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MA Update – Hear the latest on the MWD

5-year Strategic Plan and community reports from the MA’s recent meeting, P.6 A CEC Chrysalis – The Community Environmental Council goes through a Metamorphosis at its spring fundraiser, P.8

Candidate Support – See who is writing in

to express their support for the candidates in this week’s letters, P.10 Wild Ride – Ernie goes on a wild ride and one boisterous passenger might not survive, P.25

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BALLOT OR BUST THE JUNE 7TH PRIMARY ELECTION IS ALMOST HERE! SEE OUR LOCAL CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS (PAGE 5) AND VOTER’S GUIDE (PAGE 13) TO SEE WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT. PLUS AN INTERVIEW WITH SUPERINTENDENT SUSAN SALCIDO TO GET HER INSIGHTS ON THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS (PAGE 48)

Art on Helena

A new gallery opens in a Helena Avenue studio that has a long history with local art and culture, page 20

Meet the Birds

The Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary has added more loveable (but abandoned) characters to its flock, page 31

A Toast to Julia

It’s a local Culinary Experience filled with memories of Julia Child, events, and even some wine, page 52

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5

Editorial – The MJ’s candidate endorsements for the June 7th election and an interview with Superintendent Susan Salcido

Village Beat – Overview of the MWD at the MA meeting and community reports on fire news, MUS, crime statistics, and the hot springs

Montecito Miscellany – A sprint of Polo events, the CEC has a Metamorphosis, OperaSB has A Night in Rome, and other occurrences

Letters to the Editor – Community members are expressing their support for the candidates Tide Guide

Voter’s Guide – Lose your voter guide? We have you covered. Candidate statements for the local elections.

Seen Around Town – Bubbles support Gwendolyn’s Playground, the YFS helps reach for the stars, and the Carpinteria Arts Center combines palates and palettes

On Entertainment – Medusa gets a new do, Puffs put Potter in perspective, the Marcus Roberts Trio returns, plus more

Our Town – The new Helena Mason Art Gallery opens in a building with a local artistic past

Perspectives by Rinaldo S. Brutoco – Abortion is Not the Issue: The Way to St. Helena The Optimist Daily– The future of batteries is charging up with new technology and funding

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Brilliant Thoughts – Looking inward at the meaning of innards and all they encompass Ernie’s World– It’s a wild ride and one passenger is not helping with their directions

The Giving List – The local and global impact of Dr. Sansum and the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

Bird Talk – Meet the good birds that have had some unfortunate experiences, but remain as plucky as ever

Calendar of Events – Celtic Woman delivers Postcards, curated cocktails with a maritime flair, Sing! it out at MAW, and more happenings

Your Westmont – The college celebrates the class of 2022 and the legacy of Michael Shasberger during Commencement

Santa Barbara by the Glass – Taste of Santa Barbara returns with events and reflections on the impact of Julia Child

Local People – David Mitchell of Blue Ridge Honey brings his tasty (and healthy) golden elixir to the local Farmers Market

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

Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles Local Business Directory – Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Editorial

Our Endorsements by Gwyn Lurie

s a world and as a county, we face monumental challenges: climate, poverty, education, income inequality, systemic racism and sexism, houselessness, mental health, inflation, access to healthcare, etc... It’s a too-long list of issues that are intersectional and deep. And the only way for our leaders to even begin to unpack such a multiverse of problems would be through collaboration, courage, creativity, open-mindedness, and most importantly, a commitment to working together towards a healthier, truth-based, more equitable society over personal political fortunes. No small ask. And while endorsing individual candidates for public office is an important editorial responsibility, none of it means anything if our leaders don’t find a way to step out of their political and institutional silos and begin to collaborate on solutions to solve our deepest problems – which extend way outside the job descriptions of any one office or elected body. The most obvious example for me lies in the harsh criticism of our public schools and their governing boards, which cannot be expected to, alone, lift up their heterogeneous constituent populations when more than half of the students are experiencing poverty or food or housing insecurity, and the accompanying trauma. These issues are simply too big and too pervasive to land on the lap of any one leader or institution. Still, every race on the June and the November ballots matters. And the main lens we are applying in our candidate endorsements, is the propensity and capacity for open-minded thinking and a collaborative leadership. For the June primary we are only endorsing candidates who we can say, with full confidence, are the best choice for Santa Barbara.

Salud Carbajal – 24th Congressional District Arguably, no local elected official has had a stronger and more directly positive impact on the lives of Central Coast residents than Salud Carbajal. He won us over after a dozen years as our 1st District County Supervisor, with his legendarily strong constituent services, and he continues to do so, even after five and a half years, as Santa Barbara’s representative from the 24th Congressional District. Unlike many Congressional Representatives, Carbajal’s local presence remains strong, even as he spends a good deal of his time in D.C. While Carbajal understands exactly where we are as a country and as a democracy, and just how real the threats are that we face, he remains a glass-halffull kind of guy whose optimism and commitment to moving important balls forward through hard won bipartisan efforts, are reflected in his legislative victories during his three terms in Congress. His work can be seen and felt in the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, which brought forward the infrastructure bill, bringing 60 million dollars over five years for transit here in the district. That includes roads, broadband, public transit, bridges, waterworks, and water recycling. He’s deeply involved in the Climate Solutions Caucus, the For Country Caucus, made up of bipartisan Veterans in Congress, and worked hard to pass the Clean Coastal Act to stop future offshore oil drilling. Carbajal identifies his top four legislative priorities as: 1) To provide economic opportunities and prosperity to his constituents and Americans across the country. 2) The climate change crisis and the need to address it from multiple standpoints as we have drought, fires, and rising sea levels and its impact on our public health. 3) To improve access and affordability of our healthcare system, prescription drugs, and healthcare premiums. And 4) To make sure our K-12 education system and higher education is more accessible, doubling financial aid, and minimizing student loan debt. Carbajal understand that strengthening our K through 12 education system is key to rebuilding a middle class in our country. Bottom line, he’s been an accessible, hardworking, effective representative and a good listener. We proudly endorse Carbajal’s return to congress for a 4th term!

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MWD at Montecito Association by Kelly Mahan Herrick

t this month’s Montecito Association Board meeting, Montecito Water District (MWD) General Manager Nick Turner presented an overview of drought conditions and a summary of the District’s 5-year Strategic Plan, which was adopted earlier this year. The District has been in existence for the last 100 years, and its mission statement is to provide an adequate and reliable supply of high quality water to the residents of Montecito and Summerland, at the most reasonable cost. The agency is currently governed by a board of five, including President Tobe Plough, Vice President Ken Coates, and directors Brian Goebel, Cori Hayman, and Floyd Wicks. Turner explained that there have been significant periods of drought over the last century, which have led to the addition of water supply sources, including in 1929-35 when Jameson Lake was added as a water source, 1949-51 which led to the acquisition of the Cachuma Project as a new water source, 1987-92 when the State Water Project was added, and 2010-now, which has led to a number of various efforts.

Those efforts include the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, the acquisition of groundwater storage rights in 2017, a feasibility study for water reuse in 2018, and perhaps most significantly, the execution of a 50-year Water Supply Agreement with the City of Santa Barbara for desalinated water in 2020. “Extensive planning and projects since 2016 have served to make the District’s water supply more secure,” Turner said. “We are significantly better positioned than in past drought periods.” Because of thoughtful planning and foresight, the District’s water sources have become increasingly diverse and include: Jameson Lake, Doulton Tunnel, Cachuma, State Water Project, supplemental purchases, groundwater, and desalinated water. Now, with water sources diversified, the District is contending with increased demand, despite asking customers for voluntary reduction last summer. From July 2021 to January 2022, customers complied and achieved a significant reduction in water usage. But February and March of this year saw a stark increase in water demand, and Turner says consistent conservation is what is needed. He also warns that State-mandated reductions are on the way. “The State

is taking a ‘one size fits all’ approach to this, and we do not know yet how it will affect the District,” he said. It’s possible that the State would require local water purveyors like MWD to go into a Stage 2 water shortage contingency stage, which would cause MWD to implement up to a 20% water use reduction. This could mean prohibiting pools, spas, and ponds from being refilled, requiring pools and spas to have covers, and allowing exterior watering to be limited to every other day. Turner said he expects to know more in the next month but that he does not expect to return to water allocations and penalties. “At this point it’s voluntary reductions. We want customers to make changes to their properties that will achieve reduction without having to make reductions mandatory.” The District continues to study the feasibility of recycled water, with a study expected to be complete by late summer. The study is in conjunction with Montecito Sanitary District (MSD), building on the 2018 Recycled Water Feasibility Study, and focuses on direct potable reuse and indirect potable reuse options with particular emphasis on regional partnerships with neighboring agencies. Both MWD and MSD are also studying whether consolidation between the two districts is deemed feasible, appropriate, and desirable for the community. A merging of the two special districts could improve the short- and

long-term effective management of water resources, and avoid future misalignments of the two agencies on recycled water and other joint interests, according to the Strategic Plan. We’ll have much more on the potential of this consolidation in future editions. According to the Strategic Plan, the challenges the District face are projected water supply shortages, aging infrastructure and facilities, an aging workforce, the need for employee development, water policy impacts, managing water supplies efficiently, and implementing water reuse. Future goals including bolstering water supply reliability through additional diversification, enhancing infrastructure dependability through replacement and rehabilitation, improving operations through planning and investment for qualified personnel, and advocating for the community for water policy inclusion. The Montecito Water District’s Strategic Plan is available on MWD’s website at montecitowater.com.

Community Reports Also at the MA meeting, Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor reported that persistent winds over the last few weeks are indicative of fire season. With sundowner winds expected through the end of the week, a group from UCSB will

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all it the Prince Harry effect! Since it was announced that Queen Elizabeth’s 37-year-old grandson would be playing regularly in the 12-goal matches at the Santa Barbara Polo Club with his old friend Argentinian Ralph Lauren Polo model Nacho Figueras, the club’s telephone has been ringing off the hook and the website deluged with viewers. Club manager David Sigman says, with some understatement: “Having a team with Prince Harry and Nacho Figueras has certainly drawn a lot of

attention, not only to our club, but to the spirit of polo and the USPA.” He described the club’s opening weekend when the Duke of Sussex made his debut with the Los Padres team against local patron Justin Klentner’s Klentner Ranch as “exhilarating.” “We were already sold out before the announcement of the roster of players,” adds David. “We want to ensure members and guests have a memorable experience with us during our Sunday matches and we are being considerate of the additional seating demands.” Harry and wife, Meghan Markle, after much speculation, have confirmed

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CEC in Chrysalis Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s courtyard suffered major social gridlock when the Community Environmental Council hosted its spring fundraiser

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Time for a New Superintendent

A Vote for Gregg Hart

magine being elected to serve in local government, only to find yourself in a global health emergency. That’s exactly what happened to Gregg Hart, then Chair of the County Board of Supervisors, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. “I was hoping to use my chairmanship to highlight the need for emergency and disaster preparedness,” Supervisor Hart told Noozhawk. “The coronavirus is obviously something that I never imagined would happen at the beginning of the year, and it turned into disaster response instead of disaster preparedness.” It’s this kind of long-term thinking, along with the ability to pivot as needed, and a total commitment to the job, that will make Gregg a great choice as our next state assemblymember. Gregg made it a priority to get County residents information immediately, and was present at all briefings, so that the community would have a trusted source of information. This commitment to ensuring access to honest and clear information is exactly what we want from our representative to Sacramento, which can seem far away but where so many policies are made affecting our daily lives. Gregg’s leadership has helped ensure that the County has been transparent about pandemic policies, especially with frequently changing state rules being imposed on local governments. His support for common sense measures is exactly what we need in a state legislator advocating for our County at the state legislature. I’m voting for Gregg Hart for Assembly on June 7, for this kind of leadership. Margaret Lazarus

Revenue-neutral Carbon Fee a Good Idea I would like to second the comments in Robert Taylor’s “Community Voices” column in the May 12th issue. A revenue-neutral fee on carbon can reduce the need for complex fossil fuel regulations, as it puts decision-making about energy choices in the hands and pocketbooks of each of us. Consumers

and businesses who see the prospect of a steadily-rising fee on carbon can purchase and plan accordingly, and middle- and lower-income families will be protected by an equal-per-person dividend. There is a bill in the House of Representatives, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (energyinnovationact.org), which would do just this. It should be the kind of action that can get the support of both parties and both houses of Congress. Dennis Thompson, FAIA, LEED AP

Reelect Salcido As the Santa Barbara County 2018 Teacher of the Year, I was able to witness first-hand the transition of Bill Cirone’s retirement, and the seamless takeover of Susan Salcido as Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools. She took her new position seriously from the moment she took office. Susan makes it a priority to visit school sites in our county and has visited my classroom often, even after my term ended. Each visit comes with animated conversations with students and genuine curiosity about what they are learning. Susan collaborates with teachers and asks questions about what’s working, as well as any struggles we face. Additionally, I see Susan at many SBCEO functions such as Battle of the Books, County Spelling Bees, technology symposiums, and other meetings. She is always gracious and inquisitive about my students, school district, and even my family. As many in education know, dealing with COVID-19 over the past few years has been difficult. Through the many changes and updates that schools were facing, Susan was always available and supportive of decisions schools were making to fit their needs. As a 5th grade teacher at Oak Valley Elementary, I firmly believe that Susan has the experience and dedication to lead our schools. Please join me in voting for Dr. Susan Salcido for Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools on June 7th. Jennifer Cline

The definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” Thus it is with the incumbent Superintendent of Schools. Why would anyone looking at the FACTS vote for the incumbent? In her 15 years at the County office of Education, she has NOT improved the academic outcomes for our children under her leadership. The current incumbent is failing the students, their families, and the community. She keeps on using the same methods, methodologies, and ideologies that clearly are not working, yet she expects your vote. Only 34% of the students in Santa Barbara County are proficient in math, and only 47% are proficient in English. Those are failing grades for anyone, much less the incumbent Superintendent. The incumbent says she has years of experience, but does her experience generate any positive educational results? Just look at the 102 students under her direct care at the County Board of Education. Their results have steadily declined under her tenure, to a point so low that that it cannot possibly get any lower. None of the 102 students under her direct care are proficient in English. None of the 102 students under her direct care are proficient in math. Zero. From a taxpayer’s perspective she has failed in her fiduciary duty. From a moral level, it is far worse. Without real skills, these students don’t stand a chance in our increasingly competitive and challenging world. I will vote for Christy Lozano for County Superintendent of Schools. She has the grit, energy, and determination to turn our County Education office around. I’ve known Christy personally. She is well equipped to meet all the challenges of the job and heal the wounds and divisions in our schools. Christy understands that the children have been put in the cross hairs of educational divisiveness both locally and nationally. This is truly a tragedy that must be overcome and will only be overcome by taking politics out of the classroom. Christy has the moral strength, good character, affability, and vision to lead. Nothing is more important to the future of our county and our country, than raising up and fully preparing the next generation of young people with the skills and character to succeed.

To learn more about Christy Lozano, please check out her website christylozano.com. All data comes from ed-data.org. Peggy Wilson

Clarity Needed As a concerned citizen I am fully on board with recycling. A container for up to 24 ounces is five cents and those that are greater is ten cents. I happily put my cans and bottles in the blue bin so they can start a new life in another product. In almost every single neighborhood in town I see people going through these bins and purging these materials. Many do it when the bins are on the street and some even go into people’s driveways and into city owned property bins. As a person that thrives on clarity, is this working to eat, or make money to put gas in a car, or pay a phone bill? Or is it theft?

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I have talked to several people and posed this question. There is no clarity or even a consensus. Some say it’s not stealing if it is on the street. Some say it’s trespassing if the bin is on their property. Some say that they don’t care either way. Some say they don’t want anyone going through their bins at all. Some say they look the other way. Some say it’s a job. The only conclusion I can come up with is that these dumpster diving soles work very hard to stay afloat. (By stealing.) How is that for clarity? Steven Marko

Another Vote for Salcido On June 7, 2022, we will vote on the next Superintendent of Schools for Santa Barbara County. As a former teacher, principal, and superintendent of a high school district in Santa Barbara County, I have a unique perspective and experience to assess the quality of leadership needed to be an effective and competent leader as our County Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Susan Salcido advanced her way to her current position as County Superintendent by first serving as a teacher, school site administrator, and County Schools Assistant Superintendent before becoming Superintendent in 2017. She has done an admirable job for the past five years under very challenging and difficult circumstances, overseeing a $100,000,000 budget and providing support for 20 school districts. Under her leadership, programs supporting students’ learning have blossomed, especially around preparation for the future economy. By contrast, Dr. Salcido’s opponent has no administrative experience, having spent her entire career in the classroom. Additionally, if a recent interview with Newsmakers’ Jerry Roberts is any indication, she has little understanding of the County Superintendent position. She seems to think that the job involves overseeing individual school districts and curricula, which it does not. Dr. Salcido has provided very effective and knowledgeable leadership as our County Superintendent for the past five years. This is not the time to elect someone with no experience, little understanding of the role, and an obvious ideological axe to grind. Jeffrey N. Hearn, PhD, Superintendent (Retired)

More Support for Lozano For the first time in over 35 years, voters finally have a choice, an opponent, for Superintendent of Schools. Starting May 9, we can vote for U.S. Veteran and Teacher Christy Lozano to turnaround our failed county secondary high schools and most elementary schools, and oversee the massive billion-dollar budgets for our failed public schools. Only Montecito, Hope, Ballard, and a few Goleta District elementary schools. Christy Lozano can and will get the job done! Countywide Susan Salcido has 12 – 19 May 2022

proven she cannot do the work required of a Superintendent. Christy Lozano can and will get the job done! I have watched Superintendent Salcido as a parent since 2005, and as a local school activist since 1980. She is lackadaisical, MIA except for TV and public appearances. Pay is high, results are low. Voters, parents, and taxpayers are disregarded by Superintendent Salcido. At Cold Spring School she circumvented voters who rejected the L2020 bond. The vote was to not approve another taxpayer funded bond to build until AFTER a forensic audit. Superintendent Salcido decided otherwise, refusing the forensic audit, and agreeing to release the remaining 2008 Measure C Bond proceeds held by Treasurer Harry Hagen. Make your vote matter. Vote Christy Lozano for the school leadership change desperately needed in our county by both students and taxpayers. Want to know more? Zoom in for the long-awaited debate between U.S. Veteran and Teacher Christy Lozano and current Superintendent Susan Salcido on May 12 at 6 pm. Register at the League of Women Voters at LwvSantaBarbara.org. Denice Spangler Adams, Montecito

Sign of the Times Residents living near the Hot Springs trailhead illegally blocked the public right of way by placing rocks and plants on it. Only the county can legally close off access to the right of way. The residents could have worked with the county, but instead took the law into their own hands. That some residents are suing the county for attempting to take back what belongs to the public is crazy and upside down. There’s no excuse for such blatant disregard of the law. A lot of people park on the public right of way in my Montecito neighborhood. Does that fact give me the right to block off the right of way as I see fit? If there’s a problem with too many cars parked, the proper thing to do is make a request to the county. Then a process gets started. It’s not fair that hikers get ticketed, but residents get away with illegally taking away public space. Residents behind the litigation want environmental review for the county freeing the public right of way, but didn’t request it when they usurped it. Restoring access to the right of way is needed. Removing rocks will create about 20 parking spaces – that seems a reasonable amount. To have more parking will require the removal of plants. Here’s a way to greatly improve the situation: Put up adequate signs stating “No Parking” in areas where vehicles stick out in the road (why wasn’t this done a long time ago?). Hikers are unlikely to park by such signs. Doing this will offset new parking spaces created. With good signage there will be little need for ticketing. Bryan Rosen Montecito

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Village (Continued from 6) be in Montecito Thursday to collect data and study the wind patterns. Chief Taylor said the Montecito Fire Department will host a community meeting regarding wildfire preparedness on July 7, at 6 pm in Page Hall on the Westmont College campus. The community is encouraged to attend this meeting to review the Ready! Set! Go! guide and discuss how to implement a wildfire action plan. Wildland Specialists will discuss the preparedness actions residents can take to harden their home such as creating defensible space, using fire-resilient landscaping, and choosing ember-resistant building materials. The findings from MFPD’s evacuation study, which is currently in progress, will also be discussed. If the study’s findings indicate a need for substantial changes to the District’s evacuation plan, that information will be shared at the Wildfire Preparedness Community Meeting, as well as through multifaceted outreach methods to all community members. Montecito Union School superintendent Anthony Ranii said the infrastructure renovation project for the main school building as well as the kindergarten/first grade building will start this summer, and will require temporary classrooms to be built on the lower terraces. The project is being financed with school reserves. Work also continues at the Nature Lab on campus, with 30 vertical gardens for hydroponic growing coming in soon. The Nature Lab has received $100K in community grants from over a dozen different agencies, and the school has raised $200K in direct donation. Ranii reported that in-person performances are back, and the upcoming graduation is also being planned in person. Cold Spring School Superintendent Dr. Amy Alzina reported that CSS will also hold their graduation in person. Later this month will mark the groundbreaking for CSS’s new building project, which is expected to be completed by March of next year. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Lieutenant Butch Arnoldi reported on recent crimes in Montecito, which include residential burglaries on Riven Rock, Oak Grove, Bella Vista, and Cold Spring Road. In more than one of those incidents, access was gained through a back door by breaking a window pane within the door, he said. Lieutenant Arnoldi also reported a recent incident in which a subject parked their car on the Santa Barbara Cemetery property, and then jumped off the property’s cliff onto the beach below, in an apparent suicide. Arnoldi said that crimes are down overall in Montecito, with 116 serious crimes reported so far this year, which is equivalent to last year’s numbers. Less severe crimes are down, with 80 reported this year, which is about half of the amount last year. Darcel Elliott from First District Supervisor Das Williams’ office reported that the County has been trying for the last three months to hire a park ranger to enforce dusk-to-dawn rules on our local trailheads, including at Hot Springs Trail. “We’ve been having a really hard time hir-

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ing across the board,” she said, adding that any interested applicants should contact her. She also reported that an executive order has been issued by Governor Gavin Newsom, putting a moratorium on new wells being drilled. Executive Director Sharon Byrne reported that Judge Donna Geck with the Santa Barbara Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction last Friday in the legal case related to the parking issues at the Hot Springs Trailhead. As previously reported, parking woes at the trailhead have come to a head in the last few months, as four members of the community took legal action against the County in April in response to a proposed parking project near the trailhead. The parking project could add up to 62 parking spots in the public right-of-way in the area, which has become increasingly popular due to the active hot springs and exposure on social media sites. The County describes the project as a right-of-way restoration project, which involves limited removal of road encroachments and minor road grading for the purpose of improving sight distance, and to allow parking in the public space adjacent to the Hot Springs Trailhead along East Mountain Drive. The Court granted the injunction and imposed a bond of $10,000, noting in the published opinion the following: “It appears highly likely to this Court that many projects which are subject to CEQA environmental review requirements can involve an agency’s conduct of discrete actions which would normally be well within the agency’s enforcement authority. The fact that the actions are being taken as part of, and in support of, a greater project that is potentially subject to CEQA review, cannot and should not immunize County from injunctive relief or legal responsibility under CEQA, simply because such actions are ordinarily within the County’s enforcement authority. In other words, while an agency cannot normally be ordinarily enjoined from lawfully exercising its enforcement authority, where the exercise of that authority is or could be in violation of applicable State law such as CEQA, the exercise of that authority would no longer be lawful, and not only can but should be subject to injunction – if the factors supporting issuance of an injunction otherwise exist.” The next Montecito Association meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 14. For more information, visit montecitoassociation.org.

Kelly Mahan Herrick, also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond.

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Voter’s Guide: Candidate Statements Misplace your sample ballot? We have you covered. Here are the candidate statements for the upcoming election: United States Representative, District 24 Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. Among other duties, representatives introduce bills and resolutions, offer amendments, and serve on committees. (Source: house.gov)

services, professional development for educators, and fiscal services for districts. The local SBCEO is one of 58 county offices in California. The County offices support local school districts by providing services that can be delivered more efficiently and economically at the county level. (Source: sbceo.org and theccbe.org; edited for clarity and space)

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Susan C. Salcido

Occupation: Member of Congress ’m Salud Carbajal, and I have continued to advance our Central Coast priorities in Congress. I grew up in Ventura County, where my father worked as a farmworker. I attended UCSB while working two jobs to become the first in my family to graduate from a university. I proudly served our country in the Marine Corps Reserves and as a Santa Barbara County Supervisor. My wife, Gina, and I raised our family here and now our grandchildren are growing up in this community. As the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life, I focused on securing the funding our communities need. I helped pass direct COVID-19 relief and the American Rescue Plan that delivered critical resources to return children to school safely, keep small businesses open, and prevent families from falling into homelessness. To help quicken the recovery, I worked to pass a historic bipartisan infrastructure law that creates thousands of good-paying jobs for Central Coast residents and improves public transit, invests in broadband internet connectivity, and increases access to clean drinking water. In Congress, I will continue bringing Republicans and Democrats together to focus on solutions for the Central Coast. I am proud to have worked on legislation that preserves our pristine environment, addresses climate change, and bans offshore oil drilling. I will continue fighting to create jobs, increase support for veterans, and make healthcare and prescription drugs more affordable. I would be honored to continue working for you in Congress. For more information, please visit SaludCarbajal.com. I kindly ask for your vote. Thank you.

Michele R. Weslander Quaid

Occupation: Wife / Mother / Educator / Scientist / Engineer / Entrepreneur / Nationally Acclaimed Executive o you want more of the same, or are you ready for positive change? I am running for U.S. Congress to uphold individual liberty, enforce fiscal responsibility, remove unnecessary regulation, and enable California’s Central Coast to flourish. Progressive policies have had disastrous results. The government is overspending and printing money, devaluing the dollar. Now inflation has risen to a 30-year high, impacting every aspect of our lives. America was energy-independent, but now we rely on foreign oil — leading to skyrocketing costs for fuel, food, and other products. Our border is not secure, and there has been an increase in homelessness and crime. Government bureaucrats are trying to dictate every aspect of our lives, violating our inalienable rights in the process. During my 25-year national security career in Washington, D.C., I served as a senior executive and policymaker, working with Congress, advocating for our men and women in uniform, leading innovation, and negotiating agreements that brought people together. I used my advanced technical degrees and vast business experience to build strategies and implement plans efficiently and effectively. Do you want to continue down the Progressive path of fundamentally transforming America by dismantling the U.S. Constitution? If the answer is no, I am your candidate. You can count on me to lead with integrity and use my experience and expertise to defend your rights and bring about positive change to restore our constitutional republic. Vote for Michele Weslander Quaid for U.S. Congress! Website: MWQ2022.com

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Occupation: Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools s County Superintendent of Schools, I am committed to the promise of public education. I will continue to focus on the safety, well-being, and success of each of our 70,000 students throughout Santa Barbara County. With over 40 years in Santa Barbara County and 26 years in education, I am personally invested in our school communities. I am a product of Santa Maria public schools, a mother of two school-aged children, and the wife of a local public school teacher. I taught high school English, coached athletics, and served as a principal in Santa Barbara public schools. Now, more than ever before, schools are relied upon for far more than academics alone. They provide a place of community, belonging, and consistency. They connect children to trusted adults who care deeply about their learning and well-being. They nurture children’s emotional, social, and intellectual growth and introduce them to life experiences different from their own. They guide students toward recognizing themselves as participants in a statewide, national, and global arena with a full range of possibilities in their future. I respectfully ask for your vote so that I may continue to provide the trusted leadership our children, families, and educators deserve.

Christy Lozano

Occupation: Teacher he people of Santa Barbara County deserve much better school leadership. Leadership that provides genuine opportunities, especially for the underserved. Leadership that enriches and protects our community. Leadership which produces exceptional results, not just good intentions. We cannot solve the pressing challenges in our educational system using the same thinking that created them. To achieve the educational outcomes we deserve, we need new and effective leaders. I have the experience necessary: a local Santa Barbara teacher for 18 years, working with underserved students to overcome obstacles, accomplish goals, and to become their best selves. I’ve taught elementary through high school. I have 25 years of coaching experience. I’ve held leadership roles including Teacher-inCharge/Elementary Assistant Principal, Head Coach, Union Representative, and Department Chair. I served in the U.S. Air Force during 9/11 and was stationed overseas in an Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. My professional credentials include: a B.S. in Kinesiology from Cal Poly, an M.A. in Educational Leadership, and an Administrative Service Credential from Cal Lutheran University. Most importantly, I’m the proud mother of a teenage daughter. Let’s ensure our next generation is fully equipped with the skills, knowledge, and character to thrive. I’d be honored by your vote. ChristyLozano.com

Clerk, Recorder, and Assessor The County Clerk-Recorder records, archives, and provides copies of official records and vital records (birth, death, and marriage certificates); files fictitious business name statements and notary public oaths; files maps related to real property; issues marriage licenses; and files domestic partnerships. They maintain a permanent archive of recorded documents. All Official Records documents are recorded, indexed, scanned, and stored. The public may search and view records for free or copy these records for a fee, as allowed by law. Santa Barbara County contains a wealth of land, buildings, and taxable personal property. The property tax revenues generated from these assets are vital to maintaining all county operations and public services. The Assessor’s Office identifies, maps, inspects,

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Bubbles and Butterflies

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Executive Director Victoria Strong (and her husband, Bill) lost their daughter Gwendolyn in 2015, which spurred them to try to help others in need. “Your support is instrumental in building this magical space on Dwight Murphy Field. Every gift is valued because of the statement it makes about our community’s belief in the importance of inclusion and belonging for all.” Remember, it has been said that “Santa Barbara has more nonprofits per capita than any other place in the world.” The development coordinator is Tess

he animals must have been wondering what was going on when the air filled with bubbles at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Not to worry! The Zoo had loaned part of their grounds to benefit Gwendolyn’s Playground. That is something to look forward to in the next year or two. It’s an all-inclusive playground built for people of all ages including special needs folks, especially children.

Council and community outreach is Emily Gardner. They all know that access to play is the most fundamental right of childhood. At our core, our community understands the value and health benefits of play, and we recognize that outdoor play spaces are vital for communities to gather and connect. And yet, not a single playground in Santa Barbara is accessible or inclusively designed to bring people together. Last summer, Gwendolyn’s Playground received unanimous approval from the architectural board of review and planning commission. It has hit $2.65 million and needs $3.4 million more. This playground will give everyone a place to play. Children learn by playing. There are numerous ways to give – from a founder’s wall to colorful tiles to field naming. This day we parked our cars at the zoo

and climbed the hill to the top where all the bubbles were flying, and champagne was flowing. Then we sat at tables for 10 and munched on delicious sandwiches while listening to speakers, especially Andrew Firestone. We were also entertained by our own Jackson Gillies who has lived with Type 1 diabetes since he was three years old. He says, “You’ve got to learn how to wake up in the morning and say ‘All right. This is what I’m dealing with. I’m going to make the best of it. I’m still going to enjoy life, and do the things I love and not be affected by it. I’m going to make it a strength.’” The Sadie and Eric Hall family have another mantra: “May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung… May your heart always be joyful. May

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’m a survivor of childhood sexual assault,” Candrice Jones said plainly when asked about the origin of her latest play, A Medusa Thread, which is getting its first-ever production this week via the inspired theatrical incubator known as UCSB’s Launch Pad. Placing Medusa, the mythological Gorgon with snakes instead of hair, as the owner of a Black beauty salon in the American South that serves as purgatory for the recently deceased. The drama is Jones’ method of addressing that abuse, but from her perspective of an adult, and with a couple of other plays already under her belt. “I always knew I wanted to address what happened,” Jones explained. “But I didn’t want to write a play that staged the act of sexual assault, nor did I want it to be the survivor enacting a revenge narrative. That’s not my story.” The framework came while the Arkansas native was studying theater at CalArts in Southern California and was introduced to the post-modern interpretation of mythology as an entryway. “I started thinking about who owns stories, and my connections to characters in literature borne from my experience, and Medusa was one whose rage came from sexual assault. All those stories involve some kind of transformation, some kind of catharsis.” But the beauty shop, called Cathartic Moments in the play, wasn’t just a convenient place to set the story, it also represents a pivotal moment in Jones’ own recovery, she said. “The beauty shop was the first place that I had the experience of having some kind of agency with my body, in how someone could touch me or what they could do,” she recalled, fully aware of the irony of talking about the subject, just days after the draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked. “My

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Thank you. From those in the classroom to those in the front offices around the district to maintenance workers to those that act as family liaisons to our families, we cannot even begin to articulate how thankful we are for each and every one of our Santa Barbara Unified School District employees. These past two years have been challenging — to say the least — but you stood up, stood strong and led the way in helping put our community’s children first. It wasn’t easy, but the best things in life rarely are. As May celebrates both our certificated and classified staffs, we salute you — the South Coast’s truest superheroes. Your sacrifice will be seen in our children for decades to come. With humble gratitude,

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Helena Mason Art Gallery Opens

Fishbon’s Clay and Laura Bodine up in the loft at the Helena Mason Art Gallery, originally their art apartment in the early 2000s (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

From left, Natalie Olivas, Gigi Crisa, Chris Gocong, Inga Guzyte, Rod Lathim, Nicole Delesalle, and Jamie Sanchez (photo by Joanne A Calitri)

by Joanne A. Calitri

was invited to attend the May 6th opening of the Helena Mason Art Gallery. The address – 48 Helena Avenue – brought me back to a 2005 world where, in that exact location, magic happened by underground artists and scientists, who spun their current creations late on Wednesday nights. If you know… you know. Yes, indeed, I was there by invite only via materials engineer guru and Burner Kelly Johnson, who took me under wing. The two-story apartment loft was the home of Clay Bodine and his girlfriend, now wife, Laura Inks. They and Dominique Reboul, Alan Macy, and Tracy Beeler gave birth to the incredible Fishbon and all its incarnations, leading the pack at every Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle, Lucidity, Santacon, public art murals, fire performances, and more. Lest we not forget it was across from the historic 24/7 coffee joint Hot Spots, which had best hot coco, sigh… if its phonebooth could talk!

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Could the Helena Mason Art Gallery bring on the vibe after the building had been vacant for over 10 years? I went to find out. Usually a good sign, the line was a tad down the street as the doors opened, and guests gushed straight away to owners Natalie Olivas and Jamie Sanchez. Turns out, it was Olivas’ birthday as well. I found not only an upbeat, modern vibe, but the architecture of the interior was the same. There is an open floor plan with a two-room layout, the upstairs loft and the faux entrance at 48 Helena with its long hallway housing a floor to ceiling mural. The open back area has a bar and patio. Heading upstairs to what used to be a bedroom for Bodine is a cozy couch, mod chairs, and a view of the gallery. Familiar faces abounded, starting with the six artists displaying their wares: Nicole Delesalle, Gigi Crisa, Rod Lathim, Chris Gocong, and Inga Guzyte. Delesalle’s six abstract expressionist works open the gallery. She mixes acrylics, oil, pastel, pencil, and marker on canvas, mostly 36” x 48”, with a broad

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life after sitting for 10 years. It became a safe place for us during the pandemic and during my treatment for breast cancer. It started as a space for Jamie to run his real estate business. We would come down here to work and would end our days reminiscing on the way we remember the Funk Zone prior to recent development. Our intention for the building was to honor the Sanchez Family Legacy, to do our part to keep the old Santa Barbara/ Funk Zone alive, and to create a dynamic environment for people to gather and celebrate life while enjoying the artworks of our local and emerging artists. We expanded the space from Jamie’s real estate office and created the Helena Mason Art Gallery. Are you artists as well? No, we are not but we love art. Natalie went to UCSB studying Biochemistry in 2004 and stayed here. Jamie went to Cal State San Bernardino to study Business. What genres of art will you be showing? Personally, we are attracted to pop art, street art, and Chicano art. We love color and vibrance and getting mesmerized by a piece. We are excited to open the space to all types of genres, and are open to all mediums and craftsmanship of art. Get ready for future shows that may include fashion, cars, music, digital art, food, wine, poetry... our options are endless. All things that encompass the beautiful lifestyle of Santa Barbara. Yes, thanks to Olivas and Sanchez, the vibe will thrive here. Do stop by and support locally owned! 411: Helena Mason Art Gallery hello@helenamasonartgallery.com @helenamasonartgallery

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Gregg Hart – State Assembly We endorse 2nd District County Supervisor Gregg Hart for State Assembly. Hart’s opponent, Mike Stoker (a former County Supervisor and Trump’s West Coast EPA Administrator) is famous for coining the phrase “lock her up.” We believe that such divisive and mean-spirited political shenanigans should have no place in Santa Barbara’s leadership. A native Santa Barbaran, Supervisor Hart is a consummate Democratic insider whose service on the Santa Barbara Planning Commission, the Santa Barbara City Council from 1986-1994, and most recently as the 2nd District County Supervisor, Gregg Hart could not be more prepared to represent the Central Coast in the state legislature. As Chair of the Board of Supervisors, Hart showed strong leadership during the COVID crisis working with County Public Health to hold regular press conferences to keep Santa Barbara residents in the loop on the ever-changing mind-spinning myriad of rules and regulations around masking, vaccination eligibility, business closures, etc. And his local focus on Homelessness and Transportation bodes well for his advocacy on these fronts in Sacramento. Hart is a sophisticated career politician with a preternatural affinity for understanding complicated policy matters and will no doubt hit the ground running in Sacramento. The defining relationship between the county and the state is money, and in Sacramento – yank begets bank – and Gregg Hart’s got yank in spades. We’re hopeful that despite his many years in politics, Hart will bring a fresh perspective to this new job and break out of some old habits of looking inside a used box for solutions to new and ever-escalating challenges faced by the people of the Central Coast.

Laura Capps – Santa Barbara County Supervisor (photo by Manjari Sharma)

We wanted Laura Capps on the Board of Supervisors when we endorsed her in 2020 as she made government ethics and the importance of reforming local campaign financing a centerpiece of her successful (but not quite enough) campaign to unseat 1st District County Supervisor Das Williams; and we feel the same now that she’s unopposed for Gregg Hart’s 2nd District seat. Many know Laura Capps because of her strong name identification. Laura is the daughter of two former Congressional Representatives for the 37th district – her father Walter Capps (1997), succeeded by her mother Lois Capps’ election to the seat (1997-2016) following her father’s untimely death in 1997. But aside from her illustrious local pedigree, Laura has proven herself a strong leader in her own right both in her work in the White House, the U.S. Senate, and locally as a member of the Santa Barbara Unified School Board. Capps has prioritized working on issues like poverty and child hunger, being very vocal on things like the earned income tax credit as one of the strongest tools to alleviate poverty and her belief that the County should play a more proactive role in providing supportive services to those whom this could benefit. Capps understands that poverty is a critical lynchpin for so many other issues, like education, housing, and mental health. She’s also shown a strong commitment to the

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IDEAS CORNER:

On Money, Politics and other Trivial Matters

Perspectives

Abortion is Not the Issue The Way to St. Helena

The Future of Batteries

“Heat battery” could make homes gas-free

by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

ard to believe though it is, the leaked draft opinion of Justice Samuel Alito is one of the most radical decisions in Supreme Court history. The proposed majority opinion striking down Roe v. Wade is not going to be remembered for its doctrinaire, misogynistic, didactic, and insensitive tone, nor for its incredulous conclusions. No, it will be remembered as the “Waterloo” moment of the fundamentalist Christian Right’s five-decade crusade to capture the US Supreme Court. This decision is about far more than abortion, and the fundamentalist Christian agenda is about much more than the “right to life.” All along, their agenda has more appropriately been expressed as a right to compel birth. That same agenda has no problem with taking life through state executions (which even the Pope condemns), and is not overly willing to support mothers and children with food stamps or other childhood benefits designed to support well-being. Fundamentalist Christians used “right to life” issues to band together with other major economic forces (e.g., the Koch brothers) and capture this nation’s government to “rule” with a small minority. That minority doesn’t really want people of color to vote, doesn’t want immigration that would threaten the white majority, doesn’t like interracial marriage, and wants their personal religious beliefs to govern us all, even if we don’t share that religion! That minority would be just as pleased if there were no issues decided that they couldn’t control — even the right to control women’s bodies. They have been organizing and pushing a broad judicial activism agenda to finally impose the narrowest of views held by a small portion of the American population (25-35 percent) on the rest of us (65-75 percent). In the process we, the vast majority, have been subjected to the increasing restraints of minority rule in the US. This time, they have gone too far. They have stirred up a powerful resistance movement to their incessant campaign to impose their religious views on the rest of us. Is this their Waterloo? After being defeated at the Battle of Leipzig, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the Island of Elba in 1814, where he was allowed to keep his Emperor title and to rule that small island. He wasn’t satisfied by this diminution of his reign, however, and he escaped exile in 1815 to seize control of France once again. He didn’t stop there, and he resumed his conquest of Europe. Finally defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was banished to his place of permanent imprisonment on the remote island of St. Helena, where he died at the age of 51. Right-wing factions of the Republican party seized control of the “base” in 2020 even in the face of Donald Trump’s loss of the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. Had they stopped there, one would rationally assume that gerrymandering and outright voter suppression would have permanently locked in minority Republican/Trumpian rule for a decade or more. Trump has cynically purported that who counts the votes is more important than who casts them. In response, Republican controlled swing states enacted legislation providing sweeping authority to the Republican Party, assuring election success in all seven of these states. No matter how many people voted, and no matter how few of them voted for Republicans, the vote counting was assured to guarantee Republicans won all the major races for Congress and the Senate. By 2024, those same seven states would be able to tilt the Electoral College, and the impulses driving the January 6th Insurrection would then have achieved full victory. It was a masterful and remarkably effective way to enshrine minority rule for a very long time, and most likely would have led to an autocratic takeover of the US by Trump and his followers. Yes, folks, we were in fact about to lose our Democratic Republican after 250 years. And, on the verge of that victory, Alito went too far. Alito’s draft opinion revealed deep flaws in how we have allowed a Supreme Court majority, appointed by Presidents who failed to achieve a majority vote victory in their general elections, to become a political force that has begun stripping away all manner of civil rights protections. As many commentators have already observed, Roe’s legacy has provided the legal underpinnings on all manner of personal privacy rights (gay marriage, contraception) and other civil liberties. All will fall if Alito’s opinion becomes law. What makes this a Waterloo moment is the incredible overreach. The opinion’s clear political bias and overtly twisted logic attacks the validity of the Fourteenth Amendment. It also endangers anything that the five Catholics on the Court deem to be against their

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cientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands believe that their “heat battery” can soon get millions of homes in Europe off of their gas dependency. The team’s heat battery is based simply on salt and water. It utilizes an old thermochemical principle, which is that when water is added to salt, it produces heat. Heat can also be used to evaporate the water and store heat energy inside the salt.`Using this method of storing heat within dry salt makes the battery completely loss-free, resulting in an incredibly efficient method of energy storage. This will prove even more useful when the energy is sourced from renewables like wind and solar, as they tend to fluctuate significantly and require other supplemental energy sources. The heat that is to be stored in the salt can be sourced from industrial by-products such as residual “heat waste” from factories or from data centers, making it more sustainable and efficient.The first prototype could provide heating for a family of four for two days. It has since been upgraded to a fully working prototype that could be used in the real world. The system, which is about the size of a large cabinet, could heat a home for up to two months. Later this year, a pilot will take place in homes across France, Poland, and the Netherlands to test out the technology.

U.S. announces $3 billion for EV battery production To help manufacturers meet the rising demand for electric vehicles, state and federal governments are stepping up to offer funding to increase production. The Biden Administration recently announced a plan to make $3.16 billion available to stimulate the production of batteries for electric vehicles in the United States. Funding will be available in the form of grants meant to encourage the innovation of more high-capacity batteries and sourcing the raw materials to make them. The grant funding comes from last year’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will help awarded U.S. companies make and modify factories to facilitate the manufacturing of batteries and parts. Another $60 million will also go toward battery reuse and recycling innovation. The administration aims to have half of all U.S. new vehicle sales be electric by 2030 and has also issued guidelines for all new government cars and trucks to be emissions-free by 2035. personal religious values. This despite their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution in a secular country. In so doing, the opinion will catalyze a new level of activism from a vast cross-section of Americans and might, just might, result in a tsunami of voters going to the polls in 2022. If in fact Alito has scared us into a groundswell of civic unrest we might, just might, take the country back from minority rule. In this space we’ve previously outlined how the Court itself should be reformed (See Perspectives piece, “Reform is Better than Revolution”). No need to repeat it here. We’ve also previously written about reforming the Electoral College (see “A Plea for One ‘man’, One vote”), and voter suppression (see “Every Citizen’s Vote Deserves to be Counted”), gerrymandering (see “Ending Gerrymandering”) the allocation of US Senatorial seats by state rather than by population (see “Escaping Minority Rule: The US Senate”); and the outdated, segregationist-motivated filibuster rule (see “Escaping Minority Rule: The Filibuster”). All those other ways to enforce minority rule are now well known. What wasn’t appreciated is whether anything would get the majority off their collective chairs and out to reclaim their democracy. It looks like Alito may have done it! The sleeping giant, the majority of Americans, forgot that the price of liberty is constant vigilance. America, the first and oldest modern democracy was organized around an idea — not an ethnicity or common cultural heritage. It is a simple idea: “We the people” have the ultimate power. A minority can only take that from us if we let them. Alito has now lit the fuse that might, just might, cause us to turn out in such numbers that we reclaim our democracy and exile minority rule to the metaphoric island of St. Helena – where Napoleon was finally banished never to return again. Rinaldo S. Brutoco, an entrepreneur, is the founding president and CEO of the Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy and a co-founder of JUST Capital

“If roses were not special, weeds would not envy them.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

12 – 19 May 2022

Brilliant Thoughts

Ernie’s World

by Ashleigh Brilliant

by Ernie Witham

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ifferent parts of our bodies have come to be associated with a variety of emotions and characteristics. Love supposedly springs from the heart, integrity is in the backbone, and inquisitiveness in the nose. But, when it comes to truly deep-seated feelings, for some reason, we commonly attribute them to our intestines. And it’s not only our “gut feelings,” but also our actions, for which our entrails are said to be responsible. Hence, when somebody does something unusually brave, we say that they “had guts.” (More politely, we call it “intestinal fortitude.”) In actual physiological fact, of course, regardless of courage or cowardice, we all have them. And not only we humans, but many of our fellow creatures, are gifted with these internal organs, which admittedly I know very little about – but as always, I’m happy to share my ignorance with you. One thing I do know is the title of a book written by my Gastroenterologist – whose job it is to explore people’s intestines – nowadays with the help of a beam of light which he inserts along the appropriate route. The book is called The Tunnel at the End of the Light. Another thing I can tell you, without looking it up, was that General George S. Patton was known as “Old Blood and Guts.” But my own interest in that part of my body (apart from occasional dalliances with constipation or diarrhea) came to a very unexpected peak when, in my early thirties, I suddenly developed what seemed a very bad stomach pain, but which soon was diagnosed as Appendicitis. At that time (the early 1960s), I was a graduate student at Berkeley, working on my PhD in History. And the University had its own hospital, right on campus, which was very convenient, especially since I lived just three blocks away. The appendix is a very strange organ, because, although situated in a fairly prominent position, projecting like a finger from the bottom of your Large Intestine, it has no known purpose – except, apparently, to cause trouble by occasionally getting infected. The most common treatment is surgical removal, which nowadays can be a very short procedure, often letting you go home the same day. But I was kept for several days. My strongest recollection of that whole episode, however, was what happened afterwards. When I was released from the hospital, my first inclination was to find out exactly 12 – 19 May 2022

what they had done to me in there. So, I went to the main Bancroft Library, and soon found there, in the old bound volumes of LIFE magazine, a detailed close-up photographic account of the entire appendicitis operation. I was, at the same time, fascinated and horrified… The next thing I knew, I was lying on the floor, with several people gathered around me. Yes, for one of the few times in my life, I had fainted! (The only other times have had to do with being a blood donor.) Anyway, getting back to the intestines: They go by a number of other names, including viscera, entrails, and bowels. As we all know, “having a bowel movement,” is a euphemism for expelling solid waste from the body. But Oliver Cromwell, in 1650, must have some other meaning in mind when he wrote to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, on a point of Church doctrine: “I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible that you may be mistaken.” We must also observe that, throughout history, analysis of the extracted entrails of animals and people has been considered a form of divination, akin to palmistry. Science today regards such practices as no more reliable than reading tea leaves. But to the ancient Romans, who thought of themselves as a civilized people, this kind of religious observance was highly important, as it had been to the Greeks. The intestinal area has also been termed “the vitals,” and, as a center of life, it has been a favorite target for suicide. The Roman military had a tradition of “falling on one’s sword,” which must have been a very awkward procedure, even if you could get somebody to hold the sword. And of course, the Japanese have for many centuries had their own form of suicide by ritual self-disembowelment, called Seppuku, or Hara-Kiri. But, to conclude on a slightly lighter note, let me add to the General Patton story that his sanguinary sobriquet was often acknowledged by his troops in this form: “OUR BLOOD, HIS GUTS.”

Ashleigh Brilliant born England 1933, came to California in 1955, to Santa Barbara in 1973, to the Montecito Journal in 2016. Best-known for his illustrated epigrams, called “Pot-Shots,” now a series of 10,000. email: ashleigh@west.net. web: www.ash leighbrilliant.com.

Pat and Ernie’s Wild Ride ...proceed to the route... proceed to the route... proceed to the route. took out my gun and I shot Siri. “Actually, it’s against the rental car company’s policy to shoot holes in the dashboard,” my wife informed me. “According to page 15 of the rental form, they charge extra for that.” I looked at the GPS map on the screen. It was turning 180 degrees to the left, then 180 degrees to the right, then left, then right ...proceed to the route... proceed to the route. “How much extra?” I asked. Pat and I were in Portland, Oregon. It was April 11. Much to the elation of local weather forecasters, it had snowed during the night and early morning hours. “First time in 80 years of recordkeeping!” “One for the books!” “Never seen anything like it!” I heard that one guy even crooned: “I’m dream-ing of a white A-pril.” Earlier, I cleaned snow off the windshield of our non-winterized rental Nissan with a plastic dustpan. Apparently, snow scrapers are a luxury in Portland. The precipitation had become a wintry mix of snow and really cold rain. I was wearing sweatpants and running shoes. The snow was so heavy that it took both hands to scoop and throw. All up and down 37th Avenue, large branches, which on April 10 had been filled with beautiful spring flowers, now lay crumpled in the road, sidewalks, and hanging off dripping rooftops. The roundabout at our intersection was currently just a halfround. You could not go about, because a limb big enough to qualify for a lumber truck ride to the mill was blocking the way. We were supposed to go to lunch at a pleasant outdoor French restaurant, followed by a short trip to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens to see a “cascade of color” along the meandering paths, and watch the ducks and Canadian Geese frolic in the soothing ponds. I’m guessing the geese went back to Canada to get warm. Did I mention it was 36 degrees? Meanwhile, back in Santa Barbara, the folks we had swapped houses with were sweltering in 90+ degree heat. “Do you believe in climate change, Brother Ernie? Gimme an Amen.” As soon as my feet thaw, maybe. Besides the enjoyment of spring flowers, Portland’s terrific art museum, and the Japanese Garden, we were here to visit family including the grandkids, Jack and Ollie. They live in the Northwest part of Portland, a short drive away. We were scheduled to fly home the next day so this would be our “miss you already, see you again soon” visit. So we waited and watched. By late afternoon, the snow and rain had stopped, it was a balmy 44 degrees, and we heard there was one route to the Northwest

partially open. So, we piled on four layers of clothing, put on our sunglasses – we’re from Southern California, okay? – and ventured off. And we made it! We ran around with the grandkids, riling them up so they’d never want to go to bed. We had a nice dinner, said our fond farewells and headed off for the quick jaunt back to our neighborhood. “Oh-oh,” Pat said. Ahead on Burnside Street, our preferred route home, was a detour sign. “Turn!” she yelled. I turned onto Skyline Boulevard, a narrow, winding road through unlit wooded neighborhoods. Pat offered a continual play-by-play. “Tree on the left. Branches on the right. Snow in the middle.” At this point Siri was still sane. “Proceed to Fairview and take a left.” “Oh-oh,” Pat said again, as we passed the detour sign at Fairview, prompting the first... proceed to the route... from Siri. But we were following a pickup truck that seemed to know where it was going, until the pickup truck turned into a driveway. Finally, we reached a dead-end and Siri lost it ...proceed to the route... proceed to the route... proceed to the route. I turned the car around. We passed the detours and downed trees again and about a dozen cars making the same mistake we had. “Next time we visit in the summertime!” I said. Siri thought this was a command and began playing the song “Summertime and the living is easy...” This time I shot her twice.

Ernie Witham has been writing humor for more than 25 years. He is the author of three humor books and is the humor workshop leader at the prestigious Santa Barbara Writers Conference.

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to pick the best tête toppers on display, with Santa Barbara resident Jaye Taylor winning for best hat, and Shanny Stark for the best handmade millinery. Rick, wearing a top hat and tails more befitting the Royal Ascot next month, won in the men’s category, while the most stylish couple award went to Angela Ireland and Roxy Bina. Among the derby denizens turning out were Nigel Gallimore, David Bolton, Gretchen Lieff and Miles Hartfeld, Chris and Mindy Denson, Kathryn Martin, Richard Auhll, Stephanie Petlow, and Thomas Markle. Acrobatic aerialist Angela Brandan provided entertainment.

Rick Oshay, Teresa Kuskey Nowak, Nina Q, Gretchen Lieff, and Miles Hartfeld (photo by Priscilla)

local artist Katherine Hedrick, a dinner party for 24 at the Simple Feast restaurant, and a Carpinteria Valley cannabis farm tour experience for ten. Supporters included Michael and Nati Smith, Mayor Randy Rowse, Das Williams, Belle Hahn, Jennifer Hale, Randy Solakian, Craig McCaw, Pat McElroy, Karl Hutterer, David Jackson, Laura Capps, and Nicole Eads.

Off to the Races Horseflesh of a very different kind was on display at the Santa Barbara Polo Club when a colorful Kentucky Derby bash was thrown by the tony twosome of

Teresa Kuskey Nowak, founder of the La Bohème dance troupe, and city gadabout Rick Oshay in a fieldside marquee by Holden Field. More than 175 glamorously garbed guests, many of them wearing a mélange of magnificent millinery, turned out to quaff the fountains of Champagne and snaffle the eclectic canapés, as they watched the 148th Running of the Roses from Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, with Rich Strike, an 80-to-1 outsider, winning the first race of the Triple Crown and a hefty $1.86 million check. As a regular judge for the club’s annual hat contest in July, yours truly was asked

Rome at the Granada

Opera Santa Barbara took over the cavernous stage at the Granada for A Night in Rome, a monochromatic themed tribute to the iconic 1960 Oscar-winning Federico Fellini-directed satire comedy-drama film starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg, with a sold-out crowd of 154 guests raising more than $180,000 for the popular organization. The boffo bash, emceed by concert pianist Jacopo Giacopuzzi and co-chaired by Karen Knight and Carol Vernon, honored Joan Rutkowski, chairman for the past four years, and Sandy Urquhart, former board chair twice, and her husband Bob. “Opera lets you exercise your emotions like no other

art form!” Sandy told the audience. Baritone Alexander Elliott, accompanied on piano by Kostis Protopapas, general and artistic director, entertained after a champagne reception in the theater lobby and a three-course dinner, and the showing of a short film Stories and Angels by Zach Mendez. Among those clearly in the right aria were Nicholas Burlett, Anne Towbes, Robert Weinman, Mary Dorra, Simon Williams, Dan and Meg Burnham, Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Nina Dunbar, Nir Kabaretti, Caren Rager, Palmer and Sue Jackson, and Susan Gulbransen. An evening of high note...

Angels & Hope Michael Behrman, a local doctor, and his wife, Sonia, both foster parents, opened the picturesque gardens of their Hope Ranch home overlooking the Pacific when Angels Foster Care hosted its first Al Fresco lunch in three years with 255 guests raising more than $100,000. “It’s really overwhelming for all of us to be back like the old days!” gushed Holly Carmody, executive director. “The feeling is quite fantastic!” Radio host Catherine Remak and founder Meichelle Arntz emceed the

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12 – 19 May 2022

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT This may affect your property. Please read. Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department. The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Alejandro Jimenez at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, by email at ajimenez@countyofsb.org, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided. WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission. If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Alejandro Jimenez at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at ajimenez@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 568-3559. PROPOSAL: FINEROCK ADDITION PROJECT ADDRESS: 150 SANTA ELENA LN, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE DATE OF NOTICE: 5/11/2022 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 6/1/2022 PERMIT NUMBER: 22CDH-00000-00008 APPLICATION FILED: 3/1/2022 009-244-001 ZONING: 20-R-1 PROJECT AREA: 0.60 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant: Brad Finerock Proposed Project: Project calls for an addition of approx. 109sf to the existing single family dwelling. No grading or tree removal is being proposed as part of this project. The parcel is served by the Montecito Water District, Montecito Sanitary District, and the Montecito Fire Protection District. Access is provided via Santa Elena Lane. The property is a 0.61-acre parcel shown as Assessor's Parcel Number 009-244-001, located at 150 Santa Elena Lane, in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 22CDH-00000-00008 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so. Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day. This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal. For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Alejandro Jimenez. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from: http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/plndev/Content/Permitting/AppealSubReqAPP.pdf ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/permitting/planningprocess.sbc Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/home.sbc Published May 11, 2022 Montecito Journal

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Sansum Diabetes Research Institute

Dr. Kristin Castorino with a patient. In 2020, SDRI developed a diabetes education curriculum for women with diabetes in pregnancy.

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is a global leader in diabetes research, education, and clinical care

by Steven Libowitz

ess than three weeks after this issue of the MJ hits newsstands, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will mark an incredible milestone: 100 years since its founder, Dr. William Sansum, administered the very first injection of insulin in Santa Barbara to Charles Cowan, the first U.S. patient to receive the lifesaving shot. Prior to the discovery of insulin, people who were diagnosed with diabetes died because of the disease. But Dr. Sansum didn’t just inject that historic shot on May 31, 1922, he was the first physician in the country to manufacture insulin right here in Santa Barbara. “That allowed so many people with Type 1 diabetes to live, because prior to the discovery of insulin, the diagnosis was always a death sentence,” explained Ellen Goodstein, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s executive director. “Santa Barbara became a Mecca for people with diabetes from all over the country. They called him ‘The Genius of

Santa Barbara.’ He saved so many lives. There’s no overestimating what his work meant for people.” But Dr. Sansum didn’t rest on his laurels of that first injection, and his dedication to continuing to develop insulin production is legendary, with a number of anecdotal stories that prove his mettle. While nowadays insulin can be of the genetically engineered, synthetic variety, that wasn’t the case back in the 1920s and ensuing decades. Back then, insulin was collected from pigs and cows, so Dr. Sansum would go to the local slaughterhouses to collect fresh pancreas at the moment the animals were killed. But then Santa Barbara outlawed slaughterhouses. “So Dr. Sansum would drive to Los Angeles to be at the slaughterhouse at three in the morning to harvest the fresh pancreas, put them in alcohol to preserve them, and then drive back to Santa Barbara,” Goodstein said. “On one of the trips he got stopped by the police, and the officer wanted to arrest him for violating prohibition because he had alcohol on board. But Dr. Sansum

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had a friend in a high place, the U.S. Secretary of State who told the officer to let Dr. Sansum get going to do the important work he’s doing.” As time went on, that work included refining his methods and research how to help people with the disease, working to combat its adverse effects on physical and emotional health and quality of life. “Insulin in many ways is just the beginning of the story,” Goodstein said. “It’s a huge milestone, of course. But it’s not the cure.” Indeed, Goodstein said, Dr. Sansum’s work included investigating nutrition and how that affects diabetes, coming up with an early kind of a diet plan revealed in his writings. Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) continues to be a global leader in diabetes research, working on the cutting edge of diabetes research, education, and clinical care. Among its many accomplishments are the development of the artificial pancreas, an out-of-the-body system made of three parts that work together to mimic how a healthy pancreas controls blood glucose, monitoring the levels, and interacting with the insulin pump. SDRI, along with scientists at UCSB, hold the first U.S. patent that came from developing and testing the algorithm that the monitor uses to keep blood glucose at optimum levels, Goodstein said. “For people living with Type 1 diabetes, there’s no relief from it. It’s a 24/7 chronic illness. You can never not be aware and have to deal with what’s happening all the time. But the artificial pancreas with the automated insulin system gives you a break from that. It’s really gone a long way to relieve the burden.” It’s all part of SDRI’s commitment to not only basic research, but also clinical trials. “We’re working with real people, not mice or animals,” Goodstein said. “It’s actually testing devices in people.” Other people that have received considerable help from SDRI include pregnant women, who either had a preexisting diagnosis of diabetes or developed what is known as gestational diabetes. Taking care of that niche segment of society is one of the examples of SDRI’s clinical care department. That was the pioneer-

“When weeds go to heaven, I suppose they will be flowers.” – L.M. Montgomery

ing work of SDRI’s former chief scientific officer, Dr. Lois Jovanovic, who is revered worldwide as the godmother to modern-day diabetes care, the one who changed the face of care for women with the disease. “Before she came along, women with diabetes were told not to have children because the risk of complications, both to mother and child, was too great,” Goodstein explained. “She developed strict protocols that allowed women with the disease to give birth to healthy babies. And she trained so many other women doctors in her work.” More recently, SDRI is doing work on children with diabetes, engaging with a pediatric endocrinologist whose team includes a nurse practitioner, a diabetes educator, and others to teach families how to deal with all the devices that make living with diabetes easier. Meanwhile, SDRI continues to research how the devices work as children grow into adults, or what happens as seniors age. “It’s just the beginning of that technology,” Goodstein said. “There’s still a lot of testing that needs to be done in particular populations and situations. How does the artificial pancreas adjust? How does it work with exercise? What happens when you catch the flu?” SDRI is also investigating how diabetes disproportionately affects Latinos, a large local concern given the percentage of the population in the county. “They have two times the rate of Type 2 diabetes, they suffer more complications and with COVID we saw that the risks of more severe consequences from that illness were very high.” Other efforts are digging deeper into diabetes via researching “precision metabolism,” Goodstein said, “to try to discover what is necessary for the individual to thrive at the cellular level.” So, with all that’s going into researching and treating a disease that afflicts more than 10 percent of the American population, SDRI is pausing only briefly on May 31 to mark the 100th anniversary of that first insulin injection with a small ceremony commemorating the achievement in the nonprofit’s peace garden. Come September 10, however, SDRI will hold its Gratitude Gala, a huge benefit event boasting dining and dancing as well as a short film about the history of insulin and Dr. Sansum’s work. Tickets and sponsorships are already on sale. But you don’t have to wait to donate to SDRI. With your support, the nonprofit can further its mission of providing research, education, and care to those impacted by diabetes – both locally and globally – for another century. Sansum Diabetes Research Institute 2219 Bath Street, Santa Barbara sansum.org (805) 682-7638 Ellen Goodstein, Executive Director

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Montecito Union School District RFQ Information Introduction Montecito Union (hereinafter referred to as the school food authority [SFA]) is requesting proposals for their vended meal service (breakfast and lunch). Respondents should not construe from this notice that the SFA intends to enter into a fixed price contract with the Respondent unless, in the opinion of the SFA, it is in the best interest of the SFA to do so. The SFA reserves the right to negotiate final contractual terms with the successful Respondent. The SFA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any errors or corrections in a proposal or in the proposal process. The SFA will award the contract based on a review and analysis of the proposals that determines which proposal best meets the needs of the SFA. Following the review and analysis of all responsive proposals, the SFA will make a recommendation to their Board at its next scheduled meeting, on June 7,2022. Site Address: 385 San Ysidro Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Kitchen/Equipment: None Scope of Work The SFA is seeking an organization that is familiar with the following programs: •

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP)

The ideal food vendor will have the following qualifications: �Individualized sealed meals, as per health department regulations v Meal ordering platform should allow the SFA’s Food Services Manager to control amounts ordered (no individual ordering by parents online only) v Ideally coming from kitchen within 30 miles of school site v Provide organic, locally sourced food items when possible v Provide fresh, nutritious, tasty, and visually appealing meals. v Provide fresh fruit and/or vegetable with every meal with appealing variety. v Provide low-fat or nonfat milk with each meal. v Provide appropriate utensils and napkins as needed for the meals. v Food service plan designed to be environmentally sustainable and to interact positively with SFA’s composting and recycling programs v Provide consistent quality control. v Provide nutrition advocacy. v Provide responsible and responsive account manager. v Has previous experience working with multiple school sites. v NSLP compliant meals/snacks (all meals must be eligible for state and federal reimbursement) v NSLP menu recordkeeping and planning necessary to receive reimbursements. v Be familiar with State and Federal regulations pertaining to operations in a school setting v Comply with all state, county and city health and sanitation requirements. SFA reserves the right to inspect Vendor’s facilities at any time during the contract period. v Has valid certifications and insurance documents. Food qualifications: v Provide fresh vegetable with every lunch. v Provide fresh fruit with every breakfast and lunch. v No hydrogenated oils. v No artificial trans fats. v No more than 30% of calories from total fat, and no more than 10% of calories from saturated fats. v No deep-fried foods. v No overly processed foods. v No high fructose corn syrup. v No artificial preservatives, colors, flavors or sweeteners. v No MSG. v Foods with little or no added sugar. v Meats shall be free of nitrates and nitrites. v No animal by-products. v No mechanically separated meats. v No BHA & BHT. v Whole grains must be offered. v Provide a daily vegetarian option. v Use organic and locally produced ingredients whenever possible. Fee Proposal Montecito Union -

is requesting a vendor who can provide the following types of breakfast and lunch meals: Cold & Hot meals ready to eat/serve prepackaged meals Cold & Hot meals to be warmed on site in a re-therm oven, or in food truck Shelf Stable Menu Items w/ shelf stable Milk

120-200 breakfasts per day; 140-300 lunches per day Fees should include: -

Delivery Costs Re-Therm/Cambro, Cooler or Food Truck as needed Utensils (pre-packaged, or full-service reusable utensils) Milk (2 types delivered daily) Food service employee

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12 – 19 May 2022

Bird Talk

Abandonment: When Bad Things Happen to Good Birds

Hoagie

Cecil

by Leslie Crane Rugg

in the mail, immediately used to get a veterinary checkup done. As we have come to know Hoagie, she shows little desire to bite the hands that pet or feed her. She is hungry for communication and social interaction – both with people and other parrots. She speaks quietly, coos at times, and her favorite word is “meow.”

elinquishing an exotic pet bird is rarely ideal, but an owner admitting they have run out of options to handle the full-time needs of a mature parrot is honest and very real. Most people are unprepared for the possessive commitment a parrot exhibits toward its owner or other beloved family member. When that commitment can’t be reciprocated, anything can happen – from a bird’s frustrated self-mutilation and angry bitings, to human neglect and just giving up. Often that concession leads to abandonment. Meet Hoagie: Once a cherished pet, this female yellow-naped amazon was inherited but not welcomed by the deceased bird owner’s daughter. She did her duty to Hoagie, but little love was expressed between the twosome. The daughter didn’t treat or feed Hoagie as the mother had, and Hoagie, being a bird, responded by biting. Hoagie was frequently boarded at Menagerie, sharing Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary’s facility. The last time, just a few months ago, her owner didn’t return to pick her up. Hoagie had been abandoned. Some time later, a relinquishment application and a very small check arrived

and Cosmo, a Congo African grey, eventually lived in the same household. Their owners presented themselves as bird lovers, becoming regular Sanctuary volunteers. They knew the Sanctuary only continued to exist through grants and donations. They also knew Menagerie’s boarding policies. When they elected to take a very long vacation, Cecil and Cosmo came to us. Finally returning, the couple refused to pay their substantial bill. They left without the birds, never agreed to a payment plan or settlement, and never visited Cecil and Cosmo. Cecil, already a habitual feather-picker, became our poster child for showing what stress can do to a parrot. Cosmo continues to reach out, wanting human interaction, and he gets it, rewarded with a favorite almond for his sweet effort. Abandoned without formal relinquishment, these two birds will always have a home at the Sanctuary. Meet Doodle: This Moluccan cockatoo’s abandonment starts her story. She was left in a box at the Santa Barbara Zoo entrance. Her condition was heartbreaking. She came to us still picking at herself, almost featherless, with a self-made hole in her chest an inch wide and a half-inch deep. With no information provided other than her name written on the box, we never learned who she belonged to and how she came to be an inveterate mutilator. Even giving her renewed

Doodle

quality of life didn’t stop the constant plucking. We had to find a material her beak couldn’t penetrate. That proved to be bullet-proof Kevlar! Ever since, she has worn vests or collars that prevent her from further harm. Doodle demands attention, knowing she is special. Visit these four rare and wonderful parrots at the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary any day except Tuesday. Located at 2430 Lillie Avenue in Summerland, walk in or contact us for a docent tour – (805) 9691944, office@sbbird.org

Meet Cecil and Cosmo: Their experience with humans is much more the typical homing/rehoming pattern, recycling the best bird every two to four years. Cecil, a yellow-collared macaw,

Cosmo

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01-NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS 1. OWNER: Montecito Union School District 2. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NAME: 2122-5 Outdoor Learning Pavilion Increment 01 3. PROJECT LOCATION: 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Increment 01: Site accessible path of travel work, site utility work and outdoor countertops and sinks. This project is anticipated to start approximately June 10, 2022 and is anticipated to be completed by August 18, 2022. Outdoor Learning Pavilion Summary: Site accessible path of travel work, site utility work and outdoor countertops and sinks as indicated in drawings. Concrete pad and minor site grading. Connection of new sewer and water lien to R.O.W. Electrical and data conduits. 5. BID DEADLINE: Bids are due on June 3, 2022 not later than 2:00 p.m. 6. PLACE AND METHOD OF BID RECEIPT: All Bids must be made on the bid forms provided by the District and sealed. Personal delivery, courier, or mailed via United States Postal Service and addressed to Montecito Union School District, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. ATTN: Virginia Alvarez 7. PLACE PLANS ARE ON FILE: Montecito Union School District, Business Department, Second Floor, 385 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, www.tricoblue.com 8. ALTERNATES: If alternate bids are called for, the contract will be awarded to the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items. 9. MANDATORY JOB WALK: Meet at Montecito Union School Office on Monday May 23, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. . Attendance at the entire job walk is mandatory and failure to attend the entire job walk results in your bid being rejected as non-responsive. Contact OWNER for details on required job walks and related documentation. 10. This is a prevailing wage project. OWNER has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed to execute this contract. These rates are on file at OWNER’s office, and a copy may be obtained upon request, or at www.dir.ca.gov. Contractor shall post a copy of these rates at the job site. ALL PROJECTS OVER $1,000 ARE SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE LABOR COMMISSIONER. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded (CONTRACTOR), and upon any SUBCONTRACTOR, to pay not less than the specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. 11. A Payment Bond for contracts over $25,000 and a Performance Bond for all contracts will be required prior to commencement of work. These bonds shall be in the amounts and form called for in the Contract Documents. 12. Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, CONTRACTOR may substitute certain securities for any funds withheld by OWNER to ensure CONTRACTOR’s performance under the contract. At the request and expense of CONTRACTOR, securities equivalent to any amount withheld shall be deposited, at the discretion of OWNER, with either OWNER or a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay any funds otherwise subject to retention to CONTRACTOR. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to CONTRACTOR. Securities eligible for investment shall include those listed in Government Code Section 16430, bank and savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by CONTRACTOR and OWNER. CONTRACTOR shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for funds withheld and shall receive any interest on them. The escrow agreement shall be in the form indicated in the Contract Documents. 13. To bid on or perform the work stated in this Notice, CONTRACTOR must possess a valid and active contractor's license of the following classification(s) B No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor shall be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of § 4104 of the Public Contract Code, for a public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) unless currently registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5. No CONTRACTOR or subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project (awarded after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the DIR. DIR’s web registration portal is: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html 14. CONTRACTOR and all subcontractors must furnish electronic certified payroll records (eCPR) to the Labor Commissioner monthly in PDF format. Registration at www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Certified-Payroll-Reporting.html is required to use the eCPR system. The following notice is given as required by Labor Code Section 1771.5(b)(1): CONTRACTOR and any subcontractors are required to review and comply with the provisions of the California Labor Code, Part 7, Chapter 1, beginning with Section 1720, as more fully discussed in the Contract Documents. These sections contain specific requirements concerning, for example, determination and payment of prevailing wages, retention, inspection, and auditing payroll records, use of apprentices, payment of overtime compensation, securing workers’ compensation insurance, and various criminal penalties or fines which may be imposed for violations of the requirements of the chapter. Submission of a bid constitutes CONTRACTOR’s representation that CONTRACTOR has thoroughly reviewed these requirements. 15. OWNER will retain 5% of the amount of any progress payments. 16. This Project does not require prequalification pursuant to AB 1565 of all general contractors and all mechanical, electrical and plumbing subcontractors 17. BID PACKET will be provided at the job walk to attendees, including bid forms. Advertisement Dates: May 11 – May 22, 2022 (publication dates May 11 and 18, Montecito Journal) Virginia Alvarez 805-969-3249 x 420

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA - GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990 INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for: BID NO. 5956 DUE DATE & TIME: JUNE 13, 2022 UNTIL 3:00P.M. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AT EL ESTERO WATER RESOURCE CENTER Scope of Work: To obtain on-going landscaping services to ensure the long-term health and visual attractiveness at the El Estero Water Resource Center (EEWRC). The work covered in this RFB includes furnishing all labor, equipment, supplies and supervision necessary for complete landscape maintenance for EEWRC in accordance with the terms in this RFB. Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. 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. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted. If further information is needed, contact Caroline Ortega, Senior Buyer at (805) 564-5351or email: COrtega@santabarbaraca.gov A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on May 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at El Estero Water Resource Center located at 520 E Yanonali St, Santa Barbara, CA, (meet at the flag pole in front of admin building) to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory meeting. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. BONDING In accordance with Civil Code § 9550, if the bid exceeds $25,000.00, the Successful Bidder shall furnish within ten (10) consecutive calendar days after written Notice of Award, a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the bid. If the renewal options are exercised, new bonds shall be provided. LIVING WAGE Any service purchase order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations. If there is a difference between the City’s Living Wage rate and Prevailing Wage rates for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay no less than the highest wage rate. PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code § 1777.5. There are penalties required for contractor’s/subcontractor’s failure to pay prevailing wages and for failure to employ apprentices, including forfeitures and debarment under Labor Code §§ 1775, 1776, 1777.1, 1777.7 and 1813. Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certified and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776. The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A-1-131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently licensed to perform the work and registered pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5 without limitation or exception. It is not a violation of this section for an unlicensed contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. CERTIFICATIONS In accordance with California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California C27 Landscaping contractor’s license at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. ______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

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your song always be sung… and may you stay FOREVER YOUNG.” And then it was time to cross the street for a tour of the Dwight Murphy field and see what it will be like for the playground. To learn more or make a donation, call Victoria Strong at (805) 203-0334 or visit nevergiveup.org.

Reaching for Stars For the 22nd time, Youth and Family Services (YFS) YMCA (a branch of the Channel Islands YMCA) held its Reaching for Stars event. The funds raised make

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good things happen for youth. All 11 local chefs donned their chef’s hats to prepare the five-course dinner for a room full of guests at the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club. Cocktails were served on the picturesque terrace before going inside for the leisurely taste-tempting dinner. COO Jennifer Heinen-Stiffler welcomed all. The featured speaker was former federal prosecutor Lis Wiehl, who is experienced with troubled youth. The honorary chair was Lynn Karlson and closing the evening was YFS Executive Director Mac Hahn. Youth and Family Services YMCA provides services and programs for youth, young adults, and families in high-risk environments. Participants in these programs experience greater safety and well-being while they develop the skills and lasting relationships they need for successful independent futures. Noah’s Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter has been around for almost 50 years, providing housing, counseling, and other basic needs to homeless runaways and foster youth. This a safe haven for thousands of young people, ages 12 to 17. St. George Youth Center is an after-school program that serves as a drop-in center away from gangs, alcohol, and drugs for 5th through 12th graders.

My Home is a supportive housing program for emancipated foster youth, ages 16-24, who need help with training for employment, educational attainment, finance, and all life skills. Street Outreach Services is where counseling teams connect with youth living on the streets. They help them with counseling, housing, and more. It must be terrifying to be dumped out of foster care with nowhere to go. These kids need help. To learn more, visit ciymca.org.

all ages, teen arts mural project, summer concerts, collaborations with local nonprofits, venue rentals, a monthly artist marketplace, private tours for seniors, and more. A diverse menu of cultural programs! For information, call executive director Linda Rosso at (805) 684-7789 and ask about what the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center can do for you. Also visit carpinteriaartscenter.org.

A community staple for decades, Lynda Millner has helped the Journal, since 1995, keep its connection to the hundreds of events going on throughout the year

Palate to Palette Carpinteria is like the Little Engine that Could. They wanted an arts center, so they worked, and worked, and now there is a thriving one at 865 Linden Avenue. The annual fundraiser was just held that allows the group to present programs for all kinds of artistic ventures for all ages. Two hundred folks attended on a sunny afternoon to enjoy the Charles Lo Bue Gallery where 40 artists had donated their work. The terrace was filled to the brim with 28 restaurateurs, local chefs, and vintners with music playing on the stage. And there was a live auction! Here’s some of the artistic activities the Art Center brings to the community: workshops and excursions, summer camps for kids, the Charles Lo Bue Gallery, scholarships, arts education for

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Calendar of Events

FRIDAY, MAY 13

by Steven Libowitz FRIDAY, MAY 13 Gored by the Gourds – Although it’s been a while since either Smashing Pumpkins or its challenging and boisterous leader Billy Corgan appeared in Santa Barbara, but Corgan is no stranger to the city. Back in 2010 the band played a show at the relatively tiny venue of the Lobero Theatre that was louder – perhaps by a literal order of magnitude – than any other concert I’ve witnessed in four decades of covering rock and roll, and that includes The Clash in their first American tour at the Palladium in New York – which set a few decibel records. Of course, the Lobero was positively cavernous compared to the 50-capacity storefront coffeehouse Muddy Waters Café where Corgan debuted his tribute group Spirits in the Sky a year earlier. Now, the band that boasts dense guitar-laden heavy-prog-psych rock is back, this time at the city’s biggest venue of the Santa Barbara Bowl, featuring three-quarters of its original lineup in Corgan, James Iha (guitar), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), along with guitarist Jeff Schroeder who was at the Lobero show. That’s also the roster for Smashing Pumpkins’ most recent album, Cyr, a synth/neo-goth record that came out at the end of 2020. Opening is Grammy nominated London-via-L.A. rock duo Bones UK. Even though it’s outdoors, you might want to bring earplugs. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. COST: $55-$130.50 INFO: (805) 962-4711 or sbbowl.com SATURDAY, MAY 14 Here’s Why You Wanna See Juanes – Colombian crooner Juanes’ distinctive and deft fusions of rock and pop with Latin and Caribbean rhythms has enjoyed a 20-year reign as one of the most popular and commercially successful Latin crossover acts of the early 21st century. Born Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez and raised in Medellin, Colombia, when the area was famously besieged by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar and had one of the highest rates of homicide in the world, Juanes emerged from the struggles of his childhood by forming a rock band at 17, but a desire to infuse his music with a social conscience, as well as emotional

THURSDAY, MAY 12 Curated Cocktails Comes Back – Just in time for summer, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is bringing back its popular Curated Cocktail series that comes complete with special cocktails, fabulous food, music, guided tours of the museum with Executive Director Greg Gorga, and guest speakers sharing sea stories and bringing museum history to life. Tonight’s event theme is the visit to Santa Barbara by the Great White Fleet during the last week of April 1908. SBMM’s Collections Manager Lydia Kaestner will display and discuss an antique copper halftone plate printing block from the Museum’s collection that was used to reproduce an innovative panoramic image of the fleet and festivities for newspapers and postcards of the time. The talk serves as a preview to author Leslie Compton’s in-person lecture on May 19, titled “Dearest Minnie: A Sailor’s Story,” and is based on her book that tells the story of the fleet from the postcards sent by a sailor on one of the ships to his girlfriend. The Curated Cocktail events take place on the second Thursday of each month through December mostly outdoors on the museum’s patio, so even those with COVID concerns should be able to attend. WHEN: 5-7 pm WHERE: 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 COST: $20 INFO: (805) 962-8404 or sbmm.org

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Postcards from Ireland – Celtic Woman, the most successful all-female group in Irish history, continues its 17-year legacy of introducing some of Ireland’s most talented singers and musicians to the world stage. Celtic Woman is currently composed of four young Irish women who continue the group’s tradition of bringing centuries of Irish musical and cultural tradition to life. The group’s current album, Postcards from Ireland, features its only original member Chloë Agnew plus Megan Walsh, Tara McNeill and Susan McFadden plus newcomer Muirgen O’Mahony lending their voices to new arrangements of iconic songs including “The Dawning of the Day,” “Wild Mountain Thyme,” “The Galway Shawl,” and “Black is the Colour,” as well as several more modern tunes. In concert, the singing and harmonies are accompanied by an ensemble that includes Irish dancers, bagpipers, and a full band playing an array of traditional Celtic instruments, including bodhran, tin whistle, bouzouki, and Uilleann pipes. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $55-$160 INFO: (805) 899-2222 or Granadasb.org depth, led him to a solo career on the cusp of turning 30. The result is a solo career that so far has been decorated with three Grammy and 20 Latin Grammy Awards, eight certified multi-platinum albums, scores of No. 1 Billboard singles, and such accolades as inclusion in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Juanes’ latest album, Origen, includes cover versions of 12 songs that influenced him during his youth, sung in both Spanish and English, and includes Bob Marley’s “Could You Be Loved” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark.” Reason enough to drive up Hwy 154 to the Chumash Casino Resort for one of the first shows since the Samala Showroom reopened to the public. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez COST: $99-$159 INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or Chumashcasino.com Magical Music of Motown – Why would we be telling you about a concert of cover tunes centered around the Motown record label famously founded in Detroit back in the 1960s? Tribute bands are a dime a dozen around these parts, given our proximity to L.A. and its wealth of wanna-be rock stars. On the other hand, we’re told that the band members, collectively, have played or recorded with a whole bunch of artists who actually were Motown bands, including Stevie Wonder, The Jacksons, The Temptations, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and Gladys Knight, as well as Boz Scaggs, Earth Wind and Fire, Isaac Hayes, Jennifer Lopez, Aretha Franklin, David Foster, Engelbert Humperdinck, Sheila E, Usher, Teena Marie, and others. And really, is there ever a bad time to hear such hits as “Reach Out,” “Stop In The Name Of Love,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Heatwave,” “Get Ready, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Dancing in the Streets,” “Uptight,” “Signed Sealed Delivered,” “You keep Me Hanging On,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Standing On Shakey Ground,” “My Girl,” “Can You Feel It,” “I Want You Back” – you get the picture. If only we could dance at the Lobero. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $48-$68 INFO: (805) 963-0761 or Lobero.com SUNDAY, MAY 15 Clean Comedian Comes Clean – The world is a crazy place and there’s plenty of podcasts out there tackling the tough issues, particularly in pandemic times. In July 2020, however, the comedian Nate Bargatze teamed up with All Things Comedy to release his new podcast, Nateland, which tackles the meaningless issues that we face day-to-day to give listeners a much-needed mental break from fighting the good fight. Hailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee, stand-up Bargatze

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FRIDAY, MAY 13 Writers of Wonder – Perennial New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout not only captivates audiences with her finely drawn characters, incisive prose, and ability to make the ordinary extraordinary, she also captures awards. Her works include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge, which was turned into a multiple Emmy-winning HBO miniseries starring Frances McDormand, and its 10-year-later sequel Olive, Again, which also received rave reviews. More recently, My Name Is Lucy Barton enthralled readers and critics alike and was adapted into a one-woman theatrical work starring Laura Linney, while Strout’s newest novel, Oh William!, published last October, continues Lucy’s story. Strout’s success in creating complex, linked-story structures to explore character and milieu, while remaining astonishingly affecting in unveiling emotional immediacy, makes her just the kind of writer perfect for a conversation with Santa Barbara’s own probing prose pro Pico Iyer. Better yet, this might be one of those events where the whole is greater than the sum of its impressive parts. WHEN: 7:30 pm WHERE: Campbell Hall, UCSB campus COST: $25-$35 INFO: (805) 893-3535 or ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

delivers comedy that is both clean and relatable, which has earned him 10 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, following four earlier ones on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Bargatze’s first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid, premiered in spring 2019, while his second, The Greatest Average American, debuted two years later during the heart of the COVID crisis. Vulture raved about the latter, saying that “By happily displaying and goofing on his own ignorance or seeming slowness, Bargatze gets to open the door to seeing cluelessness everywhere. He’s not making fun of them, all the dazed and out-ofit people of the world; he can laugh at them because he’s one of them too…. It’s hard to point out someone’s specific obliviousness without coming off as mean, but in Bargatze’s treatment, there’s an invitation for universal awareness.” Now, with COVID apparently on the way out, the comic makes his Santa Barbara debut tonight at the Granada as part of The Raincheck Tour. WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $40.75-$70.75 INFO: (805) 899-2222 or Granadasb.org

SUNDAY, MAY 15 Sing! it Out – The Music Academy of the West’s Sing! program is a free, after-school choral initiative open to all elementary school students in Santa Barbara County to cultivate their interest and love for music, gain confidence in using their voice to communicate ideas and emotions, learn to work together and about people and cultures from around the world through singing. Today, the chorus will present its full program live and in-person back home at Hahn Hall for the first time in three years. The Sing! Children’s Chorus, which currently represents more than 30 Santa Barbara elementary schools, will perform works ranging from a Navajo prayer to spirituals, to songs by classical composers Benjamin Britten, and many others. Stay after the show for a post-concert reception with the singers and their teachers on Towbes Court. WHEN: 4 pm WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Road COST: free INFO: (805) 969-8787 or Musicacademy.org 12 – 19 May 2022

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Violin Sonata No.17 in C Major, K.296 Fantasy in C Major, D.934 Much Ado About Nothing, Suite Op.11 Violin Sonata No.1 in D Minor, Op.75

Canadian James Ehnes has established himself as one of the most sought-after violinists on the international stage, a favorite of many of the world’s most respected conductors and orchestras, acclaimed as “a violinist in a class of his own” (The Times). He made his SB debut in July 2019 at the Granada with the London Symphony Orchestra, presented by the Music Academy of the West, playing his 1715 “Marsick” Stradivarius. Ehnes is joined by gifted pianist Orion Weiss who last appeared in CAMA’s Masterseries with violinist Augustin Hadelich.

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Candidate (Continued from 13 13)) involved to ensure that we have a fair, effective, transparent, and efficient means to and calculates assessed value for these properties (typically taxed at 1% of assessed value). deliver justice. With my many years of experience, I am uniquely qualified to work (Source: countyofsb.org; edited for clarity and space) with law enforcement, local government, and community groups throughout the jurisdiction to address the diverse needs of Santa Barbara County residents. Joseph E. Holland For more information, visit JohnSforDA.com. I would be proud to serve you as Occupation: Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder, and your next District Attorney – I ask for your vote. Thank you. Assessor s your elected Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder, and Assessor, I am proud of the many improvements Sheriff-Coroner we have made in providing services to you. Most imporThe Sheriff has three primary duties: keep the peace (e.g., make arrests, respond to calls); tantly I have stayed true to my pledge to conduct this office attend the courts (e.g., superior court bailiffs); and operate the county jail. All 58 counties with integrity and to ensure that it is not used for political in California have a Sheriff ’s Department and 48 of those counties also provide for the purposes. Sheriff to assume the duties of the Coroner. (Source: CSAC) We will continue providing fair and accurate countywide property assessments. By increasing the timeliness of assess- Juan Camarena ments, we have improved essential funding for schools, municipalities, police, and Occupation: Deputy Sheriff’s Lieutenant fire services. rime is on the rise in our county at a time when the In the Clerk/Recorder arena, we have brought you enhancements such as improved Sheriff ’s office has failed to attract new deputies; we need digital access to recorded documents and expanded services in Santa Maria. to be fully staffed and to avoid costly overtime expenses. Elections in Santa Barbara are now more secure, reliable, and transparent. Increased I currently serve as a Sheriff ’s Lieutenant, manage the outreach efforts focused on voter registration and early voting by mail contributed Criminal Investigation Bureau, and the SWAT Team. My to record levels of voter turnout. Each of the five previous Presidential Elections saw background includes working in most of the roles in the turnout exceeding 80%! Sheriff ’s Department. My highest priority is to maintain the trust and confidence of Santa Barbara County I have the endorsement of our major public safety agencies, citizens that the services provided by this department are not only provided efficiently the Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriff Association and and effectively, but are also provided in a manner free of politics. Santa Barbara County Firefighters Association. I am also endorsed by former Sheriff Credentials: Masters Economics, UCSB; Bachelors Business/Economics, UCSB; Jim Thomas. I want to represent all Santa Barbara County residents, and believe as Certified Public Finance Officer GFOA; Advanced Appraiser; California Real Estate one who started picking vegetables on local farms to honorably serving as a U.S. Broker Marine, with over 23 years of service with the Sheriff ’s Department and a master’s degree, I’m able to relate to the full spectrum of our community. Elrawd MacLearn With roughly 47% of our community being Hispanic, I can bridge the gap and Occupation: Health Inspector, Goleta Planning Commissioner reach out to those who historically haven’t trusted our department to come forward ear voter, thank you for partaking in this important to report crimes and seek our help. I want to be the Sheriff for all of Santa Barbara democratic process. However, it’s said that democracy County. I ask for your vote for Santa Barbara County Sheriff. To learn more about dies in darkness and that darkness pervades our elections me, please visit: juancamarenaforsheriff.com. since only the bare minimum has been done in educating you on voting, preserving the integrity of your vote, and Bill Brown showing you how to get involved politically. As your assessor/ Occupation: Sheriff-Coroner, County of Santa Barbara clerk/recorder, I will empower you to do that by updating the hether responding to the many disasters we’ve experiCounty’s website so it’s more transparent, increase public outenced in Santa Barbara County, or everyday challenges, reach, and provide ways to lower/eradicate filing fees. It costs the dedicated men and women of the Santa Barbara County upwards of $1,000 – $10,000 in fees to run for office, which makes it the pastime Sheriff’s Office — under my leadership — have kept our counof the political elite. I want to truly make elections for the people and by the people. ty safe. With your vote, I’ll continue to provide stable, strong, As a County employee, I’m familiar with having phenomenal staff, who are stifled ethical, and transparent leadership during these difficult times. by their leadership. Conversely, I’m a leader willing and ready to lead the county to a I’m an experienced law enforcement chief executive. I have brighter future, where change and progress are welcomed. The way we get lower gas a master’s degree from USC and am vice president of the prices, affordable housing, increased diversity, remove elites, and have justice for all; Major County Sheriffs of America. I am the only person ever starts here with your vote. Vote for me and let’s create a better future. elected by peers to serve as president of both the California Police Chiefs’ Association To learn more, visit elrawd.com and California State Sheriffs’ Association. I secured $80 million in state money and kept my promise to build a new, stateof-the-art jail in North County that’s helping rehabilitate offenders and reduce District Attorney recidivism. Under my leadership, successful Mental Health Crisis Co-Response and The District Attorney is responsible for the prosecution of criminal violations of state Jail Based Competency Treatment programs were established. Since 2010, I have law and county ordinances occurring within a county. This includes investigation and been appointed by governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown to serve on apprehension, as well as prosecution in court; serving as legal advisor to the Grand Jury California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, workand, through its family support division, enforces parental financial obligations. The Board ing to reduce criminal justice involvement for mentally ill people. of Supervisors exercises budgetary control but not operational control over elected District I have served diligently and effectively as your Sheriff since 2007. I am personally Attorneys. endorsed for re-election by over a thousand people from all walks of life and across the political spectrum. Once again, I ask for your vote. John Savrnoch Visit BillBrownforSheriff.com for more information. Occupation: Assistant District Attorney Santa Barbara County t has been my honor to serve as your Assistant District Attorney, and now with the endorsements of retiring Member of the State Assembly, District 37 District Attorney Joyce Dudley, all five County Supervisors, The California State Assembly is the lower chamber of the California State Legislature. Sheriff Bill Brown, retired Judge Rogelio Flores, retired Alongside the California State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the California state Sheriff Jim Thomas, and numerous other community leaders, government and works alongside the governor of California to create laws and establish I am running for District Attorney. a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the California State Assembly As I enter my 30th year as a prosecutor, I have the knowl- include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and edge and experience needed to keep you safe in this era of lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes. (Source: Ballotpedia) unprecedented changes in criminal law. Public safety is a right we all share. I’ll focus on seeking swift justice for those who threaten our neigh- Gregg Hart (D) borhoods with violence; supporting mental wellness initiatives and rehabilitation Occupation: Santa Barbara County Supervisor programs, while forcefully advocating for victims. regg Hart is a Santa Barbara County Supervisor, representing the 2nd Protecting public safety and providing for an effective criminal justice system is Supervisorial District. He grew up in Santa Barbara, attended local public a collaborative process. I pride myself as being someone able to work with all those schools, and graduated from SBCC and UCSB.

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Gregg Hart began his professional career as a legislative assistant for State Assemblymember Jack O’Connell and went on to become the original manager of the Santa Barbara County Association of Government’s (SBCAG) Traffic Solutions program, promoting local green and sustainable transportation options. Later, he served as the Deputy Executive Director for SBCAG, supporting regional efforts to widen the 101 freeway and improve bus and passenger rail service throughout Santa Barbara County. For more than 20 years, Gregg Hart owned and operated Transitions Preschool, a local, family business dedicated to early-childhood education and quality childcare. Starting in 1995, Gregg was elected to four terms on the Santa Barbara City Council. In 2018, he won a seat on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. He has served the Santa Barbara community for more than 30 years – as a Planning Commissioner, City Council Member, California Coastal Commissioner, and presently as the 2nd District County Supervisor. As an Assemblymember, Gregg Hart will put the needs of Santa Barbara County and southern San Luis Obispo County front and center in Sacramento. Gregg’s top legislative priorities will be to focus on equity, criminal justice reform, environmental protections, education, economic opportunity, and practical initiatives to tackle homelessness and the affordable housing crisis. (Source: gregghart.org)

Mike Stoker (R)

Occupation: Small Businessman ike Stoker is an accomplished public servant who has represented the interests of Central Coast families, farmers, and small-business owners for more than three decades. He has fought to provide fair, independent, and responsive solutions at every level of government, from Santa Barbara County to Washington, D.C. Mike began his career in public service after graduating magna cum laude from UC Berkeley and receiving his Jurist Doctorate from Loyola Law School. He represented the second and fifth districts on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors from 1986 to 1994. During this time, he also served as the Chairman of the County Air Pollution Control District and as a director on the Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Board. He later served as the Chairman of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, Deputy Secretary of State, and as a member of the Agricultural Advisory Board to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Most recently, Mike had the honor to work as the Southwest Regional Administrator for the EPA, serving over 80 million people and enforcing environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American Samoa, the Marina Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations including the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. During his tenure, Mike was recognized by EPA Career Staff for his leadership, commitment, and passion in serving the mission of the EPA to protect human health and the environment. Outside of his work in public service, Mike is an accomplished attorney specializing in agriculture, labor, and environmental law. (Source: stokerforassembly.com)

Member, State Board of Equalization, 2nd District The Board’s five members serve concurrent four-year terms as the nation’s only elected tax commission. Their popular election ensures that the Board’s tax program administration remains directly accountable to the people. Four members are elected by district. The fifth member, the State Controller, is elected at large and serves in an ex officio capacity. (Source: boe.ca.gov)

Michela Alioto-Pier (D)

Occupation: Small Business Owner am Michela Alioto-Pier and I respectfully ask to represent you on the Board of Equalization. I’m a small business owner, disability rights advocate, and mother of three. I want to help Californians recover from COVID-19 and ensure a sound financial foundation for our future. I come from a family of immigrants who worked along the San Francisco waterfront and up the coast of Northern California. Now, as a Napa Valley grape grower, I’ve seen firsthand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and global-warming induced fires. I will work to combat these and other challenges to California’s environment, economy, and families. As a two-term member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, I emphasized job growth and economic development. I established San Francisco’s Office of Economic Impact, created the City’s first Economic Stimulus Plan and launched a Biotech Payroll Tax Exemption and Film Rebate Program, all of which created thousands of new jobs. As a White House Deputy Domestic Policy Advisor for Vice President Al Gore, I advised on important federal initiatives on technology, job growth, education, the

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environment, and disability rights. As your voice on the Board of Equalization, I will ensure that our property tax programs are fair and equitable. I will ensure that the State of California receives the revenues needed to address the many challenges we face in the future, without further burden to individuals, small businesses, and families. California leaders like U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and State Treasurer Fiona Ma support my candidacy. Please join us! michelaaliotopier.com

Peter Coe Verbica (R)

Occupation: Investment Advisor eter Coe Verbica is a fifth-generation Californian, who learned the importance of a strong work ethic growing up on a cattle ranch. Trained in business, real estate, law, and as a Certified Financial Planner, he brings extensive professional experience to the Board of Equalization, which oversees 58 county assessors who value and tax property throughout California. He currently serves as a Managing Director at Silicon Private Wealth and Viant Capital. Peter understands that Californians want good-paying jobs, safe neighborhoods, housing for teachers and first responders, and high-quality schools. As a volunteer, Peter has actively supported schools, military service men and women, youth ballet, the symphony, Asian-American culture, and California State Parks, including Henry Coe State Park, named after his great-grandfather. A father of four daughters, the oldest of whom served in the U.S. Navy, Peter believes in service to one’s community and country. He is the former Chair of the Military Care Committee, which provided hundreds of care packages to U.S. sailors and Marines. He is a graduate of Bellarmine, Santa Clara University, and MIT. He is a published author whose works appear in over 40 anthologies. Former President of the California Congress of Republicans, Peter Coe Verbica is part of the new, inclusive CAGOP – led by the accomplished Latina, Jessica Patterson. He is a member of Saint Francis Episcopal Church. Peter believes in a clear-eyed, efficient, and fair approach to governance and will bring a fresh perspective to this 143-year-old office. For more information, go to peterverbica.com.

Sally J. Lieber (D)

Occupation: Councilwoman/Environmental Advocate y name is Sally Lieber. I am a corporate-free candidate running to represent you on the Board of Equalization. The Board oversees property taxes and other revenues for our State. Too often it’s a place where big money interests drown out the voices of average Californians. It shouldn’t be that way. I will fight to ensure that everyday people are heard; that our tax system is fair and equitable for homeowners, renters, people living with disabilities, small businesses, and communities of color; that utilities and other big money interests pay their fair share; and that every state agency works to combat climate change. My accomplishments in public office show that I care about people. In the California State Assembly, I authored legislation that raised the minimum wage, created new environmental protections, and made more CalGrant scholarships available to deserving college students. As Councilwoman and Mayor of the City of Mountain View, I helped build affordable housing for teachers; blocked Big Tobacco from advertising near schools; opened new childcare and senior services for working families; and worked to ensure the rights of youth in foster care. I am the only candidate in this race that has balanced budgets and cut unnecessary spending at both the state and local level. I am proud that my work in the State Legislature has earned a 100% lifetime rating from the Sierra Club, the California League of Conservation Voters, the Congress of California Seniors, the Consumer Federation of California, Equality California, and Planned Parenthood. But I know that the most important stamp of approval comes from you. I respectfully ask for your vote. votesally.org

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international director of theater, TV, and film who is currently on UCSB’s faculty. They’ll be enacting Jones’ work that reframes the stories of heroic gods and men in mythology to illuminate their cruelty and violence, thereby creating pathways for escaping cycles of abuse. But her own healing isn’t why Jones wrote the play, she said. “Sure, every time I share my story with individuals who have gone through the same thing, it’s part of a healing. There is some kind of release, an acknowledgement of pain and growth. But I wouldn’t have begun writing it if I didn’t already feel some sense of being healed. [Rather] the call to action here is for individuals to explore ways in which consent is given and/or taken away, not just with sexual assault, but with any situation.” A Medusa Thread performs May 16-25 at UCSB’s Performing Arts Theater. Visit Theaterdance.ucsb.edu.

Vincent & Theo: Through Charles’ Eyes Ensemble Theatre Company is bringing back its production of Vincent, the critically-lauded one-man show created by Leonard Nimoy, who spent years researching the hundreds of letters exchanged between the artist Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo, to fashion the intimately-scaled 1980 play in which the actor portrays both brothers. Veteran thespian Charles Pasternak takes on the dual roles in ETC’s reprise of its March production at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in conjunction with the current exhibit Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources. The remount takes place a stone’s throw away from the museum, at ETC’s home of the New Vic for matinee and evening performances on Sunday, May 15 only.

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Anacapa School Performing Arts revisits Potterville via Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, the 2015 original play by Matt Cox that serves as a comedic retelling of the Harry Potter book series from the perspective of the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal rejects, who are decidedly not Harry. Out of the Box founder Samantha Eve directs the school’s three performances at Center Stage Theater May 13-15. Visit centerstagetheater.org.

Jazz Trio & Orchestra: Roberts’ Outrageous Range Jazz is about a lot of things, not the least of which is the ability to improvise in connection with both the music and the other instrumentalists. That’s a Marcus Roberts Trio specialty, as the long-term partnership featuring pianist Roberts, drummer Jason Marsalis, and bassist Rodney Jordan share equally in shaping performances via changes in tempo, form, harmonic or rhythmic contrast, or energy. It’s a process that comes from expertise and experience.“We improvise in the moment based on many forces of music that are happening and that we can’t really predict,” he said. “But you have to have some understanding of history as well as virtuosity in your instrument.” The trust also comes from respect for each other. “Those guys are geniuses, and in order to keep them engaged and interested in playing together, they have to be able to do things that are of actual interest based on their own agendas. And for me, playing what I love is fine, but I gain inspiration from welcoming and listening to others, even if what they want to do might come from an opposing view. Invariably, when the piano, bass, and drums are really sharing in forming the direction of the music with vision and respect, it always sounds bigger than just three instruments.” When the trio returns to the Lobero on May 18, they’ll be focusing on selections from a forthcoming CD called Rhythm in Blue, which showcases the trio’s varied rhythmic approaches to jazz standards, Roberts said. That includes pieces from Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Coltrane – songs that deserve to be venerated as classics, not degraded because they’re old.

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“When you open your mind, you’re always discovering new things in the familiar,” he said. “That’s how it’s exciting for the audiences to listen to and thrilling for us to play.” Gershwin is also the composer of the work the Marcus Roberts Trio will perform with the Santa Barbara Symphony in its season-ending concert the following weekend (May 21-22) at the Granada. The trio will offer Roberts’ arrangement of the “Piano Concerto in F” for jazz trio and orchestra, that actually includes improvisation by the three instruments in the orchestral setting.“We had to figure out some authentic way to bring the different genres and styles together where each is still true to itself,” he explained. “So, we took it apart and figured out what would work. Now it’s really to the point where when we perform, it’s almost like the way we would play a standard with true, authentic jazz improvisation going on while the orchestra is playing their parts. Both genres are seamlessly interacting with each other to produce this brand-new thing.”

Choral Concert Offers Harmonies for Healing Programming Duruflé’s Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs for the Santa Barbara Choral Society’s spring concert, and second since a two-year pandemic-driven hiatus, was a no-brainer for artistic director JoAnne Wasserman. As the flyer notes, the two composers capture eternal longings in an imperfect world, which surely describes our current situation full of fears of war and political strife, not to mention the continuing threat of a lethal virus. “What we really need right now is inspirational music, music that is full of hope and peace and of love,” she said, with the latter representing the English translation of the concerts’ Latin title of Pax + Amare. “With all we’re going through, these are so appropriate for our times.” Latvian baritone Valdis Jansons – who has sung more than 55 major roles in more than 70 theaters worldwide since 2004 and is now based at UCSB – will serve as soloist for Duruflé’s Requiem, which expresses serenity from the perspective of the chaos of post-war Paris, with the program also featuring four of Vaughan Williams’ timeless poetic meditations including “Love Bade Me Welcome” and the joyful call to “Let All the World in Ev’ry Corner Sing.”The 70-strong choir, accompanied by a 35-member orchestra, will surely deliver a joyous sound to every corner of First Presbyterian Church in the pair of performances on May 14-15. Visit sbchoral.org for details and tickets.

Downtown Art & Wine Tour Returns With COVID-19 in apparent springtime retreat, the Downtown Santa Barbara Live Art and Wine Tour is finally back for its 20th anniversary next Thursday, May 19. An amped-up but more compact version of the monthly 1st Thursday events, the curated culinary/art tour takes place in eight venues on State Street north of Carrillo, where each location will offer libations, delicious delicacies from area restaurants, live entertainment, and paintings or other artwork for patrons to ponder while they sip and nosh. The Arlington Theatre plaza is the hub, where participants pick up a wine glass and plate, plus a wristband and map to guide your tour to the various venues. After making the circuit, it’s back to the Arlington for the official Final Party with even more food, specialty drinks, a silent Steven Libowitz has covered auction, music by Mezcal Martini and La a plethora of topics for the Bohème Professional Dance Group. The Journal since 1997, and now tour is the Downtown Organization’s big- leads our extensive arts and gest fundraiser of the year, with proceeds entertainment coverage supporting such public art and events programs such as Pianos on State, State Street Promenade Market Concerts, and more. Visit downtownsb.org/events/art and-wine-tour for info and tickets. 12 – 19 May 2022

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delightful event, which had been held for many years on the main lawn at the Biltmore, which is now closed. It was chaired by Lori Bauer, board vice president. Artists – Heisoon Haan, Francine McOwen, Gail Parker, Heather Ridenour, Melissa Seawards, and Art McCombs – were dotted around the estate with their paint brushes and easels, with their works up for sale for the charity. Among those quaffing the wine and digging into the food from Catering Connection were Thomasine Richards, Sheri Copus, Kate and Lucy Firestone, Marsha Kotlyar, Diana MacFarlane, Holly Murphy, Erin Graffy, and Anne Luther.

Fashion with a Cause More than 100 guests were in the pink when the Breast Cancer Resource Center hosted its 14th annual THRIVE fashion show around the rustic lily pond at the Belmond El Encanto raising in excess of $75,000. Breast cancer survivors Lisa Couch, Beverly King Dorsey, Barbara Urbonas, Marietta Jablonka, Judy Blanco, and Melinda Rogers modeled fun fashions from K. Frank, the Coast Village emporium owned by Kevin and Katie Frank, while ubiquitous DJ Darla Bea emceed the catwalk show. The boffo bash, presented by the tony hostelry and RevitaLash Cosmetics, also showed “Journey,” a music video by Miriam Dance, a BCRC client. “After doing this virtually last year, we are still transitioning and getting back into action,” said Executive Director Silvana Kelly. “But we couldn’t have had a nicer day.”

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SBS hits a Crescendo It was a night on the tiles when Dan and Meg Burnham hosted a Crescendo bash for Santa Barbara Symphony supporters at their penthouse aerie above the Granada Theatre to celebrate the orchestra’s Fandango Picante concert under maestro Nir Kabaretti. Violin superstar Anne Akiko Meyers performed music by legendary composer Arturo Marquez during the Mexican and Spanish flavored show. Among the musical mavens turning out were Barbara Burger, Mashey Bernstein, Anne Towbes, Janet Garufis, Marilyn Gilbert, Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp, Sybil Rosen, Joan Rutkowski, and Kathryn Martin.

In the Median Montecito is the priciest suburb in America with a median house price in March of $5 million, according to data from Zillow and Redfin. The median home value in California by comparison was $758,360, which is considered the second highest the U.S. The state with the highest median home value is Hawaii at $842,487, with the District of Columbia ranked two at $703,116. Other expensive suburbs on the list included Paradise Valley, Arizona, with a median of $3,487,500; Westport, Connecticut, with a median of $2,410,000, the most expensive in the New England state; and, unsurprisingly, Palm Beach, Florida, with a median figure of $2,207,600.

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Carpinteria’s international bestselling children’s author Hal Price and entertainment artist Michael Bayouth have gained national recognition as winners of the inaugural Bedside Reading Book Cover Award for their children’s rhyming verse chapter work, A Heart’s Journey Home. “It has been a magical experience working with such an amazing talent like Michael,” says Price. “We first met for lunch in Carpinteria in May 2016, and since then we have created two international bestselling children’s books. I’m excited this award recognizes Michael’s unique talents in design, layout, art, and character development!”

Book sales also support their designated charity of choice, The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation. Nearly 70 national authors submitted their works. The competition received more than 6,000 votes.

A Polo Gala Santa Barbara Polo Club member Jef and Katie Graham opened the doors of their charming Montecito Ranch home for a gala for the ten-year-old club training center attended by 120 guests, raising more than $50,000. Center president Rhys Williams emceed the sunset soirée with volunteers from the Westmont College and UCSB polo teams. Jeff Scheraga, director of the polo academy, joined a host of other equestrian fans, including Thomasine Richards, Paige Beard, Santi Wulff, Chris and Mindy Denson, Miles Hartfeld and Gretchen Lieff, Jeep and Sharon Holden, Andrew and Amza Bossom with sons Piers and Bayne, Leigh Brecheen, Grant Palmer, actress Kelly Le Brock, Rebecca Brand, Rick Oshay, Maitland Ward, Chuck and Margarita Lande, Henry and Erin Walker, Pat and Ursula Nesbitt, Nigel Gallimore, and Madison Richardson. Long may they rein!....

Rotary Support Montecito’s Rotary Club and its supporting foundation have awarded $15,000 worth of scholarships to Santa Barbara City College students. There are 12 scholarships ($1,250 each) to standout students pursuing a technical education program career. “We look forward to the next 25 years of supporting the students and watching them grow and flourish in their careers,” says Tom Fisher, club president. Students were selected from among the college’s more than 60 career technical education programs.

Angeles. From 1996 to 2016 he served as senior Vice President for the Wells Fargo Foundation and directed the company’s philanthropic, volunteer, and community engagement programs. The chamber music group, founded by Adrian Spence, just celebrated its 32nd concert season performing at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall, the Huntington Library in San Marino, and at the Colburn School in Los Angeles.

Ron Galella Remembered

On a personal note, I remember legendary paparazzo Ron Galella, who has gone to more heavenly pastures in New Jersey at the age of 91. I would see Galella, who was dubbed “Paparazzi Extraordinaire,” at Manhattan’s equally legendary nightclub Studio 54, when I worked on the gossip column of New York Magazine. He gained notoriety during his six decades of taking celebrity pictures when he clashed with Marlon Brando and Jackie Onassis, who sued him and won a restraining order. Galella’s work was published in Time, Life, People, and the National Enquirer, and he published 22 books. New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) has five Galellas in its collection. An extraordinary photographer and enormously likeable character...

Sightings Mega director Steven Spielberg at the Rosewood Miramar... Singer Charlie Puth shopping at Field + Fort in Summerland... Actor Billy Baldwin, just back from filming in Italy and leaving for further work in Kosovo, Macedonia, and Phuket, getting his Java jolt at Pierre Lafond. Pip! Pip! Be safe, wear a mask when required, and get vaccinated.

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ommencement speaker Michael Shasberger, between stints of conducting the Westmont Orchestra, told the 2022 graduates they’d attain their greatest happiness when they discovered how to give away what they valued most. Coincidentally, President Gayle D. Beebe introduced Shasberger with news about the newly created Michael Shasberger Student Scholarship Fund for Music. “It’s a fitting tribute for one who has drawn so many of our students into a richer, more meaningful experience because of their love and participation in one of our music programs,” Beebe said. Shasberger, who came to Westmont in 2005 as the inaugural Adams professor of music and worship, is leading his final tour with the orchestra, performing in Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague, and participating in the American Celebration of Music in Austria. “The spirit, joy, and vision he has brought to campus will never be forgotten,” Beebe said. “Michael is a true academic entrepreneur. There is so much creativity in one man. He has brought the most amazing array of energy, enthusiasm, and a habitual pursuit of excellence that has blessed our campus and wider community. He lives with a buoyant optimism — and that joy is simply infectious.” In the same vein as John F. Kennedy’s book Profiles in Courage, Shasberger spoke about “Profiles in Learning” to pay homage to seven teachers who blessed his life and academic journey. “I can’t promise, like the Wizard of Oz did, that I can give you joy in learning or discipline or optimism, leadership skills or energetic spirit or a zeal for questioning the system, or even an excitement for overcoming challenges and enduring failure all tied up in some nice little package,” he said. “But I will come out from behind the curtain as he did and tell you that you have been equipped already, by my very good colleagues here, to find such qualities in 12 – 19 May 2022

yourself. I hope that in doing so, you will use them to encourage others, for we are called to build each other up, to teach by example, and share the gifts we have been given. I will suggest that your greatest gifts and fulfilling happiness will likely be attained when you discover how to give what you most value away. “Oh, and one more thing. I have always wanted to hear a Commencement speaker say this: ‘What an amazing Commencement orchestra!’” Westmont Medal recipients Steven and Denice Fellows said, though neither they, nor their daughters, attended Westmont, they believe in the mission, direction, and vision of the college. “We want to be a part of something bigger than ourselves,” Steven said. We believe in supporting you, the resilient class of 2022 and your classmates, whether it’s serving on the foundation board, helping to provide financial support for the college, or serving on the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, being a part and making a difference in the community is what it means to be a servant of Christ. “When you serve where God has called you to serve, you will find it to be far more meaningful and rewarding than seeking prestige, status, or monetary gain.”

“We consider it a privilege to engage with the faculty, staff, and administration in our daily lives,” Denice said. “You, the Westmont community, minister to us more than we might minister to you.” Graduate Michael Kong shared that before he arrived at Westmont, his mother died following a five-year battle with cancer. He questioned his faith that had its foundation on receiving love and acceptance through her. “I’ve realized it was actually God loving me through her,” he said. “The harsh reality is that while we must be grateful for the way that God expresses his love through other people, we must be careful not to love people more than the actual source of that love.” Graduate Taylor Mache, reflecting on the class verse from Psalm 25, said she had experienced hopelessness and fear that God would abandon her in her most vulnerable moments. “As I relearned to trust, I find that Christ is guiding me toward himself through the brokenness,” she says. “He is already in the process of redeeming our minds, bodies, systems, and communities, and he is using them to reveal his presence within.” Under a cloudless blue sky with a warm, gentle breeze, 267 graduates walked across the stage to receive their diplomas on Thorrington Field, with 119 students earning honors. A total of 117 Golden Warriors, who graduated in 1970, 1971, or 1972, marched in the procession to celebrate their 50th reunions. The group included Bill Wright (’72), former longtime Westmont associate provost and director of off-campus programs; John Draper (’71), former assistant director of Westmont risk and emergency management; and Dana Alexander (’70), longtime Westmont life planning director. Edee Schulze, vice president for student life, presented the student awards. Patty Kerman (volleyball) and Jason Peterson (track and field) won Dean’s Awards for their excellence in the classroom, superior

contributions to their teams, and deep faith in Christ. Kong won the Dave Dolan Award for his campus leadership and significant contributions in the college’s awareness and response to the social and spiritual needs of the community, the nation, and the world. Hannah Grierson and Chapman Canlis won Kenneth Monroe Awards for demonstrating superior academic achievement in the classroom, excelling as leaders on campus, and influencing other students’ lives through their integrity, character, and faithfulness. Acting Provost Rick Ifland gave the Faculty Scholarship Awards to Talia Bjelland, Grierson, Maggie Hine, Kong, and Joshua Phillips, who all earned perfect 4.0 GPAs during their four years at Westmont. He gave the Bruce and Adaline Bare Outstanding Teacher Awards to four faculty members: Sameer Yadav (religious studies), Deborah Dunn (communication studies), Amanda Silberstein (chemistry), and Holly Beers (religious studies). Felicia Song, professor of sociology, won the Faculty Research Award, given to a faculty member who, in the eyes of colleagues, models what it means to be a scholar. Her latest book, Restless Devices: Recovering Personhood, Presence and Place in the Digital Age (Intervarsity Press Academic), teaches how to live wise ly in a digitally saturated society.

Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College

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Notice Inviting Bids ANDRÉE CLARK BIRD REFUGE COASTAL RESTORATION Bid No. 4081 1.

Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Andrée Clark Bird Refuge Coastal Restoration Project (“Project”), by or before May 31, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly. The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal. Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge and the Municipal Tennis Courts in Santa Barbara and will replace the Bird Refuge lagoon weir and weir gate, remove non-native trees, re-contour the lagoon on the beach side, install native trees and rock cluster. It will also include landscaping improvements and construction of a bio-retention pond at the Municipal Tennis Center property. 2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 50 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin August 15, 2022, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding. The Contractor shall be ready to start construction as early as August 1, 2022. 2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $1,100,000.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license, Class A 3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

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

Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

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

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

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

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

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Bidders’ Conference. A mandatory bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at the following location: East Beach volleyball courts (34.418070°, -119.662926°) across from the Andree Clark Bird Refuge outlet to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is mandatory. A bidder who fails to attend a mandatory bidders’ conference will be disqualified from bidding.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

Bill Hornung, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) May 11, 2022

2) May 18, 2022 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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Notice Inviting Bids ANDRÉE CLARK BIRD REFUGE COASTAL RESTORATION Bid No. 4084 1.

Project Information. 2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge and the Municipal Tennis Courts in Santa Barbara and will remove non-native vegetation, plant native plants and trees, install irrigation, and implement miscellaneous landscape features such as bio-retention basins, ornamental fences, and silt fences. 2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 80 working days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin in the late summer or early fall of 2022, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding. 2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $750,000.

License and Registration Requirements. 3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California landscaping contractor’s license, Class C-27 and tree service contractor’s license, D-49. 3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959 A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884-6155. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of five percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award. Prevailing Wage Requirements. 6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes. 6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half. 6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.

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

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

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Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., at the following location: East Beach volleyball courts (34.418070, -119.662926) across from the Andree Clark Bird Refuge outlet to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is optional.

By: ___________________________________

Date: ________________

Bill Hornung, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) May 11, 2022

2) May 18, 2022 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA – GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION PO BOX 1990, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102-1990 INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received via electronic transmission on the City of Santa Barbara PlanetBids portal site until the date and time indicated below at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for: BID NO. 5950 DUE DATE & TIME: MAY 31, 2022 UNTIL 3:00 P.M. CUSTODIAL SERVICES FOR VARIOUS AIRPORT BUILDINGS Bidders must be registered on the city of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to receive addendum notifications and to submit a bid. Go to PlanetBids for bid results and awards. 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. The receiving deadline is absolute. Allow time for technical difficulties, uploading, and unexpected delays. Late or incomplete Bid will not be accepted. If further information is needed, contact Jennifer Disney Dixon, Buyer II at email: jdisney@santabarbaraca.gov A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the specifications and inspect the field conditions. Bidders will meet at the Airport Maintenance Building Conference Room located at 1699 Norman Firestone Rd, Goleta, CA 93117 and carpool or caravan to the locations outlined in the Scope of Work. Bidders will be required to sign in at the beginning and sign out at the completion of all site visits. Bidders must be present for all site visits to qualify to participate in this bidding process. Please be punctual since late arrivals may be excluded from submitting a bid. Bids will not be accepted or considered from parties that did not attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting. Please RSVP via PlanetBids no later than close-ofbusiness the day prior to the scheduled bid walk. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ACT Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410-1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. LIVING WAGE Any service purchase order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Contractor must submit to the contracted department within ten (10) calendar days of an order, AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK, certificates of Insurance naming the City of Santa Barbara as Additional Insured in accordance with the attached Insurance Requirements. _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Ken Symer Automotive, 421 North Nopal Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. The Tack House, LLC, 745 Lilac Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on May 2, 2022. 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

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Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001179. Published May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Rocket #0219, 401 W. Montecito Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. UP2 Holdings, LLC, 4130 Cover Street, long Beach, CA 90808. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 29, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk.

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ORDINANCE NO. 6067

ORDINANCE NO. 6066 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING

SECTIONS

4.52.055,

4.52.070,

4.52.160,

4.52.165 RELATING TO BIDDING AND BY ADDING SECTION 4.52.210 RELATING TO PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 3, 2022. The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 1.25.050, 30.205.050, 30.205.160, AND

30.280.030,

RELATING

REVIEW

DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR PRE-EXISTING CODE VIOLATIONS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on May 3, 2022. 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.

California. (Seal)

(Seal)

/s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager

/s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager ORDINANCE NO. 6067

ORDINANCE NO. 6066 STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

) ) COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss. ) CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on April 26, 2022 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on

ordinance was introduced on April 26, 2022 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on

May 3, 2022 by the following roll call vote:

AYES:

Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon, Mayor Randy Rowse

AYES:

NOES:

None

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSENT:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

ABSTENTIONS:

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

Councilmembers Eric Friedman, Alejandra Gutierrez, Oscar Gutierrez, Meagan Harmon, Mike Jordan, Kristen W. Sneddon, Mayor Randy Rowse

on May 4, 2022.

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

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001161. Published May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Cali Painting, 613 North 5th St., Lompoc, CA, 93436. Leonardo Sepulveda Salazar, 613 North 5th St., Lompoc, CA, 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 19,

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/s/ Sarah P. Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on May 4, 2022.

Published May 11, 2022 Montecito Journal

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor Published May 11, 2022 Montecito Journal

2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20220001010. Published May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Trends Salon, 338 East Betteravia Road, Suite H, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Bruce E. Cleveland, 1735 Vigard Drive, Solvang,

You are invited to attend this public 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 by sending them electronically to Clerk SantaBarbaraCA.gov. Public comment may be given in person at the meeting or remotely via Zoom. Members of the public who wish to give public comment remotely may do so by completing the Zoom registration at the following link: https://santabarbaracagov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BHXU9bk1SWq0ntGHpl Rq0Q. 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, May 19, 2022 an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, will be available at 735 Anacapa Street and at the Central Library. Agendas and Staff Reports are also accessible online at 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 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)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor

If you challenge the Council's action on the appeal of the Single Family Design Board’s decision 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.

Published May 11, 2022 Montecito Journal

on May 4, 2022.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 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 appeal filed by Beth Collins of the Single Family Design Board’s approval of development associated with an existing single-family residence at 1460 La Cima Road.

Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager May 6, 2022

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

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara

CA, 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 19, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001024. Published May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

Haven – Los Alamos; Haven Cannabis Dispensary – Los Alamos, 520 Bell St., Los Alamos, CA, 93440. Haven X LLC, 18012 Cowan #200, Irvine, CA 92614. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 6, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000905. Published May 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sofias Flowers, 1325 Tomol Dr., Carpinteria, CA, 93103. Omar C. Martinez, 1325 Tomol Dr., Carpinteria, CA, 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 25, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001103. Published April 27, May 4, 11, 18, 2022

person(s) is/are doing business as: Poe, 27 West Anapamu St. #465, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Brittany Harris, 27 West Anapamu St. #465, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 12, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000972. Published April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Branding Crew, 1475 Sterling Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93103. Erika Pruett, 1475 Sterling Ave, Carpinteria, CA, 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on April 8, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000940. Published April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Reed’s Restaurant Equipment Service, 524 W. Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Simon Trisler, 524 W. Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Mary Trisler, 524 W. Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 22, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000750. Published April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following

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Editorial (Continued from 22 22)) Environment through her work with the Community Environmental Council and her Climate Safety Plan. We look forward to having her on the Board of Supervisors as she continues to make a difference for our county in these and other critical areas. We hope Capps, now that her entrance onto the Board of Supervisors has been endorsed by the local Democratic Party, will maintain her open and fair-minded leadership and strong independent spirit as these are the qualities that we value the most.

Susan Salcido – County Superintendent of Schools We believe this is the most important race on the ballot! As a former School Board Member and a parent of two kids in our local public schools, I am bothered by the charges being leveled at our current County Superintendent, Susan Salcido, by her clearly underqualified opponent, Physical Education teacher, Christy Lozano. Lozano’s conservative electoral challenge, in a race for a position meant, for good reason, to remain nonpartisan, is a local manifestation of a national cultural war being waged over racial, LGBTQ+, and pandemic policies in public education. Lozano calls for more transparency (which we always support, though not sure what that looks like in this case), she claims to want to bring parents into the decision-making process (again, we support parental input but not sure what that looks like either). These are easy and common issues on which to campaign and often reflect a candidate’s lack of understanding of the rules that regulate a position’s purview. Lozano uses trigger words like “grooming” to describe LGBTQ+ education. (Grooming, as we know, is a word used to describe the intentional and incremental modus operandi of child molesters.) In her call for transparency, Ms. Lozano claims that “the county budgets are hard to find.” I had no problem finding them. She also claims they’re “hard for her to understand.” Quite possibly. Complicated 105-million-dollar budgets are hard to understand for those inexperienced in budgets and

accounting. It was my least favorite and most challenging part of my job as a School Board Member – and that was for a one-school elementary district. But my biggest beef with Ms. Lozano is that she doesn’t seem to fully understand what the job responsibilities of the County Superintendent of Schools are. She wants to have an impact on curriculum adoption, test scores, and student discipline, none of which is remotely under the auspices of the County Superintendent. The Job of County Superintendent involves overseeing a staff of 550 people. The office certifies all teachers in all 20 districts; reviews all 20 budgets; administers the special education programs and staff for 812 students (Cold Spring, Montecito Union, and Cuyama), for which there are never enough resources; runs 10 preschools for children experiencing poverty; and administers education programs for migrants and for children experiencing homelessness. On top of that, the County Supervisor is constitutionally charged with translating state codes that are hard for even the most experienced to unpack. And finally, the job calls for an adept educational administrator/politician who can not only serve as a liaison between the State and local school districts, but can effectively advocate on behalf of our local school up to the State. Ms. Salcido has been a strong County Superintendent during an historically challenging moment. The best example of her thoughtful leadership can be seen in our county’s mental health needs where she has worked tirelessly to harness every mental health resource available and dispatched them, as needed, to campuses around the county. This has been of particular importance during the pandemic. Moving through the pandemic, this county faces historically high levels of poverty, with all its accompanying issues, under the weight of which our already overly stressed campuses are straining. Not to mention a looming and escalating drug addiction crisis and a hyper politicized environment where every decision made is seen as politically motivated. More than ever, we need the experience and thoughtfulness of leaders like Susan Salcido who can face historical challenges in public education at the most experienced point in their career. I asked Superintendent Salcido if we could have a conversation, because I figured that no one could do a better job of explaining what exactly a County Superintendent does and for what this moment calls. And I was right. Here is the conversation we had, shortened a bit for space. Q. What is the most intense piece of your work right now as County Superintendent? A. The role of County Superintendent of Schools, there’s really three big buckets. One category has to do with direct student supports. We provide direct special education supports in three districts, Montecito Union, Cold Spring, and Cuyama. That means our staff at SBCEO are literally like the school staff in supporting special education. We also have early childhood education, 10 preschools, we operate in the county for low-income families. That’s our staff in those schools; and then juvenile court and community schools in Santa Maria, the Los Robles High School, and then Dos Puertas, which is in the Juvenile Justice Center. So that work is just like the work of school districts, where we’re really maximizing all the time we have with our students. And right now, with new COVID outbreaks, we’re really working on the health and safety of schools, of students, and staff at the same time. So, the instructional pieces, the academic pieces, the mental wellness support pieces, but then there’s the health and safety pieces. So that’s one category. Another bucket is being that liaison between the State and the school districts. And over the past few years, an example of that, with all of the changes that came through California Department of Public Health, we were having to translate that, digest that, and ensure that all the schools, private schools, charter schools, public schools, all have that information, but also in reverse, we advocate up to the State and say, for example, transitional kindergarten is a big topic right now where we’re expanding kindergarten to another grade. And so how does that land on community funded and other districts?

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Editorial (Continued from 48 48)) One of the things your opponent is calling up are low test scores. What role does the And the third bucket is more of that support for school districts: reviewing all their County play in directing curriculum and dealing with student test scores? budgets and ensuring their solvency, reviewing their local control accountability plans, That’s a great question. So I’d love to address it in multiple ways. First, curriculum and ensuring that we approve them. But we also do credentialing and professional devel- decisions are only made locally. And that’s why with 20 districts, you’re going to find opment – all the teacher induction programs they’re concluding. potentially 20 different curriculum decisions for every one of their subjects, because it’s a local board decision and not a County decision at all. So having said that, we do Our county is either first or tied for first in terms of child poverty. How does this impact help with curriculum fairs. We bring publishers so people can see what they’re about. your work? We can help districts make some decisions around curriculum by saying what is and According to the Public Policy Institute of California, Santa Barbara County is third isn’t included, but we’re not the deciders. highest percentage of all other counties in California in terms of the rate of poverty – behind Los Angeles and Yolo County. So very, very high... What’s also very high is our Do you get involved in advocating for what you believe would be effective curriculum? rate of students experiencing homelessness as well as emerging multilingual language No. There are cycles of curriculum that will be adopted throughout the state. So learners. So we’ve got the high poverty, students experiencing homelessness. We’ve got oftentimes that’s what really gets the attention. Mathematics is coming next and scia significant foster youth group as well, and English learners as well as students with ence and all that. And my team and I are not in the advocacy role. We point out some special needs. So our county office is extremely mindful and we work towards sup- strengths of this or that program. Or areas of insufficiencies. But the advocacy, that’s porting all students. I mean, it’s really that equity lens of ensuring that everyone has just not our role. It’s more our role to support the districts in any way that they need what they need and there’s differentiated needs throughout the entire county. in those areas, but it is not to advocate. It would be a bit of a conflict. So a few examples of how we support, because the vulnerabilities got illuminated more And going back to the test score piece, I think it’s important to establish the fact through the pandemic. An example is technology and connectivity. Immediately we found that our county has shown growth over time since 2017. Looking at English, arts, and that there were many families that didn’t have the devices. And if you’re sharing homes, mathematics, since 2017, we’ve had growth each year. So, it is factual to say that in 2017, to have shared connectivity was extremely challenging and everyone found that to be 2018, and 2019 our county for those subject areas have shown growth. But the test was true, whether in poverty or not... At one time, we distributed over 1,300 devices for free not given in 2020. So, there’s no data for the 2019-20 school year. Then in 2021 in the that were refurbished. And it went from Cuyama to Lompoc to Santa Maria all the way spring, there were optional ways for districts to provide that assessment. Some provided through the county. It was the first time we expanded our services from the south to the it and some used an alternate assessment. So, the data varies immensely. It’s extremely north because there was the need. Not only devices, but actual connectivity. So we actually hard to measure and it doesn’t provide a full picture to use state data over the last few staffed phone calls to Frontier and Cox Communications in mixed tech and in Spanish years when there are major missing pieces. So if we do go back and talk about the facts, and English so that we could have people get low cost connectivity. we talk about the growth each year, I think that would be a success story. And in terms of food, nutrition continuity, that’s on our minds as well. During Another piece that is important, as far as statewide or countywide success, is to show the pandemic we had so many cafeteria workers work throughout, working with the college going rates and graduation rates. Santa Barbara County is over 90% graduation Food Bank of Santa Barbara County and many other entities. But now as we go for- rate, much higher than the state’s graduation rate. The state is at 87%. And our college ward, what school districts are required to do are provide free breakfasts and lunches going rate is at over 67% and that’s higher than the state as well. So using a fuller picin schools, which is an excellent example of California working towards ensuring ture is more appropriate than calling out a year or two in terms of an assessment for nutrition continuity. English, language arts, and mathematics. And I would say those are the more important We operate and administer the Santa Barbara County Promotores Network. And assessments, and I don’t want to minimize state assessments because I think they serve these are on the ground individuals called ‘Promotores,’ who are people in the com- a purpose of a point in time, but they don’t show the entire success rate as I was saying. munity that help other people in the community access health care and access education. This network can help others in the community understand where to go for Your opponent claims to want to bring “non-partisanship” to the job of County healthcare, dental care, all of that. So that’s another area of support. Superintendent, which is not intended to be a partisan position. Do you believe you’ve been Right now, we’re working with districts to extend the learning day, provide com- a partisan superintendent? munity schools, so that there can be extensions after school, summer learning. What The role of County Superintendent is nonpartisan, and I believe I’ve conducted my we’re finding is families who are in poverty often work multiple jobs. So they need work in a nonpartisan way from the moment I’ve started. It’s about serving all stuplaces for their students to be, like extended learning on the weekends and in the dents. The lens is through support. The lens is not through politics. It’s about serving summertime. So a lot of our supports have to do with supporting our districts in our students and families and educators. And I strongly believe that the role of County planning for how to serve students year-round. We also have a director who sup- Superintendent should be and will remain nonpartisan. ports students experiencing homelessness. We then liaise with all of the districts in those kinds of supportive ways. You can see that a lot of what we do is instead of Unfortunately, it seems there’s very little right now that’s not seen as political. How is that direct supports, like the special education examples, it’s really that supplemental impacting your work and your ability to communicate well with parental and other constituents supports of coming alongside our districts as they’re implementing the direct sup- about things like sex education, LGBTQ education, mask wearing, vaccination requirements...? ports for their students and families. I definitely hold true to the fact that I view the work through a lens of: Okay, how can I not only support, but provide the accurate information from the State and the law and public health? For example, because we’re using a lot from the period of the pandemic. For me, what I was promoting is to say, “Here is what public health is requiring. Here is what the governor’s office is requiring. Here is what the law says and how the law may shift.” For me it was about accurately sharing the information and the implementation, which again was occurring at the school and district level. So that was the case for masks. That was the case for vaccines. You’re right in terms of schools and support for students, the intersection with politics is there. What happens in our schools is absolutely driven by the federal government in terms of the U.S. Department of Education, as well as the California Department of Education and State Board of Education. So to say it’s void of politics would not be accurate. But to say that one leads with a political mindset or a partisan mindset, I’d say that is not the way in which I lead our County Education office. It’s not with a partisan point of view.

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Do you feel there’s an issue with transparency at the County? Candidates always bring up transparency. But, for example, during the pandemic, your meetings were not taped. What’s your feeling about that? I’d say that’s right, they were not taped. But I wouldn’t have been averse to taping them either. We know that many school districts are in the public quite a bit and they record their meetings because there’s so much interest by local community members in local schools. The decisions that they make impact their families, and their children, and their students within their schools. So there’s a lot more attention and focus on local school districts. The County Board has different jurisdiction than a school board does. And oftentimes people will have a misunderstanding that the County Board, for example, oversees all of the County and the county’s school boards. Similarly, they might think

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that I, as the County Superintendent, oversee or supervise the superintendents, but I don’t. The County Board oversees appeals – charter school and inter-district transfer appeals. And when there are appeals, the public will come to those meetings, but typically the public is mostly interested in the local school board meetings. Having said that, I am absolutely for transparency, and even I would say accessibility. I really want to ensure that those who want access to our board, the board’s business, has that access to it. The County Board of Education just had a meeting related to transparency, accessibility, and recording board meetings. So we’re going to come back next month and talk about the audio recording of board meetings. We’re moving in the direction of having the meetings more accessible. I’m absolutely for that transparency, if that will help build an understanding of what we do and how we serve the community. I’m looking forward, in the next months and next four years, to having more community conversations. I will say that I think there’s an emphasis right now on board meetings, but board meetings are just one aspect of how we can communicate with the community at large. I think there are some questions that my office and myself can help to illuminate by having conversations with the community, using both technology platforms and being in-person. Community conversations, for example, around health and safety of our students. When I talk about health and safety, I’m thinking about mental wellness supports, but also this fentanyl and drug crisis that we’re seeing in California, the nation, and even Santa Barbara County. I would like to use the office and my leadership to have these conversations so that parents and the community can listen in, ask questions, and that we can have thoughtful dialogue around what’s happening in our schools. And we can illuminate other areas around reading, literacy. What are the different types? What do the professionals say? What does the research show? Again, it could be about educating and supporting the community at large. So that’s an area that I’m looking forward to promoting. Do you think there’s enough coordination and information sharing among elected officials to solve complicated problems? I look at an issue like poverty that’s so intersectional and really can’t be solved by any one body or leader. I’ve always thought that Santa Barbara County is really the right size to make what you’re saying work really well. It’s about cohesiveness. First knowing what is available, second, making the cohesion work across the county... because different regions within the county have different supports available. We shouldn’t be in silos. It really should be okay, what can we do together?

So, for example, I’m working very closely with county behavioral wellness and schools to then approach the supports across the schools. And we can do more. We need to do more. Sheriff Bill Brown has just put together a group on the opioid crisis, Project Opioid. And in that round table, about 50 people, education is at the table, and so are faithbased leaders, as well as different county leaders – from the DA’s office, supervisors, education – to say... who’s doing what across the county? But then how are we going to work together? Homelessness is another example. The County of Santa Barbara has been working on homelessness. And a lot of it is encampments and housing. My thinking is around education and continuity of programs. And it’s important for us to be at the table to talk about homelessness, not just in terms of adults or transients and encampments, but rather children and families and how we can serve. I think that having strong relationships with our partners across the county is important. I truly believe that’s where the experience comes in, with the knowledge of different entities comes in, and the leaning in to say, “Can we be part of each other’s conversations and not be siloed?” Is there anything I’m not asking you that you feel like you would want people to know? Well, we are at a pivotal time in education. I mean, it’s an opportune time in that we are coming out of some very challenging times, and we have a great opportunity to make growth, but it’s also pivotal in that there are a lot of needs in our schools... where we can seize this moment to get growth and opportunity. And I believe that in this time we need an individual at the helm with experience and knowledge about the complexity of our systems, of our county, the resources available to the state and across the nation. And I come with experience and knowledge with having had multiple roles throughout these years, as a teacher and a coach, assistant principal, principal, director of curriculum, assistant Gwyn Lurie is CEO superintendent, deputy superintendent, and Executive Editor of and county superintendent. Each of those the Montecito Journal roles have helped me learn, grow, build Media Group capacity, and be at the place where I can support our county schools in this pivotal time to seize this opportunity and really grow and thrive.

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Santa Barbara by the Glass Wine is Food, Too: Julia Child-Inspired Culinary Fête a Must for Oenophiles by Gabe Saglie

anta Barbara’s big culinary takeover next week is actually two years in the making. Taste of Santa Barbara, presented by the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience in partnership with the Julia Child Foundation, was originally scheduled for May of 2020, and then the world shut down. Rescheduled to this month – May 16 to 22 – the reimagined food fête will feature a calendar chock-full of culinary experiences, all celebrating the county’s bounty and its thoughtful approach to food. And the good news for budding oenophiles: wine will have a starring role throughout. Julia Child’s approach to food and wine was legendary and ground-breaking, of course, not to mention infectious. Those around her, including those who met her while she spent her final years in Santa Barbara, ahead of her passing in Montecito in 2004, felt it, too. It’s

amazing how many local chefs and winemakers have their own Julia stories to tell, even to this day. My own include her cameo during a food-and-wine pairing Christmas program I produced with Jamie West, then-executive chef at the San Ysidro Ranch; the 30-minute show, which aired on KEYT in 2001, was one of her very last on-camera appearances and, in its own way, helped cement my own fascination with all things gourmet. And while food is Julia Child’s great claim to fame, wine factored high for her as well. She cooked with it often – wine as an ingredient, as well as a kitchen companion. And she actively supported the industry: Child helped Robert Mondavi found the American Institute of Wine and Food in San Francisco in 1981, and she helped promote the long-running Central Coast Wine Classic, which produced wine events throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. One of my favorite Julia wine quotes: “Wine is a living liquid… Its life cycle compris-

Julia Child with Executive Chef Jamie West and MJ wine writer Gabe Saglie in one of her very last TV appearances (KEYT, 2001)

es youth, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect, it will sicken and die.” Julia’s love for wine helped inspire a series of events during Taste of Santa Barbara: a “Wine & Dessert Fireside Chat with Julia’s Family” takes places at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on May 19 ($49); a “Library Vertical and Tasting” of winemaker Doug Margerum’s popular M5 red wine blend is scheduled at his downtown tasting room on May 21 ($95); and Cheese Shop Santa Barbara (827 Santa Barbara Street) will be hosting a daily pairing of six French artisan cheeses with Kunin Wines ($65 for two people). The week’s flagship wine event – the first-ever Taste of Santa Barbara Wines ($50) – takes place on Sunday, May 22, from 1 pm to 4 pm. Set at the historic

Winemaker Sonja Magdevski will take part in the culminating Taste of Santa Barbara Wines on May 22 (photo by Heather Daenitz, Craft & Cluster)

El Presidio State Historic Park along East Canon Perdido Street in downtown Santa Barbara, the event will explore the unique aspects of Santa Barbara County as a world-class wine growing region. Sipping will be provided by some of the region’s top labels: Rusack, Brander, Crown Point, Foxen, and Alma Rosa. Inside the Presidio Chapel, three interactive seminars will be taking place, too – straight talk from some of the area’s most creative wine personalities. “She was a pioneer well before that was even an option for a woman,” says winemaker Sonja Magdevski of Casa Dumetz

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The Taste of Santa Barbara Wines event includes panel discussions spotlighting the county’s various AVAs (photo by Heather Daenitz, Craft & Cluster)

Wines, with a destination tasting room in downtown Los Alamos. Magdevski will be part of one of those seminars – Women in Wine – adding, “And the confidence she showed with anything she was doing – she continues to inspire.” The female footprint on the world of Santa Barbara wine growing continues to grow, especially quickly in the last few years, admits Magdevski, who launched her wine label 18 harvests ago. She attributes that, in part, to the way “life has shifted so dramatically in so many ways with respect to what’s, quote, normal. That’s the shift. Progress is made as each new generation becomes more accepting of so many things. Everyone’s voice and diversity is extraordinarily valuable – that should be given. But we feel it more now,” she says. These days, in her own experience, Magdevski is actually seeing more young women than men curious about entering the wine industry. And that may be “a testament to the nature of Santa Barbara wine in general,” she says. “When I started, it never felt odd being a woman in the industry,” she continues. “Everyone was warm and welcoming. The pioneers of this area are, for the most part, still here, active and involved. And when I was looking for a mentor, when I needed questions answered, they were all happy to help, they didn’t brush me off. That’s pretty extraordinary. I wouldn’t be here today if not for my male colleagues who helped me along the way.” A deeper dive into the evolution of the female wine experience during Magdevski’s panel discussion, which will also feature Jessica Gasca of Story

of Soil, Alice Anderson of Âmevive, and Gretchen Voelcker of Piazza Family Wines. The day’s two other panels, with winemakers like Steve Gerbac of Rusack and Fabian Bravo of Brander, will explore Santa Barbara County’s distinct wine growing regions, or AVAs, and go beyond the wine. Heritage Goods and Supply will run a pop-up store with books from local authors and food; Cowgirl Creamery and Cypress Grove will host a DIY cheese board station; and McConnell’s will dole out ice cream. For tickets, go to sbce.events/taste-of-sb-wines. Taste of Santa Barbara features several other notable events, including farm tours, discussion around food systems and, on May 20, a screening of the documentary, Julia, at SBCC’s Garvin Theater, including a Q&A with its Oscar-nominated directors, Betsy West and Julia Cohen. The event also coincides with Santa Barbara Restaurant Week, with more than a dozen restaurants around town – including Opal, bouchon, and Olio e Limone – presenting prix-fixe $30, $40, and $50 menus. See you there and bring your appetite!

Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV, and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips, and trends.

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Family member, Greg Mitchell, selling his family’s honey at the local Farmers Market

sweet syrup in our area. Getting stung by the dry climate, Blue Ridge Honey has seen a decrease in the amount of honey that the bees are producing. That means fewer bees can thrive, which leads to even less honey. Without a full recovery from the drought, honey production is faltering. Cutting off retail, Blue Ridge Honey is leaving the shelves of the supermarkets and sticking almost exclusively to farmers markets. Buying locally has become crucial during the turbulence we have all endured the past few years. Quality honey with a long medicinal history can be found right in our backyard. And thankfully with Blue Ridge, you can enjoy this local golden elixir that was in the hive just a couple of days earlier.

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12 – 19 May 2022

Mini Meta

Last Week’s Solution:

By Pete Muller & Andrew White For each of the first five mini crosswords, one of the entries also serves as part of a five-word meta clue. The answer to the meta is a word or phrase (five letters or longer) hidden within the sixth mini crossword. The hidden meta answer starts in one of the squares and snakes through the grid vertically and horizontally from there (no diagonals!) without revisiting any squares. PUZZLE #1 1

A C L S

L I L A C

A R O M A

M E T E R

A D H D

CLOTH

B D E E T I S Y

U V U L A

M O S D E E T M

BETSY

A C T V

R H E A

M A M M A

I P O D

ROSS

R O S S

F E M I X B R I A S T T S

Down 1 Skeptical sort 2 See 4-Across 3 Tavern offerings 4 Not well-done at all 5 Weighty burden

Across 1 Material used in the wings of Icarus 4 Do as the 1-Across did when Icarus flew too close to the sun 5 Tony-winning Broadway star O'Hara 6 Influential filmmaker Welles 7 Vowel sound represented by an upside-down "e"

PUZZLE #5 4

Down 1 Cheddar's breed on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" 2 Layered vegetable 3 Surname seen in The Home Depot 4 Communication method in 1-Across, for short 6 Pitcher's asset

C R I L E G O M A S Y R

A N F F A L R

AMERICANFLAG

Down 1 Like Tom Jones or Shirley Bassey 2 Grant permission 3 Pop star Aguilera, in tabloids 4 Gun for hire, for short 5 Finishes in the ring, for short

META PUZZLE 5

Across 1 2022 Best Picture winner about a mostly deaf family 5 You get five as change for a five 6 Disney pal of Scuttle and Flounder 7 Archetypal lab assistant 8 Where work is the pits?

S A N D S

Across 1 Number cruncher, for short 4 With 2-Down, major nuisance 6 Withey who gave her name to a mac and cheese brand 7 Pompeii sights 8 "Exit full screen" key

PUZZLE #4 1

I S M E AW G E E D

PUZZLE #3

Down 1 Illustrated elephant with a gold crown 2 ___ acid 3 Give the pink slip 4 '50s flop produced by 5-Down 5 Pioneering automaker

M E R G E

SEWED

Across 1 Hay unit 5 Well-known 6 Life lines? 7 Word after driving or firing 8 Obsess (over)

A N D E S

FIRST

PUZZLE #2 4

Z E R B E R O A

Across 1 Epistle writer, in Italy 6 One of four computer keys 7 Duran Duran singer Simon 8 Ouzo flavorer 9 Word sometimes found before "fool" or "genius"

Down 1 Pacific nation comprising over 300 islands 2 "___ I?" 3 The way of the world? 4 Relaxed 5 Deed possessor

Across 1 One involved in a stable economy? 5 Adjective that's 80% vowels 6 Post-snowstorm hazard 7 Origin of the Lhasa apso 8 Fast-fashion giant

Down 1 "___ Navidad" 2 Dutch island in the Caribbean Sea 3 Stage platform 4 Conductor Zubin whose name is apt for the final puzzle of the week 5 Is in France?

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12 – 19 May 2022

Montecito JOURNAL

LUCKY’S . . . for lunch Seafood Louie ....................................................................................39 two shrimp, 4 oz. crab, egg, romaine, tomato ,cucumber, avocado

Arugula, Radicchio & Endive, reggiano, balsamic vinaigrette .. 15 Caesar Salad.................................................................................... 14 Farm Greens, balsamic vinaigrette ............................................... 14 Jimmy the Greek Salad, french feta ............................................. 18 Giant Shrimp Cocktail (4 pcs) ...................................................... 29 Chilled Dungeness Crab Cocktail ................................................ 39 Grilled Artichoke, choice of sauce ................................................ 15 Burrata (Puglia), tomatoes, arugula, evoo ................................... 20 French Onion Soup Gratinée ........................................................ 15 Matzo Ball Soup or Today’s Soup ................................................ 15 Lucky Chili, cheddar, onions, warm corn bread .......................... 17 Fried Calamari, two sauces ............................................................ 16 Lucky Meatballs, tomato sauce, grilled ciabatta ......................... 16

Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz. .................................................................29 arugula, radicchio, endive, sautéed onion

Iceberg Lettuce Wedge ................................................................... 14 roquefort or thousand island dressing

• Main Course Salads •

• Smaller Plates and Starter Salads •

• Tacos and other Mains • Chicken or Swordfish Tacos .............................................................24 Steak Tacos ........................................................................................29 all tacos served with beans, guacamole, salsa, tortillas Fried Chicken Breast, boneless & skinless, coleslaw and fries .....24 Chicken Parmesan, San Marzano tomato sauce ...........................26 imported mozzarella, basil Salmon, blackened, grilled or steamed ...........................................24 lemon-caper butter sauce, sautéed spinach Sautéed Tofu, Japanese vinaigrette, green onions, shiitakes ........18 Sliced Prime NY Steak Frites, 7 oz. ..............................................29 red wine shallot or peppercorn cream sauce Smoked Scottish Salmon, Toasted Bialy or Bagel ........................24 cream cheese & condiments

Cobb Salad, tossed with roquefort dressing...................................24 Chopped Salad ..................................................................................20 arugula, radicchio, shrimp, prosciutto, beans, onions Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad ..................................................29 Old School Chinese Chicken Salad ...............................................24 Chilled Poached Salmon Salad of the day .....................................24 Lucky’s Salad ....................................................................................22 romaine, shrimp, bacon, green beans, avocado, peppers and roquefort

• Sandwiches •

Fries, Farm Greens or Caesar

Lucky Burger, choice of cheese ..................................................... 25 Vegetarian Burger, choice of cheese (burger patty is vegan) ..... 22 Sliced Filet Mignon Open Faced Sandwich, 6 oz. ..................... 29 mushroom sauce Reuben Sandwich, corned beef, kraut & gruyère on rye ............ 22 Grilled Chicken Breast Club on a Soft Bun ............................... 22 bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado Chili Dog, onions, cheddar & kraut - all on the side .................. 16 Maine Lobster Roll, warm buttered brioche roll ......................... 32

• Sides • Skinny Onion Rings or Herbie’s Potato Skins ...............................9 Lucky’s Home Fries or Fried Sweet Potatoes .................................9 Lucky’s Half & Half ..........................................................................10 Sautéed Spinach or Sugar Snap Peas ..............................................9

Come join us for lunch Monday-Friday 11-2:30 also open for brunch saturday and sunday 9-2:30

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