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AN UPPER VILLAGE DRESS SHOP FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY, GIULIANA MONTECITO HAS A NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR WHO IS MIXING HIGH FASHION WITH LOCAL OUTREACH (AND SERVING DELICIOUS HOMEMADE COOKIES, TOO), (STORY ON P. 40)

Giuliana Meta, previous owner of Giuliana Boutique; Aiana Espig, store manager; Victoria Mir, in-house stylist; Mandana Mir, creative director; Marlen Gonzalo, intern from Partners in Education; Nelly Bondarenko, in-house tailor; and Karen Peus, a loyal customer of Giuliana Montecito (photo by Dino)

Casting a Wide Net

Inspired by Montecito’s efforts, L.A.’s Getty Museum begins installation of steel debris nets, p. 5 and 57

Get Sparkly

‘Tis the season to sample some of Santa Barbara’s most compelling bubbly wines, especially Pierre Lafond Winery’s latest offerings, p. 24

The Axeman Cometh

Veteran Aussie guitarist Tommy Emmanuel brings his trademark ten-finger technique to UCSB’s Campbell Hall, p. 38

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Perched on a hill between Montecito and Santa Barbara, Montecito Club is the perfect venue for your private event. Owned and operated by Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts, the Club reopened in March 2019 after a three-and-a-half year, $75 million renovation of this legendary 101-year-old property. Each part of the interior was upgraded, from custom-designed Swarovski Crystal chandeliers, to hand-carved African Mahogany doors, to finishes and textiles in ivory, gold and burgundy reinforce the Moroccan-Andalusian influence while still complimenting the Spanish architecture. Montecito Club’s event spaces boast views of the new Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course, Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands.

Luxurious and welcoming, Montecito Club is the perfect choice for the discerning and privacy-minded clientele.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial

Getty Museum purchases Swiss ring nets after Montecito’s example; MJ welcomes Nicholas Schou as managing editor

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Montecito Miscellany

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Letters to the Editor

Cannabis convention; Santa Barbara Symphony’s Holiday Pops; ETC production; Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara lunch; Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics reception; Beverley Jackson’s art show; George Lucas expands land; GYDO launch party; Wildlife Care Network appoints Gretchen Lieff and Connie Pearcy to board; Oprah’s gift rule; Brook Ashley’s book; Jerry Jones’s yacht; Katy Perry’s nuptials postponed; Armie Hammer faces fears; Princess Diana’s gown auctioned; sightings A collection of communications from readers Dan Seibert, Dana Newquist, Joanne Rapp, and Steven Marko

10 This Week in Montecito

A list of local events happening in and around town

Tide Chart 12 Village Beat

Abe Powell hosts Resiliency Workshop; crosswalk lights installed on Coast Village Road

14 Seen Around Town

MClub hosts Worth luncheon; Yosemite Conservancy dinner; Janet Dowling Sands discusses new book; MClub visits Santa Barbara Symphony

16 Discovering What Matters

Dr. Peter Brill speaks to Plum Goods’ Amy Cooper about downtown vacancies and future of retail

18 Our Town

Richie’s Barbershop accepts donations for Toys for Tots for 8th year

20 Bob Hazard

Bob Hazard looks at Winter Storm Readiness in Montecito two years after devastating Thomas Fire and debris flow 24 Santa Barbara in a Glass Local wineries release sparkling wines to keep up with demand

30 Made in SB

James Perse opens home goods store at Rosewood Miramar

Ashleigh Brilliant thinks we should all give it a rest

Ernie has a bone to pick with Siri

Tommy Emmanuel at UCSB; Brad Nack’s final reindeer show

Santa Barbara Rescue Mission provides meals and safe spaces for those in need

34 Brilliant Thoughts 36 Ernie’s World

38 On Entertainment

39 The 501c3 Weekly 40 In Business

New creative director of Giuliana Montecito Mandana Mir turns boutique into community beacon

44 Spirituality Matters

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Only a few ocean and mountain view parcels remain in the exclusive gated community of Montecito Ranch Estates. Stunning +5-acre parcels available separately or choose a completed custom estate with the finest amenities. Pricing ranges from $3,250,000 for parcels with approved plans to $7,950,000 for a finished estate.

Daniel J. Siegel speaks at Hahn Hall; Sunburst Sanctuary Winter Solstice event; Diana Raab discusses books; healing event at Center of the Heart; Floating Sound Meditation; 5 Element Flow: Transition from Autumn to Winter workshop; Cheri Clampett leads meditation; Santa Barbara Spiritual Growth Meetup Group launches; outdoor yoga

45 Your Westmont

Volleyball competes for National Title; tickets sell fast for Christmas Festival; festive Pickle Tree is aglow

46 Calendar of Events

Asa Olsson’s last production at Alcazar; Plaid Tidings at Rubicon; Santa Barbara Choral Society and Orchestra annual show; Festival Ballet’s Nutcracker; Lights Up! Theatre Company production; MET Live in HD transmission; Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s annual Holiday Party; Momentum Dance Company concert; Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance showcase

50 Legal Advertising 52 Aging in High Heels

Beverlye Hyman Fead profiles businesswoman and volunteer Adele Marsh

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Thinking ahead, Getty Museum adopts same steel nets installed in aftermath of Montecito debris flow disaster

61 Open House Directory 62 Classified Advertising

Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

63 Local Business Directory

Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.” – W.C. Fields

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Editorial

by Gwyn Lurie Gwyn Lurie chaired the MUS School Board and co-chairs the Santa Barbara Human Rights Watch Committee. As a screenwriter, Gwyn penned The Music Never Stopped starring JK Simmons (Sundance Opening Selection, 2010), Nine Lives starring Kevin Spacey (2016), and screenplays for nearly every major movie studio. Gwyn worked for ABC Network News in New York upon completion of her studies at UCLA, where she served as SB President, and Oxford University, where she attended graduate school as a Newton-Tatum Scholar. Gwyn is the CEO and Editor-in-Chief of the Montecito Journal Media Group.

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or all of us who live or work in Montecito, the rainy season brings up a still fresh mix of emotions. We’re grateful for the hydration of our mountains as they continue to recover and revegetate. We’re thankful to no longer be in an active drought. But still, we struggle with the residual trauma from an event that changed all of us forever.

Yet after the rain there is always sunshine.

Over the past two years our community has come together in ways that have not only benefited our lives, but in ways that are benefiting others well beyond Montecito’s geographical borders.

Immediately following the 1/9 debris flow, members of our community teamed up to form the Partnership for Resilient Communities (TPRC). The goal was to find and implement best practices worldwide in resilience technologies in the hopes of protecting Montecito from further disaster. At the time, no one knew what was next. All of Montecito seemed to have PTSD, and some feared our town could be in ruin for years – a once burgeoning resort community now known as a post-apocalyptic place reminiscent of a Hollywood disaster movie.

While a few got out of Dodge, TPRC was running flat out with a mission: to keep Montecito’s mountain up where it belongs, and to share its learnings

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Monte ito Miscellany

In lieu of payment, a donation was made to Benedetta �agliabue’s charity of choice.

by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail, and was an editor on New York Magazine. He was also a national anchor on CBS, a commentator on ABC Network News, gossip on The Joan Rivers Show and Geraldo Rivera, host on E! TV, a correspondent on the syndicated show Extra, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 12 years ago.

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ontecito Miscellany has gone to pot!

It’s 23 years since cannabis was legalized for medical use under the Compassionate Use Act and at the weekend entrepreneur and grower Graham Farrar, owner of The Farmacy, the city’s first adult use dispensary on West Mission Street, in premises used by the city’s last video store, which opened in August, hosted a pot convention at a Riviera home, where guests were shuttled by bus from the parking lot of the nearby Riviera Theatre.

California is on track to post a record $3.1 billion in licensed cannabis sales this year, solidifying its status as the largest legal marijuana market in the world – with a staggering 23 per cent growth rate since last year.

Head farmacist Farrar, whose 1,300 sq.ft. store with 17 employees curating stock features 350 products from 63 different types of flowers, costing between $15 and $90 for one eighth of an ounce or 3.5 grams. There are also edibles, extracts, lotions, tinctures, topicals, drinks, sublinguals, and even culinary products, including infused butter and olive oil.

“It’s a cannabis boutique, regular retail,” says Farrar, who grows his own product in greenhouses in Carpinteria. “It’s not the feeling of a pharmacist’s office. It’s not about getting high, but dealing with aches and pains, anxiety, and sleep disorders. It has come a long way.”

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LETTERS

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Fixing a Hole Much better now

W 100% of profits support local charities that benefit children.

e’re all familiar with the quote, “it’s the little things in life.” A recent road repair on CVR proved this to me.

Last month I saw construction on Coast Village Road in front of Montecito Bank & Trust. The next day my dream came true. The small hole in the pavement had been paved over. It wasn’t big but it was right in line with my tires. And it’s been there for years, four or five times a week I run over the hole or swerve over the double yellow line. Thanks to those that fixed it.

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A Tree, Just in Time

Over 60 years ago, Montecito Fire Captain Don Hathaway began the “Secret Santa” tradition by employing his family and neighbors to decorate the small (at that time) seven-foot tree at San Ysidro and the freeway.

The ceremony performed by Don’s elves in secret at night. For decades, Montecito residents were delighted by the magical Christmas tree.

About 12 years ago, I received a call from Don disclosing the secret and asked if I would carry on his tradition

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This Week in and around Montecito

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 Folksongs of the Winter Holidays Traveling Folksinger and Autoharpist Adam Miller is back at Montecito Library. Come enjoy well-known and not-so-well-known traditional folksongs and carols for New Year’s, Hanukkah, Christmas, and the Winter Solstice.

This show is for all ages and children, in particular, are encouraged to wiggle and move around to best enjoy the show.

When: 10:30 am to 11:15 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: (805) 969-5063 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Special Montecito Planning Commission Meeting Montecito Planning Commission hosts its first-ever meeting in Montecito, in conjunction with the Office of Emergency Management and First District Supervisor Das Williams’ office.

Topics will include County processes and rebuilding/resiliency updates.

When: 5 pm Where: Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Road

Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Appointments: (805) 969-5063 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count The Carpinteria Christmas Bird Count is in conjunction with the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count. The data collected by observers over the past century allow Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies, and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across the Carpinteria Coastal Plain and North America. This fun event is free to participate, and participation is open to all ages and levels of birding experience.

When: 7 am Where: Carpinteria Library Multi-Purpose Room, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue RSVP & Info: www.carpwithoutcars. org/cbc/

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13

Holiday Market at Montecito Country Mart Finish your holiday shopping at the Mart! Enjoy pop-up shops, hot chocolate, holiday spritzes by TW Hollister, and holiday music. Merci will also be open for pop-brunch tomorrow, December 15.

When: today and tomorrow, 11 am to 6 pm Where: 1016 Coast Village Road at Hot Springs Info: www.montecitocountrymart.com

Tech Help Sessions Reserve a 30-minute session with library staff for help with basic computer skills (email or internet), downloadable library materials, and the Black Gold App When: 3 pm to 5 pm

Montecito Library Book Club Join for a lively discussion of this month’s title. New members always welcome. Current title: Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land.

When: 11 am to 12 pm

Holidays on Haley Come eat, drink, and be merry at Holidays on Haley, a neighborhood holiday party. Guests can stroll the neighborhood and visit various shops, restaurants, wineries, breweries, and more, located on or near Haley Street, between Laguna Street and Nopal Street. Proceeds from the evening will benefit local charities including Unity Shoppe, Toys for Tots, among others.

Guests can check-in at either Carr Winery or Potek Winery, and pick up their Holidays on Haley map. This map will be their guide to an evening of food, wine, beer, art, and more. Each venue will have something new to taste, see or buy! Event is 21 and over.

When: 5 pm to 9 pm Where: Haley Street corridor Cost: $55 per person Info: https://nightout.com/events/holidays-on-haley/tickets Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Book Signing at Tecolote Mike McGrew, a 30-year veteran on the Santa Barbara Police Force, has experienced chaos and violence in his job. This did not prepare him for the suffering he would encounter in his personal life, including the death of a child and his own battle with cancer.

Please come and meet Mike and learn more about his journey. He will sign his new book, A Higher Call to Duty.

When: 2 pm to 4 pm Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 East Valley Road Info: 969-4977 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 Photos with Santa Santa Claus will be at Montecito Country Mart three times this month; today is the second opportunity to have your photo taken with the big guy in red.

Last date is December 22.

When: 11 am to 1 pm Where: 1016 Coast Village Road

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“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 Montecito Planning Commission Meeting MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed When: 9 am Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Tech Help Sessions Reserve a 30-minute session with library staff for help with basic computer skills (email or internet), downloadable library materials, and the Black Gold App When: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Appointments: (805) 969-5063 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19

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Book Signing at Lily Award-winning author Diana Raab will sign copies of her most recent book, Writing for Bliss When: noon to 2 pm Where: 1131 Coast Village Road Info: (805) 695-0625

Tech Help Sessions Reserve a 30-minute session with library staff for help with basic computer skills (email or internet), downloadable library materials, and the Black Gold App When: 10 am to noon Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Appointments: (805) 969-5063

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Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito When: 1 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meetup for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 pm to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Tech Help Sessions Reserve a 30-minute session with library staff for help with basic computer skills (email or internet), downloadable library materials, and the Black Gold App When: 3 pm to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Appointments: (805) 969-5063 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 Lime Creek Christmas Please join for a performance by Emmy award winning actor Antho-

ny Zerbe, a well-known figure on the American stage and screen for over 50 years, often playing the role of villain. His feature films include American Hustle, The Matrix Reloaded, and Cool Hand Luke. He has been a guest star on numerous television series including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Frasier.

Anthony Zerbe’s stage adaptation of Lime Creek Christmas is a spoken-word and music performance based on Joe Henry’s novel Lime Creek. Its rhythm and dramatic structure come from the interplay of text and song as Zerbe and a singer-guitarist bring to life characters and story.

The performance is best suited for patrons age 15 and up.

When: 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info & RSVP: 969-5063

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Christmas Revels Journey to Renaissance Italy where vocal and instrumental groups perform a rich, melodic selection of music, aspiring to be part of Venice’s annual “Festival of the Fishes” during the holiday season. A traveling troupe of players is most eager to be chosen.

Their antics create unexpected court intrigue and comedic chaos. Savor this delectable theatrical mix that combines songs, dances, sackbuts, and commedia dell’arte!

The Christmas Revels is an exciting and heartwarming entertainment experience for every age and a favorite Santa Barbara holiday tradition created by and for our community for the past 12 years!

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n Monday, December 9, at Montecito Hall, Bucket Brigade co-founder Abe Powell hosted a Resiliency Workshop in order to roll out the organization’s newest mission: to help neighborhoods build hyper local resiliency in Montecito and beyond. “We are in a time where there is a huge opportunity for neighborhoods to build resilience, in what we think is a profound time of need in California,” Powell said to the two dozen attendees at the meeting.

Powell reported what many in Santa Barbara County already know: that wildfires are happening more often, and more intensely, than ever before.

“In 2017, we learned that something has changed in Santa Barbara County,” said Powell. “We saw the longest period of sundowner winds that we’ve ever experienced, the lowest relative

humidity, and the lowest fuel moistures, resulting in [what was then] the largest wildfire in California history: the Thomas Fire,” he said. He went on to show a slide of the temperature change in California since 1895 recently released by the Washington Post, which reports that the temperature in Santa Barbara County has warmed by 2.3 degrees. The article notes that temps in Ventura County have increased by 2.6 degrees, making it the “fastest-warming county in the lower 48 states.” “We’re experiencing something that’s radically different than what we’ve seen before,” said Powell, who also serves on the Montecito Fire Protection District Board of Directors.

The Bucket Brigade was formed following the 1/9 debris flow, when a handful of neighbors organized them-

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Seen Around Town

Director of MClub Maria McCall and Hiroko Benko at the Worth luncheon

by Lynda Millner

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Linda Tacconelli, Linda Rosso, Taffy Zech, and Victoria Hines – The Worth gang

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his time the MClub from Montecito Bank & Trust was having a program at the Santa Barbara Club to teach us how to pack for a week in a carry on. I didn’t believe it, but I went anyway. My makeup, potions, and lotions take up half a carry on to say nothing of my shoes.

Mark Gallo from CircaTerra in Loreto Plaza was there with his suitcase and packing cubes. The bag he

had packed was full of Worth clothes.

It is a company that sells only by private trunk shows four times a year.

They are pricey but of excellent quality and styling that lasts for years.

Victoria Hines has handled the line at her home for 23 years.

Linda Rosso just took over Victoria’s position with Linda Tacconelli as associate consultant.

They were there this day along with Taffy Zech who is the regional VP of

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The three of them took out of Mark’s suitcase a whole rack of Worth’s fall wardrobe. Maria McCall, director of MClub, was the model as we oohed and aahed. One of the pieces Linda Rosso showed was a pink pants suit that she’d had for 15 years. Not bad for longevity. I have a couple that are about ten years old.

If you’re interested in fine styles give Linda Rosso a call at 209.601.8918 or Linda Tacconelli at 805.896.2086 for a private appointment. While at the luncheon I learned that the Santa Barbara Club was just put on the National Register of Historic Places.

President of Montecito Bank and Trust George Leis gave the Club $10,000 to archive and investigate their history from the founding.

Yosemite Conservancy

Birnam Wood Country Club was the location of a dinner for a special group of folks who contribute to the Yosemite Conservancy. This was hosted by Don Fuhrer who has been a “keeper” of Yosemite for many years. He even owns a cabin in the park. The president of the Yosemite Conservancy, Frank Dean, was visiting and so was Superintendent of Yosemite Mike Reynolds.

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Discovering What Matters

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However, Mathew, to answer your question I went to a person who is personally and professionally connected to this issue and is putting in great efforts toward addressing the problems.

I met with Amy Cooper, who owns Plum Goods on State Street, as she has been party to many of the efforts to improve the vitality of our commercial sector. Amy is a very bright, attractive redhead who has lived in Santa Barbara for 25 years and raised

her 18-year-old daughter here. She is charming and articulate, with experience in brand management, corporate communications and marketing, among her many skills.

Prior to coming to Santa Barbara, she lived in San Francisco where she worked in public relations, political campaigns, and communications. She graduated from Mills College then worked for various companies, with her last assignment at Charles Schwab where she ran an award-winning campaign to communicate to employees the vision, values, and priorities of the company. After moving here, she became a freelance writer assisting both local and national companies, eventually taking a job as a brand manager for Toad & Co before deciding to pursue her dream of having her own business and opening Plum Goods in 2010.

Plum Goods sells handmade, U.S. made and fair-trade items, with many from recycled and sustainable goods. “We offer beautiful goods that are better for people and the planet and an experience that keeps people coming back,” she says. She has clearly succeeded, both with locals and visitors, as her store has been voted Best Gift Shop in town for eight years in a row. She won Business

brand management, politics, and city government, she has the drive and talent to really aid the economics of our city. I was sincerely impressed that she truly knew what she was talking about.

When I asked what she thought the core problem was, she told me: “The city has waited far too long to focus on thoughtful economic development. There is no strategic plan and

“Downtown needs to do a better job creating the kind of environment and shopping experience that would draw people in from Montecito and surrounding areas. I think we’d all like to see more experiential, unique places to shop, outdoor dining and the kind of special events that give people a reason to come downtown.”

Champion of the year in 2016 and serves on the Executive Committee of the Downtown Organization, along with several other groups working to improve our town. Most recently she was hired to design and bring to life the new Santa Barbara Visitor Center at 120 State Street. With her background in marketing, merchandising,

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Bob Hazard Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club.

All I Want for Christmas…

Is to Keep Our Community Safer

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ast week, several hundred Montecito residents turned out at Montecito Union School to hear Kevin Taylor, Montecito Fire Protection District (MFPD) chief, plus a parade of six county officials, provide an update on Winter Storm Readiness in Montecito.

Montecito Fire Chief Taylor served as “Unified Commander” during the December 2017 Thomas Fire, as well as the lethal debris flow on January 9, 2018.

He distinguished himself by proving to this community that he is far more than a local fire chief. Taylor understands that community safety and security is the number one public issue in Montecito. He appreciates that the potential threat of flood, mud, and multiple evacuations has replaced fire as our number one concern. Perhaps most importantly, he believes strongly in community partnerships as the best way to solve community problems.

Future Community Evacuations

According to Taylor, the previously designated “Debris Flow Risk Maps” have been renamed and repositioned as the more modest “Storm Impact Consideration Maps.” Formerly, evacuation maps indicated extensive “Red Zone” or extreme risk parcels with debris flows carrying boulders and assorted debris, overtopping stream banks, pummeling homes, and creating havoc and destruction. “Yellow Zones” or high-risk parcels, were homesites where creeks and channels could leave their regular course and isolate residents. “Grey Zones” were high-risk parcels near the burn area subject to possible debris flows carried down the watercourses from fire ravaged canyons.

Nearly half the homes in Montecito fell into one of these three categories, or some 2,000 homes. Later map revisions eliminated the grey and yellow zone distinctions, reducing the mandatory evacuation down to some 1,508 parcels,

including residents in Montecito, plus a few outlier parcels in Summerland and Carpinteria. Last week, the number of mandatory evacuation parcels indicated on the new maps declined from 1,508 to 517, a welcome reduction of some two-thirds.

Owners of the 991 homes and businesses that were released from a probable mandatory evacuation notice group, their real estate agents, and their insurers, were overjoyed at their reclassification to a safer designation. The 517 remaining homes and businesses mostly border Montecito’s seven creeks and canyons or were located in fanned-out alluvial plain locations where most of the flood and flow damage occurred. Caught in the evacuation designation handicap were two of the three Montecito luxury resorts – the Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore and the iconic San Ysidro Ranch –saved from fire only to be ravaged by flood and mud. Both were closed for extensive time periods and the Biltmore suffered multiple evacuation of all guests at times of full occupancy, discouraging future group bookings.

For those in the mandatory evacuation zones, access to local roads in Montecito will be closed off by the California Highway Patrol two hours before a projected major storm that reaches the necessary threshold of eight to ten inches in one to two days from intense storms, or a high intensity downpour of short duration embedded in a saturation rainfall event. Voluntary evacuation notices have been eliminated in red zones. Personal discretion is not an option.

Law enforcement will go door to door to enforce the evacuation notice. The new Storm Impact Consideration map is available at www.readysbc.org. Enter your address and you are immediately informed of the status of your residence and your neighbors’.

Reasons for Optimism in Montecito

So far in this rainfall year which started October 1, Montecito has received some four inches of rain from four storms. In most cases, our watershed appears to be absorbing the majority of the moisture. Cleared and wider creek beds have easily accommodated the added flows. Rocks, boulders, and tree damage has been minimal. This same pattern occurred in the water year October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 when vegetation in the fire scarred areas was less robust and therefore more dangerous.

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the catering, with canapés featuring notices that they had not been infused with cannabis, as the waft of pot permeated the house, an atmosphere I last experienced at a Grateful Dead concert at Madison Square Garden in 1982 when I attended with an English friend, Rolling Stones producer Gary Lyons, and met lead singer Jerry Garcia backstage.

I think I was the only one in the 20,000-seat arena not puffing on weed!

Among the cannabis stallholders at the event was KopSun, a group of eight Carpinteria women who also have a website Cannabis By The Sea to provide education opportunities around the medicinal, environmen-

tal, and economic benefits for Santa Barbara County. In the New Year, says founder Amy Marie Orozco, they also hope to launch a quarterly magazine featuring articles and programs.

Another purveyor was CANN, based in Venice and Sacramento, described as “a low dose carbonated beverage and social tonic,” which retails for $30 for a six pack and features flavors like lemon and lavender, blood orange and cardamon, and grapefruit and rosemary.

Another retailer was the Santa Barbara Cannabis Club which, for $300 a quarter, sends out specially curated gift boxes of pot.

Next to it was Glass House Farms,

also owned by Farrar, with a “rolling station,” using hemp paper from Spain to make your own joints for around $7 each compared to normal pre-rolled prices of $10 to $15.

Nearby were signs saying, “Have a Dope Christmas” and “Have Fun, Stay Dry, Get High.”

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Gardens Are for Living

SANTA BARBARA IN A GLASS

by Gabe Saglie Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips and trends. Gabe and wife Renee have 3 children and one Golden Retriever named Milo

Seasonal Bubbles: Local Sparkling Wines Abound

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Santa Barbara Winery’s first-ever sparkling wine has been released this year

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ales of sparkling wines are on the rise right now, historically soaring between the Thanksgiving and New Year’s holidays. Sparklers connote celebration, of course. They’re a great option to have on hand for rich holiday meals, too, since the effervescence in every sip cleanses the palate of the richness in every bite.

The French and their fancy Champagnes give us plenty of options, of course, as do the Italians with their prosecco, the Spaniards with their cava and the Germans with their sekt.

Napa and Sonoma producers have fantastic alternatives, too. But why go any further than our own backyard?

Mirroring a surging consumer demand for all things sparkly, the number of Santa Barbara County wine producers dabbling in bubbly has popped in recent years. My own rudimentary county puts the number at close to 50, which means about a third of our region’s wineries have decided that the extra mile they must go to produce wines awash in tiny pearls is well worth it. The newest entry comes from a true original, Santa Barbara Winery, the county’s very first winery,

established by architect-turned-vintner Pierre Lafond in 1962. I admire the way this recognizable brand continues to run on a family-driven ethos: when I visited their downtown winery last month, Mr. Lafond himself was on site, inspecting the day’s shipments, along with daughter Michelle and son David, as well as several longtime employees. Granddaughter Madeleine was there, too; it was her social media post a few days earlier that had alerted me to the release of their first-ever sparkling wine.

“It felt like it was time,” winemaker Bruce McGuire told me as he handed me a bottle of the 2017 Sparkling Rosé ($49). McGuire has been making wine here since 1981, and his new foray into bubbles was driven by the Lafond family’s desire to add something new

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and special to their remarkable portfolio of wines. The sparkler is made with pinot noir from Burning Creek Ranch in the lauded Sta. Rita Hills region near Lompoc. The still wine was made first and then shipped to a Sonoma facility called Rack & Riddle that took it through the traditional methode champenoise to bring the bubbles to life. Periodic samples were sent down to Mr. McGuire throughout the nearly two-year process, until he made the ultimate call that it was ready for bottling. The Lafonds tasted it for weeks before the call was made

just two weeks ago that the bubbly was ready for release.

Only 200 cases of the 2017 Sparkling Rosé were made, split evenly between the Santa Barbara Winery and sister Lafond Winery brands. Regardless of label, this wine is Champagneinspired and refreshing and delicious at once, with red berry aromas, clean citrus flavors and a dry, elegant, lip-smacking finish. Buy it at the tasting room at 202 Anacapa Street, just down from State Street, or online.

The sparkler from Folded Hills is new, too. Their 2017 Sparkling Lilly

Rosé ($65), from winemaker Angela Osborne, is a tribute to matriarch Lilly Anheuser and the six generations of formidable Anheuser-Busch women since. Zesty, crisp, and brimming with berry notes, this bouncy bubbly is made with grenache grapes grown on the family’s sprawling Santa Ynez Valley estate near Gaviota, just off Highway 101. Folded Hills officially launched the Sparkling Lilly Rosé during a wine club members-only affair at its Coast Village Road tasting room last week.

Other regional producers of sparkling wines of note include winemaker Norm Yost’s Flying Goat Cellars,

which launched its Goat Bubbles lineup of sparkling wines 10 years ago; Yost, who now makes five distinct sparkles each year, and all by hand at his Lompoc winery, is considered the first serious sparkling wine producer in Santa Barbara County. Fess Parker Winery impresses every year with its own traditional expressions of the bubbly stuff; their Bubble Shack in downtown Los Olivos is a haven for seekers of all things fizzy. And Riverbench Winery, which sources pinot noir and chardonnay from its Santa Maria Valley vineyards for its annual sparkling wine releases, puts out consistently great bubblies, too. •MJ

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remained flat for a long time.”

Another key issue is the length of time it takes to open a business.

“Planning, permitting, and most notoriously the design review boards are very difficult to navigate in Santa Barbara. The city is apt to blame the high price of commercial real estate, but we also need to look at our reputation as a business-unfriendly town.

While there are efforts being made to improve this, we also need to address the negative perceptions.”

According to Amy, what needs to happen is to go from creating a vision to managing toward that vision. “We need a vision that addresses the next five to ten years as well as looking at twenty to thirty years out.” She knows that we are not the only city struggling, but sees the vacancy rate as an opportunity. “Right now we have the ability to decide what we want the make-up of our downtown to be. How much office space, restaurants or retail or residential?” She says that we have a cache worldwide and should capitalize on it. “We need specialty stores, downtown events, outdoor dining, and much more. It’s not just a matter of filling the vacancies, we should be designing our downtown to be a place locals and visitors want to be.”

Where is our elected leadership, I asked? “It is frustrating to see our city leadership fail to take action, often it seems because they fear being criticized. With our current mayor and a rotating group of council members, it has been hard to get any traction on downtown issues.” She also thinks that city leadership is too quick to blame online shopping for the decline of downtown, when there are many factors that the city could

“For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.” – Melissa James

address more effectively, including safety and cleanliness, lighting, special events, supporting existing businesses, and encouraging the right kind of growth.

In June 2018, with downtown vitality on the City Council agenda, a group of stakeholders got together to work on the problem. There were representatives from non-profit organizations, property owners, commercial brokers, and business owners.

Based on that meeting, Amy wrote a strategic planning document with 25 recommendations for revitalizing downtown, including establishing an Economic Development Department and hiring a team to develop a strategic plan for downtown. A consultant was hired; but, instead of returning a plan, they came back with additional recommendations that mirrored the original document and the need for a city department to oversee a thriving downtown. Instead of a Director or Department, the city decided to hire a lower level Economic Development Manager and that recruitment is currently underway. Whomever takes on that position will have a big task ahead of them. And it’s doubtful that one person could truly address all of the challenges. From Amy’s point of view, we have a very clear idea of what needs to be done, we just need the leadership, vision, and political will to get it done.

I hope this answers your question, Mathew.

Of course, I have presented Amy’s perspective on the problem. I have made no attempt in the column to contact public officials, for example, for other views.

Contrary opinions are welcome at pbrill@ dwmblog.com.

•MJ 12 – 19 December 2019

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MADE IN SB

by Megan Waldrep

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to the home. Located at the Gatehouse at the Rosewood Miramar Resort, almost everything in the shop can be purchased to deck your halls in that West Coast vibe just the same.

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The James Perse Concept Store is happy to fill your closet, your home, or host you in the shop as you relax with a fresh drink. As a bonus, parking will be validated, too. This comes in handy for monthly events when they partner with local businesses such as Pressed Juicery, Jardesca Aperitiva, and T.W. Hollister & Co. Vermouth for lively get-togethers. (The next event is December 14 from 4-7pm with Martian Ranch & Vineyard.) “It’s all about the experience,” Finefrock said.

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First District Supervisor Das Williams promised Montecito homeowners that our county government partners will continue to work to provide new debris flow protection, despite the county’s budget woes. The County lacks adequate cash to repair local roads and fire and flood mitigation while supporting its underfunded generous pensions and lifetime retirement healthcare obligations.

Some attendees last Thursday felt a sense of “déjà vu” when county flood control staff rushed to clean brush and debris from debris basins, creek channels, bridges, and culverts in the areas surrounding State Route 192 in the aftermath of the Cave Fire last month.

Vegetation Recovery

Kevin Cooper, a retired employee of the Forest Service and now a consultant to Santa Barbara Fire, provided an assessment of watershed recovery, and especially regrowth on the mountain and in the fire-scarred canyons. Cooper reported that vegetative recovery after one year was a disappointing 35 percent, but in Cold Spring and other canyons, growth since February 2018 has approached the 80 to 90 percent recovery level, much stronger than the 65% forecasted for the end of year two after the Thomas Fire.

Seasonal Rain Forecast

Eric Boldt of the National Weather Service in Oxnard reported that so far California has experienced 70 percent of normal rainfall this year, thanks to three winter atmospheric rivers, which used to be called “the Pineapple Express.”

Several storms in a row are referred to as “saturation storms” where up to 10 inches of rain over several days can produce debris flows that are more commonly caused by short violent bursts of 0.5 inches to 0.8 inches per hour. Bolt predicts dry weather from now until after Christmas, followed by a rainy season that is forecasted to be on the drier side, with a yield of about 70 percent of normal rainfall.

Debris Basin Maintenance

Jon Frye, Santa Barbara County Flood Control Engineering Manager, praised the county for its post-debris flow cleanout of the San Ysidro, Cold Spring,

Romero, and Montecito Creek basins in the last 12 months. He also noted that in the 2021-2022 time period, the county hopes to expand the Cold Spring Basin; complete the Randall Road property purchase and build a new debris basin; and improve the Santa Monica Basin in Carpinteria.

Looking Forward

Serious questions remain to be answered by local leaders. Why did the positive contribution of ring nets, paid for by Montecito private donor volunteers, not even get a mention last Thursday by any county employee except for Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor?

Why have recommendations by the Corps of Army Engineers to develop adequate debris basins in Montecito since the days following completion of the Santa Monica debris basin, not been pursued by the county planners in assessing the flood safety of Montecito?

Why has adequate county funding for creek channel clearing and debris basin maintenance for Montecito been ignored for the last decade?

Why were local Montecito residents forced to dip into their own pockets to privately raise nearly $6 million in funds to pay for engineering design, permitting, purchase, and installation of steel ring nets without one dime of county money?

Why have the publicly funded six ring nets, that are alleged capable of doubling the catch capacity of Montecito’s inadequate debris basins, been permitted for only one to three years and potentially must be removed before they are really tested by a significant storm event?

The goal for each of us is to keep our community safe. On our second anniversary of the worst twin natural disasters in Montecito’s history, we are much safer, but we are still at risk, especially from a saturation event or a flash flood warning. Resilience has brought us this far. The need now is to complete the task, working together cooperatively.

In closing, here is my positive weather prediction for the coming Christmas and Hanukkah seasons: “Heavy showers of blessings to all, including neighbors and public servants who strive to keep us safer; strong winds to blow your worries away, especially for small businesspersons trying to survive in a fast-changing Montecito marketplace; followed by warm hugs to put a smile on your face because life is too short to deal with people who are miserable.”

•MJ

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Rest Assured

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But not everyone agrees with this philosophy. One of my favorite poets, A.E. Housman, has what I consider a magnificent poem called “Reveille,” dedicated to the need to get up and be active, and not lie abed dreaming. It concludes with this stanza:

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Clay lies still, but blood’s a rover, Breath’s a ware that will not keep.

Up, lad: when the journey’s over There’ll be time enough to sleep.

Yet Nature herself seems sold on the idea of taking time off, whether in the form of occasional naps, or of annual hibernation, or the eight or so hours of slumber which are so popular in my neck of the woods. Surely this can’t be unrelated to the astronomical facts concerning the Earth’s rotation and tilt, and our position with regard to the sun, a set of circumstances which produce the phenomena we are pleased to call “day” and “night,” and also, depending on where you are, “summer” and “winter.”

And, just to complicate matters, while most of us are in the arms of Morpheus, there are other creatures – even some humans – who are “nocturnal,” and actually enjoy a lifestyle dwelling in the dark.

But, whether oriented by noon or by night, it seems we all need rest – and we generally go through that mysterious cycle of waking and sleeping, which somehow represents and ultimately foreshadows the circle of our entire lives.

“Rest In Peace” would have made a good slogan for any chain of hotels or motels – but it was, fortunately or unfortunately, appropriated much earlier by the inscribers of tombstones.

The three words conveniently have the same initial letters as the original phrase in Latin: “Requiescat In Pace” – so “R.I.P” covers both languages.

It all goes back – as so many things do – to the Bible, which assures us that God made the world in six days, and that on the seventh day, He not only rested, but He declared that day Holy.

Our word “Sabbath” comes from the

“A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.” – John Steinbeck

Hebrew word for seven – and hence we get “Sabbatical,” with the idea of every seventh year, or every seventh something, being time off.

Various religions have adopted the idea of the seventh day of a seven-day week as being something very special. In Judaism, the faith in which I was raised, there are very strict rules about what may or may not be done on the Sabbath – carrying the concept of “rest,” in the most orthodox circles, to what a rational observer might consider almost ridiculously extreme lengths.

For example, the lighting of a fire was not permitted – and in modern times, this has been interpreted as even the switching on of an electric light. But of course, even in Israel, non-Jews – “Goyim” – are not bound by such restrictions. And it is not forbidden for Jews to hire non-Jews to come to their homes and turn on lights and do whatever other chores might be religiously tabooed. In Israel there are actually “employment agencies” providing what are known as “Sabbath Goys” so that the residents of Orthodox homes may fulfill their religious obligation to “rest.”

Of course, different religions and sects have chosen to honor different days of the week as being number seven. For that reason, for example, let me caution you that, in the unlikely event that you ever visit Pitcairn Island – one of the Earth’s most isolated, inhabited spots – if you arrive on a Saturday, you should not expect a very warm welcome. Why? – because most of the residents are likely to be in church. Some years ago, they were visited and converted by Christian missionaries, who happened to be Seventh Day Adventists – believers that Saturday, not Sunday, is the true Sabbath.

I was tempted to conclude this piece about “Rest” with Hamlet’s last words: “The rest is silence.” But I couldn’t resist pointing out that, in our delicate times, the term “rest” has acquired euphemistic connotations, as in the term “rest room.” There are, however, those among us who favor more direct speech. I recall a “novelty” postcard, of the kind which was once very popular. The illustration was simply the face of a very vulgar-looking female grimacing, and the caption said, “Rest Room? Hell! I ain’t tired! – where’s the can?”

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pressed the microphone icon on the Apple TV remote and said with emphasis: “Siri. Turn. Off. Voiceover.” Siri responded in text on the screen: “Voiceover is already off.”

I chuckled. “I can still hear it Siri.

Listen.” I pressed play and the detective series Bosch came on. There was a bit of clever dialog then: “Bosch frowned, scratched his ear, then walked across the room.”

“See Siri, that’s voiceover, telling me all the details as if I was listening to a book on tape. I don’t want the details.

I. Just. Want. To. Watch. Bosch.” Siri typed: “Searching for Bosch.” Then she reconnected me to the show. “Bosch heads for the door, turns the knob, and heads to his car.”

I pressed the microphone icon again: “We. Have. Talking.” Siri typed: “Searching for talking.” She brought up half a dozen movie options with the word talking in them. “No Siri.

I. Still. Want. To. Watch. Bosch.” Siri typed: “Searching for Bosch.” Then she reconnected me to the show. “Bosch drives through Los Angeles. He’s thinking about the case.” Arrghh!

Maybe it’s not called voiceover, I thought. I pressed the microphone icon. “Turn. Off. Narration.”

“Searching for narration.” A second later, movies with the word narration came up. “Turn. Off. Descriptions.”

“Searching for descriptions.” “SIRI,” I yelled, “TURN IT ALL OFF!” The TV went blank.

“Ernie’s calmness starts to fade,” the voiceover in my head said. “He heads for the patio and throws the Apple TV remote over the wall. Then he beats up the evil television and starts his couch on fire.” I decided to walk away for a minute. Freshen my wine. Maybe bite down on something hard.

Jon, who works for Disney, gave us a subscription to the new Disney+ steaming service. We already had Netflix and Amazon Prime (the Bosch network) but Disney has an amazing library so we were really excited.

All we had to do was download the Disney+ app to begin.

So we tried to find it, but with no luck. Jon analyzed the problem and discovered we had an old version of Apple TV and needed to buy a new version. “The good thing,” he told us, “is that the new one has voice command. You simply tell Siri what you want and she gleefully responds.”

I spit out the remains of the wooden spoon I had been chewing on, took a large swig of wine directly from

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the bottle and decided to try again.

Technology can’t win. I’m a human with abstract thought. “Siri, you are merely a robot,” I told her. “Searching for robots,” she typed and brought up a few titles. Arrrrggghhhh!

The other thing we quickly learned is that when you buy a new Apple TV box, it comes with no apps. “Please download Netflix,” Siri had told us.

“We already have Netflix,” I told her.

“Please download Netflix,” Siri said.

I tried Amazon Prime. “Please download Amazon Prime.”

I spit out the remains of the wooden spoon I had been chewing on, took a large swig of wine directly from the bottle and decided to try again.

Technology can’t win.

Pat took over at my first melodic string of expletives. With patience and fortitude, she got all the apps downloaded and after watching a few things on Disney+, she went to bed and I turned on Bosch, which I could only watch after she retired as she’s not a detective fiction fan.

“Siri. Restart. Bosch.” Siri did. “Bosch walks into the LAPD and talks to his partner.” Maybe I don’t need sound. I muted the television and tried reading lips. Let’s just say I’d never make a good spy.

I started frantically pressing buttons. The International Movie Database (IMDB) came on and gave me info on all the actors in the show.

Then another screen came up and offered me the option to reset my password. “SIRI,” I said in all caps, “THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE…” Before she could respond a screen came up with a subtitles option. English AD was checked. I unchecked it, then unmuted the TV. Bosch walked across the detective room. I could only tell because I saw it. No one told me. “Wahoo!” I yelled. “Searching for Wahoo,” Siri typed.

My iPhone dinged. The message said: “Good news! Because you bought a new Apple TV, you get a free year’s subscription to the brand new AppleTV+ streaming service. Simply download the app to begin.”

I went to bed.

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On Entertainment Tommy’s Touch

by Steven Libowitz

Tommy Emmanuel, daytripping

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wo-time Grammy-nominated guitarist Tommy Emmanuel – whose ability to approach his instrument by using all 10 fingers to play a variety of parts simultaneously has earned him worldwide respect – actually doesn’t care all that

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much about technique. The veteran Australian axeman, who has been playing professionally since age six, and at 44 became one of five people ever named a Certified Guitar Player by his idol, music icon Chet Atkins, employs his abilities to reach audienc-

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es on more than intellectual levels.

Which is why Emmanuel, who draws inspiration from a variety of genres and whose playing ranges from contemplative ballads to shredding rock ‘n’ roll, remains on a never-ending quest to improve and explore. That also likely explains why the solo acoustic guitarists has been able to play hundreds of sold-out shows every year across the globe in venues of all sizes.

Emmanuel returns to UCSB Campbell Hall on Saturday, December 14, for a comprehensive concert that revisits his recent album, Accomplice One, and previews his next one, a double-disc effort that serves as something of a retrospective of his career.

He spoke about the music and more from the road – where else? – earlier this week.

Q. I didn’t plan on asking this first, but I’m wondering how being held in such high regard by both guitarists and listeners, and influencing so many musicians, affects your approach.

A. It’s nice to be appreciated, but I’m trying to show young people that there’s more to life than a phone or a computer. You can make music and change people’s lives… There are a million guitarists out there who have better technique than I do. It’s all about the songs and the integrity of the music. That’s what counts. I couldn’t care less about impressing other musicians. It’s about giving people a great time and making a difference in their lives.

How can listening to you play do that?

When you spend two to three hours at a show, you’re not thinking about anything else, like a car payment or politics. It’s a stress release. And people are also reminded of the beauty of music. Plus, it’s fun! When I’m playing I’m having the time of my life.

I want people to experience that too.

Is that always true? I mean is the writing and honing and practicing fun? Or

only when you’re on stage?

I love all of it. I’m working on new stuff as much as I can and the challenge is wonderful. I love every aspect of it. I love to practice. I love to work on things and improve what I’m doing, so I can surprise the audience with new stuff either with a new way of doing things, or by writing some new songs.

It occurs to me that the instrument is an extension of who you are. Not to use a cliché, but more like the other meaning of the word instrument, that it’s your method for delivering what’s inside of you.

Does that fit?

Absolutely. The guitar is my vehicle, my way of expressing myself, which is why technique is important because it helps you to get across the feeling, the emotions behind the music. But really, it’s about telling stories without words.

Was that true even when you were a kid?

I’ve always been trying to get good.

I had a vision from when I was young that I wanted to be a concert player touring the world, though with no idea how it would happen. But it’s still unfolding and unraveling. Every day I get a little further along, find better ways of doing things, still using the same principles of approaching the music from a completely open and honest point of view. There’s something irresistible about the truth. I have to put my faith in that I’m doing what I’m supposed to do and I’m doing it with all my energies and abilities, for the good of others. That’s the bottom line.

But don’t forget, I only play because I love to play, so I’m selfishly supplying that to myself as well and always have been.

OK. So how is it that you do what you do, like playing all the parts of an orchestra or band on a single guitar?

I just don’t think like a guitar player, but like a band, a singer, a producer, a songwriter. I think about everything all at once. I look for the best ways of getting the melody across and of telling the story. I listen to everyone from classical music to bluegrass, Sting, Barbra Streisand, and emulate what they do, all the parts of the song, just

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The 501c3 Weekly

by Zach Rosen

Santa Barbara Rescue Mission New remodeled homeless dorm with before photo in the foreground

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etween Thanksgiving and Christmas, this time of year is when giving is on the mind. The winter season brings with it thoughts of donated gifts or providing hot meals to those in need or without a home. Since 1965 the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission has been giving to the homeless of the area, acting as the only emergency shelter operating 365 days a year between Santa Maria and Ventura.

The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission provides a safe space for those in need. The main offerings are a warm meal, fresh shower, and a safe bed.

Some guests stay for all three. Others may choose just a meal and a shower.

It is up to their discretion. There is also a voluntary chapel service for those who desire spiritual guidance. They even provide a mailing address for those who need to receive mail or list an address. The meal program is their most prominent feature with over 140,000 meals per year. The Rescue Mission has been able to make it so that all it takes is $1.51 to feed someone.

Naturally, every year features a special Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

meal and they have been providing holiday feasts for as long as they can remember. For Thanksgiving, 300 guests are treated to restaurant-style dining with their order being taken by volunteers. And of course it comes with a choice of white or dark meat.

One Rescue Mission volunteer sits with each table to keep them company. While the Thanksgiving and Christmas meal volunteer lists fill up instantly, there are volunteer opportunities every day of the year and they are always looking for those interested in helping serve meals to their guests.

Their night stay program is the second largest offering they provide with 50,000 stays per year. Since you never know when misfortune strikes, there are even two emergency beds for late night guests in urgent need. The Rescue Mission offers female and male dormitories and bathroom facilities.

The separate bathrooms are a newer addition, part of a 12-million-dollar renovation that they recently completed after five years of hard work.

The remodel was done in phases with internal storage areas being reduced to double the sleeping facilities occu-

pancy. The Rescue Mission can currently house 34 females and 94 males per night. The remodel also established separate female bathroom areas and since opening they have seen record numbers of female using their facilities.

In addition, the Rescue Mission operates female and male recovery programs for those looking to make life changes. Their recovery programs operate out of gender specific facilities with the capacity to help 45 males and 24 females per program. The programs are 12 months long and faith-based in the style of a 12-step program. In the past twenty years they have had over 700 graduates from their program.

This work, along with their night facilities, provide help for those in need on a daily basis, with assistance that can have lifelong effects.

For those looking to help this holiday season, donations are always welcome and volunteers always needed to help serve dinner, not just during the holiday season, but 365 days a year.

Associated links can be found at their website sbrm.org. The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission has expressed how grateful they are that the community has been so supportive over the years.

They appreciate all of the assistance the community has given to help them carry on their mission of warm meals and safe stays for over 50 years. •MJ

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IN BUSINESS

More Than Fashion at Giuliana Montecito

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by Megan Waldrep

way of carrying on the tradition of the shop’s first owner of twenty years, Audrey Jones, and a tribute to Giuliana Meta, who ran the boutique for thirty-one years after that. (Though the boutique has stayed in one place, the name has changed from Audrey Jones to Giuliana Haute Couture to now, Giuliana Montecito.)

“I’m someone who likes excellence, who aspires to perfection, and I’m sensitive to luxury in that sense,” Mandana says. “In the past year, I continued with all the European designers Giuliana had in the store since it has a loyal local following, and introduced new and some sustainable European, Australian, and American brands.”

Mandana’s overall motive is to create not just outer beauty, but beauty from within. When it comes to buying clothes, she believes in quality not quantity, directing clients to look for

pieces that will last and ones that match with what they already own.

For a more sophisticated fit, Giuliana Montecito has a tailor on-call to alter your purchased items as needed. Some featured designers include Kevan Hall, Joseph Ribkoff, Nina McLemore, Saint James, Lourdes Chavez, ESCADA, Luisa Spagnoli, and custom jackets by Beth Westen. A new swimwear brand called GIGI C Bikinis is also available, designed by mother/daughter team GiGi and Tina Caruso of the Rosewood Miramar Beach family.

Fashion has always been a part of her life. Growing up, Mandana’s mother helped style friends into the “best dressed” ladies at parties. Seeing a budding scientist and the artist in her child, her parents urged Mandana to study music, painting, health and nutrition, and yoga.

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White jacket is by Camilla, black pants by ESCADA (photo by Dino)

n Upper Village dress shop for over half a century, Giuliana Montecito has a new creative director that is focusing on its past as much as the present. Mandana Mir is a millennial with an old soul, carrying herself with mannerisms reminiscent of English high society. Maybe her background has something to do with it – her mother has family ties to the second wife of the Shah of Iran. It wasn’t until nine years ago, after discovering distant relatives who lived in Montecito, that the Mirs made the move to Santa Barbara.

“I discovered the Upper Village and… the natural beauty, sophistication, the arts, the music, it all called

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me home,” Mandana says. “I feel it is truly an over-looked gem and I feel so blessed to have discovered it.”

How the family became owners of Giuliana Montecito involves a bit of kismet. While walking one day in the Upper Village, Mandana met previous boutique owner Giuliana and her husband, George Meta, who became family friends. A year ago, when Giuliana was ready to retire, Mandana’s family bought the business and named Mandana the creative director.

Although most items lean toward a higher price, she’s added a range of chic and high-quality products at lower price points as well. It’s her

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The New Vic was transformed into a Santa Barbara broadcast studio in 1947 with a talented uplifting five-member cast that really put the joy back into Yuletide.

Matthew Floyd Miller is the principal character in the well-known story, memorably played by James Stewart in the 1946 Frank Capra film, when an angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately troubled businessman by showing him how life would have been if he’d never existed.

Peter Van Norden is an absolute delight playing a number of characters from avuncular to despicable, with Louis Lotorto as the angel out to earn his wings, which he delightfully does in the final scene of the 100-minute, no intermission, show.

Hannah Tamminen and Teri Bibb, both making their ETC debuts, just added to the talented capable cast.

Kudos also goes in no small measure to designers Fred Kinney, scenery, Marcy Froelich, costumes, and Jean-Yves Tessier, lighting.

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The 57-year-old organization, which started giving $100 awards, this year awarded $7.98 million in scholarships to 2,447 students from across the county, bringing the total to a handsome $123 million to more than 50,000 college-bound youngsters over the past five decades, more than half of them first-generation college students.

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with the guitar. The guitar playing part is just one part. The rest of it is even more important – the spiritual part, where the music comes into your heart and soul and lifts you up and makes your life better on the inside.

The entertainment factor is about surprising people, distracting them, if you will, so that they let their walls down, which is when the healing begins, and you can feel better inside.

I almost feel like I’m doing this interview backwards, going from the meta approach back toward the technique. But I’m wondering, do you ever get part way in and realize it’s too hard to capture a song the way you want to? Or do you never give up if you feel it, and find a way to make it happen?

Covering “Daytripper” was a perfect example. I knew what I wanted to do; I just physically couldn’t do it yet.

That was hard. I wanted to abandon it ten times. But I just kept at it until it happened, which was a great sense of achievement.

Whenever you’re writing a new song, do you hear in your head what you are wanting to do or does inspiration ever happen just as you practice?

I’m always seeing the big picture as I’m writing it. Sometimes, as in “The Duke’s Message,” which Suzy Bogguss sang, I wrote it as an instrumental and we put the lyrics on later. I already saw the movie in my head and just wrote the soundtrack to it. That’s how my brain works… My hands never dictate to me. It’s always the other way around. It’s about what’s right for the music and how the song should build. I use my instincts. I have to be satisfied with it, so I can’t be noodling around playing a bunch of notes just because my hands can.

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End of an Era: Nack Reins in the Reindeer

Brad Nack has been creating whimsical mini abstract oil paintings of reindeer for more than two decades, working on capturing the critters in a variety of expressions, colors, and angles that come from his unconscious mind – he’s said that what ends up on the canvas often represents the opposite emotion to what’s going on inside. He works on them part-time all year long and then exhibits the new batch for just a single night shortly before Christmas.

The 100% Reindeer Art Shows, which are actually parties where people purchase the paintings in just two small sizes – 4” x 5” and 5” x 7”, priced from $150-$325 depending on Nack’s own assessment – have become must-attend events over the years with folks lined up early to get first crack at the new herd. But after this Saturday night, it’s all coming to a close.

Nack has announced that after 21 years he’s hanging up the hooves on making the tiny portraits of the antlered beasts after a final unveiling at Restaurant Roy on December 14. We caught up with the affable abstract artist, a former professional musician, to find out the reason.

Q. Why are you saying goodbye to reindeer?

A. They’re turning 21 this year, and it’s time for them to go free . . . Really, though, for me each reindeer is like a song. It’s like I’m writing and recording and singing it, mastering it, making a CD, and then having a release party. But I do 50-70 a year, so it’s like creating a six-disc album. And it’s yearround because normally I start thinking in January about the following year’s show. That’s a lot to do for 21 years in a row. I just want some more time to not say no to other projects.

I imagine that includes the larger works that are on rotating exhibit at MichaelKate

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in the Funk Zone, where you also just painted a massive mural on the brick wall outside.

I was doing large paintings even before I started the reindeer, so it’s more like it’s been a 21-year departure . . The mural was sponsored by the Arts Fund (where Nack was the former executive director as well as the ex-curator at MichaelKate) which wanted to have the artist be free to express their vision… It’s representative of my deep dissatisfaction with the state of humanity and how it’s evolved over the last 17,000 years.

No, actually, I was just being spontaneous. It was all done by freehand, no projections, based on art that I’ve made in the past, which was inspired by mid-century artists like Paul Klee and Matisse, big wigs who aren’t thought of as cutting edge now, but sure were for their time. It took 21 days, and I got over my fear of heights because I had to use a cherry picker that was very wobbly. It was grueling but really fun.

I’d love to do that every day.

Hmmm . . . 21 days. One for each year of painting reindeer. Now I’m wondering how many reindeer would fit in the mural space.

It’s 20’ x 100’, so a lot. But I’ve done about 70 per year on average, so there’s maybe 1,500 in total.

My trusty calculator says that would be more than 8,000 of the 5’ x 7’s, if I did the math right, so I’m thinking you must have been very efficient on top of the cher-

ry picker as well as using the big brush.

Anyway, where is your reindeer energy going to go?

I’m booking bands at the Mercury, and I’m also doing a movie. It will be my debut as a director, writer, and producer. I thought it was going to be something about the music scene in Santa Barbara, but it’s changed. It’s currently called “Untitled” and the subject is unknown, but you definitely need to come see it June 4 at the Lobero. It’s going to be great.

Is there anything special planned for the final romp with the reindeer at Restaurant Roy? Not really. What’s unique about the series of shows is that it started out with a bang – it was very successful right away, and it’s stayed the same all the way through. It’s a fun party for people who want to be there; I sell a bunch and we all have a good time.

Most things grow or get bigger or dissipate and stop. But it’s still just a small intimate art show, consistent all the way through.

Are you sure you’re really done with the ‘deer? I thought I saw something in the flyer about a possible comeback in 2021.

Well, I have 800 more that I’ve already started, so who knows?

(The Brad Nack 100% Reindeer Art Show takes place 6-9 pm on Saturday, December 14, at Restaurant Roy, 7 West Carrillo Street. Visit http://brad nack.com.)

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President of the Yosemite Conservancy Frank Dean, Superintendent of Yosemite Mike Reynolds, and dinner host Don Fuhrer

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In 2019 Yosemite needed funding for more than three dozen new grants.

Our gifts will help scientists study rare amphibians, mountain lions, and red foxes; build resilience among endangered bighorn sheep; and engage climbers in protecting cliff-dwelling falcons and bats. There are less told stories including honoring American Indians who have lived in Yosemite for millennia to educating visitors about the role Chinese laborers played in the park’s pioneer era. Plus there are always the wilderness areas to protect and trails to restore (800 miles of them).

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On A Mission Author Janet Dowling Sands discussed her new book On a Mission at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.

She and her husband made a decision a few years ago to head out with an Airstream camper on a road trip to visit all 21 missions. Janet made sure we knew that history is more fun with wine. I’ll drink to that.

The first thing to learn was that the mission era only lasted for 64 years from 1769 to 1833. The missions tell an extremely interesting story.

The book tells of the native cultures encountered by the first Europeans who explored California’s dangerous coast. It describes the beginning of globalization that led to the missions’ founding which was Spain’s final colonial endeavor. The Californio culture of rancheros and vaqueros flourished after Mexican independence. The book tells how the missions were built and later

saved from almost complete oblivion. It also tells of the consequences of the mission system on the indigenous people. Most agree they had originated in Asia eons ago. Janet said the missions were all built right atop the San Andreas fault because that’s where there was water. Fourth graders are still taught the history of the missions.

Janet is a native Californian with a degree in art history and design from UC Berkeley. She also photographs and does watercolors and likes to collect American art.

She was nominated Santa Barbara Woman of the Year in 2014 for her role in the successful school-community partnership “Science Matters.” She spent many years improving science education for children. While president of the Santa Barbara Corral of Westerners International, she created a series of lectures on lesser-known aspects of California history which gave rise to this book. We are lucky to have all these living monuments to our history in California.

Behind the Concert Montecito Bank & Trusts’ MClub spent an evening with Santa Barbara Symphony music and artistic director Nir Kabaretti. It began in the Founders room of the Granada for light bites and wine and a chance to meet and greet Janet Garufis, who is the Symphony board chair and CEO of MB&T, and Kevin Marvin, president and CEO of the Santa Barbara Symphony.

After the reception guests found their seats in the auditorium and a chance to see Nir conduct his orchestra in a rehearsal for the show the next day – Mozart & Mahler, Croatian soprano Lana Kos will also debut with the orchestra and there will be a work of contemporary artist Julia Wolfe.

Nir told us that because of Union rules the orchestra only gets to be together about eight hours to rehearse.

There are concerts every month from January to May 2020 and don’t forget the always popular Holiday Pops December 7 and the New Year’s Eve Pops December 31, 2019.

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Spirituality Matters

by Steven Libowitz “Spirituality Matters” highlights two or three Santa Barbara area spiritual gatherings. Unusual themes and events with that something extra, especially newer ones looking for a boost in attendance, receive special attention. For consideration for inclusion in this column, email slibowitz@yahoo.com.

The Mental Floss of Mindfulness

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hile decades ago, meditation and mindfulness might have been considered a New Age distraction for woo-woo Californians, the practices have clearly been adopted as mainstream by individuals, businesses, families and other organizations. The medical, emotional, and spiritual benefits are palpable, but perhaps still somewhat difficult to grasp.

Integrating those two has been a two-decade-plus passion for Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., the internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator, and child psychiatrist who is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he also serves as a co-investigator at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. Siegel has been at the forefront of investigating the science behind how the mind and consciousness work and are connected, and nowadays his greatest passion is offering those concepts of integration as a solution not only to personal issues but also global ones, with a mission no smaller than saving the planet.

That’s not a phrase used by Siegel, although he noted that one of the instigations of his work was a plea by the Dalai Lama that, Siegel said, since spiritual traditions haven’t done anything to help the world be a more compassionate loving place, scientists needed to figure out something that could be helpful. “This work was my response,” he said.

Siegel’s latest best-selling book, Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence, is the basis for his talk on Friday, December 13, at Hahn Hall produced by the Santa Barbara

Q. What’s the main discovery or takeaways from your book and talk?

A. The bottom line is that they’re about the idea of presence. What that means to have open, receptive awareness. We’ll be talking about the science and do a practice that cultivates certain aspects of presence that are accessible and give a window into the nature of the mind and of consciousness itself.

Siegel’s latest best-selling book, Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence, is the basis for his talk on Friday, December 13, at Hahn Hall

Consciousness Network, which has recently presented events with area personal growth experts Jack Canfield and Gay Hendricks among other thought leaders. The talk will touch on Siegel’s exploring the true essence of awareness and mindfulness with the aim of awakening the mind to an expanded awareness and sense of integration between the brain, the mind, and the body that can lead to success in all areas of life.

Siegel developed “Mindsight,” a combination of insight into one’s own internal life – the subjective experience of feelings and thoughts – and how you see the mental life of someone else (aka empathy), that also includes a third process called integration, which means linking the different aspects of the system, whether within

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yourself or between yourself and others. Research that he has conducted or compiled shows that mindfulness increases the interconnectivity of the network of neural connections in the brain, and that the level of integration is the best predictor of well-being.

Fortunately, we don’t have to do the research ourselves. Siegel will be presenting his Wheel of Awareness meditation process and how to implement it effectively at the Hahn Hall event.

He talked about the Wheel, the book, and more over the phone last week.

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Can you explain how the Wheel of Awareness technique works?

It’s a simple practice that takes two ideas about integration and differentiation and actually integrates them.

The basic principle of the field – interpersonal neurobiology – combines all fields of science into one framework that integration is the basis of health.

Consciousness is needed for intentional change. The wheel places the knowns of consciousness on the rim, the knowing of consciousness in the hub and has a practice to link them.

That science part, by the way, has a lot of overlap with spiritual traditions, from Buddhism to Eckhart Tolle.

It’s not just theoretical. I’ve been working it with my patients and my students’ patients for years, and people with anxiety, PTSD, fear of death or mild depression all seem to get better. I do the practice myself every day.

I find it extremely helpful.

If you are meditating on your own, how does this practice become relational?

What we need from the moment we’re born is a connection to other people who have presence. We’ve all been practicing noticing and then relating. That moment of connection through presence allows each of us to become part of a much larger system than an isolated self, that sense of finally being seen. This practice changes your capacity to connect with other people, to perceive them, make sense of them, respond in a timely and effective manner. It creates a joining that is the essence of love, of feeling the self, and feeling belonging.

Interpersonal relationships that have those qualities thrive, those missing them shrivel. When you learn to be present within, you can then be present between.

“In their eyes shine stars of wisdom and courage to guide men to the heavens.” – Jodie Mitchell

Many people are already practicing presence or meditating. Why does it matter to have an understanding of the brain and the science?

Louis Pasteur said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” When you learn about the science of the mind, it becomes better prepared so that when you are meditating, you can amplify the benefits. For many people, knowing the science makes it incredibly motivating… It’s like brushing your teeth. If you know that it keeps bacteria away and results in healthier teeth and gums, you are more likely to do it. Think about it as mental floss, or better mental hygiene. It’s not exactly brushing your mind, but literally taking the gunk that accumulates in the brain pathways and cleaning it out...

My experience has been that when people know the science of meditation, they’re much more likely to commit to it.

(Dr. Dan Siegel on The Science & Practice of Presence takes place at 6:30 pm Friday, December 13, at Hahn Hall, 1070 Channel Drive. General admission is $29, premium seating in rows 5-7 costs $45, and $79 VIP tickets include seating in the first four rows plus a video of the presentation and a signed copy of Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence.

Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/worldrenowned-dr-dan-siegel-md-on-thescience-practice-of-presence-tick ets-69931626377.)

Celebrating Solstice at Sunburst

Despite its name, Sunburst Sanctuary will be celebrating everything but the sun at the annual Winter Solstice event held at its center amid the oak-dotted rolling hills of the Central Coast. Actually, that’s not entirely true, because even though the event will be held mostly after the sun sets, it’s actually meant to celebrate the return of the light, as the days begin getting longer over the weekend. Visitors can enjoy an extended silent meditation, connect with friends new and old at the dinner in the retreat center’s charming lodge, and experience the magic of a labyrinth walk just several yards away with luminaria – a series of small paper lanterns comprised of a candle set in sand inside a paper bag, a Christmas Eve tradition in some cultures – under the stars.

Guests new and old are welcome to participate in any or all of the activities, which include the quiet meditation period in Sunburst’s gorgeous in-the-round facility from 12 noon to 6 pm (please come and go quietly on the hour), dinner at 6:15 pm, and the Labyrinth walk at 7:30 pm, weather

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Your Westmont

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

Volleyball Reaches National Championship Game

Senior Cassidy Rea led the Warriors into the National Championship game

The Westmont Pickle Tree is aglow

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estmont volleyball made history during a remarkable run through the NAIA National Championship Tournament that ended with a heartbreaking loss in a nationally televised championship game from Sioux City, Iowa.

The unranked Warriors fell to No. 11 Marian (IN) 25-20, 25-20, 25-21, becoming National Runner-Ups. Firstyear head coach Ruth McGolpin guided the team to the final site of the NAIA National Tournament for the fourth straight year. The Warriors began the 32-team tournament, which consisted of three days of pool play, by sweeping No. 9 Columbia (MO), losing to No. 8 Jamestown (ND) in four sets and sweeping Xavier (LA).

They advanced to the 16-team single-elimination bracket on December 6, upsetting No. 7 Eastern Oregon in four sets and No. 1 Park (MO) in five sets. The next day they swept No. 6 Viterbo (WI) to advance to their first ever national championship game.

Senior Cassidy Rea and freshman Lexi Malone were named to the AllTournament Team for their contributions over the seven tournament games this week. Rea, the only senior on the team, finished second in the

tournament in total kills with 107 while posting a .299 attack percentage.

She ends her career with 1,301 kills, ninth highest in the Warriors record book.

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on Saturday, December 14, at 2 pm in First Presbyterian Church at westmont.edu/christmasfestival. The festival, which retells the Christmas story by weaving narration with music from the Westmont Orchestra, College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Choral Union, has become a family tradition for many in the Santa Barbara area.

Pickle Tree Festivities

Hundreds of alumni and community members attended the 18th annual Westmont Pickle Tree Lighting

The Westmont Music Department added a Saturday matinee to its 15th annual Christmas Festival schedule after tickets to the first three performances sold out in about a week.

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Santa Claus posed for pictures inside Kerrwood Hall as the Cold Spring School Choir and the Ahh-Men, Westmont’s talented a cappella group, kicked off the event singing Christmas carols. Students donned festive attire while enjoying hot apple cider and cookies.

The Westmont Activities Council selected Graeme Petterson, manager of transportation, to throw down the massive switch that lit the redwood tree that many say resembles the shape of a pickle.

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C ALENDAR OF Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 A Farewell to Asa – This year’s production of A Christmas Carol at the Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria marks director Asa Olsson’s 30th year helming the show as a community event at the Art Deco theater. It’s also her last. Olsson has been involved with the Alcazar, formerly the Carpinteria Community Theatre, since 1982 as a board member, director, set builder, producer and behind-the-scenes wizard. It was eight years later that her production of Charles Dickens’s classic holiday tale debuted, quickly turning into a much beloved Carpinteria tradition that involves local community members as cast, crew or people in the audience – including many families for whom it’s become a multi-generational event. But after three decades Olsson is stepping down to make room for a new generation of directors to come up

with their own holiday tradition for the theater, so this weekend’s performances of Dickens’ story of lost innocence and redemption will take on added poignance. WHEN: 7 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 & 5 pm Sunday, WHERE: Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria COST: $15 general, $12 students & seniors, $5 children under 6 INFO: (805) 684-6380 or www. thealcazar.org SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Lighten up for Christmas – Twelfth Night, or What You Will isn’t a Christmas play, even though “Twelfth Night” does refer to the 12th night of the 12 Days of Christmas, historically when order is restored after nearly two weeks of celebration. And while neither Christmas nor Twelfth Night is mentioned in the play, one of Shakespeare’s most hilarious comedies,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Plaid Christmas – The quartet in the cast for the new show opening tonight at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura – Sean Bell, Adolpho Blaire, Joshua David Cavanaugh, and Zachary Edwads – are all making their debuts for the veteran company. But the characters they’re playing are old friends. That’s because the production of Plaid Tidings represents the holiday sequel to Forever Plaid, the 30-year-old off-Broadway musical about the members of a ‘60s quartet whose close-harmony singing (á la The Four Aces, The Four Freshmen) had them bound for stardom in 1964 before the clean cut high school lads died after crashing into a bus full of Catholic schoolgirls on their way to see the Beatles’ American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. In the original show, the powers-that-be allowed the young men to return to earth to perform the concert they never got to play when they were alive.

The show became a massive hit that just keeps on going due to its combination of great old songs, fun but wildly out of date costumes that are exceeded in corniness only by the jokes they tell, all of which audience lap up to no end. Plaid Tidings – which tells the story of the lovable nerdy “guy group” returning one more time to the planet to deliver a special holiday concert, albeit decades later – has now become a perennial Christmastime favorite around the country on its own. But it’s new to Ventura, and the Rubicon debut will be directed by Stuart Ross, the original Plaid creator, who, we’re told, updates and alters the show for each new venue. Expect to hear such holiday favorites as “Cool Yule,” “Let it Snow,” and “Joy to the World,” and such silliness as a speed-date version of The Ed Sullivan Show featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks, and The Vienna Boys Choir, and more memorable hits from the era, like “Sh-Boom,” “Fever,” and “Hey There.” WHEN: December 14-29 (lowprice previews December 11-13) WHERE: Rubicon Theatre Company, 1006 E. Main St., Ventura COST: $39-$74, with discounts for students, seniors and military INFO: (805-667-2900 or www.rubicontheatre.org

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 The Hallelujah! Project|– Now one of Santa Barbara’s annual holiday favorites on the calendar, the Santa Barbara Choral Society and Orchestra stages its seventh annual Lobero show that offers a trademarked blend of holiday classics and seasonal favorites. Conductor Jo Anne Wasserman leads the ensemble of singers and musicians in the enchanted performance of holiday merriment boasting a repertoire has something for everyone, including, this year, Franz Schubert’s Magnificat, joyous carols sung with the young voices of the Goleta Valley Junior High Choir joining the adults, and of course the grand sing-along of Handel’s Hallelujah! chorus. Local celebrity Andrew Firestone, best known for his role as TV’s The Bachelor during the reality show’s heyday, gets the honor of sitting in the rocking chair on stage to deliver his rendition of Clement Moore’s holiday classic “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” while the young ones will also delight in a visit from “Jolly Old St. Nick” himself. VIP tickets include festival tent wine reception. WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 3 pm tomorrow WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $30 general, $20 seniors (65 plus), $10 students (17 and under); $50 VIP tickets include festival tent wine reception INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

the saga of lovesickness, mistaken identities and even gender bending is, of course, ultimately resolved, with the full truth brought to light, by the end of the work. Thankfully, Lights Up! Theatre Company version of the piece, while rife with ruthless pranksters and hijinks within the tricky love triangle, is a faithfully reduced version capturing the best of the beloved classic for the company’s teen actors, which also makes it more accessible to audiences of all ages. But don’t expect to see something amateurish. This is the same company that produced a remarkable Big Fish at the Marjorie Luke as its full work debut just last spring. Company founder Amy Love directs. WHEN: 7 pm tonight, 2 pm tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets COST: $25 general, $15 students 17 and under INFO: (805) 963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 Smooth as Glass – Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines the MET Live in HD transmission of Akhnaten, American composer Philip Glass’ transcendent contemporary creation with Karen Kamensek conducting.

Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt for the production that has received strong reviews, with one critic noting

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that “the opera makes a deep emotional connection” and Vulture saying it “gratifies the desire for decadent blitheness and high-minded spectacle” while praising the score as “flowing into every crevice, smoothing the day’s ragged edges and lifting spirits on a burbling tide.” Veteran local classical lovers who frequent the Music Academy of the West will enjoy alumnus Aaron Blake (’10, ’11) as the High Priest of Amon. WHEN: 2 pm WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $28 ($10 students, Community Access; free for youth ages 7-17) INFO: (805) 969-8787 or www. musicacademy.org Jam for the Holidays – Pianist Woody DeMarco, bassist Randy Tico, and drummer Darrell Voss serve as the house band for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society’s annual Holiday Party and Community Jam Session at SOhO. The trio will play some Christmas songs and standards on their own and also be on hand to back up all the local singers and players who want to step on the stage to deliver a number for the crowd. Musicians need to bring instruments while singers should provide charts. If you prefer to just listen and be entertained, that’s more than OK. The San Marcos High School Jazz Band, this year’s recipient of the $1,000 grant from SBJS’s Scholarship Fund, will also offer a couple of numbers to sweeten the afternoon of music and merriment. WHEN: 1-4 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, 12 – 19 December 2019

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 ‘Crackin’ Up – Tiny tots who took in Santa Barbara Festival Ballet’s first-ever Nutcracker at the Arlington are just about to enter their 50s, possibly with small grandchildren of their who they can now take to see the annual holiday favorite production of the classic Christmas tale adapted

by E.T.A. Hoffman and set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score. Festival Ballet’s production that features a live symphony orchestra and a huge cast take viewers on the magical adventure of Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they journey through the stars to the Kingdom of Sweets. The timeless ballet brings to life Herr Drosselmeyer and his Clockwork Dolls, an explosive battle between the Rat King and the Nutcracker, and a whirlwind of dancing Snowflakes on the way to meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and a celebration of leaping Candy Canes, waltzing Flowers, and even Mother Ginger and her brood of sprightly Gingersnaps. Joining Santa Barbara Festival Ballet for its 45th anniversary Nutcracker are world class guest artists Misa Kuranaga (Sugar Plum Fairy) and Angelo Greco (Cavalier), who are both principal dancers with the renowned San Francisco Ballet, who will add special flair to the cast of other professional guest artists, SBFB company dancers, guests from the UCSB dance department, SBFB Conservatory students and a handful of special community guests.

Don’t miss the chance to mingle with the menagerie of characters post-show on the Arlington’s plaza. WHEN: 2:30 & 7 pm tonight, 2:30 pm tomorrow WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $25-$50 INFO: (805) 963-4408/ www.thearlingtontheatre.com or www.axs.com/venues/2330

upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $20 general, $10 SBJS members INFO: (805) 962-7776/www.sohosb.com or (805) 687-7123 / www.sbjazz.org TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Christmas in Bloom – After half a decade of building a well-rounded dance program for Santa Barbara’s youth, Momentum Dance Company’s founded/director Betsy Woyach is proud to present her largest company yet, as 32 of her most talented dancers will be performing 25 uplifting and inspirational dances. Bloom, Momentum’s sixth annual company concert, displays its expanding national award

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Soaring for the Holidays – If you look up in the air exactly a week before Christmas you won’t see Santa commanding a sleigh full of reindeer, but you might catch members of the Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance showcasing some new pieces.

The company, which closed out its annual aerial arts festival with a sold-out show called “On Threaded Wings” at the Lobero last May, has been working on some site-specific pieces to adapt to the confines of its new home space at the Community Arts Workshop. Tonight’s intimate evening of “Winter Encounters” performances, appropriately titled “The Implications of Space,” melds its artistic vision of contemporary flight within the context of CAW’s architecture via six new works of floor-to-air choreography by founding director Ninette Paloma on trapeze, fabrics, lyra and aerial sling, as well as new floor work by Simon Solberg and Susan Alexander. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 631 Garden St. (entrance on Ortega St.) COST: $25 (includes light bites and two drinks provided by The Apiary) INFO: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4459290 or https://sbaerial.com/upcoming-events

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No pre-registration is necessary for the meditation or labyrinth walk, however Sunburst asks that you pre-register for dinner by December 13, or for available onsite lodging and camping options. A sliding scale donation $10-$20 is requested. Visit https:// sunburst.org/solstice, call (805) 7366528 or email contactus@sunburst.org.

Sunburst Sanctuary is located on 4,000 acres with entrance at 7200 Highway 1 in Lompoc, about a 45-minute drive from downtown Santa Barbara.

Raab on Writing

Montecito award-winning author Diana Raab, PhD, who writes nationally for dozens of publications and gives workshops all over California and beyond, sticks to her home village for an event at Lily of Montecito from 12-2 pm on Sunday, December 15. Raab, who also contributes to the Montecito Journal, will discuss and sign her two latest books in the field of employing writing for spiritual and personal growth: Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life and Writing for Bliss: A Companion Journal. The boutique, located at 1131 Coast Village Road, also offers an eclectic mix of jewelry, designer clothing, exquisite gifts, and intriguing interior elements for the home. Call (805) 695-0625 or visit www.lilyliving.com.

Quetzal Healing

Fabiola Farley, called White Buffalo Quetzal, is known as a priestess who answered the call to be a healer that brings together the nine tribes of the Earth and to unite the tribes of the Americas. Farley utilizes the indigenous healing modalities to address whatever needs visitors might have for her practice in a special Sunday healing event at Center of the Heart on December 15 that begins at 10:30 am with a Q&A session followed by the 12:30-2 pm healing session. Admission

is $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

Farley also offers Buffalo Blanco meditation sessions at 7 pm most Mondays and Thursdays at the center, located at 487 North Turnpike Road. Call (805) 964-4861 or visit www.centerofthe heart.com.

Healing in a Hammock

Shane Thunder’s regular monthly sound bath event gets a boost – literally – at Yoga Soup this Friday, December 13. The 7:45-9 pm session on Friday the 13th might even seem a bit spooky as a limited number of participants will have the opportunity to experience Shane’s gemstone crystal bowls, planetary and elemental gongs, chimes and other instruments above it all while suspended in a hammock. The Floating Sound Meditation experience provides a sense of floating in space while taking in the vibrations making the typical journey even more blissful and – dare we say it? – uplifting.

Those uneasy in the air can still enjoy the restorative evening on yoga mats and blankets to be transported into a deeply meditative and rebalanced state to cleanse and purge emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual blocks.

Admission is $25 in advance, $30 at the door, or $40 for a hammock spot, which need to be reserved in advance.

Seasonal Shift

Kaita Mrazek and Stacy Smith’s 5 Element Flow: Transition from Autumn to Winter workshop is a reflective gathering to support going within to consciously leave behind what is no longer serving you. Participants will explore the acupuncture meridians and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with elements with yoga, meditation, and contemplation. There will be movement and writing exercises to solidify letting go of the old to embrace the new as we collectively leave the Metal Element and honor the Water Element as winter approaches just a week away.

Mrazek is co-creator of the Ghost Flower Practice, a movement practice inspired by Chinese medicine, acupressure massage, and active stretching; Smith is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist and Feng Shui Practitioner who is also the founder of Homesmith, a process to simplify your home to promote a life well lived that employs Chinese Medicine Elements. The 2-4:30 pm workshop on Saturday, December 14 at Yoga Soup, costs $45 in advance, $50 day-of.

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Kavi Alexander, founder of Water Lily Acoustics – a small, independent, Grammy Award-winning 40-year-old record company based here in Santa Barbara – leads “Rumi: Music, Motion

& Mysticism,” a night of storytelling and celebration of the mystical poetry of the Sufi master Rumi that includes a rare recording poetry recited in the original Persian and accompanied by classical Turkish music. Rumi’s life and his transformation serve as the background for poetry reading that celebrates divine love as expressed between Lover and Beloved. The recording includes accompaniment

by Mevlevi Sufis on Ud (lute), Nay (reed flute) and Bendir (Frame drum), and was made to fulfill a dream of Rumi, who was also known as Mevlana Jalaladdin Balkhi, wherein he instructed that a recording of his poetry be made within his mausoleum in Turkey. Gather at 7 pm for soup and tea prior to the 7:30-9:30 pm event, which costs $25 in advance, $30 day-of.

Winter Restorative Workshop

Cheri Clampett, who was named a Local Hero in the Santa Barbara Independent’s annual Thanksgiving issue last month, takes stock of the change of seasons via an afternoon of restorative yoga, hands-on healing, essential oils aroma therapy, breath work and guided meditation to live healing ambient music played by Avahara. The workshop is meant to align our bodies with the practice of various healing traditions such as Chinese medicine in which the season of winter is a time for hibernation and introspection, yet has been altered in our culture to include many celebrations that spur us to socialize and become active as we shop for the holidays. The deeply restful and restorative yoga practice aims to help us find balance and give our bodies what they intrinsically need.

Admission to the 2-4:30 workshop at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center on Sunday, December 15, is $50. Call (805) 965-6045 or visit www.santabarbarayogacenter.com.

Journaling/Journey Junkies Unite

Self-confessed spiritual growth junkie Kelsey Cordle created her new Meetup group to hold space for anyone who is seeking a deeper connection with themselves as a form of personal and spiritual development. The Santa Barbara Spiritual Growth Meetup Group launches at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, December 17, with a Journaling Workshop to help participants learn how to use journaling as a tool to deepen the connection with oneself. The plan is to employ guided meditations and other spiritual practices to inspire the community of like-minded people to grow together as they grow as individuals. The first gathering, at

“I can make a General in five minutes, but a good horse is hard to replace” — Abraham Lincoln

an as-yet to be determined location, is organized as a powerful night of meditation, journaling, and spiritual connection. That serves as an opportunity for reflection on 2019 as well as intention-setting for the New Year. Journalers of any or no experience are invited to bring a journal/ notebook/paper and a pen and any other favorites like crystals, essential oils, etc., to the first meeting, which costs $10. Visit www.meetup.com/ Santa-Barbara-Spiritual-GrowthMeetup-Group.

Yoga Out of Doors

Kundalini Yoga to Balance the Root Chakra & Attract Abundance from the Ascension Academy takes place 10-11:30 am Saturday, December 14, at the Rose Garden across from the Santa Barbara Mission. The Kundalini practice will be focused on clearing and balancing the root chakra, which is vital to our feeling of security and well-being and our basic survival instincts. During the sadhana (spiritual practice), participants will take part in a series of breath-work, kriya (movement meditation), mantra (chanting), and meditation to return to a knowing of complete security and confidence. More details about the donation-based class ($5-$25) at www.meetup.com/Santa-BarbaraKundalini-Yoga-and-MeditationMeetup-Group… The following morning Wild Yoga Santa Barbara heads up the canyon closer to Montecito for a sweet flow session at Franceschi Park (510 Franceschi Road). Participants will get their bodies moving freely while taking in the view of the city beginning at 9 am. BYO mat, blanket, comfy/warm clothes for layering, water and maybe a hot beverage depending on the weather. Admission by $5-$10 suggested donation. Info at www.meetup.com/Wild-Yoga-SantaBarbara.

Spiritual Shorts

Geoffrey Hale’s Contact Improv/ Dance Jam returns to Momentum Dance Company, 316 State Street, on Friday, December 13, for a low-key mellow tunes event at which all levels, including complete beginners, are welcome. Instruction and support will be provided upon request. (7-9 pm; $10; www.facebook.com/contactimprovsb)... Heart Songs Kirtan Circle with Darren Marc & Friends, which invokes the transformational power of sound vibration to still the mind and awaken the heart via calland-response singing of very simple melodies incorporating mantra and uplifting English lyrics, resumes next Thursday, December 19, at 37 Colusa Drive in Goleta (7-9 pm; suggested donation of $10; www.facebook.com/ events/498010180808427).

•MJ 12 – 19 December 2019

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Notice Inviting Bids

LETTERS (Continued from page 8)

BID NO. 5808 SECONDARY CONCRETE AND PIPING MAINTENANCE PROJECT 1.

Bid Submission.

The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Secondary Miscellaneous Maintenance Project (“Project”), by or before January 9, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to submit a Bid Proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that their Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids so plan accordingly. The receiving time at on PlanetBids’ server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

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

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

2.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the El Estero Water Resource Center, and is described as follows: Maintenance on existing concrete and piping infrastructure.

2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within 119 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about mid February 2020, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimate. The estimate for this Project is: $275,000.00 2.4 Bidders’ Conference. A MANDATORY bidders’ conference will be held on December 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: El Estero Water Resource Center Conference Room located at 520 E. Yanonali Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. Bids will not be accepted or considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting.

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

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

4.

Contract Documents. The 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.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959

5.

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

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

6.

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

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

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Subcontractor List. Each subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects.

Each bidder must submit a complete Subcontractor List WITH ITS Bid Proposal through the PlanetBids portal. Failure to do will result in rejection of your bid. The Subcontractors List shall include the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license 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.

10.

Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

11.

Retention Percentage. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is five (5) percent.

By: _______________________________________ William Hornung CPM, General Services Manager Publication Date: 12/11/2019 Montecito Journal

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Santa’s helpers

since he was “too old.” I said yes. I asked Don if I could reveal the secret to his public – yes!

I then asked the Montecito Beautification to help with the decoration of the now 40-foot tree. About 10 years ago, the tree became diseased. CalTrans cut it down the same date as Don Hathaway’s Funeral. With only a couple of months to December, I needed to locate a Blue Aptos Redwood and a place to plant!

Working with California Forestry and Santa Barbara County Parks, a beautiful 30-foot tree was delivered to Manning Park. It was placed in the ground by Doug of Mesa Tree on 12/3 and decorated on 12/10 – phew!

Once again, with the elves of the Beautification Committee and Montecito Fire, the Hathaway Memorial Tree will be dressed for the Holidays on 12/11 beginning at 3 pm.

Dana Newquist Montecito FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Islay Events, 318 Rosario Drive #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Jeremy Cable, 318 Rosario Drive #B, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN No. 2019-0002910. Published December 11, 18, 25, 2019, January 1, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOHO CHIC DREAMS, 4344 Modoc Road Apt. 16, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. BOHO CHIC DREAMS, LLC, 4344 Modoc Road Apt. 16, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 19, 2019.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F. Sanchez. FBN No. 2019-0002866. Published December 11, 18, 25, 2019, January 1, 2020.

“No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” – Herman Melville

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Avery Artigo Fitness and Health, 2324 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Avery Josiah Almendarez Artigo, 2324 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. T.J. Natale, 2324 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2019-0002813. Published November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Studio CREATE, 660 Roberto Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Patti Vides, 660 Roberto Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93109.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 21, 2019.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of

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Welcome Aboard I just had to drop you a note of huge appreciation for first of all taking over the MJ, and second of all for your most thoughtful and welcoming first editorial.

Yes, the question has surfaced a few times regarding Tim Buckley’s continued tenure on the paper and what an insightful, encouraging, and humane response you offered the community. Ah, would it be so at the national level!

At any rate, bravo. I, and many others I’m sure, stand ready to do whatever we can to help you make this paper what it can be in this most special and unique place we call home.

Happiest of holidays to you and yours, xoxo Joanne Rapp Montecito

Harrumph

I have to say I find the impeachment hearings riveting at times and quite boring at other times.

Last Wednesday’s hearings were just plain weird.

The first oddity is that the Democrats called on three legal experts to testify and the Republicans were only allowed to call one.

For the sake of fairness and of much more interest at least from my point of view it should have been two and two.

Then it gets weirder when Pamela S Karlan, a law professor from Stanford School of Law, decides to make a joke involving the President’s 13-year-old son.

If we have learned anything in this chaotic world of politics politicians’ underage children are completely off limits.

As compelling as Ms. Karlan argument was regarding President Trump and in her opinion the bribery that took place it is in my mind nullified by her disregard of common decency.

Maybe just maybe it was our system working to even the score at two opinions each.

Steven Marko Santa Barbara •MJ the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Maria F Sanchez. FBN No. 20190002890. Published November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elizabeth Vallino Interiors, 726 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Perecotte, INC., 726 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 21, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by John Beck. FBN No. 20190002897. Published November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Bowls, 2669 Montrose Pl., Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Merrillee Grace Ford, 2669 Montrose Pl., Santa Barbara, CA 93105.

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 14, 2019.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 20190002830. Published November 20, 27, December 4, 11, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Reflections, 1482 East Valley Road, Ste. 52, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Dorothy Allen, 4252-1 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Patricia Carole Shafran, 4270-1 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 8, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by John Beck. FBN No. 20190002804. Published November 13, 20, 27, December 4, 2019.

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990 INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for: BID NO. 5799 DUE DATE & TIME: JANUARY 22, 2020 UNTIL 3:00P.M. PAINT HANGAR 2 AT AIRPORT BUILDING #309 Scope of Work: The work includes, but is not necessarily limited to, furnishing of materials, labor, scaffolding and equipment and completion of LEAD mitigation, painting and painter’s finishing of all exterior surfaces of Santa Barbara Airport Building #309, 1495 Cecil Cook Place.

Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted.

If further information is needed, contact Caroline Ortega, Buyer at (805) 564-5351 or email: COrtega@santabarbaraca.gov A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on January 9, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., at the Airport Maintenance Conference Room, 1699 Firestone Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory meeting.

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

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

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

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

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

PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5. There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813.

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

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

A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.

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

CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California C33 Painting and Decorating contractor’s license at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein. All workers and supervisors assigned to this project shall have been trained in accordance with California Construction Safety Orders, 1532.1, Lead-Related Construction.

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

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AGING IN HIGH HEELS

by Beverlye Hyman Fead

Ms Fead moved from Beverly Hills to Malibu and then Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music exec Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren, and a dog named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is the author of I Can Do this; Living with Cancer, Nana, What’s Cancer and the blog www.aginginhighheels.com, and book Aging In High Heels. She has also produced a documentary: Stage Four, Living with Cancer.

Businesswoman Volunteer Extraordinaire

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dele Marsh was born February 2 at 1:16 am in Utica, New York, into the arms of Faye and Nat Marsh. Faye was born in the U.S. and is a descendant of Lithuania background while Nat Marsh was born in London, England, and one of eight children.

Because of the backgrounds of both of her parents, Adele came into this world strong-willed and proud, but also intensely private.

Her parents believed behind her quiet exterior lay a great deal of emotional depth, and fierce determination. She was not one to be averse to challenge or facing the darker side of life and still functions well in crisis situations. As a matter of fact she often seeks out challenges and loves to enjoy the feeling of living at full capacity.

As far as friends go, she is very careful in picking them. “I look for quiet strength, in good friends, who are both loyal and faithful” she says, “I have a strong gut reaction about people which often proves to be correct.”

So how has she put this all to use?

She graduated from college with a BA and thought she would go into merchandising, since in 1951 women had little choice in careers. She loved design, whether it was interior or clothing.

She lived and worked in the early

‘50s in Syracuse, New York and in Norfolk, Virginia where her ex-husband was stationed. After being raised in Utica she married in 1951 at 19 years old and moved to Schenectady, New York and then Albany, New York. It was in 1968 she moved west to Ventura, California with her husband and one child. She established a career in interior design and this led to working with many builders in furnishing model homes along the coast from L.A. to Santa Barbara.

The 1960s and 1970s were the growth years for establishing connections with developers.

In 1964, she and her husband and

“The City of Santa Barbara Department of Public Works, in accordance with National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7(b)(1), hereby gives notice of the City of Santa Barbara’s intent to revise the flood hazard information, generally located between W. Carrillo Street and W. Cabrillo Blvd and between Ladera Street and Santa Barbara Street. Specifically, the flood hazard information will be revised along Lower Mission Creek from the W. Cabrillo Street Bridge to W. Carrillo Street Bridge. As a result of the revision, the 1% annual chance floodplain will narrow within the area of revision. There are also areas where the 1% annual chance floodplain will be established. Maps and detailed analysis of the revision can be reviewed at the City of Santa Barbara Public Works office at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93102. Interested persons may call Brian D’Amour, PE at (805) 897-2661 for additional information from 8:00am to 5:00pm.”

two children moved to Santa Barbara.

She quickly opened an interior design-furniture store and developed a reputation of Model Home designer/retailer/in-home designer, where she was associated with more than 10 developers. I see now, how she liked to live her life to full capacity! As the ‘60s moved on with more and more developments and new homes she began to need more help and added more designers to their staff. By 1975 she was well established and had become successful and known for her talent and place in the field of design.

This is where she used her ability to deal with challenges.

As her career flourished, so did her need for stimulation and other activities. She played many roles, but something was missing.

One night while lying in bed, she figured it out; community involvement and giving back to the community is where she needed to be. This is when she took on another career: Community Activist and Community Humanitarian.

In 1986 she asked herself where she could make the most contribution of time and talent. After accepting the role of a fundraising member on the CALM Board in 1986 the idea of having a Santa Barbara Showcase House, much like the famous Pasadena Showcase House, this was her new project. The board approved the idea and she set forward to learn the ins and outs from the Pasadena group.

She put a committee together and searched for the appropriate home to remodel. This is where she showed how strong-willed she could be.

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Ashley had the perfect home on the Knapp Estate and they were willing to move out of their home for six months while 12 local designers remodeled and decorated the estate with her as the lead honcho.

It became the worse nightmare of her career. She now had 12 designers, six contractors, a deadline of six months to open to the public, and a headache. The months passed very quickly and the grand opening was held in May 1986 with a gala and over 1,000 viewers. CALM raised $50,000 and that was considered a success. What a coup for Adele!

The CALM board repeated this fundraiser and her job was to keep the designers happy and the people

coming to view the finished products of two more design houses.

In 1998, Michael Towbes called with an idea that was presented to him from a friend who heard about a traveling exhibit called ”The Anne Frank Exhibit.”

It was that year that one of the high schools had a tragic racial incident and the school leaders were aware of the serious need to address the issues of teaching tolerance in the community.

Michael became the fundraising link and Adele took on the role of director of a month-long stay of The Anne Frank Exhibit. She also added many more exhibits and programs that involved all schools from Carpinteria to the Santa Ynez Valley. Over 10,000 students were bussed to see the exhibit at the Karpeles Library.

In 1999, Bill Cirone, Superintendent of the County Schools, asked her to take the full-time role of developing a permanent program that would be offered to all schools with the mission of teaching understanding and respect. It sounds like once Adele made up her mind to give back to the community, she went feet first!

Having never been a teacher, she jumped in and became a full-time volunteer. Soon she had the pleasure to associate with Robin Yudelson, a therapist and a volunteer. The Beyond Tolerance curriculum also included trips to the Simon Wiesenthal Museum in L.A. for 10th graders and a historical theatrical program for 8th graders called Living Voices.

While serving nineteen years at the schools with Beyond Tolerance, “I always remained involved by serving on the S.B. Museum Women’s Board, becoming an honoree for ADL, a Woman of Valor for the Jewish Federation, and an advisory member of CALM,” she says. The most important and meaningful volunteer callto-action time she has spent is being a mentor to a young friend who is now an adult. Adele has been a loyal supporter of CADA and its mentor program since it began.

“My life is so full of the acorns that I have planted. My visions began as a designer and as I hold on to ‘visions’ I look to the next page that will bring me growth. I never want to forget the laughter along the way.” Says Adele, with a wise smile.

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dent at CSU Channel Islands, recounted her impoverished background and hopes of becoming a teacher in due course, studying further at UCSB. Ed Birch, president and CEO of the Mosher Foundation, spoke of the importance of education in his career.

“I’ve enjoyed the twists and turns that life presents, but particularly important is the preciousness of education.”

Among the 350 guests supporting the cause were Janet Garufis, Geoff Green, Alixe Mattingly, Dana Newquist, Teresa Mcwilliams, Perri Harcourt, Nancy Ransohoff, Joanne Holderman, Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Ron Gallo, Peter McDougall, Leslie Bhutani, Sharol Siemens, Warren Staley, and Peter Schuyler.

A Big Thank You To the Belmond El Encanto for a reception hosted by Montecito uber philanthropist Leslie Ridley-Tree and Elisabeth Fowler to thank supporters of Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, particularly the Birnam Wood dynamic duo David and Anna Grotenhuis who just donated $3 million towards the organization’s latest project, a $20 million clinic on the westside.

Together with a $1 million from the bounteous Leslie, nearly three quarters of the funding has been raised in the last two years.

Among the supporters for the cause

Lynda Weinman and SBNC Board Chair Melinda Staveley (photo by Jonathan Glasoe)

were Robert and Christine Emmons, Ed and Sue Birch, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Peter and Leslie McDougall, Mercedes Millington, Sybil Rosen, Maria Long, and Bob and Marlene Veloz.

Fa La La Despite the rain, the Granada was in full festive throttle when the Santa Barbara Symphony, under conductor Andy Einhorn – he directed the music for the Tony Award-winning revival of Hello Dolly! with Bette Midler – performed a Holiday Pops concert.

The thoroughly entertaining program, which also featured Broadway star Christiane Noll and the UCSB Chamber Choir and Women’s Chorus, featured a traditional, heartwarming, and family-friendly holiday program.

“Frosty the Snowman,” “It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas,” and “Deck the Hall” were particular singalong favorites, as well as music from The Sound of Music and A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Great fun...

Like a Fine Wine At the age of 91, Montecito society doyenne Beverley Jackson is not letting age get in the way of her abundant creativity.

Beverley, former society scribe for the Santa Barbara News-Press, unleashed her latest torrent of talent with an art show with four fellow artists – Rosemarie Gebhardt, Kara Crisp, Susan Tibbles, and Tony Askew – at the brokerage office of Raymond James in the Granada building.

Her creative wares included pine needle baskets. pictures featuring book spines, and her latest innovation, Gaucho jewelry using silver belt buckles from Argentina, ranging in price from $400 to $2,500.

“It’s not exactly low profile,” says Beverley of her new bling. “But the buckles are beautiful artistic creations in their own right and it is nice to see

Artist Beverley Jackson with admirers Brian and Judy Robertson, Gail Barroca, Gonzalo Sarmiento, Veronica A Mishou, and Cynthia Acero (photo by Priscilla)

Alan and Patricia Griffin, artist Tony Askew, and Dana Newquist (photo by Priscilla)

Beverley greeting Keith and Mary Perry (photo by Priscilla)

them not just being worn around the waist.”

Among the Beverley bunch turning out were Trish Reynales, Jean Claude and Susie Benarrosh, Guy and Patty de Gramont, Charles and Sally Fairbanks, Clarissa Ru, Alistair and Ann Winn, Dana Hansen, Kathy Washburn, and Michelle Sayer.

CEO of Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Charles Fenzi with Elisabeth Fowler, former Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Mark Asman, Leslie Ridley-Tree, and Anna and David Grotenhuis (photo by Jonathan Glasoe)

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May the Land be With You Like TV talk show titan Oprah Winfrey, Star Wars director George Lucas is expanding his real estate holdings in our rarefied enclave.

Lucas, 75, whose wealth is estimated at $6.4 billion by Forbes, has purchased a two-acre site next door to his Padaro Lane home for $28 million.

“I freely admit that the best of my fun I owe it to Horse and Hound” — Whyte Melville

The property consists of a detached house, a guest house and a tree house, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The oceanside Carpinteria compound was previously owned by philanthropist Frances Morehart, who died last year aged 93.

Lucas bought his first home there, a six-bedroom contemporary house on 1.7 acres with 150ft. of oceanfront, in 2010 for $19.5 million and demolished it, replacing the property with a Cape Cod-style house.

I’ll Drink to That Social gridlock reigned when father and son duo, Ryan and James Williams, threw a bash at John Nasser’s Night Lizard Brewing Company on State 12 – 19 December 2019

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Charles Goodie, Jessica Stovall, Jessica Sneed, Rachel Harnsberger Van Gorp, and Jerry Peifer at Night Lizard Brewing Company (photo by Priscilla)

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Author Brook Ashley reveals all

DJ Eric Anderson, Ryan Williams, Tarya Durham, and Shane Wieland at the GYDO launch party (photo by Priscilla)

Street to launch their ingenious new app, GYDO, an acronym for Get Your Drink On, which enables subscribers to buy drinks for a friend or family anywhere in the world.

“It’s like a digital gift card,” explains James, a 26-year-old model and former student at Dos Pueblos High and City College. “The app is free and supports local wineries and breweries.

“The reception has been very good with the feedback exceeding all expectations, with businesses signing up from Los Olivos to Camarillo.”

I’ll drink to that...

Leaders of the Pack Montecito animal activist Gretchen Lieff has been appointed Vice President of the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

“I can’t think of a better friend and advocate for wildlife than Gretchen,” says executive director Ariana Katovich.

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Oprah Winfrey has revealed she and longtime partner Stedman Graham no longer exchange Christmas gifts.

In the latest episode of her Oprah Magazine video series, The OG Chronicles, the 65-year-old media mogul and her best friend, CBS Morning News co-anchor Gayle King, tackle questions about navigating the holiday season.

Without specifically mentioning Stedman, the bubbly billionaire said she tackled the issue of “terrible gifts” in her own life by coming to an agreement with him that gift-giving is not what they do in their home.

“You say, ‘Honey, I think we’ve reached a point where we have everything we need, and we really don’t have to exchange gifts anymore,’” she advises.

Gretchen Lieff has a new role at SB Wildlife Care Network

“Her passion and energy is infectious and her role with the network in helping the organization grow to new heights has helped enormously. She is truly a strong voice for animals.”

Montecito’s Connie Pearcy, a trustee and past president of Lotusland, has also been appointed to the network’s board of directors.

No Gifts Needed Montecito’s most famous resident

Beautiful and enigmatic, Dare Wright captivated the children’s literary world of the 1950s with the publication of The Lonely Doll, creating a new genre of storytelling through her simple text and haunting black and white photography.

Her protagonists were a felt doll named Edith and her two ursine companions, Mr. Bear and Little Bear.

Now her Santa Barbara-based godchild, former child actress Brook Ashley, who grew up in Wright’s magical New York universe, has published Dare Wright And The Lonely Doll, which uncovers the violent history behind Wright’s childhood separation from her father and brother, and traces the origins of her concern that she might not be a fully real woman.

A woman of many talents, Wright photographed actress Tallulah Bankhead – while a parakeet named Gaylord sipped champagne from a nearby glass – and painted Greta Garbo’s portrait as the famously reclusive actress chatted away carefree.

Pier Pressure Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, a frequent visitor to our rarefied enclave when his NFL team undergoes summer training in Oxnard, has been showing off his new $225 million 357ft. Dutch built super yacht Bravo Eugenia on London’s River Thames.

The 30-crew vessel, designed by Nuvolara Lenard, boasts 29 bedrooms and TWO helipads.

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Jerry, 77, whose wealth is estimated at $8 billion, purchased the Cowboys in 1989 for $140 million and has returned the lucrative franchise to its glory years of the 1970s, winning three Super Bowls.

The team is now valued at $4 billion.

Tying the Knot Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry and English actor fiancé Orlando Bloom have postponed their nuptials.

The tony twosome, who got engaged last February, are planning two wedding ceremonies, one local and one “a destination wedding,” according to Us Weekly.

Can’t wait...

Facing his Fears Montecito art and car collector Michael Hammer’s actor son, Armie, is having a tough time on Running Wild with Bear Grylls.

In a stomach-churning clip from the Nat Geo show, the 33-year-old Call Me

By Your Name star suckles directly a wild goat’s teat.

For this episode the British explorer played on Armie’s fear of heights and also had him hiking a mountain in Sardinia.

As to the goat’s milk, he says: “It was delicious. The freshest milk of my life!”

Gift of Garb The late Princess Diana’s iconic blue velvet gown, which she wore to dance with actor John Travolta at the White House, is being auctioned for the second time.

She wore the Victor Edelstein dress at a state dinner with President Ronald Reagan in 1985.

I remember vividly covering HRH and the sale of 79 of her gowns for charity at Christie’s in New York in 1997 for ABC News and CNN when it was first offered for sale and went for a hefty $222,500.

It is expected it will sell for around $454,000 when it goes under the hammer at Taylor Auctions in London, along with two other royal outfits from her wardrobe, later this month.

Sightings: Woodstock Festival producer Mike Lang noshing at Olio e Limone... Actor Ben Affleck spotted on State Street... Comedian Steve Martin getting his Java jolt at Merci Montecito Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmineards@ verizon.net or send invitations and other correspondence to the Journal.

To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 805-969-3301.

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with neighboring communities in similar peril so that others could avoid a similar fate.

With speed, tenacity, and widespread community support including strong back up from institutions like Montecito Bank & Trust and the Santa Barbara Foundation, TPRC has been able, so far, to install six high tensile steel debris nets on our mountains.

Meanwhile, California has suffered the Paradise Fire, Malibu fires, and the Carr Fire, among others.

On November 2, not even six weeks ago, the Getty Fire in the Santa Monica Mountains forced thousands of L.A. residents living west of the 405 freeway to evacuate from their homes. But as we know, the horrors of a hillside fire don’t end when the final flames are extinguished.

People don’t care about geology until it’s in their living room Beyond the homes that were destroyed by the Getty Fire, that community is now faced with the ongoing danger of living below the fresh burn scar of the Santa Monica mountains during heavy rains.

Fortunately for L.A., the Getty Museum, based on our community’s work, has just purchased eight debris nets from Geobrugg, the Swiss company that manufactured our nets and, using much of the same team we assembled to engineer and install our own nets, plans to have theirs deployed over the next few weeks. If they had to start from scratch, find this technology and a team to implement it, they would never be able to have nets in place for this winter.

Now they will.

TPRC’s mission was two-fold: to make Montecito safer and more resilient, and to take what we learned and pay it forward. So when I learned the Getty was adopting the TPRC playbook even before a disaster could happen, I was filled with pride for our community. And the fact that my sister’s family and many friends live below those denuded mountains, for me, made it all the more sweet.

It was shortly after the tragic events here in 2018 that Former Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Pat McElroy, now TPRC’s president, first shared the news about what we were doing in Montecito with L.A.’s Assistant Fire Chief, Pat Butler. McElroy and Butler were together providing emergency services during the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire, when Pat Mac told Chief Butler about our work. Because of that conversation, and the careful chronicling of TPRC’s work by the Journal, the Getty is hard at work today, with our plans in hand.

We didn’t invent the debris net, nor were we the first to discover debris nets, but we were the first to come together as private citizens to light a fire under our local government to partner with us and support our efforts to protect ourselves. The trail we bushwhacked got the nets permitted and installed. And because we laid that groundwork, the residents of Brentwood can sleep more soundly this winter and enjoy, rather than fear, the pitter patter of the falling rain.

“What we told our donors all along is that we would share what we learned with our neighbors. It’s really gratifying to see an institution like the Getty use our R&D to put in nets in advance of a potential disaster. The Getty has the resources to make it happen immediately, and that’s what they’re doing,” said McElroy.

I asked Kevin Taylor, Montecito’s Fire Chief, what he thought about this news. “It’s huge,” he said. “Everything that worked here they’re implementing eighty miles south.”

At the same time, Chief Taylor knows there are no silver bullets. And he makes no bones about the fact that resiliency all comes down to individual preparedness. “It all starts with neighbor helping neighbor,” Taylor said. “That is the true path to resiliency.”

Neighbors who know each other are much more likely to help each other and Taylor places great importance on this. “When I came here in 2015, this was just a job. But immediately following the 1/9 debris flow, all the walls came down and this became a community. Everyone found out we all have the same wants, needs, and hopes for our families.”

At the Journal, especially as we develop a robust online presence, we will expand our role in keeping us all informed during important events. To this end we will be collaborating with first responders, emergency management, and UCSB’s outstanding geology department, on how to keep our families and our neighborhoods safe.

In addition, Chief Taylor has agreed to do a monthly column for the Montecito Journal keeping us up to date on important developments regarding community resilience and other safety matters. In the meantime, according to Taylor, there are things each of us can do, such as pay attention to alerts, make sure your friends and neighbors are signed up for alerts, and know where the high ground is on your property. The Chief also suggests enrolling in a 20-hour disaster preparedness course being offered through MERRAG (www. merrag.org).

For a deeper dive on this story of how the lessons learned in Montecito are spreading elsewhere, read Nicholas Schou’s piece entitled “A Net Benefit” on page 56. Nick, Montecito Journal’s new associate editor, is an accomplished journalist and author of several books including Kill the Messenger and Orange Sunshine, who has joined our editorial staff.

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ON THE RECORD A Net Benefit

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n the wake of the devastating debris flows of January 9, 2018 that killed 23 people in Montecito, local residents gathered together to brainstorm a safety solution that could prevent a similar tragedy. The Partnership for Resilient Communities (TPRC) raised millions of dollars from community members to purchase state-of-the-art steel nets – high-tensile ring nets designed by the Swiss firm Geobrugg and installed by the San Luis Obispo-based construction firm Access Limited.

So far, six of the nets have been installed in the canyons above town.

Now, less than two years since the tragic disaster in Montecito – and having learned from the work done by TPRC – the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is installing the same nets on the property. According to Mike Rogers, the Getty’s facilities director, he began scouring the internet immediately after the so-called Getty Fire broke out on October 28, searching for information on post-fire mitigation measures that would work on the steep slopes surrounding the museum.

“This all came about by doing some quick research about who are the best

by Nicholas Schou people and companies to work with,” Rogers said. “In Santa Barbara and Montecito, a lot of work was done on this already. I spoke to my experts and we were able to very quickly identify the right people to talk to.”

Those people included Kevin Wiesman, vice president of Access Limited, the same outfit that installed TPRC’s nets in Montecito. Although Wiesman declined to comment for this story, William Kane of Kane GeoTech, who worked with Wiesman and TPRC on the Montecito nets project, confirmed Access Limited’s important role in the industry. “I’ve worked with Kevin Wiesman for fifteen years,” Kane said. “He has more experience than anybody. And Geobrugg are the world leaders in research and mitigation using lightweight steel products.”

“Access Limited was on time under budget, and had zero safety problems,” added Pat McElroy, a retired Santa Barbara fire chief who is president of TPRC. “After the Getty Fire, Access Limited called McElroy and asked him to put in a recommendation on their behalf with the Getty. “So I called up Mike Rogers and told them

who we were, who we worked with, and sent him everything we had, our permits, our biological work.”

Pat Butler, an assistant chief with the Los Angeles Fire Department, has worked with the Getty Trust for decades. He first became aware of the net technology adopted in Montecito last year when he bumped into McElroy on location at the Mendocino Complex Fire. “Pat told me about this new technology in Montecito,” Butler recalled. “We had sent teams to Montecito to do body recovery.

I figured if there was anything we could do to protect our communities we should.”

After the Getty Fire, Butler talked to McElroy again and urged him to talk to Rogers at the Getty. “I told him how this would be an opportune moment to install nets in Los Angeles, where we have these canyons and draws.

Pat made contact with the Getty and initiated discussions with them about employing nets there.”

Within 24 hours of the Getty Fire evacuation being lifted, Rogers already had a team on the ground evaluating where to place the nets. Although the museum sits on 110 acres that are visible to commuters along the 405 freeway, the Getty also owns another 640 acres behind the museum. “The fire burned in an open space area where there are canyons that drain down

into L.A. City proper,” Rogers said.

The canyons – Norman Canyon and Bundy Canyon – are just to the north and east of the museum.

“We are currently building four nets in Norman Canyon. Bundy Canyon is a bit more complicated, but we are trying to put some nets into the tributaries, and a large one at a debris basin we plan to expand.” Although designed in Switzerland, the nets are manufactured at a plant just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico; they are expected to be shipped out this week.

Meanwhile, Rogers said, drilling has already begun in preparation for the first four nets.

Although the Los Angeles Dept. of Public Works has installed several k-rails – better known as temporary concrete freeway dividers – on the slopes below the Getty, the museum isn’t waiting for city funding to install the steel nets. “We’re paying for this,” Rogers said. “It’s important.

We are doing community protection and trying to mitigate any damage that might happen to the community.

It’s that simple. It’s the right thing to do.”

For his part, McElroy is excited that TPRC’s hard work paid off. “That is one thing we told our donors: We will share this. If we can help one community avoid what happened here, it will be worth it.”

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“My dad, who is a dentist, always encouraged me to become a fashion designer,” she says. “As a teenager, I remember constantly drawing and designing clothes on paper.”

Turns out, her clientele at Giuliana Montecito Boutique stop in for styling advice as well as tips on healthful eating, encouraged by the hot Persian teas, cappuccinos, and fresh homemade cookies she offers.

Before becoming creative director, Mandana had a cookie business. Her sweets became so popular at Isabella Gourmet Foods, she could barely keep up with the demand. During that time, she’d been accepted to the Dietetic Internship Program at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long

Island, New York and took it as a sign to wrap up the cookie business to study clinical nutrition. She now offers nutrition consultations and is working on a cookbook called Making Food with Love filled with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free recipes from around the world using Trader Joe’s and farmers’ market ingredients.

“Deep down I always knew my calling was to help people through different modalities,” Mandana said.

“At the core, I am an artist. But I have a business and science side to me and always wondered how these gifts would all come together.” Her educational background also includes a master’s degree in Nutritional Science at San Jose State University, a master’s degree in Technology Management at UCSB College of Engineering, and a yoga teaching certification.

Mandana believes in the power of community. She hires students through the Partners in Education Internship program to help train and provide job opportunities to the local youth. “Now that I’m living in a community where there is so much appreciation for all things beauty, I feel inspired to start a series to cultivate all those aspects that I enjoy myself,”

she explains. In spring 2020, she’ll host an empowerment series featuring speakers such as former principal scientist at Apple Inc. Dr. Rao Machiraju, former Head of Equities at Credit Suisse and UCSB alumni Michael Stewart, and UCSB professor of Market Validation Frank Robinson, among others who have inspired her over the past nine years since moving to Santa Barbara. Mandana also hopes to raise money for the Montecito Firefighters Association with a spring fashion show, donating proceeds from a new line of t-shirts depicting a map of the Upper Village, and a monthly gentle community yoga and meditation.

Firefighters are welcome to join the classes for free. Mandana wants her store to become a beacon for community, a welcoming place where locals and visitors alike can sit, enjoy tea and cookies, and share ideas. “It is now obvious that everything led me to my passion for fashion. Now, I get to help people in the community feel better and look better, too.”

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“We started with five people, and eventually organized over 3500 volunteers,” Powell said. “Five organized people in your neighborhood can act as a powerful multiplier.”

The group has continued to serve the community by acting as a disaster preparedness advocate, building a walking path along North Jameson Lane, launching a Youth Leadership program to help local teens meet their community service hours, creating custom memorial benches for each victim of the debris flow, and continuing to help search for two missing children – two-year-old Lydia Sutthithepa and 17-year-old Jack Cantin – whose remains have never been found following the 1/9 disaster.

Powell explained that a community goes through several phases of recovery following a disaster, including immediate response and mitigation, short-term and then long-term recovery, assessment of “what’s next,” planning, preparation, and then col-

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hood directories; recovery assistance workdays; insurance claim assistance; effective bargaining for construction rebuilding; and rebuilding assistance with planning and permitting.

The Bucket Brigade is launching a 5-Step Neighborhood Action Kit, designed to empower local areas to increase resiliency. The five-step plan includes defining the neighborhood, recruiting neighbors (leaders and “worker bees”), identifying risks and assets in the neighborhood, building a team (forming committees and agreeing on scope of work), and making a plan for evacuations, shelter-in-place events, disaster prevention and preparedness, as well as recovery. Some easy ideas to create resiliency locally include: form a community directory in order to communicate with each other easily; work together to reduce dangerous conditions in the neighborhood; improve safety on local roads for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as defensible space from fire; provide educational opportunities such as CPR, first aid, and CERT classes; and improve public spaces, among other things.

The Bucket Brigade will host trainings and workshops in the coming

year to help neighborhoods organize, and provide support once groups are formed.

“A grassroots capacity doesn’t build itself, we are here to help,” Powell said. Stay tuned for a series of classes beginning in February, to go over the “nuts and bolts” of forming neighborhood groups. For more information, visit www.sbbucketbrigade.org.

Crosswalk Flashers on Coast Village Road

Flaggers and construction crews will be on Coast Village Road throughout the rest of the week, installing conduit and electrical lines across the crosswalk on the 1150 block of the street. “We know it is a nuisance to local businesses,” said Coast Village Association board president Bob Ludwick, “But we also know it’s important to increase pedestrian safety on Coast Village.”

The work is being performed in order to add flashing beacons on the crosswalk, which has been a safety concern of many merchants and customers over the years. It is just one of several projects spearheaded by the CVA’s Traffic & Safety Committee,

The crosswalk on the 1150 block of Coast Village Road will get a safety makeover with flashing lights; work is expected to be completed by next week

which also had a hand in the installation of the permanent stop signs at Coast Village Circle and CVR, as well as the large planters by Renaud’s and

Jeannine’s, designed to deter vehicles from speeding in the parking aisle.

The work is expected to be finished by next week.

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By Appt. $12,500,000 5bd/9ba Patricia Griffin 495 East Mountain Drive 1-3pm $6,495,000 4bd/6ba Carmen Galzerano 2222 East Valley Road 1-4pm $5,785,000 4bd/4ba Frank Abatemarco 796 Park Lane West 2-4pm $5,450,000 4bd/4.5ba Hutch Axilrod 109 Olive Mill Road

By Appt. $4,999,000 3bd/5ba John A. Sener 107 Olive Mill Road

By Appt. $4,250,000 2bd/3ba John Sener 2760 Sycamore Canyon Road 1-4pm $3,995,000 4bd/5ba Joe Stubbins 1480 Wyant Road 12-3pm $3,975,000 4bd/4ba Rachael Douglas 105 Olive Mill Road

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