Santa Barbara News-Press: January 01, 2021

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By WENDY McCAW NEWS-PRESS CO-PUBLISHER

020 was an unusual year. Because of our state and locally elected officials, the “pandemic” has been put front and center to our lives, impacting it in ways we didn’t know possible. Restaurants, hair and nail salons, and small mom and pop shops have been arbitrarily closed without any proof they are contributing to this virus, while big box stores and other large supermarkets are permitted to stay open with larger crowds. It makes no sense. And while these hard-working people have been forced out of work for months at a time — who knows when Gov. Gavin Newsom will “allow” these businesses to reopen — bureaucrats continue to get paid (by our tax dollars), and in some cases have even voted themselves raises during this time while others are doing without. Added to that, the hypocrisy of their actions — eating out in large groups, going to closed hair salons, having a “do as I say, not as I do” mentality — smacks of “let them eat cake.” Adding insult to injury, during the short time restaurants were able to open, they had to reconfigure their existing indoor spaces to follow an arbitrary 6-foot rule, provide dividing partitions and limit the number of patrons. Then when indoor dining was not permitted, they were forced to build “parklets” or other outdoor dining areas, another expense. Hair and nail salons are also being punished. For a while they could only operate outdoors, then they could open for about a month but with no waiting areas, now they are all closed again. Makes it tough to feed one’s family without money coming in. The unfairness is untenable: Something has to give. Other states — Texas, Florida, South Dakota, for example — are taking a more measured and commonsense approach. Restaurants and other businesses are open, no masks are required in 15 states, and nobody is dying as a result. The fact is 99.9% of people under the age of 70 who get the virus don’t die, so the numbers of those infected are put out to scare people and to keep them indoors and isolated. Here in California, we have some of the best weather year round, and being outdoors is one of the healthiest things we can do. And the bureaucrats aren’t the only ones making the situation worse. The mainstream media and tech companies are complicit, guilty of spreading lies and falsehoods because of their hatred of President Trump, their arrogance of masking reporting with opinion and of censoring real news. Please see mccaw on A2

2020 saw many protests and social justice advocates speaking out

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Leticia Rodriguez, in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s environmental services in the COVID unit, received one of the first COVID-19 vaccine shots. UCSB led many important studies and made crucial donations that helped rapidly develop the vaccine.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

This past year, we saw many groups of protestors exercising their First Amendment rights and participating in rallies, both locally and nationally. The protests in Santa Barbara remained peaceful and controlled, while many nationwide did not. In Santa Barbara County, residents protested the murder of George Floyd and police brutality, oil drilling and fracking, the state and regional shutdown of businesses, PETA, Teen Talk, sexism, climate change, remote learning for students and the 2020 presidential election results. Most recently, in late November and December, residents took to State Street multiple times in protest of the state government-mandated lockdown, demanding the state to reopen and the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Several dozen protestors chanted and held signs reading, “The pandemic is over,” “Destroying small businesses is not the solution,” “Open schools now” and “We want to work.” The protests, coordinated by WeHaveRights.org, concluded with passing around a petition to recall the governor. They highlighted the economic struggle of businesses and families, along with the impacts of the closures on mental health. A restaurant-specific rally occurred as well in Montecito, where dozens donning masks came to support Tres Lune restaurant on Coast Village Road. Speakers said they were worried about employees being laid off and the fate of some local, decades-old restaurants. In October, a group of around 40 Santa Barbara Unified School District students protested the board’s decision to delay inperson learning. The students held signs reading, “We miss school” and “Stop putting yourself before the students,” and they received support from parents, community members and some local political candidates. Also in October, many parents of SB Unified students gathered to protest Teen Talk, the district’s newly approved, controversial middle school sex education program. Attendees said that the program was pornographic, lacked family values and they cited ageappropriate concerns. On a much smaller scale, a group of four to five protestors gathered in Solvang in early October to protest the city’s horse-drawn carriages and trolley rides, and to honor the memory of the late Hazel Mortenson, an animal rights activist who campaigned for years against Solvang’s use of the carriages. In late July, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers, in collaboration with 350SB and the Greta Thurnberg Fridays for Future organization, held a shoe strike outside the County’s Administration Building. More

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Protestors against the ongoing state government-mandated lockdown march on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara earlier this month.

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2020 was a year of advancements By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

This past year, it seemed as though ever-changing technology managed to achieve the impossible on multiple fronts. Practically every in-person event or gathering transformed into an online Zoom event. A vaccination was created and started to be distributed in less than a year — faster than any vaccination before, with the mumps vaccine second to the COVID-19 vaccine at four years. However, many discoveries and achievements were actually made out of this world. For the first time in American history, a pair of NASA astronauts were launched in a Please see science on A3

Protestors rallying against the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police and nationwide police brutality gather at the entrance of Stearns Wharf in downtown Santa Barbara in June.

than 500 pairs of shoes were placed on the steps, representing the people who would have physically protested had it not been for COVID-19. The protestors demanded the government deny any new permits for fossil fuel projects, respond to COVID-19 by transitioning from the fossil fuel economy, and protect people and the environment, not corporate profit. Twelve days after the election results were certified by the media, residents of Santa Barbara gathered at the County Courthouse for a “President Trump Prayer March,” as a “clarion call for God to intervene.” Marchers claimed the election was fraudulent and demanded widespread recounts. In early March, UCSB students rallied against oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing at Storke Plaza by dressing in black to simulate oil. They gave speeches and read student poetry as part of the California Public Interest Research Group’s Phase Oil Out protest. Way back in January, the fourth annual Women’s March took place on De la Guerra Plaza, where residents marched in support of racial and sexual inclusion, women in politics, equal rights and denounced President Donald Trump.

Protests also included those in late May and early June, after the now former police officer, Derek Chauvin, was captured on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd and murdering him. The video went viral, and resulted in mass protests, riots and continued calls for social justice across the country. Locally, the Santa Barbara City Council was criticized by residents in public comment for not showing more support, and Santa Barbara Police Chief Lori Luhnow signed a letter to the city, calling the murder “preventable” and bringing attention to “harmful and hurtful actions by officers whose poor decisions tarnish the profession.” Several local rallies were held in the following days to protest Mr. Floyd’s death, one consisting of Isla Vista residents who marched from Storke Tower to Sands Beach, and another with Santa Barbara residents who marched from the County Courthouse down State Street. Protestors chanted things such as “Black Lives Matter” and “No justice, no peace.” They also knelt in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds, representing the amount of time Mr. Chauvin knelt on Mr. Floyd’s neck before he killed him. The week after the murder, there was another protest, where

residents began in De la Guerra Plaza and marched down State Street to Stearns Wharf. Event organizers spoke to “deep-rooted issues of systemic racism, white supremacy and racial inequality,” but also reminded attendees of the protest that police officers in Santa Barbara “do believe black lives matter” and “do know how to de-escalate situations.” In addition, Santa Barbara County residents found other ways to show solidarity for George Floyd besides protests and marches. Local artists stepped up and asked to paint murals on walls of businesses to raise awareness, both on the side of EOS Lounge on Haley and Anacapa Streets and on Brownie’s Market on De La Vina Street. Danny Meza painted the large mural on Brownie’s Market free of charge. The image shows two hands, one black and one white, holding each other, and features the Nelson Mandela quote: “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

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Chadillac Green and XGriffinX were the artists behind this painting on the Haley Street side of EOS Lounge, honoring the memory of Mr. Floyd.

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By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported three additional COVID19 deaths on Thursday. The decedents resided in the regions of Santa Barbara and unincorporated Mission Canyon, Lompoc and the communities of Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village, and the city of Santa Maria. Two individuals were over 70 and one was between 50 and 69 years old. Two individuals had underlying medical conditions, and one death was associated with an outbreak at a congregate living facility, officials said. A total of 160 COVID-19 deaths have now been recorded in Santa Barbara County. A total of 396 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday, bringing the county’s total to 17,391, including 1,456 that remain active. The city of Santa Maria reported 98 new cases on Thursday. The North County city now has a county-high 6,452 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 415 that are considered still infectious. The city of Santa Barbara reported 87 new cases and now has a total of 2,760, including 330 that remain active. Lompoc reported 58 new cases on Thursday and now has a total of 1,831 cases, including 135 that remain active.

SANTA MARIA — Due to increased COVID-19 cases identified at the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center in Santa Maria, the city closed the Center Wednesday night to protect the staff and public from exposure. About 20% of the lifeguard staff at the center has either tested positive or have been exposed to others who have tested positive for the coronavirus. All city departments continue to follow County Public Health Department protocols during the pandemic. “We are required by the County Health Order and the City’s Safety Plan to close the Center, until at least Jan. 14, the quarantine period date,� Dennis Smitherman, recreation services manager, said in a news release. “It could be imperative for a lifeguard to provide lifesaving maneuvers, which include close or physical contact. Spreading the virus to/from our patrons is a risk we must avoid. “We need our community and staff to be safe. We thank them for their understanding and cooperation as we navigate the impacts of this pandemic.� The Paul Nelson Aquatic Center reopened in July after a major renovation, and a temporary closure due to budget constraints and to meet COVID19 safety protocols. Since July, the center has been open for limited lap swimming, fitness classes and Santa Maria Swim Club use. Approximately 100 people per day use the center’s pool. Staff will reevaluate the pool closure and make recommendations for reopening on Jan. 14. The center is located at 600 S. McClelland St. Questions may be directed to the Recreation and Parks Manager, at 805-925-0951 ext. 2263. — Gerry Fall

The city of Goleta reported 38 new cases and now has 766 total, including 117 active. Other daily totals from Thursday include: South County unincorporated areas, including Montecito, Summerland and city of Carpinteria, 23 new cases (511 total, 68 active); Orcutt, 20 new cases (867 total, 78 active); Unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota, 14 new cases (543 total, 65 active); Unincorporated areas of Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and the city of Guadalupe, 14 new cases (708 total, 48 active); Santa Ynez Valley, eight new cases (426 total, 54 active); and Isla Vista, six new cases (663 total, 23 active). The geographic region of 30 cases was pending on Thursday. No COVID-19 updates are expected today in observance of New Year’s Day. A total of 135 people are receiving care at local hospitals, including 34 in the Intensive Care Unit. Santa Barbara County’s ICU availability was not listed in Thursday’s update. The Southern California region’s ICU availability remains at 0%. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department issued a news release to the media on Wednesday, stating that the county is at record high levels in terms of COVID-19 cases. As of Tuesday, the unadjusted case rate was at 43.3 per 100,000.

Active community cases have been over 1,200, which is more than twice as high as the previous summer peak. “What this means is that COVID-19 is actively spreading across our county. It is not safe to gather with people outside your household,� Dr. Van DoReynoso, director for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, said in a statement. “Not only is gathering unsafe, but we risk losing the extremely limited hospital beds we have left and exhausting the health care staff that has tirelessly cared for our community.� Earlier this week, more COVID19 vaccines arrived in the county. As of Wednesday, 17,575 vaccines have been delivered to hospitals, health care centers and the public health department. Some 8,775 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were included in the total, as well as 8,800 Moderna vaccines. “As we move further into COVID-19 vaccine distribution, we come closer and closer to being out of this pandemic. Our most at-risk health care givers will soon be protected from this virus. This fact alone puts our entire community in a better place than it is now,� Dr. Henning Ansorg, health officer for Santa Barbara County, said in a statement. “We are in for a very difficult next few weeks. Unfortunately, we cannot stop what is to come in the immediate future, but we can impact the

Starting today through Feb. 13, the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley libraries will be hosting a sixweek winter reading challenge for children, teens and adults. This year’s reading challenge will be held completely online through Beanstack, a website and app that makes keeping track of your reading incredibly easy and fun, and its theme — Books Like Us — invites readers to celebrate diversity and the power of seeing their stories reflected in books. Readers who used Beanstack for the 2020 summer reading program can simply log in to their existing Beanstack account and sign up for the challenge, according to a news release. New users can get started by creating a free account in just a few minutes. Visit goletavalleylibrary.beanstack. org, or download the free app for Apple and Android devices to log your books on the go. The libraries will be closed today, but patrons can still access digital offerings online. For more information on events at the library or to learn more about the reading challenge, visit www.goletavalleylibrary.org. — Mitchell White

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TRAFFIC, CRIME & FIRE BLOTTER

Hiker rescued along Romero Trail MONTECITO — A hiker suffering a heat emergency was rescued Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Montecito Fire Protection District personnel, along with Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue and American Medical Response, were able to locate the patient on Romero Trail, provide treatment and hike the patient down the trail in a stokes basket, according to fire

officials. Residents are reminded to prepare for the rigors of hiking in the front country of Santa Barbara and its steep and rugged terrain. “Take plenty of water and have some type of food on hand for those unexpected needs,� fire officials said. — Mitchell White

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Public’s help sought locating prowling suspect LOMPOC — The Lompoc Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a man accused of prowling in the backyard of a residence earlier this week. Around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, an unknown subject was seen in a backyard of a residence on the southwest side of the city. The residents were inside at the time and surveillance cameras gave the homeowners notification someone was in the backyard, according to a department news release. “The suspect was observed on

surveillance cameras looking into the windows of the residence for several minutes,� police said. “The owner observed the suspect running through the backyard and fleeing over the fence.� The suspect is described as a white man in his mid 30s, balding, with facial hair. He was last seen wearing a plaid jacket, blue jeans and dark colored shoes. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling 805-736-2341. — Mitchell White

Pavement project continues SANTA BARBARA — Conduit installation work is continuing on portions of Santa Barbara Street as part of the FY20B Pavement Maintenance Project. The work began Nov. 3, with the new underground conduit and wiring aimed at ensuring reliable traffic signal operations in the area. Most of the existing equipment is 50 to 60 years old and near the end of its service life, according to city officials. Detours in the surrounding areas will be in effect to minimize construction duration and disruption to normal traffic flow. Traffic control and temporary delays should be expected along Santa Barbara Street and associated

cross streets. Access will be maintained for residents and businesses, although temporary disruptions should be anticipated, especially while paving activities are taking place. Road closures and detours are expected Jan. 4 to 6, at Santa Barbara and Micheltorena streets. No parking signs will be posted at least 72 hours prior to construction and detour signs will be in place. The city has contracted with Granite Construction, who is working on the project in conjunction with Earthbound Electric. The project is funded through Measure C. — Mitchell White

justice, 2020 was a yard sale and everything must go. The caveat is that the price to pay is firm. “Every moment seemed to make us aware of the cracks in our country, and every one of them deserves immediate attention. I’m feeling optimistic knowing that so much leadership emerged this year — myself included.� While some of the protests may have been supporting factors in change and some not, those who marched, held signs, paddled, painted or chanted made their voices heard in a peaceful way. email: gmccormick@newspress. com

longer-term trajectory of this virus spread. “Stay home, wear a mask if you must leave for essential tasks, isolate immediately if you are sick, and please do not gather with those outside your home.� The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday that four additional employees have tested positive for COVID-19. A deputy, custody deputy and two civilian staff members were revealed to be COVID-19 positive. The deputy last worked on Dec. 23 and became symptomatic on Dec. 24. The deputy, who did not have contact with the public, was tested and found to be positive on Dec. 29. The custody deputy, who was asymptomatic, was tested as part of employee surveillance testing on Tuesday. The custody deputy was notified while at work on Wednesday of the positive test result, said Raquel Zick, sheriff’s spokeswoman. The first civilian staff member, who works remotely, reported as COVID-19 positive on Dec. 28. The second staff member, who was asymptomatic, last worked on Dec. 9 and was tested on Dec. 28 and found to be positive on Dec. 29. The total number of Sheriff’s Office employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic is now 79, Ms. Zick said.

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Danny Meza painted a mural on the north wall of Brownie’s Market on De la Vina Street during the George Floyd protests.

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Seven months later, the artist told the News-Press he hasn’t seen much social change from the protests and civil unrest due to the pandemic, but his mural got plenty of positive attention. “I knew some people would not agree with it. I was afraid it would get defaced, but fortunately, that did not happen,� Mr. Meza said, referencing the mural on EOS Lounge that was defaced. “That got fixed immediately, but it really bummed me out that some people want to make it all about themselves. “I think Santa Barbara needs murals like this more than ever when things like that happen. I’m going to continue to treat every single person like a human being, and hope everyone will start doing the same.� The other mural on EOS Lounge features a large portrait of Mr. Floyd, and next to him in big letters, the words, “Please, I can’t breathe,� which is what he cried out as he was suffocating, and “Rest in Peace� on the other side. An unidentified vandal sprayed “All Lives Matter� in yellow spray paint over the words “Please, I can’t breathe,� but it was cleaned up the next morning. Chadillac Green and XGriffinX were the artists behind the painting. Mr. Green told the NewsPress in June that they hoped to “Say his name, keep him alive, keep everything alive, keep it going.� Another way locals showed support was through a paddle out in early June, where hundreds of surfers, swimmers and regular beachgoers showed up at Leadbetter Beach to honor the memory of Mr. Floyd. Per the Hawaiian tradition to pay tribute to those who have died, the attendees took to the waves on surfboards, SUPs and kayaks, chanting and throwing flowers in the water. They spelled “Unity� out in the sand with their boards, and auctioned off surfboards with arts and prints, with all the proceeds going to local black organizations. Chris Ragland was the organizer of the paddle out, and seven months after he put on the large event, he told the News-Press, “In terms of social

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Hydroxychloroquine, a life-saving drug safely and effectively used since the 1940s to treat a plethora of ailments, was castigated by the media because the President said it is effective on the virus. After Nov. 3, suddenly it’s now a great, safe drug to use. The New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story was blocked by Twitter (which later admitted they suppressed its distribution). When voters were told of the Hunter Biden problem, 15% said if they had known they would not have voted for his father. These two examples are just the tip of the iceberg. Where it all ends is anybody’s guess. Within this state unless something changes, we can expect things to get much worse. Maybe Gov. Newsom gets recalled. Maybe that will send a message we are tired of being treated as serfs, tired of the dictatorship. We just hope things will change, the government will get off our backs and life will return to normal. In the meantime, we salute our stalwart advertisers, who in spite of the lockdowns and closures, are still with us. Thank you to our loyal subscribers who stand by us through thick and thin. And we appreciate our team members at the Santa Barbara News-Press who work hard every day to bring you the “daily miracle.� Here’s to a better 2021, where common sense rules once again.

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Remembering 2020 News-Press photo editor Rafael Maldonado had quite the year capturing newsworthy moments as they happened. Here is a group of his best photos. You can see more photos in Saturday’s and Sunday’s News-Press.

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At left, a unique view of a rainbow meeting the moon in Santa Ynez earlier this year.

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William “Pug� Bernhardt, who has been playing music for the past 66 years, works during the weekly Farmer’s Market. The one man band plays and asks children and adults to join him on the sidewalk.

Above, graduation for the Class of 2020 looked a bit different this year, including the ceremony held at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School which paraded around Buellton and Santa Ynez.

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Continued from Page A1 commercially built spacecraft en route to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying astronaut Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off May 30 on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida — marking the first time astronauts had launched from American soil for nine years. Falcon 9 is the reusable rocket that was tested at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc. Earlier in 2020, on Feb. 5, a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched during a test from Vandenberg, which was the first launch since the creation of the Space Force. Some 150 base personnel convened at the Ronald Reagan Memorial Viewing Site to watch the missile burst through the sky. Later on in early August, another missile was launched during a test at Vandenberg, reportedly traveling more than 4,200 miles to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. That signified that Vandenberg’s nuclear enterprise is safe, secure, reliable, effective and ready to defend the U.S. and its allies, according to Col. Anthony Mastalir, the 30th Space Wing commander. Around the same time, the U.S. Air Force announced that 2nd Lt. Olivia Gillingham, a Thousand Oaks native, was the first member of the U.S. Space Force assigned to Vandenberg. In November, a joint U.S.European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg, and jolts were felt throughout Santa Barbara County from the launch. The satellite will observe sea levels for at least the next decade. But Vandenberg was not selected as a finalist for the U.S. Space Command headquarters after a large effort from the Regional Economic Action Coalition and other local organizations and politicians, who said it would cause an economic boom for the Central Coast. However, the space milestones continued in July at UCSB, where UCSB professor and cosmologist Joseph Hennawi was part of a team that released a publication detailing the discovery of the second most distant quasar. A quasar is a galaxy by definition, but the massive amount of light emitted from it is matter falling into a supermassive black hole. This quasar, named “PĹ?niuÄ â€™enaâ€? after a Hawaiian name meaning “unseen spinning source of creation, surrounded with brilliance,â€? is powered by a supermassive balck hole twice as massive as the current quasar redshift record holder, and about a billion times the mass of the sun. During COVID-19, astronomers in the astronomy and astrophysics programs at UCSB set up a virtual desktop to utilize the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, allowing them to run all the instrumentation from a room on campus and continue to research stellar evolution, galaxy feedback, supernovae and pulsars. In addition to making largerthan-life discoveries in outer space thousands of lightyears away, professors and researchers at UCSB also made scientific discoveries of some of the tiniest parts of human life that make up all living and breathing things. In July, UCSB physicist,

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Falcon 9, which is pictured here in a 2016 test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a commercially built spacecraft that took a pair of NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. A May flight was the first time an American craft had carried astronauts to the space station since the end of NASA’s space shuttles.

materials scientist and professor Omar Saleh, with the help of a team of scientists, discovered a strange bubbling phenomenon in human DNA and proteins. The scientists described it as like a “pot of water that started boiling even though they forgot to turn on the stove.� The reason behind the bubbling was explained by the researchers as enzymes that were able to penetrate droplets of DNA, enhancing the degradation rate and causing internal bubbling. This discovery helps scientists understand not only how DNA acts in cells, but also how droplet formation controls genes and turns them on and off. In late August, biologists, including UCSB professor Scott Hodges, discovered a new gene in plants that will lead them to new insights on evolution: floral nectar spurs. These are small tubes that increase the distance between floral reward and the reproductive parts of the flower, leading to greater biodiversity. They identified these spurs as a “key innovation� causing more species to evolve, and it will help them learn more about how the flowers evolved and how they went from not having that key innovation, to having it. Aside from crucial aspects of biology and human life, a team of researchers began exploring artificial life too. Dr. William Wang, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at UCSB, and his team received a $1 million grant over three years in December from Google to study how to improve the reasoning capabilities of dialogue agents to better understand user requests. Their main goal is to figure out how to help online recommender systems (Google, Amazon, Netflix, etc.) understand user’s requests better and suggest things users will actually choose. The concept is measured by the Turing test — a method of inquiry in artificial intelligence for determining whether a computer is capable of thinking like a human being. And during the rapid worldwide push by medical experts to get a COVID-19 vaccine to the human population, UCSB was doing its own research, finding ways to help. Back in early April, UCSB professors from the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology donated essential supplies to Cottage Health to aid in coronavirus testing. Professors Max Wilson, Carolina Arias, Kenneth Kosik and Diego Acosta-Alvear donated reagents necessary to detect signs

of COVID-19 in a given patient sample. The supply chain for the reagents was broken due to the insanely high demand, so professors were happy to donate reagents that would help Cottage detect SARS-CoV-2 genes, meaning positive COVID-19 cases. Another UCSB professor, Glenn Fredrickson, played a key role in the vaccine push by advising SiO2 in developing new state-of-theart patented materials coating for vials and syringes. He’s one of roughly eight experts advising the advanced materials science corporation, and SiO2 received a grant of $143 million in June to increase production of the company’s patented “primary packaging platform for storing novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines and therapeutics.� In July, researchers at the Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center in UCSB’s College of Engineering used their expertise to develop Light Emitting Diode lights that emit ultraviolet wavelengths of 200280 nanometers, which helped them decontaminate shared surfaces and neutralize the virus in recirculated air. It also helped them answer questions about the actual cleanliness of N95 masks that were being cleaned and reused. Eventually, in mid-December, UCSB researchers found that UV exposure had a significant correlation to a decrease in COVID-19’s spread, meaning COVID-19 may be sensitive to UV light. Lastly, only a few days ago, UCSB established its own Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-certified laboratory to enable speedy, clinical-level testing and medical diagnosis. Now testing is available to students, faculty and staff members who live in campus housing or are working or conducting research on campus as part of a surveillance screening program, where scientists can now monitor asymptomatic testing. The lab can turn around tests in a matter of hours to a day. This year was a year of many hardships and challenges, but scientists and researchers stepped up to the plate and accomplished feats that were previously only dreamed about. While the vaccine is perhaps the most impressive of them all, discoveries of all kinds represented hope and positivity during 2020. 2021 likely will come with even more breakthroughs. email: gmccormick@newspress. com

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Senior guard JaQuori McLaughlin leads UCSB this season in both scoring at 17.2 points per game and in assists at 5.2. He’s shooting an even 50% overall and 39.3% from the three-point line.

UCSB will look to play a different tune tonight when it rings in the New Year in basketball. The Gaucho men (4-3), who opened Big West Conference play last week with back-to-back defeats at UC Irvine, will return to the Thunderdome for their first home game since Dec. 7 when they face Cal State Fullerton (1-0) at 5 p.m. The winless UCSB women (0-6), meanwhile, will play at Fullerton (0-3) at 5 p.m. Both the men and women will play the Titans again at the same time and place on Saturday. Spectators are not allowed at any Big West contest because of COVID-19 restrictions. Coach Joe Pasternack said he’s been preparing the Gaucho men no differently than last week. “If you get caught up and focused on the results and not the process, you have no chance of improving your team to get better,” he said. “Whether we’d beaten Irvine or lost to Irvine, we would’ve done the same thing.” The Gauchos’ video session on Wednesday did focus on the last seven minutes of Sunday’s 73-69 defeat. The Anteaters made seven of 10 shots including 3-of-4 from three-point range, plus seven free throws, to turn a nine-point deficit into a 73-69 victory. “For whatever reason, we didn’t follow our defensive rules and made a lot of mistakes,” Pasternack said. “Maybe it had to do with playing them so early. I think we started conference (play) earlier than ever before, and it

sure showed with the mistakes that we made.” The Gauchos will be playing a team that has barely gotten started with its season. The Titans have played only one game — a 94-70 rout of NAIA school San Diego Christian — while having six games canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That included last week’s Big Westopening series against Cal State Northridge. “Their one game really doesn’t tell you a lot — just like when we played Bethesda and Saint Katherine,” Pasternack said. “But they are very similar to their previous teams. They have extremely talented offensive players who can score. “Wayne Arnold hit five threes (in six attempts against San Diego Christian). They also have a transfer, Tray Maddox (a 6-foot6 junior), who was a great player for Oakland University. He’s a big, strong guard who can really play.” Arnold led Fullerton in the San Diego Christian game with 19 points. Fellow guards Jalen Harris and Tory San Antonio added 13 apiece. Vincent Lee, a 6-8 and 230pound forward, contributed 12 points and six rebounds. The Titans made 11-of-25 attempts from three-point range in their lone outing. “This will be a lot different than our last game,” Pasternack said. “They have some really athletic, scoring guards which are more similar to Pepperdine’s type of players. “It’s really hard to prepare for them since they’ve only played one game. We can’t get a great feel for what they’re going to do. It’s going to come down to us sticking to our

rules and what we do. That’s the biggest issue.” The Gauchos are led in scoring by 6-4 senior JaQuori McLaughlin, who ranks fourth in the Big West with a 17.2-point average and second in assists at 5.2 per game. Fellow guard Ajare Sanni is also among the league scoring leaders at 13.9 points and is making 47.1% of his three-pointers (16-for-34). The scoring average of Amadou Sow, UCSB’s two-time All-Big West forward, has sunk to 10.2 points on 41.8% shooting. He was held to just four points in Sunday’s game at Irvine and has made just 25.7% of his shots (9-for-35) in the last four games. “I think Amadou has gotten some good shots and missed them, but he had a great practice yesterday,” Pasternack said. “I think Amadou is going to come back into his own and do what he normally does. “He just has to focus on rebounding. When he’s done that, he’s been really good.” Four Big West games were canceled last week by COVID, leaving the UCSB-Irvine series as the only league competition. Three games have been canceled this week. The Cal State Bakersfield at Long Beach State games will be this week’s only other league contests. “It’s a whole mess this year,” Pasternack said. “We’re living day-by-day. All our tests came back negative today, but there’s no predicting the future. “We can’t be consumed with the results. We just have to be consumed with the process, dayby-day.”

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Santa Barbara’s sports world mourned the passing of several of its top leaders — and cheerleaders — during 2020. FEB. 18 — Mike Moropoulos went out a winner as Santa Barbara High’s football coach, guiding his final Dons’ team of 1980 to a 13-1 record and the CIF-Southern Section finals. But his induction into the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame just two years later went way beyond his victories on the football field. Moropoulos, who passed away at age 90, was beloved for his mentorship of young athletes as both a coach and administrator. He became only the second athletic director in Santa Barbara High’s long history when he succeeded Clarence Schutte in 1965. “I’ve had a chance to see him work under pressure,” said the late Scott O’Leary, a coach and A.D. at rival Dos Pueblos, “and I’ve seen him make some very

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Family friends Karen and Will Christensen from Colorado, are some of Reese’s first out-of-state customers. Reese is glad she can sell online, so people outside of Santa Barbara can experience Real Life.

eese Large, a Santa Barbara preteen, missed pieces of her real life before the pandemic: scuba diving, surfing, softball and going to the movie theater. So she created “Real Life,” a clothing brand celebrating those experiences and supporting

associated nonprofits. Her current designs, “Let’s Scuba” and “Surf’s Up,” benefit Project Aware, a nonprofit that seeks to clean up the ocean and protect marine life. Alongside her philanthropic focus, she sourced the blank Tshirts and hoodies from an ecofriendly wholesaler. Originally, she wanted to manufacture the hoodies, and her grandmother helped her find a pattern and sew a hoodie in a day.

But it was too costly long-term. The expenses were Reese’s biggest obstacle. The initial setup costs and the price of a limited run are a lot for a new business. She’s starting to see it pay off, though, as friends and strangers purchase her designs online. Her friends helped her choose which designs to print. Reese drew up options and sent them to her peers to vote on. She sent their favorites to a graphic designer to produce a

printer-ready file. The process was new and exciting for Reese, who had never imagined she would create a fashion label. She saw a hole in the market when her favorite store closed. “There wasn’t really a place for me to shop anymore,” she said. “So I decided to make this business so that I could give clothes to people that also don’t Please see real life on A7

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have a lot of options.� “I liked fashion, but I never really thought about creating my own business or anything,� she said. “But I’m learning.� She had multiple calls with John Paul Beltran, co-founder of JohnPaulRichard, and Gordon Seabury, CEO of Toad & Co. They helped her learn about the industry and gave her advice. “It was super cool to talk to some of the people that have these big companies,� Reese said. “And they were very generous with their time and helping me.� In addition to her lessons in fashion, she learned to market her brand from her mom, Marjorie Large, a partner at WitMark Marketing & Branding Group. Reese wrote all the copy on Real Life’s website, wearreallife.com, and runs the brand’s Instagram account

alongside her mom. When making the website, she learned about web design and even coded a few elements. She accomplished all this while graduating sixth grade and starting junior high school at La Colina in Santa Barbara. She intends to continue the label well into the future. Although it was created during the pandemic, it’s much more than a pandemic project. “The goal of this is to make an impact,� her mom said. “I think that she likes clothing a lot, so I think it’s been fun for her to explore different ways of expressing herself as a kind of sporty teenager. “But the other important part is the nonprofit element, like she spent a lot of time looking at what nonprofits to connect with.� Reese looks forward to making her first donations at the end of the first quarter. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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The Ventura County Community Foundation has welcomed longtime residents Venkat Yepuri and Meryl Chase to its board. Mr. Yepuri has been with Amgen for more than 19 years and currently serves as its vice president of global business solutions and chief procurement officer. Prior to that, he had broad experience in the healthcare industry both in the U.S. and globally. A resident of Ventura County for 25 years, he has actively volunteered locally along with his family and has previously served on the Dean’s Leadership Council at California State University, Channel Islands. Mr. Yepuri holds a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Delhi University. “It is a privilege to be on the Board of VCCF, and I am looking forward to serving the community and our donors in my role as a fiduciary. I am excited to support VCCF’s mission to promote and enable philanthropy to improve our community,� Mr. Yepuri said. Ms. Chase is co-owner of Clearmont, LLC, a familyowned real estate investment

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Girls Inc. of Carpinteria has announced the resignation of its director of strategic initiatives, Jessica Wetzel. Ms. Wetzel was recently appointed vice president of programs and impact at Techbridge Girls, an awardwinning nonprofit that motivates girls from lowincome communities to achieve success through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Ms. Wetzel began serving Girls Inc. of Carpinteria in 2011 as an academic coordinator. She was responsible for creating and implementing academic enrichment and support programs in early literacy, math skill building and college access. She helped spearhead the build out and launch of the local affiliate’s Eureka! Program, a five-year program supporting the needs of the organization’s teen members by seeing them through to high school graduation and helping them navigate the college application process. As programs director, Ms. Wetzel worked collaboratively with local and national leaders to support program growth in both Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, implementing new outcome measurement and developing data tracking strategies designed to support a bold future for the organization and the community it serves. As director of strategic initiatives, she pulled together her experience and passions across all aspects of the

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Jessica Wetzel, director of strategic initiatives at Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, announced her resignation.

organization to drive strategies for future growth with impact. In her new role as part of the senior management team at Techbridge Girls, Ms. Wetzel will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for all program areas and represent the organization on a local, regional and national basis. She’ll bring her extensive experience in program leadership and management, research and evaluation to serve as an external ambassador for the organization and innovate for its future.

company. Ms. Chase considers serving the community her primary vocation. She was recently awarded emeritus status by the board of directors of kidSTREAM, a Camarillo-based museum and nonprofit serving Ventura County’s children. Additionally, Ms. Chase served a three-year term as kidSTREAM’s founding vice president of finance. She is also involved with such local organizations as Women’s Economic Ventures and Women United, and especially enjoys her involvement with her son’s school. Ms. Chase considers joining Ventura County Community Foundation’s board as “an opportunity to serve philanthropists and charitable organizations throughout Ventura County, and an extraordinary honor.� Having married into a third-generation Ventura County farming family, Ms. Chase moved to Camarillo in 2007, following a career in advertising, film and TV production. She and her company, LAbased Zystar Films Inc., worked with clients including Ford, Acura, Intel, Toyota, Fox and Imagine Entertainment. Ms. Chase credits UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management with giving her the financial acumen to build a successful business in a highly competitive industry. email: gerryfall@gmail.com

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Santa Barbara bookstore Chaucer’s Books is inviting readers to dive into the mystery genre in conversation with authors Jen Collins Moore, Carol Pouilot, Tina deBellegarde and Santa Barbara’s own Lida Sideris. The evening of “Sleuths and Sidekicks� will begin at 5 p.m. Jan. 14 via Zoom. Lida Sideris, a Santa Barbara local, is the author of the Southern California Mystery Series. Her latest release “Slightly Murderous Intent� (Level Best Books, $16.95) follows rookie lawyer and spunky sleuth Corrie Locke as she seeks to find a loose shooter. Ms. Sideris, like Corrie Locke, graduated from law school and worked as an entertainment attorney fresh out of school. She won the Helen McCloy Mystery Writers of America Scholarship Award for her first book. Next, Jen Collins Moore will discuss her debut novel “Murder at the Piazza� (Level Best Books, $16.95).

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It follows Maggie White, an empty nester exploring Rome on her husband’s expat assignment. The mystery starts when she finds her boss dead and becomes the prime suspect. Ms. Moore lives in Chicago with her husband and two sons and is the founder of Meez Meals, a popular meal kit service in Chicago. Carol Pouliot’s “Threshold of Deceit: A Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mystery� (Level Best Books, $18.95) investigates the mysterious death of Frankie

Russo. The investigation gets complicated with a missing witness, second body and a disappearance. “Threshold of Deceit� is the second book in the series, and Ms. Pouliot is writing a third book. She is a retired language teacher and former owner of a translation agency. Tina deBellegarde will read from her debut novel “Winter Witness� (Level Best Books, $16.95). It follows the investigation of the death of a beloved nun in a sleepy Catskill Mountain town.

The nun’s best friend divulges secrets to amateur sleuth Bianca St. Denis, who unravels the mysteries in her new town. “Winter Witness� was nominated for both the Retreat West and the Blue Pencil Agency’s First Novel Award. Ms. deBellegarde lives in Catskill, N.Y., with her husband, Denis, and cat, Shelby. To attend the discussion, visit zoom.us/j/95336161123 at the time of the event. — Annelise Hanshaw

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The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 30 SONOMA AVE, GOLETA, CA 93117 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $846,068.15 (Estimated). 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If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,� you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,� you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702-6597766, or visit this internet website www.insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA08000537-19-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer� or “eligible bidder,� you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 12-11-20 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08000537-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. Order Number 73398, Pub Dates: 12/18/2020, 12/25/2020, 01/01/2021, SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS DEC 18, 25 / 2020; JAN 1 / 2021 -- 56651

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Above, Mike Moropoulos, at far right, served for four decades as a coach and administrator at Santa Barbara High School. He is pictured with the football coaching staff of, from left, Chuck Sylvester and Sam Cathcart. Below, Mekia Valentine, the last UCSB women’s basketball player to be drafted by the WNBA, lost her battle with depression when she took her own life at age 32.

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Dawn Wells continued to embrace “Gilligan’s Island” long after the show went off the air.

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Continued from Page A1 docked in Marina del Rey. We were down below, where the Professor (Russell Johnson) wasn’t worried about fixing the radio, but laughing enthusiastically at one table. I chatted for a while with Mr. Johnson, then I talked for a while with Dawn Wells, who portrayed Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island.” It was a press event in the mid-2000s, promoting a release of a DVD for the iconic 1964-67 CBS comedy’s first season, and Ms. Wells led my friend and me over to meet Bob Denver, forever known as Gilligan. Mr. Johnson was friendlier than the Professor, and Mr. Denver was more serious and far less klutzy than Gilligan. But Ms. Wells was every bit as sweet as Mary Ann. The beloved actress died Wednesday from complications of COVID-19. She was 82. Her passage leaves Tina Louise, who played Ginger, the movie star, as the only surviving member of the original cast. “I will always remember Dawn’s kindness to me,” Ms. Louise, 86, posted on Twitter. “We shared in creating a cultural landmark that has continued to bring comfort and smiles to people during this difficult time. I hope that people will remember her the way that I do — always with a smile on her face.” That’s how I remember Ms. Wells, whom I met a few years before running into her on the boat in Marina del Rey. It was the late 1990s or early 2000s, and I was at a Television Critics Association press party at the Ritz-Carlton in Pasadena. I was covering it for a newspaper and wire service, and Ms. Wells was there to promote a retrospective CBS special she was co-hosting about “Gilligan’s Island.” I went up to her and told her something that I, like many guys who grew up watching “Gilligan’s Island,” had wanted to tell Mary Ann. “I’ve always had a crush on you,” I told the star. “I never get tired of hearing that,” Ms. Wells replied with that smile Ms. Louise mentioned. Ms. Wells said she wasn’t surprised that many viewers preferred the more approachable Mary Ann over the more glamorous Ginger. “She was the girl next door,” Ms. Wells told me. Indeed she was. On Gilligan’s Island, Mary Ann was the optimist, the one who cheered everyone up, one who cheered Gilligan on. She was the young woman from Kansas, the one baking the coconut cream pies, the one with the sunny personality. Sure, she got frustrated when Gilligan messed things up (well, so much for that rescue) and said, “Ooooh, Gilligan!” But that was as angry as she could get, and she was quicker to forgive than the Skipper (Alan Hale, who continued to wear his skipper’s hat long after the show). Mr. Johnson discussed Ms. Wells in “Here On Gilligan’s Isle,” the book he co-wrote with Steve Cox (HarperPerennial, 1992). The actor who played the Professor wrote that during the filming,

he felt closer to Ms. Wells than anyone else in the cast, with a strong platonic friendship. Dedicated viewers will remember that the Professor and Mary Ann were simply referred to as “the rest” in the first season’s rendition of the theme song. That was corrected the next season. Mr. Johnson wrote that the producers realized the Professor and Mary Ann “were the lone voices of logic,” on the island. That led to an expansion of their roles in the series, which was filmed at CBS Studio Center in Studio City. (You can easily see the lighting change between the lagoon, which was outside, and the rest of the island, which was inside a sound stage.) Mr. Johnson said he and Ms. Wells ran lines together and recalled how she knew where each cast member was during the day, which scenes would be shot and the week’s filming schedule. Ms. Wells grew up in Reno. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., and started as a chemistry major, but switched to theater. She broke into television in Hollywood, and she and Mr. Johnson weren’t originally cast in the unaired “Gilligan’s Island” pilot. But she was brought onto the show before the episodes began airing. I’ve watched that pilot, and the two actors made the show, created by Sherwood Schwartz of “Brady Bunch” fame, better. During its original TV run, “Gilligan’s Island” got bad reviews from the critics who found it silly, but was loved by fans who found its slapstick and situations hilarious (not to mention the clever dream sequences). It was a ratings blockbuster. Ms. Wells continued to embrace the show that made her famous. She co-authored “Mary Ann’s Gilligan’s Island Cookbook” (1993), which you can find on Amazon. Besides recipes, it includes photos and anecdotes from the set. And she and all the cast members except Ms. Louise appeared in reunion movies in the 1970s and ’80s. And there was that retrospective CBS special, which meant I saw Ms. Wells a third time. She was in a conference room at the Ritz-Carlton in Pasadena and spoke fondly of her years on the island. Like Mary Ann, she was all smiles. email: dmason@newspress.com

On Gilligan’s Island, Mary Ann was the optimist, the one who cheered everyone up, one who cheered Gilligan on. She was the young woman from Kansas, the one baking the coconut cream pies, the one with the sunny personality.

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Continued from Page A4 wise decisions about what was best for students.” His son Craig played quarterback for him at Santa Barbara High and followed his footsteps into coaching both the Dons and at SBCC. “I am saddened beyond words,” Craig said upon his father’s passing, “but I feel so blessed to have been led by my dad, my mentor, my coach and my best friend.” MARCH 26 — Mekia Valentine, the last UCSB women’s basketball player to be drafted by the WNBA, lost her battle with depression when she took her own life at age 32. She became a popular figure at the Thunderdome after having transferred from Wake Forest as a junior. The 6-foot-4 center set single-season school records in 2011 for both rebounds and blocked shots. “Whatever points or rebounds she accumulates, that will never tell the story of Mekia Valentine, her competitiveness, and what she brings to the table,” then-coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “Above all else, she is an absolutely outstanding young woman.” The New York Liberty selected her in the third round of the 2011 WNBA Draft. She went overseas, instead, and played four years of professional basketball in Israel, Poland, Romania and Germany. She returned to Santa Barbara to study nursing and work for a local computer software company. APRIL 6 — Mike Tresemer, the Ironman of the UCSB baseball pitching staff of the mid-1980s, led the Gauchos to the PCAA championship and a No. 5 national ranking in 1986. “His nickname was Tree, for obvious reasons,” then-coach Al Ferrer said. “He was the redwood — the core and foundation — of those dominant teams.” Tresemer went 18-6 during three seasons at UCSB, posting a career earned run average of 3.25, before pitching for four seasons in the Kansas City Royals farm system. He passed away at age 57. APRIL 30 — John Kasser, who brought both financial viability and gender equity to Gaucho sports, served as athletic director at UCSB when it was the Cinderella story of college basketball, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Gauchos got their lone NCAA Tournament win during his tenure, in 1990, and he even worked behind the scenes to bring the NIT to the Thunderdome in both 1992 and 1993. “He was our A.D. during the first and only time that our men’s basketball and baseball teams

went to the NCAA Tournament during the same year (1990),” assistant A.D. Bill Mahoney pointed out. Kasser also led the construction of Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. It opened for its first Gaucho baseball game barely a month after he left Santa Barbara to take the A.D. job at the University of California. He passed away at age 82. JULY 15 — Mike Cano was both a renowned sports official and beloved coach and administrator at his alma mater of Bishop Diego High School. He had completed a oneyear tenure as the Cardinals’ interim athletic director before succumbing to cancer at 62. He also coached several sports at the school and served as the moderator for the school’s Associated Student Body. “The void that Mike’s absence is sure to leave here at Bishop is palpable,” head of school Karen Regan said. “His impact on our students as a coach, teacher, and administrator was so positive and it feels unfair that given the current circumstances, we cannot come together as a community to properly celebrate his life right now.” Cano, who graduated from Bishop Diego in 1976, also spent 37 years as a football referee and as an umpire for both baseball and softball. He eventually became president of the Channel Coast Officials Association. AUG. 15 —Rick “Buddy” Wolin, a special-needs graduate of Devereaux School, was the face of the Dos Pueblos Little League for four decades. He helped coach and support countless league teams over the years. He was the emotional catalyst for the DPLL All-Star team which won the 2006 State Championship for 9- and 10year-olds. Wolin, who passed away from cancer at age 70, would cap Opening Day ceremonies for each DPLL season with his signature “Charge” cheer. “I have a lot of great buddies here,” Wolin said after one of the ceremonies. “They come to learn and they come to have fun. I do this because I love kids so much. I’m going to keep doing it for as long as I can. Baseball keeps me young.” DPLL official Donna Demeter said he even threw out the first pitch at the 2020 Opening Day. “He had to get out of his wheelchair to do it,” she pointed out. “It was pretty emotional.” DEC. 27 — Westmont College basketball had its own emotional booster in Pat Moore, the mother of former Warriors’ basketball star and head coach John Moore. “Mom’s fanaticism was legendary and her appreciation for the teamwork in the game of basketball was unparalleled,”

DEATH NOTICE GIULIANO, Louis M.: 93; of Santa Barbara; died Dec. 14; interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery; arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

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Moore said after his mother passed away at age 92. Her boisterous devotion earned her an invitation into Westmont’s student cheering section nearly 20 years ago, and she remained a fixture there for many seasons. “She loved being in Murchison Gym,” John Moore said. “It became a second home to her.” email: mpatton@ newspress.com

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0.00” 1.90” (2.94”) 1.95” (5.30”)

City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura

STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley

58/38/pc 58/33/s 40/16/s 51/25/pc 59/51/s 59/45/pc 69/40/s 55/45/r 56/38/pc 68/49/s 43/16/pc 54/39/pc 60/46/pc 57/41/pc 59/48/pc 65/37/s 65/45/s 69/44/s 68/46/s 60/33/pc 56/43/pc 67/45/s 58/48/pc 60/43/pc 66/39/pc 67/46/s 44/28/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 61/38/pc 63/43/pc 62/48/pc 60/44/pc 63/46/pc 68/45/pc 63/47/pc 63/49/pc

68/52/r 38/34/pc 35/28/i 44/34/c 39/22/pc 57/39/s 82/73/s 25/13/pc 41/39/pc 40/39/r 65/41/s 51/48/r 39/32/r 34/23/pc 53/47/r 39/38/r

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind northeast 4-8 knots becoming northwest today. Waves 2-4 feet with a west-northwest swell 3-5 feet at 16 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind northeast 4-8 knots becoming northwest today. Waves 2-4 feet with a west-northwest swell 3-5 feet at 16 seconds. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3

10:03 a.m. none 12:31 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 1:14 a.m. 11:34 a.m.

LAKE LEVELS

5.9’

Low

3:49 a.m. 5:38 p.m. 4:38 a.m. 6:17 p.m. 5:40 a.m. 6:58 p.m.

3.6’ 5.6’ 3.7’ 5.1’

2.6’ -0.8’ 2.6’ -0.6’ 2.6’ -0.3’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 61/42/pc 60/35/pc 45/22/pc 54/28/pc 58/49/pc 57/46/c 66/42/pc 57/49/r 59/43/c 65/50/pc 44/17/pc 57/44/c 61/49/c 57/43/c 59/50/c 63/41/pc 62/46/pc 67/44/pc 66/48/pc 62/42/c 55/47/c 65/45/pc 59/51/c 61/49/c 66/46/pc 63/48/pc 43/31/c

NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.

Wind west 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 3-5 feet with a west-northwest swell 3-6 feet at 17-second intervals. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 57/30/pc 64/39/s 62/39/pc 60/38/pc 63/39/pc 68/39/pc 59/41/pc 65/47/s

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

65/43/pc 43/33/r 37/30/c 51/33/s 47/26/pc 58/38/s 81/70/pc 28/18/pc 55/35/r 55/38/pc 64/40/s 51/46/r 37/27/pc 39/28/c 52/44/r 60/43/pc

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 124,545 acre-ft. Elevation 727.28 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 13.7 acre-ft. Inflow 16.3 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -46 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Last

New

Jan 6

Jan 12

WORLD CITIES

Today 7:06 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:43 p.m. 9:17 a.m.

First

Jan 20

Sat. 7:06 a.m. 5:01 p.m. 8:48 p.m. 9:57 a.m.

Full

Jan 28

Today Sat. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 35/11/pc 34/12/pc Berlin 36/31/c 37/30/pc Cairo 70/53/s 71/53/pc Cancun 83/70/r 84/67/sh London 38/35/c 39/33/pc Mexico City 75/44/s 76/44/s Montreal 29/24/pc 30/17/sn New Delhi 64/51/pc 64/54/pc Paris 38/30/c 39/34/c Rio de Janeiro 81/74/t 76/72/r Rome 55/48/r 56/43/r Sydney 71/65/r 72/70/sh Tokyo 50/35/s 49/35/s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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