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Derek Chauvin trial begins Santa Barbara County officials respond to the death of George Floyd By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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A mural of George Floyd, located in the 200 block of East Haley Street in Santa Barbara, was painted in June 2020.

The trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer whose knees pressed into George Floyd’s neck and back in a viral video last May, began Monday morning. Prosecuters are charging the former police officer with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and seconddegree manslaughter. The alleged murder occured in Minneapolis, though the ramifications were felt internationally. Protests made headlines, even locally, and the Santa Barbara Police Department banned the use of the carotid restraint (where an officer wraps an arm around the subject’s head but does put the subject in a choke hold). The restraint employed by Mr. Chauvin is

not a carotid restraint, and the trial’s opening statements circled whether the method was excessive. “Officers take an oath when they become police officers,” Prosecuting Attorney Jerry Blackwell said. “They take an oath that I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately and as you will learn, as it applies to this case, never employing unnecessary force or violence. ... On May 25, 2020, Mr. Derek Chauvin betrayed his badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of George Floyd when he put his knees on his neck and his back, grinding and crushing him until the very breath — no, ladies and gentlemen, until the very life was squeezed out of him.” Mr. Blackwell, who is assisting prosecution pro bono, opened with a statement condemning Mr. Chauvin’s actions as improper

policing. He noted that bystanders were so appalled at the use of force that they called the police on the police. Defense Attorney Eric Nelson implied that Mr. Chauvin’s response was reasonable, focusing on Mr. Floyd’s large stature and drug use. His statement accused Mr. Floyd more than it defended Mr. Chauvin. “What you will learn is that when an officer responds to what is sometimes a routine and minimal event, it often evolves into a greater and more serious event. … You will learn that Derek Chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19year career,” he said. “The use of force is not attractive, but it is a necessary component of policing.” Days after Mr. Floyd’s death, then Police Please see chauvin on A2

Upset over cannabis odor Carpinteria residents concerned about neighborhood greenhouses By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

A coalition of residents living in Linden Meadows in Carpinteria is on year three of speaking up about their concerns regarding the odor of cannabis greenhouses adjacent to their neighborhood. The residents have brought their complaints to the Carpinteria City Council and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Some have filed lawsuits against the local businesses running the greenhouses. The businesses include EverBloom, Enigma, Melodious Plots and Saga Farms, which are all owned by the same family, the Van Wingerdens. Ever-Bloom Inc. declined to comment to the News-Press on the matter. Meanwhile, the Carpinteria residents have yet to get their requests granted. The neighbors want businesses to find a way to get rid of what the residents call a stench. The greenhouses in question, some of which are small, “mixed light” greenhouses, sit at 4555, 4587 and 4701 Foothill Road (Ever-Bloom), along with 5601 and 5775 Casitas Pass Road. Carrie Miles has been a key individual leading the push for odor control, and the resident told the News-Press the smell can be “overwhelming.” “We feel like we have absolutely no control over what’s going on,” she told the News-Press Monday. “It’s not something you want to smell, and then people are having health issues with it. And there’s, like, nothing we can do.” Ms. Miles said the owners are attempting to combine the Melodious Plots (which she likes to call “Malodorous Plots”) greenhouses with more greenhouses adjacent to the neighborhood on Sterling Avenue, which currently have lettuce growing in them. She fears the intention is to start growing marijuana in those greenhouses as well. The smell obviously depends on wind direction and strength, along Please see cannabis on A3

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Bree Valla, deputy superintendent of the Lompoc Unified School District, runs across the new track at Huyck Stadium as part of the Lompoc Community Track & Field dedication Monday.

Lompoc Community Track & Field opens By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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A coalition of residents living in Linden Meadows in Carpinteria are speaking up about the cannabis odor that is present in the neighborhood due to adjacent greenhouses.

Ever-Bloom, Inc. is the local greenhouse adjacent to Linden Meadows that residents say has been giving off the cannabis odor.

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The Lompoc Community Track & Field in Huyck Stadium opened with a reception on Monday. Construction was nearly complete when the pandemic struck, delaying its original ribbon-cutting date last spring. Now, with restrictions loosened and the turf christened with its first football game two weeks ago, it is official. The stadium serves as the home field for both Cabrillo and Lompoc High Schools. “This is a really proud moment for our community. It’s something that we deserve and proof that we can deliver on a project that benefits the community,” Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne told the News-Press. “I look forward to more improvements and investment in our community like this.” The project, six years in the making, took support from community members as well as the board of the Lompoc Unified School District. “Many people told (Superintendent Trevor McDonald) that there was no way he would be able to get this project done in Lompoc,” Bree Valla, Lompoc Unified’s deputy superintendent, said. “He said he respectfully disagreed.” Superintendent McDonald has been focused on the school district’s health and physical fitness since he began his tenure

in 2013. He has sought grants himself to pull off projects such as: biking and swimming lessons for students, exercise equipment for staff, hiring gym teachers for each elementary school, installing gopher-proof netting on school fields and providing meals cooked from scratch. The renovation of Huyck Stadium, almost untouched since its construction in the ’60s, was funded through $1.7 million of the district’s construction fund and additional community fundraising. “It really feels good to see how the community came behind such a monumental project for the entire community,” Ms. Valla said. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated $450,000 for the construction of the track. “Huyck Stadium has been the heart of the Lompoc community for decades, so we were proud to partner on this project,” Kenneth Kahn, tribal chairman for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, told the News-Press in a statement. “Our charitable foundation prides itself on supporting youth recreational programming, so when we learned about the upgrades that were needed to improve the experience for both student-athletes and the community, we definitely wanted to be a part of the project.” A long list of community Please see lompoc on A2

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County reports 29 COVID-19 cases, one death By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department detected 29 new COVID-19 cases Monday, increasing the county’s total to 33,105 cases. Officials deem 195 cases still infectious. Public Health also recorded a death in which COVID-19 caused or was listed as a significant condition. The deceased was at least 70 years of age, had underlying health conditions and resided in Lompoc. There have been a total of 436 COVID-19 deaths in Santa Barbara County. Santa Maria reported the most COVID-19 cases Monday, with 15 new cases. It has a total of 11,164 cases, and 49 cases are active. Santa Barbara, Lompoc and the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota all confirmed three new cases.

Santa Barbara has a cumulative 6,202 cases of which 37 are active. Lompoc has 3,509 total cases and 41 active cases. The unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota has detected a total of 1,163 cases, and 13 cases are still infectious. Orcutt recorded two cases Monday, which brings its total to 1,750 cases of which 16 are active. Both Goleta and Isla Vista found just one case. Goleta has a total of 1,728 cases and 10 active cases. Isla Vista has a cumulative 1,261 cases of which two are still infectious. The geographic location of one daily case is pending. A total of 183,116 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Santa Barbara County, and 14.4% of the county’s

residents were fully vaccinated as of Sunday — a number that is rapidly increasing since the authorization of the vaccine manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is down 29%. A total of 27 COVID-19 patients are recovering in the county’s hospitals, and 10 of those patients are in critical care. Monday, 51.3% of Santa Barbara County’s staffed ICU beds were available. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital had 62.2% of its staffed ICU beds empty Monday. It is treating nine patients with COVID-19, and three COVID-19 patients are in critical care. A total of 91 adult and 13 neonatal ventilators remain available at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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Continued from Page A1 Chief Lori Luhnow released a statement that remains on the Santa Barbara Police Department homepage today. She said the death was “preventable and should not have happened.” Interim Police Chief Bernard Melekian told the News-Press the death of Mr. Floyd was “a tragedy,” also acknowledging racial inequities. “It was a tragedy for Mr. Floyd and his family; it was a tragedy for the African-American community who were reminded in the most brutal of terms of the historical inequities related to that community’s relationship with the police, and it was a tragedy for American law enforcement officers where the many who are committed to the principles of democratic policing were condemned for the actions of a few,” he said Monday in a statement. “Mr. Floyd’s death forces us to acknowledge that four decades of hard work will not erase four centuries of history.” Joyce Dudley, the Santa Barbara County district attorney, talked to the News-Press Monday about her reaction to the use of force she saw in a viral video of Mr. Floyd’s death. “Rarely do you have a video from the time that an alleged crime occurred to the time the crime ended. And everybody

has seen it,” she said. “I’ve never seen a murder recorded before, so this is really unprecedented.” National broadcasts include sobering clips from the video, the side of Mr. Floyd’s face pressed into the pavement as onlookers yelled, “Get off” and “He’s not responsive.” “The same 8.5 minutes that everyone else saw, it looks like excessive force to me, and it looks like murder to me,” District Attorney Dudley said. “But I’m not a juror, and I don’t know all of the evidence.” She noted that an autopsy is pivotal to the result of trial. In his opening statement, Prosecuting Attorney Blackwell said the autopsy found “all telltale signs of struggling from not receiving oxygen.” He acknowledged Mr. Floyd’s struggle with opioids, but said it was not the cause of death. But Defense Attorney Nelson questioned the validity of the autopsy. He frequently addressed the presence of drugs. Technical glitches ended the broadcast of the trial at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, so the trial adjourned in correlation with the ability to stream. “I’m always happy to see trials being broadcast. The more our community sees the criminal justice system, the more knowledgeable and safer we will be,” Ms. Dudley said. “Everything that happens in this trial is worth meaningful conversation locally.” email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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From left to right, Tom Blanco, Lompoc Unified school board member; Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne; Ashley Costa, executive director of the Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization; and Ginger Salazar, co-chair for the Campaign for the Lompoc Community Track and Field, cut a ceremonial ribbon.

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Continued from Page A1 members and local businesses sponsored the project as well. Alumni purchased commemorative bricks that line the entrance to the stadium. “It’s one of those things where people enjoy contributing to the community, and being able to point to the brick and prove that you did it is part of the fun of this kind of fundraising,” Mayor Osborne said. The newly renovated stadium

serves Lompoc Unified School District students and the community at large, who are welcome to run a few laps during public hours. Eventually, the field will be available for leagues to lease after hours and utilized by the city’s recreation department for youth activities. “We’ve lost a couple of gyms (during the pandemic), so having an outdoor workout space added shows that we’re supporting our community getting out and being healthy and continuing that support we need to improve our

lives,” Mayor Osborne said. She noted a large rate of childhood obesity in the city and is glad to provide a free resource to community members needing a space to pursue fitness. Having a local spot for exercise may also help the large commuting population, she said. “Having a place at home you can go to in the evenings you can go to after the commute is a great opportunity not to just get fit but also de-stress,” she said. The stadium opens at 5 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. each day. Prior to renovations, students

would complain about the red clay track staining their shoes and the danger of gopher holes. Now, the new track and crisp artificial turf allow athletic teams to practice freely and become more competitive. “It’s really brought us into the 21st century as far as a site for both working out and competing on,” Mayor Osborne said. The school district plans to hold a district-wide track meet for elementary students once it’s safe to do so. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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Virtual choir? No treble! Choral Society to release mini documentary on virtual singing “We feel like we have absolutely no control over what’s going on. It’s not something you want to smell and then people are having health issues with it, and there’s, like, nothing we can do,” said Carrie Miles, a resident of Linden Meadows.

“This has just been hell up here for three years,” said Joan Esposito, Linden Meadows resident, who was referring to the odor the cannabis greenhouses give off directly to her home.

“Every time we looked at this house to buy, it didn’t smell like that … If I had known this, there is no way — in big bold letters — no way we would have purchased this house,” said Lisa Starr, who bought a home in Linden Meadows in November.

“They (the houses) are major life investments, and to have that threatened is to me a very big scare. I’m retired, I don’t need the property value of my house to go down,” said Linden Meadows resident Linda Whiston.

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with harvesting times. A quick Google search yielded that cannabis harvesting can occur at whatever interval the grower prefers. It can take between six to nine weeks after flowering for plants to be ready to be harvested, and some strains may take longer than others. Lisa Starr and her husband moved to Linden Meadows in November 2020. Mrs. Starr told the News-Press she was not informed prior to moving into the property that the smell of cannabis would be present at times, but if she had been, she would not have wanted to live in the area. “Every time we looked at this house to buy, it didn’t smell like that. We would not have bought this house,” she said. “If I had known this, there is no way — in big bold letters — no way we would have purchased this house had I smelled those smells when we were looking at it to buy, and it was not disclosed by the seller’s agent.” Mrs. Starr said she has a serious neurological condition that makes her sensitive to the fragrances the growers use to cover up the smell of cannabis, which in this case, is the Byers odor amelioration system. She said it smells like dryer sheets or laundry detergents, and that it “triggers serious, debilitating migraines.” “I want to emphasize debilitating,” Mrs. Starr said. “I’m a prisoner of my own home, and there are times that we can smell it inside of our house. So even with doors and windows closed, we

smell it in my house. “And our grave concern is, what kind of environmental impact will this have on birds, small mammals, amphibians, pets, children and the elderly? We are asking for the growers to have more consideration for the citizens of this city. Please don’t put money over compassion.” Linda Whiston has lived in her Linden Meadows home for nine years, and said her biggest concern is if the odor decreases property values. “They (the houses) are major life investments, and to have that threatened is to me a very big scare,” she told the News-Press. “I’m retired, I don’t need the property value of my house to go down and be unable to sell it.” Nanci Robertson has lived on Padaro Lane in Carpinteria since 1976. She said she is allergic to the odor, requiring her to purchase an in-house carbon filter that she runs in her bedroom every night. She also installed double windows, which a couple other residents said they also had to do to try to keep the odor out of their homes. “It was horribly expensive,” Ms. Robertson told the News-Press. “If I can buy it, why can’t they (the growers) do it?” She said the odor makes it difficult for her to breathe and causes her heart to race. Joan Esposito, however, said that with her compromised immune system from four rounds of cancer and allergies, the smell has made her dizzy and given her headaches and nausea. “It (the odor) will come into the room, wake you up at night, and you can’t catch your breath,” the

resident told the News-Press. “This has just been hell up here for three years.” Ms. Esposito said she had to remove her carpet because of the smell it gave off and install a “very expensive” filtration system in her house. She also said her doctor told her to get a filter in her car as well because the smell gets in. She said it even got to the point where she could not invite her grandchildren over because one of them has asthma. “You feel helpless. You just feel helpless,” she said. “I got a letter from my niece in England and she said, ‘I didn’t want to say anything to you, but the stench in your house is terrible.’ I’ve got a house full of antiques and nice stuff, and I worked on it and I can’t even have people over.” Lawsuits are ongoing, and requests have been made for landscaping changes, including screening between the greenhouses and the residents. In addition, a few of the residents wanted to make clear that it’s not the concept of marijuana they have a problem with. It’s just the smell of it. “I don’t think they (cannabis growers) are evil people,” Mrs. Starr said. “I don’t think marijuana is necessarily a terrible thing … I really fear that this (the odor) is going to change our community in a really negative way. I worry about the elderly especially. “I feel that not enough consideration has been put to the forefront. We need to be more considerate of each other.” email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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Director Jo Anne Wasserman helped create a mini-documentary on the Santa Barbara Choral Society to keep singers and the community engaged.

Videographer Zach Mendez helps to record the Santa Barbara Choral Society’s new mini-documentary, “How Can We Keep From Singing?”

The Santa Barbara Choral Society hasn’t missed a performance season for 73 years, so when the pandemic hit, Jo Anne Wasserman wasn’t about to let it ruin the 2021 season — her 28th year as director. Therefore, the choir filmed its own mini-documentary called, “How Can We Keep From Singing?,” which features two songs recorded virtually and tells the story of the choir adapting to COVID-19 guidelines. “We just felt that we really needed to move forward and keep serving the Santa Barbara community as much as we could during this difficult time for the arts, and also to keep our singers together, motivated and engaged with the Choral Society,” Ms. Wasserman told the News-Press. The free program will premiere from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Those interested in watching should RSVP at www.sbchoral. org to receive a link to the Choral Society’s YouTube channel, where the performance will continue to stream following the premiere event. Typical seasons for the Choral Society run from September through June. During the pandemic, members were unable to meet in person to rehearse songs. But last fall, the choir began meeting virtually once a week to attend musicianship classes and hear from guest speakers such as composers and maestros. Members were then allowed to ask composers and professional musicians questions in Q&A sessions at the end of each class. Todd Aldrich is a member of the choir and the Choral Society’s board president. He told the News-Press that initially, the choir met over Zoom just for the social nature of it. “Frankly, for a lot of people in the chorus, this was their only connection with the outside world,” he said. “It became quickly Please see choral on A7

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Heroic Goleta veteran Congressional members fight for proper honor By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

From the age of 6, Phil Conran knew he was destined for the skies. Once when he was standing in his family’s field in Hartford, Conn., a bomber jet flew low overhead like it was coming right at him. As the plane barreled down, Mr. Conran fell to the ground and watched as the pilot wiggled his wings as if waving hello. The pilot circled back again, and the boy jumped to his feet and waved his arms excitedly toward the sky. It was this scenario that sparked aspiration in his young mind. “I said, ‘By God, I want to do that,’ ” Mr. Conran told the NewsPress. “That’s what started my ambition to become an Air Force pilot.” This childhood dream to fly for the Air Force became a reality when he earned his wings 15 years later. With a background in both flight and helicopter training, Mr. Conran, who is now a Goleta resident, set himself on a path to become an eventual war hero and nominee for the Medal of Honor. When American troops began descending on Vietnam at the start of the war, Mr. Conran answered the call of duty to serve his country overseas with the expectation he would be flying fighter jets. But the reality was far different. Instead of flying fighter jets over enemy territory in Vietnam, Mr. Conran was assigned to a helicopter unit with a classified mission and location. When he received the assignment, an officer told him it was “the highest mission in Southeast Asia.” After he finally landed overseas, Mr. Conran was stationed at Nakhon Phanom Thai Air Force Base in Thailand, just a stone’s throw from Vietnam. His mission was two-fold. First, his unit was responsible for dropping sensors over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, a method that would allow American forces to track enemy movement. And second, he would deliver troops from Vietnam to Laos, dropping them behind enemy lines.

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Phil Conran, a decorated Air Force veteran, holds up the Air Force Cross. He was slated to receive the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War, but his award was demoted because his service occurred in Laos. At the time, President Richard Nixon was denying any American activity in the nation.

“Those guys are my heroes (because) we would drop them off up into enemy territory behind enemy lines and then schedule a pick up a week or ten days later,” Mr. Conran said. “But usually, it was an emergency pick up (before)

The Air Force Cross is the second-highest honor military members can receive for their service.

the scheduled pick up time because they were detected by the enemy and trying to get out. We’d have to go in there and pick them up.” After several months of serving overseas, Mr. Conran received orders to report to a new assignment at an Air Force Base in Hawaii. With his time in Vietnam coming to a close, his officers prepped him for his final mission on Oct. 6, 1969, which he was told would be a “walk in the park.” “As they briefed us, they said, ‘You’ll be home for lunch,” Mr. Conran said. The mission was to deliver about a hundred troops behind enemy lines in five helicopters, which was an ordinary task for the unit. But when Mr. Conran and his fellow pilots set out on the mission, things quickly took a turn for the worse. As the first helicopter descended into enemy territory, it was immediately met by an ambush. Enemy troops on the ground shot the chopper down, causing it to crash land with 25 troops aboard. Watching this, Mr. Conran called on another helicopter to land and offer backup, but the pilot refused. He said it was too dangerous and his chopper was too low on fuel. It was in that moment Mr. Conran knew that he had to do something. He knew the troops on the ground would not last if he did not do something to help. “I made a decision to try to go in and pick them up myself,” Mr. Conran said. “I had 25 troops on board, so I could bring those troops into the fight too, and possibly with the 50 troops that would be on the ground then, we could withstand the enemy and I could get the Americans out.” However, when Mr. Conran descended, he said the enemy

“literally came out of the ground” and began firing at his helicopter. The barrage of gunfire killed one of the troops on board the chopper and caused Mr. Conran to crash near the other downed aircraft. Trapped behind enemy lines, Mr. Conran began controlling ground operations for the next six hours, calling in backup from other units nearby as the enemy surrounded them on all sides. As the situation became more desperate, Mr. Conran even called in fighter jets to drop bombs over the area. After hours of holding off the enemy’s attack, help finally arrived when A-1 aircraft dropped non-lethal debilitating gas around the perimeter and deterred the enemy long enough for helicopters to descend and rescue the troops on the ground. As the troops rushed onto large H-53 helicopters, Mr. Conran noticed Lt. Col Theodore Silva, commander of the 21st Special Operations Squadron, was struggling to get into the aircraft after being shot in the back. In a final heroic effort, Mr. Conran, who had been shot in the leg, got on his hands and knees to help Lt. Col. Silva climb aboard the chopper after he was shot in the back. The helicopters sped out of enemy territory and many of the troops were saved. After recovering from his leg wound in the hospital, Mr. Conran was shipped off to Hawaii and began serving at Hickam Air Force Base. But in the meantime, Lt. Col. Silva submitted a nomination for Mr. Conran to receive the Medal of the Honor for his heroic service in Vietnam. A few months later, Mr. Conran received a letter explaining that he had been nominated for the Medal of Honor, but would be receiving the Air Force Cross instead, which is the secondhighest honor an Air Force

member can receive. During the Air Force Cross award ceremony in 1970, the presenter explained that Mr. Conran was initially slated to receive the Medal of Honor, but because his service occurred in Laos at a time when President Richard Nixon denied any American activity in the country, he received the next best award. Though he would have been honored to receive the Medal of Honor, Mr. Conran said he was “extremely proud” to be a recipient of the Air Force Cross, and he never really had any interest in pursuing an upgrade. He continued on with his military career, serving for another 18 years after Vietnam at various Air Force bases across the county and the world. But now, more than 50 years later, congressional representatives are nearly a decade into a legislative battle to make sure Mr. Conran is properly honored. It started when Richard Etchberger, a retired veteran who served in northern Laos during the Vietnam War, was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2010 after receiving the Air Force Cross because of the location of his service. When this occurred, many people close to Mr. Conran told him he should share his story and try to get his award upgraded as well. Mr. Conran was hesitant at first, but then in 2012, he decided it was time to share his story. He started talking with former U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, who then authored multiple bills in Congress to request that the veteran receive the Medal of Honor. Her requests were continually denied, but that has not stopped her successor, Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, from continuing to lobby on behalf

of Mr. Conran. For each term in office, Rep. Carbajal has authored a bill asking for further consideration to honor Mr. Conran with the Medal of Honor. Currently Rep. Carbajal’s most recent bill has been introduced in Congress and needs to be heard in the House Armed Services Committee. The congressman is also awaiting a CIA assessment of evidence submitted by Mr. Conran pertaining to the heroic event. Rep. Carbajal told the NewsPress that the key element moving forward will be to corroborate Mr. Conran’s evidence with CIA records from the event. As a Marine veteran himself, Rep. Carbajal said it is a “high priority” to make sure Mr. Conran is properly honored. “Our veterans sacrifice along with their families to serve our country, and so when they’ve earned various benefits, and in this case recognition for their heroic efforts, like Phil Conran, and it is important that as his representative, I fight for him to see through his grievance and fight to get him the proper recognition that he deserves,” Rep. Carbajal told the NewsPress. In the meantime, Mr. Conran is at peace with any outcome. Mr. Conran retired with the rank of colonel after 35 years in the military, and he now lives in Goleta with his wife of 62 years, Margaret. “I’m still honored to be a recipient of the Air Force Cross … Yes, it would be nice to have the Medal of Honor, I’d be very honored to have it,” Mr. Conran said. “But I’m not going to lose any sleep over it.” email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS LIST By THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY

These are the hardcover bestsellers for the week ending March 13, as listed by The New York Times. FICTION

1. “LIFE AFTER DEATH” by Sister Souljah (Atria/Emily Bestler). In a sequel to “The Coldest Winter Ever,” Winter Santiaga emerges after time served and seeks revenge. 2. “THE FOUR WINDS” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s). As dust storms roll during the Great Depression, Elsa must choose between saving the family and farm or heading West. 3. “THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY” by Matt Haig (Viking). Nora Seed finds a library beyond the edge of the universe that contains books with multiple possibilities of the lives one could have lived. 4. “KLARA AND THE SUN” by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf). An “Artificial Friend” named Klara is purchased to serve as a companion to an ailing 14-year-old girl. 5. “DARK SKY” by C.J. Box (Putnam). The 21st book in the Joe Pickett series. The Wyoming game warden becomes a target when taking a tech baron on an elk-hunting trip. 6. “2034” by Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis (Penguin Press). The global balance of power shifts after new cyberweaponry lowers the defenses of U.S. planes and ships. 7. “FAST ICE” by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown (Putnam). The 18th book in the NUMA Files series. Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala uncover a decadesold conspiracy when they search for a missing former colleague in Antarctica. 8. “THE AFFAIR” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte). A French author’s extramarital relationship affects various members of his wife’s family. 9. “WE BEGIN AT THE END” by Chris Whitaker (Holt). Trouble might start for the chief of police and a self-proclaimed outlaw teen when a man is released from prison. 10. “THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE” by V.E. Schwab (Tor/Forge).

A Faustian bargain comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries. 11. “THE LOST APOTHECARY” by Sarah Penner (Park Row). An aspiring historian in London finds a clue that might put to rest unsolved apothecary murders from 200 years ago. 12. “THE VANISHING HALF” by Brit Bennett (Riverhead). The lives of twin sisters who run away from a Southern black community at age 16 diverge as one returns and the other takes on a different racial identity. But their fates intertwine. 13. “A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES” by Sarah J. Maas (Bloomsbury). The fifth book in “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series. Nesta Archeron is forced into close quarters with a warrior named Cassian. 14. “THE SANATORIUM” by Sarah Pearse (Pamela Dorman). Elin Warner must find her estranged brother’s fiancée, who goes missing as a storm approaches a hotel that was once a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. 15. “WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING” by Delia Owens (Putnam). In a quiet town on the North Carolina coast in 1969, a young woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect. NONFICTION

1. “THE CODE BREAKER” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster). How Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit DNA. 2. “THE SUM OF US” by Heather McGhee (One World). The chair of the board of a racial justice organization, Color of Change, analyzes the impact of racism on the economy. 3. “GREENLIGHTS” by Matthew McConaughey (Crown). The Oscar-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years. 4. “CASTE” by Isabel Wilkerson (Random House). The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today. 5. “JUST AS I AM” by Cicely Tyson with

SANTA BARBARA — Music journalist Joel Selvin will discuss his new book “Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars and the Myth of the California Paradise” during a virtual talk hosted by Chaucer’s Books. The program is set for 6 p.m. April 12. To watch the talk, go to zoom. us/j/970892789005. The book covers everyone from the Beach Boys to the Byrds and the Mamas & Papas. Central to the story is a group of students from the class of 1959 at University High School in West Los Angeles — a class that included Jan & Dean, Nancy Sinatra and future members of the Beach Boys. For more information, go to www. chaucerbooks.com.

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Central to the story is a group of students from the class of 1959 at University High School in West Los Angeles — a class that included Jan & Dean, Nancy Sinatra and future members of the Beach Boys.

Michelle Burford (HarperCollins); The late iconic actress describes how she worked to change perceptions of black women through her career choices. 6. “UNTAMED” by Glennon Doyle (Dial). The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice. 7. “HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER” by Bill Gates (Knopf). Bill Gates presents a prescription for what business, governments and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions. 8. “THINK AGAIN” by Adam Grant (Viking). An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world. 9. “A PROMISED LAND” by Barack Obama (Crown). In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term. 10. “WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS” by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney (Little, Brown). A collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas. 11. “HUNT, GATHER, PARENT” by Michaeleen Doucleff (Avid Reader/Simon & Schuster). A look at different approaches to rearing children from various parts of the planet. 12. “FOUR HUNDRED SOULS,” edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain (One World). This compendium features 90 writers covering 400 years of black Americans’ history. 13. “HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST” by Ibram X. Kendi (One World) A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism. 14. “BREATH” by James Nestor. (Riverhead) A re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices. 15. “UNMASKED” by Andy Ngo (Center Street). A former writer for the online magazine Quillette gives his perspective on the activist movement antifa.

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The Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Association has received the 2021 Santa Barbara Award in the category of Grocery Stores.

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Santa Barbara will be made during the next several weeks, according to a news release. The Santa Barbara Award Program was created to recognize the achievements of businesses and organizations in the Santa Barbara area. — Dave Mason

TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021

’m thanking the gods for social media because I have no social life offline. None, zilch, zero, nada. If it weren’t for technology, this plague would be so much more difficult, and I am grateful for the brilliant minds that are allowing us to continue being human even if we can’t hug. I have always loved nature, and this past year each day gets appreciated. Every day is different. Some are roller coasters, and some are almost too peaceful. (Of course, if it gets too boring, there’s always the news). Seeing the green grass poke through the earth for yet another spring is actually a treasure and BARTON GOLDSMITH a sign. We will continue to grow even after a very dark winter. It will still be a while before we can live life semi-normally again. Things have changed, and not all for the bad. Just the extra hand washing is actually going to save lives, and I believe that many of the health practices we have been engaging in for the past year will continue. Spring is a time of rebirth and of new beginnings, and it’s coming none too soon. A lot of people are making a fresh start and many not by their own choice. But newness brings with it a sense of excitement and perhaps some joy. A lot was lost, but we can regrow, rebuild, and reimagine what the future holds. And we have some time to do that now. I hope we get another super bloom this year, that the creeks all have running water, and all the critters are playful. Before the pandemic, these things meant something to me but not as much. I’m feeling more grateful than ever for these things as well as for human connection. When you’re not seeing anyone outside your household, it can get lonely. We are social creatures who thrive off our interactions with others. Even if you have a loving family, you may need a little more interaction. Knowing that will help you take stock of your friendships, and I suspect we will all be putting more into our relationships as we heal from the loneliness of the pandemic. Walks on a nice spring day, meals prepared with love and care, and doing a little something to make our home life better are all things that we used to rush through to get to other things. Now they have become more central in our daily lives, we take them at a slower pace. That slowing down is not bad at all. It actually lets us take in more of what it is we really need and want from life. Once our attention moves from “making it” to survival, we learn the difference between what is important and what we’ve just been doing to fill our time or feel successful. We remember to take in the beauty of a sunrise or truly appreciate and trust the love of another human being. These are the things that make life worth living, be it in a trailer or a mansion. When you can appreciate life when it’s blooming and the love surrounding you, you truly do have it all.

Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., LMFT, is an awardwinning therapist and writer. He is a columnist, blogger and the author of seven books, including “Visualization For Success — 75 Psychological Empowerment Exercises To Get You What You Want In Life.” Reach him at barton@ bartongoldsmith.com

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LIBRA — Information received today excites your imagination and encourages you to start a new artistic or creative project, Libra. Stories, pictures, abstract concepts - all could come together in your mind and form an inspired idea that could change your life. Gird your loins, write down your thoughts, and see where it all takes you. SCORPIO — Adventure is the word for today, Scorpio. A lot of physical and mental energy, as well as enthusiasm, might lead you to aim for goals that others consider too risky or unrealistic. Don’t let their opinions stop you. After giving each idea an objective assessment, if you still believe you want to try, start looking into it seriously. SAGITTARIUS — New career goals may come your way with the current aspect, Sagittarius, opening up possibilities you may not have considered. This could be very exciting. It might even work toward the fulfillment of childhood dreams that you abandoned long ago. They may involve the arts, modern technology, or both. CAPRICORN — Fascinating new information could arrive today from TV or the Internet, opening up new educational opportunities. The possibility of making contact and perhaps visiting new friends in other countries might come to your attention. You will probably find this very exciting, Capricorn, and make plans immediately. This is fine, but be careful to consider all contingencies. AQUARIUS — A sudden burst of physical energy and determination could lead to additional income for you, Aquarius. This is probably due to an unexpected opportunity to do some extra work outside the scope of your usual employment. It could also be a long overdue payment for past work. You could also receive acknowledgement of some kind for work well done. PISCES — Friends or a group with which you’re affiliated could propose a trip. This might seem like a great adventure, Pisces, so you’re likely to go for it. You will probably have a wonderful time. You might make some new friends while you’re away, or even fall in love.

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Registration opens for RideSB100 By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Ride Santa Barbara 100 is returning to Leadbetter Beach for its 10th anniversary ride Oct. 23. Registration opened Monday with a $99 opening discount good for 48 hours. The cycling event was named “One of 9 American Centuries to Master,” delivering a scenic and challenging experience. RideSB100 features four routes catering to riders of varying skill and experience levels: 100-mile, an advanced ride featuring the Gibraltar Challenge, a grueling 3,000-foot climb in seven miles; 100-kilometer + Gibraltar, for experienced riders who want to tackle the famous Gibraltar Challenge; 100-kilometer, a challenging cycling experience featuring coastal and mountain roads; and 34-mile, a fun and scenic course for casual riders and weekend warriors. Additional categories for teams, tandems, e-Bikes (Class 1 and

3) and virtual riders are also included for this event. “We’re bringing the Ride Santa Barbara 100 back better than ever for the 10th anniversary, and we can’t wait to welcome riders from all over the country to the amazing roads, views, and landmarks that have drawn cyclists to Santa Barbara for more than a decade,” said Jamie Monroe, RideSB100 race director. RideSB100 is partnering with Foodbank of Santa Barbara County again this year, after raising the equivalent of 60,000 meals for families in need during 2020’s virtual ride. This year, each 100-mile registration will include a donation equal to 100 meals, highlighted by this year’s slogan #100Miles100Meals. Full details, pricing and registration are at www.ridesb100. com. Follow the RideSB100 at www.facebook.com/RideSB100, www.twitter.com/RideSB100 and www.instagram.com/RideSB100. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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Continued from Page A1 apparent to me that we needed some more focused activity. There’s only so much you can talk about — we wanted to sing, and it got me thinking, ‘Writers must publish and artists have to create.’” A small creative committee made up of scriptwriters and a TV producer/director began meeting once a week to work on the short film. Then the choir used a guide track — a rough recording of a song that allows musicians to play (or sing) along to the song with its set tempo and structure — to record two new songs. Members were able to record themselves singing from home and send their clips in. Then an audio engineer synced them all together. “Everybody sends in their individual part, which I think can be really traumatic for people that record themselves and send it out into the world,” Ms. Wasserman said. “It’s much different singing it, of course, when you have 25 people around you singing with you. It took a lot of courage for the singers to be able to do that. ...Then you kind of just add one voice on top of another voice and all of the sudden, you have a choir.” The director said she was very pleased with the result that took a few months to put together. The songs, along with the documentary, will make their debut on Saturday’s release of the product. Rehearsing, however, wasn’t as easy to control over Zoom. In preparation for recording the new songs, the Choral Society, which is made up of more than 40 singers, had to practice singing the songs together, which doesn’t exactly work virtually. “There’s this latency problem. … It sounds too jumbled,” Mr. Aldrich said. “You have to have someone leading and playing the music and usually singing along with it, and you have to be muted on your end singing. That’s sort of off-putting — you can hear your own voice.” The singer said he’s not a soloist — only “maybe in the shower.” However, while he said singing alone and hearing himself was challenging, it helped him grow. “After I’d done the fourth or

fifth take, I felt like I had it down and I started to really enjoy my voice … I’m not the greatest singer, but I’d just done the best I could,” Mr. Aldrich said. He added that he loved being able to “let it rip” while he was on mute, versus in person in a choir where he may have gotten “a funny look.” On the other end of the operation, though, Ms. Wasserman had to trust her choir, considering she couldn’t hear them. “It was frustrating, teaching the music and not being able to hear what people were singing because everybody was on mute,” the director said. “But I think what really helped this to be successful was that these singers had been in the Choral Society for a very, very long time … They thought about all the things we’d been doing for years, making sure they were singing properly, breathing properly, phrasing the music they way they’ve been instructed to do. “Apparently they did, because the final product really is very, very nice.” Ms. Wasserman and Mr. Aldrich agreed the guide track put responsibility on the singers to work out troublesome areas themselves, and Mr. Aldrich said he believes it will be a tool regularly used moving forward. The documentary features the choir performing the “Amen” chorus from Handel’s “Messiah” and the American folk song “How Can I Keep From Singing?” There are also brief video messages from the singers, board members, donors and composers. “Our singers were hungry to learn new things and be exposed to new music and different composers. Those types of interviews were very stimulating for the singers. Something different every week was very, very important,” Ms. Wasserman said. “Putting this together was really a labor of love,” the director said. “We can’t wait to get back in person singing, but this was something that, I think, brought so many people in our membership together. “We stepped outside of the box to put this video together, and we have so many creative people within our own group that helped make this happen.” email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210000509. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: EARTHWALK ORGANICS, 2273 ALAMO PINTADO RD., SOLVANG, CA 93463, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: ALEXIS R REYNOLDS, 2273 ALAMO PINTADO RD., SOLVANG, CA 93463. This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 02/24/2021 by: E35, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jan 01, 2021. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210000751. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: LUX REALTY BROKER, 3663 SAN REMO DRIVE 4A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, MAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 5591, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93150. County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: RAYMOND D SULLIVAN, 3663 SAN REMO DRIVE 4A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. This business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 03/17/2021 by: E953, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Mar 10, 2021. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) MAR 23, 30; APR 6, 13/2021--56917

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210000670. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: LIFESTANCE HEALTH, 5951 ENCINA RD, GOLETA, CA 93117, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: SANTA BARBARA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, A PSYCHOLOGICAL CORPORATION, 10655 NE 4TH ST STE 901, BELLEVUE, WA, 98004. STATE OF INC.: CALIFORNIA. This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County ClerkRecorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 03/10/2021 by: E31, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Feb 11, 2021. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) MAR 30; APR 6, 13, 20/2021--56951

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Bids open at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 15, 2021 for: OBERN TRAIL PAVEMENT REHABILITATION in the 2nd Supervisorial District COUNTY PROJECT No. 820728

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN FRANK DELL Case Number: 21PR00110 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOHN FRANK DELL A Petition for Probate has been filed by PETER DELL and GRAHAM DELL in the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that GRAHAM BELL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 04/22/2021 at Time: 9:00 AM, in Dept.: 5, located at SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; PO Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1107, Anacapa Division. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Gregory R. Lowe 3463 State Street #507 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805 687-3434

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The Contractor must have either a Class A license or any combination of the following Class C licenses which constitutes a majority of the work: C-12, C-32 Submit sealed bids to the web address below. Bids will be opened available at the web address below immediately following the submittal deadline. PlanetBids https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874 Complete the project work within 20 Workings Days. The estimated cost of the project is $ 192,000 zvThis project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of PCC Section 4104, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code (LAB) Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 7029.1 or by PCC Section 10164 or 20103.5 provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to LAB Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Prevailing wages are required on this Contract. The Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations determines the general prevailing wage rates. Obtain the wage rates at the DIR website https://www.dir.ca.gov/. Inquiries or questions based on alleged patent ambiguity of the plans, specifications, or estimate must be submitted as a bidder inquiry by 2:00 PM on 04/09/2021. Submittals after this date will not be addressed. Questions pertaining to this Project prior to Award of the Contract must be submitted via PlanetBids Q&A tab. Bidders (Plan Holders of Record) will be notified by electronic mail if addendums are issued. The addendums, if issued, will only be available on the County PlanetBids website, https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43874 Scott D. McGolpin Director of Public Works MAR 30 / 2021 -- 56932

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFICATION IS HEREBY GIVEN that EFFECTIVE April 13, 2021 at 8:00 am. The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara will be accepting Pre-applications for West Cox Development located in Santa Maria area. All units are 1 bedroom – maximum of 3 people per unit. Parking is very limited on the development site and will be assigned on a case by case basis for all residents of the development. Off street parking is not available in the area. The application will be available on line at www.hasbarco.org or you can request a paper application at (805-736-3423). All applicants MUST be income eligible and meet all requirements for the Section 8 Program with a Homeless Verification signed by one of the referring agencies approved by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara. Approved Referral Agencies: AmeriCorps, Behavioral Wellness, Domestic Violence Solutions, Good Samaritan, Home for Good Santa Barbara County, Hospitality House, New Beginnings, PATH of Santa Barbara County, People Helping People, Salvation Army, St. Brigid Fellowship, Transition House, Chance, Inc., SB Public Health Maternal Child & Adolescent Program, Ridley-Tree Cancer Ctr., City Net, Santa Barbara Rescue Mission This Public Notice is being published to ensure that individuals and interested groups are fully aware of this action. The Housing Authority will accept applications for this program regardless of race, color, creed, sex, familial status, national origin, age, handicap or other protected groups under State, Federal or local equal opportunity laws. AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA DEL CONDADO DE SANTA BARBARA NOTICIA PÚBLICA POR LA PRESENTE SE DA UNA NOTIFICACIÓN QUE EFECTIVA 13 de abril 2021 a las 8:00 am. La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara aceptará solicitudes previas para el Desarrollo de West Cox ubicado en el área de Santa María. Todas las unidades son de 1 dormitorio - máximo de 3 personas por unidad. Los puestos de estacionamiento son muy limitados en el área de las residencias, y serán asignados caso por caso a los residentes de las viviendas. El estacionamiento en la calle no está disponible en el área. La solicitud para las viviendas de West Cox estará disponible en línea en www.hasbarco.org o puede solicitar una solicitud en papel al (805-736-3423). Todos los solicitantes DEBEN ser elegibles según sus ingresos y cumplir con todos los requisitos del Programa de la Sección 8 con una Verificación de personas sin hogar firmada por una de las agencias de referencia aprobadas por la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Bárbara. Agencias de referencia aprobadas: AmeriCorps, Bienestar conductual, Soluciones para la violencia doméstica, Buen samaritano, Hogar para el bien del condado de Santa Bárbara, Casa de hospitalidad, Nuevos comienzos, PATH del condado de Santa Bárbara, Personas que ayudan a las personas, Ejército de Salvación, Beca St. Brigid, Casa de transición, Chance, Inc., Programa de Salud Pública Materno Infantil y Adolescente de SB, Centro de Cáncer Ridley-Tree, City Net, Misión de Rescate de Santa Bárbara Este Aviso Público se publica para garantizar que las personas y los grupos interesados estén plenamente al tanto de esta acción. La Autoridad de Vivienda aceptará solicitudes para este programa sin importar raza, color, credo, sexo, estado familiar, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad u otros grupos protegidos bajo las leyes estatales, federales o locales de igualdad de oportunidades.

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Gauchos look to build on the success of NCAA Tournament run By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

UCSB coach Joe Pasternack is asking a new variation of that old “If-a-tree-fallsin-a-forest and no-one-is-around-to hearit” question. If his Gauchos win a championship in an arena without spectators, does it make any noise in the college basketball world? Pasternack has posed that question to several of Santa Barbara’s movers and shakers after coming off an NCAA Tournament appearance and a recordsetting fourth consecutive season of 20plus wins. “Our whole goal is to build momentum, but there just hasn’t been much enthusiasm because of COVID,” he said. “When I think of this year, the Thunderdome would’ve been sold out if it hadn’t been for COVID. It would’ve been packed.” UCSB (22-4) was sole champion of the Big West Conference regular season for the first time since 2003. It also won its first league tournament title since 2011 and battled 19th-ranked Creighton to the final seconds before losing a 63-62 thriller in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “It was an amazing season,” Pasternack said. “I’m so proud of these guys for what they accomplished through unbelievable adversity. I think everyone will remember this season for the rest of their lives — it will go down into history because of COVID.” The Gauchos went the entire season without even one shutdown from the

coronavirus. “It was a credit to these guys,” Pasternack said. “Obviously, a lot of luck goes into this, but signing that social contract that the team came up with was a big part of it. “Our seniors were fabulous leaders. These guys had a common goal and they relentlessly pursued the common goal every single day and honored the process better than any team I’ve ever been around. “Unfortunately, we came up short in the Creighton game, but I don’t think that game defines our season.” He had breakfast on Monday with Herb Simon, a local resident who owns the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, to brainstorm ways to build off this year’s success. “He’s been nice enough to kind of open up the Pacer organization for me to pick his brain,” Pasternack said. “He’s been amazing. “I’m a guy who continually wants to learn and get better, and there are a lot of people in this community who’ve been so successful in their jobs who’ve been great resources for me.” Some of them have put money where their mouths are to improve the program. The Thunderdome is undergoing a transformation which began during the 2019-20 season with a new, state-of-the-art video board. “Jay Glazer, one of our boosters, donated a practice facility court that’s just getting finished right now,” Pasternack said. “We’ve also been very fortunate to have Jeff Henley donate $3 million to put chairbacks

throughout the entire Thunderdome. They should be getting put in this spring. “We’re really fortunate to get all this unbelievable support from the community.” He will have to rebuild his backcourt. Big West Player of the Year JaQuori McLaughlin and his all-league honorable mention sidekick, Devearl Ramsey, are expected to take their shots at professional basketball. Pasternack isn’t sure where McLaughlin stands with NBA scouts. “GMs couldn’t come to practice or to the games because of COVID, and there was no Portsmouth,” he said, referring to the college all-star invitational that is played in front of representatives from every NBA team. “That’s a tough thing to overcome. “It’ll come down to workouts in front of their eyes. The NBA Draft is going to be a month later. Everybody is pushed back a month.” The recruiting season has also been pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dead period has been extended to June 1 and could be reset to even later in the summer. But Pasternack hasn’t been resting on his laurels. “We’re having Zooms relentlessly with recruits just to keep all options open right now,” he said. “We’re on some really good players, so we’ll see what happens, even if we don’t know exactly how many scholarships we’re going to have. “We’re really keeping all options open right now. We really don’t know what

our team is going to look like, so we’re recruiting every single position.” He does expect to return three-time allleaguer Amadou Sow in the front court. Senior center Robinson Idehen is applying to graduate school at UCSB and may take advantage of the NCAA waiver which allows seniors to return for an extra year. “Last week was spring break and we gave them the time off,” Pasternack said. “We’ll really dig into it this week with all our guys and see what their plans are.” He has already signed two elite high school guards — Cole Anderson from Fresno and Ajay Mitchell from Belgium — and has several underclassmen ready to step into prime-time roles. “Calvin Wishart sat out this year and he’s going to be a terrific guard for us,” he said of his transfer from Georgia Southern. “He had hip surgery in January and he’s just coming back right now.” Ajare Sanni, Sékou Touré and Josh Pierre-Louis all played key roles off the bench last year. “Ajare was the Sixth Man of the Year (in the Big West Conference),” Pasternack pointed out. “He’s a sniper, shooter, double-figure scorer. He’s got to get a lot stronger and improve his skills. “Sékou has worked hard and knows our system, and he can defend. He came into that Riverside game when we didn’t have Ajare and Josh and really made some great plays for us. “And then Josh is the best athlete I’ve ever coached. We just have to harness

SPORTS ROUNDUP Westmont’s soccer comeback falls short against Azusa Pacific By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

Azusa Pacific peppered Westmont’s goalkeeper with nine shots in the first half and then held on for a 4-2 women’s soccer victory at Thorrington Field on Monday. The Cougars, an NCAA Division II power, took 13 shots total in the first half while taking a 4-0 lead. T But the Warriors (4-4) allowed just one more shot and none on frame for the rest of the non-conference match. “APU was a really talented team,” Westmont coach Jenny Jaggard said. “They exposed us on some things that I think we’ve needed to work on defensively, but honestly I think it’s really a positive thing to get this out of the way.” The Cougars scored two goals in the first eight minutes and extended their lead to 3-0 by the 15th minute. Westmont, ranked sixth in the NAIA, took five shots in the first half although none were on frame. Azusa out-shot the Warriors 14-8 for the match. “I told my team, ‘This a time to work on your mentality, and figure out how to come back and fight,’” Jaggard said. The Warriors came to life early in the second half, drawing a penalty inside the 18-yard box. Senior Savannah Scott converted the penalty kick to the left side of the net for her first goal of the season. Westmont kept the pressure on with another goal just two minutes later. Grace Duckens

dribbled into Azusa’s 18-yard box and snuck a pass through four defenders to an onrushing Bri Johnson. The Warriors’ star forward finished the play for her second goal of the season. “Our team got their act together early in that second half and played off some positive belief,” Jaggard said. “Credit to them for not rolling over and coming out with a different mentality.” Azusa, however, did not allow another shot on goal after Johnson’s blast. “The reality is there are some things that don’t develop when you’re winning all the time, so I think going through today was superimportant and I’m happy this game happened,” Jaggard said. Westmont will return to action on Thursday at home with a Golden State Athletic Conference match at noon against San Diego Christian Boone wins Big West award

UCSB’s Rodney Boone was named as the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season and third time for his career. The sophomore lefthander pitched a two-hit, 12-0 shutout against UC Davis in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday which was halted to seven innings by the league’s 10run rule. Boone (4-1), who also won the award on March 1, faced just one batter over the

minimum. He walked just one and struck out six batters. His four pitching wins rank 11th nationally. His earned run average of 1.42 ranks 33rd. Opponents are batting just .150 against him — the lowest allowed by any Big West pitcher so far this season. Gauchos’ DeWeese honored

UCSB senior Randy DeWeese was chosen as the Off the Block National Opposite Hitter of the Week for the second time this season. DeWeese recorded a match-high 18 kills with just one error on 26 swings (.654 hitting percentage) in the Gauchos’ first match against Cal State Northridge. He followed that up in the rematch with the Matadors with 20 kills and a .471 attack percentage. UCSB (7-4, 3-3 Big West Conference), which is ranked third in the AVCA National poll, swept both matches to improve their records to 7-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big West Conference. The Gauchos will return to action on Wednesday at 4 p.m. with a home match against UC Irvine. DeWeese, who leads the Big West with 170 total kills and a per-set average of 4.47, added 11 digs and six blocks in the two matches against CSUN. He also ranks third in the conference with 11 aces. email: mpatton@newspress.com

COURTESY PHOTO

UCSB’s basketball braintrust of, from left, associate head coach John Rillie, head coach Joe Pasternack, and assistants Ben Tucker and Larry Lewis.

his talent and improve him. He loves the game. I think the sky’s the limit for him. Pasternack believes that’s also true for his entire program. “I think we’ve established a winning culture,” he said. “Unfortunately, the culture is not static. We have to continue to honor our process and culture. “You can’t get comfortable or, as quickly as we’ve built this, it can totally go away. It’s been very difficult to do what we’ve done for the last four years. Four straight 20-win seasons. We don’t want to have any drop-offs.” email: mpatton@newspress.com

LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Sunny and delightful

INLAND

Sunny and beautiful

INLAND

Born: August 27, 1935 Passed: March 7, 2021 Rebirth in the Lord: May 8, 1979

Don was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He lived in a rural area outside the city where he attended a threeroom schoolhouse. The family moved to Edmond where he lived until 1953, at which time he attended Northwestern University on an Evans Scholarship. His career was in sales and sales management: direct selling, advertising space, and for his final 15 years, investment real estate. Don has a daughter, Stephanie, and a son, Morgan, from his first marriage to Virginia. He has a daughter, Stacy and a son, Scott, from Ruth to whom he was married for 33 years and who predeceased Don in 1996. Don and Ruth had a loving, meaningful marriage. Don had the great joy of having a relationship with all four of his children for all of his life and a fun-filled marriage to his wife, Mary, for the last 23 years. Don had many interests: getting to know the Lord better, participating in small group settings; spending time with his grandchildren: Shoshanna, Alexander, Isabelle, Arthur, Mikaela, Teo, Tosh, Rigo and Bobby. He had the good fortune of spending his retirement years with his wife, Mary, traveling, playing golf, bridge and going to the movies. The enjoyment of just lovingly being together filled their lives. Don greatly valued his many personal and business relationships over the years. He was deeply loved by his family and friends. He was a generous, gracious, loving, funny and dedicated father, grandfather, husband, brother, uncle and friend. The family would like to thank Smith Health Center and Hospice for their gentle care and Don’s lifelong friend and pastor, Bart Tarman. They also want to thank Dr. Gregory Sarna of Cedars Sinai and Dr. Michael Bernstein of Sansum Clinic who cared for Don for many years, as well as the many other healthcare providers who helped him along the way. A Celebration of Life will be held on August 7th at 2pm in the courtyard at El Montecito Presbyterian Church on 1455 East Valley Road. Reverend Bart Tarman will lead the service.

KIMES, Gary Richard

Gary Richard Kimes passed away at 83 on February 28, 2021 due to complications from the covid virus. He was an iron worker at local 416 for 30 years. He leaves behind loving siblings Kay Whalen, Celia Walker, Rene Darrow and Bob Gorbould, nine nieces and nephews, and the love of his life, Judie Olivia. Gary was a perfectionist who excelled in everything he endeavored. He loved to compete in archery and in trap, skeet and pistol shooting, ranking highly in both local and state competitions. His outdoor interests included fishing, hunting, archery, scuba diving, and underwater photography. When not enjoying outside activities, he was an avid reader. He especially like historical nonfiction. Gary will be missed for his independent, resilient, and straightforward spirit. A private service will be held June 7th in Santa Barbara.

KISTLER, William H. On March 12, 2021, William Henry Kistler was called home to God. Bill is survived by his loving and devoted wife, June Alday Kistler, and his two children, Willy Kistler and Holly Kistler DeWeese. He was born in Denver, Colorado, August 17, 1927, and moved to Santa Barbara in 1993. Bill graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1946 and Carnegie Mellon University in 1950. Bill and June were married in 1950. He worked for the family printing and office products company as President and CEO. He served as a Director or Officer of: The Colorado Academy, President; The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, Chairman; Colorado Outward Bound; the Denver Zoological Foundation, President; First National Bank of Denver, Director; Master Printers of America, Treasurer; National Office Products Association; and the Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Health Care Corporation, as Chairman. In Santa Barbara, he was involved with the Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara United Way, the Santa Barbara Zoo, and All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. ‘Dad’ was his children’s Hero, and will live in their hearts forever.

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SATURDAY

Brilliant sunshine

Times of clouds and sun

INLAND

82 38

84 44

85 43

81 41

78 39

68 46

76 49

75 49

70 48

69 47

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 73/51

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 79/54

Guadalupe 72/45

Santa Maria 74/46

Vandenberg 64/46

New Cuyama 83/38 Ventucopa 77/46

Los Alamos 79/41

Buellton 78/39

Solvang 80/39

Gaviota 67/43

SANTA BARBARA 68/46 Goleta 73/45

Carpinteria 68/52 Ventura 69/62

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

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

ALMANAC

Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

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

77/42 66/46 80 in 2004 35 in 1961

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

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/38/s 73/45/s 70/42/s 73/51/s 74/46/s 82/38/s 64/46/s 69/62/s

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

79/53/s 74/44/s 53/28/s 69/31/s 65/56/pc 79/48/s 78/50/s 57/41/s 77/51/s 82/60/s 50/17/s 75/44/s 70/53/s 79/50/s 76/51/s 82/61/s 69/57/s 86/62/s 83/61/s 79/40/s 78/46/s 68/54/pc 75/53/s 78/49/s 77/50/s 73/54/pc 50/19/s

0.00” 1.03” (3.04”) 7.26” (15.80”)

72/62/pc 57/46/s 61/35/pc 79/48/pc 38/21/sf 83/70/sh 86/77/pc 43/24/c 60/49/s 64/50/s 85/57/s 56/35/pc 72/40/pc 46/29/pc 53/36/pc 69/55/s

Wind east 6-12 knots becoming northwest today. Waves 3-5 feet with a west-southwest swell 3-6 feet at 10 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind south 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 15-second intervals. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind south 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 15-second intervals. Visibility clear.

TIDES Wed. Hi/Lo/W 82/40/s 77/49/s 77/42/s 73/46/s 78/44/s 84/44/s 66/46/s 77/60/s

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time

Low

March 30 11:40 a.m. 11:40 p.m. March 31 12:39 p.m. none April 1 12:21 a.m. 1:51 p.m.

-0.3’ 0.6’ -0.4’ 1.2’ -0.4’ 1.9’

LAKE LEVELS

4.5’ 5.7’ 3.9’

5:31 a.m. 5:22 p.m. 6:27 a.m. 5:57 p.m. 7:29 a.m. 6:36 p.m.

5.7’ 3.4’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 86/53/s 77/47/s 57/27/s 73/34/s 74/62/s 82/50/s 87/52/s 62/40/s 84/52/s 87/63/s 57/25/s 81/48/s 74/53/s 83/46/s 77/52/s 86/61/s 80/57/s 87/63/s 87/62/s 84/41/s 81/48/s 82/57/s 77/54/s 83/53/s 80/46/s 82/58/s 59/30/s

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

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

LOCAL TEMPS

SCHMIDT, Donald Irvin

FRIDAY

76/38/t 62/50/r 45/25/pc 63/40/pc 50/29/s 73/46/t 85/73/pc 37/21/s 64/44/r 67/43/r 89/63/s 69/43/pc 53/30/pc 55/35/s 59/42/c 67/44/r

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 120,176 acre-ft. Elevation 725.33 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 53.3 acre-ft. Inflow 44.3 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -111 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Last

New

Apr 4

Apr 11

WORLD CITIES

Today 6:49 a.m. 7:19 p.m. 9:57 p.m. 8:16 a.m.

First

Apr 19

Wed. 6:48 a.m. 7:20 p.m. 11:10 p.m. 8:54 a.m.

Full

Apr 26

Today Wed. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 70/46/c 73/53/pc Berlin 72/41/pc 73/44/pc Cairo 73/52/s 70/51/pc Cancun 86/76/s 87/77/pc London 74/48/s 70/47/pc Mexico City 81/56/s 82/51/s Montreal 59/45/c 54/32/c New Delhi 96/68/s 92/65/pc Paris 78/46/s 78/47/s Rio de Janeiro 88/74/t 81/73/t Rome 67/46/s 67/47/s Sydney 69/61/s 71/62/s Tokyo 69/57/c 68/56/s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.