Santa Barbara News-Press: February 07, 2021

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Caravan calls for CalCare Nurses and activists hold car caravan demanding health care for all

Preparing for a super experience SB’s David Bolton in Tampa to produce Super Bowl broadcast

By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Will Tom Brady make more NFL history with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in today’s Super Bowl, or will Patrick Mahomes lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a second straight world championship?

No matter the result, Santa Barbara’s David Bolton will be there in Tampa, Fla., to take it all in from a large production truck at the stadium.

Mr. Bolton owns Cultural Global Media — a Santa Barbara company that has produced professional sporting events on television for the better part of three decades.

Today, Mr. Bolton will be producing and directing his sixth straight Super Bowl game for Fox Sports Latin America. While the U.S. will watch the game on CBS, Cultural Global Please see bolton on A3

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John Douglas shouts directions to his fellow demonstrators at the parking lot of an office complex — where Rep. Salud Carbajal’s office is located — during a car caravan demonstration in support of national single-payer healthcare on Saturday.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

More than 30 decorated cars full of nurses, local health care advocates and community members lined up in a caravan and drove from Goleta to Santa Barbara on Saturday in support of health care for all.

The car caravan was one of 22 around California, organized by the California Nurses Association. The advocates urged state legislators to pass California Guaranteed Health Care for All, also known as CalCare, a universal health care system through single-payer public financing.

The goal is to provide all California residents access to comprehensive, high quality health care.

Caravans took place in Ventura, Los Angeles, Sonoma, Long Beach, Santa Cruz and more on Saturday afternoon.

Local participants began on the north side of Phelps Road between Pacific Oaks Road and Mills Way in Goleta at 1 p.m. and drove down Hollister Avenue to upper State Street. They stopped at the midway point at the office of Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, on Hope Avenue in Santa Barbara, then proceeded down State and Milpas streets and Cabrillo Boulevard. The caravan ended in the parking lot of La Playa Stadium, at Shoreline and Loma Alta drives.

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One of more than 30 cars participating in a car caravan demonstration in support of national single-payer health care passes by the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital on Saturday.

Since early December, the city of Santa Barbara has been conducting a public feedback period after presenting studies of the Mission Canyon Bridge to determine ways to improve structural integrity and safety of the bridge.

Officials wrote on the website, missioncanyonbridge.com, that the bridge needs earthquake retrofitting, better sight lines for drivers, more sufficient pedestrian walkways and bike lanes, and improved water flow under the bridge during large storms.

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Sansum Clinic Celebrates 100 years of Medical Excellence 1921-2021

Saturday’s SUPER LOTTO: 4-16-34-35-45 Meganumber: 17

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Saturday’s DAILY DERBY: 11-10-03 Time: 1:44.60

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In light of Governor Newsom’s Regional Stay-Home-Order, please know, your health is our top priority and

Sansum Clinic remains open to care for you at this time.

Throughout our history, Sansum Clinic has not just cared about our patients, we care about healthcare.

Today, Sansum Clinic has more than 200 specialists in over 30 specialties, working collaboratively to help our patients live their healthiest life.

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Forest Service extends state-wide campsite and picnic area closures

Chuck’s Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently

night work flaggers will guide the project, with an anticipated and on Linden Avenue near the 101 to median between Santa Claus and North Padaro lanes will feature the Blue Star reopening date set for 2023. The offramp pedestrians through the closure allow crews to transplant palm trees. As Symbol and oak leaves as an update to the at Sheffield Drive will be closed for up as needed. Crews recommend that needed, the northbound 101 onramp at Memorial Oaks section to commemorate to 16 months and could reopen by the pedestrian avoid the area during Linden Avenue will be closed between 9 World War I service. end of 2021. overnight hours, while lanes and a.m. and 3 p.m.

Crews will continue work on The offramp at Carpinteria Avenue sidewalks will remain open during Crews will install underground storm southbound 101 and various ramps.

CARPINTERIA — Several lane will be closed for up to seven weeks daytime hours, officials said. drains between Sheffield Drive and Crews will begin removing old pavement closures are planned this week as work as early as Monday and is expected to Over the next few weeks, in North Padaro Lane. Crews have removed and to prepare for ramp improvements continues on the Linden and Casitas compliance with the California reopen on March 29. The offramp at old nests, installed visual deterrents for the Carpinteria and Linden avenue Pass Highway 101 widening project in Department of Fish and Wildlife Linden Avenue will be closed for five and will use auditory deterrents to southbound offramps. Work will continue Carpinteria. requirements related to bird nesting, weeks as early as Feb. 13 through discourage cormorant nesting within the on foundation and posts for new signs, From 9 p.m. tonight to 5 a.m. Monday, March 22. crews will undertake pre-construction construction area. as well as clearing vegetation on the one northbound lane will be closed From 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. tonight through work to clear trees and vegetation so Crews will also continue building northbound for the next stage of By JOSH GREGA CHRISTIAN WHITTLE Brekkies by Chomp, andside Mortensen’s Danish Bakery. bara Front Country trails and access roads. from Linden Avenue to Sheffield Drive. that construction can begin on the Thursday, Evans Avenue will be footings, installing rebar and pouring work.

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER WS-PRESS WRITER SimilarSTAFF intermittent overnight closures lease for the Chuck’s and Endless Sum“What a lot of folksconcrete are doing is Padaro segment of the project. The The initial closed under thewe’re 101 forseeing bridge barrier for columns, side supports Work is also ongoing on the approach are planned Monday through Thursday, project will add a new, third freeway demolition.

Flaggers in placeof the road andand retaining they’re drivingwill up be alongside just go-walls for the new bridges mer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to areas and safety barriers near More than 20 years after they first opened, Chuck’s Developed sites California willtorewhich willrecreation also include the in offramp at lane in each direction and new direct traffic with alternating lane in the median at the Sheffield Drive ing for hikes up there. That’s ok. There’s not an order extend the term of theand lease.

Franklin Santa Monica creek Waterfront Grill and Thebridges Endlessover Summer areParidaMr. Petersen inSanta closed through Maythe 15onramps after theand USDA ForClaus Lane and Toro Bar andCafÊ Arroyo closures as needed during daytime work Madsen, interchange. against hiking trails,� said Andew U.S. Foris inheriting the existing lease with bridges. offramps at Evans Avenue, Ortega Hill creeks. for materials delivery and equipment Work is also ongoing for the Evans permanently closed. On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the four,Also, Service issued an order extending the closures est Service spokesman. five-year remaining, with an crews options will install underground Road and Sheffield Drive, according to At theits South Padaro movement.

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Undercrossing, the bridge and on- and occur behind safety barriers, with lanes finished installing underground well post on its Instagram account.

The order was issued for the entire Pacific Southsouth side of the 101 between Carpinteria safely one another. If you getbetween to a month.

From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Monday, supports the 101 bridges for “It is with offramps will be replaced.

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Work willrunning soon trailhead and there’s just too many cars there, you Though Mr. plans to continue onethe southbound lane will beForest. closed from the new upcoming bridge.

Crews will closed our Padaro Lane Interchange, new on and bridge, officials said. progress to building the wall footings and nounce we have doors for good.

Thank you des Los Padres National should stop find a different area to go to as opposed Chuck’s and Endless Summer in line with its current Sheffield Drive to Linden Avenue. Similar now worktototryinstall rebar for footings, offramp improvements will be built.

Temporary signs will be installed rebar installation. for your constant support. The memories will never be operation for The initial closure order went into effect March 26 ing to get in.� a time, the restaurant has upgrades overnight closures are planned Monday remove the interior barrier rails at There will also be three new sound walls at the intersection of Sheffield Drive and In addition, a landscaping contractor forgotten.� d through was set to expirewhich Aprilwill 30. also include As state andforlocal responses coronavirus planned forisaround the theand agenda, Friday, night and construct the new median built.

North Jameson Lane the duration of to the working onfall. newAccording irrigation to lines Despite the current economic chaos due to the COVt the applied to recreational use areas such as camponramp at Santa Claus Lane and bridge supports The majority of work will occurunder in the Mr. Petersen’s construction of the Summerland pandemic continue to evolve, the Forest Service felt and start work on the business plan the second is planting along southbound 101 floor of ID-19 pandemic, Chuck’s andSouth Endless unds, day use and sitesofframps and picnic areas. and the onramps at Evans segment.

During the week of Feb. 15,a two week bridge span. Overnight closures from the prospect medianofand near the Padaro/Santa that the situation warranted extension of the establishment will be converted intoCasitas a traditional between Linden Avenue and Summer ceasing operation dates back toand before the out- deli cafĂŠ focused The orderavenues. was issued to discourage large gatherWallace 9 p.m. tonight through 7 a.m. Friday flaggers will direct traffic as Madsen. needed Claus Lane onofframps.

Pass Road. the closures, said Mr. on sandwiches, soups, and salads, southbound onramp atsocial Sheffield are expected. isAccording to the agenda during day Viaof Real, break. of a March 24 Santa Bars ofThe people and promote safe distancing of the Following construction, 108 newwith oak a gourmet grocery area selling wine, beer, and “At theonend thatbetween they’ll evaluate and see whereLoud noise Drive willthan be closed forapart. the duration of Mitchell White expected during removals, andCouncil during meeting Casitaswe’re Pass Road LindenorAvenue, trees beassignment planted andofthe center bara City in will which the ying more six feet at andand whether not we’re going to continue 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 n the Santa Barbara Ranger District, 12 camp- as we need it,� said Mr. Madsen.

Chuck’s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop food and beverages.� unds and picnic areas will remain closed, includ“This order can be rescinded at any time. If local informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to the Fremont campground and White Rock and health officials say it looks like the sky has cleared up The restaurant’s ground floor is proposed to be simsell the establishment in August 2019. d Rock picnic areas. we can rescind the order tomorrow. For right now, we ilar to Mr. Petersen’s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of After receiving the department’s lease assignment burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, young The order Thursday does not add to the closures don’t want to extend it out too far. requirements, Mr. Hyslop began searching for a new adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted eady in place for Santa Barbara. While other ar“We just want to make sure in the next couple of buyer and ultimately found it in businessman Aaron to a “dinner type atmosphere.� like the Monterey Ranger District have closed weeks as we monitor what’s going on that we are takPetersen, who operates a number of restaurants in Solilheads and forest roads, locals will still have ac- ing the appropriate steps along with our state and vang including Chomp, The Coffee House by Chomp, email: jgrega@newspress.com s to the many Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Bar- local partners.�

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Continued from Page A1 Media will broadcast it to Latin America and other parts of the world.

It is, without a doubt, the biggest event Mr. Bolton’s company has ever produced.

“I think when anyone sets off to do something like production in the world of sports, they always want to set the bar high,” he told the News-Press. “They always want to strive for the best standards possible, and you obviously have your eye on a big target. In sports, there’s not a bigger target in my mind than the Super Bowl.

“We’re just honored and so thankful that once again the NFL has the confidence in our company to provide this very important service to one of its leading international clients.”

Cultural Global Media is the only production company besides CBS that will be working today’s game.

It’s a big change from years past, when several production outfits worked the Super Bowl for audiences in different parts of the world. COVID-19 is the reason why.

The Super Bowl isn’t Mr. Bolton’s only experience with the NFL. His company began producing games for the league in 2014, and last season did three NFC playoff games, two of which involved the San Francisco 49ers, who advanced to the Super Bowl to play the Chiefs.

“We are responsible for every aspect of the broadcast,” Mr. Bolton said. “My company rents the large production trucks, we take care of the coordination of satellite and transmission of the broadcast, we hire all the necessary crew that is needed, and we deal with the NFL on a very frequent basis.

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Santa Barbara’s David Bolton, seen here in front of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., will produce and direct his sixth Super Bowl today for Fox Sports Latin America.

protocols, where we can be, what we can shoot and when you can’t shoot. They have very strict rules in terms of how a production company can achieve its broadcast. It’s all done because it’s such a big game, and there are so many moving parts.”

Asked if he still gets nervous after all of his years in the production business, Mr. Bolton admitted he still does, especially when the stakes are as high as they are today.

“You don’t get nervous doing the actual broadcast, the nerves come from if there’s a mistake, it could be one of your last broadcasts,”

he said. “For that reason, yes, I’m always nervous because there’s a lot at stake here.

“There’s no margin for error.

I’ll be nervous every day I’m in Tampa thinking about what’s going to be the quality, what’s going to be the result.”

Mr. Bolton’s career in sports production began in 1985, when he was the sports director at KEYTTV in Santa Barbara.

While there, he created “Friday Football Focus,” a highlight show that current sports director Mike Klan has turned into an Emmy Award winning product.

“I was 22 years old at the time, and it was something that I had a passion for, which was putting together a local show that had a wide-reaching appeal and could really bring highlights over the Tri-Counties to the viewers on Channel 3,” Mr. Bolton recalled.

“From that, when I left KEYT, I began focusing on live sports productions.”

Once that part of his career began, Mr. Bolton immediately began a long-standing relationship with the Fox network, as well as other sports outlets.

“I worked 20 years as the director and producer of all of the

United Soccer League broadcasts on Fox Soccer Channel,” he said.

“I also, for seven years, did Major League Soccer games as well as international soccer games for the Fox Soccer Channel.”

Cultural Global Media has also produced Major League Baseball games, Major League Lacrosse games and a variety of highprofile college sports.

It’s all in the career of a proud Santa Barbara High Don, but nothing, in Mr. Bolton’s opinion, compares to the Super Bowl.

“Super Bowls are the biggest events we could ever imagine doing,” he said. “It’s definitely a

big honor. I’m very proud of what this company has been able to do in its 30 years of doing live sports productions.

“During our peak from 2005 to 2012, my company was responsible for between 150 and 175 live broadcasts a year. I don’t think there’s a large or mediumsize city in the country that I haven’t done a live broadcast from. And that even extends up into Canada.

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OBITUARIES

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021

KLOPP, Janice Joan Heaven got a special one: Janice “Jan” Joan Klopp, born on December 14, 1931, peacefully passed away on January 21, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. Jan was 89 years of age and was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota where she fell in love with and married her high school sweetheart, Allen “Butch” Klopp. The two later relocated to Alexandria, Minnesota for several years, and began raising their family, before moving to Santa Barbara, California. After retirement, Jan and Al settled in Green Valley, Arizona in the winters, and Alexandria, Minnesota in the summers. The love birds were a perfect pair and were married for 58 years. Jan was always the life of the party, bringing laughter and smiles to all those she was around. She was the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins number one fan. She had an incredible love for fishing, golfing, watching all sports, dancing, traveling, and pressing her luck at the casinos.

Family was Jan’s everything and always her # 1 priority in life. Jan was preceded in death by her husband, Al, and two of her children, Melinda Shields and Michael Klopp.

She leaves behind two surviving children, Michelle Pecchia, and Mitchell Klopp, as well as 12 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed, and forever in our hearts!

McINTYRE, Dean R.

Dean passed away January 20, 2021, age 90 from complications of Covid. He was born in Tacoma, WA to Bill and Tency McIntyre and resided in Seattle in his formative years. While there he had a paper route at age 9 and learned how to hunt with his Dad. Dean shot his first deer at age 11. When he reached his teen years the family moved to a small farming town on the slopes of Mt. Ranier.

While there Dean had horses and a dog and soon became one of the neighbor kids.

He enjoyed the outdoors; fishing in the nearby streams and more hunting with his Dad. He was an all around athlete, starring on the football, basketball and baseball teams. During the war years he worked for the forestry department on fire prevention and reforestation. After a year at WSC he decided more education was not for him.

He and his parents moved to Santa Barbara in 1950 and opened the “Bill and Dean Mobile” station in Montecito. After three years, the highway was becoming Freeway 101, so they gave up that station and moved to a larger station on the corner of State and Sola where they remained until 1963.

Dean had many hobbies, not always safe ones. He drove stock cars among other hobbies. In 1953 he married his beautiful Louise and in 1955 welcomed their daughter Darcy.

During a career in Real Estate Dean met many people who became friends as well as customers. His quick wit and big smile was a plus in that business.

He made friends easily and had many hunting trips as well as hiking. At age 40 he and Darcy, age 15, climbed Mt. Whitney with several friends. During the ‘80s he and Louise spent 2 weeks every winter snowmobiling in Wyoming. He could be found enjoying anything outdoors, including his own yard work. In his lifetime he climbed and hunted all the hills around Santa Barbara. Driving trips to Alaska held happy memories for him also.

For more than 25 years Dean played Senior Softball and was on several championship teams who went to the Senior Softball World Series. Many long lasting relationships with his teammates kept him going and joking until his heath intervened.

Dean and Louise enjoyed life to the fullest. Sadly they had to say goodbye to their daughter at a young age in 2000. That was an experience which changed both of them.

Dean was predeceased by his parents, daughter Darcy Stepka(Allen) and loving wife, Louise. He is survived by son-in-law Allen (Judy), loving granddaughter Rachel Lawton (Nathan) and two wonderful great-grandchildren, Kaiden and Alexandria. He is also survived by Norinne, his companion of 12 years and friend from Jr. High days. He will be greatly missed by so many.

“Best of all he loved the fall.

The leaves yellow on the cottonwood.

Leaves floating on the trout streams and above the hills.

The high,blue windless skies.

Now he will be part of them forever” Unknown

SARAGOSA, Maria 10/23/28 - 1/26/21

The Heavens rejoiced as Maria Saragosa, 92, was welcomed by her Heavenly Father on January 26, 2021. Maria Alvarez Saragosa was born in Carpinteria, California, on October 23, 1928, to Jose Alvarez and Ignacia Aguilar Alvarez. She was the youngest of 6 children. Her parents were from Michoacan, Mexico, and came to Carpinteria around 1920. The Great Depression caused the family to return to Mexico in 1932 when Maria was 3 yrs. old. She returned at the age of 17, with only her brother. The rest of the family remained. At age 19, while back in Carpinteria, she met the love of her life, Domingo Saragosa. They married on January 2, 1952. Together, they built their home. Maria oversaw running the cement mixer. This home is where they raised their 8 children.

Her husband and children were her whole world, as she tended to them with all her heart. Her home was the core of her life and all were welcomed whether they were family or not. Her kitchen was always open with homemade tortillas. Nothing brought her more joy than to hold a new grand- or great-grandbaby. Her passion and tranquility were found in her yard, as she tended to her many plants and beautiful flowers. She had a gift of gardening and she could make anything grow. Her other passion was sewing, a gift she passed on to her daughters. She enjoyed the simple things in life, like sitting on her back porch, enjoying the morning sun with her cup of coffee, or perhaps hanging clothes on the clothesline. She was very dedicated to her parish life at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Her joy was the church’s annual carnival, where you might find her making enchiladas or making strawberry shortcakes.

Words cannot express how much she will be missed, especially by her children: Maggie (Don) Farmer, Marta (Ken) Becker, Daniel (Cathy) Saragosa, Celia Saragosa, Ana (Todd) Sullivan, Jaime (Dan’ell) Saragosa, Ray Saragosa, and Gloria Saragosa.

Maria was blessed with 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-greatgrandchild and they all adored her! Her greatest blessing is to be reunited in Heaven with Domingo, her husband of 66 yrs., whom she lost 3 yrs. ago.

McDARIS, Joy Eleanor

Passed away on October 13, 2020. A lifelong resident of Santa Barbara, Joy was born December 6, 1924 to Joy and Ralph Hiestand. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jim in 1999. Surviving are her two children Kelly McDaris and Patrick McDaris. Her nephew Todd Cicchi and his wife Dawn Peters.

Donations in Joy’s memory can be made to the charity of choice.

MORA, Christine

It saddens our hearts that we have lost Christine Mora on Tuesday January 26th 2021, in Upper Lake, CA. Christine Mora was born on December 3rd in Santa Barbara,CA. She leaves behind her husband Bill Mora,Upper Lake, CA. Children Yvonne Sifuentez (Patrick), Mark Corral (Regina), and Leanna Corral (Monse) and her granddaughters Raelene and Leilah Schnereger, Lompoc, CA. Her Father John Sifuentez (Terr)Upper Lake, CA and mother Mary Sifuentez. Siblings Yolanda Sifuentez, Juan Sifuentez Jr and Victoria Ramirez, Lompoc, CA and numerous nieces and nephews.

Christine Mora was known in her community from her work at management connections in Upper Lake, CA and back home at Imerys in Lompoc, CA. Christine Mora was known as our dancing Queen, she would light up a dance floor with her moves and her contagious Smile. She was known for her warm embrace, always making everyone feel welcomed. She loved to cook, spend time with her grandkids and her dogs. She loved to garden and care for her rose bushes.

Her children will be bringing her back home to Lompoc, CA to be interred next to her grandparents Jose and Marcelina Munoz and brother Daniel David Sifuentez. At this time we ask for you to always keep her in your heart.

BENNETT, Esther Carol

Esther Carol Bennett, age 81, died at home in her sleep on January 26, 2021.

Born August 26, 1939, in Wahkon, MN, Esther was the youngest of nine children of James and Florence Brinks.

She lived in small towns in North Dakota, Nebraska, and Oregon before moving to Portland, where she graduated from high school.

After graduating from Westmont College, Esther taught for one year in Orcutt and then returned to Santa Barbara where she taught English at La Cumbre Junior High School for five years. During that time she fell in love with and married her next door neighbor, Don. Together they raised two sons, Jim and Brad.

For the last few years Don cared for Esther at home as her Alzheimer’s progressed.

Esther was a member of First Presbyterian Church for over 60 years, where she sang in the choir, taught church school, served as a Deacon and Elder, and coordinated meals for Transition House. For nineteen years she worked as Director of Christian Education and then Director of Adult Education, where she loved teaching and mentoring, especially young mothers. She remained passionate about teaching, later earning a certificate to teach ESL in the SBCC Adult Education program.

Esther fostered in those she loved an appreciation of faith, music, good food, and remaining connected to extended family. Esther’s family was her biggest priority and source of pride. She always had a welcoming home and beautiful meals that brought the family together for some of our most special memories. Among her other favorite things were reading, singing, and reciting rhymes she learned as a child. Family and friends appreciated her warm smile and welcoming laugh and she took special pride in being silly.

Esther is survived by Don, her husband of 56 years, sons Jim (Amy) and Brad (Lynee), three grandchildren (Megan, Nicholas, and Matthew), and a sister, Florence Larsson, of Seattle.

The family will hold a private graveside service later this month with hopes for a memorial service when conditions allow.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara.

MARKLEY, Fred

Fred Joseph Markley, age 84, of Carpinteria, CA passed away peacefully with his Daughter, Sheri Markley and exwife Mary Lou Markley, best friend for 58 years, and the love of her life, by his side on January 19, 2021.

Fred passed away from complications of COVID-19 in Thousand Oaks, CA. Fred is survived by his daughter, his greatest pride, joy, and the love of his life; Sheri Lynn Markley, He is also survived by his sister Jeanne Bell (husband, George, nephew, Michael, Jeff, and Duane Bell) son, Rick J. Markley (wife Wayanne), two grandchildren, Daniel and Melissa Markley, and three great-grandchildren.

Fred was born August 21, 1936 in South Gate, CA to Fredrick and Angelina Markley.

He grew up in South Gate and Huntington Park, CA. Later moving to Ventura, CA with his family.

Fred was one of the original Officers for Carpinteria Police Department in the ‘70s.

During his career at Carpinteria Police Department he was promoted from being a patrolman to Detective where he worked burglary, juvenile crimes, and crimes against persons. He was a recipient of the H. Thomas Guerry Award. After retiring from Carpinteria, Fred joined the Santa Barbara County Marshall’s Office, he then became a Santa Barbara Sheriff ’s Deputy when the Marshal’s Office was amalgamated with SBSO in 1996, coming to them with 29 years of prior Law Enforcement experience.

From 1996 to 1999 he served as a Bailiff for the Criminal and Traffic Arraignment Court. After 32 years of dedicated law enforcement service, Fred retired in 1999.

A rosary first, followed by mass. Interment following at Carpinteria Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane, Carpinteria.

Fred had many hobbies and interest. Fred was a sportsman; he loved to hunt and fish.

He also loved to read, travel, dance, drive fast cars; especially Nascars and Corvettes, motorcycle rides, spending time with friends, gun smithing and loved spending time with his daughter, Sheri. Fred was the President of the Tri-County Investigators, he was a member of the Carpinteria Lions Club where he served as President and held other titles. He enjoyed helping with many of the club activities, and sharing good times with his fellow lions. He was a member of the Santa Barbara Corvette Club and participated in many of the monthly club runs and activities.

WILSON, Benita

Fred will be laid to rest at Pierce Valley Oaks Cemetery in Westlake Village. Due to COVID-19, there will be no service. Graveside will be for family only. A Celebration of life will be at a later date, once public health conditions allow.

The family would like to thank Dr. Thomas Beamer for the many years of his loving care, support, and dedication to Maria and Domingo.

Services will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 10:00 am, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1500 Linden Avenue, Carpinteria .

Benita Wilson died on January 30, 2021, surrounded in love by her family. Benita was born Lillian Benita Davis, December 4, 1937, in Jacksonville, Florida to Benjamin Harrison Davis and Mary Alice Mueller. She was the youngest of three. Her sisters, Mary Elizabeth and Harris Lynne, have pre-deceased her.

Benita attended school in San Leandro and San Francisco, graduating from Poly High in San Francisco in 1955. Eventually, Benita obtained her Bachelor’s degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Journalism, from California State University at Northridge. Benita worked for the offices of the Yosemite Park and Curry Company, eventually leading to a job with the Desert Inn and Country Club, first in Las Vegas and then in their San Francisco and Beverly Hills offices.

It was while working for the Desert Inn, that she met Reed Wilson, a divorced father of two, Karen and Kim. Reed and Benita were married in 1969, with daughters Karen and Kim at their side. Shortly after, Reed’s ex-wife was killed in an automobile accident, and Reed and Benita became instant full-time parents. She put her career on hold to become a full-time mom, settling in Sherman Oaks, where they quickly became part of the community and active in school, Scout and sports activities.

In 1987, Reed and Benita moved to Santa Barbara, where she became an involved and successful fund raiser. A life-long animal lover, she was concerned about the number of cats and kittens having to be euthanized at local shelters and helped form the Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP), so that volunteers could help with the care and feeling of animals, and fewer would be euthanized.

Benita also competed at the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara, where she organized successful social events. After a lot of positive feedback, she branched out and organized fund-raising events in Santa Barbara for the Tennis Patrons, Las Positas Park and the Music Academy of the West. Benita was also a Board Member of Las Positas Park, and a founding member of the Wildling Nature Museum, originally located in Los Olivos, now in Solvang, CA. Reed and Benita were the center of holidays, as well as family vacations. There were many memorable ski trips with their family to Mammoth. They also traveled extensively as a couple, both for Reed’s employment as well as to major tennis tournaments in the United States, the French Open and, a major highlight, Wimbledon in England.

Benita was preceded in death by Reed, her beloved husband of 46 years. He was the light of her life, the love of her life, her soul mate. Her life was never the same without him. Benita is also survived by her daughter, Karen Whipple (Pete) and granddaughter Michelle Benita of Newbury Park; by her daughter Kim White of Arkansas; her grandson Jeffrey Reed Bradley; granddaughter Renee Alice Christie (Ben) and greatgranddaughter Millie Reed, and their parents Doug and Donna Bradley of Santa Barbara; by granddaughter Destiny Rose and her parents Debbie and Rod Braly of Paso Robles; by her nieces, Donna Kronin, Alexis Streeter (Larry), Kimberly McGuire (Tom), and Veronica (Roni) Walker (Jane) all of Northern California. She was a loyal friend, loved and beloved. She will be missed by her many friends on the Central Coast and beyond.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Silverado Hospice Foundation, c/o Angela Mouton Sr. VP Hospice for Fred J Markley 6400 Oak Canyon Irvine, CA 92618

YOUNG, Gladwyn March 1928 - January 2021

Gladwyn Young died peacefully in Santa Barbara on January 6, 2021. She was 92 and had a full and happy life.

Gladwyn was an incredible mother, wife, grammy, sister and friend and will be loved and missed by everyone she touched during her long life.

Born Gladwyn Thomas in 1928 in the small slatemining village of Bethesda, North Wales, she sang in the local choir and did very well in school. Her childhood was punctuated by World War II and the fighter planes that flew overhead, forcing all to run for shelter from the payload often dropped over the Welsh countryside. In the late 1940s, Gladwyn moved to London to train as a nurse at the Mile End Hospital. She was certified as a Registered Nurse in 1953 and worked in London for several years before wanderlust set her sights on America.

In 1955, Gladwyn moved to the Chicago area, where she lived with relatives and continued her work as a nurse.

Ever curious, she and a nursing friend headed to Galveston, TX, where they nursed briefly before continuing westward to Santa Barbara. Throughout the early 1960s, Gladwyn worked as an RN at Cottage Hospital. It was in Santa Barbara that she met the love of her life, Jim Young, a shy, kind, brilliant radiometry engineer unlike anyone she’d ever encountered. The two married in 1959 and enjoyed 59 years of marriage. In 1960, Gladwyn proudly became a citizen of the United States of America.

Gladwyn and Jim raised two children, Lisa and David, in the foothills of Goleta. She was always there for her children, and all the other kids in the neighborhood. She was the mom in the green Dodge station wagon who drove school field trips, to soccer practice, swim meets, ballet, volleyball, church youth group; you name it, she did it! She was there for her kids with a smile on her face and support and love in her heart. In her later years, Gladwyn was overjoyed to watch her grandsons grow and was a constant presence in their lives from the time they were born.

Gladwyn is predeceased by her parents (Nellie & Bob Thomas), sister (Glenys) and husband (James Young). She is survived by her brothers (Will and Frank) who still reside in Bethesda, daughter and son-in-law (Lisa & Chris Russell) in Lompoc, and son and daughter-in-law (David & Healey Young), and grandsons (Drake and Beck Young) in Santa Barbara.

The family is extremely grateful for the incredible support and guidance provided by Central Coast Hospice during the final months of Gladwyn’s life. In lieu of services, the family hopes that those who knew Gladwyn Young will share their memories with family and friends and enjoy a good cup of tea in her honor.

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CASWELL, Doris Mae 01/19/1930 - 01/23/2021

Doris was in the third generation of her family born in Santa Barbara. She attended McKinley Grammar School, La Cumbre Jr. High and graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1946.

After graduating from UCSB, she taught first and second grades at Foothill School for 28 years. Her love of teaching young children was apparent. She tried to instill self esteem and kindness in her students that would carry them in their life. She lived what she taught as Doris was sweet and kind throughout her life.

She married Derral Caswell in 1949 and had two sons, Patrick (Sandy) who preceded her in death and Mark (Bonnie).

Doris was socially active, a Deacon in her church, a past President of the Santa Barbara Yacht Club Women’s division, a former member of The Little Town Club where she enjoyed playing bridge with passion.

Doris met Richard Fortune six years ago and they formed a lasting love for each other which endured until her death. Doris is survived by Richard, her son Mark, daughtersin-law Sandy and Bonnie, grandchildren Matt, Jessica, Janna, Laura, sister Aileen and seven great-grandchildren.

Doris will be missed by all who knew and loved her, but never forgotten.

Hawkins, Bessie Mae

Born March 15,1922 (Santa Barbara, Cal.) Died January 17, 2021 (Santa Barbara, Cal.)

Santa Barbara has lost an icon in the local restaurant business. To her family she was Mom, Grandma, Aunt, and GG. We were all very aware of her celebrity and fame but she never made us feel less important to her.

Bessie was born in a small house on lower Garden Street which still exists today amongst small businesses and heavy traffic. The family soon moved to the home she grew up in on Blanchard St., which also still exists.

She attended Franklin Elementary School, S.B. Jr. High School and S.B. High School graduating in 1940. She was a married woman when she graduated because of the looming wars all over the world. She and her new husband, Avery Nirenberg, moved into their home on Montecito St. and were blessed with a son, Bryan “Skip,” one year later.

Fifteen months later they had a second son, Kenneth.

Bessie started her long career at The Blue Onion Restaurant in Montecito. She then moved up to the main Blue Onion restaurant on State St. under the big fig tree catering to the local clientele during the day and the cruisers and teenagers at night. Along the way she was blessed with her beautiful daughter, Carol Ryder. After the Blue Onion, she was hired by the Weniger family to manage their new restaurant, The El Patio, across from West Beach. Her reputation as a skilled chef and restaurant manager was growing and after several years she moved on to Benny Bray’s 101 restaurant on the highway near Castillo St. When the highway was widened in 1961 The 101 was torn down. She moved on to Chris Prip’s restaurant in Radio Square at the corner of carrillo and De La Vina Streets. During her time at Prip’s she and her business partner, Jim Smock, bought the old, Victorian house at the corner of Bradbury and West Cota Street. Both families spent seven years restoring the old place and turned it into one of the most famous restaurants in S.B. at that time, The Redwood Inn. The upstairs was turned into the living quarters for her and her family. The restaurant was so popular that lines of people would stand on the porch and walkways to wait for one of her famous meals. Her son, Ken, the wine steward, would offer free glasses of wine to the eager patrons outside. Eventually she sold her interest in the Redwood Inn to her business partner. When Harry’s Plaza Restaurant opened in 1968, her good friend Harry Davis offered her a deal she couldn’t refuse. He wanted her to run the front bar booths which she did with class for seventeen years. She was honored with two oil portraits along with others on the walls. She was so well loved there customers would wait for one of her booths to open up to be with her. Then there were the regulars with their standing reservations to be at one of her booths. Visitors who didn’t know her would leave messages for the manager on the paper place mats giving her every compliment one could think of. She would always chip in where needed to help friends at their restaurants. She spent time at Arnoldi’s with Jim and Helen Romp and was always available to help cook for the Rancheros Visitadores on their famous rides in the S.Y. Valley every year. Bessie was a life long member of the Culinary Alliance and a registered chef and won many food awards from Art Ryan.

Despite all of her hard and dedicated years in the profession, she made plenty of time for her other loves; her family and her friends. Her dinner parties were beyond description. If you were ever lucky enough to get an invitation to her home for dinner, you would not soon forget it. All holidays with her family were spent around her long tables seating 20+ people. “There’s always room for one more” she would say while she hurried in another chair for whoever showed up at the door. Always gracious and with a big, beautiful smile on her face. Her holiday tables were so beautifully decorated nothing could compare. And her cooking. She could do it all with such ease and everything came out to the table with perfection. She could sit down to a huge prime rib dinner, with her friends and family, which included shrimp cocktails for starters, get up and do dishes, serve dessert, usually fresh baked pies and coffee or after dinner drinks and you would never realize she was gone for a minute. She has been called often “A one woman restaurant.” As you left to go home she had all the leftovers packaged up in separate containers for her guests to take home. She wanted her kitchen and refrigerator empty so she could start planning her next meal. At Christmas dinners she would let us know what she had planned for Easter.

She found time somehow to do a lot of traveling with friends and family. Her greatest joy was taking her grandchildren on long road trips. Grandsons one time, granddaughters the next. They saw most of the western U.S. including Yosemite, Oregon, Washington, Yellowstone, Sam Diego, Catalina and everything in between. Even an airplane ride down into the Grand Canyon during a thunder storm and being chased by a buffalo in Yellowstone. She adored getting all “gussied up” and traveling with her friends Gene Register, Dick Hagan, Virginia Davis and Eleanor Winters to San Francisco for drinks at the Top of the Mark and dinner at some of the classiest restaurants there. They all traveled to Maine on the East Coast together to see the fall colors and stayed at Dick and Gene’s home. One of her most memorable adventures was with her brother, John and his wife Ruth, to the island of Tahiti. She also hiked the Muir Trail out of Yosemite with her son Skip and Grandson Brin in 1981 at age 59. In her later years she spent many happy Christmas Eves with Skip and his family in Thousand Oaks, Cal. She would never give up time with her family and friends and she was never in her life late for any date or appointment. If you went half an hour early to pick her up to surprise her she would be waiting, dressed “to the nines”, at the bottom of her driveway. All of her grandchildren were taught cribbage and there was always a board within reach whether at home or on the road. In her retirement, she spent a lot of time at her “little cottage” in Mission Canyon tending to her fruit trees and keeping the whole place spotless and well tended. At 80 years of age, she carved a ten foot totem pole in her car port with a chain saw and carving tools. It made two pages in the S.B. News-Press in May of 2002. She always felt a connection to the Native Indians of this country. After finishing that totem pole, she drove clear to Oregon, all alone, with her chain saw and tools in her trunk to build another totem pole for her son, Ken, while he was living there. She was able to pick her own Douglas Fir, for her use, which was cut down by Ken. She had a bar room on the back of her cottage filled on one wall with an arrowhead collection. Another wall had shelves full of handmade tribal dolls. There were also pictures of all the famous chiefs hung like family photos along with several Navajo rugs. The back wall of the bar room was built by her and her husband, Leo, with discarded wine bottles which all her friends saved for her. They were embedded in concrete with just the ends showing through. It was a beautiful sight when the sun shone through them and at night there were spot lights out doors to light them up.

Her home in Mission Canyon was the only home that her grandchildren remember her living in. She moved there around 1968 and spent all her days there till she was too old to handle the constant upkeep. She sold her “cottage” and moved in with her daughter, Carol, in Pilot Hill, Calif. She had her own quarters in a beautiful big home that her son-in-law, Leonard Paquette, designed and built overlooking the whole valley in the Gold Country of the Sierra foothills. She spent many happy years there with Carol and Leonard. Their son, Sean and his family, live on the same large piece of property. She eventually moved back to her beloved Santa Barbara to spend her final years.

She made many close and dear friends over the years, some of whom she outlived. Mindy Dufek, her favorite hairdresser and good friend. Eleanor Winters and her Dalmatians.

Mary Popp and Carol Rue, her “adopted daughters,” Bill Persulakes, Frankie Rivas, Jim and Helen Romp, Jody Rohde, Dave Weniger, Stan and Sharon Woo, Harry and Virginia Davis, Dick Hagan and Gene Register, Bud Bledsoe, Sam Battistone and her beloved “rotten dog” Roscoe. And so many, many more. Too many to mention.

Bessie leaves behind her sons Bryan “Skip” Nirenberg (Patsy Fitch) of Thousand Oaks, Ken Nirenberg (Lynette Severson Nirenberg) of Santa Barbara, daughter Carol Ryder Paquette of Pilot Hill, Ca., and her stepson Robert Hawkins (Linda Guidotti) of Santa Barbara. In addition she leaves behind her grandchildren Brin Nirenberg (Sherry) of Arkansas, Bonnie Nirenberg Abbott (Scott Jacobson) of Thousand Oaks, Barri Nirenberg Jones (Thomas) of Santa Barbara, Matthew Nirenberg (Diana) of Santa Barbara, John Paquette (Veronique) of Wenatchee, Wa., Sean Paquette (Tina) of Pilot Hill, Ca., Bonnie Evans of Grover Beach, Brian Hawkins of Santa Barbara and Thomas Hawkins of Buellton, Ca., and many nieces and nephews and close friends. She also leaves behind seventeen great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents Thomas and Oresia Tenbroeck Hollensteiner, her brothers John and Fred Hollensteiner, her sister Dorothy Hollensteiner Hazard, her great grandson Brin Nirenberg Jr., her daughter-in-law Beverly Nirenberg, her son-in-law Leonard Paquette, stepson Greg Hawkins, and her three husbands Avery Nirenberg, Daniel Ryder, and Leo Hawkins. She will be dearly missed by all of her large family and her hundreds of “best friends”.

I’m building my own little library, embedded in my heart, for all the moments spent with you before you had to part.

I can open it up whenever I like, pick a moment and watch it through, My little library acts as a promise we’11 never ever forget you.

Condolences, pictures and your own stories can be left at mcdermottcrockett.com at their obituaries and sharing and tribute wall. A celebration of Bessie’s life will be held at a later date.

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Hometown is not the heart of the matter in the Super Bowl

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John Stallworth of the Pittsburgh Steelers gets behind Los Angeles Rams defender Rod Perry while scoring a then-record 73yard touchdown pass at the Rose Bowl in Super Bowl XIV.

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he Tampa Bay Buccaneers should know that Home, Sweet Home doesn’t always make for a Super home-field advantage.

The Bucs will become the first NFL team to play a Super Bowl on its own turf when they kick off at Raymond James Stadium against the Kansas Chiefs at 3:30 p.m. today.

They won’t, however, be the first hometown team in pro football’s premier event. The Los Angeles Rams enjoyed that distinction at the Rose Bowl in 1980 when they faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIV. At least I thought they were going to enjoy it before I went to the midweek presser.

It’s why I gave $100 to a buddy who was bound for Las Vegas and asked him to bet it all on the Rams to cover the 11-point spread. I was bound for L.A. at the same time to pick up my Super Bowl credential and join a circus that included a record 2,267 members of the media.

Many of us took part in the traditional, $1 media pool to pick the winning score.

Two-thirds of us went for the Steelers.

They had, after all, won three of the previous five Super Bowls.

But I had grown up wearing the L.A. Rams gear my Dad once bought me for Christmas. It was so ill-fitting that I looked like a bobblehead under the cheap, plastic helmet. But I also bubbled over in pride every time I wore it.

I knew the Rams’ 9-7 record was the worst ever for a Super Bowl finalist.

And I could barely afford the sentiment, let alone risking another $1 on a rookie

The most bothersome thing about the sportswriter’s salary. But home was still record 103,985 crowd that showed up for where my heart was when I jotted down the game was the marathon my pick: Rams 24, Steelers 23. hike it created from my parking My brain, on the other hand, space to the press box. That was in la-la land. was 42,039 more fans than had The Rams I was soon turned out for the first Super interviewing didn’t feel much Bowl at the Coliseum in 1967. at home in L.A. anymore. The No cheering is allowed in the team was about to move from press box, so I had to keep my the downtown Coliseum to fist-pumps under the table as Anaheim’s Angel Stadium, and the Rams took a 13-10 halftime their jilted fans were throwing MARK PATTON lead. And I was starting no going-away parties. to count my money after “I don’t really feel like we’re Lawrence McCutcheon’s razzleplaying in the Super Bowl dazzle, half-back, touchdown pass to Ron for Los Angeles,” offensive tackle Doug France said during the presser. “We’d like Smith gave them a 19-17 lead by the end of the third quarter. to win the Super Bowl for Los Angeles I was keeping my own stats by that only because we’d like to leave the fans time: a two-point lead plus an 11-point with something to remember us by … let spread meant that I was winning by 13. them see who they gave up on.

And Pittsburgh had not only lost the lead “They know it’s not their Super Bowl in the third period, it had also lost its best team, anyway. We already feel like we receiver when Lynn Swann was knocked belong in Orange County. I know when the Angels lost their last game down here, out of the game.

That left Steelers quarterback Terry the fans applauded until the players came Bradshaw unsure about some of the plays back on the field. But fans in Los Angeles that coach Chuck Noll was calling during couldn’t wait for us to get off the field.” the fourth quarter. One of them, known I wrote it off as the rant of a surly as “63 Prevent Slot Hook and Go,” called lineman. Fullback Cullen Bryant didn’t for John Stallworth to break long after seem as affected when asked the same running a hook pattern to suck in the questions. deep secondary.

“With so much going on, so many sports “The funny thing,” Bradshaw said teams, and so much to do in Southern afterward, “is that we ran the play eight California, I guess it’s to be expected,” he times in practice and I never liked it. It said of the season’s dwindling number of didn’t work at all. disenchanted fans. “They booed us when “It was a hook-and-go from the slot, we lost, booed us when we didn’t win by and all we’ve run off that play all year is enough points, booed us when we went a hook-and-slide. I just didn’t have a lot of into halftime tied. confidence in the play.”

“I don’t think it bothered many of us.”

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw acknowledges the fans at the Rose Bowl after receiving his second-straight Super Bowl MVP award following a 31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in January of 1980.

But Bradshaw, who now shakes his ample bootie in boxer shorts for TV commercials, caught the Rams starknaked. Stallworth got behind defensive back Rod Perry on his hook fake.

Bradshaw threw his pass just over Perry’s swiping hand for a 73-yard touchdown and a 24-19 lead.

My own lead had now dwindled to just six points. I was wringing my fist under the table instead of pumping it.

All the Steelers had to do when they got the ball back in the closing minutes was run out the clock. But they apparently wanted to beat the Bobblehead Kid along with the team he was covering. They went back to the same play, which I was now calling “63 Prevent Mark From Winning $100.”

The Ram defenders once again went for the fake, and Stallworth again sprinted behind them. Bradshaw drilled him for a 45-yard gain before he was dragged down at the Los Angeles 22. A few plays later, Franco Harris punched the ball over the goal line — and me in the gut.

I kept jotting down the math to make sure it was right: 31 minus 19 equals a 12-point lead. The Steelers had covered.

I was no longer wringing my fist under the table. I was pounding it.

Stallworth admitted to being “a little leery” when Noll called the play. But the

Rams apparently weren’t leery enough, staying in the same coverage which resulted in nearly the same result.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, and it’s a shame I’m now out $100.

And in 1980 dollars, I remember feeling like it was a gazillion.

I personally sought out Rams safety Nolan Cromwell to ask what they were thinking.

“I don’t know,” he replied softly. “We just made a mistake.”

I’m not sure he heard the response I muttered: “Yeah, me too.”

Bradshaw wound up with the big payday and won the MVP Award for the second-straight year.

“I felt more pressure in this than in any other Super Bowl,” he confessed during the locker room celebration. “I couldn’t sleep last night. That’s the first time that has happened to me.”

I’ve been sleeping better before this Super Bowl LV than I did after Super Bowl XIV. I no longer bet C notes on hometown teams, even if they do have a quarterback with VI Super Bowl rings on his hand.

I figure last year’s Super Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes II, is this year’s Terry Bradshaw. He’s got the hotter hand. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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Westmont men’s basketball takes down Simpson

By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

For the second time in as many nights, the Warriors were money from distance.

After sinking a team-record 19 three-pointers in Friday’s win, the Warriors (4-2) made 15 three’s en route to a 90-84 victory over Simpson.

Westmon’s Ajay Singh led all scorers with 28 points, as he made 12 of his 18 attempts from the floor. Abram Carrasco added 12 points and six rebounds, and Cade Roth and Jared Brown each chipped in 11 points in the win.

Brown had a team-high eight assists.

Westmont jumped out to a 11-3 lead in the early going, but the Redhawks battled back and kept

things close in the first half. They took a 31-30 lead with 4:30 to go in the first half, their only lead of the night.

The Warriors held a 40-35 advantage at halftime and kept their foot on the gas in the second half. They jumped ahead 69-59 with 7:48 left, but Simpson pulled within three, 73-70, with 4:49 left. The Warriors responded with a 10-2 run over the next two minutes of game action to take an 11-point lead, 83-72.

Westmont maintained a 10-point lead with a minute remaining, eventually closing out the game to secure the win.

The Warriors will travel to Costa Mesa on Tuesday to take on Vanguard. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Westmont women’s basketball postponed The Warriors game against Hope International was postponed on Saturday.

Westmont (3-1 overall, 2-0 in Golden State Athletic Conference) had defeated Hope twice this week, including a 95-57 victory on Friday night.

The Warriors are scheduled to be back in action Friday when they host Simpson.

Long Beach State 70, UCSB 55 The Gauchos dropped their fifth consecutive game on Saturday as they fell to the Big West Conference leader for the second time in as many nights.

Long Beach (11-1, 10-0 in Big West) led by as many as 20 points

late in Saturday’s contest to come away with the victory.

For UCSB (2-11, 2-7 in Big West) Taylor Mole led all scores with 20 points. Anya Choice added 11 points and Danae Miller finished with 10 points and three rebounds.

The Beach was led by Justina King, who scored a team high 17 points in the win to go along with nine assists and six rebounds.

Jasmine Hardy added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Patricia Chung finished with 13 points.

The Gauchos will be back in action to host Hawaii on Friday.

BASEBALL

Benedcitine 9, Westmont 2 Benedictine 6, Westmont 5 (7 innings) The Redhawks (5-1) got the best of the Warriors (1-3) on Saturday,

as they took both games of the double header.

In Game One, Westmont trailed 3-1 through six innings only to see the Redhawks blow the game open late. Benedictine scored six times in the eighth to pull away in the opener.

In Game Two, Wesmont jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning. Josh Rego led off the inning with a solo homerun. Robbie Haw and John Jensen nothed back to back run-scoring doubles and an RBI single by Daniel Netz rounded out the scoring.

Each team scored in the fifth, which included a solo homer by Westmont’s Alex Stufft.

Things fell apart for the Warriors in the top of the sixth, as the Redhawks scored five runs, including four unearned. Casey

Lederman’s three-run home run capped the scoring.

Westmont threatened in the bottom half of the inning and had runners on second and third with no outs. A groundout followed by a double play ended the inning.

The Warriors will be back in action on Friday, with a double header against Simpson. email: mwhite@newspress.com

CORRECTION The caption for the photograph on Saturday’s B4 did not correctly identify the player. The photograph was of Westmont’s Stefanie Berberabe.

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The social media giant, known as a leader in developing, building and operating highly reliable and efficient data centers, will provide a three-year, $1.5 million grant in support of the institute’s pioneering research, according to officials.

Through the partnership, IEE will investigate advanced energy-efficient data center infrastructure, including low-power optical interconnects for computer networks and machine learning with reduced carbon footprint. Committed to 100% renewable energy since 2018, Facebook has long believed that the first step is always to use the least amount of energy possible by building and operating the most energy efficient data centers in the industry. Facebook has committed to reaching net zero emissions across its value chain in 2030. �We are deeply grateful to Facebook for their generosity and support of the university and the Institute for Energy Efficiency,� Rod Alferness, dean of UCSB’s College of Engineering, said in a statement. “This gift will drive collaborative discoveries of potentially world-changing solutions to substantially reduce the energy required to drive vital next-generation data centers and applications of machine learning.�

Added Rachel Peterson, vice president of Data Center Strategy at Facebook, “For more than 10 years, Facebook has been focused on designing, building and operating some of the most efficient data center facilities in the world. We are thrilled that our research team will partner with UCSB’s Institute for Energy Efficiency to help drive innovation. “We look forward to working together to bring energy efficiency to the next level.�

Facebook will also help develop research projects and provide IEE researchers with insight from their prior experiences designing and operating data centers. The tech leader currently has eight operational data center sites in the U.S., with five more sites that have been announced but have not yet begun operating. “Facebook is a world leader in data center efficiency, and we are happy to partner with them to further deliver the next generation of technologies to deliver efficiency gains,�

IEE Director John Bowers, a distinguished professor of materials and electrical and computer engineering, said in a statement. “They will provide us with the problems that need to be addressed, and we will work together to solve them.�

Katharine Schmidtke, Facebook’s director of sourcing and research lead for the UCSB IEE partnership, said that Facebook hopes to “drive efficiency in key workloads such as AI/ ML training and interference.�

With the partnership powering its research endeavors, IEE expects to make significant headway on two of its grand challenges: achieving multiple orders-of-magnitude improvement in the efficiency of both data center and AI/ML workloads.

In recent years data centers have made significant strides in energy efficiency, but there is still an urgent need for new technologies to offset the continued growth in demand driven by new workloads such as machine learning, artificial intelligence and video. Historically, Moore’s Law correctly predicted the ability to offset increasing computing demands with advances in semiconductor process technology, enabling data centers to scale in a manageable environmental footprint. However, in recent years process technology advancements have slowed as fundamental physical limits are approached. To address this challenge, IEE researchers are pursuing a multifaceted strategy, targeting efficiency improvements in multiple areas.

Computer science professor Tim Sherwood and other faculty are developing new

hardware and architecture to not only improve the inherent efficiency of servers and processes, but also to reduce power used for cooling. Improvement in algorithmic efficiency is also anticipated to yield significant reductions in the data center power footprint associated with AI and ML applications — work being pursued by researchers such as William Wang. The institute’s world class photonics faculty, which includes Bowers, are focused on unlocking the next wave of efficiency breakthroughs associated with interconnects, the essential technologies which provide high bandwidth connections between the computer nodes as well as to users. “IEE is a world leader in silicon photonics, which is enabling higher capacity electronics through co-packaging of electronics and photonics. This research is essential to develop the next generation of high-capacity switching chips and becomes even more important for future generations of electronics,� Mr. Bowers, an internationally renowned authority on silicon photonics and optoelectronics, said in a statement. “A gift of this scale is very rare and definitely transformative,� added Mr. Wang, the Mellichamp chair of Artificial Intelligence and Designs. “Last summer, we collaborated with the Facebook AI Group to build an inference engine for Natural Language Processing that achieved ten times more energy efficiency than the current model. It further demonstrates the importance and potential impact of working with industrial partners to understand real-world problems and connect scientific research and engineering.�

In recognition of Facebook’s gift, the university will name one of the experimental data center laboratories in Henley Hall the “Facebook Data Center Energy Efficiency Lab.� A dedication and recognition ceremony will be scheduled at a later date, once state and county public health restrictions related to the coronavirus are lifted. email: mwhite@newspress.com

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the need especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Douglas is a local pianist and music director, and an advocate for medicare for all. He was handing out CalCare signs to the caravan participants. “I’ve got four kids, three of whom have one of those bare bones health plans that has a huge deductible and all kinds of copays,� he told the News-Press on Saturday. “It’s only useful if they get a serious injury or a grave illness. But they’re still on the hook for a lot of money for that deductible, so that’s personally my interest. “But overall, my concern is just the millions of people in this state and in the country that simply don’t have health care because health insurance is so expensive.�

He said that he doesn’t believe the American people need insurance companies “acting as middle men pushing paper,� and he added that he and the rest of the advocates are pushing for provisions for retraining the insurance company employees for a different kind of work.

The cars then paused in the parking lot at the Hope Avenue office complex during Saturday’s caravan.

“Maybe they should be delivering care instead of denying care,� he said. “It’s more efficient and it covers everybody. Health care is one of the issues where it really shouldn’t be left to the socalled free market and be a forprofit industry.�

Mr. Douglas said that COVID-19 highlighted the need for universal health care. “It exposed the already existing disparities and flaws in our health care structure more than ever,�

he said. “But even in the best of times, pre-COVID, we desperately needed this because millions of people don’t go to see the doctor because they can’t afford it — it’s either: pay your rent or go to the doctor. “Health care costs are the number one cause of personal bankruptcies in the U.S., and that has been that way for some time now, so we need to end that and take away this profit motive from the delivery of health care

and have everyone covered, particularly now in a pandemic.�

Zac Smith was born and raised in Carpinteria. He attended the caravan Saturday as a member of the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. “(I came) to help get health care for all in California however we can, and to put pressure on our elected representatives to support universal health care and show them that the public wants it,� he told the News-Press.

Rep. Carbajal has expressed that he wants to cut down insurance premium costs and prescription drugs in the past, and advocated for a public option for health insurance. “Congress needs to focus on improving our health care system and ensuring that everyone can afford lifesaving care and medicine — not rolling back protections for millions of Americans,� he said on his website. “I’m also fighting to strengthen our Medicare and Medicaid programs that ensure millions of older Americans and low-income families are not forced to choose between paying their mortgage or paying for lifesaving care.� email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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Group claims bridge is safe and in good shape BRIDGE

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The next steps of the Mission Canyon Bridge studies are to review the initial options shared with the community with the Historic Landmarks Commission to get their feedback and discuss pros and cons for each. “We anticipate gathering feedback over the next few months before the environmental studies process can begin,� Rob Dayton, the city’s transportation planning and parking manager, told the News-Press. “The environmental review process will likely go through this year.�

While the concept is very early on in the process, residents have spoken up with opinions on if the bridge should stay or go.

A group of locals created the Coalition to Preserve Mission Canyon, which has recently worked to prove that the bridge is in good condition and causes no safety concerns.

Helen Couclelis teaches geography at UCSB and has a background in civil engineering and architecture. She’s a member of the coalition and said that she thinks the studies of the bridge were a “waste of effort and resources.â€? “This kind of bridge with a circle arch is pretty much the strongest structure that engineers have ever come up with ‌ They live forever,â€? she told the News-Press. “Do they need maintenance? Yes, they do, but then, go to projects that are more serious.â€?

Ms. Couclelis believes the bridge is still in good condition, and also has concerns for the residents who use the bridge daily and what they would do during the years-long construction period. “All of us depend on that exit and we depend on that exit especially if there’s going to be a wildfire and we need to evacuate,� she said. “I’ve been through three evacuations and it is a nightmare.

For me to think that the two years that it will take to rebuild the bridge we won’t have an exit if we need one — it’s terrible. “So this is a situation that is crazy to try to take a very good bridge away that can be fixed with very little effort ‌ You take away our only reasonable exit.â€?

She said that the 120-year-old bridge has survived many floods and the largest earthquake to hit Santa Barbara, proving its structural condition is still good.

The professor also had criticisms of the options presented by the city, such as the two-arch bridge, which she said would pose safety hazards during rainfall due to all the pressure on one support in the middle.

In addition, Ms. Couclelis said that because she came from

Europe, the bridge has provided some nostalgia for her in her 33 years of living in the West Riviera. “There is a hierarchy of importance for me and my neighbors. The idea of being without the bridge and without that exit for a couple of years is devastating,� she said. “Equally important is the fact that this is probably the oldest working structure in the county and beautifully working at that, and it’s also just a wonderful environment with these old trees. “Why, why, why? There is no answer to the ‘why’ question.

Why destroy this treasure that is not just a historic treasure, not just an aesthetic and environmental treasure — it’s also an engineering treasure.�

Paulina Conn is also a member of the coalition, and has lived in the area for almost 50 years. She believes that the bridge itself isn’t what’s causing the accidents. “I believe that if there are any problems that need to be fixed, it is the problem at the Alameda Padre Serra and Los Olivos merge because we have fender benders there,� Ms. Conn told the NewsPress. “We also need to have people feel comfortable crossing the street from the rose garden area into upper Mission Historical Park and also from the Mission walkway into Mission Historical Park.�

Both Ms. Conn and Ms. Couclelis agreed that any accidents occurring southbound on Mission Canyon Road are because of the poor signage, particularly the 20 mph sign that they say is hidden by the shade from oak trees and a hedge that is often not clipped. “It (rebuilding the bridge) is not necessary and the community did not want that bridge touched,�

Ms. Conn said. “Everything works beautifully the way it is now.�

Ms. Conn, too, believes the bridge should be preserved for its history. “Stone arch bridges are so strong. They’re used for the tressels for trains all over Europe and here too, in the United States. This is the only one like it in Southern California, and we’re going to get rid of it?� she said. “Instead of tearing it down, they should be building it up as a

tourist attraction.�

Local historian Neal Graffy has studied the bridge in the past, and wrote a post on Facebook for the bridge’s 129th birthday back in October of 2020. He found that the entrance to Mission Canyon was once framed by a stone aqueduct, and that Mission Canyon Bridge began as a wooden bridge.

His research showed that the stone bridge was constructed in 1891.

Regarding the city’s studies and options for reconstruction, Mr. Graffy said there have been numerous empty project proposals for that area that he’s followed, including a project with CalTrans that involved putting bike paths on Foothill Road, which never ended up happening. “All of the things that they claim are completely bogus,� he told the News-Press. “I’m a person who has lived and walked and skateboarded through this area for six decades. There is traffic at peak times, absolutely, but most of the time, it’s not that bad.�

He believes any of the city’s proposed changes would not help the problem, because the accidents are associated with speeding. “The city, county and state do absolutely nothing to enforce the speeding in this area. Accidents are caused by people that are drunk, most of them happen at night, and one of the things they want to do is straighten the road — that would just cause people to go at a higher rate of speed,� Mr. Graffy said.

He added that he supports fixing up the pedestrian bridge on the northbound side of the road, which he said is old and rusty. “You just have to consider how many people are actually walking to the (Santa Barbara) Museum of (Natural) History that we want to spend millions of dollars to make pedestrian access for them and tear into part of the historic entrance of Mission Canyon,� he said. “I’m just against the whole thing. I’m skeptical of all this stuff. I’ve been burned and I learned.� email: gmccormick@newspress.com

County reports 193 new COVID-19 cases, two additional deaths

By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reported two additional COVID-19 deaths on Saturday.

Both individuals were over the age of 70 and had underlying health conditions.

One of the deaths was associated with an outbreak at a congregate living facility. One of the victims resided in the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota, and the other in the city of Lompoc.

The county has now reported 336 COVID-related deaths.

A total of 193 cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the county’s total to 29,755. Of those, 303 are considered still active.

The city of Santa Maria reported 66 new cases on Saturday and has reported a total of 10,186 cases. Of those, 75 remain active.

Forty new cases were reported in the city of Santa Barbara, which has now reported 5,435 total cases. Of those, 63 remain active.

The city of Lompoc reported an

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Residents who live near Mission Canyon Bridge are speaking out against the city’s potential plans to improve the structural integrity and safety of the bridge.

A total of 154 people are receiving treatment at local hospitals, including 43 in the Intensive Care Unit. Santa Barbara County’s ICU availability was at 19.7% as of Saturday. additional 21 cases on Saturday.

Lompoc has now reported 3,119 total cases, including 35 that remain active.

Other daily totals from Saturday included: Orcutt, 14 new cases (1,561 total, 75 active); Goleta, 13 new cases (1,523 total, nine active); unincorporated areas of Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and the city of Guadalupe, nine new cases (1,138 total, six active); South County unincorporated area including Montecito, Summerland and the city of Carpinteria, seven new cases (1,172 total, 22 active); Isla Vista, seven new cases (1,034 total, 19 active); Unincorporated area of

the Goleta Valley and Gaviota, five new case (1,013 total, 28 active); and the Santa Ynez Valley, three new cases (858 total, 12 active).

No new cases were reported in the federal prison complex in Lompoc.

The geographic region of eight cases was pending on Saturday.

A total of 154 people are receiving treatment at local hospitals, including 43 in the Intensive Care Unit.

Santa Barbara County’s ICU availability was at 19.7% as of Saturday. email: mwhite@newspress.com

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In the wee hours of Christmas Eve 2020, Don Donaldson left us to join the love of his life and wife of 62 years, Mildred, his son Richard, and granddaughter Casey. Born February 10, 1931 in Canada, Don was adopted by Tom and Helen Donaldson and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

As winters in Winnipeg can be rather brisk, Don and Mildred decided to look for a warmer area in which to raise their two boys. So in 1960, with a small hand-built trailer and a 1949 Oldsmobile, Don and Mildred packed up all their belongings, 4-year-old Don and 1-year-old Rick and traveled south. The search ended in Santa Barbara and young Don constantly thanked his parents for moving to paradise.

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SANTA BARBARA LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND ANNEXATION TO CITY OF SANTA BARBARA LAFCO FILE 19-03 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of the Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission will be held on March 4, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. At the hearing the Commission will consider an amendment to the sphere of influence of and an annexation to the City of Santa Barbara. The meeting will be at the Board of Supervisorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hearing Room at 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA. 93101; however, public attendance is restricted. See instructions below on public participation.

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1. You may observe the live stream of the Commission meetings in the following ways: - Televised on local cable channel 20; - Online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; and - YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20 - Via live stream through Zoom Webinar, as described below.

2. If you wish to comment on the specific agenda item, the following methods are available: - Place a comment in the record. Submit comment to the Clerk of the Board via email to: sbcob@ countyofsb.orgemail prior to 5 p.m. on the day prior to the Commission meeting. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed to the Commission.

- Comment read into the record at the meeting - Submit your comment via email prior to 5 p.m. on the day prior to the Commission meeting, limited to 250 words or less, to the Clerk of the Board at: sbcob@countyofsb.org. Please state in your email that you would like this â&#x20AC;&#x153;read into the record.â&#x20AC;?

Every effort will be made to read your comment into the record, but some comments may not be read due to time limitations. Comments timely received will be placed into the record and distributed to the Commission.

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Disclosure of Campaign Contributions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; LAFCO Commissioners are disqualified and are not able to participate in proceedings involving an â&#x20AC;&#x153;entitlement for useâ&#x20AC;? if, within the 12 months preceding the LAFCO decision, the Commissioner received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant, an agent of the applicant or an financially interested person who actively supports or opposes the LAFCO decision on this matter.

Persons participating in this proceeding who have made such contributions are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the proceedings. Disclosures must include the amount of the contribution and the recipient Commissioner and may be made either in writing to the Executive Officer of the Commission prior to the hearing or by an oral declaration at the time of the hearing. The foregoing requirements are set forth in the Political Reform Act of 1974, specifically in Government Code section 84308.

Additional information. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Additional information regarding items to be considered at the meeting may be obtained by contacting the LAFCO office at 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara CA 93101 or by calling 805-568-3391. The agenda and staff report for the hearing will be available at the LAFCO website at www.sblafco.org. 5 days before the hearing.

Dated this 4th day of February 2021 Mike Prater, Executive Officer Santa Barbara LAFCO FEB 7 / 2021 -- 56742

Don enjoyed playing the jokester. Those who work at Mulligans Cafe, one of his favorite places to eat, call him Sprinkles. You see, Don loved going to restaurants and would order an Irish coffee with whipped cream and sprinkles on top. The restaurant workers would then look high and low only to tell Don they had no sprinkles. Don would then pout and look disappointed. When the Irish coffee arrived at the table, Don would slyly take out a little container and add his own sprinkles to the whipped cream. The waitress/waiter would see the sprinkles when they brought the food and wonder how they came to be. Mulligans Cafe now carries sprinkles.

Those of you still reading may remember Don was adopted. After a lot of research, at the age of 82, he found out his biological mother was Florence Marie Hamel. That information led to finding her children. It was Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true joy to meet and learn about the siblings he never knew. One of his sisters, Rose, even braved travels with Don after Mildred had passed. We can only imagine what a 28-day round trip voyage to Tahiti with Sprinkles would be like.

Travels with Mildred often included a motorhome. This was an upgrade from long trips taken to Canada with young boys, all sleeping in the station wagon. Don and Mildred even toured England, Scotland, and France in a motorhome. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s niece, Barb Chrisp, and her husband Dale often joined them on trips to Dodger spring training, Half Moon Bay, and Lake Almanor. Don traveled to Alaska with Dutch and Debbie Hoffmeister in a 22-foot Mini Winnie at the young age of 88. His most recent excursion was to Mount Rushmore with the McGonigle family of Sacramento.

For many years the motorhome took Don and Mildred to Falcon Lake, Manitoba. They bought a little cottage on the lake where they fished, fed deer by hand, and shooed ducks off the dock. Friends and family joined often. Don taught his grandsons, Sean and Jason, how to water ski and drive a boat. So many laughs, adventures, and great times were had at the little cottage by the Payne, Malazdrewicz, and Donaldson families.

Don was the quintessential immigrant. He came with little, worked hard, became a US citizen, and donated his time to help others. He loved to tell stories, some of them true.

As many who knew Don have stories about him to tell, a celebration of life is planned when it is safe to gather. In the meantime Don, Karen, Sean and Jason encourage you to enjoy an Irish coffee, or hot chocolate, with sprinkles and give a toast to Don Donaldson.

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Life was not easy though. Don had an 8th grade education and no job prospects on arrival from Canada. He managed to find a position with Jewel Tea, a door-to-door grocery delivery company. After many years, he and Mildred took on the challenge of managing Flamingo Mobile Home Park which led to managing San Vicente Mobile Home Park where they worked until retirement.

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At Lake Cachumaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs. The Jazz at Lincoln Center program is hosting virtual programs this year at UCSB.

Jazzing up UCSB Jazz at Lincoln Center covers everything from history to stride piano in virtual programs

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

T

odd Holl loves to talk about Duke Ellington.

“I feel like Duke Ellington is probably the most original composer in American history. He might be one of the most original composers in human history,” said Mr. Holl, vice president of education at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

“Duke Ellington created a completely original system for melodic writing, based on the blues,” Mr. Holl told the NewsPress last week by phone from New York City.

Mr. Holl said Mr. Ellington is an

example of the diversity of jazz and the music’s role in integration and efforts for equality, subjects that are on people’s minds during Black History Month.

The center is playing an active role in virtual programming at UCSB Arts & Lectures and a UCSB residency by the center and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra leader Wynton Marsalis. Mr. Marsalis and the center are working this year with UCSB students in music and black studies classes.

The UCSB Arts & Lectures’ virtual programs include “WeBop” workshops for children ages 3-5 Saturday mornings through March 20 and Swing University: Jazz 101, taught by Seton Hawkins Tuesday evenings through Feb. 23.

The Swing University classes feature Mr. Hawkins talking about various composers and bands and playing musical clips. He discusses everything from sweet music and hot music to the complex stride piano techniques of James P. Johnson.

“To this day, when I meet young piano players who want to challenge themselves, I tell them, ‘You’ve got to go through James P. Johnson,’ ” Mr. Holl said. “His music is highly syncopated, highly complicated and technical music that has a level of bounce and swing. It’s one of the bedrocks of modern jazz.”

That’s among the lessons you can expect in the virtual programming, which includes not-so-famous

works by well-known composers.

Mr. Ellington, for example, wrote a lot more music than his trademark “It Don’t Mean A Thing.” He wrote everything from ballads to movie soundtracks, theater music, concert pieces and dance music.

Mr. Holl said Mr. Ellington liked to write complicated, orchestral pieces, but kept the music to simple chord changes when soloists performed. That allowed them to improvise to their hearts’ content.

The UCSB programs include the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Jazz for Young People concert, “Who is Dave Brubeck?” The virtual talk, which streams through Thursday for people who registered last week, is being delivered by Ted Nash, a Los Angeles native living

in New York and includes concert clips.

Mr. Brubeck holds a special place in Santa Barbara history.

The late jazz legend, who was a friend of Mr. Marsalis and was part of integration efforts, performed regulary at the Lobero Theatre.

“Dave was really much a freedom fighter. He was very interested in civil rights and social justice, and he dedicated a lot of his music and time to that cause,” Mr. Holl said. “He had an integrated band in the 1950s.”

Mr. Holl said Mr. Brubeck lost gigs because he had a black bass player.

“Dave had a letter from an agent saying, ‘You’re going to lose X number of dollars if you don’t

change out this black man,’ ” Mr. Holl said, referring to the risk of venues canceling concerts. “Dave wrote back and said, ‘Cancel them.’ He believed in civil rights and social justice at a time it was very costly to him financially and professionally to be that way.”

Mr. Holl noted jazz bands were integrated more than a decade before Major League Baseball.

He noted that it was remarkable that a group of disadvantaged, disenfranchised and exploited people created an American art form that’s been copied around the world and influenced nearly every other form of popular music.

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HOROSCOPE Horoscope.com Sunday, February 7, 2021 ARIES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Watch out for burnout this week as Venus conjoins Saturn in Aquarius, creating tension between wanting to be social and wanting to be left alone. Friendships and relationships could suffer if you opt for isolation.

TAURUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Venus enters Aquarius and your career zone this week. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been struggling with your career goals lately, it might be time to change your approach.

GEMINI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for adventure and wanderlust when Venus enters Aquarius this week. Venus enters your sector of philosophy, creating opportunities for travel and spurring you to make plans to explore the world.

CANCER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Your finances will be going through a transformation this week. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been sharing money with someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a joint checking account, a loan, living as a dependentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you may soon become financially independent.

LEO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not all roses this week. On Saturday, Venus conjoins Saturn, making relationships more competitive, or it could create some distance between you and your partner. Give one another space without detaching completely.

VIRGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This week becomes quiet hectic for you when Venus enters Aquarius and your sector of work and routine on Monday. Your habits or carefully laid plans could turn completely upside down.

LIBRA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Let the good times roll, Libra! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to take a walk on the wild side this week when Venus enters Aquarius on Monday, increasing the Aquarius stellium.

SCORPIO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This week, you can expect the same old family drama.

Sorry! Venus enters Aquarius and your family sector on Monday. They say home is where the heart is, but it can feel a little crowded when you have five planets in your home sector.

SAGITTARIUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This week, Venus enters Aquarius and your sector of thinking and communication. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get logical about your financial situation, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This week you could become obsessed with a romantic partner and reveal your jealous streak. Or you could become completely detached from romance and focus primarily on your finances and buying things.

AQUARIUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; With the sun, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn in your sign and Venus entering your sign this week, you are stepping into your power this month. If you want something, this is the time to go for it.

PISCES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You might feel more distant from loved ones this week as you become more and more introverted. This is a period of aloofness as you work on your inner healing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a great time to be social or start a romantic relationship.

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The Marcia Burtt Gallery will be holding a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer in Winterâ&#x20AC;? exhibit, featuring summerinspired art to bring brilliance and warmth.

The exhibit began Friday and will run through March 28.

The paintings, photographs and drawings replicate the heat and clear skies of summer, depicting the sun shining through golden waves, turquoise oceans and cobalt blue skies.

From desert purples and oranges, dry grasses, wet sand, rocky coasts, overgrown trails and bright golden strokes, the art provides nostalgia for a summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day in Santa Barbara.

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Thursday through Sunday. email: gmccormick@newspress. com

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National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend is Feb. 19-21, and the Girl Scouts of the Central Coast are prepared to provide for all of Santa Barbara Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cookie needs.

During the pandemic, Girl Scouts everywhere have adapted

their methods of selling, with many moving from the outside of grocery stores to now selling from stands outside their homes or generating online sales. In addition, online delivery platform GrubHub is also offering cookie delivery on its app

with all proceeds benefiting the Girl Scouts.

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of 2021. To find a local Girl Scout troop to support, visit girlscoutsccc. org/findcookies or download the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Madison Hirneisen

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Todd Holl, vice president of education for Jazz at Lincoln Center, praised greats such as Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong for their achievements, which helped the civil rights movement.

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were treated the worst did this is remarkable.”

Added Mr. Holl, “Excellence is a form of protest.”

Mr. Holl said Mr. Ellington used his music to make civil rights statements three decades before the 1960s movement for equality.

Mr. Holl said Miles Davis and Charles Mingus are known for calling attention to civil rights, but noted the groundwork for that was laid down by Mr. Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.

And Mr. Holl pointed to Louis Armstrong’s contribution to civil rights through the life he lived, the music he created.

“Louis Armstrong grew up in abject poverty. He had to get a job at 6 years old,” Mr. Holl said. “He rose from that to one of the most beloved figures in American history. He was popular all over the world.

“Anybody who met Louis Armstrong loved him,” Mr. Holl said. “He never thought he was better than anyone. To come from that level of poverty and achieve that level of fame and recognition — and stay grounded in who you were — is a miracle.”

Mr. Armstrong was known for his raspy but sweet and sincere

voice and his energy behind the trumpet. He was known for classics such as “Hello Dolly” and “Wonderful World,” which he sang from the heart.

One of Mr. Holl’ favorite movies is “High Society,” the 1956 romantic comedy starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra. But it’s Mr. Armstrong who got the last word in that film.

“And the first line,” Mr. Holl said, noting the movie was set against the backdrop of the Newport Jazz Festival. It features Mr. Armstrong performing.

“He really taught jazz musicians what swing was.”

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The Live Oak Festival will take place virtually June 18-20.

Live Oak festival to be virtual

email: dmason@newspress.com

FYI Jazz at Lincoln Center is presenting virtual programming at UCSB Arts & lectures: — WeBop workshops for ages 3-5 at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays through March 20.

— Swing University: Jazz 101 at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 23.

Registration for the free classes has closed at artsandlectures.ucsb.edu, but you can register for the programs by emailing benjamin.harris@ artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

Wynton Marsalis, leader of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, is doing a virtual residency at UCSB. The center’s jazz program is working with music and black studies students.

SAN LUIS OBISPO — The KCBX Live Oak Music Festival will be held virtually once again this year June 18-20.

Last year’s in-person festival was canceled due to COVID19, and with the future of the pandemic still uncertain, event organizers decided to hold the event virtually once again this summer.

“We share in your excitement to resume normal life without interruptions, and as a supporter of the Live Oak Music Festival, that includes camping and gathering with friends at Live Oak,” KCBX General Manager Frank Lanzone said

in a statement. “Unfortunately, however, the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic remains volatile, and it will likely remain volatile for at least the next four to six months.”

The event is an important fundraiser for the radio station, and even during last year’s virtual festival, the station was able to recoup about half of what it would normally collect in donations during the in-person event.

Details for this year’s festival will be posted soon at www. liveoakfest.org.

— Madison Hirneisen

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The Santa Barbara Unified School District superintendent and board president say local schools are ready to reopen now.

hand sanitizer. Ford used its 3D printers to make face masks.

The media whined about “lack of federal direction,” but no central authority could direct all those individual adjustments in thousands of different places.

In fact, federal direction would have prevented it.

“In a socialist economy, you get a one-size-fits-all adjustment,” adds Mr. Powell. “You miss out on this learning process where entrepreneurs copy others when they see things successful and stop doing it when it’s not.”

By contrast, “In a market economy, everybody’s little adjustments get tested, and we get to see what works.”

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ising sea level is again the enemy for the Santa Barbara City Council to focus on, one that can’t be captured or conquered.

It is a global problem that without China and India being held to the same standards, will not be abated. Sea level and the blue line. The citizens of Santa Barbara laughed the blue line off the table in derision once before.

Does that not devalue your property?

The desalination and the sewage plants have always been in the coastal zone! The city knew that when it built them. For more information, read ESA’s 36-page executive summary of the report at the city’s sea-level rise adaptation website.

According to former city council member Dale Francisco’s article, “If you do a web search, you’ll find NOAA has provided data on the sea level in Santa Barbara since 1973. They say that the sea level has risen steadily during those almost 50 years at a rate of 1.19 millimeters per year, for a total of about 2¼ inches since 1973.”

Spending time on sea-level rise is like a cat chasing his tail, and a diversion from real issues, avoiding the problems they could do something about — the concrete issue of homelessness, the crime it foments, and the diminishing quality of life in Santa Barbara — look around.

Talk about the lack of “equity” in our own town that is championed by our own city council. Think of all of the Santa Barbara privately owned businesses that are struggling financially during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Many have closed and some are barely hanging in there.

Yet Transportation Planning and Parking Manager Rob Dayton’s gratitude for the city’s partnership with the BCycle electric bike program has been demonstrated by the way he’s rolled out the red carpet for BCycle. They have carte blanche to install their ninefoot solar kiosk anywhere. The kiosks are needed as part of their business model and used only by those without a cell phone (8% of the population has no cell phone). However, the city council was hand-wringing over the fact that the under privileged should have access to a spin on an electric bike.

It’s common knowledge that the Franklin Center and Santa Barbara High School hand out free cell phones. So why the nine-foot kiosk for an access card that can be on your phone? It looks like a beacon for business, as in their billboard.

But the rub is the giveaway of the city’s property to a private enterprise. BCycle pays no rent, at all, anywhere they install their bike docking stations or kiosks, on the sidewalks or the streets.

Verizon pays $2,648 per month for a cell tower within the waterfront, and the participants at the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show on Cabrillo Boulevard pay an annual license/rental fee of $550. The arts and crafts booths that participate during Old Spanish Days must pay the city $295, of which $60 is for liability insurance to protect the city.

Restaurants must pay the city to rent the space for dining in front of their restaurant and they are charged per table and per chair. Why is this commercial enterprise getting a freebie when no other business in Santa Barbara garners the same favor? It is an unfair advantage for a company that is already undercutting the local competition.

During the appeal to deny the

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he rules keep changing. And who loses out? Our most deserving and needy students.

The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the disparity between the haves and have nots, and this has been painfully evident in the schools that are open in our county. Santa Barbara Unified announced reopening schools back in November with plans to return

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to school on Jan. 19, Parents have not received a further were surveyed, and classroom response. assignments were made based Now it has been almost two on their choices. months.

Our district has followed every The only difference between mandate and shifting rules, and open and closed schools is equity we have been ready to open for — a reality that is painfully weeks. Then came the evident in the schools Hilda Maldonado stay-at-home order, that are open in our and Kate Ford and we were not county. The racial allowed to reopen. and socio-economic In December, we wrote a letter disparities are glaring. Private to the governor demanding an schools and schools with more explanation for the disparate financial resources and smaller treatment of school districts class sizes are for the most part that were ready to reopen. open. Santa Barbara Unified We received a response from and other larger public school Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of systems are not.

California Health and Human Even when our Health & Services, that officials would Safety Plan is approved, we look into our request, but we cannot open until our county

reaches the case rate of fewer than 25 per 100,000 residents — yet private and smaller schools can remain open. Why, when we all share the same locale and view the same sunset and sunrise daily?

Help us to call out and end the disparate results of these neverending rule changes. We have been successfully and safely running our small cohort groups on campus. We are ready to open to all of our students.

We care about families, students and our staff. We know you do too. We are committed to the following Santa Barbara Unified is committed to equity, not only as a concept but as a reality.

With the passage of our equity resolution on Jan. 26, the Santa Barbara Unified board strongly confirmed the belief that every action and decision must be made with equity in mind. Yet, across the state and here in Santa Barbara County, students of color and our poorest students are forced to stay home.

This is wrong.

Equity is on our side. Our Santa Barbara Unified schools are ready to open. Proper facility cleaning, food preparation and distribution, and classroom ventilation are in place. Social distancing, masking, and hygiene plans are in place.

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By its nature, socialism delivers misery

eople hate America’s big disparities in wealth. It’s a reason why, among young people, socialism is as popular as capitalism.

The Democratic Socialists of America want a country based on “freedom, equality and solidarity.” That sure sounds good.

But does socialism bring that?

My new video debunks several myths about socialism.

One reason for socialism’s continued appeal is linguist Noam Chomsky. For generations, his work has taught students that capitalism is “a grotesque catastrophe.”

I assumed the fall of the Soviet Union would put an end to such misinformation. It did — for

about a month. country that exists.”

But since then, the lust for No? What about Cuba, China, socialism has come back strong.

North Korea, Vietnam and Today, Dr. Chomsky says the Venezuela?

Soviet Union “was Mr. Velshi didn’t about as remote from respond when we asked socialism as you could him. imagine.”

Venezuela was once “Absurd!” responds Latin America’s richest economist Ben Powell, country. Now it’s the author of “Socialism poorest. Many in the Sucks: Two Economists media claim that its fall Drink Their Way has “nothing to do with John Stossel Through the Unfree socialism,” just “poor World.” governance.”

When the Soviets John Oliver says, made private businesses illegal, “Chavez’s programs could have says Mr. Powell, “that’s about as been sustainable if he pursued a close as the world ever saw” to sound economic policy.” pure socialism.

“Yeah,” laughs Mr. Powell.

Now that the Soviet Union is “Sustainable if he had a gone, MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi sound economic policy called says, “There is no true socialist capitalism.”

I push back. “Why does it have to be capitalism?” Why not socialism without bad management?

“That’s the nature of socialism!” Mr. Powell replies.

“Their economic policies fail to adjust to reality because economic reality evolves every day. It’s millions of decentralized entrepreneurs and consumers making finetuning adjustments.”

Mr. Powell notes that in our capitalist society, when COVID19 hit, businesses quickly adjusted. Restaurants switched to takeout and delivery. They built outdoor patios with heat lamps. Supermarkets opened early so the elderly could shop with less risk. Alcohol companies started producing

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A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot is administered to a medical worker in December at Marian Regional Medical Center.

The Santa Maria hospital, which is part of Dignity Health, is now administering vaccinations to residents 75 and older by appointment.

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f you are not thoroughly their second dose at that confused and appointment, due to lack of confounded about supply and information about the state and county’s future supply. vaccine distribution The very next day, Jan. 29, debacle, you must not be the Santa Barbara County paying attention. public health director stated On Jan. 26, Santa Barbara it would halt administration of County supervisors initial vaccine doses received an update on for the next four weeks COVID-19, indicating due to low vaccine that upwards of supplies from the state, 44,000 people had while other providers received the vaccine. will continue to offer My question to the both first and second board was: Is there doses. The Public a plan and supply in Health Department Andy Caldwell hand to administer would instead focus the mandatory second on completing second dose? They gave no answer and doses until the state’s new now I know why. vaccine distribution system I asked the question because, launches. Come again? due to limited supplies, The federal, state and some jurisdictions are only county’s management of the planning on administering the COVID-19 crisis, lockdown and first dose to as many people vaccine distribution has been as possible, instead of two one Keystone Kop moment doses as recommended. Why after another. If you recall, the is this important? Vaccine Keystone Kops were famous manufacturers have strongly for appearing extremely insisted that both doses be incompetent while exhibiting administered for the vaccine an uncommon amount of to have maximum effect. That energy in the pursuit of is because the first dose, on its failure. To wit, there has been own, is estimated to be only no scientific data to support 50% effective.

California’s on-and-off again What is worse? Some lockdowns and constantly scientists believe that if the moving goal posts while other coronavirus comes into contact states opened up a long time with enough people who are ago without suffering harm. not fully vaccinated, i.e., they The biggest problem the have not received both doses, county has is that it is an it could begin to mutate. If extension of, and a partner this happens enough times, with, the state. Gov. Gavin current vaccines could become Newsom’s administration is completely ineffective. nearly last, if not dead last Two days after that hearing, in the nation, with respect on Jan. 28, local politicians to an efficacious vaccine and health officials hosted a distribution plan. But don’t town hall. The event included hold your breath for any of the Assembly member Steve aforementioned politicians Bennett, D-Ventura; state and bureaucrats, including Sen. Monique Limón, D-Santa county supervisors, to place Barbara; U.S. Rep. Salud the blame where it belongs, Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara; because of their fealty to party Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the politics, their fear of being cut Santa Barbara County public off from state funds and the health director, and Barry desire to protect their own Zimmerman, the Ventura reputations.

County Health Care chief My advice? If you are deputy director. interested in getting the During this meeting, as vaccine, which is not so much reported in the News-Press, a vaccine as it is experimental Mr. Zimmerman, speaking technology, head to Dignity for both counties, said the Health in Santa Maria for following: “We did not receive your shots. They will take a like-to-like allotment of first appointments from any and all dose and second dose, nor do county residents, and they are we have planning information not daunted or hampered by to say the second doses are the task of scheduling second coming, so we’re doing our best appointments for second to balance that out.” doses.

He added that it was “impractical” to try to set Andy Caldwell is the executive up a system that allows director of COLAB and host individuals receiving their of “The Andy Caldwell Radio first dose of COVID vaccine Show,” weekdays from 3-5 p.m., to simultaneously schedule on News-Press Radio AM 1290.

es, some people are upset with the gross disproportionate range in salaries, as Bonnie Donovan wrote in the Jan. 31 Voices section.

However, I suspect more taxpayers are mad that city management and elected leaders ignore Santa Barbara’s compensation packages that are higher than the POTUS, a justice of the SCOTUS or fourstar general. Where’s the Citizen Taxpayer Commission? Oh, wouldn’t matter.

Have a look at 2018-2019 compensation packages on californiatransparent.com.

Santa Barbara City Council member Mike Jordan was right that those promoted by Police Chief Lori Luhnow must like her. While in 2018 our chief was compensated $392,055, she compensated her subordinates Capt. Marazita $416,769 and Sgt. James Ella $410,674.

Voters apparently want to grow the bureaucracy and its control as evidenced by their choices.

There is absolutely no oversight of the city by elected council members. Council members are place warmers, who occasionally may choose to advocate for a constituent.

Seems all we really need is a gracious mayor to serve as our city spokesperson and ambassador.

Others besides me may wonder why long-term Rebecca Bjork is taking compensation cuts. As public works director, Ms. Bjork received $307,759 in 2018. Now Ms. Donovan reports in 2021, Ms. Bjork accepted $238,000.

Presumably being assistant city administrator is less work and stress.

Suffice it to say, the city and county can survive and staff most essential positions by cutting payroll in half, and then cutting our property, sales and other taxes in half.

There’s simply too much tax money to waste in South County so pay more. There’s no public outcry. And, with ownership to their jobs and 90% lifetime pensions, bureaucrats will not change the system so the status quo remains.

In Santa Barbara, everyone will be bumped to $15/hour minimum plus benefits.

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ow long will it take for the COVID-19 relief bill to get passed?

President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month. He sent the COVID-19 legislation to the House. He sent it to the Senate.

They are supposed to have a vote. They seem to not vote.

How long before they take action?

I need my money! Every American needs money!

I have to exist on Social Security. It’s not enough money.

The check does not keep with the rising costs.

I urge every American to write letters to all the House.

I urge every American to write letters to all the Senate.

I urge every American to write letters to every government employee.

Let’s get this done fast. You need the money, we all need this money.

Thank you.

by design immunity as long as we follow adopted county/federal standards and guidelines.”

Rather than try to understand the community, or call for a traffic study, the planner simply opened the traffic engineering handbook, turned to a general formula and plugged in some numbers to generate an answer.

The planner further assumed only one new home on each of the parcels within the lot. Zoning here, however, allows for as many as three dwellings on each parcel.

So again, his conclusions grossly underestimate the number of vehicles and resulting traffic problems.

County planners ought to pay more attention to realities on the ground and to the interests of existing residents. They need to respect the unique characteristics of a street or a neighborhood, and avoid damaging the fabric of communities.

There may well be pressure from Sacramento for our county to expand the housing stock. There are, though, several other lots in our town that are more suitable for multiple home development.

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os Alamos is in the midst of a development blunder aided by our own county planning department. This can happen to any small town or any neighborhood within a city.

A builder seeks to develop an acre-and-a-half lot that is bordered by three roads. He may build as many as 11 dwellings. One of the potential access roads has long-provided a safe and quiet place for walking and jogging, pushing infants in strollers, young children riding tricycles and bikes, and folks walking with a cane or in a wheelchair.

This road is also, however, the easiest and most profitable choice for the developer.

How has the Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department handled the permitting process?

County transportation experts first downplayed or sought to ignore the one-lane bottleneck on this road. It would experience greatly increased traffic and corresponding risk for accident and injury.

The transportation planning supervisor then stated he was not concerned, as “Liability is covered

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here are Ebikes aplenty on Santa Barbara bike paths, roads and sidewalks. Now I see racks of rentals all along the waterfront.

I am a bicycle enthusiast, having ridden mine for years around Santa Barbara and on several long, long trips to increase awareness of the benefits to riders and the environment. That being said, I now find myself asking for some changes for Ebike riders.

Many times I have seen them riding too fast on pedestrian ways and off road bike paths. I have also seen them on the road swerving amongst the traffic, using the motors.

I propose that they are motorized vehicles and should be treated as such, requiring registration and a driver’s license to operate. They minimize the primary benefits to the rider of bicycling: the exercise and cardiovascular benefits and reduce the benefit to the environment by requiring electric input and its resultant pollution. Treat these motorized vehicles appropriately.

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his is a true story.

There really is a Professor Piff.

Paul K. Piff is a professor of psychology at UC Irvine.

He conducted an experiment with students in which they played a modified game of Monopoly. To paraphrase him, he says: We brought strangers together in pairs of two and decided, with a flip of a coin, who was going to be the “rich player” and who was going to be the “poor player.” The rich players got two times as much money at the start of the game.

They also got to roll two dice, instead of only one like the poor players. So they got to move around the board more quickly. That mattered because when they went past “Go” they would collect $200 faster, whereas the poor player collected only $100.

The inequities almost immediately became apparent. Within a couple of minutes, dynamics started to crystallize. The rich players started to behave a little differently. They became more dominant. They ate more pretzels! When moving their piece around the board, they became louder, starting to smack the board with their piece. They were significantly ruder.

They became less compassionate. They start to act as if they actually deserved to win.

When we watch patterns of human interactions, people who feel entitled and deserving of their success are more willing to pursue their own interests above the interests of others. They often engage in ways that undermine other people’s welfare, so that they can’t get ahead.

One of the questions Professor Piff asked afterward was, “Why did you win the game?” You can imagine that the rich players would say, “Well, I won the game because of that flip of the coin, so I had two times the advantage.” But none of the rich players — not one of them — attributed their inevitable success in this game to their luck in getting the privileged position in the first place! They attributed their success to their own skills.

In my own attempt to figure this out, I suppose one rationalization of the players was: I played according to the rules, and I won. But here is the problem: In life, we are all born into a set of rules, a set of “the way things are.”

For example, if my father beat me; I am more likely to beat my kids. If my parents are kind, I probably will be kind. Some people have wealthy parents; some don’t.

Some are born with natural talents; some aren’t. We play according to the “rules” we were born into, unless we pull back and re-evaluate.

However, the professor continues, this is not only about people who are rich.

The experience of being relatively better off than someone else seems to affect everyone in the same way. In the experiment, when people who were actually poor in real life won the toss, they acted the same as the richer students who won the toss.

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verything old is new again. The corruptocracy of the Obama administration is back with a vengeance in the White House.

Once more, the “S” in “DHS” stands not for security — but for sleaze. Our nation is back for sale to the highest foreign bidders and their “America last” cronies.

The Senate Homeland Security Committee recently pushed through the nomination of Alejandro “Ali” Mayorkas to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Six Senate Republicans sided with Democrats in breaking a GOP filibuster: Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, Rob Portman of Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, and Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Just call them the Senate GOP Traitors’ Caucus.

“Inclement weather” forced the postponement of the full

and final Senate vote scheduled drug dealer Carlos Vignali. Mr. Monday, but the swamp always Mayorkas joined other highgets its way come rain, shine, profile California liberals in the sleet or snow. Seven years ago, dialing-for-pardons campaign.

I first raised alarms when Mr. Mr. Vignali’s father (also Mayorkas, President Barack suspected of drug trafficking) Obama’s shady Chicago crony, had dumped $200,000 in the was tapped for the No. 2 coffers of Hillary position at DHS. Feckless Clinton’s brother, Senate Republicans Hugh, to secure his surrendered then, as they son’s commutation. will again now.

Naturally, Mr. Mr. Mayorkas’ main Mayorkas pleaded qualification for the ignorance of Mr. deputy DHS secretary Vignali senior’s slot was his glorious suspected criminal Michelle Malkin record of achievement as activity and admitted a top Obama presidential failure to do his campaign fundraiser “due diligence.” Mr. in 2008. “Obama bundler” Mayorkas’ pardongate “mistake” bestowed the same magical cost him nothing. Like so many powers of access for Ali slimy swamp creatures in Mayorkas as “Open, sesame!” did Washington, he has repeatedly for Ali Baba. failed upward by design, not Mr. Mayorkas will fit right accident. in under the reign of Quid Pro As the former head of Obama/ Joe. As I reported during Mr. Biden’s U.S. Citizenship and Mayorkas’ 2013 confirmation Immigration Services agency, hearings, he phoned the Clinton allegations of fraud, reckless White House while a U.S. rubber-stamping and lax attorney on behalf of convicted enforcement — from veteran

internal whistleblowers — plagued Mr. Mayorkas’ tenure.

Senate Republicans went along with his appointment to the DHS No. 2 slot even though he had been under investigation for his role as a meddling fixer in foreign EB-5 visas-for-sale schemes for 15 months before that nomination.

Federal investigators interviewed more than 15 whistleblowers ranging from rank-and-file employees to several senior managers in California and at the D.C. headquarters who accused Mr. Mayorkas of bestowing preferential access and treatment to politically connected EB-5 applicants and stakeholders. They detailed how Mr. Mayorkas “created special processes and revised existing policies in the EB-5 program to accommodate specific parties” while serving as the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

“Their allegations were unequivocal,” the DHS inspector

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general concluded, and the corruption under Mayorkas was systemic.

Reminder: Then-Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid pressured Mr. Mayorkas to overturn his agency’s rejection of expedited EB-5 visa applications for Chinese investors in a Las Vegas casino hotel, which just happened to be represented

by Mr. Reid’s lawyer son Rory.

Adjudicators balked at the preferential treatment. Mr. Mayorkas steamrolled the dissenters, who reported on shouting matches over the cases.

Mr. Reid’s staffers received special briefings from Mr. Mayorkas to update them on the project’s progress.

One underling called it “a whole new phase of yuck.”

Meanwhile, in the words of one DHS official at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau, Mr. Mayorkas “absolutely gave Please see malkin on C4

Thomas D. Elias

The author is a longtime observer of California politics.

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lex Padilla’s taking the oath of office as California’s junior U.S. senator marks a political landmark. It ends the longest regional domination modern California political life has seen.

Since Arnold Schwarzenegger left the governor’s office in early 2011, every major statewide elective office has been held by San Francisco Bay Area Democrats, several first anointed by former state Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.

The ascent of Kamala Harris to the vice presidency triggered this sea change. Prior to that, Gavin Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor, was joined in high office by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, another former San Francisco mayor; former Sen. Harris, a onetime district attorney of San Francisco, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco congresswoman.

Before Mr. Newsom became governor, former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown had just spent two terms in the state’s top office, while ex-Marin County Supervisor Barbara Boxer spent 24 years as a California senator, retiring in 2016 and giving way to Harris.

Gov. Newsom broke up this ensemble when he chose Padilla, California’s secretary of state for six years and before that a state assemblyman from the San Fernando Valley. Sen. Padilla, an MIT graduate, once was the “boy wonder” of the Los Angeles City Council.

Then, to accent what he was doing, Gov. Newsom named Democratic Assemblywoman Shirley Weber of San Diego to Padilla’s slot as California’s chief elections official.

Maybe it took a former San Francisco mayor to ease the oversized influence of the Bay Area on this state and nation, where two San Franciscans now stand Nos. 1 and 2 in the Please see elias on C4

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was a great success. But then Netflix offered something better — no driving to a store, no late fees. Because Blockbuster didn’t immediately adjust, it went bankrupt.

“In a socialist economy, every adjustment needs to be commanded,” says Mr. Powell.

“Communicate it down, and get everybody to do the right thing.

That’s impossible.”

That’s why under socialism, shortages are routine. In Venezuela, there’s so little food for sale that Venezuelans have lost weight.

Yet, “journalists” at Vox produced a video titled, “The Collapse of Venezuela, Explained,” without mentioning socialism even once. Vox’s explanation for Venezuela’s fall: “Oil prices plummeted.”

“The oil price is a complete distraction,” says an exasperated Mr. Powell.

“There’s plenty of countries that depend on oil revenue.

When oil prices went down, people there didn’t start losing weight. That just happened in

Santa Barbara Unified School District leaders are stressing the need for COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers and the immediate reopening of local schools such as Roosevelt Elementary School.

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tracing are in place.

Proper data collection and clear evidence of the safety of our schools have been established. Science is on our side. Our students and teachers need to be back at school.

Our incredible labor partners agree that we are ready.The many months and grueling hours of distance learning are

taking a hefty emotional toll on everyone. Educators are working long hours to create, adapt, and revise lessons, while at the same time to motivate students, personalize instruction and build relationships with their students — most often with children they have never met.

At the same time, students are battling social isolation, difficulties with distance learning, low grades, and often unavoidable lack of supervision that leads to unhealthy choices

and behavior. Scholastic achievement and emotional health are our priority. At this point, nearly a year since inperson schools closed last March, we are forced to keep waiting for the next decree and the next seemingly politicallymotivated mandate or decision, while we see and hear firsthand of the struggles and damage to our community’s most vulnerable populations.

We are so frustrated, and we need your help. In the name

of what is best for kids and teachers, in the name of the science and data, AND in the name of equity, please join us in forcing the governor to prioritize vaccinations for teachers AND allow us to open schools to inperson instruction immediately.

Let’s prioritize our children, our students and our schools — the true heart of our community. Let’s show them how much we care. The inequities must end, and we are ready.

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Gov. Newsom didn’t approach it in terms of regional identity.

Pressured to make Oakland’s longtime Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee a senator, he went with Mr. Padilla, despite the numerous black women who lamented that Vice President Harris’ departure from the Senate leaves it with no black females. Instead, Gov. Newsom went with personal loyalty in choosing Mr. Padilla, one of his earliest and most consistent backers while he spent more than eight years seeking to become governor. There was also the fact that Mr. Padilla, a Latino and more moderate than Rep. Lee, might be a stronger candidate for

election on his own next year.

For sure, Sen. Padilla will face Democratic competition in that upcoming primary, possibly from the likes of U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank, who spearheaded the impeachments of former President Donald Trump; Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna, a darling of the Democratic left; current San Francisco Mayor London Breed or Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a perpetual short-lister for other big jobs who never seems to land them. U.S. Rep. Katie Porter of Orange County, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf also are possible entrants.

Rep. Schiff, a hero to many Democrats, and Sen. Padilla are by far the best known in that group, making Rep. Khanna, Mayor Breed, Rep. Lee and Mayor Schaaf longshots in any contest.

This Senate seat appears likely to

stay with a non-Bay Area resident.

Many of these folks could also be entrants in any race for seat held by Sen. Feinstein, who will be 91 when her term is up. If she serves out the term, several of them would no doubt run to succeed her in 2024, even though Sen. Feinstein improbably set up a re-election committee the other day.

What’s evident now is that any of the prominent Southern California possibilities would likely make a stronger statewide candidate next year or in 2024 than any Bay Area figure.

That’s a major change for the geographic tilt in California politics, one that could become even more significant if the current recall drive aiming to oust Gov. Newsom a year before his term is up should proceed to an election and succeed.

The last major recall, against ex-

Gov. Gray Davis, gave California its only non-Democrat, non-Bay Area occupant of a top office since 2002, as movie muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger catapulted into office by that route.

Two San Diego area figures, former Mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox, a Donald Trump loyalist beaten by Gov. Newsom in 2018, figure to be on that ballot if it arrives and either could change the state’s politics even more than Gov. Newsom and Sen. Padilla already have.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@ aol.com. His book, “The Burzynski Breakthrough, The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It,” is now available in a soft cover fourth edition. For more of Mr. Elias’ columns, visit www. californiafocus.net.

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special treatment” to electric car racket GreenTech, which zealously sought EB-5 visas for another group of deep-pocketed Chinese investors.

Former Democratic National Committee chair and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe helmed the company after it was spun off from a Chinese venture.

Hillary Clinton’s late brother, Tony Rodham, spearheaded the EB-5 partnership with

GreenTech. Louisiana GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Mississippi GOP Gov. Haley Barbour both lobbied for approval of the project.

Mr. McAuliffe whined to then-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano when the department’s adjudicators rejected the GreenTech deal. In violation of recordkeeping and disclosure rules, Mr. Mayorkas met with Mr. McAuliffe in February 2011 and then met personally with senior staff to urge the agency to reverse its denials. It did.

In 2018, GreenTech filed for bankruptcy after raking in some $141 million from 283 EB-5 investors — mostly from China. Nobody knows where all that money went. More than 25 questions asked by GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley about Mr. Mayorkas’ EB-5 interventions remain unanswered five years after the inspector general report lambasted his ethical breaches as “corrosive and destabilizing.”

Perhaps Joe Biden will appoint ChiCom tool Hunter Biden as the next DHS

inspector general to guard the DHS sleaze house — with the Senate GOP Traitors’ Caucus standing by to facilitate the uniparty’s sellout of America.

Where’s a Patriot Party when you need one?

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Venezuela.”

Some claim Venezuela and Cuba’s people struggle mainly because of America’s economic sanctions and embargo.

“They certainly don’t help the people,” says Mr. Powell, “but it’s an afterthought as a reason for their suffering.”

The U.S. only sanctioned a few Venezuelan officials and their operations — not the country as a whole.

In Cuba, Mr. Powell points out, “They drive around 1950s U.S. cars ... but there’s no U.S. Navy destroyers preventing Kia, Fiat and whoever else around the world from sending them cars. The reason for their suffering is they have an economic system that can’t deliver.”

Socialism delivers misery.

Next week, three more myths about socialism.

John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators. com.

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We can’t wait to see how the point-to-point electric bikes “... will reduce traffic congestion by 40% ...” per the owner of BCycles, an offshoot of Trek Bikes. What happened to supporting local businesses?

Again, in the end, no thought or concern was given to the Santa Barbara bike rental businesses who are struggling to stay afloat. The city only gave lip service to not harming their interests and ignored the input from Harbor Commission to oppose the bikes in the Waterfront. The Harbor Commission was unanimous in opposing the bike share docks/ kiosk presence in the waterfront and harbor area. The Harbor Commission sent a letter to the city five days before the appeal.

The commission’s concerns are for public safety. These bikes go up to 17 miles per hour, which translates to 25 feet per second, and there’s no income for the use of their property.

Think about that.

The city has grown accustomed to giveaways to gain support from investors.

The latest example is BCycles.

Since Wheel of Fun pays rent to the city for their waterfront location, how about the city give them equal largesse, letting them go rent free for three years, and see what it does for their business model? And on that note, why not Moby Dick’s, The Harbor Restaurant, the new restaurant at the pavilion?

Those are city properties!

After all, due to the pandemic, our city council extended the moratorium on evictions, but the tenant’s

landlord still must pay the insurance, property taxes, and possibly utilities. This does not add up. At least we do not see anything equitable or sustainable in these equations.

The people who serve on the many commissions do so for the betterment of the city. They are paid a stipend of $50 a meeting, many go on for hours. Rick Closson, during HC’s public comment said, “Commissioners are a bargain for the city.”

But this frugality is no license to demean commissioners further and devalue their time with proforma agenda items for which the commission’s interest is appropriately high, but its reported authority is incidental. As guardians of our city’s historic beauty, commissioners deserve better.”

Case in point, the Harbor Commission was completely left out of the loop with disregard for its input. The Planning Commission decreed the bike docking stations and kiosks must not be on the beach side of Cabrillo Boulevard, to preserve the view.

Discounting the Planning Commission’s direction, city council, during the appeal hearing, said the locations could be “anywhere” BCycle needed to make the project work. We need council members that represent the citizens and not special interests.

We have the opportunity for change in November 2021, when four seats on the council are up for election.

“A lack of transparency results in distrust, and a deep sense of insecurity.”

— Dalai Lama

Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

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mind makes that translation it seems.

Another professor, economist Richard Wolf, said in a recent interview that since the beginning of the pandemic, the wealth of the 643 richest Americans grew by about $845 billion dollars. During the same period, 60 million Americans lost their jobs.

The advantage that the 643 people gave them 845 billion times the advantage, dollar for dollar, over the 60 million Americans. Professor Wolf says, “If those 643 people had distributed the money among

those 60 million Americans, they would still have been the 643 richest Americans!”

I wonder if it occurred to any of them to contribute the money they gained to those who lost their jobs, or even considered how one might do this. I wonder what I did with my first check!

My bottom line: If you’re rich, it’s not your fault, and you can do something about it! If you’re poor, it’s not your fault, and you can do something about it!

You can check out Professor Piff’s amazing story in the Netflix documentary, “Capital in the 21st Century,” based on Thomas Pikkety’s book of the same title. Check out Professor Wolf’s book, “The Sickness is the System.”