After retailers, restaurants, and the community have weighed stipulations,parkletsestablishmentsin,witharegivennew page 26 15 – 22 SEP 2022 VOL 28 ISS 37FREE SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARAJOURNAL www.montecitojournal.net The MA Wants You – Looking to contribute more to the community? Then the Montecito Association is looking for you, P.11 On a Roll – The Rosewood Miramar’s new AMA Sushi showcases Edomae-style rolls, select sake, and more, P.40 In the Air – Silver Air Private Jet opens its World Headquarters in Santa Barbara, P.14 Among the Windmills – Danish Days offers festive fun and a chance to sample the rising Solvang wine scene, P.41 The Giving List The Special Olympics of Southern California is returning and with a Santa Maria-style BBQ to boot, page 24 TWENTY YEARS OF TEDDY BEAR THE TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A GOLDEN GALA AND PARTY AT THE MOXI ALONGSIDE STORIES FROM THE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED OVER ITS TWO DECADES OF WORK (STORY STARTS ON PAGE 5)
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Village Beat – Parklets are given new regulations, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation turns 20, MA updates, and Roots dispensary is approved
Our Town – Silver Air private jets are zipping around the world but now headquartered here
Dear Montecito – How Cal-SOAP is educating students about financial aid opportunities and college resources
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Calendar of Events – The Planned Parenthood Book Sale, ARTchitecture, and Día de los Muertos comes early this week, plus more
Nosh Town – Fresh fish and cool sake are on the menu at Rosewood Miramar’s AMA Sushi
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In honor of the Foundation’s 20 years of service to families of children with cancer, the organization will not be hosting their annual Gold Ribbon Luncheon; instead they will host an evening Golden Gala on October 7 at MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration. Gala sponsors will be treated to a VIP cocktail hour, rooftop dinner, and heartwarming program emceed by Andrew Firestone, and honoring Donna Barranco Fisher, who has been actively involved with TBCF since 2007.
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When Katz was a young professional in 2002, she met a single mother who was struggling after her son was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer. Katz felt compelled to do something as she witnessed this mother falling deeper into despair and debt. There appeared to be no local agencies offering the critical sup port she so desperately needed; she imme diately went into action and reached out to the late Larry Crandell, who guided and encouraged her to form a 501(c)3 nonprof it organization. Once Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation was official, Crandell organized the first fundraiser, a dinner raising $1,600. The total 2002 budget was just $3,685.
TCBF’s Senior Development Director Brittany Avila Wazny tells us that the non profit’s first child served was a little boy named Colby. Two years later Katz hired her first employee, Becca Solodon, who hap pened to be the program’s second recipient and continues to work for the organization today as their Senior Program Director.
To further celebrate a milestone anniver sary of providing critical childhood cancer support to the community, TBCF has met with some of their earliest families to hear about how they are doing today. Briana Rodriguez, a local Carpinteria girl who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of five, today is attending Cal Poly SLO for bio medical engineering; and Gladis Vega, who was treated for cancer as a teen at Cottage Hospital, was just hired by the same hospi tal to pursue a career in phlebotomy.
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With the support of the Santa Barbara community, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation grew quickly to serve Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. Today, TBCF offers the highest amount of direct financial assistance to families in the tri-counties battling pedi atric cancer, as well as emotional support and educational advocacy programs that provide support to the entire family to significantly reduce the stresses of pediatric cancer and helps them to be more resilient. In addition to their core programming, this year TBCF was able to expand upon their emotional support services by providing 1:1 counseling through a partnership with Family Service Agency, as well as launch a
wenty years ago, in 2002, Nikki Katz (née Simon) recognized that families enduring a pediatric can cer battle needed so much more than thoughts and prayers; they need tangible, meaningful, year-round support. Thus a small idea sparked into a big dream, and the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF) was born.
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peer support program. Their educational advocacy services also expanded to make their private tutoring services with Grade Potential available to siblings of children in treatment. “TBCF continues to dream big to find new opportunities to make real differences in their families’ journeys,” Wazny said.
The program will also feature a moving video showcasing some of TBCF’s earliest families, and their remarkable journeys that have led them back into the healthcare and cancer world to serve others. After the dinner and program, doors will reopen to the public for The Party beginning at 8 pm and will offer signature cocktails, an open wine and beer bar, desserts, heavy appe tizers, drawings, photo booths, magicians, roulette, and dancing with deejay Scott Topper. Tickets to The Party are $75 and are available on TBCF’s website.
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‘Dos Arbolitos’ Exhibit Paints a Picture of Friendship and Nature
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While developing the show, there was a natural inclination towards inviting other Oak members, but despite the desire to have their friends join in, John and Arturo decided to stick to the idea of just keeping it to the two of them. Both
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It was the setting of this image where the idea of a two-person show between Arturo and John really took root. While meeting for the photo, Julie Morgan, who runs Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery alongside husband and renowned Oak Group artist, Richard Schloss, had pre viously discussed the idea of Arturo and John doing a show together, but it was in front of this legendary oak tree that Arturo thought of the exhibit’s name: Dos Arbolitos (‘Two Little Dear Trees’).
effort to draw attention to their envi ronmental risks of these same spaces, the Oak Group has gone on to grow into a collective force of plein air paintings and environmentalism.Thegroupwasoriginally cofounded by painters and activists, Arturo Tello and Ray Strong, back in December of 1985. Through its 35-year history, the Oak Group has grown to 25 active members with over 100 exhibitions that have ben
The resulting exhibit, Dos Arbolitos, opened on September 1 at the Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery and will be up until November 27. The show offers around a dozen new paintings each from John and Arturo that span their own particular style and take on the subject, while also referencing the impact of the artists and Oak Group.
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Morepreservation.recently,they came together again to recreate that same portrait, once more taken by esteemed photographer and fel low Oak member, Bill Dewey; this time, unfortunately, sans their cofounder Ray Strong, but with John Wullbrandt sitting in his place (and a similar looking profile).
While the Linda Ronstadt song of the same title didn’t directly inspire the name, for Arturo, its lyrics did provide some meaning and inspiration along the way. But largely, the title is a symbol of their deep roots in Carpinteria, long friendship together, and the group’s influence along the way. Arturo, who also owns Palm Loft Gallery in Carpinteria, adds, “John and I are interested in being a solid root for the community, branching out, and just being a resource for community. And so that’s part of the symbolism of this.”
f a picture is worth a thousand words, then it was a photo that inspired a thousand (or so) paintings when the Oak Group gathered under an expansive eponymous tree along the San Marcos Foothill Preserve 35 years ago for a photo. Founded on the idea of painting the places of nature in an
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Her Majesty was admired, revered, and adored by her subjects, including work ing with 15 prime ministers, starting with Winston Churchill, as well as meet ing 13 U.S. presidents during her flawless reign. I found her witty and funny and her drole one-liners were worthy of any major TV show.
William and Kate now become Prince and Princess of Wales, as well as Duke of Duchess of Cornwall, and it was good to see William inviting his younger brother Prince Harry and former actress wife Meghan Markle to join them at Windsor Castle when they inspected thousands of floral tributes and messages.
A year later I was on the Daily Mail –Nigel Dempster’s Diary – covering the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations marking 25 years on the throne, seeing her and Philip almost daily as she toured her realm.
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his is an article I had hoped I wouldn’t be writing for a few years more, the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96, after an extraordinary reign of more than 70 years.Ihad wished that, given the Scottish Bowes-Lyon genes from the earls of Strathmore, like her mother who was near ly 102 when she died in 2002, that Britain’s
Worcester, now Duke of Beaufort, and the Burghley Horse Trials at the 16th century stately pile of William Cecil, Elizabeth I’s Lord High Treasurer.
Sadly, even though we were allowed to talk to her, it was with the strict proviso that nothing would be reported.
His speech to the nation from Buckingham Palace, where his mother used to broadcast her annual Christmas message, was emotionally moving, paying homage to his late beloved “mama” and promising to follow in her footsteps when it came to loyalty and devotion in his new role.
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The outpouring of grief has been extraordinary with the Scottish city of Edinburgh having to close its gates because so many people were pouring in to pay homage to the Queen after the casket was moved from the Palace of Holyrood, former home of Mary, Queen of Scots, to St. Giles Cathedral, just a tiara’s toss away, so her Scottish subjects
given his age of 73 it will inevitably be a rel atively short reign, mirroring that of Queen Victoria’s son, King Edward VII, who sat on the British throne from 1901 to 1910.
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When I moved to the Daily Mirror in 1976 working on the Inside World gossip column penned by Paul Callan, I found myself assigned frequently to royal events, namely Prince Charles, who played polo every weekend at the Guards Polo Club at Smith’s Lawn, just a short drive from Windsor Castle in his Aston Martin Volante convertible, which had been a 21st birthday present from his mother while he was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge.
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Why shouldn’t we all try to live our lives in a way that merits this hoped for gift of God?
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Then Bernstein cites The New Testament’s John 16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son…” and interprets that to mean “it doesn’t even matter what you do on Earth. It just mat ters that you believe in Jesus as your savior.”
“The conventional water treatment is what is currently used for water from the ocean, lake, streams, rivers.
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He doesn’t explain how he got there but one must assume he’s correct because he holds degrees in physics from famous insti tutions? It seems that Bernstein is unfamil iar with what the New Testament teaches on how Jesus wanted all, Jew and Gentile, to conduct their lives.
“However, in the water reuse model, many water treatment operators use advanced water treatment consisting of reverse osmo sis (RO) / micropore technology, etc. then the water goes to conventional treatment then to the consumer. Some may bypass the
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“The term ‘Toilet to Tap’ is a mislead ing image for the following reason.
Montecito JOURNAL10 15 – 22 September 2022“Perhaps we make too much of what is wrong and too little of what is right.” – Queen Elizabeth II
I wrote to Kevin McNamee, City of Thousand Oaks Councilmember, hoping that Las Virgenes Water District would abandon the process after COVID-19 and found out they are still moving forward.
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r. Bernstein asks a Christian minister who’d given the eulogy at his friend’s funeral if he’d ever read the Old Testament’s Ecclesiastes 9. He had not.
My son’s father-in-law has just gone into hospice care. David is a Unitarian minister. I don’t know the Unitarian view of an afterlife.
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“I hope this demonstrates that the image of ‘Toilet to Tap’ is not in reality what happens. The water reuse model is actually more efficient than pulling water from the bacteria, virus, protozoa, decaying organisms found in our current rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, and bays.”
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“So now the water treatment plant pulls water out of the ocean, lake, stream, river, etc. and needs to remove all the above that were introduced by nature and man.
“The other sources listed above, ocean, rivers, lakes, bays, etc. are the other sources as options. Let’s walk through the path of the water from the time it leaves the wastewater treatment plant.
“Now this water leaving the waste water plant is delivered into and mixed with the receiving water (ocean, lake, river, bay) which has bacteria like E. coli, viruses, and protozoa plus debris like trash, decaying organisms, etc. This is a much-contaminated body of water com pared to what is leaving the wastewater plant. Now this water has fish and mam mals defecate in it, pollutants dumped into the water, among other contami nants introduced by nature and man.
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“The water leaving the wastewater plant is cleaner than the water pulled from oceans, lakes, streams, rivers, etc. The effluent water from the plant can go to a holding reservoir or into advanced water treatment or to conventional water treatment (currently used).
Beware of consolidating water and san itary districts and all over the overdevel opment while we already have a water crisis. When I briefly returned to Westlake Village, I learned of the progression of recy cling what you flush back into your kitchen sink and entire house! I met an employee of Carpinteria Water District and she told me desalination is not enough, and they are moving toward recycling sewer water.
“This water has the solids removed (Note: wastewater is 99% liquid and 1% solids) with the water effluent treated to a level equal to the receiving water – ocean, lake, river, stream, bay, etc. so nature is not harmed in any way. The water quality from the wastewater plant must be at a level comparable to the receiving water.
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“Currently, the water we drink comes from the many water sources such as the ocean, lakes, rivers, bays, streams, and even well water. The cleanest of the above is the well water, assuming it is found deep enough and has gone through enough earth layers to naturally filter out impu rities. It may need removal of minerals like calcium, magnesium, and fluoride but it will need chlorine treatment to ensure safety. The challenge is the Ventura County area does not have adequate wells for residential consumption. The well
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conventional treatment to then go directly to the consumer. It depends on the system. Note that the water coming out of advanced water treatment is more pure than the water that comes out of your tap. In fact, calcium and magnesium need to be put back into the water so it does not destroy the distribution lines going to the consumer.
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In 2017, she was able to teach yoga again; she instructed at Yoga Soup and the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. But heal ing her spine was only the beginning of her journey to health.
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All the aircraft we manage are in the U.S. and we operate the craft globally.
On board at the event were its co-founders and pilots Jason Middleton, CEO, and James Maxwell, CFO, with Brandon Martin, President, and its team members of pilots, operations crew, and support staff.
How was it for SA during COVID lock down?
he newest buzz in the air is the grand opening of the World Headquarters of Silver Air (SA), at 225 State Street, celebrated with a soirée Friday, September 9. The announcement comes at prime time heading into the fourth quarter for global business and wealth management.
A. We really have a relation driven model. We look at customers as part ners, and efficiently manage their craft for them. We manage and represent the owner for all the services needed to do that and we do that based on each cli ent’s unique needs and goals, complete concierge style. We made the decision to not have services like hangars and fuel to sell to our clients, as we feel that is a conflict of interest. We want a diverse base of clients through our management and charter divisions and
SA’s humble beginnings date to October 21, 2008, with Middleton and Maxwell, and one “tiny” jet at Santa Barbara Airport. Currently SA has a com prehensive fleet of luxury to long-range jets, operating globally 24/7. Their busi ness model mirrors the strategic wealth management principle that advocates for partners versus selling services to clients at commission. They offer private jet management for jet owners and public jet charter operations.
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At the opening, Middleton, who’s been interviewed in Forbes, Business Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, took 15 for an interview:
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Silver Air Co-Founders Jason Middleton (left) and James Maxwell at the grand opening of their new office (photo by Joanne A Calitri)
We manage roughly 25 aircraft, and some of those are chartable to the pub lic, as listed on our website, as part of our custom charter division. We are an air carrier certified by the FAA and Department of Transportation to charge a fee for flying people. If one of our managed customers wants to supplement the use of their aircraft, they can put it in our charter fleet, and we will charter it to the public, charge a fee for that and the owner shares in that revenue. We can fly anywhere in the world and operate any size airplane, from a Boeing jet to the small CJ (Citation Jet) we started the company with.
What is your current number of craft?
are quite selective on the people we work with to make sure it’s a good fit for both them and us.
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During COVID we were very active and sort of became a leader of the health and safety protocols for aircraft, which I am very proud of.
My team and I spent a lot of time on, “How can we make this as safe as possible to fly?” We developed a product called ‘COVID-19 Cleared.’ It is a door-to-door service, where we used extensive cleaning, steriliza tion, and sealing of all aircraft and ground transportation vehicles until the passenger and crew arrive, medical professionals conduct virtual health screenings of both crew and passen gers, and only when all protocols have been confirmed will they clear the trip. Each step of the COVID-19 Cleared process exceeds
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ings that feature the “Tenacity Tree,” which has become a memorial and sym bol for his mother, standing near where he and a friend paddled out his mother’s ashes upon her passing. He notes, “What is wonderful about that tree is that it looks completely dead, but it’s actually quite alive. And the part that is alive is a big branch that goes and reaches down to the beach.” He added that if the branch was upright, the tree would be standing as tall as the landmark cypress.
Two Trees, Two Painters
And just like their friendship with each other and the other members of the Oak Group, these relationships, rooted in histo ry and a mutual love for the natural world, continue to grow with each day, painting, and even the occasional photograph.
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erty. With about half of the paintings centered on the surrounding fauna, these works capture the graceful soar of a red-tailed hawk or the weariness of Dos Burros after a day’s work (one assumes).
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Now, years later and after an extensive history with both painting and activism, Arturo continues to work in the tradition al form of plein air paintings, mentioning that he practically lives in his van while working so that he can paint on location.
For Dos Arbolitos, John did paint some other landscapes, including a tree scene, Crossing Paths, that he can see from his kitchen window. This particular one he has painted before, “but this time I painted it so that it emphasizes the path,” John adds, “I thought, kind of a subtle reference to the fact that Arturo and I have paths that cross, and so at this show our paths are crossing again.” This site and its surroundings being where John and Arturo originally met, 38 years ago or so, when Arturo, a young activist at the time, was taken there by John’s father, Ernie Wullbrandt, a city councilman and later Mayor of Carpinteria.
For John, these days he will rarely go out and paint in plein air, working primarily in acrylics, which are more difficult to work with in the open envi ronment. He uses lots of drawings and photographs to preserve the images he hopes to paint. Over the years, his works have scaled from delicate miniatures to full-sized murals, with two pieces in Dos Arbolitos being larger than five feet wide. He also notes that he has never painted in one style or subject matter.
This time around, John chose to focus his brush on the animals and strokes of life around his Carpinteria ranch prop
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Arturo has a background in figure painting, and although he no longer actively paints in this particular disci pline, its influence can be seen through out his works. Trees will stretch out their limbs in the morning sun; hills and waves roll through the composition with bodily curves. Many of his works have a moody palette – shadow swept vistas often receiving a dash of the evening’s last light. These works seem to express what the landscape is feeling and its movement over time, often featuring elements of light that hit surfaces and reveal the life underneath the strokes of color. In Tar Pits Park in Fog, a somber, foggy tar pit coastline is belied by the vibrant greens of the hillside and softened by the peri winkle skies.
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artists note that a two-person show is fairly uncommon and has a different dynamic than solo or group shows.
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In John Deere Green, a lone tractor stands, almost proud yet forgotten, sur rounded by windswept grass and its top linework fading into the hillside behind it. The seat, steering wheel, and other mechanical parts break the eyeline as if trying to be remembered.
As he approaches each painting, Arturo seeks to capture an “intimacy with my surroundings, nature, and close environ ment.” He chose to paint many of the locations in his Carpinteria ‘backyard’ for this show, a setting that often inspires him and finds its way into his works.
He chose to take the Dos Arbolitos theme more literally for this exhibit, the majority of the pieces highlighting one or more trees in them. In one of his key works for the show, Landmark Cypress, Tar Pits Park, Carpinteria, the distinct cypress stands prominent, nearly spanning the height of the canvas, its impact amplified by the scale of the other cypresses around it. There are two paint
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Day five of Cyrus’s Citation-X, for-profit fundraising tour paradoxically coincided with the annual not-for-profit fundraiser lunch at the Storyteller Children’s Center– the charity where Cricket devoted every waking moment not already consumed by her family. It would have been nice if our family could have cut a big check, but we could not. Instead, Cricket focused on the time and talent portions of charitable giving, using her innate people skills to round up thirty guests who might have possessed a little less time or talent, but plenty of treasure.
The Tums, Rolaid, Prevacid, and now Prilosec routine was getting me nowhere. My stomach ached constantly; the bloating, gassiness, and irri tability were icing on the cake. In addition, I had an itchy skin rash that
My stomach lurched at the added responsibility; then again, this is what I had signed on for, right? “Noah, can I get some details on the agreements for the press release?” I wrote.
“YOU sign the press releases …” “YOU are the CEO!”
On the second night of Cyrus’s fundraising trip, he messaged our team with some good news by BatSignal.
A spreadsheet came through in Cyrus’s next message. “This is our inves tor list,” he wrote. “Actual and targeted. Put together a one-page press release for distribution to everyone on that list.”
“Why are you shying away from your role? YOU are the Chief Executive Officer of ExOh Holdings.”
“I hired YOU specifically for these tasks.”
As I stood in in my bathroom, wearing boxer shorts and an old t-shirt, my eyes bleary from fitful sleep, I felt completely defeated. Though Cyrus was trying to send me messages of encouragement, I could feel his frustration in every line; a scary precedent with which I was all too familiar.
“I am not angry,” he continued, “but I am concerned.”
“The team believes in you, Hollis; we need you to believe in yourself!”
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I was ecstatic. It is one thing to convince investors to back a company – in and of itself a massive challenge – but wholly different to woo cus tomers. And these were not just customers, they were majors.
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I had not meant to deflect ownership, I told myself; I was being literal! Noah was the one to whom Cyrus attributed the projections. In my black and white head, it would have been dishonest to suggest that I was the source of the quote. That is the only and exact reason why I wrote, said Noah Abernathy.Irepeated this story to myself many times, and with each telling it sounded more and more accurate. By morning, I was sure I would fully believe it.
Naturally, Cricket invited Genevieve. It seemed like an obvious fit; in fact, Cricket had already penciled Genevieve in as one of the purchasers of an entire table for a donation of ten-thousand dollars. I was present when Cricket made her pitch, which included the shockingly incongruous fact that Santa Barbara County had the third highest children’s poverty rate in the state of California.
“Done!” Cyrus wrote.
“Shouldn’t you send it out?” I replied. “Most of these people don’t know me.”“No time like the present,” he wrote. “Bcc me. Everyone needs to start seeing you as the man responsible for driving their investment.”
With Cricket at the event, I dropped the kids off at the Wimbys’ house. But instead of heading back home to work, I went to see my doctor. I think it is fair to call him my doctor because, like plenty of doctors in town, he had to be coerced into seeing new patients that had Obamacare insurance. The annual fee allowing me to call him my doctor was two hundred fifty dollars, sick or not. I figured I might as well use him.
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“I’ll be meeting investors till late tonight, but I’ll approve it as soon as the party is over. Let us aim to get this out first thing tomorrow morning,” Cyrus wrote. “Great work, Hollis.”
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“Write what Cyrus said,” Noah wrote. “Total estimated revenues of sixty million.”“Make it seventy-five,” Cyrus added.
“Hollis, we need a press release for our U.S. investors,” Cyrus continued. “Noah, please supply Hollis with the details.”
“Fantastic news,” I replied. “Great work, Noah!”
Again, I was grateful for BatSignal. Why were we relying on a WAG –wild assed guess – for the value of the contract? Shouldn’t there be some math to back it up? I wrote and erased three replies that sounded snarky and judgmental. I settled on, “Got it. Should I coordinate with the new clients to get quotes from them?”
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I was grateful we were discussing this via BatSignal so Cyrus could not see my arched eyebrows. I had never written a press release before. Another box checked on my new career as a jack of all trades.
“YOU run the bank account …”
“Hollis?” he began.
I pushed my dinner around my plate and took two more Prevacids before going to bed. By midnight I still had not heard from Cyrus, so I decided to turn off my light and give sleeping a shot. I tossed and turned, wrestling my pillow, and battling night sweats.
Again, my skepticism barometer edged higher. Weren’t major contract signings usually announced by joint press release? Shut up! I told myself and began writing the press release just as I had been asked to do. When finished, I sent it to Cyrus for his approval.
But Genevieve declined. Not only did she decline the table, but she declined a seat. Instead, she offered to take Isabel and Trip horse riding with Priscilla while Cricket attended and worked the event. “It’s the least I can do,” I remember Genevieve saying. The accuracy of the statement left Cricket speechless; it was literally the least Genevieve could do.
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“People are touched by events which have their roots far across the world.”
“Greetings, gentlemen,” his message began. “Great start in La Jolla. Laguna Beach tonight. Let us all congratulate Noah on landing three phe nomenal clients for ExOh. We will be the exclusive Importer of Record for Selfridges, Bloomingdale’s, and Galeries Lafayette for all sales into mainland China. Huge get! Well done, Noah!”
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.” Hollis continues in his role as CEO, despite what his gurgling gut is trying to tell him. Chapter 15 is available online at montecitojournal.net and the QR code below.
“No,” Cyrus replied. “They’ll do their own press releases.”
“How about eighty?” Noah asked.
At 2 am, I got out of bed to pee – I do not remember when this new habit started, but I certainly wished I knew how to stop it – and instinctively checked my phone. Bad idea. There in unread bold were a baker’s dozen new BatSignal messages sent between 1:38am and 1:56am. All from Cyrus; all demanding my attention.
“I need YOU to be the face of the company.”
by Michael Cox
“You wrote, ‘ExOh expects to record annual revenues of eighty-million dollars from these three new relationships,’ said ExOh’s Head of Sales, Noah Abernathy.”Atthispoint,
I was nodding my head, thinking, of course I did.
In the meantime, I slipped on some shoes and a jacket and slid out the side door of the house. It only took ten minutes to boot up my computer, fix the press release, and message the final version to Cyrus. There was still plenty of time to fall asleep before the dawn of the next day, but I never did.
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“We are all counting on YOU!”
“YOU sign the financials …”
“Please edit the press release. Take ownership of the projections.”
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I proceeded through a sanitized version of my anxieties and fears. But even to me, it sounded like I was extrapolating a handful of small inconsistencies – innocuous in isolation – into something fanciful but baseless. It was a startup business. What startup business doesn’t have quirks and idiosyncrasies? Voicing my fears only showed me to be the worry wart, hall monitor I did not want to be. Why had I made this appointment? What a waste of everyone’s time.
“I mean a psychiatrist,” he clarified.
There is no way that previous versions of myself – the fired versions, each dismissal effectively for insubordination – would have signed the Hong Kong bank account affidavit as Cyrus requested. The old me would have listened to his gut; he would have refused. And that old me would have been unemployed yet again.
The chloro-aluminate salt that the researchers use in the battery melts at a rel atively low temperature, but the battery still runs at a hot 230 degrees Fahrenheit (110 degrees Celsius). On the plus side, both the charging and discharging cycles generate enough heat that the battery can heat itself and doesn’t require an exter nal
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Instead of using lithium, Sadoway and the research team selected aluminum for one electrode, which he asserted is “the most abundant metal on Earth… no differ ent from the foil at the supermarket.”
One of the greatest obstacles is the limited resources of lithium, nickel, and cobalt, which are all used to create batteries. Thankfully, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently innovated batteries that are made of cost-ef fective and abundant materials.
“You’dsource.store electricity when the sun is shining, and then you’d draw electricity after dark, and you’d do this every day,” Sadoway explained. “And that charge-idledischarge-idle is enough to generate enough heat to keep the thing at temperature.”
In the end, my decision did not hinge on data or facts, but a choice between optimism and pessimism. Sign or do not sign were both testaments to my level of knowledge, and I knew nothing. Knowing nothing, I could refuse, yielding to my fears of the unknown, insisting not only that the I’s be dotted and the T’s crossed but that I witness their dotting and crossing. Or I could sign, depositing my destiny into the hands of hope.
Building Better Batteries: MIT researchers develop cost-effective battery made of common materials
He laughed; I did not.
“I know what you mean. You’re suggesting that the problem is in my head?”“Ihave no idea what the problem is,” he clarified. “But the skin rash is not consistent with any allergy pattern, infestation, or bug. Your blood tests are all normal. Your prostate is fine, your tonsils are fine, your appendix is fine. You are no Olympic athlete, but, as far as I can see, you are absolutely fine physically. Yet …”
he environmental benefits of using electricity rather than fossil fuels to power our world goes without saying – however, the process of electrifying every thing has its obstacles.
He combined the aluminum with another electrode sourced from cheap material: sulfur, which he said is “often a waste product from processes such as petroleum refining.” Lastly, he went with a common salt for the electrolyte.
My blood pressure was a little high; my heart rate – typically abnor mally low – was now slightly above normal. All slightly worse signs, but not uniquely alarming. The doctor examined my skin rash and asked plenty of questions about off-path hiking, new pets, new plants, skin creams, diet changes: all dead ends.
The main issue with lithium-ion batteries is that the required material to make them is expensive, flammable, and can end up forming spiky dendrites when charged too quickly, which ultimately short out the battery.
“She’s great,” I said.
“The kids …,” he checked his notes, “Isabel and Trip?”
On top of being a fraction of the price of conventional batteries, these batteries can also be charged very quickly with no risk of forming dendrites.
“Are we going to play twenty questions or are you going to explain what’s going on?”
I thanked him and took three business cards for recommended psy chiatrists, then headed back to my gar-office. I never called any of them.
As is my way, I created a matrix to analytically evaluate my options pertaining to the affidavit. I listed pros and cons, I created sub pros and sub cons. I moved my matrix from a Word document to an Excel spreadsheet and then I created multiple matrices on multiple tabs within thatThespreadsheet.analytics failed me because they were blind to the essence of Cyrus’s refusal to reveal the bank statements. It was true: I was white to his brown, I was native to his alien, and the U.S. President was bipolar. Initially – from the vantage of my white privilege – Cyrus’s argument struck me as paranoia. But the more I attempted to con sider his perspective, the more I realized I could not. It was just one more blind spot.
“Have you thought about talking to someone?” he suggested.
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“Yet…,” I repeated.
Researcher and MIT Professor Donald Sadoway, lead author of the study paper, told MIT News that he “wanted to invent something that was better, much better, than lithium-ion batteries for small-scale stationary storage, and ultimately for automotive [uses].”
“How’s Cricket doing?” he asked.
It’s important to note that this new battery isn’t without problems. For instance, the process of extracting alumina out of bauxite is not the easiest or cleanest, and while there are still sulfur pyramids in Alberta, Canada, researchers are concerned that we may one day run out of it. That said, Sadoway made it clear that these issues don’t compare to the problems that come with sourcing ingredients for lithium-ion batteries.
“Busy?” he asked.
Benadryl cream could not cure. I was too young to be falling apart, but it felt like my inevitable end was already in motion.
“I’m talking to you, and my copay is $90.”
“Your head,” he said, thumping his temple with a forefinger, “is send ing you signals. I don’t know what they mean, and it sounds like you don’t either. Maybe the best way to figure it out is to talk to someone.”
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My height was the same, staving off shrinkage for another day. I had lost seven pounds since he last saw me, but I assured him this had nothing to do with getting in better shape. The truth was that within fifteen minutes of putting any food in my mouth, the food wanted out. It rarely succeeded in gaining its immediate freedom, but I paid dearly for keeping it captive.
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The firefighters don’t just show up for fundraisers, but also participate in some of the school games and competitions, inspiring the athletes and even giving out the medals. That’s because working with the individuals with intellectual disabil ities is particularly rewarding, Carbajal said. The involved volunteers, coaches, and other supporters realizing that “dis ability” is a misnomer as the athletes inspire them by focusing on what they actually can do.
The Santa Barbara region of Special Olympics Southern California – which stretches from Carpinteria to the Santa Ynez Valley – works with more than 700
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“If everyone else had an opportuni ty to work with these individuals like we do, they would see the world very differently.”
But the relationship between SOSC and city and county firefighters, who are the official hosts of the event, dates back to several years before anybody ever heard of InCOVID.fact,it was firefighters who par ticipated in the local Special Olympics’ first Polar Plunge benefit shortly after Carbajal came onboard, who imme diately endorsed her idea of another fundraiser.
But things have loosened up over the summer, and Carbajal was thrilled last week when a few athletes came into the office for the first time since 2019, and things started to feel normal again. “I got teary-eyed and I’m getting teary-eyed right now just telling you this,” she said, the emotion evident in her voice.
What has her excitement rising is that the overall Special Olympics community will be coming together in person at the Carriage and Western Art Museum next month for the Fired Up for Special Olympics event next month, its seventh annual signature fundraiser and first in almost three years following two virtual events.
The help is a two-way street.
“The people we serve are so much more vulnerable, so the pandemic really put a damper on things we could do with our athletes,” explained Gina Carbajal, the Southern California Development Director for the Santa Barbara area. “We were very cautious in how we came back because we wanted to ensure that we weren’t the cause of why an individual would get very ill.”
“It’s hardest on the athletes, of course, and it has been really difficult for us not to be able to see them on a daily basis and feel the engagement that they have with one another and their teams,” Carbajal said. “When you become part of this organization, whether it’s our athletes, volunteer groups, or individuals, the firefighters, law enforcement, and other communities work with us on fundrais ing, it really is a special and big family.”
“Being in person again with our sup porters, our volunteers, and our athletes is just so exciting,” said Carbajal, who serves as fundraiser, community outreach coordinator, and administrator, shar ing the office with Chasen Eddow, the Director of Sports & Programs.
“The Polar Plunge was the first event I asked them for help on and they jumped right in,” she said. “They sponsor the event, they help set up everything, they cook the breakfast, and they plunge in the ocean along with everyone else.”
ot surprisingly, Special Olympics of Southern California (SOSC) took a little longer than most organizations to return to in-person activities, as it only ushered in Phase 3 of its sports and programs, a small sin gle step shy of no restrictions, in June. That’s because individuals with intellec tual disabilities – the population Special Olympics has served since even before the organization was officially founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968 – are among the highest risk group for con
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tracting and being hospitalized or even dying from COVID-19.
Echoing many other organizations as they emerge from the pandemic, the theme of the 2022 Special Olympics event honors first responders, Carbajal said, “Because they were on during that time when so many of us were at home just trying to stay safe. They were working, they were there at the front lines for everything.”
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It was in the parking lot at Leadbetter following Carbajal’s first plunge event that she brought up the idea of the Santa Maria-style BBQ at the Carriage Museum.
The organization also has a current need for volunteers, and Carbajal and company are recruiting to replenish the personnel that fell by the wayside during the height of the pandemic.
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That’s the greatest appeal of the Fired Up for Special Olympics event on October 22, which features the Santa Maria-style BBQ rather than a fancy sitdown dinner, and a chance to become part of the “Everyonecommunity.whocomes to this wonder ful event that raises awareness as well as funds for Special Olympics realizes what a great program the Special Olympics is for individuals with intellectual disabili ties,” Carbajal said.
“They’d just packed up my U-Haul van when I shared the idea, and asked if they’d be up for it,” she recalled. “They said they were in even before I had a name for it.”
“We need coaches, we need volunteers to work at events, and for the Fired Up event,” she said. “We’re more than willing to accept anyone who’s interested and wants to help out in some way.”
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athletes with intellectual disabilities and nearly 400 coaches and volunteers in normal times, but everything shut down for more than two years, and some of the larger competitions (those with more than 250 people in total) still haven’t resumed.
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After much community debate, includ ing in the pages of Montecito Journal, City Administrator Rebecca Bjork sent a letter to stakeholders last Wednesday discussing the fate of the parklets on Coast Village Road.As of October 28, 2022, the City is requiring new rules for parklets, mainly, that they will be limited to a maximum of two adjacent parking spaces in front of a business, and that they will be required to adhere to all other requirements of the City’s Economic Recovery Extension and Transition Ordinance (ERETO), including Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. For now, the parklets will be allowed to stay through December 31, 2023, but Bjork reports the City will revisit the issue in early 2023 to assess the impacts of the new rules. The City also intends on actively pursuing additional code compliance resources to assist in addressing parking violations along Coast Village Road; parking enforcement offi cers have been noticeably absent along the road for the last two years.
Did my parents not care enough about my safety and welfare? In fact, I never asked them. (I think it was that I was a rebellious teen, and they knew I’d go, whether or not with their permission.) I did send home a postcard every day, from wherever I happened to be. (In those days, picture postcards were still quite common. A small rack of local scenes could usually be found in many kinds of stores.) And on special occasions, such as their anniversa ry, I splurged on a telegram, getting the lowest rate for the least words.
ier lives would seem to indicate that, overall, this has become a much safer world (apart from that other fact that the mortality rate is still 100%).
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oving one another is OK – but let’s not overdo it.
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At this month’s Montecito Association Board meeting, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Lieutenant Butch Arnoldi reported on the crime highlights in Montecito for the last month, which include a washed up panga boat on Butterfly Beach; $10,000 of vandalism by a well-known guest at the Rosewood Miramar Resort; assault at a juvenile party on Middle Road; residential burglary on East Mountain Drive; ille gal campers in tents on Butterfly Beach; burglary at Montecito Academy on Lillie Avenue in Summerland; and check fraud on Ortega Hill Road.
For the sword outwears its sheath, And the soul wears out the breast, And the heart must pause to breathe, And Love itself have rest.
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parklets will return much-needed parking spaces back to the public while allowing restaurants to continue to offer outdoor dining,” she Downtownadds.Manager Brian Bosse, who hosted the community meeting in August at Montecito Inn, told us last week that members of the community are staunchly split on the issue of the parklets, with many retailers upset over the loss of parking while restaurant owners support the continuation of offering outdoor dining. Customers of the business district are also split, with some saying outdoor dining is more important than parking, and some saying the oppo site. Bosse said the allowance for businesses to expand temporarily outdoors was a crit ical response to keep those businesses oper ational during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the extension to continue to allow businesses to operate expanded outdoor facilities was to help ensure their continued success. More than 200 businesses in Santa Barbara and Montecito have benefited from expanding the business areas outdoors.
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Our literature is full of stories of lov ers like Shakespeare’s Othello who, after jealously murdering his blameless wife, Desdemona, pleads that he “loved not wisely, but too well.” And of course, Romeo and Juliet, whose love also led to tragedy. But let me give the last word on this subject of excessive love to an exhaust ed-sounding Lord Byron, concluding his poem, “We’ll Go No More A-Roving”:
But in general, what I learned was that it was only the kindest people who picked up hitchhikers. The Second World War had been over for less than half a decade, and there were still ruins to be seen in many places. But I encountered no ani mosity from former enemies. There was a sort of brotherhood with my fellow “trav elers by thumb.” And our code of conduct included the rule that whoever reached a good hitchhiking spot first had first claim on it, until they got a ride, while anyone else who came along was obliged to keep walking on past, so as not to spoil the first arriver’s
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The October 28th deadline precedes the beginning of the scheduled construc tion for the Olive Mill Roundabout, which begins in November.
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those who are going through what they themselves have experienced,” Wazny said.
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unfortunately, I never had children of my own, on whom to demonstrate how much concern I had, or did not have, for their safety. Since those youthful days, however, condi tions have changed, making the world more dangerous in some ways, but in others less so. The very fact that, statis tically and medically speaking, people are, in general, living longer and health
Too Much Love
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But, if the concept of excessive love is almost too ridiculous, the idea of a surplus of evil is nearly as hard to equate with reality.
Can there be too much love? We’ve all heard of “smother love” – a kind of emotional swaddling that comes near to stifling the object of affection –particularly associated with over-protec tive parents. Some people are surprised to hear that my own parents, when I was no older than 15, allowed me to go off hitchhiking, with a friend, or often alone – at first, around my home country of the British Isles, then on The Continent, the mainland of Europe.
The move to reduce the size of the parklets comes after multiple public outreach meet ings in August, as well as an anonymous online survey. “Parking along Coast Village Road has long been at a premium. The addition of parklets and the resultant loss of public parking spaces due to the allowance of parklets, has created inequities amongst various businesses on Coast Village Road,” Bjorn writes in the letter. She reports that eight restaurants are currently utilizing the parklets, occupying about 28 of the 131 parking spaces on Coast Village Road. The parklets, which range in size from three to seven parking spaces, have added approxi mately 253 additional dining seats to Coast Village. “Limiting the maximum size of
Undersheriff Craig Bonner gave a pre sentation on a pilot program coming to the County, including Montecito: the Sheriff’s Department has been given the
But it seems we are still quite a long way from a world in which there is too much love. Perhaps an acme was reached (or a nadir, depending on your point of view) during the now legendary Summer of Love of 1967, as symbolized in San Francisco by the young people who stuck flowers into the barrels of rifles pointed at them by troops called in to suppress what was seen as a wave of anti-Vietnam War rioting.
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But, whether or not it was sheer luck, in all those years of adventurous travel, I never encountered any serious trouble. Possibly the worst event occurred when I was arrested in the heart of Madrid for what was then the crime of wearing shorts in a public place. (It was still the Franco era, and the Spanish government was quite conservative.) I had no long pants with me, and hardly any money, and had to resort to calling the British Embassy, who responded by sending over a uniformed chauffeur, with someone’s old trousers draped over his arm.
But, if the concept of excessive love is almost too ridiculous, the idea of a surplus of evil is nearly as hard to equate with reality. The truth is that things even out. Bad people are capable of doing good things. They can indeed sometimes reform, to the extent of turn ing over a new leaf (which reminds me that, as a child, that expression made me picture people going out among fallen leaves, and turning them over. Of course, I didn’t know then that a “leaf” could also be a page in a book).
received.” A later science film series called The Search for Solutions set a record with 400 million viewers worldwide, was a top ten Variety grossing film, and won 26 awards including the Grand Prize at the New York Film & TV Festival. He went on to produce a documentary series under his eponymous company J.C. Crimmins & Co. called The American Promise about grassroots democracy that became part of the curriculum in 55,000 schools. He was a five-time published author, including Enterprise in the Nonprofit Sector written for The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and wrote and directed five plays performed in Edinburgh, Oxford, London, and San Francisco, specifically Je Suis Lafitte per formed at the Bohemian Grove.
would like to thank all of his amazing caregivers during his later years, particularly Seray Bangura, the Princeton Windrows’ Staff, and the Maplewood Staff. His celebration of life will be held October 16 in Princeton, New Jersey.
He was an enthusiastic storyteller per sonally and professionally and went on to be Founder/CEO of Playback Associates, a venture-backed startup focusing on doc umentaries for Fortune 500 companies. His first PBS series on economics called American Enterprise was reviewed highly by Fortune: “calling it successful is a little like saying Gone with the Wind was well
James Custis “Denny” Crimmins – 1935 - 2022
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enny was a loving and proud father and grandfather, a joyful presence to his extended family, and a lively friend and storyteller to those that knew him. He was born and raised in California by a strong grandmother, a gregarious father, and a well-traveled mother during a very dif ferent age. His family and career made him bi-coastal calling New York City; Princeton, New Jersey; Montecito, California; and Atherton, California, home before retir ing back in Princeton, New Jersey, where he passed on September 5 at 87 years old. He is predeceased by his son, Ethan Custis Crimmins, and survived by his four daughters, Samantha Smith, Page Seyfried, Tory Brangham, and Courtney Mauer, 13 grandchildren and two previous wives, Marcy Crimmins and Jennifer Rogers
velyn Louise Duimovich, age 100, was born into Eternal Life on September 7, 2022. Surrounded by her children and beloved priest, she died peacefully at home. She was born on May 30, 1922, in Peoria, Illinois, to Walter and Frances Hickman, the fifth of seven children.
He spoke fondly of his school years and made learning a lifelong pursuit. At The Thacher School, California (‘52) he was a prefect and soccer team captain. At Princeton University (‘56) he majored in History, American Studies, and Creative Writing, joining the Freshman Soccer and Lacrosse teams, and becoming a member of the Ivy Club. He went on to receive a Masters in Playwriting from the University of London, RADA in 2000.
Evelyn Louise Duimovich, May 30, 1922, to September 7, 2022
thousands of scapulars to friends, any newcomers to the Church, or anyone she would meet when out and about. She became “mother” to many and dear friend to all. She was strong in her Catholic faith and was proud to share it with her family and any others she met.
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will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, with Rosary at 9:30 am and Holy Mass at 10:00 am. Arrangements by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary.
He supported the arts as Chairman of the Associates Council MOMA NY, and was a Trustee for the Contemporary Art Museum, Ensemble Theatre, and The George Bernard Shaw Foundation. He remained involved in social and communi ty endeavors as a member of the University Club in NYC, the Bohemian Club in San Francisco, and the Birnam Wood Club in
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She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, George. Also preceding her in death are her two sons, Nicholas and Douglas, two grand sons, and two great-grandsons.
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He began his career in publishing work ing at Curtis Publishing, Newsweek, then Harper’s and eventually becoming CEO, Founder, and Editor in Chief of Business Times Business Times, in partnership with The Financial Times and The Economist, was the first morning business TV news show and was a winner of the Cable Ace Award for Best News and Public Affairs Program.
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In 1941, she married her true love, George, whom she met roller skating and soon started a family. With an infant son (Nicholas) and a baby on the way (Douglas), George was drafted into World War II. Evelyn moved in with her mother-in-law, Antoinette, and started working for Rheem Manufacturing in order to make ends meet. She was a reallife “Rosie the Riveter.”
When George returned three and a half years later, the family grew with five moreAfterchildren.thedeath of her father, Walter, and her mother-in-law, Antoinette, the family moved to California and settled in Montecito. Evelyn and her family became life-long members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and began friendships which have lasted to the present.
After the death of her husband, George, in 1992, she began to make rosaries. She also joined the Third Order Carmelites which deepened her Catholic spirituality. She loved the monthly Mass and spiritual direction and took her vows as a serious commit ment to Jesus. A self-taught seamstress, she began to make the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. This became her ministry. She gave away
Evelyn attended daily Mass and led the daily rosary. She could be found in her Church in the mornings and afternoons. She spent many hours in Eucharistic Adoration as Jesus was num ber one in her life.
The loss of her mother at the tender age of three, left her father with six young children (one baby girl having died). She was separated from Betty, her only sister, who was just a baby at the time. She and her youngest broth er “Bud” were placed in a Catholic orphanage for a time, which was a very sad time for little Evelyn. She and her brothers learned to be self-sufficient at a very young age. As a teenager, she worked for Pepsodent.
She is survived by five children: Darlene (Bob), Marcia, David (Dana), Donna, and Gregory. She is the loving grandmother of 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and four greatgreat grandchildren. Evelyn and George overcame incredible odds to provide a good and faith-filled life for themselves and their Funeralfamily.Services
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Nomi Sedeh, Dana Mazzetti, John and Olesya Thyne, with (standing) Jackie and Dario Furlati (photo by Priscilla)
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Guitarist/bassist Lenny Kaye accompanying Patti Smith (photo by Priscilla)
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Corey Pahanish, Earl Minnis, and Catherine Remak (photo by Priscilla)
More than 150 fans turned out to watch five singers, all Chrisman Studio Artists, sing famous opera works and music from the likes of Rossini, Verdi, Bizet, Mozart, Puccini, Cole Porter, and Leonard Bernstein.
Justine Roddick and Tina Schlieske opened the gates of their charming Montecito estate for a special concert by iconic singer-songwriter Patti Smith
Hosts Justine Roddick and Tina Schlieske with Luke and Michelle Ebbin (photo by Priscilla)
It will sit on a raised catafalque for four days, open 23 hours a day, as more than one million people are expected to process past, paying homage to the beloved sovereign.
More than 120 guests turned out for the Merryl Brown-organized boffo bash, which raised $135,000 to be split equally between the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation and CADA – the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
Among Smith’s many fans were Earl
Patti Smith fans enjoying varieties of Lucca WoodFired pizza prepared and served by Mark (photo by Priscilla)
It couldn’t have been a more pictur esque locale when Opera Santa Barbara hosted its second Opera in the Park con cert at Godric Grove in Elings Park.
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With works from The Barber of Seville, Rigoletto, Carmen, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, West Side Story, Anything Goes, Man of La Mancha, and Tosca, which Opera SB is performing at the Granada on October 1, the 90-minute concert was hard to Amongbeat.those enjoying the music and panoramic views were Ed and Sue Birch, Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Robert and Sandy Urquhart, Robert Weinman, Mary Dorra, Simon Williams, park director Dean Noble, and Howard Jay Smith and Patricia Dixon
The accomplished warblers were mez
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zo-sopranos Christina Pezzarossi and Max Potter, tenor Kyle Rudolf, bari tone Matt Peterson, and bass Colin Ramsey accompanied by Opera SB’s principal pianist Tim Accurso
Mezzo soprano Max Potter accom panied by Principal Pianist AccursoTim(photo by Priscilla)
A scrumptious selection of pizzas from Lucca WoodFired Catering were on the menu and even a colorful candy counter.
Queen Elizabeth was a unique and extraordinary personage, and it was a great honor to have covered her for so manyEvenyears.themillions of people who never got to meet her felt they knew her from TV footage, thousands of photographs, not to mention her image on British cur rency and postage stamps for more than half a century.
“It was an idyllic event,” says Nina
ances so far, including interviews with KEYT-TV anchor Beth Farnsworth at Maison Mineards Montecito, and Zoom and Skype interviews with NBC in San Francisco, KCBS in Los Angeles, News Nation in Chicago, Fox News Channel in New York, and Canadian TV in Toronto.
Add to this press interviews with the London Guardian, Der Spiegel, Germany’s biggest selling magazine, and Bild, one of its biggest newspapers.
On Monday it will be moved by gun carriage to nearby Westminster Abbey where 1,000 guests, kings, and queens from all over Europe and the globe, as well as President Joe Biden and his wife Jill , will honor the Queen’s extraordinary legacy before she is taken to St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, just a short distance from her beloved cas tle, for the interment where she will be laid to eternal rest in the King George VI Chapel with her late father, mother Elizabeth, and younger sister Margaret, as well as her beloved hus band Prince Philip who has been in the Henry VI building’s crypt since his death in April 2021.
The solid English oak coffin, draped in the royal standard, has now been taken to London where it will rest in the Bow Room at Buckingham Palace before being moved to historic Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament, built by the son of William the Conqueror in the 11th century and used for the trial of King Charles I and traitor Guy Fawkes, who tried and failed to blow up King James I.
could pay homage.
Many past monarchs have laid there in state and also memorably Sir Winston Churchill in 1965, who was given the honor of a state funeral after his sterling work in World War II.
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A. My name is Joanna Romo. I am the Cal-SOAP project director, and I’ve been in this current position for six years
How has Cal-SOAP contributed to your life? Cal-SOAP allowed me to experience how my life would be in the future in the sense of being able to teach others and inspire others that learning is fun. During my time at Cal-SOAP, I have learned more about myself. I have grown as an individual as well as found different strategies to help others grow.
Q. Tell me a little bit about yourself and your role at Cal-SOAP.
and five months now. My role is basi cally directing the program, which is by extension administered by the California Student Aid Commission.
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It’s not just college that we try to push; we also try to give them an understand ing that there are other postsecondary opportunities. That could be a vocation al field. That could be going to Santa Barbara City College and getting an asso ciate degree. We’re really trying to create a more educated workforce.
income and under-represented students. In our area here in Santa Barbara, we did have a very low college-going rate and low high school graduation rate at that time. Over the years, the high school graduation rate has gone up, so now we want to focus on the college-going rate. We work very closely with students who are low income and first generation.
What is the biggest barrier to students getting the information they need to apply to college?
How much does it cost for families to access these services at Cal-SOAP?
A lot of money has been left on the table in the last couple years due to COVID. There’s a lot of money available to college students. More than 80% of the time when students apply for financial aid, they will enroll in college. Once they see their award letters, once they see how much they’re
What made you want to keep working with Cal-SOAP?
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going to be able to get in order to pay for their tuition, there’s a higher chance that student will enter college. That’s why this is important – that’s the push. We know that if we can increase the number of students who complete their financial aid applica tions, we can increase the college-going rate in the state of California.
Dear Montecito Cal-SOAP: Providing Education about Financial Aid to Boost Local College-Going Rate
Q. How did you first learn about CalSOAP?
A. I first learned about Cal-SOAP this past spring. During my spring quarter, I wanted to be able to volunteer at schools to gain teaching experience. I first reached out to Partners in Education, and they informed me that Cal-SOAP would be an amazing program for me since I main ly wanted to teach high school.
We do a lot of things to give families access to this information: advising ses sions and workshops. One of the things we do is hire college student staff, many of whom are first-generation college students who come from low-income backgrounds. As they go through college, we hire them, and they become mentors to the students who access our resources at Cal-SOAP.
by Stella Haffner
In 1978 there was legislation to try to increase the college-going rate among low
Why was Cal-SOAP started?
How is information provided to students and families?
They’re free. Everything is free. Our funding is here, so that we can spend the money and be able to provide these services for free to all of our students and all of our families in the Santa Barbara School District and also out in the Carpinteria School District.
Cal-SOAP helps provide first-generation and low-income students resources for college and other postsecondary opportunities
After speaking with Project Director Joanna Romo, it was time to hear the student perspective on Cal-SOAP. Jessica Wang, a current member of the CalSOAP college student staff, was available to weigh in.
A Student’s Perspective
I want to keep working with Cal-SOAP because I want to be able to help others further their education. Cal-SOAP gives all students equal access to education, and that is something that has driven me to keep working with them.
At California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP), they ask: What is keeping students out of higher education? How do we eliminate these barriers?
For many families, we know they’re immigrant families, and they don’t have the knowledge or awareness of what the educational system is like and how it works. They don’t have an understanding of how to support their students, so not knowing the resources and not knowing how to access those resources are the big gest obstacles for them.
To learn more about the pathway to financial aid, the impact of recent leg islation, and the way the landscape of education has changed, I spoke to Project Director Joanna Romo.
uring the height of the COVID19 pandemic, questions concerning “education accessibility” become central to our discussion about school. But as the team at Cal-SOAP Santa Barbara knows, barriers to education did not simply appear with the pandemic lockdowns.
From the shores of Scotland, Stella Haffner keeps her connection to her home in Montecito by bringing grads of local schools to the pages of the Montecito Journal
Our program and programs like ours across the state are here to try to help our communities and try to help people within those populations – to be able to provide them with those kinds of resources, to make it easier to understand how to use these resources.
What was your first experience with CalSOAP?
My first experience with Cal-SOAP was in the spring of 2022. At first, I did not know much about the program, however, after meeting with Rafael [Alvarado], the Program Coordinator, I immediately knew that Cal-SOAP is where I belong. During my first tutoring experience with Cal-SOAP, I was able to help students understand their material and prepare them for their upcoming math exams. This experience strengthened my hopes of becoming a math teacher.
Why is it important to have a service like Cal-SOAP?
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Shurland had a connection with the Halls dating back to his days as a member of American Improv Theatre in San Jose before he relocated to Santa Barbara four years ago, including taking their work shop in Monterey.
Laugh to the Tune of Improv
people observe the stars and watch the moon, and they count the length of the days. No matter what our backgrounds are, we all kind of feel different when the days are getting shorter.”
“The music is really great and there’s tremendous variety,” Lansing-Weller said. “It’s going to be a whole lot of fun.”
So, naturally, Shurland has arranged for Laura Hall, the Musical Director and Improvisational Pianist for all 16 seasons of Whose Line Is It Anyway? since the show debuted on American TV, to come to town to lead a pair of work shops along with her husband, Rick Hall, a founding member of Chicago’s Improv Institute, a former member of the touring company of the world famous The Second City, and a veteran actor with zillions of credits, including two appearances on Seinfeld
The idea was to combat Santa Barbara’s improv isolation versus the scene in big ger cities by bringing in professionals to work with the regular performers.
Getting up to speed quickly, LansingWeller said she’s been spending time gathering resources, including check ing in with McKibben – who needed to scale back her Revels’ duties partly in favor of her position at the Music Academy’s Sing! Program, but will sing and play flute as part of the musical ensemble for Equinox event – and studying Revels’ local and national history, which includes a Scottish show presented in 2016. Also performing are Marie Hébert and Rafael Vázquez Guevara on violin, Britta Thomas on cello, and Gary Solt (who the new music director recruited) on guitar and mandolin, plus Luís Moreno , the Early California music specialist, on guitar.
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Visit santabarbararevels.org for more information or tickets to the Santa Barbara Revels Equinox Concert.
Los Angeles. She had her first exposure to Revels at last December’s Christmas show, which, like its predecessors, is a community-based show that combines music, dance, storytelling, and lots and lots of singing, including the audience joining in.
n recent years, Santa Barbara Revels has used the season change from summer to fall to offer its annual Equinox Concert, with a wide-ranging selection of music that marks its own transition from last year’s to this year’s productions of The Christmas Revels, the organization’s biggest event of the year. To that end, the Equinox event, slated for next Thursday, September 22, al fresco at the University Club downtown, will find Revels segue ing between echoes of three centuries worth of Spanish and Mexican music from the New World (a revisit of 2021’s Early California-themed production), to a preview of the soaring pipes, drums, and harmonies of the Scottish Highlands that will arrive with its upcoming show, A Scottish Celebration of the Winter Solstice.
“I’ve done karaoke one time in my life, and that was literally the day before the state shut down for the COVID pandem
Susan Lansing-Weller plans to keep the songs coming as the new music director of Santa Barbara Revels
“I’ve had so much fun performing with them at Second City in Hollywood and elsewhere in the past, and they’re so sup portive in the workshops that even I got through it,” he said.
“Revels is very much about the ritual, and it recognizes this very primal part of human life, which is pre-religion, where
Looks like the new music director has followed Santa Barbara Revels’ longtime motto: “Join us and be joyous!”
But this year also marks another transi tion – from longtime music director Erin McKibben to Susan Lansing-Weller, a Santa Barbara native who returned to town last summer after decades in
Laura Hall will also underscore the non-musical games with her atmo sphere-setting keyboard work. That doesn’t happen even when cast mem bers from Whose Line invariably pack the Granada or Lobero whenever they come to town.
Theon.”Equinox
Fortunately, the fun isn’t limited to actors, as the two workshops will sandwich a special performance on Sunday night, September 18, featuring the Halls along with two cast mem bers each from the Santa Barbara and Carpinteria groups, as well as the new JEST Improv in Ventura, giving audi ence members an up-close look at the musical machinations of improv from the genre’s best-known players, doing everything from Whose Line- style games such as Hoedown, Song Styles, Greatest Hits, or Irish Drinking Song.
On Entertainment Equinox Revelry
“I just loved the show, the music, the history, the way it all comes together,” said Lansing-Weller, a pianist, teacher, and choral conductor who has served as soloist and section leader in several church music ministries and directed children’s choirs and handbell ensem bles, among other outfits. “I’m all about people singing, and I really like the combination of professional and volunteers, so it’s very exciting to take this
ic,” Shurland said.
Concert – which raises funds to support the Christmas shows and coincides with the opening of Santa Barbara Revels’ Fall Online Auction – is Lansing-Weller’s first opportunity, and the event aligns with the new director’s own ethos and interests, she said.
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Musical selections will include “Mi Pepa” and “El Capotin” (with audience participation), “Duo a Nuestra Señora” and Manuel de Zumaya’s “Cantata” from the Mexican Baroque period before special guests usher in the transition to some scintillating, not-yet-announced Scottish music.
Chris Shurland, one of the improv instructors and company members at both Santa Barbara Improv and the recently revived Carpinteria Improv at the Alcazar Theatre, has a confession. He really doesn’t like doing musical improv. Or, it turns out, singing at all.
The show will be emceed by Jeff Ringgold , the owner of American Improv Theatre who cut his improv teeth in Chicago with Del Close, one of
by Steven Libowitz
Currently we have 50 kids in the pro gram, and our waitlist is so large we stopped taking requests, as we need more resources to accommodate all the kids. We are open to pilots who want to teach and funders to help us main tain the equipment we need to run the program.”
Ken Stacey followed David Pack as lead singer/guitarist of Ambrosia, join ing the soft-rock band in 2005, a few years after Pack departed for the second time in 2000. This weekend he’ll be an even closer follower of the Pack, this time while performing in other guises in SantaPack,Barbara.ofcourse, was there since the beginning, the songwriter behind Ambrosia’s five hit singles released between 1975-80, including the Top 5 smashes “How Much I Feel” and “Biggest Part of Me” as well as “You’re the Only Woman” and “Holdin’ on to Yesterday.” We surmise he’ll reprise some of those Yacht Rock songs Saturday
Museum. He had a STEM enrich ment program for kids where, with a mentor, you can study, work, and earn points for flying lessons. After a helicopter ride with Petgrave, I joined the program, and got my pilot’s license in two years without debt. Hardy went through it, along with a lot of our friends. When Petgrave retired, we decided to pass the torch, and to make it a better program than before.
the founders of modern improvisational theater who coached John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Amy Poehler, among dozens of other comedy stars.
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evening at the One805 Live! beachside bash that raises funds for first respond ers, which we previewed in last week’s coverStaceystory.– who departed Ambrosia, also for the second time, during the downtime of 2020 (he was replaced last year by Kipp Lennon of the vocal harmony folk-pop band Venice, fre quent visitors to town) – shows up in Santa Barbara roughly 24 hours later on Sunday night to perform at SOhO. Stacey’s long career includes stints in both Michael Jackson’s and Elton John ’s bands, appearances on the Grammys and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and singing on record ings for everyone from Kelly Clarkson , Bette Midler , and Whitney Houston to Michael Bublé , Jim Brickman , and Neil Young . On Sunday, Stacey will be fronting an eight-piece band holdin’ on to yesterday by paying tribute to Donny Hathaway, the soul singer who died in 1979, but also the much more modern former One Direction singer Harry Styles .
Steven Libowitz has covered a plethora of topics for the Journal since 1997, and now leads our extensive arts and entertainment coverage
Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation’s Founder and Silver Air Captain Brian Monette (right) with instructor and Silver Air pilot Nicholas Hardy (photo by Joanne A Calitri)
The Montecito Journal is a local news organization, and even though we operate world-wide, we consider ourselves a local company. I’m very proud of what we built here. We have high-paid jobs and most of our employees can afford to live here. We care about this town. My partner James grew up here and knows this building, and I know its former own ers. This is something we wanted to contribute to the community, to save this building that was literally falling down. We preserved the outside of it to look exactly as it did in 1927, even the logo on the smokestack is the exact same font, size, and placement as the Enterprise Laundry. We tried to honor the history of this building. I’m thankful we were able to do this; it was a very big project, we’re stoked. We retrofitted and modernized it so the building will be here for at least another hundred years.
Other SA news is its large support of the Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation (FCAEF) founded in 2020 by one their captains, Brian Monette, and pilot Nicholas Hardy. Monette shared:
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We opened it up to the whole indus try. I went with a leading safety com pany WYVERN to help us distribute it to the industry, and a ton of companies picked it up, and some even branded it as Whenwell. COVID-19 hit we stopped flying for two months. We retained all our employees with their full salaries and benefits, hired 30 more people, and spent the time wisely. We said, “It’s going to turn on and come back quickly, but it’s going to be different.” We prepared for it, trained more pilots, and hired more operations people. We came out of it like a rock and have been going ever since.
Monette loves flying so much, he started his own YouTube Channel about it with videos of the work at FCAEF. SA also supports the Santa Barbara 100 bike ride and is a Title Sponsor of the Pacific Coast Open Polo Tournament.
Improv gurus Laura and Rick Hall will lead workshops and a show on musical improv
“I wanted to be a pilot in high school (2003), but 9/11 happened so I stud ied graphics. One of my teachers took us to Compton Airport to meet entre preneur-activist-pilot Robin Petgrave, owner of Tomorrow’s Aeronautical
“Jeff keeps things moving very fast,” Shurland said. “The audience never has a chance to get bored.”
Ambrosia Salad
While Shurland will be a part of the cast, he’s hoping to steer clear of most of the musical games, although he knows Rick Hall will burst into song at any moment on stage. But one thing’s for sure: pandemic winding down, ramping back up, he won’t be trying karaoke again any time soon.
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“Not a chance,” he said.
“Write it off,” Reuben said.
“H,” it began.
“Wait,” I wrote, “doesn’t he need time to review the financial state ments?”“Once you send the money,” Reuben replied, “his review will be com plete.”
A sinking feeling swept over me. Would the lawyer make the same demands as the accountant? How many more affidavits would I be required to sign?
H? Were we pals now? Should I call him R or Rube?
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I grabbed two water bottles and returned to the larger group, shaken by the dismissal from Genevieve. Was I being too nosey again? I often missed
“Does he know the situation?” I wrote.
Chapter 19
the subtle clues that others register instinctively. Had Cricket been there with me, she would have elbowed me before I asked about the Key Lime pie for the umpteenth time. I was not trying to annoy, the truth was, I did not have that much to say to Genevieve. She was a creature from another planet. Key Lime pie was my bridge to her world, so I traversed it. But apparently, one too many times.
Cyrus’s broad shoulders relaxed as he reached to accept the check. He met Cricket’s eyes first, then turned to me. I saw a small well of tears on the verge of cresting. “Cricket. Hollis,” he said, “are you both sure?”
“Smells fantastic,” I said, interrupting the moment. “Is today the day that you are going to bless me with the recipe?”
My eyes bugged. Cyrus had forced me to negotiate our currently engaged attorney down to ten thousand dollars. What would he think of five times that amount? “Are you kidding?” I wrote. “Cyrus is going to go ballistic.”
“He’s been briefed,” Reuben replied.
The card arrived via attachment.
“Heard you had some trouble with the CPA over bank statements,” Reuben continued. “Don’t want to repeat that issue on the legal side.”
“Ok,” I said, nodding like a guy who had just repeated a tired old joke that he still found funny. “Can’t blame me for trying.”
We sat for dinner and Cricket offered to make the toast. This was out of character for her, and my stomach immediately tweaked an anticipato ry warning. “Here’s to a better-than-expected round of fundraising,” she said, to which everyone clinked glasses and sipped their wine. “With an unexpected topper,” she added once the clinking had ceased. She sat down her wine glass and pulled a folded check from her clutch. “I know fifty thousand won’t change the fate of the company, Cyrus, but my father has been captivated by the story of ExOh Holdings. If you will accept it, he would like to become one of the company’s investors.” Cricket handed the check over to Cyrus.
He smiled because he already knew the update. As Reuben had predicted, Barry from Vegas submitted his letter of attestation to the soundness of ExOh’s financial disclosures within one hour of his bank confirming the receipt of payment. His letter was as reassuring as a weather forecast for a fifty percent chance of rain; basically, it said, if ExOh is telling the truth, these statements are correct. But the box was now checked and with it, trading in the company’s stock under the convenient ticker EXOH, could resume.
“I’m more than optimistic, John,” Cyrus said, placing his fork down and folding his hands under his chin. “In fact, I’ll bet you one dollar that the stock finishes up more than fifty percent on the day.”
I kept smiling but registered the chill of her reply. “Uh …,” I stammered, holding up empty glass water bottles, “just here to grab some more waters.”
“Yes,” I wrote Reuben. Cyrus’s fundraising trip had already yielded hun dreds of thousands in fresh money.
She smiled, placing the pie on a cooling rack. “I wish I could, Hollis, but no. As I said, it is a family secret.”
“One dollar it is!” Cyrus said. “To be continued on Monday.”
Cyrus cracked a few jokes, but the only memorable sound at the table was the scratch of forks on China. Slowly, the plates were cleaned, or the eaters gave in, and Genevieve received her compliments. Even speechless Max Beauregard chimed in, regaling us with his only five spoken words of the evening: “My God, that was good!”
“Fifty thousand.”
“The refrigerator is in the pantry,” she said, pointing behind me.
At some point, Genevieve excused herself, returning to the table with her pie, now decorated with flowers of piped whipped cream. Everyone took a slice and silence ensued while the first bites were savored. My stomach was no better than it had been when I visited the doctor, so I picked my battles on the food front. The risotto, as delicious as it was, did not sit well, so I had been grateful for a speaking role during the entrees. But Genevieve’s Key Lime pie was worth whatever pain ensued.
Cyrus returned from his fundraising road trip with four million dol lars in commitment letters and an itch to throw a dinner party. Equally giddy was new Board member and provider of the private jet that escorted Cyrus on his victory tour, John Colton. John brought his wife and another prospective investor, Max Beauregard, who had a dead fish handshake and said five words the entire evening. Cricket and I were no longer invited to these dinners in the sense of any optionality; we were simply told when to arrive.
“I got a guy,” Reuben continued. “Name is Barry Swiller. He’s in Las Vegas. Sending you his contact card now.”
“We are,” Cricket said. I followed her with a silent nod. The only thing I was sure of was that I felt extraordinarily uncomfortable.
“Well,” Cyrus said, folding the check and placing it in his pocket. “With that touching gesture, why don’t I turn the spotlight over to Hollis who is handling the issue of returning ExOh’s stock to active trading status. Hollis, do you mind giving everyone an update?” He smiled and picked up his fork.
“It will open at $10, John,” I said. “Obviously, we can’t control where it goes from there, but we are optimistic.” I was saying optimistic a lot these days; it was slowly becoming my mantra.
John smiled. “I am beginning to think that I do not want to end up on the other side of any of your bets, Cyrus.”
Tune in next week for Chapter 20 Montecito Reads (Continued from 23)
“We already put down a $2,500 deposit on the other guy,” I wrote. “What should I do about that?”
The meal proceeded with the easy banter of old friends. Cricket spoke about the Storyteller Children Center’s mission, the surprising level of poverty among children in Santa Barbara County, and the success of the fundraiser luncheon. While John and his wife had missed the luncheon, they pledged ten thousand dollars on the spot. Curiously, the Wimbys had not yet donated to Storytellers, but I suspected they would in time.
“Anyone then?” Cyrus asked, turning to the table. “Max, how about you?”Max, still mute, closed one eye in contemplation then nodded, yes.
“Actually,” she said, cocking her head and narrowing her eyes. “I can.”
“Absolutely, Cyrus,” I began, fighting back the uncomfortable pulse in my intestinal tract. “Our financial filings are complete; they’ve been reviewed by a market-approved attorney and trading is set to start on Monday.”“Where will it open?” John Colton asked. He was curious because Cyrus had sold the new shares at $10 each and no one wanted to see a loss on the first day, even if it was only on paper.
With my notarized affidavit delivered, the CPA responsible for verifying ExOh’s financial statements declared them finished. Just as I was about to reach out to the lawyer who I had previously negotiated with to give our financials a gold seal of approval, I got a BatSignal message from Reuben.
I did not discuss my decision with Cricket. I did not seek the counsel of my wise friend Paul. I rationalized, I compartmentalized, and I compro mised. And after all that analyzing, it seemed I had only the illusion of a choice. I signed the affidavit.
“It takes what it takes,” Reuben replied. “Do you have enough money in the account to pay Barry?”
I was too shocked to do anything other than watch; it was as if I was having an out-of-body experience. Hadn’t I last told Cricket not yet when she asked about her parents investing? My stomach gurgled, I told you so.
“Ok,” I wrote. “How much does Barry cost?”
Bottles of Entre Nous flowed like water which, ironically, was not in ready supply. At one point early in the evening, I wound my way through the estate to retrieve more water and stumbled upon Genevieve, hard at work in the kitchen, stirring lobster risotto. I knew Genevieve had been a chef; I knew cooking was her passion. But I had suspected that, at this point in the Wimbys’ empire gathering, she had become more of an exec utive chef; one who directs others but avoids the apron.
“Good. Wiring instructions to follow. Pay in full and in advance. You’ll receive his supporting letter the next day with a copy to the OTC Exchange.”
A timer went off, and she hustled from stirring the risotto to open the oven doors. Before I could see what was inside, I smelled it: Key Lime pie. The pie’s union of sweet, sour, and mint replaced Genevieve’s star jasmine perfume as the dominant scent in the kitchen. She pulled the pie from the oven and stared at it like a mother to her infant.
Montecito JOURNAL 3515 – 22 September 2022 “CATHARTIC AND ILLUMINATING” The Daily Beast “EVERY BRILLIANT THING FINDS A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN CONVEYING THE STRUGGLES OF LIFE AND CELEBRATING ALL THAT IS SWEET IN IT.” The Independent “The“CATHARTIC(London)ANDILLUMINATING”DailyBeast EVERY BRILLIANT THING FINDS A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN CONVEYING THE STRUGGLES OF LIFE AND CELEBRATING ALL THAT IS SWEET IN IT.” The Independent (London) Every Brilliant Thing Annual Benefit Performance, September 24th Preview Performance - September 23rd or Matinee - September 25th For more information, please contact development@sbnbcc.org or at 805.963.7777 ext. 112 performed by Jonny Donahoe at Center Stage Theater “[A] HEART-WRENCHING, HILARIOUS PLAY… ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PLAYS YOU’LL EVER SEE ABOUT DEPRESSION – AND POSSIBLY ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PLAYS YOU’LL EVER SEE” The “…VERYGuardianCHARMING… OFFERS SENTIMENTALITY TheMOSTLY–“YOU’LL“THETheYOURSHAME…GUARANTEEDSENTIMENTALITY“…VERYEVEROFDEPRESSIONPLAYSOUS“[A]TheMOSTLY–“YOU’LL“THETheYOURSHAME…GUARANTEEDWITHOUTTOKEEPEYESBRIMMING…NewYorkTimesOLDCRITICALCLICHÉ–LAUGH,YOU’LLCRY”VERYMUCHAPPLIES.BUTYOU’LLLAUGH”LosAngelesTimesHEART-WRENCHING,HILARI-PLAY…ONEOFTHEFUNNIESTYOU’LLEVERSEEABOUT–ANDPOSSIBLYONETHEFUNNIESTPLAYSYOU’LLSEE”TheGuardianCHARMING…OFFERSWITHOUTTOKEEPEYESBRIMMING…NewYorkTimesOLDCRITICALCLICHÉ–LAUGH,YOU’LLCRY”VERYMUCHAPPLIES.BUTYOU’LLLAUGH”LosAngelesTimes TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Experience interactive theatre-in-the-round with British comedian Jonny Donahoe, reprising his critically-acclaimed starring role in the off-broadway play adapted by HBO. Proceeds from all performances will go directly to support New Beginnings so that our services can be accessible to everyone. 90% of all proceeds go directly to program activities. 90% of every ticket you purchase will go to support our clients’ mental wellness, including our veteran, homeless and low income clients throughout Santa Barbara County. Only 3 Performances Live Visit sbnbcc.org/benefit-september-2022 for information about how to sponsor the performances or call 805.963.7777 ext. 112. Scan the QR Code to BUY TICKETS NOW!
WHERE: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 N. Calle Real COST: free INFO: (805) 722-7870 or ppcccbooksale.com
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Songs in the Key of Joy – The last time we heard Grammy award-winning Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes around these parts was in January 2020, when he participat ed in a Q&A after the world premiere of Sérgio Mendes: In the Key of Joy at the Lobero Theatre during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The film was the first non-posthumous music documentary from director John Scheinfeld who had previ ously profiled John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, and John Coltrane, so it was heartening to hear the then-78-year-old Brazilian legend fronting his six-piece band playing a threesong set featuring Mendes’ takes on the Beatles’ “Fool on the Hill,” Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Waters of March” and “Mas, que Nada!” Mendes will no doubt offer those hits and many more drawn from his six-decade career, dating back to the foundations of Bossa Nova, the era-defining Latin pop sound of his iconic group Brasil ‘66, and pulling from collaborations with jazz legends Cannonball Adderley and Herbie Mann, his chart-topping Adult Contemporary smash “Never Gonna Let You Go,” and Oscar-nom inated theme song from the animated hit Rio. Still, we imagine, with his infectious spirit of joy intact at age 81.
COST: free
Montecito JOURNAL36 15 – 22 September 2022“Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II
WHERE: 751 Paseo Nuevo, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets COST: $27 general or livestream, $37 preferred seating INFO: (805) 963-0408 or centerstagetheater.org
WHEN: 12-5 pm Thursday-Saturday, today through October 29
WHERE: Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez
INFO: (800) CHUMASH (248-6274) or chumashcasino.com
ARTchitecture Arrives – An assorted dozen of Santa Barbara’s top architects who also paint, primarily in watercolor, opens tonight at Thomas Reynolds Gallery downtown alongside a display of paint ings by Michael Reardon, a Ventura-born former architect-turned-watercolorist from Oakland, who first exhibited at Reyn olds Gallery when it was located in San Francisco. Stephen Harby, Jeff Shelton, and Marc Appleton, the latter of whom helped organize the exhibition, are among the architects showcasing their works that range from famous build ings, local and beyond, to cityscapes, and even natural scenes from around the world. Exploring the intersection of the two creative disciplines also serves to increase interactions between the architect-artists, who have never been part of such a group show. The double-duty exhibition also features two opening receptions: 5-7 pm tonight, and 3-5 pm tomorrow.
WHERE: 1331 State St.
WHERE: Libbey Bowl, 210 S. Signal Ave., Ojai COST: $35-$75
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Ramirez Romances the Stage – Esteban Ramirez intersperses playing the acoustic grand piano with select poetry readings, a combination meant to more fully inspire the senses. Ramirez’s quartet ensemble featuring cello, flute, violin, and clarinet accompany his original neo-classical instrumental compo sitions and poetic verses in an approach aimed at touching both the heart and soul. Ramirez, who was born and raised in the border town of El Paso as the youngest of nine children, started composing music at age 11, just a year after beginning piano lessons, launching his journey into musical storytelling that has been strongly influenced by Mozart, Chopin, and Barry Manilow. At Center Stage Theater tonight, Ramirez, who now lives in town, will perform selections from his three albums and a few from his upcoming fourth album. Ramirez’s Descanso Music will be filming the show, which will also be available to view at home as a livestream.
WHEN: 7 pm
WHEN: 8 pm
COST: $39-$69
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
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WHEN: 8 pm
WHEN: Tonight through Sunday, September 25
INFO: (415) 676-7689 or thomasreynolds.com
Country A Cappella – Home Free, the sans-instruments singing group that secured the $100,000 grand prize and a recording deal with Sony for winning season four of NBC’s The Sing-Off in 2013, heads to the Samala Showroom tonight. Just a year later, Home Free released their first major label album, Crazy Life, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Two years after that, the quintet climbed up six more spots with Full of Cheer, which made it to No. 2, the highest charter so far for Home Free’s five a cappella singers who cover tenor, baritone, bass, and beatboxing. In 2020, Home Free also teamed up with country star Lee Greenwood to create an a cap pella version of Greenwood’s smash hit “God Bless the U.S.A.,” racking up over 200 million views across social media platforms in their take on the patriotic (and controversial) song also known as “Proud to Be an American.” Home Free, which has also performed and recorded with country heroes Kenny Rogers, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Alabama, will be joined on stage by up-and-coming 22-year-old country singer and fiddler Maggie Baugh
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
INFO: (805) 272-3881 or libbeybowl.org/calendar
Planned Parenthood Book Sale – Forty-eight years. One hundred thousand books. Two hundred volunteers. Eleven days. Add them together and the total is the great annual book bargain bonanza known as the Planned Parenthood book sale. Back at the big expanse of Earl Warren Exhibit Hall for the second year (after cancelling due to COVID concerns in 2020), the book sale brings together literary lovers who can browse the tables covering more than 50 categories – everything from West ern, mystery, and graphic novels to business, cooking, and sexuality – all hunting for cherished favorites or an unexpected treasure they can take home at a fraction of the published price. New selections are added all throughout the sale, so repeat visits can reap the rewards. Those who can’t wait might want to fork over the $30 for early admission on opening night, while extreme bargain hunters may want to take advantage of the half-off sale on the event’s final day. Either way, all of the proceeds from the sale conducted by an all-volunteer force go to Planned Parenthood Califor nia Central Coast, which includes six clinics providing access to affordable personal health care in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Comedy for a Cause – Carol Metcalf, the professional standup comic and actor who was a regular at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles and performed with The Groundlings and now also serves as an Antioch University professor and a marriage family therapist, has been producing comedy shows in town for more than 15 years. Metcalf has invited a bunch of audience-favorite comics, singers, and musicians from L.A. and Santa Barbara to regale the audience for one night only tonight with Comedy for a Cause: Ukrainian Refugee Aid. Among the performers hitting the black box stage above Paseo Nuevo are a lot of locals, including comedy producer Sam Bear, opera singer/actress Deborah Bertling, actress-comedian Madalena Fossatti, Out of the Box founder Samantha Eve, and pianist/theatrical music director John Douglas, while the out-of-towners include Stephanie Blum, Xander Sachs, and Richard Weiss (whose name gives rise to his #WeissCracks handle). The evening will include several surprise special appearances, and tickets include a glass of Santa Barbara County wine or a non-alcoholic beverage served outside the theater before the show starts. Proceeds are earmarked for ShelterBox USA,
WHERE: Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra streets
Mandala, Matachines, and Muertos? – Día de los Muertos is a Mexi can holiday traditionally celebrated just after Halloween on November 1-2, but Carpinteria’s organization is getting a head start with an expanded Arts & Cultural Festival that broadens the scope. The event gets underway at noon today with an Opening Ceremony that fea tures performances on the beach at Linden Avenue by Aztec Danza, Danza Matachines, Chinelos, Folklorico, African, Bhutanese, and others who will also talk about their cultural dances, plus Tibetan Lama Rinpoche Thepo Tulku speaking on Impermanence. At 2 pm, the Seal Fountain on Linden serves as the site for chalk artists, led by artist-in-residence Sharyn R. Chan, creating six ninefoot-square drawings, while two monks begin to fashion a Tibetan Sand Mandala at the nearby Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center. The cultural performers will also share dances and more on street corners. Tomorrow’s Closing Ceremony at 3 pm at the Arts Center begins with the monks performing the tradition of clear ing the Mandala before walking to the beach to scatter the sand into the ocean, with attendees invited to participate in the dedications.
COST: $50 general, $25 students
ALBERGA, DVOŘÁK, AND BEETHOVEN 2:00PM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Principal Sponsor: Bob & Val Montgomery Sponsor: CAMA Women’s Board Co-Sponsors: Elizabeth & Andrew Butcher • Beth & George Wood • Zegar Family Fund Exclusive Sponsor: Bitsy & Denny Bacon Members of the Juilliard String Quartet will offer a MASTER CLASS to string students in the Department of Music at UC Santa Barbara on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2022, KARL GEIRINGER HALL,
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INFO: (805) 636-5693 or diadelosmuertoscarpinteria.com
Founded in 1946 and hailed by the Boston Globe as “the most important American quartet in history,” the Juilliard String Quartet—celebrating its 75th Anniversary this season— continues to inspire audiences around the world. Ronald Copes, former faculty member in UCSB’s Department of Music, has played with the Juilliard String Quartet since 1997. In May 2022, the Quartet named violist Molly Carr to its ensemble. Gražinytė-Tyla, Music Director Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
WHEN: 8 pm
WHEN: 7 pm
WHEN: Today and tomorrow
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court
INFO: (805) 962-7776 or sohosb.com
Phillips’ Deep-dive ‘Dream’ – Grant-Lee Phillips was the singer-songwriter-guitarist behind the rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, a trio who put out four albums between 1993-98, including Fuzzy, Mighty Joe Moon, Copperopolis, and Jubilee, the latter being its soaringly melodic and searingly incisive pinnacle. After that, though, Phillips went solo –shifting his thoughtful, literate songwriting that lent itself to rock’s bombast, to a more folk/Amer icana-focused career as an artist crafting songs and stories rich with details and humanity. The pandemic and sudden disorientation of having his touring rhythm disrupted, which must have had him feeling buffaloed, plus coping with all of the impact, is what informed his brand-new album, All That You Can Dream – a record that is understandably introspective. The lyrics attempt to make sense of an uncertain, anxiety-riddled time, while coming to terms with the idea that once-unshake able things now seem fragile or fallible – not just coping with COVID (“Cruel Trick”), but also the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol (“Peace is a Delicate Thing”), and the inhumane treatment of immigrants and asylum-seekers at the border (“My Eyes Have Seen”). Songs also tie the themes to earlier traumas, including losing his home to the Northridge earthquake of ‘94 (“Cannot Trust the Ground”), and address emerging from the uncertainty (“You Can’t Hide” and “All by Heart”). As he has throughout his career, Phillips delivers the collec tive expression of feelings in arrangements anchored by his deep and spacious voice and rich acoustic guitar. Our first chance to hear the new material as well as, hopefully, such classics as “Truly, Truly,” comes tonight in Phillips’ first visit in more than three years.
WHERE: Linden Avenue in Carpinteria
Granada Theatre Box Office ⫽ (805) 899-2222 ⫽ granadasb.org COMMUNITY ARTS MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF SANTA BARBARA SINGLE TICKETS TO ALL CAMA CONCERTS ON SALE NOW! SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS STILL ON SALE For more information visit camasb.org Lobero Theatre Box Office ⫽ (805) 963-0761 ⫽ lobero.org MASTERSERIES AT THE LOBERO THEATRE SEASON SPONSOR: ESPERIA FOUNDATION Presenting the world’s finest classical artists since 1919 CAMA’S 2022/2023 SEASON 104th Concert Season Mirga
COST: $20 in advance, $25 day of show
COST: free
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s great orchestras, is directed by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, following her time with the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a Dudamel Fellow, Assistant Conductor, and Associate Conductor. British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason became a household name in 2018 after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, watched by nearly two billion people globally.
INFO: (805) 963-0408 or centerstagetheater.org
the international refugee aid organization headquartered in Santa Barbara and currently helping Ukrainian refugees along with scores of others in crisis.
Montecito JOURNAL 3715 – 22 September 2022 INTERNATIONAL SERIES AT THE GRANADA THEATRE SEASON SPONSOR: SAGE PUBLICATIONS CITY QUARTETSTRINGJUILLIARDORCHESTRASYMPHONYBIRMINGHAMOF OCTOBERMONDAY, 10, 2022, 7:30PM OCTOBERMONDAY, 24, 2022, 7:30PM VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, WEINBERG, DEBUSSY AND ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RD Homes, 590 E. Gutierrez St. Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA, 93103. Reed Floors INC., 590 E. Gutierrez St. Suite B, Santa Bar bara, CA, 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 23, 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 state ment on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0002113. Published Au gust 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2022
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 22CV03021. To all interested par ties: Petitioner Wayne Edward Bloxham III filed a petition with Superior Court of California, Coun ty of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Wayne Edward Pool . The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed August 23, 2022 by Narzralli Baksh. Hearing date: October 10, 2022 at 10 am in Dept. 5, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published Au gust 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2022
This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
PREVAILING WAGE, APPRENTICES, PENALTIES, & CERTIFIED PAYROLL In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code § 1773.2, the Contractor is responsible for determining the correct prevailing wage rates. However, the City will provide wage information for projects subject to Federal Davis Bacon requirements. The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rates of wages and employer payments for health, welfare, vacation, pensions and similar purposes applicable, which is on file in the State of California Office of Industrial Relations. The contractor shall post a copy of these prevailing wage rates at the site of the project. It shall be mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded and its subcontractors hired to pay not less than the said prevailing rates of wages to all workers employed by him in the execution of the contract (Labor Code § 1770 et seq.). Prevailing wage rates are available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/PWD/index.htm
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NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Cat House Hotel, 1922 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. SBCAL Properties, 60 Via Alicia, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. This statement was filed with the Coun ty Clerk of Santa Bar bara County on August 30, 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. 20220002154. Published Sep tember 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022
Scope of Work: Bunker renovation Hole #3, #16 and #17
SANTA BARBARA GOLF CLUB INVITATION FOR BIDS
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received at the Santa Barbara Golf Club on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened and posted for:
The Santa Barbara Golf Club has been contracted to run the City of Santa Barbara’s municipal golf course and is required to use all City of Santa Barbara purchasing guidelines. Those guidelines are available at the following City website: www.santabarbaraca.gov/business/bids/purchasing.asp or by contacting the Purchasing Office at (805) 564 5349.
The contractor and all subcontractors under the direct contractor shall furnish certified payroll records directly to the Labor Compliance Unit and to the department named in the Purchase Order/Contract at least monthly, and within ten (10) days of any request from any request from the City or the Labor Commissioner in accordance with Section 16461 of the California Code of Regulations. Payroll records shall be furnished in a format prescribed by section 16401 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, with use of the current version of DIR's “Public Works Payroll Reporting Form” (A 1 131) and “Statement of Employer Payments” (DLSE Form PW26) constituting presumptive compliance with this requirement, provided the forms are filled out accurately and completely. In lieu of paper forms, the Compliance Monitoring Unit may provide for and require the electronic submission of certified payroll reports. The provisions of Article 2 and 3, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code, State of California, are made by this reference a part of this quotation or bid.
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order contract issued as a result of this request for bids or quotes may be subject to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance No 5384, SBMC 9.128 and its implementing regulations. If there is a difference between the City’s Living Wage rate and Prevailing Wage rates for similar classifications of labor, the contractor and his subcontractors shall pay no less than the highest wage rate.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 22CV03179. To all interested par ties: Petitioner Deborah Susan Hillis filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of San ta Barbara, for a decree changing name to Deborah Richards Hillis The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no writ ten objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition with out a hearing. Filed August 26, 2022 by Narzralli Baksh. Hearing date: October 21, 2022 at 10 am in Dept. 4, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Pub lished September 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022
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person(s) is/are doing business as: Veterinary Performance Dentistry, 5662 Calle Real #461, Goleta, CA, 93117. Torben Corp., 5662 Calle Real #461, Goleta, CA, 93117. This state ment was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 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 orig inal statement on file in my office. Jo seph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0001958. Published August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2022
CERTIFICATIONSInaccordancewith California Public Contracting Code § 3300, the City requires the Contractor to possess a valid California Class A license at time the bids are opened and to continue to hold during the term of the contract all licenses and certifications required to perform the work specified herein.
“History teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves–from our recklessness or our greed.” – Queen Elizabeth II
A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently licensed to perform the work and registered pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5 without limitation or exception. It is not a violation of this section for an unlicensed contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
InBONDINGaccordance with Civil Code § 9550, if the bid exceeds $25,000.00, the Successful Bidder shall furnish within ten (10) consecutive calendar days after written Notice of Award, a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount of the
NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: H S Cottages LLC, 346 Hot Springs Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. H S Cottages LLC, 360 Hot Springs Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 22, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Of fice 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. 2022-0002098. Published Au gust 31, September 7, 14, 21, 2022
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following per son(s) is/are doing business as: Nacaya Products, LLC, 123 Natoma Avenue, A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. Nacaya Products, LLC, 123 Natoma Avenue, A, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. This state ment was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 22, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the orig inal statement on file in my office. Jo seph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0002096. Published August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2022
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Phleb Mobile Phleboto my Services, 219 Oceano Ave, 2, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109. Juan Cambron Perez, 219 Oceano Ave, 2, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109. This statement was filed with the Coun ty Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 18, 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 state ment on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0002076. Published Au gust 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2022
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Contractor agrees in accordance with Section 1735 and 1777.6 of California Labor Code, and the California Fair Employment Practice Act (Sections 1410 1433) that in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under this contract or any subcontract hereunder, no contractor, material supplier or vendor shall, by reason of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work t o which such employment relates. The Contractor further agrees to be in compliance with the City of Santa Barbara’s Nondiscriminatory Employment Provisions as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.
Under Labor Code § 1776, contractors and subcontractors are required to keep accurate payroll records. The prime contractor is responsible for submittal of their payrolls and those of their subcontractors as one package. Payroll records shall be certi fied and made available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the principal office of the contractor/subcontractor pursuant to Labor Code § 1776.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Virtual Tours By Julia, 945 Ward Dr. #20, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Julia A Chrynko, 945 Ward Dr. #20, San ta Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on August 30, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Of fice of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the orig inal statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Hol land, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0002235. Published September 14, 21, 28, October 5, 2022
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Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the Santa Barbara Golf Club and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained through email by contacting Santa Barbara Golf Club at 408 482 4156 or mpennington@lagunasecagolf.com
It is the duty of the contractor and subcontractors to employ registered apprentices and to comply with all aspects of Labor Code §
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6.2 Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at leas t time and one half.
By incorporating mindfulness, meditation, and physical activity, Candler’s classes can benefit her cli ents’ heart health as well as their mental health. And you don’t have to be a dancer or a yogi to join in, just someone who wants to take care of themselves.
6.1 General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.
2. Project Information.
If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal.
2.1 Location and Description. The Project is located at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, and is described as Demolitionfollows: of the existing Hangar 5, the relocation and reconfiguration of the existing Air Operations Area (AOA) perimeter fence, repurposing the existing general aviation apron to incorporate three (3) Remain Over Night (RON) Aircraft Design Group III parking, relocation of the existing Security Identification Area (SIDA) limits, and the reconfiguration of airport’s ready return rental car lot.
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3.1 License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A General Engineering Contractor”.
7. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to provide performance and payment bonds, each for 100% of the Contract Price, as further specified in the Contract Documents.
6. Prevailing Wage Requirements.
Notice Inviting Bids
Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.
Publication Dates: 1) September 14, 2022 2)_September 21, 2022
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4. Contract Documents. The plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents for the Project, and any addenda thereto (“Contract Documents”) may be downloaded from City’s website at: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=29959 A printed copy of the Contract Documents may be obtained from CyberCopy Shop, located at 504 N. Milpas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, at (805) 884 6155.
2.2 Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 140 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about November 2022, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding.
12. Retention. The percentage of retention that will be withheld from progress payments is five (5) %.
2.3 Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $3,000,000.
“I kick up the music really loud, and you can’t help but to get up. We jump up and down. Getting your heart rate up is a really great way to beat depression. Then we wind down into a nice relax ation — with savasana and meditation.”
Rachael Quisel is a freelance writer who specializes in health and fitness. Their short story, “Departure,” was nominated for the 2022 Pushcart Prize.
5. Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten (10) percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City issues the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will execute the Contract and submit the payment and performance bonds, insurance certificates and endorsements, and any other submittals required by the Contract Documents and as specified in the Notice of Award.
Living in this over-stimulating, hyper-com petitive environment for so long was damaging. Candler often felt stuck on high alert. Her sympa thetic nervous system, also known as the fight-orflight mechanism, needed a reset. But how would she go from “living on ice cubes and cigarettes,” to showing up for herself (rather than the stage)?
3. License and Registration Requirements.
3.2 DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.
6.3 Compliance. The Contract will be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR, under Labor Code § 1771.4.
“We haven’t been taught to listen deeply to ourselves,” Candler said. “I’m not as interested in putting my foot behind my head as I am in asking myself how my knees feel today. I don’t need to impress anyone. At some point you have to honor your body and adapt to a practice that serves you.”
1. Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its SOUTHFIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (“Project”), by or before Thursday, October 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., through its PlanetBids portal. Bidders must be registered on the City of Santa Barbara’s PlanetBids portal in order to submit a Bid proposal and to receive addendum notific ations. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly... The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.
From her own personal practice, Candler under stands that her clients need practical grounding tools. “Give me the nuts and bolts,” she said. “What is going to help me right now?”
One of her most popular offerings is the Heart Beat Flow, a hybrid yoga and dance class.
Candler kept her routine simple and practical, consistently engaging in what she calls the four pillars: movement, breath, sound, and nature. She says mindfully engaging in these activities for at least a few minutes a day was essential.
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sound of bird song.”
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10. Bidders’ Conference. A bidders’ conference will be held on September 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., at the following location: Hangar 5 204 Moffet Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 to acquaint all prospective bidders with the Contract Documents and the Worksite. The bidders’ conference is not mandatory.
“And to recognize that missing a couple of days is part of the practice, too,” Candler said, with a laugh. “I’m living proof that you can change your brain, your disposition.”Candlercreated new neural pathways by using the four pillars to access her parasympathetic nervous system, informally the rest-and-digest processes. Overtime, she let go of old patterns. She tapped into her higher self, creating habits that served her and her community rather than a taxing schedule or audience.
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8. Substitution of Securities. Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300.
9. Subcontractor List. Each Subcontractor must be registered with the DIR to perform work on public projects. Each bidder must submit a completed Subcontractor List form with its Bid Proposal, including the name, location of the place of business, California contractor license number, DIR registration number, and percentage of the Work to be performed (based on the base bid price) for each Subcontractor that will perform Work or service or fabricate or install Work for the prime contractor in excess of one half of 1% of the bid price, using the Subcontractor List form included with the Contract Documents.
Candler offers a holistic approach, engaging her cli ents in meditative nature walks, sound healing, space clearing, and reimagined yoga classes.
11. Instructions to Bidders. All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. The definitions provided in Article 1 of the General Conditions apply to all of the Contract Documents, as defined therein, including this Notice Inviting Bids.
“You don’t need a fancy gym membership. Doing these four things costs nothing,” said Candler. But having a guide, especially if it’s been a while since you’ve tuned in to yourself, can be helpful.
Every few days, several pounds of fish are shipped to the eatery from Tokyo. The selections will rotate seasonally, Yonamine said. The menu consists of abalone, chūtoro (tuna belly from Spain), shime saba (marinated mackerel), buri yellowtail, and uni from Hokkaido, as well as from local purveyors.Morefor umami flavor than for preser vation, the culinary team lightly salts the aji (horse mackerel) and kamasu (Japanese barracuda) to extract unwanted moisture and flavor, and sear the skin of the kama su and kinmedai (goldeneye red snapper) to bring out the oils under the skin, Yonamine said. The A5 Miyazaki wagyu is lightly scored and marinated in housemade nikiri shoyu (a Japanese-style soy sauce made from fermented soybeans, wheat, salt, and water) and then seared for a charred shoyu flavor, he added.
Chef de Cuisine Scott Yonamine
The team at this beachside resort is led by Osaka-born executive chef Kentaro Ikuta, who spent more than a decade at Michelinstarred omakase restaurants before landing at the Rosewood Miramar. Ikuta helms the kitchen with chef de cuisine Scott Yonamine, who previously worked in Tokyo at Musashi Sushi, and sushi chef Wendy Ramos, formerly of Nobu Malibu.
and usuzukuri (thinly sliced sashimi); along with agemono (fried foods) including a variety of tempura and chicken karaage; and yakimono courses grilled over Binchotan charcoal, ranging from Hokkaido Scallops to Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Ribeye.
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Here, the menu features a selection of zensai (appetizers) such as Namagaki Oysters and Tamago Tofu with Local Uni; salads
“Aging the fish is not the only con sideration for Edomae sushi,” Yonamine explained, taking a sip of beer ordered for him by an appreciative diner. “Edomae was put into practice because there was no refrigeration and certain fish were cured in
AMA Sushi: Seasoned chefs bring centuries-old Japanese traditions to Rosewood Miramar in Montecito
salt and vinegar to extend the shelf life.”
Edomae is more than just a presentation, it is about enhancing the nuanced flavors of seafood
AMA Sushi sources its seafood (like these Hokkaido Scallops) from Tokyo
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One of many highlights included the sake pairing, designed by the resort’s Director of Wine, Daniel Fish. AMA Sushi’s wine list champions both California producers and emerging European vintners, along side a remarkably extensive sake selection listing Japan’s most renowned and highly prized brewers. Menu highlights include Kojima Sohonten Brewery, one of the oldest in Japan, as well as two highly
AMA Sushi offers both à la carte sushi and an omakase meal, the Japanese style of a master chef serving his choice of sushi to guests, which was popularized in the 1990s. It’s a fun and easy way to expand your appreciation of the nuanced flavors of these dishes.
Yonamine, who grew up in Orange County, California, moved overseas to immerse himself in Japanese culture. He’s knowledgeable and well-acquainted with Japanese customs such as Edomae, which highlight traditional methods of preserv ing fish – like marinating it in salt and vinegar, curing it in salt, cooking it with soy sauce, or placing it in a pot with rice.
On a recent hot and humid evening, not too different from the weather these days in Japan, Chef Yonamine prepared omakase for a small audience that watched carefully as they sipped specialty cocktails and novelty sakes. Yonamine made clear that Edomae is more than a traditional presentation of sushi; it is to enhance the nuanced flavors of seafood.
tep inside AMA Sushi, Rosewood Miramar’s new upscale dining room, and experience an homage to Edomae – a centuries-old Japanese culinary tradi tion that has resurfaced in recent years. Named for women who ventured into the ocean to collect seafood for their village, “ama” means “women of the sea.”
In this perfect setting, the restaurant seamlessly blends Japanese minimalism with Southern California coastal touch es – from the blue ombre plaster ceil ing evoking rippling seawater to the American oak-paneled walls reminiscent of Japanese fishing huts. Perch at a scal loped 13-seat sushi bar or alongside the restaurant’s koi pond, with both indoor and outdoor options available.
“Taking the time and care to bring out the umami flavors, we are bringing out hidden flavors that you can’t have if you simply just cut and serve fish,” he said.
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like Los Olivos legit competition. For a visit this weekend, and beyond, here are my top five picks for the ultimate wine experience in beautiful Solvang.
Over the years, this quaint town has garnered attention for its unique, if not adorable, kitsch: windmills, aebelskivers, and collectibles. As a kid growing up in L.A., Solvang was a regular pilgrimage for my family – to the tune of biweekly visits, for a while. Like so many, includ ing busloads of weekender tourists who descend on Mission Drive even today, my parents were drawn to Solvang by its special charm, its palpable hospitality, and a genuine sense of place. Almost like a prophecy fulfilled, my mom became a Solvang resident a few years ago.
Merlot is among a wide range of wines under the Lucas & Lewellen label, which operates one of Solvang’s premier wine tasting rooms
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Copenhagen Drive is everyone’s favor ite stroll, a quaint three-block street dot ted with shops, bakeries and, yes, various wine tasting rooms, and the ones most worth a visit are sister wineries located right across the street from each other. Lucas & Lewellen was an early arrival here, setting the bar for Solvang’s bur geoning wine scene. Founded by pioneer Louis Lucas, who’s been growing wine grapes in Santa Barbara County for more than 40 years, and the late Superior Court Judge Royce Lewellen, this label’s portfo lio is a cavalcade of premium wine offer ings – lots of great Bordeaux wines, pinot noirs, syrahs, German whites, sparklers, and dessert wines, all at solid bang-forthe-buck prices. Mandolina Vineyards is all about the Italians: sangiovese, bar bera, dolcetto, pinot grigio, moscato, and more. The wines are made by Megan
’ll be spending this coming weekend in Solvang, acting as emcee for a few of the events on the calendar for the 85th Danish Days festival, including the Danish Days Parade at 2:30 pm on Saturday after noon. The three-day fête, Friday through Sunday, celebrates Santa Barbara County’s famous Scandinavian town, founded in 1911 by Danish immigrants who, seren dipitously, bought up some 10,000 acres of wide-open space in the sprawling Santa Ynez Valley. Descendants of several of those original residents live and run busi nesses in Solvang today.
But there’s a transformation afoot in Solvang these days, a culinary revival, powered by a chef-driven restaurant scene and, for us budding oenophiles, a surge in tasting rooms where quality reigns supreme. Suddenly, downtown Solvang is giving neighboring wine-centric hotspots
This foodie outpost along 1st Street, right down from Mission Drive, has long doled out the best pizza pies in town,
For this weekend’s event lineup, like the LEGO Building Competition and myriad concerts and shows, check out solvangdanishdays.com.
Lucas & Lewellen
Cordon of Santa Barbara opened up its tasting room in Solvang’s brand new PARc Place court yard in November of last year
MJ wine columnist Gabe Saglie with chef and winemaker David Cecchini, who features his own wines alongside the wood-fired pizzas and classic Italian fare at Solvang’s Cecco Ristorante
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always wood-fired, along with Italianinspired fare by chef David Cecchini –carbonara, Bolognese, puttanesca, and so on. These days, Cecchini – whose resumé includes downtown Santa Barbara stalwarts like Wine Cask and Nu – has also become a winemaker. I’ve always believed that restaurateurs, with an intimate familiarity of their clientele’s preferences and of how their own food is made, are especially suited to make wines to match. Co-created with friends Mikael Sigouin of Kaena and Steve Clifton of Palmina and the new Vega Vineyard, the Cecchini Wines include sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinot noir, Nebbiolo, and a red Rhône blend, all ideal pairing options for the vibrant fare on the menu. Cecco also hosts regular tastings featuring top local producers.
This freshly revamped space along Solvang’s main drag, Mission Drive, opened late last year and offers an oasis of sorts, with a spacious courtyard buffered from passing cars and flanked by sever al taste-driven businesses, like Cailloux Cheese Shop and Via Gelateria. A hand ful of wineries have popped open tasting rooms here, too, with two being the real standouts. Cordon of Santa Barbara, a boutique passion project from wine maker Etienne Terlinden, focuses on Burgundian and Rhône varieties, with several creative blends and a super tasty take on sauvignon blanc. And then there’s perennial fave, Alma Rosa, which moved its tasting room here from nearby Buellton last year; this is where lovers of all things pinot noir and chardon nay, made by relative newcomer Samra Morris, come to kick up their heels and sip the afternoon away.
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Transportation Committee: With the 101 construction project, roundabouts, and walking path installations, this team has had a lot on its plate. We find can didates with engineering experience and those concerned with traffic, biking, and pedestrian access serve well on this team. We’ve also seen some skill with government relations come in handy, as we meet with the state and local transportation agencies, like CHP, Caltrans, Sheriffs, and County Public Works.
If you care about your community and would like to get more involved, we’d love to have YOU! Email us at info@montecitoassociation.org.
Sharon Byrne is the Executive Director of the Montecito Association
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History: Montecito is a very historic community, with a long heritage from the days of Spanish colonialization. We have a wonderful archive that you’re welcome to visit. We also invite you to serve on this committee to help preserve our historical resources and help tell our story.
Social gridlock reigned at artist Colette Cosentino’s Atelier and Gallery on West Anapamu when she opened her latest exhibition in collaboration with former Sunstone Winey vintner Anna Rice, who is using Colette’s artwork for her labels on her wine, including the Brut Rosé and Chardonnay.“It’stheperfect melding,” says Anna, now owner of the Artiste Winery in Los Olivos. “Good art and good wine!”
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Events Committee: If you like fun, community, and bringing everyone together, this is your team! We produce the July 4th and Holiday parades, and Beautification Day in November. It takes a lot of teamwork to pull off com munity-wide efforts. We welcome any one with event production experience, talent with decorating, food, hospitality and entertainment, graphic design, pro motion, parents, and a nose for fun. It’s a great group, and we’re always seeking
Hands Across Montecito: This team goes out on outreach, connects with indi viduals experiencing homelessness, and helps move them into shelter and place ment with resources to support them. It’s an emotional journey, but one that’s very rewarding. The Hands team has a stellar track record, and recently presented to the Santa Barbara County’s Elected Leaders Forum on Homelessness. If you’re a hands-on, humanitarian-minded soul, this is the team for you!
Actor Chris Pratt and wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, who lease a home near Montecito’s Riven Rock, have splashed out $70,000 for a 2,500 square-foot, six-bed room, six-bath beach house in Carpinteria. The tony twosome have rented the luxurious oceanfront home until mid-Oc tober, according to London’s Daily Mail, for which I used to scribe...
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we’ve moved through several communi ty-hardening efforts like debris basin con struction, the team has had to look at largescale projects and their impacts on this community, and works with government agencies from the County Flood Control District to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Dept of Fish and Game.
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Dunbar, Director of Development. “The stifling heat had dropped considerably, and we were fanned by cooling Pacific breezes. A wonderful combination.”
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AMA Sushi: Open Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 5:30 to 10 pm. Omakase seatings can be reserved at 5:30 and 8:30 pm.
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which pairs beautifully with sushi, sashimi, oysters, and shellfish. Representing a small, female producer from Japan and with a name like ‘Seaside,’ this was a perfect fit for the program at AMA Sushi.
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What excited you about creating the sake pairing menu for AMA Sushi?
Gabe Saglie has been covering the Santa Barbara wine scene for more than 15 years through columns, TV, and radio. He’s a senior editor with Travelzoo and is a leading expert on travel deals, tips, and trends.
While there are great examples of both filtered and unfiltered sake, I prefer the filtered sakes for their vibrant, clean tex tures and flavors. Although, it depends on flavor and stylistic preference in addi tion to what it is being served with.
McGrath Gates, who’s celebrating her 15th year with Lucas & Lewellen. Both tasting rooms also feature gourmet and household gifts.
Fukucho Junmai ‘Seaside’ Sparkling Sake from Hiroshima is crafted by Miho Imada, one of only 30 female brewmasters out of over 1,000 breweries in Japan. It has crisp notes of lemon-lime and apple aromas with a soft, lightly textured finish. Sparkling sake is wildly growing in pop ularity. This is a fantastic sparkling sake
sought-after selections from Niizawa Brewery in Miyagi: Reikyo “Absolute 0” Junmai Daiginjo and Zankyo “Super 7” Junmai Daiginjo.
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This is not the only wine bar in Solvang, but it may the best one. European in its vibe, you’ll find a wide range of quaffs here, from espresso drinks to craft beers. For wine buffs, the selection is a special mix of international and local selections, including the owners’ – wife and husband team, Anna and Tim Arrowsmith – pro prietary label. Open Thursday through Sunday, the libations are just part of the draw here, as the shop, which is located right along Mission Drive, hosts live music as well as an eclectic rotation of lectures and open mic nights.
Q. What are your favorite sakes from the sake list at AMA Sushi?
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For dessert, Yonamine served a duo of stylish fruit gelatin buttons; one was a gelée chardonnay with crème anglaise and mixed berries. The other a rice pudding wrapped in gelée mango with a berry coulis.
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This stylish space along Mission Drive, with big windows and lots of natural light, and with outdoor seating that gives you prime viewing of the passers-by, is three wine stops in one. Three distinct labels showcase winemaker Brett Escalera’s breadth and a special knack for wines that are powerful and elegant at once. Consilience focuses mainly on Rhône and Burgundian grapes; the viognier and chardonnay are delicious and, for fans of wines with muscle, the petite sirah is tough to beat. The Tre Anelli label has a Mediterranean personality, focusing on the wines of Spain, Italy, and Portugal, includ ing refreshing arneis. And Marianello is a vehicle for estate-grown Italian blends. The three labels merged in 2013 under the Sanger brand, which also features olive oils and vinegars. Listen to live music on SB by the Glass (Continued from 41)
The cocktail list is impressive. Rosewood Miramar’s new director of bars, Nils Schabert, hand-picked more than 30 vari eties of Japanese whiskies. The Hinode – served Tokyo Kaikan style with a king cube in a coupe composed of mezcal joven, pineapple liqueur, acidified dry vermouth, black lemon bitters, sparkling sake, and kinome – and Tsumiki, a coconut-infused sake-based cocktail, seem to be popular choices. For diners who are abstaining from alcoholic beverages, there’s also a selection of zero-proof cocktails, including the Kaizen, which combines a carbonated cold brew genmaicha with pandan lime reduction and strawberry.
Sumikawa Shoten Junmai Daiginjo ‘Asian Beauty’ Ichiban Matoi is from Yamaguchi prefecture. A beautiful sake crafted from the prized Yamada Nishiki rice, the Ichiban Matoi is vibrant and incredibly aromatic, containing notes of fresh tropical fruits and strawberry, a smooth texture and a pleasant off-dry flavor, but balanced by a light acidity. I selected this sake to offer as our premium Junmai Daiginjo by the glass as it offers guests who don’t often enjoy or drink sake a beautiful and approachable style to enjoy with sushi.
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Sake was traditionally served warm until approximately 40 years ago. Sake was not made in the refined, elegant styles that we are more familiar with today. The umami, earthy flavors of tra ditional sake were better suited to being served warm. With the revolution of sake production and style, most modern sakes are best served lightly chilled. I prefer serving them in a white wine glass as opposed to a traditional sake cup as this allows for all of the beautiful aromas of the sakes to leap out of the glass.
Creating the sake program and pairing for AMA Sushi was an exciting new opportunity to explore the world of Japanese sakes. I tasted more than a hun dred sakes in the course of seven weeks to curate the sake selection at AMA. While there are many similarities between sake and wine, I really appreciated the chance to learn and understand the different styles of sake being made and to learn the stories and history behind the pro duction and the multitude of producers making it.
A. When selecting sakes to com plement the menu at AMA and the Omakase experience, I was really look ing for unique selections that offer flavors to highlight and enhance the beauty and simplicity of the ingredients put together by Chef Kentaro Ikuta.
weekends, order a charcuterie board with your flight, and stay awhile.
By the end of a satisfying sushi and sake pairing, one can joyfully brave summer’s heat and humidity.
Claudia Schou is a high-heel enthusiast, boot camp novice, and fancy recipe collector.
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faculty this fall. Isaac Gomez (kinesiol ogy), Jennifer Ito (physics), Ruth Lin (music), Siegwart “Zig” Reichwald (music), and Guang Song (computer science) each bring a deep Christian faith and a love for teaching to Westmont.
Zig Reichwald, Adams professor of music and worship (photo by Brad Elliott)
A native of Vancouver, Canada, Robertson studied business economics at the University of British Columbia and accounting at the British Columbia Institute of Technology before working as a consultant, including Marwick and Partners in Vancouver and Information Systems Group in Ottawa.
Song, who has taught computer sci ence at Iowa State University since 2006, has focused his research on com putational biology. “A powerful tool, computation extends the reach of many liberal arts and science endeavors,” he says. “I see some of this in my own research experience in computational biophysics and biology, where I apply computational models to study protein structure and dynamics.” Song earned a doctorate at Texas A&M University. He explores how proteins move, stud ies their molecular mechanical systems, and classifies their various shapes.
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Former world champion surfer Shaun Tomson has joined the board of directors at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.
Gomez, a local resident who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, is final izing his doctorate from the University of Oregon. Using behavioral testing, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and electromyography, he has studied how our brains control movement and pub lished his findings. “I want to apply that research to children who are learning new motor skills,” he says. “I’m fascinat ed by my nieces and nephews – kids are wonderfully fun to work with.”
music and worship. “Westmont has an excellent music faculty who offer artistic experiences for all students interested in making music together,” he says. “Their performances provide meaningful musical and spiritual experiences to the Westmont community and Santa Barbara. I look for ward to becoming part of that tradition.”
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“We are excited to have Shaun on board,” says Executive Director Greg Gorga. “He brings his inspirational pas sion for surfing, empathy, and creativity to our museum, and has already demon strated a commitment for furthering our mission and strategic plans goals.”
Joe, who joined the ABC affiliate in 2012, starts work as the new public infor mation officer for the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
Capping an impactful, three-de cade career in the area’s nonprofit sec tor, Barbara Robertson is retiring as president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, as of December 31.
From musings on the Royals to celebrity real estate deals, Richard Mineards is our man on the society scene and has been for more than a decade
Guang Song, associate professor of computer science (photo by Brad Elliott)
Lin, who directed the Gustavus Adolphus College Symphony Orchestra in St. Peter, Minnesota, for more than a decade, takes up the baton to lead the Westmont Orchestra and chair the music department. She has already started mak ing connections and building relation ships in the Santa Barbara music commu nity and looks forward to working with students. “Making music and connecting with others through music is a gift from God,” she says. “What we’re unable to say in words we can express perfectly in music.” An accomplished conductor and teacher, she earned a Doctor of Music in orchestral conducting from Northwestern University School of Music.
He teaches History of Western Music and looks forward to plugging into the rich musical scene in Santa Barbara.
Along with the new tenure-track appoin tees, several professors join the college in short-term roles, including Nathalie Confiac (nursing), Aaron Cooke (eco nomics and business), Lesley Gardia (nursing), Dianthe Hoffman (nursing), Wendy Jackson (English, theater arts), Sara Johnson (biology), Kelly Taylor (mathematics), Pauline Remy (modern languages), Annamarie Gonzales (nurs ing), Holly Shelton (English), Nick Taylor (biology), Silke Werth (sociology), and Jackie Xie (chemistry).
Shaun has been described as one of the greatest surfers of all time and one of the most influential surfers of the century. He is an inductee in the U.S., Jewish, and South African Sports Halls of Fame and is a world-renowned leadership men tor, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and best-selling author.
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Actor Chris Pratt , wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, and mother Maria Shriver shopping at Montecito Country Mart... Writer T.C. Boyle lunching at the Natural Cafe on Hitchcock Way.
53-year-old star, who also owns a $21 million Bel Air mansion, just purchased a four-bedroom farmhouse owned by for mer TV talk show titan Oprah Winfrey on a one-acre plot with 4,320 square feet of living space for $14.8 million. Oprah bought the 1998 property last year for $10.5 million.
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She is the new communications man ager-public information officer for Santa Barbara County starting in November.
Ito, who recently earned a doctorate from UC San Diego, helped build mil limeter-wavelength telescopes as part of the Simons Array in Chile. “We’re hoping to study the cosmic microwave background, thought to be remnant radiation from the Big Bang,” she says. She will be training to use Westmont’s powerful Keck Telescope and looks for ward to working with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit and the community when the college opens the observatory to the public the third Friday of each month, weather permitting.
“We owe Barbara a tremendous debt of gratitude for her calm, steady leader ship during a period of unprecedented social turmoil and uncertainty these past two-plus years,” says Matt Rowe ,
Under her leadership, the foundation awarded almost $22 million in college scholarships, adopted a new application software platform, and met all program matic and institutional deadlines and revenue goals.
The Montecito-based South African has been involved with the museum for several years and is committed to its youth education program.
The dynamic duo are also known for winning $1 million as victors of the CBS TV show The Amazing Race in 2015.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in busi ness administration from the University of Natal, and master’s degree in leader ship from Northeastern University.
Montecito JOURNAL44 15 – 22 September 2022“Each day is a new beginning; I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right.” – Queen Elizabeth II Miscellany (Continued from 42)
Reichwald, who earned a doctorate in musicology and a Master of Music in orchestral conducting from Florida State, is the new Adams professor of
foundation board chair. “Despite numerous daunting challenges stem ming from the pandemic and its after math, she has positioned the organiza tion for continued success as an invalu able educational resource for students and families in our community.”
She relocated to Santa Barbara in 1989, and in 1993 became director of finance for the Scholarship Foundation, a position she held for 11 years.
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Barbara Robertson retires as president of the Scholarship Foundation (photo by Phil Channing)
Pip! Pip! Be safe, wear a mask when necessary, and get vaccinated.
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While Castañeda and his team look forward to the next phase of the project, they are prepared for the project to be appealed to the Board of Supervisors or the Coastal Commission, or both. If appealed, staff for the County expects the project to be scheduled for an appeal hearing before the Board of Supervisors in late November.
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opportunity to take part in a study con ducted by the National Policing Institute which would place 25 fixed position auto matic license plate readers throughout the county.AsMontecito Association Executive Director Sharon Byrne reported in last week’s Montecito Journal, the camer as would be in position for one year at no cost to the County or Sheriff’s Department. “It’s an awesome opportu nity to evaluate the potential value of this technology, basically it’s an extensive test drive of the technology, with no obliga tion to continue,” Deputy Bonner said, adding that the technology will be utilized to help law enforcement solve significant crimes, and will not be used for traffic enforcement. “There is no facial recogni tion, and the data gleaned is not tied to personal identifying information,” he said. If a vehicle is identified as being part of a crime, the license plate will be entered into the system and if the vehicle drives by one of the plate readers, sheriffs’ deputies will be notified. The technology has been implemented in other areas of the country and has helped to recover stolen property, kidnapping victims, and helped to find at-riskDeputypeople.Bonner said footage from the plate readers will be owned by the Sheriff’s Department and never sold or shared; it is deleted after 30 days if it is not being used to solve a significant crime, and there will be strict usage controls. The Sheriff’s Department is
This month’s MMMM challenged solvers to find a member of a well known Motown group. The standard version of the puzzle has asterisks on 10 of the clues, each of which can also clue a word containing the letters “PIN”:
All inquiries should be directed to Roots Carpinteria’s Community Liaison: (805) 637-9699.
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Volunteers, sponsorship, and financial support is needed to make the Walk Montecito project happen. Fundraising continues. For more information, visit sbbucketbrigade.org.DuringCommunity Reports, Montecito Water General Manager Nick Turner said that water use in the com munity continues to be 15-20% elevated above planned levels. “We have water to accommodate that now, but it means a projected future shortage will come soon er,” he said. “It’s extremely important to do what we can to reduce usage.”
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currently seeking input on where the plate readers should be located. Contact Deputy Bonner at Cmb2474@ sbsheriff.org.Alsodiscussed at the meeting: the MA Board of Directors was given a presentation on the progress of Walk Montecito, a project led by the Bucket Brigade that will ultimate ly create eight miles of roadside walking trails throughout Montecito. The grassroots initiative calls for pedestrian improvements that are in alignment with the semi-rural ambiance of Montecito, prohibiting paved, concrete sidewalks that are not compatible with the Montecito Community Plan. The mix of formal and non-formal trails are and will be ADA friendly in most areas, and are or will be made from both decomposed granite in main thoroughfares, and informal compacted shale along sideroads, connecting to nature trails through public open spaces andTheparks.trail construction schedule aims for trails on Barker Pass later this year, Sycamore Canyon in the beginning of next year, and Camino Viejo next spring/ summer. “We see this as a gift we are giving to the community and our children to give them a truly walkable Montecito,” said Bucket Brigade founder Abe Powell, adding that a portion of East Valley Road is also being discussed as a parallel project to the Walk Montecito project, borne out of a safety concern after a student was hit whileSeveralwalking.members of the community spoke at the meeting, voicing concern
Each of these “PIN” words can be found in the grid by replacing five squares with the rebus PIN. The replaced letters, in order, are S A N E R. What now?
about liability protection, easements, rightof-way, maintenance, public outreach, and project management. “I’ve heard loud and clear that there is a disconnect happening regarding public outreach,” said Montecito Association Board President Megan Orloff “I think we need to make sure we are lis tening on both sides of the table and that outreach is happening. I encourage that conversation to continue.”
According to Castaneda, his team planned for a lengthy process. “We’ve always understood this is a marathon and not a sprint. We assembled an experienced team of knowledgeable land use, govern ment, and public affairs professionals to help us navigate this process.”
ations for Roots Carpinteria, was happy with the Commission’s decision. “We are very grateful to receive the approval of the Planning Commission. The hearing lasted several hours; I was extremely impressed with how thorough and careful the County staff is when reviewing projects.”
On Wednesday, September 7, in a 4-1 vote, Roots Carpinteria, a cannabis retail store, secured approval for a Coastal Development Permit to operate on Santa Claus Lane. The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission made the decision.
The last step to solving the meta is realizing that you need to make one more PIN replacement, changing the A to PIN and spelling SPINNER, this month’s meta answer. The clue for the grid entry DIE [Board game accessory] provided final confirmation of the meta answer SPINNER, but only one solver mentioned noticing it!
Luis Castañeda, director of retail oper
Kelly Mahan Herrick, also a licensed realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, has been editor at large for the Journal since 2007, reporting on news in Montecito and beyond.
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