VOICE Magazine: July 24, 2026

Carbajal Condemns

Move to give Federal Support to Sable

THE MOVE TO CLAIM LOCAL LAND THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN for the oil pipeline on the South Coast has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act before Congress. The Hunt amendment, included in the national defense policy bill would grant permanent easements across and under California owned land, and private lands for the Santa Ynez pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio oil spill off the south coast of California.

(See Sable, 4)

Michelin Notes

Their Stars In Santa Barbara

FINE DINING IS AN ART FORM and Michelin Stars are shining their light on Santa Barbara County restaurants.

Explore, relax, and enjoy some of the very best food in Santa Barbara County at these restaurants: Bell’s in Los Alamos; Caruso’s in Montecito, and Silvers Omakase in Santa Barbara.

Check out Michelin’s other noticed restaurants and award winers online. guide.michelin.com/us/en

The 2026 Flamenco Arts Festival runs July 31st to August 9th, 2026.

Santa

Ynez

Band of Chumash Indians

Receive Cultural Items From Harvard and Yale

EPATRIATED CULTURAL ARTIFACTS AND ANCESTORS, from Harvard and Yale, have been welcomed home by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University and the Yale Peabody Museum returned items of cultural patrimony and sacred objects, which arrived by truck at the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday, June 27th, after a multi-day cross-country trip, marking a significant milestone in the Tribe’s ongoing efforts to bring home its cultural items and ancestors.

(See Chumash, 14)

Flamenco Arts Festival Returns

B y D aisy s cott / VOICE

PASSIONATELY BLAZING A NEW TRAIL WHILE SWIRLING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GENERATIONAL TRADITIONS, the Flamenco Arts Festival presents a unique experience that engages all of the senses for its dancers, musicians, and audiences. Or, as Flamenco Arts Festival Founder and President Vibiana Pizano says, flamenco is “a complete art form.”

Next week, flamenco’s nuanced beauty will blossom across downtown Santa Barbara when the festival returns for a season brimming with nationally-based and internationally-renowned talent. Kicking off with a free documentary screening about celebrated flamenco artist and choreographer Siudy Garrido on Friday, July 31st, the festival will then welcome Garrido to headline the annual Festival Gala on August 7th.

UCSB Library wins prestigious national award for UCSB Reads

By Johannes Steffens, The UC Santa Barbara Current • 7.20.26

UC SANTA BARBARA LIBRARY has been named a recipient of the 2026 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award by the American Library Association (ALA). Widely regarded as one of the most prestigious honors bestowed in the library profession, the award recognizes outstanding public relations efforts that elevate the visibility and impact of library services. UCSB was recognized for its highly successful UCSB Reads 2025 common book program, which centered on The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay. Notably, UCSB was the only academic library to win the award this year, a distinction that highlights the rarity of academic institutions securing this honor.

Established in 1946 and administered by ALA’s Core Division in partnership with EBSCO Information Services, the John Cotton Dana Award celebrates library marketing and communications excellence achieved through creative and impactful campaigns. The award recognizes up to eight libraries across the nation each year for outstanding public relations efforts. As part of the award, UCSB Library received a $10,000 grant funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation to help further elevate the visibility and impact of its library services.

“Effective communications allow us to bridge the gap between our extensive collections, services, and resources and the diverse communities we serve,” said

University Librarian Todd Grappone. “Receiving the John Cotton Dana Award is a remarkable validation of our team’s dedication to creating innovative, engaging outreach campaigns that resonate deeply on campus and in the local community.”

The award was officially presented during a ceremony and reception on June 27th at the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, where library leaders from across the country and around the world gathered to celebrate excellence in the field. Also at the conference, UCSB Library received an ALA 2026 PR Xchange Award, in the category of Advocacy, Fundraising, Annual Reports, and Strategic Plans, for its printed 20242025 Impact Report. The John Cotton Dana Award is the second major accolade for UCSB Reads 2025; the program was also awarded the inaugural Best of Marketing Award, academic/special library category, by the Library Marketing Conference Group in late 2025.

The American Library Association is a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest library association in the world and, with more than 47,000 members, also the largest library association in the world.

UCSB Reads is an award-winning program that fosters a shared sense of belonging by bringing the UCSB campus and Santa Barbara communities together

to read a common book that explores compelling issues of our time. The program is sponsored by UCSB Library and the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. Each year, a committee of UCSB faculty, students, staff, and community members selects a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary book written by a living author that encourages a wide range of readers to engage with a contemporary social, political, or cultural issue. Topics of UCSB Reads books have included climate change, human memory, racial justice, women in science, globalization, and wildfires, among many others. The Book of Delights marked the first and only poetry collection selected in the program’s twenty-year history.

Printed with permission of UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Flamenco Arts Festival Showcases National Artists

COMBINED WITH A CONCLUDING, INTIMATE TABLAO ZANO FLAMENCO featuring five nationally-acclaimed artists on August 9th, this season’s lineup honors and reflects the Santa Barbara nonprofit’s 27-year legacy of supporting local arts and education.

Their mission adds to the city’s ongoing love story with flamenco, with multiple flamenco schools instructing future generations of dancers, yearround performances at historic venues, and flamenco dancers filling the streets with rhythm during Old Spanish Days.

“My father, Alberto Pizano, and I founded the Festival because we believed Santa Barbara should have access to and experience world-class flamenco while celebrating Hispanic heritage and the cultural diversity that enriches our community,” shared Pizano. “From the beginning, our goal wasn’t simply to present performances. We wanted to create opportunities for people to learn about flamenco, connect with its history and culture, and experience one of the world’s most powerful forms of artistic expression.”

Bailaora – Mis Pies Son Mi Voz

All will be invited to discover the powerful story of 2022 Latin Grammy nominee, dancer, and choreographer Siudy Garrido when the festival opens with a free screening of director Pablo Croce’s documentary Bailaora – Mis Pies Son Mi Voz, which debuted at Lincoln Center, at 7:30pm on Friday, July 31st at Center Stage Theater. Community members can reserve a free ticket by visiting centerstagetheater.org

The event upholds and expands the festival’s mission of providing free flamenco programming, such as youth and adult dance workshops, to make admiring and discovering the art form accessible to all. While the festival has screened short films about its featured artists in the past, Croce’s documentary marks the first time they have shown a full-length film about a featured festival artist.

Born in Venezuela and currently based in Miami, Siudy Garrido has enchanted audiences for over 35 years. Croce’s documentary follows the totality of Garrido’s story, from her professional debut at the age of 15 and her early collaboration with Spanish singer/composer Alejandro Sanz, to her evolution as an artist, ongoing tenure as an Arts Partner at the Adrienne Arsht Center, and her performances across on international stages.

“For us, that’s an important part of what the Festival is about—helping people understand flamenco and appreciate the artists who have dedicated their lives to it,” said Pizano.

Festival Gala

Jumping from the screen to the stage, Garrido’s creativity and commitment will be on full display when the Festival Gala welcomes her to debut the West Coast premiere of Flamenco Suite at 7:30pm on Friday August 7th at the Lobero Theatre.

Starring Garrido and a company of ten dancers and musicians, Flamenco Suite offers an enticing examination of flamenco’s history and future by incorporating modern touches throughout presentations of traditional

dance forms such as Seguirillas, Alegrías, Caña, and Soleá.

“I’m especially excited because Siudy represents the kind of artist we want to present through the Festival,” explained Pizano. “Spain is the birthplace of flamenco, and we’ll always continue bringing artists from Spain, but it’s equally important to recognize the many outstanding flamenco artists who have built their careers here in the United States.”

All gala attendees will be invited to enjoy a complimentary pre-concert reception featuring live music by local guitarist Tony Ybarra and RZN wine. After the performance, VIP ticket holders will enjoy an after-party in the Lobero Courtyard where they can mingle with flamenco artists while enjoying wine and Spanish cuisine by Chef Roger Navas-Balladares. Tickets can be purchased at lobero.org

on the performers’ chemistry, drawing fully into flamenco’s captivating beauty.

Tablao Zano Flamenco

Continuing this season’s focus on flamenco hailing from the United States, the festival will conclude with an impressive slate of five American artists performing Tablao Zano Flamenco at The New Vic at 7:30pm on Sunday, August 9th.

Led by Artistic Director Andrés Vadin (Cuba/Los Angeles), the evening will unite critically-acclaimed performers Kayla Lyall (New Mexico), Diego “El Negro” Álvarez (Venezuela/ Los Angeles), Carlos Menchaca (New Mexico), and Joselito de Jerez (Spain/ Texas).

True to traditional tablao formats, the performance will seat audiences closer to the performers so that they may admire and experience the artists’ precision and feel the music’s vibrant energy. The focus will rest completely

“[Flamenco] began in homes, family gatherings, and private celebrations where people sang, danced, and shared their lives through music,” explained Pizano. “Over the centuries, it has grown into the large theatrical productions we see today, but it has never lost those intimate roots. That’s one of the reasons I love presenting both a gala performance like Flamenco Suite and a more intimate experience like Tablao Zano Flamenco They each show a different side of flamenco.”

Tickets are available at etcsb.org For more information visit flamencoarts.org

By

Daisy scott / VOICE

House Bill Would Allow Eminent Domain for Sable

"This amendment broadly preempts California law by eliminating state permitting requirements and blocking state injunctions. It also requires the Secretary to grant the operator an irrevocable license that cannot be revoked by California courts, state agencies, or future administrations, except under extremely limited circumstances,” said Representative

Salud Carbajal, during the House of Representatives debates on Tuesday evening.

Within the amendment a single certification from the Secretary of Defense would be able to allow protections for fossil fuel projects, according to Carbajal.

“We know that the military does not

need this provision to ensure a stable supply… we [the US] are already the largest oil producer in the world,” stated Carbajal in his statements to the House.

The annual national defense policy bill, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act is currently being debated in congress, with U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA24), from the South Coast, providing

context to the House of Representatives.

Continuing, Carbajal said, "I guess Sable is worried about losing in court—as they should be—because this amendment would allow the company to avoid accountability by moving to a more favorable court, blocking the California lawsuit, and preventing any court from issuing an injunction against this project."

Key oil company claims against SB County thrown out by Federal Judge

By Kerry Methner / VOICE

WHEN

THE SANTA

BARBARA

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DENIED THE TRANSFER OF PERMITS to operate two local pipelines and fossil fuel processing stations from Exxon to Sable Offshore Corp., the companies sued the county, making several claims. On July 14th, a federal district court dismissed some of those legal claims, ruling in part that the County’s denial of permits for Sable was not an illegal “taking” of the company’s property.

The pipelines, known as Lines CA324 and CA-325, which hadn't been operational for ten years since the Plains oil spill in 2015, start at the Las Flores oil processing facility and runs across Gaviota State Park, through the City of Buellton, under major rivers, and across the Los Padres National Forest before ending in Kern County.

The board's denial of the transfer in December 2025 was based on Santa Barbara County law and was due to the Sables’ limited financial capacity and its "problematic legal history in Santa Barbara County, including felony criminal charges against the company, a state Attorney General civil enforcement action, and numerous violations from state agencies related to Sable’s largescale, unpermitted excavation work, which regulators say did significant damage to habitats and waterways along the pipeline route," according to a release from the Environmental Defense Center.

According to the EDC, experts say the same problem still exists with the pipeline, making it vulnerable to corrosion and another failure.

Additionally, Sable has continued to operate the equipment despite the Board of Supervisors’ decision to deny the company’s application to take over the permits from Exxon.

In a July 14th ruling, Chief U.S.

District Court Judge Dolly Gee granted motions by the County and the Environmental Defense Center to dismiss several constitutional claims and a breach of contract claim. The order specifically dismissed Sable’s takings claim outright and dismissed Exxon’s takings claim with leave to amend the complaint, according to an EDC release.

“We are pleased that the Court carefully evaluated each of Sable and Exxon’s constitutional claims and found them to be inadequate,” said Tara Rengifo, Senior Attorney at the Environmental Defense Center. “This ruling reinforces that compliance with environmental laws and established regulatory processes is not optional. Santa Barbara County’s policies are intended to protect the community from oil operators who do not comply with the law, and we remain committed to ensuring those protections are upheld.”

In May 2025, Sable and Exxon sued Santa Barbara County to force the transfer of permits, and EDC on behalf of their clients (Sierra Club, Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN), Get Oil Out! (GOO), and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper) joined the case as an intervenor in July of last year. While some of the companies’ claims were dismissed this week, their challenge to the Board of Supervisors’ denial will continue to be litigated in federal court.

EDC is also leading a statewide coalition of environmental groups, students, Tribal organizations, businesses, and concerned citizens opposed Sable’s operation.

The EDC expects that, per the Court’s order, Sable and Exxon will file a Second Amended Complaint by August 4th and the litigation will proceed from there. According to EDC in response to questions from VOICE, "this case concerns the scope of local authority, and the Court has now rejected all of the oil companies’ preemption claims. The judge dismissed their arguments that

federal law, the Secretary of Energy’s March 2026 order, and state law prevents the County from exercising its authority under Chapter 25B. While Sable and Exxon may seek to amend some of their federal claims, the ruling confirms that the Court would need a lot more to even entertain their claims."

However, this case does not address the Federal actions to reclassify the pipelines as interstate and place them under Federal jurisdiction, which Sable based its decision to re-start operations. That issue, which saw the Federal government giving permission to reopen without permits is being litigated in the Ninth Circuit and Central District.

On July 20th, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a second petition against the Trump Administration, challenging the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) recent issuance of a new “non-emergency special permit” for Sable Offshore Corp.

to transport oil through two California onshore oil pipelines, known as Lines CA-324 and CA-325, in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern counties, according to a release from the Attorney General's office.

“California's coastline is not for sale to enrich the President’s fossil fuel friends,” said Attorney General Bonta. “No matter how many times the Trump Administration attempts to help Sable evade state regulation, my office will see them in court at every illegal turn and continue to protect California’s communities and environment.”

"In the lawsuit, filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Attorney General and the State Fire Marshal challenge PHMSA’s issuance of a nonemergency permit for Sable and the new reasoning underlying PHMSA’s attempt to assert federal jurisdiction over Lines CA-324 and CA-325 as unlawful," the AG writes.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ PLANNING COMMISION HEARING

AUGUST 17, 2026, at 1:30 pm

David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara CA

Consideration of a request to initiate a zoning ordinance amendment for the Better Buildings Pilot Program. The goal of the proposed ordinance is to encourage housing development in the downtown through an incentive-based framework that also advances the City’s ecological, climate, and mobility goals.

For information, please contact Alelia Parenteau, Sustainability & Resilience Director at AParenteau@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or visit SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

The Council/Commission will receive and consider public comment at this meeting. The process for receiving public comment is described on the agenda, which will be available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/citytv. If you need staff assistance to participate in this meeting, contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 564 5305. If possible, please provide notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Dessert with Mozart Serves Up a Classical Treat

IT IS A

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

RARE TREAT TO WITNESS MASTER MUSICIANS

PERFORM in

an intimate setting, and rarer still to observe them at creative play. Yet next week, Santa Barbara music enthusiasts will be able to immerse themselves in the full experience of how professionals prepare for a seemingly effortless chamber music concert when the Lobero Theatre Presents “Dessert with Mozart: A Music Dialogue and Chamber Music Performance” at 7pm on Friday, July 31st.

With conductor and violist Heiichiro Ohyama at the helm of a star-studded quartet including pianist Timothy Durkovic, violinist Elizabeth Hedman, and cellist Trevor Handy, the evening promises a deep dive into Mozart’s lovely Piano Quartet No. 1 as the musicians collaboratively prepare and then perform the piece before the audience’s eyes.

a new way of looking at a composer’s creation,” shared Ohyama, who served as the Music Director of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra from 1983 until its 2017 dissolution. “Mozart had a picture in his head and then he wrote it down in a manuscript, and however many years later we see the evidence of his thought. Unfortunately, he’s not here to speak about it so we have to guess, to reconstruct what he intended.”

Beyond his local leadership, Ohyama’s extensive career has included serving as both Principal Violist and Assistant Conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Music Director and Conductor of the Asia America Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles, Artistic Director for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Music Director of Nagasaki Music Festival.

Next Friday’s event will mark the third “behind the scenes” chamber music concert he will have presented in Santa Barbara. He developed the idea to host his process-focused performances in reflecting that true music development occurs through collaboration not just with other musicians, but also listeners.

he felt audiences only cared about the work’s sound, in our age of information, increasingly listeners are curious to understand music on a more intimate level.

“I’m always ready for a new opinion,

Now based in Japan, Ohyama has continued to present “music dialogue” events there each year for the last decade.

“For performers to grow you need a good audience to listen and react,” he said. “A good restaurant, a good chef listens to the customers’ opinions and it’s the same thing with us, we seek audiences’ reactions.”

Keeping this restaurant metaphor in mind, “Dessert with Mozart” invites guests into the quartet’s kitchen to learn from the chefs themselves as they prepare the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1

“The first part is us going forward like chips of a puzzle to try to fit together to make one painting. It is how to construct a performance, we have to analyze and find the reason why we want to do it in such a way,” explained Ohyama. “We are looking at the same manuscript, and what is really interesting is how looking at the same thing, how much you can think differently.”

He added that this desire for musicians and audiences to pull back the curtain on interpretation and artistic process is a dramatic change from when he first began performing 50 years ago. Whereas then

“The times have changed, now, the audience wants to know why are you playing this piece? How are you going to play? What are you thinking about the composer?” reflected Ohyama. “It’s a time of gathering information.”

Following this first half masterclass, the event’s Concert Navigator Miho Ito will lead a Q&A session where the audience will be able to learn more about the quarter’s interpretive decisions made onstage. As hinted by the event’s title, intermission will feature a complimentary dessert course on the Lobero esplanade, after which all will savor a complete performance of all three movements of Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1

Ohyama shared that he admires and selected the piece not only for its beauty, but for its technical genius.

“Mozart is the most difficult composer to shape,” said Ohyama. “He wrote music with, I think, the fewest notes and only necessary notes. He did not need any more notes to write, nor no less.”

“Dessert with Mozart” is made possible with the support of Mahri Kerley, founder of Chaucer’s Books and local supporter of the arts.

For tickets ($45-$75 for premium seating with a pre-show reception) visit lobero.org

Community Calendar

Domecil Food Pop Up

JOIN THE NOMA PROJECT, the pantry and fermentation company founded by the acclaimed Copenhagen-based restaurant and food innovation lab, as they make a stop for a special one-day food pop up in Santa Barbara. The NOMA team will provide complimentary tastings and insights into their product and fermentation philosophy from 11am to 6pm at Domecíl on Saturday, July 25th.

Free and open to the public, for info visit domecil.com

Friday 7/24

CHILDREN

Family Garden Exploration

• Hands-on gardening class for parents and children to learn together Franklin Elementary School Garden • Free • exploreecology.org • 11am12pm Fr, 7/24.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week

5 • Painting & printmaking, ages 7-9

• SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/20 through Fr, 7/24.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week

5

• Sketch and sculpt, ages 5-6 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300-350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/20 through Fr, 7/24.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week

5 • Ceramics & ReMade: Dreams, ages 9-12 • SBMA’s Art Studio @ The Downtown Club • $350-400 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/20 through Fr, 7/24.

Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:304:30pm Fr.

OUTDOORS

SBC Courthouse Docent Tours

• Free • www.sbcourthouse.org • 10:30am Mon-Fri & 2pm daily.

Saturday 7/25

CHILDREN

Magical Montecito Ice Cream

Social • End-of-summer party with a performance by magician Mark Collier, kids who bring in their completed Reading Adventure Logs will get a free popsicle/ice cream cone

• Upper Manning Park • Free • 11am2pm Sa, 7/25.

Little G’s • Reading of Livy Lou Lovely Loves to Speak • Godmothers Books • Free • godmothers.com • 11am Sa, 7/25.

Crafternoon • Fun crafts, ages 5+

• Explore Ecology Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sat. Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages, free w/admission • SBNature. org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

TEENS

Relax and Craft For Teens

COMEDY

Patrick Eley • Standup comedy performance • SB Comedy Club • $20 • sbcomedyclub.com • 7-9pm Fr, 7/24.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Chess Club • Play for beginners and experienced players of all ages • Central Library, Michael Towbes Upper Plaza • Free • 12:30-2pm Fr, 7/24.

CreativeMornings Santa Barbara: Competition • Breakfast lecture exploring competition, featuring SB Run Club leader Aly Davis and comedy from Bear Cave Comedy • CEC’s Environmental Hub • Free, registration required • cecsb. org • 8:30-10am Fr, 7/24.

Dinosaur Safari • Interactive talk and guided tour • Prehistoric Forest, SB Museum of Natural History • Included with admission • 1:30-2pm every Mon & Fri through 8/21.

MUSIC

Prezident Brown with Chalice and Keyth G • Reggae • SOhO • $37 • sohosb.com • 8pm Fr, 7/24.

MUSIC

JC & DOC KAY • Guitar performance • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Sa, 7/25.

Banda Perla Gitana • Regional Mexican music • Chumash Casino Resort • Free • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Sa, 7/25.

Monophonics • Psychedelic soul band • SOhO • $32 • sohosb.com • 9pm Sa, 7/25.

OUTDOORS

Twilight Garden Walk • Self guided stroll through the garden • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $35-80 • lotusland.org • 4:30-6:30pm Sa, 7/25.

Architectural Walking Tour • History of buildings in SB • City Hall steps at De la Guerra Plaza • $20 • afsb.org • 10am, Sat.

SPECIAL EVENTS

NOMA Popup • Pantry and fermentation company offers complimentary tastings, insights into their products, and meeting with guests throughout the day • Domecíl • Free • domecil.com • Sa, 7/25.

• Learn to crochet, color, make friendship bracelets and keychains, supplies will be provided • Central Library, Upper Level • Free • 3-4:30pm Sa, 7/25.

COMEDY

South Coast Standup Comedy • Featuring Dan Gabriel, Peter Berman, and Ace Guillen • Alcazar Theatre • $15-25 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 7/25.

DANCE

COLORS OF LOVE, Summer 2026 • Multicultural dance show

• Center Stage Theater • $25-40 • centerstagetheater.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/25.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

L. John Harris, Diana Raab & Tristine Rainer • A discussion with three writers and memoirists • Godmothers Books • $28 • godmothers.com • 6pm Sa, 7/25. Magic: The Gathering • Learn to play this trading card game • Metro Comics Metro Entertainment • Free • 12-12:30pm Sa.

Santa Barbara Go Club • All levels welcome to learn this ancient game • Free • Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St • 805-448-5335 • 11am-3pm Sa.

org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun. Sundays at the Ranch • Fun for the family. Enjoy barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House, 304 N Los Carneros Rd • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.

COMEDY

Comedy is a Drag • Traditional drag performances along standup comedy sets • Wildcat Lounge • $1332 • bearcavecomedy.simpletix.com • 7:30-9pm Su, 7/26.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Photo Walk Club • Take photos based on a specific prompt while exploring the city • Central Library, Michael Towbes Upper Plaza • Free, registration required • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 11am-12pm Su, 7/26. The Hidden Life of Wolves • Presentation, book sale, and signing by Jim and Jamie Dutcher • Lobero Theatre • $32-57 • lobero.org • 6:30pm Su, 7/26.

MUSIC

Royalty of Pride 2026 • Pacific Pride Foundation’s hosts an evening of performances as 8 contestants compete to be crowned Queen of Pride • The New Vic Theatre • $25100 • store.ensembletheatre.com • 6:30-8:30 Sa, 7/25.

Disability Independence Day Festival • Featuring food booths, games, art activities, a cake walk, face painting, a petting zoo, and more • Front grounds of Hillside House SB • Free, registration recommended • hillsidesb.org • 11:30am Sa, 7/25.

Sunday 7/26

CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature.

SB County Line • Band blending country and rock • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 7/26. Summer Sessions • Live classical guitar performance by Matt K. Evans • Loubud Wines • Free, reservation recommended • loubudwines.com • 2-4pm Su, 7/26.

OUTDOORS

10th Annual Fiesta in the Grove • Flamenco performance by Zermeño Dance Academy • Elings Park • $70-100 • elingspark.org • 4-7pm Su, 7/26.

Outdoor Yogalates • All-levels class blending yoga, Pilates, breathwork, and meditation benefiting Wilderness Youth Project, Kind Mind SB, and the Sierra Club SB Chapter • La Mesa

BIG CHANGES COMING in 2026

We are here to help you find

Park • Suggested $20 (pay what you can) • sacredgardenwellness.com • 3pm Su, 7/26.

Sunday Architecture Tour •

Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Free Skate Day • Enjoy free admission and skate rental for all ages and abilities • Ice in Paradise • iceinparadise.org • 1:30-3:30pm Su, 7/26.

Monday 7/27

CHILDREN

Little G’s • Reading of The Cow in the Dark at Night • Godmothers Books • Free • godmothers.com • 11am Mo, 7/27.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week

6 • Draw and design, ages 7-9 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/27 through Fr, 7/31.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week

6 • Painting and bookmaking, ages 9-12 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300-350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/27 through Fr, 7/31.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 6 • Ceramics & ReMade Textiles, ages 7-9 • SBMA’s Art Studio @ The Downtown Club • $350-400 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/27 through Fr, 7/31.

Baby & Me • Develop your baby’s preliteracy skills, 0-14 months • Central Library • Free • 11-11:30am Mo.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Scrabble Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/ Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Mon.

Parliamo • Italian conversation, all levels • Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock

Way • Free • parliamo.yolasite.com • 5-6:30pm Mon.

SB Bridge Club • Play bridge, meets daily • 2255 Las Positas Rd • Schedule and RSVP: bridgewebs.com/sbbc542

Tuesday 7/28

COMEDY

Carpinteria Improv Drop-In

Class • Learn or practice skills • Alcazar Theatre • $10 • 7pm Tu.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Building a Culture of Safety • Workshop for organizations to identify and understand risks likely to affect their work/people • Zoom • Free • fundforsantabarbara.org • 2pm Tu, 7/28.

Montecito Book Club • Discuss

Project Hail Mary by Any Weir • Montecito Library • Free, registration required • calendar.library. santabarbaraca.gov • 2-3pm Tu, 7/28.

The Enduring Classics Book

Club • Discuss Madonna in a Fur

Coat • Godmothers Books • $44 • godmothers.com • 5:30pm Tu, 7/28.

Chess Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Tue.

MUSIC

Community Song Circle • Evening of music and connection led by Heather Stevenson • CEC’s Environmental Hub • Free, RSVP required • cecsb.org • 6:30-8pm Tu, 7/28.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Board Games + Brews • Community game night • Night Lizard Brewing Company, 607 State St • 6-9pm Tu.

A Celebration of the Decades

SUPPORT YOUNG LOCAL DANCERS when State Street Ballet Academy’s Junior Intensive presents A Celebration of the Decades, a production featuring new works in ballet, contemporary, and pointe. Don’t miss the chance to witness the talent of these young, hardworking performers in the Lobero Theatre at 6pm on Saturday, August 1st. For tickets ($16-27) visit lobero.org

Wednesday 7/29

CHILDREN

Creator’s Club • Bilingual, weekly STEAM activity • Eastside Library • Free • 2-3pm We.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

The Alarming Problem of Trash in Space • Tech talk & pizza sponsored by IEEE Central Coast Section • Encina Meadows Clubhouse • Free • 6pm We, 7/29.

Tote Bags • Tote bag stitching workshop for all levels, tools and materials provided • EE Makerspace • $45 • exploreecology.or • 6pm We, 7/29.

Alexis Linkletter • Investigative journalist discusses her book In the Minds of Killers • Rosewood Miramar • $33 • godmothers.com • 4pm We, 7/29.

Diaper Packing • Volunteer to help pack diapers for local babies and families • LEAP Family Resource Center • Registration required • leapcentralcoast.org • 10-11:30am We, 7/29.

Dr. Anthony Goodman • Signs and discusses his book Great Saves and Terrible Losses • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6pm We, 7/29.

Dungeons & Dragons for Teens • Introductory 4 week workshop • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free, registration required • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 11am-2pm We, 7/29.

Knitting & Crochet Club • Louise Lowry Davis Ctr • All levels/English/ Spanish • Free • 9-11:30am Wed.

Le Cercle Français • French conversation, all levels • Free • Natural Cafe • sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • 5-6:30pm Wed.

MUSIC

Live Music Wednesdays • False Puppet performs at the Zoo’s Rolling Hills Stage • Santa Barbara Zoo • Included with Zoo admission or membership • 4:30-6:30pm We, 7/29.

Open Jam • At Revolver Pizza. Jam with musicians • 1429 San Andres St • Free • revolversb.com • 6-9pm Wed.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Annual Grant Awards

Celebration • The FUND for SB honor the recipients of 2026 Racial Equity Grants and Multi-Year and Single-Year Movement Building Grants with hors d’oeuvres and beverages • Corque Hotel • Free, RSVP required: fundforsantabarbara.org • 5-8pm We, 7/29.

Gabriela Radu, CMT

Therapeutic Massage

Specializing in injuries, Sports massage, Swedish, Lymphatic, Somatic massage & Life Coaching v.gabriela@yahoo.com 805-453-1139

www.comefromyourheart.com

Thursday 7/30

DANCE

Intro to Belly Dance • Class for the absolute beginner • The Dance Hub • Register at dancehubsb.org • 6:15pm Th, 7/30.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Redefining Women’s Health • Conversations with physicians hosted by Cottage Health • Virtual event • Free • sbscchamber.com • 4pm Th, 7/30.

Amy Ephron • Discusses her book Unseasonably Cold • Godmothers Books • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Th, 7/30.

The Art of Science • Examine and draw butterflies and moths • SB Museum of Natural History, John & Peggy Maximus Gallery • Included with Museum admission • sbnature.org • 1:30-2:30pm Th, 7/30. Astronomy’s Cutting Edge: Six-class Course • Interactive exploration of recent astronomical discoveries with Krissie Cook • SBMNH, Gladwin Planetarium • $120-150 • sbnature.org • 5:15-6:15pm Thursdays, 7/30 through 8/20. Knit ‘n’ Needle • Fiber arts club • Montecito Library • Free • 2pm Th.

MUSIC

Matt Perko Quartet • Drummer Matt Perko leads local performers in Jazz set • The Grand on State • $35 • thegrandonstate.com • 7pm Th, 7/30.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Open Mic Night & Art Gallery

• A night of spoken word, music, poetry, comedy, and dance • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 6-7:30pm Th, 7/30.

Community Calendar

Continued

5th Annual Backyard Boogie

Theatre

• theatregroupsbcc.com • 7:30pm through 7/25.

Beehive • The 60’s Musical • Marian Theatre • $25-51 • pcpa.org • 7pm Th, 7/23 through Su, 8/2.

ENJOY A NIGHT OF LOWRIDERS AND LOCAL BITES when Desmadre Media presents the 5th Annual Backyard Boogie, a funky car show featuring art, a curated night market and All-vinyl DJ’s with special guest Funk Freaks. This all-ages event will take place at The Community Arts Workshop at 4pm on Saturday, August 1st. All proceeds from beer and wine will go to support the CAW and the Santa Barbara Arts Collective. For tickets ($25-30) visit sbcaw.org

Friday 7/31

CHILDREN

Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:30-4:30pm Fr.

COMEDY

Italian Comedy Night • With headliner Jimmy Della Valle • SB Comedy Club Speakeasy Comedy Bar • $20 • sbcomedyclub.com • 7-9pm Fr, 7/31.

DANCE

Beth Amine’s Wildcat Dance Variety Extravaganza • Featuring belly dance, pole, drag, salsa, fusion and more • Wildcat Lounge • $20 • 7:30pm Fr, 7/31.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Fiesta Paper Flowers • Paper flower making workshop, materials provided • EE Makerspace • $25-30 • exploreecology.org • 6pm Fr, 7/31.

MUSIC

Leigh Vance and The All-Stars • Jazz performance • The Grand on State • $35 • thegrandonstate.com • 7:30pm Fr, 7/31.

Rick Springfield • Rock performance • Chumash Casino Resort • $65-80 • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 7/31.

Dessert With Mozart • Music dialogue followed by complimentary

Once Upon a One More Time

EXPERIENCE A FRESH TAKE on classic fairytales when The Performing and Visual Arts Camp (PVAC) presents Once Upon a One More Time. This summer production follows a fairy godmother gone rogue who begins granting classic fairytale damsels the ability to rewrite their own stories. Set to the songs of pop icon Britney Spears, this playful production will take place in La Cumbre Junior High’s Jo Ann Caines Theatre at 7pm on Friday, July 31st; 2pm and 7pm on Saturday, August 1st; and 2pm on Sunday, August 2nd. For tickets ($10-35) visit daurikennedy.com/pvac-sopa

Pilate: the Lost Gospel • Thrillermemoir style play recounting the gospel through the eyes of Pontius Pilate • Alcazar Theatre • $25-35 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Th, 7/23.

The Magical Mystical Karaoke Tour • Open Stage Theatre Group’s original production with comedy, music, and audience interaction • The New Vic • $10 • DSASBC.org • 1pm Su, 7/19.

Matilda • Stage Left Productions presents the beloved story by Roald Dahl about a young girl with telekinesis • SB High School Theatre • $15-25 • stageleftsb.com • 2pm & 7pm Sa, 7/25 & Su, 7/26.

How to Train Your Dragon, Jr.

• Based on Dreamworks animated film about vikings and dragons • Ojai Youth Entertainers Studio • $15-17 • oyespresents.org • 7pm Fr, 7/24 through Su, 7/26.

Once Upon a One More Time

dessert and a chamber music performance • Lobero Theatre • $4575 • lobero.org • 7pm Fr, 7/31.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Magical Ice Cream Social •

With magician Mark Collier • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 12-2pm Fr, 7/31.

Santa Barbara Rodeo • PRCA talent competing in bullriding, barrel racing, team roping and more • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $80 • earlwarren.com • 5-11pm Fr, 7/31 & Sa, 8/1, 11am-5pm Su, 8/2.

Una Fiesta de los Adobes • Old Spanish Days Fiesta fundraiser featuring dinner and dancing • SB Historical Museum • Free • sbhistorical.org, for patron info contact dacia@sbhistorical.org • 6:30pm Fr, 7/31.

Saturday 8/1

CHILDREN

Little G’s • Reading of Mysterious Things • Godmothers Books • Free • godmothers.com • 11am Sa, 8/1.

Crafternoon • Fun crafts, ages 5+

• Explore Ecology Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sat.

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages, free w/admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

James and the Giant Peach • A spilled bag of magic transforms an ordinary peach • Rubicon Theatre • $20-25 • rubicontheatre.org • 7pm Fr, 7/24 through Su, 7/26.

25th Annual Putnam County

Spelling Bee • Broken Leg Theatre Company presents the story of a group of outsiders bonding over a shared love of spelling • Center Stage Theater • $17-30 •

TEENS

Audiobooks in Action: Voiceover Punk Studio • Learn how audio books are recorded • Central Library, Island Room • Free, registration required • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 2-3:30pm Sa, 8/1.

COMEDY

Trevor Noah • Standup comedy performance • Santa Barbara Bowl • $45-155 • sbbowl.com • 7pm Sa, 8/1.

DANCE

A Celebration of the Decades

• State Street Ballet Academy’s Junior Intensive perform new works in ballet, contemporary and pointe • Lobero Theatre • $16-27 • lobero.org • 6pm Sa, 8/1.

MUSIC

Colin Richardson and The Grand Band • Jazz performance led by Richardson on sax and

centerstagetheater.org • 7pm Fr, 7/24 and 2pm & 7pm Su, 7/26.

Disney’s Frozen the Musical

• The Broadway Musical adaption of Disney’s animated film • Solvang Festival Theatre • $25 • pcpa.org • 8pm Su, through 8/2.

Anything Goes • Musical romance starring two stowaways and featuring a soundtrack of Cole Porter songs • SBCC Garvin Theatre • $10-34

vocals • The Grand on State • $35 • thegrandonstate.com • 7:30pm Sa, 8/1.

The Winetones • SB based folk and blues duo • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Sa, 8/1.

• A fresh take on classic fairytales set to the music of Britney Spears • La Cumbre Junior High, Jo Ann Caines Theatre • $10-35 • daurikennedy.com/pvac-sopa • 7pm Fr, 7/31, 2pm & 7pm Sa, 8/1, and 2pm Su, 8/2.

Seussical the Musical Junior

• Presented by the Youth Branch of the Ojai Art Center • Ojai Art Center Theater • $20 • ojaiact.org • 7pm Fridays, 7pm & 2pm Saturdays, and 2pm Sundays, 7/31 through 8/9.

My Generation: Greatest Hits of the 60s • Tribute concert to the iconic British and American bands of the hippie era • Alcazar Theatre • $2535 • thealcazar.org • 7:30pm Sa, 8/1.

Community Calendar

Spidey Bash

CELEBRATE SPIDER-MAN DAY and the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth film in the Spider-Man series where Marvel Comics’ Peter Parker returns with mysteriously evolving powers and new threats to face. With trivia, drinks, music, photo ops, and goodie bags, this Spidey Bash will take place in the Arlington Theatre Patio from 4pm to 6pm on Saturday, August 1st. For tickets ($12-20) visit arlingtontheatresb.com (Movie ticket not included)

OUTDOORS

Spidey Bash • Celebrate the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day with trivia, photo ops, goodie bags and more • Arlington Theatre • $12-20 • arlingtontheatresb.com • 4-6pm Sa, 8/1.

Santa Cruz Island Day Trip

• Holly Huff leads a scenic walk through the trails near Prisoner’s Harbor • Meet at the Ventura Harbor • $175-200 • sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:15-6pm Sa, 8/1.

Architectural Walking Tour •

History of buildings in SB • City Hall steps at De la Guerra Plaza • $20 • afsb.org • 10am, Sat.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SBMAL Open House • See treasures from the collection and get a tour of the archive-library • Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library • Free • 9:30am-12:30pm Sa, 8/1.

5th Annual Backyard Boogie • Lowriders car show, art, curated night market, food, and All-vinyl DJ’s • Community Arts Workshop • $25-30 • sbcaw.org • 4pm Sa, 7/1.

MUSIC ACADEMY SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Music Academy of the West Family Concert

PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE INSTRUMENTAL FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY when Music Academy of the West presents the Family Concert: The Young Person’s Guide to Orchestra. The event begins with an interactive exploration station for orchestral instruments and will be followed by a performance from the Music Academy Chamber Orchestra led by William Long, featuring acting and narration by the creative team Really Inventive Stuff. Don’t miss this special educational concert experience in the Lobero Theatre at 10am (for the exploration station), and 11am (for the performance) on Saturday, August 1st. For tickets ($10-50) visit musicacademy.org

Highlights of Weeks 6&7

Beyond Conversation: Dialogues in Music Through Art • one-hour mini-concert where music, art, & conversation come together • SB Museum of Art • Free w/ admission • musicacademy.org • 12pm Fr, 7/24.

La Recepción Del Presidente

• Dinner, live entertainment and dancing to kick off Fiesta Week • Santa Barbara Club • $170 • sbfiesta.org • 5-10pm Sa, 8/1.

Sunday 8/2

CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature. org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

Sundays at the Ranch • Fun for the family. Enjoy barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House, 304 N Los Carneros Rd • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Nathan Turner and Mary Steenburgen • Discuss Turner’s book I Love Decorating: Creating Stylish, Thoughtful, and Personal Spaces • Godmothers Books • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Su, 8/2.

Family Concert: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra • Academy Chamber Orchestra performance led by William Long with acting and narration by Really Inventive Stuff, preceded by an interactive instrument exploration station • Lobero Theatre • $10 • musicacademy.org • 11am Sa, 7/25.

Jennifer Koh: Bach & Beyond • Violin recital featuring Bach Sonatas and Partitas with Philip Glass’s Sarabande in Common

Community Meditation • Guided meditation for all levels • Flow Yoga & Wellness • Free • sbflowyoga.com • 1pm Su, 8/2.

MUSIC

Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan • Blend of guitar and harmonica blues, rags, and goodtime music • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 8/2.

Salty Strings • Acoustic bluegrass and Americana band • Solvang Festival Theater • $35 • solvangtheaterfest.org • 3pm Su, 8/2.

fellows perform sonatas • Hahn Hall • $10-50 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Tu, 7/28.

Salon Series: Thuille & Beethoven • Chamber music performance with wine • Lehnmann Hall • $10-65 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm We, 7/29.

Beyond Conversation 2: Dialogues in Music through Art • One-hour mini-concert • Santa Barbara Museum of Art • Included with Museum admission • musicacademy.org • 12pm Th, 7/30.

x2 Series: Mirrors, Mars & Eternity • Teaching artists share the spotlight with fellows for a chamber music performance • Hahn Hall • $10-65 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Th, 7/30.

The Only Way Is Through: West Coast Premiere • Percussion fellows and members of the Music Academy’s Sing! youth choir in a performance inspired by the fundamental human process of learning • Anne’s Garden • Free • musicacademy.org • 1:30pm Fr, 7/31 & 2pm Sa, 8/1.

Time • Lobero Theatre • $10-125 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/25.

The Opera of the Summer: Elizabeth Cree • Gothic thriller novel by Peter Ackroyd set in Victorian London • Granada Theatre • $35 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/24 and 2pm Su, 7/26.

Composer Chat • Christopher Cerrone discusses upcoming premieres, commissions, and creative perspectives • Weinman Hall • $10 • musicacademy.org • 1:30pm Mo, 7/27.

Solo Piano Spotlight No. 3 • Two solo piano fellows perform sonata works • Hahn Hall • $10-50 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Mo, 7/27.

Sonata Nights: Schumann, Bowen & Brahms • Collaborative pianists and select instrumental

OUTDOORS

Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Bunco Scholarship and Programs Fundraiser • With food, prizes, a game of bunco and BYO wine to share • Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • $40 • carpinteriaartscenter.org • 4pm Su, 8/2.

Picnic Concert Series No. 3 • Dine with friends in the Music Academy gardens followed by chamber music • Hahn Hall • $1065 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/31.

Academy Festival Orchestra: Samuel Adams & Sibelius • Program combining Sibelius’ lush Symphony No. 1 with a work by American composer Samuel Adams • Granada Theatre • $10-25 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Sa, 8/1.

Brass @ the Bandshell: All-American Fanfare • Brass fellows perform an array of works anchored by American composers, featuring food trucks, an instrument exploration station, and games • Plaza del Mar Bandshell • Free • musicacademy.org • 12pm Su, 8/2.

To have your events included in VOICE Magazine's calendar or arts listings, email information to Calendar@VoiceSB.com by noon the Monday before publication.

Cinema

CINEMA EVENTS

Bailora: Mis Pies Son Mi Voz • Screening of the documentary about the life of acclaimed Flamenco dancer and choreographer Siudy Garrido presented by Flamenco Arts Festival • Center Stage Theater • Free, reservation required • centerstagetheater.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/31.

Night Three: Asian American Film Series 2026 • Screening of the short films: Loving Bing, Ten Times Better, and Our Faces Always Be Japanese: Tsutomu Dyo, Pancho Villa and Civil Disobedience, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers • Alhecama Theatre • Free-$5 • sbthp.org • 6pm Fr, 7/24.

La La Land • Ten year anniversary screening of the romcom starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling • Alcazar Theatre • $7-10 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Fr, 7/24.

Family Movie Night • Screening of the animated comedy Hoppers • Eastside Library, MLK Jr. Room • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 3-5pm Fr, 7/24.

The Wild Robot • Animated movie about a shipwrecked robot stranded on a desert island • Camino Real Cinemas • $2 • metrotheatres.com • 10am We, 7/29.

Up • 78 year old Carl and young buy scout Russel fly to the South American wilderness in a house carried by balloons • Alcazar Theatre • $5-7 • thealcazar.org • 3pm We, 7/29.

Jack Johnson: Surfilmusic • Documentary chronicling Jack Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician • Alcazar Theatre • $20 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Th, 7/30.

Cine y Letras: Libros y Documentales • Showing of the film Cuando Ellas Quieren (Book Club) in Spanish • Eastside Library, MLK Jr. Room • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca. gov • 9:30-11:30am Th, 7/30.

Closing Night: Asian American Film Series 2026 • Screening of The Mochi Movie by Sky Bergman, followed by a Q&A with Bergman and an outdoor reception • Alhecama Theatre • Free-$5 • sbthp.org • 6pm Fr, 7/31.

“Library on the Fly” Launching at Santa Barbara Airport

A FREE LIBRARY FOR PASSENGERS TRAVELING THROUGH THE SBA TERMINAL has been launched by the Santa Barbara Airport and the Santa Barbara Public Library. Operating similarly to other community book exchanges, travelers are encouraged to take a book if they need one or donate one if they have finished reading.

SBPL will help supplement the library with a variety of options, including books for adults and children, diverse genres, and multilingual content. The co-branded

book cart can be found on the second floor of the terminal, post-security, just past Gate 2. No library card is required to take a book.

Travelers can sign up for a digital library card for full access to SBPL’s digital library, including free eBooks, audiobooks, and more. To upgrade an eCard to a fullaccess Library Card, with access to all physical and digital materials, visit any Santa Barbara Public Library location in person. FlySBA.com/LibraryontheFly

Nominations Open for 18th Celebrate Philanthropy Awards

IN HONOR OF CIVIC AND CHARITABLE WORK MAKING THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY A BETTER PLACE, nominations are now open through August 20th for the 18th Celebrate Philanthropy awards and luncheon.

The Celebrate Philanthropy luncheon will be held on Thursday, November 5th at the Santa Maria Country Club. Kate Ferguson and Mike and Tricia Bouquet were named Celebrate Philanthropy honorees last year. The Santa Barbara

Three New Board Members Appointed by Girls Inc. of Carpinteria

DAS WILLIAMS, ASHLEY SMITH FRASER, AND DANIELLE BORDENAVE have joined the Girls Inc. of Carpinteria Board of Directors. Girls Inc. of Carpinteria aims to support the emotional, social, academic, and leadership development of girls, particularly in underserved communities, through positive mentorship and research-informed programming. girlsinccarp.org

DAS WILLIAMS is currently the Director of Government and Community Relations at Central Coast Community Energy, having previously served as a Santa Barbara County Supervisor, a representative of the 37th District in the California State Assembly, and as a Santa Barbara City Council member. He is a UCSB graduate, a Girls Inc. parent, and a Carpinteria resident.

ASHLEY SMITH FRASER is a Pediatric Dermatology Nurse Practicioner practicing in Ventura and Oxnard, as well as a current board member of the Society of Dermatology Nurse Practicioners. A Johns Hopkins graduate, she believes strongly in family-centered care. She is also a Girls Inc. parent.

DANIELLE BORDENAVE owns a small business called SPARK45, where she challenges people to lead healthy lives through movement. She supports Girls Inc. of Carpinteria’s Eureka! program, promoting girls’ college and career readiness, helping provide girls with hands-on work experience.

Foundation is the organizing sponsor of the event and, with an independent committee, coordinates the nomination process. SBfoundation.org

Ouellette Appointed President and CEO of Scholarship Foundation of SB

CALEN OUELLETTE, AN AWARD-WINNING NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE WITH MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPY EXPERIENCE, has been named president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Holding an MBA from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in communication from Washington State University, Ouellette has held various roles in the course of his career, beginning in communications and public relations and most recently serving as the CEO of the Clark College Foundation in Southwest Washington.

In his work at USC, Mr. Ouellette executed a record-breaking $115 million fundraising campaign for the School of Dentistry and was responsible for annual fundraising exceeding $10 million. The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara is a nonprofit organization that supports Santa Barbara County students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and vocational degrees. sbscholarship.org

Eva Haller Joins Unite to Light Board

EVA HALLER, an internationally recognized philanthropist, activist, mentor, and nonprofit leader, has been appointed to the Unite to Light Board of Directors. As a Holocaust survivor, lifelong social justice advocate, and recipient of numerous humanitarian awards, Haller has been a champion of environmental, educational, and humanitarian causes around the world.

Haller has served as a Trustee of the University of California, Santa Barbara for four decades and has been recognized with the Mandela Award for Humanitarian Achievement, the United Nations Population Fund Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Forbes Excellence in Mentoring Award, among others. Unite to Light is a nonprofit dedicated to providing low-cost solar light and power to those without electricity across the globe. unitetolight.org

The Promenade: Into the Past or the Future?

OK, AFTER SIX YEARS, A GAGGLE OF CONSULTANTS, and long committee meetings to decide the future of our main street, the results are in…..we have discovered what doesn’t work. Still, council voted to continue the status quo. No “interim plan” as continually promised, no “trial and error” closing and opening of blocks. One councilmember made a suggestion that we form a committee or hold a workshop. As I recall, we have traveled that well-beaten path before. We are apparently defending a concept labeled “The Promenade” which, as confirmed by the State Street Advisory Committee Chair at the final meeting, we’ve had in name only.

We are into our seventh summer of the closure of downtown State Street, a legacy of little compromise or improvement, resulting in stagnation and expenditure of taxpayer money. Santa Barbara’s traditional parades and festivals have been displaced. E-Bike rider misbehavior, unobstructed by traffic, and unhampered by mid-block pedestrian crossing flashers, dominates the blacktop.

Property values have fallen, rents have decreased dramatically, and businesses have experienced uncertainty. Downtown property owners have self-assessed a good deal of money to help maintain the downtown but also to have a voice with council. Wanting something to happen, many of them favor going forward with a master plan, but their collective desire to open the street in the interim fell on deaf ears among most of the council. We should not fear success.

State Street and its cross streets are our central business and cultural district. El Pueblo Viejo was designated to be protected along our Main Street as part of our architectural heritage.

The return of linear circulation to State Street has been dismissed as “dated” or “nostalgic” thinking. The “Urban Mall” concept, which we have test-driven here for the past six years, was the hot ticket in the 1970s. Ninety percent of those configurations have failed across the country and reverted back to normal streets. It’s not about affection for the automobile, it’s about circulation, vibrancy, and activity. It’s about successful storefront retail viability and entertainment accessibility, not to mention optimized public safety response. The revenue to support civic activities and public safety is generated by business. We need to support those who have taken risks to own properties and open businesses. They are the key to fiscal sustainability for our city.

In the meantime, there are a number of positive things happening on State Street that should really help inject life back into our downtown business corridor. The Santa Barbara Film Festival’s new headquarters in the old Fiesta Five Theater, The Music Academy of the West, UCSB’s investment and commitment to downtown, and finally, the conversion of the Paseo Nuevo Mall into housing and the International Headquarters of the Yardi Company, bringing 600 employees to our civic center. These promising occurrences are happening in spite of council’s insistence on maintaining the current conditions on lower State Street, not because of it. Santa Barbara still represents value and opportunity, but only if we do our part.

It’s time to move forward, not back to the 1970s heyday of the next urban mall.

Randy Rowse Mayor, City of Santa Barbara

ICE: It’s Greek-Tragedy Bad Out There

SHOCKINGLY, PEOPLE ASK IF ICE IS STILL A PROBLEM. Yes, but the performative terror is now conducted quietly. A year has gone by since heavily armed, masked troops arrived to violently arrest 360 people at Glass House Farms. How many troops, how many were released, how many deaths in detention are not known because the government has told its agencies not to report much of it and, as time goes on, to report less and less. So on this anniversary, here are notes from the front.

By the numbers: Number kidnapped from Carpinteria: 26. Number kidnapped from Santa Barbara County: 780. Percent of immigrants detained by ICE with no history of crime: 74 percent. Deaths in detention: impossible to know, but >1/week. (Wikipedia “List of deaths in ICE detention”)

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” — George Orwell.

ICE agents parking in handicapped zones, running red lights, driving dangerous speeds: hourly Police seen observing it and responding: 0.

“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted,” — Albert Einstein.

There is a domino effect. When a father is taken, families can’t meet rent and many live in their cars (with children as young as one year old). Out of fear, many go into hiding and lose access to food and education. Children are traumatized, being pepper sprayed for pleading with ICE agents (age 12), being trapped in a car seat (age five), having to translate violent messages to their parents (age nine). Showers in detention are scalding, not adjustable, and so heavily chlorinated that it causes sores. Detainees can’t afford calls or enough soap or toothpaste. When we check in, they tell us, “Please don’t forget us.”

Is ICE still a problem? Yes, and it’s Greek-tragedy bad out there.

Submitted by Jacqueline Wiley, Carpinteria

United Way Offering Scholarships For Childcare

PROVIDING RELIEF FOR THE HIGH COST OF CHILDCARE, United Way of Santa Barbara County has released the second round of funding for the Brighter Futures Childcare Scholarship Program in support of working families.

"Receiving the scholarship has been an incredible blessing for our family,” said one scholarship recipient. “High-quality childcare is absolutely essential, but the financial burden is a massive hurdle for working parents. This support has given us peace of mind, allowing us to balance our professional careers while knowing our son is in a safe, nurturing environment. We are deeply grateful to United Way for recognizing this need and investing in local families like ours.”

Since launching the program, United Way has awarded over $220,000 in scholarships to support nearly 40 local children and their families across the county. The program targets households in the “missing middle” – those making too much to qualify for public assistance programs, but not enough to afford the high cost of quality care for their children in Santa Barbara County.

"The high cost of childcare remains a significant barrier for working families,” said Christian Patterson, Manager of Early Care & Education at the Santa Barbara County Education Office. “United Way's Brighter Futures Scholarship Awards are helping relieve that burden by expanding access to quality childcare, supporting a stronger workforce, and creating brighter futures for children and families throughout Santa Barbara County.”

For more info contact Lisa Nelley at lnelley@unitedwaysb.org, 805-965-8591 or visit unitedwaysb.org/Childcare.

Jonathan Limon Pleads Guilty to 2017 Murder

A COLD CASE WAS RESOLVED when Jonathan Isaiah Limon plead guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the September 3, 2017 murder of Edward Jonathan Ramirez, according to Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch, on July 22, 2026

"Although nearly nine years have passed since Edward Ramirez was murdered, today's guilty plea brings this case to a close and provides long-awaited accountability," said District Attorney John T. Savrnoch.

Limon is scheduled to be sentenced on August 4th, 2026, before the Honorable Judge Kristy Imel in Department 6 of the Santa Maria Division of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. He faces a sentence of 25 years to life in state prison.

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“[Hopefully] the successful collaboration with Harvard and Yale serves as an example to other Tribal nations pursuing repatriation efforts, demonstrating that meaningful consultation, persistence, and mutual respect can lead to the return of ancestors and cultural items,” commented Kathleen Marshall, Museum Board Chairwoman, Lead Language Teacher for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and representative of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

The repatriation followed two separate Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) notices issued by Harvard and Yale and represents the culmination of years of consultation and collaboration between the Tribe and both institutions. NAGPRA, a federal law enacted in 1990, establishes a process for federally recognized Tribes to seek the return of human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony held by institutions receiving federal funding.

to be a rewarding endeavor. They learned from us, they listened. It did not come without conflict and hard conversations, but ultimately, they did the right thing. The people who are in place now respect cultural knowledge, and it ended up with our ancestors and their belongings coming home in a positive way, leaving behind respectful relationships."

This repatriation has formed into a solid relationship between our Tribe, Harvard Peabody, and Yale Peabody... It ended up with our ancestors and their belongings coming home in a positive way, leaving behind respectful relationships.

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"It has been an honor to collaborate with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians on this repatriation," said Jane Pickering, William & Muriel Seabury Howells Director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. "We are tremendously grateful for their generosity and trust as we worked through the process to return these important items home. The Peabody Museum is committed to conducting repatriations in ways that help heal the wounds of historical trauma and with a deeper understanding of our responsibilities to Tribal communities past, present, and future."

of these materials from traditional Chumash homelands has caused trauma and harm, and we hope their return brings healing to the Tribe.”

"This repatriation has formed into a solid relationship between our Tribe, Harvard Peabody, and Yale Peabody," Marshall continued. "It has taken four years to complete, with many visits to the East Coast. These two institutions have proven

"Over the past four years, the Yale Peabody Museum has had the unique privilege of consulting with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians towards this repatriation,” said Jessie Cohen, Assistant Director of Repatriation at Yale Peabody Museum. “Through open and honest collaboration, the Tribe and Museum engaged in consultations leading to the Museum's largest repatriation of cultural items to date. The removal

"Our ancestors and their belongings were stolen from their resting place, a place where their families and communities prayed and grieved, leaving them to rest," Marshall said. "For them to be taken, stolen and put in wood trays or boxes, traveling all over the country and all over the world, is cruel and inhumane. The institutions that receive federal funding are all now following the NAGPRA process

to ensure the ancestors return to the federally recognized Tribes. With these returns, the ancestors receive a proper ceremony with all Chumash nations. We are guaranteeing their return to our Mother Earth is done privately, and they are placed back to the land they came from."

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is located in Santa Barbara County, California. Its reservation was established and officially recognized by the federal government in 1901. Today, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians remains the only federally recognized Chumash Tribe in the nation. The Tribe is a selfgoverning sovereign nation and follows the laws set forth in its Tribal constitution.

Santa Barbara Unified Board passes ‘intentional use of tech’ resolution

The policy will prohibit students from using their personal devices on campus, reduce device-use for transitional kindergarten through 2nd grade, and provide recommended screen time limits per grade

By Julianna Lozada / Santa Barbara News-Press 7.22.26

THE SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night to recommend screen time limits for school-issued iPads and to consider the ability for parents to opt their children out of certain tech use.

The changes, outlined in an “Intentional Use of Technology” resolution, will be implemented through a policy that the board will consider by October. Tuesday night’s vote was 4-0, with board chair Bill Banning absent.

The policy will prohibit students from using their personal devices on campus, reduce device-use for transitional

kindergarten through 2nd grade, and provide recommended screen time limits per grade. It will also explore the option of giving parents autonomy over certain technology use for their children.

Two months ago, parents packed the board room, urging the trustees to implement a series of changes over district devices and how they’re being used in the classroom. They pointed to the Los Angeles Unified School District, which passed a similar resolution in May, as the example to be followed.

Since then, the district has banned YouTube on all iPads — much to the dismay of some students — and installed new content filters.

The approval follows a prior attempt to vote on a previous version of a techuse resolution at the last board meeting, where trustee Sunita Beall had concerns about the vague implementation language and motioned to postpone the vote. She said the new resolution “satisfied [her]

desire to have a really clear approach.”

Though trustees were in alignment with the resolution, they had a few concerns about students retaining access to certain platforms for learning, spurred by the comments made by students.

San Marcos senior Mateo Gallegos, who’s been outspoken about the impact of the district’s current YouTube ban, reinforced the platform’s usefulness for learning.

“Students rely on multiple perspectives to understand complex topics, and sometimes teachers can’t provide the educational support,” Gallegos said.

investigating what LA Unified did, which gave parents the option to click what they wanted to be on their child’s school iPad.

“We’re very optimistic, and we’re very close with the idea of being able to offer options for our families,” Cooper said.

The resolution had softer language than what the board considered previously.

For example, the approved resolution states that the district will “reduce the use of digital devices” for its youngest students, while the prior version would’ve considered eliminating its use entirely.

“It worries me that you could see students on restricted plans who rely on school-administered iPads suffer academically from a lack of resources.”

New student board member, Victoria Martinez-Penaranda, brought up a recent example involving a Dos Pueblos student. The student was taking a hybrid class at Santa Barbara City College over the summer, which required her to watch lecture videos strictly on YouTube. Martinez-Penarada said the student had to buy a new iPad to watch her professor’s lectures.

“As this moves forward, I think it’s really good to consider all school models,” Martinez-Penaranda said. “It could be a little bit of a challenge for students who don’t have personal devices… Because even if SB Unified teachers can approve videos on YouTube, over the summer, it’s kind of hard to reach teachers or staff.”

Rob Cooper, the district’s director of educational technology, said the district is

Other instances include considering “limiting camera access on

student devices,” instead of “reducing or eliminating use of cameras,” and exploring the development of “parental choice procedures for technology use,” rather than “opt-out procedures.”

Additionally, the previous version would’ve brought forth a policy by September and a third-party security audit by the fall. The approved resolution will bring the policy by October but has no specified timeline for a security audit.

On August 25th, the public will be able to give input on the first draft of the screen use policy. By September 14th, the public will hear a revised version of the policy.

“This is not going to be done overnight,” said district Superintendent Hilda Maldonado. “Because we need to build trust, and an active partnership with teachers and staff.”

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CA Wine Festival Draws Crowds

THE CALIFORNIA WINE FESTIVAL last weekend at Chase Palm Park and the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort was both entertaining and offered an education about the early wine harvest and wine trends.

MILIO’S PIZZA AND SOFT SERVE opens at 801 State Street in downtown Santa Barbara in August. The community got their first taste at the California Wine Festival last Saturday when hundreds of rectangle New York style slices were served up.

ONE ADULT WAS ARRESTED for strong-arm robbery and child endangerment after a fight broke out on State St. near Cota St. the night of Wednesday, July 15th. At the scene, those nearby said young people were bothering some homeless people in the area of the fight but knew no other specifics about what else happened. A wounded man was seen by a witness. The investigation blocked a portion of the street. Santa Barbara Police, Fire, and AMR were called to the scene.

A ROLLOVER CRASH LEFT A CAR ON ITS ROOF at 5:30pm on July 16th in the area of Castillo and Pedregosa in Santa Barbara. The vehicle hit a parked car before flipping. The driver was not seriously injured. Santa Barbara Police and Fire were on it.

Fiesta Celebrations to Kick off in Montecito

SANTA BARBARA’S OLD SPANISH DAYS is set for a Thursday, July 30th pre-party on Coast Village Road called “Fiesta in Montecito.”

Live performances and festivities will take place and area businesses are planning activities and menus for the special night. There will also be a poster signing event.

“We are excited to be bringing Fiesta to Montecito,” said El Presidente Colin Hayward in a statement. “It will be a celebration of everything that is Old Spanish Days – flamenco and folklorico dance, music, and mariachis.”

Hayward will sign 2026 Fiesta posters at Sunstone Wine Lounge, and beginning at 4:30pm a stage erected in the parklet at

Coast Village and Middle Roads will feature performances of Mariachi music, dance groups, the 2026 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, and more. There will also be a fashion show of Fiesta men and women’s clothing.

All events will be free and open to the public, and Coast Village Road businesses are invited to dress up with festive Old Spanish Days bunting and colors. Fiesta flags are already flying all along Coast Village Road.

Camp Canine Closed After Dog Death

CAMP CANINE SHUTS DOWN TEMPORARILY after a one-year-old English bulldog drowned in the popular Santa Barbara facility last week. A full investigation by owners is underway.

State Street Master Plan Nears Next Presentation

AFTER NUMEROUS STUDIES, public outreach, and suggestions from consultants, the State Street Master Plan in Santa Barbara is about to be presented. Stagnation could become optimism. This sets out the roadmap for millions of dollars of improvements.

A Failure to Launch for SpaceX

NO-GO. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered a rare abort after all engines fired off at Vandenberg Space Force Base just before 8am on Monday. 24 Starlink satellites were headed into orbit. A similar postignition abort also took place in the last week in Texas for SpaceX.

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Mendocino Farms Opens 100th Location

RBy Bridget Keon / VOICE

ETURNING TO THEIR CALIFORNIA ROOTS FOR THEIR 100TH LOCATION, Mendocino Farms has officially opened in La Cumbre Plaza. A fastcasual restaurant, they primarily offer sandwiches, salads, and wraps, alongside seasonally-based chef’s specials, including their bestseller “Not So Fried” Chicken Sandwich and Chicken Pesto Caprese.

“Reaching our 100th restaurant is an incredible milestone, but what makes it especially meaningful is that it happened in Santa Barbara,” said Whitney Schwartz, senior marketing manager at Mendocino Farms to VOICE. “California is where our story began, and we’ve long admired the city’s vibrant food culture, beautiful landscape, and strong sense of community.”

Connecting with local culture and people, the location’s opening unveiled a mural by local artist DJ Javier, who recently was featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art in a solo exhibition. Featuring a monarch butterfly, oranges, palm trees, and a blue cow surfing, the mural shares the words “Eat Happy Santa Barbara.”

“Every Mendocino Farms restaurant is designed to reflect the community it

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serves, and partnering with local artists is an important part of that,” said Schwartz. “We wanted this location to feel uniquely Santa Barbara from the moment guests walk through the doors. Working with DJ Javier allowed us to celebrate the city’s creativity and culture while giving guests something that is distinctive to this restaurant.”

In an effort to establish partnerships with local schools and community organizations, Mendocino Farms will partner with local schools, nonprofits, and organizations in and around Santa Barbara to offer 50 percent back on all fundraisers through September, in addition to donating meals to local first responders, medical professionals, and community causes.

Known for their quality food and efficient service, Mendocino Farms opened in 2005. Founded by Mario Del Pero and Ellen Chen-Del Pero in Los Angeles, their menu features locally sourced ingredients and a curated selection of beer and wine. They also offer catering.

“We want to be a place that fits naturally into people’s lives, whether that’s a quick weekday lunch, a catered

office gathering, or a relaxed yet elevated meal with friends and family,” said Schwartz. “Above all, we hope guests leave having enjoyed fresh food, genuinely warm hospitality, and an experience that brightens their day.”

Located at 3851 State Street, Mendocino Farms is open daily from 10:30am-9pm. mendocinofarms.com

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Goleta Design Review Board to Review Proposed Storke Medical Center Amendment

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STORKE MEDICAL CENTER PROJECT will be reviewed by the Goleta Design Review Board at its July 28th meeting in the City Council Chambers. The project is a two-story Medical Clinic building proposed in western Goleta, adjacent to Ice in Paradise and Girsh Park.

The project includes a childcare facility, an additional parking lot, landscape buffers, and a change from two buildings to one building, which triggers site plan changes. A previous medical center project at the same location was approved in October 2023. The design and layout of the original project have been refined based on the needs of the medical services to be provided and, as a result, the applicant has requested changes to the project, which necessitates a Development Plan Amendment.

A Conceptual and Preliminary Design Review of the proposal will be held at the Design Review Board Meeting on Tuesday, July 28th at 3pm. The meeting will be held in person at Goleta City Hall Council Chambers (130 Cremona Drive) and via the Zoom platform. The public may also view the meeting on Goleta TV Channel 19 and/or online at CityofGoleta.org.

“The economy hasn’t lost its mojo.”

MarketWatch

“Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $768.6 billion, up 0.2 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous month, and up 6.7 percent (±0.5 percent) from June 2025.” - Census.gov

By Harlan Green, Special to VOICE, July 24, 2026

HEADLINES, such as that consumers “haven’t lost their mojo” have popped up when retail sales rose 0.2 percent in June. It’s a sign that consumers are willing to ‘shop until they drop’, which may keep the U.S. economy growing for some time.

It also means that the same level of irrational exuberance of the 1990s is back once again, with the major market indexes at record levels, and consumers seemingly oblivious to the conditions that prevailed during the late 1990s.

Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller first presented the term irrational exuberance to Alan Greenspan’s Federal Reserve Governors in 1996 as evidence how overvalued stock market levels had become at the time. But it wasn’t until 2000 that the dot-com asset bubble burst, which many market commentators and some economists are comparing to the current record market rally.

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And since retail sales are not inflation adjusted, when adjusted for inflation, gas and food in particular have become less affordable. Retail inflation is still above three percent. Retail sales have fluctuated wildly, as per the above graph, rising 6.7 percent in twelve months because consumers bought more in earlier months to get ahead of the rising inflation— i.e., before the Iran War began to jack up everyday prices.

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Though sales at car dealers and online merchants both jumped about two percent in June, sales fell at grocery, clothing, and healthcare stores, says MarketWatch.

We don’t have to look at just the dot-com bubble, either. I see an unsettling resemblance to the ‘roaring twenties’ of an earlier era from the recovery of another pandemic, the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1919 to 1920 that killed what would be millions of Americans if at our current population level.

It was a long recovery—until 1929 and the Black Friday stock market crash that led to the Great Depression, caused in part from another era of high tariffs that led to product shortages.

How long may this era of irrational exuberance last that has driven the financial markets to record levels with so much wealth pouring into a new space age that will take us years to return to the moon, much less turn a profit?

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The MarketWatch headline portrays most of the media’s reaction to the latest Advance Retail and Food sales report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The slightly hysterical headline is really a sign of relief because of the slight drop in monthly gas prices that prevailed during the 60-day ceasefire agreement.

But the ceasefire has ended. And it reveals how badly the Trump tariffs and Iran war have hurt consumer spending, still the backbone of U.S. economic growth. We have been a consumer-driven economy since the 1950s and end of

So, consumers are still shopping because they must, putting them further in debt. The Consumer Price Index for basic necessities like gas and food is still above three percent, as I said, and the wholesale (PPI) price index for raw materials that go into retail goods is 5.5 percent annually, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. It’s still the largest rise in more than three years.

We are at another turning point in what currently looks like an A.I. revolution, much like the Internet’s introduction that took decades to adopt and survived a Great Recession, let’s not forget.

The best way to survive another bout of irrational exuberance is to be patient, in my opinion, rather than listen to the crowd that always promises the next big thing.

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Cottage Health in Buellton: Planned facility designed to expand footprint and meet outpatient demand

The $35 to $45 million 2-story medical building will replace the defunct Parks Plaza Theatre on McMurray Road.

By Tom Schultz, Santa Barbara News-Press,

7.20.26

FROM HOUSING AND HOTELS TO AN IN-N-OUT BURGER AND A MILES-LONG RIVERBED TRAIL, perhaps no other place in the Santa Ynez Valley anticipates as much change as Buellton.

One of the most significant developments on the horizon is a $35 to $45 million Cottage Health medical building planned for the site of the old Parks Plaza Theatre.

The shuttered movie house screened its last film in 2020, forced from business by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The outpatient facility expected to replace it will be the largest health hub of its kind in the valley. It’s intended to fill local and regional gaps in medical services while making primary and specialty care more convenient, Cottage executives say.

“We really want to be a trusted partner for many, many years to come,” said Kevin Davidson, president of Cottage Medical Group and vice president of ambulatory services.

likely open in early 2029, Davidson said, noting much of the parking will be underneath.

About 60 people will work there, a number expected to fluctuate regularly as some care teams split time at other locations.

That means many valley residents—including some accustomed to traveling to Santa Barbara or other places for treatment—will find themselves accessing imaging, lab work, infusion and oncology, cardiac, chronic illness, and other routine care closer to home.

Jobs, services and parking

In a 3-0 vote, the Buellton Planning Commission in February approved the Cottage project for 515 McMurray Rd.

The rectangular and sloped 1.5-acre property sits between McDonald’s and the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott adjacent to Highway 101.

Construction of the 31,431-square-foot-facility will likely start in mid 2027, and the building will

“We’re continually assessing community needs,” Davidson said, adding Cottage is exploring a women’s health component. “It will get clearer as we get a little closer.”

Regional changes

The Mid County project represents a significant expansion of the nonprofit Cottage north of its flagship hospital in Santa Barbara, which opened in 1891.

The move comes three years after the Sacramento-based nonprofit Sutter Health, a chain of two dozen hospitals and 200 clinics, expanded to the south to Santa Barbara County by acquiring Sansum Medical Clinic, an institution dating to 1921.

And it comes two years after UCLA Health opened a South Coast flagship facility on Victoria Street in Santa Barbara, growing its primary and specialty care footprint while incorporating a cancer care clinic.

Shuffling services?

While the new Cottage facility will in some ways shift and consolidate healthcare in the valley, its arrival won’t completely reshape the medical landscape.

Santa Ynez Cottage Hospital opened in 1964, and its 24-hour emergency room will remain the valley’s primary destination for critical care.

Similarly, the Cottage Urgent Care at 328 McMurray, just down the road from the planned medical building, is expected to stay open as a complement to the new facility.

Time will tell whether the Cottage Primary Care clinic on Mission Drive in Solvang stays or goes.

City Hall enthusiasm

As the Cottage proposal wound its way through the public hearing review and approval process, it met relatively little City Hall resistance.

By that point, officials were largely focused on understanding traffic impacts and ensuring design details fit with the surrounding neighborhood and its mandated Agrarian architectural style.

“It’s a very well designed project,” Planning Commissioner Marcilo Sarquillla said shortly before voting in favor. “When you go to a dentist or even the doctor’s office you kind of feel down, but it’s uplifting to go to a site looking like that.”

It all adds up to a civic, economic—and health— boon, Mayor David Silva said last week, describing the medical center as a foundation for a more resilient community.

“I’m overjoyed,” Silva said, adding he’s particularly hopeful the women’s health component will become a reality, and that Buellton residents who work for Cottage will enjoy well-paying jobs closer to home.

“It’s only looking up,” Silva said. “A movie theater is like candy, but a medical center is like fruits and vegetables.”

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AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER : 26CV01438 . Petitioner: Arlene Ransom filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Arlene Ransom to PROPOSED NAME: Amber Arlene Ransom. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 4, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 4; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 06/24/26 /s/: Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV01438 Pub Dates: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER : 26CV03732 . Petitioner: Alanna Aniela Dragosz filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Alanna Aniela Dragosz to PROPOSED NAME: Alanna Aniela Callaghan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 14, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 4; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 06/16/26 /s/: Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV03732 Pub Dates: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026.

US PASSPORT SERVICES

(Same as US Post Office)

Appointment required 805-893-3552

https://recreation.ucsb.edu/facilities/passports

Towing

Cars, trucks, trailers, all sizes and shapes

• Goleta to Oxnard

Alex Castillo: 805-403-0202

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.

All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.

APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision.  Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.

NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:  If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

• 1 Hot Springs Road

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 017-393-002 & 017-393-003

Zoning Designation: R-1/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2024-00217 Filing Date: 11/27/2024

Applicant / Owner: Brian Holland, 1 HSR GP, LLC / Santa Barbara Cemetery Association

Project Description: New 22-unit residential development. Coastal Development Permit, Modification, Local Coastal Program Amendment for Zone Change and Coastal Land Use designation change.

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Insertion Date: Print: 7.24.26 Digital included 7.22.26 9.25” times 3 columns = $132.64 • 7.24.26 SHO hearing 8.5.26.Kira Esparza RE: 1620 Hillside Road; 2501 & 2509 Medcliff Road; 143 San Rafael Ave

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS REGARDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28 AND/OR 30 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (SBMC)

The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, August 05, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street.

On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Wednesday, August 05, 2026 will be available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO.

TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PCVideos.

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may be submitted via email to PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting.

All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly.

APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision.  Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted.

NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:  If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange.

• 1620 Hillside Road

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 041-092-029

Zoning Designation: RS-6 (Residential Single Unit)

Application Number: PLN2026-00177

Applicant / Owner: Chris Belanger, CBRD / Coplin Family Trust

Project Description: Open Yard Modification to allow construction of garage

• 2501 & 2509 Medcliff Road

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 041-330-054 & -055

Zoning Designation: E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2026-00038

Applicant / Owner: Guillaume De Zwirek  / Topati LLC

Project Description: Rehearing for Lot Line Adjustment between 2501 & 2509 Medcliff Road

• 143 San Rafael Ave

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 045-192-002

Zoning Designation: E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay)

Application Number: PLN2025-00519 Filing Date: 12/11/2025

Applicant / Owner: Natalie Ochsner / 143 San Rafael LLC

Project Description: Demolition of existing residence; construction of new residence and JADU

Insertion Date: Print: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026

7.3.26 Nicole Wald v Richman Bry Cost $290.

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION, AND ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING NEW DATE FOR CASE NUMBER: 26CV00519.

Plaintiff: NICOLE WALD filed their application for an order for publication on June 11, 2026. From the application and supporting evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that an order for service by publication is permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50.

IT IS ORDERED: that service of the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or Notice of Order Setting New Date in this action shall be made upon defendant, respondent, or citee RICHMAN BRY & Plaintiffs Claims & Order by publication thereof in The Voice Magazine, a newspaper of general circulation published at Santa Barbara, California, and that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: that, if the address of the party to be served is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons, the moving party shall forthwith mail to the party to be served a copy of: (1) the summons, citation; notice of hearing, or other documents) identified above, (2) the complaint, petition, or motion for which notice is being served by this order, and (3) this order for publication. A declaration of this mailing, or of the fact that the address was not ascertained, must be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication.

Dated: 06/12/2026 Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court.

Publication Dates: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026.

Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court: Notice to the person being sued: You are the defendant if your name is listed on this form or on form SC-100A. The person suing you is the plaintiff, listed on this form. You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Read this form to understand the claim against you and to protect your rights.

Name: NICOLE WALD, The plaintiff is: Nicole Wald, 772 Palermo Dr, Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The defendant is: RICHMAN BRY, 999 Romero Canyon Rd, Montecito, CA 93108.

The plaintiff claims the defendant owes $12,480.60

a. Why does the defendant owe the plaintiff money?

The defendant withheld my security deposit for a gate that broke due to high winds-an act of God, not caused by us and for a cleaning fee, even though we had to clean upon arrival as the 4 room pool house was dirty and mice feces and mice were present in kitchen and multiple other locations in main house. An 11 hour power outage left toilet and hot water inoperable, and locked us on property with no exit instructions. Some features (e.g, dry sauna) were broken or inoperable for the duration of the event. These conditions materially impacted the event, damaged my reputation as a host, and caused lost revenue both during and after the event.

b. When did this happen?: 10/11/2025. c. How did you calculate the money owed to you? (Do not include court costs or fees for service.): $2,899.60 deposit deduction for gate damage; $500 deposit deduction for cleaning; $1,950 hire chef to cook meals offsite as kitchen unsanitary with mice; $1,785 photography revenue lost ($595x3); $825 massage revenue lost ($275x3); $531 lunches purchased from restaurants as kitchen unsanitary; $3,750 rent abatement (50% of 1 night cost /loss of use due to habitability & safety issues) You must ask the defendant (in person, in writing, or by phone) to pay you before you sue. If your claim is for possession of property, you must ask the defendant to give you the property. Have you done this? * Yes. Why are you filing your claim at this courthouse? This courthouse covers the area (check the one that applies): a. Where the defendant lives or does business, Where the plaintiff’s property was damaged, Where the plaintiff was injured, Where a contract (written or spoken) was made, signed, performed, or broken by the defendant or where the defendant lived or did business when the defendant made the contract. The zipcode of the place checked above is 93108. This claim is for more than $2,500. I understand that by filing a claim in small claims court, I have no right to appeal this claim.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above and on any attachments to this form is true and correct. Date: 1/21/2026. Nicole Wald, Plaintiff.

CASE NUMBER: 26CV00519.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 4, 2026; Time: 9:00 am; SB: 4; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.)

In the battle of the sexes, the pay gap persists

By

CONCEIVED BY FAMED SOCIOLOGIST

PAULA ENGLAND

in the mid-1990s, the occupational devaluation theory helps explain why workers in occupations with more women get paid less than workers in occupations with more men.

“The theory says that we devalue women’s contributions in society” and sheds light on the persistent pay gap between men and women, said Catherine Taylor, an associate professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara. “Women still earn 85 cents for every dollar men earn, and we know part of the reason is because women are in occupations that pay less. But our research is asking, do we actually pay occupations less because women are in them?”

Principally authored by Taylor, a recently published study, Occupational gender composition is related to occupational wages: Causal evidence from a survey

experiment investigating occupational devaluation puts the theory to a new test.

Taylor and co-authors — Safa Salim (New York University), Asaf Levanon (University of Haifa), Tamar Kricheli-Katz (Tel-Aviv University) and England (NYU Abu Dhabi) — developed an experiment in which respondents were presented with an occupation composed of different percentages of women and asked what they thought the job ought to pay.

As their model occupation, the researchers choose management consulting, which is generally viewed as gender neutral. They then presented that occupation with three distinct gender demographics: the first as male-dominated (composed of 25 percent women); the second as gendermixed (45 percent women) and the third as female-dominated (67 percent women). Study participants were then asked to suggest a salary to each group.

Taylor and her team found

Injury Accident Involving an E-bike

RESPONDING TO A CALL REPORTING A TRAFFIC COLLISION involving an e-bike, Santa Barbara Police officers arrived at the corner of Carrillo Street and Chino Street on July 22nd, 2026, at approximately 10:35am.

The collision involved a single rider who was traveling eastbound on Carrillo Street. Santa Barbara Fire Department personnel and paramedics also responded and immediately began providing medical care to the injured rider.

Based on the preliminary investigation and witness statements, the adult rider lost control of the e-bike and fell to the roadway, sustaining a serious head injury. The rider was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.

The rider was transported by ambulance to Cottage Hospital for medical treatment.

The Santa Barbara Police Department’s Traffic Unit responded to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision. The investigation remains ongoing.

The identity of the rider is not being released at this time.

that respondents recommended a lower salary — close to $1,000 less per year — to the female-dominated group.

“Our study showed a causal mechanism,” Taylor said. Occupations with a higher percentage of women pay less precisely because women are associated with them. And the gender of the respondent did not influence his or her salary recommendation; both women and men respondents recommended lower pay to the occupational group more heavily populated with women employees.

The study suggests that reasons rest more with inherent societal biases than overt sexism, and real world takeaways could help employers combat biases, Taylor said. “I think it’s important that employers understand that they themselves — well-meaning individuals — sometimes devalue women without thinking about it. The pay gap is not about some inherent preference in women for jobs that offer lower wages, but

EL 22 DE JULIO DE 2026, aproximadamente a las 10:35am, el Departamento de Policía de Santa Bárbara acudió al lugar de un accidente de tráfico en el que se vio involucrada una bicicleta eléctrica, en la intersección de las calles Carrillo y Chino.

En el accidente estuvo implicado un único conductor que circulaba en dirección este por la calle Carrillo. Personal del Departamento de Bomberos de Santa Bárbara y paramédicos también acudieron al lugar e iniciaron de inmediato la atención médica del conductor herido.

Según la investigación preliminar y las declaraciones de los testigos, el conductor —un adulto— perdió el control de la bicicleta eléctrica y cayó a la calzada, sufriendo una lesión grave en la cabeza. El conductor no llevaba casco en el momento del accidente.

El conductor fue trasladado en ambulancia al hospital Cottage Hospital para recibir tratamiento médico.

La Unidad de Tráfico del Departamento de Policía de Santa Bárbara intervino para llevar a cabo una investigación exhaustiva sobre las circunstancias del accidente. La investigación sigue en curso.

Por el momento, no se ha divulgado la identidad del conductor.

rather it is that we actually do pay women’s occupations less because we devalue women. Having that message out there is valuable.”

“One suggestion,” she added, “would be for employers to make sure that their criteria for paying people is standardized, based on, for example, a certain level

Cate Taylor

Associate Professor, Sociology

of education and the number of years of experience an employee has, regardless of gender. For an employer, it’s worth doing that work of creating equity. It’s better for organizations if there’s more equity.”

An associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Taylor’s research specialities and main teaching areas include gender, work, health, reproduction, survey and experimental methods, social psychology and biomarkers of stress. She’s been with UCSB since 2018.

Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for County Recreation Master Plan Open for Public Comment and Review

OUTLINING THE POTENTIAL AND UNAVOIDABLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS of the proposed Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan, the plan’s Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will continue to accept public comment and review until 5pm on August 10th. Published by the County of Santa Barbara Community Services Department, Parks Division in late June, the EIR evaluates the ways the larger master plan and its associated Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendments will affect the region’s environment as per requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The County Recreation Master Plan details plans to fund, build, and maintain parks, trails, and public recreational facilities over the next 20 years within the unincorporated areas of the county. The plan also proposes capital improvements, programs, funding strategies, and implementation tools, including the proposed Recreation Benefit Project (RBP) Program to allow contributions from private developments.

To review the EIR visit countyofsb.org/recreation-master-plan Comments may be submitted via email to RecPlan@countyofsb.org

Tipu Tree

By David Gress / Special to VOICE

THE

TIPU

(PRONOUNCED “TEEPOO”) TREE is an ideal choice if you are looking for a tree that will grow quickly and will provide cooling shade over a large space. For these utilitarian reasons, it has often been selected for Santa Barbara’s parks and parking lots. Of course, its aesthetic qualities have also been appreciatedbeautiful, yellow-orange flowers and long, weeping boughs, which add quite an exotic and tropical appearance to our landscapes. They have graced our community since it was introduced into California by Dr. Francesco Franceschi in 1897. Not surprisingly the oldest tree in our area resides in Franceschi Park.

Tipuana

tipu

look like one-half of an unrelated maple tree samara seed) and, consequently, spin lazily as they drop off.

Other common names for the tree are Pride of Bolivia, Yellow Jacaranda, and Rosewood. It is native to Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. It is in the Fabaceae plant family. The Tipu Tree’s botanical name is Tipuana tipu. The genus and species names are derived from “Tipa,” its common name in South America.

The Tipu Tree is a broad spreading deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 feet with an equal or greater spread in ten to 15 years, with a mature height of over 60 feet with spread exceeding 90 feet! The Tipu Tree briefly drops its leaves in winter. In the spring, it pushes out bright-green, six- to 12-inch long, fern-like, pinnately compound leaves. Each leaf has eleven to 12 leaflets (1½ inch and ½ inches wide).

The tree’s bark is a distinctive grayish brown forming interlacing flaking ridges.

In summer, its bright yellow-orange with red center flowers (3/4” wide, displayed June through August) provide a delightful show throughout the canopy. They are attractive to bees, and, when fallen, create a lovely yellow-orange carpet. In the fall, its two-inch long seed pods appear - these are winged (they

This native of South America has made itself perfectly at home in Santa Barbara’s microclimates. It is not fussy about our various soils, is happy enough with our normal rainfall, and, after three to five years of establishment, will tolerate some drought. It will look better if given several deep watering sessions during the dry season. In wetter areas worldwide, it can be invasive, but this is not a problem in our Mediterranean climate, because it does not grow here from uncultivated seeds.

corner of Carrillo street and San Andres Street, the 500 to 700 blocks of Voluntario Street, and several blocks of Cacique Street. They are also seen in Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens, in Franceschi Park (a 60-foot tree!), and in many of our residential and commercial landscapes.

Tree-of-the-Month articles are sponsored by Santa Barbara Beautiful, whose many missions include the increase of public awareness and appreciation of Santa Barbara’s many outstanding trees and, in a long-time partnership with the City Parks & Recreation Department, the funding and planting of trees along the City’s streets. sbbeautiful.org

It grows best in full sun and deep sandy loam soil. It is drought tolerant once established. It can tolerate high heat and is cold hardy to 22° F. It is not affected by any serious insect or disease pests. Because of its fast growth it requires occasional pruning to maintain its structure. Because of its growth potential, the primary consideration in planting a Tipu Tree is providing adequate space for its ultimate canopy and root system.

Mature Tipu Trees can be seen as street trees in the 200 block of West Ortega Street, the 1200 block of Punta Gorda Street, the 600 and 700 blocks of West Valerio Street, on the northwest

for Copy: 5pm Tuesday, 7/28

Ray Carney’s been selling used furniture in Harlem forever. It’s a useful front.

Two-time

Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead discusses Cool Machine, his new novel and final

installment of trilogy

By Samantha Laine Perfas, Harvard Staff Writer, July 20, 2026

COLSON WHITEHEAD MADE

HISTORY as the first novelist to win two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction for consecutive works, The Underground Railroad (2017) and The Nickel Boys (2020). Now, Whitehead (’91) is back in the limelight with Cool Machine, the final installment of his Harlem trilogy.

The novel, set in the 1980s, continues to follow the shenanigans of furniture salesman Ray Carney as he juggles family life with the unexpected needs of various criminal enterprises. In an interview with the Gazette, which has been edited for clarity and length, Whitehead discussed Cool Machine, and where the trilogy sits among his other works.

The trilogy begins in the ’50s and ends in the ’80s. What was your process for building such a vibrant picture of Harlem across a period of tremendous change?

In the first book, Harlem Shuffle, we meet Ray Carney and his wife, friends, cousin, and criminal associates. Each book has three different sections, so it felt like not just three books, but nine novellas. It’s daunting when you step back. I was really trying to make a new world, looking to history to make it real.

The most fun I had as part of this process was location scouting, zigging and zagging around Harlem trying to find cool buildings and blocks that would be good sites for Carney’s interactions. Where did he grow up? Where did he live? Where’s a good place to dump a body?

I had to figure out how much I wanted to play with reality and how much I wanted to stick to the real architecture and voice of the people of that time.

How did you capture the voices of your characters?

Colson Whitehead: I’ve always found firstperson accounts and memoirs to be very useful.

Bumpy Johnson was a famous Harlem numbers guy, drug dealer, and criminal. His wife helped him in his activities, and she wrote a memoir.

William Burroughs, whom we know as the author of Naked Lunch and various Beat

Era classics, also wrote a book called Junkie. It’s about being a hustler on the Upper West Side in the ’40s and ’50s.

When I read these accounts, I’m always snatching up slang, trying to figure out how things worked, how people referred to themselves and their world to make it real for us.

How was writing this trilogy compared to writing a standalone novel?

Whitehead: Figuring out the characters early meant that I knew how people walked and talked from the first 100 pages. So 900 pages later, I know who Ray is, I know who Pepper is. That was very fun.

You want to keep it fresh, which can be hard when there are nine different stories. I had to ask: Am I repeating myself? Is the 10th heist we see still exciting? How do I make it exciting? How do I go big in the ’80s? I had a list of names that I was assembling for eight years, all these character bits, character names, descriptions, moments of interaction, and really accumulating so much content.

personality ends up paying off pretty well, I think.

Throughout the series, you return to various characters. Someone who played a relatively minor role in your first book may be the focus of a vignette in another. How did you decide which of those characters that you wanted to revisit?

Whitehead: Some of it was planning and some of it was serendipity. I’m a big outliner, and so when I finished the first book and started the second, I knew I should probably figure out the major movements in the third book before I continued. I wanted to know what was going to happen on the last page when we leave Carney: Is he alive? Is he dead? A lot of planning happened along the way. Then, of course, you have to be open to where the story takes you. Pepper (a career criminal with ties to Carney’s father) was a small character in the first book.

Reflecting on your body of work to date, including your two Pulitzer-winning novels, how does the Harlem trilogy fit in your evolution as a writer?

Whitehead: Hopefully I’m getting better as I go along.

There are things in the Harlem trilogy that I can see I started doing five books ago, or ten books ago, in terms of character and setting a scene. I’m hopefully finding new material that will challenge me and force me to step up, and I can sit back and look at Crook Manifesto or Cool Machine and say, “Oh, you know, old Colson would have done it this way, or the me of 20 years ago would not have approached it in the same way.”

I’ve hopefully grown as a person, both as a writer and as a person in the world, and that kind of that wisdom will feed the work.

What recommendation would you give to someone who has read some of your other books but none of the trilogy and is thinking of picking it up?

Whitehead: Underground Railroad and Nickel Boys made a big splash, and I was really grateful for the reception. I think the Harlem trilogy is a very different thing. There are people who probably didn’t like Underground who will like this. I’m always trying to switch it up to keep it fresh for me. That means sometimes disappointing readers and having people who come along for this book and leave for the next one.

It was different in that way because I had a real volume of material that accumulated over time.

What was the inspiration for the main character, Ray Carney? He seemed both completely average and extraordinary. He was also obsessed with furniture.

Whitehead: There are few books about the life of a fence, a person who deals with stolen goods. A lot of them will have a storefront that they show to the world — where they sell furniture or electronics — and in the back is where they do their illegal business. So immediately, a fence to me has a divided nature, a front of putting out to the world as well as this deep interior that no one else sees.

That became Ray’s template. He wants to be an upstanding member of the community, a family man, but there’s a part of him in the back that’s always saying, “Let’s do some crimes.” Over the three books we’re watching him wrestle with his darker impulses, and just that one decision to have the split

When I started the second book I realized I wanted him to have his own adventure. He’s a powerful personality who shows a different side of the criminal lifestyle. He’s a loner, so he’s a good foil for Carney’s adventures. We get to leave Carney for 100 pages and explore Pepper.

One theme that you visit a lot throughout the series is this idea that we’re all a little bit crooked, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. How does that shape the motivations and actions of characters throughout the series?

Whitehead: It makes sense to me. Maybe that’s my twisted point of view of society and how people work. We’re one self when we’re alone, one with our family, our loved ones, romantic partners, our friends at work — all of us have these different selves that we’re negotiating in different moments.

That aspect of being human is great to dramatize and explore. I think there’s always that tension between who we are in our thoughts and how we’re playing out in the world, and that’s true for characters as well.

If you’ve never gotten on the bus, this is a perfect opportunity with the Harlem trilogy. I hope you find it funny. I hope that you can see your hometown reflected in the complexity of New York City, whether you’re from Boise or Paris or New York.

With the three books, there are nine different stories. Some of them deal with great, grandiose themes, and some of them are more discreet and compact. I think there’s a lot to chew on if you decide to take this adventure on.

What’s next for you?

This was such a big project that after I handed it into my editor and finished editing, I told myself I’m going to take a year off and just flush the pipes and get rid of Carney’s voice. But about four months in I was so bored I had to start another book. It’s great to find a new canvas, some new characters to knock around, and a new voice to play with.

Printed with permission: Harvard Gazette online article, July 20, 2026

SBIFF French Wave Film Festival Highlights

Case 137

By Robert F. Adams / VOICE

AN AWARD-WINNING FILM THAT SHOWS THAT JUSTICE IS IN A LONELY PLACE,

Case 137 (Dossier 137) is a new film by Dominik Moll. A well-structured police procedural, the film flips that type of story’s standard formula, where the main protagonist is a police force internal investigator, uncovering wrongdoing by her own department. The film is suspenseful with some outstanding scenes that reveal corruption at the bottom and the top of various governmental agencies. Case 137 meticulously tracks down the rightwing conspirators and their careless violent treatment of citizen protesters. And more than that, the film unleashes debate about the criminal behaviors of rogue order-keepers that is relevant on a global scale. The script was developed by the director and frequent collaborator Giles Marchand, and based on a real story deriving from riots stemming from the Paris Yellow Vest Protests that started in 2018 and lasted until 2020. A remarkable story element is that the film presents all sides of the equation, unflinchingly.

Léa Drucker plays the lead with a kind of seriousness that is galvanizing. Not a showy actor, she embodies the steely reserve of someone that pays close attention to what is right or wrong. And in this role she shows the vulnerability and emotional low points of the main character’s journey to uproot the lies and collusions that surround unjustifiable police actions. The supporting cast are all excellent and for this role Léa Drucker deservedly was awarded Best Actress at the Lumière Awards last January.

Diary of a Chambermaid

By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

THERE’S SOMETHING UNNERVINGLY MODERN about Diary of a Chambermaid (Le Journal de Una Femme de Chambre, 1964), a sometimes dark, often humorous film that lays bare the social and economic class conflicts between the idle rich and the employees they exploit.

The wonderful cast led by Célestine (Jeanne Moreau), includes the “vigorous” Monsieur Monteil (Michel Piccoli); Madame Monteil (Françoise Lugagne) who doesn’t want to keep paying 1,500 francs every time her husband gets a maid pregnant; the lying “honorable” WWI veteran Captain Mauger (Daniel Ivernel); the fetishist cobbler Monsieur Rabour (Jean Ozenne); the innocent maid Marianne (Muni); the sadistic fascist gamekeeper Joseph (Georges Géret); and his friend the vicar (Bernard Musson), who tells Joseph that “the clergy will help you

get rid of the Jews.”

Luis Buñuel and writer Jean-Claude Carrière adapted the novel by Octave Mirbeau, taking the 1890s story into the 1930s, when France was experiencing rising antisemitism, which the director had witnessed during his first years in Paris, when he directed L’Age d’Or (1930), banned by Jean Chiappe, the Parisian police prefect. Chiappe gets a mention in Chambermaid

UCSB Emeritus Professor Víctor Fuentes writes in The Worlds of Buñuel (Los Mundos de Buñuel, 2000) that the Spanish director returned to film in France, after decades in Mexico, “to berate the Frenchman’s intolerance of the foreigner,” adding how prophetic he finds the film.

The march in the end, with a banner that reads “France for the French,” and the crowd chanting,“Down with the Foreigners” could very well be a scene from today.

American Lament, Hope, and Music

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

AN INVIGORATING MUSICAL CALL

TO ACTION packed the Lobero Theatre last weekend as the Music Academy of the West’s Chamber Orchestra successfully realized an ambitious program that examined the fabric of past, present, and future American democracy.

Featuring world-renowned guest conductor Gemma New in her Music Academy debut, the evening’s pairing of Copland and Schumann with a world premiere by Jasmine Arielle Barnes demonstrated music’s power to mediate essential questions, both political and personal in nature, across generations of listeners.

cycle reframes Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes’ Let America be America Again, weaving its mournful reflections through Barnes’ original poetry and Jamaican-American writer Claude McKay’s 1921 poem America

An Operatic Delight: The Art of the Duet

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

EXPRESSING AND EXPLORING THE REACHES OF HUMAN EMOTION, Hahn Hall sung on July 14th as the Music Academy of the West’s Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows presented “The Art of the Duet.” Arriving at the height of the Summer Music Festival, the evening demonstrated the fellows’ remarkable skill in navigating canonical and cuttingedge works with equal passion.

commanding baritone, and the Act 1 duet from Donizetti’s La Favorita, which featured Deng opposite mezzo-soprano Maiya Williams. With her vibrant and soul-stirring voice, Williams is sure to become a figure to follow in the opera world.

An especially hard-hitting duet emerged when Jang returned to the stage with mezzo-soprano Dawson Mae Franzino to perform the confession

Applause erupted as legendary actor Christopher Lloyd joined New and the orchestra on stage to narrate Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Premiered in 1942, less than a year after the United States joined fighting in World War II, this brief yet compelling work combines excerpts from President Abraham Lincoln’s speeches with Copland’s stirring score that blends swelling orchestral majesty with whispers of familiar Americana tunes.

Lloyd’s distinct voice infused each of Lincoln’s remarks with gravitas and poignant hope, as Academy fellows faithfully delivered Copland’s compositions under New’s graceful baton. Numerous audience members were moved to the point of tears as Lloyd read Lincoln’s words that could have been written yesterday: “the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we will save our country.”

Heightening and continuing this resonant opening work, the Academy’s Lehrer Vocal Institute Co-Director and mezzo-soprano Sasha Cook next took to the stage to debut the world premiere of the orchestrated version of Jasmine Arielle Barnes’ American Lament

Commissioned by Cook, the song

Collectively, the lyrics bridged generations of words penned by Black Americans to examine how the “America” other songs have lauded has never truly existed. Or, as Cooke sang, “Let America be America again—the land that never has been yet—and yet must be, where every one is free.”

Cooke’s strong and expressive voice carried the weight of each line, alternating between sorrowful and assertive, contemplative and victorious. Barnes’ orchestration matched and intensified the lyrics with equal emotion, combining engaging percussion with peaceful river-like rushes. Audiences leaped to their feet in ovation, thrilled to have seen the fully orchestrated work premiered by the very voice for whom the song cycle was written.

The Academy Chamber Orchestra concluded the evening with a return to the classical canon, revealing the full force of the fellows’ growing talents and New’s masterful guidance as a conductor with an exciting performance of Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. Despite being composed during a period of illness and personal turmoil for Schumann, the work reverberates with triumphant harmony. As the orchestra and New communicated to present the work’s magnificent energy, it underlined the prior works’ and the entire evening’s themes of hope in the face of adversity. musicacademy.org

Directed by Paul Curran, who popped onstage between duets to contextualize each scene with humorous summaries poking fun at their overly-complex natures, the evening’s program was well-curated for the 2026 fellows. Not only did the selected duets demonstrate the fellows’ beautiful vocal dexterity, but their scenes’ theatrical range from comedies to dramas gave them the chance to flex their theatrical talents.

This creativity was on display from the first performance, with baritone Yoonsoo Jang and soprano Mariana Iguavita reimagining the Act 1 duet from Donizetti’s Don Pasquale as a playful summer beachside scene. Singing as the conniving Malatesa, Jang’s resonant tones expertly complemented Iguavita’s bold and bright sound as the sassy Norina.

Forbidden love, a theme wellrepresented in operas across cultures, also had its moment in the spotlight. First, a staging of the Act 4 duet Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette set soprano Jade Xijin Chen and tenor Zhongjiancheng Deng to move viewers as the famous star-crossed lovers. Just as in Shakespeare’s story, both Chen and Deng individually impressed with their youthful energy and developed vocal merits—yet when singing together, their tender chemistry was unmatched.

Romantic trials continued to entice through the Act 2 duet from Verdi’s La traviata, starring Iguavita’s gorgeous lyricism opposite Daniel Byun’s

based on the ‘90s film of the same name (and with LVI Co-Director John Churchwell working on its world premiere in 2000), the opera follows a nun, Sister Helen, as she provides emotional and spiritual support to a man on death row. It is a difficult work both thematically and technically, and Jang and Franzino successfully realized its complexity with intense voices that carried the full weight of their words. Franzino’s voice was especially angelic as she reassured Jung’s tempestuous tones, and viewers collectively held their breath until the scene’s conclusion.

Additional highlights included Franzino’s swirling confrontation with soprano Jordan Twadell as the pair performed the Act 2 duet from Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, as well as a lighthearted staging of Humperdinck’s Act 2, Scene 1 duet from Hänsel und Gretel, with Williams and Chen infusing their performances with childish joy and fear before meeting the Sandman, sung by Franzino. The evening concluded with the uplifting final scene from Strauss’ Arabella, starring Twadell and Byun. The final, yet certainly not least, spotlight to shine goes to the remarkable six piano fellows who provided exceptional accompaniment for each duet: Pei-Wen Liao, Jay Patrick Forsythe, Yuhan Wang, Xi Huang, Elena Minko, and Youngsu Cho. musicacademy.org

Scott Thure’s Artwork Returns to Santa Barbara

By Bridget Keon / VOICE

WITH A TRUE LOVE FOR ASSEMBLING FAMILIAR OBJECTS INTO NEW MULTI-DIMENSIONAL

FUN

, Scott Thure has returned to the Santa Barbara art scene after devoting the last 16 years to his family. Inspired by surf, sound, and texture, his work is currently on display in Santa Barbara at both Art & Soul and Gallery 113 through August.

“I just start taking the pieces and putting them together without attaching them,” said Thure of his artistic process. “I start seeing what looks good as a composition, what looks balanced, what looks good with the colors, textures, depth, and eventually, I go, ‘Okay, here’s a finished product.’”

he was pursuing a degree in Graphic Arts at Santa Barbara City College. There, he explored design and composition using any and all materials that inspired him, a background that continues to shape his art, which is often constructed using combinations of mediums and elements.

“I was always doing construction work side by side with my art, and I enjoy construction work because I do mosaic tile and I’m building stuff with my hands,” explained Thure. “And so all of my artwork is very constructive.”

instruments and his personal “game” of fitting pieces together.

He refers to these items as “Puzzled Pieces.” The process behind them involves sketching a design, cutting it into puzzle pieces, texturing and painting each piece, and reassembling it back into the original image.

Thure’s passion for art and design first developed in Santa Barbara in 1976 when

What drives Thure’s art is a genuine passion for the process of creation. His musical assemblages, which look like 3-D Picasso paintings come to life, are driven by his excitement about the structure and design of musical

“I love musical instruments,” said Thure. “I think that they have some amazing design and beauty, as well as function. I’m capturing them out of their normal existence, in somebody’s hands who’s playing them, and putting them into this design that hangs on a wall. Almost as if it’s playing music with the other elements on the wall.”

Another muse for Thure is surf culture. His surfboard themed works are inspired by the retro 1960s surf community his parents were involved in. He shapes replica longboards floating over textured backgrounds. Some backgrounds are abstract, similar in style to Jackson Pollock. He decided to pair these abstract compositions with his surfboards when realizing he liked the craziness of the style and its connection to the ocean, with different colors and directions taking off like waves and currents.

“I recreate old surfboards in miniature form,” he explained. “I might resin them, I might not resin them. I might make them look like an old board that’s been dinged up. Put little skegs on them, so they’re just these really cool little surfboards.”

Early in his career, Thure exhibited Santa Barbara venues including Zelo’s Cafe and the Santa Barbara Arts & Crafts Sunday Beach Show. Thure was also represented by the DeVorzon Gallery in Beverley Hills and the James Coleman Gallery in Santa Monica and Hollywood Cinema Arts, where artwork was rented out for television and movie productions. Now, after taking a step back to prioritize his family, he is thrilled to be back in the town where his artistic career began.

“I’m just excited to be showing some work back in Santa Barbara,” he said.

Outside of Art & Soul and Gallery 113, his work is also at Creo Arthouse in Malibu and Sandstone Gallery in Laguna Beach. gallery113sb.com / artandsoulsb.com

Art Venues

10 West Gallery • Earthly Elements through July • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-770-7711 • 10westgallery.com

Architectural Fdn Gallery •

Jacqueline Woods : How Forever Works, through Aug 15 • 229 E Victoria • 805-965-6307 • 1–4 some Sa & By Appt • afsb.org

Arrediamo Fine Art & Traditional Rugs Gallery • 911.5 State St • arrediamo.com

Art & Soul Gallery • Cosas De La Vida Jul 24-Aug 30 • Thu-Sun 12-5; by appt • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com

Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • Closed through Aug 26 • museum.ucsb.edu

Art From Scrap • Explore Ecology • exploreecology.org

ArtLabbé Gallery • Free art, music, & exercise classes to our individuals with special needs & family members • Tu, We, Th, Sun 12-5:30; Fr 12-5 • 111

Santa Barbara St, #H • artlabbe.org

Atkinson Gallery • Tu & We 10–2 • SBCC Humanities East Campus Rm 203 • atkinsongallerysbcc.com

Bella Rosa Galleries • 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707

The Carriage and Western Art Museum • Old Spanish Days Trophy Saddles; Victoria Stables Wagon • Ongoing • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 Mo-Fr • carriagemuseum.org

California Nature Art Museum • Untamed Desert: Captured by Paulette Donnellon, Jul 26-Jan 18; Lulu Hyggelig: California’s First Thomas Dambo Troll • ongoing • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org

Casa de La Guerra • Fine Print, Hard Lines: Housing and Exclusion in Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara 1925 –2025: A Portrait in Maps; Once a Don, Always a Don • ongoing • $5/Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

Casa Dolores • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-963-1032

Casa del Herrero • Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Rd • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805-565-5653 • casadelherrero.com

Channing Peake Gallery • Scaling the Walls • 8-5 M-F • 105 E Anapamu St, 1st fl • 805-568-3994

Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • colettecosentino.com

Community Arts Workshop • 631 Garden St • 10-6pm Fri & By Appt • sbcaw.org

Corridan Gallery • Summer in the Garden: Elliott Ciampi through Aug 15 • 125 N Milpas • 11-5 We-Sa • 805966-7939 • corridan-gallery.com

Cypress Gallery • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-7371129 • lompocart.org

El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas - ongoing • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 10:30-4:30 Daily • sbthp.org

Elverhøj Museum • Roland Petersen Undiminished: A Centennial Celebration through Aug 11 • History & Danish culture • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 11-5 Th-Mo • elverhoj.org

Faulkner Gallery • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653.

Fazzino 3-D Studio Gallery • 3-D original fine art • 1011 State St • 805730-9109 • Fazzino.com

Fuzion Gallery & Boutique • Hand blown glass, 100 + artists • 1115 State St • fuzionglass.com

Gallery 113 • Members of the SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-965-6611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-4 Su • gallery113sb.com

Art Events

LCCCA

Gallery Josephine • 133 E Anapamu St • Work by Josephine Tournier Ingram • 1st Thu & By Appt

Gallery Los Olivos • Go West: Robin Deshayes, Deborah Kalas, & Linda Lewis through July 31 Daily 10-4pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805-6887517 • gallerylosolivos.com

Ganna Walska Lotusland • Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • lotusland.org

Grace Fisher Fdn • Inclusive Arts Clubhouse • Paintings by Grace Fisher • 121 S Hope, La Cumbre Plaza • WeSu 11-5pm • gracefisherfoundation.org

Indah Gallery • Bridging Worlds: Max Gleason through Aug 9 • Fri-Sun 12-5 • 2190 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez • maxgleason.com/indah-gallery

James Main Fine Art • 19th & 20th

Century Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • 12-5 Tu-Sa • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347

Jewish Federation of Greater SB • Portraits of Survival interactive ~ Ongoing • 9-4pm Mo-Fr • 524 Chapala St • 805-957-1115 ext. 114

Kathryne Designs • Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • 10-5 Mo-Sa; 11-5 Su • 805-565-4700 • kathrynedesigns.com

La Cumbre Center For Creative

Arts • Fine Line Gallery; Elevate Gallery; Illuminations Gallery • Multi-Artist Studio/Gallery Spaces • La Cumbre Plaza • 12-5 Tu-Su • lcccasb.com

Linden Studio • Art & Artifacts • 963 Linden Ave, Carpinteria • 805570-9195.

Lompoc Library Grossman Gallery • Christine Jeszeck: Pouring My Heart Out through Jul 26 • 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459

Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • 93013 through Aug 16 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805-6847789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org

Maker House • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • makerhouse.org

Marcia Burtt Gallery • Coastal California and Peggy Gruen through Aug 23 • Landscape paintings, prints, & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-962-5588 • artlacuna.com

SB

Art Venues

Mate Gallery • Beach images alongside vintage oils, gifts • 1014 Coast Village Rd • 805895-6283 • mategallery.com

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805770-5000 • moxi.org

Museum of Contemporary Art SB • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

Legacy Arts International • Wed-Sun 12-8pm • La Cumbre Plaza • 310-8806671 • legacyartsb.com

Palm Loft Gallery • Beauty Will Save the World through Jul 25 • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • 1-6 Fr-Su & By Appt • 805-6849700 • palmloft.com

Patricia Clarke Studio • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-452-7739 • patriciaclarkestudio.com

Peregrine Galleries • Early CA & American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805-252-9659 • @peregrinegalleries

Pippin • La Aracada’s newest art, antiques, boutique • 1114 State #24.

Portico Gallery • Jordan Pope & Gallery Artists • Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • porticofinearts.com

REH Contemporary • 12 W Anapamu • Studio of Ruth Ellen Hoag and gallery for local artists • 805-689-0858 • RuthEllenHoag.com

Santa Barbara Art Works • Arts Education for All • 28 E Victoria St • 805-260-6705 • M-F 8:30-4:30 • sbartworks.org

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden • Still Growing: 100 Years of California’s Native Plants through Mar 2027 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • sbbg.org

Santa Barbara City Hall Gallery • Scaling The Walls • featuring Arts Alliance members • 735 Anacapa St.

Santa Barbara Fine Art • Places from the Heart • Landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 1-6 We-Sa & By Appt • 805-8454270 • santabarbarafineart.com

Santa Barbara Historical Museum • Project Fiesta!: Arte de los Mantónes and Finding Saint Barbara opens July 23rd; Edward Borein Gallery, and The Story of Santa Barbara ~ ongoing • 136 E De la Guerra • 12-5 We, Fri-Su; 12-7 Th • 805-966-1601 • sbhistorical.org

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum • Aquean through Jul 26 • The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and SB Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Wy, Ste 190 • 10-5 Daily • 805-962-8404 • SBMM.org

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art • Remixed: Entwined Histories & New Forms, through Aug 30; Random-Access Memory: Internet Art, through Sep 27; As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future: through Jan 3 • 11-5 Tu-Su; 5-8 1st Th free; 2nd Sun free Tri-Co residents • 805963-4364 • sbma.net

Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History • Butterflies Alive! through September; The Living Print through Nov 8; Chumash

Basketry: Art & Life through Nov 30 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • 10-5 We-Mo • sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Sea Center • Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily • 805-682-4711 • sbnature.org

Santa Barbara Tennis Club - 2nd Fridays Art • GVAA, curated & juried by Linda Ekstrom through Aug • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-682-4722 • 2ndfridaysart.com

Santa Ynez Chumash Museum • A Legacy of Culture, Innovation, and Resilience • 3500 Numancia St, SY • Thu-Sun 10-5pm • sychumashmuseum.org

Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum • 3596 Sagunto St • 12-4pm We-Su • santaynezmuseum.org

Sahyun Genealogical Library • Research

family history • 316 Castillo St • Tue/Thu 10-4; Sun & 3rd Sat 1-4 • SBGen.org

Seimandi & Leprieur • Hunt Slonem: a leading figure of American Neo-Expressionism; Year One: Group Show through Aug • 33 W Anapamu St. • Wed-Sat 11-6 • 805-610-1203 • seimandileprieur.com

Stewart Fine Art • Early CA Plein Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 11-5:30 Mo-Sa • 805-845-0255

Sullivan Goss • The Art of Collecting; Summer Salon through Jul 27; Nicole Strasburg: The Whole is Greater through Aug 24 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805-730-1460 • sullivangoss.com

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum

• 122 W Canon Perdido • 11-4 Fr-Sa; Su-Th by appt • quinlanmuseum.com • 805-687-4623

SYV Historical Museum & Carriage House • Art of The Western Saddle • ongoing • 3596 Sagunto St, SY • 12-4 Sa, Su • 805-6887889 • santaynezmuseum.org

Tamsen Gallery • Before they were Legends through Sep 17 • 1309 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805-705-2208 • tamsengallery.com

UCSB Library Ocean Gallery • Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads through Jan 2027 • library.ucsb.edu

Voice Gallery • Santa Barbara Art Association: Collective Visions through July • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Sun • 805-965-6448

Waterhouse Gallery Montecito • Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mo-Su • 805-962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

Waterhouse Gallery SB • Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mo-Sa • 805-962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art

• Recent Acquisitions • Some weekdays 10-4 during the summer • westmont.edu/museum

The Yes Store • Art by Local Artists • 1015 State St • M-F: 11am-6pm; Sa:10:30am-6pm; Su: 10:30am-5pm • theyesstore.com

California Nature Art Museum

Untamed Desert: Captured by Paulette Donnellon

VAST, RUGGED, AND FULL OF LIFE, Untamed Desert ~ Captured by Paulette Donnellon, a photographic tribute to the extraordinary beauty of AnzaBorrego Desert State Park will open on Saturday, July 26th at The California Nature Art Museum and run through January 18th, 2027.

From the powerful, surefooted climb of a desert bighorn sheep along rugged ridgelines to the alert, wide-eyed stance of a burrowing owl guarding its sandy doorway, each image reflects Donnellon’s deep reverence for this arid landscape. More than a visual journey, this exhibition is a celebration of the park’s wild spirit and a reminder that even in the harshest environments, beauty endures.

“Paulette Donnellon’s photographs have the power to connect people with a place they may never have experienced before – reminding us of the rich biodiversity and beauty within the fragile desert ecosystem,” said CalNAM Executive Director Jessica Tade. “My hope is that these images will encourage visitors to see the desert landscape as an extraordinary place full of life and inspiration.”

As a nature and wildlife photographer, Paulette Donnellon is drawn to the quiet intensity of desert life and the hidden stories etched across the land.

“The desert has always held a special place in my heart,” said Donnellon. “In my work as a nature and wildlife photographer, I’ve learned that if you slow down, really look, and connect with your surroundings, you will discover a vibrant world full of stories ready to be told.” calnatureartmuseum.org

CALL FOR ENTRIES

¡Caliente!

Art that turns you on, heats you up, and warms your heart

Submissions are now open for Voice Gallery’s August 2026 exhibition co-presented by the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild. All area artists are welcome to submit. Seeking Sculpture that will be juried by the Santa Barbara Guild & 2D work to be juried by the VOICE team.

To participate: email up to three images to art@voicesb.com by July 24th. (Label images with artist name and title of the piece. 1000 pixels wide - jpeg or tiff) Email must also include: material, dimensions, price.) Rolling Acceptance. NOTE: 4 foot width limit for 2-d work; 50 pound limit for sculpture.

Entry fee will be collected for ACCEPTED pieces at ingathering: $40-1st piece; $35-2nd; $30 - 3rd piece.

• All pieces must be wired or pedestal ready. NO brackets, saw tooth, etc. The Guild & Gallery reserve the right to reject pieces that are not safe or do not reflect submission image.

Sales: 70% to artist / 30% to gallery.

Art Drop Off: Accepted art must be dropped off between 10am and 12 noon Sunday, August 2nd.

Exhibition Dates: August 2nd to 29th, 2026 • Unsold Art Pick Up: Saturday, August 29th - 3 to 5pm

1st Thursday Reception: August 6th • 5-8pm

3rd Friday Gallery Row Artwalk La Cumbre Plaza • August 21st • 5-7pm

Questions? Call Kerry Methner: 805-570-2011