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D E T T ” I T M N R E E M P H N “ U C R OAC EN The County of SB gives notice to almost a dozen homes on Mountain Drive to remove “Unpermitted Encroachments” blocking the public right-of-way. The Superior Court has already responded (story starts on P.6; Sharon Byrne of the Montecito Association gives her take on P.12)

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A Lifeboat to Roe by Gwyn Lurie

umor is often born of pain. So last month, when Justice Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked, sounding the death knell for the constitutional right to abortion established in Roe v. Wade, it was no surprise when Stephen Colbert joked of the irony that this decision was written by “four white men and a woman who thinks The Handmaid’s Tale is a romcom.” If this wasn’t so deadly serious, it would be hilarious. Last week, millions of women in this Community members immediately rallied and country were stripped of a fundamen- marched at the Santa Barbara Courthouse in tal constitutional protection despite response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade the fact that, according to the Pew Research Center, 61% of Americans believe in the right to abortion in any Then, in 1972, the Court in Eisenstadt or most circumstances. v. Baird extended the right to access Which means we’ve just entered a birth control to unmarried people, period in history where states’ interests reasoning that “if the right of privacy fundamentally trump our interests as means anything, it is the right of the women. But it’s worse than that. Roe gave individual, married or single, to be women more than the vital right to an free from unwarranted governmental abortion. It also gave us broader rights intrusion into matters so fundamento autonomy, power, and the ability to tally affecting a person as the decision shape our own futures. whether to bear or beget a child.” Roe, My generation often puts a lot of hope decided three years later, famously held and pressure on the next generation to fix that the right to privacy established in our seemingly intractable problems: glob- Griswold and Eisenstadt also includes a al warming, our dysfunctional politics, woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy our post-truth societal ills, and now... a before the end of the first trimester. woman’s right to decide when and if to But Eisenstadt was not only predihave a child. That’s a lot to put on a gen- cated on the right to privacy – it was eration that didn’t cause these problems. also based on the idea of equality: that And the reality is, if we leave this fight to married and single people deserve equal our children, it will be too late. rights to self-determination. While the We must all fight not just for what Court turned its back on its promises Roe specifically promised – a woman’s from Roe this past week, it has been right to terminate a pregnancy – but also failing to deliver on its promise of the general principles that undergirded equality from Eisenstadt for decades by it. And one concrete step we can take permitting the FDA to force women to right now to protect a woman’s right jump through hoops to acquire birth to control her own destiny is to lobby control pills. Congress to make birth control pills Access to birth control is a gender available, at low or no cost, over-the- equity issue. Women should not have counter. I’m not suggesting that we stop to spend our finite time, resources, and fighting for all reproductive rights for energy getting (and refilling) a prewomen; but at the same time, we can scription for a safe drug that protects also work toward something that is both our freedom to get an education, purpreventative and bi-partisan. sue our desired careers, and shape our Supreme Court doctrine is intrinsically own futures. iterative, so to understand Roe, we have to look at two cases that preceded it. Editorial Page 274 274 In 1965, the Court decided Griswold v. Connecticut, which involved a doctor who gave birth control pills to a married couple in violation of a Connecticut statute that outlawed the Gwyn Lurie is CEO use of contraception and the assistance and Executive Editor of others in accessing it. The Court of the Montecito held the law unconstitutional on the Journal Media Group grounds that the Constitution contains an implied right to privacy. Privacy, the Court held, encompasses a married couple’s right to use contraception. 30 June – 7 July 2022

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Hot Springs Issues Flare by Kelly Mahan Herrick

ast week, nearly a dozen homes on East Mountain Drive were given notice by the County of Santa Barbara to remove encroachments in the public right-of-way within a 10-day period, refueling an ongoing battle between homeowners, the County of Santa Barbara Public Works Department, and users of the Hot Springs Trail. On Tuesday, Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Thomas Anderle ruled that the County violated a preliminary injunction by placing the notices, and ordered the County to immediately notify homeowners of the withdraw of the letters. Back in April, we reported on the ongoing issues in the area, which ended up in litigation between four neighbors and the County of Santa Barbara. In May, Judge Donna Geck with the Santa Barbara Superior Court issued a temporary injunction against the County, preventing them from moving forward with a plan to add up to 62 parking spots in the public right-of-way near the trailhead, citing the need for more environmental review of

the potential project. The hot springs – now filled with water after a lawsuit was settled between Montecito Creek Water Company and the Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2019 – became increasingly popular during the pandemic, fueled in part by increased exposure on several social media sites. There are roughly eight to 10 parking spaces at the trailhead, and in pre-pandemic times, it would not be unusual to see 10 to 12 additional cars parked illegally along Riven Rock Road; the problem has increased exponentially over the last two years. Riven Rock Road was white striped on either side of the road in April 2021, in an effort to thwart parking and maintain resident emergency evacuation routes. Many neighbors report that hikers are still parking in the area, some near the creek bank, despite hundreds of tickets being issued and cars being towed. The County has been attempting to hire a ranger for the area for some time now, and last weekend hikers reported seeing a security guard enforcing the dawn to dusk trail access rules. County reps told us the new letters issued last week were in response to

Letters were posted to nearly a dozen Mountain Drive properties last week, giving owners 10 days to remove encroachments in the public right-of-way

the pending litigation. Public Works Director Scott McGolpin, who signed each of the dozen letters, says the County must assert all claims it has related to its right-of-way in that area or risk forfeiting certain rights. “To that end, the County provided notice of the unpermitted encroachments and a 10-day opportunity to cure the properties for which it had received complaints and that had unpermitted encroachments,” he said in

a statement to the MJ. “Prior to the litigation, the County received multiple complaints regarding obstructions in the public right-of-way on East Mountain Drive,” he added. The County has said the project to increase parking in the area is a “right-of-way restoration project,” which involves limited removal of road encroachments and minor road grading

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Politics and Morality Supreme Court Style

ne of the most disturbing aspects of the Dobbs opinion by the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices is the certainty that further assaults on our basic freedoms are coming. Not only on women’s reproductive rights, protected since 1973 under Roe v. Wade, but privileges and liberties Americans have long enjoyed, and encompassed in previous Supreme Court decisions within a personal “right to privacy.” Freedoms such as the right to contraception, the right to engage in intimate, consensual acts in your own home, the right of same sex couples to marry, and others that this majority rejects by cancelling this zone of privacy. (Ironically, the freedom to marry someone of a different race is exempt, which is good for Justice Thomas, since his wife, Ginni, a conservative, outspoken political activist who defends Trump and promotes right wing causes including the “Big Lie,” is white.) What is also striking is how truly political and moralistic this regressive Supreme Court has become. The majority now consists of five ultra-conservative Catholics. Not only are they poised to impose an extreme orthodoxy on women, but they have already gutted voting rights protections for Black and minority voters, enshrined in the 1964 Voting Rights Act and for the rest of us, by allowing States to enact laws limiting access to the ballot box under the guise of “voter protection.” At a time when only a few thousand votes are determining election outcomes in swing States. This has not worked well for Black voters. It will not work well after Dobbs for Black women and all women, when it comes to control over their bodies and their most private decision – whether to complete a pregnancy, eradicating a right 70% of Americans want protected. Dobbs reignites the very public debate and acrimony on abortion and reproductive

choice the majority decries by substituting its own particular theologically-based belief system. As if the intellectually dishonest reasoning of Dobbs can single-handedly settle the debate over abortion at a time of unparalleled divisiveness in our country. Dishonest because the Dobbs decision is based on politics, not rational judgement and basic legal principles. The Dobbs judges rely on arcane legal treatises and outdated cases from England focused on issues like “quickening” in the womb. Disregarding the fact that England, as a more rational, compassionate, and liberty loving country than ours, discarded these laws and restrictive views on abortion years ago. England approved the right to abortion in 1967, seven years before Roe was decided. Abortion is allowed there up to 26 weeks. The majority also goes to extreme lengths to reject the most essential legal principle of established precedent. Where courts defer to their own prior decisions, especially those governing basic liberties, including a woman’s right to have control over her body, rather than become a slave to her reproductive organs. Overlooked by the Supreme Court’s self-appointed “moral majority,” and its reliance on “ordered liberty” (a phrase they will undoubtedly use to restrict, or allow individual States to restrict, other freedoms in the future), is the denial of liberty and freedom of choice to millions of women and girls whose economic situations or circumstances will not allow them to have control over their bodies, their lives, and their futures. And, who will be forced to bear children when very limited resources are available, or place them for adoption. The judges, of course, rely on adoption as the “default option,” ignoring the lack of resources for thousands of kids in a dysfunctional foster care system, and the heartbreak of having to give up one’s child.

Poor women and women of color will bear the brunt of Dobbs. Young girls, incestuously impregnated by family members, or raped, will have their lives unalterably changed. Their chances for happier, more productive lives should not be unilaterally decided by the restrictive laws of the particular location where they happen to live, or determined by the dictates of draconian laws passed in Red states. By deciding Dobbs the way it did, this majority of judges has clearly shown the United States Supreme Court is no longer an institution worthy of the respect of the American people. It cannot be trusted to protect the fundamental rights, privileges, and the freedoms we have relied on for years as ours to exercise. It is now ruled by cultural ultra-conservatives, appointed solely for their extreme political and moral views. Judges who are, and will continue to be, out of touch with the vast majority of Americans, and refuse to follow even the most basic rules of judicial impartiality. For example, Judge Thomas has failed to recuse himself from cases where access to Trump financial records or other information, or other issues supported by extreme right organizations are before the Court – when his wife has a direct financial interest in the outcome, either as a consultant to or as a paid member of, organizations advancing Trump’s interests and far right agendas. We did not get to this moment in time by accident. Conservative forces and operatives have been working for years to get to this point. They have used “dark money” allowed by prior Supreme Court decisions to elect highly conservative Republicans who then pass laws that infringe on the liberties of the rest of us, and appoint Federal judges at all levels who will uphold those laws. Our choice now is clear. We have to engage proactively to protect the right of women and young girls to have access to medication to prevent or end unwanted pregnancies, and to medical abortion if that is their choice. Beyond that we must become more politically active to campaign for and elect candidates who will work to overturn Dobbs by legislation and with judges who respect a right to privacy and basic human

freedoms. To that end, the number of judges on the Supreme Court must be expanded by three members. This will help restore a balance in cultural and moral “viewpoints,” honesty, common sense, and respect for individual freedom to the Court, and take back the three seats effectively “stolen” from Democrats through the arcane, arbitrary rules of the U.S. Senate. Respectfully, W. Michael Hackett

Clergy for Choice We are Clergy for Choice on the Central Coast, and we are outraged by the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe. We are a coalition of interfaith leaders who support reproductive justice. We are people of faith: Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Unitarian Universalist, and many other traditions.

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Village Beat (Continued from 6) for the purpose of improving sight distance and to allow parking in the public space adjacent to the trailhead. This past Monday, prior to Judge Anderle’s ruling, 15 community and government reps met behind closed doors to discuss the issues at the trailhead. Although members of the media and public were not privy to the meeting, we’re told that the conversation centered on best use and management practices at the trailhead, and how best to communicate with locals and tourists about the best times to visit the trail, good practices, the history of the hot springs, and more. It was noted that many users of the hot springs and trail are local people and families, who do not leave trash, do not start fires, and park respectfully, according to frequent trail users. There are out-of-town users as well, and the group is determining how best to foster a “leave no trace” mentality for all who visit. The takeaway from the meeting was that more data is necessary to move forward with any parking project, as well as to determine the best way to move forward with signage for the public. The Forest Service is in the process of conducting a usage study with Kansas State University utilizing cell phone activity to determine usage patterns and volume on the trail. Montecito Trails Foundation board president Ashlee Mayfield tells us that trail usage has decreased signifi-

cantly from its peak during the pandemic. Montecito Trails Foundation has had volunteers on the trails five days a week, monitoring for fires, collecting trash, and engaging with trail users. “I’m pro fire safety and pro hiker, and we are trying to find a balance,” Mayfield told us, adding that in her opinion, homeowners along Mountain Drive should remove the boulders, mailboxes, walls, and plantings that are blocking the right-of-way. “They can’t complain that there is unsafe parking and roadways and then also block public right-of-way, where parking spaces should be. Neighbors who are doing the right thing by ‘allowing’ the parking in front of their homes are being disproportionately burdened,” she said. “Everyone in Montecito should be paying attention to this. With these parking spots being blocked, hikers and cars are going to spill over to the Cold Spring and San Ysidro trailheads, and those neighborhoods.” Mayfield says she hopes that hikers and nearby residents can co-exist for the “new normal” of trail usage. “Let’s create parking, let’s steward the users, and enjoy this special public resource. I hope we can find the middle ground,” she said. The aforementioned litigation remains ongoing while it is determined if adding more parking – albeit in the public

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e work a lot with the county, from sheriffs to Public Works to Flood Control to Zoning. Normally, the relationship is pretty good. The county is usually responsive, and our community benefits from working closely with our government. But our county is doing something we don’t understand at all. Apparently, neither do the judges. You’ve read a lot in these pages about the situation on East Mountain Drive at the Hot Springs trailhead. For years, locals hiked that trail and parking was small, but manageable. That changed in 2020 – the trail became overrun with out-of-town traffic, people desperate to escape pandemic lockdowns and get some fresh air and nature. Hot Springs images exploded all over social media, magazines wrote articles on this wonderful escape in nature, and now we have crowds of tourists arriving, expecting Disneyland-esque facilities for their day trips. They don’t find those, so they leave their cars all over the street, turning them into one-way roads, effectively. The trail is in a rural, mountain neighborhood perpetually in high fire danger, with narrow, twisty roads. Crowding people up in that area is a seriously bad idea due to high fire risk. Too many California news stories are of people perishing in mountain towns that couldn’t get out of the path of a raging wildfire. Day-trippers from largely paved urban areas are wholly unaware of this danger.

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One of the notices dispersed around Mountain Drive by the county

With climate change, all sorts of realizations hit. Insurers already knew the dangers of high wildfire, so they’ve dropped Montecitans and other mountainous community dwellers across the state. Homeowners report 10x premium spikes, less coverage, and high deductibles, if they can get a policy. Our California Insurance Commissioner is trying to force insurance companies to offer policies in very high wildfire severity zones. Montecito Water is calling for conservation and letting outdoor landscaping go. The Colorado River is at dangerously

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Ivy Moliver and her dog Luc are new Montecito residents, and Ivy has launched a new luxury leather goods line inspired by her new residence

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In Business: Ivy Cove Montecito resident Ivy Moliver has created a new collection of luxury leather goods, called Ivy Cove. Moliver serves as the Managing Director and partner of Superior Leather LTD, and says the Ivy Cove brand represents the culmination

Ivy Cove offers wallets, purses, home décor, and more, inspired by life in Montecito

of her fashion journey across the runways and leather tanneries of Europe, producing quality goods out of Asia for a who’s who list of brands and designers, and arriving at the inspiration of home, here in Montecito. “I want to share a piece of my work and experience in making luxury accessories for all to enjoy. I also want to bring some of my practical travel secrets to the collections with styles that make traveling or simply going for a neighborhood stroll fun, effort-

less, and understatedly chic,” Moliver said during a recent interview. With 25 years in product design, merchandising, and direct manufacturing, Moliver said it was the culmination of a lifelong goal to reside in Montecito after growing up in New York. “I find Montecito so appealing and welcoming, and I very quickly made friends here,” she said. The Ivy Cove collection includes men’s and women’s bags, accessories, travel items, home décor, and even baby and pet items. From diaper bags to collars, to wallets and briefcases, to purses and totes and much more, the collection offers unisex products that are developed and designed in Montecito, and manufactured internationally. The items are direct to consumer online, and Moliver hopes to partner with local retailers to eventually offer the products in local stores. “Many of these products would be ideal for local wineries and boutiques to sell,” she said, explaining that she can create custom leather goods for any sort of business. “The quality of these products will appeal to this community,” said Moliver, who has worked with global luxury brands throughout her career. Moliver says that finding and keeping the elusive space in fashion where craftsmanship, elegance, and function intersect has been her lifetime obsession. Her time by the beach has inspired the tranquil color palette behind the line. To see the collection, visit ivycove.com.

QAD Property Sells In a quiet off-market sale that closed last week, QAD’s 28-acre blufftop site in Summerland has reportedly sold to the University of California for over $100M. Once utilized in off-hours by nonprofits in the area for large-scale events, the property boasts impressive coastline views and was fairly open to the public for sunset viewing. Speculation online as to what the property will be used for ranges from corporate events, research facilities and conferences, to campus extensions, satellite housing for students, and a destination for donors. The University of California has yet to confirm the purchase, nor release how the campus will be utilized. Software company QAD has owned the property since 1999. The company announced earlier this year its intent to sell the property as the majority of its workforce remained working in remote positions.

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In Montecito, single-family residences used an average of 255 gallons of water per capita per day from 20162020. Only 20% of water, the percentage used indoors, is eligible for reuse. The remaining 80%, which is dispensed to sustain the increasingly thirsty flora of property landscaping, is absorbed by these plants, and cannot be reused. In Montecito, this largely means grass lawns.

Switching from a traditional grass lawn to a combination of alternative lawn and native plant landscaping can save buckets of money, a ton of water, and can make your yard more fire resistant.

“We as people who want to landscape need to adapt,” said Ken Owen, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Channel Islands Restoration (CIR), a nonprofit that works to restore the Channel Islands and adjacent mainland to native plant ecosystems. Owen was on Santa Cruz Island 20 years ago helping remove invasive plants, but today he mostly works on the mainland along the Central Coast. CIR also works with volunteers and uses grants to take kids from low-income school

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for a community concert featuring the accomplished 100-member Academy Festival Orchestra under conductor Donato Cabrero playing Beethoven’s magnificent “Symphony No.5.” With all tickets at just $10, the cost of a gallon of gas in Beverly Hills, the bargain of a lifetime!

Los Padres Polo Watch Celebrating the “Good Wishes” are Drake Rabin, Lucy Lefkowitz, Jasmin Tupy, Amy Brex, Lisa and Jeff Thompson, and Kellen O’Connell (photo by Priscilla)

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when Alison Thompson, operations policy coordinator since 2018, was given a “Great Wave” goodbye as she leaves for New Haven, Connecticut, to join graduate school at Yale University. She is working her way towards a master’s degree in environmental management, with a focus on coastal climate depletion and policy, and sustainable water management. The fun bash, hosted by FisHouse owner and HTO board member Tom White and his son, Adam, also marked the publication of co-founder and executive director Hillary Hauser’s new 258-page book Dancing on Waves: A True Story of Finding Love & Redemption in the Ocean, which the 77-year-old author tells me has taken nearly 20 years to come to fruition. “I started it in 1998, initially with the New York publishers, Doubleday, when I was suffering from breast cancer,” says Hillary, a former diving photojournalist. “Then it just sat on the shelf until I took another look at it six months ago. I was unsure what to do and showed it to a couple of friends who loved it and said I should get it published, so here we are. We had also started HTO in 1998 which took

off like a bomb went off, so I was very, very busy looking after the organization, not to mention my health.” Among the supporters turning out and noshing on the eclectic crab and steak comestible were Jean-Michel Cousteau, Harry and Drake Rabin, Jasmin Tupy, Kellen O’Connell, and Jeff and Lisa Thompson.

Prince Harry’s team Los Padres, captained by his good friend Argentina Ralph Lauren Polo model Nacho Figueras, may have lost in the semi-final of the Santa Barbara Polo Club’s 12-goal tournament series, but it’s doubtful it’s the last time we’ll see Queen Elizabeth’s 37-year-old grandson in the saddle... As the season now enters the high goal category, culminating with the Pacific Coast Open, the biggest tournament on the Left Coast, a friend of the Riven Rockbased Duke of Sussex tells me he is likely to play in “satellite” matches at nearby polo

Mary Hudson with Montecito Club Activities Manager Justin Allen and Keith Hudson, who was celebrating his 75th (photo by Priscilla)

locales. “Harry loves the game and I don’t see him taking a break any time soon.”

A New Summer Cottage While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have just renewed their lease on 17th century Frogmore Cottage, which underwent a $4 million renovation, Prince William

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Cabrero on a Bowl The Lobero Theatre was almost gridlocked when the Music Academy staged a concert by the popular Takács Quartet, with four Academy fellows adding to the wonderful mix as the 75th annual summer festival kicked off. The program featured works by Mozart, Beethoven, and wrapped with Mendelssohn’s “Octet in E-flat Major,” which he wrote when he was only 16. Among the musicians participating were clarinetist Richie Hawley, pianists Natasha Kislenko and Jonathan Feldman, violist Nicholas Gallitano, and cellist Patrick Baek. Just 48 hour later it was off to the Santa Barbara Bowl, which just a week earlier had hosted British singer Rod Stewart,

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famous comedian husband is found murdered in their bathtub and Paris holding the razor that killed him. Paris’ subsequent arrest and publicity shakes figures and secrets from her past. Ruby Reyes, indicted for murdering her lover, is set for release. She blackmails the guilty-looking Paris, threatening to reveal Paris’ real past which will make Paris look even more guilty. Throw in a possible romance and this one is a winner. The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America by John Wood Sweet is a remarkable #metoo story about the

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first published rape trial in America. In 1793, seamstress Lanah Sawyer is lured to a brothel where she is raped by a scion of New York society, Harry Bedlow, may his name live in infamy. The trial that followed casts Sawyer as predator, and Bedlow as victim. It’s a remarkable story of feminism in a time when, well, that wasn’t even a thing. The research in this one is detailed, and not only about the trial but the sexual underworld in New York at the time and how a supposed “gentleman’s” louche behavior was expected to go unchallenged. In the tradition of Agatha Christie, Louise Hare’s Miss Aldridge Regrets is a smart “locked room” mystery that will keep you guessing, possibly with martini in hand. Lena Aldridge is a torch singer, running from a recent murder in the club where she last worked. With an offer to star on Broadway she jumps at the chance to escape the NYC investigation and board the Queen Mary where she becomes entangled with a dysfunctional aristocratic family whose family members are starting to show

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Past As Prologue “Our Fortunes, Our Lives, Our Sacred Honor” by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

hether we like it or not, we are all witnessing something particularly horrific, an incredible tragedy, being televised for all the world to see as the January 6th Committee Hearings. The world’s democracies are getting scared — as should all of us be. In Germany this week, President Biden was confronted by our closest allies who privately expressed concern whether the “American Experiment” will survive his term in office. They are right to raise the question. After approximately 250 years, it is entirely conceivable (some would say likely) that the “Experiment” will end this November or, at the latest, after the 2024 election, with the appointment of a demagogic, autocratic dictator. After Watergate, as bad as that was, no one worried we were in danger of losing our Democratic Republic. But this time it is much worse. It’s not just that Donald Trump’s crimes far surpassed anything Nixon even attempted, as was detailed in this column last week. It’s that we all must face just how close Trump actually came to overthrowing the last election and seizing power to remain in office. According to the January 6th Committee, he pursued seven separate ways to have the election tossed out so that he could illegally stay in the White House. Given the abuses rampant in Trump’s first term, one cannot imagine what, if anything, he’d stop at. After all, what limits can we expect of a former President who subverts his successor’s lawful election (Trump lost by over seven million votes) and encourages the mob he invited to Washington to execute his own toady, Vice President Mike Pence? (To quote Trump in real time, when he was told the mob was hunting Pence to hang him, the former president said, “maybe our supporters have the right idea,” and that Pence “deserves it.”) Don’t think hanging Mike Pence was some sort of cocktail party “joke” or casual comment. As a confidential witness told the FBI under oath, some of the Proud Boys who breached the Capitol said if they had found Pence, “they would have killed him.” Unfortunately, inciting rioters to kill the Vice President, as heinous as that is, was not the only crime Trump committed. Committee Member and law professor, Congressman Jamie Raskin has observed on national news shows, for himself and on behalf of other Members, that “they have uncovered sufficient evidence for the Department of Justice to launch a criminal indictment against Trump.” He wasn’t referring to the Pence issue at all. He was referring to the seditionist, conspiratorial plot to overthrow the election itself and forcibly remain in power, which Trump had begun orchestrating in June of 2020. During the Hearings, Americans have seen with their own eyes the factual evidence of that criminal conspiracy which culminated in the violence on January 6th that injured 140 police officers, occasioned several deaths, and how it is now clear that this attack on the Capitol was not the end goal – it was the warmup. In furtherance of the felonious criminal conspiracy, Trump and his allies, among other things, have made it harder for people to vote, attempted to appoint bogus electors to overturn the will of voters, and intimidated state officials to change the results in multiple states. What the public is seeing proves that Trump and his allies are part of an ongoing campaign to sabotage future elections. The extremist Republicans have already begun changing state laws in the seven key states that determined Trump’s 2016 Electoral College victory. They threatened state officials and have every intention of doing it again. They have engaged in egregious gerrymandering to ensure that Black, brown, and poor Americans have less chance of casting a vote. And, because Trump himself observed, “Whoever counts the votes is more important than who votes,” they have already begun packing election administration offices with Trump cultists. At the same time, Trump cultists are running for Secretary of State in numerous states so they will be in a position to ensure that the coup succeeds the next time. Clearly, the fascist wing of the Republican Party wants the final say over election results no matter how the actual ballots are cast in a fair and free election. To make matters worse, the plan doesn’t require Trump to even run for President. In fact, it is likely that a smarter, more dangerous, demagogic fascist like Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida will take control of the Trump “base” and have himself installed as President in 2024. In case you missed it, last week DeSantis publicly disavowed allegiance to Trump at the Conservative Political Action meeting in Florida. For his part, Trump claims to have “made” DeSantis, who was an obscure Floridian until getting his endorsement.

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he Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will undoubtedly have a strong ripple effect that expands outside the nation of the U.S. In light of these events, we want to revisit a story we initially published in September 2021 as a reaction to Texas’ then newly implemented restrictive abortion ban. Texas’ restrictive abortion ban has drawn criticism and outrage from women’s rights proponents. Nonetheless, research has demonstrated that abortion rates remain fairly steady across countries, regardless of abortion bans, and countries in which abortion is legal and accessible actually have lower abortion rates. These lower rates generally also correspond with higher quality women’s health resources and sex education. These strategies are more effective at reducing the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions while improving women’s health and bodily autonomy as a whole.

Comprehensive Sex Education Research from the University of Washington shows that students who receive comprehensive and medically accurate sex education are significantly less likely to experience unwanted pregnancy than peers who receive no sex education or abstinence-only education. According to a Planned Parenthood poll, 96 percent of parents support sex education taught to high schoolers. Despite this, only 24 states and the District of Columbia mandate sex education in high school curriculums, and only 18 require the information to be medically accurate. Unsurprisingly, the state with the highest teen pregnancy rate, Arkansas, also does not mandate sex education.

Affordable and Available Contraception The Contraceptive CHOICE Project, launched in St. Louis, Missouri in 2007, is an example of the effects of free and accessible contraception. The program enrolled 9,000 women to receive free contraceptive counseling and the contraception of their choice. Among teenage participants, the annual abortion rate was 9.7 per 1,000 teens, far lower than the 2008 national rate of 41.5 abortions per 1,000 sexually active teens. In Colorado, a program that made contraception free to teens and low-income women successfully dropped the statewide abortion rate by 42 percent. Regardless of one’s stance on the moral implications of abortion, data has repeatedly demonstrated that banning abortions increases the number of deaths due to unsanctioned abortions and does nothing to reduce the number of abortions conducted. Abortion rates have been steadily decreasing in the U.S., primarily due to increased access to contraceptives. If we would like to continue this trend, improved sex education and increased access to healthcare and contraceptives are the best way to proceed. Nevertheless, we will continue to have gangsters claiming to have “made” their vassal politicians. It’s just that the gangsters will have a new leader: “Mafia Don” will be replaced, and the mafia Trump created will live on. They will keep attacking our votes, our voices, and our very democracy until they succeed. Why? Because Mafia Don proved how coercion, lies, intimidation, promised rewards, and all the “tricks” gangsters use to instill fear almost worked. He came so very close that the path for what to do is clearly illuminated. More than a few steps have already been taken down that path. The renowned philosopher George Santayana famously observed, “Those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it.” In the context of this editorial, the fear is not that we’d have a repetition of Watergate. No, something far, far worse is on the horizon. The history that we need to recall is what happened the last time an insurrection matching the scope of the attempted overthrow that Trump led occurred, which was on April 12, 1861. That’s the only other time our Nation came close to extinction. We are on the verge of a full-scale resumption of the Civil War which never ended – and never will until the side of democracy prevails in such a way that insurrection is no longer a legitimate outcome, including for the 35 percent of us who support the Big Lie. Let’s all use every bit of “our fortunes, our lives, and our sacred honor,” as the founding Fathers did in 1776, to restore the Republic we have all been graced to love.

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An Update on the Montecito Wireline Resiliency Backup Power Project by Kirsten McLaughlin

iving in Southern California can often feel like a dream. But as many can attest, it can quickly become a nightmare when you live in an area susceptible to natural disaster – even with the most calculated of emergency plans in place.

At the heart of this project, Cox is doing what it can to ensure your ability to communicate during uncertain times. We ask that the community work with us, as we commit to working with you, in our efforts to keep you connected. It is critical we can communicate in these situations – to call 9-1-1 or 2-1-1, to get emergency notifications on our smartphones, and to connect with our families and neighbors. That is why, last year, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) mandated that telecommunications providers provide 72 hours of backup power to equipment located within high fire-risk areas to help ensure reliable access to communications coverage in the event of an outage. Cox uses the 72 hours of backup power when the electric companies de-energize their equipment due to high-risk situations such as red flag wind advisories. These events are also known as Public Safety Power Shut Offs (PSPS). PSPS events can last for a few hours or a few days and turning the power back on is at the discretion of the electric companies as they evaluate public safety. When the CPUC announced this mandate, Cox Communications committed to installing backup generators in the Santa Barbara region (and other high fire threat service areas) to improve public safety and provide for communication services as part of the company’s statewide Wireline Resiliency Backup Power Project.

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gas generators boast more than 72 hours of backup power (without the need to refuel) and have the smallest physical footprint of all the options. Construction of 50 backup generator sites in Montecito began in late 2021. Installing these generators in some cases requires the construction of new above-ground cabinets next to existing power supply cabinets. Construction takes about two weeks per site, and there is no interruption to internet, phone, video, or natural gas service in the area during the project. Residents who live near installation sites are notified in advance. Once established, the generators only turn on during loss of commercial power due to disasters or public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). In relying on natural gas backup generators in the event of a large-scale power outage due to PSPS, brownouts, rolling outages, earthquakes or fires, residents connected to the Cox network will maintain communication access to make emergency calls, receive emergency alerts, and access other critical information so long as they have access to backup power to power their devices.

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owadays, it’s hard to avoid being a criminal, because, whatever you try, there’s bound to be a law against it – perhaps several laws, some of which may be in conflict with the others – that’s how lawyers make their money. Many such legal eagles are in fact known as “criminal lawyers.” Their avowed purpose is not to establish the truth – but to defend their clients and utilize whatever laws may be useful in doing so. As for criminals themselves, it used to be said that “crime does not pay,” but, the more clever and resourceful the criminal, the less truth there may be in that adage. We have all heard of crimes, usually involving the theft of large amounts of money or other valuables, which have been “successful,” in that the perpetrators have never yet been caught. And the advent of the computer era has opened up vast new fields of digital misdeeds, especially in international finance and banking. But, despite new methods and techniques, the breaking of laws goes back at least as far as the Ten Commandments, and actually much farther. The oldest known law code, which was discovered and translated as recently as 1952, dates from Sumeria about 2100 BC, and is known as the Code of Ur-Nammu. This was a society which had slavery, but also apparently had marriage. The offenses listed are not totally unfamiliar to our own era. But the punishments are more clearcut. It seems there was no imprisonment. And there was no “eye for an eye.” For the more serious crimes, such as murder, the penalty was simply death. All other misdeeds, including knocking out someone’s eye or tooth, or causing the loss of a foot, were punishable by monetary fines. In general, the kind of actions which were considered crimes have changed very little over the millennia, and so have the types of punishments. What has changed, however, are the number and range of other human activities which have required, and produced, their own sets of prescribed conduct. In fact, there is hardly any area in which today we do not have “codes,” directions, and rules of conduct. Practically every game, every

organization, even almost every product, is governed by set standards. Many products, such as over-the-counter medications, are literally covered with text (and sometimes diagrams) concerning their contents and usage, often in such small type as to require magnification for the normal eye. In the field of traffic-control, there are all sorts of “rules of the road.” The trouble is, they vary a great deal from country to country – and, in our country, from one jurisdiction to another, whether State, County, or municipality. The most obvious international example is the question of which side to drive on. By now, you would think that this would have been firmly settled, and of course everybody should keep to the right, as we do here. But you would be surprised how many countries, including quite populous ones like India and Japan, still adhere to the left. In point of fact, it’s hard to think of any traffic rule which you might call universal. The only one I’m aware of is that a red light always means STOP (or at least, it means DANGER). I’m not so sure about the interpretation of green lights, let alone yellow ones. As for sea traffic and air traffic, they of course have their own laws, rules, and regulations. These are often the result of unexpected events. It was not until the Titanic went down, in 1912, that the number and capacity of lifeboats on a ship came to be strictly regulated. Some decades earlier, numerous losses of ships caused by over-loading led to a different kind of regulation, involving the marking of a “load line” on a ship’s hull, which showed the legally permitted level above the waterline to which a ship might be safely loaded. In the air, most of us are more familiar with regulations governing what goes on during flight in the passenger section than in the cockpit – for example we know when we are, and are not, allowed to “move about the cabin.” Summing it all up, society probably could not function without the discipline imposed by written injunctions – although we have probably reached the point, if we haven’t already passed it – when there are far too many of these. As I once wrote, when in an ultra-cynical mood, “I wish they’d pass more laws to protect me from myself.”

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Miscellany (Continued from 18 18)) and his wife, Kate, are moving nearby to Adelaide Cottage later this summer. Built in 1831, the four-bedroom Grade 2 listed residence on the 655-acre royal estate, is just a short walk from the Duke of Cambridge’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, at 1,000-year-old Windsor Castle. William and his family, including children George, 8, Charlotte, 7, and Louis, 4, wanted to be closer to the 96-yearold monarch, given her recent mobility issues. They will also be maintaining their London residence at Kensington Palace. “They were adamant they didn’t want anything showy as they have no Iive-in staff,” says a friend. “It also doesn’t need expensive renovations or extra security so as not to be a burden on the taxpayer.” The home was built for King William IV’s wife, Queen Adelaide of SaxeMeiningen. It was also a favorite retreat of William IV’s niece, Queen Victoria.

Farewell to Zach Mendez Zach Mendez, Opera Santa Barbara’s Director of Operations and member of the organization’s team since 2018, and a member of the chorus before that, is leaving to dedicate his talents full time to his photography business. “Zach has been my closest partner, deputy, confidant, and friend for over four years, and every area of our company’s operations have been shaped by his sharp mind, atten-

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tion to detail, tireless work ethic, dedication to the mission and, above all, his kindness,” says Kostis Protopapas, artistic director.

Honoring Michael J. Fox Montecito actor Michael J. Fox is receiving an honorary Oscar. Michael, 61, is set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for the work he has done for Parkinson’s disease at the Governors Awards ceremony in Los Angeles in November. He has never been nominated for an Academy Award during his successful career, which started with the popular TV show Family Ties in the ‘80s. He has received multiple award nominations, including winning five primetime Emmys, four Golden Globes, and a Grammy Award. The native Canadian also made box office history as Marty McFly in three

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New Music Director of Youth Symphony Dr. Daniel Gee, assistant professor of music at Westmont College, is the new Music Director of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony. Gee, who conducts the college choir and chamber singers, says: “I am thrilled at this opportunity to lead the youth symphony and continue the legacy of investing in our community’s young musicians… Making music together is one of life’s greatest joys, and the challenges that our youth face today makes this all the more valuable.” The youth symphony has a 57-year history in our Eden by the Beach and has produced notable alumni both in and out of music. Gee has served as assistant conductor of the Long Beach Symphony and associate conductor of Orange County’s Choral Arts Initiative. He first moved to Santa Barbara to attend Westmont College, received his Doctor of Musical Arts from USC’s Thornton School of Music, and returned to our oceanside community two years ago to take on his role as faculty.

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On Environment (Continued from 16 16)) districts to the beach or to the Channel that lawn,” Schmidt said. “And then we’ll Islands, aiming to get the public involved go into the backyard, and maybe they and educated on habitat restoration. Owen, have this huge lawn back there, and we’ll who is a licensed landscape contractor, is shrink it down to like 50%, so they have passionate about creating healthier ecosys- a usable space, if they have pets or kids.” tems in his local Santa Barbara area. “We Switching from a traditional grass lawn as people who want to landscape need to to a combination of alternative lawn and adapt to that change, we can’t just go on native plant landscaping can save buckets planting ornamental plants that require of money, a ton of water, and can make large amounts of water and are not really your yard more fire resistant. Doing so adapted to a Mediterranean climate.” can also provide additional benefits to the EcoLawn and similar landscaping com- larger ecosystem. panies provide a service that can both “[In] Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, adapt yards to declining precipitation and Montecito, people love to attract humdecrease costs in the process. Schmidt mingbirds. They have bird feeders, but offers a grass alternative called Kurapia, one of the best things you can do for a deep-rooted grass that requires far less local birds is plant local plants,” Owen water than traditional grass and only needs said. “We’re really good at putting seed to be mowed once or twice a month. “We or nectar out, but people don’t realize save people a lot of money,” he said. “It’s that hummingbirds eat insects and other definitely an upfront investment, but it invertebrates on plants [too]. When you does save money in the long run.” switch to a native garden, you’re also creKurapia and grass alternative Dymondia ating a habitat.” each have an average ROI (Return on Both the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Investment) of seven years. Based on and Lotusland house some of the region’s Montecito Water District data and Santa most unique and beautiful plants. To create Barbara County water costs, where costs native gardens in Montecito, Ken recomincrease rapidly over certain thresholds of mends California natives Catalina Cherry water usage, switching from a traditional and Torrey Pine as well as Santa Barbara grass lawn to one of Kurapia or Dymondia natives Lemonade Berry, Monkey Flower, would cut the average Montecito water bill California Lilac, and an array of succulents down to nearly 1/7 of the cost. like the highly varied species of Dudleya “Normally we’ll do native landscaping liveforevers. All these plants support local in the front of a property. We’ll get rid fauna and require far less water than of the lawn in the front unless they use non-native alternatives. “The only warning I will say is if you live near the wild-urban interface, I urge you to plant only local natives, because the natives from other places like Catalina Cherry, can spread into the native environment,”Owen said. Whether you’re tired of taking care of your lawn or you just want to cut a chunk out of your water bill, transitioning towards a native, drought-tolerant garden provides an environmentally beneficial solution. Montecito has the ability, here, to become a beacon of water sustainability.

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Op Ed (Continued from 12 12)) low levels. Cambria is about to run out of groundwater. Things are getting hotter and drier. The people who know this reality all too well, Montecito Fire, clear tons of brush from our community every year, and run a chipping program. They’re hosting a huge public safety meeting about fire at Westmont on July 7. You should go. We should all go. Our Congressman Salud Carbajal’s team had a meeting with all the agencies concerned about trail overcrowding and fire danger just this past Monday. U.S. Forests, where the trail is, are always open to the public. However, the U.S. Forest Service passed restrictions early this year that ban all fires in the front country for two years. The Monday meeting was to discuss trail usage, permit issues at the trailhead, best practices for managing the issue, and signage. Here’s who was there:

Against this backdrop of fire danger and multi-agency collaboration, the county’s Big Idea is to pave a massive 62-space parking area for the day-trippers. They’ll accomplish this by forcing homeowners to remove anything in the county’s right-ofway, at the end of their property. That earned them a lawsuit from some of the affected homeowners, and a preliminary injunction to STOP threatening homeowners from Judge Geck on May 6. On June 22, for reasons known only to themselves, the county decided to threaten residents again with these notices, posted ominously on stakes: This past Tuesday morning, the parties again met in court, and here’s the response from Judge Anderle: The Preliminary Injunction prohibits the very conduct Respondents admit the Letters seek to accomplish; the Letters, with their explicit threat of fines and criminal prosecution, are clearly intended to scare homeowners into removing the improvements before a decision on the merits can be made. The Letters undisputedly violate both the letter and spirit of the Preliminary Injunction. By June 29, 2022, County is ordered to notify homeowners who received the Letters that it is withdrawing the Letters and that they do not have to comply with the Letters’ directive.

Daryl Hodges, SB District Ranger Michael Wolfe, Lieutenant, California Highway Patrol – Santa Barbara Area Ashlee Mayfield, Montecito Trail Association Lt. Butch Arnoldi, Sheriff Commander Welch, Sheriff Jeff Bozarth, Supervising Ranger, County Parks Chief Kevin Taylor, Montecito Fire Aaron Briner, Fire Marshall, Montecito Fire Bruce Reitherman, Land Trust of Santa Barbara Alison Petro, Land Trust of Santa Barbara Margaret Arvey, Montecito Creek Water Company Pat McElroy, Partnership Santa Barbara Joe Cole, Neighbor Representative Darcel Elliott, First District Supervisor, Das Williams Wendy Motta, Senior District Representative, Congressman Carbajal

Who is the constituency that the county is terrorizing Montecito residents for? Someone might need to remind the county that their first priority is to their Citizens – not to day-trip ping Tourists.

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Letters (Continued from 10 10)) We believe that everyone deserves access to basic health care, which includes contraception, abortion, and comprehensive sex education. Because these are complex decisions, the process should be respected as a private matter between a pregnant individual, their doctor, and others of their choosing – which may include their religious advisor. While each of us draw upon our own traditions and sacred texts and may come to diverse conclusions about when a human life begins, nonetheless, we reject the idea that any one religious tradition can force its theology on all of us. We remain committed to advocacy and action until reproductive freedom is protected nationwide. “Make no mistake: denying someone the inherent right to exercise their divinely-given moral agency and bodily autonomy, and to make decisions about their family and future, is a violation of both human rights and religious freedom.” – Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Please join us by taking action, working to ensure our voices are heard at the ballot box, and joining with other allies such as Planned Parenthood in this fight for justice. Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer, Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara Rev. Jeanette Love and Rev. Suzanne Dunn, Catholic Church of the Beatitudes Rev. Mark Asman, Rector Emeritus, Trinity Episcopal Church Rev. Julia Hamilton, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara

A Bear’s First Chukker Early one recent Sunday morning Carlos, The Bear, was enjoying the nighttime view from Mountain Drive, when he had the idea to pad his paws down Ladera Lane to visit the site where his sister, Carla, was killed by a hit and run human. As he moseyed, he thought about his early days in his mother’s den tussling with his fussy sibling and how she used to make fun of him, saying he wasn’t a very scary bear. But mostly he took in the predawn moments in meditation, until he came upon a sign just past the Vedanta Temple. It was a bright yellow, triangular sign upon which were the figures of a mother bear and her cub following close behind. At first, he choked up, thinking of Carla and her cub that had not been found yet. Then, Carlos smiled, stood on his hind feet, and clapped his front paws together while doing a little dance. Hurray for the humans, he thought, some of them care about us! His spirit buoyed, Carlos continued down towards East Valley Road and as he did, he hatched a plan to venture further towards Carpinteria than he had ever been before. You see, Carlos had been curious about Polo for long time. Being an avid reader of the Montecito 30 June – 7 July 2022

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Journal, he knew that it was a popular sport involving horses, and humans. Carlos loved watching horses run and now that Prince Harry was playing, he really wanted to check out a Chukker or two. And so, Carlos made his way to the hill behind the Polo Fields where he found a nice set of rocks that made for a perfect viewing chair, settled in, and took a long nap. When Carlos awoke, he was impressed by the view. It was a clear day, with the islands in full relief on the horizon beyond the green grass field of play that was so large nine football fields could fit in it! He heard the “StarSpangled Banner” being sung and then the roar from the crowd as he watched the game get under way. The motion of the swift ponies and the skill of the riders relaxed him. He was fairly in a trance as he watched. Harry scored a goal, and the crowd went wild! While this was his first Chukker, Carlos knew, then and there, it would not be his last! Michael Edwards

On Windfalls and Fuel Apparently, it’s not enough that air pollution from the fossil fuel industry causes more than eight million deaths worldwide each year. It’s not enough that emissions from burning coal, oil, and gas are over-heating our planet, creating more punishing heat waves, droughts, wildfires, sea level rise, and other extreme weather events. Now, because of supply disruptions during the pandemic, the war on Ukraine, and our continuing addiction to fossil fuels, this industry which causes so much human suffering, is reaping huge increases in their profits. Worse, despite increasing sanctions on Russia’s economy, revenues from their exported oil and gas, which fund their war on Ukraine, have soared. I agree with Rinaldo Brutoco’s assertion that fossil fuel companies are effectively engaged in war profiteering and their enormous profits amount to theft. A windfall profits tax bill has been introduced into Congress and should be passed without delay. Revenue collected from oil

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Editorial (Continued from 5) Many other countries have already reached this obvious conclusion: a prescription is not required for access to birth control pills in more than 100 countries. Laypeople and experts alike agree on this issue. Public opinion polls indicate that 74% of women of reproductive age support making oral contraceptives available over-thecounter. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has endorsed access to over-the-counter oral contraceptives, as has the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG). Both of these organizations cite barriers to access, like the requirement for a prescription, as a central reason for inconsistent or non-use of contraception. And while some states have taken cautious steps towards increasing access to birth control by empowering pharmacists to write prescriptions, or allowing consumers to receive prescriptions online, total over-the-counter access would provide a much more comprehensive solution. This is not a safety issue. Oral contraceptives have been thoroughly vetted and available in the U.S. for more than 60 years. Birth control pills are less risky than ubiquitous over-the-counter drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen (which can cause stomach bleeding) or acetaminophen (which can cause liver damage). Keeping birth control pills under lock and key is about control over women’s bodies, plain and simple, like a modern incarnation of the chastity belt. Many doctors require women to schedule annual exams to receive or refill birth control prescriptions, or even to receive a diaphragm, which makes no more sense than requiring men to undergo an annual appendage measuring in order to buy condoms. That suggestion seems absurd to us, though, because we view men as stewards of their own bodies who do not require a doctor’s permission to be sexually active. Like restrictions on abortion access, barriers to birth control disproportionately affect marginalized women. Even for the well-resourced, the prescription requirement to access birth control is onerous. But the situation is more dire for the 19 million women of reproductive age in this country who live in contraceptive deserts, meaning that they lack reasonable access to a full range of

contraceptive methods. Consider the effect of the prescription requirement on a young woman who doesn’t have access to transportation or information on how to navigate the healthcare system. Or on that of a single mother who takes time off work and finds childcare in order to go to a doctor’s appointment, or that of an undocumented woman who does not speak English and fears for her safety if she accesses government-provided resources, or on that of an uninsured woman who cannot afford the out-of-pocket cost of prescription pills. Making birth control pills accessible over-the-counter will remove an important barrier for all women in the age-old fight for control over our own bodies and therefore destinies. It would also spare us some abortion battles, in many cases, by creating as few unintentional pregnancies as possible in the first place. Two possible roads can lead to over-the-counter birth control pills. Either the FDA can grant overthe-counter approval for the pills, or Congress can remove the FDA’s power to require a prescription for them in the first place. The latter approach is preferable for two reasons: first, drug companies have been lobbying the FDA to grant over-the-counter status to birth control pills for years to no avail. Second, the same Supreme Court that is overturning Roe has been extremely hostile to agency determinations and will have no qualms about slapping down an FDA decision it does not like. That leaves Congress to step into the void the Court has created and act to protect the vital rights to privacy and autonomy that Griswold, Eisenstadt, and Roe promised us long ago. Liberal representatives should see access to over-the-counter birth control as a natural extension of their views on choice, and Conservative ones should see it as the antidote to what seems to them to be the intractable problem of abortion. This can likely be achieved with swift bipartisan support if we all let our representatives know that this is a priority! Preventing unwanted pregnancy is a surefire way to limit abortion. Let’s get these pills out from behind the counter and into the hands of women who deserve to control their futures.

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he Supreme Court ruling that reversed the half-century old landmark Roe v. Wade decision had been handed down only hours before, but The Fund for Santa Barbara was already scrambling to respond in the wake of the decision. “It’s a national issue, but there’s actually so much that could be done at the local level that’s really a part of what The Fund is about,” said Marcos Vargas, the executive director of the 42-year-old organization, noting that an emergency meeting with the board president and senior staff members had already taken place last Friday. “The Fund is a hub for progressive activity in the region and we take that responsibility seriously to provide information as well as an analysis of what it means for our entire community, and what can be done at the local level and national level to effectively respond and strengthen the movement for women’s reproductive rights.” The key word is “movement.” The Fund has always had a different focus for its grant-making, with a singular

philanthropic model that allocates funds to effect social change, not the “Band-Aid” of charity. Grant dollars are determined by a committee made up of community organizers, volunteers, and activists familiar with a diverse array of social issues. The grant money is aimed at improving social conditions through helping people organize, form alliances with like-minded people and organizations, and build coalitions to change the conditions to improve access, equity, and justice. “We are focused on building movements for change,” said Vargas, who holds a PhD in urban planning from UCLA but considers himself more of a community organizer than anything else. “That’s the only way to be successful in pushing back effectively on any issues, from reproductive rights to basic protections for workers, immigrant rights, equality for people of color, environmental and climate justice, and LGBTQ rights. The only way to bring about change is to bring communities together and find ways to work collaboratively.” Hence, the recent update to The Fund’s mission to “Advance progressive change by strengthening movements for economic, environmental, political, racial, and social

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justice,” which more clearly captures the broadening of its efforts and reflects the organization’s evolution and growth over the last several years, Vargas said. “Our identity is as a progressive community foundation and regional intermediary to bring donors, organizers, and groups together to both channel funding and provide them with capacity building work,” he said. “It’s vital that our local groups recognize that they’re not working alone or in a vacuum, but that they’re part of something larger in the movement toward social change.” Toward that end, The Fund has brought in trainers from the Bay Area’s Alliance for Justice for workshops on the do’s and don’ts of policy advocacy for nonprofits, for example. The Fund also nurtures coalitions by serving as a “trusted table” to convene people and groups for strategy, resource sharing, and inspiration, capitalizing on its 42-year record of credibility in serving the community. “People trust us to serve as an intermediary to bring the community together around important issues,” Vargas said. The Fund helped to combat attacks on the immigrant community after the 2016 election by creating a legal defense collaborative that connected those wanting to defend immigrants who were being targeted for deportation. In the wake of the George Floyd murder, The Fund also allocated dollars to support their internal diversity equity and inclusion work at the county, as well as supporting organizations engaged in anti-racist work and working for racial justice in a non-governmental capacity. Four years ago, The Fund also helped to establish the Central Coast Climate Justice network. “That’s gone from convening to becoming a very robust network of organizations working on climate justice putting programs into effect,” Vargas said. Recently, The Fund has been thinking even larger, moving from county-wide to considering the full region. “None of these issues end at the county line, whether it’s housing or environmental, transit, or other injustices,” Vargas said. “So, The Fund took the lead in a collaboration with USC and UCSB to complete a regional equity study, which provided a great deal of data on social indicators, on housing, healthcare, education, criminal justice, and other issues.”

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The study, released at the end of last year, is already serving as a framework for advancing an equity agenda throughout the region, he said, noting that the report has now morphed into an ongoing initiative to make the data more actionable by including other community engaged research. Vargas said Women’s Economic Ventures is using the data that indicates the gender wage gap shows a need to continue to support women-led businesses, while CAUSE has cited the numbers to support its efforts to minimize the rent burden and other tenants’ rights issues. “We’re already seeing some tremendous impact with nonprofits using the data to leverage funding support for their groups, which is very gratifying,” Vargas said. Seeing change come about through cooperation and movement-building is what warms Vargas’ heart. “We can’t do it all, but we’re doing our best to provide space and support for the community to engage in addressing these issues, promoting collaboration between the public sector and the philanthropic sector and the nonprofit sector and the businesses. Movements bring change.” The Fund for Santa Barbara Marcos Vargas, Executive Director 1219 State Street (805) 962-9164 Fundforsantabarbara.org

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Dear Montecito Feminism and Faith by Stella Haffner

he overturn of Roe v. Wade, Spain’s new initiatives to improve reproductive rights and compensation, Northern Ireland’s abortion clinics – feminist issues are on the mind of the Western world. This week, we journey over to the campus of Westmont College to hear from their Feminist Society. Co-led by students Anna, Britta, Mika, and Riley, the Westmont Feminist Society is an on-campus club devoted to the discussion and pursuit of intersectional feminism and related issues. As part of their intersectional values, the Westmont Feminist Society is dedicated to providing a diverse, welcoming atmosphere where newcomers can learn about the intersection between gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and religion. As part of my discussion with club co-leader Britta Roper, I wanted to learn about the compelling and sometimes contentious relationship between feminism and a faith-based campus. Q. Do you remember when in your life you started identifying as a feminist? A. For me it came later in life. I was raised

in a Christian home, but during COVID I was doing a lot of deconstruction of what I used to think and what I think now, especially with the rise of social media, where I was just exposed to so much. How has your understanding of feminism changed since you started identifying as a feminist? It starts with thoughts like: “Women should probably be equal.” And then I started seeing things in my family structure or in the structure of the church and began to think, “Oh, that seems problematic,” but I wasn’t really sure what to do with those thoughts. A lot of bigger picture things came later, like escaping white feminism. I took a gender philosophy class at community college, before I came to Westmont, and that really expanded my understanding of gender and sexuality. I think a lot of times, specifically within Christian communities, there are a lot of people who would identify as feminist or believe in women’s equality without expanding it to a more intersectional understanding of what feminism really means. Taking that class on the philosophy of gender as well as the work we’ve done with feminist society – I’ve been learning a lot more about gender, sex-

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uality, and the inclusion of women of color and trans women. These are all different stories that I was sheltered from when I first learned about feminism. How does faith inform your relationship with feminism and with femininity? I think that’s an interesting question because all four of us leaders and all members of feminist society are at really different places with their faith. I personally am not religious. I would consider myself spiritual to some extent, but I think learning about feminism has pushed me away from religion, I think because of the ways I’ve seen religion fail women and people of color. But at the same time, one of our society leaders identifies as religious. She has a lot of different perspectives than I do, so it’s cool to be able to bring all that to the table. Do you find it hard to integrate the different religious perspectives within society? I think all four of us leaders have faced this challenge. You have to cater to a lot of people who are starting at a lot of different places. Some of our meetings are very basic, like how to use pronouns, what are the correct pronouns to use to address trans people – some of our members just aren’t exposed to even that level of knowledge, and I think the same goes for religion. Some people are really far in their deconstruction of faith, and some people are just starting to question. Some people aren’t questioning at all and that’s just part of their trajectory, so I think it’s interesting for us to all try to cater our content toward that. But with all this – it’s nice to have the four of us because representation really matters. It’s hard at Westmont to even find someone who will say they’re not a Christian, we’re kind of few and far between, so I think it’s cool to have a space where someone can say, “Oh, you don’t identify as a Christian too, and you’re in this position of leadership at this school.” What do you think the role of a feminist society is on a Christian campus? I would say – I think we would all kind of say – that it’s a difficult role. We’ve faced some people who don’t think we should exist as a club on this campus. But I think our role in education is important. We do very basic things that aren’t practiced in most spaces on campus. For instance, we

share our pronouns before each meeting, so we can normalize a space for that. A lot of our members identify as queer, so in effect we end up normalizing queer spaces as well. We do a lot of basic education that professors either choose not to talk about or don’t talk about and that administration is not allowed to talk about. I’m a part of Resident’s Life on campus, and there are a lot of conversations we’re not allowed to have due to the administration’s position. These are the types of conversations we bring up in Feminist Society, so I think it’s a cool space to host these discussions that wouldn’t otherwise be had. How do you feel about the following statement: Spaces affiliated with religion are generally conservative – on the other hand, spaces affiliated with feminism are liberal. I would say that it’s more or less true. I think Westmont is a really interesting space. The religious aspects do tend to be more conservative, so I think that’s true, but then you also run into liberal pockets within Westmont – a lot of professors are on the more liberal end of the scale, while administration is on the opposite extreme. Students, on the other hand, will fall anywhere in between. I think it’s unfortunate that something as personal as religion or spirituality has to be politicized so much. I think it’s unnecessary, and I think it’s harmful. But I would say for the most part it’s true because when you look at it, it is really polarized. The really religious people, who are going to church every Sunday, who are going to go to their youth groups, you’re not going to find them at Feminist Society, which I think is really interesting. To learn more about feminism and intersectionality at Westmont, you can find the Feminist Society on Instagram at @westmont.feminist.society

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by Steven Libowitz SATURDAY, JULY 2 Ooh la La Zuli – La Zuli is a new collaboration between the eclectic Bay Area violinist/composer Briana Di Mara and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Anis Sehiri. The duo weaves original melodies and danceable rhythms influenced by music from a variety of exotic locales, from Spain to North Africa to the Balkans and beyond. The lush harmonies and improvisations result in music that is both uplifting and inspiring. La Zuli performs for all types of events as a duo, trio, or quartet; their gig in the early evening at SOhO is in the former format, which should serve suitably for the dinner crowd. After nightfall, with the tables cleared and most removed, SOhO turns into a lively dance-music hall for one of its periodic Banda nights, featuring hours of dancing to live Mexican brass band music. WHEN: La Zuli 6:30-8 pm; Banda 9 pm-1am WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: La Zuli $15, Banda $35 (separate admission) INFO: (805) 962-7776 or sohosb.com MONDAY, JULY 4 Festive, Fun, Family-friendly Fourth – A rip-roaring return of the Summer Solstice Parade and Festival followed just nine days later by the full-on resumption of the city’s annual July 4th day-long festival and panoramic pyrotechnics show both point to the pandemic at least being put on pause for some mid-summer fun. Yes, not only are the fireworks (which actually did resume last year) coming back again, but so is everything else, as activities are planned throughout the day, including live music and dance performances at the Santa Barbara Waterfront. The entertainment begins at noon at the West Beach bandstand, and featured acts include The Detar Music Review, Drifting Dimension, Sweetheart Sisters, Why Golf Why, Brandi Lentini and

FRIDAY, JULY 1 Where Were You in ‘86? – The No. 1 movie in the country is Top Gun. Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” is Top 5 in the United States, and No. 1 in eight countries across Europe (thanks to Netflix’s Stranger Things). Don’t look now, but apparently it’s 1986 all over again. What a perfect time for Totally ‘80s Prom Night, a special benefit from Joystix & DJ Darla Bea (who else?) at Mosaic Locale, located in the once-again thriving courtyard at 1129 State Street. Whether you fondly remember the decade from your teenage years, were merely a gleam in your parents’ eyes, or are the product of people who hadn’t even met yet doesn’t matter – One Way or Another you belong there. Get out your ruffly dress or tuxedo (or find one) and head downtown for drinks, dancing, a photo booth, raffles, and much more, including the crowning of a Prom Queen and King for best ‘80s costume. Let’s Go Crazy amenities include 1980s party favors including sunglasses, fishnet bracelets, and LED glow sticks (check your Medicare card if you can remember when the original non-LED sticks first showed up). Beer, wine, and cider from Draughtsmen Aleworks and empanadas from Buena Onda will be available for purchase. And you’ll be doing good while having a good time as a portion of the proceeds are earmarked for the Westside Neighborhood Clinic, who’ve been serving the underprivileged since the bell bottom and disco eras. WHEN: 7-9 pm WHERE: 1129 State St. COST: $10-$35 INFO: nightout.com/events/a/totally-80s-prom-night-joystix-dj-darla-bea

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Sea Glass Pop-Up – The pandemic pretty much put the kibosh on the annual Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival that outgrew its 2015 roots in Carpinteria in favor of the Earl Warren Showgrounds. In its place for 2022, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is hosting Sea Glass Pop-Ups twice this summer on the museum’s patio overlooking the Santa Barbara Harbor. Many of the fest’s previous participants will be on hand to feature handmade, ocean-themed art and authentic sea glass jewelry created by dozens of talented artists. While the pop-up won’t have the immersive programs available at the festival, artists in attendance are happy to discuss their techniques and origins of their creations while visitors gaze at the waters that created the materials. Meanwhile, the fest is planning its own event back at the Carpinteria Arts Center for November 19. WHEN: 10 am-5 pm today & August 13 WHERE: 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190 COST: free admission INFO: (805) 962-8404 or sbmm.org Band, Slideways, Riding Out the Storm, False Puppet, and Petty Set Go, plus the La Boheme and Fiesta dancers. Over on Stearns Wharf, free face painting starts at 2 pm with ubiquitous party band Area 51 amping up at 4 pm. Back at West Beach the fabulous 20-minute fireworks show presented by Garden State Fireworks starts at 9 pm and boasts colorful blasts choreographed to classic and current pop and patriotic tunes, with the soundtrack simulcast on local radio station 92.9 FM KJEE. For the stay-at-home set, the fireworks display will also be live streamed on KEYT.com. WHEN: 12 noon-9:30 pm WHERE: Stearns Wharf & West Beach COST: free INFO: (805) 897-1962 or santabarbaraca.gov/gov/depts/waterfront/events/july4.asp THURSDAY, JULY 7 Chase the Blues Away – After three long years with nary a single free public event in the natural amphitheater and expansive lawn at the beach-adjacent Chase Palm Park, Concerts in the Park is finally back on the schedule. The ‘80s tribute band, The Molly Ringwald Project, gets the honor of re-opening the annual series that began in 2000, with the high-energy cover band playing favorites from the decade for dancing and picnicking. The following three Thursdays bring, respectively, Motown-soul-funk-jazz fusion with Blue Breeze Band, perennial ‘50s-’60s sensation Captain Cardiac and the Coronaries, and Santa Barbara-based Latin R&B with the Pepe Marquez Band. Come as early as noon to stake out your space on the grassy lawn between the stage and the shipwreck playground and fill up enough to dance in the space right down front ‘til the music stops. All are welcome but leave both the alcohol and pets at home. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: Chase Palm Park, 300 W. Cabrillo Blvd. COST: free INFO: (805) 564-5418 or SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Concerts Eine Klein Art Show – Sullivan Goss is set to open the debut solo exhibition for Mary-Austin Klein, “Airlight,” a focused presentation from the artist that showcases her skilled renderings of the storied California light in some of her most traveled places. Locales from Death Valley to the Pacific Ocean are among the vistas Klein captures in high detail with an eye for the grandeur of long horizons and high skies. People are scarce in the landscapes, with the soft sounds evoked meant to conjure quiet scenes in a noisy world. Klein, who lives in Echo Park, spent an increasing amount of time in Santa Barbara over the past few years, rendering with fresh eyes the best of what the town has to offer. Even alt-country band I See Hawks In L.A. has fallen under her sway, and the group featured the song “Mary-Austin Sky” on their 2012 CD A New Kind of Lonely… Also new at Sullivan Goss is the gallery’s second solo

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MONDAY, JULY 4 Star Spangled Concert – The Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden is the site for one of the city’s most cherished annual Independence Day events, non-fireworks category. Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation presents the festive concert with members of Santa Barbara’s beloved Prime Time Band, a vibrant group of more than 60 amateur musicians, all seasoned “mature adults” whose primary mission is providing free concerts for the greater Santa Barbara community. Enjoy pops tunes, family favorites and, of course, a plethora of patriotic classics, plus special guest performers. Come early to claim a spot on the lush lawn in or out of the shade, and feel free to bring a picnic, beach chairs, and blankets for the time-honored Santa Barbara tradition. Plus, you’ll be out in plenty of time to catch the pyrotechnics at West Beach. WHEN: 5 pm WHERE: 1100 Anacapa St. COST: free INFO: pcvf.org/fourth-of-july show with contemporary artist Leslie Lewis Sigler, featuring her signature portraits of heirloom silverware that bestow personality and identity to otherwise inanimate objects with refined detail. The majority of this body of work from the Santa Barbara-based artist deviates from the iconic solo portraits prominently featured in previous exhibitions, encompassing instead group portraits that speak to gatherings of friends and families. WHEN: Opening receptions tonight for 1st Thursday, exhibit is up July 1-August 22 WHERE: Sullivan Goss, 11 E. Anapamu St. COST: free INFO: (805) 730-1460 or sullivangoss.com THURSDAY, JULY 7 No Bull, Shelton to Share Insights – It’s hard to imagine anything more entertaining and repeat viewing-worthy than Bull Durham, the breakthrough 1988 film about a minor league baseball team that is widely considered the best sports movie of all time. But apparently the new book by Ron Shelton, the film’s writer-director, is up to the task. Back in 1987, the Montecito-raised Shelton was a first-time director struggling to find financing for a movie about baseball, no less one set in the minors. At the time, the jury was still out on Kevin Costner’s leading-man potential, while Susan Sarandon was already considered a has-been. With The Church of Baseball, titled after a pivotal line in the movie, Shelton, a former minor leaguer-turned-filmmaker whose subsequent credits include White Men Can’t Jump, Blaze, and Tin Cup, dives deep into the behind-the-scenes story of the making of the film, creating a wildly entertaining and insightful primer on the art and business of moviemaking. At least that’s what praise from his peers proclaims, including fellow Montecito-raised filmmaker Jason Reitman, who called the book “a heart pumping ride, from pitch to script to screen to the Oscars… While chasing through the white-knuckle pace of movie production, Shelton somehow finds that strand of DNA in all of us that roots for the man at the plate as he chases love, success, good scotch, high fiber, and the hanging curveball.” Former sportswriter Daniel Okrent concurred, saying, “No insider has ever written so well, and so revealingly, about the script-rewriting, the studio-fighting, the actor-coddling, the entire sausage-making process of any movie.” Shelton will talk about and sign copies at Chaucer’s tonight. WHEN: 6 pm WHERE: 3321 State St. in Loreto Plaza Shopping Center COST: free INFO: (805) 682-6787 or chaucersbooks.com 30 June – 7 July 2022

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itmaster Kristi Bean recently debuted her barbecue eatery, Beans BBQ, nestled on State Street, just steps away from Granada Theatre. Bean said the eatery is the love child of Beans BBQ catering business, which she started in 2014, the same year she migrated to Santa Barbara. At the core of the success story that is Beans BBQ is an award-winning recipe: Mama K’s honey apricot chipotle BBQ sauce. “The most crucial ingredient is our barbecue sauce,” Bean said. “When diners come in for barbecue, we’re

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judged first on the flavor of the sauce so it’s imperative that it’s made fresh, from scratch.” Offering an inspired menu of grilled meats and all-American side dishes, Beans BBQ, located at 1230 State Street, is operated by Bean, her daughter Jenniffer, and son Joee, whose intentionally unique name spellings reflect Bean’s passion for playful creativity. That passion is clearly evident in Bean’s cooking, which reimagines traditional barbecue fare into distinctively personalized creations. A perfect example of Beans BBQ’s creative comfort fare is the Smashburger egg roll, which consist of seasoned ground chuck, triple cheeses (pepper jack, Monterey jack, and cheddar), chopped pickles, and a tri-tip “sundae” topped with creamy mac `n cheese, spicy chili beans, sour cream, and salsa. Other mouthwatering dishes include pulled pork sliders served on Hawaiian rolls and finished with BBQ crema drizzle ($14.99), a strawberry spinach salad (dubbed “Strawberry Fields”) is tossed with blue cheese crumbles and candied walnuts then dressed in balsamic vinaigrette ($12.99) and a decadent “Neanderthal Platter” ($44.95) offering a variety of grilled chicken, pork, beef, baby back ribs, and hot links along with a trio of savory sides, salad, and toasty garlic bread. “We cook with a lot of butter and love,” Bean said, referring to the croissant-like buttermilk biscuits, five cheese mac ‘n cheese, and twice baked potatoes. There are also tempting sides such as

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he Fourth of July this week has many of us thinking about one thing: the grill. Okay, two things: the grill and wine. For those who are lovers of all things fired and grilled, another major event is on the calendar this month. It’s a barbecue-inspired affair for wine lovers that is years in the making – but seeing its arrival in the Santa Ynez Valley for the very first time. The Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit was launched in 2005, a collaborative enterprise by the late Fess Parker and a few good friends with major Lone Star State connections. Parker, who enjoyed the Hollywood limelight while working for Disney, Paramount, and Warner Brothers in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s before establishing his 714-acre ranch in Los Olivos in the late ‘80s, was a Texas native. Born in Fort Worth and raised in San Angelo, he moved to Abilene after his stint with the U.S. Navy, where he attended university, made long-time friends and fell in love with charming frontier towns, like Buffalo Gap. For Parker, who passed on in 2010, the Buffalo Gap Food & Wine Summit was a chance to thread two beautiful spots he loved – a chance to connect his family and friends through conversation and education around wine and food, in both Central California and Central Texas. He founded the annual event with the men behind two Texan gastronomic institutions, Tom Perini of Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap and Richard Becker of Becker Vineyards in the community of Stonewall. Over the years, the event, which has always been held in its namesake town, located about 200 miles north of Austin, has drawn big culinary personalities – think Michelinstarred and celeb chefs, like Jacques Pepin. This year, as the event arrives for the very first time in Los Olivos, the attendee list impresses all over again. 30 June – 7 July 2022

At the heart of the three-day weekend fête set for July 15-17 is the “California to Texas Rhône Rodeo Symposium” ($200), which begins at 10 am on Saturday the 16th with an educational seminar comparing Rhône wines – syrah, grenache, viognier – from both growing regions. In the California corner, Santa Barbara superstars: Blair Fox, winemaker at Fess Parker and his own Blair Fox Cellars label; Tyler Eck, associate winemaker at Fess Parker and the man behind the boutique Dunites label; Bryan Babcock, the local legend behind his famous eponymous wines, and Matt Dees, the phenom responsible for a slew of premier handcrafted wine projects. The Texan contingency includes event founder Richard Becker along with Ron Yates of Spicewood Vineyards, from the town of Spicewood, and Kassandra McPherson from McPherson Cellars in Lubbock. The grill will have a starring role here, too: the conversation will be followed by a wood-fire, Santa Maria-style BBQ set at the Fess Parker Ranch’s sweeping Upper Mesa, oozing valley views, and a guided tour of celebrated Rodney’s Vineyard. Other mouth-watering events will roundout the Summit’s Los Olivos visit, including a Saturday night multi-course wine country dinner on the Fess Parker terrace, with wines from both California and Texas and food prepared by Santa Barbara’s acclaimed bouchon restaurant. The event’s welcoming reception on Friday night, July 15, takes place at the garden of Epiphany Cellars in downtown Los Olivos, the Rhône-centric wine venture founded by Parker’s son, Eli. The weekend ends on Sunday the 17th with a gourmet brunch in the garden of the Fess Parker Wine Country Inn, with food presented by Nella Kitchen & Bar, the new venture from the masterminds behind the wildly popular S.Y. Kitchen. Tickets for all Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit event are $800 and can be purchased by calling 1-800-367-1721. Want more? A follow-up event to mirror

the Los Olivos affair and dubbed “Texas Two-Step” will take place at Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, Texas over three days in mid-October. And while we’re on the topic, what about Rhône wines’ friendliness toward grilled foods? Barbecue styles, techniques, and secret recipes can range widely, from spicy to smoky to sweet, and Rhônes, whether as single bottlings of grapes like syrah or grenache, or as blends, are widely considered ideal matches. These wines are generally well-structured and complex. Their tannins are obvious but approachable and soft. Their own taste profiles are pronounced – funky, earthy, fruity – but with enough give, if you will, to welcome a range of other flavors. As word of this month’s Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit inspires our own at-home grilling events throughout the summer, here are five Rhône wines – made by folks featured in that Rhône Rodeo panel – that are especially BBQ-friendly. Cheers! 2019 Fess Parker The Big Easy ($37): An homage to the roaring city of New Orleans, this wine by Blair Fox and Tyler Eck is a beautifully structure blend of syrah, mainly, along with petite sirah and grenache. It’s rich, with plenty of lengthy dark fruit flavors, and the tannins are supple. Most of the fruit comes from Rodney’s Vineyard and the wine was aged 21 months in French oak barrels before being bottled. 2018 Epiphany Thompson GSM ($35): Another Fox-Eck blend, this one featuring the classic Côtes du Rhône-inspired blend

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of grenache, syrah, and mourvèdre. Grapes come from the celebrated Thompson Vineyard in Los Alamos, and they deliver a wine that’s big, robust, and ripe. That depth makes it ideal for richer grilled meat dishes, though red fruit flavors balanced by spice and pepper notes make it a great pair for everything else on the table. 2018 Blair Fox Cellars Syrah, Fox Family Vineyard ($55): Blair Fox produces several vineyard-designate syrahs each vintage, though this one’s personal. He planted these grapes himself, a high-density project on a rocky Los Olivos hillside that he farms by hand himself. Blue fruit notes pop here and help enhance the rich flavors of red plums and ripe berries. Look for oaky, chocolatey notes in the finish. Only 100 cases were made. 2019 Kimsey Grenache ($72): Last summer, I had the pleasure of sipping on this wine at the storied Kimsey Vineyard in Ballard Canyon along with proprietor, and Montecito resident, Bill Kimsey, and the winemaker, Matt Dees – one of the best wines I tasted in 2021! A superb wine, with exceptional texture, layered and approachable tannins, aromatics that evolve in the glass, an elegant mouth feel, flower aromas, and big berry flavors. This wine elevates any BBQ experience. 2020 Babcock Grenache “Love Among the Ruins” ($35): Another example of the fact that any wine Bryan Babcock makes is a masterpiece. The “Love Among the Ruins” moniker references his exploration of premium vineyards throughout the Central Coast – this wine features fruit from three that represent Sta. Rita Hills, Alisos Canyon, and San Luis Obispo. Fruits and flowers on the palate, and a mouth feel that’s both buxom and bouncy, make this wine downright delicious. Babcock was named the 2021 Vintner of the Year by the Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Alliance. 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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Letters (Continued from 27 27)) and gas companies would be re-distributed to every American household to help families with increased energy costs. A few weeks ago, I argued in these pages (Community Voices, May 5, 2022) for imposing a carbon pollution tax on fossil fuel companies. The costs of these dirty fuels need to reflect the destruction and human suffering they produce. A carbon fee, cash-back dividend, and border carbon tariff would give a huge boost to renewable energy, provide revenue to support American households with higher energy costs, and motivate all nations, including China, to adopt similar policies. Robert Taylor

Honoring Hula I thought it important to point out that the article about the VNA luncheon by Lynda Millner entitled “Honoring Our Mothers” in the 19 – 26 May 2022 edition did a wonderful job of acknowledging the performances of local artists, including the San Marcos Madrigal Singers, the State Street Ballet, and the Westmont Chamber Singers, but gave only a passing reference to a dance by “hula girls in hot pink.” The dancers of Hula Anyone, a renowned local hula halau (school) led by kumu (teacher) Angelita Eller, were actually wearing light blue dresses with soft pink flowers, and danced to a song very special to Keiko Dunham, one of the honorees who is originally from Hawaii. Hula Anyone has been active in Santa Barbara since the 1960s and is dedicated to bringing the art and love of hula to our community. They deserve the same respect and recognition as the other performers at the event. Janice Larson

Beneficial Roots I am the President/CEO of Keys2TheCoast.com. My company has worked with the cannabis industry in supporting local charities that do important work up and down our coastal communities. I have read the community benefits section of the Roots Carpinteria application submitted to the County, and I believe when this dispensary’s Coastal Development Permit is approved, the store becomes operational, and their community investment plan is focused and tailored to the community in which it is does business – the economic and social impacts will be nothing short of tremendous. I also want to point out that cannabis has the healing power to change the quality of people’s lives. Cannabis, despite what people who don’t understand its incredible intrinsic value as a natural therapeutic remedy, is a remarkable plant. And while the voters in their collective wisdom have voted numerous times to make it legal for recre30 June – 7 July 2022

ational use, is also being used increasingly for medicinal use every day and for people over the age of 65. And as a matter of fact, according to statistics, women aged 65 and even older are the fastest-growing segment of the cannabis market and are using it for a variety of health ailments including anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia, epilepsy, and many other health related reasons. And now it’s being shown to help people reduce their dependency on opioids. Thank you and I hope the planning commissioners will use their important positions in our county to approve this exciting project in Toro Canyon put forward by Pat and Maire Radis, who from all accounts appear to be wonderful people who are 100% committed to the betterment of the Carpinteria Valley. Sincerely, Donna Polizzi President/CEO keys2thecoast.com

Comment on the Roe Vs. Wade Decision The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade in June 2022 is one of over 200 cases in U.S. history where the Court has “reversed itself.” The abortion issue is a complicated and controversial one. My totally unscientific research has found many good people who believe that the Supreme Court has abolished abortion. This is simply NOT TRUE. The Supreme Court does not make law. It simply interprets the U.S. Constitution. The Tenth Amendment clearly states that all powers not specified in the Constitution should be left up to the states. I’m far from a Constitutional expert, but I do know the Constitution does not confer a specific right to abortion. I do believe it is an issue best left up to the people in each of our 50 states. Unlike countries like China and Russia, we live under federalism. This protects us from federal government tyranny and allows states to adopt policies that best fit their needs. Since I am writing this letter, I should state my abortion views. I’m a Christian. I do believe that people who don’t want children should take responsible steps to avoid having them. Human nature being what it is, I also believe that women should be allowed the right for an abortion in the early stage of pregnancy, although I don’t have a good definition for “early stage.” And, without a good definition for “late stage,” I am against late-stage abortions except when a woman’s health condition is in jeopardy. I have the utmost respect for other Christians and non-Christians who disagree with me. Abortion is an issue on which there will never be universal agreement. Voices at the state level will have more impact than at the federal level. Help others realize that the Supreme Court did not abolish abortion. Sanderson M. Smith, Ed.D.

Nosh Town (Continued from 36 36)) Bakersfield, where Bean spent her youth and was raised by a single dad who worked long hours. Bean said she shared household responsibilities with her sister. Together they developed a sense of menu planning and did all the grocery shopping. On weekends, Bean’s father showed them how to grill meat and vegetables. Bean says she chose to barbecue because it’s universally familiar and because it was the focal point of every family gathering. “BBQ represents bringing your family together and making them feel cared for,” she said. That approach helped her get her start nearly a decade ago, when she moved to Santa Barbara to live closer to her sister and explore new career options. Bean is not a trained chef. She’s worked in Back of House positions at restaurants before a stint with a construction company. Prior to launching a catering business, she served as operations manager for a cannabis dispensary. When Bean saw the opportunity to enter her barbecue recipe in Santa Barbara Independent’s 2014 Summer Sizzling BBQ Contest, she couldn’t resist the temptation to share her own creation: an irresistibly spicy, fruity, and tangy sauce made with apricot, chipotle, honey, and a few other secret ingredients. “I wanted our palates to engage with sweet in front and hot in back so that the heat comes at the last bite,” she says. Besides her signature sauce, marinades and rubs are crucial to Bean’s menu. She uses fresh herbs and spices, freshsqueezed citrus juices, and a splash of Dr. Pepper or root beer. The preparation process begins the night before serving time with marinating the meat. Grilling begins early the next morning. There is a break at 3 pm and then another round of meat is grilled. Beef and pork are cooked Santa Maria-style over an open grill with a

crank, while chicken thighs and hot links are smoked. On a recent afternoon, the thinly sliced garlic-infused teriyaki tri-tip piled onto a craft roll and smothered in mayonnaise and zesty barbecue sauce and strewn with cheddar cheese and fried onions was juicy perfection, as was the sweet and salty honey-braised pork sandwich ($16.99 each). Green Hatch Chilis and candied jalapeños can be ordered as standalone sides ($1.25 each), adding fuel to the flavor. Plans for brunch are in the works with visions of jalapeño cornbread waffles and fried chicken, cinnamon roll pancakes and honey dipped buttermilk biscuits, Bean said, noting that she applied for a beer and wine license to add bottomless mimosas to the mix. Bean is always looking for ways to create an authentic hometown dining experience. When possible, she utilizes ingredients from local purveyors. She uses Wylde Works honey for her popular barbecue sauce, makes shakes with Rory’s ice cream, and serves coffee from Dune Roasters. Bean is working with the latter to develop a coffee blend to pair with her brisket. Equal parts innovative and comforting, Bean’s homespun recipes enthrall diners with summer’s finest pleasures.

Claudia Schou is a high-heel enthusiast, boot camp novice, and fancy recipe collector. Loves Flannery O’Connor and Breakfast with The Beatles. Formerly at California Apparel News, Orange County Register, and L.A. Times Community News.

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e are all too familiar with the surfeit of restaurant and business closures that COVID left in its wake. Restrictions kept patrons away, and even the most bustling takehome enterprises had difficulty covering operation costs and rent. For many business owners, closure was the only option. For others, this time of uncertainty made bucket list ventures a reality and redefined “business” beyond brick and mortar. Our community has tenacity, and for every institution we mourn there is one that rose from shifted circumstances and is deserving of celebration. Ahhh, just another reason why we live here. For Jo Lawlor, the pandemic offered a unique opportunity to pursue her true passion: bringing the Filipino foods she was raised on into the mouths of Santa Barbara foodies. Pre-COVID, managing

and bartending at a local restaurant left Jo with little time to pursue outside projects. But once the pandemic hit and the restaurant she was working at closed, Jo pivoted into a new space. She began by sharing her recipes on Instagram, which then inspired her to offer more of the foods she loves to the community she loves. She sold “Boodle Boxes,” a portable and COVID-friendly meal kit inspired by traditional Filipino Kamayan dinners. As her fan base expanded and dining restrictions reduced, Jo was ready to hold her first in-person event. Last year, foodies and coffee lovers alike fell in love with her pancit and lumpia at Old Town Coffee Shop in Goleta. A few successful pop-ups led to a Filipino food movement, and now, nearly a year later, Jo hosts two popups every weekend. I visited Jo at a Santa Barbara Wine Collective popup in June, where I chose from three offerings: a beef tapa hoagie, pancit, and pork lumpia. The food certainly lived up to the hype, but what was most special was learning the history behind each bite. As she shared the stories that inspired the flavors I tasted, I felt as though I was initiated into the Eating with Jo fan club. This is why Jo loves the pop-up concept: “Most of the people who come and buy my food are foodies. They are people who love food and learning where it comes from.” This “foodie community” she has built

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is what keeps Jo cooking, posting, and infusing her heritage into the Santa Barbara food scene. For Rachel Ward of Old Town Coffee Shop, pop-ups are an essential part of the shop’s goal: to serve delicious cappuccinos and the community. The shop began hosting pop-ups before the pandemic, when local chefs were invited to serve lunch every Tuesday. Foodie fans followed their favorite chefs and found themselves at Old Town Coffee in Goleta, bringing new business and expanding visibility. “If it brings one person to our shop who hasn’t been there before, I think that’s a huge success,” says Ward. When capacity restrictions were increased to encourage social distancing, the shop expanded into the vacant space next door. Not only did this help

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or locals in the know, Glenn Novack has been heard to say, “Miss Daisy’s is kind of like May Madness, all year long!” Upon entering Moving Miss Daisy’s Consignment and Auction House, I first saw Glenn standing at a 360-degree checkout counter, the center of a vast solar system of furniture, artwork, and energy. Here, new objects are consistently coming into orbit because Glenn and business partner Louis Almaraz, of Louis John Boutique, are committed to finding the right buyer, making price adjustments, and curating a fresh space. A brief look around the store uncovers designer clothing, a towering railroad station clock, a beautiful yet sturdy couch that could probably sleep four, and a stage cleverly constructed from old mannequin bases that is lively even when not in use. This unique energy is no coincidence, Glenn has always gravitated towards eclectic work. With experience in catering, event architecture, antiques and collectibles, and 13 years as his mother’s primary caregiver, a slight nudge from

his sister brought Glenn to open Moving Miss Daisy’s. This initial business brought an interpersonal touch to helping seniors downsize. Though pandemic complications in early 2020 unsteadied this work, Glenn quickly adjusted. Three months later, he had acquired a small, inspiring consignment store, and by early 2022 was set to expand. Smiling, he delivered, “Did you hear the rumor? Miss Daisy is jumping into bed with Mattress Mike, and they are doing it at Sears, putting all other rumors to bed.” Thus, Glenn ended public speculation over La Cumbre Plaza’s much discussed Sears Building. With new space and resources, Glenn is now crafting his playground. In addition to luxury consignments, he can take on full estates and is equipped with a kitchen and stage for auctions, music, and afterhours functions. Louis plans on using the stage for fashion shows, helping the community live his sentiment that “fashion is art,” and “people can express themselves through fashion: to either create image, shift mood, or to just have fun.” In the three months before Glenn bought the store, he asked Louis to join him as a full-time volunteer. The pair took

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away many stories and insights from the experiences. It began on March 16, when Glenn recognized his senior clients were sheltering in place. Using the vans that powered Moving Miss Daisy, they began doing “free grocery shopping and medication pickup for all seniors.” Glenn and Louis created an early, free version of what eventually became an essential business. Their temporary volunteer delivery service expanded as they reached out to C.A.R.E.4Paws. Here, the lifelong dog lovers shuttled large quantities of canine grub between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. Glenn also took on an ambitious slice of work at the Santa Barbara Food Bank. Mentioning this, he hit me with a variation of what was becoming his classic refrain: “We got into delivery because we had a big van.” He seemed to wonder, “How could we not put it to use?” Glenn then revamped the Food Bank’s discontinued backyard picking program as generous gardeners invited him to their homes to harvest, pack, and transport produce. Though they had put their professional lives on hold, Glenn and Louis appeared grateful for the opportunity to give back. Glenn was born and raised in Santa Barbara County after all – the land of 2,000 nonprofits. Thus, even as the man who specialized in downsizing, upsized his business in 2022, his love for giving remained. The new Miss Daisy’s store is part of Glenn’s “giving back” narrative. In a

massive commercial space, it would be easy to get lost in profit margins, but Glenn still considers the small things that enhance human experience. For example, he has taken it upon himself to perfect the use of chalk paints to fix and modify furniture. With this knowledge, he plans to teach his customers to properly alter furniture they buy in the store. He chalks it up to simple “awareness,” explaining that his focus has never been about “just the bottom line” or “solely about making money.” This all finds its center in Miss Daisy’s newest service for charities and nonprofits, “Consign for a Cause.” Through this program, development directors have a timely and creative opportunity for their patrons. Free of charge and with great care, Glenn and crew will transport donated items and label them “Consigned for a Cause,” with the desired cause listed. Sold in the store, most of the proceeds then go to that nonprofit. Being the culmination of Glenn’s skills, knowledge, and giving nature, this new program looks to jump on center stage at the store – it just has to wait for those four stiff dummies to get off... it feels like they haven’t moved in hours. Charles Rous is a UC Santa Barbara student and Isla Vistan with interest in community exploration

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On Entertainment A Crescendo of Dance by Steven Libowitz

rianna Hartanov, who moved to Santa Barbara to join State Street Ballet (SSB) in 2016, has danced lead roles in the company’s productions of Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, among others. But ballet isn’t her only bailiwick. As a choreographer for SSB’s Evenings and Modern Masters events, she indulged her contemporary side back in 2019 before COVID caused the closing down of the company’s creations. Now, after joining Selah Dance Collective after a chance meeting with founder Meredith Cabaniss Ventura in 2020 and a promotion to Assistant Director last year, Hartanov’s choreography and dance performances are the heart of Selah’s concerts at Center Stage this weekend. Hartanov has created three works for peers at SSB and Selah, including her own take on Ravel’s Bolero plus Take it as You Will set to a Bach work performed by Yo-Yo Ma, and Night Out, boasting a swing-inspired score from Ellington, Santana, Yehudi Menuhin and others. The nature of making work to the wildly divergent scores was precisely the idea. “I’m very music driven, and when I hear something I like, it spurs me into creation,” Hartanov said, who said her motivation in having danced since an early age also informs her choreography. “Dancing has always been pure enjoyment and expression, and choreography extends that curiosity of movement, of what we could do with our bodies and how it relates to music.” That relationship is explored in Hartanov’s Bolero, which has its 16 dancers exploring movement to the subtle and persistent rhythm of the piece. “It’s a visual representation of how the music sounds and feels to me,” she explained. “I’m just responding to the building of chaos, the constant crescendo, and the relief at the end of it with the movement, the lighting, everything to mimic that effect… So I’d love it if the audience sees the music even more than hearing it.” Take it as You Will features seven dancers – including Leila Drake Fossek, who retired a few years ago as SSB’s principal to work in administration and recently returned to the stage in a previous Selah show – separated into two duos and a trio arranged in a way that Hartanov said could be viewed as three different pieces happening simultaneously on stage. “They don’t really interact with one another, which ended up representing how we can go through the world and pass by others all day but have no rela30 June – 7 July 2022

Arianna Hartanov’s Bolero features three contrasting explorations of dance

tionship with them, nor interact with most of the people around us,” said Hartanov, adding that the title carries a measure of irony. “It’s my most dramatic work and however the piece makes you feel, it’s right. It’s designed to be seen from any light, any perspective, however you need to see it.” Night Out, Hartanov said, is exactly what it sounds like: a fun night out dancing with friends, cheering each other on, and encouraging a sense of liveliness in the dancers and the audience alike. “I have had almost no experience creating for partnering, and I wanted to explore the different ways and how far I could take it,” she said. “That was just one way of getting out of my comfort zone and just be inspired by the music in creating these pieces.” What does tie the works together is Hartanov’s own broad dance background that covers a breadth of styles beyond ballet, from jazz to ballroom, to hip hop and modern contemporary. “It’s been such a joy to create,” she said. Hartanov will also appear in two of the other three pieces performed at Center Stage, including a revival of Cabaniss Ventura’s Rogue Planets interpreted by the current company, and Invincible Summer, one of two solo pieces by local choreographer Weslie Ching. The other as yet to be re-titled work also features Fossek. Hartanov said while it appears that the performances are all about Arianna, it wasn’t originally intended that way. “It turned into something like that, though I hope the focus can be on my dancers for the pieces I created.”

A Rotten Spectacular If campy and clever is your path to pleasure – at least in the theater – you can do no better than the mirth-making musical Something Rotten. The show, which earned 10 Tony nominations on Broadway just five years ago, takes place in the 1590s when the theatrically-minded Nick Bottom, whose lot is a lot less lustrous than his contemporary William Shakespeare, is looking for a leg up and winds up creating the world’s first musical. A plethora of puns and wellsprings of wordplay featuring famous lines by the Bard are mashed up with anachronistic snippets of songs from nearly every important Broadway musical since 1950, from Guys and Dolls, Annie, The Sound of Music, and Fiddler on the Roof to A Chorus Line, Evita, Rent, and The Lion King, providing extra pleasure to lovers of both genres, as only Les Misérables gets mentioned by name. But you don’t have to even recognize any of that to appreciate Rotten’s joyous journey. “A deep familiarity with Hamlet and an encyclopedic knowledge of musicals lets you get every last joke,” said Katie Laris, who is directing SBCC Theatre Group’s production of Something Rotten that launches this weekend. But even if you know none of that stuff, “You’ll still enjoy all the singing and dancing and the production numbers.” Anyway, everything goes by so fast that even those who saw Rotten in its area

Daniel Sabraw and Hannah Brudney in the fastpaced, witty Something Rotten (photo by Ben Crop)

premiere this winter via Lights Up! may want to revisit the ribald revelry – not to mention experiencing it with a huge cast of largely veteran professionals portraying the roles, all 28 of them, representing one of the largest casts in SBCCTG history. That includes Rod Lathim, who nowadays mostly eschews onstage work in favor of producing, in an art-imitating-life portrayal of Nostradamus, the psychic who shoves protagonist Nick Bottom (played by versatile PCPA-trained actor Nicholis Sheley) toward writing a musical to outflank Shakespeare, although he gets the title, ahem, egg-sactly wrong. The humor is rampant – “It’s one of those rare scripts that made me laugh out loud when I read it,” Laris said – but so is the heart, with light lessons on gender equality, humility, and authenticity. “It’s easy to get lost in the spectacular musical numbers, but there’s a really sweet message, and core takeaways about having a sense of integrity and being true to thine own self… The musical also epitomizes the concept of theater as a big tent.” Still, the cleverness of the play within a play within a play is what inspired this writer to open a Broadway musical channel on Spotify and re-watch Shakespeare in Love after the Lights Up! show. I can’t wait to see it again.

Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage Marilee Larned, Nick Ehlen, and Lucia Ramirez Solano in the comical play on musicals and Shakespeare, Something Rotten (photo by Ben Crop)

Bolero will show July 1 at 7:30 pm, and July 2 at 2 pm & 7:30 pm. For tickets and more info, visit centerstagetheater.org or call (805) 963-0408.

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This Week at MA Titan Lintu by Steven Libowitz

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he Music Academy (MA) represents a bit of a beachhead for Hannu Lintu, the Finnish conductor who has extensive experience leading orchestras and opera performances in his homeland and across Europe and the Eastern U.S. but has rarely ventured to the Western states. Helming the Academy Festival Orchestra for this weekend’s concert at the Granada marks just the second appearance ever in California, as he led the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl back in 2008. Last August, Lintu began his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet after eight years in the same position with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and previously Tampere Philharmonic. Taking on leadership of an opera company has been his dream job since he attended his first opera festival in Finland at age 12, and after his first half-season at the helm he called it “an entirely new angle into music making that’s incredibly inspiring.” But of course, he’ll be fronting an instrumental ensemble again on Saturday, July 2, when the AFO will perform Mahler’s “Symphony No. 1, ‘Titan’” and Finnish composer Sibelius’ The Oceanides. Lintu talked about the program and more in an 11 pm interview from Paris last weekend before departing for Santa Barbara on Monday – a trip he said was “like going to the moon.” Q. How do you approach a new orchestra and especially one composed of fellows who just met less than two weeks earlier? A. I so enjoy working with young musicians, but I only do it once a year because they are like vampires – they suck all the energy from you. They have so many questions and they want to learn everything they can. It’s incredible for me, too, but after a week, I’m entirely exhausted. It’s a wonderful musical adventure, and I’m totally prepared to give my all to the orchestra in Santa Barbara. But once a year is enough. Speaking of energy, the Mahler “No. 1” is a beast, one that started life as a tone poem before Mahler massaged it into a symphony. What’s your avenue into the work? To me, it still feels like four symphony poems that are tied together to tell a story of a hero – a man who encounters lots of problems in his life but overcomes them because he believes in his vision and finally succeeds. It’s one of the greatest symphonies ever written,

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from the Granada, where the conductor will lead the debut of MA’s Meet the Conductor pre-concert series. Enjoy beverages and bites while the Finn fills you in on what to listen for in the program, and answers audience questions.

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Hannu Lintu will be performing the moving Mahler’s “Symphony No. 1, ‘Titan’” on July 2 (photo by Veikko Kähkönen)

but its origin in tone poems give it a special construction. Are you able to impart what excites and inspires you when you conduct this piece, and as you imagine working with the fellows orchestra? Mahler filled his scores with lots of instructions of how he wanted it to be performed. We don’t need to interpret, we just need to do the score exactly as he wrote it in order to deliver the composer’s message, which is my duty to help them do. I recently conducted it with the London Symphony Orchestra and I was amazed again by the effect it has on the audience, the musicians, and me. It’s bigger than life and lifts everyone into unusual heights in a way that is mind-boggling. It’s a perfect composition, and it leaves you with the feeling that you have experienced something greater than life.

Thursday, June 30: Genius meets genius as faculty artist Jeremy Denk, the famed pianist-writer whose acclaim has only grown since he won a Macarthur Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, takes on the best of Johann Sebastian Bach in recital. Denk, who was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, toured Bach’s “WellTempered Clavier (Part 1)” extensively before the pandemic scotched the planned culminating performances at New York’s Lincoln Center and the Barbican in London. Now we’ll get to see him take on the much interpreted and beloved mammoth work from memory in the intimacy of Hahn Hall (7:30 pm; free-$55). Head back to the hall tomorrow afternoon to see the pianist impart some of his wisdom for the solo piano fellows a week after Adria Ye won the studio’s competition (1:30 pm; free-$10). Denk will also offer a second master class at the same time and place a week later (July 8), and perform in the final piece on the otherwise fellows-powered first Picnic Concert of the year later that night. Friday, July 1: We wrote extensively last issue about tonight’s showcase concert featuring all 20 singers and the six vocal pianists of the Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows performing works by composer-in-residence Tom Cipullo. But with 22 songs or arias on the program, and Cipullo coaching, it’s worth

I know the Academy is excited that you will also be conducting a piece by your countryman. What can you share about The Oceanides? Sibelius has lots of music where you have to be Finnish in order to transmit it, but The Oceanides is very international in style. It’s actually more of an American piece, commissioned by an American orchestra and composed while he was traveling across the Atlantic to America. His [view] was that the sea is not a monster, she is only beautiful, not dangerous or menacing. He’s not trying to describe the ocean, but the feelings evoked when we are in nature. So it’s full of light and hope from inside us. To hear more from Lintu, drop by Saturday at 6 pm at Sullivan Goss – An Esteemed pianist-writer Jeremy Denk brings American Gallery, around the corner Bach to Hahn Hall (photo by Josh Goleman) “That is the truly beautiful and encouraging aspect of freedom; no one struggles for it just for himself.” – Fanny Lewald

Adria Ye is the winner of the 2022 Music Academy Solo Piano Competition

another mention (7:30 pm; Hahn Hall; free-$40). Monday, July 4: What could be more patriotic than confronting our nation’s preponderance of polarized people then engaging in collaboration? Collaborative Piano, that is, as the fellows who don’t often get the spotlight in favor of the instrumentalists they support, now get their first chance of the season to shine with a showcase series chamber music concert of their own. Then you go watch the fireworks with pride, and a song in your heart, four hours later from Butterfly Beach or down at West Beach (3:30 pm; Hahn Hall; free-$40). Tuesday, July 5: It’s five for x2, as the series that pairs Academy faculty and guest artists with the fellows sideby-side on stage boasts a generous five pieces tonight. Alongside three works by names you probably recognize (Britten, Poulenc, Vivaldi) are a couple of pieces from composers you likely haven’t heard, namely Wang Jie’s “I Died for Beauty,” with baritone, vibraphone, and piano, and Kazimierz Serocki’s “Suite for Four Trombones.” Buckle up (7:30 pm; Lobero Theatre; free-$55). Wednesday, July 6: MA’s new Chamber Night series of intimate and casual performances feature fellow ensembles who have been experiencing intensive coachings performing the practiced pieces in the relatively relaxed environment of Lehmann Hall. The second concert has Nino Rota’s “Sonata for Flute and Harp” and Mozart’s “Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major” bookending a couple of vocal pieces in Ravel’s Chansons madécasses with Jake Heggie’s The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love. As part of the engaging experience, guests are invited to enjoy complimentary wine during the performance. Sip and savor the sounds (7:30 pm; free-$40).

30 June – 7 July 2022

Our Town

Solstice Shines on Parade by Joanne A. Calitri

o bring some Shine into the summer, the Santa Barbara Solstice Parade returned on June 25 with that theme, and a new route up Santa Barbara Street. Perhaps it should have been on this historic road all along. An estimated over 100,000 attendees paid homage to the sun, and yes, ‘60s hippies crawled out of their hidden hot tubs in Mission Canyon, joining the Park East yuppie puppies and Westside kool kats to dance in the streets. Nods to Solstice Artists in Residence Geoffrey Barber, Claudia Bratton, Mary Price, Katreece Montgomery, Carlos Cuellar, Mariano Silva and his Brazilian Ensemble, Brawlin’ Bettie’s Roller Derby, Teresa Kuskey Nowak and 80 La Boheme dancers, Greg Beeman x

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