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Group gathers at De La Guerra Plaza to promote medical freedom By MADISON HIRNEISEN

The event, organized by Stand Up Santa Barbara, began at Stearns Wharf at noon. Hundreds of participants from across the region marched up to De La Guerra Plaza as part of a global Worldwide Rally for Freedom.

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Hundreds of people, toting signs and American flags, rallied at De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday in an event that organizers said was meant to promote medical freedom. The event, organized by Stand Up Santa Barbara, began at Stearns Wharf at noon. Hundreds of participants from across the region marched up to De La Guerra Plaza as part of a global Worldwide Rally for Freedom. This event was organized as part of a global, unified freedom movement, and

rallies like the one in Santa Barbara were held in more than 200 cities all over the world on Saturday. Justin Shores, the co-founder of Stand Up Santa Barbara, told the News-Press that the rally was meant to promote five freedoms — freedom of speech,

movement, choice, assembly and health. However, much of Saturday’s conversation among organizers and keynote speakers centered on vaccines and COVID-19. “We need to stand up, push back against the government that are just taking advantage of a bad situation —COVID,”

Mr. Shores said. I believe (COVID) is bad too, my mom got COVID. But there is a treatment for it that (health experts) are suppressing. They’re pushing a vaccine that hasn’t been tested.” “I’ll take every other vaccine that’s been tested and proven that it works, and I

know the side effects. These vaccines are different,” he added. Event attendees heard from multiple speakers during Saturday’s event, including Peggy Hall, the founder of The Healthy American, and local chiropractor Hesu Whitten. Dr. Whitten founded a medical freedom group in 2019 after claiming that he saw many people in the medical community “taking away people’s medical rights.” When speaking about the COVID-19 vaccine, he claimed the vaccine has never been proven to stop infection or reduce death, however, these claims have largely Please see RALLY on A7

Fiesta’s youngest ambassadors gather for photos at SBCC

Pounding the pavement City officials canvas to oppose recall, campaign for re-election By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Ahead of the gubernatorial recall election in September and the City Council elections in November, a group of City officials, members of the county’s Democratic Party and community volunteers met Saturday morning to encourage residents to get out and vote in both elections this fall. Mayor Cathy Murillo and councilmembers Kristen Sneddon, Eric Friedman and Meagan Harmon were present at Saturday’s campaign event, going door to door to talk with voters about the upcoming elections. The campaign, which was organized by the Santa Barbara County Democrats, is known as the “Campaign for a Progressive Santa Barbara.” During Saturday’s event, volunteers and city councilmembers canvased in various neighborhoods around Santa Barbara, encouraging residents to vote for the Mayor and councilmembers running for re-election and vote “no” on the recall effort targeted at Gov. Gavin Newsom. Please see OFFICIALS on A3

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A group of children and teens from Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas gathered on the steps at SBCC’s sports pavilion Saturday for their annual photo shoot.

While this year’s Fiesta celebration is still scaled back compared to pre-pandemic years, the Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas are back in person again after a number of classic Fiesta events were cancelled in 2020.

By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

“Viva la Fiesta!” That familiar cry resounded once again from dozens of children and teens gathered in traditional Fiesta attire at the steps of SBCC’s sports pavilion on Saturday. The group, composed of members of Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas, crowded together for their annual photoshoot at SBCC before an exciting week of Fiesta events begins in August. While this year’s Fiesta celebration is still scaled back compared to prepandemic years, the Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas are back in person again after a number of classic Fiesta events were cancelled in 2020. Though this year’s Fiesta will not

include any parades, the Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas will be kicking off the week of events at Fiesta Pequeña at the Santa Barbara Mission on Aug. 4. Lily Crestfield, a member of the La Señoritas, told the News-Press that it feels good to be back in person and spreading the spirit of Fiesta once again. This is her

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eighth year involved in the group, and she said what keeps her coming back each year is being part of a community celebration that brings joy to so many people. “It’s really nice to see people smile again because that’s why we all do it,” Lily said. “(Fiesta) just makes people happy. And you know, last year, we didn’t really get to see

anyone. We got some pictures taken and stuff, but we couldn’t see the audience. So it’s nice to be able to be back and to see the people that we’re making happy and just celebrate as a big group again.” Throughout this year’s celebration, the group of about 115 children and teens will be making their rounds to elderly homes, the police station and the mayor’s office to deliver flowers and spread Fiesta cheer. For Harper Tolmei, a 12-year-old member of Los Niños, going to elderly homes to deliver flowers has always been her favorite part of Fiesta during each of the four years she’s been involved in the celebration. “I really like seeing the old folk homes a lot because they’re all excited to see Please see FIESTA on A1

Mayor Cathy Murillo and councilmembers Kristen Sneddon, Eric Friedman and Meagan Harmon were present at Saturday’s campaign event, going door to door to talk with voters about the upcoming elections.

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City Council to consider partnerships with La Cumbre Mutual Water Company By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara City Council will discuss negotiating a water supply agreement with La Cumbre Mutual Water Company during their regular meeting Tuesday. Due to water supply shortages exacerbated by drought conditions, officials from La Cumbre Mutual Water Company have asked the City to negotiate a long-term supply agreement tied to the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant. The Desal plant, which was constructed by the City in 1991, acts as a regional water supply for the City, the Goleta Water District and the Montecito Water District. Last July, the council entered a 50-year supply agreement with Montecito Water District, approving a measure that supplies the agency with a set amount of water annually. La Cumbre Mutual Water Company is requesting that the council consider the establishment of a long-term water supply agreement with the company, which would be backed by participation in the Desal plant. According to a board letter written to the council, the company has experienced supply

Due to water supply shortages exacerbated by drought conditions, officials from La Cumbre Mutual Water Company have asked the City to negotiate a long-term supply agreement tied to the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant. shortages recently due to the lack of available State Water and regulatory issues related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. La Cumbre Mutual Water Company also relies on supply from the Foothill Groundwater Basin in addition to state water, which is a resource they currently share with the City. As a result of the company’s supply issues, City staff is recommending that the council vote to initiate negotiations with La Cumbre Mutual Water Company during Tuesday’s meeting. “LCMWC and the City have worked together on several water supply and water transfer agreements over the years, and LCMWC has written support letters for grant funding

applications on the City’s behalf,” staff wrote in a board letter. “This regional approach has been beneficial for both agencies.” Any water supply agreement forged between the council and the company would be for the sale of surplus water that remains after the City has fulfilled its commitment to the Montecito Water District and met the needs of City customers, according to the board letter. In addition to this item, the City Council will also discuss a community promotion contract with Old Spanish Days and consider ordinances for lease agreements with Brophy and Sons, Inc. and Seacoast of Santa Barbara.

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Spencer Brandt, the campaign organizer for the county’s Democratic Party, told the News-Press that the organization’s main goal in encouraging residents to vote in both elections is preserving progressive values in Santa Barbara. Mr. Brandt said the current recall effort targeting the governor is being led by “far right extremists,” and does not reflect the beliefs or interests of most voters in the state. “We’re really encouraging voters today to reject this measure, in order to preserve progressive values in California because all of the people that are running to replace Gov. Newsom, the vast majority of them are very conservative people,” Mr. Brandt said. “And we don’t think that’s in line with Santa Barbara’s values or with the state’s.” In addition to efforts aimed at trampling the recall effort, the local Democratic Party has officially endorsed Mayor Murillo and Councilmembers Sneddon, Friedman and Harmon ahead of the Nov. 2 election. Mr. Brandt said the Mayor and the council members have championed Democratic values like environmental protection, climate resiliency and supporting tenants through the pandemic. “Our message to voters is really, we want to preserve that direction on the City Council,” Mr. Brandt said. “And we want to support our incumbents who share our progressive values.” Mayor Murillo, who is running for re-election this November, canvassed on the West side of Santa Barbara on Saturday, going door to door and talking to residents on West Valeria Street. Ms. Murillo encouraged residents to vote “no” to the recall effort against the governor, citing his efforts to raise the minimum wage, his climate priorities and his handling of the pandemic as reasons to keep him in his position. “I can tell you, as someone who was in public service during the pandemic, it was a very challenging time, our people had a lot of fear,” Ms.

Murillo told the News-Press. “And we had to be brave for them, and I believe Gavin Newsom has been a strong, courageous leader that gave people assurances that everything was going to be okay. And sometimes you just need that. That’s all people are looking for — someone that’s going to take care of their well being.” As she campaigns for re-election this fall, the mayor said she feels honored to have the endorsement of the Democratic Party and plans to continue championing environmental protection, provisions for families and expanding housing opportunities if re-elected. “I’m a hard working mayor,” Ms. Murillo said. “The job is not pretty cocktail parties and being an important person, it’s really doing the work that the city requires.” As the Sept. 14 recall election date stands less than nine weeks away, Ms. Harmon, the City council member representing district six, told the NewsPress that in order to overcome the recall effort, it will take communication on the part of local officials to help voters make an informed decision. “I believe the governor is coming into this in a very strong position,” Ms. Harmon said. “Californians are smart, Californians read between the lines. We know that this is an effort by a small few to try to distract from the good work that’s being done.” She continued, “It’s a matter of getting the message out there, it’s a matter of continuing to talk to folks about what their needs are, the options that are available for them through our state government, through our county government, through our local municipal government to help them through this challenging period. I think if we can get out there and communicate with people, you know, they’ll come to the same conclusion that I have — the same conclusion that so many of our neighbors have — that this recall is politically motivated and not in the best interest of our residents.” email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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ELSING, James Bruce

6/23/38 - 12/12/20 James Bruce Elsing passed away on December 12th, 2020 from injuries suffered from a fall while walking at the Breakwater with his good friend and helper Len Stevenson. Jim was born in Santa Barbara in 1938 and attended local schools, graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1956. Jim received special awards in 1955 and 1956 for being the Hi-lights announcer for the school’s radio program, supervised by English and broadcasting teacher Ruby Burton. Jim attended Santa Barbara Junior College where he again received awards for his work with school legislature. He received the Elks Leadership Award in student activities and scholarship in 1958. In 1959, Santa Barbara Junior College Certificate of Merit for outstanding service to the school was awarded to Jim. Jim later joined the Army and received an honorary discharge in 1964. He then opened Super Cue Recreation in Bakersfield with his brother. Jim later worked for the California State Department of Motor Vehicles in Santa Monica as a driver inspector until his retirement. Jim enjoyed the Santa Barbara downtown area where he found many old and new friends. He was affectionately known as the mayor of West Micheltorena Street where he resided for decades. Because of his outgoing personality, Jim never met a stranger. He will be missed by friends, neighbors and loved ones. Jim was predeceased by his parents Gordon (1959) and Irene Elsing (2005). On a sad note, his friend Len Stevenson succumbed to Covid-19 earlier this year on February 25th, 2021 according to Noozhawk.

O’DEA, John Edward 1923 – 2021

On July 1, 2021, John O’Dea joined Marjory June Kumor, his wife of 66 years, and sons Kevin and Brian, in Heaven, surrounded by family and CareTeam members who provided comfort, joy and companionship the past eight years at home. John was born May 1923 on the Koch family farm near Sumatra, MT; where wild critters and sagebrush outnumbered people, and still do. John grew up through the Depression and daily survival struggles. His father George O’Dea died before John was 8, leaving his mother, Anna Koch O’Dea, with five young boys to raise; including brothers George, Tony and Paul of MT, and Francis of SD. John learned early to do a lot with a little. A a young man, he came to realize, with deep gratitude, that the little place in MT had forged a man of character with a very Fortunate Life. A perpetual smile played over John’s countenance whenever he looked back, never in bitterness, but in thankfulness. Through high school work programs, John learned telegraphy and station agent work, so upon graduation in 1941, he started with Milwaukee Railroad; the next two years, he worked jobs (tricks) from Mobridge, SD to Tacoma WA. As many others did, John enlisted in the Army in 1943, using his RR experience to specialize in communications. While stationed at Denver’s Buckley Field in early 1944, he fell ill with Rheumatic Fever and was hospitalized almost a year. When released, he was assigned to Fort Carson Gen Hosp, Colorado Springs. Here John met Marjory at a USO dance. Honorably discharged Feb 1946, John returned to Milwaukee RR in Ellensburg, WA where he and Marjory married in 1946. Son Dennis was born there a year later. With the GI Bill, John graduated from Central Wash College in Education, then attended Stanford Univ in Accounting and Education, receiving Master’s Degree in 1951. Daughter Marian arrived shortly before graduation. The next Chapter of John’s Fortunate Life begins at Santa Barbara, CA in 1951 where John accepted a teaching position at Santa Barbara HS/ Junior College in their Business/Accounting Dept. on its Santa Barbara St. campus. As SBCC grew in size, expanding its curriculum and prestige, it moved from Santa Barbara St., to the Riviera and, in 1959 to its present location on the Mesa. There were changes in the O’Dea family also with arrival of Kevin (1956) and Brian (1959). John was with SB City College for 35 years, serving as Business Dept Chair 1956-1963, retiring in 1985. He primarily taught Accounting, developing computerized spreadsheets in lieu of hand-prepared ones long before software was a classroom requirement. John loved having former students stop by for visits. Most continued their education for Bachelor’s/Master’s degrees; many started their own accounting firms. At least one currently teaches at SBCC. In 2018, John was recognized with fellow former Dept Chairs John Flynn and Merle Taylor with ceremony and plaque at current Business-Comm Blding. Fortunately for John and family, he had a second vocation. From 1951 thru 1979, the O’Dea family spent summers in Yellowstone National Park, WY. John loved his National Park Ranger job of law enforcement and medical aid, search and rescue, firefighting, long forays via horseback into back country wilderness, helping visitors both survive and enjoy Park resources, and wildlife protection (including capture and relocation of grizzly bears!). John’s Yellowstone summer stories would fill whole chapters by themselves! John and his family enjoyed WY summers immensely; and John happily resumed teaching at SBCC each fall, refreshed and invigorated. In 1988, John and Marjory spent almost a year in Australia/New Zealand when John was selected as Visiting Fellow for his computer applications in accounting. They also traveled throughout the US including Alaska and Hawaii; and Canada, Europe, and Israel. Both enjoyed Bowling at SB Lawn Bowls Club; were longtime members, with John Club President for a number of years. They helped establish Holy Cross Church parish on the Mesa in the early ‘70s; John served on their finance committee. Though it has changed dramatically, John felt fortunate to live in Santa Barbara the past 70 years. John often said he made at least two important decisions during his Fortunate Life. The first, marrying Marjory in 1946, and second, accepting John Flynn’s invitation to join SB Junior College in 1951, beginning a rewarding 35 years as College Professor, while continuing the different but equally rewarding summer sojourns as Park Ranger for almost 30 years. John survived whooping cough as an infant, rheumatic fever as WWII Soldier, and cancer in his 90s, but not the isolation and ‘broken’ heart of the last couple of years. John truly lived a Fortunate Life – inseparable from the character that emerged long ago from the Montana sagebrush country. John is survived by son Dennis and daughter Marian, 12 grandchildren, 17 greatgrandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews scattered throughout CA, MT, WY, OR, WA, FL, and elsewhere. He is preceded in death by wife Marjory, sons Kevin and Brian, and his four brothers. Friends are encouraged to share memories and/or pictures in person or email to grampjohn1@gmail.com. Contributions in John’s name to Holy Cross Church or to Catholic Charities are most welcome.

WARNER, Donald Lynn, Jr.

Sail on, Sailor! It was all about Santa Barbara and Golf; and family, friends, doing the right thing, duty & honor, and the USA. Donald Lynn Warner Jr. 1923-2021 a true (Southern) California native, was born in San Francisco to Don Warner, Sr. and Katherine Guthrie Warner where they lived in the St. Francis Hotel as his father Don Warner, Sr. played in the hotel band and finished law school. Brother Jack came a year later, then back home to 1920s - ‘30s Southern California. Family lines had long been established in the Golden State before the onset of the 20th Century; with British Isles and German ancestry contributing to the establishment, preservation, and defense of the USA. The 1930’s Depression was formative, with difficult years while growing up in the Los Angeles Silver Lake District. Then came equally formative WWII, with US Navy service out in the Pacific with the illustrious TBM Avenger Torpedo-Bomber Squadron VT 10 flying off the USS Enterprise (CV-6) Aircraft Carrier. Among the numerous 194344 actions, Don was proud to be part of the first night carrier air operation in the early February 1944 attack on Truk; with equal pride as VT10 (“The Buzzard Brigade”) and he with the other Navy airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Commendation Medals. Married in August 1944 to Barbara Karr, John Marshall High School sweetheart, happy post WWII times followed as they built their lives in the Los Angeles area with college, a career oriented to finance, and children - Scott Austin 1948 and Steven Allen 1950. A great adventure was to San Antonio Texas 1953-56 for a comptroller post with a military hat company. Best of all was enjoyment of signature Texas hospitality: with a special and enduring friendship with George and Mary Fleet. Coming to the Santa Barbara area in 1956 a rural and idyllic life ensued: residing on Storke Ranch west of Goleta and going to work in his beloved powder blue AustinHealy ‘59 bug-eye Sprite to downtown Santa Barbara. Weekend family adventures in the Sprite up and down the coast and mountains were special. A bit later came the Golf and a wonderful home owned in town. As an exemplary role model, being a good husband and a good father were foremost, ever involved (with expert advice when asked) with sons as they grew up and throughout their later years to the very end of Don’s earthly existence. Sadly third son Thomas died in infancy in the early 1960s. Santa Barbara work was significant: first in finance matters for a military clothing and ladies fashion enterprise; then Southern California Edison Company in customer service, finance, and operations as a supervisor for decades until retirement in the mid-1980s. Fellow Edison senior supervisor Bob Chilcott was a special work and golf friend. Retirement was filled with travel and Golf: with Don shooting his age (and numerous holes-in-one) until 95 (golfing twice a week!) with so many dear golf buddies with the Elks and other groups. Widowed in 2013; Don pressed on with the motto “Keep Moving” until advancing age finally caught up at 97 years-7 months-4 days on June 19, 2021 at his home in idyllic Santa Barbara, with progeny on continued watch at his bedside. Donald Lynn Warner, Jr. will be sorely missed: supportive, with good judgement, seeing things clearly as they were; friendly, kind, caring, generous; hard-working, resolute, tough when needed; valiant and enduring; and with signature Warner irony and humor, modest ego, and wry wit. Family much missing Don are sister Lynn Warner Ellis; son Steve Warner; son Scott Warner & daughter-in-law Miriam Warner - parents of both granddaughter Maria Gabriela Warner Nolind (husband Brian Nolind) & great-grandson Blayne Michael and granddaughter Ingrid Warner Hawk (husband Cory Hawk) & great-grandson Davis Austin; niece Janet Warner Wichman & family; and Cousin Mary Keller and Cousin Linda. Also relatives by marriage wife Barbara’s cousin Judy Hess and her daughters Dona & JoAnn, and cousin Victoria Viscarra. Much appreciation to relatives and friends departed and living; and to the Santa Barbara area medical community looking after Donald Lynn Warner, Jr. the last three years. An August 22, 2021 late afternoon Memorial well be held at the beloved Santa Barbara Golf Club for family and friends.

JOHNSON, Walter Leland December 22, 1922 - July 1, 2021

Walter Leland Johnson passed away on July 1, 2021, in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 98. He was born in Caldwell, Ohio on December 22, 1922, to Walter and Elizabeth Springer Johnson. He lived in Caldwell until December 1942 when he enlisted in the US Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He served stateside until deployed to Guam in the summer of 1945. After WWII ended, he joined the Army Reserve and returned to a civilian job. Early in 1948, he was drawn back to active duty in the Army and was promoted to Staff Sergeant. Shortly after the Korean War broke out, Walt enlisted in the newly formed U.S. Air Force with the Rank of Airman. It was during these years that Walt made his first trip to Japan. There he received training in Special Investigations and was promoted to Master Sergeant. Having learned to speak Japanese, Walt was sent to Japan for a year and enjoyed the Japanese culture. He collected and treasured beautiful works of Japanese art. Before his next assignment he was sent to the Air Force of Special Investigations (OSI) for additional education. He applied his new expertise on his assignment in Cleveland, Ohio for the next 2 years. In 1961, Walt was sent to Chicago. There he met and married the love of his life, Kristi Marie Salm, who had emigrated from Estonia. After 4 years in Chicago, Walt was sent to Tan San Nut, Vietnam for a one-year tour (his third major conflict). After his service in Vietnam, Walt was given orders to Vandenburg AFB in California for his final tour of duty. His investigative focus was on counter intelligence and criminal violations. After his military discharge, he and Kristi settled in Santa Barbara where they both went to work for Santa Barbara County; Walt in the Court system and Kristi became the County Auditor Controller. They had more then 30 years together, taking wonderful trips, raising orchids, and making wooden toys for the Unity Shop. Sadly, Kristi died in 1994. Walt carried on, comforted by his loving family. Walt was truly an honored member of the “Greatest Generation.” He was awarded the following medals/ribbons: American Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Ribbon, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, National Defense Medal. Walt was predeceased by his brother, Jim Johnson and his sister Erma Clem. He is survived by nieces: Dawn Carol Rhome, Marianne Amspaugh (Doug), Leisa (Jeff), Meredith. A heartfelt thanks to Walt’s loving Caregivers, Carolyn, Mia, Reni, Michael and his loyal friends Bonnie and Stan, who each spent happy times with Walt. He will be missed by dear friends, Marilyn and her husband Jack, Walt’s toy making partner. In lieu of flowers, donations in Walt’s name can be made to any Veteran Charities of your choice.

ANDERSON, Walter Burke, MD May 9, 1933 – April 30, 2021

Walter Burke Anderson, MD passed away peacefully on June 17, 2021, in Lompoc. He was born in 1933 in Santa Barbara, CA to the gifted pianist and composer Grace Burke Anderson and Lompoc town doctor Walter Marius Anderson, MD. With his twin brother John Richard Anderson, he graduated from Lompoc High School in 1951. Burke completed his medical studies at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California. Between his junior and senior years, he was won over by Registered Nurse, Beverly Joan Ekroth, and the two were married in Pasadena in 1960. His internship was taken at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California General Hospital. Picking up his father’s practice at the office that had been vacated since the elder Anderson’s death in 1957, he began general practice in Lompoc in 1962 tending to the medical needs of a town booming with Vandenberg Air Force Base’s space program. However, he is best remembered for his leadership at Lompoc Hospital’s Emergency Services, which he directed from 1976 to 1989. Burke and Joan raised three children in Lompoc, William Burke, who practices patent law in Carlsbad, CA; Steven Craig, who runs his own engineering company in Lompoc; and Jennifer, who writes and publishes in San Francisco under the pen name Jen Burke Anderson. In 1981, he tragically lost his twin brother, John Richard Anderson, who had made his career as a newspaper journalist, working both for the Lompoc Record and Santa Barbara News-Press. The two had been inseparable companions and confidants, and it was the greatest loss in Burke’s life. He was a member of the Vaqueros de los Ranchos, again following his dad’s footsteps. The elder Anderson had been a Charter Member of the group in 1938. His other enthusiasms ranged from the stock market, World War II History, train travel and singing. He loved the Lord. Before leaving practice in 1998, he turned to traditional family practice with the Valley Medical Group. One of his fondest memories was the VMG’s retirement gift to him: a flight over the Central Coast in a B17G bomber, ‘The Flying Fortress’ as it was fondly known. Burke’s last years were spent at home with the family he loved so dearly: Joan and his son Steve, with visit and support from his son Bill, daughter-in-law Kay, and their children, Samantha, Scott and Seth, Burke’s youngest, Jen; and affectionate nieces and nephews from Burbank to Berlin. They will miss his humor, brilliance, and wisdom, and are grateful to have had him in their lives. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, August 7, at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Lompoc, 925 North F Street, with Pastor Jose Vasquez of Lompoc Seventh-day Adventist Church, officiating. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Lompoc Hospital District Foundation, P.O. Box 883, Lompoc, CA 93438, or charity of your choice.

SIMONIS, Marija SANTA BARBARA – Marija Sofija Simonis died March 29, 2021 at home at Vista del Monte in Santa Barbara. Marija was born in Alytus, Lithuania to Kazys Bardzilauskas and Juze Bardzilauskiene March 26, 1919, one year after Lithuania re-established independence following 123 years of Russian tsarist occupation. In her youth she enjoyed sports, choral singing, folk dancing, foraging for wild mushrooms with her peers, and she loved her job as a kindergarten aide. Marija married Jonas Simonis in February 1940, just months before Soviet forces invaded Lithuania. The Nazis pushed the Soviets out in 1941, but the Soviets returned again in 1944 to occupy Lithuania until 1992. During the persistent terror of foreign invasions, Marija and Jonas feared for their lives, as Jonas, a director of a vocational school, knew he was on a Soviet list to be deported to Siberia. The couple fled to eastern Germany in 1944, only to be forced to work for the Germans. As Jonas’ health deteriorated, they falsified documents and escaped to Hopfgarten where working conditions were better. A few months later when that area of Germany was designated a Soviet zone, they crossed a mountain on foot to reach American-occupied Wiesbaden, where they found refuge in a United Nations displaced persons camp. As part of a large Baltic community at the camp, they helped establish a vocational school to teach refugees skills for future jobs.

1/6/1968 - 5/25/2021 Santa Barbara - Kimberly A. VanMeter-Steel, 53, passed away, on May 25th 2021, after a hard fight with cancer, in her home with her mother and sister by her side. She was born January 6th, 1968, in La Mesa City San Diego County, Ca, the daughter of William Edward VanMeter and Mary Ann Ertl-Doop. Kim attended Carpinteria High School, where she finished with the class of 1986. Kim was a hard worker and a go-getter in all that she did throughout her life. She worked as a waitress at a few different places but for the past 20 years you would find her serving at IHOP on Upper state street in the mornings and then at Harry’s in the evening. Her regular customers became the highlights of her work days, especially on the holidays that she spent serving them. Her love for others showed through her interactions both inside and out of the workplace. In a later chapter in her life, she met her husband Richard Steel, he was her traveling partner, from cruises on boats to cruising the Pacific Hwy with the Santa Barbara corvette club. After his passing Kim continued to travel with friends and family to keep his memory alive and to see the world one trip at a time, all while trying the amazing cuisine along the way. Kim’s smile could light up any room, her friends quickly became family and family was her first priority. She was a woman who loved everyone for who they were and never feared what others would think. Kim is and will forever be the life of the party and the best at picking out the best songs for the occasion. Cheers to her! In addition to her husband, Kim was predeceased by her father and grandparents and uncles and her niece. Surviving in addition to her mother, Mary Ann Ertl-Doop, and stepfather Tracy Doop, are her sisters Christiaan VanMeter/Bailey, Kate Wilson/Doop, brother Travis Doop, niece Challis Charles and her son Nixon Charles, many aunts, uncles and friends. The family will be holding a celebration of life for Kimberly on August 17th; please contact Mary Ann Doop at (805) 886-5453 for details.

IYER, Nandini After a rich and cosmopolitan life stretching from Oxford to Egypt and Japan and back again, Nandini Iyer passed away without pain on July 21st, following a stroke. She had been born Nandini Mehta, to an accomplished and international family, in Ahmedabad, India. Her father had received his advanced degree at Harvard, her mother was a distinguished novelist. All her family were part of the struggle for Indian independence while she was growing up, close to their fellow Gujurati, Mohandas Gandhi, and because her father worked for the Indian Railways, she spent her girlhood in every corner of India. Having completed schooling at Bombay’s celebrated Cathedral and John Connon School, she went on to study Philosophy at Elphinstone College, Bombay, where she scored top honors and was voted, like her sister before her, “Miss Elphinstone.” She then went on to Oxford University, where, studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lady Margaret Hall, she was one of a handful of students to earn a First Class honors degree, an attainment rarer and more difficult to achieve in those days than a summa cum laude. She taught philosophy and logic at Oxford for several years, appearing on programs for the BBC, and devoted to Spinoza and Plato, as well as to English Literature, until the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions brought her husband Raghavan and her and her son Pico to Santa Barbara in 1965. For more than forty years, she was a beloved and tireless teacher at UCSB and City College, while co-founding, with her husband, the Institute of World Culture, and constantly giving talks at temples and churches around town, and across the world. Though a stroke in March 2015 kept her mostly at home through her final years, she never lost her rare gift for reciting long swatches of English poetry, acing the hardest questions on Jeopardy! (even ten minutes before her stroke) and delighting her many friends with jokes and stories. A memorial service will be held on a date to be determined at the United Lodge of Theosophists, of which she was a devoted member for more than seventy years, on 326 West Sola Street.

LUNDBERG, Jean A. September 30, 1925 ~ July 12, 2021 “To God Be the Glory”

Jean Anderson Lundberg was born in Big Spring Texas the fourth child of Hubert and Ivy Lee Anderson. She grew up in West Texas during the Great Depression. Times were hard but she had wonderful memories of that time with her parents and her big extended family. At the age of 17 Jean met and fell in love with Norman (Bud) Lundberg, a handsome soldier stationed in Odessa, Texas. Their wartime love story began and they married soon after in 1943. If you knew Jean you would know she loved to tell the story of how they met. After the war ended the couple settled in Chicago and started their family. In 1957 she and her family moved to California and settled in Santa Barbara where she became an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and Bible Study Fellowship International. She enjoyed time with her family and had many close of friends. In 1992 she and Bud moved to Auburn, California where she continued to be active in leadership of Bible Study Fellowship, and when she retired she held a weekly bible study in her home for many years. She was active for many years at her church Auburn Grace, and enjoyed the fellowship of family and many friends. Jean never finished High School, she never went to college, and she never held an “important” job. BUT she impacted the lives of so many people with her genuine love, friendship and concern. She will be missed by so many who knew and loved her. What Jean would want you to know? That she was an ordinary woman filled with an EXTRAORDINARY GOD! That her hope was in Christ alone, and that she was saved by HIS Grace! That she loved her family very much! That she had a BURDEN that all her loved ones would know and accept Christ as their personal Savior and Lord (she prayed daily to that end) Jean is preceded in death by her two sons, James Lundberg and Steven Lundberg, Grandson Justin Lundberg and beloved husband of 67 years Norman Lundberg. Jean is survived by her son David Lundberg of Santa Cruz (Mary Lundberg) Daughter Nancy Lopez of Auburn (Roger Lopez) Brother Jerry Anderson. Grandchildren; Jenna Vadas, Jordan Lopez, Kendall Monroe, Kelsey Archer, Darya Lundberg and Gayla Lundberg and 11 great grandchildren. There will be a memorial in Jean’s honor on August 21, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Auburn Grace Community Church.

#ELEBRATION OF ,IFE SUSAN LUCAS

A memorial service will be held for Susan Lucas on Sunday, September 19 at 3 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Hilton. If you plan to go, please rsvp at https://bit.ly/sue-lucas so we can get a good estimate of the number coming.

Their daughter Daiva was born in the camp in 1946. Two years later, the three of them boarded a ship of displaced persons headed to America, and came to Santa Barbara, where Jonas’ older sister (Alexandria Cota) had been living since the 1920s. The couple’s first jobs in America were as handyman and cook/caregiver at Hillside House, a home for the disabled, then located on Ontare Road. When Jonas’ English improved, he found work in his field (mechanical engineering/machining) and the couple bought their first house on Punta Gorda Street, where they lived when daughter Vita was born in 1951. In 1958 they moved to Foothill Road where they lived 56 years. In 1956, Marija began working as a housekeeper at the Ming Tree Motel near East Beach. She also contributed to the family’s income by taking in mending and ironing, as well as designing and sewing costumes for Madame Kedrina’s ballet studio. Following her tailor father’s example, she made clothes for herself and others well into her 80s, and she also crafted beautiful carved leather accessories. She was admired for her fashion sense, and for her uncanny knowledge of what styles would flatter others. In 1960, she joined the La Cumbre Junior High School cafeteria staff, and eventually became “Snack Shack” manager. In retirement, Marija rolled bandages for Direct Relief International, and was an active member of the San Roque Catholic Church Altar Society. The family participated in Los Angeles Lithuanian Community activities including Lithuanian scouting, for which Marija planned and cooked. (She also led Vita’s GSA troop.) In their early years in America, Jonas and Marija avoided communication with relatives in Lithuania, fearing Soviet retribution against family there. Once this concern faded, Marija became active in sending goods to her family as well as supporting shipments to other needy Lithuanians. She was thrilled when Lithuania re-established its independence in 1992, and visited many times. Marija was a people person with an infectious smile and a sparkle in her eyes. She loved games, (May I?, Mahjong, and Triominoes were favorites) and she loved to entertain, from tea parties with children to elaborate Lithuanian Christmas Eve dinners and sprawling backyard summer solstice celebrations. There was always room for one more at her table. She will be missed for her warmth, caring, and incredible generosity. Marija was preceded in death by parents, siblings, husband, and son-in-law Jim Miller. She is survived by daughters Daiva Miller and Vita Loyal (Steve); grandchildren Giedra Campbell (Carmen Salsbury), Jonas Miller (Christie), Audra Loyal (Sonya Germann), and Nathan Loyal (Stacy); great-grandchildren Ella and Lydia Campbell, Jaden and Jackson Miller, Jensen and Jane Loyal; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 30 at Mission Santa Inés, 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang. Interment will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 2 at Calvary Cemetery, 199 N Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara. Memorial donations may be made to Lithuanian Catholic Religious Aid, 64-25 Perry Ave, Maspeth, New York 11378.

DONALD I. SCHMIDT

The Celebration of Life for Donald I. Schmidt has been moved to 4pm on Saturday, August 7th at El Montecito Presbyterian Church, 1455 East Valley Road, Montecito. Reception will follow. The family looks forward to remembering Don together. The celebration and reception will be outside in the courtyard. We encourage folks to dress for the weather and wear hats. El Montecito has umbrellas in the patio, but a few seats might not be fully covered by the shade of the umbrellas. Valet parking is planned (no tips, please). The family will provide tips for the valets. Masks will be required for everyone inside (bathrooms, to visit the buffet table), regardless of vaccination status. To protect the safety of guests, the family has requested that all unvaccinated adults and children wear a mask when within 3 feet of non-household members.

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MARRS, Ben R.

1936 - 2021 Ben Marrs passed away at home in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 85. Ben was born in Sallisaw, Oklahoma and his family moved to San Jose, California when he was a child. Ben had many fond memories of his youth spent in San Jose. He enjoyed visiting his favorite places in San Jose and sharing his memories with his family. In 1954, Ben began serving three years in the US Army. After an honorable discharge in 1957, Ben began working as a carpenter journeyman. That path led him to Santa Barbara, where he continued building a successful career as a carpenter. It is also where he met Katie Squires. Ben and Katie were married in 1959. They soon moved to San Jose, where they had their ﬁrst child. Ben and Katie later moved back to Santa Barbara, where they had two more children. Ben was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was proud of his family and enjoyed the time he spent with each of his children and grandchildren. Ben also enjoyed collecting classic cars and had several over the years. He could often be seen cruising around Santa Barbara in one of his favorite cars. Ben was a good man who was much loved and he will be greatly missed. Ben is survived by his wife Katie; three children, Michael (Patsy), Diana and Sharon; seven grandchildren, Mary Kathryn, Alyson, Erica, Jack, Cindy, Sara and Ben.

ROSS, Sydne Jean

Sydne Jean Ross passed away peacefully on April 7, 2021, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born to Berry and Loretta Watson on August 9, 1944, at St. Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. She was the eldest of their twelve children. Sydne attended local Catholic schools Dolores Elementary, Catholic High and Bishop Garcia Diego High School graduating in 1962. She studied Nursing for three years at Seattle University before returning to California where she earned a degree in Occupational Therapy from Cal State University San Jose.

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About 115 children and teens will be representing Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas during Fiesta this year, and about 60 of those involved gathered at SBCC for a photo shoot on Saturday. While this year’s Fiesta will not feature any of the traditional parades, members of Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas will be opening the week of celebration at Fiesta Pequeña Aug. 4 and handing out flowers at elderly homes, police stations and the mayor’s office.

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Continued from Page A5 us come,” Harper told the News-Press. “And they’ve been waiting forever (to see us), the nurses say.” This year, six boys have joined the Los Niños de las Flores. The group, while originally composed of just young girls, expanded a few years ago to include interested boys. This year’s group also includes 24 La Señoritas who are 18 and will be graduating from the program. This is a record number of La Señoritas who will be finishing the program together, according to Isis Wilson, an associate director with Old Spanish Days. After a hard pandemic year, Ms. Wilson said she is proud of the parents and children who remained involved in activities and are giving their time to make Fiesta a great experience for the community. “It’s a tremendous commitment for the families, for the moms, and the dads and the chaperones,” Ms. Wilson told the News-Press.

After a hard pandemic year, Ms. Wilson said she is proud of the parents and children who remained involved in activities and are giving their time to make Fiesta a great experience for the community. “The kids have to be shuttled all over town and be at places at certain times, and sometimes, it takes half a day for one event. And so it’s a major commitment, and so for the kids to do it and the families to sign up in these times is really a perfect example of giving back to the community.” “We really try to teach the kids that what you put into the community is what you get out.” Angi Cisneros, one of the directors with Old Spanish Days, posed with the children during the photoshoot, leading them in repeated chants of “Viva la Fiesta.” She told the NewsPress afterwards that being back together with

the children brings her so much joy. “I think (being back) is the greatest thing ever because we have suffered so much in our community and just have been so separated,” Ms. Cisneros said. “And just to have the kids here together and doing something as a group is the most rewarding thing. Just to know that we are well and healthy and good enough to do this again and to continue that tradition. I’m just overwhelmed with joy.” For more information on upcoming Fiesta events, visit sbfiesta.org/events-calendar.

She spent her adult life in San Jose, California, married to Joe, a San Jose Police Detective, where they raised two children and subsequently three grandchildren. She was an active school volunteer during their elementary years and a proud grandmother attending their various athletic endeavors. Her favorite pastime was gardening at home and at the award-winning San Jose Rose Garden. She became a Master Gardener and was awarded a San Jose City Commendation by the City Council for her work. Sydne was also a talented artist favoring watercolor, charcoal pencil, pen and ink. Her favorite respite from her busy life was always a trip to the California coastline - Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, Cambria, Carmel, Monterey, Big Sur and Mendocino. She and her husband also enjoyed travel to Oregon and Washington and extended rides on Joe’s three-wheeled motorcycle to Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Canada. Sydne is survived by her husband of 52 years, Joe Ross; daughter Christie; grandchildren Terry (Jonathan), Jordan (Amanda) and Anthony; her great-grandchildren Sienna, Greyson, Preston; siblings Tom, Cathy, John, Peter, Mary, Nancy, Richard, Bob, Donald, Trisha; many cousins, nieces and nephews; Hiroko, Madeleine, Mary; Erin Buckette (Chris), Morgan, Sybil. Her son John Ross passed away recently in May 2021. Sydne was predeceased by her parents Berry and Loretta Watson and her brother David R. Watson. Sydne will be remembered fondly by her siblings, extended family and many friends for her exceptional kindness and generosity to all who came into her life. Her door was always open and so was her heart. Her ever-present smile, her positive attitude and her quiet sense of humor will be greatly missed.

LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Low clouds, then Low clouds, then Low clouds, then some sun some sun sunshine INLAND

INLAND

Sunny and pleasant

INLAND

Partly sunny and beautiful

INLAND

85 56

83 60

95 59

95 58

97 58

68 59

72 61

72 60

73 61

74 60

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 70/58

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 100/77

Guadalupe 67/55

Santa Maria 72/56

Vandenberg 67/56

New Cuyama 97/61 Ventucopa 91/64

Los Alamos 80/58

Buellton 79/56

Solvang 82/56

Gaviota 70/59

SANTA BARBARA 68/59 Goleta 70/59

Carpinteria 70/61 Ventura 70/62

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

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

ALMANAC

Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

TEMPERATURE High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low

68/58 74/59 84 in 2019 49 in 1948

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

0.00” 0.00” (0.02”) 7.31” (17.18”)

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

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

101/76/pc 100/74/pc 73/46/pc 102/67/pc 70/60/pc 85/60/pc 79/64/pc 61/55/pc 102/73/pc 81/67/pc 81/53/pc 96/64/pc 68/58/pc 80/55/pc 70/58/pc 83/60/pc 70/62/pc 98/78/pc 91/68/pc 88/56/pc 92/60/pc 76/70/pc 71/58/pc 78/59/pc 75/57/pc 71/65/pc 87/52/pc

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 88/61/pc 73/62/pc 71/59/pc 71/62/pc 71/58/pc 83/60/pc 69/60/pc 73/64/pc

Smiles could be seen all around as the group of children representing Los Niños de las Flores and La Señoritas gathered at SBCC’s sports pavilion.

90/75/t 77/70/t 92/70/pc 100/77/s 89/63/t 97/75/s 89/79/t 92/70/pc 83/73/t 89/74/pc 86/77/t 90/60/s 91/72/pc 99/73/pc 81/58/s 91/77/pc

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind west 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 16-second intervals. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 16-second intervals. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time July 25 July 26 July 27

12:10 p.m. 11:09 p.m. 12:51 p.m. 11:54 p.m. 1:33 p.m. none

4.2’ 6.4’ 4.3’ 5.8’ 4.4’

Low

5:41 a.m. 4:57 p.m. 6:21 a.m. 5:50 p.m. 6:58 a.m. 6:46 p.m.

LAKE LEVELS

-1.1’ 2.2’ -0.8’ 2.2’ -0.3’ 2.2’

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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 105,788 acre-ft. Elevation 718.57 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 41.3 acre-ft. Inflow 6.5 acre-ft. State inflow 4.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -142 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Montecito debris flow: When the mountain came down

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On Jan. 9 of this year, 23 candles — one for each victim — were placed on a table during a livestream at Montecito Fire Department Station No. 2 in remembrance for the 23 people who lost their lives during the 2018 debris flow that swept Montecito.

hree-and-a-half years after the mountain came down on Montecito — a devastating mudslide and debris flow whose path of destruction took 23 lives and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage — Southern California Edison is finally settling claims. Here’s what I experienced on that dramatic day in 2018.

Jan. 8, 2018 I got into bed on that Monday evening in my Montecito home and saw an extraordinary image on the ceiling over me. I tried to find the source of projection that might somehow explain its inexplicable presence but could find nothing. So I grabbed my camera and snapped a photo, which I soon forgot, given the dramatic events that would take place a few hours later. Those in the mandatory evacuation zone had departed for hotels; most of those, like myself, who were merely in the warning zone, chose to remain, already weary from having evacuated for 10 days a month earlier due to the Thomas Fire. At about 3:45 a.m. I lay awake, listening to the rain that pounded my roof. Suddenly the earth began to shudder. This thought occurred to me: On top of a torrential rain storm on the heels of the recent Thomas wildfire, are we now having an earthquake? I slipped out of bed, took a few steps to the glass doors facing north toward the mountains and pushed the curtain aside to behold a surreal night sky aglow in orange and yellow. Even more astonishing, this glow illuminated an avalanche of muddy water rushing down my garden. Straight at me. This was a real-life disaster movie a la Indiana Jones. (I wish I’d been wearing his costume and hat.) I quickly turned and, within several steps, dirty water smashed through the doors behind me. Within seconds I was knee-deep in cold, slimy mud. I grabbed my 5-year old

grandson, who had been camping out with me, handed him off to his mother (my younger daughter), who moments earlier had awakened and looked out her upper floor window and seen, as had I, what looked to be an apocalypse poised to consume us. Furry critters below (she later told me) frantically raced in all directions and up trees in their mostly futile attempt to escape a cataclysmic mud-and-debris-slide. All this was happening in the darkness of night, no lights to switch on due to a power outage, bursts of lightning and thunder amidst the eerie glow, which I later learned had been caused by a gas explosion that blew up several houses and took lives. We were lucky to have an upper floor suite in our home. Many ranch-style houses in our neighborhood did not. Moments later, another flow of mud and debris burst through the glass doors on the other side of our house, into the open-plan kitchen/ living room, launching furniture in all directions, lodging sofas and stuffed armchairs and tables into the oddest places — and merged with the mud still oozing from my bedroom. We were not only at ground zero but double ground zero. Dressed only in boxer shorts and a pair of Merrell Jungle Mocs I’d somehow managed to slip around my feet, I stood dazed and disbelieving, waist deep in mud and sludge. One of my dogs, having instinctively made a beeline up the stairs mottled in mud, was accounted for; one dog was not. Armed with a flashlight, which quickly muddied and died, I waded through cold, slimy debrisfilled mud into the den looking for Lulu. I thought I could hear her whimpering. When the whimpers went silent, I returned to the mudfilled foyer to try to open the front door, a presumed escape. Of course, the heavy door would not budge as the rising, thickening mud pressured it to remain shut. And good thing, because in my muddled thinking (and having no idea what was out there), trying to leave the house would have been the dumbest move of all — and quite likely fatal. Had I managed to open the door,

the resulting high-pressure flow of mud would have taken me to join a 15-foot river of debris and carry me a quarter mile to Highway 101, by then transformed into a lake — or further beyond, to the ocean. (A friend of mine, I later learned, suffered this horrifying fate — along with many others — for doing just that, identified only by her fingerprints.) Instead, I returned to the den to try to find Lulu. After a short rest upstairs, I returned a third time, climbing over furniture, holding onto hope I would find her, in the process not realizing that my legs were being shredded by sharp debris; parts of trees or broken glass. At one point I lost my footing, slipped and became almost entirely submerged, just barely able to keep my head from going under. Had that happened, I would surely have not been able to resurface and would have drowned in mud. My grandson, all of 5 years old, was smarter than I. Every time I descended for another look, he tearfully cried out, “Don’t go down there!” But I just had to try to find my dear little dog. Ultimately, I had no choice but to call off my search and return upstairs, full of sorrow, believing that Lulu had been buried alive in her doggie bed beneath three feet of mud, maybe never knowing what hit her. Coated in the gooey stuff from head to toe, I got into the dark shower and turned on a faucet. No water. No power. Nothing. My daughter phoned 9-1-1 and found their switchboard operator somewhat discombobulated — and inundated with emergency calls like ours. I called my buddies Howard and Wally. They immediately rallied (4:20 a.m. by then) and tried to reach us, getting only as far as Coast Village Road, the commercial thoroughfare, itself flooded and muddy. Gaining access to Olive Mill Road was impossible, they discovered, because it was no longer a road but part river and part obstacle course of boulders and fallen trees — and central to many of the fatalities that occurred.

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Their presence was a blessing because they informed emergency crews already on the scene where precisely we were trapped, far more effective than a 9-1-1 call. Though at this juncture no one could reach us. The good news: No new mud surges; just that awful rosy-yellow glow in the sky that made no sense. The bad news: Looking from the upstairs balcony onto the yard below, I saw only devastation as far as the eye could see. Many of my favorite trees, including a 50foot pine, were simply no longer standing. (One had rocketed into the garage.) Also: Though it did not occur to me at the time, there was a risk of the house collapsing due to pressure from the mud and also the possibility of explosion and fire from leaking gas.

RESCUED A rescue crew on foot eventually arrived and called up to us. Ascertaining we were not in need of immediate medical assistance, they trudged off to tend to life-threatening emergencies on our lane, promising to return for us. Cries for help could be heard, followed by the sound of jackhammers and chainsaws as rescuers (including a scuba diver) went to work freeing those trapped beneath trees and walls and caved-in roofs. The Johnson family, our nextdoor neighbors, appeared — somewhat surreally — in our forecourt, which was relatively free of mud because my house acted as a buffer. My home had taken the hit from behind and kept the mud inside. They hollered up to me, asking

if they could remain until the rescue team returned. I hollered back, instructing them to access our garage and the apartment over it — higher ground — which they did. Augie Johnson had just pulled a toddler from beneath a car. The toddler had been swept from about a mile upstream and became mangled in debris. Augie handed him off to a fire chief who appeared on the scene, removed mud from his mouth and got him breathing. As dawn broke, the rescuers returned, ready to evacuate all of us. They entered from two parts of the house, axing their way in. One of them hollered, “You have a little dog?” “Yes,” I yelled back. “He’s here upstairs.” “No, down here.” I could hardly believe my ears. “A little tan dog?” “Got it in my arms.” I had been grieving the loss of Lulu, certain she was gone forever. She’d somehow scampered onto one of the chairs or sofas wedged up against the walls. Somehow, finding her made everything alright. But there was no time to celebrate her presence; we had to move fast. The rescue team needed to get us out and get on with evacuating others. They quickly configured our safest route, broke through an exterior window-door in a room less affected by the mud flow and led our procession of family members and pets into a wasteland. What would normally have been a 30-second walk down a country lane to a main road took a harrowing 15 minutes as we negotiated waist-deep pools of mud, downed trees, boulders — a zigzag path through unrecognizable terrain; past my neighbor’s wreck of a house. The river of mud from Olive Mill Road had by then emptied into what used to be Highway 101, transforming that vital artery into a deep crater lake. We were greeted by a slew of heavy-duty vehicles, lights flashing, engines humming and overwhelmed rescue workers who helped us into the backseat of a fire truck. About 10 minutes later a flatbed cattle truck carrying survivors

like us pulled up alongside. We joined them, standing shoulder-toshoulder, shivering in the morning chill, everyone covered in mud from head to toe, including a woman suffering from flu. The vehicle lurched and rolled south on Olive Mill, leaving everyone aboard wide-eyed and aghast at the devastation around us. A long stretch of ranch houses on the east side of the road had been ripped from their foundations, walls down, roofs collapsed; we could see clear through every house. Cars, trucks and minivans had been pushed into hedges and wrapped around trees. A strong smell of natural gas filled our nostrils as new survivors were led from the remnants of their homes to join us. For the first time, it dawned on me that we were in the midst of a major natural disaster, a life-anddeath situation. The vehicle stopped twice more to collect survivors whom we managed to squeeze within the confines of the flatbed, along with their very grateful, very muddy pets. Dogs that hitherto loathed one another, who ferociously faced off at fences, were too shocked to defend turf they no longer had and, in a bout of canine compassion, appeared happy to reacquaint themselves with one another. “You made it out, too? Whew — what a night!” To avoid flooding and obstacles, the flat-bed truck took various detours, finally grinding to a halt at the strip mall off Coast Village Road just before Montecito Mart. A latte would have been nice. But, alas, on this dark morning even Starbucks was closed. A few days later, I purchased a new laptop and uploaded photos from my camera, thus rediscovering the image that had appeared on my bedroom ceiling a few hours before all hell had broken loose. An angel. Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito author with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes comments and questions at reringer@gmail.com.

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Santa Maria police stress traffic safety By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

The Santa Maria Police Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation from 7 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. The operation is designed to help people exercise and enjoy the outdoors safely. In a news release, the police department stressed the need to protect the public by looking for safety violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians. These violations include drivers speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and failing to stop for signs and signals. The violations also include traffic rules broken by bicyclists or pedestrians. “Drivers, slow down and allow bicyclists and pedestrians the same access to roads,” the police department said in the news release. “To protect you and your family, we want to make sure everyone is following rules that keep them safe.” Since the beginning of 2020, the Santa Maria Police Department has investigated three deadly crashes and approximately 66 injury collisions involving bicyclists and pedestrians. To keep everyone safe, the police department offers these tips.

PEDESTRIANS • Only cross at marked crosswalks or intersections with a stop sign or signal. • Look for cars backing up. Avoid going between parked cars. • Make eye contact with drivers. Don’t assume they see you. • Wear bright clothing during the day and use a flashlight when walking at night.

DRIVERS • Wait for pedestrians to cross the street. Be courteous and patient.

The police department stressed the need to protect the public by looking for safety violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians. These violations include drivers speeding, making illegal turns, failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and failing to stop for signs and signals. • Stay off the phone. • Don’t speed. Speed limits aren’t suggestions, the police department noted. • Look for pedestrians when backing up, turning at intersections or entering/exiting shopping centers.

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Some residents held signs calling for “health freedom,” while others toted flags calling for the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Many waved American flags, while others held cardboard signs with messages like “Pray 4 America.” Rally for Freedom. Ms. Bailey told the News-Press that she attended Saturday’s event with six other people from San Luis Obispo who felt that the government is a threat to their freedom to make health decisions. “People need freedom of choice, so if you want to take the vaccine, you can do it, but if you don’t want to, you should have that same freedom,” Ms. Bailey said. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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Plans long-term diversity, equity, and inclusion studies, including the preparation of proposals, design of survey instruments, and determining sampling procedures. Gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes the collection of information and data; recommends statistical approaches, trends, sources, and uses. Prepares data for presentation to clients and other audiences. Identifies multivariate strategies. Prepares reports of studies for internal validation and cross validation studies. Analyses the interrelationships of data and defines logical aspects of data sets. Develops systems for organizing data to analyze, identify and report trends. manages a database for research data for projects. Participates in development and implementation of data security policies and procedures. Partners with other cross-functional stakeholders to enable the successful delivery of reports, dashboards, and analytics to measure progress against defined actions. Communicate key findings to various stakeholders to facilitate data driven decision-making into areas needing greater attending against defined action plans. Tracks DEI campus data and prepares reports, presentations, statistics, charts and graphs on a variety of DEI subjects to address enrollment, campus climate and program related issues. Ensures confidentiality of sensitive DEI data, including adherence to Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA ) policy. Position reports to the Vice chancellor for Diversity, equity, and Inclusion. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/ training. Thorough knowledge of research function. Thorough skills associated with statistical analysis and systems programming. Skills to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner, both verbally and in writing. Skills in project management. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. This is a 50% position. $78,630 - 104,600/Yr (Annualized at 100%). The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 7/28/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 20455

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Organizes, plans, coordinates, and manages the department’s Academic Personnel activities such as faculty recruitment, UCPath payroll, and academic merit and promotion review process. Reqs: Ability to understand, interpret, and apply complex academic personnel policies and procedures on matters such as recruitment, preparation of appointment, merit and promotion advancement cases, faculty leaves, etc. Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to analyze an issue, research the procedures and policies, and use good judgement to implement policy. Working knowledge and familiarity with computers and the ability to learn and utilize new systems, software, and programs. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $24.61 - $25.77/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/3/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21108

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With guidance, implements the Regents’ certified campus Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) to approve, permit, and gain entitlements for all campus capital development projects. Process environmental regulatory permit requirements and track physical and environmental development constraints as described in the LRDP and other regulatory codes. Helps determine the level of environmental review of campus capital projects and the processing of environmental regulation and submittals. Reqs: Ability to develop expert knowledge of the campus and community planning and be consulted by all levels of University staff including Vice Chancellors and Academic Deans. Possess knowledge of the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Coastal Act, Army Corps of Engineers, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and other regulatory agencies to successfully process environmental documents and permits. In collaboration with the Planning Director, serve as a University representative and liaison with the California Coastal Commission and its staff and other environmental regulatory agencies. Prepare Notices of Impending Development (NOID) and LRDP Amendments to submit to the California Coastal Commission. Prepare maps and exhibits that support document preparation, including location maps and physical layouts of specific planning areas. Assist with writing and revising policy as required for LRDP updates and amendments. Work closely with the Director of Planning in presenting to and negotiating with the California Coastal Commission for approval for LRDP updates. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull-Notice Program. Satisfactory criminal history background check. $67,500 - $104,600/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 7/27/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 20735

FINANCIAL ASSISTANT Design, Facilities & Safety Services

Under the general supervision of the Bus Sys Anl Supv 2, independently responsible for the processing, payment, and reconciliation of all accounts payable, accounts receivable, FlexCard, and deposit transactions for DFSS departments (Facilities Management, Design & Construction Services, Environmental Health & Safety, Associate Vice President, and Business & Financial Planning). Reqs: Two years of work experience in accounts payable and accounts receivable or an equivalent of education and experience. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. UCSB is a TobaccoFree environment. Schedule: M-F 8am-5pm, Training will be on-site, hybrid schedules will be considered $24.61/hr. - $29.58/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/5/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21116

novative multi-channel marketing strategies for its individual performances, films, lectures and special events. Provides direct analytical and administrative support to A&L’s Marketing Team. Discretion and superior judgment required; this position serves as a direct conduit to public messaging and external communications. Platforms include print and electronic media, email communications, social media, direct mail and direct communication with patrons, donors, and University VIPs. Provides general support for Marketing in the areas of graphics; e-marketing/ e-newsletter content creation; website and mobile application updates; list management for e-marketing and direct mail marketing and solicitations; social media content creation; reporting on sales, analysis and comparisons; distribution of flyers and brochure/calendar deliveries; online calendar management; advertising insertions and promotional copy; distribution of marketing assets to associated partners; research and promotions with campus departments; compiling campus communications. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent experience and training. Experience with video editing, image editing and graphic design, copywriting, copyediting, archiving, email marketing, social media marketing and CRM databases. Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Premiere Pro -Basic knowledge of marketing principles, concepts, techniques and applications relevant to the promotion of public events and arts presenting. Basic analytical and research skills and aptitude to increase or expand in this area. Excellent professional writing and communication skills. Ability to work under multiple deadlines and handle competing priorities adeptly. Highly developed organizational and information management skills. M-F, approximately 8am-5pm, occasional evening and weekend hours for events. Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $24.62 - 26.92/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 8/4/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21226

FINANCIAL SERVICES ANALYST 3 Materials Department

Responsible for full oversight of all financial and accounting operations for the Materials Department which includes five departmental centers. Collaborate with the MSO to develop and implement financial systems and procedures; monitors departmental budget of $10M and extramural and gift funding of $60M. Prepares cost projections and analyzes for both departmental and extramural fund accounts. Oversees bi-weekly and monthly payroll. Provides direction and support to departmental Financial Assistant and Contracts and Grants Analyst in all accounting areas. Prepares and/or updates recharge packages annually and monitors recharge activity. Uses a thorough working knowledge of University Accounting Policies pertaining to all accounting areas for extramural funding as well as state funding. Has working knowledge of all policies pertaining to extramural funding Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in related area and /or equivalent experience / training. Strong background and knowledge of fund accounting in the public sector with an emphasis on extramural accounting. Ability to interpret federal policies pertaining to contracts and grants from multiple agencies, including DoD, DOE, NSF, as well as private industry contracts. Thorough knowledge of financial data management and reporting systems. Strong analytical skills. Strong critical thinking abilities and attention to detail. Sound judgment and decision making. Strong problem-solving skills. Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner. Advanced interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a highly collaborative manner, assess complex challenges and recommend effective solutions. Ability to manage competing deadlines with multiple interruptions while paying close attention to detail. Knowledge of UC systems including but not limited to: UCPATH, Gateway, Data Warehouse, and Espresso. Strong knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Working knowledge of FileMaker Pro or similar database system. Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $61,200 - $78,000/yr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/4/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21096

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The Bren School of Environment Science and Management at UCSB seeks an Academic Programs Assistant to support Academic Programs and provide administrative support to Bren faculty, visitors, and students to ensure smooth and successful instruction. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, data science, social science, related field, or equivalent experience.1-3 yrs. experience advising students, esp. graduate students. Strong skills in communication, organization, customer service, ability to work with diverse populations. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. $24.61 - $25.77/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 8/3/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https:// jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21165

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS ANALYST Computer Science

Responsible for developing and submitting research proposals, awards and/or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional and research sponsor policies. Works on proposals of moderate scope such as single investigator NSF proposals where analysis of financial information or reports require review of a variety of factors (e.g. budgets, salaries, expenses, etc.) Receives assignments and analyzes problems, gathers data and information, and recommends solutions. Completes transactions for signature by manager or authorized institutional official. Maintains effective working relationships and coordinates closely with Principal Investigator, department staff, Office of Research, other campus central and academic departments. Is independently responsible for gift processing and projecting salary, benefits, tuition, and fees in GUS. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or/and equivalent work experience Ability to establish and maintain priorities, multi-task and meet deadlines while balancing a high volume workload. Analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent attention to detail and communication skills. Ability to exercise independent judgment. Ability to perform financial analysis and customized reporting. Proficiency with Microsoft programs such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc. Proficiency with Google software programs such as Sheets, Docs, Gmail, chat. Notes: Satisfactory criminal history background check. This position is funded on temporary funds through 6/30/23, pending additional funding. Highly likely to be continued. $25.00 - $28.75/hr. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration apply by 7/27/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 20731

MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS FACILITY SUPERVISOR – TEM Materials Research Laboratory

Responsible for the training, maintenance, operation and research in electron microscopy, focused ion beam, atomic force microscopes and other advanced techniques. Along with another Research and Development Engineer 4, is responsible for the supervision of the microscopy and microanalysis facility which serves more than 300 users annually and over 40 faculty research groups. Reqs: Advanced degree in related area and or equivalent experience / training. Strong background in research microscopy related to higher education. High level of expertise in two of the following and basic familiarity of the others: Atomic Force Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy. Ability to supervise a busy facility, maintain high-end research equipment and provide feedback and training to users on microscopy and microanalysis. Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner. Advanced interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a highly collaborative manner, assess complex challenges and recommend effective solutions. Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and influence others. Ph.D. preferred. Note: Satisfactory criminal history background check. Salary commensurate with education and experience. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For primary consideration, apply by 8/3/21, thereafter open until filled. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job # 21095

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well-traveled, well-read, welleducated, well-spoken and wellloved,” according to the festival. The singer and guitarist is best known for his work with children and families. The Ojai Storytelling Festival praised him for “his ability to navigate through a confusing world with humor and wisdom.” It called him a masterful storyteller. Mr. Harley tours internationally as a performing artist, author and keynote speaker from his home in Seekonk, Mass. — Dave Mason

“On one hand, we are fortunate that only 1 of the county’s 25 COVID hospitalized patients is at LVMC. On the other hand, the rate of new COVID cases is somewhat higher in Lompoc than it is countywide.” Steve Popkin, CEO of Lompoc Valley Medical Center Mr. Popkin estimated Lompoc is experiencing 3.5 new cases a day, up from 0.75 cases a day one month ago. Like other health professionals on the local, state and national levels, Mr. Popkin sees vaccinations as the answer to getting the case numbers down. He said that if the more than 130,000 unvaccinated, eligible people in Santa Barbara County got their two doses, “the COVID situation in the county would be very well controlled, regardless of the infectious nature of the Delta variant.” — Dave Mason

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Anna Ehrgott duck dives through a crystal clear wave. Ms Ehrgott stopped at Rincon Beach, which was part of her West Coast beach cleanup tour.

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At left, photographer Sarah Lee enjoys her time in the ocean. She has helped surfer Anna Ehrgott with cleaning up beaches along the West Coast. At right, Anna Ehrgott said she surfs today in photos and videos on social media and in magazines. Ms. Ehrgott, who has surfed around the world, competed when she was younger.

Surfer and photographer clean up beaches from Washington state to Carpinteria By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

rofessional surfer Anna Ehrgott has caught a wave of environmental dedication. She recently traveled south with surf photographer Sarah Lee from La Push on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula, cleaning up beaches along the West Coast. Last Monday, they stopped at Rincon Beach Park in Carpinteria and picked up trash. The two 30-year-old women are bringing attention to the

need for cleaner beaches, which environmentalists note is essential for a cleaner Pacific Ocean. It’s all part of their 1,200-mile Catch A Clean Wave tour, which is sponsored by Hawaii-based Kona Brewing Co. Sometimes it’s just Ms. Ehrgott and Ms. Lee, picking up trash and inspiring passersby. Sometimes they lead groups in cleanups. “Our goal is to leave beaches cleaner than we found them,” Ms. Lee told the News-Press. “We’re stroked to be teaming up to do that.” Ms. Ehrgott stressed the need

to keep beaches — and the ocean impacted by them — clean. Trash often gets washed up with the tide. The National Resources Defense Council reported that an estimated 80 percent of marine litter comes from land-based pollution. And that’s bad news for marine life. “Anything that ends up in the ocean can be ingested by sea life,” Ms. Ehrgott told the News-Press. After Carpinteria, Ms. Ehrgott and Ms. Lee headed to Ventura and kept going. Last week their journey wrapped up with cleanups in Malibu, Venice Beach, Doheny

State Beach and finally San Diego. The trip started July 13 in La Push and included stops in Westport and Long Beach, Wash.; and Short Sand Beach, Oceanside and Bastendorff Beach, Ore. In California, they cleaned beaches at Klamath River, Point Arena, Santa Cruz and Moonstone Beach before their stop at Rincon Beach. “It’s a good excuse to explore the whole West Coast,” Ms. Ehrgott said. “There are so many places we’ve been wanting to see and surf and meet with the locals.” They found the condition of the beaches varied.

At left, Anna Ehrgott catches a wave at Leadbetter Point in Santa Barbara. Center and right, Ms. Ehrgott picks up trash off a beach.

“Washington and Oregon were pretty clean with the exceptions of a couple towns with a lot of visitors,” Ms. Ehrgott said. Noted Ms. Lee, “A lot of the remote beaches we went to were clean and perfect.” But she said that at various beaches’ high tide line, there were as many pieces of microplastics as seaweed and sand. Ms. Ehrgott said she and Ms. Lee picked a lot of trash Monday evening at Rincon, which they have previously visited. “We love to surf there in the winter. “It’s an incredibly beautiful

beach,” Ms. Ehrgott said. “I love the shape of the cove. Cypress trees are so Santa Barbara.” Ms. Lee said Rincon Beach has given her and Ms. Ehrgott joy and that they were glad to do something for the area in return. They noted that people saw them picking up trash at Rincon Beach. Ms. Ehrgott said they want to inspire others to do the same. “That’s our goal, to have this domino effect of ocean conservation, getting people to care.” Please see SURFER on B4

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Wildling Museum plans open house By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive in Solvang, is inviting the public to a Summer Open House from 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 29. Included will be face painting by Parties and Paint by Kate from 2 to 4 p.m., activities and more. Admission to the museum is free during the event hours. Attendees will also have the chance to meet some of the artists featured in the current museum exhibitions, “Bio/Mass: Contemporary Meditations on Nature” and “Art from the Trail: Exploring the Natural Beauty of Santa Barbara County.” Food will be available from AR Catering’s food truck. “We are excited to host our first in-person event at the museum since COVID,” said Stacey OtteDemangate, executive director. “We feel it is important that our open house be something fun that the whole community can enjoy with a little something for everyone.” For more information, visit www. wildlingmuseum.org/news/2021summer-open-house.

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Above, face painting by Parties and Paint by Kate will be part of the Summer Open House Aug. 29 at the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature. At right, The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is at 1511-B Mission Drive in Solvang.

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Ride Santa Barbara 100 has teamed up with Squadra to produce the official kit of the 10th anniversary ride scheduled for Oct. 23. Squadra has designed a custom commemorative RideSB100 jersey in a cool coastal theme that celebrates the Santa Barbara destination and highlights the event’s branding. Riders can purchase the jersey and matching shorts online at ridesb100.com/ register and pick them up at the event. Additionally, for the first time in the event’s history, groups of six or more riders can pre-order RideSB100 jerseys that are further customized with their team’s name and logos. The order deadline

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Square location. The new location includes a licensed nurse practitioner, a radiology technician and clinical concierges, according to a news release. Patients experiencing scrapes and minor cuts, minor burns, sprains, allergies, earache, urinary tract infections, skin conditions, rash, poison oak, cold and flu symptoms and other minor ailments and injuries can all be

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MONTECITO — The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will once again hold its annual Sadako Peace Day in-person Aug. 6 at Westmont College. The free event will take place from 6 to 7 p.m.on Westmont’s Magnolia Lawn, 955 La Paz Road, Montecito. The program will feature poetry readings, live music and time for reflection. “Sadako Peace Day remembers the victims of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all innocent victims of war,” said a news release from the event’s organizers. “It is a time to reflect on the past in hopes of building a more peaceful future.” Sadako Peace Day is a tribute to the life of Sadako Sasaki, a child from Hiroshima who was 2 at the time of the atomic bombing. Ten years later, she died from radiation-induced leukemia as a result of that bombing. For more information, go to www.wagingpeace.org/the-27thannual-sadako-peace-day-2021.

for all jerseys is July 31, though a limited number will be available for walk-up purchase at the event. “Squadra makes cycling apparel with premium quality and attractive designs that our riders really enjoy. We are excited to have them back for our 10th anniversary ride,” said Jamie Monroe, RideSB100 race director. “This is shaping up to be our best year ever with registrations up and excitement building as cyclists are getting back to their favorite rides and races.” Squadra will also provide this year’s coveted polka dot jerseys for the winners of the Gibraltar Challenge, a grueling, seven-mile timed climb that gains 3,000 feet of elevation. The Gibraltar Challenge is the main event for 100-mile and 100-kilometer riders, and each

year pits competitors against the Santa Ynez Mountains. It’s known as one of the most challenging climbs in any American century ride. This year’s categories will include the overall fastest man and woman, plus the top riders for ages 29 and younger, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60 and older. While the dotted jersey is the event’s top award for the overall and age category winners, additional prizes will also be given to the top three men and women in each category. RideSB100 features four routes catering to cyclists of varying skill and experience levels including: • 100-mile: An advanced ride featuring the Gibraltar Challenge, a grueling 3,000-foot climb in just seven miles, with 9,000 total feet of climbing. • 100-kilometer plus Gibraltar:

For experienced riders who want to tackle the famous Gibraltar Challenge. • 100-kilometer: A challenging cycling experience featuring coastal and mountain roads. • 34-mile: A fun and scenic course for casual riders and weekend warriors. Additional categories for teams, tandems, e-Bikes (Class 1 and 3) and virtual riders are also included for 2021. To register, go to www. ridesb100.com. Prices are scheduled to increase at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 1. Follow RideSB100 at www. facebook.com/ridesb100, twitter. com/ridesb100, and www. instagram.com/ridesb100. email: mmcmahon@newspress. com

Coastal Cleanup Day set for Sept. 18 Coastal Cleanup Day is planned for 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 18 in Santa Barbara County. Santa Barbara-based Explore Ecology, which is overseeing the event, has a list of 28 sites for individuals to select for their cleanup areas. Explore Ecology encourages people to pick one to clean up with their friends and family. And site cleanup captains are being sought for Goleta and Butterfly Beach in Montecito. In other Explore Ecology news,

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Continued from Page B1 Ms. Ehrgott, who has surfed around the world, brought her lifelong love for the ocean and surfing to the Catch A Clean Wave journey. “I competed a lot when I was younger,” she said, noting today that she focuses on surfing for photos and videos in social media and magazines. “We’ve been working together for seven years,” said Ms. Lee, the photographer. “We’re shooting video content to tell stories of our travel and inspire other people.” Their Catch A Clean Wave sponsor, Kona Waves, is partnering

Nicole Roehrig and Chrysanthe Pantages have joined the Art from Scrap team. “We are so appreciative of their creative energy, expertise and enthusiasm,” Explore Ecology said in its newsletter. Art from Scrap is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. It’s located at 302 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara. For more information, go to exploreecology.org. — Dave Mason with Save the Waves Coalition and has committed $50,000 to help that nonprofit. In June, timed with World Oceans Day, the coalition launched its Save The Waves app to empower surfers, beachgoers and ocean lovers to report and track coastal threats in real time. The app allows them to tag the location and alert the organization. “Save The Waves is dedicated to protecting surf ecosystems, and it is through partnerships with likeminded organizations like Kona that we are able to continue our mission,” said Nik Strong-Cvetich, the coalition CEO. Vanessa Parker, brand manager of Kona Brewing Co., said the Catch A Clean Wave journey is

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the company’s way to give back to surfing communities. “It’s a fun way to spotlight the popularity of surfing across the globe, as well as highlight the important need to keep our oceans clean. We hope everyone, regardless of where they live, will be reminded that we need to be active participants in ocean conservation, and what better place to start than in your own backyard.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2021

DID YOU KNOW? Bonnie Donovan

Housing questions unanswered “The ability to ask questions is the greatest resource in learning the truth.” — Carl Jung

as currently constituted at the national level. January is (in case you didn’t know) National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.” That is followed by “Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month,” and then in no particular order we have “Distracted Driving Awareness Month,” “Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” “Mental Health Awareness Month,” “Prostate Cancer Awareness Month,” “Cybersecurity Awareness Month,” “Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” “Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month”, and so on. Now, many of these causes and situations — in fact, virtually

any questions surround the element of housing, and forces ranging from those in Sacramento to those locally are changing the look, feel and the way we live. Questions go unanswered. Why? A concerned citizen telephoned the state Sen. Monique Limón’s office in Sacramento and asked the status of Senate Bills 9 and 10, expressing opposition to these housing bills that destroy single family neighborhoods by changing zoning. The senator’s aide advised that both bills received enough votes and are waiting at the Assembly. Sen. Limón, D-Santa Barbara, abstained from voting on either bill. The citizen remarked, how interesting. We responded: Cowards abstain from voting, unless they recuse themselves for personal ties to the issue. We pay Sen. Limón to represent her constituents. Why did she refrain from voting on an important issue, so important to the residents that she attended a town hall meeting on SB 9 and 10 via Zoom? A contact heard that the Real Estate Association is a major donor to fight Gov. Newsom’s recall. What’s in it for them? On June 29, Santa Barbara City Councilmember Kristen Sneddon asked City Planner Rene Brooks, since the state’sCalif Environmental Quality Act and the city’s environmental impact reports were changed to streamline the permitting process for new housing, does the previous CEQA and EIR used for the 4000 housing units for Santa Barbara still cover the new allotted Regional Housing Needs Allocation numbers, which double the amount of housing to 8,000 units? On double numbers: UCSB plans to build housing for more than 4,000 new students. Do the 4,000 additional housing units count toward Santa Barbara County’s RHNA numbers? Housing is housing. We have more questions about the July 15 meeting of the Santa Barbara Planning Commission meeting, which discussed the 701 N.Milpas St. site. Commissioner Deborah Schwartz asked a very important one, “Who blocked the children’s East Ortega entrance to Santa Barbara Junior High School with orange barricades?” The developer’s planner, Jarrett Gorin responded, “no idea.” Ms. Schwartz then asked city staff the same question, and project planner Kathleen Kennedy also answered, “no idea.” Can anyone find out who blocked the children’s Ortega entrance to the junior high? That entrance must be almost 90 years old. Jarrett Gorin offered that the children could go around the barricade. What happened to “Safe Routes to School”? During the same Planning Commission Meeting, for 701 N. Milpas St., Jarrett Gorin compared a photo of the 75-foot-high Balboa Building on State Street to the proposed project and scoffed, “Santa Barbara will have multiple stories, and nobody should be surprised by tall buildings.” He showed a photo simulation of Santa Barbara Plumbing next to the “miniaturized” development. See how the magnifying glass on your computer works? Sometimes against you. See why story poles tell the whole

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“President Joe Biden and his faithful party continue to deny, obfuscate and deceive, but none of their rationalizations hold water — and they know it,” columnist David Limbaugh said about the border crisis.

s there anything the left won’t blame on their fantastical scapegoat, climate change? Don’t bet on it. Their latest dodge is blaming the border crisis, which they created, on the climate crisis, which they invented. A Politico article is headlined, “It’s Not a Border Crisis. It’s a Climate Crisis.” That’s a convenient twofer. Never let an opportunity to blame a crisis on climate change go to waste. Well played. But to the left, I guess the border catastrophe isn’t a crisis. How could you support open borders and think that the invasion by invitation is a crisis? How could America-resenting leftists regard the influx of millions of new Democrat voters a crisis? It would be like the Democrats being apoplectic over federal spending. Nope. Not gonna happen. If only these migrants knew that leftist policies are on the way to turning this country into a socialist

state — you know, the kind they’re Donald Trump’s border policies, escaping from. emasculating Immigrations and But let’s quit playing games. This Customs Enforcement, and rolling is very serious and getting more out the red carpet for illegals is so every day. U.S. Customs and hardly going to deter attempted Border Protection reported that crossings. Indeed, we can trace June border apprehension these endless crossing numbers reached a 21spikes directly to these year high, with more than and President Biden’s 188,000 arrests and more other wanton policies of than 1.1 million this year scrapping the “Remain to date. in Mexico” policy, ending Even more troubling: border wall construction This is not a seasonal and supporting the spike as Democrats have Obama-era Deferred been saying. The numbers David Limbaugh Action for Childhood of crossings usually rise Arrivals. in the spring and then Not that you would recede in the summer, but the expect the left to be consistent, numbers are still increasing. At but they sure are fair-weather this rate, we’ll break the 2006 opponents of COVID-19. Just as record. President Joe Biden and they never objected to maskless his faithful party continue to deny, left-wing rioters or fleeing Texas obfuscate and deceive, but none of Democrat lawmakers, they seem their rationalizations hold water — wholly indifferent to the hazards of and they know it. COVID-19-infected migrants. This is a crisis purely of their No, actually, they are worse making; reversing President than indifferent. Here, they are

COVID-19 enablers, given their plan to end Title 42, the law Trump invoked to refuse entry to immigrants with the virus. This, despite knowing and even admitting that this action will cause a new influx of migrants and possibly result in Homeland Security having to process up to 1,200 family units a day. COVID-19 infection rates in emergency shelters for migrant youth are reportedly between 15% and 20%. You don’t have to be a cynic to know that Democrats are pushing amnesty for reasons other than human compassion. And their methods are brazen and obscene. They are trying to sneak a “pathway to citizenship” into their reckless $3.5 trillion budget plan ostensibly to support families and generate job growth. Never mind their audacity in pretending to be pro-jobs when their endless government handouts are keeping Please see LIMBAUGH on C4

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ust make it up, why not? That’s a lot easier than reporting accurately what has happened over the past 20 months or so since COVID-19 flapped its ugly bat wings and flew into the human world. It should be easy enough to at least point to former President Donald Trump’s Warp Speed initiative for helping bring about what clearly are the best results in the Western world as far as the pandemic is concerned. But no, the press and the entire Biden administration are giving all credit to President Joe Biden. If the goal of herd immunity isn’t reached because of the dastardly “anti-vax” crowd, the blame will go to Mr. Trump.

It was Vice President Kamala another gazillion dollars is Harris who suggested that if a likely to lead to economic ruin. vaccine were developed and if Mr. Opening up the southern border Trump had anything to of the United States, PURELY do with it, she wouldn’t halting construction of POLITICAL trust it and wouldn’t its defensive mechanisms take it. But the press and shutting down will dutifully fall in construction and line, blaming the “anticonsideration of oil vax” crowd’s reluctance pipelines and drilling to be vaccinated on areas are just a couple the former president more fairly important because he refused to negatives that will haunt wear a mask in public. us in the future. James Buckley As far as I can But, enough said, rather tell, everything Mr. than concentrate on the Biden has done since sad state of affairs in our becoming president will make capital city and the ugly group it more difficult for the U.S. now running things there, let’s to pull out of the COVID-19 pursue instead another issue that economic morass. His “plan,” has given me pause over the past if one can call it that, to spend few weeks:

We know that Brandeis University is one scary school to attend. We know that January is “Stalking Awareness Month,” April is “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” at the school. And we know that virtually every other institute of higher education boasts an equally onerous group of “Awareness” months. While it’s always good to be aware of lurking danger, it may be time to reconsider what national months are dedicated to and to ponder whether we ought to change or at least add some different kinds of “Awareness” months. What follows is an edited list of the various awareness months

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Letter writer Kimball Shinkoskey says young people should be required to get the COVID-19 vaccines.

Fauci coddles younger Americans

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Columnist Andy Caldwell says it’s time to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.

I recall because I remember!

avin Newsom is when California had facing a recall the best paying jobs in on Sept. 14. It manufacturing, industry, couldn’t happen aerospace and the energy to a more fitting sector, whereas now, those career politician. jobs were forced to leave To be fair, he is just one because of regulations and in a long line of politicians taxes to places like Texas who has so failed California or even worse, China? I do that it is now a failed state. recall! Accordingly, I would ask Do you remember when everyone who reads this California had affordable piece to send it to others to housing to either purchase help emphasize our or rent, but now dire situation. I will we have the least state a fact, and it is affordable housing up to you to sound the in the nation, due to refrain and the pledge overwrought land“I do recall” (Gavin use restrictions, fees Newsom)! and regulations? I do Do you remember recall! Andy Caldwell when California was Do you remember known as the Golden when California State, but now it has had affordable and the highest poverty rates in abundant electricity supplies the country? I do recall! and we were not subject Do you remember when to regularly occurring we had ample water supplies blackouts, brownouts, and for farmers and urbanites, flex alerts? I do recall! whereas now, all of us are Do you remember when subject to rationing? I do gasoline was affordable in recall! California, not like today Do you remember when when it costs upward of 40% California had the best more than the rest of the schools in the nation, country? I do recall! whereas now we have nearly Do you remember when the worst out of all 50 states? forest fire conflagrations I do recall! were rare in California, Do you remember when whereas now, due to the California had the best roads overwrought protection of and best freeway system forest fuel loads, including in the country, but now our dead trees and brush, a roads are falling apart and significant portion of the our undersized freeways state is on fire each and are in a constant state of every year, killing people, gridlock. I do recall! destroying property, and Do you remember when decimating our wildlife? I do California had the most recall! wealth of any state in the Do you remember when all nation, but now we have businesses were considered more than $1 trillion in debt essential, when church and deficits and no means to attendance was promoted repay the same? I do recall! while going to strip clubs was Do you remember when frowned upon, when outdoor California had the most activities and exercise were beautiful parks, beaches and considered essential to downtown communities that healthy living via a robust have since been overrun, immune system, and when degraded and defiled by our elected politicians more than 100,000 homeless themselves followed the people living in squatter mandates they imposed on settlements? I do recall! the people? I do recall! Do you remember living And, that is why I am in safe neighborhoods and urging you to recall Gavin communities, whereas now Newsom by voting yes on California is in the final Sept. 14. phases of releasing 75% of the felons in our state Andy Caldwell is the COLAB prisons, including more than executive director and host of 20,000 people who were “The Andy Caldwell Show,” sentenced to life in prison? I airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays do recall! on KZSB AM 1290, the NewsDo you remember Press radio station.

r. Anthony Fauci says “we will try anything and everything” to get people vaccinated, like appealing to trusted confidants of the unvaccinated to reason with them. (“PBS News Hour,” July 19.) Interestingly, Dr. Fauci does not even go near suggesting actual enforcement of public health law, the only thing that has ever worked in the history of the world to end epidemics. Our infectious disease expert knows that today’s young people in their 20s and 30s will do very little in their own health interests unless and until they are forced to, just like when they were teenagers. But the mouthpiece of two administrations also knows that rule of law is politically unpopular today, so he sides with libertarians who think no one should ever be required to do anything against their will. Here’s the thing. Our Millennials and Zers are happy to do whatever is required of them at work in order to get their paychecks, at pain of firing if they don’t. Why can’t the government require them to get vaccinated in order to get their good citizenship paychecks, at pain of fine or lengthy community service if they don’t? Kimball Shinkoskey Woods Cross, Utah (Former Goleta resident)

the gaining of illegitimate power? There was no insurrection though President Trump’s rally on Jan. 6 was a really bad idea.” Response: No insurrection? A really bad idea? One hundred and forty police officers were seriously injured, and three died. “Blue Lives Matter” to Trump and the GOP — except when they don’t! Right, Mr. Buckley? Quote: On Jan. 6, “One person was shot, apparently by a Washington D.C. policeman, and she — Ashli Babbitt — was a Trump supporter.” Response: Ashli Babbitt was engaged in an act of domestic terrorism — not a peaceful protest and not a “normal tourist visit.” Ms. Babbitt did not deserve to die, but she was no Joan of Arc and is not deserving of the martyrdom sought by right-wing pundits. Mr. Buckley concludes by whining about a “dishonest press.” Has he not heard that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones? Robert Baruch Yeosu, South Korea (Formerly of Goleta)

Recall Gavin Newsom

alifornia governor Gavin Newsom is probably the worst governor of all time. During the pandemic, he told us to lock down while he did whatever he wanted. Vote this terrible socialist out. Kevin O’Connor Santa Ynez

Disagreeing with Buckley

e: “Re-invigorating the American spirit” (James Buckley, Voices, July 11). Mr. Buckley’s comments and my responses: Quote: “President Trump’s Warp Speed vaccine initiative is bringing prosperity back to America.” Response: The vaccines, developed by actual scientists, sat in warehouses for weeks as President Donald Trump told a desperate nation, “We’re not a shipping clerk.” He left it to governors in each state to engage in bidding wars for the limited, available supply. The delay, predictably, resulted in tens of thousands of avoidable deaths. Quote: “What assault on voting rights? Change the wording to ‘protect the integrity of the vote,’ and you have what’s really going on.” Response: President Trump and the GOP had filed and lost more than 60 court cases alleging voter fraud, including at the U.S. Supreme Court. You can change the wording from Mr. Trump lost to Mr. Trump won “in a landslide” … but he still lost. You can call this bogus claim of voter fraud a rose garden, but it doesn’t pass the smell test. Quote: “What insurrection for

It’s the same old tune

hat a sadly predictable and misinformed letter Glenn Griffith wrote in the July 4 edition of the News-Press (“Problems with Republicans,” Voices). Get out the violins because it’s the same old idiotic tune that the left pukes out relentlessly. The “insurrection,” as the left label the Jan. 6 protest (where the only casualty was an unarmed woman killed by the Capitol Police), doesn’t hold a candle to the mayhem and destruction suffered by major Democraticrun cities last year and which was condoned and lauded by the mainstream media, a large number of Democratic politicians and other-left leaning people. The frenzied and completely insane hatred of Donald Trump, which has people almost foaming at the mouth, and the totally blind view of what the Biden regime is trying to do by abolishing legitimate and honest elections is stunning. The left have made a bumbling buffoon and a laughing hyena the faces that the world sees as our leaders and the world is laughing at us. \ I think it’s time that people like Glenn Griffith quit relying on the nonsense that CNN (which

is rapidly losing what little credibility the network may have had at one time) et al and start getting real facts. We would all benefit from less hysteria and more sane thinking. Monica Bond Santa Barbara

Limbaugh’s hyperbole

y goal for writing a calm, balanced letter was to see if it would be published in our local paper, which leans right as The New York Times leans left. The hyperbole in many of the columns that I find so discouraging is well demonstrated in a recent article by David Limbaugh. I thought our fact checkers went out of business with the departure of our last president (who was laughed at in his U.N. address when he tried to tell them how his administration had such wonderful things). But maybe we should have them come back and review political columns. Mr. Limbaugh referred to “inflammatory racial rhetoric” that is obliterating race relations. But everyone knows it was the black vote that put Mr. Biden in the White House and flipped the Senate. Doesn’t make sense. And the “alarming “ inflation rate? The present core inflation is 3.8%, which is above the federal goal of 2% but hardly alarming. I bought my first house here in 1969 when the inflation rate was 6.2% and the mortgage was 9%. Now, that’s alarming. Why does Mr. Limbaugh use such inaccurate adjectives? And then he calls the White House people “lunatics” because the federal debt is going up. That is just plain silly. The debt goes up no matter who is in office. It increased from $20 trillion to $27 trillion under Mr. Trump. So. Am I happy with Mr. Biden? I am an independent voter. I voted for President Ronald Reagan twice and for Mr. Biden. Am I glad he is getting us out of Afghanistan (a withdrawal started by Mr. Trump)? Yes. Am I glad Mr. Biden took on the well overdue infrastructure bill and included Republicans? You bet. Am I glad he sent the vice president to Central America? No. You and he and I all know that was fruitless. Bottom line: I would like to see articles that teach us something about our current events. I think it is important to have two parties and the pendulum naturally swings back and forth. But when a columnist characterizes the other party for “hyperventilating” or “breathlessly ranting” or calls them lunatics or their statements “hog manure,” I get discouraged and quietly close the paper. John Gainor, M.D. Santa Barbara

t’s a challenge not to repeat myself because the important topics won’t go away. It’s like a malignant cancer that keeps growing. So why bother anymore? Why bother with anything? America has become one big free-for-all. Left is right, right is left. It’s all upside down, and nothing right side up. And, worst of all, there seems to be nothing we can do about it. It’s like a cattle stampede of stupidity racing across the country. Why bother speaking up? Revisiting the George Floyd turning point for a moment: Sadly it was the death of a human being, but it was the exact ammunition the left needed to exploit and extort the country. Initially it caught everyone with their pants down because suddenly the United States discovered Americans were all racist. You were muzzled to counter the rampant narrative of racism being pounded into our heads. The country was changed forever. Black Lives Matter, with support of the Democrats and the media, made sure you could not argue or debate their cause or else. Overnight BLM had become powerful, effective and rich. However, slowly the truth emerged. Using the millions of extorted intimidation monies, we all learned the story of the BLM founder buying multimillion-dollar homes, and we have no idea how much more she pocketed. We actually have no idea where any of the $90 million of extorted money went, or if there’s any even left, but we do know, very little if any, went to help the people they say they were fighting for and that we’re still all racist. So shut up. Why bother being a citizen? In the first six months of 2021, over a million illegals have been helped across the border by President Joe Biden’s welcoming committee, and there appears to be no end in sight. Literally. It could be three, four, five million by the end of the year. It could be 10 million, 20 million in the next couple years. There is no limit and no plan to end, control or close the border. And when our tax dollars are being used to fly hundreds of thousands of people, in military jets no less, with no masks, no jobs, zero or little education and no idea who they are and drop them off anywhere and everywhere, why do we bother? Why do we bother listening to President Biden or Anthony Fauci or the CDC that we have to get the vaccine or wear a mask? Or that we have to pay our taxes? Or that we have to get insurance or a driver’s license? Millions of people will not have to follow any of our rules so why should we? And speaking of masks and flying, Hypocrite Airlines dumped a bunch of cowardly Democrats in Washington to initiate a super spreader. Boy, just think if this was a plane of Republicans. Why bother voting? The Democrats are doing everything they can to allow the corruption to continue in our election process. The lame, stupid idea that having an ID to prove who you are is racist and prevents people of color from voting is an absolutely idiotic notion. Democrats speak down to the very people they claim they’re trying to help. If Democrats want to help, instead of trying to guarantee fraud in all our elections, and if Democrats think minorities are that stupid, educate and help them how to get an ID or driver’s license. Then when we hold the next election, we can all rest assured everyone Please see SCHULTE on C4

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Return of the Fleebagger Democrats

hey’re baaaack. Cut-and-run Democrats are making headlines this month for bailing on their state legislative duties in order to sabotage election integrity efforts in Texas. After jetting off on a private plane to Washington, D.C., in hopes of meeting with President Joe Biden last week, six of the high-flying fugitives came down with COVID-19. On Monday, aides to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House who had hosted the runaways also tested positive for COVID-19. Every one of them claims to have been fully vaccinated. All germs aside, we’ve seen these politically toxic Democrats before. In 2011, I gave a handy nickname to an entourage of liberal Wisconsin and Indiana state legislators who went AWOL to stop their GOP counterparts

from passing public employee Mary Magdalen Moser told union reforms: “Fleebaggers.” (I me, “I am ashamed of the used the term as a rejoinder to actions taken by the minority leftist elites and their media shills party to subvert our system of like CNN’s Anderson Cooper government by boycotting its who referred derogatorily to Tea legitimate processes. Anarchy is Party conservatives as undemocratic, and I know “teabaggers,” which that my dad is spinning has an offensive in his grave right now. ... I connotation.) do not support refusing to As I reported at participate, because that the time, those tailwill not solve any of the tucking Democrats issues facing our state.” paralyzed Republican Eight years before that fiscal reform efforts by episode, more than 50 Michelle Malkin Texas Democratic state crossing state borders and seeking refuge in lawmakers holed up neighboring Illinois, the in Oklahoma and New nation’s sanctuary for political Mexico for weeks to stymie a crooks and corruptocrats. A vote on Republican-sponsored prominent Wisconsin political redistricting plans they opposed. activist summed up the cowardice Oregon Democrats pulled the of elected truants in 2011, and her same stunt in 2001 to stop votes words still resonate today. on redistricting legislation. More “As the daughter of former recently, in 2019, Republicans in Wisconsin Senate Minority Oregon emulated their colleagues Floor Leader William R. on the other side of the aisle and Moser, D-Milwaukee, Dist. 6,” decamped to Idaho to protest cap-

and-trade legislation and stymie a quorum. The Fleebagger virus is contagious, but of course, only Democrats are immune from establishment criticism. Throughout the entirety of the Trump presidency, Democrat obstructionists and their propagandists accused political adversaries of “subverting the democratic process.” When President Donald Trump asserted his plenary powers over immigration, he was accused of having “zero tolerance” for democracy. When he appointed conservative judges, he was accused of “subverting democracy.” When he challenged the deep state, he was attacked for “subverting Democratic norms.” And, of course, when he challenged the legitimacy of the 2020 election results, it was tantamount to a “coup.” Everything their political enemies do subverts and

sabotages “democracy,” but when cut-and-run Democrats evade their own basic duties of representative government, resistance is patriotic again. Rachel Maddow and Vice President Kamala Harris compared the yellowbellies to civil rights heroes. The fleebaggers will undoubtedly be nominated for NAACP awards and the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s enough to make you superspreader sick. The solution? Permanent quarantine from office. 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.

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Challenges of woke language

ave you noticed how our language is changing? At a congressional hearing on “Birthing While Black,” nearly every politician used the words “birthing people” instead of “women” or “mothers.” Asked why, Shalanda Young, President Joe Biden’s budget director, said, “Our language needs to be more inclusive.” Activists have also changed “equality” to “equity” and “affirmative action” to “diversity.” The Associated Press no longer uses “mistress.” It tells reporters to use “companion, friend or lover.” Worse, certain speech is now labeled “violence.” Calling a transgender woman a man is “an act of violence,” says transgender actress Laverne Cox. Last week, the American Booksellers Association apologized for promoting a book on gender dysphoria after activists called it “anti-trans.” The book is hardly “anti-trans.” The Economist and the Times of London called it one of the best books of the year. But the Booksellers Association actually groveled, calling promoting the book “violent.” Tim Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute said it’s dangerous to call words “violence.” “The only way human beings can deal with one another is through language, discussion, debate,” he said in my new video. “If we say that that’s violence, then the only way for us to relate to one another is through power.” I pushed back. “You’re white. Why should anybody listen to you about this?” “Because what I say has, or doesn’t have, merit on its own,” he replied. “A big problem with the social justice movement is the idea that people’s mindset is controlled by their skin color. That may be called ‘anti-racism’ today, but it’s just plain oldfashioned racism.” Linguist John McWhorter, author of the forthcoming book “Woke Racism,” added, “It can be really hard for us to talk to each other, because we don’t know what the words we’re Please see STOSSEL on C4

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ontecito has been much in the news lately. That’s thanks to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the myriad of Los Angelenos who are fleeing to their weekend estates here, or buying up any and all that have come onto the market to live here year-round, at asking price or 20% above. Nancy Kogevinas, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway’s Luxury Collection, told me, “It’s a stampede to safety.” I live on the other side of Montecito; the side closer to Santa Barbara. If I drive down Alameda Padre Serra, I’ll be at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in five minutes. The Courthouse Sunken Gardens is where 3,000 BLM and Antifa supporters gathered in June 2020 to “peacefully” protest the murder of George Floyd. That was, until they marched two blocks down the street to the police station and demanded that Police Chief Lori Luhnow and her force take a knee for George Floyd. She refused as did her policemen, who formed a blue line to protect the police station. The police chief resigned last December and, as the New Press wrote a few weeks ago, the department is having a challenge filling all the posts left by force members who have taken early

Let’s fly our flags together retirement or just resigned. I flew our flags for patriotic or think it was Gilbert and Sullivan uniquely American holidays and who wrote, “A policeman’s life then put them back in the garage. is not a happy one.” We citizens This year we, like many other should be singing the old refrain neighbors, have kept our flags loud and clearly! flying after the past July Fourth. Our Montecito neighborhood When Democrats won last of quiet, single-family homes November, some retired couples doesn’t have estates. The like us thought the only loudest noise ever heard way to survive this Calla Jones here was the horrendous political earthquake Corner rush of 12 feet of mud and the Biden/Harris The author at 3 a.m. Jan. 9, 2018. insanity was to fly the flag lives in Even though untouched continually. Montecito by that historic event, More taxes, regulations, my neighborhood has inept and moronic changed since June 2020. bureaucrats, a nanny state and Residents, who would never possible violence coming to our have advertised that they were once safe neighborhood, is just Republicans by flying the flag what we don’t need. With $5 a in this Democrat stronghold for gallon of gas in sight and alerts fear of being canceled by leftfrom Edison that we probably wing sympathizers, are now flying will experience power outages as American flags year-round. One summer temperatures and risk of neighbor went and bought a bigger wildfires increase, many residents flag. “If you haven’t been canceled like us live in fear. here, you haven’t lived,” she Last Fall after the election, recently told me. one neighbor, with whom I often Many residents find that exchange a wave as he runs up their only way to fight against Old Glory on his flag pole every the insanity of wokeism, cancel morning when I do my 35-minute culture, Critical Race Theory and neighborhood walk, asked me the Biden/Harris administration if I’d noticed he’d flown the flag is to fly the flag every day. upside down by mistake the Gov. Gavin Newsom might be previous day I hadn’t. recalled Sept. 14, but another He hadn’t noticed either until he progressive with outlandish went to take it down that evening. and dangerous ideas will most “Wow, isn’t that a statement of probably take his place. where this country is now?,” he Many residents like us always said with a chuckle. I smiled at the

irony. Normally, I should expect to still see lots of Biden/Harris stickers on bumpers during my walk, some pasted on the other side of the Bernie, Warren and Obama oldies. Now I rarely see any. I’m wondering if many neighborhood Democrats are silently having buyers’ remorse as they remove the stickers at night, realizing that being woke isn’t all that California progressives thought it would be. Last month six police cars were summoned to our neighborhood when a group of illegal immigrants were discovered in an empty house. A few weeks later a house down the road was broken into. One fellow walker says she hears gang gun shots down the hill from time to time. Santa Barbara has 1,000 gang members in, at least, 13 gangs. In late June a homeless man (the city has 2,100 homeless, up 100% from 2020) was discovered sleeping in a neighbor’s carport. Perhaps these flag-flying Democrats also imagine that if the supporters of the June 2020 BLM protest try a repeat performance this summer, they could even march up APS, into our neighborhood, demanding we turn over our houses to them as reparations. The mob would care less that most of the neighborhood leans left.

It’s too far for the mob to reach the estates on the other side of Montecito. In a way, our neighborhood is a front line if we had a flotilla of bipartisan flags flying. Then we had to hope there are enough police to come if called. The best arguments for all Americans to fly the flag year ’round came two weekends ago. On Saturday, a video on social media of a young boy (maybe 5?) riding his scooter in an attractive, middle-class neighborhood and yanking a small American flag from the ground and tossing it on the road. An accompanying bike-riding adult didn’t blink an eye. What school teacher and or parents have already indoctrinated him? Then on Sunday came the video of tens of thousands of Cubans protesting in 45 Cuban cities against 62 years of disastrous communist rule. Many peaceful protesters were flying American flags alongside the Cuban flag. What better reason does America have for not going down the Democrats’ radical road to socialism and communism than to see this island, 90 miles from our shores, waving flags for freedom? Perhaps all Americans should be flying their flags year-round until this socialist, communist madness stops.

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people from seeking employment and exacerbating the plight of businesses starved for workers. Never mind that amnesty will encourage even more migrants to stampede toward our border. But to include amnesty provisions in an infrastructure bill is insultingly deceitful. Could an unintended consequence of President Biden’s border disaster be a reconciliation between the Bushes and Trumps? Don’t be silly. Let’s not get carried away. But it is noteworthy that George P. Bush, Texas land commissioner and nephew of former President George W. Bush (no immigration hawk by anyone’s estimation), has sued the Biden administration for ending border wall construction in his state. “Farmers and ranchers are long accustomed to illegal activity, but it’s reached a point where it’s not sustainable, and we need help from the federal government,” said Mr. Bush. Well, what do you know! Isn’t it interesting, by the way, that in

opposing the wall, Democrats claimed it was cruel and ineffective. How can it be cruel if it is ineffective? Why go to the trouble of tearing it down if it wasn’t working? Oh, that’s right. It was working. Kudos to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his initiative to build a wall, and bravo to all those cruel people who donated $400,000 to the project in the first week. I wonder if they think it will be ineffective. As the left and Democratic elected officials continue their scorched-earth assault on reasonable and sane public policies, hopefully more states and private individuals and entities will exercise self-help to combat this lunacy. David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. His latest book is “Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Why the Democrats Must Not Win.” Follow him on Twitter @davidlimbaugh and at www.davidlimbaugh.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit www.creators.com. Copyright 2021 by Creators.com.

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James Buckley would like to see a National Political Honesty Month.

There are just too many positive aspects of living in this great land BUCKLEY

Continued from Page C1 all of them — are good causes, but what happens to our national psyche when all we are ever made aware of are illnesses, dangers or defects in our system? Here’s a modest proposal: Let’s add (I’m not for canceling anything) and publicize other national months of a more positive note. How about “National Free Speech Month?” “National Constitutional Protection Month?” “National

Honor the Founders Month?” “National Freedom of Religion Month?” “National Freedom of Association Month?” “National Freedom from Governmental Overreach Month?” “National Freedom of Thought Month?” “National Anthem Appreciation Month?” “National Legal Immigration Month?” “National American Greatness Month?” “National Assimilation Month?” “National Military and Law Enforcement Appreciation Month?” There, that’s twelve, one for every month.

There are just too many positive aspects of living in this great land that we tend to forget how lucky, how very fortunate we are to have either been born here or have made the positive decision to make this our home. Sure, there are other wonderful places to live, and a whole bunch of not-so-wonderful places to live too, but the U.S. is near the top of many hundreds of millions, if not billions, of souls’ lists as the place they’d love to call home. So let’s forget about the sleazy machinations of President Biden, his duplicitous son Hunter, his

administration and its seedy handmaidens in the press, at least for a little while. Let’s celebrate instead our good fortune that either through our own initiative or thanks to our forebears, we live in the United States of America. And let’s honor the men and women who made it such a grand and glorious place. At least one month at a time. James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes comments and questions at voices@newspress.com.

voting has the right to vote and everyone is who they are supposed to be. And all the votes the Democrats are counting on from those millions of illegals they’re hiding in our country is just bringing the corruption with them from the corrupt countries they left. Why bother sending our children to school? It’s become more important to teach them they’re racist and America is a horrible country than it is to prepare them for the real world. All those illegal kids are overjoyed to get a free education and won’t be affected by “Critical” Race Theory in the slightest because they don’t even know what it is or care. They’re in America! Yahoo! In the meantime, American kids are rapidly forgetting who they are and the history that got them here. What are they going to tell their kids when they grow up, “Son, there used to be a statue here of a president I think people liked, but then they didn’t like him, but I can’t remember his name. Oh well, doesn’t matter.”

America is moving toward ‘1984’ STOSSEL

‘We’re moving on up … to the Eastside … to a deluxe apartment in the sky’ DONOVAN

Continued from Page C1 story? The unvarnished truth. Mr. Gorin also showed the view of the back of the combined 8-parcel development from the Santa Barbara Junior High sports field with pretty pink flowers on the rear balconies of the new structure. However, he left out the wall of the parking garage, which will face the school’s playing field. During a previous meeting’s public comment, a local resident said, “It looks like a prison. Is that your design for the junior high kids to see all day? Looking at the walls of a prison? After you hogged the view of the Riviera for yourself.” ACLU speaks of a “School-toPrison Pipeline”; should they get used to seeing such a wall? A stretch, but no further than using the Balboa Building for a comparison of height. The travesty: Planning Commission came to the meeting with their hands tied. The result of the development agreement with the city, again averting possible litigation, at least in their opinion. The project goes back to the Architectural Board of Review for further consideration. Perhaps it’ll be another chance to mollify this monstrosity. On top of that, when Mr Gorin

presented the development’s parking on 800 E. Ortega, he said, “This really isn’t a street, it is a neighborhood parking lot.” We suspect a public records request would discover numerous parking citations on 800 E. Ortega over the last few decades. We wonder where the neighbors will park, after the development absorbs 800 E. Ortega. Mr. Gorin did add that apartment guests will be allowed to park in one of the six commercial spots on 800 E. Ortega after 6 p.m. and after they obtain a temporary parking pass from the 24-hour concierge. “We’re moving on up … to the Eastside … to a deluxe apartment in the sky.” — Theme song of “The Jeffersons” (1975-85 sitcom) We are still bewildered by the audacity of the city to give away the public’s property of 800 E. Ortega to a private enterprise. Are they leasing the street to the developers? The city of Carpinteria just voted to lease the public parking lot it uses for the train station and beach parking to a private enterprise for a hotel. We reiterate, it was leased, for $600,000 a year. Many Carpinterians did not favor the trade-off for the loss of the convenience of their parking.

Probably the same will be for the Westside neighbors of Santa Barbara who use the Castillo/ Carrillo commuter parking lot. Rumor has it, the city will give the public commuter parking lot to the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority. Parking is a community benefit, and a necessity for many. Did you hear Jeff Bezos just did a fly-by of the sound barrier? Came right back. Probably no parking. Why can’t the Santa Barbara City Council agenda be posted before late Thursday afternoon? Earlier posting would augment public participation for upcoming issues. The City Council Meetings must be in person. Call-in public comment, etc., is a ruse. People called in from Ventura, from Northern California, etc. and stacked the deck on numerous issues during COVID-19. A phone call can come from across the pond. Santa Barbara residents deserve fair representation by participants who live here and not long-distance callers. Kudos to Councilmembers Sneddon and Mike Jordan for standing up for workers and standing against the city’s Project Labor Agreement for local projects. Unfortunately, the agreement passed. The upshot is that if non-union

construction workers are hired for a city project, the workers must pay into the union, even if they already pay for their own benefits such as insurance, retirement etc. Feels like New Jersey. Did you know Santa Barbara has a new highway? We don’t know the number yet, but it does run north and south so the number will be odd. Highways and freeways are numbered odd if they run north and south and are even-numbered if they run east and west. Ever since our new neighbors moved into Montecito, so much more helicopter traffic on the helicopter highway. How must the Nesbitts feel? Question for those running for election: Are you willing to address the high salaries for staff? What are we getting for what we pay? The governor of California makes $200,000 annually. City employees in management make that and more. “Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters, can not be trusted in large ones either.” — Albert Einstein Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

Why bother enforcing laws of any kind? Recently a man was out on the streets after cutting off his ankle bracelet. A proud mother was taking her son to the U.S. Naval Academy and was sitting on her hotel balcony enjoying life and probably swelling with pride when a bullet from a 28-year-old found her. A few nights earlier in the same city of Annapolis, residents said some 30 bullets went off around town. Residents point out the killing of the 57-year-old mother is a symptom of a soft-on-crime approach by Mayor Gavin Buckley and Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson, who, of course, reject that idea. This is the part I like: “Despite their more holistic approach to policing that seeks to address the underlying sociological issues that contribute to crime, we are still hard on violent criminals.” Huh? The above are just a few examples of the continued lunacy that is becoming the norm in America. Democrats tried to impeach President Donald Trump over a phone call. President Biden has lost complete control of the country, and they’re pretending everything is fine.

Continued from Page C3 using mean.” “The idea is, wherever there are white and black disparities, we’re supposed to call that phenomenon ‘racism,’” said Mr. McWhorter. “It never fully holds together.” “Latinx” is another new term created by activists. And yet, said Sandefur, “’Latino’ originated as a reaction led by Hispanic people! They chose the word Latino or Latina. And now here’s a largely white, middle-class movement of social justice activists telling other people, ‘No, no, you can’t make distinctions in gender that way.’” “Largely white?” I asked. “The social justice movement in general is a largely white, upper-middle-class, collegeeducated movement,” he replied. “You hardly find anybody in the Hispanic community who prefers the term ‘Latinx.’” He’s right. Only 4% of Hispanics prefer the term. It’s hard to keep up with what’s OK and what’s forbidden. Students at the University of Illinois-Chicago recently became upset because law professor Jason Kilborn included the N word, with only the first letter shown, in an exam on employment discrimination. He’d used the same word in exams for 10 years. But this year, one student said she “had to seek counsel immediately after the exam to calm myself.” Mr. McWhorter says those students are lying. Why? “Claiming that kind of victimhood gives them a sense

of belonging, of togetherness, a sense that they’re contributing to a struggle that their ancestors dealt with in a more concrete way.” The students demanded the professor be punished. He was. The law school suspended him in the name of “social justice.” “Social justice seeks to redistribute wealth and power between groups to suit what some political authority thinks is the right outcome,” said Sandefur. I pushed back. “Social justice just means it’s time to pay attention to the minorities who never got justice.” “No,” he responded. “Social justice (says), ‘We’re going to reorganize how people live their lives, silence some groups that have been heard more often.’” It’s as if America is moving toward “1984,” George Orwell’s novel, in which the government controls people’s thoughts by creating a new language, Newspeak. The only way to stop it, said Mr. McWhorter, is to push back. “Enlightened America needs to develop a backbone and start getting used to being called racist on Twitter. Just withstand it. Keep their voices out there. Make us understand what true justice is.” 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.