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Letters to the Editor

Kelly Mahan’s Village Beat column morphs into a comprehensive overview of what transpired throughout the Montecito landscape in 2014

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Cafe Del Sol negotiations; Jimmy Fallon and Oprah prank; Fast & Furious car for sale; Michael Douglas house on the market; David Pratt and SB Symphony; Lesley Nicol on dining; Heiichiro Ohyama; The Hallelujah! Project at Lobero; Leslie Ridley-Tree party; Quire of Voyces; Cas Stimson and Tournament of Roses; Santa Barbara Revels; The Nutcracker at Granada; and Santa Barbara Beautiful bash Dan Seibert takes advantage of photo opportunities; Chuck Stersic relays a quote from Cicero, the Roman Senator; Christina Allison on the newspaper business; and season’s greetings from Montecito Village Grocery

10 New Year’s Eve Restaurant Roundup

A comprehensive list of local eateries’ dinner times, prices, and phone numbers

14 Seen Around Town

The indefatigable Lynda Millner covers the Breast Cancer Resource center tea and fashion show, the annual SB Harbor Parade of Lights, and UCSB Arts & Lectures

35 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz taps his toes to the SB Symphony and chats with Bob Bernhardt; touches on SB Art Foundry, the Funk Zone, and photographs; and takes five with singer Bill Champlin

37 Ernie’s World

Will the new year bring a new Ernie Witham? It’s in the stars, he says, at least according to what he read on the Internet.

39 Celebrating History

Hattie Beresford climbs aboard the Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s annual Holiday Party, which features vintage trains and toys

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A Year in Review 2014

Montecito Water District Board members, along with conservation specialist Mike Clark and general manager Tom Mosby (shown here at Beautification Day), have had a busy year dealing with the drought emergency in Montecito

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or our annual yearly roundup edition, we bring you a snapshot of Montecito happenings over the last 12 months. From new development and new businesses, to project progress and school happenings, to retirements, anniversaries, events, and more. While this list is far from all-inclusive, it’s a taste of Montecito in 2014.

Drought Woes

One of Montecito’s most significant issues in 2014 started in January, when the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors declared a drought emergency. Montecito Water District (MWD) quickly followed suit, declaring its own water shortage emergency in February. At that time, the district approved and adopted Ordinance 92, which called for specific water restrictions. MWD reported that without conservation, the water supply in Montecito would be exhausted by August 2014.

Ordinance 92 includes the denial of all applications for new water service or increases in size of water meters.

There are also restrictions on automated irrigation of lawns, turf, shrubs, plants, trees, and groundcover for the hours between 7 pm and 7 am, and manual irrigation is restricted to the hours between 4 pm and 10:30 am.

The ordinance prohibits the draining and refilling of private swimming pools, Jacuzzis and fountains, and no new public or private pools, ponds or water features will be approved.

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Restaurants and hotels must post drought-restriction notices for guests; no table water will be served, except on request, and towels and bed linens will not be changed daily unless requested by guests. Cars shall be washed only at commercial car-washing facilities, or by the use of a bucket and hose equipped with a hand-operated shut off valve. Breaks or leaks in water lines must be repaired immediately. And lastly, hosing of driveways, sidewalks, patios, or parking lots is prohibited. Fines are imposed to violators after a warning: fines range from $250 for the first offense, up to $1,000.

Two weeks after the adoption of Ordinance 92, on February 21, the MWD board unanimously agreed to adopt Ordinance 93, aka the Rationing Ordinance, which imposed a 30-percent reduction in water usage to Single Family Residences. The ordinance gave single-family residences a maximum amount of water to be used each month; each customer is given additional allocations based on size of their parcel, based on seasonal usage patterns. Those going over their allocation are subject to flow restrictions, penalties, and discontinued water service.

In June, MWD reported that the ordinances seemed to be doing their job, with 81 percent of customers reducing their water usage by 40 percent. The conservation effort coupled with the acquisition of supplemen-

VILLAGE BEAT Page 104 We all go a little mad sometimes. – Anthony Perkins in Psycho

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by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York to write for Rupert Murdoch’s newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York magazine’s “Intelligencer”. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and moved to Montecito seven years ago.

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wo month-long negotiations for Bob Montgomery, owner of the Nugget restaurants in Summerland and Goleta, to take over the iconic Montecito eatery Cafe Del Sol have collapsed, I can exclusively reveal.

The 3,400-square-foot restaurant, just a tiara’s toss from the Andree Clark bird refuge and run by Jack and Emilie Sears since 1989, closed in September.

“It’s a great spot and I thought it would be an ideal locale for my next restaurant given its popularity with locals,” says Bob, who entered into negotiations with Santa Barbara property developer Rick Sanders, a former co-owner of what is now the Canary Hotel, who bought the site for $1,350,000 in April last year.

“I wanted to keep the name, have a similar moderately priced menu and keep Alfredo Arroyo, the longtime manager, but it was not to be. I’m very disheartened. I’m not taking it any further.”

At the time of its closing, Alfredo said the property needed a lot of financial investment to make a new lease worthwhile.

“We just couldn’t work out a longterm lease with the new owner to make it viable,” says Bob. “The rent was a major problem, and we’d have been on the hook for everything regarding repairs and maintenance.”

Sanders had no comment on the failed negotiations, but said the site it still up for lease.

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Fallon for It They have both had rather long and varied careers in showbiz.

So you could perhaps forgive the audience of The Tonight Show for falling for a prank played by host Jimmy Fallon, 40, and his guest, TV talkshow titan Oprah Winfrey, 60.

The pair pretended to have worked together on a fictitious soap opera named Midnight Meadows, and at first it wasn’t clear to the audience that it was all leading up to a joke.

However, giggles began circulating round the NBC studio at Rockefeller Center in New York, when Fallon told them the producers would experiment with the sounds of their voices

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in the fake soap, that he claimed was filmed in the 1980s.

The gag led up to a pre-recorded skit between the pair that showed them playing lovers opposite one another.

As the dramatic music began to play, the pair fell apart as sound effects changed the pitch of their voices to hilarious effect.

Oprah was on to promote her new film Selma, which she stars in and co-produced with Brad Pitt.

The historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb had its premiere locally at the Arlington earlier this month when Oprah threw her Legends of Civil Rights Ball at the Bacara, as I exclusively revealed in this illustrious organ, along with exclusive details and photos, the only publication in our Eden by the Beach to do so...

Hot Wheels A sports car driven by the late Santa Barbara actor Paul Walker in Fast & Furious is to go under the hammer for up to $6 million.

The heavily modified R34 Nissan Skyline goes on the market almost exactly a year after he was killed in a fireball with friend Roger Rodas when the Porsche he was a passenger in crashed in Santa Clarita.

The ultramarine-blue Skyline zoomed through the streets of Los Angeles in the fourth installment of the blockbuster franchise that was released in 2009.

German owner Peter Kolbeck is open to offers for the unique motor, but expects it to go for between $1 million and $6 million.

The actor, in his role as FBI agent Brian O’Conner, speeds the car

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Christina Allison Montecito (Editor’s note: Acumen, shmacumen; I’m pretty good at putting out a paper, as is my son, Tim, but I sure wish I’d attended business school.

I, too, could ride my bike with no hands, though not while delivering newspapers.

And, speaking of bicycles, my Schwinn had foot brakes, which allowed me and my best friend, Charlie Barnes, to race down Whipple Street and apply the brakes hard enough at the bottom of the hill, so that the back tire would skid in the dirt and pebbles at the edge of the road. Which allowed us, of course, to ram into the garbage cans arrayed alongside the road with our back

tire, knocking them over in a cacophony of clanging cans and lids hitting the pavement and each other. We always did this on the two days the garbage was collected so that we were knocking over empty garbage cans. That way, we not only didn’t have to pick up the garbage (there was none), but the empty cans made the absolute best and loudest noise. – J.B.)

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Montecito is nearly always beautiful, but even more so after a good rain (which we haven’t had for the past couple years)

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s I drove down the 101 one recent morning, I saw a ribbon of clouds hugging the mountains. I had to photograph it, so I exited at Los Patos Way. Then I drove up into Santa Barbara Cemetery for a better view. The rest is one of those great moments when wherever I looked, there were beautiful sights.

I finished at Butterfly Beach.

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Message from Cicero

I just saw a TV report on the Montecito Planning Commission meeting on December 15.

After so many years of sincerely trying to comply with their outrageous demands, I have a suggestion for Mr. (Rick) Caruso. I have no way to contact him, but perhaps you could.

I suggest that he form a non-profit foundation called “The Montecito Homeless Protective Society,” for providing campsites for homeless.

He could then donate the property to the foundation, take a tax writeoff, and tell them all to go to hell. He might even donate it directly to the “Federal Department of Homeland Security” for housing illegal aliens.

I don’t know if this would be practical or even possible, but it sure would be satisfying.

Even the suggestion of this possibil-

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ity could scare the pants off some of these petty bureaucrats.

I cannot resist giving a quote from Marcos Tullius Cicero, the Roman Senator, who said the following more than 2,000 years ago about bureaucrats: “A bureaucrat is the most despicable of men, though he is needed, as vultures are needed, but one hardly admires vultures whom bureaucrats so strangely resemble.

I have yet to meet a bureaucrat who was not petty, dull, almost witless, crafty, or stupid, an oppressor or a thief, a holder of little authority in which he delights, as a boy delights in possessing a vicious dog.

“Who can trust such creatures?”

Chuck Stersic Santa Barbara

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Important life lessons were learned: no matter the weather, turn up on time; get along and work as a team; and if something is wrong, work to get it fixed, or fix it yourself.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have your business acumen. No, I didn’t start a business. I just made sure I had a

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tal water boosted the potential for carryover into the next water year.

In June, MWD estimated that 4,559 acre-feet of water (700 acre-feet less than a normal water year) would be available in the 2014-15 water year, which started October 1. Over the summer, the District continued to work on a multifaceted approach to bolster the long-term water supply, including water conservation, water storage, groundwater enhancement management, wastewater recycling, and desalinization.

In September, board president Darlene Bierig reported that the District hired an engineering company to preliminarily study building a desalinization plant in Montecito, a fact she confirmed in December, saying the biggest hurdle is examining whether intake and discharge infrastructure necessary for desal is feasible. In November, MWD general manager Tom Mosby asked the Montecito Planning Commission to impose a moratorium on new water well construction in Montecito, a request that has not yet been accepted.

Current allocations are expected to stay in place through the 2014-15 water year. At the current consumption rate, the district is 1,000 acre-feet shy of keeping the existing allocations in 2015-16.

What will 2015 bring? It is likely the district will impose an emergency rate structure in March 2015, to offset the costs of a declining consumption rate.

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Plaza Montecito This year, we saw the opening of Coast Village Road’s newest mixeduse building, Plaza Montecito. The Spanish-style building, owned by developer Alberto Valner, was in construction since May 2013, and in November Valner invited us in for an exclusive look at the property, shortly before the construction fencing was removed.

Built to look like a small village, the project has been in the works for several years, and was granted City Planning Commission approval in February 2012. Through concept to realization, Valner says he has been diligent in keeping with the village feel of the Montecito community. The Spanish-style building was designed by local architect Brian Cearnal, and it features architectural details at every turn, including traditional white plaster walls, Mexican red-tiled roofing, custom Spanish-tiled steps, copper accents, locally made wrought-iron fixtures, and detailed balconies. There are three retail spaces on the first floor and three office spaces on the second.

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The latest on Montecito’s most significant building projects:

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Developer Alberto Valner unveiled his Plaza Montecito building on Coast Village Road in November

Luxury condos sit behind the main retail building in Plaza Montecito

At the corner of the building nearest Coast Village Circle, tenant improvements continue on what will be known as The Honor Bar, a Hillstone Restaurant. The restaurant is expected to open in January, according to the project manager. The Honor Bar will feature about 40 seats inside and 24 seats on the outdoor heated patio.

The concept for the eatery is casual gourmet, with a menu consisting of craft cocktails, local wines, gourmet burgers, sandwiches, salads, and a small sushi offering. “We choose the Hillstone Group because I believe they are the best restaurant operators in the country for this type of restaurant, and this is what Montecito demanded and needed,” Valner told us in November.

“Their quality and service is consistently the best and the same wherever you are at one of their restaurants.”

Hillstone has also leased the retail space nearest the restaurant, with the intention of turning it into a bakery, according to the project manager.

Fresh-baked breads (which will also be used at The Honor Bar), deli sandwiches, and other take-out food items will be offered.

Behind the main building, Valner has also built two condominiums in the same Spanish style. The condos, both of which boast roughly 2,000 square feet, are considered luxury residences, accessed through a private courtyard. They each feature two floors of interior living space, with third-floor access to private rooftop decks with ocean, island, and mountain views. The condos are both two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, with finishes including Wolf ranges and Sub-zero appliances, granite countertops, wood floors, fireplaces,

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built-in sound systems, full laundry rooms, elevators, and garages.

While work continues on the retail tenant improvements, Valner tells us local interior design business H&R Home will be occupying one of the downstairs retail spaces, closest to Jeannine’s Bakery. The home store and design business is owned by interior designer Maureen Hemming and Ashley Ramsey. The future tenant in the remaining retail space downstairs has yet to be confirmed. Upstairs, in the office space, Gene Dongieux’s Ariadne Wealth Management will occupy one of the three spaces.

The building is expected to be up and running early next year.

Chevron Remodel In November, work commenced on the Chevron Station on Coast Village Road, and the construction is expected to continue through the spring.

The property is being remodeled to include a larger retail store in place of the former service bays, with the addition of a tunnel car wash.

The project was approved in March 2012, with the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission unanimously approving the remodel, which includes the demolition of 344 square feet of retail floor area, construction of 607 square feet of retail floor area, construction of a 1,667-square-foot car

wash tunnel, and the revision of two driveways on the site. The existing gas pumps and canopy will remain.

The design of the building will be in a Spanish Colonial style, with native and subtropical plants for landscape.

A temporary project management building is now on site; owner Robert Uellner tells us the gas pumps, which are not being modified, will be open during much of the construction, which is expected to take about six months to complete. The small food mart is also open for business for a majority of the remodel.

Oliver’s Preliminary work continues on Oliver’s, the eatery set to be built at the former location of Peabody’s on Coast Village Road. The project sat relatively untouched behind construction fencing for most of 2014, a situation that new general manager Jamie West hopes will not repeat in 2015. “We are eagerly anticipating the issuance in early January of our building permit by the City of Santa Barbara. Our contractor and consultants are already at work doing everything they can short of having the permit in hand,” he told us earlier this week.

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permits pulled. The remodel project includes extensive renovations and upgrades, including a covered patio, an expanded kitchen, and upgraded interior. The 1700-square-foot building and exterior will also be updated with ADA ramps and access. The kitchen will be expanded to accommodate a new, vegetable forward menu, in which everything will be made from scratch. Peabody’s was a Montecito staple for 34 years before closing in May 2012; the new moniker is new owner Craig McCaw’s middle name.

new, smaller scale design. At that time, Caruso announced his expectation that the resort would be open for business in the summer of 2017.

Caruso bought the vacated Miramar property in 2007 after two other ownerships since the old Miramar closed in 2000. He was granted approval of the first version of a new Miramar project in December 2008. Dealing with concerns from the community and a downward economic market, Caruso was back in front of the board of supervisors (BOS) in March 2011, asking for approval for a smaller, scaledback version of the hotel and resort.

The scaled-back version reduced the number of rooms, reduced the height of the main building, and reduced the number of people permitted at events.

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Board president Rose Hodge welcomed the crowd and introduced executive director Silvana Kelly.

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Kristi Marks from Saks Fifth Avenue narrated the show, with music

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All sizes of boats from kayaks to the large Channel Cat for the 29th annual Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights. This is a “Thank you” from the City of Santa Barbara for the community’s use of the pier and harbor. At least 20 boats took part, many with a party on board.

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) held its party on the Channel Cat, which was the last boat in the parade. There were 150 of us waving to all those on shore, especially as we passed Stearns Wharf, where thousands were watching. The parade ended with a fireworks display.

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Audra grew up in Fresno and graduated from Juilliard but said, “I have spent a great deal of time in Santa Barbara because my mother lived here at one time.” Most of her songs were off-beat – not the songs you were familiar with. But the concert ended with her singing “Climb Every Mountain” from her role as a nun in The Sound of Music. There was an immediate standing ovation and encore. Before she had to drive to LAX to catch a plane to New York, she came to a Producers Circle reception in the Founders Room. She spoke at length with Sara Miller McCune, who was the event sponsor.

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January to June, while Diandra has it for the remainder of the year.

In August, Zeta-Jones listed her country mansion in the tony enclave of Bedford, New York, for $8.1 million.

Asked about rumors that Zeta-Jones had tried to buy her half share of the Spanish villa, Diandra, who rented out her Montecito estate, La Quinta, to actor Don Johnson, before listing it for $29 million in 2010, retorted: “It’s not true. Sometimes people say things without the slightest proof.

“Why would someone who doesn’t speak Spanish or the local Majorcan language or knows nothing about this culture want a house here? She doesn’t even come here much.”

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through L.A. in a street race, but is pipped to the post by Vin Diesel’s character, Dominic Toretto.

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Lesley, 61, who splits her time between homes in Beverly Hills and the charming suburb of Chiswick in western London, is flying back to the U.K. next month to start work on the sixth season of the series – filmed at the eighth Earl of Carnarvon’s impressive stately pile, Highclere Castle – while the fifth season begins on our screens on Sunday, January 4.

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Bach at It Johann Sebastian Bach reigned supreme at the Lobero Theatre when the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, under veteran conductor Heiichiro Ohyama, led his talented musicians in a thoroughly entertaining twoand-a-half-hour marathon performance of all six concertos the German composer wrote for the Margrave of

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In the second half, Ohyama, also an accomplished viola player, broke a string during the sixth concerto in B-flat major, but rather than being non-plussed at bringing the concert to a sudden halt, calmly walked off stage smiling before returning after five minutes with the string replaced.

It was a wonderful evening to savor and it was heartening to see the theater had a near capacity crowd.

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Okay Choral Longtime music director JoAnne Wasserman was in her element when the Santa Barbara Choral Society played its second annual The Hallelujah! Project at the Lobero.

The sold-out concert, which of course included Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus, was a wonderful Yuletide miscellany of seasonal cheer featuring the Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus, under executive director Paul Freeman, and actress Stephanie Zimbalist doing a delightful rocking chair rendition of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, narrated last year by Montecito best-selling author Fannie Flagg, wonderfully attired in flannelette pajamas.

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called for a 186-room hotel, beach club, and spa, and was expected to cost $170 million to build. Financing remained an issue, and for a couple years movement on the project was stalled, with the exception of the demolition of the former buildings on the 15.7-acre property in January 2012.

In July, Caruso Affiliated executive vice president Matt Middlebrook told us the team had revised the project for a third time, planning a better, more efficient project for the hotel and for the community as a whole. The new plan features fewer guest rooms (170 instead of 186), no underground parking (there will be 436 above-ground spots on site, not including 72 new public parking stalls along Jameson and Eucalyptus for public beach access), and a rearranged main building. While the overall square footage of the buildings has been reduced, an ocean-front restaurant has been added to the plans, in addition to a more casual beach bar on the boardwalk fronting the beach. Those eateries, along with a restaurant in the main building, still add up to 258 seats, the same number as before. The pools have been consolidated into one location, and the retail space has been reduced to a small gift shop on the property. The new plans intend on maximizing the open space on the property, according to manager of development Evan Krenzien.

Because of the loss of 53 parking spaces, the team is asking for a revision to the conditional use permit, which would reduce the maximum number of event guests to 400 (from 500).

The Marc Appleton-designed project plans for 27 oceanfront guest rooms and suites, including a freestanding 3,800-square-foot presidential suite. A private member Miramar Club for the community will be located on the property grounds, offering locals and guests an ideal setting for beach

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access. The main building, modeled after an historic estate, will incorporate a lobby, bar/lounge, ballroom and meeting rooms, and ocean- and mountain-view suites on the second level.

Under the new plan, a casual all-daydining poolside restaurant, as well as a destination spa and fitness center, will be in the main building, making them more accessible to guests. The grounds will feature meandering walkways and gardens, an expansive great lawn leading from the main building to the ocean, pedestrian walkways, and new public parking stalls along Jameson and Eucalyptus to enhance public beach access.

The Miramar project was seen by both Montecito Board of Architectural Review and Montecito Association (MA) and the Land Use Committee in August. At MBAR, 10 members of the public spoke about the project, many of whom praised the new plans and Caruso’s dedication. Some concerns were also brought up, including parking issues, the amount of grading and fill, the impact the hotel will have on traffic on the southbound San Ysidro Highway 101 entrance, and the screening of the sound wall and parking lots. MBAR asked the team to further study parking on Miramar Avenue, add additional landscaping screening in the parking lots, and vary the landscaping on the sound wall on Jameson. The Montecito Association’s concerns at that time included the amount of grading proposed to raise the main building, the height of the main building, and that other buildings on the site encroach onto the setbacks in several locations, limiting the opportunity for adequate landscaping screening. Despite those concerns, in November the MA board of directors unanimously supported the newest iteration of the project, scheduled to be seen by the Montecito Planning Commission in December.

Story poles went up on the property the last week of November. On December 15, Caruso and his team presented the revised project to MPC, which conducted a six-hour, standing-room-only hearing on the hotel project. The commissioners heard from county staff (who recommended approval), the applicant (who discussed the merits of the plan, as well as discredited a neighbor’s attempt to have the hearing continued), and from special district reps Diane Gabriel from the Montecito Sanitary District, Tom Mosby from Montecito Water District, and fire marshal Al Gregson from Montecito Fire Protection District.

In addition to nearly 80 letters submitted to the MPC, 25 members of the public spoke at the hearing, the majority of whom praised Caruso for his dedication and urged the MPC to approve the proposed project. A 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

minority of the speakers brought up issues including parking, traffic circulation on the site and in relation to the troublesome intersections at Jameson, and water usage, among other items. The commissioners questioned Caruso’s team and the Public Works department on traffic and parking, to which Middlebrook said: “Under every scenario, our project has a surplus of parking. We are confident that there will be more than sufficient parking on site, and we will be able to manage it without impact on the community.”

Some commissioners suggested to the applicant that they re-evaluate the parking on site. “If you are asking us to so dramatically rework the plan to go back to underground parking, I would ask that you vote down the project, because that is not an option for us. It’s not on the table,” Middlebrook said in response to the suggestion. The commission agreed to continue the hearing until January 21, and asked staff to provide more information on employee counts, employee parking, landscape plan and water usage, the traffic circulation burden on the nearby community, and potential impacts of the highway expansion on the project.

The day following the hearing, Caruso released a statement in part stating: “We are obviously very disappointed with the result, in particular with the apparent interest of some commissioners to seek significant changes to the project, which would result in months of further delay. We appreciate the support of so many in the community and are sorry their wishes were not heard. The result of yesterday’s meeting has now delayed our planned groundbreaking in June.”

The project will be back in front of the commission January 21, 2015.

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The $40-million renovation, which calls for a Jack Nicklaus Signature Course and improvements to the clubhouse and surrounding property, was due to begin after Labor Day (September 1); members were told the club would be closed for up to a year while construction took place. The plans include a significant re-grading of the existing course, as well as new USGA greens and tees, rebuilt sand bunkers, natural landscaping, the addition of 60 mature trees, a new first tee, and new locations for holes number one and three. The plan will increase the yardage of the course from 6,200 yards from the back tees to more than 6,500 yards.

Medel said the uncertainty of water availability from the City of Santa Barbara was the main reason the course was halted. This isn’t the first time the project has been delayed. The plans have been in the works for more than five years; in September 2009, the Santa Barbara Planning Commission approved the redesign of the Club’s golf course, after potentially significant environmental issues, including tree removal and wetland impacts, were found. The project was also delayed in 2010, when an application for the interior improvements took longer than expected. The non-golf course portion of the project includes a complete overhaul of the property, including a new golf cart building, relocation of the pool (with the addition of a spa and kids’ splash pool), construction of a new maintenance building, new golf pro shop, new tennis pro shop, and new tennis courts, as well as improvements to the exterior and perimeter of the existing clubhouse, which include new locker rooms and lounges, new fitness rooms, an improved dining venue, and a members-only event venue.

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1298 Coast Village Road In August, we saw the return of the mixed-use project proposed for the corner of Coast Village Road and Olive Mill, when it was on the agenda of the Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review (ABR).

Architect Jeff Gorrell presented the ABR with a scaled-back version of the plans, which were originally approved by the Santa Barbara Planning Commission in March 2008, and then again in July 2008 on appeal by the City Council, with conditions. Back then the plans included 4,800-square-feet of ground-floor commercial space, in addition to eight multi-level condominiums on the second and third floors. The plans were revised multiple times after dozens of Montecito Association meetings, ABR reviews, and hearings at the Santa Barbara Planning Commission and city council. On multiple occasions, Gorrell revised the plans to reduce the apparent bulk of the building, including “Imploding” the building internally to help it appear smaller from the street, as well as setting the building further back, and changing the color scheme to better fit in with nearby commercial buildings.

Developer John Price tells us the last five years have been filled with litigation from the group of neighbors and opponents calling themselves Save Coast Village Road. The group, which opposed the size, bulk, and scale of the project, unsuccessfully brought suit against the city and the

California Coastal Commission, and then appealed both of those decisions.

During that time, the project’s approval, which would normally expire in five years, was put on hold while the lawsuits were sorted out.

Now, the project has been downsized to include six single-level residential units in addition to the original amount of retail space. In reconfiguring the three-story building, two parking spots were gained for a total of 22 commercial spaces and 16 residential spaces; a subterranean parking lot is also part of the project.

Three modifications are still required for the 17,802-square-foot building, including a second-floor balcony encroachment, an encroachment on the northern interior setback to accommodate parking, and a setback encroachment for an upper-level courtyard.

The ABR gave positive review of the project, which was seen again at the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission in October. The commission was to determine whether the new iteration of the project showed substantial conformance with the original project, and give staff input about the project. The commission found the revised project to be consistent with and substantially conforming to the original project; the next step will be a final determination of substantial conformity by the Community Development director, followed by more ABR design meetings.

Price says he expects the gas station that is currently on the site to be demolished as soon as next summer, with construction on the new building to begin shortly after.

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Cellular Antennas The building of wireless communication antennas/facilities in Montecito was a hot topic this year, with cellular technology company Crown Castle at the center of the controversy. Their Distributed Antenna System (DAS) project was seen seven times by MBAR in late 2013 and early 2014, with the board devoting more than 25 hours to it, giving suggestions on how to minimize the network’s impact on the community by moving several pole locations, undergrounding the utility boxes where feasible, and painting the utility boxes to blend in with surrounding foliage.

The original project was to allow Verizon Wireless to have stronger signal strength in Montecito, expanding the system into the Romero Canyon, Lilac Drive, Bella Vista Drive area, and along North Jameson Road from Santa Isabel Lane to Ortega Hill Road, via 29 antenna pole sites. Two-foot long antennas were proposed to be placed on existing utility poles, in addition to new cabling and a utility box near each site. The project was to provide supplemental coverage for larger cell tower sites that have recently been approved.

In May, Montecito Planning Commission (MPC) denied the project, citing incompatibility with the aesthetics of Montecito and visual blight. In addition, both the commission and the Montecito Association called into question Crown Castle’s lack of evidence that a “gap in cellular coverage” exists in Montecito.

Crown Castle appealed the denial to the Board of Supervisors in July; the BOS asked that the company return to MPC, in hopes that the two entities could work together to minimize the project’s aesthetic impact on the community. In late July, MPC held a special meeting to look at recent changes to the project, hear from members of the public, and give input to county staff on how to minimize the bulky electrical equipment at various locations.

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A new pole antenna was erected by the Santa Barbara Cemetery in December

the appeal of the project, which after undergoing more than 160 revisions in the past year, was significantly smaller in scale. Crown Castle opted to reduce the size of the network, move some of the nodes away from homes, and eliminate the pole-mounted battery back up units that created such contention with neighbors. The supervisors, including First District supervisor Salud Carbajal, said the newest rendition of the project was a significant improvement on the original plans. “We’ve done everything we could,” said Crown Castle rep Sharon James, who maintained the network is necessary for the increased cellular data usage in Montecito.

In October, another Verizon Wireless antenna was on the agenda at MBAR. The meeting was for conceptual review of a new telecommunications facility at Westmont College, to be installed on the roof of Voskuyl Library behind an existing parapet wall. MBAR board members took issue with the height of the 16 proposed antennae, which would stand seven feet tall. Even though the existing parapet would be extended to screen the antennae in addition to several existing trees, board members asked Verizon Wireless agent Jay Higgins to bring

the project, which also includes accessory structures, away from the edge of the building. MBAR also asked Higgins to have story poles placed before returning for more review.

In December, we told you about another new antenna that was being built, this one located on private property across from the Santa Barbara Cemetery, on a vacant lot owned by the cemetery. The project, which has been in the works since 2011, was approved by the Santa Barbara City Planning Commission in December 2013.

Unlike many other antenna projects in the city and county, this project includes enclosing the antennae inside a 50-foot tower, which is larger in diameter than many traditional antennas. The design was determined in part by the City’s Historic Landmark Commission (HLC), which was required to review the project because of its proximity to a City Landmark: the Charles Caldwell Park Watering Trough and Fountain. In addition to the pole, there is an equipment facility at its base, which will eventually be screened by a seven-foot wall covered in vines.

Verizon Wireless is required to maintain the wall, removing graffiti as necessary. The project is also required to be removed in the future if other installations supersede the pole’s

equipment, or if technology advances and the pole is deemed obsolete.

Fire Station 3 In February, Montecito Fire Protection District’s (MFPD) consulting firm, AMEC, began preparing a new EIR (Environmental Impact Report) for the project. The firm offered to revise the EIR in September 2013, following a mandate from Superior Court judge Thomas Anderle, who ruled against the District in a lawsuit with Montecito Agricultural Foundation, who contended the earlier EIR prepared for Fire Station 3 contained fatal flaws. AMEC continues to work on the EIR, addressing several issues that were omitted in the original.

The Fire Station 3 project includes parking, living quarters, administrative offices, apparatus bays, a 35-foot hose-drying tower, and two driveways, located on a 2.55-acre portion of the Palmer Jackson Ranch on the 2500 block of East Valley Road. However, the Jacksons did not extend the option to buy the property, which expired at the end of 2013. The entire 238-acre property is currently on the market for $125 million. “To keep it at that site, we’d either need to renegotiate with the current owners, or negotiate

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with the new owners,” MFPD’s Geri Ventura told us in November. “We are not in a position to be purchasing the property,” she said.

In November, MFPD held a presentation detailing a risk assessment study of the entire District. The engineering firm which completed the study, Citygate, concluded that the current two-station model cannot provide the best response times equitably to all developed areas of the District, a fact that has been relied upon for years as a reason to build a third station.

Citygate also observed that lining up three fire stations in a linear method across the District would place the center station farther away from the bulge in the coast containing the highest population, risks, and emergency incident densities in the District.

Citygate suggests, in addition to adding a third station, that the District possibly consider a new configuration, which chief Chip Hickman calls “the triangle” approach. The approach includes moving Station 1’s fire equipment closer to the coast, at a fourth, smaller station site on San Ysidro Road, and adding a smaller, more residential station to the eastern portion of Montecito. The result would be lower response times across the District.

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Highway 101 Widening In January, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) board voted to move forward with Caltrans’s Final Environmental Document (FED) related to the widening of Highway 101 through Montecito.

Dubbed the South Coast High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) project, it was originally expected to break ground in Montecito in 2016, as the fourth phase of a larger HOV project spanning from Ventura County to Santa Barbara. Because the project will require several interchanges to be rebuilt to accommodate another lane, stake holders and community groups have been involved in the design process since the project was introduced over three years ago.

The SBCAG board voted to maintain the part time High Occupancy

Vehicle (HOV) lane from south of Sheffield Drive into Santa Barbara, a detail they voted to remove from the project at their May 2013 hearing.

At that hearing, the SBCAG board also asked Caltrans to include the Montecito Association’s Common Sense 101 alternative (which suggests keeping the left-hand ramps) in the project’s EIR, and re-circulate the draft EIR if necessary. Caltrans Senior Project engineer Scott Eades reported his agency’s findings, which were compiled after dozens of meetings on the project over the last year. Caltrans maintains that left-hand ramps are not consistent with state and federal standards, due to safety and operational problems. Even if Caltrans were to maintain the left-hand ramps (located at Sheffield Drive and Cabrillo/ Hot Springs), they would need to be reconstructed, which would not have a significant savings in cost or environmental impacts, Eades explained.

SBCAG ultimately decided not to recirculate the EIR, which would significantly delay the project. The meeting also touched on three local traffic projects (the San Ysidro southbound on-ramp, the Olive Mill five-way stop at Coast Village Road, and the Cabrillo railroad bridge), which the board voted be studied concurrently with the Highway 101 project.

Just last week, SBCAG received an update on the project from corridor advisor Tony Harris, who they hired in July to consult on the project. Harris is currently working on a partnership between SBCAG and Caltrans, who will share design purview in different parts of Santa Barbara County. Harris reported that the three local projects discussed in January are still being studied for cost and feasibility, though it’s likely the Cabrillo railroad bridge replacement could cost close to $30 million.

School Happenings

Montecito schools were in the news several times in 2014, and Montecito Union School’s proposed renovation project was at the center of it.

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In October, after multiple community meetings and presentations, the Montecito Association publicly supported the project for the betterment of the community, with the conditions that superintendent Tammy Murphy and her staff would maintain an ongoing dialogue with neighbors who are unhappy with the scope of the project.

Measure Q did not pass in November. The MUS board will likely go back to the drawing board in 2015.

Another remodel project on a Montecito school campus: the Crane School Master Plan Update. Over the summer, the school finished construction on its parking lots and soccer fields, just in time for the first day of school on September 8. The reconfigured parking lot provides 103 paved

spaces (up from 76), as well as a loop that can accommodate as many as 20 cars in queue, reducing traffic on San Leandro. The new parking lot replaces the old lot, as well as a former grassy area that used to accommodate unorganized overflow parking during school events.

In August, Crane school officials and architect Ken Radtkey from Blackbird Architects were in front of Montecito Board of Architectural Review for further preliminary review of the next phase: new Oak Quad classrooms and a raised deck set to replace the current sports court area and drop off loop. The Oak Quad area will be set under a massive historic oak tree on the site, in similar fashion to the campus’ Magnolia Quad and Olive Quad, which are set further back on the 11-acre parcel. The building of the six new classrooms is the next step in preparing for the demolition of two of the school’s older buildings (one built in 1928 and one in the 1950s), to eventually make way for an expanded Cate Hall (the school’s theater and audito-

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rium). That portion of the update will not take place for several years.

In December, Montecito Union School welcomed two new board members: Chad Chase and Les Mayfield. They join returning board members, president Gwyn Lurie, and clerk Peter van Duinwyk. Cold Spring School also welcomed new board members: John Murphy, Kim Thomas, and Jennifer Miller. They join returning members, president Bryan Goligoski and vice president Michael Wasserman.

Laguna Blanca Lower School announced in May an Early Kindergarten pilot program for the 2014-15 school year. The board-approved program follows the kindergarten structure of homeroom and specialist offerings, with its own set of themes that are integrated throughout the curriculum.

Both MUS and CSS were recognized in May as California Distinguished Schools. In order to be invited to apply for Distinguished School honors, schools must meet a variety of eligibility criteria, including designated federal and state accountability measures based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Academic Performance Index (API) requirements.

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Montecito Association Happenings In January, Montecito Association held its annual meeting. The retirement of Dave Kent (six years on the board), Jay Colin (six years), Michael Cook (three years) and Bob Short (six years), and the expired term of Tom Schleck, left vacancies to be filled.

The new board members elected were Brenda Blalock, Trish Davis, Cliff Ghersen, and Charlene Nagel; Schleck was reelected. Ted Urschel was elected board president; Bob Williams was elected 1st vice president; Tom Bollay was elected 2nd vice president; Monica Brock Petersen was elected secretary, and Tom Kern was elected treasurer. In February, Michele Saltoun was appointed to fill • The Voice of the Village •

the vacancy left by Carla Tomson’s resignation. In March, JB Rodgers was appointed to fill the vacancy left

by Dorinne Lee Johnson, who was appointed to MBAR. In July, the Village Fourth celebration was hosted for the last time by founder Diane Pannkuk and helper Dana Newquist. Pannkuk, a former MA president, organized the celebration for 19 years and was honored for her continued dedication at the October MA meeting, where she was named an Honorary Director.

The Village Fourth’s grand marshal this year was Doug Norton, Manning Park’s ranger for the last 37 years.

In November, the Beautification Committee held another Beautification Day, co-chaired by Cindy Feinberg, Trish Davis, and Jean von Wittenburg. Beautification awards were given to Soren Kieler and Kim Masheroni-Kieler (for their drought-tolerant landscape on Hot Springs Road), Kay and Ted Stern (for their sustainable landscape on School House Road), Montecito Union School (for the recent replacement of sod with wood chips), and Richard and Mimi Gunner (for their property, San Ysidro Village, and its alignment with a historic aesthetic and semi-rural character.) Also mentioned were Jerry and Sandy Oshinsky, for their energy efficient Oriole Drive home, though they were unable to attend the event. The community beautification award was given to Nina Terzian, who cleaned up the entrance to Hammond’s Meadow Trail, and Miles Hogan, who headed a major cleanup on the trail as part of his Eagle Scout project.

Montecito Water District board president Darlene Bierig was honored as Citizen of the Year, with MWD’s water saving guru Mike Clark, and Pearl Chase Society members and history experts Hattie Beresford and Kellam de Forest acknowledged for their contributions for the community. Hattie and Kellam led the appeal of the County’s Historic Landmarks Advisory Committee (HLAC) decision regarding the Juarez/Hosmer Adobe, which would have allowed the demolition and subsequent replication of the adobe. The board of supervisors partially upheld the 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

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appeal, requiring the adobe be cared for under a Rehabilitation Plan, which would retain as much historic material as possible. The adobe is one of four remaining Historic Landmarks in Montecito.

The Montecito Association’s next Annual Meeting takes place Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

Retirements & Successors In November, we saw the retirement of Montecito Planning Commissioner Dan Eidelson, who stepped down after serving five years on the commission. Montecito attorney and Santa Barbara Independent publisher Joe Cole was appointed in December to fill the vacancy left by Eidelson.

In May, we reported the upcoming retirement of Cold Spring School teacher Mr. Joel Orr, who retired in June after 33 years at the school. This month, Montecito Fire Protection District board director Roy Jensen retired, after serving 39 consecutive years on the board. Jensen was awarded a resolution recognizing his dedication by Santa Barbara County on December 22. Taking Jensen’s place on the board is Peter van Duinwyk, former Montecito Association board president and current Montecito Union School board member.

Business Anniversaries This year several Montecito businesses marked significant anniversaries. In April, Here’s the Scoop owners Ellie and Bob Patterson marked their 10th anniversary serving up fresh gelato and sorbet in Montecito’s Coast Village Plaza. In August, we marked the 5th anniversary of Jason Herrick and Brian Brunello’s Liquor & Wine Grotto at 1271 Coast Village, while further down the road (1133 Coast Village Road) Marlene Vitanza celebrated her 30th year in business at Peregrine Galleries. In October, brothers Michael and Kasper Allison 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

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The end of February brought the closure of one of the road’s oldest clothing and accessory shops, Objects.

Arlyn Goldsby owned the business, which was known for high-fashion designer clothing, bold jewelry, tasteful home décor and gift items, and custom made purses and bags, for over 18 years.

In March, we welcomed Montecito mom Dani Leholm, who opened Dani BOY, a children’s store featuring designer clothes from more than 20 fashion lines. From “quintessential Santa Barbara lounge wear” to pants, blazers, and dresses for the most fashion-forward kids, Leholm says the clothes are unique but wearable. In addition to clothes, she has filled the store with jewelry, accessories, hats, bowties, suspenders, shoes, books, toys, and gift items.

March also brought the opening of Hudson Grace in Montecito Country Mart. The store is the third location for owners Monelle Totah and Gary McNatton; their other locations are in San Francisco and Marin. Located next to Panino and James Perse, the small store features an array of dinnerware, including oversized ceramic, glass, and wood serving pieces, modern European flatware, serving trays, hand-dipped candles, accent pieces, linen napkins, and other tabletop accessories, 70 percent of which is exclusive to Hudson Grace.

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ier J.McLaughlin, which announced its 77th retail location would open in Montecito, in the former home of Susan Pitcher’s “Ready” store, located next door to Jeannine’s on Coast Village Road. The clothing retailer, which started with a single shop on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, features classic American clothing and accessories for both men and women; the brand is known for quality material and workmanship, as well as timeless silhouettes and understated details.

We also marked the opening of a new salon, Belle de Jour, in April.

Business partners Michele Mallet and Joel Mallet open the salon in Coast Village Road’s Olive Mill Plaza. Belle de Jour, which carries natural, organic products from France and Italy, is bright and airy, and features six cutting stations, plus a semi-private

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he Santa Barbara Symphony’s entire 2014-15 season is an experiment in transforming the monthly programs from concerts into events, using theme nights, other community organizations, and even a film screening to amp up the entertainment value. But if there’s one concert that needs no help in that department, it’s surely the annual New Year’s Eve pops concert, for which music director Nir Kabaretti gives way to Bob Bernhardt, a pops specialist who is in his 33rd season as the principal pops director of the Louisville Orchestra and has been a favorite at the Boston Pops, the country’s top pops orchestra. With party hats and noisemakers being handed out to all guests – you’ll have to fend for yourself when it comes to champagne – and Gershwin’s ever-popular “Rhapsody in Blue” anchoring the program, the concert is already a destination event.

And you’ll be out early enough to make it to a private party or favorite watering hole (or home to watch the ball drop from Times Square on TV, if that’s your thing) long before midnight.

Bernhardt talked about the concert via telephone last weekend.

Q. This is your fourth time conducting the symphony here on New Year’s Eve. I understand you’re doing a program here you’ve tried elsewhere.

A. Yes. It’s special. I wanted to see if it will work for New Year’s.

It’s basically a tribute to the Boston Pops. The first half is about the Arthur Fiedler era and the second half John Williams’s. So there are the marches, which were Fiedler favorites – those great 1920 pieces where everyone knows the theme if not the title.

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who was Fiedler discovery (Anderson composed “Sleigh Ride” and wrote and arranged many works premiered by the Boston Pops). Then Michael Chertock, my great friend who is also pianist of choice for the Boston Pops for the last 20 years, plays “Rhapsody in Blue”, which he’s played at least 50 times by his own count. Fiedler also made the first commercial recording with the Pops in the 1930s.

The second half begins with works

by John Williams, including Far and Away, the Tom Cruise-Nicole Kidman movie, then “Victor’s Tale”, from movie The Terminal. It has a wonderful clarinet solo with a real central European flair to it. Then a suite from Fiddler on the Roof, which is Jerry Bock’s music, but Williams won his first Academy Award for his adaptation of the music for the film. We’ll play a tribute to Marvin Hamlisch, about a half-dozen of his tunes, before a novelty piece and some quick encores – “Stars & Stripes”, which was the traditional ending for Boston for almost every concert they do.

That’s a pretty varied program.

The flare of Boston Pops concerts is music of 1880 to 2012, so that’s what in store for this year. I have to be ready to conduct all of that. I love this music and I love this concert. But the orches-

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In May, we said goodbye to Montecito Confections owner Katie Teall, who after 21 years decided to sell the business and retire. Teall opened the Montecito location in February 2012, and was known for her elaborate wedding cakes and desserts. Two weeks later, we met Wayne Kjar, who reopened the bakery as Your Cake Baker. Kjar (pronounced “Care”) is a third-generation baker; he is the son of Santa Barbara cake baker Henning Kjar, former owner of Henning’s on Figueroa Street. His other Your Cake Baker location is on the Mesa. Kjar is also known for wedding cakes and other sweet treats.

Face Montecito, a medical spa, opened its doors May 30, in Olive Mill Plaza. Owned by Huntington Segerstrom, PA-C, (Hunter), and her husband, Steve Segerstrom, M.D., the spa offers Botox and other injectables, fillers, laser light therapy, vitamin shots, medical grade peels, laser hair removal, hormonal therapy, and other anti-aging procedures.

In October, Maison K returned to its original home at 1253 Coast Village Road (former home of Dressed & Ready). Owner Kimberly Phillips, who founded the shop in 2003, spent the last five years running the store out of the two-story Costa Villa building at 1159 Coast Village Road (former home of Circa and Letter Perfect), and when her lease was up, she decided to come back to the original location.

Maison K is known for a broad range of home furnishings, decorative accessories, gifts, jewelry, and style accessories. Next door to Maison K, jewelry store Ara Collection opened in late October. Ara is known for its 24-karat gold pieces, as well as oxidized silver,

and the use of semi-precious and precious stones. Everything is handmade without casts, in a small workshop in Bodrum, Turkey.

In November, we welcomed Montecito Beach Club, a designer resort and beachwear shop, in the former home of Souliers. Owners Joe and Paula Mancuso are avid surfers and beachgoers, and offer designer bathing suits, men, women and children’s clothing and beachwear, beach totes and accessories, paddleboards and accessories, and teak furniture.

Menelli Tile, located at 1080 Coast Village Road, in the former home of Village Pool Supply and most recently Coast Village Rug Company, is expected to open its doors to the public in January. The building underwent a major remodel this year, led by owner Jeff Menelli, who bought the standalone building in 2012. Mr. Menelli plans to use the space to operate his tile and design business, Menelli Tile and Design, which he has owned and operated in Santa Barbara for more than 35 years.

Two major sales took place on Coast Village Road this year: 1046 Coast Village, now known as Coast Village Walk, was sold in February for $14.5 million. It was the largest sale of commercial property ever on Coast Village Road. New owners Deborah and James Longo worked with Radius Commercial Real Estate brokers Bob Tuler, Gene Deering, and Paul Gamberdella to acquire the property, which houses tenants Starbucks, Vons Pharmacy, Blenders in the Grass, Sakana Sushi Bar, and others.

In October, Coast Village Plaza (1187 Coast Village Road) also sold; new owners Hank Hurst and Richard Rosin purchased the property for more than $13 million. The 19,000-square-

foot retail and office building has 26 tenants and a dedicated parking lot with 62 spots accessed on Coast Village Circle. The new owners plan on upgrading the building with a new roof, new paint, new signage, new walkways, updated decks and patios, new landscaping, and renovations to the building’s parking lot, and are in Lana Marmé Phillips expanded her store in the talks with the Pattersons (owners of upper village in April Here’s the Scoop) to move their gelato shop upstairs, to make room for a new restaurant downstairs.

Upper Village In the upper village, we saw the closing of Phillips Real Estate in February; Broker Owner Michael Phillips joined the Coast Village Road office of Coldwell Banker. In April, Phillips’s wife, Lana Marmé Phillips, expanded Montecito Village Grocery changed hands over her namesake clothing and accesso- the summer; 2015 is likely to bring much-needed ry line into the vacant space. Lana updates to the store Marmé, which has been in business in among other items. Owned by Tamara Montecito for 34 years, is known for Kaye-Honey, the store also offers a full its array of casual and evening wear, range of interior design services. golf clothing, accessories, jewelry, hats, Over the summer, we told you shoes, and handbags. about new Montecito Village Grocery Also in April, the “pharmacy proj- owner and Trek Bicycle Corporation ect” development on the corner of owner John Burke, who purchased East Valley Road and San Ysidro Road the upper village shop from longtime got an official name, when our MJ owner Norman Borgatello. While a columnist Richard Mineards made a major renovation of the store is set to call to readers to send in suggestions take place in January 2015 – picture for what to call the 14,000-square-foot a juice and coffee bar, bigger bakery development of 11 stores, built by and cheese departments, new freezRichard Gunner. The winning name: ers, and updated inventory – smaller San Ysidro Village, suggested by Bill changes have been happening since Tomicki and confirmed by Mimi the sale. New general manager Denis Gunner, who said she believed the Lacey has added more food vendors, name captured the charm and feel of stopped selling cigarettes, rearranged the complex. the store to allow in more light, and In June, San Ysidro Village wel- has revamped the wine section to be comed House of Honey, a retail show- organized by winemaker and vineyard room featuring a mix of new and vin- instead of by varietal. He has also tage furnishings, tableware, lighting, added outdoor tables, with plans of decorative objects, and an extensive making an even larger outdoor area •MJ selection of wallpapers and fabrics, for people to linger.

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f I’d kept every New Year’s resolution I’ve made over the last decade, I’d have lost so much weight I’d be a negative number – which, of course, would be solid muscle. I’d also be the author of 10 Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, five Academy Award-winning movie scripts, eaten so many vegetables that rabbits would follow me everywhere, and I’d be yelling “Hey, neighbor!” over my hedge to Oprah, who would have a look of envy in her eyes.

But alas, the only recent prize I won was for most rejection letters sent to a single address, and the only thing I yell over my patio wall is “Hey, neighbor, can you toss me back my ham sandwich? I dropped it when I was trying to do a pull-up.”

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According to my Chinese horoscope birth chart, I am a brown monkey born in the year of the white tiger, and 2015 will be the year of the sleep, which is perfect because I’m really good at sleep.

“It’s the Year of the Sheep,” my wife said.

“Oh. Huh. I may have gotten fleeced buying that report.”

Not that it matters, because another site told me that the year 2015 will be quite successful for people born in July when it comes to finances. All I have to do is pay special attention to generating more income-bearing opportunities and increasing my financial well-being overall.

“Generating any income-bearing opportunities would make it a great year.”

“You got it, dear! Says I should make large money investments and acquire luxury items like fine art.”

“Anything but another ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ painting.”

“Good thinking, dear. How about ‘Cats Playing Canasta?’”

“Swell.”

In non-Chinese horoscopes, I am a crab, and they tell me it will be a great year for crabs – not counting those caught by fishing boats, I guess. Says the more money I spend, the more money I can accumulate. Hmm, they must mean lottery tickets. “Hey, dear, can I borrow twenty bucks?”

“Sure! As soon as you pay me back the twenty-five from last week.”

Every great plan has a few initial setbacks. I’ll let the kids in on my investments. They’ll probably jump at the opportunity.

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“No way.”

“Fugeddaboutit!”

Maybe the grandkids?

“No habla Inglés.”

Not to be discouraged. Health is far more important than money. And according to a site that sells carrots by the crate and kale by the bale: “First and foremost, you should pay attention to your daily regime and diet. Lately, you’ve been so busy that you stopped caring for the temple of your soul – your mortal body.”

Hm, so I guess a man’s home is his castle, but his body is his temple. How do they keep all that architecture stuff straight?

In non-Chinese horoscopes, I am a crab, and they tell me it will be a great year for crabs – not counting those caught by fishing boats, I guess They also suggested that a key to good health was breathing. Makes sense. I’m sure if I stop breathing, my health will go downhill fast.

“Deep breaths fill your lungs with oxygen,” they wrote, “which your blood carries to nourish every part of your body, especially your brain, which needs plenty of oxygen to function at peak performance. In other words, deep breathing makes you smarter.”

“Wow!” I’m going to inhale my way to the bestseller list.”

“That’s nice, dear.” My wife handed me a large bag. “Can you inhale your way to the recyclables bin first?”

Smiling is also good. Turns out it releases endorphins into your brain that automatically puts you in a better mood, makes you a more productive businessperson, and builds trust.

“Oh-oh, what did you do?”

“Nothing.”

“Then why are you smiling like you just washed all my white delicates with your new blue jeans?”

Another link expounded the importance of healthy hair and skin to the genuine well-being of one’s inner and outer self. They sell products made from things washed up on the beach, I think. Can’t kelp a good man down, as they say.

“So you’re really going to do it this year?”

“Yup. I’m going to start right after lunch. Where’s the phone number for •MJ Rusty’s Pizza?”

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 23) Old Spanish Days Board 2014: Dennis Rickard, Suzie Parent, Sonja Mitchum, Angelique Davis, Father Larry Gosselin; Steve Bolis, Michelle Bischoff, Will Powers, 2014 El Presidente Cas Stimson and First Lady Kathleen McClintock; JC Gordon, Rhonda Henderson, Erin Graffy, Sue Schwefel, Jana Hall, Malisa Harrison, Sonja Mitchum, and Cynthia Acosta (photo

by Priscilla)

Laila Borgman-Brouwer, and BenOni Cortes, the dancers, including Kate Kadow as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Chilean import Mauricio Vera as the Nutcracker Prince and Jack Stewart as the Cavalier, shone bright with Gustafson Dance students Sophia Caldwell and Sarah Block alternately playing Clara.

Artistic director Rodney Gustafson and ballet masters Gary McKenzie and Marina Fliagina utilized every available performer – nearly 200 dancers – in the talented company’s arsenal, from the tiniest of tots to the seasoned principal dancers.

Always of particular note was Russian-born Sergei Domrachev, who camps it up magnificently as Mother Ginger. The show was dedicated to Santa Barbara Beautiful officers and guests at CASA offices: Bily Goodnick, Penny Haberman, Kerry Methner, Jeanette Castillas, Kristen Castillas, and Duke McPherson enjoy the holiday spirit (photo

by Priscilla)

Beautiful Spanish Dancers, with Father Larry Gosselin that are performing their routine, on foot, in the Tournament of Roses Parade are: Corrie Jimenez, 2013 Spirit; Erika Martin, (2010 Spirit) Sabrina Ibarra, (2-12 spirit); Talia Ortega Vestal, 2014 Spirit); Daniela Zermeno, (2009 Spirit); Jocelyn Cartenas, Alexandra Freres, Alxia Olivares, Ashley Guajardo, and not pictured joining the Dance troupe for the New Year’s Parade are Kristianna Segura Hall and Sabrina Ibarra (photo by Priscilla)

Rene Jackman Longo, 2014 St. Barbara, Reina del Mar 126; Ellen Harte, (1995 La Presidenta); Ruth and Peter Georgi, (1990 El Presidente) and Steve Worthington (photo by Priscilla)

Rickard, George Leis, Jarrell Jackman, Stephanie Petlow, Mark Whitehurst, Kerry Methner, and Father Larry Gosselin...

Attending the OSD celebration Warren Miller, SBHM president and Lynn Brittner, executive director (photo by Priscilla)

annual August festivals.

Among those at the colorfully decorated festive repast were Lynn Brittner, John Palminteri, Dennis

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Revel in It Santa Barbara Revels performed an Irish celebration for its seventh annual Christmas production at the Lobero.

Having seen all seven of the shows since the organization’s humble beginnings at the Marjorie Luke Theater, this was one of founder and artistic director, Susan Keller’s best yet, with the cast on board the ship S.S. Furnessia making its trans-Atlantic journey from Londonderry to Ellis Island in 1907.

Veteran Matt Tavianini, who played

the Fool in last year’s English-oriented production The Spirits of Haddon Hall, anchored the thoroughly entertaining show, while director Adam Phillips led the musical quartet and put the audience through their vocal paces in the absence of longtime regular, Ken Ryals, who has moved on to other interests.

The Kilkenny Coterie of Kelsey Blois, Maggie Fitzgerald, Mia Leonelli, and Tiffany Viesca, were of particular note with their intricate fancy footwork adding immeasurably to the Irish theme.

Throw into this delightful mix the Belfast Brass Ensemble, the Solstice Singers, the County Clare Dancers, the Yuletide Children’s Chorus, and the Pacific Sword Company, and you had a real Christmas cracker.

As Susan always says: “Join us and be joyous!”

We did and we were....

From Soup to Nutcracker State Street Ballet’s production of Tchaikovsky’s enchanting The Nutcracker at the sold-out Granada is always a Christmas highlight.

With the Opera San Luis Obispo Orchestra, under Brian Asher Alhadeff for the third year, it has taken on a whole new perspective.

Boasting colorful sets from Moscow – including a magnificent expanding Christmas tree – and ornate costumes from Christina Giannini,

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ballet co-founder Leni Fe Bland, who died earlier this month...

Beautiful Bash The Santa Barbara Beautiful holiday party attracted quite a crowd at the downtown headquarters of CASA Magazine, which has hosted the bash for six years.

Past and present award winners were among the merry throng, while regular Harold Kono worked his magic on the piano keyboard.

Others joining in the fun were Kate Kurlas, president-elect Jeanette Casillas, Phyllis de Picciotto, Stan Roden, Deborah Schwartz, Ginny Brush, Lee Moldaver, Christie Gallagher, and Ricardo Castellanos...

Sightings: Playwright and actor Sam Shepard noshing at Toma...Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi dining by candlelight at the Plow & Angel...

Former Sopranos co-star Michael Imperioli at the Santa Barbara Public Market Pip! Pip! – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should e-mail him at rich ardmineards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal •MJ 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

Celebrating History

Ken Kelley used original architectural plans to create his 1/4-inch scale replica of the Santa Barbara Train Station.

Volunteers from the South Coast Society of Model Engineers brought their trains and models and expertly installed the exhibit.

by Hattie Beresford

All Aboard for the Holiday Train Julie Mercer, trustee and sponsor John Woodward, and Sheri Mobely at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum Holiday Party

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anta’s helpers greeted guests with tempting glasses of festive sangria on the evening of December 7, at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s annual Holiday Party. A special feature this year was the exhibition of vintage toys and trains installed by the South Coast Society of Model Engineers. Among other sets, Ken Kelley and helpers laid out an exact replica of Santa Barbara’s 1902 Mission Revival-style train station and its neighborhood.

As guests congregated around the appetizer tables and at the complimentary bar, they also had the opportunity to place bids on a score of silent auction items ranging from handmade earrings to museum publications to elegant tours and adventures.

Among these were a rare VIP Tour of Sotto il Monte estate and a guided walk to the tea house at Mar y Cel, where an elegant picnic donated by C’Est Cheese and wine will await participants.

A pianist entertained in the main sala, which was transformed into a comfortable lounge, while under the tent in the courtyard, a gold bedecked Christmas tree helped put the guests in the holiday spirit. Nearly everyone spent time marveling at the model train exhibit.

Museum docent Joe Schomer is responsible for introducing museum director Lynn Brittner to Kelley. Ken, a retired United States Air Force colonel who flew cargo planes and then rescue helicopters in Vietnam, first became interested in trains when his boyhood friend’s parents gave their son a Lionel train set for Christmas.

Ken soon became a permanent fixture at his friend’s house on Santa Barbara’s Riviera, and the two boys enthusiastically laid track and created sets for the train.

Many years later, when Ken’s own son was young, Ken started buying Lionel trains for him. Though his son enjoyed the toy trains, Ken admits, “I think maybe I bought them for myself as much as for him.”

Today, Ken lives in the Santa Ynez 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

Ms Beresford is a retired English and American history teacher of 30 years in the Santa Barbara School District. She is author of two Noticias, “El Mirasol: From Swan to Albatross” and “Santa Barbara Grocers,” for the Santa Barbara Historical Society.

Marisa Debiase of the SB Historical Museum offers guests holiday sangria

as well as Bella Vista Designs and Ventura Party Rental. Additional sponsors included Terry Bartlett and Randy Fox, museum trustees George L. Burtness and William S. Burtness, Sally and David Martin, and Lorraine

SB Historical Museum executive director Lynn Brittner with Ken Kelley, who led the installation of the Vintage Toys & Train Exhibit, which opened on First Thursday

Lim Catering. Sharon Bradford was the Holiday Party chairperson, and she and her husband, David, along with many others, helped sponsor the •MJ event as well.

TREE TALK BY GENE TYBURN Local historian Betsy Green with Keith Schofield, who, together with his wife, Kay Robinson, donated a walking tour of their Tea House property for the silent auction. Betsy’s new book Way Back When: Santa Barbara in 1914, just came out to great acclaim. (By the way, to paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of my involvement in Betsy’s book have been greatly exaggerated! H.B.)

Valley, where a growing interest in railroad history led to an interest in creating the places and stories associated with the trains. He has devoted a large part of his home to a railroad museum and has created exact replicas of several Santa Ynez historic structures, including Mattei’s Tavern.

For the Santa Barbara Train Station and Express Company, Ken was able to use original architectural drawings to create his incredibly detailed ¼-inch scale model. His “O” scale train carries WWII vehicles, the Moreton Bay Fig has graffiti, and an array of model trucks and cars stream past the station.

The nostalgic exhibit runs through January, and plans are being finalized for a lecture on railroad history and model trains by Ken sometime that month.

Sponsors included museum trustees Eleanor Van Cott, Marelene and Warren Miller, and John C. Woodward

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Merci to Go, 1024-G Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

E & S Colling, LLC, 1385 Virginia Road, Santa Barbara CA 93108.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 16, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Miriam Leon. FBN No. 20140003493. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Enlightened Jewels and Gems, 649 Tabor Lane, Santa Barbara CA 93108. Julianna Marie Onstad, 649 Tabor Lane, Santa Barbara CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 4, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 20140003395. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacific Realty, 809 Tabitha Ln, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Mary B. Morton, 809 Tabitha Ln, Santa Maria, CA 93454. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 15, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Mayra Andrade. FBN No. 20140003471. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 999 Spa, 5733 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117. Yong Liu, 5733 Hollister Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 25, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140003326. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dawn Family Partnership LP, 319 Loma Media Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Bolivar LLC, 319 Loma Media Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 4, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140003380. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Labella, 528 Chiquita Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Maria Violeta Ros Labella, 528 Chiquita Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 18, 2014. This statement expires five years from the

date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Noe Solis. Original FBN No. 20130001045. Original Filing Date: 4/1/2013. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fuel Depot; Hollister Fuel Depot; Turnpike Fuel Partners, 101 West Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Price Properties, LLC, PO Box 61106, Santa Barbara, CA 93160. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 12, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 20140003457. Published December 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 21, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: E Madison, 1159 Coast Village Drive STE A, Montecito, CA 93108.

Ellis Design Group, INC., 25652 Crown Valley Parkway STE F-3, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 8, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140003409. Published December 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sweetwater Collaborative, 1733 Calle Cerro, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Nurturing Across Cultures, 1733 Calle Cerro, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 1, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghi. FBN No. 20140003363. Published December 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Terra N’ Acqua Moves, One W. Victoria Street #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Sabrina Bell-Bonadeo, 1002 Arbolado Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 11, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. FBN No. 2014-0003445. Published December 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Salon Del Mar, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

SDM Hair Studio, LLC, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 12, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Noe Solis. FBN No. 20140003452. Published December 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 2015.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

BID NO. 5369

BID NO. 5369

DUE DATE & TIME: JANUARY 8, 2015 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

DUE DATE & TIME: JANUARY 8, 2015 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

DIGESTER HIGH PERFORMANCE COATING

DIGESTER HIGH PERFORMANCE COATING

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or

by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

An OPTIONAL NON-MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on, December 30, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., at the El Estero Wastewater Treatment Plant Conference Room, 520 E. Yanonali St., Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Bidders are hereby notified that Compliance of the Davisbe paid at the Federal Bacon Act for this job is to Prevailing Wage Rate or State of California Prevailing Wages, which ever of the two is higher.

The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California General A Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

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

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

Bidders are hereby notified that a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published: December 17th & 24th, 2014 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Mitchum Legal Fund, 316 Oceano Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93150.

Christopher Mitchum, 316 Oceano Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93150. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 17, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph

E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Jan Morales. FBN No. 20140003233. Published December 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 14, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Red Roof Inn Lompoc AFB, 1020 East Ocean Ave. Manoj Chawla, 7942 Entrada Lazanja, San Diego, CA 92127. 545 West Grape LP, 7942 Entrada Lazanja, San Diego,

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If bidders opt to view the interior of the digester at the non-mandatory pre-bid meeting, they are required to provide their own personal protective equipment and personnel. The City of Santa Barbara will not be responsible for, or liable to, bidders who choose to enter the digester. Any bidder entering the digester will indemnify, defend, and hold the City harmless against any and all loss, damage, liability, claims, expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), and causes of action that the City may sustain there from, and bidder will be required to execute an Indemnification Agreement to the same effect prior to entry.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or

by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications.

Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

Bidders are hereby notified that Compliance of the DavisBacon Act for this job is to be paid at the Federal Prevailing Wage Rate or State of California Prevailing Wages, which ever of the two is higher.

The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California General A Contractors License.

The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

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

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

Bidders are hereby notified that a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

Published: December 24, 2014 Montecito Journal

25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

ORDINANCE NO. 5677 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ADDING SECTION 5.04.735 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A BUSINESS TAX EXEMPTION FOR ARTISTS EARNING LESS THAN $5,000 IN ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on December 16, 2014.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

ORDINANCE NO. 5678 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING SECTION 28.22.030 OF CHAPTER 28.22 OF TITLE 28 OF THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on December 16, 2014.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara, California.

(Seal)

(Seal) /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 5677 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )

ORDINANCE NO. 5678 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance

was introduced on December 9, 2014, and was adopted by the

was introduced on December 9, 2014, and was adopted by the

Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on

Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on

December 16, 2014, by the following roll call vote:

December 16, 2014, by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

Councilmembers Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider

AYES:

Councilmembers Gregg Hart, Frank Hotchkiss, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy White; Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES:

None

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

Councilmember Dale Francisco

ABSENT:

Councilmember Dale Francisco

ABSTENTIONS:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara

and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on

on December 17, 2014.

December 17, 2014. /s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on December 17, 2014.

CA 92127. Oceanic Lompoc LLC, 7942 Entrada Lazanja, San Diego, CA 92127. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 19, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales. Original FBN No. 20130002614. Original Filing Date: 8/19/2013. Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Sweetwater Collaborative, 1626 San Pascual, Santa Barbara, CA

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Parasols in Paradise, 427 East Anapamu Street, Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Aaron Calvert, 529 Alameda Padre Serra Apt B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Play Company, 96 Seaview Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Grant Nestor, 96 Seaview Drive, Santa

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as Mason De Lumeire, 1225 Coast Village Road, Suite C, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Child Hope International, 5443 W. 139th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 13, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jan Morales.

FBN No. 2014-0003220. Published December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A And A Window Cleaning, 210 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Aaron Leuty, 210 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Angel Leuty, 210 Old Mill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

This statement was filed with the

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469652. To all interested parties: Petitioner Samuel Shin filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Samuel Seong Ho Shin to Samuel Wright. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor

Summer Calvert, 529 Alameda Padre Serra Apt B, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Julie DeAngelis, 427 East Anapamu Street, Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 20140003404. Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as The Narrative Loft, 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez #240, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Michelle Lee, 232 East Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 1, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos.

FBN No. 2014-0003344. Published December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014.

Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 10, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 20140003184. Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on December 17, 2014.

93101. Terra Foundation, PO Box 528 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 1, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Tara Jayasinghi. Original FBN No. 2013-0002238. Original Filing Date: 7/16/2013. Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pie Bear Productions, 5008 Yaple Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Saulius Urbonas, 5008 Yaple Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on November 17, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. FBN No. 20140003242. Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469386. To all interested parties: Petitioner Jacqueline Aspen Lincoln filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Jacqueline Aspen Lincoln Nevarez. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed November 20, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: January 7, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Published 12/17, 12/24, 1/7, 1/14

/s/ Gwen Peirce, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

/s/ Helene Schneider Mayor

County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 5, 2014. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)

by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 20140003398. Published December 10, 17, 24, 2014, January 7, 2015.

One day, not long from now, my looks will go. – Julia Roberts in Notting Hill

appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed Decemer 10, 2014,

by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: January 21, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Published 12/17, 12/24, 1/7, 1/14 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469437. To all interested parties: Petitioner Andrea Beatrice Read filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Andrea Beatrice Blythe. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed November 21, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: January 7, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Published 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 1/7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469745. To all interested parties: Petitioner Julia Jauregui filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name from Noah Armando Avalos to Noah Garcia. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed December 1, 2014,

by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: January 14, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Published 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 1/7 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1469547. To all interested parties: Petitioner Jessica May Foss filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Jessica May Valentine. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed November 21, 2014, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: January 21, 2015 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 Christmas Contra – Other than the movies, just about any place you’d want to hang out for entertainment is closed today, shutting their doors to let all observe the holiday and enjoy their families. But the Contra Dance community in Santa Barbara is something of a family, a close-knit group who come together to share the often energetic and always social interaction through this extremely friendly form of folk dancing. The Christmas Contra Dance – an annual tradition for at least 15 years – even more of a family-friendly affair, as the event always features the same caller (Erik Hoffman, an experienced man at the microphone who is exceptionally user-friendly and superpatient with newcomers) and band

(Bayou Seco). The New Mexico-based string duo is nominally comprised of Ken Keppeler and Jeanie McLerie – who both play fiddle and guitar and sing (Ken also plays diatonic accordions, five-string banjo (fretless and freted), harmonica, and mandolin) but always draw several of the area’s finer local musicians (multi-instrumentalist Bill Flores is a frequent guest) to flesh out the sound by sitting in. Keppeler and McLerie – whose roots run deep in the Southwest with branches that reach from the Louisiana Bayou to folk communities around the world – have collected music from older traditional American musicians for most of their lives and learned to play many of the tunes and songs, keeping alive the indigenous music rarely heard elsewhere. You’re welcome to come and just listen, but

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 Trip Out – Mystic Braves are considered one of the early adopters of Los Angeles’s burgeoning neo-psychedelic music scene, but listening to just a few of the tracks from the band’s latest album, Desert Island, released just this past spring, might have you question the “neo” part of that appellation. What with heavy organ riffs, trippy chord progressions and the treated vocals, the quartet sound darn close to such 1960 pysch stalwarts as The Zombies and The Electric Prunes – indeed, the Zombies (yes, they’re still around, and no, she’s still not there) invited Mystic Braves to open for them recently twice in L.A. That said, there are still a few tweaks and unexpected excursions – the “House of the Rising Sun” opening of “I Want You Band” turns into an almostKlezmer vamp, for example. Then again, as if they needed any more psychedelic bona fides, there’s this snippet from the bio: “Grooving beneath the everlasting moonlight glow. Frustration, beauty. Waiting, forever questioning.” So there. Anyway, Mystic Braves headline a trippy quadruple bill tonight at SOhO, with The Abigails, Jeffertitti’s Nile, and Pearl Charles also on the day-after-Christmas concert. By the end of the night, you might be wondering if that holiday treat under the tree was actually an acid sugar cube. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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by Steven Libowitz

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 Surf Rockers Unite – Both Hawaii-based Donovan Frankenreiter and Montecito’s Tom Curren grew up surfing, and both eventually turned to music – not at all an uncommon pursuit for the wet suit brigade, as the two seem to go together quite well (surfrock, anyone?). Curren has played a variety of instruments since he was 15, including drums, bass, and guitar, and released an ambitious full-length CD not long ago, but he’s still better known for his work in the water. SoCal native Frankenreiter, on the other hand, was just 14 when he landed a sponsorship with Billabong and moved to Hawaii, renting a home from the parents of Jack Johnson, who was just beginning to explore music. Fast-forward to 2012, when Donovan turned 30, and Johnson had become a certified rock star, creating his own Brushfire Records label, which signed Frankenreiter as one of its first artists.

Frankenreiter hasn’t scaled Johnson-esque heights, though his debut did get quite a lot of attention, but he’s certainly experimented with his sound, most recently on his fifth full-length album, Start Livin’ (2012), which combines his surf-influenced singer-songwriter roots with the laid-back Hawaiian vibe of Slack Key guitar on ukulele, lap steel guitar, and banjo – all with found percussion and other unusual arrangements. Frankenreiter and Curren are on a mini-tour of Southern California that includes tonight at SOhO and ends up on New Year’s Eve at the Belly Up in Solana Beach near San Diego – and with the current report of a couple of swells coming in, you’re just as likely to find them in the water during the day as riding sound waves at night. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $20-$25 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

you might as well give the dancing a try, too, as since mixing is part of our culture – you dance with up to 40 others in every 10-12 minute dance – there’s no need to bring a partner.

Just wear comfortable clothes and nongrippy shoes (the better to spin, if you like). Either way, it’s free – a gift from the contra community to greater Santa Barbara. Merry Christmas. WHEN: Quick dance intro lesson at 6 pm; dance 6:30-9:30 pm WHERE: Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St. COST: free INFO: 699-5101 or www. sbcds.org WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 Mutiny Studios at Seven Bar – Mutiny Studios – the husband-andwife screen-printing and concert promotion team of Brian Mathusek and Merry Young of the band The Mutineers – staged their first New Year’s Eve event last year at the nearby restaurant/bar in the Funk Zone. They’re back again this year for another year-ending bash featuring bubbly and burlesque, as host Ms. Fever Blister welcomes the crème de la crème of burlesque from Los Angeles. Nikita Bitch Project,

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Caramel Knowledge, Miss Nadia Lotte, and Miss Gwen Ruby are the performers, ladies exuding class and style and allure with all the moves to keep your eyes glued to the stage. Seven will be serving signature cocktails to sing “Auld Lang Syne” by. Admission is just $10, but there are no advance tickets being sold, so get there early to secure a spot. WHEN: 10 pm WHERE: 224 Helene St. COST: $10 INFO: www. mutinysb.com Majestic Near Year’s – Last year, Santa Barbara based band Soul Majestic raised plenty of money to not only make their fourth album as a self-produced effort, but also create their own recording studio, AstroLab. Setting the Tone did just that with a genre-busting effort from the one-time roots reggae outfit that has branched into contemporary reggae, dub, pop, R&B, folk, psychedelic rock, and even electronica. Now they’re set to raise the roof at SOhO to set the tone for an even more successful 2015. The full package – including a four-course meal and midnight champagne toast and special festivities at midnight – will set you back $100 – but the show 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 Double Dose of David – It’s like a career retrospective – and in more ways than one – for pop-punk-folk guitarist-songwriter David Lowery at the Lobero tonight.

Lowery is fronting both Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, the bands that have defined his musical life for more than 30 years, with Camper having begun in Redlands back in 1983 and quickly garnering attention for its irony-filled blend of pop, ska, punk rock, folk, alternative country, and world music. Cracker – which also plays alt-rock but with a more pronounced country twang – came together when Camper went on hiatus in 1990 before reuniting in 1999. Lowery has played in both bands ever since, but tonight not only are both of them appearing on the same stage, but Cracker’s set will also lean heavily on Berkeley to Bakersfield, the brand-new double album, Cracker’s first in more than five years, with each disc focusing on the group’s stylistic range: the more aggressive stuff on the Bay Area CD while delving deeply into the California country sound on the other one. Of course, we’ll probably still hear the early hit “Low” and lots of other cult classics from the brainy and ambitious Lowery and company – make that companies – in this night that’s a slice of alt-rock heaven. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $28 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com alone is available for $35. WHEN: 9:30 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

family-run place is still welcoming visitors to welcome in the New Year. Festivities start with happy hour at the bar at 6 pm, followed by a prime rib dinner, dancing to live music by David Tovar, and a champagne toast at midnight.

WHERE: 1800 Refugio Road, Goleta COST: $85 or $150 per couple INFO: 968-1113 or www. circlebarb.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 Frankly, She Gives a Damn – Singer-songwriter Scarlett Rabe grew up without the influence of pop music or TV, as her parents strictly instilled the classical arts in their children, of which Scarlett is the oldest of eight. That included five hours a day dedicated to piano practice, a dedicated routine that honed both Rabe’s craft and, as might be expected with a youngster, shaped her artistry whose only exposure to pop and rock music came from

secretly sneaking a song or two from pop radio. “I think artists ache. It’s a requirement,” she explains on her self-written bio. Among those who influenced her early on were fellow piano prodigy Tori Amos and more modern storytellers such as Feist and Regina Spektor. Now “more rock than Rachmaninoff” in her words, Rabe layers her anthemic lyrics over unforgettable melodies, a formula that quickly won her more than a million fans on Facebook. Her song “Battle Cry” became just that for any number of women (and men, too) a self-expression anthem that reveals her inner power, the four-minute evidence that ratifies her claim that “The music saved me, pushed me, made me free.” Let it set your heart soaring and start the new year off with fierce independence, tonight at the city’s longest-running music nightclub.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 INFO: 962-7776 or www. sohosb.com •MJ

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Party at the Bar B – Circle Bar B Guest Ranch may have booted the dinner-theater from the place after more than four decades, but the

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 Over the Rainbow – The Tuesday evening Farmers Market in downtown Santa Barbara hasn’t been the same since Rainbow Girls started booking bigger gigs and heading out on the road for about nine months a year, and the local busking gigs got even fewer and farther between when three members of the quintet moved up to the Bay Area north of San Francisco recently. But Santa Barbara is still the spiritual home for the whole quintet, who formed organically – which is not just a cliché in their case – in an underground Isla Vista collective known as the Rainbow House about four years ago.

The all-female group go all over the musical map as long as it’s rhythmic, veering between folk, Americana, gypsy, funk, soul and rock ‘n’ roll, but they’re equally notable for their soaring four-part harmonies and the ability to switch off on a whole host of instruments, including acoustic and electric guitar, ukelele, accordion, harmonica, banjolele, mandolin, dulcimer, bass, cello, keys, melodica, recorder, kazoo, washboard, djembe, drum kit, and stomp-tap percussion. The band’s versatility and infectiousness can be heard on their debut full-length CD from 2013, though they have become more electric since then, which will show up on their forthcoming CD due in spring of 2015. SOhO was one of their early stomping grounds (never has that expression seemed so appropriate) post-busking, and it’s where you can hear them again in this show that should get your New Year off to a rollicking start. Opening act T Sisters features siblings Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen, who hail from Oakland are and a less raucous and smaller version of the Girls, as they also sport tight harmonies, inventive arrangements, and plenty of sass. WHEN: 9 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $12 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

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ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 35)

tra is really the star of the show. You’ll hear a lot of wonderful music to highlight the incredibly versatile musicians in the Santa Barbara Symphony.

They’re very talented musicians, most of whom work in the studios in Los Angeles, who can play Mahler to James Horner. They’re really quite amazing for a group that doesn’t get together all that often. That they play with such precision and camaraderie is a tribute to their commitment.

“Rhapsody in Blue” is considered pops nowadays, but it’s really something more, right?

The respect for this music has increased with each generation. When it was performed for the first time in 1924, the collaboration of symphony and jazz world was unheard of.

It was an attempt by (bandleader) Paul Whiteman to make jazz legit, bring it from the street to the concert hall. Gershwin’s involvement was really important because he was the up-and-coming star of Broadway. So it’s a extremely important work historically. And like a lot of music that’s famous and popular, there are reasons for that. From the audience view, it’s music you want to hear again – as simple as that. It attracts the ear. It sounds great. But it’s not simple to play, which is one of the things that makes it great.

I’m in Baltimore doing The Nutcracker right now. I’m 63 and I’ve done it, well, let’s just say lots of times. But I still love it. because it’s really a masterpiece. Inside, you realize how much Tchaikovsky put into it and how much it takes to play it well. It’s the same with “Rhapsody in Blue”. It’s challenging to perform, and a real accomplishment to pull off.

On the other hand, on New Year’s Eve, you have to compete with noisemakers, people who have been drinking, and more.

Is it okay for you when the music isn’t the number-one focus of the night?

(Laughs.) Oh yeah, it’s fine. It’s about expectations – on New Year’s, you aren’t expecting a serious audience. The audience in Santa Barbara is exuberant, but they are always entirely respectful. When they make the most noise, it’s at the right time. The attention will be rapt when it needs to be. If they’re having fun, that’s what we want – it’s the point of this concert.

That’s why most of the selections are fairly brief. We shift gears rapidly and give them a nice variety and chance to blow off some steam.

What is your favorite New Year’s Eve experience of your life?

I’m a total dweeb. I used to stay in before I was working. I enjoyed staying home. Really, I was never a party guy.

New Year’s Eve Pops Concert, Granada Theatre December 31 @ 8:30pm 25 December 2014 – 8 January 2015

Foundry, Funk Zone for New Year’s

Looking for something to do after the symphony or still stuck for New Year’s Eve plans? Well, for the folks behind Santa Barbara Open Streets, it’s an open-and-shut case. To get a picture of what the evening will be like, imagine some of the attractions of Open Streets – the one-day festival that bans cars from Cabrillo Boulevard and turns it into a two-mile pedestrian park – crammed into a single space down in the Funk Zone.

“We wanted to bring together the excitement from Open Streets – the dance, music, and fun – and transfer it to a New Year’s Eve event, something that would be more community-oriented than a regular party.”

It takes place at the Santa Barbara Art Foundry, which might be the trendiest new spot in the hottest area of town.

“It’s a great space with lots of good artwork,” explained Robin Erlander, whose nonprofit Global Good Impact is producing the event. Open Streets will receive some of the proceeds.

“We’re hoping for some sort of live activity to take place, maybe painting or glass blowers.”

Already confirmed are burlesque and Latin dance performances, live music, two DJs, tasty treats, cocktails, a cupcake champagne toast, and lots of dancing, which lasts until 4 am – the latest closing on the first day of the year in town. Admission includes two drink tickets, food, and a free photo booth with free costume attire.

Erlander said La Boheme Dance Group – which produced a burlesque performance and shares most of its members with the Thriller crew from World Dance for Humanity, both of whom performed at 2014 Open Street – have been engaged for “lots of those feisty dances,” while Yes You Can Dance studio will bring a salsa lesson and performances in tango, salsa, and other spicy dances throughout the night.

But you can also relive memories of the year gone by – yours and all the other folks on site – via a slideshow projected all night long. Submit two photos of some highlight of the last 12 months from your life.

“It can be something you did personally – have a new baby, climb a mountain – or a picture taken at a business organizational meeting,” said Erlander. It’s pretty wide open to anything you want to share, hopefully something you’re proud of. I’ll go through them and include everything I can, with discretion. As long as it’s tasteful, it’ll probably be in there.”

Get tickets online at www.extrav aganza.nightout.com or visit www. globalgoodimpact.com or www. sbopenstreets.org.

The Santa Barbara Art Foundry, 120 Santa Barbara Street.

Take Five: Bill Champlin

Bill Champlin is one of rock’s great underground heroes. In the 1960s and ‘70s, the singer and multi-instrumentalist fronted the Sons of Champlin, a Bay Area-based contemporary of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane that put out several critically lauded albums. His solo career began with two albums produced by the soon-tobe-superstar David Foster, while he also did innumerable recording sessions with some of the biggest names in rock.

He won two songwriting Grammys (Earth, Wind & Fire’s “After The Love Has Gone” in 1979 and George Benson’s “Turn Your Love Around” in 1981), then joined Chicago on the Chicago 16 album, which marked the beginning of a new era for the band; Champlin’s vocals were featured on such hits as “Hard Habit to Break” and “I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love”. Champlin stayed for 28 years, but left to focus more on his solo career and reviving Sons of Champlin.

Now he’s coming back to town – Champlin attended Montecito Union for fifth and sixth grades, living with his grandmother on Olive Mill Road – to play with the Sons for the first time in 15 years.

Q. Not many groups take a 15-year break or so and then come back. Why revive Sons Of Champlin?’

A. At first, it was just because there were some nice gigs they wanted me to do. But when we got together to play them, it was so fulfilling. There’s something very special about that material and that band. We were way ahead of our time. All of our stuff has that old R&B flavor to it, but somehow it all feels pretty new. We always had the groove, but it was with a crossover of meaningful lyrics. We do just four or five (concerts) a year, so it’s such a ball.

Sons of Champlin always had a reputation for great concerts.

They’re very fun gigs. I hate bands that play at an audience. We play with you; that’s the feeling we want. We got that vibe going back in the 60s and early 70s when there were light shows and no spotlights and you were just part of the same experience. It wasn’t you out there watching me.

You’re coming back to a town you spent a few formative years in. Does that have special meaning for you?

Oh, yeah. We love Montecito and Santa Barbara. I think the people who come see us are ones who haven’t seen us in years. I can’t tell you when the last (local) show was, maybe New Year’s back at the Miramar, so that’s at least 15 years. We’re going to throw down pretty hard. It’s gonna be great.

I could’ve been somebody. – Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront

Bill the thrill: Champlin is back in town

(Santa Barbara) should be a historical, memorable gig.

Are you proud that Will followed in your footsteps?

I was pretty proud when I saw him get his diploma at Berklee (College of Music) from (jazz great) Ron Carter.

And then to have made it to the finals at The Voice? But I was proud of him already. He was in the Sons for about a year, seven or eight gigs, and it was a real gas, but it didn’t seem right for him. He does so much great stuff on his own. (Recently), he was over at my house moving furniture and giving me pointers on Pro Tools. If I need a pianist who can really play a tough part, he’s the first guy I call. But we don’t do much together. He’s a major piece of work. People should come out to the gig just to hear him. He’s scary good.

Do you feel like you’ve got your due?

You’ve won two Grammys, have done tons of session work on important albums, played for 28 years in Chicago and have put out lots of great records with Sons of Champlin and solo, but you’re definitely not a household name. You okay with that?

I’m fine with it. People ask if I could do it over, would I change? First of all, I’d never do it all over. I don’t want to think about yesterday. I just live in today, and try to be here right now. I still love what I’m doing, and that’s the biggest success of all. People I respect also respect me. That’s a serious sign of success, too. That’s what’s great about the Sons. The material may be older, but it always feels like it’s still new to me, and hopefully it never becomes a tired situation. I think it feels that way to the audience, too. It’ll blow your mind. If you remember us, it’s better than it was.

There’s some great stuff going on.

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