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15 – 22 February 2018 Vol 24 Issue 7

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London calling: ShelterBox USA’s Kerry Murray dines with Duchess of Cornwall, p. 6

LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 23 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42

THE NEW NORMAL

SHERIFF BILL BROWN SAYS EVACUATE IS EXACTLY WHAT WE MUST DO “FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS,” AS “EXTREME RISK” AND “HIGH RISK” MAPS FEATURE MOST MONTECITO HOMES (STORIES ON PAGE 5 AND 12)

Embracing Change

We must rebuild, says Bob Hazard, but we also have to put Montecito’s utility poles underground, p. 17

Still a Champion

Swimmer Jeff Farrell won two gold medals in the 1960 Rome Olympics, and continues to compete in 2018, p. 26

No Furniture? No Problem!

Coastal Hideways owner Melissa Peirson offers free (temporary) furniture for Montecito’s new “homeless,” p. 32

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15 – 22 February 2018

We are forever grateful to our first responders and all of the hardworking, caring people and agencies that have been there for our community in our time of need. Recent events in our treasured Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria and Santa Barbara communities have left a somber mark on our home. Through these tragic events, we have also seen the strength of our community coming together. Immediately following the events of January 9th, we saw neighbors helping neighbors and an outpouring of support and kindness from our community. We are encouraged by the generosity in our town and are eternally thankful to be a part of this amazing community. May we all stay strong and unified in this season of healing.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5

Guest Editorial

Harry McMullan explains that while the majority of Montecito is considered neither an Extreme Risk nor High Risk zone, such designations should be changed

6 Miscellany

Kerri Murray and royalty; Ellen’s birthday gift; Michael Imperioli on TV; Gail Lucas’s book; Mitchell Sjerven’s businesses; MAW concerts; State Street Ballet; Anti-Defamation League gala; French dance; Super Bowl bash; Noah’s Flood; The City of Conversation; Oprah in Vanity Fair; and Natalie Portman

Letters to the Editor

The latest compilation of missives from MJ readers comprising Jane Orfalea, John Cookson, Jacques Marcillac, Kathi Brewster, Carolee Krieger, Butch Kronlund, Deb Medina, PER, Ray Bourhis, James Powell, and Rosemary Mutton

10 This Week

Flamenco music; STEAM; MUS meeting; rebuilding Montecito; disaster photos; MPC meeting; basketry; fundraiser; MBAR meets; Zoomation; Spanish group; Carp museum; free music; yoga on wharf; art classes; brain fitness; story time; and yoga

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Emergency Management holds meeting for evacuation map; Montecito Union School Board; “cash mob” CVR; traffic; Crane school; and sheriff’s report

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Lynda Millner reports on the SB International Film Festival, and Santa Barbarans during World War II

17 Moving Forward

Digging deep: Bob Hazard rolls up his sleeves to dissect the mudslide debris and scrutinize Montecito’s rebuilding process

21 Mindful Word

Roughly one month after the mudslide, Diana Raab laments survivor’s guilt and chats with local business owners

23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant’s latest column is alarming, if only because it’s about alarms, various forms of noise, and fair warnings

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Beverlye Fead recalls the life of one Jeff Farrell, a Michigan native who joined the Navy and swam toward the 1960 Olympics before getting a heart valve

28 On Entertainment

Steven Libowitz talks with musician Happy Traum; folk fundraiser; Tony Kushner; Hayley Lampart; Unmasked Live; SBIFF and more movies

30 Spirituality Matters

Steven Libowitz previews Tantra Games and Authentic Relating; HEAL with Yoga Soup; writing workshop; CorePower; plus an update on minister Larry Schellink

32 In Business

For victims of the Thomas Fire and Montecito mudslide, Jon Vreeland recommends Coastal Hideaways’s temporary housing and pre-furnished rentals

38 Legal Advertising 39 Movie Guide 42 Calendar of Events

“Augie” Johnson at Chaucer’s; Bill Burr; Chris Hillman; Camera Pacifica; Isley Brothers; Joe Rogan; Granada hosts Bernstein; Mushrooms Gone Wild; pianist Emmet Cohen; and Cudamani at UCSB

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47 Local Business Directory

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15 – 22 February 2018

Guest Editorial by Harry McMullan Mr. McMullan wrote the following to the Santa Barbara Fire chief, Santa Barbara County sheriff, and all five County supervisors.

Most of Montecito Not a “High Risk” Zone

y wife and I are residents of Montecito, and we appreciate beyond words the inspiring work of all the firefighters and other first responders who so selflessly and brilliantly saved all but a few homes in our community in the Thomas Fire. On the Debris Flow Risk Area map released recently, our home, like most of the homes in Montecito, is located in what has been designated a “High Risk” yellow zone. That “High Risk” nomenclature is seriously faulty, because the designations for the “Extreme Risk” red zone and the “High Risk” zone imply only a different degree of the same type of risk between the two zones. In fact, the “yellow” zones represent a wholly different type of risk presented by the “red” zones. At the public meeting, we learned how the Debris Flow Risk Area map was constructed, and I take for granted that the delineation of the respective areas represents the best forecast by experts of possible future debris flow (red) zones, as well as those (yellow) zones in which the inhabitants might be temporarily cut off without electricity, water, gas, phone service, or sewer. Thus in the red zones, people’s lives and homes are at “Extreme Risk” from debris flows, whereas in the yellow “High Risk” zones, the jeopardy is limited to being “cut off” for some days, but – and here is the critical distinction for insurance companies and mortgage lenders – risk of damage to homes from debris flows is not suggested. In other words, in the yellow zone, case mortgage lenders may expect to retain their collateral: a decisive factor for them. Here is how the two zones are described on the Debris Flow Risk Area map:

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Monte ito Miscellany by Richard Mineards

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

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anta Barbara resident Kerri Murray, president of ShelterBox USA, had lunch with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, at her London home, Clarence House, last week. It was the second time the tony twosome had met, given the wife of Prince Charles also visited the charity’s new British HQ and visitors center in Truro, Cornwall, last July. “It was a special private lunch for ShelterBox, welcoming volunteer responders, supporters, and staff, given Her Royal Highness serves as president and patron in the U.K. after witnessing the lifesaving work firsthand in Pakistan after the 2006 earthquake,” says Kerri. “She and her husband frequently visit disaster zones around the world, where ShelterBox is responding to

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Who Should Pay?

wo videos on the 93108fund. org website were brought to my attention. Both ladies profiled currently work for Pierre Lafond, and they say in the video that they have missed up to 90 hours [of] work due to the fire/flood and are now receiving checks from the 93108fund.org to make up for lost hours. I’m wondering why Pierre Lafond – or anyone or any business – would not be paying employees for missed hours? Is that even legal, never mind moral? I would love MJ to investigate to see if it’s true that businesses and/or individual aren’t paying their staff. Jane Orfalea Montecito (Editor’s note: I don’t get it. Pierre Lafond was closed. Couldn’t open. Couldn’t even go there. Ditto the San Ysidro Ranch, the Biltmore, and other Montecito businesses. Are you suggesting those companies must continue to pay their employees? Until when? I believe you are off-track on this one. I’m sure virtually all the closed businesses in the upper village and Coast Village Road did not – could not – pay their employees during most of the downtime. And in order to stay alive, they couldn’t and shouldn’t. – J.B.)

Who is Responsible?

What if a controlled burn, rather than the Thomas Fire, was responsible for the hills behind Montecito being devoid of vegetation before the big January rain? John Cookson Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: Well, your question is probably the answer as to why we don’t have “controlled” burns anymore, because so many choose to sue when things don’t go exactly as planned. My answer would be figuring this out beforehand and legislating a simple solution to protect both homeowners and public servants. Ditto for employees who can’t get to work. – J.B.)

Not So Private Debris

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I would like to shine some light on the amount of debris that was placed on private property after the January 9 debris flow. The roads had to be cleared and the search teams had to move debris piles to look for victims; the utility companies had to remove debris to search for their lines and valves. This was 100 percent necessary and needed to be done as quickly as

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possible. However, this led to thousands of tons of trees, vehicle parts, chimneys, concrete foundation pieces – and yes, of course mud, from public roads and utility easements being placed on private property, such as my parcel on Olive Mill Road. I have documentation of this from photos that I had taken right after the flow and then subsequent days and weeks after. I estimate there was approximately 1,500 to 2,000 tons of debris placed on my property after 01/09. This is approximately $180,000 to $240,000 of work per my contractor bids. This is a significant portion of our rebuilding limits from our insurance policy, and it’s not right that the residents bear this burden. We may not have enough to rebuild because we have to pay for all the debris removal. We have contacted Das Williams’s office, as well as every agency within the County, and have gotten zero answers or support, just lists of where we can take the debris and pay for it. The underlying snarky attitude we have received is “You’re from Montecito, so you must be superrich” types of tones, and therefore it shouldn’t really be a big deal, according to them. We are being treated like we are trying to put one over on somebody. Unfortunately for us, we do not have excess funds to make this go away and not blink an eye. We just want the County to remove the debris they placed there. Jacques Marcillac Montecito

Kudos for Lynda’s Coverage

Thank you for Lynda Millner’s Seen Around Town coverage of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual meeting. What a delightful surprise to read her column to find images of the event illustrated with her photographs, including one of me. The last several months have been a heart-wrenching time for our community, and her positive reporting reassures us that life will get better. Kathi Brewster Santa Barbara

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This Week in and around Montecito

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

(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 15 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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 MUS School Board Meeting When: 3:10 pm Where: Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249 Rebuilding Montecito Discussion Montecito was hit by a terrible tragedy and a multilevel infrastructure disaster with the recent Thomas fire and ensuing mudslides. Now is the time for us to collectively question how we should rebuild the city and incorporate resiliency at the center of our restoration efforts. SB County residents will have a unique opportunity to ask local officials and statewide government to engage with the future and build an infrastructure for the 21st century. To this end, the Global Citizen’s Club meeting will convene a panel including representatives from the Montecito Planning Commission, Santa Barbara County Supervisors, State government, and the Clean Coalition to discuss pathways to a more resilient electrical grid and sustainable future. Panel members include Charles A. Newman, Montecito Planning Commission, Das Williams, Santa Barbara County supervisor, Craig Lewis, executive director of Clean Coalition, and Rinaldo S. Brutoco, World Business Academy CEO, to moderate.

When: 5 to 7 pm Where: Belmond El Encanto, 800 Alvarado Place Info & RSVP: lisa@worldbusiness.org WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Montecito Planning Commission Meeting MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed. When: 9 am Where: County Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Basketry Group Basketry Group is a great place to find out about basket weaving and to connect with other weavers. Bring some weaving to work on. If you are a beginner, just come to watch and learn. There will be materials available and someone who is eager to help you get started. This will be an active, enthusiastic group and welcoming to newly interested weavers. When: 2:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Community Disaster Fundraiser Join for a special community event helping those who have suffered from the Montecito mudslides. Regarded as Santa Barbara’s worst natural disaster, we gather together to help bring light and love to a community who needs it most. Please consider joining with special guest, Shane Thunder, offering his 432hz-sound meditation journey in offering support to the Montecito victims. Please bring a yoga mat and blanket, and bolster if you

Thomas Fire & Mudslide Photos Mike Eliason will describe his experiences photographing the Thomas Fire and the Montecito mudslide. As Public Information officer of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Mike had unique access to California’s largest wildfire, its devastating impact, and the subsequent mudslide in Montecito. He will illustrate his talk with numerous images of both the fire and mudslide. This talk is sponsored by the Channel City Camera Club. When: 7:30 pm Where: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol Cost: free and open to the public prefer. For the past five years, sound alchemist Shane has created and shared soundscapes with thousands of souls and spirits all over the U.S. and Canada. When: 7:30 to 9 pm Where: Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way Cost: free THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 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 Zoomation at Montecito Library Zoomation is a non-live animal, 3-dimensional animated zoo presentation with additional animal puppets and songs, featuring American Sign Language (ASL) that together bring to life animals (birds, reptiles, and land and sea mammals) from oceans, deserts, mountains, jungles, and forests of the world. When: 4 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics. When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 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, FEBRUARY 24 Carpinteria Museum Marketplace Seventy vendors will sell their wares at an antiques market featuring antiques, collectibles, jewelry, furniture, books, plants, toys, clothing, decorative arts, household items, and much more. When: 8 am to 3 pm Where: Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, 956 Maple St., Carpinteria Cost: free for buyers, $30 for sellers Info: 684-3112 Free Music The Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in town since 1969, these concerts feature performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public. When: 3 pm Where: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street Cost: free

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Yoga on the Wharf Join in for another class on Stearn’s Wharf to benefit Direct Relief. All proceeds from this class will go directly to the cause. Bring your mat, your sunglasses, and all of your friends. Every day, Direct Relief prepares the most vulnerable communities worldwide for more frequent, more destructive emergencies, and Direct Relief responds fast, effectively, and efficiently when disaster strikes to make sure medical resources are where they need to be to save lives. Direct relief aims to improve the lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. When: 9 am Where: Stearns Wharf, 219 Stearns Wharf Cost: donation ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS Art Classes Beginning and advanced, all ages and by appointment – just call. Where: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village Road Info: 695-8850

MONDAYS Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memory-enhancement exercises in a friendly environment. When: 10 am to 2 pm Where: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: $50, includes lunch Info: 969-0859 TUESDAYS Story Time at the Library A wonderful way to introduce children to the library, and for parents and caregivers to learn about early literacy skills; each week, children ages two to five enjoy stories, songs, puppets, and fun at Story Time. When: 10:30 to 11 am Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 WEDNESDAYS Yoga on Coast Village Yoga is back on Coast Village Road at Simpatico Pilates! Stretch, strengthen, breathe, and rejuvenate, with Vinyassa flow classes taught by Leanna Doyle. All levels are welcome. When: 8:30 am Where: Simpatico Pilates, 1235 Coast Village Road, suite I Info/Reservations: 895-1368 •MJ

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anta Barbara County Office of Emergency Management held both a press conference and a community meeting on February 8, to unveil a new interactive map and revised evacuation plans for future storms, nearly one month after 21 people were killed – two others remain missing – in the mud flow event of January 9. “This will be our new normal for the next few years,” said Santa Barbara County sheriff Bill Brown. Referring to the January 9 mudslide catastrophe as the “1/9 debris flow,” emergency officials reiterated that the threat following the storm is not over, and that there is a heightened danger for those who live below the Thomas Fire burn area due to the damaged condition of the watershed. Experts say that as a result, it will now take less rainfall to move debris than it did during the 1/9 debris flow event. A new map, available at www. readysbc.org (and shown on page 16), shows both high-risk and extremerisk areas during rainstorms of 1/2inch per hour or more; the map was developed by a group of engineers, scientists, and emergency officials. “Our evacuation plan has been refined since the 1/9 debris flow. Our goal is to clearly communicate to you what the risk to you and your family is,” said Montecito Fire Protection District Division chief Kevin Taylor. “Let us not be fooled that the mountains have flushed the debris from the 1/9 debris flow. The mountains and the canyons are still loaded with rocks, sediment, and other debris,” said Rob Lewin, Santa Barbara County Office

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of Emergency Management director. Residents are urged to find their properties on the map in order to assess their risk of mud flow in the future. Officials announced three new evacuation terms: Pre-Evacuation Advisory, Recommended Evacuation Warning, and Mandatory Evacuation Order, to replace the formerly used “mandatory” and “voluntary” evacuation zones, and unveiled a timeline of evacuation plans to be used for storms, which is a different protocol than is used for wildland fires. The 72-hour evacuation timeline calls for a Pre-Evacuation Advisory three days before a predicted storm. The advisory means that residents should be planning for potential evacuations. Forty-eight hours prior to the story, the County will issue a Recommended Evacuation Warning, which means that community members with access or functional needs or with large animals should evacuate. Twenty-four hours prior to the storm, a Mandatory Evacuation Order will be issued, which means community members in Extreme- and High-Risk areas should evacuate. By 12 hours prior to the storm, the Mandatory Evacuation Order will become effective, meaning that residents should no longer be in the area. “You still may be ordered to evacuate even if you aren’t near a watercourse,” said Sheriff Brown, explaining that it is likely that future evacuations will be necessary. “If you are at risk for loss of utilities, you will tie up limited first

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Seen Around Town

by Lynda Millner

Lights, Camera, Action

Actor Jeff Bridges and yours truly during the filming of Cutter’s Way in Montecito in 1981 Robert Mitchum and Jimmy Stewart charcoal sketches done by Writers Conference founder and artist Barnaby Conrad as the first and second tribute stars in 1986 and 1987

ow that the Santa Barbara International Film Festival ((SBIFF) red carpet is rolled up and put away for another year, it might be fun to turn the clock back and remember how it was. Long before there was a SBIFF, Santa Barbara was the first film capital of the west and the largest in the world – before there was ever a Hollywood. In 1912, when Samuel S. Hutchinson, a Chicago filmmaker, visited Santa Barbara, he exclaimed, “This town has everything! Perfect climate, mountains, islands, the ocean, beautiful beaches, and brush country for filming westerns.” Hutchinson was so intrigued by what he saw that he bought an ostrich farm (it was only a ramshackle house that provided a haven for several scraggly birds) and set up his Flying “A” Studios. Silent film celebrities such as Mary Pickford, Marion Davies, Mary Miles Minter (the reigning queen of the silents), Richard Bennett and his

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daughters, Constance and Joan, came to our town to make “two reelers.” Between 1918 and 1923, the Flying “A” turned out more than 1,200 movies. They were far from epics; some were only five minutes long and most were filmed in a few days. The Santa Barbara News-Press of July 13, 1912, carried a story that said in part: “A new record was made today when a thousand-foot story was filmed by Flying “A” in two hours and 15 minutes. Filming on The Stranger began at 9:45 am. By noon, the villain was hanged and everybody went home. Then suddenly, Hollywood hap-

A scene from Cutter’s Way with Jeff Bridges sans beard in 1981

pened. Santa Barbara’s star-spangled era faded; its moment in the cinematic sun died. Stars flocked here, though. Charlie Chaplin helped finance the Montecito Inn as a haven for his cinematic buddies. El Paseo restaurant was one of the places where a young dancer named Rita Cansino performed before her name was changed to Hayworth. San Ysidro Ranch, once owned by Ronald Colman, was where John F. Kennedy and his bride had

their honeymoon. Vivian Leigh and Laurence Olivier were married there, and Lauren Bacall fell in love with Bogey. Fast-forward to today and Santa Barbara is still a mecca for stars, writers, producers, and directors. One of our local favorites is Jeff Bridges and his wife, Susan. In 1981, he came here to make a movie Cutter’s Way. Susan was with him on the set. Through LaBelle Modeling Agency, I was an extra for a few days at the estate where it was filmed, which is now next door to Oprah. One day, they needed a lady to play the owner of the estate and I got the part. My 15 minutes of fame were about to happen, but the director Ivan Passer hadn’t told me what to say. Jeff asked what was wrong. When I told him, he said, “When I come on, you say your name. (You can get into the Screen Actors Guild [SAG] if you have a line). In the film, I’m giving a party and Jeff comes in, looking for someone. He kisses me briefly and we chat a moment. I expected it to be dubbed over, but our conversation is in the final cut.

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predicted to be a half-inch per hour or more, you would be ordered to evacuate. You should leave immediately and seek shelter in a location outside the evacuation area.

Yellow Zones:

High Risk – Your property is located in a high-risk area. If rain is predicted to be a half-inch per hour or more, you would be at risk from being cut off from essential services such as natural gas, potable water, sewer, electricity, cellular phone service, and other utilities for multiple days. Roads may become impassable and even deadly. You should leave immediately and seek shelter in a location outside the evacuation area.

Change the Designation

Our hearts go out to those whose homes are in the red “Extreme Risk” zones for many reasons, not the least of which is that even if their 1/9 losses are covered by their insurance companies, it’s far-fetched to imagine any non-governmental insurance company again offering insurance on homes in that zone – other than perhaps at punitive cost. Without insurance, no mortgages will be issued, and without the ability of owners to get mortgages, it’s difficult to imagine many new houses being built in the red zones. This situation entails disastrous consequences not only for the hundreds of red zone property owners and for the community as a whole, but also for the tax base of the county, already faced with daunting emergency, repair, and restoration costs. I suggest that we need a more accurate descriptor for the yellow zone, one that makes it clear to insurance and mortgage companies that properties in the yellow zones are not merely at a somewhat lower risk of being swept away than the red zone properties than the labels “Extreme Risk” and “High Risk” imply. Insurance companies lump policies in different groups before selling them to reinsurers, and the present terminology of “Extreme Risk” and “High Risk” fails to make a meaningful risk distinction between those two groups immedi-

ately apparent to a reinsurance executive sitting at his desk in Zurich. Absent such a distinction, the yellow zone properties in Montecito – which accounts for most of them – might be lumped into a category that, in turn, could make finding affordable insurance coverage much more difficult for the entire community. The risk to the red zone areas isn’t going away with any change of definition. However, the current yellow zone “High Risk” properties are not subject to any noted risk of being swept away by a debris flow, as the stand-alone title might lead a far-removed insurance or mortgage company executive to suppose. Instead of “High Risk,” the yellow zone could be renamed a “High Risk of Temporary Exclusion” zone or at least something that accurately reflects the intent of the accompanying definition. [Editor’s note: We prefer “Likely Risk of Temporary Service Interruption.”] I believe that such a change of wording might be helpful in preventing huge hikes in insurance policy costs for yellow zone residences, which would help facilitate a quicker recovery for the local real estate market, on which so much depends for the welfare of homeowners, not to mention the tax base of the County of Santa Barbara. •MJ

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Good Work Lives On.

MOVING FORWARD

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

Rebuilding Montecito

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, 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 the world. Gone is the steady stream of news references referring to Montecito as a celebrity hangout for the rich and privileged affluent retirees, mostly age 65 and older. Santa Barbara mayor Cathy Murillo, for example, opined that, “We are all in this together.” First responders came from all over this state and from other states. Our Congressman in Washington, D.C., Salud Carbajal helped enlist 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 related flood damage.

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Share your love of history and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with the community by becoming a Casa del Herrero docent. 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 Montecito’s needs. Tim Gubbins at Caltrans cleared the impassible 101 in a matter of three days. (If only he could repeat that feat in widening the 101 to three lanes in each direction in three months...) 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 Lurie, Cold Spring school superintendent and principal Amy Alzina, whose 170 students at Cold Spring

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Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall, and Kerri Murray at Clarence House

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fires and mudslides that devastated Montecito. She told me of her fondness for Santa Barbara, having spent time here years ago and asked me to relay that she and Charles are thinking and praying for our community. “Her Royal Highness expressed her desire to return with the prince to our town in the year ahead and requested I send her an official invitation, which, of course, I’ll do. She has a deep and genuine interest in disaster relief and truly rolls up her sleeves and gets her hands dirty to help the cause. Her passion for our work and people we serve is inspiring.” Guests at the standing hot-bowl lunch served with English sparkling wine at Clarence House, just a tiara’s toss down The Mall from Buckingham Palace and the home of the late Queen Mother for 50 years, were particularly careful given the 193-year-old, 4-story home built by the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, who found nearby St. James’s Palace too cramped, is packed with priceless antiques and china. “The rooms were also filled with family photos of life events, including a wonderful photo of Prince Charles, his mother, Queen Elizabeth, and Prince William holding his son, Prince George,” adds Kerri. “There was also one of a very handsome and happy Prince Harry.” A treasured memory for Kerri, who also took her 14-year daughter Sofia, a Crane School student, on the English sojourn. • The Voice of the Village •

Michael Imperioli lands new ABC show

Smart Alex Santa Barbara actor Michael Imperioli, who garnered praise in HBO’s hit series The Sopranos, is taking a totally different tack with his latest role. He tells me he has signed up for a new ABC series, Alex, Inc., a comedy from former Scrubs star Zach Braff, who also stars and directs the show, which starts next month. “We’ve taped ten episodes, and the network has given us a great time slot,” Michael told me when I bumped into him at the downtown farmers market. He is co-starring with Good Place actress Toya Sircar, Dirtbags’s Hillary Anne Matthews, and Audyssie James in the Matt Tarses-scripted show. I wish Michael, who I volunteer with regularly at the Rescue Mission, great success. Ellen Goes Ape! Montecito TV talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres, who has been celebrating her 60th birthday, got a highly unusual present from her longtime spouse, Portia de Rossi. The Scream 2 actress, 45, gave the former Oscars host a gorilla sanctuary in Rwanda, to be known as the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. “Ellen, you will carry on Dian’s legacy by giving them a permanent home in Rwanda,” said Portia. “You will join Dian as a protector and champion of these amazing animals.” During her celebration, Ellen’s Burbank-based show had a host of major celebs on, including singer Justin Timberlake, who sang at the Super Bowl halftime performance. And at the weekend, the stars were out in force when Ellen tossed a celebrity-filled bash in West Hollywood to mark her becoming a sexagenarian, including Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Lopez, Adele, Pink, Reese Witherspoon, Melissa McCarthy, John Legend, Bette Midler and Taylor Swift. On a more personal note, my mole with the martini tells me Ellen and Portia were spotted having a birthday dinner at Sly’s in Carpinteria. 15 – 22 February 2018

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responder resources.” Two hours prior to the storm, Highway 101 from the County line to Milpas Street will be closed, along with off-ramps in both directions, said CHP commander Cindy Pontes. The new evacuation terms, the 72-hour timeline, and the interactive map have all been posted on the newly unveiled www.ReadySBC. org website. “We have to continue to get better and learn more from every disaster,” said Santa Barbara County First District supervisor Das Williams. “We want to prepare this community for the next event and for the continued cleanup.”

Montecito Union Latest

During a special meeting last week, Montecito Union’s school board discussed several important issues at length, all related to the recent mudslide and its effect on the school’s finances, enrollment, and facility updates. Unlike 95% of elementary schools in California, MUS is a basic aid funded school, meaning that its revenues come from District property taxes instead of funds from the State. The school’s budget is based upon a 4% increase in property values per year, according to chief business officer Virginia Alvarez, who reported that

reassessments of property values are currently being conducted. “We are going to take a hit,” she said. With approximately 124 homes destroyed in the disaster – and hundreds more damaged – it’s likely that property tax revenue to the County will decrease by at least $12 million, which means MUS will have less funding in the coming years. The current student population at MUS is 401, and with more students in upper grades than lower grades, it’s estimated that enrollment will decrease next year, not taking into account families that may leave the District for good following the mudslides. Alvarez reported that it is unlikely that the student population will grow in the next several years, which means fewer teachers and staff members will be needed. The board discussed the possibility of letting go of four teachers following the current school year, cutting the number of classrooms from 26 to 22. Doing so would bring the average class size to 17, according to the board. A meeting on Tuesday, February 20, will further discuss the plan to reduce the number of teachers and staff members. The board also discussed the fate of students and families no longer living in the District since the mudslides. After hearing from several parents and having a lengthy discussion on

the issue, they voted to allow interdistrict transfers for all students who were enrolled before the mudslide event, through the 2018-19 school year. If a family has a younger student who is eligible for enrollment in the 2018-19 school year (transitional kindergarten or kindergarten), the younger student will also be eligible for an interdistrict transfer for 201819. The vote included continuing the discussion in September, to determine if families may be able to stay longer than 2018-19. “What we want to do is provide people with what we can be certain of. This does not mean we will not do more later,” said board member Chad Chase. “I think a lot of the comments that are being made point out that there are a lot of variables, and there are probably really creative solutions that we haven’t come up with tonight, yet, to address the needs of different people who are living different scenarios,” said board president Gwyn Lurie. “Every student is our student, and every family is our family, and we need to find a way to help people find their way back here and finish school here, if that’s what they choose to do.” The vote was 4-1, with board member Peter van Duinwyk dissenting. Van Duinwyk made clear his position on the issue: that families displaced because their home is uninhabitable should be allowed to finish out their

time at MUS, subject to financial constraints of the District. The discussion will continue when more information is available in September. Lastly, the board voted to delay work on several facility projects until the fiscal future of the school becomes clearer. The north and south parking lot expansions and playground improvements will be delayed, while the project to secure the perimeter of the school will move forward, even if it is temporary in nature. The District will also continue preparation of construction documents related to the safety upgrades of two buildings, in order to procure State funding for those projects. MUS superintendent Dr. Anthony Ranii said that given the current traffic congestion and influx of trucks on San Ysidro Road, he prefers delaying the projects. “I don’t necessarily want to compete with finding construction crews right now,” he said. “I’d rather let them rebuild homes right now.”

Coast Village Cash Mob

Hundreds of shoppers turned out for a “Cash Mob” on Coast Village Road on February 10, supporting local businesses, and enjoying giveaways and refreshments. Organized by Jeff

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A friend in need is a friend indeed!

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They haven’t closed since the mudslide and have fed over 6000 sandwiches to First Responders, countless candy bars, soda, and supplies at no charge. All with mud at their door. Customers and donations to date fall short of offsetting their cost for this spontaneous community gift. Let’s help them make up the difference with a delicious way to say thanks. Head over to Village Cheese and Wine today. A public service announcement from Jock M. Sewall Architects

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15 – 22 February 2018

The Mindful Word by Diana Raab, Ph.D.

Mudslides Musings and Survivor’s Guilt – Five Weeks Later

ore than four weeks have now passed since the mudslide disaster here in Montecito, but while that might seem like a long time, the healing will take years to come. Whether we’ve lost homes or loved ones or have had to evacuate, everyone in our community has been affected, and everyone is suffering in one way or another. We are no longer part of national-news flashes – so, to the world outside, it looks as if the event has resolved itself. However, for those of us who live here, this is far from the truth, as we are witnessing massive changes to the roads and stores we frequent every day. Some of them have been damaged and are still closed. Last week, a cousin from the entertainment industry in Los Angeles was visiting for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. On a drive around our community, he said, “I’ve never seen anything like this; it’s worse than a horror set at Universal.” To the naked eye, it looks as if the mountain simply tumbled down on our community. Jodi G., of Jodi G Designs, and her husband, Johnny, lived in a house at what has been called “ground zero” – at Hot Springs and Olive Mill roads, where there is no longer a house but a lot filled with rubble. Jodi says that she has been in a fog ever since. “It’s as if my very head has been buried in the mud,” she muses. “I’m never depressed, but this disaster has definitely rocked my world.” People have been asking Jodi what they can do to help. Beyond getting the essentials for daily living, she tells them, “As long as everyone is being kind, looking into one another ’s eyes, listening, and having a heart-to-heart connection, then they are helping. We just need to show up in whatever capacity we can. Even if it doesn’t feel as if it’s enough, it is.” The idea of love in compassion action is not a new one, but it is something about which we need continuously to remind ourselves. Offering love and compassion for local businesses is also important. Many businesses, already hurting from the Thomas Fire closures, suffered a double blow when the mud15 – 22 February 2018

slide hit and have had to close. Those that are open are struggling, and it’s important that we make an extra effort to support our local enterprises. My husband and I also had the opportunity to enter the area of our favorite hiking trail – Cold Springs – and the site was unrecognizable. What was once a beautiful trail beside a stream rich with foliage was now a big gorge, which, with a few more rainfalls, could look like a canyon. There have been many upheavals in our daily routines. It’s unsettling to try to go about the ordinary business of living, knowing that the places and things we have counted on are no longer here. Gwyn Lurie Firestein is president of the Montecito Union School Board and incoming co-chair of the Human Rights Watch of Santa Barbara. Speaking of the mudslide, she says, “As residents, we’re juggling our commitments to our community by trying not to let this disrupt our life in Montecito – but real work needs to be done here as the danger continues to lurk in the background.” Gwyn was living in a hotel with her husband, two children, and three standard poodles for nearly four weeks. “While the way our community is pulling together is wonderful,” says Gwyn, “what we’re lacking is that we’re not incorporated as a town, and we don’t have a strong enough voice to determine our destiny. As Montecito residents, we grapple with who is in charge. We don’t have a mayor or anyone to offer us hope to make sure that our problem will get fixed.” Some people experience what is known as “survivor’s guilt,” because they’ve survived the trauma in a life-threatening situation and others haven’t. They feel that they were spared unfairly. Survivor’s guilt is commonly seen among Holocaust survivors, war veterans, lung-transplant recipients, airplane-crash survivors, and those who have lived through natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, and floods. Symptoms of survivor’s guilt vary, but here are some possible clues that someone is experiencing it: • Having flashbacks • Feeling irritable • Having difficulty sleeping

• Feeling immobilized, numb, and/ or disconnected • Being unmotivated • Feeling helpless • Experiencing physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, and palpitations • Having suicidal thoughts In truth, it’s not logical to assume responsibility for another person’s fate; but feeling guilty is not something we can necessarily control, and survivor’s guilt is a common response to loss. Although not everyone experiences this type of guilt, it’s often a difficult feeling to shake. Some people are more prone to it, such as those with a history of depression and low self-esteem. I feel blessed to be alive and that my home is fine; but, as someone who has had to evacuate twice in two months – first for the wildfires and then for the mudslides – I myself have had moments of survivor’s guilt, wondering why some are lucky and some not so. I also recognize the wisdom in simply acknowledging the feeling and calling it what it is.“Time heals,” as the old saying goes, and I do believe that it is true. But the key here is that, by definition, the passage of time takes awhile. As well as we can, we need to relax into the process with gentleness and self-care.

It’s also beautiful how we’ve come together as a community and feel one another’s discomfort. All this helps to restore ourselves. As Jodi says, “After a month, something has finally shifted in me so that I can actually work and be a little creative. I just want more minutes like these.” Here are some coping tips if you for dealing with survivor’s guilt: • Give yourself time to grieve. • Remember to take care of yourself physically and psychologically. • Try to be of service to someone or something. • Remind yourself that you are not alone. • Be patient. • Share your feelings with those you trust. • Try to stick to a daily routine. • Consider journaling your feelings. • Get professional help, as needed. One more shout-out to the first responders – Caltrans, the firemen, the police officers – who have all worked together to keep us safe. And special thanks to the community-at-large for all the love and support while we begin to make sense of the recent disasters and restore some balance to our lives. We are still alive, and we are grateful. #805montecitostrong. We shall overcome. •MJ

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

General Plan Map Amendment and Local Coastal Program (LCP) Amendment (Including Draft Coastal Land Use Plan)

Planning Commission Hearing Thursday, March 1, 2018, 1:00 p.m. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd Floor) 735 Anacapa Street The Planning Commission will consider for recommendation to the City Council: 1. General Plan Map Amendment (MST2018-00070, Applicant: City of Santa Barbara) bifurcating the adopted General Plan Map at the Coastal Zone boundary, except in the Airport Area, to create a General Plan Land Use Map for the Inland and Airport Areas (no other changes proposed) and a General Plan Land Use Map for the Coastal Zone with minor land use designation name changes. 2. LCP Amendment (MST2018-00070, Applicant: City of Santa Barbara) comprised of: a. An update to the Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) to modernize the 1981 Coastal LUP to 1) document criteria and interpretations already being used today for the review and approval of Coastal Development Permits, 2) clarify development standards for complicated topics such as development near coastal bluffs and creeks, and 3) address new and emerging issues for the City, such as sea level rise; and, b. A General Plan Land Use Map for the Coastal Zone. Following Planning Commission recommendation, the General Plan Map Amendment and LCP Amendment will be forwarded to the City Council for adoption, and the LCP Amendment onto the CCC for certification. You are invited to attend this public hearing. The agenda and staff report will be available online by end of the day on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/PC. Documents related to the agenda item are available for review at 630 Garden Street and online at http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/lcp. Written comments are welcome and should be submitted prior to the hearing by mail to PC Secretary, P.O. Box 1990 Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990; or by email at PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to gain access to, comment at, or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements in most cases. For more information, please email LCP@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or call Rosie Dyste at 564-4599.

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firefighters, Highway Patrol officers, and County Animal Services for their help during the Thomas Fire and the ensuing mudslides. We live in the mandatory evacuation zone and have too many animals to safely move them all. They live in large natural habitats and, thankfully, were not touched by the fire or flood. Feeding them and cleaning their water was critical to their survival during the 30 days we were evacuated. Captain Cindy Pontes of the Highway Patrol heard my story at the beginning of the Thomas Fire and escorted me home to feed everyone. Thank you very much, Cindy. Kerry Kellogg of the Montecito Fire Department escorted me in every second day after that during the fire and at the beginning of the mudslide evacuation. Kerry always answered his phone when I called, and I knew I could count on him and the Montecito Fire Department. Thank you, thank you, Kerry and the Montecito Fire Department. Kerry drove me in two days after the mudslides as the only way to get back to my house was in a fourwheel-drive vehicle. The devastation we drove through was shocking. I cried when I saw that our home and my 500 birds, 60 turtles and pond full of koi were okay, and then got to work. I knew there was no water, so Kerry helped me bring in six five-gallon bottles of water I had purchased for the animals. It worked. When conditions became passible for regular trucks and vans, Kerry put me in touch with Jennifer Adame and the wonderful people at County Animal Services. People came from all over the country to volunteer to help the animals stranded or misplaced by this disaster. The sheer number of critters they rescued and saved is heartwarming, from cats and dogs to lizards, birds and donkeys, and everything in between. Tim Collins and his crew from the Humane Society rescued many hundreds of animals, including two feral cats and a canary stranded in a home high up on Bella Vista. My husband and I are still shellshocked, as many of us are. The rain of ash and fire from the 12-day march of the fire in the mountains behind us was exhausting. But thanks to the valiant efforts of the 8,500 firefighters and first responders, just a few homes were lost and tragically the life of one firefighter. We got to come home for Christmas on December 21; we had been evacuated since December 10. Then on January 8, we were evacuated again; heavy rains were expected that night. We have lived here for 45 years and never been evacuated for rain before, and I couldn’t imag-

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ine what was about to hit. We were in a mandatory evacuation zone, so we went to our daughter’s home near Montecito Union School as she was in a voluntary evacuation zone and we felt safe there. I awoke around 3 am to the heaviest rain I have ever experienced. It felt like we were in the eye of a tornado and hurricane, combined with lightning bolts that lit up the sky. Turned out that some of that “lightning” came from electrical transformers being toppled. Then I heard the rumble of crashing boulders and mud coming down the Hot Springs creek; it was the most bone-chilling ominous sound I have ever heard. As I turned around, the sky lit up as if it were morning; then it turned blood-red. By then, everyone in the house was up and terrified. Thank heavens we stayed at the house instead of trying to flee down Hot Springs Road. We caravanned out of Montecito late that afternoon after our daughter, a medical doctor, and her 14-yearold son had spent the day at All Saints church helping. We were led by the Highway Patrol down Hot Springs Road past Olive Mill. It will be difficult to get over the shock of what we saw. Utility poles snapped like matchsticks; boulders the size of trucks and mud with pieces of homes visible. It was unrecognizable. As I came in every other day to feed and water my animals, I was amazed by how quickly the first responders came together to search and rescue and then clean up the mountains of mud, boulders, and debris. I saw a boat and a car shoved by the force of the mudslide through the chain-link fence off North Jameson by the 101 Freeway. It was all pretty surreal. We were allowed to finally come home January 26 to dig out and begin to put our lives back together. I am so grateful to have a home to come home to; many we know do not. I am so grateful to Kerry, Cindy, Jen, and Tim for their help saving the animals. As the hundreds of dump trucks go up and down our road cleaning out the debris basin above us, I am grateful to our County and everyone who has been there for us during this traumatic time. And right before we came home, one of nature’s miracles showed up: six adorable golden baby chicks hatched. Their mother laid the eggs during the fire and never gave up. They hatched three days before we got home after the flood. Life goes on. Carolee Krieger Montecito

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Brilliant Thoughts 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

Fair Warning

don’t want to alarm you, but this is going to be about alarms, and ways of giving them. Let’s start with our culture’s most famous false alarm: The Boy Who Cried “Wolf!” The moral is clear: If you make false alarms, people may not believe it when you have a real one. But notice that this warning was given by the most ancient method known to man: his own voice. Before other instruments were developed, it was the human vocal apparatus people had to rely on. In Homer’s Iliad, we learn of Stentor, whose voice was as powerful as those of 50 other warriors. It is from him that we derive the word “Stentorian.” At some point, it was discovered that an even louder noise could be made by blowing into the (detached) horns of various animals, particularly the ram. In the Biblical story of Joshua, we’re told how the city of Jericho was besieged by the Hebrews, who received divine instructions to march seven times around its walls, while blowing their rams’ horns – which they did – whereupon the walls fell down. To this day, the blowing of such a horn (a “Shofar”) is a part of various Jewish religious ceremonies. And, of course, the horn itself has evolved into a wide variety of instruments, from trumpets to tubas. In particular, connection with alarms, as in alarmclocks, naturally the bugle comes to mind, which has indeed been used for many centuries to wake soldiers up. Irving Berlin wrote a song about military life in World War I, which included the line: “For the hardest blow of all is to hear the bugler call,” and expressed a desire to “amputate his reveille, and step upon it heavily – And spend the rest of my life in bed.” Apparently, by the time it reached Britain, the song had been cleansed of that vulgar surgical image, for the version I learned from my father (who had served in that war) said instead, “then I’ll get that other pup – the guy who wakes the bugler up.” Of course, there are also foghorns. And we must acknowledge the horn’s chief modern manifestation: the automobile horn, known in some of its various incarnations as a “Klaxon” or “hooter.” But enough of horns – what about drums? They may be even older, going back to animals which beat their chests. And, fans of jungle mov15 – 22 February 2018

ies know that drums, unlike bugles, can be used to communicate relatively complex messages – and their sound can travel, or be relayed, over long distances. Of course, warnings can be given not only by sound, but also by sight. In particular, there’s the signal-fire, which developed, even in ancient times, into a sophisticated lighthouse, like the most famous one, the Pharos at Alexandria, a huge structure considered one of the Wonders of the World. Its light emanated from a furnace kept constantly burning at the top. And where there’s fire, there is (usually) smoke – and smoke signals have been in use for ages, not only for regular communication, but also to indicate distress in emergencies. Then there are special uses, such as that by the Roman College of Cardinals to indicate (by white smoke instead of black) when they have successfully chosen a new pope. Fire and smoke inevitably bring us to firearms – which, apart from weaponry, have had many ceremonial applications, including the wellknown 21-gun salute, and the marking of time, as in the “noon-day guns” which are still fired, presumably punctually, at a number of places around the world, including Cape Town, Hong Kong, and Malta. As Noel Coward put it in his epic “Mad Dogs and Englishmen Go Out In The Mid-day Sun”: In Hong Kong they strike a gong and fire off a noonday gun, To reprimand each inmate who’s in late. But I have left for last the instrument whose sound has traditionally been associated not only with alarms, mourning, and marking of time, but also with celebration and festivities: BELLS. On our first visit to China, in the 1970s, Dorothy and I started in Beijing, where our hotel room overlooked a main street. Early the first morning, I was woken by an unfamiliar sound. It turned out to be the noise of traffic – dense masses of people going to work. But what woke me was not the roar of motors or the honking of cars (then still very few). My latest waker-upper was the jingling of thousands of bicycle bells! •MJ

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MOVING FORWARD (Continued from page 17)

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?

Geologists tell us that wax released by burned chaparral helped to accel-

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erate the flow that took both lives and homes as it made its way to the sea; nature, in fact, 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 Montecito as it once was and as it could be, restored to its natural beauty and made better.

Time to Underground

Montecito features some $9 billion in residential real estate that sits atop a century-old infrastructure. Our underground water pipes are 100 years old;

many are corroded and long past their useful life. Aboveground, we see ugly utility poles and crossbars, topped with increasingly heavier and unsightly wires. One by one, rotting wooden poles 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 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 construction of giant underground culverts to house water pipes, sewer lines, gas lines, electrical and broadband cable, free from the danger of wildfires. Also needed are stormready 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 hundreds of cubic yards of mud and debris that would otherwise 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 vehicles, many of which then cut through our community seeking – unsuccessfully – a faster route. 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

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Barbara to carry water lines, recycled water, utilities, and fiber-optic cable.

Harnessing Brainpower

Now it is time to harness the power of partnerships to leverage resources and fully develop our creative capital. 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.

The Challenge Ahead

Rebuilding Montecito to create 21st-century efficiencies under the ground, while protecting and preserving Montecito’s charming village feel will be a challenge. There are severe limitations on both the will and the wallet that will take ingenuity and creative thinking to resolve. 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. That 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? •MJ 15 – 22 February 2018

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freestyle world record for the 70 to 74 age group. This led to being inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame: the first swimmer to have done so in both that and the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Since Jeff’s double induction, there have been two more swimmers who have accomplished this. Jeff continues to break both national and world records. In 2017, he set three national records in the 50-yard and 50-meter freestyle and one world record for 50-meter freestyle in his 80 to 84 age group.

AGING IN HIGH HEELS

by Beverlye Fead

Ms Fead moved from Malibu to Montecito in 1985. She is married to retired music executive, Bob Fead; between them they have four children, five grandchildren and a dachshund named Sophia Loren. Beverlye is author of I Can Do this, Living with Cancer Nana What’s Cancer? and Aging In High Heels. She blogs for the Huffington Post at www.aginginhighheels.com.

A Renaissance Man

eff Farrell was born in 1937 in Detroit, Michigan, and was raised in Wichita, Kansas. He and his father quickly understood that he had a passion for swimming when he plopped into the pool at 3 years old. His father had to jump in with his new business suit on to save him; after he was dried off, Jeff jumped right back in again. That started a long and illustrious career in swimming that has yet to end. He began with family swimming lessons at the age of 7 and later with a book on swimming. He experienced great success both in high school and college with his swimming, but the best was yet to come. He received his BBA at the University of Oklahoma, then went into the U.S. Navy, which sent him to Yale to train for the 1960 Olympic trials under Yale’s long-time coach, Bob Kiphuth. During this time, Jeff set 20 national and international records, both individual and relay. In a short period of time, he had become the fastest swimmer in the world. Six days before the U.S. Olympic trials were to begin, Jeff was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. After the operation, his surgeon said it would be six weeks before Jeff would be able to swim. But with the unique guidance of his coach, he swam in the trials and made the team as a relay swimmer. He won two gold medals, swimming anchor legs in both the 400-meter medley relay and 800-meter freestyle relay. Despite his operation, he was named the 1960 Outstanding American Swimmer and inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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Jeff Farrell (left) adjusts his bathing suit during training or competition for the 1960 Olympics with the bandages from his week-old appendectomy clearly visible

Life in Southeast Asia

But swimming was only chapter one. Chapter two begins after the Olympics, when he learned French in Paris, coached swimming in North Africa, and received an M.A. in international relations at Yale. The next 18 years he spent in Southeast Asia, first in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos, where he worked for CARE. He helped manage the doctors and nurses of Dr. Tom Dooley’s MEDICO, taken over by CARE after Dooley’s death, among other jobs at CARE. In 1966-68, he worked in Thailand and Laos with The Asia Foundation. This was a meaningful time in his life for several reasons. It was during this time that he met the love of his life, and future wife, Gabrielle. They were married in 1969, in her sister’s garden in Bangkok. Then they spent 12 years developing a ready-to-wear fashion business in Bangkok. In 1980, He and Gabrielle moved to California. He had not been swimming in all those years and he didn’t feel fit but felt a bit overweight, so Jeff began to swim again. He was 43 years old. He immediately became a successful competitor, this time in masters swimming.

Here is where chapter three begins: In 1997, he went to see his doctor, Dr. Babji Mesipam in Santa Barbara, who noticed Jeff had a slight heart murmur and said this was a sign his aortic valve would start to lose its effectiveness. A few years later, after he felt dizzy, Gabrielle made him go see Dr. Douglas Duncan, which eventually led Jeff to see Dr. Phillip West, a well-respected Santa Barbara heart surgeon. Dr. West said it was time to get a new valve and told him about new replacement valve options: pig, cow, artificial, and human. After careful thought, he chose the cow option and the operation was set for two weeks hence.

Master sports help people live longer because they discover they can excel even if they have

never competed in sports before The surgery took place December 12, 2005. Jeff’s aortic valve was replaced with an Edwards Lifesciences Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna valve. During the operation, Dr. West also bypassed three coronary arteries. Because he was in such good shape before the surgery from swimming, Jeff’s recovery was rapid. In no time, he began to swim competitively for masters swimming – and sure enough, he again won races. In mid-2007, a year and a half after his surgery, he broke the 50-meter

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Last fall, Edwards Lifesciences invited Jeff to be their keynote speaker for an annual dinner for longtime employees. It was an emotional experience for both him and Gabrielle, because he met two of the women who actually sewed his aortic valve. There were tears all around; he has become an unofficial spokesperson for the company. His advice about growing older is that of a dedicated man striving to make his body, his mind, and his life the best he can. ”Be very aware of your body and its limits, but also its possibilities. Keep your mind vital and active. Mind and body help each other. There is always room for improvement.” He swims about a thousand yards a day, half of them sprinting. He walks instead of drives whenever he can. Jeff and his son, Marco, are partners at Coldwell Banker in Montecito. The couple’s daughter, Caroline, and Dan Gallagher have a 4-year old daughter, Eloise, and fortunately, they live in Santa Barbara so Jeff and Gabrielle can be hands-on grandparents. Farrell will proudly be representing Edwards Lifesciences at an FDA meeting sometime in February, to discuss artificial heart valves and their performance and endurance. Jeff’s eyes light up when he talks about the swimmers in the 85 to 95 group and how they inspire him. I sense he pictures himself in that group setting even more records. Jeff says, “Master sports help many people live longer because they discover that even at a certain age, they can excel, even if they have never competed in sports before.” Dr. Dooley introduced him to a poem by Robert Frost. Both the doctor and poem were great sources of inspiration to Jeff for many years: The woods are lovely, dark and deep But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep. Congratulations, Jeff, on a brilliant life – well lived, in all aspects. •MJ 15 – 22 February 2018

LETTERS (Continued from page 22)

Message from Big Sur

Community recovery in a natural disaster depends in large part on the goodwill of its citizens. California has seen amazing acts of heroism and selflessness over the past few years in communities hit by fire and flood. What we don’t see as clearly is the impact of landlords who don’t step up to help. We know. Our community – Big Sur – has been hit by three wildfires, a failed bridge, and massive slides over the past eight years. Every disaster impacts all businesses along our fragile coastal highway. Community recovery, every time, has depended in large part on those businesses. When schools, restaurants, gas stations, convenience and other retail stores close due to smoke, reduction in visitors and/or lack of access, families go unfed, tax revenue suffers, and businesses accumulate debt. Many prepare for this with a reserve, but in the restaurant industry where margins are thin, a reserve is eaten up quickly when a fire is followed by a debris flow. Many look at communities like ours and Montecito as rich neighborhoods that can take care of themselves. The truth is that our communities are made up of a wide socio-economic demographic. When landlords refuse concessions on lease rent, they can put our small business owners out of business. When enlightened landlords work with their lessees, everyone benefits and businesses have a chance of weathering the downturn. Our hope is that landlords who own property in the Montecito area step up and lend a helping hand for our grieving neighbors to the south. The community deserves their support. Butch Kronlund Big Sur (Editor’s note: Mr. Kronlund is president of Coast Property Owners Association of Big Sur, California.)

Landlords Can be Heroes

I, along with the community of Santa Barbara, understand that the aftermath of the recent fires and mudslides are ongoing. Being born

and raised in Santa Barbara, it has broken my heart to see the devastation of the recent events and know there are many out there that are still displaced and have lost everything. I know there are many outlets around town that have and continue to offer support to those that have been affected, and I would like to offer help as well. I own a women’s clothing boutique located inside Hollister Village in Goleta and would like to extend 60 percent off any merchandise to those who are still in need of replacing clothing. I am also working on gathering items that would be free of charge. I know this may be a small extension of help, but I know sometimes an article of clothing or piece of jewelry can make a difference to a person, and if I can help in that way, it would be an honor. Any questions can be directed to me at debramedina@blackbirdgoleta. com. Deb Medina Owner Blackbird Boutique

Go Fund Yourself

The letter to the editor regarding John Mooy’s gofundme page (“Money For Mooy?” MJ #24/5) was completely disgusting, mean-spirited, and goes against the spirit of helping all the victims of the January 9 mudslide. I feel this should not have been printed in the paper, and if she or anyone else doesn’t know Mr. Mooy and his enormous efforts to inform us all (much more than any news crew!) as well as physically assist so many during the Thomas Fire and ensuing disaster clearly shows a lack of moral fiber and a complete lack of empathy for one of our community’s most intelligent voices of reason and compassion. Shame on this letter writer; she likely is unaware that the gofundme page was not instigated by John and he is no less deserving of our help than anyone else in Montecito, and that anyone can start a gofundme page if they so choose to do so. I would prefer that you do not publish this letter or use my name in print, it is my own private thoughts and will hopefully be sent to the right parties involved so they can think about this for a bit.

If you must print the letter, just withhold my name if you don’t mind, I’d appreciate it very much. I value my privacy quite a bit. By the way, the woman who wrote the letter neglected to mention Nancy Soo Hoo Little Moon, John’s significant other/life partner who had lived in the cottage for over 25 years and was an equal recipient of the gofundme page; she and John are both pillars of our community. PER Santa Barbara

Protecting Yourselves

I am writing as a follow-up to the claimants meeting held at the Veterans Building recently, and to the articles and information concerning homeowners and business insurance issues that have recently appeared in the Santa Barbara News-Press, Montecito Journal, Santa Barbara Independent, and the Los Angeles Times. Because of the unfair claims practices I have seen repeated again and again over the years, it is especially important to me to do what I can to prevent such practices from being repeated in our community. I am also aware of the activities of some of the lawyers, public adjusters, and others who descend upon disaster scenes such as this for reasons that may have

more to do with opportunism than assistance. I am saying this because, although it is obviously very important for the victims of this horrible disaster to protect themselves from the former, it is also important to beware of the latter. And so, in the days and weeks ahead, I will be available to address both of the above. Feel free to contact me or Suzanne McCafferty, with any questions you may have about either of the above. In addition, I will continue to provide general insurance information and tips to those on our email list. If you do not wish to receive these, please let me know. For those with more complex or larger concerns, I will be available to discuss those matters as well. We all are so lucky to be living in the community we have. Whoever coined the phrase “Montecito Strong” really hit the nail on the head. Ray Bourhis Santa Barbara (Note: The writer is a lawyer specializing in insurance coverage and bad faith. He is the author of two books and hundreds of articles on insurance law and has been profiled on 60 Minutes, in The Wall Street Journal, and other print and broadcast media nationwide. He

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Our thanks go out to first responders and everyone working to rebuild the community. Nuestro agradecimiento al personal de primera respuesta y a quienes trabajan para reconstruir la comunidad. Our hearts go out to those affected by recent events. Nuestros corazones están con aquellos afectados por los acontecimientos recientes. Protect your health as we recover:

Protejan su salud a medida que nos recuperamos:

» If you see dust, stay inside

» Si ven polvo, permanezcan en interiores

» If you go outside when it’s dusty, limit your time and consider wearing an N95 mask

» Si salen al exterior cuando haya polvo, limiten su tiempo y consideren usar una mascarilla N95

» Don’t use leaf blowers

» No usen sopladores de hojas

» Use a HEPA air purifier to clean indoor air

» Usen un purificador de aire HEPA para limpiar el aire de interiores

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appy Traum is merely the opening act for the next Sings Like Hell show starring Jack Sh*t, the super group comprising sidemen for singer-songwriter legends making at least its third visit to the Lobero. But before guitarist Val McCallum (Jackson Browne), drummer Pete Thomas, and bassist Davey Faragher (both Elvis Costello) hit the stage with special guests, the more veteran Traum can draw on his associations with even more venerable names when he makes his long-awaited Santa Barbara debut Saturday, February 17, at 8 pm. The easy-going Traum isn’t much of a name-dropper, but he did hang out with Bob Dylan back in 1961, honed his acoustic guitar chops studying with blues legend Brownie McGhee, spent a lifetime picking and singing with John Sebastian (Lovin’ Spoonful), and even palled around for a little while with Janis Joplin and members of The Band. Born and raised in The Bronx, the now 79-year-old Traum first fell in love with the folksingers of his day – Pete Seeger, the Weavers,

Burl Ives, et al – as a young teen, then ventured to even more old-time music of the Southern Appalachians. In his early 20s, he was a part of the folk revival in Greenwich Village before making his way to Woodstock, a few years prior to the famous music festival, back when Dylan and The Band and many others fostered the folk scene in the town near the Catskill Mountains. He was part of the famed Woodstock Mountain Revue that toured and recorded – but mostly jammed at home – and played and recorded there in a duo with his brother, Artie, for several decades. The thing is, he never left. Neither the town nor the music. “Yeah, half a century and I’m still there,” Traum mused over the phone the other day. “It’s still a great community, and there’s still a lot of good musicians there.” Happy was content to settle in the hamlet, raise a family, and create a music instruction business that’s grown very popular with acoustic guitarists over the years. “That was my mainstay,” he said. “I never wanted

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that life of a musician, always on the road. My brother and I did some big shows, including opening for The Band in Central Park, touring with Gordon Lightfoot. We got around. But we never had the hit record. And that’s okay.” Indeed, if he had, he might not have stayed as true to the traditional folk sound that’s so hard to find lots of other places nowadays. Fifty years later, the songs and the styles have barely changed, if at all. “I play my own take on traditional music, but to me that’s the wellspring. I’ve always wanted to convey that love for old music that doesn’t actually sound old because it’s universal. There is so much depth in these songs – a mountain ballad, or a blues by Brownie McGee, or a folk song by Pete Seeger – they’re a big part of American popular culture history.” Traum put out his first solo album in more than a decade in 2014, recorded, like all of the others, at home

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in Woodstock. The song selection on the aptly titled Just For The Love Of It carries themes of loss and death, but that’s as much a question of tradition as it is a nod to his advancing years. Still, he said, “(The album) was building up in me for a long time. Artie produced the last one and it took me a while to get back in the saddle after he passed.” The Woodstock brigade supported him in force, including Sebastian, one of Traum’s closest friends, who adds harmonica to Woody Guthrie’s “I Ain’t Got No Home,” which also features pedal-steel guitar from co-producer Larry Campbell. Other guests include David Amram, who he’s known since

‘71, on “Deep Blue Sea”. “I know a few heavy hitters,” Traum said breezily. “Mostly good friends, and some who just happened to be in town when I was making it.” But perhaps his favorite guest was his son, Adam, who takes one of the guitar solos on “Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)”, which reprises a duet that Happy cut with Dylan back in 1971 for the latter’s Greatest Hits Vol II. Turns out, Adam lives in California, so he’ll also be on hand to accompany dad Saturday at the Lobero. Father and son, sharing folk songs. Can’t get more traditional than that.

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Also on Saturday, February 17, you can opt to hang with the locals who are pickin’ and strummin’ to drum up cash for recovery from the fire and mudslide, as old colleagues Tom Corbett, Mike Mullins, Bill Knopf, and Tom Lee join forces in a special Song Tree concert. Mandolin, guitars, banjo, string bass, and more will intertwine in traditional and progressive formats as a benefit for Direct Relief. Show time is 7:30 pm at Live Oak UU Congregation, 820 North Fairview Avenue. Suggested donation is $15. Call 403-2639 or visit http://liveo

Boot-Strapped up from Buffalo to Broadway

An actress since age 8, Hayley Lampart shuffled off from Buffalo to study acting in New York City right after high school and hasn’t looked back. Now she’s on the road with a big Broadway touring show, Kinky Boots, which makes its Santa Barbara debut this week. Lampart doesn’t have one of the two main roles, instead playing the part of the protagonist’s fiancé.

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Games at the Soup

uthentic Relating (AR) Games – the ongoing gathering to go beyond surface conversations established in Santa Barbara by husband-and-wife Simon D’Arcy and Tamra Rutherford – returns from an extended three-month hiatus (due to the Thomas Fire and a change is schedule) next Friday, February 23. This month’s theme is “And, What’s Underneath That?”, a provocative title meant to kindle a process of digging down for the core expression, the sharing of our own individual “world” with another. So, the games will explore and play with the feelings, the needs, the motivations, and the desires that are often located a couple layers beneath what comes out of our mouths. Rutherford, sans D’Arcy, is joined by the newest member of the AR team, Deneen Elizabeth, whose identifying line says that she “is excited about being with what is (and) plays and works in the field of what wants to happen now by embodying curi-

osity and the willingness to meet the moment.” All of which sounds exactly like what the evening is about. Game time is 7 to 9:30 pm, and admission is $18 in advance, $25 day of.

Write from the Heart

Like Authentic Games, Paul Zakrzewski’s “Writing for Our Lives” workshop has also been on hiatus for a few months, for similar reasons. A two-hour workshop this Saturday aimed at writers of all levels will reintroduce the “spiritual scribing” sessions to the community. Created to provide a safe and supportive space to write deeply and authentically about important life events – the recent twin tragedies would certainly qualify for many of us – the two-hour gathering features fun, creative writing exercises, plus time for questions and enjoying refreshments while meeting fellow writers. Held 3 to 5 pm on Saturday, February 17, at Yes Dance! in Paseo Nuevo, the introductory

workshop will be capped at 15 participants, so preregistration at www. pzak.info/lives is recommended. The only requirement is a desire to write. Lots more info is also available on the website.

Getting to the Core of Recovery

Paseo Nuevo and CorePower Yoga are teaming up for an evening of restoration benefiting Unity Shoppe’s Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslide victims’ fund. Participants will have an opportunity to leave a message of gratitude for First Responders, enjoy refreshments, and connect with others from 4 to 7 pm on Sunday, February 18. Those who want to partake of the one-hour silent yoga practice at 6 pm are asked for a $25 minimum donation ($15 for kids 12 and under). Reserve a spot online at www.paseonuevoshop ping.com.

Hack My Brain

The Consciousness Hacking Meetup, which had its mudslide-delayed debut session at the end of January, is back with “Frontiers in Neurostimulation: A Direct Current for Brain Change” this Monday, February 19, back at Fishbon Pescadrome. The lecture/ demo addresses the possibilities of

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Surgeon or Shaman

David Cumes, the longtime Santa Barbara-based urologist, trained as an M.D. and a surgeon in Johannesburg and later initiated as a sangoma (Zulu for shaman) in Swaziland. Doctor Cumes learned to integrate ancestral insights with modern medicine and in his practice and beyond serves as a bridge between western medicine and indigenous healing wisdom. His newest book, The Source: Tshisimane, The Story of an Indigenous Healing Center in Remote South Africa, an account of Cumes’s encounter with the indigenous medicine of South Africa, also delves into the ancient, hidden knowledge from the ancestral realm. “Nature is in fact the source of all healing and the principles that apply to the healing she gives can help us understand healing in whatever form and wherever it occurs,” he writes. “The healing of the sangoma is primal, ubiquitous, and nature-bound and as such constitutes humanity’s original medicine.” Cumes shares stories and healing wisdom in a book-signing event at Chaucer’s at 7 pm Thursday, February 22. Call 682-6787 or visit www.chaucersbooks.com. •MJ 15 – 22 February 2018

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includes independent housekeepers and cleaning services, vendors, electricians, and plumbers – such as BJ’s Plumbing and Daniel’s Electric – and handymen, and commends them for their prompt services in a time of palpable urgency. “They’re all just so great,” she says. December and January are ordinarily busy months for Santa Barbara retailers; it is also an active time for vacationers and temporary residents to utilize the many homes Coastal Hideaways has to offer. But, “as a result of the Thomas Fire and the Montecito Mudslides, ninety-nine percent of our clients canceled the month of December, and many were forced to do the same or leave the property they had rented as a result of the Montecito Mudslides,” says Melissa.

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No Furniture? No Problem

hat does a community of under 10,000 people do when a half-inch of massive deluge melts a recently charred sector of the San Ynez mountainside in a five-minute period, lathering a tranquil little village in a swath of murderous muck and boulders, all in the early hours of a still, aphotic morning? If you are lifetime Santa Barbaran Melissa Peirson, sole owner and founder of Coastal Hideaways – the 22-year-old vacation rental business that provides pre-furnished rentals for vacationers, and those in need of “temporary housing” – you lend the victims who remain displaced and often traumatized an entire household of furniture, if this is what they ultimately need. “I needed to do my part. I usually charge,” Melissa says, “but I’m willing to give my time and furniture,” said the middle child of seven siblings. She adds that she’s glad to leave her Goleta warehouse entirely barren, to

assist anyone affected by either or both tragedies. She has everything from couches, loveseats, chairs, dining room tables, coffee tables, end tables, beds, dresser drawers, coffee makers, lamps, microwaves – anything a house needs, she will lend free of charge. And with no catch whatsoever. However, for the thousands of Santa Barbarans who continue to eat, sleep, and breathe the lingering aftermath of the two dreadfully historic incidents that most still cannot fathom, this kind of idea and aid takes more than one single woman’s efforts to assist the victims who currently reside in damaged or empty homes. In other words, Melissa’s drivers and delivery trucks have contributed and continue to donate their time and efforts as well, and deliver furniture and other items to the disrupted lives due to the Thomas Fire and Montecito Mudslide. Melissa’s and Coastal Hideaways’ generous offer to provide victims with furniture from her Goleta warehouse

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Melissa Peirson has owned and operated Coastal Hideaways Vacation Rentals for the past 22 years

emerges after her own displacement and that of her two Coastal Hideaways employees. Kelly, the business’s bookkeeper, lives in Ojai, and was also evacuated to her mother’s home in Camarillo, where she stayed until the 101 freeway reopened, January 21. Rachael, Melissa’s office assistant, was confined to her home without running water, gas, cell-reception, or power — with her husband and 5-year-old son — in their East Valley Road neighborhood.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Melissa has owned and sold five businesses in her career – companies that range from an overnight babysitting service called “Bed and Babies Inn,” to a skincare salon, as well as a makeup and skincare line of the same name: Elegance of Natural Beauty. She has also worked in the medical field, where she rose to the positions of regional and national sales manager. Her last business, before the birth of the current and successful Coastal Hideaways, was Medical Recruiters, where she recruited upper-level physicians and management for medical facilities. And ever since KEYT News made Melissa’s offer public, her phone hasn’t stopped ringing. “KEYT was awesome about getting my contribution out there,” says Melissa, who

But despite the temporary displacement of her and her two employees, and the weeks of cancellations and evacuations from their homes and business (and what Melissa referred to as a “mud pit” on her company doorstep and patio area), and despite the long days and cold nights of four-wheeled leviathans that—as of January 27 – continued to bellow and chew the earth that invaded the placid hours of Coast Village Road a few weeks ago, Coastal Hideaways Vacation Rentals has still found a way to help. As for the victims who endured the fury of environmental adversities, Melissa says, “I’ve never seen this in all my life. My heart goes out to them.” Coastal Hideaways has properties in Montecito, Santa Barbara, Summerland, Montana, Hawaii, even Europe. Melissa works with other property management companies as well. And in “normal” times, clients are picked up from the airport or train station at no cost and then driven to the property they reserved, where “fresh-cut flowers” and a complimentary bottle of wine and welcome card await. You can reach Melissa and Coastal Hideaways at (805) 969-1995; the website is www.coastalhideaways. com. The phone number for the contributions she has offered is (805) 4481999. •MJ

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Richie Hawley (clarinet), Joshua Roman (cello), and Margaret McDonald in the Brahms Clarinet Trio (photo by Phil Channing)

tured works from Shubert, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Purcell, Mozart, Dvorak, and Bernstein, wrapping poignantly with “Somewhere” from West Side Story. A thought-provoking show in the midst of tragedy.

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Julie Adams singing “Somewhere” with Margaret McDonald at the piano (photo by Phil Channing)

mudslides and flash floods. The hastily organized free events featured soprano Julie Adams, alumnus cellist Joshua Roman, pianists Natasha Kislenko and Margaret McDonald, clarinetist Richie Hawley, alum and faculty member Nico Abondolo, trumpeter Paul Merkelo, and Julie Landsman on horn. “We wanted to bring people together,” says academy president Scott Reed. “We have a strong community, and we wanted to share our condolences with those have suffered. We want to be a positive resource.” The 10-piece performance fea-

On Their Toes State Street Ballet gave a sneak-peek with a wide variety of new dances by its choreographers and dancers at its newly relaunched Evenings at its headquarters, the Gail Towbes Center for Dance. The series was launched in 2005 and has evolved into an actual performance event with lighting, live music, and, in the words of Leila Drake Fossek, associate director, “a really fun vibe.” “We want to give our audience a glimpse at the choreographic process and have conversations about the works they are witnessing in an intimate, casual environment. We want to bring the arts and dance to the most

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Let’s Dance UCSB Arts & Lectures had two back-to-back, sold-out shows at the Granada with two groundbreaking French dance companies. Kicking off the dance dynamics was choreographer Kader Attou and his all-male cast of 11 who comprise Accrorap making their West Coast debut with The Roots with their energized approach to the art of urban street dancing, a truly breathtaking show. Just 24 hours later, the popular French-Canadian troupe Cirque Eloize performed Saloon, an homage to the Wild West with impressive aerial acrobatics and choreography accompanying the music of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. No wonder, during the last 24 years, the company’s 11 shows have boasted more than 4,000 performances in more than 500 cities, being seen by more than 3,000,000 spectators. Honorable Mention Hosts Cyndi Silverman, ADL executive director; Steve Lyons, ADL Regional co-founder and former board chair; Ann Levine, former ADL Regional board chair; Dan Meisel, ADL Regional board chair and guitarist Michael Holland (photo by Priscilla)

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people.” Among the choreographers presenting works were Mexican Edgar Zendejas from Montreal, State Street dancers Cecily Stewart, Anna Carnes, and James Folsom, and ballet master Gary McKenzie. A portion of the proceeds from the event, sponsored by Andre Yew, were donated to the Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue. The company next performs Romeo and Juliet at the Lobero on March 23-24.

As the Santa Barbara International Film Festival celebrated the debut of its 33rd year at the Arlington across the road, the Anti-Defamation League honored First Responders and SB County Search and Rescue with its third annual bash at Villa and Vine. The 130-guest bash, chaired by Beth Katz, raised $10,000 toward the purchase of waterproof radios and, as is tradition, honored the documentary Sky and Ground involving a family fleeing adversity. Among the guests were David

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Through that act of kindness, I did get into SAG. Thanks, Jeff. I still get royalty checks after all those years, albeit for about $3. Jeff had an entry he produced and narrated in the 2018 SBIFF titled Living in the Future’s Past, an environmental documentary. This was the premiere and it’s scheduled for several more film festivals. After several years of reporting Santa Barbara society to a magazine in Los Angeles and then one in Palm Springs, something happened in 1986 that is still going on 33 years later. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival was born, our American Riviera version of Cannes. In 1985, the city was looking to boost tourism in the slow winter months and wanted festivals. Phyllis de Picciotto had a business background in movie theatres and film and had been to the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival. She told me, “I thought it would be great to have one here.” She applied for and received a $20,000 grant from the city to replicate a mini version of the French festival. Phyllis still kept her day jobs while volunteering as artistic director. There were many founders including Bruce Corwin who also donated his theatres for free. She went on, “The first festival was three and a half days, with a tribute to Robert Mitchum being the highlight. The second year it was Jimmy Stewart. Parties were held at the El Encanto Hotel, the San Ysidro Ranch or the Biltmore. They were incredibly generous and gave us everything, including empty hotel rooms.” They screened 48 movies and more than 7,000 people attended. Now there are 700 volunteers alone, 90,000 attendees, 11 days, and 200-plus films. Who knew when Roger Durling moved to Santa Barbara and opened the French Bulldog coffee shop in Summerland that he would end up as director of the SBIFF? He turned his passion for film into his livelihood, and under his direction SBIFF is now recognized as one of the leading film festivals in the United States. They have added the Riviera Theatre to SBIFF with programs going on all year-round. Way to go, Roger! Who would have thought I would have written about them all? One day in 1995, I noticed a new newspaper called Montecito Journal. I walked into the office of “Journal Jim” and suggested a society column. He said, “Write one. If we like it, it’s yours.” Be careful what you asked for. That was 22 years ago.

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The Santa Barbara Historical Museum (SBHM) just opened a new dual exhibit titled “Displaced: The Detention & Internment of Santa 15 – 22 February 2018

Part of the Togen Daiko Drumming Group while entertaining the first Thursday folks

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evacuate the West Coast, approximately 120,000 people were sent to one of 10 camps located across the country. SBHM executive director Lynn Britner welcomed the crowd and gave a special thanks to their collaborators at the Tuna Canyon Detention Center Coalition, Nancy and Kay Oda and Kanji Sahara and their supportive board. This exhibition was created by the coalition and funded by, in part, a grant from the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, and Japanese American Confinement States Grant program. Lynn also thanked the sponsors, including Sigrid Toye in memory of Emmy Ahrend and Dr. Banzhaf, Oswald J. DaRos, William Burtness, the Schafer Family Foundation, and MarBorg Industries. Also to be thanked were museum trustees and Ann Burroughs, the CEO of the Japanese American National Museum. Part of the First Thursday festivities was a performance by the Togen Daiko Drumming Group and a classical Japanese dance by Nancy Teramura Hayata, plus a wine and tapas reception. During the entertainment, I sat next to a survivor of Hiroshima. It’s hard to imagine what it was like for her at 17 and what she witnessed. A somber reminder of the injustice of war. You can view the exhibits until May 27, 2018, at the museum at 136 De la Guerra Street. Call (805) 966-1601 for hours. •MJ

Kay and Nancy Oda with Sigrid and Bud Toye at the SBHM first Thursday exhibition opening

Barbarans During World War II” and “Only The Oaks Remain”. The show opened on First Thursday and will be followed by two lectures: “The Road to Tuna Canyon” given Thursday, February 22, at 5:30 pm by Sigrid Toye, Ph.D., in honor of her father, who was an American-German internee. The second lecture will be Wednesday, March 28, at 11 am by Dr. Jean-Paul deGuzman. The exhibition utilizes historic documents, images, artifacts and oral histories, and shows us the devastating impact of detention and internment on the Japanese, German, and Italian communities in Santa Barbara. Until now, I didn’t know that German and Italians were also involved. This all happened shortly after the United States entered World War II. As George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” We hope not. The exhibition tells the true stories of those targeted as dangerous enemy aliens and imprisoned in The Tuna Canyon Detention Station, which is in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles and housed more than 2,000

detainees. This was done by the U.S. Department of Justice. There were presidential proclamations authorizing the FBI and other agencies to arrest mostly spiritual, educational, business, and community leaders. They also arrested Japanese who had previously been forcibly removed from Latin America. The Department of Justice took over a vacated Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Tujunga area of Los Angeles and converted it into a detention station with a 12-foot-high barbed wire fence, guard posts, and floodlights. When President Roosevelt signed an order that all Japanese-Americans

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Super Bowl fans Alan Porter, Bob Fead, Richard and Annette Caleel, Jennifer Burrows, Trina and David Grokenberger, Arlene Montesano, Lisa Douglas, Victoria and Carter Hines, Gianni Montesano, Laeticia Webel, Logan Riley, Joe Riley, Harriet Johnston, Pat Smith, Pat Dillon, Peter Sadowski, Denise Decker Sadowski, Pat Beach, host Pat Nesbitt, birthday girl, Karla Blackwell; Ursula Nesbitt, hostess; Dani Stone, Arlene Montesano, Tom Parker, Bret Stone, and Brenda Blalock (photo by Priscilla) Honorees and first responders of the Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue are Rick Stein, Ben Stefanski, Nelson Trichler, Dan Gordon, Kerrie Valdieviezo, Jill Hall, Mark Hall, Bruce Hickey, Ben Stefanski, Bryon Bass, and Joseph Macphee (photo by Priscilla)

ADL supporters Laurie Lirby, Ron Rakow, Gretchen Lieff, and David Dentzel (photo by Priscilla)

Edelman, Dan Meisel, Rob and Prudence Sternin, Harry and Judi Weisbart, Kim and Tammy Hughes, Allan and Nancy Kaplan, Steve and Diana Zipperstein, Gretchen Lieff, Donna Baranco Fisher, Mary Beth Riordan, and Bob and Joan Rothenberg. The Arlington featured the world premiere of the public, written and directed by Emilio Estevez, starring Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater. Actor Martin Sheen, Estevez’s father, was also in attendance. Pigskin Party

The jockaholics were out in force at Bella Vista, the Summerland home of polo playing hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt and his wife, Ursula, when the tony twosome hosted a Super Bowl bash to mark the 52nd anniversary of the NFL football landmark. With six large TV screens to choose from, there were no bad angles as the Philadelphia Eagles trounced the New England Patriots 41-33 in the exciting match in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the supporters quaffing the wine and beer and noshing on the barbecue ribs and bowls of chili were Eric and Nina Phillips, Tom Parker,

Responder under sheriff Barney Melekain with SBCSR leader Kerrie Valdiviezo, and Nancy Melekain (photo by Priscilla) Gary Fettis In line with Brenda Blalock serving up Super Bowl chili to Alan Porter, Rachael Sofranko, Jimmy Nigro, Dani Stone, and Sean Checketts (photo by Priscilla)

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Super Bowl hosts Pat and Ursula Nesbitt (photo by Priscilla)

Arlene Montesano, Carter and Victoria Hines, Brenda Blalock, Gary Fettis, Jim Nigro, Pat Smith, Richard and Annette Caleel, and Wayne and Sharol Siemens.

Mystery Music Santa Barbara’s musical teens shone at the First United Methodist Church when the youth opera and youth symphony under Opera SB artistic director Kostis Protopapas performed a creative production of Benjamin Britten’s Noah’s Flood. The 1958 work, based on a 15th-century Chester mystery play, featured bass-baritone Vincent Grana and mezzo soprano Chelsea Melamed as his wife, while sponsor Robert Weinman was the voice of God and a children’s chorus the various animals on the ark. Stage director Miller James did a splendid job as did costumer designer Stacie Logue. The show, whose other sponsors included Eve Bernstein and Barbara Burger, benefitted the Santa Barbara Humane Society.

Celebrating with a surprise birthday cake is Harriet Johnston Sadowski, for Karla Blackwell, with Arlene Montesano and hostess Ursula Nesbitt (photo by Priscilla)

Post matriarch Kay Graham’s daughter, Lally Weymouth, while an editor at New York Magazine in the ‘80s. The production runs through Sunday, February 25.

Kostis Protopapas, artistic and general director of Opera Santa Barbara with OSB past president Joan Rutkowski and stage director Miller James (photo by Marylove Thralls)

Conversation Piece Politics is at the root of a major schism in a Washington, D.C., family, based in the rarefied enclave of Georgetown, in Ensemble Theatre Company’s third show of the season at the New Vic, The City of Conversation, written by Anthony Giardina and directed by Cameron Watson. The entertaining production, starring Family Ties actress Meredith Baxter and NYPD star Sharon Lawrence as a Democrat socialite notorious for her glamorous dinner parties in the late ‘70s when her son, well played by Matthew Grondin, turns up with an ambitious girlfriend, Sally Hughes, and a controversial political agenda that ignites a threedecades-long family divide that spans six presidential administrations. A choice between defending opposing political views or keeping the family united. Adding to the talented cast are Rich Hoag, Bjorn Johnson, Kathy Marden, Timothy P. Brown, Hudson Brez, and Theodore Wilson. Scenic designer Fred Kinney has done a particularly good job capturing the luxurious essence of a grand D.C. townhouse, which I used to know well, having worked with Washington

(from left) Lead Emergency Response/Rescue team and Humane Society Board member Tim Collins; Noah’s Flood sponsors Eve Bernstein, Barbara Burger, and Robert Weinman; Humane Society Board members Ann Bailey, Jim Taylor, and board president Randy Douglas (photo by Marylove Thralls)

Give Her a Hand Oprah Winfrey has been going out on a limb. Or at least it appears so. The former TV talk show titan, 63, poses with actress Reese Witherspoon, 41, on her lap on the cover of Vanity Fair’s 24th annual Hollywood issue. But an unfortunate Photoshop fail gave Montecito’s most famous resident three hands in famed photographer Annie Leibovitz’s picture, which also included Robert De Niro and Nicole Kidman. In one image, Oprah has a hand on her hip, a hand on her lap, and then a third hand wrapped around Witherspoon’s waist. That’s a Rap Montecito’s newest celebrity resident Natalie Portman, 36, showed off her hip-hop skills on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The Oscar winner brought back her former expletive-filled rap video on the show before hilariously spoofing Stranger Things after her appearance in 2006. The Harvard graduate told the audience in her monologue she was crazy to be back as host for the first time in 12 years. Sightings: Actor Dan Aykroyd checking out The Nugget in Summerland...Singer Katy Perry at Jeannine’s...Author Fannie Flagg at Montecito Village Grocery 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. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ

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Notice Inviting Bids Gutierrez Street Bridge Replacement Project Bid No. 3670 1. Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its GUTIERREZ STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, by or before March 6, 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. NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Consolidated Special Municipal Election will be held in the City of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, for the following Officer: # TO BE ELECTED

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1 (District 3)

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For Member of the City Council

The nomination period for this office opens on February 12, 2018 and closes on March 9, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. If no one or only one person is nominated for an elective office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Section 10229, Elections Code of the State of California. Nomination papers for candidates may be obtained from the Santa Barbara City Clerk’s Office at 735 Anacapa Street (southwest corner of De La Guerra and Anacapa). The polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Dated this 8th day of February, 2018. Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located on Gutierrez Street between Chapala Street and De La Vina Street, and is described as follows: Removal and replacement of the Gutierrez Street Bridge over Mission Creek with construction of concrete channel walls. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant, and equipment necessary to complete and deliver the finished bridge replacement project per plans and specs. Pay close attention to the Special Notices at the beginning of the Specifications. 2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 260 working days. 2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $4,203,500. 2.4 Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on February 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m., at the following location: Bridge Replacement location adjacent to 123 West Gutierrez Street for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite conditions. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding. 3.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): A.

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder and its Subcontractors are registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work under Labor Code section 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions. 4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: 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) 8846155. 5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that, within ten days after City’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. 6.

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Project Information.

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. 7. 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. 8. 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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9. 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. 10.

POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO de que se habrá de llevar a cabo una Elección Municipal Especial Consolidada de Voto-Por-Correo en la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara el martes, 5 de noviembre del 2018, para los siguientes Funcionarios: # PUESTOS A ELEGIR

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Para miembros del Consejo Municipal 1 (Distrito 3)

Si no se nombra a ninguna persona o sólo una persona es nominada para una oficina electiva, el nombramiento de ese cargo público puede ser hecho según lo prescrito en la Sección 10229, del Código Electoral del Estado de California. Los documentos para la presentación de candidaturas se pueden obtener en la Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal de Santa Bárbara que se encuentra en la calle Anacapa 735 (en la esquina suroeste del cruce de las calles De La Guerra y Anacapa).

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El período de presentación para esas oficinas comienza el 12 de febrero del 2018 y cierra el 9 de marzo del 2018 a las 5:00 de la tarde.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elite Athletix, 465 E Clark Avenue, Orcutt, CA 93455. Tyrome Lee, 1440 Marsala Avenue, Santa Maria, CA 93458. Michael Richard Romero, 465 E Clark Avenue, Orcutt, CA 93455. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 7, 2018. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Marlene Ashcorn. FBN No. 20180000438. Published February 14, 21, 28, March 7, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 93108FUND.ORG, 1482 E Valley RD #514, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Win Win Give INC, 104 Divisadero ST, San Francisco, CA 94117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 29, 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 Rachel Gann. FBN No. 20180000317. Published February 14, 21, 28, March 7, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Montecito Candle Company, 446 Old Coast HWY, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Christa Lococo, 446 Old Coast HWY, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 29, 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

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was appointed by the California Superior Court to oversee reforms in the State Department of Insurance.)

Signs of the Tempo

John McPhee’s nephew has squatted up in San Ysidro Canyon, off and on, since the 1960s. He’s one of those guys who lives simply, in the manner of Taoist hermits celebrated in Tang dynasty verse. During the Tang, appearing hermetic was a shortcut to a good job. Otherwise, one had to shine on the civil service exams through knowledge of the Confucian classics and be able to illuminate them with something new. Li Po (a.k.a. Li Bai) retired to the mountains and wrote poetry in order to cast himself in the role of hermit. He was successful, gaining a court appointment writing occasional verse. His spirit, and the spirit of Min Mountain, he wrote, illumined each other. One of Mao’s smart moves was to retreat to the mountains, where he wrote verse, cementing his image as hermitic sage strategist. It goes back at least as far as Lao Tze: “I would rather retreat a mile than advance a foot.” I know about Chinese-style guerilla warfare, because during that brief time Castro was chummy with the U.S., my dad, who worked at Tempo and the Rand Corporation was sent to Cuba to get the goods on guerilla warfare from him. Instead, Castro sold him shares in a big Cuban oil firm. The minute my dad’s plane took off, Castro nationalized the company. The young McPhee was on a tanker crew on the Coyote Fire, which was a big blaze. He’s fire wise, so I’ve never worried about him. I used to think he was full of it. He told me a cougar followed him into his camp, which is on a grove of saplings on the delta of a side canyon. But one evening, coming down the trail, I ran into that cat. I had to backtrack to Camino Cielo and then over to Cold Springs, to get back home. Couldn’t see my hand in front of my face. He also told me of a swimming hole atop a hogback ridge that hippies used to swim in. I checked it out. A natural pool atop a ridge rather than down in a canyon, and with an infinity-pool view. La Casa de Maria had a beach at the time of the Coyote fire, and the post-fire debris flow went right through it. After the big rain of ’95, he couldn’t get across the creek and had to hike over the side canyon’s ridge to get out. He knows how to retreat. Too bad Tempo is no longer around. On another note, the more victims I listen to relating their stories of the debris flows, the more I realize that however much Montecito’s buildings have been impacted, the damage to human hearts has been much greater. What is needed, then, more than

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buildings, is healing. And all healing begins and ends in the heart. I would like to propose that some caring institution in Montecito offer a lecture hall and invite people, weekly, to come and share their stories with others. It would be good occasion to record an oral history of this event, and this would require a camera, a cameraperson, and a moderator with some psycho-spiritual acumen. Like Walter Capps’s tremendously popular class at UCSB, “Religion and the Impact of Vietnam,” this community effort would provide emotional and spiritual support for affected members of the Montecito community. Without such an effort, such help might not be available. James N. Powell Montecito

Being Prepared

My husband and I moved to Montecito a couple of years ago. Previously, we had a holiday home in Florida, which survived three major hurricanes. Following the latest hurricane and anticipating a potential earthquake, we decided to compile an evacuation plan and also to put aside supplies to be used in case of emergency. When we received the first Voluntary Evacuation notice in December, we took out our list and congratulated ourselves on our forethought. When the Mandatory Evacuation Notice came, we were packed and fully prepared. We have received requests for copies, so I thought it might help our community to be better prepared in the future. Our list is below. I am sure there are many things one can add, but these are the essentials: Evacuation Checklist Keep your car/s at least 3/4 filled, at all times; have a destination People: check on neighbors Pets: my dog matters, food (can opener), rabies certificate, travel certificate, travel cage Prescriptions, paper, and pills Papers: insurance, passwords, identity papers Cash (at least $1,000), credit cards, checkbook (if power is out, ATMs don’t work) Computers, iPads, phones, chargers, back-up memory Clothes: pre-packed and soap bag Snacks & water Fill safe with deeds, wills, plus small keepsakes Leave outside lights on Garage door to manual Turn off gas Set alarm Reading glasses, sunglasses Keys AM 1610 – Montecito Fire Radio Station Rosemary Mutton Montecito •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Emerging from the Muck – In the wee hours of January 9, Berkeley “Augie” Johnson and his family had to be rescued from the roof of their Montecito home after the mudslide and debris flow obliterated the first floor of their Olive Mill Road area house, which completely caved in from behind. Then he almost immediately joined firefighters and first responders in the search for neighbors and was among those who aided in the rescue of 2-year-old Ian Benitez from a muddy woodpile almost a mile from the Benitez family home. (Tragically, four members of that family, including Ian’s mother, perished in the disaster.) Three years earlier, Johnson suffered another horror in his own family as his son Nick passed away in a swimming accident at Santa Barbara High School. In between, Johnson – who has built financial and gene sequencing related companies over a three-decade career – penned The Divinity Protocol, his debut novel, which is about a grieving father whose daughter was murdered by jihadists. Turning his anger into action, the protagonist is propelled to take extraordinary measures in the desperate hope of changing humanity’s future, assembling teams of experts in disparate disciplines in a plan to build a better human race. But the unintended consequences of his plan trigger a catastrophic sequence of events that re-shapes the very foundation of what makes us human. As in the book’s story of turning tragedy into community, Johnson will shares tales both true and

made up in a book-signing event at Chaucer’s tonight that also serves as a fundraiser for the Santa Barbara Foundation to help victims of the Montecito mudslide. Sixty percent of The Divinity Protocol sales – all of his net share as lead co-author – will go the cause. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center COST: free INFO: 682-6787 or www.chaucersbooks.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Thorn in his Side – You know how some comics have specific themes they like to address: Jerry Seinfeld’s dating quirks, Woody Allen’s relationship neurotics, or Lewis Black’s political diatribes? Not so much with Bill Burr. Over the course of his career, which includes five full-length specials, on Comedy Central and Netflix, in less than a decade. Oh, he rants and raves, all right, but the subjects range from exploring how rom-coms ruin great sex and how too many childhood hugs could lead to the downfall of man to riffs on fast food, overpopulation, dictators, political correctness, and gorilla sign language. But at least he’s got no problem with eventually turning his sharp tongue back in his own direction, as in the latest special, Walk Your Way Out, in which he gets annoyed at how the media skewers Hollywood for creating body issues, belittling the issue, then gets around to revealing that his position stems from his own discomfort with how he looks. In addition to his work as a standup, he also acts,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 It’s Their Thing – It’s truly astonishing to contemplate that the Isley Brothers first started singing in public as a sibling gospel quartet way back in 1954. What’s even more amazing is that 63 years later, Ronald Isley is still the lead singer, a spry 76-year-old who also goes by the name Mr. Biggs. More mind-boggling numbers: it’s been 58 years since “Shout” became their first big hit (and likely hasn’t left party band’s set list since). It was a whole decade later that the Isleys won a Grammy Award for the single “It’s Your Thing” in 1969, before scoring in the next decade with such songs as “Who’s That Lady” (on which still current guitarist Ernie Isley played the Hendrix-inspired lead) and “Fight the Power”. Along the way, Ronald and his brethren have compiled seven No. 1 R&B hits, four Top 10 pop hits, and 13 albums certified gold or better, and earned induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, though he’d probably like to forget about his 2006 conviction and time in prison for tax evasion. Maybe paying taxes just isn’t his thing. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $65 to $85 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or www. chumashcasino.com

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Have No Fear – As host of Fear Factor for its first six years (and later a seventh), Joe Rogan came across as more of an enthusiastic game-show goader than a laugh-out-loud funnyman. But truth is, he was a stand-up comic both before and since that stint, dating back more than two decades, and, like Bill Burr above, has made a five-hour comedy special that proved popular on TV and/or DVD. Rogan is also the host of “The Joe Rogan Experience”, a long-form conversation with guests that rates as one of most popular comedy podcasts on iTunes. Since 2002, he’s also provided color commentary for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) on several networks, his passion for MMA beginning with own martial arts practice at the age of 13. He earned a black belt at 15 and won the U.S. Open Tae Kwon Do Grand Championship four years later, so if you don’t like his jokes when his “Strange Times” tour stops at the Arlington tonight, it might not be a good idea to heckle too loudly. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $35 to $55 INFO: 963-4408 or www.thearlingtontheatre.com

appeared in final two seasons of Breaking Bad as one of Saul’s minions and in such films as Daddy’s Home and The Heat. Plus he also writes and executive produces another vehicle, F Is for Family, an animated sitcom on Netflix. What he does have in common with Black is that his show in Santa Barbara also got postponed due to the Thomas Fire. But you can finally check him out at the Arlington tonight to hear what’s got him feeling like he’s got a burr up his butt now. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 1317 State St. COST: $45 INFO: 963-4408 or www. thearlingtontheatre.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Biding His Time, Playing Well – It’s not like Chris Hillman has never tasted success. The mandolinist-guitaristbassist was a founding member of The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and the Desert Rose Band – the latter basically his own vehicle for more modern country music that came about when he moved to the Ojai-Ventura area. But his new album, Bidin’ My Time, which is his first studio release in more than a decade, is something else again. The album, which was produced by Tom Petty not long before he died, features an enviable list of guests artists, including former band mates David Crosby and Roger McGuinn, plus Heartbreaker Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, guitar great John Jorgenson (who was here in December with Maria Muldaur), and fiddler extraordinaire Gabe Witcher, yet still has a spare sound. As Randy Lewis of the Los Angeles Times noted, the record offers nods to virtually every phase of Hillman’s musical life, from acoustic bluegrass to jangly folk-rock and sweet country-rock, giving the album a full-

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circle quality. Hillman, Jorgenson, a former Desert Rose colleague, and that band’s co-founder Herb Pedersen, who executive produced the album, toured last fall, and have another date tonight at the Lobero Theatre. In light of the devastation wreaked by the Thomas Fire near his Ventura home, Hillman is donating all proceeds from the concert to those affected by the fire and the Montecito Mudslide. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 33 East Canon Perdido St. COST: $45 INFO: 963-0761 or www. lobero.com Garfield’s Grand Debut – Baritone Andrew Garland, who has performed American programs and more in famed recital halls all over the country, including Carnegie Hall with pianist Warren Jones, re-teams with the Music Academy of the West faculty member and Camerata Pacifica principal in making his Camerata debut at Hahn Hall tonight. MAW’s Marilyn Horne is also a devoted fan, calling Garland “a star singer beginning to burst forth.” Four songs by Franz Schubert – Der Wanderer D. 489; An Schwager Kronos D. 369; Wanderers Nachtlied D. 768; and Der Musensohn D. 764 – defining the aching beauty of German romanticism are the heart of Cam Pac’s February program, which also adds violist Paul Coletti and cellist Ani Aznavoorian for song cycles by Charles Martin Loeffler and Walter Rabl, with interludes by Sir Hamilton Harty (“In Ireland”, with founding artistic director/flutist Adrian Spence) and Rebecca Clarke (“Morpheus” for Viola & Piano) opening each half of the concert. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: $56: INFO: 884-8410 or www. cameratapacifica.org 15 – 22 February 2018

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Bernstein East – Around these parts, Elmer Bernstein is better known than his non-relative Leonard, largely because the movie score master also spent a couple of decades of his latter years right here in Montecito. But in most of the world, Leonard Bernstein is more of a household name, famed for his conducting brilliance and exuberance as well as many compositions, including what is considered perhaps the greatest Broadway score of all time in West Side Story. The maestro, who was 72 when he died in 1990, would have turned 100 this coming August, and symphonies around the nation and the world are celebrating his centennial in their programming. Santa Barbara Symphony’s tribute will feature some of Bernstein’s best-known works, including melodies from West Side Story and the ballet Fancy Free, while one of his major influences, Aaron Copland, will be represented by “Quiet City”. The world premiere of a piano concerto by acclaimed Santa Barbara-based composer Robin Frost pays tribute both to Bernsteins prowess as a pianist and his staunch advocacy of new music. Soprano Lisa Vroman, who starred for several years on Broadway as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera and last appeared with the Santa Barbara Symphony on New Year’s Eve 2015, will be joined by the Santa Barbara Choral Society for the vocal passages, while the orchestra’s own Natasha Kislenko (piano), Jon Lewis (trumpet), and Sarah Beck (English Horn) serve as soloists. WHEN: 8 tonight, 3 pm tomorrow WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $30 to $134 INFO: 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Fun with Fungi – Bedford Winery in Los Alamos has been hosting an annual Mushrooms Gone Wild festival for a decade, and No. 11 was slated for January and postponed by the mudslide, takes place today when gastros get to chow down on mushroom-centric dishes to their hearts (and stomach’s) delight. Locally native and cultivated mushrooms are featured, in both dried and fresh, and in many varieties including Chanterelles, Hedgehogs, Shitake, Porcini, Oyster, Maitake, Candy Cap, Huitlacoche, and Black Trumpet. Small plates filled with delicacies gleaned from recipes from around the world continue to arrive throughout the afternoon, with choices covering the gamut from simply grilled buttons to complex layered patés and wood-fired flatbreads. Meanwhile, mushroom expert Bob Cummings will be on hand to answer questions while you dine and sip Bedford’s wines at their Tasting Room and Courtyard. But maybe go light on the vino, as it is cold and flu season, and more than a moderate amount of alcohol might compromise the immune system, though Maitakes and Shitakes do a pretty good job at boosting it. WHEN: 2 to

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Cohen’s “Masterclass” of Jazz – Real New York jazz returns to SOhO on Sunday afternoon as Harlem-based pianist Emmet Cohen does another gig for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society. The estimable trio features Stephen Colbert’s bassist, Russell Hall, and drummer Kyle Poole, who was recently on tour with Wynton Marsalis. Known for its range and uplifting dynamism, representing Cohen’s “kaleidoscopic sense of musical narrative” (Downbeat), the trio offers an astonishing array of stylistic juxtapositions, including the melding of stride, blues, church, swing, bebop, free, and contemporary styles. Check out some of the music online, and then prepared to be both impressed and moved. WHEN: 1 to 4 pm WHERE: SOhO, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $25 general, $15 SBJS members, $7 members who are local professional jazz musicians or full-time students INFO: 962-7776/ www.sohosb.com or 687-7123/www. sbjazz.org •MJ

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But even when she’s not on stage, she has a terrific view from the wings of one of the most exciting musicals to emerge from the recent trend of film adaptations. Boots, which bursts with songs by pop sensation Cyndi Lauper and a book by theatrical royalty Harvey Fierstein, won all the important Tony Awards in 2014. The action takes place Northampton, England, and revolves around Charlie, the son of an owner of a shoe factory who doesn’t want to work in the struggling business. But after Charlie inherits the factory, he ponders closing it or trying to save it. Enter Lola, a drag performer, who complains that the boots she wears on stage are made for a woman and cause a great deal of pain. The light bulb goes off, the factory shifts focus to the drag niche market, and “kinky” boots start rolling off the conveyor belts. ”I saw it with the original Broadway cast when I was in school, and I fell in love immediately,” Lampart said over the phone while waiting for a connecting flight between stops for the touring company that arrives Tuesday, February 20, for a two-night run at the Granada. “It’s so fun and uplifting, and the music is just great.” The actress said that despite Kinky’s outside-the-box nature, the themes of acceptance and being okay with who you are seems to resonate wherever they play, even in the Deep South. “You can sense in some place that are more conservative that they’re a little uncomfortable with the transexuality. They respond with a little less enthusiasm. But the point of the show is that you can change people’s minds, and even if they’re a bit shocked, it’s emotional for us to be delivering such an important message of inclusiveness in these times.” Portraying the source of conflict, the woman who tries to hold Charlie back

for the life they had planned together in London, Lampart also has to deal with audience resistance for that reason. “It’s hard to be the part of the show where you cause the trouble. I’m always a little bit worried there will be boos when I bow at the end. But she’s a powerful woman, and it’s not her fault the plan changes. From her point of view, she’s not bad, so people can relate.” Anyway, she’s back on stage for the finale, which is everyone’s favorite scene – and not just because they get to wear red thigh-highs of their own. “The Angels, the drag queens (who serve as the chorus), are such a blast. But the finale is amazing, because it’s the only time we break the fourth wall and celebrate love and acceptance with the audience. They’re always on the feet, singing along or clapping with us while we dance. The show aspect falls away and it’s almost like a rock concert.”

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Donohue, Maya Shaw Gale, Linda Stewart-Oaten, Tanya Ko Hong, and the anthology’s editors, Marcia Meier and Kathleen A. Barry. According to the organizers, the evening serves as an opportunity to hear talk about healthy sex in these days of heightened awareness of sexual harassment, the #MeToo revelations and more, offering a look at the inner world of women, sexuality, and intimacy. Show time is 7:30 pm, tickets cost $23. Center Stage is also the site for the third installment of Lisa Citore’s “Anima, Theater of the Feminine Underground”, next Thursday, February 22, when the women’s ritual theater project welcomes performances from 10 local powerhouse female artists baring their soul-sharing dreams, fantasies, secrets, rants, revelations, and vulnerable reveals through dance, song, spoken word, and performance art. Tickets cost $23 in advance, $28 at the door. For more information on either show, call 963-0408 or visit www. CenterStageTheater.org. Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s black comedy The World of Extreme Happiness, takes a look at the complexities of human nature in a story set in present-day China. As a young woman’s attempts to pull herself out of poverty lead to dire consequences, her bright outlook unravels in a series of harrowing and darkly comic events. She begins to question a system enriching itself by destroying its own people and decides to stand up against the power. Cowhig is an internationally produced playwright whose work has been staged at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre of Great Britain, Manhattan Theater Club, and Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, among others. The February 16-26 production at UCSB’s Performing Arts Theater marks the Santa Barbara debut of the now-UCSB theater faculty member’s work. Tickets cost $12 to $20. Call 893-2064 or visit www.theaterdance. ucsb.edu. Meanwhile, Rubicon Theatre in Ventura has extended its run of Buyer & Cellar, the one-man play by Jonathan Tolins featuring the company’s resident star Brian McDonald as a struggling actor who gets a job working in Barbra Streisand’s basement mall in Malibu and develops an unlikely friendship with the megastar. The final opportunities to catch McDonald’s performance that has been drawing raves take place FridaySunday, February 16-18. Tickets and info at 667-2900 or www.rubiconthe atre.org.

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that preceded opening night by just a few weeks. Attendance was just a bit shy, I’m told, probably the result of a community still in recovery. There also weren’t as many huge box-office names among the tribute recipients, which is no slight on the actors, who thankfully are just not the movie-star types, nor SBIFF’s cachet. Indeed, the fest drew perhaps the largest number of nominees in its history, counting all of the above and below line talent. That includes, most notably, all five of the Oscar decorated directors, who put on quite an entertaining and informative evening at the Arlington. Plus, as always, scores of Academy Awardnominated actors, writers, producers, animation artists, and other artisans who were in town on and off for the 11 days. Not to mention the ever-increasing quality of the movies, particularly this year in the American indie category, which got a great head start with the Opening Night screening of the public. What has been cut back, however, are the 3rd Weekend screenings, SBIFF’s beloved re-showing of the fest’s award winners and other popular films at the Riviera. Instead of 12-hour marathons Friday-Sunday, there’s only three screenings this year, including Best International Feature Secret Ingredient (Friday), Audience Choice Award claimer Skid Row Marathon (Saturday), and The Last Suit, which topped the Spain/Latin America Cinema entries (Sunday). On the other hand, SBIFF has already launched into Riviera screenings of all of the short films vying for Academy Awards next month. Each of the entries covering the Animated, Live-Action, and Documentary Shorts categories will continue to run in rotation at the Riviera through Thursday, February 22, save for this weekend’s 7:30 pm slots taken by the festival winners above. So, you have no reason not to be well-prepared for the awards show on Sunday, March 4.

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Elsewhere, UCSB’s Pollock Theater, which snuck in a couple of script-toscreen style events with The Big Sick’s Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon and Get Out’s Jordan Peele while the filmmakers were in town for SBIFF, resumes its Shakespeare on Film presentations this Thursday, February 15, with the classic Hamlet, the 1948 version adapted and directed by its star, Laurence Olivier. Next up: She’s the Man, which stars Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum and sets the cross-dressing comedy Twelfth Night in a contemporary boarding school. Screenwriters Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith will be on hand to talk about the 2006 film after the free 7 pm screening next Thursday, February 22. Reservations online at www. carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock-theater-home/events. •MJ 15 – 22 February 2018

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The investigation led detectives to a Santa Barbara hotel in the 1100 block of E. Cabrillo Boulevard where detectives conducted a probation search on two rooms associated with the subjects. Two other suspects were located: 36-year-old Victor Rodriguez of Ventura and 34-year-old Colin Moore of Oxnard, who both had outstanding warrants out of Ventura County. The probation search yielded a Glock handgun, high-capacity handgun magazines, and more ammunition. Detectives conducted further investigation and discovered the firearm and ammunition were stolen that day in residential burglary that occurred in the City of Port Hueneme. SIB detectives are currently working with Port Hueneme Police to identify further crimes that could have been committed by these suspect(s). All suspects were booked for various charges.

Coast Village Road’s Cash Mob was a success, drawing hundreds of people to support local businesses

Montecito Inn owners Jim, Jason, and Danny Copus participated in the Cash Mob event by selling Montecito Inn goods; the Inn is expected to reopen in March

Bochsler and Christian Menard, with help from the Coast Village Association and Cal Fire attorney Alicia Journey, the event was a great success.

Traffic Mitigation on Coast Village Road

Last week, City officials announced their plans to roll out several new traffic measures to help mitigate the increased volume of traffic along Coast Village Road following the mudslides. With the closure of Highway 192 through several portions of Montecito, and the extended closure of Olive Mill Road through the long-term exclusion zone, Coast Village Road has taken the brunt of Montecito’s traffic, exacerbating an already heavily congested thoroughfare. Before the Thomas Fire and mudslide, the road was increasingly serving “as the third lane of the 101” during peak hours, according to reps from the Coast Village Association (CVA), whose Traffic & Safety Committee, along with board president Bob Ludwick, has been lobbying the City to take action. The City will implement temporary all-way stop control at Coast Village Road and Butterfly Lane, to reduce delay for side-street traffic and pedes15 – 22 February 2018

trian crossing. Another temporary allway stop control will be located at the eastern end of Coast Village Circle and Coast Village Road, to assist drivers turning from Coast Village Circle onto Coast Village Road, and help protect pedestrians in that area. New pedestrian warning signs will be installed in the 1100 mid-block crosswalk, which spans from Silverhorn to the building home to K.Frank. The City will also install barriers within the parking lane along the road, to deter drivers from using the parking lane for through traffic, in an effort to circumvent the backup along the main road. Later this week, the CVA’s Traffic & Safety Committee will meet with City reps to discuss further traffic mitigation plans; it has been suggested that the City work with Caltrans to temporarily reopen a southbound freeway entrance at Cabrillo/Hot Springs, given the current emergency conditions.

Crane Back to School

On February 12, Crane Country Day School welcomed students back to its San Leandro Lane campus, after several weeks of hosting classes at four satellite locations. “It was one of the highlights of my career,” said head of school Joel Weiss, adding that the campus reopening was a sort of homecoming for the students, staff, and parents. “This experience has taught me that our Crane culture can be moved off of our campus if necessary, but that there is something very special about coming home.” The school allowed for flexible drop-off and pick-up times the first week, given the increase in traffic in Montecito, and instructed parents to use Sheffield Drive to access the campus, as many homes east of the campus on San Leandro were damaged and the road is congested with trucks. During the first morning back, older students lined San Leandro Lane, welcoming back families with signs and cheers. Most parents parked and enjoyed coffee and pastries while

Eighth graders lined San Leandro Lane on February 12, welcoming back families to the Crane School campus after five weeks away

catching up with others they had not seen since the disaster. Weiss assured parents that the school’s remediation measures were complete, and that both water and air testing show the campus is safe to inhabit. For more information, visit www. craneschool.org.

Sheriff’s Blotter

(Information provided by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department) Tuesday, 6 February, 8:15 pm – Sheriff’s detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau were patrolling the Montecito disaster area when they observed an SUV leaving Coast Village Road. After the occupants of the vehicle were contacted, it was discovered the ignition was “punched” and the vehicle was being driven with a tool. Sheriff’s detectives suspected the car was potentially stolen or otherwise unlawfully possessed and removed the three occupants from the vehicle. During this process, a spent handgun shell casing was observed on the backseat, causing detectives to believe a firearm was possibly in the vehicle. The driver, 30-year-old Frank Clark of Port Hueneme, was discovered to be on AB109 Post Release Community Supervision probation out of Ventura County. A vehicle search yielded a large amount of loose ammunition in the backseat and a tactical backpack containing more handgun and assault rifle ammunition. The investigation revealed that the two passengers, 46-year-old Michael Reardon of Santa Barbara and 32-year-old James Wilson of Camarillo, had outstanding warrants for their arrest.

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Sunday, February 11, 12:30 am – Sheriff’s Detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau (S.I.B) assigned to patrol the Montecito disaster area observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and failing to obey stop signs in the area of Coast Village Road. Detectives caught up to the vehicle and initiated an enforcement stop. The vehicle failed to yield and entered the US 101 Southbound continuing to drive recklessly. The vehicle eventually exited into the Summerland area and failed to negotiate a right turn while leaving the freeway. The vehicle crashed onto the Union Pacific train tracks, which caused the passenger’s side front axle to shear off and the vehicle to become disabled. The driver, 40-year-old Rebecca Amaya of Camarillo, failed to comply with verbal commands. Amaya was eventually negotiated away from her vehicle and taken into custody without further incident. A records check revealed Amaya’s driver’s license was suspended, and she is on DUI probation out of Ventura County with a no-alcohol clause. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office remains steadfast in its commitment to help return the community of Montecito to normalcy as soon as possible. While there will be a significant Sheriff’s Office presence in Montecito for the foreseeable future, the Sheriff’s Office is requesting that property owners take action to secure their property, including installing fencing, security cameras, motion-activated outdoor lighting, removing/ moving valuables and storing them in a safe place, and boarding up windows, doors, and other access points. Additional disaster-zone and property security information can be found in the Declared Disaster Zone FAQ available at www.CountyofSB.org and www.SBsheriff.org. •MJ MONTECITO JOURNAL

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