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January 3rd meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for our general meeting: Tuesday, January 3 Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant 3524 State Street Santa Barbara 6:00 PM no-host dinner 7:00 PM meeting
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Looking back while sprinting ahead The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition has just finished another successful year of accomplishments. Our 15th year to be exact. Here are the highlights of what we have done in 2005 to make bicycling safer and better for people who bicycle in Santa Barbara County: • Brought Rick Cole to speak about sustainable communities on the Central Coast. • Offered six Street Skills for Cyclists classes during 2005, including one in May that was part of the South Coast’s Adult Ed series. • Advocated keeping the Santa Ynez River area within the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan, in anticipation of funding for the River Trail. • Gave a presentation to Santa Barbara City’s Transportation and Circulation Committee on non-automobile transportation for tourists. • Brought Judy Keim and Wilson Hubbell onto our Board of Directors, and added Matt Dobberteen as an Advisor. • Asked the City of Santa Barbara for better bicyclist access to their upcoming Bikestation. • Represented regional bicyclists at Caltrans’ GoCalifornia workshop in San Luis Obispo. • Took an active role with other regional nonprofits in pursuing a more equitable renewal of Measure D half-cent transportation tax. • Gave our report Posts on Bikepaths to Caltrans for them to use in their workshops on standards for bike facilities. • Protested to the UCSB administration about the closure of bikepaths for building construction projects without the provision of detours.
• Coordinated the annual bike tour for the Sustainability Project’s “Parade of Green Buildings.” • Crafted two do-it-yourself bike tours in the Santa Ynez area that follow Sideways film locations. • Five members attended—and two gave presentations about our activities—at the Walk/Bike California conference in Ventura. • Conducted a “Santa Barbara Recharge” bicycle facilities tour following the Walk/Bike conference. • Participated in a “Restorative Justice” process following contentious bicycle impounds at UCSB. • Proposed the installation of secure bike lockers at the Goleta Amtrak station. • Conducted another count of bicyclists within the City of Santa Barbara, suggesting stable numbers, but increasing riding on sidewalks, and decreasing use of helmets. • Distributed 288 flashing LED lights to lowincome residents who bike to jobs, funded by the Goleta Valley Cycling Club. • Coordinated another Bike Week of events that included our Annual Bike Week Celebration dinner featuring adventure cyclist Willie Weir. • Worked with UCSB’s Associated Students BIKES committee to plan new bicyclist facilities. • Participated at the Earth Day event with bike parking, free bike checkups, and an information booth, for our 14th year. • Suggested improvements to the City of Goleta’s proposed Transportation Element. • Convinced Amtrak to put bike racks on all Surfliner trains after some refurbished cars without them went into service.
Coalition distributes safety lights to biking workers
Our CycleSmart program The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s CycleSmart bicyclist education program offers bicycling skills classes for school children and adults. Look for details of upcoming classes inside Quick Release, or contact our Co-coordinators Dru van Hengel and Erika Lindemann by email CycleSmart@sbbike.org.
January 2006
Bob Cooper offers flashing LEDs to bikers near UCSB, as Bicycle Coalition commuter David Madajian looks on.
During the last three months of 2005, the Bicycle Coalition has given away 288 red flashing LED bike lights to low-income workers who depend on their bicycles to get to their jobs. Funded by a grant from the Goleta Valley Cycling Club, and coordinated by Bob Cooper and Dru van Hengel, the lights provide needed visibility and extra safety for nighttime commuters. Some lights were given directly to workers, and others to employers to distribute. When asked how many workers biked to one operation, the response was “all of them.” Near the Goleta Beach on December 8th, Bicycle Coalition people passed out 20 lights to workers heading home to Isla Vista. The riders were surprised, suspicious, and then thankful. Two South Coast papers, the Santa Barbara News-Press and Independent picked up the stories about our good deeds.
Parade of Bikes lights up the night Each December, the Goleta Valley Cycling Club has put on an evening “Parade of Bikes.” Last month, the number of participants grew to about 25 bicyclists, probably due to additional publicity generated by the Bicycle Coalition through our meeting, web site and email list.
Matt Wilhelm leads his pet albino reindeer, as others roll up to the Santa Barbara Roasting Company for warming drinks.
Bicyclists showed up with lights everywhere on their bikes, trailers, outriggers, and themselves. They wore seasonal costumes, rang bells and broadcast music as they made their way for four miles along State Street in Santa Barbara. People on the sidewalks stopped in their tracks to watch, grin and cheer them on. Lots of motorists blew horns in passing approval. We tried to get KEYT to capture our parade for nighttime TV, but they apparently were busy elsewhere. Thanks to the GVCC’s Wendy Manning for organizing what was a fun local “electrical parade.” Afterwards, somebody suggested that next year we need eight lighted reindeer instead of Matt Wilhelm’s one. They also said that we should have been in Santa Barbara’s evening Christmas parade. And that led to thoughts about the Summer Solstice parade, with decorated bikes. One shortcoming was some underpowered lights that went dark partway through the ride. But overall, it was not only good promotion for bicycling, but simple fun.
Latest Measure D renewal plan is dumped The latest version proposed for Measure D congestion is caused by parents driving renewal was crafted by city managers, city their kids to school. What if those kids public works directors, SBCAG staff and were provided with a safe way to get to County managers. It was presented to us by school on foot or bike instead? And as an Gregg Hart at our December 6th meeting, to added benefit, they would get the exercise the South Coast Subregional Planning Comthat being driven denies them. mittee on the 7th, and then to the SBCAG Fertig ended by proposing adding a Board on the 15th. It condition to Measure We, the undersigned organizations, support the was a complex conD—a “Complete following platform regarding renewal of the Santa coction of two parts, Streets” clause. BeBarbara County transportation tax measure known as half-cent and quarcause everybody Measure D. ter-cent taxes. They pays the tax, not just 1. Measure D is a sales tax, not a gas tax. It is were barely described the two-thirds of paid by all people, regardless of whether in a series of spreadresidents who have they use a car or not. Therefore, it needs to sheets with hundreds access to cars, it benefit all segments of the population and all modes of transportation. It needs to should reflect of cells, and a rapidprovide for regional and local transportation everybody’s transfire 20-minute explasystems that are balanced and multimodal. portation needs. nation. 2. We oppose extending the current formula, Complete streets says When it went beknown as the 70/30 split. We believe a that all users of our fore the SBCAG better formula is necessary to reflect today’s streets will have safe Board, a presentation priorities and future needs. access to them, inwas followed by 3. The new formula must contain substantial cluding those in about 20 public designated allocations for: wheelchairs, on foot, speakers, none of • Local and regional transit, including long on bicycles, on whom liked the plan. distance buses and rail, covering both capital and operating expenses. buses. Six members of the • Pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and Several other pubBicycle Coalition maintenance, including Safe Routes to School lic speakers and two spoke—Ralph Fertig, projects and programs. SBCAG Board memRobert Bernstein, • Support of Transportation Demand Managebers specifically said Eva Inbar, Jean Thment (TDM) Measures. that a Safe Routes to ompson, Harley — Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition School program was Augustino, and Alex — Sierra Club desirable. As the Pujo. — League of Conservation Voters of SB County — Santa Barbara County Action Network Board members Fertig represented — Environmental Defense Center spoke, it was clear the Bicycle Coalition — PUEBLO — Energy Independence Now that the two-part tax in stressing the need — Coastal Rail Now plan was doomed. for a “safe routes to — Citizens Planning Association The meeting ended school” component in — Coalition for Sustainable Transportation — Committees for Land, Air, Water and Species with the SBCAG the final measure. He — Our Children’s Earth Foundation Board sending everynoted that when thing to their own county voters were Executive Committee to tackle anew. As polled last summer, out of 24 transportathis goes to press, that meeting will reporttion projects, the third most desirable was edly be closed to the public. This is in spite to create a program that provides kids with of strongly voiced public complaints over safe routes to walk and bike to school. The the prior closed meetings. The Committee only projects that got higher priority were will meet in Buellton on January 6th. maintaining local streets and coordinating traffic signals. Fertig noted that Marin County voters thought so much of their kids’ safety that they dedicated 11% of their half-cent sales tax to it last fall. The Mark you calendars for Bike Week 2006— proposed Measure D dedicated 0.1%. May 13th-21st. We’re excited that Willie In Measure D language, Fertig noted that Weir has agreed to return to highlight our Alternative Transportation was a separate Bike Week Celebration dinner, ceremony, category for funding from Congestion Reand another of his presentations on May lief, a term used for street and road expan13th. Right now, Willie and his wife Kat sion. That suggests that alternatives do not are cycle touring in Thailand, Laos and relieve congestion, when they may be more Cambodia for three months, so we’re ancost-effective than adding pavement. Next, ticipating Asian tales from the saddle. he noted that 25% of morning rush hour
Bike Week 2006
Brown to help Planning Last November, Bicycle Coalition member Grant House was elected to the Santa Barbara City Council. Now, longtime Bicycle Coalition member Cecilia Brown was just appointed by Supervisor Susan Rose to the County’s Planning Commission. Her background in transportation makes her ideal. Quick Release • January 2006 • Page 2
CycleSmart bicyclist education news Bicycling Skills for Women The Art of Cycling: Using a Bike to Transport and Transform
by Erika Lindemann
WHAT: We’re offering a two-day course for women, taught by women. If you have been wanting to learn the basics of driving your bicycle confidently on the road with other vehicle users, in a supportive and fun environment, then this is the class for you! Have you thought about using your bike for getting around town or for fitness, but just don’t feel comfortable on the road? We’ll show you how to ride legally and confidently. We’ll also talk about women-specific bikes and clothing and how to make decisions in traffic. Have you always wanted to learn to change a flat tire or to perform other simple on-road repairs? We’ll teach you. We’ll also practice bike handling skills and emergency avoidance maneuvers such as quick turns and stops. Then we’ll take you out for a road ride with women League Cycling Instructors (LCIs). WHO: Any woman 16 years of age or older. Bring your daughter who is 14 years or older, with your supervision. WHEN Day 1: Saturday, January 21, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM for Basic Street Skills class (no bicycle is required for this part). WHEN Day 2: Saturday, January 28, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM for basic bicycle mechanics, commuting tips and on-road riding instruction and practice. WHERE: Santa Barbara County Association of Governments building, 260 North San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara. COST: $30, payable to LCI Erika Lindemann. You can pay at the class or by mail to 260 North San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, attn: Erika Lindemann. Don’t have $30? That’s okay, we want you to join us regardless! Some scholarships are available by calling or emailing Erika (contact info below). TO REGISTER: Simply call or email Erika Lindemann at 961-8919 or at CycleSmart@sbbike.org. (We appreciate an RSVP so we know to expect you.)
Distributed systems by David Madajian
The Tour of California is coming through Santa Barbara County on February 24th25th. It’s a true Tour-de-France style stage race with impressive logistics, world-class cycling teams, ESPN2 television coverage, and live helicopter video of the Tour projected onto a large screen at the finish line. The local organizing committee is headed by Barney Berglund. We’re hoping that we can obtain space for our booth near the stage finish and start in Santa Barbara. A bicycle parking area is needed. The Tour folks are publishing a wellness and health handbook in January for distribution to kids, but the content is still unknown to us. The Tour needs volunteers to help manage things. It’s being coordinated by Steve Boelter who will be at our January 3rd meeting to describe Tour logistics. If you want to hear more before then or to volunteer, phone him at 565-5776, email him at steveb@capitalsb.com, or look at the volunteer form at www.sbbike.org/docs/Tour.doc.
Coexistence is more common than conflicts
As I read about how the current New York mass transit strike has impacted the entire city, I see yet another argument in favor of bicycles for transportation. Any centralized transportation system like a subway or airport hub can easily be disrupted by accident or malicious intent. The Internet was created by the military to decentralize communication and make it robust and reliable. If a hub is down for whatever reason, your email is automatically routed around it to reach its intended destination. Similarly, roof top solar panels make us less dependent on the electrical grid and central power plants. In contrast, our transportation system is much too vulnerable to single point failure. Subways and airports are the worst, but cars are not much better. Cars give people the illusion of power and independence, but when Katrina took refineries off line, we found that cars are dependent on a centralized petrochemical infrastructure. Our community is further dependent on one freeway, occasionally isolating us. A bicycle based transportation system is completely decentralized and robust.
I regularly hike and bike on our frontcounty trails. I am saddened by the horse Rocket’s recent death and I know this incident has convinced some community members that bikers, hikers, and equestrians cannot coexist on our trails. I beg to differ. I’ve spoken with many people as a trail education volunteer and I’ve watched countless interactions between hikers, bikers and equestrians. Most encounters are friendly, calm and easy, but all uneducated trail users can be a threat to our public safety. As responsible trail users, we all need to work together and insist on appropriate trail use when we see violations occurring. The nonprofit Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers (www.sbmtv.org) has been working for over 15 years to increase trail safety and to promote coexistence. SBMTV volunteers have created a culture of bell use and trail etiquette through a trail-head education campaign that encourages bikers to ride in control and to yield to hikers and equestrians. Volunteers also install and stock boxes with bells at several trail heads. SBMTV volunteers actively participated in the Front Country Trails Working Group and worked in earnest to help create a package of proactive solutions that address the potential for conflict caused by irresponsible trail users—hikers, bikers and equestrians alike. Frankly, there are far fewer incidents and near misses than some groups would have the public believe. Irresponsible people can be found everywhere, including in our foothills, but it’s up to all of us to help make sure they don’t compromise our safety.
UCSB cited for fitness Last fall, Mens Fitness magazine reported on student health at US college campuses. With help from Princeton Review, they surveyed 10,000 students from 660 campuses, with questions about activities, weight, lifestyle, and school support. Our University of California Santa Barbara ranked second in fitness out of the 660! It was beat only by Brigham Young University in Utah. Among the top 20 most fit campuses, three others were in California: UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and Cal State Long Beach. Out of the 20 least fit campuses, none were in California. Good for our healthy state! Quick Release • January 2006 • Page 3
Coalition supports Purisima Road safety
Upcoming bike meetings & events
Following the Project Study Report released last year, our Bicycle Coalition has taken a position in getting work on Purisima Road north of Lompoc funded and constructed. In a letter to the County last November, Bicycle Coalition President Ralph Fertig writes, “As we know, this narrow and busy County road connects to wider segments of roadway (with paved shoulders) to the east and west, including Highway 1 and the Caltrans Pacific Coast Bike Route, and also serves as the primary route for cyclists to La Purisima Mission State Park.” He continues, “Local cyclists, including the Lompoc Valley Cycling Club and the Bicycle Coalition, have frequently requested that the County install bikelanes on Purisima Road to eliminate the “missing link” of shoulderless roadway that exists there now. To do so would enable safer access to the State Park and provide a linkage to the paved shoulders that currently extend to the east and west of the project area.” Work on the road might be years away, or sooner if the Supervisors agree with us that safer conditions should be given priority. We’ll let you know when opportunities to speak out arise.
Only about a third of meetings and events for the month are here. Others come in after this goes to press, but you can read the current list of upcoming activities on our web site’s home page www.sbbike.org.
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January 1, Jack Carter Memorial Ride, sponsored by the Goleta Valley Cycling Club. Starting at 8:30 AM at Tuckers Grove the route goes up Old San Marcos, across Highway 154 and up Painted Cave to East Camino Cielo. Continues east past La Cumbre Peak then down Gibraltar Road, returns to the start via Foothill/Cathedral Oaks. This ride is tough even if you don't party on New Year’s Eve, but we hear that some animals do both. Details from Doris Phinney, 968-3143. January 3, Bicycle Coalition General Meeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition. Evening meeting, first Tuesday of the month. At Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant, 3524 State Street, Santa Barbara. No-host dinner at 6:00 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Phone president Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 or email him at sb-ralph@cox.net. January 19, Montecito Trails Foundation Annual Meeting, sponsored by the MTF. Since 1964 the Montecito Trails Foundation has worked to preserve, maintain, expand, and record trails within Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria. Their Annual meeting will take place at the Chase Palm Park Pavilion, 323 East Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara at 6:00 PM. Details at http:// montecitotrailsfoundation.org. January 21 and 28, Bicycling Skills for Women, sponsored by our Bicycle Coalition. We’re offering a two-day course for women, taught by women. If you want to learn the basics of riding your bicycle confidently in a supportive and fun environment, then this is the class for you! The first part is biking instruction inside, the second part is basic repairs and on-road experience. The first class will take place 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, held at the SBCAG Building, 260 North San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara. The second part will take place from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Registration details are coming online soon. Call or email Erika Lindemann at 961-8919 or at CycleSmart@sbbike.org. January 26, Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors meeting. We will be meeting to discuss important issues concerning Measure D renewal and several other topics. Meeting 7:00 PM at a location still to be determined.
New UCSB path nears completion
A cyclist tries to cross the still-closed Broida bikepath during the quarter’s break from classes.
Construction of the University’s “Broida Expressway” bicycle path, which began in last October, is approaching completion— weather permitting—by early February, according to Marsha Zilles, an architect with Physical Facilities. The 12-foot-wide, landscaped thoroughfare will stretch 120 yards along the south and east side of Broida Hall. It includes a new bike roundabout just southeast of Broida. The $300,000 cost is being borne to a large extent with student funds, and overseen by the Associated Students BIKES Committee. Yet to be funded and constructed is a connection between the new roundabout and the recent bikepath along Lagoon Road. Watch for an upcoming dedication ceremony for this important link that connects the campus center with the eastern buildings and access via the Obern Trail.
Local bike tour follows Tour of Calif Santa Barbara Wine Country Cycling Tours, located in Santa Ynez, is offering its own bike “follow tour” that follows several stages of the professional stage race the Tour of California. For five days starting on February 22nd, the cycling vacation includes riding several stages of the Tour, seeing stage starts and finishes in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, viewing the mid-race passing of the peloton on two stage days, along with deluxe accommodations, gourmet dining and a wine tasting dinner. For more information, phone 888-5578687 or view www.winecountrycycling.com.
December Coalition meeting topics Our December 6th noontime Bicycle Coalition meeting attracted 16 people. We discussed these topics: • Ralph Fertig described his attendance at UCSB’s Transportation Alternatives Board meeting on December 1st, and interest in attending future ones. • SBCAG’s Gregg Hart described a new, complex tax plan proposed to replace the expiring Measure D. It has two components, a half-cent tax and a quarter-cent tax. It will be unveiled to the public before the South Coast Subregional Planning Committee on December 7th. • Matt Dobberteen described The County’s application for state Bicycle Transportation Account funds to repave the bikepath in Goleta Beach. Dru van Hengel described the City of Santa Barbara’s BTA application to improve bicyclist detection at signalized intersections. • Dru van Hengel updated us on distribution of the 288 flashing LED lights. Over 100 have been given out, and on December 8th, they will be given to bike commuting workers near Goleta Beach. • Matt Dobberteen described the County’s proposed re-planking a bridge on the Obern Trail for $30,500. Hopefully, the County Supervisors will approve $19,000 in CREF funds toward it on December 12. • Nancy Mulholland described our upcoming Street Skills class for women that will take place in late January. Also, our CycleSmart program is developing a lending library of visual material for LCI instructors to use. • Our January meeting will be another evening one, hopefully at Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant in Santa Barbara. • Erika Lindemann discussed the “bike buddy” program that teams new bike commuters with experienced ones. • Ralph Fertig described opportunities during the February Tour of California that will pass through our county February 24-25.
Goleta Amtrak bike lockers look promising Last February, our Biless than two miles cycle Coalition proaway, secure bike posed to Caltrans that parking will make they include secure train trips more apbicycle lockers as part pealing to students. of their improvements There are actually to the Goleta Amtrak two alternative passenger station. It plans being prohas taken a while, but posed, the main difin November, a deference is the path sign consultant for that MTD buses This is one of two alternative plans. The other Caltrans contacted would have different bus access, and the restrooms would take to turn Ralph Fertig, Coaliwould be located west of the new bike lockers. around at the station president, and tion. The bike lockJamey Wagner, UCSB TAP program maners would be in the same location next to ager, for clarification. the existing bike rack, but the restrooms What has just emerged is a preliminary would move from the east side of the rack plan that incorporates Cycle-Safe lockers to west of the lockers. for eight bicycles at the station. They would This is an exciting project, the first in have cell phone access like that already our county to use cell phone reservations implemented at UCLA, BART, LA Metro, and access. It will demonstrate the need for and elsewhere. With UCSB and Isla Vista further multimodal bike/rail facilities.
We thank our active members Please thank and support the following Bicycle Coalition business members: • Bicycle Bob’s, Santa Barbara & Goleta • Commuter Bicycles, Santa Barbara • Jeffrey Stoutenborough, Architect, Santa Barbara • King Cycle Group, Portland, Oregon • Nett & Champion Insurance Services, Santa Barbara • Open Air Bicycles, Santa Barbara • Pedal Power Bicycles, Santa Maria
We welcome our newest Bicycle Coalition member Jeff Thomsom. We additionally thank those who renewed their memberships: Drew Hunter, Mike Gard, Steve Morris, Roman Baratiak, Diane Krohn, Wayne Beckman, Dottie McLaren, Richard Lambert, Merle Clark, Arnie Schildhaus, and Woody Wilde.
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Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition Regional bicycle clubs & groups Road repair contacts President, Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 sb-ralph@cox.net
Vice President, Wilson Hubbell, 5681240, wilsonhubbell@aol.com Secretary, Drew Hunter, 896-2119 watair1@earthlink.net
Treasurer, Gary Wissman, 964-4607 gary@gwissman.com
Director, Judy Keim, 687-2912 jkpedpad@aol.com
Director, Don Lubach, 964-7798 dlubach@mac.com
Director, Jim Marshall, 962-3531 Jim2Mars@aol.com
Director, Mark McClure, 967-5031 mcclure606@yahoo.com
Director, Nancy Mulholland, 563-9073 nmulhol04@yahoo.com
Advisor, Dru van Hengel, 564-5544 dvanhengel@SantaBarbaraCA.gov
Advisor, Erika Lindemann, 961-8919 elindemann@sbcag.org
Advisor, Matt Dobberteen, 568-3000 matt@cosbpw.net
Caltrans
Bicycle Touring Club of Solvang
Pat Mickelson, 968-5779 pat_mickelson@dot.ca.gov
Dan Henry, 688-3330
Echelon Santa Barbara
Carpinteria
Mark Purcell markpurcell@cox.net
Dale Lipp, 684-5405 x402 dalel@ci.carpinteria.ca.us
Goleta Valley Cycling Club Doris Phinney, 968-3143
Goleta Steve Wagner, 961-7511 swagner@cityofgoleta.org
Cyclebug@aol.com
Lompoc Valley Bicycle Club Lieven Peirtsegaele, 733-2707
Lompoc
locomotion.family@verizon.net
SB Mountain Bike Trail Volunteers Chris Orr, 964-0362 mtbchriso@yahoo.com
Santa Barbara County
Mike Hecker, 966-1807 hecktone@cox.net
Matt Dobberteen, 568-3576 matt@cosbpw.net
Santa Barbara BMX Dale Bowers, res0d201@verizon.net
SMtailwinds@verizon.net
UCSB Cycling Club Matthew Post , 818-642-3553 plushk2@yahoo.com
Santa Barbara City Dru van Hengel, 564-5544 dvanhengel@SantaBarbaraCA.gov
Santa Barbara Bicycle Club
Tailwinds Bicycle Club David Cantero, 937-4097
Larry Bean, 736-1261 l_bean@ci.lompoc.ca.us
Santa Maria Rick Sweet, 925-0951 x227 rsweet@ci.santa-maria.ca.us
Solvang Brad Vigro, 688-5575 bradv@cityofsolvang.com
UCSB Dennis Whelan, 893-7009 Dennis.Whelan@bap.ucsb.edu
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