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Big in Japan: Hiroko Benko, owner of Condor Express, visits homeland with Anne Towbes, p. 6

LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 46

HOLDING BACK THE HILLSIDE

AS WE APPROACH THE FIRST ROUND OF WINTER RAIN, THE COUNTY CONSIDERS TWO INITIATIVES – STEEL NETS AND A NEW DEBRIS BASIN – IN AN EFFORT TO LESSEN DEBRIS FLOW IMPACTS FOR FUTURE STORMS (STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 12)

Village Beat

Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to negotiate with Randall Road homeowners to purchase land for new debris basin, p. 32

All That Jazz

SOhO to host experimental twosome Expandards on Sunday, November 25, p. 18

Head of the Class

Westmont students look ahead to Bachelor of Music program set for fall 2019, p. 38

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5

Guest Editorial

Bob Hazard is seeing red, white, and primarily blue after the midterms as he dissects what the election results mean for California by the numbers

6 Miscellany

Hiroko Benko in Japan; SB Choral Society; Compagnie Kafig; Gratitude party; SB Symphony; Empty Bowls crusade; Voices for Justice; Rosalind Amorteguy-Fendon; Leonardo DiCaprio; Prince Harry; and Caroline Hunt, RIP

Letters to the Editor

This Week

Tide Guide Village Beat

Seen Around Town

On Entertainment

Brilliant Thoughts

Spirituality Matters

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Movie Guide Legal Advertising Your Westmont

Our Town

Calendar of Events

Classified Advertising

Local Business Directory

A panoply of posts from Journal readers comprising Denice Adams, Thomas Carlisle, Dr. Edo McGowan, David McCalmont, Ray Winn, and Brent Zepke Pumpkin smash; Thanksgiving dinners; libraries; fishermen’s market; Holiday Faire; concert; Holiday Pops; boot camp; campus tour; tree lighting; library; Italian group; MBAR meets; knitting; book signing; Spanish; Carp artists; music club; fitness; art classes; story time; wine/ cheese; and farmers market Montecito Association meeting summary including Swiss nets; BOS seeks private land; Laguna Blanca update; and YMCA Thanksgiving Photography by Nancy Neil

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Lynda Millner covers the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation Military Ball and the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network

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Steven Libowitz reports on Expandards; actress Joanna Johnson; Cinderella at the Granada; Brad Nack’s reindeers; SB Symphony; and more classical music Full of hot air? Ashleigh Brilliant takes flight, citing the poem “To a Skylark” and “Ode to a Nightingale” while dissecting art about our flying feathered friends.

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Steven Libowitz chronicles Gratitude Circles; community gatherings; sensitivity training; and Mindful Eating Meetup summary

The college introduces new academic programs; and Dr. Daniel Kahneman examines the mind at leadership luncheon Now you see them: Joanne Calitri interviews drummer Simon Wright about the late Ronnie James Dio’s hologram; and British guitarist Clive Carroll The Skatalites; Small Business Saturday; Georgia Freedman; Peace Pipe; Hendrix plus SOhO; Warren Miller; Pickle Tree Lighting; Bravo show; and jazz Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Guest Editorial

by Bob Hazard Mr. Hazard is an associate editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club.

California Blues

With the Democratic sweep in the November 2018 statewide elections, the Republican Party in California continues its descent into oblivion. The GOP won no statewide office. Democrats now have a death grip on California’s two U.S. Senate seats, all but eight of the 53 California U.S. House seats and a supermajority in Sacramento in the Assembly and the State Senate. The GOP in California has drifted closer to irrelevance than at any time since the state joined the Union in 1850. The takeover by Dems in what once was Ronald Reagan country is essentially complete, allowing “progressives” to legislate in any way they see fit. Forty-four percent of voters in California are registered as Democrat compared to 25% for Republicans. For the first time ever, more voters identify as Independents at 25.5% than as Republicans. If you are a Republican in Montecito, six out of your 10 best friends are convinced you are a deranged deplorable. Hopes for limited government, balanced budgets, personal responsibility, and lower taxes are as dead as dodo birds in California for at least the next decade.

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Of California’s 39.5 million residents, 68% live in coastal counties. Los Angeles County alone is home to 10.2 million residents, or 26% of California’s population. That plurality dominates California politics. Hispanics now account for more than 50% of Los Angeles County residents. African Americans account for another 10%. Non-Hispanic whites have shrunk to 30%; Asians 11%.

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had particular meaning for Hiroko, given a relative, Kobori Enshu, designed the garden in the Edo period for a younger brother of an emperor. It is considered one of the country’s most important large-scale cultural

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Who’s in Charge?

In our mail was an Environmental Survey from UCBren purportedly on Thomas Fire-related concerns. This survey was not reviewed by the Montecito Association (MA) or Montecito Planning Commission (MPC), or to my knowledge, The County Board of Supervisors (BOS) or Santa Barbara City Council. However, the BOS did approve a $10,000 allocation to support a survey to Montecito stakeholders for short- and long-term planning purposes. From my review as a former professional planner-developer and hous-

ing-healthcare consultant, the received survey instrument is data mining. It is over-reach and off-topic. This survey instrument is not what was discussed by those wanting stakeholder input for ‘Rebuild Montecito’ to aid short- and long-range planners who also will address Montecito’s eight costly independent Special Districts, and the possibility of Village Incorporation to provide critical leadership while reducing property owner costs. Therefore, I advise neighbor caution in choosing to complete this particular UCBren survey. I tossed mine, as did others I know. To follow through on an initial inquiry survey made by 1st District supervisor Das Williams in January 2017 that was announced and distributed at a Disaster Community meeting, there is another survey on its way, focused on stakeholder desires for our community. However, it is unclear who will be inquiring: perhaps Montecito Planning Commission, or MA, or the specially organized private debris basin-focused billionaire club? Confusing to me, if not to you. Again, I ask: Who’s in charge of Montecito? Denice S. Adams West Montecito (Editor’s note: I wish we could say

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Free Bootcamp Classes Local personal trainer Brooklynn Jervis offers a free week of bootcamp exercise classes at Manning Park. The classes are a combination of strength and cardio workouts for all levels. Free trial classes Tuesdays and Thursday from today to December 6.

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Smash Animal lovers are encouraged to get the kids out of the house this Thanksgiving and come to the zoo for a smashin’ good time! Watch as the elephants, gorillas, and other animals play and interact with pumpkins. Free with zoo admission. The zoo closes early today at 3:30 pm. When: 10 am to 3:30 pm Where: 500 Niños Drive Info: www.sbzoo.org Thanksgiving Several restaurants in and around Montecito are serving up traditional turkey dinners with all the fixins; call for details and reservations. Bella Vista at the Biltmore, 1260 Channel Drive, 969-2261 Montecito Wine Bistro, 516 San Ysidro Road, 969-7520 Stella Mare’s, 50 Los Patos Way, 969-6705 The Monarch at Montecito Inn, 869-0789 Rodney’s Grill at the Hilton, 884-8554 Belmond El Encanto, 770-3530 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Libraries Closed All Santa Barbara public libraries are closed for both Thanksgiving and the day after. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Fishermen’s Market Every Saturday, get fresh fish and shellfish at unbeatable prices straight from local fishermen on the city pier next to Brophy’s restaurant. Buy fish whole or have it cleaned and filleted to order. Rockfish, lingcod, black cod,

live rock crab, abalone, sea urchin (uni), and more are available weekly, rain or shine. When: 6 am Where: Harbor Way Info: www.cfsb.info/sat Annual Holiday Faire An exceptional variety of fine handicrafts from 85 artisans are showcased at the Carpinteria Museum’s 38th Annual Holiday Faire. Everything from paintings, photography, ceramics, and fine jewelry to stained glass, woodworking, fabric art, dish gardens, natural bath soaps, Christmas décor, children’s gifts, and more can be found for a unique hand-crafted, gift-shopping opportunity. Hot foods, home baked goodies, live folk music, face painting, and photos with Santa Claus! Admission is free. When: 10 am to 3 pm Where: 956 Maple Avenue in Carpinteria Free Holiday Concert The Santa Barbara Symphony presents a holiday tradition, its Free Family Holiday Concert, a matinee rendition of Holiday Pops, with the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony playing holiday favorites at the Granada Theatre. Bring your family and friends to this free musical event this Thanksgiving weekend to kick off this festive season! Arrive at noon for pre-show festivities, including meeting Santa and playing instruments from the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van. When: 1 pm Where: 1214 State Street Cost: free RSVP: (805) 899-2222 or email at info@thesymphony.org.

When: 9:15 am to 10:15 am Where: Manning Park, 449 San Ysidro Road in Montecito Cost: free Info: 714-944-3931 Holiday Pops The Santa Barbara Symphony kicks off the holidays with Holiday Pops, a festive performance at The Granada Theatre. Broadway actress and vocalist Capathia Jenkins joins the symphony to sing everyone’s favorite holiday classics in a program curated and led by the symphony’s celebrated music and artistic director, Nir Kabaretti. When: 8 pm Where: 1214 State Street Tickets: available at the Granada Theatre Box Office (805) 899-2222. Cost: general admission: $10, family 4-pack: $25, loge: $50 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Campus Tour Laguna Blanca School welcomes local families to experience what current students and parents know and love about Laguna Blanca. Today, children and their parents are invited to take an interactive, inside look into life at Laguna Blanca’s Lower School campus. Children and parents are encouraged to attend as an introduction to the Laguna community. Visit classrooms and explore art, science, music, technology, and cooking. This childcentric event offers an opportunity to tour the school, meet and ask questions of teachers, administrators, and current parents, and learn about the curriculum in each grade while children are engaged in learning

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activities. Drop-ins welcomed, registration appreciated. When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: 260 San Ysidro Road Register: www.lagunablanca.org/ open Annual Tree Lighting Come join Westmont in kicking off the holiday season with the 17th annual pickle tree lighting. The night includes choral performances from the Cold Spring Choir and Westmont’s Ahh Men and Women of Westmont. Santa will also be there to pose for pictures. The 150-foot redwood that Westmont calls the pickle tree will be lit after the choir performances. Hot apple cider and cookies will also be offered. When: 4:30 pm Where: 955 La Paz Road WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 After School at Montecito Library Come play on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month; activities include tech toys, arts and crafts, Legos, and more. Children under the age of eight must have an adult present. When: 3 to 4:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Italian Conversation Group The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System hosts an Italian conversation group for those who would like to practice their Italian language conversation skills and meet others in the community who speak Italian. Both native speakers and those who learned Italian as a second or foreign language will participate, and new members are always welcome. When: 12:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the

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Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in, and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Book Signing at Chaucer’s In celebration of the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Volume 2, being published, join for a reading and signing by featured authors Stephen T. Vessels, Shelly Lowenkopf, and Max Talley. Stephen is the author of The Mountain & The Vortex and Other Tales, as well as the Door of Tireless Pursuit. Max is the author of Yesterday We Forget Tomorrow, and Shelly is the author of Love Will Make You Drink and Gamble, and Stay Out Late. All three authors will be signing both the journal and their own novels. When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Fishermen’s Market When: 6 am Where: Harbor Way Info: www.cfsb.info/sat Carpinteria Artists Marketplace The event will be held in the courtyard of the Carpinteria Arts Center. Join in to celebrate the arts through music and handcrafted art pieces for sale by local artists. When: 10 am to 4 pm Where: 855 Linden Avenue Info: www.carpinteriaartscenter.org Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town 22 – 29 November 2018

since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: First United Methodist Church, Garden and Anapamu streets Cost: free

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THURSDAYS Casual Italian Conversation at Montecito Library Practice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all and informative. When: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Carpinteria Creative Arts Ongoing weekly arts and crafts show with many different vendors and mediums. When: every Thursday from 3 to 6:30 pm in conjunction with the Carpinteria farmers market. Where: intersection of Linden and 8th streets Information: Sharon at (805) 291-1957

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Kelly has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond. She is also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, and is a member of Montecito and Santa Barbara’s top real estate team, Calcagno & Hamilton.

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Development, Tess Harris. As of press time, the County had received more than 50 letters of support of the Partnership, which comprises 10 members of the community including former SB Fire chief Pat McElroy, Matthews, Gwyn Lurie, Joe Cole, Les Firestein, Mary Rose, Ron Pulice, Alixe Mattingly, Cathy

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who exactly is “in charge of Montecito,” but even the short answer is too long. However, the Montecito Association is where you should look for leadership and answers. Its membership consists of nearly one-quarter of all the homes in Montecito and its monthly meetings – while often not well-attended by the public – are covered in Montecito Journal by Kelly Mahan Herrick, our editor-atlarge. Additionally, associate editor Bob Hazard attends nearly every meeting as well. Montecito is classified as an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County, so its ability to pull its weight among the various incorporated areas is less than ideal. In order to really have a say in County politics, we’d probably need to incorporate as a city. There are serious pros and cons on both sides of that issue, and it would require extended public discussions and informational [as opposed to promotional] meetings to determine that outcome. The state of California has made it expensive and nearly prohibitive for small communities such as Montecito to incorporate into cityhood. So, for now, we’d say the Montecito Association is “in charge” of Montecito. – J.B.)

“Coming Down” on Acosta

Jim Acosta, the CNN reporter who had his credentials yanked, set a bad

precedent. Granted, Mr. Acosta did act in a rude manner, but for a female intern to take the mic away (notice it wasn’t a man because Mr. Acosta may have reacted in a different way). The whole incident demeans the press conference. Sam Donaldson would have never had this happen to him no matter how he behaved. If you’re going to come down on Mr. Acosta for his reaction, don’t you believe the president should be accountable for his comments toward April Ryan? Thomas Carlisle Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: During an April 2018 White House press conference, Ryan asked whether or not President Trump has considered resigning, to which White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded by saying the question was “absolutely ridiculous.” We don’t see where the two incidences are comparable. For the record, we’ve never “come down” on Mr. Acosta or anyone else. – J.B.)

Adjustment Necessary

Ah, the evil events... Just how much was the ex-Marine shooter in Thousand Oaks still dealing with the trauma of war? Do we have any idea of how our foreign policy might underpin some of this? Is this an un-factored cost of current

foreign policy? Was the ex-Marine subjected to a theater of combat – if so, how many rotations? What does the choice of these theaters have to do with resource acquisition? Resources for whom? Those flying drones that drop smart bombs are showing severe stress and there are major areas of discord and stress within this function. Again, a foreign policy issue? Some very close to me came back from theaters of combat completely mad, arrived home and were essentially just jettisoned onto home soil to deal as best they could with what they had experienced. Some did not adjust. My stint in service was in the interyears with no active combat. I was a medic at a V.A. hospital and did see the psychological trauma lingering in the older veterans. Later, after studying medicine and a fellowship, I was a clinical instructor at the V.A. geriatric teaching hospital in Sepulveda. I dealt with the aftermath that lingered within those from the several previous belligerent activities in which the United States engaged. While bodies were treated, the mental status was often neglected and still is. I was also attached to the Foreign Service and was intimately involved in zones of conflict and also dealt with the Peace Corps volunteers found there. There was scant attention allo-

cated toward dealing with psychological trauma experienced by either of these groups. Following the end of tour, these people are mainly just cut loose and shipped home. A clearer picture of true cost might be worth seeking, although gaining such is probably politically unrealistic in attaining. Dr. Edo McGowan Montecito

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ight decades or so into the Great American Songbook, it would seem to be near impossible for artists to find a new way of taking on the classic show tunes and pop hits of a couple of generations of songwriters. There have been straight-ahead vocal stylists bebop jazz interpretations, soul-shaking R&B rounds, and even a go at employing a trip-hop or EDM. What’s left? Yet somehow Mikael Jorgensen, the longtime adjunct keyboardist with Wilco, and Aussie-born singer-songwriter Isaac Koren (of pop-rock bands The Kin and the Bråves), found a way to explore the material through an experimental jazz duo called Expandards. Jorgensen employs strange sounds coaxed from his synthesizer to provide unconventional texture and contrast to Koren’s classic vocals, with the added element of playing the songs excruciatingly slowly. Unexpected levels of meaning, depths of feeling, both implied and inferred, emerge from such standards as “Someone to Watch over Me,” “Angel Eyes,” and “Nature Boy.” After coming together late last year when they got to talking at a kids’ birthday party in their hometown of Ojai, Expandards have mostly performed publicly only in and around the village, or in pop-up shows between stand-up sets at underground comedy clubs in Los Angeles. In fact, their planned debut at Greater Goods in Meiners Oaks got canceled when the Thomas Fire forced extended evacuations. As it turned out, they both ended up at the Bacara, where they played an impromptu set in the lobby. “It was quite a cathartic moment, feeling a little bit of joy and hope in the music, and having our families be together while it was snowing ash on the beach,” Koren recalled. “The songs themselves have been solace.” Now almost a year later, Expandards’ Santa Barbara debut at SOhO, slated for Sunday, November 25, represents only their second full-length evening

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concert. Jorgensen and Koren talked about the project in a conference call earlier this week. Q. What brought you guys together for this project? Mikael Jorgensen: Things are pretty open with Wilco, but certain modes aren’t quite the right fit for them. I found myself researching and exploring jazz chords and song construction, the technical parts, and had my world blown wide open. When I told Isaac about my interest in doing these classic songs with just a synthesizer and vocals, he loved the idea. We started getting together in the mornings after dropping our kids off at school, just for an hour or so. Pretty soon it became our morning meditation… I loved that it felt risky. We didn’t know if it would work, but we thought it would be fun to find out in front of our friends. Isaac Koren: For some reason, jazz was the first form that got me singing as teenager. But then my brother and I came to New York and ended up performing together as The Kin, and got signed to a major record deal. We were the world’s biggest support band for a few years, opening for Rod Stewart and Coldplay, playing 60 arenas in all. It was amazing, a great time. But we didn’t really get into the inside of what songwriting was. So, when we moved to Ojai, we started working as both artists and as a writer-producer team called Braves. We’re able to explore all the things we never dared to try on as The Kin. Been fun to take

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The Great American Songbook is a vast catalog. How do you choose the repertoire? MJ: Isaac had a list of songs that I didn’t already know, so I wanted to start there. Then it’s just been a matter of finding the ones that have a special resonance with us, whether it’s the lyric that sets a mood we like, or just that the music is spectacular. We gravitate toward darker material rather than something like “Happy Talk” from South Pacific. IK: It probably has something to do with our shared Nordic roots. MJ: I think you’re right. There’s a feeling, not exactly a sadness, but there’s snow everywhere in Norway in the winter. There’s a synergy of atmosphere and music, maybe like positively gloomy. The happiness that comes from being warm inside, with a fire burning and a great meal in the oven, while it’s snowing outside. That’s what we want to find in our music. EK: These songs have been some-

what of a cure for disaster fatigue, an inner musical salve. What is it you are doing in the arrangement to make them your own? MJ: I scroll through sounds on the synthesizer, and Isaac sings. We record everything we do and then listen back and decide which parts we like and where we want to try something else. There’s an infinite combination of sounds on a synthesizer that you can make. You can translate the harmonic information of a piano, or a string section, or a saxophone, and then custom-tailor them to Isaac’s voice so we’re not in the same register. That gives room for both of us to move around. It’s a lot of trial and error: Should it be Music for Airports, or more Aphex Twin, or maybe Enya or Talk Talk? It’s great that we have the time to chip away at it for weeks on end. It’s such a joy. I know I don’t look like that on the stage, but that only betrays the fireworks that are going on inside me. People look at me and wonder if I’m still alive, but to me it’s just that it’s so good that I want to savor it, not waste any energy flailing around. Comedy clubs would seem to be a

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and combined them. And Woman went from size 6 to size 14. So God said, “Try my fresh green salad.” And Satan presented thousand-island dressing, buttery croutons, and garlic toast on the side, and Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast. God then said, “I have sent you heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them.” And Satan brought forth deep-fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof. God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it “Angel Food” and said, “It is good.” Satan then created chocolate cake and named it “Devil’s Food.” God then brought forth running shoes so that his children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds. Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deepfried them. And Man gained pounds. God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald’s and its $2 double cheeseburger. Then said, “You want fries with that?” And Man replied, “Yes! And super-size them!” And Satan said, “It is good.” And Man went into cardiac arrest. God sighed and created quadruple-bypass surgery... And Satan created ObamaCare. David McCalmont Santa Barbara

Weather or Not

Carbon dioxide (C02) is an inert, colorless gas making up about 0.038% (380 parts per million [PPM]) of our atmosphere. The range is 320 PPM to 408 PPM, depending on where in the world and at what altitude the measurement is taken… and almost as importantly, by whom. Some have suggested that the “normal” range for the last 50,000 to 100,000 years is 331 PPM, based on ice cores and plant studies. The ice studies had been the most accepted. However, recent information suggests that the measurements are low due to an effect of liquid water in ice absorbing some of the C02, then leaking out, yielding a lower reading of C02 concentration. The jury is still out on this issue, but the side taken is usually related to political party affiliation. According to the EPA

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(Environmental Protection Agency) and the EIA (Energy Information Agency), about 3% of the low-altitude C02 is caused by the burning and processing of fossil fuels, with lesser contribution at higher altitudes. This results in the contribution of C02 from fossil fuel burning and processing at 11 to 12 PPM out of the 380 PPM total C02. The other “natural sources” of 368 PPM come from bubbling gasses from the deep ocean, decaying ocean plants and animals, decay of landbased plants and animals, volcano eruptions, forest fires, and a variety of other natural causes. A fun way to put this is that 97% of C02 molecules agree that they come from “natural sources.” C02 is plant food. Without it, there would be virtually nothing green or edible on the planet. Go back to your high school science book and review the C02/O2-photosynthesis cycle. This magic comes from the component that is only 0.035% or so of the total Earth atmosphere. The magic results in the production of oxygen, which is 21% of the atmosphere and the life-blood of existence of all animals on Earth … including you. Without it, you could barely live for more than five minutes. The makeup of the atmosphere is: Nitrogen: 78% Oxygen: 21% Argon: 0.9% Trace: 0.1% Trace gases include neon, helium, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and C02. Before the western United States was settled, lightning-induced forest fires raged throughout the West; sometimes burning for several years until the fuel was gone or rains came to the rescue. God created forest fires but forgot to put them out. In modern times, those fires are extinguished quickly by man, reducing the “natural” contribution from that source. According to NASA, water vapor is categorized as a greenhouse gas and represents 43% of all greenhouse gases. Water vapor is conveniently left out of nearly all the data reported. How can one believe data when 43% of the climate-temperature related gas is ignored, while a few parts per million of other species are dutifully accounted for? All the issues of weather and climate change are extremely complicated and turn quickly on the most minor of natural world events. In spite of our super computers and algorithms, we are barely able to predict the weather with any degree of certainty more than a week or so in advance, and we are sometimes surprised more frequently than that. Prognosticators are routinely embarrassed by their announcements and forecasts. They needn’t be.

The subject is wrought with the ever-changing events hurled at us by Mother Nature. Winds shift, electrostatic storms rage, volcanoes erupt, ocean currents rise, fall, shift, El Niño occurs, temperature inversions come and go… and a whole plethora of unpredictable events befall us. Rather than embroil ourselves in diatribes and invectives hurled at each other at close range, maybe it is time to step back, look at the past, carefully analyze the best data we have, and rationally draw the best conclusions we can for the future… from a purely scientific and non-political plane. Then try to understand one of the major phenomena that impacts our daily lives, our security, our well-being, and our futures: the weather. May your day be full of sunshine, some rain, and the bountiful harvest and happiness that is brought forth by both. Ray Winn Las Vegas, Nevada, Montecito, California

The Race is on

The news that Charles Evans, a member of the Federal Reserve (FR) said he believes that interest rates should rise to 3.25% and unemployment should rise (emphasis added) from the current 3.7% to a “more sustainable level,” stimulated this letter to the editor. In 2009-10, the FR “temporarily” lowered the interest rates to effectively zero to distort, and stimulate, the economy until the economy was strong enough to handle “normal” rates. The FR believes normal rates are necessary for long-term stability. However, during the eight years of the previous administration, despite political claims to the contrary, the FR, the experts on the economy, never found the economy strong enough to raise rates. Enter President Trump. Trump’s efforts to improve the economy were always opposed by the Democrats (Demos) and, sometimes, a few Republicans (Reps). Budget examples include the 80% of the budget controlled by entitlements by reducing the open borders (previously proposed by presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama), eliminating ObamaCare (blocked by Senator McCain), enabling the Demos to run in 2018 on pre-existing conditions (one provision out of the tens of thousands of pages of regulations). Trump is also faced with the increasing student loan debt, where the history is that this debt was never a problem until early in Obama’s term when he took the administration of federal loans away from banks and into his administration. Imagine the results if [Bernie] Sanders had been able to have the taxpayers assume

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the trillions? Reducing regulations is another topic. Trump pushed through a temporary tax cut (with no votes from any Demos) that greatly stimulated the economy. With a strong economy he, and it, could take the short-term hit to the economy necessary to take on changing the relationships with other countries that many presidents had discussed but did not achieve. So many examples of needed changes, such as issues with cyber security with China as well as fair trade with every country. Trump withstood daily criticism and started to obtain fair trade, while Demos continued to endorse the failed methods of his predecessors. It is fair to assume that if Trump’s efforts fail, the country will return to the politically correct efforts of his predecessors. Enter the FR and new chairman Powell, who said that after the eight years of an economy too weak to raise rates, Trump in just one year had improved the economy so much that the FR could raise rates. Powell said the FR was “data” driven, but then contradicted himself by scheduling future rate increases before the data [are] determined. Enter Evans, who proclaimed that regardless of the data, he has a goal of 3.25% interest rates and, amazingly, raising the unemployment rate to a level that he deems “sustainable” (in the mere 50 years I have been watching the economy, this is the first time I have heard of anyone wanting to raise unemployment). So far, the increases have slowed the housing market by spiking the cost of mortgages and achieved a similar effect on vehicle sales. The future: Changing international relations will require a short-term hit to achieve a long-term benefit. For example, see Yum Brands, where even a fast-food company had to enter into joint ventures in China, but long-term, the Chinese pirated the technology and pushed them out. The race: Will FR’s actions on slowing the economy fatally undermine the time necessary for Trump to renegotiate international relationships? Same questions for Demos (word is the Chinese were watching the midterms to see the level of support for Trump), who are threatening to end Trump’s temporary tax cuts (that the Reps did not make permanent)? In this race, time is of the essence, so can pushing every decision through the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals favor other countries? As leaders in Britain, France, and Germany, to name a few, are demonstrating, a strong economy within your own country is necessary for leaders to achieve their objectives with other countries. The race is on. Brent Zepke Santa Barbara •MJ 22 – 29 November 2018

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f anybody asked you (for some diabolical reason) to use the word “unpremeditated” in a poem, you might think it a considerable, almost an unfair, challenge. The word isn’t very poetic-sounding, is it? But prepare to be flabbergasted: That word happens to appear in the first stanza of one of the most famous poems in the English language, written by one of the greatest poets. The poet was Percy Bysshe Shelley, and the poem is “To a Skylark” (1820). It actually has 21 stanzas, but here’s that first one: Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. (You may know “Blithe Spirit” as the cunning, punning, title of a play by Noel Coward, which is a sort of spoof of spiritualism.) Shelley and John Keats were friends, and had much in common. But it’s remarkable that they are both particularly remembered for a poem each wrote about a bird. In Keats’s case, it is, of course, his “Ode to a Nightingale” (1819). But you can hardly say that these are poems about birds. In each case, they are much more about the poet himself, and his view of life and the world. To the extent that they do celebrate a bird, it is, in both poems, the creature’s song which captivates the poet. (To Keats, the nightingale “from some melodious plot... singest of summer in full-throated ease.”) The only other bird I can think of whose song is equally immortalized in verse was a certain nameless Owl who, according to Edward Lear, successfully wooed a similarly anonymous pussy-cat, by singing to her as they eloped, in praise of her beauty, with the aid of a small guitar. But what about the avian ability to fly? This seems to have been almost taken for granted by these superstars of our literature. So, where are the great flight-poets and flight-poems? The dream of being able to “fly like the birds” goes back, in our culture, at least as far as the mythology of ancient Greece, to the monitory tale of Daedalus’s son, Icarus, who met his end through flying too near the sun – a powerful warning against the perils of 22 – 29 November 2018

over-reaching ambition. But it was not for another two millennia, until the turn of the 19th century – the very era in which the shortlived Keats and Shelley were both alive – that actual human flight first became a reality – in the not bird-like form of balloons. There may be a great balloon poem, ranking with the “Skylark” and the “Nightingale” – but I haven’t heard of it. In fact, the only poet of flight whom I feel might have given Keats and Shelley a run for their money, had a life even shorter than theirs. He was an Anglo-American named John Gillespie Magee Jr., and his fame rests on a single poem, written in 1941, at the age of 19, a few months before his death in a mid-air collision over Lincolnshire, England, where he was stationed with a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron. The poem is a sonnet called “High Flight,” and you may recognize it from its first and last lines:

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But the mediocrity of any more recent efforts is hardly surprising, since modern air transportation, which amounts to being shot in huge jet-propelled boxes between massive ground installations, can hardly be called “flight” in any but the most technical sense. Those who submit to such package-like treatment can no more have a sense that they are truly flying than the occupants of the floating cities we call cruise ships can feel that they are “sailing.” We who still cherish the old ideals of flight as celebrated in verse must tolerate the mockery of those who would fling such ridicule as: “ Joy of Spring, the bird is on the wing! But that’s absurd – the wing is on the bird.” But I must now confess to having myself once learned to fly – actually securing a pilot’s license – and, somewhere in the process, feeling moved to glorify the experience in a brief poem, which I called “A Flier’s World”: his is my world – wind, wings, and T solitude. This is my life – forever here to fly – Each landing, but an empty interlude, Each flight, a new homecoming to the sky. •MJ

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Only 60% of Los Angeles residents were born in this country; 60% speak English but 40% speak only Spanish. Just 60% live in a family household. The median household income is $48,610 in Los Angeles County.

What Has One-Party Democrat Rule Done?

Business Climate. California ranks 50th out of 50 states in Chief Executive magazine’s annual business survey as to which state is the most business-friendly. California has held that dead-last position for the last 12 years, edging out Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut. According to the Michael Milkin Institute in Santa Monica, operating costs for California businesses are 23% higher than the national average. Taxes. California boasts the highest state income tax rate in the nation at 13.3%. Seven states – Texas, Florida, Nevada, Alaska, Wyoming, Washington, and South Dakota – have no state income tax. Texans can buy a new car every year on the money they save from having no state income tax to pay. Despite California’s Prop 13, property taxes are inflated because of the high value of homes and the high cost of construction. Both retard home ownership and economic growth. California has the highest sales tax rate in the United States at 7.25%. Gasoline Taxes. California has the 2nd highest gasoline tax in the country at 55.5 cents per gallon, just behind Pennsylvania at 58.7 cents per gallon. Texas, without a state income tax, has a 20-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax. Alaska gasoline taxes are at 14.7 cents per gallon, followed by Missouri at 17.4 cents per gallon. California is the only state that taxes carbon emissions. It wants to eliminate all use of fossil fuels – natural gas, oil, diesel, and nuclear. It prefers expensive imported oil to domestic production.

Over-Regulated, Under-Educated and Over-Paid

Open Borders. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the Golden State is home to 2.4 to 2.6 million illegal immigrants. Nearly a quarter of the nation’s illegal immigrants reside in California, where they constitute more than 6% of the state’s population. The Pew Research Center (PRC) estimates that some 71% of California’s undocumented population is Mexican-

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born with another 6% from Latin America. Half of the world’s population, or some 7.7 billion people, live on less than $2.50 per day. Most would join a caravan to escape their life of poverty to participate in the American Dream. How long can California support unlimited illegal immigration, ignore Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and favor sanctuary cities that harbor illegal immigrants? Healthcare. With its new supermajority of Democrats, California can now pass legislation for a single-payer healthcare system, despite its first-year cost of $40 billion, added to an existing California budget of $201.4 billion. Regulations. California seeks to regulate every aspect of its residents’ lives including the use of drinking straws. The state ranked 48th in “Overall Freedom” by the Cato Institute in policies that shape personal and economic freedoms. The state requires licenses for 198 different occupations, the most in the nation. Entitlements. A whopping 30% of Californians receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families amounting to $7 billion per year. Sixty percent of all students attending California public schools now qualify for free or reduced-price school lunches. California has 20% of the homeless population in America. California spends $103 billion on public welfare expenditures, highest in the nation, compared to $61 billion in New York at #2, and $45 billion in Texas at #3. Education. California scored 45th on “The Nation’s Report Card” for public school test scores, with significantly sub-par scores in math and reading. California teachers are the 5th highest-paid in the nation while California students rank 46th in math and 49th in reading. California has the largest number of children living in poverty and the highest percentage of English learners in the nation. Energy Costs. Residential customers in California pay about 50% more for electricity than the national average. State Debt. The California Policy Center estimates that state and local governments owe $1.3 trillion in unfunded pension liabilities, bonds, loans, and other debt instruments as of June 30, 2015, the latest date for good numbers. Government debt represents about 52% of California’s Gross State Product of $2.48 trillion. Not included is deferred maintenance to California’s crumbling infrastructure. Crime. MS-13 imports violence; its “business” includes drug smuggling, child prostitution, illegal immigration, and ruthless retribution. It began in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s with illegal immigrants from El Salvador. Los Angeles has been nicknamed the “Gang Capital of America” because of its estimated 1,350 criminal gangs with some 120,000 foot soldiers. Legal Reform. The Public Policy Institute of New York State ranks California at #45 in measuring the nation’s best-to-worst legal systems. Delaware ranks #1, Nebraska #2, and New York State #27. The good news is that Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Illinois all rank below California. Infrastructure. All over the state, bridges, highways, dams, power grids, flood controls, water, sewer, schools, and other key projects are in a state of serious deterioration. Governor Brown’s list of ASAP projects total $100 billion in capital funding. California highways, once the finest in the world, are now inadequate and poorly maintained: in a word, shameful. Pension Reform. The elephant on the surfboard for California is the unfunded pension and healthcare liability promised to California public employees. Collective debts that California taxpayers owe public pension funds are $769 billion, or $60,000 per California household, according to the Hoover Institute.

Thanksgiving Wishes

As I pull apart my turkey wishbone, I’ll be rooting for California’s new governor to succeed, even though his “success” will mean more taxes and less liberty. But, because I live here and love this place, I do want him to do well. Whatever that means. •MJ

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YOU CAN HELP These first responders, who put their lives on the line every day to protect us, need the assistance of every person in Montecito and Santa Barbara County. The extraordinary size and toxicity of last fall’s debris flood in Montecito dramatically demonstrated the need for specialized safety equipment not historically funded by the Sheriff’s Office County budget: Tyvek protective suits, hip boots, personal flotation devices, heavy work gloves and shovels, specialized helmets,

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Spirituality Matters by Steven Libowitz

Gratitude: Not Just for Thanksgiving

t might be obvious to state that Thanksgiving week could be the perfect time to launch a gratitude practice. The holiday stress can be greatly reduced by remembering all that we are grateful for in our lives. But research and plenty of anocdotal evidence has indicated that a daily practice of not only taking note of those gifts we have been given but also writing them down in a journal can produce remarkable rewards. The good news is that anyone who lives in the Santa Barbara area by definition always has the fact of dwelling in paradise in their back pocket to list as item number 1 when all else fails. I’ve often started there when jotting down the things I’m grateful for to begin the day or at challenging moments. For a period of time back in 2016, there was a Gratitude Circles Meet Up in town that largely consisted of a focused gratitude meditation comprising deep breathing and stretching, followed by participants either sitting or lying on the floor in a circle, each in turn speaking a single present-time experience of gratitude. It’s been dormant since 2016 (a revival might be a great idea; hint, hint), but there are plenty of other resources available elsewhere. Celebrated Santa Barbara author Jack Canfield co-wrote Gratitude: A Daily Journal – Honor and Appreciate the Abundance in Your Life more than 10 years ago, explaining how gratitude and acknowledgment are essential components in creating and attracting what you want in your life. Two Book is a year-long, two-part journal that provides a simple framework for a personal expressions of gratitude and acknowledgment. Materials can also be found online, of course, or you can just do what one of my Family Camp colleagues and many others have done for more than a year: write a paragraph noting a single gratitude and post it on Facebook every day. She’s reported that the experience has been profound. Here’s mine for today: I’m grateful for being able to write this column every week, and by extension be exposed to all sorts of spiritual and self-growth practices I might otherwise not have noticed.

Grief, Praise, and Gratitude

Maybe this is all arising in me via the law of synchronicity. Last month,

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I heard the veteran Montecito singer-songwriter Glen Phillips perform “Grief and Praise” during one of his periodic solo shows at SOhO. Phillips says the title from the song – which was the centerpiece of his 2016 album Swallowed By The New, written in the aftermath of the breakup of his longtime marriage – came from a Martin Prechtel talk that describes grief and praise as being mirrored aspects of love in the face of inevitable loss. Praise is grieving what we love and will lose, grief is praising what we love and have lost. Two weeks later, Santa Barbara Community Gathering, the it-takes-avillage council circle monthly meeting of friends and families that has gone on for more than 19 years, opened the final scheduled gathering in its current format by having all 30 of us joining in singing “Grief and Praise,” diving deep into our own shared experiences over the years and in that very moment. It was hard to hold back the tears. Then I came home to open up an email from Alexis Slutzky about the upcoming Women’s Grief and Gratitude Retreat at Arroyo Hondo Preserve. The wilderness guide, mentor, community builder, council trainer, and counselor – who offered shorter grief rituals at Yoga Soup and elsewhere during and after last winter’s fire and mudslide – co-facilitates with Sharon Tollefson the weekend retreat where women can explore grief and gratitude in communion with one another and the land. The two-day camping retreat will include sharing in circle, engaging in ritual, quiet time on the land, dancing, singing, and whatever else arises. The December 8-9 event follows a year of Slutzky offering day-long grief rituals, with the idea that “More time together would support a sense of safety, deepening trust, and community, as well as our soul’s capacity to release and receive,” she writes. “The intention of this retreat is to be with and metabolize our personal and collective grief, as well as strengthen our practices of opening to gratitude, connection, joy, and wonder.” This weekend is offered on a sliding scale of $225 to $375. No one will be turned away due to financial constraints, as work-trade and other options are available. Register by this Sunday, November 25. Visit www.wildbelonging.com/events/2018/12/8/wom-

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You may gorge yourself at Thanksgiving. But if that happens more than once a year – and more often than you’d like at all – perhaps this new MeetUp might help. Mindful Eating Santa Barbara, which had its first gathering last month, is based on the premise presented in Eat Here Now, the lovely book published last year by Britta Gudmunson (a.k.a. Britta GreenViolet), a life coach and teacher at Yoga Soup who also runs the InCourage Chorus among other mindful endeavors. The concept is to maintain a conscious mindful attitude and awareness of food choices and of the eating process itself, with an emphasis placed on natural, healthy food items and on a relaxed mindful dining enjoyment of them. As such, the MeetUp gets together at local restaurants and healthy food establishments where people can chat and engage in the practice of Mindful Eating among a group of mindful

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friends. The next one is schedule for 6 pm on Wednesday, November 28, at Savoy Cafe and Deli, 24 West Figueroa Street. A Mindful Eating guidelines handout will be available. Details and optional RSVP at www.meetup.com/ MindfulEatingSB. Bon appetit!

Sensitivity Training

Marilyn O’Malley has added an extra tag-line to the workshop she’s leading next Thursday, November 29, at the Impact Hub Downtown: “How to Thrive as a Sensitive in an Insensitive World… and During the Holidays.” The life coach and Highly Sensitive Person expert will conduct the interactive workshop partially as a session to handle questions and challenges about being highly sensitive, covering such topics as self-care and energy tools, knowing what can be “Kryptonite to Sensitives” or, conversely, a superpower, and how to manage the holidays. Admission is $20. Sign up for the 6 to 8 pm event through the Impact Hub Chapala Street. O’Malley also offers a free sensitive-person test on her website at www.marilynomalley.com/ are-you-highly-sensitive, where you can find more resources. •MJ 22 – 29 November 2018

Notice Inviting Bids De La Guerra Street Bridge Replacement Project Bid No. 3669 Federal-Aid Project No. BRLS-5007(055) 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its De La Guerra Street Bridge Replacement Project (“Project”), by or before January 10, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

Project Information. 2.1. Location and Description. The Project is located on De La Guerra Street between Castillo Street and Bath Street, and is described as follows: Remove and replace the De La Guerra Street Bridge over Mission Creek and construct new concrete channel walls.

2.2.

Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 260 working days. There is an additional 245 working days for plant establishment prior to Contract acceptance.

2.3.

Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $5,550,000.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1.

License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A.

3.2.

DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 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: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp. 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.

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 bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1. 6.2.

General. 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. 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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Federal Requirements. This Project is subject to federal prevailing wage requirements in addition to California prevailing wage requirements, Contractor and its Subcontractors are required to pay the higher of the current applicable prevailing wage rates under federal law. Attention is directed to the Federal minimum wage rate requirements in Appendix G of these specifications. 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 must 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 must pay not less than the Federal Minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bond for 100% of the Contract Price regardless of contract dollar amount.

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

Subcontractor List. Each bidder must submit, with its Bid Proposal, 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) for each Subcontractor that will perform work or service or fabricate or install work for the prime contractor in excess of one-half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.

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Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal. This is a federal-aid project that must include the “Required Federal Forms” in the Special Conditions to be submitted with the Bid Proposal.

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Buy America. This project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The City of Santa Barbara affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the State has established a statewide overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal. This Agency federal aid 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 federalaid contract has a goal of 8% DBE participation.

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Bid Rigging. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) provides a toll-free “hotline” service to report bid rigging activities. Bid rigging activities can be reported Mondays through Fridays, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Telephone No. 1-800-424-9071. Anyone with knowledge of possible bid rigging, bidder collusion, or other fraudulent activities should use the “hotline” to report these activities. The “hotline” is part of the DOT’s continuing effort to identify and investigate highway construction contract fraud and abuse and is operated under the direction of the DOT Inspector General. All information will be treated confidentially and caller anonymity will be respected.

By: ________________________________________ Date: ________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) November 14, 2018

2) November 21, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: W-3 International Realty, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. Robert Pavloff, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002960. Published 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018.

0002959. Published 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Max Relax, 1108 Casitas Pass Rd, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Xiaodong Mei, 762 Pontoon Way, Oxnard, CA 93035. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 30, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002890. Published 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: International W-3, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. Robert Pavloff, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002958. Published 21, 28, December 5, 12, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Riviera Pest Control, 736 Calle de Los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Gabriel Wishingrad, 1647 Range Road, Oxnard, CA 93036. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 23, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20180002844. Published 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: W-3 International, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. Robert Pavloff, 525 San Ysidro Road STE D, Santa Barbara, CA 93018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2018-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: Paradise Finishes, 1166 Vallecito Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Joseph Paul Caudillo Sr, 1166 Vallecito Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 9, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 2018-0002974. Published 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2018.

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Cash, and Hollye Jacobs. “Realizing there was a need for expertise and funding, we approached the County,” Matthews said, adding that the group commissioned BGC Engineering, UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Studies & Management, and KANE GeoTech to conduct site assessments and recommendations about our fragile hillsides, charred last year by the Thomas Fire. “We know that there is still imminent danger, especially with the types of rains associated with El Niño,” Matthews told the MA board. The most feasible and immediate solution, according to the Partnership, is the installation of environmentally friendly Swiss-made steel nets, which catch debris as it comes down the hillsides. The series of nets has the capacity to catch nearly 100 cubic yards of debris; nearly twice the amount of debris that our three Montecito debris basins can accommodate. There are currently 41 such nets in other areas of the state, including Big Sur, Santa Cruz, and Marin. The project requires permits from the County of Santa Barbara, the Forest Service, the State Water Board, Army Corp of Engineers, and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. Local planner Suzanne Elledge has volunteered her services to help the Partnership navigate the permitting process. “The private landowners

who own four of the five canyons have all given their support, and we are encouraged that we will be able to get these permits. The fifth canyon is on Forest Service property,” Matthews said. McElroy, who sat down with us to discuss the nets earlier this week, says the goal is to get the nets up by January, before the bulk of the rainy season. “The Swiss company as well as the construction company are staged and ready to go put these things up,” he said. “We are at the top of the list.” McElroy added that Storrer Environmental Services has already conducted environmental review to make sure the nets are placed appropriately for fish and wildlife, and the company will monitor debris removal as well. “These nets are temporary. We believe they’ll be up for three to five years, and then hopefully by that time there will be a better mitigation measure to prevent another disaster.” Earlier this week, the NOAA increased the chances of an El Niño winter to 80%. Matthews explained that during the disastrous mudflow of January 9, two-thirds of an inch of rain fell in 15 minutes. In six out of seven past El Niño years, there were rain events that were double that intensity level. “As recently as 2015, there was a storm that caused 1.39 inches of rain in fifteen minutes,” he said.

The $5.5-million project is being funded by private citizens, foundations, and organizations. The group is also seeking grants from FEMA, as well as resiliency bonds, and funds from insurance companies, hotel groups, and other stakeholder organizations. “We believe we will be able to come up with the funding, we just need the permits in hand,” Matthews said. With the recent fires in Southern California, the group is already sharing what they’ve learned so far. “We want to be able to figure this all out, and then share our ‘playbook’ with other communities facing these issues,” McElroy said. “Our hope is that the leg work we are doing will allow other communities to move quicker, so that they will be able to do this work with FEMA emergency funding.” The group is also working with NOAA and USGS for weather predictions, as well as for monitoring storm intensity. “They see us as a test area for new technology,” Matthews said. To learn more about the Partnership’s initiatives, visit www.partnershipsb.org.

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Also at last week’s MA meeting, Montecito Fire’s Division chief of operations Kevin Taylor urged the audience to register for our local notification system, Aware & Prepare, following the release of discouraging notification statistics from the County Office of Emergency Management. According to the County, only 12 percent of residents countywide are signed up for emergency alerts, and 55 percent of Montecito residents are signed up. “We can do better than that,” Taylor said. With “two mega fires” burning in other areas of California, the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire, Taylor said it’s an opportunity for residents of Montecito to realize that the fire season is year-round. “We are still at risk for wildfire, especially in drainage areas and the areas between burn scars,” he said. To sign up for emergency alerts, visit www.readysbc.org. Diane Gabriel with Montecito

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Sanitary District reported that the District will receive the remainder of the $1.5 million used for emergency repairs by the end of this year. She also announced a sewer main extension on Olive Road between East Valley Road and Tollis; the road is closed during construction, and the main will serve 10 more homes once the work is complete. The Montecito Sanitary District Board of Directors, the day following the MA meeting, appointed former MA board member Tom Bollay to a seat left vacant by Warner Owens. Bollay will join newly elected board members Dana Newquist and Woody Barrett, who will take their seats in January. Board members Judy Ishkanian and Bob Williams, both of whom ran for re-election, will be termed off the board at the end of the year. The MA board received a presentation from Michael Ditmore, executive director for NOVIM, and Bill Macfadyen, founder and publisher of Noozhawk, regarding a new public engagement project called Montecito 2.0. The endeavor includes the launch of a community interactive website acting as a sort of “electronic town hall.” A series of study groups, with themes such as geology and threat analysis, protection and emergency response, infrastructure, local governance, sustainability, and finance will be formed on the site, and residents will be encouraged to submit ideas and opinions on the topics. Noozhawk, plus other local media, will then report on the progress and conclusions gleaned through the site. Local collaborative partners include UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Partnership for Resilient Communities, Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative, Santa Barbara Environmental Council, Montecito Association, Westmont College, and Santa Barbra County and City, in addition to numerous regional advisory partners. “The ideal situation is to identify four or five priorities and gather ideas from residents on what they’d like to see moving forward,” Ditmore said. For more information, visit www.novim.org. Also at the meeting, it was announced that Cori Hayman has resigned from her position on the board as Land Use chair, due to her election to the Montecito Water District Board of Directors. The MA also announced that the organization has surpassed 1,000 memberships, which is a record high. For more information, visit www. montecitoassociation.org.

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Carnegie Hall is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that these musicians never forget.” Finalists will come together in New York City for five days in February and will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned conductors and work with other talented Finalists. The performance will take place Sunday, February 10, 2019. Audrey will join performers from 46 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and several provinces of Canada, Australia, Bermuda, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, and South Korea.

Glen Oaks Drive sustained catastrophic damage when San Ysidro Creek brought a torrent of debris across East Valley Road. The County has agreed to negotiate with eight property owners on Randall Road to purchase their properties and build a new debris basin.

begin negotiations with homeowners on Randall Road in hopes of buying seven properties (plus one on East Valley Road) to build a new debris basin where the multimillion dollar homes were once located. The short road, which ends at the southern perimeter of La Casa de Maria, suffered catastrophic damage during the January 9 debris flow when San Ysidro Creek to the east overflowed, killing four people in the immediate area of Randall, East Valley Road, and Glen Oaks, and demolishing over a dozen homes. The County is seeking $19 million in FEMA grant money to purchase the property, agreeing to match $6 million in County funds to make the purchase happen. The negotiations have already begun, despite not having a clear answer from FEMA regarding the grant money. “We will have

to work with a non-profit partner to acquire the land and build this,” said First District supervisor Das Williams, who believes building a debris basin there will help reduce the damage of future debris flow. The decision from FEMA regarding the grant money is expected in the spring; the County is also asking for $5.6 million to expand three existing debris basins elsewhere in Montecito.

Laguna Blanca News

Audrey Murphy, 11th grade Laguna Blanca student, has been invited to perform for the Honors Concert Choir – 2019 High School Honors Performance Series to be held at Carnegie Hall in New York City this February. The Honors Performance Series was created to showcase accomplished individual high school per-

Thanksgiving at YMCA Montecito resident Audrey Murphy has been invited to perform in the 2019 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York City

formers on an international level by allowing them to study under master conductors and perform at Carnegie Hall. “Being selected to the Honors Performance Series is something each finalist should be extremely proud of accomplishing,” says Morgan Smith, program director. “We processed more than 18,000 nominations this year and have selected nearly 700 of the most talented student performers from around the world. Working with these conductors and performing at

The preschoolers at Montecito Family YMCA spent last week learning about the traditions of Thanksgiving, concluding with a Thanksgiving Feast made by the preschool staff in the Y kitchen. “The Thanksgiving Feast was a chance to bring the entire school and their families together, while teaching students the history and significance of the holiday,” says teacher Annie Fischer. Entertainment was provided as the children performed festive songs, including a traditional Chumash song. For more information about the Y’s preschool program, visit www.ciym ca.org/montecito/. •MJ

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treasures. But Hiroko revealed getting tickets for access was not easy. A friend, Paul Guido, who was traveling with Stephen Blain and two friends from Palm Springs, tried online from Santa Barbara without success. “My relatives, the Kobori family, surprisingly failed and even the head monk of Kinkakuji – the Golden Pavilion – had no luck. Finally, our bus driver suggested going to the site directly in the morning, which we did. Fortunately, that did the trick.” Other stops in the itinerary included the Hiroshima Peace Park, Osaka Castle, the Osamu Noguchi Museum in Takamatsu, Naoshima Island, and dinner with one of Japan’s most senior geishas, Miharu, in Kyoto, after she performed at Gion Odori. Hiroko’s trip had a spirited ending

At poolside are Ross Williams and Choral Society president Karen Williams; Kate (alto) and Gary Rees, Karen (soprano) and Peter Brill, and caterer Renato of Via Maestra (photo by Priscilla)

with a ghostly visit in her room at Kyoto’s Tawaraya Ryokan. “I wasn’t surprised, given the 1,300year history of the old capital of Japan where there were many battles and deaths. My group laughed at me when I recounted the tale.” Hiroko is planning a return trip after the Tokyo Olympics. On a High Note Santa Barbara Choral Society, which performs its Hallelujah Project 6 at the Lobero on December 8 and 9 with Sound of Music actress Angela Cartwright narrating ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, celebrated with a fall soirée at the Montecito aerie of Todd and Allyson Aldrich. The fun 30-guest fete, after the Thomas Fire caused the cancellation of one of last year’s Yuletide shows and Cartwright canceling her appear-

Santa Barbara Choral Society Board members: host and director Todd Aldrich, tenor; Debra Stewart, director, past president and soprano; Manu Geiger-Kolbitsch, treasurer and soprano; Jim Robbins, vice president and bass; Karen Williams, president and alto; Claudia Scott, secretary, alto; and Val Noronha, director and bass (photo by Priscilla)

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ance because of concerns about the smoke affecting her voice, oozed with optimism with JoAnne Wasserman, in her 26th year as music director, describing this year’s show as “quite a dazzler.” Guests at the party, catered by Via Maestra, included Peter and Karen Brill, Michael and Mary Dan Eades, Brian and Gisele McDermott, Gary and Kate Rees, Steve and Debra Stewart, Ross and Karen Williams, and Jim and Susan Robbins.

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Grateful Fed Social gridlock reigned when Calcagno & Hamilton, the Coast Village Road realtors, hosted its third annual Gratitude party with 200 guests spilling out on the ritzy rue’s sidewalk. The company, which recently opened a Goleta office, pulled out all the stops for the bustling bash, catered by Richard Maxwell’s The Bending Fork, and featuring ace mixologist Shaun Belway concocting a cornucopia of colorful cocktails. Among the hungry horde were Diana MacFarlane, Bill and Trish

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strange place to make your L.A. debut. EK: There’s a rawness and vulnerability in the room that the comic feels, but we also do with these songs. They’re so important that we want to do them in a way that honors them, which is very humbling. MJ: We’re used to being in a group where others can carry it. But this feels so vulnerable and immediate that there’s a tautness, in a good way, to the show. Every moment there’s something at stake. That’s a lot like stand-up comedy. Has the project brought up any thoughts of doing original music as Expandards? MJ: Absolutely. We’ve been doing some writing together – really just improvising simultaneously – which has resulted in unique and wonderful coincidences and accidents. It feels really powerful and exciting, and it’s a rich territory to mine. We’ve been toying with the idea of doing one song like that at the show at SOhO. Something like an improv show where the audience gives you a seed, and you use that as a frame to make something up together. That seems even more risky than playing songs that everybody already knows. How about one we don’t even know? (Expandards perform at 7 pm Sunday, November 25, at SOhO. Tickets cost $12 in advance, or $15 on Sunday. Call (805) 962-7776 or visit www.sohosb.com.)

Seeing through the Glass Slipper

Even in today’s post-#MeToo/ women’s movement era, just about every little girl in America still dreams about being a princess. Witness the number of Cinderella dresses out on the streets and trick-or-treaters just three weeks ago on Halloween. On the other hand, not too many harbor a

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desire to wind up as a wicked stepsister, but for Utah-raised actress Joanna Johnson, getting cast as Charlotte in the Broadway musical version of Cinderella is almost like having her own personal Fairy Godmother granting her wish. “Absolutely,” she said with a laugh over the phone earlier this week. “I grew up in a very small town in rural Utah. So, just the fact that I live in New York at all, let alone sing and act for a living, is pretty crazy. But I’ve wanted to do this my whole life, be an actress on Broadway. A touring show is just a step away.” The Santa Barbara debut of the 2013 update to Rodgers + Hammerstein’s classic Cinderella – which launches the 2019-20 season of Broadway musicals at the Granada Theatre with performances on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 20-21 – offers a fresh take on the tale of a beleaguered young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, turning the kind maiden in distress into a curious and spirited young woman aware of injustices beyond her own situation. Indeed, the glass slipper fitting her foot is just a single step toward transforming the prince too, as he prepares to takeover and transform the post-feminist kingdom. There are new characters and scenarios, lots of humor, and even “new music,” actually others songs from the Rodgers + Hammerstein catalog adapted to the story, Johnson said. “But all of the familiar elements are there,” Johnson said. “She lives with her stepmother and sisters, and she has a rough life. There’s the Fairy Godmother, the glass slipper, and the pumpkin that turns into a carriage. People bring their daughters dressed up like princesses, who love that stuff. But in this version, a big part of the

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

College Offers Music, Film, Writing Programs

estmont continues to innovate and respond to students’ interests by adding new programs and more choices that fit well with the liberal arts and prepare graduates for a variety of careers. Music students focused on performing can earn a Bachelor of Music once the National Association of Schools of Music approves the program. Beginning in fall 2019, two new minors, film studies and writing, will allow students to expand their studies and develop the digital, visual, and communication skills required in the workplace. The music degree builds upon six years of significant improvements in the curriculum, including new programs in music education and worship leadership. “Students in the Bachelor of Music program will focus on performance, and their presence will enhance the choir, orchestra, and other ensembles that represent the college to the public,” says Westmont provost Mark Sargent. “These ensembles have risen to significant new heights in the last decade.” The substantial requirements for the major (80 credits) include units from a variety of disciplines – modern languages, theater, kinesiology, physics, and mathematics – to help musicians develop as well-rounded artists and people. The film studies minor will appeal to students interested in creating film as well as those who seek to study it. “Film is one of the foremost art forms of our time and part of a global language that teaches us about other peoples and cultures,” Sargent says. “I can envision some students completing the minor and pursuing work in the film industry; I can just as readily see others pursuing the minor because filmmaking skills and visual literacy are assets in many careers. And I hope some take it because of their genuine love of cinema as art.” Students will explore and analyze films made around the world and will consider how the medium provides a lens into other cultures and experiences. They will also work collaboratively on concepts, storyboarding, storytelling, pre- and post-production, and public presentation of their work. A variety of departments, including theater arts, communication studies, English, religious studies, and political science, will offer courses. “The film studies minor will strengthen Westmont’s presence in the Santa Barbara community and with our glob-

Words are wind. – George R.R. Martin

al initiatives,” Sargent says. “Our students are energetic and creative and interested in how film helps us understand our world. Santa Barbara has a rich historical connection with the film industry, and we look forward to our students more actively engaging with the annual Santa Barbara Film Festival.” The new minor in writing will appeal to a wide variety of students who desire to supplement their major by cultivating writing skills. The 20-unit program requires work in language study and advanced composition, and grammar with electives drawn from art, communication studies, English, history, and theatre arts. Practica include work on The Horizon, the student newspaper, the Phoenix, the student literary, art, and music publication, or an internship. Students may also receive credit for undertaking a Major Honors writing project in their field.

Kahneman Examines the Mind at Luncheon

Daniel Kahneman, the self-described godfather of behavioral economics, discussed his research about the mind, intuition, and reason at a November 2 Mosher Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership luncheon in Westmont’s Global Leadership Center. A Nobel Prize winner in economics and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kahneman wrote the bestselling book, Thinking, Fast and Slow. President Gayle D. Beebe presented Kahneman with the first Westmont Global Laureate award to honor and recognize his seminal work in behavioral economics and contribution to human flourishing throughout the world. Kahneman spent six years working with Gary Klein, a pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision-making, probing the trustworthiness of intuition. “Intuition is knowing without knowing how you know,” Kahneman said. “It often comes with a sense of great confidence. Unfortunately, many intuitions or things that feel exactly like intuitions are not worth anything. And we can be totally wrong with the same sense of knowing and the same sense of confidence that we have when we do know what we’re talking about. Sometimes we get intuitions that are useless, and sometimes we get intuitions that are marvelous.” His research shows three conditions need to be present for valid intuitive expertise: structure, practice, and feed22 – 29 November 2018

A new Bachelor of Music program will attract top performers

back. In explaining structure, Kahneman said there should be a statistical regularity that we can pick up on. “The stock market is mostly irregular, and so people who have strong intuitions about the stock market are self-deluding,” he said. “The financial world is not regular enough to sustain valid intuition.” Kahneman also examined why people don’t change their minds and are unable to change anyone else’s mind on things that really matter. “This is a mystery in a way because of the way we feel about ourselves: That we’re reasonable people. “And if you ask me why I hold a belief, whether political or (otherwise), I am going to give you reasons. And reasons come immediately to my mind as soon as you ask me a question. Because they are able to find the reasons for anything they believe, they are also inclined to believe that their beliefs are caused by their reasons that they have. In fact, that is not at all the case.

The truth is virtually the opposite. We believe in reasons because we believe in the conclusions. Arguments presented to us won’t change our positions.” He went on to explain the role associative coherence plays when we align with people we love and beliefs we hold. “Because reasons play a very little role in determining our beliefs, they cannot be changed by reasons,” he said. “So the arguments that they give to us to change our positions, we can’t accept them. We want a world in which people hold positions because of the reasons that come to their mind. But we won’t reach that conclusion.” Kahneman, who’s made profound impacts in many fields, including economics, medicine, and politics, explored how to grade exams and conduct hiring interviews. His research shows that when grading two essay questions from each student, it’s important to evaluate each question independently, without knowing who took the test. “Otherwise, you form an impression very quickly and assimilate all the information that comes afterwards through that first impression,” he said. Before conducting a hiring interview, Kahneman said it’s important to establish categories of job characteristics and interview for each one independently. “Delay forming an impression or intuition until you have all the information,” he said. •MJ

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story is that Ella is not just a girl trying to find a husband, wear a pretty dress, and go to a ball. She’s brave and smart and wants to make the world a better place. It’s complex enough to appeal to the grandparents too.” Men also are finding a home in Cinderella, Johnson said. “Working toward goals is a genderless idea, and the prince’s story arc – he’s fresh out of college and he’s going to be king, but he doesn’t know who he is yet – that’s a struggle young men can really identify with. How to be a leader, whether it’s in a fictional community or just your own domain, applies to everyone.” The updated elements resulted in mixed reviews on Broadway, with The New York Times suggesting that “This Cinderella wants to be reassuringly old-fashioned and refreshingly irreverent, sentimental and snarky, sincere and ironic, all at once.” But Johnson – who has played Charlotte for more than two years, recently logging her 500th performance – said that the story lines were tightened up for the road. “It’s lost some weight, trimmed and slimmed down, and is more on track. But it is a delicate balancing act, a challenge for us to walk that line between modern and the classic. I love Broadway musicals where you show up and get whisked away and leave all happy and warm, singing

the numbers on your way home. But this has some substance. We want people to be thinking while they’re humming.”

A Nack for Christmas Critters

Brad Nack’s 100% Reindeer Art Show has been an annual tradition in town for more than two decades. The native second-generation Santa Barbara painter never expected a one-off show of antlered-animal art to be such a hit, but the tiny, elegantly framed oil paintings featuring wittily and whimsically rendered creatures, have virtually sold out ever since 1997. The new herd, more than 80 strong, opens as usual at Restaurant Roy, 7 West Carrillo Street, at 6 pm next Thursday, November 29, and if you want to take one of the crazy caribou critters back to your home on the range, get there before the doors open, as the hooved animals find homes on a first-come, first-served basis. The good news again this year is that the reindeers paintings – which are priced from $150 to $350, with most going for $175 to $250 – will stay up in the special exhibit room at Roy until midnight and then, if the new owners don’t take them home right away, hang on the restaurant’s walls

through New Year’s Eve, with the missing slots filled by earlier unsold works and treasured reindeer renderings from Nack’s personal collection amassed over the years. The painter dished on the deer earlier this week. Q. What’s new and exciting in the world of 100% reindeer paintings? A. Last year was the 20th anniversary, and I took it very seriously and worked on them for a long time. But then there was the [Thomas] fire, which really changed the mood, even though it wasn’t so bad on the night of the actual opening. But this year, it’s been a lot more lighthearted for

me. So, the reindeer are too. They were really fun to paint. Everything fell into place and they came out great. You’ve said in the past that the reindeers’ moods represent the inverse of your own emotions over the year as you work on them: when you’re happy, they’re more angry or sad, and vice versa. That still true? I think this is more of a medium year. I haven’t been so happy that the reindeer look forlorn and gross, but they’re also not giddy. There’s been some attempt to have them be a little

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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT This may affect your property. Please read. Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department. The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Sean Stewart at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101‑2058, by email at sestewart@co.santa‑barbara.ca.us, or by fax at (805) 568‑2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided. WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission. If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Sean Stewart at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101‑2058, or by email at sestewart@co.santa‑barbara.ca.us, or by phone at (805) 568‑2517.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider the appeal, filed by Cody Cammbell and David Unger, of the Planning Commission’s approval at 104 Jorgensen Lane of a two-lot subdivision of an existing 4.37 acre parcel resulting in Lot 1 at 2.28 acres and Lot 2 at 2.09 acres, and construction of a new two-story single residential unit and attached three-car garage on Lot 2. The required applications for the project are: a Tentative Subdivision Map to allow the division of one parcel into two lots (SBMC Chapter 27.07); two Lot Frontage Modifications to allow the proposed two lots to have less than the required 100 feet of frontage on a public street (SBMC §30.250.020.B); and two Public Street Frontage Waivers to create two new lots that are not served by a public street (SBMC §22.60.300.B). The Environmental Analyst has determined that the project is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15183. If you challenge the Council's action on the appeal of the Planning 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 hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102‑1990. On Thursday, November 29, 2018 an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Most Popular, click on Council Agenda Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

PROPOSAL: ADELSON RETAINING WALL PROJECT ADDRESS: 1508 MIRAMAR BEACH DR, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT

(SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager November 21, 2018

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE

Published November 21, 2018 Montecito Journal

DATE OF NOTICE: 11/13/2018 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 12/6/2018 PERMIT NUMBER: 18CDH‑00000‑00028

APPLICATION FILED: 10/15/2018

ZONING: 7‑R‑1 PROJECT AREA: 0.40 Acres

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant: Teri Malinowski Proposed Project: The project is for a Coastal Development Permit to allow the construction of an 8 foot tall retaining wall that measures 23 feet in length. No grading is required. No trees are proposed for removal. APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 18CDH‑00000‑00028 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so. Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non‑business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day. This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal. For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Sean Stewart. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from: http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/forms/PermitAppHndt/AppsForms.cfm ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/permitting/ Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.sbcountyplanning.org/boards/rbar/

BID NO. 5709 DUE DATE & TIME: DECEMBER 13, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. FIRE DEPARTMENT DEFIBRILLATORS The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing. asp. The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors. Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions shall be obtained electronically via PlanetBids. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. _________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

Published November 21, 2018 Montecito Journal

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Published November 21, 2018 Montecito Journal

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Notice Inviting Bids MEASURE A CYCLE 3 SIDEWALK INFILL PROJECT Bid No. 3887 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept bids for its Measure A Cycle 3 – Sidewalk Infill Project (“Project”), by or before December 13, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., through PlanetBids. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is uploaded to PlanetBids on time. The digital time stamp on PlanetBids will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Paper copies of bids at the Purchasing Office will not be accepted.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located on La Cumbre Street between Professor Way and Pemm Place, and Old Coast Highway from Salinas Street to 441 Old Coast Highway,and is described as follows: Installation of approximately 630 linear feet of sidewalk on Old Coast Highway, 270 linear feet of sidewalk on La Cumbre Road, reconstruction of six driveway aprons, construction of six curb ramps, reconstruction of four existing retaining walls and two new retaining walls on Old Coast Highway, construction of two new retaining walls on La Cumbre Road, construction of bio-retention basins, modification of one catch basin and installation of underground stormwater storage chambers, and signage and striping. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 70 working days from the effective date of Notice to Proceed. 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $835,000

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 will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 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: www.planetbids.com/portal.cf?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.

Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of 10 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 bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.

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with the audio of Ronnie, which Chad had to start off-stage. Chad had to be where we could see him in case something went wrong – we had to keep eye contact with him. It was the first of everything and so much pressure.

(From left) Chad Finnerty and Jeffrey Pezzuti of Eyellusion with musician Simon Wright during our interview

o say it’s a new day for live concert music fans is clearly true. By the use of holograms with audio, many great classic rock to metal musicians who have passed away are being “reunited” on stage with their original band mates for an almost all-live concert. This surreal experience was tested at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany [2017], where Eyellusion Los Angeles created a hologram of respected metal frontman Ronnie James Dio, who died in 2010. The Dio hologram débuted on stage with heavy metal band the Dio Disciples, whose current members are Simon Wright on drums, Craig Goldy guitar, Scott Warren keyboards, and Bjorn Englen bass. The festival attendees surpassed 75,000. Following that, “Dio Returns: The World Tour” with the Ronnie hologram took off November 2017 for 80 worldwide dates and

was at the Pollstar Awards in Los Angeles 2017. Jeff Pezzuti founded Eyellusion in 2015 and partnered with Frank Zappa’s son, Ahmet, and Dio’s widow, Wendy. How acceptable is this for the band and their fans? In my interview with the “Dio Disciple” drummer Wright and the Eyellusion creative director Chad Finnerty at FestForums SB, we find out: Q: Did you two know each other prior? A: Simon: No, we met at the Wacken Festival actually. We came together with the Eyellusion team, who did the hologram in Germany, so we just got thrown into it, and there was so much stress when we did that first show. I had to play on a drum 30-foot high-riser, and the keyboard player was next to me on a lower riser; I hadn’t played on a riser in years. I had to play to a click track to keep on pace

How do you think it went? Simon: Well, that show went... it was a blur, but we got it done. It was our show, the Dio Disciples; we did our set and a bunch of Ronnie’s song first, and right at the end it was us with the hologram. It was a great crowd, it was late at night. The hologram did the song “We Rock.” Chad: It launched pretty much everything we’re doing now, got the name out there. It was the first time it was done at a festival, you know, and proved that the concept worked. It did its job. That was the first incarnation. So, now we’ve refined it, and it’s photo-real, it looks like Ronnie. A lot of time and creation goes into this, precision and care, constant review with Ronnie’s wife, Wendy, to make certain she’s happy with it. Simon, as a musician, is this hard for you? Simon: It was emotionally at first, but after a while you kind of just go with it – it’s like a big backdrop that looks really real, it’s not resurrecting Ronnie. People get stressed out by it, and I can understand that, but we’re his family. It’s just another movement forward in technology. It’s the next form of entertainment, and they should come to the show. It’s a rock show, it’s not stale or artificial. We

would never hurt Ronnie or do anything derogatory. We loved him. Do you get to select the songs the hologram is on? Simon: We do get to talk about it. It depends on the footage and performance we are looking at, so it’s the best for the people. Ronnie has such a large catalog of music to choose from. There are new songs for the shows next year. We perform as the Dio Disciples and Tim Ripper Owens and Oni Logen sing, and then there are songs with the Ronnie hologram singing, and we plan to have all three of them singing together starting spring 2019 on our tour, with stops in the U.S. Chad: It’s a constantly evolving set list as we go over the years. We can change the generations and pay tribute to whatever period of time we want to go out with. Do you see this as something other legend bands may want to do? Simon: It’s up to them. We’re just doing it from the stand point of Wendy Dio wanting to keep Ronnie and his music alive. As a band, we want to keep his legacy alive. For those who never got to see him live, this is as close as you’re going to get. What do you want the fans to know? Simon: Just again, there is so much criticism out there, and I was the same way, when a new technology comes out. But this is a technology that is going to help those fans to understand what Ronnie is all about. It’s not a movie in a movie theater, where you

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just sit and the music is piped in. It’s a rock show, it’s live music, it’s loud – go get a beer, enjoy yourself, that’s the kind of vibe we’re talking about. Chad: Tribute bands have been around for a long time; we’re taking it to a whole other level. It’s having the original band play and we’ll do our best to represent who we lost. We’re also working with holograms of Frank Zappa and we just announced pianist Glen Gould. There are many more in the works. What we bring is created by artists. It’s for all the right reasons, bringing a legend back to the stage. We are ahead of the game, as soon as VR comes to concerts, we have the content.

British Guitarist Carroll at SBAMA

U.K. guitarist Clive Carroll gave a concert at the Alchemy Theater, SB, as part of the Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association’s [SBAMA] Wooden Hall Concert series, co-sponsored by the SB Trust for Historic Preservation and LR Baggs Speakers. Rushing in from LAX, he set up quickly and started with “Mississippi Blues,” followed by, “The Kid from Claire,” “Thaxted Town” based on Gustav Holst’s “Jupiter” [The Planets] and “Moorish Dance,” “Oregon,” “Waltz Piece” with a nod to the “Suite for Jazz Orchestra” by Dmitri Shostakovich, and a six-part “Renaissance Suite” tuning his low E string to G, and A tuned to D. He took a quick 10 and began set two with an eclectic mix of “In the Deep,” an Icelandic teen-pop song he wrote for his daughter, and a 12-minute “Scottish Suite”. The highlight of the evening was “Good Bye Pork Pie Hat”, a jazz composition written by Charles Mingus in 1959 and played by top artists including Jeff Beck and John McLaughlin. His encore, “And I Love Her” [Lennon/McCartney], with the iconic four-note riff by George Harrison, left us with a sentimental mood. Post-concert, he and I talked about his various tunings, Hz, and string preferences. Clive said, “I use round wounds I get in the U.K., with a size 56 bronze on the bass strings [E and A] to get that warmth. In Milwaukee it was so cold, I had to tune in 436 Hz

to get the mids; here in SB I upped it to 440.” His guitar is a Ralph Bown acoustic with internal mic and bottom amp plug [York]. In review, he is completely drawn into the music, plays seamlessly with eyes closed, left foot keeping the beat. Like Beck, he uses his fingernails and flesh to pluck the strings [rare pick], and decorates with speed variation and light tapping harmonics. His style is using the main melody on top of a chorus of chords and harmonies driven by the other fingers. Both hands are equally working in various patterns for a whole sound. The variety pack of song genres suits any audience, but would have preferred more jazz and blues, as he has the chops. Amplification and the Looper effect pedal [record/overdub while playing] was a bit overdone; however, to the uneducated it seems magical. Assuming his tour is exhausting, his performing acumen was brilliant. I asked SBAMA founder Kevin Gillies how he got Clive here, and he said, “Chet Atkins is considered by many to be the godfather of fingerpickin’. The other major groundbreaker was Michael Hedges. Those two styles merged to become modern fingerstyle guitar. Tommy Emmanuel is widely thought to be the prime leader of today’s modern fingerstyle. When I asked Tommy who the next great, unknown guitarist is, he immediately said Clive Carroll. “The SBAMA’s mission is Acoustic Music and Education, to help transform the concert experience from a passive to active engagement. Clive did a super job of talking about how he incorporates the history of music into his own compositions, and what he’s actually doing on guitar. The guitar is the most ubiquitous and democratic instrument on Earth, adaptable to many different styles and cultures. It can be utilized by virtually anyone to express themselves, and acoustic denotes our tie back to our very primitive roots, using natural resonating materials to communicate. The only other that compares is the human voice.” •MJ

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Small Business Saturday – Downtown Santa Barbara (previously the Downtown Organization) is taking over Storke Placita, adjacent to the News-Press building, with tented tables representing each block of downtown State Street along with side streets. Businesses are being asked to fill their block’s table, including stores, restaurants, galleries, and any other establishment on State Street and environs, by supplying any kind of marketing collateral they have – coupons, mini-menus, brochures, fliers, 2-for-1 offers, and other discounts – to display on the tables. The marketing pieces will be accompanied by a staff member to chat with downtown visitors and shoppers, who will also find games to join in, including Cornhole, Downtown Trivia, and DSBingo, along with a Spin the Wheel to win prizes, all donated by businesses. “Sampling State,” which takes place 11 am to 2 pm, will find participating restaurateurs stepping outside with samples of their fare, all restaurant doors swinging open at the same time, offering small bites from their menus. To put shoppers in the holiday mood, the Holiday Horns performs tunes of the season on Marshalls Patio (900 State Street), from noon to 2 pm, with the spot also offering a free gift-wrapping station there (tips will be donated to People’s Self-Help Housing). WHEN: 10 am to

4 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: (805) 9622098, x800 or www.downtownsb. org/events/small-business-saturday SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Provincial Cookbook – Georgia Freedman – a freelance journalist and editor based in the Bay Area whose writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Afar, Martha Stewart Living, Rodale’s Organic Life, Roads and Kingdoms, and other food and travel publications including Saveur magazine, where she was previously the managing editor – invites kitchen lovers to cook something new and out of left field this holiday season. Her new cookbook, Cooking South of the Clouds: Recipes and Stories from China’s Yunnan Province, delves into the most geographically, biologically, and ethnically diverse region in China, one that stretches from the Himalayan plateau to the subtropics. The province is home to thousands of species of plants and animals, as well as 24 of China’s minority groups. As a result, Yunnan is one of the most culinary interesting and diverse places on Earth, with a wide variety of cuisines and flavors all packed into one small province. The new book is more than just a cookbook, though, as it goes beyond Yunnan’s many foods to offer profiles of local cooks, artisans,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Ska Pioneers – The Skatalites officially formed in 1964 after playing in studios together for nearly a decade all over Kingston, Jamaica, where these musicians were involved in recording sessions for the island’s early reggae and ska heroes. They performed lots of live shows and also served as the backing band for any number of vocalists in concerts at festivals, including Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and The Maytals, to name just a few. More than half a century ago, In April 1967, The Skatalites’s ska adaptation of the theme to the film The Guns of Navarone entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, while nearly 40 years later they were featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album. While nearly all of the founding members have passed away, original saxist Lester Sterling and singer Doreen Shaffer are still part of the band, which has played all over the U.S. and around the world continuously since the mid-1980s. Local favorites since their Santa Barbara debut back in the mid1990s, The Skatalites return to ska-te through another series of sets that should make everyone feel irie. The Steady 45s, a seven piece rock-steady/ska band from Los Angeles, open the show. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $16 in advance, $20 day of show INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Smokin’ Students’ New Play – Westmont College theater majors Merckx Dascomb and Nina Fox explore the challenges of early adulthood and the desire to reconcile with one’s former self in Peace Pipe, their original documentary-theater production, that will receive three performances only. The work represents the students’ senior project and was written to “encapsulate my time at Westmont in a way that could address the questions I’ve asked myself as I’ve grown older,” according to Fox, the play’s author, and a jazz vocalist, editor, and satirist for the Westmont student newspaper, a singer in the Westmont College Choir, and an actorwriter in the college’s annual Fringe Festival. Dascomb, who directs, is a pianist, explorer, and supporter at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden who plans to pursue directing after graduating from Westmont. “I hope audience members leave with a sense of comfort in the madness that is being a young adult and to feel a greater sense of community around them,” he said. WHEN: 9 tonight, 8 & 10 pm tomorrow WHERE: 955 La Paz Road, Montecito COST: free INFO: (805) 565-6051 or www.westmont.edu

and farmers amid breathtaking location photography, resulting in an unforgettable journey through the land of Shangri-La. We’re not sure if they will be serving samples when Freedman shows up this afternoon at Chaucer’s Books, but the words alone are enough to make the mouth water. WHEN: 2 pm WHERE: 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center COST: free INFO: 682-6787 or www. chaucersbooks.com TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Hendrix Holiday – It’s almost surreal to remember that Jimi Hendrix passed away almost half a century ago, in 1970, one of the many rock stars through the eras that have died at the absurdly early age of 27. But what better day than what would have been his 76th birthday to pay tribute to perhaps the greatest guitarist in the history of rock and roll, one whose influence continues to inform just about all ax-men even today, by holding a tribute concert? Notes for Notes and Seymour Duncan sponsor the show at SOhO tonight that will highlight two of the organization’s members, as well as feature several of Santa Barbara’s finest guitarists – perhaps including pickup master Duncan himself – performing Hendrix songs throughout the evening. The proceeds support the organization’s free after-school music education programs, including to musical instruments, instruction, and recording studio environments so that music can become a profoundly positive influence in their lives. Locally,

A star shoots bleeding across the skyline, a companion to the black wind. – Joe Bousquet

youth members of the community get the opportunity to explore their musical curiosities inside Boys and Girls Clubs in Santa Barbara and Ventura. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com Get Pickled at Westmont – The college’s 17th annual Pickle Tree Lighting, a unique tradition that attracts hundreds of alumni and members of the college community, is one of those slightly left-of-center holiday traditions in the village. Festivities get going with the Cold Spring’s School Choir singing Christmas carols from 4:40 to 5 pm, followed by the college’s Ahh-Men and Women of Westmont singers. Santa Claus will pose for pictures inside Kerrwood Hall. Hot apple cider and cookies will also be offered. Then Steve Julio, a 1992, Westmont alumnus who earned his Ph. D. at UCSB before returning to the college to serve as professor of biology, will deliver the Pickle Address. Hot apple cider and cookies will be served while Santa Claus poses for pictures inside Kerrwood Hall. Finally, a mystery tree lighter will throw down the massive switch that lights the Pickle Tree, a slender 150-foot redwood that stands majestically amid campus. WHEN: 4:30 pm WHERE: 955 La Paz Road, Montecito COST: free INFO: (805) 565-6051 or www.westmont.edu Bravo! Art Museum Opens Show – Profound and Discreet Poetry: Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo comprises 13 22 – 29 November 2018

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Miller Time – Warren Miller produced, directed, and narrated ski and snowboarding films annually every year from 1950 until 1988, and continued to direct them right up until 2004, a total of 55 films that helped capture the magic of gliding downhill over fresh powder and create the phenomenon of skiing as obsessive pursuit via the millions who watched the films to learn more in the days before ESPN and the Internet. Warren passed away just last January at the age of 93, after a career in which his published works include more than 750 sports films, several books, and hundreds of non-fiction articles. This year’s movie, Face of Winter, is the 69th installment in the series and the first since the founder’s death, but the format remains the same, albeit the new and veteran athletes aren’t just shushing down a mountain but are also paying tribute to the warm, witty, mildly eccentric godfather of the ski-and-ride film who was the man who got people started on this long, crazy ride. As always, the skiing takes place in some of the most legendary destinations, including several of Miller’s favorite locations from Points North Heli-Adventures in Alaska to Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing in British Columbia, Canada, with stops at the annual Mt. Baker Banked Slalom in the shadow of Alaska’s Mt. Denali, and Engelberg, Switzerland, as well as Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, and beyond. As he has since taking over for Miller, Olympic gold medalist Jonny Moseley narrates the action featuring world-class skiers including Jessie Diggins, big mountain athletes Anna Segal, Dash Longe, Forrest Jillson, Amie Engerbretson, Seth Wescott, Jim Ryan, and Marcus Caston carving down the faces of remote mountain ranges, along with the U.S. Nordic Ski Team in training. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $21 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

photographs by the self-taught Mexico City-born artist whose 100-year life spanned virtually the entire 20th century. Bravo is among the most important Mexican artists of the era and one of the most celebrated figures in the history of photography. Taking cues from the early 20th-century Cubist and Surrealist movements, Bravo remained committed throughout his long career to specifically Mexican subjects, which included religious festivals and symbols, farmers and their lands, the changing urban fabric of Mexico City, and indigenous customs that persevered in the face of modernization…. Also on exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Paths of Gold: Japanese Landscape and Narrative Paintings – showcasing nine

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Mashup Came (Big) Easy – Dragon Smoke formed in 2003 as a “Superjam,” part of the New Orleans Jazz Fest’s tradition of putting together a band comprising musicians who don’t usually play together to see what results. Fifteen years later, it’s pretty clear that it worked out just fine as the band – which had its first gig at the tiny smoky Dragon’s Den – has played every Jazz Fest since. Now they’re also out on tour, heading west with a pairing of the two rhythm section members of Galactic (drummer Stanton Moore and bassist Robert Mercurio) with dual vocals featuring Eric Lindell’s bluesy blue-eyed roots-soul and Ian Neville’s funk and R&B. The former is a San Francisco-raised singer-songwriter who has put out several records on blues label Alligator as well as indies since moving to NOLA, while the latter is the son of Aaron Neville (and nephew to members of The Neville Brothers) whose first single “Not Just Another Girl” from his debut solo album If My Ancestors Could See Me Now reached No. 26 on the Billboard charts. Neville also leads the band Dumpstaphunk. To quote the singer’s uncle, I don’t know much about Dragon Smoke, but it sounds like a winner. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com

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Stephen Erickson, William Soleau, and Brooks Firestone, with Rite of Spring selection sponsors Barbara Burger and Paul Munch (photo by Priscilla)

Davis, Peter and Erin Wood, Rob and Tracy Stoll, Ashley and Mandy Transki, Barry and Jill Kitnick, Chuck Rudd, and Rick Doty. Soviet Sounds A tony triumvirate of talent came together as one for the Santa Barbara Symphony’s back-to-back Igor Stravinsky fest at the Granada, with the performers including the State Street Ballet and members of the Ensemble Theatre. Montecito Emmy-winning actor Christopher Lloyd narrated the Faustian story of The Soldier’s Tale with Ensemble regular Jamie Torcellini as the devil and Nick Ballard as the soldier, with the ballet company’s members Leila Drake, James Folsom,

Blaine Inafuku, SBS director of Artistic Administration, and Jamie Torcellini, who played the devil (photo by Priscilla)

and Cecily MacDougall as admirable supports with William Soleau’s choreography, Jonathan Fox’s stage direction and maestro Nir Kabaretti’s conducting of the talented septet. 22 – 29 November 2018

Santa Barbara Foodbank and Empty Bowls supporters and sponsors are Judith Smith Meyer, Erik Talkin, George Leis, and Elizabeth Olson relaying that one dollar can provide eight meals from the Foodbank’s contributors (photo by Priscilla)

SBS selection sponsors for upcoming “Pictures at an Exhibition” are Christopher Lancashire and Catherine Gee, Mary Tonetti Dorra, Howard Jay Smith, Tricia Dixon, and Kate Kurlas (photo by Priscilla)

Families supporting Empty Bowls (seated): Fisher Pennestri, Lincoln Grango, Dawson Pennestri, with (mother) Tricia Pennestri; (standing) Nalam Yim, Susan Jordano, Ella Pennistri, Kelly Jensen, Jeff Dell, Diana Svete, and (dad) Phillip Pennestri (photo by Priscilla)

Empty Bowls volunteers and contributors Mathew Neal, Vince Caballero, Maryan Schall, and Foodbank’s CEO Erik Talkin serving up soup (photo by Priscilla)

The delightfully entertaining show wrapped with the pagan ballet, The Rite of Spring, one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century, which the Russian composer wrote in 1911 after finishing The Firebird. Full Bowls The 21st annual Empty Bowls fundraiser at the Ben Page Youth Center was so oversubscribed, there had to be

three seatings for the simple soup and bread meals, which allowed the 1,000 participants paying just $30 to choose a hand-crafted bowl and, after dining, take the colorful ceramic home. The bustling event, founded by the effervescent Danyel Dean, who has been the committee chair for two decades, is now one of the most popular bowls events in the U.S., not to mention Argentina, Hong Kong, New

Zealand, and France. The event, which has raised nearly $2 million over the past two decades, providing nearly 16 million meals for needy residents, was expected to net a handsome $150,000 for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, which runs 300 programs annually. More than 20 local eateries participated this year, including the Biltmore, Bouchon, Due Lune, Jane, Lucky’s, Olio e Limone, Opal, The Lark, Benchmark, Costco, The Little Door, Finch & Fork, Stella Mare, Wildwood Kitchen, Savoy Cafe & Deli, and the Bluewater Grill, whose delicious New England clam chowder I partook of. Ladlers included Randy Weiss, Jordan Ben-Shea, Alison Hardey, Janet Garufis, George Leis, and Maryan Schall.

Santa Barbara police officer Hove Keld of Hove’s Loaves baked an eclectic selection of breads, and coffee was provided by the French Press. Voices Carry The ballroom at the Hilton was packed when Human Rights Watch held its 12th annual Voices for Justice dinner, which raised around $600,000 for the 40-year-old nonprofit, which is a leading defender of fundamental freedoms, the activists who uphold them, and vulnerable people worldwide in 90 countries globally. The bustling bash for 460 guests, co-chaired by Fiona Stone and Gwyn Lurie, featured researchers for the worthy cause, including Michael

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John Steed, HRW SB Council co-vice chair; Suzanne Steed, committee; Tom and Susan Washing; Marcos Orellana, director, Environment and Human Rights Division; Amy Holland and Michael McDonald, Grammy Award-winning musician (photo by Priscilla)

Greeting the Empty Bowls supporters are Sarah Hanna, Danyel Dean, and Dennis Johns, volunteer from the Rotary Club for the 21st Annual Empty Bowls Lunch at the Ben Page Youth Center (photo by Priscilla) A memorable performance of “Hallelujah” by vocalists Justin Connolly, Sydney Lurie-Firestein, Lauren Cantin, Glenn Phillips, and Michael McDonald (photo by Priscilla)

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Brutoco, Rob and Judy Egenolf, Lis Leader, Fred Kass, Pat McElroy, and Monique Limon.

Celebrating 40 years of “Voices for Justice” Human Rights Watch are Fred Kass, James and Wendy Read, John Steed, and Lynn Sarko (photo by Priscilla)

SB HRW co-chair Fiona Stone, Victoria Riskin, HRW contributor and committee; co-chair Gwyn Lurie and Sara Miller McCune, contributor (photo by Priscilla)

Outstanding vocal performers participating is UCSB’S premier co-ed a cappella group and guitarist George Quirin (photo by Priscilla)

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A Rosalind by Any Other Name Community Arts Music Association, celebrating its centenary, has appointed Rosalind Amorteguy-Fendon to its board of directors. Rosalind has served as chairman of the Parks and Recreation Community Foundation, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and as president of Santa Barbara Beautiful, Birnam Wood Women’s Golf Association, and is a founder of the Birnam Wood Fitness Center. She is currently treasurer of the Performing Arts Community Foundation and is an honorary director of the Santa Barbara County Arts Fund, and has served on many non-profit boards, including the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Rosalind holds degrees from UC Berkeley, Harvard Business School, and the Barnes Program in Horticulture.

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Star-Studded Birthday Our rarefied enclave was well represented when actor Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated his 44th birthday at Spring Place, a Los Angeles members club. Newly married Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow and her TV producer husband, Brad Falchuk, joined the likes of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jay Z and Beyoncé, Naomi Campbell, and Tobey Maguire for the boffo 500guest bash. Earlier in the evening, Montecito’s most famous resident Oprah Winfrey joined other guests for an intimate dinner on the club’s rooftop. Truly a night on the tiles!

Garcia Bochenek, senior counsel for children’s rights; Bethany Brown, researcher; Carlos Rios-Espinsoa, senior researcher for disability rights, and Nic Dawes, deputy executive director of media. The ubiquitous Geoff Green, CEO of the City College Foundation, conducted the pledge drive, while John Steed, co-vice chair of the Santa Barbara Council, spoke on the environment. Musical performances included Glen Phillips, multi Grammy-winner Michael McDonald, Sydney LurieFirestein, Justin Connolly, George Quirin, Lauren Cantin, and the Naked Voices Choir. Among the tony torrent of guests were Leslie Ridley-Tree, Sara Miller McCune, Martin and Kerrilee Gore, Gretchen Lieff and Miles Hartfeld, Anne Towbes, Vicki Riskin, Lois and Laura Capps, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Das Williams, Stan and Betty Hatch, Starr Siegele, Rinaldo and Lalla

Royal Treatment Everybody is just wild about Harry! A new poll has the Duke of Sussex, Prince Charles’s second son, as the most popular member of the British Royal Family. Harry, 34, sixth in line to the throne, has a hefty 77-percent approval rating. His grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, 92, is in second place with 74 percent, and Harry’s bother, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, third with 73 percent. Harry is described as admirable, likable, humorous, fun-loving, and genuine, according to the YouGov survey. Future king, the Prince of Wales, who just celebrated his 70th birthday, is in seventh position in the royal ratings with 48 percent approval, behind his father, Prince Philip, with 56 percent, and his daughters-in-law, Kate, with 64 percent and Meghan with 55 percent. Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is bottom of the list at 15, with just a 22-percent approval rating.

Gifted Performer You know Yuletide is just round the corner when our rarefied enclave’s most famous resident, Oprah Winfrey, reveals her annual Christmas gift list. The full list of 107 items of her “favorite things” is the biggest in its 22-year history and includes must have fashion, beauty, and travel items the 64-year-old former TV talk titan swears by. A top item is a truMedia foot massager, which sells for $199, which Oprah waxed lyrical about: “I swear fireworks lit the sky, waves pounded against the shore, and a choir of angels sang. This is some powerful pampering.” Another topping the list is a $168 L.A. Relaxed jumpsuit – a onesie for groupies, which Oprah says is a musthave for traveling. Other goodies include artisanal popcorn, and brass plated in white gold bracelets featuring empowering terms such as Fearless, Grateful, Brave, and Strong, which Oprah says she is buying students at her girls school near Johannesburg, South Africa. Fond Farewell On a personal note, I mark the passing of oil heiress Caroline Hunt, daughter of legendary wildcatter H.L. Hunt and once the richest woman in America, at the age of 95 at her Dallas home. The philanthropist, world traveler, and hotelier – she owned the legendary Mansion on Turtle Creek and the Hotel Bel-Air – and formed Rosewood, the company running Los Angeles mall magnate Rick Caruso’s Miramar Hotel when it opens in the New Year. Hunt was also married to Buddy Schoellkopf, uncle of an old friend, George Schoellkopf, who splits his time between his beautiful colonial estate in Washington, Connecticut, and his stunning Summerland aerie. A kind, thoughtful, and highly intelligent individual who lived life to the fullest. Sightings: Multi-Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus noshing at The Monarch... Rocker Peter Noone sashaying at Montecito Country Mart... Oscar winner Natalie Portman dining with her family at Olio Pizzeria Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ 22 – 29 November 2018

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You usually have one or two that you price a lot higher because you hope they don’t sell. What the story with this herd? Oh, I have a lot of them I really like, and three that I love. One has this weird look, and another one looks exactly like my dog even though it doesn’t look anything like my dog, whatever that means. I’d be very happy if they don’t sell. But I do like having my art go out there into the community. I’m not just doing it for myself. You also just opened a new pop-up gallery in the Funk Zone (219 Gray Avenue) through Christmas Eve, and you’ve announced that you want to do 20 openings in the next six weeks. Say what? What happened is the owner wanted to take a break from the gallery over the holidays, so instead of just “gallery sitting” I’m renting it as a pop-up. We had a big opening last weekend for the First Friday Funk Zone Art Walk, and this week there’s a Black Friday crafts show, with tables for photographs, jewelry, even kimonos. Then starting in December, right after the Reindeer Show, I have a lot of ideas, including a Merch Festival, which is really just all my friends who are or have been in bands coming together to sell T-shirts and CDs, including some that have broken up or never play. No music, just lots of hanging out and talking and trading stuff. There’s a lot of other ideas, and about 70 artists have already expressed an interest in showing. The plan is to have at least one show each of the weekends before Christmas and events during the week. But 20 is probably overly ambitious.

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happier than usual, but of course, some of them are still at least a little grumpy. How are you not tired of doing these after 21 years? Do you still have something new to say? Are they just a part of you? Or is it something else? I grappled with that in year four, when I was pretty tired of it, but the gallery where I started showing them really wanted me to keep 22 – 29 November 2018

going. So, I agreed to do five years total. But when I put that boundary around it, I realized there was so much to discover within that structure. There’s a lot of possibilities within the idea of a small painting of a certain subject in a series. I discovered an amazing depth of variety in what I could do. Having the container opened it up again, and now it’s 17 years later and I still love it.

Just a week after diving into some of the most difficult music in the repertoire with a double dose of Stravinsky, the Santa Barbara Symphony ushers in the holiday season with a new pops concert featuring a Santa’s bagful of Christmas classics. Broadway singer-actress Capathia Jenkins (Caroline, or Change; Newsies) joins the musicians, led by maestro Nir Kabaretti, to deliver such seasonal favorites as “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” “O Holy Night,” and “Baby It’s Cold Outside” among many others. The show at the Granada Theatre on Saturday, November 24, is a rare local pops concert conducted by symphony music director Kabaretti, who usually spends New Year’s Eve – when the ensemble performs its only annual pop concert – in Europe. “But I love the music, and I do them with my other orchestras all the time,” he said, noting a recent foray into an homage to Queen (in anticipation of

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the new movie Bohemian Rhapsody) in Israel, and a Beatles-themed concert in Florida last year. “It’s a beautiful way to bring people to a classical concert, especially those who would never go to Stravinsky but love the tunes of Christmas and Chanukah songs. Maybe they hear us play Beatles and Frank Sinatra, and are then ready to check out Gershwin and beyond.” The pops performance also represents the tail end of a two-fer of classical concerts on a single day, as the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony, the top level of the organization’s community outreach program, will perform at the Granada for the first time in its laudable history. “The students get a chance to perform in our beautiful hall on the same day as the fully professional orchestra. It’s a great plan.” The free family concert begins at noon with an open house with a meetand-greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus, while the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van will also be onsite to offer musical activities and showcase a variety of instruments for the younger audience members to learn about and play. Holiday refreshments will be served. For tickets to either concert, call (805) 899-2222 or visit www. thesymphony.org.

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UCSB’s Department of Music’s Fall Concert Series gets going this week, with performances from all of the school’s ensembles slated for daily shows between Tuesday, November 27, to Friday, December 7. The Chamber Choir and Women’s Chorus kicks things off with a concert Tuesday, November 27, at Trinity Episcopal Church (1500 State St.) featuring works by Harold Darke, Frode Fjellheim, and Christophe Beck, Robert Sieving, Dan Forrest, Norman Luboff, Michelle Willis, Shawn Kirchner, and Elizabeth Alexander, plus a special “’’Tis Nature’s Voice” segment celebrating the 50th anniversary of the environmentalism movement born in Santa Barbara in 1969, with works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, Lili Boulanger, Francis Poulenc, Fanny HenselMendelssohn, Adriano Banchieri, Antonín Dvořák, Frank Ticheli, Randall Thompson, and Alisa Bair… John Adams’s Hallelujah Junction is the centerpiece for a transatlantic crisscrossing presented by the Ensemble for Contemporary Music the following night, Wednesday, November 28, at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on campus, with the program also boasting works by American radical pioneer Leo Ornstein, the U.K.’s Alan Rawsthorne, Britten’s complete Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, and others. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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For 30 years, Santa Barbara has been taking care of wildlife. In 1984, 12 people decided to share resources to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. In 1999, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network (SBWCN) leased a small downtown center that housed songbirds and small mammals. In 1992, June Taylor opened up a seabird pond in her backyard. She never realized she would be involved for 15 years. In 2012, SBWCN moved to north Fairview Avenue. Generous donors funded the venue. Today there are multiple flight enclosures, pools for seabird rehab, an intake and exam room, and mammal enclosures for skunks and raccoons. In the early 1990s, SBWCN put in a hotline for local residents. Today it rings 10,000 times a year. DDT use in the ‘50s and ‘60s killed many brown pelicans. They have since rebounded though still endangered and SBWCN has cared for thousands of pelicans since 1988. SBWCN takes in more than 3,000 wildlife animals every year. “During the Refugio oil spill, SBWCN provided emergency care to oiled seabirds ensuring they were

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the prize. As she told the audience, “We hope to generate some generosity tonight.” This was the 30th anniversary and the first evening gala for SBWCN. They always had a luncheon before. This night there was a DJ, specialty cocktails, and many kinds of wine, a buffet dinner of local and organic foods to choose from, and a silent auction. John Palminteri was there to reminisce about his year on the air throughout the tragedies and to run the live auction. Items ran the gamut from a cabin in Alaska, to tickets for the Ellen DeGeneres Show, or a South African Safari, Colorado Condo, and a Caribbean Escape. Gretchen Lieff offered a wine tasting and picnic tour for eight all while being chauffeured. Funds raised help

feed, medicate, and care for wildlife. The evening ended with dessert and dancing. The “wild” co-chairs were Dana Fritzler and Pat Carter, and board president is Roland Bryan. Ariana Katovich is development director. Premier sponsors were: Union Bank, Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation, Dwight and Kim Lowell, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Pure Joy Catering, Mark S. Cornwall trustee of the Grossenbacher CRUT, Sweetzer Cellars, ExxonMobil, Green Star Coffee, Misho Law Group, Lieff, and NS Ceramic. Here’s a number to put on your refrigerator: the hotline to SBWCN 805.681.1019. You can help the future of wildlife with rescue, rehabilitate, and release. •MJ

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$3,795,000 | 4050 Via Laguna, Hope Ranch | 4BD/3½BA Randy Glick | 805.563.4066 Lic # 00950129

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$3,700,000 | 595 Freehaven Dr, Montecito Upper | 5BD/5½BA Ken Switzer | 805.680.4622 Lic # 01245644

MONTECITO | SANTA BARBARA | LOS OLIVOS

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