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Challenge – Prince Harry’s upcoming 4 - 11 AUG 2022 Literary book faces some stiff competition with Michelle VOL 28 ISS 31 Obama’s new release, P.6 Being Questioned – Hollis answers some

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Finding Innocence – From the simple naivety of

youth to at least “Not Proven” to be guilty, these are the ways we exhibit innocence, P.15

The Giving List

Feeling Lucky? – Part 2 of the science behind

being lucky and how to live a luckier life, P.19

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A visit to Cypress Junction finds the fleeting northern flicker families out and about for the summer season, page 12

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N ews & Events Roundup – The Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo returns, and Village Properties reaches $20 billion in sales M ontecito Miscellany – Prince Harry’s upcoming book has some competition, a polo field on the market, Denève conducts, and more miscellany S een Around Town – The Montecito Magic Castle pulls one last party out of its hat, plus the MClub visits Lotusland and takes a look at the works of Edward Borein L etters to the Editor – Montecito is a hit, thoughts on the Hot Springs trailhead, and the message in an image Tide Guide M ontecito Reads – A dead body is found and Hollis questioned in Chapter 5 of Montecito by Michael Cox

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F ar Flung Travel – It’s the flight of the flickers at Cypress Junction and the food they bring to their brood B rilliant Thoughts – What does it mean to be innocent? Or at least just Not Guilty in some cases.

T he Giving List – One805 is helping support the first responders who take care of us in those times of need and is throwing a big bash to do it R obert’s Big Questions – As luck would have it, it’s part two on the research and thoughts about being lucky C alendar of Events – It’s a Fiesta 1st Thursday and Pardi in the Bowl followed by mariachi music this week T he Optimist Daily – How napping can boost your brain and the natural energy drinks to keep you going while you’re awake O n Entertainment – Laugh Out Loud at the Alcazar, The Blasters are back, and the Music Academy’s spectacular summer fest is coming to an end C lassifieds – Our own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales Mini Meta Crossword Puzzles Local Business Directory – Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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News & Events Roundup SB Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo Returns

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or the 98th year, the Santa Barbara Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo at the Earl Warren Showgrounds kicks off on August 4.

Hosted by Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, Inc., the 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving the historic annual event, this event brings together the best horsemen and women from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties as they show off their riding and roping skills.

The Earl Warren Showgrounds, created in 1955, remains a cornerstone in enabling Santa Barbara to celebrate its deep agricultural and equestrian history and acts as a key location for the care and safekeeping of animals in the event of wildfires and natural disasters.

The public is welcome to watch competitors in the stock horse classes (August 4 to 5) at no cost. Tickets for Friday and Saturday evening as well as Sunday afternoon rodeo performance events are available for $15-$30 at sbfiestarodeo.org/tickets.

The Horse Show and Rodeo will run from August 4 to 7. Upon arrival at the showgrounds, enter gate B to park and follow the walkway to the equestrian arenas. A full schedule of events can be found here. For more information visit sbfiestarodeo.org.

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an astounding $20 billion in gross sales volume. But the Santa Barbara Countybased firm’s leaders say an even more meaningful number is 12,900, which reflects how many times they have paired people with a perfect space and represented sellers in maximizing property value.

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Montecito Miscellany Battle of the Books

Field on the Market

by Richard Mineards

Prince Harry’s tell-all going head-to-head with former First Lady Michelle Obama’s new book (photo by Priscilla)

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t’s going to be the battle of the titans when Prince Harry launches his eagerly anticipated autobiography in a $20 million deal with New York publishing giant Penguin-Random House.

The revelatory tome, which has already been signed off on by lawyers, is scheduled to be out in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it can be marketed as a gift.

Ghostwriter J. R. Moehringer finished the manuscript recently, according to reports.

The Duke of Sussex signed up for the mega deal last year, despite issuing repeated calls for his Riven Rock-based family’s privacy to be respected.

It is widely anticipated to showcase memories of his mother, Princess Diana, and the very public breakdown of his parents’ marriage.

How other senior royals such as Prince Charles, Prince William, and particularly Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will be treated is the source of considerable speculation at Buckingham Palace.

before inevitably being overtaken in sales

by Obama’s book.

Let the battle commence...

But one major fly in the ointment is that former First Lady Michelle Obama’s follow-up to her autobiography Becoming, one of the best-selling books of all time, is also scheduled for publication by the same publishers at the same time.

The Light We Carry is due out November 15, going head-to-head with Harry’s book.

There are now plans afoot to launch Queen Elizabeth’s grandson’s tome in October, so it has time to gain traction on The New York Times bestseller list

Professional polo player, philanthropist, and movie producer Sarah SiegelMagness is selling her 61-acre Carpinteria estate for $50 million.

Sarah, a regular patron at the Santa Barbara Polo Club with her Dundas team and partner in Smokewood Entertainment, bought the property, a tiara’s toss or two from Bella Vista, the sprawling estate of polo playing hotel magnate Pat Nesbitt, in 2017, and Prince Harry and good friend Argentinian ace Nacho Figueras have played there.

“We have had a number of really beautiful properties and I have a philosophy that one person should not be selfish and keep beautiful places to themselves,” she tells the Robb Report.

The stunning property, formerly known as Meeker Field and now renamed Cancha de Estrellas – Field of the Stars – pairs 360-degree ocean and mountain views with five-star equestrian facilities, including 100-covered horse stalls, just a short gallop from the polo club.

The estate, formerly owned by another Santa Barbara Polo Club patron, Texan tycoon Scott Wood, boasts two polo fields and there is also an Airstream and custom scoreboard lounge.

Movie producer Sarah Magness selling 61-acre Carpinteria estate for $50 million (photo by Priscilla)

As it is used exclusively for polo purposes and other outdoor activities, there is no residence on the property, which last sold in 2017 for $14.2 million, but bags of space to build one given the right planning permission.

Denève Directs a Success As its 75th anniversary season winds down, the Music Academy’s Academy Festival Orchestra under conductor Stéphane Denève was in fine form at the Granada.

The entertaining concert featured Ravel’s masterpiece “Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2” and Rachmaninoff ’s Symphony No. 3.” Frenchman Denève, music director of the St. Louis Symphony

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Seen Around Town

Carol Marie and Milt Larsen of Magic Castle fame

Magic Castle Cabaret

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cross from the Bird Refuge there used to be a restaurant called Café del Sol. After it closed, Arlene and Milt Larsen bought it, transforming it into a unique private club called the Magic Castle Cabaret.

They also own the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, which some of you may have gone to. It’s all about magicians and magic and has been there successfully for years. Sadly, with major problems in

permitting, they had their closing here for the Santa Barbara club – a grand party with magicians, of course.

Arlene was one of the creative forces behind the Cabaret. She is an acclaimed costume designer and is known for her hospitality and party-planning talents, plus the other Magic Castle, the Variety Arts Center, and Caesars Magical Empire in Las Vegas. Milt has been a network television writer, producer, and has written over 200 songs with his collaborator, Academy Award-winner Richard M.

Bonnie Gordon, Arlene Larsen, Erin Graffy, and Caroline Chufar at the Magic Castle farewell

Sherman. Larsen also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Cabaret was packed for the final curtain of our local Magic Castle.

There was a complimentary bar, wine, appetizers, and entertainment. Which included live music with our own Erin Graffy in the Lounge and two magic shows with professional magicians Richard and Josette Burr, and Mark Collier. Other performers were Andrew Goldenhersh and singer Bonnie Gordon.

Glitz and bling were everywhere as members toasted farewell to their club.

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Review of Montecito

by Michael Cox

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ontecito – home to such luminaries as Oprah and Stedman, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, and, of course, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex. The glitterati of the world. Every inhabitant a multi-zillionaire. Well… maybe… but not if your name is Hollis Crawford and you’ve just been fired from your third job in five years, and suffered the indignity of being escorted from your office by a rent-a-cop, whose sole purpose seems to be ensuring that you don’t steal a stapler.

Montecito, first-time novelist Michael Cox’s maiden effort, is a first-class read by a smooth, professional, highly competent, and exciting writer of immense promise.

Meet Hollis Crawford, three-time loser in the game of office politics — and, in his own mind, of life; resident of a 1200-square-foot home, married to a lady named Cricket, with the requisite 2.0 children enrolled in a fancy Montecito private school, whose world seems at a dead-end.

Hollis Crawford… about to enter the Twilight Zone… a life of intrigue, betrayal, lust, and suspense beyond his

worst imaginings.

It all starts when, entering his kids’ school late for a command performance, he inadvertently meets – or is met by – the mysterious Cyrus Wimby and his alluring wife Genevieve, cross-cultural denizens of a world Hollis could never dream of inhabiting.

Montecito, first-time novelist Michael Cox’s maiden effort, is a first-class read by a smooth, professional, highly competent, and exciting writer of immense promise. The reader is immersed in the unimaginable highs and the hellish lows of a life most people can’t even imagine, let alone live.

Gripping in its realistic details, down to the most mundane, but nevertheless hypnotic, minutiae of life well beyond the “fast lane,” it is a novel you can’t put down. And the recognition of its verisimilitude is that its first appearance anywhere is in Montecito’s own hometown vehicle, the Montecito Journal. Five stars – and then some.

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The Hot Springs Trailhead When I was younger I used to hike regularly with the Sierra Club. Those hikes were vital for my well-being after I was widowed. Now I hear that the trailhead for the Hot Springs and for a number of other hikes has been rendered virtually impossible to access because of the actions of nearby property owners who have placed obstructions in the formerly available roadside parking space. This is illegal on a public right-of-way and is totally unjustified

since the right to park there has never been taken away before. It is sad to hear that the wealthy homeowners feel entitled to take these actions. If necessary, they can call law enforcement to ticket or arrest actually law-breakers who park illegally, but our large hiking community should be able to access our trails as they always have done. The county has a responsibility to facilitate a solution to this problem.

Susan Shields

Message in a Bottle

Several loop hikes start at this trailhead and we can no longer do these hikes. The problem seems to be that people have been putting big rocks where the parking used to be. The County has tried nicely to ask the property owners to remove these rocks, but many property owners have refused.

As a hiker I want to support the County’s efforts to restore the parking so we can hike these trails again.

Thank you!

Guofang Wei

I am a news junkie.

I even spend a lot of time watching CSPAN. I can always catch a hearing or a committee meeting or just plain old politicking.

The one thing that is usually present are plastic water bottles.

Even when the President, governors, senators, and congress people give a speech, there’s usually plastic water bottles on the screen.

At the minimum our leaders should be using reusable bottles.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Why not this picture be on of a reusable bottle that is made to be repurposed.

I proposed this to a few people and it seemed everyone was in agreement.

I did get one interesting response.

She said only one party would use them.

As an independent I replied with let’s put an America flag on the bottle with the words “made in the USA.” I could only image how powerful one small change could send such a positive message.

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Montecito Reads A Sudden Landon

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ake a sneak peek of Montecito by Michael Cox in this ongoing serialization of his yet-to-be-published book. This fictional story is inspired by “tales of true crime THAT HAPPENED HERE.” While walking along the beach, Hollis comes across the deceased body of none other than Landon, the unsettled guest from the Wimby dinner party the night before. Chapter 4 is available online at montecitojournal.net and the QR code below.

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Chapter 5 “Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to step back,” one of the police officers barked as I encroached on their circle.

“I…,” I stammered, pointing my finger. “I know that man.”

The officer nearest to me turned, narrowing his eyes on me. “You know him?”

Adding the officer’s steely gaze to the guns, the biceps, and the crewcuts, I suddenly wanted to shrink away for fear of being named a person of interest. But my legs joined my tongue in revolt, leaving me to feebly nod, yes.

The officer came closer. “Who is he?”

“Uh…,” I began, my voice a whisper. “I just met him last night. His name is Landon. He’s visiting from Palm Springs. He’s staying with a friend of mine up on Riven Rock.”

“Who is the friend?” The officer asked, pulling out a small, spiral-bound notepad and pen.

“Umm…,” my throat was as dry as the creek bed I had just crossed, “Cyrus. Cyrus Wimby.”

The officer scribbled the name then raised his chin. “Can you contact Mr. Wimby? Get him down here for a positive ID?” “Sure,” I said, whipping out my phone. I thought about calling Cyrus, but I assumed he would screen his calls and not know my number. Instead of calling, I texted.

Cyrus, I wrote, It’s Hollis Crawford.

I hit send and began composing my next line, but already the bubble of three dots was dancing on my phone’s screen. Hollis! I received in return.

How wonderful to hear from you! Last night was grand. So glad you could make it!

Cyrus’s conviviality made what I’d already typed out sound too harsh. I edited my message to acknowledge his: Yes, indeed. I wrote.

Thank you for your tremendous hospitality. I paused, feeling like I should say more about the wine, the food, the witty repartee. Then I remembered that I was writing to tell him his friend was dead, and the police required his presence. For the love of God, call him, Hollis,

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Far Flung Travel Cypress Junction

Fleeting Flickers

Northern flicker taking flight

by Chuck Graham

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Point Reyes National Seashore region 90 minutes north of San Francisco Bay. The needles are soft and after years of collecting on the forest floor, they make for a fine bed beneath the floor of my tent.

They sound heavenly or even ghostly when blowing in the northwest winds that ravage the chain or Point Reyes.

However, these sturdy trees make great nesting and foraging habitat for a throng of avian species.

Over the years this cypress tree in Scorpion Canyon has proven to be a hotspot for resident and migratory birds.

Northern Channel Islands loggerhead shrike, red-breasted nuthatch, red-tailed hawk, Bewick’s wren, island scrub jay, yellow-rumped warbler, and many more all frequent this reliable, weathered cypress with island foxes trolling below.

irst, it was their undeniable kyeer, kyeer. Then a blur of red and orange instantly diverted me toward their lofty refuge, 30 feet up the sturdy trunk of a Monterey cypress. Swooping to and from, the pair of northern flickers worked at a feverish pace readying their nest for their impending brood.

This cypress stands alone in Scorpion

Canyon, a native tree to California, but a non-native to the California Channel Islands. It’s been a long-lasting remnant of the island’s ranching history, but there are several of them still standing across the windswept isle’s southeast fringe.

Planted on the island around 100 years ago, it endures perpetual gale force winds standing the test of island time.

I’ve always loved camping beneath groves of Cypress trees, especially the dense groves of Tomales Bay in the

Over the years it has been a challenge for me to photograph northern flickers.

They’ve always proven to be skittish and wary of any approach. Although they mostly feed on the ground for insects, they seek refuge high up in the trees. They possess a distinctive call, but that has proven to be nothing more than a tease when it comes to finding them through my viewfinder.

In the past there’s been moments of filling a frame only to have this bird in the woodpecker family quickly van-

ish within the dense island flora they thrive in.

A year ago, on this same cypress I saw and photographed a northern flicker feeding one of its fledglings. The adult was frantically pecking away at the bark on the cypress; insects and larvae were on the menu. The adult scoured the bark of insects and then turned to its fledgling, regurgitating the insects into the young flicker’s beak. There was no cover as I gradually approached the northern flickers. The parent, though, didn’t mind me approaching to within 25 feet. At the time, it was easily the best look I’ve ever had of northern flickers.

I photographed the parent and fledgling well past sunset, their voracious foraging showing no sign of slowing as shadows crept across Scorpion Canyon. A year later, and that same cypress is now proving to be a feeding ground, but also a home.

Swooping In On the third week of May 2022, I saw a flicker fly into the cypress. There had been a lot of noise coming from a pair of flickers in Scorpion Canyon for the past two months. However, when I saw a female swoop into the cypress I ran over to investigate. Sure enough, there was a woody three-inch in diameter cavity on part of the trunk that had been cut

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Lotusland Tour “Time and circumstance permitting, I hopefully dreamt that I might fulfill my work to develop Lotusland to its maximum capacity into the most outstanding center of horticultural significance and educational use.” – Ganna Walska, August 7, 1979 Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub traveled for a Lunch and Learn day at Lotusland with MClub director Maria McCall. We were greeted with a docent

who was also the head of education at the garden, Gillian Connor. By the way, Lotusland is considered one of the ten best gardens in the world! Wow! I’m impressed. If you visit you can’t help but marvel at the 37-acre property and what owner Madame Ganna Walska created.

She spent 43 years working on it. In her first life she was a well-known Polish opera singer and socialite who referred to herself as an “Enemy of the Average.”

She had six husbands, three who died and three who divorced her. Not exactly average! She also avidly supported women’s rights and was a generous philanthropist and truth seeker. She purchased this estate with the man who became

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her sixth husband to create a refuge for Tibetan monks, originally naming it Tibetland. The monks never showed up so she named it Lotusland.

Madame was born in 1887 in Poland and named Hanna Puacz. She took the stage name of Madame Ganna Walska – Madame was the customary title for well-known actresses and operatic singers in Europe. Ganna is a Russian form of Hanna and Walska reminiscent of her favorite music, the waltz.

Her love of the dramatic is reflected in her garden, which has several prized collections and many unique decorations like hunks of turquoise glass lining paths and giant seashells. She didn’t want one of anything, but many instead, which included her valuable jewelry collection.

She sold some of it to finance Lotusland.

After our tour, we lunched on BBQ chicken and salads in the courtyard followed by a lecture from local historian

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by Ashleigh Brilliant here’s only one reason why the following lines linger in my mind.

They’re from a poem called “Daisy,” which we studied in English class, when I was at school in England. The poem, by Francis Thompson, describes his encounter with a little girl, who, to him, was clearly the personification of innocence.

But the reason I remember it, with glee – as probably do many other members of that class, was not the word and thematic concept of “innocence” in the first stanza, but something in the second stanza.

punishment, been “cleared” – although society has no way of providing adequate compensation for its own crime of Injustice. There have been a number of outstanding movies on this theme, including The Wrong Man, and Call Northside 777.

Another way of looking at this vexing social issue is taken by W.E. Henley in his poem “Invictus” (which means “Unconquered”). The poem seems to suggest that guilt or innocence are ephemeral concepts, and that all that really matters is how you feel about yourself. As the famous last lines of the poem put it:

The hills look over on the South, And southward dreams the sea; And with the sea-breeze hand in hand Came innocence and she.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll – I am the master of my fate.

I am the captain of my soul.

Her beauty smoothed earth’s furrowed face.

She gave me tokens three:— A look, a word of her winsome mouth, And a wild raspberry.

It has always seemed significant to me that Timothy McVeigh, the “domestic terrorist” responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which took 168 lives – who, throughout the lengthy proceedings of his trial and conviction, had virtually refused to say anything in his own defense – on the eve of his execution in 2001, issued that poem as his “last words.”

On a much lighter note, what might be called the epitome of innocence was a creature called the SHMOO, invented in 1948 by cartoonist Al Capp, the creator of the “Li’l Abner” comic strip.

The Shmoo, physically, bore some resemblance to one of the “pins” in a bowling alley – and, just as those pins might conceivably enjoy being knocked down, purely for the sake of giving pleasure to people, so the Shmoos were not only harmless, but totally beneficial to humanity. For one thing, they were not only delicious and nutritious, but they liked to be eaten! They had no bones, so there was no waste. Naturally gentle, they required minimal care, and made ideal playmates for young children.

Naturally such a purely benevolent being was bound to generate animosity – and that was the moral of the whole Shmoo saga: In a guilt-ridden world like ours, you just can’t be too innocent.

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To British minds, that last line conjured up what, in American slang, is known as a “Bronx Cheer.” So, to give someone a wild raspberry, as part of a supposedly serious poem, could do nothing, among a bunch of schoolboys, but evoke extreme hilarity.

(It derives from Cockney rhyming slang: “raspberry tart” = “fart.”)

But this article is not about raspberries, but about innocence. This is a world in which, for at least the past century, we have heard a great deal about GUILT. Whether from religious leaders, legal scholars, or highly influential psychologists like Freud, the general message has been that we are all ridden with guilty feelings, and with attempts to cover them up. In comparison, very little has been said about not feeling, and in fact not being, guilty of anything in particular. I’m talking about innocence (which need not be confined to little girls), about harmlessness, inoffensiveness – about, if not being particularly good, then at least not being bad.

In the courtroom, if the accused person is found to be Not Guilty of the particular charge or charges, that decision doesn’t say anything about his or her overall character, which may indeed be that of a despicable person. All it does say is that they didn’t do it.

And in certain places, such as Scotland, the Law permits an even finer distinction. In those jurisdictions, it is possible to bring in a verdict of “Not Proven” – meaning that there simply wasn’t enough evidence to convict a person who otherwise would probably have been found guilty.

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Our group was lucky to have Keith Moore with us. He has been designing bonsai trees since he was 15 and one is on display at Lotusland. He has over one hundred at home. At age 18 he was invited to a garden party by Ganna herself because he was a member of the bonsai club. Keith’s cousin was Ozzie Da Ros, who was a confidant and friend of Ganna’s and also her stonemason for decades.

We also had with us Juliette Castagnola whose grandfather, Mario Franceschini, was an Italian immigrant who found his

way to Santa Barbara with his wife Maria and raised two daughters here. He worked for Madame at Lotusland for 24 years and was in charge of the Blue Garden.

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One805 Live! The Bash is Back

by Steven Libowitz

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ne805’s original Kick Ash Bash was a legendary gathering that will forever be etched in the community’s consciousness. This huge star-studded event and concert in early 2018 was held at Bella Vista Ranch and Polo Club in Summerland to celebrate our community’s first responders after the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flows. But the event’s success and the connections created also sparked One805, originally organized as a oneoff, to become a permanent 501(c) (3) organization, operating a single nonprofit raising funds for all three first responder groups (fire, police, and sheriff ) to purchase emergency equipment and support mental health and wellness care for the individuals who are on the front lines caring for all of us.

The COVID pandemic forced either cancellation or drastic downsizing of subsequent annual parties to a smaller scale donor appreciation event, but now the Bash is coming back in a big way. Now known as One805 Live!, the gathering will take place in the late afternoon and evening of September 17 at a private oceanside estate, with tickets going on sale as this issue hits the newsstands.

“Nothing’s ever going to be quite as extraordinary and amazing as the Kick Ash Bash, but we’re excited to get back on track to do another, albeit more modest festival-style event that’s open to anyone,” said Richard Weston-Smith, the organization’s president and one of its co-founders. “We’re not all about

black tie fundraisers. We just want to go and have fun in jeans at a fun, relaxed, informal music-driven event that’s accessible to anyone who goes to the Santa Barbara Bowl.”

No acts have yet to be announced, although attendees can expect something akin to last year’s donor event which featured Danny Seraphine of Chicago and Robby Krieger of The Doors. In-roads and inquiries are also in the pipeline to secure other local talent, perhaps even some of the bigger names in the entertainment world who live in the area who might be available closer to the date, Weston-Smith said.

There’s also the hope that those who can’t perform might agree to make a quick appearance to help the cause.

“Having celebrities turn up and get up on stage for five minutes to introduce an act can really make a difference,” he said.

As with all of One805’s fundraising, proceeds get funneled directly to the police, fire, and/or sheriff organizations for providing needed equipment much faster than it would take through the typical arcane government budgeting process, if ever.

“We are a volunteer-only organization,” Weston-Smith said. “We have zero overhead, no offices, no salaries. Everything we raise goes to the cause that is most urgently needed in the county.”

How that happens is through a uniquely cooperative and transparent process that has funding decisions made by the heads of the 11 first responder agencies in the county, who first came together surrounding the original Kick Ash Bash and now meet with the One805 committee to talk among themselves and determine how

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“We collect the money, but they’re the ones who make the decisions,” explained Nina Phillips, another co-founder and executive board member. “They pretty much didn’t know one from the other before, but now they’ll sit in the room and work very closely together to prioritize as a group where to spend the money.

It’s an incredibly fair way because they’re making the decisions.”

Allocations from last year’s fundraising went to buying new goggles for the sheriff ’s aqua team, whose antiquated equipment made searching for the victims of the horrific fire on the Conception dive boat an even more harrowing and challenging task, Phillips said. Guadalupe police and fire received new chainsaws, while Santa Maria police were awarded drones for tactical emergency response and monitoring criminal activity.

But One805 also has the ability to respond to needs that come up between those meetings by digging into reserves, securing grants, and finding donors to step up and fill in the gaps. Last month, that allowed One805 to present a $90,000 check to Santa Barbara County Fire to expand the capability

of its recently-acquired Firehawk helicopter – a former military chopper that had already been retrofitted to vastly increase the agencies’ ability to perform rescues, apprehend suspects, and quickly suppress fires – to also perform medevac operations that will allow for transporting airlifted injured people in a much more safe and secure way.

“That’s exciting because it will save a lot of lives over the years,” Weston-Smith said.

Looking ahead, the upcoming One805 Live! on September 17 will serve to help replenish the coffers toward the multiple millions raised by the original bash.

The organization is hoping corporate sponsors, Montecito philanthropists, and more deep-pocketed donors will once again get involved in making the event both a big fundraising success and a truly community-connecting gathering, Weston-Smith said.

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Robert’s Big Questions Can You Learn to be Lucky?

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s I discussed in Part 1, The Luck Factor author Dr. Richard Wiseman gleaned Four Principles of Luck. Here are the last two.

Principle Three? Expect good fortune!

Start by affirming your luck. “I deserve good luck and will receive some today.”

Set Lucky Goals. Make lists of short-, medium-, and long-term goals. Be very specific. Have high expectations, but make them achievable.

Lucky people attempt to achieve their goals, even if their chances seem slim.

They persist in the face of failure. They do not take unnecessary risks.

Wiseman asked his subjects to imagine what they would do if they failed repeated job interviews or their dates went badly or a home repair project broke. Unlucky people were quick to give up. One unlucky woman had a series of car crashes and decided that her cars were “jinxed.” Rather than taking driving lessons! This is called “magical thinking” and causes untold suffering for unlucky people.

Unlucky people are superstitious and say things like “It was meant to be” when things go wrong.

Lucky people see failure as short-lived.

Unlucky people see good fortune as short-lived!

Lucky people take failure as a sign that they need to learn something new and/ or work harder. Or think outside the box or get help.

Unlucky people expect they will not be picked for a job so they don’t even apply.

They expect to fail an exam so they don’t study or show up. They think they can’t lose weight or stop smoking, so they don’t even try. “80% of success is just showing up.” I once won a TV in a local bank sweepstakes. Winners enter contests.

Wiseman almost didn’t enter a BBC call for ideas, thinking too many others would apply. But he did enter and his idea was picked!

Lucky Marvin in the book failed a woodwork exam. But he applied for a carpenter job anyway. The interviewer was impressed with his attitude and hired him.

Lucky people expect the best from other people. Imagine: How you would respond to someone who is suspicious of you versus someone who is cheerful and expecting a positive collaboration with you?

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bank and a robber enters and shoots you in the arm. Unlucky people say this is just their kind of bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lucky people say they would feel lucky nothing worse happened to them. And one lucky person brightly offered that they might sell their story to the newspaper!

The Phoenix is a legendary figure that arises from the ashes of disaster. Lucky people find the new career or relationship that results from a terrible setback in life. My neighbor was wrongly sent to jail, but he said it turned his aimless life around. In his first year out, he started a successful business and married his dream partner. And published a book about it!

Wiseman talked of a woman Mina who survived the Holocaust. She felt very lucky because she saw so much horror all around her and she made it through.

In 2002, I was hit by a car and seriously injured. My lady friend at the time had a refrain “Things could be worse” that was very helpful. One of my brain injuries led to some valuable published research.

Wiseman noted that Olympic bronze medal winners often are happier than silver winners. Why? They realize they might have won nothing if they hadn’t done so well. Whereas silver winners wish they could have tried just a bit harder to get the gold. Lucky people do “counter-factual thinking” and note that they did better than what might have happened.

Lucky people do not dwell on bad things that happen to them. But they do take constructive steps to learn from bad experiences to avoid having those bad things happen again in the future.

Wiseman set up a “Luck School” to see if he could make unlucky people lucky and lucky people even luckier.

Short answer: Yes! The book is full of examples and exercises for you to do this yourself.

The Luck Factor is not about New Age supernatural nonsense. It is about very practical steps you can take to be

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by Steven Libowitz FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 The Way It (Still) Is – Bruce Hornsby’s commercial stock soared early on in his four-decade career, when the title track of his 1986 debut album, The Way It Is – an incisive commentary about racial and social stereotypes, as well as narrow-mindedness and bigotry, toward those whose beliefs and practices don’t mesh with our own, all couched in a soaring and syncopated piano-driven piece of melodic pop-rock – became a smash hit around the world. But despite that early mainstream success, Hornsby has purposefully pursued a more personal and idiosyncratic musical path, focusing on projects that sparked his creative interest, including collaborations with a diverse array of artists including the Grateful Dead, Spike Lee, Ricky Skaggs, Don Henley, Ornette Coleman, Bob Dylan, Béla Fleck, Jack DeJohnette, Sheena Easton, Blake Mills, and more. The singer-songwriter-pianist continues to maintain the integrity, virtuosity, and artistic curiosity that characterized those early years, and carried him through more than 20 albums as a leader. The road next leads Hornsby and the Noisemakers to the Libbey Bowl in Ojai, site of the annual classical festival that also encourages collaborations and pushes boundaries.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal Ave., Ojai COST: $29-$99 INFO: (888) 645-5006 or libbeybowl.org/calendar Pardi Hearty at the Bowl – It might be Fiesta time everywhere else in town, but snarly country music storms the Santa Barbara Bowl tonight. The traditional country singer bred in West Coast honky tonks, favors classic Nashville melodies, blue-collar themes, and authentic country instrumentation with fiddles, drums, and twangy steel guitars. Jon Pardi is out on the “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” tour with dates surrounding the September 2 release of his fourth studio album, Mr. Saturday Night, performing the new record’s singles “Last Night Lonely” and “Fill ‘Er Up” and others from the album as well as earlier hits “Dirt On My Boots,” “Heartache Medication,” and “She Ain’t In It,” among others. The new record follows 2019’s Heartache Medication, which was nominated for Album of the Year by both the CMA and ACM and served as the only country album on the Los Angeles Times “Best Albums of the Year” list. Nashville-based friends and colleagues Lainey Wilson and Hailey Whitters open the show.

WHEN: 6:15 pm WHERE: 1122 N. Milpas St. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 Fiesta 1st Thursday – Would downtown’s long-running monthly art-andculture walk miss a chance to tie in with an annual festival? No way, José! But there’s lots more. August’s featured performer at the 1000 Block of State Street is Mariachi Las Olas de Santa Barbara, the decade-old local outfit that focuses on the original form of mariachi but also arranges and performs other popular or contemporary styles of music using mariachi instruments. On the other hand, AIREDANSE | Fitness & Arts (De La Guerra Place at State Street), right on the edge of the downtown Mercado, will instead offer free public performances of its Flights of Fantasy dancers on state-of-the-art aerial hammocks that allow stunning wraps, climbs, spins, and flips… In the museums and galleries, Santa Barbara Historical Museum (136 E. de la Guerra St.) celebrates 98 years of Fiesta with its annual Project Fiesta: A History of Old Spanish Days, an exhibition featuring beautiful costumes, posters, and historical photos of the festival, while Sullivan Goss (11 E. Anapamu St.) skirts traditional fare in favor of the opening of solo exhibitions for Santa Barbara artist Angela Perko and internationally renowned Wosene Worke Kosrof. Viva diversity!

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Mariachi in the Hills – For a lot of folks, Fiesta is about eating street tacos at the Mercados, furtively downing margaritas while hanging with the horses at the downtown parade (now solely on Cabrillo Blvd.), and cracking confetti eggs over friends’ heads and drunkenly singing along with the myriad mariachi bands that stroll State Street. But Fiesta Saturday is also the one night that Santa Barbara gets to experience a multiple array of top-notch Mariachi acts, who play the rurally evolved in west-central Mexico music that features fiddles, horns, and stringed instruments as an art form, a far cry from the seemingly interchangeable groups duking it out downtown. The 25th annual Santa Barbara Mariachi Festival boasts generous sets from the prolific Pedro Fernández, a multiple Latin Grammy-winning ranchera and mariachi singer who is also an actor and television host; Grammy-winning Spanish singer-songwriter Natalia Jiménez who has a recent Mariachi project, and the well-regarded Mariachi Estrella de México. Viva!

WHEN: 5:30 pm WHERE: Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas St. COST: $79-$199 INFO: (805) 962-4711 or sbbowl.com COST: $45-$75 ($10 more on day of show) INFO: (805) 962-4711 or sbbowl.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 Who’s the Captain? – It’s satisfying when ‘70s bands can survive to still be slinging songs from their heyday half a century later. Not quite as much, though, when the lead singer and other original members go their separate ways, each forming new outfits and oftentimes touring simultaneously. Such is the case with Grand Funk Railroad, which had big hits with “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)” and “Bad Times,” and an even bigger one with “We’re An American Band,” which, given its patriotic title and anthemic quality, still has legs on all sorts of radio and TV spots and movie soundtracks. Lead guitarist, lead singer, and chief songwriter Mark Farner first went solo back in the late ‘70s and returned to the Grand Funk fold for stints in the ‘80s and ‘90s, later enjoying a modicum of success in Christian rock. He tours as Mark Farner’s American Band, which is ironic because that’s the one GFR hit he didn’t write, while two other original members get to use the Railroad name. More intriguingly, Farmer’s current gig, in which he plays GFR hits and songs from his solo albums, is billed as an acoustic show, which boggles the mind as bombast was a big part of the band from the beginning. If you’d rather see Grand Funk Railroad tonight, they’re at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.

WHEN: 7 pm WHERE: Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal Ave., Ojai COST: $48-$78 INFO: (888) 645-5006 or libbeybowl.org/calendar SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 Ascending the Heights – The distance from Isla Vista to the Santa Barbara Bowl is just shy of 15 miles, with an elevation gain of less than 200 feet, but growing from gigging on Del Playa to selling out the city’s largest venue – not to mention arenas and amphitheaters across the country – was a much bigger step. Rebelution, the soulful modern reggae band with pop hooks, is already 15 years beyond their breakout 2007 debut, the aptly named Courage To Grow, and just two years later first topped the Billboard Reggae Chart and stayed there for five consecutive No. 1 records. That sustained success is what has the one-time reggae sensation Steel Pulse opening. Seems like a rare thing, right? Except Iration, the ex-IV reggae band that plays the Bowl less than three weeks later, did a smaller version of the same thing at roughly the same time. Something in the water out there?

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Healthy Naps and Energy Boosting Drinks Taking an afternoon nap may make your brain healthier

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f you love to indulge in a feel-good siesta, then we have good news for you: those afternoon moments of slumber might be benefiting your brain health. At least, those are the findings of a study that add to an increasing body of data showing a correlation between afternoon naps and improved mental agility and cognitive function as we age.

Published in the journal General Psychiatry, the study involved more than 1,500 elderly subjects, all self-reported afternoon nappers – meaning that they tend to take after-lunch naps lasting longer than five minutes and no more than two hours.

More than 600 non-nappers of the same age were also recruited.

“In this study, three major findings were presented,” the researchers note in the paper.

“First, the elderly individuals who took afternoon naps showed significantly higher cognitive performance compared with those who did not nap. Second, higher levels of TG [triglycerides] were found in napping elderly individuals. Finally, afternoon napping was strongly associated with orientation, language function, and memory.”

It is important to note that each subject group reported an average of 6.5 hours of sleep per night, meaning that the daytime nappers were complementing their nighttime sleep rather than compensating for overnight sleep disruptions.

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Ginseng and licorice root tea: Steep some small tendril rootlets of white ginseng roots and licorice root for a subtle energy boost.

Oil of oregano infusion: Part of the reason we feel fatigued is due to dormant viruses in the body. A good way to fight these dormant viruses is with a dose of oregano oil.

Kombucha: Kombucha is loaded with microorganisms, and its ability to reinvigorate is attributed to the iron that comes from the tea.

Beetroot juice: A University of Exeter study found beetroot juice can extend athletic stamina. It also reduces blood pressure.

Water: Water should always be the first option before turning to anything else!

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Borein. He was the famous cowboy artist who really lived the part and had a gallery in El Paseo. To enlighten us was Jeremy Tessmer, who is the curator of vintage American art at Sullivan Goss.

Jeremy has been with the firm for almost 20 years, working in every area of the business including curation, sales, marketing, and design.

He has helped to produce 19 books and many catalogs. He tells us that Edward Borein was born in 1872 in San Leandro, California. He began his cowboy career in 1893 working on the land for two decades. He became an etcher and a painter and opened his studio in El Paseo.

At the time there was an art school in town where he taught etching in 1921. His work was a nostalgic artistic representation of the Western lifestyle.

He did Spanish Colonial California scenes including Spanish missions.

Another theme was the old West, especially Native Americans and cowboys.

“Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” — Charles Schultz

He was a friend of Will Rogers and befriended Charles Marion Russell, an old Western painter from Montana.

According to the Los Angeles Times, “The three formed a triumvirate who depicted with picture and legend the West before the days of fences.”

Borein married Lucile Maxwell in 1921. They resided here where he died of a heart attack in 1945 at age 72. You can see many of his works at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum in a gallery dedicated to him. For more information, call the Santa Barbara Club for the Art Foundation at (805) 965-6547 or visit www.artfoundationofsb.org.

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Montecito Reads (Continued from 11 11)) my inner voice chastised.

I dialed; Cyrus picked up before the second ring. “Hollis, my friend!” he said. “To what do I owe the pleasure?”

“Hi, Cyrus,” I said. “Sorry for intruding on your day, but–” “Oh,” he interrupted, “‘tis no intrusion to hear from a friend. Wasn’t last night wonderful?”

I was already shaking my head no, not because I disagreed, but because I was not going to get sidetracked yet again. “It was terrific, Cyrus. Look, I’m sorry to be the one to have to deliver this horrible news, but I am down at the beach and–” “The beach?” Cyrus interrupted again. “Fabulous, Genevieve and I were about to head there ourselves. I was just waiting for Landon to get back from his morning surf before we headed out. Where are you? We’ll join you.”

Ugh, this was a lot harder than I expected, mostly because Cyrus seemed so damn happy. I did not want to be the one to tell him that his decades-long friend and business partner was stiffening at my feet, but it seemed I had no choice. “Landon is not coming back,” I said.

“What do you mean?” he said, his voice suddenly serious.

“I mean, that is why I am calling. I’m at Hammond’s right now and I’m standing with a group of police officers and paramedics and… well, there’s no other way to say it: Landon is dead.”

On the other end of the line was only silence for what felt like minutes.

“Hollis,” Cyrus said firmly, “we don’t know each other well, and I have been forewarned that American’s sometimes have…,” he paused, searching for a word, “odd senses of humor. But even taking that into consideration, I find this joke entirely distasteful.”

Again, I found myself shaking my head. “I’m sorry, Cyrus. I wish I was telling an off-color joke, but I am afraid the truth is even more distasteful. I don’t know what happened, but I am looking at Landon’s body as I speak. He is dressed in navy boardshorts, no wetsuit or rash guard. He has an eight-foot, lime green surfboard strapped to his right ankle–” I paused at the sound of a gasp. “That’s my board!” Cyrus said. “Landon took it this morning!”

I squeezed my eyes shut. “I’m really sorry, Cyrus.”

“Genevieve!” I heard Cyrus holler even though his phone was slightly muffled. “We must go! There’s been an accident.” Cyrus returned the phone to his ear. “Hammond’s, you say?”

“Yes,” I answered. “Just west of the mouth of the creek.”

“We’re on our way,” Cyrus said. “Wait there for us, will you, Hollis?”

“Sure,” I said, though I felt I had added as much value to the situation as I possibly could. “I’ll wait.”

I hung up and turned back to the circle of officers which now included the fire department paramedics who were moving Landon’s body to a

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stretcher and covering it with a tarp. “Cyrus is on his way here now,” I announced. “Should be here inside of ten minutes.”

“Thanks,” the officer who had asked me to call said, checking his watch.

Now that I’d proven myself helpful, the officers seemed content to let me hang near to their circle as their walkie-talkies beeped and buzzed and they spoke back in numbers and codes.

“Hunh,” I said to the officer who I had adopted as my liaison. “No wetsuit?” The water temperature was in the low 60s that day. Admittedly, I was a wimp, but I would have needed full body neoprene to jump in that water.

“Yeah,” he said. “Who knows. From the looks of it, this guy didn’t know what he was doing.”

“What do you think happened?” I asked.

He shrugged. “Drowned, most likely,” he said. “Though, judging from the bloom at his right temple, he took a header off his board first.”

I pointed at the buried reef extending a few hundred yards off the shoreline; the reef that created the right break which brought surfers to this spot.

“Did he hit the rocks, you think?”

Another shrug. “That’s what it looks like,” he said. “The waves are shot today, which is why no one is here. You’d have to be really unlucky to get up enough momentum to knock yourself out on a day like today. But it happens. That’s why you’re not supposed to surf alone.”

I nodded, and the officer turned back to his fellow badge wearers.

Judging by his tanned arms and his easy understanding of the ocean, I suspected the officer was a surfer himself. This was no big leap; most of Montecito’s residents surfed or claimed to surf. But more, it was the officer’s casual indifference to the dead man at his feet that convinced me he was likely a surfer. Perhaps because I was an outsider to their passion, surfers had always struck me as an insular crowd. Sure, there were plenty of folks in the surfing business who encouraged newbies, vacationers, hacks, and first timers to join in the fun. But I had always harbored the view that – to the rank and file, lone wolf surfers – the news of the death of a surfing virgin who hadn’t followed their code was secretly seen as a blessing. It kept the sport smaller; it kept it theirs.

A few minutes later, I spotted Cyrus and Genevieve running down the last stretch of the Hammond’s trail, headed straight for me and the now shrouded body of Landon. Suddenly, I felt as if I shouldn’t be there; that I was invading a private, intimate moment. I backed away as Genevieve flew past and threw herself on her knees beside Landon’s body, weeping.

Cyrus stopped beside me, breathing hard, his eyes welled with tears. He put a massive palm on my shoulder and shook his head, his eyes taking in the scene. “Thank you, Hollis,” he choked out.

I shook my head. “No, I–” But before I could complete the thought, Cyrus wrapped both arms around me, pulling me into a mummifying embrace.

My entire body stiffened. Kiss hellos, Dosey Doe’s, and now man hugs.

This was far too much touching for my taste. But as I felt Cyrus’s massive body shudder, I knew there was only one thing to do. Slowly, I raised my hands and patted his back.

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On Entertainment Alcazar’s Concise Community-centric Comedy

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Audiences responded, filling up more than half of the seats at each of the shows at the 94-year-old Art Deco theater.

“People were just so happy to be able to get together and do something fun and laugh a lot,” said actress-director Asa Olsson, who co-founded the series and directed all of the plays last year, and whose connection to the community includes 17 years building a drama program and performance center at Girls Inc. Now, the fest has become an annual event and expanded for year two, which boasts seven new 10-minute comedies ranging from spoofs on Hansel and Gretel (Open to Interpretation) and two different ones on the famous comedy skit “Who’s on First” (Abbott and Costello and I Like Art) to a graveyard debacle with a man and his two wives (Marriage After Death), a fracas over fruit (Fruit Skins), a war over weight (My Scale is Lying), and what to do with a dead body in the trunk (3 AM Wake-Up Call).

Olsson and the Alcazar Ensemble board enlisted three other directors for this year’s series, which presents all seven plays for seven shows August 4-8. DramaDogs’

Ken Gilbert, longtime improv performer/director Tom Mueller, and veteran Ventura director, Leslie Vitanza will helm five works between them, while the cast includes a number of local amateurs alongside more familiar professional actors Kathy Martin and Philip Moreno, among others.

“It’s a big mix,” said Olsson, who adapted and directed both A Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th Street for holiday season productions at the Alcazar.

“It’s heartening to be able to support people who might have done theater coming back again, as well as younger actors early in their careers.”

Picking the plays out of the 50 under consideration was a challenge.

“It was really hard to choose because they are all so funny,” said Olsson. “All I did was smile and laugh because they’re so fast and sharp. Every time I spend a moment with the two that I’m directing (Marriage and Scale), I just laugh my little head off.”

Visit thealcazar.org for more information and tickets.

Downtown Guffaws For comedy on a more commercial scale, catch Tom Segura, the stand-up comedian, best-selling author, actor, and podcaster whose topics include musings on porn, parking lot power struggles, parenthood and plenty of other topics, when he headlines at the Arlington Theatre on August 6.

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Blast On, Again The great rockabilly-based L.A. band The Blasters are back out on the road for their two-year delayed 40th anniversary tour, which is good news for fans of their simultaneously retro and modern sound that can be both gritty and tender. Formed by brothers Phil and Dave Alvin, with their buddies John Bazz on bass and Bill Bateman on drums, the Downey band was influenced by such blues greats as Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker, but honed their sound through gigs mostly in the L.A. cow-punk scene where they interacted with X and Los Lobos, and later exchanged band members. Indeed, they called their first record American Music.

There were a lot of great songs in those early days – “Marie Marie,” “Long White Cadillac,” “I’m Shakin’,” “So Long Baby Goodbye” – but the Blasters found only limited mainstream success and the seminal band is still more of a critical and cult favorite. The last new record came out a decade ago.

Dave Alvin departed by the mid-1980s for a solo career that has made him a constant presence on the club and theater circuit – including dozens of appearances at our local venues, only returning once in a while and not in the last 25 years.

Keith Wyatt has held down the guitar slot since the late ‘90s, while Bazz and Bateman are still Blaster-ing away. What makes their August 6 date at the Lobero Theatre especially exciting is that Dave has been announced as special guest, and we’re told that means he’ll be playing with them, a rare thing indeed.

Sounds at SOhO New Zealand indie pop band The Beths kick off a wildly divergent week at the upstairs music club on August 4, followed the next night by Venice, the harmony happy quartet composed of two brothers and their two cousins, all related to the ‘50s founded female singing group The Lennons. On August 7, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who was a part of Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, and Spirit, who’s also done sessions or concerts for many more rock and pop legends, settles into SOhO promoting a brand new solo album.

Completing the throwback threesome and battle of the brethren, the Zmed Brothers offer The Everly Brothers Experience, a cover act we haven’t caught before, on August 10. Details at sohosb.com.

Directing Fellow Craig Carves Her Career Path The Music Academy created its first-ever directing fellow position this summer, and chose Canadian Sawyer Ann Craig, who has a degree from McGill and credits as both a singer and director all over Canada.

Craig had the chance to work alongside the directors of each of the vocal performance events, including Sara Widzer, 4 – 11 August 2022

Peter Kazaras, and James Darrah, and serve in a variety of roles from observer to traditional assistant director, to hands-on coaching and co-directing.

It takes a lot of moxie to be the trailblazer – or guinea pig, both terms Craig said were tossed about during the festival – helping to define a new fellowship as she went along. As the festival was windback at the summer – and forward, for the final event, Saturday’s Granada concert with alumna Speranza Scappucci conducting the Academy Festival Orchestra highlighting the vocal fellows in curated selections bookended by the William Tell Overture and The Pines of Rome.

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Q. How was your summer here? What are you taking away?

A. It’s been a delight and an honor to work with everybody here. Watching how the three very different and unique directors work, I gained a lot of perspective.

Seeing things that are very irreverent and exciting with opera singers doing things they normally wouldn’t, and pushing the envelope of how we perform, and also having a big production of a traditional opera has been very illuminating. I have ideas about what I might want to affectionately steal from them and how I might want to change how I approach directing.

Yes, the end is actually here, as there are only three more days in the 2022 Music Academy summer festival. But there are nine events over seven different time slots, so there’s still the opportunity to immerse yourself in almost everything the Academy has to offer, for one last time, or, perhaps the first (and then kick yourself for waiting so long).

On Thursday, August 4, the 1:30 pm master class slot offers a choice between two superstar instructors in percussionist Michael Werner, who was also on hand for the Sō Percussion residency and performance, and Paul Merkelo, the charismatic virtuoso trumpeter.

Bravado bassoonist Benjamin Kamins closes out his course in a 3:30 pm season.

Friday, it’s a keyboard competition as Conor Hanick, the pianist The New York Times praised for “technical refinement, color, crispness, and wondrous variety of articulation [that] benefit works by any master,” and who the Academy tapped to become the director of the solo piano program back in 2018, closes out that series at 1:30 pm, the same time that vocal piano superstar Martin Katz, a 1964 MAW alumnus who received the Academy’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999 and has continued to work with just about every great operatic singer of our times, leads the final vocal master class. (We imagine the latter might focus on the selections the singers are preparing to perform the following night at the Granada.)

The final master class goes to oboe phenom Eugene Izotov, the principal oboist of the San Francisco Symphony who has also worked with just about every major orchestra around the country if not the world.

The four lucky oboe fellows get another chance to shine in the 3:30 pm slot.

Is there a moment or event that stands out the most?

Every time I got to work one-on-one with the fellows, my peers. They’re all so brilliant, and they are changing the way that we think about our art form.

Hearing what they’re excited and passionate about and why they sing really reinvigorated me and renewed my sense of gratitude. I also have to say the Cabaret is such a gas, it’s really something else.

You are the stage director for the final symphony concert that features each of the 19 vocalists performing works from the dramatic repertoire. What can we expect?

It’s a beautiful gala concert that’s about showcasing their voices and the excerpts they’re performing, with everybody in tuxedos and gowns. So there’s not a lot of bells and whistles. I am dramatically coaching all of the material and helping them find and ground clear characters that will elevate and make them as operatic and dramatically integrated as possible. Which is my favorite thing to do.

When we talked before, you said your position was being created somewhat on the fly. What’s your take on how it worked, whether your input was wanted, and what it might look like going forward?

It was amazing. I am impressed how everyone has been really receptive to my feedback and held space for me to share what I loved and what could be different. I’m sure I asked a lot of annoying questions [of the directors], but nobody seemed annoyed. It’s been a very collaborative process, which is reassuring. I’d absolutely recommend it to my peers who are interested in directing.

You’re invited to ETC’s 44th Season!

Speranza Scappucci will be conducting the Academy Festival Orchestra this Saturday at the Granada (photo by Silvia Lelli)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HWY 101 Widening Segment 4D Briefing Wednesday August 17, 2022 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. 17th,

On August 2022, the Montecito Planning Commission will review and provide a recommendation to the County Planning Commission on the Highway 101 Widening – Segment 4D Project, Case No’s 21DVP-00000-00022, 21CDP-00000-00076, presented by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Santa Barbara Association of Governments (SBCAG). The proposed project is for improvements to Highway 101 to add a part-time continuous access High Occupancy Vehicle lane in both the northbound and southbound directions within the highway corridor. The project is located along approximately 1.4 miles of Highway 101 between Post Mile (PM) 9.2 and PM 10.6, 0.2 miles north of the Sheffield Drive undercrossing to the Olive Mill Overcrossing in Santa Barbara County, First Supervisorial District.

Conductor Stéphane Denève impresses (photo by Drew Farrell)

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The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Chris Schmuckal, at cschmuckal@countyofsb.org.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor's Stay at Home Executive Order N-33-20, issued on March 19, 2020, to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the County Planning Commission hearings will no longer provide in-person participation.

We have established alternative methods of participation in the Montecito Planning Commission hearings, pursuant to the California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March 17, 2020, which states:  

Providing an opportunity to “observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically,” alone, meets the participation requirement; and “Such a body need not make available any physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment.”

The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public: 1.

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You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20.

If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available:  Distribution to the Montecito Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.  Video and Teleconference Public Participation – To participate via Zoom, please pre-register for the Commission hearing using the below link.

When: August 17, 2022, 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 08/17/2022 Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a__jgiI9Qj2Ah16KhLqruw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Conan O’Brien to co-star in new comedy series (photo by Gage Skidmore)

Former Carpinteria TV talk show host Conan O’Brien has joined a new buddy comedy from a trio of Saturday Night Live writers.

The currently untitled comedy hails from writers Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, collectively known as Please Don’t Destroy.

After living and working together, a group of friends realize their lives have become stagnant and they set off an expedition to find gold in a nearby mountain, according to Variety.

Hopefully they’ll also find ratings...

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If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Planning Commission prior to the public hearing.

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Skating Into Town Ice skating champion Evan Lysacek has splashed out $9.8 million on a Montecito home from prolific Hollywood screenwriter David Koepp. The seven-bed, seven-bath, 5,388-square-foot Colonial-style house sits on 1.23 acres within walking distance of Miramar Beach. Koepp’s screenwriting credits include the 1993 and 1997 Jurassic Park films, and Mission Impossible in 1996.

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British soccer legend David Beckham and his family on their chartered $2.2 million a week 311-foot, 30-crew yacht, Madsummer, in St. Tropez.

Gigi, 27, has grown close to the family as she’s a childhood friend of Nicola Peltz, who married Brooklyn Beckham in a lavish multi-million 500-guest ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida, in April.

Nicola famously dated Gigi’s younger brother Anwar for more than a year before they split in May 2018. The $229 million yacht can carry 12 guests and boasts a cinema, gym, and 36-foot swimming pool.

Former MUS student Gigi Hadid aboard David Beckham’s chartered $229 million yacht (photo by Mario De Armas)

Former Montecito Union School student supermodel Gigi Hadid has joined

“I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time I’m one year older, everyone else is too.” — Gloria Swanson

Diandra Luker, ex-wife of Oscar winner Michael Douglas, who used to own a home in our rarefied enclave, has just sold her Manhattan Upper Eastside townhouse for $17 million. The landmarked turn-of-thecentury Beaux Arts property is 20 feet wide.

It has been on and off the market since 2019 when it was first offered at $20 million. It last appeared at $17.5 million. The five-story, 8,000-square-foot property features five bedrooms, five and a half baths, and a roof deck. The couple divorced in 1995.

Streaming Scheduling Netflix is hoping to screen Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s much anticipated documentary at the same time as the upcoming season of The Crown to capitalize on the Duke of Sussex’s upcoming biography, part of a $20 million deal with New York publishers Penguin-Random House.

The major streaming service, which has a $100 million deal with the Sussexi, doesn’t want to be scooped by Harry’s memoirs, despite the couple wanting the documentary to air next year.

The book by Queen Elizabeth’s grandson is set to be released in the fall and Netflix is keen to capitalize on the huge buzz the tellall tome will undoubtedly generate, much to Buckingham Palace’s chagrin.

Netflix is said to be keen to further boost royal fever by running the Sussex’s as-yet untitled documentary after the fifth season of The Crown, which will hit TV screens in November.

Stay tuned...

Content Career Choice Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow says she harbors no regrets over stepping away from her successful acting career to focus

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on her lifestyle brand Goop.

The Montecito resident, 49, who launched the company in 2008 with a simple newsletter, says she feels completely fulfilled after opting for a different career choice.

“I don’t really miss it,” she says in an NBC interview. “I think I’m so lucky to get to do it, but I’m sure I still will at some point.

“The team is always trying to get me to do a movie, but I really love what I do and I love the immediacy of it, how we’re able to create a product out of thin air that we believe in so much.”

New ED of SB Education Foundation

ment manager of the Santa Barbara Symphony. Askew, who has been in charge of special events, will oversee critical donor appeals and seven distinct events celebrating the symphony’s 70th anniversary. A native of our Eden by the Beach, Askew is a seasoned development professional with expertise in fundraising and special events. She has also worked with the Arthritis Foundation, Sansum Clinic, UCSB Arts & Lectures, and United Way.

Paul Sorvino Remembered

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Pedro Paz, new executive director of the SB Education Foundation

Pedro Paz has been named executive director of the Santa Barbara Education Foundation. Paz joins the organization after working for the Santa Barbara Foundation as Director of Policy and External Affairs, and First 5 in Santa Barbara and Merced counties.

Raised in our Eden by the Beach and attending Dos Pueblos High, he holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Education, and a B.A. in Political Science and Latin American, and Iberian Studies from UCSB. Paz has also served as a board member for several nonprofits, including SB City College Foundation, and previously as a trustee for the SB Unified School District Board of Education.

Developments at the SB Symphony

R.I.P. Paul Sorvino (photo by David Shankbone)

On a personal note, I remember GoodFellas actor Paul Sorvino, who has died at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, aged 83. For more than 50 years he was a mainstay in films and TV, including Nixon, Reds, and a recurring role in the hit crime TV show Law & Order. But his real passions were poetry, painting, and opera.

When I lived in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park, I would see him often dining at Moreno’s, a popular Italian eatery on Irving Place, when he would break out into song with his wonderful tenor voice during dinner. The father of Oscarwinning actress Mira Sorvino, he was a gentle soul with a heart of gold, rather different to the mob characters he was renowned for playing...

Longtime team member Juli Askew has been promoted to develop4 – 11 August 2022

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Sightings Beverly Hills Cop actor Paul Reiser and wife, Paula, noshing at the Hook & Press... Katy Perry’s fiancée Orlando Bloom shooting his latest movie in Cairns, Australia... Actor Jordan Peele checking out the food at Olio e Limone.

Pip! Pip! Be safe, wear a mask when

necessary, and get vaccinated.

Juli Askew, Santa Barbara Symphony’s new development manager

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ORDINANCE NO. 6077 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA

BARBARA

ADOPTING

THE

2022-2025

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND THE SANTA BARBARA CITY FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION

ORDINANCE NO. 6078 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AUTHORIZING THE SUSTAINABILITY AND

RESILIENCE

DIRECTOR

TO

EXECUTE

AN

AGREEMENT WITH CARBON SOLUTIONS GROUP EV, LLC FOR UP TO 258 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on July 26, 2022.

STATIONS The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on July 26,

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

2022.

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

(Seal)

(Seal)

/s/ Naomi Kovacs Deputy City Clerk

/s/ Naomi Kovacs Deputy City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 6075

ORDINANCE NO. 6075

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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

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

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 14, 2022 and adopted by the Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 21, 2022 by the following roll call vote: AYES:

of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on June 21, 2022 by the following roll call vote:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez

ABSTENTIONS:

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was introduced on June 14, 2022 and adopted by the Council

None

AYES:

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

NOES:

None

ABSENT:

Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez

ABSTENTIONS:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 22, 2022.

None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my Hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on June 22, 2022.

/s/ Naomi Kovacs Deputy City Clerk

/s/ Naomi Kovacs Deputy City Clerk

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 22, 2022.

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on June 22, 2022.

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor

/s/ Randy Rowse Mayor Published August 3, 2022 Montecito Journal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOTSOFARTOURS, 6823 Stern Ct, Eastvale, CA, 91752. Izaskun Gaminde, 6823 Stern Ct, Eastvale, CA, 91752. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 25, 2022.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001877. Published August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Sit And Sleep Medical, 5403 Tree Farm Lane, Unit 201, Santa

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Barbara, CA, 93111. Kevin R. Crockett, 5403 Tree Farm Lane, Unit 201, Santa Barbara, CA, 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 19, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001821. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Zaca Creek Business Park, 91 & 92 Second Street, Buellton, CA, 93427. The Willows Mobile Home Park INC, 1317 N. V Street, Lompoc, CA, 93436.

This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 20, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001846. Published July 27, August 3, 10, 17, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Coast Inspires, 320 W Canon Perdido #1, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Holly R Sunyogh, 320 W Canon Perdido #1, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 13, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of

the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20220001777. Published July 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Big Leos Pest Control, 7680 Cathedral Oaks Rd Apt. 12, Goleta, CA, 93117. Leo A. Beltran, 7680 Cathedral Oaks Rd Apt. 12, Goleta, CA, 93117.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June 24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20220001635. Published July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Montecito Wedding Photography, 6 Harbor Way #101, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109. Julia M. Crowson, 6 Harbor Way #101, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on July 5, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20220001700. Published July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ServiceMaster Restoration & Cleaning

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By Integrity Construction; Furniture Medic By Cabinet Restorers; ServiceMaster Restoration Services; ServiceMaster Recovery Management, 4893 McGrath St, Ventura, CA, 93003. SHARJO, INC, 5451 Industrial Way, Benicia, CA, 94510. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on June

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24, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 20220001509. Published July 13, 20, 27, August 3, 2022 ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION: CASE No. 21CV04788. Notice to Defendant: John Donahue, and, DOES 1 through 100, Inclusive: You are being sued by Plaintiff: Jessica Hutchison. You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at the court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your legal response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements, you may want to contact an attorney right away. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services. You can locate these non-profit groups online at www.lawhelpcalifornia.org, or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia

al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

Name and address of the court: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. Filed July 11, 2022, by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Law Offices of Clay R. Sides, 120 S. Main Ave., Fallbrook, CA 92028. S.B.N. 126361. (760) 723-2275.

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Good Vibes happen outside.

Far Flung (Continued from 12 12))

The father northern flicker taking out the morning trash

the northern flickers enjoy, as do all the other birdlife hovering, roosting, and foraging around the steadfast cypress.

For seven to 10 days the flickers traded off on parenting duties. One would be inside the cavity with their brood of at least two chicks. When the other parent swooped in and they swapped out positions, the other parent would go look for more food. This exchange happened every five to 40 minutes. And when it occurred there was lots of chatter, a feeding frenzy as the young flickers gobbled up larvae.

A northern flicker looking for north

away years prior. The newly discovered nest faced eastward. Before I knew it, the male with his characteristic red shaft on the sides of its face and the female took turns feeding their chicks and sitting on the nest, which only had enough room for one adult at a time.

As summer approached, I tried to keep it creative while looking for better angles of the nest. Besides shooting upward from the ground, I also used a ladder. That enabled me to sit about 10 feet east from the trunk.

It also elevated me eight feet off the ground.

I wasn’t level with their nest, but it was an advantage. Of course, sitting on top of a ladder exposed me to all those that couldn’t help themselves. What is that guy doing sitting on top of that ladder? Some folks walking to and from the campground were polite, quietly asking what I was doing, or what bird it was I was hoping to photograph.

Others, unfortunately, had to yell from a distance the same questions, completely unaware that I was banking on stealth while waiting patiently for the northern flickers to congregate around their nest.

The elevated perch on the ladder gave me a great vantage point looking up and down the canyon and timing when the flickers would fly into their nest. And unlike the other birds living in the canyon, flickers like other woodpecker species fly in a swooping up and down fashion.

The cypress junction is a four-way intersection, so besides day-trippers and campers, there’s a lot of traffic with maintenance workers and rangers motoring to and from the pier, the campground, and ranger housing. So, I had to bank on those early mornings before the Island Packers ferry arrives, and late in the day after everyone leaves the island. It’s a calm 4 – 11 August 2022

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It’s a Boy(s) During the second week of June 2022, chatter had increased mightily, and I’d only been away for two days. I was fooled at first. The female flew in and fed her brood.

After she regurgitated their meal, the dad flew in. This is where I got momentarily confused. The males have the characteristic bright red shafts on either side of their face.

When the dad landed, he didn’t feed them.

Me not being the best birder didn’t realize what I was looking at. Initially, I thought he was just checking in, but two heads popped out both with red shafts. That, and I didn’t realize the chicks were further along than I imagined.

When the dad returned, he had a beakfull of yummy larvae that they devoured, red shafts all around. So at least two of the brood were males, growing quickly, hungry, and soon to fledge, which I missed.

A two-week rafting trip beginning from mid-June to first of July on the North Slope of the Brooks Range in Northeastern Alaska beckoned. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the largest wildlife refuge in North America.

The Kongakut River braids all the way to the Arctic Ocean, but that’s another story

for another day.

Chuck Graham is a freelance writer and photographer based in Carpinteria, where he also leads kayak tours and backpacking trips in Channel Islands National Park

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Mini Meta

Last Week’s Solution:

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

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LUCKY’S . . . for lunch Seafood Louie ....................................................................................42 two shrimp, 2 oz. crab, egg, romaine, tomato ,cucumber, avocado

Arugula, Radicchio & Endive, reggiano, balsamic vinaigrette .. 16 Caesar Salad.................................................................................... 14 Farm Greens, balsamic vinaigrette ............................................... 14 Jimmy the Greek Salad, french feta ............................................. 18 Giant Shrimp Cocktail (4 pcs) ...................................................... 32 Grilled Artichoke, choice of sauce ................................................ 15 Burrata, tomatoes, arugula, evoo .................................................. 20 French Onion Soup Gratinée ........................................................ 15 Matzo Ball Soup or Today’s Soup ................................................ 15 Lucky Chili, cheddar, onions, warm corn bread .......................... 19 Fried Calamari, two sauces ............................................................ 20

Sliced Steak Salad, 6 oz. .................................................................32 arugula, radicchio, endive, sautéed onion

Iceberg Lettuce Wedge ................................................................... 15 roquefort or thousand island dressing

• Main Course Salads •

• Smaller Plates and Starter Salads •

Cobb Salad, tossed with roquefort dressing ...................................29 Chopped Salad ..................................................................................24 arugula, radicchio, shrimp, prosciutto, beans, onions Charred Rare Tuna Nicoise Salad ..................................................32 Old School Chinese Chicken Salad ...............................................26 Chilled Poached Salmon Salad of the day .....................................28 Lucky’s Salad ....................................................................................25 romaine, shrimp, bacon, green beans, avocado, peppers and roquefort

• Sandwiches •

Lucky Meatballs, tomato sauce, grilled ciabatta ......................... 18

• Tacos and other Mains • Chicken or Swordfish Tacos .............................................................25 Steak Tacos ........................................................................................29 all tacos served with beans, guacamole, salsa, tortillas Fried Chicken Breast Sandwich .....................................................26 topped with coleslaw. served with fries Chicken Parmesan, San Marzano tomato sauce ...........................32 imported mozzarella, basil Salmon, blackened, grilled or steamed ...........................................32 lemon-caper butter sauce, sautéed spinach Sautéed Tofu, Japanese vinaigrette, green onions, shiitakes ........20 Prime Filet Steak Frites, 7 oz. ........................................................55 red wine shallot or peppercorn cream sauce Cambridge House Rope Hung Smoked Salmon, ................................28 toasted bialy or bagel, cream cheese & condiments

Fries, Farm Greens or Caesar

Lucky Burger, choice of cheese ..................................................... 26 Vegetarian Burger, choice of cheese (burger patty is vegan) ..... 22 Sliced Filet Mignon Open Faced Sandwich, 6 oz. ..................... 29 mushroom sauce Reuben Sandwich, corned beef, kraut & gruyère on rye ............ 25 Grilled Chicken Breast Club on a Soft Bun ............................... 25 bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado Chili Dog, onions, cheddar & kraut - all on the side .................. 16 Maine Lobster Roll, warm buttered brioche roll ......................... 39

• Sides • Skinny Onion Rings or Herbie’s Potato Skins .............................12 Lucky’s Home Fries or Fried Sweet Potatoes ...............................12 Lucky’s Half & Half ..........................................................................12 Sautéed Spinach................................................................................12 French Fries .......................................................................................12

Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness

20% Gratuity added to parties of six or more