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Celebrating generations of fathers Carpinteria resident reflects on a father’s bond with his children

Spreading knowledge, history, culture By GRAYCE MCCORMICK

Ryan Zick takes a selfie with his two adopted sons, Isaac, left, and Joshie.

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Several dozens of passersby and community members enjoying the sunshine Saturday afternoon stopped by at a pop-up black artisan market on the 800 block of State Street. The market was coordinated by Juneteenth Santa Barbara, celebrating Saturday as the first ever federally recognized Juneteenth — the day marking the end of legal slavery. To honor the new federal holiday, black artisans set up eight different tables on the street, selling items such as traditional African clothing, baked goods,

essential oils, Juneteenth T-shirts and much more. “The theme is ‘united for true black liberation,’ because, as we all know, black people truly aren’t free yet,” said Mariah JonesBisquera, organizer and lead of administration for Healing Justice Santa Barbara and a co-organizer of the Juneteenth event. “But, we are great at creating spaces and joy for ourselves, so I’m really excited to be out here today celebrating.” She told the News-Press that she believes it’s “really performative” to say that Juneteenth is now celebrated nationally as a holiday with a day Please see JUNETEENTH on A3

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This year, Ryan Zick is experiencing his fourth Father’s Day with children of his own. The Carpinteria resident and associate attorney at Price, Postel & Parma law firm reflected on his journey into fatherhood with nothing but sincere love for his family of four. Mr. Zick and his wife Raquel — whom many in the city know as the spokeswoman of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office — always had the goal of adopting kids. “My father was adopted from Ireland, and adoption was always something I was interested in because of the experience my father had,” Mr. Zick told the News-Press. “He came to a really great family and had a lot of opportunities he wouldn’t have otherwise had if he wasn’t adopted, and that was really important to us.” A few years ago, the Zicks began doing their research, and they determined that fostering was the way to go, because “there were a lot of kids who needed safe homes to go to.” After becoming certified as foster parents, the Zicks had to wait a long year before their first foster children were placed with them. Brothers Isaac and Josue (Joshie) — then 6 and 4 years old respectively — were placed with the Zicks in 2018, and it wasn’t long before they found a permanent home with Ryan and Raquel, and got adopted. Mr. Zick said that ever since, “it’s just been an absolutely outstanding and wild ride.” “As you can imagine, we had no real parenting experience before having two kids at our house. We didn’t raise them as little babies like most people do with their biological kids — we just kind of got thrown into it and had to figure it all out as we went, and that experience has just been remarkable,” the father said. The brothers are two peas in a pod

according to their father, and they help and push each other in school, sports and growing up. To Mr. Zick’s delight, he got to see their bond firsthand when the pandemic hit. With the ability to work remotely, he was the primary caretaker for the boys over the course of the lockdown. The Zicks went above and beyond to ensure their children — as students at Aliso Elementary School in Carpinteria — continued to work hard in school while continuing to be kids as well, even though they had to stay home. From setting up timers on their Alexa devices to resemble daily school bells to taking his kids on a bike ride at the same time every single day, Mr. Zick saw the importance of maintaining structure for Isaac and Joshie. The boys’ father gave them the majority of the credit for their success. He added that

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Jordan Killebrew, left, and his husband York Shingle sell t-shirts, with proceeds going to Healing Justice Santa Barbara’s efforts to maintein the nearby “Melanin” art gallery at the corner of State and Canon Perdido Streets in Santa Barbara on Saturday.

Regulating outdoor parklets Santa Barbara City Council to consider rigorous guidelines on parklets By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Zick family, from left, consists of Joshie, Ryan, Isaac and Raquel.

This Tuesday, members of the Santa Barbara City Council will consider adopting more rigorous guidelines for parklets in the State Street promenade. Currently, restaurants and bars on State Street are permitted to use the public right-of-way for outdoor seating until March 8, 2022. While the question of a permanent promenade remains, city staff is recommending modifications to the guidelines for parklets to improve management of them. The item comes to council

due to concerns from the public regarding equity of access for all people, impacts to retail businesses and balancing the use of the right-of-way with the city’s aesthetic standards, according to the staff report. A couple of recommendations are proposed to be effective immediately: no new fixed outdoor business enclosures and no new construction or installation of parklets in the public right-of-way. A proposed guideline to be effective July 9 includes clearing all sidewalks of tables and other fixtures not approved pre-pandemic. Please see COUNCIL on A2

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being able to watch his sons first hand each and every day gave him a new perspective as a dad. “For me, one of the biggest things I learned is to kind of get down on the ground with your kids, and see and do things from their perspective,” Mr. Zick said. “I think a lot of times as parents, we can get wrapped up in our own lives either professionally or personally, and it’s easy to just get through life one day at a time and push through without pausing for a second and taking that extra five or 10 minutes to get on the ground and play Legos with your kids or open up their homework and look at it with them.” This extra involvement pushed Mr. Zick to set aside more quality time specifically to spend with Isaac and Joshie. While he Please see FATHER on A8

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Scam alert: Santa Barbara artists, beware

anta Barbara is home to numerous painters and sculptors. Today’s column is about scumbag scam artists who prey upon genuine artists, specifically, as a means of parting them from their hardearned cash. (As if life isn’t tough enough for artists striving to carve a decent living out of their creativity, especially after being locked down for too many months, their galleries closed.) A scam making its way around town (and the country) begins like this: An artist whose name and email address has been trolled by a con artist from their internet website receives a laudatory email from a phony name and phony email address, offering to buy a piece of art as a “surprise gift” for a loved one. Here is a recent scamming letter from the so-called “David Campbell” sent from dc319171@ gmail.com targeting Thomas Van Stein, a renowned Santa Barbara artist: “Subject: Wedding Anniversary Gift. “Greetings ... I am David from Allentown, Pennsylvania. I have been on the lookout for some artworks lately in regards to my wife’s anniversary which is just around the corner. I came across some of your works which I found quite impressive and intriguing. I must admit you’re doing quite an impressive job. “With that being said, I would like to purchase some of your works as a surprise gift to my wife in honor of our upcoming wedding anniversary. It would be of help if you could send some pictures

of your piece of works, with their respective prices and sizes, which are ready for immediate sales. “My budget for this is within the price range of $1,000 to $3,200. I look forward to knowing more about your pieces of inventory. As a matter of importance, I would also like to know if you accept a check as a means of payment.” The Investigator takes over from this point, posing as the artist’s agent. The scammer bites: “Thanks for the response. Having carefully looked through the pictures of your works, I have chosen the piece attached ($2,000). Am presently working on my relocation to the Philippines soon. Thus, am doing all I could to make this event quite a memorable one. “In regards to payment, my reason for choosing a check as a means of payment is owing to the fact that my wife handles the family bank cards and paypal transactions. “Consequently, I would authorize a check to you for the payment of the chosen piece of work as soon as I have your full name and contact address. As soon as you receive the check, I will have my personal shipping agent (who is also moving my other properties) contact you to arrange shipping/pick up of the piece from you. “This is to avoid my wife receiving it if it was directly shipped to my address which would ruin the surprise for the wedding anniversary. I look forward to receiving your full name and physical address that the check should be issued to.” The Investigator complies,

knowing full well this moronic scammer is writing his emails from a scammer playbook — and doing a wretched job of it. Scammer: “Thanks for the details provided. I am currently offshore and won’t be back in a couple of weeks, so in order to have this transaction expedited, I will be contacting a client of mine to have the check issued for your payment. “The check will include the shipping agent fees and some extra funds to handle both the shipment of my artwork with you as well as the shipment of my other properties he is currently handling for me. This is to avoid delay and any inconveniences that may arise from his part. “The excess cash on the check should be remitted to my shipping agent. Then you both could arrange a pickup time for the purchased piece.” A few days later the scammer follows up with: “The check has been issued and will be delivered to you soon via USPS with this tracking number (9405511200885100764501).” A few days after that a check indeed arrives, drawn on a Bank of America account (Santa Ana branch) in the amount of $4,190. The address on the check: Lancaster 192 Ltd, DBA Montecito Apartments, 835 West Avenue L, Lancaster CA 93535. The return address is unrelated and no doubt fake: Shirley Holmes, 6524 11th Ave NW, Seattle WA 98117. Remember, “David Campbell” said he was from Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Investigator: “Your check

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has arrived. However, it is too much. All I need is $2,160.” Scammer: “Yes, as I explained to you in our emails that the check comes with excess funds to be remitted to my shipper. After you have deposited the check, my shipper will contact you for pick up arrangements. The excess funds on the check is $2,030.00. I will provide you with my shippers details to remit the excess funds … I hope you will be able to make a deposit today?” The Investigator: “Your check is drawn on a limited company in Lancaster CA and the return address is Seattle WA. Where should I send the painting?” Scammer: “You do not have to worry about shipping, after you have confirmed the funds in your account, my shipper will contact you for pick up arrangements of the piece ... Kindly let me know when the check has been deposited. I hope the piece is ready to go?” The Investigator: “Deposit made. Painting ready to ship.” (Not x two!)

Scammer: “Great, thanks! Kindly send me an image of the deposit receipt for my record. Thanks.” The Investigator: “Damn — I already shredded it (can’t be too careful these days …).” Scammer: “Ok, no problem. The funds should be fully remitted to my shipper via zelle.” The scammer is by now rubbing his hands in glee, believing two grand-and-change is either en route or will be soon — with no way to trace him thereafter. Until, that is, he receives a final e-mail from The Investigator: “Hello ‘David’: You are a scumbag con artist trying to scam hard-working artists. I am an investigative columnist for the Santa Barbara News-Press who has been playing you. Have you anything to say for yourself other than you are a despicable fool?” The Investigator telephoned Lancaster 192 Ltd. and spoke with this company’s manager, Melissa, who had, earlier in the

day, received a call about another such phony check. She was, quite obviously, not part of the scam. The scammer was using a counterfeit checkbook. Bottom line: This scam was an attempt to cajole the artist into sending funds by Zelle to cover the “excess” amount of the fraudulent check, in this case $2,030. (The artwork never mattered.) Lesson (not just to artists but to everyone): If you get stung, no point crying to the cops after the fact, there is little they can (or will) do. Always conduct due diligence on strangers offering to purchase your product. Never, ever send funds to anyone you have not first completely vetted. And never fall for an ”excess funds” scam. Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes comments at reringer@gmail.com.

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off for workers “when they aren’t in line with critical race theory” and “when lynching still isn’t a federal crime.” “For me, it’s performative, not exciting,” Ms. Jones-Bisquera said. “Black people have known that Juneteenth is a holiday. The first Juneteenth was June 19, 1865. They named it June 15, 2021. It boggles my mind the things that white folks expect black people to be happy about.” In response to this, the Healing Justice leader said she hopes to see more support of the black community from the city and county. That being said, the mood was positive as attendees posed for pictures in front of a decorative

Juneteenth photodrop, enjoyed music from a DJ booth and heard tales of black history. The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara set up a table at the artisan market, selling MLK T-shirts and passing out information about their website. E. onja Brown, president of the committee, told the News-Press that the federal declaration of Juneteenth as a holiday is “very exciting.” “It allows people who know nothing about Juneteenth to be aware of the struggles and the participation of African Americans in regards to the fabric of the whole country,” she said. From local educational services to Juneteenth pamphlets, the goal of the market was not only to support

local black artisans, but to educate residents strolling up or down State Street about the holiday itself and the rich history of the black community. Lakita Davis owns Be Actual Natural, where she sells chemical free and natural products such as lip butter, body butter, shampoo, conditioner, hair butters and other products. She said her premise and goal is “self love and self care.” “Today is a beautiful reflection of that, of it being Juneteenth,” Ms. Davis told the News-Press. “Because being a black woman is very important to me. I have an 8-year-old son and I teach him his history. I wasn’t taught my history, so we’re both kind of learning together … and learning that we have a place and a purpose.” Ms. Davis spoke to the

importance of having artisan markets such as the one she was participating in, saying that she herself is able to learn more about her and her son’s history through these events.

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ROBERTSON, Jean A. (Conklin) Jean A. (Conklin) Robertson was born on November 20, 1939 in Grand Rapids, MI, and passed away on June 10, 2021 in Santa Barbara. She was predeceased by her parents, Bob and Evelyn Conklin, and her twin brother, Robert G. “Jerry” Conklin. Jean graduated from Blodgett Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Grand Rapids in 1960, and subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She later was awarded a lifetime California teaching credential in Nursing through Santa Barbara City College. Over a span of 40-plus years, Jean worked as an operating nurse at Santa Barbara County Hospital, Goleta Valley Hospital, and Cottage Hospital Outpatient Surgery. She also taught at Santa Barbara City College in various nursing programs. She worked as an administrative assistant at Pinecrest Hospital, staff nurse at the Orthopedic Medical Surgical Group, and nursing assistant to hand surgeon Dr. Ian Winspir. Jean most recently worked as a clinic staff nurse and utilization review nurse at the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. Jean had lived in Santa Barbara since 1962, and was a member of the First Congregational Church since 1974.

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BEGG, James Robert 10/22/1963 to May 25 2021

James Robert Begg passed away at his home on May 25, 2021 from complications of kidney failure. A native of Santa Barbara he was known as “Jimmy.” He was born at St Francis Hospital on October 22, 1963. He had a brother Donny and sister Amber and they all grew up in Santa Barbara. Jimmy graduated from San Marcos High School and attended Santa Barbara City College before starting to work in the installation of tile and marble. In 1989 Jimmy and Cherie Bennett were married and they had two sons: James Eric and Tanner Gary. In 2018 they were made grandparents of Tanner’s son Cooper. Jimmy had many friends and those that knew him well would say “he had a big heart and you could always depend on him to help you out in any way he could if you needed it.” His big smile and infectious laugh will be missed. He is survived by his mother Brenda Geneau, brother Donny (Teri), sister Amber Fruchey (Jonathan), son Tanner Begg, grandson Cooper, niece Emily Begg, aunt Carrileen Douglas and numerous cousins. A private family service will be held at Goleta &HPHWHU\ GXH WR &RYLG ,Q OLHX RI ÁRZHUV SOHDVH FRQVLGHU D GRQDWLRQ WR 6DQWD %DUEDUD $UWLÀFLDO .LGQH\ &HQWHU

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GLEASON, Mary T. Mary T. Gleason passed on, June 14, at Serenity House. Born 1927 in the Bronx, NYC to doting Irish parents. Mary made a big mark on the world. She matriculated at Manhattan College, Catholic University and NY State University. In 1946, a concerted spiritual life was embarked on by entry into the Dominican Order. Here, the lessons of service to people and charity for all was ingrained. Put to work in education, Mary taught 14 years in elementary and high schools. As well, served as principal, where, no doubt, she found that discerning eye that earned the respect of all. The Santa Barbara community welcomed Mary in 1976. Serving SB schools for many years, she was promoted to the position of Vice Superintendent of business in 1983. Mary oversaw impressive restorations of schools like SB Junior High, one of many. She earned the respect of legislators as she travelled to Sacramento to lobby for our children. Mary’s civic mindedness included the SB Trust for Historic Preservation, the 6RURSWRPLVWV DQG WKH *23 &HQWUDO &RPPLWWHH DQG PDQ\ RWKHUV +HU RIÀFH ZDOOV includes salutations from both Parties. Such was her nature to relate to others with an open, energetic heart. Mary Gleason will sorely be missed. Her many friends are invited to attend Memorial Mass at Saint Raphael’s, June 23, 10:00 a.m. ,Q OLHX RI ÁRZHUV SOHDVH UHPHPEHU 6HUHQLW\ +RXVH &DQFHU 5HVHDUFK DQG 6W Raphael’s. Join us at Legacy.com to celebrate Mary’s great, happy journey.

BOWSER, Judith Pearl “Judy” Cain Judy Cain Bowser was the fourth and last child born to Ruth (Buchanan) and Horace Levi Cain of Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She Completed her formal education in the Sewickley School system, and after graduating from Quaker Valley KLJK VFKRRO ÀQLVKHG D RQH \HDU VHFUHWDULDO FRXUVH DW Robert Morris Business School in Pittsburgh. She worked DV D VWHQRJUDSKHU IRU 5REHUW 0RUULV IRU ÀYH \HDUV EHIRUH marring Bob Bowser of Vandergrift, PA (also a student attending Robert Morris Accounting School). After their marriage, they immediately moved to Long Beach, California where Bob ZDV VWDWLRQHG LQ WKH 1DY\ -XG\ ÀQLVKHG KHU $VVRFLDWH 'HJUHH LQ %XVLQHVV DW /RQJ Beach City College while Bob was overseas for several months during his hitch. 6RPH LI WKH KLJKOLJKWV LQ -XG\·V ZRUNLQJ FDUHHU ZHUH RIÀFH 0DQDJHU RI 5 3 /DXUDLQ $VVRFLDWHV UHDO HVWDWH DSSUDLVDO ÀUP &UHGLW 8QLRQ 0DQDJHU RI (OEHH 2· 'HH D FUHGLW XQLRQ IRU /RQJ %HDFK 2LO 'HYHORSPHQW D VHFUHWDU\ IRU WKH &KDQFHOORU·V 2IÀFH RI &DO State Long Beach in their sports division, and her last position as Housing Coordinator with the International School at Long Beach City College. As a young girl she was a member of the Sewickley, PA Methodist Church, the Rainbow *LUOV DQG *LUO 6FRXWV $V DQ DGXOW VKH VWLOO PDLQWDLQHG KHU PHPEHUVKLS LQ WKH 8QLWHG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK RI /RQJ %HDFK DQG /RPSRF &$ 2WKHU RUJDQL]DWLRQV VKH EHORQJHG WR ZHUH WKH 'DXJKWHUV RI WKH $PHULFDQ 5HYROXWLRQ '$5 DQG 3 ( 2 She and her husband enjoyed traveling, and over their married life took more than 13 FUXLVHV WR FDULRXV FRXQWULHV LQ (XURSH WKH 6RXWK 3DFLÀF DQG 0H[LFR DQG WUDYHOHG WKUHH H[WHQVLYH GULYLQJ WULSV WKURXJKRXW WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DQG &DQDGD They both loved living in California and had a wonderful married life together. Together they never had children. $ IXQHUDO VHUYLFH ZLOO EH KHOG DW DP 7XHVGD\ -XQH DW 6WDUEXFN /LQG 0RUWXDU\ &KDSHO EXULDO WR IROORZ DW WKH /RPSRF (YHUJUHHQ &HPHWHU\ 7KH VHUYLFH ZLOO be livestreamed, visit starbucklind.com. and click on Judy’s obituary.

POTTER, Helen A. Helen passed away peacefully on Monday May 31, 2021 at the age of 98 in Santa Barbara, California with her sons by her side. Helen was born July 19, 1922 in Atwood (Orange), California, to Juana and Martin Apalategui who both came to the United States from the Basque Province of Navarre, Spain. Growing up in rural Orange County, Helen lived in the two-story stone house her father built with rock from the Santa Ana River surrounded by the family’s orange orchard. Helen attended Valencia High School in Placentia and Fullerton College. When Helen was 19, she met her husband George Potter at a roller rink, they dated and were married in 1943. While living in Orange, Helen worked for the Orange County $VVHVVRU·V 2IÀFH 'XULQJ WKLV WLPH VKH ZHOFRPHG KHU WKUHH ER\V *HRUJH /HRQDUG DQG 'DYLG The Potter family relocated to Santa Barbara in 1957, where she raised her children, proudly attending all three of her sons’ band and orchestra concerts, plays, and musicals at Santa Barbara Junior and Senior High Schools as well as enduring dozens of piano UHFLWDOV +HOHQ ZRUNHG IRU ERWK WKH 6DQWD %DUEDUD &LW\ DQG &RXQW\ $VVHVVRU·V 2IÀFHV HYHQWXDOO\ EHFRPLQJ WKH 'HSXW\ 3XEOLF $GPLQLVWUDWRU XQWLO KHU UHWLUHPHQW LQ Helen loved music, theater, and the church. Actively singing in the church choir, and a member of the handbell choir, Helen was a long-time parishioner at the First United Methodist Church participating in the Methodist Women’s groups as well as serving as the Primary Superintendent of the Sunday School Religious Program. She enjoyed her ZHHNO\ )ULGD\ /XQFK %XQFK JDWKHULQJV ZLWK KHU FKXUFK IULHQGV The Santa Barbara Woman’s Club was another important part of Helen’s life for over 30 \HDUV HVSHFLDOO\ DIWHU KHU UHWLUHPHQW 6KH VHUYHG PDQ\ RIÀFHV RQ WKH %RDUG RI 'LUHFWRUV including the Tea Chair, Parliamentarian, and from 2000 - 2002 as Club President. Helen was proud of her Basque heritage and enjoyed several trips to Spain to visit relatives, her grandparents’ homes as well as corresponding regularly with her cousins in Spain. In addition, Helen enjoyed traveling with her husband and friends to many European countries, cruising to Hawaii, especially the trips with Al and Margaret Sanderfer. +HOHQ LV VXUYLYHG E\ KHU VRQV *HRUJH &DURO RI 3ODFHUYLOOH &$ 'DYLG RI 6DQWD Barbara, CA and grandson Martin of Glendale, CA. +HOHQ LV SUHFHGHG LQ GHDWK E\ KHU KXVEDQG RI \HDUV *HRUJH DQG VRQ /HRQDUG (2018) $ VSHFLDO WKDQN \RX WR %DUEDUD 6KDZ D IDPLO\ IULHQG ZKR XQVHOÀVKO\ JDYH KHU WLPH help and friendship over the years making sure Mom had everything she needed. The family also wants to thank the nurses at the Assisted Hospice Care as well as the assisted living facilities (Absolute Residential Care and Casa Cambria) for all the care DQG FRPSDVVLRQ VKH UHFHLYHG LQ KHU ÀQDO GD\V

In the early morning hours on May 25th, as the sun rose, my dad died peacefully at home, which is exactly how he wanted it. The Good Lord blessed him with a long, healthy, happy, fruitful life, and blessed us both by being able to hold hands until his last breath. He was the kindest, most patient, easy-going and humble man I’ve ever known. Generous, yet never wanted any attention for it. One of his traits I admired the most is that he was an eternal optimist. Whenever I would say what a beautiful day it is, his response was always “they’re all beautiful.” Dad was born in Helvetia, PA. He joined the Navy when he was 18 years old and was commissioned as a Naval Aviator. After 8 years of service, he returned to civilian life, got married and settled in Seattle, WA for several years. They eventually moved to Glendale, CA, and started our family. In 1972, we moved to Santa Barbara, CA and called that our home for 23 years before dad and mom moved to Santa Maria, CA to live out their remaining years. They were married for 58 years before mom’s death. They worked hard all of their lives and were a great partnership, including having owned a successful business in Santa Barbara with another couple. Their hard work paid off and they retired at age 62, spending the next 17 years traveling and really living life to its fullest. They especially enjoyed hosting parties and welcoming friends into our home. For several years, he was a member of the Northside Optimist Club in Santa Barbara, donating countless hours of his time to various charities and fundraising events. He was probably best known for all of the hours he spent and work he did during Santa Barbara’s annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta, where the club hosted a booth in the plaza. He was awarded “Optimist of the Year” more times than I can remember. Dad adored his only grandchild, Justin, who, during his own years in the Navy, was stationed at the same Naval Air base as dad was back in the day! When I remarried, dad welcomed my 2 adult step-children with open arms as his very own grandchildren, one of whom blessed him with a great-grandchild a year ago!

Board of Supervisors to hear cannabis appeal By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will hear an appeal on the Planning Commission’s approval of the SFS Farms cannabis cultivation operation during their regular meeting Tuesday. The project requests an area of about 82 acres of outdoor cannabis cultivation in the Santa Rita Hills. The appellant in the case, Melville et al., claims the project should be denied due to the concentration of cannabis in the Santa Rita Hills, the comprehensive plan inconsistencies and alleged noncompliance with the Williamson Act. Both SFS Farms and the appellant will stake their claims before the supervisors during Tuesday’s meeting. The staff recommendations from the county’s Planning and Development Department suggest that the board deny the appeal and approve the project. In addition to this hearing, the board will hear an annual update on the TRUTH Act Report regarding immigration and customs enforcement during their regular meeting Tuesday. The purpose of the report presentation is “to provide information to the public about

ICE’s access to individuals and to receive and consider public comment,” according to a board letter from the Sheriff’s Office. In addition to these items, the board will discuss the development of a Countywide Community Workforce Agreement and hear a third quarter update on cannabis compliance, enforcement and taxation. The meeting, which allows for virtual attendance only, is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. To make a public comment on Zoom during the meeting, register in advance at countyofsb. zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ cAJl4FoATlGHnaZGbR9psA. There is time for public comment scheduled after the various agenda items. You can also email comments to the board clerk at sbcob@ countyofsb.org. Emailed comments are due at 5 p.m. today. The board consists of Supervisors Das Williams, Gregg Hart, Joan Hartmann, Bob Nelson and Steve Lavagino. Supervisor Nelson is the chair, and Supervisor Hartmann is the vice chair. For more information, go to www.countyofsb.org/bos. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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BRALLIER, Christine Marie It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christine Marie Brallier at the age of 52 on June 11, 2021 in Santa Barbara, California. Christine was born 2FWREHU LQ %HOOÁRZHU &DOLIRUQLD WR 5REHUW DQG 5RELQ 'ROOLH 6KH PDUULHG *UHJ %UDOOLHU LQ DQG KHU son Jack was born in 1998. &KULVWLQH ZDV PRVW MR\IXO ZKHQ FUHDWLQJ 6KH ZDV DQ DFFRPSOLVKHG DUWLVW ZKR ZRUNHG LQ PDQ\ PHGLXPV EXW SHUKDSV EHVW NQRZQ IRU KHU PRVDLFV 2QH RI KHU ÀUVW ORFDO LQVWDOOPHQWV ZDV LQ 5KRDGV 3DUN 6DQWD %DUEDUD WLWOHG ´-R\ RI /LIH µ D WKUHH SLHFH SDQHO GHSLFWLQJ WKH MR\ DQG LQQRFHQFH RI FKLOGKRRG &KULVWLQH DOVR FUHDWHG D PRVDLF WULEXWH WLWOHG ´)RU 0RPµ IHDWXULQJ D MDFDUDQGD WUHH VXUURXQGHG E\ GD\OLOLHV KHU PRP·V DQG KHU IDYRULWH ÁRZHUV DQG ORFDWHG LQ WKH 6DFUHG 6SDFH URRP DW &RWWDJH +RVSLWDO LQ *ROHWD EULQJLQJ SHDFH WR JULHYLQJ IDPLOLHV &KULVWLQH SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ 6DQWD %DUEDUD·V ´3LDQRV RQ 6WDWHµ SURMHFW SDLQWLQJ D SLDQR LQVSLUHG E\ KHU ORYH RI FDWV DQG PXVLF WLWOHG ´*LRFRVRµ PHDQLQJ IXQ DQG MR\IXO 7KLV ZRQGHUIXOO\ UHSUHVHQWV ZKDW VKH GHVLUHG WR DFFRPSOLVK ZLWK KHU DUW 2QH RI KHU GUHDP SURMHFWV ZDV WR FUHDWH D ERRN ZKLFK XWLOL]HG KHU LQWULFDWH PRVDLFV ,Q VKH SXEOLVKHG KHU ZKLPVLFDO YHUVLRQ RI ´7KH 1LJKW %HIRUH &KULVWPDVµ ZKLFK WHOOV WKH FODVVLF VWRU\ LQ GHWDLOHG PRVDLF SDQHOV ZKLFK LQFOXGH PDQ\ SHUVRQDO WRXFKHV IHDWXULQJ KHU IDPLO\ DQG KHU FDW 5D\PL 6KH PRVW UHFHQWO\ LOOXVWUDWHG WZR ERRNV E\ (OL]DEHWK 6WHZDUW &KULVWLQH·V ORYH RI KHU IDPLO\ DUW PXVLF Á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ÁRZHUV &KULVWLQH ZRXOG ZDQW HDFK SHUVRQ WR KRQRU KHU LQ WKH ZD\ WKH\ PRVW FRQQHFWHG ZLWK KHU

IN MEMORY DOLORES M. HANRAHAN August 28, 1934 - June 19, 2013

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Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 107/77

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Los Alamos 89/52

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SANTA BARBARA 69/57 Goleta 74/57

Carpinteria 71/57 Ventura 69/59

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

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Wind west-northwest 6-12 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.

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Wind west-northwest 6-12 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.

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Wind west 4-8 knots today. Waves 2-4 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 14 seconds. Visibility under a mile in morning fog.

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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 110,506 acre-ft. Elevation 720.85 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 51.6 acre-ft. Inflow 26.9 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. +0 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

Cardinals celebrate commencement Bishop Garcia Diego senior class holds in-person graduation ceremony

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Above and at right, Salutatorian Katelyn Hoidal gives a speech during the Bishop Diego High School’s commencement exercises on campus at Eva Jane MacDonald Memorial Field on Friday.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The senior class at Bishop Garcia Diego High School received their diplomas Friday evening and reflected on the milestone of graduation. The in-person ceremony was held at Eva Jane MacDonald Memorial Field on the Santa Barbara campus, where the class of nearly 70 students gathered in their graduation gowns — the boys in red and girls in white — surrounded by family members and friends. The Cardinal commencement began with a processional led by Head Marshal Maddox Stretz, followed by an invocation from Marshal Daniel Kagramanov. Bishop Diego junior Emily Whitney performed the National Anthem as well. The school’s president, Karen Regan, provided a welcome and introductions, and the Rev. John W. Love gave the commencement address. Fr. Love attended Bishop Diego High School himself and continued on to Westmont College before entering the seminary and being ordained into the priesthood. He has served in 10 pastoral assignments as associate pastor, administrator, pastor and vicar forane, and is currently wrapping up a 12-year assignment as pastor of St. Mark’s University Parish at UCSB. The Class of 2021 valedictorian — senior Luke Williams — gave a speech to his class and all the guests. The senior served as a Cardinal ambassador for three years, worked on the Campus Ministry team and in the STEAM society, was captain of the tennis team and competed in varsity soccer, track and tennis for three years. Outside of Bishop Diego, Mr. Williams is an Eagle Scout from Troop 33, a tennis camp counselor at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club and is a participant in many of Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s community outreach opportunities. The valedictorian reached more than 1,000 volunteer hours throughout his high school career, earning him the Christian Service Award from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He’s also the West Coast Kids Co-Lead of the St. Joseph’s Trust, and he created a science curriculum on the Jan. 9, 2018, Montecito debris flow and the Wildfire Debris Flow Linked Cycle with assistance from professors and teachers. His other involvement includes being a member of the National Teen Advisory Group for teen Mental Health First Aid. He was also invited to be a panel speaker at the annual National Council for Mental Wellbeing Conference. Mr. Williams plans to attend Stanford University, majoring in geological sciences. Bishop Diego senior Katelyn Hoidal was the Class of 2021’s salutatorian, and she provided remarks about her class moving onto their next stage in life. Her accomplishments include: serving as a Cardinal ambassador; serving on the Associated Student Body team all four years; serving as class vice president; being involved with Campus Ministry and STEAM; playing varsity volleyball, soccer, track and

Graduating students of Bishop Diego High School participate in their commencement exercises on campus at Eva Jane MacDonald Memorial Field on Friday.

softball; and creating a Bishop Bible study. Outside of school, Ms. Hoidal was actively involved in her church, and she ran the Los Angeles half marathon, raising more than $4,000 in order to provide 80 kids access to clean

water for life. The salutatorian plans to attend Pepperdine University next year, majoring in political science and minoring in nonprofit management. The senior class was then

presented and conferred diplomas. The school president presented the Cardinal of the Year Award to senior Evelyn Ramirez. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

Evelyn Ramirez, left, receives the Cardinal of the Year Award from school president Karen Regan during the Bishop Diego High School’s commencement exercises on campus at Eva Jane MacDonald Memorial Field on Friday.

Valedictorian Luke Williams gives a speech during the Bishop Diego High School’s commencement exercises on campus at Eva Jane MacDonald Memorial Field on Friday.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021

COURTESY PHOTOS

“Heritage, Craft & Evolution: Surfboard Design 1885-1959” opens Thursday at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Surf’s up in Maritime Museum exhibit By MARILYN MCMAHON

an exhibit combining historic replica surfboards, paintings and photographs of key pioneers of surfing and their beaches, will open at the Santa

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“Heritage, Craft and Evolution: Surfboard Design 1885-1959,”

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ranging from a 1907 George Freeth plank board to a 1950sstyle Hobie balsa board. Also helping with the event are artist John Comer of Santa Barbara and Baja, who painted vignettes on each board depicting

the beaches where that board was used; and artists Kevin Ancell and Peter St. Pierre, who faux-painted the boards to “age” and recreate their historic appearance. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

FYI For more information about the exhibit, “Heritage, Craft and Evolution: Surfboard Design 1885-1959,”opening Thursday at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way, visit www. sbmm.org.

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a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Tuesdays. This display, and the book that accompanies it, tells the stories of California surfing, surfing pioneers and surfboard design through a multimedia approach, combining art, history and photography. Renny Yater, a local resident and pioneer — still to be found on State Street in Santa Barbara shaping boards — is one of four collaborators on the project that led to the exhibit. He produced replicas of historic surfboards,

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Join us at the beautiful Santa Barbara Cemetery to observe the founding of the United States and celebrate our independence together, in person!

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Samantha Sloyan, Jimmy Smits, Phillipa Soo, Jeanine Tesori, A. Zell Williams and Charlayne Woodard. Reactions from the audience have described the shows as “riveting,” “surprising,” “big heart and soul,” “quintessential OPC” and “profound artistry.” If individuals have already donated, they will receive the link as well. “In our 2021 season, OPC is providing artistic and financial support to 14 playwrights along with the directors, dramaturges, actors, production personnel and staff who collaborate with the writers in the development of their new works,” the organization said in a press release. “For $1,500 (and above), you have the opportunity to sponsor one or more of our exceptional playwrights and enjoy special donor benefits.” Visit ojaiplays.org for more information. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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he 1980s is known for bigger-than-life phenomena. After all, just look at the clothes and hair. They’re operatic. So Opera Santa Barbara is using elements from the decade’s hairstyles and fashions in a bigger-than-life story, Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold,” which marks a bigger-than-life moment: actors performing again for a live audience. Opera Santa Barbara will perform “Das Rheingold” at 2:30 p.m. June 27 at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. The 110-minute adaptation of “Das Rheingold” (“The gold of the Rhine”) is by Graham Vick and Jonathan Dove, and it premiered in 1990 in the United Kingdom. In “Das Rheingold,” the dwarf Alberich renounces love in order to steal gold from the Rhine River and forge a ring that will make him the master of the universe. When Wotan, the king of the gods, steals the ring, Alberich puts a curse on it, and that causes a string of tragic events. The adaptation uses 12 singers and 18 orchestral musicians. It will be performed entirely in German, but English subtitles will be projected. Kostis Protopapas, artistic and general director of Opera Santa Barbara, said the troupe was looking for a compact project to ease back into live performances after California’s reopening Tuesday. “At the same time, I wanted something artistically substantial and ambitious,” Mr. Protopapas told the News-Press. “Das Rheingold” fit the bill. During this season, Opera Santa Barbara has presented its actors on big screens at Ventura County Fairgrounds (Seaside Park) in Ventura, where people watched from their cars in a drive-in movie setting. But that’s not the same thing as being on stage in front of an audience. Mr. Protopapas said the Opera Santa Barbara troupe is excited about next week’s program. “Everyone’s in great form, and we love being able to do what we do in our natural environment,” he said. His enthusiasm was echoed by Crystal Manich, director of “Das Rheingold,” who participated in the same interview. Ms. Manich and Mr. Protopapas agreed this production is a good one for people who are unfamiliar with operas. “It’s the ideal first opera to see,” Mr. Protopapas said. “When I first saw this production (the 1990 adaptation), I felt ‘Das Rheingold’ would be a good one to do for high schools. The story is very compressed and relates a lot to fantasies like ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Game of Thrones.’ “It’s over-the-top fantasy with quite a bit of humor in it,” he said. In fact, both “Das Rheingold” and “Lord of the Rings” are based on the same Norse mythology, Ms. Manich told the News-Press. “It has themes of greed and what happens when there’s an object many people want — the consequences of greed and hubris,” Ms. Manich said. Ms. Manich explained the opera focuses on the human trait of being selfish and not considering how your actions can impact the world. “That theme is really relatable,” she said. Ms. Manich said audiences will appreciate characters such as Wotan. “As humans, we can appreciate fallible gods because they remind us of ourselves.” And even though the main character, the dwarf Alberich, causes a lot of trouble, audience members may find empathy for him. “He has been downtrodden all his life,” Ms. Manich said.

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From left, bass-baritone Kyle Albertson plays Wotan, and Christina Pezzarossi, Max Potter and Brookly Snow portray Rheinmaidens in Opera Santa Barbara’s production of “Das Rheingold,” set for June 27 at the Lobero Theatre.

“No matter what he does, his decisions will never allow him to be powerful.” Ms. Manich said the opera will be performed with the orchestra behind the singers on the Lobero stage, where the set will be kept to a minimum. Instead, Opera Santa Barbara is relying on lighting. “It will be a very dark, black space with portals with LED lights on them,” Ms. Manich said. “We utilize lighting to really give us a change in location.” Mr. Protopapas noted he likes the scaled-back approach, which emphasizes the basics of opera. “It’s about the music, about telling the story, about great singing. Great storytelling does not depend on a lot of great scenery.” He noted an intimate venue such as the Lobero adds advantages for the actors, who don’t have to sing very loud to reach the back rows. Instead, the music can be more expressive, Mr. Protopapas said. Ms. Manich added that the singers have powerful voices that will fill the Lobero in a unique way. Please see OPERA on B4

At left, “It (the opera) has themes of greed and what happens when there’s an object many people want — the consequences of greed and hubris,” said Crystal Manich, director of “Das Rheingold.” At right, “The story (in ‘Das Rheingold’ is very compressed and relates a lot to fantasies like ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Game of Thrones, ’” said Kostis Protopapas, artistic and general director of Opera Santa Barbara.

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44 Origami designs thought to bring good fortune 45 One receiving a congratulatory email from eBay 47 Helps secure a loan 48 Recovery center 49 Refused to share 50 Scratch 51 Tablet taken before going to bed, maybe 52 Portrayer of Marvel’s Hawkeye 53 Left the harbor 57 Rapper who co-founded Mass Appeal Records 58 Green liqueur 59 Dinosaur of kids’ TV 60 It’s nothing 61 Host 63 Signaled slyly 64 ____ Top (low-cal ice cream brand) 65 Camaro, for one 66 As one 67 Birth day presence? 68 ‘‘All in the Family’’ subject 71 ‘‘Don’t dwell on the past’’ 73 Families-and-friends support group 74 Negotiate 75 Some diners . . . and donors 76 Provide a password 77 Was rife (with) 78 Matthew of ‘‘The Americans’’

79 Save for later, in a way 80 Skewered 82 Like Queen Anne’s lace? 83 Traditional accounts 87 Onetime hair removal brand 89 Let out or take in 90 Stage name for hiphop’s Sandra Denton 91 It’s all the rage 92 ‘‘What-ever’’ reactions 94 Post-distraction segue 97 Light-filled room 98 Way, way off 99 Hitchcock’s forte 100 Clearing 101 Like bison vis-à-vis beef DOWN

1 Key for Chopin’s ‘‘Heroic’’ Polonaise 2 It might be organized 3 Foundation options 4 Eclipses and comets, perhaps 5 Joy of MSNBC 6 Parked it, so to speak 7 Maximally 8 Pacific birds? 9 Bit of thatching 10 Take sides? 11 Catapulted, say 12 Bird much seen in cities 13 Reply to a ring

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14 Not in the dark 15 Adriatique, e.g. 16 Task for a sous-chef 17 Like sirens 18 Be considered perfect 19 More than just clean 21 Shopping in order to improve one’s mood 28 Fire 31 They might be wireless 32 Desktop icon 33 Surname of Harry Potter’s adoptive family 35 Pop star nickname, with ‘‘the’’ 36 Bet strategically 38 Mythical nymph 39 Reliquary 40 Inspiration for the Frisbee 41 Floored 42 Longtime Ohio State basketball coach Matta 43 Filet ____ 44 Stopped smoking? 46 Half of a notorious outlaw duo 47 Added to the language 50 First little piggy’s destination 52 Key hit with a pinkie 53 It helps take the edge off 54 Just going through the motions 55 Complete, as a crossword

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68 What Mr. Clean, Captain Picard and Michael Jordan have in common 69 Thought expressed in American Sign Language by extending the pinkie, thumb and index finger 70 Compilations of funny film faux pas 71 Soeur’s sibling 72 Warehouse loading areas

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84 One of the ‘‘holy trinity’’ ingredients in Cajun cuisine 85 Advice to one in a lather? 86 Very inclined (to) 88 Sting, perhaps 90 Taverna staple 91 Spice related to nutmeg 93 Argentite, e.g. 95 Fifth of eight 96 Show filmed at Rockefeller Ctr.

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Robyn Weintraub, of Rye Brook, N.Y., is active in local politics and the League of Women Voters. She started solving crosswords 12 years ago. After a few months she bought some crossword software as a birthday gift for herself and has been constructing ever since. This is her 35th puzzle for The Times. Robyn’s specialty is themeless crosswords (like this), with colorful, conversational entries and very little obscurity or junk. Oh, and she loves twisty clues. (You’ve been warned.) — W.S.

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form six ordinary words.

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ARIES — A “my way or the highway” attitude isn’t going to cut it when Saturn 5 22 16 22 18 6 8 8 20 6 in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus on Monday. Your friends may try to coax you 8 24 5 6 3 6 8 5 8 into doing what the group wants rather than what you decide. 14 22 11 23 6 16 12 1 21 7 TAURUS —This week brings career frustrations when Saturn in Aquarius squares Uranus in your sign. Your strict 19 23 21 25 21 26 workplace environment may make you feel like you’re losing your individuality or 22 19 10 22 18 19 12 22 4 6 not being “seen” by the higher-ups. Try to be a team player for now, Taurus, until you 18 6 21 2 6 18 25 8 19 get a better job. GEMINI — Your week begins on a bit 25 24 24 2 6 21 12 24 24 23 of a sour note when Saturn in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus on Monday. 5 24 25 22 11 24 22 5 22 After your travel or education plans go astray (thanks, Mercury), you might feel 9 16 23 23 5 18 trapped in your life. FOMO is real, Gemini, but don’t sulk. CANCER — Check yourself before 6 1 6 8 24 21 6 19 17 24 18 15 you wreck yourself Monday when Saturn in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus, A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z bringing some struggle between letting go of the past and holding onto things that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 are causing you pain. Going your own way may scare you, but it might be for the Z best. 2021-06-20 LEO — Major changes at work spell 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 trouble for your relationships when Saturn in Aquarius squares Uranus in Taurus G U on Monday. All those long hours you’re working and your attention to your job could lead you to leave your partner behind. Codeword is a fun game with simple rules, and a great test of your knowledge of the English language. VIRGO — Summer is finally here, Every number in the codeword grid is ‘code’ for a letter of the alphabet. 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Tickets cost $25 per family with one child. There’s an extra $5 fee per additional child or adult. In addition, Kindermusik with Kathy welcomes additional donations to help the people in India. To purchase tickets, go to www. kindermusikwithkathy.com. (Look

at the top of the home page in the turquoise announcement bar and click on the link to get tickets). For more more information, call Kindermusik with Kathy at 805-7290698. — Dave Mason

The summer sounds of big band music played by the Riptide Band will be featured in the concert from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Directed by Judy Lindquist, the local band is performing as part of a performing arts grant awarded by the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo

County. The concert will support “The Longest Day” benefit event for the Alzheimer’s Association, which uses the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight, to bring attention to the need for a cure for this disease that affects over five million Americans. The concert is free with

a suggested donation of $10 per person to support the Alzheimer’s Association. Participants are encouraged to wear purple, the signature color of the Alzheimer’s Association. To make reservations, call 805925-0951, ext. 2260. — Marilyn McMahon

Lompoc Parks & Rec hosts summer movie, fireworks LOMPOC — Community members are invited to two family-friendly events during Fourth of July weekend at Ryon Memorial Park. The Lompoc Parks and Recreation Department is holding a free movie night July 3 in the old section of Ryon Park. Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” will be shown on a giant

inflatable screen. The movie begins at dusk (around 8 p.m.), and snacks will be available for purchase. To keep the experience family-friendly, there is no smoking or alcohol permitted. Pets should stay home as well, for the safety and comfort of everyone. The annual fireworks show will

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be held at the park the next day. The Fourth of July celebration also includes live music and children’s games. Pre-sale tickets, available at Anderson Recreation Center at 125 W Walnut Ave., are $3 for youth ages 12 and younger and $5 for adults. Ticket sales begin Wednesday during regular business hours,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available at the gate with fees of $6 for youth and $8 for adults. For more information, go to cityoflompoc.com/recreation or call Parks and Recreation at 805875-8100 during business hours. — Annelise Hanshaw

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SANTA MARIA — In partnership with the Santa Maria Active Aging Committee, the Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club is holding a free benefit drive-in concert at the Elwin Mussell Center, 510 E. Park Ave. Advance registration is required for the Santa Maria event.

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benefit will take place at the Goleta Train Depot, at Stowe House, 300 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta. There are two available groups of participants, one at 10 a.m. and another at 11 a.m. Participants are encouraged to bring blankets and a picnic.

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GOLETA — Families can ride a special train and sing along with train-inspired songs during a Kindermusik with Kathy fundraiser June 27. The program will raise money to help people in need in India, which has been hit hard by COVID-19. The

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Camp Mariposas is a summer day camp that provides speech and language with occupational therapies to children, primarily between ages 3 and 10, who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other conditions that would benefit from early and continuous intervention.

The camp began June 14 with a hybrid program of both online and in-person sessions at locations in Santa Barbara and Atascadero. A team of professional speech and language pathologists, movement and motor skill therapists, and behavioral specialists work closely with children to foster communication as well as physical and social

development. Since 2017, CenCal Health, the local Medi-Cal health plan in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, has solely funded Camp Mariposas. Mariposas Project, MP Health, is a contracted provider of speech, occupational, and physical therapy services. These services are MediCal covered benefits offered

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LOS ANGELES — The Braille Institute of America has named David McCaslin as its new director of library services. Mr. McCaslin has more than 20 years of experience in library sciences management in academic libraries, and he most recently served as the Director of Wardman Library at Whittier College. His prior experience also includes working in libraries at universities such

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According to a news release, library services in the Braille Institutes’ largest and most used service, providing specialized materials to more than 20,000 patrons. The award-winning library contains more than 100,000 titles and 1.2 million books. “We are fortunate to have David join our leadership team and bring his extensive experience to serve the growing need of individuals experiencing vision

loss,” Peter Mindnich, the president of Braille Institute, said in a statement. Due to the pandemic, Braille Institute centers remain temporarily closed, but books can still be digitally downloaded for free using Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD). Anyone requiring assistance can call 800-808-2555. — Madison Hirneisen

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Covered California, the state’s insurance marketplace, estimates that 52,000 people throughout Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo could benefit from lower health premiums provided by the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan. Under the American Rescue Plan Act, new financial assistance could help California residents save money on health coverage by lowering their health insurance premiums, according to a news release.

Under ARPA, residents can obtain a high-quality plan for as little as $1 a month, saving them hundreds, according to Covered California. To maximize savings, residents need to enroll by June 30 to begin saving and benefiting from the new law on July 1. “The new and expanded financial help provided by the American Rescue Plan can help people throughout the Central Coast get covered and stay covered by lowering their premiums and putting money back into their pockets,” Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California, said

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Santa Barbara Expo is back SANTA BARBARA — After a year without traditional carnivals and fairs, Santa Barbara Fair & Expo is making a fun return with “Santa Barbara Rides Again” at the Earl Warren Showgrounds. The fair, which will run from Wednesday through Sunday, will feature more than 30 carnival rides, food, live music and an

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And the 18-member orchestra, in which every musician is doubling on two instruments according to the score’s need, provides an element of chamber music, Mr. Protopapas said. He described Wagner’s music as lyrical with elements representing the characters and the setting of a village, where there’s a goldsmith and an anvil. “There’s actually an anvil sound in the orchestra.” The music and language are definitely that of a Wagner opera. But the look of this Opera Santa Barbara production was inspired by a decade known for its greed, a theme that resonates with “Das Rheingold.” “The costumes and makeup, the color schemes of the lights themselves, are inspired by the 1980s — not by how people

behaved, but how they dressed and looked,” Ms. Manich said. Mr. Protopapas explained Opera Santa Barbara combined its 1980s-based inspiration with its contemporary view of what it likes about hair. Certainly 1980s hairstyles are operatic. When asked about that, Ms. Manich laughed and agreed. “Opera is associated with excesses. Absolutely.” email: dmason@newspress.com

FYI Opera Santa Barbara will perform Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” at 2:30 p.m. June 27 at the Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. Single tickets start at $79. VIP tickets, which include preferred seating, costs $250. To purchase, go to operasb.org. For more information, email Opera Santa Barbara at info@operasb.org.

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Commentary writer Peter Marin cautions against making changes to the Mission Canyon Road bridge.

Don’t change Mission Canyon bridge Editor’s note: Santa Barbara resident Peter Marin wrote this commentary before the Historic Landmarks Commission decided against recommending changes to the Mission Canyon Road bridge. But Mr. Marin asked the NewsPress to still publish his article because of the possibility of the issue resurfacing.

want to add my wife Kathryn Marin’s voice and mine to the chorus of citizens opposing major changes in the bridge leading into Mission Canyon from the city. All three proposals before the city of Santa Barbara are both extreme and, for the most part, unnecessary. While there are many reasons for opposing the changes proposed, we’d like to concentrate on the safety issue.

But first, these facts: My wife and death when escape routes and I have lived in our home are closed or lessened, anything (directly back of Rocky Nook Park) should be permitted that is not for almost 50 years. She is 87. I am absolutely necessary — as the 85. bridge changes are not — to put us What we fear most of all is the and thousands of others at risk. creation of even more danger than As others will tell you, the now exists from fire. As bridge is historically Peter you may know, the roads significant, beautiful Marin in the canyon are narrow and, yes, sound. To make and will be immediately changes just because The author clogged if a sudden money will come from lives in Santa elsewhere is foolish, in evacuation occurs. Barbara Mission Canyon Road some ways indefensible. is one of the main escape Yes, the road itself routes, if not THE main one, out could be made safer with a stop of the canyon. Any work on the sign here and there, maybe bridge requiring a reduction a crosswalk or two and more of lanes or a detour will create signs than now exist regarding immense and life-threatening permissible speeds. danger should a fire occur Replacing the present bridge anywhere above us during the and straightening the road will construction period. invite both more traffic and We do not think, given the higher driving speeds, requiring danger already existing, and still more signs and crosswalks the evidence we have of injury and perhaps even stop signs,

creating more danger and traffic than now exists. Whatever actual dangers presently exist could be diminished by a couple of crosswalks, maybe a stop sign and more signs regarding speeds. As we remember, only one sign exists on each side of the road. Everywhere else in town, we make efforts to slow and reduce traffic. That occurs naturally, now, on Mission Canyon Road. Make the changes proposed, and it will increase traffic there but also on Foothill Road (State Route 192) and create more problems on an already clogged road. You will be increasing both traffic and danger in a narrowroad, hilly, residential area. Does that make any sense? Who living here would want that? We ourselves drive over that

bridge several times a day. There are rarely people waiting to cross or any serious delays. To solve a problem that doesn’t exist and thereby create more problems rather than decreasing them seems a waste of time and money, especially when it will in all likelihood put larger numbers of people at risk. We are sure the bridgebuilders plan to take steps to mitigate the danger. Unfortunately, as we all know, such plans are rarely adequate and often fail in extreme or unanticipated situations. We live in a high-danger area and are experienced with the city and its plans (and the county as well), and we know first-hand how often these fail. This is a nonsensical project in a high danger area and should be rejected.

What did they have against Donald Trump?

K, so you didn’t like Donald Trump. But my gang (the 74 millionplus of us who voted for his re-election) and I still haven’t figured out what it was or is that turned otherwise sensible people into Trump-hating firebreathing lunatics. President Trump never drove one of his election interns off a bridge and let her drown as Sen. Ted Kennedy did before he (probably drunkenly) walked back to his cottage to… get help? No, to get dry. Sen. Kennedy was way more concerned with what this incident may have done to his career than he was about the young lady whose life he had just ended by driving off the rickety one-lane wooden Dike bridge (with no guard rails) on a small peninsula called Chappaquiddick at the eastern end of the island of Martha’s Vineyard at midnight after an evening of partying. But, not long after the events of that day had resolved themselves in Sen. Kennedy’s

favor, his political party had him exaggerator. But his “lies,” if and his gonads in full control. you want to call them that, were He managed to get himself generally harmless boasts of re-elected and became “the being the best, brightest, greatest, conscience of the Democrat Party,” smartest, most accomplished. its living “lion” in the Senate. Sen. Think of a superlative, and Kennedy not only caused no doubt he used it the death of a young lady plenty of times about PURELY (and paid no price, political virtually anything and POLITICAL or otherwise) but years everything he and/or earlier was actually kicked his administration was out of Harvard for cheating involved with. on a Spanish exam by Mr. Trump was paying a friend of a friend America’s super to take the test using his salesman. Even his name. steaks were the greatest. Who would vote for But so what? Is that James Buckley such a man? The people of enough to have created Massachusetts apparently, such unrestrained and Sen. Kennedy became, hatred among his before his death in 2009, one of detractors? the longest-serving (47 years) U.S. Nah. senators in history. Perhaps it was the Billy Bush Mr. Trump didn’t and doesn’t episode, wherein just weeks drink. He’s on record saying that before the 2016 election, a tape alcohol has never touched his lips of a conversation between Mr. and no one has ever introduced Trump and Access Hollywood any evidence to the contrary. interviewer Billy Bush (yes, he is We can all agree that former related to the presidential Bush President Trump was an … family) was released, during which

Mr. Trump (who owned at the time the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants) is heard telling Mr. Bush that beauty contestants will let you “do anything,” to them because their goal is to become Miss Whatever. “And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything,” Mr. Trump said. Mr. Bush responded, “Whatever you want?” and Mr. Trump answered, “Grab them by (their genitals). You can do anything.” Now, Democrats are accustomed to voting for sexual predators, such as Bill Clinton, Mel Reynolds (convicted of having sex with a male minor under the age of 16), and so many others that it is surprising that those voters, particularly those in the world of entertainment, would turn their backs on the new president for these crude off-hand remarks. Mr. Reynolds, you may recall, was not only convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault of a child, he was also charged and convicted of bank fraud and solicitation of child

pornography. He was forced to resign from Congress, and he was sentenced to a prison term and ultimately pardoned by President Clinton and given a job by Jesse Jackson. So Democrats really don’t care what you do in your off-hours as long as you stick to the program. It must be something else. Rumor has it that Mr. Trump “lied” (exaggerated) to various banks about his finances and the worth of some of his properties. And he may well have done that. But so have many politicians from both sides of the aisle as well as ordinary folks have done that to land a loan, so, no that can’t be it either. Maybe it was Mr. Trump’s appointments. As president, Mr. Trump made some truly bad appointments. Two egregious selections come to mind immediately: Omarosa Manigault Newman as director of African American Outreach and Anthony Please see BUCKLEY on C4

id You Know? is trying to return to a sense of normalcy after such a year, which is a daunting process in Santa Barbara. With law enforcement being hampered by the lack of intelligent leadership — coupled with these chronic homeless problems that were certainly not addressed effectively before the pandemic — we see no changes for the better with this current city government. It’s laughable – do you remember the Chinook? We giggle just saying the word. We are thinking of the 1970s motorhome, which has set up camp since Memorial Day, 10 to 15 feet from the railroad tracks nestled on Union Pacific’s corridor below the Santa Barbara Cemetery. Who knew they would go so far? Pup tents, dome tents, tents for four — how far will the Santa Barbara City Council’s compassion carry us? Or is this just another serving of their complacence masked as hand wringing? The motorhome is by Highway 101. However, as you pass the northbound Cabrillo Boulevard exit at the median is another hidden encampment. Caltrans picks up the trash as it spills onto the freeway. Even Union Pacific must play a part in this upset, as they must blow their train whistle continuously to warn the transients that they are coming through. Who doesn’t love the sound of a train whistle, but this is loud. Do you know the number of military personnel sleeping all over the world — not in hotels or barracks, but in the heat, without shade? Even in our own country, National Guard troops slept on the concrete of a Washington, D.C., parking structure, where there was one bathroom with two toilet stalls, one electrical outlet and no internet. These were the thousands who were protecting us and the employees of our Capitol. Yes, this is happening while our local government shows empathy for the homeless to the point of ignoring the issue of these campers and tent dwellers endangering the lives of those who live in the city. How do we make sense and keep this focus on the Emergency Declaration, which is to protect the taxpayers, not the comfort of the transients who are squatting and trespassing on public land that the taxpayers fund? No one’s hard luck story is everyone else’s responsibility. Last time we checked, trespassing is still against the law. Trespassers from the Jan. 6 incident at our nation’s Capitol are still in jail, charged with only the crime of trespassing, yet homeless in our city and all over the state again seem to have a hall pass to plop themselves down where they choose, to the detriment of the community at large. Just this week, a Did You Know? contributor, while walking to Mass, witnessed a transient urinating outside his tent in Alameda Park. Did You Know? wants to know: If we have had the homeless among us since day one, why do we now see tents in Alameda Park, and on already identified city and county properties. This was happening before COVID-19, so it can’t all Please see DONOVAN on C4

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ear Naked the steel to hold up the solar Emperors, panels without the use of aka Santa fossil fuels. Barbara County Nor can anyone Supervisors, manufacture a wind turbine How could this be? Your without the use of fossil fuels. report mentions renewable Nor can they produce the energy and a Caterpillar raw materials for batteries. diesel generator in the same California pretends to be sentence? I thought Santa showing the world the way to Barbara County and the a ghg-free existence, except state were going fossil-free for the fact that it is all a lie. posthaste? I hate to interrupt The truth is California has to your meaningless and import more electricity, oil hypocritical virtue signaling and gas, than any other state here. but let’s consider the in the union. context. To whatever degree The county has we have weaned amended all of our ourselves off of oil utility contracts and gas produced in (public and private) California or Alaska, to forgo getting we have increased energy from PG&E imports from the in order to contract Middle East. with a public energy Adding insult to Andy Caldwell consortium known injury? California as 3CE energy. 3CE is so overloaded energy was sold to the with midday solar energy public that it would deliver production it pays Arizona to “absolutely reliable” greentake it off our hands. house-gas (ghg) free energy. This brings up the problem Nonetheless, the county is with this whole alternative now building a roof-top solar energy scheme. You can’t panel array at its government produce wind or solar center in Santa Maria to 24/7. And you can’t store it augment 3CE energy, along adequately. with additional redundant Therefore, you need to battery backup. back up if there is a critical All that begs the question, need for uninterrupted as our region’s premier reliable power that includes professional green energy — gasp — oil and gas fuel virtual signalers, have you sources. not the fortitude to forgo If you don’t believe me, what you would otherwise watch Michael Moore’s — deem an existential climateyes, that Michael Moore — threatening diesel generator “Planet of the Humans.” He backup to an already overly exposes the fact that green redundant source of green energy is not green and that energy power? What would all the empty hypocritical Greta have to say about virtue signaling we routinely this? What about SBCAN? see, ad nauseam, is simply 350.org? The Fearless par for the plastic astro-turf Grandmothers? And, all the course. other people arrayed against In conclusion, there is no the use and production of scenario whatsoever in our fossil fuels? energy future when we won’t Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom need fossil fuels, nor the and your board are in the essential 6,000 byproducts of process of eliminating both the same, such as plastic. the production and use of Nevertheless, activists are fossil fuels. cutting off these reliable Accordingly, you recite energy sources leaving the rhetoric that we have us without the luxury of less than 10 years to save a backup plan that they the planet from irreversible themselves deem necessary harm. Yet you are buying for their own operations. a brand spanking new The county should therefore diesel generator because change its climate vision you obviously don’t have mission statement. It now enough confidence in your reads one climate, one redundant green energy county, one future. Add to schemes to keep the lights that, one diesel generator. on. Where are you going to get the diesel once you run Andy Caldwell is the executive the oil industry out of the director of COLAB and host county and country? of “The Andy Caldwell Radio Of course, that is only the Show,” weekdays from 3-5 half of it. The inconvenient p.m., on News-Press Radio truth is that no one can make AM 1290.

e: “Kamala Harris keeps getting worse” (David Limbaugh, News-Press, June 13). Mr. Limbaugh characterizes President Joe Biden as “mentally diminished” and in “mental decline.” Perhaps he would like to take a wild guess as to who, in 2020, made these statements regarding the COVID-19 pandemic: • Feb. 26: “The 15 cases (in the U.S.), within a couple of days, is going to be down to close to zero.” • Feb. 27: “One day ... it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” • March 4: There are “hundreds of thousands of people that get better just by sitting around and even going to work.” • March 11: When questioned about the possibility that up to 100 million Americans could be exposed to the virus, he replied, “Different numbers. All different numbers. Very large numbers. And some small numbers, too, by the way.” • March 13: He said, “I don’t take responsibility at all” for failures to deal quickly or efficiently with the pandemic. • March 16: When asked to rate the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic, he said, “I’d rate it a 10.” Yes, it was Donald “the stable genius” Trump who made these unhinged pronouncements. Not only do his bleating sheep genuflect at the altar of their “mango Messiah,” they have the unmitigated gall to question the mental health of any other human being on planet Earth! On a related note: What if Mr. Trump was asked to take another cognitive ability test? A commonly asked question is, “Who is the president of the United States?” Would Mr. Trump pass or fail that test? Food for thought. Robert Baruch Yeosu, South Korea (formerly of Goleta)

End in sight for fossil fuels

e: “Crowd Protests Against Pipeline,” the June 5 NewsPress article. How unfortunate that Andy Caldwell insists on clinging to the predictable, tiresome oil industry responses to calls for climate action. The handwriting is on the wall: The fossil fuel era is coming to an end. Oil companies are grasping at straws to protect their profits. Even such conservative

institutions as the International Energy Agency are now calling for a halt to new fossil fuel development. The IEA, formed in 1974 to provide a steady supply of oil to the industrialized world, recently released a special report in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund stating unequivocally that, to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, we must reach net zero emissions by 2050. The IEA pathway to NZE calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach from every level of government AND an end to new fossil fuel development. Other experts urge a focus on critical targets for emissions reductions by 2030. It is clear that taking the necessary steps to address climate change will help grow the economy and create good jobs, despite the pathetic oil industry claims to the contrary. Are our elected officials listening? The fact is that there are sufficient oil and gas reserves in existing production to give asset managers heartburn about “stranded assets,” i.e., fossil fuels that cannot be burned without destroying the planet. We can’t have a healthy economy without a healthy planet. Are the pension funds listening? Across the globe, from a Dutch courtroom, where a judge ordered Shell Oil to reduce its emissions, to the boardrooms of New York, where Exxon and Chevron shareholders called for their companies to take climate change seriously, news reports indicate a deepening recognition that the climate crisis is an existential threat to both the planet and the economy. Mr. Caldwell’s feigned concern that ending pipeline expansion will harm poor people is disingenuous at best. There is increasing awareness of the harm perpetrated on our most vulnerable populations by the oil industry over the past century. From refineries in Richmond to cancer alley in Louisiana, emissions and spills have poisoned the air and soil in BIPOC communities across our country and abroad. Sorry, Mr. Caldwell, we don’t need new pipelines. We don’t need more wells or fracking or tar sands projects. If our grandchildren are to have a habitable planet, we need all our institutions, public and private, to mobilize as never before to swiftly reduce emissions and usher in the era of climate justice and renewable energy. Irene Cooke Society of Fearless Grandmothers-Santa Barbara

Puzzling decision about rest areas

hy is Caltrans closing the Gaviota rest areas again after the department just closed them for more than a year in 2018 and 2019? The rest areas have been closed more since 2014 than they’ve been open. Caltrans District 5 continues to be the problematic Caltrans operation in comparison to the rest of the state. Remember, these are the guys who cut down dozens of 100-year-old trees along Highway 101 in 2015 despite local protests. They single handedly ruined the vista and history of the central Salinas River Valley in 2015. Nice job! Here we go again.

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Trump succeeded with vaccines

box and the difference is their contribution. The Black Box Theory of the Mind is a technique to use the input and output of a mind without understanding the inner workings of the system or how the output is obtained from the input.” In evaluating the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the “input” is whatever arrives to cross the border into the U.S. The “output” is whatever actually crosses, and the Black Box provides the difference. Input: Within minutes of the inauguration in 2021, President Joe Biden stopped the construction of the physical barrier of the wall and restricted the authority of the Customs and Border Control. The Mexican cartels assumed control by creating a “toll road” where they decide who and what can cross — and at what

hort memory or selective memory? Basically, they’re the same thing. Last year the Democrats used the virus very effectively to bring down President Donald Trump — along with massive election manipulation. But those stories are history now, sort of. President Trump proudly told us all year (2020) about Operation Warp Speed. However the left, the media and the Democrats hammered him every time he said a vaccine was on the horizon. Our mind-numbing Vice President Kamala Harris said flatly, “that she would not take Trump’s word on the safety and efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine.” Last September, then candidate Joe Biden said on ABC News, “My guess is (Mr. Trump) is going to announce a vaccine; he’s going to say it’s going to be available around Election Day. He’s going to hype it ... but look what every major scientist outside his political appointees have been saying about what he’s been doing so far with regard to health.” Our own silver-spooned California governor, Gavin Newsom, named “a group of nationally acclaimed California physician scientists with expertise in immunization and public health to the state’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup that will independently review the safety and efficacy of any vaccine that receives FDA approval for distribution,” according to the Office of the Governor on Oct. 19. Right up to the election, the Democrats and their media cheerleaders blamed President Trump personally for all the COVID deaths and still poo pooed any idea of a vaccine that Mr. Trump was involved in. Of course, Mr. Trump had nothing to do with creating the vaccine, but he had everything to do with pushing hard for it and planning way ahead of the rest of the world, ordering as many doses as he could. If it weren’t for President Trump, we likely may not have had the vaccine as quickly as we did nor the ability to have administered as many doses as quickly either. I haven’t heard anyone say thank you. So what changed? When Joe Biden became president, the vaccine suddenly became the golden liquid, and the Democrats were the first to line up and reap their ill-gotten gain. They had already forgotten that only a few months earlier they were obstinate that it was never going to happen, and if it did, they wouldn’t take it. And then everything did an 180. As California finally joined the rest of the country and King Newsom decrees the masks can come off, why the continued non-stop, insane drive to get vaccinated? Gov. Newsom is giving away trips, cash, anything and everything that doesn’t belong to him to bribe people to get the shot, all the while hoping the voters will forget about the recall. Gov. Newsom couldn’t give a damn whether you get a shot or not. He ruined this state and still acts like an arrogant youknow-what as if everything is just fine now. He’s only on a self-preservation tour over how badly he handled California. If say over half the state is vaccinated and the other portion are making their personal decision to hold off, what do the vaccinated people care? Why do politicians care? If the vaccine is that good, then dance in the street and go see a movie because even if you’re sitting next to someone who hasn’t gotten the shot, you’re

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Where are the leaders?

oday our politicians are crowing loudly about 55% of targeted Americans being partially vaccinated, and maybe 45% being fully vaccinated, as if these numbers are the equivalent of summiting Everest. Am I missing something here? At school, getting it 50% right would earn a student a grade of F. I get that most people don’t trust the government and most never learned much science in school. But these social failures are the fault of leadership. The founding fathers were clear about what was needed for real political leadership: knowledge, experience and virtue (selfless personality). The founders wanted leaders who had knowledge of political science — and particularly the difference between republicanism (“democracy”) and elected monarchy. The founders wanted leaders who entered local public service and stayed there in a variety of capacities for a long time. The founders wanted people who did not care for fame, fortune or control, but merely the opportunity to educate others, serve the majority, and preserve the rights of the minority. Is there one such politician serving anywhere in the United States today? Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross, Utah (Former Goleta resident)

Problems of the Black Box Border

y search for • I preferred concepts that a rewarding involved people instead of career led to my machines. “preserving” • Priesthood was not in my knowledge through future. lectures in my course Physics of • And “there is a cost to time Electricity at the University of wasted searching for a solution.” South Carolina. While most of my Brent I wish I could say “It Physics of Electricity Zepke was better than the ones course was wasted on in calculus,” but it didn’t me, it did introduce me The author even rise to the level of to the Black Box Theory, lives in Santa chemistry. My father’s which is to focus on Barbara saying “be an engineer” measuring what flows and the ease with which into the “black box” I could “see” math problems that houses the connection of directed me toward joining the wires, and what flows out, and the 597 men and two women in the difference is the contribution of engineering college. the black box. Perhaps it was that ratio, along In economics, this type of with the subjects, that stimulated analysis is called an “Inputmy preferring courses elsewhere output” analysis, and I used it in on campus that, except for four my master’s program to study the semesters of physics, were always flow of goods into, and out of, the far easier and more interesting. Greenwood, S.C., area. Spending time and tuition In management, it is used to searching for a career taught me evaluate a manager by comparing three things: his/her out-box with the in-

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Financial censorship of America First

nother day, another de-banking. Imagine a ruthless country where peaceful citizens who fearlessly defend their heritage, their families and their faith can wake up in the morning and find themselves cut off from their entire life savings with no explanation and no recourse. That country is not Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela or Iran. That country is America in 2021. On Tuesday, 33-year-old Lauren Witzke received a terse notice from her bank, Wells Fargo. The available balance on her account read “$0.00.” Her entire life savings of roughly $15,500 had been transferred to “loss prevention.” Was this a case of theft or fraud? Had her account been compromised? Nope. “When I called, Wells Fargo told me that it was a ‘business decision,’” Ms. Witzke recounted, “and that they have the right to close my account at any time.” A Wells Fargo representative told Ms. Witzke, who is working out of state and has no other bank account, that she would be barred from retrieving her funds at any branch office and that they would “mail a check.” You know how that goes.

Wells Fargo did not respond In other words: Lauren Witzke to my phone messages and email has a big fat target on her back for inquiries regarding Ms. Witzke’s threatening the powers that be in case. big government and big business. Here is what you need to know After the Jan. 6 protest, she has about Ms. Witzke. encountered obstacles to flying The 2020 Delaware Senate unimpeded across the country GOP candidate is an outspoken to participate in political rallies Christian conservative activist and events. She cannot check and supporter of former President into flights online, is swabbed Donald Trump who peacefully for explosives and has “SSSS” exercised her First (“secondary security Amendment rights at the screening selection”) Jan. 6 Capitol rally. She marked on her tickets. has not been charged That’s a designation with any crime. made by the federal She was, however, Transportation Security suspended on Twitter for Administration, which peacefully opposing mass keeps a secret list of migration and violent Michelle Malkin untold thousands of refugee criminals in American citizens Europe. She was banned targeted for undisclosed completely from the platform in reasons as “security” threats. March for peacefully expressing This is not just about one her opinion that a transgender private bank making a “business activist, who tweeted that little decision” to drop a customer for girls were kinky, was “demonic.” any old reason. This is an obvious She has organized peaceful case of coordinated financial election integrity efforts in censorship and targeting of Georgia through her work with the citizens by big government and big Hold the Line PAC. She has been business based on their political a fierce and peaceful advocate views. for “America First” principles Pattern recognition is key. As protecting the traditional nuclear I’ve previously reported in my family, supporting an immigration columns and latest book, “Open moratorium and combating big Borders Inc.,” Wall Street is in tech censorship. bed with social justice radicals

and deep-state bureaucrats who’ve erected America’s very own version of the Chinese social credit system in which political dissent is flagged, shunned, punished and eradicated. Before Ms. Witzke came a long line of dissidents and nationalist groups — ranging from Laura Loomer to Faith Goldy to the Proud Boys to Lana Lokteff and Henrik Palmgren to VDARE and Nick Fuentes to Gab founder Andrew Torba — all blocked or barred from financial entities ranging from Chase and Barclays to Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Venmo, Patreon, Stripe and Coinbase. “The current weaponization of corporations and banks against conservatives and Christians is terrifying,” Ms. Witzke told me. “I have banked with Wells Fargo for years, using it as savings when I was working in ministry. Only when I was given a platform to share my Christian views on the national stage did Wells Fargo decide to shut down my account. The evil oligarchs at Wells Fargo left me, a young woman, with a balance of zero dollars, stranded, and a thousand miles away from my home with no explanation ... Christians and conservatives, get your money out of Wells Fargo,

NOW!” Gab’s Andrew Torba, who has battled de-banking by four different financial institutions and one credit card company, has likened the latest financial terror and blacklisting campaign under President Joe Biden to an Obama-era program pressuring the companies not to do business with lawful firearms dealers, coal companies and other politically incorrect businesses. “What we’re seeing is Operation Choke Point,” Mr. Torba said after news of Ms. Witzke’s debanking broke, “where the federal government ... (is coming) after political dissidents.” We’ve gone far beyond cancel culture. This is not merely about being silenced. It’s about being robbed, bankrupted and destroyed by woke capital and swamp oppressors. No one is safe. As Mr. Torba warns: “Today it’s Lauren; yesterday it was Gab; and tomorrow it can and will be you.” 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. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

Former health officer makes wellness her business

uestion for the day: Does thought, more power to them! the name Charity Dean We think that the medical mean anything to you? profession should prevent illness, From 2011 through which experts try to do. Yet the 2014, she was the deputy public main thing they still do is cure health officer for the Santa illness. (On the other hand, a Barbara County Public Health 2018 Johns Hopkins study claims Department, and from 2014 more than 250,000 people in the through 2018, she was the U.S. die every year from medical department’s chief public health errors!) But I’m trying to make this officer. However, not being not a positive article, so let’s skip that too savvy about local for now. government, I hadn’t What if the insurance heard of her until I just profession’s job was read Michael Lewis’s officially recognized as: book, “The Premonition: to prevent illness and A Pandemic Story.” She disease? The better they is the hero of the book. did their job, the healthier To encourage you to we would be. We would read it, I offer this quote all be much healthier, Frank on the back cover of the and they would become Sanitate book, from New York fantastically rich. ExTimes book reviewer doctors and nurses could The author John Williams: “I would lives in Santa work for them. read an 800-page history We would still need Barbara of the stapler if Michael national health care Lewis wrote it.” Me too. programs for the aging and Back to him and her shortly. poorest, but it would be a win-win The second thing that woke program all around! me up in the last two weeks is, I This brings us back to Dr. found out that health insurance Dean. The book is a drama about companies like Blue Shield how she and a tiny core group sponsor programs for health and of doctors, healthcare workers, fitness for individual members — scientists and others saw the at no cost to them! pandemic coming and worked Then I thought about it. If desperately to understand it, test insurance companies didn’t have it, control it and prevent it. They to pay off any health claims, they did this, not with the direction and would become the most lucrative help of the U.S. government or the businesses in the world! (That’s CDC, but often in spite of them. why they fight so hard not to pay Dr. Dean said, “The United States off claims now.) doesn’t really have a health care It’s entirely to their advantage system. It has 5,000 dots, and each to help people remain healthy one of those dots serves at the will and not have to see a doctor in of an elected official.” the first place. My first reaction After her work as the Santa was – those dirty sneaks! Then I Barbara County public health

officer, Dr. Dean moved from Santa Barbara to Sacramento to become assistant director of the California Department of Public Health. Yet she had no real authority to work on tackling COVID-19. She did what she could within the state government, but worked mostly outside of it. It is a long story, and Mr. Lewis does a great and dramatic job telling it. What is Dr. Dean doing now? She has founded a for-profit business called The Public Health Company to assist the public health community and businesses with managing the risks of infectious disease. She also continues to publicly offer her expert opinion about COVID-19, and how to respond to and prevent pandemics in general. But a forprofit company? At first, I thought, “Oh no, she has sold out!” Then I thought, “Maybe this is like the insurance companies. Maybe they will lead the fight in sickness prevention, and she will lead the fight in pandemic prevention. I have no idea what will happen. But the older a profession, an institution, a company, a government department, an elected official – the more distrustful I am of them. Entrenchment creates a disconnect.” Dr. Dean and her core group fought to serve us. I am very happy to have a woman of her knowledge, courage and willingness to move forward, trying to do something for the people — in the good old American way — for profit! But I am also sure that’s not the way government should work.

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Dr. Charity Dean, the former Santa Barbara County public health officer, has founded the Public Health Company, a business that helps manage the risks of infectious disease.

verywhere, people trash capitalism. But what they think they know about capitalism is usually wrong. My new video debunks some myths about capitalism. “No one ever makes a billion dollars,” U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, complained. “You take a billion dollars.” In other words, capitalists get rich by taking money from others. That’s nonsense — and Myth No. 1. People believe that myth if they think that when one person wins, someone else must lose. It’s natural to believe that if you think there is a finite amount of money in the world. But there isn’t. Free markets increase total wealth. Competition encourages entrepreneurs to find new ways to release more value from both people and resources. Because capitalism is voluntary and consumers have choices, the only way capitalists can get rich is to offer us something that we believe is better than we had before. That creates new wealth. Steve Jobs became a billionaire. But by creating Apple, he gave us more: millions of jobs and billions of dollars added to our economy. Research shows that entrepreneurs only keep 2.2% of the additional wealth they generate. “In other words, the rest of us captured almost 98% of the benefits,” said economist Dan Mitchell of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. “I hope that we get 100 new super billionaires,” he added, “because that means 100 new people have figured out ways to make the rest of our lives better off.” But former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said we should “abolish billionaires.” He wants some form of wealth tax to hold their wealth down. “Entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos would be just as motivated by $100 million or even $50 million,” Reich claimsed. But Mr. Mitchell pointed out that if their income is limited, “Maybe they just take it easy ... retire ... sail a yacht around the Please see STOSSEL on C4

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Continued from Page C2 be about the pandemic and the rules not to move the homeless to curtail the coronavirus’ spread. To prevent dehydration, our servicemen can be ordered to drink bottled water left in the sun, yet the homeless are given breakfast, cable TV and $100 a week for food, if they get signed up to “the program.” We know the world is upside down, but isn’t our backyard small enough and aren’t we big enough, smart enough and resourceful enough that we can fix this homeless crisis for the good of the whole? Limits must be set, and rules must be followed. None of this is due to evictions during COVID-19. Evictions are not allowed until June 30 when the moratorium ends, according to the mandate from the city, county, state and federal governments. Speaking of COVID, before you got your vaccination, weren’t you told to abstain from alcohol before and after the injection? Yet our local news station televised a promotion for a bar, “… If you take a shot, we will give you a shot (of tequila….)”. Where was Dr. Van Do-Reynoso’ guidance for this incentive program? Or does she support such measures? As of last Tuesday, COVID is over and masks are gone. Just like that, no more colored tiers, even though 35 new cases and two deaths are reported in June alone in Santa Barbara County. Four weeks ago, a transient camp was documented on the city’s encampment website. The response by SB Act when an inquiry was made to the status was — “oh , that’s in the city.” Why then is the city of Santa Barbara issuing checks to SB Act? Is this why nothing gets done? Often it’s someone else’s jurisdiction, someone else’ job, “not my pay grade,” “not my work schedule,” etc. Where is the collaboration in this? Can you imagine if you conducted your organization with such a lack of customer service and a laissezfaire attitude? You would be out of business! On Tuesday, the three-year Economic Development Plan was

adopted unanimously by the City Council, although Councilwoman Kristen Sneddon pointed out the document lacked no specifics for the plan. Created by new Economic Development Director Jason Harris, the plan’s scope includes enhancing downtown vibrancy, the city’s economy, social equity, environmental protection and celebrating Santa Barbara’s historic character, cultural resources, and art. One of the goals is evaluating a permanent parklet program and organizing “business assistance training opportunities.” Sounds lofty. Yet, there’s no mention of the fixes for problems that plague State Street and the downtown area of the growing aggressive transient population, or the lack of public safety or sub-par police response. (There was a story on the front page of Friday’s NewsPress about an incident at Natural Cafe and general problems in the 500 block of State Street, where businesses are seeking an increased police presence. See newspress.com/news-press-specialreport-500-block-seeks-morepolice-presence.) On the other hand, thanks to Transportation’s Rob Dayton and Mr. Harris implementing the State Street promenade’s closures and obstacle course, the police department’s Interim Chief Melikin said during budget hearings that the police response times are delayed due to the officers being deployed on bikes. Going after serious crimes on bicycles. What a low blow for our law enforcement and for responsible protection of our community. Talk about doing your jobs properly, parents are you doing your homework? Your research? $130 billion of federal money was allocated to the school system for reopening. Along with that, the school boards in New Jersey decided that school holidays will no longer be called by their traditional names. We collectively stood by while Christmas and Easter were changed to “Happy Holidays” and “Spring Break.” But now no holiday is honored by its name. Make no mistake. This is a way to obliterate

successful markers of our history. Our local school boards are still promoting critical race theory and inappropriate sex education for youngsters and who knows what else. One and seventy sex traffic victims were rescued locally, within our own county. Parents, it’s your time and your duty to speak up and protect your children from child abuse masked as sexual education. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” — Sigmund Freud While we were under the cover of COVID-19, our markers of our history are being removed from our everyday lives. The statues of revered men and women are being pulled down. It was not enough to change school names, including one named after the first female mayor of San Francisco, U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, and the statue removed of “the America the Beautiful” singer Kate Smith. Now they are gunning for the names of our holidays. This is a serious offense to erase our history. If they continue to obliterate our history, what will be left? Will it come down to which factory you will be assigned as a worker? Remember, we mentioned the “wrap around services” for the homeless, which is costing taxpayers millions of dollars? Instead of getting signed up and on the government’s dole of handouts, housing etc. Is the U.S. military offered as an option to the age appropriate homeless? The future could be theirs; with the G.I. bill (Veterans Administration housing loans, education paid and more) and even a career if they excel, all this as a benefit for a brighter future. This opportunity can offer guidance for those with absent fathers, and they often become part of a military family. It is referred to as the security provided by “3 hots and a cot”. Sacred is the security of family, parents and siblings, but today we celebrate our fathers. Everybody has a father, and many men have stepped forward on occasion to fill in for one who could not be there, or just did not know how to be a father.

Happy Father’s Day because we all have a need of a father’s love. A father does not tell you that he loves you, he shows you. “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” — The Rev. Billy Graham Military and the transients both have something in common. Some serve, others need services. Both, however, are a father’s and a mother’s child — mostly all grown up. A dad from San Luis Obispo needs help. He is a National Guard sergeant 1st class, and his son is in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with stage 4 cancer. The father needs housing for the next three weeks while his son undergoes treatment. The Salvation Army has offered him a bed for the night. This is classic for Santa Barbara. The homeless get the hotels, and the veteran gets the shelter. Contact the father, Leo Castillo at 1-619-261-3484. Or Santa Barbara police officer Craig Burleigh at 805331-6453. Update: The Santa Barbara Hotel Group’s Best Western Plus Santa Barbara is housing this family for two weeks, because community is important, and it is an honor to give back. Tomorrow, celebrate Solstice –– the longest day of the year. Search Solstice SB 2021 for a Virtual Experience, the theme is Bloom. Viva La Fiesta! It is almost a go! While no parade or Mercados, as of now, we celebrate resumption of Fiesta Pequena and Noches de Ronda. Regarding the Mercados, we believe the nonprofits with all their years of experience can pull it together in seven and a half weeks and be ready for their annual fundraiser. Let us support an “old school” local Fiesta, and nix the merchandise trailers from Los Angeles. It’s the least we can do for our local retailers, after such a year. Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

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Continued from Page C2 price. The estimate is that the cartels charge between $4,000 to $16,000 (an average of $10,000) per person. Women may be required to perform “personal services.” Prostitution? Many of those crossing have terms similar to the modern version of “indentured servitude,” meaning they have to “work off” the charges as a work force in the U.S. for whatever the cartels dictate. Human trafficking? In May, there were 180,034 “encounters” by the CBP, and 112,302 were expelled, leaving 67,732 entering besides those who are not apprehended by the CBP. These may even generate more cartel profits than from Chinese fentanyl. The CBP estimates the cartels “only” make $25 million a week, which seems very low but is probably more income than received by the Mexican government. Output: The increase in migrants overwhelmed the ability of the CBP to house, feed and medically treat them, which also caused the CBP to not be able to stop the drug flow. Even temporary facilities could not be built fast enough, so the thousands a day were bused to local small border towns without any notice or accompanying support. Locals have counted

migrants from 73 countries that arrive with a taxpayer provided bus or plane ticket to various places within the U.S. Unlike the procedures for you or me, the TSA reports that special procedures permit them to bypass all requirements and simply board the flights. Other sources report that they are equipped with access to an ongoing $2,300 per month, which is more than most Social Security checks. Cities in other states, like Tennessee, report they arrive unannounced in the middle of the night and become the responsibility of the cities to deal with housing and feeding them. The Black Box Theory provides a quick overview of the situation, be it electrical boxes, the economy, the scope of a manager’s responsibilities, the workings of the mind, or the border after the changes on Inauguration Day. However, for a more complete understanding of the systems, be it electrical flow, economics, management, the mind or the border, it is necessary to analyze the activities within the Black Box. What about the information inside the Black Box Border? The administration is prohibiting access to the border or data (which it may not even be keeping), and the mainstream press prefers to focus on other topics. Who is in charge? The president

or his team sets the policies that are being enforced by Homeland Security, while delegating “something” to Vice President Harris. The VP announced that “something” was to search for the “root” causes, which led to her flying over the U.S. border to Guatemala to inform the nation that its problems are climate change, its economy and corruption. Even the $315 million taxpayers’ money she handed Guatemala did not deter the nation’s president and people from saying “It’s Biden’s fault.” Perhaps the problem not existing until the day after the Inauguration inspired the VP to say “Do not come.” The next day the same accusations by the VP were greeted with the same responses in Mexico despite the $130 million gift of taxpayers’ money, some of which, again, came from the U.S. border towns. What about today? On June 15, the president finished his European tour that began with his giving his opinion to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on their border issues with Northern Ireland. Then he went to Geneva to discuss, among other things, the border issues of Russia. The VP was hosting the women of the Senate at the renovated vice president’s mansion. Congress voted to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The secretary of Homeland Security was at home

secure. The CBP was scrambling to process the 6,001 daily encounters (1/30 of the 180,034 encounters a month) before sending 2,258 (1/30 of 67,732) to the border towns. The border towns braced for the arrival of the 2,258 plus however many others the cartels sent across the Rio Grande. The cartels are counting the 1/30th somewhere between 180,000 times $10,000, and $25 million, plus the drug money. The mainstream television networks search for topics while avoiding the border crisis like the proverbial “third rail.” Since that Physics on Electricity course, I learned to switch to math, to teach statistics to fund my becoming an employment lawyer, and “there is a cost to time wasted searching for a solution” that can be reduced by promptly taking responsibility. To quote President Truman “The buck stops here,” not at the VP’s mansion. And “the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over expecting different results” (Albert Einstein). It would be unfair to allege the White House decision makers are insane, so what could their motive? Who is paying the “cost in time wasted searching for a solution” instead of looking within the Black Box Border?

Scaramucci as communications director. But, but, here’s the deal: The Establishment — let’s call them that (because they are) — almost unanimously, especially at the outset, adamantly rejected the new administration. Qualified directors from every walk of political life refused to even be considered as nominees to the president’s cabinet or other administration positions. So President Trump was forced to try and find qualified people from other fields who wouldn’t be intimidated by such opposition. His first years as president were filled with rashly considered unfortunate hires and fires, such as the Mooch, Omarosa, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and many others. Whereas (and another example of the way things are done in Washington, D.C.), after President Joe Biden’s victory, people — especially people from the Obama administration — fell over and stepped over each other in order to be first in line for some kind of presidential appointment. In the end, President Trump filled his cabinet and much of his administration with successful and talented executives from the American workforce. President Biden’s cabinet is manned (I know, I know, it’s not a term I’m supposed to use) with leftover Obama (John Kerry, Susan Rice, Samantha Power, et al) and Clinton-era hangers-on, nearly all of whom are lifelong administrators, academics and/ or government types. And, for the most part, a crowd like that

gives peace and comfort to bureaucratic types. Steady as you go. So, whatever the cause of this animosity, it is deep. Established actors such as Robert DeNiro can’t get in front of an audience, big or small, without mouthing obscenities to and about President Trump. And, they are not alone: add Jimmy Kimmel, Meryl Streep, Rob Reiner, Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, Lady Gaga, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, LeBron James, the usual suspects (Jane Fonda, et al). The list is long, and most on the list have been saying hateful, crude, cruel and really stupid things about Mr. Trump for the past five years nonstop. If you thought I was going to come up with the answer, think again, because the above collective animosity is as baffling to me as is the indifference and incuriosity of the established media that had no desire to examine anything that may have made President Trump look good, lest he get himself re-elected. Mr. Trump’s detractors accentuated the negative, eliminated the positive, latched on to the negative, and didn’t mess with Mister in-between (with apologies to Johnny Mercer). And by so doing, they succeeded in removing the man who re-invigorated the American economy and the American spirit as no other had. And handed over the presidency to the shadow of a lifelong bureaucrat. Go figure. James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes readers’ comments at voices@ newspress.com.

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Continued from Page C2 going to be just fine. And if places like Disneyland are sort of, kind of, saying “You have to be vaccinated, but we’re not really going to have you show proof,” because legally no one can make that demand, then all this vaccine, mask stuff is purely a charade. Of course, it’s also a way for businesses to try and protect their rear ends from lawsuits that are surely coming. Because one thing some Americans are known for is finding ways to make money without working for it. With California finally becoming normal again after all the draconian and senseless rules that were imposed on us, let’s rejoice. There won’t be any more finger pointing, or people

making a six-foot swing around you, or getting a stink eye because your mask didn’t cover your nose. We are free again — sort of. Maybe the vaccine push will die down if the virus continues to behave itself. And maybe someday we can look back and ask ourselves, “How did we all allow politicians to control our lives so ruthlessly?” We acted like obedient children. Millions of us allowed one person, one elected official, one mentally challenged individual to make us run around like programmed robots and even turn on one another. And it happened all over the country. But now that the virus is tempering, so is their power and, maybe it’s the people in the end who will get the last laugh. Karma.

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world ... consuming instead of saving and producing.” I want them saving and producing! Billionaires have shown that they’re good at cutting prices or improving products or both. As Mr. Mitchell put it, “I’m not giving Jeff Bezos any money unless he’s selling me something that I value more than that money.” Even if they don’ t— even if they run out of ideas — their wealth is useful. One reader called me “a complete moron” for saying that. He argued that “more money in the richest hands means money sitting in the bank doing nothing.” But that’s an ignorant view of banks. Because banks loan that money out, they enable other people to buy homes, start new businesses and get educated. Still, I hear that “the rich are getting richer, while the poor get poorer!” That’s Myth No. 2. Yes, the rich got lots richer, but the poor and middle class got richer, too. “The economic pie grows,” said Mr. Mitchell. “We are much richer than our grandparents, and our grandparents were

much richer than their grandparents.” For thousands of years, the world had almost no wealth creation. Only when some countries tried capitalism did GDP grow. Capitalists helped everyone, including the poor. The media suggest that today’s wealth gap proves that’s no longer true. But they are wrong. Capitalism’s gradual progress continues. Census Bureau data shows that the average family today is almost a third richer than 40 years ago (yes, adjusted for inflation). The media also says, “The middle class is in decline.” It’s true, Mr. Mitchell pointed out. “It’s shrinking because more people move into upperincome quintiles! The rich get richer in a capitalist society. But guess what? The rest of us get richer as well.” Next week, more myths about capitalism. John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.” For other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators. com. Copyright 2021 by JFS Productions Inc.