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Dear Montecito – The Key Class alumnus Kai Etz commends the program and its instructor John Daly, P.30

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Library Mojo – Former Poet Laureate

Sojourner Kincaid Rolle gives a visit to the Poetry Club, P.12

Seen Around Town – The Maritime

Museum celebrates the heroic whale, P.14

Brilliant Thoughts – Ashleigh Brilliant talks

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contraband, smuggling and boxes, P. 19

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The Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary: haven for birds and the community, page 16

Sit-down with Salud

A candid conversation with Congressman Salud Carbajal and our own Gwyn Lurie, page 5

Hot Springs for All?

Exposed pipes and estate usage; local letter writer Bryan Rosen feels that the Montecito hot springs can be managed better, page 8

AFTER NEARLY 18 YEARS, SCOOPS OWNERS BOB AND ELLIE PATTERSON PREPARE TO SAY FAREWELL TO THE MONTECITO COMMUNITY AND WELCOME IN GABRIEL SUNDHOLM TO MANAGE THE COMMUNITY’S BELOVED GELATERIA. (STORY STARTS ON P. 10)

Love Letter to Montecito Grammy winning producer Rich Jacques expresses his love for Montecito and its life-saving qualities, page 6

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Editorial – Congressman Salud Carbajal sits down to talk about his experiences on the Hill, midterm elections, local thoughts, and where we go from here

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ontecito Miscellany – A lyrical love letter to the area from renowned muM sic producer, Rich Jacques; a new book inspires reflections on “Madhattan” and esteemed eatery, Mortimer’s; and Richard Mineards will not say Pip! Pip! anytime soon to the phrase

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ews & Views – Bryan Rosen follows the Hot Springs water pipeline; Kimball N Shinkoskey reviews the effectiveness of shame; Sharon Byrne on the disorienting discussion around housing development Tide Guide

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Village Beat – The gelato is cold but the feelings are warm as Scoops owners Bob and Ellie Patterson say their sweet adieus to the community and pass the waffle cone to new manager Gabriel Sundholm

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Library Mojo – Go on a blind date with a book this Valentine’s Day; a visit from former SB Poet Laureate, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle; and the February book club selections

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een Around Town – The Maritime Museum celebrates the world’s largest superheS roes: whales; “The Queen of the Coast” art exhibit helps wrap up the Rincon Classic

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he Giving List – The Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary has been gliding through the T pandemic, but here is how to help it soar

Brilliant Thoughts – Ashleigh Brilliant discusses the customs around contraband through boxes, containers, and his own cases of smuggling

Perspectives by Rinaldo S. Brutoco – Green is Good! Healing the Biosphere One Step at a Time.

The Optimist Daily – Redwoods returned to Native tribes and the unexpected benefits of fake poop. Hint: it’s no longer just for practical jokers…

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On Entertainment – Karla Bonoff talks collaboration and inspiration before her upcoming concert at the Lobero; the persistence of Lights Up! plus Something Rotten! is in the area

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Calendar of Events – Your weekly look at the area’s events: check in on everything from 1st Thursday happenings to an herbaceous book launch party

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Dear Montecito – Guest pen pal and upcoming mathematician Kai Etz pens his praises for The Key Class and the power of internships (and applied mathematics)

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

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

“We all have to take ownership of this country’s history, have truth and reconciliation around it, and understand what must be repaired to support collective healing.”

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Salud Carbajal served as Santa Barbara County’s First District Supervisor for 12 years before being elected to represent the 24th Congressional District of California in Congress

by Gwyn Lurie

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he last time I sat face-to-face with Congressman Salud Carbajal was in September of 2020, when we were all optimistic that the pandemic’s end was in sight. That was three years into his stint in Congress. And as honored as he was to be representing this district in the People’s House, he nonetheless seemed burdened as he worked to get his footing during a time of extreme partisan politics, and an increasingly divided nation. He’d gone from being a big fish in a small pond, serving comfortably in the powerful position of County Supervisor – a position he still references wistfully – to being a small fish in a big pond, forced into perpetual reelection mode and the need to constantly do the thing he likes least – fundraising.

Today Congressman Carbajal seems different – less tentative than the freshman congressman who sat down with me at my home just 18 months ago.

Five years into his job and with a far better understanding of the ins-and-outs of the complicated bicameral system in which he must maneuver (and finally knowing where the bathrooms are in our nation’s Capitol), the man who arrived at our Journal office seemed a little more confident and a lot more serious – like a leader who understands exactly where we are as a country and as a democracy and just how real the threats are that we face.

Our conversation began with Congressman Carbajal (somewhat) jokingly referencing Henry Kissinger, who was said to have begun a meeting with a group of reporters by saying: “You have questions for my answers?”

We both laughed at the former Secretary of State’s clever quip, though it was painfully clear to both of us that the issues facing our community, our country, and our world are far from funny. So we immediately settled into a more sobering conversation about where things are, and what our Congressman is doing to try to move the stubborn needle on some of the important issues.

Still, and always, Salud Carbajal is a glass-half-full kind of guy; and so despite the gravity that permeates his work, his eternal optimism pervaded our hour-plus-long back and forth.

Q. So, are you having fun yet?

A. That’s a strong word. It’s taken me this long, third term, fifth year, to finally feel

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Montecito Miscellany Love Letter to Montecito

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ontecito-based artist and Grammy winning producer Rich Jacques has written a “love letter” to our rarefied enclave.

Rich has had more than 300 placements in film and TV such as Grey’s Anatomy and The Breakup, and his songs have been heard in many major commercials including Honda and Xbox.

At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, he had an unrelated health scare and moved out of his home in Los Angeles to live with friends in our Eden by the Beach.

“I created a lot of new habits and got back to health,” says Rich. “It was really a life-changing experience. Montecito really is one of the most beautiful places in the world and now has a whole new meaning to me.

This is my love letter to all who helped me,” “Being in a new space in my friend’s guest house really afforded me the opportunity to take a step back and only focus on taking care of myself in ways that I hadn’t in years.

“It had a profound effect. Within three months I lost about twenty-five pounds and friends I hadn’t seen since leaving L.A. were always shocked at how different I looked.”

Grammy winner Rich Jacques pens ode to Montecito

He also became an avid cyclist riding up to mountains or down to the beach daily, eating regularly at Oliver’s on Coast Village Road and shopping at the Montecito Village Grocery.

“I love the small-town feeling,” says Rich.

“It’s a bit of a time capsule from the ‘50s.

Hiking the trails up to Hot Springs, having Lotusland round the corner, and, of course, my favorite Butterfly Beach. There’s really no place like it. Montecito literally saved my life.”

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Montecito Hot Springs Water is Being Taken for Estates – Restore Hot Springs Traditionally Used by the Chumash People

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nfortunately, pipes are taking the water from hot springs in Montecito.

The pipes are maintained by the Montecito Creek Water Company, a private company that has water rights in Hot Springs Canyon. The pools of hot water that the Chumash used to enjoy are no more. The hot water is taken from above the east fork of Hot Springs Creek near the ruins of the hot springs resort which operated until it was destroyed by the 1964 Coyote Fire. Smaller pipes stick into the hillside, siphoning off the water. They join a larger pipe. The water is carried in that pipe for about a mile and is used to irrigate people’s estates on Hot Springs Road and Riven Rock Road. The pipe empties into a reservoir on the right side of upper Hot Springs Road.

Before the hot spring water was used for irrigation, it was used by people for a long time. The Chumash enjoyed the hot springs for centuries, and considered them to have special healing qualities. In the late 1850s it’s said a 100 year-old Native American, who attributed his health and longevity to the hot springs, led Mr. Wilbur Curtiss to them. Mr. Curtiss had been told by his doctor he only had six months to live, and came to the area for his health. After soaking in the hot water, he was healed of a condition thought incurable, and restored to robust health.

In those days land was sold for a very low price to settlers. Native Americans had no power to stop this, and their land was taken away from them. In any case, the longstanding use of the hot springs by the Chumash was coming to an end. In 1862 Mr. Curtiss acquired land in Hot Springs Canyon, and started the first commercial hot springs resort. The hot springs there were no longer free; one needed money to enjoy them. Mr. Curtiss’ resort was subsequently destroyed by a forest fire.

This traditional area the Chumash soaked

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California’s Housing Fight Can Give You Whiplash

by Sharon Byrne

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ere’s the conversation between California cities and the state government: California (Housing and Community Development Dept. - HCD): Hey cities, you need to build more housing. We’re short.

Cities: Oh, um, hey, we don’t actually build housing. Developers do that. You guys stuck CEQA on us, code regulations, and housing elements. Where do we build, if we’re mostly built out?

California HCD: Now we’re going to require you to build housing. We estimate we’re

A pipe leading from the hot springs

in was eventually replaced by more expensive resorts (each burning down from forest fires), culminating in the exclusive Hot Springs Club, in which only a small number of affluent members and guests could use the hot water. Now there’s not even one pool of hot water, just pipes sticking in the hillside. Better to have a monument dedicated to the Chumash there, and pools for everyone, instead of the current uglification.

This beautiful canyon has become marred as a result of water company operations.

For example, the main pipe carrying hot water runs down the middle of the trail.

Abandoned metal pipes are in plain sight, another eyesore. Broken, rusty pipes stick up in the trail and power line road, posing a hazard. One sees loose metal and plastic pipes in the creekbed, perhaps delivered there by the mudslides of January 2018.

Despite signs placed stating “Tampering and Vandalism of Water Pipes and Signs Will Be Prosecuted,” some members of the public have been vandalizing the pipes, tearing them apart at joints. Often there’s a muddy mess as the hot water pours down the trail. A few years ago I spoke with an employee of the water company about this, and she informed me the vandalism costs around $100,000 a year. Maybe this figure is an exaggeration, but there’s a significant problem with vandalism. Almost every time

I have gone up the trail recently the pipes have been torn apart.

Messages expressing public sentiment are written on the pipes and signs. On one sign warning against tampering the following is written: “Chumash are Forever,” “This is Chumash Land,” and “You Can’t Own Water.” On the main pipe here’s some of what’s written: “Stolen Water,” “Protect What Nourishes You,” “Let the Waters and People be Free,” “Healing Waters,” “Heal,” “Dear Waters, May Those Who Honor You Protect You,” “Free the Nip,” and “Water is Life, Free the Water, Love the Water, Free the People.”

If the water company put up a chalkboard so people could express their sentiments, maybe vandalism would be diminished. Or Montecito Trails Foundation could erect a structure where hikers could give their names and addresses, similar to one on top of Mount Whitney. They could share how they feel about the pipes or answer a survey about them.

Hopefully, one day all the hot springs will be restored for public use. The estate owners getting the hot spring water don’t need it.

They already have a water connection from the Montecito Water District.

Why should a traditional location used

by Native Americans for healing purposes be taken away by a private water company serving the rich?

If the water operation shut down, the employees of Montecito Creek Water District

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wouldn’t have to be unemployed – they could get work managing the restored hot springs near the ruins. The company could apply for a use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.

While on the west fork of Hot Springs Creek there are free hot springs, attracting lots of young people, on the east fork the hot springs could be regulated in terms of the number of visitors, allowing for more privacy. A reasonable fee could be charged. Chumash people could soak in the hot springs for free.

It would be nice to see this beautiful, historic canyon restored with the water overflowing the hot springs into the creek to benefit plants and wildlife. An area of such historical and ecological importance deserves to be protected.

Bryan Rosen

The Shame Game Today, implementation of legislative or executive policies having force of law are seen by misguided Americans as mass shaming events. People in authority are trying to make other people feel bad about their personal behavior and choices.

Yes, that is exactly what law does, and it is a good thing, not a bad thing.

What would our American history look like if we hadn’t shamed white racists in the Confederate South? How about if we had not shamed sexual harassment by movie directors and producers? What would our world look like if we hadn’t shamed aggressive action taken against our navy at Pearl Harbor, or not used pedophile registries to shame sexual offenders? What would the American dream look like today if we never shamed kids for sluffing school and deciding to sell drugs instead? Are we to stop shaming air and water polluters, and excessive water users in drought areas?

If we want to have a shame-free society, we had better understand it will be a lawfree and democracy-free society. The definition of rule of law is a society that empowers the majority to decide what will be shamed and what will not be shamed.

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NEWS & VIEWS 3.5 million units short. Get busy. Speed up your permitting process. Here’s your share, the Regional Housing Needs Allowance. And no, you don’t get to argue this.

Cities: WHAT!?!?! That’s TOO many homes to build! This is crazy! Who came up with 3.5 million units????

California HCD: I guess you weren’t listening. We think you’re being too NIMBY (Not In My Backyard). So we’re going to sue a couple of you and make an example of you.

Cities: WHAT??!?! This is crazy. We’ll never hit those targets. We don’t BUILD housing.

What about some tools, like our Redevelopment funds that you took away? That’s how we used to get some low-income housing built. And where’s help from you to deal with homelessness?

California Legislature: Let’s pass bills that remove local controls. THAT will get the housing built!

Cities: Why are California Realtors, California Building and Development Industry and YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard, funded by Big Tech), behind these bills to take away our local controls? Why aren’t you legislators listening to us, your cities?

Housing Justice Groups: There’s nothing affordable in these bills! They’ll gentrify us out of our own communities. Don’t do this!

California Legislature: Done. How do you like that? (Wicked laugh.)

Cities: You bastards! The craziness you’ve unleashed, where anyone can throw up an apartment building in their backyard, is going to ruin our communities. We’re now scrambling to pass ordinances to deal with your crappy bills. ENOUGH. We’re going to fire up a ballot initiative for the November election to return local controls to us!

California: While we’re at it, we’ll give HCD Death Star powers to enforce on cities who don’t build enough housing.

Cities: What about the water, the drought, parking, and FIRE? We shouldn’t be pushing more people up into high fire zones!

California Insurance Commissioner and California Attorney General: Stop all development in the High Fire zones!

Cities: See! You guys at the state can’t even agree on a strategy. We’re getting whiplash here….

California HCD and Legislature: OK fine. Just… fine. Tell you what… we’ll just densify cities! Take away parking! More supply! Pack ‘em in like Queens! Call it Green so it will sell.

Cities: If density worked, why isn’t New York City affordable? You guys are morons.

That’s where we’re at, and it’s a bit of a wild west.

The Biden Administration purports that we are 3.9 million units short of housing for the US. Compare that to California HCD’s assertion that we need an additional 3.5 million units in California alone. Someone is clearly wrong. California’s HCD number has been thoroughly debunked, yet California legislators and YIMBY groups routinely throw “3.5 million units” around, as has the governor. It was used to justify the passage of Senate Bills 9 and 10.

California housing is also being profitized by Airbnb, VRBO, and the new insidious use, Pacaso, where people pool to buy a second vacation home as a timeshare in a nice neighborhood. Northern California has been experiencing the problems of Pacaso for a while now, with loud parties, too many people staying in a home, and zero accountability, because a corporation owns it. These businesses remove housing stock from the market that actual people used to live in. Wonder why the state doesn’t look there first to get some supply back.

Los Angeles has an estimated 90,000 vacant units, and 50,000 people living without shelter. 39% of the unsheltered live in their cars. The vacant units, were they returned to the market, wouldn’t necessarily provide housing for those presently living without shelter, but you’ve gotta wonder if it wouldn’t move some supply into play that could ease the rush for housing at the bottom of the economic scale. And that is exactly where California is falling short: affordable housing. Developers want to build for profit, so a lot of luxury housing is getting built. Unfortunately, we don’t have a luxury housing crisis. We have an affordability problem.

For a progressive state, we’re not doing much to create opportunities for equity or affordability in housing. In 2021, California only permitted 1,040 housing units that would be for sale to the very low / low income categories, comprising 5.3 million Californians. In contrast, the state permitted 560,000 housing units for the moderate / above-moderate income groups, comprising 5.6 million Californians. Home prices in that category did not go down with this additional supply. They went UP. So much for supply and demand…

Something else is at work in our housing markets, and until the state starts addressing the problem of corporate ownership of homes, speculation, and vacancies, exhorting “build more supply” isn’t going to fix our problems, no matter what Big Tech says, and they’re driving housing policy in California at present.

The Montecito Association is considering endorsing Our Neighborhood Voices, the ballot initiative targeted for the November General Election, that would amend the California constitution to reserve local land use policies for local jurisdictions. If it passes, it will put the power of control over land use back in the hands of cities, and prevent the state from overriding it in future. We’ve been gathering signatures, and people are enthusiastic about it.

In the meantime, strap in. It’s pretty wild out here. And watch out for whiplash.

Sharon is the Executive Director of the Montecito Association

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A Fond Farewell: “Scoops” Owners Retire Here’s the Scoop owners Bob and Ellie Patterson (right) have sold the beloved shop; new manager Gabriel Sundholm has taken the reins

American Riviera Bank is located in the Upper Village at 525 San Ysidro Road

by Kelly Mahan Herrick

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or nearly 18 years, Here’s the Scoop (aka Scoops) owners Bob and Ellie Patterson have operated their beloved Coast Village Road gelateria, scooping their daily house-made gelato and sorbet for dozens of customers every day.

“Scoopie,” as the Pattersons have lovingly referred to their successful business, is a feelgood staple on Coast Village Road, and the duo have become known for their tireless involvement in the Montecito community over the years.

The Pattersons say that the shop has been a dream come true. The couple met in the 1980s while working in the technology industry; they moved to Santa Barbara in 1995 from just outside of L.A. Their daughter, Alex, who was at Montecito Union School at the time, had the idea to open a gelato shop after Baskin-Robbins had closed on Coast Village Road. Ellie and Bob ran with it, journeying to Italy to learn the ins and outs of producing authentic gelato, and researching equipment in which to do so.

“Our vision for our new endeavor was to not only make the best gelato and sorbet, but to become a welcoming part of this amazing community,” Ellie writes in a farewell letter to her customers. “We wanted to be the place kids wanted to come to after school, plays, recitals, games, and graduation.” Ellie also knew she wanted to incorporate her love for our local farmers’ markets in the shop. “Part of our vision was to create a relationship with local farms and purchase as much fruit, vegetables, and herbs from them as possible,” she said. The couple became known for their creative offerings such as sorbets made with lemon and lavender, mango and passionfruit, blood orange, and more. The offerings change seasonally, depending on what’s available at the local farmers’ markets.

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The shop opened on April 2, 2004, in the lower level of what’s now called Coast Village Plaza. Back then, the intoxicating scent of homemade waffle cones would waft up to Coast Village Road, luring customers down the stairs to the sunken patio. In 2017, the shop moved to the main level, attracting more foot traffic and positioned to be the go-to place for something sweet after dinner on Coast Village. The shop has always been adorned with artwork from local school children, which rotates monthly. A year after opening, the Pattersons purchased a mobile gelato cart to be able to serve gelato and sorbet at community events, including the Montecito Union School Carnival, Beautification Day, local taste events, and private weddings.

“Our fondest memories will be the wonderful kids, some as young as three or four years old when they started coming to Scoops, that we were able to watch grow… and eventually graduate from elementary and high school and college,” Ellie said.

“We were also fortunate to have so many amazing employees through the years. We’ve even been honored to have been invited to three of their weddings.”

Their daughter Alex, who had her first job at the shop at age 14, is now married and has three of her own children. The Pattersons intend to move out of state to be closer to Alex and her family. “We want to watch them grow up,” Bob said, adding that spending time with the grandchildren was a large part of the decision to sell the business.

The new owner, who wishes to be out of the spotlight, lives in Montecito and has brought on ice cream expert Gabriel Sundholm to manage the shop. Sundholm has nearly two decades in the ice cream industry, most recently with Rori’s Artisanal Creamery in Montecito. The Pattersons have taught Sundholm their recipes and

trade secrets, and the plan is for the store and its offerings to stay relatively the same.

Sundholm says he even plans on hosting the coveted costume contest during Ghost Village Road festivities, and serving the Pattersons’ famous “worms ‘n’ dirt” gelato.

“We will treasure the many happy memories with our customers, many of whom who have become dear friends over the years,” Ellie said.

Here’s the Scoop is located at 1187 Coast Village Road and is open seven days a week.

COVID-19 Tests Available in Montecito Montecito Water District has announced that this Friday, February 4, they will host a pop-up distribution center for at-home COVID-19 test kits. It will be a drivethrough site, where those needing test kits can drive up and will be given one kit per person in their household.

The distribution is from 10 am to noon, at 583 San Ysidro Road.

American Riviera Bank Reports Annual Results American Riviera Bank announced earlier this week unaudited net income of $11,829,000 for the 12 months ending December 31, 2021. This represents a 60% increase in net income from the $7,378,000 earned in the same reporting period in the prior year. In 2021, the bank achieved an annualized return on average assets of 1.04% and return on average equity of 13.02%.

Unaudited net income was $2,747,000 for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2021, compared to the $2,379,000 earned in the prior year.

Core loans, excluding SBA PPP loans, have grown 17% or $112 million over the last year since December 31, 2020. The bank maintained strong credit quality with no other real estate owned, no loans 90 days or more past due, and only $2.9 million or 0.38% of total loans excluding PPP on non-accrual status, which are well supported by collateral.

According to reps, American Riviera

“I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings.” — Nick Frederickson

Bank continues to experience tremendous deposit growth with a 38% or $330 million increase in total deposits since December 31, 2020. Non-interest bearing demand deposits increased 41% or $138 million over the last year. Deposit inflows from clients have been the driving factor in the total assets of the bank, increasing $335 million, or 34%, since December 31, 2020 to a total of $1.3 billion at December 31, 2021.

President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff DeVine said in a statement, “We have our loyal clients and dedicated team members to thank for record earnings and strong balance sheet growth in 2021. The pandemic continued to disrupt our business and personal lives, yet our bankers worked tirelessly to respond to the deposit and lending needs of the communities we serve. In turn, the bank was able to share its success by increasing wages and benefits for our hard-working team, increasing donations and sponsorships on the Central Coast, and reporting strong growth in earnings and tangible book value per share for our shareholders. This is the power of community banking!”

As of December 31, 2021, American Riviera Bank continues to be well capitalized with a Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11% (well above the regulatory guideline of 8% for well capitalized institutions). The tangible book value per share of American Riviera Bank common stock increased to $17.92 at December 31, 2021.

Full-service branches are located in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta, San Luis Obispo, and Paso Robles. The bank provides commercial, residential mortgage, construction, and Small Business Administration lending services as well as online and mobile

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For more information, visit www.americanriviera. bank.

Kelly, 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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Keston MAX All-Stars | Sir Simon Rattle conductor The LSO and Music Academy of the West alumni Keston MAX All-Stars in a joint celebration concert. The All-Stars are the Music Academy Summer Festival fellows who won auditions in 2018-2021 to perform in London with the LSO. They will all be reuniting in Santa Barbara for this special event.

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by Kim Crail

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n the mood for a steamy read or just a happily ever after? We could all use some healthy distraction these days and Montecito Library staff are preparing for one of our favorite displays: “Blind Date with a Book.” Rather than judging a book by its cover, author, or genre, let us surprise you with something that you might not normally go for – a romance novel gift wrapped up just in time for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy some romance in your reading life or give it to your Valentine.

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Music from the award-winning film

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Works by Marin Marais, Sainte-Colombe François Couperin, Jean-Baptiste Lully Early music master Jordi Savall returns to CAMA Masterseries to perform the music he created for the soundtrack of one of the most celebrated films ever to explore the art of music.

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All the Mornings of the World

Our Poetry Club discussion of Langston Hughes was greatly informed by the contributions of attendee Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. Sharing extensive biographical information and treating us to a reading of Hughes’ “The Weary Blues,” Rolle helped our group to see Hughes’ nuanced background and his impact on American poetry and the Harlem Renaissance. We were also pleased to learn that Rolle has a new children’s book being published in May called Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem, which features her own poetry alongside illustrations by Alex Bostic.

The group read aloud many of Langston Hughes’ poems, including “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “Jazzonia,” “Kids in School with Me,” “Mother to Son,” “Good Morning,” “I Dream a World,” and “Harlem.” I was honored to read an alltime favorite poem, “Theme for English B,” and remember my wonderful high school English teacher who introduced it to me way back then. Thank you, Mr. Hagar!

Book Club on Fire Tous les matins du monde (All the Mornings of the World) is a seductive tale of music and passion set in 17th century France during the reign of Louis XIV—a fictional portrayal of the relationship between two of France’s revered Baroque composers. Winner of 7 French César Awards including Best Picture and Best Soundtrack (Jordi Savall).

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Our January Book Club selection, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice, by Anthony Ray

Hinton, moved many of our members to question how best to reform a justice system that could falsely imprison someone on death row for almost 30 years. Reading about how Mr. Hinton’s faith helped him to forgive and his incredible ability to use his mind and imagination to leave the confines of his five-by-seven-foot cell inspired us during this difficult time of Omicron.

His best friend visited him every week, making the seven-hour drive without fail to help keep Hinton’s spirits up throughout. We wondered – do we have a friend who would do that for us? Or maybe, more importantly, would we be so dedicated if our loved one was falsely imprisoned?

Our February selection is Stay With Me, a debut novel by Nigerian author Ayòbámi Adébáyo, about what happens to a young couple’s relationship when infertility collides with extended family’s expectations.

Modern and traditional solutions compete, including polygamy and deceit with the goal of preserving marriage and family. All are welcome!

February Events ibrary Van at Cold Spring School: L Thursday, February 3, 3:30-5:30 pm Storywalk at Lower Manning Park: Wednesday, February 9, 2-3:30 pm Montecito Book Club: Stay With Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyo - Tuesday, February 22, 12-1 pm Poetry Club: William Stafford with special guest Paul Willis - Thursday, February 24, 2-3:30 pm Knit ‘n’ Needle: Fridays, 1-2:30 pm

2022 Montecito Library Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm See you at the library!

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hales are Superheroes” according to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM). The museum invited all artists in grades K-6 to submit ocean-related art for a unique exhibit. The artists gave their interpretation of a whale, a whale’s activities, or anything ocean related like kelp, starfish, dolphins, or other sea creatures. Crayons, colored pencils, or markers could be used.

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and video components that bring children’s artwork to life and will be on display from April 15 to May 15, 2022.

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There will be the children’s art show along with the three-dimensional art and sound experience. Also “The Wonder of Whales: Two Artists Perspectives,” an ocean-themed exhibit of artwork by Kelly Clause and John Baran. Holly Lohuis will give a lecture about how whales affect the climate, plus Santa Barbara’s application to be designated an international Whale Heritage Site.

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In case you didn’t know, whales are amazing creatures who actually help maintain the stability and health of our oceans. Nutrients in the water slowly sink over time, and as whales dive down to feed and surface to breathe, they act as nutrient pumps moving those nutrients back up to the sunlit surface water where they stimulate and fertilize the growth of phytoplankton.

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Since 2000 the SBMM has featured many artifacts and stories to share the history of the Santa Barbara Channel with more than 40,000 visitors annually, and it provides year-round experiential maritime history and marine science education for local youth. Featuring the impressive FirstOrder Fresnel Lighthouse Lens from Point Conception, SBMM’s current exhibits explore the History of Oil in Santa Barbara Channel & Chumash Use of Asphaltum, Surfing, Mermaids, the Honda Disaster, and “Wives and Daughters: Keepers of the Light.”

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The Giving List Feeding the Flock

by Steven Libowitz

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he COVID crisis has been quite a challenge for nearly everyone in the world. But for Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary – the nonprofit founded in 2004 by director Jamie McLeod to rescue and often rehabilitate unwanted and displaced companion parrots – the pandemic really has been for the birds. Or rather, not so much, as the vagaries of the virus variants have really played havoc with the organization’s finances that go toward taking care of the exotic animals.

We don’t really want to parrot what was written in the annual Giving List book that was just published in November, but the situation at the Summerland site is still rather severe.

“We were really impacted by the Thomas Fire and the [Montecito] flood when everything was cut off for weeks and weeks, and then along came the pandemic,” McLeod explained. “So we basically had to utilize all of our long-term sustainable resources just to get us through to this period. We were very blessed with the help we got from being in the Giving List book. It was only through that effort that we were able

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to make it through the end of the year and have at least another month’s worth of funding in the coffers. But now it’s tough again.”

The problem, McLeod said, is that expenses at the Bird Sanctuary don’t really fluctuate – and with parrots in particular, the phrase “eat like a bird” is really a misnomer. The parrots need to be fed twice a day and they eat a far richer, and more expensive, diet than the bird seed in, say, a home feeder for sparrows.

“The birds don’t stop eating and the staff still has to prepare their food, so it’s not like we can just shut the doors and come back after the pandemic,” she said.

“We have to be here for them seven days a week. They don’t understand there’s a pandemic. They just know people aren’t coming around much anymore.”

Fortunately, easing of restrictions has allowed the Bird Sanctuary to resume its regular hours, including offering daily docent-led tours ($20) of the facilities where the birds spend most of the day outdoors in aviaries in the garden. Special behind-the-scenes tours for up to five visitors at a time include a half hour with McLeod and a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity with all the show parrots, plus

Director Jamie McLeod founded the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary in 2004

some play time.

“Everybody wants to touch and play with the birds, but we can’t do that with limited staff. When we do bring them out for the behind-the-scenes tour, people’s jaws are usually hanging open for the first 10 minutes.”

It sounds like a great time. But it’s fair to wonder why supporting exotic birds that are largely former pets should be a priority in a world where unhoused people roam the streets, cancer claims far too many lives, and kids are suffering abuse or issues

with learning. But it’s pretty straightforward for McLeod, who earned degrees in exotic animal training and management and has a very extensive background working in zoos: It’s not the parrots’ fault. The birds are innocent.

“The birds are so beautiful,” she said.

“They’re colorful, they’re incredibly intelligent. They talk. So people are very attracted to them and they think it’s very glamorous to have one. But then there’s the

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Editorial (Continued from 5) comfortable in the job because first term you’re learning how it works, where the restrooms are, how to facilitate getting to where you need to go, how the hearings work, how the sausage is done, authorizing versus appropriating. What’s the difference, leadership, and how leverage works.

Second term I started really digging in and being a more effective representative.

Now, I feel like I’m coming into my own, comfortable and clear about how I can continue to be more effective, but it still doesn’t take away from the fact that I come from local government. Local government’s awesome. The supervisors, there’s five members. You only need two more votes, but it’s better to have four or five votes than three, because then it’s not polarizing.

Do you miss being our County Supervisor?

Hell yes, I miss it.

Well, there’s a seat opening up.

Other people, as you know, are vying for that. As a matter of fact, I’ve talked to someone recently, she’s asked me for my endorsement. So, I’m giving it serious consideration.

(I know he’s referring to School Board Member Laura Capps who just last week announced her candidacy for Gregg Hart’s 2nd District Supervisor seat, so I goad him on a bit.)

Would you like to make an endorsement announcement right now?

I’m close to making an endorsement, but let me call you if I’m ready.

(Always a careful politician, I didn’t really expect him to declare anything then and there, but I did, in fact, receive word from Congressman Carbajal on Monday that he is officially endorsing Laura Capps for the 2nd District Supervisor seat.)

I know what it feels like to serve locally, to work collaboratively, and to get stuff done.

I worked across the aisle to do all these wonderful things. On some things we could have done even more, I look back and I kick myself... I’ll give you one example, the foster care task force that you worked on, I regret that... It was a great report you wrote. It shed light on a lot of things. Certain things just didn’t make it to the finish line unless somebody champions it to the end. But I miss that in local government; you could roll up your sleeves.

There’s less bureaucracy. It’s easier to move the ball forward and get things done and it’s not so partisan.

Even in Congress, you’ve made it a priority to engage in bipartisan efforts to pass legislation.

Yes, I have. For instance, the bipartisan infrastructure bill that just got passed. It was the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus that I belong to that put forward the framework. That was the basis for the final product that was approved.

How will that impact Santa Barbara?

I’ll give you an example, for transit here in the district, there was 60 million dollars needed for transit alone. Over five years. Public transit. Roads, bridges, waterworks, water recycling. Here’s a chance to look at what infrastructure projects they can do, in addition to partnering with the city on the desal water... there’s been talk about doing more water recycling, whether it’s for potable purposes or not. Here’s a chance to look at how infrastructure funding from the Fed could assist.

It may not be the entire funding price tag, but it could complement. So, it’s going to help roads, broadband. One of the big questions is we’re almost at the finish line for highway 101. There’s still the last phase. How can this infrastructure money help?

And today I was on a call with the White House. Mitch Landrieu is the point person President Biden put as the head of the bipartisan infrastructure law, to make sure the money gets out, and I said, you know what, mayors and municipalities and supervisors, they’re telling me that they want to know, what, when, where, how?... Timelines, where is the money flowing?

Let’s talk about the big picture. All we hear is the country is so divided. Is that your perspective?

That’s been the case for years as you know, but more so after January 6th. And then we have a former president who continues to defend these things... and it continues.

Is there more bipartisan work going on behind the scenes than people are aware of?

Yes, but it’s fleeting. I belong to three groups: the Climate Solutions Caucus, which doesn’t meet as often as it should... Then I’m part of the Problem Solvers Caucus. We meet every freaking week, sometimes more... and we talk about what we could do together, what we can move forward, where we could find common ground. And that’s made up of about 58 members, half Republicans, half Democrats. And there’s a group in the Senate that meets with us. And they’re the ones that you see when something happens like on voter rights now, notwithstanding the filibuster, can we muster enough votes to at least stop what almost happened (on January 6th) with the pressure on the Vice President, and to make it clear that that game can’t be played?

And then there’s the For Country Caucus made up of veterans, half Democrats, half Republicans.

And we look at bills that we can co-sponsor together and move the ball forward on. Like the Global War on Terrorism Museum that we’re trying to get put somewhere on the Mall [in Washington] but besides that, we also work on veterans legislation and other legislation.

You have always been a big supporter of veterans. What are you doing now in that regard?

Well, I’ll tell you, for the past 62 years, there’s one bill that passes every year without question, it’s the National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA... and the American people don’t even realize it. It passes every year on a bipartisan basis out of the House Armed Services Committee. And it’s such a big bill that sometimes you try to put in some of your bills that otherwise haven’t been able to move forward on a stand-alone... We had a transportation bill that moved forward, the Coast Guard reauthorization, we were able to put in my bill that included the Conception fire safeguards, Coast Guard, measures that needed to take place to improve safety. We stuck it in a year ago in the NDAA. It passed into law and all that stuff is now being implemented... This past NDAA, I advocated for the safeguard program. And there’s the fire guard, which requires the DOD to share with Cal Fire and fire departments, satellite technology that we otherwise use for national security to detect and understand fire so that our firefighters can fight fires more effectively. And we authorized it for five years. I’d like to do it permanently, but I take my blessing of getting over the finish line for five years and then we’ll work on getting it done permanently in the future.

My first bill, which was the California Clean Coast Act to stop future offshore oil drilling. Guess what? The Build Back Better Act that I’ll talk to you about in a few, it’s in there to stop drilling off, not only our coast, but most of the coasts of the United States. That’s why I’m so pissed that we haven’t been able to get it together... It’s been a real disappointment. And it makes us Democrats look like a bunch of idiots.

So where are we with Build Back Better?

I want to touch base on two things in answering your question. Don’t forget that up until when former President Trump left the White House, the Problem Solvers Caucus also put forward the last economic relief package that he didn’t want to sign, but ultimately signed.

Discussions between Democrats and Republicans imploded. And it was our Caucus plan that we put forward, that was used as the foundation for that economic relief package. So fast forward, we have the insurrection, a sitting president trying to instigate a violent coup against the legislative branch of government. And now...

Fast forward, Biden finally gets the keys from Trump after the 20th... We eventually pass the American Rescue Plan, which continues to put money forward to lift everyone up, our businesses, entertainment venues, schools, vaccines, continues to put money forward for the Child Tax Credit, really lift people up and make sure that we were coming out of this pandemic.

Obviously, Omicron hit and put us back. Then, we were successful with the bipartisan infrastructure proposal. And those were all significant wins. What overshadowed that, was the democratic process and the bickering between Democrats on sequencing of when the infrastructure bill would go in relation to the Build Back Better Act because moderates

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What’s in It?

by Ashleigh Brilliant

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uch of our folklore, including Greek mythology, has to do with explaining the origins of things.

For example, why are there so many troubles in the world? Well, it seems they were once all contained in a certain neat, secure box.

But some naughty female named Pandora, hardly realizing what she was doing, opened the box, and let them all fly out – since then, it has, of course, been impossible to recapture and re-box them.

But our own boxes, cases, trunks, and bags mostly contain the troubles we pack into them. Customs inspectors know all about this. I have been lucky to get through with occasional contraband. Probably drugs are the most smuggled item today (in Prohibition it was liquor, which was much less convenient to transport), but with me it was never more than a little pot, for personal use.

Another most-smuggled class of items is weaponry. In this respect, it is (or was at one time) convenient for the weaponeers that cases built for carrying certain musical instruments were also just the right shape for somewhat less tuneful instruments such as tommy-guns.

(I personally have a horror of firearms, and felt sad, and less safe, when I noticed, on a visit to my homeland, that British police, who had always been famously unarmed, were now carrying guns. But when a friend from Philadelphia – the City of Brotherly Love – who was coming to visit me, announced that he was bringing his own gun, for protection, I had to impose a stern restriction, and insist that the weapon be left at home.)

Probably my own most exciting smuggling experience occurred when I was 17, and still at school in England, but spent one summer hitchhiking with a classmate both ways across the U.S. In Los Angeles, a wealthy family friend asked what we most needed at home. Almost jokingly, I said that my mother would very much like to have a Mixmaster – which in those days was, in Britain, still a very luxurious cooking convenience.

No more was said at the time, but when we reached New York, on our way home, we found waiting for us a big package which our American benefactor had shipped there. And it contained not one, but two Mixmasters – one for each of our families. In those days, Britain was still, compared with the U.S., a land of “austerity.” We were pretty sure there would be a heavy customs duty to pay on such an elegant import, and, since our only luggage was our rucksacks, we took both machines apart and concealed the pieces wrapped up in our soiled clothing. Somehow, with these heavy loads, we made it on and off the airplane, and at the other end to our amazed relief, got through the Customs without even having to open our bags!

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Some years later, I had another narrow escape when on a train leaving the Soviet Union, with a large wad of Russian Rubles, which I knew it was illegal to take out of the country. When the Inspector came around, he wanted to see, in addition to my luggage, everything I had on my person – so of course, I was required to empty my pockets. But it happened that I had put all my Rubles in the pocket of an overcoat, which I had hung beside an empty seat, several rows from where I was sitting. This Official never thought of looking there. (I was able to exchange the Rubles for Francs in Paris, but for an amount so small that it was hardly worth the risk I had taken.)

Probably my own most exciting smuggling experience occurred when I was 17, and still at school in England, but spent one summer hitchhiking with a classmate both ways across the U.S. Sometimes smugglers employ the cavities in human bodies, alive or dead. But even those of us who finish up cremated cannot always avoid being boxed, as ashes. This distinction is not restricted to people. My wife had a whole collection of “memorial boxes,” each bearing the name of one of her beloved cats.

But the ultimate in boxes are surely those huge “containers” which constitute much of the current world’s freight cargo. Every now and then, a stowaway is discovered living in one. The possibilities for comfortable habitation in such spacious circumstances excite the imagination.

However, unless we have a burning desire to avoid burial, most of us end up in boxes called coffins. Which enables me to conclude with one of the innumerable pleasantries I learned from my father: “It wasn’t the cough that carried him off – But the coffin they carried him off in.”

Ashleigh Brilliant born England 1933, came to California in 1955, to Santa Barbara in 1973, to the Montecito Journal in 2016.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2021 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. On February 16, 2022, the Montecito Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing and consider the following in order to provide by April 1, 2022, the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report to the Board of Supervisors (Board), Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and City of Santa Barbara: 

Receive and file the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report;

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Determine that the Montecito Planning Commission’s actions regarding the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15378(b)(5); and

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Recommend that the County Planning Commission authorize staff to provide the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Annual Progress Report to the Board, Governor’s OPR, HCD, and City of Santa Barbara.

The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 A.M. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. The staff analysis of the proposal may be viewed at the Planning and Development Department website, located at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/hearings/mpc.sbc prior to the hearing. For further information about the project, please contact the planner, Corina Venegas, at cvenegas@countyofsb.org IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Based on guidance from the California Department of Public Health and the California Governor's Stay at Home Executive Order N-33-20, issued on March 19, 2020, to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the County Planning Commission hearings will no longer provide in-person participation.

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

Providing an opportunity to “observe and address the meeting telephonically or otherwise electronically,” alone, meets the participation requirement; and

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

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Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.

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

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Giving (Continued from 16 16)) Birds receive treatment and care at the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary

The aviaries in the tropical garden at the Bird Sanctuary

reality of when you take them home and you’re living with them. They’re wild animals. You’re going to get bitten and your furniture’s gonna get ruined. And they’re going to scream almost as loud as a 747.

“So people end up giving them up because they have a problem with their behavior.

But the birds don’t have problem behavior.

They’re doing what they would naturally do in the wild, which is scream. But we selfishly take them and we clip their wings and we put them in a cage and we put their food in

front of them and we wonder why they rip their feathers out and bite. We made them the victims. There’s literally a pandemic of unwanted parrots. People created this mess, and we have to be responsible for it.”

McLeod is saddened that the COVID protocols still preclude many of the larger on-site educational programs that brought groups to the sanctuary to see the birds in person and learn about their plights. “If I can make an impact on a child and get them to appreciate nature, instead of being the kid that shoots

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In addition, having been forced to cancel or not even bother to schedule fundraising events, the Bird Sanctuary is still at risk for survival and is still searching for donors and patrons to ensure the ongoing care for the 50 feathered creatures on site in Summerland. There are many ways people can help, from one-time donations, to ongoing gifts including sponsoring one or more birds in the sanctuary’s Forever Flock for as little as $20 a month. A beautiful commemorative book filled with stunning photographs called Avian Ambassadors of the Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary costs $50 and comes with a link to the video “Under Her Wing” which follows McLeod at the sanctuary, documenting the challenges and rewards of caring for parrots with their larger-than-life personalities and needs.

The organization’s first annual Meet The Flockers calendar ($15) boasts 12 months of photos along with both traditional and bird inspired holidays.

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Volunteers are always needed, too, McLeod said, as COVID has claimed staff member hours one way or another over recent months. “Having other people who can come and pinch hit when we’re shortstaffed really helps because the birds still have to eat twice a day. And if people aren’t able to financially support us there, they may have a skill set that would be really helpful. We need a social media manager, and help with graphic design, for example.

Time and talent is always valuable.”

Fortunately, through recent publicity, Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary is no longer flying under the radar. And McLeod is determined to persevere to keep the center open in Summerland.

“I don’t give up easily and the birds are counting on us. It takes a village to feed the flock. But we’ve got the best village in the

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IDEAS CORNER: On Money, Politics and other Trivial Matters Perspectives

Green is Good!

Healing the Biosphere One Step at a Time

by Rinaldo S. Brutoco

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ast week this column skewered the plaintive cry of the character Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street when he propounded that “Greed is good.” In doing so we wrapped up the article by quoting one of the most famous and powerful of all capitalists, Chairman and CEO Larry Fink of BlackRock. The firm Fink runs is the leviathan of international finance with over 35 million retirement plans advised by over 100,000 financial advisors, supported by over 7,500 employees scattered around the globe. The organization exemplifies the power of capitalism to create massive amounts of wealth in the 32 years BlackRock has existed. This is no “tree hugging” collection of environmentalists. This is an organization known for a single-minded pursuit of financial return to its customers. That is hardly a place where you’d expect Mr. Fink to boldly assert that the future of the capitalist world is bound up in “green” investing.

Every January, Larry Fink writes one letter to his shareholders and one to the CEOs who run the army of companies he invests in. Both audiences listen intently for signals of where BlackRock is going specifically, but also to Mr. Fink’s perceptions about where business and society are heading, and what he thinks about it. He explains his motive for writing his letters each year as a fiduciary responsibility to his clients, a way of putting focus on the trends he sees as critical to long-term returns that will underwrite success into the future.

This year he made a particularly bold pronouncement to his audience about his view of the future direction for global capital markets, stating: “The next 1,000 unicorns won’t be search engines or social media companies, they’ll be sustainable, scalable innovators – startups that help the world decarbonize and make the energy transition affordable for all consumers.”

A “unicorn” in Wall Street parlance is a company that becomes worth more than a billion dollars before even going public. One thousand unicorns making “the energy transition affordable” is tantamount to saying that the entire future of our global economy will be financing and implementing the transition to the “green” economy that is required to begin healing our biosphere before it is too late. Mr. Fink went on to observe, “We focus on sustainability not because we’re environmentalists, but because we are capitalists and fiduciaries to our clients.”

He describes the capitalist driver behind this incredibly bold statement by observing: “With the unprecedented amount of capital looking for new ideas, incumbents need to be clear about their pathway succeeding in a net zero economy. And it’s not just startups that can and will disrupt industries. Bold incumbents can and must do it too. Indeed, many incumbents have an advantage in capital, market knowledge, and technical expertise on the global scale required for the disruption ahead.

“Our question to these companies is: what are you doing to disrupt your business? How are you preparing for and participating in the net zero transition? As your industry gets transformed by the energy transition, will you go the way of the dodo, or will you be a phoenix?”

Get on board, says the man with more investable billions than anyone but the leaders of sovereign wealth funds. Mr. Fink is throwing down the gauntlet to every CEO, not just the ones he invests in. He’s declaring that we’ve taken the Industrial Revolution as far as it can go and we’re now, like Beijing this week, choking on the air itself. He believes we’re out of time to make this sustainability shift. We’ll either respond with significant capital markets support for the biosphere being healed (which he contends will make us richer than Croesus) or we will perish from the planet in massive numbers like the poor dodo bird. Humans must undertake this challenge to maintain a viable civilization as we know it, and busines will become enormously profitable as it does.

That’s a happy thought: Business can, and must, invest in healing the biosphere to ensure its own future financial viability.

BlackRock is not alone in admonishing CEOs and shareholders. One of the most successful and visionary business leaders of this century, Paul Polman, the incredibly successful former CEO of Unilever and a key business spokesman at the Paris Accord meetings, has gone further than extolling capital markets’ support for the environment. In a recent editorial in the Financial Times, he has also called on business executives to take up the slack for our handicapped political institutions. “In straitened times a more morally conscious business elite must surely be a good thing.” Polman observes, “We live in an historic moment of multiple and converging global challenges and our governments and multilateral institutions are ham-

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Conservation Wins in California

Over 500 acres of California’s redwood forests returned to Native tribes

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n the West Coast of the U.S., there are 523 acres of forest that used to be home to many more ancient redwoods than what we are left with today.

This very land was once the hunting, fishing, and ceremonial grounds of generations of Indigenous tribes such as the Sinkyone peoples. On Tuesday, the Save the Redwoods League, a California nonprofit organization devoted to protecting redwoods, announced that it will transfer ownership of the property to the Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council. The council is comprised of a group of 10 Native tribes whose ancestors were “forcibly removed” from this very land by European American settlers.

Now, the tribes will be the legal guardians of the land together with the Save the Redwoods League, which has been protecting and restoring redwood forests for over a century.

The land, which was known before the purchase as Andersonia West, will now be called Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ (pronounced tsih-ih-LEY-duhn), as part of the agreement. In the Sinkyone language, this translates to “Fish Run Place.”

Fake poop helps tiny endangered owls find new homes In an effort to protect the endangered Western Burrowing Owls from new building developments in California, local conservationists have been trying for years to relocate the birds in protected grasslands. Getting these endangered owl species to accept their new homes, however, has been rather challenging.

Looking to find a viable way to relocate the owls to other grassland habitats, biologists from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance came up with a plan to make the owls feel more at home.

Previous attempts to relocate the birds have mainly failed, with researchers being unsuccessful in simply releasing the owls into a new grassland habitat. For a new approach, scientists tried to make it look like owls have already lived there.

Knowing that the species has a sociable nature, scientists played recordings of owl calls for the mini birds of prey and sprayed the new burrows with white paint to make them look like owl poop. The new efforts proved successful, as the researchers managed to convince the relocated owls to feel at home in their new habitat, eventually leading to the birth of about 50 baby owls at the primary site of study in San Diego County.

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mitigation translocation outcomes for burrowing owls: a comparative evaluation strung.” He concludes with this trenchant comment: “Economically, evidence is stacking up to show the financial benefits to companies that consistently apply their principles and actively work to solve societal problems.” He’s absolutely correct, as research shows again and again.

And Polman is joined by many other titans of industry in taking a principled stance in business. He celebrates Salesforce’s Marc Benioff, Virgin’s Richard Branson, IBM’s Ginni Rometty, and Merck’s Ken Frazier in their courage to speak out. Corporate activism, he argues, is not only acceptable – it is essential at this time.

When faced with ecosystem devastation, we have to connect with the idea that society will “do better by doing good.” We have to welcome and embrace the role of activist CEOs and shareholders who see their financial interests inherently intertwined with the biosphere’s health. World governments are not, and cannot, be given their various national political stalemates, capable of getting us out of the climate crisis. That’s why, despite the best political intentions we haven’t begun to reverse climate change – we’re getting hotter every year and spewing more CO2 every day.

Business as the most powerful institution on the planet must devote its massive resources and organizational expertise to reducing, capturing, and converting our toxic greenhouse gases, while financing the transition to a clean, green hydrogen economy. Yes, “Green is

good.” Fortunately for human civilization’s future survival, it is also very profitable!

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” — Albert Einstein

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Editorial (Continued from 18 18)) wanted the bipartisan infrastructure bill to just get off the blocks. The Senate was on board, the House was on board, sent it to the President for a signature. The progressives were concerned that if you didn’t tie them together and sequence them at the same time, there wouldn’t be an interest to move forward Build Back Better. Some might say they were right. Some would sayThat great is the enemy of good.

Yes. That great is the enemy of good. Maybe we should have just gone with it.

Demonstrated the momentum, the success, celebrated a big victory, forget this infighting that overshadowed everything. And then to top it off, we weren’t able to get together and finalize the Build Back Better Act proposal because it was all polarized. It exacerbated the polarization, not only amongst Democrats, but with the two key people, Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Joe Manchin, but mostly Manchin.

And then we were in limbo. Personally, I think that right now Manchin will come to the table and say what he’s wanting to live with or not. And we will not squander an opportunity.

What about voting rights legislation?

The other thing that’s going on is we’ve seen since the insurrection that many Republican legislators and governors have been passing massive voter suppression laws. Some people say, “No, they’re not. They’re only doing this.” But you start looking at them, they’re voter suppression laws.

Yet Sinema and Manchin are saying, “We’re not going to water down the filibuster.”

People have been working on them to look at maybe a modification for at least democracy and voter rights because it’s so important to try to get them to look at modifying the rules to provide an exemption for the filibuster. That’s one route.

The other route that is now taken on legs by moderate senators is... they have come to agree and understand what was attempted by Trump in the Congress to not certifying the Electoral College votes, that that was a real danger and should be further. Safeguards against that must be clarified and codified in law. What the Vice President can do or cannot do.

And what is the procedure? So that the same b------t that happened under Trump and his cronies is absolutely out the window.

Biden’s approval rating is quite low at the moment. Is that deserved?

I would say no, but that is speaking as a Democrat. But I think we Democrats exacerbated an environment that did not allow for the celebration of some really significant accomplishments. The American Rescue Plan, which really helped us get to where we’re at today in opening the economy, opening businesses... the reason you and I are sitting here and people are functioning is because the American Rescue Plan really gave us the final shot in the arm we needed to have our schools open, the resources, the mental health counselors, and the vaccines. Is it perfect? Now the big issue is testing, but are things at least better than they were before? Absolutely. We have plenty of vaccine. And then you add to that 1.2 trillion of infrastructure resources, that’s going to modernize our infrastructure and create jobs. We Democrats have squandered the accomplishment which has been overshadowed by our infighting... And it was a real blunder. And I think it’s unfair for Biden, because Biden was robbed of a victory lap. And to be able to give that message to the American people.

What do you think is going to happen come the midterm elections?

I think, Gwyn, what’s happened is that people are really scared that our democracy, as resilient as it proved after January 6th, people also came to understand its fragility. And the real danger and the big lie continues, by former President Trump and his allies, without evidence. And after 60 courts of Republican and Democrat judges appointed by Trump all said there was no evidence, it’s all BS, it’s a big lie. And still, 70 or 80% of Republicans have embraced that narrative and still embrace Trump. It’s mind boggling to rational people.

You allude to the fragility of our democracy. Will you talk for a moment about that?

Regarding our democracy, we were able to see how resilient it is and at the same time how fragile it is because we are learning now through the January 6th Commission, the actual overt strategy, not just encouraging people to go and instigate and engage in violence, but the great lengths that former President Trump and his allies were going to use the military to confiscate voting machines, to falsify the electors that would basically create fraud and steal the election. This was a concerted multifaceted strategy.

I’m hoping that as this information comes out, that people will have a greater allegiance to our democracy and our country than to a figure, Donald Trump. Because if they don’t, I think they are creating an untenable situation and unstable future for our democracy. That is dangerous and be careful because when you get there, it could be too late.

Well, we certainly have examples of that in our history.

Yeah. Exactly.

Any thoughts on the Supreme Court?

Well, we can start with women’s rights where we’re seeing a lot of threat to Roe versus Wade and women’s reproductive healthcare, access to healthcare and abortion. Mississippi 3– 10 February 2022

and Texas are where the cases originated. President Biden formed a commission to look at this whole issue and provide recommendations on the expanding of the membership of the Supreme Court.

Where do you stand on that?

I think it’s worth considering. I want to wait until the commission report comes forward, but in our constitution, I believe there is no specific number that constitutes the Supreme Court. And I think if the Supreme Court proves that it’s politically and ideologically driven, versus the rule of law and the precedent by which our Supreme Court has operated under, and helped form decisions, then I think it’s not only going to undermine its credibility and its integrity, but certainly the American people are not going to stand for a Supreme Court that is not willing to do what’s best for the American people, and the stability of the rule of law. And I think then I’m going to be open to expanding it. And if it’s done, it needs to be done soon.

What are your thoughts about the midterm election?

I don’t need to tell you what people are saying could happen. I will tell you that I hope that we are able to move forward, Build Back Better 2.0 in some form, we’re able to get our messaging put together to get that out. Our infrastructure bill, our American Rescue Plan, and remind the American people of the prosperity we’re enjoying and how it relates to that; we’re hoping the supply chain is able to settle down and bring down the inflation that we hope is transitory. We think it is.

If those issues get resolved, and we’re able to get the message out, I think the American people will respond.

We think our friends on the other side are their own worst enemy, and we hope that as long as they continue doing what they continue to do best, to self-implode, we should be able to mitigate that trend somewhat. That’s my hope.

Is the two-party system working?

It’s all I’ve known in my lifetime. But certainly, you look at parliamentarian systems of government where you have more than two parties. Certainly, another party would add to the competition of ideas, a little bit more differentiation than just Democrats and Republicans... Third parties could be good for our democracy. We’ve seen it pop up and it challenges the status quo.

We’re coming up on almost two years since George Floyd’s murder. Where do you think things are?

Well, the House passed the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act, I think some substantial progress came out of that. It went to the Senate. There was an effort in the Senate to reach a compromise. The big issue was qualified immunity. There was a compromise being worked on in the Senate, but it never went anywhere.

We still have till the end of this year to see if anything moves forward. But in light of the fact that it’s an election year, it’s challenging to be optimistic, especially when you have the filibuster. Unless there’s a renewed interest and momentum in the Senate, regrettably, I’m afraid that it may not move forward. Just like many other things are not going to move forward because you need to overcome the filibuster. So it goes back to the whole filibuster discussion. And that goes back to the Supreme Court on another matter. So it’s more complicated than meets the eye.

What are your three top priorities?

Provide economic opportunities and prosperity to my constituents and Americans across the country. To address climate change. It’s a big crisis. We need to address it from multiple standpoints. We have drought, fires, sea levels that are rising. It’s impacting our public

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Sea creatures from the SBMM show drawn by a child artist

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center “The Queen of the Coast” is an art exhibit held in conjunction with the Rincon Classic surf event. The surfing show has been around for 44 years. The art show, not so long. The Rincon Classic is over, but the art will be around until Sunday, February 20.

The show features artists from Carpinteria, Rincon area, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

It’s a celebration of all things related to Rincon, the Pacific Coast, and the surf culture of Southern California. The Rincon Classic is one of the oldest and most revered events in California’s rich surfing history highlighting generations of the area’s best

Pastel drawing of the “Cove” at Rincon by one of the many Carpinteria artists Susan Ledig

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center Outreach Director Joyce Donaldson, Executive Director Linda Rosso, and Board President Alan Koch at the ocean-related art show

surfers at the fabled cobblestones of Rincon Point during optimal winter conditions. I heard that this year’s waves were perfect.

The Arts Center last held the Rincon exhibit in 2020. All records were broken for their first reception attendance in the courtyard and gallery since the opening of the adjacent building in 2919. Music for the reception was from a trio named Wrinkled Teenagers, a popular local group. Thanks go to exhibition sponsors Rincon Designs and community sponsors Esau’s Café and Pacifica Graduate Institute.

According to outreach director Joyce

Donaldson and executive director Linda Rosso, there are more exhibits coming up: “Palate to Palette” April 8 through May 1; “Pivot: The Abstract of Will” June 11 to July 31; and four more shows lasting through December.

The mission of the nonprofit Arts Center is “Small Town Big Art,” and they have a coffee table book for sale to prove it. It features 100 artists from Carpinteria. The Arts Center promotes and supports diverse community involvement. There’s something for everyone, not just painting. There are classes for children, classes for ages 12 to adult, and classes for adults ranging from

a Cigar Box workshop to photography to making Valentines.

The Arts Center is located at 865 Linden Avenue with lots of parking just around the corner. To know more call (805) 684-7789

or www.carpinteriaartscenter.org.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Reflections with a Musical Legacy

by Steven Libowitz

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oCal native Karla Bonoff came of age during the early days of the emergence of the singer-songwriter in Los Angeles, playing her original songs on open mic nights at the famous Troubadour in the late ‘60s, where she met lifelong friends Kenny Edwards, Wendy Waldman, and Andrew Gold. The foursome formed Bryndle and made a record that was ahead of its time and got shelved not long before the Eagles and Crosby, Stills and Nash broke through. Instead, Edwards and Gold joined Linda Ronstadt’s band, brought some of Bonoff ’s songs to the singer, who recorded them for her Hasten Down the Wind album.

The attention got Bonoff signed to her own record deal at Columbia where she made three albums produced by Edwards full of songs that still soar today. Although Bonoff never enjoyed the huge success of Ronstadt and others who have covered her songs throughout

mer Summercamp singer-songwriter turned composer/producer). But I’m happy we did it, because the way we play things now is a lot different than the original records with a very different approach and I wanted to document that.

the decades, Bonoff has enjoyed universal critical acclaim and unbridled respect from her peers as well as a loyal audience.

Due to Bonoff moving to Montecito in the mid-1990s, we’ve had regular opportunities to share evenings of songs with their composer in stripped-down formats, first in a trio with bassist-singer Edwards – who lived in her guest house before his death in 2010 – and guitarist Nina Gerber, then as a duo with Gerber. The songs will reverberate unadorned again at the Lobero on Friday, February 4, when the next Bonoff concert, twice postponed by the pandemic, finally takes place.

She talked about her career, new songs, and new albums late last week.

Q. You released your first album in years, Carry Me Home, in 2019. Other than the title song and one each by Jackson Browne and Kenny Edwards, the albums featured songs from your career going back to the ‘70s.

What was the impetus?

A. I’ve been playing these songs live for

Lobero LIVE presents an evening with Karla Bonoff on Friday, February 4 (Photo by Gary Lambert)

a really long time with Kenny and with Nina [Gerber], and they had just changed so much over many years it seemed like we should just record the stuff the way we play it. It was meant to be the kind of thing where we’d go into the studio quickly and just get it done, but it turned into a longer project because I was working with [producer] Robinson Eikenberry, and he passed away right in the middle of it. So I ended up finishing it with Sean McCue (the for-

What is it about Nina that makes her a good partner for you?

She’s an incredible talent, so musical, and she can really play. She’s playing the guitar, but half the time it sounds like she’s playing strings and other instruments in the way she wraps herself around my songs. It was Kenny and Nina and I, but when he passed away, it morphed into the two of us. We’ve got the right chemistry. We travel well together and play well together, so it works.

You seem to have also clicked with Sean as you made your first-ever Christmas album with him in 2020. Why now after so many years?

It was early in the pandemic and all my shows were postponed and Sean and I were just sitting around wondering what to do.

My manager suggested cutting a holiday song and Sean came up with an arrangement for “Silent Night.” That came out really cool so we kept going because it turned into an activity that was fun and comforting to fill up the summer while we were stuck at home.

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A&E We were just having so much fun doing it.

Suddenly we had an album, and I ended up feeling pretty proud of it because it wasn’t things like “Jingle Bells” – it had my stamp on it. We re-released it last year with a new track with Michael McDonald singing “O come, O come, Emmanuel” with me. That was great, because I’ve known him as a friend and opened for him in concert for years, but I’ve never really had an opportunity to invite him to sing before.

Listening to your old records from the ‘70s and ‘80s, and then the same songs again on Carry Me Home, I was struck by how with all of your songs, nothing sounds remotely dated in any way.

They could have been written today just as easily.

Things like “Someone to Lay Down Beside me,” “Lose Again,” “Home,” “Isn’t It Always Love” – they’re these beautiful, timeless songs about love and longing and relationships and life. They bring back memories from when I first heard them decades ago, but also resonate right now. So I’m wondering, how has your relationship to the songs shifted over the years?

First of all, thanks for the compliment. The songs change as you change, and they take on different meanings over time. With some of them, I remember what or who they were about and other times it’s been so long that it’s hard to remember how I felt when I wrote

them. But my best songs always feel good and are fun for me to play and the other ones fall by the wayside over time. They’re sort of like children; it’s hard to pick a favorite.

Switching gears, I was reading the comments below the video for “Carry Me Home” on YouTube, and I noticed one that said she’d never heard of you until she noticed your name as a writer of a lot of Linda Ronstadt songs.

She wrote: “I go back to the ‘seventies with Linda, but now I have a new singer-musician to listen to.” That’s kind of how it’s always been for you in a way, with others who have done your songs having bigger hits and fame.

Obviously it’s frustrating, but Linda was already huge. I don’t know if I could have been like that. It’s kind of funny that someone’s only finding that out now, but it’s cool that it’s viable enough for people to still be discovering me now and getting into it. I never really liked all that music business stuff – who got promoted and who didn’t and who had hit singles and who didn’t.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Calendar of Events

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

by Steven Libowitz THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 1st Thursday Firsts – The Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s highly anticipated Van Gogh exhibition “Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources” doesn’t open until the end of the month. But the ancillary activities and artistic appetizers are already arriving to help SBMA paint the town post-impressionistic for the historic gallery show. Case in point: LEON DABO: En France Encore, Sullivan Goss’ (11 E. Anapamu St.) exhibition of late-career works by the highly prolific American tonalist landscape artist who was influenced by the Dutch master and is best known for his paintings of New York… “Finally Home,” the grand opening exhibition at Maune Contemporary’s Santa Barbara location (1309 State St.) features a selection of artists from seven countries covering such genres as abstract, abstract expressionism, pop, realism, and figurative art… Ventura’s Stephen Harper, the featured artist at La Paloma Café (702 Anacapa St.), has a unique perspective as he specializes in oil and acrylic mediums in both paint and print while maintaining a career as a fashion model… 1st Thursday fave 10 West Gallery (10 W. Anapamu St.) celebrates the new year with New Vibes 2022, featuring 11 local artists displaying abstracts of diverse media, large contemporary ceramic vessels, porcelain wall sculpture, and both figurative and botanical paintings on canvas… Santa Barbara Historical Museum (136 E. De La Guerra St.) goes extra interactive for February’s 1st Thursday via a historical scavenger hunt through its signature gallery, The Story of Santa Barbara. Brush up on where the oldest building in Santa Barbara is located, or which famous citizen predicted the 1925 earthquake to get a head start on the prizes to be awarded… In the entertainment end, the band Mission Canyon covers everything from Americana to Motown with acoustic instruments and vocally-rich arrangements at 1st Thursday’s prime position at the Corner of State and Anapamu streets, while SBIFF’S Santa Barbara Filmmaker Screening Series (1330 State St.) features Abigail Fuller’s Shepherd’s Song, about a local woman who find healing in restoring ecosystems with her flock of sheep.

WHEN: 5-8 pm WHERE: Lower State Street and environs COST: free INFO: (805) 962-2098 or www.downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Walking in Wynton’s Wonderland – With all our natural beauty and a veritable avalanche of arts, it’s easy to sometimes take Santa Barbara for granted, like maybe thinking, oh, well, here comes Wynton Marsalis for the umpteenth time. But just as we can marvel at a magnificent sunset over the mountains or oceans even though we can see about 250 of those every year, it would be a mistake to do anything but give gratitude for the fact that Marsalis – a nine-time Grammy winner and Pulitzer

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Hear from the Herbalist – After 45 years of leading herb walks in Southern California, including several trails in Santa Barbara, Ojai-based native plant guide Lanny Kaufer has finally published a comprehensive book encapsulating his work. Medicinal Herbs of California: A Field Guide to Common Healing Plants, the first statewide guide to more than 70 common medicinal plants, is a vital addition to any California naturalist’s bookshelf as it not only introduces readers to the principles of herbal remedies and its history and roots in native cultures, but also delves into the current science explaining the pharmacology of the plants that validates the traditional uses, plus info on how to find, harvest, cultivate, and incorporate medicinal plants into daily life. The book arrived in stores back at the end of the year, Kaufer offers an official launch party outside at the Ojai Valley Museum this afternoon with a talk about medicinal plants located in the museum’s Chumash Garden. Attendees will meet several plants featured in his book, including mugwort, toyon, wild rose, wild cherry, and elderberry. Kaufer will also autograph copies of the Field Guide.

WHEN: 1:30 pmWHERE: 130 W. Ojai Ave. COST: free INFO: (805) 640-1390 or www.ojaivalleymuseum.org

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Dreaming in Danish – The wildly inventive Danish String Quartet is due back in town in the spring for the second part of its two-concert series featuring works co-commissioned by UCSB Arts & Lectures. In the meantime, an appearance by Dreamers’ Circus, DSQ violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen’s other ambitious outfit, will have to suffice. The contemporary Nordic folk trio that also features Nikolaj Busk on piano and accordion and Ale Carr on cittern – the trio began through a chance meeting at a bar in Copenhagen – offers music inspired by and rooted in the traditional folk tunes of Northern Europe that is also unmistakably contemporary as it encompasses a a genre-defying concoction of jazz, classical, traditional Scandinavian music, and more. The trio has captured five Danish Music Awards over its decade-plus history, and took home the prestigious Danish 2021 Carl Prize for Composer of the Year for its fourth and most recent CD. WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Campbell Hall, UCSB campus COST: $20-$35 (Livestream option available) INFO: (805) 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Prize recipient – and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra stop in Santa Barbara virtually every time they leave New York. Marsalis is a monster on the trumpet and a skilled leader for the ensemble that comprises 15 of the nation’s finest soloists, ensemble players and arrangers, a remarkably versatile orchestra that performs a vast repertoire ranging from original compositions to rare historic gems and masterworks by jazz greats. And the good news is UCSB Arts & Lectures has made it easy for even the most COVID cautious to enjoy the concert via the simultaneous livestream viewing option.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $46-$131 INFO: (805) 899-2222/ www.granadasb.org or (805) 893-3535/ www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Brubeck Brothers Back at Lobero – Jazz giant Dave Brubeck first played the Lobero Theatre in March 1953, just four years after starting his famed quartet, and continued to appear at and support the former opera house often toward the end of his career, leading the Lobero to name its jazz fundraising arm The Brubeck Circle. Now two of his sons, bassist Chris and drummer Dan – who have been making music together practically all their lives – have curated a multimedia show with their own Brubeck Brothers Quartet, featuring guitarist Mike Demicco and pianist Chuck Lamb, to mark the centennial of their dad’s birth in 2020. Through stories, video interviews with Dave and musicians he influenced, and music performed by the Quartet, the boys and the band trace the timeline of Dave Brubeck’s extraordinary life and career. (The show was repeatedly postponed due to the pandemic.)

The group integrates the influences of funk, blues, and world music in their dedication to the melody, rhythm, culture, and spontaneous spirit of jazz.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $26 & $46 ($106 VIP tickets with premier seating) INFO: (805) 963-0761 or www.lobero.com SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Night with the ‘Acoustic Ninja’ – Boulder-based guitarist Trace Bundy earned his nickname for his legato and finger-tapping skills and a percussive and harmonic style that finds him using both hands on the fretboard and employing intricate finger picking arpeggios and inventive use of multiple capos and, more recently, live looping. Bundy burnished his reputation via the mass appeal of his multiple videos on YouTube and Facebook, which has led to a 20-year career boasting more than 150,000 albums sold independently and concerts in 28 countries.

Santa Barbara Acoustic has tapped the one-man band for the next installment of its concert series at SOhO, where his frenetic playing – that had Guitar Player magazine raving that “In his hands, the acoustic guitar is an imagination station” – could warm up the coldest California winter night.

WHEN: 8 pm WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $67, includes dinner ($25 rear seating only)

INFO: (805) 962-7776 or www.sohosb.com

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Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

“Hopeanomics” and How Social Entrepreneurs are Transforming Grassroots Activism

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Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Tales of Hope on the American Landscape Thu, Feb 17 / 7:30 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $25 / $10 UCSB students Includes an at-home viewing option Renowned journalists and authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have co-written the bestselling books Half the Sky, A Path Appears, Tightrope, China Wakes and Thunder From the East.

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Fri, Feb 25 / 7:30 PM / Granada Theatre Tickets start at $20 / FREE for UCSB students Includes an at-home viewing option

A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

The author of celebrated books including Bad Feminist, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body and Difficult Women, Roxane Gay critiques the ebb and flow of modern culture with wit and ferocity.

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Dear Montecito The Key Class: A First-Hand Experience

by Stella Haffner

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ince I was about elbow height, I’ve been making grocery shopping difficult for my mother. If I’m honest, I’ve probably been making it difficult since before then. But it was around four or five years old that I developed the especially vexing habit of zoning out, stepping on her heel, and having us both ram into the cart. While she has come to terms with it, I can only hope my fellow Montecito Journal writers have too because my foray into journalism has followed much the same style.

I frequently see articles here in the Journal that make me think: “Oh. That’s very good. I want to talk about that too.” This happened once again only a few weeks ago when I read Nick Masuda’s piece on The Key Class.

The Key Class is a life-changing program developed here in Santa Barbara that focuses on giving students the key knowledge and skills they need to reach their potential. Founder John Daly built The Key Class with the mission to provide students with mentorship that is patient, respectful, and dedicated towards future career success – something many young students would not otherwise receive.

I wanted to invite Key Class alumni to the column, so that we could have a better understanding of the positive work the course does and how this benefits students in the long run. Here to provide insight into these benefits is Key Class alum and emerging mathematician, Kai Etz.

Dear Montecito, Often boys find themselves acting foolish for a girl. Going into my first year of middle school at La Colina Junior High, there was an optional assessment test to skip one grade of math. It so happened that my middle school crush had told me she planned to take this test and, just to impress her, I studied all summer so that I could pass and we would reunite in the same class again. Both to my fortune and dismay, I passed the test. She did not. What I didn’t know at the time was that this would be the catalyst for my dedication to academics.

My name is Kai Etz. Born and raised in Santa Barbara, California from hikes to restaurants, there is little I do not know about this town. At 21 years old, I have now received two associate degrees in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Santa Barbara City College and am attending the University of California Merced where I will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics. None of this would have been possible without Mr. Daly, who helped push me in my education. The encouragement I received not only boosted me through my years in school but also inspired me to save money all through high school and city college. Because of this, I’ve been able to put myself through college at Merced debt free.

I first met Mr. Daly as a guest speaker during one of my elective courses in high school.

Feeling inspired by what I heard, I enrolled in his course The Key Class. What made this

Santa Barbara native Kai Etz

experience impactful was its authenticity. Here was a decorated and respected man instructing youth on how society functions outside and after the scholastic setting. Having never before been exposed to the idea of a steady income or of internships, the experience was eye-opening.

With a greater sense of business than I’d had a few years ago, I started my first job in the Funk Zone at Helena Avenue Bakery. I began as a dishwasher, but after a year, they decided I would move to a front of house position as a barista, which led to my second chance encounter with Mr. Daly. There for Sunday brunch, he saw me working the counter, recognized me, and then approached me with a job offer.

The Key Class had been a very important course to me, so I quickly accepted when John asked if I’d come to fundraisers to help promote the course. From speaking at these events to helping solve technology issues that came up, I’ve been happy to be a part of the picture because of how much I believe in this cause. The knowledge I gained at The Key Class means I can better apply myself towards life’s next steps. As a young person starting their career, it has been invaluable to understand how to find and accept internships, a skill I learned in Mr. Daly’s course. Just this winter break, I was offered a position as a member of the Apple AirPods team, with the opportunity to intern under their department.

I’m both grateful and excited for this opportunity, especially as it provides such a good launching point for graduation and a career where I can use my degree in Applied Math.

You might be wondering what someone does with an Applied Math degree. The opportunities are truly wide-reaching, and a course of study such as this can lead to careers with solar panel companies designing more efficient solar arrays; it may lead you into medical departments where they need mathematicians to predict virus growth such as the Delta and Omicron COVID variants; Applied Math can even lead to a profession in better computer-generation for studios like Pixar. Approaching my last years in college, I aim to either intern for a private company or for an institution such as UC Merced to do research over the summer. One day I will be using mathematical modeling to perform top secret environmental research with a team of brilliantly dedicated engineers and biologists, traveling the Sahara and Amazon to push modern sciences and expand our body of knowledge.

Yours sincerely,

Kai Interested in donating to The Key Class or learning more? Visit thekeyclass.com From the shores of Scotland, Stella keeps her connection to her home in Montecito by bringing grads of local schools to the pages of the MJ

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“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.” — Victor Hugo

3– 10 February 2022

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Fri, Feb 4 / 8 PM / Granada Theatre Tickets start at $40 / FREE for UCSB students Includes an at-home viewing option A Granada facility fee will be added to each ticket price

Nine-time Grammy winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis returns with the legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, comprising 15 of the nation’s finest soloists, ensemble players and arrangers.

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Dreamers’ Circus Tue, Feb 8 / 8 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall Tickets start at $20 / $10 UCSB students Includes an at-home viewing option Rooted in the traditional folk tunes of Northern Europe yet unmistakably contemporary, Dreamers’ Circus treats audiences to an unexpectedly lush concoction of jazz, classical, traditional Scandinavian music, and more.

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham An Untitled Love

Kyle Abraham, Artistic Director Sun, Feb 13 / 7 PM / UCSB Campbell Hall $40 / $15 UCSB students Mixing contemporary, ballet and hip-hop dance, this evening-length work from choreographer Kyle Abraham is a thumping mixtape celebrating culture and community set to the music of R&B legend D’Angelo.

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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Santa Barbara

Notice Inviting Bids

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will conduct a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, during the afternoon session of the meeting, which begins at 2:00 p.m. via a virtual meeting through the Zoom platform. The hearing is to consider adoption of a resolution accepting the California Coastal Commission’s suggested modifications to the Title 28 Ordinance amendments for accessory dwelling units and introduction of Zoning Ordinance amendments for accessory dwelling units.

THOUSAND STEPS BEACH PUBLIC ACCESS STAIR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT Bid No. 4063

You are invited to attend this public hearing and address your verbal comments to the City Council. Written comments are also welcome up to the time of the hearing, and should be addressed to the City Council via the City Clerk’s office by sending them electronically to clerk@santabarbaraca.gov.

This meeting will be held by teleconference as authorized by Government Code §54953(e)(1)(A) to promote social distancing and prioritize the public’s health and well-being under Santa Barbara County Health Office orders to the general public.

Councilmembers may participate electronically. The City of Santa Barbara strongly encourages and welcomes public participation during this time.

On Thursday, February 10, 2022, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 will be available online at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP. The Agenda includes instructions for participation in the meeting. If you wish to participate in the public hearing, please follow the instructions on the posted Agenda.

(SEAL) /s/ Sarah Gorman, MMC City Clerk Services Manager January 25, 2022 Published February 2, 2022 Montecito Journal

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This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 5, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000026.

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Bid Submission. The City of Santa Barbara (“City”) will accept electronic bids for its Thousand Steps Beach Public Access Stair Improvements Project (“Project”), by or before Tuesday, February 15, 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 notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that its Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids, so plan accordingly... The receiving time on the PlanetBids server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, hardcopy, and facsimile bids will not be accepted.

If any Addendum issued by the City is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids System will prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the City’s PlanetBids portal.

Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids.

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Project Information.

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Location and Description. The Project is located at the Thousand Steps Beach in Santa Barbara and will renovate the existing beach access stairs and handrails. The proposed renovation will include demolition of the bottom portion of existing lowest 24 steps and landing (approx. 700 cubic feet of concrete), construction of additional 10 new concrete stairs, landing apron, decorative columns drainage trench (approx. 2,500 cubic feet of concrete). As well as installation of stainless steel handrail (approx. 460 linear feet), decorative guardrail (approx. 20 linear feet) and other miscellaneous items.

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Time for Final Completion. The Project must be fully completed within 60 calendar days from the start date set forth in the Notice to Proceed. City anticipates that the Work will begin on or about March 2022, but the anticipated start date is provided solely for convenience and is neither certain nor binding. In compliance with the California Coastal Commission requirements, construction operations are prohibited between May 30, 2022 and September 5, 2022.

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Estimated Cost. The estimated construction cost is $405,000.

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License and Registration Requirements.

3.1

License. This Project requires a valid California contractor’s license, Class A

3.2

DIR Registration. City may not accept a Bid Proposal from or enter into the Contract with a bidder, without proof that the bidder is registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code § 1725.5, subject to limited legal exceptions.

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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.

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Bid Security. The Bid Proposal must be accompanied by bid security of ten percent of the maximum bid amount, in the form of a cashier’s or certified check made payable to City, or a bid bond executed by a surety licensed to do business in the State of California on the Bid Bond form included with the Contract Documents. The bid security must guarantee that within ten days after City 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.

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Prevailing Wage Requirements.

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General. Pursuant to California Labor Code § 1720 et seq., this Project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the Work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the Work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

6.2

Rates. These prevailing rates are on file with the City and are available online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the Project. The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

6.3

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

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.

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.

10.

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

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Date: 1/25/22

Bill Hornung, General Services Manager Publication Dates: 1) February 2, 2022 2) February 9, 2022

Santa Barbara County on January 20, 2022.

This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000174. Published January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Evoke Design Studio, 638 W Ortega St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Evoke Design Inc, 638 W Ortega St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of

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This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000032. Published January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 2022

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PENDING ACTION

BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO: WAIVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT THAT MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

This may affect your property. Please read.

Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department.

The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Veronica King at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, by email at kingv@countyofsb.org, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided.

WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission.

If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Veronica King at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at kingv@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 568-2513.

PROPOSAL: BALBES ADDITION PROJECT ADDRESS: 1355 DANIELSON RD, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT

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Notice is hereby given that an application for the project described below has been submitted to the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department. This project requires the approval and issuance of a Coastal Development Permit by the Planning and Development Department.

The development requested by this application is subject to appeal to the California Coastal Commission following final action by Santa Barbara County and therefore a public hearing on the application is normally required prior to any action to approve, conditionally approve or deny the application. However, in compliance with California Coastal Act Section 30624.9, the Director has determined that this project qualifies as minor development and therefore intends to waive the public hearing requirement unless a written request for such hearing is submitted by an interested party to the Planning and Development Department within the 15 working days following the Date of Notice listed below. All requests for a hearing must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, to Veronica King at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, by email at kingv@countyofsb.org, or by fax at (805) 568-2030. If a public hearing is requested, notice of such a hearing will be provided.

WARNING: Failure by a person to request a public hearing may result in the loss of the person’s ability to appeal any action taken by Santa Barbara County on this Coastal Development Permit to the Montecito Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors and ultimately the California Coastal Commission.

If a request for public hearing is not received by 5:00 p.m. on the Request for Hearing Expiration Date listed below, then the Planning and Development Department will act to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request for a Coastal Development Permit. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, this may be the only notice you receive for this project. To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Veronica King at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at kingv@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 568-2513.

THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE DATE OF NOTICE: 2/2/2022 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 2/23/2022 PERMIT NUMBER: 21CDH-00000-00009 009-313-020

PROPOSAL: BLACKBURN ACCESSORY STRUCTURES PROJECT ADDRESS: 1639 FERNALD POINT LN, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93108 1st SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN THE COASTAL ZONE

APPLICATION FILED: 2/18/2021

ZONING: 7-R-1 PROJECT AREA: 0.20 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant: 1355 Danielson Road Llc Proposed Project: Project will allow for a 369 (net) SF addition to the first floor of an existing two story duplex and an addition to the second floor of 250 (net) SF, as well as new decking.

APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 21CDH-00000-00009 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so.

Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.

This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal.

For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Veronica King. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from: http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/plndev/Content/Permitting/AppealSubReqAPP.pdf ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information about this project review process may also be viewed at:

DATE OF NOTICE: 2/2/2022 REQUEST FOR HEARING EXPIRATION DATE: 2/23/2022 PERMIT NUMBER: 21CDH-00000-00019 007-374-011 ZONING: 1-E-1 PROJECT AREA: 0.50

APPLICATION FILED: 5/3/2021

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Applicant: Blackburn Family Trust Proposed Project: Project calls for a new permeable concrete driveway, new above ground pool, new firepits, new wooden pergola, and various landscape improvements.

APPEALS: The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Coastal Development Permit 21CDH-00000-00019 may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The written appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this Coastal Development Permit. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the decision on the Coastal Development Permit of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so.

Written appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department at either 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, 93101, or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, 93455, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non-business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.

This Coastal Development Permit may be appealed to the California Coastal Commission after an appellant has exhausted all local appeals, therefore a fee is not required to file an appeal.

http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/permitting/planningprocess.sbc Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/home.sbc

For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Veronica King. The application required to file an appeal may be viewed at or downloaded from:

Published February 2, 2022 Montecito Journal

http://www.countyofsb.org/uploadedFiles/plndev/Content/Permitting/AppealSubReqAPP.pdf ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: North Star Legal Advisors, 145 Santo Tomas Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Jonathan L Blinderman, 145 Santo Tomas Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

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Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 10, 2022. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL). FBN No. 2022-0000068. Published January 19, 26, February 2, 9, 2022.

Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/permitting/planningprocess.sbc Board of Architectural Review agendas may be viewed online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/home.sbc Published February 2, 2022 Montecito Journal

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Something Rotten! opens at the Marjorie Luke Theatre on Thursday, February 3, and runs through Saturday, February 5

motion that would’ve maybe enabled me to have a bit of a bigger career, which would help me now. I think my first album had some hits on it that the record company didn’t quite get with. But it is what it is – you can’t look back on that. And you’re right, a lot of it has to do with how hungry and determined you are.

I didn’t love being on the road and I like to be home and I really wasn’t driven enough to compete in that world.

I think I have my own age on my mind, and I don’t want to be uncouth, but I know you just turned 70. How does that land in your world?

It doesn’t feel wonderful and it also doesn’t feel possible. Wait, what? How did this happen? Time is just going so fast, so I’m mostly flummoxed by it, frankly. But I’m grateful that I’m really healthy and still able to travel and sing and garden and do all things I love to do – just make the most out of every day because if the pandemic taught us anything, it’s you never know.

Lights Up on Luke’s ‘Rotten’ Musical

Something rotten happened to Lights Up!, the teen theater conservatory/company, which opened for business back in 2018.

That would be the COVID-19 pandemic, which of course has been pretty rotten for all of us. But the pandemic really put Lights

Up! through its paces as the company has been operating under the restrictions for more than half of its existence.

Lights Up! had barely found its footing after opening with a studio showcase turned small production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in December, 2018; wowing audiences with Big Fish, its first full-scale musical, at the Marjorie Luke in April, 2019; and sneaking in a marvelous The Music Man at the Luke the weekend before COVID closed everything down in March, 2020. But rather than buckle under the pressure of the pandemic’s protocols, Lights Up! found a way to adapt and keep the momentum going.

“We were still on a high from the absolutely wonderful experience with Music Man,” said Amy Love, the program’s director, who has taught and directed in local schools since 2007 and counts directing Storybook Theater productions and acting in Ensemble plays among her earlier local theatrical credits. “I just couldn’t see letting my actors down because the company is so important to them. We had to keep going in some way.”

So the audition-based acting company for teens ages 12-19 met weekly on Zoom over spring and summer, then rehearsed with the cast and crew masked before performing Man of La Mancha for the cameras in the fall. By last spring, Lights Up! moved its musical outdoors, performing The Sound of Music over a May weekend at Garden Street Academy.

“Just being able to do something that was creative and enlightening, and wasn’t about hiding or being afraid of other people, was kind of a lifesaver for a lot of the teens,” Love said.

Now, Lights Up! is heading back to the Luke for what is surely its most massive undertaking yet: the area debut of Something Rotten!, the Broadway smash that was playing in New York barely five years ago. The musical, which was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, sets the action in the 1590s when two brothers who have been upstaged by contemporary William Shakespeare come up with the world’s first musical to compete. What ensues is a lot of slapstick, puns, plays-on-words and other assorted silliness along with anachronistic send ups of a parade of favorites from Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line, and The Lion King to Rent, Pippin, Les Misérables, and many, many more – not to mention allusions to famous lines by the Bard himself.

If they hadn’t already by acting for film and in the open air beyond the theater stage, the kids comprising the company have had to grow up fast to get acquainted with 500 years of theater, not to mention the frenetic routines and difficult forms of dancing that pepper the show.

“As part of rehearsals, I’ve been educating the actors on the reference and encouraging them to look them up themselves if they didn’t know the history of what they were saying,” Love said. “It is very challenging because the subject matter is intellectual and heady. But it’s also accessible to everyone because of its slapstick nature and a whole lot of fun.”

But don’t worry – the folks in the seats at the Luke over the four performances February 3-5 don’t need to brush up on Shakespeare or Broadway to enjoy Something Rotten!

“I don’t want to give my audience any homework,” Love said with a laugh. “If you love looking for Easter eggs, there’s plenty of them to find throughout the show. If you’re a Shakespeare fan, you’ll be pleased with yourself because you’ll definitely pick up on a lot of references. But you don’t have to even like Shakespeare to love this musical.

Even if you don’t get any of the references at all, you’ll have a great time.”

Going ‘Rotten’ Down South Lights Up! snapped up the rights to Something Rotten! as soon as they became available and had planned to produce the musical in mid-January before COVID concerns led to the delay. Which means they now have their opening only one day before the one from 5-Star Theatricals, the Ovation Award-winning resident musical company at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. 5-Star’s version of the hot musical runs February 4-13 at the 1,800-seat Kavli Theatre. But wait, there’s more: SBCC Theatre Group has also chosen Something Rotten! for its big comeback summer musical at the Garvin in July. Theater buffs wanting to sort out the sendups can easily attend all three, which brings to mind the overlap a few years ago when Noises Off first went regional, resulting in four different local productions (PCPA, SBCC, Ventura’s Rubicon, and the late Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre) in 14 months.

Meanwhile, Lights Up! returns to the Luke March 10-12 for Matilda the Musical, starring the teen theater conservatory younger actors, reprising the show that made its area debut at Santa Barbara in 2019.

On the other end of the staging spectacle spectrum, Matt Talbott debuts Reptile, his stark, intimate one-man show, at Center Stage Theater February 4-6. The piece is a timely personal journey of a white male struggling with the image of the country he loves through personal stories, the history he was taught in school, and the sins of the past that have shaped him and the country. Writer and actor Talbott is an adjunct instructor at SBCC who serves as a vocal coach for the Theatre Arts Department productions and directed SBCC’s Laughing With Durang at the Jurkowitz Theatre in November; Larry Campbell (of TV’s

According to Jim) directs.

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Madness at Mortimer’s Memories galore of my days in Madhattan have been evoked with the publication of a new 240-page coffee table tome Mortimer’s: Moments in Time by writer-documentarian Robin Baker Leacock with an absolute feast of ephemera, including innumerable photos, menus, recipes, and anecdotes.

The iconic Eurotrash boite on 75th and Lexington, owned by the mercurial Glenn Bernbaum, was a magnet for the world’s movers and shakers from when it first opened in 1976, when I first dined there as a tourist, until its closure in 1998 when Glenn died at the age of 76.

On any given day, be it lunch or dinner, you could see Jackie Onassis, who lived a few blocks away in her 1040 Fifth Avenue penthouse, the King of Spain, Karim Aga Khan, CBS founder Bill Paley, Queen Elizabeth’s photographer brother-in-law Lord Snowdon, Greta Garbo, designers Valentino, Hubert de Givenchy and Oscar de la Renta, former president Richard Nixon, author and Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne – who I got to know at the late publisher Malcolm Forbes’ legendary 70th birthday bash at his Palais Mendoub in Tangier, Morocco, in 1989 – Prince Johannes von Thurn und Taxis – who I would sail with regularly on his 160-foot schooner Aiglon, even spending time on the late President Fidel Castro’s private island –, international Greek society scribe Taki Theodoracopulos, and the infamous Claus von Bülow, as well as socialites Nan Kempner and Pat Buckley, wife of political publisher Bill Buckley, who became good friends.

And it certainly wasn’t the inexpensive, relatively bland food of crab cakes, chicken paillard, and Twin Burgers Mortimer, that attracted them. But for people power the eatery couldn’t be beaten.

At the time I lived at 66th and Madison, opposite the late artist Andy Warhol’s townhouse, toiling as an editor on the Intelligencer column of New York Magazine, and it was a short nine-block walk to the society hangout, which used to stage its Fête de Famille annually, taking over the 75th Street block between Lexington and Third Avenues, which raised more than $7 million for the AIDS Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

One of my abiding memories was a dinner organized for the Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, who, as usual, was staying at soup heiress Drue Heinz’s Sutton Place penthouse.

As she entered the dining room the pianist started playing “God Save the Queen” on the upright piano, which did not amuse the notoriously cantankerous HRH. Quick thinking Bernbaum, however, saved the day when he explained it was being played for confirmed bachelor Jerry Zipkin, better known as the late First Lady Nancy Reagan’s “walker.”

When Bernbaum died he instructed the restaurant should be closed immediately, with all monies going to AIDS charities.

Former maitre d’ Robert Caravaggi, along 3– 10 February 2022

with partners, opened a similar boite two blocks south named Swifty’s after Bernbaum’s pet pug that been a gift to him from another regular, talent agent and dealmaker Swifty Lazar, known for his oversized spectacles and Oscar parties at Spago.

The old Mortimer’s space was bought by another old friend, restaurateur Jean de Noyer, owner of another Eurofluff hangout, La Goulue, in 2000 and renamed Orsay.

Both Swifty’s and La Goulue now boast outposts in Palm Beach, where many of the former Mortimer’s habitués have homes.

It may have closed more than two decades ago, but the colorful memories live on...

Hearst House Sells Publishing heiress Virginia Hearst Randt has sold her trophy Montecito estate, albeit at a hefty discount.

It was first offered in November for nearly $9 million, but last month was snapped up for $7.5 million in an all-cash deal.

Even so, the sale gives her a nice $2 million profit on what she paid for the property in March 2012.

The buyer is veteran Broadway producer and philanthropist Thomas Perakos, known as the primary financial backer of The Band’s Visit, winner of a 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical.

Randt, 72, is the second of Randy Hearst’s five daughters – five years older than her sister Patty Hearst, infamously kidnapped in 1974 – and a granddaughter of media baron William Randolph Hearst.

The 2001 property over 3,500 square feet features two en-suite bedrooms and a detached cottage with another bedroom and bathroom. It is on 4.3 hilltop acres with spectacular all-around views.

Double the Fun Real estate tycoon Franck Ruimy has been splashing out the cash!

Ruimy, 50, former CEO of Arizonabased Silver Creek Development, inked two major deals totaling nearly $40 million over the past 12 months.

Having spent more than $22 million on a 9,000 sq-ft six-bedroom, one-acre home in the achingly trendy L.A. community of Brentwood, three months later he paid $15.8 million for a stately Mediterraneanstyle home in our rarefied enclave.

Known as Casa Leo Linda, it was built in 1998 on three acres near Ty Warner’s San Ysidro Ranch. It has six bedrooms and ten bathrooms in just over 8,500 square feet with sweeping mountain and ocean views.

In the Clouds CAMA – Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara – hosted the second concert of its international series at the Granada with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which has visited out Eden by the Beach more than 144 times since the venerable venue was built in 1924.

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2005 to 2013 having divorced actor Bruce Willis in 2000.

Young Artists on Display

Guest conductor Elim Chan

103rd anniversaries.

Under guest conductor Elim Chan, since 2019 chief conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in Belgium, the talented musicians were in fine form with a program featuring former music Academy of the West resident Elizabeth Ogonek’s U.S. premiere of “Cloudline,” a 13-minute work commissioned by the L.A. Phil, wrapping with Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony No.4 in A Major.

But Grammy Award-nominated pianist Igor Levit’s work on the Steinway keyboard playing Beethoven’s 34-minute “Concerto No. 3 in C Minor” was a highlight. The Berlin-based musician’s work was quite superlative.

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Former Montecito actor Michael Douglas and his Welsh actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones have reduced the price of their Manhattan pied-à-terre apartment to $19.5 million, a $2 million reduction on the original ask.

The nine-room property, at one time a 15-room residence, has four bedrooms and five baths, including a staff suite.

Two years ago the tony twosome also bought a sprawling Westchester, New York, estate for $4.5 million.

Back on the Market Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp’s Santa Barbara retreat is back on the market for $3.75 million, a price reduction of $750,000 on the original ask of $4.5 million.

The 1980 single-story property, which Mellencamp paid $2.45 million for in March last year, has panoramic mountain views. It is on 6.03 acres with three bedrooms and two bathrooms over 1,800 square feet.

Mellencamp, 70, has innumerable charts hits, including “Hurts So Good,” “Jack and Diane,” and “R.O.C.K. In The USA.”

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Carpinteria actor Ashton Kutcher’s wife Mila Kunis just starred in an AT&T Fiber commercial with his ex-wife, actress Demi Moore.

The commercial has actress Kunis, 38, and Moore, 59, play themselves at a high school reunion with the presentation of the Most Admired Alum Award, which, despite their hopes, goes to another recipient.

Interestingly not only do the women share an association to Kutcher, but both attended Fairfax High School in the Big Orange.

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“I love you simply, without problems or pride.” – Pablo Neruda

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is exhibiting works by 21 local student artists through February 6.

The pieces, which include painting, photography, and woodwork, are on display in the museum’s Family Resource Center.

The contributing student artists were crowned winners of the 2022 Scholarship of Santa Barbara Arts Scholarship competition last month. Each will receive a college scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year.

Each year the foundation invites high school seniors in southern Santa Barbara County to submit a portfolio of original work for its art scholarship competition. A panel of prominent local artists, Anthony Askew and Patti Jacquemain, judged the submissions.

Forty-eight students competed this year.

Each winner receives a $2,500 scholarship. The Schall Family best of show winner, Katherine Hedrick, a senior at Santa Barbara High School, receives an additional $1,000 scholarship.

The Scholarship Foundation has contributed more than $137 million to over 55,000 county students since its founding in 1962.

Long Live Pip! Pip! Having used the phrase Pip! Pip! as my signature signoff for more than 30 years, I am mortified to hear that it, along with other traditional old sayings and phrases, is falling out of use, according to a U.K. survey.

The national research, among 2,000 adults aged 18 to 50, by Perspectus Global, found 50 expressions most at risk of never being uttered again.

This includes saying goodbye with a cheery Pip! Pip!, a phrase first used in 1907 and thought to have originated by imitating the sound of a horn.

I first came across it when I contributed to the Grovel column of the London satirical magazine Private Eye, when I worked on Nigel Dempster’s Diary on the Daily Mail in the ‘70s.

I started using it as my signature signoff when I hosted The Gossip Show on E! Entertainment TV in the ‘80s, and have continued the tradition with my Montecito Miscellany column in this illustrious organ for the past 14 years.

Long may it continue!

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Editorial (Continued from 23 23)) health. Those are all impacts of the climate crisis. And what I would say lastly is, I’m going to break it into two issues: improve our access and affordability of our healthcare system, prescription drugs, healthcare premiums. You said three, but I’m going to throw in my fourth.

Go for it.

My fourth is make sure our education system K through 12 and higher education continues to be the envy of the world by making it more accessible, doubling financial aid, minimizing student loan debt, and making sure our K through 12 education system continues to grow in a way that educates our people in a manner that continues to rebuild a middle class in our country.

Let’s talk about the middle class in our country. As a parent who’s about to send her daughter to college, our family falls where many do, in that we make too much to get support but the fat checks we need to write are crushing.

So you have to take on student debt, right?

Right. So here’s my question... Why isn’t student debt deductible?

That’s a good question. As a matter of fact, you just gave me an idea.

It seems like there are these two extremes: proposals to make college free or leave things as they are. But isn’t there a middle ground in which families could deduct tuition? That would make a huge difference to so many families.

Well, I’m going to explore that. I think it’s a wonderful concept. Every time I come here, I leave with at least one good thing. I’m going to pursue this... It’s a great concept. I like it. I like it.

Great. So can we go back for a moment to the issue of climate change. Are you encouraged by what’s being done?

I’m encouraged but not satisfied. If you look at the Build Back Better Act, which hasn’t gone anywhere, half a trillion dollars was focused on climate change investments, tax credits, energy credits, more infrastructure charging stations, you name it. It was going to be big. It’s still not completely off the table. It may not be an overwhelming vote, but it might be significant.

So I haven’t lost hope that Build Back Better 2.0 in some form will continue to add to that. The infrastructure bill that we passed is the greenest infrastructure bill ever passed, charging stations. It is really a very green bill. So am I encouraged? Yes. And we went back into the climate accord. Is it perfect? Could we do more? Could we set higher baselines in many respects? Yes... If we really see climate change and global warming as the crisis that it is, we need to understand the sense of urgency and kick ourselves in the rear and continue to be passionate advocates and not stop here. But the real threat at the ballot box in upcoming elections, is we know what happened in the previous four years, we stopped and went backwards. There were executive orders that were passed. Certain regulatory frameworks were taken out. States like California that wanted their waiver for car emissions technology was being appealed. EPA regulations for methane for power plants were being pushed back.

This Biden administration came in. Some of that damage was addressed, with these investments we’re trying to move the ball forward on. But if things change in the next election or future elections, so dramatically... It’s going to come to a standstill again because we’re going to have a divided government. But this administration right now is making investments in moving the ball forward.

Do you feel like Biden has done anything to improve our standing in the world?

Absolutely. Can he do more? Yes. But has he? Yes. I think he could do more.

Like what?

I think on climate, just getting back into the [Paris] Accord wasn’t good enough. I think he could have taken some bolder steps. I think when it comes to NATO, I think just saying America’s back isn’t good enough. I think we need to demonstrate leadership by identifying a number of measures where we are strengthening our NATO relationships that were greatly devastated, as was the whole North American Treaty organization to the point where people lost faith in the United States. So just saying we’re back isn’t good enough. What else can we do to shore that up? I think we need to be asking those questions... Yes. He’s made significant gains, but can we do more? Yes. Can we talk about what’s going on in Ukraine right now?

I have to tread lightly here – because I’ve had a number of secret briefings. All I can tell you is that what you’re reading in the news is quite concerning. And I think the United States, like our allies, is working frantically to try to stop what seems to be inevitable. But these are complicated issues because Ukraine is not a member of NATO yet. That’s what irks Putin, that they could become members and they’re inching their way towards that.

Members of NATO are afforded certain assurances and allied support and not being a member of NATO puts you in a less than optimal position to be supported by NATO and the United States.

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But you’ve still got to push back because you can’t just let Putin run amuck unfettered and do these things because they have implications for other foreign policy like Taiwan and China. There’s more than meets the eye. But what I will say is that I think this is something we really need to make sure we are working on with NATO in thwarting Putin’s ambitions because of the implications this could have for the future of Europe, and for foreign policy in other parts of the world.

Is there anything you want to tell your constituents as you seek reelection in November?

First of all, I want to thank them for having placed their faith and confidence in me and electing me to be their representative. I feel that I’ve been an accessible, hardworking, effective representative, a good listener to make sure that in Washington, I represent the priorities of the Central Coast and the issues that are important to my constituents, as best as I can. Whether it’s trying to reduce healthcare costs, promoting better opportunities for families, childcare, tax credits, what we have in the Build Back Better Act that hasn’t come to be yet. Infrastructure I’ve heard over and over again, and it’s a bipartisan issue. Why can’t you guys get your act together? I’m proud to have been part of that bipartisan effort... all those bipartisan economic relief packages during the pandemic that brought economic relief and support for the Central Coast. I’m proud of the American Rescue Plan that was mostly done by Democrats, that continued that relief and economic support for the Central Coast.

So COVID relief, infrastructure, healthcare issues that are important to the Central Coast, and addressing climate change. My bills, whether it’s a California Clean Coast Act, or the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act to address climate change. I believe that I’ve been effective and I’ve been aggressive in moving forward in addressing these priorities and issues and challenges for the Central Coast.

Santa Barbara is in the top three counties per capita in California in terms of poverty. What can you say about that?

Well, that’s an issue when you look at our economics both locally and nationwide. You see that income has grown for the top 1%, the wealthiest corporations and individuals in our country, whereas income has gone down for middle class, working families over the years, and what this Build Back Better Act would do is address many of those inequalities.

It reduces some of the costs for families that they have day in and day out.

What are the biggest costs to families? Lodging, whether a mortgage or rent. And childcare, up to $1,000 per child. And education as well. I have a bill called the Degrees Not Debt Act that would double the PE grant so that individuals can get higher financial aid.

I’m also a proponent that we need to forgive and address the burden of student loan debt to a great extent, maybe not completely, but significantly.

And to the extent it’s not forgiven, make it tax deductible. I know I’m a broken record about this.

Oh I’m definitely going to look into the tax deductibility. I think it’s a great concept. But I think that through the American Rescue Plan, we provided a lot of money for food banks.

We provided a lot of resources to address rental and mortgage relief, childcare, things that impacted families’ economic standing. So I would say when you consider poverty, school lunches, some children go to school and their only good lunch is in school.

Through the USDA and the Farm Bill I’ve been working on making sure that those programs continue robustly; when schools needed a waiver for their meals to continue, when the schools closed, I led an effort with one of my Republican colleagues to get the USDA secretary to issue those waivers successfully. I think when we look at poverty, you’ve got to look at a roof over your head, healthcare, basic essentials, like food. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Much of my legislation has really focused on alleviating some of those challenges of poverty in our Central Coast.

Last question: vaccine mandates. Do you support it across the board?

I do under the guidelines of the CDC, because they are the experts. And I think that we are trying to open up our economy and our society. And those that don’t want to get vaccinated, are the roadblock for the most part, to our being able to open up our economies and our institutions. You can’t have it both ways. If you don’t want to get vaccinated, then get tested every day before you come into the public domain. Period. Because you can’t have it both ways.

I served in the Marine Corps. I had to get vaccinated to serve because of where I might be going. I had to wear a gas mask where maybe sometimes I didn’t want to wear it, because it was a nuisance, but I did it for the greater good. I did it because I have a responsibility to my fellow men and women who serve with me, so that we could accomplish a mission to support our democracy and the defense of our country.

All we’re asking is that people give a little bit for their fellow citizens. That’s it. It’s not about their personal freedoms. It’s about unity and collaboration and working together. It’s about our public health.

When people pass the plate in church, what are they doing? They’re giving to someone they don’t know, who’s not in their family, simply because it serves a public good. We’re

really not asking anyone to do something more than that.

Gwyn Lurie is the CEO and Editor-in-chief of the Montecito Journal Media Group.

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