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5 Editor’s Letter The Giving List provides a portal through which donors can easily access important information regarding local nonprofits 6 On the Record Bucket Brigade plans new walking trail along the east side of Hot Springs Road; Heal the Ocean and MarBorg Industries remove boat debris from beach 8 Letters to the Editor Donna Handy responds to Bob Hazard; George Tamas praises “The Natural” article 10 Body Wise Ann Brode unearths her guide to wellness and discovers two years later it is the book for these times 11 Seen Around Town No gown or tuxes, drive-in attire for this year’s Military Ball; ShelterBox provides shelter, warmth, and hope and raises big bucks 12 Montecito Miscellany Charles Ward expands his empire; bigwigs break out the bucks on Montecito pads; La Paloma opens its doors; Rescue Mission serves dinner for 300; more 14 Summerland Buzz Santa’s elves have been working hard to prepare Summerland emporiums with festive atmosphere and sparkling gift choices 16 Dear Montecito Heather Hawthorn realized college wasn’t for her, so she found her passion working on a local hydroponic farm 20 On Entertainment UCSB’s Theater Department reprises Alone, Together; PCPA’s Home for the Holidays; opera in the afternoon; Focus on Film; much more 23 Brilliant Thoughts If you believe in magic, how much is still left out there to amaze us? Ashleigh Brilliant wonders out loud and makes a list 26 Perspectives by Rinaldo S Brutoco A shocking decision: are we in a new era of judicial activism?

The Optimist Daily Trees, technology, and how they team up to tackle climate change in California and beyond 31 Nosh Town Casual and delicious dining options in Summerland; winter vegetarian favorites from recipe developer and photographer Riley Yahr 32 Our Town Richie’s Barber Shop hosts ninth annual toy drive with an added twist: adopting a pet from the local animal shelter 36 Far Flung Travel Chuck Graham and two rowers take on Mono Lake, where folks have paddled out and didn’t come back 38 Muller Monthly Music Meta Crossword Puzzle 40 Library Mojo Santa Barbara Public Library is transitioning its sidewalk service indoors through a new Grab-n-Go service

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Arianna Leon on her favorite spot in Montecito 42 Your Westmont Popular Christmas Festival goes virtual with stunning recording; museum celebrates anniversary by selling square artworks 46 Classified Advertising Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Editor’s Letter

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hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, even if it wasn’t the raucous family-packed affair we’re all used to. Hopefully by next year it will be safe for all of us to return to that long-cherished tradition of gathering with loved-ones, even if it means sitting next to that one random cousin with whom we have nothing whatsoever to talk about.

With Giving Tuesday this week and the inaugural Giving List book having just landed in your mailbox, there’s been a lot of talk lately about the importance of giving and how it is deeply ingrained in our local culture.

We created The Giving List not only to celebrate the work of local nonprofits, but also because we saw a need for a user-friendly portal through which donors can easily access important information regarding local nonprofits in order to help them choose and proportion which causes and organizations on which to focus their giving. We worked closely with participating organizations to tell their respective stories in a succinct and compelling way – to make their case, as it were, before Santa Barbara’s sophisticated and generous philanthropic community.

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Because this is our first year producing The Giving List book and the accompanying digital site – going live January 1 – which will be updated and refreshed weekly, we were able to include only 52 organizations the first time out. In choosing the first round of organizations, we aimed to identify a diverse and representative cross section of deeply rooted local organizations that span the spectrum of categories of work in our local nonprofit sector.

It was necessary for us to begin on a smaller scale in order to provide proof of concept and to successfully execute the program – which includes, first and foremost, effectively connecting donors with nonprofits and thereby making both giving and fundraising easier, more focused, and ultimately more successful.

Given the feedback we are already receiving, we are very optimistic about the possibilities for The Giving List. As such, we are planning to expand The Giving List Vol. II to accommodate additional local nonprofits that are interested in participating in the program.

If you are involved with a local nonprofit that would like to be considered for next year’s Giving List, please contact tim@thegivinglist.com by February 15, 2021. We look forward to connecting with you to explore whether The Giving List makes sense for your organization as it strives to effectively communicate the value of its mission and raise the funds necessary to support your critical work.

For now, please enjoy reading the remarkable stories included in this year’s Giving List (which are also available online at MontecitoJournal.net).

We hope you find that these narratives capture the inspiring work being done by Santa Barbara’s local nonprofits which not only provide a critical social safety net in Santa Barbara, but are truly foundational to the functioning of a healthy and civilized society.

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hanks to a collaboration between Heal the Ocean and MarBorg Industries, as well as funding from the Ohana Foundation, which was created by Kim and Jack Johnson (yes, that Jack Johnson), all the debris from a boat that disintegrated in early November near the Santa Barbara Cemetery has been removed. Although the identity of the person responsible for the shipwreck has yet to be determined, the debris posed a major environmental and safety hazard for Montecito, given that it resulted in a wide array of wreckage, including splintered pieces of wood, boat machinery, cushions, electronics, and other junk that presented dangers to marine life as well as beach users.

The removal work took place during low tide on the afternoon of November 11 and was performed by a 12-member MarBorg heavy equipment team which accessed the beach near the Biltmore Hotel at Channel Drive; the crew included an equipment operator, an excavator, a roll-off driver and others. Although various beachcombers had sought to stack the debris in piles along the beach, much of it was too heavy to lift until MarBorg’s heavy equipment was able to break it apart for onsite removal.

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ear Mr. Hazard, I know you expect an answer from President-elect Joe Biden.

But here is mine to your letter.

One Party Rule. Read Constitution, Article II, sec. 1. The concept of electors did not make any sense then, and it does not make any sense now.

The country is mature and informed enough to elect the president by direct vote. It would be truly unifying. The two-party system would survive Senate, House of Representatives, Governors, state assemblies.

Unsustainable Debt. The last time we had surplus was during the last years of President Clinton. The Republican idea of debt control is cut the taxes, increase military spending, and blame debt on Social Security.

The answer should be increase taxes, cut military spending, and fix Social Security on sustainable basis.

Healthcare should be a right based on need. Common good requires us to provide healthcare to all at affordable costs. The healthcare should also include mental health and drug addiction.

We know what works in education, and we do not need to reinvent the wheel. Just put enough resources to K-12. Our community college system is excellent preparation for vocational training. Let’s make it free. Our university system, except for Oxford University in Britain, is the best in the world. Let’s make it affordable to all that qualify.

Legal Immigration Reform. Yes, we need immigration reform. Let’s start with legalizing DACA. We have a conflict with need of cheap labor in farms and meatpacking industry, and highly trained doctors and scientists.

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Shared Values. Make America Great Again is a false call. America was never great for a lot of citizens. We should follow President Obama’s call for a Promised Land and John Lewis’s call to form a more perfect union.

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Free Enterprise and Restore Economic Growth. The coronavirus disclosed that consumer spending drives the economy. Businesses, as it is now, get multitudes of tax breaks.

The economic growth since 2009 was great. But it exaggerated the economic inequality. To make the economy grow, let’s start by increasing minimum wage to $15. Let’s establish safety net below which nobody falls down.

Law and Order. The call is racist. It goes back to slave patrols, Jim Crow laws, and President Donald Trump calling “Fire the SOB.” There were hundreds of protest marches in the last four years. Women’s March of 2017 was probably biggest and most peaceful. The Black Lives Matter protests were mostly peaceful. But let’s keep perspective. You can fix broken windows, but George Floyd is dead. Very few cities saw any big, disruptive protests. It is estimated white collar crime cost $300 to $800 billion, while street level property crime cost $16 billion.

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Body Wise

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

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his year marks my fiftieth anniversary as a body therapist and healer.

What I eventually came to know as “body wisdom” was the result of working with the wonderful, intelligent people of Santa Barbara and Montecito. For their trust and continued support, I am eternally grateful.

From the beginning, it was apparent that in order to heal the body, you needed to include the mind. If not, even the most brilliant hands-on work was short-lived, eventually reverting to old tensions and habits. In order to ensure long-lasting success, I developed a bunch of fun facts and experiential exercises to help the mind understand the body. Though no two healing journeys are the same, the impetus to embark always entails some kind of discomfort.

Whether physical, emotional, spiritual, social, relational, or circumstantial, there’s catalyst that nudges us to grow and let go.

As I hold our community in my loving thoughts, I realize that this year has been one big catalyst. On so many levels we’ve been challenged to let go in order to go on. Circumstances have made us slow down and stay apart. As a result, we’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time just with ourselves – our body, our thoughts. We feel the stress, we hear the distress. Your particular tension and self-talk are probably familiar. Rooted in history and reinforced by uncertainty, your discomfort reveals what needs to heal. Why not use this opportunity to change the story – for now and the future? Here’s a timely exercise I designed to help you along: Get small: Instead of resisting the flow, embrace the moment. To let go of tension in your body, get underneath it. Locate muscles that are stuck with tension and slowly, softly move the bones underneath. As you break the lockhold and get things moving, feel the tension dissipate and carry away all the reasons why. Getting things moving shifts the perspective so you can see the big picture.

Get big: Instead of reinforcing negatives, change your expectations. Reframe social isolation as an opportunity to explore virtual connectedness. No, not on the internet, but through your imagination. Close your eyes and let

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your body’s spatial awareness open to everything nearby – sounds, trees, air. Then expand the near space to embrace all the places and people that are dear to you. Feeling the comfort of connection to something bigger than yourself helps you relax.

I don’t need to tell you that stress and deprivation undermine good health. I do need to tell you that paying attention and applying a bit of body wisdom can make a difference.

A couple of years ago, I wrote a book to introduce readers to the intelligent body and bring it into everyday life.

Designed as a journey of self-discovery and self-healing, A Guide to Body Wisdom – What Your Mind Needs to A Guide to Body Wisdom – What Your Mind Needs to Know About Your Body is the perfect Know About Your Body devotes an entire chapter to book for our times. There’s a whole stress and relaxation chapter on stress and relaxation and a troubleshooting index with formulas for emotional upheaval, finding perspective, and existential crisis. Ultimately, the intention of the book is to help readers listen to and trust their inner knowing. What a valuable touchstone for these uncertain, tumultuous times.

Whether or not you use my book as a guide, I hope you’ll remember to pay attention to your body-mind and avoid the tendency to hold on to unproductive ways. As you head into the holiday season, remember the small things that make a difference and align with the big things that are part of the magic. Being body-wise will help you indulge without over-indulging; set aside time for rest when needed; and honor rituals to anchor intention for the new year ahead.

Going forward, continue to cultivate your body wisdom. Besides helping you through challenging times, it may hold the key to renewed inspiration, intimacy, and spiritual connection.

Words about the book:

Larry Dossey, MD: ”Ann Brode gives the body its due by showing how it can function as a source of wisdom and strength in total harmony with the mind.”

Pamela Larsson-Toscher: “These past few months, nothing has seemed normal and everything feels stressful. Being in my studio, playing with my granddaughter, and reading Ann’s book have helped me remember what’s important and relax.”

Anna Cronshaw: “Ann’s book has helped me understand my body in a new way. Reading it cover to cover felt like doing something important for myself.

Now I know how to help myself get relaxed, feel supported, and make good decisions!”

Marilee Gordon: “Like many women, I had found it easy to disregard the importance of just getting comfortable – even for a good night’s sleep! After reading Ann’s book, I now know that supporting my body makes a difference.

Combining a soothing ritual of body awareness with pillows placed ‘just so’ allows me to rest in the best possible way.”

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“Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.” – Jim Davis

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Shelter From the Storms

by Lynda Millner

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n case you’ve never heard of a ShelterBox, it’s a big green box filled with lifesaving items for families the world over who have lost their homes due to a disaster.

The ShelterBox headquarters are right here in Santa Barbara. They recently had a virtual fundraiser, livestreamed, and raised more than $250,000. Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth, and hope following more than 300 disasters in more than 100 countries.

They serve the more vulnerable families who have been displaced due to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami, or conflict. Kerri Murray, the president of ShelterBox USA, hosted an hourlong event and had 1,150 people from across the country registered to watch. Presenting sponsors were BD Corporation and Yardi Systems.

Kerri had ShelterBox Response Team Members in attendance sharing experiences from their field deployments all over the world. We saw pictures of families who lost their homes in Vanuatu South Pacific following Cyclone Harold and refugees displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic who now live at the Minawao Refugee Camp in Cameroon. We also saw scenes from the frontlines of the Syrian crisis where ShelterBox provided more than 250,000 displaced people with emergency shelter, essential household items and more.

ShelterBox has aid pre-positioned in strategic locations across the world which enables them to ensure the timely deployment of needed items.

Rotary International received the 2020 Global Humanitarian Service Award from ShelterBox recognizing their outstanding partnership throughout the years. In 2000 ShelterBox was first adopted as a millennium project by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard (UK).

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As Kerri said, “I am inspired and filled with gratitude by the outpouring of support during our first virtual event. People from across the world came together to learn about the lifesaving work of ShelterBox. Whether disaster, conflict, or now the global pandemic, shelter is critical to reducing the spread of the disease.”

Rotary International is a Project Partner of ShelterBox. You can make a tax deductible donation at www.ShelterBoxUSA.org or by calling 805-608-2400.

Gone But Never Forgotten, Even This Year

Instead of getting all decked out in long gowns and tuxes for the Military Ball, we donned our best drivein attire to pay tribute to veterans and have a night at the West Wind Drive-In. “Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF) is proud to be able to have a Veterans Day event for Santa Barbara since we can’t have our annual Military Ball. We were excited to show support for our local veterans during ‘Night at the Drive-In’ and it is with highest honor to show appreciation for Art Peterson and Ugo Arnoldi (deceased) during this event,” said Lt. John Blankenship (USN former), a co-founder of the foundation. The other founder is John’s wife, Hazel (CIA former).

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MERCHANT of Venice

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

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allas dynamo and former TV anchor Charles Ward, who has been promoting the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club for nearly two decades, is expanding his empire.

Charles, who plays President George Washington with my King George III in the village parade each year, has forged a strategic alliance with the international luxury glossy Polo Lifestyles to market some of the world’s most expensive estates.

Charles’s company, Idea Works Global, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with him spending half his year annually in Montecito.

“We’ve been involved in experimental marketing of the most expensive private jets, cars, and mansions

Charles Ward, promoter for the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, has expanded his empire via a partnership with Polo Lifestyles

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by Leslie A. Westbrook

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Dear Montecito

by Stella Pierce

Montecito Alumni Write Letters from Life’s Front

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f I had to think back, I would say the first time I learned about sustainable agriculture was during one of the Montecito Union School Earth Day events. There were always a number of stations for us students to visit. I remember the bicycle-powered blender, the birdhouse making station, and what I think was probably just a big pile of dirt. And you know what? That big pile of dirt was a formative “eco-friendly” experience for many of us.

About ten years later, I can see how many people in my generation continue to pursue more consciously sustainable lifestyles. From reduced fossil-fuel transportation to dietary choices (we tolerate the odd vegan, of course), we’re more eco-conscious than ever. What I’m proud to share with you today is a letter from an old classmate. Heather Hawthorn has written to remind us not only of the merits of sustainable agriculture but also the human element that accompanies it.

Heather Hawthorn realized college wasn’t for her, so she found her passion working on a local hydroponic farm

Dear Montecito,

I was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and grew up in

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Montecito as the eldest of three siblings. I’m a graduate of MUS and La Colina Junior High, and I graduated early from San Marcos High School.

I have many fond memories from my time at MUS where I made many great friends. We spent our lunches in the school library drawing and playing make believe. During my time at MUS, I was also a part of the Special Education program, which I am very thankful for. In high school, I became an avid member of the marching band and color guard team who became a family to me. High school was also a time of volunteering. I spent many of my hours back at MUS, helping out with the summer school program for Special Education. After graduating high school, I attended Santa Barbara City College. Well, I found that college wasn’t for me and decided to start at a job that I was interested in and where I could do what I really wanted and help people. I found a job working on a local hydroponic farm.

Hydroponics is a process of growing plants without dirt. As I learned more about the process, I began to understand the importance of all the modifications that distinguish hydroponics from traditional agriculture. For instance, with no dirt to plant in, we need to add nutrients to the water. It was even easier to develop an appreciation for the differences in the growing processes as I got to work both in the hydroponic farm and the community garden directly adjacent. In the hydroponic farm we grew mostly lettuce. (But you can grow all sorts of things such as tomatoes, peas, and peppers.) On the dirt farm we grew many fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, peas, carrots, beets, apples, peaches, celery, and much more. Along

with everything I learned to value about agriculture and the craft of growing things from seed, as organically as possible, I also learned to appreciate the impact this has on the community. The farm (which is located on the property of an elderly community) was established with exactly the intention of making a difference in the low-income area of the city it was built.

We harvested thousands of pounds of produce every month, many of which were donated to the elderly community as many of the residents of that community had very small incomes and some could not afford food. A program was even started to give the residents lunch every Monday through Friday. During these lunches they used the food from the farm to create salads, and when the pandemic started we began delivering the eighty-something lunches to the residents. Another large part of our produce was taken to the Birnam Wood community in Montecito, where we delivered lettuces twice a week. They also take our produce to create the beautiful salads that they serve daily at their restaurant. Finally, the rest of the produce we harvest is donated to the Food From The Heart (an organization that feeds low-income families) and several schools in the Santa Barbara school district.

I sadly had to quit my job at the hydroponic farm. Obviously I loved my time there and especially all that I learned, so it was a difficult decision to make. I am still very passionate about growing organic, healthy fruits and vegetables, and plan to continue finding meaningful work where I can make a positive impact on people in need.

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Speaker Eileen McDargh (left) with L.T. John Blankenship and wife, Hazel, founders of the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation

The Memorial Day flag flew at full mast in honor of veterans

paying tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces, past and present, in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties,” John told me. “Pierre respected the American Military and the Ball was his way to thank those who served regardless of their rank, branch, length of service, and if they served in a war or not.” You see, he never forgot when he was a boy in Europe during World War II when the Allied Forces freed them from the Nazis.

In the first years of the Military Ball, Pierre would plan every detail, from hand addressing each invitation to creating the seating arrangement.

Clearly, honoring and celebrating went hand in hand for Pierre. He believed that the worst thing wasn’t war, or dying, but the worst thing was to be forgotten.

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The sold out drive-in’s entrance was dotted with American Flags with many of the cars patriotic pictures of red, white and blue banners and flags, all vying to win the prize for the best decorated. The Trombone Society was playing on the temporary stage. We picked up a gourmet BBQ boxed dinner and drove to our viewing spot. The Color Guard from UCSB ROTC was there, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and David Gonzales, Sergeant Santa Barbara Police Department (ret.) singing the Star Spangled Banner.

U.S. Army (ret.) LTC Jack Armstrong gave the invocation. Keynote speaker was Col. Anthony J. Mastalir, commander at 30th Space Wing Vandenberg AFB. There were stories about the late honorees, Ugo Arnoldi and Arthur Petersen.

Eileen McDargh was a guest speaker. Then came the movie Memphis Belle, a fictionalization of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress.

It was about the last mission of an American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber based in England during World War II. It was the first plane to survive long enough to achieve this feat. Santa Barbara’s Eric Stoltz was in the movie, along with singer and actor Harry Connick Jr., who sang Danny Boy. There was an online silent auction with tote bags made out of donated uniforms from local veterans – no two alike. Also available were documents from Germany and Japan’s surrender and other treasures. Copies of Frank Cox’s book, Stories of Service, Santa Barbara Veterans, were available. Frank, who passed away earlier this year, spent three years interviewing veterans and telling their stories in their own words. The tales appeared originally in a weekly piece for the Santa Barbara News-Press.

For more information visit www.pcvf.org. Pierre never forgot those who served in the military and neither does his Foundation.

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On Entertainment In Good Company with Alone, Together

by Steven Libowitz

Playwright Brian Otaño is back with a commissioned full-length work, Under Normal Circumstances

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hen the pandemic forced interaction to head to the internet, UCSB’s Theater Department quickly picked up the virtual ball and ran with it.

Not only classes did move online but the Launch Pad project quickly pivoted to mark its 15th anniversary milestone by having previous participants in the play reading series contribute short pieces to be performed on Zoom.

Alone, Together, which featured 29 writers, proved so successful that the pieces have all been published and several other schools have performed selections.

Six months later, playwright Brian Otaño is back with a commissioned fulllength work that will be premiered live by UCSB acting students. Otaño’s Alone,

Together contributions have included South Lake Tahoe, about what happens when someone at a Zoom watch party discovers his house is being broken into, and I’m Not Coming Home, in which a COVID patient sends a video to his partner from his hospital bed to call it quits on the toxic relationship. His latest is Under Normal Circumstances, which follows a few members of Never Had a Legal Drink, an AA group for young people in recovery, and the unique pressures and struggles that come with recovery in quarantine, which get amplified when one of the group members breaks quarantine and vanishes.

UCSB lecturer Shirley Jo Finney, who has helmed several projects on campus, directs the production. Otaño talked about Under Normal Circumstances over the phone from New York last week.

Q. While most playwrights haven’t written anything for COVID either to be performed on Zoom or related to the times, this is your third time with that construct. Why does this interest you?

A. When a situation or a topic feels daunting to me, I will be really resistant to writing about it until I figure out what my point of view will be. When I was invited to do Alone, Together, I was very, very resistant at first because I hadn’t let go of the pressure of writing something that would be a definitive statement about what the new normal would become. But when I let go of that expectation and just considered what was going on in the world and the restrictions that we have had to live with as if they were a set of prompts, I felt free to get specific without having to write the thesis statement for all people about what the sum total of the toll of this has been. When you’ve got prompts and you’ve got parameters and restrictions, the tension is built in.

How did you approach writing a longer play about the pandemic to be performed over Zoom?

It was terrifying because I had never written a play this quickly before. Also, I didn’t have an idea when I agreed to do it. All I had were parameters, which were that they needed the play to be performed live virtually, and that it needed to be written for between 8-12 people. So it was like a free fall for a little while before I knew what it was that I was going to hook into.

How did knowing this would be performed live on Zoom inform the writing?

One of the first decisions I had to make was the context of the piece. There are people who are doing really amazing things with live editing and other things on the platforms, but I wasn’t sure what we’d be able to accomplish because I started writing it in July. So I let myself and UCSB off the hook by limiting it to a bunch of different conversations that are happening on our virtual platform and make it a part of what contributes to the tension and keep it as brisk as possible.

To make it palatable for the audience I tried to write economically and to keep it as colorful and as vivid as I could while also making it sound like these are conversations and not playwriting. This is like some weird hybrid form where it’s basically live television. I think that like some of my peers have stumbled when they present something that was clearly meant to be performed on the stage and then shoehorn it into the Zoom platform. The pace doesn’t always work and the language doesn’t land. To avoid that, I took a very specific approach to this forum and context to keep it moving, make it lean and mean while also finding interesting things for the director and actors to do. Keep it quick and dirty and stimulating. Shirley Jo did an amazing job of finding some variety when it came to the movement and shot composition to make the whole thing pop. It was a dream collaboration.

Getting more specific about the plot, your notes said you were “orbiting around the topic of rehabilitation and recovery in your work for as long as you’ve been writing.”

I’m wondering why this topic interests you?

Yes, I have had tons of personal experience with addiction and I make no bones about it. I burned my life to the ground pretty early in the game. I had to have a really major reckoning before I’d even turned 21. So I basically started the process of getting sober before I was even legally able to drink. Going through life without the benefit of being able to drink but also without the hindrance of it is like another parameter that I find compelling to explore. But I’d never really written anything that specifically was about recovery, 12 step groups, and rehab. It seemed now was the time.

How was it to finally dive in and tackle the subject? Did you revisit your own recovery? Were there new insights?

The play is pretty strongly informed by feelings and experiences that I’ve had, but of course those predate what has happened since we all went into quarantine. With this piece, I was particularly interested in the minefield that is getting and staying sober when you can’t connect with people on a person-to-person basis. In my own community, that’s been a challenge that has created intense

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a boat on the beach, all these batteries and engine parts and wood and nails are spread all the way down from East Beach to Hammond’s and there are big pieces of it everywhere. He said, ‘Oh, we do that kind of thing,’ so I made a deal with him then and there.”

Along with Santa Barbara attorney Jeff Young, who once owned an oyster farm that had to shut down in the 1980s because of ocean pollution, Hauser helped found Heal the Ocean in August 1998. At first, the group focused its efforts on cleaning up Rincon Beach, a legendary surf spot that had been negatively impacted by septic system leaks; that work ultimately led to no less than seven miles of Santa Barbara coastline being cleared of such pollution. The group was also instrumental in combating oil leakages along Santa Barbara’s surf zone in 2018, an effort that resulted in legislation sponsored by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson that provided $14 million in funding over seven years to cap leaks and clean up local beaches.

To contribute to Heal the Ocean’s ongoing efforts to keep Montecito’s beaches clean, visit www.healtheocean.org or www.givebox.com/685.

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Journal that she is working with Santa Barbara Harbor Operations Manager Erik Engebretson to organize an approach to various state and local agencies to work up a plan to limit the crashing of boats on the beaches or to find means of insurance or grants for cleanup. This isn’t the first time Heal the Ocean and MarBorg collaborated on debris removal; the last time was as recently as September.

Because many vessels are used by low-income and/or homeless people for shelter, owners are often incapable of paying for cleanup expenses, so unless the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is able to both identify the boat’s owner and obtain compensation for debris removal, there is currently no mechanism in place to fund such work beyond public donations.

According to Hauser, Heal the Ocean and MarBorg went into action almost as soon as the boat washed ashore. “It went aground on November 9 and all this junk ended up in the surf between East Beach and Hammond’s Beach,” Hauser said. Because East Beach is part of the City of Santa Barbara and Hammond’s belongs to the county, Hauser said she wasn’t sure who to call first.

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e all know that there is no such thing as real “magic.” As performed by “magicians,” it’s all trickery and deception, the best of which fools us in ways we like to be fooled, and takes advantage of our own weaknesses and susceptibilities. But science and technology have become so clever and adept that it’s increasingly hard to draw the line between the real and the unreal. “Motion Pictures” are a good example. Pictures can’t move. But a defect in our own optical apparatus called “persistence of vision” makes possible the illusion. Our eyes haven’t changed. They’ve always suffered from this defect.

But it took some modern magicians to discover and exploit it.

In a different way, scientific observation and calculation has enabled the “magical” prediction of astronomical phenomena. A classic instance of the exploitation of such knowledge came on the fourth and last voyage of Christopher Columbus. In June, 1503, he and some of his crew were stranded on the island now known as Jamaica, which was then inhabited by a tribe of Arawak “Indians.” At first, the Arawaks had been very hospitable, but as months went by, they became less and less willing to continue supplying provisions to the refugees. By February 1504, with no rescue yet in sight, Columbus was desperate, and resorted to a piece of magic to impress the natives with his power. He told the Arawak leader that, on a certain approaching night, he would cause the moon to go dark. The magic worked, and the Arawaks were induced to become friendlier again.

We owe this entire account to Columbus’ son, Fernando, who was with him on the voyage. But the real hero of the story – the real “magician” – was the man who had compiled the relevant astronomical tables and published them in an almanac Columbus carried with him. He was a German, known as Regiomontanus.

Incidentally, Columbus has lately been getting a bad press because of his frequent mistreatment of native peoples – and many now object to the whole idea that he “discovered” what was here all the time. October 12, traditionally the anniversary of his 1492 landfall, which has long been a national holiday in many countries, is usually still a holiday, but now under a different name, such as Indigenous Peoples Day. It would, however, be an incredibly unmanageable undertaking to rename all the places and other entities which today bear this man’s name— from the country of Colombia to Canada’s province of British Columbia, to our own District of Columbia.

But, getting back to magic – in some forms, it has been known and wondered at since ancient times. A good example is magnetism. How could one object affect the behavior of another, without any evident connection between them? Even more mysteriously, what made certain objects, when freely suspended, always “point” the same way? It was of course the magic of the magnetic compass that made navigation far from land, such as that of Columbus, possible for the first time.

Equally magical has been the advent of self-propelled vehicles, on the earth, and then even in the sky. Surely this was not possible. A thing cannot move by itself, unless it is alive. . . But if such things truly can happen, how much magic is still left out there to amaze us? My own list would include: 1. Teleportation: Will any of us live to see objects or people disappear in one place, and instantaneously reappear in another?

2. Time Travel: Of course, we all know how to do this already – but (not counting mental gymnastics) we can travel in only one direction, and at only one speed.

3. (The really Big One) Immortality: To most of us, aging and dying are truly insufferable and intolerable. But we still have to suffer and tolerate them.

Some other, perhaps lesser, pieces of magic, I would also very much appreciate: 1.

Automatic recording of dreams, for convenient playback.

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Perpetual organization of, and access to, all memories.

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Acceleration of healing.

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Universally adopted international language and currency.

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Medical suppression of all violent tendencies.

But I suppose some readers would never forgive me if I wrote a whole article about Magic and didn’t mention Love. Innumerable poems and songs assure us that this phenomenon, which brings and holds people together in otherwise unaccountable ways, can only be characterized as magical. As Blaise Pascal observed, some four centuries ago: “The heart has its reasons, which Reason knows nothing of.”

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by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

Rinaldo S. Brutoco is the Founding President and CEO of the Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy and a co-founder of JUST Capital.

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truly astounding event occurred this past week. It was both unanticipated and shocking at the same time. It was totally “out of left field,” and yet I believe it is an unfortunate harbinger of things to come. What was this incredible decision? It was the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down New York’s restrictions on large religious gatherings when the coronavirus is raging out of control.

Why was this decision so “astounding”? First off, in the history of the Supreme Court one principle among others has steadfastly been adhered to – until now.

This principle states that a case would not be decided by the Court unless it was concerning a “matter in controversy.” The basis for this long-standing precept is the U.S. Constitution itself, namely in, Article III, Section 2, Clause 1.

Every Supreme Court upheld this principle since Justice John Jay wrote to then President George Washington that the Court could not offer advisory opinions as that would be beyond the scope of the Court’s constitutional authority. He wrote to Washington that the Court could not go beyond its role as arbiter of actual judicial questions and controversies.

The U.S. Supreme Court reiterated this principle as recently as 2006 in DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cuno by writing: “No principle is more fundamental to the judiciary’s proper role in our system of government than the constitutional limitation of federal-court jurisdiction to actual cases or controversies.” In other words, until last week the Supreme Court historically maintained that unless there was an active controversy that had to be decided, the Court could not take it up as to do so would amount to “an advisory opinion.”

The precise purpose of this clause has long been understood to prevent the judicial process from being used to usurp the powers of the legislative and executive branch of the U.S. federal government. For all of our nation’s history, up even until a recent 2010 decision, the purpose of Article III was deemed to be that an actual “injury” that is “concrete, particularized and actual or imminent; fairly traceable to the challenged action and redressable by a favorable ruling.”

(Emphasis supplied, Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms.) So much for the current Court’s claim to be made up of strict constructionists.

Even more to the point, we now know Justice Amy Coney Barrett was not truthful when she said under oath at her confirmation hearing that “Courts have a vital responsibility to the rule of law, which is critical to a free society, but courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life.” She added: “The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches, elected by and accountable to the people.” And yet, in her first case, she chose to substitute her judgment and that of the core Republican party jurists (amazingly, Republican Chief Justice Roberts himself refused to go along on the grounds that there was no “controversy” in the case) for scientific and political leadership – all of whom felt that limitation on the size of gatherings was a matter of public health and safety to curb the spread of the raging coronavirus.

You see, there was no controversy when the case arrived at the Supreme Court.

New York banned large gatherings for all purposes whenever a group of people were determined to live in a “red” zone, defined as one which had the highest level of COVID background infection. The Catholic Church and the synagogue that filed the case were no longer subject to the restriction on attendance as they were both back in a “yellow” zone when the case was heard by the Court.

By tradition and precedent (this second word being particularly important in the context of a judicial decision) the case was “moot” by the time it arrived at the Court. Under every case since President Washington was turned down

by Justice Jay in the 1790s, no Court has been willing to decide a case that was “moot.” To do so is itself a violation of Article III (there are rare exceptions dealing with circumstances not remotely involved in this case).

So, if there was not “controversy,” why did five arch-conservative, one could even say reactionary, Justices decide to abandon the wisdom of the Chief Justice, himself appointed by a Republican, and stretch to make a decision in the New York case? One can only believe it was the religious prejudice of the overwhelmingly Catholic justices who wanted to protect their religion in defiance of Supreme Court law and tradition. That’s shockingly disappointing, no matter what religion you belong to or if you ascribe to any religion at all.

Every state governor has an absolute duty and authority to provide for public welfare and wellbeing under the thoroughly defined “police powers,”

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AI mapping tool shows cities exactly where they need to plant more trees rom boosting air quality to providing shade, there are many benefits that come with planting trees in urban neighborhoods. Unfortunately, in many cities, trees are not equitably distributed amongst neighborhoods. To help ensure a more equal spread of greenery in cities, Google has released a new tool called the Tree Canopy Lab that shows cities where they need to plant more trees.

Los Angeles, which plans to plant 90,000 trees next year, is the first city to make use of the new tool which uses AI to quickly analyze aerial photos of trees from different angles to determine the average tree canopy. Combined with other data sets, Google is able to determine the populations of the city that “are the most vulnerable due to low tree canopy cover.”

More than half of L.A.’s population lives in areas with less than 10 percent tree canopy coverage, making them susceptible to the urban heat island effect. Research shows tree canopy cover has to reach 40 percent to significantly lower temperatures.

The new tool is helping the city identify the best places to plant, starting with which areas have the fewest trees and the highest risk. From there, the tool can identify more specific places to plant.

Looking towards the future, Google wants to continue developing the Tree Canopy Lab with Los Angeles and hopes to make it available to other cities soon.

Can VR help lawmakers understand the hidden effects of climate change?

The apocalyptic skies over California this year were one sign of the climate crisis, but there are more subtle yet dangerous effects of the climate crisis that many people don’t see or understand.

To awaken people to the more abstract effects of climate change, geographers at Penn State University have tapped into the idea that ‘seeing is believing’ and created a virtual reality forest where people can experience the abstract effects of climate change firsthand.

The VR forest simulates a forest in Wisconsin and allows anyone to see how different climate models will affect those trees in the future. The idea is that rather than communicating climate change through complex charts, researchers can communicate it through a more personal experience.

In the virtual forest, you can witness the effects that different models of climate change will have the trees that grow in an area. You can see from a bird’s-eye view, choose different elevations, instantly get information on tree species, and switch between different climate scenarios to compare the impacts.

Researchers hope this experience will help people understand how different actions and mitigation efforts could affect what that forest looks like in the coming decades. The VR forest is also meant to be easily understood by anyone, whether it be an expert who wants to visualize a climate model or a policymaker who needs to understand the future impacts of their decisions.

•MJ which are consistently upheld by the federal judiciary. For the Court to violate its own tradition of “stare decisis” (future cases are to be bound by the decisions in prior cases until, in rare cases, specifically overturned) it signals a new direction. In issuing restrictions for various neighborhoods and/or zip codes based upon the science of a background rate of infections (the determinant of “social spread” for the virus), the governor had the authority to issue restrictions on the size of gatherings when hundreds of thousands were dying of this epidemic and more “super spreader” events only inflicted more death and destruction. In doing so, there is no legal requirement for any religious group’s exemption.

Chief Justice Roberts, writing in the minority, was absolutely correct when he noted that he might have sided with the majority if the case was legitimately before the Court, but since no “controversy” existed the Court could, and should not, render any opinion. The case was “moot.” I ask you dear reader, why did this Court decide to break with precedence dating back to the founding of the Republic and the initial advice rendered to President Washington? The only answer is that this Court, at present, is more interested in making “judicial law” rather than impartially adjudicating cases. That’s what makes this a “shocking decision.”

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On Entertainment (Continued from page 20 20)) obstacles, but it’s also been oddly beneficial for some people. It seemed a rich and complex topic for me.

PCPA’s Holiday Cabaret

Can you say a little bit more about “oddly beneficial”?

Being able to quarantine and isolate and somehow still keep their lights on have given people a chance to cut back the static that can come up when you are in these large groups of people and instead connect with folks on a deeper level even if only virtually. For one of my friends, being able to participate in recovery and go to meetings virtually cuts back a lot of the social anxiety and awkwardness. It’s been an opportunity to get what matters and what’s important to him out of the experience and not deal with all the extra tension. It’s pretty wild that you can completely change your life from the comfort of your bedroom.

It seems that with Under Normal Circumstances, you’re combining recovery with the mystery element.

A little. Because their mystery is only whether the person who disappears has relapsed, which has happened during the pandemic as social isolation has also led to that.

What makes this a universal story for those who aren’t in recovery?

This time period has made connection a lot more precious for everyone.

What’s happening right now is working for some people and it’s devastating others. The hope is that the observations that I’ve penned and woven into this piece as we move through the plot will resonate no matter what your situation is.

How has it been to work with the UCSB student actors?

Their instincts were all right on. I tried to write stuff that was as grounded as possible so that they could really live in these people. After those first two experiences I had with them, I knew that I had all the reason in the world to trust them. And not only have they not let me down, they’ve helped push this play to a great place.

(Under Normal Circumstances will be performed live over Zoom at 7 pm on December 3 and 4 and 1 pm and 7 pm on December 5. Get more details and the viewing link for the free event at www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu.)

PCPA’s 2020 Christmas-season treat is called Home for the Holidays (Photo courtesy: Luis Escobar)

PCPA’s 2020 Christmas-season treat is called Home for the Holidays, with the subtitle of “... because where else are you going to be?” Fair enough. With the coronavirus raging all over again, the Central Coast conservatory keeps its virtual programs flowing with a holiday cabaret featuring its resident artists. The free streaming event will be hosted by Erik Stein and include music, dance, and some surprises. Featured performances include longtime PCPA actress and director Kitty Balay singing in your living room (if you know how to project to the big screen), George Walker playing just about every instrument that has strings, a brand new Christmas duet sung by Andy Philpot and Emily Trask, an original dance from Katie and Annali Fuchs-Wackowski, and a series of traditional carols from Yusef Seevers.

The cabaret comes your way for free at 6 pm on Saturday, December 12, but if you want to fork over $100 for a VIP ticket (and feel good about helping to keep the program going through the pandemic), you’ll also get to stick around for a Zoom reception with the artists. Find info on how to register at www.pcpa.org.

The theater group’s ongoing PCPA Reads @ Home series also offers a nod towards the season as resident artists and alumni are switching from reading regular children’s stories to reading aloud multicultural holiday books for all to share with friends, family and loved ones near and far. The series began on December 1 with Dr. Francisco Jimenez, author of The Circuit, joined by PCPA alum Christian Arteaga to read Jimenez’s beautiful, personal story about a migrant child’s discovery of the gift of love in The Christmas Gift, in both Spanish and English. Next up is Binny’s Diwali, celebrating the Hindu holiday of light and hope as PCPA alum and Equity actor Melody Perera passes along a special video from her home in Sri Lanka. Many more stories will be featured through the winter holiday season that celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year. See all the recordings online at www.pcpa. org.

Opera in the Afternoon

Gypsies dance during the day as well as they do at nights. So there’s no reason why Carmen can’t be performed in bright sunshine, even if Opera Santa Barbara’s tweaking of the classic has no dancing at all. That’s because it takes place at the Ventura Fairgrounds as part of the Concerts in Your Car series where the performers do their thing on stage separated by safe distances and plexiglass and the audience watches from the confines of their cars.

“It took us several weeks, but we came up with some very robust protocols that govern the rehearsal and performance process,” said Kostis Protopapas, OSB’s general director, who ran through a detailed laundry list of protocols, including how the singers rehearsed with masks that contain a plastic cup to reduce the strain on the mouth and lips. “Everything has been measured within an inch of its life.

See last week’s Journal, or check out my column online, for a preview about the corona-proof version of Carmen. But suffice it to say that it won’t just be the passionate performances and the power of the love story that move people perhaps to tears (feel free – no one can see you!). At least that’s Protopapas’ take.

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Miscellany (Continued from page 12) timing is perfect to launch ‘Mansions of the Month – curated by Charles Ward,’ featuring estates in Montecito, Aspen, the Hamptons, and Monaco.”

His longtime marketing associate Tom Martin, based in Aspen, the Colorado jet set ski resort, has also opened an Idea Works Global service office in the town.

Locally, Polo Lifestyles magazine won quite a reputational coup when Montecito’s 237-acre Rancho San Carlos owned by Jim Jackson, which had sat on the market for six years unsold, went for $63 million in less than 60 days after being featured in the monthly issue, read by 10,000 high net worth individuals.

“Imagine how many owners of multi-million dollar properties for sale in Montecito and elsewhere would love a sixty-day turnaround to close a sale,” adds Charles. “This new alliance is a dream come true for us, realtors, and estate owners eager to reach exactly the right target audience.”

Big Tech Bigwigs Buy Montecito Residence

The nearly one-acre Montecito Residence, built barely a decade ago for Chicagoans John and Dorothy Gardner, has been sold for $7.2 million to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Mark Armenante and Young Sohn, co-founders of Vlocity, the cloud-applications software company acquired

by Salesforce for $1.3 billion earlier this year.

Built almost entirely from steel and glass, the Barton Myers creation spans about 4,000 square feet of living space,

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by Priscilla) Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Mark Armenante and Young Sohn picked up the Montecito Residence for $7.2 million (photo courtesy: realtor.com)

with two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.

It has soaring ceilings and an emphasis on light and shadow, with multipane glass doors that retract vertically, disappearing into the ceiling.

The contemporary masterpiece has two distinctly separate wings – one with public reception rooms, the other featuring bedrooms and other private spaces – linked by an all glass passageway.

Viva La Paloma

It was back to the past when my trusty shutterbug Priscilla and I attended the opening night celebrations of La Paloma, on the site of the former Paradise Café owned by Randy Rouse and Kevin Boss for 37 years.

The wonderfully reconfigured eatery, a tiara’s toss from the Santa Barbara News-Press HQ on Anacapa Street, is the latest culinary outpost of Acme Hospitality owner Sherry Villanueva, owner of The Lark and Loquita in the Funk Zone. It is her eighth eatery in

La Paloma executive chef Jeremy Tummel bringing his creations to the table (photo by Priscilla)

our Eden by the Beach.

The original La Paloma Café ran from 1940 until 1983 when it was founded by Jennie Luera and run by her daughters and grandchildren, and the new menu pays tribute to the cuisine of the Californios, early California settlers who incorporated Spanish and Mexican influences into indigenous ingredients cooked over fire.

Leading the talented culinary team is executive chef Jeremy Tummel, a part Chumash Indian who has worked at the Wine Cask, the Bacara, the Rosewood Miramar, Santa Barbara City College Culinary Academy, and the Bear and Star in Los Olivos.

Overseeing the eatery is general manager Christy Guzman, who has worked at The Mandarin Oriental Miami, the storied Carlyle in New York, the Rosewood Washington, D.C., Caruso’s at the Rosewood Miramar, and The Peninsula in Beverly Hills, where I would lunch on occasion at the Belvedere when I lived nearby in Hancock Park.

From the small, but concise menu we dug into the crispy Brussels sprouts with Syrah porcini reduction and pomegranate; JT’s Caesar salad with charred corn; the Santa Barbara Mission chicken with lemon peel, rosemary, and pink peppercorn apple sauce; and oak grilled flat iron steak with a white sage mezcal marinade and avocado epazote chimichurri, washed down with Notary Public cabernet.

The delightful repast concluded with Capirotada bread pudding and

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abuelita’s chocolate pot de crème, all ably served by our knowledgeable and enthusiastic waiter Louis Echeverria.

The interior and exterior design was created by local Stephanie Greene Fuller and Villanueva to reflect the historical lifestyle of the Santa Barbara ranchero, with rich oak floors and tables, white walls, and cast-iron details.

In the bar, a mural commissioned in 1940 by Jennie, the family matriarch, has been meticulously restored by local artist Jeffrey Skyles. Holophane and vaseline shade lighting from the early 1900s illuminate the bar.

A delightful epicurean hotspot from day one!

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It’s also part of a revival of what may be our most retro meal – the colossal burger and milkshake. And there are more options, too: breakfast classics, steaks and seafood, creative pizzas, and farm to table cuisine.

Choose from a handful of eateries offering social distancing in a dog-friendly environment. Afterward, wander over to Sweet Wheel Farm & Flowers to pick up fresh produce and herbs for your next home-cooked meal.

TINKER’S BURGERS his classic burger shack serves up some tasty, highly rated burgers, seasoned curly fries and classic milkshakes. Triple burgers, patty melts, chicken strips, and fish and chips are a few popular items on the menu. If you like it hot, try the pepper jack burger with grilled onions, jalapenos, and bacon, dressed with chipotle habanero ghost pepper aioli.

Tinker’s is located at 2275 Ortega Hill Road, #C. Open daily, 11 am to 5 pm. Outdoor seating on picnic benches.

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SUMMERLAND BEACH CAFÉ erving home-style egg and bacon dishes on the patio of a Victorian beach house that catches fresh ocean breezes. Belgian waffles, kettle oatmeal, huevos rancheros, and crab Benedict are tried and true favorites.

Summerland Beach Café is located 2294 Lillie Avenue.

Open 7 am to 2 pm Monday through Friday, and 7 am to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday.

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Try signature local favorites.

Ray of Sunshine Latte lives up to its description as a “hug in a mug” with espresso, turmeric, honey, and cinnamon.

Salty Bumble Bee Latte blends espresso, pink Himalayan sea salt, and honey. Snickerdoodle Latte mixes espresso, brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon.

The café has a wide selection of bagels and baked goods.

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ichie’s Barber Shop has held its annual toy drive for kids for nine years and this time it has added an element for our lockdown times: adopting a pet from the local animal shelter. The shop’s annual Christmas tree is decorated with photos of the pets for adoption, and the American Flag stands proudly at the top! Pets for adoption include two roosters – brothers named Rock and Roll – a spayed female pit bull named Kate and other interesting pets needing a home. There are also a few boxes to be filled with their annual Toys For Tots drive for families with children in need in our metro town area.

Richie Ramirez and his longtime barber and charity event organizer Jessica Jay took five for a quick socially distant/masked interview about this year’s holiday drives: Q. Why did you add pet adoption as part of your annual holiday toy drive?

A. We are promoting rescuing animals from the local shelter and have some of the pets’ photos on our Christmas tree at the shop. With more clients working from home and staying home more often, it’s a great time to adopt or foster a pet! People often get puppies and pets for Christmas, so it’s a great time to promote rescuing! The local shelter is low on dogs and cats, and has a few roosters, mice, and other interesting animals to adopt.

How does the pet adoption work and how many pets are available?

The full list of pets available and how to adopt is on the shelter website: www. countyofsb.org/phd/animal/otheradoptions.sbc. Just go there to view the animals, and if there is one that you would like to meet in person, call and they will set up an appointment.

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And the annual toy drive?

Our annual Toys For Tots holiday drive has many of our clients already asking where the boxes are before they even arrive! Like past years, for every toy you bring in, your name goes in a drawing to win a Richie’s Barber Shop haircut, and due to COVID, we are not doing hot towel shaves, so it’s for the haircut only this year. There is not a price maximum or minimum, and the most needed gifts are for infants and teenagers.

How many toy boxes is this year’s goal?

We usually aim for three or more boxes, but we understand times are tough now, so we set a goal of two boxes this year. However, a third and fourth would be an amazing bonus.

What is the time to drop off the toys at the shop?

Toy drop off, with mask and social Jessica Jay, lead barber at Richie’s Barber Shop on Coast Village Road, heads up the charity holiday distancing, is on right now through events, here with the pet adoption tree Monday December 21 when our shop is open on Coast Village Road, which is 7 days a week from 9 am to 6 pm.

Where does the shop drop off the toys?

The toys are picked up by the Unity Shoppe, and some of the toys will be donated to children nonprofits such as the local Boys & Girls Clubs and Children of America. Year-round, hospitals and groups may request special toys for sick children or their facilities, free of charge. By working together we help more families and agencies with the things they need.

Who gets the toys and how?

Every child is qualified to get a toy, and documented to reduce duplication.

All toy donations are brought to the Unity Shoppe, where mothers shop with their children for the gifts they know their children would like, so they can be the heroes in their household. The moms and kids pick their own toys.

When will the kids get the toys?

Families are registered and will get a date and time of when they can come in from December 15 to 21. All toys received after the 21st will be used for next year or for other donations.

And a word for your clients and followers?

We celebrated our 10-year business anniversary this past Halloween! It’s been a hard year to say the least, but with the help of our beautiful community, we are determined to be here next year, 2021, filling up Toys For Tots boxes! To all the kids, clients, and local businesses, hang in there! We will all get through this together!

Richie’s Barber Shop is located at 1187 Coast Village Road. Toy drop off times: Monday through Sunday 9 am to 6 pm or call (805) 845-9701.

•MJ

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We will feature our own local musical acts, literary talents, and ADL families. We will also present an award to a local education program.

This virtual Concert continues the tradition of celebrating stories of standing up against injustice.

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Montecito resident Jacob Tell, co-founder of Oniracom

be active and give back and invest as much as we can,” says Jacob Tell, company co-founder who has worked with the SB Wildlife Care Network, the City College Foundation, Hospice of Santa Barbara, and Santa Barbara Channel Keeper, among others.

“It was just intuitive to build this company around community involvement. It’s inherent and natural to occur.

“Simply hosting a livestream gala that would otherwise would be cancelled has helped several nonprofits stay connected with the community and raise substantial amounts of funds in a COVID-safe environment. Online events have the capacity to reach new audiences and makes events easy to share, access, and participate in without leaving the house.”

“It’s in our DNA to amplify positive impact, contribute to growing cause-oriented organizations, and foster our beautiful Santa Barbara community connectedness,” he adds.

A great sentiment in these troubled times...

Joanne, have splashed out $5.2 million for a 1.1-acre Montecito estate.

The 4,219-square-foot neoclassical Spanish Revival-style house boasting four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms is set on a quiet cul-de-sac and was built in 2000, but was recently given a contemporary remodel.

Daniels, 61, has been president of the university in Baltimore since 2009, continuing the institution’s 38-year streak receiving more competitively allocated research funding than any other university in the U.S. During his 11 years at the helm, the Canadian-born law and economics scholar has received accolades for strengthening the school’s graduate programs, as well as his annual boosting of the financial aid fund.

This is not the couple’s first Montecito home.

Back in 2016, they paid $3.6 million for a ranch-style estate just a short jog from their new property.

Unfortunately that home was impacted by the 2018 mudslides and Santa Barbara County subsequently paid $4 million to buy out the dynamic duo’s interest, as part of an initiative for a new neighborhood debris basin.

Dinner for 300

Having volunteered at the Rescue Mission for the past 13 years, I had to miss acting as a waiter at the Rescue Mission’s annual Thanksgiving Feast this year because of the pandemic restrictions.

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Hannah Nelson, a member of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, serves a to-go meal for one of the Thanksgiving guests (Photo Credit: Dale Weber)

However, as the 55-year-old shelter is designated as “an essential service,” 40 homeless at a time were allowed in to nosh on chef Freddie Rashad’s culinary efforts using 90 turkeys, 120 pounds of potatoes, 75 pounds of carrots, and 120 pounds of green beans, with red X’s designating no sitting seats so everybody was suitably socially separated.

“This Thanksgiving was extra challenging because of the pandemic and ongoing restrictions,” says Rolf Geyling, president. “We are planning to provide thousands of more meals throughout the holiday season, including 300 for Thanksgiving alone.”

An awful lot to give thanks for...

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Rolf Geyling serving one of the guests (Photo Credit: Dale Weber)

Santa Barbara company, WELL Health, which enables conversations between patients and healthcare organizations through secure, multilingual messaging, has good reason to celebrate this season.

The digital health leader in patient communications has just announced $45 million in funding led

by Lead Edge Capital, bringing total funds raised to $75 million since its founding in 2015.

It follows more than 100 percent cumulative growth every year since its founding half a decade ago.

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Montecito actor Rob Lowe’s Thanksgiving was decidedly more subdued this year.

Rob, 56, and his family, including wife, Sheryl, and sons, Matthew, 27, and John, 25, have all been tested for COVID-19, he told People magazine.

And while the current pandemic is keeping many people apart during the holiday season, Rob, who stars in the TV series 911: Lone Star, has partnered with ancestry.com to explore his roots – and even connected with a cousin he never knew existed.

“We always do holidays in a big way, but this year we pared down and everybody is being tested for the virus,” he says.

A smart move...

Goodbye to a Unique Lady Barbara Tellefson, founder and president of the Unity Shoppe, lost her valiant battle with a terminal illness at aged 84

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healthcare provider as easily as they’d text a friend,” says Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO and founder. “This year alone our technology will enable more than 200,000 healthcare providers to send more than one billion messages with more than 30 million patients.”

On a personal note I remember Barbara Tellefson, founder and president of the Unity Shoppe, who lost her valiant battle with a terminal illness aged 84.

A woman of extraordinary fortitude and passion, Barbara was without doubt a force of nature who devoted her life to the century-old nonprofit, working innumerable hours directing operations for the more than 20,000 homeless and hungry coming through its doors annually.

Having known her for 13 years since arriving in our rarefied enclave, she told me that on her move to more heavenly pastures she was willing her sprawling Victorian estate, just a tiara’s toss from the Natural History Museum, to the charity.

A unique lady who will be much missed...

Sightings: Actor Orlando Bloom picking up coffee at Merci Montecito...

Former rocker Peter Noone chatting to customers at Pierre Lafond... Actor Jonah Hill and fiancée Gianna Santos at Butterfly Beach Pip! Pip! – and be safe

“When in doubt, pig out!” – Jim Davis

•MJ

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Far Flung Travel

by Chuck Graham

High Plains Paddling

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he stoic gentleman at the Mono Lake visitor center studied me like a deputy sheriff during a roadside sobriety test.

“You can die out there,” he said deadpan. “Folks paddle out there and they don’t come back. The winds come from out of nowhere and catch people off guard.”

I did my damnedest to convince him that myself, Patrick O’Hea, and Will Miller could handle whatever was thrown at us, but he was leery of our paddling prowess. I am a kayak guide at the Channel Islands National Park.

Patrick and Will are former U.S. National Rowing Team members, but the man with the mustard-colored vest, classic comb-over, and bifocal eye glasses wasn’t having it.

“People come out here to paddle a kayak or a standup paddleboard and underestimate the winds blowing out of the high desert,” he continued, as a busload of Japanese tourists flooded the entryway to this Eastern Sierra visitor center. “Just sign here so we can keep track of your whereabouts.”

Now we’re talking; a free permit allowing us three days of paddling this high desert realm at the base of the snow-capped Eastern Sierra above Highway 395. After ditching the visitor center’s watchdog, we drove our trucks, rumbling down to Navy Beach on the south side of the saline lake and below the daunting Mono Craters. We had it to ourselves, the knobby tufas, the rushing freshwater creeks, the barren, volcanic islands, and the keen eyes of chirping ospreys.

Launching was effortless as we sprinted across the lake to Paoha Island, easily the largest isle on the entire lake. I admit, we did see the “Sudden High Winds” sign where we launched, but Mono Lake was glassy, not a ripple of water out of place. Paddling was sublime while cutting a gentle swath through huge flocks of eared grebes and red-necked phalaropes, migratory birds that number well into the thousands. Mono Lake is a vital stopover for migratory birds, drawn there to feast on briny shrimp that ball up into thick

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On the Mono Lake map, it only showed the three most prominent isles; besides Paoha, there’s Negit and Gaines. However, once we rounded the east tip of Paoha, smaller islets revealed themselves, eight islands in all. We had our pick of the islets, selecting a small gravely isle covered in high desert sage with epic views of Tioga Pass winding its way into Yosemite National Park.

We were surrounded by resident California gulls gorging on briny shrimp, a staple of so many avian species frequenting Mono Lake, except the ospreys though that perched themselves on the clusters of tufa columns like ancient gargoyles.

The next night we found an ideal campsite on a sandy beach elevated just enough to soak in the expanse of Mono Lake. Before sundown we paddled for the tufas, weaving between the limestone columns that housed several osprey nests on the tallest tufas. The daunting Mono Craters loomed on the southern horizon, the ashy-coned cylinders were stacked on a massive, ashy scree slope, appearing like a moonscape.

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After weaving between columns of tufas, we returned to the sandy berm to camp, and nearby we were fortunate to have a running creek, fresh water cascading out of the Eastern Sierra. There was just enough room for three tents tucked within dense thickets of desert sage. We made a fire and watched epic monsoonal clouds billowing skyward over the desert, just in time for a stunning sunset.

Then, as dusk approached, we watched in amazement as two men rowed out onto the lake in a flimsy blown-up raft. They had a makeshift motor on its stern that looked like an eggbeater. It appeared as if they were trying to get to the west end of Paoha Island before dark. Winds blowing out of the Eastern Sierra began to stiffen, and of course that was when their motor conked out.

Suddenly, one guy was sitting on a lounge chair erected in the raft and paddling with just one oar. He loudly directed his “first mate” to lie atop the bow and paddle with his hands. They zigzagged for the better part of an hour. As we watched and even laughed a little, we also discussed why those high wind warning signs are posted and the interrogation I received before our paddling

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trip began.

They must have spotted the glow of our fire and eventually they managed to get back to the shoreline. Whether they realized it or not, they were fortunate to find themselves at our campsite.

“I think we started a little late in the day,” as the “captain” of the “K-Mart” raft started his conversation with us. “I lost an oar in the wind. How far is it back to the boat launch?”

We explained to him that they didn’t have any lights and their best option was to walk their raft in the shallows instead of trying to paddle with minimal gear. They didn’t seem to be in agreement as they reluctantly walked off, maybe a little defeated, but not realizing how lucky they actually were to be on dry land.

For a brief moment I could sympathize with the man at the visitor center, where he’s probably encountered many ambitious folks wanting to paddle Mono Lake, but most were not aware of their surroundings and skill level before possibly vanishing on the high desert plains.

•MJ

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Muller Monthly Music Meta – Dec 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara

Our new monthly music-themed crossword puzzle is created and brought to you by Montecito resident Pete Muller and runs in the Washington Post and the Montecito Journal. Thank you, Pete, for playing with your home team!

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He started creating them in 2005 Metas are well-suited to contests, since it’s hard to cheat on a meta. An obscure crossword clue like and published his first NY Times puzzle in 2006. While Pete is known for [Nickname for President Van Buren, from his birthplace] can be answered in a second using Google his innovative and tricky puzzles, he (“OLD KINDERHOOK”), but you can’t do the same for a meta. While googling is considered cheating places primary importance on creating a fun experience for the solver. (to some) in solving a crossword, googling is encouraged in solving metas.

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December 2020 Recording Studio Addition by Pete Muller

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On Thursday, December 10, 2020, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, including the public hearing to consider this Initiation request, will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider a Request for Initiation of a Specific Plan to allow medical clinic uses, affordable housing, and public uses, and a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation to Office/Low Density Residential (5 dwelling units/acre), for the property located at 3237 State Street (APN 051-112-019) .The federally-owned property is in the process of being transferred to the Department of Indian Health Services (IHS), which intends to transfer it to American Indian Health and Services (AIHS) for use as a medical clinic. The 2.51-acre site is currently zoned RS-7.5/USS (Residential Single Unit, 7,500 sf minimum lot size/Upper State Street Area Overlay) and has a General Plan land use designation of Parks and Open Space.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Dental Group; 1260 Coast Village Circle, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. Cristopher Shepard DMD, Inc., 1040 Alston Road, Montecito, CA, 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 24, 2020.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Genesis, 80 Deerhurst Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117. Genesis Co. LLC, 80 Deerhurst Drive, Goleta, CA, 93117.

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This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0002691.

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Notice Inviting Bids LOUISE LOWRY DAVIS CENTER PHASE 1 Bid No. 4016 1.

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Louise Lowry Davis Center Phase 1 Project (“Project”), by or before December 17, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly. The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. Bids that fail to upload to PlanetBids prior to deadline will not be accepted. Bidders are encouraged to upload bids by 2:30 p.m. to PlanetBids.

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

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

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Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at 1232 De La Vina Street and is described as follows: Exterior work to include; Enclose the exterior courtyard with six foot ornamental iron fencing with gates. Install raised concrete landing with stairs and accessible ramp to the lower part of courtyard. Install new Pergola (trellis) in the courtyard and at the entry from the parking lot. Remove concrete walkway, stairs, and landing at the entry on south elevation. Install new lighting. Install new landscaping and irrigation with controller.

Interior work to include: Install new doors in the existing window openings on the east façade leading to the new courtyards (salvage brick). Install a new window in door opening on south façade. Use salvaged bricks for cripple wall under new window. Install conduit and wiring for new exterior lighting. Patch and paint walls from new door, window, and electrical installation.

2.2 Time for Completion. The Project must be completed within 60 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about January 1, 2021, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.

2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $750,000.

2.4 Funding. The Project is to be funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). Contract award is contingent upon receiving CDBG funding. Funding is expected to be approved by January 2021.

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License and Registration Requirements.

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

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

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Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of five 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.

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Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto as Attachment A. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination #CA20200014 dated 10/23/2020 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. However, actual prevailing wage rates will be determined as of the bid opening date. If any modifications have been issued to the wage decision, the contractor must adhere to the modified wage decision. Additional CDBG requirements are described in Appendix A.

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

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Non-Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: 1232 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is not mandatory.

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

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

William Horning General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) December 2, 2020

2) December 9, 2020

was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0002756.

Published November 18, 25, December 2, 2020.

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END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Scarcello and Benedetto Dental Partners; Montecito Dental Group; Montecito Dental Group Uptown; Montecito Dental Partners, 3714 State Street,

Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Lynda J. Benedetto, DDS, INC, 3714 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Gregory M. Scarcello, DDS, 3714 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 9, 2020. This

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statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2020-0002758.

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Library Mojo

People of Montecito

by Kim Crail

by Megan Waldrep

Kim is the Branch Lead of the Montecito Library. Questions or comments?

Contact her: kcrail@santabarbaraca.gov

Megan Waldrep is a writer for regional and national publications who lives with her fiancé in a 22’ airstream. She writes a weekly blog about being the partner of a commercial fisherman and authors a relationship column under the pen name Elizabeth Rose. Learn more at meganwaldrep.com.

Grab-n-Go Services Announced

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inter is coming! Santa Barbara Public Library is transitioning our sidewalk service indoors. Montecito Library will be allowing one household at a time to browse a curated selection of materials inside for 15 minutes.

Grab-n-Go in Montecito will be on Tuesdays from 2 pm to 5 pm, and Thursdays 10 am to 1 pm, starting on December 3.

Masks and a squirt of hand sanitizer are required to enter. Folks will present their library card (or photo ID). We recommend calling ahead to make an appointment if you want to avoid waiting. With the one household limit, we are hoping to have a mix of appointments and walk-ins to accommodate everyone.

So how does Grab-n-Go compare to pre-COVID library visits? It looks very different. For now, restrooms, public computers, copying, and seating will not be available. The browsing area will cover a small footprint where our new items, audiobooks, large print collection, and DVDs live. We will increase the selection by allowing browsing in the children’s section as well, but not yet in the rest of the library.

These limits are temporary as we wade through a gradual reopening process alongside Central, Carpinteria, and Eastside libraries. Library staff will all be wearing masks and practicing physical distancing as well. We will work to create a welcoming environment in this smaller space.

Holds Pickup Outside

We are continuing our existing holds pickup system at the bottom of the stairs so patrons can still call ahead, check their items out over the phone, and pick them up without having to enter the building. This process has been working well for us since July and we have had over thirteen hundred curbside visits in the last five months.

Outdoor services are important for us to maintain as we know that many in our library community are taking necessary health precautions right now. As needed with changing weather, we will move the pickup table to the top of the stairs to allow for people to retrieve materials without having to come all the way into the library.

Oh, how things have changed!

Masked and Mighty

Inspired by the Masked and Mighty Campaign led by Santa Barbara County healthcare and educator partners (maskedandmighty.org), Montecito Union

Kelly Hatchett, board member at Friends of the Montecito Library, will be making handsewn holiday masks available outside the library on December 10

What’s Your Favorite Spot in Montecito?

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’m a freshman at UCSB and I commute from Isla Vista, but I’m not a huge fan of all the partying that goes on there.

Montecito is amazing. I love that it’s a beautiful little town by the beach and I love the energy here. My favorite spot would have to be the Montecito Hot Springs. We did a night hike up there, and apparently it’s pretty busy on the full moon. It was awesome. The hike wasn’t bad at all. You can look into the canyon and to the ocean and back to the mountains. UCSB freshman Arianna Leon is less into the party scene in Isla Arianna Leon •MJ Vista and more into the scenery of the Montecito Hot Springs School sixth graders used design thinking and laser cutting technology to create beautiful light-up signs to remind locals to wear masks. Thank you to Paloma Rudnicki, who designed and delivered our new sign!

Keep it up, designers. You make us proud.

Speaking of artists, if you are interested in supporting the Friends of the Montecito Library, board member Kelly Hatchett will be making her hand-sewn holiday masks available outside the library on Thursday, December 10 from 10 am to 11 am, by donation. Her Halloween masks were a hit, and we applaud her and the rest of the Friends’ efforts in support of our library.

With case numbers up and the County being reassigned to the purple tier, library staff Kudos to Montecito Union School sixth grader Paloma are very concerned about Rudnicki, who designed and delivered this light-up sign as part health and safety. We appre- of the Masked and Mighty Campaign ciate our patrons wearing masks and following our ever-evolving pandemic policies.

Thank you to Paloma, Kelly, and everybody in our community who are working to keep us all safe and well.

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We know these limited services are not the same. However, we hope that this partial reopening allows you the chance to browse the collection and return to the library, especially if it was part of your normal routine that you are missing.

Staff will do our best to ensure a healthy environment and continue to provide excellent customer service, limitations and all.

Happy reading! See you at the library!

•MJ “My dream in life is to write the one gag that makes everyone in the world laugh.” – Jim Davis

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On Entertainment (Continued from page 28 28)) “Everybody’s really excited to get back to work,” he says. “It’s gonna be a very emotional time.”

Focus on Film: Christmastime is Here

Strayed Gets House (Calls)-bound

Movie lovers might only know Cheryl Strayed from the film version of her bestselling memoir Wild, which starred Reese Witherspoon in the adaptation of the book that offered alternating harrowing and hilarious stories from Strayed’s solo 1,100-mile trek on the Pacific Crest Trail as well as the personal journey that led her there. But the writer has had successes and influence well beyond the silver screen. In her popular and decidedly unorthodox advice column “Dear Sugar” on The Rumpus, she encourages her audience to live large, love hard, and be brave enough to break their own hearts, radically empathetic advice she echoes as co-host of the WBUR spinoff podcast Dear Sugar Radio.

Author of the bestselling books Tiny Beautiful Things, Brave Enough, and the novel Torch, Strayed is also host of The New York Times podcast Sugar Calling, featuring her conversations with renowned writers. On Thursday, UCSB Arts & Lectures turns the tables on Strayed, as she’ll be the one getting the focus as part of the Conversation with Pico Iyer segment of the House Calls series. The virtual video event, which costs $10, takes place at 5 pm.

UCSB’s Race to Justice series is back in action on Tuesday, December 8, as Nikole Hannah-Jones, who was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for “reshaping national conversations around education reform,” takes to the virtual format. Hannah-Jones is the creator of The New York Times Magazine’s far-reaching “The 1619 Project,” which is about the history and lasting legacy of American slavery; Hannah-Jones’ powerful introductory essay for the project was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. In recent years, she’s also won a Peabody, two George Polk Awards and three National Magazine Awards. In her day job, Hannah-Jones covers racial injustice for The Times, where she has spent years chronicling the way official policy has created and maintains racial segregation in housing and schools. Her deeply personal reports on the Black experience in America offer a compelling case for greater equity. Hannah-Jones’s 5 pm presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

House Calls closes out its 2020 events with the virtual version of a favorite December tradition, as Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes present a Pink Martini Cabaret. The founder-arranger-pianist and the lead singer of the rollicking around-the-world musical adventure adored for its retro arrangements of timeless classics and rarely heard gems, crossing genres of classical, jazz, and old-fashioned pop will strip its musical oeuvre down to its spare essence. “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band,” says Lauderdale.

In this cabaret performance, singer Forbes’s vocals will “swoosh past like fabulous gowns in a vintage fashion parade” (or so says The Telegraph) while pianist Thomas Lauderdale “pulls out numbers from around the world like trinkets from his jacket lining” (according to the JazzTimes). The lively performance on December 10 will, like all House Calls events, be followed by a Q&A session. Visit artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

Bestselling author Cheryl Strayed joins UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Conversation with Pico Iyer on Thursday (Photo courtesy: Cheryl Strayed for The New York Times by Graeme Mitchell)

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UCSB alumnus Brad Silberling returns to campus on December 8 to talk about his latest project, the limited Netflix series Dash & Lily

UCSB Arts & Lectures’ free outdoor fall film festival series of screenings at the West Wind Drive-In comes to a close with two Christmas classics, with a modern parable followed by a Jimmy Stewart tearjerker. In 2003’s Elf, Will Ferrell stars as an elf named Buddy who discovers that he’s actually a human whom Santa inadvertently brought back from an orphanage as a baby. The former Saturday Night Live star’s character starts searching for his true place in the world by returning to New York City, where he finds a fractured family and finds his purpose: to save Christmas for everyone. The all-star cast, directed by Jon Favreau, includes James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, and Edward Asner, who plays Santa (8 pm, Wednesday, December 9).

See Zuzu’s petals come alive on the big screen once again as Stewart plays George Bailey, a man whose dreams of escaping his small town keep getting sacrificed to help his family and his community. The early magical realism element finds an angel helping a desperate, devastated George wishing he had never been born granting his wish to show him what the town would look like without him. Frank Capra’s heartwarming masterpiece will likely strike even deeper with the audience gathering in a COVID-safe way for the two screenings, at 5:30 pm and 8 pm on Wednesday, December 16. Visit artsandlectures. ucsb.edu for details.

UCSB alumnus Brad Silberling returns to campus, at least virtually, at 7 pm Tuesday, December 8, to talk about his latest project, the limited Netflix series Dash & Lily. The super successful film TV writer-director-producer (Casper, City of Angels, Moonlight Mile, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Jane the Virgin, Charmed) is an executive producer and directed the first two episodes of Dash & Lily, which is set in New York City during the holiday season, and features charming performances by Austin Abrams as cynical Dash and Midori Francis as sunny Lily, teenagers who trade messages and dares in a red notebook they pass back and forth around the city. Emily Zinn, associate director of the Carsey-Wolf Center, hosts the Q&A. Register at www. carseywolf.ucsb.edu.

Thirty-one years after the release of Working Girl – the charming and influential Mike Nichols-directed romantic comedy-drama starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver – someone finally made a film called Working Man. The movie, which premiered at the 2019 Santa Barbara International Film Festival and represents writer-director Robert Jury’s feature debut, is a timely drama about factory closures in the Rust Belt and features a cast of veteran actors, including Peter Gerety, Billy Brown, and Talia Shire.

Jury, all three actors, and producers Lovell Holder and Clark Peterson recently joined SBIFF executive director Roger Durling to talk about the film that the Hollywood Reporter said “deserves attention for the fine performances at the center of (its) well-drawn canvas.” Working Man is currently available to rent and buy on AppleTV, Amazon, and other platforms. Watch the Q&A on SBIFF”s YouTube channel.

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Your Westmont

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

Christmas Fest Launches with ‘Healing in His Wings’

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he 16th annual Westmont Christmas Festival, “Ris’n with Healing in His Wings,” presents a special online event this year due to the pandemic.

The Westmont Music Department, led by Michael Shasberger, Adams professor of music and worship, has creatively recorded the 100 members of the Westmont Orchestra and College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Choral Union throughout campus. The virtual concert, which retells the Christmas story by weaving narration with music, will be posted online Friday, December 4, at 5 pm at westmont.edu/festival and will continue to be available throughout the month of December.

This year’s theme, “Ris’n with Healing in his Wings,” offers a response to the current pandemic. “Music and readings remind us of God’s presence and grace in all things, even if we don’t understand the trials,” Shasberger says. This year’s festival features lively and festive music including, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “Carol of the Bells,” and “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”

For many in Santa Barbara, celebrating the Christmas season begins with this annual event, which has been held at First Presbyterian Church since 2008.

New this year, Westmont offers Advent Concerts with Steve Bell on Friday, December 11 and 18, and Thursday, December 24, at westmont.edu/cele brateadvent. Drawing on poetry, music, history, and tradition, Bell takes us on a prayerful journey for Advent as we await the birth of Christ. A Canadian Christian songwriter and storyteller, Bell has blessed the Westmont community with his deeply personal and uplifting performances.

Bell has produced 20 solo CDs and won numerous music-industry awards, including Gospel Music Association of Canada Covenant Awards: 2018 Album of the Year (Where the Good Way Lies); 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award; 2018 Collaboration of the Year (Where The Good Way Lies); and 2018 Inspirational Song of the Year (“Wait Alone in Stillness”). He has performed more than 2,000 concerts to more than half a million people in 15 countries. He has written and co-authored a number of books to encourage Christians in their faith, including Pilgrim Year, a seven-book series on the spirituality of the Christian calendar.

Museum Exhibits, Sells 450 Art Pieces

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art celebrates its 10th anniversary with a fundraising exhibition, “5x5: Celebrating Ten Years,” which features about 450, five-inch-square works of art from December 3-18. The art will be available for purchase through an online auction at westmont.edu/muse um/5x5 that ends Friday, December 18, at 5 pm.

Enjoy the music from Westmont’s fabulous Christmas Festival beginning December 4 and continuing throughout the month at

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Westmont Christmas Festival graphic by Scott Anderson

R. Anthony Askew’s “Fortune, Watercolor, and Collage” on paper

The exhibition, which benefits the museum’s art programs, features renowned artists Charles Arnoldi, Jessica Stockholder, Chakaia Booker, Lesley Dill, Barry McGee, and Billy Al Bengston.

“I’ve been overjoyed by the generous response to our fundraiser from Santa Barbara artists as well as nationally known artists,” says Judy L. Larson, Askew professor of art history and museum director. “We are grateful for their willingness to support the museum’s educational outreach efforts, especially during such challenging and Sharon Schock’s “Seagull,” oil on paper uncertain times.”

The exhibition features artwork in a variety of media, including oil paint, acrylic, watercolor, ink, printmaking, drawing, photography, and collage.

Pieces range from abstraction to figurative works featuring landscapes, still life, animal subjects, and more.

“The quality and creativity of these small works have delighted me, and I believe visitors to the virtual exhibition will be impressed as well,” says Chris Rupp, museum curator and coordinator of the online auction.

The museum opened during the 2010-11 season with an art collection of 453 objects valued at $2 million, which has now grown to 1,545, valued at more than $15 million. The most noteworthy gift came from Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree, who donated works from her collection of Barbizon artists, including nine paintings

by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. The Berger family from Los Angeles donated 22 Rembrandt prints of Old Testament subjects.

The museum is open by appointment only, Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. To schedule a visit, please email museum@westmont.edu, or for more information, please visit westmont.edu/museum.

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“He who fills His pockets with the Rocks of Misdeeds shall surely sink in the River of Good Fortune.” – Jim Davis

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On The Record (Continued from page 22 22)) the more apparent in recent months.

“COVID exposed this need,” Powell said. “Everybody was walking in the streets and trails around town, so we realized we needed to create a network of pedestrian trails that connect all the schools.”

Although both Laguna Blanca and Montecito Union School are already connected to the San Ysidro walking path, Powell said plans are still afoot to connect both Cold Spring School and Cleveland Elementary School, and ultimately create a network that will allow pedestrians to walk safely from Summerland through Montecito all the way to Santa Barbara. Safety isn’t the only objective, however; another could be termed community/commerce cohesion.

“The goal is to create a pedestrian corridor so people can walk safely from Montecito to Milpas or Summerland,” he explained. “We see people walking a lot and the idea is to connect the families in the neighborhoods to the businesses that are close to where they live and go to school.”

A comprehensive plan for community trails (Courtesy Bucket Brigade & Montecito Trails Foundation) Per Powell, the group’s fundraising effort is to raise cash to expand and complete the walking path network over the next two years, which is about half as long as long construction has already been underway. “It really started with North Jameson, which was a horrible mess,” he recalled. “As a dad and soccer coach, when I was driving along and seeing kids walking in the street, I thought about it and was like, ‘Why is there no sidewalk, no trail?

Why doesn’t somebody do that and make it safe for kids?”

Powell is well aware of the controversy currently swirling around county-approved traffic roundabouts which will soon replace the San Ysidro/North A pre-COVID-era project trail completion celebration Jameson and Olive Mill/Coast Village intersections. And he says the walking paths will help relieve the pain.

“The roundabouts have nothing to do with us but the intersection at Olive Mill is nuts,” he says. “Every time I go there I have the sense of ‘Whose turn is it?.’ And San Ysidro Road is a failed intersection, so a roundabout is the preferred way to get people through that intersection. Is that going to be pleasant?

Probably not, but our approach is to focus on how we can create a good network of trails where kids can walk to school, because that takes a big chunk of that traffic right off the table.”

Anyone who doubts the notion that walking paths can reduce traffic congestion need only cruise up or down San Ysidro Road just before or after school and witness all the kids walking to or from their classes, thus greatly reducing the number of cars clogging up the road during peak hours.

“With San Ysidro Road, we really showed that if you build it, they will come, and now there is a parade of kids going up and down that hill to school,” said Powell. “It’s really nice. When you see a bunch of kids walking up and down up the streets, it’s not only homey, but it improves the vibe and functionality and safety of the neighborhood.”

The pathway also provides a financial benefit, Powell added. “Every time we add a walking path, it improves the community, and it improves the value of our neighborhood,” he explained. “The positive feedback has been off the chart.

When we were building the trail on North Jameson, I was there every day and one of our biggest safety problems was all the moms driving by and stopping The North Jameson crew and trying to hug us, some of them in tears,” he said. “It was a thing. We saw this incredible outpouring, because now you can just walk out your door and ground in February 2021. To contribute to the ongoing work to expand walk to school. It’s a game changer; we realized this is something we can do Montecito’s community trail network, please visit www.sbbucketbrigade. org. To join the Montecito Trails Foundation as a member, go to www.monteci and stick with this and do this.”

•MJ The walking path from Vons to Mt. Carmel is currently scheduled to break totrailsfoundation.info/membership.

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Nosh Town (Continued from p. 31

THE NUGGET he Nugget is an American bar and grill with a frontier-themed exterior and an eclectic interior. Specialties include burgers, steaks, baby back ribs, and grilled seafood. My favorite is the red-wine braised beef stroganoff served with egg noodles. The Kentuckian, made with Maker’s Mark bourbon, sweet vermouth and cherry garnish, or the rosemary lemon cocktail, made with Absolute Citron and fresh herbs, are perfect aperitifs.

The Nugget is located at 2318 Lillie Avenue. Outdoor seating on the sidewalk terrace from 11 am to 8 pm daily. Pick up available via Grubhub.

RUSTY’S PIZZA PARLOR et up in a weatherboard cottage, this is Summerland’s best spot for thin or thick-crust pizza, sub sandwiches and quick and easy salads. Choose from more than 20 toppings or opt for local favorites Chile Verde pizza and garden special pizza.

Rusty’s is located at 2315 Lillie Avenue. It is available for pickup or delivery daily from 11 am to midnight.

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FEAST AT FIELD + FORT his café offers a nice selection of craveable dishes for breakfast and lunch such as house-made English muffin with pork apple sausage, egg, cheese, and apricot habanero jam; Italian black rice porridge, topped with a poached egg, braised greens, pecorino, tomato jam, and truffle butter; roast beef, whipped feta with Harissa, preserved lemon aioli, and herbs on levain bread; and chicken tarragon sandwich topped with pickled onion.

For a late lunch or early dinner option, try the rotisserie chicken with roasted potatoes and cabbage or a country spread of labneh, tabbouleh, beet hummus, feta, herb salad, seasonal pickles, and fresh-baked bread.

Feast at Field + Fort is located at 2580 Lillie Avenue. Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm. Outdoor bistro-style seating in a spacious garden setting, take out and curbside pick up.

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BEST VEGETARIAN HOLIDAY DISHES

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ooking for the perfect meatless recipes for the holidays? Santa Barbara-based recipe developer and photographer Riley Yahr has a few in mind. She creates modern vegetarian dishes for her popular food blog Mixed & Measured. Her simple yet creative recipes bring vegetables to the center of the table. We recently caught up with Riley to see what seasonal dishes she’s creating in her kitchen at the moment.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH LASAGNA ne of my favorite comfort dishes I love to prepare during the holidays is lasagna. This year’s favorite is my Butternut Squash Lasagna. Layers of mashed butternut squash (with a lot of ricotta), a garlic sage fontina béchamel, grated mozzarella, and lasagna noodles combine for the perfect winter meal. It’s creamy, extra cheesy, with hints of sage, cinnamon, and honey.

Top it off with crispy, buttery fried sage leaves to take it to the next level.

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SHREDDED BRUSSELS SPROUTS & KALE SALAD he holidays are filled with lots of comfort food so to balance it out I love to prepare a simple yet beautiful salad. My go-to is my shredded Brussels sprouts and kale salad. It’s loaded with fresh Brussels sprouts, kale, gouda, julienned apples, and chopped hazelnuts. It’s dressed in sweet and tart maple lemon vinaigrette. It’s simple, festive, and delicious.

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Riley Yahr has some tasty modern vegetarian dishes in store for the holidays

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DINE OUTSIDE |TAKE OUT Montecito Journal wants to let readers know who’s offering a taste of fall with take out and delivery service and outdoor dining.

We encourage you to support your local dining venues and wine boutiques!

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25 W. GUTIERREZ STREET (805) 962-5466

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OVEN ROASTED VEGETABLES & GARLIC always love bringing a vegetable side to holiday get-togethers. My specialty is my oven roasted vegetable and garlic dish. Maple syrup, lemon, and olive oil caramelize a medley of potatoes, rainbow carrots, and onion. The garlic, though, is what really makes this dish. It’s roasted with olive oil until soft and it’s truly heavenly. If you have any leftovers, spread the garlicky goodness on a fresh baguette.

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Shredded Brussels sprouts and kale salad is accented with chopped hazelnuts, gouda, and apples

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Excellent references.

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PHYSICAL TRAINING

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It can be preserved as family treasure, or it can fade away. I write biographies and autobiographies, producing beautiful books that are thorough, professional, distinctive, impressive and entertaining. Many of my projects are gifts to honor beloved parents or spouses.

I also assist with memoirs or other books. David Wilk (805) 455-5980 wilkonian@sbcglobal.net.

Excellent references. www.BiographyDavidWilk.com

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Specialized in corrective exercise – injury prevention and post surgery. House calls available. Victoria Frost- CPT & CES 805-895-9227

ITEMS FOR SALE TRESOR We Buy, Sell and Broker Important

WANTED We buy Classic Cars Running or not.

We are local to Santa Barbara Foreign/Domestic Porsche/Mercedes We come to you.

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Estate Jewelry. Located in the upper village of Montecito. Graduate Gemologists with 30 years of experience. We do free evaluations and private consultation. 1470 East Valley Rd suite V. 805 969-0888

UPDATED CONTACT INFO! PRIVATE CHEF Private Chef/Estate Mngr/Shiatsu Practitioner 25 years experience specializing in fine dining, with an emphasis on natural wellness cuisine if desired. Live-in or live-out, full or part-time. 7 day menu available.

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Hello, my name is Andrea. I recently moved to Santa Barbara from LA. After taking care of my father full-time for three years, I became very passionate about caring for the elder care community. I started a small Elder Care and Alzheimer’s business and have over ten years of experience. Please contact me at andreabyrnes1@yahoo.com or 310-686-5650. I can send you links to videos outlining my services. Thank you.

Senior citizen with arthritis needs help Tuesday & Friday between 7-9 am. Feeding & playing with 3 friendly, wonderful dogs for approx 1 hour.

Perhaps en route to your full-time job or school. Near Lotusland.

805 969-9699.

Please leave a detailed message on land line.

$8 minimum

OCEAN VIEW! Rare availability in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Beautiful, picturesque final resting place available.

Located in Ocean View - Add. G - plot for 2 cremated remains.

Oceanview is completely sold out. My situation changed so making this lovely space yours is easy.

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CALL NOW (805) 453-6086 3 – 10 December 2020

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STEVEN BROOKS JEWELERS Appraisals

PRIVATE CHEF AVAILABLE. Well known Chef in Montecito is available for small gatherings or in-home meals. From casual lunch to fine dining style dinner, I can prepare great food for you. Please contact me at 805-4506746 or e-mail chefwestproduction@msn.com

ARGENTINE BARBECUES Custom made Stainless Steel/Iron Cristian Salamanca - (805) 696 - 8507

LOST HORIZON BOOKSTORE now in Montecito, 539 San Ysidro Road

for Estates and Insurance Graduate Gemologist ~ Established 1974 Sales of Custom Designed and Estate Jewelry Purchasing Estates sbjewelers@gmail.com or 805-455-1070

WE BUILD

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DONATIONS NEEDED Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary Menagerie 2340 Lillie Avenue Summerland CA 93067 (805) 969-1944 Donate to the Parrot Pantry!

At SB Bird Sanctuary, backyard farmer’s bounty is our birds best bowl of food! The flock goes bananas for your apples, oranges & other homegrown fruits & veggies.

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We design We fabricate We build We install

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CAL STATE HAULING

“You Load or We Load & Haul Away” • Debris Removal • Material Pickup (sand, rock, gravel, mulch etc.)

• Move Out Clean Ups • Residential and Commercial Fully Licensed and Insured

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Volunteers Do you have a special talent or skill? Do you need community service hours? The flock at SB Bird Sanctuary could always use some extra love and socialization. Call us and let’s talk about how you can help. (805) 9691944 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED K-9 PALS need volunteers to be foster parents for our dogs while they are waiting for their forever homes. For more information info@k-9pals.org or 805-570-0415.

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

1630 E MOUNTAIN DR, MONTECITO 5BD/7BA • $22,000,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

650 PICACHO LN, MONTECITO UPPER 7BD/13BA • $17,500,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

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

965 PARK LN, MONTECITO UPPER 4BD/3½BA • $8,900,000 Laurel Abbott, 805.455.5409 LIC# 01247432

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

810 BUENA VISTA DR, MONTECITO 6BD+apt/9BA • $8,495,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

2838 E VALLEY RD, MONTECITO UPPER 3BD/5BA • $6,950,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

1445 E MOUNTAIN DR, MONTECITO 3BD/4+(2)½BA • $6,450,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

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

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

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

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

521 TORO CANYON RD, MONTECITO 3BD/2½BA • $2,195,000 Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

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