Master of Ceremonies John Palminteri questions Canalino Elementary School kindergartner Wylie Eklund for his “Kids Say the Darndest Things” segment of the Rotary Talent Showcase, which returned for its 17th annual show on Saturday, April 11. Read more about the showcase on pages 6 and of this week’s print.
i ing horeline ro e t is ai ed at restoring portions of the histori dune s ste along Carpinteria Cit ea h, fro inden enue to sh enue.
The city of Carpinteria is inviting residents to weigh in on a proposed coastal resiliency e ort thro h two comin blic e ents foc sed on its i in Shoreline Project. he initiati e is a nat re based a roach aimed at restorin ortions of the historic d ne system alon ar interia ity Beach. ity o cials say the ro ect is desi ned to create a more resilient b er a ainst sea le el rise coastal floodin and erosion while maintainin blic access recreation and ecolo ical health. omm nity members can first connect with ro ect re resentati es d rin a o e ent on h rsday ril .m. at the ar interia armers Mar et in the bloc of inden en e. he informal settin will o er o ort nities to learn abo t the ro ect as estions and ro ide ic feedbac . more in de th comm nity wor sho is sched led for Sat rday ril .m. at the ar interia eterans Memorial B ildin . ttendees will hear abo t the science behind li in shorelines disc ss how they se and al e the beach and s ea directly with city sta and ro ect scientists abo t chan in coastal conditions. i ht refreshments will be ro ided and S anish inter retation will be a ailable. S s for the wor sho are enco ra ed b t not re ired. o si n or learn more isit car interiali in shoreline.com.
Carpinteria resident to share work restoring fa ilies in Haiti
ar interian manda Ma n son will ret rn home later this month to s ea abo t her wor hel in re nite families in Haiti thro h the non rofit hild Ho e nternational.
Ma n son the da hter of Mary and Bill rowley is sched led to resent on S n day ril at ar interia omm nity h rch. She will o er a brief introd ction d rin the ch rch s a.m. worshi ser ice followed by a min te tal from a.m. to noon in the ellowshi Hall.
Her resentation will hi hli ht e orts to re nite children li in in Haitian or han a es with their families and to ro ide lon term s ort systems that hel re ent family se aration. ccordin to or anizers the tal will incl de firsthand stories from the field and o tline ways comm nity members can s ort family based care initiati es abroad.
hild Ho e nternational has wor ed in Haiti for two decades o erin ser ices s ch as ed cation medical care and social wor s ort aimed at stren thenin families and red cin the need for instit tional care.
he e ent is free and o en to the blic. or more information contact Ma n son at amanda childho e.or .
amilies are in ited to ather this wee end for the ann al a de los i os hil dren s ay celebration a free comm nity e ent foc sed on yo th literacy and c lt re.
Hosted by rtesan a ara a amilia in artnershi with riends of the ar interia ibrary the e ent will ta e lace S nday ril from noon to .m. at St. ose h s ield inden e.
he afternoon will feat re a ariety of family friendly acti ities incl din arts and crafts face aintin literacy stations and boo i eaways aimed at enco ra in a lo e of readin amon children. i e erformances are also lanned as art of the celebration with s ort from the a entra S merlin o ndation and the city of Carpinteria.
r anizers say the ann al e ent is desi ned to brin families to ether while romotin literacy and ed cational en a ement in a f n welcomin en ironment.
hildren will ha e o ort nities to artici ate in hands on acti ities recei e free boo s and en oy entertainment thro ho t the afternoon.
he e ent is free and o en to the blic.
hepherds that are hoping to spend their golden ears together in a lo ing ho e not in a shelter.
Santa Barbara H mane will celebrate its th birthday on riday ril with a one-day adoption e ent feat rin wai ed fees for most animals at its San ta Barbara and Santa Maria cam ses. The event is part of the organization’s first Birthday i in ay aimed at s ortin animal care services while helping more ets find homes. do tion fees will be wai ed for most a ailable animals e cl din ets lowerin barriers for families loo in to ado t. cials say the e ort is desi ned to s ar meanin f l connections between eo le and animals.
his day is abo t creatin real moments of connection said hief eratin cer ori illalon. ai in ado tion fees hel s remo e barriers so more of those moments can ha en.
ariety of animals will be a ailable incl din i a year old Shiba n mi described as ener etic and in need of an acti e home and o ie a year old tabby who wo ld thri e in a calm en ironment.
hile some animals will o home that day many others re ire contin ed et erinary care trainin and time before they are ready for ado tion. onations made thro h the i in ay will hel f nd ser ices s ch as medical treatment accina tions and enrichment ro rams.
Santa Barbara H mane has ser ed the co nty for years o erin ado tion low cost eterinary care do trainin and comm nity s ort ro rams incl din a mobile eterinary nit. he non rofit relies on local donations to s stain its wor . do tions will ta e lace from noon to .m. at er ass oad in Santa Barbara and . Stowell oad in Santa Maria. omm nity members can also artici ate by donatin or s readin the word.
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Please join us for the unveiling of the Community Plaza on Linden Avenue Murals
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Carpinteria Arts Center 865 Linden Ave www.carpinteriaculturalfoundation.org
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In a show of regional alignment, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and seven city councils across the county have officially declared April 13–20, 2026 as “International Dark Sky Week,” underscoring a growing local commitment to reducing light pollution and protecting the night sky.
he coordinated e ort follows se eral weeks of proclamations and a county resolution recognizing the environmental, economic and public health impacts of e cessi e artificial li ht at ni ht. ar ticipating cities issuing proclamations include Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Solvang, Buellton, Santa Maria and Guadalupe.
Organizers say the widespread agreement is notable in a region where jurisdictions often diverge on policy priorities. The push was led by a coalition of local organizations, including the DarkSky International Central Coast Chapter, WE Watch, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Carpinteria Valley Association, among others.
“There are not a lot of things the county and all these cities agree on, but light pollution has such wide-ranging impacts that there is something for everyone to hate about it,” said Carpinteria Valley ssociation resident Mi e ondolows i
in a statement.
Advocates say reducing light pollution not only restores views of the night sky — including the Milky Way and constellations — but also supports ecological balance and human health. Susan Bott of WE Watch’s Save Our Stars Committee noted that excessive nighttime lighting can disrupt wildlife patterns and agricult ral systems while also a ectin slee cycles and overall well-being.
Local proclamations also point to the economic cost of wasted energy from inefficient lighting. Nationwide, light pollution is estimated to account for roughly $3 billion in wasted energy annually, according to information cited in the declarations.
Beyond its impacts, proponents emphasize that light pollution is uniquely solvable. “It is one of the rare forms of pollution that is completely reversible immediately — as soon as the light is t rned o or ointed down the oll tion is one said isa otter of the oleta Valley Historical Society.
During International Dark Sky Week, residents are encouraged to learn about night-sky-friendly lighting practices, s ch as shieldin o tdoor fi t res re ducing unnecessary illumination and sin lower intensity b lbs. cials and advocates also urge community members to take time to simply look up and reconnect with the night sky.
nternational ar S y ee was first
Proclamations from Santa Barbara County and seven local cities — including Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta — are displayed recognizing April 13–20, 2026 as International Dark Sky Week, re e ting a rare ount wide effort to raise awareness a out light pollution and prote t the night sk .
launched in 2003 by a high school student in Virginia and has since gained support from organizations including DarkSky International and the American Astronomical Society.
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The Carpinteria Community Church’s Parish Hall was packed wall to wall on Thursday, April 9, as residents turned out in force for the first blic n eilin of he arm a ro osed home de elo ment on a hi hly isible and lon contested stretch of the ar interia Bl s.
Hosted by ar Bl s and its deelo ment team the o en ho se mar ed the comm nity s first detailed loo at the residential proposal for the 27-acre site at ar interia e. c rrently home to Tee Time Golf Practice Center and a ric lt ral s aces. he format of the open house allowed attendees to circulate amon dis lay boards and s ea directly with ro ect re resentati es a str ct re that drew mi ed re iews from those in attendance.
hile de elo ers described the e ent as a successful introduction that sparked dialo e many residents left with concerns not only abo t the ro ect itself b t abo t the rocess and what comes ne t. ead de elo er a l Brenne e fo ndin artner of Sortis an in estment firm said in a statement followin the meetin that the team a reciated the o ort nity to en a e directly with residents.
t was reat to ha e the o ort nity to talk one-on-one with so many passionate, in ol ed nei hbors and area residents abo t the f t re of this itally im ortant ro erty Brenne e said addin that the ro ect aims to fit in with the fabric of ar interia while addressin ho sin needs.
Still many attendees described a different e erience.
“Wrong project for Carp”
For some attendees, opposition to the ro osal was immediate and ne iocal.
Carpinteria resident Jessica Mayer did not mince words in her reaction.
ron ro ect for ar ro osed on the wron iece of land Mayer said addin that she belie ed the de elo er was loo in to ma imize b ildin s and rofits while sim ltaneo sly ins ltin o r town by namin this ro ect he arm.
Mayer who sits on the board of the itizens for the ar interia Bl s described the meetin as less of a dialo e and more of a redetermined resentation. his meetin was a ower lay to
Residents gather inside the Carpinteria Community Chuch hall on April 9 to review plans and speak with representatives during a community open house for The Farm, a proposed 191-home development on the Carpinteria Bluffs. The event drew a large turnout and sparked strong reactions from attendees.
tell s that the de elo er holds all the ower she said ar in that des ite bein ad ertised as an o ort nity for feedbac the ro ect was a e and lacked clear answers on key issues such as ricin and im acts.
Her concerns e tended beyond the meetin itself to the broader im lications of the ro ect.
his is the lar est l ry ho sin project this community has seen … on land we ha e acti ely fo ht to rotect for the last years Mayer said. he de elo er doesn t care one bit abo t comm nity s ort.
Se eral attendees e ressed fr stration with the o en ho se format sayin it
“This is the largest luxury housing project this community has seen … on land we have actively fought to protect for the last 75 years. [The developer] doesn’t care one bit about community support.”
–– Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs board member Jessica Mayer
made it di c lt to et clear consistent information. on time resident and comm nity acti ist mrita Salm said the str ct re of the e ent left many estions nresol ed. he o en ho se ro ram was not well concei ed Salm said. here wasn t an open Q&A session … There were not eno h eo le to answer estions with ro s of eo le standin aro nd waitin . Salm said she as ed a sta member a question and was told they would follow b t ne er recei ed an answer. s in eo le for their s estions when their plans are all drawn up, doesn’t seem sincere or serious on the art of the de elo er she added. She also estioned the ro ect s consistency with the city’s General Plan and en ironmental considerations.
didn t hear anythin that addressed en ironmental iss es Salm said citin concerns abo t tra c oll tion water se and noise. Brin in in o er cars will increase con estion tra c oll tion ll en ironmental iss es.
Preservation vs. housing
t the center of the debate is a lonstandin tension in ar interia how to
balance state mandated ho sin needs with a community commitment to preser in o en s ace alon the coast. onents ar e the site ad acent to the ar interia Bl s at re reser e and near the harbor seal roo ery is too en ironmentally and c lt rally si nificant to de elo .
itizens for the ar interia Bl s a rassroots non rofit that has ad ocated for reser ation of coastal lands for decades held a arallel atherin near the open house, at the Carpinteria Woman’s l b enco ra in residents to o ose the ro ect.
n a ress release the ro said it enco ntered o erwhelmin s ort for reser in all of the ar interia Bl s and warned that the project would re lace o en s ace with a lar e scale l ry de elo ment.
itizens for the ar interia Bl ffs President Patrick Crooks questioned the rocess nder which the ro ect is bein ro osed citin the de elo er s se of the state s b ilder s remedy ro ision. his was di erent beca se the de elo er belie es they are e em t from the normal rocess roo s said addin that
BLUFFS continued on page 5
A rendering released by Carp Bluffs LLC shows a row of townhomes and a landscaped public trail proposed as part of The Farm, a 191unit residential development planned for a privately owned parcel of the Carpinteria Bluffs. The proposal includes single-family homes, townhomes and preserved open space areas along the coastal bluff property.
the organization will continue to monitor the project closely.
A one-sheet distributed by the group highlighted concerns about density, traffic and en ironmental im acts notin the project would include 683 parking spaces and roughly 500,000 square feet of housing, which it argued would permanently alter the character of the bl s. osition to de elo ment on the bl s a lon standin iss e in ar interia remained a dominant theme thro ho t the e enin .
Longtime resident Gib Johnson framed the issue through the lens of the community s reser ation le acy.
he ee ime olf ractice enter and a ric lt ral field are c rrently a recious part of open space and recreation for ar interians ohnson said. s it ossible we co ld lose it all fore er to a ho sin de elo ment
Johnson pointed to the history of the ar interia Bl s at re reser e which was acquired through community fundraisin e orts decades a o.
“A generation ago … hundreds of indi id als raised the money to rchase the ar interia Bl s at re reser e he said. sn t the ee ime ro erty deser in of sa in as o en land as well Arturo Tello, a founding member of itizens for the ar interia Bl s said the scale of the proposal reinforced his concerns.
“This is the most densely packed ro ect ossible on that site ello said. here is no balance at all.
ello added that in his iew ey iss es s ch as en ironmental im acts and tra c were not adequately addressed. hey did not e en attem t to do that he said.
A question of balance
hile o osition oices were rominent, not all attendees dismissed the proposal outright.
ar interia resident lan och said he is still e al atin the ro ect and acknowledged the complexity of balancing ho sin needs with reser ation oals. he de elo ers are tryin to find the sweet s ot in ro osin a de elo ment that will satisfy all arties och said. och noted that the ro ect co ld contribute to the city’s state-mandated housing goals but raised concerns about density and a ordability.
“All the units … will be at the high end … and will appeal not to local buyers b t o t of town residents he said adding that the concentration of homes
is ite alarmin .
He suggested there may be opportunities to refine the ro osal thro h the re iew rocess.
“Maybe that current density is somethin that can be ne otiated down och said, proposing ideas such as reducing buildout to increase open space and imro e access.
A generational perspective
For some residents, the discussion went beyond the s ecifics of the ro ect to broader questions about growth and identity in ar interia.
Se enth eneration ar interian hristine Brown described the iss e as a di c lt balancin act.
t s a tric y balance to na i ate Brown said. belie e we st mi ht find a strate ic a roach that can benefit the o erall comm nity while attem tin to work together to honor spaces that ha e been sacred lon before o r time.
t the same time Brown said the scale and design of the proposal were jarring.
he renderin s felt li e an a ront she said, adding that the density did not a ear feasible i en the character of the site.
Brown also reco nted a direct echan e with the de elo er d rin the meeting, questioning whether the project accounted for the long history of community e orts to rotect the bl s.
t wo ldn t ta e m ch to see the lon history of this community stepping up to try and rotect this land she said.
What comes next
s the ro ect mo es into formal reiew estions remain abo t density enironmental im acts tra c and the le al framework under which the proposal is being submitted.
For many residents, the path forward will require sustained engagement. his is oin to re ire a h e e ort to fi ht from e ery an le Mayer said urging community members to organize, raise awareness and remain in ol ed in the process.
thers li e och and Brown ointed to the need for continued dialogue and potential compromise.
Regardless of the outcome, Thursday night’s turnout made one thing clear: the f t re of the ar interia Bl s remains one of the most im ortant and dee ly felt iss es in the comm nity.
s Brown t it f we loo at the bi er ict re we mi ht find a way forward.
A site plan rendering shows the layout of The Farm. The plan clusters single-family homes and townhomes on the inland portion of the site, with internal streets, parking, and pocket parks, while maintaining a roughly 200-foot setback from the railroad tracks and preserving open space on the ocean side of the property.
County of Santa Barbara County Planning Commission
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BMO LLC Footpath Handrail
On April 29, 2026, the County Planning Commission will conducta public hearing to consider:
• Case No. 25DVP-00001 for a Development Plan to permit a metal handrail in compliance with Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance Section 35-174;
• Case No. 25CDP-00008 for a Coastal Development Permit in compliance with Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance Section 35-169; and
• Determine the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, as outlined in the Notice of Exemption.
The application involves Assessor Parcel No. (APN) 005-230-008, zoned Recreation District (REC) and 7-R1 (Single-Family Residential), located at 2305 Finney Street in the Summerland Community Plan area, First Supervisorial District.
For additional information, please contact Veronica King at kingv@countyofsb.org or (805) 568-2513
The hearing will take place at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at:
Planning Commission Hearing Room County Engineering Building 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
For current methods of public participation for the hearing please see https://www.countyofsb.org/1625/County-Planning-Commission or the posted agenda. The posted agenda will provide a more specific time for this item. However, the order of the agenda may be rearranged, or the item may be continued.
Staff reports and the posted agenda will be available on the Wednesday prior to the hearing at the Commission’s website above or contact the Planning Commission Recording Secretary at dvillalo@countyofsb.orgor (805) 568-2058 for alternative options.
Attendance and participation by the public is invited and encouraged. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, American Sign Language interpreters, sound enhancement equipment, and/or another request for disability accommodation may be arranged by contacting the Hearing Support Staff at (805) 568-2000. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the hearing will enable the Hearing Support Staff to make reasonable arrangements.
If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the CountyPlanning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Robert William (Buckwheat) Martinez
08/02/1942 – 06/07/2025
Buckwheat was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Aug. 2, 1942. He was the second of six children from a close extended family. His parents from an early age knew that he was an independent soul. Never conventional, always testing limits and forever attractive to the thousands of friends he made throughout his life, Buckwheat blazed his own trail. One of his most foretelling decisions was his surprise move to California with a friend at age 16, with little to no money in his pocket despite his parents’ adamant objections. No one was going to tell him he wasn’t going to make it. He knew he would. And he did.
After arriving in Los Angeles, Buckwheat married Patricia Hart and they had two children, Traci and Bridget. After divorcing, Buckwheat was with Laurie James and he helped raise Vanessa Stewart. He shared the rest of his last 40 years with his long-term partner Deb Jorgensen and helped raise Dane Jorgensen. Family was central in Buckwheat’s life.
Buckwheat moved to Carpinteria in 1974 after over a decade in the San Fernando Valley and remained for the next 51 years. He was truly a citizen of Carp.
His indominable, yet gentle spirit, positively impacted everyone he came across in his life. There was no one who did not call Buckwheat their friend. His charisma was magnetic, and his quiet energy was contagious. He was accepting of all and judgmental of none. Always a philosopher, storyteller, advisor, listener, sage and friend. Buckwheat had time for everyone and more importantly, you knew he always had time for you. He was a lover of life, people, animals and nature.
Buckwheat was a master mechanic and fi er of all thin s. His incredibly ast te knowledge of cars impacted so many in Carpinteria and the surrounding area. Because of his mechanical talents he helped young families survive hard times by rehabilitating their car/home and so many of those children, now adults, have expressed their gratitude over the years for helping them survive those life challenges. Among his many gifts was his art of silversmithing, especially with turquoise.
Buckwheat loved his dogs, Kimo I, Killer, Salu, Geronimo, Shadow, Jane Russell, Kimo II, Kiba and Ghengis (Gus). They were his constant companions and coworkers, always by his side.
Buckwheat was preceded in death by his parents, Felix and Alice Martinez; grandparents, Juan and Alcaria Sandoval; brothers, Felix and Lloyd; sister, Diana Coplen; nephews, Arthur and Felix Jr.; niece, Kristin Griggs; ex-wife and friend, Patricia Hart. He is survived by his partner, Deborah Jorgensen; daughters Traci Collins and Bridget Hettinger and husband Glen; grandchildren, Jake and Danielle Hettinger; stepchildren, Dane Jorgensen and Vanessa Stewart; brothers, Ken (Jimmy) and wife Becky, and Donald; sister-in-law Irene Martinez; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.
Donations in his honor can be made to: Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society at: sfhumanesociety.org
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Hortencia Fernández Pérez 04/03/1930 – 03/30/2026
Hortencia Fernández Pérez, 95, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2026, at Sarah House in Santa Barbara, after a short illness, surrounded by her sons, daughter and grandchildren.
Hortencia was born on April 3, 1930, to Concepción and Eutimio Fernández in Nava, Coahuila, México. She was one of eight sisters and brothers, all of whom proceeded her in death. She told many stories of her family life there, and how she moved to Carpinteria in her early 1920s to be with her older sister Olivia, who played a big part in acclimating her to the little town of Carpinteria.
She met forever friends working in restaurants in Santa Barbara who were a big part of her life. Soon she met the love of her life Richard Pérez, whom she married on Aug. 25, 1955. They became parents to four children, Richard, Jim, Steven and Barbara.
heir life was filled with school e ents church carnivals, camping trips, family bar-b-ques, tamale marathons, Easter egg hunts, hunting trips, 4th of July fun and many other occasions with family and friends nearby. They lived on a culd sac filled with families with children where table tennis tournaments, skating contests, dodge ball and softball games were played well into the night.
Albert Ortega Rodriquez 01/22/1945 – 03/24/2026
Albert passed away peacefully at home, on March 24, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.
It was a full life for them, but Hortencia also cherished her job at Carpinteria High School. As a food service employee, she was not only able to be close to her children, but she was also able to cook for the students, which she loved. She worked there for several years and would often regale us with her stories.
Her talents, other than cooking, were vast. She was always knitting hats, scarves, vests and socks for us and anyone that needed them. She embroidered tablecloths, napkins, clothing which were all very creative and appreciated by her family and friends. Even the family dog got a sweater! Her care for her beautiful garden was evident and she cherished all her plantitas. Her greatest treasures, however, were her grandchildren, Anissa and Amy. She loved them dearly and would dote on them daily. She loved going to every sporting event, award show, drama play and graduation. They will truly miss her, as well as her family and friends but we take solace in knowing she’s with her Heavenly Father, her husband Richard and all her family and friends that are there to welcome her home.
We also would be remiss if we didn’t express our thanks and appreciation to the Doctors, Nurses, and Therapists of Sarah House, VNA, and Cottage Hospital for taking care of our mother, making her laugh (and she made them laugh too) and comfortable when needed. You all are truly angels and we can’t thank you enough for all you do.
We will always love you Mom/Nana, thank you for all you’ve taught us and for giving us a memorable life. Until we meet again, give Dad a hug from us. En nuestros corazones para siempre. n lie of flowers lease send donations to Sarah House, 2612 Modoc Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93105.
Family and friends: Please join us for graveside services on Friday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at Carpinteria Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane and a Celebration of Life after the services to be held at her son’s Richard’s house, 4792 Seventh St., Carpinteria.
industry for his skill and expertise. He was also an avid soccer player and enjoyed participating in men’s leagues in Ventura and Carpinteria.
Later in life Albert and Rosa moved to Ventura to enjoy their retirement years. Albert deeply cherished his role as a grandfather, sharing unconditional love and forming special bonds with each of his four grandchildren. His two great-granddaughters filled his heart with joy. He had a gift for making everyone around him feel special and loved. He also devoted many years of patient and loving care to Andy, his beloved special-needs furry companion.
Albert will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a loyal friend and neighbor. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Rosa; his son, Oscar; his grandchildren, Alex, Timothy, Amanda and Annika; his great-granddaughters, Catalina and Emilia; and many other family members including nieces and nephews.
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Albert and Rosa married in 1976 and made their home in Carpinteria, Calif., where they embraced the charm of small-town life. In the 1980s, they settled in Santa Barbara, where Albert became widely respected in the leather garment
A church service was held at Our Lady of Assumption in Ventura on April 14 followed by a burial service at Carpinteria Cemetery.
This is one person‘s view of the highly anticipated presentation on Thursday, ril by the de elo ers of the latest Bl ro ect. was loo in forward to an exchange of ideas and a question-and-answer time where di erent o inions co ld be expressed and shared. However, the format was only complementary to the resentin Bl de elo ers. consider this a real missed opportunity to hear both sides of the story.
There were various stations around the room with easels and PR people manning them. However, the responses sounded like propaganda, no real answers. For example, I watched my granddaughter, as a member of the next generation who would like to live in our town, ask for some detail on the low-cost housing aspect of the plan. The answer was “no answer yet.”
This project is so incredibly dense that even the landscape guy was defensive. Solid rows of houses with two car garages and no space for gardens. Acres of habitat will be destroyed with local animals and birds forever gone. Speaking of animals, our rare and internationally known seal rookery was not even in the correct location on their map! Their whole project ends exactly where the rookery is located. If they can’t get this critical piece of information correct, what is there to believe about how they will proceed with this project?
Betsy Denison Carpinteria
“Once
that open space is violated, so will be that moment — but that moment can never return. And we will never know if that is why the seals never return.”
—Susan Mailheau
We, the residents and visitors from all o er the world reco nize that the seals need o en s ace. nd that realization is why we need the open space and the seals, whether we acknowledge it or merely sense it. nd here is what we find at the harbor seal overlook: to look out at nature and let it fill yo r so l. o watch the ormorant and gulls strut across the beach, passing each seal as if they’re supervising. To
hear the waves come and go and watch and listen.
Listen with patience. And only in peace and quietude can that moment embrace you in return. And only then — if only for the briefest fleetin moment can yo experience the divine.
Once that open space is violated, so will be that moment — but that moment can never return. And we will never know if that is why the seals never return.
Susan Mailheau Carpinteria
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Find your joy! Inspirational words for us all, especially during National Library ee ril .
This is a week to celebrate the Carpinteria Community Library’s rebirth as a thriving community center offering everything from books to carrot seeds, park passes to hotspots.
And don’t forget the wide array of programs and learning opportunities for all ages and interests. National Library Week is also a time to reco nize the essential role libraries play in transforming lives and strengthening communities by fostering education, economic opportunity and community connections.
If you haven’t been to the library in a while, stop by, say hello and see all that is on o er. t is tr ly amazin what the small b t mi hty sta and the dedicated volunteers have accomplished. They would love to hear from you — what’s your joy?
Glynn Birdwell Carpinteria
BY KELLEY DYER, GENERAL MANAGER
As General Manager of the Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD), I want to speak transparently with our community about important decisions ahead that a ect how we sec re water today, and for generations to come.
In the coming weeks, you will receive Proposition 218 Notice in the mail with full details about proposed water rate adjustments. I know that any discussion of rate changes raises understandable questions and concerns. My goal in writing this letter is to explain why these adjustments are being proposed, what they will fund and how we are working to be responsible stewards of your water and your dollars.
(CSD) are investing in strategic, longterm projects. Those are: the Carpinteria d anced rification ro ect the Smillie Well Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project and the Casitas Intertie Project.
Together, these projects provide robust, locally controlled additions to Carpinteria’s water supply portfolio. Simply put, these projects provide CVWD with less reliance on outside sources and give our community security when water is scarce.
s we finalize the details of the notice our intentions for this adjustment include: Strengthening our local water-supply reliability; preparing for emergencies and protecting public health; meeting regulatory requirements; and repairing and replacing critical infrastructure before failures occur.
Below, I will explain what each of these priorities means for you and your community.
Recent drought conditions, climate change, aging infrastructure, rising treatment costs and inflation ha e left ar in teria’s water system facing increased pressures. These challenges are faced by communities throughout California and the United States.
To prepare for extended dry periods and reduce reliance on imported water, CVWD and Carpinteria Sanitary District
CVWD is also planning for emergencies like natural disasters and supply chain disruptions. One example is that we are making improvements to provide onsite chlorine generation to prevent delays in delivery and lower the risk associated with transport and storage of disinfectants. These types of upgrades help our water contin e to flow safely and reliably to homes, schools and businesses under all conditions.
Repairing and replacing critical infrastructure before failures occur
Much of Carpinteria’s water system is decades old. CVWD is taking steps now to limit future disruptions and upgrade key parts before they become bigger, more expensive problems.
This includes: Rehabilitating Headquarters Well, the district’s most producti e and cost e ecti e local ro ndwater source; inspecting older pipelines to prevent emergency breaks; and upgrading remote pressure monitoring systems to catch problems early and reduce longterm costs.
Addressing these needs now helps avoid costly repairs later, protects the comm nity and ee s water flowin safely.
Water imported from Lake Cachuma and the State Water Project must be treated before it reaches customers. The Cater Water Treatment Plant, located in the city of Santa Barbara, provides drinking water to the city, Montecito Water District and Carpinteria Valley Water District. These three agencies are jointly funding a project called the “Cater Reservoir Resiliency Project.” This project will provide seismic protection and improve the disinfection process before drinking water enters the distribution system.
Keeping rates increases to
CVWD and CSD are working to keep rate increases as low as possible while ma imizin comm nity re aredness. So far, CVWD has secured state and federal grant funding to cover 38% of design and construction costs. The remainder of CAPP construction will be paid for through a low-interest loan. Throughout the construction process, CVWD is committed to seeking out additional funding o ort nities to minimize c stomer rate impacts.
In the coming weeks, you will be receiving a Proposition 218 notice regarding proposed changes to water rates. Your actual bill may be higher or lower than what you see in the notice depending on how m ch water yo se and the size of your meter. To assist you, CVWD.net has a water rate calculator to help you nderstand the s ecific chan es to yo r water bill.
State law under Proposition 218 requires that water rates be based on the actual cost of providing service, and the rates listed in the notice are based on a comprehensive rate study completed by an independent consultant. The proposed rates shown in the notice represent maximum amounts, as the Board may adopt lower rates depending on public input and final deliberations.
Join us at the public hearing
The Carpinteria Valley Water District Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed water rate chan es for fiscal years and on ne .m. at ar interia ity Hall located at ar interia e. om munity members are encouraged to attend, ask questions and share their concerns.
CVWD is here for you
CVWD understands the importance of a ordability. will contin e to o er bill-assistance programs and payment plans for qualifying customers, and we encourage anyone who needs help to contact o r o ce. e also ro ide bilin al services and alternative formats to ensure accessibility for all residents.
Our goal is to provide Carpinteria with safe, reliable and locally controlled water while remainin trans arent fis cally responsible and accountable to the community we serve.
I invite you to learn more, ask questions and participate in this important conversation. Together, we can plan wisely for Carpinteria’s water future.
Kelley Dyer is the general manager of the Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD).
BY LIV KLEIN
The Carpinteria City Council on Monday accepted the transfer of the Rincon Gateway property from the Santa Barbara Land Trust, marking a si nificant milestone in the city s lon term e ort to ac ire and reser e the ar interia bl s as coastal open space.
Located at 6555 Carpinteria Ave., east of City Hall, the Rincon Gateway property includes 2.4 acres across three parcels in the southeastern part of the county, adjacent to Rincon Beach ar and the incon Bl s reser e.
he ac isition incl des a conservation easement to ensure long-term protection of the land.
“For several thousands of our donors that were involved in the original ac isition it s this belief that this kind of nature is essential not only for our children, but for us as adults, to fully be human beings,” Ted Rhodes said.
s art of the e ort the city enisions connectin bl s ro erties through trails to complete a segment of the California Coastal Trail — the Carpinteria Coastal Vista Trail — while expanding recreational opportunities and protecting habitat.
“Our mission for the Carpinteria Bluffs has been to save the entire bl s as coastal o en s ace and with this wonderful transfer of the Rincon ateway Bl s to the city of ar interia for permanent stewardship, we are so close to realizing this goal,” Rhodes said.
Several community members also s o e in s ort of the ac isition reco nizin the years of e ort behind the milestone.
“This is a really exciting milestone for the city, and it is so great to hear how many community members have been invested in this space for so long. t s really beca se of yo that we ha e otten this far Mayor atalia Alarcón said.
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On Monday night, the Carpinteria City Council approved an agreement between the city and Environmental Science Associates (ESA) to oversee and prepare environmental review documents for the city’s proposed project, The Farm — a 191-unit residential development planned for 5885 Carpinteria Ave., east of the ar interia Bl s at re reser e.
The agreement will not exceed . ity sta selected S from among multiple California Environmental Quality Act consultant applicants.
“ESA stood out because they are very experienced with complex coastal develo ment ro ects city rinci al lanner Mindy Fogg told the council.
Vice Mayor Mónica Solórzano asked sta to e lain the decision to choose the same environmental consultant used for he S rfliner nn ro ect.
“They have been doing a great job with he S rfliner analysis they ha e been working with us, addressing all of our comments and now addressing all of the public’s comments,” Fogg said.
ESA will primarily develop an envi-
A rendering shows The Farm, a proposed 191-unit residential development at 5885 Carpinteria Ave., east of the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve. The Carpinteria City Council has approved an agreement with Environmental Science Associates to prepare the pro e t’s en iron ental i pa t report, a pro ess expe ted to take a out onths and in lude ultiple rounds of pu li re iew.
ronmental impact report for the project, a process that typically takes about 13 months and includes multiple rounds of public comment.
ity ttorney ena cos confirmed that the city attorney s o ce will re iew all of ESA’s environmental document drafts before they are released to the public.
BY LIV KLEIN
he ar interia omm nity ool m ro ement ro ect mo ed forward Monday night as the Carpinteria City Council authorized an agreement with 19six Architects to complete the design and permitting phase and provide construction support services for an amount not to exceed $275,000.
n May of last year a cons ltant identified m lti le hi h riority maintenance and capital improvement needs at the pool facility, estimating the total project cost at nearly $1 million.
The city has allocated $70,000 in its current budget for the project and secured multiple grants, including $250,000 from the La Centra Sumerlin Foundation through the Santa Barbara Foundation and $50,000 from the Community Access and ecreation ro ects nd.
As part of the agreement, 19six Architects will design the project, providing the city with a more accurate estimate of
total costs.
rom there the co ncil and sta will consider developing a multiphase project based on available funding, with initial phases prioritizing urgent repairs.
t s that ame of how m ch can we et taken care of now for a potentially lower price than if we were to space it out over years,” Jeanette Gant told the council.
BY LIV KLEIN
On Monday night, the Carpinteria City Council approved the Carpinteria Aven e Brid e e lacement ro ect and the a ement Maintenance and ehabilitation ro ect as the city s s bmissions for Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation cco nt f ndin for fiscal year . n the alifornia o ernor si ned the Road Repair and Accountability Act, which increased fuel excise taxes, diesel sales taxes and vehicle registration fees to address road maintenance, rehabilitation and safety needs for state highways and local streets.
ccordin to the sta re ort the city is expected to receive $368,717 in RMRA funding for fiscal year 2026-27 — an increase of . o er the c rrent fiscal year.
Funds generated by the act support the RMRA, with a portion distributed to eligible local agencies for road-related projects.
The funds are restricted to eligible transportation uses and are programmed thro h the city s a ital m ro ements ro ram.
BY CVN STAFF
City Manager Michael Ramirez delivered a wide-ranging update to the Carpinteria ity o ncil on ril o tlinin e orts to re are for s mmer address ho sin estions and e and comm nity ro rammin .
eac taf ng ramp p for mmer
he city is si nificantly increasin life ard sta n ahead of the b sy beach season. o rteen beach life ard roo ies are c rrently in trainin from st fi e last year alon with new ool life ards. artici ation in the nior ife ard ro ram is also on the rise with yo th enrolled so far com ared to ro hly last s mmer. ity o cials said sta n will be ad sted to meet demand across beach o erations and yo th ro rams.
e o ng A a m to nform p c o hel residents na i ate com le state ho sin laws the city has la nched a new re ently s ed estions a e on its website. he reso rce e lains to ics s ch as the e ional Ho sin eeds ssessment and Ho sin lement re irements o erin an accessible o er iew and lin s to more detailed information.
e e opment pro ect ee act t and t gat on e elo ers of the ro osed ar interia e. ro ect recently hosted a com m nity o en ho se to ather feedbac with city sta in attendance. Meanwhile a se arate ro osal at an oad has led to a laws it filed a ainst the city. cials stated they belie e the claims are witho t merit and maintain that the city has com lied with all a licable laws.
R ncon ra ad ance n federa proce he incon rail ro ect has ta en a ste forward in the federal f ndin i eline with s ort from on ressman Sal d arba al. million f ndin re est will now be considered by a con ressional s bcom mittee mar in ro ress in a com etiti e rocess.
een CER program d f t re re ence
Si teen local st dents recently com leted a een omm nity mer ency es onse eam co rse ainin hands on trainin in disaster re aredness. ity o cials noted it was only the second time the ro ram has been o ered locally in more than a decade callin it an im ortant in estment in comm nity readiness.
Comm n t e ent and program cont n e ity leaders artici ated in the So th oast hamber of ommerce s State of the ity e ent where Mayor atalia larc n hi hli hted local riorities. ther recent and comin acti ities incl de comm nity arden wor sho s en ironmental o treach at e h ay and e ell ro rammin desi ned to ee residents acti e and en a ed.
r ng nder a acro department
he city contin es to recr it for se eral o en ositions incl din life ards maintenance wor ers and library sta as it re ares for increased seasonal demand. erall amirez s re ort reflects a city foc sed on s mmer readiness blic en a ement and lon term lannin as ar interia heads into its b siest time of year.
BY MELINDA BURNS SPECIAL FOR THE SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS
It’s been a weird wet season with extreme weather swings, but the reservoirs are brimming.
Santa Barbara’s Gibraltar Reservoir saw its wettest November on record, with more than nine inches of rain, and its second wettest December, with more than 16 inches.
Downstream from Gibraltar on the Santa Ynez River, Lake Cachuma, the chief water source for the South Coast, started spilling on Jan. 1 and didn’t stop until March 20, federal data show. It’s more than 99% full.
Still, the memory of scarcity lingers. During the drought of 2012 to 2018, Cachuma shrank to a pond in a bed of cracked earth. Supplies from the state aqueduct — like Cachuma, a source of “imported” water for the South Coast — dwindled to fi e ercent of entitlements. Water basins were pumped to historic lows.
That’s when the push for “locally-controlled” water supplies began. In 2017, the city of Santa Barbara reactivated its desalination plant at a cost of $72 million. In 2021, the Montecito Water District signed up to pay $33 million of that amount in return for a 50-year supply of city water.
Now, an even more costly water project is about to break ground in the Carpinteria Valley — a $90 million system for converting wastewater to drinking water. It’s a joint project of the valley’s water and sanitary districts and it s the first of its kind in the county.
he rified wastewater . million gallons per day, will be enough to supply a quarter of the valley’s yearly water demand district o cials say. t will be injected into the groundwater basin and stored there for months or years before it is delivered into people’s homes.
This kind of water recycling, called “indirect potable reuse,” or, more indelicately, “toilet-to-tap,” has been rejected by water agencies elsewhere on the South Coast as too expensive.
But, armed with $34 million in state and federal grants and a 30-year, $50 million low-interest loan from the state, the Carpinteria Valley agencies are moving full steam ahead. They serve 16,000 people from Toro Canyon to the Ventura County line, most of them city residents.
Construction on a pipeline for project will begin in late May, and a 12,000 s are foot wastewater rification lant will brea ro nd in ly district o cials said. It is expected to be up and running
by mid-2029.
“This is a big deal,” said Craig Murray, the Carpinteria Sanitary District general manager. “We’ve been working on this in partnership with the water district since 2016. It will be a paradigm shift for our district, moving towards full resource recovery in recycling.”
The new plant will be located at 5351 Sixth St. in Carpinteria, next to the Sanitary District’s wastewater treatment tanks. At the plant, Murray said, the treated wastewater from those tanks will be rified to better than drin in water standards e ecti ely to the ality of distilled water sin ad anced filtration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet light and chlorine.
After it is injected into the groundwater basin, the recycled water will percolate thro h an en ironmental b er of sand, soil and rock for months — and, in some locations, for decades, blending with groundwater — before it is drawn out by the water district, disinfected again with chlorine and delivered into
he urified wastewater, million gallons er da , will be enough to su l a uarter o the valle s earl water demand, district o cials sa t will be in ected into the groundwater basin and stored there or months or ears be ore it is delivered into eo le s homes
residents’ homes.
County reports show that underground water levels in the Carpinteria Valley have been trending steadily upwards since the last drought, as they have in Santa Barbara and the Goleta Valley.
B t ar interia o cials say they re worried about ongoing seawater intrusion into the groundwater basin along the coast, even though it’s slow-moving and away from municipal wells.
“The primary driver is that during bad
dry conditions, we had no allocation from Cachuma and a very small allocation from the State Water Project,” said Bob McDonald, who retired on March 31 after 26 years at the Carpinteria Valley Water istrict first as an en ineer and then as general manager.
“Between that and the low rainfall, it caused our groundwater levels to decline, WATER
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In Fiscal Year 2029, single family residential customers of the Carpinteria Valley Water District would see an increase of about $30 per month from Carpinteria d an ed urifi ation ro e t on their propert taxes and on their water bill, with an average monthly water bill of $186.
and there are some areas that remain below sea level.”
McDonald noted that siltation continues to reduce the storage in Cachuma, and that some lake water must be released yearly for downstream users and steelhead trout. And, he said, the reliability of the state aqueduct “is going down every year.”
According to the California Department of Water Resources, state aqueduct deliveries amount to only 66%, on average, of what participating cities contracted for.
“In planning, we see that as a threat,” McDonald said. “We need to have a di erent so rce that is not s sce tible to climate change and there’s no competition for it.”
ater recyclin also has the benefit of reducing the amount of treated wastewater that Carpinteria, like every other South Coast community, ships out to sea through a i eline on the ocean floor. ar interia s project is expected to reduce the sanitary district s o shore wastewater dischar e — presently between 1.8 million and 2.5 million gallons per day — by 80%.
“It’s just a thrill when you see something getting built instead of just talking about it,” said Hillary Hauser, a co-founder of and strategic advisor to Heal the Ocean, a Santa Barbara-based group that promotes wastewater recycling. “Using the ocean to dump our waste is a crime.”
On June 10, the Carpinteria Valley water board will hold a hearing on proposed water rate increases of 7.5%, 7.5% and . d rin the ne t three fiscal years respectively, beginning July 1.
The increases are necessary, in part, to help pay for the future operating costs of the wastewater rification ro ect said Kelley Dyer, who replaced McDonald this month as the water district general manager.
In addition, the water board is proposing new monthly charges, also to help defray project operating costs, Dyer said. For single family homeowners, the new charges on their monthly water bills would be $3, $4 and $6 over the next three fiscal years res ecti ely. wners of commercial and agricultural properties would pay more.
Finally, the board is proposing a new annual charge for the next three years on the county property tax roll to help pay the capital costs of the project, Dyer said. For single-family homeowners, the char e wo ld be for the comin fiscal year, $104 in 2028, and $111 in 2029. Overall, Dyer said, the typical Carpinteria homeowner would be paying an additional $35 per month for water in Fiscal Year 2029, or $167 monthly, up from
$132 monthly now.
n addition to the water rification plant, the Carpinteria project includes the construction of a mile-long pipeline from the plant to two new injection wells. These will be drilled at the western end of Meadow View Lane and on the grass layin field of Saint ose h h rch at 1532 Linden Ave. There also will be three new groundwater monitoring wells on the layin field.
The water district board has already si ned o on constr ction bids for the plant and pipeline and environmental monitoring, Dyer said. The board will vote on bids for the injection and groundwater monitoring wells later this year.
Agricultural users account for about half of the valley’s water demand, but will not likely be pumping much recycled water from their private wells, Dyer said: the new injection wells will be closer to municipal wells.
“Proven technology”
Other California communities recycling wastewater for indirect potable reuse include Orange County, with a $900 million system, the largest in the world, and Soquel, Monterey, Cambria and Oceanside.
“What we’re doing is not new,” Dyer said. “It’s proven technology that has been used in a lot of other places. The water is rified to the e tent that we have to add minerals back in before we send it out through the pipes and inject it back into the groundwater basin.”
Several dozen other water recycling plants, like Carpinteria’s, are in the works elsewhere in California, including in Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Calabasas and the city of Los Angeles.
Closer to home, the city of Ventura is designing a $370 million wastewater rification lant as a res lt of a laws it brought by environmentalist groups. The city is under court orders to stop discharging treated wastewater into the Santa Clara River Estuary, a habitat for lnerable birds and fish by .
As in Carpinteria, the Ventura plant would be part of an indirect potable reuse project, in which treated wastewater is rified and in ected into the ro ndwater basin.
“Not in our future”
But for the foreseeable future, no South Coast agencies except Carpinteria’s are likely to follow suit. In Santa Barbara and the Goleta Valley, wastewater is recycled only for non-potable reuse on landscaping.
In Montecito, the lion’s share of the drinking water supply is used for irrigation, reducing the amount that can be collected for recycling. The Montecito Water District looked into indirect potable reuse, but “it was a costly project for a small amount of water,” Nick Turner, the general manager, said.
“The board put it on hold,” he said. “They committed to bringing it back if grants were available or it cost less money.”
Montecito’s groundwater basin is not deep, but surplus water from Cachuma and Santa Barbara could be stored in pockets there, Turner said. Accordingly, he said, the district is looking into retrofittin fo r wells as in ection wells for groundwater replenishment. The cost would be $1.5 million.
Next door in Santa Barbara, the city studied whether to treat wastewater to drinking quality standards but discarded the idea, said Joshua Haggmark, the city water resources department director.
“It is in the future: it’s just not in our future,” he said. “… It really comes down to financials and then it comes down to
a need. Right now, with desalination, other supplies and conservation, we just don’t have a need to develop another new supply.”
This water year, Haggmark said, “has been a lot of whiplashes.”
“This is our future,” he said. “We’re getting to see the extreme that’s coming with it.”
With the next drought in mind, the city has been “resting” its water basin for the past eight years, relying on desalination to ma e the di erence Ha mar said.
“Our basin is doing really well now,” he said.
“So astronomical”
Likewise in the Goleta Valley, the groundwater basin has nearly fully reco ered from the last dro ht o cials said, because the Goleta Water District has been “resting” its pumps for the past fi e years.
“We want to maintain the groundwater basin as an emergency supply,” said Ryan Drake, water supply manager.
Unlike other South Coast communities, the Goleta Valley is not depending on any local supplies other than groundwater. During the last drought, the district looked into indirect potable reuse but decided against it, Drake said, adding, “The costs are so astronomical, it’s akin to building another desalination plant. It really doesn’t pencil out.”
Instead, the district spent $20 million drilling two new wells that can be used for both production and injection, Drake said. With these and some older injection wells, he said, the district has been pumping surplus Cachuma water into the groundwater basin for the past four years.
The Goleta district is one of a handful of water agencies in California that are permitted by the state to use treated reservoir water to replenish groundwater.
Conservation is critical, too, Drake said. Goleta residents are some of the most water-thrifty in the state: they use 51 gallons per capita per day, on average. Customer demand has dropped by nearly 30% since the height of the last drought and has flatlined since then ra e said. hat s a lot of di erence in ermanent water demand,” he said. “Even in very severe drought years, even if we get our supplies cut by huge amounts, we can meet that lower demand without declaring any drought emergencies.”
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After more than three decades shaping the academic and research landscape at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, Valerie Malhotra Bentz has been awarded the title of Professor Emerita following her recent retirement.
Bentz, who lives in Carpinteria, concluded a 34-year tenure marked by leadership, scholarship and innovation in qualitative research. She joined Fielding in 1992 and served in several key roles, including professor in the School of Leadership Studies and Associate Dean for Research.
Colleagues said her impact on the university — and beyond — has been profound.
“Valerie has served Fielding in especially distinguished roles,” wrote professor David Willis in a letter supporting her emerita designation. “She has fundamentally shaped our institution’s approach to phenomenological and contemplative inquiry.”
New edition builds on n ent a or
Coinciding with her emerita recognition, Bentz has released a second edition of her infl ential boo Mindf l n iry in Social Research,” published in 2026.
Originally released in 1998 and co-authored with Jeremy Shapiro, the book helped lay early groundwork for what would become the global mindfulness movement in research and academic practice.
The updated edition includes contributions from Canadian geographer James Marlatt and mind-body medicine professor Luann Fortune, expanding on the book’s central premise: that the researcher’s own mental, emotional and embodied awareness plays a critical role in uncovering meaningful truths.
The text introduces what Bentz calls “contemplative, embodied awareness,” a method encouraging researchers to engage deeply with their subject matter while remaining grounded in lived experience.
Bentz is widely recognized as a pioneer in the fields of Transformative Phenomenology and Mindful Inquiry — approaches that integrate rigorous academic research with self-awareness and contemplative practice.
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Working alongside colleague David Rehorick, Bentz supervised more than 75 dissertations rooted in phenomenological research between 1996 and 2016. The pair later described that period as the “Silver Age of Phenomenology” at Fielding. hro h their wor they identified 10 core competencies of transformative phenomenologists — skills designed to help researchers deepen self-awareness, interpret complex human experiences and contribute to meaningful social change. These principles continue to guide a global community of scholar-practitioners engaged in social and ecological justice work.
The new edition also highlights real-world applications of mindful inquiry across a wide range of topics —f rom addressing intimate partner abuse and trauma recovery to examining global labor rights and indigenous food security.
Bentz’s work challenges traditional research models that emphasize detachment, instead advocating for approaches that acknowledge human experience and interconnectedness. Over time, these ideas ha e hel ed infl ence the broader shift toward qualitative research methods such as narrative inquiry and autoethnography.
Her scholarship also confronts what she describes as “Deathworlds” — systems shaped by disinformation and disconnection and o ers athways toward more humane and truthful “Lifeworlds.”
Cont
In addition to “Mindful Inquiry in Social Research,” Bentz is the author of several other scholarly works, including “Deathworlds to Lifeworlds” and the “Handbook of Transformative Phenomenology,” as well as a philosophical novel.
While her formal teaching role has concluded, colleagues emphasize that her infl ence will contin e thro h the students, researchers and communities
shaped by her work. Her infl ence will contin e to ide generations of scholar-practitioners,” Willis wrote.
Now based in Carpinteria, Bentz remains an active voice in the ongoing evolution of research practices that bridge intellectual rigor with human experience — an approach that has defined her career and continues to resonate across disciplines worldwide.
DIANA RIGBY
CUSD SUPERINTENDENT
Elementary students are celebrating and honoring Earth Day during the month of April. All district third graders attend atie oberts Bl s ay an a preciation and advocacy for preservation of our natural lands. The Citizens for the Bl s ol nteers facilitate this ann al event that includes rotating small group activities at our beautiful Bluffs: The yes in the S y a resc e or anization for red tail haw s and owls a h mash tradition of creatin yo r own clam shell water colorin of the Bl s landsca e and learning how the Chumash utilized native plants for resources. Third graders also do wal in field tri s to omol ar a otary l b in estment to learn more abo t the h mash land and traditions and the respect and reverence for our natural resources in Carpinteria.
ar interia amily School S st dents artici ate in wal in field tri s to the state beach during low tide to study the li in creat res in the tide ools as well as shore birds and human impact on this delicate ecosystem. Elementary st dents also artici ate in wal in field trips to Carpinteria Salt Marsh to learn about the crucial importance of our salt marsh as a n rsery for marine life as well as plant life that is part of the food chain and habitat.
n May fo rth rade st dents will be taking a boat trip in celebration of Earth ay d rin ril to Santa r z sland where the focus is on human impact on the island ecosystem as well as the ocean. he st dents learn abo t the flora and fa na on the island and sometimes see dolphins and whales when crossing the channel. rin ril the fifth rade st dents ta e a three day two ni ht tri to atalina sland Marine nstit te and learn a lot abo t delicate ecosystems how to minimize h man im act on those sys tems and an appreciation for the natural environment.
inally at all o r sites we are wor in hard to teach our students to separate their waste into trash recycle and com ost d rin brea fast and l nch and to utilize reusable containers.
Appreciation
wo ld li e to reco nize rinci al orne o coach atham thletic irector ooney sst. thletic irector Bryant Carpinteria High School (CHS) student athletes and all the community volunteers for organizing the 106th Russell Cup rac and ield Meet on Sat rday ril 18. The Russell Cup is the oldest ongoing high school track meet in California.
ssac mes a ar interia Middle School MS se enth rader won sec ond place in the Santa Barbara County S ellin Bee and will com ete in the nior high division of the California State Spelling Bee in Manteca on April 25. a id s i el Belmonte a HS se nior was selected as one of only dison Scholars to win a resti io s S M scholarshi which honors e ce tional academic achie ement leadershi and community commitment. David lans to rs e ci il en ineerin at ni versity of Southern California next year. HS seniors rystal che erria dwin Hernandez and alerie lido ha e been selected as finalists for this year s Jr. Carpinterian of the Year for their achie ements in academics leadershi and comm nity ser ice. n Sat rday ril the r. ar interian of the ear will be announced at the Carpinteria Community Awards Banquet.
ricia H mbles analino lementary School co nselor and analino s inder arten first rade lant rotectors won this year s n ironmental Stewardshi Award from Explore Ecology. They will be celebrated at the nn al wards er emony at the abrillo a ilion in Santa Barbara on h rsday ril .
ec ti e ssistant to the S erinten dent Monica Thomas was awarded the otary l b of ar interia s ocational Ser ice ward for o tstandin achie e ment and e cellence in ser ice to the com munity professionally and personally.
CMS special education teacher Marissa Santizo and liso lementary School s e cial ed cation teacher Matt Mc herson were selected as recipients for the seventh ann al S Bration award for their leadershi teamwor collaboration and overall positive spirit in working with students in special education. They will
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be celebrated at the Glenn Annie Golf Course Frog Bar and Grill in Goleta on h rsday May .
HS ssistant rinci al irsten e mann will be honored at AHA! Sing It t celebration on S nday ril at the obero heater. She will recei e an n el ward for her dedication to the well bein of HS st dents arents and sta .
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day (Instructional Assistants Day): April 1
ara rofessional reciation ay is celebrated ann ally to honor class room assistants teacher aides and other paraprofessionals in recognition of their critical role in supporting students and teachers artic larly in s ecial ed ca tion. The Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) employs 89 instructional assistants or a ro imately one instr c tional assistant for every 20 students.
National School Librarians Day: April 4
ational School ibrarian ay is cel ebrated ann ally on ril to reco nize the essential role school librarians play in fosterin a lo e for readin teachin digital literacy and supporting academic s ccess. e a reciate S ibrary Me dia Techs: Caitlyn Damron from Aliso and Summerland elementary schools; Julie Soto from Canalino Elementary School and ar interia amily School S at Guarnero from CMS; and Abigail Garcia from CHS.
National Assistant Principals Week: April 6-10
ational ssistant rinci als ee is a celebration of the unsung heroes in our school district. These dedicated folks wor tirelessly to ins ire teachers mo
ti ate st dents s ort their rinci al create a positive learning community and face many unpredictable challenges d rin the day. lease oin me in than in S ssistant rinci als ames nder son from MS and irsten e mann and Jeremiah Sobenes from CHS.
CUSD open house
CUSD will be hosting open houses at its school sites from ril to ril . The open house for CHS was held on ril and the o en ho se for analino Elementary School and CFS was held on ril . comin o en ho ses incl de S m merland lementary School .m. on riday ril MS .m. on h rsday ril and liso lementary School .m. on h rsday ril .
April is poetry month at CMS MS sta and st dents will celebrate oetry Month by creatin oc et oems and displaying them in the middle school hallway for all to enjoy.
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At Aliso Elementary School during e ca ation for the b ildin ad e cessi e ground water was discovered at a depth of four and a half feet below the existing rade. his halted the e ca ation rocess and the eotechnical and ro ect en i neers required dewatering services and soil stabilization in this a ected area to meet the com acted fill re irements of the soils re ort. hese cost and time im pacts have initiated a change order with a time extension to the project schedule.
Diana Rigby is the superintendent of Carpinteria nified chool istrict or more in ormation about , log on to cusd net or contact iana at drigb cusd net or -
T S R I KARLSS
The Carpinteria Writers Group and the lynda fairly Carpinteria arts Center hosted the third annual Carpinteria festival of Books on Sunday, april 12, where dozens of local authors sold copies of their works, participated in live readings and connected with community members.
The authors fair also included an opportunity for attendees to read to a therapy dog from Therapy Dogs of america. authors included in the fair included those with traditionally published and those with self-published works.
Those interested in learning more about the Carpinteria Writers Group may attend the group’s Tuesday meetings at the Carpinteria Community library, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The Rotary Club of Carpinteria hosted its 17th annual Rotary Talent Showcase on Saturday, april 11, with performers from Carpinteria and Santa Barbara County taking the stage at The alcazar Theatre. This year’s showcase saw a total of 15 performances.
The annual talent show raises money for music and other educational programs in the Carpinteria nified chool istrict This fundin helps pro rams ac uire instruments uniforms and supplies and provide scholarships and private lessons for students. according to Rotary, the talent show has raised more than $500,000 for the school district since the show began 17 years ago.
The clink of mallets, the thundering of hooves and the swirl of summer fashion will return to the coast May 3 as the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club opens its 2026 season and welcomes back its signature “Polo in Paradise” series.
The season, which runs through Oct. 11, brings months of weekend matches, social gatherings and longtime traditions to one of the Central Coast’s most recognizable summer venues.
Organizers say the annual season draws an international roster of elite players alongside spectators from across California, blending high-level competition with a distinctly laid-back coastal atmosphere.
“The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club represents the very best of our community, where tradition, sport and a distinct sense of place come together,” General Manager David Sigman said in a statement.
The competitive calendar will roll out in three phases, beginning with the 12 Goal Series in May and June, followed by the High Goal Series in July and August, before wrapping up with the 8 Goal Series in September and October.
But for many attendees, the experience goes beyond the matches.
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pla er dri es the all downfield during a anta ar ara olo Ra uet Clu at h, as the lu prepares to open its 6 olo in aradise” season on a , ki king off onths of weekend o petition and oastal tradition.
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Friday matches are free Fridays offer a more relaxed entry point, with complimentary 4 p.m. matches, drink specials and a social, after-work vibe. Sundays, meanwhile, deliver the full spectacle — gates open at noon, with guests settling in for an afternoon of picnicking, people-watching and pre-match pageantry before the 3:30 p.m. opening throw-in.
General admission for Sunday polo starts at $35, with upgraded options rangin from field side seatin to cabanas and group hospitality packages.
Dining, shopping and lessons are back
New this season, the Polo Grill will debut a Sunday barbecue on the patio, featuring smoked brisket, house-made sausages and rotating weekly specials, alongside a beverage lineup highlighting local wines, craft brews and signature cocktails.
he cl b will also contin e to o er polo lessons and clinics through its Polo Academy, along with a schedule of special events designed to keep the grounds active throughout the season.
For those looking to complete the look, the on-site Polo Boutique will return with a curated selection of apparel and accessories tailored to the club’s polished, resort-style setting.
Located at 3300 Via Real in Carpinteria, the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club feat res three olo fields and a ran e of club amenities, making it a longtime fi t re of the area s s mmer calendar where sport, style and a bit of seaside leis re all meet on the field.
Tickets and more information available at sbpolo.com.
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Dear Amy O,
OROZCO
When is it appropriate to follow up on an unanswered work email in a social setting? I have emailed, waited 24 hours and then followed up with a text 24 hours later, still no response. I will see them at a social event tonight. May I ask for a response there or elevate to their boss or …? Signed, I Need an Answer, Damn It!
Dear I Need an Answer, Damn It!, If it’s your boss, I wouldn’t ask, and I absolutely positively would not elevate to my boss’s boss. If it’s a peer or underling, I wouldn’t ask, either, but certainly the repercussions would be less.
By “social setting,” I assume you mean a dinner party, casual gathering, luxury seats at a professional sporting event or something along those lines. Well, if you’re the one sponsoring those VIP seats, then maybe you can ask. It won’t go unnoticed, though, and no one will let yo o the hoo amazin seats or not. Forever you’ll be known as “that guy.”
Here’s the thing: Social settings are considered private time. Notice how attending the company picnic doesn’t count toward vacation accrual or overtime. Same goes for Heather’s baby shower in the break room. Neither does ordering and zzlin beers from the bo seats paid for on someone else’s dime. The reason for that t s o the com any cloc . hin of it as a s refire reci e for bein a workplace pariah. Bringing up work st and th s its corollary shamin at a social gathering will not only label you as a drag and one to be avoided, it’s rude, intrusive and stress inducing. Believe me, it’s not like I haven’t wanted to do the very thing and probably
have, embarrassingly so in hindsight. Still right now I can think of a few people’s feet d li e to hold to the fire and if it be a social setting, well it’s not my fault my email hasn’t been answered!
And for the record, hawking Girl Scout cookies on behalf of your kid isn’t kosher either — whether on your break or on company time. The workplace has enough interpersonal challenges to deal with without bringing the ethics of control freak parents shaking down co-workers because they don’t allow their children to experience the value of hearing “no” and having to try harder.
One thing to consider is maybe you assume everyone is on par with you in the managing email department. I’m in your camp, 24 hours is a reasonable and fair amount of time to wait for a response, even an auto-generated one. But get this, according to edisonmail.com, “Americans are most likely to prefer you wait two – four days (38%) to follow up on an email.”
Does your company have guidelines on email protocol? If so, make sure you are following it.
Let’s look at the email you sent. Was your message clearly and directly communicated? Was it on a Friday afternoon? Was the person at work that day? Did you indicate by when you needed a response? Were you asking for something reasonable? Were you asking for money or selling something? Do you have a reputation for making requests of co-workers and then do nothing when the request is f lfilled i.e. wasted a colossal amo nt of their time? Do people have to wait, and wait, for an email response from you?
Maybe a nudge is in order, and you need to send the email again. When I need to do that, I’ll write “SECOND S as the first two words in the subject line. If I want to couch my words, I’ll put “Resending in case it fell through the cracks.” Either usually does the trick. If a work assignment is dependent on getting the email addressed, you might want to email the person who is waiting on you to complete your end of the assignment. Include the sender of the yet-to-be-answered email. Using neutral
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Meet Sophie the shy girl
Meet Sophie, a gentle and reserved German Shepherd searching for a calm, loving home where she can finally rela and feel safe.
So hie may be shy at first b t with atience and reassurance, she blossoms into a warm and devoted companion. She’s the kind of do who forms dee bonds o erin iet loyalty and steady comfort to her person.
Whether it’s curling up beside you during a etfli marathon or ta in alon on a eacef l co ee r n So hie is ha iest sim ly being near those she trusts. She has the heart of a true companion and is just waiting for the right person to help her shine.
Sophie would do best with someone who appreciates a softer, slower approach — the kind of home where gentle encouragement and understanding go a long way. For those willing to give her the time she needs, Sophie promises a deeply rewarding friendship.
To learn more or arrange a visit, email sbcassouthfostercoordinator@gmail.com or text (805) 699-0975. You can also meet Sophie at Santa Barbara County Animal Services, 5473 Overpass Road in Goleta.
ringing u work stuff, and thus its corollar shaming, at a social gathering will not only label you as a drag and one to be avoided, it’s rude, intrusive and stress inducing.
language, compose something along the lines of “Waiting on the percentage charts from John for the Marigold Project update. Once received, I’ll punch in the data ASAP and get it on your desk.”
Returning to your original question: when is it appropriate to follow up on an unanswered work email in a social setting? “Never” is the short answer. Given today’s litigious society, however, a disclaimer is a must. If you have reason
to believe that the email hasn’t been answered for a medical or life-threatening reason, then forget email or text. You need to call or visit the person to make sure all is well. If necessary, call 911.
Former CVN editor Amy Marie Orozco loves living in Carpinteria, including all the sometimes socially sticky situations happening in our seaside setting. Have a question for her? Email it to news@coastalview.com.
This report covers April 5 — 12, 2026
CVN’s Seal Watch weekly report, written by Seal Watch volunteers, covers activities at the Harbor Seal Rookery. Several Seal Watch volunteers are winter visitors and will soon depart for other states, so please consider joining Seal Watch for the remainder of the pupping season through May. The group can be reached at carpsealwatch@gmail.com or at (805) 364-3194. The rookery is located immediately east of asitas ier between ar interia Bl s at re reser e and Carpinteria State Beach. There is no vehicle access from Dump Road.
The high count is a total of adults and pups. Although some are still nursing, older pups are so large, counts are unreliable. Many dolphins and some grey whales were seen. Visitors also commented on the many birds — pelicans, gulls, cormorants, turkey vultures and oyster catchers are commonly seen resting on the beach. The closed beach provides a sanctuary for many species in addition to the harbor seals.
The total was 1,747. People came from Germany, China, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, Denmark, France, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Maine, Wisconsin, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Colorado, Washington, New York, Utah, Oregon, South Carolina, Pennsyl ania daho e ada onnectic t rizona ew ersey and ew Ham shire.
The only recorded disturbances were minor and caused by a helicopter and a pier walker.
Please consider honoring the Marine Mammal Protection Act by not walking the sanctuary beach all year. Do not bring dogs, bicycles or loud voices to view the seals. Harbor seals when dist rbed may flee and become se arated from their pups. Volunteers ask that dogs always remain outside the rope area.
Carpinteria Seal Watch volunteers monitor our local seal rookery. More volunteers are always needed. Contact Seal Watch at carpsealwatch@gmail.com or all 8 6 if ou’d like to help
Thursday, April 16
AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8-10 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279
English Language Conversation Group/Grupo de Conversación en In glés Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 8:30-10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Bellas Artes Free Arts & Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. noon. carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789
One-on-One Tech Help Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Free Lunch Program Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:15-1p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
AgeWell Senior Program: Lecture Series-Caring for Your Joints Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-2 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Living Shoreline Project Pop-Up Event Carpinteria Farmers Market, 800 block Linden Ave. 3-6 p.m. www.carpinterialivingshoreline.com
Dungeons & Dragons Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30-5:15 p.m. Ages 12-17 carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Meditation Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 3:15-4:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Film: Song Sung Blue The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. $10/general, $7/seniors, students thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Ballet Folklórico del Rio Grande Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 7 p.m. Free @vivaelartesantabarbara
Friday, April 17
AgeWell Senior Program: Tai Chi Together Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10-11a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10-11:30 a.m. For ages 3-11ish. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314
Free Arts & Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. noon. carpinteriaartscenter. org, (805) 684-7789
AgeWell Senior Program: Free Lunch Program Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:15-1 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Peace Corner Vigil Carpinteria and Linden avenues, 5-6 p.m. carpindivisible@gmail.com
Live Music: Morganfield Burnett Island Brewing Company, 5049 th St. 6-9 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com (805) 745-8272
Film: Stand by Mother The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. Free, must RSVP, thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Saturday, April 18
Carpinteria eARTh Day Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. noon-4 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789
Sunday, April 19
Children’s Day-Book Day St. Joseph’s Field, 1532 Linden Ave. noon-3 p.m., (805) 617-5929
Live Music: Mike Guitar Witt Island Brewing Company, 5049 th St. 2-5 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com (805) 7458272
Film: Wall•E The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. $10/general, $7/Seniors, thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Monday, April 20
Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10-10:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Music Mondays Sing Along Veterans Memorial
Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:30-11:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Free Lunch Program Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:15-1 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Monday Mahjong All levels of play. p.m. (805) 729-1310
AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Games Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1:302:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Teen Gaming Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30-5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Carpinteria Book Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4-5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Introducción las computadoras–Clase Bilingüe Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 6-8:15 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Tuesday, April 21
AgeWell Senior Program: Walking Club Meet at Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
MomCo: Carpinteria Community Church 1111 Vallecito Road, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Childcare available, RSVP carpinteriacommunitychurch.org
Carpinteria Writers’ Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. noon. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Body Balance Exercise Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. noon agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Free
Lunch Program Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:15-1 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
AgeWell Senior Program: Bridge Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1-4 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Carpinteria Songwriters Circle Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4-5:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Al-Anon Meeting Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place. 6:30 p.m. Carpinteria Improv Classes The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7-9 p.m. $10 at the door. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Wednesday, April 22
AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball for Beginners Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8-10 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Carpin teria Men’s Coffee Club Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 8:30-9:30 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Babies Are The Best Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9-10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Science for Teens Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. For ages 11- to 13-years-old. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Creative Art Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10-11:30 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
AgeWell Senior Program: Free Lunch Program Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 12:15-1 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279
Carpinteria Knitters Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1-3 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
WILD THINGS: Vandenberg Mission Update Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 5-6:30 p.m. For ages 11- to 13-years-old. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
l a ar to s reen en iron entalist fil on April 17
Presented in collaboration with ShelterBox USA, The Alcazar Theatre will host a screening of “Stand By Mother,” an en ironmentalist film for ids by ids on Friday, April 17, 7-9 p.m.
he film follows a yo n boy named eli who learns abo t the dan ers facin arth thro h a ma ical boo that comes ali e. eli enco nters other characters who re resent different ways that hmans can be better people and improve the planet.
he film was ori inally written as a lay by Kerrilee Gore with the help of her two da hters. ore said she created the film as a is al ide for the lay to ma e it sim ler for school rod ctions to recreate. he film wo ld o on to become an o cial selection of the 2026 Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
o can reach so m ch of a broader a dience with film ore said.
ll the characters were layed by local children that ore new ersonally incl din her two da hters. ore and her two da hters created Stand By Mother bac in and ore said the lay was well recei ed by the comm nity.
he film will start at .m. and entrance for the e ent is free tho h attendees are enco ra ed to donate to ShelterBo S .
The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center will host Carpinteria Earth Day celebrations on Sat rday ril from noon to .m. his free family friendly e ent feat res interacti e acti ities s stainability edcation local artists and comm nity or anizations said rynn scalante e ents coordinator for the arts center. ttendees are enco ra ed to wal bi e or ta e transit and can enter to win a prize for doing so.”
he ynda airly ar interia rts enter is located at inden e.
he benstein han ontem orary rt allery will host an o enin rece tion for its remiere ro e hibition e t al nte ration on Sat rday ril .m. at the gallery, located at 410 Palm Ave., Unit B3.
he feat red artists for the e hibition come from a ariety of bac ro nds from oleta to os n eles. artici atin artists incl de ana Brody e in laiborne atricia Ho hton lar e inda strom rona all Ste hen Holland od athim athy eader ynthia Martin Sal atore Matteo om azder a Ben amin ro o arry i on and Michael il in.
n May Santa Barbara oet a reate eor e atchisin will o er an e enin of e hrastic readin s by local oets res ondin to the wor in the e t al nte ration show at .m. hrastic oetry is a ty e of writin that i idly describes a wor of art.)
oets and is al artists often wor to ether to e and erce tion and nderstandin . or that already en a es lan a e o ers a ni ely fertile ro nd atchisin said in a press release for the gallery.
ocal teens will ta e center sta e at the obero heatre in Santa Barbara for H s ann al Sin it t f ndraiser on S nday ril which will incl de a moment honorin ar interia Hi h School s ice rinci al irsten e mann. e mann will be honored as one of H s omm nity n els alon with smael aredes lloa of the Santa Barbara nified School istrict. he ril e ent will also incl de s ecial est len hilli s of oad the et S roc et. hilli s will perform alongside the teen participants.
ha e not fo nd any better way to feel ali e than to sin hilli s told H t ta es co ra e and lnerability to stand on a sta e and raise yo r oice and these yo n eo le are ettin to see how transformin that e erience can be. H is a Santa Barbara non rofit dedicated to fosterin social emotional wellbein in teens ad lts and ed cators. Sin t t is a wee ro ram which hel s st dents b ild co ra e and oice stren then eer bonds ractice lnerability in blic and e erience mastery and belon in accordin to a ress release from H he e ent will ta e lace at .m. on ril at the obero heatre located at ast anon erdido St. ic ets are for st dents for reser ed seatin and for s.
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“Project Hail Mary”
Hail Mary is a lon shot. t s when near the end of a football ame yo r team is down and yo ha e the ball b t yo re far from the oal line yo hea e the ball really high and really far and hope one of yo r ys catches it to win the ame.
Hail Marys are low odds. hat s why they re named after a rayer. en so there s somethin to throwin a good Hail Mary. ot e eryone can do it well. o ha e to be stron for one thin . o ha e to be able to throw it really far. o also ha e to be s illed. o can t st ch c it there. therwise it co ld land anywhere incl din o t of bo nds. o ha e to be acc rate e en from yards o t. nd yo also ha e to throw the ball in a hi h arc otherwise defenders will st noc it down. his ma es it e en more di c lt to throw it acc rately.
So, despite being a longshot in any case it s worth doin ri ht. ho ht lannin and e ec tion are im ortant parts of a Hail Mary.
hat s a Stratt s Sandra H ller ob. She s not a football layer. She s the leader of an international ro tryin to sa e the arth from imminent destr ction. Some weird s bstance is bein drawn from the S n to en s and it s dimmin the S n little by little. t s rad al b t it won t be lon before arth is to de rees cooler and food s lies are wrec ed and societies are in chaos and a b nch of eo le are dead. here aren t a lot of o tions. arthlin s now ne t to nothin abo t the weird s bstance stealin heat from the S n. The only thing they really have to go on is that another star far away b t not too far away is nder oin somethin similar b t is not dimmin . heir only ho e is to o chec it o t learn the sol tion and brin it bac home. hat s Stratt s Hail Mary. he nli ely center iece of that strate y ends bein yland race yan Gosling). Grace is a middle-school science teacher. He s also a h and brilliant b t he was ostracized by the scientific comm nity for his r deness and whac y theories. t t rns o t his whac y theories weren t so whac y and his ast research is rele ant to the whole S n thin so Stratt brin s him in. t s odd to ha e someone li e race alon side the world s fanciest scientists and en ineers b t it s a Hail Mary do one it yo don t care
Hail Marys are low odds. That’s why they’re named after a prayer. Even so, there’s something to throwing a good Hail Mary. Not everyone can do it well.
who catches it, not really.
Before long it becomes evident that race has to catch it. nli ely as this play call is, there are no other options. race has to o o t there in s ace and be a s er scientist and bra e and smart and tho htf l and to h or else arth is doomed.
So m ch of the story is abo t what ha ens ne t what race enco nters who race enco nters. B t needless to say whate er it is race needs to ad st ada t e ol e. He has to st has to — find a way to steer the ball home. ro ect Hail Mary is deli htf l. t is f nny entertainin and to chin . ts tone is so well chosen and e ec ted. he mo ie is li hthearted and layf l beat des ite bein abo t otential downfall. o ll la h constantly. art of that is d e to the writers, part of it — a large part of it is d e to oslin s brilliant erformance. t s all st so dan charmin . added that the mo ie is to chin . nd it is. thin a lot of eo le will be to ched by it. nd the mo ie score definitely tells s we re s osed to be to ched by it. Howe er and maybe this is an n o lar o inion had a bit of a hard time ettin into the to chin bits. t centers aro nd a certain relationshi which is really cool b t some of the dee emotions the movie was trying to draw on and elicit st weren t there for me. ro ect Hail Mary is based on a bestsellin sci fi no el by ndy eir a thor of “The Martian”), and I felt the same way abo t the no el. hich is all to say millions of adoring fans disagree with me. Still there yo ha e it. n my score sheet ro ect Hail Mary ets oints for charm b t not for athos. c ily in this case that s eno h to win to be a movie worth watching. ro ect Hail Mary is rated for some thematic material and s esti e references.
Matt Duncan, a former Coastal View ews editor, is now a philosophy professor at Rhode Island College. In his free time from philosophizing, Duncan enjoys chasing his kids around, watching movies and playing the mandolin.
VICKIE GONZALEZ
Years ago, I wrote about the importance of looking beyond time and paying attention to energy instead. We think the solution is to budget our time, dividing it among people, places and things. We all have the same 24 hours, but we don’t all have the same energy to bring to those hours.
An hour with a friend, laughing and catchin will ta e di erent ener y than one spent with someone needing support through a difficult time. An hour of work at something you enjoy is di erent from an ho r at a ob yo dread. n intro ert may re ire di erent ener y than an extrovert does at the same community event. Noticing where our energy is spent is vital so we can refuel/refresh.
Today, we juggle schedules, tasks, relationships and the world’s emotional heaviness. News and opinions arrive instantly. Social media delivers global tragedy before mornin co ee. Many eo le lack not just time, but also emotional and mental energy.
This is why energy management matters more than ever.
Quality time as energy management
The main sign we’re giving too much energy is feeling drained, low, irritated or n mb. ather than fillin e ery ho r with check boxes, consistently monitor energy to engage as you wish. Energy management shifts the question: not just, “Do I have time?” but also, “Do I have the energy?”
When out with a friend, would you prefer them to be distracted for an hour or engaged for half an hour? Most choose presence over time. Aim to show up this way, too.
Energy management intentions
Consider these:
Negative energy: Many energy drains are subtle but steady. Complaining, gossiping, chronic negativity or intense environments wear us down over time. This includes not only people but also cyberspace and the emotional atmosphere we inhabit daily. Floods of online negativity may linger in your body as tension, irritability or helplessness.
If you walk with a friend who complains the entire time, don’t replay it in your head. Reset, regroup and let it go so it doesn’t keep draining your energy. Compassion is one thing; absorbing every com laint conflict or emotionally loaded exchange as your own is another. Boundaries matter here, too.
Focus : Task switching plus multitasking can reduce productivity and increase mental fatigue. The American Psychological Association determined that switching between tasks can reduce
e ciency. e lose foc s feel scattered and our energy drains faster. We have too many tabs open mentally and emotionally. We may be half-listening to a podcast, checking email, trying to feed the kids all at the same time. That kind of constant switching takes a toll.
Staying informed matters. However there is a di erence between bein knowledgeable and intentionally aware and bein constantly flooded. here attention goes, energy goes. If our attention is fragmented all day long, our energy will be too.
Your Pace: Recognize what energy means to yo . e ha e di erent energies and varied types of energy. You may mo e at a di erent ace than yo r s o se yo may also ha e a di erent energy pace at work than at home. Don’t waste energy on something you’re not. Adapt, but don’t lose yourself trying to be everything for everyone. Trust your body and mind. Take breaks, reset, regroup.
Energy First: Prioritize energy over time. Make decisions based on energy, not just availability. For example, if someone requests two hours but you can only give one hour of energy, give one hour. First, check how you feel and how you may feel that day. Schedule refueling, even if you don’t think you need it. Don’t just watch TV or scroll on your phone. Instead, do things that recharge you: walk, read, play with your pet or garden.
Before saying yes, reading another update, entering another conversation, pause and ask:
Do I have the energy for this right now? Will this help me feel informed, connected or purposeful? Or will it simply leave me more drained?
Many people are carrying more than their own stressors. We’re also absorbing collecti e ain that can a ect s e en when the events are not directly in our own homes.
This does not mean we should ignore the world or stop caring. It means we need to be intentional about how we engage with it. Protecting your energy is about discernment, not becoming indifferent. We can care deeply and still create limits around when, how and how much we take in.
Energy management isn’t about withdrawing from life. It means recognizing your energy as a resource to protect. The world feels heavier now, but the truth remains: when we protect, refuel and spend our energy intentionally, we care for ourselves, connect with others and show up for what matters most.
As always, may this topic inspire curiosity, compassion and conversation.
“You do not have to do everything to be enough.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
Vickie Gonzalez has been licensed for almost 20 years as an LMFT and currently provides counseling, coaching and consulting services. Her private practice is currently online only. She specializes in private practice, including grief loss, addiction/codependency and anxiety disorders. She works with people around themes of identity and purpose as well, primarily with individuals and couples. Coaching services focus on collaborating with clients on setting and reaching their wellness goals, whether those goals are career, relational, financial or ersonal in nature n a personal note, she has lived in Carpinteria all her life and became a therapist to give back to the community.
The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning will host a special evening meeting on Wednesday, April 22, featuring a presentation on diabetes awareness and prevention.
The event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, and is open to the public.
Guest speaker Edwin Velarde will share his “Epic Journey Against Diabetes,” a personal and global campaign inspired by his own decades-long experience living with the chronic disease. iabetes a ects more than 600 million people worldwide and contributes to millions of deaths each year.
Velarde turned to long-distance bicycling as a way to improve his health and has since used the activity as a platform for advocacy. Since 2017, he has organized and led group cycling rides across North America, Europe and Asia to raise awareness about the growing diabetes epidemic.
dwin Velarde, who will speak at the Rotar Clu of Carpinteria orning eeting on pril , poses with his i le during his pi ourne gainst Dia etes,” a glo al a paign to raise awareness a out pre ention and treat ent of the disease.
During the presentation, attendees will hear Velarde’s personal story and learn more about diabetes diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
For more information, contact
ood ank of anta ar ara Count trategi artnerships ffi er illian dwards, left, and De elop ent Coordinator uliana adrigal, right, spoke to the ions Clu of Carpinteria a out the organi ation’s i pa t and ongoing efforts to fight food inse urit .
Representatives from the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County spoke to the Lions Club of Carpinteria last Thursday, highlighting the organization’s reach and the impact of community support.
illian dwards strate ic artnershi s o cer and liana Madri al de eloment coordinator, said the Food Bank served 209,289 residents in 2025, distributing 11,502,667 pounds of food. Of that total, 46% was fresh produce.
The presenters noted that cash donations allow the Food Bank to maximize its purchasing power, stretching every $1 into approximately $5 worth of food.
Lions Club members were also recognized for their ongoing support. Through their annual “Basket of Cheer” fundraiser each December, the club has contributed more than $35,000 to the Food Bank over the years.
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a reader sends a halo to Ryan Moore for bringing dirt back to Carpinteria.
a reader sends a halo to Bryce, Lemos Manager, for suggesting freddy use the low dog bathtub after trying to get freddy, multiple times, into the high bathtub. “Grateful for your help ... You rock!”
a reader sends a halo to everyone who supported the Playa Del Sur 4-H this year. The mem ers are loo in for ard to another successful year
a reader sends a pitchfork to whomever thought it was a good idea to replace the already inadequate aliso school crosswalk on Carpinteria avenue with one even more inadequate. “This triple parked drop-off/ pick-up area is a dangerous cluster awaiting a tragedy. Safe, controlled, guarded school crossings exist worldwide—we just lack the will.”
a reader sends a halo to Valerie the ne olunteer at the riends of the i rary Bookstore, for cleaning and reorganizing the self-help section.
a reader sends a halo to Burlene for making the Carpinteria lumberyard nursery area a joy to visit. “Her outgoing personality (Southern style), friendly conversation and plant knowledge make it a pleasure to visit and shop.”
a reader sends a halo to the generous person for paying for the reader’s gas when she forgot her aTM card at the gas station. “i’m sorry i chose the most expensive oil, i’d love to reimburse you, and thank you. i’m deeply moved by your generosity.”
a reader sends a halo to Nicole McKenzie, the inspirational CuSD elementary music teacher. “Her passion for music, combined with her commitment to her students, continues to motivate many young lives. The arts are the foundation for all learning, and she has set a rock solid foundation for their future success. Hopefully our school district ill continue to reco ni e icole as a treasure To uote ans Christian andersen, ‘Where words fail, music speaks.’”
a reader sends a halo to Sean and Dayna for being wonderful neighbors and helping the reader through another frazzled mom situation.
a reader sends a halo to the 93013 Fund, Uncle Chen Restaurant and Marybeth Carty for the surprise delivery of a delicious dinner complete with a fortune cookie, candy bar and painted rock. “Wonderful kindness and quite a thrill!”
a reader sends a halo to Desiree the ne masseuse at The ym e t oor he could have coasted through it, but she worked really hard to relieve my back pain. i never experienced such a great massage.”
a reader sends a pitchfork to the people who complain about ADUs in their neighborhood. “are you kidding? With generations of families being priced out of their homes due to a lack of housing, you’re complaining about more housing?”
a reader sends a halo to whoever left a sign telling people to pick up their dog-waste bags and stop leaving them on Casitas Pass Road.
a reader sends a pitchfork to the neighbor who has the rooster over on Hales lane. “The 4 a.m., 5 a.m., and then a.m. wakeups are great and all but please maybe let the rooster go live happily in the countryside?”
a reader sends a halo to the anonymous person who left a $100 donation in the P of Carpinteria office mail slot this past ee Than you for your indness
a reader sends a halo to the staff of Jack’s Bistro for staying open during Covid-19. “always a smile no matter how busy. a great way to start the day.”
a reader sends a halo to all the amazing parents of past, current and future CHS kids who, rather than send their kids elsewhere, have stepped up and become inol ed in coachin positions across the athletic pro ram uch an ama in ay to give back and make a difference in kids lives, while enhancing the quality of the programs. Thank you!”
a reader sends a halo to the Daykas for always being there to help with anything and never complaining. “Many thanks to the best neighbors ever. We love you all dearly.”
a reader sends a pitchfork to whoever has been leaving bags of dog waste on the ground along Casitas Pass Road. “Yes, it’s frustrating that the trash cans are gone, but is that really your best way of handling the situation?”
a reader sends a pitchfork to the tree timmers at the post office The palm tree in front of the post office is not only unsi htly ut also a fire ha ard t ould e reat if that was trimmed properly.”
a reader sends a pitchfork to the person who hit the reader’s pickup in front of the reader’s house and didn’t stop. “Shame on you, and i hope you have karma insurance.”
a reader sends a halo to Mayor Wade Nomura for the city’s eautiful o er reath at the Carpinteria Cemetery for the Memorial Day program.
a reader sends a halo to Tami and John at Robitaille’s for their constant smiles and o er the top customer ser ice The eddin fa ors ere lo ed y all and rou ht a bit of Carpinteria to the Seattle wedding!”
a reader sends a halo to the local UPS driver who puts a smile on everyone’s face. “Thank you Richard!”
a reader sends a halo to ar aret theoffice ana er, at Dr. Macias’(Dr. Marsh’s) dentaloffice he is no led ea le and friendly puts patients at easeand seems to run the office impecca ly They are luc y to ha e her
a reader sends a halo to those who acknowledge people with disabilities. “When you encounter a person in a wheelchair or walking with a walker, please smile and say hello to that person.”
a reader sends a halo to Lance Lawhon at the Carpinteria Sanitation District for helping Kim’s Market.
a reader sends a pitchfork to the bicycle events on oothill oad Purposely host in hu e rides that ta e up the hole road is irresponsi le There are countless i e lanes that were put in with our tax dollars to avoid this problem.”
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a reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria Beautiful lady picking up trash in a neighborhood near the beach. “Thank you! We need all the help we can get keeping trash picked up in the neighborhoods on the beach-side of the tracks.”
a reader sends a halo to Kassandra Quintero at The pot hen the roof top a was twisted and lodged in the rain gutter, Quintero jumped into action and climbed up to the roof and untangled it so that it could wave freely. Way to show patriotism!”
a reader sends a halo to Uncle Chen Restaurant for providing an excellent meal for the less fortunate in town. “also, to our regulars Fon Ha and the Brass Bird.”
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a reader sends a halo to Emma and Justin. “it was a wonderful wedding, great food, spectacular location and great people! it was moving and wonderful.”
a reader sends a halo to Mike at True Blue Custom Printing on Carpinteria avenue. e anted to create T shirts and a si n to help our rand ids en oy the Ti ToPluGGED” Movement. His imagination and expertise made our initial idea a reality.”
a reader sends a halo to Carpinterians who put out boxes in front of their homes full of surplus oranges, avocados, etc. from their trees. “Thank you for sharing your abundance.”
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a reader sends a halo to Nikki at T Culinary ent to my first class this ee end with my sister, who has been to four so far. i had the best time! Someone get this irl a T sho she should e on the ood et or already
a reader sends a halo to all the beach community residents. “Thank you for parking in front of your home with your permit.”
a reader sends a halo to Diana, a caregiver at Carpinteria Senior lodge for nearly three years.
a reader sends a haloto the traffic li hts at Carpinteria and Linden avenues which are set for a full green left arrow even with no motor vehicle present. “Bicycles can’t set off the magnometer, and the new setting keeps us from getting stranded in the road The ne construction and traffic settin s ma e this much safer for those of us on bicycles. Sorry, car drivers. Just chill for another 30 seconds listening to Carpinteria Valley Radio.”
a reader sends a halo to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the local vet for working diligently to save the Rincon Beach bear. “it’s a terrible shame to lose one of these ma nificent creatures ho e er ouldn’t ant it to suffer to a miserable death.”
a reader sends a halo to mail carrier Todd for always bringing delicious puppy treats. “We appreciate you!”
a reader sends a halo to Tom Sweeney for going out on Elm avenue by the beach to clean up plastic bottles, bags, dirty gloves and masks.
for parking his vehicle in the spots
right out front of his establishment. “Shouldn’t he leave those parking spots available
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a reader sends a pitchfork to the new parking zones. “all the “no parking/two hour” signs just made people park in my neighborhood. Seventh and the neighboring streets are a packed parking lot.”
a reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District and EMTs for coming to their home in the early hours of the morning on March 31 and worked tirelessly trying to revive the reader’s husband. “Thank you!”
a reader sends a halo to Bill and Rosana Swing for spending their Saturday taking photos for unior arriors oot all e appreciate all you do for our families play ers and program. You rock!”
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a reader sends a halo to the Junior Warriors. “it made the kids so happy to hear you say their names—you’re a local celebrity to them!”
a reader sends a halo to rick the pots and landscape.
a.m. ublic nto ication ailard Avenue
Two men were contacted in a parked truck and both were extremely intoxicated with open containers of alcohol observed in the vehicle. one man was not being the most cooperative, but once he was convinced to exit the vehicle, a pat down search of his person was conducted. Deputies located a collapsible baton in the man’s front waistband. He was cited and both were released to a sober friend.
Friday, May 22
a.m. Theft bloc Calle Arena
he found a small baggie containing a white powdery substance underneath the driver’s seat of his recently purchased vehicle. The man stated he purchased the ehicle three ee s a o ut didn’t find the small baggie until he’d removed the dri er’s seat to fi the reclinin mecha nism. The incident was documented, and the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara heriff’s ffice property for destruction
Saturday, May 23
a.m. Domestic iolence bloc ia eal
Deputies responded after a woman reported her residence was burglarized the prior night. The woman stated a cartoon of almond milk and tools were taken from her garage. She told the reporting deputy that the tools belonged to her daughter’s boyfriend. The deputy attempted to contact the man via telephone multiple times with no response. The woman stated her garage door was unlocked during the night and is in the process of getting a new lock. She did not have any suspect information at the time. The incident was documented, and patrol will follow-up for further details of the stolen items.
Deputies responded to a motel on Via Real for a report of a domestic violence incident. upon arrival, a deputy contacted a man and woman in the parking lot. after contacting both subjects, there were visible injuries on both parties. Due to con ictin statements re ardin their mutual altercation and obvious injuries, both parties were arrested for corporal injury on a spouse.
a.m. it and un Cameo and Casitas ass roads
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bloc acaranda a a man was contacted after reporting
Deputies responded to a report a of a black sedan crashing into a parked water truck. While en route, it was also reported the male su ect dri in the sedan ed the scene on foot. upon arrival, deputies observed the sedan abandoned in the middle Cameo Road with major damage to the front right passenger wheel
using his radar gun the other morning in front of city hall. “Why don’t you go by one of the schools and catch all the speeders there in morning, and keep our children safe while walking to school.”
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ESCAMILLA HOLDINGS at 18 S SOLEDAD ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103. Full name of registrant(s) EMMANUEL ESCAMILLA at address SAME AS ABOVE. This business conducted by an Individual This statement was filed with the County on 03/17/2026. The registrant began transacting business on N/A. Signed: EMMANUEL ESCAMILLA. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than change in the residence address of registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0000698.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as (1) PUSH PAST BROKE (2) 2PB at 214 N STREET, APT C, LOMPOC, CA 93436. Full name of registrant(s) LUIS EMILIO FARIAS ESCOBEDO at address SAME AS ABOVE. This business conducted by an Individual . This statement was filed with the County on 03/12/2026. The registrant began transacting business on March 4, 2026. Signed: LUIS EMILIO FARIAS ESCOBEDO. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than change in the residence address of registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0000623.
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Publish: March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
CLEMENTE, OWNER. I accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it
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fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0000743. Publish: March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as CREATING CONNECTIONS at 3510 VIA REAL, CARPINTERIA, CA 93013. Full name of registrant(s) and address: ISIS I CASTANEDA at SAME
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as GRACE AND HEART PET SERVICES at 445 CARLO DR, GOLETA, CA 93117. Full name of registrant(s) GRECIA C DE LEON at PO BOX 40252, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93140. This business is conducted by an Individual . This statement was filed with the County on 03/25/2026. The registrant began transacting business on N/A. Signed: GRECIA C DE LEON. I accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than change in the residence address of registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0000800.
Publish: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as WELCH’S & GENE’S SANITATION at 415 E MONTECITO ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101 Full name of registrant(s) COUNTY SANITATION COMPANY, INC at address PO BOX 576, SUMMERLAND, CA 93067. This business conducted by Corporation . This statement was filed with the County on 03/12/2026. The registrant began transacting business on Jan 08, 2001. Signed: JENNIFER HODGINS, VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than change in he residence address of registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious
Signed: ERIC ADLER, CEO. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided subdivision (b) of section 17920, where expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than change the residence address of registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0000659.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as COOL CAT TOOLS at 519 W TAYLOR ST, SPC 338, SANTA MARIA, CA 93458. Full name of registrant(s) CATHY BERNAL at address SAME AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 03/27/2026. The registrant began transacting business on N/A. Signed: CATHY BERNAL, ONLINE BUSINESS OWNER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided subdivision (b) of section 17920, where expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than change the residence address of registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2026-0000823.
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My money situation wasn’t quite what I would have liked it to be the day before my trip to Australia in late February. It wasn’t that I was broke, exactly — my bills were paid, it was just that my liquid assets were tied up in several new surfboards that had yet to sell. At times like these I pay a visit to my friends at the Boardsource surf shop in Carlsbad, in north county San Diego, to convert surfcraft to cash. But it was slightly daunting to realize that I needed to make a San Diego run ahead of getting to LAX for my fli ht at .m. Still we do what we must for money or love, so I hit the road with a a.m. c of co ee to beat tra c through LA.
One of the boards I had to sell was a beautiful red 8’6” I’d been riding most of the winter, but I’d run it onto an anvil of la a roc when was s rfin for a wee on the North Shore a couple of months back. Fortunately, I have a good friend in Captain Don Hedden of Summerland, an ace din re airman and he not only fi ed the places where the board was dented and cracked, but he also matched the color perfectly. Unfortunately, or possibly quite fortunately, the Boardsource buyer (while he did take most of the boards I’d bro ht to him o ered too little money for the red 8’6”, so I chose to keep it.
The board came about in a happy accident late last year as I’d outlined a 9’2” on the blank, but when I stood it against the wall of the shaping bay to examine the plan shape, it fell over and a big chunk broke out of it like a shark bite. I had to re-template the board down to 8’6”, which necessitated cross-cutting more nose rocker (the upward curve of the bottom) with the planer. I’d managed the job well (if I say so myself!) and I’ve really loved riding it.
Since I wasn’t coming back home before my fli ht the board wo ld ha e to stay in my car in the airport parking ara e for the days of my stralia trip — not a problem if the car was under cover, but as is often the case with the long-term parking I use, the only available space was at the top of the structure in the unrelenting sun of south Los Angeles. Reasoning that the other people parking there would have little interest in breaking into my car, I left the windows cracked to allow the heat to release and hoped for the best.
stralia came o well ot s rfboard orders, surfed an incredible rivermouth wave with my buddy Josh, learned some little shaping tricks and had
a nice time as I wrote in my last column. Arriving back in Los Angeles I was greeted with a rare six-foot south swell in mid-March, and with the board stashed in my car (and it not having exploded in the heatwave while I was away) I drove straight from the airport to Malibu. Twenty-four hours of airplane travel does not make for a good surf warm up, and I didn’t have a very impressive session at Malibu. But the surf was nearly as good as it gets, and if you take away any expectation of actually riding a wave (or, of riding one by yourself) the rich pageantry of humanity at Malibu is always entertaining. A DJ was set up on the beach, and electronic dance music pumping out through the line-up, with the hot sun and smooth water, and the surreally perfect waves, was a strange experience that made it hard to concentrate on s rfin .
And since that whirlwind of travel to Australia (southern New South Wales is a long way to go to shape eight surfboards!) I’ve been shaking trees to scare up more surfboard work here. Fortunately, I have the connections I need to make that happen, and everything is clipping along, business-wise, as far as I can tell. My s rfin life is on hold howe er as e had yet another sun-damaged chunk of skin carved out of my leg and the wound sewn up in a jagged line of stitches. These surface skin cancers are an occupational hazard of being a surfer of Irish heritage living in the land of the Chumash. The nice lady at the dermatolo y o ce also froze spots on my back, arms and face with liquid nitrogen, and I am living under a shroud until these heal — I am definitely not ready for my close Mr.
Fortunately, I can still work and help other people pursue their surfing ideals, which is no small thing, but I’ll be off the wave-riding game till summer by the looks of things.
I am anticipating coming back to surfing with a beginner’s mind set — just focusing on paddling and the mostbasic fundamentals.
that is an lled in sin le fin and shaped a version of that board recently for the Mollusk surf shop in Santa Barbara, and I’ll soon shape one for myself. It’s a ty e of board thin of as a S rfin Board,” that is, a design that takes the act of s rfin down to its essence addle stand, turn and glide — and that’s what I’m looking for in the months ahead.
DeMille! There are two more spots on my shoulder and arm that need attention, and I’m anticipating another stretch of being out of the ocean. Fortunately, I can still work and help other eo le rs e their s rfin ideals which is no small thin b t ll be o the wave-riding game till summer by the looks of things. I am anticipating coming bac to s rfin with a be inner s mind set — just focusing on paddling and the most-basic fundamentals. There is a design I rode in Australia from my friend, the shaper Josh Keogh who I stayed with,
Christian Beamish took leave of his position at Coastal View News in October 2020, to pursue his surfboard business, Surfboards California, full time. He continues his monthly column, and shapes at the surfboard factory showroom at 500 Maple Ave., in Carpinteria. The former Associate Editor of The Surfer’s Journal, Beamish is also the author of “Voyage of the Cormorant,” (Patagonia Books, 2012) about his single-handed expedition down the coast of Baja California by sail and oar in his self-built Shetland Isle beach boat. He now lives with his two children in Ventura.
CVN walks with giants in the Galapagos
Jolene and Jim Colomy brought their copy of Coastal View News along for a recent visit to the Galapagos Islands. During part of the trip, the couple visited Santa Cruz Island, home of the giant Galapagos tortoises, snapping a photo with their copy of Coastal View News.
BY JIM CAMPOS
In Carpinteria history, the Rockwells — a pioneer family arriving in the Valley in 1874 — are remembered primarily for a tragic event befalling their patriarch, John Vernon Rockwell in 1914. Strong rainfall that year reci itated the floodin of all Carpinteria’s major creeks causing heavy damage. Rockwell, the rural mail carrier, age 45, was swept away, drowning in the Casitas Pass area. Never was the mail carrier’s motto, “neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” so clearly illustrated. The tragedy of a life taken before its time was compounded by leaving his wife, Isabel, to raise a household of children on her own.
John Vernon Rockwell’s story in the Carpinteria Valley began at age 5 when he and his mother arrived from Wisconsin. In 1888, he married a local Californio, Isabel Garcia. Both were 19 years of age. Mixed marriages in the form of an Americano and a Spanish-speaking Californio were common and often advantageous. His father-in-law, Manuel Garcia, assisted the young couple over the years, helping them buy land in 1893 on the Coast Highway for a family home. But Rockwell’s mother, Mary, opposed the marriage. Perhaps she had heard stories of her son’s father-in-law who was believed to be a relative of another man named Manuel Garcia — aka Three-Fingered Jack — who had ridden with the notorious outlaw Joaquin Murrieta. Eerily, she promised to take her son with her upon her death.
John Vernon and Isabel’s family accounted for 16 children, in all, but two had died in infancy and two as children. By 1913, two had married, leaving 10 children at home. John Vernon had turned to potato farming to supplement his mail carrier’s income on a property on Foothill Road near Ocean Oaks (the location of the present-day Paul and Mary Foley Ranch), not far from the present-day Santa Barbara Polo Field. He also built a new home on the property for his mother, wife and children. None of them were destined for a happy future there. Rockwell’s mother died towards the end of 1913, and in January of 1914, John Vernon was swept away. His mother’s promise had been f lfilled. o ar interia s historians the Rockwell story seems to end at that point with the flood of . B t what became of the wife and children? Quite a lot, as the rest of this column will show.
Only months after the death of Rockwell his son ohn r. com eted in the first
LEFT: In 1874, John Vernon Rockwell arrived in the Carpinteria Valley
tragi all due to torrential ooding while deli ering the ail in
with a household of hildren, in luding a new orn, Ro
ever Russell Cup Track and Field Meet in Carpinteria. Although details of his performance do not appear to have been reported, they were probably good, if not great. All the Rockwell children were excellent runners. Brother George, and either John Jr. or brother Clyde, dominated the Russell Cup Meet of 1920 winning seven events between them. They led the Carpinteria High School Warriors to victory, the Carpinteria Valley News reported. The dominant performance helped establish Carpinteria as the permanent home of the Russell Cup Track and Field Meet. And Clyde was to set records that lasted for years according to his son, Jim (Clyde Jr.). News of Rockwell family achievement, however, stopped abruptly, after 1920.
The children’s mother, Isabel, had remarried making a bad choice. The man had a violent nature and went to prison for m rder. Scandalized sabel fled to Fillmore with the children. Marrying yet again, however, she returned to Carpinteria and enrolled her youngest son, Robert, born in 1913, into CHS in 1927. As it turned out, Robert’s achievement was to rival anything ever produced by a CHS student, before or since.
At CHS, Robert was the school’s president as an underclassman. More notably, he won an award that guaranteed Harvard University admission. The Rockwell family drove an old Ford cross-country to Cambridge, Mass., to witness his 1935
upon the
Harvard graduation ceremony. Pursuing an academic career, Robert earned a doctoral degree at the University of Southern California. He went on to become the superintendent/president of Santa Barbara City College in the 1960s. Later, he helped found the College of the Canyons in Santa larita and was its first s erintendent president.
Carpinterians are familiar with Rockwell Cleaners on Carpinteria Avenue, founded in 1947 by Clyde Sr., and of Rockwell Printing, founded by Clyde’s son, Steve. The former Angel’s Antiques, next door, was the original Rockwell home. Today, Clyde’s son, Jim, an accomplished pianist, continues the family business at the cleaners. Jim’s daughter, Rebecca, is an award-winning novelist of Western yarns. This is just a sampling
of the imprint that the children of John Vernon and Isabel Rockwell, and their offspring, have left on Carpinteria, a history of 146 years.
Jim Campos is a native born Carpinterian. Upon retiring from a 35-year career with the ar interia nified chool istrict in , he oined a grou o local historians to ublish two ictorial histor books on ar interia im s curiosit o local histor grew rom that e erience e is currentl serving on the ar interia ultural oundation which honors the achievements and contributions o ar interia s diverse communit e is also on the board o the ar interia alle useum o istor , where he writes occasional in-de th articles n , im wrote an entire ear o columns or s hrowback hursda
BY RYAN CRUZ
Carpinteria’s boys and girls swim teams put in a strong showing at the 14-team Tri-County Invitational in Santa Barbara on Thursday, April 9. More than two dozen Warriors swimmers set new personal records, while senior co-captain Jake Ehlers clocked in two new Carpinteria High School record swims in a successful day at the pool.
The Warriors held their own against some of the most talented teams from the region, with Carpinteria swimmers turning in several individual medals, nine CIF postseason consideration times and three a tomatic alification times.
“The competition was the toughest the Carpinteria Warriors would have to face this year — and they rose to the challenge,” said Carpinteria coach Jon Otsuki. “There were so many standout swims, I am so very proud of everyone’s e orts today.
Warriors swimmers clocked new personal record times in 29 out of 36 individual swims, but the highlight of the day came for Ehlers, who set two new school records in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events. Ehlers’ school record times are also good enough to meet the i ision a tomatic alification standard in both events.
Ehlers also earned an automatic CIF qualifying time in the boys 4x50 relay, which he led o with a new ersonal re cord time that was only .03 seconds away from the current school record.
“Jake has put in the necessary work all season and it was ayo day today Otsuki said.
Several more Warriors boys came away with postseason consideration times at the tri-county meet.
Sky Korling finished with two CIF Division 3 consideration times in the yard freestyle and yard b tterfly Stefano Piccoletti set a new personal best and earned a postseason consideration time in the yard breaststro e and the Carpinteria boys earned CIF consideration times in two relays, the 200-yard medley and the 4x50.
Carpinteria’s girls swimmers also turned in impressive individual performances at the tri-county meet. Izzy Scott met the CIF Division 2 standard in the
Ehlers sets two new school records in tri-county meet
50-yard freestyle, while both Lucy Moore and Lucia Smith finished well below the CIF Division 2 time in the 100-yard backstroke.
The team of Moore, Scott, Klari Blackman and Hazel r earned their first CIF Division 2 consideration time together in the 200-yard relay.
San Marcos took the overall win in the team standings, followed by Dos Pueblos in second and Cate School in third place. More than 160 swimmers participated in the regional meet.
“Racing against faster swimmers was an opportunity to push limits, sharpen our mindset and elevate our performance and they responded,” Otsuki said.”
Carpinteria will return to the pool this week for meets against Fillmore and Thousand Oaks.
Thursday, April 16
*Carpinteria Boys Tennis Hueneme, 3:30 p.m.
*Carpinteria Softball Santa Paula, 3:30 p.m.
*Carpinteria Boys Volleyball vs Nordhoff, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, April 17
*Carpinteria Swimming Thousand Oaks, 3:30 p.m.
*Carpinteria Baseball Santa Paula, 3:30 p.m.
Carpinteria Boys Volleyball at Cabrillo, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18
*Carpinteria Track & Field hosts 106th Russell Cup, a.m.
Denotes Home Game
BY RYAN P. CRUZ
the 100, 200 and 4x100
Carpinteria welcomed athletes from Foothill Tech, Bishop Diego, Thacher, Del Sol and Rio Mesa for a joint meet at Memorial Stadium on Thursday, April 9.
The Warriors came away victorious in both the boys and girls team leaderboards. he ar interia boys too first lace with oints while the irls team too first place with 205 combined points. Foothill Tech came in second in both the boys and girls categories.
ar interia s irls relay team of sla Moore iarys omez i ian H s ins and aydance ardner ro ided the bi est moment of the day with a first lace finish and a new school record time of . seconds. he artet beat the re io s school record of . seconds set earlier this season by H s ins and three di erent teammates.
H s ins also went on to win both the and meter s rints while the irls relay team of Moore omez ardner and Halleh ahan came away with another relay win.
nior zzy Scott claimed the win in the meter h rdles and nior ic y Mar tinez too first lace in the meter race. n the field e ents nior Marely alos secured another win in the shot put while freshman Caroline Cooney took the top spot in the girls triple jump.
he boys team was led by so homore saac Sanchez who won both h rdles races. nior hristian Hernandez claimed a win in the boys meter race while senior li erez too a win in the shot t and nior aleb elly too first lace in the discus throw.
ther indi id al winners incl ded senior ole a lter eremy Haines senior osiah onzales who set a new ersonal record in the hi h m and nior oah tierrez who set a new ersonal best in the boys tri le m .
he arriors will now re are to host their bi est meet of the year with the th ssell on Sat rday ril .
Carpinteria’s softball team ran into two formidable opponents in the past week, fallin to Santa a la on ril and losin in a lea e match a ainst H eneme two days later on ril .
he arriors showcased stron hittin and baser nnin in the loss a ainst H en eme with the team rac in nine hits and scorin fi e r ns led by a first innin rally with two runs on three hits.
Senior co ca tain So hia Santana o ened the ame with a sin le followed by nior naia nez with another sin le and an B base hit from senior ecilia em s. he arriors str c a ain in the third innin when Santana and nez both ot
their second hits of the ame to start another ar interia rally. Both Santa and nez went on to score with the help of senior Jamaica Cook.
m ro d of the irls battle at the late and in the field for the first fo r innin s of the ame ee in it close said ar interia coach ammy elson.
Carpinteria will now prepare for two league games this week against Fillmore and Santa Paula.
Cole Rowbottom has kept the Warriors competitive at the net this season.
ar interia boys olleyball s ered two non lea e losses in hi hly com etiti e matches a ainst ent ra on ril and ro idence of Santa Barbara on ril . he arriors fell behind early a ainst ent ra as the hi hly ran ed o ars ran away with the first two sets with scores of and . ar interia reco ered with a win in the third set to brin the match within stri in distance before ent ra sealed the match ictory with a win in the fo rth set.
Despite the loss, Carpinteria had strong performances from Cole Rowbottom, with nine ills and es s eyes with si ills and di s. lan Maya added in di s and assists while afael int ra finished with fi e ills and si assists.
Two days later, the Warriors hosted a home match against Providence of Santa Barbara a team with se eral layers and coachin sta who rew with ties to Carpinteria.
Both teams played with intensity, trading points and momentum swings throughout the match. ar interia too the first set by a narrow mar in before ro idence came bac to ta e the second set .
The Warriors went on a big run in the third set to regain the lead, then Providence answered to tie the match and force a fifth and final set. n the final set ro idence lled away to claim the match ictory.
ro s to the ar interia Hi h ys and oach a ian M ralles one of the nicest coaches in the league,” said Providence coach Dan Terry. “They played great and had great sportsmanship! Either of us could have won this match.”
ar interia is now o erall and a ainst lea e o onents. he arriors will re are for a b sy wee with a tri of matches a ainst hannel slands ordho and abrillo of om oc.
Carpinteria boys tennis competed against one of the best teams in the region with a non lea e match a ainst the ndefeated os eblos har ers on ril . he Warriors showed composure and pulled away several wins, though Dos Pueblos was able to come away with the o erall match ictory by a final score of . he arriors ic ed three wins in sin les with dwin Hernandez leadin the way with two wins out of three sets. Kamran Dadvar added another singles win, with a come from behind ictory after trailin three oints early in the set.
ar interia s do bles d o of ohn Morrison and ia o l aidi ic ed a con fidence b ildin win a ainst os eblos to d o in a close set that was decided by one point.
erall was ha y with how we layed a ainst a ery stron team said ar in teria coach harles Bryant. e ha en t had m ch l c a ainst the hannel ea e teams this year b t we ha e learned a lot and do belie e it has made s stron er. ar interia is now o erall with a record a ainst itr s oast ea e o onents. he arriors will ta e on another to h non lea e battle this wee a ainst ndefeated ate before ret rnin to lea e lay a ainst H eneme.
ate boys tennis ad anced to this season with two more ictories this wee . he ams defeated San Marcos on ril in what was a rematch of last year s i ision inals before oin on to win in a lea e match a ainst oothill Tech the next day on April 9.
The win over San Marcos was Cate’s most anticipated match of the season, with both teams loo in to ma e another r n for the title this year after ate won in
a dramatic finale last season.
ate was led by sin les s ecialists Br ce i and ndrew ayich who both came away with three set swee s to i e ate an ed e in sin les. San Marcos too the ad anta e in do bles winnin si of nine sets.
ate was able to hold on to ta e the win and ad ance to this season.
he ne t day ate hosted oothill ech and carried the winnin moment m for a match win to ad ance to a ndefeated record. he ams will now re are to host crosstown ri al ar interia on ril .
ate irls lacrosse has also ic ed the winnin moment m in recent wee s re co erin from a fo r ame slide in the be innin of the season with three strai ht wins. ams irls lacrosse defeated hacher on March then went on to ic wins o er Santa Barbara and Se oia in the first few two ames of ril. n ate s one oal o ertime win o er Se oia the ams were led by laire Bianchi and a ren H bbs with three oals each. H bbs scored the ame winnin oal in e tra time.
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der the infl ence of alcohol. S S s were cond cted and a S res lt re ealed him to ha e a . B . he s b ect was boo ed at Santa Barbara o nty ail.
2209 hrs / DUI / Carpinteria Avenue and Holly Avenue n into icated s b ect was wal in near a Santa Barbara sheriff s de ty while in the middle of a tra c sto . he s b ect then wal ed o er to a ehicle that was ar ed in a ar in lot nearby. he s b ect o ened the dri er s side door and entered the ehicle. he s b ect then t rned the ehicle on and be an dri in away on ar interia en e. he dri er showed ob io s si ns of bein nder the infl ence of alcoholic be era es with B readin of . . . he dri er was also in ossession of a sable amo nt of s s ected metham hetamine.
Saturday, April 11
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s b ect showed at the ro erty and be an yellin and c rsin at a fam ily member in iolation of a restrainin order. He was located down the street arrested and boo ed at Santa Barbara o nty ail.
0001 hrs / Trespassing / 1000 block Casitas Pass Road
s b ect was called in as a tres asser at the be innin of shift for ref sin to lea e a local store. rin this contact she was admonished that she was not to ret rn to the sho in center or wo ld be s b ect to arrest. She left and a few ho rs later she ret rned and be an lacin art on random eo le s cars in the ar in lot and screamin at eo le. She ref sed to identify herself and was ltimately arrested.
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Carpinteria baseball came away with a narrow one-run win in a defensive battle at home against the Golden Valley Grizzlies at John Calderwood Field on Thursday, April 9.
In a game dominated by defense and pitching, Carpinteria took an early 1-0 lead when senior Dallas Bartholic cracked a two-out double that brought in senior Sam Medel from first base.
Golden Valley responded in the third inning, capitalizing on a Carpinteria error and tying the game at 1-01.
The game-winning run came in the bottom of the fifth, when sophomore Johnah Hernandez got the action started with a leadoff double. Hernandez advanced to third base off a hit from Medel, then senior Micah Smith brought Hernandez in to score with a sacrifice fly to put the Warriors ahead 2-1.
Bartholic and Hernandez both finished the game with two hits, and the pair combined for a solid pitching performance on the mound. Bartholic started the game and threw three innings, holding Golden Valley to one run before Hernandez took over to pitch four scoreless innings and earn the win.
“Golden Valley has not been a traditional opponent for us but we knew they would be good coming out of the Santa Clarita Valley,” said Carpinteria coach Pat Cooney. “It was great to face good pitching and a formidable lineup in a non-league match up.”
Carpinteria is now 11-4 overall, with a Citrus Coast League game coming up this week against Santa Paula.
Senior Charlotte Cooney puts the bat on the ball in a win over Golden Valley.
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