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Rob Lowe conveys video footage and first-hand accounts of mudslide’s impact, p. 6

LETTERS TO EDITOR, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 27 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42

MIRACLE IN MONTECITO “ONE805 | KICK ASH BASH” organizers have already raised more than a million dollars for first responders’ and victims’ needs; the goal is $2 millionplus and the likelihood is they’ll surpass even that (Story on page 40)

Digging Out Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade helps Montecito residents get out from the mud, p. 12

Two Of A Kind

SB International Film Festival to honor I, Tonya co-stars Allison Janney and Margot Robbie, p. 20

Shell-abration East Beach Volleyball Academy a shore thing for co-founders Katie Spieler and Dana Kabishima, p. 30 Cover: Sylvia Weller being carried by Garet Blake (photo by Terri Tobin)

In light of the recent tragic events affecting our entire community, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is offering free admission through February 28—in the belief that the power of art will provide solace, tranquility of mind, healing, and a source of inspiration going forward.

EXHIBITIONS OPENING JANUARY 28:

Brought to Light: Revelatory Photographs in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art Collection Through April 22, 2018

Crosscurrents: The Painted Portrait in America, Britain, and France, 1750–1850 Through May 27, 2018

Crosscurrents: American and European Portrait Photographs, 1840–1900 Through May 27, 2018 Please enter through the Museum Store or Park entrance (near the Library), as State Street entrance is closed.

Free admission during February is a gift to our community from Clay Tedeschi and the Charles Bloom Foundation.

For more exhibitions and events, visit www.sbma.net.

1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA • Tuesday–Sunday: 11 am–5 pm • Free Thursday Evenings: 5–8 pm

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A TIME TO REMEMBER, HEAL & REBUILD

MONTECITO WE COMMEND AND HONOR ALL RESPONDERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS ARE FILLED WITH HOPE AND GRATITUDE, AS WE JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR BEAUTIFUL COASTAL TOWN VIBRANT AGAIN.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial

Bob Hazard continues to traverse the Montecito scene as the community faces rebuilding and unites in the aftermath of the mudslide and Thomas Fire

6 Miscellany

Natalie Portman; Gustavo Dudamel; UCSB Dance Theater; loads of debris; SB Museum of Art; Janet Napier; Rob Lowe seeks relief; and new exposé about Prince Charles

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Letters to the Editor

A compilation of correspondence from Journal readers comprising Judi Mjelde, Nigel Gallimore, Jean von Wittenburg, James Powell, Harriet Sharp, Davis von Wittenburg, Matt McLaughlin, Larry Bond, Gene Tyburn, Carissa Horowitz, Darlene Bierig, Dana Newquist, and Edo McGowan

10 This Week

Knit ‘n Needle; poetry club; 10 West Gallery; concerts; fishermen’s market; tea dance; MA Land Use; tech class; discussion group; MUS Board; book signing; Channel City; MBAR meeting; STEAM; Sedgwick hike; and Festival of Hearts

Tide Guide 12 Village Beat

Kelly Mahan Herrick has the latest on rebuilding from the Montecito mudflow

14 Seen Around Town

Lynda Millner covers the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation annual meeting and visits Cabana Home

20 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz interviews I, Tonya star Allison Janney; clarinetist Richard Hawley; and comedian Steven Wright

23 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz chronicles Sunburst Sanctuary’s “Dive into Silence”; Diana Raab at Yoga Soup; Stronger Together; 5Rhythms with Heeraa Sazevich; “Song of the Soul”; and Barbara Larrivee

26 On Law

In part two of his series, Steven Blum dissects class-action lawsuits and follows the muddied path of Chris Wilkinson and his son, Kai

27 Brilliant Thoughts

Wise guy or guise? Ashleigh Brilliant, the “Wise Old Man of the Mountain” as it were, offers words of and about wisdom.

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30 Fitness Front

Karen Robiscoe gets in shape where sand meets surf, thanks to East Beach Volleyball Academy co-founders Dana Kabashima and Katie Spieler

31 In Passing

Dave Cantin, May 7, 1968 – January 9, 2018

32 Understanding Insurance Seamlessly Integrated Electronic Systems Home Automation Audio/Video Lighting Control Motorized Shades Home Theaters Enterprise-Class Networking / WiFi High-End Security Systems Surveillance

Attorney Matthew Bourhis expounds on insurance policies based on “efficient proximate cause” of property damage

33 Your Westmont

History professor installed in endowed chair; author is honored; and music faculty perform February 2

40 Fundraising Front

Leanne Wood reports on the “Kick Ash Bash” and One805, an event for first responders and others of their ilk who helped during the Thomas Fire and mudslide

38 Legal Advertising 42 Calendar of Events

1st Thursday; State Street Ballet; Jean Mann at Cambridge Drive; DramaDogs; Noah’s Flood; Loggins & Messina; benefit fest in Ventura; French hip-hop; Tish Hinojosa; and Saloon at Lobero Theatre

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Editorial

by Bob Hazard

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

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ne of the unexpected gifts of the twin tragedies of the Thomas Fire, the largest recorded wildfire in California’s history, and the subsequent Montecito mudslide that engulfed our small village, has been the outpouring of sympathy, compassion, and support from our neighbors in the City of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Summerland, Goleta, the rest of Santa Barbara County, and indeed the world. Gone have been a steady stream of news references referring to Montecito as a celebrity hangout for the rich and privileged affluent retirees, mostly age 65 and older.

The mayor of Santa Barbara, Cathy Murillo, spoke for our greater community and its residents when she said, “We are all in this together.” First responders came from all over this state and other states. Our Congressman in Washington, Salud Carbajal, brought FEMA help and the Army Corps of Engineers. Hannah-Beth Jackson and Monique Limon championed legislation to make certain that fire insurance policies covered both fire and the related flood damage.

County supervisor Das Williams and a responsive county team of Tom Fayram, (public works and flood control); sheriff-coroner Bill Brown (mandatory evacuations and public safety); Rob Lewin (emergency management); Charity Dean (public health); and all the other teams of supporters and responders have been focused on our needs. Tim Gubbins at Caltrans cleared the impassible 101 in a matter of three days. (If he could repeat that feat in widening the 101 to three lanes in each direction in three months, we could rename him the “New Moses of Montecito”).

Local district leaders and heroes included Montecito Fire District’s Chip Hickman, Kevin Taylor and all the firefighters at MFPD, Nick Turner at Montecito Water District, Diane Gabriel at Montecito Sanitary District, MUS superintendent Anthony Ranii and MUS board president Gwyn

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

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Our hearts go out to all of those who lost loved ones and homes in the recent tragedy.

We wish to thank the thousands of responders and cooperating agencies for working tirelessly to put our community back together.

At the same time, we also want to thank our dedicated physicians and employees who were impacted by the closure of Highway 101 for taking trains, boats and the “long way” around to ensure Sansum Clinic was here for our patients and our community.

Thanks to you, all of our sites were able to remain open throughout these events. We are so grateful for your continued commitment in times of crisis to deliver exceptional care to our patients.

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ontecito actor Rob Lowe has been sharing video of the devastating mudslides on fellow Montecitan Ellen DeGeneres’s TV talk show.

Rob, 53, told her: “It has been a very difficult week. The sadness, I can’t kind of get beyond it.”

Both celebrities had to evacuate their homes last month when the Thomas Fire roared out of control near our rarefied enclave and again this month.

Rob said his home was under voluntary evacuation order and his son Matthew, 24, decided to stay while he was out of town for a meeting.

“At 4 o’clock in the morning, I had a FaceTime from Matthew panicking,” the TV star recounted.

“It was like Armageddon. Gas lines were rupturing. People saw the fires, then woke up. It was like daylight.

They couldn’t figure out what was going on, went out to see, and were washed away.

“It was literally a perfect storm of bad events.”

Ellen has set up a Montecito Disaster Relief GoFundMe page to help with the relief efforts.

Master of Illusion Pilobolus, considered one of the world’s greatest exponents of dance illusion, put on a dazzling display at the Granada as part of UCSB Arts & Lectures series.

The highly imaginative program, with its unique and diverse collaborations, combined athleticism, grace,

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Pilobolus continues to amaze

and jaw-dropping imagery, well earns them critical acclaim.

The 47-year-old company under creative director Mark Fucik, which has more than 120 works in its repertoire including collaborations with magicians Penn & Teller and a new one with banjo greats Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, has even performed at the Academy Awards and continues to blaze new trails.

They can’t come back soon enough.

Getting Their Phil The 99-year-old Los Angeles Philharmonic under charismatic Venezuelan director Gustavo Dudamel made its annual visit to the Granada, a longtime tradition, as part of CAMA’s 99th season.

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LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

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

Crane School Hero, Joel Weiss

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n the morning of January 9, our family narrowly escaped a tsunami of mud waters and our family is lucky to be alive. When the mountain of mud came at us, we fled our home as fast as we could.

My husband took one car and I took another. We went to the right and could not go down Sheffield Drive because it was flooded.

When we went to the left, my car was damaged by the floodwaters from the San Ysidro Creek Bridge. My husband took my daughter and me in his car, and we drove to the closest and safest place we could, which was Crane Country Day School’s parking lot. Many cars were in the lot including campers.

When daylight came, the head schoolmaster, Joel Weiss, came out to the cars to check on people. He offered food and shelter to all. One of my neighbors is in her 90s and in a wheelchair; he gave her a room with handicap access and assisted her. He let our family stay three nights in the

Crane School Library. He brought us food, water, blankets, and pillows.

He was our hero. Even after we left the area, Joel called and checked on us. In a time of devastation such as this, I want to take the time to thank people like Joel for their random acts of kindness and compassion. We truly are grateful to Joel Weiss and Crane School, and the first responders and everyone who has taken the time to help our wonderful community of Montecito.

Judi Mjelde Montecito

It’s Happened Before

A mudslide – referred to as “debris flow” by scientists – devastated Montecito during the early hours of January 9, when there was a 15-minute downpour of heavy rain. Some unofficial estimates have placed the mudflow at 20 mph, faster than people could run. Nearly a third of those killed were from immigrant families

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It was over 100 years ago – January 15 through 30, 1914 – when the first major Santa Barbara area storm was photo-documented. On Sunday, January 25, 1914, a total of 6.95 inches of rain fell within 48 hours, with the last 4 inches alone falling over a twohour period on the final day.

The 1914 storm saw portions of Old Spanish Town in Montecito washed away as Montecito Creek jammed up at the East Valley bridge overflowed its banks and undermined homes.

The downpour caused two fatalities, Louis and Elizabeth Jones, who were drowned while attempting to cross Oak Creek in Montecito to get home to their children.

With the heavy rains in 1914 falling for nearly two weeks, Santa Barbara experienced heavy flooding. Over 16 inches of rainfall caused widespread damages to agricultural lands, roads, bridges, rail lines, and houses. The rainfall caused enormous damage in both suburban and rural areas. These storms also resulted in the destruction of 12 homes and six bridges in the Mission Creek area. Two dams were destroyed and 22 deaths reported.

Today, a warming planet is at least partially to blame for the state’s recent weather woes. Already, 15 of the 20 largest fires in California’s history have occurred since year 2000.

Although determining the exact cause of a fire can take months, four out of five wildfires can be traced back to people. Researchers say a “mega drought” could sweep across the American West by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions increase at their current rate.

Burn scars can be blamed for the mudslides and debris flows, but this story has a lot more to do with many

years of California weather patterns.

A perusal of this link explains: www. theweathernetwork.com/us/news/ articles/wet-weather-california-toomuch-too-soon-pattern-change-losangeles-san-francisco-sierra-nevadaburn-areas-mudslide-flooding-concerns-la-nina/93148 The U.S. Geological Survey, in a study of wildfires and debris flows in Southern California, notes that postfire debris flows are most common within two years of a fire and are usually triggered by heavy rainfall.

Concerning current emergency services in Montecito, the topic has arisen again of another fire station; the Jackson Ranch location is apparently still under consideration.

Nigel Gallimore Montecito (Editor’s note: The globe may be warming, at least for the time being, but the 1914 rainfall and subsequent flooding, we don’t believe, can be laid at the hands of human-caused activity. – J.B.)

A Happy Surprise

At this terrible time for our community, it was such a nice feeling to find copies of the Montecito Journal waiting for us in the lobby of the Lemon Tree upon arrival here. Our wonderful Montecito will survive thanks to all who are working to save it. A huge thanks to all of you.

Jean von Wittenburg Montecito (Editor’s note: You and all our readers should be pleased to note that copies of MJ are/were also available at El Encanto, Pepper Tree Inn, Canary Hotel, Bacara Ritz-Carlton, Santa Barbara Inn, Harbor Inn, Fess Parker’s DoubleTree, Inn by

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Bernstein & Americana February 17, 2018 8pm February 18, 2018 3pm The Granada Theatre Nir Kabaretti, Conductor

The Santa Barbara Symphony marks the 100th Anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with some of his best known-works from Fancy Free, West Side Story and more accompanied by soprano Lisa Vroman and the Santa Barbara Choral Society. Program will also feature American composers Aaron Copland and Robin Frost.

Soloists: Lisa Vroman, Soprano; Jon Lewis, Trumpet; Sarah Beck, English Horn; Natasha Kislenko, Piano. Also featuring the Santa Barbara Choral Society.

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This Week in and around Montecito

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. This month’s poet: Margaret Atwood.

When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Fishermen’s Market Every Saturday, get fresh fish and shellfish at unbeatable prices straight from local fishermen out on the city pier next to Brophy’s restaurant. Buy fish whole or have it cleaned and filleted to order. Rockfish, ling cod, black cod, live rock crab, abalone, sea urchin (uni), and more are available weekly, rain or shine.

When: 6 am Where: Harbor Way Info: www.cfsb.info/sat

Opening Reception Opening reception at 10 West Gallery, featuring nine contemporary artists: Iben G. Vestergaard, Stephen Robeck, Karen Zazon, Patrick McGinnis, Tom Post, Rick Doehring, Beth Schmohr, Joan Enslin, and Diane Giles. Including: abstracts, nature-based paintings, bronze sculpture, and figurative abstract paintings. 10 West Gallery displays all new artwork every month with opening receptions during the downtown 1st Thursday Art Walks.

When: 5 to 8 pm Where: 10 West Anapamu Street Info: www.10westgallery.com

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Montecito Association Land Use Committee The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today the Land Use Committee meets to discuss upcoming projects.

When: 4 pm

Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation group for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish.

Participants should be familiar with the

Tea Dance The City of Santa Barbara donates use of the ballroom and volunteers provide music and refreshments for this ongoing, free dance event. The Santa Barbara Ballroom Tea Dance is held on the first Sunday of every month at the Carrillo Rec Center. No partner necessary, but if you can find one bring him or her along!

When: 2 to 5 pm Where: 100 E. Carrillo Street Info: 897-2519 Cost: free TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Concerts for Recovery and Hope Out of continued care and concern, the Music Academy of the West is offering two Concerts for Recovery and Hope for the community. The Board of Directors, administration, faculty, and alumni are heartbroken about the devastation in the area, lives lost, and neighbors injured. The Academy offers a space and music for people to come together for comfort amid the neighborhood that was heavily impacted by the Thomas Fire, and the winter storm and mudslides. Music Academy faculty who will perform include alumnus Nico Abondolo (’87, ’88), double bass; Richie Hawley, clarinet; alumna Natasha Kislenko (’01), piano; Julie Landsman, horn; and Paul Merkelo, trumpet. Alumnus cellist Joshua Roman (’02) will also appear, and additional artists will be announced at a later date. The concert at Hahn Hall on Friday, February 2, at 7 pm will be repeated on Saturday, February 3, at 4 pm. Admission is free. Advance tickets are recommended.

When: tonight at 7, tomorrow at 4 pm Where: Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Road Tickets: www.musicacademy.org/hope

Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road

When: 4 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Free Tech Class at Montecito Library iPads and iPhones are versatile devices capable of countless useful functions, but many of these remain a mystery to their owners. The Montecito branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library System will be offering free workshops demonstrating various tips and tricks to help users get more from their Apple mobile devices. Everyone is invited to bring along his or her iPad and iPhone, along with any questions. Users of all levels are welcome.

When: 1 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Discussion Group at Montecito Library A gathering to discuss binge-able TV series; get recommendations and discuss old favorites.

When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Special Montecito Union School Board Meeting The board will meet to discuss the effect of the mudslides on the campus and the student body.

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Book Signing at Chaucer’s Come to support Barbara Larrivee as she launches her newest book, A Daily Dose of Mindful Moments: Applying the Science of Mindfulness and Happiness. A Daily Dose of Mindful Moments is the first book to blend the science of mindfulness and happiness and offer a wealth of brief, evidencebased strategies drawn from decades of research in positive, cognitive, and social psychology and neuroscience. It offers a direct route to cultivating greater mindfulness and developing its vital skills, with more than 100 daily options for real mindful moments.

When: 7 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Lecture & Luncheon The Channel City Club presents “The Reality of North Korea,” a lecture presented by General William J. Begert.

General Begert served as commander, Pacific Air Forces, and Air Component commander for the United States Pacific Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, with the responsibility for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 55,500 Air Force people serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Japan and the Republic of Korea. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1968 and served as an instructor and evaluator pilot in C-141, O-2 and C-5 aircraft early in his career. During the Vietnam War, he was assigned as a forward air controller at Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam. Among many other positions, he also served as the vice commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe during the air war over Serbia.

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the general was the assistant vice chief of Staff for Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. When: 11:30 am Where: Fess Parker DoubleTree, 633 Cabrillo Blvd Info & Reservations: 564-6223, or info@channelcity.club.org MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.

When: 1 pm Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library.

When: 2 to 3 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 After-School STEAM Program Build with Legos, do snap circuits, and drop-in craft activities at Montecito Library. Ages 5 and up.

When: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

SATURDAY, FEBUARY 10 Sedgwick Reserve Hike The rugged Santa Ynez Valley is the setting for a series of monthly interpretive hikes and nature activities open to the public on the 6,000-acre UCSB Sedgwick Reserve. Three hikes with varying themes such as geology, landforms, Sedgwick panoramas, plants, and animals or birds will be conducted, with hiking levels of Easy, Moderate, or Strenuous. These hikes are approximately two to three hours each and are followed by the opportunity to picnic with your own lunch at the reserve. Reservations required.

In inclement weather, the hikes will be cancelled.

When: 8:30 am Cost: suggested donation of $20 per hiker Info and RSVP: Sedgwick@lifesci.ucsb. edu Festival of Hearts Friendship Center presents the 19th annual Festival of Hearts at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. This year’s theme is The Queen of Hearts’ Tea Party and will be a festive luncheon with local wines, heart art, and a live auction.

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by Kelly Mahan Herrick

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ast week, thousands of displaced Montecito residents were allowed to go back to their homes, after being mandatorily evacuated for more than two weeks following the mudflow event on January 9. The majority of Montecito residents and business owners are slowly getting back to their day-to-day routine, as others have spent the last week removing mud and debris from their properties with the help of both government agencies and dozens of civilian volunteers.

On Friday, nearly 100 stakeholders gathered at the Faulkner Gallery in Santa Barbara to hear the County’s plans in moving forward and rebuilding from the disaster, which effectively permanently changed the topography of at least three key areas in Montecito.

Led by First District supervisor Das Williams, County assistant CEO Matt Pontes, First Five executive director Ben Romo, and Office of Emergency

Management director Rob Lewin, the meeting was a starting place to hear from residents and stakeholders on how they want to move forward.

Lewin touched on the current priorities of his office, which include revising evacuation maps and protocols, with the help of scientists from the Forest Service and CalFire. “We know that if we are going to end up in the same situation again, that we need to prepare,” he said, adding that the evacuation orders that were sent out the weekend before the storm were unprecedented. “We implemented something we had never done before, an evacuation before a storm. From the top leadership down, we knew we had to do it. We stood behind the information. We felt strong enough and confident to do it,” he said. New evacuation maps designed specifically for a mudflow event are being drawn

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Music led by Jon Nathan, who is also director of the UCSB Jazz Ensemble.

New York-based Buglisi Dance Theater wrapped the show with Jacqulyn Buglisi’s Requiem set to Gabriel Faure’s soaring mass.

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Get a Load of This After the massive cleanup following the devastating Montecito mudslides, where to dump it?

More than 20,000 dump truck loads – in excess of seven million pounds – of muck have been taken to the Ventura County Fairgrounds, where it is being stored temporarily.

The concert blasted off with Stravinsky’s Fireworks, wrapping with Brahm’s Symphony No.1 in C minor.

Sandwiched wonderfully in between was the orchestra’s principal timpanist Joseph Pereiras’s new concert for timpani and two percussion with Maraca2 – Tim Palmer and Jason Huxtable.

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Danced the Night Away Fans of the UCSB Dance Theater were in for a treat at the Hatlen Theater with an eclectic program featuring four premieres and a special guest performance.

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The dance debuts were by guest choreographer Andrea Giselle Schermoly, who returned to the campus to create a new work after her highly successful residency last spring.

Also on the slate was Miche Wong with her new work Apsara, which she created in collaboration with artist Mary Heebner.

Nancy Colahan’s Deja Vu for Strings and Percussion was performed by members of the UCSB Dance Company, under the direction of Delila Moseley and artistic director Christopher Pilafian.

The music was played by percussionists from the UCSB Department of

But with the totals increasing daily, officials face a daunting task.

One debris site has an estimated 100,000 cubic yards of mud that needs removing, according to sheriff Bill Brown.

Up to 1,000 tons more each day could eventually end up in the Calabasas landfill.

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Our Montecito As a community, we are all trying to come to grips with the events that have unfolded in Montecito in recent weeks: a “perfect storm” of fire and heavy rain, resulting in destructive and deadly mudslides. To the families and friends who lost loved ones, and to the family of my own friend and colleague, Rebecca Riskin, I extend my heartfelt condolences.

I think it is a safe assumption to make that the face of Montecito has changed forever. Moving forward, as many of us try to regain some sense of normalcy in our lives, we take comfort in small acts of kindness. Sometimes those acts are offered by friends, but, in many cases, they are tendered by people we have never known. That speaks to the very essence of our Montecito and Santa Barbara communities.

Take, for example, the note left on the door of my husband’s and my home on East Mountain Drive, close to the San Ysidro Ranch, after the Thomas Fire. It was a simple act by the fire crew that protected our property, but it was far-reaching in many ways. It was a sign of the empathy and compassion of many of our local as well as out-of-town firefighters, first responders, emergency personnel and all the various groups and individuals involved in helping restore our community.

We are a community. We will, as a community, come out of this and remember to honor those we have lost. Not by dwelling in the past, but by honoring them in ways they would have wanted. By embracing and believing in what Montecito was, is, and always will be.

I ask that we all support our local impacted businesses by shopping locally where and whenever possible. We should not let our community, and those who are such an integral part of it, suffer when so many fought so hard to protect it and are continuing to help restore it.

Looking Ahead The question on everyone’s mind currently - and the one I get asked most often in recent weeks - is “How will the Thomas fire and subsequent rainstorm and mudslides affect Montecito moving forward?”. Obviously, no one has a crystal ball in this regard, and you can look at this as the glass being half empty or being half full. Notwithstanding the tragic loss of life, I tend to lean toward the latter, based on historical trends in Montecito related to such events with the understanding that 90% of Montecito appears to be undamaged.

In the short-term, there will be considerable physical and emotional scars. Once we regain occupancy of our homes and come to comprehend the reality of what happened in our community, it’s quite possible those scars will be magnified. In the long run, however, as we start to rebuild as a community, both physically and emotionally, and as we remind ourselves what a special place Montecito and its surrounding areas are in which to live and work, we will emerge stronger.

Montecito retains a special place in our hearts and will continue to do so. In darkness there is always light so as we begin to embrace the light, I ask you to please join me in supporting our communities, staying strong and safe, being a friend to those in need and continuing to be good neighbors together. #montecitostrong

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Under the Oaks

Recently, while shopping my way through a forest of textures and textiles at Wendy Foster’s Montecito branch, I somehow found myself deep in a conversation about space. I recommended to my conversation mate two books: Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities and Gaston Bachelard’s lovely Poetics of Space. Little did I realize how visible much of Montecito would soon become because of its sudden and apocalyptic invisibility, and how many of us would suddenly find our homes and our favorite nooks and corners within them – nests in which we had adored curling up comfortably and daydreaming and envisioning our futures – swept impossibly away.

In Poetics, Gaston recognizes that home is our first and most intimate universe. For him, the house possesses value not because of its fidelity to some tradition of architecture, but because of the life it shelters as a home.

“The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.” The nooks and corners of houses are centers of simplicity in dwelling, wherein we can experience the “primitiveness of refuge” and plunge into Being.

I was fortunate to have worked and dwelt for many years in a large but humble center of such simplicity: a refuge where, in the very heart of the utter simplicity of silence of the oak woods, stood a chapel. Here, countless multitudes would gather together in centralized solitude, to shelter from the despair and coldness of the world.

And if they trembled at all there, it was a shivering with Spirit.

Now many of us, refugees from the destruction of our abodes, if we awaken at all, wake up in different dwellings than the ones we had long inhabited: dwellings in which we may no longer feel the primitiveness of refuge, the simple comfort of envisioning our futures. Many of us no more enjoy a safe and stable nest. We find ourselves waxing nostalgic for our haunts of yesterday.

Where are we to find them once again? Gaston asks, “Are the towers of our souls razed forever?” How are we to re-envision and rebuild them?

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we have learned the most fundamental of blessings: how to abide within ourselves. And the dimensions and qualities of our new dwellings will manifest themselves as expressions of our deepest sense of abiding.

Thus, like oaks, we remain rooted in abiding. In abiding, the deep-rooted “oaks” of our memories reveal that which abides within us. What frequenter of oak groves at dusk has not felt the abysmal power of their stillness and borne it secretly away into the night? Oaks, and memories, abide, and are prayers — their dark hearts leafing outward into the light as surely as human hearts flower inward, following the grain of an even fuller illumination.

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Thank you for your cover story on the Parra Grande neighborhood (“The Sounds Of Silence,” MJ #24/4). It is a pleasure to find a positive, heartwarming story in the newspapers today.

Thank you to Cassie Neumann. What a joy to know that such a neighborhood for children growing up exists today.

My day was brightened by the article.

Harriet Sharp Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Ms Neumann’s story, and the way she tells it, did mitigate some of the sadness and pain, though none of the horror, connected with this terrible event. Her pain and her sadness, however, were evident throughout. – J.B.)

Etched in Stone

Now that there have been two deadly incidents, I suggest we have two commemorative sites in the upper village park, one for the fire and one for the flood. Perhaps the sites could be in the northwest and northeast corners.

In my thinking, one committee with two subcommittees would work well.

The committee could be formed by the Montecito Foundation or the Montecito Association. The Foundation should be approached and be asked if it would create a special fund account, and any contributions may be tax deductible. The tax issue would have to be checked. The subcommittees then would contact a stone artisan, select two boulders (in plentiful supply), retain a local person to make the (bronze?) plaques, determine what, if any, county approval may be required, and determine cost. The authorities at the cemetery could be of some assistance in finding someone to work stone and make the plaques.

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Janney, of course, is the actress who first came to national prominence portraying fictional press secretary C.J. Cregg on The West Wing back in 1999, a role for which she won four Emmy Awards. Now, following two decades of terrific acting in movies, TV, and on Broadway, Janney stands on the precipice of winning her first-ever Academy Award for playing LaVona Golden in the black comedy I, Tonya. The film is a mock documentary multi-version re-telling of the story of figure skater Tonya Harding, LaVona’s daughter, who was implicated in the knee-capping of her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, in 1994. Janney is stunning as the mother-from-hell, including several “interview” scenes where she faces the camera with a bird perched on her shoulder.

Janney, who has already claimed the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild supporting actress awards back in January, shares the stage with her co-star Margot Robbie next Thursday, February 8, at the Arlington, where the pair will share the Santa Barbara International Film

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Festival’s Outstanding Performers of the Year Award. She talked about the part over the phone from Los Angeles last weekend.

Q. Screenwriter Steven Rogers wrote this part specifically for you, to play against type. What was the impact when you first read it?

A. We’ve known each other forever and have been great friends, and he’s seen that I always seem to play the woman who holds things together, the glue, or else the silly sidekick.

He only told me after the fact, but he wrote it to show people that I can do so much more. I’m so touched by what he wanted to do for me, even though she’s really quite awful.

I haven’t asked him how he knew I could do it. But he did know that I’d be determined to make her not just a monster but a real human being.

Which is what I love to do in any role.

I’ve never had this great a challenge to make someone like that believable.

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a figure skater. I had dreams to do what Tonya did. My parents would get up at 5 am and take me to the rinks, spend lots of money on skates and lessons, and commit all that time.

That helped me ground myself in that part of her about what she did for Tonya. But I had to imagine that she must have come from a family where that kind of abusive behavior is sickeningly normal.

LaVona really is such a villain. How did you find her worth in order to love her enough to play her?

Well, I didn’t have to love her, but I couldn’t judge her. I had to think that she was a little girl who never had anything turn out the way she wanted. She’s angry at the world, and now she’s attached her own self-esteem to her daughter, her one chance to redeem herself. I’ve spent a lot of time working on myself and what makes me do things. So, I’m frustrated by people who are so angry at the world, pointing fingers at everyone and never being accountable for their own behavior. LaVona is definitely one of them, and I hate her for that.

But I understand it comes from fear and insecurity, being a woman who was never loved or know how to love.

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I believe the flood plaque should contain the organizations that assisted us; in addition, the plaque on one side of the stone should list those who lost their Iives, subject to wishes of the survivors. A target date should be set: January 9, 2019, would be appropriate.

Davis Von Wittenburg Montecito

Buddy-Buddy

In July 2001, an Edison generator stopped functioning and an intersection’s traffic lights went dark in downtown Santa Barbara. I took Edison to Small Claims Court due to [damage] to my vehicle. I was informed that in many cases, government-Edison contracts include a Buddy-Buddy contract protecting the utility from being sued whatever the circumstances.

We’ll find out soon enough if a utility can be financially responsible for the Thomas Fire and Thomas Flood.

Matt McLaughlin Santa Barbara

Purple Hearts for First Responders

Your recent headline “A Sad, Sad Time” regarding the unfathomable tragedy that struck Montecito in the middle of the night was perfect.

To see all those lives of friends and neighbors, especially the young ones, snuffed out was the saddest thing that’s happened in this community since I came here in 1959.

I just hope those that died didn’t suffer. It makes the 1969 platform A oil spill appear insignificant in comparison. It seems as though there should be a civilian equivalent to the Purple Heart given to the first responders for working such long hours in such nightmarish conditions.

Larry Bond Santa Barbara

We Will Rebuild

Our town is small and yet is known from coast to coast, and in Europe

too. I saw a T-shirt with its name as I walked around Stonehenge’s rocks of blue, and then on a ball cap as I stood looking up at the Eiffel Tower, proclaiming itself worthy of attention in front of this icon of France’s power.

Though fire, wind, rain, and mud has tried its best to scour us from this Eden hillside, with all nature’s powers, be sure of this: We will make nature bend to our will again and rebuild it better than before.

Gene Tyburn Montecito

You should be ashamed for plugging a gofundme account for someone like John Mooy just because people know him, but not the unknown people who probably won’t ever receive as much money or help simply because they are unknown.

Very sad.

We (me, you, and everyone else) may and often will not ever know the identities of those who have done more for the community than John and need just as much, if not more help than him. Even more so, what makes John Mooy so much more special than all the others who lost just as much, if not more (such as their family members)?

So very sad. So very shameful.

You should apologize to all those in need.

By the way, there is general gofundme page that is meant to help everyone. Why in a million years wouldn’t you publish something like that?

Carissa N. Horowitz Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: No apology warranted or required: Steven Libowitz mentioned the gofundme site for John Mooy in his column (“On Entertainment,” MJ # 24/4), and wondered too whether Mr. Mooy deserved “help more than other victims,” and suggested Mooy’s fans should decide.

In the meantime, one can help the Benitez family and others at gofundme/Montecito Benitez family mudslide. – J.B.)

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Three Men, Two Hours

Thursday mornings, I play tennis beginning at 8:30. At that precise time, a truck with three men pulled into the Oak Park parking lot. As we were warming up on the adjacent tennis court, we watched the unloading of two vacuum cleaners followed up by the bossman firing up a generator. This parking lot is approximately 6,000 sq ft. Prior to the Thomas Fire, a team of two men would use leaf blowers (hate them) for clearing the lot. Apparently, a new method was needed.

1) The cleaning of the lot required two workers armed with vacuums and a supervisor to manage these men, start the generator, and drive the truck. This task took approximately two hours.

2) My estimate is that a street cleaner would probably take 10 minutes using a single operator.

3) This task was given to a contractor: Enviroscapes.

Does the City not have employees cleared on the operational procedures of vacuums? This is a very small example of what may be happening with our money in our beloved town.

I would love to see the invoice on this job.

Dana Newquist Montecito

Talk about Water

The following is an open letter to Steven Blum (On Law, MJ #24/4) concerning damage accruing to gov-

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ernmental failure and the potential case of non-action.

One of the issues that typically fails to be discussed following this type of disaster is an unrecognized accumulation of latent public health impacts to drinking water systems. In the case of Montecito, there was, as we know, the destruction of water mains slung along road bridges crossing creeks. This opened the system to serious contamination, resulting in a boil-water and later a super-chlorine announcement.

What is generally not recognized is that biofilms immediately begin to be established within the piping following such contamination.

Biofilms shelter pathogens by gluing themselves to the luminal surfaces of the water pipes. This sheltering is able to defy chlorine treatment and the biofilm-enclosed pathogens, well sheltered under their goo-like coating, multiply, pick up and transfer genetic information, and spread along the protected internal surfaces of the piping. These shedding biofilms move down the piping and dramatically and adversely impact agricultural profits, hence, there is widespread interest within the agricultural sector.

Notwithstanding the abundant discussion in other sectors, I have found that those in the drinking water sector seem reluctant to have a transparent discussion of this process. This reluctance to acknowledge public health impacts also accrues to the clientele captured regulatory community at several governmental levels. Thus, the public may be ineffectively served and at risk. The disaster in Flint, Michigan, is symptomatic. Luckily, we have a highly responsible board and staff now dealing with this event, but this topic needs to be understood by the community.

The point of use (POU) water quality control systems found in many homes can and do become impacted and that contamination then offers a reservoir for prolonged release of pathogens, some of which are likely to be multi-drug resistant. Again, this is well-studied but often little discussed in the drinking water industry.

Because there could be some discussion of potential disaster-related funding, the community leaders should inquire if this type of testing might be covered. That may take cooperation by some community members with high-level contact within political systems.

Thus, the question for Mr. Blum: Would the failing to do adequate POU testing (not just the typical single indicator coliform lab test) constitute a taking, if it is later found that one’s entire plumbing were contaminated and hence, for health reasons, necessitate replacement?

Dr. Edo McGowan Montecito •MJ 1 – 8 February 2018

Spirituality Matters

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

Dive into Silence

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unburst Sanctuary scheduled its popular annual silent meditation retreat long before the flames and flood afflicted Montecito and environs.

And while our chatter-filled minds make it seem like staying quiet for a weekend could be cause for anxiety, perhaps quiet contemplation in the community is the perfect elixir for these challenging circumstances. Whatever the impetus, the Dive into Silence retreat aims to help people reconnect with themselves and rediscover the peace, joy, and healing available in the present moment, which then ultimately also leads to greater connection with one another and with nature.

The retreat, which has been extended an extra day this year, includes restorative yoga, guided meditations, instruction in mindfulness practices such as walking meditation in the manner taught by Thich Nhat Hanh, nourishing meals, and more. There is unstructured time each afternoon to rest, journal, meditate, join in a silent project of creating mandalas together, walk Sunburst’s Hopi labyrinth, or simply enjoy the view of the expansive property from Sunburst’s “sacred spaces for solitude” that have been designated for the weekend.

Dive into Silence is organized as a group retreat so that people feel one another’s support in going into a quieter mode. Sharing the same intention makes it easier to stick with it when we might otherwise be tempted to indulge in small talk, check Facebook or email, or engage in some other distraction of everyday life. But, as Sharon Ray, one of the retreat’s facilitators explains, the goal isn’t simply to not talk. The “magic” comes from what we’re doing instead – becoming mindful of the present moment, aware of the richness and aliveness of what is happening right here and right now, letting our stories about the past or our hopes and fears for the future fade from conscious thought.

Dive into Silence starts with dinner

on Thursday, February 15, and ends with the weekly 10:30 am Sunday meditation service followed by brunch on February 18 (see below). The cost is by sliding-scale donation of $175 to $250, plus lodging or camping (commuting is okay). Call or email the Sunburst office at 736-6528 or contactus@sunburst.org. Register by this Wednesday, February 7.

(Your intrepid columnist has signed up to attend, while freely admitting he’s somewhat terrified by the prospect of three days of not talking, as even three minutes of silence can be a tough task for him in group settings – or even alone, except when he’s sleeping, and sometimes not even then.

Look for a full report in this space after the retreat.)

Sundays at Sunburst

Sunburst also opens its facilities for a peaceful, joyous meditation service each Sunday at 10:30 am for live music and song, an inspirational talk, and silent meditation followed by a homemade brunch and guided hike, including the outdoor labyrinth and gardens.

Families are welcome, with children’s service offered for ages 4+. Visit www. sunburst.org for the weekly topic.

Soup up the Healing

Montecito resident Diana Raab has been teaching her writing workshops locally and around the country for years, most recently after the publication last fall of her book Writing for Bliss. Now, in the wake of the fire and floods, Raab – who wrote the graceful column The Mindful Word about her own and neighbor’s experiences during the ordeals in last week’s Montecito Journal – is offering “Writing for Healing” at Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way, from 2 to 4 pm on Saturday, February 3. The gathering is intended to help attendees find their voice on the page, become inspired in a safe

and nurturing environment, and learn how writing can help you heal and transform through difficult times. All are encouraged to reflect upon what you’ve been experiencing during the recent fires and mudslides, set intentions, and write about what’s going on in your body, mind, and soul as you remember that having compassion for yourself and others frees you to move forward. Journals and pens will be provided. Free. Donations will be given to www.sbfirefightersalliance.org.

Sunday brings an “Afternoon of Community Healing” to the Soup, as first responders, firefighters, heads of community organizations, direct victims of the fire and mudslides, and anyone who has been impacted by the recent events are invited to the 2 to 5:30 pm gathering to clear the stress, grief, and trauma. Among the free offerings from local health practitioners are Maya Shaw Gail’s trauma clearing and mindful reconnecting, Acupuncture and herbal support with Mark Ruskin, L.CC, healing shock and trauma with PHH from Valarie Girard, D.C., Sarah Uma’s movement therapy and spiritual guidance, Angelic Support from Lucinda Rae-Prayer, healing music from singer-songwriter Nicola Gordon, and healing presence with Anya Burckhard – plus sessions of EFT Tapping, Healing Touch, and Reiki. Others wanting to offer support on Sunday afternoon as well as gifts or donations are invited to call Ms Uma at 448-7558 or email sarahuma33@gmail.

Call Yoga Soup at 965-8811 or visit www.yogasoup.com.

Stronger Together II

More than six weeks have passed since the Thomas Fire blanketed the area in smoke and caused commercial chaos during the important holiday season. It’s been three weeks and

change since the massive Montecito mudslide, and the village has been repopulated with those whose homes weren’t destroyed or so badly damaged as to preclude occupancy. But grieving and healing still abound in the area.

Impact Hub’s first Stronger Together event in mid-January offered a vast wealth of community resources, from chiropractors and massage therapists to grief counselors and meditation leaders, plus music, food, and refreshments available to anyone in the community seeking support or merely connection. Now the co-working/ community space is doing it again, this Saturday, February 3, from 11 am to 3 pm, when the downtown destination will become community central for continuing the healing process. Drop by 1117 State Street anytime during the four-hour event to decompress, connect, and gain access to resources to carry on the healing process. Free.

Also coming to the Hub: a Casino Night fundraiser to benefit the Thomas Fire and Montecito mudslide victims from 6 to 10 pm on Friday, February 16. Enjoy casino table games including roulette, craps, poker and blackjack, plus a raffle, live DJ, photo booth, hors d’oeuvres, and more.

Guests are encouraged to wear red for Community Unity. Tickets $10 to $20. Call 284-0078 or visit www. impacthubsb.com/events.

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Rick Lemmo, Red Cross volunteer, Jeannine’s Bakery owner Alison Hardey, Sharon Byrne and Red Cross representative at the Coast Village Association Recovery Assistance Center

up and will be utilized over the next several winters until our denuded hillsides have time to regrow following the Thomas Fire. Verbiage associated with evacuations – specifically the words “mandatory” and “voluntary” – are also being reviewed, according to officials.

Lewin said that in the disaster zone, work continues on clearing debris basins, fixing damaged bridges along Highway 192, restoring utilities, and

helping residents clear their properties. As of press time, only one major debris basin is clear (San Ysidro), with completion of Cold Spring expected soon. Two other debris basins, Romero and Santa Monica in Carpinteria, will take at least another month of time, Lewin said. “We may have storms before they are clear, and we need to prepare for that,” he said.

Pontes, who is overseeing the rebuilding of Montecito, explained

that topography changes in Montecito will determine the rebuilding, and that many homeowners with property in the Long Term Exclusion Zones will not be permitted to rebuild. “The creek channels have moved, and Mother Nature has told us where they are,” he said, adding that crews are in the slow process of removing 2 million cubic yards of material due to the debris flow. “To put that in perspective, one truckload can carry about ten cubic yards,” he said. It’s unclear at this point what will happen to those properties, and if the County will declare them eminent domain. A memorial park to honor the at least 21 people who lost their lives is also being discussed.

For homeowners whose homes were damaged or destroyed and rebuilding is possible, the County is building the infrastructure in which to speed the process along, including designating dedicated case management teams and expediting the permitting process. The first step is removing the mud from homes and property, which Pontes said is the responsibility of the homeowner, but there is help available (see info about the volunteer Bucket Brigade below). In order not to compete with trucks removing mud from the public right-of-way, homeowners are being asked to remove mud from their homes but leave it on their property for the time being. For

more information about mud removal options, visit www.countyofsb.org/ asset.c/3861.

Impacted residents are encouraged to visit the Local Assistance Center at Calvary Chapel, which will be open until Saturday, February 3. There, residents can find information about insurance claims, FEMA, short-term housing, support groups, counseling, and more. There is also a similar center on Coast Village Road at Olive Mill Plaza, which is sponsored by the Coast Village Association. The Recovery Assistance Center is a place for residents to find information related to rebuilding, a place to gather for meetings, and a place for people to go to offer assistance to those impacted.

“The center is available for meetings or groups up to sixty people, to any person or group offering assistance to those businesses and residents impacted physically, emotionally, and financially by the recent storm and aftermath,” said CVA Board president Bob Ludwick, who has been staffing the center along with executive director Sharon Byrne. “This is not intended for those seeking to sell something, but for folks who truly have comfort, information, and encouragement to offer,” he said.

The Red Cross will be providing casework, recovery services, emotion-

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On Law

by Steven A. Blum Steven A. Blum received a law degree from Yale Law School in 1987 and has practiced real estate litigation, specializing in landslides, over the past 30 years in law firms big and small. He lives in Montecito and his website is www.cal-landslidelaw. com. He is a partner of Blum Collins LLP.

What’s Your Shoe Size? One Size Won’t Fit All Feet: Class Actions, Insurance, And Topography

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hris Wilkinson and his son, Kai, filled their truck with emergency supplies and radio equipment. They are members of the Montecito Emergency Response and Recovery Action Group known as MERRAG. It was January 8. KEYT had warned of heavy rainfall.

As a third-generation Montecitoan who has lived in the same Glen Oaks home since 1963, Chris knew that winter rains could trigger debris flows in the wake of the Thomas fire. He has hiked in the San Ysidro Mountains all his life and understood that Montecito’s picturesque topography of mountains, hills, streams, and creeks could feed destructive mudslides.

Even though the mandatory evacuation orders had focused on uphill residents close to the fire zone, Chris worried that his neighborhood – farther downslope and close to San Ysidro Creek – was more at risk.

Chris and Kai stayed up all night.

The debris flow happened around 4 am, when the mud mixed with giant boulders, outlined by the orange and purple tint of a house fire burning in background, rolled into Glen Oaks.

Instead of running away, Chris and Kai went into the street to check on neighbors, screaming their names into the air.

Chris knew which homes got wiped out, because he saw the same homes get hit by mudslides when he was a kid in 1969. In the following weeks, Chris used his knowledge of the local geography to guide the brave first responders who came from around the country. When emergency vehicles couldn’t get into Glen Oaks, Chris took them to a back entrance that only local residents could know and he helped them find trails that he knew like the back of his hands.

“We need to show them where to go. No one knows the property as well as the property owner,” Chris told me last week. He is my nextdoor neighbor. Neighbors have to take the lead and show the way.

Chris’s message resonated with me, especially as I watched throngs of outside legal experts descend, touting mass torts or class-action litigation as the legal panacea that could solve all our problems. It’s too early for this. Even most of us who still have homes aren’t yet back. We are still in shock over the loss of our

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neighbors’ lives and the destruction in our otherwise idyllic community.

As the heartbreak sinks in, it is important to soberly reflect on a proper strategy for you and your family and not be moved by impulse.

Slow down and take a deep breath.

Yes, our community will come together, but it will happen on its own initiative, not under pressure from outside forces.

In addition to landslide cases, I have prosecuted and defended around 50 class actions over the last 30 years. Class action may not be the solution Montecito needs. As the late justice Antonin Scalia said in the case of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), the class action is “an exception to the usual rule that litigation is conducted by and on behalf of the individual named parties only.”

To justify a departure from that rule, all class members must “possess the same interest and suffer the same injury.” This is the threshold “commonality” requirement that all class actions must meet before having to surmount too many additional obstacles to discuss here. In Dukes, the United States Supreme Court interpreted “commonality” to mean that the claims of each class member must rest upon a single common contention, the truth or falsity of which will drive a class-wide resolution of claims.

Can Montecitoans’ rights be lumped together into a pot of undifferentiated claims? Unlikely. Yes, we all live in Montecito, but the commonality probably stops there.

California law presumes that real property is unique. Lewis v. Superior Court (1994) 30 Cal.App.4th 1850, 1876; California Civil Code section 3387. This is especially true in Montecito. We don’t live in tract homes or condominium units made from the same mold. The topography and geology of each Montecito home is different.

Each property is unique with regard to where it sits in relation to a complex web of hills, creeks, culverts, and roads. Your case will be different from that of your upstream, downstream, upslope, or downslope neighbor. This defeats what the courts call class certification. In fact, there is a serious potential for conflict of interest, since your attorney may need to point out differences in geography that are disadvantageous

to your neighbor.

That’s not all. Each Montecito resident or business may have different combinations of claims for negligence, nuisance, trespass, inverse condemnation, construction defect, and dangerous condition of public property (that’s the term for government negligence). Some people have personal injury and wrongful death claims. Businesses also have lost income claims and residents (including me) have loss of use claims.

There is a diversity of defendants, such as government agencies, utility companies, insurance companies, construction companies, upstream property owners, and contractors.

The claims and defendants form a matrix containing complex interactions and an explosive mix of conflicts of interest difficult to cram into a class action or other forms of collective litigation.

Collective litigation is designed for consumer cases, not real property cases. The residents of Montecito are nothing like the class of consumers who all bought a Volkswagen containing the same rigged diesel engine or consumers injured on a large scale by defective drugs or products made by a single manufacturer.

Don’t worry about being left out if you don’t jump on the bandwagon.

You don’t need to sign up with a lawyer to be part of a class action.

If a court finds that a class meets the commonality and other requirements, then all people similarly situated are automatically included in the class. Even after a class is certified by a court, you will have the opportunity to “opt out” of the class to pursue your individual claims on your own.

My advice is to call your insurer first. There may be potential for coverage where, on first glance, your loss appears excluded. Standard homeowner ’s insurance does not cover damage by a landslide or mudslide, which is considered “earth movement” and explicitly excluded from most policies. (Insurance for landslide liability claims is another story.) Mudflows, which are more liquid in nature than a mudslide, are typically not covered because they fall under the same provision that excludes floods.

However, under California law where a covered peril (fire) and an excluded peril (landslide, mudslide/ flow) occur in a sequence of events to cause a loss, an insurance policy covers the loss if the covered danger was the “efficient proximate cause” of damage. In a case that dates back almost 30 years, the California Court of Appeals addressed the issue of efficient proximate cause where heavy rain on a slope, which was barren of vegetation because of a fire, caused a landslide that destroyed

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the policyholder’s property. Howell v.

State Farm Fire & Casualty (1990) 218 Cal.App.3d 1446. The court determined it was for a jury to decide if the fire, and not the excluded peril of earth movement, was the efficient proximate cause of the loss.

Recently, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, citing Howell, reached a similar result. In Stankova v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co., 788 F.3d 1012 (9th Cir. 2015), the Stankovas sued their insurer, who had denied coverage after flooding and mudslides in the area destroyed their home one month after a wildfire destroyed the vegetation on a nearby hillside. The court relied on the evidence that mudslides had not occurred on the property before the wildfire despite heavy rains; that deforestation and erosion can lead to mudslides; and that the rainfall that led to the mudslide was not unusually heavy. The court let the case go to the jury.

Howell and Stankova, combined with the science of mudslides, can allow policyholders to find coverage under their insurance policy.

Litigation might not be necessary – unless your insurer denies coverage.

(Again, that’s another story.)

There is a time to heal and a time to litigate. Now is the time to heal. Take your time to carefully investigate your path to recovery, while being aware of the statutes of limitations.

Before you decide to take your claims to court, understand that the wheels of justice move slowly, and in many cases you can count on at least a couple years of litigation. Please don’t sign up with the first lawyer who shows up at your house, because once you execute that engagement agreement, the lawyer owns a part of you; the lawyer would have a lien on any recovery that you might get down the line, even if you fire him or her.

And be wary of one-size-fits-all solutions. Remember what Chris Wilkinson says: “Each hill is different. Each creek is different. Each house has its own geographic history.” Whether tackling disaster relief or litigation strategy, we should not take a sledgehammer approach from 30,000 feet up in the sky, treating Montecito residents as an undifferentiated mass. Your property is different from your neighbor’s property. It’s better to come back down to Earth and use a scalpel to repair your damages with precision and finesse. Your home deserves this – it’s simply too important and too valuable.

This is the second in a series of articles. You can read my first article on private property rights and inverse condemnation in last week’s issue of Montecito Journal. Next week: Insights into surface flow of water and mud. •MJ 1 – 8 February 2018

Brilliant Thoughts

SPIRITUALITY (Continued from page 23)

by Ashleigh Brilliant Born London, 1933. Mother Canadian. Father a British civil servant. World War II childhood spent mostly in Toronto and Washington, D.C. Berkeley PhD. in American History, 1964. Living in Santa Barbara with wife Dorothy since 1973. No children. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots”, now a series of 10,000. Email ashleigh@west.net or visit www.ashleighbrilliant.com

Wise Guise

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n December 9, 2013, I celebrated my 80th birthday at a hilltop park overlooking Santa Barbara. Inviting everybody, on a potluck basis, I announced, somewhat facetiously, that this would enable me to assume the role of a “Wise Old Man of the Mountain.”

To my surprise, the City took this seriously, to the extent of issuing an ornate birthday greeting in the form of a certificate, signed by the mayor, characterizing me as Ashleigh Brilliant Wise Old Man of the Mountain I jumped at the chance to add this to my other claims to fame – as the world’s only full-time professional epigrammatist, and as the highest-paid author (per word.) But I had to start wondering, just what does it mean to be “Wise”? Furthermore: (1) How is wisdom calibrated? Why are there no “WQ” tests, as there are “I.Q.” tests for intelligence?

(2) Why does wisdom evidently have so little commercial value?

(3) How do you acquire wisdom?

Surely, we’re not born with it. So, why are there no public-school wisdom courses?

(4) With regard to the legendary wise persons, just how wise were they, really? King Solomon’s reputation apparently derives from one anecdote about how he determined the rightful mother of a disputed baby. The wisdom of Socrates hinges on the story that, when told that the Oracle at Delphi had declared him to be the wisest man in Athens, he commented that “All I know is that I know nothing.”

As for all the great religious leaders, from Buddha and Jesus onward, their combined wisdom seems to conflate to homilies on being nice, decent, and kind.

But you are not going to let me get away with anything that simplistic.

You’re expecting me, as a certified Wise Person, to offer you today some genuine wisdom of my own. So, ready or not, here it is: In the spirit of my predecessors, I concur that our greatest problem is, how can we improve the way people behave toward one another and minimize all the misbehavior that seems to be so prevalent? We now know that neither outer nor inner space is the “Final Frontier,” but what truly deserves that designation is the strange organ inside our heads called the brain.

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Everything we are, and know, and do, resides within it. And fortunately, we have certain chemical and surgical tools that were not available until recently.

However, in order to make full use of this knowledge, what we need are two basic changes in our current approach.

One is prioritizing scientific brain research, which deserves far more funding than we currently spend on armaments. The other is changing our legal and ethical standards with regard to experimentation on human beings.

You don’t have to tell me about the risks and dangers in what I’m proposing. Experimenting upon animals is tricky enough, what with some otherwise decent people being willing to commit arson, if not worse crimes, to protect what they consider the rights of non-human critters. But in terms of adult humans, we already have people volunteering for all kinds of hazardous duties, including police work, firefighting, and military service (not to mention those brave aid-workers who risk their lives in disaster zones of the world.)

And far more people would be willing to be experimented upon, if they and their families were paid enough, and if society honored them enough (as we now honor those in the armed forces).

So, what exactly am I proposing?

First and foremost, we must minimize the restrictions that prevent our scientists from properly exploring the living human brain. And since each of us possesses a functioning specimen of this marvelous organ, one can envisage all kinds of scenarios in which the user might be willing to participate, at varying degrees of risk, in research projects specifically designed to determine how we can best control and improve human attitudes and behavior, particularly in those who are a danger to society. The best initial candidates might be people already in penal or medical institutions, or those known to be terminally ill. But let anyone volunteer who truly wants to benefit society.

Of course, there must be all kinds of safeguards, and the legislators and lawyers will face great challenges. But remember, the whole object of this proposal is to remove at least some of the current obstacles to brain research on living human subjects, with the special purpose of changing anti-social attitudes and behavior.

Here endeth today’s offering of wisdom.

•MJ

participating in many workshops with the source of the practice, Gabrielle Roth. The 5Rhythms – Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, Stillness – are states of being achieved through the dance practice, considered a map to everywhere, on all planes of consciousness, inner and outer, forward and back, physical, emotional, and intellectual. The goal is to let go of all separation and feel wholly connected, to disappear in the dance, and plug into the state of luminous being.

That’s certainly something we could all use after a harrowing couple of months of fire and mudslides.

Sazevich is coming to Santa Barbara this weekend for a two-day workshop at Santa Barbara Dance Center, 127 West Canon Perdido Street, that is open to all levels of experience and abilities. The Friday, February 2, introductory session takes place from 6:30 to 9 pm, while the in-depth workshop runs 1 to 6:30 pm on Saturday.

Admission is $25 on Friday, $99 for Saturday only, or $109 for the full weekend. Visit www.5rhythms-heeraa.com for details and registration.

The Salt Lake City-based Sazevich also returns to the regular weekly Santa Barbara Dance Tribe from 11 am to 1 pm on Sunday at the Towbes Center, 2285 Las Positas Road. The dance will follow the natural arc of a 5Rhythms wave but won’t be fully guided, but instead take a “Sweat Your Prayers” format where dancers will move through the rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness with intention, each creating their own unique interpretation of the various stages. Heeraa will be working with the theme of grounded fluidity on Sunday, which is the day of the Chinese New Year, kicking off the Year of the Dog. Admission is $15. Visit www.facebook. com/events/756643094538012.

Fears Get Pulver-ized at “Song” Weekend

Mick and Tess Pulver, the married couple who have conducted Breakthrough Performance Workshops in town on-and-off for years, and two decades in all around the country, are coming back to Santa Barbara for a solitary weekend seminar. In the Breakthrough events, participants meet weekly for two months

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to build confidence, practice, and support one another before individually belting out a song of their choice backed by a full band at SOhO. The “Song of the Soul” weekend, slated for 1 to 7 pm on February 3-4, has a similar goal of transforming one’s life via freeing the voice, but in a much more compact format. The idea is for participants to release limitations and recharge the natural spirit while expanding the creative voice by the practice of singing. It’s described as a “deep fun journey into your soulful creative essence where we will dig into that song inside you that’s just waiting to break out.”

Several friends and colleagues have completed the longer Breakthrough Performance Workshop and come out the other side with vastly increased confidence – not to mention a spectacular performance and new friendships.

The new weekend program is a powerful evolution of the Pulver’s work, one designed to quickly open access to the deep creative well inside each of us.

They invite you to see your song come forth into live music sharing, open more to your wellspring of magic, creativity, and healing, and dive into your “Song of the Soul”. Tuition is $245. For details and registration info, call 4501736, email info@bigembrace.com, or visit www.bigembrace.com.

A Spoonful of Mindfulness

Barbara Larrivee launches her newest book, A Daily Dose of Mindful Moments: Applying the Science of Mindfulness and Happiness, which contains brief, evidence-based strategies drawn from decades of research in positive, cognitive, and social psychology and neuroscience. The book offers a direct route to cultivating greater mindfulness and developing its vital skills, with more than 100 daily options for real mindful moments. Larrivee, whose eight books have covered managing challenging behavior, respectful communication, reducing stress, and cultivating mindfulness, will discuss Daily Dose and sign copies at Chaucer’s Books at 7 pm Wednesday, February 7. Half of the overall profits from sales of the book will fund grants to educators to implement mindful moment practices.

•MJ

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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)

Lurie, Cold Spring school superintendent and principal Amy Alzina, whose 170 students at Cold Spring Elementary School had the added burden of dealing with the loss of two friends in the flood, kindergartener Peerawat Sutthithepa, age 6, and sixth grader Sawyer Corey, age 12. Add Charlene Nagel at the Montecito Association and the team of Bob Ludwick and Sharon Byrne at the Coast Village Road Association to the unprecedented professional response teams.

What Happened in Montecito?

The 500-year Montecito fire-flood event struck rich and poor alike. A raging river of mud and muck dislodged enormous boulders off our steep hillsides denuded by fire and dry creeks. Geologists tell us that wax released by burned chaparral helped to accelerate the flow. The sudden 3:30 am deluge of pounding rain and devastating mudflow indiscriminately swallowed up homes, cars, and people of all ages and income levels as it descended from the mountains to the sea.

Community Engagement

Nature has permanently changed the face of Montecito. Will we be able to change too? It is never too early to begin the envisioning process, to see the community not as it is now – naked, afraid, and covered in mud – but to see it as it could be, restored to its natural beauty and made better.

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Undergrounding Our Utilities We are a community that previously offered some $9 billion in outstanding residential real estate value, sitting atop a century-old infrastructure. Our underground water pipes are 100 years old, corroded, and long past their useful life. Above ground, we see ugly wooden telephone poles and crossbars topped with increasingly heavier and unsightly wires that date back to 1924. One by one, these rotting wooden poles, often in pairs, are being converted to even uglier steel poles with refrigerator-sized boxes hanging on them for cell phone coverage. They have become visual environmental disasters on their own.

The mudslide and flood took out the poles and wires on a wide swath of Caltrans 192/East Valley Road.

State Route 192 is a mess with its broken bridges, downed utility poles, and increasingly torn-up roadway, pounded by 200,000 heavy truckloads of mud and muck, with more to come.

This roadway will need to be rebuilt.

As a component of future storm readiness, the opportunity exists for Caltrans to petition FEMA for funding to rebuild 192, including giant underground culverts to house vulnerable water pipes, sewer lines, gas lines, electrical and broadband cable, free from the danger of wildfires. Also needed are storm-ready emergency disaster generators and community notification systems.

Our only land connection to the outside world – Highway 101 – is an un-widened mess. We have the Montecito gap, the only un-widened section with just two lanes

in each direction from Ventura to Goleta. Miraculously, the 101 saved lives during the pre-dawn mudflow, becoming a catch basin for many hundreds of cubic yards of mud and debris that would have descended and demolished more homes in the Biltmore, Channel Drive, and Bonnymede areas.

Today, a re-opened 101 remains eternally in gridlock, choked with anxious commuters who seek to avoid the congestion by cutting through our community. When the freeway widening begins, the opportunity exists to create a second underground, giant, walk-through culvert, underground along the 101, stretching the length from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara to carry water lines, recycled water, utilities, and fiber-optic cable.

Changing Attitudes in Montecito

Traditionally, we have been a community of “No, we can’t,” rejecting change, rather than a “Yes, we can” attitude of change and aesthetic and practical improvement. We have opposed the widening of the 101. We have made it difficult for new resorts, such as the Rosewood Miramar Resort, or upgrades to the Coral Casino or Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore, to happen. Coast Village Road could be made more charming with a stronger “village” look. The San Ysidro Ranch, with its special Stonehouse Restaurant, Plow & Angel and Old Adobe, has been dealt a crippling blow. Even necessary improvements and positive upgrades at Casa Dorinda have been opposed, adding years of delay and cost for seniors.

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Harnessing Community Brainpower

Now it is time to harness the collective brainpower of our special community, set aside petty differences and regional fiefdoms. Harness the power of partnerships to leverage resources and fully develop our creative capital. Supervisor Williams has already begun this process to recruit local leaders who understand the community character and its unique complexity, recognize its needs, and possess the ability to build, fund, and maintain a network of public-private partnerships.

We need to build a 21st-century infrastructure as part of our renewal – recycled wastewater for landscaping, desalinated water for reliable drought protection and regional cooperation on groundwater storage; buried utility lines to eliminate the risk of power outages and wildfires; and Silicon Valley-type solutions for broadband access and high-speed Internet for information distribution and entertainment.

Next Steps

As Darcel Elliott, administrative assistant to Williams, correctly perceives, “I know there are a lot of people out there who can’t even begin to think about rebuilding Montecito as a whole, because they are still so far away from being able to rebuild their own lives and homes.” We are all in pain over the loss of life and the destruction of homes occupied by our friends and neighbors in this small community. Still, it is time to begin to look forward.

Rebuilding Montecito to create 21st-century efficiencies under the ground, while protecting and preserving the charming Village of Montecito will be a challenge. There are severe limitations on both the will and the wallet that will take ingenuity and creative thinking to resolve.

Our task is to leave our children a better Montecito than the one we inherited. That’s the same challenge that faced the residents of Santa Barbara after the earthquake of June 29, 1925, that began at 6:44 am, lasted 19 seconds, killed 19 residents, and destroyed downtown Santa Barbara.

The city rose from that disaster and become even stronger and more beautiful. Are we any less capable than those undaunted forebears?

The choice of how to rebuild Montecito is ours. Let us not only accept that challenge but also embrace it. Let’s celebrate our traditions and at the same time begin the process of forward thinking. Let us agree that neither fire, nor mud or flood, nor gloom of night, shall stay us from this appointed task.

•MJ 1 – 8 February 2018

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Not on the beach, but an actual beach. How cool would that be?

I had a pretty good idea after joining the coaches for East Beach Volleyball Academy, since the numerous weekly classes they stage convene where the sand meets the surf. Founded in September 2016, the academy is going gangbusters.

“We started by offering just one type of class, and now we’re teaching a whole bunch of different ages.” coach Katie Spieler told me. “At first, we featured three classes a week geared toward kids, and now we have as many as 10 weekly, running several different programs throughout the year. For our summer camp, we bring in other top collegiate coaches. There’s also an elite program for players interested in playing at the college level, and we host tournaments through AVP First – which is the youth program for AVP.” Across from Andree Clark’s Bird Refuge at the East Beach volleyball courts, both she and co-founder Dana Kabashima offer instruction to youth and adult alike, in a classroom as appealing as it is instructive.

These beach girls are as professional as they are upbeat. A graduate of the University of Hawaii where she captained the volleyball team, Katie’s skill has been recognized by the athletic world many times over.

It didn’t happen overnight, though.

“I’ve been playing since I was four.

My mom would take me down to the beach, and I just started peppering around with her, which is continuous interplay: pass-set-hit. My mom grew up in a great volleyball era, when Karch Kiraly and John Hanley were playing down at East Beach.” An accomplished player herself, Katie has earned beach volleyball All-American twice, Female Athlete of the Year for the University of Hawaii, and placed among the top 30 for the NCAA’s Female Athlete of the Year as well.

Not satisfied with those impressive achievements, she went on to spike, dig, and set her way into champion status at the 2016 Big West Conference.

Experienced playing at the professional and international level on the AVP and NORCECA tours, she recently placed 7th in the Chicago AVP 2016.

“This year, my goal is to be in the Main Draw on the AVP tour, which requires finishing in the top 12. A spot in the top echelon pre-qualifies

Net result: Volleyball’s a beach for Dana Kabishima (left) and Katie Spieler

me.” Despite these grand aspirations, the 2nd-generation Santa Barbaran’s proudest moment hits closer to home.

“When I played in the AVP event in Hermosa Beach, I played alongside our youth team, who had earned a spot in the national championship.

Whenever we got a break in the game, we cheered each other on.” Knowing that we’d provided the opportunity for them to get there was very gratifying.”

“I love working with kids.” Dana concurred. “It’s fun to see kids get excited about their improvement.

It’s been great watching this business Katie and I created grow. Santa Barbara is a small community, and the feedback has been so positive, which is really nice,” she said, adding: “We’ve had great turnouts for the monthly AVP First tournaments we host. It’s great to see how many people we’ve trained. A lot of them come in our T-shirts and sweatshirts, and to see them all in one place makes me realize what an impact we’ve made.

Before the EBVA, there weren’t any local tournaments during the off-season, but Katie and I met that need. “ Dana was the recipient of the 1000 Career Digs Achievement (digging is defined as diving for a spiked volleyball to prevent it from hitting the ground) and team captain at her

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University of Villanova too. Awarded 1st Team All-Tournament, the onetime member of the Big East Academic All-Star Team has played professional beach volleyball on the AVP, NVL, and NORCECA tours to boot. A seasoned coach before joining up with Katie to form the academy, the two are volleyball royalty when it comes to instruction about the game’s finer points.

From ages 8 through 80, novice to intermediate, their clinics, camps, and classes show you how to do it all. Need to learn the fundamentals?

They got a class for that. The nuances of more advanced play? Ms. Spieler and Ms. Kabashima have you covered. Whether you want to improve your serve, hone your pass, refine your court positioning, or bump up your defense or offense, these ladies got the chops to take your play to the next level. “We’ve had a lot of requests from people to start different classes that are specific to what they are looking for. So now, we have a class for almost every age and skill level,” Katie said. “It was especially surprising to me how many adults wanted instruction. They’d never been coached in beach volleyball and just loved the classes.”

The class I observed underscored that statement. A 4:15 Youth Beginner session, it was perfectly timed to make the most of Daylight Savings. Warmed by the sunshine, I admired the hints of pink trimming the clouds as 12-yearold Isabella explained what she enjoys most about the game. “Dana and Katie are so supportive. They help me learn a lot about volleyball. They really get into detail about how to help you.”

Eleni, 9, chimed in charmingly: “I like feeling the sand between my toes when I’m barefoot.” Proud mom Nicole Becker was beaming too. “We absolutely love it. Right from the start, Eleni loved the enthusiasm of the coaches and her teammates. It’s great to be right at the beach, play a friendly game, and have fun.” Noting her daughter’s ability has markedly improved, she added: “We’re definitely going to enroll again.”

After 15 minutes or more of drills that included running, setting, bumping, and serves, the game began. Many plays I observed during the good-natured exchange were well-executed, especially considering the diminutiveness of some players (negotiating a net slightly lower than regulation height), and it was clear everyone was having a blast – coaches included. And why not? As Dana herself said: “My office is a beach, and it just doesn’t get any better than that.”

To learn more about the East Beach Volleyball Academy, call (805) 2454582, or visit them online at www. eastbeachvolleyballacademy.com/.

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•MJ 1 – 8 February 2018

In Passing Dave Cantin,

May 7, 1968 – January 9, 2018

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ave Cantin, 49, of Montecito, California died suddenly as a result of the Montecito mudslides that occurred January 9, 2018. His wife, Kim, and daughter, Lauren, were injured in the mudslides and his son, Jack, 17, remains missing.

David was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 7, 1968, and spent his early years in Warren, R.I. He grew up in Portsmouth, R.I., and graduated from Portsmouth Abbey School in 1986. While matriculating to Bryant University, he was awarded an internship with a medical device start-up company called Ultracision®, which hired him after he graduated with a degree in management. This company was acquired by a Johnson & Johnson Company, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, and it was there he met his wife, Kim. Dave enjoyed over a 20-year career in the medical device industry where he valued the impact that the various technologies could offer patients – be it a less invasive option or enabling better surgery. By 1999, Dave and his wife moved to Carlsbad, California; it was in Carlsbad that Dave became the proud father to John (Jack) Cantin and, two years later, Lauren Cantin. It was also during this

time Dave completed his MBA from Xavier University in Ohio.

He and the family moved back to Cincinnati with work, and there he made wonderful neighborhood friends, enjoyed golfing, and family camping trips. In 2010, Dave and the family relocated to Santa Barbara, California.

It was in Montecito that Dave became more involved in Boy Scouts. Dave became the Scoutmaster of Troop 33, the second oldest troop in Santa Barbara.

He led many back-country hikes, 50-mile spring break camping trips, summer camps at Emerald Bay, Catalina Island and annually participated in the Montecito Fourth of July Parade and the Montecito Beautification Day. Dave also was active in the Santa Barbara adult league baseball team, playing catcher and as number 4 in the batting lineup.

Dave will be remembered with his warm smile and his positive energy. He is the guy who would always make time for people and lend a helping hand.

Dave was led by his values of faith, family, and a goal to make a positive difference. He was a devoted and loving husband, Dad, son, and friend to many.

Dave is survived by his wife, Kimberly Miller Cantin, and his cherished daughter, Lauren Elizabeth. His son, John (Jack) Cantin, is on the list of missing people from the mudslides. David was the son of Kathleen Smith Cantin of East Providence and Richard Cantin of North Carolina. David was predeceased by an elder brother, Michael. Additionally Dave is survived by his step-mother Marie Cantin of North Carolina, his Aunt Patricia, his in-laws Willard and Anita Miller of Niagara Falls, Canada, and several cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel on 15 E. Sola Street Santa Barbara. The funeral service will be held at 10 am, Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Santa Barbara Mission. The burial will be at the Santa Barbara Cemetery on Channel Drive on Monday, February 5.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider donations to the Ronald MontJournal_January31st'18:Layout 1 1/25/18 2:11 PM 1 McDonald House, 45 Gay Street Providence, RI 02905 or toPage the Santa Barbara Foodbank.

•MJ

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Understanding Insurance

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Insurance Policies Cover the “Efficient Proximate Cause” of Property Damage

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week ago, law professor Kenneth Klein wrote a Los Angeles Times op-ed saying that Montecito residents should not expect their homeowners insurance to cover flood and mudslide damage. He argued that policy exclusions likely preclude recovery. I challenged that assertion in a letter to the editor, arguing that where there are multiple, different causes of property damage (both insured and uninsured), the “efficient proximate cause” triggers coverage.

In a series of articles published here, I will address important legal issues relevant to Montecito insureds. I will do my best to present the disputes objectively, weighing the best arguments from each side. This first article is about the issue of causation and homeowners insurance coverage for debris flow damage.

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loss. Within two months, Montecito experienced record fires, debris flows, flooding, mudslides, earth movement, and more. Homeowners and their insurers may not know how to determine what damage is covered.

Fortunately, California courts have addressed similar situations before.

In Howell v. State Farm, the California Court of Appeal reached a decision that clarified decades of disagreement on causation and insurance coverage. Barbara Howell owned a 17-acre parcel of land in the slopes of Lafayette, California. Summer wildfires destroyed hillside vegetation, denuding the slopes and making it prone to mudslides. When heavy rainfall occurred in the winter, a major landslide destroyed Ms. Howell’s property. Although her insurance policy specifically excluded coverage for loss caused by “Earth Movement” and “Water Damage,” the court declined to apply the policy language. Instead, the court held that whether the loss is covered is a question of fact to be determined by a jury applying “efficient proximate cause” analysis.

The result in Howell emerged from tangled roots in Californian jurisprudence. In 1963, the California Supreme Court reached a landmark decision in

Sabella v. Wisler. The insurance policy at issue excluded coverage for property damage caused by foundation settlement, but provided coverage for damage caused by negligence.

When water escaped from a negligently installed sewer pipe, it caused the home’s foundation to settle. The insurer argued that it was not liable because California Insurance Code §532 precluded liability. According to State Farm, the loss would not have occurred “but for” an excluded peril (foundation settlement).

The Supreme Court rejected this argument, holding that Section 532 had to be read in conjunction with Section 530, which says an insurer is liable when a covered peril proximately causes property damage. When there’s a concurrence of different causes, the efficient cause – the one that “sets others in motion” – is the cause to which the loss is to be attributed.

Subsequent cases applying Sabella affirmed the “efficient proximate cause” rule. In Sauer v. General Insurance, the Court of Appeal held that “efficient proximate cause” applies even to an insurance policy that specifically excludes liability for certain perils. The Sauer decision made it unlawful for insurance companies to use exclusionary provisions to contract their way out of liability when an “efficient proximate cause” is insured.

In Gillis v. Sun Insurance, the appellate court applied Sabella-Sauer analysis in a coverage dispute over a damaged dock. The policy at issue covered property damage from wind but not water. During a storm, intense

wind lifted a gangway into the air and smashed it into a dock, causing it to sink in the water, where it was torn apart by waves. The court reasoned that although water damaged the dock, the fact that wind “was the start of a chain of events” meant that Sabella-Sauer analysis governed the dispute, while the exclusionary policy language did not.

In Montecito, the community is being divided on this issue. Some homeowners are facing a legal battle with their insurers over whether the Thomas Fire was the efficient proximate cause of the debris flow. Other homeowners are fortunate to have an insurer that concedes the point.

On Thursday, January 25, State Farm publicly announced that in Montecito the “predominant cause of the debris flow was a recent wildfire.” AIG will reportedly make a similar announcement soon. For those insured by other carriers, this could be a major issue.

State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson added her voice to the fight by introducing a bill clarifying what the law is. In short, when a covered peril (such as a wildfire) sets in motion a noncovered peril (such as a mudslide), the resulting property damage is covered.

By now, there should be a consensus on what the law says. However, the jury is still out on whether the Thomas Fire is, in fact, the efficient proximate cause of recent property loss.

Announcements from State Farm and AIG give credence to the idea that homeowners should be covered, but many Montecito homeowners will have to wait and see if their insurers put up a fight.

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es courses in world history, modern South Asia, the British Empire, and comparative Asian history. He is a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University and is married to Beverly Chen, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist.

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

Making History: Mallampalli Installed in Endowed Chair

Author Wins Dallas Willard Center Award

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handra Mallampalli, Westmont professor of history, will be formally installed as the new Fletcher Jones Foundation professor in the social sciences on Monday, February 5, during a full-regalia ceremony at 10:30 am in Murchison Gym. “Chandra has become a significant scholar in the study of religion in India, and we are delighted to honor him at this ceremony,” says provost Mark Sargent.

Mallampalli, who has taught at Westmont since 2001, will lecture about “Dangerous Knowledge?

Reflections on the Protestant Legacy in India” from 3:30 to 5 pm at the Global Leadership Center. A panel discussion will follow the talk with responses by Prasannan Parthasarathi of Boston College, Richard Fox Young of Princeton Seminary, and Marianne Robins of Westmont. The installation and lecture are free and open to the public.

The Fletcher Jones Foundation created the chair to rotate among deserving faculty within the social science division. Mallampalli succeeds Rick Pointer, professor of history, who has held the chair since its inception in 2010 through fall 2017.

Mallampalli, who earned a doctorate at the University of WisconsinMadison, focuses his research at the intersection of religion, law, and society in colonial India. He conduct-

The Dallas Willard Center for Spiritual Formation honored James K.A. “Jamie” Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, with its annual book award for You are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit during chapel January 26 in Murchison Gym. Smith, the Gary and Henrietta Byker professor in applied reformed theology and worldview, has written more than 20 books bridging topics between the academy, society, and the church.

As part of the Martin Family Institute for Christianity and Culture, the center’s award emphasizes the intellectual legacy of Dallas Willard, including his focus on the possibility and path to authentic spiritual and moral transformation.

Trustee vice chair Patty Martin and her husband, Eff, who made a significant donation to establish the Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Center, presented Smith with the award.

“You are What you Love provides an accessible overview of Augustine’s insight that we are shaped most by what we love most,” Patty Martin said. “What we love and worship is more important to our formation than what we think and do. The book is also a powerful reminder that while Christians often desire to shape culture, we are often not aware of how culture is shaping us.”

Smith, who was born in Embro,

Dr. Chandra Mallampalli to be installed in chair on Monday, February 5

ed research in India and the U.K. with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his book Race, Religion and Law in Colonial India. His most recent book, A Muslim Conspiracy in British India? examines tensions between colonial rulers and India’s Muslims during the years of the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42). He is under contract

by Oxford University Press to write a general history of Christianity in South Asia.

At Westmont, Mallampalli teach-

Patty and Eff Martin gave the Dallas Willard book award to James K. A. Smith

Ontario, studied at the University of Waterloo and Emmaus Bible College before earning a Master of Philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies and a doctorate from Villanova University. His other books include Imagining the Kingdom, Who’s Afraid of Relativism?, and Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?

Faculty Performs at Spring Recital

Westmont’s talented music faculty members perform at the Spring Faculty Recital on Friday, February 2, at 7 pm in Deane Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public.

Faculty performers include Han Soo Kim (violin), Neil Di Maggio (piano), Andrea Di Maggio (flute), Robert Rockabrand (tenor), Paula Hatley (piano), Trey Farrell (oboe), Joanne Kim (clarinet), and Andy Radford (bassoon).

The recital will include pieces by Franz Schubert, Charles Ives, Thomas Pasatieri, Samuel Barber, and Karl Goepfart.

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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 24) al support, tetanus shots, and various other services at the Coast Village Recovery Assistance Center, thanks to Ludwick and CVA board member and Caruso representative Rick Lemmo, who helped facilitate the relationship. Miramar owner Rick Caruso gave a sizeable donation to the Red Cross, in order to help facilitate relief for Montecito residents and business owners. Luke Beckman, Relief Operation director for the Montecito mudslides, said: “Our mission is to lessen human suffering. If it’s something we don’t do, we will find a way to get to ‘yes.’” The Center is open daily from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, and noon to 4:30 on the weekends.

Moving forward, the County is seeking residents who would like to be involved in the decision-making process regarding rebuilding. A survey is available online at www.coun tyofsb.org/bos/Williams. Supervisor Williams encourages everyone who lives, works, or owns a business in Montecito to take the online survey and provide their thoughts and ideas about what they would like to see as the process of rebuilding begins. The survey, which is available through Monday, February 12, also allows participants to indicate their desired level of participation in the ongoing planning process. After the survey is completed, those who indicate a willingness to actively participate in developing a vision and plan will begin by reviewing and discussing all of the collected comments and suggestions. “It is a whole community approach,” explained Romo.

“We are working towards a common goal.”

For more information about anything related to the mudflow event and rebuilding, visit www.countyofsb.org/january-storm-info.sbc#lrac.

Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade On Sunday, January 28, the grassroots organization Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, led by Montecito Fire Protection District Board president Abe Powell, began helping home-

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First District supervisor Das Williams rolled up his sleeves with Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade leader Abe Powell over the weekend (courtesy photo)

the group is a much grander scale, as there are more than 300 homes that were affected or damaged by the slide. “Volunteers and homeowners sign waivers that all liability is released during the clean-up efforts,” Powell said.

Volunteers are provided masks and gloves and asked to bring shovels or any other equipment that will help move mud. So far, the group has concentrated on the Montecito Oaks neighborhood, digging out homes and driveways. The group plans on working throughout the week and coming weekend, with plans to extend their services longer.

If you are interested in volunteering, send an email to teafirerelief@ gmail.com, with the word “volunteer” in the subject line and your contact info in the body of the email.

If you are a homeowner needing help, email the same address, with the word “help” in the subject line, and your address and contact info in the body of the email. Powell says priority is given to homes with interior mud intrusion, as it is important to remove the mud as quickly as possible. The group intends to help every homeowner that asks for help.

A volunteer coordination table is located at the corner of Olive Mill Road and North Jameson.

“This is what this community is all about,” Powell said.

Reopening the Village

Dozens of volunteers are working every day to help affected homeowners dig out of the mud (courtesy photo)

owners clear out mud and debris from their driveways, homes, and properties. Dozens of volunteers, including local contractors donating their equipment and time, have assembled to help homeowners, who are overwhelmed with the task of digging their homes and cars out of the mud.

“We want people to know that there are people here to help them, that they are not in this alone,” Powell said during the stakeholders meeting last week.

Powell created the volunteer organization during the rebuilding of the Tea Fire, when homeowners whose homes burned needed help sifting through the ashes and accessing their properties. The current iteration of

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Within the last week, Montecito started to return to normal, with the gradual reopening of the upper village shops, the YMCA, Montecito Library, several preschools, and Montecito Union School.

The shops and restaurants in the upper village were closed a significant portion of December, due to mandatory evacuations during the Thomas Fire. Reopened for barely two weeks near the holidays, the shops were again forced to close in early January due to the evacuations before and after the debris flows.

One shop that was allowed to be open during the evacuations was Village Wine and Cheese, whose owner, Patrick Braid, took it upon himself to provide free food and water to both first responders and Montecito residents who stayed in their homes despite evacuation orders. Braid, who inherited the 40-year-old shop upon the death of his father two years ago, says he kept a promise he made to his dad to continue to serve the community. Since the start of the Thomas Fire on December 4, rather than close the shop and evacuate along with everyone else, Patrick, a former firefighter himself, recognized the hardship of

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tually built a reputation as prudish, conservative, nerdy, and serious.”

Devil in the Details

John Bishop, chair, Board of Trustees; Eik Kahng, assistant director and chief curator; with Fred and Elizabeth Shima (photo

by Priscilla)

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Janet Napier is new president of Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club

ident of the 81-year-old Santa Barbara Lawn Bowls Club on De La Vina Street.

A San Francisco State University graduate, Janet was president of the city’s Rotary Club and volunteers for the Red Cross and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Janet, who is married to family therapist Connard Hogan, retired in 2005 and took up lawn bowling as a pastime.

Starr Siegele, Lorna Hedges, Patsy Hicks, director of Education (photo by Priscilla)

“Brought to Light” photographs curator Charles Wylie; Joan Almond, and Carol Vernon, co-chair, Photo Futures (photo by Priscilla)

Carol King, Michael Imperioli, Larry Feinberg, Robert and Mercedes Eichholz, director and CEO; Victoria Imperioli, and Stephen King (photo by Priscilla)

extensive and growing collection.

A show within the show, Crosscurrents: American and European Portrait Photographs – 1840-1900, reflects how portraiture blossomed in the last six decades of the 19th century.

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and France 1750-1850, explores portraitists from the Colonial period through the Industrial Revolution.

A sight for many eyes.

A Bunch of Bowl Former Londoner Janet Napier is bowling them over!

Janet has just been installed as pres-

#Metoo Montecito’s newest celebrity resident Natalie Portman has been recounting her own traumatic chapter of sexual harassment that started when she was only 13.

After starring in her first film, Natalie, 36, says she experienced “sexual terrorism” from fans and media that impacted the way she went about the rest of her Oscar-winning career.

She explained to crowds of thousands of women at the Los Angeles Women’s March she turned 12 on the set of the French film Leon: The Professional, in which she made friends with a hit man in hopes of avenging her parents’ murders.

“Movie reviewers talked about my budding breasts in reviews,” she recounted. “I understood very quickly, even as a 13-year-old, that if I were to express myself sexually I would feel unsafe and that men would feel entitled to discuss and objectify my body to my great discomfort.”

The Harvard graduate said that from that point on, she adjusted her personal and professional behavior to avoid this – even going so far as to reject roles with kissing scenes.

In interviews, she emphasized her “bookish and serious side, and even-

Prince Charles, 69, is bracing himself for an explosive unauthorized biography blowing the lid on his royal household as “rife with intrigue and misconduct.”

British investigative journalist Tom Bower, 71, claims it will include testimony from more than 120 employees who “worked in the inner sanctum” of Clarence House, HRH’s London home, a tiara’s toss down the Mall from Buckingham Palace.

The titillating tome, which is said to be quite revelatory, addresses the heir to the British throne’s “politics and attitudes toward his family” and delves into how he tried to rehabilitate his image following Princess Diana’s untimely death in 1997.

“There are a lot of revelations,” promises Bower. “I was amazed how much new material there was. I got a lot of very new untold information.”

Stay tuned.

Sightings: Former tennis ace Jimmy Connors noshing on Japanese at Ichiban...Actor Billy Baldwin at Lama Dog in the Funk Zone...Ozzie warbler Olivia Newton-John shopping at El Rancho Market Place Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal.

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the bird too. You don’t check and see if it’s okay. So he was just on my shoulder. And it was almost as if he said, “Oh yeah? You’re not going to look at me? How about now?” He was really annoying.

This is about motivation and whether it’s changed over the years: Do you think you have to truly know who you are to fully embody a character, or does portraying someone else help you learn about yourself.

Every role helps me find out a little bit more about myself – both who I am and who I’m not. My way into LaVona, really, to play someone that mean, was through the inner voice that’s very critical of who we are and everything we do. I have a very big one. It’s been awful to live with. That’s who LaVona is for me. I imagined myself talking to myself, with Margot (Robbie, who played Tonya Harding) as me. That helped me be able to be that mean to her because I’ve been that furious at myself. Saying things like “How could you be such an idiot?” It’s just awful and I’ve been working for years to be kinder to myself. But it helped here. I clicked into the role because I know how to be that nasty – to myself.

There are parts of myself I can bring to every role. Bonnie on Mom is a lot more fun for me to play. She’s got no filter, she’s selfish and narcissistic, and uncensored. It’s just a lot of fun.

Nobody knew where LaVona was when you were making the movie. But now she’s surfaced. Do you want to meet her?

It would have been fascinating to sit down with her before we made the movie, hear her own story, all about her own family. But now? I wouldn’t want to at this point. Unless Steven writes I, LaVona, no.

Classical Music and Community

Richard Hawley hasn’t yet experienced the results of the Montecito mudslide first-hand. But the clarinetist who has been a member of the faculty at the Music Academy of the West (MAW) since 2005 was in town for the earlier evacuations when the Thomas Fire threatened the village

in December. His parents have lived in Montecito since the 1980s, first in the Bonnymede community and more recently in Birnam Wood.

“I’ve been coming home to Montecito for 30 years, and now I spend my summers there too,” Hawley said over the phone last weekend.

The clarinetist flew into Santa Barbara to visit his folks in mid-December after a concert in Colorado – just in time for the Thomas Fire evacuations. “The notices showed up on the phone right as I got off the plane. They had to leave their neighborhood,” he said. “So, I rented a giant vehicle at the airport and made multiple trips between the house and hotel rooms, taking as much stuff as we could fit.”

That was already evacuation number two for Hawley in the last few months. He’d gone through another major disaster last August in his current home of Houston, where he teaches at Rice University. With Hurricane Harvey making landfall in mid-August, the National Guard told Hawley’s family that they had less than an hour to get out.

Then his parents had to hightail it again for the January 9 rainstorm that produced the flash flood and mudslide, and the deaths and massive damage from debris flows all around town.

“Fortunately, their house is fine, but they can’t get back in there because services aren’t even on yet. And Montecito has just been devastated.

I was messaging some of the MAW compeers and friends who are sponsors, seeing if they were okay. (The village) is my family, my friends, my parents. A lot of my world is centered around Montecito. It’s heartbreaking.”

So, it was a no-brainer when he got a message from Patrick Posey, MAW’s vice president of artist planning, asking if he’d be interested in participating in MAW’s Concerts for Recovery and Hope for the community, a pair of chamber music performances at Hahn Hall this weekend. The concerts on the Miraflores campus – which was largely spared, though phone service was out through Sunday – are meant to offer a gathering place for people to come together for comfort and healing music adjacent to the neighborhoods

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that were heavily damaged by the fire and mudslides.

“People have been going through so many tough emotions,” Hawley said, adding that he participated in a similar event in Houston after the hurricane. “Music can be celebratory and healing, which is what we need right now. It’s a special feeling to have everyone coming together sharing experiences, mourning the lives that were lost, celebrating recovery, and hopefully moving on. The Music Academy has been a meeting point for a lot of the Montecito and Santa Barbara community. I’m sure there will be a lot of people who haven’t seen each other for a while, maybe since last summer, who will have similar experiences. It’s part of my healing process too.”

The free 75-minute program on Friday, February 2, at 7 pm and Sunday, February 4, at 4 pm (visit www.musicacademy.org/hope) features Hawley plus fellow Music Academy faculty members Nico Abondolo (double bass), Natasha Kislenko (piano), Julie Landsman (horn), Paul Merkelo (trumpet), and alumnus cellist Joshua Roman, with additional artists expected to appear.

Among the pieces to be performed are Purcell’s Trumpet Sonata in D Major; Lev Kogan’s Kaddish for solo horn; Rachmaninoff’s Elegie, Op. 3 No. 1; Arvo Pärt’s Fratres; two Slavonic Dance by Dvořák; and movements from Brahms’s Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114, and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622.

“It’s going to be such an emotional experience for us all,” Hawley said.

“I’m delighted to be able to make some music to help the community heal. I think it’s going to be a magical event.”

Comedian Has the Wright stuff

Steven Wright wanted to clear up a misconception: He did not write the joke “How come we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?” That was George Carlin, it turns out.

Still, zillions of other great one-liners that take a look at twisted language, faulty thoughts, and the absurdities of life are the work of the veteran comedian, a master of the deadpan delivery who returns to the area for the first time in years with a show at the Chumash Casino Resort on Friday night, February 2.

Wright got his start at open mics in western Massachusetts before a 1982 gig on The Tonight Show broke his career wide open, and he still seems bemused by his success. “One appearance, five minutes, and my whole life changed,” Wright said over the phone from his home outside of Boston earlier this week.

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Here are other excerpts from our conversation: Q. I’m told you’re shy. Did the monotone delivery help with that?

A. Well, I have more expression on the phone with you than on stage.

But it’s basically my tone... I’m a very introverted person and public speaking was horrifying. But I had a goal to do this thing that was contradictory to my personality, so I made myself do it. I was even more monotone because I was afraid. I just wanted to say the joke the right way, communicate it without stumbling on the words, and keep the rhythm going, which takes a lot of focus. That’s why I always looked so serious.

Has your process changed over the years?

No. I still like to make things up in my head. I love to think and write the jokes – even more than performing.

It’s all about noticing stuff, figuring it all out, and seeing what works and what doesn’t.

So, is there a formula now for that last part?

No, I really don’t have one. Only one in four jokes get a big enough laugh to sustain my act. But I can’t predict which one. If I think of something funny, I write it down. Then I try it out. But if three different audiences don’t laugh, I throw it away. Even when I think they’ll definitely laugh, they don’t. I just don’t know. That’s the hardest part: standing there and saying a new joke with no idea if 800 people are just going to stare at me blankly.

Nobody would know. You always have the same expression.

Yeah, even though I might be thinking “Oh, s—t”, they can’t tell. They don’t know I’m disturbed. I just go on to the next joke anyway.

What’s always amazed me about your act is that you don’t even have a through line. There’s no story. Mostly just a bunch of non sequitur one-liners, and it doesn’t matter at all.

I’m not building to anything. The common denominator is just my abstract train of thought. It’s just me.

It’s like I’m a canvas, and all the jokes are just parts of the painting. I’m the character – some odd person that you listen to.

I’ve been doing a lot of personal growth and communication processes that begin with “assume nothing.” It seems that’s the attitude you have to be able to come up with your observations, which others have called “a good zen koan,” like a philosophy.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice Inviting Bids New Playground and Patio at the Municipal Tennis Courts Bid No. 3905 1.

2.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its New Playground and Patio at the Municipal Tennis Courts Project (“Project”), by or before Thursday, February 22, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids.

Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

Project Information.

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the Municipal Tennis Courts, 1414 Park Place, Santa Barbara, California and is described as follows: Construct a new 2,200 sf playground with permeable pour-in-place rubber surfacing and a 500 sf permeable paver patio. New site amenities include fencing, benches, trash and recycling cans, two drinking fountains, landscaping, lighting, gates, and signage.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: March 26 to May 4, 2018.

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $300,000.

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License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class A General Engineering Contractor and C-61/D-34 Prefabricated Equipment Contractor.

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

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

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Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of five (5) percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’s issuance of the notice of award of the Contract, the bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and all other documentation required by the Contract Documents.Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.

Wage Rate Requirements. Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county in which the work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.

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

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

Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by the Contractor and subcontractors, the Contractor and subcontractors shall pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate, which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into the successful bidder’s contract and is attached hereto as Attachment A. Contractors, including all subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate. Federal Wage Determination #CA160023 dated 08/12/2016 is incorporated herein and is attached hereto as Appendix G. However, actual prevailing wage rates will be determined as of the bid opening date. If any modifications have been issued to the wage decision, the contractor must adhere to the modified wage decision. Additional CDBG requirements are described in Appendix G: Attachments C-U.

10.

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

11.

Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at the following location: Municipal Tennis Courts, 1414 Park Place, Santa Barbara, California for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory.

A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding.

By: ___________________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M, General Services Manager

Date: ________________ Publication Dates: 1) 1/24/18

2) 1/31/18

END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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• The Voice of the Village •

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that bids will be received and posted electronically on PlanetBids for: BID NO. 5609 DUE DATE & TIME: February 22, 2018 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. Lighting Replacement Project for City Parking Lots 3 & 4 The purpose of this project is to replace the existing (14 each) light fixtures with new energy efficient LED Parking Lot Lighting fixtures on existing light poles at City Parking Lot 3 and 4 per the City-approved Plans drawn by John Maloney of JMPE Electrical Engineering & Lighting Design.

The City of Santa Barbara is now conducting bid and proposal solicitations online through the PlanetBids System™. Vendors can register for the commodities that they are interested in bidding on using NIGP commodity codes at

http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp.

The initial bidders’ list for all solicitations will be developed from registered vendors.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained electronically via PlanetBids.

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 (DIR). 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. Contractors and Subcontractors must be registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code 1725.5. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C10 Electrical Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned license 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 for the first/initial year will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California.

Bidders are hereby notified that a separate Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total for the first/initial year 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 they shall furnish a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashier’s certified check, payable to the order of the City, in the amount of 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. When submitting a bid via PlanetBids™, the Bid Guaranty Bond must be uploaded as part of your submittal AND the original Bid Guaranty Bond must be received by the bid date and time to be considered responsive.

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. Published: January 31, 2018 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE INVITING BIDS BID NO. 3901 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its HITCHCOCK WAY INTERCEPTOR PROJECT (“Project”), by or before Wednesday March 7, 2018, at 3:00 p.m., at its Purchasing Office, located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually delivered to the Purchasing Office. The receiving time at the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

2.

Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Tuesday February 20, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: David Gebhard Public Meeting Room 630 Garden Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding.

3.

Project Information.

3.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at State Street and Hitchcock Way in Santa Barbara, CA, and is described as follows: The furnishing and installing of 327 LF of 12-inch PVC SDR 35 sewer pipe from an existing 12-inch PVC sewer stub to and existing manhole southerly in Hitchcock Way and new 60” polymer concrete sewer manhole with internal drop.

Work will also be performed at the existing manhole located at the intersection of State Street and Hitchcock Way including reforming the base and channel and lining the manhole.

3.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 40 WORKING DAYS to complete MILESTONE #1 defined as Bid Schedule ‘A’, Items 1-11. Upon completion of MILESTONE #1, 30 Calendar Days shall commence for concrete curing. Upon completion of the 30 Calendar Day cure period; the Contract allows 5 WORK DAYS to complete MILESTONE #2 defined as Bid Schedule “A”, Item 12 the manhole coating with Warren Environmental epoxy per specifications. $173,000 4.

3.3

Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is:

License and Registration Requirements.

4.1

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

4.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

5.

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

6.

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

7.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

7.1 General. This Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

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

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

By: Bill Hornung, General Services Manager

Date:

Publication Dates: 1) January 31, 2018 2) February 7, 2018 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Candlehill Consulting, 125 East Victoria Street, Suite G, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Trevor Nelson Kasmar, 1721A 1 – 8 February 2018

Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 24, 2018.

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

is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. FBN No. 20180000278.

Published January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2018.

F I C T I T I O U S

B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Presidio Properties, 2101 Village Lane, Solvang, CA 93463. Kristiann Eleanor Wightman, 2101 Village Lane, Solvang, CA 93463.

A man is already halfway in love with any woman who listens to him

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 18, 2018.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Christine Potter. FBN No. 20180000198.

Published January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2018.

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tech Doctors, 511 E. Gutierrez Street, STE A, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.

Paul Vertsekha, 38 La Calera Way, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 16, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 20180000163.

Published January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2018.

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Golden State Taekwondo, 422 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436.

Loyal Gesture, INC, 422 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 11, 2018.

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

is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran. FBN No. 20180000132.

Published January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2018.

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANKUSHKHEMANI, 4751 Amarosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

Ankush Khemani, 4751 Amarosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 29, 2017.

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. 2017-0003482.

Published January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018.

F I C T I T I O U S B U S I N E S S NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JUHIKHEMANI, 4751 Amarosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Juhi Khemani, 4751 Amarosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on December 29, 2017.

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. 2017-0003481.

Published January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018.

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Fundraising Front

by Leanne R Wood Leanne R Wood is a spirited trailblazer, entrepreneur, author, and keynote speaker. She has lived in New Zealand, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, England, Scotland, Romania, and the U.S. She now resides with her lifelong fellow adventurer and husband, Murray, in Santa Barbara.

$1 Million and Growing

S

anta Barbara was hardly given a chance to breathe following the Thomas Fire – the largest fire in recorded California history – when the Thomas Flood struck a far more damaging blow to the Montecito, California community.

After the fire, a committee of appreciative community members quickly assembled to say “thank you” to the first responders – the men and women from the fire, police, sheriff departments, and California Highway Patrol (CHP) – in planning a massive community celebration branded as the “Kick Ash Bash”.

After the flood and the devastating mudslides, this dedicated team decided to rebrand their effort as “One805” to reflect a desire to unify and heal as a community. One805 is a gratitude event to honor first responders while raising much-needed funds for emergency equipment and relief efforts in the wake of the Thomas fire and flood. It is a first-of-its-kind event to bring together fire fighters, police, sheriff, and CHP under one banner, and the only event to honor both our first responders and the Thomas Flood victims.

On Sunday, February 25, from noon to 6 pm, One805 will treat guests to an exciting lineup of live musical performances, family activities, and exhibits by local response agencies. Of the 2,500 tickets available, 1,500 will be donated to first responders and their families, with a majority of the remaining tickets going to event sponsors and donors. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase online.

Sited at the spectacular Nesbitt Bella Vista Estate in Summerland, the event will be part music festival, part family fair, and 100 percent about bringing our community together in the aftermath of tragedy. With live music, food, drink, and entertainment for the kids, the event has been completely underwritten by the immediate and extraordinary generosity of individuals and local businesses and foundations. To date, One805 has raised more than $1M with a fundraising goal of $2+ million.

Firefighters from the Montecito Fire Department have worked tirelessly for their town since early December

Collaborative Event

All donations will be routed through the Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance. From there, a beneficiary committee comprised of first responders from County Fire, City Fire, City Police, CHP, and the Sheriff departments will determine the allocation of funds and equipment purchases. Direct Relief International and Santa Barbara Equine Assistance and Evacuation Team are also earmarked to receive funds from the beneficiary committee for victim relief.

“It’s really a collaborative process for those of us serving on One805’s beneficiary community,” stated chief Pat McElroy. “Essentially, we all take off our badges and say, ‘Okay, what does our community need most?’”

Immediate Assistance for First Responders and Victims

Already, One805 organizers have contributed to two urgently needed mobile command centers and professional counseling services for first responders and victims emotionally affected by the disaster.

Both the Police Department and Fire Department are purchasing Mobile Command Units (MCU), with funds raised by One805. “It is crucial that we have a command unit that can be used on-site when there is a disaster,” said police chief Lori Luhnow. “It makes our job less difficult when helping our community in a time of crisis.” Each MCU costs approximately $300,000, and these purchases would not be possible without the funds raised by One805.

They have been ordered, and the departments expect to receive them within the next couple of months.

“There is a lot of need right now in this community. One805 is a great option for those who want their contributions to have wide-reaching and lasting impact,” stated event organizer and co-chair Eric Phillips. “We are letting those who serve on the front lines determine the best use of funds raised.”

Another immediate need that has already received funds from One805 is the At Ease program, a professional counseling service for first responders that was launched a couple of years back by retired sergeant Mike McGrew, chaplain for the Santa Barbara Police Department. “The At Ease Program is an amazing

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Search and Rescue workers came from many areas to join local first responders

program that helps with Post Traumatic Stress and other things that the first responders see on a day-to-day basis, things that people probably could never even imagine,” said McGrew in an interview at the Hotel Californian where the One805 Executive Committee have been meeting on a regular basis. “We never imagined just how important this program would be for our first responders over these past few weeks. Most of us have never had to deal with a situation this difficult for such an extended period of time. The demand for counseling services was so great that the At Ease Program’s resources quickly depleted putting its help for the first responders in jeopardy. When the One805 committee heard about our need, we received funds immediately and could continue helping our first responders.”

McGrew went on to explain that during the first few days following the mudslide, it became evident those victims in the community who they were helping also desperately needed professional counseling services. The decision was immediately made to open up the At Ease program to the victims, so they too could benefit from professional counseling. “I cannot express how thankful we are to the One805 members for releasing these funds to us immediately, enabling the help we all need to get through this tragedy,” said Sargent McGrew.

Montecito Fire chief Chip Hickman reinforced this sentiment of gratitude for the support they have received through the At Ease Program. At the recent One805 Committee meeting, he gave an emotional account of taking survivors

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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 34)

Crane third-graders Owen Eiler and Teke Meisel enjoying the school day at host campus, Congregation B’nai B’rith

Patrick Braid (busy taking a video of the festivities) welcomes Montecito Union School students back to the Village Wine and Cheese shop on Friday

being a front-line first responder and vowed to provide free food and coffee to every resident who elected to remain in Montecito during the evacuation, and, more importantly, free food and coffee for all of those responders who came here to fight both the Thomas Fire and the subsequent Montecito flood.

The shop has remained open ever since, given the go-ahead by sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol deputies, who allowed Patrick continued egress and ingress to shop for donated food supplies each morning and to bring them back in past the police barricades.

Trader Joe’s donated avocados and organic chicken; nearby homeowners brought in fresh oranges, lemons, and flowers; Home Depot donated a generator; and Andersen’s Bakery offered soup and pastries. Residents Deborah Schnepf and Ann-Marie Cepkauskas donated their time and skills to make free sandwiches, while Kelly, Patrick’s regular employee and popular sandwich maker, was unable to get to work. Patrick slept in the chair in his office at the back of the store for 54 days.

Last Friday, Patrick welcomed Montecito Union School students back to a Friday tradition: visiting Village Wine and Cheese after school on Friday to pick out candy and soda. “We want to bring back some normalcy to the kids’ lives,” Patrick told us, as kids were treated to free candy, as well as pastries donated by Andersen’s Bakery. MUS was back in session Friday, after spending several days holding classes at Santa Barbara City College. A special board meeting on Wednesday, February 7, will touch on the Board’s plans on how to han1 – 8 February 2018

dle children and families that have moved out of the District due to the mudslide.

The Montecito Family YMCA reopened January 27, after announcing that the facility is in good condition. The pool pump and filtration systems suffered significant damage due to power service interruptions and may be offline for several weeks.

Friendship Center on Eucalyptus Lane reopened January 29; members were relocated to the Center’s Goleta location during the evacuation.

Montecito Library also reopened its doors, on January 30.

Two Montecito private schools: Crane Country Day School and Laguna Blanca Lower School, have announced they will remain teaching from satellite locations until further notice.

Although unscathed, the Crane campus will remain closed until all utilities, including potable water, are fully restored. Thanks to the efforts of Head of School, Joel Weiss, director of Finance and Operations, Don Cook, Crane’s administration and its board of trustees, alternate sites throughout Santa Barbara County began welcoming Crane students last week. The goal was to accommodate all of Crane’s 254 students and still maintain Crane’s commitment to small class size and feel of community. To that end, the school opted to utilize four different host sites, each of which generously opened its doors to Crane. Each temporary site, which includes Congregation B’nai B’rith, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s McCormick House, and a classroom site located at 27 E. Cota Street, is carrying on the Crane tradition of the daily assembly.

Laguna Blanca Lower School has also announced it will not reopen its campus on San Ysidro until all utilities are available. Head of school Rob Hereford and head of Lower School Andy Surber are in regular communication about the status of the Montecito campus and when it will be ready to best serve the students.

In the meantime, classes will continue at Girls Inc. According to Laguna reps, the staff at Girls Inc. has been an incredibly willing and accommodating partner with the school. “If we were in the position of not having a desirable location to support our program, we would be considering a speedier return to our Montecito campus. However, the Girls Inc. facility is well-equipped, which allows us the flexibility of a more measured approach during the rebuilding process,” said school communications director Tara Broucqsault. “At this point, our most important goal is to maintain a sense of consistency and uninterrupted instruction time while we monitor the progress being made on the cleanup of Montecito.”

Cold Spring School, which reopened its campus on January 16, continues to help its students cope with the loss of two students. Superintendent Dr. Amy Alzina is continuing to work with the County to have access to multiple school psychologists to be on hand for students and parents.

Dr. Alzina credits the school board, members of the Parent Club, Santa Barbara Response Network, Suzanne Grimmesey with the County, CSS psychologist Beth Laurie, CSS parent Dr. Brooke Sears, and five other psychologists from other schools in Santa Barbara who have helped.

“Their support has given us all the strength and the power to become stronger and even more united. We have a long road to recovery, but we are grateful to be on the right path thanks to the wonderful support we continue to receive,” she said. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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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)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 State Street Sneaks – State Street Ballet’s “Evenings”, the company’s periodic and popular in-studio performance series, returns to the Gail Towbes Center for Dance for two performances. The insider’s offering features choreography by State Street Ballet dancers and special guests, and the intimate nature of the venue makes for an up-close-and-personal look at the process of creating and a making dance. The experience includes world premieres as well as glimpses at the future dance-makers of the industry, providing inspiration through innovation and exploration.

Casual conversations with the dancers and choreographers ensue at the informal reception following the performance. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue, a local, all-volunteer team of disaster relief personnel. WHEN: 7 tonight & tomorrow WHERE: State Street Ballet Studios at The Gail Towbes Center for Dance, 2285 Las Positas Road COST: $20 in advance, $25 at the door (admission include one free drink ticket for those 21 and over) INFO: 8451432 or www.statestreetballet.com Earth Duet – The title of DramaDogs’s opening production of their 25th season of experience-based performance art in Santa Barbara isn’t based on the recent twin tragedies to have struck our area in the Thomas Fire and the Montecito mudslide. But the weather-induced natural disasters certainly are germane to the actual

top of “Earth Duet and Other Stories”.

The series of short plays, part of the company’s Relevant Action program and presented in collaboration with Climate Change Theatre Action, uses an artistic combination of poetry and humor to impart a message about the importance of environmental conservation. The pieces explore humanity’s legacy in the natural world, celebrating the beauty of our planet while inspiring the imagination to consider the future of our environment.

The plays feature company co-founder E. Bonnie Lewis along with Nita June Davanzo, Justin Davanzo, Mack Urbanowicz, and Tyler X. Koontz and are accompanied by original music by Eric Valinsky and Josh Jenkins. WHEN: 8 pm today & tomorrow and February 8-9; 2 & 5 pm Sunday; 2 pm February 11 WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets COST: $18 INFO: 9630408 or www.centerstagetheater.org SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 A Flood of Feelings – The Santa Barbara Youth Opera and the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony’s production of Benjamin Britten’s one-act community opera Noah’s Flood was scheduled last fall, long before the sparks that ignited the Thomas Fire, which led directly to the Montecito mudslide. Obviously, given its theme, the piece has taken on an unexpected poignancy in the wake of the disaster. But there is much to admire about the production

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 The Isle of Mann – Jazz-tinged alt-folk Americana singer-songwriter Jean Mann has an unusually attention-demanding voice, even for the world of folk music, which she backs up with strummed guitar and harmonica, a la early Bob Dylan. Mann has six original records in her growing catalog, and plays more than 100 dates a year, headlining everywhere from house concerts and listening rooms to wineries, festivals, and such clubs as Yoshi’s in Oakland, Tractor Tavern in Seattle, and CBGB’s in New York.

She also performs in churches, which is the venue for her Santa Barbara debut tonight for The Cambridge Drive Concert Series. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Cambridge Drive Community Church, 550 Cambridge Drive, Goleta COST: $15 with advance reservation and $18 at the door INFO: 964-0436 or www.cambridgedrivechurch.org

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EVENTS

by Steven Libowitz

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 French Hip-Hop – French-born Algerian choreographer Kader Attou has become one of the foremost representatives of French hip-hop dance since the emergence of breakdancing in the late 1980s. Attou, director of Centre Chorégraphique National de La Rochelle, cultivates an aesthetic that blends street moves, Indian kathak, and contemporary dance. Attou, along with four fellow urban choreographers, created the Compagnie Accrorap in 1989 at Saint-Priest. Now, decades later, he makes his West Coast debut with “The Roots”, an introspective look at Attou’s journey so far, set to a mix of crackling classical and electronic records.

Performed by 11 hip-hop dancers who have honed their unique styles over the years, “The Roots” is a transformative evening-length performance that represents the heart of hip hop. (Note: Attou and company members will lead a Community Dance Class 5:30 to 7:30 on Monday, February 5, at The Dance Network, 4141 State St., suite A4. Register at 225-6078.) WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $35 to $45 INFO: 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or 893-3535/ www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

regardless of the timing. Britten, the pre-eminent opera composer of the 20th century, who loved writing music for children, envisioned “Noah’s Flood” as a shared musical experience for the whole community, as there are parts for children and adults, while amateur musicians are joined and guided by professionals. The piece also features a handbell choir and opportunities for the audience to sing along. Longtime theater direction and educator Miller James returns to Opera Santa Barbara to direct, while OSB’s General and artistic director Kostis Protopapas conducts the student musicians who were prepared by Andy Radford and Erin McKibben. Plus, OSB board member and Music Academy of the West stalwart Bob Weinman will intone the Voice of God. While the production is offered at no charge, OSB will collect donations to support the Santa Barbara Humane Society, which – besides its obvious connection to the story of Noah’s Ark – took in hundreds of animals during the fire and flooding. WHEN: 3:30 pm WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu Street (at Garden St.) COST: free INFO: 8983890 or www.operasb.org Sittin’ in for Friend – When Kenny Loggins and Jimmy Messina first planned tonight’s

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benefit concert, neither could have imagined the twin tragedies that were to come our way in December and January via the Thomas Fire and mudslide in Montecito, the village both musicians had called home in the past. Yet not only does life go on, but so do other worthy causes, including raising funds to help defray medical expenses for a friend, colleague, and longtime band member. Perhaps the most successful rock duo of their era, going back four decades, Loggins & Messina haven’t played a full formal public concert since their reunion tour in 2009 (though there have been one-off sittin’ in-type gigs, such as at SOhO, across State Street from tonight’s venue). Expect an exciting evening of material from their classic acoustic and electric songbook, including such hits as “Danny’s Song”, “Angry Eyes”, and many others, as the duo are accompanied by a band for this special benefit concert. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $49 to $110 INFO: 899-2222 or www. granadasb.org Singing and Savoring for Recovery – Kevin Costner, the actor-director whose 10-acre oceanfront spread on the bluffs in Carpinteria just south of Montecito, is among the headliners for today’s 1 – 8 February 2018

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Tish at Tales – The daughter of Mexican immigrants, San Antonio-born singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa soaked up the music of her heritage as well as her surroundings and has won acclaim for decades for her borderless approach, one that blends elements of Mexican folk and country music with a modern pop sensibility and socially relevant folk. A resident of Austin since1988, Hinojosa’s distinctive approach to roots music found favor in that deepening scene.

Over the three decades since, she’s recorded as an independent artist as well as for A&M, Warner Bros, and, most notably, Rounder Records, which released the bulk of her 16 CDs. Hinojosa has appeared at venues all around the area and returns to the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez tonight to kick off the Spring 2018 Tales from the Tavern concert series. The shows largely feature troubadours who are also storytellers, and the opening concert also features Iain Matthews, the 71-year-old English singer-songwriter who was a vocalist with the seminal British folk band Fairport Convention in the 1960s, and later had a solo career and also led the bands Plainsong, Hi-Fi, No Grey Faith, More Than A Song, and Matthews Southern Comfort. The latter scored a No. 1 UK hit in 1970 with a cover version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock”. Each concert is filmed and recorded and becomes part of an extensive archive of performances and interviews that now totals nearly 300.

Also coming to the Maverick this spring: Tom Russell, Johnny Irion & John Goodwin plus The Mammals, Michael Smith, Mark Stuart, Malcolm Holcombe, and Teresa Tudury plus Eric Andersen. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: The Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez COST: $34.16, or $176.99 for the full series INFO: 688-0383 or www.talesfromthetavern.com

Thomas Fire Benefit Festival in Ventura. Costner will appear with his country-rock band Modern West at the fundraising event at Plaza Park in downtown Ventura, alongside other local stars Olivia NewtonJohn, Colbie Caillat, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and hip-hop star Super Duper KYLE. One-hundred percent of the proceeds will go to assist fire victims as quickly and directly as possible to help Ventura County recover from the flames, which affected Ventura far more than Santa Barbara, save for the ensuing

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mudslide. All fire victims will be able to register for a one-time monetary gift, the amount depending on the total money raised. The festival kicks off with a VIP Chef Experience two hours before the music begins with unlimited sampling of wine and craft beer and tastes of specialty dishes alongside World Central Kitchen founder and Michelin-rated chef José Andrés. WHEN: 4 to 10 pm (VIP 2 pm) WHERE: Plaza Park, 651 E. Thompson Boulevard, Ventura COST: $50 general; $200 VIP INFO: www. thomasfirebenefit.com/ •MJ

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Howdy, Pardners – The Lobero Theatre first introduced the Montreal-based troupe Cirque Éloize to local audiences back in the 2000s, before the European-inspired circus stepped up to the Granada under the auspices of UCSB A&L for 2014’s Cirkopolis, which imagined a retro-futuristic industrial world inspired by the classic films Metropolis and Brazil. Now, the nearly quarter-century veteran European-style company that blends artful acrobatics and high-concept theatricality returns to the venue with Saloon, an ambitious adventure that transports the audience to a gusty gathering place for a music-packed theatrical thrill ride inspired by the Wild West. Eleven top-level cast members perform phenomenal physical feats set to live music featuring songs from Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline, plus original music, all played by four musicians and singers on stage, while all the artists also sing or play instruments.

The show promises “a chase worthy of the greatest Western on a stage that fizzes and thrums with infectious energy,” with feats including the Chinese Pole, Korean Plank, Hand to Hand, Aerial Straps, Juggling, Cyr Wheel, and more. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $40 to $65 INFO: 899-2222/ www.granadasb.org or 893-3535/www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

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Volunteer Jerri Imwalle and SB Trust executive director Anne Petersen at the annual meeting

Honoree Kathi Brewster and trustee Timothy Aguilar at the SBTHP meeting

devastation we have all just been through.” As we all know, it’s hard to even comprehend the damage to property and people. By the time this is published, Montecito should be on track but I wonder if it will ever seem normal again.

After Terease welcomed all the Trust members, she gave the president’s report, noting that in 2017 nearly all events had record-breaking attendance. The Founding Day Festival had a record 800 attendees commemorating 235 years of history at the birthplace of Santa Barbara, El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park.

In June, there was a public screening of Grasshopper for Grandpa, which is a short documentary by local director/ producer Casey McGarry. The film is about Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, which has been around for 60 years before owner Tommy Chung closed its doors in 2006. It is open once again and is the last visible remnant of Santa Barbara’s Chinatown.

During Fiesta, Casa de la Guerra was filled with the largest crowd ever celebrating the Fiesta as they did in 1924 in that very spot. In October, the 8th Annual Asian American Neighborhood Festival celebrated with more than 1,000 folks at El Presidio. The list goes on.

Executive director Anne Petersen reported, “The Trust continues to provide our audience with excellent educational programs and with increased attendance. There’s a new campaign to restore the Cota-Knox House. For future plans, after they have conduct-

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Karla Blackwell and Tom Parker from the Hutton Parker Foundation at the Presidio meeting

ed all of their workshops, they will have consulted with 75-plus stakeholders about what the organization currently offers and how they can better serve. Partnerships have been formed such as with the Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra. They are musicians in residence and perform four shows per year. The Presidio has a new tenant in Make Smith Leather Co. at 135 de la Guerra. Owner and craftsman Steven Soria will do tours and demonstrations for school programs. Again, the list goes on.

Awardees were Blue Owl, which has provided wonderful Asianinspired dishes and more to the organization’s events and programs throughout the past year. SBTHP recognized Caroline Wedderburn for her consistent participation. She became a docent and has since led many tours, participated in living history demonstrations, and volunteered for multiple events. Rudy’s Presidio opened in the fall of 2017 and is a treasured partner, donating and serving delicious food and refreshments for guests at Dia de Los Muertos and Una Noche de Las Posados.

Terease Chin received special recognition for being a champion of strategic vision and education programs. She just completed her third year as president and eighth year as a board member. Don’t forget Kathi Brewster, who joined the board in 1992 and was an officer for seven of her eight board years. She’s especially into curatorial and educational programs. And then there is the Hutton Parker Foundation, with Tom Parker picking up the award for its long support of SBTHP even through difficult times.

After electing a new board for the coming year, the audience trooped across the street to Alhecama Theatre for Grassini wine, tapas, and conversation. SBTHP encompasses El Presidio de Santa Barbara SHP, Casa de la Guerra, Santa Ines Mission Mills, and Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens.

Check them out at 123 East Canon Perdido Street or call (805) 965-0093.

You can view their website at www. sbthp.org.

Caroline Thompson with artist Robert Stone and Steve Thompson at the artist’s reception at Cabana Home

Julie Joyce, Joan Tapper, and Lorie Porter at the Cabana Home artist’s reception

Cabana Home

Besides being able to furnish your digs at Cabana Home, you can find interesting art for the walls. Caroline and Steve Thompson, who own the business, continually hold openings for various artists from up and down the coast. The latest wine reception was for Robert Stone, who was raised in Santa Barbara and is now from San Francisco, though his parents.

Louise and Ray Stone, still live here.

According to Robert’s mom, “He has been doing art since he was two years old.”

These are Robert’s words regarding his fine art: “Inspired by environments observed in architecture and nature, I distill my perceptions into exquisite arrangements in shades of black or white. The paintings are predominately large, so that the compositions draw the art and viewer into the form and its spatial experience. Envisioning a virtual three-dimensional sculpture that I interpret through two-dimensional geometric planes, I try to find an evoke visceral and emotional reactions to pure forms.”

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Robert told me, “Usually, men are drawn to the black ones and women to the white and beige tones.” However, Don and I both liked the light colors.

These “canvases” are painted onto linen, which gives a unique texture of their own.

Robert went to the San Francisco Art Institute and received a BFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has had solo and group exhibitions in San Francisco and New York and is in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A surprise guest artist was George Grady and wife Olivia with his lenticular art, which he explained to all of us.

Some of the artsy folks enjoying wine and canapés were Lorie Porter, Julie Joyce from Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA), Charlie Wylie curator of photography at SBMA, local artist Mary Heebner, Joan and Steve Tapper, and hair stylist Olivier Houssais.

You can find Cabana Home at 111 Santa Barbara Street in the Funk Zone.

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FUNDRAISING

(Continued from page 40) back to their damaged homes this week and the toll it had on his team assigned the task.

A COMMUNITY TRAGEDY DEMANDS A COMMUNITY RESPONSE

Sponsorships Still Available

“There are still many One805 Event Sponsorships opportunities available for those individuals, corporations, businesses, or foundations who wish to support our first responders,” said Richard Weston-Smith from the One805 Executive Committee.

Yardi, the presenting sponsor for the event, has donated $400,000 to One805. Gordon Morrell, executive vice president of Yardi, told the One405 Executive Committee that Yardi is normally shy about letting people know of their donations. “However, this is such a special time and such a unique opportunity for the community to join together to help the first responders, that Yardi are happy to put their name out as presenting sponsor in the hope that it will encourage other companies to join them in whatever sponsorship capacity they can.”

The One805 event will be held at the Bella Vista Polo Club on Sunday, February 25, from noon to 6 pm, with an after party from 6 to 8 pm.

Performers and presenters – all who waived their fees – include Alan Parsons and friends, Kenny Loggins, Wilson Phillips, The Sisterhood, Don Johnson, Billy Baldwin, and more. Nearly the entire event has been underwritten by sponsorships and donations.

“We understand we are still recovering,” added Richard Weston-Smith. “One805 is really more like a community hug. Whether or not people can attend the event, their contributions will support an important day of appreciation for our first responders – and the critical, life-saving work they continue provide.”

“The last few months have been really hard on my team and all the first responders,” acknowledged sheriff Bill Brown. “It will be nice to enjoy a day of levity, joy, and hope for the future with our peers and our neighbors.”

For more information, go to www.One805.org or send an email to info@one805.org to find out about sponsorship opportunities.

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