Santa Barbara News-Press: November 03, 2020

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Final day of voting

Waiting to begin for results in local, state, national races By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

This is it. After a long campaign affected by the issues of a struggling economy and COVID-19, voters are casting their ballots on the final day of voting in an unprecedented election. Ballots were mailed to every California voter, and drop-off ballot boxes were added, such as the 32 in Santa Barbara County. Polls opened on Saturday for four days of voting. Here, there and everywhere, there’s been a lot of early voting. As of Sunday, a recordbreaking 93 million early ballots were cast across the U.S. At 8 tonight, the voting will end, and the waiting will begin. Voters hope to know tonight the results of the presidential, congressional and legislative races and local contests ranging from school boards to the mayors of Goleta and Santa Maria. In the race between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger

Joe Biden, the nation will be watching the Electoral College’s battleground states. Pollsters consider those to be Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Locally, voters are casting their votes in races for everything from water districts to city councils and on measures such as one for improving school facilities in Goleta (Measure M). There’s also the hotly debated L2020 measure for capital improvements in the single-school Cold Spring School District in Montecito, and that one has generated a lot of discussion in the News-Press’ Voices section. Voters in California are also deciding the fate of 12 statewide propositions, covering everything from property taxes to stem cell research, affirmative action and rent control. Tonight, the waiting begins for results. This is it. email: dmason@newspress.com

ELECTION 2020

Returned ballots in Santa Barbara County expected to break 2016 record By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

INSIDE News-Press endorsements. A2. Letters to the editor. A4. Addresses of boxes for drop-off ballots. A6. News-Press stories on candidates and propositions. See newspress.com. Election results. See newspress. com tonight and Wednesday’s News-Press.

It’s Election Day, and ballots cast today in conjunction with those returned since voting started are expected to break records, according to Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder, Assessor and Registrar of Voters Joe Holland. As of 5 p.m. Monday, 146,579 vote by mail ballots had been returned and there had been 6,100 live ballots cast at the polls. According to Mr. Holland, this means that 65 percent of Santa Barbara County’s registered voters have turned out to vote, and he’s expecting far more than the 182,000 ballots cast in 2016 to be turned in by the end of this election. “I’m expecting over 200,000 ballots to be cast in total, which will far and away be a record,” he stated. Voting in the 2020 election has been far different than in past years, as all California voters received an absentee ballot whether they asked for one or not in order to lessen inperson voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hustle & Grind

“I’m expecting over 200,000 ballots to be cast in total, which will far and away be a record.” Joe Holland, Santa Barbara County Clerk, Recorder, Assessor and Registrar of Voters Also, options like dropping mail-in ballots into ballot drop boxes or at polling places has given voters new ways of delivering their ballots. Mr. Holland told the News-Press that he believes that this voting setup will likely be here to stay for post-pandemic elections, though it is more expensive to set up. He said setting up all of the electronic equipment at polling places that ensures voters don’t vote Please see VOTING on A2

Metropolitan Theatres remain open amid difficulty

ParadICE Shave Ice owners open new coffee company in same location Barista Kelly Adams prepares a late at the new Hustle & Grind Coffee Company, located in the same space as ParadICE Hawaiian Shave Ice & Ice Cream in Paseo Nuevo directly across from the Paseo Nuevo Theaters.

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Adding another brand to one’s business may not sound like the normal thing to do amid the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that’s exactly what ParadICE Hawaiian Shave Ice & Ice Cream co-owners Lee Jacobs and Marek Nold have done by introducing Hustle & Grind Coffee Company. Sharing the same space in Paseo Nuevo as ParadICE, Hustle & Grind

serves coffee and small eats such as avocado toast, the former roasted by Goleta-based Caje Coffee and bread for the latter sourced from Helena Avenue Bakery. According to a press release promoting Hustle & Grind, this partnering with local businesses is meant to embody the spirit of getting through this challenging year. “More so than ever, the year 2020 has shown that life is a grind and we are all doing our best to hustle through it

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together. Maintaining a positive outlook is vital and so is good fuel to keep us moving in the right direction,” it read. Business partners who are also childhood friends going back 25 years, Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Nold opened ParadICE in 2018. Mr. Nold said the business is a “dream job” for him and Mr. Jacobs, who both work full-time in IT sales. Busy men between their nine to five jobs and their dream business, the hard work demanded of them in

part inspired the name of their latest venture. “Hence the name ‘Hustle & Grind,’” Mr. Nold remarked. Mr. Nold and Mr. Jacobs decided to add coffee to their business since they are both avid coffee drinkers, and because shaved ice sales tend to slow down during the winter months. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the two owners took time to figure out how they wanted to increase their business under the circumstances, since just Please see coffee on A8

Metropolitan Theatre locations Fiesta Five in Santa Barbara and Camino Real in Goleta opened just over a month ago, but seats are still cold as the industry struggles. David Corwin, president of Metropolitan Theatres, said the last month has been “slow going” simply due to a lack of movie releases. “People feel comfortable about the precautions we’ve taken, but there’s just not any new product to get them here,” he said. The release of the latest James Bond movie “No Time to Die,” scheduled to release this month, was pushed until 2021. The change prompted the temporary closure of Regal, the second largest cinema chain in the United States. But Corwin says he doesn’t intend on closing Metropolitan’s doors, even if the business isn’t currently profitable. “We want to be able to keep as many people as we can working, and every week that we continue to be open, there’s more awareness,” he said. The theaters showed “Hocus Pocus” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” to add Please see THEATERS on A8

“People feel comfortable about the precautions we’ve taken, but there’s just not any new product to get them here.” David Corwin, president of Metropolitan Theatres

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One new COVID-19 death in Santa Barbara County

Forest Service extends Chuck’s Waterfront Grill Santa Maria leads the county in number of deaths, 72, with Santa Barbara a distant second with 13 deaths. state-wide campsite and Endless Summer Bar and picnic area closures Cafe close permanently By JOSH GREGA

County’s cases are male, 4,426 are female, and 113 are of unknown gender. Some 199,094 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Santa Barbara County. Of The Santa Barbara County Public those,188,210 have turned up negative, Health Department reported one 9,992 have been positive, 509 have been and 129 are individuals who have died. Seven of Monday’s daily cases were in Santa Maria also has Santa Barbara COVID-19 death on Monday, an Orcutt inconclusive, 199 are pending, and 184 Santa Maria leads the county in the 18-29 age range, four were in the 0-17 County’s highest number of still resident over 70 years of age with an have been invalid. infectious cases, 26, and Isla Vista has number of deaths, 72, with Santa Barbara age range, three were in the 30-49 age underlying medical condition. The Of the 9,992 positive cases, 6,026 have the second highest, 20. Santa Barbara a distant second with 13 deaths. Lompoc range, and one was in the 50-69 age deceased individual was also associated been symptomatic, 1,026 have been range. has 17, Lompoc has 14, Orcutt has six, has eight deaths, the Santa Ynez Valley with an outbreak in a congregate facility. asymptomatic, 2,826 are of unknown When community cases are combined Goleta and the unincorporated area of and South County Unincorporated Area In addition to the one death, there were have seven status, and 114 are under with those in the Lompoc FederalBrekkies Prison, bysymptomatic the Goleta Valley andBy Gaviota have hastrails six, Goleta JOSHeach GREGA CHRISTIAN WHITTLE Chomp, and Mortensen’s Danish Bakery. baraeach, FrontOrcutt Country and access roads. 15 daily cases of COVID-19 reported on investigation. and theisSanta NEWS-PRESS Ynez ValleySTAFF andWRITER the largest portion of the county’s 9,992 has four, the Lompoc WS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The initial lease for the Chuck’s and Endless Sum“What we’reFederal seeingPrison a lot has of folksthree, are doing Monday. Six were located in Isla Vista, Of Monday’s 15 daily cases, one was COVID-19 cases, 3,590 are in the 30-49 age South three, the unincorporated area of the they’re driving up alongside of the road andCounty just go-Unincorporated Area mer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to four in Santa Barbara,sites two in Hispanic or Latino, two were White, each have two. range, 3,018 are in the 18-29 age range, Valley and Gaviota, and Isla Vista More than 20 years after they first opened, Chuck’s Developed recreation in Lompoc, California willGoleta re- ing for hikes up there. That’s ok. There’s not an order extend the term of the one each in Santa Goleta, one was of lease. unknown ethnicity, another There are also fourWaterfront still infectious areSummer in the 50-69 has one each. 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CONFIRMED OVERALL 30-49 183 GOLETA 7 available through funding from Electromagnetic Method survey other inhabitable structures, Students even have the ability 50-69 instruments suspended 167 ISLA VISTA 1 or confined animal feeding (AEM), the California State Library. to upload a paper through the 70-PLUS 41 the CASES OVERALL / THURS. operations. The intensity of the approximately 100 feet above Writing Lab to receive feedback For more information on GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA 13 NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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Santa Maria Rotary to host event to benefit CASA

County to conduct groundwater survey flights

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though they have not heard of any credible threats of unrest. Mr. Wagner expects Santa Barbara will be safe following the election and that its residents will do as they’re supposed to do and behave in an orderly manner. “I think that everyone will do their civic duty to maintain safety and do it the Santa Barbara way,� he said. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Raquel Zick said that the department currently has detectives “actively monitoring and researching any possible threats� and “planning behind any sort of response that may be needed.�

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and people that pulled together two arrests and 20 citations over the weekend of Halloween. to plan, organize, educate and NBJM JO CBMMPUT XJMM CF ESPQQFE PGG Monitoring Isla Vista, it prepare for this weekend.� partnered with the UCSB Police “We also want to recognize the ‰" MBSHF OVNCFS PG CBMMPUT XJMM Department, California Highway students and other community Patrol, County Fire, County residents who kept things local, Emergency Medical Services responsible and safe. Our thanks — Annelise Hanshaw Authority and the State of to all for this very successful California Alcohol Beverage Control. collaborative effort,� he said. “We in the Sheriff’s Office Alcohol-related offenses Broadway in Orcutt. are pleased that Isla Vista was prompted a majority of the 20 TheBarbara two-story commercial uneventful this Halloween,� citations. 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than normal. We’ve made some arrangements for some extra visible police personnel. We’re hoping that they’re not needed but we’re also making plans just in case.� This increase in staffing will last as long as it is needed, and he added that as of now the police department hasn’t heard about any gatherings that could cause problems with which law enforcement would have to deal. Similar statements were said by Santa Barbara Police Department public information officer Anthony Wagner, who told the News-Press that the police are in “fluid communication� with “state and federal resources,�

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Better view for surgeons Goleta-based True Digital Surgery develops advanced surgical microscopes

“There’s nothing more high stakes than a life-threatening surgery,” said Aidan Foley, chairman and CEO of True Digital Surgery. He was discussing his Goleta business’ work in developing digital surgical microscopes.

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s chairman of both a Goleta digital surgical microscopes company and a film and TV visual effects company, Aidan Foley may seem to work in two widely disparate fields. But that’s not what he thinks. As Mr. Foley explained it, be it visual effects or digital surgical microscopes, the digital imaging involved in both consists of three components: image capture, image processing and image display. In movies and TV, one uses a camera to capture an image. In surgery, this is done with the lens of a microscope. Whether an image is captured to appear in a blockbuster movie or for a surgeon’s use during a complex procedure, it must be of the absolute highest quality, said Mr. Foley, chairman and CEO of True Digital Surgery, a company developing digital surgical microscopes. He’s also chairman of Legend 3D, a visual effects company. “To me, they are both just very high stakes versions of digital imaging,” Mr. Foley told the News-Press. The stakes involved with Legend 3D’s work are hundreds of millions of dollars spent producing and then marketing Hollywood tentpole movies. If those pictures don’t make the expected return on investment, those stakes can also include people’s careers. Mr. Foley said even this doesn’t quite measure up to what’s at stake during surgeries where TDS microscopes are used. “There’s nothing more high stakes than a life-threatening surgery,” he said. Long before he was involved with creating advanced medical equipment, Mr. Foley’s career revolved around visual effects. For eight years, he served as the head of Eastman Kodak’s Digital Motion Imaging Division. This involved managing several

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global businesses concurrently, including award-winning visual effects company Cinesite. Mr. Foley began investing in TDS’s ophthalmology focused predecessor company TrueVision Systems in 2006 and served on its board of directors for 14 years. In 2018, TDS spun off from TrueVision Systems to focus on surgical microscopes, and Mr. Foley has served as the young company’s CEO since April 2019. TDS’s purpose is giving surgeons the highest possible quality images of their surgical field through digital microscopes, which Mr. Foley described as relatively uncommon. The CEO told the News-

Press that most the robots in microscopes use the lens know analog lenses, how much to which means adjust because For more information, go to surgeons must of pre-planned www.truedigitalsurgery.com. keep their eye “waypoints” on the eyepiece the surgeon throughout a procedure. To do selects and can move back to this, surgeons must contort their during a procedure. bodies as needed, and Mr. Foley The Aeos microscope also has said that sometimes results in a feature called “lock to target,” back problems later in life. which allows a surgeon to move With TDS’s Aeos Robotic the microscope around while Digital Surgical Microscope, remaining 100 percent focused robots in the lens do the adjusting on a particular subject in the as needed and project the surgical field. captured image on a 65-inch One other parallel Mr. Foley screen so the surgeon can see it notices between imaging in without holding their eye to the entertainment and imaging eyepiece. Mr. Foley explained in medical microscopes is

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optical lenses being replaced by their digital counterparts. Just as optical lenses went by the wayside when digital could produce a better image than film ever could, that time has also arrived for surgical microscopes. This technology was in development at True Vision Systems even before TDS was spun off in 2018, and even in the technology’s early stages, it was apparent that digital surgical microscopes were the way of the future. “You could see even then, that this transition was absolutely going to happen,” he said. Distributed through Aesculap, a division of medical equipment

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company B. Braun, the Aeos has been sold in the U.S. and Europe thus far. Next year, TDS hopes to move into the Asia-Pacific market. Though it is very rewarding for Mr. Foley to see a major movie studio get a return on its multimillion-dollar investment in part because of the visual effects Legend 3D delivers, he said that doesn’t come close to helping surgeons save lives by giving them the best possible visual equipment. “The reward coming from what we’re doing now — it can’t be compared.” email: jgrega@newspress.com

Seven tips for enhancing relationships during pandemic

f you are in a loving relationship right now, you are fortunate. The same goes for anyone with a loving family around them, but this is also a stressful time, and it can be hard on close relationships. You can also use this time to build your closeness and give yourself the gift of enhancing your relationships. Here are some ideas that will help get you there. 1. Tell the people you love that you love them. Say the words and feel the feeling at the same time. In a family, you can make this a group project. It will help to stave

off the mass anxiety out there that is trying to creep into your life. And this is not a one-time thing. Do it often; you’ll like the way it feels. 2. Stay in bed a little longer with your partner, and maybe go to bed a little earlier. This is bonding time, and with all that is going on in the world outside, the bond between you can and will get stronger. You just have to want it and allow yourselves to feel it. 3. Those without a primary partner need to communicate and take in the love that is around them. Stay safe, but make each conversation with a loved one count. It doesn’t matter if it’s online or

in person. You can still feel the love. 4. Put more energy into video calls. All of my psychotherapy is now online, and I can tell you that it does take more energy and focus, but the good news is that the people I’m talking with have a deeper and more enriching experience. If a little extra energy can make a difference in counseling, it will do the same for your relationships. 5. Make your greetings and farewells a little bigger. When you have to go out into the world, make

sure you connect with your partner and loved ones before you leave and when you get back. Don’t just say hello and goodbye, but give a nice hug and make eye contact. 6. Keep your “nice” on. I am a bit more attentive, more complimentary, more responsive and more verbal about all the good that comes to me from my wife. She gets uplifted by the affirmations and the energy behind them, which continues the cycle of love between us. The process can become very natural

very quickly. 7. Stay on top of household tasks. I’m doing my own laundry (mostly) and taking care of the manly-man stuff around the house as well as making an effort to not have her make any extra effort. That means I put my dishes in the dishwasher, pick up after myself and try to save her steps where I can. She does the same for me. These seven tips for enhancing your relationships during the pandemic are helpful, but perhaps the simplest thing to remember is to try to make life easier for those you care for. Most people do that naturally,

but during a crisis, we can become very self-involved and forget about those who are closest to us. If you want to enhance your relationships, don’t make things any harder than they already are but be there for your loved ones and express your appreciation. Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., LMFT, is an award-winning therapist and writer. He is a columnist, blogger and the author of seven books, including the newly released “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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repairs. Measure M will provide these schools with resources to make critical updates and better prepare students for a changing world. Measure M projects include upgrading STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) classrooms, improving classroom technology and student internet access, improving Americans with Disability Act accessibility, repairing leaking roofs, pipes and plumbing, and increasing renewable energy, including solar. Measure M comes with ironclad taxpayer protections, including requiring a rigorous Independent Citizens Oversight Committee, qualifying for state matching funds, prohibiting funds from being used for administrators’ salaries or benefits, and guaranteeing that all bond money will be spent locally, not taken by the state for use elsewhere. Our community prides itself on taking care of each other and coming together to support those in need. Today it’s our schools that need help. At long last, let’s prepare them for whatever the

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he COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on our community, especially our schools. Teachers and staff have been forced to find new ways to educate. From this challenge, we have all learned a valuable lesson: Crises don’t wait, and we must stay prepared for any emergency. We now have the opportunity to improve our schools and make them better prepared for the future. Remarkably, Goleta Union School District has not had a local school improvement bond since 1996. Brandon, El Camino, Ellwood, Foothill, Hollister, Isla Vista, Kellogg, La Patera, Mountain View and Goleta Family elementary schools all need

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future may bring. Let’s ensure that, no matter the circumstances, our children receive the best education possible. As an accountant and by nature a very frugal person, I almost never support bond issues but have made an exception in this case. Education is the key to solving and preventing so many of our society’s challenges, and Measure M will be key in assuring that the children of our community receive a quality education. Our schools are our most valuable public resource. Let’s guarantee they remain that way. Vote Yes on Measure M. Tony Vallejo Former Goleta City Council member, board president of United Boys and Girls Club, certified public accountant

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ear voters, If you are looking for a congressman for our 24th District who will protect our freedoms and represent our whole district, he is Andy Caldwell. Andy is a common-sense candidate, not a career politician. He will not defund our police or support free college or support Prop. 15, the largest tax increase in California history. He will keep our borders secure and protect all of our constitutional rights. Please vote today for Andy Caldwell. Thank you. Ann Edmonston Santa Barbara

Don’t choose Biden and nationdestroying agenda

continue to do? Do you want a socialist-progression takeover of our people and nation? H.T. Bryan Santa Barbara

Vote ‘no’ on Cold Spring’s L2020

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am a Montecito taxpayer who recently became interested in the school’s leadership’s request to pass another bond, L2020. After reading about it and doing my own research, I have major questions AND concerns. There is little transparency, so you have to dig deep to get information. I also just received my property tax bill with the two previous Cold Springs bonds listed that we are still paying for. Why is the list of wants and needs to L2020 essentially the same as C2008? What was the C2008 $2.4 million spent on, and WHY did they not have the required oversight committee to ensure the taxpayers’ money was spent appropriately? It is very unsettling what has been happening behind closed doors in the board meetings. What I have learned recently is that there are many people afraid to voice their concerns, and only a few who are brave enough to come forward and be the voice for the ones who are silenced. Please vote “no” on Measure L. Also, please write in Amanda Rowan for the Cold Spring governing board. She has disclosed many essential facts on the misuse of C2008 bond money, and would be a great asset to get Cold Springs School back on the right path. S. Cohen Montecito Editor’s note: Amanda Rowan told the News-Press she is not seeking a seat on the Cold Spring school board.

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eventy-seven-year-old Joe Biden is being used and programmed. He is a useful fool and Trojan horse that is being used to fool the voters, to open the gate to let in radical Democrat progressive socialists, respecting their radical nation-destroying agenda. He has stated that he will be the most “progressive president” in history, while holding in the company of socialist Bernie Sanders. The Democratic Party’s Biden-Sanders “Unity Task Force Agenda,” the 110 pages of radical socialist goals — read it before you vote today. Sen. Kamala Harris is the failed presidential candidate and Mr. Biden’s choice for vice president. Check her stated presidential progressive-socialist agenda. The first-term senator is considered the most progressive liberal in the Senate. She would be a heartbeat away from being the president. Is she really qualified to step in as president? What are Joe Biden’s and especially Sen. Harris’ positions respecting: packing the Supreme Court; socialism and market capitalism; the out-of-control, $28 trillion national debt; the threats of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and radical Islam? How specifically would they resolve the COVID-19-20 pandemic? What would they do that President Trump has not done and will

for the three candidates of your choice in the Santa Barbara Unified race this November. There is no race that is more important than this one. The welfare of 14,000 children is at stake.

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he Santa Barbara Unified School District school board race may be the most important race on today’s ballot. Unfortunately, many longtime residents are not even aware that they vote in this race. It can be confusing. Are you in the Goleta Union School District (which is for elementary schools)? You’re also in the SBUSD — for secondary schools! Montecito Union, Cold Spring districts for elementary schools? You’re also in the SBUSD, again for secondary schools! Hope School District (another elementary school district)? You, too! You’re in SBUSD for secondary schools. Education issues have dominated the news for the past two months — and rightfully so. Santa Barbara Unified elementary and secondary schools are closed, and families and children are hurting. The Coalition for Neighborhood Schools is a nonpartisan, bipartisan group of dedicated education advocates. We held an unbiased Zoom forum on Sept. 17. To learn where the seven candidates stand on all of the “hot button” issues, view our forum at https://youtu.be/I7SkKewG4Xg. Are you hurting? Vote! Vote

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voted “no” on Cold Spring L2020. Every district resident should read Amanda Rowan’s recent column in the News-Press’ Voices section about the Measure C bond and how the language is the same as L2020. More concerning is the fact that the Cold Spring School board has spent bond money without the required independent oversight committee and that legal counsel advised the board that they could spend money on items not on the Measure C project list, including surveys for another bond and architecture plans for a new administration building. These actions are illegal, plain and simple. This weekend I received a postcard from Taxpayers for Responsible School Spending. I found the organization’s website, ourstudentsdeserve.com to be well-researched and informative. The fact that Yuri Calderon is still an employee after threatening multiple community members is beyond disgusting. He must have something on Superintendent Alzina; this is the only thing that would explain her silence. If the school board continues to ignore this man’s past and his current incompetence, members are complicit in it all. I had already voted, but I wish I had waited. Then I would have known from the postcard to write-in Amanda Rowan for the school board. She clearly does her homework and has the courage to raise important issues many people overlook. Maggie Steinberger Montecito Editor’s note: Amanda Rowan told the News-Press she is not seeking a seat on the Cold Spring School Board.

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SB Unified is speaking gibberish

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anta Barbara Unified School District’s new mission statement: “Prepare students for a world that is yet to be created.” What gibberish! The superintendent justified the change of mission to “keep it simple because the board, administrators and faculty cannot deal with more than 12 words.”

Is SB Unified’s goal to prepare students to be zombies, beggars or entitled nihilists at taxpayer expense? Board President Laura Capps and other board incumbents want illiterate grads basking under solar panels, eating free cafeteria food for life. Vote today for two impressive leaders: Brian Campbell and Elrawd MacLearn. Call a friend because there are 30,000 more votes yet to be cast for these two. If in the Cold Spring District, I’d write in Amanda Rowan. She’s proven her depth of knowledge in her published letters. Jenn Wenquist Santa Barbara

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here are two board seats up for election today at Cold Spring School in Montecito. I started following the happenings up at the school when I noticed the article about the bond in a local newspaper. I never was informed, asked, questioned about the bond. And, I may add, I was never asked to support or vote for it. Let me be clear I am voting No on L2020. I immediately posted a picture of the announcement about the Cold Spring School bond. A funny thing happened. I had a large number of people and staff contact me. Some were wanting to remain anonymous but willing to help. Most were concerned about retribution from personnel at the school. My inquiry into the bond took on a life of its own. There have been numerous articles written through websites and many local publications including the News-Press. I believe this whole bond issue has been poorly handled from the get-go. I’ve learned a lot about the current board and administration at the school. I feel it’s time to clean house and have a thorough forensic audit done. This is a start on getting some new faces on the board. I have met one person who is very knowledgeable of the education code and board procedures and familiar with Cold Spring School. She has written several articles regarding the current situation at the school. I feel very confident in writing in and supporting “Amanda Rowan.” If you still haven’t voted yet, I highly recommend you writing in Amanda Rowan. Let’s get our school back. Donald E. Miller Montecito Editor’s note: Amanda Rowan told the News-Press she is not seeking a seat on the Cold Spring School.

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easure twice, cut once.” Measure L2020 Let’s pause and measure again … with full transparency. Katie Cusimano Montecito

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ARIES — You’re entering a period of doubt, especially about your love life. You like your relationships and feelings to be clear. You may think a lot about your relationships over the next few days. Are you sure you’ve chosen the right person? Are his or her feelings sincere? Could you live without this person? The next two months will bring you the answers. Don’t forget, no one is perfect. TAURUS — For a month you may have had problems communicating with the people close to you, Taurus. This is nothing to worry about, yet it might make you feel off balance. This is a great day to settle conflicts from the last month or make your feelings clear to other people. Don’t be afraid to play “truth or dare.� Honesty is the best policy. Dare them to be honest with you. GEMINI — Gemini, you tend to live your life vicariously through your partner. Today you may come to the realization that this isn’t healthy for you. You may realize that you give more of yourself than you get back, draining you of energy. In fact, you’re almost completely out. Be selfish today. You need to do something for you for once, and it’s about time! CANCER — Cancer, you see new horizons. It’s possible that the changes you’ve been going through lately aren’t completely finished. You may even have a hard time keeping yourself from running away from it all. Your rebirth will only be complete after you clearly define your desires. Use today to think about what you want. Things aren’t completely clear. LEO — Leo, you hide your emotional needs from others. You need to be able to trust someone in order to share your feeling. They have to guess at your deepest secrets. Today you could save a lot of time in your love life if you just tell your partner what you want out of your relationship or even what you’d like to change about it. Talk about it. Your partner is listening. VIRGO — Today you may want to change some of the moral and social values that get in the way of relationships. After surmounting these kinds of obstacles yourself, and watching others struggle with them, you’ve decided that it’s time to do away with them once and for all. Just be careful to respect the private lives of the people close to you. Not everyone is as openminded as you are! +*#!2 +1$)"$ LIBRA — Libra, the people around you sometimes have a

hard time understanding where you’re going. You’re living in an imaginary world that has little to do with reality. If you decide to stay home and lie around the house, you will have no problems. If you have to go to work, try to be as clear as possible with others. If you don’t, your proposals could fall on deaf ears. SCORPIO — You may have doubts over the next few days, Scorpio. Don’t make any important decisions about your future during this relatively unproductive period. If someone in your professional or personal life asks you to make more of a commitment, you may be tempted to put on the brakes without really knowing why. Wait a while before answering this kind of question. SAGITTARIUS — What are you afraid of, Sagittarius? Is it contact with other people? It’s as if an invisible rope were holding you back from getting close to people, or worse, pulling you back. What’s this about? You’re going through a period that’s closely linked to your past. A failed relationship still haunts you and casts its shadow on the current one. Get rid of the skeletons in your closet! CAPRICORN — It’s very possible that you will want to take a step back today in order to take a closer look at your relationships. Your address book is full of names. Your phone rings off the hook. You receive tons of texts and emails every day. Yet isn’t it funny that you feel alone? It’s time to get rid of the superficial relationships and concentrate on those that really mean something to you. AQUARIUS — If you feel you’ve been looking to the past lately, Aquarius, it’s in order to liberate yourself from it. You may feel like revisiting your childhood or rekindling certain relationships with old friends. But the planets are making you a bit too romantic, and the reality of things will disappoint you. Looking backward isn’t the best way to move toward the future. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be! PISCES — Sometimes your relationships are like magnets, Pisces. When you want to get close, the other person tries to get away from you. When you take a step back, he or she runs back into your life. Human nature is complex. Right now, you’re probably taking a step back, although you haven’t given up completely. This rest will give you time to think about which side of you is the most magnetic.

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Providence School’s two Santa Barbara campuses are open for on-campus learning, and its principals report great attitudes among students and staff. The preschool and elementary campus in the San Roque neighborhood opened late September under a waiver approved by the California Department of Public Health. Its principal, Matthew Knoles, wanted to open to provide better instruction and improved relationships. “We really value relationships. It’s one of our distinctive qualities,� he said. “We also felt it was safe for our school to reopen.� The upper school, which encompasses middle and high schools, opened in the red tier mid-October. Principal Rodney Meadth said he had been planning for reopening since March. “In every parent communication and every leadership meeting, we said we were fully committed to coming back in person everyday, full days as soon as we were given a green light by the state,� he said. It took him months of extra work and tens of thousands of dollars to prepare for a safe reentry. The main facility upgrade was an overhaul of bathroom fixtures for touchless operation. The school installed a camera in each room to broadcast lessons to students over Zoom. Principal Meadth estimates that 5% of students are still learning online. “I think people are glad to be off Zoom and back together. There was apprehension at first, just like when we switched online,� he said. He sees students and teachers smiling under their masks as he oversees campus. A senior even stopped him during the first day back to tell him how grateful he was to be back on campus. Principal Knoles said his students are also thankful. He was worried about enforcing CDC guidelines, but he said kids have adjusted well. “At first, we felt like we had to have a lot of those [reminders]. The younger teachers were talking about ‘airplane arms,’ and we had to reconfigure some of the games and options

“I think people are glad to be off Zoom and back together.� at recess,� he said. “The students have gotten used to it, so we don’t feel like they need any reminders.� He said the teachers have been adaptable as well. “I can’t say enough about our teachers and how hard they’re working. They’re showing a lot of perseverance and grit to teach in these unlikely conditions,� he said. The upper-school teachers have been resilient too. “We had a completely all-in attitude here. We have teachers of a whole range of situations, but they just exhibited such a strong trust in our leadership decisions. They have exhibited great bravery,� Principal Meadth said. “They are turning up to their extra supervision duties. They are pulling extra duty, and they’re not complaining about it. If that were not the case, this would be one big, exhausting difficulty,� he said. When school administrators heard from parents that seniors struggled to find places to take the SAT test, they applied to hold a test day on campus. Principal Meadth said he has gotten inquiries from parents who want to send their students to Providence School, though he doesn’t think the school can accept many and keep classrooms spread out. The lower campus has enrolled new students over the past seven or eight months. “People strongly desire for their students to learn in person,� Mr. Knoles said. He likes greeting families as students get screened for COVID-19 from their parents’ cars and welcoming them onto campus. It took adaptation, but they are now seeing the fruits of their efforts. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: Irvin J. Larson Case Number: 20PR00391 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: Irvin J. Larson A Petition for Probate has been filed by Rebecca A. Player in the SuPERIOR COuRT OF CALIFORNIA, COuNTy OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that Rebecca A. Player be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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: 12/03/2020 at Time: 9:00 a.m., in Dept.: 5, located at SuPeRIoR CouRT of CALIfoRnIA, CounTy of SAnTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, 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: John A. Berryhill Miller & Berryhill LLP 1505 East Valley Road, Ste. B Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (805) 969-4451

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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA INVITATION FOR BIDS The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HACSB) will receive sealed bids for Sewer Line/Clean-Out Project – Phase 1 at Developments CA16-P021-006 and 007 located at 200 West Williams, Santa Maria, CA; until 2:30 p.m. on November 23, 2020 at 815 West Ocean Avenue, Lompoc, CA. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 p.m. on November 30, 2020 via a Zoom Meeting. Proposed forms of contract documents, including plans and specifications, are available on the HACSB website www.hasbarco. org. A pre-bid conference will be held on November 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at 200 West Williams, Santa Maria, CA. OCT 27, 30; NOV 3 / 2020 -- 56509 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002571. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: IMPEND DESIGN, 3419 CALLE NOGUERA, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: DECIE, INCORPORATED, 3419 CALLE NOGUERA, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. STATE OF INC.: CA This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 10/14/2020 by: E31, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jan 01,2020. 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) NOV 3, 10, 17, 24/2020--56533

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002565. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: DARK ART ESOTERICA, 516 E VALERIO, APT. B, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: MELANIE S SAMORA, 516 E VALERIO, APT. B, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103. 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 10/14/2020 by: E31, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: May 15, 2020. 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) OCT 20, 27; NOV 3, 10/2020--56493

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002631. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: SY BARNS, 1797 MISSION DRIVE, SOLVANG, CA 93463, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: ERLING POHLS CONTRACTOR INC., 1797 MISSION DRIVE, SOLVANG, CA 93463. STATE OF INC.: CALIFORNIA. This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 10/22/2020 by: E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Sep 20, 2020. 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) OCT 27; NOV 3, 10, 17/2020--56523

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002431. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: ARI ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5146 MATORRAL WAY, UNIT A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 9 3 1 1 1 , MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 3727, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93130, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: ARION H LARSEN, 5146 MATORRAL WAY UNIT A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111. 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 09/24/2020 by: E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Mar 10, 2020. 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) OCT 20, 27; NOV 3, 10/2020--56492

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002629. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: POSTAL ANNEX BUELLTON, 85 WEST HIGHWAY 246, BUELLTON, CA 93427, MAILING ADDRESS: 3693 VIA GALA, LOMPOC, CA 93436, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: MATHEW CURTO, 3693 VIA GALA, LOMPOC, CA 93436; DEBRA J CURTO, 3693 VIA GALA, LOMPOC, CA 93436. STATE OF INC.: CA This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 10/22/2020 by: E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Oct 19, 2020. 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) OCT 27; NOV 3, 10, 17/2020--56524

APN: 111-120-025 T.S. No. NR-52000-ca U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE. Recorded in accordance with 12 USCA 3764 (c) WHEREAS, on 5/30/2006, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by RAY NISS and EUNICE M. NISS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY as trustor in favor of SEATTLE MORTGAGE COMPANY as beneficiary, and NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. as trustee, and was recorded on 6/8/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0045748, in Book XX, Page XX, in the Office of the County Recorder of Santa Barbara County, California; and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment of Deed of Trust dated 8/25/2016, recorded on 1/9/2017, as instrument number 2017-0001095, book XX, page XX, in the Office of the County Recorder, Santa Barbara County, California; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on 3/4/2020, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of 10/27/2020 is $419,302.20; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of Nationwide Reconveyance, LLC as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 4/19/2017 as instrument number 2017-0018622, book XX, page XX notice is hereby given that on 12/2/2020 at 1:00 PM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Legal Description: THOSE PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE 34 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER OFFICIAL PLAT OF THE SURVEY OF SAID LAND ON FILE IN THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MORE COMPLETELY DESCRIBED IN SAID EXHIBIT “A�. Commonly known as: 245 PRESCOTT LANE, SANTA MARIA AREA, CA 93455 The sale will be held at THE NORTH DOOR OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 ANACAPA ST., SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid an estimate of $419,302.20. For sales information, visit www.superiordefault.com or call 855-986-9342 There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $41,930.22 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $41,930.22 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD field office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $419,302.20, as of 12/1/2020, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Dated: 10/27/2020 By: Jason C. Tatman, Nationwide Reconveyance, LLC U.S. Dept. of Foreclosure Commissioner 5677 Oberlin Dr., Ste 210 San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 201-3590 Fax (858) 348-4976 (11/3/2020, 11/10/2020, 11/17/2020 TS# NR-52000-CA SDI-19704) NOV 3, 10, 17 / 2020 -- 56534

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UCSB breaks ground on $5.25M Arnhold Tennis Center By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

Ground was broken recently for UCSB’s new Arnhold Tennis Center, but the seeds were sown for the facility nearly 30 months ago. The idea for a first-rate tennis stadium was brainstormed during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament when the Gauchos lost a hard-fought, 4-1 match to No. 10 USC at the Trojans’ Marks Tennis Stadium. “It was a really, really good match, and John Arnhold was in attendance,” recalled longtime UCSB coach Marty Davis. “It was shortly after that match that he said out loud, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if UCSB could have a tennis facility like that?’” And then Arnhold and his wife Jody put $5.25 million where their mouths were with one of the largest donations ever made to UCSB athletics. The final red tape was hurdled this summer and shovel was put to ground two weeks ago. “There are so many crazy things going on right now (with the COVID-19 pandemic), something like this is very positive and exciting, and we’re glad we’re underway,” director of athletics John McCutcheon said. “The timetable for construction is eight months, although you never know about delays if we get a lot of unexpected rain.” He has a good view of the project from his second-floor office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building. It is being constructed on the site of the old Rob Gym Courts, located in the middle of an athletic complex that includes The Thunderdome, Campus Pool, Robertson Gym, Pauley Track, the lacrosse and softball stadiums, Caesar Uyesaka Baseball Stadium, and Harder Soccer Stadium. “It’s a nice benefit to have that entire area coming together,” McCutcheon said. “We have another project coming up at the Thunderdome with a basketball practice facility (with new floor on the mezzanine level) and the second phase of chairback seating.” The tennis project will provide six new courts, two refurbished courts, seating for about 300, and an 1,860 square-foot team building which will include locker rooms, storage, and a team lounge. “We can run tournaments from the team room and it’s a place where the kids can study before and after practice,” Davis

said. “Hopefully it will become a community center for tennis. “The facility is going to be super-visible — right off the main bike path, rather than on the edge of campus (like the Rec Center Courts), and next to the Intercollegiate Athletics Building. The training room, and the strength and conditioning center, are also right there.” The Arnholds are more than just donors to the Gauchos. John Arnhold, former chairman of the board for the International Tennis Hall of Fame, volunteers as a coach for the UCSB women’s team. His wife Jody serves as a trustee with the UC Santa Barbara Foundation. Their efforts are giving both the men’s and women’s tennis teams a big boost “onto the national stage,” Davis said. “That’s where we’ve clawed ourselves into some national recognition, and this was a real hurdle for us to clear,” he said of the stadium. “And now we’ve had other alumni and donors jump in to help support the facility, as well, so we’re putting together an enhancement fund that will help us maintain the facility and add features that we couldn’t afford in this initial build.” The timing couldn’t be better. The Gauchos return nearly all their players from last year’s coronavirus-shortened season, including Joseph Guillin, their No. 1 singles player. “Joseph is one of the best players in the country and certainly one of the best on the West Coast,” Davis said. “He was the first Gaucho to ever win the Sectional Championships, which includes players from UCLA, USC, San Diego State and Arizona.” Guillin is taking advantage of a special NCAA waiver and returning for a fifth season after having been named by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as the Southwest Region’s Most Improved Senior last year. His singles ranking rose to as high as No. 8 before winding up at No. 26. “He just made the semifinals of the Southern California Open Sectionals and beat some pretty good players,” Davis pointed out. Guillin won four matches in the event in Costa Mesa, including No. 2 seed Eduardo Nava of Wake Forest, before losing 6-1, 7-6 to USC’s Riley Smith in the semifinals. Smith was on the Trojan team that beat Guillin and the Gauchos in the 2018 NCAAs. Also back are Victor Krustev, UCSB’s No. 2 player last year and the only Gaucho to post a singles

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Ground was broken two weeks ago on UCSB’s new Arnhold Tennis Center, a 300-seat stadium that will feature eight courts and a 1,860 square-foot team building that includes locker rooms, storage, and a team lounge.

win during the 2018 NCAA match at USC, and No. 3 player Alejandro Verdi. “It’s probably our deepest team ever and certainly one of the strongest, from top to bottom,” Davis said. “I sure hope we get to compete.” Although the Arnhold Center won’t be ready in time, the Gauchos are hoping the COVID-19 pandemic won’t interrupt an 18-match schedule that includes such Pac-12 powers as UCLA. “We’re not allowed to travel out of state, but we are getting some out-of-state teams to come here,” Davis said. “Oregon is one of the teams coming to visit. “But what we’re really focusing on now is just starting practice and getting back to school.” Their new year for both will start on Jan. 4. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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UCSB’s new Arnhold Tennis Center will be constructed on the site of the old Rob Gym Courts next to the Intercollegiate Athletics Building.

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Continued from Page A1 selling shaved ice wasn’t going to cut it. “It wasn’t going to stand up on its own,” Mr. Jacobs said. When the News-Press stopped by Hustle & Grind and ParadICE on Monday morning, barista Kelly Adams said some of the shop’s regular shaved ice customers were surprised and a little bit confused when they saw two businesses where there was formerly only one. She said, “Some of the old regulars were like, ‘Oh, are you guys new?’” In Mr. Nold’s opinion, having Hustle & Grind in the same space as ParadICE isn’t too confusing, as it fits in with the modern practice of multiple businesses sharing one location, which is done by local businesses like Cubaneo restaurant, Modern Times Taproom, and Shaker Mill. “I think that concept is now fully accepted, and we thought, “We have the location for ParadICE, and creating two brands, I think people will accept it and it’s not too confusing anymore,” he said. Hustle & Grind first opened to the public on Oct. 15 and for the past two weeks has been going through what Mr. Nold called a “soft opening” without too much public announcement. Mr. Jacobs told the News-Press that quietly

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At left, Hustle & Grind Coffee Company now shares the same location as ParadICE Hawaiian Shave Ice & Ice Cream. Above are baristas Kelly Adams and Julie Lemus. Below, Torrance residents Noah Fleder and Kelly Nguyen visit Hustle & Grind for the first time.

introducing Hustle & Grind made it so they could get employees up to speed before going full blast on promoting the business. “We needed to make sure we had everybody trained and that we were ramped up and ready to go. We feel confident at this point so we’re going to start getting the word out there,” he said. The new coffee shop is managed by Dylan Tighe, who Ms. Adams said has done a great deal of research into finding the best possible ingredients for making coffee and other beverages. Mr. Jacobs referred to Mr. Tighe as a “coffee guru.” “I would give Dylan credit in

a huge way in helping us launch ‘Hustle & Grind,’’ the co-owner said. In the press release, Mr. Tighe stated that Hustle & Grind’s menu offers a blend of classic Italian coffees as well as specialty coffee drinks such as the lavender molasses late. The specialty late, like all Hustle & Grind drinks and ParadICE shaved ice, utilizes house-made syrups. Customers at the Hustle & Grind on Monday morning were pleased with the new coffee shop. Santa Barbara resident Samantha Benson said that she far prefers local mom-and-pop coffee shops to chains like Starbucks, so

Hustle & Grind is a welcome addition. Having been a customer of ParadICE, seeing it share a location with a coffee shop was a “pleasant surprise.” Torrance resident Noah Fleder was up in Santa Barbara for the day and tried Hustle & Grind’s avocado toast which he said was in “the top 10 avocado toasts” he’d had in his life. Hustle & Grind is currently offering a free cup of coffee to anyone who signs up on its website www.hustleandgrindcoffee.com. The shop is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. email: jgrega@newspress.com

‘Even with one theater open in Goleta and Santa Barbara, we’re struggling to sell the screens’ THEATERS

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variety, but it doesn’t pull people in like a new release. “We’re dependent upon the films in the marketplace,” Mr. Corwin said. He hopes “The Croods: A New Age,” set to release Nov. 25, will attract families back to the cinema. He says the current releases haven’t been family-friendly. “Around 80% of the films that were scheduled for this year were pushed to next year, so if we can get to a normal place, there will be plenty of film product next year,” he said. In an effort to control costs, the theaters are open under limited hours. They will be closed today because of the election. “Even with one theater open in Goleta and Santa Barbara, we’re struggling to sell the screens,” he said. But concession sales have aligned with pre-COVID consumer habits. And people have been renting out theaters for private showings. “We just hope people will come out and reintroduce themselves to coming to the movies,” Mr. Corwin said. “It may not be huge blockbusters, but we’re doing everything we can to identify and provide new content.” Theatergoers can sign up for weekly newsletters to get updates about releases. Mr. Corwin says he tries to inform viewers, as many films haven’t spent much on

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Metropolitan Theatre’s Fiesta Five location at 916 State Street is one of its two open cinemas. The theatre chain has not been profitable amidst shelved movie releases, says David Corwin, president of Metropolitan Theatres.

marketing this year. “We’d certainly love people coming out to support our business and our employees to help get through this period,” Mr.

Corwin said. Monday, AMC Theatres reported a 90.9% drop in revenue. It intends to sell up to $47.7 million of Class A common

stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filed earlier Monday. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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walk-up location at Oak Knolls Shopping Center directly in front of the State Farm Office across the parking lot from Coast Hills Federal Credit Union, 1108 E. Clark Ave., Santa Maria. Santa Barbara has six different drop box locations: an accessible and walk-up drop box at the County of Santa Barbara Administration Building, 105 E. Anapamu St. (Anacapa Street entrance); an accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at the County of Santa Barbara Elections Main Office, 4440-A Calle Real; an accessible and walk-up drop box at the

Eastside Branch Library, 1102 E. Montecito St.; an accessible, drive-up and walk-up drop box at MacKenzie Park, 3111 State St. (corner of State and Las Positas); an accessible and walkup drop box at San Andres Hardware, 635 W. Micheltorena St. (corner of San Andres and Micheltorena); and an accessible and drive-up drop box at Santa Barbara City College (West Campus Drop-Off), 721 Cliff Drive. Santa Maria also has six drop box locations: an accessible and walk-up drop box at Atkinson Park, 1000 N. Railroad Ave.; an accessible, drive-up and walk-up drop box at Joe Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway (parking lot); an accessible and walkup drop box at Minami Community Center, 600

W. Enos Drive; an accessible and walk-up drop box at the Santa Maria Animal Center, 548 W. Foster Road; an accessible and walk-up drop box at Santa Maria Elks, 1309 N. Bradley Road; and an accessible, drive-up and walkup drop box at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St. (City Library Parking Garage). The Santa Ynez Valley has one accessible and walk-up drop box at the Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA, 900 N. Refugio Road. Finally, Solvang has one accessible, driveup and walk-up drop box at Solvang Veteran’s Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Drive (parking lot near Library drop box). email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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3.5’ 5.4’ 3.3’ 5.2’

2.6’ 0.3’ 2.9’ 0.4’ 3.1’ 0.5’

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 79/51/s 86/54/s 68/29/s 81/37/s 79/73/s 78/52/s 87/54/s 62/50/pc 79/50/s 87/63/s 65/28/s 79/48/s 67/50/pc 78/47/s 72/54/pc 88/61/s 76/59/s 95/66/s 89/64/s 87/43/s 79/46/s 79/59/s 70/54/pc 75/53/s 89/54/s 77/60/s 69/29/s

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Wind west-southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a west-northwest swell 1-3 feet at 18 seconds. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS RAFAEL MALDONADO / NEWS-PRESS

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

68/46/s 52/48/s 65/51/s 76/57/s 74/45/s 78/58/s 82/75/c 66/46/s 58/50/s 63/49/s 93/64/pc 66/56/c 74/53/pc 71/46/s 63/53/sh 65/49/s

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 129,960 acre-ft. Elevation 729.64 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 26.5 acre-ft. Inflow 17.6 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -140 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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WORLD CITIES

Today 6:22 a.m. 5:04 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 9:07 a.m.

First

Nov 21

Wed. 6:23 a.m. 5:03 p.m. 8:01 p.m. 10:04 a.m.

Full

Nov 30

Today Wed. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 57/28/pc 57/33/pc Berlin 55/42/pc 50/39/c Cairo 78/62/pc 78/67/pc Cancun 82/76/t 82/77/t London 50/35/r 51/36/s Mexico City 69/43/pc 73/42/pc Montreal 36/27/pc 44/39/pc New Delhi 85/57/pc 85/57/pc Paris 54/37/pc 51/37/s Rio de Janeiro 74/66/s 75/68/t Rome 67/53/pc 67/52/pc Sydney 72/58/s 79/63/pc Tokyo 63/52/sh 61/53/s W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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