Santa Barbara News-Press: September 23, 2020

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Back in the saddle Annual SLOPOKE Art of West event this weekend at Flag Is Up Farms

Audit: UC wrongly admitted students UCSB among four UC schools that conducted inappropriate admissions

By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Four University of California schools were found to have unethically admitted 64 students between 2013 and 2019 that favored wealthy or well-connected students over others, according to a state audit released Tuesday.

UCSB is found to have enrolled four students as student-athletes inappropriately after the auditors conducted research into at least six sports teams on the campus.

UCSB did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The report, which was conducted by California State Auditor Elaine Howle, reviewed admissions practices at UCSB, UCLA, UC San Diego and

UC Berkeley, finding that the campuses failed to evaluate students fairly and to develop adequate and standardized admissions processes.

Of the total 64 students to be enrolled improperly, UC Berkeley admitted 42 of them, 13 of which as student-athletes.

Additional information also revealed that most of the improperly admitted students were white, and at least half of them came from families who earned at least $150,000 per year.

“By admitting 64 noncompetitive applicants, the university undermined the fairness and integrity of its admissions process and deprived more qualified students of the Please see admissions on A6

SB County still in purple tier Current conditions qualify for red tier, though case rates must continue for another week

By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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The 10th annual SLOPOKE Art of the West event will be held this weekend at Flag Is Up Farms, 901 E. State Route 246 in Solvang. Among the art that will be featured is “The Irish Cowboy,” shown here.

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

SLOPOKE Art of the West Exhibition and Sale will have its 10th annual show in a safe and socially distanced way from Friday through Sunday at Flag Is Up Farms, an openair ranch in Solvang.

The live art show celebrates the American

West, its scenery, wildlife, ranch life and history and offers guests an opportunity to meet the artists.

The event begins with an artist reception and awards ceremony from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the 100-acre thoroughbred horse ranch located at 901 E. State Route 246 in Solvang.

Three prominent artists will unveil their most recent sculptures to the public at SLOPOKE. They are Errol Gordon, Dino Mehaffie and Pat Roberts.

Each piece will be a new limited-edition bronze fresh from the foundries.

Mr. Gordon’s piece is titled “Conchita,” a sculpture of Conceptión Cintrón Verrill, who Please see ART on a4

EFP takes a deep dive into residential economy

By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITERS

Most every industry in the United States, and even worldwide, have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus.

And yet, while those industries continue doing what they can just to make ends meet, there is one market doing substantially well during this time: the residential real estate market.

“I feel a little conflicted because we are so busy and I acknowledge that there are so many industries that are suffering,” said Karen Chackel, vice president and county manager at First American Title.

Ms. Chackel was one of three speakers to address the big boom the real estate market is seeing, especially here in Santa Barbara, during UCSB’s Economic Forecast Project virtual forum hosted by Dr. Peter Rupert.

“I honestly have not seen this type of boom, instant boom, in this market since 2005, and it’s all aspects in the market,” Ms. Chackel said.

When COVID first hit in midMarch, Ms. Chackel remembered that she was given a directive to send 70% of her staff across the country to work from home.

While that was going on, Ms. Chackel experienced something she never had before despite the multiple recessions she has been through in her time working in the field.

“I had never seen an instant stop to the market,” she said.

“We actually lost 50% of all of our transactions that were in the pipeline, so that was pretty horrific. All I could see on the horizon was massive layoffs in all aspects of the industry.”

They were all worried about what was going to happen in the coming weeks.

Then, the boom.

“Come toward the end of May, it was like a boom. It was like somebody turned on the faucet,” Ms. Chackel said.

While housing sales were dormant in March, April and May, refinances were still happening across the board.

Oddly enough, 2019 was already one of the best financial years locally in the real estate market, and 2020, while it might not reach that high, is also still doing very well.

That doesn’t mean, however, everything has been easy over the last six months.

Some of the big changes meant going to digital on everything, even

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difficult things like notary signings.

Renee Grubb, owner of the Montecito-based real estate firm Village Properties, highlighted how at the beginning of the pandemic, no one was interested in purchasing a house, in large part because of the virus.

“A lot of properties were falling out of escrow. A lot of sellers were pulling their houses off the market as well. Buyers were concerned about looking at properties and sellers were nervous having people in their homes,” she said.

Knowing this, Ms. Grubb quickly implemented new safety precautions for showing properties and conducting real estate transactions to reduce any risk of virus spread and help buyers and sellers feel more safe.

And even as restrictions get lifted, she and her team remain committed to sticking to those safety precautions.

“Our protocol, our guidelines have really not changed. I think that it’s important for everyone to know that, you know, we’re continuing to do all the proper things out there to show property,” Ms. Grubb said.

She added that she is not sure why the boom took place, but she was “thankful,” and said she

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Renee Grubb, owner of the Montecito-based real estate firm Village Properties, was among those who participated in the most recent UCSB Economic Forecast Project webinar. She highlighted the highs and lows of the real estate market during the COVID-19 pandemic.

thinks it was fueled by people wanting to leave the cities.

Last August, Ms. Grubb noted that there were 107 closings.

This August, 200 total homes and condominiums were able to be closed.

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Santa Barbara County’s COVID-19 conditions currently qualify for the red tier, the second lowest of the state’s four-tier colorcoded system.

However, these conditions must remain in the county for another week before the county changes from the lowest purple tier, signifying “widespread” COVID-19 transmission, to the red tier signifying “substantial” transmission.

During an update at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Santa Barbara County Public Health Director Van Do-Reynoso reported that much of the county is experiencing a downward trend in new COVID-19 cases.

Though localities like Santa Maria and Lompoc have started to experience this decrease in new cases, there is a slight uptick in areas like Goleta, Isla Vista, and Santa Ynez, Dr. Do-Reynoso said.

From the week of Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, Santa Barbara County’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases per day per 100,000 people was 6.5, and its positivity rate 4.3%. Under the state’s color-coded, four-tier system, the former metric ranks under the red “substantial” tier and the latter under the secondbest orange tier, signifying “moderate” transmission.

Despite this, a county’s tier ranking is based on whichever metric is most severe, and a county can only change tiers once it has been in a less restrictive tier’s conditions for a minimum of two weeks.

According to Dr. Do-Reynoso, if these conditions hold or improve, Santa Barbara would enter the red tier on Sept. 29. Santa Barbara County would have to be assigned to the red tier for 14 days before schools can reopen, making Oct. 13 the earliest possible date for this to happen.

As of Monday, Santa Barbara County has had a total of 8,930 cases with 8,669 of them

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Fifth District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino participated in Tuesday’s meeting via Zoom video chat due to a member of his staff testing positive for COVID-19. Though he said he tested negative, he was asked to quarantine and not attend the meeting personally.

recovered. The 141 active cases are still infectious, and 23 of them are currently hospitalized with five in the Intensive Care Unit.

The county Public Health Department announced 25 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. One additional COVID-related death was announced. The victim was over 70, had underlying health conditions and resided in the unincorporated area of Goleta.

With a total 111 COVID-19 deaths, Santa Barbara County’s death rate is about 1.2%.

According to a press release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, all but one of the inmates in the Santa Barbara County Jail who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered.

The remaining COVID-19 positive inmate is being medically isolated in a negative pressure cell.

A total of 84 inmates tested positive for COVID-19, including seven who contracted the virus before being booked and 77 who contracted COVID-19 within the facility, authorities said.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

City approves amendments to storm water requirements

Forest Service extends state-wide campsite and picnic area closures

Chuck’s Waterfront Grill and Endless Summer Bar Cafe close permanently

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK

resources we’re trying to protect,â€? Mr. Benson still impaired, so just doing the same thing said. we’ve always done is not sufficient enough,â€? he Mayor Pro Tempore Kristen Sneddon said. “I don’t really think from a development The Santa Barbara City Council addressed the city’s status on the impaired standpoint for downtown‌ It’s not about the unanimously approved the proposed water bodies list, and said the amendments dollars; it’s about the space, and the space is at amendments to post-construction storm already represent compromise. a minimum. I just hope we keep an eye on this water requirements in the city’s storm water “There’s been an unfair burden to and watch from that perspective.â€? discharge permit. residences mitigating this runoff from the hill In addition, the council unanimously City staff will now prepare and submit an side,â€? she said. “This new flexibility allows that approved the $160,000 transfer from the application to the Central Coast Regional burden to be shared throughout the city. There Constituent Relationship Management project Water Quality Control Board to allow the new are a good many people, community members to the city website replacement project. development and redevelopment projects. and residents in our city who will be eased by The prioritization of the new website project Cameron Benson, the Creeks Division these changes. will allow for improvements in accessibility,

By JOSH GREGA CHRISTIAN WHITTLEthe project description, Brekkies by Chomp, and Mortensen’s Danish Bakery. bara Front Country trails and accesswe roads. manager, presented “If we’re incentivizing development, have provide a genuine multi-lingual experience NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER WS-PRESS STAFF WRITER The initial lease for the Chuck’s and Endless Sum“What we’re seeing a lot of folks are doing is which includes amending the requirements to take care of mitigations for our watersheds. I and establish mobile device optimization. they’re driving alongside the water.� road and just gomer property is 10 years with four, five-year options to to “improve fairness, flexibility and think we can haveup housing and of clean The city will recommence work on the More than 20of years after they first opened, Chuck’s Developed recreation sites in will re- ing Š 2020 Ashleigh Brilliant,extend 117 W. Valerio CAlease.

93101 (catalog $5). www.ashleighbrilliant.com effectiveness,� maintaining theCalifornia current level Council member Jim Jordan the not an order CRM upon the completion the website for hikes up there.

That’s echoed ok. There’s the Santa termBarbara of the Waterfront Grill and The Endless Summer Bar CafĂŠ are inofclosed through May 15 after the USDA For- support, water quality protection, and proposing saying, “I think we need to give this replacement project, which the IT department against hiking trails,â€? said Andew Madsen, U.S. ForMr. Petersen is inheriting the existing lease with permanently Service issuedtoan order extending the closures a chance. modifications tier thresholds.

It’s not lost on me when I’m picking estimates will be in 2023.closed. On the morning of April 30 the wa- only the four, five-year options remaining, with an est Service spokesman.

Paid Advertisement “The more we can design our programs to winners and want losers, winners arego the The last time the restaurant city websiteannounced was updated terfront its closure with a fare- average seasonally ursday. “We just towhen makethe sure if people out they’re adjusted base rent of $23,585 per fit order Santa was Barbara and actually provide water of the hillside district and the losers are was in 2013. well post on its Instagram account.

The issued for the entire Pacific South- areas safely spaced between one another.

If you get to a month. the greatest flexibility parcels.

The post read, “It is with heavy hearts that we anstquality Regionbenefits and itswith 18 National Forests, which in- downtown trailhead andbethere’s just too many you gmccormick@newspress.com Though Mr. Petersen plans to continue running for the city‌ We’re unique — we have special “We may not going backwards, but cars we’rethere,email: nounce we have closed our doors for good. Thank you Chuck’s and Endless Summer in line with its current des the Los Padres National Forest. should find a different area to go to as opposed to tryfor your constant support. The memories will never be operation for a time, the restaurant has upgrades The initial closure order went into effect March 26 ing to get in.â€? forgotten.â€? d was set to expire April 30.

As state and local responses to the coronavirus planned for around the fall. According to the agenda, Despite the current economic chaos due to the COV- under Mr. Petersen’s business plan the second floor of t applied to recreational use areas such as camp- pandemic continue to evolve, the Forest Service felt ID-19 pandemic, the prospect of Chuck’s and Endless the establishment will be converted into a traditional unds, day use sites and picnic areas. that the situation warranted a two week extension of Summer ceasing operation dates back to before the out- deli cafÊ focused on sandwiches, soups, and salads, The order was issued to discourage large gather- the closures, said Mr. Madsen.

Ms. Machleit and Mr. Anderson break. According to the agenda of a March 24 Santa Bar-our s of people and promote safe social distancing of See endorsements of area 54 candidates, “Atmonth the end with a gourmet grocery selling wine, beer, and were arrested last on of that they’ll evaluate and see where bara City Council meeting in which assignment of the ying more than six feet apart. we’re at and whether or not we’re going to continue prepackaged foods.

For evenings, the second floor will narcotics and firearms charges. including local non-partisan offices. restaurant’s lease to a new operator was the first item, have a full bar and a dinner menu focusing on “adult n the Santa Barbara Ranger District,Authorities 12 camp- seized 605 grams as we need it,� of said Mr. Madsen.

Chuck’s and Endless Summer co-owner Steve Hyslop food and beverages.� unds and picnic areas will people remain closed, includmethamphetamine, 12 order gramscan of be rescinded at any time. If local SANTA MARIA — Two Go to: “This informed the Waterfront Department of his desire to the Rock and severalhealth stolenofficials firearms wereFremont arrestedcampground Tuesday in and Whiteheroin, say it looks like the sky has cleared up The restaurant’s ground floor is proposed to be simand $2,000 in cash during the Aug. the murder and sell the establishment in August 2019. dconnection Rock picnicwith areas. we can rescind the order tomorrow. For right now, we ilar to Mr. Petersen’s Chomp restaurants. Its menu of 25 arrest. disposal a victim does that occurred After receiving the department’s lease assignment burgers, fries, and shakes will cater to families, young The order of Thursday not add to the closures don’t want to extend it out too far. into jail in December 2018, authorities for by Santa Barbara County Republican Party requirements, Mr. Hyslop began searching for a new Paid eady in place for Santa Barbara. While They otherwere ar- booked “We just want to make sure in the next couple of adults, and retirees, and for evenings will be converted on two felony charges, though State ID# 742537 / ID# C00174334 said. buyer and ultimately found it in businessman Aaron like the Monterey Ranger District have closed weeks as we monitor what’s going on that we are takto a “dinner type atmosphere.� were released without bail due Kimberly Machleit, 35, and Petersen, who operates a number of restaurants in Solilheads and forest roads, locals will still have ac- Rule ing the appropriate to Emergency 4, which sets steps along with our state and Donald Anderson, 37, both of vang including Chomp, The Coffee House by Chomp, email: jgrega@newspress.com sSanta to theMaria, many were Santacontacted Ynez Valley and bail Santa Barlocal partners.� and at $0 for all misdemeanor some felony offenses. following the service of search Anyone with information is and arrest warrants just after asked to contact the Sheriff’s midnight Tuesday in the 2200 block of Professional Parkway. Ms. Office tip line at 805-681-4171 or by s #ERTIFIED $ESIGNERS s #ERTIFIED $ESIGNERS visiting www.sbsheriff.org.

Machleit was booked at the Main COURTESY PHOTO Jail on suspicion of murder, with Five people were injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle collision on s &INE #USTOM #ABINETRY s &INE #USTOM #ABINETRY — Mitchell White two felony ehnacements. She is Highway 101 at Cat Canyon Road near Los Alamos. being held on $2 million bail, said s 5NIQUE 3TYLES s 5NIQUE 3TYLES Raquel Zick, spokeswoman for the the area and located the victim, injuries was airlifted via Calstar &INISHES Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s &INISHES who was declared dead at the to Santa Barbara Cottage Department. scene.

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GLANCE 18-29 84 Tuesday on Highway 101 and SANTA BARBARA 57 Cat Authorities said the victim Licensed & Insured CL #604576 Licensed Insured CL&#604576 CONFIRMED OVERALL Canyon Road near Los Alamos, 30-49 183 was murdered in Santa Maria GOLETA 7 Insured CL #604576 — Mitchell authorities 50-69 167White and dismembered before being ISLA VISTA said.

1 Santa Barbara County 13 disposed of at a lake at a golf 70-PLUS 41 CASES OVERALL / THURS. SANTA BARBARA — A Santa GOLETA VLY/GAVIOTA Fire Department crews were course in theTHURSDAY 1400 block of Golf ANNOUNCED Barbara man who was an “early SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 5 dispatched to the area around Course Lane in Nipomo. The releaseâ€? from the Department of LOMPOC 84 COUNTY STATUS arrests come as part of an ongoing 12:08 p.m. on a report of a T-bone DEATHS OVERALL / THURS. Corrections was arrested Tuesday 106were crash, in FED. whichPRISON the vehicles investigation into a missing person LOMPOC AT HOME 75 following the service of a search CABINETS • COUNTERTOPS • DESIGN SERVICES • INSTALLATIONS TESTS TO DATE were assisted by a SANTA SANTA BARBARA — The MARIA 135 involved in a “front-quarter case. Detectives RECOVERED 376 TOParrest 3 IN COUNTIES and warrant, police said.

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by AMR and California Highway remains were recovered from violation of parole, said Lt. Shawn Sandra Edith Escobar Garcia, of Patrol personnel. Of the five a lake on the property. The Hill,MASUDA spokesman for the Santa NICK / NEWS-PRESS GRAPHIC Santa Paula. patients, there were three males identification of the decedent Barbara Police Department.

Authorities said the death does and two females. Two people is pending verification by the The warranty was served not appear suspicious. suffered minor injuries and two Coroner’s Bureau and will Tuesday by the department’s A group visiting the area others suffered moderate injuries, be released once it has been Major Crimes Detectives. No reported one of their members Capt. Bertucelli said. confirmed,� Ms. Zick said. “The additional information was missing at 5:12 p.m. Sunday. Santa All patients were transported suspects and the victim knew each released.

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n a dramatic change after a Lavagnino participated in Tuesday’s meeting dnesday from via Zoomnight videomemo chat due to athe member of his ifornia Police Chiefs Associastaff testing positive for COVID-19. Though n he indicated that Gov. Newsom said he tested negative, he was asked uld be closing and all beaches and to quarantine not attend the meeting tepersonally. parks, the governor indicated In other business, the County board unanimously t only beaches in Orange voted to deny an appeal uld be suffering that fate. filed by the Gaviota Coast Conservancy Bottom line, that and wasCoastal their Ranches Conservancy to approve the Caltrans Gaviota mo. That memo never got to Culvert project, a project to replace an existing ,�culvert Gov. Newsom said at his off of Highway 101 daily in the Canada del ess conference.

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Action): No. the movie “Ferdinand� at 7Gov. p.m. Saturday at the Elks Event President: Donald Trump.

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U.S. House of Representatives, Proposition 18 (Suffrage): No. The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department, 24th District: Andy Caldwell.

Proposition 19 (Taxes): No. the People for Leisure and Youth, Inc. and the Elks Recreation anta Barbara County, State Senate District 19: Gary Proposition 20 (Law Foundation are holding the free event. They will project the film Michaels.

Enforcement): Yes. on a 32-foot inflatable movie screen, according to a news release. y the numbers State Assembly District 35: Jordan Proposition 21 (Housing): No. Online reservations are required at www.cityofsantamaria.

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Proposition 24 (Business): No. — Annelise Hanshaw Proposition 14 (Bonds): No. Proposition 25 (Trials): No. Thursday, bringing the county’s are confirmed COVID-19 positive. al to 495. er than in person.

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Among the art that will be unveiled is Dino Mehaffie’s “Spur Check,” a sculpture depiction of a contemporary rancher checking his spurs while looking for the mail.

was a famous Chilean-born female bullfighter of the 20th century. Conchita defied, in dramatic fashion, the Spanish law restricting matadoras to horse-mount only. Mr. Gordon practices family law in Los Angeles.

Mr. Mehaffie will unveil the sculpture “Spur Check,” a depiction of a contemporary rancher checking his spurs while looking for the mail.

He puts exceptional effort into capturing the body language and facial expressions of his subjects to convey the emotions of the moment.

A California Art Club sculptor whose work was last seen at the 108th Gold Medal Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of Art, Mr. Mehaffie also exhibited at the Autry Museum’s Masters of the American West.

Ms. Roberts remains an active equestrian as well as a sculptor. Her first-hand knowledge of the musculature and movements of the animals she depicts gives them life and spirit.

She will be unveiling the first bronze edition of “Martha,” a beloved donkey owned by friends and known in life throughout the Santa Ynez

Valley for her gentle and loving personality.

Ms. Roberts and her husband, Monty Roberts, are owners of Flag Is Up Farms, which is open to the public.

Additional featured artists exhibiting at this year’s event include 2020 jurist and featured artist Jim Wodark, Janet Allinger, Liz Alvarez, Naomi Brown, Tom Burgher, Gloria Chadwick, Gail Faulkner, Alexi Fine, Melinda Gandy, Carolynne Hawley, Teresa Johnson, Diane Keltner, Simon Lok, Lisa McLoughlin, Tracy Miller, Melody Owes, Denise Rich, Janice Scultz, Phyllis Waltman and Jody Wiggins. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

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opportunity for admission,” the report read.

According to the report, UCSB admitted one student-athlete for which there is no evidence that the applicant ever competed for the team.

In this instance, two coaches, each on different teams, and one father worked together to make this happen.

According to the report, “Coach 1” worked with “Coach 2” to try to admit an applicant who had been denied admission during the normal application process. The applicant’s family were donors to Coach 1’s team and also donated to Coach 2’s team at the same time their child applied for admission.

Coach 2 then requested admittance for the student, which the university found odd.

This prompted an email chain between Coach 1, Coach 2 and the father. In one email, Coach 1 asked the father if the applicant’s high school coach could “put something together” that would demonstrate the applicant’s talent and referred to the admissions process as a “game.”

The email received by the university from the high school coach included little to no detail about the applicant’s athletic skill, instead focusing on his “personality.”

UCSB then admitted the applicant as an athlete, despite never receiving any additional evidence of their athletic qualifications.

Although UCSB and UC Berkeley are two of the schools which had established policies for reviewing the talent of prospective student-athletes, Ms. Howle said in the report they judgmentally selected 10 athletes at each of the campuses to determine whether the campus had verified talent before admitting the student.

“Neither campus was able to provide evidence proving the campus had actually performed this talent review,” the report read.

In total, 22 of the students improperly enrolled were labeled unfairly as studentathletes. The report did not make any mention that these enrollment practices were connected with the Varsity Blues scandal in 2019.

In that scandal, 53 people were found to have been involved in coercing better test scores, bribing college officials and admitting students who

did not meet the university’s requirements.

UCLA was one of the schools caught in the Varsity Blues scandal, prompting the school to make changes to their process.

“However, despite the implementation of these additional safeguards, none of the campuses have fully addressed the gaps in their athletics admissions processes,” the report said.

UCSB has updated its policies to require that a committee composed of faculty and admissions staff review talent documentation for all prospective student-athletes, increasing the independence of the talent verification process.

It has also implemented a process for checking the donation history related to all applicants to whom they are considering offering admission.

Still, the report calls for much more stringent guidelines for all schools.

“However, we observed that donations that were connected to inappropriate admissions also occurred after applicants were admitted. … Until the campuses address this gap, they risk further abuse of their admissions processes, which undermines the credibility of the university and the integrity of the admissions process,” the report said.

“Most troubling is that the Office of the President has not established a minimum set of systemwide protocols and procedures to protect against impropriety, despite having evidence that the campuses’ admissions processes are susceptible to inappropriate activity.”

The UC System responded to the report stating that it is committed to the integrity of the admissions process, saying the report “identified important issues that will help us in addressing any ongoing problems.”

“I have zero tolerance on matters of integrity, and will do everything I can to ensure inappropriate admissions do not happen on any of our campuses.

To that end, I appreciate the State Auditor’s assistance in providing the relevant underlying data and information supporting the audit’s conclusions. The University will then be able to take additional appropriate action as necessary and maintain the highest standards in our admissions processes,” said Michael V. Drake, president of UC Regents. email: jmercado@newspress.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Former San Marcos ball boy relishes new role as head baseball coach

By MARK PATTON NEWS-PRESS SENIOR WRITER

Wesley Ghan-Gibson had no regrets when he hung up his cleats as captain of the Cal State Northridge baseball team 15 months ago.

“I felt like I’d put in all the work I could and left everything on the field,” said Ghan-Gibson, a former three-sport star at San Marcos High School. “I did everything possible to be the best player I could be.

“I wasn’t anxiously wishing that I had done this or had done that. I was at peace with it.”

But he’s now grabbed onto a different piece of the national pastime as the new head varsity baseball coach at his alma mater.

Ghan-Gibson, 24, was named this week to succeed Jacob Pepper, who stepped down last month after seven years as San Marcos’ head coach.

“It’s a dream job for me,” GhanGibson said. “I live only about two minutes away from the school.”

His connection to the Royals began as a third grader when his father, Brian Gibson, volunteered as an assistant coach with their football team. San Marcos got his son as a ball boy in the bargain.

Ghan-Gibson once described the sports fields as “a haven” for both of them after his mother, Vangie Ghan, died of cancer in 2006. He eventually became San Marcos’ starting quarterback in football, shortstop in baseball, and power forward in basketball.

Coaching, however, wasn’t “necessarily the end goal for me” after he graduated from CSUN in 2019 with a degree in psychology.

“It sort of just came upon me,” Ghan-Gibson said. “I came home from school last summer and coach (Jason) Fowle called and asked if wanted to come out and coach some football.

“Then a little later, coach Pepper called and asked, ‘Hey, you want to coach baseball?’ It was one of those things that just kind of fit, and it felt good doing it. So here I am.”

Ghan-Gibson and his father coached San Marcos’ junior varsity baseball team last spring.

He also joined Pepper in the varsity dugout whenever the JVs didn’t have a concurrent game.

“I feel pretty lucky to be in this spot, just starting out as a coach, and yet I feel old in baseball,” he said. “I’ve been in the trenches for the last five years as a player and I definitely don’t feel unprepared for this.

“Only the fund-raising part of it is new to me.”

Ghan-Gibson played two

seasons of shortstop at SBCC, earning All-Western State Conference First-Team honors.

He played both second and third bases at CSUN in 2018, but spent most of his senior season as the Matadors’ starting first baseman.

He ranked eighth in the Big West Conference in 2019 with a team-best seven home runs. He capped his career with a homer on Senior Day against national power Cal State Fullerton.

Ghan-Gibson also felt empowered as one of CSUN’s team captains. He considered it to be a good training ground for a coaching career.

“You’re basically the players’ coach,” he said. “The coaches would involve you in so many decisions. ‘What do you think we should do here? Who do we need to talk to? Who needs to be pushed?’

“It was an early test for me.

Getting that kind of experience on that level was really cool.”

He also expects to put his psychology degree to good use.

“I enjoyed it as a major and it’s actually helped me out as a coach already,” Ghan-Gibson said. “I’m able to connect with different types of kids. They’re not all the same — kids don’t come from the same cookie cutter, for sure — and I think knowing that has helped me a lot.”

San Marcos athletic director Abe Jahadhmy has already surrounded him with a veteran staff. Royals’ alum Morgan Moore, who began coaching baseball at San Marcos during Ghan-Gibson’s freshman year, will continue working with the team.

“Morgan has been here for nine years and he’s really the glue of the program,” Ghan-Gibson said.

“He gets stuff done and he’s really excited to be continuing that role for us.”

Former Westmont College infielder Steve Hardesty, who served as an assistant coach for the Warriors as well as at SBCC, Moorpark, and Ventura Colleges, will be joining them in the Royals’ dugout. Hardesty and GhanGibson worked together this summer in the Coastal Cubs youth baseball program that is operated

by Tom Myers, the area scout supervisor for the Chicago Cubs.

“We really gelled together this summer,” Ghan-Gibson said. “I asked him, ‘Hey, if I get this job, will you do it with me?’ He said, ‘Absolutely! Let’s get it done.’”

Myers has also agreed to help the team as an advisor, Jahadhmy said.

“We put a lot of work in this summer with the Coastal Cubs

Wesley GhanGibson, a former San Marcos High baseball star who also played at SBCC and CSUN, was introduced this week as the Royals’ new head varsity baseball coach.

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when we were allowed to, and 70% of the program were San Marcos kids,” Ghan-Gibson pointed out.

“They’re continuing to grow and meshing well.

“We have a good group coming back at San Marcos. They were young last year and they really seem to be growing up a lot. It’s super-exciting.”

The Royals were 5-3-1 and 1-01 in the Channel League, having battled highly ranked Santa Barbara to a 1-1 tie, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought a sudden end to last season.

Of the team’s top 11 players, five were only sophomores and three were juniors. San Marcos is returning all six of its pitchers

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Charles passed away peacefully next to his wife Priscilla of 57 years. He was born in Fremont, Nebraska and moved to California with his family when he was a young boy.

He eventually landed in Santa Barbara where he attended La Cumbra Junior High and Santa Barbara High School. He then served in the U.S. Air Force. Upon retiring from the service he worked in the dairy business for over 40 years including Petan, Arden and Golden Coast Dairies.

Charles enjoyed traveling, golf, playing cards with family and friends.

Charles is survived by his wife, many nieces and nephews, and preceded in death by his parents Mary and Irwin Reid, two nephews and two nieces.

At his request, there will be no services.

Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapels

Wathne, Sigurd R.

Date of Birth - October 3, 1926 Date of Death - September 7, 2020

“Sig” passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Santa Barbara, California, on the evening of September 7, 2020.

A retired Electrical Engineer, Sig was known as a family man, community volunteer and co-founder of Sikama International, Inc., which he and his son Kail started in the family’s garage in 1982. Everyone liked to ask Sig about how they chose the name Sikama, which sounds like it has Japanese origins but it does not. He would proudly inform them that the name resulted from a clever combination of two letters taken from each of the three names of Sig, Kail and Mariellen (his wife), or Si-Ka-Ma. Sig came from a strong Norwegian heritage of both parents but was actually born in Los Angeles, CA and thus had dual citizenship. His family moved back to Mandal in Norway in 1933 during the Great Depression in order to find an easier life with family relatives. He survived the Nazi occupation of Norway during WWII, and as a young lad got his start in radio operation and served in the Norwegian Merchant Marines as a radio officer. He eventually made his way back to the states where he later met and married Mariellen—the love of his life—in California, with his career advancing in the direction of the radio electronics industry. Later they settled in Santa Barbara and together raised 2 boys, Kail and Jarl, while Sig worked with various companies in the industry, eventually breaking out on his own with Kail.

After enjoying the challenges of running a family business in the hybrid microelectronics industry for 32 years, serving as the President and CEO of Sikama, Sig officially retired in 2014 at the age of 88. Sig was also a Rotarian of 38 years and served on various Rotary, Elks, and Water boards throughout the community. He was a long time Ham Radio Operator and member of the local Amateur Radio Club. His grandsons have fond memories of their Grandpa Sig helping them build crystal radio sets and also how he magically transformed into being the perfect Santa Claus during Christmas time—when he volunteered to suit up in red and white with his dashing white hair and beard.

Sig thoroughly enjoyed his family, participating in the Boy Scouts and the Seashells with his sons and later hosting many barbeques and pool parties not only for his local grandchildren, but visiting nieces and nephews from Norway with their families. He was immensely proud of starting a business with Kail and with Jarl becoming a ENT doctor with a successful medical practice back east. He went on to write a book he called “Sig” and dedicated it to Mariellen, in celebration of their life together and 60 years of marriage.

Sig is preceded in death by Mariellen (2010). He is survived by his two sons Kail (Lori) Wathne and Dr. Jarl Wathne and grandsons Reese, Curtis and Garrett Wathne; and his brother Carl in Norway along with his many nieces and nephews and their children.

Because of Covid-19, no memorial is planned at this time.

TOPHAM, Richard Holroyd, Sr. Richard “Dick” Topham, Sr., 89, died September 17, 2020, with his children by his side in Carpinteria, Ca. A graveside service for Richard will be held in the coming weeks at Carpinteria Cemetary in Carpinteria, Ca. Richard was born October 7, 1930, in Port Washington, NY to William and Marion Topham. Richard grew up in Long Branch, NJ, graduating from Long Branch High School in 1948.

Richard married Rosemary M. Guzzi in 1953. They had a wonderful marriage for over 60 years before Rosemary’s passing in 2013.

Richard was in the Military Army Reserves from 1950-1954, and from 1954-1956 Richard was a Korean War Veteran in the Army stationed at NATO Southern Europe.

Richard stayed in the Army Reserves until 1958. After the military Richard received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from Monmouth University in 1962.

Richard worked at EAI with analog computers from 1956-1967 in New Jersey and at Control Data with digital computers from 1967-1977 in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

Richard’s most significant achievement was his acceptance of Analog Computer Systems

by NASA’s 1966 Space Program. In 1977, Richard and Rosemary moved to California where he was founder and president of Location Sound Corporation and Professional Sound Corporation in Los Angeles, Ca. Richard worked side by side with Rosemary for over 25 years growing and expanding the professional audio industry. Richard revolutionized the professional film and TV audio industry with his innovative ideas for which he received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Lifetime Honorary Membership in the Cinema Audio Society.

Richard and Rosemary retired in Carpinteria, Ca to be by the sea. Richard and Rosemary loved to travel together and Richard loved to ski. You could always see Richard on the tennis courts at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club or flying his racing Pigeons. Richard had a lifetime appreciation of music in which he loved to share with family and friends.

Richard Topham is survived by; daughters, Debbie Martel and Ruthann Morrison and sons, Richard H. Topham, Jr and Martin Topham; along with 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Sierra Club.

Arrangements entrusted to McDermott-Crockett Mortuary

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Guadalupe 75/54

Santa Maria 79/54

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including UCSB commit Henry Manfredonia, a senior who batted a team-best .478 last year, as well as lefthander Chase Hoover, a junior who recently committed to TCU. Also back is catcher Joaquin Sandoval, who batted .312 and served as a team captain despite being just a sophomore “They have high expectations, and it’s good to have them as long as they put in the work,” GhanGibson said. “If we emphasize that, and the fundamentals and doing the little things, we have the talent to be able to compete for a Channel League championship every year.”

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Buellton 84/52

Solvang 89/52

Gaviota 74/57

SANTA BARBARA 76/55 Goleta 76/56

Carpinteria 73/57 Ventura 72/58

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Wind northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.

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Wind northwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 2 feet or less with a south-southwest swell 2-4 feet at 15 seconds. Visibility clear.

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Wind southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a south-southwest swell 1-3 feet at 17 seconds.

Visibility clear.

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At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment.

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Laura Wyatt overcame her fear of bees to plant a drought-resistant landscape that attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds at the home in Montecito she shares with her husband, Geof Wyatt, and Jackson, their Labradoodle. It is one of the winners in the 2020 WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest.

Drought-tolerant landscapes earn honors for homeowners

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hen Laura Wyatt turned 50, she decided to do things that would make her uncomfortable. Among them was a fear of bees.

“I balked when a friend suggested I raise them, but then I started a mentoring program called Host a Hive with the Santa Barbara Beekeepers Association and fell in love with them,” said Mrs. Wyatt.

In fact, she and her husband, Geof Wyatt, have removed the lawn at their home in Montecito and replanted it with a droughtresistant landscape that attracts bees, butterflies and

hummingbirds.

It has also been named one of the winners in the 2020 WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest that was launched in the spring to recognize beautiful, water-efficient residential gardens throughout Santa Barbara County.

Other finalists were Bob and Pat Wingate of Carpinteria, Linda JayZivich of Vandenberg Village and Stephanie Poole and her husband Brian Hickey of Santa Barbara.

The Poole-Hickey household won the grand prize and were featured in a Sept. 6 News-Press article that revealed their garden’s selection as America’s Best Front Yard by Better Homes and Gardens.

Each winner received an engraved sandstone sign to display in their garden, which displayed a

have lived in variety of themes, their home plant palettes and on one acre high-efficiency Applications for next year’s for 25 years. irrigation WaterWise Garden Recognition They began methods. They Contest will be available in winter replacing also demonstrate 2021. For more information about their lawn that water-wise the contest, water-wise gardening, areas with gardens can be efficient irrigation and DIY videos, visit natives after lush and colorful, www.waterwisesb.org. the drought attract wildlife hit and they and are low realized how maintenance in much water and maintenance the addition to lowering water bills. grass required.

The local contest was sponsored “It was a long process to let the by the Santa Barbara County Water grass die. We began six years ago Agency and participating water and finished last year. There was providers, which included the city a lot of grass. It looked bad for of Santa Barbara, Montecito Water three years,” said Mrs. Wyatt. “We District, Carpinteria Valley Water originally focused on designing our District and Vandenberg Village garden with non-pollinating plants Community Services District. because of my fear of bees, but now The Wyatts, who share their home with Jackson, a Labradoodle, we have added citrus and stone

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fruit trees as well as pollinating grasses.”

Chuckling as she referred to herself and her husband as backyard farmers, Mrs. Wyatt said, “I also enjoy making homemade jams - plum, peach, pluot, apricot, raspberry and blackberry - and ice cream - peach, plum and lemon and lime sorbet - from the fruit trees.”

The Wingates were also motivated by the California drought to redo their lawn at their home near Heath Ranch Park In Carpinteria. They were participants in the Carpinteria Valley Water District’s WaterWise Landscape Rebate Program in 2017 and completed all of the work on the garden themselves.

“It was quite a process to let the grass turn brown, but we did

it because we’re very conscious of the environment, and we saved a lot of money,” said Mr. Wingate, who is retired after 45 years in the grocery business with Safeway, Vons and Albertsons. His wife worked for the Carpinteria School District before her retirement.

Among the drought-tolerant plants in their garden are Indian paintbrush, Santa Barbara daisies, kangaroo paws, sages and salvias.

In addition to native vegetation, they also utilize rain barrels to capture water on site and rarely need to irrigate.

“We particularly enjoy the wildlife that our garden attracts, like the Monarch butterflies that flock to the milkweed plant,” said Mr. Wingate.

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Linda Jay-Zivich of Vandenberg Village designed and maintains her award-winning garden entirely by herself. She has designed similar gardens for friends and has helped several of them win garden contests of their own.

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Ms. Jay-Zivich, who moved into her home at Vandenberg Village nine years ago, designed and maintains the garden by herself.

“I’ve always had a fondness for nature. As a child, my days were spent outdoors in friends’ gardens or hiking and camping in the wilderness, everywhere from high desert to pines and creeks with lush vegetation,” she said. “After moving to Lompoc, I

discovered Vandenberg Village where the soil is sandy. It took a bit of experimenting since we do get some hard frost and rough wind now and then.

“Low water plants are a must.

We have soft breezes most of the year round. The flax grass is constantly swaying in the wind.

It adds movement and life to the garden.”

One of her favorite shrubs is Nandina Gulfstream because “the leaves are a variety of colors ranging from a yellow green to red and dark green. They stay small and are neat and clean.”

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Breath of Heaven shrub is another favorite.

“You can purchase them with chartreuse or dark green branches. I have kept some short to create a groundcover, and others are trimmed like bonsai trees. The tender branches smell a lot like heather when crushed,” said Ms. Jay-Zivich, who enjoys designing her friends’ gardens to be more water-wise and has helped several of them win garden contests of their own.

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ear Abby: I part of the baby’s life in am a mother years to come?) of three Because this may have and happily legal ramifications, discuss married to this with an attorney, who my kids’ father. I am now can guide you in case there seven months pregnant may be visitation issues, with my fourth baby, custody problems, BEST OF but this child is not etc. lurking just my husband’s. My beyond the horizon. husband is a loving Dear Abby: I man and a good talked with one father. My problem of my siblings is, I don’t know how about having a to tell him I’m not joint vacation. He Abigail carrying his baby. suggested all of us Van Buren The man I slept get together with with is married and our spouses and always saying he go on one together. wants to marry me. He We discussed locations has one son with his wife. and had a family meeting I love my kids, and I still to discuss the possibility. love my husband. How can We’re all in our 50s or older, I tell him the truth without and some of us have health tearing my family apart? issues.

— Big Mistake There has always been Dear Big Mistake: Not a lot of bickering between knowing your husband, I some of us because of can’t guess at how he will control issues. I explained react when you break the to everyone that we can news. I’m sure he won’t make our requests for be pleased to hear it. locations, activities, etc., but Regardless, he must be we all need to be willing to told, so do it at a time when give a little. The bickering it’s calm and quiet and you is continuing, and some can discuss it without your unkind things were said children running in and about others. out. I am sure he will have I just want to plan a fun many questions — among vacation and have a good them, whether you plan time, but I’m worried the to continue a relationship negativity will carry over with the child’s father. to the vacation. We are all (Does the man plan to be we have left in this world.

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Our parents died years ago, and since then, one of our siblings has passed away, too. I worry that this may be a last chance for all of us to be together. All but one live within 10 miles of each other, and I’m sad to say we get together only a few times a year. Any suggestions on how to handle this sticky situation?

— In Vacation Mode Dear Vacation Mode: Taking into consideration the family dynamics you have described, it’s wishful thinking to believe you can control the way your siblings relate to each other. The reason they see each other so infrequently may have something to do with the fact that some of them are petty, immature and nasty. My suggestion would be to invite only those siblings who can get along with each other and see the other ones separately.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.

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ARIES — An opportunity to increase your income by working in an artistic or innovative manner could come your way today, Aries. Technologies like film or computer graphics may be involved. You may have doubts about your ability to take this on, but that’s only your insecurity.

Don’t be timid. Have a little confidence in yourself. Consider it all carefully. If it seems workable, go for it!

TAURUS — Circumstances beyond your control may frustrate your desire to get together with a love partner today, Taurus.

Work or family obligations could interfere. If your partner has to beg off, don’t get upset and start doling out blame. This won’t help and could put your friend on the defensive. Plan to meet another day. Absence makes the heart grow fonder!

GEMINI — Family who mean a lot to you can make your home an even warmer and cozier place, Gemini. You’ll probably spend a lot of time fixing it up in order to receive sincere compliments. The only downside might be that your current partner may not be there due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control. Enjoy the visit and invite your family to return when your partner is there, if possible.

CANCER — A long but necessary phone call from a close friend or love partner could come at work today, Cancer. Matters of immediate concern need resolution. You might be uneasy about taking company time, and could even attract some unsettling attention, but you need to have this conversation now. It probably won’t have any long-term negative effects, so do what you have to do.

You’ll feel a lot better.

LEO — Today you might discover a previously untapped talent, Leo, perhaps an artistic gift. This could be thrilling, but it will probably take some getting used to. Your first efforts might be tentative and uncertain, but this is what usually happens when you learn a new skill. Don’t get discouraged yet! Give yourself time. Eventually you’ll probably love what you do.

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LIBRA — Your phone may seem haunted today, Libra. Calls might be filled with static, you could get some phantom rings, or callers may insist they tried to call when your phone never rang. There probably isn’t any supernatural force at work, but it might be a good idea check with your phone company. There could be problems with your equipment.

SCORPIO — A reassessment of your financial goals may be needed now, Scorpio. Some of your expectations may be unrealistic, and you might need to look at them in a more practical light. This doesn’t mean they won’t happen, just that they’re apt to take a little longer than you’d like. Think of it as an opportunity to develop patience.

Rework your budget and hang in there!

SAGITTARIUS — Are you romantically attracted to someone you know through work, Sagittarius? If so, this isn’t a good time to pursue it. You might be wearing your heart on your sleeve a little too obviously. This could be unsettling for your friend, and it might sabotage the results you’re hoping for. Be patient and let the relationship develop. Your feelings could well be mutual!

CAPRICORN — Inspiration for writing, music, drawing, painting, or other creative activities could hover just out of reach today, Capricorn. Great ideas could pop into your head and out just as quickly. The only way to avoid the frustration of missing out on wonderful ideas is to write them down as soon as they come.

Making notes can also stimulate further inspiration. Go for it!

AQUARIUS — Today you could run into an old friend and suddenly see him or her in a different light. A romantic, sensual attraction you never believed possible could suddenly seem overwhelming. Try to gauge if this person feels the same way.

If so, plan a date. Don’t write this possibility off because you’ve labeled this person a “friend.�

PISCES — A current or potential love relationship could hit a snag as you have a clash of wills. If either of you is stubborn, this could turn into an unpleasant power struggle. Try to work out a course of action that creates a win/win situation, so neither of you feels compromised. In this way, the development of your relationship will progress rather than regress.

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Goleta announces ballot drop box locations

District to host ethnic studies forum SANTA BARBARA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Santa Barbara Unified School District will host an ethnic studies community forum next month.

The forum, scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1, will include information from teachers, students and other community leaders about the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new ethnic studies graduation requirement. It will also include a question and answers portion, according to district officials.

The forum will held via Zoom. to participate, visit https:// sbunified.zoom.us/j/94905743050, For more information, visit www.sbunified.org/ ethnicstudies/.

A ballot drop box is located outside of Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, which is one of three ballot drop box locations within the city.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White

Santa Maria provides â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sports in a Bagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to kids at home SANTA MARIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department and People for Leisure and Youth Inc. created a new program called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sports in a Bagâ&#x20AC;? for kids ages four and up, which provides sports kits, Coach Deck cards and more than 50 activity drills.

The program aims to provide a camp-like experience to children from home amid distance learning and social distancing. Parents and caregivers can act as coaches and help kids learn the fundamentals of sports.

The kits are now available for purchase and include things like a new ball, an air pump, disc cones and an instruction manual. Recreation staff members will post online instruction videos with coaching techniques for the materials in the bag each week.

Youth basketball kits are available now for $40 each, catered to kids ages four to six, or seven and up. Soccer and volleyball kits are coming soon.

To reserve a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sports in a Bagâ&#x20AC;? kit, sign up at www. cityofsantamaria.org/register.

Call the Recreation and Parks Department at 805-925-0951 ext. 2260 with any questions. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grayce McCormick

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The city of Goleta has announced the locations for the three ballot drop boxes that will be used for the Nov. 3 general election.

The drop boxes will be located at: Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive; the Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave.; and Southcoast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Road. The ballot boxes will be used to return ballotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directly to the Registrar of Voters. They will be available 24 hours a day from Oct. 5 through 5 p.m. on Election Day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been working with the Santa Barbara County Elections Office to get the ballot drop boxes installed at locations within the City. I am so pleased to see them come to fruition and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for our residents to begin using them.

I want to let everyone know that they are safe, secure, and ADA compliant,â&#x20AC;? Deborah Lopez, city clerk for the city of Goleta, said in a statement.

Goleta residents will be voting for a mayor, two City Council seats and Measure O, which involves changing the mayoral term of office from two years to four years. For more information on the general election, visit www.cityofgoleta.org/elections.

Due to COVID-19, every registered voter in California will receive a ballot in the mail for the upcoming election. Those who are not registered to vote by mail do not need to complete an application to receive a ballot by mail, it will be automatically sent. Ballots will be mailed Oct. 5. In-person voting will be available on a limited basis, city officials said.

The announcement regarding

the drop box locations came on National Voter Registration Day, which was recognized nationwide on Tuesday. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 19. To register online, visit www.registertovote. ca.gov. Paper applications may be available at most U.S. Post Offices, Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters Offices or the Department of Motor Vehicles. To verify voter registration status or update registration information, such as an address or party affiliation, go to www.sbcvote.com.

According to city officials, nearly 75% of county registered voters are already signed up to permanently receive their ballot by mail. For updates on polling places, a general information guide will be available approximately 30 days before the election at https://countyofsb.org/ care/elections/voting/lookup.sbc.

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In total, there will be more than 30 ballot drop boxes throughout Santa Barbara County. To view the complete list, visit https:// countyofsb.org/care/elections/ voting/upcoming/november-3-2020/ drop_boxes.sbc.

Voters are encouraged to take advantage of early in-person voting at the following times and locations: from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Oct. 5, Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 at the Registrarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, 4440 Calle Real from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Friday at your assigned polling place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 2; and all locations from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. For questions or assistance, please call 805-568-2200.

SANTA MARIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The city of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department announced a free, socially distanced recreational programming series this October called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall into Fun,â&#x20AC;? for teenagers in grades seven through 12.

Featured games include Bubble Soccer, Monster Madness Nerf War, Rebel Mission Escape Room Challenge and a Pumpkin Carving Contest.

Students may register for multiple sessions of each outdoor event.

The series kicks off Oct. 2 with a 3-on-3 Bubble Soccer challenge.

Every event will take place outdoors behind the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center at 600 S. McClelland St. Students must pre-register at www.cityofsantamaria.org/ register due to limited space.

The city noted CDC guidelines will be followed and face masks are required to participate.

Call the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department at 805-925-0951 ext. 2260 with any questions. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grayce McCormick

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05",)# ./4)#%3 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LING LI Case Number: 20PR00319 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: LING LI A Petition for Probate has been filed

by QING LIU in the SUPERIOR OF CALIFORNIA, COURT COUNTy OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that QING LIU be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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: 10/15/20 at Time: 9:00 a.m., in Dept.: 5, located at SuPeRIoR CouRT of CALIfoRNIA, CouNTy of SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Po Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107, Santa Barbara â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Anacapa.

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: Gamble T. Parks 222 E. Carrillo Street, Suite 400 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 963-0755 SEPT 9, 16, 23/2020--56337

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME : FBN2020-0002256 The following Fictitious Business Name is being abandoned: TYNDALL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING at 1562 COUGAR RIDGE RD., BUELLTON, CA 93427. MAILING ADDRESS: 932 KENT DR., LEWISVILLE, TX 75067. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed on 05/09/2016 in the county of Santa Barbara. Original file number: FBN2016-0001361. The person(s) or entities abandoning use of this name are as follows: AYAMI C TYNDALL at 1562 COUGAR RIDGE RD. BUELLTON, CA 93427). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on (09/03/2020). I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E31.

SEP 9, 16, 23, 30/2020--56399 STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME, FBN No: 2020-0002022 The following is the Operating Fictitious Business Name from under which the person is Withdrawing from Partnership: SB NATURAL GOPHER CONTROL at 4505 HWY 154, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. The original statement for use of this Fictitious Business Name was filed on 08/15/2019 in the county of Santa Barbara. Original file number: FBN2019-0001898. The person(s) withdrawing from the partnership operating under the use of this name are as follows: ALEJANDRO AVILA TORRES at 4505 HWY 154, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 08/12/2020. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office, Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by E31.

SEP 2, 9, 16, 23/2020--56389

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002359. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: SPINDRIFT ENDODONTICS DENTAL PRACTICE OF PAUL ERBEN, DMD, MSD, PC, 937 E MAIN ST, #204, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454, County of Santa Barbara.

Full Name(s) of registrants: PAUL ERBEN, DMD, MSD, PC, 937 E MAIN ST, #204, SANTA MARIA, CA 93454. 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 09/15/2020 by: E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: JAN 6, 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) SEP 23, 30; OCT 7, 14/2020--56434

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20200002300. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: SB NATURAL GOPHER CONTROL, 4505 HWY 154, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: SALVADOR Z AVILA, 4505 HWY 154, 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 09/09/2020 by: E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: SEP 01, 2019.

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) SEP 23, 30; OCT 7, 14/2020--56436

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Payee Milad Chabok Monica Ramirez Chris Jones Rolando Ventura Marie Kuschmann Sonya Perez Amy Ford Columba Barron Maria Dorado Michael Holguin Jayson Harris David Buratto Amanze Emeziem Roxan Garza Davis Peralta Aaron Sweeney Rosaelia Mendiola Hannah Sugano SEP 16, 23 / 2020 -- 56345

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOAN CORAL FRANKLIN Case Number: 20PR00313 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: JOAN CORAL FRANKLIN A Petition for Probate has been filed by SCOTT D. SHARP in the SuPERIOR COuRT OF CALIFORNIA, COuNTy OF SANTA BARBARA. The Petition for Probate requests that SCOTT D. SHARP be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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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: 10/08/2020 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, Anacapa.

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A custodial services supervisor with the Santa Barbara Unified School District has been accused of sexual crimes against minors, officials said.

On Sept. 12, police arrested Jose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joeâ&#x20AC;? Reyes Arroyo, 48, of Santa Barbara. Mr. Arroyo has been placed on unpaid leave. According to jail staff, Mr. Arroyo was arrested on suspicious of continuous sexual abuse of a child, two counts of child pornograpy and invasion of privacy.

Camie Barnwell, public information officer for the district, released an announcement to district parents Tuesday night. It read: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The district continues to collaborate with the Santa Barbara Police Department who advised us that the investigation is ongoing and that the crimes were an isolated domestic matter. The only nexus to the Santa Barbara Unified School District is that the subject of the investigation was a school district employee. Investigators stated that at this time, their investigation is able to eliminate the possibility of a threat to the general public.â&#x20AC;?

He has five prior arrests with multiple charges, according to the Santa Barbara County Superior Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. Four of them involve driving under the influence of alcohol, the records show.

This wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t addressed during the board meeting Tuesday night. Instead, board and community members discussed COVID-19 at length.

Dr. John Becchio, assistant superintendent of human resources, said the district tested approximately 400 employees Monday and Tuesday.

More teachers will be tested, and new tests will be administered every two months.

When students return to school, school nurses will be responsible for contact tracing, said Dr. Frann Wageneck, assistant superintendent for the district.

Superintendent Hilda Maldonado showed that the soonest the district could open would be Nov. 2, but she recommended the district aim for Jan. 19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The virus disproportionately affects communities of color, particularly the latinx and black communities, as well as low-income communities,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m taking into consideration when looking at the demographics of our district.â&#x20AC;?

She also is looking at the staff and facilities. The district is looking at the heating and cooling systems

because of their potential to spread germs. It has even ordered tents so students could learn outside with proper ventilation.

Susan Klein-Rothschild, deputy director of the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health, echoed her concerns. She recommended parents look at her departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lengthy guidance for reopening businesses.

Community members chimed in with their concerns.

Sunita Beall, a parent of two high-school students, wondered what would happen if the county regressed back a tier in the reopening process.

Deputy Director Klein-Rothschild said when a student gets sick, the cohort would isolate for 14 days.

If many students get sick, it could warrant closing the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to swing back and forth between in-person and distance learning,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Harriet Chilton, a student at San Marcos High School involved in theater, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why does theater not fall into that category of sports? I wonder if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve considered the theater and performing arts side; we should go back as well.â&#x20AC;?

A show-choir parent expressed her frustration that her studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity was also not permitted.

Ms. Klein-Rothschild said the state was clear about not allowing instruments and singing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the highest rates of transmission come from activities that involve singing,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Superintendent Maldonado said she understood the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confusion, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reason for the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being very methodical in the way we go about reopening,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Board Vice President Dr. Jacqueline Reid asked what it would be like if they allowed parents to choose if their children participated in school. About 50% of parents responded in favor of returning to in-person instruction in a poll earlier during the pandemic.

Superintendent Maldonado said it would require more staffing, but she would consider polling parents again for an updated view. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The less COVID we have in the community, the sooner our kids can return to school,â&#x20AC;? Ms. KleinRothschild said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one has permission to open up K-12 apart from small cohorts and elementary school waivers.â&#x20AC;? email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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The month of July had the most sales of any month and the median selling price was over $1 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are seeing a lot of sales in Montecito, but everywhere really,â&#x20AC;?

Ms. Grubb said.

Near the end, she spoke about the inventory remaining for Village Properties. It is down to 240 listings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the type of activity we have here and it is really hard to keep up with if I am being honest,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the number for August

here is a little low because of lack of inventory.â&#x20AC;?

Still, seasoned agents expect the market to continue excelling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially on the high end is because of three reasons, prices, believe it or not, are still very competitive to most high end markets. Location, because cases are low and last because this is a beautiful place,â&#x20AC;? Ms. Grubb said.

George Leis, the president and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, spoke last on this topic and offered insight into consumer preferences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been incredible growth in the building materials and garden supply post March 9.

I know I have remodeled in my backyard extensively during the crisis and apparently, I am not alone,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Leis said.

Along with an uptick in those areas, Mr. Leis noted similar upticks in furniture sales and in electronics.

He also talked about the deferment process. Back in March, Mr. Leis said that any person who asked for deferment, they provided them with one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not to today, we have no ones that are in deferment any longer.

All those loans that were on deferment have started paying again,â&#x20AC;? Mr. Leis said. email: jmercado@newspress.com

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Abigail Kim of Santa Barbara rallied past Emily Gonzalez of Calabasas by one stroke to capture the girls 11-to-14 age division at the 46th Annual Ventura City Junior Golf Championships at Olivas Links.

Kim, who trailed by five strokes after the first round, fired a 74 in the second round for a 36-hole total of 152.

Theodore Vigna was second in the boys 11-14 age division with rounds of 76 and 71 for a 148.

Leo Metzer of San Marcos High School shot a 68 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the best score of the second round â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to tie for fourth in the boys championship division with an even-par-144.

Shams Janhangir-Arshad tied for 10th (73-75â&#x20AC;&#x201D;148), Callaway Winans of Solvang tied for 26th (83-73â&#x20AC;&#x201D;156), and Jeffrey Foster tied for 41st (79-84â&#x20AC;&#x201D;163).

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Westmont College has been named by the NAIA as a Champions of Character Five-Star Award winner.

The local Christian college was identified as one of 112 NAIA schools to earn gold status â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the top honor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by receiving a rating of 97 on a 0-to-100 scale.

According to the NAIA website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earned points in character training, conduct in competition,

academic focus, character recognition and character promotion. Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and by having minimal to no ejections during competition throughout the course of the academic year.â&#x20AC;?

Westmont had 12 of its athletic programs named NAIA Scholar Teams for accumulating a team grade-point average of at least 3.0 during the 2019-20 academic year.

Fifty-two Warriors received NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition for being a rising junior or older and possessing a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Patton

Westmont tees off fall sports competition The 2020-21 sports season began for Westmont College with Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completion of the Vanguard Golf Invitational, a 54-hole tournament at the Bella Collina Golf Course in San Clemente.

The Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kat Bevill shot a two-over-par 74 in the final round and tied for fifth in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s individual standings with a threeround total of 230. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kat shot the lowest round in her college career,â&#x20AC;? Westmont coach Tom Knecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has always been good, but her game this year has vastly improved over her first year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kat has always hit the ball a long ways â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she is one of the longest players in the NAIA. Over the off-season, she has taken her game to a whole new level â&#x20AC;Ś Her short game has been spot-on and she is making her way around the

course a whole lot better.â&#x20AC;?

Westmontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s men placed fourth as a team behind freshmen Mason Mancasola, who was eighth individually (76-75-73â&#x20AC;&#x201D;224), and Jared Tran, who tied for 21st (8082-74â&#x20AC;&#x201D;236). â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Patton

Nuggets take Game 3 The Denver Nuggets won their first game of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night, defeating the Lakers 114-106 in Orlando.

The Lakers, who lead the bestof-seven series 2-1, were trailing by double digits throughout the second half before going on a 19-2 run to draw within three points with six minutes left.

Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jamal Murray made the plays when his team needed it most, notching a fancy assist for a layup and two deep 3-pointers to close out the game.

His bomb with 53 seconds left pushed the Nuggets to a 12-point lead.

LeBron James scored 30 points for the Lakers and notched his 26th career playoff triple double, finishing with 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He trails on Magic Johnson (30) for most triple doubles in NBA playoff history.

Anthony Davis added 27 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12.

Murray finished with 29 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.

Jerami Grant added 25 points, while Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nikola Jokic finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Game 4 is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Thursday on TNT. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mitchell White