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Women in History

Marian Anderson, Rachel Carlson, Jeannette Rankin, Lutah Riggs, Margaret Sanger, and Harriet Ross Tubman are six who defied the odds, p. 22

Beyond the Sea

King Triton and his mermaids, Gilligan’s Island dwellers, and other sea creatures enhance Montessori’s big do at Coral Casino, p. 14

Two Nights at the Rosewood

Bob Hazard spends night at oceanfront suite and Richard Mineards covers big Opening Kickoff at Rosewood Miramar, p. 5 & 6

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE FREE MEET THE DOCTOR IN SANTA BARBARA

HEART EVENT A vascular surgeon who specializes in vascular and vein therapy will discuss the newest technologies in treating aortic aneurysms.

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Guest Editorial

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Letters to the Editor

Bob Hazard spends a night at the newly opened Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort, and surveys the lay of the land, from the bars and restaurants on-site, to the falconer that brings his hawks every day to ward off crows and other birds as to not annoy guests Rosewood Miramar opens; Montlieff Rosé; Ruth Bader Ginsburg biography; United Way’s Women United annual event; OSB presents Eugene Onegin; Lotusland exhibition; Teen Star winner; Snarky Puppy at Granada; Little Heroes breakfast; CAMA hosts Russian National Orchestra; Annie Leibovitz packs Arlington; Neverland back on market; Gwyneth Paltrow nearly rejects script; Katy Perry’s engagement story; Weight Watchers stock plummets; Mesa Burger not confirmed to open on CVR; Stanley Donen passes; sightings A collection of communications from local residents Kathi King and Charles Newman, Lidia Zinchenko, Steve King, Larry Bond, Guy Strickland, Paul Day, Polly Frost, Karen Friedman, and Steve Marko

10 This Week in Montecito

A list of local events happening in and around town; Tide Guide

12 Village Beat

Jeff Wilson gives status report of rebuilding in Montecito following Thomas Fire and debris flow; debris basin plans along San Ysidro Creek channel move forward; Rob Lewin leaves post as Director of the Office of Emergency Management; Dr. Gary Strickland takes over Montecito Optometry; three additional bridges open; Casa Dorinda resident killed in accident

14 Seen Around Town

Montessori Center School annual gala; Magic Castle Cabaret grand opening

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16 Ernie’s World

Mr. Witham pahked his cah in the pahking lot but got the job at the Browne Corporation in Santa Barbara anyhoo

20 On Entertainment

M O N T E C I T O R A N C H E S TAT E S

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Granada; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s latest multimedia offering; Lisa Genova speaks about Alzheimer’s; DramaDogs’ Women’s History Month celebration; UCSB Theatre’s production of The Laramie Project; UCSB’s Department of Music Winter Concert Series

22 Our Town

DramaDogs presents Women Who Defied the Odds, featuring stories of six women in history at two Public Library branches

23 Brilliant Thoughts

Ashleigh Brilliant wonders how humans go after their ambitions, even though most hope and dreams fade as time goes on

37 Discovering What Matters

Dr. Peter Brill enlists the help of Mariah Miller from UCSB to research the diverse ways nonprofits can sustain themselves

38 Legal Advertising 40 Spirituality Matters

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Women’s basketball wins bid to nationals; early registration opens for popular summer youth camps; Dos Pueblos teens clean up at math contest

42 Calendar of Events

1st Thursday; Floyd Norman returns to town; Folk Orchestra Santa Barbara concert; Chris D’Elia does stand up at Chumash; Idiomatiques play Alhecama Theatre; Configuration at Center Stage; sculpture exhibition at SBMA; Dismantling Hierarchies; La Patronal weekend residency

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

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©2019 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principals of the Fair Housing Act. All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. If your property is currently represented by a real estate broker, this is not an attempt to solicit your listing.

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Guest Editorial

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

A Night at the Rosewood

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wner-developer Rick Caruso has transformed a challenging 16-acre site, tucked between the 101 freeway and the single-track Union Pacific Railroad into an oasis of tranquility and taste. The infusion of $185 million in construction costs, plus land and site costs, helped convert the blue-roofed, mid-market and rundown old Miramar into the dazzling five-star Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort.

Experiencing the Miramar

It is impossible to appreciate the Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort without spending the night. Our choice was either to book a $900-a-night Jacaranda Lanai unit with a mountain view or book a $1,325 per night beachfront king.

Hey, this was my wife’s and my 38th wedding anniversary, so we booked the beachfront king.

As a child of the depression, I can still recall when Joe McCarthy as President of Motel 6, headquartered in Santa Barbara, worried about charging $6 per night for a motel room. When you add the 12% TOT (transit occupancy tax) that the County gets on every stay; the local taxes of $10.61; the daily resort fee of $40 a night for wi-fi and gym access and overnight valet parking for $40 a day, the daily tab jumps from $1,325 to $1,675 a night. There is one little secret I would like to share up front. Because of construction delays, the resort did not open on time in January, so Rosewood management comped rooms for all guests whose reservations had to be moved from January to February. We were lucky.

All arriving guests use valet parking. An army of young attendants stands ready to whisk luggage straight to rooms. As you enter the Manor House with its black and white marble floor you will notice an elegant, curved stairway – inspired by architect-to-the-stars Paul Williams – leading to the second floor, which houses three Grand Suites: The Founder’s Suite, occupied by Rick Caruso during our stay but available to selected friends at a hefty price; the Ambassador Suite, occupied during our stay by Rick’s son, a musician in Santa Monica; and a Bridal Suite, also expensive, unless coupled with a wedding event. Some 28 weddings are already on the books. The first wedding occurred on the Great Lawn Saturday evening while we were in residence.

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The lower floor of the Manor House offers a relaxed grouping of check-in desks manned by friendly and helpful hosts. Look for Isabel, Meg, or Melanie.

The resort provides a complimentary customized Rolls Royce for trips to locations within 2.5 miles, including Coast Village Road and the upper village.

An open-air pink jitney or “Jolly Trolley” is available to move guests around the Miramar complex or transport them to Coast Village Road. Three more Jolly Trolleys are on order in various colors.

The Manor Bar and the Manor House Library

The Manor Bar in the Manor House is a handsome, wood paneled, candlelit haven for gatherings before and after dinner for a drink or two around the fireplace, the piano, or at the bar. Adjacent is the elegant Manor Library or Reading Room, similarly designed.

The Beach House

The Beach House offers 26 rooms on the beach, including four suites, two at each end. Our room was suite 214, the upstairs end unit. Why is room 214, and three others like it, so appealing? There is a living room with a comfortable fireplace and in-room private bar; a king-bedded sleeping room; an oversized

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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, a commentator on the KTLA Morning News and Entertainment Tonight. He moved to Montecito 11 years ago.

Welcome to Rosewood Miramar

George DeMarco, Gina Tolleson, Michael Erickson, and Thom Rollerson (photo

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fter 12 years of frustration and determined perseverance, Los Angeles developer Rick Caruso has opened his $200 million-plus, 161-room, 16-acre Rosewood Miramar Hotel, with its

495 feet of Pacific Ocean frontage.

To mark the occasion he threw a bustling bash, appropriately enough at Caruso’s, one of the tony hostelry’s restaurants, run by Roman chef Massimo Falsini, arriving in his per-

Dane Nielson, Jofin Torres, Mimi deGruy, Joe Caputo, and Jordan Gobbell at the newly opened Rosewood Miramar Hotel (photo by Priscilla)

sonal $13 million Sikorsky helicopter, which earlier in the evening hovered over the waves so he could get a birds eye view of his stunning new project before landing at an estate by the Santa Barbara Polo Club.

The old Miramar By The Sea Hotel closed in 2000 and rapidly became a festering lot of vermin-plagued decrepit buildings after Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner and New York hotelier Ian Schrager, former co-owner of Studio 54, threw in the towel trying to develop the choice site.

Enter billionaire-philanthropist Caruso, who bought the property in

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TO THE EDITOR

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

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e are writing in response to the recent editorial about straws. We generally respect Bob Hazard’s journalistic integrity and are sorry to see so many inaccuracies in this piece.

The City of Santa Barbara’s straw law goes into effect on July 1, 2019 and not on January 1, 2019 as reported in the article. It is a ban on plastic straws and stirrers, with an “on request” provision for plastic cutlery. The City of Santa Barbara’s expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) ban did go into effect on January 1, 2019 and does not include other plastic items. The editorial description conflated these two laws. In addition, AB1884, the statewide law that took effect on 1/1/19 is not a “ban” as described but an “on request” ordinance for dine-in restaurants. These establishments are still allowed to stock and provide plastic straws, they just can’t automatically add them to every beverage.

Neither of these laws were in direct

response to the viral video of the sea turtle with a straw stuck up its nose or the “fabled” Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They were in fact a response to long-term advocacy from several local environmental groups, led by the Community Environmental Council (CEC) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper (SBCK).

The most glaring part of this editorial is the section entitled “How the Straw Ban is Working Out.” Since the law hasn’t yet gone into effect, none of these quotes are applicable, reliable, or meaningful. Employee “whispers” and “soggy paper straws” are blatant “pot stirring” in this context as there is no need to rebel against a law that is not yet in effect.

The section entitled “The Need for Balance” also contains glaring errors.

The statement “no one is obeying the ordinance and law enforcement has no appetite to back the ban” is inaccurate

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MERRAG COMMUNITY AWARENESS EVENT

In Partnership with The Bucket Brigade For Family Safety and Emergency Preparedness “CERT Course on “CERT Organization” Thursday – March 14, 2019 6 pm – 8 pm** Montecito Fire Department 595 San Ysidro Road

• Why is the ‘CERT Organization’ important?

• How does ‘CERT’ interact with the Incident Command System (ICS) and what is ‘ICS’?

• In a disaster, how do you identify the scope of a disaster for your own home, neighborhood and community?

• Why is the CERT organizational framework flexible and how does that help in a disaster?

• What does “doing the greatest good for the greatest number” mean in a disaster?

• What would be the possible assignments for CERT members in an activation?

Please RSVP to Joyce Reed at jreed@montecitofire.com or (805) 969-2537 ** Note time change

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This Week in and around Montecito

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Art Opening at Porch The works of Santa Barbara artist Lloyd Dallett will be on display at Porch through April 28; tonight is the opening reception When: 3 to 5 pm Where: 3823 Santa Claus Lane Info: (805) 684-0300

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860) THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Poetry Club Each month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome. This month’s poet: Linda Pastan.

When: 3:30 to 5 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Direct Relief Women Celebrate International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is a United Nations sanctioned day to celebrate women and women’s health across the globe. In honor of this event, Direct Relief Women (DRW) will host guest speaker Dr. Jessica Grossman, CEO of Medicine360, and a dignitykit packing event at Direct Relief’s new headquarters. Grossman will bring her wealth of experience to Direct Relief to discuss the importance of closing critical gaps in women’s healthcare that often occur due to lack of access and funding. Volunteers will pack 2,000 dignity kits, comprised of various hygiene and toiletry products for women with medical challenges in remote parts of the world, following the presentation.

When: 9:30 am to noon Where: 6100 Wallace Becknell Drive RSVP: directreliefwomen@gmail.com

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

Participants should be familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Free Theater Event Six historical women come alive to celebrate women’s history month, March, at the Santa Barbara Public Library performed by DramaDogs, a theater company, written by Terre Ouwehand. DramaDogs portray: Rachel Carson, Marian Anderson, Margaret Sanger, Harriet Tubman, Jeanette Rankin, and Lutah Maria Riggs.

When: today at 4 pm and Sunday, March 10 at 3 pm Where: today at the Carpinteria Branch, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue; Sunday at the Central Branch, Faulkner Gallery, 40 East Anapamu Street More Information: (805) 564-5608 SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Montecito Library Book Club Join for a lively discussion of this month’s title. Check the library for current title; new members always welcome. Today’s title: The Nix by Nathan Hill.

When: 11 am to 12 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

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 Santa Barbara Strings Artistry of Strings Benefit Concert Santa Barbara Strings Artistry of Strings benefit concert will take place at Hahn Hall at the Music Academy of the West. The benefit will provide support to nurture young string musicians and sustain their teaching artists.

The artists appearing will be Mary Beth Woodruff, violin, founder and director of Santa Barbara Strings; Jane Chung, violin; Basil Vendryes, viola; and Andrew Smith, cello.

The annual event supports Santa Barbara Strings in its mission to nurture young musicians through orchestral experiences and in chamber ensembles. The weekend of the Artistry of Strings also includes a masterclass for Santa Barbara Strings chamber ensembles and an orchestra rehearsal led by guest conductor Basil Vendryes assisted by Jane Chung and Andrew Smith. Derek Katz, UCSB Professor of Musicology, will be, once again, writing the program notes for the event.

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Where: 1070 Fairway Road Info: www.santabarbarastrings.org SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Chaucer’s Books is very pleased to welcome former educator and author, Eileen Ryan McMillen, as she shares a tale of grunion, and a child’s first experience with a midnight run.

Do you remember your first run, or – gasp! – have you not yet enjoyed one?

Come find out when is the best time to see them!

When: 2 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 MONDAY, MARCH 11 Cold Spring School Board Meeting When: 6 pm Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road Info: 969-2678 TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Empowered Aging Monthly Speakers Series Community Partners in Caring and the University Club of Santa Barbara announce “More than Chicken Soup… how to support loved ones facing difficult diagnoses” program that will take place at the University Club.

Join Jenna Fields, MA, MSW, California Regional Director of Sharsheret, the national Jewish breast and ovarian cancer support organization, in this informative workshop, ideal for caregivers and friends, family, and community members. We often assume that offering support is very much instinctive, but we’ve all struggled at times to find the right words to be helpful. This workshop will explore what we can do as individuals, as well as discuss the various ways communities can formalize support.

When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1332 Santa Barbara Street Info: anna@partnersincaring.org Montecito Association Meeting The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting,

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and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito When: 4 pm Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road

embroidery, and more) drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library When: 2 to 3:30 pm Where: 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063

Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 1 pm to 2:45 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

MERRAG Meeting and Training Network of trained volunteers that work and/or live in the Montecito area prepare to respond to community disaster during critical first 72 hours following an event. The mutual “selfhelp” organization serves Montecito’s 13,000 residents with the guidance and support of the Montecito Fire, Water, and Sanitary Districts. This month: CERT Course on CERT Organization. *Note time change When: 6 to 8 pm Where: Montecito Fire Station, 595 San Ysidro Road Info: (805) 969-2537

After School at Montecito Library Come play on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month; activities include tech toys, arts and crafts, Legos, and more. Children under the age of eight must have an adult present.

When: 3 to 4:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Confessions of an Antarctic Expedition Guide Antarctic expedition guides Karen and Wayne Brown will tell their personal stories of what it is like to live and work in the most remote and harshest location on earth.

What is it like to work year after year in this extreme environment that just the lucky few are able to visit once in a lifetime? What are the dangers and difficulties? What are the rules and regulations that they follow to bring tourists and allow for safe encounters with wildlife? How do they prevent non-native species from contaminating Antarctica’s pristine environment?

With years of experience as small ship Antarctic expedition guides, Wayne and Karen will share their wealth of information that only comes from actually working there for months at a time. Learn about amazing animal encounters from the dangerous to the delightful. Discover the secret lives of penguins. Learn about one tiny animal that supports the entire Antarctic food chain! This informative and entertaining program will appeal to anyone with an interest in Antarctica’s past, present, and future.

When: 5:30 to 6:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: (805) 969-5063 THURSDAY, MARCH 14 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: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 East Anapamu Knit ‘N Needle Fiber art crafts (knitting, crochet, 7 – 14 March 2019

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Spanish Conversation Group at the Montecito Library The Montecito Library hosts a Spanish Conversation Group. The group is for anyone interested in practicing and improving conversational skills in Spanish. Participants should be familiar with the basics.

When: 1:30 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road Info: 969-5063 Celebrate Providence Providence School (formerly El Montecito School and Providence, A Santa Barbara Christian School), celebrates 60 years of providing stellar, faith-centered education in Santa Barbara – engaging kids, shaping hearts, and developing young people with character and wisdom. The school now serves 375 children from preschool through high school. All proceeds of the Celebrate Providence auction event benefit the students and mission of Providence School.

When: 5:30 pm Where: Rosewood Miramar Beach, 1759 South Jameson Lane Cost: $150 Info: www.providencesb.org

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SUNDAY, MARCH 17 Book Signing at Chaucer’s Hal Price signs his children’s book, The Adventures of Eli Benjamin Bear – A Heart’s Journey Home. A percentage of the proceeds from this book benefits the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation that empowers families dealing with pediatric cancer in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties.

When: 2 pm Where: Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State Street Info: 682-6787 •MJ

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t the February 20th hearing of the Montecito Planning Commission, Planning & Development Deputy Director of Development Jeff Wilson gave a brief report on the status of rebuilding in Montecito following the Thomas Fire and 1/9 debris flow.

Wilson reported that 323 disaster cases were opened post mudflow, with 70% of those property owners having made contact with their respective case managers. Sixty-eight of those cases have been closed, with structures on those properties being completely demolished or repairs completed. Fifty applications have been submitted for “like-for-like” rebuilding, which enables a structure to be rebuilt with the same or substantially the same footprint, height, floor area, and bulk as the structure that existed prior to the disaster, which triggers an exemption from obtaining a planning permit and adhering to design review requirements. The like-for-like ordinance amendments, which were approved by the Board of Supervisors in May of last year, also allow displaced property owners to obtain a planning permit exemption or waiver to rebuild their structure in a safer location on their lot to meet Flood Control requirements. The amendments allow the replaced or restored structure to exceed the height of the destroyed or damaged structure if necessary to comply with the base flood elevation that exists for the lot after the debris flow or other event.

Supervising Planner Petra Leyva reported that 51 building permits have been submitted for full demolition and 87 permits issued for partial demolition; of all of those, 34 permits have been signed off. There have also been 17 building permits submitted for commercial, 10 have been issued; these are for San Ysidro Ranch and La Casa de Maria.

Wilson said the County inspection and permitting processes continue to be timely, with staff responding quickly to property owner submittals.

Also at the MPC hearing, the commissioners heard from Matt Dobberteen with County Public Works, who gave them an update on the construction of the two new roundabouts slated for Montecito. The roundabout planned for the intersection at San Ysidro and North Jameson is in County jurisdiction, with the project requiring review and approval by

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the Montecito Planning Commission.

The roundabout at Coast Village Road, North Jameson, and Olive Mill Road is multi-jurisdictional with the City of Santa Barbara, County, and Caltrans all involved. That roundabout will require joint review and approval by both the MPC and City Planning Commission.

The MPC voted to assign Chair Susan Keller and Commissioner Donna Senaur to a newly formed advisory committee that will review the roundabout plans. Members include the MPC reps, two reps from MBAR, members from the City PC, a Historic Landmarks Commissioner, and one City ABR member. The committee will discuss the aesthetic and functional design of both roundabouts, which are currently in the design phase, with environmental documents being prepared. “From there we’ll move forward,” Dobberteen said, adding that Public Works will give the MPC a progress report on the project at a subsequent meeting.

Debris Basin Plans Move Forward

Following a November decision by the Board of Supervisors to negotiate with eight property owners on Randall Road and East Valley Road, Santa Barbara County Flood Control has started the environmental process to build a debris basin along the San Ysidro Creek channel, filing a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of Environmental Impact Report with the Board of Supervisors in February.

According to the NOP, which was submitted by Flood Control Deputy Director Tom Fayram and Public Works Director Scott McGolpin, the area of Randall Road, near Highway 192, suffered some of the most severe damage of the disaster zone from the 1/9 debris flow. Many homes and properties between Randall Road and San Ysidro Creek channel, as well as downstream, were destroyed beyond recognition and repair. The majority of the homes and infrastructure in the project area were destroyed and swept away during the disasters, and the project area is currently mostly bare rock, boulders, and sediment, with limited resprouting vegetation in the creek channel. Residential properties in various stages of damage, demoli-

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Ernie’s World

by Ernie Witham

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Let it Rain, Let it Rain, Let it Rain!

I

learned a lot of new terms when I moved to Santa Barbara in 1977. I got a job at a small medical manufacturing company on lower Chapala called Browne Corporation. (Thank you Larry and Sue Browne. I’m forever grateful for taking a chance on a long-haired bumpkin from New Hampshire who said things like “I love Santer Barbrer. It has so many pahks and really nice yahds.”)

The job agency sent me to Browne after I flunked a number of other job interviews. Like Arrowhead Water.

“You just moved here and now think you can handle a water route? Do you even know how to find Micheltorena or Arrellaga?”

“I don’t know Michell, and I’m not even sure what an Arr-e-ahgah is?”

I also did not get hired at Russ’s Camera, even though I had worked

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at a photo and hobby store for more than two years and planned on attending Brooks Institute of Photography. “We have Brooks grads coming in every day looking for a job. Try back in six months.” I had enough money to last about six weeks – if I didn’t eat.

The agency did find me a photo manager opening at Long’s Drugs.

“This is the photo department right here,” the management staff told me, pointing at a space the size of a VW bus. “We had to fire the last person because they kept losing people’s film.

Do you have a resume?”

“Ah…” I checked all my pockets.

“Must have fallen out of my bell bottoms.” They still wanted to hire me, but in the interview the staff kept complaining about what a crappy place it was to work. And how they hated all the other employees. I told them I’d let them know – in six months.

The agency was getting impatient with me. “Can you type?” “No.” Do a spreadsheet?” “No.” “Sell men’s

underwear?” “Hell no!” That’s when they sent me to Browne. “After this it’s domestic labor.”

Browne was perfect. Full of people my age, who told lots of stories and laughed a lot – especially at my accent.

“How’d you get here today?”

“Drove my cah.”

“Where is it?”

“Pahked it in the pahking lot.”

But they accepted me and soon were inviting me to join them for lunch.

“We’re going to Rudy’s for a flauta and a Dos Equis. Wanna come?”

“Ah, su-ah.” I had no idea what either of those things were, but I went.

That’s when I discovered salsa. “Wow! This is wicked good… Ahhh! My mouth’s on fiya! I need watta! Like a whole pitcha full.”

I went to see Cachuma.

“Where’s the watta?” I asked.

“We used it all,” they said.

A few months later and I was really starting to fit it. I even learned some local lingo like “totally rad, tubular, and the Grateful Dead.” “That’s the same Grateful Dead from the 60s?

They’re still together?”

I also learned Santa Barbara had a lake. My hometown was known as

the Lakes Region. We had three lakes around us, as well as a number of ponds, rivers, and brooks. So, I went to see Cachuma. “Where’s the watta?”

I asked. “We used it all,” they said.

But by December of 1977, after a mutli-year drought, it began to rain.

We had a lot of rain in Laconia, New Hampshire, but I had never seen anything like this. It rained for three straight weeks. All day. All night. We used to go out at break time to watch the river of water cascading through the culvert behind the company, carrying with it lawn chairs, coolers, volleyballs, and the occasional surfer. “Dudes, anyone have any Sex Wax?” So another term began being bandied about: “Cachuma might spill.”

It didn’t seem possible. But the Santa Ynez River began raging. Cachuma kept rising and – it did spill. A bunch of us went to watch. Then we went to Paradise and swam in the watering holes and jumped off rocks and rope swings. “Totally awesome!”

I have lived here now for more than 40 years. Cachuma has gone up and down, spilling a few times, practically going dry a couple times. But now it’s raining. Cachuma is rising again. No one’s talking about it spilling. But the river is running. Maybe I can connect with some of my old work buddies this spring at Paradise. That would be gnarly.

•MJ

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6)

Paul Osborne, Sean Carney, Veronica Kemmelley, executive chef Massimo Falsini, and Stefanie Lang in the kitchen at the Rosewood Miramar (photo by Priscilla)

Bilo Zarif, Ursula Nesbitt, and Rick Caruso (photo by Priscilla)

Rosewood Miramar Beach owner Rick Caruso (seated in center) surrounded by welcomed friends and guests (photo by Priscilla)

Already there have been a number of weddings on its Great Lawn, one of them with 400 guests.

At the helm is charming Irishman Sean Carney, who has worked in Ireland, St. Lucia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Atlanta, and Hawaii.

Among the guests, tucking into the pasta and caviar appetizers and the Morro Bay oysters, while quaffing the champagne, wine, and creative martinis were Nina Terzian, David Sigman, Allen and Anne Sides, Jeff and Hollye Jacobs, Gina Tolleson,

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Kendall Conrad, Justin Klentner, Andrew Firestone, Karna Hughes, William and Barbara Tomicki, and Ricardo and Dinah Calderon.

Yes Way, Rosé Animal activist Gretchen Lieff and Lucky’s owner Gene Montesano have teamed up to create Montlieff Rosé, a combination of their last names.

“Rosé is the fastest growing varietal along the Central Coast and we’re among a number answering the call,” says Gretchen, whose 40-acre Alamo Creek Ranch vineyard in southern San Luis Obispo County produces some of

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the best.

She is now working with Angela Osbourne, the winemaker for the Folded Hills brand owned by former Santa Barbara Polo Club patron Andy Busch and his wife, Kim, who will be opening a tasting room across from the Montecito Inn next month.

“I am looking forward to working with a woman winemaker on my new label La Lieff,” she says. “Women and wine and rosé. There just seems to be a naturally female essence to the combination of these elements. That’s why I chose the Earth goddess Gaia for the La Lieff label.”

Her new wine with Gene is available by the glass at the Coral Casino, Lucky’s, Tre Lune, Pierre Lafond, and Opal, among others.

I’ll drink to that...

The Verdict is in Montecito author Jane De Hart, who spent 15 years researching and writing a hefty tome on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is reaping the rewards for her Herculean project.

Jane, a professor of women’s history at UCSB, tells me her mammoth 752-page work, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life, is now in its seventh printing with her New York publishers, Knopf, selling more than 55,000 copies.

Alex Kinderman and Victoria Dominguez with Belle at the Beauty and the Beast themed United Way event (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

Jane De Hart and Mary Sheldon at Tecolote Book Shop (photo by Corinna Gordon)

“It’s quite a landmark,” says Jane, with some understatement...

Tale as Old as Time The Amazons were out in force when United Way’s Women United hosted its second annual event, a Classic Storybook lunch at the Coral Casino, with the 200 guests expected to raise around $100,000 to help the charity’s literacy programs for children.

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On Entertainment

by Steven Libowitz

Finding Passion in Playing Through Tragedy

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“He was an amazing friend, an incredible musical collaborator, and a very unusual and fabulous man,” Mutter said of Previn last Monday morning, one year to the day since she

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Lutah Maria Riggs (photo courtesy Beverley Jackson)

by Joanne A. Calitri

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Women Who Defied the Odds

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he Santa Barbara Public Library is celebrating and recognizing Women in History Month, March 2019. Heading off the program is their March 8 (Carpinteria branch) and March 10 (downtown Santa Barbara branch) free event titled, Women Who Defied The Odds, featuring the stories of six women in U.S. history portrayed by actors from Santa Barbara’s Drama Dogs.

S.B. City College professor and author Terre Ouwehand conceived the idea and wrote the screenplay. The actors, directed by Ken Gilbert, use dramatic dialog with the audience and are accompanied by projected photographs and live flute music.

Told in six parts, the women in history being presented are: Marian Anderson (1902-1993): One of the best contraltos of all time, she was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and also the first African American to sing with New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

Rachel Carlson (1907-1964): Biologist and science writer, she is perhaps best known as the author of Silent Spring, published in 1962. She spent most of her career working for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries and the Fish and Wildlife Service and saw early on the problems inherent in the use of toxic substances for pest control.

Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973): Republican House of Representatives, the first woman to hold federal office in the U.S., a woman’s rights advocate, and opposed both World Wars.

Lutah Maria Riggs (1896-1984): The first licensed female architect in Santa Barbara and the first woman in California to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

She designed the Lobero Theatre, El Paseo, library at Botanic Gardens, and the Vedanta Temple.

Margaret Sanger (1883-1966): A nurse and birth control pioneer who held a distinction between birth control and abortion and opened the first birth control clinic.

Harriet Ross Tubman (1820–1913): A slave who escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, and later a Suffragette.

Interview with Terre

Why did you spearhead this program?

I’ve always been interested in women’s history. My book, Voices from the Well: Dramatic Portraits of Extraordinary Women (Old Hand Press, 2015), is about many historical women, and I worked with DramaDogs Theater Company S.B. several times. I’ve wanted to see at least six women of history come alive – that’s what theater does. I chose the public library to make it very accessible to everyone, and presented the idea to Community Relations Librarian Jace Turner and Programming & Marketing Librarian Jen Lemberger last year. They thought it was great idea for Women in History Month 2019, so I wrote the script and DramaDogs provided the

actors. This event is only at the S.B. Public Library, with one performance March 8 at the Carpinteria branch and one March 10 at the downtown Santa Barbara Central Library.

Tell us about the presentation Actor Leslie Gangl Howe portrays Rachel Carson and Jeanette Rankin, actor Diva Johnson portrays Marian Anderson and Harriet Tubman, and actor E. Bonnie Lewis portrays Margaret Sanger and Lutah Maria Riggs. The director of the play, Ken Gilbert, is also the narrator, who pro-

vides a description about each woman in history being presented and their circumstances. The actors dialog the woman’s circumstances with the projected photographs and live wooden flute music played by Bob Sedivy and Larry Powell. We hope to reach everyone in the community with this diverse presentation.

411: March 8 performance at Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue ; March 10 performance at Santa Barbara Central Library, 40 East Anapamu Street •MJ

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Ambition

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ne of the questions children are most commonly asked is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It was once mainly boys who were asked, because all good little girls, people assumed, would naturally want to be wives and mothers. Being a shy little boy, I myself didn’t often get asked, but if it did come up, I really didn’t know what to say. For one thing, I didn’t like the whole idea of growing up at all.

But also, I seemed to have no particular talent, interest, or ambition. There was nobody I knew – certainly not in my own family – whom I admired enough to want to be like them. I had no heroes – not in the real world anyway, though I was as much enamored of the characters in comic books and movies and on the radio as any other kid on the block. And there wasn’t any pursuit that attracted me enough to want to make a career out of it.

Only in my teens did it develop that I had some verbal and artistic talent, and I began to nourish a secret desire to make my living as a writer. But I had no idea of how to go about this – and nobody to guide me – so it actually took until I was in my thirties for that ambition to become a reality. But even then, I achieved it only by creating a new form of writing – the illustrated epigram – and by avoiding publishers, and selling it myself, on postcards.

That turned into such a lucrative and satisfying profession that I might have continued cultivating it to this day, had not new forms of technology come along, and made the postcard as passé as the horse and buggy.

So, compared with the aspirations of some other people, mine were at least relatively harmless. I didn’t even want to be rich, just to make a living at my chosen craft. But what about those people who really do want wealth, and the power which is supposed to accompany it? What about the Alexanders and Caesars, the Napoleons and Hitlers, who wanted to rule the world? They might have bitten off a big chunk of it for a few years. But the world as a whole, may actually be unrulable. In any case, human life is finite. Nobody can be too powerful for too long.

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ently become the name of the game.

Of course, there were in previous generations the Fords, the Rockefellers, the Carnegies, even the Nobels – but their fortunes weren’t always built on laudable enterprises. Sometimes it was just through getting control of a particular commodity. And their philanthropic impulses seem in general to have arisen late in their lives. Today we have the phenomenon of often surprisingly young people, by virtue of genuine intellectual innovations, becoming fabulously rich and powerful, but devoting their fortunes to such crying world needs and causes as education, health, and peace.

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www.MetrovPortraits.com Most people, however, still have more modest ambitions, which tend to be centered around their own families, jobs, and hobbies – and as they get older, their hopes and dreams shrink and fade. Einstein, in his last years, after revealing a little more of the universe than had ever been known, came down to Earth, tried to prevent another war, and then, having failed in that, at least sought to ensure that the right side won. Bertrand Russell, having opened vast vistas in mathematics and philosophy, found himself, in his nineties, leading marches to ban the atomic weapons which Einstein had helped to created. James Irwin, an astronaut who in 1971 walked on the moon, thereby attaining what was once considered the ultimate goal in life, later became a devout Evangelical minister.

Shakespeare left us with some very critical thoughts about ambition.

Mark Antony’s famous forum speech in Julius Caesar centers around the idea that Caesar was killed because he was “ambitious,” and claims that Caesar’s concern for his fellow-citizens disproves that accusation:

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luxurious bath with its rainbow shower, pillowed soaking tub, soft, fluffy towels, and Egyptian cotton robes; a separate powder room, and, most importantly, a wide, generous outdoor terrace overlooking the beach with its views of the Channel Islands and the great blue Pacific Ocean.

Room 214 in the West Beach House features a double-door entrance foyer, which totally blocks the sound of the Amtrak and Union Pacific railroad trains, though we never heard a train whistle or even a rumble during our entire stay, night or day. Caruso has turned that liability into an asset.

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In addition to the 26 oceanfront rooms at The Beach House are 135 rooms and villas spread out in the two-story Jacaranda Lanais backing onto South Jameson Lane; the Pepper Tree Lanais and the Oak Creek Lanais; and the Grand Bungalows and Garden Bungalows. Many have ocean views.

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The Manor Pool provides a family-friendly environment for resort residents and guests. Pool temperature is kept at 79 degrees with the whirlpool hot tub at 112 degrees. Seven cabanas offer privacy and shade. A whimsical Scoops Shop serves Rori’s ice cream cones and cups.

The sculptured, zero edge Cabana Pool is for adults with 19 cabanas, all with TVs. The cabanas rent for $400 to $700 a day. Water temperature is again set at 79 degrees. Behind the Cabana Pool Bar is a firepit for outdoor grilling, a bocce ball court, and a Koi Pond, although the koi fish have not yet checked in. Near the Koi Pond is a Buddha Garden with a statue of Buddha, purloined from Rick Caruso’s backyard in Santa Monica.

1759 Train Station Depot

Twenty-four-hour-per-day security guards with earpieces stand guard on both sides of the railroad gate crossings separating the Great Lawn from the Beach House to make certain that crossing will be safely secured. The 1759 Train Station Depot serves a practical use as an office for the uniformed security team.

The Facilities

The 24-hour fitness center in the Manor House features Cybex exercise equipment, free weights, Pilates beds, aerobic exercises, and yoga. It is an indoor-outdoor facility. Outdoors, guests can choose between Cybex treadmills and recumbent bikes, all with personal TVs. Personal trainers are available upon request. On the second floor above the Fitness Center, lies the Sense Spa. It features multiple massage options in six private treatment salons.

So far, there is limited retail space except for two upscale purveyors: Goop in the Manor House and James Perse clothing in the Gatehouse. Goop is the modern lifestyle brand founded and helmed by Gwyneth Paltrow.

Want to book a wedding, a luncheon, or a special event for up to 400 guests?

You could choose the Chandelier Ballroom, festooned as it is with hand-crafted baccarat crystal chandeliers, along with 20-foot ceilings and the ability to divide into four separate meeting spaces. A generous foyer serves as a pre-function area and an outdoor patio adds a touch of elegance.

Rumor has it that Rick Caruso has re-discovered the wooden ocean raft once anchored just offshore and fondly remembered by old time Miramar-ByThe-Sea guests. Despite objections from the Coastal Commission, the hope is to re-float the ocean raft this summer as an historic reminder of the pleasant memories of the original Miramar.

The Falconer

Meet Alberto Arceo, the charismatic falconer who drives to Montecito every day from Los Angeles with Maximo and Francesca, his Harris Hawks.

The birds fly free around the resort discouraging crows or other birds from annoying guests. At sunset they return to Alberto for the commute back to Los Angeles in their special driving containers.

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The informal Malibu Farm restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating with farm-to-table selections. It features simple, classical items from the cookbook of the original Malibu Farm founder and chef-owner, Helene Henderson. The staff serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; delivers room service to all bungalows and cottages; and hosts high tea in the Living Room every afternoon from 2 to 4 pm.

The tiny Village of Montecito is uniquely blessed to have three exceptional resorts, each quite different: The classic Four Seasons Biltmore; the San Ysidro Ranch, and now the Rosewood Miramar. All three resorts combine to burnish Montecito’s reputation as a unique and desirable destination.

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for the obvious reason that the law has not yet gone into effect. Amending the ordinance to include compostable items is not viable because there are currently no regional commercial composting systems that accept these items. And no one involved in the advocacy for these laws have a “mission in life to ban all consumer behavior that does not conform to their own preferences.” Calling the issue “a slippery slope to deceive” is outright offensive.

Let’s be clear: No local organization is advocating for reduction of eyeglasses, computers, airplane parts, or children’s toys. Plastic is a fossil fuel-based product and as such is very durable. Items that are intended to last over time are a wise use of this limited resource. Plastic has only been in common use since the end of WWII and since then we have become very dependent upon it.

A few decades ago, single use plastics appeared on the scene. These items are also made from fossil fuels and could last for decades at a minimum but we use and toss them in an average of twelve minutes. We have used more single use plastics in this century than in all of the previous century. Nearly half of all plastic manufactured is now single use. The consumption habits of a disposable society are having serious consequences, particularly in our oceans. The “fabled” garbage patch referred to in the editorial is actually a gyre (circular ocean currents) that pulls in plastics. There are gyres full of plastic in every ocean. Plastic photodegrades so the pieces in the gyres break down into a “soup” that swirl throughout the water column. Marine animals mistake it for food, become entangled and are feeding it to their young in vast numbers. Ask any elementary school student and they will tell you that floating plastic bags look exactly like sea turtles’ favorite food – jellyfish.

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That’s equivalent to one municipal garbage truck pulling up to the beach and dumping its contents every minute. By 2025, the oceans could contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish and at today’s rates there will be equal amounts of plastic and fish in the oceans by 2050.

All this has extreme consequences on marine life but it also affects landbased species like humans. Take two breaths and then thank the ocean for one of them. At least half of the air we breathe comes from plants in the ocean. Protecting our oceans is as important to human health as it is to marine inhabitants.

All this hyperbolic talk of fines and jail time is not only inaccurate, it is a distraction from the real issue: Single use plastics are having a disproportionate impact on our waste systems and our marine environments. We can either curb their use now with a small bit of inconvenience and habit change or pay a much larger price not too far down the road.

Kathi King & Charles Newman Community Environmental Council

A Tale of Two Pillows

People often ask me why I am a conservative. “You don’t look conservative at all. You live in California, you don’t eat bacon (I am a vegan); you don’t seem to believe in God (I believe in myself much more).” I keep hearing that type of comment over and over again. And yet I am as conservative as one can get. So what does it mean to me to be a conservative? Allow me to tell you this little story on this subject.

I was recently in Monterey for a month. Believe it or not but I found only one great place for morning coffee and fresh French-style pastries up there. My favorite cafe is situated in a little white historical cottage with its tiny space inside and a few metal chairs outside. Oftentimes it

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gets crowded and quite cold both outside and even inside. It gets so cold that one can hardly feel comfortable sitting on those metal chairs on their little patio. The owner had just two seat pillows for the whole place, so I – being not the only “always cold” person – had to “fight” for access to those two pillows every day. Therefore one day I got tired of that and decided to buy two more pillows for this place myself. Why not? Owners are busy making pastries and all I wanted was just to make me and everyone else there more comfortable.

I ended up buying two very comfortable pillows and some kids’ books.

The books were for those kids whose parents typically do not pay much attention to them in a public place and don’t care if they yell, jump or kick other customers. (Have you noticed kids and parents like that around? I bet you have.) I have five kids myself and know how to stop the chaos; among other things those colorful books do help. The owner of the place was very happy and thankful, gave me lots of kind words and smiles. My mission was accomplished and everyone seemed happy.

The next morning, on my way to my favorite cup of coffee I parked near the cafe and was immediately blocked by another car with a very telling vanity license plate: “Liberal.” Well I have to confess: my car has a large rear window sticker “0% liberal,” so it was very funny to watch this tandem in the parking lot. I was slow to get out so the guy got in to the cafe much faster then I did. He turned out to be another regular, ordered his drink fast and quickly jumped on one of the pillows. I was still standing in line while he started the conversation addressing me: “So, I heard you donated the pillows.”

This word “donate” struck me as something standing out reflecting the entire world order this guy had to swear by. And it is not about the semantics. It is about reflecting the perception of the reasons and purposes people do things, the perception of the relationship to others and the ever-present arrogant hierarchy liberals have constructed for themselves as being above the “deplorable” others, the always “know-betters,” intellectually superior and emotionally righteous ones chosen to patronize and indoctrinate the rest of us.

At that moment, I realized that I finally got to the conclusion of the core difference between the liberal and conservative perceptions of why and how people do things. I dealt with that avalanche of thoughts for a moment and proudly realized that I will never be a “liberal.” It’s not the way I would ever perceive the world and treat people. So I turned my had to the guy and said: “No, I did not donate, I gave those

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pillows as a present to my friends here.”

I am sure he did not understand the difference between these two words or of our two worlds. Conservatives don’t treat other people as a lower hapless class in need of donations. We take care of the other people as equals to us, as our friends and neighbors.

Same life, same rules. I am with those people who not far on the self-righteous cloud, and I am not playing God to give donations to others to tickle my ego. I walk on the same ground with my metaphorical and real-life pillows in my hands, the same ground where those who don’t have them walk every single day.

So, after reading this article, a liberal would look at me quite confused and (semi-quoting Charlie Sheen from the Two and a Half Men “All about the Bowl” episode) would probably ask: “So, it’s all about the pillows?”

For the liberals, maybe yes, but for the real conservatives, it’s about the people and how we treat each other.

And that’s the difference we have to change.

Lidia Zinchenko Montecito

Down in the Dirt

A border security national emergency and now, a $22-trillion national debt. What is a citizen to do? The government is in charge of both border security and spending. Who believes the government capable of remedying either situation, especially that of spending?

IMO, the whole thing is rigged and nobody can feel financially secure.

When the government can (and has done so) confiscate and/or tax anything from income, cash and real estate (civil forfeiture; guilty until proven innocent), to gold (FDR 1933), you can see why some folks resort to burying their loot in the ground.

I’m not worried anymore, because at my age, pretty soon I’ll be down there with all that loot.

“The state remains, as it was in the beginning, the common enemy of all well-disposed, industrious and decent men.” – H. L. Mencken Steve King Carpinteria (Editor’s note: Steve, it is not real money. Our $22 trillion debt – piled on us by inconsiderate and irresponsible “lawmakers” over the past fifty years – cannot and will not be repaid. It could get really messy if the Swiss, the Chinese, the Germans, Brits, and others stop buying our debt or our dollar, but otherwise, think of your money as you would “miles” on your airline credit card. The airline can change the terms anytime it chooses, just as the fed can do whatever it wants with the “money” it has been creating and that you’ve been saving. You can spend it right now or wait until it’s worth way 7 – 14 March 2019

less. When it all collapses, government will likely “forgive” all student loans, offer government-backed 1% 100-year mortgages, guarantee all existing government pensions and switch to a different kind of employee-paid retirement system, etcetera. So, I advise you not to bury that money, as it will be as worthless as Confederate bills or unused airline miles at some point. Mencken was right: the state is the enemy, certainly of savers and the industrious. – J.B.)

Raising Lake Cachuma

I would like to thank Pete Schenck for responding to my letter (“A Simpler Solution,” MJ # 25/8) on increasing the capacity of Lake Cachuma and educating us as to why the simple solution Gene Tyburn and I had envisaged of dredging the lake, was not so simple after all.

Not being qualified to contest Mr. Schenck’s figures, which sound very impressive, I am compelled to assume they are correct. However it is obvious that Mr. Schenck’s solution of simply adding 6”-12” metal plates to the top of the gates that control the spillway at Bradbury Dam would come with its own set of problems that would have to be addressed, not the least of which would be the safety of the dam due to the increased pressure on it. Then there would probably be the relocation or elimination of the lakeside vendors and campsites etc. to be accommodated, which poses a loss of revenue for the County.

The part of Mr. Schenck’s missive that leaves me puzzled is how the silt deposited in the lake by the Santa Ynez River gets turned into “sludge.”

Sludge, to my knowledge, is a byproduct of sewage treatment plants; hopefully there’s none of that in the area’s main water reservoir. Silt, on the other hand, is a very desirable commodity, as any student of Egyptian history knows. Farmers depend on the silt deposited by the flooding of the Nile to enrich their lands. And rather than the County maintaining a large fleet of dump trucks, I envisage the dredged silt being deposited in an area close to the lake that can be accessed by people with their own vehicles who would be able to use it on their farms, ranches and/or gardens, either for free or for a “nominal” fee to help defray the cost of the dredging.

The County could run the project, as it would be similar to its mulch program. It is possible and probable that federal funds would be needed to advance any such solution, but with the State’s politicos maintaining such an antagonistic relationship with President Trump, at this point in time, I imagine that idea would be DOA. I am not implying that we should just throw in the towel. On the contrary, I believe the sooner we need to keep the pressure on to clean up and improve 7 – 14 March 2019

the desalinization operation. We also need to attach stringent requirements on new construction that may impact our water resources negatively.

However, if we are able to dodge the bullet this time by improving the lake’s capacity, it is evident that we are only kicking the can down the road for a few years if the issue of the influx of people moving into the area is not addressed.

Larry Bond Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: We are in great shape for the near to intermediate future: We’ll have our steel nets up and in place in time for next year’s rainy season. The desalination plant will be running full bore by the 2020/21 year, Cachuma will be nearly full by the end of this month, the Randall Road debris basin should be in action, as will all Montecito’s other debris basins, and our creeks will be deep and cleared of obstructions. Any extra cash I had or have should go towards the purchase of Montecito real estate, with a careful eye for property in the “red zone.” This is one of those once-in-a-decade-or-longer buying opportunities. As to your closing observation, we don’t have a clue as to how to address “the influx of people moving into the area” other than to welcome them to one of America’s greatest places to live! – J.B.)

The 2020 Lineup (So Far)

Here’s a preview of the group of Democrat hopefuls for the Presidency in 2020: Sen. Cory (Groper) Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Amy (Klobberstaff) Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Elizabeth (Pocahontas) Warren (D-MA), Sen. Kamala (Narcolepsa) Harris (D-CA): can she sleep her way to the top?

Sen. Kirsten (Sillybrand) Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE); once Biden, twice shy... of the nomination.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (Socialist-VT).

His wife has already run out of other people’s money; now he wants a turn.

And San Antonio ex-Mayor Julian (Fidel) Castro.

For the future, look to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC: All Out of Cash). Her Green New Deal would cost $93 trillion... but wait... the total amount of money in the entire word is only $88 trillion. The Economics Department at Boston University must be so proud.

Guy Strickland Santa Barbara (Editor’s note: You left out a bunch of would-be’s and wanna-be’s, such as: former National Guardsman Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Buttigieg, Spiritual guru Marianne Williamson, John Delaney, Jay Inslee, and “$1,000-a-month-for-everyone” Andrew Yang; unannounced but potential candidates include Mike Bloomberg, Bill De Blasio, Eric Holder, Terry McAuliffe, Sherrod Brown, Tim Ryan, Michael Bennet, Steve Bullock,

John Hickenlooper, Jeff Merkley, John Kerry, Seth Moulton, Beto O’Rourke, Andrew Gillum, and the insufferable Eric Swalwell. At this early stage, our money is on Mr. O’Rourke to grab the nomination. – J.B.)

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a crosswalk or on a public sidewalk as they pull in and out of parking lots they are putting human lives at risk. This includes kids on bikes and babies in strollers. Watch out for those right turns on red when you have the green light.

Karen Friedman Montecito (Editor’s note: When our kids attended

Artist Paul Day with his bigger-than-life bronze chickens at Craggy Range Winery

These are the latest additions to the Paul Day collection of sculptures at Craggy Range Winery in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, adding to the Charolais cattle installed in 2015. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the Peabody family, the farmyard theme continues.

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A Fond Farewell

Just want to let those who either knew or met Phillip Schaeffer and may not know that he died recently. My husband, Ray, and I feel very honored to have known Phillip, who always gave more than he took. He was a true Bohemian, former madman, author of Codes to Longevity, funny, sharp, humane. We will always remember those beautiful eyes and smile and how much he loved his wife, Gita, and how much they laughed together.

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Of Driving Machines

Perhaps it is not the inherent danger you call mortality factors of our 21st century machines (“The Mortality Factor,” MJ # 25/8). Some are not held to our civil laws. This becomes problematic when humans drive Hummers and other assault vehicles that are not designed to operate safely in traffic.

If a driver cannot see pedestrians in

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Montecito Union School we often accompanied them on bicycles. When they were older they went by themselves too. Of the vehicles sharing the road at the time, most were no larger than a station wagon, though SUVs were just then coming into the marketplace. We would not do so today, as those big SUVs – which virtually everyone drives now – sit higher on the road and because of that make it more difficult for drivers to see smaller objects, such as tiny bicyclists, outside. Trucks and SUVs also travel faster and, since the advent of cell phones, drivers are often distracted. So, thanks for the warning. – J.B.)

Doing The Right Thing

Did New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft know that the woman giving him a massage in the Florida massage parlor was enslaved and sleeping on the same table he was on?

I think not.

We do not know for sure, but the average Joe or Jane still goes to such places because they are inexpensive and convenient.

Sex trafficking, however, is very sad and very wrong. Mr. Kraft needs to pay a fine and do community service in a real and positive way. At the same time, we all need to think twice about where we get our services. Just because we do not spend two hundred dollars for fourteen minutes doesn’t exempt us from not knowing how to do the right thing.

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Montesano, Gloria Clark, Marianna Burdon, Valerie Montgomery, Janet Garufis, Arlyn Goldsby, Ellen Goodstein, Catherine Remak, and Monique Rodriguez.

Alina de Albergaria and Mindy Mahy at the Classic Storybook lunch at the Coral Casino (photo by Isaac Hernandez)

ness tycoon Montecito-based Kathy Ireland spoke eloquently at the Beauty and the Beast themed event on the need for literacy, as did fellow speaker Barbara LaCorte, principal of Hope School Elementary.

Susan Hersberger, a founding member, and Steve Ortiz, president and CEO of United Way of Santa Barbara County, also spoke at the La Pacifica ballroom lunch, chaired by Andria Kahmann.

Among the fans supporting the Disney-esque event were Jelinda DeVorzon, Ursula Nesbitt, Jean Schuyler, Meg Burnham, Arlene

On Onegin Opera Santa Barbara hit all the right notes with its latest production, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel, at the sold-out Lobero.

The two and a half hour show, with veteran conductor Valery Ryvkin, combined the talents of many of our town’s creative minds, including Ensemble Theatre’s Jonathan Fox as stage director, Kostis Protopapas as chorus master, and UCSB’s Christopher Pilafian as choreographer.

Danielle Corella, Karin Wolverton, Elliott Deasy, Nandani Maria Sinha, Ashley Kay Armstrong, Lee Poulis as the principal character, and Benjamin Brecher were all excellent in their roles in the company’s premiere of the work, which debuted in Moscow in 1879.

Into the Fold Lotusland hosted a fabulous feast of folded artwork with its new opening representing the work of 12 renowned origami artists throughout the U.S.

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Artists in front of Robert J. Lang’s Mordwan, a collection of seven origami crows each created from one uncut square of Canson Mi-Tentes pastel paper (photo by Lotusland)

The overflow crowd for Lotusland in Origami: Flora, Fauna, and Ganna included Asian art historian Meher McArthur and Montecito’s own artist Holly Sherwin, co-curators.

Origami is no longer limited to Japan, with artists, scientists, mathematicians, and designers around the world innovating folding techniques and styles, experimenting with different paper types and inspiring each other to use the boundaries of the craft.

The popular 37-acre 3,000 plant garden estate show features some of the most renowned origami artists in the country to represent various elements of the botanical paradise working in diverse styles, with great ingenuity sublime elegance and subtle humor.

The exhibition runs through May 18 and honors the imminent re-opening in June of Lotusland’s famous

Japanese Garden, including reconstruction of the pond, after an extensive four phase renovation.

Sing it, Sofia Kerri Murray, president of the Santa Barbara-based international disaster relief charity ShelterBox, is one proud mom!

Her daughter, Sofia Schuster, a freshman at San Marcos High, just won the Teen Star 2019 contest at the Arlington.

Sofia, 15, overcame all odds to win the competition as she was born with paralyzed vocal chords and not supposed to be able to talk, let alone sing.

The youngster got her start in music with Janet Adderley’s Youth Ensemble Theatre and singing with GIRLS ROCK Santa Barbara.

Her final song in the contest was “Teenager in Love” by Madison

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The boffo bash, co-chaired by Heather Ayer, Matthew Fish, Emilee Garfield, and Nina Johnson, featured keynote speaker Eduardo Garcia, a classically-trained chef who lost his left arm while elk hunting in Montana after receiving a catastrophic electrical shock from a 2,400-volt power line – he was the subject of the documentary Charged, which opened the Santa Barbara Film Festival in 2017 –, and was then diagnosed with testicular cancer.

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day in his life where he was not connected to music; even in reading literature it was thinking about using the poetry for a song. He was constantly creative, a multifaceted talent. I have no doubt that he will be immortal.”

Despite his death, Mutter isn’t finished premiering Previn’s music, she noted, that that the composer-pianist gave her two new works for Christmas and her birthday, which she plans to play in the coming months.

But in the meantime, there’s the mini-tour of the states where the violinist will team up with pianist Lambert Orkis, her recital partner of more than 30 years, for a program of masterworks by Mozart, Debussy, Poulenc, and Ravel. Mutter called particular attention to Mozart’s sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454, extolling “the gorgeous second movement that rises to a place where it’s like a couple conversing and finishing each other’s sentences.” She also noted that she might be playing the composer’s E minor sonata, K. 304, for the last time this month, because of unfortunate timing.

“It’s very beautiful, introverted, and sorrowful, the only one Mozart wrote in a minor key. But it was on the program twenty-four years ago when my first husband died, and now here we are again, with Andre [dying].

But actually it’s a program he would

have enjoyed a lot [because of the prevalence of French composers]. The concert could almost have been conceived of as a tribute to Andre, who first introduced me to Poulenc, and now it really is.”

Whatever the recital program, Mutter doesn’t waver from her partnership with Orkis, noting that beyond the music the pair are good friends who are “happy as clams” enough to have vacationed together despite their frequent divergent approaches to a musical work. “We like that we have different viewpoints and go down different alleys,” she said. “It’s always a work in progress with us, which is great because neither of us believes in finding a formula for a piece of music and then repeating it once it’s successful. We share the curiosity to go back and try a new phrasing or a change of tempo, which can shape the musical gesture.”

Friday’s concert closes with the Poulenc sonata, written in the aftermath of the murder of Garcia Lorca in the early days of World War II. “It’s quite a tragic piece, with lots of puzzle parts, and outbursts and militaristic themes,” Mutter said. “And it’s a stroke of genius, just one idea after another. Playing it at the end of the evening is almost a reminder of the horrors of war, that we should never go back there, do anything to avoid

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such cruelty, separation and pain…

Maybe we can only understand beauty with the backdrop of tragedy. But the question is do we have to self-inflict tragedy? Music is special because in an evening together we have the opportunity to feel the same sensations, connect through the emotional evoked by the music. It can help us remember we’re the same, if only for a moment before we go back to our very secluded and strange existence.”

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Tales of Two Cities: The LeipzigDamascus Coffee House, the latest multimedia offering from Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, is intended to illuminate the title cities’ commonality in that each enjoyed a lively tradition of the finest musicians of the mid-18th century performing in coffeehouses.

CAMA’s Masterseries – which has presented three of the ensemble’s previous projects at the Lobero in the past decade (The Galileo Project, House of Dreams, and J.S Bach: The Circle of Creation) – has booked Tafelmusik back at the Lobero on Saturday, March 9, for its new stage creation that combine live music, text and stunning projections…

That same evening, Santa Barbara Strings Artistry of Strings benefit concert at Hahn Hall features founder/ director/violin Mary Beth Woodruff, violinist Jane Chung, violist Basil Vendryes, and cellist Andrew Smith for a program of Beethoven String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 18, No. 6; Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108; and Mendelssohn String Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 12. A complimentary artists reception with local wines follows…

Earlier Saturday afternoon, the Santa Barbara Music Club settles into the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, for a free concert featuring violist Rodney Wirtz and composer-pianist Paolo Tatafiore in a program titled “Retro Works.”

Tatafiore’s Variations for Viola and Piano – described by the composer as having the structure that emulates Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations in the vein of canonic writing – will be followed by Chopin’s Sonata for Piano in Bb Minor, Op. 35.

Genova’s Unforgettable Journey

Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Bates College with a degree in Biopsychology and earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University. But it wasn’t all that long before she took a left turn, employing her scientific knowledge in service of writing fiction in an effort to humanize brain diseases and disorders. So 7 – 14 March 2019

unexpected was her detour that she ended up having to self-publish her first book, Still Alice, which detailed the accurate facts of the disease within an accessible narrative of the journey of those affected by Alzheimer’s, helping to demystify the disease, and shift support for both care and scientific research. Still Alice not only became a best-seller but was also adapted into a 2015 film that earned actress Julianne Moore the Best Actress Oscar.

Genova – who will talk about those journeys and the lessons of empathy in a public lecture titled “Still Alice: Understanding Alzheimer’s,” at 7:30 pm on Saturday, March 9, at UCSB Campbell Hall – is thrilled that she’s helped to popularize viewing the diseases through a different lens.

“Neuroscience was much more of a geeky endeavor when I got into it, but now it’s a hot and sexy topic,” she said over the phone from San Francisco earlier this week. “I like that it’s somehow become cool.”

Q. You’ve written several other books, including a recent one on ALS. But this talk is about Still Alice and Alzheimer’s.

Why? A. Because I’m not promoting my books. I’m using Alzheimer’s as an example because it has or will impact almost everybody. My talks are about how story can be used as a vehicle for empathy and conversation that fuels social change. Everybody is so terrified of Alzheimer’s, doesn’t want to look at it or talk about it. I get why. But 50 million people worldwide have it.

How do we learn to not turn our backs on them? In the absence of a cure, how do we live with this disease? … In 1900 our life expectancy was 47. We didn’t live long enough to see these diseases. Now we have this amazing bonus of longevity but it comes with the risk of getting Alzheimer’s – the stat now is that by age 85 chances are 1 in 3, and increasing. We have to pay attention in a way that connects us. I’m a neuroscientist who writes novels. Which I know is really weird.

But story is a way of understanding something through the lens of empathy, which can be a profoundly meaningful way.

I understand that Still Alice was inspired by Alzheimer’s in your own family.

That’s the crux of it all. My grandmother had Alzheimer’s. I’m from a big Italian family, so the caregiving didn’t fall on my shoulders. But I’m the neuroscientist, so I learned everything I could about Alzheimer’s to understand how to deal with it. So I studied the molecular neurobiology, the clinical management, got up to date about all that’s understood about the disease. But I still

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The Gilligan’s Island gang: Jon Ohlgren (Skipper), Mitchell Green (Gilligan), Lisa Green (Mrs. Howell), Charlene Puebla (Thirsten Howell III), Erin Ohlgren (Ginger), Tom Brady (The Professor), and April Jacobsen (Mary Ann)

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own designs of their favorite part of the ocean on tiles, which were then mounted on a gas fire pit. Proud parents and grandparents were eager to bid, especially on their child’s contribution.

As the founder of the Montessori system, Maria Montessori said, “Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.”

MCS is the place where self-expression is respected and encouraged.

After cocktails it was inside to dinner of chicken roulade with prosciutto and a chocolate caramel mousse cake.

Yum! It was also time to honor JoAnne Serpa for her 30 years of service to MCS as she retires. Another honoree was Margaret McCleery Cota, who was congratulated for her 50th year of teaching at MCS and who is still going strong. She’ll be staying on.

The school is located at 401 North Fairview Avenue #1. They start with children as young as 18 months and go through 6th grade with a total enrollment of 233 and a staff of 50.

The Montessori method began in 1907 when Maria Montessori opened her school in Rome. Her unique philosophy sparked the interest of schools throughout Europe, and in North and South America.

Our evening ended with dancing to live music from The Academy. This entire gala was due to the efforts of the co-chairs Mariana Rickard and Tracy Thomas and their committee of 23 helpers. Lucky kids to have all these folks dedicated to their success.

If you’d like a tour of the facility, you may call 805.683.9383.

“Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up.” – John Wagner

As the invitation stated, “From the moment you step through the door you’ll know you’re not in Kansas any more.” There’s a private club with nightclub atmosphere on Los Patos Way across from the Bird Refuge.

Milt and Arlene Larsen recently had their grand opening reception for Angel members, media, and special guests.

The Magic Castle Cabaret is a mini version of their Magic Castle in Hollywood, which has some 5,000 members, many who are magicians.

The new club will be serving up variety arts, comedy, singing, ventriloquism, and maybe even mime.

This event had two magicians for our entertainment: Steve Valentine and out of retirement Lance Burton. I ended up on stage helping out Steve and well, magic is magical. I have no idea how he got the coin from my hand covered glass into a box. That’s why we all love magicians.

One of the guests was songwriter Richard Sherman. You may know one of the most played songs of all time; “It’s a Small Small World” or “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

He sat down at the grand piano and played for us, impromptu. What a treat.

Milt Larsen was born in 1931 in Pasadena and is a few things: writer, actor, performer, lyricist, magician, entrepreneur, speaker, and creator of Magic Castle in Hollywood. He and his brother Bill Jr. were both in television and grew up in a family of magicians. Their father was both a Los Angeles defense attorney and a performing magician. Mom was a TV pioneer of children’s entertainment known as The Magic Lady. In 1936 the parents published Genii, the Conjurors Magazine, which is still being published. Magic magazine chose the Larsen family as one of the 100 most influential magicians in the 20th century.

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Richard Sherman and Milt Larsen at the Magic Castle Cabaret opening

Former mayor Helene Schneider with Arlene Larsen at the opening

Magicians Lance Burton and Steve Valentine performing at the Magic Castle in Montecito

all over the place. Some of it might have come from a castle in Spain or a local thrift store. Some things came from their place in Hollywood like a stained glass divider in the bar. The ladies room is to be noted for its rhinestone embedded pink and platinum ceiling tiles.

Some of the current members

already are Steve Martin, Leonard Maltin, Siegfried and Roy, JoAnne Worley, and David Copperfield. The Cabaret is open from Wednesday through Sunday at 5 to 7 pm with casual attire and no reservations. From 7 pm to closing will be jacket and tie with reservations. For information, call Allison at 805.845.0555.

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Memory Screening Day never got to see it because he died in 1953. Larsen leased a property with a French chateau mansion to house the club. After much restoration his brother Bill (who worked on the Danny Kaye Show) helped promote the club because of his connections in show business. The private membership club opened in 1963.

Larsen was a writer for the Ralph Edwards TV show Truth or Consequences starring Bob Barker. And the list goes on. Richard Sherman and Milt have been friends and collaborators for more than 60 years.

Just one of their many ventures is a CD called Smash Flops with songs like “Bon Voyage Titanic,” “General Custer,” or “Congratulations Tom Dewey.” Larsen was a creative consultant for Bed Knobs and Broomsticks and acted on TV’s Hart To Hart.

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arch astride a horse inside Buckingham Palace, an idea that did not go down well with the sovereign’s aides.

Eventually Her Majesty was photographed in her very ornate and heavy Order of the Garter robes, making a very memorable moment for a TV documentary that was being shot at the same time when Leibovitz told the Queen her hairstyle with the tiara looked “too fussy,” with Elizabeth not being at all amused after all the effort she had gone to dressing up for the shoot.

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15-year-old Faith DeBrum, who underwent successful treatment for Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which was diagnosed when she was just 11.

Radio host Brad Lilley of KTYD, whose son suffered leukemia, emceed the event, while Lindsey Leonard, executive director, spoke of the great strides being made in treatment, with

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The charity expects to help more than 200 children this year.

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Russian Rhythms Chinese-American pianist George Li mesmerized the audience at the Granada when CAMA – Community Arts Music Association – hosted the Russian National Orchestra for the fourth time in an all-Rachmaninoff program.

The 23-year-old keyboardist played the concerto No. 2 in C minor by the Russian composer, who performed at the Lobero in 1929 and 1941, to perfection as conductor and founder Mikhail Pletnev took the 29-year-old orchestra through its paces.

Li deservedly got a very long standing ovation after completing the challenging piece.

The concert concluded with Symphonic Dances, one of Rachmaninoff’s last works, which he completed in 1940, while recuperating from surgery in Long Island.

Wide Exposure Noted Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz packed the Arlington when she spoke as part of a UCSB Arts & Lectures event.

New York-based Leibovitz started her career as a photo journalist for Rolling Stone in 1970 with an assignment for a cover story on the late John Lennon. By the time she left the magazine ten years later she’d shot 142 covers and published essays on scores of stories, including her memorable accounts of the resignation of Richard Nixon and the 1975 Rolling Stones tour.

Leibovitz also did memorable covers for Vanity Fair, including a naked and very pregnant Demi Moore, and The View host and actress Whoopi Goldberg in a bath of milk.

When she was given an assignment to photograph Queen Elizabeth, she originally planned to have the mon-

“Old age comes at a bad time.” – San Banducci

Selling Neverland The late Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos has just been listed for sale for the third time in three years with the initial listing agent, Montecito uber realtor Suzanne Perkins of Compass hoping to sell the 2,698 acre property with a new discounted price tag of $31 million.

That’s a hefty 50 percent discount from the $67 million it was listed for in 2017 and a whopping 70 percent less than the $100 million when it was first offered in 2016.

The French Normandy-style property, which has a six-bedroom 12,598 sq. ft. main house, has now been renamed the Sycamore Valley Ranch since being bought by Colony Capital billionaire Tom Barrack, a Santa Barbara Polo Club patron.

To Be, or Not To Be It was to become the film that defined Montecito actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s career, winning her an Oscar and catapulting her to major stardom.

But Paltrow has revealed she initially turned down the chance to star as Viola in Shakespeare In Love because she was so devastated after “a terrible breakup” from her fiancé Brad Pitt.

The tony twosome had co-starred in Seven before enjoying a high profile relationship from 1994 to 1997, then calling off their engagement.

When her agent first offered her the chance to star in the Elizabethan romp with Colin Firth, Dame Judi Dench, and Joseph Fiennes, she was distracted.

Talking to Variety as she marked the 20th anniversary of the movie, the Goop founder explained: “I was in the middle of a terrible breakup and the idea of going to England and being far from home just seemed...”

At first Paltrow refused to even look at the script.

“I don’t even read it. I was just like I couldn’t read anything right now. I’m having a really hard time.”

Others in the running for the role included Julia Roberts and Kate Winslet, but Paltrow finally read the script.

“I just couldn’t put it down. It was perfect. The rest is history.”

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Love in High Places Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry has revealed her engagement to English actor beau Orlando Bloom took place during a helicopter ride.

The 34-year-old American Idol judge told TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel: “We went to dinner on Valentine’s Day. I thought we were going to see some art afterwards, but instead we pulled up to a helicopter.

“He asked me to marry him in a helicopter. We did land and it was like James Bond. Everybody had an ear piece and we were rushed over... we landed on a rooftop and my whole family was there and all my friends.

He did so well.”

However, the former Dos Pueblos High student further revealed the Lord of the Rings star had problems retrieving the box with the antique ruby and diamond ring from his pocket, ripping his jacket in the process and accidentally smashing a bottle of champagne with his elbow.

Weight Loss Not that it should make too much difference to her bank account, but TV titan Oprah Winfrey lost $50 million on paper when Weight Watchers stock plummeted following the company’s report that it hadn’t signed up as many subscribers as it hoped this winter and expected profits to suffer.

Montecito’s most famous resident owns about eight percent of the company, which rebranded as WW last year, after initially purchasing ten percent of the weight loss and wellness company’s stock in 2015, before offloading two percent of her shares a year ago.

The company says it was “disappointed” with its start this year resulting in its stock tumbling more than 30 per cent in after hours trading, which saw it drop from $29.57 to $19.42.

The sharp decrease in value translates to an on-paper loss of about $50 million for Oprah.

Oops!

I seem to have jumped the gun with my news on Mesa Burger moving to

Coast Village Road.

The owners of the chain tell me they have scoped a number of sites on the ritzy rue, but have not signed any contracts yet.

Stay tuned...

Remembering Stanley On a personal note, I mark the passing of the ever charming Singin’ In The Rain director Stanley Donen, who has died in New York aged 94.

Donen co-directed the iconic film with star Gene Kelly, as well as Funny Face – one of my favorites –, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, On The Town, and Charade.

I would often see him at Manhattan movie screenings and events, and would listen raptly to his Hollywood anecdotes.

In 1998 he received an honorary Oscar from director Martin Scorsese for his wonderful body of work marked by grace, elegance, wit, and visual innovation.

A gracious and talented gentleman, and the last surviving helmsman from Hollywood’s Golden Age, he sadly was not included in the Oscars memorial segment, which included my late neighbor, actor Tab Hunter and an old friend, Paul Bloch, who headed Rogers & Cowan, the Beverly Hills PR powerhouse.

Sightings: Actor Don Johnson watching the Gauchos basketball at the Thunderdome... New resident Terry Pillow, former CEO of Tommy Bahama, walking on Coast Village Road... Oscar winner Natalie Portman and family noshing at Olio e Limone

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didn’t know how to simply be with her. What was missing was empathy. I could feel for her, and I felt so bad for her and us: heartbroken, scared, frustrated, embarrassed, discouraged, and helpless, but I didn’t know how to feel with her – which is the difference between sympathy and empathy. Sympathy divides us – you are different – I feel bad, but I’m separate and safe, I don’t have to feel it. But with empathy, I’m willing to feel what you feel, imagine what it’s like to be you. And that collapses the distance between and is a way to stay connected. This is the piece we all want. Still reach and connect with our loved ones. You can do that even if the person has no idea who you are.

People can still understand what it feels like to be loved. That gives a lot of comfort and peace to people who have to go through it.

What do you talk about in the lecture that isn’t in the book?

It’s about the journey toward empathy, which enhances anything I want to understand. Neurological diseases and mental disorders like ALS, bipolar, autism are great examples of how we tend to “other-ize” people because we are afraid, so we look away. And that makes what is already a difficult journey even harder, because they feel excluded, alienated and isolated… But beyond diseases, we live in a time that’s very divided, whether it’s culture, religion, or political viewpoint.

If we ask what’s the story, and try to see who are they really, maybe we can see the ways we’re more alike than different and find a broader deeper understanding of each other.

On the other hand, your very popular TED talk was about prevention, which is obviously more fact-based scientific infor-

Neuroscientist and bestselling author Lisa Genova speaks at UCSB’s Campbell Hall on Saturday, March 9

mation. Is that a concurrent focus for you alongside the fiction approach?

Yes. That’s also one of the take home messages of the talk. We all think there’s nothing you can do and it’s hopeless so I won’t deal with it.

Which is weird, because do all sorts of things to protect our heart health, we’re not terrified to get diagnostic tests. So I’m trying to get people to think about brain health. We have a lot of data of these low-tech, not very sexy things that can significantly reduce your chances of getting this hideous disease. Alzheimer’s doesn’t have to be the brain’s destiny if we have the courage to become familiar with this scary topic.

History Comes Alive

Six historical women come alive through monologues performed

by DramaDogs actors to celebrate Women’s History Month at two local libraries this week. Written by Terre Ouwehand, the piece embodies the stories of abolitionist Harriet

Tubman, anti-war Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, Santa Barbara architect Lutah Maria Riggs, birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger, singer Marian Anderson, and environmental biologist Singer Rachel Carlson. The audience serves as the character each woman is addressing – including Congress, a reporter, and a potential supporter. The free performances, which also feature live music and projected photos, take place 4 pm Friday, March 8, at the Carpinteria Library, and 3 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Central Library’s Faulkner Gallery.

UCSB Theatre’s production of The Laramie Project – written in the immediate aftermath of the brutal murder of gay teen Matthew Shepard in Wyoming via text taken verbatim from hundreds of interviews with of the community where the crime took place – winds up its run at Hatlen Theatre on Saturday, and reports are that the works remains vital, and perhaps even more timely in our increasingly polarized times. Info at (805) 893-2064 or www.theaterdance.ucsb. edu.

UCSB Department Marches into March with Much More Music UCSB’s Department of Music Winter Concert Series concludes its run of nearly daily concerts through Friday, March 15, with a number of intriguing highlights among the programs. On Thursday, March 7, Paul Bambach directs the Wind Ensemble in “Paradiso,” featuring Michael Markowski’s Tidal Forces, Wallingford Riegger’s Dance Rhythms for Band, Percy Grainger’s tribute to his native country, Australia Colonial Song, and the Dante-inspired Divine

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Comedy by Robert W. Smith, which give the concert its name, among the works… Daniel Newman-Lessler will conduct the Chamber Choir in the world premiere of his own work, Pray Not!, in a program also featuring pieces by Hildegard von Bingen, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros, Nick Strimple, and Paul Hindemith, among others, in a paired bill with the Women’s Chorus, conducted by graduate student Tyler Reece, featuring works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, G. F. Händel, Guido D’Arezzo, Gustav Holst, William Schumann, Zoltán Kodály, and Aaron Copland’s Ching-a-Ring Chaw!

(Friday, March 8; Trinity Episcopal Church; $15 general, $10 students)...

On Saturday, March 9, the UCSB Middle East Ensemble will celebrate its 30th year with a program featuring a slew of special guest artists including vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Reza Mahini, dancer and choreographer Hassan Harfouche, and vocalists Javid John Mosadeghi, Nazerke Doskeldi, and Sarah Salem, as well as performances by the UCSB Middle East Ensemble Dance Company, with choreography

by Cris! Basimah, Laurel Victoria Gray, and Hassan Harfouche ($15 general, $10 students).

After a day off, the concerts resume on Monday, March 11, with a performance of solo and chamber music by department faculty members Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Ertan Torgul (violin), Jonathan Moerschel (viola), Jennifer Kloetzel (cello), Natasha Kislenko (piano), and Robert Koenig (piano), with a program of Ernst von Dohnányi’s Serenade for String Trio in C Major, Op. 10, Xavier Montsalvatge’s Cinco Canciones Negras, and Maurice Ravel’s Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano… Tuesday is also dark before the Jazz Ensemble takes over on Wednesday, March 13, with “Then and Now,” which explores large ensemble jazz repertoire in a variety of original and updated arrangements including All of Me, “Jelly Roll” Morton’s King Porter Stomp, Louis Prima’s Sing, Sing, Sing, W.C. Handy’s St. Louis Blues and Duke Ellington’s Caravan… The Music of India Ensemble takes over next Thursday, March 14, playing North Indian classical music on sitars and tabla at Karl Geiringer Hall, before the Gospel Choir closes out the series on Friday, March 15, with a program of traditional and contemporary songs drawn from African American religious traditions. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the concerts begin at 7:30 pm, take place at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UCSB campus, and cost $10 general, $5 students (free for UCSB students).

Tickets and more info at (805) 8937194 or www.music.ucsb.edu. •MJ 7 – 14 March 2019

Discovering What Matters

by Dr. Peter Brill, with Mariah Miller Dr. Brill can be reached at drpeterbrill@gmail.com Specializing in medicine, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, nonprofits and business, he served as a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and Wharton School of Business, consulted to over 100 organizations, ran workshops on adult development, and performed major research on the outcome of psychiatric treatment. He is the founder of Sustainable Change Alliance & author of Finding Your J Spot.

the world’s social problems and finding new ways to finance and organize our efforts in addressing them is one part of this process. Non-profits are not only aiming to develop for-profit activities in the United States, but in other countries as well including some unexpected places like China.

Myth # 2

The Profitable Future of Traditional Philanthropy

Q

UESTION: I hear there are 1,000 non-profits in Santa Barbara. I am newly retired and moved here from Chicago after selling my business. I look at an organization like the Girl Scouts, which provides for a significant portion of their financial needs by selling cookies and other things. Why don’t more of these organizations find ways to create revenues to help them sustain themselves? . . . Stephen in Montecito That is an excellent question, Stephen. I feel that this is such an important question that I hired a research assistant, Mariah Miller from UCSB, to help me research it and write this column. I believe that finding more diverse ways for these valuable organizations to sustain themselves is vital. You are right about the Girl Scouts. They generated $23 million in revenues through gross profit on merchandise compared to $15.5 million through gifts, grants and bequests in the previous fiscal year. There are other non-profits in Santa Barbara that are also using this approach. But you are also right that this approach has been grossly underutilized.

One reason frequently given is that only certain kinds of organizations and fields can use this approach. While that may be true, it doesn’t really appear to be as true as one thinks. In a study of non-profits with revenue generating approaches, they were found in the following fields: employment training, community and economic development, children and youth, rehabilitative services, homelessness, hunger and poverty, advocacy, education and research, substance abuse, elderly, health services, arts, culture, and humanities, other social services, environment and animals, religious, and disaster relief.

(Powering Social Change: Lessons on Community Wealth Generation for Nonprofit Sustainability, Community Wealth Ventures, Inc., 2003.) That is quite a list. So, lots of organizations facing social problems have found a way; but, back to your question, why isn’t it utilized more?

It is not simple to create profitable revenue streams. It requires the will, the time, the expertise, the training, and the commitment of the non-profit’s board and staff. Plus, it requires the capital.

In addition, part of the challenge for non-profits is overcoming a series of myths that get in the way.

Myth # 1

Working to create earned income will distract the organization from its mission.

While this can be a problem, the change in funding may actually help them be more effective in meeting their social goals. If the for-profit activities enable smoother funding and can free the non-profit from the priorities of philanthropic contributions or government grants, they can better focus on addressing their clients’ needs. When non-profits are not exclusively dependent upon fundraising, the many talented people who serve on their boards can have more time to contribute to the work of the board in other ways and these changed priorities may allow board recruitment to focus on a wider variety of skills. It can enable social change and community development.

When earned income makes non-profits more financially stable, more able to focus on their core mission and more effective at meeting their organizational goals, money donated to them will go further toward making an impact on the local community. Innovation and innovating responses are needed to address

This approach is very risky.

In a study of respondents to a survey of non-profits, almost 60% were profitable within two years. (Powering Social Change, p. 58.) Yes, there is risk. But in many cases proper planning and adequate capitalization can reduce these risks. It is a funny thing about risk. Funders are often caught up in a strange quagmire. The risk between capital given as a grant and capital given to create a profitable arm is a psychological conundrum. When a foundation, for example, gives a grant, it expects no return other than the service provided. Therefore, all the money is “lost.” However, when a foundation invests in a profitable arm for a non-profit, if that money is lost it is a different feeling. In investments, we expect returns. If the investment fails and the non-profit loses all the money, it is experienced as a loss. Investments open us up to loss. However, in a certain sense, if the non-profit makes any return that is more than zero, it is a huge gain and moves the organization in the direction of sustainability. Yet it doesn’t feel that way. We hate loss as human beings.

For example, “Boomtown Café is a nonprofit that launched its venture, a catering business, which generated revenue to support the early development of the nonprofit organization. Later, the catering business sustained the organization when it had to temporarily shut down operations.” (Powering Social Change, p. 64.)

If every non-profit was in the same financial position as Boomtown Café, imagine the security, self-direction, and effectiveness that would result.

Currently, so much time is spent raising money – what would happen if that time could be freed up to directly support the mission? How much risk is it worth to attempt that?

Myth # 3

There is nowhere to learn how to do this.

Training programs to help non-profits develop for-profit activities already exist, though to the best of my knowledge there are currently no local providers in Santa Barbara County. These programs assist non-profit professionals with the skills-development needed to successfully manage this transition.

They focus on developing what is known to work in creating profitable arms: a supportive culture within the non-profit with a champion for the project, a supportive board, and skills-training for staff; strategic planning with sufficient capital and initial cash flow to get the project started; and a business orientation with focus on selling, customers’ needs, managed risk-taking, and clear goals for the present and future.

So, Stephen, you asked a vital question. In my opinion we need to start a major effort to do this in Santa Barbara. In order for this to happen, local funders would have to acknowledge the myths, decide to help the organizations that are interested in pursuing this direction, and then provide the technical support needed to help them succeed.

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ORDINANCE NO. 5873

Notice Inviting Bids FY19A WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT Bid No. 5648 1.

Bid Acceptance. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept sealed bids for its FY19A Water Main Replacement Project (“Project”), by or before Wednesday March 27, 2019, 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.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING THE SANTA BARBARA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 10.08.120 ESTABLISHING DEPUTIES TO ISSUE CITATIONS FOR ILLEGAL PARKING

2.

Project Information.

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the below streets, and is described as follows: Install new various sized Ductile Iron and PVC water main. Reconnect services and hydrants following acceptance of new line.

Location

From

N. Ontare

Morada Ln.

To Celine Dr.

Santa Teresita Dr.

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on February 26, 2019.

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

Francisco Dr.

(Seal)

Celine Dr. Santa Barbara St.

E. Montecito St.

E. Mason St.

Gray Ave.

E. Montecito St.

E. Mason St.

Helena Ave.

E. Montecito St.

Yananoli St.

Kimberly Ave.

W. Yanonali St.

E. Mason St.

Anacapa St.

E. Mason

Cabrillo

Cabrillo St.

State St.

Anacapa St.

Cabrillo St.

Bath St.

State St.

Chapala St.

Natoma Ave.

E. Cabrillo Blvd.

Calle Cedro

San Roque Road

Argonne Cir.

Pico Ave.

N. Salsipuedes St.

534 Pico Ave.

Las Positas

Calle Real

Tallant Rd.

Anacapa Street

W. Pueblo St.

W. Los Olivos St.

Chuparosa

N. Ontare Rd.

Cannon Dr.

Madrona Dr.

N. Ontare Rd.

Cannon Dr.

Castillo St.

228 Castillo St.

Yananoli St.

Yananoli St.

Castillo St.

Bath St.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of construction of the Project is: 165 working days.

/s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 5873 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on February 12, 2019, and was adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on February 26, 2019, by the following roll call vote: AYES:

Councilmembers Jason Dominguez, Eric Friedman, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Randy Rowse, Kristen W. Sneddon; Mayor Cathy Murillo

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

2.3 Engineer’s Estimate. The Engineer’s estimate for construction of this Project is: $3,700,000.

2.4 Mandatory Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Wednesday March 6, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., at the following location: David Gebhard Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory.

3.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on February 27, 2019.

License and Registration Requirements.

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

/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager

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: planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959. A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155.

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.

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.

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.

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

By: ___________________________________

2) March 6, 2019 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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February 27, 2019.

/s/ Cathy Murillo Mayor Published March 6, 2019 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DBF, 2182 Sycamore Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. David Fee, 2182 Sycamore Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2019-0000500.

Published March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Menelli Tile & Stone, 1080 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Menelli Trading Company INC, 1080 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

Date: ________________

William Hornung, CPM, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) Feb. 27, 2019

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on

“A woman has the age she deserves.” – Coco Chanel

Santa Barbara County on February 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0000438.

Published March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Old Coast Landscape, 328 West Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Christopher J Kay, 328 West Mountain Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 13, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Brenda Aguilera. FBN

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NOTICE INVITING BIDS: BID NO. 5721 ON-CALL HAULING SERVICES 1.

Notice is hereby given that bids for Bid No. 5721 shall be received to furnish and deliver all services and materials for the On-Call Hauling Services per the attached terms, conditions and specifications. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a bid. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal. Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

Bids will be received until 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 27, 2019. At this date and time all bids received will be electronically opened and posted.

It is the responsibility of the bidder to submit their bid with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Late or incomplete bids will not be accepted.

2.

Project Information.

2.1 Description. The Project is described as follows: On-call and emergency hauling services.

2.2 Time for Completion. The planned timeframe for commencement and completion of this Project is ongoing for the duration of this contract after Notice to Proceed.

2.3 Estimate. The yearly estimate for this Project is: $20,000.00

3.

License and Registration Requirements.

3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification: AGeneral or C12-Earthwork & Paving Contractors License.

3.2 DIR Registration. City will not 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.

Prevailing Wage Requirements.

4.1 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.

4.2 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.

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

5.

Performance and Payment Bonds. The initial Contract will be for a not-to-exceed amount of $20,000.00. If during the course of the contract the amount exceeds $25,000.00, the successful bidder will be required to provide separate performance and payment bonds for 100% of the Contract Price.

6.

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

7.

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.

8.

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

9.

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

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Date: ________________

Publication Date: 3/6/19 Montecito Journal END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Richies Barbershop, 6549 Pardall, Unit B, Isla Vista, CA 93106. Richard Raymond Ramirez, 976 Miramonte Dr. #2, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 19, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0000398. Published March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MRAMOS Products, 1535 Robbins St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Mariana Ramos, 1535 Robbins St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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Santa Barbara County on February 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0000359. Published February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: July’s Handyman Services, 1072 Casitas Pass Road #429, Carpinteria, CA 93013.

Nora Cruz, 5971 Hickory St. Apt 4, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Julio Omar Cruz Torres, 5971 Hickory St. Apt 4, Carpinteria, CA 93013.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 12, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0000361. Published

February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: San Martin Handyman, 6584 El Greco Rd. #7, Goleta, CA 93117.

Martin Sedano, 6584 El Greco Rd. #7, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 22, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Margarita Silva. FBN No. 2019-0000442. Published February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Weekend-Racer. com, 230 Bonnie Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Greenstuff LLC, 230 Bonnie Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, during the afternoon session of the meeting which begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara. The hearing is to consider the application of Zoe Carlson, Dudek, agent for Cometa Trust for Annexation and Reorganization of the property at 726 North La Cumbre Road from unincorporated Santa Barbara County to the City of Santa Barbara; a General Plan Map Amendment to designate the property as Low Density Residential, five dwelling units per acre; and a Zoning Map Amendment to zone the property as RS7.5/USS (Residential Single-Unit, 7,500 square foot minimum lot size/Upper State Street Area Overlay). The property is located within the City’s Sphere of Influence and accessed off of Pemm Place and is bounded by North La Cumbre Road to the west. Subdivision of the 29,600 square foot residential parcel into three lots of 8,000, 8,500, and 13,100 square feet, along with public improvements within the existing City public right-of-way for Pemm Place, was approved by the Planning Commission on January 17, 2019, contingent upon City Council approval of the Annexation, General Plan Map Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment.

If you challenge the Council's action on the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.

You are invited to attend this hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102‑1990.

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at www.santabarbaraca.gov; under Most Popular, click on Council Agenda Packet. Regular meetings of the Council are broadcast live and rebroadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on City TV Channel 18. Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. These meetings can also be viewed over the Internet at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CouncilVideos.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 564-5305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

(SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, CMC City Clerk Services Manager February 27, 2019 Published March 6, 2019 Montecito Journal

William Hornung CPM, General Services Manager

No. 2019-0000372. Published March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2019.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara

4, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos. FBN No. 2019-0000293. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Local Search FX, 1117 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Robert W. Sheffield, 2745 Miradero Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 28, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jazmin Murphy. FBN No. 2019-0000229. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The

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following person(s) is/are doing business as: Merci Montecito, 1028 Coast Village Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. E & S Colling, LLC., 1337 Virginia Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 11, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Connie Tran.

FBN No. 2019-0000352. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Glow Fitness, 421 West Anapamu Street Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Whitney Eves, 1395 Virginia Road, Santa Barbara CA 93067. Elizabeth Alexander, 421 West Anapamu Street Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was originally filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 27, 2014. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos, filed February 5, 2019. Original FBN No. 2014-0003057.

Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) has (have) abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Bridal Bootycamp, 1 North Calle Cesar Chavez Street, Suite 110, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Elizabeth Alexander, 421 West Anapamu Street Apt C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was originally filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 3, 2016.

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Adela Bustos, filed February 5, 2019. Original FBN No. 2016-0000668.

Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Villa Maria Post Acute, 425 Barcellus Ave, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Santa Maria Healthcare, INC., 27101 Puerta Real, Suite 450, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 5, 2019. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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

FBN No. 2019-0000301. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2019.

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Spirituality Matters

by Steven Libowitz

Sol, site of Weininger’s One Dharma Sangha weekly open meditations on Tuesday evenings. Admission is $70. Visit www.mindfulheartprograms.org/ living-mindfully.html.

PHorum Faces Facts on Dreams and Visions Om Chakra Flow

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ust eight days after Hospice of Santa Barbara brought Zen/Buddhist expert Roshi Joan Halifax to town to speak about compassionate care for the dying, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa Barbara presents its annual PHorum: Perspectives in Health Care event featuring Dr. Christopher Kerr speaking about “Validating Dreams and Visions of the Dying.” Dr. Kerr will discuss his research on end-of-life dreams and visions – previously dismissed by the medical community as hallucinations – and how they often provide comfort, meaning, and insight into life for the terminally ill. Admission to the 5 pm talk on Thursday, March 7, at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort is free.

Dr. Kerr will also conduct a PHorum Workshop to discuss the clinical significance of his research on end-of-life dreams and visions, including the difference between these experiences versus delirium, and reviews key published findings (both quantitative and qualitative, pediatric, and adult), and more, at 8:30 am on Friday, March 8, at VNHC’s offices at 360 Olive St. Admission is $5. Call (805) 690-6218 or visit www.vnhcsb.org/phorum.

Awakening Through Art

SBCAST edges into the nexus between arts and personal transformation via “Awakening: Art Experience,” an immersive video and sound self-exploration by Lisa Trivell that debuts at 6 pm during 1st Thursday, March 7.

Trivell, a New York City-based abstract artist and yoga instructor, presents the combination of projections, paintings, and a sound bath experience producing a mystical blend of colors, shapes, sounds, and meditation. Adding the evocative auditory accompaniment to the abstract art is intended to evoke a blissful state of sensory awakening and mindful contemplation.

Each of the works is inspired by Trivell’s own meditation practice and an understanding of the body’s energy centers, and exhibit the strong connection between her healing work and visual expression. “The paintings activate the visceral senses in a subtle way which has a healing effect,” says Trivell, who has exhibited and led retreats in Santa Barbara since 2010.

“As with Mandalas the paintings are visual expressions as well as tools for healing.”

Admission is free. The installation will be repeated 4-6 pm on Saturday, March 9. The Santa Barbara Center for Art, Science and Technology is located at 513 Garden Street (between East Cota and East Haley Streets).

Mindful Nature Connection: Touching the Earth

Mindful meditation leader Radhule Weininger, Ph.D., teams up with her husband, palliative physician and author Michael Kearney MD, for a one-day workshop for all who are curious about meditation, mindfulness, and how to deepen insight practice and connection to the mystery of the natural world.

The afternoon will include lightly guided meditations, interactive exercises, and practice outside in nature to explore how bringing mindfulness and nature connection together can quieten the mind, open the heart, reduce suffering from “the delusion of separateness,” and bring a sense of interconnectedness with the rest of life. The 1-5 pm workshop takes place, conveniently, at the MacVeagh House at the Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del SANTA BARBARA

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Tricia Speidel leads a workshop called Chakra Meditation, Flow & Balancing at Power of Your Om yoga studio, where participants will learn how each of the seven major chakras habitually resides in one of four states: excessive, deficient, extreme, and balanced. In striving for balance, it is good to know the current state of each of our chakras and how that affects our body’s functions, our moods, and our life in general. The workshop, which takes place 7:30-9 pm on Friday, March 8, and costs $40 for non-studio members, will include meditation, flow, aromatherapy with essential oils, and post class chakra reading and balancing if interested.

Selections at the Soup

Journey into the bliss of being and connect to the power of your voice, the intelligence of your body, and the creativity of your essence with singer-songwriter and facilitator Elisa Rose from 7-9 pm Friday night, March 8.

“Embodiment Alchemy: A Movement Meditation” weaves together somatic movement, vocal opening, sensory sensitization (via blindfolding), dance, and a spirit of playful wonder that ranges from profound stillness to full body celebrating resulting in an expansion of the color palette to paint your life so you may express and create more freely. Rose is a certified “Big Leap Coach” and graduate of The Hendricks Institute’s two-year Leadership & Transformation Mastery Program, a certified Chakra Yoga Teacher, and an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner. Admission is $25 in advance, $30 day-of.

Suzanne Marlow, a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT 80919) in private practice in Santa Barbara who is also a senior yoga instructor at Yoga Soup, joins Hannah Fries, a Santa Barbara-based licensed acupuncturist and herbalist (L.Ac.), Integrative Body Psychotherapy allied professional, and fellow 20-year devoted yogini, to lead Embracing Your Demons at the studio. The 2-4 pm workshop on Saturday, March 9, aims to integrate the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Chod with Lama Tsultrim Allione’s method, Feeding Your Demons – defined as anything that drains your energy and blocks you from being completely alive and awake. Participants will learn how to transform your relationship with your demons from one of resistance to one of curiosity, understanding and cooperation through meditation, visualization, creative psychosomatic processing, and optional acupuncture. Admission is $35 in advance, $40 day-of.

Yoga Soup is located at 28 Parker Way. Call (805) 965-8811 or visit www.yogasoup.com/category/events.

Tarot Teaching

Dr. Alyce Jackson facilitates Studies in the Mysteries of the Tarot Cards, an in-depth presentation of the modality for growth and guidance, in a daylong workshop (10:30 am to 3 pm) at Center of the Heart on Saturday, March 9. The event, culled from a series of classes (Tarot Cards Demystified) taught by Dr. Jackson at the LifeLong Learning (LLLC) of Santa Barbara City College, is aimed to guide participants in understanding and learning how the Tarot can be used to address issues. Topics include Different Tarot Card Spreads for Divination, Meditations to enhance the intuition for Tarot use, and Interpretations of the Symbolism of the Major and Minor Arcana. A light lunch is included in the $65 fee. Visit http://centeroftheheart.com/event/studies-in-the-mysteries-of-thetarot-cards-3451.

Sheng Zhen Meditation

Bryce Lupoli hosts the second of ongoing weekly Meetups in the practice of Sheng Zhen Meditation, a series of moving and non-moving meditations for cultivating deep connection, health and unconditional love. As the body softens through graceful movement, the mind becomes quiet and the heart opens, making way for peace and love to appear. Sheng Zhen is an extremely accessible form of meditation that may be ideal for people who think they don’t have the patience or discipline to sit in motionless silence, and also serves as a potent practice for skillful meditators who want to better integrate the wisdom of meditation into their bodies and daily lives.

The new Thursday gatherings are to practice Sheng Zhen Healing Stage 1 – a trailer for that form can viewed at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/szhealing1.

The donation-based classes, held 6-7:30 pm at the Sheng Zhen Classroom at 222 East Canon Perdido, Suite 306, are by sliding scale of $5-$30. Visit www.meetup. com/Sheng-Zhen-Meditation-of-Santa-Barbara.

•MJ

“Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.” – Bob Hope

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Your Westmont

by Scott Craig (photography by Brad Elliott)

Warriors Win

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

Women’s basketball wins fourth straight GSAC Tourney

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o. 10 Westmont women’s basketball (24-7) won the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament March 2, defeating No. 5 The Master’s (26-6) 60-50. The Warriors have won the GSAC Tourney four years in a row, the first time that’s happened in GSAC history.

The Warriors’ victory resulted from a strong defensive performance. “We had a lot of new players who came into the program this year,” said Westmont head coach Kirsten Moore. “From day one, they hear how defense is the foundation of our program. On the court, defense is central to everything we do. It took the newcomers a while to figure it out, and it took a while as coaches to figure out how we could be successful defensively. I am so proud of their effort tonight. They have learned how to be gritty, tough, and resilient through a lot of ups and downs.”

Westmont earns an automatic berth in the NAIA National Tournament that begins Wednesday, March 13, in Billings, Montana.

“Nationals will be a new experience for the majority of the team,” noted Moore. “We will prepare the

same way we prepare for every single game. Traditionally, our Westmont teams are playing their best basketball at this time of year, and that is true again this year.”

Registration Opens For Summer Sports Camps

Westmont has opened registration for its annual youth summer sports camps, one of the longest running and most successful camps in the Santa Barbara region. Various sports camps for ages 5-13 begin June 10 and run weekly through July 26. Early bird registration by April 1 costs $200 for a half-day camp; $240 for a fullday camp (basketball and baseball) at westmont.edu/summercamps.

Registration on April 2 or after costs $240 for a half-day camp and $270 for a full-day camp (basketball and baseball). Fees include T-shirt, photo, and awards. The full-day basketball and baseball camps run from 9 am to 3 pm.

Half-day camps operate from 9 am to 1 pm with extended care available until 3 pm.

Westmont offers a variety of co-ed sports camps, including Archery/

Badminton (June 10-14, July 15-19), Sports Skills (June 17–21, June 24–28), Tennis (June 17–21, July 22–26), Basketball (June 17–21, July 8-12), Soccer (July 1–5), Volleyball (July 1–5), Track and Field (July 8–12), and Baseball (July 22–26). Girls Cheer and Dance Camps are July 1–5 and July 8–12.

“Kids of all ages and skill levels work with college coaches and student-athletes as they learn,” says Jeff Azain, co-director and men’s basketball assistant coach. “Our experienced coaches help youth grow skills and introduce sports to those just beginning. We have state-of-the-art facilities and tremendous coaches and staff, most of whom are current athletes or local students who create a safe and fun environment while providing sport-specific instruction. Most importantly, we love the kids we get to work with.”

Dos Pueblos Sweeps Math Bowl

It was a clean sweep for Dos Pueblos High School at the 31st annual High School Mathematics Contest at Westmont on February 9. Charger Paul Grosen won the Chalk Talk competition, successfully describing this year’s topic, cryptology.

With students from a record 12

Dos Pueblos’ Paul Grosen won the Chalk Talk about cryptology

California high schools attending, the College Bowl competition, complete with buzzers, was fierce. Dos Pueblos came out on top again, winning both age groups. The 9th-10th grade winners were Andy Qin, Theo Lysek, and Nikhil Ograin. The 11th-12th grade College Bowl champions were Paul Grosen, Rhea Kommerell, Miles Kretschner, and Matthew LindheimMarx. Math teacher Travis Bower oversaw both Dos Pueblos teams.

Other competing schools included Cate, Crescenta Valley, La Cañada, Mark Keppel, Oaks Christian, Pacific Bay Christian, Providence, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, Synergy Quantum Academy, and Thacher. •MJ

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

THURSDAY, MARCH 7 1st Thursday Performances – To commemorate the painting “The Old Guitarist” as part of its opening of “Blue: An Homage to Picasso” featuring work from 40 artists inspired

by Picasso’s Blue Period, Glenn Dallas Gallery (927 State Street) presents an evening of live guitar music from local players Doug McKenna, Benjamin Ott, and Doug Giordan; many of the artists will also be on hand… More music comes from Amber & Smoke, the folk ‘n’ soul duo from Ventura County who released their first album, Riverbound, in 2018, and are putting out a new record, Dragonfly, this month (Corner of State and Anapamu Street), and from Opera Santa Barbara, whose studio artists will present another of its popular Pop-Up Opera performances in the galleries at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State Street, 805-9634364)... Meanwhile, SBCAST (513 Garden Street, 805-450-3799) hosts New York textile artist Tamika Rivera, who will (literally) weave texture and color into a performance

art piece that celebrates the intricate layers and diversity of the female experience… Finally, Museum of Contemporary Art (653 Paseo Nuevo Terrace, 805-966-5373) brings back its popular Curated Cocktails, this time with an Italian twist inspired by the current exhibition by Lara Favaretto. Bellinis, beats by DJ Darla Bea, and book prescriptions combine with the contemporary art, cocktails, and other interactive art experiences for the event that stretches past 1st Thursday’s normal 8 pm curfew. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www. downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday Animated Animator – Floyd Norman, the Santa Barbara-raised animator, writer, and comic book artist, was once dubbed by peers as “animation’s Forrest Gump,” alluding to his long and varied career that included time at Disney (from Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Sword in the Stone in the 1960s to Mulan in the 1990s), Hanna-Barbera (The

THURSDAY, MARCH 7 ‘Paint the Town’ During 1st Thursday – Seven local artists will be painting live in Arlington Plaza, including the landscape painters Kevin Gleason, Richard Schloss, Jeremy Harper, and Carrie Givens of Santa Barbara Fine Art, which is partnering with neighbor the TravelStore for the event. The latter location will be showing travel photos from around the world, with visitors invited to vote on their favorite images. Santa Barbara Winery and LaFond Winery will be pouring tastings, while famed local guitarist Tony Ybarra performs live, with raffles for Arlington Plaza gift certificates rounding out the special event (1324 State Street, Suite J, 805845-4270)… This year’s entries for the Summer Solstice Celebration poster are on display at Distinctive Framing N’ Art (1333 State Street), where most of the artists will be on hand to talk about their work with visitors, who can enjoy a glass of wine while casting a ballot for the work they think best promotes this year’s theme of “Wonder”...

Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery (11 East Anapamu Street, 805-730-1460) celebrates the opening of the latest exhibition by another renowned Santa Barbara artist, Hank Pitcher, highlighting the veteran artist’s intense focus on the changing environs of the Gaviota coast. Also on view at the gallery are A Few of Our Favorite Things and the Winter Salon… Two distinct exhibitions – Channing Peake at Casa del Herrero and Highlights from the Santa Barbara County Collection – commemorate the 30th anniversary of the dedication of Channing Peake Gallery (105 East Anapamu Street, 1st Floor)... Two of downtown’s most venerable venues also have special shows for 1st Thursday, as the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation at Casa de la Guerra (15 East De la Guerra Street) hosts an exhibition on loan from UCSB Library that springs from the intersection of education, the manual arts, and social mobility in the 1890s, and the implications of those beliefs on higher education today, while the Santa Barbara Historical Museum (136 East De la Guerra Street, 805-966-1601) offers a curator tour of “The West-Dressed Woman: Highlights of the Costume Collection,” an exhibition that includes the De la Guerra Wedding Dress, and portraits and clothing from such luminaries as Ganna Walska and Huguette Clark. Refreshments and live music are available at both places. WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www.downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday

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by Steven Libowitz

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Folk from Across the Pond – “Whiskey in the Jar,” “Shebeg and Shemore,” “Haul Away Joe,” “Scarborough Faire,” and “Suo Gan” are just a few of the tunes from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England, and Galicia that comprise the program of Celtic/British Isles music for the barely one-year-old Folk Orchestra Santa Barbara’s first concert of the new year. Special treats include a small ensemble offering a mix of harp, fiddle, whistle, and uilleann pipes to round out the program. Plus – as Adam Phillips, the founder/ director of the Santa Barbara-based 32-piece ensemble featuring bagpipes, mandolins, acoustic guitars, Irish whistles, harp, and flute with a full contingent of classical strings (violins, violas, cellos, and double bass) asks on Facebook: “When will you ever get the chance to hear pibgorn with Orchestra again?” The concert takes place in FOSB’s home at the Presidio Chapel, boasting gorgeous historic sites and beautiful acoustics, plus beer from Telegraph Brewing and wine at intermission. WHEN: 7:30 pm tonight, 4 pm Sunday WHERE: The Chapel at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, 123 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $36.50 INFO: (805) 260-3223 or https:// folkorchestrasb.com

Smurfs), and Pixar (Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc.), plus work in the story department for The Jungle Book, and Scooby-Doo and Flintstones movies.

The 2016 film Floyd Norman: An Animated Life, which screens tonight at UCSB’s Pollock Theatre, evokes the energetic and defiant spirit offers a captivating tour of his 60-year career.

The 83-year-old Norman will join moderator Vilna Bashi Treitler of UCSB’s Black Studies for a postscreening discussion. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Pollock Theater, UCSB campus COST: free (reservations recommended) INFO: (805) 8935903 or www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/ pollock FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Comedy with Chris – Actor, writer, and podcast host Chris D’Elia is best known for his roles in the NBC sitcoms Whitney, Undateable, and The Good Doctor, as well as co-hosting the “Ten Minute Podcast” (2012-2016) and his current “Congratulations with Chris D’Elia.” He’s also been pretty successful as a stand-up comedian, as the past 13 years have found D’Elia featured on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and Comedy Central Presents and Showtime’s Live Nude Comedy and scored as MC “Chank Smith” with the parody rap album Such Is Life. Get in on the guffaws when D’Elia brings his “Follow the Leader Tour” to the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom tonight. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 3400 Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $29$59 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www. chumashcasino.com

“Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that’ll get you home earlier.” – Dan Bennett

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Wooden Hall Wonder – The Idiomatiques weekly gig at The Good Lion came to a close early last month, but even if you could still see them for free in a bar, hearing the Santa Barbara-born Gypsy Jazz band in a quiet, historic hall would offer a unique listening experience. All of the members are accomplished artists with serious performing, composing, and recording credits, including working with Michael Jackson, BoyzIIMen, Michael McDonald, and other highlights including Craig Sharmat – lead guitar (Ronnie Laws), Brian Mann – accordion (Kenny Loggins), Kim Collins – bass (Ed Shaughnessy, Bob Kindred), and George Quirin – rhythm guitar (Jackson Browne).

Performing both classic standards and originals with instruments and vocals, the ensemble is a relentlessly swinging fun factory that favors the tradition of legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt as well as Latin, mainstream jazz, and even some R&B. Plus, the Alhecama Theatre offers fine acoustics instead of clinking glasses and an attentive audience undistracted by alcohol or dancing. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: 914 Santa Barbara St. COST: $22 in advance, $25 at the door INFO: www.sbama.org Configuration Takes Center Stage – Santa Barbara Dance Arts and The Arts Mentorship Program team up for the annual presentation featuring a premier Santa Barbara youth dance company with special guests. Some of the dance numbers come from Los 7 – 14 March 2019

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Solely Sculpture – Out of Storage and into the Light: Sculptures That Tell Stories is the first exhibition organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art devoted exclusively to the specific artistic medium of sculpture. The presentation – guest curated by Gülru Cakmak, Associate Professor of 19th-century European Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst – features more than 50 objects from the museum’s permanent collection, many of which have not been previously exhibited.

The selected works show the historical and geographical breadth of the permanent collection, and represent an unorthodox juxtaposition of works from such a diverse array of cultures, including Pre-Columbian, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek & Roman, 11th- to 17th-century Southeast Asian, Ancient to 13th-century Chinese, 19th-century African, and 19th- to 21st-century French, English, and American. The installation is organized thematically (Dance and Music; The Human-Animal; Flight; The Head; The Body) rather than by culture or time period, offering an unexpected visual proximity of such an eclectic variety of art to provoke unexpected trains of thought. WHEN: Today through June 23 WHERE: 1130 State Street COST: free with regular museum admission INFO: (805) 963-4364 or www.sbma.net

Angeles choreographers Phil Wright and Richard Elszy as well as local favorites Brittany Sandoval, Chloe Roberts, Lauren Serrano, and Alana Tillim. But unique to this production, student work shares the stage with the pieces from the professional choreographers, the youths having been carefully selected and nurtured by mentors in competing for a $250 cash prize that will be awarded on opening night. Configuration features high-energy hip hop, evocative contemporary and entertaining jazz numbers among the dance styles.

WHEN: 7 pm tonight, 2 pm tomorrow, 7 pm next Friday, March 15, and 2 & 7 pm on Saturday, March 16 WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets COST: $25 general, $17 students for matinees only ($50

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SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Parallel Stories – Dismantling Hierarchies, the next installment in the Museum of Art’s ongoing literary and performing arts series, features Alex Espinoza, whose writing is filled with a sense of place and longing, and an idiosyncratic search for love, meaning and unflinching truth. In an afternoon of reading and conversation, the author shares his thoughts on Southern California, masks, identity, cultural displacement, faith, the world of lucha libre, belonging, and why what should exclude us actually empowers us.

WHEN: 2:30 pm WHERE: 1130 State Street COST: free INFO: (805) 9634364 or www.sbma.net •MJ

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SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Vibrant Brass Band for ¡Viva el Arte! – La Patronal, a unique brass band from Lima, Peru, that performs music rooted in the tradition of town fairs, common in rural villages across Latin America, and honors these gatherings, which celebrate tradition through fireworks, dancing, and religious images. The band’s members are direct descendants of rural musicians from Peru, and use this knowledge of folk culture in combination with their formal music studies to preserve their heritage with high-spirited performances that encourage audience participation and dancing with contagious percussion and vibrant brass and winds. Their closing day of their weekend residency begins with a lively procession from the Museum of Art Store on State Street to Anapamu Street, around to the library plaza, and into the museum where they will perform outside the Family Resource Center during SBMA’s Free Studio Sunday art activity at 1:30 pm, before closing out the concert series in the evening. WHEN: 7 pm March 8-10 WHERE: Isla Vista School, 6875 El Colegio Road (Friday); Guadalupe City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe (Saturday); Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High, 721 East Cota St. (Sunday) COST: free INFO: (805) 884-4087 ext. 7 or www. facebook.com/VivaelArteSB

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VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 12) Figure 2 Randall Road Debris Basin Preliminary Project Location CEQA Notice of Preparation

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tion, and re-construction are present in and adjacent to the project area, according to the FOP. Preliminary design concepts for the proposed debris basin project include excavation to widen and deepen the property adjacent to the creek channel, upstream of the Highway 192 bridge/ culvert, thus creating a catchment area to collect debris during storms and/ or emergency events. A spillway or diverter structure may be incorporated into the channel to divert high storm flows and/or large debris into the excavated basin, while the central stream-channel would be configured as a natural creek channel through the main flow-line of San Ysidro Creek, retaining creek function and habitat similar to the surrounding watershed.

Fish-passage components and natural habitat features would be incorporated as needed to protect habitat for native species. Appurtenant structures such as retaining walls, access

announcement of his departure is forthcoming.

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not having a clear answer from FEMA regarding the grant money.

The forthcoming EIR, which will take roughly a year to complete, will include environmental issues including aesthetics, air quality, cultural resources, hydrology and water quality, traffic/transportation, biological resources, geology and soils, and noise.

Santa Barbara County’s Office of Emergency Management Director Rob Lewin will step down from his post following the rainy season

ramps, fencing, debris racks, grading, landscaping/screening, walking trail, and vehicle parking, are also considered as part of the project design to be evaluated in the EIR. Most notably, the project would require the purchase of several privately owned parcels and access easements or partial acquisition of adjacent parcels. The County is seeking $19 million in FEMA grant money to purchase the properties, agreeing to match $6 million in County funds to make the purchase happen. The negotiations have already begun, despite

Rob Lewin, Director of the Office of Emergency Management, will be leaving his post in early May to start the next chapter of his career: the creation of a private consulting practice to assist local communities in disaster preparedness and planning.

Lewin, who has been with the Office of Emergency Management since 2015, is committed to staying with the County through the rainy season.

“He is leaving us better than when he arrived,” said Communications Manager Gina DePinto.

Lewin has led the County through unprecedented disasters in the last year and a half, and is credited with building a strong team and evolving the OEM to an exceptional level. Lewin initiated and led many improvements at OEM during his tenure, including refining and improving community alerting with the Sheriff’s Office and others, ensuring messaging occurs now in Spanish simultaneously, and increasing and enhancing community communications, emergency training, and coordination with multiple agencies.

Lewin is expected to stay with the County until early May; a formal

Dr. Gary Strickland has taken over the practice at Montecito Optometry

Optometrist Dr. Gary Strickland has quietly taken over Montecito Optometry on Coast Village Road, a Montecito fixture for over 35 years.

“My plan is follow in the footsteps of Dr. Sullivan, and be here another 35 years!” Dr. Strickland said during a recent visit to the newly refreshed office and retail center.

Dr. Robert Sullivan and his wife, Denise, an Optician, announced their retirement late last year after over three decades serving Montecito and Santa Barbara residents, with Dr. Strickland and his new staff taking over in September. Dr. Strickland graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, and practiced

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Dr. Strickland and his new team: Eyewear Specialist Colleen Sandall and Certified Optician Brenda Kumley

in his home state of New Jersey before making the move to California five years ago. He currently owns and operates a practice in Ventura, and will be in Montecito seeing patients for contact and eyewear exams, infections, and injuries, and glaucoma, two days a week. His staff members, Certified Optician Brenda Kumley and Eyewear Specialist Colleen Sandall, are in the optometry office six days a week, helping over 3,000 patients with their glasses and contact prescriptions.

Dr. Strickland has refreshed the space with refinished fixtures and new paint, with new floors coming

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soon. Montecito Optometry offers a large array of exclusive, high-end eyewear, including brands not sold anywhere else in town.

“I love the feel of this community, and everyone has been so welcoming and friendly,” Dr. Strickland said of the transition. For more information, visit www.montecito-optometry.com or call (805) 565-5073.

Montecito Optometry is located at 1147 Coast Village Road.

More Bridges Open

Earlier this week Caltrans announced the opening of three more

bridges on Highway 192: the San Ysidro Creek Bridge, Romero Canyon Creek Bridge, and the Toro Canyon Creek Bridge are now open to twoway traffic. These bridges were rebuilt following the debris flows and flooding in January 2018.

Motorists will encounter protective barriers on these bridges until the permanent railing has been installed.

Construction at the San Ysidro Bridge includes installing bicycle railing, guardrail, and crash cushions.

Motorists should drive safely in these areas.

Construction is continuing at the following bridges: Montecito Creek Bridge: Construction continues seven days a week from 7 am until 6 pm, weather permitting to maintain the integrity of the construction site and surrounding area during the rainy season. This bridge is expected to re-open to traffic with some restrictions by July.

The Toro Creek Bridge: New bridge rails have been installed on the upstream side with work construction now focusing on the downstream side. This bridge is open with one-way reversing traffic control until project completion. All lanes of this bridge are expected to re-open in June.

Arroyo Paredon Bridge: The new bridge and drainage structures are complete. The impacts of the winter

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storm season and ongoing utility work has resulted in a projected opening to traffic by late March.

Project completion is expected this spring. Remaining work includes reconstruction of the roadway, installation of bicycle rails, guardrail, crash cushions and erosion control.

A segment of State Route 192 is open to motorists but through traffic is strongly advised to continue using US 101. State Route 192 remains closed at multiple locations between Sycamore Canyon/Camino Viejo Road and Cravens Lane. Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway work zones.

Casa Dorinda Resident Killed in Accident

At approximately 10:25 am on Saturday, March 2, 77-year-old Emmett Wallace MacCorkle, a resident of Casa Dorinda in Montecito, was struck and killed by a delivery truck on the property of the retirement community. The driver of the truck, 55-year-old Randy Eiquihua, had just delivered the truck’s contents and was backing up when it struck the man in the driveway.

The driver was not cited in the incident, which was deemed an accident.

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