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Housing Santa Barbara Day offers resources By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Housing Santa Barbara Day 2021 took place at De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday, where nearly 40 community agencies and service providers gathered to share information with local residents about housing resources. The annual event, which is organized by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara and its nonprofit branch Second Story Associates, acts as a one-stop-shop for all things housing and supportive services. Every year, local community members can attend the Housing Day event to connect with community agencies and receive information about housing all in one centralized place. During this year’s event, local attendees could chat with representatives from PATH Santa Barbara, Habitat for Humanity, City Net and dozens of other participating organizations. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in several workshops, which covered topics like accessible housing, tenant rights, emergency rental assistance programs and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Many vendors and officials present at Saturday’s event highlighted the need for more affordable housing in Santa Barbara. Jerry Morales, the leasing agent for the Housing Authority, told the News-Press on Saturday that the current housing environment is the worst he’s seen since working at the Housing Authority for 12 years. “We’re in such a critical state right now, there’s such a shortage of housing,” Mr. Morales said. “You know, typically we’ve dealt with a 1- 2% vacancy rate, but right now, there’s nothing available. I have landlords telling me that when they put up their ad for an apartment, they get 100 to 200 people that apply, which is outrageous.” To solve the housing shortage, it’s going to take innovation and creativity, Mr. Morales said. He was hopeful that Saturday’s event would connect community members with local agencies and public officials to spur further dialogue and collaboration on ways to alleviate the housing crisis. To promote conversation, this year’s event featured a Community Input Tent set up by the League of Women Voters, where locals could meet with officials throughout the day to share ideas on how the revitalization of downtown Santa

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Dozens of community agencies and service providers gathered at De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Housing Santa Barbara Day.

Barbara could include more affordable housing. Assemblymember Steve Bennett, Supervisor Das Williams, Mayor Cathy Murillo and Councilmembers Oscar Gutierrez and Kristen Sneddon were available throughout the day Saturday to meet with constituents and discuss housing. “I think there has to be more Please see HOUSING on A5

A subtle protest against the current housing market conditions was posted outside the Santa Barbara City Hall during the Housing Santa Barbara Day at De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday.

The Colin Richardson quartet performed during Housing Santa Barbara Day on Saturday.

Supervisors to consider residential subdivision project By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will consider the recommended denial of a

138-acre residential subdivision project near Orcutt during its regular meeting this Tuesday. The project, which was submitted by SB Clark, LLC., is known as the Key Site 3 project. It

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be used for open space and trails, according to a board letter from the county’s Planning and Development Department. After a series of hearings that took place between Nov. 2020 and

May 2021, the county’s Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors deny this project. According to a board letter, the commission’s denial is based on the “inability

to make findings” pertaining to general community welfare, the appropriateness of the proposed population density in the zoned area of the property and the Please see BOARD on A2

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proposes rezoning about 138 acres near Orcutt to create 119 singlefamily detached small residential units in the northern part of the project site. About 113.5 acres of the proposed project site would

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ere is the reason that Special Counsel John Durham’s grand jury indictment of Michael Sussmann on a felony count for lying to the FBI is so important. Mr. Sussmann was the primary initiator of the hoax that led to the costly Robert Mueller Investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with the Russians — a 22-month investigation that produced mass-media mania but little else of substance. This is Mr. Durham’s second indictment. He first charged FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith with doctoring a document and thus lying to a federal court to secure a FISA application search warrant. Mr. Clinesmith resigned in disgrace and pleaded guilty. Mr. Sussmann, it is alleged in the indictment filed Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. District Court, withheld from the FBI his true motivation for proffering “information” to the bureau. Simply put, he was secretly acting as a political operative for the Hillary Clinton campaign, amply evidenced by the billing of his time and expenses to the campaign on this “confidential project” (his own lingo) under the guise of “General Political Advice.” And if Mr. Sussmann needed more incentive, it was this: By his own admission, Hillary Clinton had offered him should she win the THE INVESTIGATOR — White House — a top job ROBERT ERINGER in her administration. “During the meeting (with FBI General Counsel James Baker) Sussmann lied about the capacity in which he was providing the allegations to the FBI,” reads the 27-page indictment. “Sussmann stated falsely that he was not acting on behalf of any client … conveying the allegations as a good citizen and not as an advocate for any client. His statement was knowingly and intentionally false.” Then Mr. Sussmann turned around and brazenly invoiced that very FBI meeting to the Clinton Campaign with this description: “Work and communications regarding confidential project.” A few weeks later, Mr. Sussmann used his meeting with the FBI — and the passing to the agency of socalled “white papers” — as a platform for generating news stories in the media “purporting,” reads the indictment, “a secret channel between the Trump Organization and a particular Russian bank,” even though, the indictment continues, “the FBI’s investigation of these allegations concluded there was insufficient evidence.” Why would Mr. Sussmann — who, as a consequence of his indictment, has now resigned as a partner at the law firm Perkins Coie — why would he choreograph his propaganda campaign this way? Simple. Because being able to say the FBI was actively investigating his false information made it a far more credible, compelling story to reporters and editors and thus more likely to be published, which it was. This is how political spin-doctors use the media — and it happens more often than you’d like to believe. Mr. Sussmann also billed his media shenanigans to the Clinton campaign, states the indictment. Once the hoaxers accomplished their objective, with an article in Slate, Hillary Clinton was able to weigh in personally with this tweet on Oct. 31, 2016: “Four things you need to know about the Trump Organization’s secret server to communicate with Russian Alfa Bank “1. Donald Trump has a secret server. (Yes, Donald Trump.) “2. It was set up to communicate privately with a Putin-tied Russian bank called Alfa Bank. “3. When a reporter asked about it, they shut it down. “4. One week later, they created a new server with a different name for the same purpose.” None of this was true; all false. The FBI disproved this claim, and the Mueller investigation, as hard as it tried, found no evidence to support it.

MADAM GROUND ZERO One of the more interesting aspects of the Michael Sussmann indictment is a reference to “an anonymous computer researcher” who fabricated the data that supposedly connected Mr. Trump to Alfa Bank in Russia, data Mr. Sussmann then passed to the FBI and, soon after, to select media — effectively launching the “Trump-Russia” hoax. The moniker/code-name of this “technical person” was Tea Leaves. We can today reveal that the person most likely to have been Tea Leaves is 59-year-old domain name system and malware researcher April Dawn Lorenzen, chief data scientist at ZETAlytics LLC, a cyber security company she founded in 2015, located in East Greenwich, R.I. The Sussmann indictment also references an Internet Company-1, Internet Company-2 and Internet Company-3 as part of the Sussmann network. It is believed that Internet Company-3 is ZETAlytics and that Internet Company-2 is another company owned by Ms. Lorenzen called Dissect Cyber Inc. The results of a private investigation of Tea Leaves provided to The Investigator found that this individual “has remained conveniently tucked away from public scrutiny, creating a 12P Eepsite for the DNS logs and” — we’ll add, allegedly — “hounding tech bloggers via Tor. Those logs were the basis for the original Trump-Russia-Server hoax and were probably used by the previous (Obama) administration as a pretense to surveil Trump and

Mr. Sussmann, it is alleged in the indictment filed Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. District Court, withheld from the FBI his true motivation for proffering “information” to the bureau. Simply put, he was secretly acting as a political operative for the Hillary Clinton campaign.

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associates.” The false files first appeared — around Oct. 4-5, 2016, soon after Mr. Sussmann’s meeting with the FBI — at i2p.xyz dns1.i-netco.com, a domain owned by Dissect Cyber Inc., which was hidden at the time from public registries but inadvertently made public last year when Dissect Cyber was listed as a “reseller” of the site. If true (and we believe it is), this would crown Ms. Lorenzen as Madam Ground Zero in the plot to frame and defame Donald Trump through the use of disinformation. And all of it was bankrolled by the Hillary Clinton Campaign. It is revealing that, in September 2020, Alfa Bank of Russia subpoenaed Ms. Lorenzen to testify in its massive defamation lawsuit filed four years ago against Fusion GPS, a political opposition research firm on retainer to the Hillary Clinton Campaign, and its principal, Glenn Simpson, who coordinated his company’s activities with (of course) Michael Sussmann. Ms. Lorenzen is fighting the subpoena. A Rhode Island court is scheduled to hear her motion to quash on Oct. 18. It remains unclear whether Ms. Lorenzen has yet testified before the Special Counsel’s grand jury and/or if she is a target of Mr. Durham’s ongoing investigation. A query to the Special Counsel’s Office regarding Ms. Lorenzen brought this reply from Wyn Hornbuckle, deputy director of the Office of Public Affairs at the Department of Justice: “We’ll decline to comment beyond what is contained in the indictment.” The Investigator responded thus: “If you don’t deny, I will consider it a confirmation.” There was no further response from Mr. Hornbuckle. The indictment of Mr. Sussmann also references a person identified only as “Tech Executive-1.” The person behind that mask is Roland Joffe, a cybersecurity expert and client of Mr. Sussmann.

GOING FORWARD Given the length and breadth of the Sussmann indictment, it is clear to Washington, D.C., insiders that additional indictments will be forthcoming. According to Kash Patel, a former deputy chief of staff for the Defense Department who deposed Michael Sussmann on behalf of U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-San Joaquin Valley, “The indictment identified six to eight individuals not by name but by title, major players that we deposed. So there’s a larger conspiracy at play here, and I think (John Durham) is just getting started.” And, indeed, just over one week ago Special Counsel Durham issued a new set of subpoenas to Perkins Coie (Mr. Sussmann’s former law firm), whose clients included the Clinton Campaign and the Democratic National Committee and also commissioned what became known as the Steele Dossier, which, in 2016, created a huge furor over Mr. Trump’s so-called “Russia connection.” The Steele Dossier, named after its author, former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, has since been discredited. Robert Eringer is a longtime Montecito resident with vast experience in investigative journalism. He welcomes questions or comments at reringer@gmail. com.

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Margie Fay Reynolds 86, passed away Monday, September 27th at her home in Buellton with her family at her bedside. Born in Gracemont, Oklahoma April 6, 1935 she was raised in Hatch, New Mexico where she met her husband Troy B. Reynolds. She is survived by her daughters Lynn Hall, Dee Reed, Bambi Reynolds and Midge Reynolds plus twelve grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Margie and her family moved to Buellton in 1958 where she was a stay-at-home mom until her girls were older at which time she started working for Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital and continued for many years until her husband became ill. She nursed Troy for a very long time keeping him at home until he passed in 1998. Troy and Margie were married for 48 years. Margie was well known for her attention to family, great cooking, compassion for others and hard work. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren and will be especially remembered for frequently helping immediate and extended family members in important ways. Margie will be interred at Oak Hill Cemetery on Tuesday, November 9th at 2:00 pm in a combined service for her and Troy whose ashes remained at the family home but can now be joined with his wife’s and laid to rest. The family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to Dr. William Heringer and Central &RDVW +RVSLFH &DUH 1XUVH 1LFROH 8GNRZ IRU VHHLQJ XV WKURXJK D YHU\ GLIÀFXOW LOOQHVV WR a beautiful conclusion of a peaceful passing to our Lord for our loved one. If you wish to remember Margie please make a contribution to the Alzheimer $VVRFLDWLRQ DW KWWSV ZZZ DO] RUJ FDFHQWUDOFRDVW LQ KHU PHPRU\ LQ OLHX RI ÁRZHUV

JENKINS, Frederick C.

Frederick C. Jenkins, born December 30, 1925, died peacefully in his home in Santa Barbara on September 8, 2021. He was 95. His wife of 60 years, Muriel Jenkins, died 10 years before him. He is survived by his 2 daughters, Carol and Betsy Jenkins; 3 grandchildren, Caitlin and Lane Hollister and Michael Jenkins-Guarnieri; and 4 great-grandchildren, Emory and Devon Guarnieri, and Lander and Emerson Hollister. Fred served almost 4 years as an aviation cadet in the US Navy and was Honorably Discharged from Corpus Christi Texas to pursue an Engineering degree at Steven’s Institute of Technology in New Jersey. His 30-year career as a Mechanical Engineer with Exxon was highlighted with overseas assignments in Italy, Holland, England, and Venezuela, where he had many wonderful adventures with his family. Fred will live on in our hearts - his kindness, humor, intelligence, and warmth were qualities immediately felt by all who knew him. He was principled, unpretentious, independent, and proud. We learned many things as we watched him transition to old age: most importantly, we saw how gratitude eased the way. Fred was grateful for everything people did for him. When one of us made him a meal or helped him take a walk, we inevitably received a heartfelt, “Thank you, thank you!” He said these were his 2 favorite words. He will be deeply missed. Private memorial services were held by his immediate family.

COLDREN, Reginald B. Reggie was born June 15, 1930 and passed away September 22, 2021. Reggie grew up and lived his entire life in Santa Barbara, graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1949. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Army, stationed in Japan. He worked all his life as a printer and was very well known throughout Santa Barbara for excellence in his trade. On July 17, 1951 Reggie married Joan Mattos at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. They were married for 62 years and ZHUH EOHVVHG ZLWK WKUHH FKLOGUHQ ÀYH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG VHYHQ JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ 5HJJLH ORYHG WKH EHDFK FDPSLQJ ÀVKLQJ DQG DOO VSRUWV +H DQG -RDQLH VWDUWHG D 5HIXJLR Beach camping tradition that continues to this day including children, grandchildren, JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG PDQ\ OLIHORQJ IULHQGV 5HJJLH·V IDPLO\ EDUEHTXHV ZHUH legendary. He spent a great deal of time traveling to sporting events in support of his FKLOGUHQ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ DQG JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ 5HJJLH ZDV DFWLYH LQ WKH 5DQFKHUR Vistadores and Channel Island Fishing Club for many years and was a member of the *ROHWD (ON·V /RGJH Reggie was preceded in death by his wife Joanie Coldren, his daughter Lisa Mink and his son Bruce Coldren. He is survived by his daughter Gina (Chuck) Osberg of Lompoc, CA, his grandchildren Jamie (Ryan) Ayers of Newbury Park, CA, Ryan (Sarah) Coldren of Renton, WA, Katherine (Nishant) Bhargava of Melbourne, FL, Hannah (Calvin) &XUWLV RI /RPSRF &$ DQG 1LFKRODV 2VEHUJ RI /RPSRF &$ VHYHQ JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ Halle and Charleigh Curtis, Graham and Becket Bhargava, Delainie and Hadlie Ayers DQG :LQVORZ &ROGUHQ GDXJKWHU LQ ODZ .DUHQ &ROGUHQ FRXVLQV 7KRUY 0DU\ /RX Hessellund, Gloria Hessellund and many nieces and nephews. Reggie is also survived by his late life companion Jay Geftakys. He will be greatly missed by all! There will be a celebration of life for Reggie on October 30th at Goleta Beach, Area A. Arrangements are by Welch, Ryce, Haider Funeral Chapels. Visit wrhsb.com for more information and to share a memory.

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Bob Short passed on peacefully at home at the age of 92 after a short illness and a long, rich life surrounded by the love of family and friends. He had the habit of making every place he lived better for his having been there and will be remembered for his intelligence, humor, warmth and limitless generosity. He had an insatiable thirst for knowledge and insight, read widely, and regularly engaged those with opposing views to expand his own understanding. His compassion, willingness to commit, and interest in solving problems led him to a successful business career and many impactful philanthropic and FRPPXQLW\ UROHV RYHU KLV OLIHWLPH +LV OLIH DQG ZRUN KDYH SRVLWLYHO\ LQÁXHQFHG FRXQWOHVV people and changed the shape of several major cities. Bob was an optimist who always sought the best in people. He loved his family most of all, including his wife of 53 years, Audrey, who predeceased him, his daughters Barbara Short and Elizabeth Ellsworth, and his son Richard Price, as well as eight delightful grandchildren, with whom he had close and lasting relationships – Robertson, James, Thomas, Alexander, Hannah, Catherine, Martina and Charlie. Raised in the Philadelphia area, Bob loved everywhere he lived, including Winnetka, IL, Highland Park (Dallas), TX, and Montecito, CA, where he and Audrey retired 32 years ago. Bob graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering and earned an MBA from the University of Delaware. He cherished his earliest work as an engineer at Sun Oil, where he met Audrey, the love of his life. He spent most of KLV FDUHHU LQ FRPPHUFLDO UHDO HVWDWH GHYHORSPHQW SULPDULO\ GHYHORSLQJ KLJK ULVH RIÀFH buildings in Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, New York and Los Angeles. He was a Professional Engineer licensed in ten states, a licensed Real Estate Broker in three, and served in leadership roles in several professional organizations throughout his career. Bob authored a comprehensive textbook for real estate development that was used at four universities and wrote a rich autobiography to pass his learnings, values and beliefs onto future generations. Bob was active in civic and philanthropic efforts everywhere he lived. He was committed to enhancing local government and improving the quality of life for all. He believed civic participation to be the cornerstone of democracy and that giving back is both a duty and a privilege. Bob was President of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara and a mentor for Fighting Back. He served as the Public Commissioner for S.B. LAFCO, was a member of the Grand Jury of Santa Barbara County, and was a Director, Vice President and Land Use Committee member of the Montecito Association. He initiated and chaired a joint Taxpayers Association-Santa Barbara County-League of Women Voters committee that led to adoption by the County of Performance-Based Budgeting and Measurement. He chaired a committee dedicated to modifying and improving the Caltrans design for widening Hwy 101 through Montecito and was an active leader in identifying and supporting local political candidates. He was engaged at Casa Dorinda, serving as President of the Residents Association and on several committees. He traveled the world and enjoyed golf at home; he was a member of Skokie Country Club, Burlingame Country Club and Birnam Wood Golf Club. He played bridge and bocce with a competitive verve and was an avid football fan; his love and support of Purdue’s football and basketball programs was ever true. He was a remarkable father and grandfather, always ready to have fun, listen, guide and lend a hand. He encouraged his children and grandchildren, through his words and actions, to work hard and be honest, fair, trustworthy, respectful and kind. The twinkle in his eye and his quick smile lit up a room and conveyed his love of life and genuine positive regard for all. He lived with intention and is an inspiration for many. He will be deeply missed. ,Q OLHX RI ÁRZHUV GRQDWLRQV DUH ZHOFRPHG IRU WKH 8QLWHG %R\V *LUOV &OXE RI 6DQWD Barbara County (P.O. Box 1485, Santa Barbara, CA 93102 or www.unitedbg.org).

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Celebration of Life DONNETTE KITTLE (SCHOEPKE) A celebration of life will be held Oct 30, 2021 at the Santa Barbara Carriage Museum from 1pm to 3pm, for Donnette Kittle (Schoepke) who passed away November 17, 2020 from cancer. Family and friends of Donnette’s are all invited to attend.

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Our beloved mother, sister, wife, and grandmother passed away peacefully Aug 22, 2021 after a visit from Msgr. Stephen Downes, surrounded by close family and the loving prayers of many. Born Jan 31, 1928 on the family farm in DePere Wisconsin, she married Basil Verhasselt on Jan 5, 1949. They moved to Santa Barbara in 1960. Loretta quickly formed deep roots in the community, volunteering extensively at St. Raphael’s Church; Women’s Council, Women’s Auxiliary & Choir. Additionally, Loretta was a Founding Member of the SB Breast Cancer Resource Center and a member of the Ladies of Charity. She loved to bake for her family and to offer homemade treats to others in a gesture of friendship. Loretta was a great cook, working in the Goleta Valley Junior High Cafeteria for several years before becoming a school bus driver. An avid gardener, she HQMR\HG VKDULQJ KHU ORYH RI QDWXUH DQG ÁRZHUV FRPSHWLQJ LQ YDULRXV *DUGHQ 6KRZV Loretta was a loving mother and grandmother, dedicated friend, volunteer & organizer. Her laughter, joy of life and knack for bringing people together will be greatly missed. Loretta is survived by her sons: Jerome (Susan) Verhasselt, Jim (Sharon) Verhasselt and daughter Karen (Peter) Arnold; four grandsons: Adam Verhasselt, Sam Verhasselt, Gregory (Allison) Arnold, Chris (Kristin) Arnold; and great-grandchildren: Micah, Oliver, Amelia & Finn Arnold. She is also survived by four sisters in Wisconsin: Helen, Alice, Joyce & Judy. Ever devoted to her family, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband Basil, parents William & Christine and nine siblings: Howard, Leo, Harold, Vic, Rita, Mary, Bernice, Aloysius & Vonnie. A Vigil will be held at Welch-RyceHaider Chapel, 450 Ward Dr., Oct 15 at 7 pm, a Funeral Mass on Oct 16 at 9 am at St. Raphael’s Church, 5444 Hollister Ave. with a reception following in the Parish Hall. In OLHX RI ÁRZHUV GRQDWLRQV FDQ EH PDGH WR )25&( )DFLQJ +HUHGLW\ &DQFHU (PSRZHUHG - www.facingourrisk.org/donate

CHLIWNYJ, Maria

Longtime Santa Barbara resident, Maria Chliwnyj, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Cliff View Terrace in Santa Barbara. She was 95 years of age. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel and a graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. at Santa Barbara Cemetery. Maria Chliwnyj was born on April 18, 1926 in Ukraine to Warwara and Matvej Krivenko. She and her parents escaped the Communist-created famine to Poland. Later they were captured by the Germans and taken to forced labor camps in Germany for the duration of WW2. Eleanor Roosevelt advocated for America to accept the displaced persons as part of a humanitarian rescue effort. Maria traveled all alone on a transport ship to Ellis Island and on the deck caught a glimpse of her future husband-to-be, Konstantin Chliwnyj. 7KH\ ÀQDOO\ PHW LQ WKH WUDLQ VWDWLRQ LQ 1HZ <RUN &LW\ DQG VKH ZDV KHDGHG WR %XIIDOR 1HZ <RUN .RQVWDQWLQ DQG D IULHQG KH PDGH RQ WKH VKLS ZHUH JRLQJ WR 6DQWD %DUEDUD but the friend had an uncle in Buffalo. It was through his uncle that Konstantin exchanged letters with Maria. Later, Maria’s parents also arrived through Ellis Island and settled in Buffalo with their sponsor. Konstantin had settled in Santa Barbara and proposed marriage to Maria, asking her to join him there. She had grown tired of the cold and snow and moved to Santa Barbara where she rented a room and started working in a coffee shop on State Street. They married in Santa Barbara and became naturalized citizens on March 12, 1958. Konstantin and Maria created a family of three sons: Alexander, Valentine, and Constantine. They cherished their family and enjoyed their freedom with grateful hearts. For decades, Maria relished her lengthy strolls along State Street wearing one of her signature hats and was recognized by many as “The lady with many hats.” Maria is survived by her son, Alexander of Tucson, AZ, her grandchildren, Clayton Chliwnyj of Palo Alto, CA, Katarina Chliwnyj of Pahoa, HI, and Brandon Chliwnyj RI 6DQWD %DUEDUD &$ JUHDW JUDQGGDXJKWHU =RH 3RUW &KOLZQ\M RI 5HQR 19 6KH was preceded in death by her husband, Konstantin Chliwnyj, sons, Constantine and Valentine, daughter-in-law, Kimberly, and grandsons, Zack and Zane. The family expresses heartfelt gratitude to everyone at Cliff View Terrace for their exceptional care and professionalism. Arrangements are under the care of Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels.

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Deanna was born at Goleta Valley Hospital to her proud parents Robert and Jill Lowry. Deanna was raised in Goleta and the Santa Ynez Valley. She attended St. Raphael’s School, Ballard School, Los Olivos School, and Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. Growing up, Deanna was involved with and excelled in athletics and other extracurricular activities including Girl Scouts and the California Golden Girls Baton Team, marching and twirling with her corps in several Santa Barbara County holiday parades. Her love for animals and nature led to her involvement with the Lucky Clover 4H, during which time she showed her goats and swine. While attending SYVUHS, Deanna was a four-year starter on both the women’s varsity swim and water polo teams, earning recognition as team co-captain with MVP awards, and was selected to Los Padres 1st Team, CIF Sectional 1st Team. To this day she still holds SYVUHS swim and water polo school records. After graduating from SYVUHS, Deanna attended San Jose State University on a water polo scholarship. She was a four-year starter for SJSU, which at the time was ranked in the top ten in NCAA Division I. $IWHU DWWHQGLQJ 6-68 'HDQQD EULHÁ\ ZRUNHG DV D OLIHJXDUG DQG VZLP LQVWUXFWRU XQWLO she met the love of her life, Andrew DeLarge. Deanna and Andrew were married in the Mural Room of the Santa Barbara Courthouse on May 31, 2012. They were blessed with a daughter and three years later a son. Deanna was a loving and devoted wife and a loving and caring mother. She cherished time with Andrew and their children, enjoying time at the park and beach, and gathering for family celebrations and with friends. As running was one of her favorite activities, she was regularly seen running while pushing her children in the baby jogger. She ran in many local 10K and half-marathon races with close friends and family members. Deanna will be fondly remembered for her zest for life, enthusiasm, warm and kind nature, athletic talent, determination, courage, and caring and loving heart. Deanna profoundly touched and greatly enriched all of our lives. She is now at peace and together with her dear mother and our Lord God. In addition to her husband and children, Deanna is survived by her father, Robert Lowry, mother and father-in-law Elyse and Alan DeLarge, brother Kyle Lowry (Breanne), brother Tyler Lowry, brother-in-law Justin DeLarge, grandmother Joan Lowry-Lotz, grandmother Constance Tafelski, uncle Randall Lowry (Maria), aunt Robin Lowry Minton (Marsha), uncle Mark Tafelski (Reta), aunt Jodi Colbern (Dennis) as well as numerous cousins and nieces and nephews. Deanna was preceded in death by her beloved mother Jill Rae Lowry. ,Q OLHX RI ÁRZHUV SOHDVH VHQG GRQDWLRQV LQ PHPRU\ RI 'HDQQD /RZU\ 'H/DUJH WR 6DQWD Ynez Union High School Aquatics, PO Box 1462, Santa Ynez, CA. 93460. You can also Venmo @SYV-Aquaticsboosters

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Accessory Dwelling Units could be part of housing solution HOUSING

Continued from Page A1 with elected officials and the residents, and we’re also hoping that the agencies themselves are talking to each other as well — that they’re networking and sharing ideas,” Mr. Morales said. Among the dozens of local agencies gathered on the Plaza Saturday was Itsi House, a local organization that specializes in all things Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) — from the financing, to design, to the permitting and construction. During Saturday’s event, CEO & Director of Operations Lucrezia De Leon and Managing Partner Kayla Elia met with local residents to share more information on how their organization can assist in getting an ADU up and running. With Santa Barbara desperately needing more affordable housing units, representatives from Itsi House believe ADUs could be one of the ways to solve that problem while maintaining the city’s charm. “We have a housing shortage in Santa Barbara, and there are actually either garages that are waiting to be converted, unused spaces or backyards that are perfectly useful for a onebedroom, up to a three-bedroom ADU,” Ms. Elia said. “So we’re really trying to continue the design aesthetic of Santa Barbara, but also adding more units to the market to address the shortage. We just see it as a win-win.” “Finding ways to house people is priority number one, and how can we do that in a way that retains Santa Barbara’s aesthetic design values — ADUs are an answer to that,” she later added. Ms. De Leon, the CEO of the company, also noted that ADUs could help the county meet housing goals set by the Regional Housing Needs Allocation. The latest RHNA determined the county must create more than 24,800 units by 2031 to accommodate both existing and projected housing needs at all income levels. “By streamlining the (ADU process), we’re addressing the housing crisis using our existing resources with minimal impact on the environment,” Ms. De Leon said. She also noted that ADUs not only help the local housing crisis by creating more housing units but also stimulate the economy by creating a passive source of income for the ADU owner if they choose to rent out the space. Dozens of other organizations on Saturday also shared information with local residents about resources and actions that can be taken to alleviate the local housing crisis. The Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) was present at Saturday’s event to share its current Community Rent Stabilization Initiative. The initiative calls for a 2% cap on rent increase per year in an effort to protect tenants

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The Montecito Sanitary District (“District”) will receive sealed bids, electronically, for its BID NO. 2021-03R ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT (“Project”), by or before Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. through its PlanetBids portal. All associated documents, including bonding information, shall be submitted with the bid. Bidders must be registered on the District’s PlanetBids™ portal in order to submit a Bid Proposal and to receive addendum notifications. Each bidder is responsible for making certain that their Bid Proposal is actually submitted/uploaded with sufficient time to be received by PlanetBids prior to the bid opening date and time. Large files may take more time to be submitted/uploaded to PlanetBids so plan accordingly. The receiving time on PlanetBids’ server will be the governing time for acceptability of bids. Telegraphic, telephonic, electronic, and facsimile bids will not be accepted. Bidders are responsible for obtaining all addenda from the District’s PlanetBids portal. If any Addendum issued by the District is not acknowledged online by the Bidder, the PlanetBids system may prevent the Bidder from submitting a Bid Proposal. Bid results and awards will be available on PlanetBids immediately following the bid opening date/ time. Bids shall be valid for sixty (60) calendar days after the bid opening date. The scope of work to be accomplished by the Contractor under these specifications shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following general categories of work: filing for and pulling a County of Santa Barbara Building Department Permit for the project, including paying all fees and posting all bonds and implementation of and compliance with the all permit requirements; the replacement of the approximately 660 square feet Board Room and approximately 4,300 square feet Office/ Operations Building roofs including tear off, haul away, and legally dispose of existing roof (1) layer; check for any dry rot, termite damage, or other needed work; apply double layer of underlayment; install asphalt fiberglass shingles and rapid ridge cap; install step shingles as needed; install metal pipe flashings; install metal top flashing; install welding saddle stock flashings around vent curbs; install new venting over attic space; install metal drip edge on all gable and gutter edges; replace two existing skylights on Board Room roof; install skylight saddle flashing; and grounds will be cleaned to original conditions. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, and equipment necessary to complete the project. Project documents for the work are available to prospective bidders through the District’s PlanetBids Portal website at www.montsan.org/bids. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The Montecito Sanitary District hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. at the Montecito Sanitary District Board Room, 1042 Monte Cristo Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Bidders must attend this pre-bid conference as a requirement for submittal of a bid proposal.

The Santa Barbara Tenants Union set up a colorful display at its booth allowing residents to share their “Tenant Horror Stories.”

from skyrocketing rental prices. During Saturday’s event, Wendy Santamaria, a CAUSE organizer, talked with local residents about signing a petition in support of the initiative and provided scripts to residents interested in calling their city councilmember about this issue. “The big thing we want to share, especially with tenants who are struggling with rising rents and struggling to find affordable housing, is that they’re not alone,” Ms. Santamaria told the NewsPress. “CAUSE is here and we are actively working to stabilize rent in Santa Barbara.” Ms. Santamaria said that CAUSE has been in consistent communication with members of

the Santa Barbara City Council about rent stabilization. She voiced confidence that the Rent Stabilization Initiative has support from the city council but just needs a “final push” to be enacted as a law. She added that CAUSE wants to see additional affordable housing added to the local housing market to address current shortages. “Our goal, working with other housing and tenant rights groups here in Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County, is that we build more housing, but then we also build more affordable housing to ensure that the people of Santa Barbara can remain,” Ms. Santamaria said. “And so

we’re hoping for more affordable housing stock to be built at a rate that the workers in the city can actually afford.” For local residents who were unable to attend Saturday’s event, an Affordable Housing Resource Guide is available to view online at housingsantabarbara.org/ housing-resource-guide. In addition, a Santa Barbara County Housing Day will be held next Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town Center West in Santa Maria. The event will feature nearly 20 local agency providers from the north county. More information is available at housingsantabarbara.org. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

OCT 10, 17 / 2021 -- 57605 MONTECITO PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF HEARING: OCTOBER 20, 2021 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The California State Legislature recently passed, and the Governor signed, Assembly Bill (AB) 361, which amends the Government Code to allow Brown Act bodies to continue to meet remotely after September 30, 2021, if there is a proclaimed state of emergency and the State or local officials recommend measures to promote social distancing. Based on the proclaimed state of emergency and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer’s recommended social distancing, the Montecito Planning Commission meeting will not provide in person participation at this hearing. The following alternative methods of participation are available to the public. If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available: 1. You may observe the live stream of the Montecito Planning Commission meetings on (1) Local Cable Channel 20, (2) online at: http://www.countyofsb.org/ceo/csbtv/livestream.sbc; or (3) YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSBTV20 2. If you wish to make a general public comment or to comment on a specific agenda item, the following methods are available: O Distribution to the Montecito Planning Commission - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the Commission hearing. Please submit your comment to the Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately. O Video and Teleconference Public Participation – To participate via Zoom, please pre-register for the meeting using the below link. When: October 20, 2021 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Montecito Planning Commission 10/20/2021 Register in advance for this webinar: https://countyofsb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q3CiQrbhQbe0dRp0lhUO9w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. OR PARTICIPATE VIA TELEPHONE: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 213 338 8477 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 602 753 0140 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 470 250 9358 or +1 646 518 9805 or +1 651 372 8299 or +1 786 635 1003 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 267 831 0333 or +1 301 715 8592 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 986 6967 4756 The Commission’s rules on hearings and public comment, unless otherwise directed by the Chair, remain applicable to each of the participation methods listed above. The Montecito Planning Commission hearing begins at 9:00 a.m. The order of items listed on the agenda is subject to change by the Montecito Planning Commission. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Montecito Planning Commission, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93101. Letters, with nine copies, and computer materials, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, should be filed with the secretary of the Planning Commission no later than 12:00 P.M. on the Friday before the Montecito Planning Commission hearing. The decision to accept late materials will be at the discretion of the Montecito Planning Commission. Maps and/or staff analysis of the proposals may be reviewed at https://www.countyofsb.org/plndev/ hearings/mpc.sbc or by appointment by calling (805) 568-2000. If you challenge the project(s) 21DVP-00000-00007 or 20DVP-00000-00010 in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Montecito Planning Commission prior to the public hearing. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this hearing, please contact the Hearing Support Staff (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements. 21DVP-00000-00007 Zahn New Single Family Dwelling 1240 Toro Canyon Road Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 Errin Briggs, Supervising Planner (805) 568-2047 Katie Nall, Planner (805) 884-8050 The hearing is a request by Laurel and Eric Zahn, property owner and applicant, to consider Development Plan Case No. 21DVP-00000-00007, to permit the construction of a two-story 2,068-square-foot single-family dwelling and a detached garage on a vacant lot in the Resource Management Zone District. The application involves Assessor’s Parcel No. 155-010-043, located at 1240 Toro Canyon Road, in the Resource Management Zone and in the Montecito Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District. 21DVP-00000-00010 Malkin Single Family Dwelling 2910 Sycamore Canyon Road Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Sections 15302 Kimberly McCarthy, Supervising Planner (805) 568-2005 & 15303 Alejandro Jimenez, Planner (805) 568-3559 Hearing on the request of Katherine Malkin, property owner, to consider Final Development Plan Case No. 20DVP-00000-00010. The project consists of a request to demolish an existing, 2-story, 8,651square-foot single-family dwelling, and construct a new 12,678-square-foot single-family dwelling with a 6,053-square-foot basement, 390 square foot detached garage, 317-square-foot cabana, new entry gate, and landscape and hardscape improvements The application involves Assessor’s Parcel Number 009-021-029, located at 2910 Sycamore Canyon Drive in the Montecito area on a property zoned Zone Name (5-E-1). The project is exempt from CEQA based on Sections 15302 [Replacement or Reconstruction] and 15303 [New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures].

Jennifer Diaz, center, provides information about the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara’s workforce housing during the Housing Santa Barbara Day at De La Guerra Plaza on Saturday.

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The Westmont men’s soccer team (4-4, 2-1 GSAC) traveled down to Irvine on Thursday night and pulled off an upset of No. 23 Hope International (8-1, 0-1) by a score of 3-1. After a scoreless first half, the Warriors scored three times in the second half to overpower the Royals on the road. “It was a terrific performance,” said Westmont head coach Dave Wolf. “In every facet of the game, our guys executed so well. I was really proud to be a part of the group today.” In the second minute, Hope International’s Sean Palena put the first shot of the night on frame when he set a ball knuckling off of his right foot toward Westmont keeper Mans Ingvarson. Ingvarson read the shot well, recognizing the right-footer’s spin was sending the ball to his left, and took one step in that direction before snaring it. Ingvarson would go on to have five saves. “We were down a couple regulars in the back row tonight,” Wolf said on Thursday. “Mans was aware of how much we were asking of him tonight, and he answered the call. He is a competitive guy, and I think our last result mixed with us being banged up tonight might have lit a fire in him.” In the 13th minute, Samuel Tuscano had a similar shot to Palena, with the difference being the ball leaving Tuscano’s left foot. The senior striker let fly Westmont’s first shot on goal, letting the ball spin off the outside of his left foot, but it skipped harmlessly into the hands of Hope’s Oscar Sierra. For the remainder of the first half, only the Royals would post another shot on frame, which was once again smothered by Ingvarson. For the Warriors, they were fortunate to share a 0-0 tie at half, due to the club getting away with multiple misplays from the backline.

Four minutes into the second half, the Royals had a free kick 35 yards out and sent it toward Ingvarson on a short hop. Ingvarson dropped his knees and came up with the ball’s bounce, unable to cleanly grab it. The ball hovered into dangerous territory between the six-yard box and the goal line. But the only clean touch that the mob of Royals was able to get was to poke the ball wide of the left post, keeping the game tied at zero. Then, in the 55th minute, Landon Amaral played a ball up to Connor Lynch who carried it toward the near corner, dribbling the ball through the legs of a Royal defender before crossing it. Lynch’s cross ricocheted off a Royal’s defender and directly to an oncoming Wyatt Babineau, who calmly shot the ball past Sierra for a 1-0 lead and the first goal of his senior season. “Wyatt is a great team guy,” Wolf said. “To see him have another big moment off the bench made everyone on our side extremely happy tonight. He’s developing a bit of a reputation for coming up in these big moments and our guys were so happy for him. Wyatt should feel great about the contribution he made to our team tonight.” Eleven minutes later, the Warriors doubled their advantage. Memo Mendoza cleared a ball downfield that bounded toward Hope International’s 18, leading a Royals’ defender to attempt to head the ball back to Sierra. What the defender did not see was an oncoming Braeden Pryor, who stole the ball in between the defender and Sierra. After one dribble, Pryor had both men beat and tapped it in to give Westmont a 2-0 lead. “That was pure desire and determination,” said Wolf. “Braeden came to play tonight and toughened up in a way we needed him to. He was a big presence, and when he’s playing his best brand of football, he’s a difficult matchup for anyone.” In the 68th minute, the Royals got back

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we didn’t finish. Then they got a goal on us, and it turned into this weird rhythm of feeling like we are dominating the game, but we are always chasing the score.” Hope International tallied the first goal in the 38th minute. Natalie Padilla intercepted a pass, then quickly passed to Ryley Candelario who was able to get behind the defense. Candelario blasted a shot just underneath the crossbar for her first goal of the season. Westmont responded just two and one-half minutes later, tying the score at one. A free kick from Shayna Scott from the left side came to Karly Kingsley, who sent the ball past the Royals’ keeper for her first collegiate goal. Kingsley, who has played the majority of her career as a defender, recently made the move to an attacking midfielder position. Hope International scored again in the 51st minute to take the lead for the second time. Padilla sent in a ball from the top of the 18-yard box to Ofelia Sosa Cruz. With her back to goal, Sosa Cruz touched the ball to her left, then slid and shot from the top of the six, driving the ball along the ground into the far side netting. The Warriors tied up the game at two goals apiece in the 65th after Amarys Machado was tripped just inside the 18 as she was dribbling toward the goal. Teagan Matye took the ensuing penalty kick, sinking the ball in the back of the net for her teamleading fourth goal of the season. “This team has been fantastic to watch this year, coming from behind,” said Jaggard “That is one of the things I am happy with tonight. We get down one, answer quickly and tie it back up. Then, we go down 2-1, and we have an answer for that too. I love the battle — the spirit to do that. They never quit.” In the 81st minute, Katie DeMillo nearly gave Wesmont the lead when she launched a shot from the top of the 18 that hit the corner of the far post and the crossbar before bounding past the end line. It was the Warriors’ best opportunity during the two overtime periods. The Warriors don’t take the pitch again until Oct. 16 when they host The Master’s on Thorrington Field as part of a men’s and women’s doubleheader on Homecoming. The men will kick-off at 1 p.m. with the women following at 3:30 p.m. Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College. email: dmason@newspress.com

within one following a free kick 40 yards out of the far side of the field. The cross challenged Ingvarson near his left post, and the keeper attempted to punch the ball out of harm’s way. Instead of a successful clearance, the ball shot directly into the body of a Westmont defender and straight down. From there, Palena passed the ball to Juan Vargas, who put it in the net to pull the Royals within one. The momentum shift was short-lived. In the 73rd minute, freshman Spencer Crithfield had a scoring opportunity inside the 18 and was tackled dangerously by an oncoming Royals defender, earning a penalty kick. Tuscano took the penalty kick, and the captain drilled it past Sierra for his team-high fourth goal of the season — and a 3-1 Westmont lead. “Spencer had just come on at the time to spell Braeden,” noted Wolf, “and he ended up being a part of some huge moments. He didn’t play a lot of minutes, much like Wyatt, but Spencer getting that ball and not being afraid to get physical in the box led us to have that final opportunity.” Seventeen minutes later, Westmont officially handed Hope International its first loss of the season. “It was a complete performance on our end,” said Wolf. “It’s one that I hope can propel us to bigger things.” The Warriors don’t take the pitch again until Oct. 16 when they host The Master’s on Thorrington Field as part of a men’s and women’s doubleheader on homecoming. The men will kick-off at 1:00 p.m. with the women following at 3:30 p.m. Fans are advised that due to the commencement for the class of 2020 on that date, the campus will be closed until noon. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: dmason@newspress.com

Westmont falls to Saint Katherine in five sets By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT COLLEGE WRITER

The Westmont volleyball team (12-8) snapped a three-match winning streak on Friday night, after falling to Saint Katherine (12-4) in five sets. After dropping the first two sets 25-18 and 25-23, Westmont responded with a 25-23 win in set three and a 25-19 win in set four. Then, after Westmont led the fifth set 13-12, Saint Katherine finished the night on a threepoint run to win it 15-13. “For some reason,” said Westmont head coach Ruth McGolpin, “there’s just this roadblock we can’t seem to overcome. It’s mental more than anything, and the frustration levels are high, not just for the coaching staff but for our returners too.” In the first set, Westmont initially trailed 6-2, with the deficit growing to 10-5 before McGolpin called her first timeout. At that point, the club had already committed a pair of attacking errors as well as a service and reception error. Out of the timeout, the deficit quickly grew to 15-7, and the Warriors never got back within less than five from that point on. Eventually, the Firebirds took the first set by a score of 25-18. The lone bright spot in the first set was Lexi Malone, who collected five kills in six attempts. In set two, the two sides came out the gate in similar fashion, with strong attacking leading the way. The two teams were tied 5-5 before Westmont went on a three-point run to take its largest lead of the night so far. The Firebirds did not let the Warriors run away with things however, as the game was knotted at 10 following an attacking error by Malone. Consecutive kills by Malone and Jessie Terlizzi followed by an ace from Phoebe Minch gave Westmont a 16-13 lead. However, Saint Katherine followed soonafter with a three-point swing of their own to tie things at 18. Then, an attacking error by Addie Paul put the visiting Firebirds up 20-19 going into a Westmont timeout. Saint Katherine then won two of the next three points to claim a 22-20 advantage before Westmont tied things up on a service error and a kill from Malone. Moments later, a kill by Breann DeLoye put the Firebirds up 24-23 and a block by Makenzie Nutting gave Saint Katherine a 25-23 win and 2-0

set advantage. In set three, the two sides traded blows to a 10-10 tie before Saint Katherine rode a kill and an attacking error to a 12-10 advantage. Down 13-11, a service error followed by a kill from Sydny Dunn tied things at 13 momentarily, before Saint Katherine collected another pair of kills in a row to claim a 15-13 advantage. Out of a Westmont timeout, Saint Katherine’s lead quickly expanded to 18-14 before Westmont displayed some resiliency and began chipping away. Down 20-16, the Warriors went on a three-point run to force a Saint Katherine timeout. Out of the timeout, Saint Katherine’s lead was immediately built back to 23-20, before Westmont responded with a three-point run to tie things at 23 following a pair of Firebird attacking errors. Then, a service ace from Lilian Reininga followed by a block from Taylor Distelberg gave the Warriors a 25-23 win to stave off defeat and force a fourth set. In set four, thanks to excellent serving from Alexa Gatiss, the Warriors jumped out to an 8-4 lead ahead of Saint Katherine’s first timeout. However, once again, Saint Katherine remained relentless and tied things at 11 later on. Then, a four-point run sparked by a pair of kills from Minch built the Warrior lead back up to 15-11. From there, the Warriors rolled. Westmont continuously marched towards 25 while holding off the Firebirds, ultimately forcing a fifth set with a 25-19 win. The sprint to 15 began with a kill from Taylor Distelberg followed by another from Audrey Brown, allowing the Warriors to maintain possession of momentum. Ivie continued her contribution with a kill and another block to build Westmont’s lead to 7-4, but Saint Katherine brought the run to a halt with a four-point run to take an 8-7 lead. Later, Malone’s 13th kill of the match tied the game at 10, and her 14th kill gave Westmont a 13-12 advantage going into Saint Katherine’s final timeout. Then, following the timeout, Nutting collected a kill to tie things at 13, a block to give her club a 14-13 advantage, and a kill to give Saint Katherine a 15-13 victory. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: dmason@newspress.com

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The treatment that is provided at Santa Barbara Regenerative Health Clinic has three main goals: The treatment to increase blood flow utilizes electronic cell signaling delivering modulating energy wavelengths at both low and middle frequencies. The signaling improves cell-to-cell communication among Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often caus- small nerve fibers. ing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and the most debilitating balThe cell signaling therapy is like watering a tree. The treatment will alance problems. low the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. It’s like addin the hands and feet which will cause the nerves to begin to slowly ing water to a tree and seeing the roots grow deeper and deeper. degenerate due to lack of nutrient flow. The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels that surround the varies from person to person and can only be determined after a denerves become diseased they shrivel up which causes the nerves to tailed neurological and vascular evaluation. not receive the nutrients to continue to survive. When these nerves As long as you have not sustained at least 85% begin to “die” they cause you to have balance problems, pain, numbnerve damage there is hope! ness, tingling, burning, and many additional symptoms.

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Under the general direction of Assistant Director of Grounds and Landscaping, the incumbent is responsible for all Grounds maintenance tasks on State-maintained portion of campus This includes more intensively maintained main campus landscaping, sports turf, non-roadway paved areas including walkways and plazas, areas of seasonal weed abatement, and road medians. The incumbent has responsibility for 40 acres of turf, 20 of which is athletic turf, with high expectations from campus users. Within this athletic turf workload, Harder Stadium, the baseball field, and women’s softball are NCAA venues with complex maintenance needs and scheduling. Incumbent carries out routine inspection of campus landscape and communicates work requests to the appropriate unit; such as relevant Grounds Zone Team, the Irrigation Specialists, the Grounds Equipment Operators, the skilled trades units of FM, or contracted pavement maintenance managed by the FM Asset Manager. Supervises and evaluates all Grounds personnel as directed. Responsible for correct execution of landscape renovation and new installations as directed. Works to train all staff in correct horticultural practices, safety, efficiency and professionalism. Supervises Grounds Equipment Repair Shop and staff and ensures that all equipment is maintained and used in a safe and professional manner. Decides when equipment needs to be replaced, and evaluates new equipment prior to purchase, and makes purchase recommendations. Maintains accurate records of man-hours and materials costs for specified tasks, either for budgetary purposes or for recharge accounting. Reqs: 5 years of experience in the landscaping industry. Knowledge of irrigation systems, landscape maintenance and installation, and tree maintenance. Experience in dealing with regulatory agencies, specifically water districts and municipalities. Computer skills, including the use of GMail, Google Calendar, Word and Excel. Ability to work in a service-oriented environment subject to frequently changing priorities. Notes: Maintain a valid CA driver’s license, a clean DMV record and enrollment in the DMV Employee Pull-Notice Program. Satisfactory conviction 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. Application review date begins 10/18/21. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #24749

COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS ASSISTANT Computer Science

Helps develop the Computer Science department’s outreach and communication. Assists in planning and implementing departmental conferences, colloquia and special events including the annual CS Summit and the weekly Theory seminar series. Maintains the department website and social media presence. Assists in development efforts. Reqs: Strong written and verbal communication skills, active listening and critical thinking. Thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of writing, grammar, syntax, style and punctuation. Thorough skills to write clear, lively, engaging and compelling copy in a variety of styles appropriate to target audiences and/or the broader public, while ensuring adherence to the location’s message. Ability to organize, coordinate and prioritize workload and work independently under the pressure of deadlines. Ability to interpret and comply with complex policies and procedures. Must be detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy. Must possess strong problem-solving skills. Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse pool of faculty, students and staff and provide excellent customer service. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 - $25.16/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. Application review date begins 10/18/21. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #24725

UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR Computer Science

Supports all aspects of the Computer Science (CS) undergraduate programs. Serves as one of the initial sources of information and advises major students, prospective major students, and non-major students regarding general department requirements. Monitors every aspect of progress towards degree and counsels students as appropriate. Initiates, maintains, and evaluates students’ academic records, processes petitions, checks prerequisites, and performs other administrative tasks. Ensures grades are reported for undergraduate students and updates the Schedule of Classes and other publications. Requires knowledge of policy and procedures for the College of Engineering (CoE), College of Letters and Science (L&S), and the College of Creative Studies (CCS). Serves as one of the departmental liaisons with the Office of the Registrar on matters pertaining to departmental courses grades and undergraduate records. Works within a team environment within the Student Affairs area and department, and assists with the ongoing workload. Reqs: Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete work with frequent interruptions. Reqs: Ability to work with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and other campus offices on a variety of tasks. Strong problemsolving skills. Ability to be accurate and thorough with careful attention to detail. Ability to use various programs (Excel, Word, Google) to complete required tasks. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. This position is funded through December 2022 pending further funding. $23.66 - $24.84/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. Application review date begins 10/21/21. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #25105

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ACADEMIC SPECIALIST University of California Education Abroad Program

Experienced professional who applies theory and puts it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems/issues of diverse scope and determines solutions. Applies knowledge and skills as a seasoned, experienced academic professional. Provides advice and recommends solutions which may apply to unique (not-clearlydefined) programs and issues without prior precedent. Communications with students primarily take place remotely rather than in person. Performs complex research, review, and analysis of host institution academic opportunities appropriate to UC undergraduate and/or graduate students and of UC, UCEAP, and host institution academic policies and procedures; and disseminates advising and recruitment information to indicated UC campus offices and academic departments. Manages the process by which credit earned abroad is applied to a student’s UC record; advises Study Centers, Campus Study Abroad Offices, registrar offices, and students about UC and UCEAP policies pertaining to students’ academic work and records in programs worldwide; and works to ensure that automation of these processes is as advanced and efficient as possible. Reqs: BA/BS degree in related area and more than 5 years’ experience in Student Affairs, including experience in student advising on academic matters, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Excellent verbal and written communication abilities. Skill in obtaining and conveying information clearly and with accuracy. Demonstrated ability to listen, learn, and build trust among faculty, staff, and students. Interpersonal skills, multicultural competencies, and ability to work with diverse populations. Ability to work collaboratively and coordinate within a diverse, complex organization. Excellent research skills and demonstrated history of critical analysis. Advanced ability to identify, reason through, and develop original ideas to resolve problems and interpret and apply policy. Thorough knowledge of higher education policies, procedures, and requirements. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Remote/ hybrid work arrangements will be considered. $51,400 - $64,999/yr. Commensurate with skills 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. Application review date begins 10/20/21. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #24815

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY SUPPORT GROUPS & CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT Development

Serves as the Development Coordinator (DC), for University Support Groups (“USG”) and Central Development. The DC serves as part of the Central Development team reporting to the head of the department or his/her designee to support the program-management and coordination of the University Support Groups. The position serves both as an external outreach coordinator and financial analyst to the University Support Groups. Additionally, the DC serves as a central development analyst providing project management, research, analysis, writing and coordination in support of a wide variety of departmental planning and fundraising initiatives as determined by the department head or his/her designee. In the near term, the central development responsibilities will be focused on the campaign as a member of the Campaign Unit. This role contributes to the overall goals and success of the unit, as well as the success of the campus-wide fundraising campaign. Understands and appreciates the relationships between divisional units and available data resources to improve the Development’s utilization of existing data and improve fundraising results. Reqs: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent skills in analysis, problem-solving, working with detail while applying and understanding broader contexts as they affect a diverse customer base: faculty, staff, students, and donors. The ability to establish a cooperative working relationship with staff; the ability to work as a member of a team, and to support the Development Office structure, obtaining approvals and coordinating as needed. Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines. Demonstrated experience in the maintenance of databases, expertise in the use of Word, Excel, and other office software and/or web-based applications. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. May be called upon to occasionally work evenings and weekends at various Development, Institutional Advancement, or campus-wide events. $24.62 - $27.00/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. Application review date begins 10/21/2021. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #24992

BUILDING OPERATIONS ASSISTANT UC Santa Barbara Library

Provides administrative support for Building Operations. Monitors the physical environment including hazards, defective equipment, etc. Coordinates work requests, repair technicians, and access to facilities via JIRA and TMA software. Makes recommendations for the replacement of broken and/or damaged furniture and mechanical equipment. Reviews and responds to complaints about misuse of university property, inappropriate user behavior, and violations of university policies and practices. Is an active member of the Library Safety and Security Council. Ensures emergency equipment such as AEDs, first aid kits, and bullhorns are in working condition. Responsible for lockers and assignments to faculty, graduate, and undergraduate honors students using Alma software. Hires, trains, schedules, evaluates and disciplines student assistants. Secures library buildings upon closing, ensuring the proper working order of doors, exit alarms, and camera system. Assists with library event set-ups. Orders supplies through the campus procurement system. Additional duties include environmental health and safety and emergency services. Reqs: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience. Administrative and business operations experience in a public buildings environment. Ability to work and communicate effectively with a wide variety of people including library staff, students, and external partners. Ability to function effectively as a member of a team. Demonstrated strong organizational, problem solving, and multi-tasking skills to assess building operations, determine priorities, and exercise judgment. Ability to use sound judgment, remain calm, employ discretion, and give direction in potentially sensitive, disruptive, threatening, and/or hazardous situations. Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Computer skills and knowledge of common software programs sufficient to complete assignments (e-mail, Word, Excel, etc.). Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 - $28.27/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. Application review date begins 10/25/21. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #24976

ASSISTANT TO THE DEANS Bren School of PROGRAM Environmental Science SPECIALIST & Management University of California Provide direct analytical, administrative, and confidential support Education Abroad MANAGEMENT for the Deans. Coordinates Deans’ Program SERVICES OFFICER Serves as the primary operating appointments and workflow. Maintains and prioritizes multiple, comMechanical liaison between the University of plex calendars and makes arrangeCalifornia Education Abroad ProEngineering ments that require coordination of gram, Systemwide Office (UCEAP)

The Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Management Services Officer (MSO) manages complex and broad responsibilities covering all aspects of the administration and operation of the department. The position provides advanced management, leadership, and analytical skills to the complex issues of the department. The MSO must have advanced knowledge and skills in the areas of accounting and control principles, human resources, space resources (including lab renovation and modification), contract and grant management, conflict resolution, academic personnel, undergraduate and graduate student services, customer service, as well as outstanding written and verbal communication skills. The MSO must possess a thorough knowledge of the campus, university, state, and federal audit policies and procedures for the successful execution of duties. The position advises and consults with the Department Chair on all administrative and operational issues affecting the department’s mission and goals. The MSO independently analyzes issues. recommends plans and courses of action to the Chair, and acts on behalf of the Chair at departmental and campus meetings. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Advanced knowledge of university and campus policies and procedures. Broad knowledge of the organization’s processes, protocols and procedures with a focus on budget, account and fund management and/or personnel management under labor contract(s) and personnel policy. Broad knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques; human resources and risk management planning; and/or accounting and payroll. Broad knowledge of common organization-specific and other computer application programs. Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence/persuade all levels of staff. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $79,400 - $131,100/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. Application review date begins 10/25/2021. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #24771

and UC Study Center staff worldwide; Study Abroad offices on the UC campuses; and UC students participating in UCEAP. Directly responsible for all operational and logistical activities pertaining to an assigned portfolio within the more than 5,500 UCEAP program participants each year, in over 40 countries worldwide. Collaborates with all program teams to develop and integrate best practices and provide back-up support. Works to ensure these processes are as advanced and efficient as possible. Maintains primary responsibility for communicating policies pertaining to all operational aspects of students’ programs (applications, visa requirements, housing, on site logistics, non-academic health accommodations and disability issues, host institution acceptance) to the staff abroad, campus offices, UCEAP staff, and students on UCEAP. Reqs: BA/BS degree in related area and four or more years of relevant experience, including two or more years of administrative experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience. Previous project management experience. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Sound judgment, with decision-making and problemsolving skills. Ability to develop original ideas to solve problems; ability to work collaboratively and coordinate within a complex organization; interpersonal skills, multicultural competencies, and ability to work with diverse populations. Proficient in Microsoft Office, including MS Teams and SharePoint or equivalent. Previous experience with enrollment management systems, productivity, and database management software. Knowledge of web and social media tools. Notes: Satisfactory conviction history background check. Remote/ hybrid work arrangements will be considered. Multiple positions are available. $51,400 - $64,999/yr., Salary commensurate with skills 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. Application review begins 10/21/21. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #25047

multiple schedules and facilities. Arranges travel and entertainment schedules. Oversees timely receipt and distribution of correspondence, reports, and responses to inquiries for the Deans. Compiles information, analyzes and organizes data, updates databases, prepares reports, and drafts correspondence. Assists with visitors regarding Bren School space, computing, internal communications and other resources. Reqs: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a higher education setting. Experience as an assistant to high level executives or academics. Excellent computer skills, including experience with databases, spreadsheets, word processing. Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize, edit and proofread materials, organize and multi-task with frequent interruptions and meet critical deadlines with a high degree of professionalism. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, assertiveness and diplomacy, and critical attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy. Excellent verbal and outstanding written communications skills with the ability to write and edit memos and letters. Ability to maintain integrity and sensitivity in confidential matters. Note: Satisfactory conviction history background check. $24.61 - $25.77/hr. Salary commensurate with 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. Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu Job #22982

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Scotty (NicholIs Sheley) tries to keep the peace between roommates Marilyn (Ann Dusenberry), left, and Abby (Leslie Ann Story) in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of “Ripcord.” Playwright David LindsayAbaire’s comedy opens Wednesday at the Garvin Theatre on Santa Barbara City College’s west campus.

Battle of the roommates By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

oommates Marilyn and Abby can’t stand each other. And they’re willing to do anything to win a bet to see who gets the bed by the window in their room in a retirement community. Anything. They’ll even jump out of an airplane. A game of relentless oneupmanship sets the stage for “Ripcord,” a comedy that The Theatre Group at SBCC is

performing Wednesday through Oct. 30 at the Garvin Theatre on Santa Barbara City College’s west campus. The play is part of the group’s 75th anniversary season, and the plot involves a wild bet and the adventures it causes. To get the bed by the window, one of them has to prove she’s better than the other. Apparently that means doing something the other one can’t. That leads them both to do things like skydiving or entering a haunted house — complete with a zombie butler! “I read 80 to 200 scripts a

year,” director Katie Laris told the News-Press. “This is a play that is incredibly entertaining. At this moment, we wanted to offer our audience something that would allow them to escape into a different reality — a New Jersey retirement community with these two women who have found themselves to be roommates, unexpectedly, who are very different in their personalities.” “But they’ve both been through a lot in their lives,” Ms. Laris said about the play, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. “It’s really about

Hang onto your seats as Marilyn and Abby try to prove who’s better in SBCC’s ‘Ripcord’

them getting to know each other. They go through so much in the play, and the audience is taken on a roller coaster ride. “We’ve never seen two actresses jump out of a plane in our theater, and I’ve been here a long time,” Ms. Laris said. Marilyn and Abby are played by Ann Dusenberry, who has a connection with Lucille Ball (more about that in a moment), and Leslie Ann Story, who was last seen in the Theatre Group at SBCC’s productions of Noël Coward’s comedy “Blithe Spirit” and “The Game’s Afoot.”

Ms. Dusenberry played the daughter of Ms. Ball’s character in her final TV series, “Life with Lucy” (1986), which was one of Ms. Dusenberry’s favorite gigs. She also appeared on other 1980s TV series such as “Murder She Wrote,” “Matlock,” “Designing Women” and “Remington Steele.” And she played Tina in “Jaws 2” (1978). On the stage, Ms. Dusenberry performed in Los Angeles productions as well as The Theatre Group at SBCC’s productions of “You Can’t Take It WIth You,” “Omnium Gatherum” and “Through the Fire.”

A game of one-upmanship leads Marilyn (Ann Dusenberry), center, and Abby (Leslie Ann Story), right, to tackle skydiving. At the far left is a character played by Justin Stark.

Ms. Story has played characters on stage varying from Miss Lynch in “Grease” to Mrs. Paroo in “The Music Man.” She portrayed Sonia in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” “They’re both incredible actors who have dug into these characters (Marilyn and Abby) and given them this life that is just remarkable,” Ms. Laris said. The play’s name, “Ripcord,” makes sense since the plot involves Marilyn and Abby doing some Please see RIPCORD on B4

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ARIES — This week turn your dreams into reality when Saturn in Aquarius goes direct on Sunday, moving forward in your social zone. After a summer of daydreaming, it’s time to get to work! Enlist the help of your friends and you’ll be an unstoppable force! TAURUS — Playtime is over this week when Saturn goes back in direct in your career zone. After a relaxing few months, you’re back on track with your ambitions. Get ready to tackle goals and solve problems at work. Stay patient and keep grinding, Taurus. GEMINI — This week isn’t a great time for any serious commitments when Ceres goes into retrograde in your sign over the weekend. During this retrograde, take time to really learn about yourself— how to take care of your body and how to love yourself best. CANCER — Your care taking role continues when Venus enters Sagittarius on Thursday, moving into your habit zone. During the next few weeks, you might have to do some traveling to take care of loved ones. LEO — Keep the creative spirit going this week when Venus enters Sagittarius on Thursday. The planet of love will be in your pleasure zone for the next few weeks, making you seek out creativity and unique forms of self-expression. This is a good time to learn a new hobby or fall in love while traveling. VIRGO — Home is where the heart is even if it’s far away. That’s right, holiday travel starts early for you when Venus enters Sagittarius on Thursday, moving into your family zone. Over the next few weeks, you might have opportunities to reconnect with family members from all over. LIBRA — Despite Mercury’s retrograde, you’ll have plenty of opportunities for deep and meaningful conversations with loved ones when Venus enters Sagittarius on Thursday. Your ruling planet will be in your communication zone for the next few weeks, encouraging you to plan a fun fall getaway with your friends. SCORPIO — This week Venus leaves your sign for Sagittarius. This planet will be in your value zone for the next few weeks, making you long for safety and stability in your job, relationships, and home. However, don’t get so focused on what’s “safe” that you forget to live, Scorpio. SAGITTARIUS — After helping others, you can focus on yourself when Venus enters your sign on Thursday. This is an ideal time to change up your look, from Halloween costumes to a major haircut. This is also a great time to look for love because everyone will be attracted to you. Enjoy the attention! CAPRICORN — Your intuition increases on Thursday when Venus enters Sagittarius, moving into your subconscious zone. For the next few weeks, you may have a better understanding of the world and the people around you. Use this increased intuition to your advantage. AQUARIUS — Keep your social calendar open because you’re going to get very busy, starting when Venus enters Sagittarius and your friendship zone on Thursday. This is an ideal time for doing cute autumn group activities with your friends, from apple picking to going on a ghost hunting tour. PISCES — After an emotional night, start packing your bags when Venus enters Sagittarius on Thursday. The planet of love in your career zone brings opportunities for travel for your work. From overseas business trips to attending conferences, you could make connections that help you with your career.

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STUDY BREAKS

BY PRIYANKA SETHY AND MATTHEW STOCK / EDITED BY WILL SHORTZ

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Continued from Page B1 skydiving. And Ms. Laris said the audience will see them jump safely off a plane on the stage, with sound effects completing the experience. But the play’s name, “Ripcord,” goes beyond the parachuting experience. “What does that mean, pulling the ripcord?” Ms. Laris said. “In a way, it’s about letting go, taking a moment to get out of your life, your normal everyday routine, to experience a level of freedom you haven’t felt before. That is the theme of this play. “It’s about making changes in your life, taking risks and really getting out of your normal routine into something much better and much more connected with other people,” she continued. Ms. Laris said “Ripcord” has a special meaning in light of the pandemic. “At a time when we’ve all been so isolated, I think this play is the perfect antidote to remind us how important it is to be in a community with other people. The theater is the perfect place to engage with the community.” She said “Ripcord” has shades of “The Odd Couple,” but added, “The level of friendship may be more beautifully encapsulated than how (playwright) Neil Simon did it.” In “The Odd Couple,” Felix was the neat freak and Oscar, the slob. In “Ripcord,” the differences are deeper. “Leslie’s character, Abby, has gone through some experiences that have left her very isolated from other people,” Ms. Laris said. “She’s very gruff with other people, but she’s very funny. She has a biting sense of humor. She’s a real reader, an intellect, but very guarded, very defensive. Her primary companions are her plants. Her main interactions are with nonhuman. “Ann’s character, Abby, has a pretty big family and is manic, high-energy, positive, cheerful to a fault perhaps, has a giddy sense of humor and is engaged in many different activities,” Ms. Laris said. “She’s constantly moving. She has so many activities she’s doing that she’s constantly moving.”

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Two people that different are bound to have conflicts, but they rise above them in “Ripcord.” “Over the course of the play, they let their personality quirks go ultimately as they find a better way of relating to each other,” Ms. Laris said. In addition to the main characters, “Ripcord” features actors who play multiple roles. Justin Davanzo plays the zombie butler at the haunted house, as well as Derek and the Masked Man in other scenes. Shannon Saleh portrays Colleen and the Woman in White. Justin Stark plays Benjamin, Lewis and the Clown. Nicholis Sheley portrays Scotty, who, as shown in a photo accompanying this story, is apparently trying to break up a fight between Abby and Marilyn. (Remember to duck, Scotty!) Pamela Shaw is the costume designer. “There are lightning fast costume changes,” Ms. Laris said. David Alexander Hewett is the production stage manager. And Barbara Hirsch is the sound designer. “She’s working really hard to give you the experience of being up in a plane,

jumping out of a plane and being in the haunted house,” Ms. Laris said. Patrick L. Frank is busy as well as the play’s scenic and lighting designer. Ms. Laris said the sets are elaborate. “We have a motorized set in this case. We need to move thousands of pounds of platforms and equipment. We have all the apparatus for the women to be able to jump out of the plane,” Ms. Laris said. “It’s all very complicated,” she said. “It couldn’t happen without our wonderful technical crew of students who run the shows. There are more people backstage than there are on stage. They have to be silent, and they have to work really quickly in the dark.” Ms. Laris added that The Theatre Group at SBCC is thrilled to be performing again in front of an in-person audience. “The audience is such a huge part of it,” she said. “The audience brings this sense of energy that makes everyone work harder to communicate the story. It impacts every member of the company. “Every actor who’s on stage feels supported by the emotions

and thoughts of the audience. And there’s a huge crew on this show. There’s a lot of people you don’t see, but who are also impacted by the audience. It’s truly this relationship.” email: dmason@newspress.com

FYI The Theatre Group at SBCC will perform “Ripcord,” a comedy about roommates and their adventures, Wednesday through Oct. 30 at the Garvin Theatre on Santa Barbara City College’s west campus in the 900 block of Cliff Drive. Preview shows are at 7:30 p.m. this Wednesday and Thursday. After that, the curtain will rise at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. The Oct. 17 matinee will be live-captioned for the hearing-impaired. Tickets range from $18 to $26 with discounts for seniors and students. To purchase, go to www. theatregroupsbcc.com or call the box office at 805-965-5935. Masks are required inside the building. Those attending also must present proof of a vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the show.

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Santa Barbara needs new leadership “It’s not the voting that’s democracy: it’s the counting.” — Tom Stoppard.”

in an attempt to find out his true relation with the CIA. We arranged for a Nye County sheriff’s sergeant to accompany us and agreed upon a date in two weeks. A few days later, Mr. Capehart was found in his front yard, dead of an apparent heart attack. Seeking answers, I filed a request with the CIA in 1992 under the Freedom of Information Act. I asked if Mr. Capehart had ever been employed by that agency in any capacity. The CIA refused to confirm or deny, because that information “would reasonably be expected to cause damage to national security.” I then sued the CIA in federal court for the information. The CIA claimed national security. The court ruled for the C.I.A., and I appealed. In 1994, an appeals court ruled the CIA was exempt from the Freedom of Information Act’s disclosure provisions. But it observed that “concerns about

nly a few weeks left before the mayor and Santa Barbara City Council election! A reminder to everyone: The stakes couldn’t be higher for the city of Santa Barbara. The very face of the Santa Barbara that we know and love hangs in the balance. The next five years will be the determining factor in whether Santa Barbara will retain its classic beauty and charm. Look around at the construction of tall buildings all over town, with plenty more planned by the present mayor and council. Remember, Mayor Cathy Murillo is in agreement with the governor’s signing of Senate Bills 9 and 10. The direction the city will go depends on who is elected. This town needs a different mayor and council. Case in point, Mayor Murillo walked with both Gutierrezes (Alejandra and Oscar) to assist them during their Santa Barbara City Council campaigns, yet both council members have found their own way since. She no longer wields the same power over them as formerly witnessed during the council meetings. Remember she did not even attend the South Coast Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce’s State of the City breakfast, which is a timehonored tradition for all mayors no matter their political affiliation. This is partisan politics. The reason she gave for refusing to attend was because some of the donors for the breakfast represent the oil industry, and she is antioil. (Yet, she accepts the car allowance from the city.) This mayor only supports those businesses that she considers politically likeminded: labor unions, PLA agreement, tenants’ union, city employee unions, etc. During city council meetings, we have seen her on numerous occasions announce prematurely which way she was voting as if she were guiding the vote. This is not leadership. When an agenda item is presented, after staff presents their report, the sequence is city council members comment, followed by public comment. Council members then ask their follow-up questions before voting. Recall when Ms. Murillo called for a break at a council meeting, when it was apparent Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez was voting contrary to her wishes. When the meeting reconvened, their votes were aligned. Another episode, during the votes for inclusionary housing in the CBD district, Oscar Gutierrez clearly stated he wanted 15% for inclusionary housing, and she repeated, “OK, 10%.” No one corrected her, not Oscar nor anyone else from the City Council. And the number they all agreed to was the 10%! Another memorable occasion happened when Mayor Murillo refused to let Councilmember Jason Dominguez ask budget questions in relation to the homeless. He responded, “I have a right to speak!,” and she reacted by shutting down the meeting. This is leadership? Mayor Murillo also voted for allowing a marijuana dispensary within blocks of Franklin Elementary School

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re you and each of Sinema of Arizona. The ensuing your family members “compromise” bill will shine a halo ready to shell out on Democrats who “negotiated” another $30,000 with the reluctant lawmakers this year to help the to bring the plan down to a Democratic Party become the one “manageable” $1.9 trillion to $2.3 and only election choice from here trillion. to eternity? The mainstream press will Well, good luck if you’re not sing hosannas (“See how good the because another couple of multiDemocrats are at negotiating and trillion-dollar plans are compromising?,” they’ll about to be helicoptered swoon.). Talking heads PURELY out to all Democratic at MSNBC, CNBC, CNN POLITICAL voters, donors, believers and elsewhere will praise and supporters, including the president’s patience many of their erstwhile and wisdom along with tax-paying big wigs. his budgeters, staff and The so-called negotiating team for the $3.5-trillion plan was level-headed approach never likely to pass muster they all took to craft this at that dollar level, but I monstrosity. fear that pretty much the If this thing passes — James Buckley same 2,450-page bill will and it most likely will indeed be enacted with in some form — and even more pages added over the then takes hold, it will lock in for next 25 days. the foreseeable future many of The new deadline is Oct. 31, the socialist dreams of, say, the which is not only a Sunday but also unreconstructed communist who Halloween. So there’ll be no need spent his honeymoon in Moscow: to try to conflate the speaker of the Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. House with the Wicked Witch of Or avowed socialist Alexandria the West. She’s done it for you. Ocasio-Cortez, who has about as The “new” plan will, of course, much economic sense as my 8-yearbegin with “smarter and smaller” old grandson, who spends his budgeting numbers to placate entire weekly allowance buying Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin online Roblox implements. of West Virginia and Kyrsten Here are just some of the

entitlement goodies that will be passed out to anyone and everyone living in the U.S., once this deal is signed into law: • Two years of free community college for everyone at every income level. Actually, I appreciate that everyone will be included in this voter bribe, regardless of wealth or lack thereof. I have never understood, for example, why children of the people who pay for school lunches (taxpayers) are prohibited from taking advantage of those meals. Free community college for everyone is at least equitable. However, two years of free “higher” education are very likely to turn into an education level that “everyone” should have reached in high school. Such a mandate will also require enormous salary inflation down the road, as there will be no restraints on pay levels for teachers and/or especially administrators. The sky’s the limit!

• Assistance for childcare for all who apply. How much “assistance” and what the phrase “for all who apply” means is buried in those 2,450-andcounting pages. But you should

know that this “Vote Democrat!” giveaway will eventually be meanstested, and you working sods who make a living wage (and probably vote Republican) are not likely to qualify. • Universal pre-kindergarten. This is a total sop to the Democratic Party’s biggest and most generous donors — the teachers’ unions. Universal pre-K will require many more childcare workers — sorry, I mean teachers — all of whom will be paid union wages. A portion of those wages will go to teachers’ unions who will pass a portion of those wages to Democratic politicians who will then raise those union wages in a virtuous and never-ending circle of enrichment and empowerment. • Expanded Medicare. Dental care, along with hearing and vision services, will be added to the already-near bankrupt program. So as many doctors no longer even take Medicare recipients, preferring instead to go into private service, lawmakers see fit to expand the benefits. Medicare administrators will also become the chief negotiator for prescription drug prices. • Expanded child tax credits.

This program was tacked onto the 2020 COVID-19 Relief Act as a stopgap, but like virtually all government programs will be authorized to continue to send $300-per-child checks to every family in the U.S. making under $150,000 ($75,000 if a single parent). • Paid family leave for everyone. Every worker will be eligible for 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave – paid for up to $4,000 a month by the government (that’s you, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer). But small business and actually all businesses should hold on to their wallets because no doubt in time they’ll be the ones directly paying for this benefit. And to make sure every government employee and public servant can take advantage of this, there are no real requirements to prove or even reveal why you’ll need this 12-week vacation. • The King Canute (Knut) Clause. In case you don’t remember the parable of King Canute, here it is in brief. Many of the king’s subjects believed he had the power to do anything, including stopping the tides. Wisely, the king knew this was untrue and brought his throne Please see BUCKLEY on C4

The Capehart case: What is the CIA hiding? Editor’s note: David Minier served as the Santa Barbara County district attorney in 1967-75. He also served as the district attorney and a judge in Madera County.

he Central Intelligence Agency doesn’t want you to know the truth about Claude Barnes Capehart. Mr. Capehart claimed to have been a CIA asset present at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The CIA has hidden the truth about Mr. Capehart for almost 60 years. Surveys show that most of the public believe the crime is still unsolved, and only 20 percent believe Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin. Next month, with the government’s final release of secret J.F.K. assassination documents, the truth about Mr. Capehart may finally be known. Claude Barnes Capehart was living in Chowchilla in California’s Madera County in 1978. When most newspapers

printed a government request for high-power rifle with scope and information about three persons a silenced handgun. She also saw of interest in a photograph taken items taken from the CIA spy ship at the assassination scene, Mr. Glomar Explorer and the Soviet Capehart’s girlfriend, Faye nuclear submarine K-129, which Weaver, recognized him as one of the spy-ship had secretly raised them. Mr. Capehart first denied, from the ocean floor. Mr. Capehart then confirmed it was he. carried a pistol both on his person He told her he had worked as a and in his car, Ms. Weaver said. “hit man” for the CIA on numerous Sgt. Fore had met Capehart on occasions, retiring in several occasions, and Mr. 1975. He told Ms. Weaver Capehart told him he had David he was present with retired from the CIA. Minier Lee Harvey Oswald at He operated a well the scene of the J.F.K. drilling business, and Sgt. assassination. He said Fore noticed he always two others were with Oswald, and had “a bundle of cash.” When it was not Oswald who shot the Ms. Weaver showed Sgt. Fore the president. newspaper photograph of three Ms. Weaver related this to persons of interest, Sgt. Fore Chowchilla’s resident deputy found one to be a “dead ringer” sheriff, Sgt. Dale Fore. She told for Capehart. Sgt. Fore recorded Sgt. Fore that Mr. Capehart was several conversations with Ms. “paranoid” about his photograph Weaver. in the newspaper and left As Madera County district Chowchilla a few days later, after attorney, I also interviewed her, as threatening her not to talk. did FBI special agent Tom Walsh. Ms. Weaver said Mr. Capehart We all found Ms. Weaver credible. had passports bearing his Sgt. Fore took his evidence to photo but assumed names, and Washington, D.C., where he met numerous firearms, including a with Richard Billings, editorial

director of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, and FBI agents. The committee never investigated Mr. Capehart’s claims about the J.F.K. assassination because its final report was already in preparation. A committee memo suggests Mr. Capehart be interviewed by the FBI, but it never happened. The committee’s final report, however, released in 1979, supported Mr. Capehart’s statements. The assassination, it concluded, was the result of a conspiracy, with at least one gunman other than Oswald, and with gunshots coming from two different directions. Later, both the committee’s editorial director Billings and its special counsel, Robert Blakey, faulted the CIA for lack of cooperation and withholding information. In 1988, district attorney investigator Dan Poole traced Mr. Capehart to Parumph, Nev. Mr. Poole and I planned to confront Mr. Capehart at home

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Santa Barbara resident John Hammerel said President Joe Biden has created disasters and lied about them.

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or the past 30 requirements for setbacks, years, I have open space and height spent nearly limitations, to name a few. every miserable He then explained Tuesday sitting that getting involved in a in the chambers of the Santa development project in this Barbara County Board of county is considered a risky Supervisors. I am convinced proposition because planners we need to rename the and neighbors, not to mention hearing room “the echo busy-body activists, can and chamber.” certainly will create delays, The definition of an echo design changes, and most chamber is an environment assuredly, calls to downsize in which people encounter the project. When all was said only beliefs or opinions that and done, the potential return coincide with their own, so on the investment did not that their existing justify the risks of the views are reinforced same. and alternative ideas The supervisors are not considered. The paid no heed. Instead, bottom line? Debate they imposed millions and the meaningful in fees to developers exchange of ideas has via a Ponzi scheme, been forsaken. by which they charge This past Tuesday, every developer a Andy Caldwell our supervisors fee by way of taxing engaged in a perfect the market rate units echo chamber exercise as in the development. Every they pondered why our home sold in this region has county doesn’t have enough these hidden fees and taxes affordable housing. embedded in the purchase I can cite the reasons in price that is used to pay for my sleep: the California things our government should Environmental Quality provide and to facilitate Act, the California Coastal discount housing for others. Commission, the County The injury to the insult? Planning Commission and the The tax monies that were County Planning Department, once used for community along with hundreds of improvements are now fees and dozens of zoning absconded to help pay for the machinations, regulations and exorbitant salaries, benefits restrictions. and pensions of county And let us not forget the employees! numerous nimby organizations Unfortunately, the echo such as the Environmental chamber stupidity of the Defense Center, the Santa Democratic Party is not Barbara County Action limited to or wasted on Network, and CAUSE, all of California alone. which compose the choir that In a competition of dumb regularly performs in the echo and dumber, consider chamber. President Joe Biden’s It is no mystery why housing statement “My Build Back is so expensive here. The same Better Agenda costs zero holds true for automobiles, dollars. Instead of wasting fuel, electricity, water and money on tax breaks, food, not to mention taxes, loopholes and tax evasion permits and fees charged for for big corporations and the various services! None of this wealthy, we can make a onceis happening by accident. in-a-generation investment in California has been working America. And it adds governed exclusively by the zero dollars to the national Democratic Party for decades. debt.” They own this situation. It is White House Press their creation. Secretary Jen Psaki added, And, as much as they try “In the past, companies to blame shift, the fact is have passed on these costs California, which was the to consumers … We feel that richest state in the nation, that’s absurd and unfair, and is now the poorest by any the American people won’t number of metrics including stand for that!” the people living in poverty, Translation? We are going along with our debt and to tax the bejesus out of deficits. America, and it won’t cost a Decades ago, the most dime! prolific apartment developer Can you hear the echo? in the region entered the echo chamber to meticulously Andy Caldwell is the COLAB explain why he could not build executive director and host of more so-called affordable “The Andy Caldwell Show,” units here. He outlined airing 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays on the cost of the limitations KZSB AM 1290, the News-Press — having to do with radio station.

n his Jan. 20 inauguration speech, President Joe Biden promised that he would unify the country. After all, he was the moderate — not like the socialist, Bernie Sanders. We now know that with every action that President Biden has taken since then, he is attempting to radically change America into a European-style socialist nation. Let’s go over some of the other big whoppers he’s fed us over the past few months. On Aug. 19, he told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, “... if there are American citizens left (in Afghanistan), we’re going to stay until we get them all out.” Tragically, there are an unknown number of Americans remaining. Estimates range from several hundred to a thousand. How sad. In that same ABC meeting, President Biden claimed that his military advisers supported his plans for withdrawal. Later we learned through the congressional testimony of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Generals Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie that they advised Joe against withdrawing all military forces and said that “a force of 2,500 was the appropriate number to remain.” Another lie by Mr. Biden. President Biden told us that the Afghan army would hold against the Taliban until our forces and personnel were out. But when President Ashraf Ghani told him that his army cannot hold, President Biden told Mr. Ghani to lie. Joe told President Ghani, “There is a need, whether it is true or not ... to project a different picture.” In other words, please lie for me. The Afghanistan debacle is only one of a number of manmade disasters that Joe Biden has created. How can we ever trust this man again? He will continue to deliver excuses and lies as he drags the nation in a downward spiral. John Hammerel Santa Barbara

A blizzard of bills — again!

ur state elected representatives are at it again, producing a blizzard of new bills during the 2021 session. Just who of everyday Joes on the streets is going to know anything about any of these?

These bills are for the biggest paying supporters or the biggest attention getters. Most of these bills are “penny dreadful, junk bills.” The basic problem is that California has a 120-member “full-time” paid Senate and Assembly, with expense accounts, so these fellows have nothing to do but pass bills. Each representative is allowed 40 bills, but this was increased to up to 50 bills for the Assembly in the 2019 term. If you thought what we had was bad, they just made it worse. For 2017, Gov. Jerry Brown signed 857 bills into law and rejected only 118. For 2019, there were 1,000 new bills proposed. But each bill passed costs the taxpayer money in taxes! Every bill costs us one way or another. Every bill must be managed, so when your reps stand up before you at town hall meetings and say, “Look what I have done for you.” Remember that they are giving us more taxes and it is not necessarily a gift. Every aspect of government has to be paid for. More government means more taxes for all of us. The new “gun laws” will require thousands of new state employees to register the millions of guns and ammunition applications. We should ask ourselves, why are our reps not telling us how much they have reduced the government and how much they have reduced our taxes? How about giving us the number of cancelled old bills each year? Don’t we care? Why don’t we give them incentives to do so? Is voting them out of office the only incentive? There are so many bills becoming law that the everyday taxpayer has no idea what they are. And without any malice of his own, he can be found guilty of violating one or more of the new laws, only to be told by some politically appointed activist judge that his ignorance is no excuse. At the rate we are going, we will all become criminals at some point in our lives in California by simply going outside our house. It is no wonder that California has more people in prisons than any other state and most countries and the most highly paid prison guards in the U.S. A certain outcome for all of these bills is to paralyze the state of California from doing anything sans committing a crime. Total dysfunction is in store for us. To help limit this out of control bill-passing train wreck from continuing, let’s insist that our representatives sponsor a bill that limits the number of bills in every two-year session to one per representative. A provision of this bill will be to review and eliminate past bills, every year and to notice them in public. However even this restriction, if passed, would still result in 120 bills every two years, still more that any citizen could read. If the governor can pass all those other bills for special interests, why not this one for the taxpayers? Justin M. Ruhge Concerned Taxpayers Inc. Lompoc

Let’s end homelessness now

he time is now to end our community’s homelessness by providing shelter.

Philanthropist Richard Berti, a resident here since 1955, put $500,000 of his own dollars to acquire a safe, appropriate campus. Will our indecisive city leaders ignore Mr. Berti? Will they each continue to destroy Santa Barbara babbling excuses giving us all the standard run around? We’ll see by Nov. 5 if the proposed homeless shelter is a go. I’ve waited for it since 1980. The time is now to demand our county and city fund this essential homeless shelter project that Mr. Berti has generously made conceivable for the benefit of everyone in South County: residents, veterans, business owners, workers, situationally homeless and the mentally ill. Mr. Berti’s vision needs to be implemented by leaders who waste our tax dollars when they can instead cut the red tape, clean up State Street and allow the police to police. Let’s acknowledge that southern Santa Barbara County is too small, too geographically restricted, to be all things to all people. Period. Mr. Berti and the network will ensure results! This is the City Council and the county’s chance to stop talking, to improve our community. Enough hot air and paper shuffling, no more committees. With a green light, all of Santa Barbara and in South County will benefit long term. This is not another Band Aid approach. Flush with cash from property taxes, Santa Barbara County needs to spend resources on longterm planning and transportation — a bullet train or buses — from Lompoc, Buellton to Santa Barbara to promote home ownership and affordable housing where it’s possible. Denice Spangler Adams Montecito

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Santa Barbara resident Josh Feuer wrote the News-Press about U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal’s comments about the Orange County oil spill.

Ironic comment

ommenting on the unfortunate oil spill in Orange County, U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, said, “I will keep fighting to protect our ocean from harmful oil drilling and cement our leadership in the renewable energy sector.” Apart from his ridiculous position on fossil fuels and wanting to “lead the way toward a fossil-free future,” Rep. Carbajal should realize that if he gets his way, he won’t be able to “cement” anything because not only is the cement industry one of the world’s largest CO2 emitters, but cement can only be made with fossil fuels! Josh Feuer Santa Barbara

Redistricting in county hinges on community participation Editor’s note: Glenn Morris is Districts should look like. the county’s best interest that chair of the Santa Barbara County Redistricting happens every 10 residents in every neighborhood Citizens Independent Redistricting years following the federal Census and community share thoughts on Commission and is from the 5th and requires all voting districts what your supervisorial districts District. Megan Turley is the to be roughly equal in population. should look like. commission’s vice chair and is from Measure G, a county ordinance What do you believe are your the 2nd District. passed in 2018, requires “communities of interest”? Areas that this decennial throughout the county where the Glenn Morris he right to process be led by the population shares common social & vote is one Santa Barbara County or economic priorities? Megan Turley of our most Citizens’ Independent This could be a neighborhood The authors foundational Redistricting surrounding a business district live in Santa rights as Commission, a or school, an area with common Barbara Americans. We have the nonpartisan commission interests in a geographic or County right to be equally and made up of 11 Santa ecological landmark, or a fairly represented. Barbara County residents. neighborhood that shares a Our county is SBCIRC’s mission language other than English. By redistricting, which means is to determine the county’s defining your communities of that we are assessing current supervisorial district borders interest, your input will help the supervisorial district boundaries based on community-submitted SBCIRC properly consider the and redrawing all five districts maps to satisfy the state’s legal impacts of changes to a district’s based on the federal 2020 Census requirements, and to accurately boundary. to account for changes in the represent and enfranchise our Submit your thoughts on local county’s population and to comply county’s diverse communities. “communities of interest” via with the California Fair Maps Act. We are honored to be the chair email at redistricting@countyofsb. This process relies on and vice chair of this commission. org or SBCIRC’s website at community members weighing The SBCIRC’s top priority is drawsantabarbaracounty.org. in on what the Santa Barbara to get our diverse communities Please see MORRIS/TURLEY on C4 County Board of Supervisors’ engaged. We know that it is in

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U.S. has never been more vulnerable

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ve never subscribed to being an end-of the-world guy with a bunker in my yard, but I must tell you, I’m getting there. I recently finished a novel that made me rethink how the fall of the world could be much easier than we give it credit for. Referencing the book: It doesn’t have to be a war involving fighting of any kind, it can just be a massive stock market crash or a couple dirty bombs strategically located. But our most likely demise are attacks on our energy grid. The ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline shut down 45% of the East Coast’s fuel supply in a blink creating instant panic. Many of our energy systems are outdated. And as companies installed more sophisticated monitoring and diagnostics software, they have created more cybersecurity risks. Things are much different now because of everything being connected to each other and on the internet. It’s reported that there are more than 2,200 cyber attacks a day. It’s not a matter of if anymore, but when. Using the great toilet paper disappearing act of 2020 showed us how quickly we can run out of something. And we’ve all seen or been part of what bad weather can do. Power goes out. People instantly have no water, food or shelter, and we are unable to get it restored for days or even weeks. Now imagine if a “bad weather” situation happened to the entire country all at once. It would only take a matter of hours before shelves would be bare. We’re already experiencing a delivery problem without a crisis. If food couldn’t be distributed, people in the big cities could be starving in a matter of weeks. There are more than 300 million of us, and we rely on massive amounts of food and without power nothing could be refrigerated. Should it occur during winter with most of the country under snow or freezing, growing enough vegetables without power under grow lights won’t happen. And you wouldn’t have the ability to pump water anyway. Unmanaged hunting would clean out all wildlife in no time. If natural gas was taken out, you’d need to find another way to boil safe drinking water. People on ranches or in the mountains would have an early advantage. But it wouldn’t be long before the starving from the cities would arrive by the millions seeking out anything to eat. It would be impossible to stop people from killing the animals on all the farms and each other. Not believable? Consider this. The way we pulled out of Afghanistan exposed how our top brass and present administration don’t have their act together at all. These military leaders displayed to the world that we may not be as tough as they thought. They already know President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris aren’t. And with a very weak administration, those countries who don’t like us — and there’s a bunch of them — are not just sitting back. I heard China is working with the Taliban, taking inventory of the gold mine of equipment the U.S. left behind. Pakistan is working with China. North Korea is back at launching rockets. Iran is for certain making nuclear weapons and probably already has them. ISIS and all the other terrorist factions are most certainly planning on ways to hit us because now they have a welcome mat and red carpet at the southern border. They Please see SCHULTE on C4

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stop asking questions, and comply or die. Leilani and Jaimee told me they were informed by one of the transplant coordinators that if they didn’t submit to the COVID-19 jab, their transplant “journey would come to an end.” Leilani says they were “told flat-out that there would be no exemptions,” even though UCHealth does allow its own staff to apply for medical and religious waivers. Leilani pushed for alternatives such as a negative COVID-19 test. No go. Leilani has now been placed on the “inactive” list — a death sentence. I reached out to UCHealth, whose communications vice president Dan Weaver confirmed in a statement to me that, “In almost all situations, transplant recipients and living donors at UCHealth are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in addition to meeting other health requirements and receiving additional vaccinations.”

Welcome to vax-partheid in the operating room. In their discussions with Leilani and public relations materials sent to me, UCHealth officials have imperiously compared exercising the choice to decline the COVID-19 vaccine to irresponsible behavior such as smoking or drinking before or after an organ transplant. Ridiculous. As Leilani told friends and family in a Facebook post about her plight: “I have done the research on transplant patients and there isn’t substantive evidence that the COVID shot can even provide antibodies to fight off the Delta variant post transplant.” Jaimee adds that the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials excluded severely immunocompromised patients and a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Hepatology published in August found “poor antibody response” after COVID-19 vaccination among 61% of liver transplant patients and 24% of patients with chronic liver disease.

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Colorado state Republican Rep. Tim Geitner heard about Leilani’s case and blasted UCHealth’s decision as “disgusting” in a Facebook livestream video (which, of course, has already been appended with the Narrative Control Freaks’ pro-COVID vaccine disclaimers). Leilani’s case “brings great concern for many of us ... where based on your vaccination status with COVID, you would actually be denied care.” Indeed. “Where does this stop?” Jaimee asks. “If it’s OK to deny lifesaving transplants to the unvaxed, are cancer patients next?” Yes, my fellow citizens, we have now arrived at the insane point in America where unlawful immigration status provides more protection than unvaccinated status — and where health care is a taxpayer-subsidized right for indigent illegal aliens, but not faithful, pro-life Christians who stand up against medical tyranny. “I didn’t want to be the poster child,” Leilani told me Monday. But after much thought and prayer, she came forward to “be a voice for those who have no voice.” All it takes is one to become hundreds, thousands and millions in such a time as this. Who in power will speak for Leilani? Please stand up. The clock is ticking. 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.

The American ruling class reaches its inflection point

n a 2010 essay for The American Spectator, the late, great intellectual Angelo Codevilla wrote a rare essay that was, in retrospect, so prescient as to be outright eerie. Titled “America’s Ruling Class” and deploying “class”-based phraseology historically more at home in some corners of the political left than on the postwar political right, Mr. Codevilla set his sights squarely on his eponymous target. “Today’s ruling class, from Boston to San Diego, was formed by an educational system that exposed them to the same ideas and gave them remarkably uniform guidance, as well as tastes and habits,” he wrote. “Whether formally in government, out of it, or halfway, America’s ruling class speaks the language and has the tastes, habits, and tools of bureaucrats.”

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Comply or die: vax-partheid in the operating room

or nearly 20 years, I’ve patients in mind as I tell you reported on America’s about the plight of Leilani Lutali, medical welcome mat a law-abiding American citizen for chronically sick and Colorado Springs executive illegal aliens. recruiter diagnosed with stage 4 Under a 1986 federal law, kidney disease last November. “unauthorized immigrants” with Her condition worsened over the conditions such as kidney disease summer, leading her to medical and cancer cannot be denied providers at UCHealth in Denver emergency room care, regardless to begin discussion of an organ of their immigration status or transplant. Blessed with a closeinability to pay. Open-borders knit network of friends through her politicians insist health care is local Bible study, Leilani found a a “right” that every last borderliving donor in Jaimee Fougner, a jumper is entitled to — and that former Air Force medic, triathlete every last American and medical assistant who taxpayer must subsidize. has spent more than two According to estimates decades in the healthcare from 2019 cited in a recent field. study published by the “It was an easy decision American Journal of to make,” Jaimee Kidney Disease, there are reflected. “Why would between 5,500 and nearly I not want to save my 9,000 illegals with kidney friend’s life?” Michelle Malkin failure in the U.S. Everything was moving There’s now a COVIDalong smoothly until last era push to provide them week, when Jaimee’s not only with emergency-room donor coordinator at UCHealth dialysis (at an estimated cost of asked about her vaccination status. $400,000 per illegal alien per year) Jaimee is unvaccinated and won but also with outpatient dialysis a religious exemption from her under Medicaid. Conveniently, employer’s jab-or-job mandate. the United Network for Organ Leilani has already had COVID-19 Sharing and Organ Procurement and told me she recently tested and Transplantation Network do positive for antibodies. Like not document immigration status, Jaimee, Leilani has religious so there are no reliable estimates objections to the COVID-19 vaccine of exactly how many illegal aliens manufacturers’ use of aborted fetal have received organ transplants in cells. the U.S. Moreover, Leilani told me, At least one scientific journal “I’m not ‘anti-vax.’ I got my shots article identified 400 illegal as a kid and for business travel. aliens who had received kidney It’s specifically about the COVID transplants since 2005 — most in shots, which have not been out long California at taxpayer expense. enough. There’s no comprehensive Keep all this governmentdata.” backed generosity for illegal alien No matter. “Trust the science,”

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Even more eerily prescient was hold uniformly “correct” beliefs Mr. Codevilla’s description of what — deemed it necessary to toss motivates the ruling class. moral hazard into the wind and “Our ruling class’s agenda is lavish taxpayer money upon power for itself,” he wrote. “While the failing Wall Street titans. As it stakes its claim through for elites’ message to intellectual-moral the myriad struggling pretense, it holds power homeowners whose by one of the oldest and dreams were shattered most prosaic of means: by Fannie and Freddie, patronage and promises Clinton-era tropes about thereof.” the relentless pursuit Is there a single soberof “affordable housing” minded observer of our and simple lucre-seeking Josh Hammer decrepit politics, in 2021, depravity: “Drop dead.” who does not read these The ruling class only words and immediately recognize tightened its grip in the ensuing that this is what is happening — years after the 2008 bailouts indeed, what has been happening and the Dow Jones Industrial — in these United States? Average’s 2009 nadir. Beginning with the 2008 Corporate profits soon bailouts, a parochial uniparty skyrocketed, and the stock market establishment — geographically began a prolonged, historically and (nominally) politically diverse, record-breaking ascent. But but all sculpted by elite K-12 and economic inequality worsened. higher education institutions to Elites of both parties further

doubled down on “free trade” and extensive economic entangling with a Chinese Communist Party regime hellbent on hollowing out the American industrial heartland and ultimately dedicated to America’s national implosion. Republicans, who by a dint of decades-long dripping academia/ media disdain for their party and their voter base should have already realized they were now the party of blue-collar America, responded by nominating for the presidency a well-coiffed private equity plutocrat in Mitt Romney. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee was well-intentioned in most respects and admirably hawkish on immigration and national sovereignty matters, but that did not prevent the utterance of Mr. Romney’s infamous “47% gaffe” — a proverbial middle finger to the already ailing American heartland if there

ever were one. President Barack Obama, ruling class talisman, cruised to re-election. The American people, and especially the aggrieved and subjugated “deplorables,” responded in 2016 by electing to the presidency a man, in Donald Trump, who spoke their language and vowed to fight for them against the uniparty ruling class regime. The ruling class responded by launching an unprecedented, four-year-long campaign against the president, from deep state malfeasance to galling and gratuitous media coverage to coordinated Big Tech censorship (most egregiously, the quashed New York Post Hunter Biden laptop story) to ubiquitous suppression of conservative and pro-Trump viewpoints in Please see HAMMER on C4

FLOTUS’ fatal fashion faux pas

ve been keeping track of Jill Biden’s fashion faux pas ever since she appeared on the White House lawn, scattered with cardboard pink hearts, on Valentine’s Day morning, in a long pink bathrobe (was it a coat?) and UGH-ish black boots. Her hair looked like she had just gotten out of bed. Full disclosure: I was a big fashion fan of Melania Trump’s fashion choice for her husband’s inauguration when our first lady held the Bible on which her husband pledged to serve Calla Jones a country fed up Corner with politicians. The author Dressed from lives in head to toe in Montecito baby blue (she could have worn Reagan red), her hair up in a chignon, she was perfection. By contrast, on this past Inauguration day, the new FLOTUS — hair again out of control — chose gotcha blues of many colors while she held the Biden Bible, and the new POTUS lied, in promising to defend, unite and “bring back better” a country that was doing very well until COVID-19 struck. Since January, magazines have been falling over themselves to put Jill Biden on their covers (as they did for Michelle, but not for Melania) and divulge why she and others think she’s Joe’s better half à la Rosalynn Carter. In April, black lace stockings with

Columnist Calla Jones Corner has a lot of concerns about first lady Jill Biden.

a leather mini skirt were worn by Barbie Biden to make the 70-yearold grandmother appeal to the younger generation that thinks AOC’s fashion choice at the Met gala opening, just weeks ago, was awesome. In June, a jacket with LOVE stitched on the back reminded me of February’s Valentine’s Day faux pas. Was it supposed to remind the world that “love makes the world

go ‘round” instead of compassion, common sense and competence? Unless you just got off Air Force One, where you posed at Joe’s desk leafing through Joe’s files, to let the G7, NATO know that you have their backs if POTUS garbles messages or nods off during the summit. Which he did. In early September I hadn’t seen Jill for weeks and was wondering if FLOTUS was also on vacation,

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floating in Camp David’s pool in a polka dot bikini? Or in frayed jeans, as she realized that her husband had made another historic faux pas — this time in Afghanistan. A faux pas of such magnitude that she couldn’t afford to think about what she should wear, other than get -to work- clothes to do the job of First Lady. Maybe FLOTUS should have gotten out the LOVE jacket,

announcing if POTUS didn’t have compassion or competence, she did. With this latest disaster from the White House maybe FLOTUS should be wearing a jacket with “Let Them Eat Cake” as Afghan women and girls once again become serfs. As America’s First Teacher, FLOTUS succeeded in getting the powerful teachers’ unions into the Oval Office, depriving most American children of education and socializing for more than a year. Shouldn’t she be taking some responsibility, along with Joe, for sending Afghanistan’s women and girls back to the Middle Ages under Sharia law and into burkas? Had she considered pillow talk to change Joe’s demented mind? Maybe FLOTUS should have donned the stifling polyester, black burka to experience what Afghan women and girls are now required to wear again after 20 years. If the burka isn’t the most fatal fashion faux pas of all time, I don’t know what is. Unless, Jill, you make your daily uniform the black suit you wore as 13 young men and women arrived back in coffins at Dover Air Base while you pretended to care and Joe looked at his watch. You, FLOTUS, have a fatal flaw, and it has nothing to do with fashion and everything to do with arrogance and ambition, just like POTUS. I’m wondering what Flotus will choose to wear on Halloween? Maybe she and POTUS should go as the Emperor and Empress Without Clothes.

BEEReaucrats

im Caruso, CEO of Flying Dog Brewery, calls his business a “First Amendment brewery.” That’s because he keeps going to court to defend beer labels. It started in 1995, when Colorado’s Liquor Commission objected to the label, “Good Beer, No S---.” Bureaucrats told him, “Pull the beer from the market, or we suspend your license,” he says in my new video. That could have put him out of business. I told Mr. Caruso, “I’m glad we get to say ‘s---’ in this interview, but I can see why the regulators didn’t want the word.” “Want free speech?” Mr. Caruso responded, “you have to respect that in others.” After four years of litigation, Colorado’s Supreme Court overruled the liquor commission, ruling that “no s--” is free speech. Then Michigan’s liquor commission banned another Caruso beer, “Raging B----.” Remember, it’s “Flying Dog” brewery). The bureaucrats said the label was “detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public.” They told Caruso, “Oprah doesn’t use the word on her show.” Oprah? Michigan police ordered him to pull the label from the shelves, or they’d confiscate it. Mr. Caruso went to court again. “Do you really want to live in a country where government bureaucrats, based on whim and personal preference, can censor whatever they don’t like?” asked Mr. Caruso. “Movies, books, music lyrics, news stories?” “No,” I responded. “But I wouldn’t want to fight over a beer name. What do you care? Change the name of the beer.” “All of these battles are fought at the margin. That’s where everything controversial is,” responded Caruso. “By the time you’re defending something mainstream, it’s too late.” After six more years in court, he won again. The court said, “Banning a label for vulgarity violates the First Amendment.” You’d think the bureaucrats would have known that, since the federal government already approved Mr. Caruso’s beers. In fact, every brewer in America must first submit every label to a federal bureaucracy called

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Continued from Page C1 the role the C.I.A. played in the Kennedy assassination have not yet been laid to rest.” Later, an Assassination Records Review Board was created to collect all relevant J.F.K. assassination records. In 1998, the board issued its final report. It confirmed that Claude Barnes Capehart was employed on the CIA spy-ship Glomar Explorer, but only as a crane operator. As for other involvement, the board found “no evidence … to suggest that Capehart worked for the CIA on any additional contracts nor in any capacity directly or indirectly.” The C.I.A. still claims its only connection with Mr. Capehart was his employment on the spy ship, from 1973 to 1975. That claim is false, and formerly secret

documents prove it. Only four days after President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, the CIA requested a “name check” on Capehart from other federal agencies. Secret government documents about Capehart include, in “one (1) sealed envelope,” information “for the inclusive dates of 1963-1975.” And a 1973 CIA “letter of assignment and investigative transmittal” designates Capehart as “covert,” instead of “field.” The CIA’s secret documents about Mr. Capehart end in 1975, the same year he told Sgt. Fore and Kay Weaver he retired from the agency. Ted Gunderson, former special agent in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office, told me an informant, Bob Brownell, claimed he knew Capehart when both were employed by the CIA. Mr. Brownell said Mr. Capehart had retired around 1978 “with a lot of money” and was buying oil well

drilling companies. Last year, I contacted Josh Dean, author of “The Taking of K-129,” an account of the Russian submarine raising by the CIA spy-ship on which Mr. Capehart was employed. Mr. Dean then contacted a crew member who still had a copy of the ship’s “white” manifest that listed crew members by their true names. Mr. Capehart’s name was not on it. There was another manifest, the “black list,” for those aboard under “cover names,” the source said. If Mr. Capehart’s only connection with the CIA was his employment on their spy ship, why was his true name not listed on the ship’s “white” manifest? Why did an informant tell FBI agent Gunderson he knew Mr, Capehart as a fellow CIA asset? Why did Mr. Capehart have false passports and firearms, including a silenced pistol? Why is there a CIA “letter of assignment”

designating Mr. Capehart as “covert”? What is in the “sealed envelope” about Mr. Capehart’s activities from 1963 to 1975? Why was Mr. Capehart a “dead ringer” for one of the persons of interest in the newspaper photograph? And why, just four days after the assassination of President Kennedy, did the C.I.A. ask other agencies for a “name check” on Capehart? In 1992, Congress passed the J.F.K. Records Collection Act, requiring all unreleased J.F.K. assassination documents to be made public in 25 years. In 2017, President Donald Trump, at the urging of the CIA, withheld from scheduled release thousands of secret documents for another three years. Until next month. Will President Joe Biden release those documents? If he does, will the truth about Claude Barnes Capehart finally be revealed?

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the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Which makes me wonder: Why does every state need separate regulation? I suspect the answer is: Bureaucrats want jobs, and politicians are eager to waste our money. On top of the feds’ hundreds of pages of rules, Mr. Caruso complained: “Every state has its own regulations. I think Maryland is 300-some pages, singlespaced. ... The cost and time for compliance is onerous.” This year, North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission rejected another of Mr. Caruso’s beers, “Freezin’ Season.” The label depicts a cartoon figure in front of a fire. It might be a naked man ... or not. If you squint at it, one tiny line might represent a penis. Oh, no! Who will save us? North Carolina’s BEEReaucrats! They told Mr. Caruso it is “inappropriate” to expose children to that image and cited: “Rule 15b 1003-3(2),” which prohibits labels that are

“undignified, immodest or in bad taste.” Bureaucrats love writing lines like “Rule 15b 1003-3(2).” North Carolina had already rejected more than 300 other beer labels — such as “Polygamy Porter,” “Beergasm” and “Hedonism.” Most rejected breweries then usually just sell their banned beers in other states, but Mr. Caruso sued. Good for him for spending his own money to defend a principle. Days before his first court hearing, North Carolina suddenly approved his beer, saying its change of heart “rendered the case moot.” But Mr. Caruso pursued his litigation anyway, saying: “It’s not about one beer label. It’s about striking down an unconstitutional law!” North Carolina’s liquor commission wouldn’t agree to an interview.

and the Santa Barbara Junior High School, promoted big developments with her rubberstamped justification: “We need housing.” Don’t forget: She went out of town the day after the Montecito debris flow, when the community was still in the state of crisis. Is it not now more obvious why we need a different mayor? June 2, 2020: Mayor Murillo took a knee during the City Council’s pledge of allegiance, and this is after she refused to take a knee during the Blakc LIves Matter march to the Santa Barbara Police Department. The BLM/Healing Justice said it was for the cameras and too little, too late. Yet on June 5, Mayor Murillo with the entire city council including the incumbents Megan Harmon and Kristin Sneddon voted in favor of creating a citizens oversight committee of our police as they also voted to investigate ways to defund our department. Again, may we remind you this isn’t Minneapolis or Seattle or Portland. Time after time this city council and mayor fail to support the SBPD, choosing to focus on issues our city does not face. Again, this is Santa Barbara.

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Columnist Bonnie Donovan writes that it’s time to replace Mayor Cathy Murillo.

Our city council and our city needs true leaders. Not a bully, not a tyrant, not a person reading a narrative, but a leader who considers the needs and hopes of all the constituents. During this current city council, the increase is noticeable of the homeless on our streets who are mentally ill, of criminal nature and who suffer from drug addiction. That exacerbated by the jail’s early inmate release program combined with the other counties and states directing their homeless population to Santa

Continued from Page C1 to the shore and sat on it as the high tide came in. Despite his calls for the tide to recede so that his feet wouldn’t get wet, the tide continued to rise and splashed the powerful king, proving, it is said, that Knut the Great wasn’t as powerful as the Almighty. Whether this worked in his favor is left unsaid. However, climate change militants who believe they have the power to prevent Earth’s climate from “changing,” will be rewarded in this behemoth of a bill, as punitive fines will be levied against utilities that don’t increase their supplies of renewables every

year by at least 4%. I don’t know what the penalties for not complying will be, but rest assured they’ll go up under Democratic administrations. Already-wealthy climate change warriors will be rewarded too: There’ll be new subsidies for buying that Tesla they’ve always wanted and big rebates for sealing up their houses from the outdoors (thereby creating a toasty little COVID-19 spreading environment inside, but never mind). • Rise in personal and corporate tax rates. The corporate tax rate will go up from its current 21% to whatever the Democrats can push it up to, probably close to 30%, making U.S. companies once again less than

Get more involved by drawing maps and asking others to do the same! This allows you to have an even more direct impact on this process. It’s easier than you think. Residents can use the county’s online mapping tools available at drawsantabaracounty.org or physically draw maps using paper templates that are available at our meetings or can be downloaded from the website and mailed to the Commission. Residents can draw the county’s five districts or just one. These maps, along with the explanation of why residents drew the lines where they did, will help to inform us of your priorities and identities that should be preserved and represented on the county’s Board of Supervisors. Unfortunately, the delays in releasing the Census data that informs these maps severely

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Barbara has caused an explosion that is changing the face and innocence and beauty of our town. Last week, we encountered a new female transient from Ventura, directed by train to Santa Barbara three weeks ago. Citi Net had not contacted her yet, though she had already spoken with the Housing Authority in Ventura. It seems like Councilmember Meagan Harmon and others on the city council like her, are using the city of Santa Barbara as their stepping stone in their political careers. We need representation that cares about this city and will not use the position as a catapult to bigger positions. All the incumbents are running on the “exciting” programs they have supported throughout their tenure, the latest being a regional county fire communications center. Or were they just so excited to repay the endorsement they had recently received from the fire department union by voting unanimously for the city fire department to join in this venture. This takes the city fire dispatching out of the city’s combined police and fire communications dispatch center and to a regional joint facility with the theory that the dispatch of the closest fire equipment to respond

will save time and add equipment. Let’s hope our city gets more than alleviating a dispatcher of one less phone call to an adjoining fire department during a mutual aid response. (Isn’t that what mutual does now?) What are the additional expenses that could be added if a redundant dispatch center is built in Santa Maria, as they suggested? Not a bad idea, but once in 30 years the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center was evacuated, and the adjoining agency switched the 9-1-1 calls and took over the duties. An amount of $800,000 (and maybe more) added annually to the Santa Barbara City Fire Department budget is a lot of money for a few phone calls and some engines that could respond anyway. Everyone, look for your ballot. They should have arrived in the mail. “The ignorance of one voter in a democracy, impairs the security of all.” — John F. Kennedy Bonnie Donovan writes the “Did You Know?” column in conjunction with a bipartisan group of local citizens. It appears Sundays in the Voices section.

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limits the time for reviewing and adopting a final map. We only just received the official data. Despite these challenges, the state set a deadline of Dec. 15 for our County to adopt a final map. It is a sprint for the next few weeks. That’s all the time you have to draw and submit maps for the commission’s consideration. The deadline for map submissions is Oct. 18, to provide the commission enough time to select a final map by Dec. 15. The final map will decide a great deal, including how residents vote, which communities they vote with, and which member of the Board of Supervisors will represent them following the June 2022 election — and in all elections for the next decade. We cannot accomplish our goal of creating the most fair and equitable county district map without your help. Get started today by visiting drawsantabarbaracounty.org.

We’re willing to be held for ransom

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.

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competitive with their worldwide counterparts. The top personal tax rate goes up to at least 39.6% (from 37%), and capital gains taxes rise from 20% to, well, I’m not so sure, but at least 25%, probably more. The real impact of these tax hikes will naturally be on small business owners who sell and see a one-time boost in income. But, hey, most of them don’t vote Democrat anyway so why should that matter? Taxes on their life’s work and savings will be substantial and counter-productive, but again, so what? • More money for the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service will get a bunch of money ($91 billion at last reading) to more closely monitor anomalies in

taxpayer spending habits. • We’re all Socialists now. Many of these proposals could change and some will be expanded and others perhaps lessened, but if most of what has been proposed passes, we will have officially launched a new era in which government will have the right and duty to control everything we do. We will in short order become wards of the state, with nowhere to hide and nowhere else on Earth to move to in order to live the kind of life we once enjoyed. James Buckley is a longtime Montecito resident. He welcomes questions or comments at voices@ newspress.com.

can join the caravan of 85,000 heading our way and waltz right in. The Mexican cartels don’t have any political aspirations, but they’re in charge of Mexico and are more than happy to “guide” anyone into America for the right price. We’ve never been more vulnerable. While President Biden ignores the impending crisis by yelling at us to wear masks and get the vaccine, the real danger is swirling like a cloud of death coming our way. Too dramatic? I don’t think so. We have never been in this position where our military leaders are more concerned about equity and gender identity and make excuses and point fingers and say how they misjudged pulling out of Afghanistan. That wasn’t a trivial error. It was huge in so many ways, and we’ll never know the full truth. It’s likely President Biden paid the Taliban for security, maybe even left the military equipment as payment, because otherwise I can’t believe that we would intentionally be that stupid. Either way it showed the rest of the world we’ll work with terrorists, and we’re willing to be held for ransom. By the way, our news media tried to make out the Taliban as good guys. Now these “reformed” terrorists are hanging people in the town square and blowing up bodies. Using a cliché, when push comes to shove, we’re on our own. In cities where millions are crammed in small geographic death traps, those will be the hardest hit. The military and the likes of FEMA (they have families too) will be unable to help and protect the entire country should it collapse all at once.

Many of us are armed and the need to protect yourselves and our families will be instinctual. We witness everyday how man can go a little nuts in no time at all. From road rage to fist fighting over mask wearing. This reflexive behavior will happen on a grand scale when you’re scared and hungry. And on a more frightening level, gangs have plenty of guns and have no problem shooting anyone. Looting will be instantaneous; they’re getting away with it already. And the cartels, with an army of thousands and no resistance, will move north like locusts devouring everything in their way. They have no mercy and don’t give a damn one way or another. If that were to occur, if you don’t shoot first, you’re dead. And what happens to your wife and daughters, it’s probably a good thing you won’t know. I realize by me writing this I’m getting some cocked heads and raised eyebrows, but I believe deep down a lot of us are considering this possibility. Americans bought guns by the millions when idiots started defunding the police. (We’re witnessing how well that went over.) Some know how to use their new weapons, but many don’t, but we’re armed. And that’s a good thing. Government doesn’t like the idea because it diminishes its control on the masses, and Democrats try every day to take that power away from us. Look to Australia right now. They’re reduced to throwing rocks and eventually are shoved back into their homes where all they can do is whimper and do as they’re told. And that’s just from a virus. I’m not saying we should resort to violence, so don’t start sending letters, but being prepared certainly can’t hurt. Because there is one thing you can count on. You can’t count on anything.

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Continued from Page C3 the American academy under the risible guise of “microaggressions” and “safe spaces.” Elites to the half of America that voted for a duly elected president of the United States: “Drop dead.” The era of COVID-19, a virus with a more than 99% recovery rate, has only accentuated and exacerbated this divide. Elites have latched onto Rahm Emanuel’s famous line about never letting a “serious crisis go to waste” and used it to seize previously unimagined power at all levels of governance. The purpose of this power, from elected officials such as President Joe Biden to career bureaucrats such as Dr. Anthony Fauci to lowly foot soldiers such as pro-critical race theory teachers’ unions, is exactly what Mr. Codevilla said it was 11 years ago: “power for itself” — power tout court.

In the era of COVID, the “biomedical security state,” to borrow the term recently popularized anew by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is the most convenient means of scratching the ruling class’ totalitarian itch and dividing the citizenry into de facto warring tribes. The silver lining is that on every major issue, from COVID hysteria to critical race theory indoctrination to the Afghanistan withdrawal debacle, the rottenness of the American ruling class has been exposed. The ruling class senses this, and it will respond in the short term by doubling down yet again. But such a tactic is not sustainable. The inflection point, and the time for the deplorables to unite against ruling class tyranny, is right now. To find out more about Josh Hammer and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com.