companies. Of course, like life, investing in stocks comes with some risks. Some succeed and some fail. That is the part of the genius of the market system.

But stocks, and the companies they represent, are the foundation of our economic system that continues to lead the world.

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Rosetta’s Pond

Give a fish a ballot and he’ll wonder why the people don’t have better choices for their elected leaders

While watching people being fattened up for harvesting by the energy vampires (professional socialist politicians and greedy capitalists), we were wondering why the people in the United States don’t have better choices for their supreme leader than the Reverent Grandpa Hiding (a dead man living by running) and Uncle Heir Krumpy (a candle rapidly burning at both ends)?

Overheard while meditating under the new Montecito Creek bridge.

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County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Becker Appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission Approval of the San Ysidro Roundabout Project November 17, 2020 Virtual Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. On November 17, 2020, the County Board of Supervisors will consider the appeal by Thomas Becker of the Montecito Planning Commission’s June 20, 2020 approval of the San Ysidro Roundabout project, Case Nos. 19DVP-00000-00030 and 19CDP-00000-00098.

A timely appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission’s June 10, 2020 approval of the San Ysidro Roundabout project (19DVP-00000-00030 and 19CDP-00000-00098) was filed on June 22, 2020. The proposed project is a request for a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit to reconfigure the intersection at San Ysidro Road, North Jameson Lane, and the northbound Highway 101 on- and off-ramps from two stop-controlled intersections to a roundabout. The project will include new sidewalks, roadway pavement, curb and gutter, median islands, landscaping, stormwater improvements/bioretention areas, lighting, signage, a retaining wall, and fencing.

Please refer to the April 2, 2020 Montecito Planning Commission Staff Report for further details on the proposed project and for a comprehensive policy consistency analysis. The San Ysidro Roundabout was identified in the 2017 Highway 101 HOV Project Revised EIR as a mitigation option for intersection impacts that will occur as a result of the Highway 101 HOV project. The San Ysidro Roundabout is expected to reduce traffic delay and improve the overall Level of Service (LOS) at the intersection from LOS F (extreme congestion or considerable delays) to LOS B (minimal delays) (Traffic Operations Analysis Report, Omni Means, March 2018).

Implementation of the San Ysidro Roundabout ensures compliance with Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) Policy 7-32. CLUP Policy 7-32 was initially adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2018 and requires that the San Ysidro Roundabout project, among other projects, be completed prior the completion of the adjacent Highway 101 HOV segment located within the Montecito area.

Please see the posted agenda and staff report available on the Thursday prior to the meetings at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date.

The Board of Supervisors meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Board. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak on the project. Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor's Stay at Home Executive Order N-33-20 issued on March 19, 2020, to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meetings will no longer provide in-person participation. The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public: 1. You may observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meetings in the following ways:   

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2. If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available: 

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Distribution to the Board of Supervisors - Submit your comment via email prior to 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at: sbcob@countyofsb.org <mailto:sbcob@countyofsb.org>.

Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

By phone - If you would like to make a comment by phone, please call (805) 568-2240 and state your name, your phone number and which item you would like to speak on and the clerk will call you at the appropriate time. Please make every effort to be available and mute all streaming devices once it is your turn to speak.

For additional information related to the proposed project, please contact Nicole Lieu at: Email: nlieu@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-884-8068 If you challenge this project (Case Nos. 19DVP-00000-00030 and 19CDP-0000000098) 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 to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing.

Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the Board meeting at (805) 568-2240.

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Brilliant Thoughts

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Lost Lands

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any countries – and many families – have some tradition of territory, or property, which used to be theirs, and is now someone else’s. The memory, even though it may relate to events far in the past, is sometimes still charged with bitterness.

A classic example is the region known as Alsace-Lorraine, sandwiched between France and Germany. After the war of 1871, when it was “lost” to Germany, the French, who had a statue representing that province in the Place de la Concorde, used to perform an annual wreath-laying ceremony there, and kept the statue permanently covered with a black veil. Since then, of course, that whole disputed area has been “possessed” back and forth several times, although thankfully, with that corner of the world no longer considered a tinderbox, the Alsace-Lorraine region has ceased to be a bone of contention.

Another well-known instance is that of the so-called “Holy Land” which had already been at issue between various tribes and peoples for many centuries, before its occupants, by then known as “Jews,” were expelled by the Romans, about two millennia ago. Remarkably, although living in “exile” and dispersed all over the world, virtually until our own time, and often savagely persecuted, that people, clinging to their religion and to the memory of an ancient “homeland,” never gave up hope of a “return.” The traditional Passover service always ended with the pious expression “Next Year, in Jerusalem.”

As you know, this was one of the rare cases in history in which the myth of a return actually became a reality – although even today, when every person legitimately claiming to be Jewish has a “right of return” most of the world’s Jews still choose to live outside of the “Jewish State” of Israel.

But the supreme irony is that, in the course of creating this new state, many of its then-residents, generally called Arabs but now known as Palestinians, were displaced – and it is they who now suffer that tragically familiar yearning to return to their old homeland.

Yet another sad instance of this phenomenon is to be found in the part of eastern Turkey once known – until just over a century ago – as

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Armenia. I have visited that region – and, although it is still littered with ruins and vestiges of an ancient culture, those people are gone. What became of the Armenians? Those who were unable to escape, were exterminated during the First World War, in one of the great modern instances of “ethnic cleansing” – which the Turkish government still refuses to acknowledge.

There is, however, still an Armenia, an independent republic just east of Turkey, which was formerly part of the Soviet Union. But here comes another irony: the famous mountain called Ararat, which is still where it has always been (yes, the same mountain specified in the Bible as the place where Noah’s Ark came to rest, after the Great Flood), was once considered the heart of Armenia. It is now in eastern Turkey, but clearly visible from Yerevan, the capital of the current Armenian Republic. And that Republic’s national emblem, or “coat of arms,” has that mountain as its central feature! But the border between Turkey and the Republic of Armenia remains closed, as it has been for many decades.

My late wife’s family – if I may move from the international to the personal – was afflicted with this same “lost land” psychosis. Her great-grandfather, a retired clipper-ship captain from the East Coast, had chosen to settle in Santa Barbara in the 1870s, and had purchased 80 acres, built a fine house, and raised a family, in an area called “The Mesa,” which was then sparsely inhabited.

Fortunately or unfortunately, that land, for various reasons, increased greatly in value, and after the Captain had died and the family scattered, it was sold. The house was demolished, and, after going through periods of exploitation as an oilfield and an airfield, the land was eventually given over to the blocks of housing which cover it today. But when I married into that family, I had to get used to hearing the current generations still lamenting the “loss” of that idyllic property, and the rustic lifestyle it had once made possible.

I used to fantasize about buying back the house in London where I lived to age five, which is still there, but which my family “lost” as a result of World War II. In my personal mythology, it was the only place where I had ever been truly happy.

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On the Record

by Nicholas Schou

Nicholas Schou is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of several books, including Orange Sunshine and Kill the Messenger. If you have tips or stories about Montecito, please email him at newseditor@montecitojournal.net

At Long Last, the Apocalyptic 101 Freeway Widening Project is Upon Us

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y the time you read this, the outcome of the U.S. presidential race may not be decided, but one thing will be certain: The much-anticipated 101 Freeway widening project, which will add two new lanes between Summerland and Santa Barbara over the next three years, will not only not be over, it will have already started to slowly drive you nuts.

On October 31, Caltrans crews began shutting down ramps at Sheffield Drive for intermittent periods during daytime hours, creating a snarl of traffic along North Jameson Road, between Sheffield and San Ysidro Road. These periodic closures will soon become long term, with the Sheffield Drive onramp closed for the duration of the three-year project and the off-ramp scheduled to be shut down for 16 months.

According to Caltrans, these long-term ramp closures will commence on November 15, at which point flaggers will be directing traffic at the intersection of San Ysidro Road and North Jameson Lane. “Crews will be removing old pavement and excavating near the bridge,” the agency explained in a press release. “Then crews will install shoring piles to support the construction zone.

Once installed, crews will begin installing supports (piles) for portions of the new bridges in the median.

Although the press release doesn’t say this, the phrase “shoring piles” ought to come with a trigger warning: It is loud, loud work, complete with the headache inducing sound of the incessant slamming of steel upon steel. But it’s less the noise and more the extra-slow traffic that is likely to cause Montecitans major headaches during the course of the multi-year project, although Caltrans says it has a plan for that. “The combination of new stop signs and flaggers will enable a better flow of traffic during the detour that uses the southbound Highway 101 off-ramp at San Ysidro Road.”

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

Entwined Wins Bill Paxton Award

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hen Dale Griffiths Stamos wrote and directed her latest short fiction film, Entwined, she had no idea that events less than a year later would bring extra focus to the 14-minute work. Entwined, which is about a Black man and a white woman in their sixties discussing the prejudicial injustices that drove them apart in their youth, evokes the police killing of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests that have dominated attention this year.

Now, in the wake of last summer’s events, Entwined will receive the Bill Paxton Award at the Ojai Film Festival this week when it screens as part of the festival’s Gold Coast Series on November 9.

It’s the first short film ever to win the fest’s top prize, but it’s not Stamos’s first time collecting an award in Ojai. She previously twice earned honors in the screenplay competition.

Stamos, who is also an award-winning playwright with a long list of produced plays as well as a poet, essayist, and writing teacher, has produced and written the screenplays

“True love is true love,” says writer and director Dale Griffiths Stamos about her latest short fiction film, Entwined

for six short films, three of which she also directed. Many have been selected at multiple film festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest, Newport Beach, Dances with Films, Sedona, San Luis Obispo and Breckenridge.

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and two Jury Awards, and three Awards of Excellence from Best Shorts Competition.

“I’m always and forever a writer – I’ve been a writer since the day I was born,” said Stamos, whose more recent foray into filmmaking began “inadvertently” when directors of two of her plays suggested she turn the theatrical works into movies, including one that starred Barbara Bain, of the original Mission Impossible TV series.

Stamos and her husband have had a Montecito connection going back two decades – their first part-time house on East Valley Road burned down 12 years ago in the Tea Fire – while their time in Santa Barbara goes back even further to when both were students at UCSB, where she majored in French.

The couple became full-time residents in Montecito five years ago, which is when Stamos began teaching at Santa Barbara City College’s Adult Ed (now School of Extended Learning). Not to mention that the late Montecito resident Douglas Adams, of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Fame, is among her literary heroes.

We caught up with Stamos – who is also a longtime teacher of “Story Structure for All Genres” at the annual Santa Barbara Writers Conference, which she said was “instrumental” early on in her own development as a writer – to talk about Entwined over the phone earlier this week.

Q. What motivated you to write an interracial love story last year?

A. I’ve always been interested in racial issues. Then a friend told me a story about having re-encountered a man who she had loved deeply in high school, but they’d been ripped apart by these bullies. She hadn’t seen him in all these years and they ran into each other at an art gallery, which was another story I was working on, and that’s when the idea came together. The movie really took off though when Michael Dorn, who played Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation, agreed to do the role. It was odd, because Michael had a very similar experience when he was younger.

He’d actually had a girlfriend in high school but they were torn apart, not by racist bullies but by their own parents who had not approved of an interracial relationship. So he not only

liked the script, he also resonated with it.

I imagine it also received extra attention because of the recent focus on racial injustice.

Yes, I’m getting so much more notice for it. In the Breckenridge festival they listed it in the Black Lives Matter section. Sometimes it’s a little difficult when you are a white writer writing about black issues. I mean it helps that there are two main characters and one of them is a white woman. But it’s really that I was inspired by someone I knew, and that helped me be able to get to the heart of it more deeply.

But I’ve always had an interest in racial issues.

Why do you think that is?

It’s an interesting question. I was brought up in Orange County, “behind the Orange curtain,” as some of us called it. It took going to UCSB to shake off that influence. But I was brought up by a liberal family in a conservative community, which makes for an interesting mix right there. And my high school actually was multi-racial. So it wasn’t like I was a white girl in an old white system, but I do remember very young encountering this little AfricanAmerican girl who was in the hospital at the same time that I was when I was getting my appendix out. I was only nine years old. And at the time this was probably the first Black person I’d ever met. I remember just gravitating towards her and wondering about her – that strangeness that happens when you haven’t been exposed properly.

I also remember a time when I was in a library in Santa Ana when I was in high school and this young black man came up and said that he’d love to chat. So we sat with each other and talked. There was no ulterior purpose.

We were just talking about the library and why we both liked books. And then he got up and left. I didn’t think anything of it at the time other than being a bit proud of myself for doing it.

But later, my best friend for 30 years now who is an African-American man and is 11 years older than I am, told me that it was a very risky thing for

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Seen Around Town

Community, Comfort Food, and CommUnify Rebranding

by Lynda Millner

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he Community Action Commission has just rebranded itself CommUnify and they do many things. Their dinner event at Firestone Vineyard had to be changed because of the pandemic. It was replaced by “The Good Ole Days” or a blast from the past – the 1950s.

The location was the West Wind Drive-In movie theatre on Kellogg in Goleta. If you are of a certain age you can remember taking the kids to the movies in their pajamas or perhaps you were one of the kids.

This evening there was more than just popcorn. There was a whole dinner by Santa Barbara Catering including hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwich, Caesar salad, and more.

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Why all the hoopla? Each year CommUnify recognizes extraordinary folks and organizations that have helped improve the lives of children, youth, families, and seniors in their community. This year they honored two stellar people, Rona Barrett and Jim Glines, and one organization, The

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When she saw her father declining she was inspired to fund affordable and dignified housing for the fastest growing population on the planet – seniors over 65. Phase 2 is now in the works.

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Dear Montecito

by Stella Pierce

Montecito Alumni Write Letters from Life’s Front

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uch to my disgust, this week’s letter is from yet another wonderfully gifted visual artist.

Meet Sierra Willard, current student at University of the Arts London and Laguna Blanca alum.

High ranking on the list of things I’m not good at is drawing. Any type of drawing. My freshman year of college, I was in a production of the Vagina Monologues. (Stay with me, I promise this is on topic.) Each member of the cast was asked to create a piece of artwork á la Georgia O’Keeffe to be auctioned off at the performance. I did what I suspect to be the utmost act of treason and asked an artistically inclined male friend of mine to do the piece for me. The shame! In all fairness, his piece came out much better than mine would have – and sold for quite a bit more, I’d imagine. And yet, he had nothing on Sierra. I remember walking into Spanish class early one day and finding Sierra there with her graphite and kneaded eraser. She was Sierra Willard finds her niche in fashion PR and doting on a large piece of paper, using communication while studying abroad

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surgical finesse to shade a beautiful, coiled snake. Today, Sierra harnesses her creative streak in the world of fashion PR and problem solving. If her high school drawing skills are any indication of the precision and skill with which she navigates the creative world, her new classmates should be just as intimidated as I was.

Dear Montecito,

I spent many of my younger years in your zip code, going to your schools, hiking on your trails, and of course visiting the beaches. But I spent a lot of those days in anticipation of where I would go next. I knew I would eventually trade in our Santa Barbara beaches for something a little different.

When I imagined my future, it consisted of two very different careers. I saw myself as a lawyer and as a fashion designer. In a lot of ways, these ambitions shaped how I viewed the world, and I imagine it to be a big part of my approach to challenges now. But more than law, I always had my heart in the creative sphere. In my first years of high school, I continued to draw, paint, and sew as much as time would allow me. That was of course during school lectures, lunch, and probably when I should’ve been writing English essays.

It was just a thing that never left me. In fact, I remember being a kid, and I think about how I loved to dress myself whenever there was a special occasion. Those days meant a chance to express myself creatively and emotionally and not much has changed because I still get excited to dress myself for Halloween and the first day of school. When I realized how central fashion had been as a creative outlet growing up, I was confident that I was headed in the right direction.

It wasn’t until I was in my last years of high school that I was convinced I was going to school for fashion. But once I had done a summer program in Paris for over a month studying fashion, that is what solidified my love for the fashion industry and what ultimately lead to my move to London.

In my first year at the University of the Arts London, I took classes in three different areas of the fashion industry. I took a course in fashion business, fashion design, and fashion media. Within media, I found my niche – a major called “fashion PR and communication,” which I loved. I loved all the different career options, and I loved how versatile it was. I hadn’t even heard of fashion PR and Communication before, but once I took the time to explore it, there was no doubt that this what I wanted to do. Most of all, I fell in love with its unique challenges. In a career of fashion PR and communication, I will work with many different people to create compelling campaigns, good brand reputation, and solving different crises in the industry. While many aspects of the fashion industry are in the spotlight, fashion PR and communication tends to be more behind the scenes. Brand reputation and crisis management in particular largely go unnoticed because, if you’re doing the job right, it will come across to the public effortless. When it comes down to why people choose one brand over another, people buy for all different reasons. So setting up a good brand reputation is incredibly important because brands need to gain positive attention from the public to receive a good consumer following.

In closing, I am so lucky to have the opportunity to live and study in such an amazing city. I am looking forward to continuing my next three years of studying in London. After graduating, I plan to continue working and living in London for at least a few years and hopefully land an in-house job working as the public relations manager.

Best, Sierra Willard •MJ P.S. Parents of Montecito children, if you have recommendations on people to feature in “Dear Montecito” please contact me, stellajanepierce@gmail.com

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NOSH TOWN

by Claudia Schou

BAKERY GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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he fall and holiday season that invites joyous family gatherings also brings fresh baked goods to your table. Artisanal breads, cakes, pastries, galettes, and rolls will make that seasonal meal. Local bread makers and pastry chefs have stocked their pantries and are busy kneading, rolling, shaping, and baking. So focus on your family recipes and let the pros bake your breads, buns, and desserts. Here’s a list of our very best local bakers.

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arrots, pineapple, zucchini, and apple are just a few muffin varieties topped with oats and freshly baked ($4.95) at Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers’ six-foot rustic cart, parked across the street from Summerland Beach Café. Owner Leslie Person Ryan restocks the cart every morning with fresh fruits, vegetables, wildflowers, and specialty foods made with ingredients from her garden and mini farm. More fall-inspired items include pumpkin sticky buns with honey pecan glaze ($8), Medjool date and pecan scones topped with vanilla cinnamon drizzle ($7), and a vegan, gluten-free pumpkin and chocolate chip scone with vanilla drizzle made with coconut milk ($7).

Follow Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers Pumpkin sticky buns with honey pecan glaze are on Instagram (@sweetwheelfarms). They just some of the tempting novelties sold at Sweet have two locations at 2285 Lillie Avenue, in Wheel Farm and Flowers Summerland, and 1150 Coast Village Road, in Montecito.

FIELD + FORT

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he café at Field + Fort is embracing fall with a tantalizing selection of breakfast pastries and holiday pies. The café’s motto is “essentials for everyday living,” and the holidays are no exception. There is a rotating menu of scones ($4.50) with fall fruits and flavors, which might be pear and candied pecan one day or pumpkin with baharat glaze the next, says chef Austin Moore, whose personal favorite is a pear and persimmon galette ($5), drizzled with orange blossom honey and garnished with fresh pomegranate tendrils. Before you take your essentials to go, order a cappuccino and relax in a bis- Field + Fort Café’s pear and persimmon galette tro-style outdoor garden setting.

Follow Field + Fort’s social media (Instagram @fieldandfort) for updates on pies to special order for Thanksgiving and more holiday specials as they become available. It is located at 2580 Lillie Avenue, Summerland.

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astry chef-owner Pierre Henry and wife, Nelly, rely on fresh fruit and herbs from the local farmers’ market for their fall lineup of pastries and breads. The tiny pâtisserie on Coast Village Road is already taking holiday season orders for cranberry-candied orange brioche loaf ($15, serves 6) and pumpkin pie ($30, serves 6) made with cinnamon, ginger, lemon, nutmeg, cloves, and cardamom. Weekends bring fresh batches of apple turnovers ($5), a reverse puff dough and apple stew and whole King’s Cake ($48, serves 8), a flaky puff pastry with caramelized crust filled with creamy almond frangipane.

Bree’osh is located at 1150 Coast Village Road

Bree’osh owners Nelly and Pierre Henry pay homage to the new fall season with a cranberry-candied orange brioche loaf

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’Angelo Bakery offers seasonal breads and pastries made from scratch. Each day the popular neighborhood bakery churns out a wide selection of artisan and Old World varieties: French seigle (rye), sourdough, wholegrain, country wheat levain, pumpernickel, walnut and raisin rye, just to name a few. The baking begins in the early morning hours when the aroma of D’Angelo’s breads and pastries wafts into the streets of downtown. The bakeshop is a go-to for locals who have grown accustomed to its low-key approach to elegant dishes (such as bananas foster French toast and roast turkey and fontina grilled sandwiches) and strong Italian coffee. Think old school Italian deli meets West Coast sensibilities. For the holidays, the bakery is introducing a pumpkin tartlet ($9), as well D’Angelo Bakery general manager Alex Natrielli prepares for the holiday baking season (Photo as a variety of seasonal fruit tartlets to enjoy. credit: Suzanne Lanza) Bring a list of your pantry essentials and room in your stomach to sample the goods.

D’Angelo Bakery is located at 25 West Gutierrez Street.

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On Entertainment (Continued from page 12 12)) the Black man to have done. He often gives me that perspective where we as white people really don’t understand, we really don’t get it. It’s good to have someone that you care about say to you, wake up and smell the prejudice because we’re so oblivious to it. His perspective has had a deep influence on me as well. I think that’s why I feel this connection. I feel the same way about other races, too. I made sure to write a play in which I cast a Latino young man as a PhD in philosophy, because generally every Latino is cast as a gangster or a gang member or a drug dealer. That angered me to no end.

So it seems like this runs through my sensibilities in general. I try to step into different shoes than my own. And I think any good writer should do that. Yes, cultural appropriation is an issue, these days perhaps more than ever. But I think that all of us have the multitude of humanity within us.

Can I ask what you hope audiences take away from seeing the film?

It comes down to love is true. True love is true love. Period. I hope they walk away realizing that when something like this forces people apart, but instead it’s truncated that it’s tragic.

I noticed you have had films screened at

several nearby festivals, but not here in Santa Barbara at SBIFF. I have sent every single one of my films to the festival, and as a local I very much would love to be represented here. But I realize it’s a very, very, very competitive festival and it’s hard to get in. There are so many festivals now, but the thing is, you’re going to get far more rejections than acceptances. That’s the nature of the game.

Turning back to Ojai, what does it mean to you to get an award like this from your relatively local festival?

Every award counts, not as validation, although in a way that’s the right word, but more because it says that it meant something to people. Getting this from Ojai is very meaningful because it’s the first time a short film has won that award, which is incredibly significant for me. So I guess it hit home. The film said something that moved people and touched people, which is ultimately why I write. I want to connect with people and have them resonate with the story.

The Ojai Film Festival goes virtual November 6-15, when it will screen 77 films selected from 302 entries from 42 countries. The lineup includes animations, short and feature-length documentaries and narratives, plus environmental Focus Earth films. Visit ojaifilmfestival.com.

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Forget Virtual: Claeyssens’ Veterans Day at the Drive-In Santa Barbara’s Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation shows its patriotic colors with an action-packed weekend around Veterans Day each November to recognize and honor the local men and women in uniform who have served our country. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on social gatherings has led most local nonprofits to pivot to virtual benefits on Zoom or elsewhere, the Claeyssens clan has found a new way to raise funds via gathering to observe the holiday in a safe, family-friendly way, even if its annual parade, ceremonies and flyover salute have been canceled.

Instead of hosting its annual formal Military Ball, the foundation is inviting everyone to a “Night at the Drive-In!” where patrons will pick up a gourmet BBQ boxed dinner upon entry to the West Wind Drive-In on Wednesday, November 11, proceed to an assigned parking space and enjoy a program that begins at 5:30 pm featuring a stage show presentation, silent digital auction, a screening of Memphis Belle, the 1990 World War II drama starring Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Harry Connick Jr. in the fictionalization of the 1944 documentary about the 25th and last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. Appropriately, the film closes with a dedication to all airmen, friend or foe, who fought in the skies above Europe during World War II. General admission tickets cost $50 per person, $10 for children 10 years old and younger with discounts for veterans and active duty service members. Visit www.pcvf.org/veterans-day-weekend for details and tickets.

Further Focus on Film

Free to Laugh, a short documentary about the power of comedy to help inmates to heal after prison, follows a comedy workshop teaching improv

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” – Ronald Reagan

As part of SBIFF’s weekly Film Talk series, a discussion of the short documentary Free to Laugh takes place on November 5

and stand-up to women on parole and probation, one of the more underrepresented communities representing and a voice that is seldom heard.

The film, which was shot on location at Amity Foundation’s Amistad de Los Angéles in L.A. as part of Oprah Winfrey’s “Gratitude Revealed” project, exposes the deep connection between tragedy and comedy and how humor is a party of redemption and reinvention. Director Lara Everly and producer Elease Lui Stemp engage in conversation with a Santa Barbara International Film Festival programmer at 6 pm on Thursday, November 5, as part of SBIFF’s weekly Film Talk series. The Zoom chat is free, but you’ll need a subscription to Amazon Prime, or fork over $2.99, to watch the 15-minute doc, the first film in the series to include a not-fully-free screening. Visit sbiff.org/filmtalk.

The Dark Divide, the feature film adaptation of nature writer/biologist Robert Pyle’s book Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide, comes to screens of your choosing via global VOD/Digital release on November 10.

The film, helmed by acclaimed writer-director-producer Tom Putnam, tells the story of a shy butterfly expert (David Cross) who embarks on a dangerous, life-changing trek through one of America’s greatest unprotected wildlands at the urging of his dying wife (Debra Messing). Visit www. darkdividefilm.com for details.

A&L at the Drive-In

UCSB’s Arts & Lectures’ free outdoor cinema series at the West Winds Drive-in, boasting safe viewing inside of cars or social distanced lawn chairs, has a double dose of double features this week. First up are a pair of strong young women, starting with Selena, in which Jennifer Lopez portrays the

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be severely impacted, at least the traffic on the freeway itself will be moving along without interruption.

Secondly, the widening project is creating new lanes out of the median in between the north and southbound lanes of the freeway, rather than carving new lanes on the outside perimeter of the project area. That fact, along with some extremely careful designs aimed at preserving Montecito’s semi-rural feel and dedication to both bike and pedestrian beach access, has won over local skeptics worried about the aesthetic impact of the project on our beautiful locale.

Opposition to the project goes all the way back to its conception in the 1990s, when Caltrans originally predicted, based on demographic growth patterns, that traffic in Santa Barbara was going to become severely impacted in the next few decades because of rising property values in town and the consequence that more people would need to commute to their jobs from homes further away along the freeway. Although the late 1990s tech bubble temporarily slowed down that inexorable trend, freeway traffic through Santa Barbara and particularly Montecito has been a nightmare for years now, with the result that local residents and some impatient freeway commuters have shifted their routes to streets such as Old Coast Highway and Coast Village Road, the latter of which, like the southbound 101 itself, is now a virtual parking lot during the evening rush hour.

Perhaps the key local figure behind this widening project is Second District Santa Barbara Supervisor Gregg Hart, who used to work for the Southern California Association of Governments and has thus been involved in freeway planning issues for decades. “When Caltrans first came forward with a plan to widen the 101 Freeway, at that point in time there was very little traffic congestion,” Hart said. “It was really only on Sundays when people were returning to L.A.” According to Hart, however, the original plan Caltrans put forth to widen the freeway to three lanes in each direction did not get the desired response.

“The agency was clumsy in those days and came up with a design plan that totally backfired,” he said. “They used graphics that showed the infrastructure changes without landscaping, so the visual images were denuded of vegetation and people were alarmed and the community was not supportive of it at all.”

After scrapping the project amid stiff resistance from locals, Caltrans settled on a series of smaller projects, identifying so-called traffic “impact zones” where highly localized congestion could be relieved relatively easily, with one example being the Coast Village Road roundabout that Caltrans installed near the Vons Supermarket. In 2008, Caltrans secured new funding to widen the 101 Freeway via a half-cent gas tax, millions in cash that will mostly cover the expense of the project, although Hart said additional funding from Sacramento should hopefully arrive by December 2, which will be used specifically for the stretch of work that will take place between Sheffield Drive and Milpas Street.

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“The good news is that this time, the design of the project is approved by everybody and everybody recognizes that the traffic problem is severe,” Hart said. “And Caltrans is committed to keeping both freeway lanes open in both directions during the construction. People have the misconception that freeway construction makes traffic worse, but the construction is not going to limit the capacity of the freeway, and when we get done with this, people won’t be clogging up Coast Village Road and things will be much better in the neighborhood.”

San Ysidro Roundabout Still on Track Despite Last-Ditch Appeal

Speak of local traffic, the complicated intersection of San Ysidro Road with North Jameson Lane and the 101 Freeway overpass is still set to be replaced with a roundabout, despite a last-ditch appeal that is causing for a bit of a delay.

According to Chris Sneddon, a deputy director with Santa Barbara County’s Public Works Department, the roundabout – an oblong oval that forces cars to slow down while providing ample room for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross over the freeway to the beach – has already sailed through all its local design and construction approvals at both the Montecito Planning Commission and Montecito Board of Architectural Review.

However, on July 1, 2020, California agencies were instructed to add a new level of analysis to their environmental review process by estimating how many additional miles of road traffic are being added because of any particular development. Obviously, a roundabout project, by its very nature, doesn’t add vehicle trips but rather slightly changes the nature of those trips, i.e. by having motorists going around a small circle instead of stopping and starting at a regular intersection. But that didn’t stop an appeal by an eagle-eyed Buellton resident who is insisting that the San Ysidro roundabout follow the new criteria.

“We feel that the appeal should be denied because our project predates when this was a requirement of environmental analysis,” Sneddon said. “And secondly, roundabout projects are exempt from this criteria even under the new guidelines.” Sneddon added that Santa Barbara County should be hearing the appeal as early as November 17. Unless the California Coastal Commission takes up any additional appeals on the project, Sneddon hopes the roundabout will be quickly cleared for construction.

“We are trying to make sure this project is synched up with the 101 widening project,” Sneddon said. “The sooner we get it ready, the more possible it is that these improvements can be done to reduce the impact on local traffic while the freeway is being rebuilt.”

Congressman Salud Carbajal Secures FEMA Funding for Randall Road Debris Basin

Congressman Salud Carbajal’s office announced last week that it had secured a $13.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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(FEMA) on behalf of the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District that will allow the county to purchase several properties along Randall Road in Montecito and begin construction on a new debris basin near San Ysidro Creek.

The new debris basin will replace what’s left of seven homes that were destroyed when the January 9, 2018 debris flow wiped out roughly three residential blocks stretching from north to south along on the east side of Randall Road just above East Valley Road. The tragic event killed 23 Montecito residents that day, including two people who perished inside their homes within the boundary that will now be converted into the debris basin.

Two years after the event, only scattered remains of the structures that used to exist still remain. A couple of crumpled houses that were caved in by large boulders still onsite have yet to be completely demolished, and the county’s Flood Country District estimates it will take until sometime next summer to complete the process of hauling out all that debris as well as the vegetation that has grown since the disaster, a process made easier by the fact that Randall Road allows for easy access for excavators and dirt hauling trucks.

“It has taken years for our community to rebuild and recover from the Montecito Debris Flow. We can, and should, honor the memories of those we lost that horrible day by doing everything possible to prevent future disasters,” said Rep. Carbajal.

“Wildfires and floods, fueled by climate change, are only getting worse over time and we must adapt our infrastructure to reflect our reality. The new debris basin will go a long way toward that goal and I’m proud of the collaborative work we’ve done across local, state, and federal governments to secure the funding necessary to turn this project into a reality.”

Eucalyptus trees surrounding the area where the new basin will be placed still show stains on their trunks that reveal the exact height of the mudflow that passed through the area. The basin is estimated to cost $18 million, but as a result of this grant approval, FEMA will provide 75% of the costshare to assist with the project, or a total of $13.5 million.

“This debris basin will have more than four times the capacity of the current basin upstream and will feature design elements to detain more trees and rocks,” said Supervisor Das Williams. “Because of this and because it is at the best gradient in the watershed, this is the ideal project for increasing the protection of the community. I want to thank the families who are selling the land to us and the community supporters who have been advocating every step of the way.” •MJ 5 – 12 November 2020

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Far Flung Travel

by Chuck Graham

Trekking into Biodiversity

through the Corcovado, a region of the Osa Peninsula that National Geographic states “is the most biologically intense place on earth.” Within the first few miles of our trek, the Corcovado was living up to its reputation. We wanted to see as many species as we could within those four days, so my binoculars and camera gear were affixed to me, always at the ready.

Up and down the tamandua climbed, stirring up other fauna, birdlife, and insects concealed in the rainforest, most of which we would have never seen without a guide. Marco Umana had been guiding in Costa Rica for five years.

An avid birder with a keen eye, Umana has seen 725 of Costa Rica’s 935 bird species and has even accomplished a “Big Year,” which means spotting as many species as one can in one country in 365 days. In Umana’s case he nailed down 649 species in 2017. That’s a lot of feathers and sounds to detect hidden in the rainforests of Costa Rica.

Minimal Impact

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t wasn’t rain falling in the rainforest of the Corcovado National Park, located on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica, but it was raining leaves, bushels of them floating beneath the canopy that was so dense it blocked out the sun.

The wind wasn’t blowing, yet the leaves continued to fall. Instead, there was a lot of thrashing going on above in the trees.

All that ruckus in the towering sabre and cashew trees was a thoroughly determined northern tamandua, also known as a collared anteater. They are nearly blind but equipped with thick, long claws, a 16-inch-long tongue and a powerful tail to wrap around tree trunks and branches to stabilize themselves.

This enables these tree-climbing anteaters to extract ants and termites from cavities in precarious positions throughout the rainforest.

Marine biologist Holly Lohuis and I were in the middle of a four-day trek

Corcovado became a national park on October 24, 1975 and is the largest park in Costa Rica. It covers 164 square miles within the largest primary rainforest on the American Pacific coastline, but it also includes one of the last remaining areas of notable lowland tropical forests on the planet.

To access the heart of the Corcovado National Park, all visitors are required to be accompanied by a guide. There’s no wiggle room there, but it’s to anyone’s benefit. The guides are incredible, enthusiastic, and extremely knowledgeable.

Holly and I guesstimated that we would’ve only seen 10 percent of all the wildlife we encountered if we had been on our own.

The Corcovado does not allow camping. Trekking is from ranger station to ranger station where everyone sleeps in bunk beds, beneath mosquito netting on raised platforms. Meals are included. Visitors don’t go hungry in the Corcovado. They don’t want anyone cooking within the park, so all meals are at the ranger stations.

Holly and I began our trek in the northern sector of the Corcovado at the Los Patos Ranger Station and trekked 13 miles in the mud, while crossing several rivers to the Sirena Ranger Station. This is the main hub of the Corcovado.

Depending how long visitors stay at Sirena, days are filled with several guided hikes. Guides are armed with guidebooks, spotting scopes, binoculars and

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Perspectives

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Pack the Court?

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hat does it mean to “pack the court”? Despite popular misconceptions, the first “court packing” occurred in 1801 when Federalist John Adams stayed up all night signing dozens of judicial appointments in order to pack the entire Federal judiciary so that his successor, Thomas Jefferson, couldn’t appoint any. Many significant “court packing” incidents occurred from then through the Civil War (it went from nine Justices to 10 in 1863, then back to nine in 1869), until 1937 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt sought to expand the Court to 15 Justices.

As wildly popular as FDR was after winning a landslide re-election, the measure failed for two reasons: 1) the Supreme Court changed its tactics from blocking all New Deal legislation to letting the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act pass into law; and 2) the Senate, controlled by FDR’s party, determined it was no longer necessary because the Supreme Court began to regulate itself more appropriately. If the Court had not switched to supporting the New Deal (by just one vote), it is almost certain we would now have 15 Justices. FDR and many constitutional scholars believed the ultimate check on the Court was that it would not resist highly popular legislation merely for their own political interests. To do so they felt would subject the Court to ridicule and ultimately lose the “consent of the governed,” and thereby invite Congress to radically reform it. Note this was the remedy the Founding Father’s felt would address judicial misbehavior.

So how did all this numbering of Justices start? The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of Justices at six.

In 1807 that was increased to seven, partly due to population growth.

In 1837 the number was bumped to nine (again in part due to changing demographics). Then it was bumped to 10 in 1863 to accommodate Lincoln, until Congress moved it back to nine where it has stood since 1869.

From the brief history above, even the casual reader will see the number of Justices not only could change, but for many reasons did change.

A static number remaining until the end of time makes no sense at all.

In 1869 when Congress last set

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the number of Justices at nine, the U.S. population was only 31,443,322.

Today it is 10 times as large. Why does that matter? It matters because the Federal judiciary system created in 1789 had as a key concept that every Justice would ride “circuit” with judges arranged in their judicial territory (technically a circuit is a group of states that hear cases together); and, an appeals division would sit for every circuit so each circuit would report to one single justice of the Supreme Court who “supervised” them. Viewed this way, the volume of work that was going to be created in the federal judiciary over time was seen as one way to gauge the appropriate number of judges and Justices. It was well reasoned that the bigger the population, the larger the core of Judges required in the districts. Therefore, more justices would be appointed to the Supreme Court so there would be one justice for each circuit. And this was the situation until 1980.

That’s when Congress decided there were too many cases, and more judges and circuits were needed. This was accomplished by breaking away a new Tenth Circuit from the Fifth and creating the D.C. Circuit with primary jurisdiction over Congress and the Executive branches. To be consistent with the Framers’ original intent, and prior U.S. history, the Congress should have also added two new justices to the Supreme Court – one each for the two new Circuits – putting the number at 11. It didn’t, so we have been stuck with an ever-growing Federal case load (the Federal Courts are jammed worse than ever), no direct “supervision” of the 11th and D.C. Circuits, and an abandonment of the Framers’ original logic. Will 2021 be the year we correct this anomalous situation?

In these superheated political times, we shouldn’t throw around loosely defined terms like “court packing,” a term that has meant many different things since 1801.

No, the “hardball politics” played by Mitch McConnell in first blocking Merrick Garland’s nomination by refusing to even give him a hearing, and then violating his own rule to refrain from confirming a justice in a presidential election year (Amy Coney Barrett was approved only a week before the 2020 election), should be the reason to reform the

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There are terrible environmental consequences that come with mining for diamonds. The Guardian reports that to get just one carat (0.2 grams) of a traditional diamond, miners emit 238 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Then there’s the disturbing human aspect of the diamond industry, in which diamonds play a critical role in funding conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in Central and West Africa.

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Colorful, elusive chameleon rediscovered in Madagascar after 100 years

Scientists nowadays are more meticulous than ever when it comes to documenting the animal species that roam our Earth. But even then, we’re constantly being surprised by new discoveries from scientists out in the wild. This was the case in Madagascar when scientists found an elusive chameleon species that hadn’t been spotted in more than 100 years.

In a report published in the journal Salamandra, scientists said they discovered several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during an expedition to the north-west of the African island nation.

This newly rediscovered species of chameleon is believed to only live during the rainy season, completing an entire lifecycle in a few short months.

This is the first time scientists have documented the female of the species, which displayed some curious behavior. For instance, it adopted some particularly colorful patterns during pregnancy, as well as when encountering males and when stressed.

This sighting indicates that these chameleons are in fact still living on the island and more accurate data about their lifespans and location in Madagascar can help inform conservation efforts.

•MJ entire judiciary.

Adding a few Justices to the Court would be a great way to protect wildly popular programs like Obamacare, Roe v. Wade, and a legion of other measures the public is clamoring for. But that isn’t enough. Frankly, we need to add at least 100 more Federal judges – divided into five more Circuits – to keep up with the massive build up in the courts. Remember, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Let’s get rid of the unconscionable backlog.

And let’s return to the Founders’ initial wisdom of one sitting Supreme Court Justice for each Circuit to supervise and hear direct petitions from each Justice’s respective Circuit. Implementing those reasonable, historically sound, and prudent measures will in fact yield 15 Justices. And even then, when we consider the ratio of population in 1869 to 2021, the Federal judiciary

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will be grossly understaffed.

There are many other good suggestions to consider in reforming the Federal courts. Liberal Congressman Ro Khanna and the arch-conservative Federalist Society co-founder, Professor Steven G. Calabresi, both think an 18-year term limit cleverly woven around the “appointment for life” issues would be useful. Others believe setting new requirements like two-thirds vote of all justices to overrule Congress on constitutional grounds or submitting all such attempts to overrule Congress to a national popular vote. Those suggestions are just a few. Taken as a whole, what they say to me is that Joe Biden is right. The next president should appoint a scholarly commission with six months to report back on what comprehensive court reform would look like. That’s clearly better than a “knee jerk” response to “hardball politics.”

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Purely Political

by James Buckley

Advocacy Journalism in Full Flower

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he year 1968 was an eventful one: On April 3 of that year, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., was gunned down at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; two months later (June 8), Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, just hours after having won the California Democratic Primary, and in August, the Democratic Convention in Chicago nominated Hubert Humphrey (LBJ’s former Vice President) as its presidential candidate.

The convention featured bloody confrontations between protestors and Chicago police and riots instigated by a small group who came to be known as “The Chicago Seven,” headed up by Tom Hayden (who later became active in California legislative politics and married Jane Fonda), Abbie Hoffman (who wrote “Steal This Book” and later committed suicide in upstate New York), Jerry Rubin (who became a successful businessman and inspirational speaker), Black Panther leader Bobby Seale, and several others.

During that summer, I was a young reporter/editor at a small (circ: 1,200) left-wing publication called the New York Free Press and had been assigned to cover something called the Grand Central Be-In by my Editor-in-Chief.

“Be-Ins” were a by-product of San Francisco’s 1967 “Summer of Love” that attracted youth from all over the United States, who descended upon Golden Gate Park en masse to get naked, smoke dope, and have fun.

A Be-In was a more-or-less spontaneous get-together of like-minded souls, arranged via telephone calls, notices in “underground” publications, 3”x5” cards tacked onto bulletin boards, flyers in head shops, etcetera. The Grand Central Midnight Be-In attracted perhaps as many as 5,000 mostly young jeans-clad New Yorkers. NYPD received advance notice of the upcoming event and had assigned dozens of mounted police on the outside and maybe a hundred uniformed officers (and, no doubt, a

number of plain-clothes detectives) to watch over the sea of people that had congregated in the great central hall of Grand Central Station.

There were no speeches; there was no agenda. They were there just to… well, just to “be in.”

And, all went well for an hour or two. Lots of kids and twenty-somethings were lighting up and smoking prohibited substances, meeting with friends and acquaintances, and mostly marveling that a cordon of New York’s finest was simply standing around allowing such illegalities to continue unmolested.

The peaceful situation didn’t sit well with some of the Be-In organizers however, and before long a small group of men climbed up on the counter underneath the historical and iconic four-sided clock, under which residents and tourists alike would arrange to meet in the always crowded New York City train terminal.

The young men proceeded to pull at the hands of the clock on all sides in an effort to destroy it.

Naturally, law enforcement reacted.

Policemen attacked the miscreants with nightsticks and pulled them off the counter and the clock.

And, just as naturally, mayhem ensued, heads were bloodied, glass doors shattered, and a number of attendees were arrested and hauled off to spend the night courtesy of the NYPD. I pretty much wrote up my report as those above sentences reflect and turned my article in the next morning.

“We can’t print this,” my editor told me.

“Why not?” I asked, promising to quickly polish the piece if that’s what he wanted and wondered aloud what was missing.

“You’re blaming the kids,” he said.

“But that’s what happened,” I responded, reiterating that it was a peaceful Be-In for the longest time until those guys jumped up on the counter and began to destroy the clock.

“Doesn’t matter,” he said, telling

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me that he was going to send the piece around to various organizations, whose names fade in memory but all were all radical left-wing groups, for their approval and possible edits.

After a number of those groups re-wrote the copy switching the dynamic from destructive dope-smoking youth causing the problem to brutish police bullies beating up peace-loving hippies out to have a good time, the article was deemed “printable.”

My byline was (at my request) removed from the report. The police were blamed for the turn in violence and, for all I know, the New York Free Press found another sucker philanthropist to cadge support from, since the paper had always been and remained a money-losing proposition.

The experience was the first incidence that I can recall of “advocacy journalism.” Earlier that year, I witnessed the takeover of Columbia University, where students stormed the college administration building, pouring soda, coffee, and other liquids on papers, spilling open file cabinets and destroying office equipment. Administration officials, including Columbia’s tough-minded president Grayson Kirk, acceded to some of the student demands, but

after eight days of insults, increasingly ludicrous ultimatums from the protestors, and negative coverage from media, Mr. Kirk called in the police.

The protest was notable mostly for the split between Black Panther leaders and the mostly white SDS (Students for a Democratic Society).

It was a precursor to today’s Black Lives Matter and Antifa friction.

Major media covered this event but barely, if at all, mentioned the vandalism, and after police finally moved in to remove the demonstrators in another bloody melee, progressive media outlets took the side of the “students” in their coverage.

Many young reporters who covered those and following events are now in charge of college administrations, newsrooms, television and radio stations, and myriad levers of power. So, if you’re wondering why and how we got to the situation we now find ourselves in, with major media ignoring certain stories and playing up others, with objective journalism having been thrown under the VW minivan, you now have your answer, at least as I see it: half a century of biased news reportage has reached fruition as nothing but full-blown advocacy journalism at virtually every “news” outlet.

•MJ

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by Joanne A. Calitri

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Arts in Lockdown Series Part 14 Musician Keith St. John

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rtist Keith St. John is the true representation of the American dream: love it, work at it, keep it fresh, and it’s yours. And true to his nature, he has remained prolific in creating music throughout the lockdown, with virtual concerts, recording, composing, and some outdoor live shows with COVID19 guidelines. Here with sage advice for us to keep going and stay positive, his code is, “Let your life be always led by our soulful connected universe and your undying true love for your fellow humans.”

Keith is a singer, songwriter, composer, recording engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. At age two, he was composing music on the piano, and went onto being a classically trained tympanist and percussionist, touring Europe at age 17 with an orchestra. In college, he changed lanes to the rock highway, trading in his drumsticks for a microphone and tighter fitting clothes. In 1998, Keith met guitarist Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, ex-Dio, ex-Whitesnake) and formed the band Burning Rain, and in 2001 was endorsed

by Sammy Hagar to be the new vocalist for Montrose. The list of bands he has played with reads like the metal Bible: Lynch Mob, Kingdom Come, Neal Schon (Journey), Sweet, Quiet Riot, Tracii Guns’ L.A. Guns, and Nazareth (Manny Charlton).

Keith’s 2020 pre-COVID-19 shows were Kingdom Come and Burning Rain aboard the Monsters of Rock Cruise out of Fort Lauderdale; the Ronnie Montrose Remembered Concert during the annual NAMM show performing with members of Night Ranger, Dokken, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, The Scorpions, and the Edgar Winter Group; and a gig at SOhO Nightclub Santa Barbara where his band performs at least twice a year to a sold-out crowd. In

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addition to piano, percussion and vocals, Keith is expert on harmonica, guitar, and bass. He holds an electrical engineering degree from Stony Brook College in New York. He has owned a major L.A. dance studio, does graphic design, clothing design, paints, and sculpts.

From talking rock stars to supporting Real Men Wear Pink, here is the full panoply of our recent Zoom interview.

Q. Can you share about your music life during lockdown?

A. Recording has been super busy for me with different projects, lots of writing and producing. The latest projects I’ve taken on have broadened my horizons, allowed me to work within different genres, and inspired tons of fresh ideas. I am so happy I can do this while having time off from touring. I’ve been working with two new bands recording, co-producing two records and an

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board. Jim graduated from the World Champion College of Auctioneering in Bakersfield, California. He was California State Champion Auctioneer 2001. With this skill he is able to help many community nonprofits in their fundraising by being their auctioneer.

He did so this evening. Among his many honors he was “Citizen of the Year” by the Chamber of Commerce in 2005.

The Towbes Group, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment, development, and property management company headquartered in Santa Barbara. It has proven to be a trustworthy, innovative organization but also a vital community member with philanthropy integral to its core business practices. The Towbes Group is committed to giving back to the local community including the innovative Give Where You Live program and Towbes grant. They are especially interested in community and environmental stewardship; children’s health, well-being, and education; and adult health. Vice president of residential properties Jim Carrillo accepted the 2020 Champions award.

“Our 2020 Champions were selected because of their ongoing dedication to the community,” said CommUnify CEO Patricia Keelean. “Their individual actions and generosity pro-

vide opportunities and support for the least advantaged among us, especially low-income seniors and children.”

Nostalgia reigned with a special video in honor of the three winners but first the drive-in reverberated with 1950s rock ‘n’ roll music spun by Darla Bea as each car arrived. The movie playing was North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Santa Barbara’s Eva Marie Saint.

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All Creatures Welcome, Six Doggies Apart

I first learned of the Blessing of the Animals when we lived in Spain. My daughter, Kim, came home one day and said, “We need to take Alegria (her horse) to the Blessing of the Animals.” Really? Okay! And that was the beginning of St. Francis in my life. Even though I heard he began as a rich playboy who partied too much or at the very least he had an exuberant love of life and a spirit of worldliness, which made him a recognized leader of young men in his town.

Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Italy in 1181 or 82 and died in 1226.

He founded several religious orders and had great evangelical zeal and personal charisma drawing thousands of followers. Saint Francis loved all animals and is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. He is remembered for his generosity to the poor and his willingness to minister to the lepers.

Since Spain I have been to several blessings with my Shih Tzus, Mika and Mandy, at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, All Saintsby-the-Sea Episcopal Church, and Casa de Maria before the mudslide.

Jean Umanizo and Dino at the Blessing of the Animals

It is celebrated on or around October 4, the Feast Day of St. Francis. Any kind of animal is welcome, but Father O’Mahony isn’t too keen on snakes!

This year we were outdoors by the church, six doggies apart, because of the pandemic.

You don’t have to be religious – you can bless your animals at home. A priest would say to the animal, “May you (animal’s name) and (your owner’s name) enjoy life together and find joy with the God who created you.”

I keep a statue of St. Francis on my piano, not to be religious, but because he was a good guy. Everyone is welcome to an animal blessing.

•MJ

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Ernie’s World

by Ernie Witham Ernie has been writing humor for more than 20 years. He is the author of three humor books and is the humor workshop leader at the prestigious Santa Barbara Writers Conference.

Who Was That Masked Man?

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have a new respect for superheroes, bandits, and anyone else who wears a mask for a living.

For one thing, it’s not easy to smell things while wearing a mask, which is probably a good thing for those performing gastro-intestinal surgery.

For the rest of us just trying to keep COVID-19 out, we miss our olfactory senses.

“You’ll notice hints of dark cherry and allspice on the nose,” the waitress in Los Angeles said of our wine choice.

“I can’t smell anything, but I do denote dampness.”

“That’s because you put your mask into the wine again,” Pat said.

Ordering food without smell has also become a problem. “Here you are.

Enjoy.” I took my mask off to eat. My eyes watered. “Whoa! What the hell is that?”

“That’s the Lutefisk Salad with Anchovy Dressing. It’s the special of the day, though, so far, you are the only one who has ordered it. Can I bring you anything else?”

“Do you have Vicks VapoRub like coroners put under their noses on CSI shows?”

After barely surviving lunch, Pat and I continued on to the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, one of my favorite gardens in the world, along with Montecito’s world-renowned Lotusland, of course. Today we were here to visit the newly expanded Chinese Garden. Masks required at all times.

“This is the Garden of Flowering Fragrance,” Pat read from the brochure.

“If you say so. All I smell is the 27 peppermint Tic Tacs I ate to get rid of the Lutefisk taste.”

“I told you to always wear your reading glasses when you order food. I thought you would have learned after the Limburger and raw onion sandwich incident.”

Another not-so-great thing about masks is fogginess. “My sunglasses keep clouding up now that we are

walking. Oomph.”

“I see – or not see – your point,” Pat said. “Interestingly, it says here the pavilion you just walked into is the Studio for Lodging the Mind.”

“I think I might have dislodged my mind.” I wiggled my teeth one-by-one under my mask and checked my nose for straightness.

Pat lovingly checked me for blood then continued: “The Studio For Lodging of the Mind will house art.

That building behind it is the Jade Café. No doubt you’ll want to try some kind of eel entrée.”

The newly expanded Chinese Garden is amazing. Paths of intricately designed inlaid stones lead from one pavilion to another, with huge, beautifully pruned penjing (Chinese bonsai) in decorative pots everywhere. I found myself smiling with joy. Not that anyone noticed. People everywhere were taking photos of each other that they would have to try to identify later.

“Is that Tommy?” Nope. “Frankie?”

Nope. “Someone else’s kid?” Possibly.

Guess that’s why superheroes have giant letters on their chests.

Another great feature of Lui Fang Yuan (Garden of the Flowing Fragrance) are the sculptured limestone rocks throughout, including some towering ones that must have taken a busload of Chinese bodybuilders to move. For centuries these rocks

with their strange shapes and holes throughout have adorned gardens in China. I had to wonder if there were any left there.

One large expanse is the Court of Assembled Worthies and the Flowery Brush Library. It wasn’t open, but we peeked through the windows and saw that it was set up for calligraphers. “Can’t wait to try that. Can you imagine ‘Read Ernie’s World in the Montecito Journal’ written in flowing symbols on my mask?”

“Maybe start with something simpler,” Pat suggested. “Like ‘Caution.’”

Without a doubt, my favorite part of the expanded Chinese Garden was the Verdant Microcosm, which includes the World in a Wine Pot and the Cloudy Forest Court with its white walls and artistic cutouts. That is where the largest collection of penjing is located. Although I couldn’t actually smell the potted pines, junipers, and elms my other senses were on overload.

“Did you get enough photos?” Pat asked when we got back to the car.

I rubbed the sore spots behind my ears from the elastic bands. “Nope.

Less than a thousand. One thing, though, all that walking made me hungry. Let’s find someplace interesting in Pasadena for a snack.”

“Okay. But I’m doing the ordering.”

•MJ

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Leaving Home

by Ann Brode Ann Todhunter Brode has been an Aston Patterning practitioner and body-oriented therapist in Santa Barbara for over forty years. A recognized master in her field, Brode writes down-to-earth, compassionate articles on the challenges & rewards of living consciously in the body. She is author of Body Wise: What Your Mind Needs to Know About Your Body. Visit www.bodywisdomforlife.com for more information.

Santa Barbara to Santiago de Compostela A Healing Journey “It’s about the Way – not about the destination” – written on a stone along the Camino While walking the Camino de Santiago, Sage Parker in 2013 concocted the mantra: “God is within, walking a little bit farther and a little bit more each day”

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or centuries, pilgrims have walked the Camino de Santiago in northwestern Spain looking for absolution, healing, and spiritual inspiration.

In recent years, seeking a reprieve from the complexities of ordinary life, people of all faiths have been trekking this ancient route, staying in dormitory-style hostels and collecting stamps in a pilgrim’s passport. Similar to Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey, simply walking the Camino often becomes an inner quest to discover what’s not working, let it go, and move on. Recently, I sat down with Sage Parker to talk about her personal Camino experience in 2013.

Here’s her inspiring story.

“My intention wasn’t to get someplace or tick off a bucket list,” she said. “It was to heal myself by being present every single day.”

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Since she could remember, Sage said she had wanted to walk the Camino but the timing had never been right. This all changed several years ago when a painful, debilitating accident rendered such a journey seemingly out of reach and, yet, the only way forward. As illogical as it was, her deepest wisdom told her to go.

Given the state of her health, Sage’s determination to walk the Camino was both significant and heroic. To prepare, she got up at six every morning to walk to Trinity Church and back. On the first day, she met her travel companions: pain and doubt. To counter their resistance, she concocted the mantra: “God is within, walking a little bit farther and a little bit more each day.” Although many who knew Sage worried about the physical logistics of her plan, they were eventually convinced by her conviction. On her last training walk, Sage opened the front door to find friends and family lined up to join her. These included Nora Gallagher, Sally Terrel, Mimi Kaupe, Patricia Clark Houghton, Marci Simmons, Saral Burdette, Willow Sprout, and Ian Lang. Maggie and Paul Tucker posted signs of encouragement along their route and, once at the church, Reverend Mark Asman gave a blessing. Sage was on her way.

“Spirit showed up in every encounter, every experience,” she said.

The Camino Way

As every seeker knows, making peace with the shadow is part of the initiation. Staying at a little hotel in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port with her longtime friend and Camino partner, Dr. Jadis (Lala) Blurton, Sage saw the towering Pyrenees in the distance and thought, “Am I nuts, what was I thinking?” Remembering her “God is within” mantra helped her make peace with the shadow of fear.

Along the way, whenever self-judgment reared its ugly head, she found comfort in the truism “Judgment doesn’t protect you from anything.” And, when she found herself judging others, the saying “Every person walks their own Camino” helped her regain equilibrium. Each time she grappled with physical or emotional discomfort, she applied the Camino adage “Just walk with the sun until your shadow disappears.”

On the way, people greet each other saying “Buen Camino,” deferring to silence unless otherwise invited. But as we all know, quieting the mind can be a challenge. Remembering to be in her body helped Sage calm her chatty, storyteller’s mind. The forward momentum became a moving meditation that magnified the subtleties of Spirit. She could feel the healing power in the ancient ground. She could hear her inner voice and its wise counsel. And, she witnessed the sweet presence of the divine in simple interactions and synchronicities every day. For instance, in the middle of nowhere, when Sage felt she couldn’t go on, a taxi appeared with a driver named (no kidding) Jesus Ángel.

It seemed that each step, each encounter along the way helped Sage walk away from her limitations and embrace the infinite potential of “a spiritual being having a human experience.”

“The Camino didn’t begin when you started,” she said, “it doesn’t end when you come home.”

The Return

Sage wanted a rebirth but what transpired went way beyond expectation. She came home with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for “the crazy opportunity to spend time on such hallowed ground – with absolutely no distraction – to do nothing except walk and pray!” Besides her story, Sage brought home two precious insights to share with our community: “We’re rarely silent and, without silence, it’s hard to listen deeply to the wisdom of body and spirit.” And, once you learn to be quiet and listen, “No matter what comes your way, by being present in your body, you’ll have the presence of mind to make the right choice.”

You don’t have to go on a long walk in order to be quiet and listen to your deepest knowing. Just turn off the screens, disconnect from earbuds, and go outside. Shift your awareness from your busy intellect to your sensual body.

Feel your feet on the ground, smell the crisp autumnal air, listen to the wind in the trees, see the light dancing on water. Open your heart to the spirit of thanks giving. It’s everywhere.

Addendum

Before setting forth from her birthplace of Orleans in 2013, Sage got her first pilgrim’s stamp from Elisabeth Hendricks, the canon at the American Cathedral in Paris (formerly associate rector at All Saints-by-the-Sea); she received the final stamp in Finisterra at the end of her journey. In total, Sage walked for three months, traveling nearly 1,000 miles on and around the Camino. When she returned to Santa Barbara, her physician, Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman, was stunned at the transformation in her physical being. By now, knowing for certain that body and spirit are one, this didn’t surprise Sage at all.

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of ‘bad luck,’ different misunderstandings in big life relationships, feeling more alive, being a generic follower in this ever more mechanized world, and lots more!

EP, release dates are not set but I will announce it on my social media when the time is right.

I’ve also been writing and recording demos with Rick Steier and Kingdom Come for a new record with that band, as well as recording the remainder of the demos that I started last year for my Keith St. John Solo Artist Album.

Do you use different tunings, instrumentations, off-track recording?

For the guitar, there are many different tunings other than the standard EADGBE that add unique chordal possibilities and sonic textures to my songs for sure. In the Kingdom Come Band we utilize A= 432 Hz, which resonates with 8 Hz (the Schumann Resonance), the documented fundamental electromagnetic “beat” of Earth. It just feels better for that music!

Any live performances?

As far as concerts during lockdown, I’ve done two packed shows on Monsters of Rock Cruise’s virtual live streams from a COVID-safe studio with only the musicians, which had 38,000 viewers for Keith St. John & friends Keith St. John in Joshua Tree (Photo courtesy: Ronnie Montrose Remembered, and Keith St. John) 42,000 viewers for KSJ & friends’ Stairway to Zeppelin, and a Pay Per View stream with Kingdom Come. Last week, I was in Nashville working in the studio, and jumped in on a cool socially distanced backyard jam with members of Foreigner and drummer Troy Luccketta of Tesla.

Due to COVID-19, the festival Sweden Rock and a few dozen larger European festival dates got canned. I’ve been told they will try to honor the same artist rosters when things resume – we’ll see right?

My other band Burning Rain has been on complete hiatus since the lockdown in March as our guitarist Doug Aldrich had recording commitments with his other band The Dead Daisies for most of 2020.

Since I’m touring less, my writing and producing skills are being honed a lot. I’m learning more about better recording techniques as well since I have to record a lot more on my own at my home studio. It’s actually very enriching and fulfilling to have the time and necessity to sharpen these skills as well as sharpening my singing skills by experiencing a broader diversity of musical and singing challenges.

In early March, I started Rock ‘n’ Roll Facemasks with my partner Sherri Lu. The masks boast an organic cotton inner lining, a flexible nose bridge clip, a sleeve for an extra filter if wanted, a gapless design, and lots more healthy points with your choice of the outside printed material from rock music designs that change regularly. We are happy to do something creative during this time that is the healthy choice for folks.

During lockdown, does music influence the human condition?

The human condition has necessarily married the “cyber world” in many new ways that were probably all gonna be part of our daily lives eventually but we got pushed into it much quicker. For some of us, we got a major crash course on utilizing the Internet for a much larger part of our current life picture.

Folks that love to see live music from their favorite artists or love to discover new bands are simply finding all that online only now, instead of both online and in person.

What’s next for you?

My KSJ record is very important to me. I’m not announcing too many details before the release is officially announced. Maybe another live stream or two before the end of the year, and a few projects for rock tribute shows when smaller outdoor venues are allowed open.

Giving back/paying forward?

When I was growing up in Long Island, New York, I would help other people if they were broken down. When I worked with Ronnie Montrose he was into helping others, so when I did my first Ronnie Montrose Remembered concert after he passed, I got involved with the company Sweet Relief, the Epilepsy Foundation, American Cancer Society, and more. When we can, we fight the good fight, while we’re not struggling, and even when we are it’s important to reach out and find people who need us. Right now I am participating in Real Men Wear Pink for breast cancer.

Advice for musicians going forward, what is their role right now?

Musicians have time to hone and diversify their craft while artists have a great deal to reflect on and inspire new messages to their rapidly growing online audiences.

Advice for the music industry and venues?

Tragedy is always a springboard for great art. I hope to see some very inspired art from all walks of life and generations bringing some positive changes to the ever-evolving social climate on our fun little planet.

A message to your fans...

However safe you’re being, step it up a few notches and commit yourself to not contributing to the possible growth or spread of the pandemic. As always your whole life can change on a dime, but regardless of all the changes you will face you will always be able to move forward. The answers are always close at hand, even if at first you feel lost. Finally, check yourself and make sure you haven’t lost yourself in the problems or issues or relationships you’re trying to fix!

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Your views on culture/race/nationality/gender/social/political issues?

One thing is that during the COVID-19 crisis there are many of my associates who prefer not to involve themselves in any situation whatsoever with human contact, so for live streams or certain studio recording situations they’re simply unavailable at this time. I do 100 percent support those folks who all have good reasons for their choices. Of course as we’ve gotten closer and closer to this year’s election day, many peeps are preoccupied with it, but I guess overall the artist types in my world are less concerned with having to share their political views as artists tend to be in general.

As a voice for your generation, what is the world feeling like and what do you want changed?

With the age of the communications super highway, our empathetic and sixth sense perceptions of each other as well as our inherent psychic capabilities are quickly getting lost. We are guinea pigs during a time when big business is way ahead of health and safety research in regards to the latest quickly evolving tech toys. I would love it if a large-scale movement began to get away from the vanity-driven allure of the social media boom and reconnect with the wisdom and deeper connections to each other which are found somewhere beyond the five senses.

The messages in your songs are...

Well there’s quite a bunch, but here’s a few...

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Music and Much More with Marsalis

The election will be three days in the rear-view mirror when The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet with Wynton Marsalis performing “The Sounds of Democracy” streams for free as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Thematic Learning Initiative, its community conversation arm in conjunction with events. Led by trumpeter-composer Wynton Marsalis and featuring seven of jazz’s finest soloists, the concert’s repertoire celebrates, with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music, jazz’s embodiment of freedom and democracy, highlighted by “The Democracy Suite,” a new Marsalis composition written during the ongoing COVID19 crisis as a response to the political, social, and economic struggles facing the nation. The piece is described as a swinging and stimulating instrumental rumination on the issues that have recently dominated our lives as well as the beauty that could emerge from a collective effort to create a

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Trumpeter-composer Wynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet’s performance of The Sounds of Democracy on November 6

better future.

The 60-minute concert, which begins streaming at 5 pm on Friday, November 6, will be followed by an hour-long conversation and Q&A with Marsalis moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and UCSB professor Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart. The event ties together both of this season’s TLI themes: Finding Hope, about maintaining social connections, ensuring emotional well-being and rebuilding with intention, and Race to Justice, in which leading activists, creatives and thinkers confront racism in America, guiding us toward racial equality. Register at www.

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Fighting Fear with Creativity

Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear, the 2015 book by Elizabeth Gilbert, the celebrated author of Eat, Pray, Love, has been named as the Santa Barbara Public Library’s choice for SB Reads: Create!, the fall’s Santa Barbara Reads program. Free copies of the book in both English and Spanish are available to pick up at the Central Library’s Book Browsing program and Sidewalk Service while supplies last.

The goal of the program is to engage the community with local artists and writers to explore creativity and, as Gilbert suggests in her book, encourage embracing “a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” Gilbert herself

will participate in the month-long program via a virtual conversation over Zoom at 6 pm on November 11 to discuss creativity, the creative process, and the book. Community members may submit questions for Gilbert in advance using the library’s online form. Register for the event at https://santabarbaraca.evanced. info/signup/ EventDetails?Even tId=32626&backTo=Calendar&start Date=2020/11/02.

“Journaling to Uncover Our Own Big Magic,” one of the library’s ancillary events, offers four gatherings for teens and adults of all genders to explore journal-keeping through a series of Saturday morning workshops. Participants will learn how to create a journal with poems, sketches, free writing, and collages, November 7, 14, 21 and December 5.

Chaucer’s Choices

Chaucer’s Books continues to confront the coronavirus crisis with an increasing number of virtual events, bringing authors online to read from and talk about their works. The first of three such talks this week takes place at 11:30 am on Sunday, November 8, the early hour due to the fact that the writer in question, Craig Carlson, will be Zooming in from France. New York Times bestselling author Carlson first came to France as an exchange student in 1985 and instantly fell in love with the country, never imagining that some 35 years later he’d be the

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Local writer Maureen Murdock will discuss the re-released version of The Heroine’s Journey, her popular 1990 book on feminism, on November 12

owner of two American diners in Paris and be nicknamed “Le Pancake Kid” by the French. He’ll be talking about his just-published second book, Let Them Eat Pancakes: One Man’s Personal Revolution in the City of Light, a second helping of charming tales on the joys and challenges of working, eating, and loving in France.

Carlson’s first book, Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France, actually brought him to town for a book-signing event at Chaucer’s, where he met Mary Harris, a member of the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission who was a big fan and shared a similar story; she’s mentioned at length in the first chapter. For added local flavor, each copy of the new book sold at Chaucer’s will be signed by a bookplate and accompanied by a “pancake gift certificate” for a free stack of pancakes at Carlson’s diners, both called Breakfast In America, good through 2022.

Two days later, at 6 pm on November 10, Louise Ann Noeth, author of Landspeed, a racer and extreme speed consultant for film and television, will discuss her latest book from Arcadia Publishing, Bonneville Salt Flats. The book dives into the history of the hallowed land speed grounds and includes several Santa Barbara-area world record holders.

Local writer Maureen Murdock will discuss the re-released version of The Heroine’s Journey, her popular 1990 book on feminism, that draws on cultural myths and fairy tales, ancient symbols and goddesses and the dreams of contemporary women to illustrate the need for feminine values in Western culture. The special anniversary edition features a new foreword by Christine Downing and preface by the author, who will talk about how this need is just as relevant today as it was when the book was originally published 30 years ago, at 6 pm on November 12.

•MJ 5 – 12 November 2020

Your Westmont

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

Grant Aids Westmont Center to Establish Thriving Communities

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estmont College has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Westmont Center for Thriving Communities.

Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative funds the program. This national initiative seeks to strengthen Christian congregations to help people deepen their faith in God, build strong relationships with each other and contribute to the flourishing of local communities and the world.

Lilly Endowment made nearly $93 million in grants through the initiative.

This support allows organizations to work directly with congregations and help them clarify their values and mis- The Westmont Activities Council decked out sions, explore and understand better Kerrwood Hall as part of an effort to keep stuthe communities they serve, and draw dents on campus for Halloween to reduce the risk upon their theological traditions as of spreading COVID-19 they adapt ministries to meet changing needs.

The Westmont Center for Thriving Communities will gather local churches to explore how they can best serve the distinctive Central Coast region as individual congregations and as a network. Through plenary retreats, local church events, and individual consulting, the program offers congregations the diverse resources of Westmont College, drawing especially on the insights of three existing initiatives: The Center for Social Entrepreneurship, which helps Westmont students and faculty understand and engage the Santa Barbara area; The Westmont Initiative for Public Dialogue and Deliberation, which gathers people to discuss complex social problems and shared values that might drive solutions; The Westmont Decision Lab, which uses formal economic theory to help churches and other organizations make crucial decisions.

“Demographic change, racial and socioeconomic dynamics, and shifting patterns of suburban development make the Central Coast a challenging and vital place to do ministry,” says Aaron Sizer, co-director of the program. “The pandemic has introduced new hurdles as well as fresh opportunities to rethink how we’re doing God’s work in the world.”

Campus Pastor Scott Lisea, who co-directs the program, says he looks forward to engaging local congregations in new conversations. “This is a fascinating time for churches and leaders as they work their communities,” he says. “A great deal of current research can help churches consider what real impact looks like. Westmont has scholars in theology, sociology, economics, history, art, and many other fields who can connect congregations to those discussions, helping them thrive as they serve where God has placed them.”

Westmont is one of 92 organizations taking part in the initiative, representing and serving churches in a broad spectrum of Christian traditions.

Lilly Endowment launched the Thriving Congregations Initiative in 2019 as part of its commitment to support efforts that enhance the vitality of Christian congregations.

Running into GSAC Championships

head coach Russell Smelley. “He is positive in attitude and a good student of the sport in how he observes elements that can make him and his teammates better.”

Breytenbach, who enrolled at Westmont just a few weeks before the start of classes, received clearance from the NAIA to compete at the WJU Warrior Invitation. The Atascadero native proceeded to win her first collegiate race, beating out runners from five other GSAC schools. “Anneline is a pleasant walk-on surprise,” Smelley said. “She is a competitor at heart, so racing is an extension of her personality. She has embraced the team and the training and made herself at home with the Warriors.”

Concert Offers Toe Tapping Jazz Standards

The Westmont Music Department’s weekly Friday night virtual concert series gets jazzy on November 6. The Westmont Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of keyboardist Eben Drost, will perform many recognizable standards starting at 7 pm at westmont.edu/virtual-concert-series. The concert will be recorded in Deane Chapel with musicians wearing masks and singers standing outside the door when they perform.

“Like many musicians, we in the jazz ensemble had been missing the musical and social joys of playing with other people,” Drost says. “But before repopulating, we did have some meaningful time over Zoom listening to music, learning about jazz history and some of the social situations musicians were responding to, and geeking out on jazz theory topics like the super-Locrian scale. It’s been a blast.”

The ensemble includes Colby Young (drums), Dylan Russell (bassist), Keegan Perez (guitarist), Samila Holt (clarinet/sax), Soren Warren (trumpet), and Julianne Jimenez (vocals). Alumnus John Butler ’20 will assist on drums.

The performance includes “A Night in Tunisia” by Dizzy Gillespie, “Angel Eyes” composed by Matt Dennis with lyrics by Earl Brent, “Black Orpheus”

by Luiz Bonfá, “Blue in Green” by Miles Davis, “It’s Been a Long, Long Time”

by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, “Ornithology” by Charlie Parker and Bennie Harris, and “Pent Up House” by Sonny Rollins.

•MJ

Westmont’s Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership presents

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Westmont cross-country first-year students Caleb Mettler and Anneline Breytenbach, Golden State Athletic Conference Athletes of the Month for October, lead their teams into the GSAC Championship on Saturday, November 7, at William Jessup University in Rocklin.

Mettler, a San Clemente High School graduate, claimed second place in race two of The Master’s Invitational on September 26, but was later credited a first-place finish after computing team scores. He ran to a fourth-place finish at the WJU Warrior Invitational on October 24. “Caleb has shown outstanding racing acumen as he has taken to the longer collegiate 8K race,” says Westmont 5 – 12 November 2020

Caleb Mettler (with Adam King on his heels) was all smiles at the Westmont Tri-Meet on October 9

Freshman Kacie Kwan (with Madden Hundley close behind) finished first in the Westmont TriMeet, winning her second straight race to begin her collegiate career

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Travel (Continued from page 24)

the e-bird app as they work extremely hard to locate the rich flora and fauna of the Corcovado.

Water is Life

Jesus Christ walks on water, but we didn’t know he could drop from a tree or a rock and cover five feet per second across its surface. Actually, the green basilisk lizards are lightening quick and run upright. When it feels threatened it can sprint across the water with relative ease, hence its status as the Jesus Christ lizard. It seems appropriate though, moving across water at biblical proportions. Its unique capability coming in handy while eluding predators in the steamy Central American rainforest of Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park.

Whenever we were around a water source, we were virtually guaranteed of seeing these sleek, two-foot-long reptiles sprinting upstream, bank to bank, along serpentine streams and rivers that were also occupied by black-mandibled toucans, spectacled caimans, American crocodiles, and tiger herons.

At one particularly broad river mouth, in the fork of a dead tree, I watched a common black hawk successfully dismantle a large, freshwater crab. Patiently waiting below was a crested caracara (another type of raptor) scarfing up the remains. Nothing goes to waste in the rainforest.

Above the birds of prey was a breeding pair of scarlet macaws enjoying the blossoms in a huge cashew tree. They would first drink the water caught inside the blossoms and then consume the blossoms themselves. These neotropical parrots light up the canopy of the rainforest like no other bird with their

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stunning plumage of multi-colored feathers. That and their raucous RAAAK, RAAAK, resembling what a prehistoric pterodactyl may have sounded like millions of years prior. They can live up to 75 years and the Corcovado National Park is an important bastion for this iconic species.

No Sunscreen Required

There was one more massive river mouth to cross before leaving the Corcovado, reaching Carate and catching our ride back to Puerto Jimenez.

This was our last stretch of the Corcovado, a short two-mile hike that didn’t disappoint. Holly nearly stepped on a well-concealed brown vine snake. We were snorted at by a couple of white-collared peccaries and watched a band of coatis ripping through a stand of banana trees.

It occurred to me that I hadn’t used sunscreen the entire four days. Didn’t need to. The always shady rainforest took care of that. I was sorely reminded of it in Carate when we emerged from the rainforest and into the blistering sun.

I quickly forgot about the heat and humidity, diverted by a pair of breeding scarlet macaws just underneath the canopy of a lone cashew tree. Not paying any attention to a minimal audience, the two lovebirds went on with their business while I enjoyed an ice cold Coca-Cola in a bottle.

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Osa Wild for guided trips into Corcovado National Park, osawild.travel. •MJ

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” – Edward Abbey

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Editorial (Continued from page 5) But before you go check it out, there are a few things we’d like you to know.

To date we have archived a full year of past Montecito Journal newspapers.

Our plan is to upload a year’s worth of past Montecito Journal editions every six weeks. So if you’re searching for a past story and it’s not yet there, rest assured it’s coming.

Each week we will upload that week’s Journal on Wednesday at midnight, just before the next week’s paper can be found on the stands. The reason for the delay is that we want to make sure that local readers still pick up a hard copy of the paper as it’s important that we continue to strongly support our advertisers as they continue to support us! It is the physical paper that enables us to be able to create and support a robust digital presence which has great community benefits.

“Our aim is to give our readers something to think about, something to talk about, and something to smile about.”

In addition to the Montecito Journal itself, our digital site will highlight various aspects of Montecito Journal Media Group content, including magazines, our soon to be released Giving List and lots of original digital content. Plus, going digital also gives us the ability to cover breaking news, which includes providing up-to-the-minute emergency information during any crisis that should arise. It also allows us to expand our reach to people near and far who love Montecito and consider our community a part of their lives. Or would like it to be.

We are proud of our new digital site, but it is a work in progress, and we welcome any feedback as it is our aim to make it the best and most user-friendly site on the Central Coast. So check us out at WWW.MONTECITOJOURNAL. NET and let us know what you think. Because what you think matters to us, very much.

•MJ

County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Becker Appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission Approval of the Olive Mill Roundabout Project November 17, 2020 Virtual Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. On November 17, 2020, the County Board of Supervisors will consider the appeal by Thomas Becker of the Montecito Planning Commission’s September 16, 2020 approval of the Olive Mill Roundabout project, Case Nos. 19DVP-00000-00024 and 19CDP-00000-00048.

A timely appeal of the Montecito Planning Commission’s September 16, 2020 approval of the Olive Mill Roundabout project (19DVP-00000-00024 and 19CDP00000-00048) was filed on September 22, 2020. The proposed project is a request for a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit to reconfigure the intersection at Coast Village Road, North Jameson Lane, Olive Mill Road, and Highway 101 from a stop controlled intersection to a roundabout. The project would include new sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, signage, and drainage facilities. Please refer to the July 28, 2020 Montecito Planning Commission Staff Report for further details on the proposed project and for a comprehensive policy consistency analysis.

The Olive Mill Roundabout was identified in the 2017 Highway 101 HOV Project Revised EIR as a mitigation option for intersection impacts that would occur as a result of the Highway 101 HOV project. The Olive Mill Roundabout is expected to reduce traffic delay and improve the overall Level of Service (LOS) at the intersection from LOS F (extreme congestion or considerable delays) to LOS C (minimal delays) (Traffic Operations Analysis Report, Omni Means, November 2019). Implementation of the Olive Mill Roundabout ensures compliance with Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) Policy 7-32. CLUP Policy 7-32 was initially adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2018 and requires that the Olive Mill Roundabout project, among other projects, be completed prior the completion of the adjacent Highway 101 HOV segment located within the Montecito area.

Please see the posted agenda and staff report available on the Thursday prior to the meetings at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx under the hearing date.

The Board of Supervisors meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Board. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to appear and speak on the project. Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor's Stay at Home Executive Order N-33-20 issued on March 19, 2020, to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meetings will no longer provide in-person participation. The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public: 1. You may observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meetings in the following ways:

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Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

By phone - If you would like to make a comment by phone, please call (805) 568-2240 and state your name, your phone number and which item you would like to speak on and the clerk will call you at the appropriate time. Please make every effort to be available and mute all streaming devices once it is your turn to speak.

For additional information related to the proposed project, please contact Nicole Lieu at: Email: nlieu@countyofsb.org | Tel: 805-884-8068 If you challenge this project (Case Nos. 19DVP-00000-00024 and 19CDP-0000000048) 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 to the Board of Supervisors prior to the public hearing.

Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by 4:00 p.m. on Friday before the Board meeting at (805) 568-2240.

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Notice Inviting Bids HSIP DOWNTOWN PERIMETER LIGHTING PROJECT Bid No. 3870A 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its HSIP Downtown Perimeter Lighting Project (“Project”), by or before November 12, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly. The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids.

Telegraphic, telephonic, paper and facsimile bids will not be accepted. Bids that fail to upload to Planet Bids prior to deadline will not be accepted. Bidders are encouraged to upload bids by 2:30 pm to Planet Bids.

Bid results will be available on PlanetBids. Bids will be called out on Zoom at 4:00 pm on November 12, 2020 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81910815198?pwd=VldQWk9MTWNxU0MzYkZjcUJhYTBmZz09 Meeting ID: 819 1081 5198 Passcode: HSIP40223

2.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located along De La Vina Street and Sola Street as well as other locations in the City of Santa Barbara. Lighting and pedestrian crossing enhancement work is primarily located on Sola Street from Garden Street to Bath Street, as well as on De La Vina Street from Micheltorena Street to Haley Street. Other improvements along Anacapa Street from North of Haley Street to Gutierrez Street. Striping improvements along Chapala Street from Constance Avenue to Victoria Street and De La Vina Street from Constance Avenue to Haley Street.

The Project consists of constructing 9 ADA access ramps, signing & striping, lighting infrastructure (including but not limited to poles, foundations, approx. 8,000 feet of conduit, meter installation, pull boxes), complete and in place.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 130 working days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $1,615,000.

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License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A . This requirement can be met with either a prime that has both licenses OR a combination of a prime and their subcontractors that meet this requirement.

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3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. .

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959 A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

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Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.

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Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. The prevailing rates are on file with City and available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code section 1771.4.

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Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

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Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.

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Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

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Disadvantage Business Enterprise. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federalaid contract is considered to be part of the statewide overall DBE goal. The Agency is required to report to Caltrans on DBE participation for all federal aid contracts each year so that attainment efforts may be evaluated. This Agency federal aid contract has a goal of 7% DBE participation.

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Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

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Bidders are advised that this project is a Federal-Aid Construction project and the Contractor shall agree to all requirements, conditions, and provisions set forth in the specification book issued for bidding purposes entitled “Proposal and Contract.” Attention is directed to Appendix B of the “Proposal and Contract” specification book for federal requirements and conditions, as well as documents required to be submitted with this proposal request. This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts.

Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the City of Santa Barbara, General Service Manager, Purchase Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California and available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ Internet website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. The Federal minimum wage rates for this project as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor are set forth in the specifications and in copies of these specifications that may be examined at the offices described above where project plans, special provisions, and bid forms may be seen. Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holder of these specifications. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage requirements in the specification book entitled "Proposal and Contract." Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued to holders of the "Proposal and Contract" specification books. Future effective general prevailing wage rates, which have been predetermined and are on file with the California Department of Industrial Relations are referenced but not printed in the general prevailing wage rates.

If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate. The City of Santa Barbara will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes "helper" (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and Subcontractors, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal Minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

By: _____________________________________________________ Date: _______________ William Hornung, C.P.M., General Services Manager Publication dates: October 28, 2020 and November 4, 2020 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990

INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for: BID NO. 5874 DUE DATE & TIME: NOVEMBER 20, 2020 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK CLOSURE BY REMOVAL AND REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN – SIDEWALK ON CALLE CESAR CHAVEZ Scope of Work: Contractor to furnish all labor, insurance, bonds, materials, equipment, supervision, and appurtenances necessary for the Underground Storage Tank Closure by Removal and Remedial Action Plan (RAP) – Sidewalk on Calle Cesar Chavez adjacent 601 East Montecito Street, Santa Barbara per Attachments A & B. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted.

If further information is needed, contact Caroline Ortega, Senior Buyer at (805) 564-5351 or email: COrtega@santabarbaraca.gov A pre-bid meeting will not be held. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to visit job site to assess all field conditions before submitting bid proposal. Note that all questions must be posed thru Planetbids. Refer to Section 2.23 for pre-bid investigation.

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.

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

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

PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.).

Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5.

There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813.

Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certified and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776.

The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A-1-131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently licensed to perform the work and registered pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5 without limitation or exception. It is not a violation of this section for an unlicensed contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California AGeneral Engineering contractor’s license and the UST must be removed by a contractor with licensing and certification in accordance with the State of California Local Guidance Letter 48-5 at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein.

CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

5 – 12 November 2020

Published: November 4, 2020 Montecito Journal

• The Voice of the Village •

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 17, 2020, 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 Bob Cunningham of the Park and Recreation Commission's failure to vote to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application for the removal of the Deodar Cedar located in the front yard setback at 2934 Lomita Road.

If you challenge the Council's action on the appeal of the Parks and Recreation 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.

You are invited to attend this public 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 by sending them electronically to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

In order to promote social distancing and prioritize the public’s health and well-being, the city council currently holds all meetings electronically. As a public health and safety precaution, the council chambers will not be open to the general public. Councilmembers and the public may participate electronically.

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, including the public hearing to consider this appeal, will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

(SEAL)

Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager November 4, 2020 Published November 4, 2020 Montecito Journal

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HELLOSIMPLE, 4810 Sawyer Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93013.

Savana Herman, 4810 Sawyer Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 27, 2020.

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). FBN No. 2020-0002659.

Published November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020.

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 911 Restoration Goleta, 289 Coromar Dr. Unit 150, Goleta, CA, 93117. Levin’s Mitigation & Repair INC, 289 Coromar Dr. Unit 150, Goleta, CA, 93117. This statement was filed with

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Monte ito Miscellany

ing I devoured it in 24 hours! So hot you’ll need asbestos gloves to turn the pages.

sium resort-style pool, helipad, two tennis courts and facilities, for skeet shooting.

Near to Friends

Sending Off a Diving Legend

by Richard Mineards

Multi-Grammy Award winning composer David Foster is house hunting in Montecito

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 13 years ago.

Crooning and Cooking

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anta Barbara’s Singing Chef Andy LoRusso, who now lives in Naples, Florida, was diagnosed with the neurological disorder dystonia, a mild form of Parkinson’s disease, two years ago.

“It causes excessive involuntary muscle contractions for which I take Botox shots every ninety days,” says Andy, who grew up in Newark, New Jersey, before finding his passion for authentic Italian food combined with music, given his Sicilian grandmother Grace would cook while playing the world’s greatest operatic arias.

He published his first cookbook, Sing & Cook Italian, in 1991, which came with an audiotape allowing participants to warble away as they prepared culinary delights.

After almost 28 years of traveling around the world cooking for thousands of people at special events, as well as appearing regularly on The Food Network, The Donnie and Marie Show, and myriad local morning shows, Andy, who studied under the world-renowned vocal coach Giovanna D’Onofrio, published his second book, Sing & Cook With Andy LoRusso The Singing Chef.

Now, he tells me, he is launching a line of private label sauces including tomato basil, vodka cream, and sausage fennel sauce, digging deep into his grandmother’s family recipes, which will retail for $6.99 to $8.99 depending on the outlet.

Given his recent medical diagnosis, Andy is donating a portion of the gross sales to the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation in Chicago.

To help promote the new product during the coronavirus lockdown, Andy is broadcasting Zoom cooking classes for an audience of 1,500 would-be chefs later this month.

Behind the Velvet Ropes

An old New York friend, Ben Widdicombe, now editor-in-chief of Avenue Magazine, has sent me his new 287-page book Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World.

Australian Ben, whom I first knew when he scribed for the gossip column of the Daily News with George Rush and Joanna Molloy, whom I frequently appeared on TV talk shows with,

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Santa Barbara’s Singing Chef Andy LoRusso has launched a line of pasta sauces to help medical research

also worked for the New York Post’s legendary Page Six column, The New York Times and was managing editor of the syndicated TV show TMZ in the Big Orange.

The riveting tome, published by Simon & Schuster, pretty much reflects my celebrity lifestyle after moving to Manhattan in 1978 from the London Daily Mail to become gossip columnist on Rupert Murdoch’s Star Magazine before moving to New York Magazine, when the owner of the Fox News Channel bought it from Clay Felker, and then becoming a contract regular on The Joan Rivers Show.

Ben, a founder of the fashion gossip blog Chic Happens, recounts his lifestyle in no holds barred intimate detail. He has appeared at nearly every gossip-worthy venue from the Oscars to the Metropolitan Museum gala, which I used to attend with the late Pat Buckley and Nan Kempner, and Donald Trump’s Palm Beach country club Mar-a-Lago, where I was once a guest of Ivana Trump for her extravagant wedding to Italian toyboy, Rossano Rubicondi, with George Hamilton in 2008.

As he whisks us past the clipboards and the velvet ropes, Ben shares secrets on how to crash parties, climb the social ladder, and make small talk with bold faced celebrity names, from Henry Kissinger to my erstwhile New York Magazine colleague, Anna Wintour.

This book is so deliciously interestBen Widdicombe’s Gatecrasher: How I Helped the Rich Become Famous and Ruin the World gives a behind the velvet ropes view of celebrity life

Music man David Foster and his pregnant wife, Katharine McPhee, are house hunting in Montecito to be near their friends Prince Harry and Meghan.

Foster, 70, winner of 16 Grammys, and McPhee, 36, reportedly want their children to grow up alongside Archie, the 16-month-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Meghan, 39, and McPhee are longtime friends, having gone to school together and performed in musicals in Southern California.

Stay tuned…

McMansion on the Market A stunning 554-acre ranch once owned

by McDonald’s mogul Ray Kroc in the Santa Ynez Valley is on sale for $29 million (photo: previewfirst)

A stunning 554-acre ranch once owned by McDonald’s mogul Ray Kroc in the Santa Ynez Valley is up for grabs, for $29 million.

Kroc and his wife, Jane, a former secretary to the actor John Wayne, bought the property in the Happy Valley area 16 miles from the late singer Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in 1965 for $600,000. They named it the J and R Double Arch Ranch, a nod to the iconic hamburger chain’s yellow arches.

Health mogul Gerald Kessler of Nature’s Plus vitamins purchased the sprawling property in 1990 and renamed it the Circle K Ranch.

The estate’s most impressive feature is the massive 17,000-square-foot lodge built in the late 1960s, which can seat 100 people with a 3,000-squarefoot great room and a 5,200-squarefoot conference hall.

The lodge also boasts 20 bedroom suites and the estate as a whole can accommodate 100 guests.

There are also four single-family homes, two bunkhouses, a gymna-

“When the President does it, that means that it’s not illegal.” – Richard M. Nixon

Lad Handelman was a pioneering abalone diver who parlayed his underwater pastime into a successful commercial diving operation

On a personal note, I mark the move to more heavenly pastures of Lad Handelman, a pioneering abalone diver who parlayed his underwater pastime into a successful commercial diving operation for the offshore gas and oil fuel industry.

Lad, who grew up in New York, founded Oceaneering International Inc. and Cal Dive International Inc., which became two of the largest independent diving companies in the world.

Despite suffering a broken neck in a 1985 snow skiing accident that left him a paraplegic, it didn’t stop him leading an active lifestyle from his magnificent aerie on TV Hill overlooking our Eden by the Beach.

His July 4th parties were legend and I was lucky enough to be invited regularly when his miniature cannons were fired to compete with the piercing siren of the Amtrak surf liner train which I dubbed “Boom With a View” in my News-Press columns at the time.

Octogenarian Lad, who hated mentioning his age, was also a passionate supporter of the United Boys and Girls Club, and the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Close to Home

Prince Harry and wife, Meghan, have been expanding their property use in our rarefied enclave.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who bought a $14.5 million, nine-bedroom home on 5.4 acres in Riven Rock in July, rented a $400 an hour home on Miramar Beach, a tiara’s toss from Rick Caruso’s Rosewood Miramar, to record a podcast about teenage mental health with three high school students from Teenager Therapy in support of World Mental Health Day. The 2,500-square-foot, four-bedroom craftsman studio house has been used for Ralph Lauren and other fashion shoots in the past on giggster.com.

Sightings: Actor Jonah Hill surfing off Miramar Beach... Kevin Hart and Ellen DeGeneres noshing at the Rosewood Miramar... Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger and girlfriend, Abby Champion, strolling down State Street Pip! Pip! – and be safe

•MJ

5 – 12 November 2020

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990

INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for: BID NO. 5873 DUE DATE & TIME: NOVEMBER 18, 2020 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. CORPORATE YARD REPAVE Scope of Work: Furnish all labor, materials, equipment and all necessary incidentals to remove and replace asphalt pavement in Zones 1 and 2 and the van accessible parking stall of the Corporate Yard located at 635 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, California, per project plans.

Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid.

Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays.

Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted.

If further information is needed, contact Jennifer Disney Dixon, Buyer II at (805) 564-5356or email: JDisney@SantaBarbaraCA.gov A NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on November 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., at the Corporate Yard, located at 635 Laguna 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.

FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.

BONDING Bidder shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order, a cashier’s certified check, or bond payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid. Bonds must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Note: All bids must be accompanied by a copy of the bid security uploaded to PlanetBids. Only the original bid security of the three (3) lowest bidders must be mailed or delivered to the Purchasing Office in a sealed envelope and be received within (3) City business days of the bid due date and time for the bid to be considered.

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

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

PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations.

The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5.

There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813.

Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certified and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776.

The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A-1-131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid.

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently licensed to perform the work and registered pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5 without limitation or exception. It is not a violation of this section for an unlicensed contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California C-12 Earthwork and Paving contractor’s license at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein.

CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

5 – 12 November 2020

Published 11/4/20 Montecito Journal

• The Voice of the Village •

the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 20, 2020. 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). FBN No. 2020-0002615.

Published October 28, November 4, 11, 18, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Capisce Market, 1524 Bath Street, 1A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Serafina Logiacco, 1524 Bath Street, 1A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 15, 2020. 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). FBN No. 2020-0002573.

Published October 28, November 4, 11, 18, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Carla’s Cottages, 2126 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA, 93108.

Carla Case, 2126 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA, 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 14, 2020. 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). FBN No. 2020-0002569.

Published October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Traci Can, 2126 East Val-

ley Road, Montecito, CA, 93108. Traci M. Weeks, 2126 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA, 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 16, 2020.

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). FBN No. 2020-0002587. Published October 21, 28, November 4, 11, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Aquareon Publishing, 1240 Estrella Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, 93110.

Glenys L. Archer, 1240 Estrella Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, 93110.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 2, 2020.

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). FBN No. 2020-0002504.

Published October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INB Productions, 126 E. Haley Street A15 Second Floor, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. John Markel, 3214 Campanil Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 1, 2020. 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). FBN No. 2020-0002492.

Published October 14, 21, 28, November 4, 2020.

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support of MOXI, aka The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, through her Firework Foundation.

Now the “California Gurl” is getting even more personal with the kid-oriented museum, as the homegrown sensation is donating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a family to party with her privately over Zoom as the grand prize in MOXI’s Rock Star Raffle. The event is an attempt to replace the fundraising from the museum’s annual gala, which had to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Katy’s has always supported MOXI and STEAM learning, for which we’re really grateful,” said Robin Gose, president and CEO of MOXI. “We reached out to her to ask if she and her foundation could support us during this critical time, and we were thrilled that she said yes and offered this amazing opportunity for one lucky family to have a dedicated private experience with her, where they’ll have a chance to chat with her, joke around, and wherever it goes.”

The grand prize also includes a MOXI Family Membership plus a Party Gift Basket filled with some of Perry’s favorite things, Gose said. “She’s going to curate it with a bunch of her favorite foods and beverages, and all kinds of fun things for the family to enjoy,” Gose said.

“I don’t even know what those things are yet. But I’m sure it’ll be something silly and quirky and fun just like Katy.”

The launch of the raffle coincides with the museum’s long-awaited reopening following more than six months of going dark due to the pandemic protocols.

Initially, only museum members will be admitted beginning Friday, November 5, with the general public also being allowed in starting the following weekend. The reopening can’t come soon enough for the museum, which relies on admissions and rentals for much of its annual budget. “Things like this are crucial to try to make up for that lost revenue,” Gose said. “We’re depending on the community support.”

But throwing open the doors also meets the imperative to fulfill MOXI’s mission to get kids together to explore, Gose said.

“Playgrounds and swimming pools and all the ways to get together have been closed for months. Just being able to come back to a fun and familiar place like MOXI is going to be so healing for so many kids and families. I think a lot of them can’t wait to come here and just play and just be kids again.”

The opening will also mark the debut of CurioCity, MOXI’s cardboard cutout community created with the help of 43 contributions constructed at home by local kids and their families. Visitors will be able to check out the display and explore the creative designs that came together during the pandemic. “We have it set up almost like a little Christmas village in our interactive media theater,” Gose said. “I think it will be fun for

Woodside HOA Slope Repairs Project Bid No. 4019A 1.

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Woodside HOA Slope Repair Project (“Project”), by or before Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 3:00 PM, through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly. The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal.

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

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Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located behind 315 to 327 Ladera Street, Woodside Condominiums, and is described as follows: Mobilize to Weldon Pl. staging area and set up an access point from McKinley School playground; clear and otherwise prepare the ravine caused by a water main break for engineered fill; place fill in lifts and compact; provide jute netting coverage and native seed to stabilizing surface soils.

2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within 30 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about December 1, 2020, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $60,000.

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License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): A. 3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

4.

Contract Documents. The job specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959 A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

5.

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.

6.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

7.

Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.

8.

Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.

9.

Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

10.

Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM at the following location: McKinley School Parking Lot (park on Weldon Dr.) to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory and bids will not be accepted from contractors not attending this site meeting. Bidders are responsible for bringing and wearing a face mask and following social distancing guidelines on-site.

11.

Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.

By: ___________________________________ Bill Hornung General Services Manager Publication Dates: November 4, 2020

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END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.” – John Kenneth Galbraith

5 – 12 November 2020

MONTECITO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF HEARING:

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor's Stay at Home Executive Order N-33-20, issued on March 19, 2020, to protect the health and well-being of all Californian’s and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission hearings will no longer provide in-person participation.

We have established alternative methods of participation in the Montecito Planning Commission hearings, pursuant to the California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March 17, 2020, which states: • Providing an opportunity to “observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically,” alone, meets the participation requirement; and • “Such a body need not make available any physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment.”

The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public: 1. You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20 2. If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available:

Pop star Katy Perry has long contributed to organizations whose mission is to improve the lives and welfare of children (Photo courtesy Katy Perry)

people to see how the buildings they contributed came together in the city.”

Guests can also take in The Interactive Kinetic Ball Machine, designed by high school seniors of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, whose exhibit was cut short by the closure back in March.

The museum will have limited hours and admit only 25 percent of its capacity during the county’s current Red pandemic phase, opening for two distinct sessions Thursdays-Sundays.

Reservations are strongly recommended although walk-ups are allowed if space permits.

MOXI will not only follow all of the required pandemic protocols, but also employ innovative devices such as giving visitors an opportunity to use a stylus rather than directly touching the hands-on parts of the various exhibits.

Meanwhile, the excitement is building for the auction for the special prize with Katy Perry, who has told board members that she can’t wait to bring her daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, to MOXI when she’s old enough. The unique party might be as innovative as the museum itself.

“It’ll go where Katy takes it,” Gose said. “Maybe she’ll play a song, maybe she’ll tell some great stories about touring and performing and songwriting.

The family will have the opportunity to ask her questions and just chat with her. It’s all very organic. From what we know about Katy, she’s very personable, really likes to connect with people, and doesn’t just keep it superficial. So I think that party is going to be really fun for that family.”

The Rock Star Raffle tickets cost $100 each and can be purchased by calling (805) 770-5021 or visiting moxi.org/katy to fill out an interest form. Families can buy as many tickets as they wish by Monday, December 7. Everyone who purchases a ticket will be invited to join a family-friendly virtual dance party celebration of all things MOXI, full of creativity and fun, on Thursday, December 10, during which the winner of the Katy Perry virtual party will be announced, Gose said.

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• Distribution to the Montecito Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

• Video and Teleconference Public Participation – To participate via Zoom, please pre-register for the meeting using the below link.

When: November 18, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 11/18/2020 Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dXx-micORWWasDdpSPOx3A After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

OR PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 602 753 0140 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 470 250 9358 or +1 646 518 9805 or +1 651 372 8299 or +1 786 635 1003 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 267 831 0333 or +1 301 715 8592 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 991 1617 6385 The Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above.

The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, and computer materials, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission.

Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc or by appointment by calling (805) 5682000.

If you challenge the project(s) 14RVP-00000-00005, 20CDH-00000-00003, 17DVP-00000-00002, 17CUP-00000-00031, or 19DVP-00000-00036 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 to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.

14RVP-0000-00005 Eric Graham, Planner (805) 568-2073

Casa Dorinda Open Space Management Plan Annual Progress Report

300/302 Hot Springs Rd

The Montecito Planning Commission will receive and file the annual status report, as required by Condition #14 of the approved Casa Dorinda Master Plan Conditional Use Permit project, Case no. 14RVP-00000-00005. Casa Dorinda is located on Assessor Parcel Nos. 009-640-013 and 009-640-014, located at 300 Hot Springs Road, in the Montecito area, First Supervisorial District.

20CDH-00000-00003 Van Wolfswinkel Partial Demo/Rebuild Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 & 15303

1491 Edgecliff Lane Tess Harris, Supervising Planner (805) 568-3319 Willow Brown, Planner (805) 568-2040

Hearing on the request of Randall Van Wolfswinkle, property owner, to consider Case No. 20CDH-00000-00003, which is a request to authorize the partial demolition of the existing 6,355 square foot two-story single family dwelling, rebuild of a 6,988 square foot two-story single family dwelling, and construction of a new 51’-6” by 11’-6” pool and 24’-0” by 8’-0” reflection pool; and to determine the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 [Existing Facilities], 15302 [Replacement or Reconstruction], and 15303 [New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures]. The application involves Assessor’s Parcel No. 009-360-005, located at 1491 Edgecliff Lane, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.

17DVP-00000-00002 17CUP-00000-00031 Johnson New SFD and Retaining Walls Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 & 15304 Hearing on the request of Peter and Lesley Johnson, property owner and applicant, to consider the following: a) b)

871 Park Hill Lane Joe Dargel, Supervising Planner (805) 568-3573 Ciara Ristig, Planner (805) 568-2077

Case No. 17DVP-00000-00002 to construct a new residence, accessory structures and improvements to the existing driveway; Case No. 17CUP-00000-00031, to construct retaining walls along the driveway of up to 13 feet in height; and

to determine that the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 and 15304. The application involves Assessor’s Parcel Number 007-030-016, located at 871 Park Hill Lane, in the Resource Management Zone and in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.

19DVP-00000-00036 20NGD-00000-00008

Montecito Debris Flow Protection Plan (Debris Nets)

Montecito Alex Tuttle, Supervising Planner (805) 884-6844 Ciara Ristig, Planner (805) 568-2077

Hearing on the request of Pat McElroy, Executive Director for The Project for Resilient Communities (TPRC), Applicant, to consider Case No. 19DVP-0000000036 for approval of a Development Plan in compliance with Section 35.472.080 of the Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC), on property zoned Resource Management (RMZ-40, RMZ-100, and RMZ-320), to: • Permit three years of maintenance and subsequent removal of six existing, permitted debris nets that are located in three canyons north of the community of Montecito, including Cold Spring Canyon, San Ysidro Canyon, and Buena Vista Canyon; and, • Adopt the Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (20NGD-00000-00008) pursuant to the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As a result of this project, significant but mitigable effects on the environment are anticipated in the following categories: Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Fire Protection and Recreation.

The MND and all documents may be reviewed online at: https://cosantabarbara.app.box.com/s/o9fp2865sykaqn98s0702plaa96xj7t5/folder/123198268201 or by appointment at the Planning and Development Department, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The project is located along Cold Spring Creek (APN 011010-027 and 011-010-028), San Ysidro Creek (APN 151-180-019 and 007-020-003), and Buena Vista Creek (APN007-020-009) in the Montecito Community Plan Area, First Supervisorial District.

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Pie for Everyone: Recipes and Stories from Petee’s Pie, New York’s Best Pie Shop, by Petra Paredez (Abrams, Hardcover $23.95) Petra Paredez shares her personal repertoire of impeccable baking techniques that have made her pie shops, Petee’s Pie Company and Petee’s Café, New York darlings. At the heart of it all, the goal is simple – a tender, flaky crust and perfectly balanced filling – and this cookbook leads the way with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance. It’s filled with vibrant photography and recipes for just about every pie imaginable, from fruit and custard to cream and even savory.

apples; and a crust-lover’s heirloom tomato galette ($5), a rustic buttery pastry rolled flat and topped with tomatoes, ricotta and cream cheeses, crowned with fresh basil before it’s baked to perfection.

Helena Avenue Bakery is located at 131 Anacapa Street, Suite C (enter off Helena Avenue near the corner of Yanonali Street).

TASTING NOTES WITH ROSEWOOD MIRAMAR WINE DIRECTOR DANIEL FISH

LOKUM

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OKUM offers a delicious selection of Turkish baklavas made with pistachio, walnut, or hazelnut ($6), with nuts sourced from Gaziantep, the Black Sea, and Central Anatolia regions. “Even though it is available year-round, when the holidays come, people either bake Helena Avenue Bakery’s egg-y, buttery challah is their own baklava, or they order a tray perfect for holiday stuffings of it from their local bakery,” explained Bülent Derdiyok, who co-owns and operates the Turkish café with his brother Levent. “In the Mediterranean, baklava always has its place on the holiday dinner tables, and gets served to the guests when they come over to visit.” Anatolia style baklava ($10) is a dessert made from layers of filo pastry, filled with pistachios and walnuts, and sweetened with syrup. Take one bite and experience the crunchiness of baklava, as its mild flavor melts in the mouth and its glossy syrup creates a sweet sensation on the finish.

It is cut slightly larger than other baklava varieties. Besides baklava, the café is also known for its Turkish coffee ($15-$20 for an 8.8-ounce canister) and ornamental LOKUM’s Anatolia style baklava is the perfect centerpiece for your holiday table Turkish delight ($35 to $58).

LOKUM is located at 1019 State Street, Santa Barbara.

COOKBOOKS TO INSPIRE HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN THE KITCHEN

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s autumn brings changing leaves and cooler weather, the season gives us mushrooms, brassicas, and root vegetables.

Richard Sanford of Alma Rosa is an iconic producer of Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir, and his passion project, Alma Rosa, creates a fantastic “Barrel Select” Pinot Noir, which is handpicked from his favorite barrels of all the single vineyards produced, creating a wine of great depth and concentration. The purity of the fruit is enhanced by notes of fall leaves, warm exotic spices and a hint of mushroom umami. All of these flavors are ready to be paired with your next roasted duck or turkey, served with caramelized root vegetables and mushrooms. Chef Massimo Falsini of Caruso’s restaurant has created an incredible seared Liberty Farms duck breast accompanied by a Fregola Sarda studded with Pioppini mushrooms, fondant of turnip, finished with a roasted duck jus. Only 28 cases of this wine were bottled, so make an Rosewood Miramar’s Wine Director Daniel Fish recommends effort to collect a couple to enjoy Alma Rosa’s “Barrel Select” to pair with poultry and root vegethis fall.

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astering Bread: The Art and Practice of Handmade Sourdough, Yeast Bread, and Pastry, by Marc Vetri, Claire Kopp McWilliams, David Joachim (Ten Speed Press, Hardcover $23.99) The Vetri Cucina Bread Program began over a decade ago and has been part of the American movement to reclaim high-quality bread as a cornerstone of our food culture. In Mastering Bread, Marc Vetri and his former head baker, Claire Kopp McWilliams, show home cooks how to create simple breads with unique flavors in their own ovens. Included are more than 70 recipes for their bestselling sourdough and yeast loaves as well as accompaniments to serve with the breads. The book shares everything that Vetri and McWilliams have learned over the years about the art and science of making incredible bread. They explain how to use fresh milled and wholegrain flours as well as local and regional wheat varieties, with easy instructions for adapting bread recipes for success with whatever flour is available in your market.

Included throughout are bios and interviews with grain farmers, millers, and bread bakers from around the nation.

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749 SAN YSIDRO RD, MONTECITO 12.77±acs • $62,000,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

1104 CHANNEL DR, MONTECITO 1.13±acs • $32,000,000 Phyllis Noble, 805.451.2126 LIC# 01448730

296 LAS ENTRADAS DR, MONTE CITO 6BD/11BA • $28,500,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

416 MEADOWBROOK DR, MONTECITO 7BD/11BA • $9,495,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

700 E MOUNTAIN DR, MONTECITO 7BD/9½BA • $8,995,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

313 SAN YSIDRO RD, MONTECITO 5BD/5½BA • $8,875,000 Josiah Hamilton, 805.284.8835 LIC# 01415235

3007 VISTA LINDA LN, MONTECITO 6BD/7½BA • $8,450,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

1235 E MOUNTAIN DR, MONTECITO 4BD/4½BA • $6,400,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

2148 PIEDRAS DR, MONTECITO UPPER 4BD/3½BA • $5,100,000 Patrice Serrani, 805.637.5112 LIC# 01764713

475 BARKER PASS RD, MONTECITO 6BD/4BA • $3,995,000 Randy Freed & Kellie Clenet, 805.895.1799 LIC# 00624274 / 01434616

595 FREEHAVEN DR, MONTECITO 5BD/6BA • $3,950,000 Ken Switzer, 805.680.4622 LIC# 01245644

850 ROCKBRIDGE RD, MONTECITO 3BD/2½BA • $3,450,000 Daniel Encell / Barbara Neary, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141 / 01491532

1382 PLAZA PACIFICA, MONTECITO 2BD/2½BA • $2,695,000 Sue Irwin, 805.705.6973 LIC# 01413354

805 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 10.67±acs • $2,375,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

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