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Miles for Moms 5k run raises over $60,000 for Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Westmont says goodbye to Class of 2022

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Graduating seniors smile during the Westmont College commencement ceremony on Saturday.

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Led by energetic kids in the front, a large crowd takes off at the start of the Miles for Moms 5K race Saturday at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital in Goleta.

On Saturday, the Westmont College graduation ceremony kicked-off at 9 a.m. with music from the Westmont Orchestra led by Dr. Micahel Shasberger, who gave the commencement address to this year’s 267 graduates. The ceremony took place on Westmont’s Thorrington Field.

Dr. Shasberger is retiring as Westmont’s inaugural professor of worship and music. In addition to the graduates, 117 Golden Warriors who graduated in 1970, 1971 or 1972 marched in the procession to celebrate their 50th reunions. Dr. Shasberger’s speech highlighted and paid homage to some of his former teachers Please see WESTMONT on A5

Participants start running the 5K course, which started in the hospital parking lot and continued near Hollister Avenue.

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In the first Miles for Moms 5k since 2019, over $60,000 was raised for Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The event kicked off at 9 a.m. Saturday. “Our goal was $60,000 net and we are closing in on $70,000,” Tanya Gonzales, senior philanthropy officer for Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, told the News-Press. “It was the biggest crowd we have seen yet,” said Ms. Gonzales. About 600 people participated in the 5k Saturday morning, as 550 were registered and more signed up on the morning of the event. The run is an annual event that got started in 2018. “It was started by the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation, by a committee of about 25 people,” said Ms. Gonzales. The run is the hospital’s signature event, as the hospital only does one fundraiser a year. The annual 5k took place in 2018 and 2019, but this is the first 5k since the start of the pandemic. “People were really eager to get out in the sunshine together with family and friends in the community. We were thrilled to be able to host this in honor of

Mother’s Day,” said Ms. Gonzales. “We started with people registering and getting a t-shirt and getting in line and going on the race. There was a kids run after the race was over. There was a raffle and prizes. All the moms got a plant from Por La Mar Nursery and each participant got a swag bag,” she added. The top runner, hospital employee Todd Booth, came in at under 15 minutes. The event had 33 sponsors including top sponsor Yardi. “We appreciate the support from all of the sponsors and the community to come out to this event. It’s a wonderful show of community spirit,” said Ms. Gonzales. Masks were not required, but participants over five were required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID19 test within 72 hours of the start time of the race. Founded in 1966, the not-forprofit Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital is licensed for 48 acute care beds, admits 1,700 patients a year and receives 24,000 emergency room visits. The hospital is recognized for its Breast Imaging Center, the Ridley-Tree Center for Wound Management and the Center for Orthopedics.

After the runners took off, families who preferred to walk and push their strollers, enjoyed the start of the 5K event.

Many graduates decorated their mortorboards in recognition of their big day.

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One of the walkers encourages her child to run a bit as they bring up the rear of the race.

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ST. DYMPHMNA, PATRON SAINT OF LUNATICS Dymphna was born in Ireland, very early in the seventh century, the daughter of a pagan king named Damon and a mother who converted to Christianity to ensure she would be educated by a priest named Gerebern. (In those days education revolved around the classics, not pronouns.) Dymphna’s beautiful mother met a sudden, young death. Her father, inconsolable, fell into a deep and very dark depression, leaving courtiers worried that their king’s mental health would further deteriorate unless he found a new bride, which they urged him to do. Thus Damon dispatched envoys throughout Ireland to find a woman as beautiful as the wife he’d lost. When they returned without a new woman, a deranged notion struck the king: “My daughter, Dymphna, looks almost identical to her mother …” Dymphna was horrified by her father’s proposal. Each time she refused his advances, the king’s rage grew worse. Gerebern, the priest, was also perplexed by this situation — and he plotted an escape. Assisted by the court jester, Dymphna and Gerebern crossed the English Channel by boat and sailed up the river Scheldt to Antwerp in what is now Belgium. Feeling unsafe near a waterway, they made their way inland to Zammel, a small settlement of about 15 houses, six miles from what would later become Gheel. When King Damon realized his daughter and the pesky priest had fled, he went nuts. (Also, he no longer had a court jester to help him see the humor in this.) With a small army of warriors in three boats, Damon set sail in search of Dymphna. How did he know where to go? For two months Damon followed the money. Dymphna and Gerebern recklessly left a trail of their native coins as payment for services rendered along the way to a new life elsewhere. When Dymphna and Gerebern learned the king and his warriors were near, they fled Zammel. But not fast enough. The king caught up with them six miles away. Blaming the couple’s misadventure on Gerebern, Damon slew the priest without further ado (no trial necessary). Then he asked his daughter one last time: “Will you marry me?” Dymphna declined. Damon commanded his warriors to execute his daughter. Not one stepped forward. Please see INVESTIGATOR on A3

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One needs only witness the horrified reaction to Ms. Lozano’s candidacy by “The Club,” a country clubbish cabal of sorts allegedly puppet-mastered by longtime former county superintendent Bill Cirone, to understand how threatened its members feel by the possibility of a “non-club” member taking the helm of the Santa Barbara County Office of Education. Two key events drove this home to us. First: A well-known local columnist came out of mothballs in mid-February to mount an unhinged attack full of misleading spin against Ms. Lozano, a single mom who served in the U.S. Air Force and has taught all grade levels during 18 years as a teacher in Santa Barbara — and who was motivated to run for high office only after uncovering a distinct lack of transparency (more like willful concealment) with regard to parents knowing certain details about the “progressive” curriculum established by the Santa Barbara Unified School District — and publicly blowing the whistle on it. On Jan. 15, Ms. Lozano posted to YouTube a video titled “PasswordProtected Portal — What Parents Should Know” about the compulsory “equity training” imposed upon teachers by higherups in administration. Second: A lawsuit was filed by a Democratic strategist and cannabis lobbyist named Mollie Culver (who has no children and thus no vested interest in schooling) trying to deprive Ms. Lozano of the right to run for superintendent over a matter of form rather than substance. Superior Court Judge Colleen Sterne quickly and wisely dispensed with the case, essentially with this dictum: Let the voters decide. (Gee, what a novel concept — isn’t that the way democracy is supposed to function?) For many decades, education in

Meantime, even more of your hard-earned taxpayer dollars are spent by the Santa Barbara Unified School District on such things as a “Pronoun Survey” so that teachers may learn how to address their students with pronouns other than “he” or “she.” The options that students are asked to tick in the survey: She/ her/hers or they/them/theirs or he/ him/his or she/they or he/they. Huh? This is how our “educators” spend their time? And our money? Tragically, this is so. One hopes that if Ms. Lozano is elected superintendent of schools the only words that will matter in this regard are these: was/were. OK, then. Since education in Santa Barbara has evolved into a state of lunacy, we would be remiss not to point out that next Sunday is the Feast Day of St. Dymphna, patron saint of lunatics. I’m going to toss this in because we are all history-deprived, but none more so than Santa Barbara Unified students, whose lessons seem instead to focus on “equity” politics — and whether they’re supposed to be boys or girls. History is simple when boiled down to basics: People of ALL races and religious faiths, through the ages, have been oppressed and enslaved by others at one time or another. Reparations for all? Yeah, right. Print even more free money out of thin air so that the cost of household goods and services will soar beyond the 23.9 % inflation we’ve seen during the first quarter of this year. (You can blame Presidents Trump and Putin all you want, but President Harry S. Truman had it right when he placed this sign on his desk: “The Buck Stops Here.”)

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t was Jon Landau (in May 1974) who famously said, “I saw rock and roll’s future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” And it was. Based upon what we’re seeing, hearing and sensing around town, the future of local education belongs (or should belong) to Christy Lozano, 47, who is running for Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools against incumbent Susan Salcido. Dr. Salcido is facing Ms. Lozano in the June 7 primary because a revolutionary backlash appears to be under way by those who oppose critical race theory and sexual identity fixation (with its multitude of trendy if preposterous pronouns) as part of an elementary school curriculum. Add to that the current system’s long-running tolerance for sexual abuse of schoolchildren by errant “teachers,” along with a penchant for chipping away at parents’ rights over how their children should be educated. Be aware that the singular, highly emotive issue of parental involvement resulted in the defeat last November of a popular state governor, Terry McAuliffe, running for re-election (from an earlier term) in the Commonwealth of Virginia against a dark horse candidate. These are the precise words that torpedoed Mr. McAuliffe, sealing the fate of a man who, hitherto, had been considered a future Democratic presidential candidate: “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.” Voting parents thought otherwise. And now Glenn Youngkin is governor, and Mr. McAuliffe is a has-been. And thus far the new governor has signed over a hundred bills giving parents more control over what their children are being taught, including one that requires schools to notify parents if students are assigned books or materials that contain explicit sexual content.

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Santa Barbara County has been a closed shop, lorded over by Mr. Cirone, now 83, who set a record for longest-serving superintendent (34 years) and whose spun-out tenure also ensured a politically lop-sided program, which was (and still is) vigilantly protected by its disciples, whose critics are unwelcome and almost always dispatched, it seems, through the deployment of obfuscation. But it gets worse. The lawsuit to deprive Ms. Lozano of her candidacy appears to be part and parcel of a strategized campaign orchestrated by the cabal of which we write, not the brainchild of some lone female crusader. This is reflected by a contract signed by Mr. Cirone (while he was superintendent) in April 2013 (and which remains in effect), between the Santa Barbara County Office of Education and Capital Advisors LLC, a political consulting firm run by one Jack O’Connell, a former crony of Mr. Cirone in the school system and a former California superintendent of public instruction. Add this to the mix: Mollie Culver is the manager of and “business contact” for a Sacramento-based entity called Friends of Jack O’Connell. A source familiar with the situation told The Investigator that Mr. O’Connell’s firm, Capital Advisors, has a contract “with the Santa Barbara County Office of Education. We have FOIA documents proving this (reviewed by The Investigator). I have it from two sources at the highest levels that payments from the Santa Barbara County Office Of Education were made to Capital Advisors. In other words, it sure looks like our tax dollars are being spent on Democratic Party operatives to take away democratic choice right here in Santa Barbara.” SBCOE has, over the years, paid Mr. O’Connell’s firm nearly $300,000, which in return provides “government relations,” i.e., lobbying services to county school boards. Again, that’s documented by the papers reviewed by The Investigator. Moreover, according to Ms. Lozano, “The Sacramento law firm that sued me, OlsonRemcho, is on a retainer for the State Association for County Superintendents.” Thus, Mr. O’Connell and Mr. Cirone, by extension, may well be the shadow phantom behind Ms. Culver’s lawsuit seeking to disqualify Ms. Lozano’s candidacy. And perhaps using YOUR MONEY to do so. Speaking of money, The Investigator was told the following from another source who has been closely monitoring the dirty little secrets of those currently in charge of our children’s education: “We believe one very high profile nonprofit foundation purchases expensive commercial real estate all over the county and leases office spaces to their pet nonprofits, helps to promote, fundraise and secure lucrative local government contracts for them, and in turn they are able to cash-flow these buildings (over a dozen in all). Inexplicitly, this wealthy property-owning foundation is exempt from paying property taxes! I can’t think of anything more parasitic and unethical than these foundations and nonprofits shaking down our schools and local agencies while leaving the rest of us stuck with the bill. But remember, they are always ‘doing it for the children.’” Our source continues: “There should be a very bright line between the nonprofit world and the schools and local government. These dubious public-private partnerships are toxic, risky and should be discontinued. The Fund for Santa Barbara, CAUSE and Just Communities are the most troubling. There is no daylight between these NGOs and Ethnic Studies BLM, NOW! and Healing Justice, which is nothing more than a revolving door of the same radical parasites who are responsible for the local AgitProp (agitation and propaganda) we have all grown accustomed to. The seminars, gala events, fundraisers are just an excuse to pat each other on the backs and extract money from legitimate government agencies and funnel it to themselves and their friends. It is one big bacchanal. Nothing scandalous ever really sees the light of day.” There’s an old saying: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck… well, you know the rest. Or to use another adage on the basis that maybe this is not a duck but a skunk: Something is rotten

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So the crazed king raised his mighty sword and severed Dymphna’s head with one blow. (No one knows what happened to the court jester.) Adding insult to murder, Damon and his warriors left the scene without burying their victims, leaving Zammel’s citizens greatly distressed by the carnage they found at the scene. They interred Dymphna and Gerebern at the very spot they were slain and pronounced it sacred. Word of what happened that tragic day in 621 A.D. traveled around Europe. Within a few hundred years (word traveled slowly back then), the burial site became a shrine for mentally ill pilgrims, who discovered that if they prayed at Dymphna’s burial site, to her relics (bones), their mental illnesses gave way to sanity. (It sure beat an Abilify/Zoloft cocktail.) After notching up a few such miracles, Dymphna qualified for sainthood. A whole, thriving town grew up around it: Gheel. That’s where Belgium’s mentally ill citizens are fostered into local families as part of a program called Family Care System of Mental Patients, and it is now reputed to be the

world’s most humane way of looking after the mentally ill.

SEXUAL ABUSE OF STUDENTS This historical legend evokes another disturbing dimension of what has been going on within our school system. Thus, let us revert to one of our sources on this point: “Our city’s most shameful legacy is a systemic and long-term enabling and cover-up of the sexual abuse of children in our school district.” The number of cases involving teachers accused of sexually abusing students being transferred to other schools instead of firing their butts and registering them as sex offenders is nothing less than mind-boggling — and deserves a full column all by itself. In fact, almost one year ago in these pages we told the story of Matef Harmachis, a leading activist for The Woke Curriculum. It is worth repeating: Fired in 2005 as an economics and government teacher in SBUSD for putting one student in a headlock and hugging and kissing another (a female student, a minor), Mr. Harmachis was, inexplicably, reinstated as a teacher in 2006 and eventually stood accused of battery and sexual assault of a female student at Santa Barbara High School during school hours. What is badly needed at this juncture is a

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cleaning of the stable, a shuttering of the club and the election of Christy Lozano as county superintendent of schools so that we may return to civilized education; an education that focuses on a rigorous academic curriculum of arts and sciences, math and history, inclusive of parental guidance and which is transparent to all (and perhaps a reassessment of the “confidentiality” laws administrators love to hide behind), instead of what is currently being served up: A Bolshevik bunkum burger devoid of seasoning, common sense and decency, hold the fries.

POLICE SCIENCE We stepped in to clarify an incident that left a Santa Barbara family feeling anxious and confused. We are delighted to report that Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale, the public information officer for the Santa Barbara Police Department, responded immediately and, almost as quickly, brought the situation to respectable resolution. Kudos to Sgt. Ragsdale — and to SBPD, which, needless to say, deserves all the funding it can get. Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail.com.

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The Arts & Craft Faire makes its return to Carpinteria for the first time since December at the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center on Saturday.

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Anna Christine ‘Tina’ Lorge was born June 25, 1948 in Los Angeles, California to Wade and Barbara Miller. She passed away at The Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara on April 16, 2022 after a heroic battle with cancer. Tina grew up in Los Alamitos, CA with her younger brother, David. She also had three older half-brothers: Wade Jr., Dale and Bruce Miller, with whom she had happy times as a little girl at her father’s cabin on Big Bear Lake. She also spent many memorable times with her cousin, Cathy, who was like a sister and countless summers with her beloved Aunt Connie in Laguna Beach, Ca. After being introduced to Catholicism by a girlfriend, Tina chose to spend her senior year at St. Anthony’s High School in Long Beach, where she could immerse herself in the Catholic faith. After graduation, she traveled extensively throughout Mexico and Europe with her mother which ignited a lifelong passion to see the world. While at Long Beach State University, she met the love of her life, Mark Lorge, and there was no turning back! They were married two years later, on July 20, 1969, the day man walked on the moon. They began married life in Belmont Shore where their ﬁrst son, Eric, was born. Tina loved nothing more than setting up her own home and being a mother. In 1972, Mark was accepted to architecture school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where Tina also continued her education. Two years later, their second son, Alex was born. They loved living in San Luis Obispo where they made many friends and where several family members moved after visiting. In 1975, Tina graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree, cum laude, in English literature, an amazing accomplishment for a mother of a young family. Tragically, at the same time, she learned that she had Hodgkin’s disease. The family then moved to Palo Alto where she successfully received treatment at Stanford Medical Center throughout that summer.

It is with great sorrow the family of Lillian R. Sawyer announces the passing of our beloved wife and mother on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Lillian was born to parents Leo Forrest Ellison and Marie (Ortega) Ellison on November 16, 1932, in Columbus, Ohio. She was raised in San Diego and graduated from La Jolla High School in 1950 and San Diego State University in 1954 with a BA in Social Sciences. She began a career as a Social Worker at San Diego County Hospital where she met her future husband John (Jack) D. Sawyer MD while he was doing his medical internship. They moved to Seattle in 1957 after John was inducted into the Navy. While In Seattle, Lillian continued working as a social worker at King County Hospital. In 1959 John and Lillian moved to Akron, Ohio where John began a residency in General Surgery. While in Ohio, their two sons David and John were born. Upon completion of John’s residency in General Surgery, the family moved back to California in 1963. The family settled in Lompoc where John set up his medical practice in 1963. The family was complete with the arrival of Daughter Diane Marie who was born in Lompoc in 1965. Lillian continued her career as she directed Social Services at Lompoc District Hospital for 19 years, retiring in 1989. She was active in the Children’s Home Society (past president) and was a charter member of the Lompoc Branch of AAUW, and the Republican Woman’s Club. She was preceded in death by her parents Leo and Marie Ellison, sisters Carmen Taylor and Jean Klein, and brother Edward Ellison. She is survived by her husband John D. Sawyer, children, David B. Sawyer, John M. Sawyer, and Diane M. Dietrich (Sawyer), grandchildren, Jacqueline Krallman, Amanda Paige, Matthew Sawyer, Ryan Krallman, John Krallman, Jessica Sawyer, and Christina Sawyer. The mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 10 am at La Purisima Catholic Church followed by interment in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.

CANLEY, Louise

Louise Canley was born August 29, 1929, and was called to her eternal rest on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Even though the Lorges loved the Central Coast, alas, they relocated to Newport Beach, where Mark and Tina both began their careers; landscape architecture and public relations, respectively. Tina worked for some of the most prestigious organizations in Orange County: Hoag Hospital, Kohl Company and the Irvine Company. Eventually, to balance more time with her family, Tina built her own public relations consulting ﬁrm, Lorge Communications. In 1985, the Lorges ﬁnally settled in Laguna Beach where they lived for the next 35 years. Tina was able to devote full time to her greater joy of being a fulltime mother and wife. She and Mark were honored so serve as Eucharistic Ministers at St. Catherine of Sienna Church and developed life long friendships while growing deeper in their faith.

She leaves to cherish her memories 3 sons: Lee (Juanita), Donald (Peggy), Doyle (Magdalena), 3 daughters: Linda, Teresa, and Debbie (Zeb). She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, L.V. Canley and 2 sons Lavell and Ricky. Homegoing celebration will begin at 11:00am on May 12, 2022 at the Greater Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 430 East Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Interment at Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel

Tina was always an avid reader, whether it be English literature, American history, or World History. However, history of the Catholic Church became her passion and which, over the years, she amassed a large library. Tina received a Catechist Certiﬁcate from the Archdiocese of Orange that allowed her to participate in candidate formation. For many years, she also found joy in teaching young people in religious education classes.

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During this time, traveling was always on Tina and Mark’s itinerary. Between Mark’s international practice and personal trips, they were able to see the world together, visiting Asia, Europe, South America, the Middle East , and Africa, where she organized a safari. In 2014, Mark retired, and they moved to Montecito, California, an area they dreamed of settling for many years. They became active members at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish and made many special friends.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the family owned and operated Garcia Mortuary, 629 South “A” Street, Oxnard, California. For further information please call (805) 486-9148.

Tina was known to family and friends as “the Great Communicator.” Even though miles apart, she kept a personal relationship with each granddaughter. Always thinking of others, Tina regularly wrote loving, handwritten cards and letters because she believed a handwritten note was a more effective way of expressing her love and appreciation and she did so right through the final days of her own suffering. She was loved by so many. Tina is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 53 years, Mark; their sons, Eric (Charlotte) Lorge in France; Alex (Cassie) Lorge in Bend, Oregon, and her five beloved granddaughters: Madeleine, Colette, Violette, Louise and Simone. In lieu of flowers, please donate to 40 Days for Life.

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Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows.

Santa Maria 63/42

Vandenberg 59/47

New Cuyama 66/36 Ventucopa 62/34

Los Alamos 66/39

Lompoc 60/43

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Maricopa 70/43

Guadalupe 62/44

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Pismo Beach 63/45

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At left, the Americana Cats provide live music during the Arts & Craft Faire. At right, the Nurture and Nature exhibit is shown at the Charles Lo Bue Art Gallery during the event.

INLAND

Sunny and pleasant

Buellton 64/38

Solvang 66/39

Gaviota 62/47

SANTA BARBARA 70/48 Goleta 72/47

Carpinteria 69/48 Ventura 66/48

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

Source: airnow.gov Unhealthy for SG Very Unhealthy Unhealthy Not Available

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Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

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74/51 69/51 101 in 2009 40 in 1964

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0.00” 0.00” (0.12”) 10.50” (16.74”)

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

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Mon. Hi/Lo/W 62/32/pc 67/44/s 62/40/pc 60/41/s 62/39/s 67/35/pc 59/43/s 63/47/s

72/52/s 51/45/pc 67/54/pc 99/74/s 77/47/s 95/75/s 91/75/t 59/56/r 54/44/sh 51/43/r 94/67/s 52/40/sh 75/62/pc 60/38/pc 52/41/sh 51/45/sh

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west-northwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 6-10 feet with a south-southwest swell 8-12 feet at 14 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west-northwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 6-10 feet with a south-southwest swell 8-12 feet at 14 seconds. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time May 8 May 9 May 10

2:40 a.m. 6:56 p.m. 4:20 a.m. 7:08 p.m. 5:38 a.m. 7:24 p.m.

4.0’ 3.6’ 3.9’ 3.9’ 3.9’ 4.2’

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Low

11:08 a.m. 11:24 p.m. 11:55 a.m. none 12:25 a.m. 12:33 p.m.

0.4’ 3.1’ 0.3’ 2.5’ 0.3’

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

Wind west-northwest increasing to 25-35 knots today. Waves 6-10 feet with a west swell 6-10 feet at 9 seconds. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 66/36/s 72/47/s 62/42/s 63/45/s 63/42/s 68/38/s 59/47/s 66/48/s

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

77/57/s 55/44/pc 78/66/pc 97/73/pc 77/41/s 91/74/s 89/72/s 78/55/t 65/48/pc 64/46/pc 90/66/s 56/43/sh 86/71/s 55/38/c 53/43/sh 63/50/pc

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 86,961 acre-ft. Elevation 708.76 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 29.0 acre-ft. Inflow 5.7 acre-ft. State inflow 22.8 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -90 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Class of 2022 sends 267 graduates on to the next step

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Westmont College’s Class of 2022 celebrate its graduation ceremony on Saturday.

Michael Shasberger, the retiring Adams Professor of Music and Worship, addresses the students during the ceremony.

At left, Graduating seniors of Westmont College cheer during the event. Above, the ceremony took place on Westmont’s Thorrington Field.

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that impacted his life, as he highlighted the lessons he learned from them. Dr. Shasberger similarly encouraged the graduates to reflect on their educators and find similar gifts and lessons. “We may as well have been playing at Carnegie Hall, our best was the only acceptable effort and that took concentration, practice and discipline. I’m not sure I fully received that gift at that time and I may still be working on it. But I can see where it deeply was nurtured in rehearsals,” said Dr. Shasberger of one of his former teachers. Optimism was another gift Dr. Shasberger addressed, saying “Our potential as children of God

was and is amazing. As is yours. So why be anything less than optimistic?” Dr. Shasberger also talked about what he learned about the importance of asking questions and challenging yourself. “At some point, if not already, you’ll discover you can’t always find a perfect answer to your questions and the more you challenge yourself beyond your current reach, the more you will learn or accomplish,” he said. “Setting the bar higher does not lead to more failure, but rather to greater achievement in discovery and even when we don’t get all the way there, we progress towards the goals we set,” and Dr. Shasberger. “Dig deeper and enjoy the digging, even though it sometimes feels

like you are creating a hopeless hole … The point was not to find the answers but to discover that we could not find the answers and still make informed decisions to theorize and possibly come closer to an answer than before. But to keep in mind that a better answer might be in the offing, so to keep digging.” Dr. Shasberger closed his speech with the following charge: “You have been equipped already by my very good colleagues here to find such qualities in yourself. I hope that in doing so you will encourage others, for we are called to build each other up, to teach by example and to share the gifts that we have been given … I trust that you will continue to seek new gifts, even as you embark on rich lives of sharing

Graduating seniors sing the anthem during the ceremony.

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Sophomore righty Cory Lewis tossed seven clean innings Friday night as No. 10 UCSB (32-10, 20-2) picked up its first shutout of the season, a 2-0 win over reigning champ UC Irvine (25-18, 10-9). The Gauchos have now won 13-straight Big West games. Cory Lewis (7-0) earned the start and the win for the Gauchos, tossing seven shutout innings and allowing just one hit while striking out five. He would face just four more batters than the minimum, scattering four walks, but kept the Anteaters at bay stranding four on the basepaths. Getting a six-out save, his fifth of the year, was righty Matt Ager, who completed the shutout for UCSB. The Gauchos collected seven hits and five walks in the game led by Kyle Johnson going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run. Nick Vogt collected a pair of hits as well, going 2-for-4 with a double, which was one of just two extra-base hits of the game for UCSB. Jordan Sprinkle had a single, a walk, two stolen bases and a run. Christian Kirtley extended his on base streak to 30 games and Bryce Willits extended his streak to 28 games. Vogt extended his hit streak to 16 games, improving his team-best mark. The Gauchos got baserunners aboard in each of

the first four innings, including a bases-loaded, oneout look, but the Anteaters continued to get out of the jams. It wasn’t till the top of the fifth that UCSB finally broke through as Sprinkle singled, stole second and then stole third simultaneously with a Johnson walk. Sprinkle then scored on a Jason Willow sac-fly to make it 1-0 in what would be the difference maker in the pitching duel. Then, in a huge spot, it was freshman Aaron Parker pinch-hitting for Blake Klassen and taking a 2-0 ball deep to center field and nearly leaving the yard, but instead going off the wall for a stand-up RBI triple. It was the first RBI and extra-base hit of his career and second career hit as he put his team up 2-0. Lewis was absolutely dealing, tossing seven onehit, shutout innings and getting out of a few jams himself. He would exit the contest after walking the lead-off batter in the eighth. Ager entered and closed the book on Lewis, retiring three straight batters in the inning. UCI had runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth, and in an 0-2 count the Gauchos drew up a pitchout. It worked beautifully, as catcher Gianni Bloom fired down to second to Nick Oakley, who applied the tag to end the game. Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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Members of the San Marcos team swam their way to a successful night Friday at the Division 1 CIF Championship.

San Marcos girls swimming competes in D1 CIF Championships By MATT SMOLENSKY NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

The San Marcos girls swimming team competed at the Division 1 CIF Championship meet, placing 17th among southern Section teams with a total of 42 points and sending several swimmers to the state championships. “As a coach, I could not be more pleased with our results tonight,” said Coach Brian Roth. “The girls had a great approach and truly battled against the best swimmers in Southern California. This group is truly special. They work incredibly hard. I am a lucky coach and looking forward to state championships for one last opportunity to compete.” Two relay teams qualified for the state championships, with the 200 freestyle team of Sierra Tallman, Ava Stryker, Holly

Woodhouse and Sophia Panossian automatically qualifying with its ninth-place finish and the 400 freestyle relay team featuring the same swimmers earning a state consideration time with a 12th place finish. Tallman also qualified for state as an individual in the 200 freestyle, finishing 11th in the race. Another notable performance was Woodhouse’s 10th-place finish in the 100 breaststroke, in which she set a new personal best time.

DP boys tennis cruises to 11-7 victory over Temple City The Dos Pueblos High boys tennis team secured a victory

in the second round of the CIF playoffs Friday, beating Temple City 11-7. Will Steinberg was dominant in his matchup, winning 6-0, 6-0, 60. Ryan Belkin also came out on top on the day, as did the doubles teams of Nikhil Gupta/Kevin He and Daniel Truong/Kai Yukashko. “Our second round CIF win was a great team effort,” said Coach Laura Housinger. “I am so proud of every kid on this team - they put all their heart and skill out on the court to make this win happen. We have had some ups and downs with injuries so we knew this round might be more difficult, but with so much depth and support of one another, the Chargers prevailed.” The Chargers will play next on Monday at home. email: sports@newspress.com

SBCC baseball comes back in Regional opener at Santa Ana, but falls in extras By MICHAEL JORGENSON SBCC SPORTS WRITER

The SBCC baseball team battled back into its SoCal Regional Round 1 opener at Santa Ana on Friday, scoring two late runs to send it into extra innings. However, the Dons would score the only run of the 10th inning to take a 5-4 win. The Vaqueros (23-18) will now need to win two games on Saturday to advance to the next round, while Santa Ana (30-10) needs just one.

All-WSC Honorable Mention Mark Hernandez extended his lead as the team’s hits leader with a perfect 3-for-3 day. He was the only player in the game with three hits and the only Vaquero to go for multiple hits. Left fielder Caiden Matheny – another AllConference Honorable Mention – made it six games in a row with a hit, providing the biggest of the day with a two-run homer to open the scoring in the second inning. That made him the only Vaquero in Please see SBCC on A7

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Gauchos take top positions after Day 1 of Big West Multis Championships By MICHAEL JORGENSON UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The UCSB track and field teams find themselves in excellent positions following day one of the Big West Multis Championships after taking two of the top-three spots in both the men’s decathlon and women’s heptathlon at the Woody Wilson Track in Davis. Men’s team Brad Thomas (3,717 points) and Joshua Godfrey (3,656) are currently No. 1 and No. 2 on the men’s side, while in the heptathlon, Jessica Swalve (3,016) leads the conference with Sofia Bailey (2,840) not far behind in third-place. Freshman Brad Thomas finished topthree in four out of five events on Friday, highlighted by his 13.25m shot put which

went almost a meter farther than anyone elses. Redshirt sophomore teammate Matthew Molina (12.35m) came in second in the event. UCSB dominated the high jump, with all four Gauchos in action taking a topfive spot. Redshirt junior Peter Michiels won the event with a 2.08m, followed by Thomas (1.93m). Redshirt senior Joshua Godfrey (1.87m) took fourth while Molina (1.84m) finished in a three-way tie for fifth. The Gauchos flooded the top spots in the long jump, with Godfrey (7.06m), Molina (6.87m) and Thomas (6.74m) going 1-2-3. Godfrey’s 11.01s mark in the 100m dash earned him another first-place finish. Molina (11.28s) took third and Thomas (11.45) claimed sixth.

UCSB women’s tennis advances to NCAA second round By DANIEL MESSINGER UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The No. 24 UCSB women’s tennis team erased a 3-0 deficit to beat No. 26 Kansas 4-3 Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Stanford Regional. The win advances the twotime reigning Big West Champion Gauchos (21-6, 9-0) to the second round, where they will take on the winner of the match between No. 15 Stanford and Southeast Missouri State. The win is Santa Barbara’s twelfth straight, tying a program record set last season. It is also the second NCAA Tournament win in program history, with the other also being a 4-3 first-round victory over Kansas in 2016. The Jayhawks seized the doubles point with wins on courts three and one. On court three, Malkia Ngounoue and Julia Deming took down Marta Gonzalez Ballbe and Camille Kiss 6-2. KU secured the point when the No. 79 duo of Sonia Smagina and Raphaelle Lacasse defeated Shakhnoza Khatamova and Elizaveta Volodko 6-4 on court one. Moving onto the singles portion, Kansas extended their lead. On court four, Carmen Rosana Manu snapped Big West Freshman of the Year Amelia Honer’s nine match singles winning streak dating back to Apr. 2 with a 6-3, 7-5 final score. Smagina gave the Jayhawks a 3-0 chokehold on the match when she finished off Camille Kiss 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 on court three. The Gauchos, though, kept battling and were engaged in tight matches on all four remaining courts, needing victories in all of them to win the match and advance to the second round. The graduate student Volodko was the first to put a point on the board for Santa Barbara, earning a 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-2 win over Ngounoue on court two. Next, No. 76-ranked Khatamova earned a hard-fought 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 win over No. 52 Titova in the number one singles matchup. After dropping the first set 1-6, Kira Reuter came back to beat Tiffany Lagarde 7-5 and 6-3 in the final two sets to tie the match at three points apiece. The match was decided on court five, where freshman Filippa Bruu-Syversen wrapped up a composed 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4 victory to send Santa Barbara through to the second round. Daniel Messinger writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

The 400m dash was the only decathlon event which didn’t end with a Gaucho in first place, but Thomas (50.77s) was just a second back of Fullerton’s Andrew Aguilar for the top spot. Godfrey (51.78) finished fourth and Molina (52.70) went sixth. Women’s team Redshirt freshman Jessica Swalve has put herself in position to top her secondplace finish from 2021, ending day one in first place with a score of 3,016. The Los Gatos, Calif. native finished in a three-way tie for first in the high jump (1.58m) and took second in the shot put (12.76m). It was consistent performances all-around for her, with her 15.03s mark in the 100m hurdles ranking fifth and 26.49s 200m dash good for sixth. Swalve still has both the javelin

and the 800m dash to look forward to tomorrow, two events which helped her leap ahead into a podium spot in last year’s championships. Consistency was also the story for sophomore Sofia Bailey, who ended day one sitting in third overall with a score of 2,840 despite finishing no better than fourth in any of her four events. The former El Cerrito High School standout took fourth in both the 200m dash (26.34s) and the shot put (10.96m). She also finished sixth in the 100m hurdles (15.04s) and tied for eighth in the high jump (1.52m). Michael Jorgenson writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

SBCC’s Crabbe and Lemoine advance to winner’s bracket at SoCal Pairs Regionals By MICHAEL JORGENSON

beat Long Beach College’s No. 17 Karyzma Aualiitia and Lizbeth Lopez, 21-17, 21-11. That would see them go up against No. 1 Madison Bogle and Alexcis Morris from Grossmont in round two, who defeated them 2116, 21-11. On Saturday, Crabbe and Lemoine will face Orange Coast’s No. 27 Alanna Shields and Sophia Sola at 9:00 a.m. for a spot in the final four. After that, McKie and Krongold will go against No. 5 Alexis Dempsey and Tyler Davis in the consolation bracket.

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Two SBCC beach volleyball pairs won a match on day one of the SoCal Pairs Regionals on Friday at El Camino College, with Emma Crabbe and Kelissa Lemoine going a perfect 2-0 to advance to Saturday’s elite eight. No. 3 Crabbe and Lemoine defeated No. 30 Anne Mayfield and McKenna Mokry from Fullerton College, 21-14, 21-9 in the first round. The Vaquero duo fought through two much closer sets in round two, defeating Irvine Valley College’s team of No. 14 Sevilla Leuteneker and Gabi Brown, 22-20, 27-25. Also winning their first round match were No. 16 Jacelin McKie and Lily Krongold, who

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Letterman leads SBCC women’s swimming in solid day two at CCCAA State Finals By MICHAEL JORGENSON SBCC SPORTS WRITER

Following an unfortunate setback on Thursday, the SBCC women’s swim team started its move up the standings on Friday at the CCCAA State Finals hosted by East LA. “The girls did a great job today,” said head coach Chuckie Roth. “We really stepped up our performances in the evening session. We moved from 11th-place to 9th and are now only 11 points out of 5th-place.” One of the highlights of the day came in the 200-yard freestyle, which saw Ensley Letterman claim a third-place finish in with a mark of 1:57.73. The Vaqueros took sixth in the 200 medley

relay, with Alexis Persoon, Elina Borghoff, Marilyn Weaver and Enlsey Letterman combining for a 1:54.55 time. Chloe McKay, Persoon, Weaver and Borghoff went for ninth in the 800 freestyle relay (8:22.77). Persoon also finished 11th in the 400 IM with a time of 5:02.83. Borghoff took 12th in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.98) and 14th in the 400 IM (5:07.85). The Vaqueros will hope to continue their rise up the rankings tomorrow on the last day of the CCCAA State Finals.

Vaqueros outhit 7-6 in loss SBCC

Continued from Page A6 the last two years to hit four home runs in a season. SBCC’s only other scoring play came in the form of a two-run double by center fielder Matty Fung. The All-WSC Second Teamer’s hit tied the game with two outs in the eighth inning to help extend the game. The Vaqueros were outhit 7-6 as four SBCC pitchers saw the mound. Noah Bullard and Jake McBride went two innings each, giving up no runs. After a hitless first inning, the Vaqueros got a leadoff walk from catcher Tyler Imbach in the second. Immediately after that, Matheny homered to left center, making it a 2-0 game. Hernandez added his first of three singles, but would be picked off at first before a strikeout against third baseman Ricardo Amavizca ended the top half of the inning. Santa Ana responded quickly thanks to two hits and two errors in the bottom of the second. The first run came on a balk. Two unearned runs followed via a Vaquero error and a sac fly as the Dons took the lead. Another error would come back to bite SBCC in the third, as Marc Schavone doubled the Dons’ lead with an unearned run on an RBI single through the left side from Brock Denbo. That was the only hit of the inning for Santa Ana. After tallying one hit in the previous five innings, Santa Barbara’s offense found some much-needed success in the eighth. Hernandez singled up the middle to start things off, but would be caught stealing while Gavin Haimovitz fouled out. Justin Deal reached first on a Don error. Gabe Baldavino singled to right field and both runners moved to second and third. Then, Fung came up with another huge hit, doubling to right center to tie the game. McBride entered to pitch for the eighth and ninth innings and got the job done, allowing just one runner to make it to first base before exiting the game. Matheny earned a walk and Blaney was hit by a pitch in the top of the ninth, but SBCC’s offense wouldn’t advance any further the rest of the way. After a strong defensive showing in the top half of the tenth inning, yet another unearned run would win the game for the Dons. Catcher Evan Leibl reached first on an outfield error and later scored with the bases loaded on a single through the left side by left fielder Ryann Stock.

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Inaugural ‘Taste of Santa Barbara’ celebrates celebrity chef along with region’s cuisine By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION, SCHLESINGER LIBRARY, RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Julia Child, who lived in Montecito during her final years, educated readers and viewers about French cooking and was known for her outgoing personality on her TV programs.

s the Santa Barbara region continues to grow as a world-class destination, its culinary x and cultural scene has also risen to new heights. To continue this momentum, the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience, in partnership with the Julia Child Foundation, will present its first-ever “Taste of Santa Barbara,” from May 16 through May 22, a celebration of all things food and drink in the Santa Barbara region. Featured will be a broad array of events and special happenings at restaurants, bars, farms and wineries, as well as pop-ups, workshops, speaker panels and more. Signature events include a special screening of the documentary “Julia” followed by a conversation with Oscarnominated directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen; “Rebuilding Our Food System,” a panel discussion with visionary leaders who are tackling the planet’s most pressing challenges to develop a more sustainable food system; and “Taste of Santa Barbara Wines” event featuring wine tasting and conversations with winemakers at the historic El Presidio in downtown Santa Barbara. Many of the region’s restaurants and bars will also participate in the “Dine Around Town with Julia Child” and “Pub Crawl with Paul,” where the public can enjoy tribute dishes or specials as well as cocktails inspired by the celebrity chef, who lived in Montecito, and her husband Paul Child. “We’re so thrilled to bring back the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience through this thoughtfully curated and innovative celebration that really

FYI For a complete schedule for “Taste of Santa Barbara” from May 16 through 22, visit www.sbce.events/ taste-of-santa-barbara.

showcases the vast bounty of all things related to food and drink in Santa Barbara,” said Donna Yen, executive director of the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience. “Our goal was to create an annual event that’s accessible to our entire community and also provide an educational platform for important conversations about our food systems and what we can all do to be part of the solution. We think Julia herself would agree that the ‘Taste of Santa Barbara’ honors her legacy by educating and encouraging others to appreciate the joys of cooking, eating and drinking well!” Among the “Taste of Santa Barbara” signature events are the following: · May 20: 7 to 9 p.m. at Santa Barbara City College, Garvin Theatre. “Julia” documentary screening and Q & A with directors Betsy West and Julie Cohen. · May 21: 9 a.m. to noon at the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market on the corner of Cota and Santa Barbara streets. Saturday Farmers Market Program featuring a live taping of Heritage Radio Network’s “Inside Julia’s Kitchen” podcast with local farmers, in partnership with Santa Barbara County Food Action Network. • May 21: 3 to 5 p.m., Santa Barbara City College, Garvin Theatre; “Rebuilding Our Food System.” Please see JULIA CHILD on B4

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The documentary, “Julia,” will screen May 20 at Santa Barbara City College and will be followed by a Q&A with directors Betsy West, left, and Julie Cohen. At far right, restaurants such as bouchon Santa Barbara are participating with tribute dishes in the “Dine Around Town with Julia Child,” part of a “Taste of Santa Barbara.”

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How to make your relationship become more interesting

here are thousands of ways to keep your relationship interesting, but I’ll only give you a few special ones that will not only make your partner feel loved but also make you proud of your efforts. The more you put into your relationship, the more you will get out of it. • Do something sweet every day. For my wife this comes naturally; for me it takes a little creativity and sometimes a mood swing. That being said, one thing I make a point of doing daily is to find something to tell, show or give to my wife that makes her smile. It can be something as simple as a text message or as complicated as opening up the door to a new activity or hobby. I gave my wife an old “Zen Board,” a treasure that I found among some other things that I hadn’t used in years. It’s made of a matted special paper that you brush with water to make designs that disappear in a minute. My wife plays with it every time she passes by, and I didn’t realize she could draw! • Enhance what you already have. My wife loves to cook and I reap the benefits. Every day is a surprise, because she likes to

try things that are new to her and to me. Last week it was Dragon Fruit (I passed on it, too many seeds), but most of the time it’s a treat sensation. The kitchen is my wife’s domain, but I try to help out because, as I’ve said before, when two hearts and four hands are making a meal, it’s food for the soul as well as

the body. Your connection also grows stronger whenever you do nice things together. • Do the unusual. When you experience something you have never tried before as a couple, it builds a hormone called oxytocin, which is also known as “the cuddle hormone.” Doing something new together makes us

feel closer to our partners, and it is usually associated with love making but doesn’t have to be. It’s not like you have to go bungee jumping or tandem skydiving. Just going to a new restaurant will do the trick. So will art shows, boat rides and anything else you’ve been meaning to get to but haven’t just yet. Try out a mini-vacation and check into a hotel for one night. When it comes to getting the most out of your relationship, there is no time like the present to start. The sooner you get going, the better you will feel. It is amazing how when your relationship is evolving, both of you are too. And it feels great! Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., is an award-winning therapist and humanitarian. He is also a columnist, the author of seven books, and a blogger for PsychologyToday.com with nearly 27 million readers. He practices in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles and is available for video sessions. Reach him at barton@ bartongoldsmith.com. His column appears Sundays and Tuesdays in the News-Press.

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Panel discussion with U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara; Dr. David Cleveland; Danielle Nierenberg and Dr. Jessica Vieira. Moderated by Todd Schulkin with an introduction by Shakira Miracle, in partnership with Santa Barbara County Food Action Network. • May 22: 9 a.m. to noon, Regional farm tours at locations around Santa Barbara County, in partnership with Santa Barbara County Food Action Network. • May 22: 1 to 4 p.m. at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, “Taste of Santa Barbara Wines” featuring interactive tastings, pop-ups and panels. • May 16 through 22: “Taste of Santa Barbara” has partnered with Visit Santa Barbara to offer an Online Culinary Calendar of Events where the public can discover a wide variety of special cooking classes, pop-ups, workshops, and food and libation offerings all week long that showcase local talent and small businesses. The purpose of the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience, in partnership with the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, is to shine a light on the local culinary, hospitality, tourism, artisan and small business communities. The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts was created in 1995. Its mission is to educate and encourage everyone to appreciate the joys of cooking, eating and drinking well. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, the foundation has granted nearly $3 million to nonprofits supporting research

During the annual recognition of National Nurses Week, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is honoring nurses countywide. This year’s theme is “You Make A Difference.” Each year, National Nurses Week is May 6-12. The week ends on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who is known as the mother of modern nursing. For more than two years nurses across all public health and healthcare sectors have been the difference in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are extremely proud of the resilience, courage, and leadership our nurses have displayed during these challenging times. In what has been a truly unprecedented time, our nurses have consistently answered the call to serve the communities most at need in Santa Barbara County,” said Paige Batson, deputy director for the Community Health Division and Director of Public Health Nursing in a news release. Nurses save lives and serve our most valuable community members, whether in health care centers or the community, as noted in the news release. In commemoration of National Nurses Week, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is honoring its nurses at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting with 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino presenting a resolution. - Katherine Zehnder

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SANTA BARBARA The Joffrey Ballet will be presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. Classically trained to the highest standards, the Chicago-based Joffrey Ballet is considered one of the premier dance companies performing today. Committed to artistic excellence and innovation, the company performs a unique repertoire encompassing past masterpieces and cutting-edge works. Ashley Wheater is the artistic director. Those buying general admission tickets by the end of today will get a a 20% discount by using promo code 4290. To purchase tickets for this week’s concerts, go artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. - Katherine Zehnder

Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets. — Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. — Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org. — Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org. BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

— Companion Animal Placement Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook. com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal ServicesLompoc. — K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services. — Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation,

sbcanimalcare.org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.) — Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. — Santa Barbara Humane (with campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org. — Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home.

sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services. — Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org. — Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org. — Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org.

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Endorsed by former President Donald Trump, J.D. Vance won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Ohio.

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t’s tough to get all the facts straight without knowing what we don’t know, but since most liberal media pundits pontificate with absolute ignorant abandon (“Collusion!,” “Traitor!,” “Impeachable Offense!”), weshould at least take an intelligent factfilled shot at it. What I believe is that 37-yearold J.D. Vance won the Republican senatorial primary in Ohio last week because he’s exactly the kind of candidate that can make “Republicanism” respectable again, especially among younger college “educated” men and women. He’s smart, good looking, quick with an anecdote and reply, and is prone to give honest and reflective answers to sometimes snarky questions from the press. In any case, Mr. Vance is a Yale Law School grad and author of the bestseller “Hillbilly Elegy,” an autobiographical account of how a poor kid from Middletown, Ohio, raised by his Kentucky-born

grandparents (his grandmother I think too that Dr. Mehmet was a direct descendant of a Oz, a former surgeon turned Hatfield from the long-running TV talk-show host and former Hatfield/McCoy feud; J.D.’s mother Trump basher, is also a very good was an opioid addict) ended up — though more problematic — attending Yale, going on candidate. He’s running to become a corporate for the Republican PURELY lawyer, venture capitalist nomination for U.S. POLITICAL and successful author. senator representing Most importantly, Pennsylvania. Mr. Vance was an early Dr. Oz’s TV career “Never Trumper,” but contains many one who eventually came appearances by what around to admire former most would consider President Donald Trump, personalities from the especially his policies. extreme left, and his James Buckley It was a transformation Democratic opponent that many Trump fans will make much of that (including yours truly) if he wins the primary, went through. as his Republican opponents I do believe 2022 is going to are already doing. However, be a good year for Republicans, Mr. Trump is familiar with that and I believe Mr. Vance will win television world and what is often his U.S. Senate seat. One has to required in order to garner ratings especially admire Mr. Trump’s and stay in the game. President resiliency by endorsing Mr. Vance’s Trump – as New York City builder candidacy despite Mr. Vance’s and hotel operator – also funded early repudiation of Mr. Trump’s and befriended many extreme candidacy. liberals, including Hillary Clinton,

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of the game and secretly despised the candidates he was required to donate to. I think Mr. Trump, in endorsing Dr. Oz, believes that he Please see BUCKLEY on C4

This action against ExxonMobil is an action against the county’s economy Editor’s note: The News-Press received this commentary, which was signed by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Buellton Chamber of Commerce, the Solvang Chamber of Commerce and the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce.

he economic vitality of our county lost out to a vague worldview policy last month. In early March, Santa Barbara County supervisors voted 3-2 to deny a temporary trucking permit to ExxonMobil, a legally permitted business that has been operating in our county since the 1980s. County staff initially found that the project met the county’s requirements and recommended approval. However this recommendation was ultimately overturned by a narrow majority on the County Planning

Commission and Board of the policy here: to deny the Supervisors. opportunity to bring back goodThe vote to deny ExxonMobil paying jobs and millions of dollars a temporary trucking permit in economic activity, especially has broader implications for in the northern part of the county businesses throughout our county. where both are desperately Any business looking to add a needed. trucking or transportation plan for We thank Supervisors Steve their company could be impacted. Lavagnino and Bob Nelson for Santa Barbara is their votes in support known as a tough place of the permit, given all Local Chambers to do business. This the meaningful benefits of Commerce vote sends a message restarting operations would that any business can have brought. It will likely be denied a similar be years before this business transportation permit. can restart operations when a At the hearing, Supervisors pipeline is available, after already Joan Hartmann, Das Williams and being shut down for seven years. Gregg Hart spoke volumes about Regardless of your feelings the potential safety impact of nine about oil or ExxonMobil, the trucks on our roads during the reality is that we will need day as one of the most significant petroleum products for the reasons for voting against the foreseeable future. We are not permit. yet technologically ready to fully However, they are also known transition to green energy. to speak to the need for economic As Supervisor Lavagnino development and living wage jobs. pointed out, “The reality is: As We, the chambers of commerce much as we want that to happen, in the county, are questioning as much as I have voted for it to

happen, it’s not there yet, and we have to continue to produce fossil fuels as we transition.” We must learn to work together for many more years to ensure we maintain a reliable energy resource, good-paying jobs and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by producing the oil we use in the cleanest place possible for it to be produced. Instead, the Board of Supervisors put our county in the position of having to rely heavily on oil shipped from countries overseas with fewer environmental standards, terrible human rights standards and possibly hostile relations with the West. In this transition period, we supported a program that would have helped to increase California’s energy independence, brought back hundreds of local jobs, millions of dollars in tax revenues, and millions in economic input by restarting operations in Santa Ynez. The

board did not. We believe that this decision does not show balance and reason for the economic vitality of our county, which they have been elected to uphold. Our chambers collectively represent thousands of businesses struggling to keep their doors open and remain here in the county. Votes like this send a clear signal to business owners that no matter how many hoops they jump through, our county leadership will simply make it harder for them to do business here. On the heels of the pandemic, this is not a message we support. We ask that county leadership take its responsibility for economic development more seriously. Ultimately, we ask that they balance the needs of those who work in our county, and those who are still seeking financial stability, against the desires of those who believe that any progress or business activity has a negative impact on their world view.

id you know that Santa Barbara Schools was rated No. 1 in education 40 years ago? At that time, nobody was watching. Money started getting moved through the system to partnerships, consultants and nonprofits to bring “support” in areas like special education, food programs, English Language Learners, CRT, mental wellness, COVID-19 funds, and now SEL (Social Emotional Learning). To these groups, our school system was a cash cow of state and federal dollars to be milked. Did You Know? was forwarded a copy of a selfrenewing contract from Capitol Advisors Group LLC out of Sacramento. It is dated 2013 and remains in effect today. That’s nine years at $36,000 per year and $324,000 in total. For what? Why does the Santa Barbara Unified School District need an exclusive, political lobbyist/consultant? Capitol Advisors claim that first; they are political advisers. DYK asks, “Is anyone researching or asking questions before they vote?” We sent an email asking a few questions to the current Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools, Dr. Susan Salcido, on April 12. Her answers follow the questions. 1) How many employees are under you in the county? “554 employees.” 2) How many campuses do we have? 3) What is the current number of students in the county? “There are 20 public school districts of various sizes in Santa Barbara County. There are a total of 67,137 public school students in grades K -12. This content is available through the state Department of Education’s statewide public school data-tracking system Dataquest.” 4) Who appointed you and what year? Superintendent Salcido was elected without opposition four years ago, after being appointed in 2017 to serve the final year of her predecessor’s term. Then I was told: “You asked a couple of others questions that do not fall under the purview of the California Public Records Act. Under Cal. Gov. Code § 6253, there is no requirement in the law for government agencies to create new records to satisfy a request, nor does the law require an agency to answer questions when no identifiable record is described.” HERE THEY ARE WITH THE NON-ANSWERS. 5) Do you support the removal of D’s and F’s as grades? “N/A.” 6) What is the percentage of students per year who receive at least a C average? “Individual districts may have this data.” 7) How many students receive Spanish instruction? “Individual districts may have this data.” For a person to have such an important job, and up for election, why in the world would you ever answer “N/A?” And then give a blanket statement that individual districts “MAY” have this data. We have noticed when questions are asked, they skirt around them, and when you ask for data you don’t receive any. So we decided to ask the same questions to Dr. Salcido’s challenger, Christy Lozano. Please see DONOVAN on C4

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The Santa Barbara News-Press has announced its first round of endorsements for the June 7 primary. The News-Press is supporting: • Mike Stoker in the race for the 37th Assembly District. • Bill Brown for Santa Barbara County sheriff. • Christy Lozano for superintendent of Santa Barbara County schools. • Dr. Brad Allen for the 24th Congressional District.

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LETTERS TO THE NEWS-PRESS for Dr. Susan Salcido for Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools on June 7. Jennifer Cline Buellton

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ell, whether you service officer. And she herself like it or not, Gov. has served our country proudly Gavin Newsom as a member of the Defense has determined Intelligence Agency including you will be voting service in both Afghanistan and by mail in the June primary! The Iraq. She is a scientist, a leader, ballots will be arriving any day. and a graduate of Harvard’s Many people erroneously school of government. believe that the June 7 election She is a conservative running doesn’t matter. The truth as an independent, and I believe is, some of the races will she can win this seat if you will be completely over in June, help her move forward to the meaning you won’t get a November ballot. second chance to vote for For State Assembly, these candidates later. I am supporting Mike This applies primarily Stoker, a Republican, to local elections, such in Assembly District as county sheriff, clerk37. I have known Mike recorder and the race for Stoker for over 30 years. county superintendent of In my career, serving schools. There will be no as a county government Andy Caldwell runoff in November as a watchdog, I call tell you candidate will win these unequivocally that Mike races outright during was the single most this current election bid. effective county supervisor ever. Moreover, in the case He will serve us well in the state of the race to become our Assembly as he did in the EPA congressional representative, and in various other positions he only the top two finishers in has had over the years. June will go to the November Finally, I am supporting ballot. Hence, if you want Christy Lozano for county your candidate to be on the superintendent of schools. She is November ballot, you must vote a veteran school teacher, coach, in the June primary to ensure and a leader. She holds both a your candidate advances to bachelor’s and master’s degree. November. Christy is also a veteran who Every year I am asked served in the Air Force during for my personal ballot 9/11 and was subsequently recommendations. I am reticent stationed overseas as a member to share them in totality, because of an Aeromedical Evacuation just like you, I don’t have much Squadron. to go on in most of these races! She knows and understands Hence, what I would rather do that our schools are failing our is share a few recommendations youth, and she will do something based upon my personal about it if you elect her as the knowledge of some of the next county superintendent of candidates whom you may not be schools. Moreover, you should familiar with. find it disturbing that the I am voting for Mark Meuser, political machine that has been a Republican, for U.S. senator. failing our children for decades Mark is a patriot, a fighter and unsuccessfully tried to keep her a personal friend. He is a very off the ballot! successful attorney who recently All four of these candidates won a few U.S. Supreme Court are difference makers in an decisions against the Newsom otherwise status quo world administration. He is one hard wherein our government is working guy with a great mind, failing us. If you want to see two qualities that we desperately change then vote change! Mark need in the U.S. Senate. Meuser, Michele Weslander I am also voting for Michelle Quaid, Mike Stoker and Christy Weslander Quaid for Congress. Lozano are bonafide change As many of you know, I ran agents! for Congress in 2020. Without hesitation thereby, I can say Andy Caldwell is the COLAB she is an extremely qualified executive director and host of candidate. “The Andy Caldwell Show,” She was born here on the airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays on Central Coast to a single mother. KZSB AM 1290, the News-Press She is the widow of a career radio station.

s the Santa Barbara County 2018 Teacher of the Year, I was able to witness first hand the transition of Bill Cirone’s retirement and the seamless takeover of Susan Salcido as Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools. She took her new position seriously from the moment she took office. Susan makes it a priority to visit school sites in our county and has visited my classroom often, even after my term ended. Each visit comes with animated conversations with students and genuine curiosity about what they are learning. Susan collaborates with teachers and asks questions about what’s working as well as any struggles we face. Additionally, I see Susan at many SBCEO functions such as Battle of the Books, county spelling bees, technology symposiums and other meetings. She is always gracious and inquisitive about my students, school district and even my family. As many in education know, dealing with COVID-19 over the past few years has been difficult. Through the many changes and updates that schools were facing, Susan was always available and supportive of decisions schools were making to fit their needs. As a fifth-grade teacher at Oak Valley Elementary in Buellton, I firmly believe that Susan has the experience and dedication to lead our schools. Please join me in voting

am writing this letter to offer my support and endorsement of Susan Salcido’s re-election campaign for superintendent of county Schools. I have known Susan for the past 18 years, and during this time I have admired her positive demeanor, work ethic and wisdom. As the assistant director of a small local preschool, I have relied on Susan’s expertise for the success of our school. During her time on our preschool board, she helped create an equal pay scale to make sure all staff are fairly paid. During the pandemic, she was our go-to information source for any COVID-19 rules and regulations we didn’t understand. Without Susan, I am positive that our journey of re-opening would have been far more difficult. To this day, Susan is always available to answer any and all questions we have, no matter how busy she is. Specifically, she has been a tremendous help navigating how best to assist some of our children who have special education needs. Her knowledge and willingness to go the extra mile are evident in the success of the students she is able to support. As a parent to three small children who have just entered the public school system, I am relieved to have Susan as a resource. She has proven herself to be more than capable of handling all 70,000 students in our Santa Barbara County schools, and I hope she is able to continue the outstanding job she is doing as superintendent.

paragraphs. I hope they don’t send me to prison! Anyway, here goes. The Liberal Democrat Woke culture is amazing. They’re converting America from a guaranteed free speech/freedomloving democratic republic to a country where everyone is told by the “Woksters” in Washington D.C., how to live and think and speak. How are they doing this? A simple example follows. The Liberals are pushing to teach kindergarteners through second grade about sex, gender identity and all its forms. They show the kids pictures of genitalia and say if yours look like one kind, you still might really be the other kind. A person with male parts could really be a girl. Then they explain how to become a transgender person, or even a bisexual person. Parents are outraged over this, saying it is “age inappropriate” and that it’s none of the schools’ or government’s business! The Liberals fight back, saying these small people are intelligent and wise enough to fully understand and that they can make the lifealtering decision to choose their gender identity at any age. OK, if true, then these super smart little people should be allowed to vote and run for office. If elected, they could open our borders, have no American oil or gas production, give us high inflation, have violent cities, and give a worthless education to the downtrodden minorities. Yikes, the “Woksters” have already elected one of these “intelligent and wise small people.” It is a person who appears not to have grown mentally and cognitively since the second grade, but is physically larger and very much older. God save us! It’s President Biden. Jim Hurst Goleta

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A scary idea for a book

ou’ve always wanted to write a blockbuster novel, and you came up with a great premise how a superpower country could be conquered without the citizens being aware it was happening. I’ve previously suggested this idea, with China as the focus, but I think this notion can expand even more based upon the limitless amount of material provided each day. To start with, you could call this blockbuster novel “Conspiracy.” For the strategy to work effectively, the conspiracy has to be a slow cooking process, like the frog in the boiling pot. You begin by embedding the dark forces into positions of power and allow them to become accepted, slowly making changes to undermine the foundation of the country but not enough for anyone to really notice. If they do, in your novel, you make sure any negative “misinformation” or “disinformation” is quickly buried by a friendly complicit media. The initial phase of the takeover is to impose thousands of new regulations every year to hinder economic growth; from growing food to producing energy to making it more difficult for small businesses to operate. This part of the overthrow is easy because it happens incrementally. People might complain, but most will shrug their shoulders and move on, learning to adapt with the new burdens. However, after a while, your made-up country starts to slowly suffocate under the myriad of rules. It begins to slow down and take a toll on business profits and the ability to survive. Businesses begin to choke on the restraints. Your novel will demonstrate how regulations will undermine the energy sector. The damage will hide on the pretext on how the world is in crisis because the weather keeps changing. Those regulations will tug and tug on developing and improving the power sources for the country to provide its requirements of electricity to maintain a first world status. Without advancing and improving the power grid, electric cars can’t be charged, you can’t switch on the lights. Attacking the coal and gas industry will reach a lifethreatening state, and the dark forces will appease the masses by promising false alternatives. In your novel the “dark force” will continue to use the weather to slow and even halt oil production. This is perhaps their most powerful weapon, fear. A shift in political power, as a new leader takes over, planted by these dark forces, will make certain oil production is quickly reduced, if not halted. The oil reserves, needed as a safety valve in case of war are depleted, Please see SCHULTE on C4

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Aborti-mania: the perfectly planned meltdown

ust as a wave of crucial midterm primary elections kick off around the country this spring, the conveniently scheduled leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade became America’s new weapon of manufactured mass distraction. Left-wing abortifa agitators descended on the Supreme Court steps in Washington, howling, “Fascist scum has got to go.” Unhinged TikTokers called for “riots,” “gas” and “torches”; “burning it all to the ground” by targeting Michelle Malkin “all those old white men and the women who support them”; and “mayhem in the streets” that will dwarf the “global protests around George Floyd.” One prototypical Hollywood feminist, Amanda Duarte (a self-described “barren, childeating sex witch”), tweeted her fantasy involving the “little white daughters” of pro-life “white supremacist lawmakers” getting “raped and impregnated by black men.” The aborticrats are not just nuts. They’re evil. An “anarchist collective” is now instructing women (yes, all of sudden, the left has discovered that biological women are really a thing) how to concoct “do it yourself” abortion pills with horse ulcer powder, corn syrup and confectioners’ sugar. (Yes, these are the same types who made it a punishable offense to talk about alternative COVID-19 treatment ivermectin, the anti-malarial drug used safely for three decades

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around the globe by humans and animals.) But I digress. Right on cue, anti-Christian hatred spread like a raging Colorado wildfire across the internet, from the profane, abortion-promoting rabbi who fumed, “Shame on all who hold the cross” and, “Time to go to war” to thousands of his fellow online vigilantes posting anti-Christian messages with veiled or outright threads of violence. Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union were at the ready in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia and New

York City’s Foley Square for “impromptu” protests and literal screamfests, where masses of spontaneously gathered rabblerousers carried spontaneously printed, carbon-copy signs from the billion-dollar-funded giants of the Death Lobby. (So much for that “paper shortage” being used to justify ditching traditional paper ballot voting, right? Told you so.) Question the timing? It would be irresponsible not to do so. Survey the political landscape. Earlier this week, left-wing NPR reported that President Joe Biden “is losing support from Gen Z.” The liberals in deep-blue Massachusetts are

sick of him, too, according to a new Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll. Another lib outlet, governmentsponsored PBS, reported last week that “independents favor the GOP right now” because “runaway inflation is hitting everyone’s wallets and has given Republicans a political edge”; pollsters also found that “about half of parents with children under age 18 said they don’t like how (President Biden) has handled COVID.” Despite the Herculean attempts of the White House, Black Lives Matter and woke media to gin up fear over “white supremacy” as

the biggest threat to our nation, unbrainwashed citizens are revolting en masse against antiwhite critical race theory in higher education and “social and emotional learning” (translation: thought control and behavior modification) in K-12 schools. BLM’s multimillion-dollar grift has now hit mainstream exposure. And the Biden Disinformation Governance Board, headed by TikTok warbling bubblehead and Hunter Biden laptop-whitewasher Nina Jankowicz, has become a laughingstock across the board. The engineered and coordinated aborti-mania also comes at an opportune time for Biden’s Big Pharma allies. Just this week, a new study has documented more COVID-19 vaccine-induced heart infections. New surveillance data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System confirms a “statistically significant increased risk for Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in the three weeks after receipt of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.” And profiteering Pfizer, which is pushing President Biden to approve COVID-19 shots for children under 5, was forced to release more than 90,000 pages of jab data it tried to cover up. Make no mistake: There are no coincidences, and conspiracies are not just theories, especially in an even-numbered election year with a crumbling, bumbling commander-in-chief and his minions clinging to power. Michelle Malkin’s email address is michellemalkinInvestigates@ protonmail.com. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com.

Nuclear war danger, Russia and Ukraine

n any case, the highest-stakes arena of the Cold Americans would War. In response, governments not respond achieved both nuclear and disproportionately.” conventional weapons control Peggy Noonan, agreements, and such efforts respected and influential have continued since that global columnist for The Wall Street conflict ended. Journal, made that statement he Trump administration regarding the possibility that proved erratic on nuclear Russia will use nuclear weapons weapons matters. Initial emphasis in the continuing war with on ending North Korea’s Ukraine. nuclear weapons program was Her startling statement has unsuccessful. In August 2019, the ambiguity, but implies that the administration withdrew from United States would launch the Intermediate Range Nuclear nuclear weapons only to the Forces Treaty, complaining of extent that Russia did so. That violations by Russia. alone is a terrifying prospect, but Nuclear summits involving one which must be considered large numbers of nations given alarming public and international statements by President organizations was an Arthur I. Vladimir Putin. important initiative of the Cyr President Putin, who Obama administration. prefers to view NATO The 2016 Nuclear Summit as the aggressor in the in Washington D.C. Ukraine war, has stated further concluded with a formal statement escalation of the fighting could underscoring nuclear weapons introduce nuclear weapons. control. These distinctively destructive Unfortunately, Russia did and horrific weapons mercifully not participate. That reflected have been off limits since the U.S. Russia’s strained relations dropped two of the new devices on with other nations following its Japan cities to end World War II. annexation of Crimea in 2014. Contrary good news, generally Nonetheless, the major ignored by the mass media, is conference reinforced the that in January Moscow and important, tangible United Washington quietly agreed to Nations framework to coordinate extend the New START treaty efforts regarding the threat of for five years, until 2026. This nuclear terrorism. Specifically, treaty, signed in 2010 by President U.N. Security Council Resolution Barack Obama and Russia 1540, passed in 2004, and the President Dmitry Medvedev, International Convention for the limits nuclear warheads on each Suppression of Acts of Nuclear side to 1,550, plus sets limitations Terrorism provide a legal on missiles and bombers. foundation for action and facilitate Nuclear arms represented the cooperation.

vision fostered a more practical result, the INF Treaty signed by Secretary Gorbachev and President Reagan in 1987. Reductions are desirable, but efforts to outlaw all nuclear weapons are fundamentally flawed. Destroying all known nuclear weapons would provide a decisive advantage to any power that secretly retained even a few. Another benchmark in arms control occurred in 1972 when the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks led to treaties between the U.S. and the Soviet Union limiting both offensive and defensive missile systems. The International Atomic Energy Agency, an initiative of President Dwight Eisenhower, facilitates peaceful nuclear energy and provides long-term restraint on nuclear weapons proliferation. Ike, always comprehensive in vision, also achieved demilitarization of Antarctica. In 1954, President Eisenhower firmly vetoed use of nuclear weapons to support France, losing a colonial war in Indochina. In direct terms, he reinforced President Harry Truman’s refusal to use nuclear weapons during the Korean War.

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The first Nuclear Summit took place in 2010, also in Washington D.C. Others took place in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, and 2014 in The Hague in the Netherlands. In 1986, during the Soviet-U.S.

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summit in Iceland, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan surprised staffs and the world by pledging to the abolition of all nuclear weapons. That utopian

Arthur I. Cyr is author of “After the Cold War - American Foreign Policy, Europe and Asia” (NYU Press and Palgrave/Macmillan). He is also the director of the Clausen Center at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisc., and a Clausen Distinguished Professor. He welcomes questions and comments at acyr@carthage.edu.

Questions for Elon Musk about Twitter

Elon Musk

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he impending acquisition of Twitter by the world’s wealthiest person, Elon Musk, is one of the most improbable developments out of the business world — and, indeed, the political world — in decades. Though a fairly modest percentage of adult Americans use Twitter, at least when compared with more popular social media outlets like Facebook and Instagram, the platform is disproportionately influential in shaping the news cycle and driving current events. Much like a major newspaper outlet, then, the composition of Twitter’s ownership matters, even if it matters more for social reasons than for purely financial ones. Mr. Musk is famously inscrutable — perhaps even enigmatic. But his reasons for acquiring the social media company for a cool $44 billion seem reasonably clear. The Tesla and SpaceX magnate wants to bring free speech and open discourse back to Twitter, which suffered under the heavy-

handed reign of its woke coDorsey’s hand-picked successor founder and former CEO, Jack as CEO, Parag Agrawal? (He Dorsey. should.) Will Mr. Musk fire all the For his efforts, and assuming various software engineers and he can cross the t’s, dot the i’s and computer programmers behind consummate the acquisition, Mr. Twitter’s many years of censorship, Musk should be applauded deplatforming decisions by everyone opposed to and shadowbans (all the American ruling class’ of which, predictably, censorious hegemony. That tended to skew in one ruling class routinely got ideological direction)? its way under Mr. Dorsey, Even the human as encapsulated by former resources decision President Donald Trump’s makers must go. post-Jan. 6, 2021, Twitter Just as important, Josh Hammer banishment. where will Mr. Musk go Twitter under Mr. to recruit his personnel Musk’s imminent replacements? There is ownership augurs well for the now a flourishing countercultural future of open, dissident, ruling tech world replete with talented, class-skeptical discourse in woke-skeptical entrepreneurs, America’s 21st-century digital programmers and software public square. But many questions developers. The neo-reactionary still remain for Mr. Musk. Here are right-wing blogger Curtis Yarvin just a handful of them. emanates from that world, and Most important — as is the case Peter Thiel is the single public for any incoming organizational figure probably most readily owner, president or chairman — identifiable with it. what kind of personnel changes Mr. Musk should aggressively tap can we expect right out of the into that network and meet with gate? Will Mr. Musk fire Mr. Mr. Thiel and venture capital firm

Founders Fund early and often. He must clean house internally and completely revamp Twitter’s recruitment practices. Furthermore, what public actions will Musk take to redeem Twitter’s image and restore its credibility among the broad subset of the population that no longer trusts it? A truth and reconciliation commission-style approach is needed here. Within the confines of what is permissible under extant intellectual property law, Mr. Musk should publicly expose Twitter’s old algorithms that were used to ban and shadowban digital speech that ran counter to the ruling class’ preferred narrative. Public shaming is one of humanity’s oldest methods for restorative justice; good ol’ fashioned shaming will be a helpful tool for Mr. Musk as he seeks to reassure Americans that he means business. Next, what specific standard will Mr. Musk use to secure open discourse and ensure dissident Please see HAMMER on C4

John Stossel

Home theft

id you know that in some states, if you miss one tax payment, local politicians will take your home, sell it and keep all the profits? Really. Tawanda Hall was behind on her taxes. She was on a payment plan but had missed $900. She didn’t expect Southfield, Mich., to take her entire house because of that. It was worth $286,000 more than what she owed. “I’m still in shock,” says Tawanda Hall in my new video. “They took my whole house, my whole family’s livelihood.” John Bursch, a lawyer for the county, says while this practice may sound unfair (yes, it sure does), “It’s also unfair to force those who pay their taxes to subsidize those who don’t.” “I pay taxes!” Ms. Hall responds. She works as a nursing assistant. “I lift people. I bathe people. I work hard.” When Ms. Hall found out she was going to lose her home, she tried to pay off the debt. “I went to the mayor’s office. I went down to the city-county building,” she says. “They didn’t want our money. They said no.” They wanted her house. Taking it should be illegal. “I think it’s unconstitutional,” says Christina Martin, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation. “The government can’t take more than it’s owed.” The foundation is suing local governments in six states for this type of home theft. Ms. Martin won one case in Michigan’s supreme court. Oakland County had taken an entire home over an $8 debt. Matthew Hodges, the county’s lawyer, argued, “There couldn’t be anything more fair than informing property owners of what is going to happen, giving them time to act and then letting them make an informed choice.” Ms. Martin’s response: “Do you think if he knew he owed $8, he would have paid it? Of course! He didn’t know, and there wasn’t the proper incentive to let him know.” In fact, the town has an incentive not to let him know. Officials rarely tell people: “Pay! Or we’ll take your home!” Towns that do this write notices in legalese: “a tax lien acquired under a certain Instrument of Taking from the Collector Please see STOSSEL on C4

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Businesses are destroyed, lives are devastated

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Continued from Page C2 placing your country in even more danger. The dark side suddenly realizes time may be against it and accelerates its goals while it’s still in power. The dark side no longer remains in the shadows but steps out and reveals its agenda. Your book will have the new leader be the front man who dismantles as much of the country’s foundations as rapidly as possible. Your story will show how he will allow millions of people to enter your country so quickly that it will be impossible to stop the human tide and the altering complexion of the human landscape. It is the hope of the dark side to use the millions of new bodies from foreign lands to vote in their allies and thereby make certain they stay in power indefinitely. An even darker force emerges from overseas and unleashes a sickness that circles the world. In

your novel, the dark forces take advantage of this gift. Your prose has the evil militias use the medical world, doctors and politicians to assert a power over the people beyond anything the world has ever seen. Businesses are destroyed, lives are devastated, crime soars. In your novel, the plan to destroy the country is beginning to reach its climax. Your “new” government takes guns from the citizenry but allows criminals to roam the streets and burn down the cities. You augment how the dark side aids and abets the criminals by reducing, if not doing entirely away with, law enforcement. However, criminals are permitted to keep their weapons. The population twitches in fear and cowers to the new world order. Chaos is growing, and your plan is working. The caveat of the takeover is to reduce and hinder the production of the most critical element of all, food.

Unbeknownst to the populace, the darker forces from overseas have gained control of large swaths of your imaginary country’s farmlands, ultimately to be used for their own people. Home-grown farmers have been nearly overregulated out of existence or to the point where profits are marginal at best. Your make-believe country has become reliant on other nations for food when at one time it was entirely self-sufficient. In order to speed up the takeover and frighten the population even more, food processing plants are being destroyed under the guise of coincidental accidents. When the public takes notice, shelves in grocery stores thin out, and the price of food soars even higher. You couple that with an enormous rise in energy costs, and the ultimate goal of creating panic and controlling the country has nearly been reached. The leaders of the dark force attempt to assuage the nervous

nation to keep them under control. You come up with a plan to have them print trillions of dollars and offer free money and the promise of more stuff and better things to come. This, however, creates runaway inflation. But you have that base covered as well. You place the blame of all their ills on events thousands of miles away and the people buy it. In your novel, the populace settles down a bit on the reassurances from its leaders that brighter days are just around the corner. Your novel clearly conveys that the public needs to be patient. The government is there to protect them. In reality the government in your imaginary apocalyptic novel is cloaked in sheep’s clothing and concealing a Cheshire grin, poised to take that final chomp down on your neck. Henry Schulte welcomes questions or comments at hschulteopinions@ gmail.com.

What do parents want from their schools? DONOVAN

Continued from Page C1 Here are her responses. “In Santa Barbara County there are approximately 135 campuses within our school districts. Superintendent Salcido was appointed by Bill Cirone. “I do not support the removal of D’s and F’s. There needs to be a metric or baseline that we use to determine that learning is happening for kids and this has always been our standard. If we come to the table and choose a different metric that educators agree on and it is better, I am all for it, but we need some way to measure progress and not continue to do things to continually dumb down the system. “Well, it’s hard to say when over half of 67,470 students are below state achievement levels, and there has been a concerted effort to remove D’s and F’s. Check out this website. It shows the incredible amount of learning loss for English Language Learners, as well as other stats (ed-data.org).” For the future success of our children, Did You Know? announces its endorsement of Christy Lozano for superintendent of schools Meanwhile, across the country, parents are in revolt over their discovery of school boards and principals quietly inserting an agenda of widespread social engineering into explicit classes and integrating it into normal, academic lesson plans without parents’ knowledge or consent. In the fight to push back on this usurpation of parental rights, parents have been in reactive mode fighting against what they refuse to accept as legitimate teaching in schools. Now parents should be more assertive in

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declaring what they want from their school districts. Below is an outline of what that might look like. You, the parents must write this set of goals. What do parents want from their schools? We believe in the inherent innocence and potential of all young children. We believe they all have the individual potential, in different ways, to succeed in the modern, multinational world of commerce and industry that we have created. Therefore, our mission is to ensure through education, equal access, and teaching to the subject matter and tools of knowledge

students who paid off their loans or those hard-working Americans who never attended college? How do they benefit from President Biden’s generosity? Loan forgiveness has often been called “welfare for the rich.” Most of student debt is owed to those who are wealthy or soon to be wealthy, such as the doctors and lawyers who require more years of study to complete their degrees. If this loan forgiveness scheme is successful, President Biden can use this method again to buy the presidency in the 2024 election.

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Continued from Page C2 Sheriff Brown has the experience, leadership, professionalism and integrity that we need during these uncertain times. Sheriff Brown has served Santa Barbara County with distinction. Due to Sheriff Brown’s expertise and diligence, he was able to obtain an $80 million grant to get the new Northern Branch Jail built, which brought jobs and an improved economy to our county. Whenever there is an emergency in our county, you can find Sheriff Brown there, providing the leadership and experience necessary to address that crisis. He knows what to do. Sheriff Brown is well respected by his peers both at the state and national level, having been elected president of the California Sheriff’s Association and vice president of the National Major County Sheriffs Association. He will become president of that organization in two years. As president, he will be working with the U.S. House and Senate. Sheriff Brown has been endorsed by more than 1,000 people throughout the county and state. Please join me and vote to reelect Sheriff Bill Brown on June 7. Alice Milligan Retired associate superintendent Lompoc Unified School District

Biden’s plan: Buy votes

learly, President Joe Biden is trying to buy votes prior

that will prepare our students to be competitive and productive in the worldwide competitions for employment, according to their aptitudes and abilities. We know there is no guaranteed equality in outcomes. Every person is different with individual abilities, aptitudes and motivations. But at the very least, we want a guarantee that at every grade level, at least 90% of our students will be able to achieve grade-level standards in the comprehension, reading, writing and fluency of the English language. Without this essential baseline knowledge, students

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to the midterm elections. Mr. Biden is “considering” forgiving at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower. U.S. student debt is $1.75 trillion as of April 2022, according to the Federal Reserve Bank – so we’re talking serious money here. If allowed, this ploy may be successful because an astonishing 45 million Americans have student loan debt, according to census data. Given the fact that in the previous midterm election, the total vote count was 116 million, President Biden will be buying highly motivated voters that would constitute nearly 40% of the electorate! The question is can he actually do it constitutionally and legally. It appears so. This move is by executive action without the need for approval of Congress. Can a court order stop the process before the election? There is also the moral hazard to consider. Will any future student hesitate to obtain loans, knowing that much of the loan may be forgiven by the next president? What about those

America is on a slippery slope

merica. U.S.A. Arguably one of the most successful countries in history. Generous, compassionate, global power, escape destination, envy of the world. Now, here we are. In our last half century, we have tossed out the Declaration of Independence, chopped our Constitution to shreds, killed 63 million babies, perverted biblical marriage, now sexually indoctrinating a new generation of children after a 2-year quarantine, made heroes out of criminals and criminals out of heroes. Our values have evolved into two goals: money and power. Too many politicians spread lies and unfulfilled promises, while spouting profanities. The biblical principle of a “Rainbow” has sadly made a cultural 180-degree turn. The generation that now understands, will soon be gone, leaving our future in the hands of a “woke”

cannot do well in other academic subjects. We want a guarantee that 85% of students will achieve the gradelevel standards in the required elements of Mathematics. We want students through all grade levels to be guaranteed preventive, remedial, focused, instruction and assistance to be able to achieve graduating standards in English and math. We recognize that most of your children are in our joint educational care for 13 years from kindergarten to grade 12. Current student achievement standards in Santa Barbara are unacceptable after the time and money expended to develop students into educationallycompetitive young adults. Therefore, these improvements in performance must be prioritized as though it is a “Manhattan Project” for excellence. In reaching these objectives we, and the teaching profession, must deny and refuse political pressures to use our schools to promulgate theories of societal regimentation from cultural, racial and societal pressure groups and purveyors of teaching materials aimed at indoctrination of our children. This mission can be accomplished only as a partnership between our educational institution and us, the parents of our students. Between us, it is our responsibility to work with one another and students to accomplish this manifesto. Within four years, we must improve student performances in Santa Barbara County Schools to meet these standards. Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section. culture. There is always hope that they will wake up, but it may be too late. The “slippery slope” is off to the side of the “straight and narrow path.” Randy Rosness Solvang

Democracy is defined by its process

n the 1960s, when America thought she was in the midst of a democratic revolution due to all the free sex and inspired music, the opposite was really happening. One sign of the times is found in a lyric written by Sam Cooke, “Don’t know much about history, don’t know much biology, . . . but I do know that if you love me too, what a wonderful world it would be.” Sam Cooke was shot and killed at age 33 in the midst of a spectacular rise in crime and violence in America. Such a trend is one of the surest indicators of the decline of democracy into a distinctly un-wonderful world. Lack of attention to history is another one. Today’s debate pitting a woman’s control over her own body vs. a fetus’ right to live is not the crux of democracy. How the issue is solved is the crux. It’s time for ordinary folks and big-shot leaders to get familiar with the Constitution before there’s no democracy left to sing about. Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross, Utah (Former Goleta resident)

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Continued from Page C1 hates it too. I think he has a good chance of winning his Senate seat, and I think that if he does win, Dr. Oz will become a reliable and thoughtful Republican vote. The Pennsylvania Primary takes place May 17. THE SCOTUS SCANDAL The “scandal” caused by the leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion, telegraphing a 5-4 or even 6-3 vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, was no leak at all. It was a planned undercover operation to accelerate the kind of big-money support for Democrats that was going to take place after the Supreme Court decided the case by July. Democratic bigwigs took a look at President Joe Biden’s dolorous poll numbers and at the slow pace of money-raising and decided they needed to accelerate whatever chance they may have of preserving some of their power in Congress after November ‘s election. Democrats also believe that the lobby to preserve Roe v. Wade is more energized than the Right-toLife crowd, but I’m not so sure that is the case. I think it’s more like a 50/50 draw. The initial enthusiasm will be with the Right-to-Abort folks, but that will wane as more people begin to realize that if Roe v. Wade is overturned (which would turn out to be yet another Trump promise kept), abortions will continue to take place in the

states where abortion is readily accepted and those states that are and have been reluctant to promote or even allow the procedure will likely reduce the activity. I believe the Left erred in insisting that doctors and nurses who resisted taking part in abortions out of religious or moral reasons be mandated to perform and/or assist in such surgeries. By pushing the legal envelope in that direction, the Left made enemies of many professionals and are likely to find far less support for their cause than they expected once the decision comes down from the Supreme Court. PUTIN’S SURGERY The equivalent of “Wow!” in Russian is “Bay!” So what else is there to say about the possibility of President Vladimir Putin going under the knife for some Russianstyle cancer surgery? What, him worry? His No. 2 guy, Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB man who now presides over Russia’s Federal Police Security Council, will take over until Mr. Putin is well enough to continue to bomb the hell out of Ukraine. What could go wrong? James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at jimb@ substack.com. Readers are invited to visit jimb.substack.com, where Jim’s Journals are on file. He also invites people to subscribe to Jim’s Journal.

‘Government shouldn’t be able to steal from its own people’ STOSSEL

Continued from Page C3 of Taxes for the city ... said instrument of Taking covers a certain parcel of land ... “ Ms. Hall doesn’t remember receiving “anything other than, ‘Get out.’” Despite the Michigan Supreme Court ruling, a judge dismissed Ms. Hall’s case because the government itself did not make the profit. In her case, the town gave her home to a private business. That business, the Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, sold the house and kept the money. The business says it uses the town’s donations to maintain attractive, safe neighborhoods, protect and raise property values. “Government shouldn’t be able to steal from its own people and then give it over to their friends,” says Ms. Martin. I ask her how she knows Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization officials are “friends” of the politicians. She replies, “The company is literally run by the mayor and the city administrator!”

I wanted to interview them. Neither would agree to talk to me. I’m surprised how common this kind of government home theft is. If you are behind on taxes, even just $10 behind, 11 states allow local governments to sell your home and keep all its value. In Massachusetts, a 66-year-old grandmother is “sleeping in her car right now,” says Ms. Martin. “The city took her property, turned around and sold it within days of evicting her.” Although her debt was just $30,000, they sold her house for $242,000 and kept the difference. The Pacific Legal Foundation has gotten three states to stop engaging in this home equity theft. Good. Eleven more to go. John Stossel is creator of Stossel TV and 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. Copyright 2022 BY JFS Productions Inc.

What role will Elon Musk play in America’s roiling Big Tech policy? HAMMER

Continued from Page C3 speech is not suppressed on Twitter? The most obvious standard is a First Amendment one. In other words, if the content of the speech is such that the government could not censor it if it were spoken on a public sidewalk, then it should be permissible on Twitter. But even if such a standard were adopted, what steps will Mr. Musk personally take to ensure it is upheld? What kind of accountability measures will be put in place to forestall a rogue woke algorithm programmer from sneaking in some code that reverts to the pre-Musk censorship regime? If Mr. Musk means business, then he should govern as a handson owner -— perhaps even CEO, if he can find enough time in the day away from his Tesla and SpaceX duties. What will Musk do to tamp down speculation that he is too cozy with China? Jeff Bezos — who himself has zero credibility on the China question — mused on Twitter recently: “Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage of the town square?” The context was a New York Times reporter who noted Tesla’s reliance on Chinese lithium batteries, as well as its dependence upon China as a consumer market. And there is more. For instance, Mr. Musk spoke last year at China’s World Internet

Conference, a confab closely tied to the ruling Communist Party. Mr. Musk should take clear actions, once firmly at the Twitter helm, to ease the minds of those Americans who worry that our geopolitical archfoe may be able to get a little too close for comfort to the man who will control our digital town square. Finally, what role will Mr. Musk play in America’s roiling Big Tech policy and legal debates, more broadly? Will he become an outspoken proponent of the need to reform Section 230, the arcane 1990s-era statutory provision that has been interpreted to give Big Tech platforms effective carte blanche for their discretionary contentmoderation decisions? Will he advocate for the use of antitrust to break up Google, Amazon and/ or Meta (i.e., Facebook)? Will he openly praise Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent suggestion that common carrier regulation may be legally appropriate for certain social networks? Mr. Musk now has the perfect platform to become a prominent spokesman on these pressing issues. We should wish Elon Musk nothing but the best at Twitter. But we must also remain vigilant — and hold the titan accountable to his own professed word. To find out more about Josh Hammer and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www. creators.com. Copyright 2022 by Creators.com.