The Santa Barbara News-Press: November 14, 2022

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Great Strides Santa Barbara

Cystic fibrosis walk raises awareness and funds

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Los Angeles chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hosted a three-mile walk Saturday in Santa Barbara to raise funds and awareness.

A large crowd showed up for the Great Strides Santa Barbara walk at Chase Palm Park. Proceeds from the event will help those with cystic fibrosis — a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs.

According to the Great Strides Santa Barbara website, $22,069 has been raised. The goal is $45,000, and donations are still being accepted. (See the FYI box.)

There were at least 75 walkers on Saturday, said Ronny Martin, respiratory care practitioner at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Department.

“We got there first thing in the morning. Everybody was walking around looking at booths and mingling,” Mr. Martin told the News-Press. “They had probably six to eight tables of donations from stores or (home-made) items. I make oxygen tank chimes out of bells.”

The event featured a silent auction, and supporters submitted their final bids after the walk. Various vendors operated booths, most of which were related to cystic fibrosis.

In 2021, the CF Foundation invested more than $253 million in research and care for people with the disease. This year, the Los

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Santa Barbara Empty Bowls marks 25th anniversary

By JARED DANIELS NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

In 1998, Daneyl Dean was reading the front page of the News-Press when she came across an article reporting that the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County had served 25,000 people. That number shocked her into action, and led to the creation of Santa Barbara’s first-

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ever Empty Bowls event.

On Sunday, Ms. Dean — who has served as the event’s host committee chair since its inception — was in attendance as Santa Barbara Empty Bowls marked its 25th anniversary with hundreds of community members coming together to support the Foodbank’s mission of alleviating the often invisible crisis of hunger in Santa Barbara.

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Ms. Dean — a local ceramics professional and instructor, as well as a food industry entrepreneur — first heard about the concept of Empty Bowls events from a student who had moved to Florida, but initially assumed that “Santa Barbara is such a wealthy

Cruisery owner voices concerns with lower State Street

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Another business owner is complaining about problems on lower State Street, including homeless people stealing and using drugs, the increased presence of rats and speeding electric bike riders presenting safety risks to pedestrians in the downtown promenade.

Aron Ashland, owner of The Cruisery brewery at 501 State St., told the News-Press that he has encountered similar problems to the ones voiced earlier by Kelly Brown, owner of The Natural Cafe at 508 State St., across the street, who has vowed to close his 30-year downtown eatery.

“He is right about most of the facts but had made a choice to let some challenges win the day,” Mr. Ashland said. “We’ve had the same experiences but we decided to make the best of it in hopes that it’s worth the expense, once the promenade is permanent.

“We adjusted to combat the problems we’ve run into, but it’s

become challenging as the city has chipped away at our patio, made us spend money to alter temporary patios and there seem to be more obstacles than when they first closed the street,” he said.

Pointedly, while Mr. Ashland noted the presence of homeless people on the 500 block, he said he has not experienced problems like the ones cited by Mr. Brown - aggressive panhandling , public urination in planters, locking themselves in his restaurant’s bathroom and bathing, and drinking alcohol and using illegal drugs near his brewery.

“I don’t have any issue with people being able to panhandle,” he said. “I thought we brought Mr. Wei into the City Attorney’s office to help us combat all our issues on State Street, before COVID, but it doesn’t seem to me like we’ve made it more difficult for people to do drugs, steal or otherwise break the law. Much of this happens on or near State because that’s where they can flip it for drugs/money.”

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Volunteers serve breakfast during the Great Strides Walk.

Informational booklets are made available at the event.

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Participants begin the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk in Santa Barbara on Saturday.

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Attendees of Sunday’s Empty Bowls event search through an extensive collection of ceramic bowls for the one they’ll take home. Every ticket to the event includes one free bowl and a serving of soup.

Doohan named medical director of county healthcare centers

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has appointed Dr. Noemi Doohan the new medical director for the county’s health care centers.

As a member of the department’s executive team, Dr. Doohan will direct the 25 staff physicians, eight advanced practice practitioners and 24 contracted specialists delivering care at the county’s five Federally Qualified Health Centers and three shelterbased Health Care for the Homeless clinics.

“I am thrilled,” Dr. Doohan told the NewsPress about his new position. “I feel like my entire career has been preparing me to be of service to my home community through this role. My husband Jim and kids Bella and Matthew were born and raised in this community, and we have deep roots here. It’s great to be back home.”

Dr. Doohan joins Santa Barbara County with 20 years of experience in the medical field. She is board-certified in family medicine and earned her medical degree at Stanford University, followed by a residency in family medicine at the Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center in Martinez.

Dr. Doohan earned a doctorate in molecular biology from UCSB and a master’s in public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

“Every aspect of my career has prepared me for this role,” she told the News-Press. “For example, I founded the Santa Barbara Street Medicine nonprofit Doctors Without Walls right out of family medicine residency training, and now I am joining the county in exploring opportunities to collaborate with

DWW and CenCal Health to provide Enhanced Care Management (as part of CalAIM) for our communities experiencing homelessness.”

Dr. Doohan has broad experience in all aspects of primary care as a family medicine provider and as a leader in private practice, FQHCs, rural and tribal clinics, urgent care, hospitalist medicine, street medicine, corrections, global health and medical education.

She has extensive experience in public health as the Mendocino County health officer through the first year of the COVID19 pandemic, deputy health officer in both Mendocino and Santa Barbara counties, and as a medical officer focusing on COVID-19 and other public health emergencies for the California Department of Public Health.

Dr. Doohan also served as co-chair of the Health Equity Committee from September 2020 through March 2022 for the California Conference of Local Health Officers.

“As the medical director, I lead a team of four supervising physicians overseeing a staff of more than 30 physicians, nurse practitioners, and other support staff employed in our five health centers and three shelter clinics,” she said. “I oversee all clinical services of the health centers and ensure oversight and compliance with local, state and federal mandates to achieve organizational goals and requirements. Several of the key responsibilities that I most look forward to are staff development and physician recruitment and retention.”

Dr. Doohan discussed her goals for her new position.

“SBCPHD is an exceptional public health department with an outstanding health care delivery system. My goal through the Division

of Primary Care and Family Health is to build on the work of the prior leadership, in partnership with the outstanding teams working now, to address the unique healthcare needs of our patient population and improve the lives of our community members every day.

“I care deeply, as does SBCPHD, about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Alongside this DEIB value, I have deep belief in the power of our public health department to bring better lives to all the people of this paradise county.

“I’m so happy to have this opportunity.”

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IG reports ‘historic’ COVID unemployment funds lost, Congress investigates

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Reports indicate as much as $400 billion in COVID-19 unemployment relief were likely lost to waste and fraudsters. Lawmakers want answers.

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor demanding documents and information related to the unemployment fraud.

“Since the Summer of 2020, repeated alerts from federal law enforcement agencies warned of targeted efforts involving organized cybercrime, foreign actors, and international crime rings using stolen identities of American citizens to obtain fraudulent unemployment benefits,” the letter said. “Fraud estimates range from $80 billion to as much as $400 billion, which is nearly half of all the COVID-19 unemployment aid.”

The Department of Labor’s Inspector General released a report in October showing that fraud varied by state but was significant nationwide.

“We found ETA and states did

Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor demanding documents and information related to the unemployment fraud.

not ensure pandemic-related UI funds were paid only to eligible individuals promptly. Of the 4 states we tested, from March 28, 2020, through September 30, 2020, we estimated $30.4 billion of the $71.7 billion in PUA and FPUC benefits were paid improperly (42.4 percent),” the report said. “We estimated $9.9 billion of that was paid to likely fraudsters (13.8 percent). Notably, in the 4 states, 1 in 5 dollars initially paid in PUA benefits went to likely fraudsters.”

Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, sent the letter to the DOL asking the question: how could this happen?

“The lack of a sufficient response and action from the Administration to date is disappointing and unacceptable,” the letter said. “According to an article in The Washington Post, only 2.4 percent of wrongful

payments have been recovered. Transparency is essential because it promotes accountability and provides information for the Congress and Americans about what the federal government is doing.

The American people deserve a government that is accountable, which is especially critical when such a staggering amount of fraud has occurred.”

Lawmakers set aside $2 billion in May 2021 to help counter this kind of fraud. The lawmakers asked how that money was spent and what the agency is doing to recover these funds.

“The amount of UI fraud is staggering, which is why congressional Republicans have repeatedly sought information about the billions of taxpayer dollars stolen due to fraud and worked to stop the ‘pay and chase’ model and improve accountability in pandemic unemployment programs,” the

letter said. “Today we reiterate our requests for information about the Administration’s knowledge of UI fraud and what is being done to recover stolen dollars.”

The IG did lay out some reasons this waste and fraud occurred.

“ETA and states made significant efforts; however, they did not protect pandemicrelated UI funds from historic levels of improper payments,” the report said. “We attribute this to four causes: states did not perform eligibility testing, ETA’s oversight was not timely enough, PUA initially allowed claimants to self-certify their eligibility, and ETA suspended 1 of their primary oversight tools for the first 3 months of the CARES Act. Furthermore, ETA’s interpretation of its regulations hindered the OIG’s timely and complete access to state UI claims data to assist in detecting and deterring fraud.”

By TOM GANTERT THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin extolled the city’s efforts to rethink policing by ending police traffic stops for non-safety reasons and getting written consent from motorists for a vehicle search in February 2021.

“Too much of our city’s budget is spent on policing, and many of the duties we’ve assigned to officers do not require a response from someone with a badge and a gun,” Mayor Arreguin said in a news release.

Police officers in Berkeley are some of the highest-paid employees in the city. In 2021, a police sergeant made $353,259, which included $143,219 in overtime. That made the sergeant the highest-paid employee in the city. The city manager made $312,672 that year.

Fourteen of the 17 city employees who made $300,000 or more in 2021 worked in the police department. The city stated it spent $243,023 per police position in 2022.

Overall, the city spent $132.5 million on public safety, which includes the police and fire departments, in 2021. Public safety accounted for 37% of all city expenditures, according to

Berkeley’s 2021 audited budget.

Overtime was a major factor in the high police salaries. Thirtysix police department employees made $50,000 or more in overtime in 2021.

The city stated in its audited budget, “Public Safety was over budget by $9.5 million due to overspending of Police and Fire overtime budgets. This was related to staffing shortages forcing mandatory overtime, and due to mutual aid requests.”

The Berkeley police department and City Manager Dee WilliamsRidley did not respond to emails seeking comment.

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Overtime was a major factor in the high police salaries. Thirty- six police department employees made $50,000 or more in overtime in 2021.

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Democrats retain Senate, pushed to 50 by Nevada win

By ALAN WOOTEN THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Democrats have retained control of the U.S. Senate after U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s reelection in Nevada, called late Saturday, four nights after Election Day.

Democrats have 50 seats, with a Senate race in Georgia still to be decided in a Dec. 6 runoff. Should the chamber be 50-50, Vice President Kamala Harris has a tie-breaking vote from the West Wing, as she did during President Joe Biden’s first two years in office.

Sen. Cortez Masto defeated Republican Adam Laxalt, earning 48.8% of the votes to 48.1% for the challenger. With 98% of the vote counted, the difference stood at about 6,600 votes.

“Thank you, Nevada!” Sen. Cortez Masto’s Twitter account beamed when the race was called.

Rural areas of Nevada continued to be counted, according to published reports; votes counted from the Las Vegas area pushing the lead above 5,000 led The Associated Press to make its call.

Control of the House of Representatives, as of Sunday morning, remained unsettled.

Sen. Cortez Masto, a groundbreaker as the first Latina senator, made abortion a key part of her campaign – a thread through many victories by Democrats in the midterm elections. The 58-yearold also courted “Dreamers” wanting citizenship, and has fought for a higher minimum wage. Former President Barack Obama campaigned in the state on

her behalf.

Her campaign coffers were between three and four times that of Mr. Laxalt. OpenSecrets, which tracks campaign finances, pegged her spending at $47 million with $6 million cash on hand in the middle of October; Mr. Laxalt, at the same time, had spent almost $13 million and had $3 million remaining.

Mr. Laxalt, like most Republicans bidding for Congress, chose to hit on inflation and the economy in his campaigning. Those issues regularly polled as the greatest concerns across the country, including among Nevadans. The 44-year-old was supported at rallies by former President Donald Trump.

National Democratic Party leaders trumpeted the results.

From Cambodia and the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, President Biden said, “I feel good. I’m looking forward to the next couple of years.” He also said getting a 51st win in Georgia would be “just simply better. The bigger the number, the better.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tweeted late Saturday, “We staunchly defended a woman’s right to choose. Because the American people turned out to elect Democrats in the Senate, there is now a firewall against the threat by MAGA Republicans of a nationwide abortion ban.”

In another tweet, he wrote, “The American people rejected the anti-democratic, authoritarian, nasty and divisive direction the MAGA Republicans wanted to take our country.”

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Angeles chapter hopes to raise $45,000 through Great Strides to help advance its mission to find a cure and empower all people with CF to live long, fulfilling lives.

“The CF community is like one big family,” Mr. Martin said. “It’s really like a family compared to where it came from in the ’70s.”

“With new modulator therapy drugs, the life range is now in the 50s,” he said. “It’s one of the biggest communities of research coming together. New drugs keep pushing the life expectancy longer and longer. It’s a pretty strong community.”

Since the inception of Great Strides Santa Barbara, the Los Angeles chapter has worked closely with Dr. Richard Belkin, who is the medical director of Cottage Health’s CF program. Dr. Belkin was the event chair for Great Strides Santa Barbara, and both he and the Cottage Health team have played pivotal roles in raising awareness and supporting

the CF community over the years. Mr. Martin stressed the importance of getting the word out that there is a community in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties for people with cystic fibrosis, a congenital disease.

“It would be nice to let people know, who don’t realize that the CF community is here and everywhere,” Mr. Martin said.

“People don’t know because they may not know someone who has it. It would be nice that more people knew about it.

“It’s nice to know people get involved even if they don’t know someone who has it. You are trying to save a kid, to (help a kid) have a longer life.”

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Silent auction items are shown during the event.

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Above and at bottom, participants gather for a photo during the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk in Santa Barbara on Saturday.

‘The CF community is like one big family’

Empty Bowls events have raised $2.5 million in 25 years

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community, we don’t need that.”

The News-Press’ reporting changed her mind, and led to the start of what has become a beloved mainstay event in the Santa Barbara community.

“The first year I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll make 200 bowls, maybe 200 people will show up’ — 600 people showed up, and we made $18,000 for the Foodbank,” Ms. Dean recounted. “One lady came up to me and said ‘I’ve been to every major event in this community and none of them have touched my heart like this,’ and she handed me a check for $1,800.”

“This little project has made over $2.5 million (over 25 years),”

she continued. “And that’s important — but almost as important is the awareness that it’s given our community about the Foodbank.”

In addition to being able to select a one-of-a-kind, handmade ceramic bowl to take home upon entry, attendees of Santa Barbara Empty Bowls were also able to purchase one-of-a-kind ceramic items and potted succulents in the event’s marketplace. Sunday’s event also featured a silent auction for ceramics made and donated by local professionals, as well as a raffle that offered items such as gift cards to local restaurants, hotel stays, and wine.

Like the event in 2021, this year’s Santa Barbara Empty Bowls forgoed the traditional

“community meal” aspect of the event, with attendees instead selecting a serving of soup to take home with them as they exited. This year’s soups were provided by Food from the Heart, who offered attendees the choice of

an Asian noodle, curried yam, or Tuscan white bean, kale and sausage soups.

Sunday’s event, which organizers predicted would meet or exceed their goal of raising $120,000, came on the heels of

Business owner critical of Rowse, calls for action

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Mr. Ashland said he made the decision to never let their bathrooms be taken over by the homeless “so we have a host or manager at our door - but this costs money.

“I think this could have worked for Natural Cafe but their concept is more casual so it might have been more difficult to pivot and protect the bathrooms.

“I would also like to say there is a terrible lack of public restrooms. It puts the stress of being short public bathrooms on the businesses.”

The presence of speeding electric bikes “are a huge issue,” he said.

“It’s pushed the pedestrians back to the sidewalks as the electric bikes race by all the businesses going 30 mph on their way to the beach or home,” he said. “State street has become a shortcut instead of a walking promenade as everyone intended.”

While Mr. Ashland agreed with Mr. Brown that some outdoor dining parklets were poorly constructed, he didn’t share his assessment that they were no longer necessary.

“I completely disagree with one thing Kelly said. He said it favors the few at the expense of the many and also said the old outdoor dining program was adequate,” Mr. Ashland said. “That’s kind of the issue, which also happened to me, but I’m not complaining.

“Kelly had one of about six patios before COVID and now he has two of 80. Competition got tougher but 80 businesses now get to try and also use our great weather to try to survive instead of the six before COVID.

“We learned that people want to sit outside so let’s give them what they want. The Nextdoor poll said like 84 percent of residents want the promenade. I think one of the main reasons is all the additional outdoor dining options they now have.

“One of the reasons I left 732 State was because I didn’t think the back patio would have as much value as it did before the promenade and parklets but I’m not complaining, it sucks and I’m broke, BUT many businesses have a better chance to be successful, like 70+ more businesses. That’s more important than any one business, even mine.

“The reason it’s more important is because it’s better for the city, its residents (who want it), our future financial stability, hotels and visitors. The more things that are fun and interesting, the more likely they are to visit Santa Barbara - period.”

Unlike Mr. Brown, Mr. Ashland took pains to blame the city - in particular, Mayor Randy Rowsefor failing to address the problems cited by he and Mr. Brown, starting with Mayor Rowse’ statement to the News-Press that some things have gotten better on State Street and some haven’t.

“That statement is easy to agree with but I disagree with much of Rowse’s other statements - here is how i see it:

“Rowse came in at the beginning of the year and, I hope, intended to clean up some parts of the promenade. The issue is that I think he thought he knew what he was doing because he used to own a restaurant (however, it was off State and had an elevated patio - so very different than what is happening on State Street.)

“In March, when they made the patios smaller - it also made them less safe-feeling. There is a feeling of safety when you have tables on

either side of you. The narrower patios allowed for many less tables because many of them had to fit an ADA ramp into a much smaller space.

“Unfortunately, it left most of the 500 block, which was the most lively block, much less lively.

“The mayor speaking for businesses because he once owned a restaurant - that doesn’t cut it. Things are very different now and State Street has very different issues than Santa Barbara Street. Sidewalks are wider because there are more people walking which creates good and bad situations.”

He also reacted to the mayor’s statement that he recently visited State Street at night and hardly saw any homeless people.

“He’s right,” Mr. Ashland said. “Once it’s dark, they are off doing drugs and stealing the property of our residents and businesses.

“I’d also like to thank the mayor for doing his due diligence and spending half an hour on State street to figure out how bad our homeless problem is. Wow. His arrogance is sickening while he points the finger at the small businesses that used to be the thing that was so special about SB. If he’d asked - it’s the construction

of a hotel a few doors down that has exacerbated the rat problem - not parklets. He must think parklets are part of the life cycle of rats?

But he could have asked anyone else on our block and he might have had differing opinions instead of forming his own opinion about something he doesn’t seem to know anything about. I thought he ran on common sense or something.

“I wish the Mayor would focus on the things the city wants like safe streets, more police, vibrant downtown and more housingand less on killing the promenade.

“Retail needs everyone’s help and he is pointing the finger at everyone instead of trying to come up with solutions.”

Mayor Rowse said the city had no choice but to narrow the space available to parklets because state law requires a 20-foot fire lane for firetrucks to get through safely.

Other than that, he had no comment on Mr. Ashland’s allegations.

“Mr. Ashland has the right to express his opinion. Let’s leave it at that,” he said.

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the Foodbank receiving numbers that showed the organization served 111,000 unduplicated individuals between July and September of this year — a figure that represents nearly 25% of the population of Santa

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The Cruisery restaurant is shown in downtown Santa Barbara on Saturday.

Barbara County, and is the highest quarterly number of individuals served by the Foodbank aside from the onset of the COVID pandemic.

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Attendees of Santa Barbara Empty Bowls peruse items in the event’s marketplace, including a wide variety of ceramic creations, at right, and potted succulents, above.

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Clarion call

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By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Local publisher and journalist Bonnie Carroll was presented with a 2022 Association for Women in Communications Clarion Award at the October AWC National Conference in Kansas City, Mo., along with more than 50 other national award recipients.

These coveted awards are judged by a panel of seven AWC judges from around the country.

Ms. Carroll’s work as editor of Life Bites News, a nonprofit online/print newspaper or newsletter. “Successful Aging” won a 2022 Clarion Award.

“At the age of 80, I was shocked and overjoyed to receive this award. It is such an honor to have this outstanding panel of judges view my work and honor me with a Clarion Award. I am so incredibly grateful,” said Ms. Carroll.

“I see the Successful Aging Newspaper/Newsletter as a great forum for keeping seniors informed on issues relevant to our community, and it is a healthful tool for communicating valuable information to seniors on community activities and services available to them.”

In 2019, Carolyn Jabs, AWC Santa Barbara’s past president, presented Ms. Carroll, publisher of Bonnie Carroll’s Life Bites News, with the Member of the Year Award during the group’s December holiday celebration held at Uncorked Wine Tasting & Kitchen.

“Bonnie is an exceptional communicator who spontaneously uses her skills on behalf of our organization. A consummate

professional, she takes advantage of new technologies to tell the stories of places and people that capture her attention,” said Ms. Jabs.

Ms. Carroll has also produced her own radio show and contributed to a variety of national and international travel and lifestyle publications as well as local publications, including Food & Beverage International Magazine, Santa Barbara Daily Sound, Food & Home Magazine, SB Seasons Magazine, Noozhawk. com, Edhat.com as well as doing radio/TV appearances.

Often, she serves as a judge at prestigious food festivals and was the coordinator of the first Basil Festival in Malibu, St. Pat’s Parade and original Coffee Festival in Beverly Hills.

As an appointed member of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee public relations commission in 1984 and owner of BCPR, a boutique public relations firm, she was selected to co-manage the LAOOC’s press operations at Pepperdine University and traveled with the gold medalists on a historic tour following the Olympics.

As a photojournalist, she has published stories of her travel adventures around the world and hopes to cruise Antarctica on the Viking Octantis as well as go air ballooning over Turkey soon.

Her first children’s book was published in 2002, and she has plans to release a second one in 2023.

Ms. Carroll works and lives in Santa Barbara, is the mother of four, grandmother of three and great-grandmother of two little Canadian boys, many of them have collaborated with her over

the years or just provided great inspiration for past and current endeavors and travels.

“My first book was an eBook for children, ‘Cross Creek Charlie,’ a story about a little turtle from a proud family of turtles who had watched generations of children growing up at Malibu Cross Creek,” Ms. Carroll told the NewsPress. “The story was created and illustrated from the research I did writing the museum tour, which is still being given, as a founding member of the Malibu Lagoon Museum (now the Adamson House Museum) and docent coordinator in 1983.”

“The children’s book I am currently working on is ‘Worldly Winston,’ the story of a little seagull from Santa Barbara. Can’t say much more. I am doing the illustrations, and it will be a fun around-the-world travel book for children.”

Ms. Carroll was born and raised in Chicago, where she worked as a stage, film and television actress and did radio voice-over work as a young woman. After living in Malibu and Beverly Hills, she moved to Santa Barbara.

“I came here to write travel stories for Food & Beverage International Magazine, Beverly Hills Times Magazine and Brentwood Media Group publications beginning in 1985. I moved to Santa Barbara permanently to be near my daughter and grandson in 2006,” she said.

“I wrote travel and society columns for SB Daily Sound and Montecito Journal and features for Food & Home and Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine. I did some appearances for travel news

The calendar appears Mondays through Saturdays in the “Life & the Arts” section. Items are welcome. Email them to Managing Editor Dave Mason at dmason@newspress.com.

TODAY

8 p.m. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company will perform at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to granasb.org. The dance concert is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures.

WEDNESDAY

8 p.m. “Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox: Life in the Past Lane Santa Barbara” will be presented at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb.org.

FRIDAY

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The NEW Santa Barbara Antique, Decorative Arts and Vintage Show and Sale (formerly known as the CALM Show) will be held at Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Santa Barbara. Admission is $8, $6 with a flier: sbantiqueshow.com/ discount-flyer. Children under 12 are free, and so is parking.

7:30 p.m. Santa Barbara City College theater students are performing “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Jurkowitz Theatre on the West Campus in the 900 block of Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to www.theatregroupsbcc.com.

8 p.m. Daughtry, the Grammynominated rock band formed by Chris Daughtry of “American Idol” fame, will perform at the Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 State Route 246, Santa Ynez. Tickets cost $59 to $89. To purchase, go to www. chumashcasino.com.

SATURDAY

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The NEW Santa Barbara Antique, Decorative Arts and Vintage Show and Sale (formerly known as the CALM Show) will be held at Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Santa Barbara. Admission is $8, $6 with a flier: sbantiqueshow.com/ discount-flyer. Children under 12 are free, and so is parking.

7:30 p.m. Santa Barbara City College theater students are performing “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Jurkowitz Theatre on the West Campus in the 900 block of Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to www.theatregroupsbcc.com.

7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “Wisdom of the Water, Earth and Sky,” featuring music by composer and preservationist Cody Westheimer, at The Granada, 1214 State St. The concert is a salute to the Chumash heritage. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb.org.

SUNDAY

10 a.m. to dusk: The Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show takes place at Chase Palm Park, 236 E. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara. The show is located along the boulevard from Stearns Wharf to Calle Cesar Chavez.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The NEW Santa Barbara Antique, Decorative Arts and Vintage Show and Sale (formerly known as the CALM Show) will be held at Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real. Santa Barbara. Admission is $8, $6 with a flier: sbantiqueshow.com/ discount-flyer. Children under 12 are free, and so is parking.

3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “Wisdom of the Water, Earth and Sky,” featuring music by composer and preservationist Cody Westheimer, at The Granada, 1214 State St. The concert is a salute to the Chumash heritage. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb.org.

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Bonnie Carroll, right, receives the Association for Women in Communications Clarion Award. Standing next to her is Tara Gatewood, who received the 2022 International Matrix Award.

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Chris Daughtry and his band, Daughtry, will perform Friday night at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez.

Carolyn Jabs, past president of the Association for Women in Communication, left, presents Bonnie Carroll with the Member of the Year award in 2019.

Santa Barbara journalist honored with national award

Acknowledging your partner

How does it make you feel if the one you love leaves for the day without saying goodbye? What if you’ve had a misunderstanding and your partner refuses to apologize even though you both agree that he or she was in the wrong?

Acknowledging our mistakes to each other is a positive behavior that we all need to foster in our relationships.

Acknowledgment takes many forms: hellos and goodbyes, saying “I love you,” and saying “I’m sorry” are just a few of the very important ways we honor the one we love. If you can’t apologize or admit your love, your mate will feel destabilized and your relationship will not be as close as you would like it to be.

There are smaller but still very meaningful acknowledgments, such as saying thank you or “attaboy.” Saying “well done” in any way, shape, or form is a behavior that will enhance your dynamic

as a couple by helping you both open your hearts and minds to each other. It will also empower you to take on the rest of the world together.

Receiving acknowledgment builds your selfesteem, and not getting it from your partner can have the opposite effect. Going through life or being in a relationship and wondering if you are good enough can be very uncomfortable. If you haven’t ever been in that place, consider yourself lucky. Those of us who have been there understand the importance of giving our time and attention in ways that will make our loved ones feel better about themselves.

When both of you feel good about who you are and the person you are with, the dynamic of your relationship is going to be more positive — no question. That

wonderful feeling can come from simple acknowledgement.

One of the ways you can acknowledge each other is by making sure to take a little time to greet the other person when you first see each other at the end of the day. I suggest giving your mate a tensecond hug and kiss to really acknowledge your connection. Your partner will feel it, and that emotional high will return to you instantly.

The bond you will feel is very real. It’s one of the things that makes life worth living.

It is also healthy for you to acknowledge your partner when he or she does something nice for you. You’d be surprised at how good a simple “thank you” can make a person feel. It will also inspire him or her to continue doing things that merit that kind of response.

Proper acknowledgement makes you want to do things that let your partner know how much you care.

Once this becomes a regular thing, you will have fewer arguments, more will get accomplished, and you’ll feel warmer towards each other. The payoff for developing this little behavior is huge and shouldn’t be ignored.

A lack of acknowledgement can breed contempt and make your partner wonder if he or she is in the right place. Be proactive and let the one you love feel your appreciation.

Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., is an award-winning psychotherapist and humanitarian. He is also a columnist, the author of eight books and a blogger for PsychologyToday. com with more than 28 million readers. He is available for video consults worldwide. Reach him at barton@bartongoldsmith.com. His column appears Sundays and Tuesdays in the News-Press.

Lompoc Pops Orchestra to perform Christmas concert

LOMPOC — The 60-piece Lompoc Pops Orchestra will perform a Christmas concert, “Home for the Holidays,” at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc.

“You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch!” “Sleigh Ride,” “Let It Snow” and “One Small Child” are on the program, sung by soprano Sarah Raines, and for the first time, the audience will be treated to the orchestra’s premier performance of “The Nutcracker Suite.”

Maestro Brian Alhadeff will conduct.

General admission is $25 and $5 for full-time students of all ages with student ID shown at the door. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be reserved by calling Evelyn Baxter at 805733-1796.

— Marilyn McMahon

health insurance.”

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Savie Health, a new free health clinic for people without insurance in Lompoc, will hold its inaugural Holiday Hope Luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1201 N. H St. in Lompoc.

The event is free to attend, but donations are requested. An RSVP is required to attend the event.

The luncheon will feature a Mexican buffet and holiday décor as well as giveaways and will raise funds to allow Savie to serve more residents who do not have health insurance in the greater Lompoc area as well as to add dental and vision to the services Savie offers in the near future.

Savie Health free clinic founder

and medical director, Dr. Ahmad Nooristan, will speak about his vision in opening the health clinic and will also discuss the “Five Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Dramatically Improve One’s WellBeing.“

Dr. Nooristani has been involved in recent breakthrough research in the field of alternative medicine, enabling patients the opportunity to enjoy solutions that were not available until now.

Working closely with so many patients every day motivated Dr. Nooristani to broaden his research in finding a new path to healing that modern medicine has not accomplished.

In speaking about his rationale in opening Savie Health, Dr. Nooristani said, “We are trying to help a portion of the more than 40,000 people residing in Santa Barbara County who do not have

In the four months that the clinic has been open, Savie Health has seen nearly 200 patients. Savie offers primary, preventive health services and covers the costs of labs and imaging for patients (including mammograms) and provides behavioral healthcare services as well. Savie Health has bilingual staff and providers, who are able to communicate with patients and family members in Spanish.

For more information about sponsoring the event, becoming a table captain or attending the event, email Eryn Shugart at eryn.shugart@saviehealth. org. For more information about Savie Health free clinic, visit saviehealth.org.

email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

on local radio and some ‘Around the World’ travel (radio shows) with (News-Press Co-Publisher) Arthur von Wiesenberger.”

“I was a weekly travel writer guest on a Taos, N.M., radio show, and I also had my own radio show ‘Bonnie Carroll’s Life Bites News’ on Cable Radio Network in L.A., where I interviewed chefs, celebrity restaurant writers like Larry Lipson of the L.A. Daily News and food writers like Charles Perry of the L.A. Times.

“I also did live remote radio shows from Maui for an annual chef fundraiser for cancer, and in Beverly Hills for the city of Beverly Hills’ first Hawaiian Festival and Chili Cook Off, for which I received a proclamation from the mayor of Beverly Hills).

“As far as I know, I am the only journalist to have a front-page story published in a local paper featuring the publisher/editor of a competing newspaper. This was a story I did on March Schwartz, Beverly Hills Courier publisher, when he was BH Chamber Man of

the Year. It was on the front page of the Brentwood Media Group 90210.”

The Association for Women in Communications is the premier organization for empowering women with the strength, support and tools for elevating a career and becoming an agent of change in the industry. AWC is a network

of like-minded women who are genuinely invested in helping members reach their potential and is a strong national network of communicators in a broad range of disciplines.

For Santa Barbara membership information, visit www.awcsb.org. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

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Bonnie Carroll appears as a reporter on the “Around the World” travel show with News-Press Co-Publisher Arthur von Wiesenberger.

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Brian Alhadeff conducts the Lompoc Pops Orchestra.

Diversions

Thought for Today

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Helen Keller

HOROSCOPE

By Horoscope.com Monday, November 14, 2022

Aries: Creativity and romance are the words for today, Aries. Artistic or other creative projects are likely to catch the attention of others, perhaps bringing valuable contacts your way. As a result, you’re likely to be inspired to move ahead to new ones. You’re also likely to feel especially romantic and sexy. If you’re currently involved, expect to grow closer to your partner. If you aren’t, you might meet someone special.

Taurus: A group of people oriented toward artistic, spiritual, or humanitarian pursuits could meet virtually today to work on advancing their projects. Among them could be someone very special who might play a positive role in your life. As a result of this gathering you could find inspiration to move ahead with personal projects.

Gemini: Errands or other short journeys in your neighborhood could result in a chance meeting with someone who could be of great benefit to you in the future, Gemini. Opportunities to advance your educational, artistic, or spiritual interests could open up as a result of this meeting.

Cancer: Today you might hear of opportunities to make extra money through creative work of some kind, Cancer. This could be a genuine lucky break achieved by being in the right place at the right time. You will probably take advantage of it, because right now you’re full of inspiration. You might have a hard time keeping track of all your ideas. Write them down!

Leo: Today you should be looking and feeling great. You might attract some admiring looks from passersby on the street. Sex and romance might be on your mind, Leo. You’re likely to want to spend the day with your special someone. You could also channel those feelings into creative activities of some kind.

Virgo: Your mind is full of wonderful thoughts today, Virgo. You might consider spending the day meditating, doing some volunteer work, or turning your inspiration into an artistic project of some kind. Your intuition is especially high, so you might tune in more acutely than usual to the thoughts and feelings of others. Take a few minutes during the day to be alone with your thoughts.

Libra: A desire to be creative

could have you experimenting with various kinds of artistic disciplines, perhaps in connection with computers, Libra. At some point today you could be in the right place at the right time, receiving just the right help from someone who can point you in whatever direction you want to go.

Scorpio: Artistic inspiration could come from deep within at some point today, perhaps even from a dream or vision. You’re likely to have a lot of energy to pour into creativity right now, Scorpio, and if you work hard and don’t lose sight of the business side of the arts, you could move forward. Don’t be surprised if you suddenly meet the right person to give you the right advice!

Sagittarius: Today you might toy with the idea of publishing, exhibiting, or otherwise making public whatever creative innovations you’ve been working on, Sagittarius. Spiritual information could come your way from afar, perhaps through friends or a group with which you’re affiliated. Inspiration of all kinds could pop in and out of your head, so it might be best to write down your thoughts.

Capricorn: Inspiration in various contexts could fill your mind today, Capricorn. Opportunities to advance your artistic or spiritual interests could come your way, perhaps through advice given by a new acquaintance. You could also be in the right place at the right time to get a lucky break.

Aquarius: Social events with artistically or spiritually inclined people could have you feeling especially inspired, Aquarius, and looking forward to the future in whatever discipline interests you. You’re also likely to be feeling especially romantic and sexy. You will want to schedule time alone with that special someone in your life.

Pisces: Today you might feel inspired to help others less fortunate, Pisces. The opportunity to do some volunteer work could come your way, perhaps for a church, charity, or other humanitarian organization. Or you could throw yourself into an artistic discipline. Either way, you’re likely to enjoy yourself immensely and meet some interesting people in the process.

DAILY BRIDGE

By FRANK STEWART

The object at IMPs is to bid games and avoid disasters. Experts are apt to push to vulnerable games; a slight misstep by the defense may let the game succeed.

In the prestigious Spingold Teams at the Summer NABC, Bart BRAMLEY (Woolsey, HammanWeichsel, Hung-Milne), one of the few teams not “sponsored,” reached the semifinals where they faced Pierre ZIMMERMANN. BRAMLEY led when today’s deal arose late.

At one table, East-West for ZIMMERMANN were plus 140 at three spades. In the replay ZIMMERMANN’s North-South pushed to four hearts. South’s bid of two clubs was conventional, showing a six-card heart suit(!)

SPADE DISCARD

BRAMLEY’s West could have prevailed with a spade lead or by leading the ace and a diamond to East, who would shift to spades. But West led a trump. Declarer drew trumps and set up his clubs to pitch a spade from dummy.

ZIMMERMANN gained 13 IMPs and went on to win. In a breathtaking final, they defeated Paul STREET 121-120 when the last six deals were tied.

opens one diamond, the next player overcalls one heart and you double (negative). Partner jumps to two spades. What do you say?

ANSWER: Partner’s second bid is not a strength-showing jumpshift. He

INSTRUCTIONS

SUDOKU

Fill in the grid so every row, every column and every 3-by-3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. that means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.

Sudoku puzzles appear on the Diversions page Monday-Saturday and on the crossword solutions page in Sunday’s Life section.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

CODEWORD PUZZLE

Answers to previous CODEWORD

How to play Codeword

Codeword is a fun game with simple rules, and a great way to test your knowledge of the English language.

Every number in the codeword grid is ‘code’ for a letter of the alphabet. Thus, the number 2 may correspond to the letter L, for instance.

All puzzles come with a few letters to start. Your first move should be to enter these letters in the puzzle grid. If the letter S is in the box at the bottom of the page underneath the number 2, your first move should be to find all cells numbered 2 in the grid and enter the letter S. Cross the letter S off the list at the bottom of the grid.

Remember that at the end you should have a different letter of the alphabet in each of the numbered boxes 1- 26, and a word in English in each of the horizontal and vertical runs on the codeword grid.

PUZZLE

Race called but Kent doesn’t concede in Washington’s 3rd House District

By JEREMY LOTT THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez has been declared the winner in Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District by the Associated Press. That would flip the seat from Republican to Democratic control and make it harder for the Republicans to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Her opponent Joe Kent has not conceded.

“What the media says is irrelevant, it[‘]s another narrative designed to stop voters from ballot curing & to force me to concedenot gonna happen,” Mr. Kent wrote on Twitter Saturday. “We’re on the streets ballot curing. The fight goes on while the talking heads talk. Power dry & check your ballot.”

The count from the Washington Secretary of State’s Office Sunday

morning had Ms. Gluesenkamp Perez with 154,169 votes, for 50.47%, to Kent’s 149,548, for 48.96% of the vote. The difference separating them was 4621 votes.

Mr. Kent and his supporters are encouraging all local voters to “cure” their ballots but going to the Secretary of State’s website and double checking if it’s been accepted and, if not, rectifying that.

Mr. Kent had managed to primary incumbent Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler in August. She was one of the 10 House Republicans who voted for former President Donald Trump’s impeachment after the Jan. 6 uprising. Mr. Trump, in turn, endorsed Mr. Kent’s primary challenge.

The district was seen as a Republican-leaning one. Former Republican Rep. Linda Smith was first elected there in 1994 on a write-in campaign. Ms. Herrera Beutler was first elected to the seat in 2010.

Alaska Senate seat likely to stay red; question is who will win it?

By KIM JARRETT THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is still trailing another Republican in her bid for reelection, according to the latest results from the Alaska Division of Elections.

This is the state’s first election using ranked choice voting where voters pick their top candidates regardless of party. If no one wins 50% of the first-place vote in the first round of tabulations, the last place candidate is eliminated and his or her second place votes are tabulated. This continues until a candidate has more than 50%.

Sen. Murkowski has 42.8% of the firstplace votes to 44.2% cast for Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, according to the latest results, which indicates the Senate seat will likely remain red. Democrat Patricia Chesbro has 9.5%.

Democrat U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola is still leading her Republican competitors,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN2022-0002723 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Silvers Omakase, 224 Helena Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 County of SANTA BARBARA Green Silvers Restaurant Group LLC, 5662 Calle Real #361, Goleta, CA 93117 This business is conducted by a limited liability company

The registrant(s) commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on N/A. Green Silvers Restaurant Group LLC S/ Lisa Green, Manager This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/04/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5/22 CNS-3642596# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS NOV 14, 21, 28; DEC 5 / 2022 -- 58840

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0002714 The following person(s) is doing business as: ABC Supply Co., Inc., 122 Aero Camino, Goleta, CA 93117-3144, County of Santa Barbara. Mailing Address: PO Box 838, Beloit, WI 53512 American Builders & Contrators Supply Co., Inc., One ABC Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511; DE This business is conducted by A Corporation.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Oct 01, 2022 s/ Michael Jost, COO This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/04/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5/22 CNS-3642460# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS NOV 14, 21, 28; DEC 5 / 2022 -- 58839

Sen. Murkowski has 42.8% of the first-place votes to 44.2% cast for Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, according to the latest results, which indicates the Senate seat will likely remain red. Democrat Patricia Chesbro has 9.5%.

including former Gov. Sarah Palin, who is also endorsed by Mr. Trump. Rep. Peltola has 47.3% of first-place votes. Ms. Palin has 25.6% while Republican Nick Begich has 24.2%. Libertarian Chris Bye received 1.7% of first-place votes.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has enough votes to win right now but it will be days before he can be officially declared the winner.

“As of right now, he is winning with over 50% and if it stays that way, we will not run tabulation for that race,” Tiffany

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

A public meeting concerning the current plans, development, policies, and capital improvement programs of the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation will be held onsite and remotely on November 17, 2022 at 4:00pm. To attend this meeting please email rick@sbbowl. com for meeting instructions by 6pm on Wednesday, November 16th.

NOV 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 / 2022 -- 58815

PETITION OF: (NAME) FOR CHANGE OF NAME. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV04111

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SHAHAB AHGHARI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SHAHAB AHGHARI to Proposed name: SHAHAB PARSA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Montemayor, public relations manager for Alaska Division of Elections, told The Center Square. “The deadline for us to receive absentee ballots is Nov. 23 and we’ll count until then and run tabulation at 4 p.m. that day.”

Gov. Dunleavy has 52% of the first-place votes. His nearest competitor is Democrat Les Gara with 23%. Former governor Bill Walker, who ran as an independent, has 20% of first-place votes and Republican Charlies Pierce has 4.6%.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220002719 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as DC PLASTERING: 4040 VIA ZORRO, A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 933110 County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JOSE ANGEL DEL CARMEN MARQUEZ: 4040 VIA ZORRO, A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 933110. This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 11/04/2022 by E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Not Applicable. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) NOV 14, 21, 28; DEC 5 / 2022--58838

LEGAL AD DEADLINES

Publication Day:Sat.-Mon. Due: Thursday 9 a.m.

Publication Day:Tuesday Due: Friday 9 a.m.

Noticeisherebygiventhatanapplicationfortheprojectdescribedbelowhasbeensubmittedtothe SantaBarbaraCountyPlanningandDevelopmentDepartment.Thisprojectrequirestheapproval andissuanceofaCoastalDevelopmentPermitbythePlanningandDevelopmentDepartment.

ThedevelopmentrequestedbythisapplicationissubjecttoappealtotheCaliforniaCoastal CommissionfollowingfinalactionbySantaBarbaraCountyandthereforeapublichearingonthe applicationisnormallyrequiredpriortoanyactiontoapprove,conditionallyapproveordenythe application.However,incompliancewithCaliforniaCoastalActSection30624.9,theDirectorhas determinedthatthisprojectqualifiesasminordevelopmentandthereforeintendstowaivethe publichearingrequirementunlessawrittenrequestforsuchhearingissubmittedbyaninterested partytothePlanningandDevelopmentDepartmentwithinthe15workingdaysfollowingtheDate ofNoticelistedbelow.Allrequestsforahearingmustbesubmittednolaterthan5:00p.m.onthe RequestforHearingExpirationDatelistedbelow,toKathleenVolpiatPlanningandDevelopment, 123E.AnapamuStreet,SantaBarbara93101-2058,byemailatvolpik@countyofsb.org,orbyfaxat (805)568-2030.Ifapublichearingisrequested,noticeofsuchahearingwillbeprovided.

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

Ifarequestforpublichearingisnotreceivedby5:00p.m.ontheRequestforHearingExpiration Datelistedbelow,thenthePlanningandDevelopmentDepartmentwillacttoapprove,approvewith conditions,ordenytherequestforaCoastalDevelopmentPermit.Atthistimeitisnotknownwhen thisactionmayoccur;however,thismaybetheonlynoticeyoureceiveforthisproject.Toreceive additionalinformationregardingthisproject,includingthedatetheCoastalDevelopmentPermitis approved,and/ortoviewtheapplicationandplans,ortoprovidecommentsontheproject,please contactKathleenVolpiatPlanningandDevelopment,123E.AnapamuStreet,SantaBarbara931012058,orbyemailatvolpik@countyofsb.org,orbyphoneat(805)568-2033.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 12/12/2022 Time: 10:00 am Dept: SB5 Address: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Santa Barbara News-Press Date: 10/25/2022 Name: COLLEEN K. STERNE, Judge of the Superior Court. NOV 7, 14, 21, 28 / 2022--58821

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE

OF: CAROL D. LANE Case Number: 22PR00537 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: CAROL D. LANE A Petition for Probate has been filed by TAYLOR LANE in the SUPERIOR COURTOF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that TAYLOR LANE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 12/15/2022 at Time: 9:00 AM, in Dept.: 5, located at SUPERIOR COURTOF CALIFORNIA, COUNTYOF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107, Anacapa Division.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or(2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: David C. Turpin Address: 735 State St. Ste. 623, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Phone: (805) 965-3079 NOV 14, 21, 28 / 2022--58818

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