Santa Barbara News-Press: March 14, 2023

Bank bailouts

Swinging through town

Rain strikes again

National Weather Service says today’s storm will last through Wednesday morning; schools closed throughout Santa Barbara and Montecito

newsom lauds administration actions on Silicon Valley Bank

By RIA ROEBUCK JOSEPH THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) — California

Gov. Gavin Newsom lauded the Biden administration for its handling of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank as regulators work to ensure the bank’s deposits.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took control of the bank on Friday. Gov. Newsom said he had been working behind the scenes for the past two days to stabilize the situation.

Bank officials announced Wednesday they were attempting to raise $2 billion. The announcement led to the withdrawal of funds by venture capital firms, which led to the bank’s failure.

The FDIC reopened the bank on Monday as the Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara. SVB had 17 branches in California and Massachusetts, according to the FDIC.

“The Biden administration has acted swiftly and decisively to protect the American economy and strengthen public confidence in our banking system,” Gov. Newsom said in a statement. “Their actions this weekend have calmed nerves and had profoundly positive impacts on California.”

President Biden said Monday that the bank’s failure would not affect taxpayers.

“No losses will be, and I want, this is an important point, no losses will be borne by the taxpayers,” President Biden said. “Let me repeat that: No losses will be borne by the taxpayers. Instead, the money will come from the fees that banks pay into the Deposit Insurance Fund.”

SVB had $209 billion in total assets and about $175.4 billion in total deposits on Dec. 31, 2022, according to a news release from the FDIC.

The FDIC said the amount of SVB deposits over the $250,000 insurance limit is unknown.

Clouds hover last weekend above Summerland. Today’s storm is expected to last through Wednesday morning.

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Here it comes again: rain and plenty of it.

The National Weather Service said a lot of rain will fall today across Santa Barbara County and throughout Southern California. The storm is expected to last into Wednesday morning.

“This is another very warm atmospheric river storm pulling

moisture from thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean,” the weather service said.

Between 2 to 5 inches of rain is expected along the coast and in the valleys. There could be 4 to 8 inches at higher elevations, according to the weather service.

The highest amount of rain will likely fall in southern Santa Barbara County, the weather service said.

A flood watch took effect at 7 this morning in the county and is expected

to last until 5 a.m. Wednesday. The heavy rainfall could mean flooding of streams, creeks, rivers and roads.

In addition, gusty winds are predicted.

The storm led to school closures today throughout the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

“Up to an inch of rain will fall between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.,” the school district noted in a news release.

“Forecasters are comparing this to the storm on Jan. 9 of this year that forced

our last shutdown.”

Santa Barbara City College reported that all of its campuses would be closed today.

And in Montecito, Cold Spring School, Montecito Union School and Our Lady of Mount Carmel School are closed today because of the storm.

Westmont College in Montecito is on spring break.

Meanwhile, the Santa Barbara City

Trail-blazing TV journalist

Santa Barbara resident Joanne Desmond is featured in the new movie

By ANNIKA BAHNSEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

“The Strangler was stalking me!” Joanne Desmond exclaimed. “He would ask people where I live and eventually knew my address.”

Although she believes the Boston Strangler tried to break into her home, Ms. Desmond fortunately didn’t have a face-to-face confrontation with him. But she did report on him as the first female

nightly news anchor in the 1960s at WBZ-TV in Boston. Ms. Desmond, a current Santa Barbara resident, is featured in “Boston Strangler,” starring Kiera Knightley and Carrie Coon. The film will start streaming Friday on Hulu.

The Boston Strangler became known for murdering 13 women in the 1960s. He sexually assaulted his victims, then strangled them with the victims’ stockings. His identity was later revealed as Albert DeSalvo.

Ms. Desmond reported on the story various times during the 1960s, and a clip of her reporting is featured in the film. This week, Ms. Desmond is on the East Coast for premieres of the movie — Monday in Boston and today in New York City. The movie is centered around Loretta

New York City’s Signature Bank was also closed by the FDIC on Sunday, according to its website. The FDIC was named receiver and has transferred the bank’s holdings to Signature Bridge Bank, N.A.

The last bank to fail was Kansas-based Almena State Bank in October 2020.

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Will taxpayers be on the hook for bank bailouts?

By CASEY HARPER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden gave a speech Monday morning to address concerns about the banks, the economy, and the federal government’s decision to take over and back up the bank, allowing depositors to retrieve their money, even if the bank doesn’t have it.

He stressed that taxpayers would not be paying to bail these banks and their customers out.

“No losses will be, and I want, this

is an important point, no losses will be borne by the taxpayers,” President Biden said. “Let me repeat that: No losses will be borne by the taxpayers. Instead, the money will come from the fees that banks pay into the Deposit Insurance Fund.”

Critics are raising serious doubts about the truthfulness of that claim.

“The deposit insurance fund doesn’t have anywhere near enough liquidity to cover depositors,” E.J. Antoni, an economic expert at the Heritage Foundation, told The Center Square. “If it did, the Federal Reserve would not

have had to announce an emergency lending fund to meet the demand for liquidity.

“There is no way around the reality that taxpayers are on the hook here,” he added.

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed after capital issues and a bank run last week and was taken over by government regulators.

The banking issues quickly drew comparisons to the big bank bailouts of the 2008 financial crisis, where taxpayers shelled out hundreds of billions of dollars to bail out banks and stimulate the

economy during the recession primarily caused by those banks.

SVB is the largest financial institution to collapse since that crisis, and the issue worsened when another bank, Signature Bank was also closed by regulators on Sunday.

Out of fear of economic fallout, The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has pledged to ensure SVB’s affected depositors have access to their money this week, despite the bank’s insolvency. The Board also promised no cost “will be borne by the taxpayer.”

Mr. Antoni pushed back on that claim.

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“When the FDIC runs out of cash, it simply goes to the Treasury for more, as we saw in 2009. There’s three ways to pay for that,” Mr. Antoni said. “First, the FDIC can increase its insurance premiums charged to banks. But those fees that finance the FDIC are passed entirely on to customers. The second option is for the Treasury to just give the money to FDIC instead of loaning it, in which case the taxpayer is directly responsible for it. Lastly, the Fed can finance the expense by just printing the money, which causes inflation, which is a hidden tax.”

TRAFFIC, CRIME AND FIRE BLOTTER

Police respond to reported fight

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara police responded early Sunday morning to a report of a fight involving two groups around 500 State St., where two victims sustained stab wounds. Officers found two men in the downtown area involved in the fight after responding at 3:16

a.m., said Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale, the police department’s public

information officer. Sgt. Ragsdale said one victim was found in the first block of East Cota Street and a second in the first block of East Ortega Street. Paramedics transported both victims to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where they were reported to be stable but in critical condition.

Santa Barbara police detectives are investigating the incident. “It is not known at this time if this altercation was gangrelated,” Sgt. Ragsdale said.

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UCSB baseball scores 20 total runs in doubleheader sweep of Cal Poly

By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS

It turns out UCSB baseball hits pretty well on short notice. The Gauchos (11-3) traveled to Cal Poly (3-10) on Sunday for a non-conference doubleheader they added to their schedule only the day before and hung 20 runs on the Mustangs to sweep the day, winning 12-4 in the opener and 8-4 in the nightcap. Ivan Brethowr led UCSB at the plate, with all three of hits going for extra bases — two home runs and a double — and a team-high six RBI across the two games. The Gaucho bullpen was unbeatable on Sunday, combining to work 17 scoreless innings. Carter Benbrook earned the win in game one, with Hudson Barrett getting the game two victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

It was all Gauchos as the day got started, with Matt Ager sitting down the first nine Mustangs he faced, while the offense put bat to ball early and often. Jonah Sebring got the first of UCSB’s 20 hits with a one-out double in the first, then drove in the first Gaucho run with a single to right center in the third. UCSB blew things open in the top of the fourth, with Christian Kirtley and Corey Nunez knocking RBI singles of their own before Ivan Brethowr crushed his first homer of the day over the left field wall to make it 6-0.

The only problem was that Cal Poly got their offense going in the fourth too, adding a pair of runs in the inning and two more in the fifth, chasing Ager off the mound. Carter Benbrook

stepped in in relief and shut the Mustangs back down, working 3.2 scoreless innings, scattering a hit and a walk while striking out three.

After being kept off the board in the fifth and sixth innings, the UCSB offense gave Benbrook some insurance in the eighth, with Brethowr’s second homer of the game bringing home LeTrey McCollum and making it a fourrun game. The Gauchos put the game to bed in the top of the ninth, scoring four runs in the frame. Zander Darby got things started with an RBI double, then Christian Kirtley hit his second home run of the season, driving home Darby. Aaron Parker put the cherry on top with an RBI single, then Michael Rice pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The second game did not start quite as well for UCSB. Both teams left runners stranded on third in the first inning, and the Gauchos left another on second in the top of the second. Things only got worse in the bottom half of the inning, as Cal Poly got to Reed Moring, tallying four runs in the inning and chasing UCSB’s starter off the mound.

Jed Decooman came in and left the bases loaded to prevent any further damage. In the top of the third, the Gauchos went from preventing damage to dealing it, scoring four runs of their own to tie the game back up. Parker drove in another run, then Broc Mortensen hit his second home run of the season, taking the first pitch he saw to the opposite field, clearing the wall in left for a three-run shot.

From there, the game became a relief pitchers’ duel. Nick Welch took over for Decooman in the bottom of the third and

worked four scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out a pair of Mustangs. Hudson Barrett took over in the seventh and kept the Cal Poly bats silent, allowing only one baserunner in his three innings of work while striking out six. The freshman lefty would pick up the win, thanks to a ninth inning rally, sparked by Brethowr. With runners on first and second, the sophomore’s double un-tied the game and opened the floodgates. After Darby reached on a dropped pop-up, Parker’s bases-loaded walk made it 6-4 Gauchos, and Mortensen drove in two more runs with a single to right center.

ON THE STAT SHEET

• The Gaucho bullpen was excellent again on Sunday, pitching 13 innings without allowing a run; UCSB relievers are now on a 17-inning scoreless streak.

• Right field was the place to be for the Gauchos on Sunday; Ivan Brethowr went 2-5 with five RBI playing the position in the first game, then Broc Mortensen did the very same as game two’s right fielder.

• Corey Nunez had another quietly excellent day at the plate Sunday, going a combined 5-8 across the two games; the freshman shortstop leads the team in on-base percentage this season (.473) and is third in batting average (.370).

Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

UCSB softball sweeps doubleheader with late-inning heroics

By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS

The UCSB softball team (13-8) conjured late-inning magic not once, but twice on Sunday to win both games of a doubleheader against Utah Tech (15-8) on the final day of the Bulldog Classic. The Gauchos tied game one in the top of the seventh inning and won it, 7-5, with two runs in the eighth, then walked off the Trailblazers with a three-run bottom of the seventh in game two.

GAME 1: GAUCHOS 7, TRAILBLAZERS 5

For the third game in a row, UCSB got on the board in the first inning, doing so in a big way Sunday morning. Jazzy Santos and Alexa Sams both delivered RBI singles, then Bella Fuentes tripled into the right-center gap to bring Santos and Sams home, making it a four-run inning for

the Gauchos. Utah Tech came back, scoring three runs in the third, tying the game in the fourth, and taking a 5-5 lead in the fifth.

Santos’ second run-scoring single of the game brought UCSB level in the seventh, then Sam Denehy’s eighth-inning single put the Gauchos back in front. Ashley Donaldson’s base hit later in the inning brought Denehy around to score the seventh run of the game. Ava Bradford started game one for the Gauchos, working 3.2 innings before Ilona Sullivan relieved her. The senior finished the game, striking out six Trailblazers in her 4.1 innings of work.

GAME 2: GAUCHOS 4, TRAILBLAZERS 3

Playing as the designated home team in their final game in Fresno, UCSB saw their opponents score first for the first time all weekend, with Utah Tech

taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Santos cut the lead to one in the bottom of the fourth with another RBI single, but the Trailblazers got that run back in the top of the seventh and took a 31 lead into the Gaucho half of the final inning. Pinch hitter Daryn Siegel drove in pinch runner Makayla Newsom with a single to cut the deficit to one, but was picked off trying to get back to first base, brining UCSB down to their final out. But then Denehy worked a walk, and Madelyn McNally’s double tied the game. Donaldson ended it with a double of her own, scoring McNally and completing the comeback. Camryn Snyder earned her second win in the circle of the weekend, giving up just one earned run on five hits, while striking out three.

UP NEXT

Big West play begins next

UCSB women’s water polo falls to UC Davis despite Munson hat-trick

By ERIC BOOSE

UCSB SPORTS

No. 10 UCSB women’s water polo (13-7, 0-3 Big West) and No. 11 UC Davis (12-8, 2-0 Big West) scored 16 combined goals in the second and third quarters of their match on Sunday, but it was the low-scoring first and fourth periods that decided the match in the visiting Aggies’ favor. UC Davis out-scored UCSB 2-1 in both the first and fourth quarters to win the match, 12-10.

The first half was a remarkably even affair, with neither team leading by more than one goal. After Annie Kuester scored a lone goal for UCSB in the first quarter, the Gauchos’ offense erupted in the second, putting home five scores, including two from Munson. But the Aggies’ offense was nearly as hot, scoring four of their own and taking the lead with 10 seconds remaining in the half. But Leigh Lyter

beat the halftime buzzer to level the match at six. UC Davis scored four goals in the third to only three from the Gauchos, which ultimately gave the Aggies the lead for good. Munson completed her hat-trick with five minutes to go in the fourth to bring the Gauchos within two, but they could not close the gap any further.

UP NEXT

UCSB has a couple weeks off before their next match; they will return to Campus Pool on April 1, hosting CSUN. April 1 is Senior Day for the Gauchos, their final regular season match at home. The action begins at noon.

Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB.

email: sports@newspress.com

Maryland to align with California’s standards for vehicle emissions

By MADISON HIRNEISEN

THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Maryland appears poised to align with California’s “Clean Cars” standards, which aim to scaledown vehicle emissions over the next decade and requires all new cars and trucks sold after 2035 to be zero-emission, Gov. Wes Moore announced Monday.

Gov. Moore announced Monday that Maryland will join a multistate coalition in adopting the Advanced Clean Cars II regulations, which was first adopted in California last year. The rules set specified targets for sales of zero-emission vehicles

starting with model year 2026 and outlines that all vehicles sold in the state must be zero-emission starting in 2035.

“Today, we’re talking about a major transformation that is going to define this administration—and that’s how we turn Maryland from a state powered by oil and gas to a state powered by clean energy,” Gov. Moore said in a statement Monday. “I am confident that the state of Maryland can and will lead the clean energy revolution.” Maryland’s adoption of the standards follows action taken in several other states to align with California’s emission regulations, including Washington, Oregon, Virginia, Vermont, New York

weekend for the Gauchos, as they will head to Hawai’i for a threegame series, beginning on Friday with a doubleheader on Saturday. First pitch times are set for 3 p.m. Pacific on Friday, then 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Saturday. All three games will be live on ESPN+ with live stats available through ucsbgauchos.com.

Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. Under the Federal Clean Air Act, states have the option to either align with emission standards set by the federal government or adopt California’s more stringent standards for vehicle emissions – states cannot form their own regulations. Maryland has followed California’s stricter standards for vehicle emissions since 2008. However, before former Gov. Larry Hogan left office, he opted not to renew the state’s participation in the multi-state pact that aligns with California’s standards, according to DCist.

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California’s unemployment rate rises to 4.2% as employers add 96,700 jobs

By SETH SANDRONSKY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – California’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in January, up 0.1 percentage point from December, according to the state Employment Development Department. Employers in the Golden State added 96,700 nonfarm payroll jobs versus 16,200 in December. The jobless data and new hires derive from separate federal surveys, one of businesses and the other of households.

With the EDD updated 2022 employment data, the state has recovered nearly all of its 2.8 million job losses due to pandemic closures of businesses and schools.

California has about 12% of the U.S. population. Most of the Golden State’s populace resides in urban, coastal communities.

Eight of California’s 11 industry sectors added new hires in January versus 10 of 11 sectors in December. Government employment led the way, with 46,000 new jobs added in January, notably in education services. A factor in this sector’s employment

growth was the ending of a University of California academic worker strike, where 48,000 employees had walked off the job.

Leisure and hospitality employers added 20,800 new hires in January compared with 5,300 nonfarm payroll jobs in December. Job gains in the leisure and hospitality sector included gambling industries, performing arts, spectator sports and talent and sports agents, according to the EDD. California has four NBA teams: the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, LA Lakers and Sacramento Kings, all of which are looking at Western Conference playoff action that begins on April 11. The construction industry had the biggest month-over job losses of 7,300, as harsh winter storms with rain, high winds, power outages and flooding lashed the Golden State. A reduction in the subsector of specialty trade contractors also contributed to job losses.

In January, the total nonfarm jobs payroll jobs in California’s 11 major industries totaled 17,966,400, delivering a net gain of 96,700 from December. This data derived

from a post-benchmarking upward revised of 107,800 jobs for a month-over gain of 124,000 new hires in December, according to the state EDD.

California’s year-over employment data showed that nonfarm jobs rose by 599,500, a 3.5% jump from January 2022 to January 2023. These state figures compare favorably to the U.S. annual gain of 4,967,000 jobs, or 3.3%.

In January, the lowest unemployment rate was in the coastal area of Marin County north of San Francisco. Meanwhile, Plumas County registered a 10.1% rate of joblessness, with Imperial and Colusa counties at 16.2% and 17.5%, respectively.

“The big overall gain in January has a few cautionary notes,” according to Jeffrey Michael, Director of Public Policy Programs and professor of public policy at Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, “most notably a significant decline in the tech-heavy information sector and a decrease in the highly cyclical construction sector. These are areas to watch in the months ahead as job growth is expected to slow.”

Woman plans to write book based on her experiences

DESMOND

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McLaughlin, played by Ms. Knightley, the Boston reporter who broke the story on the Boston Strangler. The movie follows her investigation of the killer and shows the sexism in the maledominated news industry during the 1960s.

“It was interesting to see a woman’s angle to the story,” explained Ms. Desmond when talking about Ms. McLaughlin.

“We knew Loretta. She was the only woman to show up. She was more than capable of covering the story.”

Ms. Desmond said what she appreciated most about the the movie was that it was “not ‘Here’s what happened,’ but more like ‘How did that event affect us today?’”

Even though the movie was specifically about Ms. McLaughlin,

Ms. Desmond had a huge part to play during the reporting of the murders.

And she plans to write a book based on her experiences as a TV news anchor and field reporter. She interviewed everyone from President John F. Kennedy to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the first astronauts, movie stars, Nobel Prize winners and more.

Ms. Desmond was a trailblazer for not only women in journalism, but also for all women around the country. She was one of the first women to be a nightly news anchor. This was huge for the industry of journalism, but it also showed women of the time that they could do whatever their hearts were set on.

“I brought a new perspective,” she said, “I was at the start of the media and a true changemaker.”

When asked about why she decided to be a part of the Boston Strangler movie, she explained that it is a “wonderful way to

renew my energy” and she loved “staying connected.”

Besides the Boston Strangler, Ms. Desmond was involved in other hard-hitting stories during her time as an anchor. She noted that one of the toughest turnarounds in her journalism career was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. When the story broke, she was up all night and had to be ready for the camera in a matter of minutes.

Ms. Desmond has also been a part of many journalism pieces, including her work on “Eyes on Korea” and “Doctor’s House Call.” She has received multiple awards for her work, including the Pathfinders Award from Women in Communications Inc., “Typical Teen of Chicago” Designation from Chicago Chamber of Commerce, a CableACE Award for “Excellence in a Program Series,” a Wilson Award for medical writing and a Mutual Friendship Award for “Eyes on Korea.”

Seattle to triple the number of cherry blossoms to improve tree canopy

By SPENCER PAULEY THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Seattle

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the city will triple the number of cherry blossoms throughout the city as part of his tree canopy goals.

Through the Seattle Office of the Waterfront, 24 cherry blossom trees will replace eight declining cherry blossoms that were planted outside Pike Place Market in the 1980’s. Eight of the trees will be planted along Pike Street that approach the market to replace the trees, which are in decline after outliving their typical lifespan, according to Mayor Harrell’s office.

The city will also plant 16 additional cherry blossom trees in a location to be determined. So far, Mayor Harrell is considering planting them across 20 acres of the waterfront.

that the city could pay at least

$4,000 to replace and install the 40 trees.

Mayor Harrell issued an executive order and vouched for legislation to support Seattle’s tree canopy goals last week following a recently released report that revealed that the city lost 255 acres of tree canopy from 2016 to 2021.

“In listening to advocates of preserving existing trees, we weighed the [Pike Place Market trees’] declining health against a compelling vision of a new and safe corridor for the next 40 years and agreed on the importance of capturing their historical significance,” Mayor Harrell said in a statement.

She was named one of Boston’s “Ten Outstanding Women of 1965” from the National Academy of Cable Television for her work during the Boston Strangler and other news productions of the time.

In addition to her long and illustrious career in media, Ms. Desmond has hobbies that have made an impact in Santa Barbara. She is into sustainable living, and specifically, she takes students from various colleges to learn sustainable travel in Europe. She is soon hoping to take UCSB students to do the same.

And Ms. Desmond gave some advice for young journalists wanting to join the business.

“Get yourself out there! Make eye contact and stay committed to the conversation. You need to be pounding pavements. Go out of your way to find your story.” email: abahnsen@newspress.com

Activists say move will help state meet climate targets

MARYLAND

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The Maryland Department of the Environment estimates that under the Clean Cars II rule, 383,000 fewer gas-powered vehicles would be sold in the state by 2030. By 2035, the department estimates that figure would increase to 1.68 million vehicles by 2035. Climate advocates praised the state’s move Monday, saying it will help the state meet its climate targets and fight the impacts of climate

change.

“Adopting Advanced Clean Cars II is vital to meet Maryland’s climate and public health goals,” Ramon Palencia-Calvo, director of Maryland’s League of Conservation Voters, said in a statement Monday. “This is especially true for communities of color and low income communities that continue to bear the brunt of the climate burden and face higher exposure to pollution. Increasing the numbers of clean vehicles [on] our roads will reduce respiratory illness and hospitalizations, leading to healthier outcomes.”

WAGNER, William Loren Sr.

14 August 1926 - 11 February 2023

An amazing soul has ascended to heaven to join his wife of over 73 years, Margie, and their two sons who preceded his passing, Bill Jr. and Eric.

William “Bill” Wagner Sr. was born in Los Angeles in 1926 and grew up in North and West Hollywood during the great depression. Times were extremely challenging, and Bill began working at a young age to help support his family. He and his brother, Gaylord, sold newspapers which began his passion for sales, developing relationships, negotiations and deal making. He was a persistent entrepreneur even from a young age. His work experience also included operating a large laundry steam press in his teens and would become his job when he joined the Navy in World War 2. While stationed at Alameda Naval Air Station, Bill met his lifelong love, Margie Cassavechia, dancing at the USO Hospitality House in Oakland in November 1944. Bill and Margie married on June 3, 1945 about 3 months before the end of the war.

After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Bill’s first business was leasing a laundry and dry-cleaning facility he named Wagner Laundry. It quickly became apparent to him that this line of work was causing him health problems. So, he closed this business and started a new business as a dairy products supplier. It was a successful venture in which he owned his own delivery truck and started several delivery routes in new neighborhoods around the Bay Area. A little over two years later Bill would get his real estate license which would shape the rest of his professional career.

Bill joined a real estate firm and the owner-broker suggested he might do well by finding the owners of vacant lots in the Bay Area and persuade them to list their lots for sale with him. Bill took his advice and thrived in his new line of work. He was Rookie Broker of the Year and went on to become a sales leader at the firm. A few years later in the mid 1950s, Bill and his young family moved to Sacramento where he started his own very successful real estate and construction business, Wagner Real Estate. A little over ten years later in the late 1960s, Bill would develop a relationship with Sambo’s Restaurants, in which he sold them numerous lots to build restaurants. This relationship would lead him to his next business venture.

Sambo’s offered Bill the job of Executive Vice President in charge of Development with the company at their national headquarters in Santa Barbara in 1970. Even though it would require him to move his family again, it was an opportunity too good to let pass. During the next ten years Bill would oversee the building of nearly 1,000 Sambo’s Restaurants nationwide.

After leaving Sambo’s in the early 1980s Bill would become a commercial real developer. His projects continue to be a blessing to a vast number of individuals and families. This also allowed time for him and Margie to travel the world for many years which they both enjoyed. They loved living in Santa Barbara where they were extremely involved members of their church and community. Bill sang in the Constance Street First Presbyterian Church choir for over four decades. He and Margie were also very active members of the La Cumbre Golf and Country Club for five decades and shared a passion for playing golf. He was an avid reader and lifelong learner. Bill was always smiling, telling jokes and had a huge heart, which touched many people in his lifetime. He will be greatly missed.

Bill is survived by his daughter-in-law Carol, grandchildren Bill III (Wendy), Kim (Kevin), Haley, Casey (Leah), Max (Kristen), eleven great-grandchildren, and two great great-grandchildren.

A memorial Funeral Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 21 East Constance Street at 1:00 PM on March 18, 2023. A reception will follow at La Cumbre Country Club from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

All are welcome to attend.

In an effort to accelerate the adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars rule, the Air Quality Control Advisory Council on Monday recommended the Maryland Department of the Environment propose a regulation to enact the new standards. MDE will follow the process for a proposed regulation, which includes a public hearing and opportunities for public comment, according to the governor’s office. The department is aiming to have the regulation enacted in September, according to the governor’s office.

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The mayor’s office and the Seattle Office of the Waterfront could not provide an estimate for the cost of implementing 40 cherry blossom trees in the city at the time of publication. However, BrighterBlooms.com lists cherry blossom trees at prices ranging from $100 to $180.

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Cherry blossom trees typically remain healthy for about 20 to 30 years in urban conditions, according to Harrell’s office. The Pike Place Market trees have reached their full height, with five having already died and removed in past years, according to city arborists.

Life theArts

In the mood and on the move

Tour brings Glenn Miller Orchestra to Santa Barbara

CALENDAR

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TODAY

Lifeline screening for cholesterol, diabetes risks, kidney and thyroid function, plaque buildup in arteries and more is taking place today at the Santa Barbara Seventh-day Adventist Church, 425 Arroyo Road, Santa Barbara. Registration is required at www.lifelinescreening.com.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Entangled: Responding to Environmental Crisis,” runs through March 25 at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The museum is open from 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays and college holidays. For more information, call 805-565-6162 or visit westmont.edu/museum.

COURTESY PHOTO Boogie Knights, above, will perform 1970s hits during the New Year’s Eve Disco Boogie Ball at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez. And the Spazmatics will play hits from the ’80s. Tickets cost $50.

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By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

It’s not exactly easy to sit still at a Glenn Miller Orchestra concert.

“A lot of times, we’ll see people dancing in the aisles or swaying in their seats,” Erik Stabnau, the legendary band’s music director, told the News-Press.

The audience will likely be in the mood to tap its feet and maybe even dance when the Glenn Miller Orchestra swings into action at 7 p.m. March 20 at The Marjorie Luke Theatre in Santa Barbara.

Started in 1938 by director and trombonist Glenn Miller, the orchestra will play its famous hits, including, of course, “In the Mood” and “Moonlight Serenade.” The ensemble also performs hits such as “Little Brown Jug,” “Tuxedo Junction,” “A String of Pearls” and “Chattanooga Choo-Choo.”

The touring band consists of more than a dozen instrumentalists and two vocalists — Jenny Swoish and Mr. Stabnau, who also plays tenor saxophone.

When the band plays “Pennsylvania 65000,” the instrumentalists all stop at the same time and exclaim “Pennsylvania 65000!” That’s just like they did back in the days of Mr. Miller, who led the orchestra until 1942 when he dissolved the band at the height of its popularity. He did that so he could volunteer for the U.S. Army, where he formed the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. The ensemble entertained members of the armed forces in Europe during World War II.

On Dec. 15, 1944, Major Miller took off in a single-engine plane, flying ahead of his band, to France when he disappeared over the English Channel. Major Miller was never seen again, and the Army declared him officially dead in 1945.

Jimmy Stewart starred in the title role of “The Glenn Miller Story” (1954), and that led to popular demand for a revival of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. The Miller Estate authorized the re-formation of the band, which has continued to this day.

The ages of the musicians vary from their mid-20s to mid-60s, and some have been with the band for more than 20 years, Mr. Stabnau, the director, told the News-Press.

Mr. Miller’s swing hits remain popular, Mr. Stabnau said.

“One (factor) is the level of the popularity of the original group in the ‘30s and ‘40s. Glenn, at times, was the most famous musician in the whole country. He had so many top hits such as ‘Moonlight Serenade,’ ‘In The Moon,’ ‘Chattanooga Choo-Choo.’”

In fact, Mr. Stabnau noted, the Glenn Miller Orchestra had 59 singles in the top 10 and appeared in two movies — “Orchestra Wives” and “Sun Valley Serenade.” Mr. Stabnau added that Mr. Miller started the trend of movies making particular songs popular.

Today, there are fewer people still around who grew up with the music in the 1930s and ’40s, Mr. Stabnau said. “But a lot of the children of the Greatest Generation make up a big chunk of our audience. They may have heard the music from around the household.”

While today’s audience tends to be an older demographic, “we get folks of all different ages, which is amazing,” Mr.

Stabnau said.

He said the revival of swing music in recent years has led to younger people attending concerts.

“The younger folks don’t always know Glenn Miller by name, but they still recognize the music, such as ‘In the Mood,’ ‘Chattanooga Choo-Choo,’” he said.

This band is always in the mood and on the move.

“We play over 200 shows a calendar year in the U.S. and Japan, one night per city,” Mr. Stabnau said.

“We begin and end every show with our theme song, ‘Moonlight Serenade,’” said Mr. Stabnau, who earned his bachelor’s in music jazz and contemporary media in 2014 at the Eastman School of Music in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y.

He went on to earn his master’s in audio arts in 2017 at Syracuse University.

After that, he joined the Glenn Miller Orchestra, playing tenor saxophone and the solos the legendary Tex Beneke made famous in the 1930s and ’40s.

“I hope we do this music justice and play it in an authentic style and recreate the sound of the original band,” Mr. Stabnau said.

Like the audience moving to the beat, the musicians don’t sit still for the entire concert.

“There’s a fair amount of choreography,” Mr. Stabnau said. “We’re standing up; we’re sitting down. The trombonists are waving their trombones. The saxophonists are going left and right.”

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“I hope we do this music justice and play it in an authentic style and recreate the sound of the original band,” said Erik Stabnau, a tenor saxophonist who directs the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

FYI

plays everything from “Chattanooga Choo Choo” to, of course, “In the Mood.”

The Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High School, 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara. The concert is presented by Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Storytelling: Native People Through the Lens of Edward S. Curtis” is on display through April 30 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays. For more information, visit sbnature.org.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Interlopings: Colors in the Warp and Weft of Ecological Entanglements” is an exhibit that runs through March 12 at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit features weavings dyed with pigments from non-native plants on Santa Cruz Island. The weavings were created by artists Helen Svensson and Lisa Jevbratt. For more information, see sbbotanicgarden.org.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Coast artist and London native Annie Hoffman’s exhibit “Seeing Ourselves in Colour” will be displayed through Feb. 28 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. For more information, visit anniehoffmann.com.

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “SURREAL

WOMEN: Surrealist Art by American Women” is on display through April 24 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, www.sullivangoss. com.

Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free. Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, visit www.sbhistorical.org.

MARCH 16

5:30 p.m. Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi — Lewis Atterbury Stimson professor and chairman in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center and surgeon-in-chief at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center — will present a public lecture titled “In the Eye of the Storm: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The free talk will take place at the Wolf Education and Training Center, 529 W. Junipero St., adjacent to Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara. Reservations are required by March 10. To attend, contact J.V. Vallejos at 805-681-7528 or jvallejo@sansumclinic.org. Masks will be required.

MARCH 18

7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb.org. For more information, visit www.thesymphony.org or call 805898-9386.

MARCH 19

3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb. org. For more information, visit www. thesymphony.org or call 805-898-9386.

MARCH 20

7 p.m. The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at The Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High School. 720 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara. Tickets cost $30 to $54. To purchase, go to luketheatre.org/event/glenn-millerorchestra-concert.

— Dave Mason

COURTESY PHOTOS

The Glenn Miller Orchestra plays the swing hits that Glenn Miller made popular in the 1930s and ’40s.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Glenn Miller started his legendary orchestra in 1938.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. March 20 at The Marjorie Luke Theatre at Santa Barbara Junior High School. 721 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara. Tickets cost $30 to $54. To purchase, go to luketheatre.org/event/glennmiller-orchestra.

One of the better Oscars telecasts

Instead of slapping or gaffes, this year’s show simply offered great entertainment

By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Host Jimmy Kimmel began this year’s Oscars by parachuting onto the stage to the music of “Top Gun: Maverick.”

And from the moment he landed (with the aid of a secured harness), the show rarely missed a beat in being funny, entertaining and even profound.

Sunday’s show at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood was one of the best Oscars shows in recent years. Mr. Kimmel did well with most of his jokes in his opening monologue, and this telecast stood out for enthusiastic acceptance speeches.

Previous Oscars shows have suffered from some mishaps. But this year, no one slapped a presenter, as Will Smith did last year when Chris Rock cracked a joke about Mr. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. No one read from the wrong envelope, as Warren Beatty did during the best picture announcement in 2017.

Although there were no gaffes or violence at this year’s show, there were some misses. During

his monologue, Mr. Kimmel tried to use humor to make a valid point about the failure to nominate female directors, but the joke fell flat, and the audience reacted with silence. He was more successful about his points about diversity when he stopped joking and pointed out great films that starred black women and were snubbed by the Oscars: “The Woman King,” starring Viola Davis, and “Till,” starring Danielle Deadwyler.

For the most part, Mr. Kimmel, one of the best hosts of the Oscars in recent years, kept the show moving with great humor and the perfect pace.

One of his funniest jokes came when he noted all the highest grossing movies were sequels or franchises.

“Even Steven Speilberg had to make a movie about Steven Spielberg,” Mr. Kimmel said, referring to the semiautobiographical “The Fabelmans.” The audience, including Mr. Spielberg, laughed.

Mr. Kimmel handled references to last year’s incident with Mr. Smith with the right kind of

humor. He pointed out people who could provide security, such as Spider-Man himself: Andrew Garfield, who played the webslinger in Marvel Studios films. Mr. Garfield cracked a smile and showed some surprise when the camera caught his reaction from his seat.

Overall, the show had a genuine feeling of celebration,

The audience even sang “Happy Birthday” to James Martin, an Irish actor with Down syndrome, as he stood on stage with directors Ross White and Tom Berkeley as they accepted the Oscar for a short, “The Irish Goodbye.”

There were also some performances of Oscar-nominated songs, including Lady Gaga

singing “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick” and Rihanna giving an incredible performance of “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Lady Gaga changed out of her glamorous dress into a simple black shirt and pants and wiped off her makeup for the bluesy “Hold My Hand,” and it was the right choice for that song. There’s nothing wrong with a simpler approach.

The tone for the show was set by acceptance speeches such as the one by Ke Huy Quan, who won for best supporting actor for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the movie that ultimately won for best picture. Mr. Quan’s sincere enthusiasm was a joy to watch.

Jamie Lee Curtis was equally enthusiastic when she accepted the Oscar for best supporting actress in the same film. And Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan — Mr. Kwan, in particular — showed sincerity,

humility, gratitude and sheer joy during their acceptance speeches for best directing and best writing for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser gave inspirational acceptance speeches, marked with gratitude and enthusiasm, for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Whale,” respectively.

In this writer’s opinion, Mr. Fraser’s portrayal of an overweight teacher trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is easily the best performance of Mr. Fraser’s career. This year’s speeches made good points about achieving your dreams and the progress made in diversity in movies, without being too preachy.

Mr. Kimmel had some fun with time limits for acceptance speeches as he demonstrated how the dancers from “RRR” would move people off the stage.

Other than that bit, acceptance

winners knew their time was up when the great orchestra played them off the stage. (It was great to not just hear but at times, see the orchestra in action off on the side of the stage.)

But strangely enough, some winners were allowed to make longer acceptance speeches than others before the orchestra would play them off. The News-Press timed the speeches and found some people had to leave the stage at 45 seconds while others were allowed to talk for two minutes or longer before the orchestra would start playing.

In one instance, several people were on stage accepting for an Oscar when one person was allowed to give a speech, then the orchestra began playing just as the second person said, “Thank you.”

Even after 95 years of award presentations, there are still a few kinks to work out at the Oscars.

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‘Scream VI’ tops box office in its first weekend

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Expires 4/4/23.

“Scream VI” scared “Creed III” right out of the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office.

The latest film in the horror franchise opened with a gross of $44.5 million.

“Creed III,” the “Rocky” spinoff starring Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, placed second in its second weekend with $27.3 million.

“65,” starring Adam Driver as an astronaut who survives a crash

landing on a mysterious planet, opened in third place with $12.3 million.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” dropped to fourth place from second with $7 million.

“Cocaine Bear” fell to fifth place from third with $6.2 million.

“Jesus Revolution” dropped to sixth place from fifth with $5.18 million.

“Champions,” starring Woody Harrelson as a minor-league basketball coach who is ordered

by a court to lead a team of players with intellectual disabilities, opened in seventh place with $5.15 million.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” fell to eight place from sixth with $2.7 million.

“Puss in Boots: The Lash Wish” slipped from ninth to eight place with $1.65 million. The spy thriller “Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre” fell to 10th place from seventh with $1.28 million.

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From left, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Brendan Fraser and Jamie Lee Curtis hold their Oscars in the press room.

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From left, Florence Pugh, Daniel Kwan and Andrew Garfield share a chuckle at the Oscars. Mr. Kwan was enthusiastic during his acceptance speeches for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which he co-directed and co-wrote with Daniel Scheinert.

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Audience members at the Arlington Theatre watch as an emotional Ke Huy Quan speaks after winning best supporting actor Oscar for his role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” during a free live viewing of the 95th Oscars on Sunday.

Thought for Today

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought

— Pope John Paul II

HOROSCOPE

By Horoscope.com

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Aries: The desire to write your thoughts on a subject you’ve been either thinking about or possibly even researching could arise today, Aries. If you’ve been thinking about trying your hand at a magazine article on this or any subject, this is the time to get started. Your mind is sharp and your self-expression free flowing.

Taurus: Your artistic talents could be put to good use today fixing up wherever it is that you work on, Taurus. You might want to repaint, put up new plants or pictures, or do anything else that makes the place seem a little more dressed up. This isn’t just fun. Both the process of doing it and the end result should lift your mood and keep you stimulated for the next few days.

Gemini: The visual arts should be of special interest to you today, Gemini. Perhaps an exhibition by a favorite artist is opening, or maybe you’ve decided to try drawing or painting. A friend or lover could join you in such activities. Books of great art should also prove tempting, so stay out of bookstores! Design, sewing, and interior decoration could provide outlets for this interest.

Cancer: Your imagination is flying high today, Cancer. Whatever challenges come up, you will find ingenious solutions to them. Love matters and the creative arts could come to the forefront. This is definitely a good day to indulge your interests, whatever they are.

Leo: A phone call could come from a friend bringing great news your way today, Leo. This could involve the success of a project of some kind that you’ve both been involved with. The news should definitely be significant enough to merit a celebration. You and your friend could grab some others and go out on the town.

Virgo: Today you could surprise a close friend or lover with a gift, Virgo. There may be no special occasion. You may have seen something in the store that you knew he or she would like or mentioned wanting. You aren’t doing this for the sake of appreciation. All the same, you will receive it. Don’t play down your own kindness. Just say

thanks and smile. Libra: A place far away that you haven’t visited for a while yet long to see again could be on your mind today, Libra. You might toy with the idea of going there, but you aren’t really sure if you can. Nonetheless, it certainly won’t hurt to look into it.

Scorpio: You should feel especially loving now, Scorpio, especially toward that special someone. You might want to schedule an intimate evening, perhaps at a favorite restaurant. A visit to an art gallery, concert, or play should prove informative and entertaining, and therefore provide fodder for enough conversation to get you through the evening and set the stage for the rest of the night.

Sagittarius: Organized parties, impromptu get-togethers, or other social events should be enjoyable today, Sagittarius. You will feel a strong sense of belonging to a family or community and a rush of affection for everyone involved. No matter what you think you have to do, don’t turn down an invitation.

Capricorn: The aura today is calm and peaceful, stress is at a minimum. You’re likely to be getting along very well with your group, even the more difficult among them. As a result, you will probably accomplish a lot more together than usual. At the end of the day you will be pleased with what you’ve done and proud of yourself.

Aquarius: Love and romance are apt to be among your top priorities today, Aquarius. Someone from far away might have captured your heart. You could be looking forward to getting together tonight, perhaps to attend a concert or sporting event. You should find this person’s presence very healing right now. At the end of the evening, you will feel mentally and physically inspired.

Pisces: A member of your household who’s recovering from an illness could express appreciation for all your help, Pisces. This might come as a surprise because serving your friends is second nature to you. Rest assured that whatever you’ve been doing has made a big difference to this person.

DAILY BRIDGE

By FRANK STEWART

Tribune Content Agency

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

It amuses my friend the English professor when quotes are misattributed. For example, “There’s nothing new under the sun” sounds Shakespearean; it’s from Ecclesiastes. Today’s declarer put all his eggs in one basket. (What’s the source of that saying?) At 3NT, he led a heart to dummy’s king at Trick Two and passed the jack of clubs. When West won to continue spades, South was sunk. He had only eight tricks, and when East took the ace of diamonds, the defense ran the spades.

LEAKY

South had only one basket, and it was leaky. He must lead a diamond from dummy at Trick Three. When East’s ace appears, South has four diamonds, two spades, two hearts and one club.

If East played a low diamond and South’s queen won, South could shift to clubs for nine tricks. And if West had the ace of diamonds, South would succeed if dummy’s king dropped the jack or the club finesse won.

“It is the part of a wise man to not venture all his eggs in one basket” is from Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.”

You open one club, your partner bids one spade,

SUDOKU

CODEWORD PUZZLE

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill in the grid so every row, every column and every 3-by-3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. that means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.

Sudoku puzzles appear on the Diversions page Monday through Saturday.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Answers to previous CODEWORD

How to play Codeword

Codeword is a fun game with simple rules, and a great way to test your knowledge of the English language. Every number in the codeword grid is ‘code’ for a letter of the alphabet. Thus, the number 2 may correspond to the letter L, for instance. All puzzles come with a few letters to start. Your first move should be to enter these letters in the puzzle grid. If the letter S is in the box at the bottom of the page underneath the number 2, your first move should be to find all cells numbered 2 in the grid and enter the letter S. Cross the letter S off the list at the bottom of the grid. Remember that at the end you should have a different letter of the alphabet in each of the numbered boxes 1- 26, and a word in English in each of the horizontal and vertical runs on the codeword grid.

PUZZLE

you jump to 2NT and he tries three diamonds. What do you say?

ANSWER: Partner appears to have doubts about notrump (or perhaps whether you should stop at game). I would be reluctant to insist on 3NT with only a single and primary heart stopper. Bid three spades, treating your doubleton A-Q as three-card support. Partner can always go back to 3NT. South dealer N-S vulnerable