Santa Barbara News-Press: December 05, 2020

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Business groups prepare for stay-at-home order By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Another rough patch for local businesses appears to be on the horizon since Gov. Gavin Newsom issued another a stay-at-home order on Thursday. The order will go into effect whenever a California region’s ICU capacity falls to below 15%. According to the governor’s Thursday press conference, all regions including Santa Barbara County’s region of Southern California are projected to see ICU capacities fall to this level within the month. As the stay-at-home order demands restaurants only do take out and retail stores only operate at 20% capacity, the new development is an unwelcoming one for businesses that have already gone through a tough year and are about to go enter an important earnings period, the holiday season. Local business community organizations told the News-Press that they are gearing up for the stay-at-home order and prepared to help businesses in whatever ways they can. Though he deferred the News-Press to local businesses for comment, Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Glenn Morris

told the News-Press in an email on Friday, “I am spending most of my time on that issue today.” Santa Maria-based jewelry store Fischer’s Fine Jewelry owner Katherine Fischer, one of the business proprietors Mr. Morris deferred the News-Press to, said her store has already been operating at limited capacity for many months. Under COVID-19 conditions, the jewelry store hosts at most four customers at a time, as opposed to the 15 or so it could hold prior. Ms. Fischer remarked that she doesn’t expect the stay-athome order to reduce her capacity to less than four people, but she still said it’s “very sad” that the region is likely to be hit by strict restrictions again. Downtown Santa Barbara Executive Director Robin Elander called the new stayat-home order a “devastating blow to our economic situation here,” particularly because many restaurants have made investments in new infrastructure for outdoor dining areas such as chairs, heaters, and patios. She estimated that investments Downtown Santa Barbara restaurants have made range from $5,000 and $50,000. “They knew it was going to be their life blood. It was do that, or there’s no alternative,” she said. Please see order on A8

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Executive Director Corey Pahanish stands in front of dozens of toys and food items ready to be packaged for families in need at the office in Santa Barbara on Friday.

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The Santa Barbara Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation launched its “Season of Hope” fundraising campaign on Friday with “Teddy Bear Elves” ready to help families in need. In its annual tradition of Project Christmas, TBCF staff and volunteers prepared a mountain of gifts and holiday decorations to deliver to tricounty families with children with pediatric cancer and their siblings. This weekend, TBCF volunteers will have served 35 families, which is around 100 gifts, to families through Project Christmas (families with the highest need) and 84 families outside of Project Christmas, according to Tessa Boyce, the TBCF volunteer coordinator. “Everyone’s had a difficult year, but the community still does want to support our families in a time when they need support the most,” she told the News-Press. “Project Christmas is a program in which we want to sponsor a family for Christmas so they don’t have to worry about anything having to do with Christmas.” The deliveries include a real or fake Christmas tree (whichever the family prefers), $100 worth of gifts for each child in the family based on their Christmas lists, a grocery gift card, holiday lights, hot chocolate and stocking stuffers. The families outside of Project Christmas receive $25 gifts. This year, because of COVID-19, staff put the children’s wish lists on Amazon so donors had the option to ship gifts straight to the office. Volunteers will leave the gifts and trees at the front door of each household today at a prearranged time, ring the doorbell

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Volunteer coordinator Tessa Boyce places gift-wrapped toys inside a bag adorned with the face of Santa Claus to be delivered to children and families in need at the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation office.

and step back safely before family members open the door. The “Season of Hope” campaign will run through the holidays into 2021. Ms. Boyce is a cancer survivor herself, and said she knows firsthand what it’s like to go through treatment. “You feel really alone and isolated, and especially this year, I think people kind of got a glimpse into what it is like for a cancer family with the isolation and loneliness,” she said. “This year, more than any other year, it’s so important that we not only are able to support these families

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that maybe wouldn’t be able to have Christmas without our financial help, but to give them a little bit of joy and normalcy — that is what everybody is wishing for and wanting.” Nanci Alvarado, a social worker for the Pediatric Oncology Clinic at Cottage Health, is one of the individuals identifying the families most in need of support. “2020 is crazy in and of itself, especially if you have a kid with cancer,” she told the News-Press. “Families are forced to be home, which really isn’t that different for a kid with cancer anyway. Wearing a mask is what they’re

used to — this is their jam. “But it does pose a lot of issues as well with families.” She pointed out that while one parent typically has to stay home to care for their child enduring cancer, right now, the other parent could be out of work because of COVID-19. “A lot of people don’t have money for even food, much less Christmas or Thanksgiving or any of that,” Ms. Alvarado said. “It takes a lot of pressure off the parents for sure, and every kid will get a Christmas present when they normally wouldn’t.” Please see teddy bear on A7

Although the 2020 Fiesta was “reimagined” and held virtually or on television due to COVID-19, the rich tradition will resume again next year. Last month, Old Spanish Days announced the results of its recent election of their leadership team for the 2021 event. The executive committee will include: La Presidenta Stephanie Petlow; Primero Vice Presidente Alex Castellanos; Segundo Vice President and current Secretario David Bolton; and La Tesorera Cassie Killgore. The elected division chiefs will include: Division Chief of Celebrations Janice Howell; Division Chief of Dance and Entertainment Maria Cabrera; and Division Chief of Pageantry Gary MacDonald. “2020 has certainly made all of us realize the importance of family, friends and our special community of Santa Barbara,” Ms. Petlow said in a news release. “We are thankful for the continued support during this pandemic from our Sponsors, the City of Santa Barbara, the County of Santa Barbara and our community collaborators. “The entire Board of Directors and Past Presidentes are committed to presenting a safe and wonderful Fiesta 2021 to continue our rich history and tradition.” Now in its 97th year, what makes Fiesta unique is that it is run by a volunteer board of directors and is supported by only one full-time staff member. The board annually selects an El Presidente or La Presidenta who presides over the board and serves as the general manager of

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Stephanie Petlow has been named La Presidenta of the 2021 Fiesta.

the organization. The Primer Vice Presidente is responsible for the operation of the entire organization, while the Segundo Vice Presidente is responsible for raising the funds that allows the historical festival to continue. The Division Chiefs oversee all the volunteer committees that support the official Old Spanish Days events and activities in the venues around the city. The 2021 event is scheduled for Aug. 4 to 8. First held in 1924, Fiesta celebrates a period of romance and hospitality through pageantry, dance music, costume and cuisine. Old Spanish Days is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to honoring and preserving Santa Barbara’s history, spirit, culture, heritage and traditions. For more information, visit www.sbfiesta.org. email: mwhite@newspress.com

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Parole denied for Forest Louis Calvin Service extends state-wide campsite and picnic area closures

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced Friday that Louis Arthur Calvin was denied parole after a hearing at San Quentin State Prison. Mr. Calvin, now 61, was convicted by a jury for the shooting death of Wayne Shaw that occurred in Buellton on CHRISTIAN WHITTLE bara Front Country trails and access roads. WS-PRESS WRITER MarchSTAFF 16, 2005. After trial, the “What we’re seeing a lot of folks are doing is court sentenced Mr. Calvin to they’re driving up alongside of the road and just goserve 32 years to life in prison. Developed recreation sites in California will re- ing for hikes up there. That’s ok. There’s not an order In June,through Gov. Gavin in closed MayNewsom 15 after the USDA For- against hiking trails,� said Andew Madsen, U.S. Forgranted issued Mr. Calvin a commutation Service an order extending the closures est Service spokesman. COURTESY PHOTOS of his sentence, entitling Mr. ursday. Gilbert Montoya is accused of selling untested and unverified “We just want to make sure if people go out they’re Calvin to Friday’s parole hearing The order was issued the South-such products, as cannabis flower, vapes, pre-rolls,Ifwax safely spaced between one another. you and get edibles. to a after serving roughlyfor half ofentire his Pacific storiginal Regionsentence. and its 18 National Forests, which in- trailhead and there’s just too many cars there, you workto ongothe supporttofor From 10 p.m.should Sunday to a 7 a.m. desIn the Los Padres National Forest. the fatal incident, Mr. Calvin, find different area to side as opposed trythe new southbound bridge and Monday, lane then 45, and Mr. Shaw, were The initial closure order49, went into effect March one 26 southbound ing to get in.� retaining walls will continue. will be closed from Sheffield State Route d driving was set on to expire April 246 30. As state andaslocal responses to the coronavirus Work is also ongoing for the Drive to North Padaro Lane, Solvang and Buellton t between applied to recreational use areas such as camppandemic continue to evolve, the Forest Service felt Evans Avenue undercrossing well as from Santa Claus Lane to and had an altercation. unds, day use sites and picnic areas. that the a two week extension and the North Padaro Lane of Casitas Pass Road. Thesituation closure warranted According to News-Press The order was issuedpulled to discourage large interchange. thethe closures, said will gatheralso include offramp at Mr. Madsen. archives, Mr. Calvin into sthe of people and promote safe of and Crews are working onwhere drainage Evans Avenue “Atthe theonramp end of at that they’ll evaluate and see Buellton Town Center andsocial distancing ying six shortly feet apart. improvements on southbound Wallace Avenue. Mr.more Shawthan arrived after we’re at and whether or not we’re going to continue between Carpinteria and nand theyelled SantaatBarbara Ranger camp- closure A similar beit,� said Mr.101 Mr. Calvin to exitDistrict, 12 as wewill need Madsen. Reynolds avenues, as well as his vehicle. Mr. Shaw, enforced during “This overnight hours unds and picnic areas who will remain closed, includorder can be rescinded at any time. If local the highway ramps at Reynolds authorities said was intoxicated, to Thursday. the Fremont campground and WhiteMonday Rock and health officials say it looks like the sky has cleared up Avenue. Electrical work is also into areas. Mr. Calvin’s vehicle The southbound onramp at dreached Rock picnic we can rescind the order tomorrow. For right now, we being done on the Reynolds and took Thursday a swing at Mr. Sheffield Drive will be closed for The order doesCalvin, not add to the closures want towith extend it out too far. freeway ramps. who then shot him. the duration ofdon’t the project, eady in place for Santa other ar“We just date wantset to makeThe surelandscaping in the nextcontractor couple of is Friday’s hearing was Barbara. conductedWhile an anticipated reopening like the and Monterey Ranger District have closed working onon new irrigation lines by video included opposition weeks as monitor what’s going that we are takfor 2023. The offramp atwe Sheffield ilheads and forest roads, locals will still have ac-be closed and along will then move statements from Mr. Shaw’s family Drive will forappropriate up to 16 ing the steps with ourover statenear and Casitas Pass and Carpinteria smembers to the many Ynez Valley Santa Barand Santa Supervising Deputyand months and could by the localreopen partners.� Creek to install plants. District Attorney Scott Donahue. end of 2021. The Parole Board denied Mr. Flaggers will be in place to — Mitchell White Calvin’s release for at least direct traffic at the San Ysidro another three years. Road and North Jameson Lane intersection during morning — Mitchell White peak periods, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. New stop signs will be installed to create a four-way, stop-controlled intersection at the southbound SANTA MARIA — A Santa 101 offramp and San Ysidro Road. Maria man was arrested on LOS OLIVOS — The Santa Flaggers will assist in this area as several felony charges on Barbara County Fire Department needed. Thursday andAGES is accused of will be conducting a stateCOUNTY COUNTY CITIES COUNTY CASES The combination of new stop operating an illegal cannabis sanctioned prescribed burn next 0-17 21 SOUTH UNINCORP. 22 a signs and flaggers will enable delivery service, authorities said. week on the Spaulding Ranch in 18-29 SANTA BARBARA 57the better flow of traffic during At approximately 7 a.m. 84 the area between Tims Road and CONFIRMED OVERALL 30-49 detour that uses the southbound GOLETA 7 Thursday, detectives from 183 the Midland School approximately 50-69 Barbara County Sheriff’s 167 101 offramp ISLA VISTA at San Ysidro1Road. Santa three miles north of Los Olivos. The southbound onramp 70-PLUS 41 Department’s Narcotics and GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA 13and The burn, scheduled Monday offramp at Reynolds Avenue ANNOUNCED THURSDAY Cannabis Compliance Team, along through Wednesday, is aimed SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 remains closed for up to 16 weeks, with a Sheriff’s K9 team, served at decreasing fuel loads within LOMPOC 84 COUNTY STATUS and the offramp at Casitas Pass warrants in the 100 block of East the burn area. Fire department LOMPOC FED. PRISON 106 AT HOME 75 Road will be closed for at least six Sunset Avenue and East Hermosa personnel from the Santa Barbara TESTS TO DATE SANTA 135 weeks. MARIA RECOVERED 376 Street. The search warrants and San Luis Obispo operational ORCUTT Crews will also continue36 were the result of a month-long HOSPITALIZED 33 areas, as well as Cal Fire and the NORTH UNINCORP. 25 excavating near the Sheffield investigation into illegal INTENSIVE CARE UNIT cannabis 12 Los Padres National Forest, will RATE PER 100,000 Drive interchange and installing sales and delivery service 66 5 participate in the burn, said Capt. PENDING HEALTHCARE WORKERS operating in the areas of Lompoc, Daniel Bertucelli, fire spokesman. shoring piles to support the construction zone. In addition, Santa Maria, and unincorporated The burn will include approximately 500 acres of chaparral, sage scrub and Oak Woodland with grass understory. The burn will occur over three to four days, though operations may not occur on consecutive days depending on weather conditions. The operation is expected to start each day at 7 a.m. and will be visible throughout the area, authorities said. Fire officials will work closely with the National Weather Service to monitor weather conditions.

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Chuck’s Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently Brekkies by Chomp, and Mortensen’s Danish Bakery. The initial lease for the Chuck’s and Endless Summer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to Š 2020 Ashleigh Brilliant,extend 117 W. Valerio CAlease. 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com More than 20 years after they first opened, Chuck’s the Santa termBarbara of the Waterfront Grill and The Endless Summer Bar CafĂŠ are Mr. Petersen is inheriting the existing lease with permanently closed. On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the four, five-year options remaining, with an terfront restaurant announced its closure with a fare- average seasonally adjusted base rent of $23,585 per well post on its Instagram account. month. The post read, “It is with heavy hearts that we anThough Mr. Petersen plans to continue running nounce we have closed our doors for good. *!#15%,).% $%3)44%2 +2/#+ -$ Thank you Chuck’s and Endless Summer in line with its current for your constant support. The memories will never be operation for a time, the restaurant has upgrades forgotten.â€? planned for around the fall. According to the agenda, s ./ ,/.' 7!)4 APPOINTMENTS Despite the current economic chaos due to the COV- under Mr. Petersen’s business plan the second floor of s -/2% 4)-% WITH YOUR DOCTOR ID-19 pandemic, the prospect of Chuck’s and Endless the establishment will be converted into a traditional Summer ceasing operation dates back to before the out- deli cafĂŠ focused s 3on %.)/23 WARMLY WELCOMED sandwiches, soups, and salads, break. According to the agenda of a March 24 Santa Bar- with a gourmet grocery area selling wine, beer, and bara City Council meeting in which assignment of the prepackaged foods. For evenings, the second floor will restaurant’s lease to a new operator was the first item, have a full bar and a dinner menu focusing on “adult Chuck’s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop food and beverages.â€? informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to The restaurant’s ground floor isBlue proposed to be simAccepting Medicare, Cottage Health, Shield, !CCEPTING -EDICARE #OTTAGE (EALTH "LUE #ROSS "LUE 3HIELD sell the establishment in August 2019. ilar to Mr. Petersen’s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of !ETNA 5NITED (EALTH#ARE areas the county, Raquel After of receiving thesaid department’s lease assignment burgers, Aetna, United HealthCare fries, and shakes will cater to families, young Zick, sheriff’s spokeswoman. requirements, Mr. Hyslop began searching2323 for $E ,A 6INA 3UITE 3ANTA "ARBARA #! aOak newPark adults, and retirees, and for evenings converted Lane, Suite #101 Santa Barbara,will CAbe93105 The operation did not have buyer and ultimately found it in businessman Aaron to a “dinner type atmosphere.â€? any state or county licenses, and Petersen, who operates a number of restaurants in Solincluded the sales of untested vang The Coffee andincluding unverifiedChomp, products, such as House by Chomp, email: jgrega@newspress.com cannabis flower, vapes, pre-rolls, wax and edibles, Ms. Zick said. As a result of the warrants, 42-year-old Gilbert Montoya was allegedly found to be a felon in possession of a stolen firearm, ammo and illegal and untested cannabis products for sales. Detectives found a small and unlicensed commercial cannabis 1666 Copenhagen Drive grow in a room that was protected “by false wallsâ€? and used to Solvang, CA conceal its location, she said. CA. The illegal products, cannabis, AT A and cash were seized. firearms PRIME Solvang Location on Copenhagen Drive GLANCE Mr. Montoya was arrested Very ProďŹ table and Fun Business! on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Established in 2008 CASES OVERALL THURS. possession of stolen/ property, and unlawful possession of Owners retired to Tennessee! ammunition — all felonies. DEATHS OVERALL THURS. He was also charged /with possessing marijuana for sales, a For further information please contact TOP 3 IN COUNTIES misdemeanor. He was booked into Santa LOS ANGELES 23,233 Barbara County Jail and is being RIVERSIDE 4,031 held $35,000 bail. Š 2020 Ashleigh Brilliant, 117 W. Valerio Santa Barbara CA 93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com SANon DIEGO 3,564 By JOSH GREGA

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Officials say regional stay-at-home order ‘inevitable’ By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

With the three-week, regional stay-at-home order looming, local health officials say it’s more a matter of when not if Santa Barbara County residents will be facing another lockdown. During Friday’s press conference, Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the county’s public health director, announced that the average sum of new cases has doubled over the past month. After experiencing some 200 cases during the month of October, the case numbers have risen to nearly 400 in November. In addition, while the local testing volume has increased, so has the testing positivity rate. The positivity rate was roughly 2% in October and was 4% in November. In the last two weeks of November, the public health department noted 12 new outbreaks in congregate settings. Seven outbreaks are attributed to businesses across multiple sectors, resulting in a total of 35 new cases, she said. “I anticipate that we will have more difficult days ahead as we grapple with the impacts of rising cases in our community and around the state,” Dr. DoReynoso said. “It is inevitable in the days ahead that we will be in the regional stay-at-home order. We will then issue a local health officer order to remind everyone what is permissible and what is not allowed as soon as we receive notification from the state.” The order is expected to take effect at 12:59 p.m. today. For the order to apply locally, the state would have to announce that the Southern California Region has fallen under 15% ICU capacity. Once that is announced, the county would have 24 hours from the time of the state’s announcement to follow the stay-at-home order, according to officials. As of Friday, the Southern California Regional ICU capacity was at 20.6%. Dr. Do-Reynoso encouraged local residents to continue to wear face coverings, maintain at least six feet of distancing, wash their hands and stop gathering with those who reside outside of one’s household. “These are choices and behaviors that will keep everyone safe,” she said. Dr. Henning Ansorg, the county health officer, then shared insight on the COVID-19 vaccines that are in line to receive emergency use authorization by the FDA. The Pfizer vaccine may be approved by the end of next week and Santa Barbara County may receive an initial batch of 3,900 doses by Dec. 18. A second vaccine by Moderna could be available 10 days later and could arrive by the end of December or early January. Other vaccines are undergoing clinical trials and could become available by early spring. The county has established

a distribution plan, prioritizing frontline healthcare workers, first responders and elderly residents. The general public would follow. Dr. Ansorg also discussed the recent decision by the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control regarding quarantine periods for those exposed to the coronavirus. While the “gold standard” remains 14 days of quarantine, Dr. Ansorg said it could be reduced to 10 days or even seven days depending on the circumstances. He added that Santa Barbara County will not implement the seven-day option because the risk of contracting the virus after seven days, even with a negative test result, can be as high as 12%, according to the CDC. “We determined that this is an unacceptably high risk,” he said. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported 75 new cases on Friday, bringing the county’s total number of confirmed cases to 11,917. Of those, 11,366 have recovered, 413 remain infectious and 138 residents have died due to COVID-19. The city of Santa Barbara announced 17 new cases on Friday, and now has 1,659 confirmed cases, 58 of which remain active. Santa Maria and Lompoc each reported 14 new cases on Friday. Santa Maria now has 4,741 confirmed cases, 105 that remain infectious. Lompoc has had 1,202 cases and 73 remain active. Five new cases were reported in the South County unincorporated areas of Montecito, Summerland and city of Carpinteria (307 total, 23 active), five additional cases were reported in Goleta (392 total, 33 active) and five more cases were reported in the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota (319 total, 24 active). Other locations that reported additional cases include: Santa Ynez Valley, with three (255 total, 18 active); Orcutt, with three (528 total, 28 active); Isla Vista, with two (538 total, 10 active); and the areas of Sisquoz, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and the city of Guadalupe, with two (523 total, 13 active). No new COVID-related deaths were reported on Friday. According to the health department, 47 residents are hospitalized due to COVID-19, with 14 recovering in the ICU. Cottage Health issued an update on Friday, announcing that it is temporarily reducing the number of elective inpatient procedures scheduled at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital due to the rise in COVID-19 transmission and hospitalizations. The reduction is aimed at ensuring local hospitals remain safe as officials balance bed and staffing capacity for COVID care, as well as the ongoing needs of the community. At Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, elective procedures requiring overnight hospitalization will continue at half the typical number.

Opera Santa Barbara to return with ‘Carmen: A Live Drive-in Opera’ VENTURA — After months of no performances due to COVID-19, Opera Santa Barbara is making its return with “Carmen: A Live Drive-In Opera.” Part of the Concerts in Your Car series at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, the local opera company will do its one and only performance of reimagining of Georges Bizet’s opus on Sunday. According to the Opera Santa Barbara website, this production is based on an adaptation of the Bizet opera by British director Peter Brook, which involves only the opera’s four principal characters. Starring mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock in an the eponymous lead role, Joshua Wheeker as Don Jose, Alexander Elliott as Escamillo, and Jennifer Lindsay

Outpatient elective procedures will continue at full schedule. Elective procedures, both inpatient and outpatient, will continue at full schedule at Goleta Valley and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage hospitals. “Patients should continue to seek care when they need it. Elective procedures will be prioritized for scheduling based on need. We have sufficient reserves of PPE and supplies and are prepared to continue safe care throughout this new surge in COVID cases,” read a release from Cottage Health. In its update, Cottage Health announced that it is caring for a total of 253 patients across all campuses, including 222 who are considered acute care patients. Nine acute care patients are on ventilators, and 24 are in isolation with COVID-19 symptoms and 24 are confirmed positive. Six of those patients are in critical care. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday that a non-sworn member of its professional staff, a custody deputy and a Sheriff’s deputy with unrelated exposures have tested positive for COVID-19. The non-sworn employee last worked on Nov. 20 in a position that did not include contact with the public or inmates. The employee experienced COVIDrelated symptoms on Nov. 22 and was tested at a community testing site on Nov. 24. The positive test results were returned on Nov. 25 and the employee has not returned to work. The custody deputy last worked on Nov. 25 and became symptomatic during regular days off. The custody deputy does have contact with inmates during normal duties, however the exposure does not appear to be work related, said Raquel Zick, sheriff’s spokeswoman. The custody deputy was tested at a community testing site on Nov. 30 and was found to be COVID-19 positive that same day. The Sheriff’s deputy last worked on Nov. 25 and developed COVIDrelated symptoms while on days off. The deputy was tested at a community testing site on Dec. 1 and was found to be COVID-19 positive on Dec. 2. The deputy was assigned to an administrative position and does not have contact with the public nor inmates. As of Friday, a total of 48 Sheriff’s Office employees have tested positive for COVID-19, with 43 having recovered, Ms. Zick said. The Santa Barbara County Probation Department announced Friday that a juvenile institutions officer assigned to Santa Maria Juvenile Hall tested positive for COVID-19. The staff had family members that tested positive and one additional probation staffer was exposed and is pending testing. No youth or other staff had contact with the individual who tested positive. email: mwhite@newspress.com

as Micaela, the production will be directed by Sara E. Widzer and conducted by OSB artistic and general director Kostis Protopapas. In a statement on the OSB website, Mr. Protopapas remarked that it is a pleasure for OSB to return with a live performance at a time when the community especially needs the “healing power of the arts.” “We are thrilled to be able to bring live opera safely back, for the sake of the community and our artists,’ he said. “This will be an afternoon that we will remember for years to come.” Sunday’s production will begin at 2 p.m. at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, at 10 W. Harbor Blvd., in Ventura. Tickets for the event range from $79 and $249 and each ticket is valid for one car. The number of passengers in a vehicle must not exceed the number of seats and safety belts in a vehicle and must not exceed eight.

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anta would find this colorful plant to be both naughty and nice The Brazilian Pepper Tree puts on a dazzling show this time of year — not with flowers but with shiny green foliage and clusters of bright red fruit. This festive color combination has led to its use in home holiday decorations and to another of its common names: “Christmasberry Tree.” It is a tree with many desirable attributes to commend it, but it also has numerous negative aspects that must be noted. On Santa’s list, it is both naughty and nice! Brazilian Pepper is a small- to medium-sized broadleaf evergreen tree in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). It can be grown as a tree (with single or multiple trunks) or as a large shrub. It grows at a rate of 2 feet per year, up to a height of 20 to 30 feet, with an equal or greater branch spread. It is attractive in all seasons, due to its lush, glossy, dark green leaves. The 6- to 12-inch long leaves are composed of seven to 13 lance-shaped leaflets, each leaflet being 1 to 2 inches long. Its bark varies from light to dark gray and, with age, develops interlaced ridges in a lattice-like pattern with cinnamon-brown showing between. In late summer into fall, an abundance of small (1/8-inch wide), 5-petaled, creamy white flowers emerge on 6-inch long panicles that sprout from the axils of the leaves. Brazilian Pepper is “dioecious,” meaning that any individual tree will have only male flowers (which produce pollen) or only female flowers (which produce seeds). The flowers are classified in apiculture (beekeeping) as “melliferous,” which means that they produce substances (nectar, pollen, propolis and honeydew), which are used by domesticated honeybees to make honey. Honeybees absolutely love the Brazilian Pepper’s flowers! From the time that flower buds appear, every tree resounds with the loud hum of harvesting bees. Pollinated flowers (those only on female trees) produce profuse clusters of round, berry-like, drupe fruits (a single seed inside a fleshy coating) up to ¼-inch across. The fruit ripens to a beautiful bright red from November to January, just in time for holiday decorating — or simply as a colorful display in the landscape throughout the winter. Brazilian Pepper is native to subtropical and tropical South America, from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina and Paraguay. It has been introduced in

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similar tropical climates and in Mediterranean climates such as our own, for use as an ornamental, with mixed results. In its native habitat, it is a valuable tree often planted for reforestation. It has been used in folk herbal medicine for the treatment of a wide variety of conditions and diseases. Currently, modern medical research is being done to investigate its potent anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. Though Brazilian Pepper is not a true pepper (not in the genus Piper), it is called a “peppertree” because its dried berries are often sold as “pink peppercorns” to spice food dishes. How very “nice” it can be! However, Brazilian Pepper also has its “naughty” side. It is in the same plant family as poison oak and poison sumac. So, not surprisingly, contacting its sap

can cause uncomfortable skin reactions in sensitive people. Smoke from burning any part of it can have an effect like mace spray. Triterpenes found in the flesh of the fruits, when ingested by birds, can have a narcotic effect — and, when ingested in large quantities by people, can result in gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Brazilian Pepper has the amazing ability to thrive in almost any frost-free location. It can grow in almost any type of soil — and in both very dry and very wet conditions. It can spread rapidly either through root sprouts or seed dispersal by birds. It will aggressively out-compete other plants. For these reasons, it has been declared an “exotic invasive species” in many wet tropical and subtropical areas around the world where it had been introduced. In fact, in Texas and Florida, it

is illegal to sell, transport or plant it. This tells you how “naughty” it can be! Fortunately, Brazilian Pepper has generally not proven to be that invasive in California, if the local climate is hot and dry. The tree has very few insect or disease problems, but it can be susceptible to root fungus diseases and infestations of brown scale. It looks better with supplemental irrigation, but it survives well without it. Its wood is relatively weak. Branches are subject to breakage if left to grow too heavy or in windy weather. Regular pruning is recommended, to shorten heavy limbs and to allow the wind to pass easily through the canopy. Its root system is rather shallow and can have adjacent pavement. The botanical name for Brazilian Pepper is Schinus terebinthifolia.

The genus name, Schinus, comes from the Greek name, “schinos”, for the mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus), which it resembles. The specific epithet, terebinthifolia, is a combination of the Greek word “terebinthine” (meaning turpentine) and the Latin word “folia” (meaning foliage) and refers to the pepper-like aroma of its foliage. Its other common names include “Brazilian Peppertree,” “Rose Pepper,” “Broadleaved Pepper Tree” and “Florida Holly”. Brazilian Peppers were first planted in Santa Barbara in the late 1800s, as ornamental trees, primarily in private gardens. They became more widely planted here, starting in the 1950s and 60s, in public areas as street trees and park trees and in commercial landscapes. Mature Brazilian Peppers are a common sight around our community and are found as street

trees in many locations. The best examples stand on the 700 to 900 blocks of Palermo Drive, on the 900 block of Calle De Los Amigos, on the 800 block of Torina Drive, on the 3800 block of Mariana Way, on Del Oro Avenue, on Calle Andalucía, on Flora Vista Drive and (mixed with other species) on Willowglen Road. There are also a number of handsome specimens at Goleta Beach Park.

Tree of the Month, presented by Santa Barbara Beautiful, increases awareness and appreciation of Santa Barbara’s many outstanding trees. The nonprofit organization partners with the Parks and Recreation Department to fund tree planting along city streets. Visit Santa Barbara Beautiful’s website, sbbeautiful.org, to get more information on the organization’s programs and activities, and to view past Trees of the Month.

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Local art featured in Goleta Valley show By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Fifty local artists with work priced under $300 are featured in the Goleta Valley Art Association’s 10th Annual

Picassos 4 Peanuts Art Show and Sale. The show launched Tuesday, and all the art pieces are available for viewing and purchase until March. From watercolors to ink to wood cut to oil paintings,

unique images depict everything from flowers to landscapes to portraits to still lifes. They’re available for purchase. Visit tgvaa.org/virtual-show to view the pieces from 50 local artists.

The GVAA has brought art to the community for 57 years and has more than 200 member artists exhibiting artwork in a variety of media. email: gmccormick@newspress. com

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Allan Hancock College culinary teacher Ron Lovell is participating in the Bulldog Bound program, which provides fun activities in videos for local children.

AHC provides Bulldog Bound activities online By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Allan Hancock College’s “Bulldog Bound� program teaches hands-on activities to kids in a virtual video format. The college released four activity videos this week on its YouTube page. The Santa Maria college’s faculty demonstrates activities that children, parents and teachers can try on their own. The latest videos teach children how to construct paper buildings, bake lemon and blueberry cupcakes, learn basic chemistry and plant seeds. “In the past, we invited students from our local elementary schools to come to our campuses and participate in these activities in person,� said Maggie Moreton, Bulldog Bound coordinator. “We really wanted to continue to provide this program, so we made the decision to go virtual in an effort to keep this fun and create

interactive activities accessible to students in a safe format.� The program was created to introduce kids to the programs and opportunities Hancock has to offer. It also provides information to children and parents about the Hancock Promise, a program that guarantees the first year of the college’s tuition free to students who graduate within the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District. “The workshops and demonstrations are a great introduction to what we do at Hancock, and they give kids a chance to explore their own interests,� Ms. Moreton said. “We want these students to see all the possibilities open to them at Hancock.� More videos are expected to be released in February and March. For more information, visit hancockcollege.edu/promise/ bulldogbound. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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At left, Terre Martin Sanitate’s piece, titled “Been There,� is featured in the Picassos 4 Peanuts virtual art show and sale. At right, this piece by Terre Martin Sanitate titled “Blues� is available for purchase online in the Picassos 4 Peanuts art show and sale.

Poppies to hold Second Sunday Art Market By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Customers can shop for unique holiday gifts at the Poppies Sunday Art Market this Dec. 13. From 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Poppies Arts and Gifts at 323 E. Matilija St., Ojai, artists will display their handcrafted pieces, weather permitting. Photographer Kelly Nakamaru will share her images on prints and cards, along with Crystal Davis of Sespe pottery sharing her new tableware and decorations. Other artists will join them and display their

wares. There’s also jewelry, photographs, original art, knitted wear, decor and more items made by local artists inside the shop, which follows safety protocols. Shop hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Sundays, which are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The shop is closed on Christmas. Customers can also shop online 24/7 at poppiesartsandgifts.indiemade. com. email: gmccormick@newspress. com

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Zoom session to feature human rights expert SANTA BARBARA — Human rights expert Josh Cooper will speak during a Dec. 10 Zoom session, hosted by the Santa Barbara and Tri-Counties Chapter of United Nations AssociationUSA. Mr. Cooper is the Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights director and U.S. Human Rights Network’s Universal Periodic Review co-chair. The human rights activist will

Photographer Kelly Nakamaru will share her images on prints and cards at the Poppies Sunday Art Market on Dec. 13.

review the United States’ human rights record over the past five years. According to a news release, Mr. Cooper reported to the U.N. Human Rights Council last month and is an expert on the U.N.’s system of human rights. The Zoom session will begin at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10. To participate, register at unasb.org/event.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2020

Pandemic continues to sideline prep sports with a delay-of-game penalty

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An administrative game of “Kick The Can� is the only sport being played now in California’s high schools, and that can has been kicked further down the road. This year’s start of high school sports, already delayed by four months over concern of COVID-19, has been postponed again for more than a month by the California Interscholastic Federation. “Obviously the message from CIF wasn’t what we had hoped to hear,� Santa Barbara High athletic director Todd Heil said. “But given the fact that we have yet to receive any updated youth sports guidelines from the California Department of Public Health, it wasn’t entirely unexpected. “Without updated guidelines for youth sports, competition can’t be held in California.� Athletic officials around the state remain optimistic that fall sports will be held at some point in the first quarter of 2021. Rob Wigood, commissioner of the CIF’s Southern Section, said he is determined to conduct postseason playoffs for those sports. They include football, girls volleyball, boys and girls water polo, and cross country. “If regular seasons are shortened, it would be at the front end of the season, keeping the back end of the season unchanged,� he said. “It is our intention for postseason play to be a destination for schools who are able to play this fall, even more so if regular seasons are reduced at the beginning.� He expects to give another update on the situation on Jan. 19. Local athletic directors also remain hopeful for at least a partial season for fall sports. The widening pandemic and California’s looming stay-at-home, however, have made that prospect more worrisome. “People care a great deal about this great big problem,� Carpinteria A.D. Pat Cooney said. “Unless the COVID-19 environment improves dramatically, it is just a problem in theory. “Though the challenges will be many, we hope to have the real opportunity to face those challenges and to provide meaningful programs for the students. As time passes, what is best for kids will become apparent.� Several sports were set to begin competition this month, with boys volleyball expected to be the first to play on Dec. 12. The CIF decided this week, however, to move the start of that sport back to March in its “Season 2� to improve its chances for a full schedule. “Those kids deserve a chance to have a full season given that they lost their season in the spring,� Bishop Diego A.D. Aaron

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Skinner said. “This obviously provides some additional logistical challenges, given that both boys and girls basketball are set to play in that same season.� It’s not as dire a situation for the Cardinals, who have two gymnasiums, as it is for Carpinteria, which currently has none. The Warriors’ gym is in the midst of a $4.5 million makeover that won’t be completed until next year. The project includes remodeled locker rooms, restrooms and showers, as well as new bleachers, scoreboards, backboards, technology and lighting. “Fitting all levels of boys and girls basketball and possibly boys volleyball into the Carpinteria Middle School gym is going to require some ingenuity,� Cooney said. “It could be that we will see volleyball-basketball doubleheaders and some of our practices will need to be outside.� Nearly every school in the area has male athletes who play both volleyball and basketball. Smaller schools such as Bishop and Carpinteria may have more difficulty fielding full teams when those sports are played at the same time. “With the potential for 15 sport offerings in the 2021 spring season, our multi-sport athletes will be forced to choose,� Cooney conceded. “Trying to field 15 varsity sports from a pool of about 600 students will be interesting to say the least. “The student-athletes will require creative and committed support from the school and coaching staff. The best interest of the students needs to be the driving force.� Bishop plans to be as accommodating as possible. “We are supporting all of our athletes who wish to participate in multiple sports in the same season, and will continue that support with this announcement,� Skinner said. But players and coaches from the delayed fall sports worry that the worsening coronavirus situation will cancel their entire

and California Interscholastic Federation to adhere to bestpractices to keep the student athletes protected,� said Brian Jaramillo, LUSD’s executive director. “Currently, even with the governor’s stay-at-home order, outdoor activities are allowed, provided there are stable cohorts and all other requirements outlined by SBCPH and CIF are followed.� He added, however, that some of Lompoc High’s teams will remain sidelined “due to some staff members having been exposed to confirmed positive cases of COVID-19.� The county’s athletic directors, meanwhile, continue to encourage their coaches and athletes to remain patient and committed. “We are being consistent in our message to our student-athletes that we can’t focus our energy on events or decisions that are out of our control,� Skinner said. “We can instead focus our energy on our response, which we can control. “I believe that our studentathletes and coaches have done a great job of focusing on the control-ables and making the most out of the cards that we are dealt.�

seasons. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that his stay-at-home order for each of California’s five regions will be enacted once the ICU hospital capacity in that region falls below 15% — a situation that is expected soon in each region. The high school football season, which was scheduled to open the weekend of Jan. 8, may not be able to start until February at the earliest since it must conduct two weeks of practice in pads before playing games. Some coaches are now anticipating conference-only schedules. “CIF has made reference to prioritizing league schedules, due to their requirements for qualifying for playoffs,� Skinner said. “I do anticipate that if we are allowed to compete versus schools from other counties, that we will need to prioritize the scheduling of our league games.� All county schools have returned their sports conditioning back to the strict protocol of phase 1. The Lompoc Unified School District did cancel all workouts at Lompoc and Cabrillo high schools on Wednesday but reversed that decision on Thursday. “We have been working collaboratively with Santa Barbara County Public Health

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This is TBCF Executive Director Corey Pahanish’s first Christmas in his position with the organization. He said Friday that it’s already been a very overwhelming experience for him. “I think what I’m most excited about is knowing that all the hard work our supporters, our staff and our board are investing in this process will manifest into countless families and children and all the families that surround them having a joyful Christmas,� he told the News-Press. “I can’t imagine a more important Christmas in my lifetime than the one that we are currently facing during a global pandemic. “Some of them are trying to figure out whether or not they’re actually going to have a Christmas this year, so I can’t imagine a more dispiriting experience than that.� With his own mother passing

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Conception boat safety bill included in defense bill By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, along with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, and Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Ventura, announced Friday that the Small Passenger Vessel Safety Act was included in the final version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. The provision would require new safety measures for small passenger vessels following the Conception boat fire near Santa Cruz Island last year that left 34 people dead. “My thoughts continue to be with those who lost a loved one in the Conception boat fire. It was a preventable tragedy and, as legislators, we knew we needed to act right away to prevent future loss of life. I was honored to be selected as a conferee for the final NDAA, where I was able to fight for the inclusion of long overdue safety reforms to small passenger vessels like the Conception,” Rep. Carbajal said in a statement. “Nothing can ever make up for the loss we experienced that day, but

I’m proud to honor the memory of the 34 lives lost by working to make sure a similar tragedy never happens again. I look forward to seeing this crucial bill signed into law.” Added Sen. Feinstein, “The Conception boat fire should never have resulted in such a devastating tragedy. It could have been prevented with just a few simple safety measures in place.” The bill requires boats like the Conception to have no less than two means of escape to different parts of the vessel. In addition, it mandates safety standards for the handling and storage of phones, cameras and other electronic devices with lithium ion batteries. The bill also establishes stricter standards for interconnected fire alarm systems and requires monitoring devices to ensure the wakefullness of the required night watch, officials said. The Conception caught fire in the early morning hours of Sept. 2, 2019. A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report found that smoke alarms on the vessel only sounded locally and were not interconnected throughout the vessel, so the crew above

decks weren’t alerted. Following the boat fire, the Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin urging that operators limit the unsupervised charging of lithium ion batteries and the use of extension cords to reduce potential fire hazards. Many of the passengers are believed to have died from smoke inhalation in the bunkroom because flames were blocking an emergency exit. Earlier this week, the boat captain, 67-yearold Jerry Nehl Boylan, of Santa Barbara, was indicted by a federal grand jury on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter. The indictment alleges he, as the captain and master of the vessel, “was responsible for the safety and security of the vessel, its crew and its passengers,” read a statement released by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Federal prosecutors informed Mr. Boylan’s attorneys of the indictment after it was filed. Authorities said he is expected to selfsurrender to federal authorities “in the coming weeks.” email: mwhite@newspress.com

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Continued from Page A1 Once they’re limited to just preparing food and drinks for takeout, those businesses will be right back to where they were during the first stay-athome order in the spring or be in even worse shape, Ms. Elander said. She added that should the restrictions go into effect, Downtown Santa Barbara is going to encourage the community to “continue to shop local and to get as much takeout as they can.” While Downtown Santa Barbara will continue its prestay-at-home order activities like its Thursday market on State Street as long as it can, the organization is working on methods of helping businesses get through the projected difficult period. These include digital pop-up holiday events, during which Downtown Santa Barbara will highlight businesses on social media for the two weeks leading up to Christmas, and the “Eat Program,” a grant-funded program through which the organization will buy up gift certificates from restaurants and give them to restaurant employees to feed themselves and their families. Also, the Economic Development Collaborative will be offering mentorships

to businesses if they need assistance in pivoting from inperson to online sales or any other issue related to doing business amid the pandemic. EDC mentorship is offered free of charge and can be received by contacting its intake coordinator at 805-409-9159 for English and 805-309-5874 for Spanish. These resources will be listed on the Downtown Santa Barbara website, downtownsb.org. Visit the Santa Ynez Valley President and CEO Shelby Sim told the News-Press that when the stay-at-home order becomes effective in Southern California, his organization will focus on promoting businesses in the Santa Ynez Valley to locals rather than out-of-towners. “We’ll promote within. We’ll promote to locals, let locals know where they can grab some chow or a bottle of wine,” he said. While not much pre-emptive action is being taken by Visit the Santa Ynez Valley as the stay-athome order looms near, Mr. Sim said his organization, and other businesses for that matter, know what they’ll need to do once the time comes. “We went through all this in March, so unfortunately it’s not our first rodeo, so everyone knows how they’ll need to pivot if the stay-at-home order does come down,” he said. email: jgrega@newspress.com

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LOMPOC — The newly elected Lompoc City Council members were sworn in and seated Tuesday night at the regular city council meeting, after the Nov. 3 election results were certified. Mayor Jenelle Osborne was reelected for her second term as mayor. Jeremy Ball was elected for his first term as District 4 councilman, and Gilda Cordova was elected as councilwoman of District 1. Ms. Cordova was appointed

to the Lompoc City Council’s District 1 seat in January 2019, shortly after the election process was initiated. She was appointed because Ms. Osborne had been elected mayor and vacated her council seat. In addition, on Tuesday, Mayor Osborne recognized and thanked outgoing Lompoc Councilman Jim Mosby after six years of serving the council. The mayor serves a two-year term, and the council members four-year terms. The certified election results are available at https:// countyofsb.org/care/elections/ results.sbc. — Grayce McCormick

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Priscilla Boyan, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on November 20. Her husband of 77 years, Norman, said “A love story, or a tale of accomplishment, or both. My wife’s obituary is all that and more.” She was a wonderful spouse, a dedicated and devoted mother, as well as a close and warm friend to the many whom she met and served so well in her 100 years of a beautiful life. Priscilla was born on September 14, 1920 in the Fitch Clinic, a private facility in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where her mother was vacationing. For those who knew her closest and best, Priscilla was a true and dedicated Vermonter, as defined by parents and grandparents both being born in the Green Mountain State. Her favorite poem, recited without quibble was “Why There Are No Vermonters in Heaven.” She did spend one school year in Vermont in the 1920s while her father established his residency for his doctorate at Columbia University. Her school years covered periods in Hartford, CT and Albany, NY where her father served in the Connecticut State Education Department. In 1928 the family moved to Albany where her father served as Associate Commissioner for Finance for New York State. Priscilla completed her secondary school years at Milne High School, in Albany, NY, a laboratory school for the New York State Education Department. These years proved crucially formative as they led to her deep interest in the field of biology. She majored in Biology after matriculating at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. After earning her baccalaureate at Bates in 1942 and marrying Norman in 1943, she spent 1943-44 as an Instructor in Biology at Massachusetts State College at Amherst, Massachusetts, followed by post baccalaureate studies to earn the equivalent of her Master’s degree and license as a laboratory technician. She followed Norman into his military service until the birth of their first child in 1945, after which she lived with her parents while her husband began his post baccalaureate career, leading to his earning a doctorate in 1951 at Harvard University. His career included professorships at Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, and UC Santa Barbara, where he also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Education. She and Norman were married for 77 years, more than 50 of which were in Santa Barbara CA. The couple had four children, one of whom died at birth and another who passed away with brain cancer at age 60. She is survived by Norman, her sons Craig and Cory, their wives Barbara and Debra, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She loved her children deeply and taught them much about life and love, and especially about the deep and abiding love of a mother for her children. She was a wonderful homemaker, and also a skilled artist who created some 15 beautiful pieces of needlework for family members. She loved to recite poetry from memory, and was an avid swimmer for more than 50 years. She wrote both poetry and prose, and left a wonderful collection of written work for the delight of her family. She was also a volunteer with Hospice. She had a lively wit and an abundance of spunk, and passed this on to her children and grandchildren -- there was always a lot of laughter when family gathered. Wherever Priscilla went, she left behind a trail of friendships and warmth that has ended only now in 2020, the culmination of 100 years of goodness and kindness like so few others. Hurrah for you, Priscilla!

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PONZINI, Frederick Joseph

Fredrick Joseph Ponzini 68 of Santa Barbara, CA passed away on November 23, 2020, he died of lung cancer. Fred was born at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara to Audrey (Newby) and Joseph George Ponzini. He grew up on the Mesa and attended local schools and graduated from Santa Barbara High School. He moved to Arroyo Grande, CA, got his contractors license and started his own floor covering business. Fred enjoyed reading, fishing and watching movies. Fred is survived by his brother Don(Sandy)niece Tanya Good and nephew Michael Ponzini of Hollister, CA. He is preceded in death by his Mom and Dad. There will be no services. Fred’s family would like to express our gratitude to Pat Smead, his mentor, friend and then caregiver.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 66/29/s 66/37/s 65/36/s 61/38/s 68/39/s 69/36/s 63/40/s 64/45/s

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

68/40/s 61/33/s 51/20/s 62/25/s 64/56/s 63/44/pc 71/37/s 57/42/r 68/39/s 69/46/s 56/12/s 64/38/pc 61/44/pc 63/39/pc 62/47/pc 71/39/s 64/44/s 72/47/s 74/43/s 70/33/s 64/42/pc 69/46/s 60/48/pc 66/45/pc 69/40/s 67/45/s 52/26/pc

0.00” 0.00” (0.24”) 0.05” (2.60”)

55/35/pc 45/31/r 40/27/pc 60/40/pc 52/28/s 58/43/r 81/65/pc 37/25/pc 47/34/r 48/32/r 69/43/s 49/39/r 46/29/s 42/24/s 52/39/pc 49/35/pc

Wind west-southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a west-northwest swell 3-5 feet at 17 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west-northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a west-northwest swell 2-4 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west-northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a west-northwest swell 2-4 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.

TIDES Sun. Hi/Lo/W 62/31/s 67/38/s 65/36/s 64/40/s 64/44/s 73/38/s 60/42/s 63/47/s

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7

2:15 a.m. 11:41 a.m. 3:16 a.m. 12:46 p.m. 4:02 a.m. 2:11 p.m.

3.5’ 5.1’ 3.7’ 4.6’ 4.1’ 4.2’

LAKE LEVELS

Low

5:35 a.m. 7:38 p.m. 7:08 a.m. 8:34 p.m. 9:02 a.m. 9:30 p.m.

3.2’ 0.0’ 3.3’ 0.2’ 3.0’ 0.3’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 64/39/s 63/39/s 53/23/s 62/31/s 67/56/s 65/45/s 73/42/s 54/37/s 63/38/s 68/50/s 56/18/s 60/39/s 58/42/pc 64/35/pc 61/43/pc 71/43/s 63/50/s 72/51/s 77/48/s 63/32/s 62/41/s 69/50/s 60/45/pc 62/41/pc 67/47/s 65/51/s 46/21/s

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

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

LOCAL TEMPS September 14, 1920 – November 20, 2020

INLAND

73 40

24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)

BOYAN, Priscilla

INLAND

73 38

COASTAL

RAFAEL MALDONADO / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS

New Lompoc City Council members sworn in

INLAND

69 36

57/41/s 39/27/pc 39/29/pc 58/37/s 56/27/s 63/41/s 79/70/c 36/25/pc 42/32/s 42/29/pc 72/47/s 51/35/c 45/30/pc 44/24/s 52/39/c 45/32/s

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 126,365 acre-ft. Elevation 728.09 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 15.1 acre-ft. Inflow 0.0 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -91 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Last

New

Dec 7

Dec 14

Today 6:51 a.m. 4:49 p.m. 9:49 p.m. 11:18 a.m.

WORLD CITIES

First

Dec 21

Sun. 6:52 a.m. 4:49 p.m. 10:54 p.m. 11:56 a.m.

Full

Dec 29

Today Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 41/22/pc 44/18/pc Berlin 44/37/pc 51/43/sh Cairo 74/55/s 73/59/s Cancun 82/72/sh 82/69/r London 44/36/sh 42/33/c Mexico City 74/48/pc 73/50/c Montreal 36/26/sf 32/21/pc New Delhi 81/57/pc 81/56/pc Paris 44/36/sh 42/35/sh Rio de Janeiro 82/75/t 80/74/t Rome 65/50/r 56/48/sh Sydney 86/76/t 87/64/s Tokyo 51/47/r 56/45/pc W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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