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Tornado-like event hits Hope Ranch By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

A tornado-like event hit Hope Ranch and the eastern Goleta Valley in Santa Barbara County on Saturday night. The storm was strong enough to push a tree down into a carport in Goleta. A “very strong band” of rainfall moved through the area at about that time, Tom Fisher, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, reported to Noozhawk. Mr. Fisher reported a water spout in the ocean that may have moved onshore. Heavy rain and violent winds downed

power lines and caused damage in a condominium complex. Emergency crews responded to the Oak Grove condominiums in the 400 block of Camino del Remedio shortly before 9 p.m. In addition there were calls about downed power lines in the area around San Marcos High School at Turnpike Road and Hollister Avenue. Trees from the Turnpike Shopping Center fell onto Turnpike Road across from San Marcos High School. More damage was reported in the neighborhood east of the campus adjacent to the softball field and Warkentin Stadium. Damage in the 400 block of Camino del

Remedio included several downed trees, damaged carports and damaged cars. Neighbors said a “tornado-like” event caused the damage. There were also power outages in the area. Damage was reported elsewhere in the Goleta Valley as well, Daniel Bertucelli, Public Information Officer, reported in a tweet. Metal carport awnings at the Oak Grove condominiums in the Goleta area were ripped and trees were knocked down by the storm, which was brief, but fierce Saturday evening. Please see STORM on A2

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu dead at 90

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“I don’t think any of us were prepared for the pandemic. Fortunately in hospitality, you have to be flexible when you’re working with the general public,” said Tom Patton, general manager of Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara. Mr. Patton has been named the 2022 board chair of the California Hotel and Lodging Association.

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Tom Patton, the general manager of the Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara, is looking forward to leading the nation’s largest association of hotels. Mr. Patton has been elected the 2022 board chair of the California Hotel and Lodging Association. “It’s my great honor to represent Santa Barbara at the state level,” Mr. Patton told the News-Press. “Both in good times and bad, hospitality is an amazing industry.” Mr. Patton has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Around 20 of those years have been spent at the Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara. According to Mr. Patton, this is the first time a Santa Barbara hotelier has served as chair in around 15-20 years. Throughout his years managing hotels, Mr. Patton has braved through 9/11, the recession of 2007-08 and now COVID-19, all of which heavily affected tourism — though the pandemic proved to be remarkably Please see CHAIR on A3

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Continued from Page A1 “Witnesses say a small tornado caused the damage, although there do not appear to be any injuries,” reported the Daily Mail. “Steel beams bent and thrown 20+ feet. Whole thing lasted under 60 seconds,” wrote one witness to the storm on social media, according to a report by the Daily Mail.. The storm came as quickly as it went. “Photos from those on social media show the storm’s strength as large trees at the apartment complex were felled with their roots exposed. Poles that were used to keep the structure up buckled after the tree landed a direct hit. Away from the apartment complex, the powerful tornado also appeared to down power lines,” reported the Daily Mail. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

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President Joe Biden testing for a persisting infection and has been hospitalized on and off in the following years, according to a report by CNN. The Archbishop’s last public appearance was in October, at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, where he was in a wheelchair and was said to have looked frail. The service marked his 90th birthday. Archbishop Tutu passed away peacefully in a nursing home in Cape Town on Sunday morning, according to IP Trust, a representative of Archbishop Tutu. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

Rockfall and debris in the roadway are associated with an ongoing rain event resulting in the closure of State Rt. 1 this afternoon on the Big Sur Coast San Simeon Road to south of Ragged Point in San Luis Obispo County. At this time there is no estimated time for reopening. Assessment of the closure area will continue when it is safe for the crews to do. Decisions on changing the closure parameters will depend on field assessments. Barricades, cones and message and directional signs will be in place at both ends of the closure to alert motorists traveling in the area. For traffic updates on other state highways in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, travelers may contact Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at 805-549-3318 or can visit the District 5 website at https://dot.ca.gov/ caltrans-near-me/district-5. - Katherine Zehnder

DPHS Boy’s Basketball wins The DPHS boy’s basketball team won a game at Pacifica 70-59 on December 20th. “Today was a good challenge for us. Pacifica challenged us on the defensive end and made us work for everything. I was proud of our ability to communicate on defense and I was really happy with our transition game,” said coach Joe Zamora. Grant Hughes led the way with 25 points in the winning effort, with Joe Talarico contributing 11. - Staff report

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Archbishop Tutu was named the chair of Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was initiated to uncover atrocities which took place under the regime. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described Archbishop Tutu in a televised address as “one of our nation’s finest patriots” adding, “our nation’s loss is indeed a global bereavement,” reported Reuters. “His legacy transcends borders and will echo throughout the ages,” said President Joe Biden. Former President Bill Clintion referred to Archbishop Tutu’s life as a “gift.” “Archbishop Desmond Tutu was a mentor, a friend and a moral compass for me and so many others. He never lost his impish sense of humor and willingness to find humanity in his adversaries,” said former President Barack Obama. Archbishop Tutu had been in failing health for years. In 2013 he underwent

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Continued from Page A1 more difficult than he could have expected. “I don’t think any of us were prepared for the pandemic,” Mr. Patton said. “Fortunately in hospitality, you have to be flexible when you’re working with the general public.” Unsurprisingly, the hospitality industry suffered greatly because of the pandemic. The Santa Barbara hotelier said, as general manager, his associates looked to him for guidance, but, “This was a time when we didn’t have any answers.” While he did not always have answers, Mr. Patton did explain there were days where he would go into work to strip sheets and clean, doing anything to turn rooms over after being heavily understaffed. Mr. Patton also said, in the wake of lessened commerce, the Ramada provided free or heavily reduced rooms for nurses, doctors and emergency medical responders. Despite the uncertainty and inevitable financial toll, Mr.

Patton said Santa Barbara positioned itself to keep their tourism alive. A member of Visit Santa Barbara’s board of directors, Mr. Patton explained how the marketing group promoted tourism while prioritizing safety. “Visit Santa Barbara kept promoting our outdoor attractions throughout COVID when other destinations went dark,” Mr. Patton told the News-Press. “There was a steady stream of tourists, and we never got overrun. We were perceived as one of the destinations that was safe.” Mr. Patton also thanked the Californian Hotel and Lodging Association for its preparedness and quick reaction to the pandemic. “They were one of the first organizations in the states with a cohesive plan,” said Mr. Patton. “They put together a whole program for hotels to follow to indicate to the public that we were open and we were safe.” Now as chair for the largest hotel and lodging association in the U.S., Mr. Patton wishes to revitalize the damaged industry

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as the general public resumes travel. His first beast to tackle: the labor shortage.

“I’m committed to making sure we’re doing everything we can to make our industry as desirable as possible,” Mr. Patton told the

News-Press. “It doesn’t matter if you’re college educated or fresh out of high school, you can go as far as you want in this industry if

you’re motivated and passionate about people.” email: fmcfarland@newspress.com

New York not looking at closures despite COVID cases reaching record levels By STEVE BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — New York finds itself amid a string of record-breaking caseloads of COVID-19. However, officials are not looking to implement any shutdowns to contain the coronavirus despite the rapid outbreak of cases. “This is not March of 2020, we are not defenseless,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Sunday. “We have the tools to protect ourselves and the vulnerable loved ones in our families: Get vaccinated, get the booster and wear a mask when indoors or in large gatherings.” The state reported 22,478 new positive cases Dec. 19, an alltime high. It marked the third consecutive day when the state broke that mark. The winter surge, the second in as many years, comes as the state and New York City have started to take additional steps to promote

new vaccination policies. On Dec. 20, a new vaccine mandate for New York City’s child care and early intervention programs went into effect. That order impacted more than 100,000 workers at facilities licensed or overseen by the city or state. Religious and medical exemptions are available. Another step the city has taken has been to put more of an emphasis on vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. A vaccine mandate took effect for them last week that required kids in that age group to have their first dose of a vaccine to dine in a restaurant or attend an indoor theater. Last week, Radio City Music Hall said it would not enforce the vaccine mandate on the youngest eligible until Dec. 27. That was a move met with criticism by Mayor Bill de Blasio. Late Friday evening, officials at the iconic Manhattan entertainment venue abruptly

announced they were canceling the rest of their traditional “The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” shows for the rest of the season because of “increasing challenges” due to COVID-19. “We had hoped we could make it through the season and are honored to have hosted hundreds of thousands of fans at more than 100 shows over the last seven weeks,” a statement read from Madison Square Garden Entertainment, which operates Radio City. Plans are for the show, canceled completely last year because of the pandemic, to return in 2022. Those who had tickets for canceled shows this year will get a refund. Despite the move by Radio City officials, Mayor de Blasio said Monday he does not want to implement any lockdowns or closures, and it’s not just because he’s getting ready to leave office in less than two weeks.

“It’s about what’s the right thing to do, and what’s the right strategy to both save lives and also protect livelihoods,” the mayor said. “We should avoid lockdowns. We should avoid shutdowns. We should avoid restrictions. I’ve said this now for weeks and weeks. We can avoid all those things by getting more people vaccinated.” As of Monday, more than 6 million adults in New York City have received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to Mayor de Blasio. For kids, more than

600,000 have received a dose. However, the mayor said there’s a marked difference between adolescents and younger kids. About 83% of kids aged 12 to 17 have had at least one dose, but only 27% of those ages 5 to 11 have received a shot. “This is one of the areas where we need to move faster,” Mayor de Blasio said. “Urging all family members: Get your youngest kids vaccinated. So, it’s great that 600,000 New York City kids have already been vaccinated, but we need to get to literally hundreds of

thousands more.” The mayor said that while the newly discovered omicron variant has spread quickly through the city, the cases have been milder than what officials have seen from previous variants. However, he cautioned those findings are still preliminary. “It’s very transmissible,” Mayor de Blasio said. “It moves fast. We have to move faster. That’s why we’re focusing even more on vaccination, and we do know that vaccination helps address omicron.”

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Kentucky attorney general joins other states in fighting COVID-19 mandates By STEVEN BITTENBENDER THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined colleagues from 23 other states to file a lawsuit last week against the Biden administration over its COVID-19 mandates for Head Start. Head Start is an early childhood education initiative operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for lower-income families. It includes several programs beyond education, including providing access to medical and dental exams and connecting families with vital community resources. On Nov. 29, HHS announced all Head Start staffers, volunteers and contractors working with kids would need to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 31. The mandate does allow Head Start programs to grant exemptions for medical or religious reasons. Those

exempted – and only those exempted – would then need to take a COVID-19 test weekly. At the same time, HHS announced a mask mandate would take effect immediately for all involved in the program age 2 and older. In Kentucky, more than 17,500 kids under age 5 are enrolled in one of the state’s 28 Head Start programs. According to a statement from Mr. Cameron, he said about 17% of program staffers would face termination for not complying with the HHS mandate. “With only 54% of the Kentucky population vaccinated and no state or school vaccination mandates, the Head Start Mandate will cause staffing shortages at Head Start Programs in Kentucky and the loss of critical services to some of Kentucky’s most vulnerable citizens, particularly in rural areas where rates are lower than the state Please see KENTUCKY on A5

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Endo Pharmaceuticals agrees to pay Texas $63 million in latest opioid settlement By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — (The Center Square) – Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has agreed to pay Texas $63 million in a statewide opioid settlement, another in a string of settlements won this year by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. This summer, Mr. Paxton reached the largest opioid settlement in U.S history after years of negotiating with three of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors. Texas’ $26 billion Global Prescription Opioid Litigation Settlement Agreement was the first of its kind in the nation and will fund a range of programs to assist Texans struggling with opioid addiction. Opioids are a family of drugs that include prescription painkillers like hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine and illicit drugs like heroin. Endo’s agreement follows the terms of the Global settlement although it wasn’t a party to the initial agreement. As part of the terms of its settlement agreement, Endo will pay $63 million to Texas’ Qualified Settlement Fund regardless of when the global settlement agreement is finalized, and without any rebates or reductions to the payment amount. “This settlement is the result of my office aggressively working to hold opioid manufacturers accountable for their deceptive marketing of highly-addictive pain pills, which spurred an epidemic

Texas’ $26 billion Global Prescription Opioid Litigation Settlement Agreement was the first of its kind in the nation and will fund a range of programs to assist Texans struggling with opioid addiction. and left victims and families with unimaginable consequences,” Mr. Paxton said. “This settlement is a necessary step in the right direction, and we will continue to fight to heal our state from this devastating crisis.” Texas’ $26 billion Global settlement was reached with the pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen, and with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed the opioids. All told, Texas is slated to receive $1.2 billion from Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. The funds will largely go toward opioid abatement efforts statewide, involving the participation of cities, counties, and other political subdivisions. In October, Mr. Paxton’s office reached a $297 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its U.S.-based Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies as part of the Global settlement agreement. In February, Mr. Paxton’s office reached a $38.4 million settlement with McKinsey for its

role in providing consulting services to opioid companies. It was accused of selling marketing plans, programs, and advice to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma for more than 15 years. The agreements came after Texas sued Purdue Pharma in 2018 for allegedly violating state laws prohibiting deceptive trade practices. Purdue Pharma was accused of misrepresenting the risk of addiction to its painkillers, including OxyContin, to patients and doctors. Mr. Paxton has described the settlements as “monumental,” saying they will “bring much-needed funding for Texans who have fallen victim to the irresponsible and deceptive marketing practices from opioid manufacturers that spurred” the opioid epidemic. Texas saw a 33% increase in accidental drug overdose deaths this past year. According to a recent report published by the CDC, 4,751 Texans died from overdoses from May 2020 to May 2021, compared to 3,551 who died from drug overdoses over the same time period the previous year.

U.S. sees highest inflation in four decades By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE SENIOR REPORTER

(The Center Square) — The U.S. is experiencing its highest inflation in four decades, newly released federal economic numbers show. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released new data Thursday showing that the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE), a key marker of inflation, has hit the highest level in nearly 40 years. “The PCE price index for November increased 5.7 percent from one year ago, reflecting increases in both goods and services…” BEA said. “Energy prices increased 34.0 percent while food prices increased 5.6 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index for November increased 4.7 percent from one year ago. That 5.7% increase is the fastest since 1982. “The $104.7 billion increase in current-dollar PCE in November

Federal economic data released earlier this month reported that the producer price index, a leading sign of inflation, increased 9.6% in the previous 12 months. reflected an increase of $97.4 billion in spending for services and a $7.4 billion increase in spending for goods,” BEA said. “The increase in services was widespread, led by housing and utilities. Within goods, an increase in nondurable goods (mainly gasoline and other energy goods) was partly offset by a decrease in durable goods (led by recreational goods and vehicles as well as motor vehicles and parts).” The new report comes on the heels of other similar signals from economic data showing recordhigh inflation. Federal economic data released earlier this month reported that the producer price index, a leading sign of inflation, increased 9.6% in the previous 12 months, the highest level since the government began tracking the metric in 2010.

At the same time, recently released data on the consumer price index, another major marker of inflation, reported the fastest increase in almost 40 years. “The monthly all items seasonally adjusted increase was the result of broad increases in most component indexes, similar to last month,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. “The indexes for gasoline, shelter, food, used cars and trucks, and new vehicles were among the larger contributors. The energy index rose 3.5 percent in November as the gasoline index increased 6.1 percent and the other major energy component indexes also rose. The food index increased 0.7 percent as the index for food at home rose 0.8 percent.” Continued inflation means higher prices on a range of

goods and services for Americans. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the country’s top business schools, released a report earlier this month that estimated much higher costs for American families this year because of inflation. “We estimate that inflation in 2021 will require the average U.S. household to spend around $3,500 more in 2021 to achieve the same level of consumption of goods and services as in recent previous years (2019 or 2020),” the report said. “Moreover, we estimate that lower-income households spend more of their budget on goods and services that have been more impacted by inflation.” Casey Harper works in the Center Square’s Washington, D.C., bureau.

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By TED O’NEIL (The Center Square) — A mobile vaccination unit operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency opened in Washington state’s King County this week. Officials hope to administer several hundred COVID-19 vaccination shots in an area hit hard by the coronavirus. The site is located in the city of Federal Way at its performing arts center, about 25 miles south of Seattle. The clinic is open from 2 to 9 p.m. daily except for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. After Jan. 3, the clinic will move to a location in the city of Auburn, about 10 miles east of Federal Way. A mobile vaccination unit operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency opened in King County this week. Officials hope to administer several hundred COVID19 vaccination shots in an area hit hard by the coronavirus. The site is located in the city of Federal Way at its performing arts center, about 25 miles

south of Seattle. The clinic is open from 2 to 9 p.m. daily except for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. After Jan. 3, the clinic will move to a location in the city of Auburn, about 10 miles east of Federal Way. State health officials say southern King County has among the highest infection rates and lowest vaccination rates in the country. The project is a partnership between the Washington State Department of Health, King County and the Washington State Emergency Management Division. “This is great news in the ongoing fight against COVID,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news release when he announced the initiative earlier this month. “I am grateful for our strong partnership with the federal government and these FEMA Family Mobilization Clinics coming to King County is a great result of that partnership. This is an innovative model that will help increase equitable access to vaccination for all Washingtonians.” Gov. Inslee also made reference to it in a brief holiday message on his Twitter page. The mobile clinic has limited walk-

up availability but residents can make an appointment. First and second doses, booster shots and children’s vaccines are available for up to 500 people per day. “To end this pandemic, it is critical vaccines are widely available to everyone,” DOH Secretary Umair Shah said in a statement. “Adding this mobile unit to our toolkit will help us speed up the vaccination process and reach families who have had a more difficult time finding appointments.” Since the pandemic began in March 2020, Washington has recorded 809,600 cases and 9,755 deaths. Some 82% of the state’s population ages 12 and up have received at least one dose and 75% are fully vaccinated. Hospitalizations due to the virus have fluctuated lately, falling from 719 on Dec. 1 to 610 on Monday before jumping to 683 on Wednesday. The number of patients on ventilators has done the same, falling from 120 on Dec. 1 to 83 last week before going back up to 100 on Wednesday. ‘There have also been 171 cases of the Omicron variant detected in the state, up from 10 the previous week.

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average,” the complaint, which was filed in a federal district court in Louisiana states. Mr. Cameron said families are worried about what such a drastic reduction in workers would do to the program. Kentucky’s public school systems could also be impacted by the mandates. According to the lawsuit, the state’s Head Start programs enact utilization agreements with districts every year. Those agreements help avoid preschool services from becoming duplicated and allow for more kids to be served. The suit states about half of Kentucky’s school districts would be expected to not follow the vaccine mandate. In addition, more than a third of the districts would pull out of their agreements with Head Start grantors. That would lead to the disruption or termination of many programs statewide.

The suit states about half of Kentucky’s school districts would be expected to not follow the vaccine mandate. In addition, more than a third of the districts would pull out of their agreements with Head Start grantors. In fiscal year 2021, Kentucky received $185.8 million in federal funding for Head Start programs. The complaint states that losing those funds could put more pressure on the state to identify funding for preschool programs. The vaccines aren’t the only issue in the lawsuit. It also says the masking policies must be struck down as not every school district requires its students to wear masks. “These public schools anticipate that the Head Start Mandate will mean that they will have to segregate the low-income students and force them to wear masks while the other

students are allowed to breathe freely,” the complaint states. In addition to the lawsuit, the attorneys general on Monday also filed for a temporary injunction seeking to block the Head Start mandates from taking effect. Mr. Cameron is confident they will prevail in the case. “We’ve challenged the Biden Administration’s mandates for federal contractors, private businesses, and healthcare workers in court, and we believe that the Head Start mandate suffers from the same legal flaws as those mandates,” he said.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210003339. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: LLAMAS HANDICRAFTS, 4870 CALLE REAL #322, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: MARIA CARIDAD YEPEZ: 4870 CALLE REAL #322, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111, FRANCISCO JAVIER GALINDO: 4870 CALLE REAL #322, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111. This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 12/13/2021 by E28, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Dec 10, 2021. 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) DEC 20, 27/2021; JAN 3, 10/2022 --57837 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210003291. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: SANTA BARBARA SONSHINE, 836 ANACAPA STREET, SUITE 24036, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JONATHAN MCKEE, 836 ANACAPA STREET, SUITE 24036, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121. LEASE ANDERSON MCKEE, 836 ANACAPA STREET, SUITE 24036, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121 This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 12/06/2021 by: E953, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Dec 01, 1993. 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) DEC 13, 20, 27 / 2021; JAN 3 / 2022 --57802

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210003185. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: LITTLE HEART CAFECITO, 38 W. VICTORIA ST, SUITE 121, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: CARAZON COCINA INC, 38 W. VICTORIA ST, SUITE 122, CA 93101. This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, STATE OF INC: CALIFORNIA. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 11/17/2021 by: E955, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on Nov 16, 2021. 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) DEC 6, 13, 20, 27 / 2021--57789

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2021-0003210 The following person(s) is doing business as: MYMAKEUPBYGRACE, 104 South Patterson Ave #105, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, County of Santa Barbara. Grace Ortiz, 125 West Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on Mar 1, 2021 /s/ Grace Ortiz, Owner This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 11/22/2021. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27/21 CNS-3535291# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS DEC 6, 13, 20, 27 / 2021 -- 57794

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Six national party committees raise $716 million for 2022 election cycle By ELLEN MORRISSEY BALLOTPEDIA VIA THE CENTER SQUARE

Six party committees have raised a combined $716 million over the first ten months of the 2022 election cycle. In November, the committees raised $54 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. This was the lowest cumulative fundraising month of the 2022 election cycle. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $12.6 million and spent $6.4 million in November, while the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) raised $7.3 million and spent $7.9 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the DCCC has raised 6.8% more than

the NRCC ($130.8 million to $122.1 million). November was the fifth consecutive month where the DCCC outraised the NRCC. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $8.4 million and spent $8.0 million, while the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $6.8 million and spent $4.5 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the NRSC has raised 14.3% more than the DSCC ($93.6 million to $81.1 million). This was the 10th consecutive month where the NRSC outraised the DSCC. At this point in the 2020 election cycle, the NRSC also led the DSCC in total fundraising by an 8.7% margin ($60.6 million to $55.6 million). The DCCC led the NRCC in total fundraising by a 35.5% margin ($110.3 million

Two amicus briefs filed against Washington state’s capital gains income tax By BRETT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — Two amicus briefs have been filed opposing Washington state’s new capital gains income tax that is set to go into effect next year. At issue in the case is whether the new law – which levies a 7% tax on capital gains above $250,000 for individuals and joint filers from the sale of assets such as stocks and bonds – imposes an excise tax or an income tax. And if the latter, whether income is property as defined by the state constitution and subject to its uniformity clause. On Monday, the first “friend of the court” brief was filed by “Tax Economists and Policy Analysts” that includes Seattle-based think tank the Washington Policy Center and the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. It was followed later in the day by a second amicus brief filed by the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and the Washington Cattlemen’s Association (WCA). “This tax is bad law and bad policy. Period,” said Jackson Maynard, general counsel for BIAW, in an email to The Center Square. “We are proud to stand with other associations and point out all the terrible ways that this illegal and unconstitutional tax is also bad for businesses in our state. As we pointed out in our brief, ‘no rational business owner wants to operate in an environment of legal uncertainty, under a tyrannical legislature that ignores constitutional limits on its power.’” Both amicus briefs focus heavily on the wordplay being used by the state in defending the new tax resulting from Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096, passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this year. “ESSB 5096 purports to impose an excise tax on capital gains rather than an income tax,” the BIAW/WCA brief states. “This represents a radical departure from how every other jurisdiction in our nation treats capital gains. The federal government, which of course taxes capital gains nationwide, treats them as income. The fortyone states that tax capital gains also treat them as income. The only states that do not tax capital gains as income are those that levy no income taxes at all – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming – and the two states, New Hampshire and Tennessee, that tax only dividends and interest income earned by individual taxpayers. Thus, every jurisdiction in our nation that taxes capital gains treats them as income, and duly recognizes its capital gains tax as an income tax. The solitary exception is Washington, thanks to ESSB 5096.” The brief goes on to note, “With the vote fortynine to one, logic compels the conclusion that the emperor has no clothes and the capital gains tax imposed by ESSB 5096 is actually an income tax, not an excise tax, self-serving legislative nomenclature notwithstanding.” The brief also took exception to the linguistic creativity used by the state to justify the law. “Roses are roses, ducks are ducks, and taxes on capital gains are taxes on income,” according to the brief. “Excise taxes or transaction taxes do not have exemption levels, nor are they imposed on annual totals, nor do they track the filing deadlines and requirements of the federal income tax. State income taxes do all those things. Washington taxpayers will fill out a return due the same day as the federal income tax, and the base of the tax will be derived from capital gains taxed under the federal income tax and state income taxes. The IRS, every other state, and every tax expert agree that capital gains are income.” In April, the Freedom Foundation, an Olympiabased think tank, filed a lawsuit against the new tax alleging it violates the state constitution, as well as the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution by taxing the sale of capital gains held out-of-state by Washington state residents. In May, former state Attorney General Rob McKenna filed a second lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of farmers, business owners, investors, and the Lacey-based Washington Farm Bureau, claiming the law is unconstitutional because it’s really a graduated income tax and not an excise tax. The cases were subsequently consolidated in Douglas County Superior Court. On Sept. 10, Judge Brian Huber issued a ruling denying the state’s motion to dismiss. The case is expected to be decided later this year or early 2022. It’s widely anticipated the decision will be appealed and that the validity of the tax will ultimately be decided by the Washington State Supreme Court. Brett Davis covers the Washington state government for The Center Square.

to $77.1 million). The Republican National Committee (RNC) raised and spent more than the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in November. The RNC raised $10.7 million and spent $13.1 million, while the DNC raised $8.4 million and spent $9.2 million. So far in the 2022 election cycle, the RNC has raised 4.1% more than the DNC ($147.3 million to $141.4 million). At this time in the 2020 election cycle, the RNC led the DNC in fundraising by a larger 89.0% margin ($214.6 million to $82.5 million). So far in the 2022 election cycle, the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC have raised 2.7% more than the DNC, DSCC, and DCCC ($363.0 million to $353.2 million). The Republican committees’ fundraising advantage is down from 3.4% last month.

Washington state legislators sue governor over veto power, again By TED O’NEIL THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — – Washington state lawmakers for the second time in three years have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jay Inslee for what they say is his improper use of his veto powers. At issue is his veto of a part of House Bill 1091 that would have postponed a portion of the law from going into effect until the Legislature had a new statewide transportation funding package in place. Sponsors say the bill is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by limiting the carbon intensity in gasoline. Although the law passed by slim margins in both chambers, both the Democratic and Republican caucuses say they are united behind the effort, according to media reports. “This veto is an overstep of executive power,” Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, Gov. Inslee’s fellow Democrat, said in a press release on his website in May when it occurred. “The governor has attempted to create a power for his office that simply does not exist. The constitution is clear that the governor is only permitted to veto a full section of a bill. In this case he has vetoed a subsection.” In a statement to KCPQ-FOX13 in Seattle, Inslee’s office said it was disappointed in the Legislature’s decision

to sue again and “we remain confident that the governor acted within his legal authority.” The Washington State Supreme Court last month voted 7-2 in agreeing with legislators that Inslee was in the wrong when he vetoed a single sentence, repeated in different sections of a 2019 transportation budget bill. In that instance, Gov. Inslee struck a sentence that would have banned state transportation officials from considering different types of fuel use as a factor when considering grantees for some programs. “This case requires the court to exercise two of our most basic fundamental duties: to ‘delineate and maintain the proper constitutional balance between the coordinate branches of our State government with respect to the veto’ and, more broadly, to interpret the constitution faithfully,” the majority opinion said. Justices went on to say the Legislature was within its authority in appropriating and controlling the expenditure of funds. In his press release, Sen. Billig said Gov. Inslee’s most recent veto undermined the legislative process that created the bill. “A key part of the legislative process is the negotiation and compromise that allows us to arrive at a version of a policy that can earn the votes to pass the Legislature,” he said. “I agreed to support those compromises in order to pass these bills and I will stay true to my word.”

Two rounds of Illinois’ legislative maps end up in federal court By GREG BISHOP THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) — Two rounds of legislative maps for the next ten years that Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted ended up in federal court in 2021 and the issue still isn’t resolved. U.S. Census data used to draw new boundaries for the next ten years was delayed because of the pandemic. In May, without final data in hand, Democrats drew maps Republicans said were drawn behind closed doors. State Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez, DCicero, said after concluding more than 20 hearings, they were getting input from legislators. “It’s just a matter of compiling, it’s nothing new,” Rep. Hernandez said. “There’s no secret. This is a part of the process. This is nothing unusual. It is based on what the constitution is asking of us.” Despite pleas from Republicans and civic groups to hold off on the maps until final data was released, Democrats passed

maps based on estimates and the governor enacted them. After final Census data was released, Democrats passed revised maps which groups said were rushed. The governor signed those maps as well. Republicans said the governor broke his campaign promise of not signing maps drawn by politicians. They also sued. There were separate lawsuits filed by Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the NAACP. MALDEF staff attorney Ernest Herrera said the revised maps have problems. “The issue with it is that it dilutes Latino voting strength and creates a racial gerrymander against Latino voters in House District 21 and Senate District 11,” Mr. Herrera said. A three-judge panel said the first set of maps based on estimates were no good and the revised maps Gov. Pritzker enacted could be revised again with suggestions from plaintiffs. Similar concerns were filed by Republicans and by the NAACP. The case remains pending.

Company fined for selling sailor’s car By BRETT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE STAFF REPORTER

(The Center Square) — The Washington state Attorney General’s Office is celebrating some justice for a former sailor whose automobile was sold while he was serving overseas. According to the attorney general’s office, Bethel Garage in Port Orchard, Washington lawfully towed the sailor’s car in December 2018 when he was deployed outside of Washington state. The towing company did not check to determine if the car’s owner was a service member and later sold the car at auction without the sailor’s knowledge. “The law is clear – towing companies have an obligation to determine whether a car belongs to a member of the military,” Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday in announcing a court order requiring Bethel Garage to repay a former Navy sailor for unlawfully selling his car, according to a press release. “When our service men and women are deployed away from home and family, they should not need to worry whether their possessions are safe.” Bethel Garage was ordered by Kitsap

County Superior Court to return money from the sale of the car to the sailor, as well as an additional $2,000 to compensate him for a year spent without a vehicle. The towing company has complied with the order and has updated its policies to screen for military members’ vehicles before putting them up for sale. The court order was part of the overall “Military and Veterans Initiative” from Mr. Ferguson, who this year sent a letter to every licensed tow truck operator in the state, reminding them of their legal obligation to service members. “Unfortunately, some tow truck operators do not comply with the law,” the letter states. “My goal is not to file lawsuits. My goal is to ensure that servicemembers’ rights are protected.” The case follows a May 2020 court ruling by a Pierce County judge which found a Tacoma-based towing company had also illegally sold service members’ vehicles at auction. That case was based on evidence from the attorney general’s office that Burns Towing unlawfully sold as many as 35 service members’ vehicles while they were on active duty.

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JARYL C. “DAVID” WESTON 8/5/87 – 12/29/12

Death cannot kill what never dies. Forever in our hearts. Until we meet again, “David lives on.” Love, Mom, Jabari and Papa Bill

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History of Orella Ranch El Capitan Oil Field Ortega grant, Rancho Nuestra Senora Del Refugio, purchased from the Ortega family). Two of those holdings remain in his descendant’s ownership in 2021. Fermin Orella’s ranch on the west is owned by Orella descendants, the Tautrim family, and the Erburu ranch on the east is owned by Orella descendants, the Erburu family. The middle section, where the historic adobes stand on the former Covarrubias ranch was sold to Exxon Mobil Corp. n 1971. Canada del Corral and its tributary, Las Floras Canyon, were developed as a processing facility for oil and gas from three off-shore oil platforms. Then on Aug. 17, 1993, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors declared County Landmark status for the Orella Adobes.[5] The two adobes have been used as offices by ExxonMobil. In 2021, the historic Covarrubias barn across the creek from the adobes were destroyed by the Alisal Fire. The families, ranches and life around the oil facilities, are described in depth in Elizabeth Erro Hvolboll’s book Mi Refugio.

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alifornia’s is a land of plenty whose many natural treasures are supplemented by vast deposits of oil and asphaltum. From Los Angeles to San Ardo and Coelinga, there are vast deposits and reserves located for the most part on the west side of the San Andreas Fault. Oil has been an economic benefit to the state and Santa Barbara County for more than 100 years. In 1943, during the middle of the World War II, the California Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines published a landmark report on these oil resources entitled “Geologic Formations and Economic Development of the Oil and Gas Fields of California,” in three volumes. Volume Three covers the fields in the Central Coast and Santa Barbara County. Maps of each field and their geology are displayed for most of these fields. Santa Barbara County is well represented by many of the most productive fields found so far. These run along Highway 101 from Carpinteria to Santa Maria. The Ellwood field has been covered well in other volumes. Our focus here is the Orella Ranch El Capitan Oil Field about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara but five miles from Ellwood. It is one of the largest oil finds in California. It was named El Capitan in honor of Jose Francisco de Ortega, pathfinder for the Spanish Portola Expedition in 1769 and grantee of the Refugio Rancho Spanish land grant. The Orella Ranch was originally part of Rancho Cañada del Corral. It was near the site of the Chumash village of Qasil at Refugio. While owned by Ortega descendants, it was a frequent center of social events and played host to numerous travelers, including John C. Frémont in 1847. Ownership passed to Bruno Orella and his wife Mercedes Gonzalez y Guevara in 1866. Oil was found on the land in October 1929, with the drilling of the first successful well by General Petroleum Corp. The El Capitan oil field that included the Orella Ranch became one of the richest in the state; production at the field peaked in 1946. By that time a number of structures had been built on the coastal portion of the ranch. There were a couple of homes, a motor court, a store, a gas station and several other storage facilities. General Petroleum had a fleet of oil tankers to ship this oil by pipe offshore, as was done at the Ellwood Oil Field. In 2021, an original tin building still stands along northbound Highway 101. SANTA BARBARA-VENTURA BASIN, CAPITAN OIL FIELD The subsurface structure of the Capitan Oil Field is an anticlinal

PHOTO COURTESY MARK TAUTRIM OF ORELLA RANCH

This was the Orella store in 1939.

dome closed by drag against the north-dipping Erburu fault. This structure is not apparent on the surface, as the Erburu fault, which in part limits production on the north, crops out through the southern portion of the field and is paralleled on the north by a syncline in Monterey shale. Since its discovery in 1929, the Capitan field has produced more than 11,000,000 barrels of 16° to 43° gravity oil from an area of 296 acres. Oil is produced from the Vaqueros sandstone at a depth of from 1,000 to 1,400 feet below sea level, and also from two zones in the upper Sespe: the Erburu 8 and Erburu 10 zones. The upper Sespe also contains a gas zone. Deeper drilling since 1945 has resulted in the discovery of large flowing wells, from the Covarrubias zone of the lower Sespe, and the Eocene zone at the top of the Gaviota-Sacate (“Coldwater”) formation, which have greatly augmented the reserves of this field. The Ortega-Orella Adobes at Canada del Corral on the Gaviota Coast about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara are Santa Barbara County landmarks. The adobes may trace back to the late 18th century, as a tile was found during a remodel in the 1930s with the year “1798” on it. BACKGROUND Bruno Orella, was born in the Basque country in Spain in 1830, and came to California at the time of the Gold Rush. He married Mercedes Gonzalez y Ladron de Guevara, who was born in the mayordomo’s adobe at Mission Santa Barbara. The couple established a prosperous farming/

PHOTO COURTESY ERIC HVOLBOLL OF LA PALOMA RANCH

This is the El Capitan Oil Field as it appeared in 1939. The long tin building is the same one shown in the 2021 photo, bottom left.

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Here’s El Capitan Oil Field data as obtained from the 1943 Department of Mining reference.

mercantile family with extensive holdings throughout the Santa Barbara/Ventura region.[1] The site of Orella’s townhome (known as the “JanssensOrella-Birk Building”) on the State street, main street of Santa Barbara, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Orellas were patrons of the local Catholic churches and religious orders. All sons of the family attended Santa Clara College and to this day there is an Orella Prize given at that university to the student with highest grades in the sciences.[2] When the Orellas purchased the adobes, they became their country residence. One of the buildings served as a schoolhouse to their children, and a tutor was hired to live on the ranch. Bruno’s daughter, Elena Orella Covarrubias, inherited the adobes and remodeled them in the 1930s in Spanish Revival style. Oil was found on her land in August 1929, with the drilling of the “Erburu No. 1” well by General Petroleum Corp., in the Vaqueros Formation at a depth of 1446 feet.[3] The “El Capitan Oil Field” became one of the richest in the state; production at the field peaked in 1946.[4] There were three oil fields. These were named after the Orella family siblings, one brother and two sisters. On the west, Orella was for Fermin Orella, next the Covarrubias was for Elena Orella Covarrubias and on the east was for Juana Orella Erburu. It was part of Bruno’s large landholdings in the region (which also included the eastern portions of the

References 1. “Portraits of Basques in the New World”, Edited by Richard W. Etulain and Jeronima Echevarria, University of Nevada Press 1999, Chapter 13: “Robert Erburu and Becoming a Postmodern Basque”, by William A. Douglass. 2. “College of Arts and Sciences Awards”. scu.edu. 3. Kribbs, George (1943). Capitan Oil Field, in Geologic Formations and economic development of the Oil and Gas Fields of California. San Francisco: State of California Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Mines, Bulletin 118. pp. 374–376. 4. California Oil and Gas Fields. California Department of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources. p. 69. 5. “Resolution no. 93-436.”, Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, California, 1993-08-17. 6. Mi Refugio, Elizabeth Erro Hvolboll, 2010, La Paloma Ranch LLC. 7. Research from Wikipedia 8. E-Mails from Eric P. Hvolboll Justin Rughe is retired from 40 years in the California aerospace business where he was an engineering and program manager. He holds degrees in physics and engineering. Over the past 35 years he has published 17 books on local, county and state history specializing in military and maritime history, as well as hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. He was the founder and editor of the Historical Notes at the Goleta Valley Historical Society. He has researched and published many new aspects of history and politics in his books and articles. These articles and books are the result of those historical explorations. His books vary from “The Historic Cannon of Goleta: In Search Of A Pedigree” to “The Western Front: The War Years in Santa Barbara County, 1937 to 1946.”

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At left, this is the El Capitan Oil Field as seen in 2021 along Highway 101. “Note the one remaining tin building and the gouges in the hills of roads cut to the many well heads there,” writer Justin Ruhge noted. Center and right, this was the Gaviota Oil Refinery in 1910. It refined oil and asphaltum from the La Brea oil field south of Santa Maria. In 2021, this location is the Gaviota State Beach. Note the Southern Pacific railroad trestle.

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he Furca (Latin for “Pitchfork”), the original name of the common table fork, is, as evidence shows, at least 4,500 years old. And forks have been markers of civilization and “class” since then, as we learn in Giovanni Rebora’s 2013 book “Culture of the Fork: A Brief History of Everyday Foods and Haute Cuisine in Europe.” F.F. sends me her collection of Civil War-era knives and forks, originally sold to the troops by a sutler or victualer (both gents were civilian merchants who followed the troops in their covered “Shop” wagons). In the times around 1860, soldiers were proud of their forks and knives because many bear the soldier’s marking and some are collected with custom handles. Soldiers were usually sold the less expensive slightly defective pieces. For example, the typical three tined fork may have one tine longer than the others. You may wonder where F.F.’s spoons are, and they are not here because spoons were separate objects and not necessarily considered essential to eating. They were made of tinned metal, die cut in two pieces, bowl and handle, and riveted together. Cheaper than the knife and folk sets, if a soldier did not have the money, and still wanted to eat, he might buy a tinned spoon and use it for all utensils. This was possible because the bowl of the spoon had a sharper point. Sadly, civilization was slow in learning to eat without the “hand to mouth” technique. It was not until the 4th century that forks “caught on” throughout the Byzantine Empire. Previously, a long wooden spike was used just perfectly, that is, until the neighboring Italians invented pasta. Then, in the 11th century, two- or three-tined fork became the style. Not without controversy did

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it changing hands to eat, HORRORS! “Furthermore,” said Adrian then, “do not impale your veg or the tatties with the fork, and worse than that, do not scoop with the fork tines upwards, and worse still, do not shovel with the fork. Try not to show the handles of the knife and fork; keep the handles in your palm. Do not treat a knife handle like a fountain pen.” Quoth I, “What do I do with the peas? How do I balance them on the flip side of the fork on the way to the mouth?” The American method was considered poor etiquette, obviously, when I lived in the U.K. However, it is the older way of eating with a fork, because as mentioned above, for generations food was delivered to the mouth in the right hand. Still, my relatives in Germany considered it unacceptable to change the fork from hand to hand. The French, always different from anyone else, set the table with place settings featuring the folks with tines down. This was to show the family crest which, unlike any other country, was emblazoned on the back of the utensils or, what I would consider the back of the utensil! This holiday season, if you set a formal table, you will no doubt

show cultural insensitivity to your uncle, who will not discriminate between the dinner fork, the salad fork and the dessert fork. Your uncle will end up using one fork and one only to eat all your hard-prepared courses. No one had taught him manners, which tell us that in formal table settings, the cutlery is arranged to be utilized from the outside in, as you work through the courses and cutlery towards the dinner plate. When it comes to the “class” angle shown by the use of the fork, my son, the child of a British parent but living in in California, may endeavor to teach his 2-yearold how the British eat, because in some circles, to eat “British” is a sign of one’s urbanity. Good luck teaching my grandson to mash peas on the back of a fork. A better solution may, however, be offered: Smash the peas into a fork-back laden with mashed potatoes, and the family may avoid finding peas all over the dining room for years. Finally, legal battles have been fought based on the uses of forks. In 2006, the MontrealPhilippines Cutlery Controversy made international headlines when a 7-year-old Filipino immigrant to Canada used the South Asian style of fork manipulation, using a fork to fill up the spoon. He was reprimanded by the school lunch matron, and the battle waged in the courts for four years until the boy’s family was awarded $17,000 in moral and punitive damages because of the school’s cultural insensitivity. The value of F.F.’s Civil War collection is $300. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart’s “Ask the Gold Digger” column appears Mondays in the News-Press. Written after her father’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Dr. Stewart’s book “My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos” is a humorous collection of five “what-if” short stories that end in personal triumphs over present-day constrictions. It’s available at Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara.

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the use of the fork spread in Southern Europe through the 11th century to the 16th century, but the fork met a tragic fate in the 16th century in Northern Europe and England because of its association with the “decadent South.” Thus, the use of a fork was considered foppish and unmanly. If you were unmanly enough to use a fork, that fork typically had three tines, until the U.S. entered the fork war after the Revolutionary Period and developed the four-pronged fork in the early 19th century. So the fork, so ubiquitous today, was not so ubiquitous in the past. No matter how food was conveyed to the mouth, it has been a historical tradition to use the right hand, as that hand was considered cleaner. (Bathroom activities were undertaken with the left hand). I remember the little paper container on the counter at the Ice Cream Shop in Deerfield, Ill., that held a balsa wood spork, a cross between a spoon and a fork, with which to sample ice cream. In England, such miniature sporks were seen in fish and chip shops and were called chip forks. The German version of the sampling fork used for potatoes is a Pommesgabel. Whist I am speaking about the cultural differences indicated by the use of forks, I mention here that I was married to a Brit, and at his mother’s house, I was seen as unmannerly when I cut my food with my fork in the left hand and knife in the right. Then I flipped the tines over the same time as moving the fork to my right hand to eat. “No,” said Adrian, “hold your fork with downward tines in the left hand and insert into the mouth with downward tines in your left hand.” I tried, but then when I cut meat with fork and knife, fork tines down, and flipped

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In the last days of 1937, “Mad” Jack Morgan captured headlines across America, and everyone wanted to know everything about California’s very own pirate, mutineer and maritime murderer. He “blazed the bloodiest yachting trail in Southern California history,” said the Los Angeles Times when it was reported that Morgan had met his death in exactly the way everyone might have imagined: He was attacked by his prisoners and thrown overboard to be eaten by sharks. The rip-roaring tale of terror had begun on the serene waters around Santa Catalina Island, some 20 miles or so off the coast of Los Angeles, when 45-yearold Morgan chartered the 58-foot former racing schooner Aafje from

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Santa Barbara hotel owner Dwight L. Faulding. Morgan hired Faulding as skipper, and said he was planning a two-day pleasure cruise with his pregnant 17-year-old wife Lillian. Also on the trip was Faulding’s fiancée Gertrude Turner and her 8-year-old son Robert, plus Faulding’s long-term crew employee Robert Horne. Former high school football star George Spernak, 19, and 21-year-old nurse Elsie Berdan, who was to look after Lillian, rounded out the oceangoing party. They set sail on Dec. 20 from Long Beach, and it wasn’t until they were several days overdue that Berdan’s sister raised the alarm. She told police that Elsie had been kidnapped by Morgan, and this allegation bought the FBI into the case. On Dec. 30, it was reported that a naval plane had spotted the letters SOS on the sail of the Aafje, which was 180 miles south of Long Beach or, in some reports, “drifting 300 miles off the coast of Mexico.” Coast Guard cutter Perseus was dispatched, and the crew found the Aafje’s mainsail broken and the engine out of fuel. They began towing the blood-stained vessel back to Long Beach, and an FBI agent took a motorboat to meet the “yacht of death.” The passengers were hungry and shaken, but otherwise unhurt — and both Faulding and Jack Morgan were missing. What had happened? On New Year’s Eve, the public learned the sensational truth. Just off Catalina, Faulding and Morgan got into an argument and Morgan shot his captain in the shoulder. Wincing in pain, Faulding tried to cool things down, saying: “Be a good fellow and put that gun away. We’re all out for a good time.” Unsurprisingly, he then went to get his .38, but when Morgan appeared on the stairs above him, he opened fire. Morgan shot back five times, hitting Faulding in the heart and killing him instantly. Morgan ordered Faulding’s body weighted with an anchor and thrown overboard, closed the

yacht’s hatches, and locked the passengers in their cabins. Over the next few days, he roughed up the men, withheld food, and grandly assumed the role of captain. He talked of his wild plans to head for the South Seas, raiding ports for supplies en route. On Christmas Eve, the swashbuckling Spernak and Horne saw their chance for freedom, and attacked Morgan. Horne beat him with a wooden marlin spike, and then the pair threw him over the side too, probably not caring that sharks would be attracted by his bleeding injuries. Whether Morgan was alive when he hit the water was never revealed, but the “Mad Pirate” was now deep in Davy Jones’ Locker, and Spernak and Horne were arrested as soon as they set foot back on land. Waiting in the crowd were members of the Faulding family, who had expected to collect Dwight’s body for burial; they left in tears. Lillian Morgan, her head bandaged, was held as a material witness too, and a grand jury was assembled. Charged with murder on the high seas, the two young men were going to plead self-defense and remanded overnight in the County Jail, but no one thought the case would even come to trial, especially when nurse Elsie told reporters that Morgan was “the cruelest man I ever knew.” She also said that Lillian had tried to restrain her husband, but he treated her “inhumanely,” forcing her to hold everyone at gunpoint when he wanted to sleep, and threatening to kill her if she refused. Elsie added that Morgan made “improper advances to her, bordering on the erotic.” Spernak and Horne had led the attempt to sail back to Long Beach, and were duly unanimously freed by the grand jury – as was Lillian Morgan. Tall and handsome with a pencil mustache, Morgan had a colorful past. Born in Nicaragua to French and German parents as Jean Dee Barnette, he had come twith them to California as a child and ran away to sea soon after.

He worked on vessels around the world – when he wasn’t spending years behind bars. He had convictions for sexual assault, burglary and petty theft, and had only been released from San Quentin Prison earlier in 1937, soon after which he and Lillian had eloped from New Orleans. Lillian’s father had not heard from her since that day – until now. Time magazine wrote a detailed summary of events, and the Los Angeles Times wondered if Morgan was related to the infamous Sir Henry Morgan, who terrorized the Spanish Main in the 17th Century (and inspired the famous rum). Intrigued by its dark past, actor Errol Flynn, famous for playing a pirate called Captain Blood, was rumored to have considered buying the abandoned Aafje, but instead screenwriter John Taintor Foote (“The Story of Seabiscuit”) was seemingly the last owner. The yacht’s tragic story never made it to the big screen. Maybe it spent years in development, or perhaps the glamour of the illegal casino boats the following year overshadowed it. A month after the eight-day “battle” between the SS Rex and the police in Santa Monica Bay, World War II broke out in Europe, and that more or less ensured the terrible story of “Mad” Jack Morgan sailed quietly into history. Originally from London, James Bartlett is the author of the “Gourmet Ghosts” alternative guides to crime, ghost stories and the history of bars, restaurants and hotels in Los Angeles. As a travel and lifestyle journalist he writes for the Los Angeles Times, BBC, Westways, American Way, Hemispheres, ALTA California, Atlas Obscura and others. His upcoming true crime book, “The Alaskan Blonde, examines a sensational 1950s murder and sex scandal that began in Alaska, and ended with a suicide in Hollywood. Read more at www.gourmetghosts.com or @thealaskanblonde and @ gourmetghosts.

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CODEWORD PUZZLE

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